Tag: schools
Falls Church HS in dire need of renovation, parents tell school board
A light fixture ready to fall A Fairfax County school board hearing on the school system’s capital improvement program (CIP) Monday night was dominated by parents and students who spoke about the urgent need to renovate Falls Church High School. A parent advocacy group, UPROAR (United Parents to Renovate our Academic Resource), was formed to … Continued
Falls Church HS not scheduled for renovation until 2024
A sink in a chemistry lab Falls Church High School hasn’t had a major renovation since it was built in 1967 and isn’t scheduled be upgraded until 2024. More than 100 parents came to a meeting at the school on a bitter cold night Thursday to express their frustration with school officials for failing to put … Continued
Booster clubs oppose FCPS ‘money grab’
The Annandale High School Marching Atoms Parents active in high school booster clubs are up in arms about a Fairfax County Public Schools rule change that would require funds raised by booster clubs to be incorporated into school activity funds. Some booster officials are calling this rule change a “money grab” and are concerned that … Continued
Community input sought on name for Annandale’s new elementary school
Fairfax County Public Schools invites local residents to a meeting at Falls Church High School Wednesday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m., to discuss a name for the new elementary school under construction on the Lacey site in Annandale. “The purpose of this meeting is to determine what proposed names are most popular within the community,” states … Continued
Welch says charter school won’t compete with Falls Church HS
If approved, the charter school would be housed at the Graham Road Elementary School building Eric Welch, the founder of the proposed charter school opposed by many Falls Church High School parents, wants to set the record straight: He feels that the parents who organized a group to oppose the charter school, UPROAR (United Parents … Continued
At NOVA’s Annandale campus: A lesson in daring design
By Elizabeth Kirchner The new student services building on the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is more than good architecture. It blends beauty and utility in an energy-smart, dual-flush, stormwater-absorbing reflection of the progressive ideals of the school’s faculty and staff. In 2006, the building was already in its design phase when … Continued
Students at Phillips School bring holiday cheer to those in need
During the month of December, students at Annandale’s Phillips Program for Children and Families participated in several activities to support the community and bring holiday cheer to those in need. Students assembled 50 stockings, filled with toiletries and treats, for the Operation Santa program. The stockings were mailed to Marines serving overseas in Unit 73915. … Continued
Falls Church HS parents organize petition drive against charter school
Falls Church High School So far, 140 people have signed a petition against a proposal to establish a charter high school at the Graham Road Elementary School building, which will become vacant in September 2012. The online petition was posted by a group of Falls Church High School parents who formed a group called UPROAR … Continued
FCPS school board approves surveillance cameras inside high schools
The Fairfax County School Board adopted a measure Dec. 15 to permit surveillance cameras inside high schools to deter vandalism, bullying, and the kind of food fights that erupted at West Springfield and other high schools last year. Mason school board member Sandy Evans was one of four board members who voted against the resolution, … Continued
Local robotics teams qualify for state championship
By Dorothy Firsching Two robotics teams from GW Community School, a very small high school in Springfield, competed in the VirginiaFIRST FTC Southwestern Virginia Qualifying Tournament at Southwest Virginia Community College in Cedar Bluff Dec. 3—and made it to the state championship. FIRST sponsors robotics leagues and competitions, from junior Lego Leagues through high school … Continued
Principal Butler wants teachers to stress teamwork
Brian Butler poses with twins Sophia (left) and Liliana Reyes, first-graders at Belvedere Elementary School, who will attend the new school next fall. Brian Butler, the newly appointed principal of the elementary school under construction in Annandale on the site of the old Lacey center, told parents he wants to hire teachers who can work … Continued
Brian Butler named principal of new Annandale elementary school
Butler Brian Butler, the principal of Mount Eagle Elementary School, has been appointed the first principal of the new elementary school under construction at the Lacey site in Annandale. Butler will begin his new job Jan. 3, 2012, Dan Parris, Cluster III assistant superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools announced Nov. 18. “With a focus … Continued
Parents begin organizing PTA for new elementary school
Annandale’s new elementary school isn’t completed yet but parents are already starting to get organized. Parents whose children will attend the K-15 school are invited to a meeting next Thursday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at Falls Church High School to talk about setting up a new PTA. The school’s attendance area was approved by the … Continued
Pants banned for women at Westminster School
Hillary Clinton not dressed up enough for Westminster Women teachers, administrators, and parent volunteers at the Westminster School look well turned out in tailored suits or nice dresses. You won’t see them in pantsuits, however, as pants are prohibited in the dress code for women who work at the pricey private school. It seems unbelievable … Continued
Falls Church HS principal and parents oppose charter school at Graham Road
Dozens of parents speak out against a charter school proposal at a Falls Church PTSA meeting. A proposal to develop a charter school for at-risk high school students at the site of the former Graham Road Elementary School was met with anger and outrage at a Falls Church High School PTSA meeting last night. Several parents … Continued