May 18, 2026
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Stuart Park clean-up exemplifies power of volunteerism

#environment, #parks, #schools, #volunteers
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Students working in Stuart Park. Stuart Park is looking much nicer after three clean-up activities this fall organized by JEB Stuart High School teacher Lauren Kinne. More than 100 volunteers bagged and removed nearly 200 bags of invasive species, primarily porcelain berry, knotweed, and English ivy. Students from Stuart High School, Bailey’s Elementary School, and … Continued

FCPS School Board rejects Graham Road as site for charter school

#charter school, #Falls Church High School, #schools
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Graham Road Elementary School The Fairfax County School Board voted unanimously to eliminate the Graham Road Elementary School building as a site for the proposed Fairfax Leadership Academy and to defer action on the charter school until the FLA submits a revised application addressing concerns raised by a review committee and board members. The board … Continued

Renovation of Woodrow Wilson Library to start in September 2013

#Bailey's Crossroads, #libraries, #schools
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A rendering of a renovated Woodrow Wilson Library. The Fairfax County Department of Public Works (DPW) is proceeding with plans to expand the Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads after discussions about creating a combined school/library facility to resolve overcrowding at Bailey’s Elementary School failed to get anywhere. Joan Beacham of the Fairfax County Department … Continued

Annandale/Mason athletes honored

#schools, #sports

Two student athletes, a coach, and a parent from the Mason District were among the recipients of the Fairfax County Athletic Council’s 2012 Champions of Character Awards.  The Board of Supervisors presented the awards at a ceremony Oct. 23. Congratulations to: Noah Satorius, a basketball player with the Annandale Sports Club and “an exceptional young … Continued

FCPS committee recommends that FLA charter school application not be approved

#charter school, #Falls Church High School, #schools
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A Charter School Review Committee, convened by Fairfax County Public Schools to evaluate the application submitted by the Fairfax Leadership Academy (FLA) has recommended that the school board “not accept” the application “as submitted.” A report by the committee, released by FCPS Sept. 14 says the “the proposal as currently described should not be approved” … Continued

Bailey’s Rotary Club makes sure students are equipped for school

#Bailey's Crossroads, #schools, #volunteers
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 From the left: Heather Boyd, Rachel Charlton, Karey Starnes, Ben Hester, Elias Markez, Bill Bailey, Tricia Brown, Mary Ann Buckley, Christy Speicher, Nicole Yacubovich, Max Gross, Dave Borowski, Jennifer Rose, and Bob Polson. By Bob Polson The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads, in partnership with Fairfax-based Our Daily Bread, provided more than 500 backpacks stuffed … Continued

Support the Stuart HS band on ‘Tag Day’

#arts, #schools, #volunteers
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The J.E.B. Stuart band performs in a competition in 2011. When J.E.B. Stuart High School students come to your door asking for donations for the school’s music programs on “Tag Day,” Sept. 8, please be generous. The school’s award-winning bands, chorus, and orchestra perform throughout the year at home football games, competitions, concerts, and other … Continued