Tag: schools
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
Evans: Special-needs forumula benefits Mason schools
Mason District school board member Sandy Evans, who is running for re-election, has clarified her position on Fairfax County Public Schools’ needs-based formula following an article in the Washington Post yesterday about the influence of political consultant Catherine Lorenze. Lorenze is helping run several school board candidates’ campaigns, and advised Evans in 2010. The Post … Continued
FCPS outlines procedure for hiring a principal for the new school
A principal will be hired for the elementary school under construction in Annandale by early December, says Dan Parris, Fairfax County assistant superintendent for Cluster III. The new principal will start work by Feb. 1, which will provide plenty of time to organize the school before it opens in September 2012. Parris and Beth Boivin … Continued
Change of leadership for Phillips School
Phillips Big changes are coming to the Phillips Programs for Children and Families, which operates the Phillips School in Annandale. Sally Sibley, who has been president and CEO for 42 years, is retiring at the end of September. The Phillips board of trustees has named Nancy Mercer to take on that role, beginning Oct. 1. … Continued
School bond includes funds to expand Thomas Jefferson HS
The $252.75 million school bond referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot doesn’t include any major projects for regular public schools in Annandale or the Mason District. It would, however, provide more than $84.6 million for renovations at the aging Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. TJSST, in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, just … Continued
Former students have fond memories of Masonville Elementary
Masonville Elementary in 1974-75. Former Annandale resident Carol Morris Dukes has such fond memories of the long-gone Masonville Elementary School in Annandale, she created a Facebook group for alumni to share their memories. She believes it’s especially important to reconnect now that the building has been torn down. A new elementary school under construction on … Continued
FCPS Superintendent Jack Dale to retire
Dale Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale plans to retire on July 1, 2013, at the end of his current contract. “I have served an extraordinary 42 years in public education, and I am honored to have had the opportunity to lead this world-class school system,” Dale, 62, said as he announced his plans to … Continued