May 19, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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AHS Regional Study Committee preparing final report

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As the Annandale Regional Planning Study Committee prepares its final report, committee members have been giving presentations to parents at affected schools about the process to address overcrowding at Annandale High School and determine the boundary for the new school being built at the site of the Lacey Center. At a meeting for parents at … Continued

Construction under way on school at Annandale’s Lacey site

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The foundation, the underground plumbing, and the storm sewers for the new elementary school under construction on the Lacey site are about half completed, says Joseph Krzywicki, the field construction representative for Fairfax County Public Schools. Workers have begun drilling the holes (upper left) for the geothermal pipes under what will be the athletic field, he says. Four … Continued

Public invited to meeting tonight on Annandale Regional Planning Study

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Parents of students in Annandale public schools are invited to a community meeting tonight on the Annandale Regional Planning Study. The meeting will be held at Annandale High School’s Clausen Hall, 7-9 p.m. Several members of the study committee, including Annandale High School PTSA President Emily Slough, will provide an overview of what the study … Continued

New, higher wall separates North Springfield Elementary from beltway

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North Springfield Elementary School is literally a stone’s throw from the Capitol Beltway. Local government leaders and neighborhood groups worked with VDOT and the companies in charge of the HOT lanes project, Transurban and Fluor, to install a higher wall between the school (at 7602 Heming Court) and the beltway. State Del. Vivian Watts; Braddock District Supervisor John … Continued

Grant will benefit Annandale Safe Youth Project

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The Giving Circle of Hope, a Reston-based charity, has selected the Alternative House as one of its 2010 grant recipients. Alternative House will use its $5,000 grant to support the Annandale Safe Youth Project, which provides an after-school program to disadvantaged fourth and fifth-graders—along with homework help, community service opportunities, counseling, food, and enrichment activities—at … Continued

Groundbreaking ceremony heralds construction of new school on Lacey site

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Fairfax County Public Schools officials, government leaders, and members of the Broyhill Crest community gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony Friday afternoon to celebrate the construction of a new elementary school on Crest Drive in Annandale. The school is set to open for the start of the 2012 school year.  School board members Sandy Evans (Mason District), Tessie … Continued

Braddock Elementary’s Walk-4-Education fundraising event promotes fitness

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Braddock Elementary School in Annandale held its first annual Walk-4-Education walk-a-thon Thursday to raise money for the children of the Braddock community and promote the importance of health and fitness. The children walked a designated path near the school (at 7825 Heritage Drive) marked by Braddock’s physical education teachers, Ken Jackson and Alex Winiewicz—one mile for … Continued

Monopole proposed for Holmes Middle School

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The Holmes Middle School administration has reviewed an application from Milestone Communications and T-Mobile to erect a monopole on the Holmes Middle School campus and has agreed to permit the companies to file the application with the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning. According to an announcement from Fairfax County Public Schools, the review … Continued

Farewell to the Lacey Center

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The Lacey Center is almost all gone. The building at the end of Crest Drive in Annanadale that used to house a Fairfax County Public Schools administrative center is being removed to clear the way for a new elementary school. The new school is slated to open for the start of the 2012 school year. … Continued

Group cites lack of transparency in FCPS community engagement process

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Those of you following the Annandale Regional Planning Study and appreciate the opportunity for community engagement might want to look at the political machinations involving the school board’s decision to close Clifton Elementary School. The future of Clifton Elementary was part of the Southwestern Regional Planning Study, a process similar to the one going on now to … Continued

Coalition that opposes Woodson HS bus depot invites public to community meeting Thursday evening

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Everyone who lives in the area near Woodson High School is encouraged to come to a community meeting Thursday evening on the proposed Fairfax County Public Schools bus depot planned for the green space at the high school near the intersection of Pickett Road and Little River Turnpike. The proposed bus depot would include space … Continued