Tag: schools
Some Annandale HS students will have to transfer
If you or your child plans to attend high school next year, your school might not be the one you had counted on. In spite of strong opposition in the community, the Fairfax County school board voted June 26 to change the attendance area for Annandale High School at the start of the 2010-11 school … Continued
School bond on the ballot
The $232.5 million school bond slated for the Nov. 3 ballot won’t have much new funding for schools serving Annandale residents. That’s because renovation projects in our area were covered by previous bonds, including the construction of a new 36-classroom elementary school on the Lacey site near the intersection of Gallows Road and Wayne Drive … Continued
Students get grade relief
It’s going to be a little easier to get a higher grade point average in Fairfax County schools, now that the school board has approved a new 10-point grading scale. Under the old system, a student needed 94 points on a 100-point scale to get an A. Now, an A is 93 to 100 percent … Continued
Splitting the Atom
Many Annandale residents are concerned about plans to relieve overcrowding at Annandale High School by transferring some students to Lake Braddock Secondary School or Falls Church High School. Initial estimates calling for 275 students to be moved have been adjusted. The current plan calls for just 153 to be moved in fall 2010. Some parents … Continued