January 10, 2025
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School board member seeks feedback on Justice HS addition

#Anderson, #Justice High School, #parking, #parks, #schools, #Seven Corners
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A rendering of the Justice High School addition. [FCPS] School board member Ricardy Anderson (Mason) plans to put out a survey on Monday, Nov. 22, on Fairfax County Public Schools’ plan for the Justice High School addition project. Anderson announced the forthcoming survey in a Nov. 19 newsletter, which is sent to people who subscribe … Continued

School news roundup: escape room, vaccine clinics, and more

#Annandale, #Covid, #education, #health, #schools, #TJ, #vaccine

Students solve a problem in Jackson Middle School’s Escape Room. [FCPS] The following news items about schools in the Annandale/Mason District area are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. COVID vaccine clinics – Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Fairfax Health District and Fairfax County Public Schools will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children … Continued

Congressional School breaks ground for new pool

#pools, #schools

Head of School Edwin Gordon speaks during the groundbreaking. [Congressional School] Congressional School broke ground Nov. 5 for a new aquatic center.  The aquatic center will have a heated swimming pool with a water slide and diving board, a splash zone with water features, and a graduated beach entrance. It is expected to open in spring 2022.

FCPS to seek rezoning and parking waiver for Justice HS

#Anderson, #Justice High School, #land use, #parking, #parks, #schools, #zoning
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An illustration of the Justice High School addition. Fairfax County Public Schools has a new plan to construct a badly needed addition for Justice High School without using Justice Park for parking. Instead, FCPS would go through a rezoning process and would seek a waiver of Fairfax County’s parking requirement, said John McGranahan Jr., an … Continued

FCPS speeds up the return-to-class procedure for students in contact with a COVID case

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Students at Weyanoke Elementary School can take a weekly STEAM class, covering science, technology, engineering, art, and math. [FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools is speeding up the return to the classroom for fully vaccinated, asymptomatic students.  FCPS has heard from many parents concerned about the amount of time fully vaccinated students are being paused from … Continued

School news roundup: A COVID update and a different kind of board meeting

#Brabrand, #Covid, #Glasgow Middle School, #health, #schools, #sports

FCPS Superintendent Scott Brabrand and school members visit Columbia Elementary School in Annandale on the first of school on Aug. 23. From the left: school board member Rachna Sizemore Heizer (at large), school board member Ricardy Anderson (Mason), Brabrand, and Columbia Principal Michael Astudillo. The following news items are from Fairfax County Public Schools and … Continued

School employees must be vaccinated against COVID

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All Fairfax County Public Schools employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to routine negative COVID tests by late October, FCPS announced Aug. 20.  “Vaccination is the most effective way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and prevent severe illness, FCPS state. “We must take every measure possible to keep our schools safe.”