Tag: Stuart High School
Stuart High School regains full state accreditation
The main entrance at Stuart High School. Following a review by the Virginia Department of Education, JEB Stuart High School has been designated as fully accredited for the 2014-15 school year, Fairfax County Public Schools announced Dec. 4. Although Stuart students had been improving academically, members of the Stuart community were disheartened to learn in … Continued
Rotarians, students provide Thanksgiving meals to the needy
More than 100 needy families will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving, thanks to the generosity of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club and the JEB Stuart High School Interact Club. Club members distributed 111 boxes of food to lower-income residents in the Culmore area Nov. 21. This was the program’s 37th year. Volunteers gathered at the … Continued
Stuart HS fails to achieve full accreditation
Despite indications that JEB Stuart High School would be deemed fully accredited by the Virginia Education Department this year, it turns out the school missed by just one-half of a percentage point. Stuart is now considered to be “partially accredited: approaching benchmark-graduation and completion index.” The slip happened because too many students earned a certificate … Continued
Stuart band students seek donations on Tag Day
The Raider band at halftime. If you think music in our schools is important, please be generous when students in the Stuart High School band or orchestra knock on your door Saturday, Sept. 19, asking for donations. This campaign, known as Tag Day, is vital to ensuring a successful music program at Stuart. One hundred … Continued
Actress Julianne Moore joins effort to rename Stuart HS
The blue logo on the right represents Confederate general JEB Stuart. The effort to change the name of Stuart High School is gaining momentum as Hollywood heavyweights, actress Julianne Moore and producer Bruce Cohen, put out a petition calling on the Fairfax County School Board to rename the school for Justice Thurgood Marshall. Their petition … Continued
Crowds descend on Stuart HS for Back-to-School Resource Fair
Thousands of local children are ready to succeed in school this year, thanks to the first-ever Stuart Pyramid Back to School Resource Fair. Students from elementary and middle schools feeding into Stuart High School were invited to Stuart Aug. 19 to pick up free school supplies, meet educators and volunteers from their school, get free … Continued
Everyone in Stuart pyramid invited to Back-to-School Resource Fair
Stuart High School All students attending Stuart High School and all the elementary and middle schools feeding into Stuart – and their parents – are invited to the first-ever Stuart Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair, Aug. 19, 207 p.m. at Stuart. The Resource Fair will help families in need by providing backpacks full of school supplies, … Continued
Name change proposed for Stuart HS
Marshall The Fairfax County school board is expected to consider a proposal to change the name of JEB Stuart High School, as a growing number of students and alumni oppose having a school named for a Confederate general. School renaming proposals throughout the county are gaining momentum in the wake of the recent murders in … Continued
Collect for Kids provides school supplies for needy students
Sally Saunders (left) of Engility Corp. with Our Daily Bread’s Seasonal Programs Manager Dawn Sykes at Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax. Engility employees contributed to ODB’s 2014 Collect for Kids Back to School Program and delivered school supplies to needy students. [ODB] While many parents are spending hundreds of dollars to get their children … Continued
Stuart HS SRO recognized
Colorado Police Officer First Class Mario Colorado, the school resource officer at JEB Stuart High School, has been named the “distinguished SRO” for 2014-15 by Fairfax County Public Schools. “Officer Mario Colorado has consistently demonstrated distinguished performance in the area of school safety and security and shows fervent commitment to our school community,” says Stuart … Continued
Turf field projects under way at Annandale and Stuart high schools
The new scoreboard for Annandale High School features the new Atoms logo. Both Annandale and JEB Stuart high schools are getting new synthetic turf fields. Construction on synthetic turf fields at Annandale High School is scheduled to begin May 15, reports Principal Vincent Randazzo. Construction crews will begin excavating the track field first, which will … Continued
Stuart and Glasgow communities meet new principals
Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club President Harry Henderson (in the middle) presents a ceremonial check for $25,100 to FCPS during a community meeting at Stuart High School April 22. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza told the Stuart and Glasgow communities their schools are in good hands with new leadership. Last week, Garza appointed Penny … Continued
DeRose appointed acting principal of Glasgow
DeRose Shawn DeRose has been appointed acting principal at Glasgow Middle School, effective immediately, Fabio Zuluaga, assistant superintendent for Region 2, announced in a message to parents April 16. Glasgow’s former principal, Penny Gros, was named principal of JEB Stuart High School April 15, following the abrupt departure of Prosperanta Calhoun. DeRose’s had been assistant … Continued
Penny Gros appointed principal of Stuart High School
Gros [FCPS] Prosperanta Calhoun is out as principal of JEB Stuart High School, effective immediately, and is being replaced by Penny Gros, principal of Glasgow Middle School. Gros has been named permanent, not acting, principal of Stuart, says Fairfax County Public Schools spokesperson John Torre. An April 15 message from Calhoun to Stuart families says … Continued
Order mulch, support schools’ graduating seniors
We’re still in the grips of winter, but it’s not too early to start thinking about spring and revitalizing your landscaping. The PTSAs at both Falls Church High School and JEB Stuart High School are selling mulch, with the proceeds supporting each school’s Class of 2015 all-night graduation party. Three cubic-foot bags of double-shredded hardwood … Continued