FCPS High Schools make Newsweek’s Top High Schools
All of Fairfax County’s 24 high schools have been designated among the most demanding public schools in the country. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Sunrise Valley ES chorus thrives at Hershey
The Sunrise Valley Elementary School fifth and sixth grade choruses received excellent ratings as part of the Hershey, Pa., Music in the Parks Festival. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax County School Board reduces school year
The Fairfax County School Board has voted to reduce the 2007-08 standard school year calendar by two days, making Friday, June 13, the last day of school for most Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Orozco places second in Reading Rainbow contest
Nina Orozco, a first-grade student at Vienna Elementary, was a finalist in the WETA Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators contest, a writing competition sponsored by WETA-TV. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
HOT lane trees and plants transferred to area school yards
Falls-Church-based nonprofit Land and Waters Inc. partnered with HOT lane contractors Transurban and Fluor on Saturday, May 17, as part of a project to help replant indigenous plant species at area schools, including Daniels Run Elementary School in Fairfax City. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Oakton student awarded at Congressional Art Competition
Oakton High School student Isabelle Yun won first place in the 11th District category of the Congressional Art Competition. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Oak Hill ES student named to chess team
Jeevan Karamsetty, a fifth-grade student at Oak Hill Elementary School, has been named to the U.S. team for the World Youth Chess Championship. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Summer jobs for McLean students
Are you a McLean High School student planning to get a job this summer? | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Report ranks high school performance
High schools in southeastern Fairfax County have lower scores on standardized tests than schools in other areas of the county, according to a “report card” published last week by the Fairfax County Coalition of Advocates for Public Schools. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Mayfest at Herndon HS
The entire Herndon High School student body will participate in the Mayfest Carnival on Monday, May 19, 1:30-3 p.m., in the back parking lots and fields. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
TJHSST application deadline
The deadline for submitting applications to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) for the class of 2010 and 2011 is Monday, June 2. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
South Lakes HS band art auction
Come support the spirit of the South Lakes Seahawks band on Saturday, May 17. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
McLean HS invited to theatre festival
McLean High School has been invited to perform at the American High School Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the summer of 2009. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax County teacher charged with possessing methamphetamine
Police arrested a Fairfax County Public Schools teacher Rachel Smith on Thursday for possession of methamphetamine. Smith, 32, teaches at the Chantilly Academy. She resides at 47170 Brasswood Place in Sterling. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Make-A-Wish 5K at Sunrise Valley
The Make-A-Wish Foundation and Sunrise Valley Elementary School will co-host a charity 5K Run/Walk Saturday, May 10 at 8 a.m. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Oakton HS Band invited to Disney Honors
On the basis of a performance by the Oakton High School Symphonic Band at Festival Disney, the band has been invited to the Disney Honors program, considered to be the pinnacle of music festivals, next year. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Cheerleading camp
Herndon High School cheerleaders will host a four-day camp this summer for girls and boys who are rising second- to ninth-graders. Camp will be July 28 to 31, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Cost is $110 if paid before June 1. | 0 comments - ›› more ...