The Connection will publish back-to-school articles in the weeks before school begins this fall. Open houses, as well as basic staff information and school facts, are listed below. Visit the Fairfax County Public Schools Web site at www.fcps.edu for more information, as well as links to individual school Web sites.
The schools that Great Falls students attend are in cluster 1 and the Langley High School pyramid.
<b>Forestville Elementary School </b>
Grades: K-6
First opened: 1980
Enrollment: 782
Principal: Matt C. Harris
PTA president: Malia Kishore
Special programs: gifted and talented, special education.
Web site: www.fcps.edu/ForestvilleES
Address: 1085 Utterback Store Road, Great Falls
Phone number: 703-404-6000
2008 back-to-school night: not scheduled yet
<b>Great Falls Elementary School </b>
Grades: K-6.
Enrollment: 580
Principal: Earnest Leighty
PTA president: Terri Dungan
Web site: www.fcps.edu/GreatFallsES
Address: 701 Walker Road, Great Falls
Phone number: 703-757-2100
2008 back-to-school night: not scheduled yet
<b>Colvin Run Elementary School</b>
Grades: K-6
First opened: 2003
Enrollment: 854
Principal: Stephen Hockett
PTA president: Sarah Kearney
Special programs: gifted and talented program, special education, preschool program.
Web site: www.fcps.edu/colvinrunes
Address: 1400 Trap Road, Vienna
Phone number: 703-757-3000
2008 back-to-school night: preschool and grades K-3, Monday, Sept. 8, 7-9 p.m.; grades 4-6 Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7-9 p.m.
<b>Cooper Middle School</b>
Grades: 7-8
First opened: 1962
Enrollment: 946
Principal: Arlene Randall
PTA president:
Special programs: Japanese immersion, autism program, honors instead of gifted and talented.
Web site: www.fcps.edu/CooperMS
Address: 977 Balls Hill Road, McLean
Phone number: 703-442-5800
Guidance: 703-442-5812
2008 back-to-school night: not scheduled yet
<b>Langley High School</b>
Grades: 9-12
First opened: 1965
Enrollment: 2100
Principal: Matt Ragone
PTA presidents: Laura Mendelsohn and Michelle Shaw
Special programs: business/school partnership with PRC/Litton Corp.; peer tutoring program; block scheduling two days per week; education and cultural exchange program with Russia, Germany and England (Oxford University); autism program; ESOL; special education.
Web site: www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS, www.langleyptsa.org
Address: 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean
Phone number: 703-287-2700
2008 back-to-school night: not yet scheduled