Education

Fairfax County: Palchik Upsets Incumbent Reed for Providence School Board Seat

With 58.22 percent of the vote in unofficial election results, Dalia Palchik of Annandale defeated the incumbent Providence District Fairfax County School Board representative Patty Reed, who garnered 41.31 percent.

Fairfax County: Hough Edges Incumbent Velkoff for Third At-Large School Board Seat

Fairfax resident Jeanette Hough said her race for the Fairfax County School Board started with a phone call to Springfield District representative to the board Elizabeth Schultz. “What are we going to do about the school board?” Hough remembers asking. “We’re being ignored as parents and taxpayers.”

Arlington Brief: All County Schools Fully Accredited

The Virginia Department of Education announced last week that all Arlington schools are fully accredited for the 2015-16 school year based on last year’s Standards of Learning (SOL) test results.

Arlington: Marking ‘Lights On Afterschool’

Arlington’s Out of School Time providers celebrated after school programs and their role in the lives of children, families and communities on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Carver Community Center.

Vienna Young Athletes and Parent Chosen for 2015 Champions of Character

Fairfax Athletic Council awards Champions of Character.

McLean: Spring Hill Musicians Delight the Neighbors

Every year, the music teachers at Spring Hill Elementary demonstrate what is offered in their programs.

McLean Students Make Sandwiches for Martha’s Table

Churchill Road Elementary School continued its long-standing community service tradition by making sandwiches for Martha’s Table.

U.S. Rep. Comstock Visits BASIS Independent in McLean

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) toured BASIS Independent McLean, the twenty-fourth school in the BASIS.ed network of charter, independent and international schools.

Great Falls Native Wins Top Prize in Synthetic Biology

An interdisciplinary team of William and Mary students have brought home one of the biggest prizes in synthetic biology, an honor that has been called the World Cup of Science.

Mount Vernon: Bucknell Receives New Laptops

With school textbooks in Virginia being shifted to digital form, “it means everyone should get a computer,” said Del. Scott Surovell (D-44). Yet at schools like Bucknell Elementary School in the Mount Vernon area of Alexandria, a Title I school with a 73 percent free and reduced lunch population, many students don’t have computers or internet service at home to access those required resources.

Community Leaders Take a Science Field Trip to Fairfax

Dozens of business and civic leaders experienced a fun-filled hands-on science field trip at the newly opened Children’s Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Preschool Celebrates 30th Anniversary

More than a hundred people turned out for the 30th Anniversary of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Preschool on Oct. 24.

Burke Boosterthon Fun Run Inspires Students to Build Character Through Sports

On Sept. 18, more than 780 students ran in the Boosterthon Fun Run at Keene Mill Elementary.

South Lakes Cheerleading Wins Liberty Conference

Teamwork a component in Reston cheer squads progress.

The Reston South Lakes Varsity Cheerleading Squad made history by winning the Liberty Conference Championship.

South Lakes to Grow

Board approves 40,000 square feet to South Lakes High School, despite storm water concerns.

The elephant in the room, as the Board of Supervisors approved a 40,000 square foot addition to South Lakes High School, was a failing stormwater management plan for the adjoining neighborhoods of Wakerobin Lane and Cedar Cove.

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