Education

Promoting Back-to-School Traffic Safety

Next week all Alexandria students will be back in school so Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy Valarie Wright is spreading the word about traffic safety by distributing posters and giveaways for AAA’s annual “School’s Open Drive Carefully” campaign.

‘I Was Born to Be an Educator’

Franklin band director retires after 28 years.

Lawrence Walker was at Franklin Middle when it opened in 1984.

Drive Nets 1,026 Backpacks

UCM exceeded its goal to raise $10,000 and collect 1,000 backpacks for the children and youth in UCM’s programs. Each backpack contains approximately $40 worth of school supplies.

State Commits $1 Million to SySTEMic Solutions

General Assembly provides funding over next two years towards science and technology courses.

Despite high unemployment rate, many companies in the technology and research industries have unfilled positions because they cannot find enough skilled workers.

Centreview School Notes 8/29

Students Riding Buses To Use Vouchers

Overcrowding spotlights problem with “walk backs.”

In a letter sent out to parents in July, Superintendent of Schools Patrick Murphy said that elementary students who live more than one mile from school and middle and high school students who live 1 and a half miles from school will still receive bus transportation.

Back to School Day

School buses unload students on the first day back to school.

Superintendent Responds to Bus Concerns

The following letter by Superintendent of Schools Patrick K. Murphy was addressed to Arlington Public School families.

Reston Rotary Funds Field Trips

Club pays for six schools to receive electronic field trips to Colonial Williamsburg.

The Reston Rotary Club announced the funding of electronic field trips for Dogwood, Forest Edge, Hunters Woods, Lake Anne, Terraset and Fox Mill Elementary schools this year. The trips are hosted by Colonial Williamsburg, and are a series of live internet events and television broadcasts.

Centreview School Notes 8/22

CVHS XC Names Runners of the Week

The Wildcat Cross Country team began preparation for the upcoming season with a full slate of practices and an early season time trial.

Schools Committed to Excellence

Inspiring students to meet high academic standards, lead ethical lives and demonstrate responsible citizenship.

Welcome to Fairfax County! One of the primary reasons you chose to live here may be the excellent reputation of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).

Meet the Arlington School Board

The Arlington School Board has five members who serve overlapping four-year terms.

Time for School

Advice on how to transition from a laid-back summer to a hectic academic year.

When Ellen Feldman’s 5-year-old son started school for last fall, one of the biggest adjustments for the single mother of two was having to adhere to a schedule. “All of a sudden we went from being able to do things on our own time frame to having to wake up and be at a certain place at a certain time,” said Feldman. “Sending my son off to school for the first time was exciting, but also difficult.”

Dog Days of August

Celebrate the Dog Days of August in poems and pictures. Alexandria's poet laureate, Amy Young, invites the residents of Alexandria to visit their local dog parks from Aug. 18-26 to view poems written and submitted by Alexandria residents in honor of the dogs in their lives.

The Connection