FCPS Superintendent Attempts to Unwind Misrepresentations
Dear Governor: FCPS outperforms state averages in all state-mandated subjects.
FCPS Superintendent Attempts to Unwind Misrepresentations
Back-to-School Festival Draws Nearly 3,000
Mount Olive Baptist Church in Centreville welcomes community members near and far.
Fun times
Community News at a Glance
Herndon Eagle Scout Candidate Completes Service Project
Herndon Eagle Scout Candidate Completes Service Project
United Community Needs 75 Gift Cards
The start of the new school year is just around the corner with Fairfax County Public Schools beginning on Aug. 19.
School Board Changes Boundary Policy
Changes to boundary policy emphasize capacity, removes concern for impact on students.
Poised to observe its annual summer recess from July 19 to Aug. 19, 2024, during its meeting on the evening of July 18, the Fairfax School Board voted 9 to 2 on the main motion that the School Board amend Policy 8130 on Local School Boundaries, Program Assignments, and School Closings, as amended and detailed in the agenda item attachment.
Schools: Community News at a Glance
School Board To Update School Boundary Policy Later This Month
Schools
On new Department of Education guidance for individuals affected by joint consolidated student loans
For years, borrowers in joint consolidated loans have faced frustrating bureaucratic hurdles and dismal prospects for severing their loans, keeping them trapped in financial agreements with unresponsive or abusive ex-spouses and preventing them from accessing loan forgiveness programs.
StarKist, Cornerstones and Feed the Children Partner to End Hunger
2024 Summer Food and Resource Rally
On June 6, Cornerstones, StarKist, and Feed the Children gathered for the third annual summer food and resource rally at Cornerstones Food Rescue Empowerment Enterprise in Sterling. Three Fairfax County nonprofits — LINK Against Hunger, South Lakes High School PTSA Food Pantry, and Fellowship Square — and two in the Dulles corridor, Dulles South Food Pantry and Community Lodgings, participated.
Overcoming Obstacles while Striving for Education
Two Mountain View students share their stories.
Students at Mountain View High have to overcome significant obstacles in their lives en route to graduation. So the speeches given by the grad speakers are always the highlights of each ceremony. And the ones given last week by Giovanni Pineda-Maradiaga and Sofia Canizalez Duran were no exception.
All Aboard!
Tall Ship Providence launches regional school program.
If you’ve strolled along the waterfront in Old Town this past year, you can’t help but have noticed the beautiful new pier adorned with American flag bunting leading to Tall Ship Providence and its elegant, permanent home, the Senator John Warner Maritime Heritage Center.
Class of 2024 graduates from Mountain View High
Words of wisdom are shared, students receive awards.
Words of wisdom are shared, students receive awards.
Westfield Pyramid Art Show Highlights Students’ Work
Westfield High’s Pyramid Art Show was April 18.
Help Restock Frost Middle School’s Pantry
News Briefs
School Board Hearing on Budget Poorly Attended
Why didn’t more people testify?
Dr. Ricardy Anderson (Mason District representative) welcomed the six people who testified Tuesday evening, May 14, at the Fairfax County School Board Public Hearing on the budget. The time between the first speaker, Nancy Trainer, starting her testimony, and Arthur Purves, the sixth speaker, ending his testimony was approximately sixteen minutes.
FCPS Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships
FCPS Students Awarded National Merit Scholarships
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