As part of our commitment to providing a safe learning and working environment, students, educators and staff are invited to wear orange in honor of those who have lost their lives to violence.
The SOLs are now underway. See how the staff at MacArthur are energizing their students with a fun SOL music video, see the winners of the Virginia Math SOL Cup and view the testing schedule.
Jefferson-Houston School is now an authorized International Baccalaureate (I.B.) World School for the five-year Middle Years Programme (MYP). It became an authorized Primary Years Programme (PYP) school in 2015.
DC United team members host special event at Cora Kelly to celebrate ACPS Teacher of the Year nominees during Teacher Appreciation Week
Let your voice be heard—take the ACPS survey today. Time is running out to give feedback to ACPS. Don’t miss out!
Jefferson-Houston joins Francis C. Hammond and George Washington Middle Schools as the latest ACPS school to be recognized for its counseling program.
Fifty-three ACPS science fair projects won awards at the Northern Virginia Regional Science Fair. Three projects advanced to the state-level, where Ana Humphrey took second place in the Physics category. Two teams will advance to a national science fair for middle school students in June. See the full list of winning projects and the students behind them.
Reminder: Kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year begins with a Special 2017 Registration Kick-off Event on Tuesday, April 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. at all elementary schools. Watch a video showing what it is like to be in kindergarten.
Jefferson-Houston seventh grader Pablo Vega has demonstrated the global nature of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, placing fourth in the state level of the National Geographic Bee.
Spring2ACTion is on April 5 and ACPS has multiple schools, PTAs and booster organizations taking part. Find the one (or more) you want to support and give on Wednesday.
If you have an eighth-grade student with an interest in science, technology, engineering or math, consider the ACPS STEM Academy. Applications are being accepted through Friday, March 31. Learn more about the program and apply online.
Kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year begins with a Special 2017 Registration Kick-off Event on Tuesday, April 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. at all elementary schools. Watch a video showing what it is like to be in kindergarten.
ACPS celebrates our school social workers who play a critical role in ensuring that every student succeeds.
Eight elementary schools across ACPS are set to get salad bars in the next few months. The first ‘Greens and More Bar’ was launched at Charles Barrett Elementary School on Friday.
Thursday was Read Across America Day. Staff, students and families had fun nurturing a love of reading in multiple languages.