Ferdinand T. Day’s family and members of the community joined students and parents from the new Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School on the West End on Thursday to officially dedicate the building in a moving ceremony.
Titan Robotics welcomed members of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team. They will be taking what they’ve learned to Afghan leaders to encourage them to support STEM education. Enjoy watching the Titans and their visitors in action.
When Noa arrived in Alexandria at the age of six, he hadn’t spoken at school for three years. He was blind since birth and selectively mute. Now he’s a fourth-grade student at Mount Vernon Community School and a national braille champion.
Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. is halfway through his first 100 days as superintendent at ACPS. Get an update on how he’s been spending his time and get details about his upcoming listening tour on October 30 and November 1.
Want to have a say in what days your child has off school next year? Review the proposed 2019-20 Academic Calendars and submit your comments by November 11.
October 23-31, students throughout ACPS will engage in activities that promote a drug-free and healthy lifestyle following this year’s theme: Life Is Your Journey. Travel Drug Free.
Upgrades to the Parker-Gray Memorial Stadium at T.C. Williams High School were approved by City Council on Saturday, including the addition of field lighting for the first time in the history of the school.
T.C. Williams’ The Kick serves up hot beverages and smiles each morning and also provides students with disabilities an on-site opportunity to get practical work place experience. Take a listen to Autism Resource Teacher Donsu Spratt and Paraprofessional Sally “The Boss” Schneider as they talk shop — coffee shop, that is.
Schools across America participated in Walk and Bike to School Day last week. It was also a good opportunity for us to check in on some of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority students who received bicycles and helmets after principals, assistant principals and administrators built 40 bikes for them as part of a team building exercise at their August Leadership Institute.
On Tuesday, November 6, Alexandria voters will elect School Board members to represent each of the three districts in the City of Alexandria. Voters can attend a public forum on October 24, sponsored by PTAC, for an opportunity to ask questions and hear from the candidates for all nine School Board seats.
Interested in the effectiveness of our HR processes, want to honor Jack Taylor’s name, or understand the School Board’s commitment to rebuilding trust with the neighbors of T.C. Williams’ Parker-Gray Stadium? Learn more in this edition of Board Matters and watch the meeting online.
Forty-seven years ago on a late fall afternoon, a young Petey Jones and his teammates walked off a football field in Roanoke, Virginia having accomplished something just a few months before no one thought possible: bringing home the 1971 state football championship. Take a listen to Jones’ stories from 1971 and hear him sing Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”
Last week, 18 students with disabilities from Francis C. Hammond Middle School participated in the Meet in the Middle Feet Meet — a Special Olympics Virginia celebration where athletes and partners participate together, creating a more inclusive community for all.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam joined 100 students at T.C. Williams High School on Friday to celebrate the launch of the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy — the first public-private partnership of its kind in Virginia.
ACPS is now offering a new program at T.C. Williams, Hammond and Tucker that will enable families to make online payments for student fees such as instrument rentals, field trips, athletic fees, activities fees and more. The program will be rolled out to additional schools through December.