Seven teams from Virginia regions 14 and 16, representing Loudoun County schools, were among the 815 teams from 40 states and 15 foreign countries competing at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals from May 23rd through 26th at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
The 37th graduating class for the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) School of Practical Nursing will hold its commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5th, at Heritage High School.
The Loudoun County School Board presented Service Awards to Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) employees with more than 25 years of service to the school division on Tuesday, May 22nd.
Macy Jones of Briar Woods High School was named All-Dulles District Softball Player of the Year and Woodgrove’s Joe Spicer Coach of the Year through a vote of the district’s coaches.
The 10th class of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) teacher cadets was honored on Thursday, May 24th, in the School Board Meeting Room of the School Administrative Offices in Ashburn.
Senior Jackson Rogers of Potomac Falls High School was named the 2012 Dulles District Baseball Most Valuable Player through a vote of the district’s coaches. The Panthers’ Joe Terango was named Coach of the Year.
The Harmony Art Department and students recently presented the Western Loudoun Food Pantry (WLFP) with a check for $2,600 with proceeds from the Empty Bowl Dinner and the school’s Used Book Sale
The student School Board members for the 2012-2013 school year were officially welcomed by School Board Chairman Eric Hornberger and Vice Chair Jill Turgeon on Thursday, May 17th, at the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Administrative Offices in Ashburn.
The Loudoun Education Foundation (LEF) honored 19 of Loudoun’s best teachers and James Dallas, the 2012 Principal of the Year, during a banquet on Friday, May 18th, at Belmont Country Club.
All 10 of the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) high schools eligible to be ranked nationally by The Washington Post’s Challenge Index received this honor in 2012.
The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) learned about teacher mentoring programs during its final meeting of the year May 9th at the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Administrative Offices in Ashburn.
The Thunderbolt Rocket Club team from Seneca Ridge Middle School competed in the National Finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) on May 12th at The Plains.
“Now I’ve watched you for the last three years academically outperform all kinds of schools and all kinds of students,” said Belmont Ridge Middle School Principal Timothy J. Flynn as he opened the celebration of the re-designation of Belmont Ridge as a School to Watch on Friday, May 11th, in the school’s auditorium.
Woodgrove’s Ellen Fuller and Bob Fuller were named the Dulles District Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively, through a vote of the district’s coaches.
Ari Dyckovsky, a senior at Heritage High School and the Loudoun Academy of Science, received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award on Friday, May 18th, at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh.
Frans Johansson, author of “The Medici Effect,” will be the speaker at the Social Science and Global Studies Academic Awards and Celebration at 7:30 p.m. May 31st in the Tuscarora High School auditorium.
Carlos Mauricio Parra-Quintero, a Spanish teacher at Dominion High School, received the Victoria D. de Sanchez Northern Virginia Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award on Monday, May 14th, at Marymount University’s Education Dinner.
Loudoun County High School recently captured first place in the state in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Creative Writing Contest, finishing with a “Superior” rating for its overall writing folder – one of only three schools to garner the top rating.
Thirty-four students from Stone Bridge High School’s business and information technology classes scored in the top 20 percent of the nation in the National Financial Capability Challenge.
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) will celebrate its fifth Spanish competition from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday May 19th, at Sterling Middle School.
Connor Cashman of Briar Woods High School has been named Most Valuable Player among Dulles District boys’ lacrosse players through a vote of the district’s coaches. The Falcons’ Bruce Lipson was named Coach of the Year.
The Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Chapter at Monroe Technology Center (MTC) will sponsor a Miles for Smiles Walk-A-Thon from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 19th, at Loudoun County High School.
The Loudoun County Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) has named the winners of its 2012 Recognition for Excellence in Supporting Special Education.
Nina Tran, a fifth-grader at Liberty Elementary, recently captured first place in the Elementary School Division at the Virginia School Boards Association’s Northeastern Regional Art Contest.
“Based on statistics, one in 88 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder,” said Cedar Lane Elementary Principal, James E. Dallas during an all-school assembly to raise awareness about autism on Monday, April 30th.
The DECA International Career Development Conference was held from April 28th through May 1st in Salt Lake City, Utah. (DECA is an association of marketing students.)
Woodgrove High School senior Florence Thompson has become the fifth Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) student to receive the Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Monroe Technology Center (MTC) has named the top students in each of its programs for the third nine-week grading period. Awards were given for participants in both “A” and “B” days (some programs meet on only one day).
The Stone Bridge High School publications students who attended the recent Virginia Journalism Teachers Association (VAJTA) J-Day in Harrisonburg won the following awards:
The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) will hold its final meeting of the 2011-2012 school year on Wednesday, May 9th, in rooms 102 A and B at the School Administrative Offices in Ashburn.
