2011-12 News Releases

2007-08 News Releases

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June
6-26	Teen Parenting Program Receives State Grant	Grant Award
6-24	Tomorrow is Last Day to Register for Summer School	Summer School
6-20	APS Receives Four National Awards for Communications	Awards
6-20	APS Receives State Recognition	Awards
6-18	Arlington Students Honored With STAR Scholarships	Awards
6-18	Carlin Springs Student Named Outstanding School Safety Patrol	Award
6-18	New Campbell Elementary School Principal Named
6-18	APS Reminds Parents about Virginia Immunization Requirement for Tdap Vaccine for Sixth Graders	Immunization
6-18	School Board Approves Arlington Mill Relocation Committee Charge	School Board
6-12	Arlington School Board Reaffirms Feb. 14 Boundary Decisions	School Board
6-06	Arlington School Board Honors Citizen Volunteers	School Board
6-06	APS Reminds Families about Summer School Dates and Deadlines	Summer School
May
5-30	APS Officials Release Progress Report from Crowding Project Team	Boundary Options
5-30	Kenmore Students Receive Honorable Mention in Computer Design Competition	Award
5-29	Arlington School Board Adopts Six-Year CIP Funds Allocated to Proceed with Yorktown and Wakefield Projects Added Funds Provided to Address Other Capital Needs	CIP
5-29	Update on Arlington Public Schools Elementary Boundaries June 12 Public Hearing and School Board Meeting Scheduled	Boundaries
5-28	Two Arlington Students Receive National Merit Scholarships	Awards
5-23	Arlington Students Place in Virginia Junior Academy of Science	Awards
5-23	Community Invited to Yorktown High School Art Showcases	Events
5-22	Arlington High Schools Tops in Nation	Honors
5-15	APS Reminds Parents about Summer Arabic and Chinese Instruction	Summer School
5-13	2008 APS Support Employees of the Year Named	Employees of the Year
5-09	Arlington Public Schools & Arlington County Break Ground on Reed School/Westover Library
5-08	Wakefield High School to Showcase Senior Projects	Event
5-08	Arlington Public Schools to Participate in Neighborhood Day
5-06	Career Center to Celebrate Student Achievement	Event
5-06	APS Schools and Offices Closed on Memorial Day	Holiday
5-02	Final FY 2009 Budget Approved, Work on CIP Begins	School Board
5-02	Arlington Superintendent Presents FY 2009-14 Capital Improvement Plan	CIP
5-01	School Board Seeks Nominees for Honored Citizens	School Board Awards
5-01	Civic Coalition For Minority Affairs Honors African And African-American Students	Awards
April
4-30	Arlington Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners	Awards
4-29	Career Center Students Showcase Skills at State Competition	Awards
4-28	APS Expands Montessori Middle School Pilot Program
4-28	Corrected: Yorktown High School Debate Team Successfully Defends State Championship	Awards
4-17	Three Arlington Students Take Home Honors at National Scholastics Art Competition	Awards
4-17	Latinas Leading Tomorrow Conference Set for April 25	Events
4-17	STARTALK Grant to Provide Arabic and Chinese Summer Instruction to Students	Grants
4-17	Three APS Students Take Honors at State Science and Engineering Fair	Awards
4-16	Washington-Lee Student Named National Merit Scholarship Winner	Award
4-11	Nottingham Students Place First at Odyssey of the Mind Tournament Will Represent Virginia at World Competition	Award
4-11	APS Preschool Registration and Elementary Transfer Request Deadline Approaching	Deadline
4-10	Parents and Students Invited to “Steps for Success Saturday” Workshop	Event
4-10	Free Career Exploration and College Planning Seminar for Parents	Events
4-03	Update on Wakefield High School Conceptual Design Presented to School Board	School Board
4-02	Arlington Student Named National Merit Scholarship Winner	Awards
4-01	Yorktown Reconstruction Update
March
3-31	Community Volunteers Needed for Two Advisory Councils	ACI Committees
3-31	Spanish-Language Book Fair Scheduled For April 9 - 11	Event
3-31	Register for Upcoming APS Parent Academy Courses in April	Parent Academy
3-31	Arlington Youth Chorus Concert April 7	Event
3-28	Instructional Recruitment Fair March 29	Recruitment Fair
3-28	Arlington School Board Appoints HVAC Task Force	School Board
3-26	APS Names 2008 Teacher of the Year	Teacher of the Year
3-25	Elementary and High School Students Team-up to Fight Youth Tobacco Use	Event
3-12	Washington-Lee Senior Third in State Poetry Out Loud Competition	Award
3-12	APS Web Page, Phone Systems to be Down Weekend of March 14-16
3-11	APS Spring Break Schedule
3-11	Gunston Middle School and Community Center Closed on March 17	Closure
3-11	School Board Adopts 2008-09 School Year Calendar	School Board
3-03	APS Kicks-Off Triennial School Census	School Census
February
2-29	APS to Mark School Breakfast Week March 3-7	Event
2-29	APS Announces Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
2-28	Four Arlington Seniors Receive $100,000 Scholarship	Scholarships
2-27	2008 Gifted Services Parent Institute	Event
2-27	APS, PTAs to Sponsor Beach Week Workshop Program to Inform Parents, Teens About the Consequences of Underage Drinking	Event
2-26	Community Convocation for STEM Program to be Held March 5	Event
2-26	Arlington Public Schools Summer School Registration Begins March 3	Summer School Registration
2-26	APS to Sponsor Third Annual Multicultural Parent Conference	Event
2-22	APS Summer Activities Fair Canceled Due to Weather Feria de Actividades para el Verano de las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington	Canceled/Rescheduled
2-21	Arlington Superintendent Proposes FY 2009 Budget $431 Million Budget Includes Focused Improvements to Achieve Goals of the Strategic Plan	FY09 Budget
2-15	Records for Former APS Special Education Students Available
2-15	School Board Approves Elementary Crowding and Capacity Recommendations	School Board
2-14	APS to Conduct Selection Process for Kenmore Middle School Las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington Para Administrar el Proceso de Selección Para la Escuela Media Kenmore	Admissions
2-14	APS to Hold Workshop on Student Stress	Parent Academy
2-13	APS to Hold Summer Activities Fair	Event
2-13	H-B Woodlawn Students Win President's Environmental Award	Award
2-07	Hillary Clinton to Speak to W-L Students Today	Event
2-01	School Board Approves Wakefield Project Development Timeline	School Board
January 2008
1-31	Planetarium to Honor Life of Fallen Arlington Son	Dedication
1-31	APS Announces its 2008 PTA Reflections Contest Winners	Awards
1-31	APS to Close in Observance of President's Day	Schedule
1-28	Ed Center and W-L Pool Parking to be Limited Due to Construction
1-25	APS Kindergarten Information Night Mon, Jan. 28	Event
1-25	Washington-Lee High School to Hold Open House	Event
1-18	Arlington Public Schools to Hold Montessori Information Night	Event
1-18	Arlington Public Schools to Hold Kindergarten Information Night	Event
1-18	APS to Close in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday	Holiday
1-18	Superintendent Presents Boundary Recommendations to School Board	School Board
1-11	Superintendent to Present Recommendations for Elementary Boundary Changes on Jan. 17 Public Hearing Scheduled for Jan. 22	Boundary
1-11	APS Announces Winners of Dr. Martin Luther King Essay Contest First Place Entries to be Read at 39th Annual Tribute
1-11	Transfer Applications for H-B Woodlawn and Secondary Programs Due Jan. 18
1-11	APS Web Page, Phone Systems to be Down Weekend of Jan. 11-13	Alert
1-11	January 11, 2008 NewsTips	NewsTips
1-08	Corrected: Four APS Elementary Schools Earn awards of Excellence from State Additional 10 Earn Award from Board of Education	Awards
1-04	Arlington Public Schools Receives State Grant to Establish a Governor's Career and Technical Academy Academy to Prepare Students for 21st-Century Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	Grant Award
1-04	Fendley to Chair Arlington School Board	School Board
1-04	Board Hears Report on Elementary Boundaries Members Elect Chair, Vice Chair	School Board
01-03	Students Begin 2008 in the New Washington-Lee High School Academic Building
December
12-19	School Board Bids Farewell to Chair David Foster Board Approves Final Fiscal Status Report	School Board
12-18	APS Announces Winter Break Schedule
12-11	Wakefield Alumnus Patch Adams to Visit His Alma Mater on Dec. 19	Event
12-10	PTA Family Network to Host Panel Discussion on "Gap Year"	Event
12-7	Twenty Arlington Teachers Receive National Board Certification	Awards
November
11-30	Revised News Release: School Board Resumes Schematic Design for Wakefield High School Project Capital Needs Plans to be Developed for Career Center and Jeffereson Middle School	School Board
11-29	Citizens Invited to Provide Feedback on the 2008-09 APS School Year Calendar	Survey
11-16	Wakefield’s Doris Jackson Named Arlington’s 2007 ‘Principal of the Year’	Award
11-9	Arlington Public Schools to Hold 15th Annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference	Events
11-9	November 9, 2007 APS NewsTips	NewsTips
11-8	Media Alert: Arlington Science Focus to Grow Plants for NASA
11-6	Arlington Public Schools Announces Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
11-6	Arlington Career Center to Host Parent Information Night	Event
11-5	Arlington Public School Accepting Applications for Admission to Secondary Programs	Admissions
11-2	Arlington School Board Approves Changes to ECCC Committee Charge	School Board
11-2	Correction: "Gilbert Scores for Schools" to Benefit Eight Arlington Public Schools
11-1	Arlington Public Schools Department of Finance Wins Distinguished Budget Award	Award
October
10-31	Arlington Students Invited to Compete in the 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Writing Contest	Event
10-29	Arlington Public Schools to Host Middle School Information Night	Event
10-19	Arlington Public Schools to HostHigh School Information Night	Event
10-19	The Arlington Youth Chorus Now Accepting Applications
10-19	Arlington School Board Approves Yorktown High School Final Design Construction to Begin in June 2008	School Board
10-5	School Board Approves Modified Use Permit Process	School Board
10-5	Arlington Career Center Enrichment Classes Begin Oct. 13
10-3	APS “College Night 2007” Set for October 10	Events
September
9-28	Six APS Students Receive National Hispanic Recognition Program Honors	Awards
9-28	APS Encourages Parents to Participate in "International Walk or Bike to School Month"	Events
9-28	APS Announces Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Events
9-28	September 28, 2007 NewsTips
9-27	Arlington Releases 2007 Accreditation Results 28 Schools Projected to be Fully Accredited	Testing
9-26	Four Washington-Lee Students Named 2008 National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalists	Awards
9-21	School Board Postpones Vote on YorktownHigh School Final Design and MUP	School Board
9-21	Media Alert: Arlington Students and Parents to Celebrate “Walk and Bike to School Month”	Events
9-18	Arlington Public Schools Releases 2006-07 AP Exam Results Number of Students Receiving Grades 3 or Higher on the Rise	Testing
9-12	23 Arlington Students Named 2008 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists	Awards
9-12	APS Announces Back-to-School Nights	Events
9-12	APS to Hold Driver Education Parent Meetings	Events
9-7	Arlington Public Schools Head Start Application Denied Funding
9-7	Superintendent Reports on First Day of School	School Board
9-7	School Board Discusses Proposed Changes to County Modified Use Permit Process for Use with Future Capital Projects Proposed Framework for Development of FY 2009-14 Capital Improvement Plan Also Reviewed	School Board
9-7	School Board Adopts Processes to Further Research Wilson Site and STEM Concept for Career Center	School Board
9-7	APS Posts Revised SAT Results 2007 Participation Marks an All-Time High for APS	Testing
9-5	Parent and Community Satisfaction with Arlington Schools Grows
9-5	Advisory Council on Instruction Looking For Volunteers
9-5	Two Arlington Outdoor Education Association Members Hometown Heroes	Awards
August
8-23	Arlington Releases Preliminary 2007 NCLB Results	Testing
8-21	Virginia Sixth-Graders Must Have Tdap to Begin School
8-10	APS Announces Back-to-School Night Dates	Event
8-10	Arlington School Board Discusses Multi-Site Study Recommendations Approves Reed Design and FY09 Budget Framework	School Board
8-01	Summer Chats Rescheduled: Arlington Citizens Invited to Chat with Superintendent	Event
July
7-16	Yorktown Graduate Receives National Merit Scholarship	Awards
7-13	School Board Holds Organizational Meeting for the 2007-08 School Year	School Board
7-12	Foster to Chair Arlington School Board	School Board
7-12	Arlington Public Schools Wins Publication Awards	Awards