Month: May 2017

School Board Reviews Site Options for New High School

At a work session on May 15, the School Board reviewed site options for the location of new high school seats. Due to growing enrollment, APS will add 1,300 high school seats by September 2022.

Yorktown Theatre Presents Losing Faith

Yorktown High School Theater Arts presents a workshop production of Losing Faith, a play written by Yorktown graduate Ian McWethy. The performance will take place on Thu, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Blackbox Theater.

Whole Child Focuses on Family and Community Engagement

In this week’s episode of the Whole Child series, we focus on community, family, and school integration, highlighting some of the ways APS collaborates with families and the community to create a community environment that supports all students.

Two Seniors Win National Merit $2,500 Scholarships

This week, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced that Washington-Lee High School seniors Johanna Klein and Eric Weiner have earned $2,500 scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Resource Adoption Public Review

This school year, the English/Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies Offices have been working with stakeholders to identify both basic and supplementary resources for implementation in Arlington Public School classrooms.