Category: News Release

Washington-Liberty International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Tops World Statistics

July 14, 2021

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) released the worldwide scores this week and Washington-Liberty High School students continue to outperform their peers. 

Arlington Tech Class of 2021 Graduates First to Earn Associates Degrees

July 14, 2021

Seven Arlington Tech Class of 2021 graduates are the first APS students to earn Associates Degrees by taking courses offered through both Arlington Tech and the Career Center.

Arlington Tech Students Place Second at National SkillsUSA Competition

July 7, 2021

Lina Barclay and Ellie Nix, two seniors at the Arlington Career Center, won the second-place silver medal in the 2021 SkillsUSA National Competition for Television Video Production.

Barbara Kanninen to Chair School Board

July 1, 2021

Today, the Arlington School Board held its annual organizational meeting for the 2021-22 school year and elected Dr. Barbara Kanninen as Chair and Reid Goldstein as Vice Chair.

School Board Appoints New APS Chief Operating Officer

July 1, 2021

The School Board appointed Dr. John Mayo as the first Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Arlington Public Schools at its July 1 organizational meeting. The COO is a new position that is part of the Superintendent’s reorganization, designed to strengthen operations and provide schools, students, teachers and staff with the needed supports and resources.

Dr. Anne M. Kress Congratulates Arlington Career Center Class of 2021 Including 14 Dual Enrollment Students

June 30, 2021

On Thursday, June 18, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) President Dr. Anne M. Kress served as the keynote speaker for the Arlington Career Center’s (ACC) graduation ceremony recognizing the class of 2021 – the first class of dual enrollment graduates.

Wakefield Educator Named Dual Language Immersion Teacher of the Year

June 30, 2021

The Association of Two-Way Dual Language Education (ATDLE) has awarded Dr. Ana Muñoz Gonzalez, a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) teacher at Wakefield High School, with the 2021 Secondary Dual Language Immersion Teacher of the Year Award.

School Board Approves Superintendent’s SRO Recommendations

June 25, 2021

At the June 24 School Board meeting, the School Board approved the Superintendent’s recommendations that were informed by the School Resource Officer (SRO) Work Group and adopted the FY 2022-24 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).

School Board Appoints New Taylor Elementary School Principal

June 24, 2021

The School Board named Iliana Gonzales Principal of Taylor Elementary School at its June 24 meeting.

New Stratford Commemorative Trail Marks First Public School Desegregation in Virginia

June 11, 2021

Arlington County Government and Arlington Public Schools (APS) will formally dedicate the Stratford Commemorative Trail at what is now Dorothy Hamm Middle School (formerly Stratford Junior High School).