Four Arlington Public Schools (APS) high schools ranked among the top 2 percent of schools in the nation in the Jay Mathews Challenge Index, a nationwide ranking of U.S. high schools published earlier this week.
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Arlington High Schools Rank in Top 2 Percent of Schools in the Nation in Annual Challenge Index
Wakefield Senior Earns Merit Scholarship to North Carolina Central University
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has selected Wakefield High School senior Cambria White to receive the Cheatham-White Merit Scholarship award.
APS Students Earn 2019 National German Exam Awards
Fifty-two percent of APS German Level II and III students earned awards this year in the National German Exam.
Poetry Day at Oakridge
Oakridge Poetry Day is a three year old movement that grew out of the APS Pick-A-Poet program.
Career Center Students Shine at SkillsUSA State Competition
Career Center students recently competed at the annual SkillsUSA competition in Virginia Beach.
Arlington Teachers Complete Kennedy Center Training Program
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts award 12 APS teachers Certificates of Study for their participation in the Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program.
Wakefield’s Katy Wheelock Receives French Order of the Academic Palms
Wakefield High School French teacher Katy Wheelock was nominated for and received The French Order of the Academic Palms through the Government of France.
Claremont Students Earn Honors in National STEM Competition
Three teams from Claremont Immersion School competed and earned honors in the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science competition for K-12 students that engages the next generation in real world problem solving with a strong emphasis on STEM.
Listen Now: Learn about the PreK-12 Instructional Program Pathways (IPP)
The APS Department of Teaching and Learning is leading a process in Spring 2019 to develop the PreK-12 Instructional Programs Pathway (IPP) framework that articulates multiple pathways for student success.
School Board Vice Chair Tannia Talento to Become a Living Donor
At the April 23 School Board meeting, School Board Vice Chair Tannia Talento shared that April is National Donate Life Month (NDLM). In the spirit of the NDLM theme, “Life is a Beautiful Ride,” Talento announced that she will become a living donor.