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.