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Bishop O’Connell President Announces Resignation
Bishop O’Connell High School President Katy Prebble has announced that she will resign at the end of the school year, after three years on the job. Parents and students at the private Catholic...
View ArticleVideo: Wakefield Hits Buzzer Beater To Advance to Semifinals
Wakefield High School junior Re’Quan Hopson hit a game-winning three pointer as time expired last night to advance the boys basketball team to the regional semifinals. Wakefield, which captured the...
View ArticleVideo: Wakefield Does the Harlem Shake
The Harlem Shake meme has spread to the locker room of the National District champion Wakefield Warriors boys basketball squad. A video was released on YouTube today showing the team and their fans...
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Wakefield Advances to State Tourney
The Wakefield Warriors boys basketball team will advance to the Virginia AAA tournament, despite a heart-breaking loss in the Northern Region finals. Wakefield squandered a 22-point lead against...
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Boundary Change Options Down to Final Two
The task of re-working the Arlington Public Schools boundaries is in the home stretch. The options have been whittled down to two, and tomorrow night (Wednesday) the public can get a detailed look at...
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Proposed School Budget Maintains Class Sizes
(Updated at 4:05 p.m.) Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy’s recommended FY 2014 budget would keep class sizes steady, would add new school buses and would provide for merit pay...
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Bishop O’Connell Softball Ranks No. 3 in Nation
The Bishop O’Connell softball team went 27-1 last year, capturing their 17th Virginia Independent Schools state title in 19 years and their 9th straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference...
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Superintendent to Present Boundary Change Recommendation
Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy will present his boundary change recommendation at tonight’s School Board meeting. The recommended changes are detailed in a memo that also...
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DJO Names Vorbach ‘Head of School’
Bishop O’Connell High School will no longer have a president. In a shake-up of the Catholic school’s administrative structure, principal Joseph E. Vorbach III has been named “Head of School” for Bishop...
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School Board to Present Budget to County Board
(Updated at 8:35 p.m.) The Arlington School Board will present its proposed budget to the Arlington County Board tonight. The joint meeting comes as the School Board has requested an additional $3.1...
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Elementary Students to Build, Launch Satellite
(Updated at 12:05 p.m.) Students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School (STM) are taking part in what has been dubbed “Mission Possible.” It’s a rare opportunity build a satellite and launch it into...
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Burning of Joan of Arc Prompts ACFD Response to H-B Woodlawn
(Updated at 8:30 p.m.) The H-B Woodlawn middle school production of Shakespeare’s Henry VI brought down the house and brought in the fire department over the weekend. The play, directed by fine arts...
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Proposed APS Budget Trims Maintenance, Boosts Bus Funding
The new Arlington Public Schools proposed budget includes less money for minor construction and major maintenance, after the Arlington County Board approved a smaller tax increase than was sought by...
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APS Seeing Rapid Rise in Autistic Students
Between 2008 and 2012, the number of autistic children enrolled in Arlington Public Schools’ special education program increased by more than 50 percent — a trend that matches a national increase in...
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New Classroom Trailers at W-L, With More on the Way
(Updated at 5:15 p.m.) On Tuesday, five “relocatable classroom” trailers were placed on a field next to Washington-Lee High School and the Arlington Public Schools administrative offices. The trailers...
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Kanninen, Lander Debate Ahead of School Board Caucus
Building new schools may not be the only answer to overcrowding in Arlington Public Schools, School Board hopeful Barbara Kanninen said last night at the Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting....
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New W-L Softball Field to Open Monday
The new Washington-Lee High School softball field will open for its first game on Monday. The $1 million field, under construction since last summer, is located on the corner of Washington Blvd and N....
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School Board Approves $523 Million Budget
The Arlington School Board approved a new $523 million budget for Fiscal Year 2014 on Thursday. As expected, the School Board’s adopted budget restored funding to teen parenting staffing, elementary...
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Wednesday is Bike and Walk to School Day
Tomorrow, May 8, is Bike and Walk to School Day in Arlington. Not to be confused with Walk and Bike to School Day in October, which has a similar name and a similar mission, Bike and Walk to School Day...
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Lander Wins Democratic School Board Endorsement
(Updated at 9:15 p.m.) Incumbent School Board member James Lander has narrowly defeated challenger Barbara Kanninen in the Democratic endorsement caucus, which was held on May 9 and 11. Lander won the...
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