Archive: Schools
All-Nighters Costing More for Grads
Meet Paul Gottschling, a new correspondent for Living in LoCo. Gottschling is a 17-year resident of Loudoun County, a Stone Bridge High School graduate, and a rising junior at William and Mary. A recent intern for Slate.com, he will be writing about local stories that catch his attention and give...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 25, 2007; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Limited Busing for Summer School
School Board member John Stevens blogged today about summer school transportation. In his district, students are bused from area elementary, middle and high schools to Potomac Falls High School. The problem, as stated in the posting, is the demise of neighborhood stops and putting the onus on students to find...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 21, 2007; 12:19 PM ET | Comments (0)
County Writers Earn Second in State
Front: Caitlyn Christensen, Liz Cunningham, Ghislaine LeFranc. Back: Beranger LeFranc, Adam Macudzinski, David Replogle. (LCHS photo) Loudoun County High School's creative writing team placed second in the state competition this year. A first place award in the essay competition went to junior Caitlin Christensen. "She has a great sense...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 12, 2007; 09:25 AM ET | Comments (0)
Uncle Sam Wants Your Students
The U.S. Army is requesting that Loudon schools distribute a survey that will help military recruiters identify students who are interested in the military. A story about how some parents are fighting this request ran in Monday's Washington Post. Donald Eaves, a Loudoun parent, refers other parents to this document...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 30, 2007; 11:35 AM ET | Comments (12)
Freedom High Celebrates "Firsts"
Freedom High School in South Riding hosted the school's first junior/senior prom last weekend at the National Conference Center at Lansdowne (which is undergoing some massive construction to build a 19,000 square-foot ballroom). The "For Your Eyes Only" moniker was a double entendre for the class of '07 Eagles. More...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 25, 2007; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Student Guitarists Show Big Talent
The Ashburn Library hosted Belmont Ridge Middle School advanced guitarists last Friday and they put on an amazing show. The performance room was so packed that organizers had to open the partition to a second room and bring out dozens more chairs, and people were still lined against walls...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 23, 2007; 10:37 AM ET | Comments (4)
Loudoun School Talk Site Launched
Check out the new school feedback blog that launched this month. (Brought to you by the people who run dullessouthonline.com.) There are some interesting finds, including a teacher chat area that uncovers much discussion about Loudoun schools. With topics like "Beware Loudoun" and bashing about long hours, overcrowding, and (ahem)...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 14, 2007; 02:08 PM ET | Email a Comment
Time to Talk New High School
The clock is winding down on a decision about where to build a new high school, and residents throughout western Loudoun are feverently lobbying neighbors and other county residents to attend tomorrow's 6:30 p.m. public hearing with the Board of Supervisors. As part of a larger agenda, the board will...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 7, 2007; 06:00 PM ET | Comments (3)
Mill Run Crossing Guards to Move Monday
For those of you who walk, or let your kids walk by themselves, to Mill Run Elementary in Ashburn, take note of this information from the county: "The location of their crossing guard is changing effective April 30th. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Crossing Guard is now located on...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 26, 2007; 08:30 AM ET | Email a Comment
