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Community meeting on HS-7
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Monroe hosts Middle School Mixer
Monroe Technology Center will hold its annual Middle School Mixer from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 4 on the Monroe Technology Center campus. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Nominations needed for Principal of the Year
Nominations are now open for the 2010 Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award. This award is presented annually to Loudoun County's Principal of the Year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Weller leaves a message for future students
Thursday, October 26th, 2034... | 0 comments ›› more ...
“Sweats for Vets” at Hamilton
Hamilton Elementary is participating in the “Sweats for Vets” program, sponsored by the Town of Purcellville, and is collecting new sweat suits (sweat shirt and sweat pants) in sizes M, L, and XL. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Superintendent Hatrick on next year's budget
Edgar Hatrick, Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools, took some time at the Loudoun County School Board meeting Oct. 13 to address the upcoming fiscal year 2011 budget. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Summit on autism coming to Loudoun
The 2009 Loudoun County Autism Summit will be Oct. 19 at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Tips for Energy Awareness Month
Here are some tips from LCPS for Energy Awareness Month: | 1 comment ›› more ...
Video tour of Tuscarora and Woodgrove
Yesterday, Oct. 7., I got the chance to visit the construction sites for the two new high schools being built in Loudoun County -- Tuscarora in Leesburg and Woodgrove in Purcellville. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Health Department to offer H1N1 vaccines through schools
The Loudoun County Health Department is collaborating with Loudoun County Public Schools to provide the H1N1 influenza vaccine to students who have received their parents' permission. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Future academy survey ending Sept. 30
The Loudoun County School Board is exploring the possibility of developing another academy program for the 2011-2012 school year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Public comment sought on school facility needs in Ashburn, Dulles & Leesburg
The Joint Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and School Board Subcommittee on Capital Facility Needs Planning is seeking public comment on the need for schools in the Ashburn, Dulles and Leesburg Planning Subareas. | 1 comment ›› more ...
'Dig Pink' at Loudoun County High
Loudoun County High School will host “Dig Pink,” a breast cancer awareness rally, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. The event will feature junior varsity and varsity volleyball games between Broad Run and Loudoun County high schools. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Briar Woods students attend Steve Forbes address
On Sept. 15, the Northern Virginia Technology Council hosted one of their “Premier Titans” breakfasts, with this event’s speaker being Chairman and CEO of Forbes Media and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine, Steve Forbes. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Fall for the Book in Loudoun
The Fall For the Book Festival is Northern Virginia's oldest and largest celebration of literature and the arts, with events at George Mason University and the surrounding region. There are several events in Loudoun County on Sept. 21. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Sterling Middle fully accredited
Sterling Middle School has been fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education entering the 2009-2010 school year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
LEAP Sets 2009-2010 Meeting Schedule
The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) has set its meeting schedule for the 2009-2010 school year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
School Board adopts revised goals
Members of the Loudoun County School Board adopted a set of revised goals at their Sept. 8 meeting. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Special Education Committee meetings
Loudoun County Public Schools' Special Education Advisory Committee is inviting parents and community members to attend its monthly meeting Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. | 0 comments ›› more ...
348 new teachers for LCPS
Loudoun County Public Schools has 348 new teachers this year. At the New Employee Orientation Aug. 21 at Heritage High School in Leesburg, Superintendent of Schools Edgar Hatrick welcomed them all. | 0 comments ›› more ...
All Ages Read Together kicks off in September
All Ages Read Together, a private non-profit organization, is looking for preschool age children and senior participants for its free fall reading program, which begins Sept. 14. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun's SAT scores rise
The Scholastic Assessment Test scores posted by Loudoun County Public Schools students rose 18 points overall from 2008 to 2009 according to statistics released Aug. 25, by the College Board. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Schools superintendent to be featured on NPR
Edgar Hatrick, superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools, will be featured on WAMU 88.5's Kojo Nnamdi show today (Aug. 25) at 1 p.m. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Schools release letter on H1N1
Loudoun County Public Schools has released a letter on taking precautions to prevent H1N1 or swine flu as the school year approaches. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun reaches benchmark for 2nd year; 17 schools fail
For the 2008-2009 school year, Loudoun County Public Schools made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as a school division under terms defined by federal No Child Left Behind legislation. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Follow the Loudoun Times-Mirror on Twitter
The Loudoun Times-Mirror is now on twitter. Along with our weekly newspaper and our Web site, it's just one more way we're staying connected to Loudoun residents and one more way you can get your local and regional news. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Art Institute open house set for this week
The Art Institute of Washington, Northern Virginia, the newest addition to the Art Institutes system of schools, will host an open house for the community and prospective students at its new Sterling location Aug. 8. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Broad Run students win NASA award
Broad Run High School students in the Advanced Placement physics class of Janet Ward recently received a NASA research award for their scientific observations in the Killer Asteroid Project. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Free school physicals for low-income kids
Kindergarteners from low-income families will have an opportunity to receive their school physical exams free this summer, a requirement for school enrollment. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Class of 2009 earns $20 million
The 3,434 graduates in Loudoun County Public Schools' Class of 2009 earned $20,635,763 in scholarships | 0 comments ›› more ...
School supply drive underway
Area stores, in cooperation with the Loudoun County Department of Family Services, are holding a drive the entire month of July to collect school supplies for children who cannot afford them. | 0 comments ›› more ...
LCPS seeks input on future academy
The Loudoun County School Board is exploring the possibility of developing another academy program for the 2011-2012 school year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Robotics conference in Lansdowne
Middle and high school students from around the globe will converge on the National Conference Center in Leesburg July 1-5 to participate in the eighth Annual Global Conference on Educational Robotics and to compete in the International Botball Tournament. | 0 comments ›› more ...
School board awards contract for ES-20
The Loudoun County School Board has awarded the construction contract for ES-20, an elementary school located in the Seven Hills subdivision in Dulles South. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Hatrick statement on FBI investigation
From Loudoun County Public Schools, here is Superintendent Dr. Hatrick's statement on the supposed FBI investigation into LCPS. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Rotary Club of Sterling collecting for Salvation Army
Rotary Club of Sterling members are helping the Salvation Army collect school supplies for needy students in Loudoun County. | 0 comments ›› more ...
School board extends Hatrick's contract
Superintendent of Schools Edgar Hatrick's contract has been extended four years through June 30, 2014. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Students who miss school could lose their license under new state law
If a student in the state of Virginia has 10 or more unexcused, consecutive absences from school, a new law effective July 1 allows juvenile courts to suspend that minor's driver's license. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Hatrick's salary to be frozen for 2009-2010 school year
As with every other Loudoun County Public Schools employee, the salary of Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III will be frozen at its current level for the 2009-2010 school year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Shenandoah Teacher of the Year to be named
Shenandoah University's Northern Virginia Campus presents a Teacher of the Year award annually to a teacher in Loudoun County Public Schools. The winner for 2009 will be named tonight at the Loudoun County School Board meeting at 6:30 in the School Administration building in Ashburn. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Public input sessions on new college campus
Representatives from George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College will host two public input sessions this week on plans for a future college campus in Loudoun. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Graduation 2009
Loudoun County Public Schools high school graduation information for 2009. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun student's progress in National Spelling Bee...
Santos DeBarros, who won this year's Regional Spelling Bee in Loudoun County and was competing in the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. this week, has been knocked out of the competition. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Hatrick makes grade weight recommendations
In February, the Loudoun County School Board voted to enact a new 10-point grading scale starting this fall. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Are YOU being affected by school boundary changes?
If you or your children will switch schools next year because of the boundary changes recently enacted by the School Board, I want to talk to YOU! | 0 comments ›› more ...
Wheatland Alliance responds to LCPS Fact Sheet
The Wheatland Alliance, a group of residents and farmers who are opposed to the school system's plan to purchase the 170-acre Wheatland Farm properties south of Lovettsville for three schools, has released a response to the LCPS Fact Sheet on the Wheatland deal. | 4 comments ›› more ...
School system fact sheet on Wheatland schools site
Amid the controversy surrounding plans to build three new schools on the 170-acre Wheatland properties in western Loudoun, Loudoun County Public Schools has released a fact sheet on the land deal. | 3 comments ›› more ...
Protest planned for schools site
Western Loudoun residents are planning to gather tonight (May 4) at 6 p.m. in front of the county government center in Leesburg to protest the Wheatland schools site between Lovettsville and Rt. 9, which is being considered for an elementary, middle and high school by Loudoun County Public Schools. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Hatrick makes statement on swine flu
Superintendent of Loudoun County Schools Edgar Hatrick made a short statement on swine flu April 28 at the School Board meeting assuring parents that he and his administration are staying on top of the issue and don't expect any problems in Loudoun County. | 0 comments ›› more ...
It's boundary decision time!
The Loudoun County School Board is set to make their final decision on school boundary changes for next year on April 28. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Schools Parent Symposium April 25
Loudoun County Public Schools, in partnership with the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee, or MSAAC, will host the Third Annual Parent Symposium April 25 at Stone Bridge High School. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Energy & Environmental Sustainability Awards Ceremony
Sustainable Loudoun and REHAU will hold the Energy and Environmental Sustainability Awards ceremony April 22 to celebrate Earth Day in Loudoun County at REHAU's North American headquarters in Leesburg. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Budget Vote Culminated Months of Cuts, Saving
From Loudoun County Public Schools, the latest information on the 2010 schools budget: | 0 comments ›› more ...
Science, Technology and Engineering Day
More than 140 students and teachers from Loudoun County high schools will participate in George Washington University's Virginia Campus Science, Technology and Engineering Day on April 15. | 0 comments ›› more ...
School Board sets 2010 budget
Loudoun County Public Schools will cut textbooks, substitute teachers and field trip buses next year while raising employee health-care costs and implementing new athletic and parking fees for students. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Western schools information meeting
Loudoun County Public Schools will hold a community information meeting to review the proposed purchase of property for the construction of Western Loudoun public school facilities at 6:30 p.m. April 29 in the cafeteria of Lovettsville Elementary School. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Reporter reads to students
Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Jana Wagoner was recently featured on Legacy Elementary's Web site after she participated in the Mystery Reader program there! | 0 comments ›› more ...
Supervisors determine schools budget
The Board of Supervisors finalized next year's budget April 7, which includes $502 million in county funds for Loudoun County Public Schools. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun's Got Talent
The Loudoun Symphony Association and Friends of the LSO will host a youth talent competition, “Loudoun’s Got Talent" this May. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun has lowest drop out rate in the region
Loudoun County Public Schools has the lowest high school drop out rate in Northern Virginia according to a report released by the Virginia Department of Education March 31. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Arcola students to perform at Cherry Blossom Festival
The Arcola Elementary School chorus has been selected from thousands of applicants to perform at the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. on April 2. | 0 comments ›› more ...
America's 9/11 Foundation needs volunteers
Each year, The America's 9/11 Foundation gives out 15 $2,000 scholarships to children of active duty first responders. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Mountain View's Jenkins named Teacher of the Year
Jim Jenkins, a fifth-grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary School in Purcellville has been named Loudoun County's Teacher of the Year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Science Fair prizes awarded
Kaylan Jackson of Loudoun Valley High School and Ashoka Rajendra of Dominion High School took home the Best of Fair awards at the 28th annual Loudoun County Regional Science and Engineering Fair March 19 at Briar Woods High School. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Mill Run's Vickers named Principal of the Year
Paul Vickers, principal at Mill Run Elementary School in Ashburn, has been named Principal of the Year by Loudoun County Public Schools. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Briar Woods collects shoes for Darfur
Members of an international relations class at Briar Woods High School are trying to collect 400,000 shoes to lie out on the National Mall in Washingtion, D.C. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun County High to launch ROTC
Loudoun County High School in Leesburg will unveil a Junior Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program in the 2009 – 2010 school year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Land purchased for western schools
The School Board has authorized $11.4 million to purchase 170 acres between Lovettsville and Rt. 9 to be used for an elementary, middle and high school. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun leans toward 10-point grading scale
Some progress was made early this morning on changing to a 10 point grading scale. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Grading scale talk continues
Members of the School Board's Cirriculum and Instruction Committee will meet Feb. 4 at 8:30 a.m. to continue discussion on making a grading scale change. | 0 comments ›› more ...
3 budget input sessions remain
The School Board passed on their approved $747 million budget to the Board of Supervisors Jan. 27, but there are still three public hearings scheduled for members of the community to come out and learn about what is going on. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Fairgrade supporters out in full force
Since Fairfax County's School Board unanimously approved changing to a 10-point grading scale last week, supporters of implementing the 10-point scale in Loudoun are out in full force, making their views known. | 0 comments ›› more ...
17 Loudoun schools earn Governor's Award for Educational Excellence
The Governor's Award for Educational Excellence honors the best schools in the state each year. This year, 162 schools in Virginia were honored, 17 of them in Loudoun County. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Schools host budget hearings
Loudoun County Public Schools will host several hearings on the proposed 2009- 2010 school budget. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Hatrick presents school budget proposal
Oh Jan. 6, Superintendent of Schools Edgar Hatrick presented his proposed budget for next year. To read more click here: | 0 comments ›› more ...
Hatrick to make budget proposal tonight
Superintendent of Schools Edgar Hatrick will present his proposed budget for next year (fiscal year 2010) tonight (Jan. 6) at 6:30at the school administration building in Ashburn. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun high school students invited to summer Spanish academy
The Marti Spanish Academy will present a new opportunity for Virginia high school students to study Spanish over the summer and earn credit. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Lovettsville Elementary sells 'Recipes from the Heart'
Lovettsville Elementary is offering a great gift for the holidays, a cookbook titled "Recipes from the Heart." | 0 comments ›› more ...
School Board shows support for Redskins
After the Dec. 2 decision by the Board of Supervisors to turn down a marketing partnership with the Washington Redskins for a fee of $250,000, members of the Loudoun County School Board are expressing support for the NFL team. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Little River teacher wins contest for free meals
Susan Marrinan, a first- grade teacher at Little River Elementary School in South Riding, was surprised Nov. 24 when more than 100 students, parents and faculty gathered to present her with a gift from Let's Dish in Ashburn. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Budget cuts force school project changes
Facing budget cuts, members of the School Board have shuffled or altered several Loudoun County Public Schools projects scheduled for the next few years. | 0 comments ›› more ...
School board backs budget priorities
Members of the Loudoun County School Board unanimously voted to provide guidance to Superintendent Edgar Hatrick this week on difficult budget decisions for the 2009-2010 school year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun schools rank high in SOLs
Several elementary schools in Loudoun made the list of top 100 in the region for SOL scores: | 0 comments ›› more ...
Leesburg man named Rhodes Scholar
Congratulations to Lucas Brown, 22, of Leesburg, who has been named a 2009 Rhodes Scholar! | 0 comments ›› more ...
Nominations needed for Future Leaders
The Loudoun Times-Mirror is collecting nominations for this year's Future Leaders program, through which local seniors in high school are recognized. | 0 comments ›› more ...
River Bend Middle School needs storage space
River Bend Middle School in Sterling is in need of immediate storage space for the set pieces and other items used in the upcoming spring musical. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Fair grades in Loudoun?
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 12, Loudoun County Public Schools' grading policies will be up for discussion during a meeting of the Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents. | 0 comments ›› more ...
LCPS has new parent information system
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is offering a new system, the Parent Information Management (PIM) system, so parents can conveniently update their phone numbers and e-mail addresses listed with the schools. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Voters weigh in on meals tax, school bonds
Voters in Loudoun County overwhelmingly turned down the proposed meals tax Nov. 4, which would have added a small tax to food and beverages in restaurants and prepared, ready-to-serve foods in grocery stores. | 0 comments ›› more ...
School-related issues on the ballot
Tomorrow -- Nov. 4 -- is Election Day, and Loudoun County voters will be asked to vote on a couple of measures relating to schools. | 0 comments ›› more ...
New complaint process for Loudoun County Public Schools
The School Board has enacted a new policy that provides the opportunity for parents or students to give input, comments, suggestions, or criticisms to Loudoun County Public School officials. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Lincoln students visit Oakdale School
Twenty-five fourth graders from Lincoln Elementary visited the one-room Oakdale School in Lincoln earlier this month and got to experience what it was like being a pupil there in 1818. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Board votes to deny Lenah schools site
After almost two years of planning and $1 million put toward the project, a Board of Supervisors vote this morning put an end to talks of building two new schools in Lenah Run. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Board to vote on Lenah schools Oct. 21
Following the Planning Commission's recommendation to deny a special exception for a middle and high school in Dulles South, the Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the issue Oct. 14. | 0 comments ›› more ...
93 percent of Loudoun students graduated on time in 2008
In Virginia, more than 81 percent of the students in the class of 2008 graduated on time with a diploma, according to data released this month by the Virginia Department of Education. | 0 comments ›› more ...
School growth less than anticipated
The 2008-2009 enrollment for Loudoun County Public Schools as of Sept. 30 was 57,009 -- 308 students less than had been projected earlier this year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Schools/County talk budget
The joint committee of the Board of Supervisors and School Board will meet tonight in the County Government Center in Leesburg to discuss next year's budget. | 2 comments ›› more ...
Schools celebrate Walk to School Week
October is international Walk to School Month, and next week -- Oct. 6 to 10 -- Potowmack Elementary School in Sterling will celebrate its third annual walk to school week event. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Some school stats
This week I happened to collect some data on ESL, food allergies and trailers at schools that I thought might be interesting to parents around the county. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Calling all parents with school bus drop off concerns
As fall starts up again, I'm starting to hear concerns from parents about kids being dropped off by the school bus and having to walk either long distances to home or down unsafe, gravel roads where drivers are speeding. | 0 comments ›› more ...
A discussion on land acquisition in Loudoun
At last week's joint committee meeting of the Board of Supervisors and School Board, an interesting discussion came up about land acquisition and Loudoun County's needs over the next 10 years. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Can computer software replace teachers?
At a cost of about $100 per student, Rosetta Stone could save the schools money, but would it be worth it? | 0 comments ›› more ...
A 4-day school week in Loudoun?
Seems like this issue has popped up again, this time in Loudoun County. | 2 comments ›› more ...
Lou Dobbs Live tonight in South Riding
Lou Dobbs of CNN will be broadcasting "Lou Dobbs Live" from the Freedom High School auditorium in South Riding tonight. | 0 comments ›› more ...
The new high school name is...!!!
The new high school opening in Leesburg in fall 2010 will be named... | 0 comments ›› more ...
Parents discuss the future of small schools
Following the most recent controversy over small schools in western Loudoun, a group of Middleburg Elementary parents met recently with Edgar Hatrick, superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools. | 0 comments ›› more ...
State of Education in Loudoun
Edgar Hatrick, Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools, gave his annual State of Education address this morning. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Back to school
Today is the first day of the 2008 - 2009 school year at Loudoun County Public Schools, and more than 57,300 students are returningto their classrooms. Here are some more facts about school this year: | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun Valley student still recovering
Jennifer Donaldson, a rising senior at Loudoun Valley High School, will not attend her first day of school this year. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun SAT scores rise
The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores for Loudoun County students rose by an average of 15 points from 2007 to 2008. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Last week of summer
For many parents and children across the county, the realization has come that this week is the last week of summer. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Loudoun, Virginia score well on ACTs
Both Loudoun County and the state of Virginia's average ACT scores rose this year to well above the national average. | 0 comments ›› more ...
A visit to China's schools
With the Olympics coming to an end in Beijing, a lot of attention is on China and how the country has portrayed itself to the world. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Schools could save $2 million over five years
Loudoun County Public Schools could save $2 million over five years by implementing some changes, according to an efficiency review presented to members of the School Board Aug. 12. | 0 comments ›› more ...
New high school in Leesburg needs a name
Loudoun County is buzzin with talk about the name for the new Leesburg high school that will be built just northwest of town. | 1 comment ›› more ...
Teachers' field trip -- from chickens to oysters and beyond
Over the next five days, 10 teachers from schools all over Loudoun County will take part in a special field trip to learn about the Chesapeake Bay watershed. | 0 comments ›› more ...
The 4-day school week
You've heard of the 4-day work week. What about the 4-day school week? | 0 comments ›› more ...
Auction to benefit student in a coma
On June 22, Jenny Donaldson, a rising senior at Loudoun Valley High School, was hurt in a car accident near Hershey, Pa. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Name that school
The naming committee for Loudoun County's latest high school -- set to open in Leesburg in fall 2009 – has come up with three suggestions for names: | 2 comments ›› more ...
Promoting walking/ biking to school
With the high cost of gas, everyone is trying to come up with ways to drive less. School systems across Virginia are doing the same. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Parents: Give Sterling youth a hometown to be proud of
Sterling residents got the chance to unload on seven members of the Board of Supervisors July 22 and talked much about what quality of life is like in the community. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Considering college in Virginia? Read this...
Next week is "Private College Week" in Virginia, which offers upcoming juniors and seniors in high school the chance to visit local colleges and receive three application fee waivers when applying to any of the participating schools. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Controvery continues over Lenah schools
School Board Chairman Robert DuPree sent this letter at the request of Blue Ridge Supervisor Jim Burton on July 11 explaining the reasoning behind the board's decision to authorize the purchase of the land. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Two new schools in Lenah?
I'll start off with a short item this week on the Lenah schools property. | 0 comments ›› more ...
Welcome to my NEW schools blog!
Summer might seem like a strange time to start a blog about schools... | 2 comments ›› more ...