Education
Blue Ridge Middle School 8th grade student, Izabella Hortega, applied for and won a full scholarship to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Receiving the scholarship required Izabella to apply her characteristic hard work ethic, her passion for learning and creativity to complete a science experiment. For her experiment ideas, she turned to her 7th grade…
By Laura Longley Update: The #FIGUREITOUT – OPEN LOUDOUN SCHOOLS RALLY to be held on Monday, Feb. 8 from 5 – 6 p.m. at the Loudoun County Government Center located at 1 Harrison Street, SE, Leesburg Virginia. The rally will occur prior to the 6 p.m. meeting when Loudoun County Public Schools will present its FY2022 budget…
The February meeting of the Joint Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and School Board Committee will be held Monday, Feb, 8, at 5 p.m. This is a change from the original date of Feb 1. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted as an electronic meeting under the Continuity of Government Ordinance…
Blue Ridge Middle School eighth grade chorus students shared their talent and joy with Purcellville’s nursing home residents this holiday season. Chorus 8 worked on a project this quarter in which they created their own audio/visual concert with recordings of themselves singing. The BRMS PTO President, Danielle Kabban, coordinated with Grace Guiney, the chorus teacher, to turn these projects into a joyful gift…
By Aiden Wilbur – Thomas Wootton High School Murder may be afoot; and Woodgrove High School killed this show. Their production of Moonshine Murders was full of comedy, suspense, and emotion, and the students created a thrilling narrative from beginning to end. Moonshine Murders tells the story of Violet Sanata, a singer in a 1920s…
Since last March when COVID-19 first brought schooling in Loudoun to a full stop, the community has wrestled with continuum of learning, child care, food insecurity, mental health, access to technology, and many more significant issues—not to mention a few more marginal ones (e.g., “Can we go into the school and clean out my kid’s…
On Nov 20, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced that the state Division of Human Rights had found “reasonable cause” to believe the Loudoun County Public Schools system discriminated against students of color who applied for gifted and talented programs. The decision concluded a 13-month investigation by the Human Rights division that was prompted by…
Had enough of holiday movies by now? Then get ready to spend a suspense-filled evening with Woodgrove High School’s Grove Theatre company in “Moonshine Murders.” The action plays out in a Washington speakeasy in 1928 during prohibition. What is meant to be a roaring night of fun turns into a disaster when a murder—or two—comes…
The kids are all right—but have a lot on their minds By Laura Longley Ever since their proms and graduation ceremonies were canceled due to COVID-19, we haven’t heard much about how Loudoun County’s high school seniors are doing. Wanting to find out, Laura Longley talked with Geri Fiore, Woodgrove High School’s director of counseling.…
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