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Arlington, VA 22207
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Friday, January 27, 2012

What's Happening in Arlington

Middle School Schedule

A process was begun in 2007 to find ways to provide additional instructional time in the core subjects to improve achievement; increase elective choices for Grade 6 students; and support a Grade 6-8 world language continuum. (More)
 

Community Invited to Provide Feedback for the 2012-13 APS Calendar

Arlington Public Schools invites parents, staff, students and residents to submit feedback about the draft of the 2012-13 school year calendar. This feedback will be taken into consideration by the Superintendent.  (More)
 

More Seats for Students More Seats for Students

In anticipation of the development of the Capital Improvement Plan (2012), APS is undergoing a capacity planning process. This process has begun a system-wide evaluation of capacity-building options for APS schools. (More at www.apsva.us/capacity)
 

Board Recognizes Winners of Martin Luther King, Jr., Literary and Visual Arts Contest

On January 19, 2012, the School Board and Dr. Murphy recognized the winners of this year's contest. (More)
 

APS Snapshots Snapshots: Martin Luther King, Jr. Contest Winners  

In this episode, Snapshots joins a group of H-B Woodlawn sixth graders on an archaeological dig at Arlington’s Ft. Ethan Allen Park near the Madison Community Center. Ft. Ethan Allen was built by the Union Army in 1861 as part of the defense of Washington during the Civil War. The archaeological dig provided students with an opportunity to learn about a Civil War site during the 150th anniversary of the war. Students helped to unearth some of the remains of the fort before renovations begin later this year. (More)  
 

AETV AETV Weekly Schedule   

Programming about school events and other educational topics are available on Arlington Educational TV (AETV). (More)
 
 

My SchoolBucks mySchoolBucks

mySchoolBucks offers students and parents flexibility when paying for meals, Extended Day and Montessori. Parents may make payments online for these services using a secure online payment portal. (More) 
 

 

Awards & Honors

Announcements

Photo Ops

 MLK winners
 
The Board and Dr. Murphy recognized the winners of this year's Martin Luther King, Jr., Literary and Visual Arts Contest.
 
POSSE Scholarship winners  
 
The Board and Dr. Murphy recognized this year's recipients of POSSE Scholarships.
 
 
Spanish Awards
 
The Board and Don Diego Fernández Alberdi, the Counselor for Education at the Embassy of Spain, recognized 10 Wakefield High School students who earned the Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE).