APS to Celebrate Bike and Walk to School Day on May 6 All APS Schools to Participate in National Event Arlington Public Schools will join school divisions across the country in celebrating National Bike and Walk to School Day on Wed, May 6. The celebration is a partnership between APS, BikeArlington and WalkArlington. APS encourages […]

School Board Approves Washington-Lee Final Design The Arlington School Board approved the final design for adding 300 seats to Washington-Lee High School at last night’s meeting. The plan features design changes to optimize utilization of classroom space, create additional space for teacher collaboration, increase access to technology, and improve the use of common areas to […]

Upcoming School Board Work Sessions on Literacy and Technology The School Board will hold a work session on Literacy on Tue, April 28. A work session on Technology will be held on Tue, May 12. Parents and community members are welcome to share comments and questions on either of these topics, to be discussed by […]

Arlington Student to Attend Computing Olympiad Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Corwin de Boor will attend the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) finals training camp at Clemson University in May. Nationally, only 24 students were selected for this honor. de Boor was selected for his outstanding performance on USACO contests throughout the 2014-15 […]

#digitalAPS Highlights Read Across Arlington Project This week’s episode of #digitalAPS highlights the Read Across Arlington project between Jamestown and Randolph elementary schools. Read Across Arlington is a technology based, cross-county project with a literacy focus. This project stemmed from a professional development session Jamestown held that targeted elementary classrooms that are implementing 1:1 iPads.

H-B Woodlawn Student Elected 2016 Youth Governor H-B Woodlawn junior Salome Gongadze was elected Youth Governor for the 2016 Virginia YMCA Model General Assembly at the 2015 Virginia Model General Assembly (MGA) held in Richmond earlier in April. YMCA-Arlington sponsors MGA at the Arlington Career Center, H-B Woodlawn, Wakefield and Yorktown high schools through funding […]

Abingdon Teacher Named Apple Distinguished Educator Abingdon Elementary School teacher Katherine Hale was named a 2015 Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE). Apple Distinguished Educators are part of a global community of education leaders recognized for doing amazing things with Apple technology in and out of the classroom. They explore new ideas, seek new paths, and embrace […]

Yorktown Seniors Place First at Microsoft Image Cup Finals Only High School Students to Compete Yorktown High School Coding Club members Brandon Peck, Ji Seok Lee, and Evan Cater placed first in the World Citizenship category yesterday at the Microsoft Imagine Cup U.S. National Finals in San Francisco. This team of students competed against university […]

Long Branch Arbor Day Celebration to Air on AETV The Arbor Day tree planting ceremony held at Long Branch Elementary School earlier this week will air on Arlington Educational TV (Comcast Cable Channel 70 and Verizon FiOS 41). The video has also been posted on the APS and Twitter feed. The ceremony will air on […]

School Board Appoints New H-B Woodlawn Principal The Arlington School Board approved the appointment of Dr. Casey Robinson as the new Principal of the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program. Robinson has served as an assistant principal at H-B Woodlawn for five years. Superintendent Dr. Pat Murphy said of Robinson, “Casey Robinson has a rich history with […]