| May |
5/17
| Green Scene Highlights W-L's Spring Spruce Up
| Green Scene
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5/17
| Snapshots Visits ASFS's Choose2Refuse Event
| Snapshots
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5/17
| Arlington School Board Approves Boundary Changes
| School Board
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5/17
| Arlington County Elementary Schools Pilot “Grab ‘N’ Go” Breakfasts | |
5/17
| Arlington Career Center Students Dominate In The SkillsUSA State Championships | Event
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5/17
| APS Students Nominated for Cappie Awards | Awards |
| 5/10 | Snapshots Highlights Bike and Walk to School Day | Snapshots |
| 5/10 | APS Teachers Recognized by Kennedy Center | Awards |
| 5/10 | Tuckahoe’s 13th Annual Home and Garden Tour Set for May 18 | Event |
| 5/8 | APS Seniors Win National Merit $2,500 Scholarships | Awards |
| 5/6 | APS Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week |
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| 5/3 | School Board Approves FY 2014 Budget
Discusses New Elementary School Schematic Design | School Board |
| 5/3 | Snapshots Features Artwork by Local Artist and Collector Avis Collins Robinson | Snapshots |
| 5/3 | Jamestown Student Remove Invasive Species from Local Habitat | Green Scene |
| 5/3 | | Bike to School |
| 5/3 | Upcoming Parent Education Courses | Parent Academy |
| 5/1 | School Board Still Accepting Applications for the ACI, BAC, and FAC | School Board |
| 5/1 | APS Seeks Parent Volunteers for Social Studies Advisory Committee | Volunteers |
| April |
| 4/30 | 25 Arlington Students Selected to Attend Governor’s School |
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| 4/26 | Key Students Win Virginia Odyssey of the Mind Competition |
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| 4/26 | Civic Coalition for Minority Affairs to Honor 91 African and African-American Students | Awards |
| 4/26 | Snapshots Highlights Jireh's Place Partnership with Drew | Snapshots |
| 4/23 | Campbell Elementary School Receives First Place in “Operation Rain Barrel” Auction Raises $2,500 for CCPTA and EIP | Awards
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| 4/19 | APS to Showcase African American Art Collection | Event |
| 4/19 | APS Wins Prestigious Healthy Food Award | Award |
| 4-19 | La Junta Escolar busca voluntarios para los Consejos Consultivos | School Board |
| 4-19 | School Board Approves Proposed Budget | School Board |
4-19
| H-B Woodlawn’s Energy Forum Featured on Green Scene | Green Scene
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| 4/19 | Reading Intervention Program Featured on Snapshots | Snapshots
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| 4/17 | APS Students Excel at State Science Fair | Awards
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| 4/17 | APS and GMU Partner in “Operation Rain Barrel” for Earth Day
| Event
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| 4/17 | School Board Seeks Volunteers for Advisory Councils
| School Board
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| 4/15 | | Challenge Index
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| 4/12 | School Board Names 2013 Honored Citizens | School Board
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| 4/12 | Barcroft Chorus to Perform at Saturday’s Cherry Blossom Festival
| Event
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| 4/12 | Claremont Students Get Active and Fit with Radio Disney
| Snapshots
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| 4/10 | Wakefield Senior Named National Achievement Scholarship Winner | Award |
| 4/5 | Mobile Civil War Exhibit to Visit Arlington | Event
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| 4/5 | School Board Discusses Proposed FY14 Budget
| School Board
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| 4/5 | Oakridge Students Prepare Rain Barrel for Auction | Green Scene
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| 4/5 | Multicultural Parent Conference Featured on Snapshots | Snapshots |
| 4/3 | APS Recognized by the American School Board Journal | Award |
| 4/3 | APS to Showcase Student Art During Autism Awareness Month | Event |
| 4/2 | APS Students, Congressman Moran Celebrate World Autism Day | Event |
| March |
| 3/22 | APS Students Win Scholastic Writing Awards | Awards |
| 3/22 | New Directions Students Meet with Minnesota Congressman |
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| 3/22 | | School Board |
| 3/22 | Snapshots Highlights Abingdon’s CETA Program | Snapshots |
| 3/21 | Superintendent’s Boundary Recommendations Presented to the Board | More Seats for More Students |
| 3/21 | School Board Appoints Assistant Superintendent of Facilities and Operations | School Board |
| 3/19 | APS Music Students Selected to All-Virginia Honors Ensembles | Honors |
| 3/18 | APS Students Participate in National ‘Poetry Out Loud’ Competition | Awards |
| 3/15 | | |
| 3/15 | APS Sixth Grader Wins AAA Lifesaving Award | Awards |
| 3/15 | 15 APS Students Earn Scholastic Arts Awards | Awards |
| 3/15 | Career Center Students Win 80 Medals at SkillsUSA | Awards |
| 3/15 | Making College Affordable Financial Aid Seminar Featured on Snapshots | Snapshots |
| 3/15 | Gunston Students Adopt-a-Street | Green Scene |
| 3/15 | Corina Coronel Named Principal of the Year | Principal of the Year |
| 3/15 | Key Fourth Grade Educator Named 2013 APS Teacher of the Year | Teacher of the Year |
| 3/13 | Virginia Recognizes Eight Arlington Schools for Excellence in Education | Awards |
| 3/13 | Annual APS Multicultural Parent Conference Set for March 16 | Events |
| 3/8 | APS Announces Revised Make-up Day Plan to include the March 6 School Closure | Make-up Day Plan |
| 3/8 | Snapshots Highlights Whole Child Conference | Snapshots |
| 3/8 | Proposed 2013-14 School Year Calendar Presented to Board | School Board |
| 3/5 | School Board Seeks Nominees for 2013 Honored Citizens | School Board |
| 3/5 | More Seats for More Students Boundary Update
Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for March 11 | More Seats |
| 3/5 | Kenmore Student Wins Aviation Art Contest | Awards |
| 3/4 | Northern Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair Winners Named | Awards |
| 3/1 | Washington-Lee Freshman Presents at American Junior Academy of Science | Honors |
| 3/1 | APS Celebrates the Arts Throughout March | Events |
| 3/1 | APS to Hold Montessori Parent Education Night | Events |
| 3/1 | Snapshots Highlights Team Teaching at Yorktown | Snapshots |
| 3/1 | Washington-Lee Science Students Design Plant Experiments | Green Scene |
| February |
| 2/28 | Budget Update #2: APS Superintendent Presents FY 2014 Proposed Budget | Budget Update |
| 2/22 | APS Summer School Registration Begins March 7 | Summer School |
| 2/22 | APS Students Make All-State Choir | Honors |
| 2/22 | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist to Visit Career Center | Event |
| 2/22 | Snapshots Showcases Middle School Art Work | Snapshots |
| 2/22 | APS to Celebrate World Language Week | Event |
| 2/22 | | School Board |
| 2/22 | W-L Jazz Combo Performs at Kennedy Center Partners in Education Meeting |
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| 2/21 | More Seats for More Students Boundary Update
Community Meeting Set for Feb. 27 | More Seats for More Students |
| 2/21 | Budget Update #1: Over 800 Responses Received Through New APS Budget Tool | Budget Update |
| 2/20 | | AP/IB Results |
| 2/19 | | Grant |
| 2/19 | APS to Hold Whole Child Conference | Event |
| 2/15 | Words Out Loud Celebration Featured on Snapshots | Snapshots |
| 2/15 | Upcoming Parent Education Courses | Parent Academy |
| 2/15 | Randolph Elementary School Cools the Earth on Green Scene | Green Scene |
| 2/8 | Snapshots Highlights STEM Training by Creating Video Games | Snapshots |
| 2/8 | New Elementary School Concept Design Approved
Staff Presents Schematic Design for Ashlawn | School Board |
| 2/8 | APS Students Receive Accolades | Awards |
| 2/8 | APS Teacher, Volunteer Honored by Partnership for Children, Youth and Families | Awards |
| 2/8 | Financial Aid Session Scheduled for High School Students | Event |
| 2/1 | Community Meeting on New Elementary School Boundary Set for Feb. 6 | More Seats |
| 2/1 | Snapshots Highlights Concussion Training Session | Snapshots |
| 2/1 | APS Summer Activities Fair Scheduled for Feb. 15 | Summer Activities |
| 2/1 | APS Celebrates School Counselors | Event |
| 2/1 | Swanson Students Work to Improve the Environment | Green Scene |
| 2/1 | College Financial Aid Event Scheduled for Feb. 9 | Financial Aid |
| January |
| 1/30 | APS Announces Make-up Day Plan |
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| 1/29 | Foro Comunitario Para Hablar Sobre el Presupuesto del Año Fiscal 2014 de las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington |
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| 1/28 | APS Ranks No. 5 On EPA’s Top 20 K-12 Schools List Of Green Power Purchasers | Awards |
| 1/25 | Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Appointed | School Board |
| 1/25 | Community Invited to Provide Feedback for the 2013-14 APS Calendar | 2013-14 Calendar |
| 1/25 | Claremont Art Project Takes Center Stage in Shirlington | Event |
| 1/25 | | School Board |
| 1/25 | Snapshots Highlights Henry Fitness Program | Snapshots |
| 1/25 | Upcoming Parent Education Courses | Parent Academy |
| 1/23 | Claremont Earns Health Award from Marine Corps | Award |
| 1/18 | Career Center Students Collect Food to Benefit AFAC | Snapshots |
| 1/18 | Arlington Public Schools Celebrates Principal Appreciation Week | |
| 1/18 | Green Scene Highlights Jefferson Middle School Science Fair | Green Scene |
| 1/16 | Montessori Information Night Scheduled for Feb. 8 | Event |
| 1/16 | Winter Weather Operations Reminder | School Operations |
| 1/16 | Community Meeting on New Elementary School Boundary Set for Jan. 23 | More Seats |
| 1/15 | Foro Comunitario Para Hablar Sobre el Presupuesto del Año Fiscal 2014 de las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington | FY14 Budget |
| 1/15 | APS introduce una herramienta en línea Sobre el Presupuesto | FY14 Budget |
| 1/14 | | FY14 Budget |
| 1/14 | H-B Woodlawn Teacher Receives Wolf Trap Performing Arts Grant | Grants |
| 1/11 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary and Visual Arts Contest Winners Announced | Awards |
| 1/11 | APS Now on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube | Social Media |
| 1/11 | Additional Community Boundary Suggestions Available | More Seats |
| 1/11 | Snapshots Highlights Best Practices in Math Instruction | Snapshots |
| 1/11 | School Board Approves Summer School Fees | School Board |
| 1/11 | APS Website Recognized by Sunshine Review | Awards |
| 1/10 | PTA Reflections Winners Named | Awards |
| 1/10 | Upcoming Parent Education Courses | Parent Academy |
| 1/10 | APS Seeks Feedback on Boundary Criteria | More Seats for More Students |
| 1/9 | Thirteen Arlington Teachers Earn National Certification | Awards |
| 1/8 | Two APS Seniors Earn Full-Tuition Posse Scholarships | Awards |
| 1/8 | Kindergarten Information Night Set for Jan. 28 | Events |
| December |
| 12/21 | APS Social Media Platforms to Launch in January | Social Media |
| 12/21 | School Board Appoints Assistant Superintendent of Information Services | School Board Appointments |
| 12/21 | | School Board |
| 12/21 | | AETV |
| 12/20 | APS to Hold January Meetings on the New Elementary School at Williamsburg | Community Meetings |
| 12/20 | Arlington Science Focus Principal Named Administrator of the Year | Awards |
| 12/17 | We’re Moving: Clarendon and Syphax Education Centers to Relocate |
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| 12/14 | Taylor Students Present Climate Change Solution to Scientists | Green Scene |
| 12/14 | APS Currently Accepting Entries for the 2012 MLK Literary and Visual Arts Contest | MLK Contest |
| 12/14 | Washington-Lee, Yorktown Seniors Named to 2012-13 USRowing Honor Roll | Awards |
| 12/14 | Career Center Students Work on Words Out Loud Project | Snapshots |
| 12/7 | School Board Approves Multimodal Transportation Committee | School Board |
| 12/7 | Snapshots Highlights Winter Concerts | Snapshots |
| 12/4 | APS Music Students Earn Regional, National Honors | Awards |
| November |
| 11/30 | Upcoming ‘More Seats for More Students’ Boundary Meeting Schedule | More Seats for More Students |
| 11/30 | Snapshots Visits the 20th Annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference | Snapshots |
| 11/30 | Barrett’s Air Quality Flag Program Showcased on Green Scene | Green Scene |
| 11/27 | Wakefield, Washington-Lee High School Students Receive 2012 Human Rights Award | Awards |
| 11/21 | APS Now Accepting Entries for the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary and Visual Arts Contest | MLK Contest |
| 11/20 | | More Seats for More Students |
| 11/20 | Foreign Language Learning Opportunities for Middle and High School Students | World Languages |
| 11/19 | School Board Seeks Volunteers for Multimodal Transportation Special Committee | Citizen Advisory Groups |
| 11/19 | Upcoming Parent Education Courses | Parent Academy |
| 11/16 | APS to Hold Data Meeting on Elementary Boundaries | More Seats for More Students |
| 11/16 | Snapshots Highlights Collaborative Scoring | Snapshots |
| 11/16 | FY 2014 Budget: County & Schools Joint Community Forum | Budget |
| 11/15 | Three Arlington Seniors Receive National Hispanic Recognition Program Honors | Recognitions |
| 11/15 | APS Earns Platinum Certification and First Place in Green Schools Challenge | Awards |
| 11/15 | Career Center Students Earn Accolades in VSBA Video Contest | Awards |
| 11/14 | School Board Lays Groundwork for Multimodal Transportation Committee | School Board |
| 11/9 | Snapshots Salutes Our Nation’s Veterans | Snapshots |
| 11/9 | Green Scene Highlights Claremont’s Outdoor Lab | Green Scene |
| 11/9 | Deadline for Former Special Education Students to Request Records Approaching | Special Ed Records |
| 11/9 | | Election and Bond Results |
| 11/5 | | Secondary Transfers |
| 11/2 | | School Board |
| 11/2 | Four APS Programs Receive RIF Book Donations Sponsored by Macy’s
13 Additional Programs Receive RIF Book Donations | Grants |
| 11/2 | Middle School Information Night to be Held on Nov. 5 | Events |
| 11/2 | APS Music Students Honored | Awards |
| 11/2 | Snapshots Visits Hoffman-Boston’s STEM Kickoff | Snapshots |
| October |
| 10/29 | High School Information Night Rescheduled for Wed, Nov. 7 | Event |
| 10/26 | |
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| 10/26 | High School Information Night Set for Oct. 29 | Event |
| 10/26 | Snapshots Visits With the Washington-Lee Best Buddies | Snapshots |
| 10/26 | Green Scene Highlights Campbell’s New Wetlands | Green Scene |
| 10/23 | Middle School Information Night to be Held on Nov. 5 | Event |
| 10/23 | | On-time Graduation Rate |
| 10/23 | Claremont to Dedicate Outdoor Classroom and NWF-Certified Wildlife Habitat | Event |
| 10/19 | Honors Band, Chorus and Orchestra Auditions to Begin Next Week | Auditions |
| 10/19 | | School Board |
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| 10/19 | Snapshots Profiles Minority Girls Leadership Conference | Snapshots |
| 10/19 | APS Receives Communications Awards | Awards |
| 10/12 | Two Seniors Named 2012 National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalists | Awards |
| 10/12 | Snapshots Promotes Next Week’s College Fair | Snapshots |
| 10/12 | Green Scene Highlights Barcroft’s Intersession on Trees | Green Scene |
| 10/10 | | ESEA Results |
| 10/10 | High School Information Night Set for Oct. 29 (Español) | Event |
| 10/10 | APS to Hold Community Meeting on Traffic Impact at New Elementary School Site |
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| 10-5 | | School Board |
| 10-5 | Snapshots Highlights International Walk and Bike to School Day | Snapshots |
| 10-4 | Kenmore to Receive $5,000 Ritz Carlton Student Challenge Award | Award |
| 10-3 | APS to hold Annual College Night on October 17 | Event |
| September |
| 9-28 | Upcoming Parent Education Courses | Parent Academy |
| 9-28 | Registration Now Open for the Credit by Exam Opportunity | Credit by Exam |
| 9-28 | Snapshots Highlights Planetarium Re-Opening Ceremony | Snapshots |
| 9-28 | Green Scene Features McKinley’s Light Switch Cover Contest | Green Scene |
| 9-26 | W-L Senior Named 2012 National Student Poet | Awards |
| 9-26 | | TJHSST Applications |
| 9-24 | Transportation Update - APS Students Receive Permanent Bus Passes | Transportation |
| 9-24 | | SAT Results |
| 9-21 | School Board Updated on Developmental Assets, ELL Programs | School Board |
| 9-21 | Blue Ribbon Award Celebration Featured on Snapshots | Snapshots |
| 9-21 | David M. Brown Planetarium to Open Sept. 28
Weekend of Events Planned | Planetarium |
| 9-19 | APS to Begin Elementary Boundary Process
Community Forum Scheduled and Online Survey Gathering Input | More Seats for More Students |
| 9-19 | Arlington Public Schools Seeks Volunteers to Serve as “Book Buddies” | Volunteer |
| 9-17 | Actualización #4 acerca del Transporte Escolar | |
| 9-17 | Transportation Update #4 | Transportation |
| 9-14 | Abingdon’s Summer Reading Bus Featured on Snapshots | Snapshots |
| 9-14 | Deadline to Fill Out First Day Forms Online is 9 p.m. | First Day Forms |
| 9-12 | APS Students Surpass Statewide Peers on SOL Tests in All Subject Areas and Among All Subgroups Two-Year Gains under New Strategic Plan | SOLs |
| 9-12 | 2012 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Named | Awards |
| 9-10 | Stratford Program to Receive $10,000 Grant to Purchase Hi-Tech Equipment | Grants |
| 9-7 | | Awards |
| 9-7 | School Board Adopts FY13 Priorities, Superintendent Reports on First Day | School Board |
| 9-7 | Snapshots Highlights First Day of School | Snapshots |
| 9-1 | More Seats for More Students: Next Steps | More Seats for More Students |
| August |
| 8-31 | Actualización #3 acerca del Transporte Escolar: | |
| 8-31 | Transportation Update #3 | Transportation Update |
| 8-27 | Carta del Superintendente Escolar - Actualización de Asuntos de Transporte escolar | Transportation Update |
| 8-24 | Snapshots Highlights New Transportation Modernization Plan | Snapshots |
| 8-24 | APS Labor Day and 2012-13 School Year Schedule and Information | Holiday/First Day Schedule |
| 8-24 | Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Applications | Free and Reduced-Price Lunch |
| 8-24 | First-Day Packet Forms Online | First Day Packets |
| 8-24 | Transportation Update #2: A Letter from the Superintendent | Transportation Update |
| 8-24 | Tdap Immunization Reminder | Immunization |
| 8-22 | Update for APS Transportation Services | Español | Transportation |
| 8-17 | School Board Updated on Transportation Plan, ESEA Changes | School Board |
| 8-14 | APS Announces 2012 SOL Test Results
Arlington Outperforms State on New More Rigorous Mathematics Tests | SOL Results |
| 8-13 | | Summer Chats |
| 8-8 | School Board Fills Leadership Positions | School Board |
| 8-8 | School Board Names New Campbell Principal | School Board |
| 8-8 | School Board Appoints New Claremont Principal | School Board |
| 8-8 | Visit APS Principals and Administrators at the Arlington County Fair | County Fair |
| 8-3 | Murphy Joins AASA Governing Board |
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| 8-3 | Transportation Changes for the 2012-13 School Year |
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| July |
| 7-30 | Tdap Immunization Reminder | Tdap |
| 7-28 | | First Day Forms |
| 7-27 | APS Superintendent to Attend a Series of Summer Chats | Summer Chats |
| 7-17 | Arlington Public Schools Joins Large Countywide and Suburban School District Consortium |
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| 7-9 | Three Seniors Win College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships | Awards |
| 7-6 | |
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| 7-2 | Dr. Emma Violand-Sánchez Elected as New Arlington School Board Chair | School Board |
| 7-2 | Arlington School Board Names New Gunston Principal | School Board |
| 7-2 | Arlington School Board Renews Superintendent’s Contract Through 2016 | School Board |
