2011-12 News Releases

June
6-27	APS to Provide Concussion Education Sessions to Parents, Students and Coaches	Parent Academy
6-25	AETV to Undergo Technology Upgrade	AETV
6-20	School Board Adopts 10-Year, $538 Million Capital Improvement Plan $10.9 from Recent Bond Sale to be Used to Fund Capital Projects 2012 Schools Bond to be $42.6 Million	CIP
6-20	School Board Adopts Social Media Policy, CIP New Assistant Superintendents and Other Leadership Positions Approved	School Board
6-19	New Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Announced	Administrative Appointment
6-19	School Board Appoints Director of Early Childhood & Elementary Education	Administrative Appointment
6-18	Arlington Students Selected to Attend Governor’s School	Governor's School
6-18	Arlington Public Schools Receives Arlington Community Fund Grants	Awards
6-18	Arlington Career Center Partner Receives Virginia Career and Tech Ed Award	Awards
6-13	GMU Students to Volunteer at Barcroft
6-13	Snapshots Features Kenmore Students Helping the Homeless	Snapshots
6-13	After-the-SOLs Activities for June 15	After SOLs
6-13	H-B Woodlawn Student Wins Best Comedic Performance Award	Awards
6-13	APS Graduation and Promotion Schedule and End-of-Year Dates	Graduation
6-13	After-the-SOLs Activities for June 13	After the SOLs
6-13	Important Summer School Deadline Approaching	Summer School
6-8	APS Students Earn French Exam Awards	Awards
6-8	APS to Highlight After SOL Instruction	After SOLs
6-8	Board Hears Changes to Transportation Services and Previews the New APS Dashboard Board also Approves Teacher Evaluation Policy	School Board
6-8	Snapshots Visits Jefferson’s International Game Day	Snapshots
6-8	Green Scene Highlights Ashlawns Lettuce Harvest	Green Scene
6-8	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
6-8	APS Transition Saturday Includes Workshops for Parents	Event
6-5	Wakefield Students to Attend Summer Entrepreneurship and Pre-College Programs	Student Honors
6-5	Parents and Community Members Invited to Volunteer on the Pupil Services Committee	Committees
6-5	Important Summer School Deadline Approaching	Summer School
6-1	Wakefield High School to Showcase Senior Projects on June 7	Event
6-1	Barcroft’s Farm-to-Table Week Activities	Event
6-1	Arlington Students Excel at SkillsUSA and Technology Student Association Contests SkillsUSA Students to Compete at Nationals in June	Awards
6-1	Snapshots Celebrates Volunteers and Partners	Snapshots
6-1	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
6-1	APS Celebrates Volunteers and Partners
6-1	Yorktown High School Student’s Artwork to Hang in U.S. Capitol
May
5-25	Yorktown Latinas Leading Tomorrow Receives National Recognition	Awards
5-25	H-B Woodlawn Students Place at the Intel Science Fair	Awards
5-25	School Board Hears ACI Reports, Considers Social Media Policy	School Board
5-25	Snapshots Highlights Yorktown’s One-Act Plays	Snapshots
5-25	Operation Rain Barrel Featured on Green Scene	Green Scene
5-25	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
5-24	Cintia Johnson Appointed as New Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services
5-24	New Hoffman-Boston Principal Named	Hoffman-Boston Principal
5-21	All Arlington High Schools Ranked in The Washington Post’s List of Top U.S. High Schools APS Ranks in the Nation’s Top 1% of High Schools and the Top 50 High Schools in the Region	Challenge Index Rankings
5-18	181 of Nearly 200 Arlington Students Earn Latin Exam Medals 38 Earn Gold, 40 Earn Silver, and 51 Earn Bronze	Awards
5-18	Snapshots Celebrates Reading at Drew	Snapshots
5-18	Six Upcoming Parent Academy Courses in May	Parent Academy
5-18	Claremont Student Places in National PTA Reflections Contest	Awards
5-18	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
5-11	Superintendent Proposes $538 Million Capital Improvement Plan Proposal Includes Three Additions, Two New Buildings	CIP
5-11	School Board Hears Results of State Efficiency Review CIP and Teacher Evaluation Revisions Presented	School Board
5-11	Snapshots Highlights Abingdon’s Kennedy Center Partnership	Snapshots
5-11	Nottingham’s Earth Charter Video Featured on Green Scene	Green Scene
5-11	Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
5-11	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
5-7	Civic Coalition Honors 98 APS Students	Awards
5-7	Arlington Mill Student Wins $10,000 Scholarship	Awards
5-4	School Board Seeks Volunteers for Advisory Councils	School Board
5-4	Snapshots Highlights a World of Cupcakes	Snapshots
5-4	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
5-4	Elementary Students to Take Part in MathDice Competition	Event
5-2	Two Seniors Win National Merit $2,500 Scholarships	Awards
April
4-28	More Seats for More Students: Next Community Update Wed, May 2 – 7-8:30 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room	More Seats for More Students
4-27	La Junta Escolar nombra a una nueva directora de Jefferson
4-27	Arlington Students Place in Top 10 at State Geography Finals
4-27	Snapshots Celebrates Arbor Day	Snapshots
4-27	Arlington School Board Adopts Budget for 2012-13 School Year FY 2013 Budget Includes Funding for State Changes for VRS	Budget
4-27	Arlington School Board Approves FY 2013 Budget Appoints McCracken to Fill Vacancy	School Board
4-27	APS Debuts New TV Series on Sustainability	Green Scene
4-27	Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
4-27	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
4-27	Todd McCracken Appointed to the Arlington School Board	School Board
4-26	School Board Names New Jefferson Principal
4-20	Snapshots Highlights the Wakefield Cohort Program	Snapshots
4-20	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
4-20	“98 Voices” Book Party Set for April 25	Event
4-18	A World of Cupcakes at H-B Woodlawn	Event
4-18	APS and GMU Partner in “Operation Rain Barrel” for Earth Day	Earth Day Event
4-18	H-B Woodlawn 5K Run To Benefit H2O for Life Program	Event
4-18	Wakefield Tech Expo Sat, April 21	Event
4-13	School Board Names 2012 Honored Citizens	Honored Citizens
4-13	Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
4-13	Snapshots Visits Midori Masters Class	Snapshots
4-13	School Board Approves Gifted Services Five Year Plan	School Board
4-13	Public Hearing on School Board Vacancy	School Board
4-13	W-L Senior Receives Recognition for Work with Minority Students	Awards
4-13	Wakefield, W-L and Yorktown to Compete in State Economics Championships
4-13	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
4-13	2012 Customer Satisfaction Survey
4-12	Olympic Gold Medalist Visits with Arlington Elementary and High School Students
4-6	Arlington Students Invited to White House Easter Egg Roll
4-4	Two Arlington Seniors Receive National Achievement Scholarships	Awards
March
3-30	Snapshots is Abuzz With Beekeeping	Snapshots
3-30	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
3-28	Garvey Resigns from School Board to Assume Duties with County Board Change Effective Immediately; School Board Announces Process to Fill Vacancy	School Board
3-26	Wakefield Takes Fourth at the Scholastic Bowl State Finals	Award
3-26	This is My City Photo Exhibit Begins April 4	Event
3-26	Summer STEM Academy Courses Now Available	Summer School
3-26	Violinist Midori to Perform, Teach APS Students Visit Is Part of Arts in the Schools Month	Arts in the Schools Month
3-26	Wakefield’s Laurell Wiersma Named APS Teacher of the Year	Teacher of the Year
3-26	Henry's Piehota Named Principal of the Year	Principal of the Year
3-23	School Board Adopts Proposed FY13 Budget Approves 2012-13 School Year Calendars	School Board
3-23	APS to Partner with Communities in Schools
3-23	APS 2012 Support Employees of the Year Honored	Awards
3-23	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
3-23	Snapshots Visits Minority Boys Leadership Conference	Snapshots
3-22	School Board Discusses Option Sets for Elementary Capacity Solutions at March 21 Work Session	Capacity
3-20	APS Students Win Scholastic Writing Awards	Awards
3-16	Snapshots Highlights Wakefield Anti-Bullying Program	Snapshots
3-16	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
3-15	APS to Hold Instructional Recruitment Fair	Event
3-15	Record Number of APS Students Earn Scholastic Arts Awards	Awards
3-12	A Message from Food Services Regarding "Pink Slime" in Meat
3-9	Snapshots Highlights Wakefield Chorus and Orchestra	Snapshots
3-9	School Board Highlights Arts in the Schools, Holds Budget Public Hearing Proposed 2012-13 School Year Calendar Presented	School Board
3-9	AETV Weekly Schedule
3-8	APS Wins Website Transparency Award	Awards
3-7	More Seats for More Students: Next Community Update Wed, March 28 – 7-8:30 p.m. at W-L	More Seats
3-7	Annual APS Multicultural Parent Conference Set for March 24th	Event
3-7	Conferencia Multicultural Anual para Padres de Familiade las Escuelas Públicas de Arlington fijada para el 24 de marzo	Event
3-5	APS to Hold Leadership Conference for Middle School Minority Boys	Event
3-5	Northern Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair Winners Named	Science Fair
3-5	Yorktown High School Recognized for 50 Years of Accreditation	Awards
3-2	APS Celebrates Arts in the School Month	Events
3-2	Snapshots Previews Arts in the Schools Month	Snapshots
3-2	Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
3-2	Jamestown Named SMART Showcase School	Award
3-2	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
February
2-29	High School Graduation Date Moved to June 20 Last Day of High School to be June 19	Graduation Date
2-27	More Seats for More Students: School Board Work Session	More Seats
2-27	School Board Seeks Nominees for 2012 Honored Citizens	Honored Citizens
2-24	APS Summer School Registration Begins March 1	Summer School
2-24	APS Receives Grants for Summer Chinese and Arabic Classes	Grants
2-24	VPI Pre-Kindergarten Class Offered at Ashlawn Elementary in 2012-13 Applications Now Being Accepted for All VPI Classes	VPI Classes
2-24	Snapshots Showcases Glebe Life Skills Performance	Snapshots
2-24	Arlington Teacher Attends Meeting at White House
2-24	APS Students Advance to State Reflections Contest	Awards
2-24	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
2-23	Superintendent Presents FY 2013 Proposed Budget	School Board
2-17	School Board Meeting Includes Recognitions and Reports on PreK-Grade 5 Academic Support, Math and Second Chance	School Board
2-17	Snapshots Showcases the New Yorktown Pool	Snapshots
2-10	Growth in APS AP and IB Participation Continues APS Grads Outperform Students across State and Nation	AP/IB Results
2-10	APS Pre-K Students Participate in the 2012 Dental Day
2-10	Snapshots Highlights the APS Computer Loaner Program	Snapshots
2-10	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
2-8	Wakefield Scholastic Bowl Team Advances to State Finals
2-8	Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
2-3	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
2-3	Snapshots Highlights the VA Healthy Youth Day Celebration	Snapshots
2-3	School Board Hears Reports on Secondary Academic Support and Social Studies	School Board
2-3	Nottingham Wins Earth Charter Video Contest	Award
2-3	Jamestown Recognized by Apple for Integrating Technology into the Classroom	Award
2-1	APS Summer Activities Fair Scheduled for Feb. 10	Event
January
1-31	Montessori Information Night Scheduled for Feb. 8	Event
1-20	Snapshots Features 2012 MLK Contest Winners	Snapshots
1-19	Community Invited to Provide Feedback for the 2012-13 APS Calendar
1-13	PTA Reflections Winners Named	Recognitions
1-13	APS Students Selected to State Honors Band and Orchestra and All-Southern Choir	Recognitions
1-13	Snapshots Features Gaining on the Gap Book Discussion	Snapshots
1-13	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
1-12	Kindergarten Information Night Set for Jan. 30	Event
1-12	Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
1-12	National PTA Grant to Fund Barrett Book Club	Grant
1-12	Washington-Lee Pyramid Concert Scheduled for on Jan. 18	Event
1-10	New Yorktown Aquatics Center to Open Sun, Jan. 15	Event
1-10	APS Closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Teacher Work Day on Jan. 23	Holiday Closings
1-6	School Board Appoints Assistant Superintendent, Special Education Director	School Board
1-6	Snapshots Highlights Inclement Weather Procedures	Snapshots
1-6	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
1-5	Ten Arlington Schools Recognized for High Achievement by State Board of Education	Awards
1-5	Posse Foundation Awards Full-Tuition Scholarships to Five APS Seniors	Awards
1-4	Henry Elementary to Receive Specialized Training for Deaf, Blind Students
December
12-22	Sounds of the Holiday SeasonAETV Winter Concert Broadcast Schedule	AETV
12-16	Wakefield Students Earn Internationally-Recognized Spanish Accreditation	Awards
12-16	School Board Approves New Instructional Focus for Hoffman-Boston Elementary School Adopts FY 2013-22 CIP Framework	School Board
12-16	Ashlawn Students Harvests Lettuce	Snapshots
12-16	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
12-12	McKinley Students Perform at Vice President’s Residence Performance Spreads Holiday Cheer to Troops and Their Families
12-9	Provide Your Feedback for the FY 2013 APS Budget	Open Town Hall
12-9	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary and Visual Arts Contest Winners Announced	Awards
12-9	Twelve Arlington Teachers Earn National Certification	NBCT
12-9	APS Adds Language Service to Aid Non-English Speakers
12-9	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
12-7	APS Participates in White House Forum on Education
12-6	APS Introduces New Web-based Forum for Online Feedback	Open Town Forum
12-5	APS Winter Concerts and Theater Productions	Arts Events
12-1	Green Building Education for W-L Students, Visitors
12-2	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
12-2	Snapshots Thinks Outside the Box	Snapshots
12-2	School Board Approves Updated FY13 Budget Direction	School Board
12-2	APS Students Receive Music Honors	Award
12-2	APS German Program Receives National Recognition	Award
November
11-30	Arlington County Board, School Board Collaborate on Facilities Criteria	Capacity
11-29	Parent Focus Group on Building Student to Staff Bridges	Event
11-22	APS Student Information Center to Launch Nov. 28 Portal to Provide Parents with Easy Access to Student Information
11-22	APS Receives Platinum Certification in Green Schools Challenge	Award
11-22	Emma Violand-Sánchez Receives State Board for Community Colleges Award	Award
11-22	Upcoming Parent Academy Courses	Parent Academy
11-18	Kenmore Middle School to Present The Nutcracker on December 8-9	Event
11-18	Snapshots Features Glebe Solar Panel Ribbon Cutting	Snapshots
11-18	APS Thanksgiving Break Schedule	Holiday Schedule
11-18	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
11-16	APS Transportation Study Highlights Recommendations to Improve Service School Board Discusses Updated Budget Direction for FY 2013	School Board
11-15	More Seats for More Students: A Community Update	Capacity
11-15	APS Receives Five Communications Awards	Awards
11-10	Henry Student Named Finalist in Paralyzed Veterans Contest	Award
11-10	Parents Invited to Focus Group on Building Bridges	Event
11-10	Snapshots Salutes Veterans	Snapshots
11-10	APS to Celebrate National School Psychology Awareness Week
11-10	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
11-9	Taylor ITC Wins State Technology Award	Award
11-8	PCG Education to Evaluate APS Services for Students with Special Needs
11-7	SolarWorld Launches Solar2Schools Program With First Installation at Glebe Elementary School
11-4	School Board Receives Gift from Friends of the Planetarium Adopts Changes to 2012-13 Middle and High School Program of Studies	School Board
11-4	Snapshots Highlights W-L Freshman Meetings	Snapshots
11-4	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
11-3	$402,800 Gift to Help Renovate David M. Brown Planetarium	Planetarium
11-2	APS Now Accepting Entries for the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary and Visual Arts Contest	MLK Contest
October
10-28	Snapshots Sits in on Student Chats	Snapshots
10-28	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
10-26	Five Arlington Seniors Receive National Hispanic Recognition Program Honors	Awards
10-26	Auditions for Honor Bands, Orchestras and Choruses Begin Nov. 1
10-25	APS to Host Community Budget Forums in November	Budget Forums
10-25	APS Accepting Applications for Admission to Secondary Programs 73 Sixth-Grade Slots Available at H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program	Applications
10-21	School Board Approves Policy on Sexual Misconduct	School Board
10-21	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
10-21	Snapshots Joins Students for Walk and Bike to School Day	Snapshots
10-19	APS Chooses CORE K-12 to Assist with New K-8 Aligned, Electronic Formative Benchmark Assessment Initiative
10-19	ACI Seeks Members
10-14	Mental Health Resources Fair Scheduled for Oct. 19	Event
10-14	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
10-14	Snapshots Visits Barrett Wildlife Refuge	Snapshots
10-14	High School Information Night Set for Oct. 17	Event
10-12	Former Special Education Students Should Request Records Before Nov. 10
10-12	Volunteers Needed for Student Services Advisory Committee
10-11	Arlington’s On-Time Graduation Rate Surpasses State Average Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown High Schools All Above 90%	On-Time Grad Rate
10-7	Snapshots Focuses on Next Wednesday’s College Fair	Snapshots
10-7	Latino Students Recognized for Leadership	Recognition
10-7	School Board Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month	School Board
10-7	High School Information Night Set for Oct. 17	Event
10-7	Middle School Information Night to be Held on Oct. 24	Event
10-7	AETV Weekly Schedule	AETV
10-3	Feedback Sought for Gifted Services Proposed Five Year Plan	Gifted Services
September
9-30	Snapshots Visits Signature’s Arlington Theatre Exchange	Snapshots
9-29	APS Encourages Families to Walk and Bike to School	Walk and Bike to School
9-28	Five Seniors Named 2011 National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalists	Awards
9-27	APS to hold Annual College Night on October 12	Event
9-23	More Seats for More Students: An APS Community Update on Facility Planning What are the challenges? What’s happening? What’s next? Wed, Oct. 5 — 7-8:30 p.m. at W-L	Event
9-23	New APS Strategic Plan Approved	School Board
9-23	Snapshots Highlights Second Chance	Snapshots
9-23	APS to Hold Parent Meetings on Hoffman-Boston
9-23	APS Para Tener Reuniones Para Padres con Respecto a Hoffman-Boston
9-16	Back-to-School Nights Begin Sept. 20	Back-to-School
9-16	Emergency Preparedness in APS Schools Featured on Snapshots	Snapshots
9-16	Arlington’s Thomas Jefferson Theatre to Close Due to Earthquake Damage Repair Work Is Beginning Immediately
9-14	APS Releases 2011 SAT and ACT Report Results Include Significant Rise in Student Participation Rates	SAT Results
9-14	19 Arlington Students Named 2011 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists	National Merit
9-9	APS Superintendent Creates Sustainability Committee	Committee
9-9	Snapshots Highlights First Day of School	Snapshots
9-9	Superintendent Reports to School Board on First Day of School	School Board
9-2	School Board Appoints New Assistant Superintendent for Finance Additional Administrators Named	School Board
9-2	Superintendent’s Welcome Back to School Message	Snapshots
9-1	APS Labor Day and 2011-12 School Year Schedule and Information	Back to School
9-1	Parents Can Now Complete First-Day Packet Forms Online	Online Forms
9-1	New Online Payment Options for Parents	Online Payment
9-1	Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Applications	Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
9-1	Tdap Immunization Reminder
August
8-26	Countywide VPI Pre-Kindergarten Spaces Available for New School YearVPI Pre-K Begins Wed, Sept. 7	VPI Classes
8-26	Espacios disponibles para el programa de pre-kinder VPI en la Escuela Primaria Hoffman-BostonLas clases de VPI comienzan el miércoles, 7 de septiembre	VPI Classes
8-26	Snapshots Highlights New “Home Town” Teachers	Snapshots
8-23	Administrative Changes for the 2011-12 School Year	Back-to-School
8-23	Volunteers Needed for Facilities Committee	School Board
8-12	School Board Discusses FY 2013 Budget Framework and Priorities	School Board
8-11	APS Announces Preliminary 2011 SOL Performance Results	SOLs
8-5	Visit APS Principals and Administrators at the Arlington County Fair	County Fair
July
7-15	School Board Appoints Hoffman-Boston Principal	School Board
7-6	Yorktown Receives Claudia Dodson Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award	Award
7-1	School Board Elects Abby Raphael as Chair	School Board
7-1	School Board Elects Leaders for 2011-12 School Year Approves Concussion Policy and Revisions to Grading Policy	School Board
7-1	Wakefield Ground Breaking Ceremony Featured on Snapshots	Snapshots
7-1	APS Superintendent to Attend a Series of Summer Chats	Summer Chats
7-1	APS Closed on July 4	Schedule of OperationsNovember