Local Elementary Students Featured at Inova’s Annual Read-Aloud
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- October 20, 2016
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Local Elementary Students Featured at Inova’s Annual Read-Aloud0
- Education
- October 20, 2016
Inova Partners with LCPS to Sponsor Books for Babies and Promote Young Readers. After watching groups of Loudoun County elementary school students read aloud, Wendall Fisher knew he had seen something special. “These children have confidence. They can read in public,” said Fisher, the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Supervisor of the Office of Outreach. “That means
READ MOREOllie Outside: Dr. Mike Hits Home Run for Parents and Kids0
Dr. Michael Oberschneider counsels hundreds of local families about it every year. It’s not a new phenomenon, but understanding its dynamics is an evolving science – especially when trying to resolve problems children develop as they grow up. What is it? It’s technology, and its growing use – in some cases to the point of
READ MOREDan Snyder, Redskins Donate $35,000 to Ashburn Colored School Restoration0
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, in partnership with Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, announced the donation of $35,000 by Snyder and the Redskins Charitable Foundation to benefit the restoration of the Ashburn Colored School. The donation comes following the vandalism of the historic structure earlier this month. “The defacing of this historic African American structure
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Four Foxcroft Students Named National Merit Commended Scholars0
- Education
- October 10, 2016
(From left to right): Lindy Davenport, Emily Dietz, Lindsay Woods and Isabella Zimmerman Four Foxcroft School seniors — 12 percent of the class — have been named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, Foxcroft Head of School Catherine S. McGehee announced recently at an all-school meeting. Lindy Davenport of Berryville, Virginia; Emily Dietz of
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LCSO & LCPS: Social Media Threats Not Credible0
- Education, Public Safety
- October 4, 2016
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) are aware of posts on social media making non-specific threats to some local schools. Although there have been no credible threats at this time, as a precaution the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting directed patrol in the area of schools. All public
READ MOREFoxcroft School Hosts Girls’ Coding Event0
More than 50 girls from all over Northern Virginia gathered Friday evening for the “Jump Into Game Design” event at Foxcroft School. The evening Each girl created the entire Frogger arcade game in a 3D gaming environment using a laptop, an online tool called AgentCubes and a little guidance from Foxcroft’s Maria Evans and Foxcroft students
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