The Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 340 on Friday, which would allow students to pursue the Advanced Diploma through Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses in lieu of foreign languages. “I think it’s interesting,” Junior and French 4 student Eleanor Pride said of the bill, “But I thinkContinue Reading
FCPS will continue to require masks for students and staff, said superintendent Scott Brabrand during a town hall meeting on Monday. The meeting was in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Jan. 15 Executive Order allowing parents to decide whether their children wear masks in school. This order is now beingContinue Reading
Miss school or miss an important religious holiday —this is a predicament students like freshman Rachel Ackerman are faced with every year. To increase religious inclusivity, FCPS implemented religious observance days, requiring teachers to not teach any new material, assign new work or have any testing on certain holidays. However,Continue Reading
Breathe. Move. These are the steps to a good yoga practice, according to yoga teacher Kelsey Steele. Steele’s class is new to in-person learning because it ran online last year, and students say they are enjoying it. “It’s a good way to learn about your body and how it works,”Continue Reading
As social distancing issues have resurfaced, the amount of outdoor seating open during lunch has waned. The rise in outdoor eating and frustration over underclassmen in the Senior Courtyard have raised questions of whether to open up other outdoor spaces. “We want to give individuals enough space to properly distanceContinue Reading
Stroll through F Hall, down the stairs near the gym, take a sharp right into the Marshall Academy, and head to room 503. This secluded, professional area is where junior Ellen Shpetishvili and other Criminal Justice 2 students have class every morning. Criminal Justice is just one of the classesContinue Reading
A bus rolls up to Door 1 and students pile out. “Thank you!” “Have a good day!” they call, and wave to their driver. He smiles back – and then prepares to double back for a second run. For bus driver Jamal Moujtahid, the return to school has meant extraContinue Reading
In past years, clubs used Learn for meetings, but with the new 4th period schedule, some club leaders say organizing gatherings is much more difficult. Social Studies teacher Patricia Coppolino, sponsor of both Mock Trial Club and Women in Politics, said she’ll likely have to move meetings to after school,Continue Reading
Teaching has always been new math teacher Mark Steinberg’s passion – but it wasn’t always his profession. Before his teaching career, Steinberg had been a reporter, editor and website programmer for various news outlets, worked in information technology development and even served as a project manager in Silicon Valley. HisContinue Reading
FCPS students participating in winter and spring sports must be vaccinated against COVID-19, Superintendent Scott Brabrand said in a community newsletter Monday. The mandate, which comes after the Virginia Department of Education classified athletics as a “high-risk activity,” will come into effect on Nov. 8 Brabrand said exposure to COVID-19Continue Reading