The IB math department will implement course changes next year, replacing existing post-Algebra 2 classes. The new curriculum will include two pathway options. After the completion of Algebra 2 with Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus, a student can choose to take either IB Math Analysis and Approaches or IB Math Applications andContinue Reading
The Fairfax County School Board Regulation 8541 requires all Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) facilities to recycle, but the extent to which Marshall does so is unclear. The U.S. Department of Education named FCPS the 2017 Green Ribbon School District due to their initiation of Get2Green in 2010, a programContinue Reading
Lemon Road Elementary School participated in a rank&file contest for best article in the sixth grade, and the following story was a runner up. Recently, our sixth grade classes took a field trip to a hands-on interactive science lab called Thinkabit Labs. The trip was composed of four parts: theContinue Reading
Lemon Road Elementary School participated in a rank&file contest for best article in the sixth grade, and the following story was a runner up. Recently the flamingos were stolen from the front of the trailers. The students from the trailers made WANTED posters and hung them up in the hallwaysContinue Reading
As a result of the government shutdown, furloughed government employees had to make ends meet in whatever ways they could. The recent shutdown of the federal government, lasting from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, left employees without paychecks and invoked protests countrywide. As a result, certain school districtsContinue Reading
Principal Jeff Litz removed and redistributed all color printers in November due to the high cost of color toner. Litz removed six to eight color printers from teacher workrooms out of the approximately 20 in the building. Litz said he had to pay for color ink directly out of theContinue Reading
Due to snow days and two-hour delays, seniors in IB science classes had limited time to work on their Internal Assessment (IA) labs. In order to help them, biology teacher Michael Osborn gave his students as much time as possible to complete their labs. “To ensure fairness, equitable access toContinue Reading
This winter, students will participate in the winter Special Olympics of Virginia to increase representation of athletes with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics is the largest global sports non-profit organization for people with mental disabilities. They offer over 30 Olympic-style individual and team sports. Senior activities director of Fairfax SpecialContinue Reading
Administration sent an email before winter break that raised concern about teachers not recording grades in the Student Information System (SIS) across various classes. According to the Fairfax County Public Schools website, one of the requirements for teachers is to enter at least nine grades per quarter. But for aContinue Reading
Starting second semester, all seniors in the IB World Topics classes will no longer take Essential Knowledge (EK) tests. The department decided to remove EKs to address the seniors’ poor essay scores, allowing them to focus on preparing for those exams instead. Social studies teacher Matthew Axelrod said seniors willContinue Reading