The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)-Fairfax County Middle School Afterschool program has been awarded a Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grant from the Virginia Department of Education.

A short story written by Brooke Griffin, a rising senior at Herndon High, was selected to be published in an anthology entitled Beach Fun. Griffin’s story, “A Birthday Under the Sun,” will be published by Cat and Mouse Press of Lewes, Del., as one of 25 short stories in the anthology.

Robert Neff, a rising senior at Hayfield Secondary, attended the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2018 Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy in Quantico this summer.

FCPS announces the appointment of a new principal.

FCPS announces the appointment of two new principals.

Dustin Wright, principal of Olde Creek Elementary School, has been named the winner of the 2018 Virginia Parent-Teacher Association’s (PTA) Power Partner Award.

Fairfax County Public Schools has been awarded the 2018 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® award from the National Procurement Institute, Inc.

The Fairfax County School Board has approved a revised Memorandum of Understanding between Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fairfax County Police Department for the School Resource Officer program.

As part of Fairfax County Public Schools’ year-end budget review, the Fairfax County School Board approved funding for eight positions to enhance security training in the schools, 18 positions for psychologists and social workers to strengthen mental health support for students, and to replace classroom locks.

In an effort to ensure that every child in the school district is prepared for school, Fairfax County Public Schools has again joined forces with Collect for Kids.