Apple Federal Credit Union and AFCU Foundation, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Girls on the Run were honored with 2018 partnership awards by the Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools.

Seniors at South Lakes High applied their personal ethics to real life issues during Ethics Day, where they discussed topics including involuntary homicide and unconscious bias.

Chantilly High freshman Aasa Dommalapati placed first in the Under 14 Girls section at the 2018 North American Youth Chess Championships.

Ten students from two Fairfax County public schools earned the Advanced Placement® (AP) Capstone Diploma and one student earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™.

Lanier Middle School has been awarded permanent status as a Green Flag School by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) after earning its fourth Green Flag as part of the Eco-Schools USA program.

Maribeth Luftglass, assistant superintendent for the Department of Information Technology, is one of 16 professionals selected by the Northern Virginia Technology Council as a 2018 Tech 100 Executive.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alumna and author Hannah Bae will speak to current students about mental health and her experiences at the school on Wednesday, November 28.

To enhance their ability to work as a team, sixth graders at Cunningham Park Elementary experienced real-life challenges and put their problem-solving skills to good use during a trip to Hemlock Overlook Regional Park.

As part of their unit on citizenship, Civics students at Lanier Middle in Sonia Calderon’s class took a citizenship test and applied to become citizens of the school.

In keeping with the spirit of the fall season, Mount Vernon High Engineering students designed and constructed trebuchets for their first Pumpkin Chunk.