Peter Kownacki, who currently serves as assistant principal at Rocky Run Middle School, has been named the new principal of South County Middle School, effective July 22.

Student teams from Jackson, Kilmer, and Twain Middle Schools won top honors at the 2019 National TSA (Technology Student Association) Conference.

The state Board of Education recognized 19 FCPS schools for high student achievement or continuous improvement under the board’s new exemplar performance school recognition program.

The Fairfax County School Board nominated and recognized the Dewberry Companies, Integrity Management Services, and Worldgate IIc to the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Business Honor Roll for their support of K-12 education.

Lisa Rode, a sixth grade teacher at Kings Glen Elementary School, has been named Fairfax County Public Schools 2019 Outstanding Elementary Teacher, and Heather Brueggen, an English teacher at Edison High School, has been named FCPS 2019 Outstanding Secondary Teacher.

Three teams from Fairfax County represented Virginia at the International Future Problem Solvers Competition at the University of Massachusetts.

Sophomores from five high schools sponsored STEM into Spring, an engineering event providing fifth graders at Belvedere Elementary the opportunity to learn about STEM that encourages them to continue exploring the field once they move to Glasgow Middle.

Emanda Seifu, a student at Woodson High, was awarded the 2019 NCWIT (National Center for Woman and Information Technology) Certificate of Distinction.

Glasgow Middle’s 2019 KidWind team won the national middle school champion and wind tracker awards at the KidWind National Competition.

Several Glasgow Middle students have been recognized for their work in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) activities.