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May 2012

LEF Honors Top Teachers

The Loudoun Education Foundation (LEF) honored 19 of Loudoun’s best teachers and James Dallas, the 2012 Principal of the Year, during a banquet on Friday, May 18th, at Belmont Country Club.

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Challenge Index Ranks All LCPS Schools Ranked in Top 9 Percent Nationally

All 10 of the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) high schools eligible to be ranked nationally by The Washington Post’s Challenge Index received this honor in 2012.

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LCPS Graduation Speakers Set

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) has set its speakers and after-graduation celebrations for its 18 graduation and completion ceremonies.

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LEAP Mentored in Final Meeting of Year

The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) learned about teacher mentoring programs during its final meeting of the year May 9th at the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Administrative Offices in Ashburn.

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Seneca Ridge Takes on Team America Rocketry Challenge

The Thunderbolt Rocket Club team from Seneca Ridge Middle School competed in the National Finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) on May 12th at The Plains.

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Belmont Ridge Celebrates Re-Designation as a School to Watch

“Now I’ve watched you for the last three years academically outperform all kinds of schools and all kinds of students,” said Belmont Ridge Middle School Principal Timothy J. Flynn as he opened the celebration of the re-designation of Belmont Ridge as a School to Watch on Friday, May 11th, in the school’s auditorium.

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2012 All-Dulles District Girls’ Lacrosse Team

Woodgrove’s Ellen Fuller and Bob Fuller were named the Dulles District Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively, through a vote of the district’s coaches.

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Dyckovsky Receives $50,000 Intel Award

Ari Dyckovsky, a senior at Heritage High School and the Loudoun Academy of Science, received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award on Friday, May 18th, at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh.

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Frans Johansson to Speak at Social Science Awards May 31st

Frans Johansson, author of “The Medici Effect,” will be the speaker at the Social Science and Global Studies Academic Awards and Celebration at 7:30 p.m. May 31st in the Tuscarora High School auditorium.

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Dominion’s Parra Receives Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award

Carlos Mauricio Parra-Quintero, a Spanish teacher at Dominion High School, received the Victoria D. de Sanchez Northern Virginia Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award on Monday, May 14th, at Marymount University’s Education Dinner.

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Loudoun County High School Wins VHSL Writing Award

Loudoun County High School recently captured first place in the state in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Creative Writing Contest, finishing with a “Superior” rating for its overall writing folder – one of only three schools to garner the top rating.

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Stone Bridge Students Win Big in Financial Literacy

Thirty-four students from Stone Bridge High School’s business and information technology classes scored in the top 20 percent of the nation in the National Financial Capability Challenge.

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5th Annual Spanish Language GALA May 19th

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) will celebrate its fifth Spanish competition from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday May 19th, at Sterling Middle School.

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2012 All-Dulles District Boys’ Lacrosse Team

Connor Cashman of Briar Woods High School has been named Most Valuable Player among Dulles District boys’ lacrosse players through a vote of the district’s coaches. The Falcons’ Bruce Lipson was named Coach of the Year.

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River Bend Students Excel at Latin, Mythology

River Bend Middle School Latin students scored well on the National Latin Exam (NLE).

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Leadership Loudoun Youth Applications Now Online

The Leadership Loudoun Youth Class of 2012 program information and online application are now available at www.leadershiploudounyouth.org.

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MTC Health Occupations Students Sponsor Miles for Smiles Walk-A-Thon

The Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Chapter at Monroe Technology Center (MTC) will sponsor a Miles for Smiles Walk-A-Thon from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 19th, at Loudoun County High School.

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Countryside Students Get an Olympian Pep Talk

Annia Hatch knows about dreams coming true.And she knows they don’t come true easily.

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Heritage Continues Walking for Water

Heritage High School will once again be a driving force behind the annual Walking for Water event this Saturday.

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SEAC Excellence in Supporting Special Education Recognitions

The Loudoun County Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) has named the winners of its 2012 Recognition for Excellence in Supporting Special Education.

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Liberty Student Captures VSBA Art Contest

Nina Tran, a fifth-grader at Liberty Elementary, recently captured first place in the Elementary School Division at the Virginia School Boards Association’s Northeastern Regional Art Contest.

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Blue Ridge’s Allen Shenandoah Teacher of the Year

Shannon Allen, a keyboarding teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School, has been named the Shenandoah University Teacher of the Year for Loudoun County.

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Farmwell Station Captures 3rd Straight Academic Challenge

For the third consecutive year, Farmwell Station Middle School won the Middle School Academic Challenge.

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Briar Woods Band & Orchestra Named Grand Champion

The Briar Woods High School Band and Orchestra was named the Grand Champion at the Fiesta-Val Williamsburg competition on April 21st.

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Cedar Lane Elementary Hosts Autism Awareness Walk-A-Thon

“Based on statistics, one in 88 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder,” said Cedar Lane Elementary Principal, James E. Dallas during an all-school assembly to raise awareness about autism on Monday, April 30th.

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Students Win Potowmack 500

There are hurdles to positive behavior.Literally…

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Dominion DECA Wins National Awards

The DECA International Career Development Conference was held from April 28th through May 1st in Salt Lake City, Utah. (DECA is an association of marketing students.)

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Woodgrove’s Thompson Receives Gates Millennium Scholarship

Woodgrove High School senior Florence Thompson has become the fifth Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) student to receive the Gates Millennium Scholarship.

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Monroe Honors Top Students of the 3rd Nine Weeks

Monroe Technology Center (MTC) has named the top students in each of its programs for the third nine-week grading period. Awards were given for participants in both “A” and “B” days (some programs meet on only one day).

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Stone Bridge Honored for Writing Excellence

The Stone Bridge High School publications students who attended the recent Virginia Journalism Teachers Association (VAJTA) J-Day in Harrisonburg won the following awards:

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Tuscarora Walking for Water

The Walking for Water Club at Tuscarora High School is gearing up for the annual Walking for Water event on May 12th.

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LEAP Town Hall Meeting May 9th

The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) will hold its final meeting of the 2011-2012 school year on Wednesday, May 9th, in rooms 102 A and B at the School Administrative Offices in Ashburn.

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Park View Has a Sobering Prom Day Assembly

Park View High School staged an extremely timely assembly on Friday, April 27th, the day of its prom.

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Woodgrove Presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’

The Woodgrove High School Theatre Department will present “Once Upon a Mattress” later this week.

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