Attention ACL Alumni, join us for our 1st annual ACL Alumni/Staff Meet & Greet
Thursday, January 8, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm
Dining Commons
It’s time to get ready for the new school year! Bus and class schedules are now available in ParentVUE. Before viewing schedules, be sure to update or verify your student’s information through the Online Verification process.
Looking for more back-to-school resources? Visit www.lcps.org/FirstDay for helpful information and tips to help your child start the year strong.
We can’t wait to welcome students back to school in just FIVE days!
Looking for more back-to-school resources? Visit www.lcps.org/FirstDay for helpful information and tips to help your child start the year strong.
We can’t wait to welcome students back to school in just FIVE days!
Advance Screening of the Title IX Student Bystander Training Video: The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Title IX Office has launched an initiative to educate students about Title IX, a federal law that protects students’ rights in school. For all details, screening days/times, read the full article.
The countdown is officially on for the start of the 2026/27 school year!
Families: Your first task for the new school year is to log in to ParentVUE and update your student’s information. This process includes confirming or updating your student’s emergency contacts, setting your preferred language for written communications and answering required questions. You must update your student’s information to access bus and class schedules when they are released on Wednesday, August 12.
Looking for more back‑to‑school tips? Visit the LCPS First Day webpage for everything you need to start the year strong!
Want to help review challenged instructional materials in LCPS? We're building a volunteer roster of parents/guardians and staff for the 2026–27 school year!
- Sign-up opens Aug. 1, and runs year-round
- Must have a student in LCPS or be a current staff member
- Participation is based on eligibility and availability
Visit the Challenged Instructional Resources page for details and to sign up to volunteer.
The Loudoun County School Board updated Student Dress Code Policy 8270. The changes take effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
Families are encouraged to review the updated expectations with their students before the first day of school to help ensure a smooth start to the year.
Read a summary of the changes and review the updated Student Dress Code Policy 8270.
As we gear up for a new school year, it’s the perfect time to download the updated LCPS, ParentVUE and StudentVUE apps. The refreshed LCPS app brings all the important information, including school news, events, calendars, menus and more, together in one place. The ParentVUE and StudentVUE are essential educational tools, allowing families and students to track academic progress and to provide important information. Families using the old ParentVUE app will automatically be prompted to switch. Download the apps today to start off the school year smoothly and to stay informed wherever you go! Learn more: https://lcps.pub/3RoLFBb
Don't wait until August to schedule your student's required immunizations. Schedule immunization appointments now and prepare your student to be able to start school on time in August. Students entering kindergarten, 7th and 12th grade have required immunizations. Once your student has been immunized, provide proof of vaccination to your student's school any time before the first day of school. Students without the appropriate documentation will not be able to start school on the first day of school. For more details: www.lcps.org/Immunizations
Backpacks, story time, new friends – kindergarten is calling! If you haven't already, register your rising kindergartner and get ready for an amazing first year. Learn more: www.lcps.org/KindergartenRegistration
Attention! Students interested in playing a sport in fall 2026 should review this important information about LCPS athletics tryouts and registration: https://lcps.pub/43sGOkE
LCPS, through participation in the USDA Summer Food Service Program, will be providing free meals this summer for all students ages 18 and younger throughout Loudoun County. For important information about the summer meals program for this year, go to: https://lcps.pub/4viz6W3
At the Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) 2026 Awards Ceremony on May 18, 2026, ACL students received top honors. Ridhi Gutta was selected at the VJAS delegate to the American Junior Academy of Science for her paper, “Combatting Lassa Fever: Investigating Pathogenesis and Constructing a Preliminary Vaccine Candidate.” This is the highest recognition in VJAS! She also received the Ertle Thompson Memorial Endowment Award and the Ann M. Hancock Cellular Biology Award for best paper in cellular biology. Ridhi will also go on to represent Virginia at the American Junior Academy of Science competition in Feb. 2027.
Krish Behera was recognized by the Computational Biology Section of VJAS for outstanding research presented in a Computational Section of VJAS for his paper, “EpiSight: A Graph Convolutional Network for Epileptogenic Zone Localization in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Using Phase-Amplitude Coupling”.
Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) provides a Juried Science Symposium Conference for students. They submit their papers for consideration, with the potential to become presenters. Each participant engages in state-level leadership experiences, has their work published in the Proceedings or VOICE, accesses scholarships, and collaborates with mentors.
Krish Behera was recognized by the Computational Biology Section of VJAS for outstanding research presented in a Computational Section of VJAS for his paper, “EpiSight: A Graph Convolutional Network for Epileptogenic Zone Localization in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Using Phase-Amplitude Coupling”.
Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) provides a Juried Science Symposium Conference for students. They submit their papers for consideration, with the potential to become presenters. Each participant engages in state-level leadership experiences, has their work published in the Proceedings or VOICE, accesses scholarships, and collaborates with mentors.
Reminder: LCPS seeks feedback on School Calendar Options for 2028-2029. Families and staff, please look for a link in your email to the survey and complete it by May 21. Thank you in advance for your input! More details: https://lcps.pub/42VjrQk
Hope to see you at Texas Road House for our Spirit Nights, May 18 and 21! Mention ACL to your server or at To Go Pick Up.
Seniors, if you have purchased a senior yard sign through the PTSA, it can be picked up 5/14, 5/15, and 5/18, 5/19 - after school in the front lobby. Volunteers from the PTSA will be here to assist with distribution.
Help us bring smiles to children at Inove Children's Hospital! The HOSA Toy Drive will run from 5/11-5/15. We are collecting new toys to donate to kids with severe Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Donations accepted outside 2218!
LCPS seeks feedback on School Calendar Options for 2028-2029. Families and staff, please look for a link in your email to the survey sent today, Thursday, May 7, and complete the survey by May 21. Thank you in advance for your input! More details: https://lcps.pub/4trTSBn
Attention, parents and guardians! Student report cards are now available in ParentVUE. Need help with ParentVUE? Go to: https://lcps.pub/3YDrmzo
Attention, parents and guardians! Student report cards are now available in ParentVUE. Need help with ParentVUE? Go to: https://lcps.pub/3YDrmzo
Remember to Take a Survey About Your School Campus
We need your feedback! You are invited to take a quick survey to help LCPS gain insight into what’s working well and what needs improvement across our schools and school campuses.
Survey closes April 23! Please look for a link from the LCPS Capital Budget Team, including the email lcpssurveys@lcps.org. The survey should take no more than 5 minutes.
This survey is your chance to help us understand how to improve or maintain your school's physical environment, including the buildings and grounds. Please note that this feedback is strictly focused on the physical environment and does not include questions about staff, instruction, curriculum or school culture.
Don’t miss this chance to be heard!