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Rekulapelli National Geography Bee Finalist

Akhil Rekulapelli, a seventh-grader at Stone Hill Middle School, is one of the 10 finalists in the 25th annual National Geographic Geography Bee.

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Briar Woods Science Students Place in Competition

Briar Woods Independent Science Research students Moustapha Ouattara, Ashkan Abousaeedi, Eric Rothacker, Jed Alcantara, Kaelin Davis, Maha Siddiqi and Pushpak Pondugula were finalists in the Robert H. Herndon Memorial Science Achievement Competition on April 11th.

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Belmont Ridge Celebrates Earth Day

Skunks eat stink bugs. That kind of figures, doesn’t it?

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2013 LCPS Graduation Speakers Set

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

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Horizon, Little River Students Honored at Kings Dominion

The Festival Singers, 160 students from the Little River and Horizon elementary schools’ fourth and fifth grade choruses, traveled to Kings Dominion on Saturday, May 4th, to compete in the annual Festival of Music in the theme park’s Action Theater.

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Taiko Drumming Concert at John Champe

A free concert featuring traditional Japanese drumming, songs and dances will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23rd, in the John Champe High School auditorium.

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Big Surprise for Treasured Teacher

It was a 10-Kleenex day May 17th at Hillside Elementary.

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All-Cedar Run District Softball Team

Broad Run High School senior McKall Miller was named the Cedar Run Softball Player of the Year through a vote of the district’s coaches. Osbourn’s Tom McCauley was named Coach of the Year.

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Russell Named Shenandoah Teacher of the Year

Scott Russell, an art teacher at Ball’s Bluff Elementary, is the 2013 Shenandoah University Teacher of the Year for Loudoun County.

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Frederick Douglass Memorial Wall Honored

The Memorial Wall at Frederick Douglass Elementary School has received a Community Blue Ribbon Award from the Loudoun County Joint Architectural Review Board (JARB).

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Potomac Falls Guitar Quartet Performs at Kennedy Center

The Potomac Falls High School Guitar Quartet added yet another achievement to its list of distinctions as the ensemble performed May 2nd at the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

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‘Lost Boy of Sudan’ to Address Social Science Winners

Deng Chol, one of the “Lost Boys of the Sudan,” will be the featured speaker during the awards ceremony for the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Social Science and Global Studies Academic Awards and Celebration.

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Valley Yearbook Receives National Awards

Yearbook editors Ashley Jackson, Katie Pownall and Christina Sanders represented the 2012 Saga staff when they accepted a Gold Crown from Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) the organization’s 89th annual Scholastic Convention.

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All-Dulles District Girls’ Lacrosse Team

Senior goalie Bailey Carver of Woodgrove High School is the 2013 Dulles District Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year. Tuscarora High School’s Anna Kate Collier was named Coach of the Year.

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Newton-Lee Student Wins Regional America Recycles Day Prize

Timmy Siegel, a second-grader at Newton-Lee Elementary School, is the K-12 winner of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Regional America Recycles Day contest.

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Leadership Loudoun Youth Accepting Applications

The fourth annual Leadership Loudoun Youth class will be held the week of July 15th and the week of August 5th.

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Rolling Ridge Elementary Hosts a Walk-a-thon for Track Construction

Rolling Ridge Elementary needs a new outdoor track, so nearly 120 students, parents and staff members walked miles around the existing track on April 26th as a kick-off for a series of fund-raisers planned to pay for the construction of their new facility.

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Countryside Principal Stuck on Reading

To celebrate School Library Month, students at Countryside Elementary were challenged to read 3,000 hours (collectively) during the first two weeks of April.

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LCPS Students Qualify for All Virginia Chorus

Sixty Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) students were selected through audition to participate in this year’s All-Virginia Chorus and the Middle School ACDA Honors Chorus.

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Briar Woods’ Students Earn Recognition at International DECA Conference

Members of the Briar Woods High School DECA chapter earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s 67th annual International Career Development Conference, April 24-27, in Anaheim, Calif.

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Harper Park Marks Schools to Watch with Family Photo

You know how hard it is to get a family photo… Bad hair days… Fashion malfunctions… Uncooperative weather…

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Towbin to Speak on Children’s Mental Health May 16th

Dr. Kenneth Towbin, the chief of clinical child and adolescent psychiatry Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the National Institute of Mental Health, will speak from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16th, at the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Administrative Offices in Ashburn.

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Woodgrove SCA Honored

The Virginia Student Councils Association recently named Woodgrove High School’s Jeff Schutte its High School Adviser of the Year.

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Summer Robotics Camps Coming to NOVA-Loudoun

The Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)-Loudoun Campus is inviting students from various grade levels to participate in hands-on, robotics camps that focus on science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts.

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May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has declared May as “Lyme Disease Awareness Month” in Loudoun County.

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Top Monroe 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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Eagle Ridge Again School to Watch

Much has changed since Eagle Ridge Middle School was first designated a School to Watch in 2007.

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Frederick Douglass Presents Original Musical

Frederick Douglass Elementary recently celebrated its unique place in the history of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) in song.

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LCPS Sweeps Top 3 Places in State Chemistry Competition

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) students took first, second and third place at the Virginia State competition of You Be the Chemist® Challenge.

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LEAP Town Hall Meeting May 8th

The Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents (LEAP) will hold its final meeting of the 2012-2013 school year on Wednesday, May 8th, at the School Administrative Offices in Ashburn.

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Get Smart! 5K May 11th

The Smart’s Mill Middle School PTA is sponsoring the sixth annual Get Smart! 5K Stampede on Saturday, May 11th.

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U.S. Army Band Giving Free Concert at Dominion May 8th

The U.S. Army Band, “Pershing's Own” will join the Dominion Symphonic Band on stage for the community concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8th.

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STEM Education Taken to Next Level at Eagle Ridge Middle School

As a way to implement more STEM education in a general public school setting, Eagle Ridge Middle challenged its students and staff on April 19th by holding an all-day STEM education event.

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23 LCPS Students Selected for Virginia All-State Band & Orchestra

Recently, 23 Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) band students were selected for the 2013 Virginia All-State Band and Orchestra, which was hosted by the Virginia Music Educators Association at Harrisonburg High School.

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Sterling Middle Presents ‘Aladdin Jr.’ May 3-5

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. May 3rd and 4th, with a 2 p.m. show on Sunday, May 5th.

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LCPS Students Win State Debate Championships

Briar Woods High School junior Michael Holohan and senior Boyd Qu won the Virginia High School League Group AA Policy Debate state championship during the State Debate Tournament April 19th and 20th at Liberty University in Lynchburg.

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Heritage’s Munson Sets Coaching Record

Betsy Munson is not about setting records. She is about keeping an open mind.

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John Champe Presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’

John Champe High School will present “Alice in Wonderland” from Thursday, May 2nd, through Saturday, May 4th.

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Finn Finds a New Home in Hamilton

Teri Finn is returning to her small-town roots as the new principal of Hamilton Elementary.

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Stone Hill Wins Middle School Academic Challenge

The Stone Hill Middle School team won first place in the 2013 Middle School Academic Challenge on April 20th at Mercer Middle School.

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Vote Now for Valley Cow!

You can vote early…You can vote often…You can win Loudoun Valley High School’s Art Department $20,000!

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School Board Seeks Names for 3 New Schools

The Loudoun County School Board is seeking suggestions for the naming of three schools – one elementary school and two high schools.

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Tuscarora Black & Blue Turn Red for Lacrosse Ga

There will be a “Red Out” at the April 29th boys’ lacrosse game between Tuscarora and Potomac Falls high schools at Tuscarora.

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Monroe Technology Center’s Spring Plant Sale

Monroe Technology Center (MTC) will be holding its Spring Plant Sale from Wednesday, May 1st, to Friday, May 3rd.

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Farmwell Student Becomes Famous Author

It’s not every seventh-grader who can say they’re a famous author

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LCPS Seeks Parent & Community Input

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is reaching out to all residents to better understand the priorities of the community it serves. In a survey to launch on Monday, April 29th, parents and Loudoun County residents are invited to share their thoughts and ideas on the school district’s priorities to help district leadership in their decision-making.

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Superintendent's Recommended Budget Reconciliation

Attached please find my recommendations for reconciling the $16,022,456 reduction made by the Board of Supervisors to your Proposed Operating Budget.

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River Bend Re-Designated as School to Watch

Sometimes it’s the little things that earn big honors…

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Okinawan Taiko Drumming at Sugarland

Students at Sugarland Elementary got a taste of Washington, D.C.’s, Cherry Blossom Festival on Friday, April 12th, when it received a visit from the Okinawan Taiko Drummers of Wisconsin (OTDW).

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LCPS Students Take Part in George Washington STE Day

Tim Harris is a patient man

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Claude Moore Commitment to LCPS Passes $3.5 million

With its recent donations, the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation’s commitment to Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) has surpassed $3.5 million.

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Loudoun Health for Life Day April 13th

Loudoun Health for Life Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13th, at Gum Spring Library.

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Career GPS Expo March 20th

The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Career GPS (Getting Prepared for Success) Expo (formerly known as the Diversity in Education College & Career Fair) will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20th, at Dominion High School.

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National African American History Month

To view a complete listing of activities being held throughout our schools during National African American History Month.

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8 Woodgrove Girls’ Soccer Players Make College Choices

Eight Woodgrove High School girls’ soccer players announced their college plans during a ceremony on Tuesday, January 29th, in the school’s library.

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Atwater a Huge Hit at Liberty Literacy Night

Former Liberty Elementary Principal Dr. Angela Gwynne-Atwater was a huge hit when she returned to her former school for Family Literacy Night on Thursday, January 17th.

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Keller Receives Wolf Trap Grant

Stone Bridge High School Band Director David Keller received a $2,500 grant from the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

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Jacques Named Sanders Corner Principal

The Loudoun County School Board named Michael J. Jacques as principal of Sanders Corner Elementary School at its Tuesday, January 22nd, meeting.

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Briar Wood’s Legg Signs with Southern New Hampshire

Kent Legg, a senior goalkeeper at Briar Woods High School, has committed to play soccer for Southern New Hampshire University.

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Woodgrove Jazz Band on Tour

Woodgrove High School’s Jazz Band, known as “The WJB” is taking its music on the road this month, visiting many of the elementary schools in Western Loudoun.

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WRC-TV’s Goff Pronouncer for Horizon Spelling Bee

WRC-TV weekend anchor Angie Goff was the guest pronouncer for the Horizon Elementary Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 16th.

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