Arlington Bulletin Board: Sept. 26, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
Return of the Arlington Planetarium: Facility to Reopen After Existential Crisis
It looks like something from space, a Neo-Brutal landmark that descended next to Washington-Lee High School.
‘More Seats for More Students’
School board work session discusses boundary changes process.
More than 40 people, including School Board members, parents and staff gathered Sept. 12 for the first work session of the “More Seats for More Students” planning process to review the boundary changes as enrollment continues to grow.
Bulletin Board: Sept. 11, 2012
Upcoming events
Camp Med
Middle school students learn about medical profession at Virginia Hospital Center over the summer.
What did you do on summer break? Some students chose to learn about medical profession at Virginia Hospital Center.
Students Riding Buses To Use Vouchers
Overcrowding spotlights problem with “walk backs.”
In a letter sent out to parents in July, Superintendent of Schools Patrick Murphy said that elementary students who live more than one mile from school and middle and high school students who live 1 and a half miles from school will still receive bus transportation.
Superintendent Responds to Bus Concerns
The following letter by Superintendent of Schools Patrick K. Murphy was addressed to Arlington Public School families.
Meet the Arlington School Board
The Arlington School Board has five members who serve overlapping four-year terms.
Local Students Become Scientists in Training
George Mason University hosts science summer camp.
About 50 local students spent part of the summer transforming water into oxygen and trying to create a self-sustaining colony on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn at a two-week summer camp.
A Girl Named Dorothea
German exchange student finds second home in Arlington
Foreign exchange student stories start slow and grind through phrases like "challenge to the world's young people" and "foster peace and understanding" and "different perspectives on the world." This story is not one of them.
