Student Film Nominated for Award

A film made by a group of students from Yorktown High School and the Arlington Career Center was nominated for an award at a local film festival over the weekend. The film, "Not Yet," examines an...

APS To Host Walk and Bike to School Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Bike and Walk to School Day for Arlington Public Schools. The event, part of International Walk to School Month, "encourages students to walk and bike to school while teaching the...

APS to Discuss School Capacity Challenges

Arlington Public Schools will be hosting a public meeting next week about the school system's looming capacity crisis. The forum will be held next Wednesday night at the Washington-Lee High School...

Arlington Teacher Attends NBC Education Summit

Randolph Elementary third grade teacher Matt Tosiello, Arlington's Teacher of the Year, was in New York City yesterday for the NBC News Education Nation summit. While there, Tosiello participated...

Thomas Jefferson Theater to Close Due to Earthquake Damage

Arlington Public Schools announced today that the Thomas Jefferson Community Theater (125 Old Glebe Road) will be closed for the next 4-5 months due to earthquake damage. The stage area of the...

UPDATED: Parents Crash APS ‘First Day Forms’ Server

Some parents are giving Arlington Public Schools an 'F' for an apparently botched effort to put the school system's "first day forms" online for the first time this year. A number of parents told...

First Day of School for APS Students

Arlington public school students headed back to the classrooms today. From the scheduled 7:50 a.m. start at middle schools to the 9:24 a.m. start at the H-B Woodlawn secondary program, from...

ACPD Ramps Up Traffic Enforcement for New School Year

With Arlington Public Schools back in session next week, the police department is reminding drivers to obey traffic laws, especially when kids are walking to and from school. To help hammer home...

W-L Softball Parents Demand Better Field

A group of parents are threatening to file a Title IX complaint against Arlington Public Schools for what they say are inadequate and inequitable facilities for the Washington-Lee High School girl's...

Top School Official Retiring

Mark Johnston, Arlington Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, is retiring. During his seven years in the position, Johnston has overseen an increase in test scores and a...

Morning Notes

Beloved Bishop O'Connell Football Coach Dies -- Steve Trimble, Bishop O'Connell High School's varsity football coach since 2002, died suddenly at his office yesterday morning. Trimble played high...

Morning Notes

Storm Damage Caused by 'Macroburst' -- The National Weather Service says the extensive damaged caused by Sunday night's storm was caused by a "macroburst" -- a larger version of a microburst. The...

Large Donation Helps Save Planetarium

A flood of last minute donations has helped to save Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium. A large donation from an anonymous donor pushed the campaign past its goal as the fundraiser came to a...

Planetarium Nears Fundraising Deadline

The group that has been raising money for upgrades to Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium has just 34 hours to gather nearly $30,000 in donations. Last year, Arlington Public Schools...

Trailer Classrooms Arrive at Washington-Lee

Five large relocatable classroom trailers received a police escort up Washington Boulevard this morning, en route to Washington-Lee High School. The trailers are being installed in a parking...