Loudoun County School Board

Carter Huffman recently returned from the International Space Olympics in Moscow where he competed against Russian, British and Greek students. Huffman scored first among all the 45 foreigners in the presentations and placed ninth overall.

Huffman presented his original research on “dark matter and particle detection through collisions,” and took exams in physics and mathematics, according to the announcement from Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS).

“At the end of the day we have to ensure the education of these children, ensure that fire and rescue and the Sheriff’s Office show up in a timely manner and when you get beyond that not much is left to cut. I hope we can come out still speaking to each other, agree to disagree without throwing things,” said Blue Ridge Supervisor and Finance Committee Chairman Jim Burton of the upcoming county budget at a Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting last week between Loudoun supervisors and the Loudoun County School Board.

A standing room only crowd of parents, families, students and children filled the Loudoun County School Board meeting room last week – and offered varying opinions on school boundary changes.

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) announced a community information meeting regarding HS-7, the new high school planned to serve the Dulles South area of the county. LCPS recently announced the purchase of 101 acres south of Route 50, north of Braddock Road/Route 620 and Goshen Road near Stone Ridge for the new high school and a future elementary school.

In an 8-1 vote Tuesday night, Oct. 27 the Loudoun County School Board approved multiple contracts totaling $10.15 million for 101 acres of land on the western edge of Stone Ridge between Braddock Road and south of Route 50 for construction of a new high school (HS-7) scheduled to open in 2012 and a future elementary school. Loudoun County voters approved $82.2 million in school bonds for HS-7 on Nov. 4, 2008.

Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is one of the fastest growing school systems, in one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. Student enrollment has grown from 28,787 students in 1999 to an official Sept.

Bridget Beichler assumed the post of principal of Eagle Ridge Middle School on Monday, Sept. 28, replacing Janice Koslowski, who was recently named principal of Potomac Falls High School. The School Board approved Beichler's appointment at the board’s Tuesday, Sept. 22 meeting.

 

At a special meeting on Monday, June 29, the Loudoun County School Board awarded the construction contract for ES-20, an elementary school in the Dulles South area of the county scheduled to open for the 2010-2011 school year.