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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) high school career academies will host evening academy information nights and open houses for prospective high school students who are interested in academy courses for the 2010-11 school year.

The Fairfax County School Board has voted to adopt the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) FY 2011 advertised budget of $2.3 billion, restoring some programs previously identified for elimination in the proposed budget.

Bud Mayo, assistant principal at Pimmit Hills Alternative High School, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Potomac Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse on Saturday, February 6.

Fairfax County residents are invited to attend a budget forum hosted by the Fairfax County School Board on Saturday, February 6, at Marshall High School from 9 a.m. to noon.

Middle and high school students enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have won a total of 351 regional awards in the Scholastic Art Awards competition sponsored by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.

The Bucknell Elementary School and West Potomac High School Mentoring Partnership has been named winner of the 2009 Virginia Mentoring Partnership Mentor Program Award.

The total number of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students taking Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams continued to rise in 2009, following recent trends, according to data just released by FCPS Superintendent Jack D. Dale.

Temple Douglas, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), a Fairfax County public school, is among 40 students nationwide who have been named finalists in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search.

Students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) are joining together to provide support and financial help to victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Many schools are offering students and their families the opportunity to donate money to relief efforts; others are taking a creative approach to helping our Haitian neighbors.

West Potomac Academy Fashion Design students will be participating in the second annual Crystal Couture fashion event on Thursday, February 4, sponsored by the Crystal City Business Improvement District.

Two Fairfax High School students will be honored by the City of Fairfax mayor and City Council for creating Project BOND (Beginning to Open New Doors), a volunteer organization designed to strengthen family ties, help children, and provide assistance to people with emotional or physical disabilities or who are suffering economic hardships.

The Oakton High School DECA club, an association of marketing students, has been awarded a $2,000 Y Street mini-grant to help reduce teen tobacco use.

The Fairfax County School Board voted to approve the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) FY 2011-15 capital improvement program (CIP) at its business meeting on January 21.

West Potomac Academy's Advanced Dance students have partnered with Hybla Valley Elementary School second graders to integrate the art of dance into the second grade curricular unit on Native Americans and will perform a series of Native American dances on Tuesday, January 26, at 1:30 p.m. at Hybla Valley.

Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard, often called "the Indiana Jones of the oceans," will recount some of his notable adventures at South Lakes High School as part of his effort to inspire the next generation of scientists during a visit to the school on Monday, February 1, at 10:30 a.m.

Thirty-six Fairfax County public schools have been recognized by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine with the 2010 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is holding two Career and Transition Services Information Fairs to showcase services that students with disabilities can access in high school as they prepare to transition from school to adult life.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) and 52 individual schools have been recognized by the Virginia Board of Education as part of the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) incentive program.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Jack D. Dale has released the school system's FY 2011 Proposed Budget of $2.3 billion, which includes $104.8 million in cuts and cost avoidances, $3.4 million in new and increased fees, and a projected enrollment growth of 1,760 students.

Fairfax County Public Schools' (FCPS) online registration for two-way immersion and partial-immersion elementary school foreign language programs opens today.