FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    N.R. #119, 1/25/02

Date:   January 25, 2002

Contact:    Irene Cromer

                        (703) 791-8720

 

COUNTY SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE

 

            Superintendent of Schools Edward L. Kelly has named fifteen county schools as “Schools of Excellence” for meeting or exceeding performance goals aligned with the school division’s Quality Management Plan.  Six of the schools earned that honor for the second year in a row.  Criteria for the School of Excellence Award include, but are not limited to, meeting state requirements on the Standards of Learning tests, other achievement tests; attendance rates; parent, student and teacher satisfaction; and the Virginia Wellness tests.

 

            The nine schools designated as Schools of Excellence for the first time are Antietam Elementary School, Bennett Elementary School, Brentsville District High School, King Elementary School, Montclair Elementary School, Nokesville Elementary School, Old Bridge Elementary School, Springwoods Elementary School, and Westridge Elementary School.

 

            Schools honored for the second year are Bristow Run Elementary School, Henderson Elementary School, Lake Ridge Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Osbourn Park High School, and Rockledge Elementary School.

 

            The annual awards are celebrated at school sites during the last two weeks in January.  At celebration ceremonies, the School Board and Superintendent present every employee with a

certificate of recognition for contributing “in an outstanding manner to the school-wide effort” to

make the school a “School of Excellence.”  Each school also receives a School of Excellence flag and a cash award of $1,000. 

 

The recognition scheduleis listed below.

 

NEW SCHOOLS:

 

 

DATE

TIME

SCHOOL

Thursday, January 24, 2002

1:15 p.m.

Springwoods Elementary

2:45 p.m.

Antietam Elementary

Friday, January 25, 2002

12:00 noon

Brentsville District High

Monday, January 28, 2002

9:00 a.m.

Nokesville Elementary

11:30 a.m.

Bennett Elementary

2:00 p.m.

King Elementary

Tuesday, January 29, 2002

9:00 a.m.

Montclair Elementary

11:30 a.m.

Westridge Elementary

2:00 p.m.

Old Bridge Elementary

 

 

REPEAT SCHOOLS:

 

 

DATE

TIME

SCHOOL

Thursday, January 17, 2002

8:15 a.m.

Mountain View Elementary

Tuesday, January 29, 2002

7:30 a.m.

Osbourn Park Senior High

Thursday, January 31, 2002

 

8:30 a.m.

Henderson Elementary

2:00 p.m.

Bristow Run Elementary

1:30 p.m.

Rockledge Elementary

Friday, February 1, 2002

8:30 a.m.

Lake Ridge Elementary

 


 

ACCOLADES AND APPLAUSE

SCHEDULE FOR

SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION

 

 

NEW SCHOOLS:

 

 

DATE

TIME

SCHOOL

Thursday, January 24, 2002

1:15 p.m.

Springwoods Elementary

2:45 p.m.

Antietam Elementary

Friday, January 25, 2002

12:00 noon

Brentsville District High

Monday, January 28, 2002

9:00 a.m.

Nokesville Elementary

11:30 a.m.

Bennett Elementary

2:00 p.m.

King Elementary

Tuesday, January 29, 2002

9:00 a.m.

Montclair Elementary

11:30 a.m.

Westridge Elementary

2:00 p.m.

Old Bridge Elementary

 

 

REPEAT SCHOOLS:

 

 

DATE

TIME

SCHOOL

Thursday, January 17, 2002

8:15 a.m.

Mountain View Elementary

Tuesday, January 29, 2002

7:30 a.m.

Osbourn Park Senior High

Thursday, January 31, 2002

 

8:30 a.m.

Henderson Elementary

2:00 p.m.

Bristow Run Elementary

1:30 p.m.

Rockledge Elementary

Friday, February 1, 2002

8:30 a.m.

Lake Ridge Elementary

 

 

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