On March 8, Fairfax County Public School system made national news on a lawsuit being brought forth by a seventeen year old student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
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This is the daily reality of America’s troops: thousands of miles away from everything and everyone they know, fighting for their country in the desert against an inscrutable enemy. The National Honor Society is working to unite the school to collect care packages for soldiers with their Adopt-A-Soldier program, which provides both necessities and comforts [...]
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As junior Christine Questch and her reading buddy sit down to start a writing assignment, she receives a Christmas card and a candy cane as a holiday gift. As a reading buddy, Questch spends half an hour every other Thursday at Navy Elementary interacting with her third-grade buddy.
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A parade of about 250 students filed into the auditorium on Nov. 30 to be officially inducted into the National Honor Society. The hour-long ceremony featured 11 speakers, including NHS officers, faculty members and principal Teresa Johnson, who spoke about the pillars of the National Honor Society.
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The month of January has been successful for students from the arts and academics to sports and extracurricular activities
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National Honor Society members met in the auditorium on Jan. 25 and listened to a speech delivered by social studies teacher Joe Clement.
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