Music Loft, Council for the Arts Collecting Instruments for Herndon Students

The Play It Forward used instrument donation drive is collecting instruments for area students.

The Council for the Arts of Herndon and The Music Loft are partnering up for Play It Forward, a used musical instrument donation drive.  Donated instruments will go to students in the Herndon Pyramid, including Herndon-area elementary schools, middle and high schools. The drive will be held from April 1-30.  The Council for the Arts of Herndon and The Music Loft will collect pre-owned instruments to distribute to area schools. Ann Gwynn, principal of Herndon Elementary School, will donate an instrument of her own at the Herndon Pyramid concert on April 24 at Herndon High School.  A fundraising party will be held from 7-10 p.m. on April 18 at Jimmy's Old Town Tavern in downtown Herndon to support the instrument drive. The event will be free…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: HHS Renovations are Needed

Falls Church group UPROAR is seeking to jump ahead of Herndon in priority for renovations.

Dear Editor, Herndon High School is scheduled for a much-needed renovation/addition project to address both the deteriorating building conditions and rapidly growing student enrollment, with construction projected to start in about five years. However, a group of Falls Church H.S. parents that calls itself UPROAR is working hard to have the School Board review the renovation queue list and have their school move ahead of Herndon H.S. and many other schools in this FCPS renovation priority list. The renovation priority list has Herndon H.S. at #25, Oakton HS at #30, and Falls Church HS at #45, with Herndon being on the list for planning funds in the 2013 bond package. Of course, if Falls Church gets bumped up, these schools (plus numbers 31…

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VonZipper

6:20 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012

Stephanie - irresponsible letter and comments about FCHS. This is a horrible portrayal of information for the readers of the Herndon Patch. You need to send an apology to FCHS parents. You are simply wrong. FCHS parents have not worked with "the School Board review the renovation queue list and have their school move ahead of Herndon H.S. and many other schools in this FCPS renovation priority …   more ›

Photo of the Day: Fairfax County Teachers Prepare for School to Start

School starts for FCPS students on Sept. 4.

While students have a few more days of freedom, Fairfax County Public School's teachers have been busy preparing for their students to return. The school year begins on Tuesday, Sept. 4.  For tons of back to school info for FCPS students, visit Herndon Patch's Back to School Guide. 

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Back to School by the Numbers: August Clothing Sales and More Facts

Herndon's students will be returning to school on Sept. 4.

The summer is winding down and in a couple short weeks Herndon’s students will be back in session. The first day of school is the day after Labor Day - Tuesday, Sept. 4. Here are a few back to school facts that you may find interesting: • American families spent $7.7 billion at clothing stores in August 2011. The only months with higher sales were November and December. • Sales at bookstores in August 2011 totaled $2.4 billion. • As of October 2010, there were 79 million children and adults enrolled in school — from nursery school through college — throughout the United States. • As of October 2010, 72 percent of children ages 3-6 years old who are in kindergarten attend all day. • Twenty seven percent of students age 12-17 were enrolled …

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School Year Save: Herndon School Supply Lists

We've got a gathering of school supply lists from Herndon area elementary and middle schools, as well as welcome letters from Herndon High.

Fairfax County Public Schools students need many supplies as they go back to school this year. Here's a roundup of school supply lists from area schools.  ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS • Floris Elementary School (PDF - all grades) • Hutchison Elementary School (PDF - all grades) • Clearview Elementary School (PDF - all grades)  • Dranesville Elementary School (PDF - all grades)  • Herndon Elementary School (PDF - all grades)  • Crossfield Elementary School (PDF - all grades) • Oak Hill Elementary School (PDF - all grades) • Coates Elementary School (all grades)  • McNair Elementary School (PDFs): Kindergarten - First Grade - Second Grade -Third Grade - Fourth Grade - Fifth Grade - Sixth Grade - Sixth Grade AAP • Fox Mill Elementary School (PDFs): …

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