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Seneca Ridge Middle School science teacher Rick Peck uses Google Earth images to discuss our area watersheds.
Science teacher Rick Peck gives his students a sheet of aluminum foil to create a map of rivers with their watersheds. From left, Meera Chauhan, 12; Janera Martinez, 12; Rick Peck; Aly Kamins, 12; and Jillian Kazmierczak, 12.
Seneca Ridge Middle School science teacher Rick Peck calls on a student in his class.
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Passing Rates Rise on Virginia School Tests
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
Roughly nine of every 10 public school students in Northern Virginia passed the state’s reading and math tests in the spring, with achievement gaps narrowing and passing rates edging upward or holding steady across the region. Read story »
Va. Test Scores Climb, But More Schools Miss Targets
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009
More Virginia schools fell short of academic benchmarks in the past school year even though passing rates on state reading and math tests continued to climb, according to results made public Thursday morning. Read story »
Shopping For School A Struggle
Supplies Needed Across the Region
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009
The back-to-school season is placing some area social service agencies closer than ever to the clients they serve: Both have an increased need for supplies. Read story »
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Arcola Elementary Students Perform at Cherry Blossom Festival
“Music Makes the World Go Round,” was the theme of Arcola Elementary School’s Fourth Grade Chorus performance Thursday afternoon at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. Representing the first Loudoun County elementary school chorus to perform at the festival, the children sang eight songs on a stage outside of the Jefferson Memorial.
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