For many high school students, their futures already seem to be hanging in the balance. Every decision they make feels grave and every misstep feels final. Yet there are few mistakes as derailing as finding themselves on the wrong side of the law. However, should the situation arise, it is in students’...

Students are granted certain rights to maintain safety and cooperation in the school setting; however, many are unaware of their rights with regard to social media. With the Internet still being relatively new, Arlington Public Schools (APS) and our school have adopted guidelines and policies in the...

Since 2014, FitArlington vending machines have been stationed in more than 60 locations around Arlington, including all of the public high schools. Hungry students have been just a couple of dollars and the push of a button away from snacks and beverages galore. Now, however, these convenient and reasonably-priced...

In the 2017-2018 school year, the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program enrolled 2,808,990 students. Those students took a total of 5,090,324 AP exams, and together paid an estimated $478,490,456 (not including additional fees) to take them. Altogether, the nonprofit collected over one billion...

On October 17, 2019, our school’s principal Bridget Loft was appointed as the new Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning for Arlington Public Schools (APS). Starting as a teacher at Wakefield High School and rising through the ranks to her position as principal of our high school today,...