Arlington Public Schools (APS) is set to implement the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) No Place For Hate (NPFH) framework to address inequities within the school system. NPFH is considered a practical new tool in the equity space by APS administrators;...
On October 7, Amazon announced that it would be allocating $1 million towards the Right Now Needs Fund, a fund set up by the tech behemoth to assist both Arlington Public Schools (APS) and Alexandria Public Schools (ACPS) in “meeting the basic needs...
The first equity policy in Arlington Public Schools’ (APS) history was adopted on August 20 this year, after superintendent advisory committees, various APS offices and the School Board spent months working through numerous drafts and revisions. It...
The 2020-2021 virtual school year began with a tumultuous first day when students encountered connectivity issues associated with GlobalProtect on their Arlington Public Schools (APS) issued devices. GlobalProtect, a virtual private network (VPN), acts...
A student-made Black Lives Matter (BLM) banner was put up at the school Friday following George Floyd’s killing by police, massive national protests and the recent offensive Class of 2020 banner. Created by seniors Shelton Kwiterovich, Kara Kovarovics...
As coronavirus cases rise and unemployment rises with it, uncertainty is starting to settle in for many soon to be college-bound students. The existing class divide in the American education system is starting to become glaringly obvious. The disparities...
Arlington Public Schools (APS) decided in late April to cut the budget for the 2020-2021 school year by $54 million as a way to offset expensive losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school board has been meeting virtually to discuss the county’s...
It was three in the morning on March 12 when Topher Wagner, YHS ’17, learned he had only 48 hours left in the country that had become like his second home. After two months in Lugano, Switzerland on a study abroad program, the Virginia Tech junior’s...
“What makes you you?" This is the question photographer Matt Mendelsohn asks each senior as he puts together his masterpiece: a collection of portraits depicting the quiet strength of a forgotten class. With no stage to walk across and no championship...
Ahh Canvas. Some people love Arlington Public Schools’ (APS) go-to-tool for online learning. Others find it confusing and long for the days of decidedly more straightforward technology like Google Classroom, with less features but more simplicity. Canvas...
The United States has fallen into a serious economic downturn amid the growing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 400 points for the worst first-quarter report of its 135-year history, signaling that...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the United States, the country has fallen into a severe economic downturn, teetering on the edge of a recession. Large and small businesses alike are struggling to maintain their bottom lines and, as a result,...
