Arlington Elem Schools receive Top State Education award.

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Arlington Elementary Schools Receive Top State Education Award — Arlington Science Focus, Arlington Traditional and Nottingham Elementary have all received the 2011 Governor’s Award of Educational Excellence, the state’s highest honor under its Virginia Index of Performance awards program.

Arlington Science Focus Elementary - Intel Corporation today named Arlington Science Focus Elementary School, Arlington, VA one of 18 schools across the United States selected as finalists in the 2010 Intel Schools of Distinction Awards. The finalist schools, to be honored in September 2010 at an awards reception in Washington, D.C., serve as outstanding examples of leaders in preparing tomorrow’s innovators.

"It is essential that U.S. schools invest in math and science education," said Shelly Esque, vice president, Legal and Corporate Affairs director, Corporate Affairs Group. “Because such investment is critical to maintain U.S. competitiveness in a global economy, the schools recognized as Intel Schools of Distinction are contributing in a significant way to preparing students for the future.” The Schools of Distinction honors schools in science that provide a rich science curriculum incorporating hands-on investigative experiences that prepare students for 21st century jobs. Programs encourage student achievement in sciences and engineering, while simultaneously helping students to become knowledgeable consumers of news and data in order to be active and informed citizens."

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any thought why no Arl middle or high school made the list? FFX has three - Langley, Oakton, Woodson.

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meant to say three High schools. many more FFX middle schools made the list.

[Anonymous]

Arlington is a MUCH, MUCH smaller county than Ffx. Yorktown and W-Lee continually rank among the best in the country...along with many Ffx co. schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington is a MUCH, MUCH smaller county than Ffx. Yorktown and W-Lee continually rank among the best in the country...along with many Ffx co. schools.

Smaller, wealthy county has meant more attention to each individual school., etc. You don't get lost in the mix.

I am a Ffx Co former student sending my kids to Arington co. Schools and I've been blown away by how fantastic they are and amazed some hoods even get to choose btwn 3 elementary schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington is a MUCH, MUCH smaller county than Ffx. Yorktown and W-Lee continually rank among the best in the country...along with many Ffx co. schools.

just not in they're own state