Carl Sandburg Middle School

Carl Sandburg Middle School
Location
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Respectful, Responsible and Ready"
Established	1985
Head teacher	Terrence Yarborough
Number of students	1200
Color(s)	Blue and Gray
Website	http://www.fcps.edu/SandburgMS/

Carl Sandburg Middle School is located south of Alexandria, Virginia, USA and is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. The school serves 7th and 8th graders.

History

In 1985, Fort Hunt High School was designated as Carl Sandburg Middle School after the Fairfax County School Board voted to close Fort Hunt High School, Groveton High School, Foster and Bryant Intermediates Schools. The high schools were consolidated at the Groveton campus, which was renamed West Potomac High School. The intermediate school students were sent to the new Sandburg. Carl Sandburg is the only feeder school for West Potomac. It has a rivalry with Walt Whitman Middle school,^{[citation needed]} which is the only feeder for West Potomac's rival, Mount Vernon.

Extracurricular clubs and organizations

• AVID
• BE Club
• Chess Club
• College Partnership Program
• Debate Team
• Dance Team (requires a try-out)
• DIVAS (Determined and Inspired to Value Absolute Success)
• Drama Club (Includes annual musical/play which requires auditions)
• FCLA
• Forensic Science Club
• Future Business Leaders of America
• Girls on Track
• JACC (Japanese Animation and Culture Club)
• Jazz Band (requires auditions)
• Literary Arts Magazine (Spectrum 2007)
• Math Team (7th graders)
• Math Team (8th graders)
• National Junior Honor Society
• Sam 6
• Sandburg Boy's Track Club
• SCA
• Science Olympiad
• Social Studies Club
• Step Team (requires tryouts)
• Theatre Sports
• Weight Training
• Yearbook
• Rising Freshman Basketball
• Choro Latina

Planetarium

Carl Sandburg's planetarium has a Spitz A4 planetarium projector, a 30-foot-diameter (9.1 m) dome, and 76 seats. The Planetarium is mostly used for visiting elementary schools.

Performing arts

Each year, Carl Sandburg's students host a play or a musical, alternating each year. This acts like a fundraiser for the school with ticket and candy sales. Ms. Malone is the theater head, with Ms. Walker, a volunteer, in charge of costumes and the costume crew. The 07-08, 08-09 and 09-10 have been Alice in Wonderland(musical) in 2008, The Wizard of Oz(play)in 2009, and Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella(musical) in 2010 respectively. The lead females have been seventh grade girls all three years. Aside from the actors, there are numerous Tech crews who work the scenes. These include the light crew, set crew, sound crew, costume, hair, and makeup crew, publicity crew, and cleanup crew.

External links

• School website