Talk:Annandale High School

i could have swong dave grohl went to Thomas jefferson high school correct me if im wrong. im gonna put a tag on anyways. Jobe6 July 3, 2005 20:41 (UTC)

• Yep I think you're right, this washingtonpost.com article says:

By the way, an old pal of Grohl's says we got it wrong by saying Grohl grew up in Vienna, Va., saying he's a homeboy from Alexandria and Springfield. Anyway, Dave's management tells us that Dave went to Thomas Jefferson H.S. Kappa 3 July 2005 21:08 (UTC)

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I'm not related the WikiProject but I am a student at this school. I just thought I would let you know that I'll try and put in some updates. Can anyone else help? -- (unsigned by PAE2008)

Oldest school

Oldest out of what? All schools? Schools in Virginia? Schools in Fairfax County? Annandale? -- (unsigned by Thomas Connor)

• One of the oldest schools in Fairfax County --PAE2008 16:13, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

A-Blast?

The A-Blast was named in the top 5 of all papers in the country? When? By whom? -- (unsigned by 128.143.231.234)

• I'm not sure but they are one of the top 25 in the nation after winning the 2005 Pacemaker award from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA).[1] --PAE2008 16:18, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

New criticism section

I have some questions about the new criticism section under Annandale High School#Academic Programs.

• Some critics ... disagree with the school's lax policies toward advancing all students to their fullest potential.

I think this means that the school is having trouble encouraging students to advance into the IB/AP/AVID programs. Am I correct?

• The IB program is highly advised towards certain groups of students

I removed this text. What does it mean? Which groups of students are encouraged to join IB? Students with good grades?

• With the AVID and IB programs, smarter students are put into advanced classes whereas other students are in normal classes to which the No Child Left Behind Act is more prevalent.

What does this mean? Does the NCLB act hurt the students in normal classes. What is the problem?

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RE:New criticism section

I'll try and help clearify some of the information that I know but I don't have any written sources to quote.

• Some critics ... disagree with the school's lax policies toward advancing all students to their fullest potential.

It is true that the school is having trouble encouraging students to advance into IB/AP. Many of the students that I know claim that the workload is too much and even unreasonable at times. However, Annandale's IB program is considered one of the best in the area, if not the country. This following article from the Washington Post may help to clairify the issue further.

• The IB program is highly advised towards certain groups of students

Yes, it is highly advised towards those that are currently involved in the IB program (those participating in Pre-IB) but the program is open to all who want to. I'm not sure to what level it is advised to those outside of the program, but usualy anyone with an 84% (a B on the FCPS grading scale) in any class is recomended.

• With the AVID and IB programs, smarter students are put into advanced classes whereas other students are in normal classes to which the No Child Left Behind Act is more prevalent.

I'm afraid I don't know anything on this topic. As far as I know, Annandale doesn't have many problems with the NCLBA. There might be more information you can find in the school profile if you haven't checked that yet.

I hope this helps Arichnad. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help contribute. PAE2008 14:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)