Pennington Traditional School
Pennington Traditional School | |
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Type | Traditional School |
Motto | Exceeding Expectations to Achieve Excellence[1] |
Established | 2000 |
President | Ramsey Tilgner |
Color(s) | Blue and Green |
Website | https://pennington.pwcs.edu/ |
Pennington Traditional School is a traditional school located in Manassas, Virginia, within Prince William County Public Schools. The facility serves students from grades 1-8, and serves communities in the areas of Alvey, Bennett, Bristow Run, Buckland Mills, Cedar Point, Ellis, Gravely, Marshall, Mountain View, Mullen, Nokesville, Penn, Sinclair, Sudley, T. Clay Wood, Tyler, and other nearby Prince William County Schools. It is named after Philip Michael Pennington, a Prince William County police officer killed in the line of duty in the year 1990.[2]
In September 2000, Pennington became became the first traditional school of Prince William County, and since then, only one more (Porter Traditional School) has been constructed. I love Wesley williams
Students must wear uniforms and follow a strict behavioral code, and both parents and students alike are required to get an amount of validated community service hours.
Pennington has won a number of awards and recognition over the years, including a School-to-Watch designation. Pennington has also received the "School of Excellence Award" almost annually since the early 2000s.
Pennington accepts students based on a lottery. About 200 students apply every year, and about 120 are admitted. Most recruits are accepted through the first grade, where 75 openings are available. [3]
Despite lacking an athletic program, Pennington provides clubs such as Intramurals and the Running Club to students who want to be involved in extracurricual physical activities, and a vast selection of other clubs such as Battle of the Books, Chess, Creative Writing, Foreign Language, Girl Scouts, Good News Club, Junior Robotics, Math Counts, Math Rocks, Muslim Student Association, Robotics, Stitching Club, and Yearbook among others.
The school has gotten fairly positive reviews on Facebook (4/5) and Great Schools (5/5), while former students blast Pennington via Google (2/5).
Staff
Mrs. Joyce Stockton: Principal
Mr. David Anderson: Assistant Principal
- First Grade
- Mrs. Brandt
- Mrs. Buck
- Mrs. Moore
- Second Grade
- Mrs. Barita
- Mrs. Carrasco
- Mrs. Kulesza
- Third Grade
- Mr. Faizi
- Mrs. McKeown
- Mrs. Phelps
- Fourth Grade
- Mrs. Anderson
- Dr. Idio
- Ms. Pierce
- Fifth Grade
- Mr. Chancler
- Mr. Lowry
- Mrs. Weimer
- Sixth Grade
- Mr. Anderson (Language Arts)
- Mrs. Bosse (Math)
- Mrs. Girard (Social Studies/Science)
- Seventh Grade
- Ms. Bullock-MacGowan (Math)
- Mrs. Harnish (Language Arts)
- Mr. Johnson (Science)
- Eighth Grade
- Mr. Lena (Math)
- Ms. Merrill (Social Studies/Civics)