Friday, May 6, 2011
Lake Ridge Middle School foreign language students showcase talents and receive recognition.
How appropriate that on Thursday, Cinco de Mayo, Lake Ridge Middle School hosted its Annual World Languages Specialty Program Extravaganza. Now in its seventh year, the Extravaganza was created to honor the eighth graders graduating from this program. Part recognition and part talent show, it was an opportunity for students of all levels to display some of their talents while honoring the cultures they have studied. During the program students performed skits, musical selections, two native French dances, one song performed in American Sign Language with instrumental accompaniment, and a tribute to Roberto Clemente, Latin American professional baseball player. Following the performances, eighth graders were recognized by their teachers, …
Friday, March 18, 2011
13-year-old Megan Onyundo is a whiz kid.
Megan Onyundo needed an idea for her Girl Scout project to earn her a silver pin award and propel her from cadet to senior scout. That is when she remembered a man in her neighborhood who offered $5 to paint house numbers on the curbs so 911 first responders could identify homes easier during emergencies. Onyundo decided to make curb painting her project. She contacted the fire department and is now working with the local government to find out which communities in Lake Ridge are in most need of this service. She will not charge any fee, but will offer her time and energy as a way to make her community safer. The eighth grader at Lake Ridge Middle School is enthusiastic about spearheading a project of her own. “We’ve done service hours…
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Lake Ridge Middle School Robotics team recently won awards.
Lake Ridge Middle School Robotics team, the Robot Wolves, beat out 27 other teams to take home the awards for Tournament and Robot Skill Champion on Feb. 19. Now the Wolves will go on to represent their school at the district level on March 19. If they win the Excellence Award, they get an expense-paid trip to Disney World, where they will compete in the Robotics Competition. Obviously, there is motivation to become the county champions. The whiz kids behind Robot Wolves 5010A are eighth graders Jabari “Roy” Green, Wyatt Bahm, Abdullah El-Halaby, and seventh graders Anu Patel and Anna Pound. Pound’s parents, Ron and Cindy Schmitt, coach the team. Cindy is a physical therapist at NOVA Fairfax Hospital and Ron is a computer scientist. …
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Principal Jo Fitzgerald credits changes to math curriculum with achievement of School of Excellence.
Lake Ridge Middle School was presented with the award for Prince William County School of Excellence. This is the third time Lake Ridge has been honored, and it is one of only three middle schools in the county to receive the award this year. Principal Jo Fitzgerald stated that she is "very proud," yet explained that it was not an easy feat. The School of Excellence Award is given to schools in the county that meet certain criteria, which includes evaluations of annual yearly progress, and receiving a sore of 90 out of 100 on Strategic Plan based measures. According to Fitzgerald, these measures include surveys of staff, students and parents, as well as achievements in wellness. Fitzgerld says the most difficult aspect is making annual …
Friday, December 3, 2010
LRMS educates students to prevent bullying through the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
The nation has turned its attention to bullying due to related tragedies that have taken place this year. However, Lake Ridge Middle School has made bullying prevention its focus since 2007. LRMS is one of many schools to adopt the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Designed by Norwegian psychologist Dr. Dan Olweus, the program educates students and authority figures on how to recognize and decrease bullying within schools. Jim Dutrow, an administrative assignment teacher, leads the Olweus program at LRMS. "(The program) definitely had a positive effect on the school. It gives kids the tools to help them deal with bullying, or help them reach out to adults, when they see bullying going on," Dutrow said. He further stated that the …
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Lake Ridge had four out of six winners in the Character Counts essay contest.
Lake Ridge Middle School had four out of the six first-place winners for The Character Counts, an essay contest sponsored by the Prince William County Bar Association and 4-H Club. Lake Ridge had the most winners of any Prince William County middle school. The contest instructions required that students in grades six-eight compose a 250 word essay on the Six Pillars of Character which are respect, caring, citizenship, trustworthiness, responsibility, and fairness. Students were asked to choose one of the six pillars to write about, and two winners were chosen under each pillar category. The winners were honored last night at the McCoart Government Building in Woodbridge, and Lake Ridge first place winners included eighth grader Neil …
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8:46 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
i am in 5TH grade an i am in the robotics club now and i hope to be in the NOVA summer came and reading this articall made me make up my mind that i want to be in the robitics club at this school and i am so glad i am going to this school i just wanted to say that this seem like an amazing robotics club and i feel that i have proulbly made an excelent choice and i also feel as if you are all … more ›