The Fairlington Villages has asked us to remind parents to not use South 30th Road to drop off their kids in the morning for school. This causes congestion on this narrow street and blocks in the residents of South 30th Road. Parents driving their children to school should be using the designated drop-off lanes only at […]

Congratulations, Abingdon! Abingdon, Hoffman-Boston and Drew elementary schools and Kenmore Middle School will receive Amazon Future Engineer Robotics Grants to inspire the next generation of computer scientists. A total of 100 schools nationwide will receive support to launch FIRST robotics teams. The support includes teacher professional development to learn about robotics, $10,000 from Amazon to expand access to […]

The Sixth Annual Fairlington 5K & 1 Mile “Fun Run” will take place Saturday, April 27th. Sponsored by A Cure for Ellie, The Fairlington Civic Association and the Abingdon PTA, the race supports research into a cure for LBSL. A portion of the proceeds also goes toward supporting physical education activities at the school. Register today at https://www.fairlington5k.com. Not a […]

We are looking for a few volunteers this week to help with labelling student art work for the Abingdon Art Show on May 1. If you have an hour or two to spare on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday during the school day, please consider volunteering to help! Just email Ms. Muscarella to let her know when you […]

APS Extended Day Registration is no longer a first-come, first-served process. APS has adjusted the registration process for the Extended Day Program to make it easier for families to register. Families may apply anytime between Monday, April 1, and Wednesday, May 15 to enroll their child in the Extended Day Program for the 2019 Summer […]

Registration opens at 9:00 am on March 20th for our spring after-school enrichment classes. We are excited to announce that we have added several new classes for the spring session, including: 3D Exploration with Ms. Muscarella, grades 2-5 Inspired by Painting with Ms. Muscarella, grades K-1 Anansi & Other Tales from Africa, grades K-1 Lego […]

APS provides a variety of summer programs for students in Pre-K through Grade 12. Most classes begin on July 8. Registration for Summer School begins on Thursday, March 7. To see a list of registration dates and other information as well as the Summer School Catalog, click here.

We wanted to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone that made a donation to the Read-A-Thon to support the Abingdon PTA. As of yesterday, we raised over $16,877, of which we get to keep about $12,700! That’s about $2,000 more than last year. Friends, neighbors and family members can still make donations to the […]

From Zero the Hero to collecting 100 items, see how students and staff celebrated the 100th Day of School yesterday. Click here to see all the ways APS schools and students celebrated 100 Days! Thanks to all the families and staff who helped make this milestone a fun day for students.

The School Board approved the 2019-20 School Year Calendar at last night’s meeting. We want to thank everyone who participated in the survey circulated last fall to inform next year’s school calendar. To view the calendar and key dates, click here.