News: Loudoun County Public Schools Class of 2013 Earns more than $34 Million in Scholarships

(June 28, 2013) - The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Class of 2013 earned $34,931,604 in scholarships, an increase from the $28,824,730 earned by the Class of 2012.

News: Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Hatrick to Step Down After Coming School Year; Read Full Text of Retirement Announcement

(June 27, 2013) - Loudoun County Public School Edgar B. Hatrick III announced earlier this month he would retire at the end of the 2013-14 school year. He has been the school district's leader since 1991 and a graduate of Loudoun County High School, he has been working in the school system since 1967.

When Hatrick helped open Broad Run High School in 1969 there was just 9,525 students total in the entire school system and that number had only increased to 15,118 by the time he took over as superintendent in 1991. Since then, Loudoun's student population has skyrocked to 68,289 students this past year. Here is the full text of Hatrick's retirement letter:

News: Two Heritage Grads Chosen for Virginia Tech's "Hokies on the Hill" Internship this Spring

Special to Viva Loudoun
(Jan. 22, 2013) - Two former Loudoun County Public Schools and current Virginia Tech students, Chuck Carlin and Brett Fulcer, have recently been selected to intern as part of the Virginia Tech “Hokies on the Hill” Undergraduate Internship Program during the 2013 Spring semester.

The program provides students with the opportunity to work on Capitol Hill, learn first-hand about the U.S. Congress and politics, and gain “real world” experience in our nation’s capital, all while earning credit for a full-time course load.

News: Washington Caps Alumni Paul Mulvey and Errol Rausse Host Capitals Hockey School at Rolling Ridge Elementary School

Rolling Ridge Elementary School students and staff pose with Capitals alumni Paul Mulvey and Errol Rausse during Hockey School assembly on Nov. 28. 

(Nov. 29, 2012) - Washington Capitals alumni Paul Mulvey and Errol Rausse and mascot Slapshot visited Rolling Ridge Elementary School in Sterling on Wednesday, Nov. 28, for the sixth Capitals Hockey School assembly of the 2012-13 school year.

News: Eagle Ridge's Peggy Gearhart Honored by Virginia Association of Teachers of English

Special to Viva Loudoun via Loudoun County Public Schools
(Nov. 29, 2012) - Peggy Gearhart, a seventh grade language arts teacher at Eagle Ridge Middle School, was named the recipient of the Foster B. Gresham Award at the annual conference of the Virginia Association of Teachers of English (VATE) on Oct. 26th in Richmond.