The Connection will publish back-to-school articles in the weeks before school begins this fall. Open houses, as well as basic staff information and school facts, are listed below. Visit the Fairfax County Public Schools Web site at www.fcps.edu for more information, as well as links to individual school Web sites.
<b>Chesterbrook Elementary School</b>
1753 Kirby Road, McLean
703-714-8200
www.fcps.edu/ChesterbrookES
Grades: K-6
First opened: 1906
Enrollment: 536
Principal: Robert C. Fuqua
PTA president: Elizabeth Ende
Special programs: community outreach activities associated with homeless shelters, a retirement home and a buddy school, ESOL.
McLean High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Churchill Road Elementary School</b>
7100 Churchill Road, McLean
703-288-8400
www.fcps.edu/ChurchillRoadES
Attendance: 703-288-8484
Grades: K-6
Enrollment: 705
Principal: Don Hutzel
PTA president: Ruth Baxley
Special programs: gifted and talented, ESOL, special education.
Langley High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Franklin Sherman Elementary School</b>
6630 Brawner St., McLean
703-506-7900
www.fcps.edu/FranklinShermanES
Grades: preschool and K-6
First opened: 1914
Enrollment: 376
Principal: Dr. Vicki Duling
PTA president: Cynthia Alksne
Special programs: community social service projects, buddy programs, ESOL, special education.
McLean High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Haycock Elementary School</b>
6616 Haycock Road, Falls Church
703-531-4000
www.fcps.edu/HaycockES
Grades: K-6
Enrollment: 714
Principal: Maureen Boland
PTA presidents: Pia Ruttenberg and Johnna Green
Special programs: gifted and talented, ESOL, special education.
McLean High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Kent Gardens Elementary School</b>
1717 Melbourne Drive, McLean
703-394-5600
www.fcps.edu/KentGardensES
Grades: K-6
First opened: 1958
Enrollment: 917
Principal: Robyn Hooker
PTA president: Richard Sargent
Special programs: school/business partnership with IMC, school/business partnership with Apple Federal Credit Union and National Wildlife Federation, partial French Immersion program, ESOL.
McLean High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Spring Hill Elementary School</b>
8201 Lewinsville Road, McLean
703-506-3400
www.fcps.edu/SpringHillES
Grades: K-6
Enrollment: 879
Principal: Roger Vanderhye
PTO president: Sarah Stair
Special Programs: ESOL, gifted and talented program, character education program, outreach program, business partnership with Save the Rainforest, Rising Stars, and Sunrise Assisted Living.
Langley High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Cooper Middle School</b>
977 Balls Hill Road, McLean
703-442-5800
www.fcps.edu/CooperMS
Grades: 7-8
First opened: 1962
Enrollment: 904
Principal: Arlene Randall
PTA president: Una Higgins
Special programs: Partial Japanese immersion program, ESOL, special education, business partnership with Books-a--Million
Langley High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Longfellow Middle School</b>
2000 Westmoreland St., Falls Church
703-533-2600
www.fcps.edu/LongfellowMS
Grades: 7-8
First opened: 1961
Enrollment: 1058
Principal: Carole Kihm
PTA president: Wilma Bowers
Special programs: GT, GT-school based, ESOL, French immersion, business partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton.
McLean High School pyramid, cluster 1
<b>Langley High School</b>
Grades: 9-12
First opened: 1965
Enrollment: 2,083
Principal: Matthew Ragone
PTSA presidents: Laura Mendelsohn and Michelle Shaw
Web site: www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS, www.langleyptsa.org
Address: 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean
Phone number: 703-287-2700
SAT Verbal average: 597
SAT Math average: 612
AYP reading: 98.2 percent
AYP math: 92.6 percent
Economically disadvantaged: 1 percent
Limited English proficiency: 3.4 percent
Students with disabilities: 11 percent
White: 73.5 percent
Black: 1.8 percent
Hispanic: 3 percent
Asian/Pacific Islander: 17.9 percent
2008 open house: grades 9-10, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m.; grades 11-12, Thursday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.
<b>George C. Marshall High School</b>
7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church
703-714-5400
www.fcps.edu/MarshallHS
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 1325
Principal: Jay Pearson
PTA President: Malou Rennert
SAT verbal average: 544
Math average: 561
AYP reading: 94.7 percent
AYP math: 84.8 percent
Economically disadvantaged: 15.2 percent
Limited English Proficient: 15.2 percent
Students with disabilities: 15.7 percent
White: 56.1 percent
Black: 7.7 percent
Hispanic: 12.5 percent
Asian/Pacific Islander: 19.7 percent
<b>McLean High School</b>
1633 Davidson Road, McLean
703-714-5700
www.fcps.edu/McLeanHS
Grades: 9-12
First opened: 1955
Enrollment: 1768
Principal: Dr. Deborah Jackson
PTSA president: Susan Perla
SAT verbal average: 583
SAT math average: 602
AYP reading: 93.1 percent
AYP math: 88.7 percent
Economically disadvantaged: 6.4 percent
Limited English Proficient: 4.3 percent
Students with disabilities: 12.1 percent
White: 65.8 percent
Black: 3.1 percent
Hispanic: 8.3 percent
Asian/Pacific Islander: 18.9 percent