One of the most special features of Wakefield has not only carried over to the new building, but has gained numerous resources and technological upgrades after the move in August.  The Senior Project, managed by the wonderful, 13 year Wakefield veteran Lisa LaBella, is an intensive year long project carried out by Wakefield Seniors. Officially, the Senior Project is defined as " a significant “real world” project. The project includes instruction, research, and experience. An outstanding project reflects approximately 150 hours of work. Students document their hours in journals and write about their experiences in personal essays. Each project culminates in an [...]

On September 22nd, Wakefield High School officially opened its Aquatics Center to the public, becoming the third high school in Arlington to renovate its facilities in the last five years.   The beautiful new facilities include two pools, a "wet" classroom, a diving well with boards and platforms, and a spectator gallery for fans, parents and students to stay dry. Additionally, the pool is equipped with state of the art timing systems as seen in Olympic events, where swimmers are timed by touching the wall of the pool - which will make for exciting races come swim season! While the facility at Wakefield [...]

This Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 at 8:30 a.m., the parents and families of students at Arlington Career Center are in for a treat! The Career Center Culinary Arts and Sciences program will be providing a breakfast fit for kings to students and families as they are welcomed back to the 2013 - 2014 school year. Families will be given tours of the building and also introduced to the phenomenal instructors who will be teaching their students this upcoming school year. We know the importance of parent involvement when it comes to students and hope to have a packed house this Saturday! Photo [...]

This Sunday, September 22nd 2013, Wakefield High School will be opening its doors to the public for the first time since the building officially opened for learning in August.   The dedication ceremony will start at 1:30pm, and will be followed by an open house, tours of the building and the opening of the amazing aquatics center. Thousands of community members, parents and Wakefield alum are expected to attend the ceremony.  While parking will be tight around the building, all are encouraged to attend Sunday and witness the beginning of a new chapter in Wakefield's history.  Please see the attached information and join [...]

People throughout our country are scrambling for answers when it comes to what it will take to ensure our students are successful. We are losing youth every day around the country who do not believe that education is a viable option. These youth leave schools for various reasons. Some are just not responding to the traditional structure of school--needing to move faster or needing more innovative means of instruction to keep them engaged. Others have serious family responsibilities that they must tend to that make attending school in a traditional sense difficult and seemingly impossible. There are other cases of individuals who [...]

Communities in Schools of NOVA isn't the only new thing on the block of South Chesterfield Road in Arlington - Wakefield High School opened its brand new doors to students and staff for the start of the 2013-2014 school year!  The old building, which opened in 1953, served the Arlington community for 60 years - an amazing feat attributed to the hard work and dedication of the the custodial and maintenance staff by teachers and counselors at the school.  New students, staff members and community members are just as impressed with the new building as 20 year veteran teachers, and all are [...]

Arlington Mill High School students were in for a treat when they arrived on campus for this school year. The high school recently made a move into the Arlington Career Center where students now have access to the career and technical classes at the Arlington Career Center, common spaces and other phenomenal components of the building. Students and teachers are excited about the upcoming school year and looking forward to a year of success, achievement and new heights as the staff members in the school work to take advantage of the additional resources, students and partnerships in the building. Communities in Schools of [...]