Arlington County's annual Decal Design Competition to design the county's auto decal is in its final stage, and 3 of the 5 finalists are Wakefield students!  Every year, high school students across the county compete in this competition, and Wakefield students are continuing their past success in competing for the winning design.  Each finalist received $1000 for reaching the final stage. Voting for the final design begins December 12th and ends January 19th.  Wakefield designs include: "Arlington Namesake", "Crystal Fountain" and "Arlington Landmark".  Please support our students and vote for your favorite design today! http://www.arlnow.com/2013/12/10/decal-contest-finalists-announced/

The ASCEND Pan-Asian Leaders and Wakefield High School Asian Student Leaders hosted the 5th Annual Asian Summit at Wakefield this past Friday, November 15th. The event saw several dozen students from the Northern Virginia area gather at Wakefield to develop team-building, mentoring and leadership skills in workshops and discussions facilitated by business leaders in the NOVA community. Students heard from CEOs, professionals and Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY 6th District), and conversed about leadership during breakout sessions and activities throughout the day.  The Asian Student Leaders at Wakefield spent months planning the event under the supervision of John Clisham, the college and career [...]

On Wednesday, October 24, 2013, the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) amazed 44 students and families at The Arlington Career Center through providing them with milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, bread, canned foods, rice, pasta, chicken, beef and hot dogs. Students came--some with their parents and children--and left with groceries for the week. As the building's cafeteria turned into a true community space for the two-hour span of the event, volunteers from the outlying community also had the opportunity to get more connected to the school. There was representation from the student bodies of every academy present in the building, representing various households [...]

No, the title is not a word jumble! On Wednesday October 16th, sophomore and junior students across the country took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test - a "practice" standardized test that prepares students for taking college entrance exams, gives students to receive feedback regarding their writing skills and allows students to qualify for scholarship programs based on their results on the test. While freshman and senior students have the morning off of school, sophomores and juniors arrive to school at 8am to receive test information, find their testing rooms, sharpen their pencils and take the PSAT test during the morning [...]

Complimenting an incredible new building, the senior class took the initiative to introduce several new traditions at Wakefield High School last week for the Homecoming Spirit Week.  Each day leading up to the Homecoming dance on Saturday, Wakefield students dressed up in pajamas, neon colors, their favorite teams sports jerseys and in Wakefield colors to celebrate the beginning of a new year and the spirit that makes Wakefield with Pep Rally on Friday! One of these new traditions pitted each class against one another in a "Class War", which award points based on the number of students in each class participating the [...]

Guess what's coming to Arlington Mill High School? College Summit, a national nonprofit committed to helping students soar to new heights by getting to and through college, is launching its program this year with seniors and sophomores at Arlington Mill High School. As part of the program, students will strive for and reach milestones that will ensure their success in post-secondary planning. Arlington Mill High School is excited to host one of its newest programs as the school continues to find new and innovative ways to support its students.

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 [...]