{"id":11748,"date":"2018-12-30T18:02:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T23:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=11748"},"modified":"2019-06-20T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T17:10:00","slug":"celebrate-the-top-acps-moments-of-2018-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=11748","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Top ACPS Moments of 2018 With Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>As the year draws to a close, we take a look at some of the memorable moments at our schools and division in 2018. #ACPSmomentsof2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we held the biggest celebration of the year:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.1138326222973838%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we kicked off spring with snow:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Spring! Enjoy your snow day tomorrow (3\/21) GM. Sleep in and read a book. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACPSk12<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bsbWzwq0zF\">pic.twitter.com\/bsbWzwq0zF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GeorgeMasonPrincipal (@GMasonPrincipal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMasonPrincipal\/status\/976263032467873793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we said &#8216;Welcome back!&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fvideos%2F1158049307668196%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"426\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we launched a whole new vision for the future:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Recently, students participated in focus groups to see what they thought the future high school experience in Alexandria should include. Here&#8217;s what they had to say.<br \/>\nWant to have your say? Take the High School Project survey: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rLYJa7qBoj\">https:\/\/t.co\/rLYJa7qBoj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TpiZqrGxLz\">pic.twitter.com\/TpiZqrGxLz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1037789062227288065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we lauded our most ambitious achievers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lesson from today: Go on and do <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/B19THINGS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#B19THINGS<\/a> in your own way. For these <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCWTitans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TCWTitans<\/a>, it&#8217;s National Merit Scholarship Semifinals. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoodLuck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoodLuck<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EveryStudent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EveryStudent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hmdvlq0C9C\">pic.twitter.com\/hmdvlq0C9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1039998351805214723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we celebrated our beautiful diversity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">America, The Beautiful. In English, Spanish and American Sign Language, from the beautiful students at Dual Language school <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MVCSlearns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MVCSlearns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MVCSPrincipal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MVCSPrincipal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/giLtYBvL7o\">pic.twitter.com\/giLtYBvL7o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1041695914153455618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we started a new legacy by remembering our past:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s official! The Alexandria City School Board has chosen Ferdinand Day Elementary School as the name for our new school on the west end. Day was the first black School Board Member in Virginia, and the first black School Board Chairman. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4FtlViZTJL\">pic.twitter.com\/4FtlViZTJL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/966862357208223744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">T.C. choir <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tcwchoir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tcwchoir<\/a> never disappoints. Singing civil rights anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FerdinandTDayES?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FerdinandTDayES<\/a> Dedication Ceremony. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCWTitans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TCWTitans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VX6Dz8K6cr\">pic.twitter.com\/VX6Dz8K6cr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1052912269691158529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we learned from our students:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fourth grade <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MVCSlearns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MVCSlearns<\/a> national Braille champion shows <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7Kellye?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ABC7Kellye<\/a> how to type her name in Braille. Full story coming soon. More abt Noa: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q9GiOPsk7V\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q9GiOPsk7V<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tTt9ecQali\">pic.twitter.com\/tTt9ecQali<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1054802795776409600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we were inspired by the dedication of our teachers:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fvideos%2F361971564345848%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"470\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fvideos%2F1102094116597049%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"470\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we opened our SECOND new school of the year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSECC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACPSECC<\/a> ribbon is cut! Thank you to everyone who made this happen! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CampagnaCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CampagnaCenter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSpreK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACPSpreK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexandriaVAGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlexandriaVAGov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrHutchings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrHutchings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPScao?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACPScao<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hopkins_House?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hopkins_House<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTforAlex?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACTforAlex<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Silberberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@A_Silberberg<\/a> More to come in the spring and summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p0AN2HKxkF\">pic.twitter.com\/p0AN2HKxkF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1068514381724569600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we honored our athletes of years past&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fvideos%2F899285163613141%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"521\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.1052577724882022%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"669\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fvideos%2F1988287887886920%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"445\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and rooted for our athletes of the past year:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fposts%2F1063707643769030&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"688\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone welcome Coach Lisa Willis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mindful_Dvlpmnt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mindful_Dvlpmnt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamUSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamUSA<\/a> gold medalist &amp; former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WNBA<\/a> player, who will be coaching the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCWTitans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TCWTitans<\/a> girls basketball team! &#x1f64c;&#x1f3c0;&#x1f534;&#x26aa;&#x1f535; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5YpZPyj7zJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/5YpZPyj7zJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theladytitans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theladytitans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IPxsG1Y5hz\">pic.twitter.com\/IPxsG1Y5hz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1039162876362149889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we strengthened our team by giving joy to our students:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fvideos%2F1195538407252619%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"502\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we opened new opportunities for our students to succeed:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.1242898025849990%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"745\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we kicked off the holiday season:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Facpsk12%2Fvideos%2F971416096316094%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"445\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;When we ended the year with a &#8216;thank you&#8217; to our community:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This holiday season, we asked you to give generously to support our families who are struggling. You answered in a big way! Thanks to your generosity, 165 families will enjoy a bountiful holiday. This year we were able to help 33 more families than last year. Thank you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CyqYbHRXf9\">pic.twitter.com\/CyqYbHRXf9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1074787118025752576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>We wish you a happy 2019!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduating our largest class yet, welcoming (back) a new superintendent, opening two new schools &#8230; these are just a few of the things that ACPS is celebrating as we close out 2018 and ring in the new year! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":11778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,16,19,21,75,68,20,6,5,66,26,17,13,27,24,23,55,22,28,58,18,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps","category-achs","category-brooks","category-charles-barrett","category-cora-kelly","category-early-childhood-center","category-ferdinand-day","category-george-mason","category-george-washington","category-hammond","category-international-academy","category-jefferson-houston","category-john-adams","category-lyles-crouch","category-macarthur","category-minnie-howard","category-mount-vernon","category-nvjdcs","category-patrick-henry","category-polk","category-pre-k","category-ramsay","category-tucker"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-06 21:07:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11748"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11785,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11748\/revisions\/11785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}