Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Students Natalie Pasquel and Connor Shaffer both took home awards.
South County High School students took home some accolades at the International DECA Competition. DECA prepares students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management, according to their website. The nonprofit’s annual conference took place last week in Anaheim, Calif. There were 41 Fairfax County students who were winners or finalists. Some of from Fairfax County Public Schools were: A complete list of FCPS winners is available online.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Will they go all the way to the state championship game again?
South County hired head football coach Gerry Pannoni in July 2011 to replace Pete Bendorf, the school’s first and only head coach up until that point. Bendorf’s untimely departure reportedly left school officials scrambling to find a replacement as quickly as possible. The team and its coaches thus found themselves in the unenviable position of working with an abbreviated timeframe to install new offensive and defensive systems. Some wondered if the Stallions would be able to adapt fast enough to be competitive. To say that the team surpassed expectations would be a gross misstatement. After beginning the season 0-3, the Stallions rattled off 11 consecutive wins en route to capturing the 2011 Patriot District title and cementing a spot in…
Friday, August 17, 2012
The Stallions are looking to capitalize last year's achievements.
The South County High School Stallions are back, working to capitalize on last year's stellar athletic season. "District and Region championships has become part of our culture at South County," said Mike Pflugrath, director of student activities at South County High School. "Our school spirit is very high. Our student-athletes know they have the support of their classmates, the South County High School staff and community." 2011-12 Highlights The Stallions achieved much last year, including five Patriot District Championships in football, golf, girls indoor track, softball and girls outdoor track. And, there are only veteran head coaches this year. The football team even got to the state championship game, but fell to Phoebus 20-10. …
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
School starts Sept. 4! The clock is ticking...
The brand new South County Middle School opens in less than a month, and soon the hallways will be occupied by students, teachers and responsibility. The furniture and technology (Smart Boards, projectors) were recently moved in, and the school has 1,020 registered students. Capacity is 1,250, and more students are expected to register before school starts on Sept. 4. Teachers will start work at SCMS on Aug. 22, yet the official start date for Fairfax County Public Schools is Aug. 27. "We're in an interesting postion, becuse we're in a new building, but the staff are veterans of South County Secondary," said the school's Assistant Principal Gordon Stokes. "Some teachers have been coming in because they want a little more time to set up …
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Friday, August 10, 2012
The position is now open.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
South County Secondary School is looking for an indoor and outdoor assistant track coach. Interested jobseekers are encouraged to contact Michael Pflugrath, the school’s director of student activities, at michael.pflugrath@fcps.edu or 703-446-1678. Fairfax County Public Schools has provisions for non-teaching personnel to coach in FCPS. College degrees are not required. All coaches are required to attend and successfully complete a coaching education program, including a sports first aid component. For more information, please check out FCPS activities and athletic programs. Openings for coaching positions are also available at other schools. To see the full list, visit FCPS’ website.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The South County graduate shattered his own records for his neighborhood team.
A Fairfax Station teen shattered his previous swimming records at his last home meet of the season last week. “It was pretty special,” said Michael Herrmann, 18. “We have senior night festivities before hand and my whole family was there. To go out in my last meet with a bang was pretty special.” Herrmann has been swimming since he was 6 years old, in the summer months as part of the Barrington Blue Fins neighborhood team and during the school year at the Curl-Burke Swimming Club in Burke. He trains nine times a week in the summer, which adds up to 20 hours a week in the pool. The South County Secondary School graduate broke his record in the boys 15-18 50-yard backstroke and 100-yard individual medley relay on July 20, dropping his time …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The season starts at the end of August.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
South County Secondary School has released its fall varsity football schedule:
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The site was recognized by FCPS.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
South County Secondary’s middle school website has been named one of the “Best of the Web.” The contest is sponsored by the Fairfax County Public School system’s communications department to recognize excellence in school websites. The curator for the South County site is Leslie Lewis. Sites were recognized for usefulness, clarity, and frequency of updates, among other factors. South County's site includes links to the school calendar and student artwork. Other websites that were recognized were sites for Madision High School, Belvedere Elementary School, Camelot Elementary School, and Willow Springs Elementary School.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The team placed third at a national competition this weekend.
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South County Secondary School's Men's Jr. Four crew team placed third at the national Scholastic Rowing Association of America competition over the weekend. The win was the highest finish ever for a South County Team. The competition took place in Cooper River, New Jersey on Saturday. The win concludes the team's season.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
The letters will hang in the South County Middle School main office.
South County students in Janet Dower’s middle school English for speakers of other languages classes just learned a big lesson about communication, when they wrote a letter to President Obama and received a response. Part of the eighth grade curriculum involves writing a letter to an important person. When the class decided to focus on the environment and endangered species, they decided to take their issues all the way to the top and wrote the President. The great surprise was when he responded. President Obama made suggestions on “how you can do your part” and noted that “hearing from engaged young people like you gives me great hope for the future.” Dower was excited about the exchange of ideas. “President Obama’s letter taught these …
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12:01 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Thank you for spotlighting this very talented young man. The article has been fixed. more ›