A Partnership That Saves Lives Adrenaline. That’s something not every academic class can supply. The emergency medical technician (EMT) and firefighter classes at Monroe Technology Center supplies adrenaline along with practical lessons that last a lifetime. “The adrenaline. I love the flashing lights and the sirens,” said Riley Ruments, a senior at Loudoun Valley High School. “That’s not what it’s all about. That’s not why we do it. But it is pretty cool. It’s kind of like an on-topof-the-world feeling where you realize you’re doing something that really means something. To have a purpose when you’re so young and realizing you’re doing something significant.” “Obviously there’s the community service benefit,” added Tyler Pla, a senior at Riverside High School. “It leads to other opportunities in life. It’s really helped me out to learn some things; some really cool things. Everything from medical procedures to ropes and knots. “I like the adrenaline too. That’s a big thing.” Randall Shank, deputy chief of training for Loudoun County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management, wants to harness that adrenaline for the longterm benefit of the community. “We catch them when they’re young because there’s a lot of options for kids anymore. If we can get them early, we can hopefully foster that interest that they have.” In addition to their studies at Mon roe, Ruments and Pla work with local fire and rescue companies; Hamilton and Ashburn, respectively. “We’re a small company…We’re, honestly, like a family. A lot of people say that, but we cook together, we do
tours together, train together, go on calls together. It’s great,” said Ruments. “You go on calls and come back to the station and have people to talk to about that. It’s a good atmosphere to have when you get into this field, because you’re doing things that are difficult and hard. You’re doing things nobody else your age can relate to. You can go back and have an entire family of people who are there to support you, help you and help you understand things. “It taught me to be an adult really quickly…Nobody treated me like a kid. I was on a first-name basis with all the adults. I wasn’t looked down upon.” “It’s nice – just hang out with your crew, watch some TV, do some training,” said Pla. “It’s a lifestyle. Even if you’re volunteering one day a week, it’s a lifestyle
that you adapt to and get into. You can’t come into it and not care very much, because if you don’t care you’ll get weeded out like other people who don’t really care… “It’s exciting. If you love excitement – all these new situations, real-world situations – it really helps out with your life.” Shank said having young people around the station is a benefit to the veteran members as well. “Generally we find – when new folks come into the firehouse – that tends to bring the crew back to basics. They go over things to help them learn more. That will help everyone refresh themselves; build off the excitement the younger folks bring with them.” Volunteers at Loudoun’s fire and rescue stations can be as young as 16. That came as an epiphany to Pla when
his mother related that fact to him. “I thought ‘That sounds pretty cool,’ so I did it.” Ruments’ introduction to what became her passion was more casual. Ruments had a friend who was doing a cadet program in Purcellville. “She signed me up for it and I fell in love. It’s not something I think I would have signed up for. It really was an accident that I got into it, but I’m so thankful I did.” Pla and Ruments each said their part-time service, which is limited to eight hours a week, has exposed them to mature situations that have given them a deeper insight into life. “You see everything from nose bleeds to CPR’s…suicide attempts, overdoses,” said Ruments. “You have to come to terms with death pretty quickly. (Continued on page 11)
Claude Moore Charitable Foundation Wins Legacy Award The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation is the second recipient of the Loudoun School-Business Partnership Executive Council’s Legacy Award. The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation was the inaugural winner of the award in 2016. Since 1992, the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation’s commitment to Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) has surpassed $3.54 million. Trustees of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation have awarded approximately $2.4 million in direct grant support for LCPS. In addition to these direct allocations, the Foundation covered all the expenses to research, develop and document the model program for Monroe Technology Center’s Health and Medical
Sciences program. Students in the Health and Medical Sciences program are known as Claude Moore Scholars. The Foundation provided project management services for the construction of the classroom space for the Claude Moore Scholars at Loudoun Inova’s Cornwall Campus. The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation will make the lease payments on these classrooms through 2020. The Foundation also financed development of an online teaching tool for the Health and Medical Sciences program. Founded in 1987, the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation’s mission is to enhance educational opportunities, including higher education, for
young people in the Commonwealth of Virginia and elsewhere. Dr. Claude Moore was a pioneer radiologist and the first chairman of the George Washington University’s Radiology Department. Born in Danville on October 21, 1892, Moore was a World War I veteran who came to Loudoun County in 1941. He bought a 357-acre tract in Sterling that now serves as Claude Moore Park. After retiring from the practice of medicine in the late 1950’s, Moore devoted himself to investments and farming. He died at the age of 98 on July 11, 1991, in Charlottesville. Moorefield Station Elementary, which opened in September 2013, is named in his honor.
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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Description for School-Business Activities: The school-business partnership between the NOVA Parks Association’s Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Railroad Trailside Regional Park and Trailside Middle Middle School School has been cultivated over and time. At Trailside’s dedication, Park W&OD the community learned of the rich ties to the park, shared campus space and the connection of our shared community. The partnership between the W&OD Park and Trailside Middle School allowed Trailside to become a reality. The construction of Trailside included shared park improvements that are appreciated by the whole community. During the school’s first year, students in eighth 2 014 17 grade civics classes helped to maintain 2 0 good neighbor connections by cleaning the trail. To further demonstrate our community partnership and highlight the history of the W&OD Park, Trailside Middle School will host artifacts this spring from the Parks Association in the school lobby. Moving the partnership into a curricular focus expanded students’ impact outside the classroom and resulted in a product that is out of this world. Sixth grade science students, along with teachers Don Rahn, Lynel Seigh and Caroline Milne, created a scale model of the solar system, featuring the sun at Trailside Middle School. Karl Mohle, the park manager for the W&OD Park, encouraged and permitted the team to designate geocaches at appropriate intervals along the W&OD to represent the distances of each planet from the sun. The geocaches have QR codes that point to student websites that educate park users about important features of the solar bodies. The model is 5 kilometers long with the expectation that, over time, it can be developed into a community experience, blending learning and fitness activities. This year, the team of science teachers look forward to expanding upon this community resource.
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Loudoun County School-Business Partnerships Time to Engage, Participate, and Provide Opportunities… leadership of the Executive Council, each of whom has graciously given their time in supporting these vital partnerships. The Council is made up of local business leaders along with senior administrative officials who provide outreach and lend support to participating businesses. We need your help! Get engaged, participate and provide an opportunity to promote the success of our future workforce. We are specifically seeking large businesses located in Loudoun County that have an interest in serving on our Executive Council. All businesses are sought for our 2017 Job-for-a-day or JFD program and can register at: https://webinter.lcps.org/JobForADay/ BusinessRegistration.aspx As we prepare for the 18th Annual Loudoun County School-Business Partnership Awards Breakfast, which will be held on Friday morning, March 10th, at the National Conference Center, we are proud of the creative and thriving partnerships between businesses and our schools. This breakfast is about thanks! It is a thank you to many wonderful businesses, agencies, and institutions. These businesses have participated for many years by hosting students to learn about new careers, have contributed in the classroom and have supported, hosted or sponsored a student with the goal of providing an opportunity to learn, grow and experience a real job. This year, we are focused on finding new and engaging business partners willing to work with students by providing real problems to solve, engaging students in a new dimension and providing an audience beyond the teacher in the classroom. We welcome all businesses with contemporary ideas and a passion for making a difference in the lives of students. Every year at this time, we look back at our progress. This year we had a robust Job-for-a-Day program with over 300 students accepting positions to visit local businesses for one day to learn about a future career. Last year’s breakfast was the largest to date with over 700 guests celebrating success. Businesses continue to reach out to many of our schools and develop strong partnerships which can lead to longstanding collaborations for students. Without a doubt, when students thrive in challenging, real-world environments they build grit; and grit leads to long-term success in business, community, family and life. I am proud of the continued success of our many school-business partners. I am thankful for the great
For the past 27 years, the organization of businesses committed to fostering collaboration is the Loudoun County School-Business Partnership (LCSBP). Chartered by the School Board and under the leadership of the LCSBP Executive Council, our mission is to provide and promote the development and success of partnerships between the public schools and local businesses to help ensure that students are prepared to contribute successfully to the ever-changing business and community environment. These partnerships help in many different ways; from supporting events, mentor programs, reading programs, field trips, encouraging STEM/STEAM, funding science projects, participating in the classroom and introducing students to new career opportunities. With the increased emphasis on participatory learning and One-to-the-World collaborative experiences, our business partners continue to Engage, Participate, and Provide worthwhile opportunities to Make a Difference. I am proud to serve as Chairman of the Loudoun SchoolBusiness Executive Council and look forward to continuing our growth in partnerships. Learn more about us at https://www.lcps.org/LSBP
With great thanks,
Michael A. Lo Presti, PE Chairman, Loudoun County School-Business Partnership Executive Council President and Managing Principal, Presti & Company, Inc. Consulting Engineers 1984 Graduate, Broad Run High School
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Dr. Kortam is acknowledged by the Loudoun County School Business Partnership in the following schools: BELMONT RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
For the past two years, Ashburn Orthodontics has provided magnetic calendars for Belmont Ridge students, parents and staff members. Additionally, Ashburn Orthodontics has provided folders for rising 6th grade students during our Belmont Extreme summer transition program. Ashburn Orthodontics is committed to giving back to the community they serve. Ashburn Orthodontics sponsored t-shirts for the entire school and Dr. Kortam spoke to all of the students for career day.
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Through the help of the PTA, the school approached Dr. Kortam to explore the possibility of her sponsoring a professional development teacher workshop. After presenting how a workshop of this nature would help students and teachers better focus and create an environment that fostered a spirit of togetherness, Dr. Kortam openheartedly gifted the school the $2500 to bring the workshop in house. The feedback from the teachers and parents was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. In February Ashburn Orthodontics spoke with the students for National Children’s Dental Health Month and provided them all with String Bags. The students were gifted with Ear Buds for the school winning the Schools to Watch award.
HARPER PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Ashburn Orthodontics has a spirit of “It takes a village to raise a child”. They contribute in a number of ways such as sponsoring the eight grades awards program; financing a monetary award for the yearly student recognition called the Hurricane Award, hosting a mini-reception for the quarterly citizenship award winners called Hurricane Heros, setting up a booth at career day, offering deep discounts for staff and school families. In February Ashburn Orthodontics spoke with the students for National Children’s Dental Health Month and sponsored the student folders.
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Dr. Kortam and her team have been positively involved with Trailside Middle School and community, sponsoring a “goodies” table at the Trailside Community Picnic, donating over 1,200 school t-shirts to support the beginning of the school year and visits to our resource classes to discuss dental hygiene with the students. Ashburn Orthodontics sponsored our end of the year awards ceremony, In February Ashburn Orthodontics spoke with the students for National Children’s Dental Health Month.
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Ashburn Orthodontics sponsors the student folders for parent communication.
FARMWELL STATION MIDDLE SCHOOL
In February Ashburn Orthodontics spoke with the students for National Children’s Dental Health Month. Ashburn Orthodontics sponsored t-shirts for the entire school to support our school spirit.
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Ashburn Orthodontics sponsored the student folders. They have actively participated in our Community Leader Day Event.
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Ashburn Orthodontics sponsored PTO Folders. In October, Ashburn Orthodontics spoke with the students for National Orthodontic Health Month.
“It’s all about your smile” Dr. Sahira Kortam is pleased to share her passion for quality orthodontics and to be able to offer beautiful smiles to her community in Ashburn, Sterling, and Leesburg. She is a board certified orthodontist, an achievement held by only 30% of all orthodontists. She and her staff are committed to making your experience at Ashburn Orthodontics memorable and life changing. The entire team is dedicated to providing extraordinary personal service with compassion and consideration of each individual needs. We think you will find each of their staff members to be knowledgeable and very accommodating. They regularly attend continuing education meetings to stay current with techniques and technology to better treat their patients.
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Fishing for Employees Through Job for a Day Ford’s Fish Shack owner/ Shack owner/ chef Tony Stafford did not not grow up surrounded by the by the sea and all its bounty, but he wasted no time time inspiration drawing his inspiration from it to open a successful chain of restaurants in Loudoun County. Stafford grew up in Huntington, West Marshall Virginia, and attended Marshall heading to culinary University before heading to culinary Kentucky. After school in Louisville, Kentucky. After Pittsburgh, jobs in Charlotte and Pittsburgh, Loudoun County Stafford landed in Loudoun County the last 16 years. and has been here the last 16 years. included a stint Stafford’s career included a stint restaurant group. with a Boston-based restaurant group. introduced him to the That experience introduced him to the culture. New England seafood culture. up there a lot and “We would travel up there a lot and travel along the coast. I would see these little fish shacks on the coast. There would be lines out the door, standing there eating lobster rolls and fried clams. And so I wanted to reproduce that down here. I didn’t think that northern Virginia, with as many restaurants as it had, had casual-themed seafood restaurants. I want people to be able to come in and have a bowl of mussels and a glass of wine or a beer and be able to come back and also have a celebratory dinner with their family… We want to be your neighborhood restaurant serving outstanding seafood.”
Stafford’s Stafford’s speculation about the restaurant market taurant market in Loudoun County was accurate. He opened his first location in Ashburn in 2010 and a second location in South Riding last year. In January, he announced plans to open a third location in Lansdowne. Stafford says the hardest part of his job is keeping a steady supply of fresh fish coming into his restaurants. “The majority of my job now is sourcing fresh fish – the fresh seafood – from all over. It gets tough sometimes because of the weather. It might be OK down here, but up there they might have gale force winds so the boats can’t get out to get
“We treat athletes of all levels and abilities.”
the scallops and clams. We have to stay ahead of the curve, ahead of the weather, so to speak.” Stafford’s second greatest challenge is staffing his restaurants. Each location requires a team of 60 to 65 employees. It’s this need that led to his involvement with Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). “That’s why I got involved with the Loudoun County School-Business Partnership Executive Council and started doing Job for a Day. We are trying to educate and teach the young, growing minds of Loudoun County youth that culinary arts and restaurant management or restaurant operations can be a viable career.”
Since starting with Job for a Day, Stafford’s support for LCPS and its students has increased. He’s worked with the Visit Loudoun Foundation for the last three years to award two $2,500 scholarships to graduating seniors. This year, Ford’s Fish Shack will award two $5,000 scholarships to graduating seniors pursuing culinary arts. As a next step, Stafford hopes to become involved with the culinary arts programs in LCPS schools. “We’d love to work out some kind of internship program…where (the students) could go to school and work here a certain number of hours to compliment what they’re learning in school.” That sense of being a neighborhood restaurant hasn’t been lost on Stafford as his restaurant chain grows and his involvement in the community deepens. “I live in the community. All of our restaurants are in the community. We love Loudoun County. We are committed to making Loudoun County a viable place for students to learn culinary arts and restaurant management.”
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National Conference Center
While you might have recently attended a professional learning activity on the campus of The National Conference Center, you might not be aware that it serves as the home of an expansive Loudoun County Public Schools’ classroom. Earlier this school year, LCPS partnered with The National Conference Center, the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) and Didlake – a community rehabilitation non-profit – to form Project SEARCH. Project SEARCH is a national program that creates business, government, school and community collaborations to provide new outlets for students with special needs to transition from school to the workplace. Each day, students enrolled in the program arrive at The National Conference Center ready to work. They rotate through internships in departments throughout the conference center. Students try their skills in the various areas, including guest dining, culinary arts, housekeeping, engineering and audio-visual technology. As a result of the rotations, students begin to develop a sense of the work they find enjoyable and rewarding. “Mostly, I like the activities,” said an intern named Brianna. “We learn what we can and can’t do in the workforce.” “We do a variety of things in the kitchen,” said an intern named Ashley. “It’s nice to do different things. You learn a lot.” An intern named Nick said, “This is a great opportunity to learn jobs you like and how you feel working in an environment that’s busy and with a lot of people.” Geoff Lawson, general manager of The National Conference Center, says the program is a perfect fit for his venue. “The National became involved because we felt we had to make a contribution to the community and help some kids who needed help and also bring them into a
facility known for education and learning to practice what we preach. What we get out of this experience is very simple: A great experience for our team. We’re known for our customer service and our warmth towards making a good experience for people… Going forward, we would be interested in having more projects like Project SEARCH to further integrate into our community.” Staff members at The National Conference Center also remark about the contributions the interns make in the workplace. Intern Nick works with Corey Myers in the Audio Visual Department. “Nick comes to us every day at 9. We really look forward to his presence. He’s become like part of the family. He’s a core part of our group…He has a great way with people, and he’s got a big heart.” Chef Chris Ferrier appreciates seeing the growth in the students. “I think they see their own progress and … they take their own initiative. They say, ‘I think I’d do a great job with this, Chef. What’s next?’ So, to me, I think it’s great that they’re learning it on their own, but also my staff enjoys making sure that they continue to help them grow.” While on the job, the interns receive supports from DARS and Didlake. Morgan Morris of DARS explained his role. “I play a support role when (the interns) need anything – equipment or assistive technology – to do the job. I help purchase those things, and I help counsel them into the jobs they’ll be entering after they finish the program.” Emily Meyers of Didlake said her employment support organization provides job coaching, communication support services and autism support to three different Project SEARCH sites. “On a daily basis, I make sure that job tasks are performed to the employer’s standards. I also help them learn the interpersonal skills they need to be a good worker… The most meaningful thing for
the interns is that they are a part of the host business. They feel like employees here. They feel a part of everything that happens with the success of the business model and the daily success of the conference center working side-by-side with other employees.” At the end of the work day, interns return to that classroom mentioned earlier. There, they debrief on how the day went and receive instruction on how to manage workplace issues. “We have 25 work-related skills they are evaluated on,” said LCPS teacher Heather Brewington. “The student growth since the start of the program has been tremendous. I look back at pictures, and it reminds me how much they have grown. They have grown maturity-
wise, their stamina, the responsibilities they take on…” LCPS Transition Specialist Mary Young said she was delighted when The National Conference Center wholeheartedly said “yes” to the program because the student benefits are so great. “I hope they get to experience real work and learn some new talents and skills and take those to be successful in life.” As you attend the School-Business Partnership Breakfast or another event at The National Conference Center, we hope you’ll reflect on how your meal, place setting and overall conference experience was impacted by these LCPS interns navigating their way to independence in the work force.
Education is Power It all starts here.
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2016-2017 LCPS Business Partnerships 8th & Home Realty - Lucketts Elementary School A&A Heating and Air Conditioning - Tuscarora High School Abernethy and Spencer Greenhouse and Garden Center - Lincoln Elementary School American Association for the Advancement of Science STEM Volunteers - LCPS Science Department Andy’s of Lovettsville - Lovettsville Elementary School Ashburn Area Running Club - LCPS Head Start Program Ashburn Children’s Dentistry - Ashburn Elementary School Ashburn Orthodontics - Belmont Ridge Middle School Ashburn Orthodontics - Eagle Ridge Middle School Ashburn Orthodontics - Steuart W. Weller Elementary School Ashburn Pediatric Dental Center - Sycolin Creek Elementary School ASM Research - Sterling Middle School Audubon Naturalist Society - Aldie Elementary School AutoNation Toyota Leesburg - Loudoun County High School AutoNation Toyota Leesburg - LCPS Head Start Program Bank of Clarke County -Loudoun County High School Barakat Orthodontics- River Bend Middle School Barakat Orthodontics- Horizon Elementary School Bartlett Tree Experts of Leesburg - Tuscarora High School Battelle - Sterling Middle School Blend Coffee Bar - Brambleton Middle School Bonefish Grill - Ashburn Elementary School Books-A-Million Inc. - LCPS Outreach Bullock & Associates, CPAs - Loudoun County High School Bush Tabernacle - Blue Ridge Middle School Camp Twin Creeks - Eagle Ridge Middle School Casey’s Automotive of Chantilly - Buffalo Trail Elementary School CENV Community Empowerment - Countryside Elementary School Cheers Sports - Cedar Lane Elementary School Cheers Sports - Rock Ridge High School Cheers Sports - Woodgrove High School Cheers Sports - Stone Bridge High School Chick-fil-A of George Washington - Stone Bridge High School Chick-fil-A - Heritage High School Chick-fil-A GW/Dulles - Broad Run High School Christian Fellowship Church - Sterling Elementary School Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America - Stone Bridge High School Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) - Blue Ridge Middle School Cornwall Physicians Office Building - LCPS Art Costa Family and Cosmetic Dentistry -Creighton’s Corner Elementary School Costa Family Dentistry & Little Smiles Pediatric Dentistry - Eagle Ridge Middle School Destiny Church - Frederick Douglass Elementary School Developmental Connections - Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School Developmental Connections - Hillside Elementary School Dogwood Farm - Blue Ridge Middle School Dominion Power - Hutchison Farm Elementary School Downs Insurance - Lucketts Elementary School Dr. David Goodfriend - Briar Woods High School Dr. Darius A. Unwalla and Associates, Optometrists - Potomac Falls High School Dr. Joanna Barnett and Associates, Inc. - Potomac Falls High School Dulles Town Center - LCPS Art Dynamic Plumbing and Heating - Rock Ridge High School EK Screen Prints - J. Michael Lunsford Middle School EPL Archives - LCPS Head Start Program Evergreen Sportsplex - Sterling Elementary School Exxon Mobile Gas Station - Round Hill Elementary School F. H. Furr Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Electrical - Stone Bridge High School Falcons Landing - LCPS Head Start Program FCi Federal - Loudoun County High School Fitwize4kids - Dominion Trail Elementary School G Force Gymnastics - Mill Run Elementary School Galilee United Methodist Church - Sanders Corner Elementary School
Galilee United Methodist Church - Meadowland Elementary School Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center – Marriott - Loudoun County High School George Washington University - Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School Giant Food - Stone Bridge High School Glory Days Press, LLC - Potowmack Elementary School Glory Days Press, LLC - Belmont Station Elementary School Good Shepherd Alliance Thrift Store - LCPS Head Start Program Great Country Farms - Blue Ridge Middle School Great Country Farms - Round Hill Elementary School Greer Institute for Leadership and Innovation - Academy of Science and Academy of Engineering & Technology GWU-Ashburn Campus - LCPS Art Harmony United Methodist Church - Hamilton Elementary School Hartley Home Building - Round Hill Elementary School Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Leesburg - Frederick Douglass Elementary School Home Depot - Brambleton Middle School Home Depot of Leesburg, Virginia (store # 4621) - Harmony Middle School Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus - LCPS Science Department Howard Landscapes, Inc. - Legacy Elementary School Huntington Learning Center - Stone Bridge High School Huntington Learning Center of Ashburn - Mill Run Elementary School Image 360 – Dulles - Seneca Ridge Middle School INOVA - Sterling Elementary School INOVA Loudoun Community Affairs/MHS - LCPS Art Irene’s Prom Closet - Potomac Falls High School James Madison University - Liberty Elementary School Joe’s Pizzeria - Sterling Elementary School Joe’s Pizzeria - Horizon Elementary School Johnny Rockets - Brambleton Middle School K & H Landscape and Grounds Maintenance - River Bend Middle School K2M, Inc. - Loudoun County High School K2M, Inc. - Evergreen Mill Elementary School Kids R First - Sterling Middle School Kids R First - Rolling Ridge Elementary School Kravitz Orthodontics - Dominion Trail Elementary School Kravitz Orthodontics - Cedar Lane Elementary School Kravitz Orthodontics - Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School Kravitz Orthodontics - Brambleton Middle School Kravitz Orthodontics - John Champe High School Kravitz Orthodontics - Cardinal Ridge Elementary School Kravitz Orthodontics - Madison’s Trust Elementary School Kravitz Orthodontics - Eagle Ridge Middle School Lansdowne Resort - LCPS Art Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club - Loudoun County High School LEF/LCPS Backpack Coalition - Forest Grove Elementary School LensCrafters - Potomac Falls High School Loudoun Computer Science Initiative - Loudoun Valley High School Loudoun County Animal Shelter - Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School Loudoun County Department of Economic Development - ALL LCPS Elementary Schools Loudoun County Fire and Rescue - C.S. Monroe Technology Center Loudoun County Fire and Rescue - LCPS Head Start Program Loudoun County Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney Loudoun County High School Loudoun Habitat for Humanity - Potomac Falls High School Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Bringing Back the Monarch - LCPS Science Department Lovettsville-Waterford Ruritan Club - Lovettsville Elementary School Lucketts Ruritans - Lucketts Elementary School Maid Brigade - Stone Bridge High School Mascot Book, INC/Glory Days Press, LLC - Belmont Station Elementary School
McLean Bible Church (MBC)/Embrace Catoctin - Catoctin Elementary School Mentors of Douglass School - Douglass School Microsoft Corporation - Loudoun County High School Middleburg Bank - Ball’s Bluff Elementary School Mindframe Education - Arcola Elementary School Mindy Hess - Emerick Elementary School Moe’s Southwest Grill - Heritage High School Morgan Orthodontics - Belmont Ridge Middle School Morgan Orthodontics - Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School Morgan Orthodontics - Mill Run Elementary School Morgan Orthodontics - Eagle Ridge Middle School Morven Park - Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School Morven Park - Trailside Middle School Morven Park Center for Civic Impact - Smart’s Mill Middle School Mullen Orthodontics - John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary School Mullen Orthodontics - Belmont Ridge Middle School National Conference Center (NCC) - LCPS Department of Pupil Services, Career and Transition National Conference Center (NCC) - LCPS Art Northern Virginia Community College - LCPS Pupil Services, Career and Transition Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) - Office of Instructional Programs Northern Virginia Lions Club - LCPS Head Start Program Northern Virginia Orthodontics - Moorefield Station Elementary School Northern Virginia Orthodontics - Stone Hill Middle School Northern Virginia Orthodontics - Brambleton Middle School Northern Virginia Orthodontics - Creighton’s Corner Elementary School Northern Virginia Orthodontics - Freedom High School NOVA Parks - Trailside Middle School Olive Garden - Seneca Ridge Middle School Olivera Music - Freedom High School Orangetheory Fitness - Cedar Lane Elementary School Orangetheory Fitness - Belmont Ridge Middle School Orbital ATK, Inc. - LCPS Science Department Overtime Athletics - Horizon Elementary School Patient First - Algonkian Elementary School Patient First - Buffalo Trail Elementary School Patient First - Algonkian Elementary School Piedmont Environmental Council - Seldens Landing Elementary School Piercy’s Garage/Shell Station - Waterford Elementary School Play It Again Sports - Loudoun County High School Positive Ally - Pinebrook Elementary School Preschool Learning Center - Loudoun County High School Presti & Company - Potowmack Elementary School Project Mobile Hope - Blue Ridge Middle School Purcellville Gazette - Blue Ridge Middle School Rack Room Shoes - Guilford Elementary School Raj Khalsa Gurdwara - Potomac Falls High School Readers Are Leaders - Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School Readers Are Leaders - Broad Run Varsity Football Team - Dominion Trail Elementary School Red Knights International Motorcycle Club, Chapter 12 - LCPS Head Start Program REHAU - LCPS Science Department Reston Bible Church - Guilford Elementary School Riverside Presbyterian Church - Sugarland Elementary School Rockwell Collins - Sterling Middle School Rockwell Collins - Park View High School Share a Little Thanks - Farmwell Station Middle School Share a Little Thanks Program - Mill Run Elementary School Sharon D. Virts Foundation - Lucketts Elementary School Solebrity - Cedar Lane Elementary School SOMOS - J. Lupton Simpson Middle School South Riding Family Dentistry - Little River Elementary School Spider Smart of Ashburn - Cedar Lane Elementary School Stantec Architectural Firm - Stone Bridge High School Sterling Park Baptist Church - Sterling Elementary School Stone Springs Hospital Center - Freedom High School (Continued on page 12)
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Winners of the School-Business Partnership Recognition Award The Loudoun School-Business Partnership Executive Council would like to recognize past School-Business Partnership Recognition Award Winners. 1997-1998 • • •
Loudoun Milk Transportation for their partnership with the LCPS Health and Physical Education program to work with high school driver education classes for safe driving techniques. Sarah Huntington Photography for her partnership with Lincoln Elementary School’s school wide journalism project. TELOS Corporation for their partnership with Broad Run High School and generous donations of resources to update the school’s technology.
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The Home Depot for their partnership with Potowmack Elementary School and generous donations of employee time and materials. Morningside House of Leesburg for their partnership with Hillside Elementary students. America Online for the AOL/LCPS New Year’s Countdown Calendar for display of LCPS student artwork online.
Long-term recognition awards went to J.T. Hirst, The Loudoun Hospital Center and The Waterford Foundation.
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Dewberry & Davis partnership with Blue Ridge Middle School to revitalize an area west of the school and make it into an outdoor classroom. Anderson Mechanical Services, Inc.; Atlas Plumbing; Banner Glass; Bowers & Associates P.C.; Dominion Electrical Supply, Inc.; Dulles Electrical Supply; EMF Electric; J.T. Hirst & Co., Inc.; Leo Construction Company; Madigan Construction Company; McCall Millwork, Inc.; McDonough, Inc.; Papa John’s Pizza; Smith, Thomas & Smith, Inc.; Spiering Custom Homes, Inc.; Thomas J. O’Neil; T.S. Beaver and Virginia Power for their partnership efforts with the construction of a new concession stand at Loudoun County High School. Davis Corporation; Devine Commercial, Inc.; John White, LLC; The Hayford Foundation; Unison Pottery and Tile Works and Weller Tile for the completion of The Millenium Wall Project for Waterford Elementary School’s 1999-2000 Artist in Residence Program.
Long-term recognition awards went to F&M Bank; Leesburg Chrysler-PlymouthDodge; United Airlines; United Airlines/ Galileo International; Wal-Mart and Xerox Document University.
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BFI Recycle Center/Herndon High School partnership with Sterling Middle School for the Ecology Club recycling project. Luck Stone Corporation partnership with Sanders Corner Elementary School for volunteer and material contributions. United Litho, Inc. partnership with Broad Run High School’s annual report project.
Special recognition was given to The Dulles Town Center for their support of Loudoun County Public Schools activities and events.
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GAM Printers partnerships with Broad Run High School, Loudoun County High School, Potomac Falls High School, Stone Bridge High School and Seneca Ridge Middle School for printing needs within each school. Loudoun Times-Mirror partnership with each Loudoun County Public Schools athletic department for the annual Loudoun Times-Mirror Holiday Basketball Classic and helping to print the Stone Bridge High School newspaper. Lockheed Martin Management and Data Systems (LMM&DS) partnership with Dominion Trail Elementary School for their ongoing involvement in the school and the development of opportunities for students to learn. Meadows Farm Nursery partnership with Ashburn Elementary and Broad Run High School for landscaping projects around the school buildings.
2002-2003
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Dr. John Jones in partnership with Sterling Elementary School to provide dental screening for the entire student body. Knowledge Based Systems in partnership with the Douglass School for a leadership training and character development program for the students of Douglass School. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in partnership with Stone Bridge High School through the creation of a scholarship, sponsorship of the Ethics Day program as well as the use of the facilities and personnel at Dulles Airport to support school activities.
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N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. in partnership with the Head Start Program in providing generous donations to families with special needs. Cascades Starbucks in partnership with Potomac Falls High School in providing work experience opportunities for special needs students. Broadlands Associates in partnership with Mill Run Elementary, Hillside Elementary and Eagle Ridge Middle School in providing school agendas and resources to enhance school facilities. Special recognition to the contributions of KT Enterprises and Luck Stone with the Eagle Ridge Middle School projects. Ronn Lonon and UPS in partnership with Sugarland Elementary for the volunteer time and support of the school’s reading program.
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America OnLine in partnership with Broad Run High School’s ninth grade transition team (DELTA), Forest Grove Elementary School and the Art Program, Central Office. Hughes Group Architects in partnership with Hillsboro Elementary School. Colorcraft of Virginia, Inc. in partnership with Monroe Technology Center, Park View High School and the Head Start Program. Loudoun County Sanitation Authority in partnership with Algonkian Elementary School. Ashburn Pediatrics in partnership with Monroe Technology Center’s Nursing Program.
2005-2006 •
Beazer Homes, Brambleton Development Corporation, Centex Homes, Miller and Smith, Stanley Martin Companies, Inc., Winchester
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Golden Pond School, Inc. in partnership with the Broad Run High School Family and Consumer Sciences Early Childhood Education class to provide “hands on” opportunities for high school students to interact with preschool aged children.
Homes and The Gulick Group in
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partnership with Briar Woods High School. Dulles Town Center in partnership with Potomac Falls High School. Virginia Concrete and Dave Snider in partnership with Sanders Corner Elementary School. Kids-R First in partnership with Briar Woods High School and Stone Bridge High School. Car Quest/Truck Suppliers and Mark Fishel in partnership with Monroe Technology Center.
2006-2007 • • • •
Hair Port LTD in partnership with Dominion High School. INOVA Loudoun Hospital in partnership with Monroe Technology Center and Potomac Falls High School. Middleburg Bank in partnership with Banneker Elementary School, Harper Park Middle School, Mill Run Elementary School and John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary School. My Gym in partnership with John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary School.
Special Recognition – Smart’s Mill Exterior Improvement Plan Project
2007-2008 • • • • •
Lucketts Fire Company 10 in partnership with Lucketts Elementary School. Pepsi in partnership with Dominion High School. Leesburg/Sterling Family Practice in partnership with Stone Bridge High School. Moore Cadillac-Hummer in partnership with Monroe Technology Center. Falcons Landing in partnership with LCPS Head Start Program.
Special Recognition – Belmont Station Elementary School Outdoor Classroom (Continued on page 9)
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Winners of the Recognition Award (Continued from page 8)
2008-2009 • • • • •
The National Conference Center in partnership with Belmont Ridge Middle School. Costco Wholesale (Sterling) in partnership with Potowmack Elementary School. Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District in partnership with Forest Grove Elementary School. Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation in partnership with Loudoun County Public Schools Public Information Office. Really Great Finds in partnership with Harmony Intermediate School.
2009-2010 • • • • •
Charlie the Certified Therapy Dog and Books-A-Million in partnership with Emerick Elementary School. Lovettsville Pizza and Subs in partnership with Lovettsville Elementary School. National Park Service in partnership with Blue Ridge Middle School. Rockwell Collins in partnership with Sterling Middle School. Concept Marketing, Inc. in partnership with Monroe Technology Center.
2010-2011 • • • • •
Jim and Marci Anderson in partnership with Smart’s Mill Middle School. Commonwealth Digital Office Solutions in partnership with Rolling Ridge Elementary School. National Geographic Big Cat Initiative in partnership with Steuart Weller Elementary School. The Newton Marasco Foundation (NMF) in partnership with Loudoun Valley High School. The Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in partnership with Seneca Ridge Middle School.
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Apple Federal Credit Union in partnership with Briar Woods and Tuscarora high schools. The Boeing Company in partnership with J. Michael Lunsford Middle School. Fuddruckers in partnership with Sanders Corner Elementary School. Leesburg Pharmacy in partnership with Monroe Technology Center (MTC). Top Kick Martial Arts in partnership with Belmont Station Elementary School.
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Abernethy and Spencer in partnership with Lincoln Elementary. George Mason University in partnership with Sterling Middle School. J10 Church in partnership with Farmwell Station Middle School. Loudoun County Farm Bureau in partnership with Woodgrove High School.
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Wal-Mart Foundation, Sterling in Partnership with LCPS Head Start Program.
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BAE Systems in partnership with Liberty Elementary School. Haute Dogs & Fries in partnership with Blue Ridge Middle School. Eggspectation in partnership with Harper Park Middle School. Nova Medical Group/Nova Urgent Care in partnership with Monroe Technology Center. St. James Episcopal Church in partnership with Evergreen Mill Elementary and Frances Hazel Reid Elementary.
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Dr. Neal Kravitz in partnership with the John Champe and Freedom high school clusters. Capital Productions in partnership with Monroe Technology Center. Readers are Leaders in partnership with Dominion Trail Elementary. Rack Room Shoes in partnership with Guilford Elementary. Mount Olivet United Methodist Church in partnership with Lovettesville Elementary.
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The George Washington University Virginia Science & Technology Campus in partnership with the Loudoun County Public Schools Science Office. Developmental Connections in partnership with Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School. Rockwell-Collins in partnership with Park View High School and Sterling Middle School. Women in Technology in partnership with Belmont Ridge Middle School. Orbital ATK in partnership with the Loudoun County Public Schools Science Office.
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Evergreen Mill Elementary School and K2M. LCPS School Nutritional Services and Loudoun County Department of Economic Development. LCPS Pupil Services, Career and Transition and the National Conference Center. Trailside Middle School and W&OD Park. LCPS Head Start and Monroe Technology Center and Loudoun County Fire and Rescue.
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Former Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Director of Career and Technical Education Shirley Bazdar is the 2017 recipient of the J. Hamilton Lambert Exemplary Leadership in Education and Community Service Award. Bazdar retired in June 2016 after a 19-year career with LCPS and 30 years in education. Among the many accomplishments during her tenure in Loudoun was helping to establish Monroe Technology Center’s Health and Medical Sciences program, otherwise known as the Claude Moore Scholars program. Overseen by Monroe Technology Center, the Claude Moore Scholars program is a partnership between LCPS, Inova Loudoun Hospital and the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation. The focus of the program is to develop and expand programs for secondary students that lead to careers in the fields of health and medical science. The four career pathways explored by the program include practical nursing, medical laboratory technology, pharmacy technology and radiology technology. In addition to her administrative role with LCPS Central Support, Bazdar served as an assistant principal at Park View High School from 1997 to 2001. Prior to that, she was an assistant principal/vocational director and marketing teacher at Manassas Park High School. Bazdar is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing education and holds a master’s degree in education administration/supervision from George Mason University. The J. Hamilton Lambert Exemplary Leadership in Education and Community Service Award is presented to an individual with the following attributes: •
Demonstrates leadership within the community.
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Has formed a notable partnership with Loudoun County Public Schools.
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Demonstrates and encourages creativity and innovation.
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Fosters cooperation between the school and the community.
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Dedicates themselves to demonstrated community service efforts and a willingness to help others.
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Keeps abreast of developments in the field of education.
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Demonstrates leadership and exemplifies commitment.
The award’s namesake is a graduate of Loudoun County High School. Lambert began his professional life as a draftsman for the County of Fairfax, working his way up to serve as county executive between August 1980 and December 1990. In this capacity, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the county with an annual budget of more than $1 billion. Among the numerous awards Lambert has received are the Washingtonian of the Year, presented by the Washingtonian Magazine; the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award; a life membership in the Virginia Local Government Management Association; the Founders Award from the Engineering and Surveyors Institute; a joint resolution of commendation from both houses of the Virginia General Assembly for contributions to the Commonwealth of Virginia; the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Top County Manager Award; and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from George Mason University. Lambert, the executive director of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, has served on the George Mason University Foundation; the Dulles Corridor Rail Association; is past deputy commissioner of the Clark Griffith Baseball League; and serves on the Board of Directors of Cardinal Financial Corporation.
Winners of the J. Hamilton Lambert Award include: 2011 J. Hamilton Lambert 2012 Stephen L. Combs 2013 Cynthia “Cheryl” Marin 2014 Edgar B. Hatrick III 2015 James H. Mayes Jr. 2016 Wagner B. Grier 2017 Shirley L. Bazdar
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NOVA Make a Difference Award Winner
The “Make a Difference Award” recognizes Loudoun School-Business Partners and individuals who make a significant, lasting, positive difference in the lives of our children, our community and our future through innovative programs, leadership and partnerships benefitting Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) on a comprehensive basis. This year’s recipient of the Make a Difference Award is the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). Here are some of the many ways NOVA partners with Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS): • LCPS has the largest dual enrollment program with NOVA, offering a wide variety of course work ranging from CTE to transferable courses in English, math, U.S. history, political science and other subjects. Classes taken at LCPS high schools are credit-bearing and currently tuition-free for students and their families. During the last two years, Loudoun County families saved more than $5.5 million on the cost of tuition (at NOVA rates) by taking high-school-based, dualenrollment classes. • Free professional development workshops are available for LCPS dualenrollment teachers at NOVA’s Loudoun Campus.
• NOVA’s SySTEMic Solutions program has provided robotics summer camps and year-round robotics clubs in LCPS schools for hundreds of students each year. • NOVA’s Pathway to the Baccalaureate program is present with enhanced advising and support in every Loudoun County high school. More than 650 new Pathway students enter NOVA from LCPS each year. • Overall, more than 1,100 LCPS graduates begin their college careers at NOVA each year; and many more enroll at NOVA as transfer students when their original college does not work out for them. • NOVA high school outreach personnel provide as many as 40 to 45 free financial aid workshops for Loudoun County area parents and students each year, many of them at LCPS high schools. In addition, NOVA provides college visiting days and an annual breakfast for counselors. • NOVA Honors students and student ambassadors provide tutoring and mentoring services to LCPS students via the AVID program. • For several years, NOVA provided full-tuition Honors scholarships to LCPS students on a competitive basis. Each year, out of the total of 20 awarded, seven or eight of these scholarships (more than a proportional share) were awarded to LCPS students. Unfortunately, funding for this program was discontinued last year. • The NOVA Loudoun Campus hosted 22 Job for a Day students this school year.
Past winners of this award include: 2007
Steve DeLong, Cavalier Land Development Corporation, was recognized for his service as chairman of the Loudoun School-Business Partnership Executive Council.
2008
Karen Russell, ECHO, Inc. was recognized for her commitment to, and facilitation of, the “Job-For-A-Day” Program. The program started with 30 students in 1991 and grew to over 370 students from all LCPS high schools in 2007.
2009
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation for significant grants supporting innovative programs.
2010
The Harris Teeter, Inc. Together in Education Grant Program for its significant grants supporting innovative programs.
2011
Inova Loudoun Hospital for its commitment and significant contributions to Loudoun County Public Schools.
2012
Al Nielsen, AOL, recognized for his leadership as chairman of the Loudoun School-Business Partnership Executive Council.
2013
Second Lieutenant Jeffrey Mees, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), for his dedication and significant contributions to LCPS.
2014
Loudoun County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Sharon D. Ackerman, in recognition of her 42–year career in Loudoun’s schools.
2015
Donna Fortier, founder and CEO of Mobile Hope, which serves members of the Loudoun community, including students, in need.
2016
Zach Pracher, an eighth-grader at Belmont Ridge Middle School, decided to forego the usual gifts for his Bar Mitzvah. Instead, he encouraged his guests to make donations that would enable him to purchase $40,000 in Kindles for homeless students receiving support through Mobile Hope. Zach combined the gift donations with others from Amazon and charitable foundations to meet his goal. The Kindles are accompanied by a Loudoun County Public Library card so that students can access the library’s books through free downloads.
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A Partnership That Saves Lives
(Continued from page 1) It’s something you’ve got to understand… Everybody’s got a day and no matter what we do – if we do every single right thing – we can’t always control the outcome.” “Make good decisions,” is the lesson Pla has taken from his field work. “Try not to stress on the small things because it all comes to an end pretty quick.” Firefighting and EMT work is much more complicated than many would imagine, said Shank. That’s why Monroe’s classroom work, done at the Fire and Rescue Training Center in Leesburg, is so important. “Things aren’t as simple as they used to be in anything in life. Certainly there’s a lot to learn in the firefighting business; whether that be the behavior of fire, materials, the building construction. We’ve got a lot of lightweight construction in Loudoun County that provides some inherent risk that we need to be aware of.” Chemicals in furniture can cause problems during fires, Shank said, which means firefighters use breathing apparatus and other technology to keep them safe. “We do monitoring now on emergency scenes with our safety officers… We have to check all the many different gases that are produced in a fire…We find there is exposure to chemicals that we were never really aware of in the past.” Firefighters carry thermal-imaging cameras and multi-gas and carbon monoxide meters. Of course, the most important thing they carry isn’t mechanical. “When it really comes down to it, it’s still a very physical job...aided by technology,” said Shank. Both Ruments and Pla sung the praises of their instructor, Sandy Sokol,
who has been involved with fire and rescue since 1992 and teaching since 2002. “She’s unlike any other person I’ve ever worked with,” said Ruments. “She was the first teacher to treat us as an equal and let us know how real life is… It’s so far beyond EMS and fire. She’s taught us so much about life.” “You get the normal school days on the ‘A’ days, then you come over here and do things that you care about,” said Pla. “I obviously care about school, but this is more specified; something that you signed up for because you really like it.” Students can take a firefighting class one year and EMS another and come out of high school fully certified in both fields. “It gives them a lot of options and, hopefully, we keep them involved in the system here in Loudoun County where we’re training them,” said Shanks. “When they come out of here they are really fully trained; especially if they’ve done two years.” The education Monroe students receive through fire and EMS training can extend to careers far beyond those fields. Ruments said she might go on to college to learn the administrative side of rescue work. “I think I’d rather get my paramedic first, maybe through the county, maybe through NOVA.” “I’m still looking at career options,” said Pla, who isn’t leaning toward being a career firefighter. “I definitely want to do volunteering as long as I can foresee…I like this a lot, but I’m definitely looking at other career opportunities. “My plan is to go to college, then join the military, then probably business… I’ll see where that takes me.” “It gives them – at the very least – a wonderful understanding and foundation in public safety that they can only build on as they go forward in life,” said Shank.
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2016-2017 LCPS Business Partnerships (Continued from page 7) Stop Hunger Now - Broad Run High School StoryBook Treasures - Horizon Elementary School STRATactical, LLC - Liberty Elementary School Tarara Winery - Lucketts Elementary School Telos Corporation - LCPS Head Start Program The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation - Monroe Technology Center The Greene Turtle - Loudoun County High School The Loudoun County Bar Association - Catoctin Elementary School The Marine Toys For Tots Foundation - Sanders Corner Elementary School The National Sports Medicine Institute - Tuscarora High School The Nature Generation - Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary School The Pavilion at BeanTree - Mill Run Elementary School The Zone - Eagle Ridge Middle School Toll Maintenance - Newton-Lee Elementary School Top Kick Martial Arts Center - Mill Run Elementary School TopKick Martial Arts Center - LCPS Head Start Program TopKick Martial Arts Center - Liberty Elementary School
Town of Leesburg Virginia - LCPS Art Troxell Communications - Liberty Elementary School Under the Sea - Forest Grove Elementary School Union Taekwando - Liberty Elementary School United Bank - Seneca Ridge Middle School USGIF - Moorefield Station Elementary School USTMA Taekwondo of Leesburg - Sycolin Creek Elementary School Vanish Farwoods Brewery - Lucketts Elementary School VDOT Northern Virginia - Briar Woods High School Verizon - LCPS Head Start Program Virginia Cooperative Extension Loudoun Office - Loudoun County High School Vision Montressori - River Bend Middle School Vocelli’s Pizza of Stone Ridge - Mercer Middle School Walgreen’s Southern Walk - Eagle Ridge Middle School Walmart Foundation - LCPS Head Start Program Wildwood Landscape - Banneker Elementary School Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts - LCPS Headstart Program
Description for School-Business Activities: The mission of this program is to provide additional learning opportunities and build Evergreen positive character traits in Mill Evergreen Mill’s at-promise Elementary students through a collaborative partnership between students and School and community members. K2M supports the mission of Evergreen K2M Mill by providing many volunteers on a weekly basis to work with at-promise students. This partnership focuses on students reinforcing critical math skills while establishing a mentor/ protégé relationship. Students who participate in this program demonstrate increased self-confidence as learners within the 2 01 classroom environment. This 7 5 2 01 partnership helps to support student achievement in our mathematics curriculum by providing a review of current skills and concepts. Students experience a sense of accomplishment after each weekly meeting with their mentor. K2M is committed to supporting Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). The volunteers from K2M experience the joys of learning through smiles and enthusiasm from each of the students on a weekly basis. K2M truly enjoys “giving back” to the schools in the community it serves and having a role in helping Loudoun County students achieve the best education possible.
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Description for School-Business Activities: The 2016 Loudoun County Farmer Trading Cards have been selected as a winning project by School the Virginia Association of Counties Nutrition (VACo). The VACo Achievement and Loudoun Award is a competitive program open to local governments. Held Economic Development annually, it recognizes local government programs for innovation, cooperation and model practices. This project was a unique partnership between Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) and the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development. Focused on enhancing the school system’s USDA Farm to School grant, the goal was to assist in 2 016 17 teaching kids the importance of fresh, 2 0 local foods and agriculture. Working with the local agricultural community, the Department of Economic Development selected 12 Loudoun farmers to appear on “farmer trading cards.” They interviewed each farmer to create interesting profiles for the card and took their photo in an agricultural setting. The Department of Economic Development then designed and produced a total of 87,000 cards and distributed them to all 55 LCPS elementary schools. Cards were distributed on “opening day” for the 2016 baseball season and kickoff events were held at multiple schools. Individual farmers were promoted by schools and arrived like celebrities to autograph their cards for the students. LCPS is partnering with the Department of Economic Development this year to launch a second edition of the trading cards with 12 new farmers. There will be 90,000 cards printed for distribution to all elementary schools on the opening day of the baseball season.
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Herlihy Receives First Community Steward Award
Dave Herlihy is the recipient of the Loudoun School-Business Partnership Executive Council’s inaugural Community Steward Award. The community steward award recognizes individuals who make a positive impact in the lives of students by coordinating community resources to enable students to succeed.
Herlihy is retired as a regional manager for the Target Corp. He decided he wanted to share his knowledge with students. He connected with Douglass School and assists students with things that some may take for granted, such as how to get a driver’s license, how to get a government issued I.D., how to get transportation to a job and how to be a good employee. Since 2014, Herlihy has volunteered his time assisting Douglass with understanding how the world of work happens. Presently Herlihy is working with Target to place 11 Douglass students in the Sterling, West Sterling, Chantilly and Leesburg stores. In 2017, Herlihy became the coordinator of a team of mentors that works with Douglass seniors preparing to leave school. These mentors include a retired counselor, a human resources professional, a firefighter and a technology professional. The mentorship team works with the counselors at Douglass to support students who just need that little extra nurturing to understand that they can be successful and employed.
Description for School-Business Activities: Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (LCFR) provides classroom space, training, equipment, financial Loudoun support and support instructors County Fire for Monroe Technology Center and and Rescue programs. LCFR assists with the C.S. Monroe coordination of live fire exercises. It helps students Technology prepare for their state EMS and Center Fire exams and provides instruction and guidance to help students succeed. This provides a dramatic cost reduction in expenses incurred by Loudoun County Public Schools for equipment such as fire engines, textbooks, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), airway training mannequins, ambulances and 2 007 17 consumable EMS training equipment 2 0 (bandages, dressings, oxygen therapy adjuncts, etc.) Without LCFR’s tremendous support, the Firefighter and EMT programs would not be viable in Loudoun County. With the partnership, Monroe Technology Center is providing the volunteer rescue service with highly trained, certified and motivated EMTs and firefighters that serve their communities within Loudoun County.
To see all the businesses who have partnerships with Loudoun County Public Schools, you may access the full Business Profile Book at this link https://www.lcps.org/LSBP.
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Description of School-Business Activities: This incredibly important partnership began several years ago in an effort to ensure LCPS the safety of our Head Start Head Start families. The goal of the Smoke and Program Alarm Program is to prevent Loudoun fire injuries and deaths County and and ensure that all residents Fire remain safe in their homes with Rescue properly maintained and working smoke alarms. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (LCFR) is able to reach the neediest Loudoun County residents. The program allows fire-rescue personnel to provide battery-operated alarms to residents for free and educate them on how to maintain their smoke alarms 2 005 17 properly. It also allows LCFR to 2 0 provide other important fire safety information. This partnership heightens family awareness regarding the safety and maintenance of necessary smoke alarms as well as providing fire safety information. Education of families regarding fire safety and maintenance of smoke alarms may save lives. Families are able to gain free, working smoke alarms as well as learn how to keep their families safe in the event of fire and how to prevent fire in their homes.
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Description for School-Business Activities: The National Conference Center provides free classroom Pupil space along with a full-time, LCPS yearlong, work-internship partner- Career Services, ship for 10 students with disabil and Transition ities ages 18 to 22. The National and the National has gone above and beyond in its mentoring and provisions in Conference support of this new business Center partnership that Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) formed with them through the Project SEARCH program. (Project SEARCH also includes a partnership with the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and Didlake, a non-profit organization.) The National works closely with the LCPS team to include these student interns 2 016 17 as part of their staff and pair and rotate 2 0 them through different internships throughout the year, even providing them uniforms. Additionally, the National has agreed to support this student internship program again for the 2017-18 school year. The National also has partnered with LCPS on many other student projects and enthusiastically embraces more opportunities to partner to help students connect with real-work experiences.
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300 Participate in Job for a Day 300 Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) juniors and seniors took part in the Loudoun School-Business Partnership’s Job for a Day program on Wednesday, November 17th. 126 Loudoun businesses offered students a chance to experience one of 207 different occupations during the course of the day. The idea behind Job for a Day is that students get a real-life taste for a profession in which they have an interest. At Loudoun Water, students joined water analysts in both the lab and the field to test the quality of Loudoun’s drinking water. They placed their signatures and initials on file as they donned lab coats and eye goggles to conduct tests on water samples collected from across the community. Students at Inova Loudoun Hospital joined staff members in both medical
and administrative roles. Government and Community Relations Liaison Stacey Miller said that she encouraged students participating in the program to eat breakfast before coming to the hospital because at least one student passes out each year. This was the 14th year Inova Loudoun has taken part in the Job for a Day program. Miller’s shadow for the day accompanied her to a Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting before paying a visit to an 18-year-old girl undergoing a treatment in the Pediatric Ward. Students visiting the NOVEC Technical Center in Gainesville worked alongside engineers who plan and design the construction of the electrical grid. They used GIS software in a computer lab and used range finders and rolling measuring tapes to calculate distances for their plans. A popular activity during the day was the interaction with a bucket truck.
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