Fort Hunt School Earns Purple School Designation

FORT HUNT, VA — A Fort Hunt school has been named a Purple Star School in 2021 for meeting the needs of students in military families.

The Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children have named Purple Star Schools for four years. To qualify, schools must have a staff member serving as a point of contact for military students and families, demonstrate commitment to meeting needs of military students with resources and programming. Support can include academic planning and transitions between schools, districts and states.

Among the Fairfax County public schools named Purple Star Schools is Waynewood Elementary School. Other schools recognized include Cameron Elementary School, Island Creek Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, and Ravensworth Elementary School.

Schools recognized for a second time for their commitment to military families include Clermont Elementary School, Flint Hill Elementary School, Fort Belvoir Primary, Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary, Hunt Valley Elementary School and Sangster Elementary School.

Purple Star Schools keep their designation for three years before having to reapply. In 2018, the first year of the program, Waynewood Elementary School and 13 other FCPS schools were recognized. In 2019, 18 schools were recognized, including Sandburg Middle School, Fort Hunt Elementary School, Mount Vernon High School, Riverside Elementary School, Stratford Landing Elementary School, Whitman Middle School, Washington Mill Elementary School and Woodley Hills Elementary School. Two FCPS schools earned the designation in 2020.