FCPS Superintendent Spends Weekend Celebrating Students Across Fairfax County

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid spent Friday evening and Saturday visiting schools across the county, attending cultural celebrations, student theater productions, an athletic championship and a book fair, according to her weekly reflections published Monday.

On Friday evening, Reid attended Fox Mill Elementary School's International Jubilee, where families representing 18 countries shared food, traditions and cultural displays. She later attended Oakton High School's production of The Outsiders.

Saturday began with the FCPS Middle School Cross Country Championship, hosted by Liberty Middle School. Runners from 26 schools competed in 3,000-meter races, with Zoltan Weaver of Irving Middle School winning the boys' championship and Madden Schmidt of Cooper Middle School taking first place in the girls' race.

Reid also visited Newington Forest Elementary School's Scholastic Book Fair before attending Sandburg Middle School's production of Ace Diamond: Fairytale Detective. The production involved 80 students, including 48 actors and 32 technical crew members.

Reid recounted the weekend activities, along with other school visits and district events, in her Nov. 9 Superintendent's Weekly Reflections.