Thanks to our SCA for helping to collect our food donations for the Salvation Army. We collected 543 canned and non-perishable food items.

The Frederick County School Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed Northeastern Area Elementary School Rezoning Plan during its meeting on December 3 at 7 p.m.

Virginia Reader's Choice, is an opportunity for 4th and 5th graders to read from a select group of books. If you did not sign up for this reading group yet, you are not too late. Just speak to Ms. Younkin for a sign up form.

During our second stembly of this school year, Redbud Run Rockets had a visit from a real astronaut! NASA Astronaut Doug Wheelock spoke to the whole school about what it is like to be an astronaut and to be in the space program.

All Redbud families are invited to join us for a Family Fun Night on Thursday, November 21 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

The Twitter bird has landed at Redbud Run ES! Find us at @RRESRockets.

If you are interested in volunteering at Redbud, you will need to complete the Volunteer Form.

The 2019-20 school supply list is available.

The latest edition of Frederick County Public Schools’ E-newsletter FCPS Focus is now available.

The School Board adopted its 2020-21 Strategic Plan and Budget Priorities on November 6. The priorities will help guide the Board's work over the upcoming year and assist the Superintendent as he prepares his proposed budget for FY21.

The top priority on the 2021-2025 Capital Improvements Plan adopted by the School Board on November 6 is construction of the fourth high school.

During its annual Fall Training Session on October 25, the school board discussed the division's strategic plan Inspire 2025, projected enrollment growth, the FY21 budget and revisions to the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). The greatest CIP needs noted included construction of a fourth high school, renovation/addition at Armel Elementary School and the renovation of James Wood High School.

Astronaut Douglas Wheelock visited Redbud Run Elementary School recently to share his story and encourage students to pursue their dreams.

Evendale Elementary School fifth grade student Tiffany Yau was recently recognized by Virginia’s Secretary of Education for placing second in the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign Student Visual Art Contest.

Frederick County Public Schools’ on-time graduation rate for the Class of 2019 was 92.8 percent compared to Virginia’s rate of 91.5percent. In addition to exceeding the state’s on-time graduation rate, the school division’s 3.2 percent dropout rate for the Class of 2019 was lower than the state’s rate of 5.6 percent.

Each of Frederick County’s public schools has achieved the highest level of accreditation for 2019-20. All 18 schools have been designated as Accredited based on the Virginia Board of Education’s school accountability system.