Type Public school Principal Michelle Makrigiorgos Color(s) Yellow and Blue Number of students 825 | Established 1939 Enrollment 825 Phone +1 703-937-6200 Founded 1939 | |
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Motto Where The Sun Always Shines Similar Vienna Elementary School, Flint Hill Elementary School, Marshall Road Elementa, Kent Gardens Elementa, McKinley Elementary School | ||
What s in a name louise archer elementary school
Located in the west of the town of Vienna, Virginia, United States, Louise Archer Elementary School is one of many elementary schools part of Fairfax County Public Schools. It is notable for its history and for its designation as a one of several elementary school centers for advanced academic programs in Fairfax County.
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- What s in a name louise archer elementary school
- History
- AAP program
- Chess Club
- WLATV
- Notable attendees
- References
Currently the school has an enrollment of 825 students.
History
The school was established in its current location, then a black neighborhood, in 1939, as a school for African-American children, under the name "Vienna Colored School." Mrs. Louise Archer served as the school's principal and taught students with two other teachers. She taught and fed all of the students. In the early 1940s, the only water was from the Salisbury Spring a mile away. Boys had to go and fetch water, and Mrs. Archer fed the children meals she cooked on a pot-bellied stove. The old school building is what is now part of the northern section of the school near the cafeteria.
In 1948, Mrs. Louise Archer died of a heart attack; the school was renamed in her honor in 1950.
In the late 1960s, Duke Ellington and his trio played at the school, at the invitation of the band teacher at that time, Philmore Hall, who had once been Ellington's trumpet teacher.
AAP program
Louise Archer has a level 4 Advanced Academics Program (AAP).
Chess Club
In the 2009 school year, the Louise Archer Chess Club won seven trophies and awards. The school won 3rd place in the country in a tournament in spring 2009, and not far behind in another National Chess Competition. The school has won the Kent Gardens Cup last year and for seven years straight from 2005-2012.
WLATV
The morning announcements and school news and so on are transmitted on WLATV closed-circuit television that is run by select 5th and 6th grade students.