The LCPS Letter
Tuscarora High School celebrated its 10th graduating class of AVID seniors on May 22. Students, families, educators and administrators came together to recognize the Class of 2025 and the ongoing impact of the AVID program at Tuscarora.
AVID—Advancement Via Individual Determination—is a college and career readiness system that prepares students for postsecondary success, particularly those in the academic middle or who will be first-generation college students. Tuscarora remains the only AVID site in Loudoun County Public Schools.
Since the program’s launch, Tuscarora has graduated 232 AVID students. The Class of 2025 earned an average GPA of 3.51, collectively completing 21 Advanced Placement and 27 dual enrollment courses. Seniors were accepted to 14 in-state and 17 out-of-state colleges, while others will pursue military service or skilled trades.
The celebration included a shared dinner and a formal cord ceremony, with students receiving AVID cords marking successful program completion. The event emphasized the AVID framework—WICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading)—as essential to student success. This year’s ceremony also honored retiring Principal Pamela Croft for her longtime support and leadership. Her commitment helped shape Tuscarora’s AVID program into a model of college and career readiness.
Tuscarora continues to lead the way in offering AVID in LCPS, reflecting a statewide trend of student achievement and expanded access to postsecondary opportunities. Learn more about AVID at explore.avid.org/data, or contact the LCPS AVID District Director. Read more about the AVID celebration.
Moorefield Station Elementary hosted its inaugural Children’s Business Fair on Wednesday, May 7, offering a powerful showcase of student innovation, talent and compassion. Young entrepreneurs created, marketed and sold their own products—including handmade crafts, stationery and jewelry—demonstrating real-world applications of classroom learning.
The fair wasn’t just about business—it was also about giving back. Students donated proceeds from their sales to Loudoun Hunger Relief, Women Giving Back and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Their generosity highlights the school’s commitment to empathy, service and community impact.
The event served as a dynamic service learning opportunity aligned with the LCPS Profile of a Graduate. The experience brought the division’s 5Cs—collaborator, communicator, contributor, creator and critical thinker—to life as students designed products, set prices, practiced persuasive communication and solved problems in real time.
Rooted in the curriculum, the Children’s Business Fair bridged classroom content in math, literacy and economics with hands-on experience and social responsibility. Students not only learned how to build a business, but also how to lead with purpose.
Moorefield Station’s first fair celebrated innovation, leadership and community, embodying the values of the school and Loudoun County Public Schools. The event empowered students to see themselves as change-makers, ready to use their creativity and compassion to make a difference.
The Loudoun Education Foundation's 13th annual Outstanding Educators Banquet, held Friday, May 30, celebrated the 92 teachers who were nominated for educator of the year awards. This event thanks educators for their work supporting LCPS students. Congrats to the winners: New Teachers of the Year Debbie Langsam (elementary), Lydia Seekford (middle school), and Sofia Perin (high school); Teacher of the Year Colleen Sallee; and Principal of the Year Doug Anderson. Thank you to the parents, students, and LCPS colleagues who nominated these incredible educators for well-deserved recognitions.
All students entering 7th and 12th grade are required to have certain immunizations before they can start school next school year. Students without the appropriate documentation will not be able to start school on time. Don’t wait until August! Immunize your student early and provide your student’s school with the appropriate proof of immunization prior to the first day. See the Immunization Requirements webpage for more details. Don’t wait, schedule required immunizations today!
LCPS families are invited to dive into the magic of storytelling at the Rally for Reading on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Frederick Douglass Community Center (407 E. Market St., Leesburg). Lucky Diaz, the author of Paletero Man and Fix-it Familia, and Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the author of Becoming Vanessa and the illustrator of The King of Kindergarten!, will share stories and sign books. To help support families, free transportation will be provided from Sugarland Elementary School and Sterling Middle School. Buses will depart the schools at 9:15 a.m. and return by 1:30 p.m. This free event is sponsored by the Claude Moore Foundation and Shenandoah University.
SUN Bucks, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, provides $120 in grocery benefits per eligible school-age child when school is out for summer. SUN Bucks can be used to purchase food from authorized retailers. School-aged children whose families receive SNAP, TANF, FDPIR, or certain other income-based benefits will be automatically enrolled to receive SUN Bucks. Additionally, children who attend a school that offers the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program and whose household income makes them eligible for free or reduced-price school meals may also be automatically enrolled in SUN Bucks. See USDA's Sun Bucks website for more details.