Month: March 2022

Dozens of N. VA Regional Science Fair Winners Awarded, 7 Advance to States

The following Washington-Liberty HS Students were selected as 1st Place Category Winners, State Science Fair Representatives and Best in Fair Nominees: 

Ellie Danaceau and Mara Gerardi: The Effect of the Type of Oil on the Force Required to Break Hair Exposed to UV Light 

Daisy Maxwell: The Effect of Sunscreen on Elodea Canadensis 

Harriet Shapiro: The Effect of Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategy on Surface and Atmospheric Temperature 

The following additional students were selected as 1st Place Category Winners and State Science Fair Representatives: 

Haley Baasansukh: The Effect of Different Solvents on the Retention Factor of Photosynthetic Plant Pigments 

Gabrielle Cordero: The Effect of Detergent Products Containing Sodium Percarbonate on Luminol Efficacy 

Jaya Shah: The Effect of Glucose Sensor on the Functioning of an Artificial Pancreas Model  

W-L Music Program Earns VMEA Blue Ribbon for 6th Time

The VMEA Blue Ribbon Award is the highest award given to school music programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recognizes the achievement in excellence in Band, Orchestra and Choral Performance.

Having recently earned Blue Ribbon Awards in 2007, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019. 

Generals’ Robotics FRC Team 8217 Competed in Finals!

This past Saturday, the W-L Generals Robotics FRC Team 8217 competed in the US First Competition in DC and we came in 13th place (out of 20 teams). This was the first time competing for many of our team members. As 13th place, we were not selected to go to the semi-finals but were asked […]

APS: Damage to Devices Reapir & Replacement Fees Start April 1st

Select MacBook Air Costs:
Cracked Screen – $260
Power Supply – $53
Complete replacement –
(11″ – $634 / 13″ – $734)
* In accordance with APS policy, schools may adjust the reimbursement in alignment with a family’s ability to pay.

Debate Team Argues in Metro Finals

The Washington – Liberty HS Debate team competed in Metro finals over the weekend with Griffin Crouch, Ella Gundrum, Ava Schwarz, Karan Dholakia, Daisy Maxwell representing very well.