Coming Up for June: Community Engagement and Calendar Reminders

Learn about calendar reminders and upcoming community events for June. Find out when the ACPS Community Outreach team will be in your neighborhood!

Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony

Sat., June 3, 8:45-11 a.m.

George Mason University Eagle Bank Arena (4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA)

ACPS celebrates Alexandria City High School’s Class of 2023. For more information, please visit the graduation webpage. A livestream of the ceremony will be available at https://tinyurl.com/ACPS2023.

Sixth Annual Alexandria Pride Fair

Sat., June 3, 2-5 p.m.

Market Square (301 King Street)

Come learn about LGBTQ+ inclusive services in Alexandria and kick off Pride Month with music, food, spoken word, improv comedy and more. Free and confidential health services and vaccines will also be available. For more information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/LGBTQ.

English as a Second Language (ESL) II — Conversation Club for Intermediate ESL Speakers

Mondays and Wednesdays in June (June 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28), 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street)

The Alexandria Library builds community by providing opportunities to learn, explore, create and connect. Its ESL II Conversation Club is a space for intermediate speakers to practice English and build confidence. No registration is required.

Family Fun Day

Sat., June 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Avenue)

Come join the William Ramsay Recreation Center and the Center for Alexandria's Children for a day of food, fun, performances, games, face painting, community resources and more. Family Fun Day, presented by Amazon, is a day to honor and celebrate family! This event is free for all ages.

ALIVE! Pop-Up Food Distributions

Thu., June 8, 4:30-6 p.m.

William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Avenue)

Thu., June 15, 4-6 p.m.

Francis C. Hammond Middle School  (4646 Seminary Road)

Sat., June 24, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Cora Kelly Elementary School (3600 Commonwealth Avenue)

ALIVE! is a local not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing emergency and basic needs support to children, families and individuals living in poverty and with hunger in the City of Alexandria. ALIVE! will distribute bags of food to Alexandria City residents. No ID is required.

Virtual Community Meeting: Douglas MacArthur Modernization

Tue., June 13, 6:30 p.m.

Zoom

The ACPS Office of Capital Programs, Planning, and Design team will provide an update on the Douglas MacArthur Modernization Project and answer questions submitted during the virtual community meeting. Interpreters in Spanish, Dari, Amharic and Arabic will be available during the webinar.

Hello High School

Wed., June 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Wed., June 21, 5:30-6:30 p.m

Wed., June 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m

Alexandria City High School - Minnie Howard Campus (3801 W. Braddock Road)

Families interested in learning more about attending ninth grade in ACPS are invited to participate in a guided tour of ACHS - Minnie Howard Campus. Tours will be conducted in English and Spanish.

Early Release Days

Mon., June 12 (Two-hour early release for high school students only)

Tue., June 13 (Two-hour early release for all students)

Wed., June 14 (Two-hour early release for all students)

Thu., June 15 (Two-hour early release for all students on the last day of school)

On these four days at the end of the 2022-23 school year, there will be a two-hour early release for high school students; early release is in place for all ACPS students on three of the days, from Tue., June 13 through Thu., June 15, 2023. The last day of school is June 15, 2023.

PASSAGE: A Juneteenth Journey

Sat., June 17, 2-3 p.m.

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street)

This immersive dance performance takes the audience on a movement journey of history, personal stories and resilience — celebrating final freedom for all enslaved people in the U.S. on June 19, 1865. Presented by Pointillism Jazz Consort. Recommended for ages 10+.

Summer Learning Begins

Mon., June 26

ACPS Summer Learning

Our hands-on summer learning experiences for our students will run from June 26 to July 20, 2023 (registration closed in mid-May). Learning will take place every Monday through Thursday, except for Tue., July 4, 2023. No school on Fridays.

Upcoming School Board Meetings

Thu., June 1 at 6:30 p.m.

The regularly scheduled School Board meeting will take place. A public hearing on the use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III Funds is also scheduled to take place at this meeting. Sign up to speak at the public hearing on the use of ESSER III funds. Information about ESSER III Funds. The deadline to register to speak is May 31, 2023, at noon.

School board meetings are held in person in the School Board Meeting Room at 1340 Braddock Place unless noted otherwise. Members of the public may attend in person or via Zoom. Please visit the School Board webpage for any updates to the meeting schedule.

Thu., June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

The regularly scheduled School Board meeting will take place.

School board meetings are held in person in the School Board Meeting Room at 1340 Braddock Place unless noted otherwise. Members of the public may attend in person or via Zoom. Please visit the School Board webpage for any updates to the meeting schedule.