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Rachel Carson Middle School is a middle school in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, southwest of Herndon. The school is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. Its new principal is Gordon Stokes, after the June retirement of long-standing principal August Frattali. Opened in the 1998-1999 school year, it is named after the biologist Rachel Carson and was a School To Watch in Virginia in 2004, 2007, and 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Virginia )〕 Due to its location and the fact that it has an AAP (Advanced Academics Program) program,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://commweb.fcps.edu/schoolprofile/profile.cfm?profile_id=171 )〕 students come from an assortment of elementary schools, and graduate to a variety of high schools. Students attend either Westfield High School, Chantilly High School, Oakton High School, South Lakes High School, or other private schools as their high school. For students who qualify, Carson also consistently sends more students to TJHSST than any other school. Elementary school feeders include Floris, Crossfield, McNair, Fox Mill, Hunters Woods, Coates,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://fcps.edu/RachelCarsonMS/hs-elem.htm )〕 Poplar Tree, and also Lee's Corner, Oak Hill, Waples Mill, Navy, and Dogwood as part of its AAP program. In November 2008, volunteers helped plant more than one thousand trees around the school. Carson also has an array of 11 solar panels which help provide the school with electricity, installed in 2010 by its Going Green club. ==Electives and extracurriculars== There are a handful of electives offered at Rachel Carson, with most varying slightly by grade. Current electives include technology exploration, drama, men and women's chorus, career search, creative writing, orchestra, band, art, a computer solutions class and home economics classes. For 8th graders, Spanish, French, and Japanese are available as high school-level electives. Introductory electives to both Spanish and French were introduced in 2011, and are open to both grades. However, these are very basic courses with students learning little more than basic language use and culture. There is also a Media Communications course that allows students to participate in the school's newspaper and morning announcements. The school features the AAP program and also offers a Japanese language immersion program, with students participating in the latter coming from many elementary schools. Rachel Carson offers an assortment of extracurricular activities, including Astronomy Club, Advertising Club, Debate Team, MATHCOUNTS, Friday Fitness Club, and Jazz Band.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://fcps.edu/RachelCarsonMS/afterschoolprogram.htm )〕 In addition, two school plays are held each year: one for advanced drama students only, the other open to all students. With the exception of an annual Students vs. Faculty volleyball game at the end of every year, Rachel Carson Middle School has no organized sports leagues or events. The school has partnerships with HP Enterprise Services, (Scitor Corporation ), and (Northwest Federal Credit Union ).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rachel Carson Middle School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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