Arlington: http://www.apsva.us/#

Clarke: www.clarke.k12.va.us

Fairfax: http://www.fcps.edu

Fauquier: http://www.fcps1.org
Frederick: http://www.frederick.k12.va.us/

King George: http://www.kgcs.k12.va.us/

Loudoun: www.lcps.org

Page: http://www.pagecounty.k12.va.us/

Prince William: http://www.pwcs.edu

Shenandoah: http://www.shenandoah.k12.va.us/

Stafford: http://www.staffordschools.net/

Warren: http://www.wcps.k12.va.us

 

 

VASP Regional Representatives:
Jeana Knickerbocker

Laura Gali

Northern Virginia

Total Population – nearly 3 million people.

• -      Near Washington DC
• -      Includes: 
• o   Arlington,
• o   Fairfax County,
• o   Falls Church,
• o   Loudoun County,
• o   Prince William County,
• o   Alexandria,
• o   Manassas,
• o   Fredericksburg,
• o   Stafford County 
• o   Spotsylvania County

Transportation:

• -      Has a Metro Rail system, two airports, railroad express and extensive highway system for transportation

Cultural Diversity:

• -      (2010 census)
• o   55% white, 11% Black, 10 % Asian, 16% Hispanic/Latino
• -      Diverse Backgrounds
• -      60% born in the South, 21 % born in the Northeast, 11% born in the Midwest, 7% in the West, and 33 % born in Virginia

Business/Economy:

• -      55% of the population (25 years or older) hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
• -      Federal Government (agencies with 10,000 + employees)
• o   CIA, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense, DEA, etc.
• -      Companies headquartered in Northern Virginia:
• o   Capital One, Freddie Mac, General Dynamics, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Leidos, Northrop Grumman, NVR, Inc
• -      Largest companies in Northern Virginia:
• o   Carahsoft (defense) and Mars, Inc. (food processing)

Attractions:  Historic, Political, Shopping, battlefields, outdoor recreational activities