Meet Virginia Ritenour...
the first Principal of
Clifton Elementary School!
Virginia Ritenour, came to Clifton from the Shenandoah Valley in 1910 to be principal of Clifton High School - the first high school in Fairfax County - which, in 1912, became Clifton School.
She married James U. Kincheloe, descendant of longtime Clifton-area settlers integrally responsible for settling this area of Fairfax County through Lord Fairfax's 1716 land grant to them of 1,000 acres.
Nestled on 36 acres of that Lord Fairfax deed in a quiet corner of CliftonVirginia's great-grandson, Kirk Wiles, owns Paradise Springs Winery,site of the first benefit sponsored by Friends of Community Schools to Save Clifton Elementary!
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CURRENT FEATURED COMMUNITY SCHOOL...
Clifton Elementary School
The National Trust Challenge...
Clifton Elementary School was accepted for
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's
"This Place Matters" Community Challenge!
THANK YOU to supporters here in Fairfax County and nationwide who voted to protect our Commonwealth's heritage and Clifton Elementary!
While we did not win the Community Challenge, people across the county and nation joined to show support for Clifton Elementary as a place that matters and to support the people and the organizations that are working hard to protect and preserve it.
Virginia Heritage at Risk...
Motioned for closure by the Fairfax County School Board on July 8th
by Liz Bradsher, Springfield District School Board member, Clifton Elementary School has just been nominated to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources for inclusion on the U.S. Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places.
The submission nominates placing Clifton Elementary in the adjacent Historic District for the Town of Clifton as designated on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places.
On the Cardinal Hill site in 1912, the current Clifton Elementary building was rebuilt to meet the needs of the greater Clifton community in 1953 ~ the school is getting ready to enter its 99th year, but has been an anchor for the community since 1869 in various buildings in or around the Clifton community.
SPECIAL EDITION:
Your Voice in Fairfax County...
See Springfield District Supervisor Herrity's
Special Update Bulletin regarding Clifton ES
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Friends of Community Schools
