Pimmit Hill Sets & Meets High Goals for State Exams



Amid diverse cultures and backgrounds, the student body at Pimmit Hill Alternative High School share at least one thing in common: success on the most recent round of Virginia Standards of Learning, or SOL, exams.Pimmit-Hills-007.jpg

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Pimmit Hill Sets & Meets High Goals for State Exams

Pimmit Hill Sets & Meets High Goals for State Exams

Amid diverse cultures and backgrounds, the student body at Pimmit Hill Alternative High School share at least one thing in…
1st, 2nd Graders Take on Chinese at Chesterbrook

1st, 2nd Graders Take on Chinese at Chesterbrook

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Northern Virginia Art Beat

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There stood Miss Mask, with Midnight Special, the women’s quartet in which she sings, belting out “In the Still of…

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