Peter Balas
@WarriorBalasWHS
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Proud Principal of Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA.
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So proud of our varsity boys basketball team!!! All hail the champs!!! What a game! Congratulations to our boys and an amazing coaching staff, all led my Tony Bentley!!
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Principal Burrell of Claremont leading the Halloween parade followed by the Wakefield marching warriors!
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Dressed in the uniform of my job before teaching for winter spirit week. How fun!! Most of my kids are like what is that?? I worked for Blockbuster as a manger on Long Island thru my college years before taking a pay cut to become a teacher. Note the original name tag!
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Just gotta laugh when your seniors have a really good sense of humor and are all around wonderful kids! A senior prank I won’t soon forget!
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Starting my tenure as the tenth principal in 70 years at Wakefield High School! I am beyond proud and even more excited to have this baton passed on to me!
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Please salute the Warrior staff of 2023-24 in our new staff t-shirts. We get it done at Wakefield!
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Wakefield teachers showing our students what they look like hanging out on the trash can areas. Yes, it’s a thing! The participation in teacher/student swap day is hysterical at Wakefield!!
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A Wakefield staff member sent me this pic while on a walk. Captured a rainbow over the school. He texted me and said “it’s a good place with good people”. True!
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Meet baby Dylan! What a beautiful baby!! Congrats!!! I may have insisted that my staff register him immediately as our youngest Warrior! I love supporting all of our Warriors!
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I’ve always had perfect vision. Now, I’ve finally succumbed to getting readers (students, that refers to reading glasses). So, why not go green for Wakefield!
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Happy 4th of July! Be safe!! This is my first tweet as I get my new WHS principal account up and running. Can't wait to get started. But first, grilling, pool and fireworks. Proud to be a Warrior!
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Prom 2024 was a success! Two surprise guests showed up to see their old students! It’s like we all were going to prom and thought: shimmer!
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Here we go! It's official - a new school year! Special thanks for the Wakefield PTSA and parent volunteers for making this entry way banner happen!
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The staff at Wakefield still have Barbie and Ken fever on Halloween!
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This is what Sunday Fun Day has become!! Going shopping at BJs with my girl, the one and only
@4PattyMoran
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Congrats to the Warriors who received scholarships from the Wakefield Scholarship Foundation!! What a great day and an amazing organization to support our students.
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Thank you to the staff who worked this weekend to finalize our Warrior walkway ... safety and school pride in one!
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Congratulations to Mr. Michael Lutz for being selected as Wakefield's Teacher of the Year!! Now in his 31st year, Mr. Lutz is still going strong as an English teacher and Department Chair. You can feel the love from students and staff!
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Warriors spirit here at Wakefield today to end our winter spirit week. Johnathan and Natnyle have been the highlight of this week!!!
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What a cool picture! Posing with Dr. Willmore
@APSDir_SecEd
at the first annual car show at Wakefield High School!
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Thanks for taking the time to chat with us! It was great learning about the work of Dr. Spencer Kagan and all of the new updates to cooperative learning! Once you attend these workshops, you can’t unsee what cooperative learning should look like.
@KaganOnline
#KaganSA24
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At the APS School Board Meeting to celebrate Wakefield’s own Allen Ballard for 1st place in the MLK Literary and Visual Arts Contest! What a creative and talented kid! Oh, and he was recently accepted to Hofstra - just like his principal! :)
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Fun celebration today to honor Wakefield’s Teacher and Support Employee of the Year! Congrats Mike Lutz and Howard Smith!
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What an inspiring and emotionally charged evening of Wakefield High School COHORT members sharing their reflections. Great to see Tim Spicer again! Great work Mr. Cotman, Ms. Maitland and Ms. Dempsey.
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Thx
@WHS_crew
for inviting me to the end of year crew party on the Anacostia. Great program, food and fun. And special thanks to true students who gave me the tour of the boat house and launching docks. Great kids!! Congrats seniors!
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Snow day in Arlington!!!! So excited. Stay safe everyone.
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Wonderful Staff. Wonderful Pic. The great Wakefield High School staff of 2024-2025.
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I was honored to help celebrate the life of a giant in our field. Mr. Kokonis was in his 65th year of teaching. What an amazing educator to still have been teaching at age 91.
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Students in Wakefield’s Computer Programming class learned about algorithms and implementations by building paper airplanes based on their peers’ instructions. Atef and David’s plane flew the furthest, but special shoutout to Liam whose airplane hit Mr. Balas.
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Great fun last Friday! Senior pranks continued throughout the day. Gonna miss them.
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Loved bonding with some great staff today at the Outdoor Lab. I wasn’t much help on this boat but we had fun! And I think I grabbed a “SMedium” life vest lol.
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Check out the new Warrior banners in the bus loop at Wakefield High School! Last minute details coming together!
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What an amazing night with my grl
@CRJEducation
! We went to the SFA gala like we were going to prom. So grateful to have such a wonderful friend.
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Oh hey Ms. Sparrell! Wait that’s not Ms. Sparrell!! This was by far the funniest part of my morning. Winter spirit Week teacher/student swap day
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In the Halloween spirit at Wakefield with Taylor and Travis!
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Good luck to my Titan friends and loved ones today on their first day of school in
@ACPSk12
!
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Shout out to Wakefield's own Antoinette Waters featured in this NEA article.
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Honoring Howard Smith and Mike Lutz at yesterday’s APS Celebration of Excellence. Two wonderful Wakefield Warriors!
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Picture Days are here!! Weds and Thurs thru English classes. Sharing my Senior Photo from the Class of 1996!
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Ended my Friday with a home visit to one our rising ninth graders and his family. Such a wonderful Wakefield tradition to visit our rising ninth grade families before the school year starts!
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Check out my first Wakefield Decision Day shirt! Love the Class of 2024!
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Wakefield Warriors take the District Championship titles in outdoor track and field for the boys and girls teams!! Congratulations!!
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You can always rely on a
@KaganOnline
Silly Sport or Goofy Game to bring joy back to a staff after some heavy topics at a staff meeting. Thx
@SuptDuran
for participating and helping revive the energy.
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Proud of our students who competed in the Academic Bowl in Atlanta's Area School for the Deaf. You all make us very proud!! Thank you also to Coaches Jones and Gomez.
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Hanging with my students at 6am on the first day of school.
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Loved my Blockbuster Video days! Fun fact: Jeff Stahl (YHS) used to work for me at BBV on Long Island! Even Better Fact: I was on the balcony of the NYSE when BBV went public … with Renee Russo!!!!
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Honored to have worked with an Alexandria City icon and a legend in the profession. Lou started teaching in 1959 and touched generations throughout his 60+ years teaching. Sending prayers and well wishes to my colleagues during this difficult time.
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At the sidewalk sale this past weekend, the Class of 2025 wanted to make me a bracelet to buy. I told them to surprise me. They made this for me. Love these kids!
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Wonderful support staff repping as M&Ms on Halloween here at Wakefield.
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APUSH students have eaten and are ready to take on their AP exam!! Good luck!!
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Congratulations to my selection for WHS Student of the Month. Congratulations, Matteo!!
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Quite the impressive spread for staff appreciation provided by the Wakefield PTSA and Padres Latinos.
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Senior prank day at Wakefield. These kids and this school … what a blast!!! What a special group of students!
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Congratulations to one of Wakefield’s GOATs! Allen Ballard student of the month.
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Town Hall is “engagement central” at Wakefield High School tonight! Have a great Back to School Night everyone!
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Congratulations!!! Amazing news for Wakefield!!
Stotes announcer: "Wakefield with an EMPHATIC slamming of the door" to all other crews in the final. lineup: cox-Mya Hung; 8-Mira Meek; 7-Siena Kaya Nesmith; 6-Anna Duall; 5-Isabelle Young-Smith; 4-Amelie Przystawik; 3-Emory Loughry; 2-Mia Kim
1-Elise Rickard
@UVARowing
@usrowing
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Congrats, Ricardo!! One of Wakefield’s student of the month awardees! Ricardo will be focusing on increases in his GPA before he applies for colleges next year. Keep it up! Great kid!
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This was a first for me to see at a high school. Loved it!
Our 2nd Annual High Tea was today. Beauty, class, and grace are all we have here at Wakefield!
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Such a wonderful night celebrating the Class of 2024!!
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Congratulations to Noah! Student of the Month! What a great kid!
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My picks today are Chiefs and Lions. Watching now with my new Taylor Swift blanket!
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Warrior student section was alive tonight with school spirit!! I love how the Warriors even know this song lol.
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Thank you to the Green Valley Civic Association for inviting me and principal Jackson from Gunston to present about our schools and answer questions.
@CRJEducation
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I just love Principal Jackson
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Wakefield students showed up in pink today to show their stance against bullying! Love these kids.
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Celebrating and supporting our staff and students today, Oct 11, on National Coming Out Day, marking its 35 years since it was recognized.
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Thx for coming to WHS to celebrate back to school,
@SuptDuran
At
@WHSHappenings
, I saw them welcoming their new freshman students and they had upperclassmen there to show them around the building.
#APSBack2School
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Lots happening at Wakefield HS tonight!! FAFSA Night, Academic Advising Info Session, Science Fair, SGA Spirit Week Banner Design, and Boys BB vs. Langley. Busy night!!!
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Wakefield rising senior, Keyon, welcoming the APS leadership to the new school year! Great job!
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Congratulations Mr. Howard Smith: Wakefield's Support Employee of the Year! Mr. Smith works as an IA in our Functional Life Skills program and started a mentoring group called Brothers Stick Together. Love all around for Mr. Smith!
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Staff training all day in rolling meetings regarding hate speech and the role of the educator.
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Ready or not, here they come! Today starts the 2024-25 school year! Happy 1st Day!! So excited to be starting my second year as your principal.
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Students cooking their own lunch at the Outdoor Lab. My first visit here. Excited
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My new Friday announcement teammates! Nice job, Gabi and Allie! And thx Ms. Wathen for selecting such great kids.
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Sending you support from your former principal and school community. We all are in your corner.
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Sending a Principals Appreciation Week shout-out to Dr. Willmore! I am so lucky to work with Dr. Willmore and continue on the great things at Wakefield. It's easy to understand why so many love
@APSDir_SecEd
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I love seeing kids search for their names! Check out the new honor roll board and principal certificates. Thank you, Ms. Dempsey!
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Two for one!! Students of the month Natnyle and Johnathan! Two big reasons I love this school!
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Great time honoring our varsity baseball seniors at senior night! Amazing group of seniors with some great families supporting them!
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Shout out to Wakefield staff who have now conducted 55+ summer home visits to our rising 9th grade Warriors!
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Warriors are designing their outfits for Thursday’s DIY Day!!
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HUGE shoutout to the Wakefield Band, Football players and Cheerleaders for a wonderful Friday Night Lights on Sept 6! You are all super impressive Warriors! And, our student cheering section represented well! Great night overall for WHS!!
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One of my new fave Warriors at Wakefield HS working Green Valley Day!
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First day of school is almost here! 9th grade students arrive between 7:50am - 8:20am for a 2-hour orientation. Doors open 7:50am. Doors reopen again at 9:50am for students in grades 10-11-12 arrive to visit all classes.
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Putting in just a few for the raffle to win Kagan goodies and also support the
@KaganOnline
Charitable Foundation! Supporting teachers and student engagement.
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Our Black History Month door decorating contest winners!
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Shout out to the Wakefield PTSA president! Thanks for being here and for all the parent support on opening day.
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Such a wonderful week at Wakefield HS. Honored to work with a great staff and some amazing kids. We had lots of successes this week and are still working hard to address some issues. But,
#WeGetItDone
at Wakefield!
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