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Alexandria Teacher Chosen Virginia’s Orchestra Director of the Year

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Alexandria, VA – Alexandria City High School (ACHS) Orchestra Director Veronica Jackson has been recognized as the Orchestra Director of the Year for the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Virginia String Teachers Association (VASTA). This award recognizes an orchestra director who has exhibited the highest leadership, dedication, and achievement levels as an orchestra teacher and conductor, resulting in significant program advancement.
“We are delighted that Ms. Veronica Jackson has been awarded the Virginia String Teachers Association’s Orchestra Director of the Year Award,” ACHS Executive Principal Alexander Duncan said. “Ms. Jackson is amazing and so deserving of this wonderful achievement. She works hard to lead, preparing students for their annual concerts, and making the orchestra program available to all students. We are delighted to have her as a Titan staff member at ACHS!”
Jackson will be recognized with the VASTA honor at the Virginia Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference in Norfolk, Virginia.
Jackson joined ACPS in August 2012 as the orchestra director at Francis C. Hammond Middle School and, in June 2020, accepted the position of orchestra director at ACHS, where she continues to inspire students.

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Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.

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