Welcome to IGNITE Wakefield

Wakefield High School is located in south Arlington, VA. The student population of 1,379 has a socioeconomic status of 43% free/reduced lunch. Wakefield has a diversity ranking of 17 out of 128 high schools in the DC Metropolitan Area. This population is comprised of:

• 44% Hispanic
• 28% Black
• 17% White
• 10% Asian/Pacific Islander

In the fall of 2007, the IGNITE program was introduced to Virginia public schools. Wendy Maitland, now a second year Fundamentals of Technology teacher, volunteered to start an IGNITE Chapter at Wakefield High School. Wendy is a dedicated, determined young educator who wants to be an advocate for her girls. Although funding presents barriers to many activities in which she would like her girls to participate, Wendy continues to look for ways to open the doors of opportunity for them. This spring the Wakefield IGNITE Chapter has planned three presentation events:

• March – a speaker from 3Com – Account Executive
• April – a speaker from Space Generation - Weightless Flight
• May – a speaker from Northrop-Grumman – Systems Analyst