About Weems

Welcome to Weems Elementary

Principal: Michele Hupman

Interim Assistant Principal:  Pam Perkins

Grades Served: Pre-K-4
Year Opened:  1977
Current Enrollment: 743
School Hours: 8:35 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Early Release Time: 12:50 p.m.

Phone: 571-377-6500

Fax: 703-257-8786

Weems Elementary School

All About Weems Elementary

Weems Elementary School is located at 8750 Weems Road in Manassas, Virginia. 

Weems Elementary is an elementary school providing services to over 700 students in grades pre-Kindergarten through fourth grade. We are one of five elementary schools in the City of Manassas. In the 2013-2014 school year, school uniforms were implemented. Our school has proudly boasted full accreditation from the Commonwealth of Virginia as well as satisfying the federal annual yearly progress marks.

History of Weems

John Crompton Weems (1778 - 1862)

John Crompton Weems was a Representative from Maryland. He was born in Waterloo, Calvert County, Maryland, in 1778. Weems attended St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and engaged in planting. He was elected to the Nineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Kent, then was reelected to the Twentieth Congress and served from February 1, 1826, to March 3, 1829. Following his public service, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died on his plantation, "Loch Eden," in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on January 20, 1862.  

Little is known about John C. Weems, a farmer in the late 1800s and owner of the land where the elementary school now stands. He is a relative of Mason Locke Weems, George Washington's first biographer and creator of the cherry tree chopping myth. His greatest contribution to local education was the recruitment of Fannie Osbourn as his children's teacher. Weems permitted neighboring children to take part in Osbourn classes, thus increasing the desire for learning amongst the community.

Mission, Vision, and School Motto

School Mission Statement

We will build a foundation of learning to help us grow,
so we can achieve, and show what we know.

School Vision

The vision of Weems Elementary School is to provide an environment that strives to educate our diverse community to their highest potential. We want the students to surpass levels of academic performance as determined by federal and state standards. In partnership with families and the community, we commit to reaching academic excellence. We will cultivate positive behaviors and attitudes toward life and learning. We will provide systems of support for the success of every child.

School Motto

Weems Elementary Believes
W.E. believe in Ourselves
W.E. believe in Each Other
W.E. believe in Success
W.E. believe in Weems Elementary