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“School Board candidate Abby Raphael is in the driver’s seat in her first run
for office...Raphael’s message is one of preparing Arlington’s students for the
future communities they will be living and working in. She has emphasized
supplying children with healthier meals in school and wants to expand the
foreign language program into younger grades.”

RUNNING ON EASY STREET by David Schultz
ARLINGTON CONNECTION, August 29-Sept. 4, 2007

“Abby Raphael won the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s endorsement
on May 5....Even though she could be unopposed for election in November,
Raphael said she plans to continue a vigorous schedule”

RAPHAEL WINS NOD FOR SCHOOL BOARD SEAT by Scott McCaffrey
ARLINGTON SUN GAZETTE, May 10, 2007

“The Arlington Democratic Party chose on Saturday to endorse local
attorney Abby Raphael for School Board... She said that her campaign got
lots of new voters to the polls.”

DEMOCRATS CHOOSE RAPHAEL by David Schultz
ARLINGTON CONNECTION, May 9-May 15, 2007

“She will bring energy and critical thinking, together with a collaborative way of working, to the board,” Favola said in a statement.

"Abby Raphael recently picked up the endorsement of former School Board member Mary Hynes, who retired in December after 12 years on the board. Raphael is a 'thoughtful, dedicated parent leader with an impressive understanding of Arlington schools,' Hynes said in a statement."

Hynes Endorses Raphael for School Board
http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2007/01/15/weekly_columns/col992b.txt

“Abby Raphael, a vice chair of the Arlington Public Schools Advisory Council on Instruction, announced last week she would run for School Board in the November 2007 election.”

“Abby Raphael . . . said her upcoming campaign would focus on achievement, budget issues and making schools an integral part of their communities. . . Raphael has the backing of current School Board member Ed Fendley, among other civic leaders.”

School Board Gets Its First 2007 Candidate, by Scott McCaffrey, Arlington Sun Gazette, December 7, 2007
http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2006/12/14/arlington/news/nws779.txt

“In the cafeteria line at an Arlington elementary school, most first-graders skipped the chef salad and the carrot sticks but grabbed up the purple packages of grape fruit snacks among the a la carte offerings. Abby Raphael, PTA president at Arlington Science Focus School . . . watched resignedly. ‘It’s candy - - it’s not fruit,’ she said later, referring to the high corn syrup and sugar content.”

Sugar Over Substance, by Tara Bahrampour and William Wan, The Washington Post, December 6, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120502211.html

“Arlington public schools provide the best academic opportunities for our students, and we should provide the same when it comes to nutrition,’ said Abby Raphael, president of the Arlington Science Focus School’s PTA. ‘We teach kids about healthy living, but if we’re not seeing nutritional food in the schools, then what message are we sending?”