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The award-winning Fairfax High School Chorus Department, under the direction of Susanna Martone, has a Spring Concert on Friday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. The choirs will be joined by Curtain Acts, selected through an audition process, and the theme of the concert is the delightful merriment of "Broadway". The concert will be held in FHS Auditorium, 3500 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Free. 703-219-2355.
Students from W.T. Woodson High School's Advanced Placement Studio Art class exhibit their work at the Frame Factory in Vienna, 212 Dominion Road, from Tuesday, May 23-Friday, June 2 with an opening reception May 23 from 7:30-9 p.m. The exhibition features 13 art students, many of whom are going on to top level art schools next year.
George Mason University offers summer enrichment day camps taught by trained university students on its Fairfax campus. The New Horizons Leadership camp, for children in grades 7-10, and the New Horizons Creativity Camp, for children in grades run July 10-14, 4-6, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Science, Engineering and Technology Camp and the Get Your Hands Dirty Environmental Camp run July 17-21, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The New Horizons Leadership Camp, a new camp this year, helps students develop leadership and civic skills and includes one overnight stay in the dorms. Costs range from $375-$400 and are all-inclusive. Visit www.ncc.gmu.edu/enrichmentcamps. For more, contact Suzanne Scott at 703-993-1819 or sscott3@gmu.edu or Melanie Szulczewski at 703-993-1501 or mszulcze@gmu.edu.
Northern Virginia Christian Academy (NVCA) is now accepting applications for the 2006-07 academic year for kindergarten through 12th grade. NVCA is an independent, non-denominational private school in the City of Fairfax which offers before- and after-school care as well as honors, AP classes, and science labs. Home-schooled students may enroll part time at NVCA. For more, visit http://www.nvchristianacademy.org or call 703-203-0046.
Several local students won awards at the 2006 Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. These students include:
* Thomas Pak, Duck Ju Kang, and Kwang Yul Kim of W.T. Woodson High School won first place in the Team Projects category for “The Behavioral and Biological Assessment at the Hunger-Barriers of Male and Female House Crickets (Acheta Domesticus.)”
* Michaela McManus and Elaine Westcott of Woodson won third place in the Special Awards category from the American Water Works Association.
* Steve D’Souza and Stephanie D’Souza of Robinson Secondary School won first place in Special Awards from the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Robinson Secondary School’s Varsity dance team won first place Saturday, April 1 in the Prop Division competition of Eastern Dance Association’s 11th Annual National Dance Classic Championship. The varsity team also won third in the Varsity Jazz and Varsity Pom competitions. The Robinson JV dance team won first place in the JV Pom category. Varsity dance captains are Jamie Garubba and Janelle Huggins. JV dance captains are Sara Kraus, Jane Chappell, Katie Duffy and Brittney Mooney. Winners of the competition received trophies and EDA summer camp scholarships. For more, contact Carol Henry-Chappell at 703-352-9643.
Chris J. Borer Jr. received a $500 Scholarship Award for the upcoming school year from the Purdue Club of Washington D.C. He is a senior at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax and will be studying computer graphics technology this fall. For more information, visit www.purduedc.org or contact Scholarship Chairman Roy Beaumont at scholarship@purduedc.org.
The yearbook at Robinson Secondary School, "Sentry," was named 2005 Yearbook Pacemaker Award finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association. This was one of 55 finalists from across the nation.
Lake Braddock Secondary School is having a reunion for the class of 1996 at the Hilton in Arlington on Saturday, Aug. 5. Visit www.greatreunions.com for classmate information.
Registration has started for "Art Camp in Burke." Camp instructor Carol Zeitlin, a public school art teacher, has been conducting art camp for over 15 years in Burke. Register for:
* Fine Arts & Crafts Camp (8 and up) at 12:30-3:15 p.m.,
* Crafts & Drawing Fun Camp (5-8 years) at 9:45-11:45 a.m. and/or
* Drawing Camp (8 and up)at 9:30-11:45 a.m. from July 24-28 only.
There are four weekly sessions (Monday-Friday): June 26-30, July 10-14, July 24- 28 (no 5-8 years) and July 31-Aug. 4. Call Carol Zeitlin at 703-250-6930 or visit www.geocities.com/czeitlinschneier for brochure or registration details.
Five choirs and three bands from W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax won top honors March 31 at “Festival Disney” in Orlando, Fla. Two hundred thirty choral students and 160 band students from Woodson participated in the event. All five of Woodson’s choirs and all three of the school’s performing bands received superior ratings and “Best in Class” awards. Woodson also won the gold, silver and bronze awards for the first, second and third highest scores of all 25 choirs that participated in the festival, and two gold awards for the top scoring concert and jazz bands.
Fairfax High School student Annika Webber participated in Lynchburg College's fifth annual scholarship competition. Webber, the daughter of Janet Grubb-Webber, was among 286 students competing for scholarships by completing an essay contest and interviews with college faculty. Webber has been accepted to Lynchburg College.
The National Merit Scholarship Program designated several Fairfax County Public Schools students as Merit Scholarship winners for 2006. Scholarships, which range from $500 to $10,000, are corporate-sponsored and are renewable for up to four years of study at the college of the student's choice. This year's scholars include:
* Austin Kwon of Fairfax, a student at Robinson Secondary School, who received a scholarship from Northrop Grumman for business.
* Timothy Loffredo of Fairfax, a student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, who received a scholarship from Lockheed Martin for computer science.
Fairfax High School student Linda Scott has been selected to represent Fairfax High School in Virginia's All-Status Chorus in April. Also selected as alternates were Glen North and George Kipouros.
Several local students placed in the top ten at the International DECA Conference in Dallas, Tex. These students include:
* Anca Uliu and Izabeli Solosi, Fairfax High School, International Business Plan Event.
* Susan Jung, Edward Cooter and Alex McMillen of Robinson Secondary School, E-Commerce Business Plan Pilot Event.
* Katie Planert, Kim Smith and Ivan Karpov of Robinson Secondary School, Creative Marketing Research Project.
* Zeina Al-Khalaf, Stephen Schoen and Janeen Yassin of Robinson Secondary School, Entrepreneurship Written Event.
* Ryan Snyder and Scott Levine of W.T. Woodson High School, Sports and Entertainment Marketing Management Team Decision.
Gan Israel Preschool hosts its first-ever Bike-a-Thon Wednesday, June 7 to raise funds for Inova Fairfax Children’s Hospital. The students, who recently completed a learning unit about health, have collected sponsors for the amount of feet they bike during the event and have also created artwork to give as gifts to the hospital. For more information on the project, contact Nechama Fajnland, director of Gan Israel, at 703-426-1980 or nfajnland@yahoo.com.
Fairfax County Public Schools offers SAT preparation courses for secondary school students at several area schools this winter and spring. For more information, visit www.aceclasses.org. Current FCPS students may submit registration and payment by phone, by mail, by fax, or walk-in at any Fairfax County adult education registration center. Call 703-227-2377 Monday through Friday during regular business hours to register.
Willow Springs Elementary School students competed and won in creative problem-solving competition “Odyssey of the Mind” Saturday, March 4. Representing Region 13 in the competition, the winning Division 1 team designed and built an Egyptian-themed float and parade. Their membership sign featured hieroglyphics denoting the school name and team number, and their performance included an original violin piece composed by student Anthony Applewhite. The team members are fifth-graders Anthony Applewhite and Warren Smith, both 10; fourth graders Leila Adams, 9, Emil Dharia, 9, and Jason Kim, 10; and third-graders Jenny Kim and Brian Kim, both 9. They were coached by Inge Gedo.
Several local students have been awarded in the 2006 National Scholastic Art Awards competition administered by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. National winners will be honored at a ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City June 8, and several Gold Award winners’ work will be displayed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. June 30-Aug. 6. Award winners include:
* Anton Merbaum of W.T. Woodson High School won a Gold Award for his painting “Morning Blues” and a Silver Award for his painting “Old Woman.” He also won a Silver Award for his portfolio.
* Cassandra Guan of Woodson won a Silver Award for her art portfolio.
For more, visit www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/about.htm.
Anna Choi, Will Cope and Kristen Sacco of the Fairfax Academy division of Fashion Group International have been awarded scholarships. Choi will attend the Parsons School of Design while Cope and Sacco will study at the Fashion Institute of Technology. This is the first year that the scholarship has been awarded to three Fairfax Academy students.
Gesher Jewish Day School's middle school Science Bowl team tied for 3rd place in the Maryland regional competition on Friday, May 8 at the University of Maryland in College Park. Eight teams competed for the opportunity to represent the region in Denver, Colo. this summer. Sixth graders Jaime Benheim, Josh Gordon, Arielle Green, Maddie Shiff, and 7th-grader Aryeh Kalender participated in the competition. For more, contact Jo Gordon, Middle School Coordinator, at 703-978-9789 e-mail jo-gordon@verizon.net.
A number of local principals were ranked as "Top Rated Principals" in a recent survey by the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers. These principals include:
* Scott Braband, Fairfax High School
* Dan Meier, Robinson Secondary School
* Dale Mann, Fairfax Villa Elementary School
* Patricia Phillips, Fairhill Elementary School
