Madison Students
Receive Scholarships
Chosen for their volunteer efforts and community service, six graduating Madison High School seniors were awarded with PTSA-funded scholarships at the school’s graduation earlier this month, according to Madison PTSA president Edythe Kelleher.
Amanda Althoff, Stephanie Su and Joseph Zwick were selected by a PTSA committee for their commitment to the Vienna community, Kelleher said. A faculty-staffed committee chose Sarah Curtis, Max Friedfeld and Francesca Tuazon to receive the other there scholarships.
The $500 “Making a Difference” scholarships were announced to the students at the school’s convocation on June 11. All six students are college-bound, according to Kelleher.
Medical Condition
Causes Traffic Crash
Fairfax County Police said a 77-year-old Fredericksburg-area man triggered a car crash as the result of experiencing a medical emergency while driving his car on Friday, June 22. Police officers were called to Spring Hill Road and Lewinsville Road in the Tysons Corner area at 3:25 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Subsequent investigation revealed that Edward Aquilo was driving his 1999 Acura CL northbound on Spring Hill Road, just north of Lewinsville Road, when he experienced a medical emergency that caused him to drive off the right side of the road. Police said Aquilo drove up a small hill and then his vehicle overturned. His Acura struck a 2001 Chevrolet box truck, which was stopped in traffic in the southbound lanes of Spring Hill Road. The box truck, operated by a 41-year-old Annandale-area man, had minor damage according to police. Aquilo was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital. He died later that evening as a result of the medical emergency.
New Music School at Palladium of McLean?
The Palladium of McLean may become home to a music school if a plan is approved by the Fairfax County Planning Commission.
The school would occupy 4,550 square feet of an existing building on Lowell Avenue between Emerson and Laughlin avenues. The 160,000-square-foot building in downtown McLean has commercial space on the first floor and luxury condos above it.
The school will install a sound baffle in the ceiling to prevent the music lessons from disturbing its upstairs neighbors.
The Planning Commission deferred its decision until June 27 to allow time to work out some outstanding details.