Class Dismissed
Fairfax High School Class of 2014 graduates 570 seniors.
Smiles flashed and medals clanked as 570 Fairfax High School seniors strode across their school’s field house stage Tuesday, June 17, eager to collect their diplomas. By the numbers, this latest graduating class boasted 204 Virginia Department of Education Early College Scholar Candidates, 97 National Honor Society members and 66 Honor Graduates. In his opening speech to the audience, Principal David Goldfarb asked each graduate to "acknowledge that [they] had some help on [their] journey" from "people who carried [them] along the way.
City Council Honors PVI Hoops Teams
The Fairfax City Council recently recognized Paul VI’s boys and girls basketball teams for winning both the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and Virginia Division 1 titles. It was only the second time in WCAC history that both the boys and girls teams won the conference title in the same year.
‘A World-Class Place to Live, Work, Dine’
Fairfax Circle Plaza will be redeveloped.
The Fairfax City Council has taken the first step toward revitalizing the Fairfax Circle Plaza. At its May 27 meeting, the Council approved a huge, new, mixed-use project there, entailing a grocery store, retail businesses and multifamily housing.
Korean-Language Students Translate City Brochure
Nine students from the Fairfax Academy’s Korean 4 class have translated the City of Fairfax Commission for Women’s brochure into Korean. Guided by their teacher, Song Johnston, they spent five weeks translating, proofreading and revising the document. This brochure may now be used by the City to help Korean speakers when they visit the area. This is the second time the Korean 4 class has taken on such a project. Three years ago, the students translated information from the Historic Blenheim Civil War Interpretive Center into Korean and made a photo book from it, using pictures they personally took at the center. They then donated the book to the City of Fairfax.
Woodson Graduates 540 Seniors
Math teacher Dan Schaefer receives Teacher of the Year Award.
The class of 2014 graduated from W.T. Woodson High School, Tuesday, June 17 at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax. Five hundred forty students walked on stage to receive their diplomas, with poise and confidence typical of high school seniors.
Join in 5K Ice Cream Race at Bull Run
Event on June 28 to partially benefit Special Olympics.
The first annual 5K Ice Cream Race will be held Saturday, June 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville. The event includes a chocolate syrup water slide, a whipped cream foam machine, a cherry juice pit, and limber limbo.
Michael Amouri and Baba Freeman Honored As Hunter Mill’s Lord and Lady Fairfax
Supervisor Cathy Hudgins has honored the 2014 Lord and Lady Fairfax honorees for the Hunter Mill District
Letter: Virginia Way Behind
We have a long way to go to move our energy generation away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Letter: Still on the Town Council
To misquote Mark Twain, the reporting of my departure has been exaggerated.
Annual HVI Book Sale Draws Buyers from Vienna, Region
Two-day sale raises money for Historic Vienna, Inc. programs and exhibits.
What has 30,000 used books selling for $2 and less, two weekend days of book fair, and funds exhibits and historical programming throughout the year? The Historic Vienna, Inc. [HVI] annual book sale.
Traffic Study Presented
Town Council hears results of Tysons traffic study.
Concerned about how the increasing urbanization of Tysons Corner and the resulting traffic will affect surrounding neighborhoods, Fairfax County had 29 intersections analyzed.
Vienna Community Center Renovation Plans Update
Town to seek LEED silver certification for project.
The 48-year-old Vienna Community Center is being renovated, enlarged and modernized.
Burke Veteran Revisits Normandy
Revisiting historic places, memories during ten-day trip to Europe alongside family.
While the visual of infantry servicemen during the Normandy Invasion is an iconic World War II visual, lesser known is that of the combat engineers who made the infantry’s progress through enemy territory possible. Veteran Henry Stawicki of Burke recently revisited Europe on the seventieth anniversary of D-Day to commemorate his former role in the 341st Engineer Regiment.
Take a Break Concerts Return to Lake Anne Plaza
Once the rain clouds cleared last Thursday evening, the Barretones took the stage at Lake Anne Plaza to kick off the annual Take a Break concert series.
Outdoor Fitness
Everyday Fitness offers three types of outdoor programs - running, yoga and a combination of the two Run OM or Walk OM. Many of the classes are outdoors in some of the area's most beautiful parks. If you are looking to escape the rut of the gym, machines and treadmills, come try out an outdoor class. Studies have shown that walking in a beautiful nature based setting can help to reduce stress and clear the mind more than walking or running on a treadmill. www.everydayfitness-usa.com. A free community class will be offered at Royal Lake on Sunday, June 22 at 9:30 a.m. Space is limited, email Ellen@EverydayFitness-usa.com to register.
Tastes So Good
Visitors take a bite out of the town during the 24th annual Taste of Reston weekend.
Thousands of people braved high wind gusts and ominous storm clouds at Reston Town Center over the weekend.
Sunny With a Chance of Learning
OLLI-GMU offers classes and community to retired persons.
One hundred and forty-two people attended a seminar delivered by NBC Washington meteorologist Amelia Segal at the Church of Good Shepherd in Burke on Friday, June 13. The class was called, "A Day in the Life of a Meteorologist." The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University, OLLI-GMU, organized the event at the suggestion of member Stephanie Trachtenberg, of Burke. "I have always been interested in the weather," she said. She reached out to several area meteorologists and Segal was the only one who responded.
First Chalk Festival Held In Reston
Art event showcases local talent at Lake Anne Plaza.
Reston’s Lake Anne Plaza hosted its first ever chalk festival titled Chalk on the Water, the weekend of June 7-8.
Meals Tax: Tasty or Revolting?
Supervisors digest task force’s final report on hot-button issue.
After hours of simmering debate, the Meals Tax Referendum Task Force’s presentation to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Tuesday was a mere amuse-bouche, whetting the appetite of board the for the group’s 170-page multi-course written report.
Letter: ‘Restonyzing’ Village Centers
It is much too important to leave the future of the village centers in the hands of the owners.