Experiencing All-American Football Camp
Local players gain exposure to college coaches during camp and develop skills for football and life.
Over the past two years, over 100 athletes who have attended the camp are playing NCAA football, including 48 who received Division I scholarships in 2012.
Maplewood Grill Continues the Fine Dining Tradition
Father and son keep local restaurant part of community.
The years that Chef Paul Kuchler spent at the sides of the classical chefs who worked his father’s kitchen at Le Canard paid off. Kuchler now is co-owner and head chef of Maplewood Grill, designing the menu, perpetuating some of Le Canard’s traditional recipes, refining new signature dishes and overseeing the kitchen details of Maplewood Grill. It was Marcel Kuchler’s idea to reinvent his French restaurant as one with a contemporary American spin and his son Paul took off with the concept.
Cappies Review: ‘Don’t Count on Forever’ at TJ
Running the yearbook, finding a date to prom, and writing a speech for graduation are the least of Lisa’s worries when she learns of her parents’ long-coming divorce. Such is the life of senior Lisa Solheim in Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s production of “Don’t Count on Forever.”
Commentary: Respecting Parents’ Roles
Parental notice is key to school discipline reform.
Most Fairfax County parents assume that they will be called before their child is questioned for something that could ruin their academic career, just as they are when their kid is sick or injured. That is not the case.
Animals Blessed in Vienna
Antioch Christian Church holds its third annual blessing for family pets.
Antioch Christian Church, the quaint white clapboard church on Beulah Road, hosted its third annual pet blessing on June 2 and pet parents came from throughout the area to have their pets blessed by Antioch’s pastor, Randy Beeman. Any family pet, of any species, was welcome.
Social Life of 20s Revisited
Flint Hill High School’s performance of “The Boy Friend.”
Throwing themselves and the audience back into the jiving time of the 1920s, Flint Hill High School performed “The Boy Friend” on May 3.
Week in McLean June 5, 2013
Church to Host Discussion on Gun Violence and Gospel Values
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, will host a free faith and public policy breakfast on “Gun Violence and Gospel Values—Possible Church Responses” on Saturday, June 15, with a simple breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by the program, ending by 10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited.
Brief: McLean Girls Win Elite Showcase Championship
The McLean '98 Spirit Green U14 Girls, coached by Christian Michel, scored a pulsating victory over the Culpeper Comets in the championship game of the Virginian Elite Showcase Tournament (Premier Gold Division) on Memorial Day Monday.
Brief: McLean Galaxy Green Wins Virginian Elite Showcase
McLean Galaxy Green U10 Boys Team were champions in the Gold West Division of the Virginian Elite Showcase Tournament over Memorial Day Weekend.
Brief: Fairfax County Park Authority Completes Trail Connecting Ingleside Avenue and Churchill Road
Residents of McLean are now enjoying a new asphalt trail connecting Churchill Road to Ingleside Avenue at Baron Road in McLean.
McLean Green United Defends Championship
McLean Green United, U12 Girls Travel Soccer, successfully defended their championship at the 2013 FC Delco Player’s Cup over Memorial Day in Chester County, Pa.
Brief: Honoring Tony Blankley
At the Great Falls Memorial Day Ceremony last week, Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) presented the family of Tony Blankley, a Great Falls resident and member of the Friends of the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, who passed away in January 2012, the resolution honoring his legacy as a longtime Great Falls resident and a friend of the Great Falls Freedom Memorial.
Scavenger Hunt and Churchill Road
Churchill Road sixth graders took advantage of the summery May weather to go on a scavenger hunt in Steven Nicklas’ science class.
The Faces of MCC
Elections give 2013-2013 McLean Community Center Governing Board seats to three adults, two teens.
Five McLean tax district residents have won seats on the McLean Community Center’s 2013-2014 Governing Board.
Week in Great Falls June 5, 2013
Starshine Theater to Hold Audition Workshop
Starshine Theater!TM of Great Falls presents: "How to Audition for a Stage Show," for ages 6 through 18.
Brief: Great Falls Village Starbucks Hosts Live Radio Show
Princess Aliyah hosts “Leopards on the Prowl” on Wolf Spirit Radio every other Tuesday from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Great Falls Village Starbucks.
Artist Karen Bateman Brings the Outdoors in at Katie’s
Virginia painter Karen Bateman is the featured guest artist at Katie’s Coffee House in Great Falls for the month of June in an exhibit entitled “Water Everywhere.” The artist creates oil paintings
Forestville Principal to Retire
Forestville Elementary Principal Matt Harris will retire on June 28. He has been with Forestville for more than nine years and with Fairfax County Public Schools for 32 years.
Brief: Reston Hospital Center Awards County Students Scholarships
Reston Hospital Center awarded scholarships to 11 Fairfax County High School seniors in recognition of their academic excellence and excitement for pursuing a career in healthcare.
Alexandria Relay for Life 2013
The T.C. Williams National Honor Society and Athletic Department hosted for the first time in Alexandria the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, May 18-19, 2013.