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Celebrating the Celts
Celebrating the Celts
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Board Supports Budget Audits, Rezoning
Board Supports Budget Audits, Rezoning
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Mission to Mexico
Group from Clifton Presbyterian spent last week working for a mission in Reynosa, Mexico.
Mission to Mexico
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Mission to Mexico
Group from Clifton Presbyterian spent last week working for a mission in Reynosa, Mexico.
Mission to Mexico
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Getting To Know...
Getting To Know...
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Here Comes the Holiday Express
Something for children of all ages at Fairfax Station's annual holiday train show
Here Comes the Holiday Express
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Here Comes the Holiday Express
Something for children of all ages at Fairfax Station's annual holiday train show.
Here Comes the Holiday Express
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Week in Vienna
Week in Vienna
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Week in Alexandria
Everybody knows that Baltimore is Charm City. But what is Alexandria?
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Helping Children in Kenya
Oakton private school raises $3,500 for school in Nairobi.
"We are very blessed to have such a responsive community. It’s just $3,500 to us, but it means the world to them." -- Marjorie Veiga, Dominion Christian School’s committee chair for mission projects
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Potomac’s Matt Belford, Champion Skier — Now Teaches
He also heli-guides In Alaska.
Twenty-three years ago, The Potomac Almanac published the story of 14 year-old local skier Matt Belford. Fast-forward to 2012 where Belford splits his time between Jackson Hole Mountain Resort as an instructor and Rendezvous Mountain Lodge where he serves as a heli-ski guide, coaching adventure-seekers through the steep and deep powder of the Valdez mountain range.
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Column: Session Ahead Includes Opportunities for Progress
Last week, Virginia's 100 state delegates and 40 state senators gathered in Richmond to begin the 2012 General Assembly session.
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Stallions Defeat Wolverines in Patriot District Basketball
South County improves district mark to 6-4 with win.
The South County Secondary boys’ basketball team continued its impressive play of late with a 72-54 Patriot District home win over West Potomac this past Tuesday night, Jan. 24. The win was the fourth for the Stallions in their last five games and improved their record to 11-7 overall and 6-4 in district play.
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Educator: Have Students Help Shape Curriculum
Progressive educator Alfie Kohn challenged parents and teachers to go beyond comfort zones at the Burgundy Farm Country Day School Eric Sevareid Forum held April 4. “Progressive education is scary because it is unfamiliar,” said Kohn. “Progressive education has a better claim to traditional education in fact, standardized testing does not go back that far.”
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Oakton Baseball Trying to Regain its Footing
Since 6-1 start, Cougars have struggled in Concorde District play.
A tough stretch of the season has hit the Oakton High baseball team since the start up of play within the Concorde District schedule a few weeks ago. The Cougars, who were 6-1 at one point this spring, entered this week in the midst of a tough five-game losing streak.
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Chantilly Boys Break Into Soccer Win Column
Chargers get victories over Westfield and Mount Vernon.
The Chantilly High boys’ soccer team, following a 0-8 start to the season, won consecutive games last week. The Chargers, in a Concorde District outing at Westfield High last Thursday, April 26, defeated the Bulldogs, 4-0, for their first win of the season. And earlier this week on Monday, April 30, Chantilly, in overtime, won a non-district home game over Mount Vernon, 4-3.
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Lake Anne Hosts ‘Out of Place’
Exhibit inspired by history, architecture of Reston.
As dozens gathered around Lake Anne Sunday evening for the dance performance for the Reston Museum’s "Out of Place" exhibit, many had no idea what they were looking for. Which is why, when a male and female in matching white shirts started walking along the dock, at first no one paid attention.
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'Who Says I Can't?'
Face of America ride honors disabled veterans.
They came from across the country, gathering before dawn in the shadow of the Pentagon to begin a two-day journey to honor the sacrifices of America's wounded warriors and gain a better understanding of people with disabilities.