Celtic Arts Festival Features Music and More
Vienna Choral Society drew more than 500 guests to four hours of Celtic inspiration.
If the crowds were a indication – and they usually are – the premiere Celtic Arts Festival on March 17 hosted by the Vienna Choral Society [VCS] at Vienna Elementary School was a smash hit. Throughout the four-hour program on St. Patrick’s Day, more than 500 guests listened to music on two stages, ate Cornish pasties sold by The Pure Pasty Company, and browsed through vendors’ stalls.
Risky Behavior by the Numbers
Youth Survey highlights risks, assets for students.
Periodically, Fairfax County conducts a youth survey which polls thousands of students to get a glimpse into issues of substance abuse, antisocial behaviors as well as factors such as mental health and civic engagements.
Oakton High School Athletes Honored in Richmond
Last Wednesday, the Virginia House of Delegates unanimously adopted House Joint Resolution 527 commending the Oakton High School Girls Varsity Swim and Dive Team for winning the statewide AAA Virginia High School League Championship this year.
Local Governments Enjoy Record Spending
Bucking national trend, local governments here expand while others are contracting.
As local governments across America are laying off firefighters and teachers, governments in Northern Virginia are experiencing record levels of spending and an all-time-high number of employees.
State Senate Committee Kills Effort to Overturn King's Dominion Law
School boards were encouraged by support from governor, but couldn't win over Senate committee.
The Senate Committee on Education and Health voted today to kill an effort overturning the King's Dominion Law, which mandates that school divisions across Virginia begin classes after Labor Day.
Sexuality and Family Life Educator to Visit Flint Hill School
Debbie Roffman, author of Sex & Sensibility: The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking About Sex, and an expert on Sexuality and Family Life Education, will spend a week in early March working with eighth grade students at Flint Hill School in conjunction with their Wellness class’ sexuality unit.
Vienna Optimist Club Awards High School Essay Winners
The Optimist Club of Greater Vienna awarded $600 to three local high school students at its Feb. 15 dinner meeting. The students were winners of the annual Optimists International essay contest, "How My Positive Outlook Benefits My Community."
Vienna Optimists Host Speech Contest
Deaf and hard of hearing elementary school students from Camelot Elementary School competed in a speech contest sponsored by the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna at a regular membership meeting on Jan. 18 at the Marco Polo Restaurant in Vienna.
Marcia Ferritto to Perform at Flint Hill School
Marcia Ferritto, a professional violinist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra who teaches Orchestra and Chamber music at the Cleveland Institute of Music, will join with Flint Hill Middle and Upper School Orchestra teacher Jason Day in a 50-minute viola/violin concert featuring the works of Mozart, Martinu, and Bartok.
World Cultures Meet at Marshall High
Twenty countries represented at International Night.
The dimming lights and the consequent hush that fell over the auditorium at sharply 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday Feb.15 signaled the start of Marshall’s annual International Night.
Vienna Shopping Center Awards $1,000 to Madison High
The merchants of Vienna Shopping Center donated $1,000 to James Madison High School as part of the shopping center's Holiday Shopping Spree promotion.
Flint Hill School Fills ‘Empty Bowls’ to Benefit the Hungry
For the second consecutive year, the students of Flint Hill School and their friends and family partnered to raise funds for DC Central Kitchen on Feb. 11.
‘Find the Fun Fair’ Comes to Vienna
Free activities, raffle prizes.
Hundreds of parents and their children turned out for www.playtodaydc.com’s public launch at Westwood Country Club on Feb. 4, a "Find the Fun Fair." Favorites activities, from inflatable bouncers to modified "t-ball," and business partners promoting their children’s offerings, ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hair Cutting, Skin Care at Marshall High
Cosmetology class teaches real-life skills.
Following the twisted hallways inside Marshall High School leads to the side of the school not known to many where classes like Cosmetology are held.
District Gymnastics Meet Approaching
With the Patriot District gymnastics meet scheduled for Feb. 2 at Lake Braddock, several teams participated in their final tune-up meet at West Potomac on Jan. 23.