May 17, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tornado damages property at Thomas Jefferson High School

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A tornado in Lincolnia damaged a shipping container. [Photos by Andrew Shearer via Twitter] A tornado touched down briefly at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology at 4:54 a.m. July 24, the National Weather Service confirmed. The EF-0 tornado lasted about one minute. According to the NWS, it “touched down briefly just south of … Continued

Edu-Futuro works with Latino families to strengthen relationships

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Youths in an Edu-Futuro program write down their dreams and goals. Edu-Futuro obscured their faces to protect their identity. A new program in Annandale is aimed at improving communication among Latino parents and their children. Strengthening Families is presented in Spanish by an organization based in Arlington called Edu-Futuro. Classes for parents and youths age … Continued

School supply drives under way

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A donation box. The school year ended just a few weeks ago, but it’s already time to start thinking about school supplies for the next term. The nonprofit organization Britepaths has already launched its annual back-to-school drive to benefit needy students in Annandale, Falls Church, and Fairfax public schools. Britepaths is asking the public to … Continued

Frost has a new principal

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Harris Anthony Harris has been named principal of Frost Middle School.  Harris had been assistant principal at Poe Middle School since 2014, and before that, was an assistant principal at Frost. He began his career at Fairfax County Public Schools in 2000 as a marketing education teacher at Herndon High School and also taught business … Continued

Afterschool groups build leadership skills among local Asian-American youths

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AALEAD members work on a stream cleanup project. [Photos: AALEAD] Lower-income Asian-American students at Holmes and Poe middle schools and Annandale High School are learning leadership skills and setting goals for academic success through a regional organization called Asian American Youth Leadership Empowerment and Development (AALEAD). After-school groups in those schools provide a variety of … Continued

Pinecrest team shows off investing skills

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Pinecrest teacher Cindy Mitlo, Head of School Nicole McDermott, and the Stock Market Game team.  It’s a bull market for Pinecrest School, a progressive, private preK-6 school in Annandale. The Virginia Council on Economic Education awarded the Pinecrest team a regional second-place prize in its 2017-18 Stock Market Game. Pinecrest School’s team, consisting of a … Continued

Keesha Jackson-Muir of Braddock Elementary named FCPS 2018 Outstanding Principal

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Jackson-Muir [FCPS] Two of the top three awards announced at the Fairfax County Public Schools honors ceremony went to educators in the Annandale/Mason District Area. Braddock Elementary School Principal Keesha Jackson-Muir was  named Fairfax County Public Schools 2018 Outstanding Principal, and Alissa Oginsky, a sixth-grade teacher at Holmes Middle School was named 2018 Outstanding Secondary … Continued

Woodburn gets a new principal

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Richman Woodburn Elementary School has a new principal. Katy Richman, the assistant principal at Parklawn Elementary School since 2016, starts the job July 2, Fairfax County Public Schools announced. Richman, a graduate of Falls Church High School, started her career with FCPS teaching fourth and fifth-graders at Belvedere Elementary School. She subsequently worked at London … Continued

School news: Town hall on gun violence

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This is the latest piece in a series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. Students from Jackson Middle School finished third in the state in the construction challenge at the Virginia Technology Student Association state competition. … Continued

FCPS promotes two local principals

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Gros [FCPS] When Stuart High School reopens in the fall as Justice High School, it will have a new principal. Stuart Principal Penny Gros has accepted a new position as executive principal for Fairfax County Public Schools’ Region 2. At the same time, Frost Middle School Principal Eric McCann is leaving to become executive principal … Continued

School news: Excellence rewarded

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An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. The Voices Now team from Holmes Middle School performed their play at Arena Stage. Spanish immersion – Glasgow Middle School will become the first FCPS middle school … Continued