January 13, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Donations sought for Rotary fundraiser to support Stuart Pyramid Fair

#children, #community events, #community organizations, #schools, #Stuart High School, #volunteers

The 2015 Stuart Pyramid Fair drew large crowds. The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club (BXRC) Foundation is seeking donors for its online auction to benefit the 2016 Stuart Pyramid Resource Fair. One hundred percent of  the proceeds from the auction will be used to purchase school supplies for students in Stuart High School and the elementary … Continued

Hoop it Up! Night brings Glasgow community together

#community events, #Glasgow Middle School, #parents, #schools, #sports, #youths

The 18th annual Hoop it Up! Night at Glasgow Middle School April 15 was a big success, reports PTA President Tara Rethore. More than 100 students, faculty, staff members, and parent volunteers participated, while nearly 400 spectators filled the bleachers. The Panther Groove livens things up. Student teams at each grade level competed against the … Continued

Environmental education is a big deal at Belvedere Elementary School

#children, #education, #environment, #gardening, #schools
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Belvedere students at the School Environmental Action Showcase at George Mason University April 6. [Belvedere ES] Belvedere Elementary School is taking the “going green” concept to the next level. In addition to schoolwide recycling and cafeteria composting, students  grow fresh vegetables for a food pantry and engage in “food rescue,” in which unopened food and … Continued

Mason Crest packs them in at spaghetti dinner fundraiser

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Crowds fill the Mason Crest cafeteria at the spaghetti dinner. [Bob Kovacs] The spaghetti dinner at Mason Crest Elementary School in Annandale April 8 was a huge success. “The place was packed. The food was a bargain and delicious,” reports Bob Kovacs. The event was a fundraiser for the fifth-graders’ end-of-year celebration, and the fifth-graders … Continued

Church members help Annandale Terrace families with weekend meals

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AUMC volunteers assemble meal packages for students’ families. Lower-income families in the Annandale Terrace community have enough food to get through the weekend, thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers from Annandale United Methodist Church. Once a week, church members gather at the AUMC Heritage Campus to put together 52 packages of food for students … Continued

New principal sought for Bailey’s Lower Elementary School

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The lower campus of Bailey’s Elementary. Fairfax County Public Schools plans to hire a new principal for the original Bailey’s Elementary School, which serves prekindergarten through grade 2. Parents are invited to a meeting on the principal selection process March 7, 7 p.m., at Bailey’s Lower. Marie Lemmon will continue as principal of Bailey’s Upper … Continued

10 schools benefit from Harris Teeter’s sale of winning lottery ticket

#lottery, #schools, #shopping
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Harris Teeter presents $5,000 to 10 local schools Feb. 23. [Tara Rethore] The Harris Teeter grocery store in Barcroft Plaza has donated its incentive payment for selling a winning lottery ticket to local schools. Ten schools, including five in Mason District, each received $5,000. The store’s customer service manager, Michael Donnelly, won the Cash4Life lottery … Continued

School overcrowding not a problem any more? Enrollment growth slows

#Falls Church High School, #school board, #schools, #Willston Center
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Modular units, like these classrooms at Glen Forest Elementary School, don’t count when determining whether a school is overcrowded. For the last couple of years, there were lots of complaints about how nearly all the schools in the Annandale/Mason District area were overcrowded and getting worse.  Now, it doesn’t seem to be such a problem … Continued

Therapy dog helps children connect

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Katie Miller, who uses a therapy dog, Ryder, to connect with children at the Phillips Special Education Day School in Annandale, was named “Related Services Provider of the Year” by the National Association of Private Special Education Centers. Ryder, an affectionate golden retriever mix, was trained as a service dog. Miller uses Ryder as a  … Continued

The Congressional Schools give back

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More than 100 students and volunteers took part in the second annual Service Day hosted by The Congressional Schools of Virginia on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 18. Participants made 240 “power packs” full of snacks for students at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School, delivered five boxes of clothes and shoes to the Willston Multicultural Center … Continued