April 18, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: youths

Baha’i youth groups focus on community service projects

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community organizations, #religion, #youths
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Students in Junior Youth Spiritual Empower programs beautify Bailey’s Community Shelter. By the time kids get to middle-school age, they reach a fork in the road: One path leads to drugs or gangs; the other, to a more positive lifestyle.  The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, sponsored by the local Baha’i community, is aimed getting … 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

Summer youth program focuses on community issues, social justice

#community organizations, #diversity, #youths

The National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) is launching a  summer program for high school students aimed at educating youths about community issues and developing progressive leaders among the Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Participants in the first-ever Summer Youth Empowerment Program – about 10-15 youths – will meet three days a … Continued

Local student wins big

#education, #Falls Church High School, #higher education, #immigration, #youths
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Radford University’s Student Management Investment Portfolio Organization. Giancarla Rojas is in the bottom row on the right. Falls Church High school graduate and “dreamer” Giancarla Rojas Mendoza is the member of a Radford University team that won first place in a national investment competition. Two years ago, Rojas, then 18, was struggling to afford college, … Continued

Summer jobs available at community centers

#children, #employment, #youths

The summer program for kids at the Willston Center. The Fairfax County Department of Community and Neighborhood Services is seeking people for summer jobs at the Bailey’s Community Center in Bailey’s Crossroads, the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, and the Willston Multicultural Center in Seven Corners. Potential applicants are encouraged to come to … Continued

Public invited to Annandale HS Just World Festival Feb. 26

#Annandale High School, #arts, #community events, #education, #entertainment, #youths

The sponsors of the Just World Festival hope more members of the community will come to this annual event at Annandale High School that highlights students’ activities aimed at making the world a better place. The 11th annual Just World Festival is this Friday, Feb. 26, 3:30-6:30 p.m., in the cafeteria. Come see how Annandale … Continued

March to White House focuses on immigration relief

#community events, #community organizations, #immigration, #youths
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Local immigrant rights groups led a march from Arlington Courthouse Plaza to the White House Nov. 20 to urge the federal government to support policies to allow eligible immigrants to stay and work in the United States without fear of deportation. The march commemorated the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement to expand Deferred Action … Continued

Computer Clubhouses get new technology

#children, #technology, #youths

Kids check out virtual reality classes at the James Lee Community Center. Kids from the Computer Clubhouse at the James Lee Community Center got to try out virtual reality glasses and other cool technology at an open house Nov. 13. All six of Fairfax County’s Computer Clubhouses will get the devices, thanks to a $15,000 … Continued