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Students Also Question Candidates’ Representatives

Chantilly High students and administration also got to question the presidential candidates’ representatives last week.

Hearing All Sides Of the Election

Campaign representatives come to Chantilly High.

The presidential election came to Chantilly High last week when representatives of the Obama and Romney campaigns, plus the Libertarian and Virginia Constitution Party, spoke at the school.

Centre View Calendar: Oct. 31, 2012

Upcoming events and activities


Centre View School Notes: Oct. 31, 2012

school notes

Letter: ‘Our Military Kids’

All you have to do is give me a call (703-999-5812) or drop an e-mail to: Santa@bobnelsonteam.com to let him know which child/family from the Christmas Gift Wish List (see www.bobnelsonteam.com) that you would like to adopt this Christmas.

Editorial: As Sandy Rolls In, Still Plan to Vote

Variety of choices in political landscape.

Hurricane Sandy means that the week preceding the election will not be what we were expecting. This editorial is being written Sunday night, Oct. 28, as forecasters predict five inches of rain and 65-mile-per-hour winds over the next two days.


A Motivation For Giving

I encourage businesses everywhere to take up a cause, to embrace a model for volunteerism that conforms to their particular service or product and thereby stand in support of a better Northern Virginia.

Centre View Bulletin Board: Oct. 31, 2012

Upcoming events

Brief: ‘Clash of the Cats’ To Collect Canned Food


Centreville and Oakton high school’s SGA programs are sponsoring “The First Annual Clash of the Cats Canned Food Drive.” The drive will take place on Nov. 2 along with the football game between the Centreville Wildcats and the Oakton Cougars.


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‘Come to the Cabaret’

Centreville High presents hit Broadway musical.

Show times are Nov 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov 11 at 3 p.m., in the school theater.

After the Storm

Thousands of county residents without power as clean-up efforts continue.

Hurricane Sandy battered the region Monday night, Oct. 29, shutting down Fairfax County schools, governments, roads and voting precincts. The mammoth storm made landfall near Atlantic City around 8 p.m., according to the National Hurricane Center, with maximum sustained winds of about 80 miles per-hour.

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Chantilly Boys’ XC Wins First Concorde District Title

Westfield boys’, Chantilly, Centreville girls’ qualify for regionals.

The Chantilly boys' cross country team on Oct. 24 produced the best score in the 19-year history of the Concorde District championships.


Classified Advertising Oct 31, 2012

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Local Horrors at Haunted House

Bradley Farm hosts annual haunted house fundraiser.

Charlie Bowen came to the Bradley Farm clubhouse expecting to see some people in zombie makeup, maybe with some gruesome props. He didn’t expect to spend what felt like the longest 120 seconds of his life jumping at every single sound.

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After the Storm

Thousands of residents without power as clean-up efforts continue and residents deal with downed trees, closed roads and schools in wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy battered the region Monday night, shutting down Fairfax County schools, governments, roads and voting precincts.


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Fairfax County Braces for Sandy’s Arrival

Threat of flooding and high winds prompts officials to close schools, government offices and absentee voting.

As Hurricane Sandy barreled down the East Coast on Sunday, it’s beginning to look like the weather – not politics – will deliver the biggest October surprise this year.

Storm Related Closings

Current list of weather related closings that Connection Newspapers is aware of.

Area Schools Closing in Face of Weather Threat

Threat of flooding, high winds from Hurricane Sandy prompts decision.

Better safe than sorry. Based on that philosophy, Fairfax County Public Schools announced early Sunday afternoon that all FCPS schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday because of the continuing threat of flooding and hurricane-force winds from Hurricane Sandy, a “rare hybrid storm” expected to make landfall on Monday.


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Centreville’s First Zombie Slouch

The first annual Zombie Slouch 5K Run and Walk was held Saturday, Oct. 20, in Centreville. Proceeds benefited the DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation.

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Westfield’s on the March

Snapshots from Westfield High’s homecoming parade