Chantilly: Charlie Brown, the Grinch and More
Westfield High presents its “Ho-Ho Holiday Show.”
Each year, a holiday tradition at Westfield High is the “Ho-Ho Holiday show.”
Centreville: Voices Will Be Raised in Song
Centreville High presents winter choral concert.
Voices will be raised in song when Centreville High choral students present “Celebrate Peace; A Winter Choral Concert.” It’s set for Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the school theater. Admission is free and a reception will follow.
Letter: Board Promotes Right to Vote
Letter to the Editor
The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area (LWVFA) commends the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for its 2016 Legislative Program that includes specific requests in support of qualified Virginians’ right to vote.
Brief: Business Goes Tobacco Free
Virginia Tire & Auto (www.vatire.com), the Fairfax-based full-service automotive maintenance provider, became smoke-free at its 12 Northern Virginia locations on Nov. 19.
Centreville Brief: ‘Lion King Jr.’ at Stone Middle
The Stone Players of Ormond Stone Middle School will be taking on a Disney classic and Broadway production this year in the annual school musical.
Chantilly Elementary School: ‘Recycling Is the Power’
Team AMP promotes recycling.
The First Lego League (FLL) Team AMP of Poplar Tree Elementary School is a group of eight students full of ideas about recycling. The name AMP is derived from the first letters of their first names.
Chantilly Snapshot: Now Open
The Joint Chiropractic is now open in Fairfax at the Greenbriar Town Center, 13037B Lee Jackson Memorial Highway.
Lending a Hand To Help Others
Our Neighbor’s Child brightens Christmas for local families.
The volunteers of Our Neighbor’s Child are working as hard as Santa’s elves to bring holiday joy to local families in need. But with so many people in need, they can’t do it all without the community’s help.
Take a Journey of Imagination
Encore to present “Christmas in New York.”
If it’s December, it’s time for Encore Theatrical Arts Project’s annual holiday show. And this year’s Broadway-style, original musical — celebrating Encore’s 20th anniversary — is called “Christmas in New York.”
Centreville Snapshot: Coat Drive
On Saturday, Dec. 5, Carter Egbers will be collecting new or gently-used blankets and coats to send to Syrian Refugee camps.
Centreville: ‘Webelos-in-the-Woods’
Lots of hands on learning took place recently when Boy Scouts of Troop 30 in Centreville held its 12th annual “Webelos-in-the-Woods” event on Saturday, Nov. 14, on the wooded property of Centreville Presbyterian Church.
Performance of Ellington’s Jazz “Nutcracker Suite” Benefits Burke Charity
Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in Burke will host a live performance of Duke Ellington’s jazz interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite” from 1960.
Letter: Learning and Empathy
Letter to the Editor
After reading a letter to the editor by Shumaila Ahmad, “Hatred and Ignorance,” I was inspired to add my support and thoughts.
Centreville: ONC Needs Clothes, Toys
And volunteers.
Each year at Christmastime, the nonprofit, all-volunteer organization, Our Neighbor’s Child, provides new clothes and toys for families in need in the local area. But the need is so great that ONC can’t do it without help from the local community.
Police Honor Officer Alexander: ‘This Honor Is Well-Deserved'
PFC Michelle Alexander is Officer of the Month.
PFC Michelle L. Alexander was recently recognized for a job well done.