CVHS Teacher Debuts Young Adult Novel
English teacher Bethany Masone Harar has book signing this Saturday.
Centreville High School English teacher Bethany Masone Harar will be signing copies of her debut young adult novel “Voices of the Sea” on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Fair Lakes Barnes and Noble at 12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr, Fairfax, from 1-4 p.m.
Blood and Guts 5K Race
5,000 expected for apocalyptic zombie race at Bull Run Regional Park on Oct. 25.
The third-annual Blood and Guts 5K Run will take place Saturday, Oct. 25 at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville.
Cox Farms Ready To Host Visitors
Fall Festival for families, Fields of Fear for teens.
Whether area residents are in the mood for giant slides, rope swings, hayrides, baby animals, apple-cider doughnuts or a pumpkin slingshot, they’ll find all these things and more at Cox Farms.
Chantilly Home Sales: August, 2014
In August 2014, 20 homes sold between $767,000-$36,250 in the Chantilly area.
Chantilly Home Sales: August, 2014
‘[This] Will Change Our Lives’
Community, Paisano’s unite to purchase an accessible van.
Last Friday, Sept. 12, was a night when dreams came true. On Centreville High’s football field, the Wildcats trounced West Potomac, 54-0. And on the sidelines at halftime, Centreville senior Juwaan Espinal, 17, was presented with an accessible van.
Centreville Home Sales: August, 2014
In August 2014, 90 Centreville homes sold between $1,165,000-$159,000.
Centreville Home Sales: August, 2014
Attending Classes in Korea
Fairfax Academy student will spend school year there.
Normally, Serena Gregory would have just begun her last year at Chantilly High, caught up in the excitement of new classes, old friends and the thrill of being a senior. She’d also be playing volleyball, basketball and lacrosse for the Chargers. Instead, the former Korean-language student at the Fairfax Academy is now in another part of the world, spending the school year in Korea.
Remembering America’s Fallen Heroes
Each year, the firefighters of West Centreville Station 38 honor the firefighters who died in the 9/11 tragedy in New York by placing flags outside their station.
In Solemn Remembrance
Local bugler plays ‘Taps’ in honor of the Sept. 11 victims.
Throughout Virginia and the U.S., people commemorated last Thursday’s 13th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Locally, Theodore Smith, an 83-year old volunteer with Bugles Across America, did it in his own, special way.
VCU Commit McNamara Leads Defending State Champ Westfield
Senior has 15 goals, 10 assists in nine games.
The Westfield field hockey team defeated West Springfield 7-0 on Tuesday.
Honeybees Welcome
Residents of Clifton and Fairfax Station held a block party to celebrate their new Bee Safe Neighborhood earlier this month.
Foundation Awards Scholarship
At its recent meeting, the trustees of the Former Agents of the FBI Foundation voted to award a scholarship for the 2014 - 2015 academic year to Nicole Marie Vinson of Centreville. Nicole will attend the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, in the fall.
What Students Are Reading
An interview with new librarian Rachel Grover of Rocky Run Middle School.
At Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, new librarian Rachel Grover, 28, of Gainesville, says, “Reading is cool and students read like crazy.”
Chantilly’s McGorty Wins Boys’ Race at Monroe Parker
Chantilly senior Hawvermale places second in girls’ race.
The Chantilly cross country teams had strong individual performances at the Monroe Parker Invitational.
Freshmen Orientation
Chantilly High School welcomed the Class of 2018 on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the annual freshmen orientation. More than 600 freshmen and newly transferred upper class attended.