Champions at Fundraising Tournament
More than 100 teams participated, raising $335,000. Stars Prime won six straight games through Sunday to become the 13U Kyle's Kamp Champions.
Crime Report
The Sully District Police Station reported the following incidents.
Oakton Lefty Lopez Pitches Cougars to Conference 5 Championship
Senior throws three-hitter against Chantilly in conference final.
The Oakton baseball team beats Chantilly for the second year in a row in the conference/district championship game.
A ‘Show Everyone Will Enjoy’
Chantilly High presents Jazz & Pizzazz, May 28-31.
More than 50 students will entertain and, said Choral Director Evan Ayars, “It’s a unique experience to have that many musicians and singers onstage together. It’s a great example of musical collaboration.”
‘Look Around and See the Smiles’
Special-ed students enjoy Day Prom at the Waterford.
Some 400 students got all dressed up and went to their prom at the Waterford in Fair Oaks on May 8. Once there, they had professional photos taken, ate pizza, sang karaoke, laughed and hung out with their friends. And when the music played their favorite songs, they filled the dance floor and showed off their coolest moves.
Trained in Prison, Healing in N. Virginia
Healing power of dogs creates ties between prisoners, veterans, children with disabilities.
When I first started going inside prisons for paws4people.org, my job was three-fold: to capture, through photography, the connection between the dogs and their inmate trainers, to provide images that reflected the accomplishments of months of training and to document the moment that veterans, children and young adults were matched with their assistance dogs.
Murder Is Charged in Stabbing
A 20-year-old Centreville man died Sunday, May 18, after being stabbed the previous night during a fight. Fairfax County police identified him as Domingo Eduardo Santiago Cuchil of no fixed address in Centreville.
Possible Measles Exposure; Check for Symptoms
“Out of an abundance of caution,” Virginia Department of Health officials are investigating potential exposures to a second person with measles, May 11-15, in the National Capital Region.
Rocky Run Odyssey of the Mind Team Heads to World Finals
Rocky Run Middle School’s Odyssey of the Mind “Driver’s Test” team are advancing to the World Finals at Iowa State University from May 28-31, where they will compete against hundreds of teams from across the U.S. and more than 25 other countries.
Reminiscences and Remembrances
Chantilly High celebrates its 40th birthday.
Chantilly High celebrated its 40th birthday, Friday evening, May 2, and alumni from several different graduating classes returned to participate in the festivities. They took SGA-guided school tours, viewed exhibits of current programs and learned Chantilly trivia. They also saw displays of Charger sports accomplishments while enjoying both chocolate and vanilla birthday cakes. The Robotics Team exhibited its award-winning technology and the SGA presented a Powerpoint of the school’s history.
Letter: Project-Based Learning
To the Editor: It seems like every time you read an article regarding education there is talk of standardized high-stakes testing. Teachers spend hours planning and prepping lessons that ensure their students will select the correct answer on a lengthy multiple choice test. Students regurgitate this information one day late in the spring, when the only thing anyone can focus on is the looming summer months. When you think about what we want our students to be able to do when they exit high school, is being really good at test taking the first thing that comes to mind?
Support Fundraising Clifton Homes Tour and Marketplace
The Clifton Homes Tour and Marketplace, sponsored by the Clifton Community Woman’s Club, will be held on Thursday, May 15. Net proceeds from the Clifton Homes Tour go to the organization’s charitable trust.
Enjoy Classic Clifton Experience
17th Annual Clifton Caboose Twilight Run is May 17.
Gary Anderson, chairman of the Clifton Caboose Twilight Run, isn’t entirely sure why the run was originally chosen to take place at twilight. It was already a twilight run when he became chairman in 2005, and he liked it that way.
Route 28/I-66 Lanes Done
Drivers in Centreville trying to turn left from Route 28 south to get onto I-66 east may now rejoice — VDOT has just finished extending the two, left-turn lanes there by some 750 feet.