‘They’re Coming to America’
Rocky Run students ‘become’ immigrants at Ellis Island.
Sitting on the floor, jammed together in a narrow locker area, the Rocky Run seventh-graders pretended they were immigrants packed into a boat from Europe to America. They watched a video of the approach to New York Harbor while listening to Neil Diamond sing, “Coming to America.”
Learning about Lacrosse
On Jan. 24 and 25, students at Union Mill Elementary learned about lacrosse.
Watch D.O.G.S.
Union Mill Elementary has the Watch D.O.G.S. program at its school for the 2012-2013 school year.
Teens Charged in Fire Bomb Incident
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department investigators have charged 15 Herndon and Chantilly juveniles with the manufacture and use of fire bombs or other explosive devices.
20 Years in Business
Centreville Square Animal Hospital, part of Northern Virginia Veterinary Associates, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Chantilly Students Sparkle at Science Fair
Chantilly High’s 29th annual Science Fair was held Wednesday, Jan. 23. The event showcased 442 projects from nearly 600 students.
The winners of Chantilly High’s 29th annual Science Fair Competition, held Jan. 23, are listed below.
Chantilly Pyramid Dinner, Choral Concert
Dinner and a choral concert are on tap next week at Chantilly High.
From Serious to Hilarious
Centreville High presents its One-Act Play Festival.
Comedy, drama and everything in between are on tap during Centreville High’s One-Act Play Festival. It’s slated for Friday, Feb 15, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb 16, at 2 p.m. Tickets, good for both days, are $5 at the door.
Bank Approved For Centreville Site
BB&T is coming to Sully Station Shopping Center.
It’s official — at long last, something is being built on the vacant pad site at the right end of the Sully Station Shopping Center. That something will be a BB&T Bank, which got a thumbs-up, last Tuesday, Jan. 29, from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
‘How Far Should Science Push?’
Westfield High presents “Flowers for Algernon.”
The past two years, Westfield High won a slew of Cappie awards with musicals. But this time, its Cappies show is “Flowers for Algernon,” a thought-provoking drama with a serious message.
CHS Advances To Regionals
School’s thespians win the VHSL One-Act Play District Competition.
Chantilly High’s Theater Department is on a roll; it captured first place in last week’s VHSL One-Act Play District Competition and is now headed to regionals.
Economic Uncertainty Casts Shadow Here
Frey gives details in State of Sully talk.
Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) gave his State of Sully address last week, talking mainly about Fairfax County’s economy and transportation issues.
Winter Band Concert
Fifth and sixth grade Band students from Union Mill Elementary performed in their Winter Band Concert on Jan. 16.
To Naval Academy
Chantilly Academy AFJROTC cadet and Fairfax High School senior Naadia Puri received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy.
Recreation, Imaginative Play and Fun
Kid Junction plans to open site in Chantilly.
A place where children can engage in creative play and have birthday parties, too – that’s Kid Junction. And Kreative Minds LLC – the three people who’d own what would be Kid Junction’s first franchise in Virginia – hope to open it in Chantilly.