From Great Falls to South Africa
Two local high school students, Julia Chirite from Langley High School and Arthur Tisseront from Thomas Jefferson, will travel to South Africa this September as participants in the World Youth Rhino Summit, an international anti-poaching and conservation initiative sponsored by the Kashmir World Foundation where the two students currently intern at.
Drones to Help Save Rhinoceros
Science, engineering and art take flight.
Science, engineering and art take flight.
Josh Anderson Foundation Spotlighted on National Show
Deepak Chopra interviews Lauren Anderson.
A local foundation was catapulted to national status on Friday. Josh Anderson Foundation [JAF] Executive Director Lauren Anderson had a chance to talk to holistic health advocate Deepak Chopra for his show One World about JAF’s mission.
Week in Great Falls
Weekly happenings in Great Falls
School Board Decreases Suspension Time
Student Rights and Responsibilities revised.
The school board voted unanimously at the end of June to change the discipline handbook, which will now focus on in school suspensions to preserve time in school.
NASA Comes to Colvin Run Elementary
Space station astronauts speak live to students.
Students got a real hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience by linking directly with the NASA international space station.
Winning the Spirit Award
Langley Crew honors graduating senior Tyler Seckar.
Tyler Seckar, Langley rower and graduating senior, has won the Hillary J. Fein Spirit Award for the “athlete who best embodies the true spirit and passion for Crew.”
Create Day Showcase at Cooper Middle
Parents, teachers, students, and community members observed hundreds of projects that Cooper students created throughout the year exhibited at the school’s Create day showcase.
Full-Day Mondays Start in September
Teachers promised planning time.
Full-day Mondays for all. After 40 years, Fairfax County Public Schools will give all elementary students "full Mondays" for more learning time — and more recess. During a School Board meeting Thursday, June 26, Superintendent Karen Garza said Mondays were cut in half for elementary students since 1972. "While not everyone tonight will embrace the change, we will engage the stakeholders," she told the board.
Local Team Places Sixth in Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
Forestville Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind team took home sixth place in the May World Finals competition.
Youth Suicide Prevention Training Offered Online
Interactive training helps adults deal with serious issues.
Following several incidents in the community involving youth and suicide, Laura Yager, the director of partnership and resource development for the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, said the community has recognized the need for youth suicide prevention.
Memories of a Bittersweet Year
Langley Class of 2014 graduates, remembering the two who died.
They said their goodbyes with a little bit of old and a little new.
Langley High Renovation Moves Forward
Three phases of renovation will span three and a half years.
The plan for renovation of Langley High School was presented to parents by Langley High School Principal Matthew Ragone and Mr. Brady Rauch, Fairfax County Public Schools Coordinator, Design and Construction, at a presentation in the LHS auditorium on Wednesday morning, June 11.
Teens Talk Depression
Teen-to-Teen Mental Health Summit focused on destigmatizing depression.
What if mental illness and suicide didn’t have a stigma?