On April 19, Superintendent Dr. Karen Garza and other officials in Fairfax County met up at the Fairfax County Government Center to observe the Board of Supervisors’ discussion about the 2017 county budget markup and recommendations for the 2018 budget. District representatives on the Board of Supervisors debated over topicsContinue Reading
Minecraft Club’s co-presidents, senior Garrett Brothers and junior Hahnuel Shin, led an interest meeting on March 11 in C106 and since then have held informative meetings as part of the club’s informal structure. The co-presidents came up with the club as a place for Minecraft enthusiasts to play alongside theirContinue Reading
IB Spanish classes went to the GALA Hispanic Theatre on April 15 where they watched Chronicle of a Death Foretold. The play is based off of a book by Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, which some of the classes had read beforehand. “It was really fun, I think theContinue Reading
While the ESOL program has assisted in integrating non-English speakers into the community, those involved have expressed a desire for a clearer focus on academic assistance. Senior Hanieh Hosseini has taken it upon herself to shape the Welcome Club into an opportunity for the ESOL community to receive academic assistanceContinue Reading
Following multiple assessments during the month of March, the music department has been awarded the Blue Ribbon distinction from the Virginia Music Educators Association. This distinction is awarded to programs whose ensembles in band, choir and orchestra receive superior, the top rating, at their respective assessments. Band director and musicContinue Reading
Thursday, members from a variety of service clubs like National Honors Society, National Science Honors Society, Envirothon, Key Club and Earth Force met after school in the Native Species garden as part of a cleanup effort in celebration of Earth Day. “Some people aren’t a part of any club, theyContinue Reading
Author Hannah Barnaby and co-authors Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas attended the NoVa Teen Book Festival on Mar. 4 and 5 in order to promote their latest young adult novels Some of the Parts and These Vicious Masks respectively. Since their release, the novels have gained recognition for their increasedContinue Reading
The Future Business Leaders of America held an award ceremony for the Northern Virginia Regional tournament on March 3 at Falls Church High School. Twenty-seven members placed first, 10 members placed second and 11 members placed third in their respective categories. “Our population of students typically does really well everyContinue Reading
The Muslim Student Association launched a fundraiser on March 6 to help with humanitarian aid to Syrian citizens in crisis in conjunction with a non-profit organization based at the Virginia Commonwealth University called United2Heal. “We’re involved in this fundraiser because as Muslims it’s our responsibility to reach out to theContinue Reading
On Feb. 18, Cyber Security participated in the Cyberpatriot VIII competition, with two teams competing in state open divisions. The two teams, 08-1985, consisting of juniors Quiana Dang, Sieun Lee and David Randazzo, and seniors Sean Anderson and Jasper Woolley, and 08-1889 made up of seniors Kam Leung, Kai Akbel,Continue Reading