Fairfax County: Garza Presents Budget Task Force Report to School Board
Transparency and methodology of budget review questioned.
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza is attempting to scale a towering projected budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2017. On Nov. 9, she presented School Board members the report of budget cuts recommended by a 36-member task force she summoned earlier this year.
Fairfax: Alexandria Architectural Firm Wins Design Awards for Renovated Animal Shelter
Since its renovation and expansion in Spring 2014, Cole and Denny Architect’s design for the Fairfax County Animal Shelter (FCAS) at 4500 West Ox Road has received four honor awards for design excellence.
Fairfax: Paul VI High Presents ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
It’s not your father’s Shakespeare; instead, it’s Paul VI High’s fresh, lively and modern take on the romantic comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” It’s the school’s Cappies play and will be performed Nov. 19-22.
FoodRaiser at Fairfax High
Community helps fill Our Daily Bread’s food pantry.
The power of community was on full display Sunday afternoon as some 1,500 people came together on a Fairfax High athletic field to help Our Daily Bread (ODB) feed local families in need.
FACETS Hosts ‘A Taste of Fall’
FACETS is hosting its 16th Annual Taste of Fall with FACETS, an evening filled with food, fun, entertainment, and a live and silent auction to raise funds to help families and individuals in Fairfax County who are suffering the effects of poverty including homelessness.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunity.
Artist Teacher Exhibition Opens at Workhouse Arts Center
The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Fine Arts Office, in collaboration with the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, presents the Artist Teacher Exhibition, an art exhibition recognizing the creative endeavors of FCPS artist-teachers, beginning Saturday, Nov. 14.
Area Roundups
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Chamber) announced that the application period for the 2016 Greater Washington Innovation Awards is now open through Jan. 22, 2016.
Arts Awards Presented
Public-private partnerships, innovation, and collaboration emerge as strong themes during 2015 Arts Awards ceremony.
On Friday, Oct. 30, the Arts Council of Fairfax County presented its fourth annual Arts Awards to a full house.
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Fairfax: Woodson Football Earns First Playoff Berth Since 2009
No. 15-seed Cavaliers to face No. 2. Lake Braddock on Friday.
The Woodson football team closed the regular season with a 38-14 victory over T.C. Williams on Nov. 7.
Area Coaches to be Honored for Work Empowering Girls
One strong woman builds many strong girls.
Doreen Peters will receive the Crystal Coach Award on Saturday, Nov. 21 in a pre-race ceremony that kicks off the Girls on the Run 5K, presented by Innovation Health in Woodbridge.
Fairfax To End Veteran Homelessness
Every veteran has a story, and a path to housing.
Jameel Mubaarik of Reston is a 63-year-old Army veteran and mechanical engineer, a former Reston homeowner.
Coming: Children’s Connection 2015
Get ready to send your submissions soon.
During the last week of each year, The Connection devotes its entire issue to the creativity of local students and children.
Weekend in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Clifton, Lorton, Springfield
Weekend events in your neighborhood.
Area Writer Celebrates With a Book Launch
‘Boundaries of the Wind’ becomes local author’s most recent work.
Urmilla Khanna was never a writer; her friends and family knew her as a doctor. Growing up in India, she knew what she wanted to do at an early age, and began her pre-med studies at the age of 15.
GMU Student Debt Zombies Join Bernie Sanders’ National Student Town Hall
In a pre-Halloween event to raise awareness on the student debt crisis, members of the Virginia Student Power Network (VSPN) dressed up as ‘Walking-Debt’ zombies during the Bernie Sanders National Student Town Hall at George Mason University on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Woodson Fire Follow-Up
Garza, school reveal what’s next.
In the aftermath of Friday’s chemical fire at Woodson High, both Superintendent Karen Garza and Principal Scott Poole sent messages Monday to the parents. Stressing that the “safety of students and staff is always the top priority in our schools,” Garza directed the following actions be taken.
Fire in Woodson High Chemistry Class Injures Six
‘Keep Those Injured in your Prayers’
Five students and a teacher were all injured in a fire last week after a chemical demonstration inside a Woodson High classroom went awry.
Fairfax's Lamb Center breaks ground for new building.
‘God Had a Plan for Us’
There is nothing like a fresh, new beginning to invigorate the spirit, and that is just what The Lamb Center is getting. On Oct. 20, it broke ground on its future, new home.