An “arrival ceremony” will be held at Ft. Myer, Virginia, Thursday, Aug. 30 at 9 a.m. in honor of the Hon. Pete Geren, appointed the 20th U.S. Secretary of the Army. Geren, a former U.S. congressman from Texas for four terms, has been a resident of the City of Falls Church for six years, with three daughters in the Falls Church school system. He was first appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the post on July 16 after serving as Undersecretary of the Army since February 2006. He became Acting Secretary of the Army in March 2007.
F.C. Schools Enrollment Ticks Up as Others Fall
Falls Church City Schools have enjoyed modest enrollment growth, a development in sharp contrast to lower enrollment levels at other regional school systems this fall. According to enrollment data provided
