Mason Girls Soccer Beats Central High School
by Liz Lizama The George Mason High School varsity girls soccer team’s regular season schedule slowed down this week with just one home game this past Tuesday. The one-week break from last week’s game against William Monroe High School and a minor rain delay had little impact on the Mustangs’ performance as they trampled Central […]
Letters to the Editor: F.C. Schools Shouldn’t Use Food as Teaching Tool
Letters to the Editor: May 7 – 13, 2-15 F.C. Schools Shouldn’t Use Food as Teaching Tool Editor, A recent email from Falls Church City Public Schools to parents proudly announced that fourth graders were learning about probability and graphing with M&M’s. I don’t share the school’s enthusiasm for this teaching tool. M&M’s Math […]
Guest Commentary: Supporting Mothers & Children’s Lives Around the World
By Ann Beltran It’s lovely to have a day that honors us as mothers. And, if you ask me what it should be about, it shouldn’t be limited to honoring us by giving us a day off or a bouquet of flowers. I’d like it to be about the values that moms manifest every day […]
American Legion Post 270 Holds Annual Memorial Day Service
American Legion Post 270 will conduct its annual Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 25, at its Memorial Garden at McLean High School, located at 1633 Davidson Road, McLean. Members of Post 270 that fought in all wars from World War II to the present will be honored at the event. Police […]
Winter Hill Community Holds Maypole Event
Parents and children from Falls Church’s Winter Hill Community walk in contrary circles, decorating the pole with ribbons of various colors during the community’s annual Maypole event over the weekend.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
Last week’s adoption of Fairfax County’s FY 2016 budget concluded a lengthy dialogue about priorities and revenues between the Board of Supervisors, the Fairfax County School Board, and the community at large. No one was especially happy about the difficult choices that were made to balance the county’s budget in a sluggish economic climate. Nonetheless, […]
Mason’s IB Art On Display Tonight
An art student at George Mason High School stands among the art that will be on display during the George Mason IB Art Show tonight.