Marshall Academy’s NA students to learn directly from IT pros Level 2 students at Marshall Academy, based at George C. Marshall High School, Network Administration class will participate in a job shadow day at the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Feb. 5.
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New FCHS Principal Blogs And Urges Student Feedback
New Falls Church High School Principal Cathy Benner is communicating in an innovative way as classes began this week with an online Principal’s Blog, noting it might be “the first in Fairfax,” which will enable students to comment on her posts, helping her know “what works, what’s needed and what […]
A Penny for Your Thoughts
In the run-up to Memorial Day and the official start of swimming pool season for many neighborhoods, we sometimes lose track of other annual springtime events where we say “thank you” to those who make a difference in our community. Here are some that didn’t make the “other paper.”
A Penny For Your Thoughts: The News of Greater Falls Church
When you have a great story, it ought to be publicized. And Falls Church High School (FCHS) has a great story. The first chapters were told at the first annual community outreach breakfast that drew dozens of community and business leaders last Friday morning. Students enrolled in the Culinary Arts […]

FCHS Class of
Cpl. Jonathan Winterbottom, a Class of 2003 graduate of Falls Church High School, was killed in Iraq May 23 when a roadside bomb exploded near the vehicle in which he was riding. Winterbottom was 21 years old.

School News and Notes
JOANNA BORMAN, AN EIGHTH GRADER at St. James Catholic School recites her prize winning poem commemorating the planting of a tree in honor of the school’s 100-year anniversary last Monday, April 30. Current students and faculty turned out en masse for the event that also included and appearance by Channel […]

Mason High Edges FCHS, 3-1
The highly anticipated pitchers’ duel between Falls Church and George Mason High Schools, with FCHS ace David Acosta and GMHS stud starter Byron Mendenhall combining for 20 strikeouts in the game. In the end, the Mustangs prevailed 3-1 in both teams’ return to action following spring break.