J.E.B. Stuart High School’s crew teams rose to the occasion at the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championships, taking top honors in several competitions at the Sandy Run Regional Park in Fairfax Park last Saturday.
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Perseverance in Hope: One Woman’s Inspirational Battle With Cancer & Championing Falls Church’s Relay for Life
Hope sustains many people through the hardest ordeals, and in the case of one Falls Church citizen and cancer survivor, it’s appropriate that Hope happens to be her name.
Falls Church H.S. Lacrosse Teams Vie for District Titles
Tournament spirit hit Falls Church High School last week as the boys and girls varsity lacrosse teams entered National District tournament play on May 1.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
To light, or not to light, seems to be the question for the girls’ softball field at J.E.B. Stuart Park in Falls Church. The field used by J.E.B. Stuart High School teams actually is owned by the Fairfax County Park Authority but, as is the case with several local public […]
Robotics Tourney Engages Students in High Tech Problem Solving
Austin Strand’s role in the James Lee Community Center’s second-place finish at the Greater D.C. Regional Botball Robotics Tournament held no small significance for the high schooler.
Picking Splinters: Capitals Resurrected
I’m calling it. Time of death, 9:15 p.m. The playoff curse of Washington sports is over.
Picking Splinters: Into the Magic Mailbag
Here it is, the second week of the tournament, and Cinderella’s ride to the ball is back to being a Halloween decoration. Goliath is peeling David off his heel and using his sling to pick his teeth.
School News & Notes
GMHS Winner Advances in Shakespeare Competition Miles Butler, a junior at George Mason High School, won his school’s competition to advance to the English-Speaking Union (ESU) Washington’s 20th annual Shakespeare Competition at the Lansburgh Theatre in Washington D.C. Monday.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
Midst all the gloom and doom in the national headlines, local good news items often get overlooked.
Mason Swim Shines at Region, States
Both the George Mason High School boys and girls swim teams continued their undefeated campaigns last Friday, Feb. 13, dominating the field during the Region B Meet. The Mason boys were crowned Region champs for the second time, while the girls squad won their first-ever Region title.
