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April's Top Stories: Missing Vienna Teen Found Safe, Fist Fight at Chipotle

See which stories Vienna Patch readers clicked on the most in the month of April.

Each month Vienna Patch will list the stories readers found the most fascinating, as measured by page views. 

Once you're done reviewing the list, let us know if you're surprised by this month's top stories. Which story had you talking to coworkers at the water cooler the next day?

The No. 1 on this list is the most viewed — we start at the bottom and work our way up.

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10. NPS Updates 2013 Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Prediction (Again). Vienna loves its cherry blossoms, and this year's saga with the bloom date kept us on our toes.

9. Madison and Marshall high schools scored lower among Washington area schools on Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews annual Challenge Index this year. Madison High School ranked 24th among D.C. area high schools this year, compared to its No.15 spot last year; Marshall High fell from No. 54 to 56.

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8. Cicadas About Ready to Swarm.That buzz you'll soon hear is not from your television, but from the Brood II 17-year cicadas.

7. Vienna Man Charged in Armed Robbery. A Vienna man is facing charges after allegedly using a handgun to take cash from a business on Lee Highway, Fairfax County police say.

6. Police: Woman Reports Attempted Groping in Northeast Vienna. A woman told Vienna Police a man attempted to grope her while she was walking in northeast Vienna last month.

5. U.S. News & World Report: Madison High One of Top Schools in Virginia. Fairfax County is home to the top five public high schools in Virginia, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best High Schools rankings — including Vienna's own James Madison High School.

4. Vienna Police Log: Man Demands Beer After Illegally Entering Home. The first request by a man accused of illegally entering a home on Ware Street in Vienna: A beer.

3.No Charges in Student Fist Fight at Vienna Chipotle. A student and his father declined to pursue charges last week after an apparent fist fight between Madison and Langley high school students at the Chipotle in Vienna.

2. Missing Vienna Teen Found Safe

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1. Fairfax Police Search for Missing Vienna Teen: An 18-year-old Madison High School student missing for more than two days was found late Thursday night not far from where she was last seen in Falls Church.

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