Thursday, May 9, 2013
Dale underwent surgery for an aortic aneurism Tuesday evening.
Jack Dale, the outgoing Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent, underwent emergency heart surgery Tuesday evening after suffering an aortic aneurism. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Dale, 64, was conscious and resting at the intensive care unit of Fairfax Inova Hospital in Falls Church. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance Tuesday evening after telling coworkers he was feeling unwell, the Post reported. As of Wednesday afternoon, he was in stable condition. Hospital officials were unable to comment further on Dale’s condition Thursday afternoon. Dale is planning to retire this summer but it’s unclear whether he will return to his post after recovering from surgery. FCPS spokesman John Torre told Patch on …
Hundreds of students prepare to wrap up the competition on Friday — a look at what schools are in the lead.
Vienna's Fifth Annual Bike/Walk Challenge once again brought out more than 1,000 kids on Thursday as students used their own two feet or wheels instead of cars or buses to get to school. On the second to last day of the competition, which encourages students to make the activity part of their school routine, 1,115 students across the challenge's six elementary schools used other means of transportation to get to class. Louise Archer Elementary had the most participants Thursday, with 259 kids walking or biking to school. Wolftrap Elementary School has held on to the lead for the Challenge Cup, awarded to the school with the largest percentage increase in participants over last year's challenge, and the Biking Cup, for the school that has …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
On National Bike to School Day on Wednesday, more than 1,300 kids hit the sidewalks in Vienna.
Bikes seemed to outnumber cars along some Vienna roads on Wednesday morning, as more than 1,300 kids biked or walked to class for National Bike to School Day. The day comes in the middle of Vienna's Fifth Annual Bike/Walk Challenge, which encourages students to walk or bike to class for a week to get kids and parents out of buses and cars and create excitement around other means of transportation. Nearly 250 of the kids counted by the six challenge Vienna elementary schools were on two wheels Wednesday morning. At Wolftrap Elementary School, 102 bikes of all sizes rode over rolling hills to the school on Beulah Road, many of them joining Wolfie's Bike Train, a "bike carpool" created by parent Jeff Anderson five years ago as a way to …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
More than 940 kids biked or walked to class Tuesday in Vienna despite the rain.
Updated 3:41 p.m. Tuesday Despite rain throughout Tuesday morning, 945 kids biked or walked to school in Vienna as part of the Bike/Walk Challenge – exceeding Monday's total by more than 70 students. While the number of bikers dwindled from Monday at some schools, in others they flourished: Wolftrap saw more bikers Tuesday than in the first day of the challenge. Most schools didn't see a significant drop because of the weather, and overall, most posted higher numbers than the day before. Wolftrap Elementary has taken the lead in the Challenge Cup, awarded to the school with the largest percentage increase in participants over last year's challenge. Adam Mohning, one of the school's physical education teachers, and Principal Teresa Khuluki …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Show your appreciation for teachers on Patch.
Most adults can credit their work ethic and career choices to teachers who inspired them. Tuesday marks National Teacher Day, which is sponsored by the National Education Association to encourage people to recognize and thank their favorite teachers, past and present. Nonprofit organiztion Kars4Kids recently surveyed 1,000 American adults to measure how teachers impacted adults and ways adults have expressed their appreciation. The survey found the following: In recognition of National Teacher Day, we want to know about your favorite educator. Whether it was your band teacher who encouraged you to continue studying the trombone, or a literature professor who fostered your love for Jane Austen, tell us about your favorite teacher in the …
As of press time, more than 860 students walked or biked to class in transportation initiative.
Hundreds of kids from Vienna kicked off the fifth annual Vienna Bike/Walk Challenge on Monday morning, gearing up for a week-long competition in which schools try to encourage as many students to walk or bike to class as possible. As of 1 p.m. Monday, 866 students were tallied walking or biking to school that morning, excluding those from Flint Hill Elementary School, which had not yet reported its totals. Wolftrap Elementary had the highest number of participants, with 170, but Vienna Elementary had the highest rate of participation, with 34.87 percent of its student body walking or biking to class. Louise Archer had more than double the number of designated walkers participate in Monday's challenge. Seventy students are identified by the…
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Warhawks top Fairfax High 21-7.
In the quarter finals of the Liberty District lacrosse playoffs Friday, the Madison Girls Lacrosse team defeated Fairfax High School, 21-7. Five Warhawks scored multiple goals including Melissa Kellan (4 goals, 4 assists), Katie Kerrigan (4 goals, 1 assist), Kierra Sweeney (4 goals), Erin Callahan (3 goals, 2 assists) and Sam Babbitt (2 goals, 1 assist). Shannon Condon, Lucy Davidson, Carly Frederick and Katherine Klein also notched one goal a piece. Madison's Sigourney Heerink was the winning goaltender. The Warhawks face Thomas Jefferson High School at 5 p.m Tuesday night in a semi-final game to be played at Marshall High School. Thomas Jefferson advanced by defeating Mclean 14-13 in quarter final action. The Liberty District …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
In fifth year, week-long pledge between seven of Vienna's elementary schools prepares for biggest turnout yet.
Karen Marlo has always had an interest in keeping kids active. But the odds seemed stacked against making fitness a part of her children's most fundamental routine: going to and from school. Marlo, a working mom, has two kids in two different schools. Her son takes the bus to Westbriar Elementary in part because it's the safest route: There aren't sidewalks between the family's home in Northeast Vienna and the school just off of Old Courthouse Road, a busy commuter cut-through. But last year, Marlo recommitted to the effort, finding a safe route to bike to school with her son and scheduling the trip with enough time to return home and head to work. Soon, it was their new routine. "Having to find the time isn't easy," she said. "It's part …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Services planned Wednesday for Brendan Kelly, 15, who died this week after battling leukemia.
The Kilmer Middle School community is mourning the loss of a classmate and student who lost a years-long battle with leukemia this week. Brendan Kelly, 15, died last weekend after being ill for "some time," Principal Doug Tyson said in an email. Kelly battled leukemia on and off for most of his life, a battle chronicled by the Connection Newspapers three years ago, when the then-12-year-old completed his latest round of chemotherapy. For much of that time, Kelly, of Great Falls, called the Vienna Middle School home. Teachers and staff said "we at the school will miss Brendan very much." Brendan's mother Maura said in a statement her son "was extremely happy at Kilmer and had a great time. Everyone welcomed him, took good care of him and …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Top news of the week from our Patches around Virginia and DC.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 16. Mark Wahlberg Visits: Actor Mark Wahlberg visited T.C. Williams High School on Wednesday morning for an assembly presented by Get Schooled, a nonprofit that aims to engage high school students in an effort to improve graduation rates and empower more students to achieve in college. “I had to work really hard to get where I’m at,” Wahlberg said. “And I don’t mind working really hard to try and maintain it." 15. Runner Pledges 30 Races: Arlington resident Lauren Bailey is halfway through a personal challenge that has been daunting and exhilarating — running 30 races in one year, the year of her 30th birthday. …
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