Andrew Connelly (inside, second from left) was named the George Mason High School 2013 RoPaSci champion. RoPaSci is math teacher Joel Block’s Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament. Its purpose is to encourage students to maintain focus throughout the third quarter after the long winter break. Students who turn in all their homework and [...]

George C. Marshall High School junior Jonathan Leidenheimer won second place at the 2013 National History Bee, held last month in Arlington. David C. Madden, National History Bee founder and executive director, is pictured above congratulating Leidenheimer. (Courtesy Photo)

The George Mason High School and Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School club ice hockey teams are planning their rosters for next year. The GMHS team is open to students in grades 9 – 12, and the MEH team is open to students in grades 6 – 8. Eligible students will [...]

A community question-and-answer session will be held next Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at Mount Daniel Elementary School to discuss a new pre-kindergarten center to be located at the current Child Development Center location on Cherry Street. Those who have questions that they would specifically like to have addressed [...]

Sixth grader Malaika Pasch broke the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School girls FitnessGram PACER Test record this week in physical education class. Reaching 105, she broke the previous girl’s record of 102 and was only five away from breaking the all-time MEHMS record for both boys and girls at 110. [...]

Aimee Cho, a senior at McLean’s Langley High School and editor-in-chief of saxonscope.com, has been named the Virginia High School League’s 2013 Student Journalist of the Year and Charles Savedge Scholarship recipient. Cho was the unanimous choice of the selection committee. She has been involved with high school journalism since [...]

The community is invited to join the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia for its fourth annual Cycle Fest ride on Sunday, May 19. The event benefits the Wounded Warriors Project and Hazon, which creates healthier and more sustainable communities in the world and beyond. Riders can choose from 65-, 50-, [...]

The McLean Area American Association of University Women’s book collection in preparation for its 44th annual book sale begins this Saturday, May 18, at Sun Trust Bank, 515 Maple Ave., Vienna, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Additional collection dates are June 8, June 29, July 20, and Aug. 10. [...]

The McLean Community Center’s annual community festival McLean Day 2013: “Celebrating Our Hometown” will draw a large crowd of residents and local businesses and organizations together again to celebrate their hometown. McLean Day 2013 will be held this Saturday, May 18, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Lewinsville Park, [...]

On May 7, McLean Woman’s Club President Virginia Sandahl announced that the proceeds of the club’s May 1 Kitchen and Garden Tour to benefit the Wounded Warrior Transitional Housing Project were $10,225. She presented a check for that amount to Rear Admiral (Ret.) Kathleen L. Martin, executive director of the [...]