The McLean Community Center will be offering a number full-day or half-day winter break camps. Camps will be held Monday, Dec. 27, through Wednesday, Dec. 29. The center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave.
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PHOTOS: A Civil War Thanksgiving
Ashley Beavers, performing as Miss Amanda Chappell, shows children how to play Civil War-era games at Cherry Hill Farmhouse during A Civil War Thanksgiving 1863. The event, presented by The Victorian Society at Falls Church, The Falls Church Historical Commission, and The City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department, […]
F.C. City Leaf Collection Continues
The City of Falls Church will continue collecting leaves raked to the curb in residential areas through the end of December, and beginning next Monday, Dec. 6, through Friday, Dec. 30, the primary pickup areas with be north of Broad Street

Mount Daniel Students Collect Over 4,000 Pencils For Donation
During International Education Week, kindergarten and first grade students at Mount Daniel collected over 4,000 pencils to send to school children in Ghana.
Stuart High to Host Benefit at Barnes & Noble
J.E.B. Stuart High School will be receiving credit from purchases made at Barnes & Noble, located at Seven Corners Shopping Center, on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6 – 10 p.m.

LEGO Team Takes Fourth at Competition
A team from Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School competed in a Virginia/DC FIRST LEGO League tournament in Stafford.
Marshall High to Host Holiday Shopping Expo
The Marshall High Class of 2013 will host a holiday shopping and community expo on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Students, Sorority Members Team Up to Beautify School
Falls Church High will be the beneficiary of a beautification campaign by the Chi Beta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority from 10 a.m. – noon on Saturday, Dec. 4.

USTA Team From Falls Church Takes Second in Competition
The United States Tennis Association Mid-Atlantic Section Team from Falls Church finished second at the USTA League 3.5 Adult National Championships held at the Jim Reffkin Center in Tucson, Ariz., from Oct. 29 – 31.

Mayor Meets With Pack 657 Scouts
Falls Church Mayor Nader Baroukh met with 90 Cub Scouts from Pack 657 at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church Friday, Nov. 19.