Haycock Elementary PTA Battles Lack of Renovations Faced with a 177-student overcapacity – 767 children in a school with a capacity of 590 – Haycock Elementary’s parents voiced anger and frustration at a meeting Monday night over a lack of renovations at the school, which hasn’t seen any major construction […]
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School News & Notes
McLean H.S. Attends Invitational Jazz Festival The McLean High School Jazz Ensemble will be participating in the Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festival on March 28, at the Chantilly High School.

Community News & Notes
USAID Director to Speak at Weekly Rotary Meeting USAID (United States Agency of International Development) Director Mauricio Vera will speak to the Falls Church Rotary Club about his organization’s efforts to combat poverty, aid democratic movements and help with disaster relief efforts in nations around the world.

PHOTO GALLERY: Eden ‘Moon Festival’ Fosters Family Bonding
THE VERY FIRST “AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL” FOR CHILDREN was held last Saturday, Sept. 27 at Seven Corners’ Eden Center, a local Asian dining and shopping facility.

Community News & Notes
Starr to Speak at McLean Chamber Luncheon Alice Starr, former president of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce and prominent McLean community activist, will be the featured speaker at the TML Copiers Power Networking Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oct. 2.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News from Greater Falls Church
The 29th Annual Mason District Park Festival, one of our community’s oldest (and free) family events, will be held this Saturday, September 27, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the park, 6621 Columbia Pike in Annandale.
Off Track: Local Licksters Listed in Online Mag Contest
District-area songsmiths Luke Brindley and Andy Zipf are featured in an online voting competition hosted by Paste Magazine to perform at the Cayamo Festival.

Northern Virginia Art Beat
Falls Church artists are currently all over the place. Take some time over the coming week to find their creativity across the region.
Our Man in Arlington
Reader Alert! Be forewarned that much of the following is pure plagiarism, taken from the ArlingtonArtsletterOnline. Sorry about that, but the list of things to do in Arlington during the next month underline one of the main themes of this column: that Arlington is a remarkably cohesive yet diverse community. […]

School News & Notes
McLean HS Theatre Students Traveling to Scotland The McLean HS Theatre Department has been selected to perform in the world’s largest arts festival as part of the American High School Theatre Festival. McLean students will travel to Edinburgh for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August of 2009. There will be […]