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Column: TC Satellite Campus Offers Online Programs

The month of February began with a number of tech-savvy online learning opportunities on the TC Satellite Campus through the Learning History through Skype series.

‘Re-enactress Tea’ at Historic Clifton Home

Fairfax County History Commissioner Lynne Garvey-Hodge hosted former first ladies, Civil War wives and a Native American princess.

Amid a historically accurate buffet of fried cod balls, “Election Day” cake and biscuits and ham with zucchini relish, there stood a true culinary symbol of the afternoon: purple and pale gold-layered gelatin desserts served in stately glassware with a blackberry garnish.

“Confederate Spy Laura Ratcliffe” (Amy Beechler, a firefighter/paramedic/classical ballerina from Warrenton, Va.) sits to enjoy …

Historic company celebrating Women’s History Month are (clockwise from left) “Alice Roosevelt Longworth” (Elaine Flynn), …

Obituary: Ruth E. Greifer

Ruth E. Greifer died Feb. 22, 2013 at her home in Rockville, Md.

Springfield resident Amy McWilliams, right, stars with Johanna Day in the Arena Stage production of …

Young Artists Exhibit at GRACE

The Greater Reston Arts Center celebrates Youth Art Month.

Little Jackson Baker, Morgan Milman and seven other children from North Springfield Elementary School might be first-graders, but they have reproduced the work of Wassily Kandinsky. Their school was one of the 16 elementary schools in the area that exhibited their works at the GRACE Art Center in Reston on Saturday, March 2, to mark Youth Art Month.

Mount Vernon School Notes March 6

School notes for Mount Vernon natives.

Alexandria and Mount Vernon Calendar March 6

Entertainment calendar for the Alexandria and Mount Vernon areas.

Alexandria School Notes March 6

School notes for Alexandria natives.

Potomac Entertainment Calendar March 6

Entertainment calendar for the Potomac area.

Arlington School Notes March 6

School notes for Arlington natives.

South Lakes Girls’ Basketball Ends Season at State Playoffs

Seahawks fall to Stonewall Jackson, 55-53, in quarterfinals.

The South Lakes girls' basketball team will lose two seniors from a team that finished 23-6.

South Lakes junior Abigail Rendle shoots a jumper against Stonewall Jackson during the state quarterfinals …

South Lakes guard Sasha Sprei drives against Stonewall Jackson in the AAA state quarterfinals on …

Jackson Baker, first-grader, North Springfield Elementary School.

South Lakes Girls’ Basketball Advances to States

Seahawks lose to Edison in Northern Region final.

South Lakes will face Stonewall Jackson on Friday in the state quarterfinals.

Rescued Cats and Dogs Bring Loyalty to Families

Families grow with adopted pets.

The ASPCA estimates that nationwide, somewhere between five and seven million “companion animals” wind up in shelters each year. Of that number, 60 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats are euthanized ... each year. The prominent humane organization also figures only about 20 to 30 percent of cat and dog pets were acquired from rescues and shelters.

Mountain View Winter Departmental Awards

Mountain View High School presented its winter departmental awards Feb. 1 to the following students:

Alexandria Entertainment Calendar Feb. 27