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Crime Report

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Code Orange = Field Trips Canceled

Hundreds of local students miss out on extra-curricular opportunities in Washington and New York.

Code Orange = Field Trips Canceled

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News Briefs

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What Makes a Site Successful?

Day Labor Research Institute professionals offer advice to running a successful day-labor site.

What Makes a Site Successful?

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Ending Bullying

Back to School: Local educators offer advice for parents on how to deal with bullying as school resumes.

When Carol Baker cried, no one heard her. She and a classmate were alone in the girls locker room, and as Baker, then an eighth grade student, tried to leave, her classmate grabbed her gym shirt and pushed her into a locker. They weren’t fighting over anything in particular and Baker didn’t sustain any physical injuries.

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Potomac Mourns Two Wootton Graduates

Alexander Murk and Calvin Jia-Xing Li, who just graduated from Wootton, dead in Potomac crash.

Alexander Murk and Calvin Jia-Xing Li were both 18, rear-seat passengers who died in the single car accident on Thursday evening, June 25.

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Mentor Program Expands Into Arlington

A Space of Her Own seeks volunteers.

SOHO is a locally-born mentoring program that pairs adult mentor with fifth graders from lower income households who have a passion for art.

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Alexandria: IB to the Rescue?

Jefferson-Houston to expand International Baccalaureate program.

Alexandria’s unaccredited Jefferson-Houston elementary and middle school is expanding its International Baccalaureate (IB) program to the full school in hopes of reforming the school’s image. Jefferson-Houston will be the first and only school in the Alexandria school system to have a full International Baccalaureate program.

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Fairfax: ‘Just Pause and Don’t Do It’

Residents debate University Drive extension

The City’s proposal to extend University Drive has sparked strong feelings in Fairfax residents. They spoke both for and against it at the Nov. 1 community outreach meeting and before the Nov. 8 City Council meeting. But most of the speakers during Tuesday night’s public hearing were firmly opposed.

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Know Your City: Early Care and Education in Alexandria

A look at the ecosystem serving Alexandria’s youngest.

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Local Author Publishes Book of One-Act Plays

West Potomac alum writes to teach, and is now a playwright living on Martha’s Vineyard.

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Ohio Derailment Highlights Rail Safety Locally

Could derailment with hazardous chemical spill happen here?

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Westfield High's 2006 Graduates

Westfield High's 2006 Graduates

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Burke & Fairfax Calendar

Burke & Fairfax Calendar

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Worth Noting

Worth Noting

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Burke & Fairfax Calendar

Burke & Fairfax Calendar

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