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Competing in Economics Championships

Three teams of students from Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown high schools will travel to the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond on Friday, April 20 to compete in the state championship of the Governor’s Challenge for Economics and Personal Finance.

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‘Friends of Matt’ Prepare for Memorial Golf Tournament

“Friends of Matt” representing Langley and Paul VI High Schools assemble goodie bags for golfers attending the Matthew Vernon Poyner Memorial Foundation Inaugural Golf Tournament on Oct. 12 at Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston.

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Feeling Loved in McLean

Dogs and their humans bond over an afternoon in McLean Central Park.

If you need a puppy fix, McLean Central Park is the place to be.

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Tradition Marches On as Generations Gather for Neighborhood Parade in Arlington

Enthusiasm runs high at the annual Lyon Village neighborhood 4th of July parade on Monday, July 5 despite last year’s hiatus due to COVID.

The ACC Three

Three women’s soccer players from Chantilly, Centreville excel in ACC.

The ACC Three

New Face, Somewhat New Place

South County picks girls lacrosse coach: former George Mason assistant Liz Schaffner.

New Face, Somewhat New Place

The ACC Three

Three women’s soccer players from Chantilly, Centreville excel in ACC.

The ACC Three

New Face, Somewhat New Place

South County picks girls lacrosse coach: former George Mason assistant Liz Schaffner.

New Face, Somewhat New Place

Untold Stories Revealed in Song

Amy Carol Webb co-headlines last Focus concert of the season.

Untold Stories Revealed in Song

Untold Stories Revealed in Song

Amy Carol Webb co-headlines last Focus concert of the season.

Untold Stories Revealed in Song

Film Honors 'Iron Jawed' Women

Film Honors 'Iron Jawed' Women

Film Honors 'Iron Jawed' Women

Film Honors 'Iron Jawed' Women

Wait ‘til Next Year?

State funds secured for new canal boat by Great Falls Tavern.

Wait ‘til Next Year?

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Woodson Girls’ Lax Wins 3rd Straight Patriot Title

Finnerty’s five goals push Cavaliers past Lake Braddock.

After losing to the Bruins in the regular season, Woodson beat Lake Braddock, 14-11, in the Patriot District girls' lacrosse tournament final on May 11.

As Temperatures Rise, RSTA Swimmers Heat Up

Five more pool records set.

Five pool records set in hot weather.

Dog Days of August

Celebrate the Dog Days of August in poems and pictures. Alexandria's poet laureate, Amy Young, invites the residents of Alexandria to visit their local dog parks from Aug. 18-26 to view poems written and submitted by Alexandria residents in honor of the dogs in their lives. The 2nd Annual Dog Days of August is sponsored by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts.

Dog Days of August

Celebrate the Dog Days of August in poems and pictures. Alexandria's poet laureate, Amy Young, invites the residents of Alexandria to visit their local dog parks from Aug. 18-26 to view poems written and submitted by Alexandria residents in honor of the dogs in their lives.

‘Peter Pan’ Takes Flight at Winston Churchill

Performance opens April 19.

Details “Peter Pan” the musical will be presented at the Winston Churchill High School auditorium on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for seniors and children under 12. Tickets can be purchased online at www.wchsarts.com or in the lobby box office outside Bish Auditorium, 11300 Gainsborough Road, Potomac. The box office will be open one hour before each performance. Peter, Pan, Wendy, John, Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily and definitely the notably evil Captain Hook will be journeying by air and sea to the Winston Churchill High School auditorium on Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21.

Film Honors 'Iron Jawed' Women

Film Honors 'Iron Jawed' Women

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McLean Theater Co. Presents ‘Catch Me If You Can’

Local high school brings Broadway to D.C.-area.

Will they catch Frank? The McLean Theater Company is premiering the musical “Catch Me If You Can,” a story of the world’s greatest con man and his worldly misadventures, to the D.C. metro area this week. “The story is so enticing for a director,” said theater teacher and director Amy Poe.