McLean Band Wins National Excellence Award
The National Band Association selected the McLean High School band program for a National Program of Excellence Award, and winner of the Southern Division Excellence Award.
A Grand Green Flag
Elementary school students awarded for environmental efforts.
Franklin Sherman Elementary sixth-grader Alex Verina enjoys the outdoor classroom the school recently built.
Trick and Treating for Less Fortunate
The entire fifth grade at Churchill Road Elementary decided that they wanted to help other who are less fortunate by trick or treating for UNICEF on Halloween.
McLean: Spring Hill Musicians Delight the Neighbors
Every year, the music teachers at Spring Hill Elementary demonstrate what is offered in their programs.
McLean Students Make Sandwiches for Martha’s Table
Churchill Road Elementary School continued its long-standing community service tradition by making sandwiches for Martha’s Table.
U.S. Rep. Comstock Visits BASIS Independent in McLean
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) toured BASIS Independent McLean, the twenty-fourth school in the BASIS.ed network of charter, independent and international schools.
Cooper Middle Students Hold a Mock Election
Shaking hands and speaking with students, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34) engages eighth grade students at Cooper Middle School in political discussions and views their research projects.
Potomac School Student Earns Honors for Independent Science Research
Potomac School senior Matt Spencer has been selected as a regional semi-finalist in the Siemens Competition in Science, Math and Technology for his research on bioremediation.
Newly Elected at Churchill Road
Churchill Road Elementary School held the induction ceremony for its newly elected Student Council Association (SCA) officers for 2015-2016
McLean Community Center Helps Residents with Retirement
This fall, McLean Community Center (MCC) has put together a five-part series called “Are You Ready for the Rest of Your Life?”
Monarch Madness at Churchill Road
It’s Monarch Madness at Churchill Road. Churchill Road second graders have been making exciting discoveries the first week of school.
McLean: Inspiring Students to Speak Up
McLean High students work with the Longfellow Middle School’s debate team and D.C.’s Stanton Elementary to improve students’ public speaking skills.
Public speaking: these two words strike fear in almost anyone, whether 6 years old or 60. McLean High School senior Michelle Ma tackles this fear one child at a time through “The Speak Up Initiative.”
McLean Teacher Trained to Teach About the Holocaust
Cristian Manoatl doesn’t claim the most traditional approach to his own schooling when he was a McLean High School student.
Cybersecurity Week at Marshall High
Marshall’s Cybersecurity Camp opens for the fourth summer.
An advanced group of 20 high school students learned about sequel injections and cryptography as their white computer screens illuminated the classroom. T
McLean: 'A Generation in Pain'
McLean High School senior wins national journalism award for combating depression.
McLean High School magazine journalist David Kagan didn’t know the power of depression when he started to research his article “A Generation in Pain” for McLean High School’s Highlander magazine.