Churchill Road Students Win First, Second Place in Science Olympiad
On Saturday, March 16, the Churchill Road Elementary School’s Science Olympiad Teams took both first and second place at the Regional Tournament at Stone Middle School in Centreville
Langley High Robotics Team Makes Elite Eight
It's March Madness and the Langley High School Robotics Team, in keeping with the season, made it to the “Elite Eight” in a national competition. Langley's team finished 12th out of 65 teams overall and was drafted as a member of one of the top eight teams to participate in the final round of the competition.
Youth Talent on Display
McLean Project for the Arts hosts Youth Art Exhibition.
Bright colors and carefully crafted details tease onlookers with stories of fantasy and reality at the Youth Art Exhibition. The exhibition is an annual tradition in recognizing artwork by students at Cooper and Longfellow Middle School, and Langley and McLean High School.
Rotary Presents Youth Service Awards
Three local students honored for ‘service above self.’
The McLean Rotary Club presented its annual Youth Service Awards to three local students at their Tuesday, March 12, meeting. McLean High School senior Jung Wook "James" Choi, Langley High School junior Rebecca Pifer and Potomac School senior Britt Nelson were each awarded $250 scholarships in recognition of their efforts serving the community.
Langley Places Second in Regional Science Olympiad
Langley High School placed second in a regional Science Olympiad tournament held in Vienna Saturday, March 2.
Facing STEM Challenges Head On
Thomas Jefferson senior Katherine Ho of McLean awarded scholarship from Siemens Foundation.
For many students, AP classes are a chore, something taken to help college standings or boost GPA and the AP Exams are dreaded all year long. For Katherine Ho of McLean, challenges and problem solving have been part of her life for a long time.
Cappies: The Killing Game
No amount of cleansing and disinfectant will guarantee safety; even the air is hazardous. The symptoms appear only seconds before death, and it spreads without needing physical contact. The Plague is back, and there is no escape. On the New School of Northern Virginia stage, the Killing Game has begun
MPA Hosts 32nd Annual Youth Art Show
The 32nd annual Youth Art Show opened Sunday afternoon, March 10, at McLean Project for the Arts
Longfellow Model UN Team Wins Secretary General’s Award
The Longfellow Middle Model United Nations (Model UN) team recently won the secretary general’s award for Best Middle School Delegation and three Outstanding Delegation awards at the TechMUN conference held at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST).
‘Art Helps’ at Churchill Road
Churchill Road Elementary held its first annual “Art Helps” art show and auction.
Italian Music at Langley High
Cooper Middle School orchestras join Langley High orchestras in concert.
Students in the five Langley High School orchestras and two Cooper Middle School orchestras presented a concert of Italian music on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Langley High School.
Week in McLean
This week McLean is featuring many different, exciting events.
Collecting Books for Buddy School
For the second consecutive year, Churchill Road fourth grade students—all 144 of them—collected new books for the fourth grade students at their buddy school, Dogwood Elementary in Reston.
Spring Hill Hosts Parental Presentation
Michelle Kriebel gives strategies on dealing with peer pressure.
Parents from Spring Hill and Churchill Road Elementary School got a few lessons in parenting Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Spring Hill Elementary School. Educator and presenter Michelle Kriebel spoke to more than 40 parents about strategies parents can take to set boundaries for their young children and deal with external factors such as peer pressure.
Spelling Bee Champion
On Feb. 11, Churchill Road crowned a new spelling bee champion. After 12 rounds among 20 finalists, 6th grader Matthew Cox took first place by correctly spelling the word “salubrious.” He will go on to represent CRS at the county bee on March 12 at Lanier Middle School. Sixth graders Soumya Peri and Eric Gan placed second and third, respectively.