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SLHS Food Pantry Supports 250+ Students and Families Weekly

Registration open for benefit 0.5K race to stock the shelves.

Food pantry

County’s Real Estate Tax Rate Advertised at 4 Cent Increase

Fairfax County Supervisors at its March 5 meeting approved advertising a 4-cent FY 2025 real estate tax rate increase for the County Executive's FY 2025 Fairfax County Advertised Budget. The advertised rate is $1.135 per $100 of assessed valuation.

Extraordinary Commitment Honored

2019 Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service Awards presented.

On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Fairfax County Volunteer Fire Commission honored recipients of the 2019 Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service Awards.

Name Change for W. T. Woodson High School

Intentionally uplifting people who were held down.

Woodson name

Phase 1, Fairfax County’s Master Arts Plan, Facilities

Arts

Learning Outside the Classroom

Students raise funds to build schoolhouse in Africa.

School house

FCPS Superintendent Releases FY 2023 Proposed Budget

School Budget 2022

To Prevent Drowning in South Africa

McLean teen raises funds to deliver swim lessons in South Africa.

Swim lessons

Ancient Great Falls Oak Faces the End of Life

Looking for the root cause.

Tree in the forest

District Members, Board of Supervisors

Braddock, Franconia, Mount Vernon, Providence & Springfield Districts

The Nov. 7 election includes the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Nine members are elected by voters in local districts to serve four-year terms. Twenty-one district candidates are in the race, with seven incumbents.

School Board Approves $3.8 Billion Budget

Mateo Dunne proposal not to increase pay for top division leadership rejected by Board; Supervisors will influence budget.

On Thursday, Feb. 22, the twelve-member Fairfax County School Board approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Advertised Budget 11–0 with one abstention.

Unsheltered Homeless Persons at Reston Encampment

Addressing future encampment closure.

Camp

Linus Had His Blanket, Now 1,300 Locals Have Theirs

A weft of comfort and warp of love bind the woven flannel.

Linus

New Governor Revokes Mask Mandate for Schools

FCPS says masks requirement remains in effect.

Mask Mandates

The 2022 State of the Hunter Mill District, Fairfax County

Supervisor Alcorn shares insights with media during virtual coffee.

Virtual coffee

Economic Vision for Lake Anne Coming to Life

Survey results presented at the workshop.

Lake Anne

Cornerstones Combats Hunger

Federal funds support hot, nutritious meals and snacks at child care center and emergency shelter.

Cornerstones for Hunger

Member School Board by District

Franconia, Mount Vernon Districts

In November, Fairfax County voters will choose 12 school board members to serve four-year terms starting Jan. 1, 2024. Nineteen candidates are running for the nine magisterial district seats. There are also three at-large seats in the November election. Virginia's School board elections are nonpartisan, meaning that party affiliations can not appear on the ballots for school board candidates. Nevertheless, parties may publicly endorse their candidates.

Students and Parents Navigate Virtual Learning in Fairfax County

FCPS Virtual and In-Person Learning During COVID 2020

Dec. 1 marked the day that Fairfax County Public Schools students in Group 5, those in Early Head Start, PreK, Kindergarten, and some who receive special education services were to at last transition out of distance learning and walk through school doors to receive two days a week of in-person learning.

Global to Local: This Is Not a Test

Week one: 03/09-03/15: COVID-19 pandemic hits the area.

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