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People
Honoring Veterans
Poplar Tree Elementary School students honored veterans pn Thursday, Nov. 10 with
patriotic songs, speeches, a special slide show, and a parade.
At Meeting in Richmond
Four members of the Centreville-based John Witt Chapter,
National Society Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth
Century (NSCDXVIIC), attended the Virginia Society
Board of Management meeting in Richmond in October.
Member Nan Ackerman serves the National Society as
Librarian General and member Stephanie Brahin is the
Virginia State Treasurer. Above, from left, are: Jennifer
Smith, Stephanie Brahin, Nan Ackerman and Van Lee.
The chapter welcomes prospective women who have an
ancestor that was born prior to 1680 and who resided in
America by 1701, to attend a chapter meeting. Contact
jsmithtot@aol.com for more information.
Morning Check
Firefighters at Fire Station 38, West Centreville, A-Shift check out the
ladder truck and associated equipment. Each morning, the oncoming
shift conducts a thorough check of all vehicles and equipment, as well as
personal protective gear, to make sure all is working properly.
Learning about Homelessness
Stone Middle School students learned facts about the homeless population
in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and collected money
and canned goods last month to support them.
Receiving Good Scout Award
Tyler Schroder, an
8th grader at
Rocky Run
Middle School, a member
of Boy Scout Troop 577 in
Clifton and a member of
the Order of the Arrow;
and Dan Kurtenbach, a
committee member of
Sully District, Boy Scouts Tyler Schroder (left) and Dan
of America, received the Kurtenbach
honor of being recognized as this year’s youth and adult Northern
Virginia Good Scout for Sully District. The Good Scout Award is
given based on the following credo: “You are put here to do something
for your fellow man and to take an active part in your community
and its issues.”
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Celebrating 30 Years
After a spirited morning assembly, students and staff at Union Mill Elementary commemorate
the school’s 30 th anniversary by wearing red and forming the number 30 on
the black top.
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