Monday, May 6, 2013
Police say most Falls Church area high school students students caught in possession of marijuana are users, not sellers.
Arrests for possession of marijuana at the four Falls Church-area high schools have gone down this academic year. During the 2011-2012 academic year, Falls Church, JEB Stuart, George Marshall and George Mason high schools had a combined total of 10 student arrests for possession of marijuana. Through the end of April this academic year, the schools only accounted for eight such arrests. “Teens get marijuana from numerous people,” said Lt. Jimmy Cox with the Fairfax County Police Office of Organized Crime and Narcotics. “Parents, friends of parents, older brothers or sisters, suppliers of older brothers and sisters, suppliers in the school, and people who drive to Washington, DC and purchase it on the street.” Here are the number of …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Hakim, 17, is graduating early from George Marshall High School to pursue a career as a musician — and she's already getting noticed.
As the school year draws to a close, most George Marshall High School juniors will be looking for summer jobs or prepping for one more round of SATs. But 17-year-old Sammy Hakim will be graduating early and chasing her dream: a career in music. Hakim writes pop songs – she said she’s compared to Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson – and she does so with great success. Her recent single “Mark Me” got her nominated for New Music Weekly’s “New Top 40 Artist” and “Breakthrough Artist” awards, and her tune “Fearless” is a finalist in the International Song Competition. Hakim has been writing music for about five years, she told Patch, but she’s been playing instruments for most of her life. An accomplished singer, Hakim also plays the guitar, piano…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
In ranking of top U.S. high schools, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology remains the top school in Virginia, but slips in national standing.
Fairfax County is home to the top five public high schools in Virginia, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best High Schools rankings. U.S. News generated the rankings through a partnership with American Institutes for Research, looking at students’ performance on standardized tests and how successfully schools educated black, Hispanic and low-income students. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was once again ranked the top school in Virginia. It was ranked No. 4 of all schools nationally, down from its No. 2 post in 2012. Replacing TJ at No. 2 was BASIS Tucson in Arizona, which jumped from sixth in 2012. Where Falls Church Schools Rank George C. Marshall High is ranked 16 in the state and 380 …
Monday, February 25, 2013
New Marshall cheer coach was a cheerleader at Penn State.
Kaitlin Graf has been around cheering since she was 5-years-old so when she saw the opening for a cheer coach at George Marshall High School, she hopped on it. Graf, 23, was named the new head cheer coach at Marshall this month. The former captain of the Penn State University Mont Alto cheer squad said she will meet with the athletic director at the high school this week and hopes to hold an interest meeting sometime soon. “I’m looking forward to helping build this program,” said Graf, a fourth grade teacher at Westlawn Elementary School in Falls Church. "I was so excited when I heard I got the job." Marshall’s previous cheer coach for the last eight years moved out of state and Joe Swarm, director of student activities at the school, …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Chantilly High knocks Marshall out of playoffs in a 66-45 win.
George Marshall High School’s playoff run has come to an end after losing 66-45 to Chantilly High Monday night in the first round of the Northern Region Tournament. The Statesmen were down 34-19 at the half and when they returned to the court for the second half, they didn’t warm up. Instead, Head Coach Dan Hale said he told his team in the locker room you can only win games you’re down in two points at a time. Senior Douglas Turpin heard Hale loud and clear and scored the first points of the second half on drive into the paint. Marshall outscored Chantilly 18-5 in the third quarter and pulled within two points of the Chargers. Hale said he was proud of his team for fighting and making it a 39-37 ball game. “I was proud of my boys for …
Monday, February 18, 2013
After winning Liberty District titles Friday, Marshall start journey Monday in the AAA Northern Region tournament.
While some will take Monday off for Presidents' Day the Marshall High School boys basketball team will be taking the court in the first round of the Northern Region playoffs. The Statesmen are coming into Monday's games with some significant momentum, winning the Liberty District championship game on Friday. The victory — in which Marshall easily outpaced McLean 60-45 — was their first Liberty District crown in the program's history. On Monday, the Warhawks (17-8, 10-4 Liberty) will face Robinson (7-16, 1-9 Concorde) at 7:30 p.m. on Madison's home turf.4 It's been almost a fairy-tale season for the Marshall Statesmen, who in previous years, often saw early tournament losses or no bid at all. But under third-year Coach Dan Hale this season…
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Juniors designed, sold t-shirts to raise awareness about risks of disease, benefits of early detection.
A group of George Marshall High School students wanted to give cancer "the boot." And thanks to their fundraising, they are once step closer to it. Marshall High juniors Jack Boettger, Duncan McDonald and Christie McIntyre recently presented a check for $235 to Life With Cancer, "a local, community-funded organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life of those affected by cancer by providing information, education and support," according to its website. The money was raised through the sale of tshirts, designed by the students to raise awareness about early detection. The shirts were sold in Vienna in October with the help of Vienna Youth Soccer and iCan! Help 4 Kids, which had previously partnered with VYS and Vienna …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Falls Church dealt with death of a local college student who was a JEB Stuart High alum.
President Barack Obama made his way to Falls Church last week to meet with a family to discuss how the “fiscal cliff” would affect them. The president also filmed the meeting to serve in part of his efforts to sway public opinion and pressure Congress to come to a resolution. The Falls Church and JEB Stuart High communities were devastated to learn of the death of University of Virginia senior Casey Schulman. Schulman was killed in a snorkeling accident while participating in the Semester at Sea program. For a second time this year, a sewage leak canceled classes at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School. Falls Church City Public Schools officials said the two leaks were not connected and they will keep a close check on the sewage system …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Marshall, Stuart AP scores amongst eight county schools offering the IB diploma.
The number of Fairfax County Public Schools students taking higher-level courses is rising, the system said this week. Data released by the system shows a significant increase in the total number of students enrolled in classes as well as the number of exams given. It also shows a higher percentage of students are earning a passing score on Advanced Placement exams, though the percentage of International Baccalaureate students scoring 4 or higher on their exams dipped slightly. FCPS Superintendent Jack Dale said in a statement the increase can be attributed in part to more access to AP and IB coursework and differentiated instruction at the schools. “The increases in AP and IB participation are the result of an emphasis on expanding access…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Michael Evans, a left-handed pitcher, will lead the Statesmen in his senior year.
Playing baseball is what Michael Evans has wanted to do since he was a kid. And the 18-year-old left-handed pitcher at George Marshall High School will get a chance to do it as he continues his career at James Madison University next season. Evans, of Falls Church, said he really enjoyed the JMU coaching staff and players but it was what the school offered academically that lured him. “They have a new engineering program which is what I want to study,” Evans said. “My other scholarship offer came from Saint Joseph’s University (Pennsylvania) but they didn’t have an engineering program.” The 6-foot-4 tEvans earned second-team all-Liberty District in 2012 as a pitcher for the Statesmen. The Statesmen finished 12-8 last season and lost in the…
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