Maeve Curtin First Student Liaison on Falls Church School Board
The lacrosse player was sworn in during Tuesday night’s work session.
Before Feb. 26, there had never been a student representative on the Falls Church City School Board, but George Mason High School junior Maeve Curtin changed that. In the fall Curtin, 16, asked school board member John Lawrence if there had ever been a sitting student representative. Curtin found that other school boards had student representatives and thought it was time the local board had one. Lawrence brought the idea to the board and it was well received. Two weeks ago, the board passed a resolution making way for a student representative. Curtin was amongst four students voted on by Mason’s student council. “I always thought it was something the school board was lacking,” Curtin said. “I thought it was something that was needed.” …
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Phil Duncan
11:34 am on Thursday, May 5, 2011
Kudos to seniors Abby, Amanda and Brittney for their leadership in a rebuilding year for Mason girls lacrosse, and congratulations to Abby for an all-star high school career that will surely be a prelude to even greater accomplishments as she goes on to play D1 lax at Old Dominion U. more ›