Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Georgetown University does not currently provide housing for graduate students.
A new building under construction in Rosslyn could help Georgetown University meet demand for housing among graduate students, according to The Washington Business Journal. One building under consideration for additional housing is The JBG Co's. Slate building, a 203-unit residential structure at 1524 Clarendon Blvd. in Arlington, according to the Business Journal. The Slate building is part of a large residential and retail development, approved in 2008, to include 400 market-rate and 54 affordable apartment units along with 25 townhouses and as much as 10,000 square feet of retail, according to the Rosslyn Business Improvement District website. Georgetown already provides shuttle transportation between its Northwest DC campus and the …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Democratic gubernatorial candidate laid out platform at George Mason's Arlington campus.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe said Thursday he would push to reform the state's Standards of Learning, or SOL, tests if he is elected in November. "The current, once-a-year, high-stakes, multiple-choice testing isn't working for students, parents or teachers," he told a crowd of more than 300 people at George Mason University's Arlington campus, to rousing applause. Under the current system, a fifth-grade teacher who raises a child from a first-grade reading level to a fourth-grade reading level is considered a failure, he said. Teachers who want to break up the test into smaller portions, or test at different levels based on student achievement should be encouraged, he said. McAuliffe also said he would establish a "…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Most will celebrate annual event on Friday.
All 31 of Arlington Public Schools had planned on celebrating Bike to School Day on Wednesday, but gloomy skies caused about a third of them to postpone the event. Arlington Traditional, Key, Nottingham, Washington-Lee, Glebe, Jamestown Williamsburg, Taylor and Long Branch will hold Bike to School Day on Friday. H-B Woodlawn will celebrate the event on May 17 to coincide with the annual Bike to Work Day, schools spokesman Frank Bellavia told Patch. On those days, be on the lookout for backpack-toting cyclists around the start and end of the school day, particularly in neighborhoods. More: 'Bike to School Day' Coming Wednesday Blacknell: Arlington Celebrates Bike Month in a Big Way Photos: Oakridge Elementary Students Participate in 2012 …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Arlington County, schools together built $1 million field.
The Washington-Lee Generals softball team broke in its new $1 million field Monday night with a 16-1 win over the JEB Stuart High School Raiders. The field, at the corner of Washington Boulevard and North Quincy, next to the Washington-Lee football field, opened Monday. It was built by Arlington County and Arlington Public Schools, and will be a joint-use facility — that is, residents can go through the county to reserve it for use when the Generals aren't playing, schools spokesman Frank Bellavia told Patch. "…The field was great," Washington-Lee softball Coach Will Downs said in an email. Construction began in the fall, though wet weather caused some delays. The team had been playing on an older field that didn't have an outfield fence …
Be on the lookout for backpack-toting students on bikes this Wednesday, National Bike to School Day.
Thousands of children across the country will ditch buses and cars in favor of their bikes Wednesday in the second annual National Bike to School Day. All 31 public schools in Arlington have signed up to participate — more than anywhere else in the state, according to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, which is organizing the event. [See the full list of schools participating here.] The center also sponsors International Walk to School Day each October. Virginia is again among the states with the most participation in National Bike to School Day: More than 80 schools or groups across the state are planning organized bike rides. Wednesday’s weather is a little bit iffy — temperatures will climb to the upper 60s, but there’s a …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Top news of the week from our Patches around Virginia and DC.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 16. Mark Wahlberg Visits: Actor Mark Wahlberg visited T.C. Williams High School on Wednesday morning for an assembly presented by Get Schooled, a nonprofit that aims to engage high school students in an effort to improve graduation rates and empower more students to achieve in college. “I had to work really hard to get where I’m at,” Wahlberg said. “And I don’t mind working really hard to try and maintain it." 15. Runner Pledges 30 Races: Arlington resident Lauren Bailey is halfway through a personal challenge that has been daunting and exhilarating — running 30 races in one year, the year of her 30th birthday. …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Oyudari Baatartsogt is studying psychology.
A 22-year-old Northern Virginia Community College student has been awarded a scholarship that will pay upwards of $30,000 per year of her schooling. Oyudari Baatartsogt, who lives in Arlington, was one of 73 students nationally to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, according to a press release from the school. The scholarship is intended to help students be able to afford to transfer their credits to a four-year university. “This scholarship means everything to me,” Baatartsogt said in a prepared statement. “It will allow me to continue my studies, which is very important to me. I am so full of happiness right now.” Baatartsogt is pursuing a career in psychology.
Plus, Iguana models, cell towers in disguise, a Ladybug exodus and two birds ask, "Who cooks for you?"
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Drivers at the Lake Ridge commuter lot near Interstate 95 saw more than the road crews and heavy machinery that have become standard commute scenery. Prince William County Police arrested a man April 19 when they found him dancing naked on the hood of his car. Without question, you should surrender to authorities when police have identified you as the suspect in a grand-larceny case. But we feel compelled to caution suspects about checking their pockets after a 27-year-old Annandale man turned himself in. Police in Falls Church say they …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
A revised policy would allow gay members but continue to prohibit adult LGBTQ leaders. Should Boy Scouts of America lift its ban for youth? Has the policy affected your family's experience with scouting? Tell us in the comments.
For years, the Boy Scouts of America has struggled with whether to lift its ban on gay scouts and leaders. But it may be an issue the organization will soon put, at least partially, to rest. In response to the flood of feedback the group has recieved since last summer, when it voted to uphold policy banning gay members and LGBTQ leaders, the Boy Scouts of America announced Friday it was proposing an end to the ban for youth scouts. The organization would still ban adults "who are open or avowed homosexuals or who engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the BSA," according to the draft policy. The issue will come before 1,400 voting BSA members at a June meeting in Texas. The National Capital Area Council, …
Friday, April 19, 2013
Band, orchestra and chorus students traveled overnight to compete in music festival.
About 70 Wakefield High School students are safe at a hotel in the suburbs of Boston, where they will stay in light of the ongoing manhunt for a suspect in this week's tragic bombing. "They are safe. I've been in communication multiple times today with the band directors," Wakefield Principal Chris Willmore told Patch. "They are not heading into downtown Boston or anywhere near what's happening." The group, along with parent chaperones and school staff, traveled overnight to compete in a music festival. Wakefield High School Band Director Denny D'Alelio, Orchestra Director Gene Pohl and Choral Director Nadim Nader are with them. They are staying at a hotel in Danvers, Mass., which is northeast of Boston and about 30 to 40 minutes away from…
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