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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Guest Column: New High School Proposal Will Reverse Contentious 2008 Redistricting

The contentious 2008 redistricting divided communities and resulted in a lawsuit.

• By Dan Carney IBM, it used to be said by the company’s beleaguered employees, stands for “I’ve Been Moved.” It seems like families in western Fairfax county are all secret IBMers, so frequently does the school board enjoy moving its chess pieces, er, students, among schools. This means you, if you live in a school district that attends Centreville, Chantilly or South Lakes high schools. Probably Oakton too, based on my reading of the map. Time to dump all that spirit wear you had accumulated in support of the home team. Remember, the hats and sweatshirts you bought to replace the gear from the previous home team? You might need that back now. Oh, hadn’t you heard? The county is building a new high school west of Centreville H.S. The …

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Centreville Residents Present Plaque to Rep. Wolf

William Shackelford and William Schmidt, representatives of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association and its Virginia Federation of Chapters, gave the plaque to Wolf on July 26.

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