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F.C. Resident Wins Foxcroft STEM Challenge

Falls Church resident Kyra Schrage, a junior at Justice High School, teamed up with Foxcroft School freshmen Mackenzie Jenkins and Alex Nelson to take the top prize during the high school competition at Foxcroft School’s 10th Annual STEM Challenge.

Run as a virtual event for the first time, the 10th Annual STEM Challenge drew 48 middle school and 36 high school students from around the country and globe to compete for prizes on Feb. 20. Designed for middle and high school girls, participants used their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math in challenges revolving around this year’s theme of “Code for Good.”

Students registered as individuals and were randomly assigned to virtual breakout rooms for their respective middle and high school competitions. The girls in each breakout room then worked collaboratively to solve four challenges to fix a system hack using the answers to math and

DEMONSTRATORS gathered along the outside wall of the Febrey-Lothrop Estate on Saturday to protest the demolition of the historic home. The owners of the estate, which sits right on the border of Arlington and Seven Corners, got the OK to demolish the home by the Arlington County board earlier this month. By press time, it had already been partly destroyed. (Photos: Courtesy Charlie Clark)

science problems to prove the team was qualified to view the system’s data.

McLean Art Society Meeting Set for Friday

Gavin Glakas, a well known local artist and the recipient of awards from The Portrait Society of America and the Butler Institute of American Art, will be the featured presenter on the Friday, March 26 meeting of the McLean Art Society.

Glakas attended Washington University in St. Louis and The Slade School of Art in London. He teaches locally at The Yellow Barn Studios.

As an adjunct to his portraiture he will focus on painting technique for hair. The meeting will be conducted on Zoom with the business portion starting at 10 a.m. to be followed by the artist’s demonstration.

Visitors are welcome and can contact M.A.S. President Ray Goodrow at raymgoodrow@aol. com to be given the link enabling them to join.

5 Adults, 8 Teens Running For McLean Center Board

McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean) has certified 13 Dranesville Small District 1A residents — five adults and eight teens — to run for seats on the McLean Community Center Governing Board. The board sets policy and provides general oversight for all facilities and programs of the Center, including the Robert Ames Alden Theatre and the Old Firehouse. The center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave.

Three adult positions and two youth positions are open this year. The adult candidates who receive the three-highest vote counts will serve three-year terms. Youth candidates, one from the McLean High School boundary area and one from the Langley High School boundary area, will serve one-year terms. Youth candidates do not have to attend these schools to serve on the board.

Adult candidates — Sepehr Harandi, Lisa Mariam, Rasheq Rahman, Shivani Saboo and Allison Stratton.

Langley High School

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Boundary Area Candidates — Ivy Chen, Rowan Johns and Charlotte Loving.

McLean High School Boundary Area Candidates — Max Blacksten, Tyler Jensen, Cate Kanapathy, Noor Lecanu and Emma Saunders.

Residents of Dranesville Small District 1A are eligible to vote during the election. Open Voting began on Wednesday, March 17. Residents may vote in-person or by mail. To request a ballot, residents may fill out an online form on the center’s website, www.mcleancenter.org, phone 703-744-9348, or send an email to elections@mcleancenter.org.

Open voting will end on Saturday, May 15, at 5 p.m. All ballots must be received at MCC by 5 p.m. to be counted.

There also will be two inperson voting opportunities at MCC: MCC’s Earth Day McLean — Act Locally event on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. – noon and McLean Day 2021: A Drive-Thru Celebration, on Saturday, May 15, between 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Both events will be held at McLean Community Center.

Write-In candidates are allowed.

Write-in candidates must receive at least 10 votes from 10 residents of the Center’s tax district in order to have their votes counted.

For youth write-in candidates, the 10 votes must come from teens who live within the same high school boundary area as the candidate.

Mustangs B-ball Players Receive Season’s Honors

Members of the Mustangs’ boys and girls basketball team received multiple honors for their performance this season. Check them out below. Girls Basketball:

Junior Zoraida Icabalceta — Northwestern District & Region 3B Player of the Year; 1st Team All-Northwestern District, 1st Team All-Region 3B and Class 3 State Tournament 1st Team.

Sophomore Elizabeth Creed — 1st Team All-Northwestern District & 1st Team All-Region 3B and Class 3 State Tournament MVP.

Sophomore Peyton Jones — 1st Team All-Northwestern District & 1st Team All-Region 3B and Class 3 State Tournament 2nd Team.

Junior Bella Paradiso — 1st Team All-Northwestern District & 1st Team All-Region 3B, and Class 3 State Tournament 2nd Team.

Junior Rianna Arsenault — 2nd Team All-Northwestern District & 2nd Team All-Region 3B.

Coach Chris Carrico — Coach of the Year: AllNorthwestern District, AllRegion 3B, Class 3 State Tournament.

Boys Basketball:

Senior Bobby Asel — 1st Team All-Northwestern District & 1st Team All-Region 3B.

F.C. Native Wins Basketball Award in Massachusetts

Davis Kendrick of Falls Church is a sophomore at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, Massachusetts.

He received the 2020-21 John Havlicek Award for his contributions to his high school basketball team.

This award is given to the player who consistently made impact plays that changed the course or outcome of the game.

Davis was described by his coach as “a jack-of-all-trades, providing whatever his teammates needed at pivotal moments in the games.”

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