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KC RAJENDRA (second from right) can be spotted leading his Plein Air painting classes on the lawn between City Hall and Cherry Hill Park most days where the

weather cooperates. (Photo: Courtesy Shaun Van Steyn) VISITING FALLS CHURCH from her current home in Charleston, South Carolina, Donna Englander (right) met with former Council member Hal Lippman (center) and current City Treasurer Jody Acosta. Englander, head of the F.C. Education Foundation when she was here, is now a fundraiser for The Citadel, a prominent college in the South. (Photo: News-Press)

Walk & Bike to School Day Slated for May 6

On Thursday, May 6, Falls Church students, parents and school staff are encouraged to stroll or pedal their way to school for the return of the City’s annual Walk and Bike to School Day.

The Health and Wellness Advisory Committee for Falls Church City Public Schools and the City’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Transportation (CACT) are partnering to promote this year’s event, which is part of a National Center for Safe Routes to School-led effort to encourage physical activity, improve pedestrian and bike safety, and promote green transportation options.

“If you’ve never walked or biked to school before, it’s a good idea to do a trial run on an evening or weekend to figure out the shortest, safest route and where you’ll park your bike,” said Dave Gustafson, chair of the CACT.

In 2019, more than 7,000 walking and biking events were held around the country.

Despite the pandemic, more than 1,300 events were held in 2020.

For more information, visit walkbiketoschool.org.

Update on W&OD Dual Trails Project

NOVA Parks provided the latest update on the Dual Trails Project along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in the City of Falls Church.

The update, which was published on April 23, said that the project is expected to be complete by August.

Stormwater pipe and structures have been completed.

Grading and earthwork operations are nearly complete.

Removal of the existing asphalt trail and preparation of new trail subsurface to begin the week of May 3rd. Installation of new trail asphalt will follow as each section is prepared for pavement.

Pavement work will be completed in sections (between street crossings), and the trail will be inaccessible in these areas until new pavement is installed. The process for each trail section is expected to take approximately 4 weeks, and the trail closures and detours will be in place throughout this work, including weekends as required.

Trammel Branch stormwater pipe installation by the City of Falls Church is expected to be completed in June.

Paving of the trail section between Great Falls St. and Little Falls St. will be completed once the new Trammel Branch storm pipe is in place.

Site stabilization and landscape planting will be done after site work is complete.

Father-Daughter Dance On Friday at McLean Center

Program staffers at the McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean) have reimagined the center’s popular Father-Daughter Dance that was

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held in 2019 but was canceled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This year, a new FatherDaughter Silent Disco Dance will be held from 7 – 8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 30, in the center’s parking lot. Admission is $25 per participant; $15 for MCC district residents. Pre-registration is required.

The dance is for fathers and daughters of all ages. Participants will be required to wear masks and social distancing will be enforced.

Each couple or group will be assigned to their own dedicated spaces and will be given headphones with a choice of three, family friendly music genres.

DJ BigCourt will provide music and entertainment and participants will receive snack bags and glow products to help get the party started.

NOVA College Graduation Next Weekend

Northern Virginia

Community College (NOVA) will be celebrating the great achievements of its students for the classes of 2020 and 2021. This year’s theme is “Believe, Aspire, Achieve.”

This event will be held across three days, and is slated for May 5 – 7.

In prioritizing the health and safety of students, families, faculty and staff, NOVA’s upcoming graduation will be conducted in a series of online ceremonies for graduates of May 2021, December 2020 and May 2020.

The NOVA Commencement will be recorded and closedcaptioned for viewing purposes and will be made available on the NOVA website.

The event will be facilitated by “Marching Order,” a visual service provider.

For frequently asked questions, visit nvcc.edu/commencement/ index.html. For questions about graduation, email graduation@ nvcc.edu.

F.C. City Robotics Team Wins Scrimmage Challenge

Team 1418 finished the 2021 FIRST Infinite Recharge season this weekend by winning the D.C. FIRST Robotics Challenge Invitational Scrimmage in Maryland.

The team was joined by two Washington, D.C. public school teams: Team 1915 from McKinley Technology High School and Team 2912 from Phelps ACE High School.

Senior team captain Anuragi Thapliya, with mentor Don Brobst, was recognized as the “Most Well Rounded Robotics Student” at the event

This win marks the end of the robotics season during which Team 1418 participated in the Infinite Recharge @ Home challenges, including skills videos of the robot in action and an interview with FIRST Robotics judges.

Team 1418 ranked #11 out of 47 teams in our FIRST Chesapeake District and #11 out of 177 in our FIRST National group.

Langley High Senior Named Nat’l Student Leader

Spencer Nash, a senior at Langley High School, was recently named as a Bank of America Student Leader for 2021.

He’s the only Fairfax County resident selected, as well as one of five high schoolers from the Washington, D.C.-MarylandVirginia region, and is among approximately 300 young people from across the country to be selected as a Student Leader.

Nash was picked because (among other qualifications) he is Langley’s National Honor Society president and DECA vice president, and is also a math and coding tutor. Along with that, he founded Langley’s Finance Club to help educate fellow students on financial topics.

These students then engage in a summer-long paid internship with Bank of America, assisting local non-profits, receiving leadership training, and participating in a week-long leadership summit in D.C., at the end of the summer (as shown in this WJLA-TV report).

NEW ENTRANCE IS COMING ALONG. Mary Riley Styles Public Library is starting to look unrecognizable — which means that the project’s completion date slated for this summer should be right

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Amazon Hiring for 2 New Grocery Stores

Amazon is now hiring for two new grocery stores that will open in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. The company plans to fill hundreds of full- and part-time positions, including managerial roles, to support stores located in the Logan Circle neighborhood of D.C., and in Franconia in Fairfax County.

All roles offer a wage of at least $15 per hour and various benefits packages starting on the employee’s first day on the job. Amazon also provides employees with access to its Career Choice program, which provides education and training for in-demand jobs. Interested candidates can visit www.amazonstores.jobs to learn more and apply.

One of the many benefits of working at an Amazon grocery store is the opportunity to crosstrain in a variety of roles. Grocery associates will learn everything from customer service, stocking shelves, and cashiering to picking and packing customer orders. Kitchen associates work in the store’s culinary area, preparing, fresh food offerings for customers each day.

Food service associates work with produce, meat, seafood, and other fresh foods, and deliver knowledgeable customer service.

Whole Foods Market is also hiring for positions in stores in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. To learn about available opportunities in those areas, visit joinwholefoods/dc and joinwholefoods/northern-virginia.

To learn more about working at Amazon, visit aboutamazon.com/ working-at-amazon.

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