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Professionals Needed For Virtual Career Chats Professionals throughout the City of Falls Church are invited to participate in this year’s Virtual Career Chats. Members from a variety of industries are needed to talk with the City’s high school students about their post-high school career path, including interests, education and work experiences. Available dates are April 16 and 27 as well as May 7 and 14 from 10 – 11 a.m. After signing up, participants will receive information about accessing the virtual format. If interested, sign up by visiting docs.google.com/forms/d/ e/1FAIpQLSd8KsaTvgZRejPW xlrEM4reEYvWxs4D3XYjZ9ZV8Ae3EK1sWw/viewform.
Safe Driving Effort Looking For N. Virginia Schools The Arrive Alive campaign focused on teen driving safety is looking to register middle schools and high schools in the Northern Virginia area to help boost awareness about teen driving safety.
The campaign, started by Virginia State Police, is sponsored by Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) and focuses on the increased risk of teen driver crashes during the spring and summer months. Throughout the campaign, high school students will lead peer-to-peer programs on speed prevention and seat belt use while middle school students will focus their messaging on being a safe passenger and always buckling up. According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, 63 percent of young driver-related fatal crashes in 2020 were speed-related and 63 percent of the teens (ages 15-20) killed in crashes in 2020 were unrestrained. Most crashes take place between May and August. To address the seriousness of speeding among teens and buckling up among young drivers and passengers, YOVASO’s Arrive Alive Campaign offers several opportunities for students, schools, and youth groups to take action. The Creative Entry Competition is the highlight of this year’s campaign, providing
an option for student groups to participate in a behavior changing project for a chance to win cash prizes. High school and middle school student groups will compete separately. All creative entry messaging must be related to the Arrive Alive Campaign theme by addressing speed prevention at the high school level and seat belt use at the middle school level. All entries will be judged on content, creativity, and student involvement with prizes funded by State Farm being awarded as follows: 1st Place — $300, 2nd Place — $200 and 3rd Place — $100. Entries are due May 12 by 5 p.m. and winners will be announced on May 24. For guidelines and the entry form, visit the YOVASO’s website. For more information or to register for free campaign materials for your school or youth group, visit the campaign’s website at yovaso2001.wixsite.com/ arrivealive.
Program on Writing College Essays Held April 14 The College and Career Services that’s part of the high
THE MUSTANGS field hockey team was triumphant over visiting Culpeper County High School on March 25, taking a 2-2 victory against the Blue Devils in overtime. (P����: C���� S��) school in Falls Church City is working with experts to bring a program to the Mustang community on Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. It is a stepping-off place for juniors to get a jump on thinking about their college essays, which is an important
and time-intensive part of the application process. Experts will lead the free 30-minute virtual webinar at Prompt. An RSVP is required for the free program, so visit share.hsforms.com/1QNqj teC2SW28joPLnKdhIQ1g7te to confirm attendance.
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The News-Press is always on the lookout for photos & items for Community News & Notes, School News & Notes and other sections of the paper. If you graduate, get married, get engaged, get an award, start a club, eat a club, tie your shoes, have a birthday, have a party, host an event or anything else you think is worth being mentioned in the News-Press, write it up and send it to us! If you have a photo, even better! Because of the amount of submissions we receive, we cannot guarantee all submissions will be published, but we’ll try our best!
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