Oakton Lefty Lopez Pitches Cougars to Conference 5 Championship
Senior throws three-hitter against Chantilly in conference final.
The Oakton baseball team beats Chantilly for the second year in a row in the conference/district championship game.
Trained in Prison, Healing in N. Virginia
Healing power of dogs creates ties between prisoners, veterans, children with disabilities.
When I first started going inside prisons for paws4people.org, my job was three-fold: to capture, through photography, the connection between the dogs and their inmate trainers, to provide images that reflected the accomplishments of months of training and to document the moment that veterans, children and young adults were matched with their assistance dogs.
Cross-generational Sing-along
Montessori Peace School has annual event at senior home.
A cross-generational jamboree lifted spirits last week. Students from Montessori Peace School sang songs they learned all year to a small group of seniors at Herndon Harbor House on May 13.
Protecting Children from Trafficking
Speakers at Herndon High event discuss human trafficking and answer questions.
On Thursday, May 15, representatives and staff throughout the Herndon school pyramid went to Herndon High auditorium for an evening presentation on Teen Sex Trafficking. The purpose of the event was to help parents understand the risks their children face, and how to help keep them safe. “This is the first time we are doing this presentation in Herndon,” said Heather Coleman, a social worker with Fairfax County Public Schools. Based on the success of this event, the Herndon schools are considering making this an annual event.
Sullivan, Paine Lead McLean Past South Lakes in Conference 6 Baseball Quarterfinals
No. 7 Highlanders secure regional berth win over No. 2 Seahawks.
The McLean baseball team defeated South Lakes 5-0 on Saturday.
Oak Hill, Herndon Home Sales: April, 2014
In April 2014, 81 homes sold between $1,800,000-$167,500 in the Oak Hill and Herndon area.
Oak Hill, Herndon Home Sales: April, 2014
Two New Members Added to Town Council
Two new residents will join the town council in July.
Jennifer Baker and Stephen Lee Mitchell were voted into their new positions during the town election on May 6 at the community center.
Potter’s Fire Issues Holiday Challenge
Fife and Drum Corp highlight fundraising event.
Members of Herndon High School (HHS) Band participated in the American Originals Fife and Drum Corps performance in a kickoff celebration for a fundraiser sponsored by local ceramics business Potter’s Fire on May 10. The Potter’s Fire Throwdown is a contest to challenge other businesses in Herndon to decorate their storefronts for the patriotic holidays from May 10 to the 4th of July. The business with the best decorations will win a trophy designed at Potter’s Fire. Donations for the event will be divided between The Fisher House Foundation and The Pride of Herndon Marching Band. “Every dime will be going back to charity,” said Mike Faul, owner of Potter’s Fire.
Navy Band Performs at Herndon High School
Senior students have opportunity to play with U.S. Navy band.
Herndon High School hosted the United States Navy Band the evening of May 9. The band performing was the U.S. Navy Concert band, based in Washington, D.C. This is the fourth time Herndon High School (HHS) has hosted a performance with the Navy Band. “It is a wonderful opportunity that the Navy Band gives freely of their time and talent to encourage the musical growth of our children,” said Rhonda Reeves-Long, a member of the school band’s boosters group.
Supporting Baseball in Cuba
Herndon area sixth graders Jack Connell and Thomas Latham, members of Floris UMC’s Crossroads youth program, recently coordinated the donation of over 125 items of gently used baseball uniforms. The clothing—jerseys, pants and caps—will be taken by the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission to Cuba on May 22, where they will be given to local youth. The boys were told about Cubans’ love of baseball by mission team coordinator and Floris member, Aldo Gonzalez. On Opening Day, they invited their team and the CYA league to help the mission group’s efforts to support the local Cuban community.
C-Section Boom in Northern Virginia
Region has some of the highest rates of cesarean-section deliveries for low-risk pregnancies.
Behind the closed doors at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church and the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, a quiet change has been taking shape over the last few decades.
Despite Advances, Many Virginians Remain Uninsured
Affordable Care Act expands coverage, but more than 800,000 still have no health insurance.
What is the state of the uninsured in Virginia?
Friday Night Live Concerts Return To Herndon
20th year of Friday evening concerts at downtown Herndon.
Friday, May 2, the Town Green was full of families and visitors who came to attend the first Friday Night Live concert in the Town of Herndon. “It was a packed house, everybody is out having a good time,” said Herndon Police Officer Henry “Hank” Ruffin. This popular concert series is held every Friday evening until Aug. 22. The band which begun this season was Love Seed Mama Jump. The concerts begin around 6:30 p.m. and end around 10:30 p.m. The Friday Night Live concert series is free to attend and is almost always held unless rain forces them to cancel.
Week in Herndon
Herndon MOMS Club to Host Popsicle Picnic
The MOMS Club of Herndon will host a Popsicle Picnic on Thursday, May 15, from 10 a.m. – noon at Bruin Park (415 Van Buren St., Herndon). The club encourages all Herndon (zip codes 20170 and 20171) stay at home mothers to join them. Stop in for a fun morning of playground play, bubble blowing, sidewalk chalk artistry, and more at their annual Membership Drive. This event is an opportunity for prospective members to learn more about the club and to meet other Herndon moms. The MOMS Club of Herndon will provide complimentary iced beverages and snacks for everyone and free popsicles, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk for children who attend. Prospective members who sign up that morning to join the club and current MOMS Club® members who bring a friend to the event will be automatically entered into a drawing for a $10 gift certificate to Zinga! Frozen Yogurt. For more information or to RSVP contact: Tomoko Azuma, Membership VP at Herndon_moms_info@yahoo.com. In case of inclement weather, this event will be moved to Trinity Presbyterian Church (651 Dranesville Rd., Herndon).