By Kristina Schnack Kotlus
Schools and Events Writer
Sitting in my preschooler’s parent-teacher conference, I was reminded that all things in education are connected. Attitudes, preferences, home life, they all contribute to achievement. As I reflected on last week’s education news, I was reminded that all policy changes tend to be connected, too.
Contestants wrote a 300–400 word essay based on an annual patriotic theme, which was evaluated by veterans who have a deep personal connection with the idea of patriotism. This year students wrote an essay on the theme, “Does Patriotism Still Matter?”
Top national winners each receive a savings bond anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000. The first place winner receives a $10,000 savings bond and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. Scholarships are also awarded to students at the local level.
Update 9:55 p.m.
The house fire has been extinguished, and was located at 19019 Fuller Heights Road.
Original Post 9:27 p.m.
Triangle, Va. –– Fire and rescue crews are on the scene of a fully-involved house fire in Triangle.
Update 10 a.m. Wednesday
A motorcyclist was flown to an area hospital after he rear-ended a tractor trailer on Interstate 95.
Police and rescue crews were called to the area of I-95 and Joplin Road (Va. 619) in Triangle about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Fredericksburg, Va. — Memorial Day has become nearly a week-long event in the local vicinity.
Area Veteran and military support organizations have conducted ceremonies and services to honor those that made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country for the past week.
Police were called over the weekend to the intersection of Widewater and Flippo roads, off Decatur Road in the Widewater section of Stafford County, where he saw two cars parked and a woman standing outside of the vehicles.
The deputy questioned the woman and those inside the car, and then spoke with a man who appeared to have bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a smell of alcohol on his breath, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Mason Neck, Va. –– Some expert spellers took a break Monday to tour George Mason’s historic home.
North Stafford, Va. –– Mark Dudenhefer is kicking of his campaign for Virginia’s House of Delegates in a centralized location.
Volunteers needed for Civil War festivities
The Prince William Convention and Visitors Bureau has called for volunteers to assist with parking, hand out brochures as well as tackle a wide range of other tasks during this year’s 150th Civil War Celebration, reports NOVA Fortnighlty.
Police search alleged killer’s cell phone
Fairfax County police have recently searched the cell phone of the man charged with killing another man in the county’s Belle View area April 13, Kingstowne Patch reports.
