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Community Yard Sales Pop Up with the Weather

Bill Didden
April 27, 2017

On Saturday, April 22, the weather interrupted yard sales with people selling or buying stuff throughout the community. People can have so much stuff, some items that have never been used or...

As SHOUT Approaches, Extracurriculars and Classes Offer Service Learning Opportunities for All Grades

Bela Starinchak, Student Life Editor
May 11, 2016

It’s almost June, which means most seniors are getting ready for Students Helping Others United Together (SHOUT), an opportunity the school gives them to go out into the community to volunteer. However,...

Is Community Service Really Needed To Graduate?

Wingel Caburian, Reporter
January 15, 2016

Before you start panicking about how to earn your volunteer hours, hold your horses. You may have heard that you are required to do community service to graduate, but that is not the case. “You...

Collingwood Light Show: A Community Tradition

Jenni Wheaton and Bela Starinchak
December 18, 2015

Of the many holiday traditions in Alexandria, Va., one of the most memorable is the Collingwood Light Show on Collingwood Road, organized by Aldersgate Church. Almost every year since 1994, Bill Vaughan...