Burke FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team for High Schoolers AIM, a local robotics team, is planning for the January-March season and is open for new members. Andrew Peace participated last year (Rob is one of the adult mentors) and the team consists of home, private, and public school students. It’s a tremendous hands-on learning opportunity that is sponsored by NASA.

From Heather Alexander... The 8th Annual Truro Preschool 5K and Fun Run/Walk!! Saturday October 15, 2011 at 8:30am Truro Preschool & Kindergarten 10520 Main Street Fairfax, VA 5K and 1Mile Walk/Run for kids and adults alike.

FYI... Dear Fellow Homeschooler, My name is Rita Hoover, and I am the Administrator of the homeschool umbrella organization, The Family Schools Program of Covenant Life Church, here in Gaithersburg, MD. I’m writing to give you information on a homeschool conference we are hosting, which is open to all area homeschooling parents.

A mom from the King's middle school soccer team asked us to spread this: Northern Virginia Players announces auditions for our upcoming fall/winter show, “Aladdin.” Auditions will be September 28th and 30th with Callbacks on October 3rd. Please visit our website at www.nvplayers.com to see more about us. Please call Ann Eul at (703) 866-3546 to set up an audition.

Jeanine Babyak and Bonnie Hinders are offering an event planning class next year (outside of Co-op). For Whom: guys and girls grades 10-12 When: Wednesdays (11:00-12:30) Fee: $40 Location: Bonnie Hinders’s Home Purpose: To train young adults in the following areas, equipping them to serve others through hospitality in various occasions, at home and in the church. · Research and organization of information (creation of forms, spreadsheets, etc.) · Time management · Utilization of creativity and r...

Attention high school students: There will be a week-long workshop in experimental economics this July in California at Chapman University. Mark Peiffer was able to go this past summer, and a few years ago Joseph Rossell attended, when it was held in our area. There are a limited number of travel scholarships for the workshop.