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C�������� N��� � N���� Grace Christian Academy Hosting Local Festival Grace Christian Academy (GCA) will be hosting its fifth annual Truck and Toss festival — a food truck, corn hole, and craft brew tasting event on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 4 – 8 p.m. (VIP admission begins at 3 p.m.) All proceeds benefit Grace Christian Academy. Admission to Truck and Toss includes unlimited beer tastings and free samples from a variety of food trucks in the Washington, D.C. region, including Captain Cookie, DC Steakholders, and Ball or Nothing. Participants can also join the Cornhole for a Cause tournament, or play just for fun. The event will also feature a craft market, children’s activities, and a raffle featuring prizes from a number of local businesses. The festival will be held on the grounds of Grace Christian Academy (3233 Annandale Rd., Falls Church). This year’s sponsors include Captain Cookie and the Milkman, Hambleton Yard & Landscape, and realtor Kristi Howard of Century 21 Millennium. Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. For details and to purchase $40 tickets, visit truckandtoss.com or email: truckandtoss@ gmail.com.
Competitive Youth Esports XP League Fall Season Tryouts New teams are now forming for the XP League Falls Church fall season. Those who are between the ages of 8 – 15 and are interested in
esports are invited to participate. Fortnite, Overwatch, Rocket League and Valorant teams will all compete in the XP League, a coach-led national youth esports league. Tryouts are held at Code Ninjas Falls Church (479 S Maple Ave, Falls Church) from 4 – 6 p.m. on Fridays and from Noon – 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Registration is required. To learn more and to register, visit XPLeague.com or contact Dave Ryan at David.ryan@xpleague. gg. To contact Code Ninjas Falls Church, call 571-310-0554.
St. James Cub Scouts To Host Back to Scouting Night Cub Scout Pack 681 is looking for new Scouts who are interested in exploring, developing a variety of life skills and building new friendships. Those who are interested are invited to meet with the Scout Pack on Sunday, Sept. 12, from 5 – 6 p.m. in Heller Hall at Saint James Catholic Grade School (830 W. Broad St., Falls Church). For more information about the event, visit the Cub Scout Pack 681 Facebook page or their official website at sjpack681. wordpress.com. For questions, email Pack Committee Chairman Brian Diffell at sjpack681@gmail. com. Cub Scout Pack 681 is composed of scout Dens for children in grades K – 5.
McLean Community Center Board to Hold Budget Hearings The McLean Community Center (MCC) Governing Board will hold two, in-person budget
AT MADISON PARK LAST SATURDAY, F.C. Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly (left) and Council member Letty Hardi (right) were joined by David LeCoste, president of the F.C. Schools’ Elementary PTA (second from left) to greet School Board candidate Kathleen Tysse at an event in her honor. (P����: N���-P����) meetings this month in order to gather input and suggestions from the residents of Dranesville Small District 1-A on the Center’s fiscal year 2023 budget. The first meeting, the Finance Committee Meeting of the Whole, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8. A second meeting, the Public Hearing on the FY2023 Budget, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22. All Governing Board meetings are open to the public. The McLean Community Center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, VA. Residents of Small District 1-A who wish to speak at the hearing are asked to call 703790-0123, TTY:711, to have their
names placed on a speakers list, or email their comment to MCC Executive Director Daniel Singh at daniel.singh@fairfaxcounty.gov.
McLean High Senior to Study Russian as Part of Scholarship Lauren Bach, a senior at McLean High School, was awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Virtual Summer Intensive scholarship to study Russian for six weeks. Bach was competitively selected from approximately 2,500 applicants from across the country, and is one of over 500 students who will study Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian,
Korean, Persian, Russian, or Turkish this summer as part of the virtual exchange. NSLI-Y is a program within the U.S. Department of State that promotes critical language learning among American youth. The program provides language and cultural learning opportunities by virtually connecting the participants with overseas teachers, international peers, cultural organizations and communities where the target language is spoken. The 2021 Virtual Summer Intensive program is an online alternative for the NSLI-Y immersion programs that could not take place overseas due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
