Politics & Government

Five Things to Know This Week

Five things to know this week in Manassas.

1. Prince William County’s fiscal 2013 budget and proposed tax rate will be the subjects of a town hall meeting for Coles District residents at 7 p.m. Monday at the Coles District Volunteer Fire Department, 13712 Dumfries Rd., Manassas.

Michelle Casciato, the county’s budget director, will discuss the budget and answer questions. For information, call 703-792-4620 or e-mail colesdistrict@pwcgov.org.

 

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2. The Osbourn Robotics Team deserves recognition for their outstanding performance over the weekend in the Virginia Regional FIRST competition. The Eagles team designed and built a 120 pound advanced performance machine which integrated the fields of math, science, engineering, and technology during a six-week window.  

The team competed against 59 other robots from Virginia and surrounding states and was the only robot to go undefeated during regular competition, winning 10 matches.  They ended individual school competition in first place and ended team competition in third place.  In fact, the only team that they narrowly lost to was the winner of the team competition.

These students represented our school in everything they did with dignity, class, and pride.  Most of them spent six out of the last 11 days on the road traveling and competing.  If you see any of these students this week, they deserve a pat on the back. They are hard working, energetic, and deserving of your praise.  Please congratulate with me:

Seniors:
Kat Berry
Matt Conklin
Chris Harper
Harris Hassan
Aaron Kunzer
Rachael Ortega
Jacob Smith


Sophomores:
Ruby Adhikari
Ryan Kunzer
Shreya Raman
Rolan Wong

Freshmen:
Ara Adhikari
Upa Adhikari
Suyash Bhattarai
Sabrina Bracero
John Higgins
Lynda Nguyen

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3. Here is some other awesome news from OHS. The Eagles were on fire this weekend.  This past weekend all 100 choral students participated in District IX Assessments as part of the following ensembles:

CenterStage
Concert Choir (+ Men's Choir)
Women's Select
Eclipse

Three out of our four ensembles received the highest overall score possible.  Not only did they have to sing well on prepared music (judged on "Tone, Intonation, Diction, Muiscal Effect), but they had to prove literacy skills by reading music they had never previously seen.  Again, three out of four ensembles scored the highest marks possible.

These students were musically poised and represented OHS with great integrity, personal conduct, as well as their academic and musical achievements.  Please join me in wishing them well earned congratulations:

Concert Choir + Men's Choir (this list includes CenterStage)
Liam Arne
Cassidy Barnett
Maralee Bell
Stephanie Blasini
Kaitlyn Boothby
Michael Boyles
Katie Cappuccio
Josh Chrisman
Jamie Cruz
Maria Davis
Neil Decano
Landon Dufrene
Alesa Evans
Steven Field
Jennifer Forbess
Ernie Gagarin Jr.
Jazmine Gamby
Chelsie Graham
Rebecca Haas
Samantha Haas
Rachel Jenkins
Colleen Lamb
Alexandra Maddox
Nathan McGuire
Tank Merchant
Declan Murphy
Ali Noman
Wesley O’Bannion
Meghan Perez
Mariah Parrish
Katherine Ramirez Ascencio
Jenny Ramos
Cari Rozsi
Skyler Rubin
Melissa Santos
Jessica Timana Gomez
Damien Thomas
Jessica Tremper
Lilit Vanetsyan
Andrea Walker
Asia Walker
Melissa White
Brianna Williamson
Katelynn Wyatt
Jurgen Carcamo
Oscar Gallegos
Dylan Lack
Martyn Montrose
Sam Vargas


Women's Select
Saudia Abdussamad
Jazmin Alfaro
Vidya Bhagwandin
Sam Cali
Karen Cruz
Tiffani Ditamore
Deija Dorestal
Samar El Haj
MarQuetta Inabinet
Rachel Jenkins
Loren Johnson
Michelle Leporatti
Anne Malos
Danya’ Mayo
Keren Moreno Bonilla
Mariah Parrish
Jessica Peck
Destinee Pratt
Katherine Ramirez Asencio
Amani Redic
Ashleigh Roberts
Brooke Robinson
Victoria Rodriguez
Colleen Simpson
Crystal Simpson
Kelsie Spinner
Cydney Springer
Alice Tran
Genesis Veliz Bustamante
Kim Vides
Sierra Wright

Eclipse
Larisa Brown
Tatiana Chanez-Jayo
Crystal Clayborne
Kierra Gamble
Tiffany Grant
Keyona Jahnke
Faith Mascarenhas
Teshara Newman
Kelly Niquen Rios
DeAnna Richards
Maritza Rivera
Brianna Santoro
Jayla Tibbs
Deija Watson
Rochelle Yates

 

4. Osbourn High School students attended a special event hosted by Lockheed Martin of Manassas.   The purpose of the Lockheed Martin Minorities in Engineering Day on March 9, 2012 was to encourage talented young people to investigate the world of science and engineering and the multiple career paths it offers.  The events of the day were designed to promote the curiosity or spark a new interest in the field of engineering, specifically among minority students.  This included a team building activity, a tour of the facility, a career panel discussion, as well as interaction with university reps and minority professional organizations.

Osbourn High School selected eleven students to attend:  Riley Moran, Alayna Powers, Rusdy Yularnis, Michael Saunders, Ryan Rambilas, Celestine Jones, Andrew Rollins, Mauricio Mondragon, Franklin Medrano, Phillip Otey, and Justyce Murray.  The students produced thoughtful questions for the presenters during the panel discussions and tours, and the Osbourn teams placed in the top 3 of the zip line team building activity.  The consensus of the students was that it was an interesting and enriching engineering experience.

 

5. A special PTA program at Jennie Dean Elementary School features  Nancy Ogan, Farm Manager at Double “O” Good Alpacas (Historic Falkland Farm in Gainesville, VA), and her Alpaca friends, who will be visiting Jennie Dean 3rd graders Tuesday, March 20.Here is the schedule, so stop by if you can!

1:30-1:50- Mrs. Viera's class

1:50-2:10- Mrs. Ridgell's class

2:10-2:30- Mrs. Simone's class

2:30-2:50- Mrs. Kelly's class

2:50-3:10- Ms. Brown's class


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