The greatest proposals in A-Town

Students get creative to ask each other to Homecoming.

Kiara Patino and Julie Swenton|October 27, 2014|6 Views

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Kiara Patino is junior and has been apart of A-Blast for 3 years now. She is the photo editor and was the people editor last year. She plays basketball...

Julie Swenton, People Editor

Julie Swenton is the current People page editor of The A-Blast. She joined The A-Blast staff her freshmen year and took a year hiatus, then joined again...

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Senior Rudy Serat changes the oil and oil filter for a car. “This class teaches you a lot. We get to work on cooling systems and transmitions, and sometimes get to bring in our own cars to work on. I really like learning about the ins and outs of cars because it’s useful information for aspects outside of school,” Serat said.

Inside auto tech

The festival allows nearly two dozen restaurants and food trucks to come together to display a diverse offering of cuisine that the Annandale area has to offer. Among them was this plate of tacos from El Fuego Mexican Grill.

Getting a Taste of Annandale

The steps from the Belvedere at National Harbor (11 miles, 24 min away) is a popular spot for unique Prom pictures. “Some people were a little disappointed about the location being so close but I don’t think anybody minded once we got there and saw how nicely it had been decorated,” alum class of 2018 Megan Lee said. “It helped that our parents were like our personal photo crew, telling us to move over and fix our dresses and all that.”

The best spots for Prom pictures

Chorus students put on a spectacular production of Broadway Desserts

The Lady Atoms win their senior night game

Chronic absenteeism rises to 17% across all FCPS

Chronic absenteeism is described as students missing 10% or more of school days in a calendar school year In years prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, ...