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Also on today's calendar: The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Robots, rocket science and moon dirt: Take a look inside Fairfax's newest high school (wusa9.com) — Herndon-area families will soon have a brand-new option when Skyview High School opens Aug. 24 with a focus on aerospace, robotics, and advanced technology programs. Housed in a renovated former private school near Dulles, Skyview will start with about 1,000 students, offer hands-on projects from drones to lunar soil experiments, and help ease overcrowding at nearby high schools.
2. FCPS leaders seek compromise to keep middle school after-school program alive (ffxnow.com) — Families with students at Herndon Middle School could see changes to the free after-school program as Fairfax County leaders debate how to cover an $11 million annual cost. A proposed $300 fee was widely rejected, and officials are now exploring a voluntary, pay-what-you-can donation model and partnerships to keep access high without pricing kids out.
3. IU basketball summer in review: Darren Harris (insidethehall.com) — Herndon basketball standout Darren Harris is gearing up for a bigger role after transferring from Duke to Indiana, where coaches praise his quick-release shooting and growing versatility. Over summer exhibitions, he boosted his scoring and rebounding while showcasing more off-the-dribble offense, and both he and IU's staff see him as a key perimeter threat this season.
4. Alexandria's Flock page now lists the 161 Virginia agencies that can search its cameras (alexandriabrief.com) — Herndon appears on a newly public list of 161 Virginia law enforcement agencies that can search Alexandria's Flock license plate cameras, highlighting how widely this surveillance network now reaches across the region. The update, pushed by Alexandria's mayor and new Flock tools, details in-state sharing rules, privacy limits, and how neighboring departments like Fairfax and Herndon tap into each other's data.
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