Woman's Club Honors McLean Music and Safety-Patrol Students

The musicianship of four students from Cooper and Longfellow middle schools was recognized by the Woman's Club of McLean at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 1, where the students also performed on their instruments. Anh-Thu-Pham and Muriel Wallach, of Cooper Middle School, played solo works by Fritz Kreisler and Art Dedrick on the violin and tuba, respectively. Melanie Chuh and Adele Park, of Longfellow, performed pieces by Paul Taffanel and Gabriel Faure on the flute and cello, respectively. The four students each received an award of $100 from the Woman's Club.

Ten students at McLean elementary schools were recognized for their significant contributions as safety-patrol members. They were: Andrew Von Elm and Melina Turnage, from Chesterbrook Elementary; Liam Schuette and Hailie Perry, from Churchill Road Elementary; Connor Bo and Kirsten Long, from Franklin Sherman Elementary; Luke Hoffman and Camille Stephant, from Kent Gardens School; and Jase Fitch and Reem Halawi, from Spring Hill. The students received trophies engraved with their names and those of their schools, and each school received an award of $80 for safety program equipment.

The awards ceremony is an annual event of theWoman's Club of McLean.