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🌱 Patch AM: How will Centreville High students manage without crossing guards this year?
Coming up on the Centreville Patch calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Morning Centreville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Centreville High students manage without crossing guards this year?
Also on today's calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• FCPS starts new school year with full cellphone ban, fewer crossing guards and other changes (ffxnow.com) — Centreville families should prepare for a new FCPS year with a full school-day cellphone ban, no more police crossing guards at Centreville High, and tighter security at football games. The district is also expanding virtual mental health services and clarifying technology rules, while speed cameras and bag checks aim to keep students safer around campuses. 
📸 Around Centreville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Centreville
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★ Featured events ★
- Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
9:00 am - Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Centreville →
14275 Braddock Rd, Centreville
10:00 am
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ George C Marshall High School
Centreville High School Marshall High
6:30 pm - Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Washington-Liberty High School
Centreville High School Gym
7:00 pm - Love to Sing? →
King of Kings Lutheran Church and Preschool, 4025 Kings Wy, Fairfax
7:00 pm - Raksha Bandhan: Celebrating Protection, Love & Unity (Hosted by the Brahma Kumaris) →
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - Virginia, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl. Suite 200, Chantilly, VA
12:00 pm - Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/1: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
11:45 am - SYA'S Froghair Golf Classic →
Twin Lakes Golf Course, 6201 Union Mill Rd, Clifton
7:30 am - A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by local author Luis D. Aponte →
14200 St Germain Dr, Centreville
2:00 pm - *No* Rotary Lunch Mtng 9/8: Centreville & Chantilly Club →
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax
11:45 am - Basset Rescue Fall Festival →
Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Rd, Herndon
10:00 am - Irish Music Performance →
14200 St Germain Dr, Centreville
2:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Tuesday September 8
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone missing a kitty?
Spotted on my cam around midnight. Gothwaite Dr. (Nextdoor London Towne)
- EY posted a job opening for Studio+ Marketing Transformation - Sales and Delivery Lead - Senior Manager in Chantilly. Apply here.
- The Tile Shop posted a job opening for Part Time Sales Design Consultant in Manassas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Centreville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chantilly
- Northern Virginia mom of 10 shares budget-friendly school lunch routine (dcnewsnow.com)
- Branch Names Josh Goyne CEO to Lead Construction Operations (constructionowners.com)
- SCO Launches Hypersonic Weapons Competition as Pentagon Programs Fall Behind (sofx.com)
George Mason
- Take your Patriot Pride on the road with a George Mason license plate (gmu.edu)
- New brand of delivery robots takes over George Mason University's Fairfax campus (ffxnow.com)
Reston
- Fairfax County Honors Reston Multicultural Festival's 25th Anniversary (patch.com)
- Community Tip Leads To 18 Charges In Reston Burglary And Theft Investigation (patch.com)
Ok Centreville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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