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Codefy is a McLean-based organization that teaches coding to middle and high school students worldwide. But cofounder Lucy Chen still remembers teaching her very first student – her 10-year-old brother – to code after learning the skill herself at a STEM summer camp. 

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While the COVID pandemic meant students and staff at the Langley School in McLean were unable to conduct an in-person “Day of Giving” for 2021, the school community rallied to support the broader community with a food drive.

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The Oakton Cougars (1-1) rallied in the second half to defeat the visiting Langley Saxons, 28-22, in non-district high-school football action Feb. 27. Check out some photos of the action Sun Gazette photographer Deb Kolt took of the game.

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The McLean Citizens Association will host a meeting with two School Board members, discussing Fairfax County Public Schools’ planned fiscal 2022 budget, on Monday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.

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The Madison High School girls basketball team won the Virginia High School League's Class 6 girls state championship on its home court the night of Feb. 20 in Vienna. Check out the photos Deb Kolt took of the action and post-game celebrations.

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The Fairfax County chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution on Feb. 5 honored two local high-school students as part of its DAR Good Citizens program and Scholarship Contest.

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For an Eagle Scout project, Eli Witkiewicz enlisted fellow members of Troop 1130 in McLean and their family members to make fleece blankets for Project Linus, a non-profit organization that provides handmade blankets to children in need.

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The McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board of directors on Feb. 3 passed a resolution supporting a proposed independent-living facility in McLean, but recommended the county officials add some development conditions.

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McLean Citizens Association president Robert Jackson on Feb. 3 drew board members’ attention to a pair of recent developments in Maryland pertaining to the expansion of road capacity in that state, just north of the American Legion Bridge.

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The host McLean Highlanders defeated the Washington-Liberty Generals in a recent Liberty District girls high-school basketball game. Check out some photos Sun Gazette photographer Deb Kolt took during that contest.

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The nonprofit Friends of Riverbend Park Inc. (FORB) saved on operating expenses and cut back on program spending last year during the pandemic, but this year plans to spend those accumulated funds on a special purchase: a top-notch patrol-and-rescue boat.

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