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By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Daphne Boteler, a freshman at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, used to hide the fact that she was adopted. In April, she stood in front of 300 people and accepted the Star of Adoption Award from the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.).
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By Thomas J. Craughwell
In 177, persecution flared up in the cities of Lyon and Vienne in southeastern France.
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Patrick Casey coaches peers on a recreational soccer team in Nokesville and youth players with disabilites in the TopSoccer program.
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Etta Davis of Great Falls, a senior at Oakcrest School in McLean, will play Division III lacrosse for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., next spring. In addition to being a founding player of the Oakcrest lacrosse team, Davis played one year of varsity volleyball, ran two years of varsity cross […]
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USA Rugby Olympian Alev Kelter spoke to students at Oakcrest School in McLean in early May as part of a leadership workshop series. Kelter shared her inspiring story about how to tackle emotional disappointment and push through the tough times in life. A dual-sport athlete in college, she played on both the U.S. National […]
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The Father Fasano Vocations Celebration Dinner, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus John Carrell Jenkins Council No. 7771, will be held June 3 in Front Royal. In its fifth year, the dinner has been renamed to honor Father Jerome W. Fasano, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal, who is credited with […]
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By Ashley Luck and Jessica Nolte
Virginia was recognized by Time magazine in 2014 for having several of the best colleges in the country. While the state boasts some noteworthy institutions, many of the commonwealth’s colleges and universities still strive to improve their graduation rates. According to the latest federal data, the University of Virginia graduates 93 percent of its students […]
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By Special To The Herald
Christendom College in Front Royal celebrated commencement weekend May 12-14, awarding 109 bachelor of arts degrees and honoring the Vatican’s Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal Gerhard Müller and Mary Ellen Bork, Catholic writer and lecturer. Cardinal Müller celebrated the Baccalaureate Mass on Friday, received an honorary doctorate during […]
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By Special To The Herald
Astrophysicist France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, addressed the 650 degree candidates and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Marymount University’s Undergraduate Commencement May 21 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. Dr. Réka Szemerkényi, the Hungarian ambassador to the United States, was the commencement speaker for graduate degree […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
Valedictorian finds the motivation to succeed in the midst of family hardship.
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