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Ashburn teen builds skateboards for young people in need
SPARE PARTS By Chris Wadsworth He calls them “Frankenstein boards” – skateboards cobbled together from discarded old boards and donated spare parts. But these boards […]
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Ashburn sisters help spread the gift of sight
A CLEAR VISION By Chris Wadsworth Sometimes a whole lot of good can come from a little misfortune. That’s the simple story behind two Ashburn […]
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Local gymnast competes on international stage this summer
LET THE GAMES BEGIN By Chris Wadsworth Lauren Brendlinger was definitely an energetic kid. The rising senior at Broad Run High School describes herself as […]
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Two local scouts work to prevent future injuries — or worse
GIRL POWER By Chris Wadsworth Sometimes in tragedy, a new purpose can be found, a desire to try to prevent other tragedies. That’s the unfortunate, […]
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Ashburn middle-schooler finds his passion is performing
A TRUE TRIPLE THREAT By Chris Wadsworth They say the show must go on. When one of your scene partners starts bleeding on stage in […]
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Two Ashburn high schoolers write a kids book about economics
DOLLARS AND SENSE By Chris Wadsworth Lots of young people dream about writing a book, but few actually pull it off. And in those dreams, […]
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Ashburn teens grow vegetables, self-confidence and smiles
Seeds of Success By Jill Devine Neurodiversity is a concept in which neurological differences are recognized and respected as any other human variation. These differences […]
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Platylepadid trips up Ashburn student in spelling bee finals
Ashburn eighth-grader Ashrita Gandhari was eliminated in the first round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals Thursday night when she misspelled the word platylepadid. […]
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Brambleton girl headed to national spelling bee for third time
(Originally published in May 2019) ONE LETTER AT A TIME By Erica Garman The third time’s a charm, they say. C-H-A-R-M, charm. Let’s […]
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Talented Audrey Veloce is tops in Ashburn
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST By Chris Wadsworth If you ever have the opportunity to meet Audrey Veloce and you feel as though she’s staring intently […]