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CountrySide, Cascades
Culinary awards, forensic honors, Fire Chase, guitar heroes, luncheon, the Waves, boot sale, car show and book clubs
By Kathie Felix
Culinary awards: Three local students from Monroe Technology Center won scholarships and awards at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State Leadership Conference and STAR Events Competition held in April in Virginia Beach. The students were participants in the state-level culinary work sample exhibit and portfolio event. Natalie Aponte of Potomac Falls High School won a first-place finish, a gold medal and a $5,000 scholarship to Baltimore International Culinary College. Seul Bee Lee of Dominion High School won a gold medal and a $3,000 scholarship to Baltimore International Culinary College. Brittany Sturman of Potomac Falls High School won a bronze medal.
Forensic honors: Michael Scott of Dominion High School finished third in Foreign Contemporaneous Speaking at the Virginia High School League State Forensics Meet on April 12 in Harrisonburg.
Fire Chase: It’s not too late to register for the annual Cascades Fire Chase 10K Run and 911 Fun Run/Walk on May 24. A link to the entry form appears online at www.cascadesva.com.
Guitar heroes: Potomac Falls High School holds a spring guitar concert on May 8 at 7 p.m. at the school. Call 571-434-3200.
Spring luncheon: The CountrySide Women’s Club holds its annual spring luncheon and installation of officers on May 9 at The Dock restaurant in Lansdowne, beginning at 11 a.m. Membership in the club is open to women in CountrySide and the surrounding areas. Call 703-444-3035.
Wave watch: Registration for the CountrySide Waves swim team takes place on May 10, 2-4 p.m. Swim team membership is open to youngsters ages 5 and older who are able to get safely across the pool. For information, call 703-430-6453 or 703-444-9744.
Boots, trunks and autos: Dominion High School holds a boot sale and auto show at the school on May 10. The second annual “Titan T” Trunk Sale runs 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine. The event is modeled after a British car boot sale where vendors sell items from the trunk (or boot) of a car. Participants will get two parking spaces for $10. One space is for their car; the second space (behind or beside the car) is a display space. Additional space is available for an additional fee. Sellers may set up at 7 a.m. Admission is free for buyers.
Car show: The first annual DHS car show takes place in conjunction with the trunk sale, 9 a.m.-noon. The event is sponsored by DECA, the school’s marketing student club. The show features cars in four categories -- sporty, luxury, classic and student. Area residents can register their cars for the show by contacting the DHS marketing department at 571-434-4400 or sandra.tucker@loudoun.k12.va.us. The registration fee is $25; all proceeds go to Dominion High School to support student programs. Admission to the car show is free.
Book clubs: The Book Club of the CountrySide Women’s Club meets May 12 at 1 p.m. at the Panera Cafe in Lansdowne to discuss “The Patron Saint of Liars” by Ann Patchett. To attend, call 703-430-2191 or 703-444-3035. The Cascades Women’s Book Club is reading “A Ship Made of Paper” by Scott Spencer for its May meeting on a date yet to be determined. This casual group welcomes new members. For updated meeting information, call 703-421-1060.
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