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<p>For another Cappies review, click <a href="http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/2013/03/08/review-oak-willy-wonka/">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Chef Besh is in the area for an event with the Wounded Warriors Project.</p>
<p>Thank you, Chef, for a wonderful visit.</p>
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<p>At Oakcrest School in McLean on Jan. 22, the entire student body took part in L.E.A.D. (Leadership, Experience, Academics, Daring), a new program to start off the second semester.</p>
<p>Each grade spent the first half of the day in personal enrichment and the second half performing service projects for the community. The goal of L.E.A.D Day was to spark an interest for service by allowing students to contribute firsthand to service projects.</p>
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	<strong>An old mansion, an unlikely mix of guests, and the unexplained death of a host seem to form a recipe for suspense and screams. However, these elements actually make up the lively and comical musical "Something’s Afoot," Bishop Ireton’s recent production.</strong></p>
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	<strong>When music teacher Anne Miller came to Oakcrest School 11 years ago, there was no formal music program. The small Catholic girls school in McLean had no formal chorus, no band and no orchestra. So imagine her delight at the school’s current reputation.</strong></p>
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	<strong>“It’s been said that it’s become a singing school,” Miller said. “Which I think is beautiful,” she added. Miller said the girls are constantly singing in the halls. They leave class singing.</strong></p>
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	<strong>Congratulations to our Varsity Cross Country team for their 2nd place finish at the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference Championship meet!  Four Chargers placed in the top 15: Isabell Baltimore (4), Alle Robles (9), Gabriella Baltimore (10), and Etta Davis (15)! Go Chargers!</strong></p>
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	<strong>Congratulations to Mary Margaret Ewens '12 who captured the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference Varsity Tennis #1 Singles Crown for the 4th year in a row!! Ewens was also named the tournament MVP!</strong></p>
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	<strong>Arlington Catholic Herald story written by student, Laura Cermak.</strong></p>
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	<strong>Each fall, a select group of high school students across the county receive National Merit Program and Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar awards. This year 13 diocesan students earned top honors.</strong></p>
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	<strong>AP exams are taken in May and awards usually are granted in September. Students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP exams and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.</strong></p>
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	<strong>About 1.5 million juniors in some 22,000 high schools entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT. Those who are named semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors and include the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. Finalists will receive one of 8,300 scholarships totaling $32 million.</strong><strong><img alt="" src="http://ads.arlington.adqic.com/www/delivery/lg.php?bannerid=417&campaignid=172&zoneid=41&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcatholicherald.com%2Fstories%2FHigh-schoolers-receive-national-awards%2C20462&cb=75b57fe661" /></strong></p>
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	<strong>Mary Zischkau of Oakcrest was named a National AP Scholar.</strong></p>
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	<strong>Here are all of the forms and links that you need for the 2012 School Year.</strong></p>
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	<strong><strong>Oakcrest School in McLean proudly announces senior Alexandra Joy Gadiano has signed a Letter of Intent to play Division One softball at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. Gadiano is Student Council President at Oakcrest, and she has just been named co-Valedictorian for the Oakcrest graduating class of 2012. She is also a recipient of the prestigious Veritas Award, a merit-based, $7,500 tuition remission per year for four years at Oakcrest School.</strong></strong></p>
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	<strong>Rachel Waldon has been accepted to the prestigious National Security Language Initiative for Youth 2012 program with the State Department!</strong></p>
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	<strong>Read the </strong><strong>Cappies review of Oakcrest Upper School Show, "Seussical, the Musical" published by the Washington Post.</strong></p>
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	<strong>Oakcrest School is pleased to announce Juliana Dauchess of Reston and Ruth Talbott of Alexandria as the recipients of the 2012-2013, Class of 2016 Veritas Award. Dauchess, a current eighth grader at Oakcrest, and Talbott, an eighth grader at St. Rita’s, were chosen from a competitive applicant pool of 28 eighth-grade students.</strong></p>
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	Our web site was upgraded on Friday the 23rd. If you notice any formatting problems on any of the pages, please refresh that page, so that the lastest version of the software will be displayed. Thank you.</p>
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	The Student-Parent Directory (with 3rd quarter updates) has been uploaded.  Please login to view recent changes.  Send changes or corrections to <a href="mailto:familyaddressupdate@oakcrest.org">familyaddressupdate@oakcrest.org</a>. </p>
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	<strong><strong><strong>A new employment opportunity has been posted on our website for Campaign Director.</strong></strong></strong></p>
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	<strong><strong><strong>For additional information click on the navigation menu above:</strong></strong></strong></p>
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	<strong><strong><strong>ABOUT OAKCREST --> Employment Opportunities</strong></strong></strong></p>
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	<span lang="EN">The Middle School Cross Country team dominated the PVAC Championship Meet on October 26. Not only did the team repeat as league Champions, but 5 finishes in the top 7 and were awarded medals. </span></p>
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	The Varsity Tennis Team finished the season tied for first place thus capturing their second title in as many years. #1 Singles and #1 doubles went undefeated this season. Both are seeded #1 in the PVAC Tournament. Also earning a #1 seed were the #2 doubles team. The PVAC tournament starts Monday October 24. The team hopes to defend their 2010 tournament title. Go Chargers!</p>
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<p>The Virginia Mathematics League Competition for the academic year 2010-2011 is another success story for Oakcrest students! As a school our team placed seventh out of 95 schools. Individually, Lourdes B. placed fifth out of 1919 students. </p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Facts We Love to Share</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9162&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9162&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Congratulations AP Scholars! Oakcrest SAT and ACT scores reported!</p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oakcrest Chapter of National Honor Society</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9860&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9860&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:21:52 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<p>Congratulations to 17 new members of the Oakcrest Chapter of the National Honor Society!</p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>5 Oakcrest students accepted into District XII Chorus</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9861&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9861&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:21:08 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<p><span new="" style="font-family: ">District XII Chorus is a select chorus made up of public and independent/private school students from Fairfax and Arlington Counties. </span></p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oakcrest Varsity Tennis 2010 PVAC Champions!</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9737&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9737&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:21:25 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<p>Oakcrest Varsity Tennis named Regular and Tournament Champions! Go Chargers!</p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oakcrest in the News!</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9351&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9351&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:21:35 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<p>News article by an Oakcrest student correspondent: <span style="font-family: "><a href="http://www.catholicherald.com/school/detail.html?sub_id=14223">student story</a></span></p>
<p>Exchange of culture enriches campus. Read about Oakcrest in the September 22 Catholic Herald <span><a href="http://www.catholicherald.com/school/detail.html?sub_id=13856">student story</a></span></p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Varsity Volleyball earns PVAC 2nd place plaque!</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9738&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9738&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<p>Go Chargers!</p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Middle School wins PVAC Cross Country Banner!</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9722&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=9722&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:37:37 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<p>Go Chargers! This is a first for Oakcrest and our scoring 5 runners dominated finishing 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 15th!</p>				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Oakcrest School Granted Special Exception from County to Build New School</title>				<link>http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=7922&amp;ModuleID=91</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oakcrest.org/news/article/index.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=7922&amp;ModuleID=91</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:26:37 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[<img src="/data/files/news/SchoolNews/thumb/sm-preliminary_artist_rendering.jpg" />
<p>Oakcrest is looking forward to building its future in Vienna, Virginia, after being granted a Special Exception by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 23.</p>				]]></description>			</item>	</channel></rss>

