Chopper Tweet Along — Wonder how the Fairfax County Police helicopter division works? They are hosting a tweet along Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ask them a question @fairfaxpolice or #ffx1tweet and they will try to answer. [Fairfax County Police]
Name Change Battle — Oscar winner Julianne Moore, who attended Fairfax County’s J.E.B. Stuart High School, has joined the movement to get the FCPS to rename the school named for a Confederate general. [Washington Post]
SOL Results — Fairfax County Public Schools says students continue to have higher pass rate than Virginia average on state Standards of Learning tests. [FCPS]
Photo: Stormy sky over Lake Thoreau/Credit: Bill Burton via Twitter
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