Runners Marathon Returns in April — Registration for the April 10 Runners Marathon of Reston is now open. [Runners Marathon]

Star Player For Herndon High — Meet Herndon Girls Basketball player Indeya Sanders, a junior point guard who is drawing attention from NCAA Division I programs. [Washington Post]

Kwame Alexander’s Literary Recommendations — Giving kids books as holiday gifts? Here are five of the favorites of Reston resident Kwame Alexander, a recent Newberry Award winner for his novel The Crossover. [Washington Post]

Photo: Herndon High’s “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”/Courtesy Karen Harrison