At the “We the People” National Invitational held at George Mason University (“GMU”) this weekend, the Rachel Carson Middle School (“RCMS”) civics class made it to the final 8, then the final 3, then, in their first trip to “the big show,” got the bronze because of their knowledge of Civics, the U.S. Constitution and…
Continue readingIn the Opinion section of the Fairfax County Times there was a disturbing piece sent in by an angry parent of a child who was struck while walking in the crosswalk by an unsafe motorist. Having represented pedestrians struck while legally crossing streets in Northern Virginia for three decades, and being the parent of a quartet myself,…
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After nerve-racking rounds of competition over the weekend, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau could not wait any longer and called Rachel Carson Middle School teacher Cynthia Burgett to see how the local students had fared. Would these state champions be done after Sunday afternoon’s rounds, or would they advance from the “great 8” to the final…
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Demonstrating breadth and depth of knowledge of our U. S. Constitution, students from the Rachel Carson Middle School arrived on the campus of George Mason University (“GMU”) for the “We the People” competition. After this Fairfax County Public Schools’ success at the state and regional levels, the students of Ms. Cynthia Burgett’s 8th grade class…
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In a previous post we discussed the makeup and mission of the American Association for Justice (AAJ). In today’s post we highlight an honor bestowed upon only a select few AAJ members — induction into the AAJ Hall of Fame. What is the AAJ Hall of Fame The Hall of Fame award is presented to…
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