Feb. 28-March 6: FCPS Faces Accusations of Violating FOIA in Court

Fairfax County Public Schools and the School Board were in court this week defending themselves against . The complainant, Jill Hill, claims e-mails between School Board members during a public meeting constitutes a meeting and should be open to the public. FCPS claims . Hill's lawyers said the school board is Patch did a two-part series delving into and the .

Meetings with the public on the kicked off with one for the Providence District community at Luther Jackson Middle School. Supervisor Linda Smyth and School Board Member Patricia Reed spoke with constituents about the proposals, with most of the discussion centered around whether teachers would get a pay raise.

Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Sharon Bulova will have a challenger for her seat this fall in , of Oak Hill. Williams announced his candidacy Thursday, citing a lack of leadership as his main concern with the current regime.

The Planning Commission to the cell nodes project proposed for the Oakton-Vienna area, deferring decision on three nodes. Two of the nodes that received a deferral have had the vote postponed because they are near residential areas and the planners are urging Crown Castle, the company with the application before the commission, to work with residents to come up with a solution.

The General Assembly adjourned for the 2011 legislative session — at least until the special session this spring on redistricting — so Oakton Patch rounded up what passed and what didn't from your representatives, Sen. , and Dels. .

Oakton's will have his artwork on display at the Artists’ Undertaking Gallery from March 7 until April 4.

This week's Moms Talk discussion: . You can still join in on a great discussion on how important it is to sign up your child for elite summer camps and how you manage to figure out all the logistics.

Matthew Kim, a fourth-grader at Waples Mill Elementary School, earned Oakton Patch's honor as for winning the spelling bee with the word "woebegone."

The recently. One rule change lifts limitations on coaches' time to work with athletes. With that said, the region could always choose to apply its own stricter limits.

Oakton High School alumna has shined at Duke University. In her last year as a Blue Devil, she is looking to lead her team through the NCAA playoffs, then work to get herself onto the Olympic team.

The Flint Hill boys basketball team to the second round of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletics Association state tournament, but fell short of moving any further in a loss to .

The fared better, advancing all the way to the state tournament after wins against and Liberty Christian.