News and Announcements

Main Thing

Students performed at The Main Thing student showcase today. 


Calendar Reminder

Lake Braddock Offices will be closed next week for Spring Break.

We will open again on Monday, April 2 at 7:30am.

  • April 02 - Student Holiday
  • April 13 - Third Grading Period Ends
  • April 13 - Students Released Two Hours Early


Art Winner- Amy H.

Amy Huang, a junior, earned national recognition in the 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!  

She has been identified by panels of creative professionals as one of the most talented young artists in the nation. This year, nearly 350,000 works of art and writing were submitted. Only the top 1% were recognized at the national level.

Her work, Kafka on the Shore, earned a Silver Medal in the category of Design.  Pictured above


science fair

Regional Science Fair was held on March 17 at Robinson High School.  Lake Braddock students competed and eight (8) projects were recognized.  The winners were:

  • Grand Prize nominee and 1st in Physics and Astronomy-Luke Mrini and Segada Penano
  • 1st in Earth and Environmental Sciences-Kevin Duffy
  • 2nd in Chemistry-Nina Gamarra and Andrew Vu
  • 3rd in Materials Science-Annemarie Nguyen, Danielle Mason and Annelise Miller
  • 3rd in Plant Sciences-Mary Julich, Kathleen Bostick and Naomi Yared
  • Honorable Mention in Materials Science-Spencer Regnier
  • Honorable Mention in Plant Sciences-Ibtida Faruque, Ace Kang and Irtiza Faruque

In addition, two projects were recognized by professional organizations:

  • Kevin Duffy received an invitation to present his project at a meeting of the DC American Meteorological Society
  • Joshua Cheng, Peter Bleicken and Henos Woldemichael received a Certificate of Merit from the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States


Odyssey of the Mind

The Lake Braddock Odyssey of the Mind teams participated in the Northern Virginia regional tournament on March 17. 

The team coached by Laura Fonner and Mubina Sheikh won second place for Spontaneous for Classics/Mockumentary Division II. Team members are Nathan Fonner, Maliha Sheikh, Allison Little, and Laura Ridgway.  This team was a joint partnership with Irving Middle School, and also had two other students from Irving on the team. 

The team coached by Jessica Shaver and Alexis McComb won third place overall in their division for Vehicle/Triathlon Travels Division II.  Team members are Thomas Shaver, Hanna McComb, Emma McComb, Nusair Ahmed, Kenneth Padilla, and Shan Satya.

The team coached by Terri Cigan and Chasity Fitzhenry won seventh place for Style for for Drama/Stellar Hangout Division II.  Team members are Eli Fitzhenry, Madeleine Cigan, Luca Marucchi, Reyhan Elliott, and Elissa Press.

Odyssey teams work all school year on creative problem solving, with both impromptu and planned problems. The program is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, representing all 50 states and almost 30 countries. 


Rachel Bailey
Art show