Nereida Gonzalez-Sales will take over the principal's job at Sterling Middle School. She was previously the assistant principal at Lanier Middle School in Fairfax.

Photo: Courtesy of Loudoun County Public Schools

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Andrew Davis, former assistant principal at Sterling Elementary, will be Rolling Ridge Elementary's new principal.

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Mikayla Robinson rests on her father's shoulder, Robby Robinson of Chantilly, as they listen to the welcome announcement during a picnic for the students and their families. Robby's son, Chris, is a student at the Loudoun Academy of Science.

Photo: Rich Lipski, Washington Post

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George Wolfe, the principal of the Loudoun Academy of Science, talks with Paula Vorndran, while Donita Prakash laughs it up during a welcome back picnic for the students and their families. Vorndran and Prakash both have students attending the academy.

Photo: Rich Lipski, Washington Post

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Tatiana Lozano, 14, a freshman at the Loudoun Academy of Science, talks with her mother, Theresa, as her father, Butch, has a bite to eat during a welcome back picnic for the students and their families.

Photo: Rich Lipski, Washington Post

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George Wolfe, the principal of the Loudoun Academy of Science, high fives senior Fiona Ritchey as she sits with other seniors, Alex Sack, James Thomas, Heather Ellis and Brandon Hall, during a welcome back picnic for the students and their families.

Photo: Rich Lipski, Washington Post

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Michael Monrroy, a native of Sterling and currently at student at American University, was the winner of SiTV and Voto Latino's Crash the Parties contest. He will be reporting from the Republican National Convention Sept. 1-4.

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Police are searching for 22-year-old Farah Malik of Sterling.

Photo: Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

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A home in Sterling Park that is subject to neighbor complaints.

Photo: Erica Garman, LoudounExtra.com

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Tristan Carney, 4, plays as his mother Adrienne Carney and Sandra Mitchell sit on a bench outside of the Arcola School in Sterling. The mothers want the school to stay open for recreational use and teaching, but Loudoun County has other plans for the building and property.

Photo: Leah L. Jones

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Adrienne Carney and Sandra Mitchell want the Arcola School in Sterling to stay open for recreational use and teaching. Loudoun County, however, is looking to use the land the school sits on for different purposes.

Photo: Leah L. Jones

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Adrienne Carney walks with her daughter Tatum Carney, 16 months. Carney is advocating to keep the Arcola School open for recreational use and teaching.

Photo: Leah L. Jones

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Tall grass and weeds overcome several unoccupied homes in a state of disrepair in Sterling Park.

Photo: Rich Lipski, Washington Post

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Sterling Boulevard is getting a 'green' makeover. In its quest to beautify the aging neighborhood, the Sterling Foundation has hired a landscaper to install new trees and bushes along the Sterling Park thoroughfare, from Holly Avenue to Route 7.

Photo: Erica Garman, LoudounExtra.com

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Julie Herczeg, of Stroudsburg, Va. portrays a camp follower and Todd Post, of Arlington, portrays a militia soldier during the re-enactment hosted by the 2nd Virginia Regiment at Claude Moore Park.

Photo: Richard A. Lipski, Washington Post

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Three-year-old Matthew Forys, from Hamilton, wears a three-cornered hat while he listens to the detailed life of a soldier during the Revolutionary War re-enactment at Claude Moore Park in Sterling.

Photo: Richard A. Lipski, Washington Post

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Wearing period clothes, re-enactor John Daniel Pagano holds in his hands "Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States."

Photo: Richard A. Lipski, Washington Post

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Re-enactor John Daniel Pagano, of Petersburg, Va., talks about the bayonet on his musket during the re-enactment at Claude Moore Park in Sterling on Saturday.

Photo: Richard A. Lipski, Washington Post

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Nine-year-old Timmy Hargan, of Sterling, handles a musket while re-enactor John Daniel Pagano, of Petersburg, Va., talks about a soldier's daily life during the Revolutionary War. Pagano was participating in an event hosted by the 2nd Virginia Regiment at Claude Moore Park.

Photo: Richard A. Lipski, Washington Post

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Steven Price, of Woodbridge, looks over the split-pea soup as six-year-old Sammy Starrett, right, of Ashburn, and re-enactor Ashley Morgan, of Belcamp, Md. look on.

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