Month: June 2021

MANASSAS, VA – Applications for financial assistance to the federal college are significantly lower this year, and that could mean fewer freshmen this fall.

Prospective students can complete the free federal student grant application to qualify for subsidized student loans and other grants. FAFSA applications were down 5.8 percent across the country this year compared to the same period last year. According to an analysis of FAFSA data by the Associated Press, approximately 1.72 million students completed the application as of June 25, compared to 1.83 million in 2020.

In February of this year, FAFSA applications fell 10 percent compared to the previous year. But graduation rates rose in the spring when schools were able to hold more FAFSA aid events in schools that were canceled last year due to the pandemic.

A decline in the FAFSA graduation rate could herald lower enrollment in the fall. The 2020 class had 3.7 percent fewer FAFSA requests than the 2019 class; According to the National College Attainment Network, post-secondary enrollment decreased 6.8 percent between 2020 and 2019.

In Virginia, 44,009 FAFSA applications were closed on June 25, compared with 47,531 applications at the same time last year. That is 7.4 percent less. (See how high schools in the Manassas area compare below.)

The decline is greater for Title 1 colleges, those where low-income students account for at least 40 percent of enrollment. Graduations from Title 1 high schools were down 8.83 percent, compared with a 3.86 percent decrease in non-Title 1 schools.

In Virginia, completed applications from Title 1 schools decreased 24.8 percent, compared with a 7.2 percent decrease in non-Title 1 school applications on June 25.

Here’s how schools in the Manassas area with FAFSA degrees fare on June 25th. More high schools in the Manassas area can be found here. Note: The percentage changes can be influenced by a relatively small difference in degrees, especially for smaller schools. FAFSA data only counts for students 19 and under.

School: Charles J Colgan Sr High
District: Prince William Co Pblc Schs
Parish: Manassas

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 442
• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 397
• Percentage change: 11.34
• Title 1 Status: Not Title I across the school

School: Osbourn Park High
District: Prince William Co Pblc Schs
Parish: Manassas

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 323
• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 314
• Percentage change: 2.87
• Title 1 Status: Not Title I across the school

School: Osbourn High
District: Manassas City Pblc Schs
Parish: Manassas

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 176
• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 208
• Percentage change: -15.38
• Title 1 Status: Not Title I across the school

School: Manassas Park High
District: Manassas Park City Pblc Schs
Parish: Manassas Park

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 110
• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 95
• Percentage change: 15.79
• Title 1 Status: Not Title I across the school

FAFSA application for the 2020-21 academic year ends on June 30 at 11:59 p.m. CT, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many states and universities have their own grant application deadlines. In recent years there has been a push for students to complete the FAFSA earlier in their senior year.

Editor’s note: This list was automatically generated using FAFSA data analyzed by the Associated Press. Students over 19 years of age are not included in the federal high schools count. Information is not available for all schools. Schools with fewer than five degrees are not included in the data. Please report bugs or other feedback to content@patch.com.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia (WDVM) – Fairfax County accepts nearly $ 37 million in grants from the Virginia Department of Health for COVID relief efforts.

At least $ 20 million will be spent on contact tracing, but that’s reimbursement money as it has already been spent by the county on efforts to contain COVID. The contact tracing money runs until the end of June.

Approximately $ 17 million will be allocated for laboratory testing and test results. As these efforts to alleviate COVID take place, Jeffery McKay, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, says the county is pushing COVID vaccines in every corner of Fairfax County.

“Our efforts in the last few weeks in particular have focused on getting into these communities, raising awareness, and ensuring that at the end of the day we are not 70% in Fairfax County, but 70% in all countries Fairfax County, ”said McKay.

In an effort to get more people vaccinated, the county is continuing its equity clinics, which can be found on Vakzinefinder.org.

If you haven’t received your COVID vaccination, the Fairfax County Health Department is hosting J&J pop-up clinics at the Fairfax Library on Thursday and Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (WDVM) – After 22 years in public service, Alexandria’s City Manager Mark Jinks plans to retire by the end of 2021.

Jinks started out as the city’s chief financial officer in 1999. He was also the deputy city manager before the council named Jinks city manager in 2015.

During his career, he helped create 3,000 units of affordable housing. His resignation as city manager is bittersweet, he says.

“In local government you see the work you do on the ground, you see how things are built, you get used to creating a meal and there is nothing more rewarding than public service and I’ll miss that in the sense of one Big city managers do, ”said Jinks.

Even after his retirement, he plans to help and teach others who want to go into public service.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington Police officers arrested a youth in connection with a shooting at an apartment complex on the 2100 block of Forest Hills Drive.

The victim, later identified as 22-year-old Cameron Moore, was rushed to a local hospital for treatment on June 13. However, he died 18 days later from injuries sustained in the shooting.

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Witnesses were able to identify the shooter as a youth who lived in the residential complex. An arrest warrant was issued for the teenagers’ arrest and they were detained on June 14, 2021. The teenager was initially charged with aggravated assault charges. Since the victim died, these charges are upgraded to murder. Due to the suspect’s age, the division is unable to reveal his or her name, booking photo, or affidavit of the arrest warrant.

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The motive for the shooting is still being investigated.

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We made it to the third phase of the Nova Scotia reopening, with over 72 percent of people getting at least their first dose and a rapidly increasing number (currently around 20 percent) of people on second doses.

Compare phase 3 below with phase 2 listed here.

The following is allowed in Nova Scotia starting at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30th – everything from socializing to shopping, eating and traveling.

1Restaurants, Bars and Casino NS
Can offer food and drink until 12:00 noon and must close at 1:00 a.m. Bar service is allowed but you must wear a mask when leaving your table. The rules for social distance and masking must continue to be adhered to, with the group maxima still being 10.

2Salons, spas, and body arts
Walk-in appointments can now be offered as long as the location complies with industry guidelines for wearing masks.

3live music
There can be up to 15 artists indoors and up to 25 outdoors who are required to wear masks unless they are singing or playing a wind instrument.

4thsale
All retail stores can be occupied to 75 percent if the physical distance and mask requirements are observed.

5 Long term care
Indoor visits can resume in designated areas for fully vaccinated residents. No physical distance is required for outdoor visits.

6th Celebrations and events
Can be up to 50 percent of the capacity of a venue for a maximum of 100 people and a maximum of 150 people outdoors. Must keep the distance and mask requirement.

7th Informal gatherings
You can now have your household * plus * 10 extra people indoors with no physical distancing. The outdoor meeting limit of 25 people remains the same as in phase 2.

8th Offices, meetings and training
Organized meetings held by clubs, support groups, government and private corporations, can be up to 50 percent of the venue’s capacity with a maximum of 100 people indoors and 150 outdoors, while maintaining spacing and masking requirements. Offices and workplaces can also begin a gradual return to work, but masks are required in all public areas, places with public interaction, areas with poor ventilation, and areas where people cannot maintain physical distance.

9 Performing arts
Can gather up to 15 people indoors and 25 people outdoors without distancing themselves for performances. Masks are still recommended when physical distancing cannot be achieved. Spectators are admitted due to the capacity limits of the event (see 6).

10 Sports
Can gather up to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors to practice and play. Masks are still recommended when physical distance cannot be achieved and tournaments are not permitted. Spectators are admitted due to the capacity limits of the event (see 6).

11 Faith meetings, weddings and funerals
If operated by a business or organization, they can provide 50 percent of the venue’s capacity for up to 100 people indoors and up to 150 people outdoors with physical distancing. For informal events, the rules for informal gatherings must be followed, currently your household plus 10 people inside or 25 outside – plus the official (see 7).

12th Indoor recreation
Dance courses, playgrounds, escape rooms, climbing halls, music lessons and arcades can be used up to 50 percent with physical distancing. Mask is compulsory “except for an activity that makes wearing a mask difficult”.

13th Day camps
Can operate in cohorts of 20 people each without physical distancing. Overnight summer camps can be run with 15 people (excluding staff and volunteers) in each group. Must follow COVID-19 Return to Day Camp guidelines (PDF).

14th Gyms, swimming pools and sports facilities
Including yoga studios, tennis groups, and arenas, this sector may be 75 percent busy as per its COVID plans. Golf courses can be operated at maximum capacity with physical distancing between individual groups.

fifteenMuseums, libraries and galleries
Can be operated at 50 percent capacity and must comply with the rules of physical distancing and masks.

16 travel
For people visiting Nova Scotia, it’s a bit of a clusterfuck depending on where they’re from and how much vaccination they have. But Nova Scotians who are fully vaccinated can travel outside of the Atlantic provinces and return without isolation once fully vaccinated. See the government website for complete information.