Do you have a favorite teacher at Mason? This week is your chance to let them know you love them! Why? Because it’s teacher appreciation week, so go get them a Starbucks, Panera card, a Chipotle gift card, or even just a regular “thank you” card is nice!

Show your teachers you appreciate them this week and you’ll be sure to get a nice smile, a thank you (and if you’re lucky, you might be able to get your class out of a quiz or test!).

On behalf of Lasso Online, we appreciate all of you teachers!

There is something new trending around Falls Church. Here is a hint: it has to do with biking.

Give up yet? Well if you haven’t clued in from the title or the hint, the new thing trending in Falls Church is tandem biking.

There has been a huge increase in the amount of tandem bikes in the last few weeks.  They’re all over the bike path now and it’s not just a youth trend either. Both young and old have been riding these tandem bikes around Falls Church and it’s kind of cool.

With the whole movement on our campus to ride bikes to school instead of driving cars, tandem biking is a great alternative. It’s fun, social, and you get two people powering a bike so it’s probably a lot easier and faster than riding a single person bike.

If you haven’t seen this latest trend, just keep your eyes open and looking towards the bike path because one of these tandem bikes are bound to cross your path sooner rather than later.

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The Chinese Language class took a field trip to the National Zoo Thursday April 26. They took the Metro down to Washington D.C. at 9:30 a.m. and returned around 2:45 p.m. The main motive for going to the zoo was to visit the panda exhibit. They were also given the opportunity to visit other exhibits.  For lunch they walked to Mr. Cheng’s Chinese Cuisine and ordered their lunches in Mandarin. “It was a fun opportunity to learn about the Chinese culture and spend time with friends,” said sophomore Charlotte Sudweek.

Following “The Hunger Games” trend that has recently gotten very popular with the release of “The Hunger Games” movie, the Falls Church local library, Mary Riley Styles, will be hosting a book discussion on the book that inspired the movie.

This discussion is open to 14-18 year olds and will take place on Saturday, April 28 at the library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you have always wanted to read “The Hunger Games” book, or saw the movie and wanted to read the book, this is a great opportunity to finally get on the Hunger Games bandwagon. Copies are available on a first come, first serve basis in the children’s room at Mary Riley Styles library.

Registration is required to join this discussion, so call (703) 248-5034 for more information.

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Class conversations for juniors and seniors will be held in the beginning of next week regarding Prom. Monday, April 30 during Mustang Block will be for juniors, and Tuesday, May 1, also during Mustang Block, for seniors.

The meeting will introduce a new special invitation, details about the theme and voting procedures, and the typical rules and regulations of expected behavior.

If you are planning on attending Prom this year, then it is strongly advised that you attend the meeting.  You won’t be able to receive the invitation and other important information without doing so.

As the end of the school year is quickly approaching, Mason students have a lot on their plate. Seniors even have more to keep track of with all of the senior activities and making sure they get to graduate. To help keep track of the craziness, here’s the senior schedule to graduation:

• Last day of class: Friday, June 1 – This is the last day of class for all seniors.
• Senior exams: June 4-7 – Seniors who have not maintained an A for both the third and fourth quarter must schedule a time to take the exam for that class during this week.
• Senior Service Project: Friday, June 8 – The senior class will be giving back to the community by helping to clean the Howard Herman Park located in the City of Falls Church.
• Senior Reflections and Dinner: Sunday, June 10 – There will be a reflection on the time the Class of 2012 spent together followed by a dinner in the Mustang Café.
• Senior Field Trip: Monday June 11 – The senior class will spend the day at King’s Dominion. Field trip forms and money were due by Friday, April 20.
• Senior Field Day: Tuesday, June 12 – Seniors will meet on the stadium turf at 10 a.m. for a day filled with fun and free food.
• Graduation: Wednesday, June 13 – Students will cross the stage at DAR Constitution Hall. Commencement starts at 5 p.m.
• All Night Grad: June 13-14 – The graduated Class of 2012 will travel to the Skyline Fitness Center for a night filled with fun, games, and free prizes! Pick up a registration form in the main office.

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