News: Briar Woods Students Raise $1,000+ for Namesake School Devastated by Tornado in Oklahoma

(May 22, 2013) - Briar Woods High School junior Brooke Wivagg was listening to the news reports this week late at night about the devastating tornado in Oklahoma when she heard "Briarwood School" mentioned.

"I said, 'What? Is that my school'," Wivagg said. While her high school in Ashburn is safe and sound, the Briarwood Elementary School in Moore, Okl. was almost destroyed and this prompted Wivagg to act.

She approached her newspaper teacher Kelly Colebank for assistance, and the two immediately went in search of Briar Woods High School principal Ed Starsinzki for his approval to launch a school-wide fundraiser. Brooke had the idea to collect spare change from her fellow students, and send the proceeds to Briarwood Elementary to help with the rebuilding process.

This fundraising effort caught on through social media, and the eagerness of the community to help. Wivagg and her classmates raised more than $700 in less than eight hours. And the coins and bills kept on coming today. By the time she adds up the donations tonight the figure raised is well over $1,000.

News: Tornado Watch for Loudoun until 9 p.m.

(Oct. 13, 2011) - The National Weather Service has issued a weather message: New event. Tornado Watch from 10/13/2011 4:37 PM to 9:00 PM EDT for Loudoun County. More information at http://inws.wrh.noaa.gov/weather/alertinfo/4097846

News: Tornado Watch in Effect until 9 P.M. for Entire Area

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 151 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES

IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND

CARROLL FREDERICK WASHINGTON

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE HARFORD

IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND

CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS

IN WESTERN MARYLAND

ALLEGANY

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

ALBEMARLE GREENE KING GEORGE NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

ARLINGTON CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH WARREN

IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

AUGUSTA HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM

IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA

BERKELEY GRANT HAMPSHIRE HARDY JEFFERSON MINERAL MORGAN PENDLETON

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 INDEPENDENT CITY

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE CITY

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 INDEPENDENT CITIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK

IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA

CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF WINCHESTER

IN WESTERN VIRGINIA

CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ABERDEEN... ALEXANDRIA... ANNAPOLIS... ARLINGTON... BALTIMORE... BAYARD... BEL AIR... BERRYVILLE... CHANTILLY... CHARLES TOWNN... CHARLOTTESVILLE... CHARLOTTESVILLE... CHESAPEAKE BEACH... COLUMBIA... CULPEPER... CUMBERLAND... DAHLGREN... EDGEWOOD... ELK GARDEN... FAIRFAX... FALLS CHURCH... FALLSTON... FALMOUTH... FORT ASHBY... FRANKLIN... FREDERICK... FREDERICKSBURG... FRONT ROYAL... GAITHERSBURG... GREENFIELD... HAGERSTOWN... HARRISONBURG... HARRISONBURG... HAVRE DE GRACE... JOPPATOWNE... KEYSER... LAUREL... LEESBURG... LURAY... MADISON... MANASSAS... MANASSAS PARK... MARTINSBURG... MCLEAN... MONTEREY... MOOREFIELD... MOUNT STORM... ORANGE... PAW PAW... PETERSBURG... RESTON... ROMNEY... SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE... ST MARYS... STANARDSVILLE... STAUNTON... STAUNTON... STERLING... STRASBURG... TOWSON... WALDORF... WARRENTON... WASHINGTON... WASHINGTON... WAYNESBORO... WAYNESBORO... WESTMINSTER... WINCHESTER... WINCHESTER... WOODBRIDGE AND WOODSTOCK.