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Happy Thanksgiving

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Let’s use this short break to be thankful for the little things …

— that nice driver on 95 that let you cut ahead of them

or

— the person in the chick-fil -a line that paid it forward and you got your meal for free

or

— the delivery guy that actually threw your newspaper in your yard

Yes, its the little things that mean so much.

A DAY TO REMEMBER!

AL CAMPUS 9/11 DAY of Remembrance and Service

 

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Please join us tomorrow morning in observance of 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance.

At 9:37 a.m., a moment of silence will be held and a peace pole will be dedicated.

Sponsored by SGA, the theme of “I will” will be voiced throughout the day.

Prostate Cancer

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President Barack Obama has proclaimed September as National  Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the world and the second leading cause of death from cancer in American men. While the majority of cases are diagnosed before the cancer has begun to spread outside the prostate gland (metastasized), about 1 in 20 men will have prostate cancer that has advanced at the time of diagnosis

Say Hello to Fall 2014!

computers  Welcome back students and faculty from the Testing Center.  We hope you enjoyed your summer vacations.  As with every semester, I want to ensure that you are aware of all that your Alexandria Testing Center has to offer.

Please visit our website for hours of operations:

http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/services-to-students/testing/calendar/

Visit our blog to find strategies for studying, tips of the day, trivia and more:

http://blogs.nvcc.edu/altesting/

 

 

Test Your Knowledge Trivia

Thinking

How many days are left in this year? _______

Today is June 26th, it is the ______ day of 2014.

The U.S began an airlift to what city in Germany  sixty-six years ago today._________

How many colleges are there in the Commonwealth of Virginia? _____________

 

 

 

Flag Day, June 14th

flag   In the United States , Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777  by resolution  of the Second Continental Congress.  The United States Army also celebrates the Army’s Birthday on this date; Congress adopted “the American continental army” after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.

Flying the Flag::

June 2014

  • Friday, June 6 – D-Day Anniversary (Half-Staff)
  • Saturday June 14 – Flag Day (Full-Staff)