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State Champs
The Chantilly Boys Lacrosse team became
State Champions Saturday in a 12-5 victory
over Oakton. See Sports, page 20.
Westfield’s Prom Royalty
Westfield High’s Prom King Michael
Franco and date Anna Patrick are
photographed during Westfield High’s
prom at the Dulles Hilton. The prom
queen was Sarah Elliott. For more
coverage, see pages 12-13.
Westfield, Three Cappies, Chantilly, Two
Eddie Monk wins
Lead Actor in a Play
for ‘Andersonville.’
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
estfield High brought home
three
Cappies,
and
Chantilly, two, from Sunday
night’s ninth annual
Cappies Gala, honoring the best and the
brightest in high-school theater. One of the
top awards went to Chantilly’s Eddie Monk
for Lead Actor in a Play for “The
Andersonville Trial.”
“It’s just a huge rush of adrenaline and
happiness, and I’m proud of everyone in our
show,” he said. “I could not have gotten to
the point I did without all of them.”
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A senior, Monk received universally rave that we won awards for the biggest role and
reviews for his strong, yet sensitive, por- the smallest role.”
trayal of a villain — the commandant of the
Andersonville prisoner of war camp during WHILE CHANTILLY is always excited
the Civil War. And with Cappie in hand Sun- with a victory, he said, “The nominations
day, he said, “I’m very proud of this role — are the big thing because the competition
it’s the toughest role I’ve ever done.”
is so hard that the winning is extra. Getting
Castmate Chris Albrigo won the Cappie dressed up, sitting in The Kennedy Center
for Cameo Actor for playing a young, shell- and walking on stage is the fun.”
shocked, Yankee soldier. He said he “tried
Eddie is Monk’s son and, right after he
not to think about” the possibility of win- won his Cappie, Chantilly performed a
ning an award before the Cappies gala at scene from its show. So, said Monk, “His
The Kennedy Center in Washwin was cool, but the highington, D.C. But once it belight of the evening for me
came a reality, he said, “It’s
was them getting to perform
awesome.”
on center stage.”
“I think both Cappies were
Leading off Westfield’s
“Season of Diversity,” this
well-deserved because both
were difficult parts and they
school year, was “The Wiz,”
did an excellent job, so I was
which garnered Cappies for
pleased for them,” said
Featured Actress in a Musical,
— Eddie Monk,
Chantilly Theater Director Ed
Lead Actor in a Play
Monk. “And it’s kind of neat
See Gala, Page 4
“It’s just a
huge rush of
adrenaline and
happiness.”
Chantilly’s Eddie Monk won Lead
Actor in a Play for “The
Andersonville Trial.” He’s in costume here after performing a
scene at the Cappies Gala.
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Roundups
Charge Goes to Grand Jury
Nine of the 14
graduating seniors
in The Chantilly
Academy’s Girls
Exploring Engineering class. Back
row, from left are
Amanda Knoth,
Jessica Jondahl,
Michelle Beatty,
Christine
Beauchene and
Victoria Jewell;
front row, from left
are Beatrice Peng,
Jacquelyn Thich,
Namrata Garg and
Kalani
Dodampahala.
Photo by Bonnie Hobbs/Centre View
In February, Fairfax County police charged five people in connection with a string of thefts from members at Life Time Fitness
in Centreville. And now, one by one, their cases are progressing
through the legal system.
Police said 21 larcenies were reported there between August
2007 and Feb. 7, 2008. In each case, someone’s property was
stolen from his or her locked locker. Stolen items included iPods,
BlackBerries, cell phones and a diamond ring.
An investigation by detectives from the Sully District Station
allegedly led to a family employed by Life Time Fitness. And on
Feb. 25, police charged Angel Arturo Gamarra-Cavero, 19, of 7642
Chadds Landing Way in Manassas, with three counts of grand
larceny and two counts of possession of burglary tools.
He appeared in General District Court last Tuesday, June 3, and
at that time, all but one of the charges against him were dropped.
Judge William Minor then sent that charge — one count of grand
larceny — to the grand jury for possible indictment.
Sex Charges to Grand Jury
Sexual charges against a Fair Lakes man have been certified to
the grand jury. He is Stephen F. Im, 22, of 13153 Quail Creek
Lane in Fairfax.
On Aug. 24, 2007, a 19-year-old woman reportedly told police
that, after consuming ecstasy and beer the night before at Im’s
home, she passed out. According to a court document, she alleged that, when she woke up, she was in Im’s bed and he was
reportedly performing sexual acts on her.
Fairfax County police charged him with several sexual offenses
and, last Wednesday, June 4, in General District Court, one count
each of forcible sodomy, animate object sexual penetration and
sexual battery were sent to the grand jury for possible indictment.
Hail, Girls in Engineering
Robbery Heads to Grand Jury
ationwide, just 10 percent of engineers
are women, and the shortage of female
students pursuing engineering degrees
in college is particularly acute. And
until this school year at The Chantilly Academy, engineering was the class with the greatest gender disparity.
But Career Experience Specialist Joan Ozdogan
and award-winning engineering teacher Marty
Rothwell advocated for Fairfax County’s first-ever,
engineering class for girls. Academy Administrator
Doug Wright and Chantilly High Principal Jim Kacur
both supported it, and now, the Academy’s Girls Exploring Engineering (GE2) program is about to
graduate its first 14 students.
Altogether, 24 students, including nine juniors and
Last July, authorities in Macon, Ga., arrested Rickey Fentrell
Price, 21, of no fixed address. He was then extradited back to
Virginia and charged with the June 22, 2007 robbery of a Chantilly
convenience store.
The robbery was at the Prime Mart in the 4300 block of Chantilly
Shopping Center. Police said two, masked men
“using a taser/stun gun as their weapon” entered the store just
after 6 a.m., while an accomplice waited outside.
The clerk was alone, and the intruders overpowered him, took
an undisclosed amount of cash, plus store and personal items,
and fled. Fairfax County police arrested Price’s brother shortly
afterward, then Rickey Price, a cousin and a friend.
Their cases are now moving through the court system and, on
May 28 in General District Court, Price’s charge of wearing a mask
in public was dropped. Judge Mark Simmons then certified two
other charges against him — robbery and abduction with intent
to extort money — to the grand jury for possible indictment.
Free Carseat Inspections
Certified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will
perform free, child safety carseat inspections, Thursday, June 12
and June 19, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft
Blvd. in Chantilly. They’ll make sure the carseat is correct for the
child’s age, height and weight, the child is securely placed in the
seat, and the seat is properly installed in the vehicle.
No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the
child safety seats themselves, so technicians may properly inspect
and adjust them, as needed. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140 to confirm dates and times.
Asian Community Forum
The Asian Law Enforcement Society and the Fairfax County
Police Department will host the first Asian Community Forum
and Dialogue on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will
See Roundups, Page 7
New program at The
Chantilly Academy
celebrates first year.
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
N
one sophomore, took the class. And, said Ozdogan,
“Out of our 14 seniors, 12 are going to engineering
schools — six, to Virginia Tech. I’ve seen lights go
on; it’s been a great year.”
Also instrumental in the students’ success were two
dozen, female engineers who mentored them, plus
the ExxonMobil Foundation, which donated $10,000
to fund the program — and which has just contributed a second $10,000 for the next school year. On
May 29, the class held a special celebration to recognize the students’ achievements, thank the program’s
mentors, advisory board members and corporate
partners and salute the graduating seniors.
Praising Rothwell and Ozdogan for starting “the
first, single-gender class in engineering here,” Wright
told them and the students, “You all are pioneers in
something new happening in public education. And
parents, hats off to you, too, because these are your
children.”
Rothwell, too, was delighted with how things
turned out. “I didn’t have a clue what to expect and
I’ve been pleasantly surprised in all areas,” he said.
“The girls turned into a real, cohesive group and then
taught each other. I’ve almost changed my style of
See Engineering, Page 7
Beatty, Jondahl: Second Century Scholars
ichelle Beatty, daughter
of Chuck and Katie
Beatty, and Jessica
Jondahl, daughter of Ed and
Carolyn Jondahl, were each selected
to receive a Second Century Scholars scholarship from the School of
Engineering at James Madison University. The Second Century Scholars program, with its focus
onºScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), provides an award equal to 75 percent
of the cost of in-state tuition and
fees. Beatty and Jondahl are
Chantilly High seniors and members
of The Chantilly Academy’s Girls
Exploring Engineering Program
(GE2). Both will be enrolled in the
inaugural class of JMU’s new School
of Engineering (class of 2012).
M
From left are Joan Ozdogan, GE2 program
coordinator; Jessica Jondahl; Michelle Beatty and
Olga Pierrakos, associate professor, School of
Engineering, James Madison University.
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Gala Awards Theater Students
From Page 3
Jade Jones; Featured Actor in a
Musical, Russell Wagoner; and
Costumes, Mariam Haider and Lee
Doubleday.
Jones, who played both Aunt Em
and the wicked witch Evillene,
dedicated her award to the
memory of Reema Samaha, who
was killed at Virginia Tech and was
a former Westfield theater student.
Backstage, afterward, Jones
said, “I feel great. I feel excited and
like I can breathe now because I
was really, really nervous.” The
graduating senior attributed her
Cappie victory to “the fact that I
played two characters, because it
showed versatility.”
Wagoner played the Scarecrow,
and his first response to his Cappie
win was, “I’m freaking out; I’m
speechless.” Then, he added, “I
worked really hard — we all did
— and I’m glad it all paid off. I
couldn’t have done it without the
entire cast and crew. They were
amazing and supportive, and it’s
completely wonderful [to win]. I
thank the parents, too.”
Haider and Doubleday were also
elated with their Cappie for Costumes. “I’m just so happy,” said
Haider. She thanked Westfield
Theater Director Scott Pafumi and
Assistant Theater Director Zoe
Dillard, the cast and crew, “our
parents and everyone else who
helped us.”
Added Doubleday: “I’d like to
thank Mrs. Dillard for all the opportunities she ever gave me —
and all the women in the wonderful bodies who wore the costumes.”
Pafumi was proud of Westfield’s
three wins, “especially for Jade,
because in so many ways, I
thought she represented the best
spirit of ‘The Wiz.’ When I picked
that show, I had her in mind, so to
have her win for her double role
Westfield High senior Jade
Jones won Featured Actress
in a Musical for her two
roles in “The Wiz,” Aunt
Em and the wicked witch.
Westfield High’s Russell
Wagoner portrayed the
Scarecrow in “The Wiz” and
received the Cappie for
Featured Actor in a Musical.
really was a nice icing on the diversity cake, at the end of the
project.”
“Russell, to me, was our greatest rising talent this year in the
program,” continued Pafumi. “So
this was a great reward to thrust
him forward as a leading man for
our shows for next year.”
Walt Whitman for “Aida.” Natalie
Walker of St. Stephen’s won the
Lead Actress in a Play Cappie for
“Metamorphoses.”
James Madison’s Trey Ervine
won Lead Actor in a Musical for
“Fiddler on the Roof,” and Andrea
Carroll of Whitman won Lead Actress in a Musical for “Aida.” The
Best Song award went to West
Potomac’s “Luck Be a Lady” from
“Guys and Dolls.”
This year’s Cappies Gala was
dedicated to the program’s cofounder, Bill Strauss, who died of
cancer in December at age 60. A
published author and playwright,
himself, his vision — along with
that of co-founder Judy Bowns —
was to celebrate students of theater and journalism via the
Cappies, or Critics and Awards
Program.
Strauss was honored with a special tribute during Sunday’s gala,
and his wife, Janie — a member
of the Fairfax County School Board
— was presented with an award
called, “The Show Must Go On.”
AS FOR HAIDER and Doubleday,
he said they made a terrific team;
and under Dillard’s guidance and
direction, they worked hard creating costumes for 60 actors.
Added Pafumi: “We’ve never won
that award before, so we’re very
proud of it.”
On the whole, the starry statuettes were evenly distributed during the three-hour ceremony. St.
Stephen’s & St. Agnes in Alexandria and H-B Woodlawn in Arlington each won four Cappies.
Westfield, Robinson and West
Potomac each captured three.
The Best Play award went to
Woodlawn for “As Bees In Honey
Drown,” and Best Musical went to
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Roper Is Convicted of Rape
He pleads guilty of five
crimes for second time.
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
or the second time in two years, Donald
Harmon Roper has been convicted of raping a 19-year-old Chantilly woman in 1991.
In May 2006, after a three-day trial in
Fairfax County Circuit Court, the jury found him
guilty of rape, abduction with intent to defile, robbery and two counts of forcible sodomy and recommended he be sentenced to 120 years in prison. That
December, Judge Kathleen MacKay sentenced him
to 115 years.
But Roper’s new attorney, Doug Kay, appealed his
conviction and, on Dec. 27, 2007, the Virginia Court
of Appeals reversed it because of a procedural technicality during his trial.
So a new, jury trial was scheduled for Roper, now
42, of Fredericksburg, for this Monday, June 9. But
instead, Roper appeared in court May 28 and pleaded
guilty to all five charges. That means he’ll be sentenced again, this time by Judge Bruce White, and
could possibly receive a lighter sentence.
In court, Roper entered Alford pleas of guilt. He
didn’t admit committing the five offenses of which
he’s accused, but acknowledged the existence of
enough evidence to convict him of these crimes.
The incident occurred Nov. 2, 1991, around 4:15
a.m. The victim, who Centre View is not identifying,
had just arrived home at the Shenandoah Crossing
Apartments in Chantilly when two masked men
grabbed her, forced her back into her car and threatened her with a knife. They then drove to another
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spot and raped her.
She reported the crime to
police and DNA evidence
was collected from her. But
since she never saw her attackers’ faces, there were no
suspects and the case went
unsolved for 15 years.
However, a positive DNA
match in February 2005 led
to Roper’s arrest. It also led
Roper
to the December 2005 arrest of the other assailant,
Troy Darrell Holland, now 39, of Charlestown, W.Va.
At Roper’s sentencing, Assistant Commonwealth’s
Attorney Mark Sullivan told Judge MacKay, “This is
one of the most brutal acts that can be performed
against a woman. There’s no hope of [the
perpetrator’s] rehabilitation because someone who
does this has a core of evil.”
At the time of the crime, Roper lived at Shenandoah
Crossing with his pregnant wife and young daughter. He claimed he met the victim there at a party
and they had consensual sex.
But the evidence and a witness bore out the
woman’s account. She’s now married, is a mother of
two and lives in Maine. But in November 1991, she’d
lived in Chantilly just 2 1/2 weeks.
She was training in Sterling as an airlines reservation agent. After her shift ended around midnight,
she joined a few friends for a casual get-together at
a nearby apartment. Then she drove her 1986 Nissan
Sentra home to Chantilly.
“There were no parking spaces near my apartment,
so I parked in a nearby lot,” she testified in court.
“Immediately after getting out of my vehicle, two
See Roper, Page 16
People
(Bottom row, from left): Alvin Cao, Christine Li,
William Li and Joei Wang; (Top row): Aditya Srikanth,
Aditya Ponukumati, Branden Kim, Peng Zhang, Brian
Li, Graham Connors and Wendy Sun.
(From left): Kenneth Coffin, Barbara Tyler, Louise Ford, Johnny Nelson, Joe Barr,
Sylvester Smith, Ella Thomas, and Chuck Coffin on May 28.
GBW Wins Chess Championship
CPMSAC Awarded the “Friend of Education Award”
reenbriar West Elemen
tary came from behind to
edge out Bull Run for first
place in 2008 Fairfax County Elementary School Chess Championship. The final score was 31.0
points for GBW and 30.5 points for
Bull Run. This tournament featured the best teams in Virginia so
this is a special achievement for
GBW. Brian Li played in the difficult school champions section
where scores are multiplied by 2.
Brian’s score of 3.5 out of 4 games
was good enough to make him the
Fairfax County Co-Champion.
William Li scored an important
upset win over Sean Senft of Bull
Run and became the K2 champion
for Fairfax County. Aditya
Ponukumati delivered another
solid performance with a perfect
4.0 score and became the fifthgrade champion for Fairfax
County.
hi Delta Kappa (PDK) Northern Virginia Chap
ter 1144 has selected CPMSAC (Chantilly
Pyramid Minority Student Achievement Committee) to be the recipient of its 2008 Friend of Education award. This award is presented yearly to a
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GBW’s
Team:
School Champion: Brian Li
6th
Grade:
Graham
Connors, Wendy Sun
5th
Grade:
Aditya
Ponukumati, Aditya Srikanth
4th Grade: Branden Kim,
Joie Wang
3rd Grade: Christine Li,
Peng Zhang
2nd Grade: William Li, Alvin
Cao
Schools That Qualified for
the Tournament: 70 schools
applied to compete in the tournament, but only 10 qualified.
They were: Greenbriar West
(1st Place with 31.0 points),
Bull Run (2nd Place with 30.5
points), Louise Archer (3rd
Place), Forest Edge, Hunters
Woods, Spring Hill, Churchill
Roads, Haycock, White Oaks,
Kent Gardens, Canterbury
Woods, and Wolf Trap.
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business and/or community partner who has gone
above and beyond in its support of public school
education. The nomination was submitted by a friend
of CPMSAC, Dr. Jane Dreyfuss of Cluster VIII of
Fairfax County Public Schools.
Rosener and Housenger Are Wed
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Military Notes
Marine Corps Pvt. Matthew R.
Gollaway, son of Judy and John
Gollaway of Fairfax, recently completed
12 weeks of basic training at Marine
Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.,
designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.
Gollaway and fellow recruits began their
training at 5 a.m., by running three
miles and performing calisthenics. In
addition to the physical conditioning
program, Gollaway spent numerous
hours in classroom and field assignments.
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Daniel R.
Kohli, son of Cheri K. Combs of
Centreville, and Peter R. Kohli of
Pottstown, Pa., recently received his
commission as an officer in the Marine
Corps after completing Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Quantico. During
the 10-week-long training program,
Kohli received extensive instruction on
a variety of specialized subjects including Marine Corps history, tactics,
operations and organization, land navigation and other military subjects. Kohli
also completed a demanding daily
physical fitness program that involved
running, pullups, obstacle and endurance courses and calisthenics. Kohli is a
2003 graduate of Pottsgrove Senior
High School of Pottstown, Pa. and
joined the Marine Corps in January
2008.
Army National Guard Spec.
Elizabeth J. Kailey has graduated
from basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the
nine weeks of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical
fitness, and received instruction and
practice in basic combat skills, military
weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony,
marching, rifle marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat, map reading,
field tactics, military courtesy, military
justice system, basic first aid, foot
marches, and field training exercises.
Kailey is the daughter of William
Kailey of Burke View Court, Burke,
and Judy B. Kailey of Fairfax.
heresa Jaye Rosener and
Justin Elliott Housenger
were married Friday, Dec.
28 at St. Veronica Catholic Church
in Chantilly. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Stephen
Holmes. The wedding reception
was held at the Fairfax Marriott at
Fair Lakes.
The bride is the daughter of Lt.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas Jay Rosener
of Centreville. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Joan Rosener of
East Providence, RI, and the late
Mr. Alfred Rosener Jr., and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Geryk Sr. of
Westhampton, MA.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack E. Housenger of Falls
Church. He is the grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Housenger of
Batavia, NY, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Menneto of Troy, NY.
Both the bride and groom are
2000 graduates of Centreville
High School. The bride is a 2004
graduate of Lehigh University in
Bethlehem, PA, and earned her
Master of Education from George
Mason University in 2007. The
groom is a 2004 graduate of James
Madison University and earned his
Master of Science in Biotechnology from The Johns Hopkins University in 2007. The bride is a
teacher for Prince William County
and the groom is a research scientist for Human Genome Sciences
in Rockville, MD.
The couple honeymooned in St.
Lucia. They now reside in Oakton.
Theresa Jaye Rosener and Justin Elliott Housenger
“You don’t have to worry about what the boys would say.”
News
— Amanda Knoth, engineering student
Engineering Program Opens New Doors for Girls
From Page 3
teaching because of how these girls
worked together.”
For example, he said, he can give a lecture and explain something, and then the
girls will do worksheets based on the new
information. “One girl will get something,
tell another and then they’ll all talk about
it and work together on the solution,” said
Rothwell. “This is more effective than me
just lecturing, and then I can just walk
around and see them learning — and, for a
teacher, this is the goal.”
Actually, he said, “This has been the most
fun year I’ve had in teaching because of this
class. It’s been wonderful watching them
turn from novices to people with more selfconfidence and people better-prepared for
college and the future.”
GRADUATING SENIOR Amanda Knoth
is heading to Virginia Tech to explore mechanical engineering for nanotechnology.
And, she added, “Since all the parts of the
cell are really small, I want to double major in biology.”
She said the GE2 class showed her different types of engineering — aerospace, biomedical, mechanical and electrical. Along
the way, each girl did a six-week project in
the field of their choice. Knoth picked electrical and made a voice-changer circuit.
Aerodynamics was the most challenging
for her “because I’m not really into airplanes, but it’s cool thinking about how to
make a giant airplane fly.” Her favorite part
was the electrical unit “because it was interesting learning how things work and how
to make sure you don’t die when you plug
something into the wall. Volts don’t kill you,
but currents can.”
Knoth called Rothwell a “great teacher,
always willing to help, and he gave thorough explanations about how to solve
things. I’d recommend the class to other
girls because the people in it get along better and want to help each other out. We all
became friends. And you don’t have to
worry about what the boys would say —
‘Will they think my question is dumb?’”
Michelle Beatty will be in JMU’s new en-
gineering program in the fall. “I’ll be in the
first graduating class in 2012,” she said. “It’ll
include business and a strong, liberal-arts
foundation, and I’m excited that it’s general engineering so I’ll get to learn all the
different fields.”
year.” Beauchene also highly recommends
the class to other girls. “Being one of three
girls in a class of 20 guys is intimidating if
the girls aren’t really sure what they want
to do,” she said. “And we got to go on field
trips to Micron Technology, the Goddard
Space Center and the Metro and saw the
THE ACADEMY’S GE2 class was 90 min- engineering workings behind all those
utes, every other day, and Beatty said the places. It opens up your mind to different
students got really close as a class and en- aspects of engineering you can do.”
joyed themselves. “We talk more than boys
Jacquelyn Thich is off to Northwestern
do,” she said. “And we had fun soldering. I University to major in engineering — posliked it because, when you touch the solder sibly in the industrial arena. In GE2, she
— soft metal — with the soldering gun, the liked biomedical engineering best. In this
metal melts really quickly and adheres to instance, she said, “We did a dialysis exthe circuit board, like metal glue, to make periment where we had to manage our costs
the connection between the board and the to get the best results for the success of the
wire. It was cool to
machine.”
see and, at the end,
She says studying
it all lit up and did
engineering “really
whatever it was supencourages another
A few, select seats are still open for next
year’s GE2 class. For more information, call
posed to do.”
kind of thinking. It’s
The Chantilly Academy at 703-222-7460.
She signed up for
more problem solvthe class after hearing, and there’s
ing Ozdogan give a
more than one solupresentation about it at an elective fair. Said tion; and it also encourages working in
Beatty: “It hit me that this could be fun. teams.” She, too, says GE2 is a valuable class
Guys naturally know more about engineer- for girls to take.
ing because they’ve had other opportuni“I’d definitely recommend it to other girls
ties — for example, on the robotics team. because it sparked my interest in engineerBut in this class, I felt everyone was on the ing and was beneficial in helping me detersame playing field.” All in all, she said, it mine what I wanted to do in the future,”
was a positive experience.
said Thich. “I didn’t know much about en“Mr. Rothwell always encouraged us to gineering before, so this introduced me to
figure things out and learn more, and he’d it. And the mentors are really helpful. Mine
sit down for 20 minutes with a student, if works as an industrial engineer at Micron,
necessary, to make sure they understood [which manufactures semiconductors], and
something,” said Beatty. “And we got to play I thought what she did was interesting.”
with stuff; I especially liked the power tools
— they get you to your destination quicker.” THROUGH THOSE field trips, said
Christine Beauchene is going to Virginia Ozdogan, “The girls got to meet women
Tech to either major in mechanical engi- who graduated from engineering school a
neering and minor in aerospace engineer- few years ago and now have significant jobs
ing or combine the two. She loved the GE2 in their fields.” Each girl also had her own
course, too. “I’m also on the robotics team, mentor for the class. “A year ago, I promso I had two, different views of guys and ised every student an individual mentor, and
girls working together vs. only girls — and we ended up with 27 for the 24 girls,” said
we got a lot more done,” she said. “For our Ozdogan. “We matched up girls with mensix-week project, my friend and I built a tors in their fields of interests and had them
potato cannon that would launch a glider. solve problems together.”
It felt like it worked smoother than robotEach team had to build a robotic arm to
ics had, and my coed engineering class, last pick up a Styrofoam cup. And, said
Ozdogan, “True to the nature of engineers,
the students at each table came up with a
different solution. I thank all our mentors
for giving their time, talents and treasures
to teach our class of future engineers.”
One of them, Kathryn Laskey, mentored
Mina Recta, who’ll attend the University of
Mary Washington. Laskey was also a GE2
Advisory Board member and is an associate professor of Systems Engineering and
Operations Research at GMU. She, too, had
high praise for The Chantilly Academy’s
groundbreaking engineering program for
girls. “I think this program is outstanding,”
she said. “It’s really good for girls to have
someone who takes an interest in them, and
people in nontraditional fields like science,
math and engineering believe an experience
like this is helpful to them.”
Laskey said the GE2 class was sorely
needed because “girls feel out of place in a
class dominated by boys, and they’re more
willing to assert themselves and take risks
in an all-girl class.” She was pleased to be a
mentor because “when girls are just getting
started in this technical environment, it’s
important to have that support group. Having a female role model and someone the
girls can connect to — and who encourages
them and believes in them — is important.”
She said America’s position in the world
is because of its inventiveness, technical
expertise and ability to turn these assets into
real products. So this class is important both
for the students and the country.
“I was one of five girls and a boy, and four
girls and my brother became an engineer,”
said Laskey. “One of my driving memories
is of my father pounding his fist on the table
and saying, ‘You girls are going to have opportunities your mother didn’t have.’ He
wanted his girls to have choices, and I want
these girls to have the sense of accomplishment that they’re doing something the
world needs. There’s hardly anything more
fulfilling than that.”
“Women bring a more social orientation
and spirit of teamwork,” she continued.
“They want the team as a whole to win, not
them, individually, and these kinds of values are important to the success of our society.”
Area Plans
Review Time
❖ Fairbrook Hotels: Decision about
a new hotel at 14530 Lee Road in
Chantilly. Fairbrook hopes to build a fourstory, 112-room, 60,000-square-foot
structure there.
❖ Luck Stone Quarry: Decision on
Luck Stone’s regular renewal of its special permit to operate.
❖ New Vision Church: Update on
this project’s status. New Vision Community Church wants to establish a new
place of worship at 14927 Lee Highway,
near Gate Post Estates, in Centreville.
Members would initially meet in an existing house on the property, before later
tearing it down and constructing a
23,500-square-foot church.
To Join the Next Class
Roundups
From Page 3
be held at the Fairfax County Criminal
Justice Academy, 14601 Lee Road in
Chantilly.
Issues affecting Asian people, their
communities, families and businesses
will be discussed. Topics include gang
prevention and financial crimes, and
there’ll also be an Asian leader dialogue.
In addition, law-enforcement representatives from local, state and federal agencies will answer questions and discuss
career opportunities with their agencies.
For more information, call Lucy Caldwell
703-246-2253.
From now until June 27, Fairfax County will
accept nominations for changes to its Comprehensive Plan in Sully District. People may
proposed changes to both the zoning and land
use not including transportation, parks and
public facilities. Nominations are then reviewed by Planning Commission staff, which
then prepares an analysis of each proposal.
In November, members of the Board of
Supervisors will appoint citizen task forces
in their districts to review the plans until
March 2009, when VDOT will also weigh
in. Staff and civilian task force reports will
be released in April and May 2009, followed
by public hearings in May and July 2009.
WFCCA Meeting,
June 17
A church, a hotel, a car dealership and a
quarry are among items to be considered
next week by the West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-Use Committee. The members will meet Tuesday,
June 17, at 7 p.m. in the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., in
Chantilly. Cases include:
❖ United Auto Group: Decision about an
Audi, car dealership at Stonecroft Boulevard.
Faith Notes
Centreville Baptist Church will
celebrate 50 years this coming July. If
you have ever attended CBC, visit the
Web site at www.cbcva.org/50years to
sign up for information on all the events
and festivities! Call Wendy Nostheide at
703-830-3333.
Centreville Community Bible
Church Vacation Bible School
2008 - June 22-26 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Discover Jesus’ Miraculous Power together with hypersonic games, great
snacks, stories, and songs. Meeting at
Deer Park Elementary School, 15109
Carlbern Dr, Centreville. Go to
www.ccbc-va.org for registration form.
A Kid’s Basketball Camp will be
held at Jubilee Christian Center, July
21-25, for boys and girls in grades 3-6
(as of Fall 2008). It will be at 10 a.m. 3 p.m., Monday-Friday. The cost is $100
per child.
Reservations and $50 non-refundable
deposit must be in by June 9. Balance of
fee is due by June 23. There will be before and after care available at the
church. 4650 Shirley Gate Rd., Fairfax.
Call 703-383-1170.
Nature Camp: June 23-27 from 9
a.m. until 12 p.m. For rising firstthrough fourth-graders who would enjoy observing and being close to nature
in a day-by-day, outdoor experience.
During camp, children will have an opportunity to worship in God’s natural
surroundings as they play games, sing
songs, read Bible stories and passages,
as well as, create arts and crafts. Come
and celebrate God’s beautiful creation
with us! Lord of Life Lutheran Church,
5114 Twinbrook Rd., Fairfax. Registration
form
at
www.lordoflifelutheran.com.
Summer Olympics Camp: June
30 through July 3rd from 9 a.m. until 12
CAPITAL WORSHIP CENTER
A Multicultural
Spirit Filled Church
of Centreville
• Relevant messages
• Vibrant music
• Live band
• Kids church
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL:
703 530-8100
Rt. 66
Rt. 29
Meeting at:
Centre Ridge
Elementary School
Sundays 10:30 am
Wednesdays 7:30 pm
Rt. 28
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Visit These Houses of Worship
Wellspring Church celebrates this
Fathers Day with Pastor Kendal Brown
preaching, and Myra Flemister as worship leader. “We are called for a
purpose,” is the theme for this discipleship Sunday. Sunday worship is at 11
a.m., at the chapel on Route 29, 13510
Lee Highway, Centreville. The chapel is
on the north side of Route 29, just west
of the Lee Highway-Union Mill Rd. intersection.
Wellspring’s Bible study group called
Living the Questions meets on June 25,
and the Arts and Spirituality group
meets on June 22. Check the Web site,
wellspringucc.org, or call Sara Little at
703-257-4111 for information on these
and other special events.
Wellspring is thoughtful, prayerful,
justice-seeking, and Open and Affirming
to seekers of all backgrounds. ºWorship
is informal.
Rt. 28
p.m. For rising firstthrough fourthgraders that enjoy discovering God’s
love and strength through scripture,
Bible stories, songs, arts and crafts, and
fellowship. Emphasis will be on good
sportsmanship, fair play and communication. Lord of Life Lutheran Church,
13421 Twin Lakes Dr., Clifton. Registration
form
at
www.lordoflifelutheran.com.
Congregation Yad Shalom of
Centreville provides a variety of programs in a traditional format with a
modern flair. It openly invites inquiries
about participation in these activities by
the community. There are a number of
activities for the family for the new year:
· Have a terrific time with the congregation at the Annual Picnic at Bull Run
Regional Park on Sunday, June 15 at 11
a.m. The annual meeting and election
of officers will be included with the
event.
* Join the congregation for a special
Havdalah service and barbeque on Saturday, July 12 at 6 p.m. Call for details.
For further information and/or directions, contact the Congregation at
703-579-6079, or visit the Web site at
www.yadshalom.com.
Shalom Jewish Children is a fun,
hands-on Jewish educational program
for young children based on experiential
learning. Each session is about Jewish
holidays, values and celebrations. Meets
in Centreville at the Rocky Run Recreation Center. Contact Gloria Pioso at
[email protected] or call
703-579-6079.
* Sunday, June, 15, Picnic, Park, 11
a.m.
* These are the days when Shalom
Jewish Children will be followed by
Shabbat services at 10 a.m. Visit
www.yadshalom.com for updates, directions, details, and membership
information. Shalom Jewish Children is
free for members of Congregation Yad
Shalom.
Craft Vendors are needed for
Centreville United Methodist Women’s
Bazaar scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 8
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church,
6400 Old Centreville Road; contact
[email protected].
Attention Crafters: Saint Timothy
School in Chantilly has openings for its
Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 22. Download an application and registration
form at
www.sainttimothyschool.org. Call
Karen Yee at 703-803-0460.
Temple Beth Torah is a Reform
Jewish congregation and member of the
Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) that
meets at St. John’s Episcopal Church in
Centreville. Religious school is held at
Saint Andrew
the Goddard School in Chantilly. The
congregation offers the Northern Virginia Jewish community services that
provide numerous spiritual, educational, support and social opportunities
including religious school for member
children age 3 through Bar/Bat Mitzvah
and confirmation. The congregation
welcomes all members of the community to attend any of its services or
events. Call 703-263-2252 or visit
www.BethTorah.net.
Recovery and Support Care
Groups at New Life: Passion for Community in cooperation with New Life
Christian Church has an ongoing recovery and support groups for people
suffering with various addictions, destructive and dysfunctional behaviors,
or who just need some support. These
groups are a safe place to receive support and healing. Contact Lucy Martinez
at 703-222-8836.
* Recovery Connection (12-step
group), Sunday’s at 9:30 a.m. at
Westfield High in Chantilly;
* Food Freedom (a women’s group;
12-step group), Sunday’s at 9:30 a.m. at
Westfield High in Chantilly;
* Single Mom’s support Group,
Saturday’s at 9:30 a.m. in Centreville
(call for location);
* Authentic Masculinity Men’s Group,
Thursday’s at 7:30 p.m. in Chantilly
(call for location).
CENTREVILLE
Lu t h e r a n C h u r c h
Summer Worship Hours
Meeting at Deer Park Elementary School
8:30 AM and 10:30 AM
15109 Carlbern Drive Centreville, VA 20120
Coffee/Fellowship Hour at 9:30 AM
Bible Study-9:30 a.m.
Worship- 10:30 a.m.
Our mission is to welcome all people,
to grow in our relationship with Christ,
and to serve the Lord
• Programs for Children, Youth & Adults
• Nursery Provided
(703) 815-8860 www.ccbc-va.com Pastor, Gary L. Maines
Braddock Road and Cranoke Street
Centreville, VA 20120
www.saintandrewlc.org
703-830-2768
Tree of Life Bible Church
Mount Olive Baptist Church
6600 Old Centreville Road
703-830-8769
Rev. Eugene Johnson, Pastor
www.mountolive-church.org
“MOVING FROM MEMBERSHIP
TO DISCIPLESHIP!!”
Worship Services:
Sunday Praise & Worship Services:
7:30 am and 10:45 am
Sunday Children’s Church 8:00 am and 11:00 am
Sunday Communion Services
Jonathan & Charla Kelley, Senior
Third Sundays 7:30am and 10:45 am
Sunday School 9:45am - 10:45 am
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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Worth Noting
ONGOING
TUESDAY, JUNE 17
Fair Lakes Farmer’s Market!
Wednesdays — 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sundays — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Fair Lakes Farmers Market, located in
the Whole Foods Parking Lot, is now
open Wednesdays from 3:30-7 p.m.;
and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Host to many great local producers.
This market will continue through the
season, every Wednesday evening and
Sunday morning. Located off the Fair
Lakes Parkway in Fair Lakes.
Learn about Sierra Club Trips and
Local Outings on Tuesday, June 17
from 7:30-9 p.m. Sierra Club
representatives will show slides,
describe upcoming trips and answer
questions. Socializing and
refreshments start at 7 p.m., program
at 7:30 p.m. Lake Anne Community
Center at 1609 Washington Plaza,
North Reston. Free and open to all.
Questions? Contact Linda Burchfiel at
703-506-4310.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
The Rocky Run Community will hold
its Community Yard Sale on Saturday
June 14 from 8 a.m. to noon. The
community is on Braddock Road, near
the intersection of Stone Road.
The Asian Law Enforcement Society
(ALES) and the Fairfax County Police
Department are hosting the first Asian
Community Forum and Dialogue on
Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Topics include gang prevention,
financial crimes, and an Asian leader
dialogue. Also, a career forum, with law
enforcement representatives from local,
state and federal agencies will answer
questions and discuss career
opportunities with their agencies. To be
held at the Fairfax County Criminal
Justice Academy, 14601 Lee Road,
Chantilly. Call Lucy Caldwell 703-2462253.
The Western Fairfax Republican
Women’s Club (WFRWC) will meet
on Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. at
the Sully District Government Center,
4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. The
speaker will be Herndon Mayor
Stephen J. DeBenedittis, who will
discuss how Herndon is handling
illegal immigration. Visit
www.wfrwc.org.
La Leche League of Centreville/
Chantilly will hold its June daytime
meeting on Thursday, June 19, at 10
a.m. The topic is “The Family and the
Breastfed Baby”. Pregnant and nursing
women as well as their children are
welcome to attend. Meeting location is
the Centreville Library, 14200 St.
Germaine Drive. Free. Call a La Leche
League Leader at 703-471-7762 or
571-522-6181.
CENTREVILLE
Mothers First — Chantilly/
Centreville is a nonprofit support
organization dedicated to helping
women who have chosen to alter their
careers to raise their children at home.
Meetings are first and third Thursdays
at 10:15 a.m. at the Centreville
Regional Library,14200 St Germain
Dr., Centreville. Contact 703-827-5922
or www.mothersfirst.org.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
Swing Dances are held every Friday
night at the Dulles Hilton in the Red
Fox Club room with Sue and Gary
Caley. Drop-in beginner lesson
included in price of admission from
8:30-9 p.m. Live music from 9 p.m. to
midnight. Cost is $15. All ages
welcome, large dance floors, air
conditioned. Hilton Washington Dulles
Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road,
Herndon.
❖ June 20, TBA ( and June birthday
dance with cake)
JUNE 20-21
The Great American Scrapbook
Convention will be held Friday, June
20 through Saturday, June 21 at the
Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly. There
will be 175 exhibitor booths and
workshops taught by scrapbooking
pros will introduce both novice and
experienced scrapbookers to new
techniques, ranging from the
traditional photo album, to innovative
cardmaking, to the newest trends in
digital scrapbooking. Go to
www.GreatAmericanScrapbook.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
The Sully Station community will
hold its annual Yard Sale on Saturday,
June 21 from 8 a.m. to noon. Sales
held at individual homes. Lists of
addresses and maps are available June
17-21 in the community center drop
box at 5101 Sequoia Farms Dr.,
Centreville, VA 20120. Contact
Mary:[email protected]
MONDAY, JUNE 23
The Ronald McDonald House
Charities will hold its 24th Annual
Pro-Am Golf Tournament Monday,
June 23 from 8-10 a.m. at the
Westfields Golf Club in Clifton. Some
11 Touring Pros and 10 local MAPGA
Pros will help RMHC golfers learn a
few tricks to enhance their golf game
and help make a difference in the life
of a child. Westfields Golf Club is at
13940 Balmoral Greens Avenue,
Clifton. Touring Pros include Hall of
Fame legend Kathy Whitworth who
has won the most tournaments in
history, Donnie Hammond, Jim
Thorpe, and Nancy Scranton. Local
MAPGA Pros include Jim Estes, Tom
Farris, and Ashley Wolf among others.
Direct Support Professionals
Appreciation week will be
celebrated on Monday, June 23 in the
Forum at the Fairfax County
Government Center, 12000
Government Center Parkway, with a
reception at 8:30 a.m. followed by a
proclamation by the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors at 9 a.m.
Speakers will include Chairman Gerald
Connolly, Supervisor Catherine
Hudgins, and Assistant Deputy
Secretary of Health and Human
Resources Heidi Dix. Contact Robert
Eiffert at 703-324-2544.
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
La Leche League of Centreville/
Chantilly will hold its June evening
meeting on Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m.
The topic is “The Family and the
Breastfed Baby”. Pregnant and nursing
women as well as their children are
welcome to attend. Meeting location is
the Centreville Library, 14200 St.
Germaine Drive. Free. Call a La Leche
League Leader at 703-471-7762 or
571-522-6181.
SUNDAY, JULY 13
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter
will change the time for each of its
remaining 2008 low-cost rabies clinics.
The clinics will now be held from 2–4
p.m. at the animal shelter at 4500
West Ox Road, Fairfax. Sunday, July
13; Sunday, Sept. 14; Sunday, Nov. 16.
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Fairfax Looks To ‘Sister City’
Relationship In Korea
— Julia O’Donoghue
Fairfax May Join
Lawsuit over Prisoners
Fairfax County may sue Virginia if the commonwealth insists
on renting 1,000 prison beds to other states when it could use
them for hundreds of its own prisoners taking up space in county
and city jails.
Supervisors directed staff to look into the possibility of a lawsuit at its June 2 meeting. They also asked officials to return with
the precise number of state prisoners currently housed in the local Fairfax County jail.
County chairman Gerry Connolly said he thought it cost the
locality approximately $125 per day to keep a prisoner in jail and
Virginia reimbursed Fairfax for approximately $14 of that cost.
“It would be interesting to know has cost us [to house state
prisoners] for the last five to 10 years,” said supervisor Gerry
Hyland (Mount Vernon.)
Others expressed concern that the keeping state prisoners in
county jails was eating up the locality’s ability to house offenders.
Fairfax Schools May
Pass on Hybrids
Several Fairfax County School Board members are less than
enthusiastic about automatically replacing the school system’s cars
with hybrid vehicles, a policy change called for by Fairfax’s “cool
counties” initiative.
Each hybrid would cost about $10,000 more for the school system to purchase than a regular vehicle, said the schools chief
operating officer Dean Tistadt. Hybrids also require special motor oil and some maintenance has to be provided by the dealer,
said school board member Tessie Wilson (Braddock.)
Other board members also said several questions remain about
the environmental damage hybrid vehicle waste can cause.
“This is not such a simply swap. What looks like an environmental savings, it could actually be a wash,” said at-large school
board member Tina Hone.
If the school board decides to forego purchasing hybrids, it will
run counter to similar decision made by the Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors. The county government has already started buying hybrid vehicles in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint,
said Fairfax County chairman Gerry Connolly in a recent debate.
“I know they are buying a lot of hybrids,” said Tistadt.
Parents oppose Virginia proposal that could write their
leverage out of special education regulations.
By Julia O’Donoghue
Photos by Julia O’Donoghue
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors endorsed a “sister city”
relationship with Songpa-gu, a district located in the southeastern part of Seoul, Korea.
The supervisors voted to share best environmental, educational
and cultural practices with the Korean locality at its June 2 meeting. The partnership would not require the expenditure of county
funds, outside of e-mails and phone calls, according to supervisor Sharon Bulova.
Songpa-gu has a population of approximately 620,000 people
spread over 34 square kilometers. It has four major subway lines
and three major expressways near it and was the site of the main
stadium for the 1988 Olympic Games.
The Mayor of Songpa-gu, Kim Young Soon, is aware of the large
Korean-American community in Fairfax County and expressed an
interest in becoming Fairfax’s sister city in January. Fairfax County
Public Schools has also been enthusiastic about the relationship,
said Bulova.
Parents Would Lose Rights
Centre View
inda Falkenson’s daughter doesn’t pick up on
the social cues that most
other people do. She suffered from a stroke in utero that
has left her with some challenging emotional disabilities.
At times, the 13-year-old, isolated at school, can make inappropriate comments or talk too loudly.
She doesn'thave full sensation
around her mouth, so she doesn’t
realize that crumbs are on her
chin, according to her mother.
Sometimes Falkenson is the only
person who understands the full
impact of her daughter’s disability. So the Vienna mother does not
understand why Virginia’s Board
of Education would consider decreasing her power over her
daughter’s special education.
Currently, a Virginia school system can only terminate a student’s
special education services with a
parent’s consent. But proposed
changes to special education regulations would revoke this veto
power. Parents would also lose the
right to call additional meetings
with school staff to review their
child’s “individualized education
program.”
“I am my daughter’s best advocate,” wrote Falkenson in testimony to Virginia’s school board.
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MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE, including Falkenson, signed up to
speak before the state school
board at Oakton High School June
2. Most came to oppose the proposed changes in special education
regulations. Parents, students and
other advocates were most concerned about the new limits that
could be placed on parents of children with special needs.
“I know of no families who request services their child no longer
needs,” said Phyllis Yoshida, the
special education representative
on the McLean High School Parent Teacher Student Association.
Several said the change would
end up hurting special education
students and could lead to an increase in litigation on the part of
parents. Without an avenue to secure the services their children deserve, families would be forced to
resort to the legal system, said
many parents at the hearing.
“The Virginia Board of
Education’s proposal to limit parent rights and participation in the
At Oakton High School June 2, Virginia’s Board of Education listened to more than 100 residents testify about
proposed changes to special education regulations.
“The overwhelming
sentiment is that
the parent-school
relationship needs
to be more
balanced.”
— Margaret
Fisher,
Fairfax County
Council of PTAs
“We shouldn’t
give any signals or
do anything to
suggest that
parents are not
welcome.”
— James
Lafferty,
Alexandria
parent of a
child with
autism
“Parents need to
be more involved
because they know
their children
best.”
— Wesley
Robinson,
Woodson High
School special
education
student
special education process can be
summarized in two sentences:
‘Parents, get out of the way and
let us do our job. We’re the professionals.’ If only that were true,”
said Teresa Champion, a Springfield resident whose son has special needs.
The Oakton hearing was the
eighth of nine the state school
board conducted around Virginia.
Complaints about the proposed
limits on parents rights “have been
a constant through out all the public hearings,” said Charles Pyle, director of communications for the
Virginia Department of Education.
One person spoke in favor of the
proposal to eliminate parental
consent during the hearing. Mary
Lou Wall, of the Virginia Council
of Administrators of Special Education, said it doesn’t make sense
to give parents unilateral veto
Special Education
Report
In addition to concerns about
changes in the state law, Fairfax
County special education advocates
are also worried about practices in
the local school system.
In its annual report to the Fairfax
County Public Schools, the school
board’s advisory committee on students with disabilities stated it is
“very concerned that the rights of
students with disabilities are being
violated under [federal law] and
their access to the education available to their non-disabled peers
compromised.”
The committee listed the following as some of the most “prevalent
and pervasive” issues:
❖ Special education screening
committees at local schools will
require a child to fail before they
will test for disabilities thereby
forcing parents to forgo the support
they have already put in place in
order to get services.
❖ High school guidance counselors resist placing students with
disabilities in accelerated classes.
❖ Some children must “work”
their way back to a less restrictive
environment.
❖ Some teachers do not have the
proper training to implement the
individualized learning plans of
students with special needs in the
general education classroom.
❖ Some school administrators
are unprofessional or intimidating
toward parents who are trying to be
advocates for their children.
❖ Some schools fail to provide
reading remediation to students in
middle and high school who have
been successful with accommodations
but
cannot
read
independently.
power over the termination of
their child’s special education services if professionals agree that the
support is no longer needed.
“There is a lot of confusion
about these regulations. This is
about celebrating children who
tested out of special education,”
said Wall.
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Prom
Photos by Steve Hibbard/Centre View
Westfield High
School Prom
Theme: “Dancing in the Moonlight”
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008
Bryant Weiskopf,
Vanessa Storm
Ryan Fisher,
Molly Seltzer
Kyle Cortez,
Carly Greenlief
Jessica Lloyd,
Nick Cirillo
Sharon Kim,
John Kwak
Anthony Eid,
Samantha Syiek
Phil Weinheimer,
Natalie Monte
Sara Cheatwood,
Rob Gerl
Siyoung Jung,
Soo Kim
Laura Bounds,
Brett Hagen
Kaylin Newman,
Ty Ruland
Joyce Kim,
Michael Paik
Jane Morris,
Chad Sussman
LaShonda Haggler,
Alexander Tolson
Jr.
Kyle Goffredo,
Stephanie Bancroft
Kelli Arduini,
Ryan Wever
Chelsey Gordon,
Nick Polera
Brein Jones,
Matthew Manley
Justin Daisey,
Victoria
Zawitkowski
Mike Glennon,
Abby Sams
Steven Tabot,
Natalie Dempsey
Katherine
Freeman, Evan
O’Gorman
Eric Emerson,
Erin Bakke
Brian Obungu,
Jennifer Flather
Kevin Kirby,
Kyley Doty
Mindy Phan, Kurt
Pfisterer
Kate Jarosik,
Richie Brown
Ravi Nath,
Kelley Grenn
Ricardo Peterson,
Mercadie Popluhar
Kim Hunter,
Ahmad Abdullah
Michelle Lopez,
Omid Sanie
Kate Almen,
Oscar Jurado
Prom
Dykstras Have All-Night Party
Amy Dykstra, daughter of Valerie and Craig Dykstra of Centreville, invited
her friends over before and after (all night) the Westfield High Prom. Afterwards the group went to the Melting Pot in Arlington. (From left to right):
Kelly James, Jessi Bishop, Erich Pohanka, Melissa Caskey, Sunny
Elagandhala, Jennifer Suragiat, Ray Fernandes, Marielena Faria, Tanson
Rifenberg, Amy Dykstra, Sarah Pike, Jonathan Goldsmith, Allison Benson,
Alex Kruszewski, Jeanne Jeong, Andrew Freidah, Louis Huard, Ann Marie
McKenzie and Jason Moskowitz.
Martins Host a Prom Gathering
This group of 34 Westfield High School students gathered at the home of Debi and Bob Martin before dining at Clyde’s in
Ashburn and then heading to the Westfield High Prom at the Dulles Hilton. (Top row): Monica Murgia, Daniel Calabrese,
Chris Ercolano, Alison McGrath, Allison Wruk, Dallas Sweezy. (Second row): Starting on steps and going to the tree limb,
Abby Hurlbert, Laton Cooper, Jenna Chin, Tarek Lahlou, Mariam Haider, Bobby Hersey, Leah Troscianecki, Russell Wagoner,
Cate Lightburn, Andy Nye, Heather Doubleday, Shahed Alam, Shana Kohli, Dan Hrebenak, Jessica Jordan and Nate Peterson.
(Bottom row): Jade Jones, Ivan Perilla, Sarah Cowdery, Jeremy Rommel, Jessica Lloyd, Nick Cirillo, Brittany Martin, Cody
Jones, Meredith Murgia, Peter Hawes, Ben Reese, Eden Volbrecht, Garrett Henson and Samantha Henry.
Bakers Have Prom Get-Together
(Above) Jennifer Baker, daughter of Jim and Cheryl Baker, hosted this pre-prom
gathering at their home in Virginia Run for Westfield High seniors. (Front row):
Jennifer Bredthauer, Jennifer Baker; second row: Erik Flading º Zach Tomko; third
row: Chanellel Molano, Holly Chapman; fourth row: Kevin Baynes, James Chilton;
fifth row: Danielle Foglio, Katie Roberts; sixth row: Alex Bishop, Ryan Berry; top
row: Jane Morris, Ashley Wright. Missing: Chad Sussan
Hilarises
Have
Couples
Over
(Right) Dina Hilaris, daughter of Kristine and Stavros
Hilaris of Virginia Run, invited her friends over before
the Westfield High Prom last Saturday. The group
dined at 219 Restaurant in Old Town, Alexandria.
(From left to right): Ginni Baker, Kyle Hoffman, Jillian
Daniel, Zach Gulsby, Katie Stevens, Derek Cassells,
Christy Botten, Will Chantry, Keri Dodds, Jason Choi,
Kayla German, Morrison Mast, Amanda Gibson, Kenny
Tamres, Dina Hilaris, Elliot Blumberg, Alise Morales,
Kent Bailey and Kate Marshall.
Father’s Day Photos
— Compiled by Janet Weinstein
During the Frying Pan Farm Park’s Baby Animal Day, father
Jim Franconeri of Centreville lets daughter Summer, 2, pet
a baby goat while sister Brooke, 3, observes.
Taking a break, father Ken Dwyer of Chantilly cools off with
his children Meagen, Keagan and Nolan. The family had
spent the day getting wet at Splashdown Water Park.
Boasting four generations of Zittles, Walt Zittle
(Centreville), Bill Zittle (Chantilly), Nicki Detwiler and
Hailey Detwiler (Chantilly) enjoy being together for the
holidays. This photo was taken in November 2007 for
Thanksgiving.
Edan Joseph Harrison, 6, and dad, U.S. Army Capt. Edward
Harrison of Centreville enjoying their winter break in December 2007, in El Paso, Texas.
Sailing along on the cruise ship Carnival Legend, Vance Heatwole and
daughter Natalie, 18, of Clifton clink
glasses. The two vacationed in the
southern Caribbean together.
Angela Liu, 5 1/2, with dad Tony at Cub Run Recreation
Center. They live in Centreville.
Showing off his winnings, son Christopher Pewett, 1, shares
his recent piñata prize with father Rob Pewett of Clifton.
The family was all smiles during their day at the Spring
Festival.
Dad James Matthews, daughter Deniece and grandson
Nicholas, 2, go for a Saturday bike ride in 1992. They live
in Sequoia Farms.
George Hsieh with son Aaron, daughter Madison on the
carousel at Busch Gardens. They live in the Paterra division
of Chantilly.
Joel Puckett of Centreville has quality time with daughters
Kate, 8, and Josie, 3.
Gabriel Seymour with his dad Michael at Reston Hospital.
They are waiting for baby brother Nicholas, who is just three
hours old, to come from the nursery to see big brother for
the first time.
Serving as the foundation of a 3-person
pile up, father Steve Schrader of
Chantilly plays with sons Nathaniel,
13, and Jason, 11. The boys were excited about welcoming home their new
puppy, Benny.
Relaxing in the backyard, father Matt of
Clifton loves lazing around with daughters Lauren, 13, and Emily, 9. The
family also enjoys playing with their
dog, Chico, 3.
Saying hello to Piglet, father Joe Sherrier of Chantilly meets
the Pooh character with his children Lucy, Marra and Thomas. The family met Piglet while on vacation in Walt Disney
World.
Mark Hatfield of Greenbriar with sons Josh, 9, Bradley, 8,
and Tommy, 3, enjoy the beach at Tybee Island, Ga., last
summer.
Taking a walk, grandfather Jack Passante of Centreville
carries his granddaughter, Bryce English, with his daughter, Shana Passante English, of Gainesville.
As Chantilly resident J.D. Detwiler
works in the yard, daughter Hailey
watches from her water table. Taken in
June, the two love to have fun in the
summer sun.
After an exciting game of mini golf, Grandpa Rapp of Clifton
pats grandson Adam, 7, of Centreville on the back for a
good game. The family played 18-hole putt-putt at Smugglers Cove during their vacation to Florida in October 2007.
Mark and Gavin McDonald, 14,scuba
diving in the Bahamas at a shipwreck
used in the James ºBond movie,
“Thunderball”. They live in Virginia
Run.
Once finished painting Easter eggs, father Paul Lebahn of
Centreville celebrates the spring holiday with his four sons
Samuel, 8, Kyle, 6, Jack, 3, and Gabriel (5 months).
Proud papa Kenneth Barnum, 28, with
his son Hunter, 6 months, taken on
June 3.
Remembering his college days, father Rob Pewett of Clifton
brings his children Allison, 7, and Sam, 5, to the University
of Virginia campus. Rob enjoyed touring with his kids
around his alma mater.
Robert Markin of Oak Hill plays
“Jungle Dad” with sons Zach, 4 1/2,
and Brady, 1.
Laughing hysterically, father Patrick of Centreville and his
son Adam, 7, whiz around in a tea cup ride. The family went
on a trip to Walt Disney World in October 2007.
Nora Lewis, 5, and her Dad, Ambrose
Lewis from Centreville.º All dressed
up for a night on the town!
Basking in the summer breeze, father Andrew Valosio of
Fairfax cuddles son Renner, 6 months. The pair enjoy
spending time on their backyard deck after dinner during
the early summer months.
While vacationing in Florida, father
James Philipps of Centreville visits the
Tampa Aquarium with daughters
Julianna and Dianna. The family had
a blast on their trip in March 2008.
Spending alone time with “the big kids,” father Tom Berglie
of Chantilly take two of his four children, Abbey, 6, and
Luke, 4, on a campout to Burke Lake Park. The other two
children, newborn twins infants, stayed home with their
Mother, Tara, in Brookfield.
Jeff Hogan and sons Connor, left, and Kyle, bottom, enjoy
the Sequoia Farms annual holiday horse-drawn hayride
through the neighborhood.
Scott Johnson, pictured with his six
children: Christina, 9, Jordon, 7,
Corissa 5, Elijah, 4, Hope, 3 and
Jonathan, 8 months. They live in
London Towne West in Centreville.
Tim Murray of Chantilly with his own
kids and Mom visiting his Dad, Col.
Kevin Murray’s memorial at Arlington
National Cemetery on Memorial Day
2008.
After winning a close football game
during their first season, father Michael
Kehoe of Clifton celebrates the victory
with son Zach, 7.
Pete Gaffney and his kids Patrick 15, Nicholas 13, and
Madalyn 9, at home in Balmoral at Christmas 2007.
Charles David Robinson with 1-year-old son Charles
Alexander in Myrtle Beach, SC, at Cherry Grove Pier on May
Cruising around the Lagoon at Disney World, father Seth
28. They live in Sully Station.
Dryer of Chantilly enjoys time with his sons Jason, 12, and
Justin, 8. The family traveled to Florida for a vacation over
the July 4th holiday in 2007.
Doug Lawrence with his daughter Nianda Robinson, 31,
along with the family pets, Jack Russell Terriers, Cosmo and
Jackie.
Party crashers Rodd Zimmerle and son, Logan had enough
of a recent party.
News
Photo by Steve Hibbard/Centre View
Chantilly High faculty and students who helped win the
Wachovia Cup.
‘Charging’ Up to the Top
Chantilly High snatches first place in
AAA Wachovia Cup for academics.
By Janet Weinstein
Centre View
cribbling on the back of a
piece of homework at 1
a.m., Nejla Izadi wrote
the poem “Jazz,” a narrative about her father’s love for music. The next morning, her teacher
submitted it to the Virginia High
School League’s AAA Wachovia
Cup.
The Wachovia Cup is the highest academic competition of the
year, organized by the Virginia
High School League, and is made
up of eight activities. On May 15,
Chantilly High heard it had triumphed over the other 125 AAA
schools competing. “This is really
the only competition in the state
of Virginia that recognizes academic accomplishments, so
Chantilly High School is really
proud of the win,” said English Department chairman and yearbook
advisor Mary Kay Downes.
Of those eight activities,
Chantilly scored points in five: 45
in creative writing, 40 in debate,
35 in literary magazine, 35 in
newspaper, and 35 in yearbook,
bringing its winning total to 190.
“The AAA class is difficult, so it’s a
really great achievement to win
it,” said Mike McCall, the communications information director of
VHSL.
Academic victory in the
Wachovia Cup isn’t new to the
school. In the past six years,
Chantilly has held the crown, only
briefly giving it up to Westfield
High School in 2007, and George
Washington High School in 2003.
Judges analyzed the work of the
students and awarded points.
Backgrounds of the judges included experts chosen by the College of William and Mary, professionals in the field of journalism,
publication and theatre and local
high school teachers.
“When I saw there were judges
from Virginia universities judging
S
my work, I was like, ‘oh wow!’”
said Izadi.
Fellow creative writing winner,
Abby Acio, shared the enthusiasm.
“My English teacher pulled me out
of class that morning to tell me. I
was very pleased to know that I
was a part of the win. It was a
great honor for me to contribute
in the way I could best, which is
writing,” said Acio.
Students in other fields also
loved the sweet taste of success.
“I was really excited when I heard
that Chantilly won. I thought it
was awesome that the yearbook
award had a significant part in the
overall school-wide victory,” said
Kelly Tarrant, editor of the yearbook.
While some basked in the glory,
others weren’t surprised. “The
yearbook got very prestigious
awards during the year, like the
Pacemaker and the First-In-Show,
so I wasn’t overly surprised when
I heard we won the Wachovia
Cup,” said fellow editor of the
yearbook Maya Ahronovich.
In areas of publication, points
had been announced earlier in the
school year based on when the
teams submitted their work for review. In preparation for the submission, teams traveled all over the
country to perfect their skills. “We
went to conferences and conventions over the course of the year to
get a better critique overall. We
went to one in Richmond, New
York City, Anaheim and Philadelphia,” said newspaper and literary
magazine advisor Brett Zinger.
In honor of the win, the results
were announced over the school’s
PA system and a trophy was mailed
by VHSL to be added to the corridor mantlepiece. “The main win
is bragging rights. It means we’re
the best in state,” said Downes. In
the fall, a certificate will be presented to a student representative
at the first football game of University
of
Virginia
in
Charlottesville.
Teen Charged in School Thefts
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
nstead of enjoying summer vacation, a teenage girl from Centreville will be heading to
court next week on larceny charges. Centre
View is not identifying her because she’s a
minor, but she was a junior at Westfield High — and
police say that’s where she allegedly committed her
crimes.
Fairfax County Police Det. G.G. Broderick detailed
the case against her in a March 6 affidavit for a warrant to search her home for particular items stolen
from her school. Broderick is assigned to the Criminal Investigation Section of the Sully District Station.
He wrote that, on March 6, MPO Luis Munoz,
Westfield High’s school resource officer, contacted
him. According to Broderick, school security had notified Munoz about a series of larcenies that had occurred there during school hours between March 36.
Broderick wrote that, also on March 6, a school
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administrator learned from two, independent sources
that a particular girl in 11th grade was reportedly responsible for the thefts.
Westfield’s security staff questioned her, that day,
about the larcenies and, wrote Broderick, “The suspect [allegedly] admitted she has been the one stealing the items. [She] then relinquished the shoes on
her feet and advised they were one of the items [reportedly] stolen by her.”
The detective noted that the girl allegedly further
admitted she had additional stolen items in her Sully
Station home. And he stated that Munoz was present
during her confession.
Police then notified the teen’s mother and asked
for her cooperation in this case but, wrote Broderick,
she refused to do so and would not give her consent
for police to search her home.
So police obtained a search warrant and executed
it March 6 at 5:25 p.m. They’d hoped to find items
including Apple I-Pods, ear bud earplugs, Ugg boots,
necklaces, bracelets and earrings; however, they did
not seize anything. The teen was charged with the
thefts and has a court date next Thursday, June 19.
Roper Pleads Guilty of Five Crimes
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men approached me. They had shiny material on
their faces and rubber gloves on their hands. I attempted to scream, and one man grabbed me, put
his hand on my mouth and told me to be quiet.”
When she asked what they wanted with her, “They
said they wanted my car,” said the woman. “I told
them to take it. I tried to scream but, again, they put
a hand over my mouth. They tried to get me into
the car. I fought back as much as I could.”
But, she said, “They told me it wasn’t nice to
scream and I should cooperate. The taller one, in
the driver’s seat, said, ‘Make her shut up; if not, get
the knife.’ The shorter individual was in the back
seat with me.” Police said Holland was the taller man,
and Roper, the shorter.
When it became clear they planned to rape her,
the woman complied because, she explained, “I
thought I’d be hurt less. “I was terrified. Up until
that point, I thought I was going to be killed.”
Afterward, they drove her to Chantilly High, next
to Shenandoah Crossing, and Roper stole items from
her purse including her wallet, ATM card, checkbook
and I.D. She said he put a ballcap over her eyes so
she couldn’t see them when they took off their gloves
and masks.
After they fled, she realized she was near her apartment and she ran into the road and flagged down a
Seven Encore
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small truck. She told the driver she’d been raped and
needed help.
He escorted her to her apartment where she told
her roommate and his girlfriend what happened. They
called 911 and she called her parents. Police arrived
and a sexual-assault exam was performed on the victim at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
DURING ROPER’S trial, police Sgt. J.D. Welsh said
he found five pieces of rubber glove in the victim’s
car. Also testifying was Christopher Larson, now of
Oklahoma. In November 1991, he lived in this area
and was an Army specialist stationed at Fort Myer.
On Nov. 2, around 5 a.m., he was driving his truck
near Shenandoah Crossing, on his way to go squirrel
hunting. He said a distraught, young woman with
disheveled clothes flagged him down and said she’d
just been raped.
But no arrests were made until years later when
Roper was convicted of a felony in another jurisdiction and a sample of his DNA was entered into the
Virginia DNA Data Bank. In February 2005, it was
revealed that his DNA matched that found on the
Chantilly rape victim.
Roper was later convicted and sentenced, as was
Holland, after a separate jury trial. In January 2007,
Holland was sentenced to three life terms in prison,
plus 10 years. Following Roper’s guilty pleas, May
28, Judge Bruce White set his sentencing for Aug. 1.
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Encore Theatrical Arts Project presents an
original, Broadway-style musical, “Stepping
Out,” this Saturday, June 14, at 4:30 and 8
p.m., and Sunday, June 15, at 1 p.m. It will be
presented at the Richard J. Ernst Theater,
NOVA Annandale campus, 8333 Little River
Turnpike in Annandale.
This colorful and exciting, song-and-dance
extravaganza takes the audience on the journey
of the making of a show. It’s directed and choreographed by Encore’s founder, Raynor van
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Schools Notes
A Summer Chinese Language
Immersion class called the
STARTALK program for middle school
students will begin July 7-29 in Fairfax.
This summer program will help rising
sixth- to eighth-graders jump-start their
Chinese language skills. In addition to
learning the language, students will also
engage in cultural activities such as the
lion-dance, Chinese Yo-Yo, and Chinese
calligraphy. For more STARTALK curriculum information,
e-mail
[email protected].
The Fairfax STARTALK language class
is Monday through Friday (8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.) from July 7-25, (three
weeks) at Lanier Middle School (3801
Jermantown Road, Fairfax). The classes
will be taught by STARTALK program
certified teachers, also there will be twoday camp on July 28 and July 29.
The tuition is $150, which covers 60
hours of language and culture classes
(20 hours per week) from July 7-25, and
a two-day summer language camp held
on July 28-29. Discount and financial
assistance are available. Parents are responsible for their student’s
transportation to and from the summer
program at Lanier Middle school.
Go to the Experimental Chinese
School Web site at http://
www.nvaecs.org/ and look for the
“STARTALK Summer Language Program” hotlink for registration forms and
detailed information. Students of the
two-day camp may have an opportunity
to win scholarships or an iPod nano. If
you are interested in this unique program, contact the site program
manager, Mrs. Schueen Cher
([email protected] ).
Fairfax County Public Schools
will add the foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) program to four
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and to expand the program to four additional schools for the next school year.
The four new schools are Waples Mill
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FLES in Spanish; Mt. Vernon Woods Elementary in Alexandria, which will offer
FLES in Chinese; and Brookfield Elementary in Chantilly, which will offer
FLES in Spanish. FCPS currently offers
FLES in 25 elementary schools.
Two FCPS students are participating
in a benefit concert for Chinese earthquake victims on June 22.º Yvonne
Chen, a student at Westfield High,
and Jesse Wong, a student at Thomas
Jefferson High School for Science
and Technology, will perform on the
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Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska
Avenue, Washington, D.C.º Although
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Young actors in the Northern Virginia area can learn about the theatre
arts at Young Actors’ Workshop June 2327, from 9 a.m. to noon. This workshop
is open to elementary school students in
rising grades 3-6. Tuition is $100. This
year’s theme “Step into Shakespeare”
will allow the students to explore the
words of Shakespeare in a new way —
with fun songs, scenes, hip-hop, step
dancing, games, and other modern
forms of expression. Sponsored by
Westfield Theatre Boosters and led by
Westfield High School Theatre Arts Assistant Director Zoë Dillard, Young
Actors’ Workshop teaches students basic acting, singing and dancing skills.
Westfield Theatre students will serve as
counselors in the camp.
Westfield Theatre Boosters is still accepting registrations for Young Actors’
Workshop. For enrollment information
about camp, visit the Westfield Theatre
Boosters
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leave a message in the Westfield Theatre
Boosters’ voice mailbox at 703-4886439.
Clifton resident Lee Ziegler
graduated from The Phelps School in
Malvern, PA, on Friday, May 30. During
graduation ceremonies he received the
Howard H. Lyon Outstanding Athlete
award. He was recognized as a TriCounty League and Southeastern
Pennsylvania Coaches All-Star in soccer.
Lee led the Phelps Lions to the TriCounty League Soccer Championship
and also played varsity basketball and
baseball. He formerly played for both
Centreville and Fairfax high schools. He
will play soccer for Philadelphia University in the fall.
News from Colin Powell Elementary
June 13 — Faculty vs. Student Soccer game
June 16 — 6th grade graduation in
the evening
Summer Classes for Retirees —
The summer session of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at George
Mason University runs from June 16th
through July 25th. Registration closes
May 28th. Classes will be held at three
locations: Fairfax, Reston, and the GMU
campus in Loudoun. Find out how exciting your retirement years can be.
Information is available on the web:
www.olli.gmu.edu. For more information, call 703-503-3384 or e-mail
[email protected].
Sean Michael Fitch, a 2006
Centreville High School graduate, made
the Dean’s List at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, and earned a
perfect 4.0 this past semester. Sean’s
parents, Tom and Beth Fitch, are longtime residents of Little Rocky Run. Sean
is working towards obtaining a B. A. in
Arts Administration with an emphasis
on Studio Art. He will be a junior next
fall.
Osher Lifelong Learning:
The New Retirement
By Kerry O’Connor
Centre View
he new face of retirement has senior citizens staying in their communities and
opting for a life where they might become
a volunteer, get involved in the community, or even choose to go back to school.
“The growing number of older adults means the
growth of a significant pool of talent in our community — as employees, entrepreneurs, volunteers, and
community activists,” reads the Fairfax County Committee on Aging’s 50+ Action Plan.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), which is
affiliated with George Mason University, a non-profit
Institute that offers retirees and senior citizens the
option of going back to school and taking university-level courses with peers. Formerly a historic
home, the Tall Woods building located off Roberts
Road just off the GMU campus, is now a second home
to senior citizens who want to keep an active mind
through classes, clubs, and special events.
“It would be a reassuring thing to know that there
are fun things out there you can get involved with
and not just sitting at home knitting or whatever the
stereotype might be,” said Thom Clement, OLLI executive director and former principal at Bull Run Elementary.
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WHEN THE INSTITUTE was established in 1991,
then known as the Lifelong Learning Institute, it had
only 15 members. In 2004 the Institute received a
Bernard Osher Grant and now has two other locations — at George Mason Loudoun and Lake Anne
in Reston — with about 850 members.
Retirees come not for a degree, a career opportunity, or a resume, but for what Clement describes as
the joy of learning.
“Sit down before class, and the seat mate on your
left will be a former infantry officer, talking about
the poetry seminar he’s teaching next semester,” said
Paul Howard, member of the OLLI board and chairperson of the Technology Committee. “The woman
on your right will be chatting about a strategy discussed in yesterday’s Investment Forum.”
OLLI members can choose from practical courses
such as economics and finance or based in interest
such as conversational French and “Lifewriting your
Monologue.” Though history classes tend to be very
popular, the interest in current event classes is so
large they have to rent out space from a local church
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute meeting.
the academic support.”
In addition to transportation, health care, housing, and services, the 50+ Action Plan that strives to
incorporate senior citizens into the Fairfax County
community talks about integrating retirees into a
social community.
“The benefits [of OLLI] start with the mental stimulation and expand to the social integrations,” said
Pat Carroll, OLLI’s president of the Board of Directors. “I have expanded the number of friends and
acquaintances.”
Being part of this community means giving back,
and OLLI keeps its end of the bargain by offering
$2,000 scholarships to GMU students and having
members serve on a variety of university boards.
Clement explains this sense of reciprocity is important because OLLI is a non-profit institution that relies on volunteers from the GMU faculty and the
Fairfax Country community to come and teach
classes.
Though the teachers do not receive a salary, Clement says most of the teachers feel they receive other
non-monetary benefits such as an engaged audience
that keeps them on their toes and students who bring
an entire life of experience. Of course, one of the
other benefits is the absence of homework, which
both students and teachers can appreciate.
“It’s funny, because if there is a teacher that assigns homework, our members will say ‘she’s tough,’”
Clement said. “It’s popular though, because they like
to be challenged like that.”
OLLI members pay an annual fee of $350 that gives
them access to over 250 courses offered in four terms
over the course of the year. Summer classes are often taught in one sitting to accommodate vacation
schedules. Registration for summer term is still open
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Chargers Add State Title to Trophy Case
Chantilly beats
Oakton, 12-5, to win
VHSL state title.
By Paul Frommelt
Centre View
hroughout this season, the
Chantilly boys lacrosse team’s
motto was – one more. One
more pass, one more shot, one
more goal, one more win, one more title.
After beating Oakton, 12-5, to win the
program’s first ever Virginia state lacrosse
title on Saturday night at Westfield High
School, head coach Kevin Broderick and the
Chargers are left with nothing else to accomplish.
“I guess we have a new motto,” said senior defender Mike Quigg. “No more.”
So now, only days after adding the
program’s first state title to their first
Concorde District title and Northern Region
title, there’s nothing else to achieve for this
historic Chantilly team. No team on their
schedule that they haven’t beat during their
20-0 undefeated season. No titles that they
haven’t won. No preseason goal that they
haven’t reached. No more.
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“That’s exactly my problem,” said
Broderick with a laugh. “We were so focused
on doing it one game at a time and one more
and we accomplished it, I guess there was
a sense of relief. It has taken a few days to
really enjoy the moment and understand
what we accomplished.”
Broderick is now filling his time with collecting equipment and meeting with underclassmen to devise an offseason workout for
next year.
QUIGG ENTERED this season hoping for
one more chance. A linebacker for the
Chantilly football team that advanced to
the AAA Div. 6 Virginia state title game,
Quigg remembered what it felt like to fall
one game short of a state crown. Heading into the Chargers’ matchup with
Oakton, Quigg was determined to not feel
that way again.
“I was not going to lose that game. I
was determined to win it,” he said. “It was
my dream going into high school to win a
state championship. To get that chance to
do it was awesome.”
Despite the fact that Chantilly held a 30 season series advantage over the Cougars heading into the game, outscoring
Oakton 26-16, the Chargers felt the pressure immediately after beating Western
Albemarle in the state semifinals.
“Whatever happened tonight, it doesn’t
mean anything unless we win on Saturday,” Broderick remembers his seniors
telling the team. “You have to finish what
The Chantilly Chargers celebrate winning the program’s first-ever Virginia state tournament title.
“I was not going to
lose that game. I was
determined to win it.
It was my dream
going into high school
to win a state
championship. To get
that chance to do it
was awesome.”
—Chantilly senior Mike Quigg
you started out to do.”
That sense of urgency showed as the
Chargers jumped out to a 4-0 lead at the
end of the first quarter and a 5-2 lead at
halftime.
“We knew that if we played our game,
everything would go our way,” said junior goalkeeper Derek Kegerreis. Oakton
pulled within one goal at 6-5 near the end
of the third quarter, but the determined
Chargers scored the final six goals of the
game to skate to a 12-5 victory.
As was the case during the regular season, the Chargers relied on their senior
leadership to pull ahead. Senior Corey
Aferiat led the Chargers with three goals
and two assists, senior Joe Fratter added
three goals and seniors Jake Nolan and
Ian Mills contributed two goals.
“It was an uphill battle for sure,” said
Broderick. “While we had a quiet confidence about us and we talked all week
about what we had to do, for me, it was
just one more game.”
AAA State Champions
AAA Baseball
James River High School
(James River 10, Colonial Forge 0)
AAA Softball
Hickory High School
(Hickory 4, Battlefield 2)
Girls Lacrosse
Oakton High School
(Oakton 20, Chantilly 11)
Boys Lacrosse
Chantilly High School
(Chantilly 12, Oakton 5)
AAA Boys Soccer
Deep Run High School
(Deep Run 1, Robinson 0)
AAA Girls Soccer
Robinson Secondary School
(Robinson 2, Battlefield 1)
AAA Boys Tennis Team
Robinson Secondary School
(Robinson 5, Mills Godwin 4)
AAA Girls Tennis Team
Mills Godwin High School
(Mills Godwin 5, Jefferson 1)
AAA Boys Tennis Singles
Drew Courtney, Robinson Secondary School
(Courtney def. Fraser)
AAA Girls Tennis Singles
Katie Blow, Mills Godwin High School
(Blow def. Pappas, 6-4, 6-1)
Sports
Westfield Crew National Team (including alternates): Back row: Justin Aid, Chris
Thomas, Chase McAleese, Peter Schlatter, Matt Mancini, Joey Angelo, Mike McDonnell,
Grant Bowden, Peter Malm, Perry Cox, Craig Trumbull, Alec Sieber, Murphy Luatua,
Kirk Dennis, Ryan Hilker, Paul Lorenzi. Second row: Sydney Davidson, Amy Gregory,
Rachel Johnson, Victoria von Rinteln, Kelsey McGarvey, Alexandra Toma, Ellie
Goodman. Front row: Alex Fagan, Erin Friedlander, Carrie Capps, Sarah Obarowski,
Lauren Baker, Stasia Schlatter, Brooke Garrity, Ariel Raguso, Chris Falcetti, Andrew
Gilbride. On ground: Ken Storch.
Westfield Crew Competes at Nationals
he Westfield Crew team, in only its fourth
season, competed at the Scholastic Row
ing Association’s National Championship
Regatta in Oak Ridge, TN, on May 2324. The men’s top varsity eight rowed through two
heats to reach the semi-finals finishing 17th out of
36 boats, and the men’s second varsity eight also
made it to the semi-finals finishing 11th out of 16
boats. By placing both of its top men’s boats in the
semi-finals was an accomplishment achieved by only
eight other teams in the country. The Women’s top
varsity eight, which won a bronze medal at States,
had a faster time than six other schools but was unable to advance to the semi-finals.
These results were consistent with the impressive
performances throughout the season by both the
men’s and women’s teams and further extended the
success the team achieved at last year’s Nationals.
These boats were able to qualify to race at Nationals
as a result of their superior performances at the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championship Regatta on
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May 10. Also at the state championship, the men’s
third eight made it the finals finishing fourth and
the women’s second varsity eight and the women’s
third eight advanced to the finals with each finishing sixth. Further, the prior week at the Ted Phoenix
Lower Boat Championship Regatta, the men’s fourth
eight captured a silver medal.
“This year was the first year that we had a few
rowers who had rowed all four years. That will be
more common going forward which should lead to
even better results,” said head coach Erik Nienaber.
“It will be exciting to see what happens next year.”
Another first for the team this year was that senior
Victoria von Rinteln received first team All-Met recognition along with senior Sarah Obarowski and junior Peter Malm receiving Honorable Mention status.
For more information about the Westfield Crew
team, visit the team’s Web site at
www.westfieldcrew.org, or be sure to stop by the
Westfield Crew location at the WHS Bulldog Barbecue on Aug. 24, 2008.
Sports Briefs
The McDonald’s Family Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C., and
Baltimore will be hosting the 15th annual
McSoccerfest on June 21 and 22 in Columbia, Md. The event is free to the
public and fun for the whole family.
Putt for a purpose and help raise
funds and awareness for MS at the MS
Longest Day of Golf to benefit the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society.º Get
a foursome together and spend an entire
weekday in July, August or September
playing golf at an area club like participating sponsors Burke Lake Golf Center,
Chantilly National Golf and Country
Club, Pinecrest Golf Course, Twin Lakes
Golf Course, Westfields Golf Club, and
Jefferson District Golf Course.º The golf
courses donate greens fees, and all participants agree to meet a fundraising
minimum of $125 to help end MS.º To
register or learn more, contact the National Capital Chapter at 202-296-5363
or visit www.MSandYOU.org.
The SYA Jaguars are looking for talented and committed players at various
positions as the team competes to move
up to NCSL Division 4 for the Fall U-16
season. The team is headed by ‘A’ licensed
coach Christian Cziommer, who emphasizes skill and player development in a
positive but challenging environment.
Competes in the Fall and Spring seasons,
two tournaments in each, winter training
and indoor leagues and informal summer
training. Tryouts are scheduled June12
from 7:10 to 8:40 p.m. at SYA Field of
Dreams #2. Contact coach Christian
Cziommer at 571-234-7073 or manager
Duff Scudder at 703-626-0128, email
[email protected]. Visit the SYA
Travel Web site at www.syasoccer.org/
travel for further information.
The Ronald McDonald House
Charities will hold its 24th Annual ProAm Golf Tournament Monday, June 23
from 8-10 a.m. at the Westfields Golf
Club in Clifton. Some 11 Touring Pros
and 10 local MAPGA Pros will help
RMHC golfers learn a few tricks to enhance their golf game and help make a
difference in the life of a child. Westfields
Golf Club is at 13940 Balmoral Greens
Avenue, Clifton. Touring Pros include
Hall of Fame legend Kathy Whitworth
who has won the most tournaments in
history, Donnie Hammond, Jim Thorpe,
Fairfax Bulldogs Win Battle of Balls Bluff
With a three-point jumper from the corner by Patrick
Lawless with 6 seconds remaining on the clock, the
Fairfax Bulldogs defeated a very strong Arlington Thunder team to win the First-Annual Battle of Balls Bluff
Tournament. (Front row): Joe Katchmark. Patrick Lawless, Sean Thompson; (Middle row): Evan Gray, David
Liddle, Zachary Sheahan, Dylan Lapinsky, Michael Fox,
Zack Hess; (Back row): Coach Thompson, Coach
Katchmark, Coach Liddle.
Tennis Teams Says Thanks
The Centreville High School Varsity Tennis Team seniors would like to
thank Coach Guarraia for coaching the team. Two of the seniors, Robert and Joey, have been part of the team for all four years of their high
school career. (Pictured): Centreville High Varsity Tennis seniors Joey
O’Connor, Drake Diamond, Erianda Elvarizi and Robert Kistner.
and Nancy Scranton. Local MAPGA Pros
include Jim Estes, Tom Farris, and Ashley
Wolf among others.
The 16th annual Catholic Charities golf tournament will take place
Monday, June 30 at 1 p.m. at International Country Club on Route 50 in
Chantilly. Features a putting contest and
silent auction. The $275 registration fee
covers lunch, access to the putting green
and driving range beginning at 11 a.m.,
and beverages during the tournament.
Also included are greens fee, golf cart,
goody bag, a cocktail reception, and dinner. To register or assist as a sponsor or
donor, call 703-841-3835. Go to
www.ccgolfclassic.org
and
www.ccda.net. The address is 13200 Lee
Jackson Highway, Fairfax.
The Ashburn-based NOVA “NFL”
Youth Flag Football League 2008
Fall League Season registration is now
taking place online at www.novaflag.com.
The League is open to all children ages 514 years of age. Practices begin in late
August with games running through to
See Briefs, Page 23
Pink Bubblegum Volleyball Takes Prize
The Pink Bubblegum volleyball team became the SYA champions in the grade
4-6 division on May 21. They finished first place in the regular season then won
an exciting match in the finals to secure the tournament win. The players are: (back
row, left to right): Chrissy Jacksta, Bethany Murray, Sarah Haque, Ashley Little,
Alex DeLaRosa, and Coach Jenny Murray; (front row, left to right) Jordan Boyce,
Deonnah Pajela, Paige Shervanick and Meagan Jimenez.
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Chargers Fall in State Finals
Oakton girls lacrosse beats Chantilly, 20-11, to win third
consecutive state title.
By John C. Marcario
Centre View
akton’s girl lacrosse
team had a three hour
practice the day before
it played Chantilly for the VHSL
AAA state championship. The Cougars had already lost to the Chargers twice this season and coupled
with the fact that the two-time
defending state champions have
been overlooked as title contenders most of the year, Oakton entered the game with plenty of
motivation. It showed as Oakton
scored early and often and dominated the game, winning 20-11 at
Westfield High School on Saturday
night.
“We wanted everything. We
wanted the satisfaction. We
wanted to prove everybody
O
AAA VHSL Lacrosse
wrong,” said senior Erin
Sensabaugh, who tallied five
goals.
The state finals game was never
in doubt as Oakton scored the
game’s first three goals. Chantilly
briefly got back into the contest,
scoring two in row, but Oakton
then ran away with it.
Prior to the Concorde District
tournament, Oakton was 4-4 on
the season and didn’t look a team
destined to three-peat as state
champs. They advanced to the
semifinals but lost to Chantilly
before going on to win the Northern Region championship. The
Cougars were nearly bounced
from the state tournament as they
escaped with a 12-10 win over
Loudoun Valley in the semifinals.
Calling that game a wake up
call, Oakton head coach Jean
Counts
said
the
teams
rollercoaster season gives the title
a different feeling than winning it
last year, when Oakton was the
heavy favorites.
“This year is especially nice and
as we had a lot of naysayers in the
beginning,” Counts said.
Chantilly, the Concorde District
Tournament champions, fell behind early and could not keep up
with the potent Oakton attack.
“It was just too much for us tonight. Oakton came out ready to
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Chantilly’s Katie Stillwell guards Oakton’s Ashley Kimener.
win it. They are used to it, they
have been here before,” said
Chantilly head coach Michele
Gates, whose Chargers fell in the
region final to the Cougars, 14-12.
The Chargers were led by Brittany
Griel’s four goals.
Gates said she expects her team
to be playing in the state tournament finals again next season.
Oakton’s offense came alive in
the state tournament, averaging
19.7 goals while giving up 8.7 per
game.
Tory Morgan, who was consistent since the regional tournament, was peppered with Chantilly
shots but made a number of nice
saves as Morgan was able to be
more aggressive, playing with such
a large lead.
Against Chantilly, senior Ashley
Kimener had seven goals and two
assists, bringing her. Kimener, who
Counts calls the best player
Oakton lacrosse has ever had,
missed most of last year’s state title
game after getting two yellow
cards in the first half. Despite losing to Chantilly twice this season,
Kimener said the magnitude of the
championship game was the difference this time.
“Mainly it was the state game,
we wanted it and we were not
going to lose to them,” Kimener
said.
The practice Oakton had before
the championship game was the
teams 63rd on the season. Even
though they Cougars have six seniors on their roster, players said
the practice was needed to fine
tune their game.
“I was glad we had it,” Kimener
said.
“It was just too much for us tonight. Oakton came out ready to
win it. They are used to it, they have been here before.”
—Chantilly head coach Michele Gates
Sports
Virginia Elite 18s “Beast of the East” Championship Gold Medal Team
The Blast pictured after receiving their finalist trophies at Occoquan Regional Park.
(Front row, left to right) Natalie, Alli, Miranda, Cori, Dani, and Sara; (second row):
Grace, Emily, Brianna, Devin, Jessie, Danielle, Lacy, and Brianne; and (back row)
visiting trainer Todd Hamlin and Coach D.
CYA Blast in Virginian Tourney
Virginia Elite 17s East Coast Championship Gold Medal Team
The CYA Blast U-12 Girl’s soccer team had one
tremendous weekend. The girls went undefeated
through four games over the Memorial Day weekend in The Virginian Soccer Tournament to earn
a place in the finals. During this run they defeated
previously unbeaten teams from Virginia Beach
and Fredericksburg by decisive margins. The girls
fought hard in the championship game against a
strong opponent from Chicago. However, an early
goal by their opponent ended up being the difference as the BLAST lost a tough match 1-2. Over
the course of the weekend tournament, the Blast
scored 12 goals and only gave up five powered by
a quick offense, strong goalkeeping, and a swarming defense. The CYA Blast is coached by Darren
McKnight and Sean Fitzsimmons and is trained
by Total Futbol led by Nadir Moumen and Karl
Gibbons.
Virginia Elite Volleyball Sweeps
East Coast Championships
Virginia Elite Volleyball Club swept the 18-, 17and 16-year-old divisions of the East Coast Volleyball Championships held in Pittsburgh over Memorial Day weekend.
Virginia Elite 18s won the “Beast of the East”
Competition with a 6-0 record against the East
Coast’s toughest competitors, while Virginia Elite
17s won thrilling matches against strong opponents
to claim the gold in the 17s Championship Division title. Meanwhile, Virginia Elite 16s faced tough
competitors from Canada, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio but remained undefeated with a record
of 9-0, wining the gold medal in 16s Championship Division.
Virginia Elite 15s also brought home gold Memorial Day weekend by winning the 15s Division at the
South Atlantic Championships held in Richmond.
All four Virginia Elite teams will represent the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area at the U.S. Volleyball Association National Championships in Dallas,
TX, June 26-July 5, 2008.
“This week, our teams won four championship titles
through hard work, dedication and teamwork,” said
John Teifer, College Recruiting Director for Virginia
Elite. “The competition was extremely tough, but all
of our players’ hard work paid off. We’re incredibly
proud of all of our players and coaches and their
championship achievements.”
Virginia Elite 16s East Coast Championship Gold Medal Team
Sports Briefs
From Page 21
the end of November. Visit the Web site
at www.novaflag.com
Online registration is available now
for fall SYA sports at www.syasports.org.
Fall sports include: football, cheerleading,
field hockey, soccer, Babe Ruth, cross
country, baseball and softball. Register
early to avoid late fees and assure team
placement. Visit the sport on the SYA Web
site. Registration for summer sports including basketball, track & field and rugby
is also still available. Register now before
summer registration closes.
Virginia Elite 15s South Atlantic Championship Gold Medal Team
Now registering for Summer Sports
Camps at Growing Footsteps in
Centreville and Fairfax. Fit Kids is offering 9:30-11:30 a.m. camps with full day
programs available. Soccer, basketball,
multi sports, track and field camps. Call
703-830-1010 in Centreville.
The CYA ’94 Dragons (U13 girls,
ODSL Division 2) are looking for dedicated players committed to developing
technical skills and consistently improving as soccer players. The Dragons’
coaches/trainers have decades of experience coaching in NCAA, WAGS, ODSL,
and in other leagues and in playing the
game. Contact Coach John at 703-9611172 or email at [email protected] and
[email protected]. E-mail both
coaches to ensure a reply.
High school football officials are
needed. No experience is necessary. The
Northern Virginia Football Officials Association (NVFOA) is seeking new members
for its 2008 training class who can become
on-field game officials and electronic
clock operators for games at the youth,
middle school, and high school levels
throughout the metropolitan area. This is
the sole supplier of football officials to all
high schools in the counties of Arlington,
Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, and
Fauquier. Also supply officials to numerous private schools in Northern Virginia,
Maryland, and the District. Seeking men
and women 18 or older. Go to
www.NVFOA.com or you can contact the
commissioner, Dennis Hall at 540-8371316 or email [email protected].
Brookfield Swim Club, located at
13615 Pennsboro Drive, Chantilly, currently has memberships available for the
upcoming 2008 summer season. If you
are looking for a fun, family-friendly
place, then BSC is where you want to be.
Enjoy the new clubhouse, the water slide,
social events and so much more. Go to
www.brookfieldswimclub.org.
Employment
Zone 4:
• Centreville
OUTSIDE SALES
MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST
Full or part time Sales Rep needed.
Earn $25 per account. College students
welcome. Call: 703-961-9111
Lansdowne/Leesburg ophthalmology
practice seeks capable, motivated and
dependable FT receptionist. Previous
experience in medical office a plus but
not required. Fax resume to
703.757.0592
COLLEGE
STUDENTS
& ‘08 H.S. GRADS
SUMMER WORK!
MASSAGE THERAPIST
703-359-7600
TEACHERS, ASSISTANTS & SUBS
Seeking Degreed / Experienced
Teachers, Co-Teachers, Assistants
and Subs for Non-Profit Child Care
Center in Chantilly. COMPETITIVE
SALARY and OUTSTANDING
BENEFITS. Call today to become
part of our “Westfields Family”
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WASHINGTON RADIOLOGY
ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Washington Radiology Associates, P.C. is a
private physician-owned medical practice
with full-service imaging centers located
throughout DC, VA, MD. We offer the latest technology supported by a staff dedicated to quality patient care. To meet our diverse and growing practice needs, we are
looking for experienced medical
professionals for the following positions
located in Northern Virginia:
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Mammography Techs
Manager (DC)
Medical Receptionist/Assistant
Patient Account Rep (VA)
Patient Scheduling Rep (VA)
Registered Nurses (DC)
Sono Techs
Qualified applicants please submit your
resume and salary requirements to:
WRA, Human Resources,
3015 Williams Dr. #200,
Fairfax, VA. 22031, Attn: HR
or Fax: 703-280-5098
Email: [email protected]
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All Ages 17+, Conditions Apply
(703) 817-1390
Need an Extra $500 - $1000
per mo. to pay Bills ??
Experienced MassageTherapist to share office space with Wellness Practitioner in the
City of Fairfax. Experience in Shiatsu, Acupressure and/or Myofascial Release(ART)
massage a plus. The office availability
would be mornings and afternoons Monday
through Saturday. Please fax or email a resume. Fax#: 703-273-7056 Email address:
[email protected]
Part-Time Front Desk
Fair Lakes Area
Christian Preschool
Reston, Teacher & Asst. Teacher positions, 3 mornings/week, Asst. Teacher
position 4 afternoons/week. Degree or
CDA required for Teacher. Please call
703-437-1127 or fax to 703-391-0865.
Loan Processing Assistant
needed for business development company. Proficiency with MS Word, Excel
and office equip required. Additional
duties will include the coordination,
collection and review of loan docs. Must
be comfortable communicating and
interacting with clients. Ideal candidate
will have bank experience in Loan Processing/Closing. Please call 571-3330073 for more info.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
(Chantilly, VA)
Dulles, Virginia based HVAC service contractor needs several dynamic customer service
associates who can uphold our "Five Star"
service commitment to our customers.
Ideal candidates must have/be:
• Minimum 1 year customer service experi
ence
• A clear phone voice
• Strong customer skills
• Strong computer skills
• Flexible
• Comfortable in a team environment
• Reliable
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication and follow
through
If you think you meet these requirements contact us for an interview. Dispatching experience a plus! Great career advancement opportunities! Only drug-free candidates will be
considered. Excellent wages & benefits.
Hours: 8am – 5:30pm 4 days a week, 1 flex
day 1pm-10pm, and 8am – 12pm every other
Saturday.
Email resume to:
[email protected]
ANOVA SENIOR KARE (Reston Va. based) is looking for the best of
the best. Do you want to go home at the end of your shift knowing
you made a difference in the life of a family? If so, you may meet the
qualifications to be an ANOVA SENIOR KARE caregiver. Are you the
kind of person who’s trustworthy enough to become part of someone’s
family? Are you ready for more than the next job, are you ready for a
career? ANOVA SENIOR KARE is looking for Caregivers ($10/hr) &
CNA’s ($11/hr) with several years of experience in home care or
another caring field. Must have valid drivers license and dependable
car. Some agencies want warm bodies, we want warm hearts. Call us
today for a personal interview and to learn about our competitive compensation and flexible schedules. Call 703-621-4825, option 5.
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CAKE DECORATOR,
FLAT BREAD BAKER
P/T for Retail Bakery in Chantilly.
Possible opporty for F/T. Exp required.
Call: 703-961-9222
DENTAL ASSISTANT
Family practice located in Burke needs
Bright, Energetic person to join our team
3-4 days per week. Fax resume to:
703-591-3522
Experienced Vet Tech
PT Tech needed for a fast-paced, 4 doctor
AAHA-certified animal hospital. Tech skills
fully utilized. Excellent pay and benefits,
flexible hours. Please call 703-451-1995
CAD
Receptionist/Front Desk person.
Must have excellent Customer Service skills and a great disposition.
20-25 hrs per week. Working 1-5
Mon-Thurs and every other Fri 9-2.
Perfect for mothers or students looking for part-time hours. $11/hour.
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Asst Manager Trainee for Retail location at Fairfax Circle. Energetic,
must enjoy people. No Sundays.
Call Audrey at : 703-691-9068.
703-917-6464
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FACILITIES ENGINEER
NCSC seeking qualified Facilities Engineer to perform basic operations and
maintenance at our Class A HQ campus
in Herndon, VA. Duties include general
building maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting and repair of all electrical
systems, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC.
Required: H.S. degree or equivalent and
3-5 years experience including working
with energy management systems, universal CFC certification, knowledge of
ICC, NFPA & NEC codes, and valid driver’s license. Desired: HVAC, electrical or
operating engineers license, knowledge
of Trane Tracer & Summit systems,
OSHA Standards. We offer a great workplace and excellent compensation pkg.
Apply on-line at: www.nrucfc.coop.
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POOL MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN
Local swimming pool company is seeking a pool technician for weekly services,
openings, closings and small repairs.
Must be reliable and have good driving
record. Contact Dave Cox at Lewis
Aquatech 703-631-2800 ext 16 or email
[email protected]
Chiropractic Assistant
Chiropractic Assistant wanted for a Wellness Center in the City of Fairfax. The candidate for this position would assist the
practitioner with patient treatment and learn
alternative therapies to include NAET, nutrition and detoxification protocols. Other
responsibilities would include greeting patients, ordering supplies and maintaining organization in treatment rooms. Hours of operation are Tuesday and Thursday 1 to 7pm
and Wednesday, Friday and one Saturday
per month 9 to 1pm. Please fax or email a
resume. Fax #: 703-273-7056.
Email address: [email protected].
PART TIME RECEPTIONIST
(Morning Shift)
Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
(RVIA), Reston, VA, seeks a person to
job share and effectively hold down a
full-time receptionist position to handle
calls, greet visitors, enter market
information data from survey forms and
assist with membership activities and
office services projects. Candidates
must be experienced, personable and
detail-oriented. Excellent telephone
skills and some computer knowledge
expected. Data entry experience a plus.
Hours are from 9AM to 1PM. Some
company benefits such as holiday, sick
and vacation days. Also eligible for
profit sharing and 401(k) participation
after one year depending on hours
worked. Congenial environment. Fax
resume to: Human Resources at 703620-5071 or email to [email protected].
Employment
Zone 4:
• Centreville
HOUSE CLEANERS
ADMIN ASSIST
PT/FT. M-F. Day work. Sal. range $10-14/hr.
Will train. Car necessary. Call 703-255-0746
P/T in C’ville. 15-20 hours/week. $10-12
per hour. Flex hours. Growth opporty.
Call: 703-222-4665, Fax: 703-222-5034,
E-mail: [email protected].
P/T KENNEL / VET ASSISTANT
P/T position available at animal hospital in
Herndon. Duties include basic animal care
and cleaning. Flexible hours, will train.
Apply at 500 Elden St., Herndon, VA.
Please phone or fax:
Call: 703-437-5655, Fax: 703-437-9238
LISCENSED VETERINARY
TECHNICIAN
Needed for full service Veterinary
Hospital in Chantilly.
Call: 703-868-8202
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SALON
Well Established Salon since 1983 in
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following positions.
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Small animal hospital in Herndon looking for responsible, energetic individuals.
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PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF CLIFTON
June 21, 2008
Notice is hereby given that the Clifton Town Council will hold a
Public Hearing on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 10 am at Mayor
Tom Peterson’s meeting room, 7150 Main Street, Clifton, VA
20124 to discuss the Fiscal Year 09 Budget. All interested parties are invited to attend to express their views. Town residents
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side mirrors, Keyfob (all doors)
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That’s what I’m hearing on the radio;
on the 8s, on the 4s, pick a number, pick
a station, television, too; the implication
being that “real-time” is somehow new
and better — and different — and to
your driving advantage, than non “realtime.” All of which is of great comfort to
us Washington DC Metropolitan area
commuters because the last thing any of
us Washingtonians need is
misinformation. We receive enough of it
already. Moreover, given the fact that
typically we are out and about
attempting to go somewhere when we
hear this misinformation, misinforming us
as how to best get there seems contrary
to the greater good.
Now, every time I hear “real-time” I
can’t help wondering exactly what traffic
information I have been receiving for the
past 30 years. Was it fake-time traffic?
Was it old-tyme? (No, that’s Schmidt’sbrand bread.) Was it given at the right
time? Was it even reported at a useful
time? And at what time, and under what
circumstances, did “real-time” all of a
sudden become timely?
Certainly these are all questions above
my pay grade, as the expression is so
often heard in Washington, but
somebody, somewhere has to be
responsible. When I consider (shudder at
the thought, actually) how much time,
real or otherwise, I spend — and have
spent — commuting (idling more than
anything, it seems), and how frequently I
have been listening to the radio — more
specifically listening to what I thought
were up to the minute and accurate
traffic reports; and now to find out, that
after all those years, all those bullets I
sweated, all those bathroom breaks I
couldn’t make, may have all been for
naught, and not because of the truth,
either. But, because the traffic reporters,
traffic observers, traffic readers, etc.,
were providing useless traffic information
(but in a timely fashion of course),
fictionalizing what is, for many of us, the
worst part of our day; someone should
suffer, other than us commuters, that is,
for the unnecessary consequences of
these traffic inactions.
Now I’m not naive enough to think
that had the traffic reports always been in
“real-time” (meaning/inferring that the
traffic reports are for the current
commuting situation at the time the
report is being given/heard), that my
commuting would somehow have been
drastically different. No, I’m many things,
but stupid and delusional I’m not.
However, as a former adolescent who
grew up watching George Reeves play
Superman on television — in black and
white, no less — fighting for “truth,
justice and the American Way,”
misinforming the American public in the
manner and the consistency I’ve
described seems hardly truthful, just or
the American Way.
Learning that we’ve been deceived,
(apparently) since the traffic is now “realtime” hurts. It makes me wonder, that if
the American public can’t be trusted
enough to be given honest, accurate and
timely traffic reports, of all things — for
fear of whatever, then what other
information have we not been given? On
the one hand, it’s only traffic; but on the
other hand, maybe it’s symptomatic of a
much deeper problem. Trust is a
wonderful feeling; to be sure; when you
can be trusted. No matter the time.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for
The Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
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&
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Centreville
REDUCED!
Wonderful open
NEW LISTING!
floor plan w/2-car
Sully Station end
garage townhome
garage in South
w/all the
Riding! Large centrimmings!
ter island kitchen
Meticulously mainand expansive
tained home w/new
counter tops!
carpet, fresh paint
and a professionally
Fireplace! Fenced
landscaped & fenced
in rear yard! Fresh
yard! Open floor
paint! Great
plan! Palladium
location in walking distance to pool,
windows! High ceilings thru-out! 2 gas
tennis courts and shopping! $379,900 fireplaces! Absolutely gorgeous! $399,988
DAVID CHABOT
Realtor, Associate Broker,
Accredited Buyer
Representative
703-628-6939
JO ANN L. PROCIV, GRI
AMY TRUMBULL, GRI
ASSOCIATE BROKER
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S
O
L
D
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This front
porch, centerhall colonial
shines above
the rest! 4 BRs,
2.5 BAs, welcoming family room w/stone fireplace, kitchen w/eating-area and picturesque
bay window, walkout basement leading to
huge, park-like yard which backs to treed
common area. Simply the best! $519,900
Centreville
3 BR, 2 1⁄2 BA Split Level Newer Roof, AC,
Windows Semi-Rem. Kitchen & Sec. System
Enc. Sun Room w/Hot Tub Din., Fam., & Rec.
Room Pets – C-B-C $1,900/mo – Avail. 7-1-08
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703-961-2463
Franklin
Glen
S
O
L
D
!
REDUCED
$10,000!
Like NEW, gorgeous
garage town house in
Winding Ridge.
Remodeled with
NEW ceramic kitchen
counters and NEW
appliances. NEW
hardwood floors on all
levels. NEW windows and sliding doors.
Professional quality paint. NEW
AC/Heating, NEW Ceiling fans. NEW Water
heater. Truly one of the best of the best.
Welcome home! 3 lvls, 4 BR/3.5 BA, 2-story foyer,
hardwood flrs, 2 lvl morning rm. w/vaulted ceilings, FP in living room, new finished basement
with walkout, master suite has vaulted ceilings,
luxury master bath w/separate tub and shower,
columns separate dr & lr, 2-car garage, plus
much more.
$329,900
ELIZABETH
McGUINESS
Realtor, GRI, ABR
703-626-1952
[email protected]
LOCATION,
LOCATION,
LOCATION!
This lovely SFH
on quiet street
features so
many upgrades!
Remodeled
kitchen, updated
baths, hardwood floors, front & back porch,
newer roof, siding & more. This meticulously
maintained lot also features a fenced-in backyard, perfect for entertaining! Minutes to I-66
and Metro stop.
$479,000
CINDY DONOVAN
Associate Broker
703-631-8571
DEB GORHAM
Realtor-Home Stager
703-581-9005
[email protected]
www.DebGorham.com
S
O
L
D
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C U
O N
N D
T E
R R
A
C
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Fairfax
Mint condition! Gorgeous lot! Phenomenal
location! Upgrades Galore! 9 ft ceilings!
Beautiful hardwood floors thru-out main level!
Kitchen/Family combination w/2 way FP &
built-ins! Center Island Kitchen is highlighted
w/ cherry cab., Corian countertops! View from
deck and rear windows are beautiful Bradford
pear trees and common area. Don’t miss fenced
yard w/paver patio-list goes on & on! $614,900
Woodbridge
Manassas
Gorgeous 4 BR home is set on a rare lot backing to
common area, trees, & pond. Many upgrades, 3 finished
levels upgraded kitchen with tile, granite, luxurious
Master suite, beautiful brick patio, planters, and grill,
huge deck, 2 story brick fireplace in family rm., large
rooms through out, arch. features, close to I-66, VRE,
R28, PW pkwy, shops, good schools, and more. $455,500
Clifton
Stunning!
Absolutely breathtaking
luxury 2-car garage
home in Clifton.
Gorgeous wooded
setting; private enclave
of homes. Dramatic
open floor plan with
tons of light. Large
gourmet kitchen; garden master suite with
Jacuzzi tub & walk-in closet. Walkout rec.
room to patio, fenced yard and hot tub. Backs
to gorgeous treed common area.
$449,900
REDUCED!
2.73 Acres in
Bucolic Clifton!
3 Bedrooms, 2
Baths Detached
Garage and
Detached
Outbuilding/Studio/Office Circular Drive and
Automatic Driveway Gate Bring your Horses
and Pets and Play under the Oak Trees.
www.CliftonButtercup.com
$625,000
BILL and CINDY GLACKEN
703-961-7170
AJ GARLICHS,
REALTOR
Accredited Buyer Representative
[email protected]
[email protected]
703-338-6748
www.ajworks4U.com
Fairfax
2 BR/2 BA Condo
in Penderbrook.
The Kit boasts
elevated granite
counters, ext oak
cabinets with B/I
Desk, side by side
refrig and flat top
stove. New vinyl windows (‘06) a Custom CF, B/I
bookcases and WB/FP. MB renovated w/marble fl &
ext shower. Spac Loft. A huge Palladian window
overlooks the 17th hole (but safely). Deck, Quiet,
wooded community
$345,000
Attention
First Time
Homebuyers
Great 2 BR
2 BA Condo.
Oversized
kitchen w/ table
space, ceramic
floor and back
splash and bay window. Living rm. dining rm.
combo with updated Berber carpet, fireplace, and
doors to balcony. Master bedroom w/ lots of closet
space and huge bathroom. Newer washer/dryer
and HVAC. This one is in great shape! $259,900
Stunning
Colonial
Brick front,
5 BR/3.5 BA. New
hardwood on
main level, new
carpet in lower
and upper levels.
Master suite
w/ luxury master
bath, sitting/dressing area, and walk-in closets.
Gourmet kitchen w new granite counters and wet bar.
Formal living and dining areas. Huge lower level w/ 5th
bedroom and full bath, and tons of storage. Multi level
deck w/ hot tub. This on is a jewel, don’t miss it!!
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