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SOTD is a non-profit tax exempt educational organization which does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or national origin.

32 Years…serving Great Falls…and the home of Great Falls Dance Theatre

For Tots: TWINKLETOES and PRE-BALLET...For Children: BALLET…JAZZ…TAP…

For Youth-Teens: BALLET…POINTE…JAZZ…TAP…MODERN...

The School of Theatrical DanceThe School of Theatrical Dance

760A Walker Road, Great Falls, VA(In the Village Center above the Old Brogue)

See our Web site: www.theatricaldance.com

For more information, please contact us at 703-759-5652 or e-mail: [email protected]

Director, Theresa D’Alessandro

The dancers of The Great Falls Dance Theater capture the joyous spirit of the season.Mark your calendars for our 8th annual production of the new holiday favorite, “Christmas Eve at The Nutcracker Club.”

An original, refreshing and exciting departure from the usual. Striking the epitome of balance between poetryin motion and entertainment, Nutcracker Club is a great way to celebrate the holidays.

Photography byTuan Pham

Presented at the Waddell TheaterNOVA, Loudoun

Saturday, December 21at 1:00pm and 5:00pm

Sunday, December 22 at 1:00pm

Featuring the talents of our youth and advanceddancers, as well as guest artists and singers.

Christmas Eve at the Nutcracker Club, is a fanciful yet reverent sketch of Christmas

Eve, set in a 1940’s USO Hall, in theimaginary town of Rockwell.

The show incorporates a variety of dance styles~Classical Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern Dance.

And likewise, a range of music from Tchaikovskyto Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman

to Mannheim Steamroller !

General Admission $25Reduced ticket prices for early purchase,

Groups of 10, Military/Veterans and Family,Children under 12 and SeniorsSpecial Olympics Families and

Chaperones receive complimentary admission.

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Great Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

By Russ Ugone

The Connection

As part of the Tysons PlanAmendment Process, a fol-low-up meeting on Dec. 4

was held by the Fairfax CountyPlanning Staff with the public atFreedom Hill Elementary School.The purpose of the meeting wasto discuss proposed changes toPhase 1 of the Tysons Plan. Imple-mentation of the Tysons Develop-ment Plan began in 2010, after a5 year planning process. Areassuch as Ballston and Rosslyn wereused as models when the plan wasbeing developed. Construction atTysons is expected to be completedin the year 2050 when Tysons willbe home to 100,000 residents and200,000 jobs.

Matthew Ladd, Senior Planner,Planning Division, Fairfax County,said that “this was the first ofthree meetings on recommenda-tions from the public to the 2010Tysons Development Plan.” Headded that “the recommendationswould be grouped into threephases, Land Use, Transportationand Parks, and Public Facilities.”Fairfax County planners will holdseparate meetings with the pub-lic to discuss the results of exam-ining each phase’s recommenda-tions in order to seek commentson proposed changes. Final deci-sions on amendment to the Planwill be made by the Board of Su-pervisors in 2015.

AT THIS MEETING, three rec-ommendations and outcomes per-taining to Land Use were covered.The first recommendation per-tained to increasing the densitylevel over what was planned foroffice space development. Basedon comments received from thepublic sector, the Board of Super-visors asked for a study. As a re-sult, the Board approved new lan-guage that was added to theTysons Plan which wouldstrengthen the monitoring on in-frastructure and funding progressduring the construction phase.This progress reporting processwould allow for future changesthat would be needed to comple-ment the Tysons plan; for example,

a funding plan that tracks withgrowth. David Roberts, a Viennaresident, said that “the TysonsDevelopment was happening in anartificial manner,” explaining that“cities normally grow because ofneed, but here at Tysons, busi-nesses got together and decided tobuild the city first.” Rob Whitfield,a Reston resident, added that “theoccupied office space at Tysons isat the same level it was 13 yearsago.” He also expressed concernthat all available county resourcesare going to the Tysons area, es-pecially when there are needs forparking at the other Silver LineMetro stations. The second recom-mendation pertained to addingdensity at the Circulator Routestops. Ladd said that “while thegoal is to have as much growth aspossible at the metro stations, thisrecommendation was not adoptedat this time.” The plan calls for ahigh-quality bus service to connectthe Tysons Metro Stations. Cur-rently, 95 percent of the traffic atTysons is vehicle traffic and thePlan seeks to increase public trans-portation. Laura Abbot, a Viennaresident, commented that therewill be a need for public transpor-tation since there will be no park-ing at the Tysons stations. She wasalso concerned with the cost of

such a Circulator Route, and saidthat “the prior Circulator bus hadvery low ridership and was fundedby taxpayers.” Some of the resi-dents in attendance said thattransportation and funding werekey issues and that it comes downto who will pay for these services,taxpayers or developers.

The third recommendation wasto separate calculations for Afford-able Workforce Housing by distin-guishing between calculations forcondominiums (for sale units) ver-sus rental units.

THE TYSONS PLAN calls for re-serving 20 percent of the resi-dences for “affordable andworkforce housing.” This languageto separate calculations was notadded to the plan.

At the conclusion of the meeting,Whitfield reiterated an overall rec-ommendation for a fiscal plan thatshowed total costs and sources ofsuch funds. The audience was inagreement, and the County plan-ners stated that they would takethis recommendation back to theBoard of Supervisors. Dates for theremaining two meetings were notavailable at this time. To learn moreabout the plan for Tysons and theproposed amendments, visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons.

Tysons Plan DebatedFollow-up dialoguewith County staffon Phase I,Land Use.

Suzianne Zottl, Revitalization Program Manager, andMatthew Ladd, Senior Planner, Planning Division, FairfaxCounty.

Vienna residents David Roberts and Laura Abbot.

Photos by Russ Ugone/The Connection

News

By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

Advocates for mentalhealth services havebeen calling for im-

proved services and increasedfunding for years, although theissue has been pushed asideyear after year. But now that theson of state Sen. Creigh Deeds(D-25) committed suicide afterstabbing his father, a new senseof urgency is emerging in ad-vance of the upcoming GeneralAssembly session. This week,Republican Gov. BobMcDonnell proposed adding$38 million over two years tothe existing $250 million bud-get for community serviceboards across the common-wealth.

“It makes you wonder why acrisis was needed to initiate thetype of funding that we need,”said Pamela Barrett, a memberof the Fairfax-Falls Church Com-munity Services Board. “We areso far behind other states inmental health crisis responsefunding as it is, and it’s some-thing that the CSBs have beenlobbying for and begging for foryears.”

McDonnell also issued an ex-ecutive order 68 to convene atask force on improving mentalhealth services and crisis re-sponse. The governor describedhis task force as a group of lead-ers in the mental health and lawenforcement as well as the ju-dicial system and private hospi-tals. Within minutes ofMcDonnell’s announcement,Governor-elect Terry McAuliffeissued a statement commendingthe governor, an indication heintends to follow through whenhe assumes the reins of powernext year. But advocates formental health remain skeptical.

FOR NOW, the issue seems tohave newfound momentum —the result of a series of eventsthat unfolded last month, whenan emergency custody orderwas issued for the senator’s sonbut a psychiatric bed could notbe located before the order ex-pired. That’s why one of thereforms proposed by the gover-nor is allowing magistrates toextend the orders by two hours.Another proposal would extend

temporary detention orders to72 hours, a proposal that wouldcost about $1.6 million a year.Funding is also proposed for theWestern State Hospital, whereNorthern Virginia jurisdictionssend patients, which would beabout $680,000 a year.

“These proposals will make adent, but this is certainly notgoing to solve the problem,”said Judith Deane of the Arling-ton Community Services Board.“Northern Virginia jurisdictionsput a lot of their own moneyinto this, so in that sense we arebetter off than many othercounties in Virginia. But we stillhave a lot of need.”

Alexandria Community Ser-vices Board director MichaelGilmore said when he was di-rector of the community ser-vices board that serves ruralBath County and RockbridgeCounty, the local funding forcommunity services was about$5 per capita when he left adecade ago. In Alexandria, bycontrast, the local funding forcommunity services is $125 percapita. That’s why a psychiat-ric bed might be much moredifficult to find in the ruralstretches of Virginia, where ser-vices are few and far between.

“Much of the state is depen-dent on billing Medicaid tocover the cost of the serves theyprovide,” said Gilmore. “But allfive of the community servicesboards up here have muchmore local funding.”

THE PROPOSALS INCLUDEexpanding programs for childpsychiatry and children’s crisisresponse services as well as cri-sis intervention team programs,crisis stabilization services anddischarge assistance programs.Other proposals include ex-panding mental health first aidprograms, secure assessmentcenters and suicide preventionefforts. One initiative wouldspend $1.8 million to create sixsecure crisis intervention teamassessment centers wherepeople can be held safely forevaluation and finding a bedwithout tying up law enforce-ment personnel.

“That’s only $300,000 acenter,” said Gilmore. “I thinkit’s going to cost a lot morethan that.”

Reforms in wake of tragedyinvolving state senator’s son.

New Approach toMental Health


News

The cover of the Janu-ary 2014 issue of O,The Oprah Magazine,

features a Jorge Adeler one-of-a-kind “Rock Candy” ring.

Winfrey wears a 14kt “RockCandy” ring with cleaved cit-rine and diamonds from JorgeAdeler’s Spring 2014 collection“Become Timeless.”

Adeler is renowned for hisbold statement pieces that havegraced numerous celebrities onthe red carpet. His custom jew-elry designs are characterizedby his use of spectacular gem-stones showcased in one-of-a-kind creations that elevate theunconventional gem into aninspiring piece of jewelry fit fora black tie affair.

Winfrey illustrates this pointby wearing this “Rock Candy”ring on the January cover of O,The Oprah Magazine, whiledressed in a gold brocade in-spired gown designed by BrianRennie for BASLER.

Adeler’s 2014 spring collec-tion features three categoriescoming from and inspired byEarth, Sea and Sky.

The collection presents theinnovative artistic vision ofJorge Adeler. “I am over-whelmed that Ms. Winfrey iswearing one of my pieces onsuch an iconic cover where sheproclaims that this year, her60th birthday, is ‘Her Year to

Shine’. It is a great honor.”The bold gemstones and de-

signs that characterize JorgeAdeler’s jewelry are worn bytop-tier celebrities and hispieces regularly appear in na-tional publications like PeopleMagazine, Redbook, Vogue,and InStyle to name a few. Hiscustom designs ensure anywoman can display her owndistinctive personal style.

The Collection is available atwww.jorgeadeler.com; 1-877-915-8967

Jorge Adeler is a fine jewelrydesigner who specializes inone-of-a-kind creations usingunique gems, pearls, diamondsall distinctively mounted inplatinum, 18kt and 14kt goldsince 1975.

Celebrities such as HalleBerry, Sandra Bullock, ScarlettJohansson, Katy Perry andClaire Danes have worn JorgeAdeler designs on the red car-pets of Hollywood.

Adeler’s designs have longbeen recognized nationally andinternationally with numerousawards and accolades, mostnotably the JCK JewelersChoice Awards and the Presi-dents Trophy in the Interna-tional Pearl Design competi-tion.

You can visit Adeler Jewelersin the Great Falls area at 772Walker Road, Great Falls.

The cover of the January 2014 issue of O, The OprahMagazine, features a Jorge Adeler one-of-a-kind‘Rock Candy’ ring.

Oprah Winfrey Wears JorgeAdeler ‘Rock Candy’ Ring

By Jean T. Jianos

The Connection

The first cast of the “Gin-gerbread Cookie” dancewere the youngest danc-

ers in the company when TheSchool of Theatrical Dance[SOTD] in Great Falls first staged“Christmas Eve at the NutcrackerClub” in 2006. Now those dancersare in the Level 8 Ballet class thatSOTD Director TheresaD”Alessandro says she created, “inresponse to their talent and tech-nical accomplishment.” When oneof those dancers, Dylan Murphy ofGreat Falls, was a member of theLevel 7 Ballet class a couple ofyears ago, she said, “The WinterShow is a great tradition. The

show is a lot of fun. For the girlswho have been dancing at TheSchool of Theatrical Dance for awhile, it is so much fun to watchthe dances we did as youngerdancers.”

Murphy’s mom was one ofD’Alessandro’s original studentswhen The School of TheatricalDance was established in 1980, sogenerations of families in GreatFalls have realized that same en-joyment. Tina Cobb of Great Fallswas an adult student at The Schoolof Theatrical Dance 20 years ago.Her granddaughter, IsabellaClapp, is in the Level 8 Ballet classand will be dancing in the holiday

production again this year. As of2011, Cobb said, “[Theresa] hastaught three generations in ourfamily and we have three moretoddler girls getting ready! Sevenof us have been through TheSchool of Theatrical Dance andfour more coming along.”

Another member of the Level 8Ballet class who has grown updancing with The School of The-atrical Dance is Great Falls residentHolly Lundeen. She described“Christmas Eve at The NutcrackerClub’” as “a twist on the classic taleof The Nutcracker. It is a traditionat our studio and I love it.” SaraWarrington, also of Great Falls,

In the closing tribute to the military, GI (Brain Andrews) is “Standing With Angels,”(music written by Anders Osborne). Left to right: Page Tofil, Gabrielle White, KateFitzgerald, Taylor Smith, Lauren Megrue, Karsyn Lawler, Sophia Nickles, and LisaMedici. Constantly innovating, Director Theresa D’Alessandro has chosen anothermodern dance, “The Spirit of Giving” for the finale of this season’s production.

Join Generations of Great Falls Familiesfor ‘Christmas Eve at the Nutcracker Club’

A dramatic interpretation of the Mannheim Steamrollerversion of the song “Carol of the Bells” is part of Act II ofChristmas Eve at the Nutcracker Club. From left: AlexGrieco, Lauren Megrue, Karsyn Lawler, Mary Hagen Grow,Dylan Murphy, Lisa Medici, Page Tofil

PerformancesSaturday, Dec.21, and Sunday,Dec. 22, at theWaddell Theateron the LoudounCampus ofNorthern Vir-ginia CommunityCollege.

was in Level 7 Ballet in middleschool and thought it was excit-ing to finally be in dances that shehad looked forward to for years.Warrington is now dancing in theLevel 8 Ballet class and says that,“This year, instead of [the “Snow”dance], Ballet 8 is performing amore contemporary winter suite.I enjoy the piece because it’s a nicechange after being in Snow for twoyears.” It is that combination oftradition and innovation that haskept generations of families andaudiences coming back to The

School of Theatrical Dance and“Christmas Eve at the NutcrackerClub.”

The Waddell Theater is locatedon the Loudoun Campus of North-ern Virginia Community College,Rt. 7, Sterling. Performances Sat.and Sun., Dec. 21 and 22 at 1 p.m.and Sat., Dec. 21 at 5 p.m. Re-duced ticket prices for groups of10, active military and veteransand family, children under 12years of age and seniors. Compli-mentary admission for SpecialOlympics families and chaperones.

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By Helen Manning,

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Northern Virginia haslost a towering pres-ence in the commu-nity – an athlete,

distinguished educator, and cham-pion of every student.

Dr. James Edward “Jay” Man-ning, III, 78 died on Dec. 4. Jaywas born into the prominent Irish,Manning family, of builders, archi-tects, and scholars from Boston, onDec. 27, 1934, in Hudson, Mass.After the Great Depression, Jayand his seven siblings were facedwith challenging times. The solu-tion their indomitable mother,Helen Schofield Manning chosewas, to relocate the family toWashington, D.C., after writing toPresident Harry S. Truman and, J.Edgar Hoover, garnering nationalattention for the family and, se-curing positions for her daughtersat the FBI.

Jay and his brother Peter, bothstrong athletes, were encouragedby the leadership of their motherto focus on sports, with the goalof college scholarships. Jay at-tended both St. Paul’s Academyand Gonzaga High School. Jay wasawarded a basketball scholarshipto, and graduated with honorsfrom, The George WashingtonUniversity. While at GWU, he wasregularly featured in the Sportssection of the Washington Post,and his team won the 1954 NCAASouthern Conference TournamentChampionship.

He served in the United StatesArmy, from 1957 to 1959. Afterleaving the military, Jay Manningreturned to Massachusetts and,was invited to training camp, as abasketball player for the worldchampion, Boston Celtics, with BillRussell under coach, Red

Dr. Manning was committed tohis local neighborhood throughsports coaching, fund raising, pro-moting local parks, providing lead-ership to the Indian Guides orga-nization, and teaching CatholicChurch doctrine. He never lost hislove of playing basketball.

He was honored with the Citi-zen of the Year award in McLeanfor his community leadership,serving as the President of theMcLean Chamber of Commerce;Member of the Board for theMcLean Orchestra; Member of theRotary Club, McLean Chapter,founding the Interact program forthe Langley student body, and ini-tiating a Rotary Club Cup for GirlsField Hockey which still continues.Dr. Manning was a founding mem-ber of both the Tower Club inMcLean, and the Sporting Club ofMcLean (now “Sport and Healthof Tysons”).

Jay was known for his toweringphysical stature, strong moral val-ues, and gentle nature. He had atalent to connect and draw outindividual strength, potential, anda smile from everyone he met. Heis credited with uplifting students,futures and careers. Formerteacher and friend Anne Mortonstates: “Dr. Manning was lovedand respected by many, and he hasleft a legacy in his former schoolsas a principal who cared for everystudent.”

He was a loving husband andfather of four children. He was alsoa caring and involved uncle to al-most 40 nieces and nephews anda proud grandfather of 9 grand-children.

Jay’s life was celebrated withvisitation on Dec. 13 at Fairfax Me-morial Funeral Home, followed bya graveside service at Fairfax Me-morial Park, 9902 Braddock Road,Fairfax.

Dr. James Edward ‘Jay’Manning, III, 78, Dies

Auerbach. Teammates rememberCoach Auerbach saying of Jay,“Can somebody keep this guyback? He’s relentless.”

Jay then found his vocation asan educator. He relocated back toWashington, D.C., and beganteaching and coaching at Our Ladyof Good Counsel. He marriedJoanne Hyre Manning ofBethesda, Md., in 1963. Jay wasalso an early and purposeful ad-vocate for desegregation. Hehelped accomplish the desegrega-tion of the public basketball courtsin Washington, D.C.

Jay led as the Assistant Princi-pal of Fairfax High School and con-tinued his leadership at LakeBraddock Secondary School,implementing the experimental“schools without walls” theory ofsecondary education. During thistenure, Jay earned his Doctoratein Education at GWU. He distin-guished himself as a high schooladministrator at Fort Hunt HighSchool and Langley High School.Throughout his career, Jay heldadjunct professorships at TheGeorge Washington University, theUniversity of Marymount, and TheUniversity of Virginia, mentoringfuture secondary education ad-ministrators.

As Principal of Langley HighSchool, Dr. Manning received na-tional recognition, for moderniz-ing and initiating many servicesand procedures within the school,including the college preparatorylibrary, publicly posting sports rec-ognition for the school student’sachievements, and pursuing pur-poseful engagement with the en-tire student body, on school spiritand ethics codes, all of which arecurrently maintained by the schooland, are included in the generalFairfax Country Public Schools sys-tem wide.

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WEDNESDAY/DEC. 18Who’s Hibernating? 10:30-11:15

a.m. Dolley Madison Library, 1244Oak Ridge, McLean. It’s cold outand the sun is scarce. How doanimals survive the cold winter?Join us as we discover whatdifferent animals do in order tosurvive the winter months. Meetan animal and discuss it’sadaptations to the seasons. Age 2-5 with adult. 703-356-0770.

ESL Conversation Group. 2-3p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.

English conversation for non-nativespeakers. Adult. 703-757-8560.

Pokemon Club. 4:30-6 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. English conversation fornon-native speakers. Join yourfriends for a Pokemon Trading CardClub! Age 5-15. 703-757-8560.

THURSDAY/DEC. 19Reading Buddies. 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Grab a book, grab abuddy! Teen volunteers available asreading buddies. Ages 5-10. Sign upsheet at Information Desk or phone703-757-8560.

Book Discussion Group. 7:30-8:30p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Callbranch for title. Adults. 703-757-

8560. Friday/Dec. 20(Drop-inChess Club. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Players of allages and all skill levels welcome.703-757-8560.

FRIDAY/DEC. 27Holiday Tea for Kids. 11 a.m.-

12:30 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Bring your favorite stuffedanimal or doll, and join us forsome holiday goodies!Registration required by Dec. 13.Ages 4 and up. 703-757-8560.

Drop-in Chess Club. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Players of all ages and all skilllevels welcome. 703-757-8560.

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Opinion

By Michelle Krocker

And Jim Edmondson

In the latest edition of The Herrity Re-port, Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrityproposed “redirecting developers’ $3 persquare foot contribution for buying rent-

controlled housing units into a trustfund to pay for public school renova-tion and construction.”

The report proceeds to make severalunsubstantiated claims regarding thenumber of people living in subsided housingand the growth in both the number of subsi-dized units and number of households inFairfax County. However as in the past, TheHerrity Report does not provide the full pic-ture of the housing policy under discussion,and misrepresents the facts.

The Board of Supervisors adopted its hous-ing policy in 2010 as a part of the larger plan

for the redevelopment of Tysons. It is now un-der consideration, at the request of the board,for application in other designated high den-sity, transit and business centers in the rest ofthe county. Called the ‘3-2-1’ policy, the pro-posal by county staff would apply a contribu-tion from commercial development to supportthe construction of workforce housing in thetransit or business area, as it does in the Tysonsplan. The contribution would be applied on asliding scale based on a proposeddevelopment’s proximity to a transit station.This proposal will go before the Planning Com-mission and then the Board of Supervisors inthe first quarter of 2014.

Why is this policy important?❖ To accommodate projected job growth and

remain competitive within the region, it is im-portant to ensure housing opportuni-ties for the workforce of the future atall income levels;

❖ Developing housing at transit sta-tions and adjacent to employment cen-

ters encourages use of mass transit, walkingand biking which can lead to fewer cars, andless congestion; it also enhances Metro revenueand reduces the pressure on local governmentto provide subsidies for the system;

❖ Linking commercial development (jobs)and housing via a linkage program is an ac-knowledged “best practice” in hundreds ofcommunities across the country to ensure an

adequate supply of housing to support jobgrowth.

❖ It recognizes the changing preferences ofworkers/taxpayers/voters, particularly youngpeople, to live near where they work.

The proposed policy anticipates that the con-tributions will be made to a housing trust fundused by the county to leverage private sectorfinancing to develop the needed housing.

The housing that is constructed will not beowned or purchased by the county. In fact, verylittle of the affordable housing in the county isowned by the government.

Securing decent housing that is affordableremains a challenge for Fairfax County house-holds earning less than $60,000.

Meeting the growing needs of our schoolsystem is also an important issue. Both educa-tion and safe, decent housing are fundamen-tal to the well-being of our community, andresidents want leadership that seeks to findworkable solutions. Failing to recognize theimportance of both and pitting one issueagainst the other are not the answers, and thecitizens of Fairfax County deserve better fromelected officials.

Michelle Krocker is executive director,Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance.Jim Edmondson is president of AHOME, whichpromotes affordable housing opportunities forfamilies at all income levels.

Preserve 3-2-1 for HousingHousing for all incomelevels near transitsupports vibrantcommunities and jobgrowth, reduces traffic.

Guest

Editorial

Parents Advocate forClass Size CapsTo the Editor:

On Saturday, Dec. 7, Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) Superintendent’s (Dr. KarenGarza) conducted a “Listening Tour” meetingat Cooper Middle School in McLean.

Many parents who spoke at the meeting wereconcerned about large class sizes in theirchildren’s schools. This is not a problem in mostFCPS schools - the average elementary schoolclass in FCPS has only 21-22 students, andplenty of FCPS elementary schools average 20or fewer students per class.

However, large class sizes have become thenorm in Vienna, Oakton, McLean and GreatFalls schools. Teachers unlucky enough to beassigned to the 30+ classes are often pushedto the limit in terms of what they can do tocontrol classroom behavior and alleviate stu-dent stress. At Wolftrap Elementary, teachershave even created a “coping couch” for stressedkids to help them escape from the crowded,noisy and chaotic atmosphere that is so ofteninevitable with such excessively large classes.

The school system is looking at county-wideincreases in average class sizes. Without sometype of class size cap, this would create a situ-ation where most of the county’s students hadreasonable class sizes (e.g., 16 to 26 students),but even more students in the Vienna, Oakton,McLean and Great Falls would have more than30 students in their rooms - which are no largerthan the rooms being used to hold 17 or 22students elsewhere in FCPS.

After seeing their children crammed intooversized classes for years, parents formedClass Size Counts last year. The group is work-ing with State Delegate Barbara Comstock toaddress the class size issue at the state level,Supervisor Foust, several School Board mem-bers and Superintendent Garza at the countylevel. The Class Size Counts online petition,with over 1,000 signatures, asks that theFairfax County school system not increase av-erage class sizes without simultaneously imple-menting class size caps:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-oversize-classes-in-fairfax-countyschool/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=system&utm_campaign=Send%2Bto%2BFriend.

At Cooper Middle School, Dr. Garza reas-sured parents and teachers in the room thatshe is working to fix this problem, by draftingan FCPS regulation that would impose classsize caps.

Class Size Counts applauds Dr. Garza for tak-ing a stand on implementing caps so that allchildren in FCPS can receive a decent and faireducation.

Interestingly, the School Board memberwhose district includes many schools with thelargest class sizes - Jane Strauss - also told par-ents at a Longfellow PTA meeting that she op-posed a class size cap, and preferred to con-tinue using the FCPS “staffing reserve.” Sev-eral years ago, parents submitted a Freedomof Information Act (FOIA) request for emailsand other documents regarding the staffingreserve. The documents painted a picture of aslush fund with no apparent criteria or controls.

Kim FarrellMother of two FCPS students

Vienna

Karen Garza discusses class size atthe Dec. 7 listening tour in McLean.

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SupportingSpecial Opera-tions WarriorsThe girls from GreatFalls visited WalterReed last Wednesday.Girls in picture, fromleft, are: SaanviSingireddy, Lizzie Holt,Oksana Vickers, andMaddie Holt. The fourmade wristbands andsold them at lunch andin the morning at theirschool, ForestvilleElementary, last spring,where the Forestvillechildren and teachersdonated close to $400for the wounded sol-diers. The girls are allnow in middle school(Vickers and Holts atKilmer, Singireddy atCooper.) The girls hopeto continue theirfundraising in supportof Special Operationswarriors this year andencourage others to dothe same.

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At historic Colvin Run MillPark Santa Claus madea visit to the miller’s of-fice from 3 to 6 p.m. De-

spite damp, overcast weather onSaturday, spirits stayed bright asvisitors came by to see Santa andhear carolers from the Virginia49th Infantry, participate in crafts,or join in a marshmallow roasting.

Bill Vigna and his wife Debbidrove down to Colvin Run Mill Parkwith his three daughters from thecity of Fairfax. “Coming over hereto see Santa has become somethingof a tradition,” said Vigna. Also ondisplay at the mill was a Christmastree trimmed with Victorian deco-rations.

“We have a great bunch of vol-unteers to help us with the crafts,”said Pam Gennari, an employee ofthe Fairfax County Park Authorityand resident of Ashburn. Morethan 40 volunteers and staff wereon site to help with the day events,including Colvin Run Mill park’s

manager. Park volunteer JimHogan, a resident of Centervillewas also attending the event. “My-self and another volunteer oftendisplay simple mechanics of thepark to visiting third graders onFridays,” said Hogan.

“We try to put on a wholesomeshow for the family,” said FrankHenry, Manager of Colvin Run MillPark. “We are quite pleased to beable to do this event again… It isnice to have kids see Santa at aplace where you can imagine Santaworking.” Located near VirginiaState Route 7, Colvin Run Mill inGreat Falls is the sole survivingoperational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington,D.C. metropolitan area and has arustic charm.

“It is good wool weather,” saidre-enactor Tony Meadows with theVirginia 49th Infantry. “This eventis designed to be fun, just a goodtime,” said Meadows. The 49th Vir-ginia Infantry is a family orientedCivil War living history and re-en-actment organization based inNorthern Virginia. The unit pro-vides opportunities to present au-thentic impressions of soldier andcivilian life during the AmericanCivil War.

Throughout the year, FairfaxCounty Park Authority sponsors

programs for all age groups atColvin Run Mill, from maple syrupboil-downs to ice cream makingand wood-carving.

On Saturdays, Dec. 21 and 28and Sundays, Dec. 22 and 29 there

will be a holiday model train dis-play at Colvin Run Mill barn.

No reservations required to seethis free event, which will last from11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Visitors can watch G-gauge trains

Christmas Celebrated At Colvin Run MillSanta andcarolers visithistoric park.

Members of the Virginia 49th Infantry, a family-oriented Civil War living history andreenactment organization, returned to Colvin Run Mill to sing Christmas carols.

Volunteer Jim Hogan, Manager of Colvin Run Mill ParkFrank Henry, and park volunteer Frank Boucher at ColvinRun Mill Park.

Santa Claus made his annual visit to Colvin Run Mill thisSaturday, Dec. 14. Nicole Vigna took the opportunity to tellSanta what she wanted for Christmas.

wend their way through a minia-ture western town in the ColvinRun Barn.

To learn more about Colvin RunMill, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/colvinrunmill.

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GriefShare, a weekly supportgroup for adults grieving the deathof a loved one, meets Sundays 6-7:30 p.m. at Vienna PresbyterianChurch, 124 Part St., Vienna witha video/discussion format throughDec. 8. $20 for [email protected].

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide vari-ety of support groups for thosewith emotional, social, and physi-cal challenges. www.jssa.org/growth-learning.

HAVEN of Northern Vir-ginia offers a variety of freebereavement support groups,meeting on a weekly basis. 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org.

McLean Bible Church Fit-ness Class at Body & SoulFitness. Gain balance, energy andstrength at 9:45 a.m. Mondays andFridays. Free childcare for regis-tered [email protected].

St. Dunstan’s EpiscopalChurch , 1830 Kirby Road inMcLean, holds a third Sunday ser-vice every month at 10:15 a.m.which allows children to play ac-tive roles in the music and asgreeters and ushers. Traditionalservices are every Sunday at 8:15and 10:15 a.m.

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SATURDAY/DEC. 21Ballroom Dance. 8-9 p.m.;

Viennese Waltz lesson, 9-11:30p.m. dance. Colvin Run DanceHall, 10201 Colvin Run Road,Great Falls. DJ music from CraigBukowski playing favorite dancetunes from the 1930s to today.Attire is ballroom casual, nopartner or experience is needed.$15 for the evening. 703-759-2685 or www.colvinrun.org.

SATURDAY/ JAN. 4Ballroom Dance. 8-9 p.m. Waltz

lesson, 9-11:30 p.m. dance.Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. Livemusic from Mike Surratt & theECB playing favorite dance tunesfrom the 1930s to today. Attire isballroom casual, no partner orexperience is needed.$20 for theevening. 703-759-2685 orwww.colvinrun.org.

SATURDAY/ JAN. 18Ballroom Dance. 8-9 p.m. Quick-

Step lesson, 9-11:30 p.m. dance.Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. DJmusic from Craig Bukowskiplaying favorite dance tunes fromthe 1930s to today. Attire isballroom casual, no partner orexperience is needed. $15 for theevening. 703-759-2685 orwww.colvinrun.org.

SUNDAY/JAN. 19Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

330 Center Street, N., Vienna.Adults $8, children $3. 703-938-1379.

FRIDAY/JAN. 24 & 25, 2014THIS. 8 p.m. Vienna Community

Center, 120 Cherry Street, SE,Vienna. THIS is a bright, tart, and

melancholy comedy that captures theuncertain steps of a circle of friendsentering the choppy waters of middleage. http://www.viennatheatrecompany.org/

FRIDAY/JAN. 31, 2014THIS. 8 p.m. Vienna Community Center,

120 Cherry Street, SE, Vienna. THISis a bright, tart, and melancholycomedy that captures the uncertainsteps of a circle of friends enteringthe choppy waters of middle age.http://www.viennatheatrecompany.org/

SATURDAY/FEB. 1Ballroom Dance. 8-9 p.m. Samba

lesson, 9-11:30 p.m. dance. ColvinRun Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. Live music fromMike Surratt & the ECB playingfavorite dance tunes from the 1930sto today. Attire is ballroom casual, nopartner or experience is needed. $20for the evening. 703-759-2685 orwww.colvinrun.org.

Arts for Autism Gala. 6:30 p.m.Tower Club, 8000 Towers CrescentDrive, #1700, Vienna. An eveningthat brings together the arts, fashionand autism communities to benefitindividuals and families affected byAutism. Festivities include areception, dinner and silent auction.www.arts-for-autism.org

SATURDAY/FEB. 1, 7, 8, 2014THIS. 8 p.m. Vienna Community Center,

120 Cherry Street, SE, Vienna. THISis a bright, tart, and melancholycomedy that captures the uncertainsteps of a circle of friends enteringthe choppy waters of middle age.http://www.viennatheatrecompany.org/

SUNDAY/FEB. 2 & 9, 2014THIS. 2 p.m. Vienna Community Center,

120 Cherry Street, SE, Vienna.THIS is a bright, tart, andmelancholy comedy that capturesthe uncertain steps of a circle offriends entering the choppywaters of middle age. http://www.viennatheatrecompany.org/

SATURDAY/FEB. 15Valentine’s Ballroom Dance. 8-9

p.m. Tango lesson, 9-11:30 p.m.dance. Colvin Run Dance Hall,10201 Colvin Run Road, GreatFalls. DJ music from CraigBukowski playing favorite dancetunes from the 1930s to today.Attire is ballroom casual, nopartner or experience is needed.$15 for the evening. 703-759-2685 or www.colvinrun.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 1Ballroom Dance. 8-9 p.m.

Merengue lesson, 9-11:30 p.m.dance. . Colvin Run Dance Hall,10201 Colvin Run Road, GreatFalls. Live music from Helmut &Andre playing favorite dancetunes from the 1930s to today.Attire is ballroom casual, nopartner or experience is needed.$20 for the evening. 703-759-2685 or www.colvinrun.org.

ONGOINGStraight Ahead Jazz. 8 p.m., at

the Maplewood Grill, 132 BranchRoad, Vienna. Every Mondaydrummer Karl Anthony hosts anight of straight ahead jazzfeaturing guest musicians andopen to sit-in musicians.www.maplewoodgrill.com.

Personalized ebook/e-ReaderInstruction. Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.,McLean. Learn about your e-reader and downloading eBooks;event continues through March31st.

Entertainment Send announcements to [email protected]. Deadline is Friday for thefollowing week’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged. For additional listings, visit http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2013/sep/26/fairfax-county-calendar/.

SATURDAY/DEC. 21Gingerbread House Decorating

Class. 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. at the RitzCarlton, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.Learn to make your own gingerbreadhouse. $70 per child, ages 2-12.Reservations required. 703-917-5498.

The Nutcracker Tea. 10 a.m. or 1p.m. at the Ritz Carlton, 1700 TysonsBlvd., McLean. Watch the balletproduction of “The Nutcracker” whileenjoying afternoon tea and treats.$75 per person. Reservationsrequired. 703-917-5498.

The Annual Rocknoceros HolidaySingalong. 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. 227Maple Avenue East, Vienna.Admission: $10. 703-255-1566

Winter Solstice Celebration. 4-5:30p.m. Unity of Fairfax, 2854 HunterMill Road, Oakton. Join us as we usemusic, meditation, and inspirationalreadings to individually connect tothe energies of Mother Earth forpeace and healing. As a group, wewill also connect to sacred sitesaround the planet— where peopleare joining, every solstice andequinox, in Global Medicine WheelCeremonies, to bring love andharmony to our beautiful planet.After the ceremony, we will adjournwith drumming and flute playing forrefreshments in ourAtrium.www.UnityOfFairfax.org

SATURDAY/DEC. 21, 22, 28, & 29Annual Train Display at Colvin

Run Mill. Colvin Run Mill Barn,10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.Watch G-gauge trains wend their way

through a miniature western town inthe Colvin Run Barn.

SUNDAY/DEC. 22A Festival of Lessons & Carols. 9

a.m. & 11:15 a.m. St. John’sEpiscopal Church, 6715 GeorgetownPike, McLean. Lessons will be read byparishioners, seasonal anthemspresented by the choirs, and carolssung by the

congregation.Gingerbread House Decorating

Class. 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. at the RitzCarlton, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.Learn to make your own gingerbreadhouse. $70 per child, ages 2-12.Reservations required. 703-917-5498.

The Princess Tea. 11 a.m. or 2 p.m.at the Ritz Carlton, 1700 TysonsBlvd., McLean. Watch a theatricalproduction feature Disney princesseswhile enjoying afternoon tea andtreats. $75 per person. Childrenunder 2 are free. Reservationsrequired. 703-917-5498.

TUESDAY/DEC. 24St. John’s Episcopal Church

Christmas Worship Services.3:30 p.m. 6715 Georgetown Pike,McLean. 703-356-4902.This service isespecially designed for families withyoung children.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 25Christmas Day Brunch at Entyse

Bistro. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the RitzCarlton, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.

Celebrate the holiday with brunch.Enjoy live musical entertainment andspecial activities, including facepainting and a balloon artist for thechildren. $120 per adult; $40 forchildren under 12. Reservationsrequired. 703-917-5498.

TUESDAY/DEC. 31New Year’s Eve at Entyse Bistro.

5:30-10:30 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton,1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean. Ring inthe New Year with a four-coursetasting menu, champagne toast andlive music. $135 per person.Reservations required. 703-917-5498.

New Year’s Eve Party. 7:30 p.m.Vienna’s American Legion Post 180,330 Center Street, North, Vienna.hris Polk Band: $35 single, $50 percouple, benefits Legion NationalEmergency Fund. Call 703-938-9535for tickets.

First Night Vienna. 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.Church Street in Vienna. A family-friendly New Year’s celebration. Thiscelebration will feature localmusicians, great food, excitingentertainment and hands-onactivities for both children andadults.

7th Annual Rocknoceros NewYears Eve Party. 11 a.m. & 2p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple AveE, Vienna. Rocknoceros (pronouncedlike rhinoceros) is three guys: CoachCotton, Williebob, and BoogieWoogie Bennie, who make wildlypopular, award-winning music forthe whole family. Admission: $10.703-255-1566

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

McLean senior Joey Sullivan struggledto focus during a math quiz at schoolon Friday. Later that night, Sullivan,a captain on the school’s boys’ bas-

ketball team, suffered cramps in each of his calvesafter crashing into a wall behind the baseline.

At the end of the night, however, Sullivan and theHighlanders were able to celebrate a hard-foughtvictory on their rival’s home court.

“It’s all worth it,” Sullivan said. “Definitely.”

SULLIVAN SCORED a game-high 17 points, includ-ing a bucket that gave McLean a two-possession leadin overtime, and the Highlanders defeated Langley45-36 at Langley High School.

The teams ended regulation tied at 32. After aPatrick Dolan free throw gave McLean a one-pointlead with 2:30 left in overtime, Jack Ferguson ex-tended the lead to three with a jumper beforeSullivan’s transition bucket increased the lead to five.Langley would get no closer the rest of the way.

“I don’t think we should have school when we playLangley games,” Sullivan said. “It was hard to focustoday. I had to take a math quiz and it was hard todo that. Going into the game, all you do is just shakeall day, at least for me.”

Sullivan scored 10 of his 17 points in the secondhalf and overtime.

“Joe’s our leader from Day One,” first-year McLeanhead coach Mike O’Brien said. “Joe’s the heart of theteam. He wears his heart on his sleeve, as you cansee. He’s a very emotional kid. Sometimes he can bea little too emotional, but I’ll take that kind of kid 10out of 10 times and I’ll take a team full of them. Hejust plays with everything he has.”

Ferguson finished with 13 points for the Highland-ers.

McLean trailed 16-10 at halftime. A Sullivan bucketgave the Highlanders their first lead of the game with30 seconds left in the third quarter, but Langley re-gained the lead when freshman guard Aaron Kimknocked down a 3-pointer in the closing seconds ofthe quarter.

Langley guard Christian Gaibler drilled his third3-pointer of the game with 2:02 left in the fourthquarter, giving the Saxons a 32-28 lead. After a bucketby Sullivan and two McLean free throws tied thescore at 32, Langley had a chance to win, but seniorguard Ross Callaghan missed a jumper in the clos-ing seconds of regulation.

“Ten points in the first half, that’s hard to do in avarsity game,” O’Brien said of McLean’s offensivestruggles. “Really, [with our performance in] thewhole second half, I just thought we really carriedthat momentum from the second half into that over-time …”

McLean improved to 2-2 under O’Brien, whocoached the school’s girls’ basketball team last sea-

son.“[This win] definitely is a momentum booster,”

O’Brien said. “This is a big game for the kids. Nomatter who wins this, whichever team, takes this withthem. You can see that student body gets into it. It’sa great atmosphere for high school kids to play in.It’s kind of what you remember when you go off andyou think back to your high school career. This is thekind of game they’ll remember.”

Langley fell to 0-4 under first-year head coach ScottNewman, who was an assistant with the programthe previous four seasons.

“[McLean] made us uncomfortable. They playedextremely hard,” Newman said. “At the end of theday, we had the ball in our best player’s hands, shoot-ing a 15-foot pull-up, which is usually like a lay-upfor him, with time expiring, so I’m disappointed withthe outcome; but I’m happy with the way our guysplayed. They really competed, they were tough andnow we owe [the Highlanders] one.”

KIM LED THE SAXONS with 12 points, includingseven in the first half.

“I thought he played great,” Newman said. “Hereally didn’t back away from the moment. It’s hardto make shots and make plays in that environment.There are so many eyes on you, there’s so much pres-sure, and especially for a freshman, to step up andtake and make the shots that he made for us tonightwas huge.”

Callaghan and Gaibler each scored nine points forLangley.

McLean will compete in the Glory Days Tourna-ment at Lake Braddock Dec. 26-28.

Langley will compete in the Mount Vernon holi-day tournament Dec. 26-28.

“You’ve got to give them all the credit,” Newmansaid. “Their kids competed extremely hard. Downthe stretch when they needed a rebound or a looseball, they had it and I think that was the differencein the game.”

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

McLean senior MaiaLee stood outsidethe Langley High

School gym on Friday night anddiscussed the experience of fac-ing the rival Saxons.

“It’s really fun,” she said. “Ilive for these Langley games.When you beat them, it’s likeyou made the whole week.”

Playing in front of eachschool’s loud and spirited stu-dent sections, a strong defen-sive effort by the Highlandersassured Lee’s week was an en-joyable one.

The McLean girls’ basketballteam did not allow Langley toreach double digits on thescoreboard until more than twominutes had elapsed in the thirdquarter and the Highlanderscruised to a 46-27 victory on theirrival’s home floor. The win im-proved McLean’s record to 4-0.

After falling behind 6-2 dur-ing the game’s first two min-utes, McLean embarked on a35-3 run lasting into the thirdquarter. The Highlanders led byas many as 28 points, when abucket by Lee gave McLean a37-9 advantage.

EARLY IN THE SECONDHALF, McLean fans chanted“sin-gle dig-its,” mocking theSaxons for their low point to-tal. Langley junior LaurenMeyer’s free throw with 5:35left in the third quarter got theSaxons to 10 points.

McLean finished with 10steals.

“Anytime you play in this en-vironment, it’s tough to manage

the emotion side of it and thebasketball side of it,” first-yearMcLean head coach Jen Sobotasaid. “Once we kind of had afew turnovers and then wesettled down a little bit, we gotinto our flow and played thegame we wanted to play.”

Lee, a 6-foot-3 forward whosigned with Old Dominion Uni-versity, finished with 12 pointsand 11 rebounds. She scored allsix of McLean’s third-quarterpoints while showing herathleticism and reboundingskills.

“She has the ability to takeover a game whenever shewants to and I think the girlslook to her for that,” Sobotasaid. “It’s nice to have some-body that is able to do that.”

Senior guard Cami Prock alsoscored 12 points for McLean, allof which came in the first half.

“From the tip to the lastbuzzer, she’s just a fireball,”Sobota said. “She never givesup, she’s running around [and]leaves everything out on thecourt.”

SOBOTA was an assistant forthe Highlanders last seasonunder head coach Mike O’Brien,who is now the head coach ofthe McLean boys’ team. TheHighlanders reached the dis-trict championship game,where they lost to Madison, 48-46. This year, the Highlandershave their sights set on a con-ference title.McLean will compete in theChantilly holiday tournamentDec. 26-28. Langley will com-pete in the KSA Events holidaytournament Dec. 27, 28 and 30in Orlando.

McLean GirlsCruise to VictoryHighlanders pull away with 35-3run against Langley.

McLean senior Maia Lee finished with 12 points and11 rebounds against Langley on Dec. 13.

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McLean Boys’ BasketballBeats Langley in OvertimeHighlanders seniorSullivan leads all scorerswith 17 points.

McLean senior Joey Sullivan scored agame-high 17 points against Langley onFriday night.

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Two of Langley High School’slargest programs, Russian andOrchestra, collaborated topresent a unique evening of

Russian music on Dec. 12 in the LangleyAuditorium. With a nod to Bing Crosby’sbest-selling holiday song, the concert “I’m

Dreaming … of a Red Christmas” incorpo-rated Russian language and poetry, Russianclassical music, classical ballet, and Russianbaked delicacies. The Philharmonic Orches-tra opened the concert with a rousing ren-dition of Glinka’s “Russlan and LudmillaOverture.” Violinist Maria McQuade per-

formed a ballet solo to the famous “Over-ture to Swan Lake,” to great applause. ThePhilharmonic Orchestra’s final selection was“Romeo and Juliet,” by Prokofiev.

Performing with the Sophomore Orches-tra, harpist Mary Duplantier mesmerizedthe audience with her solo in “Waltz of the

Flowers” by Tchaikovsky. “Russian Sailors’Dance” by Glier concluded the first half ofthe concert, which was under the baton ofguest conductor Glenn Quader.

INTRODUCTIONS for all pieces were pre

Langley Orchestra Director Dr. Scott McCormick and Langley RussianLanguage teacher Dr. Valentin Cukierman welcome the audience to theDec. 12 concert of Russian music.

Sophomore violinist Maria McQuade performs a ballet solo toTchaikovsky’s “Overture to Swan Lake.” From left: Maria McQuade,Alexandra Cramer, Grace Keffer

An Evening of Russian Culture at Langley High

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The mystery of Christmas is not how a jolly old elfnavigates a narrow chimney.

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December 24 at 6:00 PMCelebrate the mystery of Christmas with a McLean tradition.

Guest Conductor Glenn Quader leads the SymphonicOrchestra.

Musical selections were introduced in Russian and En-glish. From left — Ben Parker, clarinetist and TimKostelancik, first violinist.

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Concert at Langley Highsented in Russian and English bystudents of Dr. ValentinCukierman: Julia Pennington (Se-nior, Cello), Alex Blankinship (Se-nior, Principal Bass), Ben Parker(Senior, Clarinet), Tim Kostelancik(Senior, First Violin), TiffaniNajadifar (Junior, First Violin) andAloysha Onufrak (Junior, Cello).Several of the aforementioned stu-dents recited traditional Russianpoetry in its native language.

The Freshman Orchestra pre-sented “Slava!” by Rimsky-Korsakov and “Five Ukrainians ina Bell Tower,” a jazz chart thatcombined the well-known DaveBrubeck “Take Five” with a Christ-mas carol. The holiday spirit wasfurther captured by the SymphonicOrchestra’s performances of“Wenceslas Takes a Sleigh Ride”and “Mad Russian Christmas,” anarrangement by the Trans-SiberianOrchestra of melodies fromTchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker.”

Thanks to the Onufrak familyand friends, orchestra studentsand performers were treated to anauthentic Russian banquet preced-ing the concert. As audience mem-bers entered the lobby, they weregreeted with a hospitality tableladen with an assortment of Rus-sian baked goods, courtesy of Julie

Hohl and Lien-Rung Kao.Theron Masters, Lyric Yu, and

Alex Lim performedRachmaninoff’s “Valse,” a uniquepiece for piano, six hands. PianistBryan Huynh gave a beautiful per-formance of “June” fromTchaikovsky’s “The Seasons.”Later, Bryan said, “I thought it wasawesome how we were able toconnect with the Russian cultureand see how we can incorporateRussian into our own.” The finalpiano interlude showcased the tal-ents of Lyric Yu and Emma Guo,who played Stravinsky’s “DanseRusse.”

The full house included manyRussian language students, formerorchestra students and families,relatives of performers, and mem-bers of the local community. Stu-dents had rave reviews about theconcert.

“The Russian concert embodiedseveral aspects of Russian culture- from the banquet to the balletperformance by Maria McQuade -that perfectly complemented themusic selection,” said junior SaraZahir. A guest from the Embassyof the Russian Federation, BilateralSection, commented that he wasimpressed with the ballerina, mu-

sic, language and poetry.

IN THE AUDIENCE was a 94-year-old retired Navy pilot whoworked in Navy Intelligence at theMoscow Embassy in the 1950s.People sitting next to him werethrilled when he shared his 1952program from the Bolshoi Ballet’sperformance of “Romeo andJuliet,” and showed his photo-graph of one of the greatest balle-rinas of the 20th century, MayaPlisetskaya.

As Russian language studentjunior Lizzy Forward explained toa friend after the concert, part ofthe Russian language program in-

cludes singing songs and readingpoetry. She said, “the concert wastruly unique and fun because itintegrated music with traditionalRussian poetry and amazing danc-ing, which made you appreciatethe music more.”

The Langley HS Orchestrawishes to thank their sponsors,local businesses, and families forcontributing to the successful Si-lent Auction, which was held dur-ing the intermission. The next Lan-gley HS Orchestra Concert will beheld in the Langley Auditorium onThursday, March 13, at 7 p.m.

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Considering that I’ve been cancer-centricnow for nearly five years, one would havethought I might have learned and totallyembraced an alternative concept: forward liv-ing – and less thinking about past causes andtheir possible current effects. Certainly cancercauses physical manifestations and symptomsthat are diagnosable and indicative of trou-ble. But it’s the unseen effects that in somecases cause as many difficulties. What I amreferring to is the mental and emotional toll aterminal diagnosis and short term prognosiscan have on the patient’s perspective on lifeand living, and what’s presumptively thoughtto be left of it.

And in my experience now as a compara-tively long-term survivor – five years comeFebruary 27, of stage IV, non-small cell lungcancer (NSCLC), backwards thinking, as inwhy me, as in woe is me, has generally notbeen characteristic of my daily grind. Sure,I’ve made changes to my pre-cancer Kennyregimen of poor diet and above-averagestress, and have regularly compared and con-trasted my past with my present/future.However, much of this has been ongoing.I’ve never felt as if I’ve dwelled on any of it.Focused maybe, but not so much as a nega-tive, more as a positive, as in changes whichneeded to be made – or else. Moreover, tolearn the error of my ways and try to parlayany new found knowledge into a future thatinitially, according to my oncologist’s originalprognosis: “13 months to two years”, washardly guaranteed.

In spite of it all, I have lived – and learnedand accepted that my new reality is some-what different than it once was: somewherebetween tenuous and temporary. Still, think-ing about the past can only do so much goodwhen contemplating a future that has beensnatched away somewhat (somewhat? quite,actually) unexpectedly at 54 and one half. If Iwant to have a future, thinking and living as ifI have one is more agreeable and morerewarding – and much less stressful thanthinking I don’t. And constantly reviewing,assessing, and connecting with the horse onwhich I rode in, as informative as it may be inhelping to understand and appreciate themedical predicament in which I find myselfso immersed, might actually be causing moreharm – emotionally, than I’m willing to admit.I can’t change the past, so living with it on adaily basis when I have a present and a futureto consider might be shackling me in someemotional way that is preventing me frommaintaining the positive and optimistic atti-tude so crucial in defending myself againstthe insidious disease inside my lungs.

Not that I’m suggesting that I can talk/think these malignant tumors (“metastatic tothe lung”) to cease and desist, but spendingmental time on what has already occurred,instead of what possibly could be, seemscounterproductive, maybe even harmful.Trouble has already found me; I don’t needto encourage it. And after all these years, Ishould know better. I do know better.Nevertheless, as the content of this columnclearly indicates, I am still under siege. I amstill trying to balance the challenges of livingwith a future while being mindful of a pastand understanding that some emotions I can’tcontrol. Cancer is funny like that, but it’s nolaughing matter. Even so, I did think the sub-ject was fodder for a column – or maybe I’mjust indulging myself at your expense. If it’sthe latter more so than the former, I appreci-ate your patience. I probably need it.

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