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School Board ElectsChairman, Vice Chair

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Broadway PerformerComes HomeEntertainment, Page 15

Expect HOV Lane ClosuresThis Summer

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A view of the 95 Express Lanes construction. The lanes will be completed by the end of 2014.

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We’d like to thank the faculty and staff of LBSS and especially, the LBSS PTSA for support of our All Night Graduation Celebration.A huge thank you to our volunteers: the parents, friends and relatives of the Classes of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

We would also like to extend a special thank you to the Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and the Fairfax County Police for their vitalpresence at our party. Finally, we’d like to thank the staff of the Audrey Moore RECenter for all their help in making the night run smoothly.

Make plans now to support our 2015 party on June 17th, 2015. Also, mark your calendar for our mulch sale on April 11th and 12th, 2015.

Corporate Level ($500 Plus)Burke Veterinary ClinicBurke Volunteer Fire & Rescue

DepartmentCCI ScreenPrinting, Inc.Church of the NativityFairfax County Park AuthorityFairfax County Police DepartmentJK Enterprise Landscape SupplyQueen’s Gate HOAScoops 2USouth Run Regency HOA

Bruin Level ($250-499)Austin Grill—West SpringfieldBurke Sporting GoodsChick-fil-A—Fair Oaks MallChipotle—Burke CentreThe Container StoreSreenath GajulapalliGlory Days—BurkeJill’s DesignsNail A La ModeRobyn TrumpRyder TrucksUnited RentalsVillage Veterinary Clinic

Gold Level ($100-249)Dave Albo for DelegateAll American Driving SchoolRichard and Janice BaltzSumith BandaraMary BeckettBracken Opticians

Burke Lions ClubBurke Townhouse AssociationThe Car ConnectionMary EichelbergerSherif Elhady, DDS, MS, PCEllis OrthodonticsDebbie FitzgeraldFive GuysFlowers ‘n’ FernsGeorge Mason UniversityGiardino Italian RestaurantGyuricza & Hartman Family &

Cosmetic DentistryHard Times Café—FairfaxPeter Henry & Amy Decker-HenryIHOP—BurkeMichelle IsenhourJohn KentKnights of Columbus Council 8600Knights of Columbus Fr. Sikora

Council 7992Lake Braddock HOATimothy & Pamela LincolnLaurence Murphy, MD & Stacy

Staats, MDPaisano’s—BurkeDuyen PhanStephen PolcheckRed, Hot & Blue—FairfaxSpartans Family RestaurantSubway—Burke CentreSubway—Huntsman SquareSwiss Bakery—RavensworthTutti Fruitti—Burke

Cynthia and David WallaceWashington Gas Employees

AssociationWhole Foods—SpringfieldCarol Wooddell, DDSWoodhirst HOA

Purple Level ($50-99)American Windows & SidingRobert Argentieri, DDSCTMID, Inc.Domino’s—Kings ParkEileen Filler-Corn for DelegateEl Pueblo, LLCFraternity CollectionKrispy Kreme – AlexandriaMarsden for SenateMichael and Linda MeaneySusana Raygada, DMD, PCTrader Joe’s—Fairfax

Friends of the Class of 2014($1-49)

Express Stop—BurkeFairfax Ice ArenaAnthony GirataGreat American RestaurantsGreat Harvest Bread Company—

BurkeJoseph M. Gruberg, DMDDr. Brad Hudson, DDS, MSPotomac NationalsPreferred Travel, Inc.Ryan Enterprises, Inc.Trader Joe’s—Springfield

Thank you to the 2014 LBSS PTSA All Night Grad Party Supporters!The Lake Braddock Senior Class of 2014 and their families would like to thank the following businesses,organizations and individuals for their support of the PTSA-sponsored alcohol- and drug-free All NightGraduation Celebration which was held on June 23rd, 2014, at the Audrey Moore RECenter at Wakefield Park.We are grateful for their generous contributions and commitment to the young people of our community.Please support these organizations that invest in the success of Lake Braddock Secondary School.


Springfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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altors reported on June 2014 home salesactivity for Fairfax and Arlington counties,the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and FallsChurch and the towns of Vienna, Herndonand Clifton.

A total of 2,174 homes were sold in June2014, a 12.90 percent decrease below June2013 home sales of 2,496.

Active listings continued to show an in-crease this month compared with 2013. List-ings were up 47 percent over last year, with4,777 active listings in June, compared with3,247 homes available in June 2013. Theaverage days on market for homes in June2014 was 30 days, an increase of 25 per-

cent compared to the 24 days on marketfor homes in June 2013.

Average home sale prices increasedslightly this June to $580,013. This is up3 percent compared to June 2013, whenthe average price was $563,223.

The median sold price of homes thisJune, which is $505,000, rose by 1 per-cent compared to the median price of$499,900 in June 2013.

The 2,047 new pending home sales inNorthern Virginia in June is a decreaseof 9.62 percent compared with 2,265contracts that were pending in June oflast year.

June home listings climb, with slightdip in sales; average, median pricescontinue to inch up.T

he Northern Virginia market re-corded increased inventories,providing buyers with more

choices. Nonetheless, buyers are chal-lenged by affordability and accessingcredit.

The June market in Northern Virginiacontinues the trend of sales numberscoming in just under those from one yearago at this time, but the signs of a stablemarket have led to an increase in sellersplanting signs on their lawns.

“It is all about managing expectations,”said Lorraine Arora, Managing Broker atLong & Foster Real Estate in Springfield.“Some buyers are nervous. When housesare priced correctly, homes will sell.”

Arora explained that since there wasno activity in winter months, there was

pent up demand for this region’s earlyspring season. Now, she explained, pricesare higher but not all sellers are getting theirfull price. Buyers are less willing to engagein bidding wars.

The housing affordability may continueto be a challenge in the region, said MaryBayat, 2014 chair elect of the Northern Vir-ginia Association of Realtors. “While theslightly rising home prices indicate an im-proving market, people are just not mak-ing quick decisions to buy.” Bayat, a bro-ker/owner of Bayat Realty in Alexandria,also noted that the current tight mortgageregulations have been a drag on buyers’ loanprocess. She noted that mortgage standardsare under scrutiny by industry and housinggroups at this time.

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Numbers Indicate Stable Market

By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Drivers planning on using Inter-state 95 to get to their vacationdestination, or even just to getto work, should prepare for

overnight and weekend HOV lane closuresfrom Washington, D.C. to Dumfries as con-struction of the 95 Express Lanes contin-ues.

That’s according to Susan Shaw,Megaprojects director for VDOT, who an-nounced July 10 that construction of the95 Express Lanes is more than 80 percentcomplete.

“We try to make every effort to minimizeimpact and keep traffic moving,” Shaw said.“We do understand that this is a very heavilyused corridor. We’re trying to use the timeswhen traffic volumes are the lowest.”

Construction will be completed by late2014 and will be opened to traffic by early2015.

“While the final phase of constructionmay be less visible to drivers than in thepast, the 95 Express Lanes Corridor remainsan active work zone, in which the safety ofdrivers and workers are our top priority,”Shaw said. “Now more than ever, it is im-portant for the traveling public to use cau-tion when traveling through our work zone.When you see the orange cones and barri-ers, slow down for your own safety and re-member that there are people working onthe other side.”

The 29-mile system of express lanes willrequire all drivers to purchase an E-ZPassor E-ZPass Flex in order to use the lanes.This includes those who are driving alone,in a carpool, a slug, or in a vehicle with aclean fuel plate. The E-ZPass Flex will al-low those who are traveling with three ormore people to experience a toll-free trip.

Construction in the final phase of theproject, which runs from Stafford Countynear Garrisonville Road up to 395 nearEdsall Road, is focused on installing tolling

and traffic management devices.“We have over 950 tolling and traffic

management devices that we need to test,and we need to test them in the field andalso back at the Express Lanes operationcenter,” said Walter Lewis, the project di-rector for Fluor-Lane 95.

Up to 1,500 workers will be on the con-struction site working to finish the lanesbetween now and the end of the project.

“To keep our workers and fellow I-95 driv-ers safe, we ask drivers to support orangecones no phones by putting down their cellphones while traveling through the 95 Ex-press Lanes work zone. No phones, no textand no distractions,” said Kevin Ginnerty,director of project delivery for Transurban.

The almost $1 billion public-private part-nership, which according to VDOT willmake travel in the area faster once opened,began in August 2012. Six new bridges, fourflyovers, three widened bridges, and 15bridge and ramp repairs are included in theproject.

“We know that this work is going to causesome unavoidable delays with the lane clo-sures, and it can be frustrating for drivers.But we are making sure that the closuresthat we have are necessary to keep the trav-eling public and the work crews safe,” Shawsaid.

Construction of95 Express Lanescontinues.

Expect HOV Lane Closures This Summer

Photos by Janelle Germanos/The Connection

Kevin Ginnerty, director of project delivery for Transurban, talks aboutthe new tolls that will be put in place when the 95 Express Lanes open inearly 2015.

Susan Shaw, Megaprojects Director for VDOT, speaks about changes andupdates on the 95 Express Lanes.

Walter Lewis, the project director for Fluor-Lane 95, speaks about whatto expect in the final months of construction of the 95 Express Lanes.

News


By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Tamara Derenak Kaufax(Lee District) and TedVelkoff (at-large) wereelected chairman and

vice chair of the Fairfax CountySchool Board on Thursday night,following an abstention from somemembers in the election of chair-man. Both will serve in their posi-tions for one year.

“Ms. Derenak Kaufax has servedthe Lee district well and is also ateam player for the greater goodacross the county,” said IlryongMoon (at-large), who served aschairman of the school board fortwo years. “One thing is for sure—she is not afraid to speak out.”

Fairfax School Board Elects Chairman, Vice ChairTamara DerenakKaufax and TedVelkoff elected tolead Board.

Derenak Kaufax is the owner ofAltamat Marketing Solutions andhas been a school board membersince January 2012. She is the par-ent of a sophomore and a 2013graduate of Fairfax Countyschools.

Derenak Kaufax said the boardis one with “many challenges” buta lot of passion.

“I want us to be the best boardever. I will respect your opinions,as I think you know I have whileworking as the vice chair. I willwork to keep everyone informed-sometimes you may not like whatI say, but I will keep us moving for-ward in a strategic way,” DerenakKaufax said at the meeting.

Dan Stork (Mount Vernon)nominated Sandy Evans as vicechair of the school board, while PatHynes (Hunter Mill) nominatedTed Velkoff for the position. Velkoffwon the position with seven votes.

“He thinks outside the box a lot,”Hynes said. “He’s also shown tre-mendous leadership on the bud-get.”

Velkoff has also served on the

school board since January 2012and was this year’s chair of thebudget committee. He is the par-ent of two Fairfax County gradu-ates and previously served asChantilly High School’s PTSApresident and treasurer.

“When I look back a year fromnow, what will I have seen? I want

to look back and see that in myrole here as vice chairman, thatI’ve helped to bring some balanceand have tried to build bridges torepresent fairly the views of every-body that’s on the board and tooffer my best advice to the chair-man and to the superintendent,and communicate fairly and

equally to everyone,” Velkoff said.Kaufax was elected chairman

with seven votes, while five mem-bers abstained from voting be-cause of what they explained wasa “brokered deal” for the positionof vice chair.

The same seven votes fromTamara Derenak Kaufax, PatHynes, Ryan McElveen, IllryongMoon, Kathy Smith, Jane Strauss,and Ted Velkoff gave Ted Velkoffthe majority as vice chair. SandyEvans, Megan McLaughlin, PattyReed, Elizabeth Schultz and DanStorck voted for Sandy Evans forvice chair.

Some school board memberssaid they didn’t know Velkoff wasrunning for vice chair until hoursbefore the vote.

“Until last night, Mrs. Smith wasthe other candidate for vice chair,and she withdrew. We were in a6-6 deadlock. We couldn’t breakit. At 3:30 this afternoon, I got aphone call from Mr. Velkoff sayingthat he was a candidate for vicechair,” said Elizabeth Schultz(Springfield).

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Congratulations to all of the OutstandingPrincipals listed below.They have been rated highest by our memberships in those schools

Fairfax County Federation of TeachersTeachers Care!

THANK YOU TO ALLOF OUR MEMBERS WHORETURNED THE SURVEY

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:Bonnie Glazewski(Oak View)

Jesse Kraft(Providence)

Michael Macrina(Island Creek)

Suzanne Montgomery(Laurel Hill)

Lindsay Trout(Terraset)

MIDDLE SCHOOL:Penny Gros (Glascow)

HIGH SCHOOLS:Teresa Johnson(Chantilly)

Nardos King(Mt. Vernon)

Michael Yohe(Falls Church)

Jeff Yost(Woodson)

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The American Legion Depart-ment of Virginia held its 96th an-nual convention July 10-July 13in Herndon. During the event, rep-resentatives from the departmentpresented a variety of awards in-cluding those for leadership andservice. Greenspring resident, PeteStraub, received the 17th DistrictVice Commander of the Yearaward.

Straub said that he received thisaward largely for his work withfour American Legion posts in thedistrict. Currently, he is the Com-mander of Post 123 at Greenspringretirement community in Spring-field.

Four years ago, Greenspring Post123 was issued its formal charteras in independent Post in TheAmerican Legion. Now, the Posthas approximately 60 members.Also during the convention,Greenspring Post 123 was pre-sented with the 100 percent OldDominion Award for attaining itsmembership goal for the 2013-2014 Legion year.

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Pete Straub, Commander of American Legion Post 123 atGreenspring, displays his recent award.


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By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

Washington is on theroad to creating ashort-term fix forfunding the

nation’s highways, kicking the candown the road and handing theproblem to the next Congress.That means voters will have thefinal say when they cast a ballotin this year’s hotly contested racefor Senate, a contest that featuresthree candidates will sharply dif-ferent perspectives on how tohandle the $100 billion shortfallover the next six years.

Democratic incumbent MarkWarner supports public-privatepartnerships as a way to raise newrevenue, an approach that in-cludes a bipartisan proposal to le-verage private capital known asthe Bridge Act. Republican chal-lenger Ed Gillespie says revenuesfor roads could be raised from off-shore energy exploration, an ap-proach that Republicans sayDemocratic President BarackObama has blocked. Libertariancandidate Robert Sarvis says thefederal government should get out

of the business of funding high-ways altogether, leaving the roleof funding surface transportationto the states.

“This is an issue that votersshould care about,” said GeoffSkelley, analyst with the Univer-sity of Virginia Center for Politics.“It’s something of daily importance

that could impact voters directly,whereas it’s harder sometimes todraw a direct connection betweenimmigration policy or certain as-pects of health-care policy.”

One aspect of the debate all thecandidates agree on is that rev-enues from the gas tax are on thedecline, and as automobiles be-

come more efficient the govern-ment continues to receive lessmoney. One solution is to raise thegas tax, a proposal supported bySen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) andSen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). Butneither Corker nor Murphy are upfor reelection this year.

Gillespie opposes raising the gastax, and a spokesman for Warnersays he does not support the pro-posal currently before Congress toraise the gas tax.

“This is going to be a very bigissue next year,” said FrankShafroth, director of the Center forState and Local Leadership atGeorge Mason University. “So it’ssomething voters should considerwhen they go to the polls in termsof what this means to the taxpay-ers of Virginia.”

THE HIGHWAY TRUST Fundwas created during theEisenhower administration in1956, when the Highway RevenueAct created a new tax of threecents per gallon. In January 1983,Republican President RonaldReagan signed a bill that increasedthe gas tax to nine cents a gallon.A few years later, Republican Presi-dent George H.W. Bush increasedit to 14 cents a gallon. Then Demo-cratic President Bill Clinton in-creased the gas tax to 18.4 cents agallon, which remains the currentrate. That brings in about $34 bil-lion a year even though the cur-rent transportation bill includesabout $50 billion in infrastructurespending.

“Despite months of debate, law-makers have failed to act,” saidBlueGreen Alliance executive di-rector Kim Glas in a written state-ment. “The job market is steadilyimproving but the threat that Con-gress will let the Highway Trust

Fund go bankrupt looms large.”Conservatives in Congress have

questioned the role the federalgovernment should play in surfacetransportation. Sen. Tom Coburn(R-Okla.) introduced legislationthat would eliminate the 20 per-cent of the trust fund that is notspent on roads. And Sen. RandPaul (R-Ky.) wants to create a fundfor emergency transportationprojects paid for by repatriatingoverseas capital back to the U.S.The Libertarian candidate takesthose arguments a step farther,saying the federal governmentshould get out of funding surfacetransportation altogether.

“It just creates graft and corrup-tion and inefficient use of re-sources,” said Sarvis. “The federalgovernment should not be chan-neling billions of dollars of taxpay-ers dollars through the federalbureaucracy to the states.

THE TWO MAJOR party candi-dates both believe that the gas taxis a dwindling source of revenue,and neither candidate supportsraising it. Instead, Warner andGillespie have seized on alterna-tives sources of revenue in a waythat reveals something about theirpriorities and legislative style. Asgovernor, Warner supported pub-lic-private partnerships such as railto Dulles. Now that he’s in the Sen-ate, he hopes to use his back-ground as a venture capitalist toforge a solution to the fundingcrunch facing the nation’s roads.

“We need to acknowledge thatthe current funding mechanism —the gas tax — is a declining sourceof revenue, and that means every-one will have to bring some newideas to the table,” said Kevin Hall,spokesman for Warner. “Thatshould include Sen. Warner’sBridge Act, a bipartisan proposalthat will leverage more privatecapital to jumpstart work buildingand modernizing our country’s in-frastructure.”

On the Republican side,Gillespie responded to a questionabout the Highway Trust Fund byblasting Democrats for presidingover an economy when gas priceshave gone up so dramatically.

“We need to increase account-ability in how transportation fundsare spent, give states more say inspending decisions, and identify astream of revenue to fund ourtransportation infrastructureprojects for the long-term,” saidPaul Logan, a spokesman forGillespie. “One such revenuesource could be new revenuesfrom offshore energy exploration,which this administration has con-sistently blocked.”

Ed Gillespie Robert Sarvis Sen. Mark Warner

Candidates for Senate divided onfunding Virginia roads.Opposite Sides of the Road

“This is an issue that voters should care about. It’s somethingof daily importance that could impact voters directly, whereasit’s harder sometimes to draw a direct connection betweenimmigration policy or certain aspects of health-care policy.”

— Geoff Skelley, analyst with the University of Virginia Center for Politics

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For the third year in a row, InovaFairfax Medical Campus has beenranked as the #1 Hospital in theWashington, D.C. metropolitanarea by U.S. News & World Report.Inova Fairfax also jumped inrankings to #2 in the state, andearned national recognition as#33 in the country in Gynecologyand #42 in Neonatology. The an-nual U.S. News Best Hospitalsrankings, now in their 25th year,recognize hospitals that excel intreating the most challenging pa-tients.

Inova Fairfax Hospital: Number One in D.C. Metro Area“Three years in a row as #1 is

an outstanding accomplishmentand we are proud of our hospital’sdedicated physicians and staff whoprovide the best of care to our pa-tients every day. I’d like to con-gratulate our staff, particularlywithin Inova Women’s andChildren’s for their impressiveand well-deserved nationalrankings,” said PatrickChristiansen, PhD, chief execu-tive officer, Inova Fairfax Medi-cal Campus.

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

also earned high-performingrankings in 11 specialties:

❖ Cancer❖ Cardiology and Heart Surgery❖ Diabetes and Endocrinology❖ Ear, Nose and Throat❖ Gastroenterology & GI Sur-

gery,❖ Geriatrics❖ Nephrology❖ Neurology and Neurosurgery❖ Orthopedics❖ Pulmonology❖ UrologyIn the recently released U.S.

News Best Children’s HospitalRankings, Inova Children’s Hospi-tal was named 42nd in the nationfor Neonatology.

U.S. News publishes Best Hos-pitals to help guide patients whoneed a high level of care becausethey face particularly difficult sur-gery, a challenging condition orextra risk because of age or mul-tiple health problems. Objectivemeasures such as patient survivaland safety data, adequacy of nursestaffing levels and other datalargely determined the rankings in

most specialties. The rankings are freely avail-

able at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear inthe U.S. News “Best Hospitals2015” guidebook, available in Au-gust.

All five of Inova’s hospitals wererecognized again this year in thetop 15 best hospitals in the Wash-ington, DC, metropolitan area,and top 20 in Virginia. To learnmore about Inova Fairfax Medi-cal Campus, visitwww.inova.org/ifh.


Opinion

Virginia’s tax holiday on school sup-plies and clothing is Aug. 1-3, andit makes sense to take advantage ofthe savings, and to spread

the wealth around.During this three-day period, school

supplies selling for $20 or less per item,and clothing and footwear selling for $100 orless per item will be exempt from Virginia salestax. There are some items that do not qualify,for example digital school supplies. See http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ for more details.

When you are buying school supplies for yourfamily, buy extra to donate to local families

who are not able to afford to do the same.In Fairfax County, just under 50,000 students

are poor enough to qualify for free or reducedprice meals at school.

In Fairfax County, local nonprofits,Fairfax County Public Schools and cor-porate partners are collecting school

supplies and backpacks. Monetary donationsand backpacks are being accepted by eightlocal nonprofits and through local Apple andNorthwest Federal Credit Union Branches, aswell as online at http://collectforkids.org/do-nate/ through Sept. 2. Last year the drive pro-vided supplies for nearly 20,000 students. A

$10 cash donation goes a long way.Collect for Kids Program runs through Sept.

2. Monetary donations can be accepted anytime. Donate money at www.collectforkids.org.Donations of backpacks are also being acceptedat every Apple Federal Credit Union and North-west Federal Credit Union branch in FairfaxCounty and at any of the affiliate charitableorganizations, including Cornerstones, West-ern Fairfax Christian Ministries, Our DailyBread, Koinonia, United Community Ministriesand others.

For more, see the Collect for Kids website athttp://collectforkids.org.

Virginia’s tax holiday on school supplies is a good reminder to donatesupplies and dollars for children who need help arriving at school prepared.

Save a Little, Help Others Prepare for School

Editorial

By Stephen Gossin

I read your editorial [“Hurray for Full Day Mon-days”] in the July 10-16 Burke Connection withkeen interest. Even though I am retired after

42 years in elementary education, I still have pas-sion for education. I’m writing to make one minorpoint and one major point.

First, let me say that I totally agree with your pointthat it is time for a change. I completely disagree thatit was never a good idea. Let me explain.

Here’s the minor point. Monday was never a halfday for elementary students in Fairfax County. Whenthe early release was created, elementary schools inFairfax County kept the 30-hour week, the historicstandard throughout the country. When the proposalwas drafted and eventually accepted by the FairfaxCounty School Board and the Virginia Board of Edu-cation, Monday was a four-and-a-half-hour day andTuesday through Friday were six-and-a-half-hourdays. Tuesday through Friday were lengthened by 30minutes and the time “banked” so that the studentsleft 2 or 2.5 hours early on Monday. (The release onMonday was 2 hours in some schools and 2.5 hoursin others depending on Transportation.) This gaveelementary teachers a large block of planning time.

Here’s the major point. When the early release wascreated, elementary educators (teachers and princi-pals) saw the need for a longer block of planning,team meetings to plan, parent conferences, training,and staff meetings, to mention a few. When I came toFairfax County in 1967, I remember fondly going tomeetings on some Monday afternoons to learn aboutthe science kits that were coming to me, a new mathseries, a new reading series, and meetings aboutteaching history. These meetings were conducted byteachers who piloted the newly adopted book seriesand by specialists. In addition, it was recognized thatteachers needed to meet in teams. Teachers neededto meet with parents.

Over the ensuing years, the job of the elementaryteacher has become much more complicated and theneed for planning is critical. In some schools, theteachers keep their students all day and teach all sub-jects: language arts (reading, writing, speaking, spell-ing and vocabulary), math, science, and social stud-

ies. That consists of more than four preparations andthe expectation that language arts is infused through-out the other curriculum areas. In those schools, it isnecessary for teachers at the same grade level to meetand discuss how their students are performing oncommon assessments, what is working, and what isnot working. In other schools, teachers at a gradelevel split up the curriculum and teach one or twoareas. In those schools, it is critical for the team tomeet regularly and discuss the students they have incommon, what’s working, and what is not working.

Since retiring after 29 years as an elementary ad-ministrator (3 years as assistant principal and 26 yearsas the principal at five different elementary schools),I have regularly substituted as a teacher. Some of thesesub jobs have been long-term (2 weeks to 3,5months). I can’t emphasize enough how I used theblock of planning time on Monday to prepare for theweek or weeks ahead. In 1967, I had 5, half-hourplanning blocks during the school day and I hadMonday afternoon. Then and now, as a substituteteacher, I experienced the somewhat limited value ofthe half-hour time blocks. In elementary schools, theteachers accompany the students to their specialclasses (physical education and music to mention two)and wait until the specialist is ready for them. Wereturn before the time is expired so that the next groupdoes not have to wait. Teachers universally rely onthe longer Monday block. With the new proposal, theteachers will continue to have 10-plus hours of plan-ning time (they are not losing planning time), butthis planning time will be more of the shorter blocksas they lose the longer Monday block.

There is absolutely no doubt that elementary stu-dents spending more time in school is a good thing.However, most elementary educators agree that it isa good thing provided that the students spend thistime with their classroom teacher. Sadly, this is notpart of the proposal. The students are proposed tospend the extra time with people other than theirclassroom teacher.

Stephen Gossin served as principal at: Annandale Terrace,London Towne, Terra Centre, Canterbury Woods, and CherryRun; assistant principal at Kings Park School; and taught atBurke School and Laurel Ridge. He is a long-time resident ofBurke.

Time for Change, but TeachersWill Miss Monday Planning

More Sleep As aSmokescreenTo the Editor:

There is no doubt that moresleep is healthier. That is commonsense. The real mental disorder isspending money that the schoolcan’t afford. Spending money totell us this ground breaking newsthat more sleep is a good thing.When it is simply a cover up.

The funny thing is that theyspeak of science and facts yethave no facts that children will goto bed at the same time in orderto benefit from the later start.None! This is hopes and wisheswhich don’t come true, a liberalstandard.

Most of the school board mem-bers are placing a smoke screenin front of the community to pre-tend they have done somethingpositive in the last four years.There is an election coming upnext year. They are covering upthe fact that test scores are downand the Hispanic children are thebiggest losers. Hispanics score thelowest in SOL tests in math, read-ing, writing, science and U.S. His-tory. Hispanics have a high schooldrop out rate that is six timeshigher than average. This is won-derful Fairfax County! Wonderfulit is not.

The lack of performance fromthe liberal “Class of 2011” schoolboard members is an embarrass-ment. Placing “sleep” as an impor-tant issue in front of the commu-nity is really covering a nightmarefuture that is being placed uponthe Hispanic community and thefuture of Fairfax County.

Fredy Burgos2013 Candidate House of

Delegates. District 41

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By Lisa Spinelli

The Connection

Drinking cups of clear tap watercould be a luxury we are lesslikely to take for granted in thenear future as climate-change

culprits affect our waterways—and our wa-ter bills.

The increased development of NorthernVirginia, along with agricultural uses, havebeen slowing down the Potomac’s fast-mov-ing water for a number of years; add cli-mate-change factors like rising air and wa-ter temperatures and we now have what theShenandoah Riverkeeper Jeff Kelble calls a“double whammy” on the river.

“Outside of big storms, hot dry summerslike we experienced last summer reduce theflow of the Potomac over the falls, reducingits ability to flush pollution from the tidalwaters in the area. This is sort of like under-filling a toilet tank before you flush - lots ofgunk stays in the bowl,” said Dann Sklarew,associate professor of applied ecology andsustainability in the Department of Environ-mental Science and Policy at George MasonUniversity who is actively involved in thesustainability of the Potomac.

The Obama Administration’s third Na-tional Climate Assessment report confirmsearlier reports from the Interstate Commis-sion on the Potomac River Basin that air tem-

peratures in the area have risen about 2degrees in the last 100 years. If global car-bon emissions continue at their current rate,we will see a spread of longer heat wavesand a further increase in average air tem-peratures.

WATER TEMPERATURES in the PotomacRiver are following suit with an averagewarming of .046˚ C per year due, in part, tothe hotter air temperatures. By 2040, thePotomac River—which supplies 75 percentof the area’s drinking water—will likely seean increase in surface water temperature ofabout 2.7˚ F, but could increase as much as4.1˚ F.

“Algae love that gunk—it’s what’s forbreakfast for them—so they tend to flourishin such soupy conditions,” added Sklarew.

The increased temperatures—both in andoutside the water—create a changed eco-system for the Potomac and Occoquan thatcould force water treatment plants to changetheir filtration process. Some of these prob-lematic scenarios could include the abovestated longer blooming seasons for bluegreen algae, a decrease—or killing off of—eelgrass, and more runoff from farms andrainwater filled with contaminants and pol-lutants like manure and fertilizer.

“We just got results back from three weeksof sampling the North Fork, South Fork andMain Stem (three streams that feed the

Potomac) and found species of blue greenalgae known in other places to create algaltoxins,” said Kelble last month. Kelble’sgroup is a branch of the D.C.-based clean-water nonprofit company PotomacRiverkeeper.

Blue green algae or cyanobacteria can re-lease toxins called cyanotoxins which havebeen known to cause liver tumors, neuro-logical disorders and even death in animalsand humans. While many European coun-tries follow the World Health Organizationdrinking water guideline of 0.001 mg/litrefor at least one type of cyanotoxin, theUnited States has yet to adopt any federalregulations on these toxins.

Fairfax Water’s Chief of Source Water Pro-tection Gregory Prelewicz admits they haveno cyanotoxin regulations either.

The algal blooms do occur naturally, butthe increase in duration, species and num-ber of algal blooms could create toxins harm-ful to our health as well as absorb the much-needed oxygen in the water, which affect theodor, clarity and taste of the water.

Still, the people in charge of the drinkingwater are not overly concerned.

“There are no real alarm bells going offfor us,” said Tom Jacobus, general managerof the U.S. Army Corp of Engineer’s Wash-ington Aqueduct. The aqueduct collects, fil-ters and sells the drinking water to D.C.Water who provides Falls Church, DunnLoring and other parts of Northern Virginiawith their drinking water.

And while Fairfax Water, who provides themajority of our drinking water, has a quan-

tity contingency plan by developing the newVulcan Quarry, they see “nothing [else] onthe horizon that has come to our attentionthat we need to prepare for,” said TracyGoldberg, manager of planning.

Customers in the future are likely to seehigher water bills, Jacobus conceded. Theadditional costs could be as low as a fewdollars, still a few dollars could be prob-lematic for lower-income families who can’t

afford even a moderate increase in theirbills.

ONE GROUP HELPING educate NoVaresidents on water quality and taking actionis the Arlington-based nonprofitArlingtonians for a Clean Environment(ACE). ACE leads monthly river clean-upsto help fish out the bikes, packing peanutsand other random trash thrown into the

waterways. The 30-year-old organizationalso helps educate people on water conser-vation and how using less means less en-ergy consumption not just for them, but thewater treatment plants as well—reducingeveryone’s carbon footprint.

“Just installing things like low-flow fau-cets, we have seen it cut a person’s waterbill by 10 to 25 percent,” said Elenor Hodges,Executive Director of ACE.

Residents could see — and smell — a verydifferent Potomac River by 2040.

Photo by Lisa Spinelli/The Connection

Water temperatures in the Potomac River are warming of .046 degrees Celsius per year due, in part, to thehotter air temperatures.

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

The Citadel has recognized Cadet Mar-tin Krawczak ofºSpringfield on theschool’s dean’s list for his academicachievement during the spring semester.Recognition on the South Carolina mili-tary school’s dean’s list is reserved for stu-dents who were registered for 12 or moresemester hours and received a grade pointaverage of 3.2 or higher with no gradebelow a C for the previous semester’s work.

Yihan Zhou, Fairfax, earned a placeon the Deans Honor Roll at Fort HaysState University, Hays, Kan., for the spring2014 semester. Zhou is a junior majoringin general studies. To be eligible, studentsmust have enrolled in 12 or more credithours and have a minimum grade pointaverage of 3.60 for the semester.

Samantha M. Bell of Fairfax, re-ceived her J.D. from Seton Hall Univer-sity School of Law on Mayº23. In August,Samantha will become the Judicial LawClerk to The Honorable Ronald D. Wigler,

the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Courtof Essex County. Samantha has been a Stu-dent Attorney for the Center of Social Jus-tice at Seton Hall University. She was also aLaw Clerk at Krumholz Dillon, P.A., and alitigator for the New York Legal AssistanceGroup/Clinical Center for Domestic Vio-lence. Samantha graduated from New YorkUniversity with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) inSpanish Language and Literature, with mi-nors in History, Law, and Society, in 2011.She graduated Magna Cum Laude, with anHonors Degree in Spanish from the Presi-dential Honors Scholar Program. HerHonor’s Thesis was on Rosa Montero’s novel,‘Te Tratare Como a Una Reina’ (1983), andPedro Almodovar’s film, ‘Gender and Space’,(1988). Samantha is a graduate of RobinsonSecondary School in Fairfax. She is thedaughter of William and Judith Bell ofFairfax. Samantha currently resides in NewYork City, NY.

Cadet Carson Giammaria, son of Rickand Kim Giammaria of Lorton, graduatedfrom the U.S. Military Academy on May 28.Giammaria graduated from Hayfield Sec-ondary School in 2010. While at West Point,he concentrated his studies in EngineeringPsychology. He was commissioned as a sec-ond lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the

Armor branch and will report to FortBenning, GA., to attend Ranger School.Upon completion, he will be stationed inGermany.

Corinne (Corrie) McNulty, of FairfaxStation, graduated Summa Cum Laude on May17 from Grove City College in Pennsylvaniawith a degree in middle level Education. Shewill be teaching 2nd grade in the fall at Do-minion Christian School in Oakton, Va.

Alissa Caitlin Feudo, daughter of Dr.Christopher V. and Melanie L. Feudo, ofFairfax Station, graduated Magna CumLaude on May 9 from Christopher NewportUniversity, in Newport News, Va. Alissa wasawarded a number of ribbons and medal-lions, and received the highest award, ‘Ex-cellence in Psychological Research’ from thePsychology Department. Alissa was theawardee of the 2012 Honors Program Sum-mer Research Stipend, the InternationalHonors Society in Psychology Smithfield-Goodwin Scholarship, selected for theDean’s list for all four years, elected to Di-rector of the Research Lab (for all 4 years),and was Solo Author presenter at five (5)conferences. She was also co-Author of anarticle for the International Psychology Com-munity. She is a talented musician on her

way to pursue her dreams, as a song-writerand singer.

Andrew Neils of Fairfax Station, hasbeen named to the Dean’s List in the Uni-versity of Notre Dame’s College of Engineer-ing for outstanding scholarship during theSpring 2014 semester. Students who achievedean’s honors at Notre Dame represent thetop 30 percent of students in their college.

Abigail Coster of Clifton graduatedfrom Columbia Law School on May 22, 2014,earning a juris doctor. Coster is a graduateof James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School(2006) and the University of Virginia (2010)where she earned a B.S. in commerce.

While at Columbia Law School, Coster wasthe vice president of the Entertainment LawSociety and a co-captain of the softball team.She worked for the U.S. Securities & Ex-change Commission in Washington duringthe summer of 2012. During the summer of2013, Coster was a summer associate forSchulte Roth & Zabel, working in both thefirm’s New York and Washington offices andwith its white collar litigation and invest-ment management groups. Coster will be-gin as an associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel’sNew York headquarters, as a member of thelitigation group.

She is the daughter of Jeffrey and SarahCoster, who reside in Clifton.

Five Fairfax County schools have beennamed winners of the annual Best of the Webcontest, sponsored by the Fairfax CountyPublic Schools (FCPS) Department of Com-munications and Community Outreach, torecognize excellence in school websites.Thewinning schools are:

*Woodson High School: Sam Wightman,curator; Jeff Yost, principal.

❖ South County Middle School: LyndsieGalizio, curator; Marsha Manning, principal

❖ Centreville Elementary School: CarlottaMoulder, curator; Dwayne Young, principal.

❖ Keene Mill Elementary School: BrianLaChance, curator; Renee Miller, principal.

❖ Little Run Elementary School, MaggieGawen, curator; Sharon Baumgarten, prin-cipal

The winners were selected from WebStaraward winners during the 2013-14 schoolyear and were judged on the high quality ofweb-based communication between eachschool and the community it serves. Websiteswere assessed for the usefulness of content,clarity of design, frequency of updates, easeof navigation, and adherence to FCPS webpolicies. Three elementary schools, onemiddle school, and one high school are se-

lected for the annual awards.Jacob Augelli, an eighth grade

student at Robinson Secondary, fin-ished in fourth place overall in the 2014United States Geography Olympiad, jun-ior varsity division. The competition con-sisted of two parts: a written exam and aquiz bowl tournament; Augelli placedsixth in the exam and tied for seventh inthe quiz bowl tournament; overall scoreswere compiled by averaging eachcompetitor’s ranking for each part. Over70 junior varsity students from as faraway as Guam competed in the writtenexam and in a preliminary quiz bowlround, while those with high scores ad-vanced to the final quiz bowl round.Questions ranged in difficulty from nam-ing countries by their capital to identify-ing obscure islets in the North Atlantic.The top four varsity students earned theright to represent the USA at the 2014International Geography Olympiad inKrakow, Poland, this summer. The Geog-raphy Olympiad was sponsored byHoughton Mifflin Harcourt and HISTORY,commonly known as the History Chan-nel, which also sponsors the NationalHistory Bee and Bowl. For more informa-tion on the competition, please visitwww.geographyolympiad.com.

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As the summer wanes, manyrecent high school gradu-ates are preparing to head

to college. For those who are liv-ing away from home for the firsttime, this means newfound inde-pendence. But that freedom bringsresponsibility — especially whenit comes to money.

From student loans to creditcards, the financial maze can befilled with debt-traps and moneypitfalls. A recent financial literacyassessment of 15-year-old studentsby the Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Developmentshows that one in six lacks basicfinancial literacy skills.

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Financial planners advise college students to avoid thecredit card debt trap and make an effort to save money.

Financial EducationFor College StudentsLocal expertsoffer budget tipsto keep studentsout of debt.

That leaves approximately threeyears for them to learn aboutmoney management before leav-ing home. And that education iskey: financial education is the bestway to develop sound money man-agement skills, say financial advi-sors.

Taking a financial educationclass is an option. The NorthernVirginia Urban League offers a fi-nancial literacy workshop serieswith Fairfax County Human Ser-vices and Fairfax CountyHomeownership & Relocation Ser-vices.

“College students can learn ev-erything from understanding a[credit] score and avoiding credittraps to banking and money man-agement,” said Vickey King of theNorthern Virginia Urban League.

“College is not the time to livethe lifestyle of your dreams,” saidRachel Powell of the Northern Vir-ginia Council for Economic Edu-cation at George MasonUniversity’s Center for Economic

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Education in Fairfax. “College courses,room, board, books are all costly. You canexpect to be poor in college, and if you usethe many resources your college makesavailable to you in exchange for all the feesyou are required to pay, you can expect tobe fed, safe and reasonably comfortable.”

THE FIRST STEP in financial literacyfor college students is taking a personalmoney inventory. “Know before you go howmuch money you’ll have available from yourincome or allowance,” said Powell. “Willyour folks be making regular contributionsto your survival or are you on your own?”

Make a budget that includes all expendi-tures, including luxuries like frozen yogurtor coffee or movie tickets. Put some moneyaside for emergencies; even $5 per weekwill add up over time.

Online tools can help college studentsorganize their finances and track theirspending and savings patterns. Alexandria-based financial planner Mark Friese recom-mends mint.com, which categorizes spend-ing, and bettermoneyhabits.com, which of-fers videos clips on how to budget better.

“Many people, especially teens and youngadults, are surprised when they look at theirentire spending picture because theyhaven’t … had to make the money theyspend,” said Friese. “They just don’t knowthe value of a dollar until they are liningtheir own wallets with their own money. Sothe big picture tools that highlight spend-ing and savings habits are helpful.”

Know the difference between needs andwants: “Don’t buy what you don’t need,”said Powell. “Cold medicine — yes. The lat-est movie on DVD — no.”

Open a checking and savings account ata bank located close to campus, one thatoffers products and services for students,advises Powell. “Don’t accept accounts thatrequire minimum balances or charge fees,”she said. “Shop around for the right bank.”

Find a way to establish or build savings,especially if you plan to work during col-lege. “Pay yourself first,” said Friese. “When

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you have a job, take a set portion of it andsave it for your future self. If the job of-fers a retirement plan such as a 401(k),take advantage of it. A 401(k) providesthe significant benefit of saving beforetaxes are taken out.”

AVOID USING CREDIT CARDS forimmediate gratification and focus onbuilding a high credit score for the future,said Friese. “That score, that number, willbe more important and reap greater re-wards than any grade or SAT score everwas or could be,” he said. “If you buildand maintain a good credit score, you willbe rewarded time and time again withpreferred lending rates.”

When it comes to financial aid, take timeto do research, and don’t underestimatethe availability of college scholarships.Friese points to a study fromscholarship.com, which shows that billionsof dollars in scholarship funds gounawarded every year.

“Take advantage of the opportunities outthere,” he said. “Don’t assume that schol-arships are only for top scholars or ath-letes because many scholarships start withGPA requirements of 2.5 or less. Start look-ing as early as sophomore or junior yearand apply as soon as you qualify.”

“Saving as much as possible from sum-mer jobs … can help with at least some ofthe expenses,” said Powell. “Loans areavailable for all the expenses you cannotpay for through gifts, grants and scholar-ships. Be aware that money borrowedmust be repaid and the interest [accrued]is the cost of the rental of those funds.”

In fact, the Department of Educationreports that 10 percent of U.S. collegegraduates default on student loans so onlyborrow money as a last resort.

Investigate federal loans first. “Loanssuch as the Stafford loan can be far morecost effective than higher-priced privateloans,” said Friese.

College students should also estimatehow much they will be able to afford torepay after graduation, said Powell. “Makesure that your target labor market is will-ing to compensate you with income com-mensurate with the cost of your educa-tion.”

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The Citadel has recognized Cadet Mar-tin Krawczak ofºSpringfield on theschool’s dean’s list for his academic achieve-ment during the spring semester. Recogni-tion on the South Carolina military school’sdean’s list is reserved for students who wereregistered for 12 or more semester hoursand received a grade point average of 3.2or higher with no grade below a C for theprevious semester’s work.

Yihan Zhou, Fairfax, earned a place onthe Deans Honor Roll at Fort Hays StateUniversity, Hays, Kan., for the spring 2014semester. Zhou is a junior majoring in gen-eral studies. To be eligible, students musthave enrolled in 12 or more credit hoursand have a minimum grade point averageof 3.60 for the semester.

Corinne (Corrie) McNulty, of FairfaxStation, graduated Summa Cum Laude onMay 17 from Grove City College in Penn-sylvania with a degree in middle level Edu-cation. She will be teaching 2nd grade inthe fall at Dominion Christian School inOakton, Va.

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THURSDAY/JULY 17 Springfield Writers Group. 7 p.m. Richard

Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce Street,Springfield. Share your work, give and receivefeedback in a supportive setting. Adults.

Talking Baseball with Grant and Danny.7:30-9 p.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Grant Paulsen andDanny Rouhier from 106.7 The Fan (WJFK-FM)discuss the Washington Nationals’ season so farand the latest Major League Baseball news.Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

FRIDAY/JULY 18Explore it with the Smithsonian’s Spark

Lab. 2 p.m. Richard Byrd Library, 7250Commerce Street, Springfield. Join Spark!Labfor an Invent-a-Vehicle Challenge. Explore yourinventive creativity—to create, collaborate,build, explore, test, experiment, and of course,invent! Age 6-12.

Fun Flicks. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Watchmovies based on children’s books. Register athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

Keeping Up With Kids—Learn About Flickr,Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype.2-3 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Learn the basics with our one-on-one technology volunteer about the socialnetworking tools that can help you stay in touchwith your kids and grandkids. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/under “Events.”

FRIDAY/JULY 18 & 25“Pippi Longstocking: The Family Musical.”

7:30 p.m. Lanier Middle School, 3801Jermantown Road, Fairfax. A family-friendlymusical comedy for all to enjoy. For ticketinformation, visit www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org.

FRIDAYS/JULY 18-AUG. 29Braddock Nights Concert Series. 7:30-8:30

p.m. Lake Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink ParkRoad, Springfield. Listen to musicalperformances in the great outdoors. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/for location and schedule.

SATURDAY/JULY 19Workshop: Hanging Succulent Garden. 9:30-

10:30 a.m. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 GreenSpring Road, Alexandria. Learn to make a wiremesh frame to grow and display tendersucculent plants as a hanging garden or tabletopdisplay; please bring gloves. $55. Register on-line atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting. 10:30 a.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road,Burke. TAB is a group of young adult volunteersbetween the age of 13 to 18 years who meettwice a month to plan and implement projectsthat will benefit the library and the community.

Origami Workshop. 2 p.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. Learnhow to make animal figures and geometricshapes. Age 10 to adult.

Raingutter Regatta. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. VRE TrainStation Front Parking Lot, Burke. Packs canparticipate by sponsoring a rain gutter track.Participation will count towards earning theSummertime Activity Award. Non-cub scoutersand parents/guardians, especially first graders,can experience a cub scout activity and meetsome of the local Packs. This free event consistsof constructing miniature sailboats and racing itwith family or friends on a track that is filledwith water. For more information, visit: http://www.ncacbsa.org/PatriotSummer, [email protected], 703-674-6178

Master Gardeners Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-12p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Masters Gardeners from the FairfaxCounty Cooperative Extension will yourgardening questions. 703-978-5600.

Grab your hat and join the fun as pirates, circus entertainers, a few copsand robbers, and the world’s most popular whippersnapper come to lifethis summer in the City of Fairfax Theatre Company (CFTC) and TruroAnglican Church’s rollicking and whimsical Pippi Longstocking: TheFamily Musical, running July 18-19 and July 25-26 at Lanier MiddleSchool.

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Wag a Tale. 10:30-11:30 a.m. KingstowneLibrary, 6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Need a little practice reading or just love dogs?Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kn/ under “Events” to read toone of our therapy dogs; ages 5-12.

What is 3D Printing? 1-3 p.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Learnabout 3D printing: what it is, how it works, andsome of its real-world uses. 703-644-7333.

SATURDAYS/JULY 19-AUG. 23Burke Arts in the Parks. 10 - 11 a.m. Burke

Lake Park Amphitheater, 7315 Ox Road, FairfaxStation. Entertain children, teach them theimportance of protecting our natural resources,introduce them to live entertainment in aninformal kid friendly atmosphere, and forge aconnection between kids and parks. Call 703-323-6601.

SATURDAY/JULY 19 & 26“Pippi Longstocking: The Family Musical.”

7:30 p.m. Lanier Middle School, 3801Jermantown Road, Fairfax. A family-friendlymusical comedy for all to enjoy. For ticketinformation, visit www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org.

SUNDAY/JULY 20Sunday Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the

parking lot at the intersection of West and MainStreets behind Wells Fargo Bank in Fairfax.Every Saturday there is fresh produce, goodsand wares at the [email protected] orwww.FairfaxSundayMarket.com.

Two Day NTRAKScale Model Train Show. 1-4p.m. Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road. Museum members, free;

adults 16 and over, $4; children 5-15, $2; under4, free. Information on the museum and showsis at www.fairfax-station.org phone 703-425-9225.

NOVA-Annandale Symphony Orchestra,“Jazz with Strings: A Tribute to theRecordings of the Great Charlie Parker”.7:30 p.m. Richard J Ernst Community CulturalCenter Theater, 8133 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. Featuring American standards fromParker’s famous Mercury Records sessions. $0-$15. 703-323-3159.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 1-4 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. The Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation gives tips and advice. 703-644-7333.

Sunset Cruise. 7:30 p.m. Lake Accotink Park,7500 Accotink Park Road, Springfield. Soak upthe sunset and relax as you cruise the beautifulshoreline of Lake Accotink.

Sit back and listen while your tourboat guide sharesinteresting facts about the history of the park,the lake and the surrounding area. $6 perperson.

Reservations and advance payment required. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lake-accotink/events.htm

MONDAY/JULY 21Professor Parsnip’s Lab. 10:30 a.m. Burke

Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.The Professor mixes food, science and fun in thisBright Star Theatre production. Cosponsored bythe Friends of the George Mason RegionalLibrary. All ages.

Children’s Science Center Mini Lab. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. The Children’sScience Center will conduct four hands-on,science-based activities on animals, aeronauticalengineering, creative engineering and forensic

science. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kn/under “Events.”

MONDAY/JULY 21-FRIDAY/JULY 25“Wilderness Escape” Vacation Bible School.

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Franconia United MethodistChurch, 6037 Franconia Road, Alexandria.Children will learn to trust God as they joinMoses on the incredible journey through thewilderness and discover what it was like to livein the Israelite camp; ages 3-12. 703-971-5151.

TUESDAY/JULY 22American Giants of Science. 10:30 a.m.

Richard Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce Street,Springfield. Meet America’s most famousinventors and see them come to life onstagewith Bright Star Theatre. Cosponsored by theFriends of the Richard Byrd Library. Age 6-12.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Pohick Regional Library, 6450 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. The Fairfax County MasterGardeners Association gives tips and advice.703-644-7333.

Preschool Legos. 10:30-11:30 a.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Thousands of LEGOS Duplos await youand your creativity; come with friends or makenew ones. 703-644-7333.

Kings Park Library Friends Meeting. 6:30-9p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. 703-978-5600.

Exploring Fiction Genres. 7-8 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Explore adult fiction genres withpresenter Peggy Bercher, the adult fictionmaterials selector for FCPL. 703-644-7333.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 23Fun with Ones. 10:30 a.m. Richard Byrd Library,

7250 Commerce Street, Springfield. Enjoybooks, songs and rhymes in a special story timejust for ones. Age 1 with adult.

THURSDAY/JULY 24Erik Dobell, Mind Invader. 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre,Alexandria.

Erik Dobell is a psychic magician who reads minds,moves objects telepathically, and predicts thefuture...or does he? Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kn/under “Events.”

FRIDAY/JULY 25S.T.E.M. Storytime. Burke Centre Library, 5935

Freds Oak Road, Burke. Science, Technology,Engineering, Math (S.T.E.M.) Each month wewill focus on one of the STEM subjects withstories, songs, and activities for preschoolers.Age 4-5 with adult.

Fun Flicks. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Watchmovies based on children’s books. Register athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

Keeping Up With Kids—Learn About Flickr,Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype.2-3 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Learn the basics with our one-on-one technology volunteer about the socialnetworking tools that can help you stay in touchwith your kids and grandkids. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/under “Events.”

SATURDAY, JULY 26Garden Photography: Creative-

Documentary. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Green SpringGardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria.Learn to use composition and time of day torecord changes in your garden and to highlightwhat design elements are working or not. $18.Register on-line at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring.

Cub Scout Bear-Sharing Your World withWildlife. 1:30-3 p.m. Green Spring Gardens,4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria. Cub ScoutBear Achievement. $10. 703-642-5173.

Wag a Tale. 10:30-11:30 a.m. KingstowneLibrary, 6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Need a little practice reading or just love dogs?Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kn/ under “Events” to read toone of our therapy dogs; ages 5-12.

Jeri Sager Concert. 7 p.m. Westwood BaptistChurch, 8200 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield.Broadway actress and singer Jeri Sager will offera free concert to the public as part of thecelebration of the church’s 50th year. 703-451-5120.


Broadway actress and singerJeri Sager will offer a freeconcert to the public on

Saturday, July 26 at 7 p.m. atWestwood Baptist Church as partof the celebration of that church’s50th year. Sager is a former mem-ber of the church, and it is therethat she first discovered her musi-cal gifts and sang in front of anaudience. Sager was 12 years oldwhen her love of singing, and heramazing voice, were first discov-ered. Her first public performanceswere in Westwood Baptist, her lo-cal church. This hometown girlgraduated from West SpringfieldHigh School in 1978 where shewas a member of the InternationalThespian Society, the NationalHonor Society, the Spanish HonorSociety, and the Keyettes. As she

grew up, Sager’s passion for sing-ing grew into a life-long love af-fair. She studied Opera (Vocal Per-formance) at Catholic Universityof America in Washington, D.C.Like many young people with bigBroadway dreams, it was hard tofind the path to achieving thoselofty goals. One of her first musi-cal theater jobs was working as acast member at Kings Dominion.Ultimately, her profound love ofperforming led her to New YorkCity. There she made her Broad-way debut as “Frumah-Sara” in theTony Award winning, 25th Anni-versary Production of “Fiddler onthe Roof.” The New York Timesreview of this production said“When Fruma-Sara [Jeri Sager]scurries across the stage... ‘Fiddler’levitates.” Sager has enjoyed criti-cal acclaim for her portrayal of“Fantine” in Les Miserables and“Eva Peron” in Evita. She is de-lighted her career has allowed herto work with such theater notablesas Tony/Oscar Award winning di-rector Jerome Robbins, Tony/Drama Desk Award winning direc-tor Trevor Nunn and Tony/DramaDesk Award winning singer/songwriter and playwright Rupert

Holmes. Sager has also enjoyedperforming with celebrated artistssuch as Bob Hope, Gregory Peck,Michael Crawford, Betty Buckley,Theodore Bikel, Bill Anderson, andJohn James. She has had thehonor of performing for such dig-nitaries as President Jimmy Carter,President George W. Bush andPope John Paul II. Through herwork with the USO, Sager has per-formed for both American andBritish troops. Other notable ap-pearances include her rendition ofthe National Anthem for the Bal-timore Orioles on July 4 and herdebut at the Grand Ole Opry.

Make plans now to attend thisfree concert on Saturday evening,July 26 at 7 p.m. at WestwoodBaptist Church, 8200 Old KeeneMill Road, Springfield, to enjoy themusic of Jeri Sager. Theater stu-dents and musical theater studentsare especially encouraged to at-tend and see how this lady fromthe local area has achieved bril-liant success and critical acclaimin this competitive field. For fur-ther information, call the churchoffice at 703-451-5120 or visitSager’s website atwww.jerisager.com.

Broadway performer and hometown girl Jeri Sagergives a free concert to celebrate Westwood BaptistChurch’s 50th Anniversary on Saturday, July 26.

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Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkwayand Burke Lake Roads, holds a biblestudy fellowship at 9 a.m. Sundaysfollowed by a 10 a.m. worship ser-vice. Nursery care and children’schurch also provided. 6401 Mission-ary Lane, Fairfax Station,703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

The Guhyasamaja BuddhistCenter, 10875 Main St., Fairfax Cityprovides free classes to both new-comers and advanced practitionersof Tibetan Buddhism. The centeremphasizes working with the mindand learning how to understand theworkings of the mind, overcominginnner causes of suffering, while cul-tivating causes of happiness. Underthe direction of Lama ZopaRinpoche, the center is a place ofstudy, contemplation and medita-tion. Visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org for more in-formation.

Lord of Life Lutheran offersservices at two locations, in Fairfaxat 5114 Twinbrook Road and inClifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive.Services in Fairfax are held on Satur-days at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at8:30 and 10 a.m. Services in Cliftonare held on Sundays at 8:15 and10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church ofSpringfield offers Sunday school at

9:15 a.m., followed by a 10:30 a.m.worship service at 7300 Gary St.,Springfield. 703-451-1500 orwww.fbcspringfield.org.

Clifton Presbyterian Church,12748 Richards Lane, Clifton, offersSunday worship services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery care is provided.Christian education for all ages is at9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

St. Andrew the Apostle CatholicChurch, 6720 Union Mill Road, Clifton,conducts Sunday masses at 7:30 a.m.,8:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Italso offers a Saturday vigil at 5:30 p.m.and a Thursday Latin mass at 7 p.m.703-817-1770 or www.st-andrew.org.

Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield, offers casual worship ser-vices on Saturday evenings at 5:30 p.m.featuring contemporary music.

More traditional services take placeon Sunday mornings at 8:15 and 11a.m. Sunday School is from 9:45-10:45a.m. for children and adults.

The church also offers discussiongroups for adults. 703-451-5855 orwww.poplc.org.

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church,8336 Carrleigh Parkway in Springfield,supports a Mothers of Preschoolers(MOPS) program on the first and thirdWednesday of each month. Meetings are9:30-11:30 a.m. at the church. All moth-ers and children are welcome. Theprogram provides mothers an opportunityto get to know other mothers through dis-cussions and craft activities. Register.703-451-5320.

JCCNV Mother’s Circle pro-gram, for women who are not Jewish

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but are raising Jewish children. Freeeducation in Jewish rituals, practicesand values, while respecting theparticipant’s choice to retain her ownreligious identity. Jewish Commu-nity Center of Northern Virginia,8900 Little River Turnpike in Fairfax.Contact Laurie Albert, 703-537-3064or HYPERLINK“ m a i l t o : L a u r i e A @ j c c n v . o r g ”[email protected].

Franconia United MethodistChurch, 6037 Franconia Road, Al-exandria, offers traditional Sundaychurch services at 8:30 a.m. and 11a.m. plus Sunday School classes forall ages at 9:45 a.m. Childcare isavailable 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.There will be a Terry Hall Concert onSaturday, April 14 at 4 p.m. with oldspirituals, classic hymns, southerngospel favorites and more. 703-971-5151 or [email protected] www.franconiaumc.org.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Ini-tiation of Adults) is for peopleinterested in becoming Catholic orlearning about the Catholic Church.A group meets at 7:30 p.m. on July6 and 20 at St. Leo the Great Catho-lic Church, 3700 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax.

A group will begin meeting everyWednesday starting September. Ses-sions are in the Old Parish Hall. Allare welcome. Contact Carolyn Smithat 703-273-5369 [email protected].

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide vari-ety of support groups for those withemotional, social, and physical chal-lenges. www.jssa.org/growth-learning.

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AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) SITEJUNE 23. 2014

There has been a release from an underground storage tank system at:

Fairfax County Department of Vehicle ServicesNewington Maintenance Facility6900 Newington RoadLorton, Virginia, 22079

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) has worked with Fairfax County to develop and implement a Corrective Action Plan toaddress cleanup of petroleum hydro-carbons at the site. If you have any questions regarding the cleanup please contact:

Randy Chapman, Environmental Specialist Senior Project Manager Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Northern Regional Office13901 Crown CourtWoodbridge, VA 22193703-583-3808Randy.chapman@deq.virginia.govwww.deq.virginia.gov

As part of the corrective action process a Corrective Action Plan was submitted to the Northern Regional Office of VDEQ on September 6, 2013. The Corrective Action Plan consisted of measures to be undertaken during the installation of storm sewers and other utility structures associated with site renova-tion activities at the Newington bus maintenancefacility in Lorton, Virginia. The Corrective Action Plan wasessentially composed of the following measures:

1. Petroleum-impacted soil encountered during site development activities was excavated, removed from the site, and properly disposed of;2. Utility trenches located within petroleum impacted soils were lined with a polyethylene barrier to prevent petroleum migration into the utility trench or bedding gravel;3. Confirmatory soil samples were collected at the base of the utility trench excavations and submitted to the VDEQ for review.

The Corrective Action Plan implementation was carried out between September 7, 2013 and December 7, 2013. If you would like to review or discuss the implementation of this Corrective Action Plan with the staff of VDEQ, please feel free to contact Randy Chapman who is listed above.You may also contact:

Kenneth Lim, Project Manager or Christopher ElliotDepartment of Public Works and ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC,Environmental Services Consultant for Fairfax County

12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 449 703-471-8400Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0052

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VDEQ Northern Regional Office will consider written comments for a period of thirty days from the first date of this notice re-garding the Corrective Action Plan implementation and may decide to hold a public meeting if there is a significant public in-terest. Written comments should be sent to the VDEQ at the address listed above. VDEQ requests that all written com-ments should reference the tracking number for this case; PC # 2014-3041.

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Storytime and Rhyme. 2:30-3:15 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street,Fairfax. Storytelling, music and movement withWolf Trap teaching artist Kofi Dennis. Registerat http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/ under “Events.”

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At 5 feet 8 inches, 250 pounds,Jake Pinkston lacks the size college football coaches covet in theinterior of the defensive line.

The position of defensive tackle is meantfor giants, who either occupy multipleblockers or penetrate an opponent’sbackfield. Pinkston, however, used hisstrength, quickness and desire to producea decorated career at Robinson SecondarySchool.

Pinkston was a four-year starter for theRams at defensive tackle and never misseda game. He earned first-team all-district/conference, first-team all-region, and sec-ond-team all-state honors each of his lastthree seasons. Already possessing a lowcenter of gravity, Pinkston used the weightroom to turn himself into a powerhouse.He can bench press 375 pounds and squat550, making it tough for opposing linemanto move him.

Pinkston was also a two-time state cham-pion wrestler for the Rams, reaching theheavyweight state final match each of hisfour years.

While Pinkston had his doubts about be-ing able to play college football, the 2014Robinson graduate made it happen, and willcontinue his career at Division III Randolph-Macon College. Pinkston recently partici-pated in a Q and A via email with The Con-nection.

❖Connection: What made Randolph-Ma-con the right fit for you?

Pinkston: After I met coach [Pedro]Aruzza, I was sold. He and his staff havebeen together for 10-plus years. I reallyconnected with him not only on a footballlevel but a personal one. Plus, I like the ideaof a small college with a prestigious foot-ball program. R-MC fit that perfectly.

❖Connection: What is your major?Pinkston: I plan on majoring in business,

minor in economics.❖Connection: At what age did you start

playing football? Were you always a defen-sive tackle? When did you realize playingcollege football was a possibility for you?

Pinkston: I started wrestling, playing foot-ball, and baseball when I was 6 years old. Iwas always a big kid. I played offensiveguard and defensive tackle my whole life.Honestly, I dreamt of playing collegefootball ever since I was young. As I gotolder, I began to realize that my sizewould dismantle that dream. Footballis my first love. My senior year waswhen I realized playing football in col-lege was a possibility. All of my coachesbelieved that I could compete at thecollegiate level.

❖Connection: At 5 feet 8, 250 pounds, itseems like you would have a pretty low cen-ter of gravity. Has an opponent ever said

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Robinson graduate Jake Pinkston (43) will play defensive tackle atRandolph-Macon College.

Robinson Grad Pinkston to Play Football at R-MCQ and A: 5-foot-8defensive tackledefies odds bycontinuing career.

“The losses stand out. …But if it wasn’t for thoselosses, I wouldn’t knowhow to combat adversity.It also gave me a strivingforce to be better.”

— Robinson graduate Jake Pinkston

anything to you about your size or how dif-ficult it is to move you?

Pinkston: Yes, actually most of theteams I’ve played have said that. They tellme that I am very strong yet quick andagile. As everyone says, “the low manwins,” and you can’t get much lower than5’8.”

❖Connection: You were also a state-champion wrestler at Robinson. At whatpoint did you make a decision between play-ing football in college and wrestling in col-lege? Did you consider doing both?

Pinkston: I considered wrestling in col-lege for about two months, then I realizedhow much raw passion you need to wrestlein college.

I didn’t have that passion for wrestling.When I was younger, I wrestled to makemy hand techniques, agility, hip movement,tackling techniques, and mental toughnessbetter for football.

That was the main goal. I ended up ex-

celling at both in high school, but wrestlinga little more with state championships.

❖Connection: The Robinson football pro-gram had three different head coaches inyour four years (Mark Bendorf, Trey Tay-lor, Dan Meier). What was it like playingfor a program with so many changes at thetop?

Pinkston: It was difficult to say the least— more frustrating than anything — but Ilearned to roll with the punches. It forcedme to become a leader and a student of thegame. Since I was one of the last guys af-filiated with the “Bendorf era,” I took someof his philosophies that he taught me ontothe field in the following years. Most of thefreshmen and sophomores were on either[the] freshman or JV [teams], so they neverreally experienced his style like I did. Theprocess was very frustrating for our teams.We had all the talent you can wish for, yetwe could never really come tougher or“click” as a whole.

❖Connection: What is your favoritememory of playing high school football?

Pinkston: Oct. 1, 2010, we were playingLake Braddock, I sacked Michael Nebrichtwo times and all I can remember was thefans chanting “He’s a freshman” over andover again.

❖Connection: If you could go back andchange one thing about your high schoolathletic career, what would it be?

Pinkston: Nothing. I’ve learned so muchover my career. The losses stand out. Los-ing to Lake Braddock freshman year in theplayoffs; losing in the [wrestling] state fi-nals twice; losing a game by one point be-cause someone didn’t do his job; and a lotof others that I can’t think of right now.Those stand out. But if it wasn’t for thoselosses, I wouldn’t know how to combatadversity. It also gave me a striving forceto be better. You’ve got to have that dogin you. If you don’t have that dog in you,you’ll get eaten (that’s what was lackingin our football teams after Coach MarkBendorf retired).

❖Connection: What are you most look-ing forward to about the transition fromhigh school to college?

Pinkston: I am looking forward to thelevel of difficulty rising. I am always look-ing to improve. I hope to start at D tacklethis year.

❖Connection: Who is your favorite mu-sic artist? Why?

Pinkston: I’d have to say Jason Aldean orTim McGraw. They can put on a great show!

❖Connection: What is your favoritemovie? Why?

Pinkston: ‘The Pursuit of Happyness.’ Itportrays that anything is possible with hardwork.

❖Connection: What is your favoritehobby outside of football and wrestling?

Pinkston: I love to hang out with my bud-dies, hunt, and fish — basically anythingoutdoors. I also love a good game of Mad-den on Xbox.

❖Connection: What location is the far-thest you have traveled from the Washing-ton, D.C. metro area?

Pinkston: My family is from Kansas. I gothere every summer. That would be the far-thest.

❖Connection: Did you follow the WorldCup? If so, for which team(s) did you cheer?

Pinkston: Yes, I followed FIFA. I rootedfor USA, of course! Once they lost to Ger-many, I rooted for them because they bet-ter win the World Cup after beating the nextbest team, USA!

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