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Dentist PlansRelief Trip to Haiti

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West Springfield baseballcoach John James isdoused with a celebratorybucket of water after theSpartans won the NorthernRegion title on June 4.

Fimian WinsGOP PrimaryNews, Page 3

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News

Fimian Wins June 8 Republican Primary

for the Fimian campaign at the Oak ViewElementary School precinct.

Fimian beat Herrity by winning approxi-mately 56 percent in a contentious primaryelection June 8. Overall, he received 20,072votes to his Herrity’s 15,813 votes.

Herrity, who is serving his first term onthe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,grew up in Fairfax County and has beenactive in the Republican Party for severalyears. His father, Jack Herrity, served asFairfax County chairman for 12 years on thecounty board for 16 years in the 1970s and1980s.

AS THE REPUBLICAN nominee forVirginia’s 11th Congressional District,Fimian will face first-term incumbent U.S.Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) in a Novembergeneral election. Connolly beat Fimian in a2008 race for the same congressional seat,winning 55 percent of the vote to Fimian’s43 percent at that time.

Fimian said his chances of beatingConnolly have improved in 2010. The Re-publican, who had never run for office be-fore 2008, is far more experienced candi-

Herrity carries Fairfax County but loses bigin Prince William County, City of Fairfax.

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

At 10 p.m. the night before the Re-publican primary election in Vir-ginia 11th Congressional District,

Fairfax resident Bill Barto and his wife de-cided which candidate they would castingvotes for the next day.

Barto, who considers himself a Republi-can, said the couple spent the evening look-ing over the campaign websites of Oaktonbusinessman Keith Fimian and SupervisorPatrick Herrity (R-Springfield). Barto con-sidered both candidates strong but he andhis wife ended up supporting Fimian.

“He has more practical experience thanhis opponent,” said Barto.

Several Fimian supporters said they weredrawn to the self-made millionaire, whofounded and ran a national home inspec-tion company for 25 years, precisely be-cause of his lack of experience as an electedofficial and his success in the private sec-tor.

“I like the fact that he a CPA and an en-trepreneur,” said Ken Monroe, a volunteer

date now.The political climate

has also changed drasti-cally, said Fimian. Votersare upset with Connolly’srecord of supporting leg-islation like the healthcare reform bill thatpassed earlier this year,according to Republicans.

In 2008, Connolly wasalso running alongsidetwo very popular candi-dates, U.S. Sen. MarkWarner (D-Va.) and Presi-dent Barack Obama (D).In November, Connollywill be running on hisown at a time when vot-ers are generally upsetwith the direction of thegovernment, said Fimian.

“People are worried about the govern-ment in a way that I have not see in myadult lifetime,” he said.

But the Democrats said Fimian demon-strated during his primary campaign thathe was far more conservative politicallythan the majority of voters, Democrat or Re-publican, in Virginia’s 11th CongressionalDistrict.

“I just don’t think he is comfortable fit

for this district. This isa community that val-ues civic engagementand political modera-tion,” said Connolly.

Two years ago,Fimian characterizedhimself as a politicalmoderate. But over thepast few months, he hasembraced some ideasfloated by the Tea Partymovement, includingthe abolishment of theDepartment of Educa-tion at the federal level,said Rex Simmons,chair of the FairfaxCounty DemocraticCommittee.

“I think this is the realKeith Fimian. He is a radical, right wing con-servative,” said Simmons.

Several Democrats said Fimian leans farmore to the political right than former U.S.Rep. Tom Davis (R), who represented the11th Congressional District for 14 yearsbefore retiring in 2007.

“I don’t think they have anything in com-mon other than their party label,” said

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Katie Machado, 8, and her brother Nicholas, 4, try theirhand at fishing for prizes at the Springfield Days Fam-ily Fest.

Four Days of FunFor 26th year, SpringfieldDays offers four days offun and entertainment.

“We live here inSpringfield, so weplan on comingevery year.”

— Chris Gentile

By Justin Fanizzi

The Connection

Springfield Days is the festival with somethingfor everyone and has been for nearly threedecades. Children coming for the first timeand long time patrons alike come in droves

each year for old favorites and newattractions and this year was nodifferent.

The festival returned for the26th year Thursday through Sun-day, June 3-6 and once again, thecommunity turned out in largenumbers to take part in myriad ac-tivities throughout the four days.

“It’s Springfield Days. I alwayslook forward to it every yeararound this time,” said Chris Gen-tile, who brought his 4-year-olddaughter Isabella to the festival. “We live here inSpringfield, so we plan on coming every year. Welove it.”

The festival kicked off Thursday, June 3 with areception at Safford Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge ofSpringfield’s showroom. The first-time event treated

guests to live jazz and wine and appetizer sampling.According to Springfield Days Committee Chair-woman Tawny Hammond, the event drew hundredsof people, including Board of Supervisors Chair-woman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large), Supervisor JeffMcKay (D-Lee), Sen. George Barker (D-39) and Del.Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41).

“We had more than 600 people in attendance,”Hammond said. “People loved it and stayed way pastclosing time. It was a great way to start the weekend’sevents.”

FilmFest, the first-ever student film festival alsomade its Springfield Days debut Friday, June 4. Theevent showcased short films made by students from

Annandale High School. Aftereach film was screened at Ameri-can Legion Post 176, the directorsspoke to the audience and tookquestions. Hammond said that thisevent was a highlight of the festi-val, and hopes to expand it in up-coming years.

“Our goal is to grow it with otherschools,” Hammond said. “Thecommunity loves art events of allkinds, and cinema is part of that,so we want to create a viable film

festival. It’s only students, for now, but in the futurewe hope to add amateur films.”

On Saturday, the sweltering heat and stifling hu-midity put a slight damper on attendance, but

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NewsWeek in Springfield

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By Justin Fanizzi

The Connection

Springfield dentist Dr. Andrew Kim has al-ways heeded a call to serve, and it has mani-fested itself in his all facets of his life. Thecall led him to his chosen profession, shapes

the life lessons he hopes to pass on to his young sonand even dictates how he spends his free time. So,when the opportunity arose to help a nation withthe greatest needs, little thought was needed.

Kim and his assistant Rocky Hackett are going toPort-au-Prince, Haiti to assist not only with the re-building of a destroyed orphanage, but also to pro-vide emergency dental care and education. Part of alarger mission lead by a local church, the trip willtake Kim and Hackett to Haiti’s capital from July15-19.

“One of the reasons I choseto get into the health field wasbecause I wanted to helppeople,” Kim said. “We are sofortunate to have the thingsthat we do, but there are peoplein Haiti that do not have foodor water and there is so muchwe can do to help them.”

Kim, 37, was born in SouthKorea and came to the U.S. withhis family in 1990. They family settled in Fairfax,and Kim in turn graduated from Woodson HighSchool. He matriculated to The College of Williamand Mary, where he earned his bachelor’s degree inchemistry. Kim entered college with the intention ofbeing a neurosurgeon. After an internship with adentist while in school, he decided to pursue den-tistry. He said that he saw how much patient inter-action there was in the field, and also noticed thatdentists are not always on call like surgeons, so Kimdecided to attend the Indiana University School ofDentistry.

“I wanted to be a neurosurgeon since I was littleso that had always been my goal,” Kim said. “But Ihad the opportunity to do an internship with a den-tist while at William and Mary, and I saw a differentside of dentistry. It really opened my eyes.”

After graduating from the dentistry school in 2002,Kim began a six-year associateship with a local den-tist, which lead to him taking over his mentor’s 20-year-old Springfield practice in 2008. Kim retainednearly every patient during the transitional period,and currently, he and his staff perform general den-tistry with a focus on cosmetics and implants.

THE IDEA FOR THE HAITI TRIP, Kim said, arosefrom a conversation with a close friend before theearthquake ravaged the county Jan. 12. Kim saidthat his friend mentioned that he was going to Haitiwith a missionary from his church, Fairfax’s Churchof the Apostles, to help children at a Port-au-Princeorphanage and Kim was immediately interested injoining his friend on the trip. However, early in theplanning process, the earthquake struck, and Kimno longer viewed his trip as something that wouldbe nice to do, but rather something he must do.

“My friend mentioned that he was going to Haitito help and it really got me thinking,” Kim said.“There was so much need there, even before the

Three Victims RobbedAt Gunpoint in Franconia

Two 20-year-old men and a 19-year-old woman wererobbed at gunpoint in Monday, June 7 in Franconia.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, thevictims were outside in the 6100 block of Manchester ParkCircle just after midnight when two men approached andinitiated a conversation. One of the suspects brandished ahandgun, pointed it at the victims and demanded their per-sonal belongings. The suspects took the victims’ cell phonesand a wallet and then fled on foot. The victims did notrequire medical attention.

The suspects were described as black. One was about 5feet 11 inches tall and the other was between 20 and 25years old, between 6 feet 2 inches and 6 feet 3 inches tallwith black hair. He wore a red beanie-style hat, blue jeansand white long-sleeve shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solv-ers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, text “TIP187” plus your mes-sage to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at703-691-2131.

VDOT, FHA Begins RollingRoad Reconstruction June 17

Virginia Department of Transportation and Federal High-way Administration crews will begin reconstructing andrepaving a 1,500-foot section of Rolling Road Thursday,June 17 as part of the Fairfax County Parkway project.

Motorists can expect intermittent lane closures Mondaysthrough Fridays, and occasionally on Saturday and Sun-day nights, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7 p.m.-5:30 a.m., be-tween the Fullerton Road intersection and Richfield Road.A flagman will be on duty and each day the lanes will befully restored so both lanes will be open to traffic duringrush hours. This work will continue until December.

For more information on the Fairfax County Parkwayproject, go to www.fairfaxcountyparkway.org.

Town Hall Meeting June 18Sen. David Marsden (D-37) and Del. Eileen Filler-Corn

(D-41) are hosting a town hall meeting Saturday, June 18from 1-2:30 p.m. at Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke.

The discussion will be open to all topics but will focus onlaws passed by the General Assembly that go into effectJuly 1. These laws include the state budget, green tax credit,concealed handgun law and the E-Verify employment veri-fication system. The meeting will also identify and explainthe conflicts of interests between members of the House ofDelegates and Senate.

Call Marsden’s district office at 571-249-3037 or Filler-Corn’s at 571-249-3453 for more information.

SCA Hosts Fifth AnnualBeautiful Home Contest

The Springfield Civic Association’s (SCA’s) fifth annualBeautiful Home Contest runs from June 15-Aug. 15. Eli-gible for nomination are the 2,400 homes in the SCA area,which includes all homes north of Old Keene Mill Road,south of Interstate 495, east of Lake Accotink creek streamvalley and west of Interstate 95. Anyone may nominate ahome within the eligible area.

All winners will receive newspaper coverage, the SCA’sframed certificate and a yard sign proclaiming their homea Springfield Beautiful Home Award winner. The Spring

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Dentist ‘Spreading the Love’Springfield’s Dr. Andrew Kim toembark on relief mission to Haiti.

Support the TripContact Dr. Andrew Kim’s office at 703-569-2046

or visit www.4-greatsmiles.com for information onhow to donate money or supplies to the relief mission.

“Even with onedoctor and onenurse, I feel like wecould do a lot.”

— Dr. Andrew Kim

earthquake,that even withone doctorand onenurse, I feltlike we coulddo a lot.”

Kim will bemaking thefive-day tripthrough theChurch of theApostles’ mis-sion, which is running from July 12-21. Kim said thathe and Hackett will begin their mission by joiningthe missionaries at an orphanage and will spend acouple of days repairing and rebuilding it. Then, Kim

and Hackett will switch their focusto providing their professional ser-vices and will offer emergency den-tal work to area children. In addi-tion, Kim said that he and Hackettwill also educate the children onproper dental hygiene so that fu-ture problems can be prevented.

In preparation for the trip, Kimis collecting donations and suppliesto bring with him to Haiti. He saidthat money is most useful because

it can be used to purchase items that fill specific needs,but is also collecting water, canned foods and cloth-ing as well and is reaching out to his patients in theoffice and others through his practice’s website to doso. Kim said that the office is also raffling off a bas-ket of dental hygiene supplies to raise money, and isin talks with other Springfield-area dentists to helpout as well. In total, he hopes to raise $10,000 incash and supplies.

“I am so looking forward to going down there,”Hackett said. “I feel so fortunate to have the oppor-tunity to give back and help the children in any waywe can. It will be the experience of a lifetime.”

Though this mission will mark the first time Kimhas ever gone to Haiti, he is nonetheless is alreadylooking at making more trips in the future. He saidthat the Haitian people will need help for years torebuild their infrastructure and therefore, he fullyexpects to be making several more trips to the is-land. In addition, Kim is looking at other developingnations in need of his services and plans to take atrip to a different location every summer to providethem.

“I can’t wait to get there and work with the kidsbut I know that the hardest part will be leaving,” Kimsaid. “So I’m hoping to make this trip and trips toother places annually and make it an annual thing. Ijust want to plant the seed and spread some love.”


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field Beauty Winner will win a complimentary weekend stay— two nights plus breakfasts — at the new Springfield MarriottResidence Inn, and a $100 gift certificate from Jerry’s Paint andWallpaper. Two Springfield Star Winners, one for the most im-proved home due to a major construction project completedthis year and one for the most improved home due to a “facelift” completed this year that increased its curb appeal, will wina complimentary night’s stay plus breakfast at the new Spring-field Marriott Residence Inn, and a $75 gift certificate fromJerry’s Paint and Wallpaper.

The entry form is available at www.springfieldcivic.com. Nomi-nations with photos are due at the Springfield Civic Associa-tion, P.O. Box 842, Springfield, VA 22150 no later than Aug. 15.Contest judges once again will be Jerry and Diana Margonie ofJerry’s Paint and Wallpaper at 6715A Backlick Road. Winnerswill be announced and prizes awarded at the SCA’s Sept. 21meeting at 7 p.m. at Crestwood Elementary School. For moreinformation, contact SCA’s Contest Chair Alice Merrill at 703-569-1771.

The SCA meets the third Tuesday of every other month fromSeptember through May at Crestwood Elementary School, 6010Hanover Ave. Association dues are $15 per year. Those inter-ested in joining should contact President Tawny Hammond [email protected].

Recycle During Electric SundayResidents may recycle old TVs, computers, peripheral elec-

tronic devices – such as keyboards, speakers, printers and scan-ners, as well as household hazardous wastes – including fluo-rescent light bulbs and tubes, for free during Fairfax County’s“Electric Sunday” events. For more information, call 703-324-5052. The next one is slated for Sunday, June 27, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road inFairfax.

Open Home to a French StudentLoisirs Culturels A l’Etranger (LEC), a Paris based cultural

exchange program, is seeking host families in Northern Virginiafor French students during three weeks in August.

The American host family does not need to speak French tohost a student. The only thing requested of the family is to pro-vide room and board, friendship and understanding.

The French students are between the ages of 13 and 19 andall have at least two years of English studies in school. Theybring their own spending money and are covered by their owninsurance program.

Families interested in participating in a three-week home stayin July or August are invited to visit www.lec-usa.com. To re-ceive more information, contact Louise Lamy at 703-392-6234.

Hammond said that all of the day’s events weresuccessful. The Springfield Mall hosted Pet Fest thisyear, and though attendance was “modest,” more petsthan ever were entered into the Paws on Parade pro-cession. Over at the South Run RECenter, a wide va-riety of activities for the entire family were offeredthroughout the day. Hammond said that Fitness Fest’sFamily Fun Run had more than 40 participants, andlater that day, the film “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” wagonrides and nature exhibitions brought many more outfor Outdoor Fest.

THE FESTIVAL closed Sunday with the inauguralMetro Run/Walk 15K/5K at Lake Accotink Park. Theevent, which took the place of the Cardboard Re-gatta because of decreased water levels at the lake,drew more than 400 runners. Meanwhile, FamilyFest, a large carnival in the parking lot of Spring-field Mall with rides, food and games, concluded af-ter four days of operation.

“We’re new to the area, so we wanted somethingfun to do with our children,” said Kevin Hoffman,who brought his three children, ages 8 months, 4and 8. “We’ve had a nice time. The kids have had alot of fun, and [event officials] have the parking lotclosed off, so it’s pretty safe too.”

Though rain on Thursday night and oppressive heaton Saturday threatened to disrupt plans, Hammondsaid that the four days were a massive success over-all. Attendance was strong, the returning eventspleased yet again and the new activities were wellreceived. The festival has room for growth, though,

and Hammond and the committee are already hardat work planning next year’s festival. In the mean-time, event organizers and patrons alike walked awaythrilled.

“Springfield Days was a success,” Hammond said.“The weather hampered things a little, but we fin-ished strong and had a great event. We are all verypleased.”

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College Notes

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.

Creighton P. McCollum, a resi-dent of Springfield, has earned abachelor of science from Excelsior Col-lege.

Brian Wright of Springfield, a 2009graduate in communication in the Col-lege of Liberal Arts and Human Sciencesat Virginia Tech, won a third placeaward for sports writing in the VirginiaPress Association’s College NewspaperContest. Wright won the award as awriter for The Collegiate Times.

John Steger of Springfield, a senior

majoring in history and political sciencein the College of Liberal Arts and Hu-man Sciences at Virginia Tech, has beennamed to the national list of Who’s WhoAmong Students in American Universi-ties and Colleges this year. Steger, is oneof 91 Virginia Tech students that havebeen named to the Who’s Who nationallist this year.

Navy Seaman Steven K. Barry,son of Gayln B. and Steven R. Barry ofAlexandria, recently completed U.S.Navy basic training at Recruit TrainingCommand, Great Lakes, Ill. Barry is a2001 graduate of Thomas A. EdisonHigh School.

Thomas Ryan Harrison of Spring-field received a bachelor of arts degreeon May 16 from Curry College.

Patrick N. Kelleher of Springfieldwas awarded a master of arts in Inter-national Relations from Salve ReginaUniversity on May 16.

Jordan Jeffrey of Springfield re-ceived a bachelor of General Studiesfrom Georgia Southern University onMay 8.

.Scott Price of Springfield received

a bachelor of science in constructionfrom Georgia Southern University onMay 8.

.Brandi Lynn Rollins of Springfield

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Opinion

Scientists — Start Earlier, Learn GeographyAfter changes to increase diversity, ThomasJefferson admitted nine poor students this year.

Each year, 480 students are admittedto the top high school in the UnitedStates, Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology.

Back in 2004, a Blue Ribbon commissionrecommended a variety of changes to theadmission’s process to enter Fairfax County’stop public school, an effort to boost the diver-sity at the school. The school’s students havebeen about 90 percent Asian and white.

Many changes later, changes designed toconsider students “holistically,” the incomingfreshman class has dramatically smaller per-centages of black, Hispanic and poor studentsthan the student body of the county as a whole.Four African American students were admit-ted, along with 13 Hispanic students, in a classof 480 incoming freshman.

More telling, there were nine students poorenough to qualify for free-or-reduced pricemeals admitted to begin ninth grade next yearat TJ. That’s less than two percent. Childrenin a family of four with income of less than$44,000 annually qualify for subsidized meals,and such children make up about 20 percentof all students in Fairfax County.

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More than 70 percent of those admitted toTJ had completed geometry in eighth grade.But in some of the poorest and most diversemiddle schools in the county, advanced mathprograms are not even offered.

In the overall state of the county, does itmatter how many poor students, or black stu-dents, or Hispanic students, get to go to thebest high school in the country?

It does matter that studentsfrom schools with more diver-sity and more poverty are notgetting the opportunity to de-

velop a passion for science and technology.The school system’s failure to prepare more

poor students well enough to gain admissionto TJ means a huge missed opportunity. Itmeans that tens of thousands of students whocould be developing a passion for science atan early age that might transform their livesare not getting the foundation they need to goforward in rigorous programs, whether that’sat TJ or AP or IB.

FCPS is cutting programs that benefit poorstudents and schools with a higher percentageof poor students, for example Project Excel and

year-round school calendar, even as it is clearpoor students have almost no access to thecounty’s top programs.

It’s time to add a geographic component toadmissions at TJ, reserving some spots for stu-dents from every middle school.

This will also require starting earlier withadvanced classes so that when those studentsarrive at TJ, they can succeed there.

Last Call for Father’sDay Photos

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20, and onceagain the Springfield Connection will publisha gallery of Father’s Day photos. Send in pho-tos as soon as possible, including names ofeveryone in the picture, the date the picturewas taken, the ages of the children and sen-tence or two about what is happening andwhere the photograph was taken. Be sure toinclude your town name and neighborhood.E-mail photos [email protected], ormail a disk or prints to Springfield Connection,Father’s Day Photo Gallery, 1606 King St., Al-exandria, VA 22314. Deadline is Monday, June14.

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Resource for Business OwnersBusiness incubators positioned to spark jobcreation across the region.

By Dannelle Shugart

As local, state and national governmentagencies examine ways to create jobsand turn around the struggling

economy, business incubation programs arefeaturing prominently in the debate, as wellthey should. For 50 years, incubators like theBusiness Incubation Center at the CommunityBusiness Partnership have been helping entre-preneurs turn their ideas into viable busi-nesses, promoting innovation and creatingjobs by providing emerging companies withbusiness support services and resources tai-lored to young firms to increase their chancesof success.

As any entrepreneur can attest, starting anew business is not an easy task. Most busi-ness owners know every detail of their prod-uct or service, but many lack all of the skillsthey need to turn their ideas into successfulfirms. Business incubation programs are posi-tioned to help entrepreneurs access resourcesthrough the incubator, business community,local colleges and universities, and other busi-ness assistance programs to help them developthe skills they need to grow successful firms.

Around the world, entrepreneurs are play-ing an increasingly important role in trans-forming economies. Rather than relying solelyon efforts to attract existing businesses fromother locations, many communities like North-

ern Virginia are recognizing the need to helplocal residents build new businesses from theground up through business incubators.

By focusing on developing a new generationof entrepreneurs — most of whom have ties tothe local area — communities are helping tobuild companies that will create jobs and sparkeconomic growth in the region for years tocome. And because these programs providetargeted business assistance to young firms attheir earliest stages of development, whenthey’re most vulnerable, business incubators

help support new venturesthat have a greater-than-average chance of success.

In our community, theBusiness Incubation Cen-

ter, and other local incubators, provide smallbusinesses a way to grow in a sustainable man-ner. Many local incubators provide not onlyrental space and guidance, but also access to:networking, small business workshops, virtualbusiness services, mentoring and more.

Although business incubation is still a rela-tively new industry, programs around the worldhave racked up impressive results that demon-strate the important role incubators play instimulating economic growth and creating jobs.For example, the National Business IncubationAssociation estimates that in 2005 alone, North

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Parents Help KeepProms SafeTo the Editor:

It’s prom and graduation season, a timefor celebration that is too often marredby the frequently fatal consequences ofillegal underage drinking. One bad deci-sion can result in tragedy for the youngperson, as well as his or her family, friendsand our entire community.

May 2010 has been proclaimed “Par-ents Who Host, Lose theMost Month” by the FairfaxCounty School Board andthe Fairfax County Board of

Supervisors in support of a countywideinitiative that aims to reduce underagedrinking. Approximately 65 percent ofteens obtain the alcohol they drink fromtheir parents, friends’ parents, siblings orolder friends, with or without permission.The good news is that among 10-18-yearolds, 65 percent cite their parents as theleading influence for them not to drink.Today, we are asking for everyone in thecommunity to help make prom andgraduation night safe for teens by follow-ing these tips:

❖ Do not serve or allow alcohol at anyparty you are hosting; an adult who pro-vides alcohol to a minor is breaking thelaw and risking that teen’s life. The legaldrinking age is 21.

❖ For parents and guardians: Know

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American incubators assistedmore than 27,000 start-up compa-nies that provided full-time em-ployment for more than 100,000workers and generated annualrevenue of more than $17 billion.

Like many others, I have faithin the ability of entrepreneurs tojump-start our sagging economyby generating revenue and creat-ing new jobs. But many times, theyneed a guiding hand to help themturn their ideas into viable busi-nesses, particularly during timesof economic crises. The world’sexisting network of business incu-bation programs — and the manynew incubators under develop-ment — can assist entrepreneursin growing new businesses thatcan help put many people back towork.

Dannelle Shugart is the directorof the Business Incubation Centerat the Community Business Partner-ship, 7001 Loisdale Road, Spring-field.

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where your teenager is attend-ing a party; verify there will be pa-rental supervision and that it willbe alcohol-free. Make it clear thatyou do not approve of them drink-ing alcohol. Make sure you keepup with your teen’s plan for promand/or graduation night as theycontinuously change.

❖ Educate yourself on the risksassociated with underage drinkingand its proven harmful effects onthe still developing brain. Thebrain is maturing until the mid-20s; students who wait until age21 to drink are 84 percent lesslikely to develop an addiction thanthose who start earlier.

❖ Encourage our seniors to at-tend their high school All NightGraduation Celebration by sup-porting it through donations oryour volunteer time that night.Call your local high school for thecontact person.

Please help protect our youngadults’ bright futures by providinga safe, alcohol-free season of cel-ebrations in our community.

Iris Warren, ChairUnified Prevention Coalition of

Fairfax County Public Schools

Sara Freund, ChairFairfax Countywide Initiativeto Reduce Underage Drinking

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Fimian Wins PrimaryFrom Page 3

Connolly of a Davis and Fimian compari-son.

“I am reaching out to moderate Republi-cans and independents like I always havebut this nominee makes that easier,” saidthe congressman.

During the primary race, several Repub-lican activists also expressed concerns aboutFimian’s ability to beat Connolly in the fall.

Much of the local Republican Party estab-lishment had endorsed Herrity, includingalmost all Republican elected officials in thearea and the Fairfax County RepublicanCommittee chair Anthony Bedell. Many saidthey thought Herrity would be the strongercandidate to beat Connolly and Fimian’smore conservative campaign platformwould turn off independent and moderatevoters in the fall.

“Pat can appeal to a broader base of vot-ers. His style is more moderate,” said LarryKrakouer, chair of the Braddock District Re-publican Committee, while standing outsidea polling station.

“The voters here are not too ideological.They expect you to get something done,”he said.

Unlike Fimian’s supporters, Herrity’s ad-vocates said they valued their candidate’s

experience in elected office.“Going to Congress without any experi-

ence in elected office is like going directlyfrom kindergarten to high school,” said JoeUnderwood, a Fairfax resident and activemember of the Fairfax County RepublicanCommittee.

THOUGH HE lost the overall race, Herritydid win Fairfax County with 51 percent ofthe vote to Fimian’s 49 percent. The super-visor ran particularly strong in Springfield,Clifton and Fairfax Station, communitiesthat he currently represents on the countyboard.

Fimian chalked up large margins of vic-tory in the areas of the 11th CongressionalDistrict outside of Fairfax County. He wonPrince William County with 76 percent ofthe vote and the City of Fairfax with 63 per-cent of the vote.

In certain parts of Fairfax County — par-ticularly Mount Vernon, Lorton and Vienna— Fimian also tended to attract more sup-porters than Herrity.

But Democrats and other critics of Fimiansaid the voters who turned out during theprimary election are not representative ofthe general electorate. Only 7.7 percent ofall eligible voters turned out to vote inTuesday’s primary.

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted at leasttwo weeks prior to the event.

FRIDAY/JUNE 11Celebrate Fairfax! Festival. 6

p.m.-12 a.m. on the grounds ofthe Fairfax County Government Center,12000 Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. Rusted Root performs at 8 p.m.General admission seating is available for

all performances at the Bud Light MainStage. Six stages will be locatedthroughout the festival site. All shows arefree with daily tickets to the event. 703-

324-3247 orwww.celebratefairfax.com.Samovar Russian Folk MusicEnsemble. 7:30 p.m. at LakeAccotink Park, 7500 Accotink ParkRoad, Springfield. Free. 703-324-

7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

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Torch Lighting and WelcomeReception, 7:30 p.m. FilmScreening: “Keepers of theFlame,” directed by Eddie Kamae,8:30 p.m. Tickets $5-10. TheWorkhouse Film Institute CinematicTourist Series: Destination Hawaii, aweekend-long cultural celebration ofHawaii, in honor of KamehamehaDay. From June 11-13, this three-daycelebration showcases the historyand traditions of the islands,featuring authentic food, music,dance, art and much more. Allcinematic tourist events will be heldin the Performance Tent at theWorkhouse, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton.For more information, call 703-495-0001 or visitwww.workhousearts.org.

Kingstowne Farmers Market. 4-7p.m., at Kingstowne Town Center.

SATURDAY/JUNE 12Pirate’s Day at Pohick Bay at

Pirate’s Cove Waterpark, 6501 PohickBay Drive, Lorton. Pirate Campbegins at 10 a.m., the School forScallywags at 11 a.m. and the pirateship will anchor in Pohick Bay at 1p.m. The pirates will battle at themarina 2-4 p.m., completing atPirate’s Cove Waterpark. Children’sactivities, living history, food, funand more. Young scallywags can digfor buried coins at Buccaneer Beachto redeem for eye patches, plasticswords and other treasures. Pirate’sCove Waterpark contains a pirate-themed play feature with a giantdumping barrel, two slides andwater-spraying palm trees. A tot poolfeatures a clam shell slide andspraying jets. All Pirate related eventsare free throughout the day. Regularadmission prices to the Waterparkwill apply. www.nvrpa.org.

Celebrate Fairfax! Festival. 10 a.m.-12 a.m. on the grounds of the FairfaxCounty Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Carolina Liar performs at 3 p.m. andKC & The Sunshine Band at 8 p.m.General admission seating isavailable for all performances at theBud Light Main Stage. Six stages willbe located throughout the festivalsite. All shows are free with dailytickets to the event. 703-324-3247 orwww.celebratefairfax.com.

Canoe the Marsh With aNaturalist. 8 a.m. at Pohick BayRegional Park, Gunston Road,Lorton. For age 16 and older. $25 perperson. Space is limited to 12 peopleper trip. Reserve at 703-528-5406.

Naturalist-Guided Kayak Trips. 9a.m. at Belmont Bay at Mason NeckState Park, 7301 High Point Road,Lorton. For age 16 and older. Allequipment and instruction provided.$30. Register at www.meetup.com/Northern-Virginia-Conservation-Trust.

Yu-gi-oh Tournament. 2 p.m. atNOVA Comics, 6324 SpringfieldPlaza, Springfield. Sign-up begins at1:30 p.m. Age 13 and up. Presentedby NOVA Comics and the DC AnimeClub. www.novacomics.com or 703-912-6682.

Second Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.Workhouse Art Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Each Second SaturdayArt Walk will feature openingreceptions where guests can meetWorkhouse studio artists. 703-584-2973 or www.workhousearts.org.

Meet Me at 5. 5 p.m. The Quad,outside of Building W-5, Workhouse

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To honor dad on Father’s Day, send us your favorite snapshots of you with yourdad and The Connection will publish them in our Father’s Day issue. Be sure toinclude some information about what’s going on in the photo, plus your name andphone number and town of residence. To e-mail digital photos, send to:

[email protected] to mail photo prints, send to:

The Springfield Connection, “Me and My Dad Photo Gallery,”1606 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314

Photo prints will be returned to you if you include a stamped, self-addressedenvelope, but please don’t send us anything irreplaceable.

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Kyle Givens, 20; Natalie Montequin, 18; Coy Hughs, 19; Jess Helwege, 18; Alyssa Francis, 17; Dani Kreigh,17; and Nathan Gaul, 18; gather in the lobby before entering the prom.

Rachel Duffy, 18, and Cody Wright,17, sip the ‘mocktails’ provided atthe prom.

Iris Trejo, 17, and Jessica Chavez, 17, watch theirclassmates on the dance floor.

Kylie Hayes, 17, and Sam Chenevey, 17, stop by thedessert table for some snacks.

Sara Cummings, 17; Christina Tsantes, 17; and BrookeHopke, 17, take a break in the lobby.

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Big Kahuna Marketplace. 1-5 p.m.at The Workhouse Arts Center, 9601Ox Road, Lorton. Free workshops,demonstrations, food, crafts, musicand dance of Hawaii. For moreinformation, call 703-495-0001 orvisit www.workhousearts.org.

Kamehameha Luau. AuthenticHawaiian luau, buffet style at TheWorkhouse Arts Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Tickets range from$21-40 and include welcomereception, dinner, live hulaperformance and film screening.Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinnerbegins at 7 p.m., performance byHalau Hula O Ke Anuenue Punaheleat 7:30 p.m. and film screening of“Na Kamalei - Men of Hula,” directedby Lisette Kaualena Flanary at 8:30p.m. For more information, call 703-495-0001 or visitwww.workhousearts.org.

Clifton Caboose Twilight Run. 6p.m. on Main St., Clifton. 5K and 1mile fun run/walk. 703-968-0740 orwww.signmeup.com/68976.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring.10 a.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. Learn to usea computer and navigate theInternet. Call to reserve. Adults. 703-249-1520.

Friends of the Library Book Sale.10 a.m. Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Gems and finds for all readers. Allages. 703-339-4610.

Burke Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12noon, at 5671 Roberts Parkway,Burke.

SUNDAY/JUNE 13Celebrate Fairfax! Festival. 11 a.m.-

7 p.m. on the grounds of the FairfaxCounty Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Josh Thompson and Jimmy Wayneperform at 4:30 p.m. Generaladmission seating is available for allperformances at the Bud Light MainStage. Six stages will be locatedthroughout the festival site. All showsare free with daily tickets to theevent. 703-324-3247 orwww.celebratefairfax.com.

Big Kahuna Marketplace Open. 12-5 p.m. Free Hawaiian workshops,demonstrations, food, crafts, musicand dance at the Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Formore information, call 703-495-0001or visit www.workhousearts.org.

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Springfield Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-224-3015 or [email protected]

Spartans Repeat as Region ChampionsWest Springfield’sWahl pitches fiveno-hit innings, hitshome run

“We pulled it out, and we wonthe game and that’s all thatreally matters to me.”

— Bobby Wahl, West Springfield pitcher

West Springfield baseball players make a pile on the infield at Lake Braddock Secondary School afterwinning the Northern Region title on June 4.

Spartan UpdateThe West Springfield baseball team beat

Franklin County 8-1 in the opening roundof the state tournament on Tuesday, June8 and will play in the semifinals on Friday,June 11 at Westfield.

Jon Roetman

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West Springfieldstandout BobbyWahl had pitchedfive no-hit innings

when he stepped into the batter’s boxin the bottom of the fifth. Behind inthe count 1-2, the senior belted thenext offering over the 360-foot signin center field for a two-run homer atLake Braddock Secondary School.

Wahl rounded first base with hishand in the air, having just given theSpartans an 11-0 lead over Woodsonin the Northern Region baseball final.What he also did, was end his chanceof throwing his first high school no-hitter.

“As soon as his home run ball sailedover the fence, I told [relief pitcher]J.T. [Williamson] he was going in,”West Springfield head coach JohnJames said. “I didn’t wrestle with thatdecision at all. It was a little bit of aroll of the dice, I know, becauseWoodson is capable of erupting … butI like our chances of holding them un-der 11 runs having to get six outs.”

Wahl had pitched 16 1/3 inningsduring the eight-day regional tourna-

ment and James wanted to rest thestar right-hander. While Wahl didn’tget a shot at a no-hitter, he “settled”for a second straight regional title.

West Springfield repeated as regionchamps with a 14-7 victory overWoodson on June 4. Trailing 11-0, theCavaliers crept back into the gameafter Wahl was pulled, scoring six runsin the sixth inning, but the Spartansheld on.

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because James said I might not go back in,”Wahl said. “I looked at the scoreboard andsaw I had no hits, and I was kind of frus-trated that they took me out. But [Jamesis] the man, he’s the big man, he makes the

calls, he makes the shots and I’vegot to respect his decision. Itworked. We pulled it out, and wewon the game and that’s all thatreally matters to me.”

West Springfield broke a score-less tie with six runs in the bottomof the third inning. First basemanCharlie Morgan, the region Playerof the Year, started the outburstwith a double that one-hopped the

fence in center field. After an intentionalwalk to Wahl, Daniel Allen hit a two-runsingle, Garrett Wooddell belted an RBIdouble and Trevor Snook connected for atwo-run double. Nick Stevens also drove ina run. That was all the support Wahlneeded. West Springfield scored five runsin the fifth, capped by Wahl’s homer.

“I haven’t been hitting the ball real well,”he said. Woodson’s Joe “McGillicuddy is agreat pitcher. He threw a great pitch —slider low and away — and I just timed itright and got a good piece of the bat on itand it just went out.”

Last season, the Spartans entered the re-gional tournament as Patriot District cham-pions. This year, West Springfield lost toLake Braddock in the district tournament.

“We didn’t win the district like we did lastyear,” Morgan said, “but I think it feelssweeter because we didn’t win the district.”

Five questions withWest Springfieldsenior first basemanCharlie Morgan

Q: What location is the farthestfrom the Washington D.C.metro area that you havetraveled?

A: In 2008, I went to Las Vegas for aUNLV baseball camp because they wererecruiting me the fall of my junior year.

Q: Who is your favorite musicartist?

A: Brad Paisley. A lot of his tunes areon my iPod right now.

Q: What is the best feeling youcan have during a baseballgame?

A: Besides [winning a regional cham-pionship] is hitting home runs. That’smy favorite thing about the game. Myfavorite thing is hitting and hitting

home runs, there’s nothing better thanthat.

Q: What’s your favorite movie?A: “Law Abiding Citizen.” I like the

action in it.

Q: What is your favorite food?A: Basically any food, but if I had to

pick one it would be steak [cooked]medium rare. I just started liking steakthis past February. I fell in love with it.

— Jon Roetman


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Diversity at TJ? Not So MuchEducation

New admissions processhas failed to increaseminority and poor studentenrollment.

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

It may seem obvious why students choose toattend Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci-ence and Technology. U.S. News and WorldReport has rated it the best high school in the

country for the past three years.“I came here because of the academic opportuni-

ties,” said Thomas Woodruff, a junior fromCentreville who spends 90 minutes each week-day commuting to and from Jefferson’s Alex-andria campus.

The Northern Virginia magnet school, com-monly referred to as TJ, also has less tangiblequalities that make it more desirable. All TJstudents have genuine interest in school andacademics, which creates a more congenial at-mosphere, according to some current students.

“The people here are so much friendlier here.They are nice to each other. You can leave yourstuff in the hallway and no one will take it,”said Alan Barte, a freshman from Herndon.

But one problem a few current studentsvoiced about TJ is the homogenous studentbody. Less than five percent of TJ’s students areblack or Hispanic. Over 80 percent of the pu-pils are white or Asian.

“The only thing I don’t like is how half thestudents at the school are Asian. I wish therewas more diversity,” said Mary Kim Weidman,a freshman who is part Korean and from Reston.

GETTING ACCEPTED to TJ, in general, is not aneasy task for anyone.

The school admitted only 15.3 percent of the 3,119student who applied to be part of the Class of 2014.That means TJ had a lower acceptance rate for itsincoming freshman class than either Cornell Univer-sity or Swarthmore College this year, according toinformation on U.S. News and World Report’s websiteabout those colleges’ admissions.

Fairfax students also compete with children fromaround the region for slots at the Northern Virginiamagnet school. About 80 percent of TJ’s student bodycomes from Fairfax but residents from Arlington,Loudoun, Prince William and Fauquier counties andthe City of Falls Church can also attend the school.

BUT WHILE IT may be difficult for all children,students who are black, Hispanic or poor have a par-ticularly hard time getting admitted to TJ.

Out of 480 students in admitted to next year’s fresh-man class, just four are black and 13 are Hispanic.Only nine are considered poor enough to qualify forfree-or-reduced-priced lunch.

And across all four grades at TJ last year, approxi-mately 1.78 percent of students were black, 2.84percent of students were Hispanic and 1.74 percentwere poor.

None of Fairfax’s other 24 high schools posted suchlow percentages of black or Hispanic students as TJ.Only one high school, Langley in McLean, has a lowerpercentage of poor students enrolled.

TJ does enroll a higher-than-average percentageof Asian students, who will make up almost 58 per-cent of incoming freshman class next year. Still, somestudents would like to see more students who areblack and Hispanic attend the school.

“There are a lot of people from a lot of differentethnic backgrounds here. But I would like to see moreAfrican Americans,” said Sarah Sam, a sophomorewho is part African American and a member of theschool’s Black Student Union.

FAIRFAX COUNTY Public Schools has struggled toboost enrollment among black and Hispanic studentsat TJ since 1998, when the school board ended anaffirmative action program at the school.

In 1998, the last year of the affirmative action pro-gram, TJ admitted 49 black and Hispanic students.By 2003, this number has dropped to just 16, prompt-

ing the school board to form at blue ribbon commis-sion on the TJ admissions process that year.

The commission, which included admissions offic-ers from Yale University and the University of Vir-ginia, concluded TJ was behind other elite highschools and colleges, when it came to certain groupsof minorities and poor students.

At the Bronx High School for Science in New YorkCity for example, a school ranked fourth on U.S. Newsand World Report’s “best high schools” list in 2008,approximately 12 percent of the student body wasblack or Hispanic and one in three students was con-sidered poor.

At the recommendation of the commission, theFairfax County School Board significantly changedTJ’s admissions process in 2004, in part with thehopes of boosting enrollment among black, Hispanicand poor students.

UNDER THE OLD admissions process, studentswho scored well on the TJ admissions test had a tre-mendous advantage. TJ admissions gave a rank allthe children in the applicant pool based on a for-mula in which a student’s admissions test resultsaccounted for 80 percent of their overall “score” andtheir grade point average [GPA] accounted for the20 percent.

Those students who placed among the top 800applicants according to the formula were considered

See Thomas Jefferson, Page 14


8th Congressional DistrictRepublican Primary

Candidate Arlington Fairfax County Alexandria Falls Church52 precincts 71 precincts 27 precincts 6 precincts

Matthew Berryvotes 1,968 2,817 1,728 138percentage 52 percent 44 percent 52 percent 44 percent

Patrick Murrayvotes 1,792 3,560 1,605 176percentage 48 percent 56 percent 48 percent 56 percent

source: Virginia State Board of Elections

semifinalists for acceptance to TJ whoseteacher recommendations, personal essayand other co-curricular activities are con-sidered.

The current admissions process gives sig-nificantly more weight to grades as opposedto the entrance exam. Students with veryhigh GPAs are given more leeway to get alower score on the entrance exam than be-fore. The pool of semifinalists is also ap-proximately twice as large.

The school board had concluded that oneof the barriers to increasing black and His-panic enrollment was the low number ofstudents from these groups that made it intosemifinalist round in the first place.

One year, as few as seven of the 800 stu-dents who made it past the first round ofadmissions for TJ were black, according toschool board documents. By making thepool of semifinalists larger, the school boardhoped more students who are black andHispanic will make it to the final round ofthe application process and eventually ad-mitted.

But the changes in TJ’s admissions pro-cess appear to have had little lasting effectfive years after they were implemented.

This year, TJ admitted just 17 black andHispanic students. Last year, 14 studentsfrom these minority groups were accepted.

If any “boost” in enrollment occurred as

a result of the new admission process, it wasamong Asian students at TJ. The percent-age of TJ’s student body that is Asian hasjumped from 32 percent to 57.5 percentsince the application process was over-hauled, even though the number of Asianstudents in Fairfax County overall has re-mained the same.

MINORITY STUDENT advocates saidthere are several reasons why black andHispanic students struggle to gain admis-sion to TJ.

“There is not a lot of enthusiasm for go-ing at this point. People look at the num-bers and say there is not a lot of support forme going to that school,” said JohnJohnson, chair of the School Board’s Minor-ity Student Achievement Oversight Commit-tee.

Approximately 50 private companies andtutors offer test preparation specifically forthe TJ admission exam. Since black andHispanic families are more likely to be low-income, they are less likely to have themoney to spend for a private tutor for en-trance exam, said Johnson.

Even minority and poor students whomake it past the initial screening and intothe semifinalist round may not have asstrong applications as those from affluentbackgrounds.

In the final round of the TJ applicationprocess, staff look for an indication that stu-

dents are interested in math or science. Andstudents are at-risk are less likely to havegone to math camp or away on a scienceexpedition to another country.

“Those families who are financially giftedhave the means to provide more enrichmentactivities,” said Johnson.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, not enough stu-dents who are black, Hispanic or poor arebeing prepared earlier on in their educa-tional careers for gifted and talented pro-grams like TJ, said minority student advo-cates.

The majority of Fairfax public school stu-dents who attend TJ have come throughelementary and middle school gifted andtalented centers. And of the 10, 514 stu-dents enrolled in those elementary andmiddle school gifted and talented centers,only 400 are black and 438 are Hispanic,according to Fairfax County Public Schools.

According to Johnson, there are also 22elementary schools in Fairfax that do notoffer accelerated math. These schools tendto have larger populations of black, His-panic and low-income students.

Without accelerated math at the elemen-tary school level, students are unable to takeAlgeba I as seventh graders. And althoughstudents are not required to take Algebra Iby the end of seventh grade to get into TJ,80 percent of those accepted this year haddone so. There are also some Algebra-re-

lated questions included on the entranceexam, according to the school’s website.

EVEN IN THE case of well-qualified blackor Hispanic applicants, the families are of-ten not as informed about the benefits ofTJ.

While affluent parents may have beenpreparing their children’s list of activitieswith an eye toward applying to TJ for years,many lower-income parents – includingthose who are black and Hispanic – havenot had such foresight, said AbrahamLerner, head of the diversity committee forTJ’s Parent Teacher Student Association.

“You have families who are doing every-thing that they need to do to get their chil-dren into TJ by the time they are in thirdgrade. There are other parents who arelearning about TJ for the first time whentheir children are in eighth grade,” saidLerner, who conducts outreach to the fami-lies of black and Hispanic middle schoolchildren who have high GPAs and couldmake good candidates for TJ.

Lerner and TJ encourage these candidatesto apply for an admissions test prep coursethat is offered to black and Hispanic stu-dents for a discounted rate. The class, whichmeets on for 10 Saturdays in the fall, is lim-ited to 50 students.

“We are trying to make up for the lack ofa better mechanism for getting students intoTJ,” he said.

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Community

Republicans Hopeful after 8th District PrimaryGOP party faithful are energized and readyto campaign against Obama.

By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

Standing outside the Patrick Murrayvictory party on the back patio ofPat Troy’s Irish pub, Joe McCainwas hedging. He was confident that

it was a Republican year, but he also feltthe anti-incumbent mood could also cutagainst Republicans. He wasn’t sure whatto make of the lopsided success of business-man Keith Fimian over Springfield Super-visor Pat Herrity, other than it fed the throw-the-bums out narrativeof this election year. Andhe declined making aprediction that the Re-publicans can retake theHouse this year.

Just then, an oldfriend walked by. It wasKeith Nahigian, a formercampaign staffer in thepresidential campaignof McCain’s brother.Nahigian didn’t hesitate predicting the Re-publicans will take the House this year. Andhe also had some bold predictions aboutNorthern Virginia.

“Jim Moran’s seat is up,” said Nahigian,president of Nahigian Strategies.

“What’s the matter with you?” askedMcCain.

“If Ted Kennedy’s seat’s up, anything’sup,” Nahigian quipped. “They are not ad-dressing jobs, and that’s the number-oneissue.”

Inside Murray’s raucous victory party, themood was victorious. Military vet andformer diplomat Patrick Murray beat backa strong challenge from attorney MatthewBerry, who worked on intelligence and law-

enforcement strategies forGeorge W. Bush’s JusticeDepartment. But it wasclose. With fewer than500 votes separating thetwo Republican candi-dates, election returnswere all over the map.Berry won Alexandria andArlington. But Murraytook 54 of the 71 pre-cincts in Fairfax County

and five of the six precincts in Falls Church.Although Murray was able to win his ownhome turf at the Lee Center precinct, Berrywon 18 of the 26 precincts in Alexandria.

“Matthew has my appreciation and con-gratulations on an energetic and spiritedcampaign,” Murray said in a written state-ment released at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. “Hiscommitment to the Republican principlesand individual responsibility energized anarmy of Republican voters eager for changefrom profligate spending policies of theObama-Pelosi-Moran regime in Washing-ton.”

After Berry conceded the election in a callto Murray Tuesday night, the newly mintedRepublican nominee thanked supportersand vowed an aggressive campaign to un-seat U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8). Many Re-publicans say privately that Moran is un-beatable, and some are willing to say it inpublic. Presiding over the gathering was Pat

Troy, owner and operator of the pub knownas Ireland’s Own on North Pitt Street. Stand-ing in the back of the room Tuesday night,the Irishman was making sure the election-watchers were not disturbing the gueststhere to watch Stephen Strasburg play Na-tionals Park on the big screen. He said Re-publicans will benefit from a backlashagainst President Obama’s health-care billand frustration over the oil spill in the Gulfof Mexico.

“I think that we’ll take the House, and theSenate could be very close too,” said Troy,standing near the shrine to former Presi-dent Ronald Reagan. “But the lack of turn-out today shows that there’s no stoppingJim Moran.”

“I think that we’lltake the House, andthe Senate could bevery close too.”

— Pat Troy


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703-266-1233

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Family Owned & Opererated

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Sidewalks • CarportsPool Decks • Garages

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703-204-0733

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Tuesday Noon

703-917-6400

Zone 2: • Burke

• Fairfax • SpringfieldClassifiedClassified

**ONE DAY CLOSEOUT SALE - ED WILT, INC**

Thurs – June 17th 9am-5pm, All offers wanted!!

Auto parts dist closing its doors, everything must go!!

6831 Hill Park Dr., Lorton, VA 22079

Call Matt at (703) 527-1481 for more information

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LEGAL NOTICECitySwitch proposes to construct wireless communications towers at the following locations: 154ft tower near intersection of Colchester Road and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, Fairfax Station; 199 ft tower next to the Norfolk Southern Rail-road tracks near Bren Mar Dr. and Merle Pl., Alexandria. If you have concerns of any historic properties that might be adverse-ly affected by either tower, please write to: Amy, Trileaf Corp., 10845 Olive Blvd., Ste. 310, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111. Please include the tower location and the location of the historic resource that you believe might be affected.


LEGAL NOTICEThe following store will be holding a public auction on 06-16-10

starting at 12 Noon

Storage Mart 185111325 Lee HighwayFairfax, Va, 22030

Unit 3120- Alaina Flynn- boxes, toys, electronicsUnit 4068-Robert Baldwin-Totes, bed, clothes

Unit 4043- MES/John Lyonnais- Boxes, office suppliesUnit 4175-St. Production/JoseThomas Vargas-

Boxes, computer, ladder


NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

10907 Paynes Church Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22032Fairfax County

In execution of a Deed of Trust dated October 30, 2007, in the original principal amount of $167,000.00, recorded as Deed Book 19652 at Page 1717 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m., by the front main entrance to the Fairfax County Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder the following property with im-provements thereon commonly known as 10907 Paynes Church Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22032 and more particularly de-scribed as follows:

Lot 24, Section 1, MIDDLERIDGE, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 3241 at Page 310 among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Tax Map Ref: 068-3-05-0024This sale is subject to the lien of that certain first deed of

trust dated July 12, 1999, in the original principal amount of $200,205.00, recorded as Deed Book 11003 at Page 1370 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virgin-ia, and also subject to the lien of that certain deed of trust dat-ed January 13, 2003, in the original principal amount of $17,781.17, recorded in Deed Book 14055 at Page 0166 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia. This sale is also subject to the restrictions, rights of way, condi-tions, easements, and mechanic’s liens, if any, whether of re-cord or not of record, to the extent any of the foregoing apply and take priority over the lien of the Deed of Trust.

Deposit of $15,000.00, or 10% of the sales price, whichev-er is lower, by cashier’s or certified check, shall be required to qualify as a bidder prior to the sale, except for the Noteholder.

The deposit, without interest, is applied to the purchase price at settlement. Settlement will be held on or before fifteen (15) days after sale. Upon purchaser’s default, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at the risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by certified or cashier’s check, or wire transfer. Settlement shall be at the offices of the undersigned Trustee, or other mutually agreed upon location. The property and any improvements thereon shall be sold in “as is” condition without any warranties. The successful bidder shall assume all loss or damage to the prop-erty from and after the time of the sale. Purchaser shall be re-sponsible for all costs of the conveyance, which shall be by special warranty including, but not limited to, the preparation of the deed and the grantor’s tax. Real estate taxes shall be ad-justed as of the sale date. The sale is subject to such addition-al terms as the Trustee may announce at the time of sale. The purchaser will be required to sign a Memorandum of Sale in-corporating all the terms of the sale.

George J. Shapiro, Substitute TrusteeFOR INFORMATION CONTACT:George J. Shapiro, Substitute Trustee LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE J. SHAPIRO1303 Vincent PlaceMcLean, VA 22101703-288-1926



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We teach Breathing techniques to elimate

stress.Sri Sri Yoga 5/17-22

Contact 703-922-0415Mrs Bhatt

26 Antiques

We consign/pay top $ for antique/semi antique furn.

including mid century & danish modern Teak

furniture, sterling, mens watches, painting/art glass,

clocks, jewelry, costume jewelry, etc. Call Schefer

Antiques @ 703-241-0790.

28 Yard Sales

COMM. YARD SALE, 6/12, 8-12; r/d 6/13 Winners Circle

Fairfax Station. furn, etc

Multi fam yard sale, 6/12, 9-2Loisdale Estates 6810 Lois Dr

S’fld , VA nr Spfld mall

116 Childcare Avail.

BURKE Childcare avail in my home,OFC Lic, FT & PT, days,

evenings, Back-up care & special needs children

welcome. Large yard for lots of fun! 703-569-8056

117 Adoption

ADOPTION Loving childless couple wishing to adopt an in-fant. Willing to pay legal and medical expenses. Plse call Hope & Bill 571-249-9122. Collect Calls Accepted

Single woman wants toadopt and provide loving home to child around 5 yrs old. Call

Robin 703-378-6647

I'am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

-Abraham Lincoln

Camps & Schools

Four fourth graders show off their gymnastic skills at the SpringfieldEstates Elementary School field day.

Springfield Estates Elementary Schoolfourth-graders enjoyed field day on Friday,June 4. Above, fourth graders take turns ina water challenge.

Field Day Frolics

Fourth graders cheer on their teammates in a field day challenge.


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Fairfax Station $625,0004 bdrms, 3 1/2 baths. Totally remodeled kitchen with granite,new cabinets & stainless steel appliances! Bay windows, sky-lights & MBR cathedral ceiling. Spacious rec rm with bar area &large storage rm. Raised hearth FP in family rm with Frenchdoors to deck. Wonderful pond & patio in private flat rear yard.

Lake Frederick $499,900Immaculate Beauty in Adult Community – 3 Years Young –Shows Like a Model – 3 Large BR – 4 Large BA – 3 FinishedLevels w/walk-out LL – 9 Ft Ceilings – Gas FP – Main Floor MBR– Fabulous Community Amenities.

CALL / EMAIL ANN WITHERSPOON703.503.1836 [email protected]

Mason Neck$1,197,000

Enjoy dra-matic pano-ramic views ofthe PotomacRiver fromevery room inthis 4Bedroom 3Bath home onMason Neck.

The main level features a cathedral ceiling and hardwoodfloors, open kitchen, spiral staircase & floor to ceiling win-dows. All three lower level bedrooms walk out to a largedeck. Relax on the decks or swim off the boat dock whichincludes a boat lift while enjoying the sweeping views.

Clifton $545,000This former model home has 5 bedrooms, 31/2 Bathrooms and 3finished levels. Hardwood floors in the kitchen, dining room, liv-ing room, family room and on the stair case. Kitchen has granitecounters, Family room has a fireplace, deck off kitchen, lower levelis a walkout with a second kitchen, bedroom and a full bath.Richard Esposito [email protected] 703-503-4035

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3069 Nutley St.

Fairfax, VA 22031

From the Beltway (495), take Rte. 66 West to theNutley St. South Exit (exit 62) towards Fairfax.Go through the intersection of Lee Highway andNutley Street. The training center is located inthe Pan Am Shopping Center on the left.

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ceilings on main, amazing custom walkout LL with Nanny Suiteand Kitchenette and more! 5BR, 4.5BAs, $25K in prof landscap-ing! Too many features to list! Perfect!

Reston, North $334,900A total make-over: Looks New!

Coming soon! End TH in Reston with hardwoods on main lvl,new kitchen granite & appliances, New upgraded Carpet, Newdesigner neutral paint, Fenced private back with flagstone patio.Nice community with shopping, schools & CUE bus nearby.

Call Kay Hart for APP’T: 703-503-1860

Fairfax Station $549,900COUNTRY CHARM abounds in this 3 BR, 2BA, Circa 1910 / 2,500+ sq. ft. FARMHOUSElocated amongst close-in horse-countryestates! Authentic touches includeORIGINAL hardwood floors, 3 fplcs, 9+ ftceilings and metal roof! Sun-drenched kitchenw/twin pantry storage, inviting breakfastroom, and family room w/vaulted ceiling.LARGE bedrooms! LOTS of updates through-out! CALL Cyndee to schedule a showing!

Mason Neck/Lorton $1,350,000Distinctive Living at its Finest!

4 bedroom/3.5 bath, 6+acres, private marina w/boat slip. Ingated community nestled amongst multi-million dollar homes.For 24-hour recorded information call 1-888-495-6207 x206

Fairfax Station $1,000,000Complete Package! Sitting on 5 private acres, this inviting5,500+ sq ft home has 9+ ceilings, spacious room sizes + greatfloor plan. Built by a quality builder, this well-constructed homehas many special features! Beautiful deck and sunny pool makefor a true retreat!

Clifton$879,950

Dream house!Pulte Built in2002, WentworthV has everyoption, over 7600fin sq ft! Beautifulsun room, Floridaroom with walls ofwindows, privateviews to the back-yard woods! Twostory foyer, 10’

BURKE CENTRE$369,000

Large brick-front TH w/baywindow & sunroom inamenity-rich community,1814 finished SF+ 366 SFof storage, 2 decks backingto trees, no thru-street,carefully maintained byoriginal owner.Updatedkitchen w/center island,new SS appliances. LuxMBA. Newer HVAC, HWH,paint, roof, and more!Robinson HS.

Fairfax Station $850,000SIX+ ACRES

This beauty was APPRAISED IN OCTOBER 2009 FOR $924,000 –Fantastic buy!!! Custom Built Solid Brick Colonial featuring 6+acres, 5 Car Garage, 4 BRs, 3 1/2 Baths, Custom quality WoodCabinets/Granite/Ceramic Tile/Center Island, 4 FP’s, Huge FinishedLL w/Recreation Rm/Game Rm/Exercise Rm, Pool/Hot Tub

CALL SHEILA ADAMS 703-503-1895

Alexandria$750,000

Charles GoodmanContemporaryhome in HollinHills Community.Tranquil 4 BR 2BA home on a1/3 Acre woodedlot backing toparkland with 2patios & deck.

Updated with refinished hardwood floors, renovated bath-rooms & brand new kitchen with granite & stainlesssteel. Enjoy the clean lines, open floor plan & view ofnature from every room. Pool & tennis court member-ship available....

Christine Zinser, REALTOR®703-503-1861www.ListWithChristine.com

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Great Home!Great Location!

3 level, 3 bedroom,2.5 bath townhomein sought after LittleRocky Run.

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Burke $599,000Delightful 4 bedroom colonial in Signal Hill with a gorgeouspark-like view. Lake Braddock School, walk to the VRE, andshopping is just minutes away. Replacement windows and new(2010) HVAC system.

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