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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

The Cappie nominations for outstand-ing high school theater were just an-nounced and, all together, Centreville,Chantilly and Westfield received 30

nominations. The awards to the winners will bepresented Sunday, June 10, at the annual CappiesGala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

For its musical, “Crazy for You,” Westfield gar-nered 20 nominations. Chantilly received sevenfor “I Remember Mama” and Centreville receivedthree for “A Christmas Carol.”

Westfield’s nominations are as follows: Musical;Song, “Slap That Bass;” Lead Actor in a Musical,Colby Dezelick; Supporting Actor in a Musical,Joey Biagini; Comic Actress in a Musical,Madeleine Bloxam; Featured Dancer, CorinneHolland; Featured Actor, Mitchell Buckley; Fea-tured Actress, Sarah Schweit; Ensemble in a Mu-sical, Follies and Cowboys; and Choreography,Colby Dezelick.

It’s also nominated for: Orchestra; Stage Crew,Olivia Witt, Ally Engelbrecht, Shannon Douglassand Serena Emanuel; Props, Sophia Alam, SarahDickenson and Nate Schrader; Costumes, BayleighAschenbrenner and Zoe Hawryluk; Sets, Colby

Dezelick, Brandon Sanchez and Olivia Witt; Light-ing, Ben Nelms, Robert Palack and Elizabeth Ross;Sound, Dieter Stach and Arianna Willis; CriticsTeam; Graduating Critic, Joey Biagini; and RisingCritic, Julian Sanchez.

“I was very proud of our musical, ‘Crazy ForYou,’” said Director Susie Pike. “l was hoping theCappies would like it and that we would get somenominations — but I never expected 20. I mustadmit, I was a bit stunned.”

She’s particularly pleased for her young thespi-ans “because they worked so hard” and is espe-cially happy that the musical received nomina-tions in so many areas, notably the technical cat-egories of Sets, Props, Lighting, Sound and StageCrew. Said Pike: “Good shows are not just aboutthe leads, but are about the whole production andall the elements involved.”

Furthermore, she said, “I am so lucky to havehad a great choreographer in Colby, plus greatdancers. Our costumes were amazing, and I couldhave listened to our orchestra all night long. I likethe way musicals bring all the performing artstogether — acting, singing, music, scenic artistryand technical aspects.”

“We are honored to be able to perform our song,‘Slap that Bass,’ on The Kennedy Center stage [atthe Cappies Gala],” continued Pike. “I am veryfortunate to have such great kids and parents whocare about the arts and devote their time and en-ergy to Westfield Theater.”

The cast of Centreville High’s production of “A Christmas Carol.”

Spotlight Shines on Three Local SchoolsWestfield receives 20Cappie nominations.

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Newsweek has just pub-lished its rankings ofAmerica’s Best High

Schools for 2012, and CentrevilleHigh is ranked sixth in Virginiaand 246th out of 1,000 schools sur-veyed in the U.S.

“We have a good school, goodstudents, good teachers and goodcommunity, and I’m really proudof them and their accomplish-ments,” said Principal MikeCampbell. “And now they’re reap-ing the benefits of all their hardwork.”

The ranking honors the top1,000 public high schools in thenation that have proven the mosteffective at producing seniorsready to enter college. The list isbased on six components providedby school administrators: Gradu-ation rate, college matriculation

rate, number of AP/IB/AICE teststaken per student, average SAT/ACT scores, average AP/IB/AICEscores, and number of AP coursesoffered per student.

Centreville’s totals for the 2010-2011 school year were: Gradua-tion rate, 96 percent; number ofAP/IB tests taken per student, 1;college-bound, 93 percent; aver-age SAT score, 1611; Average ACTscore, 23.6 (out of 36); and aver-age number of AP classes taken perstudent, 3.

Roughly 300 high schools in Vir-ginia took the survey, andCampbell was thrilled thatCentreville was ranked close to thetop. “Everything comes back tohaving a good faculty, plus lots ofcommunity support,” he said.

“We don’t conscientiously setout to make the top 100,” saidCampbell. “We want to do the bestwe can across the board for all our

Hats Off ToCentreville HighNewsweek ranks it sixth in Virginia.

Centreville High Principal Mike Campbell and the statueof the school’s wildcat mascot.

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Centreville High art teachers Allison Dreon,Troy Hayes, Kris Killinger, Rory MarcaccioSchaffer and Pam Young will display their

works as Artists of the Month at La Bella Luce inthe Town of Clifton. The shop is at 7137 Main St.,and their show is titled, “Gli Insegnanti d’arte”(Italian for “the art teachers”).

Store hours are Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m.;

and by appointment.The teachers’ work will be on display at La Bella

Luce through June and is also for sale. Killingerand Young are bringing their oil paintings;Killinger paints flowers and still lifes, and Youngdoes Tuscan still lifes and landscapes. Dreon willshow examples of her photography, Schaffer willoffer her digital photography, and Hayes is dis-playing his portraits of athletes done in pastels.

Art Teachers Display Their Work

From left are Kris Killinger, Pam Young, Allison Dreon, Troy Hayes and RoryMarcaccio Schaffer.

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Hamin “Paul” Chung liked to draw eversince he was a child. But he wasn’t se-rious about his artwork until he was in high school and

started thinking about what he wanted to do aftergraduation.

Now his artistic talenthas earned theCentreville High senior aNational Scholastic GoldKey Award. And on June1 in New York’s famedCarnegie Hall, he’ll re-ceive his honor.

“I can express how Ifeel and what I likethrough my art,” saidChung. “I mostly dodrawing with pencil orSharpie — hands-onstuff. But I also do com-puter graphics.”

His award-winning en-try is a red, computer-graphics balloon that un-zips to show a brain in-side. “There’s a sayingthat some people are ‘air-heads’ — and balloonsare filled with air,” he ex-plained. “So I showed onethat has a brain.”

Chung titled his work,“Open up My Mind.” His

Hamin “Paul” Chung shows his nationalaward-winning artwork.

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message, he said, is that “People aren’t always howthey seem” and that, even those who appear to bedumb can actually be smart. Chung, himself, is well-rounded and doing well in school; he likes sports,plays basketball and has a 3.0 GPA.

Following his graduation from Centreville, he’ll beattending VCU for its art program and plans to ma-jor in computer graphics. “I’d eventually like to makelogos for companies, or it would be fun to work for

Pixar,” said Chung. “I’d alsolike to design my own T-shirts on the side.”

He won the Gold KeyAward in Regional competi-tion in February and then didthe same in Nationals inMarch. “The Regional win-ners were really good, so Iwas surprised that my entrywent that far at Nationals,”he said. “But I’m reallyhappy.”

He also shared the acco-lades with his Centreville artteachers. “Mr. [Kris]Killinger helped me withcomputer graphics a lot,”said Chung. “And Mrs. [Pam]Young taught me drawingtechniques and what to mixto get certain paint colors.”And when he was a fresh-man, he said, RoryMarcaccio Schaffer “moti-vated me to be more seriousabout art — she was reallyencouraging.”

CVHS Student Wins Gold Key Award


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Cabaret in Reema’s HonorThe Remembrance Cabaret for Reema Samaha is this Saturday,

May 26, at Westfield High. The show starts at 7 p.m., but thedoors open at 6 p.m. for a bake sale and silent auction. It’s anevening of songs, dances and comedy sketches in memory ofWestfield High grad and Virginia Tech victim Samaha.

The event is free, but donations are welcome. Attendees maycontribute to The Reema J. Samaha Memorial Scholarship —awarded to students at both Westfield and Herndon high schools— and/or the Angel Fund, a nonprofit founded by the Samahafamily to create safer schools and communities by focusing onissues of mental health, privacy laws and information sharing,and school safety.

Route 28/I-66 InterchangeMeeting Scheduled

Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) and VDOT are holding apublic meeting to discuss the Route 28/I-66 Interchange. It’s slatedfor Tuesday, May 29, from 7-9 p.m., in the Sully District Govern-mental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.

VDOT plans to implement two projects in the vicinity of thatinterchange to improve congestion and enhance safety. VDOT rep-resentatives also want to discuss future options for the ultimateRoute 28/I-66 Interchange. After the presentation, Frey and therepresentatives will listen to residents’ comments, concerns andsuggestions; they’ll also answer any questions regarding theprojects.

Fair Oaks CAC to MeetThe Citizens Advisory Council of the Fair Oaks District Police

Station will meet Tuesday, May 29, at 7 p.m., in the roll-call roomof the police station. It’s at 12300 Lee Jackson Memorial High-way in Chantilly.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, May 31,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the childsafety seats themselves so technicians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehiclesarriving on each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors mayhave enough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the cor-rect use of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to con-firm dates and times.

CPMSAC Awards June 2The Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement Commit-

tee will hold its annual awards ceremony for middle- and high-school students on Saturday, June 2, at 5 p.m., at Chantilly High.

WFCM Seeks Food, VolunteersWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries’ (WFCM) food pantry ur-

gently needs donations of oil (48 oz. or smaller); flour (2-5 lb.bag); sugar (2-5 lb. bag); rice (2 lb. bags); canned meats; saladdressing, jelly; jam; spaghetti sauce, Ramen Noodles, canned fruit;canned beets, spinach, greens, and mixed vegetables; cannedgarbanzo, lima, butter and northern beans; pancake mix andsyrup; hot cereal and coffee. Also needed are laundry detergent,toothpaste, shampoo, toilet paper and baby wipes. WFCM clientsare also in great need of gasoline cards.

Bring all items to WFCM’S food pantry at 13981 Metrotech Drive(near Backyard Grill and Bar) in Chantilly. Volunteers are alsoneeded:

Thrift store: Volunteers needed Mondays and Fridays, for twoor three hours between 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Volunteers needed Tues

Roundups

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Leave it to Chantilly High to take a classicfairytale, turn it on its head and come upwith something hilarious. And that’s justwhat the school has done with its upcom-

ing children’s show, “Cinderella and the SubstituteFairy Godmother.”

The curtain rises Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m.; Satur-day, June 2, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, June 3, at2 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door or online atwww.chantillyhsdrama.com.

Featuring a cast and crew of more than 60, theplay was written by Chantilly Theater Director EdMonk. And besides his own students, he’s invitedeighth-graders from Rocky Run, Franklin and RachelCarson middle schools to be part of the play.

“They’ll be in the ensemble and the big dance num-ber and will welcome children in the lobby beforethe show,” said Monk. As for the Chantilly thespians— who are mainly underclassmen — he said they’relearning the acting process and “will be wonderfuland ready by the time we get to opening night.”

Saying the play has funny characters and jokes forchildren, teens and adults, he called it “silly fun forthe whole family.”

Portraying Cinderella is freshman Mia Rickenbach.“Cinderella’s fairytale is going on, but her fairy god-mother becomes sick and can’t come and save her,”said Rickenbach. “So they have to call in a substi-tute, Lucretia Fossilwart. And the rest of the play tellsall the disasters that occur because of it and how

things all work out in the end.”She describes Cinderella as “a miserable girl who’s

constantly annoyed at how stupid her step-siblingsare,” said Rickenbach. “And when it comes time forher fairytale to come true, she finds that it’s not whatshe expected, at all. At first, she’s patient, but even-tually becomes angry and learns to stand up for her-self.”

Rickenbach is having a good time playing this role.“She’s a unique character and it’s nice to play outthe transition of emotions. She’s not the typicalCinderella — she’s more quirky and has some funtraits, like how she learns to deal with her siblingssarcastically. I also enjoy the sense of communityamongst the cast; we’ve all become friends.”

She said the audience will enjoy the show because“it encompasses humor for every age group. And thewide body of emotions and the loud costumes aredazzling, as usual.”

Sophomore Brooke Johnson plays Lucretia. “She’sin her 60s and kind of airheaded,” said Johnson. “Shelaughs things off, even when she’s made a terriblemistake. She giggles, and you can’t stay mad at her.She doesn’t really know or remember all the spellsto use as a fairy godmother; so sometimes, she’ll turnpeople into things she didn’t mean to. Or when try-ing to get coachmen for Cinderella’s carriage, sheends up with pigs, instead.”

Johnson loves her part because “Lucretia’s one ofthe funniest characters. She rambles and starts talk-ing about one thing and ends up in a totally differ-ent place, and people have to bring her back. She’slike a lovable, but frustrating, grandma. The thingsshe says are just crazy, and she doesn’t realize she’sbeing funny.”

Children’s shows are fun, said Johnson, because“the characters are so big. It’s like playing pretend,and we dance to act out the spells. Cinderella’s a

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Some of the cast of Chantilly High’s upcoming children’s play, “Cinderella and theSubstitute Fairy Godmother.”

Children’s Play at Chantilly High‘Cinderella and theSubstitute FairyGodmother’

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

A Centreville man has been indicted by a federal grand jury forhis alleged part in a $1.5 millionmortgage fraud scheme. He is

Jea Min Lee, 34.In the four-count indictment returned last

Thursday, May 17, Lee is charged with en-gaging in a conspiracy to defraud financialinstitutions into making fraudulent mort-gage loans.

Authorities say the conspiracy reportedlyinvolved a mortgage broker, an unqualifiedstraw buyer, an executive from a title com-pany, and multiple intermediaries who pre-pared and approved fraudulent loan docu-

ments.According to federal court documents, the

total amount of mortgage loans approvedthrough the alleged conspiracy exceeded$1.5 million. As a result, financial institu-tions suffered losses of more than $700,000.

The indictment alleges that Lee and fiveco-conspirators “prepared and submittedfalse, fraudulent and misleading mortgage-loan applications for an unqualified buyerwho would not have otherwise been ap-proved for the loan. The fraudulent appli-cations contained false information regard-ing the applicant’s employment, income,assets, immigration status and intent to livein the property as a primary residence.”

According to court documents, “Onemonth after conspirators fraudulently ob-

tained $1.2 million in mortgage loan pro-ceeds, they [reportedly] applied for andfraudulently received a $350,000 homeequity loan, the proceeds of which weredistributed among some of the conspira-tors.”

The indictment states that Lee and hisconspirators allegedly “created fake docu-ments to corroborate false information con-tained in fraudulent loan applications —including a fake lease, fabricated bank state-ment and a bogus W-2. One conspirator alsofalsely verified another conspirator’s em-ployment in order to qualify for the loan.”

The mortgage fraud scheme involved ahome in Gainesville and, last week in U.S.District Court in Alexandria, all five of theconspirators pleaded guilty to conspiracy to

commit wire fraud. They are Peter Kim, 39,of Fairfax; Bok Hee Lee, 37, of South Riding;Jai Sek Lee, 50, of Ashburn; Jai Song, 41,of McLean; and Erin Cullen, 32, of Fairfax.

They each now face a possible maximumpenalty of five years in prison when they’resentenced in August and September by U.S.District Court Judge Anthony J. Trenga.

However, although Jea Min Lee was in-dicted, he has not yet been arrested or ap-peared in court. That’s because he is still atlarge and his whereabouts are currentlyunknown.

This ongoing investigation is being con-ducted by the FBI’s Washington Field Of-fice. Assistant U.S. Attorney Uzo Asonye isprosecuting the case.

Centreville Man Indicted: Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Making the World a Better PlaceDaisy Troop 3113 members at Virginia Run Elementary School has been working allyear to earn 10 petals for their uniform which teaches them the Girl Scout law. Thisweek the troop members earned their final petal — the pink petal which represents“Make the world a better place.” To make the world a better place, the girlsplanted pink, white and yellow flowers in the flower bed under the sign at VirginiaRun Elementary School. One of the parents, Russel Ramey, edged the flower bed,cleared it of weeds and mulched it in preparation for the day. From left areCaroline Johnson, Eloise Latimer, Emily Bobek, Grace Ramey, Allison Nguyen, SarahVan Buren, Ava Lawless and Ginny Fitch.

Good Citizens Essay AwardThe Lane’s Mill Chapter, Daughters of the AmericanRevolution selected Centreville High School senior KevinChow as the recipient of the chapter’s DAR Good Citi-zens Essay Award. Chow, who will attend Virginia Tech,was presented with the award by Chapter RegentCharlene Gross and DAR Good Citizen Chapter ChairmanPauline Herpy.

LARCENIES14800 block of Basingstoke Loop.

Bicycle from residence.13600 block of Poplar Tree Road.

Shotgun from vehicle.14200 block of Sullyfield Circle.

License plate from vehicle.14100 block of Parkeast Circle.

Equipment stolen from business.14200 block of Sullyfield Circle.

iPhone stolen from business.14800 block of Hancock Court.

Tools stolen from vehicle.

6100 block of Barros Drive. Toolsstolen from vehicle.

12600 block of School St. Moneystolen from vehicle.

12600 block of Chapel Road. Phoneand money stolen from vehicle.

6400 block of Paddington Court.Tools stolen from vehicle.

14000 block of Westbrook Place.Tools stolen from vehicle.

VEHICLE THEFTS5500 block of Sully Park Drive.

Honda Accord.

Crime Report

Activities reported by the Sully police department through May 18.

Army National Guard Pvt.James Gonzales has graduated frombasic combat training at Fort Jackson,Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks oftraining, the soldier studied the Armymission and received instruction andpractice in numerous different combatskills and military procedures. Gonzalesis the son of Anna Gonzales ofGalveston, Texas, and grandson of CarolWallwork of Centreville. He is a 2011

graduate of Ball High School, Galveston.

Army Reserve Pvt. Vichet Inharhas graduated from One Station UnitTraining (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood,Waynesville, Mo. Inhar is the son of RiabInhar of Brookfield Drive, Chantilly. Heis a 2010 graduate of Chantilly HighSchool.

Air Force Airman Todd A.

Drechsler graduated from basic mili-tary training at Lackland Air Force Base,San Antonio, Texas. Airmen who com-plete basic training earn four creditstoward an associate in applied sciencedegree through the Community Collegeof the Air Force. Drechsler is the son ofPam and Bob Drechsler of Martins Hun-dred Drive, Centreville and is a 2011graduate of Westfield High School,Chantilly.

Military Notes To have military news listed in Centre View [email protected]. Photos, especially color, are encouraged.Deadline is one week before publication.

CorrectionIn the May 17-23, 2012 Centre View, the article on “Volun-

teering on ‘Red Day’” misspelled the name of Ellanor C.Lawrence Park.


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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Not only is the Centreville Immigration Fo-rum (CIF) running a successful labor re-source center, but it just received the 2012

Meyer Foundation Grant for $20,000.“It’s wonderful,” said CIF President Alice Foltz. “It’s

very affirming of all the things we’ve been doing.”Earlier, the CIF sent a letter of intent saying it

planned to apply for the grant. Then, a few monthsago, a Meyer Foundation representative came to theCentreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) to checkit out.

“She spent a couple hours with ourstaff, board members and representa-tives of Virginia Organizing, which pro-vides our nonprofit status and does ourbookkeeping,” said Foltz. “She wantedto see how we were doing and how ourprograms were operating.”

The Foundation provides funding tovarious nonprofits in the WashingtonMetropolitan area, and Foltz said therepresentative was impressed with whatshe saw. “She liked the fact that the pro-grams were begun and done in a shorttime. And she was particularly interested in the waysin which the workers are involved in the decision-making and structure of the labor center and the CIF.”

To make sure the CIF is a viable entity, the repre-sentative also checked its financial stability and, saidFoltz, “She was pleased with what she saw.” At theend of April, the CIF got word that it was getting thegrant.

“It’s really awesome,” said Foltz. “This certainlydoesn’t solve all our funding needs, but it providesus with a base from which to continue fund-raising.”

Actually, she said, “It’s unusual for a group likeours to proceed with no government funding. Mostnonprofits our size in this region receive some gov-ernment support for the community outreach they

do. But we’re completely privately funded, so wehave to work much harder for our financial support.”

The CIF has already received the grant money,which is being used to keep the labor-resource cen-ter operating. It’s also applied for some smaller grantsto allow the center to increase its staff hours.

It currently has one full-time staff member andanother who works three-fourths of the time. ButFoltz would like the latter person to be able to workfull time, too. As it is, she said, “The only way we’reable to operate with that little staff is through thegenerosity and gifts of many wonderful volunteers.”

The labor center opened in December 2011 at 5956Centreville Crest Lane, beside Brick Pizza, on thelower level of the Centreville Square Shopping Cen-ter. But it got off to a slow start. Although the work-ers were eager to meet potential employers there,the center encountered difficulty trying to encour-age these employers to change their habits.

“Definitely, there’s been a continuing upswing [incenter usage], but we always can usemore to have the full participation of allthe workers,” said Foltz. “But to havethat happen, we need employers accus-tomed to hiring workers on the street tocome and hire them at the center, in-stead.”

What would help most of all, she said,would be for local residents to hire work-men there for miscellaneous jobs aroundtheir homes, such as painting, yard work,repairs, etc. “We also encourage peopleto come by and see what’s happening atthe center,” said Foltz. “They can see

what workers are available and how they could usethese talented workers in the future.”

She said the center offers workers with a largevariety of abilities — not just people who can domanual labor, but those who are highly skilled ineverything from masonry to drywall work, painting,carpet installation, carpentry and electrical work.

It’s a good deal for everyone, said Foltz, because“We provide the opportunity for temporary employ-ment and we don’t take fees from either the workersor employers. We just provide a space for workersand employers to come together.”

Furthermore, as things have turned out, the cen-ter is providing an unforeseen, but welcome, benefitto other local residents. Foltz said tough economictimes “have put into the job market people who haveskills, but are not able to find long-term employment— and we serve them all. About 250 people haveregistered for temporary employment” and onlyabout 90 of them are immigrants.

“There’s no state employment office nearby, sowe’ve ended up serving a large group of people whodesperately need jobs,” she said. “We help peopleget employment to make income which they thenspend in the community. So we’re also putting moneyback into the local economy.”

More information❖ The Centreville Labor Resource Center is

now a member of the Dulles Regional Cham-ber of Commerce.

❖ The CIF’s Spring Fiesta on April 27 was afundraising success. Donations and silent-auc-tion proceeds yielded nearly $4,000 for theCLRC.

Brighter Future for Labor CenterMore workersparticipating and CIFreceives $20,000 grant.

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In February, Brig. Gen. Terence J.Hildner, 49, of Fairfax, was the high-est ranking military officer to die inthe war on terror. Hildner died Feb.

3, 2012 in Kabul province, Afghanistan.On Memorial Day, we remember all of

those who have died in military service,more than 400,000 in World War II, morethan 30,000 in Korea, more than 50,000 inVietnam.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 6,400U.S. military service men and women havedied in support of the wars in Iraq and Af-ghanistan. In 2012, there is just one re-ported death in Iraq, and more than115 in Afghanistan.

Nearly 50,000 U.S. Military servicemembers have been wounded in thewar on terror, although that number is likelyto be revised upward. The New York Timesreported earlier this month that the militaryconfirmed traumatic brain injury in more than220,000 of the 2.3 million troops who haveserved in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The long-term consequences of many ofthese injuries are unknown, but they will re-quire a national commitment to excellence inhealth care for both active duty military per-sonnel and veterans.

On Memorial Day, we honor and thank allthose who have served in the military, in timesof war and peace. It is also a time to reinvigo-rate efforts to provide the best services andopportunities to our veterans. The Post-9/11GI Bill dramatically increases the educationalbenefits extended to members of the militarywho have served at least three months of ac-tive duty since Sept. 11, 2001. Steps to pro-vide better, faster and more responsive healthcare to veterans, including mental health careare underway, but have a long way to go. Thisis one place where we must commit the re-sources to do better.

More than 175 U.S. Military service person-nel from Virginia have been killed in Iraq andAfghanistan, including several in the last year.

Aaron Carson Vaughn, 30, was one of 30American service members and 22 Navy SEALskilled Aug. 6, 2011 when their Chinook heli-copter was shot down in Afghanistan. Vaughn’sfamily has ties to McLean and Burke. He issurvived by his wife, Kimberly, and their twochildren.

Spc. Douglas Jay Green, 23 of Sterling, diedAug. 28, 2011. when insurgents attacked hisunit using a roadside bomb in Kandahar prov-ince, Afghanistan. Green enlisted in 2007, af-ter attending Potomac Falls High School.

Other Virginia losses since Memorial Day2011:

Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 28 of Prince George,Va., died earlier this month on May 20, 2012in Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked hisunit with a roadside bomb.

Constructionman Trevor J. Stanley, 22, of

Virginia Beach, Va., died April 7, 2012while deployed to Camp Lemonnier,Djibouti. Stanley, a Seabee, was as-

signed to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion3

Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Va.,died Jan. 10, 2012 in Parwan province, Af-ghanistan. He was assigned to the 25th SignalBattalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th SignalCommand Theater, East Point, Ga.

Maj. Samuel M. Griffith, 36, of VirginiaBeach, Va., died Dec. 14, 2011 in combat op-erations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. James Ronald Leep Jr., 44 of Rich-mond, died Oct. 17, 2011 at Forward Operat-ing Base Kalsu near Iskandariya in Babil prov-ince, Iraq.

Spc. Levi Efrain Nuncio, 24 of Harrisonburg,died June 22, 2011 when enemy forces at-tacked his unit with small-arms fire in theNarang district of Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Capt. Michael Wray Newton, 30 of NewportNews, died June 11, 2011 in Meymaneh,Faryab province, Afghanistan.

HERE ARE the names of other local men andwomen who have died in Iraq and Afghani-stan and in support of the “war on terror.” Werepeat these names at least twice a year onMemorial Day and Veterans Day to honor theirservice and to keep their memories in our con-sciousness.

If you know of someone who should be in-cluded in this list, or if you would like to sharehow you are honoring the memory of a familymember or friend lost, or about the progressof someone injured, please let us know.

Capt. Charles A. Ransom, 31, of Midlothianwas one of eight airmen who died April 27,2011, at the Kabul International Airport, Af-ghanistan, from gunfire. Sgt. Sean T. Callahan,23, of Warrenton was one of two Marines whodied April 23, 2011 in combat in Helmand, Af-ghanistan:

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, ofPrince William died Jan. 28, 2011 in Afghani-stan, in a non-combat incident. Venetz hadbeen seriously wounded months before.

Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va.,died Dec. 15, 2010 in Afghanistan, when in-

surgents attacked his unit using smallarms fire. Spc. William K. Middleton, 26,of Norfolk, was one of two soldiers whodied Nov. 22, 2010 in Afghanistan, wheninsurgents attacked with an improvisedexplosive device. Staff Sgt. ChristopherF. Cabacoy, 30, of Virginia Beach, wasone of two soldiers who died July 5,2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, wheninsurgents attacked their vehicle with aroadside bomb.

Pfc. Benjamin J. Park, 25, of FairfaxStation, Va., died June 18, 2010 at Zharidistrict, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of inju-ries sustained when insurgents attackedhis unit with an improvised explosivedevice.

May 12, 2010, Donald J. Lamar II, 23of Fredericksburg, was killed in Afghani-stan. Christopher D. Worrell, 35 of Vir-ginia Beach, was killed in Iraq on April22, 2010. Steven J. Bishop, 29 of

Christianburg, was killed March 13, 2010 inIraq. Kielin T. Dunn, 19 of Chesapeake, waskilled Feb. 18, 2010 in Afghanistan. BrandonT. Islip, 23 of Richmond, was killed Nov. 29,2009, in Afghanistan. Stephan L. Mace, 21 ofLovettsville, died Oct. 3, 2009 in Afghanistan.

Bill Cahir, 40 of Alexandria, died Aug. 13,2009 of a gunshot wound while conductingcombat operations in the Helmand Provinceof Afghanistan. After 9/11, Cahir decided toleave his career as a journalist and join theMarine Corps. After his application to becomea Marine had originally been denied becauseof his age, he lobbied members of Congress toget a special exemption.

Fairfax Station resident Pfc. Dillon Jutras, 20,was killed in combat operations in Al AnbarProvince of Iraq Oct. 29, 2005.

Lance Cpl. Daniel Ryan Bennett, 23 of Cliftondied Jan. 11, 2009, in Helmand province, Af-ghanistan. “He loved his country, and we’re soproud of him,” said his mother.

2nd Lt. Sean P. O’Connor of Burke died Oct.19, 2008 while stationed at Hunter Army AirField, Savannah, Ga. O’Connor was an athletein soccer, baseball and football who attendedFairfax County Public Schools and was a 1999graduate of Bishop Denis J. O’Connell HighSchool in Arlington.

Pfc. David Sharrett II, 27 of Oakton, died Jan,16, 2008 in Iraq. On Oct. 24, 2008, his father,David H. Sharrett, was on hand as the OaktonPost Office on White Granite Drive was re-named to honor his son. But the senior Sharretthas battled to learn the truth about his son’sdeath, that he was killed by his lieutenant inthe confusion of a firefight. Just last month,April, 2012, Sharrett Sr. obtained documentsconfirming some of the details of his son’sdeath and a subsequent cover-up, accordingto Tom Jackman of the Washington Post.

Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown, a GeorgeMason University graduate and Burke resident,died on Sept. 23, 2008, while serving in Iraq.His unit came under small arms fire, andBrown, 26, died from his wounds.

Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick, 26, died on Aug. 11,2007, in Arab Jabour, Iraq. Kirkpatrick, who

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Command Sgt. Maj. Guitaud Leandre, 13thESC, hands Cindy Hildner an artillery shellmoments after it was fired from a cannon inher husband’s honor at Fort Hood Feb. 9.Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner of Fairfax diedin Afghanistan Feb. 3.

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graduated from Park View High School in Sterling,and also considered Herndon and Reston as hishometowns, was a champion slam poet. His father,Ed Kirkpatrick, calls him the “warrior poet,” and heand his wife help injured vets at Walter Reed throughthe Yellow Ribbon fund(www.yellowribbonfund.org).

Ami Neiberger-Miller of Sterling lost her brother,U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Neiberger, in August2007 when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq.He was 22. Since her brother’s death, Neiberger-Miller has devoted herself to the Tragedy AssistanceProgram for Survivors (www.taps.org), an amazingorganization which provides emotional support andother services for families of the fallen. This Memo-rial Day weekend, TAPS will bring together survi-vors in Arlington for the 18th National Military Sur-vivor seminar, along with a “good grief” camp forchildren who have lost a parent.

Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr., 27, of Herndon, diedwhen an improvised bomb exploded near his vehiclein Afghanistan on Aug. 12, 2007. Jonathan D.Winterbottom, 21, of Falls Church, died in Iraq onMay 23, 2007, when an IED exploded near his ve-hicle.

Nicholas Rapavi, 22, of Springfield, died Nov. 24,2006, during combat in Anbar province in Iraq. ArmyCpl. Andy D. Anderson, 24, was killed by enemy firein Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.

Airman 1st Class LeeBernard E. Chavis, 21, waskilled Oct. 14, 2006, by sniper fire in Iraq, trying toprotect civilians from a roadside bomb.

Spc. Robert Drawl Jr., 21, a 2003 graduate of T.C.Williams High School, was killed by a bomb in Kunar,Afghanistan, on Aug. 19, 2006.

U.S. Army Specialist Felipe J. Garcia Villareal, 26of Burke, was injured in Iraq and flown to Washing-ton Hospital Center, where he died Feb. 12, 2006.He was a graduate of Herndon High School.

Capt. Shane R. M. Mahaffee, 36, a 1987 graduateof Mount Vernon High School, died May 15, 2006.He was a lawyer, married, with two children. Hisparents live in Alexandria.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven, 21, waskilled in Afghanistan in 2005 during a firefight in acave with insurgents. He enlisted while still in high

school after 9/11. Maj. William F. Hecker III, a 1987graduate of McLean High School, was killed in ac-tion in An Najaf, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2005. Staff Sgt. AymanTaha, 31, of Vienna, was killed Dec. 30, 2005, whenan enemy munitions cache he was prepping for demo-lition exploded. Army Capt. Chris Petty of Viennawas killed Jan. 5, 2006.

Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr., the 2,000th sol-dier to be killed in Iraq, was literally born into theArmy here in Northern Virginia, at DeWitt ArmyHospital at Fort Belvoir. Alexander died at BrookeArmy Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 22,2005, of injuries sustained in Samarra, Iraq, Oct. 17,2005.

Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren, 44, of Lorton, died inTallil, Iraq on Nov. 5, 2005. Marine Capt. MichaelMartino, 32 of the City of Fairfax, died Nov. 2, 2005,when his helicopter was brought down in Iraq.

1st Lt. Laura M. Walker of Oakton was killed onAug. 18, 2005, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. CW4 Mat-thew S. Lourey of Lorton died from injuries sustainedon May 26, 2005 in Buhriz, Iraq.

Operations Officer Helge Boes of Fairfax was killedon Feb. 5, 2003, while participating incounterterrorism efforts in eastern Afghanistan.

Among other local lives lost: Lance Cpl. Tavon LeeHubbard, 24, of Reston; 1st Lt. Alexander Wetherbee,27, of McLean; 1st Lt. Jeff Kaylor, 25, of Clifton; CoastGuard Petty Officer Nathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, ofHerndon; Army Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T.Swartworth, 43, of Mount Vernon; Command Sgt.Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40, of Mount Vernon;Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, of Springfield; Sgt.DeForest L. Talbert, 22, of Alexandria; Marine Cpl.Binh N. Le, 20, of Alexandria; Staff Sgt. RussellVerdugo, 34, of Alexandria. Army Capt. Mark N.Stubenhofer, 30, from Springfield; Marine GunnerySgt. Javier Obleas-Prado Pena, 36, from Falls Church;Marine Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak, 27, from Burke;Army Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren, 31, from Reston;Marine Lance Cpl. Tenzin Dengkhim, 19, from FallsChurch, Navy Chief Joel Egan Baldwin, 37, from Ar-lington; Maj. Joseph McCloud, of Alexandria, andMajor Gloria D. Davis, 47 of Lorton.

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I am extremely disappointedin Del. Timothy Hugo for hisvote and role as RepublicanMajority Caucus Chair in reject-ing the nomination of TracyThorne-Begland for a judge-ship. Mr. Thorne-Begland has adistinguished military recordand has served for a decade asan outstanding prosecutor. He

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Spotlight Shines on Three Local Schools

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students. We challenge themto be successful and always dotheir best.”

Now, though, Campbell’stime at Centreville is drawingto a close. He’ll soon begin anew job with Huntsville CityPublic Schools in Alabama. He’sworked 31 years in Virginia and29 years for Fairfax CountyPublic Schools, and he’s beenCentreville’s principal since2006.

He’d already planned to re-tire when the current schoolyear ended and wanted to livein the South, fairly close to

water, and in a place where hecould make the most of hismoney. Huntsville filled the billand, after retiring from FCPSon July 1, he’ll take over thereins of J.O. Johnson HighSchool there, on July 2.

Instead of a Wildcat, he’ll bea Jaguar, but Centreville Highwill always have a special placein his heart. And this latesthonor caps things off for him.

“It feels good to go out withus being recognized — not onlyas one of the top schools in thestate — but also in the nation,”said Campbell. “It’s kind of likethe icing on the cake.”

Posing in stern 1930s style are cast members of Chantilly High’s play, “I Remem-ber Mama.”

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The follies girls pose with male leads (from left) Joey Biagini and Colby Dezelick inWestfield High’s musical, “Crazy for You.”

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Remember Mama” received nomi-nations for: Best Play; Lead Actressin a Play, Amanda Miesner; Sup-porting Actor in a Play, JohnDowney; Stage Crew, organized bystage manager Emily James; Sets,A.J. Gresick, Drew Pardo, RoxyShumate and Chloe Vasquez; Mar-keting and Publicity Team, NicolePaladeau, Stephanie Feeback,Samantha Jones, Roshni Gorur,Hattie Clougherty and JuliaFranke; and Graduating Critic,Amanda Miesner.

“We’re always pleased to getnominations because we knowhow strong the competition is,”said Director Ed Monk. “So it’shard to get a nomination.” De-lighted with his school’s nomina-tions for Sets, Stage Crew and Play,he said, “The nice thing aboutthem is that they each involvedeveryone in the cast and crew.”

He believes Chantilly has re-ceived Cappie nominations forSets, every year but one. Andthere’s a reason for that, he said.“The kids pay attention to detailso, for example, when a dooropens, there’s a wall or a roombehind it, not a black curtain,” saidMonk. “They take the time to getthe details right. We have kids whoare willing to do that, which iswonderful.”

He said it was also terrific to geta nomination for Marketing and

Publicity because it’s the first timeit’s been a Cappie category and“we were one of the first showsthis year that did it. So it was nicethat the girls were remembered.”

Regarding the acting nomina-tions, Monk said, “John reallystepped up and did a dramaticpart, for the first time, and did areally good job — and with an ac-cent — which is really hard. AndAmanda was the core of thatwhole show. I knew she could doit, and she did. She held the en-tire play together and gave a beau-tiful performance.”

All in all, he said, “The nomina-tions are the real honor and, if youwin, it’s gravy. If not, it’s fine, be-cause the Cappies Gala is a won-derful night for the theater. Thekids get to dress up and have fun,and you don’t get a sense of com-petition and rooting againstpeople. The gala is more of a sup-portive night.”

CentrevilleFor its production of “A Christ-

mas Carol,” Centreville receivednominations for Featured Actor,Anthony Ingargiola; Makeup,Ashley Avila, Emily Berkley andChrista Guh; and GraduatingCritic, Kelly Strauch. And DirectorMike Hudson is pleased.

“I am thrilled with the nomina-tions that Centreville receivedfrom the Cappies critics,” he said.“Anthony Ingargiola is an ex-

tremely talented actor. He is oneof the most dedicated people of hisgeneration, as well as professional,exacting and a truly pleasant ac-tor to direct.”

Hudson also said Guh, Avila andBerkley really deserve the nomi-nation for “A Christmas Carol’s”

makeup. “They oversaw makeupfor over 60 actors, kept the dress-ing rooms neat and did it all withsmiles,” he said. “I was extremelyimpressed with the creative de-signs of Emily Berkley — theywere striking and appropriate tothe show.”

Regarding the Critics Team, hesaid it’s been a very active group.Each student on the team has seenat least five shows. GraduatingCritic nominee Kelly Strauch “hasbeen a driving force on our CriticsTeam, and she has also been pub-

lished four times,” said Hudson.“That is a fantastic record for anycritic.

Kelly has a very analytical mind,and her reviews are precise andthoughtful. She has done an amaz-ing job.”

“Centreville has been very for-tunate to have such talented stu-dents in the program, but thisyear’s nominees really display thebroad range of that talent,” headded. “I am so very proud ofthem.”


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days and Thursdays, for two or three hours be-tween 1-6 p.m., as well as Saturdays, from 2-5 p.m.For more information, contact Volunteer ManagerAnnette Bosley at 703-988-9656.

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familiar story, but this version tells what might hap-pen if one, little thing changes.”

Portraying the evil stepmother is junior Kelly Dodd.“She’s mean to Cinderella and has a really annoyinglaugh,” said Dodd. “She’s surrounded by idiots andthinks she’s smarter than everyone else, but she’sreally not. She loves her daughter, but thinks herson is an idiot and babies him. She’s not scary, butgoofy and obnoxious.”

Her character and Cinderella do some slapstickcomedy together, which Dodd’s enjoying. “In achildren’s show, I can make big, over-the-top move-ments, and my laugh is loud and nasally. And mycharacter has such a big personality that I can go inevery direction with her.”

Dodd was also head of costuming, choosing attirefrom Chantilly’s collection that would appeal toyounger children. So the costumes will be bright and

shiny. “The royalty will have four different colors intheir dresses, with big hoop skirts and varying pat-terns,” she said. “There are also animal costumes andsparkly fairies.”

Sophomore Sam McKee plays the prince. “He’s 27,but still immature and awkward,” said McKee. “Helikes playing with model trains, instead of gettingmarried, and he does everything his parents say. Healso loves llamas and llama cheese and wants to bea llama farmer.”

It’s great playing this part, he said, because he canoverreact and do strange things. Although McKee saidit’s a bit difficult “to seem awkward on stage, with-out actually being that way.”

He likes children’s shows “because of the kids’laughter and their reactions to jokes that you don’tthink are funny, but they do. It’s fun seeing themhave a good time. The storyline’s funny, and they’lllike all the humor and the relationships between thecharacters.”

Children’s Play at Chantilly HighFrom Page 3

At Virginia International Music FestivalWestfield High’s Concert, Symphonic and Wind Symphony bands plus the MarchingBulldogs participated in the Virginia International Music Festival in Norfolk, April27 and 28. It featured bands from as far away as Minnesota and InternationalBands from Belgium, Norway, Albania, plus military bands from each of the ArmedForces. The results from the International Music Festival: Jazz Band, Gold Medal,First Place Division III, Outstanding Solist Andrew Harrington;Concert Band, Gold Medal, Second Place Division I; Symphonic Band, Gold Medal,First Place in Division II; Wind Symphony, Gold Medal, Outstanding Soloist JustinCarpenter, First Place Division II; Marching Band, International Parade of Nations,Gold Medal, Best Music, Best Marching. The four Gold Medals earned by WHS were4 of the 6 Gold Medals given for the entire weekend of competition. Additionalrecognition included Grand Champion Jazz Band, Grand Champion Concert Bandand Grand Champion Parade of Nations.


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Justin Brown, a formerWestfield High School student,graduated from Old DominionUniversity on May 4. He earned adiploma from the College of Artsand Letters as a Communicationsmajor, with an emphasis in MassMedia, and an Englishminor, with an empha-sis in Journalism. AtODU, Justin was alsothe founder of Monarch Media, anorganization created to link jour-nalism forums around campus.After graduation, he plans tosearch for a job pertaining to his

major, to hopefully find his placein radio and broadcast journalism.

Ryan Wever, a formerWestfield High School student,graduated from Christopher New-port University on May 12. He

graduated with a Bach-elor of Arts degree inSociology, with a con-centration in Criminol-

ogy, and an Anthropology minor.Ryan was also a standout playerfor four years on the CNU footballteam. After graduating, Ryan cur-rently works for Old Dominion

Security at Fairfax Inova Hospitalbut is hoping to pursue a post inthe Secret Service in years tocome.

Melissa Stegner, a junior atCentreville High School, is one of10 students nationwide chosen tobe part of Mothers Against DrunkDriving’s (MADD) first Power ofYou(th) National Teen InfluencerGroup. Stegner was selected basedon her efforts to stop underagedrinking at her school and in hercommunity.

Stegner turned a personal trag-

edy into a community-wide effortafter losing her father and brotherin 2007 when a repeat drunk driv-ing offender hit their car head on.Two years later, she volunteeredfor MADD, working to spread theword about the dangers of drink-ing and driving. She then made ither mission to stop underagedrinking in her community in aneffort to make an impact on drunkdriving. Last fall, she startedCentreville High School’s StudentsAgainst Drunk Driving (SADD)chapter. She will now lend herexpertise to MADD and State Farmthrough the Power of You(th) pro-gram.

Jarrod Austin Branch ofCentreville, has been named to theDean’s List at The Citadel, TheMilitary College of South Carolina,for academic achievement. Branchis a cadet seeking a bachelor’s de-gree in Criminal Justice. Dean’sList recognition is given to stu-dents whose grade point averageis 3.2 or higher with no grade be-low a C for the previous semester’swork. Branch and other Dean’sList students will be recognizedduring a military dress parade inthe fall.

Justin Brown with hissister, Olivia Ryan Wever with Doug and Linda Sue Wever.

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By Victoria Ross

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Housing discrimination caseshave been on the rise inFairfax County in the past fewyears. And the Office of Hu-

man Rights and Equity Programs (OHREP),the agency that enforces fair housing lawsin the county, is shining a spotlight on theproblem through seminars for housing pro-viders, Realtors, community groups andother interested parties.

“Sadly, housing discrimination is alive andwell and we’ve seen an uptick in complaintsduring the past six years,” said KennethSaunders, executive director of OHREP.

In contrast to national trends, discrimi-nation based on nationality made up 25.6percent of com-plaints to thecounty from2006 to 2010. Inc o m p a r i s o n ,about nine per-cent of com-plaints to Hous-ing and UrbanD e v e l o p m e n t(HUD) fall underthis category.

Although dis-c r i m i n a t i o nbased on race re-mains an issue,Saunders reportsthat in recentyears he has seenan increase in the number of complaintsreceived by his office that are related tonational origin or involve disability-relatedissues.

“If you’re still thinking this is only aboutcolor and race, you’re way behind thecurve…more recently, there has been anincrease in discrimination cases involvingnational origin and disability related issues,”Saunders said.

DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS,Saunders said, are not filed by one particu-lar group. “It runs the gamut. We have com-plaints from Latin Americans, Asians andPacific Islanders, as well as individuals fromthe Continent of Africa.”

During the past decade, Fairfax Countyhas become more diverse. Today, 48 per-cent of county residents are ethnic or racialminorities, and in 2009, one-third of newresidents were immigrants.

“In Fairfax County we consider our diver-sity to be one of our greatest assets,” saidFairfax County Board of Supervisor’s Chair-man Sharon Bulova (D-At-large). “It is soimportant for us to make sure the rights ofour minority communities are respected.”

When it comes to complaints related todisabilities, the problem matches statetrends. In Fairfax County, these complaintsaccounted for 28.4 percent of cases from2006 to 2010. Similarly, disability-relateddiscrimination comprised 27 percent ofcomplaints to the Virginia Fair Housing Of-fice in 2010.

When it comes to disability-related issues,the county’s housing stock may contributein part to the problem. Three-quarters ofthe county’s housing was built prior to 1990.The Fair Housing Act was amended in 1988to include disability as a protected class. FairHousing Accessibility Requirements for newmulti-family buildings did not go into ef-fect until 1991, and many of the existingstructures were not originally built to meetmodern-day requirements.

Although manycases may go un-reported, conser-vatively there arefour million inci-dents of housingdiscrimination inthe U.S. per year,according to esti-mates by the Na-tional Fair Hous-ing Alliance.

In addition toits education andoutreach activi-ties, OHREP in-vestigates and en-forces fair hous-ing laws through

the Human Rights Commission. The agencyalso investigates complaints related to em-ployment, public accommodations, educa-tion and credit.

Saunders said his staff does a significantamount of education and outreach to com-munities with limited English proficiency.Brochures detailing rights and how to file acomplaint are published in six languages –Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Vietnam-ese and Amharic, the second most-spokenSemitic language in the world, after Ara-bic, and the official language of Ethiopia

“Some landlords are uninformed aboutrelevant fair housing laws, which is why wehave a proactive education and outreachprogram for both sides – leasing agentslandlords, and prospective tenants,”Saunders said.

WHAT HAPPENS when the office receivesa complaint?

OHREP has 11 full-time investigators,most of whom are attorneys who are jug-gling 35-45 cases at any given time. Whensomeone makes a discrimination complaint,both parties are given the option to partici-pate in mediation. If mediation doesn’t re-

solve the issue, the investigation continues.“A large percentage of our cases are re-

solved through mediation and conciliation,where both parties agree to meet and settlecomplaints,” Saunders said. “It is very rarefor one of our cases to go to court.”Saunders said there’s usually a paper trailto give investigators enough evidence todetermine if a case has merit.

While some cases involve blatant discrimi-nation, others are more nuanced, a matterof one or more parties not understandingthe law.

For example, in April 2010, a FairfaxCounty woman filed a complaint with theOPEHR alleging discrimination based onher disability, which required a dog as an“emotional support animal.”

The property manager of the rental apart-ments where the woman lives told her thatthe association has a “no pets” rule. Accord-ing to the property manager, the woman didnot provide any details that showed the doghad been trained as a “service animal,” andasked her to leave within a month if thedog remained in the apartment.

However, there’s a crucial legal differencebetween animals governed under theAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)which requires animals to be trained so theycan be out in public - and animals governedby the Fair Housing Act (FHA), said PatriciaS. Fawcett, a human rights specialist andattorney with OHREP.

“Under the Fair Housing Act, you have todemonstrate that you are disabled and thatyou have a need for an emotional supportanimal that’s connected to your disability,”Fawcett said, stressing that even if there isa “no pet” policy, a person still has a rightto have an emotional support animal livingwith him or her under the FHA.

Housing Discrimination AlertOfficials step up education, outreachefforts to reach immigrant communitiesabout “fair housing” rights.

During a Fair Housing Conference last month, Kenneth Saunders(center), executive director of OHREP, presents Thomas Perez, Assis-tant Attorney General for Civil Rights with the U.S. Department ofJustice, with a Fair Housing poster created by a Centreville HighSchool student.

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❖ Disability (if you or someone closeto you has a disability)

❖ Age (age 55 or older)❖ Marital StatusFor more information about how to

file a complaint or to become educatedabout protections under the Fair Hous-ing Act, contact the Office of HumanRights and Equity Programs at 703-324-2953, TTY 03-324-2900 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ohrep/hrd

“If you’re still thinking thisis only about color and race,you’re way behind thecurve…more recently, therehas been an increase indiscrimination casesinvolving national origin anddisability-related issues.’”

— Kenneth Saunders,executive director of OHREP

The confusion in this case is not uncom-mon among property managers.

“This was an opportunity for education…In fact, I was educated about this when thecomplaint was filed, and I contacted HUDfor guidance,” she said. “There’s a lot ofconfusion out there with housing providersand the public about what’s protected andallowed under the Fair Housing Act, andwhat the ADA allows and requires.”

In this case, an OHREP fair housing out-reach and education specialist provided freetraining to the property manager, and thewoman was able to keep the dog in herapartment.

“The important point here is to know yourrights under the Fair Housing Act,” Fawcettsaid.


Sports

By Rich Sanders

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Both the Westfield and Robinson base-ball teams, along with competingagainst one another in Tuesday night’s

Concorde District tournament baseball cham-pionship game, had to deal with sloppy, rainyweather conditions as well. Ultimately, follow-ing a third inning delay due to rain, the Ramsof Robinson came away with a 4-2 finals win.

The title game was originally scheduled tobe played on Monday night at Chantilly High,but rainy conditions forced postponement toTuesday. While the contest did get played onTuesday, the site was changed — fromChantilly High to Westfield.

The 6:30 p.m. scheduled start got off with-out a hitch. The game began with overcastclouds and the threat of rain, with a lightsprinkle starting up later in the opening in-ning. Later, in the top of the third withRobinson batting, therain began comingdown harder. By thetime the half inningconcluded, the rainwas coming downsteadily and condi-tions were such thatthe umpire crewstopped play until therain stopped orslowed down.

Players from bothteams helped pull alarge, white tarp ontothe infield. The state of the art field protectoralso covered several feet of the outfield grass.

Fans in attendance had sought shelter awayfrom the ball diamond and the players, afterputting the tarp on, stayed in their respectivedugouts waiting to see what the remainderof the evening would bring. The rain grewharder and steadier.

Music from the press box — everythingfrom the classic “Singing in the Rain” to theBeach Boys — echoed throughout the mostlyvacated ball diamond and stadium area. Thegame’s three umpires, along with game offi-cials and media personnel, filled a crowdedpress box.

Westfield head coach Chuck Welch cameup to the press box, got to a computer, andchecked the weather forecast for the remain-der of the night on intellicast.com. A large,motionless heavy rain cloud, it appeared,loomed over the area and was there to stay.

“It’s not the first time this year this has hap-pened to us,” said Welch, recalling a homegame versus McLean in which the Westfieldball field was covered by tarp prior to the startof the game. Eventually, the non-district meet-ing got underway and was completed.

Speaking of the huge tarp, Welch, talkingto the umpires and others in the press box,said, “I’m pretty sure this might be the onlytarp [of this quality] in the Northern Region.

Rams Defeat Westfield in Rainy Concorde Title GameRobinson baseball builds 3-0 lead beforeweather delay; go on to 4-2 title game victory.

Photo by Rich Sanders/Centre View

Westfield baseball players enjoy the pre-game minutes prior to the startof Tuesday evening’s Concorde District finals meeting versus Robinson.Rain factored into the title game, forcing a third inning delay.

It’s pretty easy to put on, not so easy to takeoff.”

Ultimately, the game resumed following along delay. After the teams had ample time towarn up again, “play ball” was the call.Robinson, who led 3-0 when the game wasinitially stopped in the third inning, went onto the 4-2 championship victory.

Initially, at the start of the game and priorto the rain delay, things had gotten off to asomewhat rocky start for the Rams, althoughthey did take an early lead. The guests hadscored a run in the top of the first inning,thanks to an RBI double down the left fieldline and off the outfield wall by Rams’ No. 3batter Chase Bailey. The extra base hit, whichcame with one out, plated Patrick Baker, whohad led off the game with an opposite fielddouble down the right field line. DannyHerrera, Robinson’s No. 2 batter, executed asacrifice bunt to move Baker to third beforeBailey’s two-bagger accounted for the game’s

initial run and a leadthe Rams would neverrelinquish.

Following theBailey double,Robinson’s DenisMikush walked andWill Miller reached onan infield single tolead the bases for theRams, who werethreatening to scoremore. But Westfieldstarting pitcher BryanDrager retired the

next two batters and Robinson left the basesfull.

But Robinson soon found itself in a seriousjam upon taking the field. In Westfield’s firstinning at-bats, walks to the first three Bull-dog batters — Matt Pisarcik, Wade Arduini,and Kyle Corwin — loaded the bases andforced Robinson head coach John James tomake an early pitching change. Reliever MattSpaulding, who started the game at shortstop,took over on the mound and somehow gotout of the inning without the Bulldogs scor-ing.

The first batter he faced, PatrickMcLaughlin, sizzled a hard ground ball tothird base. Rams’ third baseman Herrerafielded the ball and threw home for a forceplay at the plate. Robinson catcher KyleHatterick, with one foot on home plate, madean outstanding short-hop catch of the throwfor the innings first out. Spaulding thencoaxed a 4-6-3 double play to get his teamout of the inning unscathed and Robinson stillahead 1-0.

The game’s next scoring inning came in thetop of the third when Robinson scored twiceto go ahead 3-0. Herrera and Bailey openedthe inning by earning walks. A wild pitch ad-vanced both runners before Mikush hit a highsacrifice fly down the right field line to scorea run and make it 2-0. Next, Miller, who bats

CorrectionCentreville High senior Maggie Dulkerian,

whose name was mistakenly omitted in lastweek’s listing of All-Concorde District GirlsLacrosse members in the Centre View, wasindeed an All-District player this spring.Dulkerian was named Second Team as anattack. The fourth year Centreville student-athlete has earned All-District accolades ineach of her four seasons as a member ofthe Wildcats. Last year, she earned FirstTeam All-District and Honorable MentionAll-Northern Region honors.

Wildcat track and field took part in the Concorde District Championship meet lastweek. While much of the young squad gained valuable experience, several upper-classmen provided standout performances. Leading the list of athletes who quali-fied for the upcoming Northern Regional Championship meet was junior sprinterMichael Wright. He scored an exciting win in the 200-meter dash and a VirginiaState-qualifying second place finish in the 400-meter sprint. Wright also provided astrong anchor leg for the boys’ third place 4x400-meter relay team. Also helpingsecure that third place finish were seniors Jay Cowen and Brett Martin, along withjunior Alex Marmol.

In just her third race after returning from an injury, junior Rebecca Vinter finishedin third place in the girls 800-meter run. Also successfully coming back from aninjury was junior Sydney Pryor, who placed sixth in the 300-meter hurdles.

In the field events, senior jumper Philip Christophe advanced to regionals with asecond place finish in the long jump and a fourth place finish in the triple jump.Senior Sara Emsley placed third in the girls’ discus. Also qualifying for regionalswas senior thrower Nathan Milton, who placed second in the boys’ discus and sixthin the shot put.

While finishing just out of the top three at the district meet, the boys’ 4x800 relayteam of Chan Young Lee, Daniel Molina, Calvin Jones and Chris Jones met theregional qualifying standard at the Draper Invitational earlier this spring and willcompete at the championship this week. Sophomore Maryn Wood had already metthe regional qualifying standard in the 100, 200, and 400-meter sprints and, whilenot competing in the district meet, will compete in the regional meet at RobinsonSecondary.

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left-handed, plated the innings second run ona fielder’s choice ground ball to second base.When the half inning ended, Robinson hadbuilt a 3-0 lead just as the umpires were put-ting a temporary halt to the game due to therain. The fairly long delay followed.

But at night’s end, it was the Rams whohad outlasted the elements and beaten astrong team in the Westfield Bulldogs.

Both Robinson and Westfield are scheduledto host opening round Northern Region play-off games this Friday night. Their opponentswill be Langley and Marshall from the Lib-erty District.

The title game wasoriginally scheduled tobe played on Mondaynight at Chantilly High,but rainy conditionsforced postponement toTuesday.

Centre View Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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Murphy Luatua, a senior ma-joring in athletic training, fromCentreville, made the Dean’s Listfor the spring semester atBridgewater College in the CentralShenandoah Valley. Students onthe Dean’s List have attained a 3.4or better grade point average of apossible 4.0.

David Price of Centrevillegraduated from Rochester Insti-tute of Technology with a bachelorof science degree in computer sci-ence from RIT’s B. ThomasGolisano College of Computingand Information Sciences in thewinter 2011–2012 quarter.

Rocky Run Middle Schoolis looking for World War II veter-ans and civilians to come to theschool to share their eyewitnessaccounts at Rocky Run’s 11th an-nual World War II Oral History Day(dubbed “The Latest GenerationMeets the Greatest Generation”)on Thursday, June 7. Contactteacher Jamie Sawatzky at 703-802-7700 or [email protected] you or someone you know is in-terested in joining us for this spe-cial event.

Murphy Luatua fromCentreville received a degree inathletic training from BridgewaterCollege.

Brett Johnson, the son ofAndrew and Kim Bensimon ofHerndon and David Johnson ofCentreville, was inducted intoRandolph-Macon Academy’s chap-ter of the National Honor Society(NHS) at a special ceremony con-ducted April 21, 2012. Brett is ajunior at Randolph-Macon Acad-emy.

Jessica Dunaye ofCentreville has been selected formembership in Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania’s chapter of PhiKappa Phi National Honor Society.

Dunaye, daughter of Jim andRegina Dunaye, is a 2009 gradu-ate of Chantilly High School andis a criminology/pre-law major.

Joshua Couillard ofCentreville earned a Bachelor ofScience degree Creighton Univer-sity during the spring commence-ment ceremony on Saturday, May12, 2012.

Matthew Davis ofCentreville, a Virginia Tech jun-ior majoring in industrial and sys-tems engineering in the College ofEngineering, is participating in theMcNairs Scholar Program at Vir-ginia Tech. The Ronald E. McNairPostbaccalaureate AchievementProgram is designed to encourageand prepare undergraduate stu-dents for doctoral studies, who areeither first-generation college stu-dents with financial need or stu-dents from groups under-repre-sented in higher education. Theprogram gives students an envi-ronment of support to gain thenecessary skills to move ontograduate school, through the useof workshops, facultymentorships.

The following students fromCentreville enrolled at VirginiaTech were named to the dean’s listfor the fall 2011 semester:

❖ Damanjit Singh, a junior ma-joring in finance in the PamplinCollege of Business.

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source management in the Collegeof Liberal Arts and Human Sci-ences.

❖ Jong-Hoon Sung, a junior ma-joring in biological sciences in theCollege of Science.

❖ David H. Slover, a senior ma-joring in finance in the PamplinCollege of Business.

❖ June Song, a junior majoringin human nutrition, foods and ex-ercise in the College of Agricultureand Life Sciences.

❖ Stephanie M. Sor, a freshmanmajoring in biological sciences inthe College of Science.

❖ Maria Spiridonova, a juniormajoring in management in thePamplin College of Business.

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❖ Rehan A. Syed, a junior ma-joring in aerospace engineering inthe College of Engineering.

❖ Patrick K. To, a junior major-ing in computer science in theCollege of Engineering.

❖ Rebekah Watkins, a freshmanmajoring in physics in the Collegeof Science.

❖ Christina A. Wingfield, asophomore majoring in hospital-ity and tourism management inthe Pamplin College of Business.

❖ Yong Seok Uh, a senior ma-joring in civil engineering in theCollege of Engineering.

❖ Ashley G. Yum, a freshmanmajoring in communication in theCollege of Liberal Arts and HumanSciences.

❖ Stephen J. Zellner, a seniormajoring in interdisciplinary stud-ies in the College of Liberal Artsand Human Sciences.

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Though my column has appeared in thenewspaper as usual the last few weeks, I haven’tfelt much like writing. Typically, I’m weeksahead with my column inventory, having regu-larly found the time and inclination to put pento paper and provide the prose you regularreaders have come to expect. To say I haven’tbeen in the mood lately would be an oversim-plification of epic proportions. To say that I’vebeen depressed and dealing with the weight(subconsciously for sure, consciously for maybe)of my diagnosis, prognosis, life expectancy, andlife as a cancer patient in general, would bemore accurate. It’s an admission I take no pridein making. I never wanted to be a victim of myown circumstances (unless I was quoting CurlyHoward from The Three Stooges) and I neverwanted to use my having cancer for an excuse/explanation for anything. However, given mymood and manner these last few weeks andminimal literary output, that’s exactly what I’mnow doing; and I’m not too happy about iteither, which almost makes its use even moredisturbing.

Obviously, living with a terminal disease isheavy duty. To think I could shrug it off – all thetime, is a bit naive. Not that cancer has a mindof its own, but it does find a way to infiltrateyour defenses and occasionally bring you toyour knees, literally and figuratively. After all, Iam human, not Vulcan. I am ruled by emotion,not logic. Though the good of the many out-weigh the good of the one, this one is weigheddown pretty good by the one not being so good.When I see and read and hear about real peo-ple and even fake people (television, movies,etc.) dying of cancer (and lung cancer is a par-ticularly pernicious player), it’s impossible forme, after repeated exposure, to not take it per-sonally; as in: you’re next!

So yes, I feel it. And the longer I live beyondmy original prognosis, the heavier the weight ofinevitability becomes. In spite of lifestyle choicesand changes I’ve made, and the miscellaneoussupplements and homeopathic-type remediesI’ve employed, there does seem to be a realitythat one would be hard-pressed to ignore: a ter-minal diagnosis (which stage IV lung cancer is) isnot identified as such because of where one wasdiagnosed (at the airport), it’s how long one canexpect to live based on the best medical andstatistical information known at the time. And asmuch as I want to believe that such prognostica-tions are merely educated guesses and subjectto interpretation – and reinterpretation (whichof course they are, to a degree), there is somereasonably acceptable medical data to supportthe notion that cancer kills.Though dismissingthat notion and maintaining a positive attitudehas thus far been my approach, there are days –and weeks, like now, where that approachseems arrogant and pretentious, and I sufferaccordingly, mentally mostly.

Not because of any recent change in myhealth or results (although this new chemo drugI’m on is exhausting me), it’s more about theevolution of the reality: one can’t live with ter-minal cancer forever, can they? I mean, itwouldn’t be terminal if you could. There mustbe an end in sight. Otherwise, the end wouldn’thave been mentioned at the beginning, duringthe original Team Lourie meeting with myoncologist. Sure, doctors can be wrong and Icould be an anomaly: “the exception,” as mybrother, Richard has said, “that proves the rule,”statistically speaking, anyway. But betting againstlong odds seems illogical; and if my years offaithful “Star Trek” viewing have showed meanything, it’s that one’s feelings can sometimesget in the way of how one acts, and not alwayswith great results.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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13941 Braddock Road, (north off Rte. 29) Centreville, VA703-830-3176 • www.thechurchoftheascension.org

Rev. Dr. Eugene Johnson, Pastor

Service Times:Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 AMChildren’s Church and Jr. Youth Church-During regular Worship ServiceSunday School (9:00-9:45 AM/ All ages)Spiritual Development Courses: (8:45-9:45 AM)Youth Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 AM(Rev. Bobby J. Ford Jr., Youth Minister)Holy Communion (Third Sunday) 10:00 AMWednesday Prayer Meeting/ Bible Studyand Spiritual Development Courses: 7:00 PM(Includes Youth Bible Study)

6600 Old Centreville Road, Centreville, VA 20121Phone: 703 830-8769; Fax: 703 830-6718

www.mountolive-church.org.E-Mail: [email protected]

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Saint AndrewLutheran ChurchSunday Worship: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

Christian Education for All Ages: 9:45 a.m.

Adult Bible Study: Wed. 9:30 a.m.

Our mission is to welcome all people,

to grow in our relationship with Christ,

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Braddock Road and Cranoke StreetCentreville, VA 20120

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Sunday WorshipServices8:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

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Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7 P.M. Wednesdays

Entertainment

FRIDAY/MAY 25Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. tomidnight. Cost is $15. With GinaDeSimone and the Moaners. Drop-in beginner swing lesson from8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9p.m. to midnight. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport, 13869Park Center Road, Herndon.

SATURDAY/MAY 26Brookfield Civic AssociationMeeting. 7:30 p.m. Guestspeaker is Shane Ayers from theState Corporation Commission andState Del. Jim LeMunyon. Ayerswill present a progress report onnatural gas line inspections in theneighborhood and a status ofnegotiations with WGL. Meetingheld at Brookfield ElementarySchool cafeteria.

TUESDAY/MAY 29Retirement Open House. 6 to9 p.m. For Centreville HighPrincipal Mike Campbell. At theCentreville High School MediaCenter.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 30Volunteer for ChangeOrientation. 6 to 7 p.m.Volunteers for Change, a volunteerprogram for busy professionals,students, stay-at-home moms/dadsor anyone with limited time, is

holding orientations for interestedcommunity members. Held atVolunteer Fairfax Office, 10530 PageAve., Fairfax. Contact Jen Kivlin toregister for the next orientation at703-246-3895 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/JUNE 1Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Cost is $15. With the band, NattyBeaux. Drop-in beginner swing lesson8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. tomidnight. At the Hilton WashingtonDulles Airport, 13869 Park CenterRoad, Herndon.

Jazzcats Café. 7 p.m. Centreville HighSchool’s Jazzcats will be performing atthe 3rd Annual Jazzcats Café. Thentheir prestigious guest band, DaveDetwiler & The White House Bandwill take the stage. Tickets are $8/advance; $10/door and can bepurchased at [email protected] includes entrance to the cafe,terrific music, and a dessert withbeverage. At the Centreville HighSchool Cafeteria.

SATURDAY/JUNE 22012 Creative Dance Center

Competition Team Showcase. 7p.m. Tickets are $10. The dancerscompete regionally and nationally inLyrical, Jazz, Tap, Open, MusicalTheater and Contemporary categories.At Freedom High School, 25450Riding Center Drive, South Riding.

Purchase tickets online at Institute ofPerforming Arts for Youth at http://www.ipayouth.org/shop.html or visitany one of the studios in Chantilly,Ashburn, or South Riding.

JUNE 4 AND JUNE 5Auditions for “The Producers.” 7 to

9:30 p.m. Zemfira Stage is holdingauditions for “The Producers.” ContactZina Bleck at [email protected] or 703-615-6626 to schedule a time toaudition. Performances will beThursdays through Sundays, Aug. 31to Sept. 16 at the James LeeCommunity Center in Falls Church.Rehearsals will be in Centreville.

JUNE 5-9Spring Jubilee. Westfield High School

will host the Virginia High SchoolLeague (VHSL) Group AAA SpringJubilee June 5-9. The Spring Jubileewill determine state AAA champions inbaseball, softball, and boys’ and girls’tennis, soccer, and lacrosse. Baseballand softball competitions will be heldat Westfield High beginning withsemifinals set for Friday, June 8, andfinals scheduled for Saturday, June 9.Tennis matches for boys and girls willbe played at Jefferson District Park,7900 Lee Highway, Falls Church, onThursday, June 7; Friday, June 8; andSaturday, June 9. Girls’ and boys’soccer semifinals are scheduled forFriday, June 8, and finals will be held

on Saturday, June 9. Boys’ and girls’lacrosse semifinals are scheduled forTuesday, June 5 (girls’ semifinals), andWednesday, June 6 (boys’ semifinals).Finals are set for Saturday, June 9.Westfield High is at 4700 StonecroftBoulevard in Chantilly.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 6Competititon Team Auditions. 6

p.m. Dancers should have a strongbackground in ballet and jazz in orderto audition for the following year’steam. Dancers should arrive inappropriate ballet attire (black leotard,pink tights, with hair in a bun) andbring all styles of current dance shoes(jazz, ballet, and tap). Interestedaudition participants must call theChantilly Studio at (703) 378-1800 toreserve a space. At Creative DanceCenter’s Chantilly Studio, 14155Sullyfield Circle, Suite E, Chantilly.

JUNE 8 TO JUNE 10Celebrate Fairfax! Festival. At the

grounds of the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center. Featuring 25 acresof concerts, family programs, scienceand green living, thrilling carnival ridesand nightly fireworks. Among thefestival’s highlights are the more than90 concerts and performances on eightstages, with a line-up of national,regional and local artists. Highlightsare Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, theLegwarmers and Legends of Hip-Hop.Visit www.celebratefairfax.com.

FRIDAY/JUNE 1SuperDuper Benefit Concert. 6 p.m. to 10

p.m. Tickets are $7/door. Benefit concert forCharity Music Inc., a non-profit instrumentdonation company. 100% of proceeds gotowards the organization. They use thedonations to provide instruments to childrenwho can’t afford them. Performances by localbands Send the City, All Access, and MADAMMyopia. Acoustic performances by Four Guysand a Piano, Andrew Rohlk, and more.Refreshments for sale. [email protected] for informationon donating, performing, volunteering.Check out the page: Facebook.com/SuperDuperBenefit. The event is at FryingPan Park’s Visitor Center, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon.

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