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By Bonnie Hobbs

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In spring 2006, the community united in grieffor two Sully District Station police officers,Det. Vicky Armel and MPO Mike Garbarino.Both died following a May 8, 2006 ambush

in the station’s back parking lot by a mentally un-balanced 18-year-old with an AK-47 assaultweapon and enough ammunition to fire 70 roundsat police before they could bring him down.

Armel, 40, left a husband and two children un-der 7; Garbarino, 53,was survived by hiswife and two daugh-ters, then 10 and 14.Armel died soon af-ter being shot, butGarbarino — whomanaged to warnother officers aboutthe shooter after taking five bullets, himself —held on nine more days before succumbing to hisinjuries.

Since then, life has moved on, but the two of-ficers will never be forgotten by all those who

knew and loved them. In addition, their namesare inscribed on memorials at the station, at theMassey Building in Fairfax and in Washington,D.C.

Now, a fellow officer has honored them in amore-lighthearted, but still meaningful, way. MPOJohn Alford has been a Fairfax County police of-ficer for 18 years and, when he’s not busy withhis duties at the McLean District Station, he’s anarena race-car driver.

Before each of his races, he decorates his racecar with the name or names of a particularcounty’s fallen police officers and firefighters. Andlast Thursday, Jan. 17, he visited the Sully Dis-trict Station to unveil his car adorned with bothArmel’s and Garbarino’s names.

“It really is an honor for Mike’s and Vicky’snames to be on the race car for all to see,” saidStation Commander Ed O’Carroll. “It’s a great way

to acknowledge theservice our fallen of-ficers have providedthe community.” Be-fore a gathering ofpolice personnel,plus family membersof both Garbarinoand Armel, O’Carroll

said, “Thank you, John, for what you do, honor-ing the firefighters and police officers.”

“I used to race cars professionally and then be

MPO John Alford, Fairfax County Police motorman, shows off the race car he hadpainted in honor of fallen Fairfax County Police Officers MPO Mike Garbarino andDetective Vicky Armel to the officers’ family members and colleagues at the SullyDistrict Police Station on Jan. 17.

Remembering Two Fallen HeroesArmel’s and Garbarino’snames adorn arenarace car.

“It’s a great way to acknowledgethe service our fallen officershave provided the community.”

— Station Commander Ed O’Carroll

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Juwaan Espinal, 15, wasborn with cerebral palsyand is wheelchair-bound.

But that doesn’t mean he can’t livea life as full of joy and meaning aspossible.

Now 15 and a sophomore atCentreville High, he has a lovingfamily and has been unofficiallyadopted by both the Wildcat var-sity and freshman football teams.And both he and the playerscouldn’t be happier about it.

“This school has done so muchfor him,” said Juwaan’s mother,Ibis Espinal-Banks of Centreville’sSingleton’s Grove community.“Both the freshman and varsity

teams went out of their way tomake him feel a part of them.”

Born at only 5 months gestation,Juwaan weighed just 2 pounds, 12ounces at delivery. “But he was alittle fighter,” said Espinal-Banks.And as he grew up, he alwaysloved sports.

His sister, Shanelle, a 2012Westfield High grad, now attendsMary Baldwin College. But whenshe was younger, she played SYAsoccer and basketball, plus basket-ball at Westfield, and Juwaan washer biggest cheerleader. The fam-ily later moved to Centreville’sboundary area and, now in highschool, Juwaan wanted to be partof a team, too, like his sister was.

“I told him, he might not be able

‘They Treat Him LikeOne of Their Own’Centreville High football playersmean the world to Juwaan.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Jim Katcham has been serv-ing his community foryears, so it’s only fitting that

he was honored Monday nightwith the James D. McDonnellAward for dedicated and outstand-ing community service.

Katcham is the West FairfaxCounty Citizens Association(WFCCA) president and chairmanof its land-use committee, and so

was McDonnell, who lived inCentreville’s Virginia Run commu-nity and died several years ago.

“Jim McDonnell set a fine ex-ample for participating and beingactive in one’s community, andhe’d approve of this selection,”said At-Large Planning Commis-sioner Jim Hart, who presented aplaque to Katcham during the Jan.21 WFCCA quarterly meeting.

“Jim Katcham has been involvedin his community, Centre Ridge

Katcham ReceivesMcDonnell AwardHonored for his long-timecommunity service.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

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Mixed-up tales and laughsgalore are in store forthose attending ChantillyHigh’s upcoming children’s

play, “Bedtime Stories.”Show times are Friday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m.;

Saturday, Feb. 2, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sun-day, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 at thedoor or at www.chantillyhsdrama.com.

Written by Chantilly Theater Director EdMonk, it’s the story of a dad who comeshome from work and finds his pregnant wifetired and not feeling well enough to puttheir three other children to bed. They eachwant him to tell them a different bedtimestory, and he does. But he messes up thedetails and hilarity ensues while he tellsthem about “The Princess and the Pea,”“Chicken Little” and “The Boy who Cried,‘Dinosaur’” — all of which are acted out forthe audience.

The play is double-cast, with 20 studentsin each cast. “We have so many talentedkids, I didn’t want to leave anybody out,”said Monk. “So I wrote in some extra partsso we could get everybody in. It’s fun to seethe students from last year who’ve grownand matured as actors, plus the freshmen,to see what they can offer.”

Monk said the play should have some-thing for everyone. “We have silly, goofystuff for the very little kids,” he said. “Butthere are also funny jokes for the older ones,as well as things the parents will enjoy.”

Sophomore Marcellus Willoughby por-trays the father. “He’s a good dad, but he’salso a hardworking accountant who justwants to go home and sleep,” said

Willoughby. “It’s really fun playing him — Iget to yell at the kids, telling them not towake up their mother. And the kids bringout the dad’s imagination.”

Everything in the play happens so fast,said Willoughby, that “the audience will feellike they’re actually in the story. Mr. Monkwrites wacky children’s plays, so you neverknow what kind of part you’ll get. And youact in a funny voice for the children.”

Playing the prince in “The Princess andthe Pea” is sophomore Thatcher Furgerson.“He’s a snobby, rich prince who doesn’t wantto get married unless he’s truly in love witha princess,” said Furgerson. “But he even-tually meets the princess of his dreams.”

He said it’s a terrific part “to get lost intoand just enjoy yourself. He’s different than

my real-life personality. And in children’sshows, you get to let yourself loose and dowhatever you want, as long as it’s funny.Kids will be able to relate to being told astory by their dad. So they’ll have a con-nection between what happens in the storyand what goes on in real life.”

Sophomore Karin Frizzelle portrays thequeen in that story. “She has a fine king-dom, but acts younger than she is and justwants to go and have fun, while her sontakes over the kingdom,” said Frizzelle. “Buthe can’t do that until he’s married, and hecan’t find the right girl.”

She loves her role because “there are somany different things you can do with hercharacter. And there are many comedic bitsthat I can really accentuate because of theway Mr. Monk wrote the script.”

Frizzelle said characters are “so overdone,crazy and extravagant in children’s showsthat it’s great to play in them. It’s entertain-ing for the audience and for ourselves. Inour show, children will like the colors, char-acters and plot; there are so many storiesinside the main story that this play is veryappealing to any listener.”

Playing the prime minister and a servant/assistant to the queen is junior MadisonKambic. “She also helps the prince find aprincess,” said Kambic. “When she’s aroundthe queen, she’s loyal and subordinate. Butwhen the queen leaves, she can relax andbe goofy.”

“It’s my biggest part, so far, at Chantilly,and I have a lot of lines to memorize,” con-tinued Kambic. “But since my character’slines aren’t very exciting, I get to create anexuberant personality for her.”

She likes being in this type of show be-cause the costumes and makeup are bright,and “there’s nothing like making little chil-dren laugh and being a goofball on stage.They’ll like how the stories are kind of

mixed-up. For example, theboy cries, ‘dinosaur,’ instead of‘wolf,’ and the dinosaur is re-ally friendly.”

Similarly, said Kambic, “In‘Chicken Little,’ the charactersthink the sky is falling, but it’sreally something else that’sfunny. And in ‘The Princess andthe Pea,’ the characters are dif-ferent, too — the prince isn’tperfect and the queen wants togo to Vegas.”

Sophomore MiaRickenbacher plays Bo Peep in‘The Boy who Cried, ‘Dinosaur.’Calling her a “simple-mindedshepherd,” Rickenbacher saysBo Peep is bored watchingsheep all day. And when shesees a dinosaur and tells herparents, they don’t believe her.

“This role has a lot of opportunities forcomedy,” said Rickenbacher. “I use a funnyvoice and walk.” She said children will lovethe show because “they’re stories they’veheard and know, but they’ll be surprised byall the plot twists.”

In “Chicken Little,” sophomore HannahGrudi plays the title role. “She’s nerdy, dorkyand not the brightest,” said Grudi. “Shedoesn’t like to go places, and she followsaround her friend, Peter the Raccoon.There’s a lot of funny, physical stuff thatgoes along with my character.”

Overall, she said, “We’ve got lots of sillycharacters, great jokes and crazy costumes,and I think children will really enjoy it all.”

Chantilly Highpresents children’splay, Feb. 1-3.

Hilarious, Mixed-Up Bedtime Stories

Chantilly High’s children’s show includes “The Princess and the Pea,”“Chicken Little” and “The Boy who Cried, ‘Dinosaur.’”

Some of the leads in Chantilly’schildren’s show, “Bedtime Stories,”are (back row, from left) MadisonKambic, Diego Encarnacion andGrace Mattes; and (in front) KarinFrizzelle.

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Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Jan. 24,and Feb. 14, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residentsshould install the child safety seats themselves so technicians mayproperly inspect and adjust 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.

Help Assemble Food BagsEach week, more than 70 Centreville Elementary students who

receive free and reduced-price lunches also receive food in theirbackpacks on Fridays so they won’t go hungry on the weekend.To help this program, Mount Olive Baptist Church has purchasedand donated the foods needed to go into the backpacks.

But volunteers are needed Saturday, Jan. 26, starting at 9 a.m.,to help assemble more than 1,200 food bags at the church at6600 Old Centreville Road in Centreville. (A sign outside thechurch will identify which doors to use). These bags will then bedriven to the school for distribution by the school counselors.

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

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

Making Children ResilientFairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will host a presentation

by resiliency expert Nan Henderson, “Resiliency in Action: HowFamilies, Schools and Communities Create ‘Bounce Back’ Kids,”on Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 7-8:30 p.m., in the Robinson Second-ary School cafeteria. Robinson is at 5035 Sideburn Road in Fairfax.(From the main entrance, turn left and the cafeteria is on theright).

This free workshop is designed for parents, school staff andcommunity members. The goal is to help students develop socialcompetence, problem-solving skills, self-awareness, control andinitiative. These are all traits that resilient individuals possess tobounce back and overcome challenges and adversity, includingtrauma, crises and stress. Register at www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/re-siliency/workshop/HendersonWorkshop.shtml.

Improve Transportation forElderly, Disabled

Local residents’ answers to a brief survey will help Fairfax Countyimprove transportation services for older adults and people withdisabilities in this county and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.The questionnaire consists of 27 mostly multiple-choice questions.It takes 5-10 minutes to complete.

Take the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/mobilityoptions. It’s sponsored by the Fairfax Area Mobility andTransportation Committee, which reports jointly to the FairfaxArea Disability Services Board and the Fairfax Area Long TermCare Coordinating Council. For an alternate format of the survey,contact Jill Clark at 703-324-5874, TTY 703-449-1186.

Advocates Needed for ElderlyThe Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

needs volunteer advocates for residents in assisted living andnursing facilities throughout the area. Training is provided inSpring 2013. Call 703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected].

Roundups

By Michael Lee Pope

And Victoria Ross

Centre View

Four Northern Virginia state Senators are tar-gets of a Republican-led effort to draw newdistricts — Sen. George Barker (D-39), Sen.Dave Marsden (D-37) and Sen. Toddy Puller

(D-36) and Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34). Democratssay the redistricting effort is a cynical attempt to takeadvantage of the absence of Sen. Henry Marsh (D-16), a prominent civil rights veteran, who was inWashington, D.C. for the inauguration on Monday.But state Sen. John Watkins (R-10) of Powhatan de-fended the effort as a way to create a sixth majorityblack Senate district in Southside. It passed the Sen-ate on a 20-to-19 vote.

“This is about political power,” said Barker, whowas in one of the most competitive races of 2011.“They are trying to target the Democratic senatorswho represent districts that are basically swing dis-tricts.”

The drama took place Monday afternoon, whenthe state Senate took up a bill that would have madesmall changes to four Senate districts. During thefloor the debate, Republicans amended the bill in away that would radically change districts through-out Virginia. Barker’s seat and Marsden’s seat, forexample, would be about 80 percent different. AndPuller’s seat would swap about 70 percent of hercurrent precincts for new ones. Petersen, who repre-sents sections of Fairfax City, Vienna, Dunn-Loringand Centreville, said in a call Tuesday he stands tolose nearly half of his constituents if the politicallyredrawn map holds up to legal challenges. He saidhe would lose precincts that he’s held for 12 years,including Mantua, Mosby Woods, Fairfax Villa andsome newer precincts in Centreville.

“This is outrageous, and it must be stopped,” saidDel. Charniele Herring (D-46), chairwoman of theDemocratic Party of Virginia. “This goes beyond par-tisanship. It’s downright undemocratic.”

REDISTRICTING USUALLY takes place once adecade, a process that’s tied to the decennial census.Lawmakers have deviated from that once-in-a-decadetimetable from time to time, usually to address prob-lems with split districts that have presented prob-lems for registrars. The effort that passed the Senatethis week, however, goes far beyond that kind of

tweaking by dramatically redrawing the map for theentire commonwealth. On the Senate floor, Watkinssaid failing to create a sixth majority black district inSouthside Virginia would invite lawsuits under the1965 Voting Rights Act.

“I wish to avoid litigation,” Watkins said duringthe floor debate Monday afternoon.

Democrats countered that a court fight is immi-nent.

“We will fight this all the way to the Supreme Courtof Virginia if necessary,” said Senate DemocraticLeader Dick Saslaw (D-35) in a written statement.“First voter suppression efforts, then the war onwomen, and now draconian changes to a JusticeDepartment-approved redistricting plan. It appearsthat there are no boundaries to their overreachingpolitical agenda.”

THE TIMING of the effort was galling to manyDemocrats, who accused the Republicans of takingadvantage of the presidential inauguration to scorepolitical points. Because the state Senate is evenlydivided between 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans,any change in the balance of power could create animbalance. Although the Republicans have delayedthe bill on several previous occasions, they waiteduntil Monday to move on the legislation.

“To plot to do this on Martin Luther King Day, whencivil rights icon Sen. Henry Marsh, left to attend thehistoric inauguration of our president is truly em-barrassing,” said Marsden. “I am deeply disappointedthat the Republicans continue to play these pettypartisan games.”

Republicans pointed to a 2011 newspaper columnby former Democratic Gov. Doug Wilder, the nation’sfirst elected black governor, supporting a Senate re-districting plan passed when Democrats ruled theSenate. Democrats countered by accusing Republi-cans of “packing” the districts by using the changein Southside Virginia to free up more districts thatwould be friendly to Republicans.

“Obviously we went through redistricting in 2011.The constitution specifically speaks to 2011 as beingthe redistricting year, not 2012, not 2013,” Petersensaid. “You can’t say ‘Obama was elected in 2012, butnow we don’t like him in 2013, so we’ll just haveanother election in a year when the constitutiondoesn’t authorize elections … That’s absurd.”

Petersen said he is confident any judge would findthe bill unconstitutional, but one question still outthere is whether Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, aRepublican who is running for Governor in 2013,will defend the tactic.

“This is what happens when Republicans regulateother Republicans,” Petersen said. “Every layer ofoversight is stacked against us.”

Redistricting effort putsFairfax County seatsin the spotlight.

Northern Virginia Senators Targeted

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Armel’s and Garbarino’s Names Adorn Arena Race Car

Family members of fallen Fairfax County Police Officer MPO MikeGarbarino look at the race car painted with his name and that offallen Fairfax County Police Detecitve Vicky Armel at Sully DistrictPolice Station.

MPO John Alford Fairfax County Police motor-man, sits in his race car painted with thenames of fallen Fairfax County Police OfficersMPO Mike Garbarino and Detective VickyArmel at Sully District Police Station.

Katcham Honored for Long-time Community ServiceFrom Page 1

Jim Katcham (second from left)receives the James D.

McDonnell Award from (fromleft) WFCCA Land-Use Commit-

tee member Judy Heisinger,Sully District Supervisor

Michael Frey and PlanningCommissioner Jim Hart.

Regent, for several years and representedit on the WFCCA,” added Hart. “He’s beenon the WFCCA Land-Use Committee for 18years and its chairman for more than 10years.”

Hart noted, as well, that Katcham chairedthe Sully District’s APR (Area Plans Review)Task Force multiple times and also servedon other entities, including the VRE TaskForce. He was recognized by a local paperas its Citizen of the Year in 2004 and washonored by Virginia’s General Assembly in2005.

“His leadership style works well with con-troversial subject matter,” said Hart. “Helistens to everyone’s point of view and isalways fair. His characteristics embodythose we look for in the McDonnell Awardrecipient and we’re pleased to present it tohim.”

Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) then

presented a plaque to Katcham. Frey alsotold him his name would be inscribed onanother plaque listing all the McDonnellAward recipients throughout the years andhung on a wall inside the Sully District Gov-ernmental Center.

Shaking Katcham’s hand and thankinghim for his many years of service to thecommunity, Frey added, “This is certainlyan appropriate way to recognize you.”

Pleased, Katcham said, “I saw JimMcDonnell at WFCCA meetings and saw hispassion. So getting this award in honor ofsomeone like that is a great honor.”

came a cop,” Alford told them. “But I al-ways loved racing and the adrenaline rush,so I found the Arena Racing League. It hasminiature racing cars, half the size ofNASCAR cars, and talented, professionaland aggressive drivers. But we have full gearand equipment.”

“There are 14 cars on the track at a time,and my car only has a 14 horsepower Hondamotor,” he continued. “On the track, we getup to 55-60 mph; but on a straightaway,we can go 100 mph. The track is the size of

a professional hockey rink, and it’s a lot ofaction and fun.”

But Alford has gone the extra mile tohonor fallen public-safety officers on hisrace car. “I select a different firefighter andpolice officer each week to ride in theirhonor,” he said. And last Saturday, Jan. 19,he raced on the indoor track of the Rich-mond Coliseum in his car bearing Armel’sand Garbarino’s names.

“I’ve gotten a lot of ‘attaboys’ from peoplewho appreciate what I’m doing,” he said.“It’s also been a big joy because, the firsttime I drove it, it got voted the Most Beau-

tiful car. When I was comingup with its design, I calledSue Garbarino [Mike’swidow] and asked for herhelp.”

Her daughter Natalie cameup with the idea. She toldAlford to paint the car black,with a blue stripe on one sideand a red stripe on the other,similar to Fairfax County’spolice cruisers, and he did.

And last week, SueGarbarino, with daughtersNatalie, 17, and Katie, 21,were at the Sully District Sta-tion, along with Armel’s sis-ter, Betty Owen Chase, forthe unveiling of the race carembellished with their lovedones’ names. The hood wasadorned with the words,“Fallen Heroes,” in gold,flanked by police- and fire-department logos.

Chase wore somethingspecial to the ceremony — anecklace with miniatures ofher sister’s and her son’s po-lice badges. “My son Johnjust became a police officerat the Mount Vernon DistrictStation and he loves it,” she

said. “He joined the police department be-cause of everything that happened afterVicky’s death.” “I never understood what theThin Blue Line truly meant when Vicky waskilled,” she said. “But the Fairfax CountyPolice Department has included us in theirextended family. Every year at Christmas,they send us a wreath and cards from thestation. And five years after her death, theyhad a ceremony here to say they haven’tforgotten. The police department has beenawesome, and it means so much.”

AS FOR ALFORD’S race car, Chase said,“What an amazing thing. It’s another waythe police department honors its fallen he-roes. And what a wonderful tribute to allthe police officers and firefighters he’s hon-oring.”

Agreeing, Sue Garbarino said, “My hus-band said, if anything ever happened to him

in the line of duty, he’d want his actions tobe remembered and people to learn fromthem. And now, seven-and-one-half yearslater, he and Vicky are still being remem-bered by people like John — who combinedhis passion for racing with honoring andremembering our fallen heroes.”

She said her family still receives a greatdeal of support from the police. “They stillcome and check on us,” said Garbarino.“[Former] Chief Dave Rohrer has been therefor us through everything. I spoke at hisretirement and got a chance to thank himand the department.”

So what do Natalie and Katie think abouttheir father’s name being on a race car? “I’veseen my dad’s name memorialized in a lotof ways, but this is the coolest,” she said.

“I love it,” added Katie. “It’s a fun way toremember him, with no pomp and circum-stance.”

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Schools

Students and parents at Bull Run Elementary showed their cultural pride last Thursday, Jan. 17, at theschool’s Family Heritage Night. The event included ethnic food, a “museum” displaying items from variouscountries, plus songs and dances by students wearing outfits reflecting their heritage.

Bull Run Elementary Heritage Night

Hugo Trinidad and daughter Leila, insecond grade, stand by a display of itemsfrom Brazil.

Back row, from left, are Simran Darhele,Alina Saiyid and Stephanie Brobbey. Frontrow, from left, are Sammy Darhele andSanjana Subbanna. Stephanie representedGhana and the others represented India.

Twin sisters (from left)Sanju and Sanyu Srikanth,both fourth-graders, posebefore performing a classi-cal, Indian dance.

Student Katie Lenshin singsa Russian song onstage.

Third-grader SantiagoCrespo Aguilar wears adevil outfit from Bolivia toperform a special dance.

Third-grader Rosalyn Shinwears a traditional Koreandress for young girls.

Julianne Shrank and sonCaden, a sixth-grader, servespaetzle in chicken broth.They represented Alsace-Lorraine, a city on theborder of Germany andFrance.

From left: Fifth-gradersVedant Balu, Jay Sharmaand Suchet Sapre aregarbed in Indian attire.

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SOUTHERN EDITION

Virginia has an opportunity to expandMedicaid in a way that could extendhealth coverage to more than400,000 residents who currently

have no health insurance while the Federal gov-ernment picks up the tab; Virginia would pay10 percent of the additional cost after 2020.

The Medicaid expansionwould give medical insuranceto 25,000-30,000 FairfaxCounty residents, where more

than 132,000 have none.More than 12 percent of the slightly more

than 1 million people who live in the wealthi-est county in the nation are without healthinsurance. Household income in Fairfax Countyaverages more than $122,000 a year.

In Arlington, 17 percent of adults under age65 lack health insurance.

Under the health care reform act, many ofVirginia’s uninsured residents could be coveredby an expansion of Medicaid to cover residentswho earn up to 133 percent of the poverty line,and that expansion would be paid for almostentirely by federal funds. But while the reformact itself was upheld by the U.S. SupremeCourt, the court also opened a door for statesto opt out of the expansion of Medicaid.

Virginia’s current eligibility requirements forMedicaid are so strict that although it is the11th largest state in terms of population and7th in per capita personal income, Virginiaranked 43rd in Medicaid enrollment as a pro-portion of the state’s population and 47th inper capita Medicaid spending, according to a2013 Fairfax County report.

The report says that new coverage wouldextend to individuals earning less than $15,302per year or families earning less than $31,155per year, low income children who lose Med-icaid when they turn 19, and adults with dis-abilities not currently eligible.

It isn’t as if there were no health care costsfor these currently uncovered residents. Rightnow, they access health care when they are verysick by going to an emergency room, wherethe hospital spreads the cost of care around.

But this is inefficient, expensive and unhealthy.Expanding Medicaid coverage would allow farless expensive preventative care and lead tobetter health outcomes.

A new analysis by the Commonwealth Insti-tute shows that expanding Medicaid to 133percent of the poverty level would generatestate general fund savings and new revenuesthat would total $2.08 billion and more thanoffset the state’s share of expansion costs overthe next eight years, plus provide significantnumbers of new jobs and economic growth.Expanding health care will add tens of thou-sands of new jobs. People with access to pre-ventative and early health care use fewer sickdays and are more productive on the job aswell.

From a practical perspective, declining fed-eral money to provide healthcare to uninsuredVirginians makes no more sense than declin-ing federal funds for transportation becauseyou don’t like the feds telling you to wear yourseatbelt.

From a human perspective, passing up thechance to offer health coverage to 400,000Virginians is inconceivable.

— Mary Kimm,

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Expanding Medicaid Good for VirginiaReal health coveragefor an additional400,000 peopleis in reach.

Editorial

Fewer MentalHealth ResourcesTo the Editor:

It’s the same story, over and over again.As an advocate for youth, I give presenta-

tions to parents, counselors, and other profes-sionals about mental wellness resources for ourcommunity’s children, teens, and young adults.I have made it my business to connect them toneeded resources and therapy in order to pre-vent and address depression, anxiety, and sui-cidal ideation.

Every time I meet a new group of concernedadults, I hear the same story: “Our insuranceis not connecting us to a therapist who cantreat the person in need. The in-network pro-viders don’t work with kids his age, they don’ttreat his condition, they have a waiting list, orthey don’t accept insurance or work with Med-icaid clients at all.”

According to the Surgeon General andSAMHSA, 1 in 5 kids has a mental or behav-ioral health problem, and of those, only 1 in 5gets the treatment he or she needs. The mosttroubled kids, those with aggression, delusions,or antisocial characteristics, can be the mostdifficult and expensive to treat. Yet, as parentsare telling me every chance they get, few ofthe providers qualified to address these typesof behaviors are accessible for parents whocan’t pay the hourly fees of $300-$500 out-of-pocket, or $15,000 - $25,000 per year. That’smost of them.

In these times of economic hardship, bud-gets for such “extras” as mental health pro-grams have been slashed everywhere, andAmerican families are expected to absorb thecost when they, too, have fewer resources at

their disposal.Let me be clear: by refusing to guarantee that

those who need treatment receive it, and byplacing other budgetary priorities above thecare that these youth and young adults need,we are ensuring that serious emotional andmental disturbances go unaddressed. Andwhile the typical sufferer of depression or anxi-ety is no more dangerous than you or I, thesmall fraction of the mentally ill who we con-sider profoundly disturbed are much morelikely to be aggressive or even commit massviolence. Don’t we want to do everything wecan to address serious mental illness in its ear-liest stages?

The signs that a child may have a seriousproblem are often there even at preschool age,and a preponderance of evidence shows thatearly intervention is key. We must adjust ourcourse, and do everything we can to ensurethat we provide needed care for troubled youthand young adults, not to mention the supportstheir families need to cope. This must be ourhighest priority if we are to provide a safe,healthy environment for all of our children.

Kristen BrennanCentreville

Lack of NeighborlyRespectTo the Editor:

I have lived in Country Club Manor over 20years. I have very good memories and I amsure they will continue. Over the years, wehave been of lesser means than many that sur-round us. This has never bothered me until Iwas told about a recent incidence.

Letters to the Editor

We have no home owners association. Thisis a benefit in some ways and a major detri-ment in others. We can not control our crazyhouse colors, ludicrous lawn ornaments not tomention forests planted in the front yard. For-tunately, these do not make up the majority ofour neighborhood. Most of us take pride in howwe are maintained.

Unfortunately, the residents of Sully Stationthat back up to us have decided they shouldadd to the negligence our worst neighborsshow.

They border our neighborhood, have park-ing for 4-6 in the driveway, a garage for twoand have street parking. Their reasoning forparking on our street behind them is that theyhave cars that leak oil and do not want themon their street. One barely has moved and isstoring “junk” in the back. The other rarelymoves. This neighborhood has overload park-ing streets for trucks and such things as extra“oil leaking” cars that are used rarely or shouldbe fixed. I am sad that they feel our streets arethe best for their “junk” as most of us wantour neighborhood to be the best we can have.

How are we to do that when you add to oursituation? I really want to get the answer whyyou want to litter our neighborhood insteadof your own. Why does your oil have to leak inour “front yard” instead of yours? We are notperfect but we would never do that to you …we do not park our junk in the public streetsnear your house when we do not live there.Why are you? It makes me sad. Out kids knoweach other. Mutual respect would be muchwelcomed and appreciated. Please reconsiderwho we are and who you can be.

Vicki DarbyCentreville


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CVHS Football Players Mean the World to Juwaanto compete on a team like she did, but he

could still be part of one,” said his mother.“So I talked to the varsity basketball coach,Drew Murphy; and Juwaan’s freshman year,he became an honorary team manager, worea jersey and sat behind the team bench.”

Juwaan was also a huge football fan. Heknew Westfield grad Eddie Royal — whowent on to become a wide receiver for theSan Diego Chargers; and through that ac-quaintance, he’d developed a love for foot-ball.

“So this year, I reached out to Varsity Foot-ball Coach Chris Haddock and, with no hesi-tation, he gave Juwaan a jersey with No. 1on it and made him co-captain of the firstgame,” said Espinal. “He also introduced theplayers to him and gave him the game ball.”

From there, things took off. “FreshmanFootball Coach Thomas Lamb e-mailed me,asking me to bring Juwaan to meet hisfreshman team, and they adored him, too,”said his mom. “They adopted him com-pletely and wanted him at every home gameand in the locker room for speeches. Theywon the championship undefeated — andwhen they took team pictures, the playersinsisted that Juwaan be in them. Theywheeled him to the center of the photo,themselves.”

She said both the freshman and varsityteams went out of their way to make herson feel like one of them. For example, saidEspinal, “Juwaan couldn’t make it to the lasttwo varsity games because the weather was

too cold for his 46-pound body. So one ofthe players had his girlfriend Facebook-friend Juwaan and give him the play-by-play. And at the end, she wrote to him, ‘Wemiss you; the game wasn’t the same with-out you.’”

The players also made the homecomingdance special for him. Juwaan went withhis aide and a friend, and almost all themembers of the freshman team, plus someof the varsity players, were there. “Theywere so loving to him,” said Espinal. “WhenJuwaan came in, they all went over to seehim, take pictures and dance with him. Hesmiled, laughed and screamed with joy.”

He’s been on Facebook since seventhgrade, but only had about 40 friends. Sincehomecoming, that number has rocketed to400.

Juwaan’s nonverbal, but very smart, saidhis mother. “He can nod or shake his headto answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions,” she said.“He also has a communication device toclick on pictures and words to make sen-tences. His wheelchair has switches at-tached to it and he hits them with his headto operate them.”

He’s now learning to use an electricwheelchair so that, someday, he can “runout” on the field with the team. “That’s hisdream,” said Espinal. “He can’t do that alonein a manual wheelchair.”

At school, Juwaan attends some regularclasses, plus smaller, slower-paced classesfor English, reading and math. “We’re happywith the school, administration and stu-

dents,” said Espinal. “Centreville High hasdone so much for him. Some of the fresh-men players sit with him at lunch. And whenhe’s wheeling around school, the team,cheerleaders, classmates and friends say ‘Hi’to him; he’s very popular.”

He also boasts a 3.8 GPA. “He’s doing wellin school and I attribute that to his havingall these kids around him, encouraging himand being his friend,” said his mom. “Heespecially likes science and English andwants to be a sports announcer. Juwaan’sin the communication class at school thatdoes the announcements and in-school TVprogram and loves it. He did it at CentrevilleElementary and Stone Middle School, too.”

Basically, said Espinal, “He wants to belike everybody else; that’s why I wanted himto be included. Whatever’s possible for him,I will make happen for him. As a parent,you want to provide the best for your kidand protect him. But he has a great sup-port system at school — the administrators,teachers, students, coaches, his peers — andthat’s what makes a family. They treat himlike one of their own.”

He also participates in Best Buddies.“Centreville High was the top school for themost money raised for it,” said Espinal. “AndJuwaan won a trophy from the Virginia BestBuddies; he raised more than $2,000 forits October [2012 fundraising] walk. Andhe got to meet President Obama when hecame to Centreville High.”

Before Juwaan started high school, hismother worried about him, envisioning her

child sitting alone in a corner. “But the ac-ceptance they gave him at Centreville is justawesome,” she said. “It makes me happy tosee it. The parents there should be proudof their children. Juwaan’s so happy, too;he loves school. He wakes up at 5 a.m. andhe’s ready to go. I’m so grateful to all ofthem.”

After Centreville’s undefeatedfreshman football team won itslast game of this season,Juwaan posed with one of thecoaches, Chris Barron, plusplayers (from left) Brett Clark,David Leckie and Zach Kehoe.

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Not only was JuwaanEspinal’s associationwith CentrevilleHigh’s football

teams meaningful to him, it meantsomething special to the players,too. They learned about compas-sion, as well as acceptance ofsomeone different from them-selves.

“It was a pleasure havingJuwaan involved with our team,”said Wildcat Varsity Football CoachChris Haddock. “He is a specialyoung man who, like many oth-ers, loves his high-school footballteam. His mom contacted me overthe summer and I worked outsome ways he could be involved.”º

Haddock gave Juwaan a footballjersey to wear at home and on theroad so he could match the team.And Juwaan gave the players hisdevotion and dedication.

“He waited for us outside thelocker room before every gameand gave each of the players andcoaches ‘high fives’ and ‘pounds’as we took the field,” said Had-dock. “He always had a huge smile

on his face, and you could tell howmuch he enjoyed being a part of itall.”º

After one of this season’s games,Haddock gave Juwaan the gameball and had the players includehim in the cheer they do after ev-ery game.º“Juwaan sent me a greate-mail the next day, saying he sleptwith the ball that night,” said Had-dock. “He has physical limitationsthat don’t allow him to play foot-ball, but it is obvious that he lovesthe game and, most importantly,‘his’ team, the Wildcats.”

“I think his involvement lendsperspective to the kids on theteam,” continued Haddock. “Weall have gifts to be thankful foreach day; and seeing Juwaan andhis great big smile helps remindme how lucky I am for the bless-ings in my life.”

Similarly, Chris Barron, one ofthe freshman football coaches, wasalso impressed and moved by theteen. “Juwaan is a young gentle-man who is also our No. 1 fan,”said Barron. “When I got the newsthat he would be joining us thisyear, I knew it would be a specialseason. And the players went onto have great friendships with

Juwaan, especially Matt Laurenceand Zach Kehoe, who spent timewith him and made him feel evenmore a part of the team then healready was.”

Barron said Juwaan would leadthe team up to the football field

before cheering on the players tovictory. “He would be down nextto the field for all of our homegames,” said Barron. “And he al-ways had a smile on his face whenthe Wildcats were [playing].”“At our year-end freshmen ban-

quet, we presented him with achampionship sweatshirt like theplayers got because he was partof our team — part of our family,”added Barron. “Hopefully, he canreturn next season and make newfriends.”

‘Part of Our Team — Part of Our Family’

Juwaan Espinal and Centreville High’s jubilant, undefeated freshman football teamcelebrate the season together.

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Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.The Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement (CPMSAC) Committee held its 19th annual King Festival on Sunday,

Jan. 20, at Westfield High.

Brookfield Elementary’s fifth- and sixth-grade chorus sings “OneCandle, One Flame.”

Westfield High senior HariKapiyoor plays the veena, anancient Indian instrument.

Some members of Westfield’s Step Teamstrike a pose.

Westfield’s Latino Dance Team performs “Sazon.”

Sisters Anupaand AnjalaSharma ofWestfield do adance fromNepal, India.

Chantilly senior Matt Calvert leads the a cappella group, Unaccompa-nied Minors, in singing “Some Nights.”

Colin Powell Elementary’s Puma Choir sings “The Power of the Dream.”

Chantilly’s Chamber Chorale performs the spiritual “Walk Together,Children.”

The Levy sisters, Jessica of Oakton High and Justine ofFranklin Middle, perform together.

Chantilly High grad EdwardBrient is a college studenten route to becoming aprofessional Gospel singer.

Juliette Barber sings“Dream the ImpossibleDream.”

Bill Burke conducts the Centreville High Wildcat GuitarEnsemble.

Mount Olive Baptist Church’s Children’s Choir sings “Dr.King.”

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Virginia Run Elementary School students, staff and parentsenjoyed a rousing Winter Choral Concert last month that in-Winter Concert

cluded a skit of the Grinch that stole Christmas and other holiday favorites. Mrs.Everton and Mr. Tyler, the school’s music teachers, directed the choral performance.

Anna E. Spitzer, a Managementmajor, was named to Coastal CarolinaUniversity’s fall 2012 dean’s list.

Jacob C. Harrell, a student atHampden-Sydney College, was namedto the dean’s list for the fall semester.The graduate of Centreville High Schoolis the son of Kimberly Harrell andSteven Harrell.

Willans Delgadillo has beennamed to the dean’s list at New RiverCommunity College.

Valeria Diaz was named to thedean’s list at the University of New Ha-ven.

Torrian Pace, majoring in criminaljustice at Youngstown State University,has been named to the dean’s list.

Ashley Barreto and Emma Brady

Daniel Nascimento, the son ofJose and Izanete Nascimento, was in-ducted into the Randolph-MaconAcademy chapter of the National JuniorHonor Society. He is a freshman atRandolph-Macon Academy.

Megan Cleveland, a senior atHarding University was named to thedean’s list.

Dorothy Vu was initiated into PhiKappa Phi. She is pursuing a degree incommunications at Virginia Tech.

The following students were namedto the dean’s list at The Citadel: JarrodAustin Branch, Ryan ChristopherBranch and Frank Vincent Healy.

The following students were namedto the dean’s list at University of Dela-ware: Brittany Bonzano, BrigidDeely and Ryan Hilker.

were named to the dean’s list for the fall2012 semester at St. Mary’s College ofMaryland.

Kyle Johnson, of Centreville, hasearned a bachelor of science degree inmechanical engineering from the Geor-gia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Meghan Marie McCafferty, ofClifton, earned a bachelor of science inenvironmental studies with a concentra-tion in ecology and environmentalbiology from U.N.C. Asheville in Decem-ber 2012.

The following students were namedto the dean’s list at Bucknell University:

Shelby A. Romine, daughter of Ri-chard and Tracy Romine, and agraduate of Westfield HS.

Stasia A. Schlatter, daughter ofPhilip and Ranell Schlatter, and a 2009graduate of Westfield HS.

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SUNDAY/JAN. 27Trial Class. Torah tots is holding free

trial classes of their program forchildren ages 2.5 years through pre-kand their parents at 11 a.m. at 4212-C Technology Court, Chantilly. Noregistration required.

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SATURDAY/JAN. 26Luncheon and Meeting. 1:30 p.m. at

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TUESDAY/JAN. 29Preschool Open House and

Registration. 9:30-11:30 a.m. forPleasant Valley Preschool located inGreenbriar Community Center, 4615Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Learnabout the program. Visitwww.pleasantvalleypreschool.com or703-378-6911.

THROUGH JAN. 31Registration Deadline. Register by

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SATURDAY/FEB. 2Blood Drive. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Ox Hill

Baptist Church, 4101 Elmwood St.,Chantilly. Donate blood through theAmerican Red Cross. Visitredcrossblood.org or 1-800-Red-CROSS to make an appointment orinformation.

THURSDAY/FEB. 7Program Information. Learn about

Lifetime Leadership Program at 11a.m. at Leadership Fairfax, 8230 OldCourthouse Road, Suite 350, Vienna.

SATURDAY/FEB. 9Second Saturday. 9 a.m. at Marriott

Courtyard, 11220 Lee-JacksonHighway, Fairfax. Professionals speaktowards educating spouses aboutseparation and divorce process inorder to encourage them to be civiland reasonable for their pocketbooks,emotional health and children. RSVPto [email protected].

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Sports

The Westfield boys’ basketball team ex-tended its win streak to four with a 48-46 victory against Oakton on Jan. 22. TheBulldogs improved to 10-7 overall and3-2 in the Concorde District.

According to stats from the WashingtonPost’s Web site, C.J. Hill led Westfield with17 points and Tre’Von Walton had 14.

Westfield will host Chantilly at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25.

Westfield Boys’ Basketball Wins Fourth StraightSports Brief

By Jon Roetman

Centre View

The Centreville girls’ basketballteam, owner of an up-tempostyle and winner of 14 of its first15 games, approached Friday’s

contest confident it could beat Oakton de-spite a losing streak against the Cougarsdating back to 1995.

But after the opening tip, the Wildcats’confidence turned to timidity against 6-foot-1 Oakton senior Elizabeth Manner and theeight-time defending Concorde Districtchampion Cougars.

Manner scored 37 points and grabbed 14rebounds as Oakton defeated Centreville65-48 on Jan. 18 at Oakton High School.The defending state champion Cougars im-proved to 14-2 overall and moved into solepossession of first place in the ConcordeDistrict with a 4-0 mark.

The Wildcats had no answer for the physi-cally-imposing Manner, who burnedCentreville in the paint, from the perimeterand at the free-throw line. At the other endof the floor, head coach Tom Watson saidthe Wildcats weren’t their usual attackingselves.

“I think we came out scared in the firsthalf,” he said. “I think we were awful. I thinkwe didn’t bring our game. We were afraidto penetrate — that’s not our game. I thinkthat big girl from Oakton intimidated [ourplayers].”

Manner scored 16 points in the paint,made one jumper, knocked down one 3-pointer and went 16-for-19 at the free-throw line.

“We don’t have bunches of plays for her,”Oakton head coach Fred Priester said.“We’re an equal-opportunity offense. Butwhen things break down, the kids havegreat trust in her and great faith in her. She’sa big girl, but she’s extremely agile and shemoves around that basket very well. … Shehas worked as hard and has come as far as,really, any kid I’ve ever coached.”

Oakton led by 12 at halftime, butCentreville pulled to within five on threeoccasions late in the third quarter andtrailed 43-36 entering the fourth. Mannerextended the Oakton lead with a pair ofbuckets in the opening minute and finishedwith 15 points in the final quarter. She made7 of 8 free-throw attempts during the final4 minutes, 25 seconds.

Oakton led 17-8 at the end of the firstquarter. Manner scored 11 points in theopening period, making 9 of 10 free-throwattempts.

Priester said Manner has come a long wayat the foul line since her freshman season.According to stats from the WashingtonPost’s Web site, Manner shot 76 percentfrom the line through this season’s first 16

games.“Her freshman year, I think she started

the season something like 3-for-28,” Priestersaid. “She got better to get it up to somereasonable number by the end of the year.We didn’t do anything ridiculous or strapher to a waterboard or anything like that.Every day we work on form shooting, formshooting, form shooting. It just comesabout.”

Manner said improvement at the line wasabout building confidence.

“We work on our shot every day in prac-tice,” Manner said, “so I started to get morecomfortable with it and then I just stoppedthinking about it and just shot the ball likewe do in practice every day.”

While Watson praised Manner, theCentreville coach wasn’t pleased the Oaktoncenter was not whistled for a foul duringthe game.

“She’s great. She’s a good player. She’sanother [Washington Mystics guard andformer Oakton star] Jasmine [Thomas] —she gets every call in the world,” Watsonsaid. “It doesn’t matter what you do, shegets a call. That’s irritating for a coach.That’s why I was barking. It just gets old.She had 16 free throws and she had zerofouls. How could she not have a single foulin there? You don’t think we drove on herand bumped her the same way she bumpedus?”

Oakton senior guard Helen Robertsscored 11 points. Senior forward Angela

Sickels finished with seven points andsophomore guard Karlie Cronin had six.

Sophomore guard Lindsey Abed addedfour points and seven rebounds.

“I think Lindsey played phenomenal to-night,” Manner said. “She has a good senseof where people are open and she has agood calmness about her where she can takewhat Priester tells her and put it into ac-tion.”

After scoring 15 points in the first half,Centerville tallied 21 in the third quarterto make things interesting. Sophomoreguard Caroline Wakefield buried a 3-pointerto cut the Oakton lead to 37-32 with 1:37remaining in the quarter. Senior forwardTori Collar scored her 10th point of thequarter to make the score 39-34 and juniorguard Jenna Green’s bucket cut the Oaktonlead to 41-36, but the Wildcats got no closerthan five.

“I don’t think we really came to play to-day, especially me,” said Green, who wasborn in 1996, one year after Centreville last

beat Oakton. “My shot was off. We weren’tplaying our usual game. I don’t know if itwas because we were intimidated; I don’tknow what it was. I definitely think thatwe can beat them and I can’t wait to playthem again.”

Green finished with 12 points forCentreville. Collar scored 10 points, juniorforward Ailyn Kelly finished with eight, andWakefield and sophomore guard ChrissyJacksta each added five.

Centreville defeated Chantilly 48-28 onTuesday, improving the Wildcats’ record to15-2 overall and 4-1 in the district.Centreville will host Robinson at 5:45 p.m.on Friday, Jan. 25.

Oakton defeated Westfield 58-48 on Tues-day. The Cougars are 15-2 overall and 5-0in the district. Oakton will host Herndon at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25.

The second meeting between Oakton andCentreville will be Feb. 5 at Centreville HighSchool.

“I can’t wait,” Watson said.

Manner’s 37 Points Lead Oakton Past CentrevilleCougars beat Wildcatsin battle of Concorde’stop two teams.

Centreville guard Jenna Green scored 12 pointsagainst Oakton on Jan. 18.

Centreville sophomore Caroline Wakefield shootsagainst Oakton on Jan. 18.

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aspirations. And so far, so good.“Our first four sessions were fantastic,” said Har-

ris. “The feedback was tremendous, and the responsedrove us to offer more sessions. It’s gotten really goodreviews from both parents and students, and a lot ofkids told us their test scores went up dramatically –60-100 points.”

Westfield junior Ben Wu attended Turbo Tutoring’sSept. 29, 2012 seminar in preparation for taking theSAT this year. And he’s glad he did.

“I’d taken an SAT prep before that wasn’t muchhelp; they just tell you to go over certain questions,but don’t tell you test-taking strategies,” he said.

But Turbo Tutoring was different. “It was reallyinformative and useful,” said Wu. “It got into the insand outs of this test. You have to study [the content]on your own, but they told us the common patternsof problems you’d see on the test.”

He said Harris and Greentree showed the class“how to attack [the SAT] and the best way to man-

age your time on each section — and it’s stuff youcan’t figure out on your own. They researched it andreally knew what they were talking about. They alsogive you review packets that I’ll use to refresh my-self before I take the SAT in the spring.”

Now that Wu has these tips and strategies, he saidhe feels more confident about how he’ll do on theSAT when the time comes. He’d also recommendTurbo Tutoring to others. “It’s a great help,” he said.“And it’ll really make you comfortable with how totake this test.”

Parent Beth Tweddle of Centreville’s Virginia Runcommunity was also pleased with the seminar. “Ithought it was a good fit for our daughter, Morgan,who’s a junior at Westfield,” said Tweddle. “She feltcompletely prepared to take the test after just onesession.”

Tweddle said Morgan considered the prep class “agreat overview of how to strategize to best performon that particular exam. Turbo Tutoring seems tohave a really good program.”

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Turbo Tutoring Receives High Marks

By Bonnie Hobbs

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For high-school students, a great deal rideson doing well on the SAT test. But it can beboth a daunting and an intimidating expe-rience.

And that’s where Westfield High counselor DanHarris and English teacher Gregg Greentree comein. Together, they’ve developed an SAT prep course.

“There are test-taking skills that have nothing todo with the content and everything to do with theway the answers are written,” said Greentree. “It’soverlooked by a lot of people, but is actually teach-ing a smarter way to take a test.”

Harris is in his 16th year in Fairfax County PublicSchools and Greentree is in his 17th. Harris has beena counselor all of his six years at Westfield, but ob-tained a master’s in both counseling and math edu-cation from UNC Chapel Hill and still helps studentswith math.

Greentree has a master’s in secondary education,with a focus in English instruction, from GMU. He’sbeen at Westfield since it opened, nearly 13 yearsago, and teaches freshman honors English, plus aclass of English to juniors.

“Dan and I had been working with kids, separately,for years,” said Greentree. “I did private SAT tutor-ing and charged far less than the market average.One kid’s SAT score went up 100 points and morepeople started coming.”

But most formal SAT prep classes in this area cost$1,500-$2,000, said Harris, and “We wanted to cre-ate something more affordable. Ours is just $150.”

“I felt people were overcharging for this, and Ididn’t think it was fair that the cost should be a bar-rier to education,” added Greentree. “And I knew sig-nificant parts of the population needed access to theinstruction, but didn’t have the money.”

So he and Harris discussed it and decided to pooltheir expertise in math and English and develop theirown SAT prep class to reach as many students as

possible. In addition, students attending other prepclasses go once or twice a week for two or three hoursat a time.

“Ours is just one, two-and-a-half-hour session ona Saturday,” said Harris. “Kids in this area are veryinvolved in sports, clubs, band, theater, communityservice, etc., and don’t have a lot of time. So ourclass is rapid-paced and packed with information.Kids can come to one session and be done with it.”

The two educators created their program, TurboTutoring, last summer and 70 students attended theirfirst four sessions in the fall. It’s open to all studentsin public and private schools in seventh through 12th

grades. But it’s mainly geared toward juniors andseniors because they’re the ones taking the SAT.

“We tell them how to eliminate answer choices andmove through the test sections quicker,” said Harris.“And we talk about styles of questions that repeat onthe test.”

They also do a PowerPoint presentation and letstudents see what kinds of questions they’ll be see-ing. And students receive a packet of information,including handouts of the PowerPoint, that they maytake home.

“The class is interactive; we don’t just lecture,” saidHarris. “It’s class participation, Q & A and more con

Gaining Confidence for SATsEducators offer “TurboTutoring” prep seminar.

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versational. And at the end, we give themtake-home questions, plus additional thingsto practice, such as similar-type math ques-tions. We also tell them which SAT prepbooks are most helpful in preparing for thetest.”

“People in education are there to helpkids, and it’s a wonderful feeling to be ableto give them a positive outlook about a testthat scares so many people,” said Greentree.“We look at the most common kinds of ques-tions and the most common kinds of mis-takes that people make. For example, mostpeople don’t know how to use a semicolon,so there are semicolons all over the test.”

He said the SAT test presents questionscontaining the errors people often make,such as subject and verb agreement. “So weteach students what these errors are so theywon’t make them, themselves,” saidGreentree. “When I was in grad school, Itook a class about test-writing, and it put ahuman element in testing, for me, and in-formed the way I looked at tests as both ateacher and a tutor. It was noticing the nu-ances between the answers — for example,whether they’re long or short and have moreor less punctuation in them.”

He and Harris “boil it down to the essen-tial, test-taking skills that enable studentsto finish the test in a timely manner,” saidGreentree. “There are even advantages infilling in answer bubbles faster and using asharp vs. a blunt pencil. And these thingshave nothing to do with content. Most kidsare scrambling to finish, but ours usuallyhave time left at the end of each section.The SAT is a huge endurance test, so ourapproach helps kids to be rested and re-freshed between the sections.”

“We build kids’ confidence, making themfeel sure they can do this,” added Harris. “Alot of it is knowing what to expect; and that,in turn, leads to better results. We also givethem verbal strategies in class that aren’ton the handouts.”

He said their seminar isn’t trying to com-pete with the larger corporations offeringtheir own versions of test prep. “We’re try-ing to reach a different niche — kids whowant a one-time seminar at a much-cheaperprice,” said Harris. “And in turn, we’re do-nating money back to the community bygiving one scholarship annually to a stu-dent who takes our course.”

Furthermore, they’ll donate one free semi-nar at community fundraisers and will con-tribute money to the organizations of aschool from which they’ve received manystudents.

“I really like helping kids feel more confi-dent about a test that’s such a huge factortoward their getting into college and creat-ing an affordable, quality experience forthem and their families,” said Harris. “Ulti-mately, if their children do well on the SATsand get scholarships, that’s less of a finan-cial burden on the parents.”

Calling the SAT test a “giant hurdle” formany students, Greentree said, “Our semi-nar makes them realize it’s something theycan conquer and do well on. It helps themsee things they may not have seen on theirown. It also demystifies the test and canhelp them get into the college of theirdreams. And for me, that’s incredibly re-warding – that’s a great feeling.”

To sign up for the seminar or learn moreabout it, go to www.turbo-tutoring.com.The next session is Saturday, Feb. 9, from9:30 a.m.-noon, at Westfield High.

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SATURDAY/JAN. 26E-book Help. 2 p.m. at Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Adults can get any questionsabout their eBook reader answered.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

English Conversation Group. 3:30p.m. at Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Adults cantalk with others learning English.Free. 703-830-2223.

Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-6p.m. at Dulles Expo Center, 4368Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly.$8/advance; $10/door; childrenunder 12 free. Browse sculpture,glass, jewelry, photography and

more. There will be children’sactivities, artist meets and more. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com for more.

SUNDAY/JAN. 27Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-5

p.m. at Dulles Expo Center, 4368Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly.$8/advance; $10/door; childrenunder 12 free. Browse sculpture,glass, jewelry, photography andmore. There will be children’sactivities, artist meets and more. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com for more.

MONDAY/JAN. 28Sully Book Club. 1 p.m. at Centreville

Regional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Adults can discuss “Jerusalem:The Biography” by Simon SebagMontefiore. Free. 703-830-2223.

Kinder-Budds. 2:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Kindergarteners can enjoy abook discussion. Call for title. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Book Buddies. 3:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. First and second graders canenjoy a book discussion. Call for title.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Writers of Chantilly. 6:45 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults can share

their work and receive feedback.Free. 703-502-3883.

YA Matters. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Teens age 12-18 can takehome a free book, make something,catch up with friends. Free. 703-830-2223.

ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Ask for title. 703-830-2223.

TUESDAY/JAN. 29English Conversation Group. 10:30

a.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Adults canpractice with other students.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songsand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Wheeee! 11 a.m. at CentervilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Children ages 3-5 with adultcan enjoy stories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-830-2223.

Bouncin’ Babies. 11:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Babies up to 11months can enjoy rhymes, songs,stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 3-5 can enjoystories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Toddlin’ Twos. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 2 can enjoystories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 30Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. and 11:30

a.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children age2 can enjoy stories and activities.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Babies up to 11 months canenjoy rhymes, songs, stories andmore. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 12-23 monthscan enjoy rhymes, songs and more.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

A Novel Society. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Adults can discuss “DoctorZhivago” by Boris Pasternak. Free.703-830-2223.

THURSDAY/JAN. 31Storytime. 3 p.m. at Chantilly Regional

Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Children age 3-5 can enjoy storiesand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults canpractice with other students.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

THROUGH FEB. 1Art Exhibit. Paintings by Rosemary

Gallick celebrate the secondinauguration of President BarackObama. See 23 portraits of PresidentObama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden,Hillary Clinton and more. Theexhibition is free and located at theWoodbridge campus of NorthernVirginia Community College, 15200Neabsco Mills Road.

SATURDAY/FEB. 2Animal Program. 1:30 p.m. at Ellanor

C. Lawrence Park, 5040 WalneyRoad, Chantilly. Participants 3 yearsand older can learn about this animaland the story behind Groundhog Day.$5/person. Register online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes with code #2741879701.Call 703-631-0013.

SATURDAY/FEB. 9Lunar New Year Festival. From 1-6

p.m. celebrate the year of the snakeduring Fair Oaks Mall’s 10th annualfestival. Features traditional Chinesedragon dances, music, martial artsdemonstrations, crafts and more.Free. Visitwww.ShopFairOaksMall.com or 703-359-8300.

Purple Tie Bash. 6:30 p.m.-midnightat Westin at Washington Dulles.Chantilly High School presents anevening of fun with dinner, dancingsilent and live auctions and more.Proceeds benefit the athleticprograms at the high school. Visitwww.chantillysports.org to buytickets.

Choral Cabaret. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleHigh School. Enjoy dessert, coffeeand tea while listening to the choirperform. There will be a silentauction and raffle. $10/adult; $5/student. CVHS students who buytickets during lunch will get a freeraffle ticket.

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