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West Springfieldsenior Amy Berglundscored a career-high30 points againstWest Potomac onJan. 14.

West Springfieldsenior Amy Berglundscored a career-high30 points againstWest Potomac onJan. 14.

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Route 29K/N Metrobus Changes

Washington Area Metro Transit Authority (Metro)has made the following changes to Metrobus Route29K/N, which affects City of Fairfax riders:

❖ The 29N will extend from Fairfax Circle toVienna/Fairfax-GMU station. This change will con-nect the Little River Turnpike corridor to the OrangeLine and provide connections to additional Metrobusand Fairfax Connector routes.

❖ There’ll be 12 additional weekday trips in eachdirection.

❖ The time between buses will improve to 30 min-utes between Northern Virginia Community Collegeand King Street-Old Town station (60 minutes oneach route).

❖ Service will run later in the evening on week-days.

❖ The 29N will run all day during the week. Formore information, call 202-637-7000.

Robinson Offers‘Snow Queen’

Robinson Secondary presents the children’s show,“The Snow Queen,” Friday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m., andSaturday, Jan. 25, at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 inadvance at the main office, $7 at the door; $6 re-served tickets are at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/521540. It’s be-ing put on by the theater class, Robinson ProductionCo., and is based on a tale by Hans Christian Ander-son.

Week in Fairfax

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday.Dated announcements should be sub-mitted at least two weeks prior to theevent.

Annual Valentine’s Day Ban-quet. The Family Ministry of theGreater Little Zion Baptist Church issponsoring their annual Valentine’s DayBanquet on Saturday, Feb. 15. from6:30 to 11 p.m. All couples and singlesare invited to fellowship to enjoy anevening of dining, music, dancing andfeatured entertainment.

The theme for this night of extrava-ganza and celebration of Valentine’s Dayis “The Joy Of Love” (Song of Songs4:10). Location: Waterford Receptionsat Fair Oaks, 12025 Lee Jackson Memo-

rial Highway, Fairfax. Cost: $55 per per-son. Contact Deacon Anthony Bazemoreor Deaconess-Elect Terri Bazemore at703-764-9111. Reservations and pay-ments are due by Feb. 10.

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkway andBurke Lake Roads, holds a bible studyfellowship at 9 a.m. Sundays followedby a 10 a.m. worship service. Nurserycare and children’s church also pro-vided. 6401 Missionary Lane, FairfaxStation, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

The Guhyasamaja BuddhistCenter, 10875 Main St., Fairfax Cityprovides free classes to both newcomersand advanced practitioners of TibetanBuddhism.

The center emphasizes working withthe mind and learning how to under-stand the workings of the mind,overcoming innner causes of suffering,while cultivating causes of happiness.Under the direction of Lama ZopaRinpoche, the center is a place of study,contemplation and meditation. Visithttp://www.guhyasamaja.org for moreinformation.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers ser-vices at two locations, in Fairfax at 5114Twinbrook Road and in Clifton at 13421Twin Lakes Drive.

Services in Fairfax are held on Satur-days at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30and 10 a.m.

Services in Clifton are held on Sun-days at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m.703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

As members of the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly convene for thefirst time since last February, leg-islators are stampeding to intro-

duce ethics legislation in response to thegift scandal which engulfed then Gov. Rob-ert F. McDonnell (R).

The revelations last spring about numer-ous undisclosed gifts and purported loansfrom businessman Jonnie Williams toMcDonnell — including a $6,500 Rolexwatch engraved to the “71st Governor ofVirginia” and $35,000 in gifts and cateringfor his daughters’ weddings — shined aspotlight on Virginia’s porous financial dis-closure laws.

McDonnell, who remains under federalinvestigation over his relationship withWilliams, pointed to various loopholes inexisting state law as reasons for not disclos-ing gifts, noting that state law requires onlythe disclosure of gifts directly to officehold-ers, and not their families.

Following the principle cited by SupremeCourt Justice Louis Brandeis that “Sunlightis said to be the best of disinfectants,” stateSen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) has intro-duced an ethics reform package which hesays “makes the Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) a centerpiece.”

PETERSEN’S BILLS would increase dis-closure, limit contributions and gifts, pro-hibit the use of private law firms for statebusiness, and create an ethics commission,ideally with subpoena power, to hold legis-lators accountable and increase transpar-ency.

“The era of Rolexes, lake-house vacations,and $150,000 loans must end,” Petersensaid. “For far too long those of us who servein Richmond have relied on super-sizedpolitical contributions to fund our cam-paigns. That is a part of our current flawedculture. Working Virginians don’t see cam-paign donations larger than their yearlyincomes as ‘no strings attached.’ They see atransaction.”

Petersen’s package of ethical reform billstakes its place alongside several others an-nounced last week, including a bipartisanreform package unveiled Tuesday, Jan. 7,by House Majority Leader M. Kirkland Cox(R-Colonial Heights) and House MinorityLeader David J. Toscano (D-Charlottesville).

Under the Kirkland-Toscano bill, reformsinclude:

❖ A $250 cap on tangible gifts to offi-cials and their immediate family members

from lobbyists or people with business be-fore the state.

❖ A ban on solicitation of those gifts.❖ The requirement that family members’

finances and gifts be disclosed.❖ The creation of an ethics commission

that would serve as a resource, providinglegislators guidance on issues that may posea conflict of interest.

“What we have really tried to do here istake the best parts of our current system,which is fairly strict reporting accountabil-ity, and in targeted areas, we’ve really triedto beef that up and really get at some ofthe problems,” Cox said at a news confer-ence in Richmond last week with Republi-can and Democratic leaders.

Petersen said his proposals differed sig-nificantly from the House bill.

“I’m not overly impressed by the ‘biparti-san compromise’ announced in the Housethis week. My package has teeth. My inten-tion is to change the culture, not just closethe loopholes,” Petersen said in an inter-view on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

“The other issue that’s part of my proposalis making FOIA the centerpiece,” Petersensaid. “I think my FOIA bill is critical forbringing more transparency to this process.That’s a huge difference, because withoutthat it’s really hard to know what’s going

on and it’s for people and the media to in-vestigate. ”

Petersen said he wants his ethics commis-sion to have subpoena power, which wouldgive the group the authority to compel law-makers to testify and produce evidence, orface a penalty for failure to comply.

According to the National Conference ofState Legislatures, more than 40 states havesimilar ethics commissions, most with sub-poena power.

Petersen said he has long been botheredby the lack of financial transparency in Vir-ginia, and the ensuing erosion of the public’strust.

WHEN REPORTS ABOUT THE ROLEXsurfaced last July, Petersen sent a letter tothe governor asking him to “come clean onthis matter” by explaining the gifts, deny-ing the reports, or resigning from office. Hebecame the first Virginia lawmaker to sug-gest McDonnell’s resignation in the wakeof the deepening controversy over the lav-ish gifts.

“For too long, we’ve said ‘hey, we’re hon-orable gentleman, we can police ourselves,’Unfortunately, there have been too manyrecent incidents to contradict that,” Petersensaid.

“That’s why I’ve introduced four bills that

will increase the public’s right to know, limitcampaign contributions to $20K per candi-date from a single donor, end the soakingof taxpayers by white-shoe law firms, andstart a truly independent and distinguishedethics commission that includes everydaycitizens to hold legislators accountable.”

But Del. Dave Albo (R-42) said he wasn’toverly impressed with Petersen’s bills, andhe supports the bipartisan compromise.

“The bipartisan House proposal includesan ethics commission, so I don’t know whySenator Peterson thinks that his ethics com-mission is better,” Albo said Friday, addingthat it’s unrealistic for state lawmakers toimpose certain campaign contribution lim-its.

“If a bill could be crafted that wouldequally limit [all campaign contributions],then I would support it. But it has to be alevel playing field,” Albo said.

“It takes a long time to start earning backthe trust that you have lost, and as Virgin-ians, and as public officials, we need to startnow,” Petersen said.

Let Sun Shine on Virginia’s Financial Disclosure LawsState legislators turnattention to ethics inwake of McDonnellgift scandal.

Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34), sitting, confers with a colleague during lastyear’s General Assembly session. After the session ended in February, itwas disclosed that federal and state authorities had launched an investi-gation regarding gifts given to then-Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) and hisfamily. The investigation served to heighten public awareness ofVirginia’s lax financial disclosure laws.

What Petersen’s EthicsPackage Would Do❖ SB212: FOIA for General Assembly members

and staff - SB212 removes the GeneralAssembly’s exception from the Virginia FOIA act.This bill repeals the 2013 General AssemblyFOIA exemption act (HB1639), patroned by Del.Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls).

❖ SB218: Limits on Campaign Contributions andGifts - SB218 Limits General Assembly membersand Executives in the Commonwealth to a totalof $2,000 in gifts per year. All gifts over $50 willcontinue to be itemized and reported. “Super-sized” campaign donations will be limited to$20,000 per individual donor per candidate.

❖ SB220: Prohibiting the Use of Private Law Firmsfor State Business -SB220 requires the office ofthe Attorney General to contract local city orcounty attorneys, rather than private counsel,when it experiences a conflict of interest. Thisbill will remove the incentive for private lawfirms to exploit the current law and over-bill thestate on a public matter. This bill was broughtabout due to the ongoing attorney’s fees chargedby two firms employed by Attorney Gen. KenCuccinelli’s office to defend Gov. BobMcDonnell, reportedly more than $780,000.

❖ SB219: Establishment of the Virginia EthicsCommission -SB219 requires that all loans, gifts,and statements of economic interests disclosuresshall be filed with the Virginia EthicsCommission. Currently these disclosures arefiled to the clerks of each house. The VirginiaEthics Commission will be a body independentof both houses, comprised of both formerlegislators and distinguished independentcitizens whom have never held office. Thecommission will be able to makerecommendations for disciplinary proceedingsagainst legislators found in violation ofdisclosure laws to their respective house, wheremembers will vote on any disciplinary action.

For more information on these bills, go to:http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/

legp604.exe?141+sum+SB212SB220 (Petersen)http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/

legp604.exe?141+sum+SB220HB1639: (Greason, 2013)http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/

legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1639SB218 (Petersen)http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/

legp604.exe?141+sum+SB218SB219 (Petersen)http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/

legp604.exe?141+sum+SB219

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By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

In an effort to restore green-ery to areas that lost treesduring construction of the95 Express Lanes project,

Transurban and Fluor, privatepartners of the project, launched“1,000 Trees in 1,000 Days” toencourage community members toplant trees in areas along the 95corridor.

The program began in 2012, andlike the title suggests, aimed toplant 1,000 trees within 1,000days. According to Mike McGurk,a corporate relations associate forTransurban, the project has al-ready planted 853 trees. The pro-gram is one of two community ini-tiatives offered to residents alongthe project corridor.

“The goal of the programs is tohave a way to reinvest back intothe communities that we will serveand the folks being impacted byconstruction of the 95 ExpressLanes,” McGurk said.

According to McGurk, the pro-gram helps put some trees back inthe community that were removedto accommodate for the project.The program is not intended toreplace all of the greenery re-moved due to construction, but isintended to put back some of whatneeded to be removed.

“We wanted to do a program

that could put some trees back inthe community and actually usethe input of people and the com-munity to tell us where theywanted the trees to go. The pro-gram is open to any sort of appli-cant, whether it’s a home ownersassociation, a local religious asso-ciation and even elected officials,”he said.

Boy Scout and Cub Scout troopshave helped put in the trees inStafford County, as well as inBurke Lake Park. The project paysfor the cost of the trees, as well asthe instillation. Applicants canchoose from a variety of trees thatcan adapt to different environ-ments.

The program is accepting appli-cations for the rest of the trees ona rolling basis. Community mem-bers interested in planting a treecan visit 95expresslanes.com.

“The program should wrap upby next fall’s planning season,”McGurk said.

Transurban and Fluor also spon-sors a community grant program,which allows organizations ef-fected by the construction to ap-ply for funding for a project or ini-tiative.

“Those grants go to organiza-tions that are impacted by theproject construction. That pro-gram gives funds to implement aprogram of the applicants choos-ing,” McGurk said.

Trees still available for plantingin communities along theInterstate 95 Corridor.

Program Works toRestore Greenery

Photo Courtesy of 95 Express Lanes Project

Virginia Delegate Dave Albo, Springfield Supervisor PatHerrity and a representative from the Fairfax CountyParks Authority help a volunteer from Boy Scouts fromTroop 1140 at Burke Lake Park. The “1,000 Trees in 1,000Days” program, launched by the 95 Express Lanes projectprivate partners Transurban and Fluor in 2012, aims torestore greenery to areas that lost trees during construc-tion of the express lanes.


Opinion

The Virginia General Assembly be-gan its annual session last week onJan. 8.

The actions of the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly matter more to localities than itwould in many other states. In Virginia, locali-ties have only the power specificallygranted by the General Assembly, theDillon rule.

So, for example, MontgomeryCounty and Prince Georges County in Mary-land recently voted to increase the minimumwage in those localities. They didn’t need per-mission from Maryland General Assembly todo so. Arlington and Alexandria might be in-clined to follow suit (the District governmentalso voted to increase the minimum wage) butdo not have that power.

The General Assembly limits how localitiescan raise revenue, what kinds of traffic regu-lations they can implement, whether they cancontrol where guns are allowed, whetherschool districts can begin classes before LaborDay, and much more.

Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria sent theirmembers of the Northern Virginia delegationof state senators, all Democrats, and delegates,overwhelmingly Democrats (13-5), to Rich-mond, where the House of Delegates is over-whelming Republican and control of the Sen-ate is still up in the air pending special elec-tions.

Del. Ken Plum (D-36) filed HB536 which

would “increase the minimum wage from itscurrent federally mandated level of $7.25 perhour to $8.25 per hour effective July 1, 2014,and to $9.25 per hour effective July 1, 2015,unless a higher minimum wage is required bythe federal Fair Labor Standards Act.” It isn’t

likely to see the light of day.Anyone can watch the Virginia House

of Delegates or Senate on streamingvideo when either is in session, and the

Virginia General Assembly proved last year thatit can be worthy of national attention for en-tertainment. It is in fact well worth tuning inonce or twice or more. Visit http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/ and click on“members and session,” and see the “quicklinks” section for video links.

Legislators will consider literally thousandsof bills between now and March 8.

Some quite random examples of proposedlegislation from local delegates and senators:

❖ Del. Dave Albo (R-42): Driving while in-toxicated; refusal of blood or breath tests. Thisbill would allow a person who has been ar-rested for driving while intoxicated and whohas refused to submit to a blood or breath testbe given another opportunity to consent to test-ing after the arresting officer has advised theperson of the consequences of his refusal.

❖ Del. David Bulova (D-37): One bill wouldallow the employment of lights for the obser-vation of deer (spotlighting) for certain activi-ties authorized by the Department of Game and

Inland Fisheries. Another would provide thatproperty used in connection with certaincrimes associated with human trafficking issubject to forfeiture to the Commonwealth.

❖ Del. Scott Surovell (D-44) has proposedthe repeal of last year’s hybrid tax, plus a billthat would place a cap on the compensationthat may be paid to a special counsel appointedto handle certain legal matters where it wouldbe improper or uneconomical for the AttorneyGeneral, or the Attorney General is unable, tohandle such matters. That cap would be thesame as allowed for a court appointed attor-ney, a very small amount.

❖ Del. Mark Sickles (D-43) proposes to cre-ate the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange,which will be established and operated by anew division within the State CorporationCommission.

❖ Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37) would make ita Class 1 misdemeanor for the owner of awebsite to both post an arrest photo and so-licit, request, or accept money for removingthe photograph.

❖ Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) proposes to re-quire drivers and passengers to wait for a rea-sonable opportunity to open vehicle doors onthe side adjacent to moving traffic, an effortto prevent the “dooring” of bicyclists.

Why the General Assembly matters more inVirginia than most states.

From Late Night Comedy to Your BedroomSee for Yourself

Visit http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/ andclick on “members and session,” and see the “quicklinks” section for live video links, information onwho your legislators are and how to track bills.Every resident is represented by one state delegateand one state senator; look up your and email to beplaced on their mailing lists. Consider attendingtheir local meetings.

Editorial

By David Bulova

Special to The Connection

Greetings from Rich-mond! The 2014 Gen-eral Assembly is now in

full swing. In addition to consid-ering nearly 2,000 bills, we willadopt Virginia’s biennial budget,which must be balanced as requiredby Virginia’s constitution. Thanks toeveryone who has contacted meabout issues throughout the year.This session I have introduced 13bills and several budget amend-ments. Below is a summary of is-sues and initiatives I will be work-ing on during the 2014 session.

❖ Transportation – Last year’stransportation funding packagepassed with strong bi-partisan sup-port and is already generating sig-nificant revenue to fix local andregional transportation bottle-necks such as the I-66 corridor.Several legislators, however, arelooking to repeal the package. Pro-tecting this landmark accomplish-ment is a top priority.

❖ Standards of Learning – There

has been mountingconcern that Virginia’sStandards of Learninghave resulted in

“teaching to the test” at the expenseof critical thinking skills. I amthrilled that I have been appointedto the new Educational ReformSubcommittee of the House Edu-cation Committee, which will con-sider how to reform the SOLs.

❖ Education Funding – It is notyour imagination! The difference inthe cost of living between North-ern Virginia and the least expen-sive part of the state is a whopping66 percent. To make up for this dif-ference, our region has tradition-ally been given additional cost-to-compete funding for education. Un-fortunately, the Governor’s intro-duced budget proposes to eliminatethis funding for school support per-sonnel, which would result in a lossof $20.7 million for our region. Re-storing this funding is a priority forthe Northern Virginia delegation.

❖ Bridge to Kindergarten –Quality early childhood educationis a key predictor of future educa-tional success. This year I have in-troduced a budget amendment toprovide classroom readiness skillsto disadvantaged children whohave not had a preschool experi-ence. This initiative is based on asuccessful pilot program atDaniel’s Run Elementary.

❖ Ethics Reform – Several eventsthis past year placed a harsh spot-light on Virginia’s relatively lax eth-ics and transparency laws. We gotstarted on the right track when theDemocratic and Republican cau-cuses announced the framework fora bipartisan ethics reform package.However, I am pushing for more tobe done and have introduced HouseBill 271 to increase transparency byrequiring that gifts be reported ona more frequent basis. Currently,gifts are only reported once a yearafter the elections.

❖ Health Care – There is broad

bi-partisan support to makechanges to our mental-health sys-tem in the wake of the stabbing ofSenator Creigh Deeds and the sui-cide of his son. We will also con-sider whether to expand Medicaid.

❖ Human Trafficking – For thepast several years I’ve beenpleased to be part of a bipartisancoalition to fight human traffick-ing in Virginia by increasing pen-alties and giving law enforcementthe tools they need to prosecutetraffickers. This year I have intro-duced House Bill 767 that allowspolice to seize the assets of a traf-ficker, similar to what is alreadyallowed for drug runners.

I invite you to share yourthoughts by filling out my 2014Constituent Survey. Also, markyour calendars for my annualTown Hall with Senator ChapPetersen on Feb. 1, from 9-10:30a.m., at Fairfax City Hall. Moreinformation on both can be foundat www.davidbulova.com.

Del. Bulova unveils his legislative priorities.

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By Janelle Germanos

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Last year may have been a big year forSpringfield, but according to Nancy-joManney, the executive director of theGreater Springfield Chamber of Com-

merce, 2014 will be even better.“I’m sitting here in January and

thinking wow, what a year this isgoing to be,” Manney said.

The opening of the SpringfieldTown Center and Wegmans in late2014 will be catalysts for growthin the area, Manney said.

“Projects like that are projectsthat people have been waiting forso long, so it is just going to be agood year,” she said.

According to Manney, theSpringfield Town Center andWegmans should open in time forholiday shopping.

“They have not yet released a listof their tenants, and they aren’tgoing to for obvious reasons, un-til everything is in place,” Manneysaid.

The Washington Business Jour-nal reported on Tuesday, Jan. 14that LA Fitness, Regal Cinemas,

Michael Kors, and many others will be among thenew additions to the Springfield Town Center.

Other projects to look for include the Interstate 95express lanes, which Manney said should open afterthe 2014 holiday season. A Q&A on her thoughts on2014 follows.

Q: What are the big thingsthe Greater SpringfieldChamber of Commerce islooking forward to in 2014?A: The Springfield Town Centeris the major development. We canbe assured these are going to bereally nice, high-end retail tenantsthat have been long desired to bein the area. The restaurants will bereally nice. I’ve seen some initialdesigns for the food court, and itis a hospitable place where peoplewould want to meet somebody forcoffee or for lunch in a very casualenvironment, and then do someshopping. All of these things arethings we have not been able todo in really five years, so as a com-munity we are looking forward togetting back to that.

Executive Director of Greater Springfield Chamber ofCommerce shares her thoughts on 2014.

Imagining a Transformed Springfield

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By Marilyn Campbell

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K.J., 8, and his sisterKalina, 3, love readingbooks, particularlybooks they’ve written

themselves or with their mother. Infact, K.J. is an avid reader of bothhomemade and traditionally pub-lished books, and his sister is fol-lowing in his footsteps.

“When they were younger, I tookpictures and copied them on a homeprinter,” said their mother, HollyKarapetkova, an associate professorof literature at Marymount Univer-sity in Arlington. “Once they wereolder, they illustrated the books orchose the item they wanted to in-clude like for a specific letter in analphabet book.”

Karapetkova and other research-ers said that creating books like thiswith children is not only easy and

inexpensive, it’s one of the bestways to help them develop a loveof books and reading, whichKarapetkova said is one of the great-est gifts a parent can give a child.

“Reading is one of the fundamen-tal ways that we interact with theworld and particularly with knowl-edge,” she said. “As a college pro-fessor, I find that my students whocan read well can also think welland write well. They are thinkerson a much deeper level. Researchhas shown that reading makes youmore contemplative, builds pa-tience, concentration, and youhave to use your imagination.”

MAKING YOUR OWN BOOKSstretches the imagination. M. Su-san Burns, Ph.D., a member of theearly childhood education and hu-man development and family sci-ences faculty at George MasonUniversity says there are a few

things that parents should keep inmind when making books withtheir children, however.

“Parents need to make it a posi-tive experience,” she said. “Chil-dren need to have books available[on topics] that are of true inter-est to them. When a book is beingmade with parents, it may not beengaging if the book is only of in-terest to the parent.

“Sometimes it gets sickening tohave your kid tell you another prin-cess story or another train story, butit is really important though to gowith the child’s interest,” she con-tinued. “You can take a little bit ofa twist on the story by maybe add-ing a map that shows the placeswhere the train might go.”

Children may also want to turnto real-life for their books. “Childrenlove to create stories based on theirown experiences, and begin to de-velop a love of art and literature atan early age,” said Sharon Fishel,ArtReach director for the McLeanProject for the Arts in McLean. “Par-ents can foster the link betweendrawing, writing and reading byhaving their child draw pictures of

their daily routine or special events,such as field trips, family outings orunplanned adventures.”

When creating a homemadebook, the text doesn’t have to beoriginal either. “You can take a fa-miliar song and adapt the lyrics,”said Karapetkova. “For example, abook about a daily routine can say‘This is the way we brush our teeth,brush our teeth, brush our teethearly in the morning.’”

The techniques for young chil-dren are a little different. “Youwant a little one to engage with a

book,” said Fishel. “A parent-childidea is nice. We do a lot of parent-child workshops here [at theMcLean Project for the Arts] whereone parent does one side [of thepage] and child does the other.”

The books children and theirparents create don’t have to befancy, however. “When I’ve madebooks like this with my children,we’ve taken photos, we cut out pic-tures from magazines, glue sticks,something to put the picture onto,”said Burns. “You can make thosebooks fun by using artifacts. If

you’re doing a book from your beach trip,your child may want to put some sand inthe book, but it is important to have a childinitiate it.”

“I like the thicker paper stock and some-times it makes it easier to hold onto,” sheadded. “The other thing is to get the clearlaminating paper and putting a plastic sheetover it.”

Even “folded paper, bound with a pencilbecomes a writer’s journal,” saidKarapetkova. “You can also take plastic zip-lock bags, punch holes in the bags, fill themand they become bath time books becausethey are waterproof.”

Fishel suggests sticking with the basics:“Composition book, crayons, colored pen-cils. Go to a crafts store [and get] bags oforigami papers or printed pattern papers,”she said, noting that “each part of it can become a lesson plan. Get a patterned pieceof paper and explore with your child whatmakes that a pattern. Don’t assume that yourchild knows.”

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS atSt. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomaccreate their own books as part of the elemen-tary school curriculum. Jordan Love, headof the Lower School, said that parents can“create a writing center at home by provid-

ing a child with an area dedicated to theirwork and ideas. All children need is blankpaper, coloring crayons or markers, and aquiet place to work, preferably at a table thatis their size. Elementary-age children shouldbe provided paper that has a blank sectionat the top and lines on the bottom.

“For preschool age children,” Love said,“parents can ask their child to dictate ordescribe in order the illustrations. Parentsshould describe what they are writing whilethe child watches them transcribe their ideasto the paper. This reinforces that languagecan be printed.”

Experts add that it’s important to empha-size that mistakes, corrections and changesare OK. “I usually say don’t let them erasewhat they write or draw 150 times. It is notabout perfection,” said Fishel.

Burns agrees. “In books for pleasure youdon’t want to make big corrections,” shesaid. “It’s the relationship with parents thatwill make it positive.”

Love suggests that parents display theirchildren’s books. “Writing and reading gohand in hand, and through supporting thewriting process, parents are enhancing theirchild’s ability to be a more effective and effi-cient reader. Writing together helps to expanda child’s vocabulary, encourage creativity, ac-tivate prior knowledge, and build self-esteem.”

Creating Books with ChildrenExperts say helping little readersbecome authors can deepen alove of reading.

“As a college professor, I find that my students whocan read well can also think well and write well. Theyare thinkers on a much deeper level.”

— Holly Karapetkova, Ph.D., Marymount University

Photo courtesy of Holly Karapetkova

K.J., 8, and his sister Kalina, 3, make books with theirmother, Holly Karapetkova, a professor of literature atMarymount University in Arlington. Experts say makingbooks with children can help them develop of a love ofreading.

By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

At the Jan. 9 School Board Meeting, Fairfax County PublicSchools Superintendent Karen

Garza released the proposed budget of$2.5 billion for FY 2015.

The budget proposal requires an ad-ditional $98.1 million, or 5.7 percentincrease compared to FY 2014, fromFairfax County, which the school systemsays is due to uncontrollable factorssuch as enrollment growth, retirementrate increases and the structural defi-cit. The FY 2015 proposed budget is anincrease of $59.4 million from last year’sapproved budget.

“We had some significant cost driv-ers that affected our budget moving for-ward,” Garza said at the school boardmeeting.

According to Garza, enrollmentgrowth has created a strain on theschool system due to the resourcesneeded to address this growth. Othercosts factors include a retirement rateincrease of $38.9 million, as requiredby the state, and health insurance in-creases of an estimated $23.9 million.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET also in-cludes an increase of step bonuses for

employees who are eligible, totaling$41.0 million. There has been one stepincrease for employees in the past fiveyears.

In order to address these cost in-creases, the budget includes reductionsand savings of $96.5 million, which in-cludes the elimination of 731 positions.

The reductions include the elimina-tion of 82 positions from central sup-port, 180.5 positions from school sup-port, which includes assistant principals,technology specialists, school clericalemployees, custodians, and the elimi-nation of the administrative intern pro-gram. The elimination of 468.7 class-room positions is also included in theproposed budget and will be done byincreasing class size and cutting downon needs-based staffing, instructionalassistants, and the career and transitionprogram.

“Some of that we believe can be miti-gated by annual growth and annual at-trition, but it is significant. It is a sig-nificant number of positions,” Garzasaid.

The proposed budget also includes anaddition of $4.2 million in fees for Ad-vanced Placement and InternationalBaccalaureate tests.

According to Garza, the Board of Su-pervisors has spent a great deal of time

meeting with the school board regarding thebudget.

“I’m very hopeful and optimistic, havingmet with them numerous times, as we allhave, that there will be a shared solutionand that they will partner with us as wemove forward to protect our great schools,”Garza said.

Garza said at the meeting that the schoolboard has taken a shared approach in theFY 2015 proposed budget.

“As we look to FY 2015, our approach hasbeen a shared approach. As I mentionedearlier, we had a projected significant short-fall. As we visited with the Board of Super-visors, we felt like after having visited withthem and really surveying the lay of the land,we knew that we were going to have to lookforward to solving this through a sharedapproach, recognizing that we’re going toneed their help in helping protect ourschools moving forward, but at the sametime, that we’re going to have to make somedifficult decisions as a system, very painfulones,” Garza said.

Garza said at the school board meetingthat she knows the school system is askinga lot of the Board of Supervisors. The bud-get is dependent on the Board of Supervi-sors increasing the county transfer by $98.1million.

The FY 2015 projected beginning balance,

used to prepare the budget, was $48.5 mil-lion.

The school board’s revenue assumptionsinclude $375.9 million in state aid, $171.7million of state sales tax, $42.0 million infederal aid, and $66.6 million in tuition pay-ments from City of Fairfax and other rev-enue.

The projected FY 2015 student enrollmentis 187,994 students.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS expressedboth thanks to Superintendent Garza forincreasing transparency and beginning thebudget discussion earlier than previousyears, as well as concerns for some aspectsof the budget.

“I have serious concerns with the budgetthat has been presented because I person-ally believe that there is some long termimpacts in here that we need to ameliorate,”said Dan Storck, the Mount Vernon DistrictSchool Board member.

Other concerns included class size increaseand the elimination of certain positions.

“These are some brave cuts. These aregoing to be some difficult situations we aregoing to have Monday going forward,”Springfield School Board member ElizabethSchultz said.

Mason District School Board member SandyEvans said at the meeting she agrees the step

increase for employees is fundamental.“As far as the request for the 5.7 per-

cent transfer, I think that this is modest.It’s reasonable. Considering our hugegrowth and our huge critical, fundamen-tal needs, I think that our request here isquite reasonable,” Evans said.

Braddock District School Board mem-ber Megan McLaughlin expressed concernwith the 5.7 percent increase in thecounty transfer at the meeting, based offwhat the Board of Supervisors has ap-proved in the past.

“This school system has not seen a 6percent or more increase since 2006. This5.7 percent increase gives me greatpause,” McLaughlin said.

Some school board members, however,think the request is reasonable, includ-ing Vice Chairman and Lee District SchoolBoard member Tamara Derenak Kaufax.

“It cannot simply be stated that educa-tion is a top priority, when it has not beenadequately funded for several years now.Our system has not. Lip service cannoteducate a child. Our uncontrollable in-creases cannot be ignored. Our enroll-ment growth, our changing demograph-ics, our rising insurance and retirementrates. These are uncontrollable expenses.Again, don’t ignore them,” DerenakKaufax said.

Proposed Fairfax County public schools budget wouldcut 731 positions, increase class size.

Garza Proposes $2.5 Billion Budget for FY 2015

Photo by Steve Hibbard/The Connection

FCPS Superintendent Karen Garzaspeaks at her Listening Tour on Dec. 7 atCooper Middle School in McLean. Garzahas proposed a $2.5 billion budget forFY 2015.


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Q: What are some other projectscoming to Springfield in 2014?A: We have smaller projects, and theyall kind of add together to make peoplesee a new, greater Springfield area. TheMetro Police substation will open up thisyear, and that is a very positive thing forthe area. We don’t know yet, but it islooking more and more like the FBI maypick this location. Springfield Toyota ismoving their dealership to a bigger spotand they are putting in a ball field forthe community. A lot of these things mayseem like just another business, but it’snot. They have bigger impacts on thecommunity than we may think.

Q: What priorities do you thinkthe General Assembly shouldtackle?A: What we have said is, please don’tdisturb the transportation bill that wassuccessfully accomplished last year. Asthey look at congestion mitigation, weas a chamber would like that to include

multi-modal, biking and pedestrian. Thatis very important for a mixed-use, high den-sity area. It’s not just about building roadsor adding another bus line. While thosethings are very important, we need to pro-vide safe walkable and bike-able environ-ments for people, so if they want to travelfrom West Springfield to the Franconia/Springfield metro station, they have a saferoute to bike or to walk in the area. Other-wise they are just stuck in their car and thenthey have to drive there. When we can de-velop safe environments, then I think peoplewill be more willing to get out of their carto bike and walk. We ask our representa-tives in the General Assembly to keep usposted on issues that are important to thebusiness community. We work very closelywith our other chambers here in FairfaxCounty and Northern Virginia to present acohesive voice for the business community.

Q: What are some challenges thatmembers of the chamber arefacing?A: There is still the economy. I’m still hear-

ing from a fair number of members con-cerning hiring. There are still a lot of peoplelooking for jobs and looking for the rightfit. Employers are still a little cautious abouthiring, but there is also still a demand. Forthe past years, we’ve had fewer people do-ing more work, because they are cautiousabout hiring, but they also know they needto hire more people. That is something Ithink businesses struggle with on a dailybasis.

It was a slow holiday season for some,but not everybody. It will be interesting tosee what this winter does with regards tothe weather. In general, I think people areexcited with regards to the developmentthat is coming and the potential that brings.There is always concern with health carereform and how that will impact business-there is a lot of uncertainty there. Again,that could potentially impact someone whois trying to hire or decide if they should hiremore.

Q: What are your thoughts on thepossibility of the FBI coming to

Springfield?A: The main reasons the FBI should comeare convenience and accessibility.Quantico is just down the road, the Pen-tagon is up the hill. That is why Spring-field being at the crossroads at so manyinterstates is convenient and good for alot of things.

Q: What is your vision forSpringfield in 2014 and beyond?A: I think our vision is to look to theGreater Springfield area and to call ithome: for people to want to be in thearea and to build that sense of place. Formany years it’s been spread out and ev-erybody has their little niche neighbor-hood, and we tend to get in our cars andgo to work and nobody sees anybody. Ithink the Town Center is going to be key-having attractions in the Greater Spring-field area, where people want to come,that will build that sense of communityand place that will be good for the cham-ber, good for our business community,and our residents.

Town Center to Boost a Sense of the Community

By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

In order to raise awareness to the factthat sex trafficking can happen anywhere, even in Fairfax County, a newprevention campaign and website

raising awareness of this issue launched onJan. 13.

The Fairfax County police partnered withFairfax County Public Schools and the Of-fice for Women & Domestic and Sexual Vio-lence Services to launch the “Just Ask” Pre-vention Project, which includes a websiteand is intended to increase awareness ofsex trafficking in Fairfax County.

“Obviously we prosecute and we do theenforcement efforts, but if we can preventit, that is a better option for us,” said BillWoolf, lead detective of the Fairfax CountyPolice Department human trafficking unit.“The best method of prevention is to raiseawareness.”

Woolf said the unit is focusing their ef-forts on combating juvenile sex trafficking.

“About 60 percent of our case load is ju-venile sex trafficking. The sexual traumathat these kids endure really has life-longeffects,” Woolf said.

IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESSon sex trafficking and ways it can be pre-vented, a working group was formed to fig-ure out how to best tackle this issue.

“The end product was this ‘Just Ask’ pre-vention campaign, and there are many fac-

ets to this campaign,” Woolf said.According to Woolf, traffickers often keep

young girls in the cycle of violence andmake them feel like they have no escape,which is why awareness is important.

“The theme is just ask - if you are a par-ent, just ask your teen. If you are a friend,just ask. If you are an educator, ask the stu-dent. That is the essential theme to this cam-

paign. It’s all about the open dialogue thatwe think is really going to impact in a posi-tive way the reduction of sex trafficking inNorthern Virginia. If we talk about it, peopleare aware of it, they know what they’re look-ing for, and they know where to turn,” Woolfsaid.

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrityhas also been educating people in his dis-trict about the fact that sex trafficking canhappen in Fairfax County.

“One thing I have been trying to do is toraise awareness that this is out there. Weactually have gangs that are recruiting ouryoung girls to go into sex trafficking,”Herrity said. “I’m not a detective, but onething I can do is raise awareness and edu-cate our population on the dangers.”

Part of the campaign includes the addi-tion of sex trafficking education materialsfor Fairfax County Public School students,which the school board approved at theirJan. 9 meeting.

“This is an area where we have come torealize that, where as we might like to thinkit can’t happen here, it does, and it has, andit’s a very serious issue,” said Mason Dis-trict School Board member Sandy Evans.“The media we have created here in FCPSwill go a long way to raising awareness andhopefully protecting our young people whoare victims of sexual trafficking at veryyoung ages.”

SEVERAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSencouraged the public to watch the videos,which other school districts also want touse.

“There are school systems around the

United States that are just absolutelyanxious to get this videos from us, sowhat we are doing is not only help-ing Fairfax County, it is helping schoolsystems across the United States,”said Braddock District School Boardmember Megan McLaughlin.

Springfield School Board memberElizabeth Schultz was the only boardmember who voted against approv-ing the material.

“Frankly, I think with the degree ofthe sensibility of this material, some-thing like this should be opt-in, notopt-out,” Schultz said.

Will Ashe, the school board studentrepresentative, worked with the film-makers on this project and was alsopart of the Family Life Education Cur-riculum Advisory Committee.

“We need to make sure as manypeople as possible know about this,”Ashe said.

Sex trafficking education materials also addedto school curriculum.

Fairfax County Launches Sex Trafficking Prevention Campaign

Photo contributed

There’ll be posters for buses,schools and other locations insupport of Just Ask campaign.

“About 60 percent of ourcase load is juvenile sextrafficking. The sexualtrauma that these kidsendure really has life-long effects.”

— Bill Woolf, lead detective of thehuman trafficking unit


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FRIDAY/JAN. 17- SATURDAY/JAN. 18“Cats.” 7:30 p.m. Fairfax High School

3501 Reber Run, Fairfax. Music byAndrew Lloyd Webber and based onTS Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book ofPractical Cats” Ticket sales for $14.13& $6.25 on line at:fxdance.ticketleap.com

SATURDAY/JAN. 18Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8

p.m. Harris Theater, George MasonUniversity, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Tickets: $25-60. Forinformation call 703-563-1990 orvisit: www. fairfaxsymphony.org.

SUNDAY/JAN. 19Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 2

p.m. Harris Theater, George MasonUniversity, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Tickets: $25-60. Forinformation call 703-563-1990 orvisit: www. fairfaxsymphony.org.

“Cats.” 2:30 p.m. Fairfax High School3501 Reber Run, Fairfax. Music byAndrew Lloyd Webber and based onTS Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book ofPractical Cats” Ticket sales for $14.13& $6.25 on line at:fxdance.ticketleap.com

MONDAY/JAN. 20Give Together. Heritage Presbyterian

Church, 8503 Fort Hunt Road,Alexandria. A day of volunteering forfamilies and friends.

TUESDAY/JAN. 21, 28“Song & Character Study:” An

Audition Workshop for HighSchool & Adult Students. 6-8p.m. Truro Anglican Church, 10520Main Street, Fairfax. High School andAdult actors and singers are invitedto join CFTC for a four week class onsong and character study. Each weekwill feature a master class settingwhere students will bring a song toworkshop with the class. Instructorswill assist the student with deliveringtext as a song, with emphasis oncombining of acting and singing skillsin a well-rounded performance. Cost:$40 per student. $65 for two peoplein the same family, $90 for three ormore people in the same family.www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org

THURSDAY/JAN. 23Mrs. Green’s Natural Market. 6:30-

8:30 p.m. 12995 Fair Lakes ShoppingCenter, Fairfax. Brand New, natural

& organic, One-stop fresh foodmarket. www.mrsgreens.com

THURSDAY/JAN. 23-SATURDAY/JAN. 25I Never Saw Another Butterfly. 7

p.m. The Sovereign Grace HomeSchool Co op Main Auditorium, 5200Ox Rd, Fairfax. The play tells theunforgettable story of a young Jewishsurvivor of the Holocaust during WorldWar II. $7 for adults; $5, students 3-17. www.facebook.com/Sawabutterflyand jubileecampaign.org/funds/tabitha-orphans-fund

THURSDAY/JAN. 23- FRIDAY/JAN. 24Annie Get Your Gun. 7:30 p.m. Lake

Braddock Secondary School, 9200Burke Lake Road, Burke. Thisentertaining musical tells thefictionalized story of the life of AnnieOakley (1860–1926), a sharpshooterwho starred in Buffalo Bill’s WildWest, and her romance withsharpshooter Frank Butler. Tickets$10. http://lakebraddockchorus.squarespace.comfor information and online ticket sales

FRIDAY/JAN. 24Messages of Hope. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. A Chris Lavelle Film,will be shown. A film event that willtouch your soul, this documentary isbased on Suzanne’s true story oftransformation that has captivatedaudiences. Participants can askquestions about the afterlife, hear therest of the story, and get bookssigned following thediscussion.ºCost: $10.

FRIDAY/JAN. 24- SATURDAY/JAN. 25”Cats.” 7:30 p.m. Fairfax High School

3501 Reber Run, Fairfax. Music byAndrew Lloyd Webber and based onTS Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book ofPractical Cats” Ticket sales for $14.13& $6.25 on line at:fxdance.ticketleap.com

SATURDAY/JAN. 25Springfield Burke Relay for Life

Scrapbooking/Crafting Event. 8a.m.- 5 p.m. West Springfield HighSchool cafeteria, 6100 Rolling Road,Springfield. Complete your craftprojects in the New Year—photoalbums, jewelry, Valentines. Costincludes lunch, door prizes, silentauction and shopping showcase.Suggested donation $40 for full day,$25 for half day. All proceeds go tothe American Cancer Society. Toregister contact Leslie Carlin at 703-866-4862 or Anne Wardinski at 703-764-9687.

Making the Connection. 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Unity of Fairfax, 2854Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.Participants will learn how to openthemselves to higher levels ofguidance, creativity, inspiration andlove.ºCost $35.00 each Saturdaypresentation – morning or afternoon.

“Heart Gifts” New Evidence of OurInterconnectedness. 1:30-4:30p.m. Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. Suzanne Giesemann,former Aide to the Chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff, and nowacclaimed spiritual author, will tell thegripping story of a very special soulcalled “Wolf”, who in his short time onearth, walked two worlds at once – thephysical and non-physical. His storyreveals the interconnectedness of thetwo worlds and the messages he leftbehind are amazing gifts to us on howto bring peace, balance and greaterlove into life. Cost: $35.00 for thisafternoon session.

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Photo by Barry Wheeler/Courtesy of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

Spend your weekend listening to the Fairfax SymphonyOrchestra with Conductor Chris Zimmerman on Jan. 18and 19 at the Harris Theater at George Mason University.


The South County gymnasticsteam took third place at a six-team meet on Jan. 9 at OaktonHigh School.

South County posted a scoreof 118.225. Oakton won theevent with a total of 129.625and Chantilly finished runner-up (128.375). Langley finishedfourth (114.65), Hayfield wasfifth (102.575) and WestSpringfield finished sixth(97.55).

Oakton’s Natalie Weaver wonthe all-around with a score of34.625. West Springfield’sAllison Leibrandt finished sev-enth with a total of 32.375, andSouth County’s Darby Glackinfinished eighth (32.250).

Langley’s Natalie Volpicelliwon vault with a score of 8.85.

Leibrandt tied for fifth (8.475)and Glackin tied for seventh(8.4).

Weaver won bars with a scoreof 8.575. Leibrandt placed fifth(7.825), Glackin finished sev-enth (7.7) and South County’sSamantha Leung placed eighth(7.575).

Weaver won beam with ascore of 8.7 and South County’sCollea Burgess placed secondwith a score of 8.65. Leibrandtplaced seventh (7.8) andGlackin finished eighth (7.5).

Chantilly’s Elise Mazzonewon floor with a 9.4 and Bur-gess finished runner-up with ascore of 9.125. Glackin tied forfifth with a score of 8.65 andLeibrandt tied for eighth(8.275).

South County Gymnastics PlacesThird at Oakton Meet

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

South County’s Darby Glackin tied for fifth on floorwith a score of 8.65 during a Jan. 9 meet at OaktonHigh School.

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Oakton sophomore Natalie Weaver won the all-around competition during a home meet on Jan. 9.

Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

West Springfield guard Amy Berglundgrabbed an offensive rebound duringthe fourth quarter of Tuesday’s gameat West Potomac and attempted a

putback just a few feet from the basket. The shotrimmed out, leading to a groan from the Spartancrowd.

Berglund, on the other hand, smiled.“[O]f course I missed that one,” she said.Berglund wasn’t happy that she missed a gimmie.

But on a night when the Spartan senior was other-wise unstoppable, No. 25 understood the irony inher lone misfire.

Berglund connected on 13 of 14 field-goal attemptsand scored a career-high 30 points as the West Spring-field girls’ basketball team remained undefeated withan 80-37 victory over West Potomac on Jan. 14.

Berglund, a 5-foot-9 guard, made her first 13 field-goal attempts, eight of which were mid-range jump-ers or perimeter shots. She went 2-for-2 from thefree-throw line and made both of her 3-point at-tempts. Berglund’s final attempt after a night ofsharpshooting resulted in her missing one of hereasier opportunities and receiving a reaction fromthe crowd.

Berglund, who surpassed 1,000 career points thisseason, said getting off to a hot start gave her confi-dence.

“It’s huge,” she said. “If you make your first couple,you feel like you can make any shot.”

West Springfield head coach Bill Gibson saidBerglund added the 3-point shot to her arsenal afterscoring nearly 400 points as a junior and shooting52 percent from the floor.

“She has good shot selection,” Gibson said, “andshe’s a good shooter.”

Berglund scored 10 points in the first quarter, in-cluding a transition bucket with 2:34 remaining thatgave West Springfield a 20-0 lead. The Spartans led23-2 at the end of the period and 42-8 at the end ofthe first half.

West Springfield twice led by 40 points in the thirdquarter. Berglund’s three-point play with 3:53 left inthe period capped an 8-0 run and gave the Spartansa 52-12 advantage. Less than a minute later, Berglundknocked down a jumper to give West Springfield a54-14 lead.

“She’s amazing,” West Potomac head coach KennyFarmer said. “… She can flat-out shoot the ball.”

The loss dropped West Potomac’s record to 8-5.Sophomore forward Maura D’Anna scored 11

points for West Springfield and sophomore guardJasmine Taylor finished with seven. Sophomoreguard Shelby Haynes, junior forward Emily Reba andjunior guard Sadie Shroeder each had six.

Tuesday’s win improved West Springfield’s recordto 13-0. Gibson said the maturation of sophomoresD’Anna, Haynes and Taylor, who played varsity ballas freshmen, has led to improvement for the Spar-tans. Last season, West Springfield lost in the PatriotDistrict tournament semifinals, ending its streak ofthree consecutive district titles. The Spartans finished

with a 21-5 record, ending their year with a two-point loss to Centreville in the regional quarterfinals.

West Springfield reached the state tournament in2010, 2011 and 2012.

“Our team goal has always been to go to states,”Berglund said, “but we’ve got to take it one step at atime.”

West Springfield will host Woodson at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Jan. 17.

Sharpshooting Berglund LeadsSpartans in Blowout VictorySenior guard scores 30 points,makes 13 of 14 attempts.

West Springfield senior Amy Berglundscored a career-high 30 points againstWest Potomac on Jan. 14.

West Springfield sophomore MauraD’Anna scored 11 points against WestPotomac on Jan. 14.

Photos by Louise Krafft/The Connection


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