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FACETS gets$130,000 in grantmoney.

By Justin Fanizzi

HelpingOut theHomeless

The Connection

FACETS, the Fairfax AreaChristian Emergency andTransitional Services,strives daily to stamp out

homelessness and ensure that ev-ery resident of Fairfax County hasa bed to sleep in and a warm mealwaiting three times a day. Its am-bitious mission is often solo, sowhen the chance for a co-pilotarises, FACETS seizes the oppor-tunity.

FACETS recently received twogrants from the Freddie Mac Foun-dation and the Phillip L. GrahamFund to help further its goal to endhomelessness in the county. Thegrants, totaling $130,000, wereespecially beneficial, FACETS lead-ers said, given the current state ofthe economy.

“All of us, in this economy, arebracing for grants to be cut andjust hoping to get what we got lastyear,” said FACETS Executive Di-rector Amanda Andere. “So, re-ceiving extra grants shows that thecommunity wants the organiza-tion to succeed and for those inneed to get the help they need.”

The gift from the Freddie MacFoundation was just the latest inthe foundation’s long history ofsupporting FACETS, though it issubstantially more than past do-nations. The foundation, formedin 1991, is the non-profit branchof the massive home loan mort-gage corporation and strives tocreate stable home environmentsfor families through a variety ofmeans.

The foundation gave a $100,000grant to FACETS to enable the or-ganization to hire additional staffto support its work to find stablehousing for the estimated 1,500homeless families in FairfaxCounty. According to Andere, FAC-ETS only had one to two peopleworking with 100 families at atime that were on the waiting listprior to receiving the grant money,making it difficult to make an im-pact. With the money, Andere willhire more staffers who will be able

See FACETS, Page 14


New Chapter Begins for Laurel Hill PlanSupervisors OK Laurel Hill Adaptive ReusePlan, negotiations begin with developer.

“The plan gives us an incredibleopportunity to make Fairfax Countybetter than it already is.”

— Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon)

By Justin Fanizzi

The Connection

Eight years, dozens of public hearings,multiple committee meetings andmany trials and tribulations later, the

residents of Lorton can finally look to thefuture on one of the community’s most long-awaited projects.

The Board of Supervisors approved theLaurel Hill Adaptive Reuse Master Plan atits Tuesday, May 11 meeting and also au-thorized county staff to begin negotiationswith the project developer, Wisconsin-basedAlexandria Company. The vote closed thechapter on the lengthy planning process andpushed the project further down the roadto completion.

“It’s an exciting time for the communitybecause this is the last large piece of landwe have that is ripe for development,” saidSupervisor Gerry Hyland (D-MountVernon). “The plan gives us an incredible

opportunity to make Fairfax County betterthan it already is.”

The final plan that the board approvedwas drafted by the Alexander Company andaugmented based on 15 recommendationsmade by the Laurel Hill ProjectAdvisory Committee. TheAlexander Company’s plan callsfor a mixed-use approach thatwould preserve the historicalcore of the site and is slated for41,400 square feet of neighbor-hood retail stores, including asmall grocery store, pharmacy,bank, restaurants and a daycarecenter.

In addition, plan call for 50,000 squarefeet of office space and a 20,000 square footchapel. Within the site, 171 residentialrental units, composed of 127 market-rateunits and 44 affordable units, and 181 resi-dent-owned and occupied units are also

slated for construction. A “communitygreen” will also be created that will be anopen, green space for a variety of uses.

“Our assignment from the Board of Su-pervisors was to make recommendations onthe project and we have been working on itfor a while,” Planning Commissioner Timo-thy Sargeant (At-large) said. “Compromiseis a challenging thing, but we’ve done it andwe think that this is the best plan movingforward.”

The recommendations, on the other hand,came from an examination of the logisticaland financial aspects of the AlexanderCompany’s plan, and as a result of an ap-proved motion by Hyland, the companymust abide by them. The major recommen-dations called for a limit to the number of

residential units to the total already estab-lished within the plan and an updated fi-nancial analysis of the site to reflect thechanges in the economy that have takenplace since the figures were estimated.Other recommendations called for the ori-entation of as much traffic from the site aspossible onto Lorton Road instead ofSilverbrook Road and the creation of aworkforce-housing program.

Perhaps the most important aspect of theproject at this point, the cost, isstill very fluid. According toSargeant, an estimated $9 mil-lion-$13 million gap exists in theproject budget, which while high,is significantly lower than the$30 million gap initially hintedat by the Alexander Company.Sargeant said that deficit wouldbe the main issue in the negotia-

tion phase, as both sides try to figure outways to close the gap. Several methods ex-ist to maintain the current deficit and evenlower it, Sargeant said, including the ac-quisition of historic tax credits from Na

Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Michael O’Connell

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News

A Fresh StartSunday Farmers Market returns to Lorton.

Shoppers seeking fresh produce, lo-cally raised meat products or bakedgoods have reason to rejoice. TheLorton Farmers Market has re-

turned for a new season. Located at 8990Lorton Station Blvd, in Lorton, the market

is open every Sunday through Oct. 31, from9 a.m.-1 p.m. Ten vendors sell their wares at the mar-ket, which also includes a Master GardenerPlant Clinic to answer questions aboutplants and landscaping.

Tim Baker looks on as his son Henry, 4, picks out the pumpkin choco-late chip muffin he will scarf down later from the PattyBakes tent.

Megan, Jamie and Jim Kim of Lorton page thorough a picture book ofCibola Farms before Jamie purchases a piece of buffalo jerky.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Antiques, folk-art carvings, a collection ofCivil War sabers and a peaceful, colorfulgarden — all these things and more awaitvisitors to the 38th Annual Clifton Homes

Tour and Marketplace.Presented by the Clifton Community Woman’s

Club, the tour takes place Thursday, May 20, from9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and$25 on tour day; single home admission is $10.

“We have a nice selection and variety of homes,”said Homes Tour Chairman Linda Beckman. “There’salso a wonderful silent auction and a marketplacewith vendors.”

Marketplace activities include an art show and sale,silent auction and boutique which run from 9:30a.m.-5 p.m. The boutique features fiber-art necklacesand scarves, clothing, glassware, designer jewelry,chocolates, herb mixes and clothing accessories.

The art show is in the fellowship hall of CliftonPresbyterian Church and features the work of localartists. A drawing will be conducted for a $50 giftcertificate for a local restaurant.

At the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 ChapelRoad, people may browse and bid on a variety ofsilent-auction items such as theater tickets, themedbaskets and gift certificates from area merchants. andpurchase gifts from vendors at the boutiques. Ad-mission is free to the activities at the church andtown hall. For more information, seewww.cliftoncwc.org or call Linda Beckman at 703-266-0213.

The event is the woman’s club’s primary fund raiser.“All the net proceeds go to our Charitable Trust Fund,which supports local charities,” said Beckman. “We

Annual Clifton HomesTour is May 20.

give college scholarships and help support food banksand places such as the Kate Hanley Family Shelterand the Bethany Shelter for abused family members.”

That’s why she’s hoping for a good turnout. “Comeand enjoy the day, bring friends, support the com-munity and local charities and fall in love with our,little town,” said Beckman.

Homes tour tickets are available at The CliftonStore and Cottage Art, in the

Town of Clifton; Adler’s Art & Frame, in the Col-onnade Shopping Center; Judy Ryan, in theTwinbrooke Shopping Center in Fairfax; Banner’sHallmark in the Centrewood Plaza in Centreville; andFive Star Hair, The Picket Fence and Yarn Barn inBurke.

Tickets may also be purchased on tour day, at anyof the tour homes, or at the town hall at 12641 ChapelRoad in Clifton. Or order them by mailing a check ormoney order payable to CCWC to: Clifton Commu-nity Woman’s Club, P. O. Box 229, Clifton, VA 20124.Include a phone number or e-mail address to receiveverification of receipt. Tickets will be available forpick-up at the town hall on tour day.

Below are brief descriptions of the homes and gar-den on tour:

Braun HouseHomeowners Jane Elizabeth and Richard Braun

bought their land in 2004, and along with it came atwo-story log cabin that may have belonged to GeorgeWashington’s half-brother. It’s now a guesthouse, andthe main residence is a Georgian brick house. Thelarge, country kitchen has just been renovated, butwith elements such as beams from old barns andhammered-copper sinks to give it historic character.

Art and antiques adorn this home on Robey’sMeadow Lane. A 17th-century carving from a churchin Spain hangs above the fireplace, and a 200-year-

See Clifton, Page 10

News Briefs

Citizen Committee To AdviseOn Boundary Changes

The Fairfax County School Board voted to establish anew Facilities Planning Advisory Council to oversee andassist with issues pertaining like school closures, newschool openings, boundary changes and facility renova-tions.

The new council will be made up of 13 members, in-cluding one from each Fairfax magisterial district, threeat-large representatives and a City of Fairfax participant.

Each member of the Fairfax County School Board wouldappoint one person to the council. The City of Fairfax,which has its own School Board, would select its ownmember.

The School Board envisions council members servingthree-year terms. Fairfax County school system employ-ees would be barred from participating.

The School Board is establishing the council, in part, asa response to public criticism about a lack of communityengagement in recent school boundary decisions. SchoolBoard member Liz Bradsher (Springfield), who has exten-sive experience with boundary changes as a parent, spear-headed the effort to provide more public input earlier inthe facilities planning process.

Before being elected to the school board, Bradsher spentseveral years fighting to have new schools built in south-ern Fairfax ahead of the school system’s official timeline.She and others said a residential development boom inFairfax Station and Lorton warranted the school construc-tion on accelerated schedule.

When a new South County Secondary School eventu-ally opened, Bradsher and others were frustrated that thebuilding was over capacity and children who lived withinwalking distance of the campus had to go to Hayfield Sec-ondary School, located several miles away.

The school system also saw public outcry during anotherschool redistricting that moved several students to SouthLakes High School in western Fairfax County. Many fami-lies affected said they felt “ambushed” when they foundtheir neighborhoods would be affected by the decision.

In the coming year, the School Board will have to tacklethe redistricting of Annandale High School, which is sev-eral hundred students over capacity. They must also comeup with a solution for overcrowding in elementary schoolsin western Fairfax County.

— Julia O'Donoghue

CorrectionThe cover of the May 6-12, 2010 edition of the Fairfax

Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection misidentified SouthCounty Secondary student Emily Sargeant’s grade. She isa senior.

Parents of Teen Drivers MustComplete Safety Course

Starting in September, parents and guardians of minorsseeking driver’s licenses will have to complete a 90 minuteprogram with their children before the students can getbehind the wheel legally.

The course will emphasize parental responsibilities forjuvenile driving behavior, juvenile driving restrictions, thedangers of driving while intoxicated and underage drink-ing.

All Fairfax County public high schools will offer thecourse to families once each academic quarter. The countywill provide the program at no cost for those parents ofstudents enrolled in driver’s education through a 10thgrade health and physical education class.

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The new requirement is the re-sult 2009 legislation sponsored byFairfax delegates Dave Albo (R-42), Tom Rust (R-86), Adam Ebbin(D-49) and former Fairfax Del.Margi Vanderhye (D-34).

The House of Delegates passedthe legislation 74 to 25, with onlyone Fairfax delegate, Tim Hugo(R-40), voting against the mea-sure. The State Senate passed themeasure 37-2, with former FairfaxCounty senator and current Vir-ginia Attorney General KenCuccinelli (R) voting against it.

— Julia O’Donoghue

New Wine ShopOpens in Clifton

On Saturday, May 15, Town ofClifton residents Julie and RandyThompson will be fulfilling a longtime dream of opening a wineshop and wine tasting room. Theshop is located on 7145C Main St.in Clifton on the side of the Heart& Hand building facing the rail-road tracks. A May 15 grand open-ing will feature multiple winetastings and a performance by afive-piece jazz band.

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

THURSDAY/MAY 13Fairfax County’s Independent

Living Program for OlderAdults. 12:15 p.m. at Mount VernonPresbyterian Church Fellowship Hall,2001 Sherwood Hall Lane,Alexandria. Free strength andbalance classes followed by a healthseminar on Services for Older Adults.Registration required at 703-324-7210 [email protected].

SATURDAY/MAY 15Grandparent Respite Day.

Grandparents and other relativesraising children can take part in arespite day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., atGum Springs Community Center,8100 Fordson Road in the Alexandriaarea of Fairfax County; and MottCommunity Center, 12111 BraddockRoad, Fairfax. Children aged 3-12can be dropped off at one of the sitesfor a day of activities; lunch andsnacks will be provided for thechildren at no cost to caregivers.Activities will be based on the themeRespite day is for residents of FairfaxCounty and the cities of Fairfax andFalls Church. Call 703-324-3517(TTY 703-449-1186) to register.

THURSDAY/MAY 20Fairfax County’s Independent

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The County Line

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

Laurie Blackburn calls the publicschool where her son attends firstgrade extraordinary. She isn’t theonly one.

Hollin Meadows Elementary has drawnnational attention for its outdoor garden-ing and science program, where studentsgrow food and learn about native plants andinsects on the school site. First LadyMichelle Obama visited the Mount Vernonschool to learn more about its outdoor pro-gram last fall, and Hollin Meadows studentshave been invited to her vegetable gardenat the White House two years in a row.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture interviewed staff at and shot footageof Hollin Meadows for an instructional filmthey intend to distribute to other schooldistricts around the country.

But the gardens might not survive theFairfax County School Board vote on theannual budget May 20.

TWO PROGRAMS, Project Excel and Fo-cus, were established more than a decadeago, in part to help elementary schools witha larger percentage of needy students. Su-perintendent Jack Dale now says the moneyused for those programs can be spent moreeffectively in another way.

But what Dale’s new initiative entails isunclear and how much money individualschools which benefited from Project Exceland Focus will receive has not been re-leased. The Hollin Meadows community, forexample, is not sure whether they will getas much funding under Dale’s new plan asthey have in the past or whether the schoolsystem will let them use any of the moneyto maintain the gardening program.

“When you are changing from an old pro-gram to a new program, you should bringpeople along and not leave them in the po-sition of not having any clear idea what kindof school their children are going to be go-ing to in three months,” said Blackburn.

During county budget deliberations lastmonth, several members of the Board ofSupervisors called the school board irre-sponsible and insensitive to the communitywhen it came to the elimination of ProjectExcel and Focus, as well as a year-roundschool calendar program in place in a hand-ful of county schools.

Several supervisors said the school boardshould have had a long and extensive com-munity engagement process about eliminat-ing such long-standing programs, especiallysince they affect some of the county’s mostvulnerable children.

“I hold three public hearings when a gasstation wants to change the color of its aw-ning. This is a policy shift of much moreimportance,” said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee).

Many of the details about the school

system’s new initiative for at-risk students were fuzzy be-cause the schools were notsure how much funding theywould receive from thecounty or the Virginia govern-ment, said school board mem-ber Janie Strauss(Dranesville).

“It would have been greatto let people know what washappening in February, butwe didn’t know how muchmoney we were going to getand it looked pretty bad,” saidStrauss.

Last year, school boardmembers voted to use federalstimulus money to fundProject Excel, which providesan extended school day onMondays at 16 elementaryschools. The supervisorsshould have known that thestimulus money was limitedand would run out at the endof next year, said severalschool board members.

Dale and many schoolboard members also pointedout that the most significantfunding that elementaryschools with students in pov-erty receive comes in the formof a lower staff-to-student ra-tio, which will not bechanged.

Still, several members ofthe community said they felt“ambushed” by the changeand supervisors found thetimeline too condensed forsuch a major change.

During a public hearing inJanuary, the Fairfax AreaLeague of Women Voters com-plained about the schoolsystem’s budget documentsbeing “opaque” and said theorganization had a hard time parsing outhow the school system was spending money.The Fairfax Education Association andFairfax County Council of PTAs airedconcerns about responsiveness.

“There is no open dialogue. That is nothow the school system works,” said ArthurLopez, incoming chair of the schools’ mi-nority student achievement oversight citi-zen advisory committee.

But many school board members contendthat Dale’s new initiative for students inpoverty will reach more needy students. Thesuperintendent plans to boost funding forstudents who are poor and need to learnEnglish from $20 million to $30 million nextyear.

“Overall, we will be spending moremoney than we are now,” said Dale.

Of the new money, about $5.4 million will

be distributed across schools strictly basedon the number of needy students they have.

Dale said schools with many poor stu-dents would receive more funding than aschool with few or no poor students. Butevery school with poor students would re-ceive extra financial assistance.

For the first time, the school system willalso be providing extra staff to high schoolsbased on the number of poor students en-rolled.

“Everyone will receive funding related topoverty,” he said.

The school system will also use $4.3 mil-lion to help a list of 29 “priority schools”close the achievement gap. These schoolsare not necessarily those with the most chal-lenging demographics and include thosewho suffer from low test scores and a wideachievement gap between white or Asian

students and other minorities.According to a written pro-

posal, extra funding could beprovided for literacy coachesand instructional coaches andto enroll all eligible 4-yearolds in the Head Start pro-gram. Instead of providing anextended day or year-roundschool year to all students at-tending a particular school,individual pupils could alsobe asked to start school earlyin August if their academicachievement is lacking.

DALE and several schoolboard members said the threecurrent programs are staticand limited. Those schoolsthat were initially enrolled inthe Excel, Focus and year-round calendar programs adecade ago are still the onlyones receiving the services.

Demographic changes overthe last few years have alsomeant that those schools withlargest number of poor stu-dents and the lowest achieve-ment rates now are not nec-essarily the ones where Exceland year-round calendar arein place.

“Once a school was in theprogram, the school was al-ways in the program. And noone else could get into theprogram,” said School Boardmember Stu Gibson (HunterMill).

The Excel, Focus and year-round calendar programswere also only in place in el-ementary schools. Dale’s newplan would give extra fund-ing to middle schools –Hughes, Sandburg, Whitman,Glasgow, Herndon and Poe –because they have high levelsof poverty.

Finally, Dale said there wasno compelling evidence thatExcel, Focus or a year-round

calendar was boosting achievement. Whencomparing schools that had those three pro-grams with similar schools that didn’t, theschool system saw no difference in aca-demic achievement, said Dale.

BUT some individual schools have seen tre-mendous results, said school board mem-bers and parents.

In addition to Hollin Meadows, GrahamRoad – which has the Excel, Focus and year-round calendar programs – has been nation-ally recognized.

And even though Hollin Meadows is listeda “priority school,” it isn’t clear that it willreceive the same level of extra funding itdoes now, said Blackburn.

“My concern is that it is May and all wehave seen is an outline of an outline,” saidBlackburn.

Changes Coming for Schools with Poor StudentsMany call process for changingprograms for needy students flawed. Schools Affected

Many needy schools currently receive extra funding and support throughthe Project Excel, Focus and year-round calendar programs. The school boardis likely to eliminate all three programs and replace them, in part, with a“priority schools” initiative.

Those campuses that would receive extra funding as a “priority school”are not the same as those who received funding under Excel, Focus and year-round calendar.

School Excel Focus Year-Round PrioritySchool

Annandale Terrace Elementary Yes No Yes NoBeach Tree Elementary No No No YesBrookfield Elementary No No No YesBucknell Elementary Yes No No YesBull Run Elementary No No No YesCameron Elementary Yes No No NoCentre Ridge Elementary No No No YesClearview Elementary No No No YesCunningham Park Elementary No No No YesCrestwood Elementary No No No YesDaniels Run Elementary No Yes No NoDogwood Elementary Yes No Yes YesDranesville Elementary No No No YesFort Belvoir Elementary Yes No No NoFort Hunt No Yes No NoForest Edge Elementary No Yes No NoFranconia Elementary No No Yes NoGlen Forest Elementary Yes No Yes NoGraham Road Elementary Yes Yes Yes NoGroveton Elementary Yes No No NoHalley Elementary Yes No No NoHerndon Elementary No No No YesHollin Meadows Elementary Yes Yes No YesHutchinson Elementary Yes No No NoHunter Woods Elementary No No No YesHybla Valley Elementary Yes No No YesKent Gardens Elementary No Yes No NoKing’s Glen Elementary No No No YesLake Anne Elementary No Yes No NoLondon Towne Elementary Yes No No YesMount Eagle Elementary Yes No No NoMt. Vernon Woods Elementary Yes No No YesParklawn Elementary Yes No Yes NoPine Spring Elementary Yes Yes No NoProvidence Elementary No Yes No NoRiverside Elementary Yes Yes No YesRose Hill Elementary No No No YesTimber Lane Elementary No No Yes NoSleepy Hollow Elementary No Yes No NoStenwood Elementary No Yes No NoWashington Mill Elementary No No No YesWestlawn Elementary Yes No No NoWoodlawn Elementary Yes No No YesWeyanoke Elementary Yes No No NoWoodley Hills Elementary Yes Yes No NoWoodburn Elementary No Yes No NoHughes Middle* No No No YesSanburg Middle* No No No YesWhitman Middle* No No No YesGlasgow Middle* No No No YesTwain Middle* No No No YesHerndon Middle* No No No Yes

*Project Excel, Focus and the year-round calendar program does not exist at themiddle school level but middle schools are included under the “priority school” plan.


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Woodson High Sports BoosterWorries About Athletic Fee

Fairfax resident Charles Oppenheim worriesa proposed sports team fee in Fairfax CountyPublic Schools next year could be a barrier tostudent participation in local high school ath-letic programs next year. He spoke at theFairfax County School Board’s final hearingon the 2010-11 budget May 12.

The local School Board is considering imple-menting a $100 fee per student per sports sea-son, which Oppenheim said could add up toseveral hundred dollars for some families.School Board members will vote on whetherto implement the new fee as part of an over-all budget package May 20.

Though the school board has said students who qualify for free andreduced-priced lunch will not be required to pay the fee. But Oppenheimsaid the additional cost will also be burden for middle class families.

Oppenheim is president of the Woodson High School Athletic Boost-ers. He said several parents already drop a few hundred dollars eachyear to join the booster club at their local high school.

The boosters often raise money for functions critical to the success ofthe local athletic programs, like grass cutting and general playing fieldmaintenance.

If parents decide not to contribute to the boosters because of thenew athletic fee, many of the basic needs of high school athletes, suchas a need for new uniforms or equipment, could go unmet.


Parents Want All-Day KindergartenA small group of residents urged the Fairfax

County School Board to find funding for acountywide full-day kindergarten programduring the final hearing on the school system’s2010-11 annual budget May 12.

Thirty-seven of the Fairfax’s 142 public el-ementary schools still have half-day kinder-garten programs. The School Board has notdiscussed in any detail expanding the full-daykindergarten program to new sites this year,partly because of budget constraints.

“I know people who are enrolling their chil-dren in private kindergarten programs becausethey want a full day,” said Joana Garcia, a parent at Silverbrook El-ementary School.

Initially, School Board members had intended to “phase in” full-daykindergarten at all schools over a few years. But they did not add newfull-day kindergarten classes to this year’s calendar, arguing that theeconomic downturn was forcing them to make cuts to existing pro-grams.

Several parents said denying students access to full-day kindergar-ten is a basic equity issue. Children in schools with only a half-dayprogram get half the amount of enrichment and exposure to instruc-tion as students in a full-day program.

Garcia said her child could read a little bit after attending a full-daypre-school on Fort Belvoir Army Base. He then lost considerable read-ing and language abilities while enrolled in the half-day kindergartenprogram at Silverbrook.

Those schools with the most challenging demographics — a largenumber of poor students and English language learners — receivedfull-day kindergarten first. In general, the 37 schools still waiting forthe program are among the most affluent in the county.


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Joana Garcia

CharlesOppenheim

Kia Sedghi of Fairfax Station, asenior majoring in biology in the Col-lege of Science at Virginia Tech, hasbeen named to the national list ofWho’s Who Among Students in

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American Universities and Collegesthis year. Sedghi, is one of 91 Vir-ginia Tech students that have beennamed to the Who’s Who nationallist this year.


Opinion

The first paragraph of Virginia Freedom of Information Act, passed bythe General Assembly in the 1968,states that all public records “shall

be presumed open.”But the legislation includes an exception that

allows police to withhold some information.Police officials in Fairfax, Arlington and Al-

exandria have adopted what they call a “blan-ket” approach to using their exemption. Thatmeans they have decided to withhold any in-formation and document they can.

The actual reports filed by police officersabout any incident, available to the public andthe press in almost every jurisdiction inAmerica, are never released in Northern Vir-ginia.

Leaders in Northern Virginia’s police depart-ments continue to assert that most peoplearen’t don’t care about the level of secrecyemployed by police.

“Let us hear that concern,” said a FairfaxCounty police spokesperson. “We are not hear-

Let Us Hear That ConcernCitizens have a right to know details of crimesin their neighborhoods and activities of police.

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ing it from anybody except the media, exceptindividual reporters.”

“I don’t think we have to justify it,” said Al-exandria Police Chief Earl Cook.

It’s time to let them hear the concern, andtell them that they do have to justify decisionsto withhold public information. Contact yourchief of police, along with your state and local

elected officials. We’d appreci-ating receiving a copy of anyletter you send.

Police should move to makeas much information open to

the public as possible. Should they have theright to redact some information, for example,the name of an undercover officer? Certainly.But withholding information should be a rareexception, not a blanket policy. But the pro-cess of repressing critical information under-mines the contract of trust between police andcommunity, like the name of the shooter andexact details when police shoot and kill anunarmed civilian, as in the case of David Mas-ters.

“Citizens truly do have a right to know thedetails of crimes in their neighborhoods, notsummary information the police choose to re-

lease,” wrote Ryan Donmoyer in a letter to theAlexandria Gazette Packet. “And the press playsa pivotal role in the unfettered disseminationof such essential information.”

We continue to be grateful for the service,presence, expertise and judgment of the po-lice officers patrolling our neighborhoods. Themisguided decision to abuse the ability to with-hold every piece of information possible comesfrom the leadership level. The police officersyou come into contact with in your daily ac-tivities are not at fault here.

— Mary Kimm

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Get InvolvedSend a letter to your chief of police and

your state and local elected officials to letthem know that you want more information,that police should rescind their “blanket”approach to withholding information.

Who To ContactIf you find an incident that you want to

know more about in your neighborhood,call the police non-emergency number orhere are the names of the official respon-sible for processing Freedom of Informationrequests for the police in each jurisdiction:Fairfax, Sgt. James Tanler,

[email protected]

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Disagrees withO’Brien’s VoteTo the Editor:

As a young woman, I hope toeventually be a mother in the fu-ture. I just read that Jay O’Brien(R) plans to run for State Senateagain, a seat he lost to Sen. GeorgeBarker (D-39) in 2007.

Although O’Brien has alwaystouted himself as a ConservativeRepublican, there is one majorvote he had when he was in officethat disturbed me the most.

O’Brien supportedmandatory HPV(Genital human pap-illoma virus) Vacci-nations for girls as young as 11,who attend public schools. Thereare a host of problems with thisvote.

Firstly, at the time, there was noresearch about what the long-termresults would be to girls’ healthand physiology after such a vacci-nation.

Secondly, according to the CDC,in 90 percent of cases, the body’simmune system clears HPV natu-rally within two years [http://www.cdc.gov/STD/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm#Whatis].

Thirdly, decisions related to be-havior-related vaccinations forchildren should be made by par-

ents, not by the government, pe-riod.

This vote by O’Brien was a votein favor of government intrusioninto private family decisions, andas such, contradicts the values ofmost of his former constituents.

I hope he reconsiders his deci-sion to run again, as he won’t begetting my vote.

Corey HowellSpringfield

UncloggingInterstate 66To the Editor:

Can anyone solve congestion onthe Interstate 66? I don’t know, butat least some elected officials aretrying.

I’m talking about U.S. Rep.Frank Wolf (R-10) and SupervisorsMichael Frey (R-Sully) and PatHerrity (R-Springfield) whohosted a town hall meeting seek-ing solutions to the parking lot wecall Interstate 66. The trio ofelected officials — Republicans all— outlined what they have doneand plan to do to get traffic roll-ing again. To end VDOT foot-drag-ging, they are putting the bureau-crats’ feet to the fire.

I’m encouraged. Wolf, Frey andHerrity are walking the walk,

which is faster than we sometimestravel on Interstate 66. If they canremove the asbestos from VDOT’stoes, we may actually see move-ment on Interstate 66 in my life-time. Who would have thoughtRepublicans would care about thelittle guy? Hear that ChairwomanSharon Bulova (D-At-large) andU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11)?

Kalia SokosSpringfield

Walking theWalk?To the Editor:

During U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly’s (D-11) tenure on theFairfax County Board of Supervi-sors, the average property tax billin Fairfax County nearly doubledfrom roughly $2,400 to $4,800. Intrue Connolly tradition, the taxhappy Democrat-led board in Aprilraised county property taxes andfees again, costing the averagehomeowner in the county (with ahome valued at $432,439) an ad-ditional $95 in taxes and fees

Republican Congressional candi-date Pat Herrity stumps againstConnolly’s property tax increaseseverywhere he goes, but in 2009with declining home values, hehad a chance to give Fairfax

County taxpayers a break. Instead,Herrity voted for a 13 percentproperty tax rate increase, keep-ing virtually all of Connolly’s in-crease in place.

This is the single largest tax rateincrease in 30 years. According tothe Washington Post, 150,000households actually saw their realproperty tax bill increase. IfHerrity is going to vote likeConnolly on the Board of Super-visors, I can only assume he willvote like him in Congress.

When it comes to holding theline on taxes, Pat Herrity appearsto have ignored the old adage,“Don’t talk the talk, unless you canwalk the walk.”

Rob PaineMiddleridge

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THURSDAY/MAY 13Latin Dance Nights. 10 p.m. at Jaxx,

6355 Rolling Road, Springfield.Ladies free, men $10. 703-569-5940.

Afternoon Book Discussion Group.1 p.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. Call for title.Adults. 703-249-1520.

FRIDAY/MAY 14“Anything Goes.” 7:30 p.m. at South

County Secondary School, 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton. ColePorter’s classic musical with a cast of50 students, by the South CountyTheatre Department. $10, seniors $9.703-446-1591 orwww.southcountytheatre.org.

Latin Dance Nights. 10 p.m. at Jaxx,6355 Rolling Road, Springfield.Ladies free, men $10. 703-569-5940.

Springfield Burke Relay for Life.7:30 p.m. at 6100 Rolling Road,Springfield. A fund-raising event forthe American Cancer Society.ww.SpringfieldBurkeRelay.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 15Concerts from Kirkwood: the

Vocal Arts Society 2009Winners. 3 p.m. at KirkwoodPresbyterian Church, 8336 CarrleighParkway, Springfield. SopranosAundi Marie Moore and JenniferHolbrook, pianist R. TimothyMcReynolds and commentatorElizabeth Daniels. Refreshments andan opportunity to meet the artistsafter the concert. Free and open tothe public. 703-923-9365 orweb.me.com/kkerhack/Concerts_from_Kirkwood.


Lake Accotink 5K Walk to BenefitChildren in Foster Care.Registration begins 8:30 a.m. at Lake

Accotink Park, 5660 Heming Ave.,Springfield. Participate in a 5K walkto honor foster families and theapproximately 370 children in fostercare in Fairfax County. To register orhelp sponsor the event, visitwww.fairfaxyouth.org.

Jubilee Christian Center YardSale. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. at the church at4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax.Proceeds will help raise funds for aYouth Missions trip to Appalachiathis summer. Donated items for theYard Sale may be dropped off at thechurch beginning May 10. 703-383-1170 or www.jccag.org.

“Anything Goes.” 7:30 p.m. at SouthCounty Secondary School, 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton. Cole

Porter’s classic musical with a cast of50 students, by the South CountyTheatre Department. $10, seniors $9.703-446-1591 orwww.southcountytheatre.org.

Herb Festival. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. atHeather Hill Gardens, 8111 Ox Rd.,Fairfax Station. With magazine editorand author Barbara Jacksier andcooking and planting demonstrationsat 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Freeadmission. 703-690-6060 orwww.heatherhillgardens.com.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring.10 a.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. Learn to usea computer. Call for an appointment.

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old French chandelier lights the dining room. Out-doors are bridges, waterfalls, a pool and tennis court.

Nanto GardenMosako and Dick Nanto live on Wycklow Drive,

and their beautifully manicured, formal garden isthe first garden to ever be part of the homes tour.The idea for it germinated 10 years ago, when Dickwas considering buying his wife a dozen roses. Butto give her a more lasting gift, he instead plantedrose bushes.

Their garden blossomed from there, and their 2-acre lot is similar to an English, country garden. Andwithin this garden are other, special touches, suchas a Japanese garden, complete with koi swimmingin a pond. Visitors will also find arose garden, rain-fall pond and vegetable garden. Whimsical decora-tions tucked throughout the garden add to its charm.

Cranston HomeRetired Air Force Gen. Stewart Cranston and wife

Peggy designed and built their Cape Cod-style homein 2003. Displays inside include memorabilia fromStewart’s career as a test pilot, plus a collection ofCivil War sabers. He also made two mantles fromoak and walnut trees on their property.

Peggy Cranston, an artist, decorated the home withher watercolor and oil paintings and even painted amural of the Tuscan countryside in their wine closet.

She also created the home’s elegant and unique drap-ery treatments. During the tour of their house, visi-tors may see Stewart Cranston’s workroom and PeggyCranston’s art studio.

Posner HomeThe Main Street home of Arlene and Paul Posner

was the birthplace of two Hollywood movies. In 1962,William Barrett wrote the book, “Lilies of the Field”there; and years later, Jeff Arch wrote the story whichbecame “Sleepless in Seattle.” At Arch’s request, theposter for this movie still hangs on a wall in the fam-ily room.

Clifton’s first mayor, Robert Buckley, built this housefor his bride in 1896. A later owner enlarged it byadding back stairs to the master bedroom, plus thecurrent kitchen with fireplace and cabinets withcherry-blossom carvings. Also adorning the home arefanciful and whimsical folk-art carvings.

Britt HouseThis home on Tiffany Court is a reproduction of

Hope Plantation, a North Carolina manor house builtin the 18th century by that state’s governor for hisyoung bride, Hope. Adorning the exterior are Chip-pendale banisters and a traditional widow’s walk.

Inside are period, architectural details in everyroom, such as wide arches, high transoms and acurved staircase. The living room is done in a deepblue, and highlighting the formal dining room is gar-net, damask wallpaper and paneled wainscoting.

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Adults. 703-249-1520.PAWS to Read. 11 a.m. Lorton

Library, 9520 Richmond Highway,Lorton. Read with Chance, a trainedreading therapy dog, for a 10-minutesession. Call to register. Arrive earlyto check in. 703-339-7385.

Sew Drawstring Bags for OurSoldiers. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. atCameron United Methodist Church,3130 Franconia Road, Alexandria.Community Service Sewing Dayevent hosted by the Northern VirginiaChapter of the American SewingGuild. Fabric and supplies will beprovided. Free and open to public.Contact [email protected] or703-522-6952. www.asg.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 16Thomas Pandolfi Piano Recital. 7

p.m. at Providence PresbyterianChurch, 9019 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. Music & Arts at ProvidenceConcert Series. Complimentaryrefreshments at Meet the Artistreception following the concert. $20in advance, $25 at door; seniors andstudents $10 in advance, $15 at thedoor. 703-978-3934 orwww.providencechurch.org/music_arts/.

Vegetable Sushi & Sea VegetablesCooking Class. 10 a.m. 9302Hallston Court, Fairfax Station. $50per person. Vegetarian sushi-makingdemonstrated. Registration requiredat 703-643-2713.

Celebrate Clifton. 7-10 p.m. atTrummer’s on Main, 7134 Main St.,Clifton. Music provided by one ofNew York City’s top DJ’s. Bid in asilent auction featuring such items asbeach house rentals, wines, chefdinner, golf packages and gift

certificates to local businesses. Eventbenefits the Town of Clifton. Horsd’oeuvres, wine and beer will beserved throughout the entire event.$75/person; $100/person includesaccess to the VIP Cocktail hour, openfrom 6-7 p.m., and includes a Special“Celebrate Clifton” cocktail designedby Stefan Trummer and first access topreview the silent auction. Purchasetickets at Trummer’s on Main, TheMain Street Pub or the Clifton Caféor by [email protected].

MONDAY/MAY 17Latin Dance Nights. 10 p.m. at Jaxx,

6355 Rolling Road, Springfield.Ladies free, men $10. 703-569-5940.

Read to the Dog. 3:30 p.m. JohnMarshall Library, 6209 Rose HillDrive, Alexandria. Read aloud to atrained therapy dog. Call or sign uponline for a 15-minute session. Age6-12. 703-971-0010.

Read to the Dog. 4:30-5:30 p.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Read to a Reading Therapy Dog. Callto register for one 15 minute slot.Age 6 to 12 with adult. 703-339-4610.

TUESDAY/MAY 18Early Readers Book Group. 4:30

p.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. A book groupfor 6-8 year olds and their parents.703-249-1520.

Mother-Daughter Book Group. 7p.m. John Marshall Library, 6209Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria. Call forthe title. Age 9-11 with adult. 703-971-0010.

One, Two, Three - Let’s Go. 10:30a.m. Kingstowne Library, 6500

Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Number stories and activities. Age 13to 23 months with adult. 703-339-4610.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 19Fifth Annual Clifton Cup Golf

Tournament. 1:30 p.m. atWestfields Golf Course, 13940Balmoral Greens Ave., Clifton. Allproceeds will benefit the renovationof the Clifton Primitive BaptistChurch, one of the oldest structuresin Clifton. $150 per golfer early

registration fee. $175 per golfer afterApril 16. http://cba.cliftonva.us/cliftoncup5.

Open Irish Song Session. 8:30 p.m.at Hard Times Cafe, 6362 SpringfieldPlaza, Springfield. Open to anyonewho would like to sing or listen toIrish songs. 703-913-5600.

Needlework Group. 10:30 a.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Bring a project to workon in the company of otherneedlecrafters. Adults. 703-249-1520.

One-on-One Genealogical

Research Assistance. 6-7:30 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Get started onpersonal genealogical research withthe assistance of experiencedvolunteers. Adults. 703-249-1520.

Mother-Daughter Book Club. 7 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Book club for girls.Age 9-11 and their mothers. 703-249-1520.

Book Discussion Group. 6:30 p.m.John Marshall Library, 6209 RoseHill Drive, Alexandria. “FoundingMothers: The Women Who RaisedOur Nation” by Cokie Roberts.Adults. 703-971-0010.

Practice Your English. 10:15 a.m.and 6:30 p.m. Kingstowne Library,6500 Landsdowne Centre,Alexandria. Conversation group foradults learning English. Adults. 703-339-4610.

Lorton Book Club. 6:30 p.m. LortonLibrary, 9520 Richmond Highway,Lorton. “The World is Flat: a BriefHistory of the 21st Century” byThomas Friedman. Adults. 703-339-7385.

THURSDAY/MAY 20“All That Jazz.” 7 p.m. in the West

Springfield High School Auditorium.The West Springfield High SchoolPersonality Show Choir, directed byErin Huss, presents pop tunes and atribute to the late Michael Jackson,choreography, solos, duets and fullchoir performances. Tickets $6. 703-869-9671.


Sports Stories. 10:30 a.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Storytime about sports.Ages 2-5 with adult. 703-249-1520.

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A Windy Affair for Local CrewsVirginia Scholastic Rowing ChampionshipFinals postponed due to high winds.

“It’s been a bigyear forWoodson.”

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A Lake Braddock girls’ eights boat works its way down the OccoquanRiver’s windy course at the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championshipson May 8.

Pull! Harder! Faster!Winning and losing can rest with the persondoing the least rowing — the coxswain.

A South County coxswain on a girls’ fours boat guides her rowers downthe course. A coxswain doesn’t just encourage rowers, but also steersthe boat and keeps track of distance left.

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On Saturday, May 8, the 1,400rowers at the Virginia Scho-lastic Rowing ChampionshipFinals might have been from

30 different Virginia, Maryland and Wash-ington, D.C. schools, but they all shared onethought on the Occoquan River’s racecourse in Lorton.

Curse this darned wind.“It was just really rough out there on the

race course,” W.T. Woodson men’s firsteights coxswain Wade Price said.

Gusting winds from iso-lated rainstorms movedthrough the area andwreaked havoc on the racecourse. The winds werestrong enough to break theevent’s starting grid andforced all races to beginwith floating starts.

In addition to the float-ing starts, the wind gusts were headed downthe course, toward the boats’ helms.

“The races were slow because there wasjust so much wind,” Robinson junior EmilyMartin said.

The weather woes also forced race offi-cials to postpone the Virginia state title racesuntil May 22. But that didn’t keep areaschools from turning in strong performancesduring the event’s preliminary heats.

In W.T. Woodson’s crew history, no teamhas ever qualified for the national competi-tion in Saratoga, N.Y., but the men’s firsteight secured a trip there with a secondplace finish in their heat.

“It’s a big deal for us,” Price said. “We’ve

been around for about 25 years and this isthe first boat to go to nationals.”

Woodson qualified with a time of 5:19.8,finishing behind St. Albans first-place timeof 5:06.9.

As the boat crossed the finish line, therowers leaned back and let out exhaustedbreaths. At that moment, rower Bob Ericsonknew his team had accomplished somethinggreat.

“It’s been a big year for Woodson,” Ericsonsaid. “This isn’t what we expected at thebeginning of the season.”

Not only is the trip to nationals a majoraccomplishment for the Woodson boat, but

Alfred Hubbard said histeam is considered under-sized compared to theircompetitors.

“We’re mostly smallerthan the other first eightsout there,” Hubbard said.“We’re smaller in weight.Being lighter means you’regenerally weaker.”

Andre Payne said his team entered therace focused on advancing into the men’sfirst eight finals, but the honor is a welcomereward for the team’s hard work.

“It’s just a great way to finish off a goodyear,” Payne said.

The top six Virginia schools send boats tothe nationals competition, and head coachAshley Frese said the boys had surpassedcoaches’ expectations.

“They’ve been lifting weights beforeschool and they come to the river every dayfor practice,” she said. “They’ve pushedthemselves far past our expectations.”

The season isn’t over for many of theWoodson rowers. Frese had a list of strong

performances that qualified for the finalsand petite races on May 22.

“Our men’s second eight placed fourth intheir heat,” she said. “The women’s juniorfour placed second in their heat and ourwomen’s first four placed fourth in theirheat. Also, our women’s first eight placedsecond in their heat.”

Much like other teams, wind was theword at the Robinson camp after the heatraces ended.

“I’m excited about our chances [in the fi-nals],” head coach Jon Barrett said. “Butthis high wind is just killing us. I’ve beencoaching for 14 years and we’ve never [post-poned the races].”

The Robinson girls’ first eight finished firstin their heat with a time of 6:39.4, and themen’s first eight earned a trip to the petiterace with a fourth place finish.

Emily Martin, coxswain of the girls’ first

eight, said her team had a little bit of luckavoiding a floating start.

“We had the [starting grid], but right af-ter our race it broke,” she said.

Heading into the state finals, the girls’eight had won four regattas. Senior rowerCate Oakley said the girls turned in one oftheir better performances in the preliminar-ies.

“The race felt really good,” she said. “Ithink we’ll have a lot more we can bring inthe final.”

Robinson rowers said the floating startformat might have hurt the team’s perfor-mances.

“The [coxswains] have been telling me[the floating starts] are making the races achallenge,” Barrett said. “When you’re upthere, you want a perfect start and [offi

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Emily Martin is by far the smallest per-son on her eight-woman boat for theRobinson crew team.

While the rowers, who dwarf her in bothweight and height, grunt as they push wa-ter in unison, Martin is snug in the bottomof the boat screaming at the top of her lungs.

“I can take control,” she said. “I know howto put the girls in line.”

As coxswain, she won’t pull a single oarover the course of the race. The onlymuscles she’ll strain are in her throat.

Instead, she’ll command her rowers to

give everything they have while she helpsto guide the boat and keep track of howmuch distance is left in the race.

The physical strength of her rowers pro-pels the boat, but Martin’s guidance can bethe difference in winning or losing.

“You definitely have to keep your girlsmotivated,” she said. “Even if you have firstplace, don’t let them slack off or say, ‘Oh,this is fine.’”

Martin’s coxswain skill has helped theRobinson women’s first eight boat win fourregattas.

“She’s really outstanding,” Robinson head


avoiding a floating start.“We had the [starting grid], but right after our race it broke,”

she said.Heading into the state finals, the girls’ eight had won four

regattas. Senior rower Cate Oakley said the girls turned inone of their better performances in the preliminaries.

“The race felt really good,” she said. “I think we’ll have a lotmore we can bring in the final.”

Robinson row-ers said the float-ing start formatmight have hurtthe team’s perfor-mances.

“The [cox-swains] have beentelling me [thefloating starts] are making the races a challenge,” Barrett said.“When you’re up there, you want a perfect start and [offi-cials] are having a hard time making that happen.”

The Lake Braddock crew team competed at the event, earn-ing a fourth place finish in the women’s second eights heat,and a third place finish in the men’s second eights heat.

The Bruins’ main boats also found some success at the event.The Braddock girls’ first eights boat took third in their heatand the boys’ first eights crew took fifth in their heat.

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Bruins AdvanceTo Regions, CavsIn District Finals

The Lake Braddock boys’ lacrosseteam secured a berth in the NorthernRegion lacrosse playoffs next weekwith an overtime win over district ri-val Lee on May 6.

During the overtime period, for-ward Kirk Tobias scored after de-fender Steven Puffenbarger cleared aLee attacking attempt.

The Bruins’ 9-8 victory avenges anearlier loss in the season to Lee

“We were much better offensivelythan last time,” head coach StevePrice said. “We controlled the ballmuch better and had about six orseven minutes more time of posses-sion. That was the difference.”

Lake Braddock’s run in the PatriotDistrict tournament ended with a 12-7 loss to W.T. Woodson on May 10.

Woodson junior attacker NealCormier led the Cavaliers with fivegoals and one assist in the game.

Price said the Bruins’ performancein their match with Woodson isn’tnecessarily reflected by the finalscore.

“It was a 2-1 ball game after thefirst quarter,” he said. “It was 5-3 atthe half. It was very close. Weschemed up some defensive stuffwhere we were shutting their bestplayer off.”

W.T. Woodson will play Annandaleon May 14 for the Patriot District

Championship at Lee High School. The Bru-ins will play the winner of the ConcordeDistrict tournament final on May 14 be-tween Chantilly and Robinson.

Despite the tournament exit, Price saidhe likes what he sees from his team in thefinal leg of the season.

“The region tournaments are different,”he said. “It’s like a whole new season.”

Drechsel LeadsHawks to Victory

Hayfield pitcher Justin Drechsel made thefirst six innings a struggle for the Yorktownbaseball team and entered the bottom ofthe seventh with a 5-1 lead. Drechsel hadallowed just five hits while striking out sixduring the May 7 contest at Greenbrier Park,but his pitch count had crossed into tripledigits.

After a leadoff walk, Hayfield head coachJimmy Linza approached the mound to talkto talk to his junior right-hander. Drechselresponded by retiring the next two Patriotbatters and was one strike away from end-ing the game against Yorktown’s JamesOverbeek. But Overbeek kept the Patriotsalive with a run-scoring double, setting thetable for slugger Shaun Wood.

The left-handed-hitting Wood had hit anopposite-field home run in the fourth in-ning and flew out to the warning track inleft field during the fifth. With Yorktownfighting to stay alive, Wood once againshowed off his prodigious power, beltingDrechsel’s 142nd pitch of the evening intothe parking lot beyond the right-field wall.Hayfield hung on, however, as reliever CorySpera came on to get the final out of a 5-4

Hawks victory.Drechsel picked up the win, allowing four

earned runs and seven hits over 6 2/3 in-nings.

“He’s a bulldog and when he wants it, he’sgot the talent to do it,” Linza said. “He’svery competitive. It was as close as it wasbecause of his coach, not because of him.”

Linza said he should have pulled Drechselearlier.

“He talked me out of it and I will learnmy lesson from that,” Linza said.

Yorktown defeated Hayfield 10-5 duringthe teams’ earlier meeting on April 14. Thefirst time the teams played, Hayfield tookan early lead and then “kind of blew apartdefensively and on the mound,” Linza said.“We knew we can’t give a good team likethat extra anything — strikes or outs. Weworked hard to tighten things up and I thinkour defense and our pitching was outstand-ing tonight.”

Hayfield’s Brandon Bender hit a solohome run in the second inning, putting theHawks ahead 3-0.

The win improved Hayfield’s record to 13-6. The Hawks are 4-6 since their school-record 9-0 start.

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Cooley Football CampAt Fairfax June 5-6

Washington Redskins tight-end ChrisCooley will offer his annual Old Spice ChrisCooley Football Camp on June 5 and June6, from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Fairfax HighSchool.

The camp is open to all boys and girlsfrom ages 7-14.

Cooley will be on site to direct theactivities and provide instruction tocampers. The camp also features a se-lection of the top prep and collegiatecoaches in the Washington, D.C. area.

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The Lady Tarheels Amateur AthleticUnion basketball team is seeking play-ers between the ages of 15 and 17for their travel teams.

For more information, call coachEdwards at 571-490-2147 or coachWatson at 571-243-4142.

Clifton Cup GolfTournament

The Clifton Cup Golf Tournamenttakes places Wednesday, May 19 atWestfields Golf Course.

All proceeds from the tournamentwill be dedicated to the renovationof the Clifton Primitive BaptistsChurch. Registration will be limitedto 100 golfers and is quickly fillingup.

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coach Jon Barrett said. “She has had a huge im-pact on our team.”

Robinson might be blessed with a strong coxswainin their girls’ first eight boat, but that’s not the casewith every school.

Finding a good coxswain isn’t always easy, and thejob requires more than just a loud voice, Barrett said.

“In the very beginning, you have to make sure [thecoxswain] can steer straight,” he said. “Most impor-tant is the way the girls interact with the coxswain.She has to be their friend, but also their leader. Shehas to get them to do things they don’t necessarilywant to do.”

On top of all that is the weight factor. With someboats having weight limits, the coxswain is almostalways the smallest and lightest crew member. That’sthe case for Martin, who had hoped to spend hertime on the crew team rowing.

“I was actually going to row my freshman year,”she said. “But then they realized how small I was. Iliked the idea of rowing, but they asked if I wantedto be a coxswain.”

Weight limitations sometimes put girls in chargeof the boys’ boat and vice versa.

While some might argue that a girl can’t motivateboys as well as a member of their own gender, W.T.Woodson coach Ashley Frese said, it really doesn’tmatter on a crew boat.

As long as they want to win, they’ll be fine.“The women and the men just have to be super

competitive,” she said. “As long as they have thatspirit, they’ll be an excellent coxswain.”

W.T. Woodson coxswain Wade Price said beingsmall and a good yeller doesn’t mean someone hasthe potential to be a top coxswain.

“[You have to] keep your composure,” Price said.“Try to not stop talking to the rowers. You have tofind something to say. I try to make different pitchesin my voice and get really loud when something isimportant.”

Coxswains also must be prepared to receive lim-ited coaching.

“I didn’t have a lot of experience [when I started],”Price said. “Coxswains tend to be under coached.”

In most cases, Frese said, the coxswain role hingeson one simple attribute — respect.

“The coxswain has to be well respected,” Frese said.“[He] has to know his coach really well. He has toportray everything that I would do. I’m not out onthe water on race day.”


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“With 3,000 volunteers, it’s hard to track them allon a spreadsheet,” Andere said. “Now, we will be ableto instantly grab a volunteer when they are needed.For example, if we need a volunteer that speaks Ara-bic to interpret for one of our clients, we can go inthe database and pull him or her out. We won’t belosing time [searching for volunteers] anymore.”

Andere said that the grants were awarded at theend of 2009, but that the money is just starting tomake its way into FACETS’ hands. Though FACETS’has not had much time to put the money to work,Andere said that it is already having an impact ontheir efforts and has already aided in putting fami-lies in stable housing. The mission may not be closeto complete, she said, but every bit helps and thesetwo grants are just the latest example.

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tional Park Service and the Virginia De-partment of Historic Resources and poten-tial tax increases in small increments.

“The [budget] gap will be resolved in thisnext step,” Sargeant said. “It’s a complexand expensive project and the county willmake sure that the firm has the financialwherewithal to carry it out.”

Though the vote represented a significantstep forward for a project that has been inthe works for nearly eight years, Sargeantpointed out that it will still be some timebefore the negotiation phase is completedand ground is broken. He said that in addi-tion to reducing a large deficit, changes inzoning and to the Laurel Hill Comprehen-sive Plan must be made. That means morepublic outreach for the county. These tasks,combined with the time needed for theBoard of Supervisors to review the finan-cial details and then vote, will most likelytake two years to finish. Nevertheless,Sargeant, Hyland and the others involvedin this project could not be happier withthe progress made.

“There is a congratulatory feeling [amongus],” Sargeant said. “This was a major ef-fort to get us to this point where we have aplan to move forward with and we are look-ing forward to the next phase.”

Community

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Laurel Hill

Adaptive Reuse PlanGo to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/

dpz/laurelhill/master_plan.htm for moreinformation on the Laurel Hill AdaptiveReuse Master Plan.

Military Notes

Air Force Airman Brandin T.Samuel graduated frombasic military training atLackland Air Force Base,San Antonio, Texas. He isthe son of Lashawn Samuelof Tanyard Lane, Lorton.Brandin Samuel is a 2008graduate of South CountySecondary School.


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Pictured from left are Isabel Long, Sierra Club; Juan Palma, BLM; PaulElliott, Sierra Club; and Richard Roybal, League of United Latin Ameri-can Citizens.

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