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Celebrating International DiversityThe O’Neill-James School of Irish Dancing performs during the Sixth-AnnualCentreville International Showcase on Saturday, April 30 at the Korean CentralPresbyterian Church in Centreville.

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By Ken Moore

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When the Board ofSupervisors approved the budgeton Tuesday, April

26, they increased taxes by about$300 for the average homeownerand increased funding for schoolsby 5 percent.

The property tax rate will in-crease four cents from $1.09 to$1.13, per $100 of the assessedvalue of a home.

Board members had a chance toexplain their reactions to the bud-get and in some cases, their visionfor the future at the budgetmarkup on April 19.

For most the budget was a suc-cessful and important step, butothers found much to worry about,now and in the future.

“This budget provides a neededbooster shot to support our ex-cellent school system and to en-sure the quality services our resi-dents expect and rely upon. Ourboard heard from thousands ofresidents advocating for an in-crease in taxes to address ourcommunity’s needs.” said Chair-man Sharon Bulova.

She appointed Lee District Su-pervisor Jeff McKay to spearheadthe board’s budget process.

“This was not an easy budget,”said McKay, chairman of the bud-get committee. “It funds schoolsand puts an investment in thecounty-side, and parks and librar-ies and human services and pub-lic safety that was vitally needed.”

“I will repeat what I always re-mind folks,” he said. “The Com-monwealth of Virginia is in the top

10 states in income and the bot-tom 10 in education funding. ...

“The one disappointing thing forme in the discussion of the schoolbudget that we didn’t hear aboutwas our special needs, ESOL, andTitle I schools and our challengedacademic schools and studentswho are living in poverty,” saidMcKay.

“It is my hope that we will con-tinue to see academic improve-ments for kids who are strugglingin our system and schools that areat risk of losing accreditation andthat we are making proper invest-ments in our Title I schools andthat we are making a proper in-vestment in all kids’ education.”

NOT ALL SUPERVISORS sup-ported the budget. Supervisors PatHerrity and John Cook, the board’stwo Republican members, votedagainst the budget, which passed7-2.

“I was dismayed at the pre-bud-get markup meeting,” said Herrity,“to hear some of my colleaguescongratulating themselves ontackling a difficult budget with asix percent tax increase on ourresidents.

“I’m certain most Fairfax Countyresidents won’t be jumping up forjoy or congratulating you whenthey receive their tax bill next year.As most of you know, their sala-ries aren’t going up by six percent,”he said.

“My biggest disappointment isthis year’s budget does absolutelynothing to address long-term bud-get issues,” said Herrity, Spring-field District Supervisor.

Supervisors approve countybudget and tax hike.

‘Booster Shot’

By Ashley Claire Simpson

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Just over 25 years ago, then-Fairfax County PublicSchools Principal Susan

DeCorpo was interviewing poten-tial teachers for what would be thefirst staff of Ormond Stone MiddleSchool. In a speech she deliveredat the school’s 25th anniversaryevent on Thursday, April 28, she

recalled when Stone was just“heaps and piles of earth,” and shewas conducting interviews in trail-ers in the midst of a constructionzone.

Now, two and a half decades af-ter the first students roamed thehalls of Stone, current and formerfaculty, other staff members andstudents put on a special event tocommemorate the milestone.

“Wonderful, wonderful staffshave ensured that over the years,students have succeeded andgone on to do some great things— and they’ve had some funwhile doing it,” DeCorpo said.

Current andformer staff sharetheir stories.

Stone Middle School: 25 Years On

Current Stone MiddleSchool Principal AmieliaMitchell with her predeces-sors Susan DeCorpo andScott Phillips.

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Herrity has advocated for the board andthe school board to meet on the budgetthroughout the year, something a few su-pervisors voiced agreement with on April19. “A year ago, we were sitting in the sameplace we were today. I moved budget guid-ance that we begin to address the budgetshortfall in the summer. Well, those meet-ings never happened,” Herrity said.

Braddock Supervisor John Cook said hecouldn’t reconcile the burden the budgetplaces on homeowners with the obligationsthe county has to pay for needed and im-portant services.

“It’s not just education, it’s human ser-vices. We are in the bottom 10 in state fund-ing for education, but we are in the bottomfive in state funding for human services,”he said.

“I can’t close that gap between an unsus-tainable burden on residential taxpayersand a lot of legitimate government func-tions that we are trying to fund,” he said.

“So I reached the conclusion, reluctantly,but properly so, that we need anothersource of revenue in this county to fund ourservices,” said Cook.

He said his preference is for increases inan alcohol and cigarette tax.

“Remember we have to either convincethe General Assembly or the taxpayer,” hesaid. “We have to convince someone thatwe cannot continue to increase the prop-

erty tax any longer.”

DRANESVILLE SUPERVISOR John Foustsupported the budget.

“I believe it advances many of this board’spriorities and more importantly, I believe itadvances the priorities we heard from ourconstituents,” said Foust. “I think it repre-sents the board’s commitment to our countyemployees who have made tremendous sac-rifices over the past eight years. It reflectsour commitment to preserving essentialservices and the things that make Fairfaxcounty great, from parks and libraries tomental health and transit and housing.”

He said the budget shows the board’scommitment to good fiscal responsibilitythat will preserve its Triple-A Bond rating.

But Foust also called the residential taxincrease unsustainable in the long-term.

“We must find ways to fund the programsand services that residents both need andexpect without being so dependent on resi-dential property taxes. It’s especially impor-tant to find ways to mitigate the impact ofproperty taxes on seniors, many of whomwere on fixed incomes,” he said.

“We’re also too dependent on propertytaxes to fund county and school operations.I’m pleased the board will be looking atways to allow county residents to vote onwhether they want to diversify our revenuestream and provide some relief tohomeowners,” said Foust.

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The Braun Home,Fairfax

When Richard and Jane Elizabeth Braun pur-chased this property in 2003, it came with atwo-story log cabin which has stood here since thedays of the founding fathers, and in fact was usedby Lawrence Washington, George’s half-brother.Now used as a guesthouse, it recalls that bygoneera with antique furnishings, a stone fireplace, asimple Amish log bed tucked under the eaves, anda charming cottage garden outside.

The main house is a stately Georgian brick style.They redesigned their expansive country kitchenchoosing finishes that glow with a worn and rus-tic patina. Hewn posts and beams reclaimed fromold barns, Civil War-era brick, hammered coppersinks and terra cotta floors all recall the property’shistoric past.

Adding character and visual interest are fourtypes of cabinetry: distressed cherry, reclaimedbarnwood, golden painted beadboard, and knottybutternut with leaded glass doors. Countertops arevariously distressed concrete, honed granite andpolished granite.

The floors throughout the house are reclaimedrandom plank heart pine. In the soaring familyroom there is a massive stone fireplace (one ofseven in the house). The Brauns collect art andantiquities. There is a large carved antique Span-ish chest, and a 17th century carved icon from achurch in Spain hanging above the fireplace.

The dining room is lit by a 200-year-old Frenchchandelier and features a French country sideboardand cupboard, and a silver service which belongedto Richard Braun’s grandfather. Here too is theoldest and most unusual antique in the home, a late15th to early 16th century French vestment table.It would have been found in a private home, whereits sliding cover concealed liturgical vestments andcommunion vessels from disapproving authorities.

Over the last few years the Brauns have com-pleted a multi-story addition. The “vestibule” is anintimate dining space under a dome, overlookingnaturalistic waterfalls tumbling over rocks, underbridges and into koi ponds.

In the new first floor master suite, all of the fur-niture is constructed of rare West Virginia wildblack cherry, a sentimental nod to Jane ElizabethBraun’s childhood home. Her bath is a study infemininity, while Richard Braun, an alumnus of theUniversity of Southern California, has a mosaic ofthe “Trojan” inset into his shower. Richard’s studyfeatures a painting of African lions by Dino

Paravano. The Brauns love his “chalk paintings” ofAfrican wildlife, so meticulously rendered theyappear to be photographs. In the lower level is abar, pool table, double L shaped sofas, a gameroom, a fitness area, and a theater room where acrowd of friends can enjoy a movie or the big game.

The second level bedrooms feature adjoiningstudies for each of their sons and a screened porchconnecting the boys’ bedrooms, and looking overthe pool, tennis and basketball courts.

Jane Elizabeth Braun has designed a “Get Fit”class for her friends in her exercise studio on thetop floor. There is a sitting area at one end, whereshe also meets with her Bible study friends.

The pool house invokes the Braun’s sense of funand friendship. They have an annual “Pirates andMermaids” party, where their guests come deckedout in full regalia. There is a pirate painting andlots of mermaid renditions in the poolhouse, anda mermaid fountain by the pool.

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Entering the foyer, one can note the staircaseand the Mathy monogram over the door. There isa small bronze statue of George Mason which wascreated as a prototype to be carried from place toplace to show to prospective donors during thefundraising drive to erect the life-sized statue in thecenter of the GMU campus. The only difference isthat the sculptor corrected the girth — madeGeorge fatter — in the finished work. Travelingfrom room to room one can see the grand spacesfor entertaining large parties. Thanks to the origi-nal owners’ love of cooking, the kitchen is amplefor catering such events.

The Queen Anne banquet table in the diningroom can seat 20, or be broken down so theCabreras can enjoy family dinners. The living roomhas Waterford chandeliers, lighted cabinet display-ing a collection of Lalique crystal donated by theMathys, Chinese Chippendale tall case clock, andSteinway grand piano. GMU is proud of the factthat they are an “All Steinway school,” and thispiano was purchased by the Mertens, predecessorsto the Cabreras, and donated to the Mathy House.Made from a rare west African timber, it is a clas-sic Steinway Kewazinga Bubinga.

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tive rider. She keeps a horse in Clifton. There aremany different saddles in the downstairs rec room,English and Western, for different types of ridingand different size horses.

As a horse lover, Beth Giorgiani was sympatheticto a young woman who was trying to use her ar-tistic talents to earn enough money to keep a horse.So Beth Giorgiani paid her to paint scenes on someof her furniture.

Six years ago the Giorgianis renovated theirkitchen and built an addition to it. The result is akitchen with hand-scraped floors, Englishcabinetry, a granite island with a hammered nickelsink in it and a farmhouse sink under the windowlooking out over their parklike backyard. On thewalls are a hand-painted cardinal, turtle, and thealmost hidden bluebird. Adjoining the kitchen isthe new addition — a cozy sitting area where twowing chairs face a stone fireplace.

Annual Home Tour To Benefit Local CharitiesClifton Community Woman’s Club’s event set for May 19.

The 44th Annual CCWC HomesTour, Silent Auction & BookSigning, hosted by the CliftonCommunity Woman’s Club, will

be held Thursday, May 19. Tour hours are9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The silent auction and book signing withlocal authors is 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. the CliftonPresbyterian Church, with additional au-thors at Clifton’s Acacia Masonic Lodge.

Proceeds from the tour and silent auction

benefit local charities and scholarshipsthrough the club’s 501(c)(3) CharitableTrust. Enjoy guided tours of four homes inClifton and Fairfax, including the historicMathy House, home of George MasonUniversity’s president.

Tour tickets are $25 in advance, $30 theday of the tour, $10 for one home. Freeadmission to Silent Auction and Book Sign-ing. For more information, visitwww.cliftoncwc.org or call 703-609-3479.

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The Cabrera home(the historic MathyHouse), Fairfax

This brick home of the president of George Ma-son University with pillars set atop a hundredrolling wooded acres was built by the Mathy fam-ily in 1964.

The “Mathy House” won the architectural awardfor individual home construction the followingyear. It was designed to be occupied by Mrs. Mathy,her son John, her sister, and her niece. Mrs. Mathywas fond of European chandeliers and used themthroughout. All four members of the householdenjoyed cooking, so the kitchen was designed toallow them to work together with two sinks andample prep space.

The property and many of its furnishings weresold to George Mason University in 1983, as ahome for the university president. In subsequentyears, the Mathys donated more land and build-ings, enlarging the estate. The first president to livehere was Dr. George Johnson and his wife Joanne.

Since 2012, the current residents have beenGMU President Dr. Angel Cabrera and his wife Dr.Elizabeth (Beth) Cabrera. They met while pursu-ing Ph.D.s at Georgia Tech, married, and spentyears in academia, including a 10-year stint inSpain, Angel Cabrera’s native country.

Now, while he serves as president, she is a “Se-nior Scholar” at GMU’s Center for the Advancementof Well-Being. She has just published her first book,“Beyond Happy: Women, Work and Well-Being,”

The Giorgiani Home,Clifton

Beth Giorgiani is a lifetime quilter and collectorof antiques and Americana. Every room in the brickColonial that Bob and Beth Giorgiani built in 2000will delight anyone who has enjoyed the “hunt” fortreasures from the past. There are charming piesafes, washstand, baker’s tables, dough boxes andbowls, iron kettles, antique chests, old animaltroughs and tool boxes.

Apparently the lure of the hunt goes back a fewgenerations. Bob Giorgiani’s mother passed onneedlepoint covered stools stuffed with horsehair,and an old dental cabinet which she purchasedfrom the University of Pennsylvania dental school.There are a cross-stitches done by his great-greatgrandmother when she was a girl. Look for herpicture in the family room by her work.

Beth Giorgiani’s grandmother’s kitchen table andchairs are in the lower level, reminders of timespent with her. Beth Giorgiani has a knack forrepurposing. The antique tool boxes make perfectjewelry boxes, and the dental cabinet provides stor-age in the dining room.

Almost all of the quilts have been stitched byBeth Giorgiani. There are a couple of exceptions:one in the Sun Room which was done by theirdaughter when she was 10, and one in BethGiorgiani’s downstairs sewing room which is madeup entirely of her many equestrian ribbons.

Beth Giorgiani took up horseback riding in her30s and she has become an accomplished competi-

The Waldrop Home,Clifton

Taste and talent. A person of good taste will cre-ate a beautiful home, while a person of talent willcreate an interesting one. Amy and Jon Waldropcombine both in their home.

Taste. Amy and Jon Waldrop customized theirBalmoral home with fine architectural detailswhich are evident in the foyer with its columns,wainscoting and staircase. Here the floors are Bra-zilian cherry with a chevron design banded byblack walnut. Sunshine pours in through windowsin the morning room and bright white kitchen withnatural stone travertine floors, and into the soar-ing family room.

Adjacent to the family room is Amy Waldrop’soffice, with a soft cream color on the walls, comple-mented by silk drapes and creweled silk upholstery,and a needlepoint rug. By contrast, Jon Waldrop’sadjoining study is quintessentially masculine. Winered walls serve as a backdrop to mementos of anAir Force flying career, and a second career withLockheed Martin.

The furniture throughout is scaled to the home,with a handmade Chippendale-inspired walnutbreakfront in the family room and the hand-planedwalnut dining room table.

Talent. What enriches this home is AmyWaldrop’s talent as a self-taught artist — painter,sculptor, photographer, interior designer, and land-scape architect. Visitors will walk down a brickpath to enter the house from the rear by design, sothat visitors will enjoy the full impact of the yardand patio with flowering trees, pots, garden beds,roses and window boxes. Amy Waldrop designedthis space.

Imagine the comfort of a summer’s evening infront of the outdoor fireplace as the rich woodsmoke mixes with the floral scented air. Inside thehouse, every room is made more enchanting byAmy Waldrop’s artwork, often inspired by her trav-els, and by her photographs of foreign scenes andintimate family moments.

The entire lower level offers a look into a work-ing artist’s studio. Brick walls and slate floors addto the artistic ambiance of this open space filledwith easels, paints and brushes set upon largetables where Amy Waldrop and her students cancreate the fine art that adds heart to any home.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

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Selected as a finalist in the Miss Teen2016 pageant, Centreville High se-nior Shaylan Ferguson participatedin early April in Southern Virginia.

And while she didn’t win, she enjoyed theexperience, learned a few things along theway and plans to keep on competing.

In school, she maintains A/B grades andhas been accepted to VSU, beginning thisfall. “I plan on majoring in accounting andminoring in marketing,” she said. “My hopefor the future is to use my marketing skillsin the entertainment world.”

The past two years, Ferguson has becomeinterested in fashion, so fashion marketingis now one of her favorite subjects. She’salso played basketball since the first gradeand, for the last three years, has playedsmall forward for the Centreville Wildcats.

“I genuinely enjoy being involved in mycommunity and school,” she said. “This ismy last year and I have decided to focusmore on my modeling. I began it two yearsago and developed a love for expressing myinner beauty by modeling. Going to college,

I needed a way to pay for it, so Iwanted something that could helpme, but also teach me.”

So Ferguson figured that enteringthe Miss Teen 2016 pageant wouldlead to success and also link to hermodeling. And despite the variousactivities she does, both in and outof school, she hoped to win the con-test and take on additional responsi-bilities.

Before heading into the competi-tion, Ferguson said, “I feel very con-fident and excited for this adventure.I had to go through a mini interviewand training to get to this point; mynext step is the actual pageant. Win-ning would mean everything to me,a step closer to my dreams. I hope towalk away with many friendshipsand learning experiences. I plan togive back to my community and helpothers to achieve their dreams, aswell.”

Afterward, she said the pageantwent really well.

“I was nervous at first because, like ev-eryone else, I didn’t know what to expect,”

said Ferguson. “I met with the judges andthey were all really sweet. They asked me afew questions and I told them about myself

and my hobbies, like modeling. Theinterview only lasted about oneminute, but it was something thatI would do again.”

“Sadly, I wasn’t selected to moveon to the next step of the competi-tion, but I loved everything aboutit,” she continued. “I was able tomeet with a lot of the other girlsand got to network with them andmake new friends. Even though Iwasn’t chosen, it was a life-chang-ing experience. I gained more pub-lic-speaking skills and more confi-dence along the way. I would rec-ommend any girl who wants tomake new friends and gain a littlemore confidence and self-esteem tosign up for the Miss Teen pageant,the next go-’round.”

She called the pageant staff“amazing and helpful.” About 600people came to watch the show’sproduction and, for Ferguson, thatwas the most exciting part. “You ba-sically got to show off your person-ality to the judges through yourwalk and outfits,” she said. “I plan

on doing this again next year; I even planon running for Miss Virginia State in thefall when I leave for college.”

Centreville High Student Competes in PageantNext stop: College and another contest.

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Celebrating International DiversitySixth-annual Centreville International Showcase draws several hundred.

Several hundred people at-tended the Sixth-AnnualCentreville InternationalShowcase on Saturday,

April 30 at the Korean CentralPresbyterian Church inCentreville. Highlighting the diver-sity of Northern Virginia, the cel-ebration included internationalfoods from local restaurants, mu-sic and dancing. The event wassponsored by the Centreville Im-migration Forum.

When it began in 2010, the Gua-temalan workers wanted to show-case their art, music, and dancing,but it has expanded since then.

“We’re really excited to be at theKorean Central PresbyterianChurch enjoying their wonderfulspace and hospitality,” said AliceFoltz, president of the board of

directors of the Centreville Immi-gration Forum. “We have more in-ternational food and performersthan ever. We know this will be awonderful expression ofCentreville’s international commu-nity.”

The food selections came fromCitimart International Grocery &Convenience Store, Two AmigosRestaurant, Ciao Osteria, ChickenLatino, Tandoori Village, ElQuetzal Grill and Restaurant,Guapos, Cuna del Sol, Alpha DeltaKappa and Nick’s Taverna.

The entertainment includedIrish Dancing from the O’Neill-James School of Irish Dance,Tinkuy Music from the Andes,music from the Washington AreaSenior Harmonica Group, musicfrom Jayati Dasgupta, members of

The MaeHwa Dance Team from Kyungi High School per-forms.

the MaeHwa Dance Team, mem-bers of the Korean drummers ofthe JUB Cultural Center, Hondu-ran and Salvadoran dancers, mu-

sician Benito Chavez, Guatemalanmusician Alberto Ramirez, and theAzucar GMU Salsa Club.

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Benito Chavez, “Suave Voz”performs.

Alberto Ramirez fromGuatemala performs.

The Central American Dancers from London Towne El-ementary School.

Alice Foltz, president of theCentreville ImmigrationForum.

Glennys Warsocki, thechapter president of theRotary Club of Centrevilleand Chantilly, presents the2016 Community ServiceOrganization of the YearAward to Pastor Cho fromthe Korean Central Presby-terian Church.

Sara Berrios sings the “StarSpangled Banner.”

Jayati Dasgupta who per-formed a selection oftraditional Hindi andBengali vocal music.

The JUB Cultural Center dancers perform. The JUB Cultural Center drummers perform.

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“May the school always be as beautiful as it is to-night.”

In addition to speeches by both former principals,the anniversary event included musical performancesby the Stone Middle School orchestra and chorus aswell as The VaDeatles, a rock band composed of Stoneteachers.

Current Stone Middle School Principal AmieliaMitchell and Director of Student Services ZenaChapman also honored four teachers who havetaught at the school since its opening in 1991: So-cial Studies teachers Liz Deal and Natalie Kauffman,Resource teacher Sandy Lombard and English teacherSarah Curtin.

Deal, also one of the lead singers of the VaDeatles,taught U.S. History to 7th graders for her first 21 yearsat Stone. As the 2015-2016 school year approachesthe end, Deal is currently wrapping up her fourthyear teaching 8th grade Civics. While times havechanged certain things about Stone over the last twoand a half decades, she said that the school has re-

mained the same in the most important way.“The community around the school has changed,

so we have gotten much more diverse,” Deal said.“Technology has also changed all the subjects andhas evolved how we teach the kids. What’s stayedthe same, though, is the family feel. All of the staff isso connected. We really are a family.”

Lombard also said that what has kept her at Stonehas been the tight-knit community that the teachershave forged over the years. While she said it’s hardto believe 25 years have already passed, the fellow-ship has undoubtedly played a major role in keepingher at Stone.

“Through the years, with big classes and smallclasses, we have remained a family,” Lombard said.“We look after each other.”

Even those newer to Stone find that the supportboth in and around the school makes it a special placeto work.

“The best thing about Stone is the community,” saidPrincipal Amielia Mitchell, who has been at the schoolfor three years. “We have a wonderful teaching staff,amazing students and supportive parents.”

While middle school isn’t always the easiest timein a student’s life, Mitchell said that Stone is uniquein that it offers a full spectrum of services and pro-grams to ensure that every student has the opportu-nity to maximize their academic potential.

“We are fortunate to have so many great schoolsin Fairfax County and I absolutely love Stone,” shesaid. “At Stone, our goal is to ‘keep the dream’ alivefor every student by providing learning opportuni-ties that promote academic excellence. We are dedi-cated to developing the whole child by providing aproductive learning environment, one in which allstudents’ physical, emotional, social and cognitivegrowth is fostered.”

After the VaDeatles sang their last song on Thurs-day night and Mitchell invited everyone in the audi-ence to the cafeteria for cake, all of the teachers andadministrators present gathered for a group pictureon the same bleachers that the chorus had stood onjust an hour earlier.

Scott Phillips, the principal of Stone from 2008through 2013, summed up the aura of Stone in hisaddress earlier in the evening: “Middle school is thetime that kids never want to return to. We just hopethey get one little seed here that helps make themthe people they turn into, or that they find some-thing while here that they really love. I myself amtruly grateful for my time here. There were lots ofbabies, marriages and even retirees. Everyone heresupported me as my own family grew. I’m very proudto have been a part of Stone’s history.”

Stone Celebrates 25 Years

Director of Student Services ZenaChapman (with Stone Middle SchoolPrincipal Amielia Mitchell behind her)honored four teachers who have taught atthe school since its opening in 1991:Social Studies teachers Liz Deal andNatalie Kauffman, Resource teacher SandyLombard, and English teacher SarahCurtin (not pictured).

Current and past faculty of Stone Middle School.


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By Jon Roetman

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The Centerville girls’ lacrosseteam received a wake-up callbefore entering the postseason.The Wildcats had won eight of

their last nine games prior to their Confer-ence 5 finale against Robinson on April 28.The defending state champion Rams en-tered the game undefeated and proceededto hand Centreville its most lopsided lossof the season, 20-11.

The loss dropped the Wildcats’ record to9-4 overall and 3-2 in the conference. A winwould have given Centreville a top-two seed

in the conference tournament, which comeswith a first-round bye and an automaticregional tournament berth. Instead, theWildcats are the No. 3 seed and will hostNo. 6 Herndon at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 6.

Prior to the Robinson loss, Centreville hadnot lost a game by more than two goals.The Wildcats’ three previous defeats cameby a combined four goals.

“We came out with [a lot] of energy inthe beginning but did not sustain it through-out the entire game,” Centreville head coachAshley Kimener wrote in an email.“Robinson has always been a big rival forCentreville, so the girls are used to gettingup for this game. We made a lot of unforced

errors and did not capitalize on their mis-takes as much as they did to us. … The girlswere disappointed after the game but tookout the lessons from that game that will helpus to improve as a team for the rest of theseason.”

What did the Wildcats take away from thegame?

“We can take away from this loss that weneed to put together a full team effort inorder to beat great teams,” Kimener wrote.“We also need to learn to not get too downon ourselves after a few mistakes.”

Paige Richbourg led Centreville with fivegoals against Robinson. Jamie Chang, JaimiPollack and Elizabeth Murphy each scored

Paige Richbourg, seen against Chantilly on April 25, scored five goalsagainst Robinson on April 28.

Emily Marciano and the Centreville girls’ lacrosse team will bethe No. 3 seed in the Conference 5 tournament.

Centreville Girls’ Lax Hoping to Learn from Robinson LossWildcats earn No. 3 seed in Conference 5 tournament.

two goals for the Wildcats.Centreville was scheduled to face Lee on

Monday, but the game was cancelled dueto inclement weather. The game will not bemade up. Robinson, which hasn’t lost to apublic school opponent since 2014, will bethe No. 1 seed in the Conference 5 tourna-ment. Westfield, which defeated Centreville15-14 on April 19 and lost to Robinson 14-13 on April 12, will be the No. 2 seed.

Chantilly is the No. 4 seed and will hostNo. 5 Oakton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May6.

Centreville finished conference runner-uplast season, losing to Robinson in the tour-nament final.

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The Chantilly baseball team blanked Robinson 6-0 on April 29,extending its win streak to eight games.

The Chargers improved to 14-2 overall and 7-0 in Conference5.

Chantilly, which finished state runner-up each of the last twoseasons, faced Oakton on Tuesday, after The Connection’s dead-line.

The Chargers will conclude the regular season with a road gameagainst Herndon at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6.

Westfield BaseballWins 3 of 4

The Westfield baseball team beat Herndon 3-1 on April 29, giv-ing the Bulldogs three wins in their last four games.

Westfield improved to 10-6 overall and 4-3 in the conference.The Bulldogs won four of five conference games after an 0-2 start.

Westfield faced Robinson on Tuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline.

The Bulldogs will travel to face Centreville at 6:30 p.m. onFriday, May 6 and will host Oakton on Tuesday, May 10.

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on or before Sept. 30, 2016, areeligible to attend kindergarten. Findthe correct neighborhood school byentering your address at http://boundary.fcps.edu/boundary/.Complete a packet of registrationforms found at www.fcps.edu/it/forms/enroll.pdf or in the schooloffice. Gather supporting documents:proof of residence in the schoolboundary, a certified copy of thechild’s birth certificate, parent/guardian photo ID, and any custodyorders. Certificate of physical examand immunization will be requiredbefore the student may start school,but is not required for registration.Parents who choose to delayenrollment in kindergarten by oneyear are required to notify the schoolin writing of their intent.

Greenbriar West ElementarySchool is now accepting informationfor next year’s Kindergarten classes.Parents of children who live within

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Greenbriar East ElementarySchool. Call the school office at703-633-6400 with questions.

Union Mill Elementary is currentlyregistering new students for the2016-17 school year. Call theregistrar at 703-322-8500 or [email protected] to make anappointment to bring completedregistration forms and supportingdocumentation to school.

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SATURDAY/MAY 7Flea Market. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Oakton

Baptist Church of Chantilly, 14001Sullyfield Circle and Route 50,Chantilly. Members of Oakton BaptistChurch of Chantilly will be having aflea market with something foreveryone. Rain date is Saturday, May14.

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❖ Teen Police Academy runs July 18-23for students considering a career inlaw enforcement. Limited to 25students. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/services/teenpoliceacademy.htm toapply.

❖ Future Women Leaders in LawEnforcement runs Aug. 1-6 forstudents who want to explore careersin law enforcement for women.Limited to 40 students. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/services/062215fwlle.htm to apply.

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Emily Rusch says her mother died a slow andheartbreaking death from Alzheimer’s Dis-ease. The experience felt continuous and ex-

cruciating.“Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is really like

one never-ending day,” said Rusch, office managerfor Strength & Performance Training, Inc. (SAPT) inFairfax.

This June, she and her team of SAPT colleagueswill join with teams of people around the world toparticipate in The Longest Day, a sunrise-to-sunsetchallenge to raise awareness and funds for researchprograms of theAlzheimer’s Association.The name of the eventhonors the strength, pas-sion and endurance ofthose facingAlzheimer’s.

Held annually on thesummer solstice, TheLongest Day symbolizesthe challenging journey of those living with the dis-ease and their caregivers. Teams are encouraged tocreate their own experience as they fundraise andparticipate in an activity they love to honor some-one facing the disease.

SAPT will hold a fundraising event on June 18 byoffering free workouts and classes for 16 continuoushours. “We’re open for all of the daylight hours onthe 18th, and in return, we’re asking for donationsthat will go to support the Alzheimer’s Association’smission,” said Rusch.

The SAPT team is also taking donations in advanceand has raised nearly $1,000 of their $5,000 goal.

Rusch hopes to do her part to halt the disease’s cyclewhich she has experienced first-hand.

“My daughters were 8 and 11 when my motherdied. They never really knew because she was in theadvanced stages of Alzheimer’s,” she said. “When Iwas a child, my grandmother had Alzheimer’s so Inever knew her either. I’m doing the Longest Daybecause research is important to finding a cure orviable treatment.”

Yen DeAnda of Alexandria, whose father hasAlzheimer’s, is participating in The Longest Day andis the captain of Springfield’s Team Bridge HeroesUnited. The team, which is based out of a retirementcommunity in Springfield, is intergenerational. Thereare high school students who play alongside seniors.

This June will be theirfourth year participatingin the event. In the lastthree years, the team hasraised more than $58,000for the Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation. In 2013, theteam’s first year, they fin-ished in the top 20 teamsin the nation. In 2014 and

2015, they finished in the Top 10.“The [seniors] need exposure to different people

to stay engaged and alert. The kids light up the roomwhen they are there,” said DeAnda. “Some kids havebrought their grandparents to play.”

The bridge club helps seniors in two ways. Clubmembers raise money for Alzheimer’s research byplaying the game, and the game itself is an activitythat keeps seniors engaged.

“You’re forced to interact with other people andthat helps you keep your sanity,” said DeAnda. “So-cial connection is huge.”

While June 20 is the official date for The LongestDay event, the Alzheimer’s Association encouragesactivities and fundraising around this date.

Cindy Schelhorn of the Alzheimer’s Associationsays that teams across the nation develop creativeways to raise money. “We’ve seen … Rocking ChairMarathon … writing letters to loved ones, yard sales[and] yoga.”

For information, visit alz.org/thelongestday or call800-272-3900.

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Telephone Support Group for FamilyCaregivers of Older Adults. 7 p.m. everysecond Tuesday of the month. This telephonesupport group is designed to help caregivers ofolder adults share experiences, gain support andget important information without having totravel. These are one-hour free sessions. Findout more and register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/and click on Caregiver Telephone SupportGroup.


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Carolina Shag Dance. Wednesdays,6:30-10 p.m. at Arlington/FairfaxElks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd.,Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m.; nopartners needed; dinner menu at6:45 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.nvshag.org for more.

Open Rehearsal. Wednesdays, 7:30p.m. at Lord of Life church, 13421Twin Lakes Drive, Centreville. TheFairfax Jubil-Aires barbershop chorusinvites men of all ages who enjoysinging. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilairs.org for more.

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Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

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English Conversation Group.Saturdays, 3 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Practice English with a groupof students and adults. Free. Call703-830-2223 for more.

English Conversation Group.Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.

ESL Book Club. Mondays, 7 p.m. atthe Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Meet anddiscuss a book chosen by group. Free.Call 703-830-2223 with questionsand to reserve a spot.

ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet anddiscuss a book chosen by the group.To find out book title, call 703-502-3883.

Lego Block Party. Every otherTuesday, 3 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Legos will be provided for anafternoon of building. Grades 3-6.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Duplo Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Develop andreinforce early literacy skills for

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Live After Five. Fridays at 5:30 p.m.at The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Every Friday night a bandplays on the patio of the winery. Freeto attend. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for a fullschedule.

Singing. 7:30 p.m. at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 13421 Twin LakesDrive, Clifton. The Fairfax Jubil-Airesrehearse every Wednesday whichincludes training by an award-winning director. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilaires.org for more.

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Starlight Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 7 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Stories under the stars for ages4-8. Wear pajamas and bring stuffedfriends. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

THURSDAY/MAY 5National Day of Prayer Event. 12-1

p.m. at Fairfax Government Center,12000 Fairfax Government CenterParkway. The public is invited tocome and pray for America and itsleaders. Call 703-383-1170 or seewww.jccag.org.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY/MAY 5-6“The Man Who Came to Dinner.” 7

p.m. at Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Thisspring, the Chantilly Drama

Department will present Kaufmanand Hart’s “The Man Who Came toDinner,” a comedy set in the late1930s. Famous radioman, SheridanWhiteside, slips outside the house ofthe well-to-do factory owner, ErnestStanley and his family. Whiteside isconfined to the Stanley’s house untilhe recovers. Tickets are $10 inadvance, $12 at the door. Visitwww.chantillyhsdrama.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 7Flea Market. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Oakton

Baptist Church, 14001 SullyfieldCircle, Chantilly. Members of OaktonBaptist Church of Chantilly will behaving a flea market in the churchparking lot. Free to attend. Call 703-631-1799 for more.

Children’s STEM Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at Lord of Life Preschool Clifton,13421 Twin Lakes Drive, Clifton.Enjoy a family day of STEM fun withinteractive exhibits, math crafts,experiments, music, magic show, andmore. Tickets are $5, free forchildren under 2. Visitwww.stemfairclifton.com for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 8Worship Service: “A Journey to

Hope.” 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. at Kingof Kings Lutheran Church, 4025Kings Way, Fairfax. The Sanctuarychoir sings “A Journey to Hope.”Free. Visit www.kofk.org for more.

Mother’s Day at the FairfaxStation Railroad Museum. 1-4p.m. at Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad. Mom’s get in for free. Museummembers and children 4 and under,free; children 5-15, $2; adults 16 andolder, $4. Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 15May Week Luncheon. 1-3 p.m. at

Waterford at Springfield, 6715Commerce St., Springfield. Chantilly-based Fairfax County AlumnaeChapter of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority hold annual May WeekLuncheon. May Week is a nationalprogram of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority, Inc. created in 1920. Aweek in May is set aside for programshighlighting academic andprofessional achievements and theevents emphasize the importance ofhigher education in the community,especially for African Americanwomen. Tickets are $50. Visitwww.fcacdst.org for more.

N Gauge Model Trains. 1-4 p.m. atFairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road. TheNTRAK Model Train group will havea display of running N Gauge ModelTrains. Museum members andchildren 4 and under, free; children5-15, $2; adults 16 and older, $4.Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 18Republican Women of Clifton

Meeting. 6:45 p.m. at FairviewElementary School, 5815 Ox Road,Fairfax Station. The RepublicanWomen of Clifton (RWC) welcomesauthor Peter G. Pollak at its Maymeeting. Attendees are invited tocontribute $5 at the door for theTragedy Assistance Program forSurvivors of our fallen heroes, a 2016RWC charity partner. Visitwww.CliftonGOP.com.

National Air and Space SocietyLecture. 8 p.m. at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air & SpaceMuseum Parkway, Chantilly. Join theNational Air and Space Society forcommentary on the recentdocumentary film, “Flying theFeathered Edge,” which chroniclesthe career of aviator Robert A. “Bob”Hoover. Members only, membershipsavailable for $35. Call 703-572-4118or visit airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

THURSDAY/MAY 19Band Spring Concert. 7 p.m. at

Centreville High School, 6001 UnionMill Road. The Band Program wasrated an Honor Band, this year,through a rigorous assessmentprogram. Free. Call 703-476-3536.

SATURDAY/MAY 21Clifton Caboose Twilight Run. 6

p.m. at The Barn, 7139 Main St.,Clifton. 5k Run & 1 mile Fun Run/Walk. Course begins just a few feetfrom the Triangle (intersection ofClifton, Newman and Main Streets)and ends at the starting point. Thescenic course winds down a gentlyrolling country road, across a creekand past a horse or two. Waterprovided on course. Registration is$21 for 5K, $15 for 1 Mile. Visitwww.SignMeUp.com/113094.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 21-22Fairfax Ballet: “Coronation of the

Fairy Princess.” 7:30 p.m.Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday atCentreville High School, 6001 UnionMill Road, Clifton. The Fairfax BalletCompany presents “The Coronationof the Fairy Princess,” a story ballet,featuring a fairy named Lily and herthree sisters, Nixie, Fay, andBlossom, as they prepare for Lily’supcoming coronation. Just before thecoronation on Lily’s 16th birthday,the magic scepter is stolen by thesinister Wickeds, and it is up to thetrio to recapture the scepter. Ticketsare $22, plus a service fee. Visitwww.ffxballet2016.bpt.me for more.

Entertainment

The Church of the AscensionTraditional Anglican Catholic Services

www.ascension-acc.org (703) 830-3176

Memorial Day Prayer ServiceSunday, May 29th at 5:30 p.m.

Holy Communion 10 a.m. Sundays

13941 Braddock RoadCentreville VA 20120

in the “Old Stone Church”of Historic Centreville

C E N T R E V I L L ECOMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP

To highlightyour faith

community,call Karen

at703-778-9422

b5649 Mount Gilead Rd • Centreville, VA 20120-1906

703-803-7500 • www.StJohnsCentreville.org

The Rev. Carol Hancock, Priest-in-Charge

St. John’s Episcopal ChurchPlease join us!

Sunday9:30 AM – Holy Eucharist

Sermon & music • Nursery available10:50 AM – Christian Education classes

for all agesWednesday

6:00 PM – Holy Eucharist and Healing

Human Traffickingin Centreville:

Open Public ForumCentreville Regional Public Library

Sunday, May 15, 2 p.m.Leader is Dr. Al Fuertes,

George Mason UniversitySponsored by WellspringUnited Church of Christ

Meets Sundays, 10:30 a.m.at St. John’s Episcopal Church

Educational Wing5649 Mount Gilead Rd.• Centreville, VA 20120

Phone: 703-830-4194

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