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By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

Audiences loved it, and the students whoput it on believed they’d created some-thing special. And now the Cappie vot-ers have validated their feelings by

nominating Westfield High’s spring musical, “Jo-seph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,”for 21 Cappies.

Chantilly High’s play, “Stage Door,” garneredseven nominations, and Centreville High’s musi-cal, “Working,” received one. The winners will berevealed Sunday, June 12, during the 12th an-nual Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Wash-ington, D.C.

“Joseph” received four nods for its critics and

Some of the cast of Westfield’s musical, “Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat,” strike a pose.

Schools Garner 28 Cappie NodsWestfield receives 21nominations for musical.

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The death of Reema Samaha and her class-mates at Virginia Tech was a tragedy fromwhich her family and friends will never fullyrecover. But each year, a Remembrance Cabaret isheld to honor her talents and her memory.

This year’s event is slated for Saturday, May 28, inthe Westfield High auditorium. The show starts at 7p.m., but the doors open at 6 p.m. for a bake saleand silent auction.

Organizing it all is AshleyDillard, a Westfield theater stu-dent and 2006 graduate, thesame as Reema, and she’s hop-ing for a large turnout. SaidDillard: “I want as many peopleas possible to come out and sup-port the Samahas [Reema’s par-ents] and let them know we stillcare.”

The silent art auction will fea-ture 25-50 items, including origi-

nal paintings, prints, photographs and jewelry fromlocal professional artists and students.

Attendees may bid before and during the cabaret.

Remembering Reema in Song and DanceAnnual cabaretis set for May 28.

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Sporting smiles and holdingsigns of welcome, KevinWhalen’s four sons joinedtheir mom, friends and neighborsThursday morning, May 12, towelcome him and the other bicy-clists passing through Centrevillenear the end of their three-day,Police Unity Tour (PUT) ride.

Then, at the McConnell PublicSafety Center on West Ox Road,more families joined their lovedones, as well, as the bicyclists en-joyed a quick lunch before jour-neying on to Washington, D.C.There, they connected with otherriders from all over the country tobicycle together to an afternoon

Police Unity TourBicyclists ReturnRiders raise $1.5 million whilehonoring fallen officers.

From left are Jeri Fields,chaplain for the MountVernon Police Station, andCapt. Cindy McAlister,director of the policetraining academy andformer commander of theSully District Police Station.

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If Jackie Katounas isn’t able towalk in the upcoming Relayfor Life, June 4, at CentrevilleHigh, it’s because she’ll have justbecome a new mother. But if herhusband hadn’t been successfullytreated for cancer, he wouldn’t bearound to share in the joy.

On Christmas Eve 2008, at age31, Mike Katounas of Centre Ridgewas diagnosed with stage 3C tes-ticular cancer. He spent all of 2009

receiving treatment in Indianapo-lis from cyclist Lance Armstrong’sdoctor and, since 2010, has beencancer-free.

Relay for Life raises money forthe American Cancer Society so,after Mike’s ordeal, the Centrevillecouple wanted to give back. “Wehad so much support through2009 from family, friends andneighbors that joining the Relayfor Life last year was a natural fit,”said Jackie. “I saw an announce-ment about it in the paper and

Raising Money forCancer Research Relay for Life is set for June 4.

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Entertainment on a grand scale is on tap forChantilly High’s 25th annual Jazz & Piz-zazz show, featuring the Chantilly JazzBand and nationally acclaimed Touch ofClass Show Choir.

It’ll burst upon the stage Wednesday, Thursday,Friday and Saturday, May 25, 26, 27 and 28, at 7p.m. each night, and Sunday, May 29, at 3 p.m. Tick-ets are $10 each at www.chantillychoral.org, andSaturday’s attendees will be served anniversary cake.

Besides current students, alumni will perform atseveral shows, and the May 29 show will be seniorrecognition, plus the performance of “Hair” for whichChantilly was voted “America’s Favorite Show Choir”by readers of Parade Magazine. Show choreographeris Jazz & Pizzazz alumni Sarah Pramstaller, now achoral teacher at Chantilly.

This year, special guests who’ve played an impor-tant role in the event’s history will be honored.Around 6:15 p.m. each night, there’ll be a special,red-carpet entrance and photo shoot in the lobby forall Jazz & Pizzazz alumni. A memory lane will dis-play highlights and information from all 25 years ofthe show and its predecessor, “Jazzin’.”

“On Wednesday-Thursday, alumnus Alenah Tsutraswill perform, and Friday-Saturday, we’ll have more

Music, Dancing and MemoriesChantilly High presents25th annual Jazz & Pizzazz.

GraduatingChantilly Highseniors sing “ComeSo Far (Got So Farto Go)” at lastyear’s Jazz & Piz-zazz show.

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NewsHelp Plan Centreville Day

The public is invited to the next meeting of the Centreville Dayplanning committee. It’s set for Thursday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m.,at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Road,in Chantilly. The Friends of Historic Centreville are looking forpeople with imagination, energy and organizational skills who’dlike to learn more about and support their community to helpbring back Centreville Day. Committees include entertainment,publicity, history, vendors and more. Contact Cheryl Repetti [email protected] or 703 830-5407.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, May 19,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the childsafety seats themselves so technicians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.

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

Recycle During Electric SundayResidents may recycle old TVs, computers, peripheral electronic

devices – such as keyboards, speakers, printers and scanners, aswell as household hazardous wastes – including fluorescent lightbulbs and tubes, for free, during Fairfax County’s “Electric Sun-day” events. The next one is slated for Sunday, May 22, from 10a.m. - 3 p.m. at the I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road inFairfax. For more information, call 703-324-5052.

Poplar Tree Road WideningResidents may learn more about the Poplar Tree Road widen-

ing project at a meeting set for Monday, May 23, from 7-9 p.m.,in the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.in Chantilly. In 2007, Fairfax County voters approved a $110 mil-lion Transportation Bond which included funding for the widen-ing of Poplar Tree Road from Sequoia Farms Drive/Sully StationDrive to Braddock Ridge Drive.

Hosted by Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) and the county’sDepartment of Public Works, the meeting will explain the project’sscope and introduce members of the construction and contractorteams. Afterward, residents may give their comments and feed-back.

State Legislators To SpeakFive of Sully District’s state legislators will address The Sully

District Council of Citizens Associations and its Land-Use Com-mittee. They’ll be speaking Wednesday, May 25, at 7 p.m., in theSully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. For more information, call Jeff Parnes, evenings, at 703-904-0131.

Giving their reports from Richmond will be Senators MarkHerring (D-33), Chap Petersen (D-34) and David Marsden (D-37), plus Delegates Kenneth Plum (D-36) and Tom Rust (R-86).Invited but declining to attend were Delegates Mark Keam (D-35), Tim Hugo (R-40) and Jim LeMunyon (R-67).

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gently needs donations of jelly, jam, canned pasta, cooking oil(24-48 oz.); mayonnaise (16-32 oz.); ketchup; mustard; juice(64 oz. or smaller); sugar (2-5-lbs.); white rice (1-3 lbs.); instantcocoa; pancake mix; pancake syrup; canned potatoes, collardgreens, beets, spinach, mustard greens, carrots, meat and fruit.

Also needed are toiletries, laundry detergent (for 32 loads orless), deodorant, shampoo and toothpaste. Bring all items toWFCM’S food pantry at 13981 Metrotech Drive (near the Back-yard Grill and Bar) in Chantilly.

Roundups

Members of Virginia Tech’s Contemporary Dance Ensemble perform “I Gotcha” lastyear’s cabaret. On the stage are Jamie Garubba, Lee Gibaldi, Adrienne Ginter, RachelJude, Jessica Magarelli, Heather Swanson, and Leah Zacherl. Reema Samaha dancedwith the Ensemble while attending Virginia Tech.

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“A lot of Reema’s friends were artists, so we pulledfrom them and from others in the community,” saidDillard.

Noting that Reema had many talents, includingdancing and acting, Dillard said she had “a naturalcomedic spirit that brought smiles to everyone shemet. The cabaret is a collaborative effort that re-flects Reema’s love of the arts, community and fam-ily.”

The performances feature a wide spectrum of art-ists, such as singers, dancers, bands, actors and co-medians. “We have somethingfor everyone,” said Dillard.“While some of the artists knewReema personally, even thosewho did not are connectedthrough their respect and admi-ration of a beautiful life thatwas tragically cut short.”

This event is free, but dona-tions are welcome. Attendeesmay contribute to The ReemaJ. Samaha Memorial Scholar-ship – awarded to students atboth Westfield and Herndonhigh schools – and/or the An-gel Fund, which advocates for common-sense gunlegislation.

A highlight of the cabaret each year is the perfor-mance of the Contemporary Dance Ensemble fromVirginia Tech. Westfield grad Adrienne Ginter isamong the dancers. “They’ll do ‘Andaloosia,’ thedance Reema choreographed for them when she wasat Virginia Tech,” said Dillard. “It’s tradition for themto perform it at this event.”

Also from VT, but appearing for the first time inthe cabaret, is The Ballet Project which will danceto the number, “Hear You Me.” Another Westfieldalumnus, Allison Benson, is in this group. “Both sheand Adrienne were in ‘Oklahoma’ at Westfield withReema, so that’s a nice connection,” said Dillard.

Also entertaining will be Bamboom, a modern hip-hop dance team which will perform “BDC Produc-tions Presents …” Dillard said this group has 14people, so “That should be lots of fun. They’ll be

really cool and energetic.”Another 2006 Westfield grad, Branson Reese –

who’s now a professional actor in New York – will doa comedy sketch with several other people. And someof the cast of “Les Miserables,” recently directed atCentreville Presbyterian Church by Zoe Dillard –Herndon High’s theater director and Ashley’s mother– will do a medley of songs from their show.

“This should be a strong piece, so I’m really ex-cited about it,” said Ashley Dillard. “It’ll also bring inpeople who haven’t been involved in the cabaret be-fore. I really tried to expand it this year to include asmany people from the community as possible.”

Herndon High’s improv teamwill perform a comedy sketch.Featuring eight people, it’scalled, “Meet the Fam.” And theband, Jones Catcher – includ-ing Westfield alumni ChrisMcNabb, Jeremy Rommell andJordan Wilson – will entertainthe crowd with rock music.

Also performing at the caba-ret will be Westfield grads JadeJones and Kevin Manship, sing-ing individually; Dan Hrebenak,playing guitar; and Monica

Murgia, dancing.Another Westfield alum, pianist Philip Eberhart,

now at Berklee College of Music, will play a piece byMozart.

Westfield High senior Trevor Knickerbocker willsing, “Those Canaan Days,” from the school’s Cappie-nominated musical, “Joseph and the Amazing,Technicolor Dreamcoat.” And Molly Syme – who wonthis year’s Reema J. Samaha Scholarship to VirginiaTech – will perform a special, dance solo in honor ofReema and the scholarship.

Westfield and VT alum Megan Meadows is comingfrom New York to emcee the show, and Dillard saysit should be fun and enjoyable for everyone.

“I encourage people to come early, get somethingto eat and browse the art auction,” she said. “Whetherpeople went to Westfield or knew Reema, or not, wewant everybody in the community to feel welcometo attend this event.”

Centre View Editor Steven Mauren703-778-9415 or [email protected]

More❖ To learn about the Reema J.

Samaha Memorial Scholarships visit:http://www.reemasamaha.org/funds/funds1.htm.

❖ To learn about the Angel Fundvisit: http://www.angelfundva.org/.

❖ For more event information, con-tact Ashley Dillard [email protected] or 703-919-3934.

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Members of the “Super Cool Kids” team, primarily from Little RockyRun, walk in the 2010 Relay. Many of these children are now on TheCaped Crusaders team.

Rylee Moorman, of theCentreville Long & Foster team,holds a candle during last year’sluminaria ceremony. His mom,Sarah Moorman, is team captain.

Chantilly High senior Nikki Ferraro (second from right) with her Bite MeCancer team at last year’s Relay.

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signed up.”They started a team comprised mainly of

family members and close friends and calledit, “Sometimes You Feel like a Nut.” BothJackie and Mike participated and – unlesstheir baby comes early – they’ll walk thisyear, too.

“We have 13 members now and had suchfun doing it last year,” said Jackie. “I espe-cially liked watching my husband hoot,holler and cheer, celebrating while doingthe survivors’ lap around the track. It’s justa lap, but it’s a success story.”

Last year’s Relay had a superhero theme,so Mike wore a superhero costume. But allthose who’d helped him were also heroesin Jackie’s eyes. “Everyone that supportedus, that whole year, was all in one spot,”she said. “And seeing them cheer him onwas very cool. That’s why we love beinginvolved and doing whatever we can.”

“Some events are meaningful, but don’tdig deep,” said Jackie. “But Relay for Lifegets to us and makes us want to continueto support and fight for those still battling.Giving your time and making the effort re-ally means a lot. Without this funding, wewouldn’t have had a cure and Mike wouldn’tbe here.”

This year’s Relay is the 26th annual andwill be the fifth time Centreville High hashosted. Rain or shine, it’ll begin at 2:30 p.m.with a reception in the cafeteria for cancersurvivors. Olive Garden and Bonefish Grillare providing lunch and there’ll be livemusic, plus gifts donated by the teams andlocal merchants. As the guest speaker, sur-vivor Lisa VanLahr of Centreville will shareher own story. To attend, survivors shoulde-mail [email protected].

Opening ceremony is at 4 p.m. on theWildcat football field. The Chantilly Acad-emy junior AFROTC Color Guard willpresent the colors, and Centreville High’sSymphonic Choir will sing the NationalAnthem. Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) will speak, and local caregiverRicardo Aguilera will share his personalexperience.

Passion4Community/New Life ChristianChurch is sponsoring the children’s area,open from 4:30-8:30 p.m. The fun includesface-painting, water tattoos andmoonbounces; games such as water-balloontoss, a hula-hoop contest, life-sized tic-tac-toe and tug-of-war; plus coloring and bead-making. There’ll also be free popcorn andSno Cones, and children may play therewithout their parents being on a team.

“There’s a suggested donation of $5 forunlimited games and snacks, with the pro-ceeds going to Relay for Life,” said MikeFewster, New Life’s Chantilly campus pas-tor. “We’ll also show family-friendly moviesfrom midnight-5 a.m. to help the walkersstay awake. And we’re donating 1,000bottles of water to the event.”

Survivors, those in remission and thosestill fighting, will walk the first lap.

Caregivers and those they cared for walkthe next lap. Then teams start walking, withas many members walking at a time as they

want. The only rule is that someone fromeach team is walking at all times. And com-munity members are encouraged to gather’round the track and cheer them on.

The relay aspect is that team memberstake turns walking, walking as long and asfar as they want. Then they can relax andsocialize with the others at the campsite.The relay runs until the next morning at 6a.m., but not everyone has to spend thenight.

Entertaining throughout the event will bethe Flock of Eagles band, New Life’s J10band and deejay Jarrod Wronski. There’llalso be team contests such as tent decorat-ing and a “Mr. Relay” competition, plus ad-ditional games.

So far, 28 teams – mostly from Centreville,

Chantilly and Clifton – have signed up forthe relay, but Co-Chairs Marion Rantis ofLittle Rocky Run and Lisa Desman of Cliftonexpect more than 30 – totaling some 650people. Each person contributes $100, sothe event could potentially raise $65,000.

The 12-person planning committee hasbeen readying for the Relay since Januaryand, said Rantis, “We want no rain so wecan walk all night. It’s a rain-or-shine eventbut, if there’s lightning, we have to stop.”

She became involved with the Relay in2009 to honor her mother on the 20-yearanniversary of her death and stayed in-volved “because of what a great cause andcommunity event it is. I like meeting peoplein the community and their inspiring sto-ries keep me motivated.”

Desman and Susie Holman are also su-pervising their daughters who are planningthe survivor reception. Delaney Desman andHannah Holman are Clifton Elementarysixth-graders, and Heather Holman is aRobinson eighth-grader, and all three alsoco-captain the Pink eLEMONators team. It’scomprised of Clifton and Willow Springselementary Girl Scouts whose parents arecancer survivors, and Delaney, Hannah andHeather will earn their Girl Scout silveraward by helping organize the reception.

“I do the Relay because my dad and otherfamily members have been diagnosed withcancer,” said Heather. “Doing it helps findan end to this disease.”

“Our dad had cancer on his tongue insummer 2009, but he’s OK now,” addedHannah. “I wanted to do the Relay for himbecause of his struggle. And I’m excited tostay the whole time because the end of itgot rained out last year.”

This is Delaney’s third year participatingand, she said, “I like that it benefits cancerawareness. My mom was diagnosed withthyroid cancer in 2005, but she’s doing finenow, so I wanted to give back. About 50people are coming to the reception. We’recalling people for food donations, andfriends’ families are giving us donations torent tents, chairs and tables. We want togive the survivors a great experience andshow them how much we appreciate alltheir hard work.”

“The survivors have a bond,” said Des-man. “They’ve all been through the samething, and you see that at the relay.” Agree-ing, Jackie Katounas said the caregivershave the same type of bond, too.

“At the time, you think you’re the onlyone,” said Desman. “But at the Relay, yourealize you’re not. What moved me the mostat last year’s Relay was that, last year, it was


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than 80 alumni together, spanning all the years,” saidChoral Director Glenn Cockrell. “We’ll also performa couple of the most popular tunes in Jazz & Pizzazzhistory, and there’ll be an alumni jazz band feature,too.”

The Show Choir will sing a variety of songs andstyles. From Broadway will be numbers from hitshows, “In the Heights,” “South Pacific” and “Chi-cago.” A disco dance medley will feature both oldand new tunes ranging from “You Should be Dancin’”to Jay Sean’s smash, “Down.”

“Our opening number will come from pre-Jazz &Pizzazz days at Chantilly,” said Cockrell. “It’s out ofthe vault, when the program was called Jazzin’ un-der [teachers] Tony Aversano and Elaine Wilson.”

Several students will sing solos. Haeri Yoo will doa Mandy Moore remix of “Stupid Cupid” and JoelBading and Emily Meiberg will sing the Jason Mraz-Colbie Caillat duet, “Lucky.” Joe Kisaday will do anumber from the Broadway show, “Next to Normal,”and an a cappella boys group will sing, “Insomniac.”

“We’ve had lots of support from the community,school administration and staff,” said Cockrell. “Wework on this collectively, and it’s a testament to theprogram – and the devotion and dedication of thekids and staff – that so many alumni are coming backafter 25 years.”

Senior Carolyn Smillie is thrilled to be in the show.“My sister was in it when I was a freshman, and see-ing the whole show was incredible,” said Smillie. “Itwas inspirational to see what my sister and herfriends could accomplish, so I wanted to do it imme-diately.”

A soprano, she especially likes the six-song, discodance medley performed by the whole ensemble. Thesongs include “Boogie Wonderland,” “Dancing Ma-chine,” “Evacuate the Dance Floor” and “Just Dance.”

Show Choir holds a boot camp in August, whenstudents learn what they’ll be singing during theschool year. “Jazz & Pizzazz is a compilation of allthe things we’ve learned over the year, plus our com-petition and full-concert pieces,” said Smillie. It’s her

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The Purple Powerhouse team walks last year’s opening lap. Its mem-bers are mainly from Clifton and team captain is Eric Desman.

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pouring rain, but people kept walking – wewere so emotionally committed to it. Yousee grandparents, people with strollers,some running, some walking – all enjoyingit in their own way – and I think it bonds usas a community.”

Her husband Eric is heading the PurplePowerhouse team of about 32 people. Sofar, it’s raised nearly $7,000 and is theevent’s second-highest fund-raising team.

The most dramatic and moving part ofthe Relay is the luminaria ceremony at 9:30p.m. On each luminaria bag is the name ofsomeone who’s died of cancer. “The cer-emony recognizes people who’ve passedaway, are still battling or have survived it,”said Desman. “We read every, single nameon the bags, and we encourage people tosubmit photos of those named.” E-mail pho-tos to [email protected].

“We use the photos to make a slideshowso people can see their faces and remem-ber them,” said Desman. “We show it on ascreen during the luminaria ceremony astheir names are read. Led by the survivors,everyone takes a candle and walks a lap inhonor of them.” Purchase memorialluminaria at www.CentrevilleRelay.org.

Although co-chairing this event is lots ofwork, Desman’s happy to do it. “This is myway of taking charge of something that tookcharge of my life for so long,” she said. “I’malso doing something positive for the com-munity; hopefully, my experience will ben-efit others.”

She said the Relay also creates awarenessand reminds busy moms to listen to theirbodies and take care of them. “Here, yousee the faces of cancer – kids, teen-agers,adults and elderly people,” said Desman.“You never know who it’s going to hit.”


Relay for Life participants have a va-riety of reasons for getting involvedbut, more often than not, it’s be-cause cancer struck someone they know.That’s the case with the Centreville DanceAcademy’s team, Happy Feet.

“A lot of us were touched by cancer inour families and we wanted to do some-thing, ourselves,” said team captain HeidiStafford. “We also thought it was a greatopportunity to teach the [Academy] kids togive back.”

So far, Happy Feet is the top fund-raisingteam in the Centreville Relay, amassingclose to $11,000. It’s comprised of 46 dancestudents, teachers and parents.

The students are part of the Academy’sperforming company, Centreville DanceTheatre.

“My grandfather died of cancer, my auntis battling breast cancer now and mymother-in-law won her battle with it,” saidStafford. “I walked with my mother-in-lawlast year in the three-day, Avon walk.”

Stafford and Tiffany Miller both teach atthe Academy and will walk with their teamalong with Miller’s twin sister Brooke andtheir mother Kaindais. Tears coming to hereyes, Miller said, “My dad passed away inOctober of cancer at 58, and Heidi had thisidea to start the team.”

Miler also lost an aunt to breast cancerso, she said, “It happens to you and youwant to do something important to helpout.” Their fund-raising is one way. A teamdinner for which Centreville Square restau-rants donated food and they sold ticketsyielded $1,200, and a recent bake salefetched $550.

Another fund-raiser is slated for Thurs-day, May 19, from 7-9 p.m., at Rita’s in theSully Station Shopping Center, with thedance instructors scooping ice custard forcustomers. And during May, their studentsare bringing in loose change to class. “It’s

really neat to see them giving,” saidStafford. “One girl cashed in her whole al-lowance and brought in $30 in pennies.”

Meanwhile, in Chantilly, Nikki Ferraroand her Bite Me Cancer team – comprisedmainly of Chantilly High students, like her– is also readying for the Relay. A senior,Nikki, 18, formed the team last year in re-sponse to her own diagnosis of a rare formof thyroid cancer.

Her parents, Sharon and Michael Ferraro,started a foundation, www.bitemecancer.org, in honor of her, and will walkwith her team in the Relay. “Nikki will havemore scans in July, but she’s stable now,”said her mom. “And the doctor’s beenamazed at the progress she’s made.”

At this point, Nikki’s the highest, indi-vidual fund-raiser for the Relay, raising$7,182. P.J. Skidoo’s in Fairfax and BajaFresh in Chantilly hosted team fund-rais-ers, and family friend Debi Wheatley heldan event in her home. Attendees boughtjewelry, purses, chocolate and skin-careproducts; sales plus donations yielded al-most $1,000.

Another team fund-raiser is set forWednesday, June 1, at the Chick-Fil-A bythe Dulles Expo Center, with the team re-ceiving a percentage of the proceeds be-tween 5-7 p.m.

In addition, several students in the health-and-medical-science program at theChantilly Academy will work at the Relay.They’ll help set up concessions and theluminaria event, will volunteer at the first-aid station and will run a children’s game.

Chantilly High’s Senior Class is also lend-ing a hand. It selected Nikki’s team and itsparticipation in the Relay as one of its last“11 for ’11” community-service projects forthis year.

So it’s helping promote the team and itsupcoming fund-raiser and hopes to sell “BiteMe Cancer” T-shirts at the school.

Neighbors in Centreville’s Compton Vil-lage community started a Relay team calledthe Village People in 2008, and that’s how

Dayna Young first learned about it. “But ittook on a new level of importance in mylife when I was diagnosed with stage 3breast cancer in 2009,” she said. “So myyounger son, Blair, wanted to get involvedwith the relay.”

He captained the team that year, andYoung will walk with its members this yearfor her second time. She’s now finishedtreatment and is doing well, and the teamhopes to raise $6,000.

“Last year, it was overwhelming to seeeveryone coming together and all these livesthat have been touched by cancer,” saidYoung. “It’s such a great organization anda big community event, we want to remaininvolved. It’s a valuable thing and a causenear and dear to our hearts.”

This year, she’s also on the planning com-mittee for the Centreville Relay. “I’m sothankful to be feeling well,” said Young.“And to help the whole event run moresmoothly is very exciting for me.”

A first-time participant is Virginia Run’s

Kathleen Hagan, leading the team,Youth4theGreaterGood. “It’s a new, commu-nity-service, teen youth group and it’ll beour first event,” she said. “Most of the mem-bers attend Stone Middle or Westfield Highschools, but we’ll expand it to others.”

Hagan said some teens have so much thatthey should share and “realize many peoplein the community are much less fortunatethan they are. This is to instill in them com-passion and wanting to do a greater goodfor the community.”

Since Relay for Life is family-oriented andwelcomes youth, she wanted to get thegroup involved and excited about givingback to others. And, she said, “When kidscome together for a cause, they really dowork hard.”

Now, they’re planning a bake sale and carwash to raise funds. “My father and grand-mother died of cancer,” she said. “And I re-alize how many people in our communityit affects, young and old, so we just have tokeep fighting.”

‘A Cause Near and Dear to Our Hearts’

Some of the Relay for Life participants are (standing, from left) MarionRantis, Kathleen Hagan, Tiffany Miller, Heidi Stafford and Lisa Desmanand (seated, from left) Hannah Holman and Delaney Desman.

Relay Info❖ To donate, join a team or purchase a memorial luminaria, go to www.CentrevilleRelay.org.❖ To attend the survivors’ reception, e-mail [email protected].❖ For more information, e-mail [email protected].❖ Photos for the slideshow of cancer victims and survivors may be sent to [email protected].

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first year in the show, but her fourth in theChoral Department.

“Everyone is like my family, we’re all soclose,” she said. “And this gives us the op-portunity to see what we can do. Most ofus have wanted to perform on stage sincewe were little, and seeing that much en-ergy and music on stage is always enjoy-able for the audience.”

A bass, senior Harrison Waddell is in histhird year in Touch of Class and in Jazz &Pizzazz. “My brother was in this show, too,so I’ve been seeing it for years,” he said. “Iwanted to follow in his footsteps and be partof something huge.”

He’s part of the student-arranged num-ber, “Insomniac,” and says he and his friendswanted to perform it since they were class-mates at Franklin Middle. “Now, five yearslater, we finally get to do it,” said Waddell.“The lyrics had a lot of meaning to us.They’re about a husband talking about hiswife, and they struck a chord with us.”

All the males in the show sing it together,but it was arranged by students MarkFearson, Henry Hutchinson and DaveMcVicar. “It’s very complex, and it took themhours to do it,” said Waddell. “We also makeall the percussion sounds with our mouths.”

He said “an army of parents” built the set,“so we owe them a big thanks.” Waddellsaid it’s fun being in the show and “youmake friends for life. And this time, not onlyare we representing this year, but 24 yearsof performance excellence that came before.The audience will have a great time – if Iwasn’t in this show, I’d be going to it.”

Jazz Band and Jazz Combo Director DrewRoss says nearly 100 choral and band stu-dents will be performing. “We start prepar-ing in September and, in many ways, thisis like a final exam for the students. They’reshowcasing their performing styles, con-cepts and skills they’ve learned throughoutthe year.”

“One of the things I love about this showis that, every five minutes, something com-pletely different happens on stage,” he said.“We have a wide variety of music – big-bandswing, blues, funk, Latin, rock and roll, coun-try, hip-hop and maybe a little Metallica.”

For example, the band will perform anup-tempo, Duke Ellington, swing tunecalled “Rumpus in Richmond,” featuringsenior Jessica Calvert on trumpet. And aGordon Goodwin song, “Samba DelGringo,” has a Latin flair and a drum soloby senior Jacob Muccio.

“I tried to pick music that the band hasdone over the past 25 years that was spe-

cial to it in some way,” said Ross. “The au-dience will be familiar with the songs, thealumni will recall playing them and thecurrent students will be having just as muchfun with these numbers.”

Still, there are new tunes, including theBeatles’s “Norwegian Wood,” with a differ-ent spin. It’s a Buddy Rich arrangementdriven by the drummer, Zach Brannan.

“The Jazz Combo plays with virtually ev-ery song the Show Choir sings and has tocapture the style of each piece,” said Ross.“Playing in the combo is as close to being aprofessional musician as you can get in highschool because of the styles and the chal-lenges of learning new music quickly. It’stough, and they do a great job.”

Trumpeter Joe Donegan, a senior, willplay, “The Man with the Horn” – somethinghis private teacher, Dave Detwiler, per-formed for years with the Army Blues band.And the entire jazz band will do a StanKenton number, “Chiapas.”

“It’s a Latin piece, but in 5-4 time, sothere’s an extra beat in every measure,” saidRoss. “But our senior drummer, Ian Burke,handles it with maturity and professional-ism.”

Two tenor saxophonists, Kevin Ichord andWilliam Morgan-Palmer, will perform“Tenor Madness” in which each has a unique

Chantilly High Presents 25th Annual Jazz & Pizzazzsolo. Said Ross: “Because they’re such tal-ented musicians, they feed off each other’smusical intensity and push each other tothe next level.”

Keith Taylor, who directed Chantilly’sband for more than 20 years, will direct thealumni band, May 27-28. “It’s been neatwatching the alumni come in representingnearly every year Jazz & Pizzazz has beenin existence,” said Ross. “They share thatcommon bond. Glenn and I would like tothank two Touch of Class alumni – EsterBarr, who got the alumni here for rehears-als, and Stephen Matthie, who’s directingthe alumni singers – plus band alumnusCalvin Haney who got the band alumni torehearsals.”

“I’m proud to be part of this event’s his-tory,” said Ross. “I played trumpet in theshow when I was assistant band director,so that gave me a high level of respect forwhat the kids do. And I’m really proud oftheir ability to learn as much as they do,with all the distractions of being a high-school student.”

“I think the show will catapult them intolife because they’ve learned how to collabo-rate with others and be a professional,” hecontinued. “They’ll create memories that’lllast a lifetime, and I hope I’ll see all of themat the 50th Jazz & Pizzazz.”


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While images of most naturalemergencies — hurricanes,floods, tornadoes — seem re-mote from the D.C. suburbs,last month more than a dozen tornadoestouched down in our area.

Many households in our area have sufferedthrough multiple-day power outages relatedto snowstorms and thunderstorms.

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will be tax-free. Portable generators priced at$1,000 or less are also included.

This is one of three tax holidays in Virginia;a three-day sales tax holiday for school sup-plies and clothing begins on the first Friday inAugust, and the four-day holiday for EnergyStar qualified products is in mid-October.

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Father’s Day PhotoGallery, and More

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19, and onceagain the Centre View will publish a gallery ofFather’s Day photos.

Send in photos in jpeg format as soon aspossible, including the full names of all thepeople in the picture, hometowns, the approxi-mate date and location the picture was taken,the ages of the children and sentence or twoabout the people and/or event.

PROMS AND … While Centre View photog-raphers and writers will likely attend someproms as schedules permit, we also urge par-ents and students to document their proms (oralternative activities) and send in photos injpeg format, and also including who, what,where, when and why.

We’re also interested in other events at yourschool, church, synagogue or mosque, mile-stone events, etc.

Email photos [email protected].

Reminder on Emergency Preparedness

Editorials

Months of training paidoff as thousands ofyoung girls fromthroughout the region — accom-panied by running buddies, par-ents and friends — took to thestreets of George Mason Univer-sity May 15 for the Girls on theRun of Northern Virginia 5K race.

“This is an incredible event,”said celebrity chef SpikeMendelsohn, who ran the racealongside 7,500 other partici-pants. “There is such a happy vibehere and it’s exciting to be a partof it.”

GOTR of Northern Virginia is anonprofit organization that usesrunning as a mentoring tool toeducate young girls on self-esteemand healthy eating and lifestylechoices. The 10-week program,which currently serves more than6,500 girls in 200 schools, com-bines lessons that help adolescentgirls in grades 3 through 8 buildconfidence and develop healthylifestyles with training for a 5Krace.

“These amazing girls are the fu-ture powerhouses of our nation,”said Mendelsohn, who works withFirst Lady Michelle Obama and theLet’s Move healthy eating initiativein schools. “We need to start teach-ing healthy eating and lifestylechoices at a young age and thisorganization perfectly comple-ments that.”

The 3.1-mile race, sponsored byUnited Healthcare, Inova Hospital,Verizon, Running Brooke, Wash-ington Gas and George MasonUniversity, ended with a finish linefestival that included rock musicprovided by Studio Rock of North-ern Virginia, hair coloring andhealthy food and training booths.

For more information on Girlson the Run, visitwww.girlsontherunofnova.org.

— Jeanne Theismann

Girl Power Girls on the Run 5K celebrateshealthy eating, fitness.

Team Lees Corner Elementary School poses for a groupshot before the start of the Girls on the Run of NorthernVirginia 5k race on the Fairfax Campus of George MasonUniversity on May 15. Back row (from left): NicoleKamidoi, Gary Sujolti, BradSpiers, Kathy Case, TinaPivarnik (coach), TraceyKlepic, Li Shihchang,Chantile Stovall, andGabra Gawargios. Frontrow (left to right): IvaniKamidoi, Isobel Cobb,Meggy Sujolti, LaurenSpiers, Catherine Klepic,Grace Mak, PaayalChandra, Aris Stovall, andLeslie Barnes (coach).Members of the team notpictured: McKenzy Scott,Kimmy Lee, LaurenChapman, Sabeeka Khan,Emma Wyatt, KennedyJenkins, Leena Takieddin,and Domeka Lane.

Catherine Klepic and PaayalChandra of team Lees CornerElementary School stretchbefore the start of the Girlson the Run of Northern Vir-ginia 5k on the grounds ofGeorge Mason University onMay 15.

Brad Spiers gets into the spirit of the 5k Girls on the Runrace that he is about to run with his daughter LaurenSpiers. Lauren Spiers is on team Lees Corner ElementarySchool and has been preparing several months with teammembers to run the race held on May 15 on the groundsof George Mason University.

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Activities reported by the Sully policedepartment through May 13.

Crime

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA/ ARRESTPolice responded to the Spring

Hill Suites, 5920 Trinity Parkway,for a report of suspected drug useinside one of the rooms around 5:37a.m. on Saturday, May 7. Aninvestigation led to the arrest of a 22-yar-old male of the 2200 block ofStone Wheel Drive in Reston. He wascharged with possession ofmarijuana.

ROBBERYTwo men robbed a 23-year-old

woman at gunpoint in the 13800block of Wakley Court around 12:39a.m. on Wednesday, May 11. Thearmed suspect took her purse andboth suspects fled. They weredescribed as black, between 20 and25 years old and 5 feet 7 inches to 5feet 10 inches tall and about 160pounds. The victim was treated at thescene for minor injuries.

ROBBERYA 17-year-old boy was robbed of

his cell phone at gunpoint onWednesday, May 11 around 11:19p.m. in the 14800 block of HoxtonSquare. The suspect was described asblack, in his early 20s, about 6 feettall and 230 pounds, wearing a grayT-shirt, blue jeans and a hat. Twoother men were with the suspect andsurrounded the victim during therobbery; one was described as black,between 18 and 23 years old, 5 feet 8inches to 6 feet tall and about 200pounds. He had dread locks and worea black hoodie with jeans. The victimwas not injured.


2011 University of VirginiaAcceptances By High School

The following data are based on information provided by the University ofVirginia’s Office of Institutional Assessment, Fairfax County Public Schools,Arlington County Public Schools and the City of Alexandria.

Number of Number of Percentage ofSchool Students Seniors Seniors

Accepted (April 2011) AcceptedTo UVa. To UVa.

Thomas Jefferson High School 223 425 52.4%

H.B. Woodlawn High School 16 93 17.2%

McLean High School 50 406 12.3%

James Madison High School 53 454 11.6%

South Lakes High School 37 357 10.3%

Marshall High School 25 286 8.7%

Lake Braddock Secondary School 51 588 8.7%

Langley High School 41 487 8.4%

Oakton High School 44 532 8.2%

Robinson Secondary School 50 624 8.0%

Fairfax High School 39 496 7.8%

Centreville High School 39 507 7.7%

Washington-Lee High School 33 431 7.6%

West Potomac High School 32 422 7.5%

Yorktown High School 31 444 6.9%

West Springfield High School 32 525 6.1%

South County Secondary School 25 442 5.6%

Chantilly High School 32 587 5.4%

Westfield High School 35 669 5.2%

Herndon High School 21 450 4.6%

T.C. Williams High School 29 632 4.5%

Lee High School 18 399 4.5%

Edison High School 16 370 4.3%

Annandale High School 23 557 4.1%

Wakefield High School 12 291 4.1%

Hayfield High School 16 443 3.6%

Mount Vernon High School 6 346 1.7%

Falls Church High School 5 300 1.6%

Stuart High School 0 305 0%

Woodson High School 0* 449 0%*

* The University of Virginia sent data to The Connection Newspapers thatindicated no students were accepted as freshman into its undergraduate programfrom Woodson High School this year. Members of the Woodson community havesaid this is not the case, pointing to at least six students who have reported theywill attend the school in the fall.

Education●Learning●Fun

See Pursuing, Page 11

By Julia O’DonoghueCentre View

S arah Locke applied toHoward University,George Mason Universityand a few other colleges.In the end, however, she justcouldn’t see herself going any-where besides The United StatesMilitary Academy, better known asWest Point.

“I also looked into R.O.T.C orenlisting but this seemed like abetter deal to me. I like the struc-ture,” said Locke.

West Point is not for the faint ofheart. The academy is highly com-petitive, with just a 12.65 percentacceptance rate.

Out of the 1,300 people whostart out each academy class, only1,000 or so will make it throughthe four-year program, accordingto its website.

Just 10 days after her gradua-tion from high school, Locke willhave to report on June 27 for thebeginning of Cadet Basic Trainingat West Point, also called “BeastBarracks.”

Women tend to outnumber menin higher education, but WestPoint is an exception to that rule.Females usually make up just 15percent of the cadets in each class,according to the academy’swebsite.

Locke said she was inspired byher mother, an African Americanwho was among the first 62women to graduate from WestPoint in 1980.

Pat Walker Locke was already inthe U.S. Army as an enlistedsolider when West Point opened itsdoors to women in the late 1970s.At the time, Pat Locke — who wasfrom inner city Detroit — hadnever heard of West Point, but herbattalion leader had encouragedher to apply for a slot at the school.

“There are more women therenow than when we were there …and people are trying to help youinstead of keep you out,” said PatLocke, who is extremely pleasedto see her own daughter attend-ing the service academy.

“She was so excited. She wasrunning around the house danc-ing when I got the letter,” said Sa-rah Locke, who attends MountVernon High School.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA typi-cally sends a large cohort of stu-dents to the military service acad-emies each year.

Virginia’s 11th congressional

district, which includes Fairfax andPrince William counties, had 49students accepted to academies in2011, the most of any congres-sional district in the country.Virginia’s 10th congressional dis-trict, which includes northern andwestern Fairfax County, rankedsecond in the number of studentsattending military academies nextyear.

Several of the students attend-ing one of the academies next yearhave a family connection to themilitary already.

“I was influenced by my dad,who is over in Iraq right now,” saidJason Ko, a Robinson SecondarySchool senior who will be attend-ing West Point next year.

In Fairfax County, the number ofstudents attending service acad-emies also appears to be on therise. In 2005, a total of 40 studentsfrom Fairfax County PublicSchools attended the five acad-emies. By 2009, that number hadincreased to 54.

“That is just the kind of lifestylethat is appealing to me,” said LisaMarie Junta, a Springfield residentwho is a senior at ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be surpris-ing that Northern Virginia highschool students interested in join-ing the military would pursue acareer through a service academythat provides a college education.

A much larger percentage ofNorthern Virginia high school stu-dents attend four-year colleges in

general. Last year, more than 60percent of high school graduatesin Arlington and Fairfax countiesenrolled in four-year college pro-grams, compared to just 46 per-cent of Virginia high school gradu-ates overall.

Graduates from the FairfaxCounty Public Schools overwhelm-ingly choose to go to school withinthe commonwealth, which rivalsCalifornia as having the best pub-lic higher education in the coun-try. In 2009, 75 percent of Fairfaxhigh graduates attending collegechoose to enroll in the Virginiaschool, according to a school sys-tem report.

U.S. News and World Reportregularly ranks the University ofVirginia and College of William &Mary among the top 10 publicundergraduate programs in theUnited States. The schools’ stellarreputation has been double-edgedsword however, creating an in-credibly competitive admissionsenvironment in which severalhigh-achieving Northern Virginiastudents are vying for admission.

SteepCompetition

This year, the University of Vir-ginia saw record-breaking 24,005applications for its freshman class.William and Mary had 12,820 ap-plications, according to a NewYork Times database.

The commonwealth’s most pres-tigious universities ended up with

similar admission rates of 32.2percent and 34.6 percent respec-tively. Private colleges such asCarnegie Mellon (30.4 percent),Connecticut College (31.5 per-cent) and The George WashingtonUniversity (32 percent) have com-parable admission rates.

Several well-regarded publicschools have higher admissionsrates including Georgia Tech (48percent), University of Texas -Austin (45.6 percent) and the Uni-versity of Wisconsin - Madison

(49.7 percent). A select few, likeUCLA (25.28 percent) and theUniversity of North Carolina -Chapel Hill (29.2 percent), havelower admission rates than themost selective Virginia universi-ties.

STILL, several Northern Virginiafamilies complain about theirchildren’s ability to get admittedto the commonwealth’s top tier

Lake Braddock Secondary School senior Nicolas Lafasseand Mount Vernon High School senior Sarah Locke willstart cadet basic training at the United States MilitaryAcademy, otherwise known as West Point, next month.Sarah is following in the footsteps of her mother, PatWalker Locke, who was in the first West Point graduatingclass that included women.

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From Page 10schools. At three Fairfax high schools, fewer than 10students were admitted to UVa. this year, accordingto data released by the university.

Yet UVa.’s own data also shows that students ap-plying from Northern Virginia localities were ac-cepted at higher rate than average. The school ac-ceptance rate for applications from Fairfax County(45 percent), Arlington County (43.1), City of Alex-andria (40.1 percent) and the City of Fairfax (39.5percent) was much more generous than the normal32 percent.

In fact, it is often the next tier of Virginia publicschools where students face more trouble gettingaccepted that than average applicant.

For example in 2009, Fairfax County Public Schoolsreported that the school system’s graduates wereoften accepted at a lower rate than the average ap-plicant to George Mason University (59.5/63.3),James Madison University (50.2/59.3) and VirginiaTech (51.1/66.7).

One reason that the Northern Virginia communitymay perceive a shortage of slots at thecommonwealth’s most selective college, UVa., is be-cause a large share of the students admitted comefrom one school, Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology.

Nearly 18 percent of all the students admitted toUVa. from Fairfax and Arlington this year attendThomas Jefferson. The university accepted 223Jefferson students into its freshman class next year,which is more than half of the number of students inJefferson’s 425-person senior class. The next largestcohort of accepted students came from the MaggieL. Walker Governor’s School in Richmond, where 75seniors were admitted. Madison High School inVienna was next, with 53 students.

A fair number of Jefferson graduates choose toattend UVa. Ninety-three students in the 2010 fresh-man class came from Jefferson, according to the uni-versity.

But some parents believe Jefferson students arealso more likely to get into other prestigious schoolsthat it is difficult for students from base high schoolsto access.

From 2005-2009, Fairfax schools sent approxi-mately 100 of its students to Ivy League universitiesevery year, less than one percent of the number ofseniors than normally apply to college.

Out-of-State DecisionsDespite the strong reputation of the Virginia’s pub-

lic universities, many Northern Virginia students stilldecide to go out of state for school.

Fairfax graduates who are going outside the com-monwealth tend to stay close by, according to a schoolsystem report.

The popular destinations for seniors include Penn-sylvania, North Carolina and New York in 2008 and2009. West Virginia University (95 students), Penn-sylvania State University (73 students) and East Caro-lina University were the most popular out of the stateschools two years ago.

Some Fairfax seniors may also need to go outsideof Virginia to get what they need. For example, oneof the most popular out-of-state schools for Fairfaxresidents is Brigham Young University, the flagshipcollege of the Mormon Church in Utah.

“I applied to other colleges but I have very highstandards. I don’t want to have to deal with some ofthe things I have had to deal with in high school,”said Katelynn Crompton, who is attending anotherBrigham Young University, located in Idaho.

Crompton, a West Springfield senior, said she alsolooked at the Brigham Young in Utah and BrighamYoung In Hawaii.

“It wasn’t that hard of a decision,” said Crompton.

Forgoing CollegeAltogether

Several students also decided a four-year collegeis not the right choice for them, even in a highly-educated community like Northern Virginia.

Beth Clapsaddle is one of the 30 percent of FairfaxCounty students that has decided to pursue anassociate’s degree instead of a traditional four-yearcollege. She has won two scholarships to the NewYork Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts, where mostof her classmates will either have already attendedcollege or worked professional in the performing artsworld already.

“I know it sounds silly but I really want to be onSaturday Night Live. I want to become part of Sec-ond City in Chicago,” said Clapsaddle, who has beenactive in the theater and music departments at WestSpringfield High School.

The New York City-based program will take twoyears, during which Clapsaddle will live on her own,since there are no student dorms connected to theconservatory.

The high school senior said her parents have beensurprisingly supportive of her decision to forego col-lege, though it may have helped that she landed ascholarship to a well-known prestigious arts program.

“I told them that I would really be excited to goaway to college,” she said.

High School IsThe End of the Line

Though Northern Virginia has a higher-than-aver-age rate of students attending four-year and two-year college programs, there are also a fair numberof students for whom education stops after highschool.

“I want all kids who can excel to the highest levelto get to highest level but not all of our students aregoing to go to college,” said School Board MemberBrad Center (Lee). Center said one of his own son’sis considering going into automobile repair,

which would require some more school but notcollege-level coursework.

“I do want all kids to get some kind of educationafter k-12 but it doesn’t need to be college,” saidCenter.

Yet students who are Black or Hispanic in North-ern Virginia are much more likely to graduate highschool with “no plans” for further education — in-cluding trade school or apprenticeship programs.

While only 11.7 percent of all Arlington Countystudents graduate high school with no plans, 17.4percent of its Black students and 18.6 percent of itsHispanic students fall into that category. And only38 percent of Hispanic students and 53 percent ofBlack students that graduated from Arlington highschools last year planned to attend a four-year col-lege.

In Fairfax County, the situation is similar. Elevenpercent of Hispanic students and 7.3 percent of Blackstudents who graduate from high school have “noplans” for pursuing higher education. Hispanic (26.5percent) and Black (48.1 percent) students are alsofar less likely to be attending a four-year universityor college.

Pursuing College, Careers


EntertainmentTUESDAYS AND THURSDAYSCentreville Stitchers welcome adults who enjoy

knitting, crocheting, or other needlework craftsand conversation. Join us at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. Germain Dr.,Centreville, VA. Admission is free. If you have anyquestions, contact Jo at 703-803-0595 or [email protected].

* Thursday, May 26 — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.* Tuesday, June 14 — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.* Thursday, June 23 — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYSZUMBA Classes. 7 to 8 p.m. Latin based dance

fitness class. The first class is free; afterward it’s$7-$9 per class. At Cornerstone Montessori School,4455 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Suite 201,Chantilly. Visit www.gozumbafun.com.

MAY 19, 20, 21Blackbox Art Intensive. Theater students at

Chantilly High will present an experimental-theater performance at an event called BlackboxArt Intensive. The school’s blackbox theater (Room106) will be transformed into an apartment inParis. Show times are Thursday, Friday andSaturday, May 19, 20 and 21, at 8 p.m. AndrewReid plays Henry, Amanda Miesner is Sonia,Shaan Sharma portrays Hubert and Kelsey Monkplays Inez. Directed by Shannon Khatcheressian.Tickets are $5 or via www.chantillyhsdrama.com.

THURSDAY/MAY 19Clifton Spring Homes Tour. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30

p.m. Advance tickets/$20; day of tour/$25; singlehome/$10. Tour five decorated homes; boutiqueshop; silent auction; tour the Paradise SpringsWinery; box lunches ($12.95; $19.95 with wine).Call Lynne Garvey-Hodge at 703-322-1811;[email protected];[email protected]; Cliftoncwc.org

Operation School Bell Weekend Food forKids. 1 p.m. Assistance League of NorthernVirginia Operation School Bell Weekend Food forKids. At the Sully Government Center, 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Volunteers are invitedto help pack over 1,000 bags of food fordistribution at three Title 1 schools in NorthernVirginia. Contact Linda at 703-591-2312 [email protected] orwww.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 20Spring Festival. 3 to 6 p.m. Activities include a

plant sale, moon bounce, nail painting, hairdecoration, henna, games, cake raffle,refreshments, and a garden tour! Admission tofestival is $1, and tickets for activities andrefreshments are $1/each. All proceeds go toward“Plant a Row for the Hungry” to help feedhomeless families in Fairfax County. AtMontessori Children’s Center, 6319 Old CentrevilleRoad, Centreville. Call 703-266-1330.

MAY 20-22International Gem & Jewelry Show. With 300

booths offering gems, minerals and jewelry. At theDulles Expo Center in Chantilly. Children 8 andunder not permitted. Hours are Friday noon to 6p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. Admission is $8. Visitwww.InterGem.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 21Flea Market. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oakton Baptist

Church is sponsoring a flea market for churchmembers. At Oakton Baptist Church, Route 50 andSullyfield Circle, Chantilly.

Southern Gospel Concert. 6 p.m. Free. With GaryWinningham of Cookeville, Tenn. At OaktonBaptist Church, 14001 Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly.Call 703-631-1799.

MAY 21 AND 22“Mercatino.” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. European Style

Antique Market at La Bella Luce in downtownClifton. The event is free, and will offer theopportunity to view some of La Bella Luce’s uniqueofferings, as well as local art and merchandise. Ifyou are a vender, artisan or designer and wouldlike to host a class, display your work, orparticipate in the “Mercatino,” call 703-830-1173or email [email protected].

SUNDAY, MAY 22Electric Sunday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Residents

may recycle televisions, computers and peripheralelectronics such as speakers, printers, scanners,etc. Also, residents can recycle unbrokenfluorescent tubes and light bulbs. At the I-66Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/recycling.

Cycle Fest & Israel Street Festival. 8 a.m. tonoon. Food noon to 5 p.m.; Activities: 1-5 p.m.Registration are now being accepted for theadvanced (35+ miles) or intermediate (15+miles) rides through Fairfax. Highlights includeAxum a Yemenite and Ethiopian Israeli Hip Hopact, Kol Nova youth choir, Krav Maga, self-defensedemonstration and more. At Fairfax Corner, 11900Palace Way, Fairfax (off Monument Drive downthe street from Wegmans. Visit www.jccnv.org.

MONDAY/MAY 23Mike Windsor Memorial Golf Tournament. 11

a.m. followed by cocktails and an awards dinner at5:30 p.m. To benefit the Brain Tumor Institute ofChildren’s National Medical Center. At TheInternational Country Club in Fairfax. Visitwww.mikewindsormemorial.com.

MAY 25 TO MAY 28Jazz and Pizzazz. Chantilly High’s 25th

Anniversary Show: Wednesday, May 25 throughSaturday, May 28, at 7 p.m.; Sunday, May 29, at 3p.m. Tickets are $10. The Chantilly Jazz andTouch of Class Show Choir join forces in one of thelongest-running and most beloved shows in theWashington area.

FRIDAY/MAY 27Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is

$15. With the Smokin’ Polecats with MariannaPreviti. 8:30-9 p.m. drop-in beginner swing lesson;9 p.m.-12 midnight dance. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 ParkCenter Road, Herndon.

Ballyhoo! 7 p.m. Tickets are $10/person. At FastEddie’s, 14114 Lee Highway, Centreville. Call 703-266-1888.

SATURDAY, MAY 28Remembrance Cabaret. 7 p.m. Free. In honor of

Virginia Tech victim Reema Samaha. At WestfieldHigh School Auditorium, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Contact Ashley Dillard [email protected] or 703-919-3934.

SUNDAY/MAY 29Escape to the Beach. Noon to 6 p.m. Outdoor

party with food, drinks, kids’ activities and livemusic from “Kicking Norma.” At Coastal Flats,11901 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax. Call 571-522-6300.

MONDAY/MAY 30Ox Hill Battlefield Memorial Day Program. 2

p.m. Presented by the Father William CorbyDivision Ancient Order of Hibernians and FairfaxCounty Park Authority. At the Ox Hill BattlefieldPark in Fair Oaks.

Ice Cream Social. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be100 scoops courtesy of the Centreville BaskinRobbins. The Prince William Sound BarbershopQuartet will sing songs from the 1940s. SYAExtreme will give a cheer and help with tug of warand other family games. At the Spindle SearsHouse in Historic Centreville Park. At 5714 Mt.Gilead Road, Centreville. Visitwww.CentrevilleVA.org or call Ellanor C.Lawrence Park at 703-631-0013.

JUNE 3 TO JUNE 26”Wicked” Promotions. Visitors to Fair Oaks Mall

can delight in Wicked exhibits, offers fromretailers, giveaways, ticket promotions and otherofferings to celebrate and promote the show. AtFair Oaks Mall, to coincide with its run at TheKennedy Center from June 15 through Aug. 21.

FRIDAY/JUNE 3Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is

$15. With Gina DeSimone and the Moaners. Drop-in beginner swing lesson 9 p.m. to midnight. Atthe Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869Park Center Road, Herndon.

Auditions. Dance Competition Team. Ballet traineddancers perform Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Contemporary.

5 - 5:45 p.m. ages 8 and under; 6 - 7 p.m. ages 9 - 11;7:15 - 8:15 p.m. ages 12 and up; (ages as of Jan. 1,

2012); Auditions held at Creative Dance Center inChantilly. Call Ginny at 703-378-1800. Visitwww.CDCdance.com

SATURDAY/JUNE 4Auditions. Chantilly All Stars. Competitive Jazz and

Lyrical. 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Middle School andHigh School Age (6th - 12th grades). Call 703-378-1800. Visit www.CDCdance.com. Auditionsheld at Creative Dance Center, Chantilly.

SuperDuper! 2011. From 8 p.m. to midnight.Tickets are $8. A benefit concert for Charity Music,an instrument donation nonprofit company thathelps children get musical instruments. At FryingPan Park, 2790 West Ox Road, Herndon.


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Westfield Receives 21 Nominations for Musical

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17 for its show. Proud of everyone whohelped bring this massive undertaking tofruition, Westfield Theater Director SusiePike said, “I am just thrilled for the kids.”

Kevin Clay was nominated for lead actorin a musical, and the show, itself, receiveda nomination for best musical. ColbyDezelick got a nod for comic actor in amusical, and Avery Hobbs, female dancer.Daniel Braunstein and Madeleine Bloxamreceived respective Cappie nods for featuredactor and actress.

The “Megamix” number at the end of theshow was nominated for best song, Joseph’sbrothers received a nomination for en-semble in a musical, Sunny Vinsavich got acreativity nod for musicianship, Carrie Nyeand Katelyn Reimer were honored for cos-tumes, and Dezelick and Hobbs were nomi-nated for their choreography.

Also receiving Cappie nominations were:Westfield’s orchestra; stage crew, ElisabethBloxam, Taylor Reese and Erica Schmidt;props and effects, Alice Polonsky and MandySachs; makeup, Rosemary Palack; lighting,Elisabeth Bloxam and Andy Talavera-Roca;sound, Kieran Claffey; critic team; gradu-ating critics, Zoe Tippl and ElisabethBloxam, individual nominations; and re-turning critic, Joey Biagini.

“I’m so very proud of the Westfield the-ater cast and crew,” said Pike. “They are a

terrific bunch of kids and they worked sohard for me. I’m especially proud that theytook on leadership roles for this show aschoreographers, stage managers and in alltechnical aspects.”

“We are thrilled with the 21 Cappie nomi-nations and, as far as I’m concerned, thenominations mean we are winners,” shecontinued. “Congrats to all the Cappieshows nominated – the arts are alive andwell in Fairfax County. And thanks toWestfield’s faculty for such tremendous sup-port.”

For “Stage Door,” Chantilly’s AmandaMiesner was nominated for lead actress ina play, and Connor Haggerty received aCappie nod for comic actress in a play. GraceGardner was honored as featured actressin a play. Chantilly designed and con-structed the interior of a two-story houseon stage, and Lauren Phillips, Brad Vitaleand Chloe Vasquez were rewarded with aCappie nomination for best set. AJ Gresickand Drew Pardo were nominated for sound.Nods also went to Billy Baker, graduatingcritic, and Amanda Miesner, returning critic.

“We are very happy with the nominationsthat we received this year,” said ChantillyTheater Director Ed Monk. “We know howhard the competition is, and to get nomi-nated for anything is a great honor. We areespecially pleased that we got nominationsin all three aspects of the Cappies – critics,acting and tech. It is a testament to the hardwork that our theater students put into theproduction, and I am enormously proud ofall of them.”

Centreville’s Anthony Ingargiola wasnominated for supporting actor in a musi-cal for his dramatic portrayal of severalcharacters – especially Tom the fireman –in his school’s production of “Working.” AndCentreville Theater Director Mike Hudsonis pleased with Ingargiola’s recognition fromthe Cappie voters.

“I am very proud of Anthony,” he said.“He’s a very talented singer and actor, worksdiligently and has an earnest desire to ex-cel in his craft. Anthony is one of the mostdedicated students I have ever known. Hemaintains a professional attitude through-out the rehearsal and during the run of ashow.”

Calling Ingargiola “focused and respon-sible,” Hudson said he “supports his fellowactors onstage and off. I’ve enjoyed work-ing with Anthony and look forward to thefuture. All Centreville will be behind himat The Kennedy Center.”


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Police Unity Tour riders pedal through Centreville, May 12, on day three of their ride.

The Whalen boys, (back row, from left) Ryan, 13, Sean, 19and Matt, 16, and (in front) Connor, 10, welcome theirdad, Kevin Whalen, back from the PUT ride.

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ceremony at the National LawEnforcement Officers Memorial.

The PUT raises awareness of andmoney for that memorial – onwhich the names of fallen law-en-forcement officers are engraved.

This year’s ride – 230 miles fromRichmond to Charlottesville toWarrenton to the District – was the15th annual. Held May 10-12, itwas in memory of the 153 officersnationwide who lost their livesduring 2010.

It was also the most successfulPUT ever, and Centreville residentWhalen – a federal agent with theTreasury Department – was de-lighted. “The PUT raised $1.5 mil-lion and 1,400 riders rode,” hesaid. “It was the most riders andfunds ever in honor of our fallen,and everyone who donatedhelped.”

In addition, Fairfax County po-lice led a new Virginia Chapter ofthe PUT, riding in memory of thesix Fairfax County officers who’vedied over the years. And theevent’s timing was especiallymeaningful to them, since May 8was the fifth anniversary of thefatal shooting of Det. Vicky Armel,40, and MPO Mike Garbarino, 53,in the parking lot of the Sully Dis-trict Police Station.

The PUT culminated Fridaynight, May 13, with a candlelightvigil at the memorial in Washing-ton, D.C., for the 153 officers lostlast year in the line of duty. There,the riders met these officers’ fami-lies and presented them with the


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