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NewsGreat Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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By Michael Lee PopeThe Connection

Steve Stuban can’t help but wonder ifthings could have turned out differ-ently. Back in 2010, his son Nick wasconsidered a model student atWoodson High School in Fairfax County. Thatis, until school officials caught the teenager withsynthetic marijuana. Administrators didn’t con-tact the parents until a decision had alreadybeen made to suspend the boy with a recom-mendation for expulsion.

“Nick had been questioned multiple timesover multiple days and had been asked to ex-ecute multiple written statements,” said Stuban.“They had already decided what they punish-ment was going to be. It was only then thatthey thought to perhaps contact my wife andI.”

Nick Stuban committed suicide in January2011. And ever since that day Steve Stuban hasbeen fighting to increase parental notification.Last year, he waged on unsuccessful campaignfor the Fairfax County School Board. Now, he’staking the fight to Richmond, working with ahandful of legislators to create a legal require-ment for school administrators to notify par-ents before they start questioning students inserious cases that might lead to suspension ornotification of law enforcement.

“I find it troubling that school administratorshave questioned students for hours at a timewithout parental knowledge regarding issuesthat could lead to the student’s expulsion orincarceration,” said Del. Tim Hugo (R-40).

WORKING WITH STUBAN and newlyelected Fairfax County School Board memberElizabeth Schultz, Hugo has introduced HouseBill 1080. The bill requires school principals tonotify parents before questioning students inthe case of a “serious violation.” The bill de-fines a serious violation as a violation of SchoolBoard policy or a violation that could lead to astudent’s suspension. The legislation would alsoforce parental notification before school admin-istrators file a court petition.

“I would be concerned that schools might not havethe flexibility they need to take swift action in a waythat would preserve the security of a school,” saidArlington School Board member Libby Garvey.“Sometimes bad cases make bad law.”

Last year, a similar effort introduced by Del. KayeKory (R-38) passed the House of Delegates but didn’tmake it out of committee in the state Senate. An ar-ray of groups lined up against the proposal, includ-ing the Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia Edu-cation Association and the Virginia Association ofSecondary School Principals. Supporters say thingshave changed over the course of the last year, as moreand more parents have come to realize that parentalnotification is not required under the law.

“Once you finally get through to parents about howthe law works, they are incredulous about this,” saidSchultz, who testified in Richmond as a parent lastyear and is now advocating for the bill as a SchoolBoard member. “We’re having to compel people todo what they should already be doing anyway.”

STUBAN SAYS he’s fully aware that school ad-ministrators may try to push back on the legisla-tion as they did last year. But he also pointed outthat the bill has a great deal of support, includingteachers unions and members of the FairfaxCounty School Board. And because the issue hasreceived so much attention over the course of thelast year, he feels momentum is on the side of thebill. More importantly, he said, the case for thebill is strong.

“You want schools and parents and students towork together as a team,” he said. “But right nowthe process is adversarial in nature.”

This week, Stuban appeared with Schultz in Rich-mond along with several Northern Virginia legisla-tors to begin a public-relations campaign on the is-sue. Members included Hugo and Kory along withstate Sen. David Marsden (D-37) and state Sen. ChapPetersen (D-34). The coalition is hoping that Stuban’spersonal story and the growing chorus of supportfor the legislation will be enough to overcome oppo-sition by school administrators. Opponents say theeffort may cause more harm than good.

“This legislation sounds overly prescriptive to me,”said Garvey. “You never want to impose somethingon school divisions that restricts how they can re-spond to situations involving safety.”

By Alex McVeighThe Connection

The McLean-based SafeCommunity Coalition,which primarily servesthe students in the Langley andMcLean High School pyramids,will host a forum which will ex-amine the issue of teen datingviolence from a number ofangles. The event, titled“What’s Love Got to do With it?:Healthy Relationships and Dat-ing,” will take place at McLeanHigh School Feb. 9.

“The term ‘dating abuse’ of-ten brings to mind terrible sto-ries about the victims, but of-ten times the early warningsigns go unseen,” said NykaFeldman, executive director ofthe coalition. “Dating violenceis a reality for many people, andit’s an issue that requiresheightened awareness. Ap-proximately one in three teensin the United States will be avictim of physical, emotional orsexual abuse from a dating part-ner.”

SCC board member DavidCrystal pointed to another sta-tistic that he found disturbing.

“What’s equally disturbing isthat of those teens that are inan abusive relationships, onlyone third ever talk about it, re-port it,” he said. “That meanstwo-thirds of the abuse that youand your friends suffer nevergets reported.”

The program is being hostedin conjunction with theMcLean, Langley and Thomas

Event will examine teen datingviolence from multiple angles.

SCC to Host DatingViolence Forum

Safe Community Coali-tion Executive DirectorNyka Feldman.

School Board ChairmanJanie Strauss(Dranesville).

Jefferson High School for Sci-ence and Technology PTSAs, aswell as The Madeira School. Itwill include a performance fromDeana’s Educational Theaterabout the issues, attitudes andbeliefs surrounding dating anda forum featuring medical andpsychological professionals.Lynne Russell, founder of Dat-ing Abuse Stops Here andmother of a victim of datingabuse, will also speak.

“This event will hopefullyspeak to the victims, the abuserand the bystander, who is oftenthe most important person,”said Mimi Wiseberg, a socialworker who will speak on thepanel. “We want to have a com-munity conversation that willhelp us come up with some or-ganic ideas about abuse.”

Support TeenDating ViolencePreventionAwareness Month

McLean businesses are joining theHealthy Relationships awarenessraising campaign.

On Friday, Feb. 3, from 3 to 8 p.m.and Saturday, Feb. 4 from noon to 4p.m., the a portion of sales made atthe McLean Books-A-Million dayswill go toward the SCC’s Healthy Re-lationships Programs.Books-A-Million is located at 1451Chain Bridge Road.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, from noon to8 p.m. a portion of sales at ChickenOut in McLean will support SCC’sHealthy Relationships Programs.Chicken Out is located at 1443 ChainBridge Road.

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Politics of NotificationFather takes his plight forincreased parentalnotification to Richmond.

“You want schools and parentsand students to work together asa team … But right now theprocess is adversarial in nature.”

— Steve Stuban


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On Monday, Jan. 30, a new exhibit ofmy photography of Great Falls went ondisplay at Katie’s Coffee House. Theexhibit entitled Great Falls: A Black andWhite Perspective, features 12 black and white im-ages of the falls area taken in different seasons ofthe year, at different times of the day and night andfrom different vantage points. This is really a verydifferent type of work for me and one that I plan toexplore further. While almost all of my work to datehas been in color, I find that black and white pro-vides a whole new range of challenges and I am cer-tainly enjoying the results. One of the images of theVirginia shoreline entitled “In the Moonlight” is my

personal favorite of the group. The next time youare in Katie’s take a look and see which image isyour favorite. Katie’s is open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon-day through Friday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday

I share studio space at The Artists’ Atelier locatedat 1144 Walker Road, Suite G in Great Falls where Imaintain a large and growing inventory of images ofthe Great Falls area and I invite the public to visit.The Atelier is open to the public on Saturday after-noons from 12 to 4 p.m. Please call me at 703-757-6762 to schedule an appointment at anytime.

— Walt Lawrence

In the Moonlight: Taken on a cold December evening with the moon rising in the eastthis image was taken using a 30 second exposure. The depth of field is especiallysharp as evidenced by the fine detail in the rocks and in the light-colored Sycamoretrees along the Virginia shoreline. The long shutter speed of 30 seconds also providesa very smooth texture to the water.

Falls in Snow: This shot wastaken around midday after anevening snow. I especially likethe shades of gray in the cloud-filled sky and the contrastbetween the stark white snowand the black rock formations.

Great Blue Herons: This image was taken at the waterlevel below the overlooks in the very early morning. TheGreat Blue Herons flock to the base of the falls in thespring when the fish are running as they compete for thebest fishing spots. In this image I was able to capturethree birds including one in flight, one preparing tolaunch and one very focused on fishing.

New Photographic ExhibitAt Katie’s by Walt Lawrence

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OpinionAbout HalfwayAlways entertaining,the high-stakes sessionof the Virginia GeneralAssembly reaches newheights this month.

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Live Streaming, MoreYou can watch legislative sessions of the Vir-

ginia House of Delegates and Senate via livestreaming video at the General Assemblywebsite: http://legis.state.va.us/

Follow the Virginia Senate on Twitter,@vasen and the Virginia House of Delegates onTwitter @vahouse

Visit http://legis.virginia.gov/1_cit_guide/contacting_my.html to look up who your legis-lators are, and how to contact them. You canalso track particular legislation that interestsyou, or browse some of the thousands of billsthat have been introduced by topic

The user-friendly website for the Vir-ginia General Assembly plus live-streaming of the legislative sessionsmight make you believe that mostof the important decisions in Richmond arebeing made out in the sunshine.

But as Mount Vernon’s Del. Scott Surovellpoints out, some of the most important workof the legislature takes place in committees andsubcommittees, but unless you are present inthe room, you have no way of knowing who

killed what or why.When a subcommittee votes,

there is no requirement torecord who voted or how each

legislator voted. But this is where most legis-lation meets its fate.

According to the National Council of StateLegislatures, there are only 14 legislatures inthe United States that do not have audio orvideo live streaming or digital archiving ofcommittee and subcommittee proceedings.

Here are a few current issues that mightmake you want to tune in.

State Sen. Chap Petersen of Fairfax is cham-pioning legislation on parental notification; it’sa shame to see this as needed since the FairfaxCounty School Board could have rendered itunnecessary. SB 167 would require school ad-ministrators to notify parents once they beginan investigation that could lead to criminalcharges or expulsion.

“The intent of this bill is not restrict princi-pals from the everyday supervision requiredin a building with 2,000 young people,”Petersen said. “It’s to separate those investiga-tions which can change the lives of youngpeople, e.g. a decision to expel, and make surethat parents are notified immediately that thisis happening.”

Petersen also sought some consequences forsome older students, SB 626, because of com-plaints from residents that students from “anearby college” were engaging in poor behav-ior in residents’ front yards in late evening.

Petersen will likely be successful in repeal-ing the ban on hunting on Sundays.

State Sen. Adam Ebbin of Alexandria pro-posed legislation that would have prohibiteddiscrimination in state hiring on the basis ofsexual orientation; that died in committee.

Earlier this week, state Sen. Janet Howellfrom Reston offered some very specific com-mentary on a bill that will likely require women

seeking an abortion to first view an ultrasoundof the baby. If women will be forced to havean unnecessary medical procedure, an ultra-sound, then men should have a rectal examand a cardiac stress test before receiving a pre-scription for erectile dysfunction medication,Howell proposed in an amendment.

It’s a bit of comic relief in a year when themore conservative Virginia General Assemblywill pass many new laws at odds with the viewsof most Northern Virginians.

Although many press reports describe theDemocratic-controlled Senate of the past as abarrier to anti-abortion legislation, in fact oneof the most significant anti-abortion laws es-caped that body last year. The requirement thatmost facilities that provide abortions meet thephysical standards of a hospital will likely closemany if not most of these facilities.

These anecdotes represent just a few grainsof sand of what is actually transpiring rightnow in Richmond.

— Mary Kimm

Letters to the Editor

Losing by RulesTo the Editor:

Anne Damon’s letter [“Playing byRules,” Connection, Jan. 18-24]while doing a good job of address-ing the GOP Primary Issue from thecandidate’s perspective, missed thefar more important issue of Disen-franchisement of the Voters in Vir-ginia.

In the most recent Virginia poll-ing, Romney and Paul, the onlypeople who will be on the Virginiaballot, polled a combined 33 per-cent, meaning that 67 percent ofGOP voters, including me, prefersomeone else. The GOP regula-tion, joined with the Virginia lawwill effectively disenfranchise meand everyone else in that 67 per-cent.

Come with me back to N.J. in2002, when Democrat SenatorTorricelli, facing indictment, with-drew from his bid to win re-elec-tion, unfortunately with fewerthan 50 days until the election.Unfortunately, because N.J. lawvery clearly prohibited any partyfrom replacing a candidate on theballot, if the replacement were totake place with fewer than 50 daysuntil the election. That law did notdissuade the Democrats from re-placing Torricelli with Lautenberg.

The GOP asked the courts to stopthis clearly illegal move by theDemocrats. The Lower N.J. Courtruled…for the Democrats. TheN.J. Supreme Court upheld thatdecision unanimously. A US Fed-eral District Court also upheld theruling, and the US Supreme Courtdenied cert. The result:Lautenberg was elected US Sena-tor. The court’s logic was clear thatthe N.J. law was unconstitutional,because it disenfranchised a largenumber (dare I say, majority) ofN.J. voters by preventing them thechance to vote for the candidateof their choice.

Now, let’s return to 2012 inViorginia, and we see that is ex-actly what is happening regard-ing the GOP primary. Not only areRomney and Paul the only choiceson the ballot, but voters cannoteven write in any other name. Itseems the only comments I hearor read are those like AnneDamon’s, which address the pri-mary as if it is a game, and thecandidates other than Romneyand Paul failed to play by therules, so they lose.

But those who really lose arethe voters of Virginia, who didnothing wrong, but have effec-tively been disenfranchised. Thecynic in me says that the estab-

lishment GOP, which supportsRomney, is thrilled with the situa-tion. Does anyone but me wonderwhy AG Cuccinelli, in just 24hours, went from leading an emer-gency effort to change the law tosaying there was nothing that canbe done?

Can I be the only voter in Vir-ginia angry about being disenfran-chised in the GOP primary?

Bob SegalBurke

Unjust Positionon Voting RightsTo the Editor:

Mr. Romney, during a recentdebate with Republican presiden-tial candidates, called attention tovoting rights for those who havebeen disenfranchised because of acriminal conviction. He took ahard line, and an editorial in theWashington Post describedRomney’s position on the issue asparsimonious—an accurate de-scription in my opinion. However,supporting positions lacking ingenerosity, as in the case of Rom-ney regarding voting rights for ex-offenders, has not been considereda vice by Romney or others in pur-

suit of short-term political gain, sowho is surprised by such rhetoric?

Then Chuck Colson, who servedtime in federal prison for his mis-deeds during his service to Presi-dent Richard Nixon, noted in aJan. 19 column that Romney “mayreap a short-term political gain,but the politicians who do so alsomake it harder for offenders to getback on their feet. And that defi-nitely does not serve the commongood.” Colson cut to the heart ofthe matter by invoking the prin-ciple of the “common good”—ajust ordering of society so all maydo well, including those who havepaid their debt to society aftercommitting a crime.

The membership of Social Ac-tion Linking Together (SALT) sup-ports legislation that brings an endto the disenfranchisement of of-fenders who have completed theirprison sentences, made restitu-tion, and are now trying to live asresponsible citizens in our variouscommunities. To continue to denythese folks the right to vote is re-venge, not justice. We can do bet-ter than that.

John Horejsi, CoordinatorSocial Action Linking Together

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Community Center Alden Theatre,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Inspired by Don Quixote, suitable forage 16 and older. Tickets $18-$20.703-790-9223 orwww.mcleanplayers.org.

“Circle Mirror Transformation.” 8p.m. Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., Vienna. Comedy-dramaabout four New Englanders in a six-week drama class. $11-$13. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennatheatrecompany.org.

Family Skate Night. 6:30-8 p.m.Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., Vienna. Admission $1.Bring your own roller skates or in-line skates (no scooters) and safetyequipment. Parents required to staywith their children. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.

Atrium, Panic Manor and Us &Them at 6 p.m.; Bloodlines andOverdrive Superthruster at 10p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave EVienna. www.jamminjava.com.

The Discovery Series: East CoastChamber Orchestra. 8 p.m. TheBarns at Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Works by Tchaikovsky,Shostakovich and Geminiani. $35.www.wolftrap.org.

“Good-bye to the Clown.” 7:30 p.m.Falls Church High School, 7521Jaguar Trail, Falls Church. A nine-year-old girl deals with her father’sdeath by creating an imaginaryfriend. Dessert reception to follow.$5. fchsdrama.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 4McLean High School Historical

Reenactment Society. 1-4 p.m.Stabler-Leadbeater ApothecaryMuseum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St.,

Alexandria. Members of McLean HighSchool’s historical reenactmentsociety will conduct scientificdemonstrations about science in the1700s. Explore the Apothecary andits large variety of objects, frompoison bottles to dragon’s blood. $6,includes a tour of the museum.Reservations required at 703-746-3852.

Tschaikowski St. Petersburg StateOrchestra. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity’s Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. With Roman Leontiev,conductor. Compositions by Vivaldi,Bach, and Handel, Stravinsky,Poulenc, Rachmaninoff,Shostakovich, Prokofiev andTchaikovsky. $25-$50.www.gmu.edu.

“Man of La Mancha.” 8 p.m. McLeanCommunity Center Alden Theatre,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Inspired by Don Quixote, suitable forage 16 and older. Tickets $18-$20.703-790-9223 orwww.mcleanplayers.org.


“Almost, Maine.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,

Tysons Corner. A series of whimsicallove stories. Tickets $25.www.1ststagetysons.org or 703-854-1856.The Kennedys. 7 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave E Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.John Eaton’s Made in America:A Salute to Our GreatImmigrant Composers. TheBarns at Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. 7:30 p.m. Homage to theheroes of the Jazz Era $25.www.wolftrap.org.5th Annual McLean JewelryShowcase. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Admission $3.www.mcleancenter.org/special-events/jewelry.asp. 703-790-0123.Northern Virginia CountryWestern Dance Association.Luther Jackson Middle School, 3020Gallows Rd., Falls Church. Linedance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Couplesdance lesson at 8 p.m. Open dancing8:30-11 p.m. Couples and singleswelcome. Admission $5-$12.Refreshments available.www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.Friends of the Library BookSale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library , 7584 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. 703-790-8088 ,TTY 711.

SUNDAY/FEB. 5“Man of La Mancha.” 2 p.m. McLean

Community Center Alden Theatre,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Inspired by Don Quixote, suitable forage 16 and older. Tickets $18-$20.703-790-9223 orwww.mcleanplayers.org.

Lost Dog & Cat Rescue AdoptionEvent. 1-4 p.m. PetSmart, 8204Leesburg Pike, Tysons Corner.Adoption events every Sunday. http://lostdogrescue.org/ and click onAdoptions.


“Almost, Maine.” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tysons Corner. A series of whimsicallove stories. Tickets $25.www.1ststagetysons.org or 703-854-1856.

Friends of the Library Book Sale.10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library , 7584 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. 703-790-8088.

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Squid and Bumbles. 7 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave EVienna. www.jamminjava.com.

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The same staccato beeps and flashinggraphics that keep some youth glued tovideo games might also boost cognitivefunction in senior citizens.A study published in the February issue of the

American Journal of Preventative Medicine showsthat exergaming — exercise combined with videogames — might offer a greater cognitive benefit thantraditional exercise alone.

“[A] cybercycle, a recumbent bike equipped witha computerized screen that allows interactive virtual-reality gaming, has been shown to improve execu-tive function, which indicate abilities such as plan-ning, organizing and problem-solving,” said KathyRichards, Ph.D., a Herndon resident and assistantdean, Doctoral Programs and Research DevelopmentSchool of Nursing at George Mason University.

The Cybercycle Study, conducted by scientists atUnion College in New York, tested 79 volunteersranging in age from 58 to 99. Some of the volun-teers completed three months of regular exercise onstationary bikes; others completed the same amountof exercise on cybercycles. Cybercyclists completed3D tours and raced against a “ghost rider,” an avatarbased on their last best ride.

Though the cyclists all exercised for the same

amount of time and at the samelevel of intensity, researchersfound that the cybercycle ridershad significantly better executivefunction than those who used aplain stationary bike. They alsoexperienced a 23 percent reduc-tion in progression to dementiacompared with the control group.

“We found that for older adults… cybercycling two to three times per week for threemonths yielded greater cognitive benefit, and per-haps added [greater] protection against mild cogni-tive impairment (MCI), than a similar dose of tradi-tional exercise,” said lead investigator Cay Ander-son-Hanley, Ph.D., from the Healthy Aging and Neu-ropsychology Lab and Department of Psychology atUnion College. “Navigating a 3D landscape, antici-pating turns and competing with others requiresadditional focus, expanded divided attention andenhanced decision-making. These activities dependin part on executive function, which was significantlyaffected.”

Dr. Jan Gable, an Alexandria resident and the medi-cal center director at Greenspring, says that thereare two types of memory changes that occur withage. “The normal age-related change in memory isnot progressive and does not lead to disability. Thisis characterized by delay in recall such as ‘wordsearching,’” she said. “The other category is demen-tia, a relentlessly progressive deterioration in brainfunction that usually affects memory first and laterjudgment, initiative, personality and finally move-ment and swallowing,”

Research shows that exercise may prevent or de-lay dementia and improve cognitive functioning in

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normal aging.“Although we may not completely under-

stand the specific processes that contributeto dementia, current evidence certainly sug-gests that physical and cognitive activitiesimprove functioning in older adults,” saidKristin Anderson, M.D., M.P.H., family andpreventive medicine physician for MolinaHealthcare and Community Health Care

Network in Reston. “An example of thiswould be ballroom dancing, which involveslearning steps paired with exercise.”

The American College of PreventativeMedicine reports that only 14 percent ofadults aged 65-74 years old and only 7 per-cent of those over 75 report regular exer-cise.

“Motivating people at any age to exercisecan be a real challenge,” said Brad Hibbs, aBurke resident and a wellness manager at

Greenspring retirement community inSpringfield. “Certainly this generation isespecially challenging due to the fact thatfor most this is not something they wereaccustomed to doing on a routine basis.”

Mary Lee Esty, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., presidentof the Brain Wellness and Biofeedback Cen-ter of Washington, says neurofeedback —essentially biofeedback for the brain duringwhich clinicians attach sensors to a person’sscalp to rebalance brainwave activity —

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might also improve cognitive functioning.“There is more and more evidence thatneurofeedback actually improves executivefunctioning even in early dementia,” shesaid. “A personal experience was when mymother-in-law was in her early 90s, and itwas increasingly obvious that she was hav-ing to search for words and was havingtrouble with fluency. But even after just onetreatment, it made a huge difference in herword retrieval and ease of conversation.”


McLean High School hasannounced the hiring of its newhead football coach, DennisWorek. Coach Worek has suc-cessful past experience as a headcoach in the Northern Region,having been at the helm of boththe Langley and Madison Highprograms in past years.

Worek led the MadisonWarhawks to a region champi-onship and state runner-up fin-ish in the fall of 1996. He hasbeen honored as District Coachof the Year three different times,as well as Northern RegionCoach of the Year in 1996.

Coach Worek has spent thelast two years as the defensivecoordinator at ThomasJefferson High School. In 1998,he left coaching to serve as anassistant principal at ChantillyHigh School, a role that heserved for 10 years.

In recent years, the McLeanHigh football team has beenunder the direction of JimPatrick, who led the Highland-ers to the Div. 5 region playoffsin each of the past two years.Patrick currently serves as theMcLean High Director of Stu-dent Activities.

Herndon High announcedlast week that Mary Miller willserve as the athletic program’snew girls’ field hockey coach.Miller is a 1983 graduate ofFalls Church High School whereshe was a multi-sport athlete.She is a 1987 graduate of theUniversity of Virginia.

Miller previously taught his-tory and coached field hockeyand soccer at McLean HighSchool. While with the High-landers, she worked with twostellar field hockey coaches -Marsha Ehrsam (currently atMadison High) and DembyBanbury (currently atCentreville) - while serving asa top varsity assistant and thehead JV coach (1993-2001).She also led the varsity soccerprogram as McLean’s headcoach for eight seasons (1995-2002).

Miller said she welcomes theopportunity and challenge ofcoaching fall season field hockeyat Herndon and looks to bring acombination of experience andexcitement to the program.

Miller was scheduled to meetwith her new players and teamparents earlier this week onWednesday, Feb 1.

McLean Youth Volleyballregistration is open throughMarch 9 for girls in grades five

South Lakes wrestler Ryan Forrest (right) is hoping tomake a run at Liberty District and Northern Regioncrowns over the next two weeks.

Northern Region high school wrestling teams will begin postseason competition thisweekend with district championship action. The Liberty District Championships willtake place Friday and Saturday at Langley High School.

District Wrestling ChampionshipsLangley, unbeaten during district regular season, willbe aiming for a postseason banner.

By Rich SandersThe Connection

The Langley High wres-tling team is set to be-gin the postseasonportion of its schedulethis Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, when it hosts the Liberty Dis-trict Championships meet. Thetwo-day event will begin Fridayevening at 5. On Saturday, actionwill start up again at noontimeand run throughout the day.

Langley, under head coach JeffMye, captured the regular seasondistrict title with a perfect 7-0record in dual meets. The Saxons’district dual meet wins were asfollows: 54-21 over visiting Madi-son on Jan. 9; 39-30 at Marshallon Jan. 11; 58-17 over Stone Bridge on Jan. 11; 51-21 over visiting Jefferson on Jan. 14; 63-18 over vis-iting Fairfax on Jan. 14; 70-6 over visiting SouthLakes on Jan. 14; and 57-21 at McLean on Jan. 25.

Non-district dual wins over fellow Northern Re-gion opponents came over Lake Braddock (PatriotDistrict), 42-36, on Dec. 22; and guest Washington-Lee (National District), 39-36, on Jan. 14.

Langley’s line-up is filled with wrestlers who puttogether terrific regular seasons. The following is alook at the Saxons’ line-up set to compete at dis-tricts:

Freshman Anthony Panetta, 2-1 record at 106weight class; senior Christian Campbell, 17-18 over-all record, 6-1 district record at 113 weight class;sophomore Jacob Adams, 25-4, 3-0 district at 120;senior Leland Jenkins, 31-9, 7-0 at 126; senior Aus-tin Miller, 19-6, 6-0 at 132; senior Jay Ives, 24-6, 6-

0 at 138; senior Matthew Sahm, 33-12, 7-0 at 145;senior Mark Wilson, 18-15, 4-3 at 152; sophomoreAlex Pratte, 23-16, 7-0 at 160; sophomore GabrielO’Neal, 10-5, 6-1 at 170; junior Chris Hyatt, 7-13, 3-4 at 182; senior AJ Holtberg, 2-6, 2-3 at 195; juniorTate Dulany, 33-5, 7-0 at 220; senior Austin Anthony,7-17, 3-4 at heavyweight.

Following this weekend’s district championshipswill be the Northern Region Championships, set totake place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11 at HayfieldHigh School in Alexandria. The Virginia State AAAChampionships are scheduled for Feb. 17-18 atRobinson Secondary.

Last year, Langley finished ninth overall at the 30-team region championships meet held at FairfaxHigh. Robinson Secondary captured the region titlefor the first time since 1991. Langley’s Ives earned afourth place region finish at the 135 weight class.

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Great Falls Soccer Club(GFSC) spring 2012 registra-tion continues on the GFSCwebsite atwww.greatfallssoccer.com forreturning players and newfamilies in the area. Great FallsSoccer offers a variety of pro-grams for children ages threethrough 18, including LittleKickers (ages 3-4); Recreationalteams for players five to 16;travel teams playing in multiplelocal leagues; and an adultleague. The season begins theweek of March 26 and ends inmid-June. For more informa-tion, please contact the ClubAdministrator [email protected].

Fairfax Adult Softball(FAS) is currently acceptingapplications for the upcomingspring and summer seasons.Leagues are available in the fol-lowing divisions: Men’s,Women’s, Coed, CorporateCoed, Senior’s (age 50-plus),and Master’s (age 35-plus).Applications are accessible viathe FAS home page atwww.playsoftballnow.com.Contact FAS to register yourteam before March 1. For thoselooking for a team to play on,FAS will place you on a team.Visit the FAS website and regis-ter as an individual free agent.For further information, pleasecall 703-815-9007 or [email protected].

Registration is open forthe Spring 2012 season ofHerndon-Reston Youth La-crosse. Registration is openthrough February to youth inthe Herndon and Reston areasfor girls and boys, ages 6 to 15.No experience is needed. Sepa-rate teams are available forboys and girls in grades kinder-garten through nine, with vari-ous levels of play based on ex-perience and skill level. Theteams compete in the NorthernVirginia Youth Lacrosse League(www.nvyll.org). Equipmentrental and financial assistanceis available. The season beginsin March and runs through thesecond week of June. For moreinformation on the league andto register, visit www.HRYL.org.

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There’s a word – in a medical context, any-way, that you don’t hear every day. And ifyou’re a stage IV lung cancer survivor – likeme, 35 months post-diagnosis, it’s hardly theword you ever want to hear – or see – describ-ing the most recent CT Scan of your lungs(Mediastinum) where your malignant tumorshave been in “partial stable remission” goingon two-plus years now. “Progression” meansgrowth. Growth means the relative calm underwhich you’ve existed for the last few years isofficially over.

However, as Groundhog Day repeats itselfevery year, it seems only fitting that this week,due to this “progression”, I am writing to saythat I too am repeating myself, sort of; I havere-started chemotherapy, so yes, here I goagain. Because the previous chemotherapycocktail worked so well (I’m still here, aren’t I?That’s a ‘yes’ by the way; this column has notbeen prerecorded), my oncologist has advised– and there were two other options discussedat my most recent appointment; Team Louriechose the known of the three evils. Our collec-tive thinking being that since I had successoriginally (the tumors shrunk) and equallyimportant, my body tolerated the treatmentreasonably well, repeating the six-time infusion(the second line, as they say) is a prudentblend of proactive presumption: Why wait?Why worry? Why not? And so we have. (It’snot exactly caution to the wind, but nor is ithot air.)

In anticipation of daze gone by (chemothe-rapy round one), I’ve already gone to the salonand got my “chemo cut;” short but not exactlydown to the bone, but closely cropped for asmoother transition to the inevitable baldnesstoo soon to follow. I have also stopped buying –or rather stopped planning to buy – certain per-sonal hygiene products (shampoo, conditioner,shaving cream, razors) because there will be nohair to wash and condition and no stubble toshave – for the next six months or so, anyway.In a peculiar sort of way, daily maintenancebecomes somewhat easier for a chemotherapypatient. And since I’ve been there and donethat, (though I didn’t necessarily want to do itagain), I feel “very fortunate” as my oncologistdescribed my circumstances; to be present andaccounted for (still alive after three years) whilepreparing for the worst (yet again) and hopingfor the best.

Having survived the treatment once pro-vides a sort of comfort and familiarity that doesnot breed contempt – for me. I am ready, will-ing and in my opinion, quite able after threeyears of building up my immune system withmore-proper eating, combined with a regularregimen of cancer-fighting additives: bakingsoda, apple cider vinegar, probiotics, green teaextract, pureed asparagus, alkaline water anddiet, miscellaneous spices, pills, supplementsand vitamins together with less stress due towork accommodations and disability benefits,to win the day (and hopefully the night, too);and though I don’t anticipate this “second line”around will be any easier than the first, physi-cally; mentally my feeling is, I’ve handled itonce and I will handle it again.

And all things considered, as I typically con-sider things, I am fortunate to still have thischoice/opportunity. Scared of course, to behonest, but experience is a wonderful teacherand since I have mostly been paying attentionthese past three years, I am going where thisman has gone before (and not to a Star TrekConvention). I will be walking in footstepsalready taken, the impressions of which areclearly mapped out in my head. As the mansays in the 5-Hour Energy commercial: “Let’sdo this!”

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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