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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

At last week’s Day Prom at The Waterfordin Fair Oaks, it didn’t matter if some ofthe students attending couldn’t walk or

talk. For a few hours, they were just like all theother students in their high schools — they wereat their school prom.

The girls wore pretty dresses and shoes and theboys wore suits, ties, vests and sport coats. Theysnacked on pizza and fruit at tables with theirfriends and kicked up their heels on the dancefloor to all the latest songs.

“It’s an amazing thing todo,” said Westfield High’sJulie Bentley. She helps stu-dents with disabilities movefrom high school to the nextchapter in their lives. “Thisprom is more easily acces-sible for them and there arestudents here both withand without disabilities.”

She said music and danc-ing are two of the “mostmotivating and exciting”activities for students withspecial needs. “And whenthey come here, we get to

see a side of them we don’t get to see as often inclass,” said Bentley. “We get to see their passionand they also get to meet new people and seefriends they already know at other high schools.”

The special-ed students at the prom had “low-incidence disabilities” that don’t preclude themfrom participating in the community. Still, saidBentley, they often choose not to go to the regularprom that happens at night and involves driving.

So these students came to The Waterford lastThursday, May 9, from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., with theirBest Buddies from several FCPS schools, includ-ing Centreville and Westfield high schools. Theatmosphere was fun and joyful, and the Best Bud-dies were as happy to be at the prom as their part-ners.

Centreville junior Mike Wallace was there withhis Best Buddy, sophomore Juwaan Espinal. AndEspinal’s wheelchair didn’t hinder him, one bit. “I

moved him around on thedance floor,” said Wallace. “Ipicked up his back wheels sohe could slide back andforth.”

Wallace was on the Wild-cat varsity football team thisseason, and Espinal is, too,as an honorary member.“That’s when we first met; itwas really cool,” saidWallace. “And when I joinedBest Buddies this year, theypartnered me up with

Kicking up Their HeelsStudents enjoy Day Promat The Waterford.

Students have a good time chatting on the dance floor between songs at lastweek’s Day Prom.

Centreville High Best BuddiesJuwaan Espinal (left) andMichael Wallace at the Day Prom.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Each month, members ofthe Sully DistrictStation’s Citizens Advi-sory Committee learn

about a different facet of the workdone by the station’s police offic-ers. In April, the topic was thebomb squad.

MPO Tom Eggers and MPOBryan Cooke came to the CACmeeting with their K-9s, Mooseand Spicey, respectively. AndCooke explained what the bombsquad does.

“We render safe IEDs and suspi-cious packages,” he said. “We’realso involved with the SWAT team,hostage negotiations and robot en-try and search. We’ll search housesor vehicles and put a robot inharm’s way. We have several dif-

ferent ro-bots for dif-ferent typesof searchesand caneven deployweapons viathe robots.”

C o o k esaid thebomb squadalso does“explosivebreaching” — using explosives togain entry to, for example, a bar-ricaded building. “We can also cre-ate a diversion for the SWAT teamto be able to enter,” he said.

Added Eggers: “We make doorsand windows where before therewere none.”

And since bomb-squad membersare also trained, hazardous-mate-rials technicians, they also doHAZMAT monitoring. “We cansend robots with equipment intoa HAZMAT area to sniff it out andreturn to us with information,”said Cooke.

CAC learnsabout the bombsquad’s work.

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Edison Russ, of Chantilly,graduated from Emory & Henry Col-lege.

Carolina Sosa, a sophomore atWestfield High School, was among50 girls from 23 states and PuertoRico to participate in the ANNpowerVital Voices Leadership program.The ANNpower Vital Voices Initia-tive is a partnership between ANNINC, parent company of Ann Taylorand LOFT, and Vital Voices.

The program empowers youngwomen with leadership skills to af-fect global progress, invest in theircommunities and begin their jour-neys as the next generation ofleaders.

The following local students re-cently were initiated into The HonorSociety of Phi Kappa Phi: ScottStangeby of Oak Hill, Yana

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Christopher Robinson ofChantilly was named to the dean’s list atSyracuse University. He is part of theFalk College of Sport and Human Dy-namics.

Jaclyn Lasky of Chantilly HighSchool was honored by the Virginia/Washington, D.C. affiliate of the Na-tional Center for Women in IT, for herefforts to learn computer science.

Adair Findley , of Centreville,graduated with a bachelor of arts degreefrom Flagler College.

Emily Morris, of Oak Hill, gradu-ated cum laude with a bachelor of artsdegree from Flagler College.

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Kevin Murphy, of Fairfax, re-cently graduated from ChamplainCollege. Murphy received a bachelorof science degree in computer foren-sics & digital investigation with apossible specialization and/or mi-nor.

Elizabeth Hellman graduatedfrom Pennsylvania State Universityat University Park, Pa. with a bach-elor of arts degree in public relationsand minors in business and politicalscience. She attended Chantilly HighSchool and graduated in 2009.

Emily J. Rosenthal, of OakHill, received the Search for Excel-lence award at MillersvilleUniversity’s Honors and AwardsConvocation.

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News

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

The Fairfax Corner shopping center is the placeto be this Sunday, May 19, from noon-5 p.m.,when the Jewish Community Center of

Northern Virginia holds its 2013 Israel Street Festi-val. Music, food, children’s activities and a martial-arts demonstration are among the highlights.

Since 2007, the Israel Street Festival has drawnmore than 3,000 participants to create together anexciting program celebrating Israel’s culture and his-tory. Headlining this year’s entertainment will be TheShuk, led by Yoni Avital. It’s one of the leading, in-ternational music groups from Israel, having per-formed in more than 30 countries worldwide.

The Shuk connects people of all backgrounds toIsraeli and Jewish culture via its diverse repertoireof traditional, contemporary, folk, sacred, Israeli,Jewish, Middle-Eastern and world music. Also per-forming will be Israeli-born R&B soul singer andsongwriter, Hadar Binyamin, who draws her inspi-ration from singing greats Stevie Wonder, Etta James,and Alicia Keys.

Besides the entertainers, this year’s festival also

features a demonstration of Krav Maga, the officialself-defense system of the Israel Defense Forces

Shop the Shuk (Israeli-style marketplace). There’llalso be a petting zoo, arts-and-crafts activities forchildren, Israeli dancing, local choirs and a teen band.

In addition, people will share stories of their fa-vorite locations in Israel, and there’ll be a display ofIsraeli T-shirts and the stories behind them. Kosherfood will be sold by Max’s Kosher Café. Both festivaladmission and parking are free.

“The Israel Street Festival offers the Jewish Com-munity Center of Northern Virginia a tremendousopportunity to collaborate with area synagogues,agencies and organizations in bringing the flavors,sounds and culture of Israel to our region,” saidLaurie Albert, JCCNV community-engagement direc-tor. “It’s important that we bring Israel’s rich history,global contributions and significance front and cen-ter to build connections between Israel and our com-munity.”

A nonprofit social-service organization, the JCCNVoffers programs, activities and services emphasizingJewish culture, identity and values.

For more information about the festival, visitwww.jccnv.org or call 703-323-0880.

R&B soul singer HadarBinyamin will perform.

Headlining the festival’s entertainment will be theinternational music group, The Shuk.

Music, Food and EntertainmentIsrael Street Festival this Sunday at Fairfax Corner.

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Pathway to U.S. CitizenshipInformation about becoming a U.S. citizen will be presented

this Thursday, May 16, from 7-9 p.m., at the Centreville RegionalLibrary.

Korean-language speakers will be there and all are welcome.Learn about the citizenship process from U.S. Citizenship andImmigration Services staff.

Sign up by e-mailing [email protected] will include the naturalization process and test, plus therights and responsibilities of U.S. Citizenship. Childcare providedfor children 4-12.

Fundraiser for Mountain ViewOn Friday, May 17, the Barnes & Nobles in Fair Lakes will host

a Book Fair to raise funds for the Mountain View High SchoolScholarship Foundation. From 5-9 p.m., families may enjoy facepainting, storytelling, bookmark-making, musical performancesand an art display.

A percentage of purchases made that day in the store or onlinefrom Saturday, May 18-Wednesday, May 22, will also benefit thefoundation. Go to bn.com/bookfairs and enter Bookfair ID11061660 at checkout. Barnes & Noble is at 12193 Fair LakesPromenade Drive in Fairfax.

Check Health at Rec CenterThe Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is celebrating

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week on Saturday, May 18,at the Cub Run Rec Center, 4630 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.Partnering with the Park Authority, EMS providers will be therefrom 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with apparatus displays plus educationalmaterials on cardiac problems and strokes. They’ll also do blood-pressure screenings and talk with residents.

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 19, from 10a.m.-3 p.m., at the I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road inFairfax. For more information, call 703-324-5052.

WFCCA Meeting May 21The West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-

Use Committee will meet Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m., in the SullyDistrict Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., in Chantilly.The panel will hear details of a proposal to permit constructionof an overpass across Air and Space Museum Parkway to con-nect the secure campuses of Dulles Discovery North and South.

Stringfellow Park-and-RideA public meeting is planned for Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m.,

in the cafeteria of Rocky Run Middle School, 4400 StringfellowRoad in Chantilly. The Fairfax County Department of Public Worksand Environmental Services will present the conceptual floor plan,elevations and site plan for the proposed expansion of theStringfellow Road park-and-ride lot. Also proposed is a transit-center kiosk.

Sully District Council MeetingThe Sully District Council of Citizens Associations and its Land-

Use Committee will meet Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m., in theSully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. Call Jeff Parnes, evenings, at 703-904-0131.

The panel will receive a Richmond report from some of thestate senators and delegates representing the Sully District there.And they’ll learn about a proposed amendment that would allowthe childcare center at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital to also be used

Roundups

The Fairfax County School Board voted lastThursday night, May 9, to approve adjust-ments to school attendance areas in an

effort to alleviate overcrowding at Fairfax Highand Lanier Middle School.

The boundary changes will be phased in, begin-ning in the 2014-15 school year, with an optionfor families to move their rising seventh-grade stu-dents and rising freshmen to their newly assignedschools in fall 2013, with transportation provided.Rising eighth-grade students, juniors and seniorswould be allowed to remain at their currentschools in fall 2014.

“We tried to accommodate as many of the con-cerns aired by parents and citizens who partici-pated in the community-engagement process, aspossible,” said School Board Chairman IlryongMoon. “The School Board was faced with the chal-

lenge of reducing enrollment at two facilitiesmaintained by the City of Fairfax, and we madeevery effort to avoid split feeders whenever pos-sible in order to accomplish this task.”The approved boundary changes move studentsin the Greenbriar West Elementary attendancearea east of Stringfellow Road from Lanier Middleand Fairfax High to Rocky Run Middle andChantilly High, eliminating the current split-feeder assignment for Greenbriar West.The board also approved an amendment reassign-ing the Penderbrook and Fairfax Farms areas ofthe Waples Mill Elementary attendance area fromLanier Middle to Franklin Middle starting withschool year 2013-14.

These students will also shift from Fairfax Highto Oakton High in 2014-15, thereby eliminatinga split-feeder assignment for Waples Mill Elemen-tary.

Approximately 540 students from Fairfax Highand 245 students from Lanier Middle will be re-assigned by the school year 2017-18 to relieveovercrowding at these schools. Students livingin the City of Fairfax aren’t impacted by theboundary changes.

Board OKs Boundary ChangesSplit-feeder assignmentseliminated at twoschools.

News

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

The annual Race for Hope in Washington,D.C., raises money for brain-tumor researchand, for 10 years now, the Rabbi Joseph P.

Weinberg Triumph of Spirit Award has been given atthat event to a deserving recipient.

This year, the award was presented May 5 at therace’s starting line to Fair Lakes resident BethAnnTelford. Although battling brain cancer, herself, shecreated her own fundraising organization, Team BT,which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollarsfor the National Brain Tumor Society and AccelerateBrain Cancer Cure.

Telford was diagnosed with an inoperable braintumor in 2005, but she didn’t let that stop her frombecoming a marathon runner, tri-athlete and Ironmancompetitor. She still races to raise awareness andfunds for brain-cancer research. Her participation inthe 2012 Race for Hope-DC raised $105,000.

Weinberg was the senior rabbi at the WashingtonHebrew Congregation, but died of a brain tumor in1999. He often said, “In life, we cannot always con-trol certain events that we are faced with. But howwe face such circumstances, how we choose to liveour lives — that is in our control; that is the triumphof the spirit.”

At the beginning of the May 5 event, Weinberg’swife, Marcia, and their grandchildren presented theaward to Telford, saying, “Your actions, BethAnn, theway you are living your life despite a very rocky road,make you a hero in the eyes of so many admirers.”

“Overcoming obstacles that many cannot evenimagine makes you the perfect ‘Triumph of the Spirit’recipient,” she continued. “Thank you for allowing

us to honor you, BethAnn. Although in reality, weare the ones who are honored by knowing you.”

Accepting the award, Telford held it up high andwaved it at the crowd. “This isn’t about BethAnnTelford,” she said. “This is for you — for those thatare out there fighting. We appreciate everything youdo throughout the year to raise money. And I sharethis award with each and every one of you.”

Telford Receives Spirit AwardFair Lakes residenthonored at Race for Hope.

BethAnn Telford (right) with her mother,Susanne, at the Race for Hope.

Centre View Editor Steven Mauren

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

The Centreville homeowner hadbeen making homemade fireworks for several years. But

when a July 15, 2007 explosion blew ahole in his roof — and the resulting firecaused $200,000 damage to his house –his hobby came to the attention of FairfaxCounty fire officials.

When the smoke cleared, they seizedsome 3,000 pounds of explosives fromhis home and charged him with themanufacture, possession and use of ex-plosive materials or devices. In courteight months later, he received a fine anda suspended jail sentence and was or-dered to perform community service —and pay nearly $95,000 restitution to thefire department.

The explosion and fire occurred on aquiet, Sunday afternoon. The middle-aged man was working in his garagegrinding metal on a grinding wheel whena spark flew up and touched off a nearbybox of explosive products.

“He was making a mortar stand — withthe mortars behind him,” said MPOBryan Cooke of the county policedepartment’s bomb squad. “The sparkignited them and burned the garage upto the second story.”

“His son, 8, who was upstairs, jumpedout of a window,” continued Cooke.“Meanwhile, the dad tried to put out thefire with a hose. Then he started hidingfireworks in a neighbor’s garage and onhis property.”

Responding firefighters initially at-tacked the flames from inside the house.But once they learned of the explosivesin the home, they had to mount an exte-rior attack with water streams from theladder truck and hand-held lines off the

other trucks.Because they had to battle the blaze

that way, it took some three hours tobring it under control and specialty unitswere called in to assist. Besides Stations17 from Centreville and 40 from Fairfax,fire and rescue personnel also came fromthe Chantilly, Fair Oaks and Fairview sta-tions.

Altogether, almost 90 people re-sponded from nine, different engine com-panies, bringing with them two firetrucks, three EMS (emergency medicalservices) units, the HAZMAT responseteam and representatives from the FireMarshal’s Office.

AND WHEN EXPLOSIVE MATERI-ALS were discovered, the Bureau of Al-cohol, Tobacco and Firearms — plus thecounty Police Department’s ExplosiveOrdnance Team — also joined in.

In addition, the possibility of furtherexplosions forced several nearby housesto be evacuated. The families were keptaway the next day, too, while county andfederal bomb experts removed more ex-plosives from the home.

Cooke said the man was a chemicalengineer in a fireworks club and it washis year to put on a show. He’d collectedall the chemicals and fireworks for it overfour years. But, said the officer, “Weseized it all and no one got hurt, so itwas a good outcome.”

Interestingly enough, added Cooke,“The next day, he was supposed to starta job as an FBI contractor. I don’t knowwhether he ever did, but he had to payfor all the damage to his house, himself.In court, his charge was dropped from afelony to a misdemeanor, but he paid forthe cleanup operations and had to cometo HAZMAT meetings and teach us howto make fireworks.”

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The squad also deals with the disposal ofammunition, explosives and ordnance. “Weget rid of old bullets, weapons and, some-times, an old grenade found in an attic,”said Cooke. “We get a lot of military ord-nance; we even had to get rid of a live, CivilWar cannonball.”

In addition, the squad helps the CriminalInvestigations Bureau and Fire Marshal’sOffice with investigations, upon request. It’soften called upon to assist in cases involv-ing explosives such as bottle bombs. “Wedon’t do the investigations,” said Cooke.“We just provide the expertise.”

Sometimes, the officers are confrontedwith homemade explosives made in a labo-ratory in a resident’s home. In one instance,the bomb squad encountered nearly 3,000pounds of fireworks in a Centreville home.(See sidebar).

Furthermore, said Cooke, “We get loanedto other jurisdictions because we’re part ofthe National Capital Region Bomb Squad.We’re one of the only full-time bomb squadsin Virginia. We do K-9 sweeps and searches,and we’ve done operations in Washington,D.C., for the State of the Union. And fortraining others, we go all over the country;we teach citizens, government entities andother agencies and departments.”

The county’s police department has com-mand responsibility in all bomb threats andincidents where there is no explosion. “Ifan explosion occurs, command shifts to thefire department,” said Cooke. “The firemarshal investigates the post-blast scene.”

The bomb squad currently has four, ex-plosive-detection K-9s or “bomb dogs.”Training them takes about 16 weeks.“They’re trained to recognize over 19,000different explosive odors,” said Cooke.“They’re food-driven and get food as a re-

ward for work. They’re fed twice a day, andmy dog’s trained to only eat his food frommy hand.”

He said it takes six weeks to “imprint” adog about explosives. “They learn thescents,” said Cooke. “Once a dog finds theproblem, we’re already there to take careof it. It takes 10 weeks for us to learn toread the dogs, and they’re recertified everyyear to make sure we can always find whatwe want to find.”

“Bomb dogs are a search tool — only usedto search areas for an unknown or unspeci-fied threat,” he continued. “The ATF [Bu-reau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms] gaveus the dogs, but we work for them for fiveyears at, for example, Super Bowls and po-litical conventions. And we never jeopar-dize the dog’s safety, such as by putting himnear a suspicious package. We have robotsfor that.”

Bomb Squad at Work

Mikah Schultz, 4, (front) andanother boy pet K-9 Moose.

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Juwaan, so I was happy about it.”Since then, the two teens have had lunch

together, every other day, and Wallace vis-its Espinal during third period when he hasfree library time. And when they’re not inschool, said Wallace, “We hang out. We alsotext a lot, go bowling, get ice cream and goto the mall. It’s a blast. It’s nice to lend ahelping hand, and I know that every littlebit I do makes his day better. I’m glad helikes me.”

As for the prom, Wallace said, “I thinklots of parents wouldn’t be comfortablesending their kids [with special needs] tothe regular prom. So this is a good way togive them high-school prom experience.”

Centreville juniors Stephen Kettell andElin Woolf were also there together. As BestBuddies, they also enjoy bowling and go-ing to movies. “We went to the special-ed,Valentine’s Day Dance, too,” said Woolf.“And last Friday [May 3], was his birthday

so we went to Guapo’s.”Both were having fun at the prom.

“Stephen doesn’t like dancing, but he’s stay-ing out there on the dance floor with ev-eryone and having a good time,” said Woolf.“He has a lot of friends in Best Buddies andthey danced with him, too. This is some-thing I hope they’ll remember forever.”

Enjoying pizza with their friends at a big,

round table were Best Buddies SnehaAthrea and Sarah Hudson, also Centrevillejuniors. Hudson said they go bowling “alot,” play basketball together and recentlysaw the movie, “Here Comes the Boom.”Like the others, she, too, is happy being aBest Buddy.

“It’s like a different take on friendship,”said Hudson. “You learn about other peoplebetter and also learn patience and under-standing. A lot of the special-needs kidswouldn’t feel comfortable going to the gen-eral-ed prom. So this is a time for them tojust come and have fun, without a lot ofpressure.”

Some 75 students — both general ed andspecial ed — are in Centreville High’s BestBuddies program. Special-ed teacher andBest Buddies advisor Vicki Hudson saidthere are always more general-ed studentssigning up for Best Buddies than she hasspecial-ed students with whom to partnerthem.

“It’s a fun, interesting program and the

kids are excited about participating,” shesaid. “And it’s popular in the school becausethe kids talk to their friends about howmuch fun it is.”

Hudson called the Day Prom an opportu-nity for the students with special needs “togo to the prom like any other kids. The onlydifference is that this is during the day andit’s free. It’s all done through donations.”

For example, Life Touch donated its ser-vices by taking professional photographs ofthe promgoers, and Target contributedcakes and developed the photos. Moneyfrom the Centreville and Lake BraddockSeconday PTAs purchased the pizzas, andother schools involved in Best Buddies con-tributed refreshments, the deejay, decora-tions, etc. And The Waterford hosted theevent at a reduced rate.

“All you have to do is look at the kids toknow this is worthwhile,” said Hudson.“They’re out there having a ball. The themeevery year is, ‘A Day to Remember,’ and forthese kids, it really is.”

Students Enjoy Day Prom at The Waterford

Stephen Kettell (left) and ElinWoolf enjoy the Day Prom together.Both attend Centreville High.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Runners don’t have to getup early to compete in theTown of Clifton’s annual

5K race. They can sleep in, enjoytheir afternoon and then head totown for the 15th annual CliftonCaboose Twilight Run.

It’s Saturday, May 18, with the1-mile fun run/walk starting at 6p.m., and the 5K, at 6:30 p.m. It’llhappen rain or shine; and in thisevent, not only the winners receive prizes, but thelast-place, or caboose, finisher also gets an award.

The course begins near the triangle intersection ofClifton and Newman Roads and Main Street and ispopular with participants because of its scenic, coun-try atmosphere. The route goes straight out NewmanRoad and back again; it’s somewhat hilly and fairlychallenging.

Last year’s event attracted 581participants — 107in the 1-mile and 474 in the 5K — and race Chair-man Gary Anderson expects at least that amount this

time. And that includes students, ages 8-10, in therunning programs of Fairview and Willow Springselementary schools, who’ll be in the 5K.

Registration is at www.signmeup.com/89591. En-try fees are $21 for the 5K and $15 for the 1-mile;but they increase to $24 and $18, respectively, afterMay 15. Race-day registration is from 4-5:30 p.m. atthe barn at 7139 Main St.

Packet pick-up (cash/check only) is Friday, May17, from 5-7 p.m., at the barn, or on race day, justprior to the event.

A Race, Picnic, Music and FunClifton CabooseTwilight 5K isMay 18.

Runners take off from the starting line of a previousClifton Caboose 5K Twilight Run.

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The annual Police UnityTour bike ride was May10-12, from Richmond to

Charlottesville, Warrenton andCentreville and on to the NationalLaw Enforcement Officers Memo-rial in Washington, D.C. It raisedmoney and awareness for the Me-morial fund and National LawEnforcement Museum honoringfederal, state and local law en-forcement officers who’ve died inthe line of duty.

Prior to returning home Sunday,PUT rider Kevin Whalen ofCentreville explained why the par-ticipants were willing to gothrough the grueling training,fundraising and 230-mile ride thatincluded Mother’s Day.

“We are missing our Mother’sDay for a special reason and pur-pose,” he said. “We trained andbiked on our own, personal timeand away from our mothers andfamilies. It’s tough for us, but we’redoing this for the mothers who losttheir sons and daughters and hus-bands in the line of duty.”

“It’s special,” continued Whalen.“We do not take it for granted thatwe have not died in the line ofduty. Think again of the familiesof our fallen officers. Thank yourlocal officers for their service.”

— Bonnie Hobbs

PUTRidersReturnHome

Centreville’s Kevin Whalen(in red helmet) helps leadFairfax County’s PoliceUnity Tour contingent upRoute 29, Sunday morning,toward the end of their230-mile ride.

Fairfax County’s Police Unity Tour bicyclists pedal upRoute 29 on Sunday morning, en route to lunch and theride’s completion in Washington, D.C.

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Absentee voting, including “in-per-son” absentee voting, is alreadyunderway for the June 11 primary,a statewide Democratic party pri-

mary for lieutenant governor and attorney gen-eral, plus one delegate race in Northern Vir-ginia.

Voters in the Democratic primary willchoose between Ralph S. Northam andAneesh Chopra for lieutenant gover-nor; and between Mark R. Herring and JustinE. Fairfax for attorney general.

Because voters do not register by party inVirginia, any voter can vote in the Democraticprimary, but cannot vote in a Democratic andRepublican primary on the same day.

The Republican party will nominate theircandidates for statewide office in a conventionto be held on May 17-18 in Richmond. Del-egates to the convention were elected by lo-cality in March and April.

Each locality is entitled to one Republicanconvention delegate vote per 250 Republicanvotes for governor and president at their lastelection, so that Fairfax County is entitled to1,392 delegate votes; Arlington County is en-titled to 215 delegate votes; Alexandria City isentitled to 133 delegate votes; the City ofFairfax is entitled to 32 Delegate Votes; FallsChurch City is entitled to 14 delegate votes.Localities choose up to five times the numberof delegates as votes, plus an equal number ofalternates.

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to7 p.m. on June 11.

Absentee voting allows qualified vot-ers to participate in upcoming elections

even though they may not be able to go to thepolls on Election Day. Absentee voting in per-son began on April 26.

Most people in Northern Virginia qualify tovote absentee under this provision, althoughthere are many others:

“Any person who, in the regular and orderlycourse of his business, profession, or occupa-tion, will be at his place of work and commut-ing to and from his home to his place of workfor 11 or more hours of the 13 that the polls

are open (6 a.m. to 7 p.m.).”In Fairfax County, in-person absentee voting

is ongoing through June 8 at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000 Government Cen-ter Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax, VA 22035

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, andFriday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursday: 8 a.m.-7p.m.; Saturdays (June 1 and June 8): 9 a.m.-5p.m. Closed Monday, May 27, for MemorialDay.

You can also vote absentee by mail. Thedeadline to request a mailed ballot is June 4,by 5 p.m.

Absentee ballots must be returned by 7 p.m.on Election Day June 11.

Here are some good sources for informationon upcoming elections:

Virginia State Board of Elections, http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/,

Virginia Public Access Project, http://www.vpap.org/candidates?display=state,

Fairfax County Board of Elections, http://w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /ecalendar.htm.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Vote in Spite of Election FatiguePrimary voting,absentee voting,Republican convention.

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Twenty-six high school students in their senioryear enrolled in Chantilly Academy’s Cosmetol-ogy program have been awarded the Gold Volun-teer Service Award by the President of the UnitedStates. The cosmetology students collectively ac-cumulated 1,026 volunteer service hours over a12-month period of time. The students volun-teered their time with three organizations: HeadStart program for economically disadvantagedpreschool children, SkillsUSA and Capital CaringHospice.

The President’s Council on Service and CivicParticipation was established in 2003 to recognize

the contributions volunteers make in the commu-nities and encourage more people to serve. Thecouncil created the President’s Volunteer ServiceAward program as a way to thank and honorAmericans who, by their demonstrated commit-ment and example, inspire others to engage involunteer service. The program continues as aninitiative of the Corporation for National and Com-munity Service.

The cosmetology students will receive a goldofficial lapel pin, personalized certificate ofachievement, and a congratulatory letter from thepresident.

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Chantilly Governor’s STEM Academy students received the Gold President’s Volun-teer Service Award,

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From left are Bob Kessler, Westfield Highscholarship winner Khanh Vo andWestfield Principal Tim Thomas.

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Systems Furniture Gallerysponsored the educationawards given during theSaturday, May 4,

Chantilly Day celebration. OwnerBob Kessler presented three,$1,000 STEM scholarships (sci-ence, technology, engineering andmath) to local, graduating seniors.

STEM Scholarships Presented

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Runners at last year’s Fairfax Families4kids 5K to benefitfoster care children. This year the 5K will be at LakeAccotink Park, 5660 Heming Ave., Springfield, from 8:30a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18.

Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos wel-come.

THURSDAY/MAY 16Clifton Charity Homes Tour. 9:30

a.m.-3:30 p.m. in historic Clifton.$25/advance; $30/day of tour; $10/single home admission. Visitwww.cliftoncwc.org for ticketinformation. Proceeds benefit theCharitable Trust.

Marketplace and Silent AuctionFundraiser. The Clifton CommunityWoman’s Club will host a fundraiserat Paradise Spring Winery inconjunction with the homes tour.Wine Down and silent auction from3-6 p.m. at the winery. Free. Visitwww.cliftoncwc.org.

Guys Read. 7:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Boys in grades 5 and 6 canparticipate. Call for title. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/MAY 17Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 3-5 can enjoystories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Show Choir Spring Concert. 7 p.m.at Grace Covenant Church, 4600Brookfield Corporate Drive. $5/person. Chantilly High School’schoirs will perform.

Book Fair. 5-9 p.m. at Barnes & NobleFair Lakes, 12193 Fair LakesPromenade Drive, Fairfax. Familiescan enjoy face painting, stories, artdisplay and more. Proceeds benefitMountain View High SchoolScholarship Foundation.

SATURDAY/MAY 18Touch a Truck Day. 1-4 p.m. at

Chantilly Library. Children can climb,explore and learn about differentpublic service vehicles. Bring ablanket and a picnic lunch whileenjoying music from Mr. Skip and theChantilly High School Jazz Band.Free.

Spring Carnival. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at St.Andrew the Apostle, 6720 Union MillRoad. Enjoy a magic show, clown on-site, reptiles, face painting, silentauction, games and more.

Bravo for Spanish. 10:30 a.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Children ages 3-6can enjoy music, movement, storiesand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-830-2223.

Master Gardeners. 10:30 a.m. atChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Adults can get tips,information and advice on theirhome gardens. Free. 703-502-3883.

5K for Foster Care Kids. 8:30 a.m.,at Lake Accotink Park, 5660 HemingAve., Springfield. Bring a team offriends or join a FairfaxFamilies4Kids team and enjoy thespring weather and company ofyouth. The race proceeds benefitfoster care; those who do not want torun can sponsor a child atwww.fairfaxyouth.org/attend.xml?event=1010. Visitwww.fairfaxyouth.org/events.xml.

SUNDAY/MAY 19Auditions. 6 p.m. at the Metropolitan

Fine Arts Center, 9015 SilverbrookRoad, Fairfax Station. Teens age 14-19 can audition for “Fame - theMusical.” Visit metro-theatre.org fordetails.

Israel Street Festival. Noon-5 p.m. at

Fairfax Corner, 4100 MonumentDrive. The Shuk headlines thefestival. Enjoy exhibits,demonstrations, a Israel-stylemarketplace and more. Food forpurchase. Free. Visit www.jccnv.orgor 703-323-0880.

Bird Watching Club. 3-4 p.m. at E.C.Lawrence Park, 5040 Walney Road,Chantilly. Children ages 5-11 cansearch for birds that inhabit the park.$5/person. Dress for weather.Registration required, 703-631-0013.

Tree Search. 5 p.m. at E.C. LawrencePark, 5040 Walney Road. Adults canfind the biggest, oldest and raresttrees in the forest. $6/Fairfax Countyresident; $8/out-of-county visitors.Registration required, 703-222-4664.

MONDAY/MAY 20Auditions. 7 p.m. at Lorton Arts

Center, W-3 Theatre, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. Teens age 14-19 can auditionfor “Fame - the Musical.” Visit metro-theatre.org for details.

Storytime. 10:30 a.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 3-5 can enjoystories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Time for Tots. 11 a.m. at CentrevilleLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Children ages2-3 can enjoy storiesand activities. Free. 703-830-2223.

Sully Book Club. 1 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Adults can discuss “The BookThief” by Marcus Zusak. Free. 703-830-2223.

Book Buddies. 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. First and secondgraders can enjoy a book discussion.Call for title. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Writers of Chantilly. 6:45 p.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults can sharetheir work and receive feedback.Free. 703-502-3883.

ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Ask for title. 703-830-2223.

TUESDAY/MAY 21Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songsand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Bouncin’ Babies. 11:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Babies up to 11months can enjoy rhymes, songs,stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 3-5 can enjoystories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Tuesday Tales. 7 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. All ages can enjoy music,movement and fun. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 22Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. and 11:30

a.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children age2 can enjoy stories and activities.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Babies up to 11 months canenjoy rhymes, songs, stories andmore. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 12-23 monthscan enjoy rhymes, songs and more.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

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By Nicole Palmer

and Charlie Flynn

Rocky Run Middle School

Seventh graders at Rocky Run MiddleSchool were in for a treat earlier thismonth. After reading the book “Red

Kayak,” they were visited by the award-win-ning author, Priscilla Cummings.

Growing up on a Massachusetts dairyfarm, Cummings had a lot of inspiration towrite. She tells students to find ideas forstories from everyday life, “just by lookingaround you.” After graduating the Univer-sity of New Hampshire and moving to An-napolis, Maryland, Cummings decided towrite stories about the magnificent Chesa-peake Bay. Her children’s stories becamepopular as soon as they hit the shelves. Hermost well-known kids’ books are the“Chadwick the Crab” series, but she haswritten many other books, such as“Toulouse: The Story of a Canada Goose,”and “Beddy Bye in the Bay.”

“I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences

while researching for my books,” answeredCummings when asked about the researchshe’s done. She finds it very helpful to dohands-on research and find personal con-nections before writing a story. She visiteda juvenile detention center, learned how todrive a tractor-trailer, and walked a pathfrom Maryland to Virginia just to researchfor her book “The Journey Back.” She hasalso gone to burn units in hospitals, a schoolfor the blind, and learned how to huntgeese. These experiences make her writingmore authentic and make her stand out asan author.

One of the main reason Cummings vis-ited Rocky Run was to talk about her book“Red Kayak.” The book is about a boy andhis two friends who witness a deadly acci-dent. The boys feel responsible for it be-cause they could have prevented it fromhappening. The boys end up in court to findthat they might have to face jail-time. Thishas undoubtedly become Cummings’ mostpopular book, as well as its companionbook, “The Journey Back.” Cummings plans

to publish a second companion book. Shecouldn’t tell us much, but we do know thatthe main character will be a girl.

As two students interested in journalism,we decided to ask her for advice for upcom-ing journalists and authors. She told us toalways keep our eyes open, because a good

Lessons for Writers

Rocky RunMiddleSchool stu-dents withPriscillaCummingsafter inter-viewing her.

author can find inspiration in anything. Shealso explained that the five senses can helpyou explore your surroundings, but mostimportantly, always be reading. “There’s alittle bit of the author in every book,”Cummings said, “and that little bit is im-portant.”

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By Christine Wang,

Yurie Hong and

Katie Boller

Rocky Run Middle School

Wednesday, April 17: The stu-dents of Rocky Run MiddleSchool were given the opportunity to meet a well-

known author, Priscilla Cummings. She haswritten several picture books, as well asmany young adult novels, including “RedKayak.”

Cummings gave an informational presen-tation on her journey to become a writerand the sources of her inspirations. Later,students had the opportunity to interactwith her in a personal and direct way.

One question she answered was how shebecame a published author. Smiling,Cummings began to explain how she grewup in a dairy farm and how that becameone of her sources of inspiration. Althoughshe always enjoyed writing as a child, shenever thought that she would become asuccessful writer. However, after she volun-teered in her school newspapers and news-letters, she was offered a job as a journalistfor a local paper.

For 10 years, she worked as a journalist,writing all kinds of articles, from kidnap-ping cases to political debates. But the re-spected author found her real passion whenshe published her first book, “Chadwick theCrab.”

After great but unexpected success, shequit her job and devoted all her time towriting picture books and novels.

To Cummings, reading is essential to writ-

ing. When asked whether or not she drawsinspiration from other books she read, sheanswered with a firm “Absolutely.” She readsthe books she especially enjoys twice —once to read the book, and the second timeto look into the book more closely. For her,reading other books is an escape from hercurrent work and a great source of inspira-tion. Whenever Cummings is experiencingwriter’s block, she takes a break for a fewdays to read. Despite the hundreds of booksshe has read, her favorite has always been“Charlotte’s Web.” This is one of only twobooks she has kept since her childhood.

Finally, Cummings concluded by elabo-rating on the writing process of a book. Forher, “Inspiration comes from every day life.”For example, “Red Kayak” was a product ofa tragedy she read in the papers, some fig-ments of her imagination, as well as traitstaken from the people and things aroundher. She also emphasized the difficulty andenjoyment that comes with her research.Trying to form a realistic and factual imagein a book requires extensive research, whichhas taken her into a hospital’s burn unit, aJuvenile Delinquent Center and severalCourthouses.

Although it seems dull to many, the revi-sion process is one of Cumming’s favoriteparts of being an author. The writing pro-cess is long but rewarding, taking her anaverage of two years to finish a book.

Being able to meet with PriscillaCummings, an esteemed author of both pic-ture books and novels, was a true privilegefor the students of Rocky Run. She showedthe interested students the wonders of read-ing and writing, as well as specific respon-sibilities and task that come with being anauthor.

Having the chance to talk with Cummingswas a great honor, as she shared many tipsand advices for the future. As PriscillaCummings wrote on the books she wasasked to autograph, “Keep on Reading.”

Students Share Perspective on Author’s Visits“Keep on reading.”

Rocky Run Middle School students listen to author Priscilla Cummings.

Priscilla Cummings visitsRocky Run Middle School.

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A group of counseling students got to expe-rience a therapeutic technique while alsohelping service men and women servingin Afghanistan.

Graduate students in the Pastoral Counseling pro-gram at Marymount University in Arlington as-sembled care packages for U.S. troops as part of acommunity service require-ment. One of the project’sgoals was to teach the futuretherapists how altruism canhave long-term mentalhealth benefits.

“The research has shownthat if a person goes outsideof themselves to help othersit can be a therapeutic expe-rience, especially for thosewho have depression orother mental health chal-lenges,” said Lisa Jackson-Cherry, Ph.D., chair of theDepartment of Counselingand founder of the PastoralCounseling program. “Wewant students to experiencewhat a client would experi-ence.”

Students are required to perform 30 hours of com-munity service as part of their program. The class of11 students formulated, planned and implementedthe task. “I think everyone thought of the assignmentas not just a project we had to complete, but a chanceto actually, in some small way, let men and womenin the military know that people here at home doappreciate their service and sacrifice,” saidAnnandale resident Nina Angeles.

The students collected an array of items like games,

magazines, books and DVDs. They gathered nearlyenough items to fill their classroom and exceededtheir professor’s expectations. “I was expecting fiveor six boxes, but it became more than what the en-tire university could have put together,” said Jack-son-Cherry. “We had almost a roomful of supplies.The students solicited from their churches and fromfamily members across the country.”

Pastoral counseling students learn to incorporatespirituality into their work with clients. They wrotepersonal letters to the troops and included informa-tion on stress relief practices like meditation andbreathing exercises. “We could not help but feel forthe brave men and women who … face stressful andsometimes traumatic situations away from home,”said doctoral student Maya Georgieva of Alexandria.“… It was essential that we send notes of encour-agement and support.”

Jackson-Cherry said themost powerful learning ex-perience came when she de-livered the boxes to a VFWPost in Maryland: the feelingthat comes from seeing theimpact benevolence has onothers. “The place waspacked for lunch, and I wasplanning to slip in the backdoor and drop off the boxes,”she said. “There were veter-ans there from World War IIand Vietnam … they becameteary-eyed as they were tell-ing me stories of how theacts of strangers had im-pacted them when they wereserving overseas. It was quitetouching. I wish the students

could have been there to see how their acts of kind-ness touched so many more people than they wouldhave thought of.”

The students did get an opportunity to experiencegratitude first-hand, however, when the military unitthat received their supplies wrote a thank you noteto the class. “The unit was overwhelmed by the gen-erosity and the kindness of strangers, especially be-cause they were away from their families,” said Jack-son-Cherry.

Teaching HealingThrough AltruismMarymount students learncounseling technique byhelping U.S. troops.

Marymount Universitycounseling studentsMaya Georgieva, ofAlexandria, and SandiBoyles, of Centreville,pack a box for femalesoldiers.

“The research has shownthat if a person goesoutside of themselves tohelp others it can betherapeutic experience,especially for those whohave depression or othermental health challenges.”

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NJVC, an information technologysolutions provider headquartered inNorthern Virginia, announces man-agement-level promotions: JohnHerweh, SPHR, senior vice presi-dent , human resources, and AdrielCardona, director, security.

As SVP, Herweh is responsible fordirecting and further developingcompany training, employee rela-tions, talent acquisition andmanagement, compensation andbenefits, and security. He serves asa member of the NJVC leadershipteam, and reports directly to NJVCPresident Jody Tedesco.

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Herweh joined NJVC in 2011 as VP,human resources. Prior to NJVC, he ledassociate relations at Perdue Farms’1,300-person Milford, Del., processingplant.

At Perdue Farms, Herweh spear-headed employee relations, includingconflict resolution, turnover reductiontactics, labor law issues and specialprojects, such as philanthropy. Earlier,he was manager, employee integration,with The Hershey Company.

As director, security, Cardona over-sees all NJVC security-related issues forboth the company and its customers. Hedevelops and administers security brief-

ings for senior staff member and gov-ernment officials, investigates allsecurity-related incidents, assessesand implements methods to reducesecurity incidents, develops andevaluates security policies, and over-sees all security staff. Cardona reportsdirectly to Herweh.

Earlier, Cardona was NJVC chief se-curity officer. Prior to NJVC, he wassecurity manager and technical secu-rity policy chief with GannonTechnologies Group, security manage-ment specialist with Rockwell Collinsand senior security manager with Au-tomation Precision Technologies.

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Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police

Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspec-tions Thursday, May 23, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the sta-tion, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-ment is necessary.

But residents should install the child safety seatsthemselves so technicians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints, only the first35 vehicles arriving on each date will be inspected.That way, inspectors may have enough time to prop-erly instruct the caregiver on the correct use of thechild seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.

Food DonationsFor WFCM

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries’ food pantryurgently needs donations of spaghetti sauce, cannedfruit, rice (2-lb. bags), canned pasta, peanut butter,canned tuna and meat, hot and cold cereal, fruit juice,and pancake mix and syrup. Bring all items toWFCM’S new food-pantry location at 13888Metrotech Drive, near Papa John’s Pizza and KumonLearning Center, in Chantilly’s Sully Place ShoppingCenter.

Meals on WheelsVolunteers

Fairfax County needs Meals on Wheels drivers inChantilly and group Meals on Wheels coordinators

in both Chantilly and Fairfax. Contact Volunteer So-lutions at 703-324-5406, TTY 711,[email protected] or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/vol-unteer-solutions.htm.

Give Caregivers a BreakFairfax County needs Respite Care volunteers

throughout the county to give family caregivers of afrail older adult a well-deserved break. Volunteersvisit and oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Volunteers are matched withfamilies in or near their own neighborhoods. Sup-port and training is provided. Contact Kristin Martinat 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].

Women’s SelfDefense Program

The Fairfax County Law Enforcement Foundationis partnering with the Fairfax County Police Depart-ment to offer the Women’s Self Defense Training pro-gram. It’s based on the SAFE program formerly pro-vided by the Police Department, but now being taughtby C&J Security Corp.

The program is a two-day class that will meet onconsecutive Tuesday and Thursday evenings from6:15-9:30 p.m. It’s currently offered free and all classmaterials are included. Program funding is providedthrough the Fairfax County Law Enforcement Foun-dation.

The course is offered to females, age 13 and older.A female guardian must accompany girls 13-18. Nomen other than the instructors are permitted to bepresent during a class. For more information, call703-246-7806, e-mail [email protected] go to www.fairfaxfoundation.org.

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Kathleen Cornell, Foster Care coordinator,wants to expand the Fairfax County AnimalShelter’s foster program. So a foster infor-

mation session is slated for Tuesday, May 21, at 7p.m., at the shelter, 4500 West Ox Road in Fairfax.

“Historically, [it’s] focused on finding foster homesfor kittens and puppies until they’re old enough tobe adopted,” said Cornell. “We now want to find morehomes where adult dogs and cats, as well as rabbitsand other small animals, can benefit from a homeenvironment.”

The shelter’s also recruiting potential foster par-ents for adult dogs with special medical needs, pup-pies and orphaned kittens, plus dogs and cats need-

Animal Shelter Seeks Foster Parentsing extra attention and socialization before beingadopted.

“The Shelter provides all the medical care, foodand supplies for foster animals,” added KristenAuerbach, Community Outreach program manager.“As a foster parent, you provide a safe and nurturingplace for an animal that needs extra TLC. Our fosterparents save lives by the selfless act of opening theirhearts and homes.”

To attend the information session, RSVP [email protected]. Those unable toattend, but still interested in fostering, may fill outan application at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/po-lice/animal/foster.htm.


By Jon Roetman

Centre View

Chantilly senior Conrad Unterkoflerwoke up at 7 a.m. on May 11, atebreakfast, sat on the couch and

thought about what needed to be done.The previous night, the Chantilly boys’

lacrosse team trailed Robinson 2-1 in theConcorde District championship game whenplay was suspended due to lightning with14 seconds remaining in the second quar-ter. After a delay, the contest was postponeduntil 9 a.m. the next day.

“It’s a little bit of a drag,” Unterkofler saidabout finishing the championship game at9 a.m., “but last night we were kind of outof it. I think it just gave us another chanceto get prepared.”

Facing a deficit, Chantilly coaches spokewith their team captain and first-team all-

the game with 23 saves.“He had a great game,” Robinson head

coach Matt Curran said. “Nick wasn’t a first-team all-district goalie, but he certainlylooked like a first-team all-district goalie lastnight and this morning.”

On May 14, Chantilly defeated Annandale15-5 in the opening round of the NorthernRegion tournament, improving the Charg-ers’ record to 16-1. Chantilly’s lone losscame on March 28, an 8-5 defeat againstLangley, which beat Chantilly in three of thelast four AAA state championship games.

The Chargers will host Yorktown, theNational District’s No. 2 seed, at 7 p.m. onThursday, May 16 in the regionalquarterfinals.

Chantilly attackman Mike Marson wasnamed Concorde District Offensive Playerof the Year, and defenseman Jake Danseywas named Defensive Player of the Year.Marson, Bill Leslie (attack), Unterkofler(midfield), Dansey (defense), KevinDoherty (defense), Jason Park (LSM/SSM),Kevin Covino (LSM/SSM), Brendan Wallace(LSM/SSM) and Patrick Meehan (goalie)each earned first-team all-district honors forChantilly.

Chantilly Boys’ Lax Captures Concorde ChampionshipChargers seniorUnterkofler scoresgame-high four goals.

Chantilly sophomore Javin Re,right, defends Robinson’s ChrisWhite on May 10 during theConcorde District boys’ lacrossechampionship game.

district midfielder Saturday morning.“… [W]e took [Unterkofler] aside, asked

him what he thought about what we didlast night [and] he had the right thoughts,”Chantilly head coach Kevin Broderick said.“He said our guys were a little nervous, wedidn’t run our offense. We asked him to stepup and carry us. He wouldn’t be selfish, but

[we asked him] to really look for those op-portunities and he did everything we askedhim to.”

Unterkofler scored four goals, includingthe game-winner in double overtime, andthe Chargers defeated Robinson 6-5 to cap-ture the Concorde District title on Satur-day at Chantilly High School. Unterkoflerscored the Chargers’ first three goals andfound the net with 18 seconds remainingin the second overtime period.

“Conrad’s the man,” Broderick said.It was Chantilly’s fourth district title in

the last six seasons and first since 2011.“I’m very happy for the kids,” Broderick

said. “They worked hard. It was a greatgame.”

Robinson led 4-3 entering the fourth quar-ter. Chantilly’s Jonathan Popham tied thescore with 10:53 remaining and CurtisChristian’s goal with 6:47 left gave theChargers a 5-4 lead. Robinson’s CharlieMorrisette scored with 5:17 left in regula-tion and the game went to overtime tied at5-all.

Morrisette and Connor Lloyd each scoredtwo goals for Robinson. Junior goalkeeperNick Kondracki helped keep the Rams in

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The Westfield girls’ lacrosse teamtrailed late in the Concorde Dis-trict championship game whena referee issued a yellow card

for a dangerous shot to Bulldog junior anddistrict Offensive Player of the MollyO’Sullivan.

Down a player and on the wrong end ofan 11-10 score against Oakton with 3:25remaining, Westfield managed to tie the

score on a goal by Meghan Heick before itstop offensive threat returned.

“I was pretty upset,” O’Sullivan said. “Idon’t usually get yellow cards a lot and Idon’t usually take crazy shots like that. … Ijust had to go back in; I had a-minute-30 toredeem myself and you’ve just got to do allyou can.”

Neither team scored in the final 85 sec-onds of regulation and the game went toovertime.

From that point, it’s fair to say O’Sullivanredeemed herself.

O’Sullivan scored a pair of goals in thefirst overtime period and Westfield held onfor a 14-13 victory against Oakton on May10 at Chantilly High School. O’Sullivan tieda career high with seven goals as the Bull-dogs beat the defending state champions.

“She’s very deceptive and hard to stop,”

Westfield head coach Katie Ruch said.“When she has her eye on the goal, it’s re-ally hard to stop her. She has quick move-ment and her shot accuracy is incredible.”

Katie Manning finished with three goalsfor Westfield. Heick scored two, includingthe game-tying goal late in regulation.

“Meghan and Molly are excellent playerson their team,” Oakton head coach JeanCounts said. “They cannot be stopped in avery easy manner.”

Katelyn Rennyson and Katie Matz eachscored one goal for Westfield.

Tori Anderson and Danielle Palmucci eachscored four goals for Oakton. LydiaMontanino and Katie Scoggins each scoredtwo goals and Kelsey McWilliams had one.

Oakton led 11-9 when Anderson scoredwith 8:58 remaining in the second half.Westfield scored the game’s next five goals,

building a 14-11 advantage in overtime.McWilliams scored for Oakton with 19 sec-onds remaining in the first overtime period,snapping a scoreless streak of more than11 minutes for the Cougars.

Oakton had won the previous two districtchampionships.

Westfield defeated Annandale 16-9 onTuesday in the opening round of the North-ern Region tournament, improving the Bull-dogs’ record to 16-1. The Bulldogs will hostStone Bridge, the Liberty District’s No. 3seed, in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. on Thurs-day, May 16.

Westfield’s O’Sullivan (attack), Heick(midfield), Manning (midfield) and RachaelUlsh (defense) were named to the all-dis-trict first team. Grace Horgan (attack),Jenna Welch (midfield) and Colby Kidwell(defense) were named to the second team.

Bulldogs beatdefending championOakton in overtime.

O’Sullivan’s 7 Goals Lead Westfield Girls’ Lax to Concorde Title

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On Their WayTo World FinalsThe Rocky Run Middle SchoolOdyssey Of The Mind teamwon the State Finals and isgoing to the World Finals atMichigan State University.This is an all-girls technicalteam. The competition takesplace May 22 to 26. Teammembers, from left, areRachael Lee, Ana Morris,Pooja Tivedi (Chantilly HighSchool), Rachana Krishnan,Roshni Yaradi, Sneha Suresh,Roushini Manjunath andPriya Krishnan (coach).

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PajamasFor CharityAs part of Child AbuseAwareness Month, LeesCorner Elementary Schoolhad its second annualPajamas for Charity. Thestudents brought in asuggested donation of $1in exchange for wearingtheir pajamas; the$782.88 raised will go toMarley’s Mission, anorganization who helpschildren who have beenabused or traumatizedthrough equine therapy.P

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Greenbriar West ElementarySchool staff and students cel-ebrated “College Day” on April26. This pyramid-wide event

was created to encourage all students to settheir sights on being career and collegeready.

Teachers wore their college t-shirts andengaged students in conversations aboutcollege stories and the career path that ledthem to become educators.

Special guests, college –bound seniorsfrom Chantilly High School, shared theiradvice about planning for college on theschool’s morning TV show. Most of the se-niors who visited were former GreenbriarWest students. They visited the sixth gradeclasses to share their experiences aboutapplying and choosing their college.

GBW students asked questions, thoughtabout their hopes and dreams for the fu-ture, and began thinking about where theymight go to college someday.

Chantilly Seniors Visit Greenbriar WestOn ‘College Day’

Chantilly seniors greet Greenbriar West students in the lobby on College Day.

Foreground: Derek Farmer shakes hands with seniorShawn Nguyen. Next to Shawn are Josh Lutz, JulianneScopellite and Enya Kent.

Joon Cho, former Greenbriar Weststudent, is interviewed by sixthgrader Sneha Gyawali on WGBW.

Matt Calvert andEnya Kent, bothformer GreenbriarWest students, visitMr. Wiseman’s 6thgrade class.

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I don’t mean to be the least bit paranoid,but I suppose that’s because, as a stage IVnon-small cell lung cancer “diagnosee,” I’malready the most bit paranoid. A terminaldiagnosis of incurable cancer has a way ofdoing that to you (at least to me it has). Notto blame cancer totally for my behavior, butcan you think of a more deserving andappropriate cause of this effect than the “lea-ding cancer killer in both men and women inthe United States.” In fact, according to theAmerican Lung Association, “Lung cancercauses more deaths than the next three mostcommon cancers combined (colon, breastand prostate).”

So call me crazy (at least you can still callme – and I will answer, because I am STILLALIVE). However, as a four-years-plus cancersurvivor, if I’ve learned anything during mytreatment, it is that symptoms manifest them-selves – at their discretion, and presumablytheir appearance means something (asopposed to nothing which would of coursebe my preference). Ergo, an increase in thefluid in my lungs is nothing to sneeze at;that’s because I’ve been too busy coughing(just kidding). But what does the existence ofthis fluid mean? Hopefully nothing, but itcould mean something; somethingproblematic.

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703-968-3010St. Timothy Catholic Church…703-378-7461St. Veronica Catholic Church…703-773-2000

EPISCOPALChurch of the Epiphany…703-715-6070

St. John’s Episcopal Church…703-803-7500JEWISH

Congregation Yad Shalom…703-802-8901Temple Beth Torah…703-263-2252

LUTHERANKing of Kings Lutheran Church…

703-378-7272

Lord of Life Lutheran Church…703-323-9500

St. Andrew Lutheran Church…703-830-2768

METHODISTCentreville United Methodist…

703-830-2684Pender United Methodist Church…

703-278-8023Pleasant Valley United Methodist…

703-327-4461NON-DENOMINATIONALCentreville Community Church…

703-580-5226Christian Life Center…703-754-9600

Clear River Community Church…703-881-7443

Covenant Christian Center…703-631-5340Fair Oaks Church…703-631-1112

New Life...703-222-8836Tree of Life Bible Church...703-830-4563

PENTECOSTALCapital Worship Center…703-530-8100

Church of the Blessed Trinity…703-803-3007

ORTHODOXHoly Trinity Orthodox Church…

703-818-8372The Greek Orthodox Parish

of Loudoun County…703-421-7515St. Raphael Orthodox Church…

703-303-3047PRESBYTERIAN

Centreville Presbyterian Church…703-830-0098

Chantilly Presbyterian Church…703-449-1354

Clifton Presbyterian Church…703-830-3175Young Saeng Korean Presbyterian Church…

703-818-9200UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTWellspring United Church of Christ…

703-257-4111

THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION

TraditionalAnglican Service

1928 Book ofCommon Prayer

13941 Braddock Road, (north off Rte. 29) Centreville, VA703-830-3176 • www.thechurchoftheascension.org

Holy Communion 10 A.M. Sundays(with Church School and Nursery)

Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7 P.M. Wednesdays

The Greek Orthodox Parishof Loudoun County

invites you to celebratethe Divine Liturgy

with usSundays at 9:30 a.m.,

with fellowshipto follow.

www.greekorthodoxloudoun.org21580 Atlantic Blvd., Unit 160, Building D

Dulles, VA (Route 28 and Nokes Blvd)

Sunday Worship with us:8:45 & 11:00am

with Sunday Schoolat 10:00am

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SATURDAY/MAY 25Master Gardeners. 10:30 a.m. at

Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Adults can get tips,information and more about homegardens. Free. 703-502-3883.

Peaceful Paws. 10:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children on theautism spectrum or with otherdevelopmental challenges meet andread to a trained therapy dog:Dakota, a gentle giant BerneseMountain dog. Reading is notrequired, but can read from a librarybook or already owned one. Free.Registration required, 703-502-3883.

Magic and Mayhem. 2:30 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Girls and boys ingrades 6-8 can participate in this sci-fi/fantasy book group. Call for title.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Hidden Pond: Terrific Turtles. 2:30p.m. at Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children in gradesK-6 can learn about turtles and meetsome. Free. Registration required,703-502-3883.

SUNDAY/MAY 26Music. 6 p.m. at Udvar-Hazy Center,

14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. The U.S. Navy Band’sCommodores will perform. Free.

TUESDAY/MAY 28Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songsand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Bouncin’ Babies. 11:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Babies up to 11months can enjoy rhymes, songs,stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 3-5 can enjoystories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 29Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. and 11:30

a.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children age2 can enjoy stories and activities.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Babies up to 11 months canenjoy rhymes, songs, stories andmore. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 12-23 monthscan enjoy rhymes, songs and more.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Calendar

Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos welcome.

THURSDAY/MAY 16Perils of College Drinking Culture

Forum. 7 p.m. at Westfield HighSchool. Features a screening andpanel discussion on “Haze,” designedfor parents and college-bound teens.Free. Parents are encouraged toattend with their teens.

FRIDAY/MAY 17Registration Open House. 9:30-

11:30 a.m. at Clifton Children’sAcademy, 14315 Compton Road.Register for Fall 2013 and summer

camp. Visit www.childrensacademy.com or 703-968-8455 toschedule an appointment.

Bookfair. 5-9 p.m. at Barnes & Noble,12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive,Fairfax. Proceeds benefit scholarshipsfor Mountain View High Schoolgraduates. Visit www.mountainviewhsfoundation.org or 703-227-2388.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 17-19Revival Services. 6-9 p.m. each

evening at Brookfield ElementarySchool, 4200 Lees Corner Road.Bishop Gabriel Dagunduro fromNigeria, West Africa and BishopTimothy W. Cummings are the guestspeakers. Free.

SATURDAY/MAY 18EMS Week Event. 10 a.m.-2 pm. at

Cub Run Rec Center, 4630 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. Browse displays, getone-on-one interactions, take a bloodpressure screening, and more. Free.703-817-9407.

Flea Market. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at OaktonBaptist Church, 14001 SullyfieldCircle, Chantilly.

MONDAY/MAY 20Kindergarten Orientation. 2:30-

3:45 p.m. at Greenbriar WestElementary School. 703-633-6700.

Kindergarten Orientation. 2-3 p.m.at Union Mill Elementary. Visitwww.fcps.edu/parents/index.shtml

or the school office to pick upregistration forms; call the school foran appointment to drop off the filledout forms. 703-322-8500 forappointments or questions.

Kindergarten Orientation. 1:45-4p.m. at Bull Run Elementary School.Bring your child. If unable to attend,call Tina Vanison, registrar, 703-227-1400 to set-up an appointment.

Centreville Toastmasters. 7 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Overcome yourfear of public speaking in a provenprogram that has helped thousandsover the last 89 years. All welcome.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 22Republican Women of Clifton

Meeting. 7 p.m. at FairviewElementary School, 5815 Ox Road,Fairfax Station. Features TomMcDevitt, chairman of “TheWashington Times,” who will speakabout current media trends, andSteven Yeh, who will talk about U.S.policies. Visit www.cliftongop.com.

MONDAY/MAY 27-SATURDAY/JUNE 1Operation Medicine Cabinet

Cleanout. Disposal is free (pills orliquids only, no pressurized canistersor needles), convenient, confidentialand safe. The Sully District Station islocated at 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Visitwww.unifiedpreventioncoalition.orgor call 703-938-8723, TTY 711.

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