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Chamber Examines Future of CorridorAnnual Virtual Realty Tour addresses coming of Metrorail.

Gerald Gordon, presidentand CEO of the FairfaxCounty Economic Develop-ment Authority, speaks atthe Greater Reston Cham-ber of Commerce’s VirtualRealty Tour to discuss thefuture of Fairfax County’seconomy Friday, April 19.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Greater RestonChamber of Com-merce hosted theirannual Virtual Realty

Tour of the Dulles Corridor Friday,April 19, at the Dulles Westin inHerndon. The annual event, whichexamines present and future de-velopment and other opportuni-ties along the Silver Line, was es-pecially notable this year, giventhat Phase One of the Silver Linewill be open in less than ninemonths.

“By the end of the year, rail willbe in this corridor and in opera-tion,” said Supervisor CathyHudgins (D-Hunter Mill), whoalso just concluded her term as chair of the Wash-ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board.“And when you look at what Metro brings, over $200million is generated around each station as it’s built.”

THE RESTON STATION DEVELOPMENT, adja-cent to the Wiehle Avenue station, is currently un-der construction to provide a focal transit point fortraffic heading to the new station.

“It’s going to be a major transit center, incorporat-ing 2,300 spaces dedicated to Metro parking, they’vealso included a bus transfer facility for 10 buses, threelayover bays, a large park and ride structure and asecure bike room for storage,” said Maggie Parker ofComstock Partners. “That serves as a platform for aplaza that provides direct access to the Wiehle Sta-tion that sits in the middle of the toll road, and italso serves as the base for five buildings going up.

These include two residential buildings and threeoffice buildings.

Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the FairfaxCounty Economic Development Authority, said thatwhile the county hasn’t been immune to the reces-sion and the threat of sequestration, he believes thearea’s economy is sufficiently diverse.

“Even if the Federal Government cuts back 5 per-cent every year for the next 10 years, they will still bethe largest buyer of goods and services anywhere inthe world and we are right in its backyard,” he said.“We start this potential impact on government con-

tracting from a position of strength.The unemployment rate in FairfaxCounty right now is just over 4 per-cent. If [employment] increases by25 percent, we will reach what thePresident’s Council of EconomicAdvisors call ‘full employment.’”

He noted that Fairfax County haslong been working on diversifyingits economy.

“The first element of that was 35years ago when the then-MobilCorporation came out of New Yorkdown to Fairfax County,” he said.“We’ve been diversifying awayfrom federal contracting. In recentyears we’ve done this by addingcompanies like Hilton Worldwidein Tysons Corner, Bechtel, orVolkswagen North America. Thereare more coming.”

He said that factors that led to the county’s initialsuccess, like access to a talented workforce and ac-cessibility throughout the capital area, will only beenhanced by the coming of Metro.

There are several proposals underway that wouldadd additional connectivity between areas south andnorth of the Dulles Toll Road. Currently the only crossstreets over the Dulles Toll Road are Hunter MillRoad, Wiehle Avenue, Reston Parkway and FairfaxCounty Parkway.

Mark Looney of Cooley LLP says there are severalpossibilities for new connections across the toll road.

“ONE PLAN, tentatively titled the ‘Soapstone ex-tension,’ is to build a bridge over top of the toll roadsomewhere between Plaza America and Wiehle Av-enue,” he said. “There have been about eight or 10different alignments reviewed by county transporta-tion staff, they’re in the process of narrowing downpotential alignments, and coming up with one to sendto the Board of Supervisors.”

Cooley said there is also a subterranean option.“Similarly, the transportation staff has been ana-

lyzing potential tunnel connections under the tollroad that would extend Town Center Parkway, whichis west of Reston Parkway, under the toll road andconnect it with Sunrise Valley Drive,” he said. “Thisis needed to facilitate movement internally withinReston, as opposed to a thoroughfare moving peoplethrough Reston.”

From left, MarkIngrao, presi-dent and CEO ofthe GreaterReston Chamberof Commerceand C. MichaelFerraro, chair-man of thechamber board,welcome visi-tors to thechamber’sannual VirtualRealty TourFriday, April 19.

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Graduate HonoredRobin Falci recognized forvolunteer efforts with NorthernVirginia Family Service.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The annual FairfaxCounty Volunteer Ser-vice Awards recog-

nized two Herndon residentsfor their volunteerism acrossthe community Thursday, April18. Robin Falci, Herndon HighSchool graduate and freshmanat James Madison University,was given an Adult VolunteerAward for her efforts withNorthern Virginia Family Ser-vice.

For more than 85 years, NVFShas served people in needacross the region by helpingsecure affordable housing, offerjob training and education, pro-vide access to health care andserve preschool children.

Falci started volunteeringwith NVFS after last year’sgraduation, and quickly becamean asset in the office and in thecommunity as well.

“Robin was a gift to the NVFSdevelopment department andto me,” said Colleen Ross, com-munity engagement specialistat NVFS. “She is smart,hardworking, thoughtful andfunny and I quickly came totrust and count on her. She iswise beyond her years and hercontributions to our agencycould never be qualified inwords or numbers.”

Falci helped coordinate thenonprofit’s annual Help theHomeless event, as well as sup-port their Back to School initia-tive by tracking donations, cre-ating spreadsheets and coordi-nating drop off dates. The ini-tiative helped almost 1,600 stu-dents receive backpacks beforethe start of the school year.

She came back during herholiday break to help withNVFS’s Holiday Gifting drive,which provides meals, giftcards and toys for families andchildren.

Robin Falci, pictured with Sue Reilly, the St. Thomasá Becket Catholic Church director of religious educa-tion, was recognized with a Fairfax County VolunteerService Award Thursday, April 18. Falci, a graduate ofHerndon High School, currently attends James Madi-son University.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In many ways, the three best friends—Anna Kate Martin, Devin Martin andSarah Carmen—are typical sixth-grade girls.

They listen to Taylor Swift, play soccer,and enjoy sleepovers and shopping.

They can tell you what’s cool (DanceMoms) and what’s so over (GangnamStyle).

But when most of their classmates atOakton Elementary School are outside dur-ing recess, the girls are inside doing some-thing not so typical: volunteering with theschool’s 20-plus autistic students.

“I love the kids. I love interacting withthem and all the special bonds that we’veformed,” said Anna Kate Martin, who be-gan working with autistic students when shewas in the fourth grade. Devin Martin (norelation to Anna Kate) began working withautism students this year, and they recruitedCarmen, a new OES student who previouslyattended Louise Archer Elementary Schoolin Vienna.

“When I first started volunteering, I wasworried they wouldn’t like me. But I’mhappy they gave me a chance,” Anna Katesaid. “Now, when they see us, they smileand get excited, and it makes your day.”

On April 2, OES participated in “Light ItUp Blue Day,” a national day of awarenessand acceptance of people who are affectedby “Autism Spectrum Disorder” (ASD). Ac-cording to Autism Speaks, one of the lead-ing autism advocacy, awareness and re-search organizations, ASD is characterizedby difficulties in social interaction, verbaland nonverbal communication and repeti-tive behaviors.

Children on the autism spectrum aremaking the kind of progress previouslythought impossible. “I think when peoplehear the word autism, they automaticallythink of the character from ‘Rain Man,’” saidJonelle Shipley, the school’s speech-lan-guage pathologist, who works closely withthe school’s autism teachers. “What’s impor-tant to know is not all autistic children arethe same. They have various strengths andweaknesses and sometimes they just needa chance to be good at something.”

THE YOUNG VOLUNTEERS do a num-ber of activities with the autistic students,who are in the school’s enhanced autismclasses with special education teachersAnna Siller and Mary Lou Marcantuono.Some days the girls help them read; otherdays they blow bubbles or play Bingo. Thegoal is to give the students a chance to en-gage with their peers, and make them feel

comfortable in the social, school setting.“The students really teach you not to

judge a book by its cover,” said Devin Mar-tin. “I’ve learned you have to be a littlemore patient, and maybe go over things afew extra times, but it helps them stay fo-cused.”

“I think they show you that they may dothings in a different way, but that’s okay,”said Sarah Carmen. “It’s really cool to seethe students do things people thought theycouldn’t do.”

The girls agreed that interacting withsomeone with special needs has taughtthem to have more patience and respect foranyone who is “different.”

“What’s great about Oakton is that thekids here are very accepting,” Anna KateMartin said. “They will go up to kids withautism and say hi. It makes them feel wel-come.”

“Our students gain so much from beingaround these girls. They have more self-as-surance, and they learn different ways ofcommunicating,” said Marcantuono.

Although the three girls volunteer everyschool day, a number of OES students par-ticipate in other related activities, such asP.E. buddies, where a student volunteers topair up with an autistic student during gym

class.“We teach the children we receive,

whether it’s autism, shyness or whatever,”said kindergarten teacher Julia Rastelli,who produces a popular annual kindergar-ten musical that includes autistic students.

“Our school has a culture of compassionand acceptance, and these girls really takethat to heart,” Shipley said. “We’re lucky tobe in Fairfax County, where we have pro-grams that students can benefit from at avery early age. No child is hopeless, andthat’s reflected in the way we teach.”

April is AutismAwareness Month

As autism awareness has skyrocketed, thedisability—which experts are now callingan “epidemic”—has become a national pri-ority.

The latest report, co-authored by the U.S.Health Resources and Services Administra-tion and the U.S. Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention, found autism spectrumdisorder affects one in 50 children, wellabove the one in 88 number that had beenused by the CDC just last year, and threetimes the rate the CDC found a decade ago.

According to a recent survey by theFlorida Institute of Technology, nearly two-thirds of young moms and dads are con-cerned their child will be diagnosed withASD.

“Since the average school bus holds 50to 55 children, that means, statisticallyspeaking, on average there is one child withparent-reported ASD on every school busin America,” reported the National Instituteof Mental Health.

The increase, experts say, is largely dueto improved diagnosis of ASD by doctors orother health professional in recent years,especially when the symptoms were mild.

Along with increased awareness, the so-cial landscape has changed dramatically forstudents diagnosed with autism.

Politically, autism is a hot-button issuethat’s on the agenda of many lawmakers,who advocate a range of services, from re-spite services to mandated health insurancecoverage for various therapies like appliedbehavior analysis (ABA).

Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41), whosebrother-in-law has autism, has been a long-standing advocate for expanded health in-surance coverage for autism spectrum dis-order, and co-patroned several bills thataddress the issue.

Politics aside, most parents want to knowwhat education services are available fortheir autistic child.

“Because of the size of Fairfax County, weare able to offer programs that few schoolsdistricts in the nation can provide, whichhelp guide both students and parentsthrough the education process,” said FairfaxCounty School Board member RyanMcElveen. “Fairfax County uses AppliedBehavioral Analysis with Pre K-12 students.The primary objective of ABA is to preparestudents with autism and related disordersto function as independently as possible,”said McElveen.

THE APPROACH emphasizes the impor-tance of looking at the ABC’s (antecedents,behaviors, and consequences) of behaviorsand teaching new skills and behaviors.

New skills are taught through techniquessuch as reinforcement, shaping, prompting,and data is analyzed to measure progresson the acquisition of new behaviors and newskills.

“When you hear the ‘A’ word dropped, youthink the worst, that your child won’t beable to communicate and will never live anindependent life,” said Bernie DeLeo, aformer special education teacher and dramateacher at Thoreau Middle School, who nowteaches drama at West Springfield HighSchool.

He said he and his wife, who grew up inMcLean, moved back to Fairfax County fromNew York City in 2002 because of the pro-grams and services offered by FairfaxCounty Public Schools.

“It’s important for parents to be advo-cates, and to keep their expectation levelshigh. My wife and I were very hands on withour son. We expected more out of him, andhe’s surprised us at every turn.”

Autism Speaks Volumes for Student VolunteersFairfax County PublicSchools use latesttechniques to teachautistic students.

Did you know…AUTISM❖ is a developmental disability that can significantly impact communication, social skills and behavior;❖ is four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls;❖ affects 1 in 50 children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control;❖ is considered an urgent public health concern by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).What works:❖ Early identification and treatment can significantly improve long term outlook;❖ Intensive intervention using the scientific principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) is effective in

teaching adaptive and academic skills;❖ FCPS serves students with autism using ABA at the preschool, elementary and secondary levels.Information provided by Fairfax County Public Schools❖ The FY 2013 budget for the ABA program is $3,246,836, which includes funding school-based

positions, professional development, support positions and allocation of instructional resources. Adetailed description of budget allocations for this program can be found at http://www.fcps.edu/fs/budget/documents/approved/FY13/FY2013ProgramBudget.pdf

For more information about Fairfax County Public School’s autism services, go to the following sites:http://www.fcps.edu/dss/sei/ABA/FAQs.shtmlhttp://www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/newsletter/docs/AutismAwarenessResources.pdf

On April 2nd, Oakton ElementarySchool participated in “Light it upBlue Day,” a national day of aware-ness and acceptance of peopleaffected by autism. Sixth-gradervolunteers Devin Martin, 12, AnnaKate Martin, 12, and SarahCarmen, 11, have given up recessto volunteer with autistic students.

Drama teachers Bernie DeLeo(Thoreau Middle School and WestSpringfield High School) andStacey Jones (Luther JacksonMiddle School) have producedplays and school news spots forAutism Awareness Month.

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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

On Sunday, April 27,the Town ofHerndon held their29th annual Mayor’s

Volunteer Appreciation Night.“Here in Herndon, 447 people

were nominated by more than 38groups as Outstanding Volunteers.Their contributions range fromyouth sports and scouting to com-munity service and civic activities,”said Mayor Lisa C. Merkel.

“National Volunteer Week is atime to celebrate people doingextraordinary things through ser-vice,” said Merkel. “This year’stheme, ‘Celebrate Service,’ cap-tures the meaning of this signatureweek, honoring the people whodedicate themselves to taking ac-tion and solving problems in theircommunities.”

Merkel referenced the commu-nity response in Massachusetts af-ter the Boston bombing. “I am con-fident we would equally rise to theoccasion whenever a neighbor isin need. … We celebrate the pro-found impact of volunteers.”

GUEST SPEAKER Julie Carey,News4 reporter and Northern Vir-ginia bureau chief, recountedtimes when she had been a part ofvolunteer activity in her commu-

nity. Carey brought up a quoteused by the Herndon Rotary Club,“We may do something to helpothers but in return we get some-thing back.”

Mayor Merkel presented the Dis-tinguished Service Awards andDistinguished Corporate ServiceAward.

“The Distinguished CorporateService Award was added last yearto honor a business or corporationthat has contributed to the townthrough outstanding commitmentto or promotion of the town forthe greater good of Herndon,” saidMerkel. This was year the awardwas presented to Griffin OwensInsurance and its owners ChrisGriffin and Don Owens.

The Distinguished Volunteer isthe highest level of recognitionawarded in the Town of Herndon,presented to individuals who havedemonstrated levels of serviceover several years or in projectsrequiring leadership, service andeffort.

The first awardee was IvanYoung. A volunteer at the HerndonEnrichment Program, Young hasspent over ten years assistingReston Interfaith and helping thefood pantry staff with the Thanks-giving food drive. “We are grate-ful for Ivan,” said Abby Kimble,director of communications andoutreach for Reston Interfaith.

The second Distinguished Ser-vice Award was presented to aHerndon Rotary club memberRudy Tassara who raised almost$10,000 for the club’s youth schol-arship funds. He then helped raisean additional $4,000 for scholar-ships awarded to Herndon youth.

The third award was presentedto Robin Carroll for her work aspresident and executive director ofthe Herndon Foundation for theCultural Arts. “I am hopeful that

people will learn more about artactivity in Herndon and theArtSpace as well as our process ofmoving towards an official centerfor the performing and visualarts,” said Carroll.

MAYOR MERKEL continued thepresentation for one more Distin-guished Service recipient, KyleAlger. “It is a rare occasion that wereceive a nomination for a teen tobe selected as a Distinguished Ser-

vice recipient,” said Merkel.“As a 17 year old junior at

Herndon High School, this gentle-man had years of volunteer expe-rience to his credit. … When theFriends of Runnymede Park chosenot to hold Naturefest last fall, he[Alger] took it upon himself to en-sure that an event happened in thepark.” Alger’s work helped nearly4,000 people enjoy a day of handson activity and education regard-ing wildlife and the natural world.

Town of Herndon celebratesVolunteer Appreciation Night.Herndon Volunteers Honored

David Kirby, C. Melissa Jonas, Chris Griffin, Don Owens,Robin Carroll, Rudy Tassara, Mayor Merkel, Kyle Alger,Ivan Young, Sheila Olem.

C. Melissa Jonas, Chris Griffin, Don Owens, Robin Carroll,Rudy Tassara, Mayor Merkel, Julie Carey.

Robin Carroll holds herDistinguished ServiceAward.

Photos by Ryan Dunn

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Achievement Scholar awardees arethe finalist candidates judged to have thestrongest record of accomplishments andgreatest potential for academic success incollege. The 2013 National AchievementScholarship Winners are: Kenyah T.Calhoun of South Lakes High School;Kyannah C. Calhoun of South LakesHigh School; and Howard A. Small,Jr., of Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology.

Elizabeth Scarry, of Herndon, hasbeen named to the Dean’s List atWaynesburg University for the fall 2012

semester. Scarry is a graduate of OaktonHigh School and a junior pursuing adegree in psychology.

Freshman Josh Schow ofHerndon recently completed the 2012football season at Guilford College.

Schow, a 5-8, 180-pound runningback, played in eight games for theQuakers this season. He accumulated 74all purpose yards during the season on13 attempts and also saw significanttime on special teams. Schow’s bestgame came against Emory & Henry Col-lege on Nov. 12, when he rushed for 13yards on two carries and caught twopasses for 48 yards.

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Opinion

The Connection Newspapers wondozens of awards from the VirginiaPress Association, with winnersannounced on Saturday, April 20,

in Norfolk.The Connection project, Insiders Guide to the

Parks of Fairfax County, published in our New-comers and Community Guides, won a tophonor of Best in Show for Art. The project alsowon first place for informational graphics.Spearheaded and researched by Jean Card,who also designed the pages, with photogra-phy by Craig Sterbutzel and map design byLaurence Foong, Insiders Guide to the Parksled judges to say: “This is chock-full of infor-mation. It probably leaves readers with nounanswered questions. Colors and typographywork well together. The down-page photo andtext wrap features are nice touches.”

A multi-part series on immigration spear-headed by Victoria Ross won first place forin-depth or investigative writing. The Connec-tion devoted multiple pages in multiple edi-tions for multiple weeks to exhaustive report-ing on immigration. “This entry clearly stoodout above the rest in this category,” said judgesof Ross’s work. “The author portrayed an ex-cellent mix of data and human stories in cov-ering all of the facets of this topic. It was ob-vious she spent a great deal of time workingon this in-depth series. This was extremelycomprehensive, well rounded and objective.This was not just reports, numbers and databut a terrific compilation of human stories,personal experiences, challenges and a greatdeal of hope.” See the entire immigrationpackage at www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/Immigration/.

Alexandria Gazette Packet reporters took allthree awards for In-depth or Investigative Re-porting in their division, one circulation cat-egory above the Connection papers. NicholasHorrock won first place, In-depth or investi-gative reporting, for a multi-part series onPotomac Yard. “Great reporting job and ex-tremely thorough,” said judges.

Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet,won second place also for In-depth or investi-gative reporting for Guns From the South.Michael Lee Pope, won third place in the samecategory, for Looking Behind the Numbers.

Kenneth Lourie won first place for ColumnWriting. Judge’s comment: “An exceptionallyfriendly, down-home writing style. The best ofthe group without a doubt.”

Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, firstplace, Alexandria Gazette Packet: Informa-tional Graphics.

Nikki Cheshire, an intern for the Great FallsConnection, garnered a first place award for herdramatic breaking news photo, a helicopter res-cue at Great Falls Park. See the award winningphoto at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pho-tos/2012/jun/11/18271/.

Bonnie Hobbs won first place for publicsafety writing in the Centre View and sec-

AWARD WINNERSSPECIAL AWARD: BEST IN SHOW, NON-DAILY

ARTWORK❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County.

FIRST PLACE WINNERS❖ Victoria Ross, Springfield Connection: In-depth or

Investigative Reporting, Immigration❖ Nicholas Horrock, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting, Potomac Yard❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County

❖ Nikki Cheshire, Great Falls Connection: BreakingNews Photo, Rescue at Great Falls

❖ Deb Cobb, Mount Vernon Gazette: Online Slideshow,Daily Patrols Take to the Water

❖ Deb Cobb, Reston Connection: General news photo,Freezin’ for a Reason

❖ Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, AlexandriaGazette Packet: Informational Graphics

❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Centre View North: Public SafetyWriting

❖ Kenneth Lourie, Arlington Connection: ColumnWriting

❖ Alex McVeigh, Oak Hill/Herndon Connection:Education Writing, The Human Element of Learning

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Arlington Connection: MultimediaNews Report, Secret Police

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Business and Financial Writing

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: BreakingNews Writing

SECOND PLACE WINNERS❖ Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-depth

or investigative reporting, Guns From the South❖ Jean Card, Mount Vernon Gazette: Page Design❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Fairfax Connection: Public Safety

Writing❖ Louise Krafft, Mount Vernon Gazette: Picture Story

or Essay, Mount Vernon Graduation 2012❖ Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria

Gazette Packet: Combination Picture and Story,Memorial Day

❖ Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: Sports NewsPhoto, Santiago Valdez

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Headline Writing

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Column Writing.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions:Insider’s Guide.

❖ Kemal Kurspahic, Amna Rehmatulla, Chelsea Bryan,Laurence Foong, Stuart Moll and Geovani Flores,Great Falls Connection: General Makeup.

THIRD PLACE WINNERS❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting: Looking Behind theNumbers

❖ Laurence Foong, Alexandria Gazette Packet: PageDesign

❖ Laurence Foong, The Fairfax Connection:Informational Graphics

❖ Mary Kimm, Fairfax Connection: Editorial Writing;five editorials about education

❖ Louise Krafft, Arlington Connection: Sports FeaturePhoto.Louise Krafft, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Picture Story or Essay, Celebrating the Irish.

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Multimedia News Report, Schools in Crisis

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: FeatureSeries or Continuing Story, Horses and GravesVersus Road Widening

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: Health,Science and Environmental Writing.

❖ Jon Roetman, Arlington Connection: Sports Writing.❖ Steven Mauren, Jean Card, Geovani Flores, Laurence

Foong and Stuart Moll, Alexandria Gazette Packet:General Makeup.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions,Children’s Edition.

MDDCThe Potomac Almanac, a Connection Newspaper

located in Potomac, Md., competes in the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, and won at least sixpress association awards, which will be formallyannounced on May 17 at the MDDC Press awardsluncheon. Susan Belford, John Byrd, LaurenceFoong, Ken Moore (2) and Staff were named aswinners.

Connection Guide to Parks Wins ‘Best in Show’Investigative reporting, in depth coverage,education writing, photography, art, design,sports, garner Virginia Press Association honors.

ond place for public safety writing in theFairfax Connection. Judges said: “Althoughthe cases featured in these entries were sen-sational, which made them interesting in andof themselves, the writer maintained thereaders’ interest by her excellent storytellingability. The stories not only conveyed factsbut also emotion. The coverage was compre-hensive and thorough with no questions leftunanswered.”

Alex McVeigh won first place for EducationWriting, first published in the Oak Hill-Herndon Connection.

Photographer Deb Cobb won first place foran online slide show of coverage of daily pa-trols on the water in the Mount Vernon Gazette.See it at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pho-tos/galleries and search for Daily Marine Pa-trols. Cobb also won first place for general newsphoto for her photo of “Freezin’ for a Reason,”the polar bear plunge into Lake Anne.

Mike Pope won first place for breaking newsfor coverage of “New Leadership at GunstonHall.”

Pope also won third place for continuingcoverage for “Horses and Graves Versus RoadWidening” in the Mount Vernon Gazette, andthird place for Mount Vernon Health, Scienceand Environmental Writing Portfolio.

The staff of Great Falls Connection won sec-ond place for overall excellence (generalmakeup). Judges said: “Although the tabloidformat and general design has a ‘features’ feel,this is a beautiful paper. The text, use of colorand section delineation makes it very easy toread and follow both news and features. Allcover selections draw you in.”

Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alex-andria Gazette Packet: Combination Pictureand Story for Memorial Day. Judge’s comment:“A variety of great photos neatly presentedhelps tell the story of this important day.”

Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: SportsNews Photo * Santiago Valdez. Judge’s com-ment: “Great Exposure.”

Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria GazettePacket: Headline Writing. Judge’s comment:“Think you can’t say much in two words? Thisentry disproves that. I particularly like ‘BovineIntervention’ with the subhead ‘Del Ray’s HolyCow, ACT partner for local charities.

Louise Krafft won second place for picturestory or essay for her coverage of the MountVernon High School graduation.

Jean Card won second place for page designin the Mount Vernon Gazette.

The Mount Vernon Gazette won secondplace for special section for the August Insid-ers Edition, Community and NewcomersGuide; and third place for special edition forthe Children’s Gazette.

Mary Kimm, third place, editorial writing fora package of education-related editorials.

Find all of the award-winning coverageat www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, un-der Awards.

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Herndon HighCadets WinSpicer Cup, SetLeague Record

After four months of intensecompetition, HerndonHigh School’s Navy Junior

Reserve Officers Training Corps’(NJROTC) Rifle Team has won thecoveted Spicer Cup. The four-per-son team consisting of Cadets ZachTaylor (senior), Alastair Young (se-nior), Marshall Wilkins (junior),and Allison Maxwell (freshman)defeated finalist West PotomacHigh School in the ChampionshipMatch, 913 to 859.

Regionally ranked Cadet ZachTaylor took top honors for shootingthe leading score, and he led histeam to a 911 point average, thehighest in the tournament’s history.This is the eighth year that Herndonhas won since the inception of thecompetition 11 years ago.

Formed in 2003 by the late LTCJoe Spicer, US Army, retired, ofHayfield High School, the FairfaxCounty-wide JROTC Rifle Leagueand its tournament include sixhigh schools—Edison (Army),Hayfield (Army), Herndon (Navy),

Mount Vernon (Marines), SouthLakes (Army), and West Potomac(Army). After shooting singlematches against each other, eachschool receives a tournament seed-ing. The top four ranked schoolsthen compete in a semi-final/finalformat.

The Herndon team is coached byCDR Rick Cassara (US Navy, re-tired) and LTC Kris Young (USArmy, retired).

For more information aboutHerndon High’s outstandingNJROTC program, visit http://www.herndonnjrotc.com/.

The four Rifle Team members focus on their targets.

Cadet Zach Taylor (left) and Cadet Alastair Young regularlylead their team to victory. Both are seniors this year.


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Yard of the Month Season UnderwaySpringtime’s rejuvenating spirit is in the air—and the Town of

Herndon’s Yard of the Month award season is officially underway.Yard of the Month is an opportunity to recognize the efforts of town

residents whose yards contribute to the beautification of the town andits neighborhoods. Citizens may nominate their own or their neigh-bors’ yards for the award. Winners receive gift certificates from Mead-ows Farms and are recognized by the mayor and town council at pub-lic meetings.

The criteria for Yard of the Month Award selection includes the fol-lowing: yards are generally free of trash and clutter; grass, trees, shrubsand plants are well-cared for and aesthetically pleasing; rocks, logs,

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short fences or other decorative elements are in good condition andneatly placed; and flowers and other vegetation are well-landscapedand make good use of color.

Nominations for the June Yard of the Month Award are due May 15.Nominations are due June 15 for the July award and September 15 forthe October award (no awards given in August and September).

Judges for the Yard of the Month Awards program are members ofthe Town of Herndon’s Cultivating Community committee, a group ofcitizen volunteers formed to encourage beautification and to enrichthe quality of life in the town’s neighborhoods.

Nomination forms for the Yard of the Month Awards are available onthe “Cultivating Community” page of the town’s website, herndon-va.gov; see the link on the homepage. Forms are also available at theHerndon Municipal Center and the Herndon Community Center. Formore information, call 703/435-6800 ext. 2084 or [email protected].

“Big Truck Days” in the Town ofHerndon

The Town of Herndon’s Department of Public Works hosts its annual“Big Truck Days,” an opportunity for children—and their parents—tosee the town’s big trucks and heavy equipment on display. Light re-freshments will be served and souvenirs will be provided to children.

Big Truck Days will take place Thursday, May 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., andFriday, May 3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Public Works Maintenance Com-plex, 1479 Sterling Road. The event is free; however, attendees areencouraged to bring non-perishable food donations for the needy. Largegroups should call ahead.

For more information, contact the Public Works Maintenance Com-plex at 703-435-6860 or via email at [email protected].

On Friday, April 26,from 6:30 to 8:30p.m., Floris United

Methodist Church will hold afamily event to spotlight WorldMalaria Day and raise moneyfor malaria test kits and treat-ment, as well as mosquito bednets. The evening will featureAfrican food, music, drumming,crafts and games. Everyone iswelcome and no RSVP is nec-essary. There is no set ticketprice; a voluntary offering willbe taken and the proceeds willgo to the prevention and treat-ment of malaria.

According to the Centers forDisease Control and Preven-tion, malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a para-site. People with malaria oftenexperience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. Left untreated, theymay develop severe complica-

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tions and die. In 2010, an esti-mated 216 million cases of ma-laria occurred worldwide and655,000 people died, most (91percent) in the African region.The World Malaria Report2011, published by the WorldHealth Organization, estimatesthat malaria claims a life every60 seconds.

In addition to hands-on craftsand activities, interactive com-puter games, puzzles, andbrainteasers, attendees at thisentertaining and educationalevent will be treated to authen-tic African food. The menu willinclude peanut butter, chickensoup, jollof rice, gari foto, friedplantains, bean stew, grilledchicken and noodles. For moreinformation, go towww.florisumc.org/nomalariaor call the church office at 703-793-0026.

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By Alex McVeigh

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A Herndon couple hadlost their daughter tobrain cancer. She wasin a coma for the last

six weeks of her life, and her fa-ther stayed by her side to the end,which cost him his job. This causedthe family to miss paying their billsand were in danger of having theirutilities cut off, before they con-tacted Herndon-Reston FISH, whowere able to make their payment.

Hundreds of stories like this arewhy supporters of FISH gatheredSaturday, April 20, at the CrownePlaza Dulles, site of the annualFISH Fling. FISH stands forFriendly, Instant, SympatheticHelp, and the funds raised at theannual fling went directly to pro-viding that help.

“This event is a chance to bringtogether people who know howimportant it is to support safetynet organizations like FISH thatassist our neighbors,” said JanetHyman, president of FISH.

FISH SUPPORTS those in needby providing emergency rent orutility payments, transportation tomedical appointments, furnitureand other essentials.

“The concept of Friendly, In-stant, Sympathetic Help speaks foritself, and carries with it thethought, there but for the grace ofGod go I,” said Don Owens, a FISHvolunteer. “I teach a budget classfor FISH, and I’ve had studentswho have PhDs, or have had greatjobs, but they just need a littlehelp, maybe a few hundred dol-lars to meet their rent, money fora prescription or just a tank of gasto get to work. In this economy,there are all kinds of people thatneed help, and FISH can provideit.”

Since the start of this fiscal yearon July 1, 2012, FISH has paid outmore than $220,000 to more than200 clients, with no individual re-ceiving more than $600.

The event also recognized sev-eral new Star Fish honorees, sup-porters of FISH that have earned

special recognition for their ef-forts. Claire Dessart, Kay Walter,Peggy LeReche and organizers ofthe Bradley Farm Haunted Housewere honored this year.

Dessart has been a volunteer atFISH’s thrift store, The BargainLoft, since 2009. She works twoto three shifts per week, and isknown as one of the store’s mostreliable volunteers.

“She is always willing to comein as a sub, even at the lastminute,” said Gale Napoliello, ex-ecutive director of FISH. “Sheloves working for FISH and is al-ways encouraging people to shopat The Bargain Loft.”

Walter volunteers for the FISHAssistance Program and also pro-vides transportation to medicalappointments.

“She has volunteered for FISHfor five years, and is always readyto help when called by the coordi-nators,” Napoliello said.

Walter says she loves the wayFISH provides such unique assis-tance to those in need.

“FISH is a perfect volunteer op-portunity for me because I can domy phone assistance from home,”she said. “The relief I hear in thevoices of the people we help isenough to keep you doing this for-

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for the past five years, and serveson the board of directors and co-ordinates the FISH FinancialWorkshops.

“Her mother volunteered yearsago at The Bargain Loft, and hervolunteer work is one way Peggycontinues her legacy,” Napoliellosaid. “Even though she works fulltime for Dominion Power, she al-ways finds time to help our neigh-bors in need.”

THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFBRADLEY FARM was recognized

for their annual Haunted House,the proceeds of which are donatedto FISH. Since 2009, more than 30residents of the neighborhood planand construct a themed hauntedhouse in the neighborhood’s poolhouse.

“It is the largest charity hauntedhouse in Northern Virginia, andlast year they added the SpookySprint Fun Run and Walk, anotherfundraiser event for children,”Napoliello said. “Last year theyraised $8,000 for FISH.”

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From left, ClaireDessart, KayWalter, PeggyLeReche, LisaKelley andSarahBerminghamare recognizedfor their effortsin supportingHerndon-RestonFISH Saturday,April 20.

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Bethesda, Md., based interior designer Kelley Proxmire of Kelley Interior Design decorateda luxury condominium for a retired couple who wanted to downsize after selling theirsuburban home. Real estate experts say high-end condominium sales are on the rise.

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What Housing Slump?Real estateexperts explainthe rise in luxurycondominiumsales.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When a retiredcouple decided itwas time to leavetheir sprawling

suburban home, they wanted todownsize without giving upluxury. As a result, they purchaseda high-end condominium andhired Bethesda, Md., based inte-rior designer Kelley Proxmire ofKelley Interior Design to create aserene and sophisticated space.

“The couple are retired profes-sionals, empty nesters who leadactive lives and didn’t want themaintenance of a single familyhome,” said Proxmire. “[They]wanted to blend the furniture, ac-cessories and mementoes they hadeach collected. … They wanted ahome that was elegant, comfort-able, and that also allowed themto lock and leave on a moment’snotice.”

Proxmire’s clients are part ofrebound in the high-end condo-minium market. The National As-sociation of Realtors reports thatcondominium purchases are onthe rise, and says that sales are

13.9 percent higher than theywere at the same time last year.

David DeSantis, a partner atTTR | Sotheby’s International Re-alty says his company has seen anincrease in luxury condominiumsales in the Washington region inrecent months. “In the past severalmonths we have broken recordsfor high-end condo prices, and werecently sold the most expensivecondo ever sold in the Washing-ton region, which was $7.5 mil-lion,” he said. “We sold a numberof condos at Turnberry Tower inRosslyn [Arlington].”

COMMUNITIES LIKE theOronoco in Old Town Alexandria;Market Street at Town Center inReston, and Quarry Springs in

Bethesda attract those who wantboth luxury and convenience. “Theappeal of these buildings is the factthat you’ve got these large apart-ments that are like homes exceptwith a health club and conciergeservice,” said DeSantis. “The close-in suburbs are good places to live.There are good stores, good res-taurants and you don’t have theissue of a long commute to work.”

Realtors say that properties closeto public transportation are in de-mand. “Reston is on fire. The con-dos are turning very quickly therebecause the Metro is coming,” saidGreat Falls-based realtor DianneVan Volkenburg of Long & FosterCompanies. “Reston is one of theplaces where inventory is ex

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Luxury Condos in Demandtremely limited, so you’re gettingmultiples offers over list price.”

Alexandria-based realtorAllison Goodhart of TheGoodhart Group ofMcEnearney Associates,Inc. said, “Sales and show-ings for properties have re-ally picked up across theboard in Alexandria City.The Oronoco is all high-end, one-level condos nearthe Old Town [Alexandria]waterfront and those areselling very well.”

Bob Wulff, Ph.D., directorof the Center for Real Es-tate Entrepreneurship andthe master’s in real estatedevelopment program atGeorge Mason University inFairfax, says there are two primarytypes of buyers who are drawn tocondominiums. “There are firsttime homebuyers and move-downhomebuyers who’ve sold theirlarge suburban homes,” said Wulff.“Move-down buyers are lookingfor luxury in a walk-able neighbor-hood that is near mass transit.”

DeSantis agrees. “A big portion

of those clients are the empty-nester crowd,” he said. “Their kidshave graduated from college and

they are looking for a lifestylechange. These people were notpinched by the recession, but italso wasn’t a good time to sell theirbig house in suburbs.”

In addition to empty nesters,DeSantis says that high-incomeprofessional singles and couplesoften choose luxury condomini-ums. “Those two groups are lead-ing to the up-tick in sales,” he said.

Sales of condominiums built with luxurious materials, such as those used in the bath-room of this condominium at Turnberry Tower in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arling-ton, are on the rise.

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boost in condominium salesis the result of a strongereconomy. “It is part of the ris-ing tide that is floating allboats,” he said. “After fouryears of a sluggish economythat impacted people’s con-fidence, affordability condi-tions have improved andpeople have the wherewithaland the confidence to buy.There is less inventory in thelow-end market, and thereare more buyers than sellers,which is driving demand up.”

DeSantis said, “For themost part, the Washington,D.C., area was not hit as

hard, so we’re coming back faster.One of the things that we’ve seenin the real estate industry is thatthere’s no shortage of people inthis market who have the re-sources to buy high-end housing.They held off on buying while thedirection of the economy … wasunclear, but people are now will-ing to spend the money thatthey’ve had all along.”

“In the past several monthswe have broken records forhigh-end condo prices, andwe recently sold the mostexpensive condo ever soldin the Washington region,which was $7.5 million.”

— David DeSantis, partner, TTR |Sotheby’s International Realty

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Andy KrumABR, GRI, CDPE/Keller Williams Realty – Reston,

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“This past February, the market bloomed well in advanceof the cherry blossoms! Sellers are more than likely dancingon their roofs. With low inventory, prices have been climb-ing. Not only are most homes selling fast, lucky sellers maysee multiple offers–some including escalation clauses as well.For the Reston market, the long-awaited opening of theWiehle Avenue Metro stop later this year has not escapednotice. More buyers are looking here knowing they can avoidthe Rt. 7 traffic or the toll road. Interest rates are still good,but there is competition. Buyers need to do their research andbe ready to act when the right home becomes available.”

Viewpoints: Housing Market Blossoms in Area

Leslie Kaplan ThurmanLong & Foster – Thurman & Assocs. Herndon/

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“Overall, I would call the market ‘great.’ It’s the resurgencewe’ve been waiting for. Houses are selling in a much shortertime. I deal with a lot of higher priced homes, $800k andabove, and some of those sellers do get frustrated when theysee how quickly other homes go under contract, and they arestill waiting to make their sale. But even in that upper tiermarket, the houses that used to take six months or a year ormore, are going much more quickly. We help our sellers bydeveloping a marketing plan that includes realistic pricingstrategies taking into account their needs and their situation.One concern in this revitalized market is in regards to apprais-als. I have run into appraisal problems recently, with just$5k-$6k gap. And there is no oversight or appeals process. Wewant solid steady growth in the market, but oversensitiveappraisals could hold the market back.”

Andrea KaralyosRealtor, REP Coordinator, Prudential PenFed Re-

alty – Reston, 703-716-2900

“Right now is the best time to sell or buy real estate in theReston area. With the opening of the new Silver Line Metroapproaching, we have seen an enormous increase in sales. Themedian sales price is up by 7.4 percent compared to last year.If your home is priced well and shows nicely you will have noproblem selling. Reston is focused on the future yet still man-ages to stay true to its core principles of “Live, Work, Play andGet Involved.”

Chris PezzanaManaging broker, Weichert Realtors – Reston/

Herndon, 703-264-0000

“There are fewer homes to sell and that means if it’s pricedright and in good shape, they are getting sold quickly. So farwe have not seen any negative impact from sequestration. Onebarometer of the market is the absorption rate. The NorthernVirginia Assoc. of Realtors (NVAR), which includes Fairfax,Arlington, and Alexandria, currently have less than a two-month supply of homes in inventory. In our area, I would saywe have even less. In Reston, we are also looking at a lot ofnew condos coming on the market, fairly soon right in theheart of Town Center and later at ParcReston, also currentlyunder construction. Developers are banking on the arrival ofthe new Silver Line Metro stop. So far, interest has been re-ally strong in that area and the impact on detached and townhouses should also be positive.”

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About what I’m feeling and whether I shouldeven be writing about it. Obviously, the “it” (“c-onfliction,” one of my father’s many made-upwords), has to do with yours truly having stageIV lung cancer (duh!). Specifically, it has to dowith the feedback I received today from mynephrologist (kidney specialist), an appointmentI have scheduled every four to six months. Theongoing concern being, that the toxicity of myprevious three years of infused chemotherapyhas caused collateral damage (internally forsure, externally, not so much), especially since Ihave lived longer than the standard treatmentprotocols anticipated/have been studied. Overthis time, lab work and patient observation hasindicated that something not totally unexpectedhas happened (other than my still being alivethat is): damage to internal organs not directlyrelated to the underlying cancer diagnosis. Andwhat has been happening is that my creatininelevels (likely a side effect of my previous 18-month-long Avastin infusion) and bilirubin(likely a side effect of the – at present, ninemonths-long and counting, daily dose of tar-ceva, a targeted treatment/pill I take daily), arereaching new highs. Elevated levels of whichare hardly grist for the rumor mill. In fact, it’squite the opposite: cause for concern.

The problem is that neither chemotherapynor targeted treatment have been – heretofore,considered long-term treatment options forstage IV lung cancer patients because long-termsurvivors are rare. As such, studies determiningsuch multi-year protocols have been equallyrare, given the minimal patient population. Andsince I now fall into this “rare” population, howto treat me is more feel than established fact.The book hasn’t been written, so to speak,because I’m the “book.”

That being said, what the nephrologist saidto me was: “You look great. Are you in remis-sion?” (Not that I have been told.) “No onecould tell by looking at you that you’re nothealthy.” All of which I was grateful to hear, buthesitant to embrace. Ergo, the first “confli-ction.” All of a sudden (four-plus years, actu-ally), I’m not terminal? Given that I’m now liv-ing year five post-diagnosis, the chance, statisti-cally speaking, that I’ll be alive in year six isonly 14.8 percent (see previous column of thesame name). So, am I closer to the end of mylife or the end of the cancer? That’s a fairlywide disparity between fact and fiction. Am Iliving longer or dying sooner?

“Confliction” number two: What’s the bene-fit to me, in even writing about what the neph-rologist said? It feels as if I’m putting the prover-bial cart before the horse. I’m not cured. Thereis no cure (as my oncologist clearly advisedTeam Lourie back in February, ’09: “I can treatyou, but I can’t cure you.” Hard words to liveby). To the point then, what advantage, whatpurpose does discussing being cured (in remis-sion) serve? My “CT” scan next week will tellme what I should be feeling; that’s when thediagnostic rubber really hits the road. It doesn’tmatter what I think or feel – or write about –now, the tale of the tape will be in the “compu-terized topography.” Until the radiologist com-pletes his analysis and my oncologist communi-cates those findings to me, embracing what thenephrologist said to me or even writing aboutmy reaction to it seems counterproductivesomehow. I can’t believe in miracles. I have tobelieve in myself. However, believing in onewithout the other is perhaps the reason I’m soconflicted. Or, I just think too much.

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

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

After falling behind McLean dur-ing an April 18 matchup, Madi-son girls’ lacrosse coach AmandaCounts had a message for the

Warhawks during a timeout.“[I told them] that they need to have

pride in how they play,” said Counts, whoseWarhawks defeated 2012 state runner-upLangley six days prior. “Coming off a bigwin last week, where they were super ex-cited, it seemed like they were resting onthat and they need to recognize that wehave a long season ahead of us and accom-plishing our interim goals as we go doesnot mean we get to slack off at any point.

“We have to be prepared for what’s com-ing down the line.”

While Madison stumbled during the firsteight minutes, the Warhawks proved pre-pared to dominate the remainder of thecontest.

Madison outscored McLean 20-5 duringa 36-minute stretch and defeated the High-landers 21-11 at McLean High School.Madison trailed 4-1 early, but the Warhawksresponded with four straight goals and 11of the next 14 en route to a 12-7 halftimelead. Madison scored nine of the first 11second-half goals and cruised to victory.

“I think we started working together as ateam,” Madison junior Alex Condon said inregard to the Warhawks overcoming theirslow start. “I feel like the first few minutes,everyone was playing as an individual. I feellike after that, we came out, we got focusedand we did what we needed to do to get ittogether.”

NINE DIFFERENT WARHAWKS scoredat least one goal and seven scored at leasttwo. Senior attack Carly Frederick led theway with four goals. Condon, junior KatieKerrigan and senior Melissa Kellan each hadthree goals and sophomore Kierra Sweeney,

junior Sam Babbitt and senior Erin Callahaneach had two. Juniors Maddie Renshaw andRachel Brennan each added one.

On April 22, Madison beat South Lakes17-6, improving the Warhawks’ record to7-1, including 4-0 in the Liberty District.

Many of Madison’s juniors and seniorswere members of the program’s 2011 un-defeated state championship team. TheWarhawks have also won each of the lasttwo Liberty District titles. This season, Madi-son has a greater dependence on its elderathletes to provide leadership and on-fieldproduction as the younger Warhawks don’tpossess as much experience as in previousyears.

“This is a whole new team,” saidFrederick, who was a sophomore on the2011 state title team. “We’re not used tothis kind of team at all. It’s definitely a chal-lenge, but one that we’re all taking opti-mistically. There are times where it’s veryfrustrating. I’ve never been on a team likethis. Being a senior and being a captain, Ireally enjoy trying to help the other playersand trying to get everyone on the samepage. I don’t think captains in previous yearsthat I’ve played have ever had to have thatmuch responsibility. It’s a lot of pressure.”

How have the Warhawks remained suc-cessful?

“We hold [younger players] accountable

to the level that our coaches expect us tobe playing at,” Frederick said. “It’s definitelytough. There have been a lot of emotionsthroughout the season, but everyone isstarting to really come together and I don’tthink that anyone has really seen the bestof Madison yet and I’m excited for that gameto come.”

Condon was a freshman on the 2011team.

“When I was a freshman, we had greatseniors that helped everyone,” said Condon,now a junior. “They were always willing tostay after practice with you and help youout and spend extra time with you and I[looked] up to them and try to do that withthe young girls here.”

Counts said the elder Warhawks need tohave athletes of all ages playing well in or-der for the team to be successful.

“They have a lot to accomplish,” she said.“There are girls who are experienced hereand have been in the program and havebeen with us through successes, but we havea lot of new girls, so that’s not somethingevery single person has in their back pocket.They need to bring everybody up to thesame level. We have to play together to getanything done.”

After losing to Madison, McLean defeatedMarshall 16-12 on Monday, improving theHighlanders’ record to 4-5, including 2-3

in the Liberty District.

AGAINST MADISON, senior attack AvaMirzadegan and freshman midfielderAlessandra Pelliccia each scored three goals.Junior midfielder Nikki Lind finished withtwo goals, and sophomore attack GraceTiernan, senior attack Sibylle Miller andsophomore midfielder Elise Koehl each fin-ished with one.

Mirzadegan and Lind scored the first twogoals of the April 18 contest against theWarhawks. After Frederick put Madison onthe board, Pelliccia and Lind scored, givingMcLean a 4-1 lead. Pelliccia scored from freeposition with 9:27 remaining in the firsthalf, giving the Highlanders their final leadof the night at 6-5.

“I think our girls played hard the entiretime,” McLean head coach AlexandraWhitworth said. “They were fired up thewhole time for this game. This is always abig rivalry that we have against Madison. Ithink [the Warhawks] just kind of capital-ized on their shots. Our shooting kind ofwent downhill as the game went on. Theirgoalie had some really good saves.”

McLean will travel to face Fairfax at 7:30p.m. on Monday, April 29.

Madison will host Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, April 26.

South Lakes Boys’Soccer WinsSeven Straight

The South Lakes boys’ soccer team re-sponded to its season-opening loss to T.C.Williams on March 14 with seven con-secutive victories. During the winningstreak, the Seahawks have outscoredopponents 11-3.

As of Tuesday morning, South Lakeswas ranked No. 3 in the WashingtonPost’s top 10.

South Lakes faced McLean on Tuesday,after The Connection’s deadline. The

Seahawks will travel to face ThomasJefferson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.

Herndon Boys’Soccer Ties Oakton

The Herndon boys’ soccer team played toa 2-2 tie with Oakton on Monday, movingthe Hornets’ record to 6-1-3 overall and 1-0-2 in the Concorde District.

Herndon will travel to face Centreville at7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.

Northern RegionBaseball Top 10

The Madison baseball team remainedatop the Northern Region top 10 and Viennarival Oakton is ranked No. 2 in this week’s

coaches poll.Defending state champion Lake

Braddock is ranked No. 3, followed byCentreville (4), Robinson (5), Yorktown(6), Chantilly (7), West Potomac (8),Langley (9) and South County (10).

T.C. Williams, Stone Bridge, McLean,Westfield and Fairfax also received votes.

The Concorde District has four teamsin the top 10, most among the four dis-tricts in the Northern Region. The PatriotDistrict has three teams in the top 10,the Liberty has two and the National hasone.

Madison Girls’ Lax Beats McLeanNine Warhawks scoreat least one goal.

Madison senior midfielder Melissa Kellan shootsduring a game against McLean on April 18.

McLean senior Ava Mirzadegan scored three goalsagainst Madison on April 18.

Suliman Dainkeh and the SouthLakes boys’ soccer team won sevenof their first eight games.

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ticipated in high school theatre since her freshmanyear. “I hope to go into musical theatre.”

The next and final production of the year forHerndon High School Theatre will be WilliamShakespeare’s final masterpiece, “The Tempest.” Playdates are May 31 and June 1.

Cast for “Cheaper by the Dozen” assembled for a group photo.

Standing, from left, Chris Hrozencik, HunterRobinson; seated, Cassie Sezymezk andSarah Overton in Herndon High’s produc-tion of “Cheaper By The Dozen.”

Actresses Sarah Overton, Megan Overtonand Jean Jeon.

The Greek OrthodoxParish of Loudoun Countywelcomes OrthodoxChristians to join us forthe Services of PalmSunday, Holy Weekand Easter.

For the complete list of Holy Week Services, go towww.greekorthodoxloudoun.org.

or call 703-421-7515.

Day and Evening Servicesheld during Holy Week

Palm Sunday ServiceSunday, April 28th 9:30 am

Good Friday ServiceMay 3rd 7:00 pm

Candlelight Easter Resurrection Service Saturday, May 4th 11:00 am

Easter Agape ServiceSunday, May 5th 11:00 am


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