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Vienna dietician Judy Caplan and her peanut character GoBeFullteach children about nutrition.

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Back to School

Culinaria Cooking School chef Christine Wisnewski shows a sampling of the lunchmeals her own children enjoy eating.

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Recipes and Tips❖Christine Wisnewski’s Homemade Granola—Culinaria-style (Makes 8 cups)

Non stick cooking spray1/3 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar1/2 cup maple syrup1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon1/2 tsp. fine salt3 cups rolled oats2 cups chopped pecans1 cup sweetened shredded coconut1 cup mixed dried fruit (cranberries, raisins, cherries, apricots)1 cup mini-chocolate chips (optional)Preheat oven to 300 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line two large

rimmed baking sheets with aluminum foil. Lightly coat lined sheets with cooking spray.In a large bowl, combine oil, sugar, syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt.

Add the oats and pecans; stir to combine. Divide the mixture evenly between thetwo sheets, spreading mixture out. Bake 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1/2-cup coconut to each sheet; bake until mixture is golden brown, 15 minutes. Letcool completely on sheets. Stir in dried fruit and chocolate chips, if desired.

Serve granola with milk, over yogurt or fruit, or out of hand as a snack. Granolamay be stored in airtight containers, up to three weeks.

Judy Caplan’s chocolate balls and bean-and-veggie quesadilla:❖ Chocolate Cupcake Balls Serves 4 (two balls each)

1 cup walnuts5 Medjool dates, pitted2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder1 tsp. coconut oil1 tsp. vanilla extract1/2 tsp. almond extract1/4 tsp. sea saltProcess walnuts and dates in a food processor until mixture sticks together. Add

cocoa, coconut oil, sea salt, vanilla and almond extracts and blend well. Roll eightsmall (approximately 2”) balls out of the mixture and place on a dish. Store in therefrigerator. Do not cook balls; eat raw. Optional: roll in shredded coconut.

❖Bean and Veggie Quesadilla (Serves 4)4 whole wheat tortillas1 can fat free refried beans1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil1 cup grated Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese1 onion sliced (optional) **2 red bell peppers sliced (optional) **Heat beans in a sauce pan. In a separate skillet, sauté veggies in 1 tsp. olive oil.Warm tortillas in oven until softened. Lay tortillas flat. Divide beans equally

between the four tortillas. Spread beans on each tortilla. To each tortilla, add 1/4of veggie sauté, 1/4 cup grated cheese. Sprinkle with sliced black olives. Fold eachtortilla in half, cut into quarters.

** If your child does not like onions or bell peppers, leave them out. Serve withsalsa and 2 tbsp. guacamole.

Healthful Sack LunchesLocal experts offer lunch suggestions, recipes.

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

The bigger challenge formom or dad thanbuilding a healthfulsack lunch is building

a healthful sack lunch that tastesgood-enough to eat. If children arenot actually eating what you servethem, it makes little differencehow healthy the ingredients are.That’s where local food specialistslend a hand. Registered dieticianJudy Caplan and professionalchef—and mother of two school-aged kids—Christine Wisnewskishare suggestions, tips and recipesfor planning sack lunches yourchildren will eat because they en-joy doing so. Healthy and tasty—the ultimate combination.

“You don’t have to have a sit-down hot meal to make it healthyand enjoyable,” said Vienna regis-tered dietician Judy Caplan. “Ifyou can get the basic principles ofwhat keeps people healthy, youcan start from there.”

Caplan uses whole grains as anexample. She suggests tryingwhole-wheat pitas and wraps, andif kids refuse to eat whole wheatbread products, try whole-wheatcrackers or pretzels with hummusor low-fat cheese. For the childrenwho truly will not eat whole wheatanything, shift to unbleached flour,at the least.

“I think we’re getting too crazedabout what constitutes a healthydiet. We’re going overboard. AndI believe in healthy eating,” saidCaplan who advises clients onhealthy home diets.

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pitals, corporations and privateschools. She authors guidelines onchildren’s nutrition using herGoBeFull peanut character.Wisnewski teaches classes at

Culinaria Cooking School inVienna, making traditional recipeswith a health-conscious twist,what she refers to as practical tips

School Bells Ring Sept. 3Local schools gearing up for newcritical thinking programs.

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

It’s that time of the yearwhen school bells acrossthe region begin ringing …

families are doing last-minuteback-to-school shopping forsupplies and clothes, the daysare getting shorter, fall sportsare at practice and children areplaying outside until dusk. Itwon’t last much longer.

Fairfax County Public Schoolsstart the school year on Tues-day, Sept. 3, possibly the lastyear the county will be requiredto schedule the schoolcalendar year afterLabor Day.

Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools’ new initia-tive is to develop 21stcentury learning skillsamong its students.

Several Vienna-areaelementary school ad-ministrators shared“what’s new” at theirschools.

Lisa Pilson, principal,Westbriar Elementary School:

“The big news outof Westbriar for thisschool year is thatthe school is now anAdvanced AcademicProgram center foreligible studentsfrom grade threeand up. AAP-eligiblestudents from Free-dom Hill andStenwood will feedinto Westbriar.Westbriar joinsVienna elementary schoolLouise Archer as AAP centers.

The advanced academics cen-ter gives the school a differentfeel because we’ll have new kidstransitioning from neighborschools. I think all of our stu-dents will benefit from havinga center here.”

Also new this school year is acurriculum that infuses scienceand social studies for all ofWestbriar’s grade three throughsix students.

“Getting both an AdvancedAcademics center and the infu-sion program are big things forWestbriar. Our technology spe-cialist, advanced academicsspecialist and resource teacher,as well as classroom teachers,will be working to broaden criti-cal and creative thinking skillsin science, technology, engi-neering and math [STEM].”

Westbriar’s student popula-tion is growing and in Febru-ary of 2013, the school addeda fourth kindergarten teacher.This year, kindergarten beginsthe year with four teachers. Theschool has more than 600 chil-dren registered for this schoolyear.

Westbriar offers extracurricu-lar FLEX foreign language pro-grams of French, Chinese andSpanish paid for the school’sPTA.

Dylan Taylor, assistant prin-cipal, Cunningham Park El-

ementary School:“CPES provides

Spanish duringthe school day forits FLES program.During the sum-mer, the schoolopened its libraryone afternoon aweek for students.Approximately, 40families stoppedby every week andkids were allowed

to check out as many books asthey wanted.”

Taylor said theschool is focusingon fostering criticalthinking skills andpushing student“empowerment” forstudents to “dis-cover what chal-lenges they mightbe facing.” Studentsset their own goals,guided by theirteachers. This is acomponent of

project-based learning. Taylorsaid the teacher’s job is to in-troduce something and help thestudents guide their own learn-ing.

Taylor said the school’s newaddition nets seven classroomsand includes a new multi-pur-pose room. It will be used forsmall or large-group explor-atory exercises stimulatinghigher-level thinking skills.

CPES is focusing on criticalthinking skills. Students prac-tice figuring out problems, andunderstanding how to solvethem. “We give them thought-provoking questions with nodefinitive answer. They have tojustify their answers, though.”

With the new addition, theschool no longer has trailers.“It’s great to bring everyone


News

Fairfax County Public Libraries—Version 2.0?

Daniela Dixon, branch manager,Great Falls Library.

Andrew Pendergrass, branch man-ager of the Reston Regional Library,which was was scheduled to be oneof two libraries tested with a reor-ganization plan on Sept. 1.

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Staff, volunteers urge supervisors to reconsider “disastrous” libraryreorganization plan that critics say cuts staff and services.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In a world where the Internet hasreplaced newsprint, e-bookshave supplanted paperbacks,and the latest films stream di-

rectly to your laptop, how do publiclibraries compete?

Like almost every other institution,public libraries are adapting. Self-check-out, online renewal and com-puter catalogues have replaced thefusty file drawers of index cards andleather-bound periodicals of the past.

“I think changes [need] to be madeto the way libraries operate—to ac-commodate ways people get their in-formation, do research and use librar-

ies as commu-nity centers,”said SharonB u l o v a ,F a i r f a xCounty Boardof Supervisorschairman, onMonday. Shecautioned thatany change,h o w e v e r ,“needs to bedone with theengagementof our staffand the com-munity.”

But thechanges pro-posed by theF a i r f a xCounty PublicLibrary ad-m i n i s t r a -tion—whichinclude re-

duced staffing and cross-training staffmembers—have sparked outrageamong library volunteers, staff andpatrons who call the plan “mis-guided,” and a “radical reinvention”of the library system.

Criticism of the plan has been build-ing since July, when Library DirectorSam Clay unveiled a program thatwould test a new organization modelthis fall at the Burke Centre Libraryand the Reston Regional Library, thebusiest library branch in the county.The reorganization, Clay has said,streamlines staffing while retaining ahigh level of service.

“It includes a one-desk model of cus-tomer service, with cross-trained staffanswering account and informationquestions, and increased program-ming conducted within the branch aswell as in the community,” Clay said.

In response to questions and criti-

Fairfax County PublicLibraries—By theNumbersUSAGE STATISTICS—2012

(source: fairfaxcounty.gov/library/aboutthelibrary/factsht.htm)

❖ 495,831 registered customers.❖ 5,246,854 visits to library branches.❖ 13,034,816 items loaned.❖ 4,162,599 visits to the library’s Internet

website.❖ 172,630 people attended 8,934 events.

PHYSICAL LIBRARY VISITSOverall decreasing trend since 2008 with

bump in 2009. (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/fy2012/adver-tised/volume1/00152.pdf)

❖ 2008: 5,794,036❖ 2009: 6,128,289❖ 2010: 5,685,827❖ 2011: “over 5.4 million visits”

VISITS TO INTERNET WEBSITEOverall increasing trend since 2008. (http:/

/www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/fy2012/adver-tised/volume1/00152.pdf)

❖ 2008: 16,732,257❖ 2009: 17,483,534❖ 2010: 22,025,596

BRANCH HOURS PER YEARDecreasing with budget.(http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/

fy2012/advertised/volume1/00152.pdf)❖ 2008: 65,174❖ 2009: 67,473❖ 2010: 58,119

cism of the reorganization, Clay and his staffprepared a list of Frequently Asked Ques-tions (FAQ). In the document, Clay saidthere are multiple factors driving thesechanges.

“The way customers use the library hasbeen changing over time; technology is hav-ing a major impact on library customers andstaff with 76 percent of customers nowchecking out their own materials. The countyis still undergoing a budget crunch, and thelibrary is required to reduce its annual bud-get,” according to the FAQ document.

“Libraries in general are at a pivotal cross-roads as we are called upon to meet thechanging needs of our customers, broughton by technology and the Internet whileproviding resources with shrinking tax dol-lars. Libraries all across the country are try-ing new ways of operating,” Clay stated inthe document.

Braddock Supervisor John Cook, who metwith library supporters, said Fairfax CountyPublic Libraries are facing the reality ofbudget restrictions and “are adjusting to thefact that with the Internet and electronicbooks, libraries are changing … ”

But critics of the plan maintain that the“sweeping changes” proposed by the libraryboard will have “disastrous effects on thequality of library service that Fairfax countyresidents expect and deserve.”

On Aug. 3, a group called “Friends of theLibrary” launched an online petition urg-ing the Library Board of Trustees to halt thereorganization plans and reevaluate thechanges. The petition states:

“For the good of the community, this planmust be re-evaluated with thorough inputfrom those who will be affected by thechanges. This petition serves as a chance forlibrary patrons, staff and friends to make theirvoices heard.” By Monday morning, Aug. 19,nearly 900 people had signed the petition.

“The lack of input, transparency and re-spect is the greatest fatal flaw in the wholeplan. … This entire plan is hugely unpopu-lar with staff, volunteers and patrons,” said

Charles Keener of Oakton, an informationassistant at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Librarywho has worked in the library system fornearly 40 years.

One widely criticized proposal in the re-organization: lowering the educationalstandards for librarians. Instead of requir-ing a master’s degree of library science forlibrarians, the job description will say thatthe advanced degree is “preferred,” but not“required.” Clay has said the change willallow more flexibility in hiring.

Keener counters it will “downgrade” thelibrary and take the “librarian out of thelibrary.”

Scott Railton of Great Falls, a long-timelibrary patron who contacted the Connec-tion on Monday, agrees.

“Who would believe you can replace pro-fessionals with untrained clerks and retainquality? Current advancements in technol-ogy simply will not suffice to replace librar-ies and professional librarians,” Railton said.

“We are concerned that the drive toeconomize in this way will not serve thelibrary, the county or the public in the longrun,” said Jennifer McCullough, presidentof the Fairfax County Public Library Employ-ees Association, who addressed the LibraryBoard at its June 2 meeting. “Will a librarysystem that does not require any librarianson staff flourish, or will librarians preferemployment in localities that still find anMLS degree necessary?”

At the same June 2 meeting, DanielaDixon, branch manager of the Great FallsLibrary, acknowledged the county has anobligation to spend tax dollars efficiently, butwas concerned that “we might be ‘throwingthe baby out with the bath water.’”

“Yes, we need to use our staff resourcesmore efficiently, but we have an obligationto society to not destroy the cultural insti-tution that is the library while doing that,”Dixon said. “The patron does value time asa resource, and they do want to be able toaccess books in a speedy way, but my expe-rience tells me that they also highly value

the expertise and knowledge of the librar-ian to aid them in their exploration of thelibrary and all it has to offer. … We are aunique agency in the county, because weare a cultural institution, an educationalinstitution, and [an] institution thatchanges lives every day.”

Library staff and volunteers have beenmeeting with Fairfax County supervisors—who appoint the 12 volunteer members ofthe Library Board of Trustees—urging themto hold off on tests and hold public hear-ings on the proposed changes.

“We are moving heaven and earth to de-lay this,” Keener said. “I have never seenlower morale or greater anxiety, fear, discour-agement and anger from our staff. … Wewant people to contact the library board andto contact their supervisor. Tell everybodybreathing what’s happening at the library.”

The Board of Supervisors has heard themessage loud and clear, according to sev-eral Fairfax County officials

It’s likely the board will consider a mo-tion at its Sept. 10 meeting, the day beforethe library board’s monthly meeting onSept. 11, requesting further communityoutreach through public hearings or otherforums.

❖For more information on the petition, go towww.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-and-re-evalu-ate-proposed-changes-to-fairfax/.

❖To read the strategic plan on the librarywebsite, go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/li-brary/news/strategicplan.pdf.

❖To read a copy of the FAQ document, or to pro-vide comments or suggestions regarding theFairfax County Public Library, [email protected].

“We areconcerned thatthe drive toeconomize inthis way willnot serve thelibrary, thecounty or thepublic in thelong run,”

— JenniferMcCullough, president

of the Fairfax CountyPublic Library Employ-

ees Association


under a single roof.”Cunningham Park has a new

parking lot. “Before, we didn’teven have enough parking forstaff. Unfortunately, some treescame down.” The drainageproblem was fixed and theschool has a new irrigation sys-tem and sidewalks. “Most ofour kids are walkers. We’re re-ally a community school.”

John Carmichael, principal,Vienna Elementary School:

Vienna Elementary School is Vienna’s old-est continuously operating public school.

VES is a cluster II site for the “intellectu-ally-disabled” program in the Vienna area.The school teaches children from the Madi-son pyramid, Mosby Woods and a “couple”of other schools in cluster II. The programis based in two classrooms and students inthat program are integrated into generaleducation classrooms for music, recess, as-semblies, class parties, field trips and morn-ing meetings.

VES has volunteer general ed studentswho work with I-D students in their adap-tive physical ed class. There are also gen-eral ed students who go into the I-D class-rooms to read to the students there.

The school provides a half-day preschool

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program for special needs stu-dents.

Vienna Elementary offers aPTA-sponsored after-schoollanguage program.

“Walking Wednesday” en-courages student to walk toschool.

There are under 400 stu-dents attending VES: 28 in pre-school; seven in the intellectu-ally-disabled program; and ap-proximately 365 general edu-cation students.

“One of the things we’re focusing on thisyear is embedding the William & Mary unitinto our science and social studies program,part of the advanced academics that willbe given to all our students. It’s an enrich-ment program. Our advanced academics re-source teacher is trained in William andMary units. That is new for this year.

“One of the things we should highlight isthat we’ve had high school students cometo us to complete their Girl Scout Goldaward and Eagle Scout award. ThomasJefferson student Aly Luckett of Viennaplanted a front garden, even tilling the soil.James Madison High School student OliverAlonso, a former VES student, created theoutdoor learning garden, making thebenches as well as planting flowers andgreens.


Opinion

Excerpts From King’s ‘I Have a Dream’Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to the March onWashington 50 years ago next week, Aug. 28, 1963.

Listen to audio of the entire speech atwww.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/audio/128077288.html. Toread the full speech, see:

www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf.

“Five score years ago, a great American, inwhose symbolic shadow we stand signed theEmancipation Proclamation. This momentousdecree came as a great beacon light of hope tomillions of Negro slaves who had been searedin the flames of withering injustice. It came asa joyous daybreak to end the long night of cap-tivity.

“But one hundred years later, we must facethe tragic fact that the Negro is still not free.One hundred years later, the life of the Negrois still sadly crippled by the manacles of segre-gation and the chains of discrimination. Onehundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonelyisland of poverty in the midst of a vast oceanof material prosperity. One hundred years later,the Negro is still languishing in the corners ofAmerican society and finds himself an exile inhis own land. So we have come here today to

dramatize an appalling condition. …“We have also come to this hallowed spot to

remind America of the fierce urgency of now.This is no time to engage in the luxury of cool-ing off or to take the tranquilizing drug ofgradualism. Now is the time to rise from thedark and desolate valley of segregation to thesunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time toopen the doors of opportunity to all of God’s

children. Now is the time to liftour nation from the quicksandsof racial injustice to the solidrock of brotherhood. …

“We can never be satisfied as long as a Ne-gro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro inNew York believes he has nothing for which tovote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we willnot be satisfied until justice rolls down likewaters and righteousness like a mighty stream.…

“I say to you today, my friends, that in spiteof the difficulties and frustrations of the mo-ment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeplyrooted in the American dream.

“I have a dream that one day this nation will

rise up and live out the true meaning of itscreed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident:that all men are created equal.’

“I have a dream today. …“This is our hope. This is the faith with which

I return to the South. With this faith we willbe able to hew out of the mountain of despaira stone of hope. With this faith we will be ableto transform the jangling discords of our na-tion into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.…

“This will be the day when all of God’s chil-dren will be able to sing with a new meaning,‘My country, ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty,of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died,land of the pilgrim’s pride, from everymountainside, let freedom ring.’

“And if America is to be a great nation thismust become true. So let freedom ring …

“And when this happens, when we allow free-dom to ring, when we let it ring from everyvillage and every hamlet, from every state andevery city, we will be able to speed up that daywhen all of God’s children, black men andwhite men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants andCatholics, will be able to join hands and singin the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Freeat last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, weare free at last!’”

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Letters to the Editor

Libraries: FrontDoor to the Com-munitiesTo the Editor:

Thank you for contacting meregarding possible changes toFairfax County Library services. Irealize proposed changes, as re-ported by some, are a matter ofgreat concern to you and our com-munity. I also have grave concernswith the information circulating.

To begin, let’s take another lookat the facts.

The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors has not approved anychanges in library services. Yes,there are ideas and possibilitiesbeing circulated but that is all.

As the Hunter Mill supervisor, Ifully support public libraries as anessential service in Fairfax Countyand continue to emphasize that ourlibraries are the front door to thecommunity. While the county hasstruggled in recent budgets withservice reductions, I believe wehave already gone too far. Pleaseknow that I am not in favor of ad-ditional limits to library services.

At their July meeting, the Li-brary Board of Trustees wisely de-layed implementation of anychanges until they had additionalopportunity for discussion and tohave their questions addressed.The proposed changes will be onthe agenda at their upcoming Sep-tember meeting. In the upcoming

days, I will be meeting with ourHunter Mill representative andLibrary Director Sam Clay to hearthe details of the proposal first-hand.

If you are interested in furtherinformation on the library pro-posal and strategic plan, thesedocuments are available on thecounty’s website;

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/news/strategicplan.pdf

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/news/changes.htm

I appreciate having the oppor-tunity to review the facts in thismatter. I am anxious to get to thebottom of this matter and willgladly follow up with you. Pleasedo not hesitate to contact my of-fice for further assistance.

Cathy HudginsSupervisor (D-Hunter Mill)

Beyond theBordersTo the Editor:

The needs of our immigrant popu-lations will continue long after Con-gress makes a decision about com-prehensive immigration reform.

Immigrants face many obstaclesin integrating into their new com-munities. Joanne Lipson, a nurseanthropologist who studied anAfghan population that settled inCalifornia after the Afghan Russianincursion, found that languageand social dissonance kept most

Afghans from associating withAmericans. This keeps peoplefrom thriving in their new coun-try. In her book, The Middle ofEverywhere: Helping RefugeesEnter the American Community,psychologist Mary Pipher explainsthe myriad of things persons fromother cultures must learn aboutlife here in the U.S. This book isavailable through the FairfaxCounty Public Library. ESOLclasses, citizenship classes, GED,and vocational training will beneeded to fully integrate our newAmericans into society.

More than military presence atthe border, the root causes of im-migration must be addressed. RaulGrijalva, Democratic Congressmanfrom Arizona, recently addressedborder security. His district includes350 miles of border, but he stressesthe economic factors leading immi-grants over the border. In AdiosNinos, historian Deborah Levinsonillustrates the culture of death anddestruction that has existed in onepart of Central America, contribut-ing to immigration. I would addthat we must look at the social andpolitical factors that prompt peopleto risk their lives crossing the bor-der rather than remain in their owncountries.

Susan Jacobson NPFairfax

Can We Afford It?To the Editor:

“Affordable” housing is a goodidea, isn’t it? Supervisor Hudginscertainly thinks so. She wanted toraise homeowners’ taxes evenmore to provide more of it. Whocould object to the idea of homesfor the homeless, goes the think-ing. A civic duty almost, much inthe way that the county’s civic “im-provement” bonds nearly alwaysseem to garner a two-thirds vote(it’s your money that’s being bor-rowed, folks).

Supervisor Hudgins is now ex-tolling the virtues of “residentialstudio units” for “individuals, newcollege grads, those on fixed in-comes, and those with specialneeds.” Pretty much everyone. Buthere’s the thing: who decides whogets gifted with “affordable” hous-ing? What is the basis of the se-lection/rejection process? Mightlong commuters with jobs inFairfax County who have notlucked out here feel a tad short-changed?

I wonder how much “affordable”housing the county should have,what the size of the staff to admin-ister such housing would be, whythe county is in the landlord busi-ness at all, and what it does withthe rent it collects.

The Soviet Union, older folkswill remember, had unlimited “af-fordable” housing. What becameof the Soviet Union, younger folkswill ask.

Harry LocockReston


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THURSDAY/AUG. 22Cheryl Wheeler. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at

Nottoway Park, 9537 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. You may not befamiliar with Cheryl, but you haveprobably heard her music. She is arespected songwriter by her peers,and many record her songs.www.cherylwheeler.com.

The Albert Lee Band. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Avenue E, Vienna.The two-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist performs as part ofhis national tour. Forward Motionwill open the show. $25.jamminjava.com

THURSDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 22-25Cancelled: Jennifer Holliday in

“Dreamgirls” Performances.Visit http://www.wolftrap.org formore information.

FRIDAY/AUG. 23Barboursville Vineyards Wine

Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Wildfire, TysonsGalleria, 2001 International Drive,McLean. Chef Eddie Ishaq creates acustom menu for a four course dinnerpaired with wine from BarboursvilleVineyards. Jason Tesauro ofBarboursville Vineyards will speakabout the wines. $75 per person, plustax and gratuity. For more informationor reservations, please call Amanda orErika at 703-442-9110.

SATURDAY/AUG. 24Global Camps Africa’s Shop for a

Cause. 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., at Tyson’sCorner Macy’s, 8000 Tyson’s CornerCenter, McLean. Macy’s customerswith a Global Camps Africa shoppingpass receive special shoppingdiscounts and benefit Global CampsAfrica of Reston with pass proceeds.

OFTC Block Party. 4-10 p.m., at theOld Firehouse Teen Center, 1440Chain Bridge Road, McLean. TheMcLean Community Center annualparty features live music fromMotown band Another Level, theMcLean Teens Got Talentcompetition, a living history exhibitand free activities such as airbrushedtattoos, spin art t-shirts and aclimbing wall. 703-448-8336 orwww.mcleancenter.org/teens/events.

SUNDAY/AUG. 25Providence House of Bounce. 2-4

p.m., at Providence Baptist Church,8980 Brook Road, McLean. A day ofgiant inflatables, Wii games andsnacks to make children jump for joyinside the church gym.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 26Great Falls Writing Group. 1-2:30

p.m., at the Great Falls Public Libraryin the large conference room, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. TheGFWG joins with matterssurrounding the daily practice ofwriting on the agenda; local writersand authors within the communityare invited to take part in the twice-a-month meetings. 703-757-8560.

TUESDAY/AUG. 27Reflections on Koi. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesdays through Saturdays, at TheVienna Arts Society’s Gallery in theVillage Green, 513 Maple Ave. W,Vienna. Up through Oct. 5 in thegallery are Ruth Ensley’s new seriesshowing the light patterns that arecreated on the surface of water ascolorful fish move fluidly beneath.More than a dozen other members ofthe Vienna Art Society also haveoriginal paintings in the exhibition.703-319-3220 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 28The Post + Jason Brown With

Guest Amy Andrews. 6:30 p.m.,at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. New artists on theWashington, D.C. Metropolitan musicscene, soulful folk-rock band ThePost headlines with indie gospelsinger/songwriter Jason Brown andhis band; Ethan Schaefer and MariahMaxwell open for special guest AmyAndrews. $10. https://jamminjava.com/events/august28.

Carly Rae Jepsen and Hot ChelleRae. 7 p.m., at Filene Center, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Carly Rae Jepsenmakes her Wolf Trap debut thissummer, bringing her dance-poptunes such as “Call Me Maybe” and“Good Time,” along with Nashville-based foursome Hot Chelle Rae. $30-$42. 1-877-965-3872 or http://www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/AUG. 29Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. 8

p.m., at Filene Center, 1551 TrapRoad, Vienna. Texan singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett and his bandfuse country music with hints ofblues, gospel, and swing. $24-$42. 1-877-965-3872 or www.wolftrap.org.

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Walmart Comes to TysonsNew store at Tysons Westis first urban-style location.

Local officials and Walmart employeescut the ribbon on the new urban styleWalmart at Tysons Corner Wednesday,Aug. 14.

Employees of the new Walmart in TysonsCorner celebrate their grand openingWednesday, Aug. 14. The location is thefirst urban style Walmart.

Alex Barron, regional general manager ofWalmart, presents employees of the newlocation in Tysons Corner with a drawingof the outside of the store during itsribbon cutting Wednesday, Aug. 14.

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Walmart opened their first urban-style location in the country inTysons Corner Wednesday, Aug.14. The store, which is one of their

“supercenters” will be open 24 hours a day, sevendays a week and serves as the anchor of the JBGRosenfeld Retail-owned Tysons West.

“This is the first urban style Walmart in the re-gion, and it’s going to pave the road for a lot ofdifferent things we want to do,” said MartyReighard, store manager. “When Walmart opens anew store, we have a blueprint that we go by, butfor this project it was a lot different. The ability tohave a stacked retail is something we haven’t donebefore in this area, it was new to us. We went intothis with a lot of questions, but what we have nowis a result of getting together with a developer andthe local community to give them what they wantand what they need.”

PARTS OF THE BUILDING where Tysons Westand the new Walmart is located was formerly aMoore Hummer dealership. The 16-acre lot, whichalso includes the Sheraton Hotel, was purchasedby JBG in 2006. The development features about200 parking spots outside of the building alongLeesburg Pike, and a parking garage that servesTysons West has approximately 500 spaces.

“This store has been in the works for about fouryears,” said Alex Barron, regional general manager.“We would drive around Tysons Corner in one ofour Walmart vans to search real estate sites, andthen we came to this one, an abandoned car deal-ership and a parking garage. The vision that manyfolks on our team had to bring this store to realityis amazing to me.”

Jackie Ngo, pharmacy manager at the new store,says she is excited about the location’s ability togive access to affordable medication. “We havemore than 300 generic drugs that are available for$4 for a month’s supply, $10 for a three month’ssupply, which will reduce health care costs for theinsured and uninsured,” she said.

Walmart presented grants to Jill’s House,Westbriar Elementary School, Graham Road El-

ementary School, the Westgate Elementary SchoolPTA, Kids R First, the Capital Area Food Bank andthe Leukemia and Lymphoma society the day be-fore the opening.

AFTER THE RIBBON WAS CUT, customersstreamed in and toured the store, wandering fromthe grocery section, to clothing, electronics andmore.

“It’s interesting to be one of the first customersbecause I’ve never seen shelves that are completelyfull of every single item,” said Al Pechi of Vienna,who stopped by on his way to work. “I knowWalmarts aren’t exactly a popular thing to welcomeinto a neighborhood these days, but I think it’ssomething that will serve more people than a cardealer ever could have.” JoAnne Hardy of McLeansaid she thinks the store is a step in the right direc-tion when it comes to Tysons Corner development.

“I like that it’s open 24-7, and right next to oneof the Metro stops, I think that’s going to he a verygood thing for residents and regular Metro travel-ers,” she said. Reighard said he looks forward toTysons West becoming one of Tysons Corner’s newsignature locations.

“There’s going to be a lot of residential, somehigh rises, a very exciting place to dine, shop, play,relax, things like that,” he said. “That’s going to bethe theme of this area, and within the next five to10 years, this location is going to be a central hubof what Tysons is.”

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By Amber Healy

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Don’t let the minorchords fool you: ThePost is made up ofhappy people.

The band, originally started byguitarist Kate Jarosik and singer/pianist Chelsea Bryan during theirtime at the University of Virginia,took a brief hiatus after graduationbut has started up again with somenew musicians in Northern Vir-ginia. Fresh off a successful stintthrough a Battle of the Bands atJammin’ Java in Vienna, The Postis getting ready for a show therenext Wednesday, Aug. 28 and an-other at St. Elmo’s in AlexandriaSept. 20.

Bryan writes most of the lyricsbut relies on her husband, AlexBryan, and Jarosik, and their “ex-cellent ears” to help hone songs, she said.

Alex Bryan swears his wife is a “happy, cheerfulperson,” despite her love of using minor chords.

Guitarist Stephen Pierce agreed that the music is“a little angsty” and “a differ-ent style from what I listen to,[but] it’s the same feeling Ilike to evoke.”

The songs Chelsea Bryanwrites aren’t exactly autobio-graphical. Instead, she takessomething she’s felt or other-wise experienced and will usethat as inspiration.

The minor chords just tendto come out, she said. Musicwritten in those melancholickeys “is beautiful and haunt-ing.” That her songs tend tobe reflective and in moodymelodies is coincidence.

“I’m a writer,” she said. “I can’t not write.”Jarosik said the band started when she and Chelsea

Bryan found out they were both musicians.“How we lived together and didn’t know, I don’t

know,” she laughed. “I didn’t realize she sang andshe didn’t realize I played instruments.” In addition

to guitar, Jarosik plays piano and mandolin and singsbackup vocals.

In truth, she’d prefer to play the piano, but she’shappy to let Chelsea Bryan take the lead on that for

many of their songs.The band is rounded out by

Billy Boyce on bass, DennisStockart on drums and, onoccasion, Alex Bryan on saxo-phone.

He hadn’t played sincemiddle school, Alex Bryan ad-mitted, and The Post “isn’t try-ing to be the next BruceSpringsteen or anything likethat,” but there are “aboutthree or four songs that havesaxophone parts.”

His role is more “embellish-ment” and roadie-slash-sound-

ing board than active musician, and that suits himjust fine. “I’m happy to help,” he said.

While Alex Bryan kind of married into his role inThe Post, Pierce said he got involved through Jarosikand her boyfriend, a former roommate of his.

Playing music is “something I do for myself,” he said,adding that he’s been playing for 16 or 17 years. Asproof, he’ll be taking his guitar with him on an up-coming trip to China and Tibet “so I can play in themountains.”

Stockart met the Bryans through their church andwas convinced to help, he said.

A drummer for 30 years, Stockart said the band’s re-hearsal schedule is “pretty relaxed,” something that mightbe due to the busy schedules of the band’s members.

“I played in college, but this felt like the right thingto do,” he said of joining The Post. “I love to listen tolots of different kinds of music, but my style is not aparticular style. I feel a song and play it.”

Similarly, Boyce is a pastor at the Bryan’s churchwho particularly enjoyed participating in the Battleof the Bands earlier this summer.

“It was really great to meet other local musiciansand hear their music,” he said. “Northern Virginia hasa vibrant local music scene, so it was fun to hear adiversity of talent and style.”

The Post for a New EraThe Post has two upcoming gigs in Vienna and Alexandria.

The Post plays at Jammin Java Wednesday, Aug. 28, withthe Jason Brown Band. The band members are, from left,Alex Bryan (saxophone), Ellen Picker (harmony), KateJarosik (not pictured, mandolin, guitar, vocals), ChelseaBryan (lead vocals, keyboard), Steve Pierce (guitar), BillyBoyce (bass) and Dennis Stocker (drums).

Chelsea Bryan and Kate Jarosik of The Postplaying at Northside Social’s open mic onArlington on a Sunday night in spring 2012.Billy Boyce, their bassist, is pictured right.

Details The Post plays Jammin’ Java Wednesday,

Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m. with Jason Brown and spe-cial guest Amy Andrews. Vienna Idol winnerEthan Schaefer and singer/pianist MariahMaxwell are openers at the all-ages concert.$10 tickets are available online or $13 day of.Tickets and info, www.the-post.bandcamp.com under the merch tab. ThePost plays Friday, Sept. 20, 8-10 p.m. at St.Elmo’s in Alexandria (stelmoscoffeepub.com).To hear The Post’s music, go to www.the-post.bandcamp.com. Find out more on theband at www.facebook.com/thepostdc.

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The Oakton field hockey team, seen last season,will compete in the Under the Lights Tourna-ment on Aug. 26-27 at Lee High School.

The Madison football team, seen last season,will open against Oakton on Sept. 6.

for feeding a family healthful, tasty andfast-preparation food.

For little children, texture sometimes ismore of an issue than taste, Wisnewski said.“Start with shredded carrots, soft avocado.”

Wisnewski said there is a “tactile” is-sue at play eating and preparing. “If chil-dren help assemble the meal, it providesthem with a tactile experience. They geta lot of pleasure out of assembling. That’swhy those [commercial] Lunchablethings are so popular with kids.”

Wisnewski presented a “sample” lunch.She included two main dish choices—vegetable wraps and ravioli salad—andseparately packaged plain yogurt, home-made granola, blueberries and milk.Everything in the lunch was preparedand packed the evening before.

Wisnewski’s sample tortilla wrap wassmeared with cream cheese and filled withjulienned carrot, cucumber and avocado.Hummus can be substituted for creamcheese. Buying from a grocery store’s saladbar is an easy-preparation option.

Cream cheese can be accented with abit of sweetness or made savory with herbs.For added protein, add chopped nuts. “It’sall about balance,” said Wisnewski. “I don’twant kids to be afraid of eating. Food ispart of the enjoyment of life.”

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Experts Offer School Lunch RecipesTRA CHICKEN BREASTS when prepar-ing dinner and turn the extras into chickensalad made with nuts and raisins. She stuffspita and wraps with the salad. “Making yourown chicken breast is so much better thanprocessed meats. There’s no nitrates andthe meat is lower in sodium.”

If sending hot soup, include Baggies ofshredded cheese and tortilla chips for thekids to blend in at lunchtime.

Chopped vegetables find their way intoWisnewski’s meals. Her ravioli salad, a pro-tein dish, is made with cheese ravioli,chickpeas, cubes of mozzarella and dices ofartichoke hearts, broccoli florets, olives andred pepper. It’s a colorful dish that can beaccented with zesty herbs.

Farro, bulgur wheat, barley, wheat ber-ries are all possible foundations for grainbased salads, said Wisnewski. Quinoa isa seed. Couscous and other small-shapepastas like orzo or pastina are also avail-able in whole-wheat versions. “Thesepasta alternatives are a good way to in-troduce children to the textures of grain-based salads.” Any of these ingredients,when combined with lemon juice and ol-ive oil, chopped vegetables, dried orfresh fruits, nuts and/or cheese, canserve both as a dinner side-dish and as thefoundation for a healthy and deliciouslunch, Wisnewski said. “Let your children’spreferences drive your flavor combina-tions.”

AN ASSORTMENT OF CONTAINERSthat can hold hot or cold, or raw or cooked,are high on the list of helpful aids forhealthy eating. Whatever can be preparedand packaged the night before should be.Get the kids engaged in making theirlunches. It empowers them and promotesindependence. They’re pulling ingredientsfrom what parents stock at home so buy avariety of the healthful foods and ingredi-ents they like. If weekends are less harried,choose a time then for the family to coop-erate in lunch preparation.

“I think it’s important not to use lunch asan experimental time,” said Caplan. “Firstthing a parent should ask is ‘what do mykids like to eat?’ And, as parents, what canwe do to manipulate those likes to presentour kids with something healthy they’ll en-joy eating.”

Whole wheat tortilla wraps are more ver-satile than bread, Caplan said. You can rolla tortilla with black beans, avocado andcheese. If your children like Asian food, trypacking them dumplings with a dippingsauce. Grilled chicken strips are ideal fordipping in a peanut sauce.

“Even if you’re the most health-centeredof mothers, occasionally throw in a pieceof junk,” said Caplan. “Give your kids abreak. Don’t make anything forbidden.”

Wisnewski agrees with Caplan that kidslike to “play” with their food. That’s whyfinger foods and hand-held foods are ap-

pealing. They can dunk, dip and pull thestuffing out. Small pitas lend themselvesreadily to stuffings.

“What’s important is not what kids eatin an individual meal, or even over aday,” said Caplan. “What is important iswhat they eat over a week. You don’thave to get the complete food pyramidin in a single meal. You always want topack a little sweet something, whetherit’s dried or fresh fruit or a whole wheatmuffin,” Caplan said.

“It’s the big picture. If you’re eatinghealthy 80 percent of the time, relax. Getnutrition 101 down and build fromthere.”

WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND THEWORLD, there are all kinds of diets,Caplan said. And most people are livinghealthy lives on those diets.

Caplan feels it’s important for schoolsto have an international food day earlyin the school year. “Let them be exposedto a diversity of food early, rather thanlater,” Caplan said. Sometimes, childrenbalk at unfamiliar ingredients and othertimes children eating exotic food feeluncomfortable doing so in front of theirclassmates.

“Vienna is really a diverse area,” saidCaplan. “Kids here have more exposureto different cultures and different foods.Parents can take advantage of that.”

Sports

Oakton Fall SportsOpeners

The Oakton football team will open its2013 season next week with a home gameagainst T.C. Williams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Aug. 30. The following week, the Cougarswill host Vienna foe Madison on Sept. 6.

Oakton won the Northern Region cham-pionship last season.

The field hockey team will compete in theUnder the Lights Tournament at Lee HighSchool on Aug. 26-27. The Cougars will faceT.C. Williams and Osbourn Park on the firstday, and Mount Vernon and Lee on the sec-ond day. Oakton’s home opener will be onSept. 3 against Madison.

The volleyball team will host South Countyat 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28.

The cross country team will compete atGreat Meadows on Sept. 7.

McLean FinishesRunner-Up at LittleLeague Softball WorldSeries

The McLean All-Stars reached the cham-pionship game of the Little League SoftballWorld Series, but fell short againstSunnyside from Arizona, 9-0, on Aug. 14in Portland, Ore.

McLean won its first five games of theWorld Series, beating teams from Oregon,Puerto Rico, Ohio, Italy and New Jersey.

McLean team members were: CaitlinJorae; Madison Wolfe; Gracen Govan;Kathryn Sandercock; Elizabeth Hoeymans;Rachel Remer; Julia Jones; Jamie Wang;Kate Haas; Cate Willing; Riley Simon; andSarah Stahlman.

Marshall Fall SportsOpeners

The Marshall field hockey team will openits season on the road against Wakefield at7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. After compet-ing in the two-day Herndon tournament onAug. 30-31, the Statesmen will host MountVernon on Friday, Sept. 6.

The cross country team will open at theseason during a meet at Bull Run RegionalPark Aug. 29. The Statesmen will competein the Monroe Parker Invitational on Sept.7 at Burke Lake Park.

The volleyball team will participate in atwo-day event in Sterling Aug. 30-31.Marshall’s home opener is Sept. 9 againstMcLean.

The football team will open on the roadagainst Wakefield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Sept. 6.

Madison Fall SportsOpeners

Many Madison fall sports teams will begintheir fall seasons during the next two weeks.

The field hockey team will travel to faceWashington-Lee at 7:30 p.m., on Wednes-day, Aug. 28. The Warhawks will competein the Herndon Invitational Aug. 30-31.Madison will face West Potomac andHerndon on the first day.

The football team will open on the roadagainst Vienna rival Oakton at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Sept. 6.

The volleyball team will host Chantilly at7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

The cross country team will compete inthe Monroe Parker Invitational on Sept. 7.

The Marshall field hockey team, seen last season,will open its season against Wakefield on Aug. 27.


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By Marilyn Campbell

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For some children, thetransition from laid-back summer days to in-tensely structured

school hours can be jarring. Mov-ing from an environment whereone’s greatest challenge is decid-ing whether to choose chocolateor vanilla ice cream, to a routinethat calls for getting dressed be-fore dawn, heading to school andpaying attention in classes all daycan be jolting.

One of the most challenging as-pects of returning to school, say ex-perts, is children’s loss of some con-trol over their schedules. “In thesummer, children have more controlover their lives,” said Alice Young,Ph.D., a professor of education atMarymount University in Arlington.“They have greater ability to makedecisions about what time they’regoing to wake up and what they willdo next. When they get ready toback to go to school, they controlnothing. Parents and teachers tellthem what they have to do.”

“Humans are innately routinedriven beings,” said Len Annetta,Ph.D. professor in the College ofEducation and Human Develop-ment at George Mason University.“Whether or not it is hard wiredor a learned behavior is often de-bated. Regardless, our bodies andminds often function better oncein a routine. Parents would be wiseto…start their children with abreakfast that is…consistent withwhat they will have during theschool year [and] limit screen timeto just educational activities oractivities that get the brain think-ing analytically.”

There are schedule modifica-tions that parents can implementnow to make the first day of schoolless jolting, however, and localeducation experts offer tips thatrange from gradually modifying asleep schedule to planning afterschool activities.

“Start getting back into a school-year sleep schedule,” said AshleyC. Lowry, the upper school aca-demic coordinator and AdvancedPlacement U.S. history teacher atConnelly School of the Holy Childin Potomac, Md. “It’s importantthat students hit the ground run-ning. Continuing to stay awakeuntil midnight or later will notprovide students with thebrainpower needed to start theyear off right.”

A sleep schedule adjustment isparticularly important for middleand high school students. “Getthem up earlier for those neededdoctor and dentist appointmentsbefore school starts,” said LisaTurissini, Ed.D., chair of the Depart-ment of Education at MarymountUniversity. “This age group loves tosleep in and some adjustment to anearlier schedule is really a goodidea. You can also have them go tobed earlier to assist getting up ear-lier each morning.”

Ann Richardson Miller, directorof admission at The Madeira Schoolin McLean, said “Sufficient sleep iscritical to academic success. Whileharder to enforce at home, we be-lieve strongly that this one simplething can ensure success for tran-sition into high school.”

DESIGNATE AN AREA for com-pleting homework assignments.“Do they have a work area set togo at home to complete homeworkeach evening?” asked Turissini. “Isthere a set time each evening for

One hurdle that parents and students, like these HeightSchool chemistry students, led by teacher Peter Bancroft,face when making the transition from a relaxed summerschedule to a demanding academic year is the mental prepa-ration for the pace and discipline that school requires.

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this to happen? Will there be cer-tain evenings when everyone ispresent for family dinner to-gether?”

Setting goals, both academicand personal, is important whenbeginning a new school year. “Allschool divisions, private or public,have some sort of grade-level ob-jectives,” said Shannon Melideo,Ph.D., associate dean, School ofEducation and Human Services atMarymount University. “Find theappropriate grade-level goals andspend a few minutes with yourchild reading over what they willlearn and set some goals.”

Such goals are helpful in creatinga smooth back-to-school transition.“For example, ride a bike, read achapter book, hit a double, [learnto] tie shoes, [make the] honorslist,” said Melideo. “Write thosegoals down and put them in a placethat the student can see often.”

Young, says that parents shouldhelp children choose attainablegoals. “Success breeds success.Early in the school year, set goalsthat are achievable,” she said. “Abad goal is ‘I’m going to makestraight As this semester’ if thechild made Ds and Cs last semes-

ter. A better goal, for example,would be, ‘I am going to turn inall my homework and not havingany missing assignments duringthe first session.’”

One hurdle children and parentsface when making the transitionfrom the more relaxed summerschedule to the demands of the aca-demic year is the mental preparationfor the pace and discipline that schoolrequires, said Michael S. Moynihan,head of the Upper School at TheHeights School in Potomac.

“As study requires focusing one’sattention and energy on texts ormaterial to be mastered, it is nec-essary to start to build up the men-tal habits of focus and contempla-tion before one jumps into theclassroom,” he said. “The bestpractical way for parents to help

their children do this is to buildset reading times into the dailyschedule in the days leading up tothe start of the school year. Wiseparents will help their childrenchoose reading materials that area bit challenging..”

To help jumpstart brainpower,Lowry suggests “spending two tothree hours a day on school-re-lated work. This can be workingon required summer work, or ex-ploring academic areas of interest.This helps dust off the cobwebs.”

Melideo recommends takingtrips to the public library to findbooks or resources about topics achild will cover during the schoolyear. Melideo said, “For example,third graders in Virginia oftenlearn about ancient civilizations.Get some books on ancient Egypt.”


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Fairfax County Police officers MikeTucker and Mark Kidd won goldmedals in the darts competition at

the 2013 World Police & Fire Games inBelfast. The pair defeated dart throwersfrom numerous other countries in “501”doubles. “I thought coming to Northern Ire-land we’d have much greater competitionbecause in Ireland and the UK, dart is moretheir pastime,” Kidd said. “And we did.”

The World Police & Fire Games are oneof the largest multi-sport, multi-venue ath-letic events in the world, drawing more than12,000 competitors from police, fire andpublic safety agencies from more 70 coun-tries. The games will be hosted by FairfaxCounty in the National Capital Region in2015.

The atmosphere was one of camaraderieand good times among old friends, and thepeople of Belfast were very friendly andhelpful, Tucker said. “One of the best thingshere, competition put aside, is just meetingall the different people from all the juris-dictions,” he said.

Tucker and Kidd are among a group ofabout 60 men and women from the NationalCapital Region who are part of a large con-tingent of American competitors at the 2013Games in Belfast.

As liaisons to Fairfax 2015, Kidd andTucker hope to bring the lessons they’velearned competing against the world’s bestfire and police dart throwers when thegames come to the National Capital Regionin two years. The two police officers wonbronze when they competed in the 2011World Fire & Police Games held in NewYork. “Darts is really a worldwide competi-tion especially when it comes to the UK,Australia and South Africa. When we cometo Fairfax, we are going to make sure it’sdone, and done right and make sure weplease everyone across the globe,” Kiddsaid. The 2013 darts competition was heldat the Newforge Country Club in southBelfast, home to the Police Athletic Asso-ciation of Northern Ireland.

FAIRFAX 2015 is a nonprofit organizationestablished by Fairfax County to organize,manage and operate all activities related tohosting the 2015 World Police & FireGames. The 2015 games will take place inmore than 40 venues throughout the Na-tional Capital Region (VA, DC and MD) fromJune 26 to July 5, 2015. Beneficiaries ofthe 2015 WPFG will include the U.S. Na-tional Law Enforcement Memorial, the U.S.National Fallen Firefighters Memorial andthe local Valor Awards Scholarship Fund.The games are projected to attract morethan 30,000 visitors to the Washington, D.C.area and generate an estimated $80 mil-lion for the regional economy.

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