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Fiona Mulholland portrays an art student in thelate 1700s in the McLean High students’ presenta-tion of the Salon Project at the Corcoran Galleryof Art on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 16.

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Volunteers from MV Trans-portation unload a bus fullof donated items to ShareSaturday, Feb. 16, part ofthe annual Stuff the Busfood drive.

From left, Cooper Middle School students Georgia Wolston, Will Broeckaert, JamesPerotti and Sean Feldman pass out flyers to shoppers at the McLean Giant to supportthe Stuff the Bus food drive Saturday, Feb. 16.

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Stuffing the Bus in McLeanMcLean Giant hosts drive for Share food bank.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Volunteers at theShare food bank inMcLean packednonperishable items

as well as toiletries and other ne-cessities into every available inchat the McLean Baptist Church Sat-urday, Feb. 16, courtesy of FairfaxCounty’s Stuff the Bus initiative.The county’s Neighborhood andCommunity Services, Office ofPublic Private Partnerships, MVTransportation, Fastran and Hu-man Services Transportationteamed up with Share and theMcLean Giant to provide items ofneed to Share clients.

“We filled the list with thingsthat we are literally completely outof,” said Bonnie O’Neill, a Shareboard member. “We’re so grateful to Giant becausethey’re the only store around here that makes a drivelike this a week-long effort for them. And the com-munity really came out today to help us. Some pickedup groceries, others donated cash, which we turnedaround and used to buy more items right here.”

BEFORE THE DRIVE started, Share’s shelves werecompletely out of coffee, tea, sugar, vegetable oil,pasta sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and babyfood. They were also out of items such as laundrydetergent, baby wipes, diapers, paper towels, toiletpaper and toothpaste, which are especially neededsince they can’t be purchased with food stamps.

A group of middle school volunteers were stationedat the entrances to the McLean Giant, passing outlists of most-needed items to shoppers as they en-tered the store. Shoppers could pick up the itemswith their regular groceries and drop them off in thefront of the store.

“It’s a convenient, easy way to give back that I hopegoes to help a lot of people,” said John Stevens ofMcLean, who picked up a few cans of coffee andbottles of ketchup. “I like knowing what Share has abig need for, and it’s not really a big deal to add a

few bucks onto my grocery bill.”The McLean Giant also as-

sembled packages of several high-demand items together, which wassold for $10 and were tallied bythe cashiers along with the items.

“I liked that they had a groupof things that are needed all to-gether, for $10, which makes iteasy to track,” said shopper AnnShields of McLean.

The pre-assembled bags soldout by 3 p.m., but there were alsodisplays in the aisles of high-de-mand items such as cooking oiland diapers. Violet Templeton ofVienna said the drive helped herlearn about what people are inneed of at local food banks.

“My kids have done the cannedfood thing, but I would have neverthought about the need for thingslike diapers until today,” she said.

“But it makes sense. They’re expensive, and forpeople trying to just put food on the table, that’s prob-ably not the first thing on the shopping list, but it’svery necessary.”

THE BUS was actually stuffed twice during the day,it made one run to the church around 2:30 p.m.,and another at 4:30. Scott Marr, general manager ofMV Transportation, said each run was about 90 largeboxes filled with items.

“This is a great time to be able to do an event likethis, the food banks make a big push for the holidayseason, but by February it can be easy to forget aboutthose in need,” he said. “We’ve been doing this pro-gram for about three years, we started under theprevious [general manager], and it’s something I wasvery enthusiastic about continuing.”

Once the boxes reached the McLean BaptistChurch, volunteers offloaded them in shopping carts,unpacked and sorted the items, which will be givenaway starting Wednesday.

Share opens its food bank and clothing storeWednesdays and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to noonat the church, 1367 Chain Bridge Road. More infor-mation can be found at www.shareofmclean.org.

Diners toast in the dark at the annual fundraiser forthe Foundation Fighting Blindness at the TysonsCorner Ritz Carlton Thursday, Feb. 7.

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Dining in the DarkAt Tysons CornerFoundation Fighting Blindnesshosts annual fundraiser.

By Alex McVeigh

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More than 150 guestswere able to eat butnot see their dinner

Thursday, Feb. 7, at the TysonsCorner Ritz-Carlton, at theFoundation Fighting Blindness’sannual Dining in the Darkevent. The dinner raised almost$150,000 for the foundation,which is a national nonprofitthat sponsors research into vari-ous retinal degenerative dis-eases.

“This event is a way forpeople to experience what lifeis like for people who do nothave sight,” said Davida Luehrs,the event’s chair.

Just before dinner the lightswent out, plunging the ball-room into complete darkness.Even the entrances to thekitchen were covered with darkcloth so light would not invadethe room.

“It’s such a stunning moment,that’s how complete the dark-ness is,” Luehrs said. “You canimmediately feel the buzz in theroom, and then people get morein tune with their other senses,and it becomes a very intimateevent. It demonstrates just howmuch we use sight compared toother senses.”

Luehrs, a Reston resident, hasretinitis pigmentosa, a geneticdisease that causes night blind-ness and a progressive loss ofperipheral vision. Her college-age daughter also has RP.

“This foundation has createdso many amazing stories aboutpeople who have gotten theirvision restored, and research ismaking strides every day on avariety of disorders,” Luehrssaid. “The foundation’s goal isto eventually put itself out ofbusiness by curing all blind-ness.”

The event also honored DavidThompson, CEO of Orbital Sci-ences, a Dulles-based space de-sign and manufacturing com-pany, with its Visionary Award.Thompson shared his own ex-periences with vision loss.

He recalled losing the visionin his right eye one day, andafter being persuaded to checkinto a hospital, it turned out tobe a retinal detachment, and ifhe had delayed seeking medi-cal care, he could have perma-nently lost vision in that eye.

The Department of Defense’sDepartment of Veterans Affairswas also recognized with a Vi-sionary Award for their effortsto restore sight to wounded vet-erans.

The Foundation FightingBlindness will host a VisionWalk Sunday, April 21, atFairfax Corner. The walk’s goalis to raise $150,000, making thetotal more than $1 millionraised at the Northern Virginiawalk.

Walk organizers will hold akickoff event Saturday, March2, at 11:30 a.m. at Seasons 52in Tysons Corner. More infor-mation can be found atwww.fightblindness.org.


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Vocal performances by students fill the air in Clarks Landing at the Corcoran Gallery ofArt on Saturday afternoon.

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Fouad Malin, as Charles Mason, accompa-nies opera singer Emmanuelle Thiemedown the grand stairwell.

A salonniere, Madame DeStael, played byMererose Daniels, invites GeneralNathaniel Greene (Erik Thomas) and Lt.Colonel David Humphries (MatthewMusikanth) to join her upstairs for anopera aria by Emmanuelle Theime.

McLean High StudentsPresent The Salon ProjectRevisiting the time and aplace “where ideasmattered most.”

Conversations about Newtonian science,Benjamin Franklin’s electricity, libertyand equality, diplomacy, the monarchy,free speech, free press, American inde-

pendence, social life and scandal were just a few ofthe subjects broached in the Salon Project presenta-tion, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art last Saturday,Feb. 16, by McLean High School students in DeanHowarth’s program.

Beginning in 1992, Dean Howarth, a physicsteacher at the high school, formed Project Enlight-enment as a historical interpretation society and itis now a fully credited Living History class. For theSalon Project, students created an 18th century sa-

lon in the rooms at the Corcoran Gallery. NaturalPhilosophy in the Salon Scientifique was interpretedand displayed in a first floor gallery. Hostesses ex-plained the dynamics and culture of the Salon asguests were led upstairs for cultural performances.A thespian (Julia Barton) entertained, EmmanuelleThieme sang an opera aria and choral groups sangon Clarks Landing as part of the afternoon activities.

“During the late 18th century, urbane men andwomen participated in an intellectual and social at-mosphere that became known as the Republic ofLetters … a place where ideas mattered most, andwhere the sharing of ideas and creativity became theintellectual commerce of true Enlightenment.” Thesocial gathering of open-minded and impartial “citi-zens of the world” took place in the salons. Oftenorganized by independent, intelligent and curiouswomen, the salons were frequented by artists, scien-tists, writers, philosophers and politicians.

— Louise Krafft


MCC Board to Meet Feb. 27The Governing Board of the McLean Community

Center will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:30p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27. All Governing Boardmeetings are open to the public. The center is lo-cated at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.

At its January meeting, the Governing Board de-ferred action on the Downtown Committee Report(dated Dec. 12, 2012), and the Capital Facilities Com-mittee Summary Report on Ingleside Renovations atthe request of Supervisor John Foust. The board willinclude the reports on the agenda of its Februarymeeting.

Tax district residents (1A-Dranesville) who wishto speak during the “Citizen Comment” portion ofthe meeting are asked to call the center at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711 to be placed on the agenda.

To view the reports, board meeting agendas andminutes or for more information, visit the center’swebsite, www.mcleancenter.org.

Sheriff’s Office AnnouncesScholarship Opportunity

If you are currently enrolled in a Virginia collegeor university and are pursuing a degree in the fieldof criminal justice then you are eligible to apply fora college scholarship from the Virginia Sheriff’s In-stitute (VSI) Scholarship program. Scholarships areavailable to both full and part-time students.

As part of the application process, Fairfax CountySheriff Stan Berry must submit a letter of recommen-dation on behalf of the applicant. A letter can beobtained by contacting Lieutenant Steve Elbert at [email protected] or by calling 703-246-3250.

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a non-profit professional and educational organiza-tion. In May 2012, the VSI Scholarship Committeeawarded 63 scholarships for a total of more than$30,000. There are $500 scholarships available forfull-time students and $250 scholarships availablefor part-time students. The number and amount ofscholarships awarded each year varies depending onthe number of eligible students and the amount ofmoney that is raised.

For more information on the VSI Scholarship Pro-gram or to download an application, visitvasheriffsinstitute.org/scholarship/.

Fundraiser Supporting theBrooksfield School

A fundraiser for the Brooksfield School has been an-nounced by HBC Realty Group’s (Keller Williams Re-alty) Community Charity Champions. Come to dinneron Tuesday, March 5, 5 to 8 p.m. at Pulcinella ItalianHost in McLean to support the Brooksfield School. En-joy dinner and know that approximately 60 percent ofthe proceeds from food and drink will go to the charity,as long as the diner brings the flyer for the event. Con-tact HBC Realty Group at 703-734-0192 or visitwww.HBCRealtyGroup.com to receive a flyer.

“The money raised will be put towards the pur-chase of new science material and equipment for thescience lab that the school opened this year,” saidSarah Krawchuk, Director of Admissions for theBrooksfield School.

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By Omar Joseph Samaha

Brother of Reema Samaha

After my sister Reemawas killed at VirginiaTech on April 16,2007, our lives

changed forever. I say “ourlives” changed forever becausegun violence doesn’t just affectthe direct family of the personkilled, but an entire community.As I learned more and moreabout gun violence I found thaton a daily basis, this ripple ofpain and suffering is repeated34 times in 34 communitiesaround the country, that’s a Virginia Tech mas-sacre every day.

This all became even more apparent when Idrove around the country on the Fix GunChecks tour. The campaign promoted respectfor the second amendment and fixing our back-ground check system on gun purchases to pre-vent dangerous, prohibited purchasers fromacquiring them.

The campaign began shortly after the Tuc-son, Ariz. massacre where U.S. Rep. GabbyGiffords was shot along with many other in-nocent Americans. For months I campaignedacross the country, holding public events insmall towns and big cities. When I made it toTucson, Gabby was still recovering from hergunshot to the head, yet I had the opportunity

to meet her sister and those affected by theshooting. Her sister gave me a bright bluebracelet that had inscribed on it, “Gabby,” alongwith a peace sign and a heart. I’ve cherished it

and worn it ever since alongwith my “Hokie Hope” braceletas I’ve hoped and prayed for herrecovery and for all those af-fected by gun violence.

IN EVERY STATE I traveledto, I met with families and sur-vivors of gun violence, mayors,congressional members, lawenforcement officials, doctors,gun owners and NRA members.From the rural countryside, tothe suburbs, to the inner cities,I witnessed the same thing; gunviolence affects people in everycommunity and from all walksof life. The resounding plea

from everyone I met along the way is that wemust do more to prevent gun violence in ourcountry while respecting our second amend-ment rights. This can and must be done in acomprehensive manner in order to have realresults.

After the Newtown shooting, everythingchanged, and Americans could not bear thethought of inaction. We can see that a pushfrom citizens could cause the president andCongress to finally act to prevent these trag-edies from occurring.

I went to the White House last Tuesday tospeak with the first lady and other policy advi-sors and on Capitol Hill I spent much of theday meeting with congressional members. Ev-eryone is now committed to working on the

complex issue of gun violence preventionaround our country while making sure ourConstitutional rights are not infringed.

On Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran hasbeen a very strong vocal leader in gun violenceprevention and has worked closely with us overthe years. He invited me to be his guest to theState of the Union address. I was honored toattend along with many others who have ex-perienced gun violence in their lives and evenmore so when President Obama acknowledgedour presence.

The president spoke strongly about how thetime for talk is over and the time for action, tovote on gun violence prevention measures, isnow. He reiterated, “They deserve a vote!”when referring to those who have been mur-dered in the growing number of massacres, forthe 34 Americans killed every day, for the fami-lies and communities affected, and for the sur-vivors who live their lives with permanent in-juries and trauma.

SHORTLY AFTER the State of the Union ad-dress, as I was leaving, I randomly got to meetone of those survivors, Gabby Giffords. She wasbeing escorted by her husband, Capt. MarkKelly. I had the feeling that one day we wouldcross paths. I introduced myself to her andthough I don’t believe she knew who I was,when I showed her the bracelet with her nameon it her expression changed to one of excite-ment and enthusiasm.

Although Gabby is still recovering and re-learning how to speak, the words we ex-changed were enough to give us more hopeand energy, to continue on until we get thatvote we all deserve, for our safety, for our chil-dren, and for our families and communities.

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Alarmed andSaddenedTo the Editor:

I participated in the public hear-ing on school discipline last weekand was alarmed and deeply sad-dened to view the document Stu-dents Rights and Responsibilitiesfor K-12, which lists pages andpages of all the “bad” behavior astudent could possibly have, andthe consequences for each viola-tion. The really big consequenceis for marijuana use, which meritsimmediate 10-day suspension anda referral for consideration of ex-pulsion on the first violation.

While the striving for clean, un-biased, and even-handed treat-ment of each specific offense iscertainly well intentioned, the ap-proach falls short of educationalbest practices. Schools have begunto move beyond a focus on “disci-pline” to a focus on “pedagogy.”

Pedagogy comes from the Greekwords “paidos” which means“child,” and “ago” which means

“lead”— to have a “pedagogy”rather than a “punishment policy”means to lead the child some-where — it aims to develop thehumanity of the student in addi-tion to developing cognitive skills.

We live in an increasingly di-verse world made up of peoplefrom many religions and cultures.The religious values and culturalglue that bound members of com-munity in the past can becomescrambled these days. Behaviors ofthe “very different” among us canalarm. However, one leader,Stephen Covey, has a proven trackrecord in applying his Seven Hab-its of Highly Effective People ap-proach to professional develop-ment within major global corpo-rations around the world withgood effect. His approach is cur-rently being brought to school sys-tems including the public schoolsin Potomac, Md.

Schools where Stephen Covey’seducational approach as describedin The Leader in Me – How Schoolsand Parents Around the World AreInspiring Greatness, One Child at

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a Time has been applied have hada tremendous reduction in schoolincidents, and a tremendous in-crease in remarkable performanceand accomplishments by students.

Working from the virtues wewish to inculcate, rather than thevices to be punished, will go a longway toward creating the positivespirit of community that so manychildren, parents, and educatorslong for. The proposed encourage-ment of personal leadership asdefined in “The Leader in Me” pro-gram engages school administra-tors, teachers, parents and stu-

dents in a united purpose of culti-vating the virtues of leadership,integrity and compassionate char-acter in each individual child. Sucha shift in focus would transformthe spirit of community in our pub-lic schools. I would like to see thecontract document betweenschool and student be an inspira-tional document that celebratesthe school community and definesthe child’s leadership role in be-ing a valued contributing member.

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Langley CrewTeam Rows to‘Stop HungerNow’

The Langley crew teamraised $2,500 toward theLangley pyramid effort to

support the Stop Hunger Nowcharity, which culminated in ameal packaging event that washeld at Colvin Run ElementarySchool on Saturday, Feb. 9. TheLangley pyramid effort raised$19,000 total, which paid for76,000 high protein meals thatwere put together or “packed” byvolunteers. Langley crew held afundraiser event at the Great FallsSafeway on Feb. 2 and also do-nated a portion of the proceedsfrom its annual indoor rowingcompetition—an “Erg-a-thon”against West Springfield HighSchool that Langley won.

Established in 1998, Stop Hun-ger Now is a 501(c)(3) non-gov-ernmental, international relief or-ganization with a worldwide mis-sion to provide high protein mealsto schools and orphanages in de-veloping countries around theglobe.

Pictured, from left, front row: Captain Thomas Marzol,Tucker Grimm; middle row: Coxswain Charlie Bavisotto, IanHavesy, Alec Keiss; back row: Patrick McKee, Wyatt Child,Sam Child, Tommy Slade and Ryan Shaw at the Langley crewfundraiser event at the Great Falls Safeway on Feb. 2.

Check donation: From left, Principal Matt Ragone, crewcaptain Liam Fitzmorris, crew captain Thomas Marzol,Stop Hunger Now Coordinator Dominic Alexander, crewcaptains Ashley Doll and Tyler Seckar.

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The Langley High SchoolOrchestra performedtwo concerts during their

recent trip to Rome, Italy. The tripwas an opportunity for the or-chestra students to share theirmusic with Italian children andadults, and to experience the richculture and history of Rome.

The first concert was in thequaint town of Velletri, popula-tion 2,000. Velletri has stunningviews of the mountains andcobblestoned streets which ledthe students on an uphill walkto the theatre. The concert filledthe 480-seat Teatro Artemisio,which re-opened last Novemberafter being closed for 25 years.

The concert was attended bythe mayor of Velletri and theentire student population ofScuola Media Mariani, a middleschool. Since it was an exchangeconcert, the Italian studentssang and played for the Langleystudents, and then the Langleystudents performed several or-chestral pieces. After playing

“Ode to Joy” on their soprano re-corders and band instruments, theItalian students were mesmerizedby Langley’s oboe soloist ChristieGoddard, who was featured in“Gabriel’s Oboe” from the motionpicture, “The Mission.” Other or-chestral pieces performed includedworks by Italian composers Rossini,Morricone, Vivaldi, Respighi andPuccini.

Mayor Fausto Servadio of Velletricongratulated both the Marianiand Langley students for the beau-tiful performance. The concert con-

cluded with each student bodysinging their respective nationalanthems. Following the concert,the Langley students were invitedto visit the classrooms. The Langleystudents were asked dozens ofquestions in English, and wereeven asked for autographs. TheItalian students marveled at theviolins and violas, because they donot have string instrumental in-struction in their curriculum.

The second concert was held inthe town of Genzano. It was theopening concert of a music festi-

val, and many local residentsturned out to hear the eveningprogram at the Palacesaroni.The concert was streamed liveand was also recorded for anItalian radio program which wasaired five days later. PatriziaMancini, the council memberresponsible for education, sport,and culture for the town,thanked the orchestra for trav-eling to Genzano and sharingtheir music.

While in Italy, the orchestratoured Assisi, Perugia, the fa-mous chocolate factory“Perugina,” and Pompeii. High-lights of Rome included the Col-osseum, the ancient ruins of theRoman Forum, the Pantheon,Piazza Navona, the Trevi Foun-tain, and the Spanish Steps. Ontheir visit to Vatican City, the stu-dents saw Michelangelo’sSistine Chapel, the Pieta, manyworks of art and tapestry, andSt. Peter’s Basilica.

The orchestra students aregrateful to the travel company,Gateway, the school administra-tors, local sponsors, and espe-cially the orchestra families formaking the Rome concerts andtrip possible.

Two concerts,memorable sites.

Langley High Orchestra Performs in ItalyLangley High School Orchestra at the Spanish Steps inRome.

Dr. Scott McCormick conducts the Langley HS Orchestrain Genzano.

Langley HS Orchestra students visit the Trevi Fountain inRome. Left to right: Rebecca Oh, Brandon Tran, Gene Kim,JT von Seggern, Alan Chiang, Sydney Kee, Justin Nguyen,Julia Pennington, Julia Hara.

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The Wizard of Oz. 7:30 p.m., at theMadeira Chapel/Auditorium, 8328Georgetown Pike, McLean. TheMadeira Arts Department brings theclassic with puppeteering, colorfulmisfits and a local wizard in theirwinter musical. $10 for adults; $5 forchildren. www.madeira.org/wizardofoz.

Chicago City Limits. 8 p.m., at WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Improvisational parodies are themainstay of New York City’s longestrunning comedic act. $24.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 22The Wizard of Oz. 7:30 p.m., at the

Madeira Chapel/Auditorium, 8328Georgetown Pike, McLean. TheMadeira Arts Department brings theclassic with puppeteering, colorfulmisfits and a local wizard in theirwinter musical. $10 for adults; $5 forchildren. www.madeira.org/wizardofoz.

Chicago City Limits. 8 p.m., at WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Improvisational parodies are themainstay of New York City’s longestrunning comedic act. $24.www.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 23Speed Stacking Tournament. 9

a.m.-1 p.m., at North SpringfieldElementary School, 7602 HemingCourt, Springfield. Single and double(parent and child) cup stackingcompetitions held concurrently withprizes; food for sale to benefit theschool $4. 703-658-5563 [email protected].

Italian American Reconciliation. 2p.m. and 8 p.m., at 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. Aromantic comedy from the author“Moonstruck” and “Doubt” followsHuey Bonfigliano as he takes to thearts after his divorce, but bad poetryisn’t enough and he decides to try andwin back his ex with the help offriends. $25; $15 for students. 703-854-1856 or www.1ststagetysons.org.

Doc Scantlin and his ImperialPalms Orchestra. 8 p.m., at theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Wander intothe 1930s and get into the swing ofCalloway, Gershwin and Berlin withDoc, Chou Chou and the gang. $30,$20 for residents.www.aldentheatre.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 24Italian American Reconciliation. 2

p.m. and 7 p.m., at 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. Aromantic comedy from the author“Moonstruck” and “Doubt” followsHuey Bonfigliano as he takes to thearts after his divorce, but bad poetryisn’t enough and he decides to try andwin back his ex with the help offriends. $25; $15 for students. 703-854-1856 or www 1ststagetysons.org.

28th Annual Black History Forum.3-5 p.m., at the Flint Hill School,3320 Jermantown Road, Oakton.Trivia Game which features blackhistory related topics, includinghistory, language, literature, the arts,the sciences, popular culture,geography and wordplay; lightrefreshments included.www.flinthill.org.

Sunday Soiree: My FunnyValentine. 3-5 p.m., at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. A themed, open dancesession with casual dancing,practicing and live music from TheWayne Tympanick Trio. $5. 703-790-0123 or www.waynetympanick.com.

MONDAY/ FEB. 25Anne Barber’s Cape Town. 1 p.m., at

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589Chain Bridge Road, Vienna. Ayr HillGarden Club will feature apresentation by world traveler andlandscape designer Anne Barber, whowill share photos taken at the gardensof Cape Town, South [email protected].

TUESDAY/FEB. 26The Langley HS Orchestra in

Concert. 7 p.m., at Langley High

School in the auditorium, 6520Georgetown Pike, McLean. The publicis invited to hear music of Italiancomposers from the orchestra’s recenttrip to Rome—the Cooper SymphonicOrchestra will perform, as well as theCooper Concert Orchestra with theLangley Chamber Orchestra.www.fcps.edu/LangleyHS/.

Cisco Adler at Jammin’ Java. 7p.m., at Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $15. Musician andentrepreneur Cisco Adler is scheduledto perform; also performing will beMod Sun, Tayyib Ali, Choo Jacksonand Pat Brown. https://jamminjava.com/events/road-trippin-tour.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 27Celtic Crossroads. 8 p.m., at Wolf

Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Foot-stomping Irish beats and literal stepdancing under dramatic lighting at abluegrass-gypsy-jazz performance.$27. www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/FEB. 28Celtic Crossroads. 8 p.m., at Wolf

Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Foot-stomping Irish beats and literal stepdancing under dramatic lighting at abluegrass-gypsy-jazz performance.$27. www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/MARCH 1Essay Contest: What freedom do I

enjoy most? The American LegionAuxiliary Unit 180 acceptssubmissions from third through 12thgraders through March 1; call forrules, prize amounts and info. 703-242-7082.

Parker String Quartet. 8 p.m., at WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. TheGrammy Award-winning quartet playsMozart, Britten and Dvorak. $35.www.wolftrap.org.

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka. 7:30p.m., at Oakcrest School, 850 BallsHill Road, McLean. Roald Dahl’stimeless story of the world-famouscandy man and comes to life in thisstage adaptation of Charlie and theChocolate Factory. $10 for adults;º$5for students. www.oakcrest.org/student-life/fine-arts/upper-school-show/index.aspx.

SATURDAY/MARCH 2 McLean Symphony Orchestra. 3

p.m., at McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Songsfrom the latest generation ofBroadway musicals and Hollywoodhits presented with studentcompositions arranged for fullorchestra in cooperation with theNorthern Virginia Music TeachersAssociation. 703-790-0123 orwww.mclean-symphony.org.

Buskin & Batteau. 7:30 p.m., at WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Thehumorous folk-pop duo debuts tracksfrom their recently released albumLove Remembered, Love Forgot. $22.www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 3Golden Calidore String Quartet. 4

p.m., at St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Aconcert of masterpiece quartetsincluding Haydn’s Op. 76 No.1 andMendelssohn’s Op. 13 No. 2. $30; freefor students 17 and under.www.amadeusconcerts.com.

Great Falls State of MindOn display with other original artworks of the Vienna Arts Society are Jeff Gorrell’s

large and small paintings featuring panoramas and close-ups of the nuances of GreatFalls; open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through March 2, atthe Vienna Arts Society Gallery, 513 Maple Ave. W., Vienna. 703-319-3220 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

Great Falls Columns, watercolor, by Jeff Gorrell, 24" X 30.”

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John Kowalik described as a wise and gifted educator.

The Potomac School inMcLean will soon have anew leader at the helm.

School officials announced re-cently that John J. Kowalik will as-sume the role of head of school.

The announcement came in astatement from Larry Culp, chairof Potomac’s board of trustees.“John Kowalik is a wise and giftededucator, with a rare combinationof inspirational leadership capa-bilities and exceptional manage-ment skills. He is the right leaderto build on [current Head] GeoffJones’ remarkable achievements atPotomac during the last 13 years.”

Kowalik has been an educatorfor almost 30 years. Officials at thePotomac School say that duringKowalik’s 10 years as headmasterof The Peck School, he led a rigor-ous academic program and culti-

vated a nationally recognized char-acter formation initiative. He is alsoa past trustee of the New Jersey As-sociation of Independent Schools.

Kowalik’s education includes theexecutive management program atDartmouth’s Tuck Business School inNew Hampshire, a master’s in edu-cational administration from Colum-bia University in New York and abachelor’s in political science fromWilliams College in Massachusetts.

“I am thrilled and honored to jointhe Potomac community and con-tinue the strong growth and aca-demic programs that have madePotomac one of the finest schools inthe nation,” Kowalik said in a state-ment.

Kowalik is scheduled to assume hisnew role in July 2013.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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While most of Washington isbraving the winter weather,April Toman has been plan-ning for summer. At the top

of her list: choosing a camp for her twochildren, Claire, who is in fifth grade, andWill, who is a second grader.

“I start thinking about it in January,”said Toman, who lives in Alexandria. “Italk to my kids about what they are in-terested in taking. There are so manyoptions and the popular camps fill upquickly.”

Education experts say summer campis an important part of a childhood ex-perience, and parents should start con-sidering options well before the end ofthe school year.

“I think summer camps are wonderful forkids,” said Tammy Davis, a doctor of edu-cation and a professor of psychology atMarymount University in Arlington. “Some-

times kids lose ground over the summer,especially with regard to their mental ac-tivity. Summer camp can continue braindevelopment, especially with regard to cre-ativity, mental activity, physical activity andsocial activity.”

Davis, who is a former camp counselor,elementary school teacher and school coun-selor, said children who are not exposed tonew social activities could become isolated.

“If your kids are only playing video gamesor going to the pool every day, they run therisk of cocooning themselves,” she said.“Choose a camp that expands your child’s

horizons, that will be stimulating and en-gaging and where they will develop newfriendships without the pressure of an aca-demic environment.”

Toman, whose children will attend sum-mer camp at St. Stephen’s & St. AgnesSchool in Alexandria, says that from tradi-tional day camps to specialty camps, theoptions for children are plentiful. “My chil-dren have done junior veterinarian campin the past, and this year we might try aneco-adventures camp.”

FROM SPORTS TO SCIENCE, the Wash-ington region is filled with camps that willsuit almost every child. For example, AnnieMoyer, director of the Sun & Moon YogaStudio in Arlington and Fairfax, says yogacamps are options for children who havenever practiced yoga. “No yoga experienceis necessary,” she said. “We do yoga gamesand poses, breathing, artistic expressionand, weather permitting, outdoor play-ground time.”

For youngsters with a passion for allthings artistic, Jeanne Loveland, educationdirector for the Greater Reston Arts Center,suggests art camp. “Our camps are basedon the GRACE mission, which is contempo-rary art” she said. “There are some discus-sions and there are art projects. There isone camp of messy art projects that yourmom would never let you do at home. Thecamps are educational, but also fun. We willbring in local artists.”

Loveland added that during one session,students will learn about public art, and“will create a public art work that will bedisplayed publicly after the camp.”

Jim Supple, director of summer pro-grams at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School,encourages parents to consider specialtycamps as well as traditional day camps.“Specialty camps are great ways to try newthings, to expand horizons, and to chal-lenge yourself,” he said. “Children arenaturally curious and specialty camps pro-vide a way for children to learn more abouttheir interests. If a child is not the mostathletic and would rather learn about fash-ion or photography, acting or magic, spe-cialty camps provide that outlet. They al-low children to find things that they are

good at and lets them be proud in that ac-tivity.”

While the thought of academic campsmight cause some children to cringe,Mollianne Logerwell, Ph.D., director of sci-ence education at George MasonUniversity’s Virginia Initiative for ScienceTeaching and Achievement, says that doesnot have to be the case. George Mason hostsscience camps, and “students frequently tellus that camp was not only fun, but also in-creased their interest in science,” she said.“Additionally, classroom teachers have toldus that students who attended a VISTA campask higher-level questions and are moreengaged in science lessons than studentswho did not attend camp.”

Logerwell said VISTA camps are gearedtoward low-income students. “It’s also agreat way to expose families with limitedknowledge to the possibility of attendingand affording college.”

WITH SO MANY OPTIONS for summercamps, choosing the best camp for yourchild can be overwhelming. “When parentsare looking for a camp, they should try tofind a camp where they’re comfortable withthe facility, the programming, and counse-lors and staff,” said Kevin Rechen, campdirector for the Norwood School inBethesda, Md.

Gabrielle Summers, who is planning tosend her children to summer camp at theNorwood School, says that she considerssafety first. “Second, [I consider] the quali-fications of counselors and leadership andtheir love of the children. [Then] I look atcost, early bird discounts, payment duedates and cancellation policies.”

For those who may not be able to affordthe cost of summer camp, Rechen suggeststhat parents do a little research. “Many sum-mer camps offer financial aid,” he said.“There are also foundations that give grantsfor camps.”

No matter which camp a child attends,however, Davis has one caution: “Be care-ful about over-scheduling camps, doingback-to-back camps and not giving childrendown time,” she said. “Some people usecamp as day care and that is not always agood thing.”

Region offers programs to tempt childrenwith interests ranging from sports to dramato science.

Choosing a Summer Camp

Students show projects that they made during a physics camp atSummerTimes Camp at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School last summer.“Choose a camp that

expands your child’shorizons and will bestimulating and engaging.”

—Tammy Davis, Marymount University

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Langley Hockey Completes a Historical Undefeated Season

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team, Langley completed the first 10-0 season inteam history.

Langley beat Osbourn Park 8-1 on Feb. 15 be-hind the strong play of those six seniors on bothoffense and defense. Langley’s senior captain EvanSterling, who was recently named to the NVSHLall-star team along with senior assistant captainKevin Diner and junior Drew Schneider, had a mas-sive game, with a hat trick and four assists. Notto be outdone, Schneider had one goal and fiveassists while Diner had his own hat trick alongwith one assist. The other seniors all registered

points with Derick Paxton having the other goal whilethe three defensemen, Peter Nam, Logan Pontell andZach Shames, all had one assist.

Langley enjoyed a large supportive crowd that cameout to cheer on the team and its senior class. Eachsenior has been a member of the team since his fresh-man year. Sterling (15 goals and 12 assists) andSchneider (14 goals and 13 assists) both finished theseason with 27 points, while Diner had 17 points andPaxton 15. Langley will be seeded No. 2 in the NVSHLplayoffs, behind Stone Bridge, which also had a 10-0record but took a few less penalties than Langley tolock up the top seed. Langley will get a bye in thefirst round this Friday and will have its first playoffgame in the quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 26.

LeDuc’s Buzzer BeaterGives Madison District TitleWarhawks hold on to beatNo. 2 seed McLean

Alex Van Rees

For the Connection

The Madison girls’ basketball team re-peated as Liberty District champion onFeb. 15, beating McLean 48-46 on aMegan LeDuc layup in the closing sec-

onds of the district championship game at SouthLakes High School.

Madison was in control the entire first half andled 30-20 at halftime. It looked as if the Warhawkswere headed toward their eighth title in the last 13years without a fight. However, McLean fought backand pulled to within eight points by the end of thethird period, 37-29.

WITH 27 SECONDS LEFT in the game, Madisonsenior guard LeDuc sank two free throws to give theWarhawks a 46-43 lead. Seconds later, McLean se-nior post Lisa Murphy dropped the first 3-pointer ofher high school career and she tied up the game at46-all. Murphy finished with a season-high 27 points,leading the team.

“I feel like we showed a lot of heart out there to-night,” said Murphy, who was named the player ofthe year in the Liberty District after the game. “Itproves how far we have come this season as a teamand I’m very proud that we are making a name forMcLean girls’ basketball. We had a great season andI’m proud to be a Highlander.”

However, for the second night in a row, with timedwindling, LeDuc came to the rescue as she made alayup with less than five seconds left, fueling theWarhawks to the 48-46 win.

Madison won back-to-back Liberty District cham-pionships for the third time since 2001.

“I need to score,” said LeDuc. “We have to winright now and there’s no other option. I don’t wantto have to go into overtime.”

Like the night before, LeDuc took control of the gameand ended it the way she wanted to; it was a picture-perfect way to end an unlikely season for the Hawks.

Madison lost their two leading scorers, KellyKoshuta and Megan Henshaw, to anterior cruciate

ligament injuries last summer, making it unlikely theWarhawks would reach the district championshipgame, let alone win the title.

“I think we played really well tonight and the en-tire season,” said LeDuc. “No one expected us to behere at this point in the season. I knew we could winthe district and I’m glad we got the chance to go outthere and prove it.”

Freshman guard Aidan McWeeney led Warhawkscorers with 15 points, while LeDuc finished closebehind with 13. After sealing the deal two nights ina row for Madison, LeDuc was named the MVP ofthe tournament after the game.

“It’s nice being named the MVP of the tournament,”said LeDuc. “But, I’m more happy that we won thegame and are advancing to the regionals.”

“We started off not really knowing our particularroles on the team,” said head coach Kristen Stone,who was named the Liberty District coach of the yearfor the girls. “They’ve really learned what they aresupposed to do individually and what they need todo if they are going to win as a team.”

OF THE TOP FOUR TEAMS in the tournament, threeof them (Madison, McLean and Fairfax) sported 12-4conference records. So, although the Highlanders weretechnically the second seed and the Warhawks wereranked fourth, both teams were very evenly matchedon paper, and that proved to be the case Friday.

McLean senior guard Shellie Kaniut and Madisonjunior guard Katie Kerrigan were named second-teamall-district.

Madison’s Megan LeDuc, left, made a layup in the closingseconds to lift the Warhawks to a 48-46 victory overMcLean in the Liberty District championship game.

McLean’s Lisa Murphy scored 27 points against Madisonin the Liberty District championship game on Feb. 15.Murphy was named the player of the year in the LibertyDistrict after the game.

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definition being: a late stage cancer patient/survivor previously characterized as “term-inal” awaiting the results of their mostrecent diagnostic scan. A scan that will indi-cate whether the tumors have grown,moved or God forbid, appeared somewherenew. If your life hung in the balance beforethe scan, waiting for results of this however-many-months-interval-scan will most assur-edly loosen your figurative grip on yourequilibrium and your most literal grip onyour sanity. This is a domain, unlike the onereferred to in one of the more infamousSeinfeld episodes, that one cannot master.To invoke and slightly rework Dan Patrick’s“catch” phrase: You can’t stop it, you canonly hope to contain it.

Unfortunately, for many of us cancerpatients, cancer is the big dog, and if itwants to get off the porch, it will. Our stay-ing put on the porch, however, won’t likelyprotect those of us inflicted with this mostinsidious disease. In fact, standing pat – onor off the porch, isn’t likely to have mucheffect, either. In many cases (make that indi-viduals) cancer is in control. In the medicalprofession, as much as it has researched andstudied, and as many dollars as it has com-mitted in the pursuit of eradicating cancer,the reality is there is much work yet to bedone. Though many improvements in diag-nosis and treatment have occurred, therebylengthening life expectancies (I’m livingproof of that); still, in many (make thatmost, let’s be honest) instances, “cancer” isthe last word anyone wants to hear associ-ated with whatever symptoms manifestedthemselves that led to their seeking a medi-cal evaluation in the first place.

I wouldn’t say that a terminal patient’sday-to-day existence is chaotic, but neitherwould I characterize it as the most predict-able set of circumstances. I imagine it’s a bitlike living in the wild, where you have tolive by your wits and trust your instincts.Moreover, I don’t know of any Living withCancer for Dummies-type book full of witand wisdom that exists for the newly diag-nosed cancer patient. Being there – diag-nosed and treated for cancer previously –and currently, and having already done that(lived/evolved with a terminal prognosis),certainly helps moving forward, but it’shardly a desirable location and certainly nota cure-all (I wouldn’t mind if it were a cure-this-one, though). However, given thechoices, I’d rather have the experience(meaning I’ve survived) than not (the defini-tion of DUH). Avoiding it altogether is thegoal. However, as this lifelong non-smokerwith no immediate family history of cancercan attest: that is much easier written thanrealized.

But as you regular readers know, I don’tcomplain. It’s a miracle/amazing/extremelyfortunate/inexplicable almost, that I am stillsitting here – upright and fairly productive,four years into a “13-month to two-yearprognosis.” I wouldn’t describe mydiagnosis-to-date, Kenny-with-cancer life ashaving been a walk in the park; more like aseries of mini challenges, akin to crossing astream dotted with stepping stones. Still, it islife, and I am living it, and I’m certainly notgoing to let a few stones – figuratively or lit-erally, get in my way. Cancer be damned.

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

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