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Students ReturnAs TeachersAt Spring HillPeople, Page 6

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RailConstructionKeeps PaceNews, Page 3

Workers use a “cut-and-cover” method tobuild a rail tunnel under the interchange

of routes 7 and 123 in Tysons Corner.Snow has presented some challenges, but

according to last week’s constructionupdate, work remains on-target.

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Up to Feb. 1, I think we were prettymuch on time and on budget,” saidCharles “Sam” Carnaggio, as he gavean update on Metrorail construction

to the Committee for Dulles last week. After the pre-sentation, though, he said that although heavy snowshad presented some challenges to construction, evenkeeping workers from getting to project sites on acouple of days, the record-breaking winter weatherwould not have a substantive impact on the construc-tion timetable.

“We work with the contractor to mitigate that andmake up for it,” said Carnaggio, who is the Metro-politan Washington Airports Authority’s (MWAA)project director for Rail to Dulles. “It’s more of aninconvenience than anything, but that’s part of build-ing a complex project like this.”

A “DESIGN-BUILD” PROJECT, plans for someparts of the rail line are still being drawn up whileothers are under construction, but Carnaggio toldthe nearly 200 people who attended the Committeefor Dulles’ luncheon at the Sheraton Reston on Thurs-day, Feb. 18 that roughly 85 percent of the designwork for the 23-mile rail and its 11 stations had beencompleted.

Construction on the first phase of the line, whichwill run through Tysons Corner and out to WiehleAvenue, has been underway since last spring, andCarnaggio showed pictures of the work being doneon various overpasses along the route, as well as thefirst five stations. Much of the construction thus farconsists of installing caissons and bridge piers, aswell as continuing utility relocation and the widen-ing of Route 7 in Tysons Corner.

Near the interchange of the Dulles Connector Roadand Interstate 66, a tunnel will connect the line tothe West Falls Church Metro Yard, and two tunnelsare already under construction beneath the inter-change of routes 7 and 123 in Tysons Corner. “They’repretty far in now,” Carnaggio said, noting that thewestbound tunnel was excavated as far as theMarriott Courtyard Hotel, while the tunnel thatwould carry eastbound trains was about three-fourthsof the way under International Drive. This area hadbeen of greatest concern to planners because, hadanything gone wrong, much of Tysons Corner couldhave been disrupted.

On Route 7, workers are building the other endsof the tunnels using a “cut-and-cover” method, withdeep trenches being dug and covered over. Some ofthe most disruptive work is being done along thestretch of Route 7 between Route 123 and the tollroad, as the service roads are shut down and work-ers prepare to widen the road. “There’s more utilityrelocation taking place here than anywhere else,”Carnaggio said, adding that retaining walls were alsobeing built there to create a broad, level roadbed.

Caissons, piers and pilingsmultiply; another long-termlane closure announced.

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The right turn lane between Scotts Cross-ing Road and the Beltway on southboundRoute 123 closed Monday and will remainclosed for two years in order to accommo-date the construction of the Tysons EastStation.

Utilities are being relocated and retaining walls built along Route 7 in Tysons Corner,as workers prepare to widen the roadbed. This intersection is where the Tysons Cen-tral 7 Station will be built.

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Just before the blizzardsof 2010, Churchill RoadElementary School’s Stu-

dent Council, sponsored by CRSstaff members Jason Mastalerand Katie Griffith, conducted acoin drive to raise funds for thepeople of Haiti. As of the endof the weeklong coin drive, thechildren and families ofChurchill Road had donated$6,384.31.

CRS’s fourth grade teacherSarah Finger had the opportu-nity in May 2009 to visit thePort-au-Prince suburb of Croix-de-Bouqet. Along with nineother volunteers, she spent fivedays working with the non-

profit Lazarus Project, whichsupports three institutions inHaiti. During her weeklongvisit, Finger worked with aschool, an orphanage and ahome for disabled children andadults. She shared her first-hand knowledge of Haiti withstudents, beginning with an in-sightful presentation aboutHaiti to the entire SCA, thenfollowed by five days of shar-ing information about Haiti onthe school’s morning newsbroadcasts. Churchill Road stu-dents viewed photographs,learned basic facts about Haiti’s

Churchill Road’s fourth grade teacher Sarah Fingerinterviews Susan Merten, wife of the U.S. ambassa-dor to Haiti.

Pictured are Marlen McKinney; Don Hutzel, CRSprincipal; Frank McKinney, director Caring HouseFoundation; Sarah Finger, fourth grade teacher;Jason Mastaler, SCA sponsor. Front row: JohnKrause-Steinrauf, Maggie, J.J. and Katie Bellaschi;Linda Diaz; Boris Topalov and Ellie Leffler.

Churchill Road Elementarystudents hear first-hand accountson Haiti, raise $6,384.31 to help.

Experiencing Haiti

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Traveling Players Ensemble(TPE) has opened registrationfor its 2010 Summer TheatreCamp at the Madeira School.

TPE is a professional theatreoffering summer day camps forrising sixth through 12th grad-ers, where they work in smallensembles (up to 13 perform-ers) to rehearse a play underthe direction of experiencedtheatre professionals.

The campers spend most oftheir days outdoors, campingout once a week. Intensivetraining in Shakespeare,Molière and commediadell’arte, combined with out-door skills, low ropes andLeave-No-Trace camping ethics,creates an experience that isunique in the world of theatreprograms.

In the final week of each ses-sion, the teens tour their showto venues throughout Mary-land, Washington, D.C. and Vir-ginia, giving them the experi-ence of wandering entertainerswho carry their dinner, tent andprops in their trusty pack.

Camp begins on June 21 andruns through Aug. 20. A regu-lar session at TPE is four weekslong. The camp also offers one-week intensives, and advancedtroupes with sessions up toseven weeks long.

The camper-to-counselor ra-tio is 4:1. Need-based scholar-ships are available for all pro-

grams.This summer’s ensembles will

perform Molière’s “The LearnedLadies” and “The Forced Mar-riage,” Shakespeare’s “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream” and“Love’s Labour’s Lost” andFlaminio Scala’s “The FakeMadwoman.”

The camp is in residence atThe Madeira School in McLean.TPE’s signature purple busesprovide daily transportationthroughout the D.C. Metroarea.

Founded in 2003, TPE hasbeen invited to perform at theKennedy Center’s MillenniumStage, Colonial Williamsburg,Shenandoah National Park,Reston’s Multicultural Festival,and the International Children’sFestival at Wolf Trap.

In 2007, TPE was selected bythe National Endowment forthe Arts (NEA) as one of 25 ofthe nation’s “Summer School inthe Arts.”

Registration is also open forTPE’s 2010 Spring Classes formiddle and high schoolers. Theclasses are taught at CooperMiddle School in McLeanthrough the Rent-Free Program,a cooperative program betweenthe Arts Council of FairfaxCounty and Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools.

For more information, visitwww.travelingplayers.org orcall 703-987-1712.

Registration Opens forTPE Summer Camp

Tommy Maselli of Great Falls,a freshman and honor studentat James Madison University,was recently named a studentambassador to the university.The Student Ambassador Pro-gram is one of the largest orga-nizations on campus, an orga-nization dedicated to servingJames Madison students of thepast, present and future. Stu-dent Ambassadors is a serviceorganization working to pro-mote the university, and mem-bership is competitive. Thisyear, the program receivedclose to 400 paper applications.After a series of group and in-dividual interviews, 25 fresh-men were selected out of the 65new members. With the newmembers, there are about 180student ambassadors in total.

Community service is notnew to Maselli, a 2009 gradu-ate of Langley High School.While at Langley, he served asschool treasurer and dedicatedhis time to serving the commu-

nity coaching youth sports, inparticular, the Reston Chal-lenger Baseball League for men-tally and physically challengedyoung athletes.

For more information aboutthe JMU Student AmbassadorsProgram check out their Website at http://orgs.jmu.edu/ambassadors/index.html.

Tommy Maselli

Great Falls Resident NamedJMU Ambassador

Friends of all ages gathered at the SheratonPremier on Saturday to attend the FifthAnnual Childhelp Fashion Show and Luncheon.

All proceeds from the event went to Childhelp, agroup founded by Sara O’Meara and YvonneFedderson, whose mission is to help children affectedby any form of abuse find a happier life. Money raisedat this event is used to buying supplies for childrenliving at one of the Childhelp-supported facilities,including bikes and helmets, or throwing a birthdayparty for children that may have never had one. Italso goes to keeping the hotline up and runningwhere people can report acts of abuse.

The event started with a silent auction, followedby a lunch, during which there was a performanceby vocalist Angelique Ashworth, and speeches by co-

chair of the event Natalie Lambert and Rebecca Coo-per. Then there was a live auction and the fashionshow.

Connie Benedetto, 2010’s “Championfor Children” was also recognized atthis event. She told her tale of her ownchildhood abuse and how Childhelpwas there to help her through the dif-ficult time.

“Connie also serves as a stellar ex-ample to all those who have enduredthe same tortures, but yet have man-aged to grasp the gift of life, prevail,and be a better parent than the onesthat they have been given,” said Wash-ington, D.C. area Childhelp PresidentChristin Klaff.

Childhelp is always looking for morevolunteers to help out. For more infor-mation, visit www.childhelpdc.org

— Stephanie Knapp

Childhelp Hosts Fashion ShowOrganization helps dealwith child abuse.

Nancy Power and granddaughter MorganPence of Great Falls pictured before thefashion show.

Connie Benedetto, left, received the 2010 Championfor Children award, accompanied by her four children.

Jane Lewis and Jean Garbias, both resi-dents of McLean, enjoying the silentauction.

Vocalist Angelique Ashworth singing ‘SendIt On’ to start the show.

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THURSDAY/FEB. 25Keeping Pace with Kids’ Internet

and Digital Technology Use:Empowering Parents, 7:30 p.m. atCooper Middle School, 977 Balls HillRoad, McLean.

Find out how parents can help protectchildren’s digital reputations, whichare put at risk by their use ofFacebook, MySpace, online gaming,emailing, texting, sexting, and othercyber-bullying. Speaker: Iris Beckwith,President of ConnectED4safety LLC.Sponsored by Safe CommunityCoalition with funding from Verizon.(Snow Date is Tuesday, March 2 at7:30.)

SATURDAY/FEB. 27Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber

of Commerce Casino Night &Taste of the Town. 7pm-12 a.m. atWestwood Country Club, 800 MapleAve., E., Vienna. Samples from areaeateries, cash bar, live auction, casinogames and more. Prizes include trips,gift certificates, gift baskets, jewelryand more. $75 in advance, $85 at thedoor. 703-281-1333 orwww.vtrcc.org.

TUESDAY/MARCH 2McLean Citizens Association

Meeting on Redevelopment ofTysons Corner. 7:30 p.m. at theMclean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. PlanningCommissioners Walter Alcorn (At-Large and Chair of the TysonsCommittee) and Jay Donahue(Dranesville) with the final FairfaxCounty staff recommendation forTysons Corner and about the schedule

for county review of that [email protected] or703-556-9160.

SUNDAY/MARCH 7Ostomy Support Group of

Northern Virginia LLC MonthlyMeeting. 1:30 p.m. at PhysiciansConference Center, INOVA FairfaxHospital, 3300 Gallows Road, FallsChurch. 703-802-3457 orwww.ostomysupportofnova.org.

TUESDAY/MARCH 9Tysons Corner Kiwanis Club

Meeting. 7:30 p.m. at George C.Marshall High School, Room 229A7731, Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Meeting is open to public andindividuals looking to volunteer in thecommunity.www.tysonscornerkiwanis.org.

League of Women Voters of theFairfax Area. 7:30 p.m. at PatrickHenry Public Library, 101 Maple Ave.,Vienna. Discussion of the impact ofearly Monday closings for elementaryschools. www.lwv-fairfax.org.

National Association Active andRetired Federal EmployeesMonthly Meeting. 1:30 p.m. at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. VirginiaFederation of Chapters ServiceOfficers Dr. Constance T. Bails, Ph.D.and John D. Bails, CWO3 USN/Ret.will provide help regarding annuitantand survivor benefits. 703-698-1838or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 10Multiple Sclerosis Support Group.

7 p.m. at Vienna Presbyterian Church,124 Park St. N.E., Vienna. A group foranyone with multiple sclerosis and/ortheir family and friends. Sponsored bythe National Capital Chapter of theMS Society. Free. 703-768-4841.

AuPairCare, located online atwww.aupaircare.com, is teamingup with Build-A-Bear Workshopstores nationwide to hold theirShare-A-Bear campaign which in-vites au pairs to give back to theirlocal communities by making abear and donating it to a localchildren’s charity.

Northern Virginia au pairs willhave their party Feb. 28, at theTysons Corner Center Build-A-Bear

Workshop. Led by AuPairCare AreaDirector, Kim Chenen, more than30 au pairs from 14 different coun-tries will stuff and name teddybears while also creating indi-vidual cards wishing the recipientof their bear good wishes in theirown language. These internationalbears will then be donated to theChildren’s Inn at NIH (NationalInstitutes of Health). http://www.childrensinn.org.

Northern Virginia au pairs will host their party Feb. 28, atthe Tysons Corner Center Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Area Au Pairs Host Charity Party

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By Susan E. Chait

What is it like to return to elementary school as anadult, but this time as ateacher? Imagine working

at the same elementary school for manyyears and seeing students return as adultsand become fellow teachers. In the transientarea of Northern Virginia, does this evenhappen anymore?

Spring Hill Elementary School in McLeannot only has three former students whohave returned as teachers, but also fourlong-term staff members who rememberthese teachers as their former students.

Nancy Kenefick remembers her colleagueJackie Hochberg as “a conscientious, hardworking, well rounded and happy little girlin my third grade class many years ago.”

“She was a pleasure to teach and now Iam honored to have the opportunity toteach with her this school year on our thirdgrade team,” said Kenefick.

When asked what has kept her at SpringHill for so many years, Kenefick said, “Thefaculty, staff and community work well to-gether as a team. It is also a joy to teach thesiblings of students in my class and a blastto hear from and see students who were inmy class 20 plus years ago.”

“Jackie was always quiet, soft-spoken andfocused,” said kindergarten teacher ArleneConnolly. “Our second grade teacher LisaBliss was a bright, talkative girl who alwaysknew what she wanted and where she wasgoing. I knew Amy McFarlin, our schoolbased technology specialist and first graderesource teacher, as a neighborhood kidfrom a wonderful family.”

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RICK TRITLEremembers McFarlin just like she is today. “She

had a grin from ear to ear,” Tritle said. “Shewas a positive and happy child, an excellentstudent and a pleasant, likeable person.”

“Some of my fondest memories are thethings that we do with,” said Connolly. “Ourfall festival parades keep our Americana tra-ditions alive. Also our holiday sing a longwhen we sing to the children. I decided tostay at Spring Hill because of my colleaguesand the Spring Hill families.”

Chorus Director Deb Rudd cherishes the“smiles and gratitude from the studentswhen they feel good about their accomplish-ments in music class or during a perfor-mance. The students are the reason I keepcoming back. If I have helped students feelgood about them and taught them thingsthey can use in other subjects or to makelife easier, I have accomplished my goal.”

“As a young violinist, Miss Bliss was ex-actly as she is now: responsible, methodi-cal, bold and organized,” said OrchestraDirector Ruth Donahue. “Jackie Hochbergwas quiet, sweet, friendly and thoughtful. Ihave stayed at Spring Hill for these 22 yearscompletely by choice.

Donahue cherishes the notes that studentsgive her, as well as the memories of her per-formances. “‘You made me love music;’ ‘Inever thought I could be good on an instru-ment but I am,’” she said. “The thrills ofplaying at The President’s Park next to theWhite House and the children’s pride atreceiving letters from the president; perfor-mances for the School Board. Kids espe-cially like seeing School Board Member DanStorck, whom they call ‘Abe Lincoln,’ hear-ing pieces which sounded bad at first soundbeautiful by concert time and the joy ofplaying for any audience.”

Rick Tritle’s most striking memory dur-ing his years at Spring Hill is the year hewas deployed to Andrews Air Force Base

for possible further deployment to DesertStorm with the Air National Guard. It wasin February just before Valentine’s Day, andthere were strong emotions in the childrenand community, feeling they were separat-ing from their well-liked teacher in themiddle of the school year.

Tritle said he remembers the fear in theireyes when they thought of him going to war.The students, staff and community con-veyed constant worry and emotion. Chan-nel 7 came to interview Tritle. It was diffi-cult for the substitute teacher because heremained at Andrews AFB and students hadtrouble separating from him, continued tocontact him and still considered him theirteacher. He returned from deployment inJune before school ended, and his class gavehim a homecoming party.

Former students work with their formerteachers at Spring Hill Elementary.

Students Return as TeachersChorus Director Deb Rudd and Jackie Hochberg remember the sixthgrade song.

Lisa Bliss, left, and JackieHochberg, right, with OrchestraDirector Ruth Donahue, theirformer teacher.

Amy McFarlin and Rick Tritle

Jackie Hochberg and the tile shepainted as a child in the hallway atSpring Hill.

Spring Hill Teachers Arlene Connolly, Lisa Bliss, Ruth Donahue, NancyKenefick and Jackie Hochberg.

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He receives visits, letters and e-mails from students years later whothank him for believing in them.“Hearing one time that you havehelped a student, can charge yourbatteries for years,” said Tritle.

When the former students areasked about their experiences, theyhave similar familial feelings aboutSpring Hill. Amy McFarlin said sheknew she wanted to be a teacherat Spring Hill ever since she wasage three. “My fondest memory isprobably our fifth grade campingtrip to Camp Highroads,” she said.“I remember the feeling I feltwhenever I would walk throughthe doors at Spring Hill. I felt ac-cepted, important, safe, and happy.I still feel that way. Rick Tritle wasone of my favorite teachers. Itwasn’t so much what I learnedfrom him, but the feeling that I feltwhen I was in his class. He was andstill is the kind of person that lis-tens and really cares. I alwaysknew that he wanted us to succeedand he brought the best out of hisstudents. It is no wonder why hehas so many students that returnyear after year to visit him.”

McFarlin completed her studentteaching at Spring Hill and hastaught there for 10 years. Morethan 17 years of her life has beenspent here. “Spring Hill is an in-credible school that continues tohelp me learn and grow into a bet-ter person,” she said.

Jackie Hochberg fondly remem-bers the sixth grade experience.“We created a sixth grade song inMrs. Rudd’s class, and I still re-member the lyrics,” she said. “Insixth grade, we went to orchestracompetitions where we won med-als. We even performed a coupleof the same songs that the orches-tra still plays today. I remember my‘Rock Project,’ where we collectedrocks from nearby parks and re-searched and identified them. Imight still even have it. Some ofthe rocks and minerals books inmy classroom library are actuallybooks that I had from when I wasin third grade.

“I always knew that I wanted toreturn to Spring Hill to teach,”Hochberg said. “I have the mostmagnificent memories and I wantto help create these experiencesfor the current students.

“I was here when Spring Hill had

a renovation, so all of the studentspainted the tiles that line our hall-ways. I painted a number ‘9’ tilethat is to the left of the birthdayboard, and I also painted a tilewith a bridge and trees that is nearthe art room,” said Hochberg.

“My former kindergartenteacher, Nancy Stansberry, who isnow retired, welcomed me as astudent teacher the same way Ientered her classroom 20 yearsbefore, with open arms and a greatbig hug,” said second gradeteacher Lisa Bliss said.

“Fourteen years after I had left,teachers, and now former teach-ers who had become substitutes,were still at Spring Hill School.They remembered my brothersand my parents and asked aboutthem all, remembered my face andwere always happy to see me. Thatspoke volumes to me. It also in-stilled in me a desire to be anotherteacher who found happiness,family, and longevity teaching atSpring Hill. They were a familythat I wanted to be a part of. I cantell my students, ‘I went to thesame elementary school that youdid.’ They think that’s pretty neat,and so do I,” Bliss said.

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Virginia, like many states, is slashingthe budget in response to recorddecreases in revenue. Tax collectionsare far below expected levels be-

cause of lost jobs, lost income and consumerrestraint.

The cuts, as they translate locally and per-sonally, will range from devastating to gut-wrenching to sad.

Across the country, such budget cut-ting at the state level will hurt thefledgling recovery, costing hundreds ofthousands of jobs. One national econo-mist said that state budget cuts “willbe a serious drag on the economy at just thewrong time.”

The Federal response to the economic melt-down might well have prevented a global eco-nomic catastrophe, but it also fell short bymostly abandoning the consumer and state andlocal governments.

Gov. Bob McDonnell, while creating a posi-tive image by visiting homeless shelters, foodpantries and soup kitchens, has shepherdedbudget reductions cut disproportionately frompeople who are most in need. The visits gavethe appearance of a man who understood thedire needs of his fellow human beings in timesof crisis, but his comments were a preview. Hesaid essentially, he was glad there were faith-based and private organizations caring for theneedy, because government can’t.

Many of these cuts might appear to help bal-ance the budget right now, but will lead to

higher costs.Cutting health services to an estimated

28,000 poor children and pregnant women inVirginia will result in more expensive crisiscare, more babies born with expensive and insome cases life-long special needs, as one ex-ample.

Cuts in funds that allow people with disabili-ties to get the supports they need to live in thecommunity will force some into nursing homes

and other institutions, where the costswill be enormously higher, and the

results the opposite of what is desired.In Northern Virginia, more than 700 people

who are on waiting lists to receive services sothey can have the supports they need to live inthe community now know that help will notbe forthcoming this year. On the waiting list,many identified as “urgent,” 55 in Arlington,12 in Alexandria, 587 in Fairfax and FallsChurch, 134 in Loudoun. But the cuts go farbeyond, probably taking away funding forpeople who currently are living in the com-munity, and forcing some of them into institu-tions.

These are just two examples of proposed cutsthat will hurt vulnerable people in devastat-ing ways, but also will likely end up costingmore in the not-too-distant future.

Consider the Long-Term CostsVirginia’s budget proposals might balance onpaper right now, but future costs will soar.

While we agree with President Obamaand Gov. McDonnell in encouraging more charter schools, it’s also

important to recognize that our schools do of-fer some significant options for students andfamilies.

In Fairfax County, the public schools’ highschool career academies will hold open housesfor students who are interested in academycourses for the next school year.

Students and their parents are invited to at-tend to meet academy faculty, tour classrooms,and learn about industry certifications, collegecredit, internships, apprenticeships, and otheropportunities available to students who takeacademy courses. For more information abouteach academy’s course offerings, visit the

Using Available School Choicesacademy’s Web pages or call.

Here are a few examples:❖ Edison Academy — Engineering and Sci-

entific Technology; Tuesday, March 2, 6 to 7:30p.m., www.fcps.edu/EdisonAcademy, 703-924-1800

❖ Fairfax Academy — Communications andthe Arts, Thursday, March 4, 7:30 to 9 p.m.,www.fcps.edu/FairfaxAcademy, 703-219-2226

❖ Falls Church Academy — Health and Hu-man Services, individual visits are welcome,www.fcps.edu/FallsChurchHS/academy/index.html, 703-207-4011

❖ West Potomac Academy — Communica-tions and the Arts, Health and Human Services,individual visits are welcome, www.fcps.edu/WestPotomacAcademy, 703-718-2500

Editorials

By Barbara

Comstock

State Delegate, R-34

This past week, wereached the midway mark in the

2010 Legislative Session,also known as “crossover”and our legislative agendahas so far been very success-ful. I wanted to give you an over-view of where we stand at mid-session on some key issues.

I am pleased to report that thegovernor and a bipartisan major-ity of the House of Delegates havemade job creation our numberone priority and our progress inthe legislature reflects that prior-ity. Of course, transportation andeducation are very much inter-twined with our job environment.Details and highlights of a num-ber of our advances on our key

agenda items onjobs, transporta-tion, educationand other core ser-vices can be foundon our Web site at:h t t p : / /

www.comstockfordelegate.com/blog/read.aspx?id=101.

The “Jobs and Opportunity”agenda that is developing at mid-session includes the passage ofsuch measures as a bill to exemptnew businesses from capital gainstaxes, a bill providing that any roy-alties from offshore drilling arededicated to transportation (80percent), a bill to promote smallbusiness investment in Virginiaand bills providing tax credits forgreen jobs, movie production and

our wine industry, among otherjob enhancing measures.

I also am pleased to report onthe progress on the Local Compos-ite Index (LCI) Education fundingformula issue. As you may know,Gov. Tim Kaine (D) had proposedan unprecedented and arbitraryfreeze of the LCI, which is used todetermine our share of state edu-cation funds and is recalculatedand updated every two years. Toreverse decades of practice wassimply bad public policy, funda-mentally unfair, and would havecost Fairfax County, alone, over$60 million in order to save thestate $29 million.

The Northern Virginia delega-tion was united in opposition tothis misguided proposal. This wasa top priority issue that occupiedmany of us in the first weeks ofthe legislature. We all worked withour PTAs, parents, and local busi-ness community to reverse thisaction. Our high quality schoolsare integral to attracting top busi-

nesses. We also wrote a joint a let-ter to Gov. Robert McDonnell (R)urging him to back the move tounfreeze the LCI and supportedbudget amendments to undo thisproposal. I personally spoke withthe governor, lieutenant governor,members of his cabinet and staffabout this issue, as I know manyof my constituents did.

As you may know by now, ourvoices were heard. Gov.McDonnell reversed this proposalsaying, “The Local Composite In-dex must be applied to all locali-ties, at all times, in the same ob-jective and fair manner by whichit has always been utilized.” TheRepublican House leadership alsohas embraced Gov. McDonnell’sdecision. While we still will havemany budget challenges, and theactual index itself has historicallybeen disadvantageous for North-ern Virginia, we at least have aunited front in removing the LCI

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The spirit of friendly competi-tion filled the air at AndrewChapel United Methodist Churchon Jan. 23, as Pack 1144 of theCub Scouts gathered for theAnnual Pinewood Car Derby.

Cub Scouts raced their pin-ewood cars down a four-lanealuminum track. Cub Scouts

proudly displaying their badgescheered with sheer delight.

Den 12 from Spring HillElementary School McLean had12 participants. Taking tophonors in the derby were TylerDonohue (First Place), ArulNigam (Second Place) and LukeMicale (Third Place). The

Pictured from left, frontrow, Daniel Kim, MikaelNguyen, Tyler Donohue,Joshua DeFilipps, HenrySwartz and Luke Micale;and, back row, DenLeader Matt Swartz,Michael Spitzenberger,Adit Kumar, Ryan Bond,Arul Nigam, John Mealey,Jacob Hochstein andDavid Defilipps.

Spring Hill E.S. Scouts Take Top Honors at Pinewood Derbyhandcrafted cars were alsojudged for design. Winners wereHenry Swartz (most creativedesign) and Luke Micale (mostcar-like design). All involved inthe derby, from the planners tothe participants, stayed true tothe Cub Scout motto, “Do YourBest”.

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Nuristan ProvincialRe c o n s t r u c t i o nTeam Female Engagement Team vis-

ited a remote village in the areaof eastern Nuristan province, Af-ghanistan, and conducted a childmedical civic action program, Jan.16-17.

Four female service membersfrom the PRT offered medical careand personal hygiene training.

U.S. Navy Lt. Jennifer Dreiling,PRT senior medical officer anddoctor, provided medical treat-ment to over 50 children. Most

children had common cold symp-toms, body aches, skin rashes andgastrointestinal complaints.

“I think it was very successful.It was nice to treat children foronce, we don’t see that populationvery often,” the native of McLeansaid.

One little girl came to theMEDCAP to receive a referral forher arm, which was severelyburned when she was young. Thescar tissue on the burn was pre-venting her from moving her arm.Dreiling referred her to IndiraGhandi children’s hospital, whichwill treat children and give fam-ily members a place to stay forfree.

The young girl’s brother said hehad heard the announcement ofthe MEDCAP on the radio station.He knew she needed special treat-ment and brought her in.

Another part of the MEDCAPwas personal hygiene lessons. Theclasses taught the children how tobrush their teeth, tips when theyhave a sore throat and the impor-tance of washing their hands.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st ClassKathleen Leach, operations spe-cialist and native of Smithfield,R.I., taught the personal hygieneclasses to the boys, while anothermember of the team taught thegirls class.

“This was the most rewardingmission I’ve done. I feel like wepositively affected the local popu-lace and it was nice to teach thechildren health and sanitation,”said Leach. “We were able to giveback to the community.”

The female engagement teamplans to do many more missionsfor young girls and women.

U.S. Navy Lt. Jennifer Dreiling,PRT senior medical officer anddoctor of McLean, treats children ina war zone.

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U.S. Navy Lt. JenniferDreiling, Nuristan ProvincialReconstruction Team seniormedical officer from McLean,examines a young girl duringa child medical civic actionprogram, Jan. 16-17. The PRTvisited a remote village ineastern Nuristan province,Afghanistan, and conducted achild medical civic actionprogram and personal hy-giene training.

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THURSDAY/FEB. 25Trevor Hall and Jer Coons. 8 p.m.

Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. East, Vienna. $12. 703-255-1566or www.jamminjava.com.

George C. Marshall High SchoolInternational Night and SilentAuction. 5:30 p.m. at Marshall HS,7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Sponsored by the Marshall PTSA.703-336-2134.

Lavay Smith. 8 p.m. at Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $60-$177.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 26The Virginia Opera presents

Mozart’s Don Giovanni. 8 p.m. atGeorge Mason University Center ForThe Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $48-$98.888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com.

Dear Sara Jane. 7:30 p.m. At TheSoundry, 316 Dominion Road,Vienna. www.soundry.net

By The Bog of Cats. 8 p.m. at 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. 1st Stage, Fairfax County’snon-profit professional theatre,presents a loose retelling of Euripides’Medea, set in rural Ireland. Tickets$25 adults, $15 students. 703-854-1856 or www.1stStageTysons.org/cats.

Jammin’ Java’s Mid-Atlantic BandBattle II Finals. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.$10. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

Mclean Art Society withwatercolorist Judy Wengrovitz.10 a.m. at the Mclean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Wengrovitz’s talk will focus on theuse of sketch books to capture scenesfor further use in paintings. Guestswelcome. 703-790-0123.

‘The Wizard of Oz.’ 7:30 p.m. atOakcrest School, 850 Balls Hill Road,McLean. $10 adult, $5 student. 703-790-5450 or www.oakcrest.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 27Black History Celebration. 3-5 p.m.

at Historic Pleasant Grove Church,8641 Lewinsville Road, McLean.Voices of Worship community choir topresent a musical journey throughAfrican-American history, including asing-along with the audience. Freeadmission. Refreshments served, andmuseum viewing available. 703-893-9075 orwww.historicpleasantgrove.org.

Dear Sara Jane. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. AtThe Soundry, 316 Dominion Road,Vienna. www.soundry.net

By The Bog of Cats. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tysons Corner. Tickets $25 adults,$15 students. 703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/cats.

Natalie MacMaster and DonnellLeahy: Masters of the Fiddle. 8p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. $22-$44. Youththrough grade 12, half price. Chargeat 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamberof Commerce Casino Night &Taste of the Town. 7pm-12 a.m. atWestwood Country Club, 800 MapleAve., E., Vienna. Samples from areaeateries, cash bar, live auction, casinogames and more. Prizes include trips,gift certificates, gift baskets, jewelryand more. $75 in advance, $85 at thedoor. 703-281-1333 orwww.vtrcc.org.

Civil War Author Book Mart. 12-4p.m. at The Civil War InterpretiveCenter at Historic Blenheim, 3610 OldLee Highway, Fairfax. Local andregional Civil War authors and filmdirectors will discuss, sell, and signtheir fiction and non-fiction booksand film productions. Sales include a20% donation to the preservation ofHistoric Blenheim. Cash or checksonly. Light refreshments served. 703-591-0560.

‘The Wizard of Oz.’ 11 a.m. and 7:30p.m. at Oakcrest School, 850 BallsHill Road, McLean. $10 adult, $5student. Talk-back with the cast andcrew after the 11 a.m. show. 703-790-5450 or www.oakcrest.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 28The Virginia Opera presents

Mozart’s Don Giovanni. 2 p.m. atGeorge Mason University Center ForThe Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $48-$98.888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com.

Disney Live Rockin’ Road Show.12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. At theGeorge Mason University PatriotCenter, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.$22-$55. Tickets available byPhonecharge at 703-573-SEAT oronline at www.ticketmaster.com.

Dear Sara Jane. 2 p.m. At TheSoundry, 316 Dominion Road,Vienna. www.soundry.net

By The Bog of Cats. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tysons Corner. Tickets $25 adults,$15 students. 703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/cats.

Beth Patterson: Celtic-Cajuntraditional and original songs. 4 p.m.,6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at The Old BrogueIrish Pub, 760-C Walker Road, GreatFalls. $15. Reserve at703-759-3309.www.oldbrogue.com.

Beth Rinaldo, Scott Holland &Friends CD Release and TheHoney Dewdrops. 2 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.$8. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

Amadeus Concerts: Sivan Silverand Gil Garburg Piano Duo. 4p.m. at Vienna Presbyterian Church,124 Park St. N.E., Vienna. $25.Tickets may be purchased at the dooror at www.amadeusconcerts.com.

The Washington Area MusicAssociation 24th WammiesAward Show. 8 p.m. at the StateTheatre, 220 North Washington St.,Falls Church. $35 non-members, $20

Glitter, glam, and glowsticks could all be seenat Langley HighSchool’s fashion show

entitled, “Stellar Style, Rock theMoonwalk” on Saturday, Feb. 20.

Set on a planet far away, the fash-ion on display was somewhatahead of fashion here on Earth.Many different styles of clothingwere modeled, including metallic,plaid, the little black dress, leather,and of course formal wear.

One special part of the show wasa section devoted entirely to fash-ion designed by Langley HighSchool students in advanced fash-ion classes. These designers stoodon stage as their creations weremodeled by fellow students.

— Stephanie Knapp

Students present fashion ‘somewhatahead of fashion here on Earth.’

‘Rock the Moonwalk’at Langley High

Many different styles of clothing were modeled.Part of the show was dedicated solely to designs by Lan-gley High School fashion students.

Glitter, glam, andglow sticks could allbe seen at LangleyHigh School’s fash-ion show entitled,‘Stellar Style, Rockthe Moonwalk’ onSaturday, Feb. 20.The show was seton a distant planetwhere fashion isahead of Earth.

Megan Link modeling astudent designed dress.

Holly Dodd, also in a stu-dent designed dress, posingfor the audience.

These students mixed their leather with some hot pink toshow off unique styles.

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Actress Casie Platt plays thepart of Sara Jane, as well asthe part of Linnie, SaraJane’s twin sister in theHub Theatre production of‘Dear Sara Jane’ opening onFriday, Feb. 26 at theSoundry in Vienna, 316Dominion Road.

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Detached ....... 0.58 ............. CLEARVIEW MANOR7222 FARM MEADOW CT #101 ... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ........... $900,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............................EVANS FARM1332 TIMBERLY LN ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ........... $900,000 ... Detached ....... 0.46 ................. TIMBERLY SOUTH1249 BEVERLY RD ........................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ........... $890,000 ... Detached ....... 0.14 .................. BEVERLY MANOR7220 EVANS MILL RD ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ MCLEAN ........... $875,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.09 ................ EVANS MILL POND1316 ALPS ..................................... 6 ... 4 ... 0 ........ MCLEAN ........... $865,000 ... Detached ....... 1.10 ......................... SMITH FARM6767 DARRELLS GRANT PL ......... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .. FALLS CHURCH ..... $847,249 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ............ STOCKWELL MANOR6624 MADISON MCLEAN DR ....... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ 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Bruce Green, regional vice presi-dent of Weichert, Realtors announcedJoyce Becker of the McLean-Old Domin-ion office was recognized for industrysuccess in December. A neighborhoodspecialist, Becker led the region for newhome dollar volume. The region com-prises offices located throughoutVirginia. Weichert, Realtors’ neighbor-hood specialists can be reached inWeichert’s McLean-Old Dominion officeat (703) 821-8300 at 6257 Old Domin-ion Drive.

Green also announced J.D. Callanderof the McLean/Dolley Madison officewas recognized for industry successes inDecember. A neighborhood specialist,Callander led the region for resale dol-lar volume. The region is comprised ofoffices located throughout Virginia.Weichert, Realtors’ McLean/DolleyMadison branch specialists can bereached at (703) 760-8880, located at1313 Dolley Madison Boulevard.

Karen Briscoe with the HuckabyBriscoe Group, Keller Williams Realty inMcLean has earned the Certified Luxury

Home Marketing Specialist designationin recognition of her experience, knowl-edge and expertise in the luxury homemarket. “Karen is an example of a realestate professional who has worked todevelop market knowledge and the spe-cial skills and competencies necessary toprovide exceptional service in the finehomes and estates marketplace,” saidInstitute President Laurie Moore-Moore,upon announcing Briscoe’s designation.

Briscoe is an award-winning real es-tate professional who has gone throughspecial training and met performancestandards in the upper tier market. Shehas been in real estate since 1983. Shespecializes in the McLean, Great Falls,Arlington, Falls Church, Vienna, and

Alexandria markets.For current information on the local

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Lizzy Walker Conroy, Lead Asso-ciate Agent for the Huckaby BriscoeGroup, Keller Williams Realty is hostinga fundraising event to benefit the Leu-kemia & Lymphoma Society onWednesday, March 10 from 6 - 8 p.m. atRestaurant 3 in Arlington. This happyhour will feature hors d’oeuvres andwines of Barboursville Vineyards,complements of Richard Moroscak, 1stCommonwealth Bank of Virginia andHelen Krause, Dominion Title Corpora-tion. To attend the happy hour, R.S.V.Pby Monday, March 8, to Lizzy Conroy byemail to [email protected], or by phoneto 202-441-3630. A $10 donation to theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society at thedoor is suggested.

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By focusing on job growth andgetting our economy moving againand not further burdening ourstretched businesses and families,

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By Rich Sanders

The Connection

For the third straight year,the McLean High boys’basketball team isheaded for the 16-team

Northern Region playoffs.The Highlanders clinched a

seeding in the region field by up-setting Stone Bridge in overtime,70-67, in a first round Liberty Dis-trict tournament game playedThursday evening, Feb. 18, inAshburn. McLean, the No. 6-seedof the eight-team district tourna-ment, went on to lose to No. 2Marshall, 57-39, the followingnight at South Lakes High School.Stone Bridge, the No. 3 seed, sawits season end with the loss toMcLean.

McLean (10-12) was set to meetConcorde District opponentChantilly or Oakton in a first-round region playoff game onWednesday, Jan. 24 of this week.It marks the first time since theearly 1990s that the Highlandershave qualified for regionals inthree straight years.

Marshall, which was set to meettop seed Langley for the districttitle game earlier this week onMonday, converted eight, 3-pointshots in its semifinals victory overMcLean. The Statesmen led by justsix points at halftime before pull-ing away in the third quarter be-hind four, long range 3-point con-versions. It was Marshall’s thirdwin over McLean in three meet-ings this season.

“We could never get ahead, although we got close,”said McLean coach Kevin Roller, of his team’s play-off setback to Marshall. “We didn’t shoot the ball well.But we haven’t been a great perimeter shooting teamall year.”

But in the first round district playoff win overStone Bridge, McLean had success shooting the ballfrom long range as it converted five three-pointshots in the victory. Jake Pierce, a junior forward,made all five of the Highlanders’ treys on way to a15-point night. McLean’s leading scorer in the winwas senior forward Phil Bouchard, who scored 18points. Other big games for McLean came from se-nior guard Sean Fitzgerald and sophomore guardGordon Rogo, who both tallied 11 points, andsophomore guard Sango Amolo (8 points). Tho-mas Van Wazer, a sophomore forward, added fivepoints.

Bouchard scored 15 points in the loss to Marshallfollowing his 18-point effort in the win over the Bull-dogs.

“Phil’s been our best player all year,” said Roller.

THE MCLEAN GIRLS also earned a trip to thisweek’s regionals as a result of reaching the semifi-nals of the Liberty District tournament. The No. 5seeded Highlanders, coached by Mike O’Brien, de-feated cross-town rival Langley, 47-38, inquarterfinals round district tournament action Thurs-day evening, Feb. 18, at Langley. The Highlanderswere led by Melissa Wilson’s 18 points in the win.Andie Romness was also in double figures with 14points.

For Langley, the No. 4 seed, Sarah Kleinknechtscored 12 points while teammate Brooke Gallagheradded nine. Mary Riley Pembroke and Kristen Kodyboth scored six points and Alexis Doherty contrib-uted five for the Saxons, who saw their season endwith the first round loss.

The following night, on Friday, saw McLean (11-10) fall to defending district champion and top seedMadison, 38-31, in a semifinals game played at Madi-son in Vienna. Patricia Pascoe and Lauren Sutherlandled the Highlanders with six points apiece in the lowscoring affair. Madison was set to meet No. 2 SouthLakes in the district title game this past Monday night.

McLean Girls, Boys HeadTo Region Basketball PlayoffsWilson, Bouchard lead respective Highlander teams tofirst round Liberty District playoff wins.

McLean High’s Phil Bouchard goes up for a basket in theHighlanders’ first round Liberty District boys’ basketballplayoff win at Stone Bridge last week.

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The Westfield High wrestling team captured theNorthern Region champi-

onship last week. The annualpostseason event took place Feb.16-17 at Fairfax High School. TheBulldogs won the title with 345.50points, finishing ahead of secondplace Robinson (286). Finishingthird was Centreville High (126),followed by fourth place Woodson(123) and fifth place Langley(121.50). Other strong teamshowings at the 31-school meetcame from Marshall (eighthplace), Chantilly (10th), McLean(14th) and South Lakes (tied for18th).

Westfield High had four wres-tlers capture titles and four morefinish second. Bulldog champswere: Kyle Arnold (140-poundweight class), Kevin Koch (152),Austin Fallon (189), and TylerDeleon (heavyweight). Other lo-cal individual champions includedMadison’s Albert Schultz (125)and Marshall’s Andrew Embree(215).

Madison’s Schultz, at the 125-pound finals, was a 4-0 winnerover Westfield’s Dennon Carranza-Kee. At the 140-pound finals,Westfield’s Arnold bestedRobinson’s Charlie Vannoy, 3-2. At152 pounds, Koch defeatedRobinson’s Ben Stallings in over-time, 2-1.

Fallon, the Westfield 189-poundstandout, defeated Marshall’sMark Bergenholtz, 7-2, in thechampionship match. In the 215-

pound finals, Embree of Marshallwas a pin winner over Lee’s StevenLucynski. And at heavyweight,Deleon of Westfield was a 5-1 fi-nals victor over West Potomac’sSami Ahmady.

Westfield ‘s Brett Campbell fin-ished second at 103-pound weightclass, falling to Robinson’s DallasSmith, 1-0, in the finals. OtherBulldogs who finished secondwere: Stephen Aiello, who reachedthe 112-pound finals before fall-ing to Annandale’s Dane Harloweby major decision; Beau Donahue,who lost to Robinson’s RomanPerryman, 8-4, in the 135-poundfinals; and Nick Grinups, who losta tough 4-3 decision to LakeBraddock’s Ross Renzi in the 160-pound finals.

Westfield’s Harry Van Trees fin-ished third at the 145-poundweight class, defeating Lee’s OmarEzzeddine, 4-2, in the consolationfinals.

Other place finishers forWestfield were Dylan Doty (fourthat 171) and Karl Tanner (fourthat 119).

McLean High’s Ethan Arkin fin-ished fourth overall at the 130-pound weigh class. Also for theHighlanders, Billy Dvorkin fin-ished fourth at 189.

Langley’s Aaron Sahm finishedthird at heavyweight, winning byforfeit over Yorktown’s CharlesWhelden in the consolation finals.

From South Lakes, Ryan Forrestgarnered a third place finish in the135-pound weight class by defeat-ing Centreville’s Ricky Williams in

Madison’s Schultz,Marshall’s Embree capture titles.

Westfield Prevails at RegionWrestling Championships

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The boys’ 200-meter medley relay team are, from left,junior Chuck Katis, senior Chris Pivik, senior StephenRichards and sophomore Ryan Natal.

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the consolation finals.Chantilly’s Jack Carlson went all

the way to the 145-pound finalsbefore losing a close 5-4 decisionto Robinson’s Mickey Bennett.

pound consolation finals; andDaniel Johnson, a 3-1 overtimewinner over Westfield’s RaphealBamezon in the 215-pound con-solation finals. Also for the Wild-cats, Ricky Williams finishedfourth at 135-pound weight class.

McLean’s Arkin Fourth Overall

Langley High School sent16 swimmers to the2010 High SchoolChampionship in Vir-

ginia Beach. With multiple topeight finishes, state records andnational records-the boys’ teamreached its highest place and thegirls were able to secure a podiumposition also.

The boys’ team started the meetwith the 200-meter medley relaythat not only broke the staterecord-but also a new nationalrecord with a time of 146.43.Swimming the relay were juniorChuck Katis, senior Chris Pivik,senior Stephen Richards andsophomore Ryan Natal. The boysfinished first overall and broke therecord again Saturday night at thefinals with a time of 145.38.

The Langley boys continued toachieve with Chuck Katis placingsecond in the 200 breast andfourth in the 200 IM; StephenRichards placing third in the 200IM and fourth in the 100 free; andRyan Natal placing third in the 100butterfly. The boys’ team of ConorReiling, Alex Brumas, ChrisBarnard and Pivik placed eighthin the 200 free relay and the 400free relay placed third with DavidCase, Natal, Richards and Katis.

“This is huge,” said Coach RyanJackson. “This maybe the best theboys have ever finished for Lan-gley. The records only go back tothe 90s, and I’m not sure how theydid prior to that.”

Graduating captain Richards could not get overhow well his team did. “I could not be happier,” hesaid. “I’m really looking forward to swimming forBrigham Young University, but I sure will miss theseguys and this team.”

The girls also produced results with the 200-metermedley relay, placing sixth withMegan Overend, Karen Schirm,Megan Howard and Torrie Zarella.Individual finishers were JaymeKatis placing fourth in the 200freestyle and fourth in the 100freestyle, Howard placing sixth inthe 50 free and 11th in the 100 flyand Abi Speers placing fourth in

The girls’ 200-meter freestyle relay team from LangleyHigh School. Pictured, from left, are juniors MeghanOverend, Jayme Katis and Megan Howard and freshmanAbi Speers.

Langley Swimmers Shine at StateBoys, girls set newnational records.

Photos by Mark Overend-Kaz

For Centreville High, MartinSeneca made it to the 171-poundfinals where he lost to Annandale’sStacey Anderson, 9-4. Centrevillehad two third place finishers: Jack-son Islin, who pinned MountVernon’s Dusty Floyd in the 140-

McLean Youth Athletics willconduct its annual meeting onThursday, March 18, at 7 p.m.,at the McLean Community Cen-ter. All MYA members are in-

vited to attend and address theboard. Some board positionswill stand for election and someamendments to the by-lawsmay be proposed.

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the 50 free and 13th in the 100 free. The 200-meterfreestyle relay with junior Overend, junior JaymeKatis, junior Howard and freshman Speers also fin-ished first with not only a new state record but anew national record as well with a time of 148.94.

The girls 400 freestyle relay finished third with AllieZeidan, Speers, Overend and Jayme Katis.


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Perhaps some of you regular readershave noticed of late, but recently – for thefirst time in six months or so of commentat-ing – I have strayed occasionally from mycancer-related norm. And I suppose that’s agood thing, a sign or an indication that nolonger am I consumed, mentally, by thecondition in which I find myself so heavilyinvolved. Apparently, I have assimilated hav-ing cancer into my routine. Not so muchcoordinating my weekly labs, my everythree-week chemotherapy infusion, everythree-week appointment with my oncologistand miscellaneous other scans, proceduresand evaluations into my daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly schedule, all of whichbecomes (or has become for me) secondnature, despite their primary – and ongoing– importance; but more so into the activitiesof my daily living: reading, writing and‘rithmetic, etc.

Life goes on, believe it or not, even afterreceiving devastating news. And though Imight not have imagined normalizing it (thediagnosis) as I have (especially after that firstweekend at home after meeting with theoncologist the previous Thursday), but Ihave, and the evidence has been in mywriting, specifically the non-cancer subjectmatter (that once again matters). Thoughthe material is still as I see fit to write it, Iseem to be a bit more fit than I have beenand the proof is in the prose.

Don’t get me wrong, the column is stillabout me, as it always has been. But it’s lessabout the struggles of dealing with a cancerdiagnosis, subsequent – and continuing –treatment, plus all the related effects notunique to me, as it has been since June.Obviously, I’m still very caught up and con-sumed by my health situation/status (andwill continue to be), but subconsciously mybrain has rewired itself a little bit and com-partmentalized/segregated some (definitelynot all) of the cancer thoughts thereby ena-bling me to mentally meander once againand literally lose my my mind in some moreordinary and mundane minutiae, the kindof which has characterized my column forthe past 12 years.

And as I find myself writing about non-sense once again, I’m feeling empowered,sort of, by its appearance; I’m me again. I’mnot Kenny-with-cancer; I’m just, Kenny,who happens to have cancer, who writesabout it regularly but not exclusively. Anddeviating from this most recent ‘ab-norm’ oflate has re-routed me. No longer am I onthe cancer train. No longer am I on the roadto God-help-me. I’m simply back on thesame road as everybody else, back dealingwith and managing the same myriad prob-lems as everybody else (with one majorexception, of course). But the cancer thingdoesn’t define me anymore (yeah, right?).Oh sure, it precedes me, it categorizes me,it may even be me, but no more does itcontrol me.

My brain (and my body) has perseveredthrough it all now: the initial testing, theshock of the diagnosis, the chemotherapywhich followed, the regular medical activi-ties/appointments/scans which continue andthe lifestyle changes, have all been inte-grated into my/our routine. Onward we go.I feel like I’m myself again and since I’vealways liked myself, I’m happy to be back(heck, as a cancer patient, I’m happy to beanywhere). I’m not cured of anything,though; I’m just more comfortable (subjectto change, of course).

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IMPROVED REAL ESTATE

Improved by the premises known as1735 Fairfax Drive, #2, Arlington, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Jairo O. Solano and Lina V. Rincon, dated August 10, 2007, and recorded Au-gust 20, 2007, in Deed Book 4127 at page 2597 among the Land Records of Arlington County, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Court House for Arlington County, at 1425 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington, Virginia, on

Friday, March 5, 2010 at 12:15 p.m.

the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows:

Unit 2, Fairfax Arms NOrth Condominium, together with an un-divided percentage share in the common elements in accord-ance with the declaration of condominium and exhibits attach-ed thereto recorded in Deed Book 4120 at page 334, among the Land Records of Arlington County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 1735 Fairfax Drive, #2, Arlington, Virgin-ia 22209.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $45,000.00 or ten per-cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase mon-ey being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of 6.50 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the se-cured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebt-edness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set off against the purchase price.

Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.

Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi-alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree-ments of record affecting the same, if any.

In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con-vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the time of sale.

The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur-chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon-ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini-um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur-chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal-ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur-ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war-ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess-ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there-after shall be assumed by the purchaser.

The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis-approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter-mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement hereunder.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be an-nounced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:David N. PrenskyChasen & Chasen5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500Washington, D.C. 20015(202) 244-4000

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While foundations are being laid for thetwo stations that will lie on the north sideof Route 123, as well as the Wiehle Avenuestation, Route 7 has to be widened beforeconstruction can begin on the two stationsthat will be situated in its median.

BEYOND TYSONS CORNER, rail con-struction continues in the median of theDulles Toll Road, while retaining ponds arebeing built behind the toll road’s soundwalls. “You might not see something there,but behind those walls, there’s probably alot of activity going on,” Carnaggio said.

Where the toll road crosses the W&ODTrail, construction is being done with fiber-glass rather than steel because of the over-head power lines. There, caissons and abut-ments have been built and pilings are be-ing driven into the ground. “For those ofyou who live nearby, you probably won’tappreciate that,” Carnaggio said, noting thatthe work could be noisy.

The second phase of the rail, which will

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The first phase is expected to be opera-tional in 2013, and the entire line is to becompleted by 2016.

Another long-term road closure to accom-modate rail construction was announcedlast week. The right-turn lane that runsalong about a block and a half of south-bound Route 123 between Scotts CrossingRoad and the Beltway Inner Loop closed fortwo years, as of Monday. The lane serveddrivers turning right into the Capitol Onebuilding or onto the Beltway, said DullesCorridor Metrorail Project spokesmanMarcia McAllister.

The closure is to provide a safe workspacefor crews building the Tysons East station.It was supposed to take place on Feb. 8 butwas delayed due to the weather.

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geography, infrastructure and schools, andlearned how the children of Haiti are simi-lar to and different from children of McLean.Finger’s experiences made the fund drive ameaningful experience for our students.

On the last day of the coin drive, ChurchillRoad welcomed a special guest on the morn-ing news. The wife of the American Am-bassador to Haiti, Susan Merten, came tothe school, having been invited by the As-sistant Principal Kathy Manoatl. Studentsworking on the morning show taped herconversation with Finger. She shared per-sonal stories of her life in Haiti and of theremarkable people she met there. Mertonand her two daughters were airlifted out of

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Haiti RememberedHaiti after the earthquake and her husband,Ambassador Kenneth Merten, is still in Port-au-Prince and is helping with other embassyteam members to get aid to the Haitianpeople.

The funds from CRS’s Coins for Haiti weredonated to Caring House Project Founda-tion [http://frank-mckinney.com/caring_project.aspx]. Caring House founderand director Frank McKinney, uncle of CRSstudents Maggie, Katie and J.J. Bellaschi,stopped by Churchill Road on Feb. 16 toexpress his gratitude for the children’s ef-forts. He said that because of the generos-ity of Churchill Road students, the Founda-tion was able to provide more than 60,000meals to Haitians in the outlying villagesaround Port-au-Prince.

Fourth grade teacher Sarah Finger goes over the plans for the morningshow with students. Pictured are Finger, Patrick Mullery, RachelGranovsky, JJ Ricchetti, Rosy Zhang and Susan Merton.

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