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Serving Alexandria for over 200 years • A Connection Newspaper December 26, 2013
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WelcomeDear Readers:
This week, the Alexandria Gazette Packet turnsover its pages to the youth and students.
We asked principals and teachers from areaschools to encourage students to contribute theirwords, pictures and photos for our annual Children’sIssue.
The response as always was enormous. While wewere unable to publish every piece we received, wedid our best to put together a paper with a fair sam-pling of the submitted stories, poems, drawings,paintings, photographs and other works of art. Be-cause of the response, we will continue to publishmore artwork and writings throughout January.
We appreciate the extra effort made by schoolstaff to gather the materials during their busy timeleading up to the holidays. We’d also like to en-courage both schools and parents to mark their 2014calendars for early December, the deadline for sub-missions for next year’s Children’s Gazette Packet.Please keep us in mind as your children continueto create spectacular works of art and inspiringpieces of writing in the coming year.
The children’s issue is only a part of our year-round commitment to cover education and our lo-cal schools. As always, the Gazette Packet welcomesletters to the editor, story ideas, calendar listingsand notices of local events from our readers. Pho-tos and other submissions about special events atschools are especially welcome for our weeklyschools pages.
Our preferred method for material is e-mail,which should be sent to [email protected], but you can reach us by mail at1606 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 or call 703-778-9415 with any questions.
— Editor Steven Mauren
Children’s Gazette Packet 2013
Hayden MacDonald, 18, Grade 12, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School
Brynn Anthony, Grade8, George WashingtonMiddle School
Katie Aramony, Grade 8, Ms. Tacktill, Alexandria Country Day School
Maralmaa Amgalan, Grade 4, James K.Polk Elementary School
Jack Estabrook, Grade 1, MauryElementary School
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Matthew Maury Elementary
Skyler Getchonis, Kindergarten Natasha Yoo, Kindergarten Jayondre Fields, Grade 1 Elisabeth Carroll, Grade 1
Sofia Reyes, Grade 2
Natalie Allan, Grade 5
C.J. Longobardi, Grade 5
Jackson Brocato, Grade 5
Henry Bingman, Grade 3 Helen Cooper, Grade 4 Mara Boggess, Grade 4 Telly Knox, Grade 5
Riley Burrow, Grade 3 Ella Kahl, Grade 5 Makiyah Carper, Grade 2
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Patrick Henry Elementary
Rachel,Grade 2,
Ms. Brown
Emma Toggia, Grade 3, Ms.Knepper — Ancient Greek PotteryInspired Drawing
John Policarpio, Grade4, Ms. Knepper —
Contour Line Drawing
EmeliaVillatoro,
Grade 5, Ms.Knepper —
Pop ArtInspiredPainting
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George Washington Middle School
Anika Rasmussen, Grade 7
Eden Prevost, Grade 7
Jonathan Robles, Grade 6
Towson Cocke, Grade 6
Thomas Ibsen, Grade 7 Luke Lawson, Grade 6
Xavier Castellon-Sandoval,Grade 6
StudioCollaboration,
Grade 8
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Samuel W. Tucker Elementary
Gracie
Oumou
Maryam H
Eleanor
Alexa
AnaisDiego
Gianna Memmed Michelle Nikita
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The Gazette Packet received a generousnumber of submissions for the annualChildren’s edition and will continue topublish them throughout January.
WinterSnowy, cold, chillySnowmen with silly facesand warm fireplaces.Outside is cold,but our love makes me warm.Watching movies with family,while drinking a warm cup of tea.I love winter so….but I would love to let go.I had so much fun,but I know winter is doneNo more snowmen, snowball fights andsnow forts.I can’t wait to see the flowers bloom,I will still love winter so!
— Nakyah L. Ciceron,
Grade 5
SnowflakesThe sky is steel gray.The first snow falls.So much fun to play in the snow!Let it snow!
All the children come out to play,build a snowman, orhave a snowball fight!Let it snow!
The snowflakes are falling.Dancing like couples at a ballslowly, gracefully, falling!Let it snow!
Slowly, the snow stopsThe snowman melts.The children go inside for hot cocoaand wait for another snow day!
— Sabine Mead, Grade 4
Winter UnicornNobody knows if the story is true.Some say it is myth,Some say it is the truth!But all we know it is still lurks in thewoods!
There once was a wood cutter namedGru.He spoke a lot, but was loyal and true.It was a dark, stormy sky at this time,when something happened.Gru never knew!
When we were all kids,we believed in unicorns.This was a Saolamystical and cute!
If you want to knowwhat Gru did?It was a bad thing!
He grabbed the Saola and put a ropeover her.Gru did not know she would disappearwhen winter was over!
Gru made millions when people came tosee her.But soon winter cameand Saola disappearedand the money was gone!
As time went onGru became poor because of theWinter Unicorn!
Still, nobody knows if this story is true?Some say it is a myth.Some say it is true.But it is still lurks in the Woods!— Shekinah Jaze, Grade 4
ChristmasThe Christmas tree is up and decoratedwith colorful ornaments.It is shining bright like a diamond!On Christmas morning you run to thetree where Santa has left you presents!And hopefully he doesn’t leave you alump of coal!The snow is falling and is as white as apolar bear’s fur.Christmas is to give and get.Christmas is the jolliest time of the yearJust like Santa Claus!— Arianna Stodgel, Grade
5
Winter BreakThe leaves are done fallingSnow is on the groundWe play in the snow running aroundThe snow fills us up with joyWe drink hot cocoa and laughWe finally get a break from mathThere is no school this weekWe all say in excitementWinter break is a time to playAlso to snowball fightWhen we go back to schoolWe wish we could stay inWinter break every day!
— Ella Rier, Grade 4
John Adams Elementary
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Jasper Bilbrey Lavan composed this insecond grade at Mount Vernon CommunitySchool, at the end of the school year lastyear.
Eli Hurley Fathelbab, 5 and3/4 years old, lives in OldTown.
ToysToys are unique and cool.My favorite toys are Angry Birds.Do you want to know why?Because they can say “ca-caw.”
— Preston Wolf, 5,
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Patrick Ostermann-Healey,6, Grade 1, DouglasMacArthur ElementarySchool, Dr. Vick
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James K. Polk Elementary
Maralmaa Amgalan, Grade 4
Kenny Aguilar Montano, Grade 3
Teaghan Dunbar, Grade 5
Ashley CastilloMontesinos, Grade 2
MarjonaMamarajobova,Grade 2
Ibrahim Kanu, Grade 3
Connor McMaster, Grade 4
Xitlaly Gonzalez, Grade 3
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George Washington Middle School
Kate Castle, Grade 7 — Print
John Carlisle, Grade 6
Madeline Gyllenhoff, Grade 81
Anna Guynn, Grade 7 —Still Life Daniel King, Grade 6
Alyssa Lacayo, Grade 6
Cierra Brown, Grade 6
Eman Hagos, Grade 6
Paul Holtz, Grade 7 Madigan Lubold, Grade 8
Grace Vannatta, Grade 8
Grace Hogan, Grade 8 Brenda MarroquinRalda, Grade 8
Hannah Plishker,Grade 7
Kalista Diamantopolous, Grade 7 —Still Life
Turner Ashby, Grade 6Lane McCaslin, Grade 8 —Cut Paper Lilian Reyes, Grade 6
Olivia Hazzard, Grade 7 —Print Andrew Davis, Grade 6 Clare Williams, Grade 7
Beatrice Campagne, Grade 6
NaJear Carter, Grade 7Samantha Rodriguez,Grade 7
Eliza Block, Grade 6
Elly Parks, Grade 8
Emily Van Court, Grade 6
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Students in the IB Middle Years Program from George Washington Middle Schools reflected after reading “I am Malala.” Somewrote thank you cards to U.S. soldiers.
One Voice Can Change the WorldI am writing this to prove that your voice can change the
world. Malala Yousafzai spoke up and she made a problemcome to light.
Malala is 16, from the Swat region in Pakistan. In October2012 she was shot in the head by the Taliban because shespoke up for girls’ education.
They came to her town and slowly started to destroy herlife, and even threatened to kill her father (who ran a school
for girls). Malala is still alive, though, and still fighting for hercause.
Malala’s struggle is important because it has made problemsin Pakistan much more well-known. She has continued to fighteven when the Taliban tried to silence her. She is making adifference, and she’s only 16. Malala proves that even just onevoice can change the world.
— Meredith Lemke
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Alexandria Country Day School
Alani Davila, Grade 4 Sophia Carr, Grade 3 Andrew Katz, Grade 8
Bella Hubble, Grade 7
Wyatt Moll, Grade 6 Corbet Darden, Grade 4
Caroline Friedrichs,Grade 5
Catalina West, Grade 8 Ana Bach, Grade 5
Moira Jamberdino, Grade 3 Olivia Moll, Grade 8 Trinity Palacio, Grade 7
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OPEN YOUR HEART. OPEN A BOOK.OPEN A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES…
BE A TUTOR!Help Alexandria Students Learnto Read—Volunteer Now!Did you know that tutoring can make the differencebetween a child graduating or dropping out?The Alexandria Tutoring Consortium (ATC) needs20 volunteers to tutor additional children inAlexandria City Public Schools’ kindergartensto develop literacy skills.
Training, lesson plans, and guidance will beprovided. Volunteers tutor two children 20minutes one to two times a week through May.
Questions? 703-549-6670 x119; e-mail: [email protected] more information and to register to tutor:www.alexandriatutors.org
The Alexandria Tutoring Consortium is a partnershipbetween Alexandria’s faith communities, the City, thecommunity, and the Alexandria City Public Schools.
Special thanks to
City of Alexandria Therapeutic Recreation Programs
Therapeutic Recreation Programs ser-vice youth, teens and adults with specialneeds and disabilities.
We Have a DreamWe have a dream that our children
will one day not be judged by their dis-ability but by the love in their hearts andthe gentle smiles on their faces
We have a dream that one day thisNation will rise up and live out the truemeaning of inclusion
We have a dream that people will seeour children’s challenges as an opportu-nity to learn and teach others
We have a dream that people willtake the DIS out of disability and see ourchildren’s true abilities
We have a dream that people will al-ways remember them, rememberingtheir strength and passion, and howthey have changed the world
We have a dream one day people cansee the world through our children’seyes
We have a dream that only goodnessand loving kindness will follow them allthe days of their lives
We have a dream that our childrenwill never miss the opportunity tospread their wings and fly
—Therapeutic Rec Family
Artwork by participantsin the city’s Therapeutic
Recreation Programs.
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See St. Stephen's, Page 21
The Gazette Packet received a generousnumber of submissions for the annualChildren’s edition and will continue topublish them throughout January.
Starlight DancersThe stars come out only at night,They slowly twirl onto the sky,Quiet and graceful, they fly high,Wearing white silk dresses.’
They dance together in groups,They spin and leap,Timed tempo they keep,Until the bright sun rises.
They then quickly depart,Leaving their stage,Feeling sad at heart,Until night falls again.
— Ellie Bailey, 13,
Grade 7
My BlanketNight, an everlasting blanketTucking me in with its soft velvet,Protecting me from tomorrow’s fears,Covering me with thick folds.My blanket is black as ash,No twinkling thread or silver patches.It’s all empty, just for me,A slow and silent sanctuary.When the sun rises,The blanket leisurely slips away,But soon it will return,Muffling the day’s noise.
— Will Lally, 12, Grade 7
How theEarth Began
Eight billion years agoAfter the universe first began,Chunks of rock collideStars explode – planets shatterA beacon in the sky.Twenty million years of waiting,Asteroids orbit our sunColliding and combiningSoon she will be our home.
Larger and largerNot an infant anymoreLife begins to sproutAs if by magic.Bacteria thrives,Our first ancestors.Soon come to larger onesWith feathers and clawsWith fur and fangsSoon she will be our home.
Continents spread outSurviving the coldThen we comeFrom the shadow of timeAs the lords of allNow we are home.
— Jacob Foster, 14,
Grade 8
FoodMama’s home cookingSizzling steak with steamy ricePlates on plates on plates— Alejandro Flores, 18,
Grade 12
SeasonsSkies thicken with greyThe trees have finally shedA white blanket falls
— Michael Colton, 17,
Grade 12
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School
Anna Pusey, 15, Grade 10
Melissa Amira Gonzales-Maguiña, 17, Grade 12
Nick S., 12, Grade 6
William Adams, 10, Grade 4Kasey Ebb, 13, Grade 8 Emily Mueller, 11, Grade 5
Timo Kirby, 13, Grade 7 Lucy Mangum, 12, Grade 7
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Special thanks to
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School
Reid Kidd,9, Grade 3
Cara Martin,9, Grade 4
From Page 20
EnglishEnglishNever consistentSpell, say, punctuateTheir our know rulesWhat?
— Allison Buch, 17, grade
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UntitledSixty-two inches high, 1,200 pounds,
chestnut brown body, brown sugar hair.I am only ten years old, and all I can seeis his broad brown side and the groundunder our feet. I step on the red woodenstool to reach the stirrup. I grab thesaddle and hook my brown dusty bootinto the flopping metal oval on the star-board side and hoist myself on top of thetowering hoofed creature. I am proud tobe so high. As soon as I perch myself onthe aged saddle, I can see the manes ofother horses, the auburn coloredchipped painted roof that stretches overthe stable, the windmill that scrapes thesky as it waits at the end of the gate —and all the way to the other side of theranch. I shift my saddle, pick up theweathered thin reins in both hands, andwith the heel of my boot, I lightly tap hisside, and make a clicking noise. Likeevery other time, I am amazed that solittle will move an animal this big.
Six horses and riders all walk in acircle in the ring. It is late July and theair hangs very heavy around us. The skyshimmers with the brightness of the sun,the heat, and the dust. We are dressedto protect our skin while we ride, withjeans and shirts that hold the heat onour skins. The heavy black helmets areclamped on our heads, with sweat trick-ling down the backs. The pace is so slowthat it feels like we are sleepwalking,except that it is hot not dreamy. We pickup our pace to a trot, making a smallbreeze on our faces, but also creatingsmall dust swirls that lay in wait in theair for the person coming behind.
One lap around, out of the corner ofmy eye, I see my riding instructorperched on top of the rough woodenfence, eagerly watching us. She holds onlike a bird, relying on her feet to keepher balance. Before she opens hermouth I know what she is going to say.She has that look of confidence andhope for my success today. I feel as if weare having a telepathic conversation,and then I hear her voice. It is soft andmuffled, like it is hiding under asnuggie. Every time she uses “th” or “sh”words, her tongue slips between herteeth and extrudes a little bit of air. Weare now going one-by-one. The othersstand in a compact circle in the centerof the ring. As she tells me to go a littlefaster, a feeling of excitement tingles mybody, and I imagine that it also entersthe horse through its back. The butter-flies in my stomach start to take off in
flight.The little breeze on my face mixes
with the sweat trickling down from thehair under my helmet. I tighten my gripon the reins. I feel like I am the singerwho just has that one important line inthe song to sing as a solo. I am excited,proud, and fearless. This feeling is thething I am going to tell my mom once Igot home. As I turn the last turn, againI hear her voice: “Go Morgan, go.”
My body, not my mind, processeswhat she is saying. Through a pull anda kick, I can feel that one stride is nowlonger and faster than the ones beforeit. I can feel the butterflies turn to hor-nets in a nest. The new creatures arebuzzing much harder and faster thanthe soft ones they replaced. I do not feelthe air in my face, just the sweat, andthe sun suddenly feels 15-degrees hot-ter. Halfway around the ring, and theworld starts to come back to normal, asthe buzzing in my stomach quiets down.
All at once, as the horse’s rocking gaitcontinues, he puts his head down to at-tend to a fly on his leg. My reins pull
forward and pull me with them. Myinstructor’s voice is not so soft this time.As she tells me to pull up on the reins, Iyank on the reins and use all my energyto lean back. His head comes up andthen down. The rocking motion is like acarousel horse, but this time I am at-tached to it like a slingshot. Suddenly Icannot feel the saddle underneath me.I flip heels overhead before I even real-ize I am coming off. I hear a rush ofsound that stops when I hit the harddirt. It is in my mouth and nose. Theonly thing I can feel is my cheeks gettinghotter and hotter. I am lying on top ofmy left arm so I roll over to get up. Iwonder if anyone else has ever been thisembarrassed. It is as if I was asnowboarder who tried a trick she wasexpected to do in front of her friends,and then completely wiped out on herface in the snow.
I quickly stand up to try brush off thedirt off my shirt, my jeans, and my pride,with both hands. A pain unexpectedlyshoots through my entire body, and Inotice that my arm now looks like a
TeddyShervin,18,Grade12
grasshopper leg. It has a new twist in theforearm that bends it away from mybody. Not as God intended it. I suddenlydecide that embarrassment is the leastof my problems. It hurts like nothing Ican put words to. My face is nowstreaked with tears, not just sweat, andthe dirt is getting in my eyes. I know youare supposed to get back on the horse
after a fall, but am I really supposed toget back on him now? I decide that willhave to wait until tomorrow.
And, the next day, I do get back up,complete with a brand new blue castfrom my bicep to my fingers.
— Morgan Maves, 16,
Grade 11
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Landon Carter, Kindergarten Polar Bears
Burgundy Farm Country Day School
Virginia Voorhees, Kindergarten Polar Bears Alessandra Gonzalez-Acevedo, KindergartenPolar Bears — Chalk drawings of rainbow
Max Lee, KindergartenPolar Bears
Rose Breckenridge, Kin-dergarten Polar Bears
Sophie Dougherty, Kinder-garten Polar Bears
Wesley Seidner, Kindergar-ten Polar Bears
Santay Chrouk, Grade 4
Siena Wilson, Grade 3
Chloe Sable, Grade 6,used chalk pastel todraw this owl
Kelise Shaw, Grade 6, cre-ated this mixed media tiger.
Kira Russell, Grade 6, used chalk pastel to draw this cateye.
Hans Wirkkala Burkholder,Grade 6, used chalk pastelto draw this Batpug.
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Olivia Duvall, Grade 5 Claire Terry, Grade 5 Jacqueline Hutchins, Grade 4 Kate Lorentz, Grade 2
Eve Scott, Grade 2 Gracie Hodavance, Grade 2 Madeline Arnold, Grade 2 Kamya Wiliams, Grade 1
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Robert “Bobby” Deane Via, 58, a Cape Coral, FL resident since 1986, formerly of Alexandria, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 in Ft. Myers. He was born June 21, 1955 in Alexandria.
Bobby was a faithful and loving son, a wonderful father and husband and a friend to all who knew him. He loved golf, family and his faithful dog Dingo. Better known as the unof-ficial “Mayor of Cape Coral”, Bobby was blessed with count-less friends. All you had to do was meet him and you had made a friend for life. Bobby was an unabashed ladies man as well as a man’s man. He had a smile and a laugh that would light up any room. He was a tremendous cook, me-chanic and master conversationalist with a great sense of humor. Bobby loved life like there was no tomorrow. He will be missed. So where ever you are, please raise a glass to Cape Coral’s prodigal son for one last toast. Cheers Bobby!
He is survived by his beloved wife of 31 years, Christina C. Via of Cape Coral; one loving son, James “Deane” Via also of Cape Coral; his mother, Joyce T. Bernstine of Lakewood, OH; his father, Robert E. Via and wife Marilyn of Colonial Beach, VA; a sister, Torey Via Worron and husband Jeff al-so of Lakewood, OH; a niece, Tully Lee Worron of Lake-wood; a sister-in-law, Tresa A. Caplanis of Woodbridge, VA; a brother-in-law, Mike W. Caplanis of Stephen City, VA; as well as Dingo!
Bobby was preceded in death by his step-father, Dr. Richard L. Bernstine.
A Celebration of Larger Than Life, Life will be held 2:30PM Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Chapel By The Sea, 11580 Chapin Lane, Captiva , FL 33924 with Pastor George Morris officiating. A casual dress reception will immediately follow at the Captiva Island Yacht Club, 15903 Captiva Dr., Captiva, FL 33924.
If you will be attending the services, it is requested that you bring any photos of Bobby that you may have to be placed on a memory board as a gift to the family.
Memorial contributions in memory of Robert “Bobby” Via are suggested to the National Foundation for Transplants, 5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 430, Memphis, TN 38119 or the American Liver Foundation, 39 Broadway, Suite 2700 New York, New York 10006.
Friends are invited to send condolences via the on-line guest book which can be found at www.MullinsMemorial.com.
Mullins Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cape Coral, is entrusted with final care.
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Notice is hereby given that the City of Alexandria has request-ed authorization from the Marine Resources Commission to re-pair four existing weirs and an existing weir structure in Camer-on Run Adjacent to 3600 -4000 Eisenhower Avenue in the City
of Alexandria. Send comments/inquiries within 15 days to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 2600 Washington
Ave, 3rd floor, Newport News, Virginia 23607
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ABC LICENSELos Cuates, VA Inc trading as Los Cuates Restaurant, 1116 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314. The above establish-ment is applying to the VIR-GINIA DEPARTMENT OF AL-COHOLIC BEVERAGE CON-TROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer, Mixed Beverage Restau-rant on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Sergio Kehl, Direc-tor and President.NOTE: Objections to the issu-ance of this license must be
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2013 Burley Bicycle Trailer for Two Toddlers. Brand new never been used! Has a clear weather cover with 4-point seat belts. $ 400 new, willing to sell for $250! Call Chris (703) 618-6944 Anytime.
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LEGAL NOTICEPursuant to the provision ofsection 4-1-16 of the code of
the City of Alexandria, the Alexandria Police Department
located at 3600 WheelerAvenue, Alexandria, VA 22304
is now in possession ofunclaimed bicycles, mopeds,
lawn equipment, money,scooters, and other items. Allpersons having valid claim to
the property should file a claimto the property with
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