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Christmas in Stories and SongsNews, Page 6
WellbeingPage 6
WellbeingWellbeingPage 6
Barbara Effron, of Storytime Express,tells holiday related stories to a group oflocal children at the Angelika FilmCenter in Fairfax on Monday morning,including of her version of the story ofOld Mother Hubbard.
Wrapping up Joyfor ChristmasNews, Page 12
Community Leaders ShareNew Year’s ResolutionsOpinion, Page 4
Wrapping up Joyfor ChristmasNews, Page 12
Community Leaders ShareNew Year’s ResolutionsOpinion, Page 4
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Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova discusses
the issues she sees taking cen-ter stage in the county in thecoming year.
“The following items are onmy radar screen for the yearahead:
The Silver Line, Phase 1, willopen for passenger servicethrough Tysons Corner toWiehle Avenue inReston. Construc-tion for Phase 2, ex-tending Metrorailfrom Wiehle Av-enue to RestonTown Center, Route28, Herndon,Dulles Airport andto the Ashburn areaof Loudoun Countywill begin.
Construction as-sociated withrezonings in Tysonswill take placethroughout 2014.‘Pop-up’ activitiesand uses will pro-vide vibrancy toTysons whilepermanent usesare beginning tofill in.
The newly re-d e v e l o p e dS p r i n g f i e l dTown Center inthe old Spring-field Mall areawill open in fallof 2014.
A new stateadministrationwill begin asGov. TerryMcAuliffe issworn in as the72nd governorof the Common-wealth of Vir-ginia. FairfaxCounty has asked the GeneralAssembly to prioritize Medicaidexpansion and state funding forpre-K through 12th-grade edu-cation when they meet this win-ter.
During 2014, Fairfax Countyand the Northern VirginiaTransportation Authority(NVTA) will be advancing trans-portation priorities in Northern
Virginia, putting new statetransportation funding to workin order to address congestionand traffic safety.
On Monday evening, June 9,my office will be hosting a newEvolution program: Evolutionof the Workplace. We will tracethe trends and expectation ofworkers in Fairfax County, be-ginning when Fairfax was oneof the largest producers of dairy
products in thec o m m o n w e a l t hthrough the mod-ern, ‘work/lifestyle’balance youngerworkers look for.
Back by populardemand will be oursecond season ofEvenings on the El-lipse Concerts inthe GovernmentCenter’s “backyard.” Concerts andwine tastings arefree, thanks to cor-porate sponsors.I’m looking forwardto balmy nights andgreat music al-
ready.”❖ NOTE:
Bulova’s State ofthe County ad-dress will debutWednesday, Jan.15, at 7:30 p.m.It will air onChannel 16 andmay be watchedonline at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/chairman/starting Jan. 16.The address willimmediately fol-low her annualChairman’s NewYear Reception,on Jan. 15, from4:30- 6:30 p.m.,at the Govern-ment Center.
“The Chairman’s Reception ismy opportunity to say thankyou to the many county em-ployees, volunteers and activeneighbors who help makeFairfax County the exceptionalplace it is to live, work andplay,” she said. “All active/en-gaged constituents are welcometo attend.”
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Del. Bulova:Education,Health Care, andEthics Reform
Q: What were some successes in2013?
A: The big one from last yearwas transportation, and it wouldbe great to keep that momentumgoing into 2014. I see 2014 as be-ing a potentially very productiveyear and a way to differentiateVirginia from the federal govern-ment and the gridlock we are see-ing up there.
Q: What are some issues thatshould be discussed in the GeneralAssembly?
A: Education. I see this upcom-ing session as focusing on a couplebig areas. Education will certainlybe a major focus. It is critical toensure that the state steps up tothe plate and that we fully fundre-benchmarking so that our lo-calities don’t have to make up thatdifference with higher propertytaxes. Education is a state-localpartnership, and this will be a bigdeal to make sure we are fullyfunding education.
The other big one is the Stan-dards of Learning. There’s a lot oftalk of the idea that we are forc-ing teachers to teach to the test,and we are taking the criticalthinking skills out of our educa-tion process because you’re basi-cally memorizing in order to passyour Standards of Learning. Youwant to have the accountability,but at the same time, how do yourebalance the process so that wearen’t constantly testing and mak-ing kids memorize rather thanlearn the skills that are necessaryto compete in a global economy.My greatest fear is that we’ll talkabout it a lot, and then nothingwill get done because it’s a com-plicated subject. It’s one of the billsthat I’ll be putting in-how do youstructure a committee or commis-sion to look at your standards oflearning and change them in a waythat is meaningful for Virginians?
Health Care. One debate with
Health Care is whether or not tomove forward with Medicare ex-pansion in Virginia. The importantpart is for the debate not to centeron whether you agree or disagreewith the federal health care law.The issue is whether Virginia isgoing to take advantage of billionsof dollars of poor uninsured resi-dents in Virginia.
Mental Health Reform. I have nodoubt that we’ll change the wayVirginia does mental health rightnow. The question is how far we’llbe able to take that.
Q: What do you think we canexpect from Governor-elect TerryMcAuliffe?
A: What I’m looking forward tois really focusing in on helping tostrengthen Virginia’s economy,helping to diversify Virginia’seconomy; that is what he cam-paigned on, so I expect a flurry oflegislative initiatives to move us inthat direction. For me, I’m hopinghe’ll focus on the potential forsome of our research universitiesto help with job creation.
Q: What are some of the biggestchallenges affecting Fairfax resi-dents?
A: Especially for Northern Vir-ginia, a lot of it comes down tohow expensive it is to live here.There are so many things that fac-tor in to that. You want to makesure that if you work here, you can
afford a home here and can sendyour children to school here. Fartoo often, you have people whoare moving further and furtherout, which contributes to sprawland its own problems.
Q: What headline would youlike to see in 2014?
A: “Virginia General AssemblyPuts Aside Partisanship, MovesForward Successfully on Major Is-sues, including Education,Healthcare, and Ethics Reform.”
Del. Filler-Corn:Continuing LastYear’s Success
Q: What do you think was amajor success of 2013?
A: The Transportation Bill wasa major success of 2013. That isgoing to allow us to move forwardto alleviate congestion, improvingour roads, and road maintenance.
Q: What are some of your pri-orities this legislative session?
A: My priorities always reflectthose of my constituents, includ-ing education, transportation andthe economy. I think a priority thisyear will be continuing to protectour world-class schools againstcuts and ensuring that our kidswill be successful. Improving
Delegates Make Predictions for 2014Q&A withdelegates DavidBulova (D-37)and Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41).
Delegate David Bulova (D-37) speaks on the House floorduring a session of the General Assembly.
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) speaks to members at acommittee meeting. Filler-Corn hopes to focus on trans-portation, education, and the economy this session
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Community Leaders Share New Year’s Resolutions— Janelle Germanos
SupervisorJeffreyMcKay (R-LeeDistrict)
“My NewYear’s resolutionis to make sureI keep the rightgrounding between my responsi-bilities to my constituents andmy responsibilities to my family,and that’s tough. It’s the tough-est thing about this job. Makingsure you have that work, life,balance is really important. Ineed to make sure I stay focusedon that balance.”
Del. Dave Albo(R-42)
“My New Year’sresolution is tolearn the songMoves like Jaggeron my guitar,because my boy,who is eight, likes that song.”
SupervisorJohn Cook (R-BraddockDistrict)
“To look forsolutions tocomplex problemsand concrete waysto make our communitiesstronger and even better placesto live. “
Del. EileenFiller-Corn(D-41)
“With regardsto the GeneralAssembly, I justhope to have aproductivesession and we’ll cross partylines and being able to come upwith good legislation that helpsour constituents and movesVirginia forward. Personally, Ihope to be able to continue tohave more time to spend withthe family.” Del. David
Bulova, (D-37)“This time of
year, every year,you have toremind yourself tostep back and askwhat is the mostimportant thing in your life. Thatis family and especially the kids.While being in the legislaturemeans being down in Richmondfor two months out of the year, italso makes you really cherishwhat you have. That is myannual New Year’s resolution-tomake sure you are taking time tospend with the kids.”
Brian Bauer,Marketing andCommunica-tions Director,NorthernVirginia Re-gional ParkAuthority
“To be more consistent withmy gym plan. What I have atendency to do, and what I mayprobably do again, is in Januarygo to the gym, and kill it forthree months, and hurt my ankleor something. I need to come upwith a more consistent, realistic,plan and stop going throughthese cycles.”
Paul Gilbert,ExecutiveDirector,NorthernVirginia Re-gional ParkAuthority
“I’m alwaysmaking plans. I have not comeup with my resolution. But whatI try to do is whatever my planis, put it in a positive. I’m notgoing to say, ‘In 2014 I will eatless potato chips.’ Instead, in2014, I will focus on somethingpositive rather than somethingnegative. One thing I am plan-ning to do is to do more hiking.Every time I do, I think, ‘why Idon’t do this a lot more?’”
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Predictionsfor 2014From Page 3
transportation continues to be afocus. Creating new jobs and im-proving the economy always con-tinues to be a priority. We reallyneed to look at our education sys-tem and figure out what is work-ing and what’s not. Making collegeaffordable for our students andfamily is an issue I will continueto work on.
Q: What are some challengesfacing the community?
A: I think we have to look backat sequestration and the govern-ment shut down, and look at theeffects that had on so many fami-lies in our area, with layoffs andfurloughs.
Q: What do you think we canexpect with Governor-elect TerryMcAuliffe?
A: He’s put together a very im-pressive administration when youlook at the appointments he’smade so far. I think he’s very fo-cused on economic developmentand job creation, and he’s spokena lot about SOL reform and edu-cation, and those are importantissues to me and my constituents.
Q: Do you think partisanshipwill be a major issue this session?
A: I certainly hope not. Iknocked on a lot of doors this pastcampaign and I keep very well intouch with my constituents. Iheard from folks day in and dayout that they are concerned withpublic safety, education, transpor-tation, and they don’t want to fo-cus on social issues. They are look-ing forward and they are hopeful.They are anticipating that this willbe less partisan and more focusedon the issues that we can reallymove forward on and make a dif-ference.
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As we begin a new year,many are focused ontheir spiritual healthand well-being. In fact,
the National Wellness Institutenames spiritual wellness as one ofthe seven dimensions of overallwellness. It’s essential in life, sayexperts.
Lisa Jackson-Cherry, Ph.D., chairof the Department of Counselingat Marymount University in Arling-ton, who specializes in pastoralcounseling and pastoral integra-
tion, believes spiritual well-beingdoesn’t always have to do with re-ligion. It’s about being connectedto something greater than one’sself. “It doesn’t have to be a higherpower,” she said. “It can be yourcommunity or nature, but the keypiece is that there is a connectionto something other than yourself.”
Elizabeth Rees, the associate rec-tor at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Churchin Mount Vernon, said, “I would sayat its heart, spiritual well-being isknowing ourselves to be loved andcherished by God and then livinginto that truth.”
Kathy Judd, Alexandria-basedmeditation teacher and director ofNo Place Like Om, said, “Spiritualhealth and well-being is when you… feel just as, if not more, con-nected to what you can’t see as towhat you can. It’s about knowingthat there is an animating force
that drives the show and seeing allthe ups and downs of our humanexperience as just like that — ashow.”
Some say that expectation man-agement is a factor in spiritualwellbeing. “If there is a gap be-tween expectation and reality,there can be a ... lack of content-ment,” said Rabbi Stuart Weinblattof Congregation B’nai Tzedek inPotomac, Md. “When we set ourexpectations lower in terms ofwhat we expect from others, we areless likely to be disappointed. It isappropriate to set our goals high,but our expectations lower. Goalsmotivate us, but when we haveexpectations, we set ourselves upfor disappointment.”
WHILE SPIRITUAL WELLNESScan mean different things to dif-ferent people, experts said thereare common factors that can helpone achieve it, such as engagingwith others. “When we think aboutspiritual health or well-being, wethink about people being at peacewith themselves and others,” saidJackson-Cherry.
“Community is a big one, andalso what you pay attention to andconsume,” Judd said. “If you’reconstantly tuned in to the newscycle and people who are negativeand arguing, you’re going to seethe world from a certain viewpoint.… If you take time to be in nature,read uplifting things, eat [theright] foods, and surround yourselfwith a community of people whoare loving, supportive and want tobring out the best in you, you’llhave a very different experience ofthe world.”
Prayer is an important part ofmany religions. “Spirituality isfound both within the context ofmeditation and reflective time,which could be prayer, as well asbeing part of a larger community,”said Weinblatt. “That is why people
can find contentment in prayer andplaces of worship and as well as inother contexts.”
Jackson-Cherry said, “When I’mworking with clients, I find thatpeople who have the healthiestspiritual well-being are people whohave a sense of purpose in life orhave a meaning in life. They mightnot have achieved it, but they areworking toward it. Having a senseof purpose or meaning in life leadsto contentment.”
So how does one find a sense ofpurpose and meaning in life?“We’ve talked about this questiona lot,” said Rees. “What comes upmost frequently is the idea of find-ing ways to live in the present,slowing down and finding Godpresent in the moment. … Hear-ing where other people are find-ing God, and taking the time tolook for God acting in my own lifeand share that with others makesme much more aware of God allaround, and helps me to remem-ber that God is also acting in andthrough the people around me.”
LIVING IN THE MOMENT isalso a factor that can lead to con-tentment and spiritual well-being.“I think trying to … find as muchlove and joy in it as possible is ahuge piece,” Judd said. “Also,worry less about what others thinkand be more willing to live and lovegreatly. ” Rees said keeping a jour-nal is a useful tool in developinggratitude. “One spiritual exercisethat helps me sometimes is to prac-tice gratitude by prayerfullyjournaling about the things forwhich I am grateful,” she said. “Sitdown and write 100 things forwhich you are grateful. You startwith the big and obvious things,but then also find yourself diggingdeep for the small but ever-presentgraces of life. … Journaling in gen-eral can be a great for spiritualwell-being.”
Spiritual Wellness in the New YearWellbeing
What is it andhow does oneachieve it?
Connecting with others is an important part of spiritualwell-being say experts.
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Around 50 children and their parents attended the holidayevent, Joyful Jingles: Stories and Songs for Christmas on Mon-day morning in Fairfax.
Barbara Effron, of StorytimeExpress, tells holiday relatedstories to a group of local chil-dren at the Angelika Film Centerin Fairfax on Monday morning.Around 50 children and theirparents attend the story-tellingand holiday song event.
Brady Everson, 2, of Vienna, feeds Old MotherHubbard a bell as part of a retelling of the OldMother Hubbard story with a holiday twist.
Jasper, 2, and Sarah, both of Vienna, share a seatwhile listening to holiday stories and songs.
Around 50 local chil-dren and their parents
attended the holidayevent, Joyful Jingles:Stories and Songs forChristmas on Monday
morning in Fairfax,and enjoyed dancing to
some of the songs.
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Sports
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The year 2013 provided severalexciting moments in localsports. For Woodson, the boys’basketball team’s epic comeback
earned the Cavaliers a Northern Regiontitle. West Springfield’s Caroline Alcorta hada memorable senior cross country season.Lake Braddock’s boys’ basketball team wonits first district title since 2002, SouthCounty’s girls’ track team won a pair of statetitles and the Edison girls’ basketball teamwon a region championship.
Here is a look at the top moments inBurke/Springfield/Fairfax/Fairfax Stationsports for 2013.
Woodson Boys’Basketball WinsRegion Title
Trailing Wakefield by 19 points enteringthe fourth quarter of the Northern Regionchampionship game, it appeared theWoodson boys’ basketball team would haveto settle for the state playoff berth itclinched by winning in the semifinals.
Twelve minutes and one furious come-back later, Woodson was heading to stateswith the program’s first region champion-ship in the school’s 50-year history after a75-70 overtime victory.
Wakefield led by as many as 22 points inthe second half and held a 52-33 advan-tage entering the fourth quarter. ButWoodson, which had struggled offensivelyfor three quarters, opened the fourth withan 11-0 run, cutting the Warriors’ lead toeight. The Cavaliers, a strong outside-shoot-ing team, continued their comeback with abarrage of perimeter shots. A Peter Murray3-pointer cut the Woodson deficit to five.Forty seconds later, Alex Boock’s 3-pointercut Wakefield’s lead to 55-52. Murray madeanother 3-pointer with 1:20 remaining, ty-ing the score at 59-all and the game wentto overtime.
In the extra period, Damian Bell’s 3-pointer gave Woodson a 62-61 lead — theCavaliers’ first lead since the 5:33 mark ofthe second quarter. After a Wakefield freethrow tied the score at 62, Woodson’sTommy Stepka knocked down a 3-pointerwith 2:10 left in overtime, giving the Cava-liers a lead they would not relinquish.
How did the Cavaliers pull it off?“It’s funny because I’ve been asked that
several times,” Woodson head coach DougCraig wrote in an email. “Our kids were justso confident. I remember them coming intothe huddle between the third and fourthquarters. Our kids were absolutely not pan-icked, unnerved, or distraught. There wasjust a sense of resolve. They just knew theywere going to get back in the game, evenwith how well Wakefield had played. Ourkids had a supreme confidence that wecould shoot our way back into the gamebecause we had been a team all year thatcould score points in bunches. We talked
very calmly about what we wanted to do.Then went right out and got the lead downfrom 19 to 10 points in 1 minute, 48 sec-onds. From there we could just feel the con-fidence in our huddle. I’d never seen a teamjust handle that adversity so well. They re-ally weren’t fazed a bit about being behind.”
In the final 12 minutes, Woodsonoutscored Wakefield 42-18. The Cavaliersoutscored the Warriors 26-7 in the fourthquarter to force overtime.
Murray and Boock each scored 19 pointsfor Woodson. Stepka scored 12 points, andEric Bowles and Bell each had 11. Murraywas named tournament MVP while Stepkaand Boock made the all-tournament team.
“Damian Bell, who was perhaps our 10thor 11th guy on the depth chart, hadn’tplayed much the last month of the season.We were going so bad offensively andDamian could really shoot it. We went tohim in the last minute of the third quarterthrough the end of the game. We were look-ing for a spark and he scored 11 points inthe last 13 minutes of the game. He hit a 3and all of a sudden the confidence spreadlike wildfire. In the fourth quarter and over-time, we hit like nine threes by four differ-ent players. All of a sudden guys that werestruggling all night seemed to find theirconfidence. It really all began with the 3
Damian hit in the last minute of the thirdquarter. He’ll be the guy I will always laudto future teams about staying prepared toplay. Biggest game in school history and hehasn’t played in a month and comes up hugeand really propelled us.”
After the game, the Cavaliers paid trib-ute to former Woodson coach Red Jenkins.
“After the game in the locker room waspretty special and no one got to see it,” Craigwrote. “It was the school’s 50th anniversaryand our first region championship. We hadwon 19 district titles and been in the re-gional championship game several timeswithout winning. So many great teams andplayers (Tommy Amaker, Pete Holbert, GregWilliams, etc.) at Woodson through theyears that never quite got it done. After thegame our players and coaching staff invitedseveral people in the locker room that hadbeen a big part of Woodson basketball overthe years. We had two of the three formerhead coaches (Red Jenkins and MikePflugrath), two former DSA’s (Tom Caseyand Phil Turner), a couple of former assis-tant coaches, as well as our principal andcurrent athletic staff. The team presentedthe regional championship trophy to CoachJenkins and asked him to accept it on be-half of all the players, coaches, assistantcoaches, managers that had been so close
and had never quite got it done. Fifty yearsand so much history, we were so fortunatethat Coach Jenkins and others could stillbe there to be a part of it. A lot of peopleover the years put in work to get the pro-gram there. Our kids really understood howimportant it was to the school communityand wanted to share the moment with someof those people.”
Woodson went on to reach the state semi-finals.
Spartan HarrierAlcorta ProducesFantastic SeniorSeason
Caroline Alcorta’s senior cross countryseason was one to remember.
After the West Springfield harrier won theConference 7 championship on Oct. 30,Alcorta won the 6A North region title onNov. 6 with the third-best time in the his-tory of the Burke Lake Park course (16:31).After committing to the University of NorthCarolina, Alcorta went on to win the Group
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West Springfield senior Caroline Alcorta won theGroup 6A state championship.
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Jada Graves and the Edison girls’ basketball teamwon the Northern Region title in 2013.
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6A state championship on Nov. 15 at GreatMeadow, finishing with a course-recordtime of 17:13.
Next, Alcorta won the Foot Locker southregional on Nov. 30 in Charlotte, earningher a trip to nationals. On Dec. 14, Alcortaearned All-American status by placing thirdat the Foot Locker Cross Country Champi-onships national meet in San Diego. Shefinished with a time of 17:31.
“I think my favorite part of the XC seasonfor Caroline was her winning states,” WestSpringfield head coach Chris Pellegriniwrote in an email. “It was the first individualXC state championship in our girls’ history,and she looked relaxed and comfortable thewhole time.”
Pellegrini noticed Alcorta’s level of confi-dence grow.
“I think one of the reasons why Carolinehas had such a great fall was because shehas gained a lot more confidence from herprevious seasons of running,” Pellegriniwrote. “Her mentality heading into eachrace has been excellent, and she’s providedthe other girls on the team a great exampleof the type of approach that is successful.This type of approach has allowed her tojust go out and execute the race plan, ratherthan worrying too much.
“Her performances at Foot Locker Southand Foot Locker Finals in San Diego werereally gravy at the end of the season, and itwas nice to see that she can match up wellat the highest levels.”
Edison Girls’Basketball WinsNorthern RegionChampionship
The Edison girls’ basketball teamstumbled out of the gate in the 2013 North-ern Region championship game, falling be-hind South Lakes 20-5 at the end of the firstquarter and trailing by as many as 17 points.
But thanks in large part to then-freshmanJada Graves, who scored a game-high 23points, the Eagles battled back and wontheir first region title since 2007, beatingSouth Lakes 60-52 on Feb. 23.
South Lakes’ 6-foot-2 center Abby Rendlefinished just shy of a triple-double, totaling14 points, 12 rebounds and nine blocks. ButRendle didn’t stop the 5-foot-9 Graves frombeing aggressive on offense.
“I’m not scared of anybody,” Graves saidafter the game. “I was going to take it andtry to get her in foul trouble. If she blocksit, [I’m] just going to go again.”
South Lakes led 50-47 with 4:27 remain-ing in the fourth quarter, but Edison an-swered with back-to-back 3-points fromMegan Hendrick and Lindsey Krisak andclosed the game on a 13-2 run.
“I remember vividly when it hit me latein the game that we were going to pull off
the win!” Edison head coach Dianne Lewiswrote in an email. “South Lakes was a verygood team and I knew the game could goeither way. And when it was apparent wewere going to get the win, I was trying veryhard not to smile until the buzzer went off.But, I was just so happy for the girls. Noone expected it from them and that’s whythe win was most special.”
Edison finished the season with a 24-5record after falling to Colonial Forge in thestate quarterfinals.
“Last year’s team consisted of six playersnew to varsity basketball (five freshmen),”Lewis wrote. “Another three players playedthe previous year but were still trying to findtheir role on the team. Early in the seasonwas a challenge; I would teach a new drilland we would have a question and answerperiod longer than the drill! But what I re-alized about them is that they wanted to
learn and they were not afraid to competeagainst the best! There are no drills to teachpassion for the game, and that’s what theyhad. It was very refreshing!”
Lake Braddock Boys’Basketball WinsPatriot District Title
In back-to-back February nights, the LakeBraddock boys’ basketball team knocked topseed and eventual region championWoodson out of the Patriot District tourna-ment and defeated South County to win thedistrict title.
Lake Braddock defeated South County 50-40 on Feb. 15, giving the Bruins their firstdistrict title since 2002. Lake Braddocktrailed by two with 3:05 remaining in the
game, but closed the contest on a 15-3 run.“(My) fondest memory of the moment
would have to be the sheer joy on our guys’faces,” Lake Braddock head coach BrianMetress wrote in an email. “Having beenbeaten badly by Woodson at Woodson ear-lier in the year and again on our own homecourt toward the end of the season, theupset of them in the semis, followed by thenbeating one of our arch rivals, South County,really made it special for the guys.”
Lake Braddock’s Will Gregorits scored 21points in the district final and was namedtournament MVP. A.J. Alexander finishedwith 16 points.
“The most important reason for our vic-tory, I think, was that we had a gritty groupof guys who every day at practice just cameout and tried to get better,” Metress wrote.“We were a much better team at the end ofthe year than we were at the beginning. Atthe beginning of the year we were a teamfinding it hard to win consistently, but bythe end of the year we were a team whichwas tough to beat night in, night out.”
Lake Braddock finished the season withan 18-8 record and reached the regionquarterfinals.
South County GirlsWin Indoor, OutdoorTrack Titles
The South County girls’ track team cap-tured the school’s first team state champi-onship when it won the indoor title in thewinter.
What did the Stallions do for an encore?Win the outdoor title.South County won the girls’ indoor track
state championship with a score of 52 onFeb. 23 in Hampton. The Stallions won theoutdoor title with a score of 50 on June 1in Newport News.
“The most memorable moment was thefact that it was the school’s first team statechampionship and to come back in the out-door season and win the outdoor statechampionship is even better,” South Countyhead coach TD Holsclaw wrote in an email,“because to duplicate and keep the teamfocused for that period of time is an accom-plishment. Our ladies had a mission andthey accomplished it with a lot of pressureon them.”
Felicia Majors led the way for SouthCounty, winning individual state champi-onships in the pole vault and long jumpduring indoor, and the 400 during outdoor,along with placing high in several otherevents.
“I would say the most important reasonwe were able to win is that we had a verytalented athlete in Felecia Majors and whenshe was tired or down because of anotherperformance, the girls grouped around herfor overall moral support to keep her fo-cused,” Holsclaw wrote. “We also had otherathletes that stepped up in individual eventsand relays.”
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Tommy Stepka and the Woodson boys’ basketball team won the NorthernRegion championship in 2013.
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The Lake Braddock boys’ basketball team won the Patriot District title in2013.
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By David Siegel
The Connection
Have you heard? Thenext performance ofthe Fairfax Sym-phony Orchestra
(FSO) chamber series, will be in aspecial location; the Harris The-ater at George Mason University.It will give audiences an intimatesetting to encounter first-classclassical music. As a unique treat,there will be an after-performanceevent bringing the music, the mu-sicians and the audience evencloser together.
According to FSO Music Direc-tor Christopher Zimmerman, thenew venue for the Jan. 18-19 per-formances “will allow for an in-tense interaction” between audi-ence and the FSO. He selectedmusic that “reflects this in its emo-tional charge and content; that is,a concert which leans more to-wards the intense, personal andintimate experience.”
Zimmerman wove together amusical concert to celebrate the100th birthday of BenjaminBritten, one of the 20th Centuryicons of classical music with com-positions by Edward Elgar andDmitri Shostakovich. “It occurred
to me that the focus on him[Britten] could be deepened bypairing him” with other majormodern composers.
The performance will includeBritten’s “Serenade for Tenor,Horn, and Strings” with WilliamHite, Tenor, Shostakovich’s“Chamber Symphony in C Minor,”Britten’s “Simple Symphony” andElgar’s “Serenade for Strings.”
Describing the concert in visualimagery Zimmerman called
Britten’s “Serenade” a “rich andmulti-layered” poem. “The musicis highly expressive and concen-trated atmospheric: the sense ofnight, sleep, shadows, farewelland other nocturnal elements areomnipresent, as well as the oppo-site allusions to greetings andlove.”
The Britten “Simple Symphony”is a “hugely precocious and funearly work...Bright, sparkling,youthfully energetic with unam-
biguous emotions,” saidZimmerman.
Zimmerman said theShostakovich “Chamber Sym-phony” was “one of the most di-rect and simply-stated of all hisworks, capturing the horrors ofStalinist-Soviet repression and thecomposer’s life within that, in allits sorrow and hopelessness.”Elgar’s “Serenade for Strings” wasdescribed as “strongly wistful.”
The Harris Theatre, with its 460seats, is noted for a “live” acousti-cal sound well suited to musicevents such as an FSO chamberperformance.
When asked to sum up howmusic can affect a listener,Zimmerman said, “in both thesounds and what lies behind them,[music] heightens and enrichesour perception of life.” He addedthat musical entertainment can belike poetry, “there are no hard andfast rules. It’s not cool or uncool,it’s not fashionable or unfashion-able.” Just open yourself to it. Letit resonate inside you. Enjoy.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Promises‘Intense, Personal, Intimate Experience’Concerts at GMU’s Harris Theater to celebrate the100th birthday of Benjamin Britten.
Where and WhenFairfax Symphony Orchestra
performing at the Harris Theater,George Mason University, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Perfor-mances Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at 8p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 at 2p.m. Tickets: $25-60. For informationcall 703-563-1990 or visit: www.fairfaxsymphony.org.
Photo by Barry Wheeler/Courtesy of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Conductor ChrisZimmerman.
Entertainment
By David Siegel
The Connection
Jack Benny was a classic co-median of stage, screen,radio and television. He
spanned decades and generations.He is even considered a forerun-ner of what is now called situationcomedy. Some suggest that thecomic styles of Jerry Seinfeld andKelsey Grammar (“Frasier”) haveBenny-like qualities.
Soon there will be a golden op-portunity to see him again. Well,not “the” Jack Benny, but award-winning actor Tim Newell in aone-man performance of “MisterBenny” at the Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia in a
production forall audiences,non-membersand membersalike.
“Mister Benny” is the life andtimes of Jack Benny dramatized byplaywright Mark Humphrey. Theplay shows Benny at the peak ofhis career, preparing to go on fora television special in 1950. Andthen later in 1965, preparing hisTV series finale. Along the way, theplay highlights Benny’s relation-ship with other comics and lets theaudience in on how Benny devel-oped some of his famous sketchesand routines.
Benny was known for his comictiming, his supposed “stinginess,”
Arriving soon foryour entertainment.
Benny is Back! Where and When“Mister Benny” performed at the Jewish Community Center of Northern
Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Performances: Friday, Jan. 10,2014, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m. Tickets:$29, $24 for JCCNV members and seniors (65+), $19 students and groups(10+). Call JCCNV Box Office at 703-537-3000 or visit: www.jccnvarts.org
his recurring 39th birthday, andhis off-key violin playing. He wasespecially known for his abilityto create laughter with a silentpause accompanied by a silentlook of complete exasperation.His facial expressions and hand
to cheek were priceless.Newell indicated that he is “al-
ways reviewing video clips, just tostudy his [Benny’s] mannerisms.”He is constantly seeking newBenny material to keep the showfresh. “I always manage to findnew things whenever I’m playingJack; discovering different ways tosay something, or gesture a cer-tain way.”
For those who remember Benny,Newell promises that “they canexpect to be taken back in time,for one. It’s a wonderful journey.”
He promises that “All in all, theycan expect to have a really goodtime.”
And for those who never heardof Jack Benny, Newell suggestedthat they will “have a good time”becoming familiar with a man whohelped create what is now televi-sion sitcom.
“Jack’s style was unique...histiming, his takes, his quiet ways.”noted Newell. He was “the forefa-ther of the sit-com: he was the cen-tral figure, surrounded by a bril-liant supporting cast, and alwaysthe brunt of their jokes; hence thedeadpan stare, or the hand to thecheek, or the exasperated, “Well!”Classic!
Get yourself ready, Jack Bennyis in the house. Cue up “Love inBloom.”
Tim Newell asJack Benny in‘Mister Benny.’
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Q: What headline would youlike to see for Fairfax County in2014?
A: “Economy takes off, rais-ing commercial real estate val-ues.”
Q: What are some challengesand opportunities facing FairfaxCounty residents in 2014?
A: On the challenges, slownational economic growth andfederal cutbacks slowed downlocal economic growth andhave frozen commercial realestate values. We need eco-nomic activity, which will in-crease commercial propertyvalue and produce tax revenue.That commercial revenue is theonly viable way to meet the in-creased needs of schools andother county services. On thepositive side, as we begin to usefunding from the state trans-portation plan passed in 2013we will start to see meaningfulnew transportation initiativesthat will reduce congestion. Iam also looking forward to thebeginning of implementation ofmy neighborhood speeding ini-tiative.
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A: We have several importantissues. One, certainly transpor-tation, which we will start toaddress with the new statefunding. Two, school fundingand infrastructure funding forwhich we need more commer-cial tax revenue, which requireseconomic growth. We need todiversify our local economy asmuch as possible and continueto make it attractive to busi-ness. I co-chair the Infrastruc-ture Financing Committeewhich is looking for solutions.Three, on the neighborhoodlevel, my speeding initiativewill begin to address the num-ber one neighborhood com-plaint I receive from citizens,which is speeding on neighbor-hood streets.
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Braddock District Supervisor John Cook, left, thinksthat education funding should be a top priority forVirginia legislators this section.
Supervisor Looks at Year AheadQ&A with Supervisor John Cook(R-Braddock District).
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The children living inthe Katherine HanleyFamily Shelter maynot have many posses-
sions; but on Christmas Day, theyhad presents. The gifts were do-nated by a variety of groups, in-cluding the Fair Oaks District Po-lice Station and Chantilly High’sphotography students.
And the evening of Dec. 19, thestudents kept the children busywith arts and crafts projects while,in another room, their parentspicked out their Christmas pre-sents from the donated items. Thegifts were then wrapped by morestudents, plus some members of aGirl Scout troop from Burke.
“We like helping the communityand this is a fun way to do it,” saidChantilly sophomore AutumnTury. “And since this isChristmastime and some kids’families can’t afford presents, it’simportant that we do this.”
PFC Wayne Twombly, the crime-prevention officer with the FairOaks District Station, has donatedtoys to the shelter before. But forthe past two Christmases, he’steamed up with Chantilly’s Pho-tography Club for an even biggerimpact.
“A lot of the kids know him fromworking the [Charger] football
games and doing driver’s-licenseceremonies at the [Fairfax County]courthouse,” said photographyteacher and club advisor BettySimmons. “And when Photo Clubdecided to do a service project,Officer Twombly’s name was givento me as a good point of contactto help us find a cause we couldcontribute to.”
WHEN THE TWO SPOKE onthe phone, Twombly suggested theKatherine Hanley shelter, whichprovides a temporary home formothers with young children. Healso offered his help coordinatingtheir joint efforts.
“I loved the idea because I thinkit’s important for students to seethe police in a positive light andbe able to work alongside them forthe betterment of the community,”said Simmons. “Last year [2012]we partnered for the first time, andOfficer Twombly was a tremen-dous help in making this project asuccess.”
And Twombly couldn’t be hap-pier about their participation. “Sheand her students get very excitedabout wanting to make it a spe-cial time for the children there,”he said. “We’re now making it anannual event.”
Last Christmas, the shelter chil-dren each got two or three gifts;but this Christmas – because of thecommunity’s generosity – theyeach received five presents. “We’vebeen collecting toys since Novem-ber,” said Simmons. “We got thephotography classes involved,too.”
On Dec. 19, the students helpedthe children color Christmas cardsand make picture frames for theirparents. They also took photos of
the children with Santa Claus(Twombly in costume) andhanded out stockings full of snacksand toys.
Junior Darren Almodiel broughttoys for both boys and girls. “I justwanted to give back,” he ex-plained. “It helps you realize howlucky you are.”
“A lot of the students said theycouldn’t imagine being in a situa-tion where Christmas was an im-possibility,” said Simmons. “Sothey really wanted to do some-thing personal for these families.”
ALSO LENDING A HAND wrap-ping gifts were Lake Braddock Sec-ondary sophomore Liz Barr, plusRobinson Secondary sophomoresCarolina Gonzalez, Abby Toler andEmily Treanor, all of Girl ScoutTroop 870 of Burke.
And the shelter residents appre-ciated everything that was donefor them. Alberta Fryar andDathan Azariah picked out gifts fortheir children together and wereoverjoyed to be able to give thempresents for Christmas.
“I think this program is awe-some,” said Fryar. “And consider-ing the situation we’re all in, itreally lifts our spirits when theydo something as nice as this.”
Azariah was also pleased that an“ample amount” of gifts had beendonated.
“It looked like a toy store inthere, and it gave the kids a vari-ety,” he said. “I think it’s great howpeople give back to the less fortu-nate, and I really appreciate whatthe volunteers did. Hard timesdon’t last, but it’s important tohave a little something for the kidsat Christmas. In this time of joy,that’s what it’s all about.”
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Wrapping children’s gifts at the family shelter are (fromleft) Lake Braddock sophomore Liz Barr and Robinsonsophomore Carolina Gonzalez, both of Girl Scout Troop870 of Burke, plus Liz’s mom, Evangeline Barr.
Having fun wrapping pre-sents are (from left)Robinson sophomores AbbyToler and Emily Treanor ofGirl Scout Troop 870 ofBurke.
Wrapping up Joy for ChristmasStudents, Scouts,police brightenholiday at HanleyShelter.
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