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Steven L. Greenburg, presi-dent of the Fairfax CountyFederation of Teachers,voices his support for thenew Strategic Plan beingvoted on by the SchoolBoard.

Michael Ducharme ofDecoding Dyslexia ap-plauds the new StrategicPlan for Fairfax CountyPublic Schools for specifi-cally addressing challengesfor students with dyslexia.

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By Tim Peterson

Centre View

Citizen MichaelDucharme has livedwith dyslexia sincehe was a student. His

two daughters both have dyslexia.The father, representing the par-ents’ movement Decoding Dys-lexia, spoke at the July 9 schoolboard meeting in support of theproposed Fairfax County PublicSchools Strategic Plan that specifi-cally addresses challenges in theschools facing students with dys-lexia.

“We’re now faced with the facttomorrow is today, the fierce ur-gency of now,” Ducharme said.“It’s time for vigorous and positiveaction in this plan.”

The plan, which the board ap-proved on Thursday night, is along-term strategic document withfour main objectives of studentsuccess, caring culture, premierworkforce and resource steward-ship. It was developed with inputand feedback from over 30,000“stakeholders,” according forFairfax County Public Schools.

“Our growing and vibrant schoolsystem is now the 10th largest dis-trict in the United States, and hav-ing a clear plan and focus is criti-cal to meet the needs of every childand deliver our Portrait of Gradu-ate,” superintendent Dr. KarenGarza said in a statement. “Igniteis about energy – it is about ex-

pending the time and effort on theactions necessary to close achieve-ment gaps, support our teachers,provide resources to our schoolsand help our students succeed inlife.”

According to the release from

School board approves “Ignite”Strategic Plan, new chairman andvice chairman.

A Beginning,Not an End

Photos courtesy of FCPS

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

When eccentric inventor Caractacus Pottsrescues an old race car from a junkheap, he decides to restore it with his

children’s help. Little does he know then that ithas the magical ability to fly and float. And onceword gets out, an evil baron tries to get the carfor himself.

That’s the premise of theAlliance Theatre’s upcomingmusical, “Chitty Chitty BangBang.” Set in early 1900sEngland, it’s based on thechildren’s book written byIan Fleming and later turnedinto a movie. The cast andcrew of 60 has been rehears-ing since May, and local the-ater legend Elaine Wilson,the director, says things are“going beautifully.”

Wilson founded ChantillyHigh School’s theater department and taughtdrama there for 30 years before co-founding Alli-ance. And the show’s music director, GlennCockrell, was the school’s choral director for 26years before retiring in 2012. Rounding out theproduction staff are choreographer Annie Ermlick,producer Maggie Swan and assistant director Bar-bara Carpenter.

Show times are Friday-Saturday, July 24-25 andJuly 31-Aug. 1, plus Thursday, July 30, at 7:30p.m. Matinees are Sunday, July 26 and Aug. 2, at2 p.m., at Chantilly High. Tickets are $16 viawww.TheAllianceTheatre.org or call 703-220-8101.

“Ian Fleming was a spy in Washington duringWWII and loved creativity, inventing, technicalknowledge and inspiration,” said Wilson. “Andevery main character in the show has these at-tributes, too. It’s a wonderful cast and they all lovewhat they’re doing and have great enthusiasm.Each person is making their role their own to makeit stand out and be unique.”

The scenes take place atthe Grand Prix, a candy fac-tory, a carnival, in the En-glish countryside and inVulgaria, a country ruled bythe baron and his wife, thebaroness. And the children inthe ensemble are in eightscenes, portraying every-thing from puppets toclowns, trees, orphans andcandy-factory employees.

It’s the first time this showhas been produced in the lo-cal area. In fact, said Wilson,

“This play is so new for amateurs that there areonly three cars available for it that we could find.Ours comes from California.”

She said the audience will love the “inventive-ness behind how we go to all those places on thestage. We think this show is rather more fun than

Alliance Theatre presents“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”

Music, Laughter and a Flying Car

From left:LourdesNavarro,Mike BakerJr. andStevenLabovitchsing a songfrom theshow.

Photo Courtesy

of Maggie Swan

“This play is so new foramateurs that thereare only three carsavailable for it that wecould find. Ours comesfrom California.”

— Elaine Wilson, director

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Fairfax County Public Schools, some of thespecific areas for attention and prioritieshighlighted in the plan include:

❖ Developing a more holistic approachto education by addressing students’ socialand emotional needs

❖ Eliminating achievement gaps❖ Helping students develop real-world

skills❖ Creating a balanced assessment frame-

work as a way to decrease instructionalemphasis on test preparation

❖ Increasing instructional time availableto prepare students for success along withmore providing more equitable access toresources, especially technology

❖ Hiring and retaining high quality teach-ers

❖ Confronting budget issues that have ledto the elimination of educational program-ming and employee positions

The board voted 11 to 1 in favor of theplan, with Springfield representative Eliza-beth Schultz as the only dissenting opin-ion.

“I feel like it sort of became a Mr. PotatoHead: you have all the parts, but you’re notsure what it’s going to look like at the end.”she said. “The biggest concern I have is notspecifically identifying what the knownchallenges are, or perceived challenges are,with changing demographics, growing stu-dent population, types of education our stu-dents are needing... the nexus of all of theseI think we just didn’t get to in this docu-ment.”

Dranesville representative Jane Strausssaid the nature of the plan is that it’s builtto grow and change. “The Strategic Plan isreally a beginning, it’s not an end,” she said,“an evolving plan, not set in stone. It laysout and solidifies our belief in the directionwe need to go. It gives us a roadmap for-ward but does not create guardrails that areso high we cannot make adjustments.”

Providence representative Patty Reed sup-ported the plan and asked there be “detaileddiscussions on how do we actually use thedocument.”

“How do we use it to make budget deci-sions?” Reed asked. “Everything in hereobviously has been well thought out… But

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Pat Hynes accepts the gavel fromTammy Derenak Kaufax and beginsher term as school board chair-man.

Fairfax County Public SchoolsSuperintendent Dr. Karen Garzacomments on the new StrategicPlan during the school board’s July9 regular meeting.

Photos courtesy of Fairfax County Public Schools

The school board voted unanimously to approve Pat Hynes (Hunter Mill)as the next board chairman.

we all know our budget realities. How canthis document help us make some toughdecisions.”

Dr. Garza, speaking on the plan, said, “Iwould urge this board: Let’s adopt this plan,move forward, spend time perfecting it overtime. Otherwise we’ll continue to spin.”

The plan calls for a quarterly status re-port to be filed, with a school board reas-

sessment scheduled for June to make andupdates or adjustments.

THE BOARD ALSO VOTED ON A NEWCHAIRMAN and vice chairman to replaceTammy Derenak Kaufax and Ted Velkoff,respectively, for one-year terms.

In her outgoing remarks, Derenak Kaufaxused candy to sum up some of her experi-

ences with the board and its work goingforward.

“We’ve had our Hot Tamales moments, afew Circus Peanuts moments,” she said,“Mostly we’re a group of dedicated Smart-ies passionate about our desire to educatethe next generation. To do so effectively, wemust be funded properly, so we’re alwayson the hunt for that extra 100 Grand, ormillion.”

Pat Hynes was nominated as the only can-didate for chairman and subsequently votedthrough.

Board members spoke highly of Hynes’nine years as an elementary school teacherin Fairfax County Public Schools as well asher law background.

“I think the combination of your lawyerlyskills and your very recent and constantview from the classroom to be very impor-tant to this board,” said Strauss.

Mason representative Sandy Evans saidHynes “has been a very thoughtful memberof our board as well as a very candid one.”

Schultz offered her criticism that shewould’ve liked to see more competition forthe position, rather than a decision beingmade prior to the meeting. I think it’shealthy for us as an organization,” she said.But she didn’t withhold her support forHynes, saying the candidate is “going to geta cautious yes from me… the proof will bein the pudding.”

After receiving the gavel from nowformer-chairman Derenak Kaufax, Hynessaid, “The job of the chairman and vicechairman is to protect the process for ev-eryone. Collaboration is an important skilland I will be relearning it this year and look-ing forward to it.”

Ted Velkoff nominated Sandy Evans forthe vice chairman position. Evans also ranunopposed and also carried the vote.

“I would say she played a critical role ina couple of the signature accomplishmentsof this board,” said Velkoff, including “re-form of discipline process, later high schoolstart times.”

“The key trait,” Velkoff added, “is willing-ness to compromise.”

For more information on the “Ignite” Stra-tegic Plan, visit the Fairfax County PublicSchools website www.fcps.edu/news/strategic.shtml.

School Board Approves ‘Ignite’ Strategic Plan

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Meeting on Route 28Safety Study

Residents are invited to attend a public inormationmeeting at Centreville Elementary School, on Monday,July 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. to learn about the results of atraffic operational and safety study to identify short-termrecommendations to improve traffic operations on Route28 (Centreville Road) from south of I-66 to Liberia Av-enue. The study analyzed traffic data to identify loca-tions where low cost improvements may be made to thecorridor.

VDOT, in conjunction with the cities of Manassas andManassas Park and the counties of Fairfax and PrinceWilliam, is undertaking the development of the study.

Project information is available at

www.virginiadot.org, at the information meeting, or dur-ing business hours at VDOT’s Northern Virginia DistrictOffice at 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax. Call ahead at 703-259-2381, 800-367-7623 or TTY/TDD 711 to ensure ap-propriate personnel are available to answer your questions.

Comments will be accepted at the meeting and also bye-mail to [email protected]. Submitthem by Aug. 14 to Tom Fahrney, project manager at thethe VDOT District Office address above. Reference “Route28 Corridor Study” in the subject line.

Sully DistrictCouncil Meeting

The Sully District Council of Citizens Associations Land-Use Committee will meet Wednesday, July 22, at 7 p.m., in

the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. Call Jeff Parnes, evenings, at 703-904-0131.

On tap is an application for a commercial-recreationuse inside an existing building on Park Center Road inOak Hill. Proposed are seven sports courts to be usedmainly for practices or league volleyball matches.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Sta-

tion will perform free, child safety carseat inspectionsThursday, July 30, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appointment is neces-sary. But residents should install the child safety seats

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themselves so technicians may properly inspect and adjust them,as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehicles arrivingon each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the correct useof the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirm datesand times.

Food Donations for WFCMWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries’ food pantry needs dona-

tions of 1-2 pound bags of rice, canned fruit (all types), cannedpastas, canned meats (tuna, ham, chicken), cold and hot cereals,spaghetti and sauces, peanut butter, canned vegetables (includ-ing spinach, collar greens, beets) and cooking oil.

Toiletries needed, which WFCM clients cannot purchase withfood stamps, include facial tissues, toothpaste, shampoo and soliddeodorant.

Bring all items to WFCM’S food pantry, weekdays, 9 a.m.-1:30p.m., at 13888 Metrotech Drive, near Papa John’s Pizza andKumon Learning Center, in Chantilly’s Sully Place Shopping Cen-ter. A volunteer stocker/bagger is needed Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m.Contact Annette Bosley at 703-988-9656, ext. 110, [email protected].

Learn about Police DepartmentThroughout the year, the Fairfax County Police Department will

host a series of lectures as part of its 75th anniversary.❖ July 23 – The Departments growth in relation to the county’s

development, 11 a.m. at the Criminal Justice Academy https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-departments-growth-in-relation-to-the-countys-development-tickets-15374059225

❖ Aug. 10 – SWAT – Tools, Tactics, and Technology, 11 a.m. atthe West Springfield District community room https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swat-tools-tactics-and-technology-tickets-15374108372

❖ Sept. 16 – Helicopter Division, 10 a.m. at the Criminal Jus-tice Academy https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fcpd-helicopter-di-vision-tickets-15374129435

❖ Oct. 2 – Early days of Diversity, 11 a.m. at the Massey Build-ing A Level conference room https://www.eventbrite.com/e/early-days-of-diversity-tickets-15374156516

❖ Nov. 4 – Criminal Justice Academy, 11 a.m. at the CriminalJustice Academy https://www.eventbrite.com/e/criminal-justice-academy-tickets-15374248792

❖ Dec. 14 – Crisis Negotiations Team, 11 a.m. at the CriminalJustice Academy https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fcpd-crisis-nego-tiations-team-tickets-15374274870

How to Hire CLRC WorkersThe Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) serves businesses

and homeowners needing help with just about any home remod-eling or maintenance project. And local residents who’d like tohire a worker from the CLRC may do so easily. Either call 703-543-6272 or go to www.centrevilleLRC.org and click on the “Howto Hire” link. Tell what kind of work is required, how many work-ers are needed and when.

The CLRC will match the needs to its registered workers’ skillsand set up the job. The price for work will be negotiated. Afterthe job is completed, employers are encouraged to provide theCLRC with feedback to ensure that the work was done well andto their satisfaction and to make sure the workers are fairly paid.

Meals on Wheels VolunteersFairfax County needs Meals on Wheels drivers in Chantilly and

group Meals on Wheels coordinators in both Chantilly and Fairfax.Contact Volunteer Solutions at 703-324-5406, TTY 711,[email protected] or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/volunteer-solutions.htm.

RoundupsNews

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Add political campaigning to the list ofthings that can be hazardous to one’shealth. At least that’s what Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors hopeful Kathy Smith

found out last Saturday.“I’m OK,” she said afterward. “But it was a scary

situation.” So scary, in fact, that a local woman wasarrested and charged with assaulting her and pre-venting her from making a 911 call.

Smith, the Sully District’s representative on theSchool Board since 2002, is running toreplace the district’s current supervisor,Michael Frey, who plans to retire. ADemocrat, she’s vying against Republi-can John Guevara for the seat.

So Saturday afternoon, July 11, around12:30 p.m., she was out knocking ondoors on Misty Creek Lane in the Cen-tury Oaks community. She’d been talk-ing with residents in that neighborhoodfor about four days and had been theresome 90 minutes on Saturday when thealleged incident occurred.

“I saw a woman doing yardwork near her frontporch and I didn’t want to startle her, so I yelledout, ‘Hi, I’m Kathy Smith, running for the Board ofSupervisors,’” she said. “And as soon as she heardwho I was, she got very angry and started talkingabout the 2008 boundary change. She was upsetbecause she ended up with one child at ChantillyHigh and one child at Oakton High.”

Smith wasn’t surprised about the woman’s feel-ings because, she said, it was a divisive issue andsome people still tell her how angry they are aboutit. But words are fine, she said.

“It’s OK for somebody to tell me they’re upset abouta decision or to slam a door in my face,” she said.“You expect this when you’re an elected official.”But what happened Saturday was different. “It wassurreal,” said Smith. “This is my fifth campaign —four times for School Board and once for supervisor— and nothing like this ever happened before.”

In light of the woman’s attitude, Smith immedi-ately decided to leave when the resident began walk-ing toward her. “In my hands, I had a clipboard, penand [candidate-information] grip cards,” she said. “Iwas starting to walk down the driveway and, the nextthing I knew, she grabbed my clipboard and threw itdown on the driveway.”

While doing so, said Smith, the woman continuedto vent her anger at her about the boundary change.So the candidate went to pick up her clipboard, penand cards but, she said, the woman wouldn’t let her.Instead, said Smith, “She put her hands on my shoul-ders and started shoving me backwards. Then shestarted grabbing at my sunglasses, but I was able toturn my head and take them off so she couldn’t getthem.”

“At some point, I told her, ‘It’s OK for you to dis-agree with me, but you can’t touch me,’” said Smith.“There was a tree and I balanced myself up against itand said, ‘Help, help me, help.’ I told her, ‘You need

to stop touching me, or I’m going to callthe police.’”

Smith was able to take out her cellphone; but, she said, the woman“grabbed it and threw it about 10 feetacross the lawn. I was still yelling ‘Help’and, luckily, a woman driving by stoppedand asked what was happening. I toldher this woman was attacking me, andshe waited while I picked up my stuff.”

Smith then went to her car, across thestreet and about five houses away, and

called the police. “I was thankful the woman droveby,” she said. Asked if she feared for her safety, Smithsaid, “I wasn’t frightened until she started shovingme; I was afraid she wasn’t going to stop.”

Afterward, she said, her chest felt tight and hershoulder was hurting, so the police called an ambu-lance and the paramedics checked her vital signsbefore she returned home. And Sunday afternoon,undaunted, she hit the campaign trail again.

“Mostly, people are good,” said Smith, before head-ing out. “And people who disagree with me don’t usu-ally make me feel in danger. If people don’t want toengage with me, I just back away.”

So far, she said, she’s received a positive responsefrom the residents she’s met while campaigning. Butshe’s not taking any chances. “One of my sons is go-ing to walk with me today,” said Smith. “I’m going toget back out and meet voters because people do ap-preciate it when you talk with them. I think I’ll justtake a companion with me from now on.”

Kathy Smith assaultedwhile campaigning;woman arrested.

‘She Started Shoving Me’

Kathy Smith

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Auxiliary Police Officer Tauheed (“Tony) Gulwas recently honored as the Sully DistrictPolice Station’s Citizens Advisory Commit-

tee Officer of the Month. And in the letter nominat-ing him, his supervisor, Lt. Tim Burgess, explainedwhy.

“APO Gul has demonstrated strong teamwork

APO Tony Gul is honoredas Officer of the Month.

Commendation for ‘Job Well Done’

Bonnie Hobbs/Centre View

Police Lt. Matt Owens (left), the SullyDistrict Station’s assistant commander,presents the Officer of the Month award toAPO Tony Gul.


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traits, contributing significantly to com-munity activities in the Sully District,” wroteBurgess. “He volunteered 298 hours of timein 2014, including events like Touch aTruck, DWI checkpoints and patrols.”

Burgess also noted two, particular eventsthat year during which Gul dedicated hispersonal time to assist fellow officers andthe community. The first one involved a bi-cycle safety day where the Sully District Sta-tion collaborated with the ChantillyWalmart to promote bicycle safety. Gul ob-tained vehicles, attached trailers, loadedequipment and served the people who vis-ited the police department’s display.

During the second one, he helped withthe Boy Scouts Bicycle Rodeo and volun-teered more than six hours of his day load-ing an equipment trailer, setting up conesand assisting with bike cone courses.

“Gul has continued to play an invaluablerole in 2015 by continuing to assist theCrime Prevention Office with presentationsand events,” wrote Burgess. “He’s consis-tently been the first to respond to the needsof the Crime Prevention office, often for-feiting evenings with his family to help sup-port the department’s mission. This supportincludes educational talks and police-friendly activities with local Scouts and busi-nesses.”

Burgess further noted that, any time alast-minute event has been scheduled, Gul

has stepped up and done what he could tolend a hand. And in April, Gul also tookthe opportunity to attend Home SecuritySurvey Training. As a result, he now hasthe knowledge to better understand crimeprevention and to provide Fairfax Countyresidents with security surveys for theirhomes.

“Much of the work that auxiliary policeofficers like Gul complete can be easilyoverlooked because [these officers] blendin with police squads to help enforce thelaw, complete special missions such as se-curity or traffic control, and serve the com-munity during special events,” wrote Bur-gess. “An appreciation for our APO’s is fur-ther realized due to the expectations placedon these officers. These expectations in-clude: Remaining a member of the auxil-iary program, completing the FairfaxCounty Auxiliary Police Academy, [fulfill-ing] continuing education requirements inorder to remain sworn, qualifying at ourfirearms range on an annual basis, VCINand CPR certifications, and a minimum vol-unteer requirement of 288 hours annually.”

“APO Tony Gul’s efforts are greatly ap-preciated,” continued Burgess. “I commendhim for a job well done and proudly nomi-nate him for the Citizens Advisory Com-mittee Award. The Fairfax County PoliceDepartment and the Sully District Stationare grateful for his efforts and sacrifice inthe service of our citizens.”

‘A Job Well Done’ Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Photosand artwork welcome. Deadline is Thursdayat noon, at least two weeks before event.

SATURDAY/JULY 18Teen Advisory Board. 1 p.m. at the

Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. A meeting of the ChantillyRegional Teen Advisory Board. Forstudents in grades 7-12. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

EBook Help. 2 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. GeteBook questions answered. Bring atablet or eReader. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

MONDAY/JULY 27Parenting Workshop with Dr. Rene.

7 p.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Dr. Rene Hackneyoffers a learning workshop on “ReadingAloud With Children.” Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

MONDAY-THURSDAY/JULY 27-30Vacation Bible School. 12:30-3:30 p.m.

at Jubilee Christian Center of Fairfax,4650 Shirley Gate Rd., Fairfax. $10,which includes a T-shirt. Call 703-383-1170 or visit www.jccag.org to register.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 29EBook Help. 1 p.m. at the Chantilly

Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road. GeteBook questions answered. Bring atablet or eReader. Free. Call 703-502-3883 for questions and to reserve aspot.

MONDAY-THURSDAY/AUG. 10-13Vacation Bible School. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at

Oakton Baptist Church, 14001 Sullyfield Circle,Chantilly. The presentation is titled “Unknownto us, known to Him.” Call 703-631-1799.

SATURDAY/AUG. 29“Navigating the Caregivers Maze: Finding

Support and Planning for YourCaregiving Journey.” 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. inthe Board Auditorium of the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000 Government CenterParkway. AARP and the Philippine AmericanFoundation for Charities will present a programgeared toward educating people about theiroptions for senior caregiving. Listen to a lecture,participate in a discussion and have questionsanswered by experts from Fairfax CountyServices for Older Adults. Free. RSVP requestedbut not required. Call: 1-877-926-8300 or signup online at: aarp.cvent.com/Fairfax829VA.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLINGResidents Can “E-cycle” at the I-66 transfer

station. It is free but residents may be asked toshow proof of residency. Personal waste only.The I-66 station is located at 4618 West OxRoad, Fairfax and open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. fromMonday-Saturday and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. onSundays. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/electric-sunday.htm for more.

DONATIONSThe student Auto Sales Program operating

from Centreville High School works inconjunction with the CVHS automotivetechnology classes to bring in donatedautomobiles, boats and motorcycles for studentsto work on. Some refurbished vehicles are sold,with 75 percent of the proceeds going back tothe auto tech program. The program is in needof cars, trucks or motorcycles, which are fullytax deductible, for student training. ContactLyman Rose at 703-802-5588 or by [email protected] for more.

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the movie, and the story, itself, has a lot oflove, tension and an intricate plot. Thescript is very well-written and exciting, andthe dancing is amazing.”

Rich Amada plays Caractacus Potts, awidower desperately trying to make one ofhis inventions a winner so he can supporthis two children. “He initially buys the caras a plaything for them, but then revampsit into a working automobile,” said Amada.“He’s forever hopeful and optimistic, despitehis many setbacks. He loves his children andwould do anything to make them happy.”

Amada likes playing Potts because “he’sso eccentric. He also has a love story, plusan adventure, when Grandpa is kidnappedto Vulgaria and they have to go rescue himin their car.” His favorite song is “You Two,”which he sings to the children at the begin-ning of the show. Said Amada; “They joinin, and it establishes our close relationshipand how the three of us are a team.”

He said the audience will be impressedthat “we’re putting on such an ambitiousproduction. There’s a large cast, with lotsof children and special effects. People willalso enjoy the music score, and almost ev-eryone will be able to hum along with thetitle song. This show has some nice mo-ments, with humor for both children andadults. It’s a family show, but will also letadults relive parts of their childhood. And,

honestly, who hasn’t wanted a flying car?”Playing Potts’s son, Jeremy, is Steven

Labovitch, 11, of Oak Hill. “He just wantsto hang out and follow along withwhatever’s happening,” said Steven. “Hecan be outgoing, but calm. He has a funenergy without being crazy-wild about ev-erything.” Steven was “thrilled to get thisrole; I thought I’d be cast into the ensemble.I’m enjoying playing Jeremy because he hasa good personality and is sweet, kind, gentleand generous.”

He especially likes the “Chitty Chitty BangBang” theme because it’s so catchy. “Itmakes me feel happy and it’s a fun song tosing,” he said. “Most of the audience hasprobably seen the movie, so they’ll like see-ing how we make the car fly. And in onenumber, we’ll be using glow sticks, so it’llbe a cool illusion to see.”

McKensey Struzik portrays the wealthyTruly Scrumptious, whose father owns thetown candy factory. “She’s a sweet, caringwoman, but not afraid to express her opin-ion — even though women didn’t havemuch of a voice then. She’s more indepen-dent and doesn’t let her wealth and socialstanding get in the way of her love for Potts.She finds him quirky, creative and differentfrom the men she knows. But she questionshis carefree parenting style and the lack ofstructure in his children’s lives.”

Struzik grew up watching this movie andsinging the songs so, she said, “This is a blast

for me to play this woman I loved when Isaw her on film. It’s going to be lots of funand I’m super excited.” Her favorite song is“Truly Scrumptious,” which she and thechildren sing together. “It’s catchy and isthe only moment in the show where Truly’salone with the two kids, and it’s a specialbonding moment with them.”

She said people will love seeing the cartransform and do its wizardry. “In somescenes, it’ll upstage us,” said Struzik. “Themusic is fun and upbeat, and the audiencewill like seeing the story come to life. Andsince this show’s not performed often, it’llbe new and exciting.”

Playing Boris, a hapless spy from Vulgaria,is veteran Alliance Theatre actor Mike Cash.“His mission is to get this magical car,” saidCash. “So he and his sidekick Goran [Spen-cer Boyd] pretend to be English by actingEnglish. But Boris isn’t nearly as smart ashe thinks. He’s frequently wrong, but sel-dom in doubt.”

Cash said it’s wonderful playing this part.“I get to speak in an accent, but act Englishand debonair,” he said. “There’s a lot ofphysical comedy.” He also loves singing anddancing with Boyd in the number, “Act En-glish.” In it, said Cash, “We have a licenseto be foolish.”

He said the audience will enjoy the per-formances of both Potts children, whom hecalled “adorable and talented.” (LourdesNavarro plays the daughter). And, added

Alliance Theatre Presents ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’

Photo Courtesy of Maggie Swan

Rich Amada as Caractacus Pottsand McKensey Struzik as TrulyScrumptious rehearse a scene from“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”

Cash, “As the baroness, Cathy Arnold hasthe perfect amount of swagger and Cruellade Vil. She’s a comedic genius — and whata voice! Overall, this show is loaded withtwo-level humor; there’s silly stuff for thekids and double entendres that’ll make theadults laugh.”


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Brothers at AcademyCadet First Class MarkBehne, CVHS 2012, andSWAB Jacob “Jake” Behne,CVHS 2015, share a briefmoment to pose for momand dad at R-Day at theCoast Guard Academy inNew London, Conn., on June29. Jake hopes to follow inMark’s footsteps and playboth football and baseballfor the Coast Guard Bears.But first, Jake has to make itthrough the seven weeks ofbasic training upon thesuccessful completion ofwhich he will be declared aCadet Fourth Class.

Graduate from Boot CampPrivate First Class Patrick Casey, of Centreville, graduatedfrom U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Re-cruit Depot Parris Island on July 2. Casey completed 13weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD Parris Islandas one of 38 recruits in Training Platoon 1052, CompanyC, 1st RTBN. Following 10 days home on leave he willreport to Camp LeJeune for two months at Infantry Train-ing Battalion. Casey’s permanent duty station will bedetermined at the completion of Infantry Training. Above,he is with his sisters and brother — Mary, Elizabeth andMichael Casey.

ScholarshipsMountain View High School Foundation awarded nearly $50,000 in scholarships to theschool’s June graduates. Above are foundation donors and student fellows.

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Backpacks for AllThousands of students will beginschool this fall at a disadvantage;help now so they have the basics.

Editorial

The first day of school each year isfraught with anticipation and anxi-ety. Many local students will be con-cerned about what they wear, who

they will see, what it will be like. They’ve al-ready had multiple shopping trips, online andotherwise, to be sure they have the suppliesand extras they need.

We live in an area where many if not mostfamilies have the means and desire to do al-most whatever it takes to give their childrenthe best chances for success.

But for thousands of students, families lackthe financial resources to equip them for suc-cess on the first day of school and beyond.

In our affluent area, there are many poorfamilies.

In Fairfax County Public Schools, more than27 percent of more than 184,000 students arepoor enough to qualify for subsidized meals.That’s more than 50,000 children in FairfaxCounty who are going through the summerwithout their usual access to breakfast andlunch. For many of those children, having afully equipped backpack on the first day ofschool is out of reach.

In the City of Alexandria, about 60 percentof the Alexandria Public Schools students arepoor enough to qualify for subsidized meals.That’s more than 8,000 of the city’s 13,000-plus students.

In Arlington, more than 32 percent of thecounty’s 23,000-plus students are poor enoughto receive subsidized meals; more than 7,000students.

Help these students get startedon the right foot by contributingto one of the many local back-

pack drives.Virginia sales tax holiday for school supplies

and clothing is Aug. 7-9. Purchases of certainschool supplies, clothing and footwear are ex-empt from the Virginia sales tax. Each eligibleschool supply item must be priced at $20 orless, and each eligible article of clothing andfootwear must be priced at $100 or less. Seehttp://www.tax.virginia.gov/content/school-supplies-and-clothing-holiday.

This is a good place to start, but these stu-dents need more than backpacks. In this area,we need to address the impacts of income in-equality in the schools. If we succeed in effec-tively educating these students, the savingsoverall will be enormous. These students needprotection from budget cuts in their class-rooms. They need help addressing inequalityin the face of “bring your own device policies,”and other technology needs.

Here are a few ways to give:❖ Fairfax County Collect for Kids is a

public private partnership that provides localchildren from economically challenged fami-

lies with the school supplies they need to beginthe school year, and has provided 90,000 supplykits and backpacks in its first three years. Theyseek donations of cash, backpacks donated bycitizens and calculators donated by businesses.Contact Jay Garant in Fairfax County PublicSchools Office of Business and Community Part-nerships at 571-423-1225 [email protected] Sherry Noud [email protected] 571-423-4300, Fairfax County Public Schools Office ofSocial Work Services.

Visit collectforkids.org/resources/

❖ OUR DAILY BREAD Collect for Kids Backto School program runs each summer in part-nership with with Collect for Kids in a county-wide effort to ensure that the neediest chil-dren in our community receive the suppliesthey need to succeed in school. The programis made possible through a partnership withKids R First, Fairfax County Public Schools, theFairfax County Office of Public and PrivatePartnerships, Apple Federal Credit Union andnumerous community-based organizations andbusinesses in the Fairfax County area who areworking together to provide supplies in a morecost-effective and efficient way.

Contact Dawn Sykes at 703-273-8829.

— Mary Kimm,

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Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:The concern expressed in the letter regard-

ing Medicaid Expansion in Virginia (“How toPay for Medicaid Expansion?,” Connection,June 24-30) focused on the question of “howto pay for it” and that those favoring expan-sion “do not discuss cost specifics.”

The writer would have readers believe thatwe in Virginia have not already paid for Med-icaid expansion with our tax dollars, Virginiatax dollars that are now going to other states,states that have expanded Medicaid; and someof those states are led by Republican gover-nors that have favored Medicaid expansionbecause they saw it as a good deal financiallyas well as a reasonable way of makinghealthcare accessible to so many of their work-ing poor — 400,000 in Virginia would ben-efit from the expansion.

With respect to the writer’s fiscal concerns,that issue has been addressed multiple timesby The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

and The Commonwealth Institute. The conclu-sion, which is documented by the numberscited in the various reports, is this: “MedicaidExpansion is Producing Large Gains in HealthCare and Saving States Money.”

The letter-writer’s fiscal concerns have al-ready been essentially addressed, but oppo-nents have apparently already made up theirminds and have manifested little interest inthe documentation provided. This documen-tation has been cited numerous times, and itis not reasonable to assume that Del. Ken Plum,a delegate re-elected multiple times that takesseriously his fiduciary responsibilities, andother legislators in solidarity with him havenot looked at the numbers before advocatingfor the expansion of Medicaid.

Dr. Paul Krugman, an economics professorat Princeton and the winner of the Nobel Prizefor Economics in 2008, recently asked thisquestion: “But why would any state choose toexercise that option (not expand Medicaid)?After all, states were being offered a federally-funded program (a program already paid forby taxpayers) that would provide major ben-efits to millions of their citizens, pour billionsinto their economies, and help support theirhealth-care providers. Who would turn downsuch an offer?”

It is the same question many of us in Vir-ginia have been asking and have not receivedany satisfying answers from the Republicanlegislators that dominate the Virginia Houseand Senate.

John Horejsi (and SALT’s 1,200advocates)

SALT CoordinatorVienna

Redistricting MattersTo the Editor:

Thank you for your insightful editorial head-lining support for nonpartisan redistricting(“Yes to Nonpartisan Redistricting,” July 9).The League of Women Voters of Virginia hasbeen advocating for a nonpartisan redistrict-ing commission for at least ten years, ever sincethe last round in 2011 of slicing and dicing upthe voting districts so that legislators canchoose their voters.

It is difficult to get voters energized enoughabout this to urge their legislators to give upany power. It is also a fairly complicated con-cept that comes up only every 10 years.

However, we feel the current process is aserious challenge to our democracy. As youpointed out, a huge number of Virginians arenot being fairly represented, especially innorthern urban areas. Communities have beencut into multiple pieces with little in commonwith Virginians miles away. Voters have becomedisengaged and don’t bother to vote.

Yes, gerrymandering has gone on for centu-ries and apparently was even invented in Vir-ginia, in spite of its name. But the latest line-drawing technology has taken the process tonew “lows.” Look at a map of the congressionaland legislative districts to see what has beendone to your voting rights.

The League has many resources for becom-ing informed and for advocating with your leg-islators, plus copies of the maps mentionedabove, on our website. Go to http://lwv-va.org/redistriciting.html.

Another good source of information is a coa-lition called OneVirginia2021

Costs of NotExpanding Medicaid

(onevirginia2021.org) that is gathering sup-port across the state.

It may take a constitutional amendment toeffect change. Action must begin now or wewill be stuck with the same lopsided, polar-ized representation through 2030. We urgeconcerned citizens to join us in this effort.

Lois Page and Dianne BlaisCo-presidents, League of Women Voters of

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By Marilyn Campbell

Centre View

What was once a time forcatching fireflies, swimming and exploring hasevolved into a period of

elite day camps, academic enrichmentclasses and top-dollar sports clinics.

For many children, summer is packedwith so many activities that it can hardlybe called a break, say local educators, re-minding parents of the benefits of unregu-lated play.

“Camps and activities are fine in modera-tion because children need structure,” saidAndrew Clarke, Ph.D., an Arlington-basedchild psychologist. “But allowing childrento have free time during the summer is im-portant for their self-confidence and over-all well-being. … Children can become en-riched simply by being allowed to exploretheir own environments.”

NOT ALL CHILDREN are naturally self-directed, but parents can provide minimalstructure through which children can gainthe benefits of unstructured free time.

For example, help children develop a listof potential activities that might interestthem. This could assist children who havedifficulty thinking of things to do on theirown or who might be prone to saying “I’mbored” when faced with free time and noplanned activities.

“I recommend giving kids suggestions of

various activities and having them choose,said Stacie B. Isenberg, Psy.D., a child psy-chologist based in Bethesda, Md. “Some-times it is helpful to make a list togetherwith them and post it on the refrigerator orother prominent place.”

Isenberg suggests including activities suchas playing board games, reading books, hulahooping, kicking around a ball, blowingbubbles, doing mazes, puzzles or painting.“When it’s time for a new activity, have themcheck out the list,” she said.

It’s especially beneficial if the activitywon’t require constant supervision. “Providesafe spaces for them to play in,” said JoanL. Ehrlich, Ph.D., a co-ordinator in the Inter-preter Services Officeat Northern VirginiaCommunity College.“If you know thespace is safe, you cangive them more lee-way to play on theirown, and can pullback on the direct su-pervision.”

PARENTS SHOULDALSO SET bound-

Experts praise thebenefits of free playfor children.

Unscheduling Summer Play

Photo by Marilyn Campbell

Art supplies and games that allowfor creative play can be an impor-tant part of unstructured free time.

aries and standards regarding acceptableand unacceptable activities, she continued.“When my kids were small, we had desig-nated ‘no screen’ time. It was wonderful tohang back and watch them engage in aboard game or card game. You would beamazed at what kids will choose to do whentelevisions, computers [and other electron-ics] are not an option. Nothing against thosedevices, but, let’s face it, they can be addic-tive which makes it hard to compete withother healthy, educational options.”

“All you need to do to facilitate unstruc-tured downtime is to not over schedulethem … and provide an open-ended learn-

ing environment,”added GailMultop, an earlychildhood educa-tion professor atNorthern VirginiaCommunity Col-lege. She believesthe tools for suchplay are simple:“Puzzles, books,an art table withsupplies and timeoutdoors in na-ture.”

“Provide safe spaces for[children] to play in. Ifyou know the space issafe, you can give themmore leeway to play ontheir own.”

— Joan L. Ehrlich, Ph.D., NorthernVirginia Community College

Letter to the Editor

See Letters, Page 11

Enforce RulesOn Deadly ForceTo the Editor:

How long will Fairfax County residentsput up with death-dealing cops in theirmidst? How many unarmed law-abidingcitizens must die at the hands of a policeforce that is supposed to be protectingthem? When are the residents of FairfaxCounty going to take the necessary steps toprotect themselves?

Not all the police officers in FairfaxCounty are bad. Many, perhaps most, jointhe force out of a genuine desire to servetheir community. But the number who areready to shoot first and ask questions lateris shocking. The propensity of officers inFairfax County to draw their weapon in anyand all circumstances, and to use them,speaks to extremely poor training and abelief, based on precedent, that their supe-riors will protect them no matter what theydo. In the 75-year history of Fairfax County,no police officer has ever been prosecutedfor causing a wrongful death.

If you don’t keep up with the news, youmay not have noticed the terrible record ofFairfax County. It is not just in Baltimore orFerguson that unarmed people are beingkilled, it is right here in Fairfax County. Fa-tal police shootings have averaged 3 peryear since 1995 for a total of 60 unjustifieddeaths in 20 years. None of them necessary.

And not all the deaths have beenshootings. Earlier this year, NatashaMcKenna, a black woman in the custody ofthe Fairfax County’s Sheriff, was Tasered to

death while restrained with handcuffs andleg shackles. The corrections officer respon-sible for this heinous act has yet to be calledto account and probably never will be. Isthis the justice we want?

The roll-call of recent unjustified policeshootings in Fairfax County is formidable.All of them have been reported on multipletimes: Dr. Salvatore Culosi, 2006; RandallRollins, 2007; Hailu Brook, 2008; DavidMasters, my son, 2009; Nicholas Kaebler,2012; John Geer, 2013; James Bryant, 2013.None of these citizens was involved in anunlawful activity. All were unarmed. Whywere they killed?

The General Order that now exists in theFairfax County Police Department is unam-biguously clear on the use of deadly force:“Any use of deadly force which is not rea-sonably necessary in view of the circum-stances is prohibited,” and “The use ofdeadly force shall be based on the officer’sbelief that a threat of death or serious in-jury to a person exists.”

Clearly the police-involved deaths citedpreviously were in violation of the PoliceDepartment’s General Order. None of thevictims were armed. None threatened anofficer. The problem is that the County At-torney has never enforced the order. Theclosest he has come in the past five years,was to fire the police officer who shot myson in the back while he was sitting in hiscar at a stop sign. Meanwhile, FairfaxCounty officials continue to protect theirpolice officers from prosecution or any otherform of liability, and there are no indica


Sports

Centreville Grad Newell To Play Lacrosse at JMU

Reagan Newell, a 2015Centreville HighSchool graduate, willplay lacrosse at JamesMadison University.

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Reagan Newell received the 6ANorth region’s top offensivehonor in 2015. In her fourth sea-son as a member of the

Centreville girls’ varsity lacrosse team,Newell totaled 96 goals and 51 assists, earn-ing region Offensive Player of the Year hon-ors along the way.

Newell, who was also a US Lacrosse All-American, teamed with her cousin, UnderArmour All-American Caroline Wakefield,to lead Centreville to a 15-4 record and atrip to the state semifinals.

Newell, a 2015 Centreville High Schoolgraduate, will continue her lacrossecareer at James Madison University.The Dukes compete at the Division I

level in the Colonial Athletic Association.Newell recently participated in a Q&A via

email.

Q: You’ll be playing lacrosse atJames Madison University nextseason. What made JMU the rightchoice for you?

Newell: I chose JMU because it felt likethe perfect fit. JMU has great academics,along with a top-notch lacrosse program.The campus is awesome and it’s not too faraway from home so my family can watchme play.Q: What position(s) will you play?

Newell: I will play attack.Q: What are you most lookingforward to about going to college?

Newell: I’m looking forward to compet-ing with a lot of talented girls and I’m alsolooking forward to being challenged.Q: At what age did you start play-ing lacrosse?

Newell: I started playing lacrosse when Iwas 7.Q: When did you realize playingcollege lacrosse was an option foryou?

Newell: In about sixth grade I realized Iwanted to play in college.Q: What is your favorite memory ofplaying lacrosse at Centreville?

Newell: My favorite memory would be

right after school and eat Subway beforethe game. I also drink my “special” drinkright before the game.Q: What is in your “special” drink?

Newell: It’s powder you put in water thathas vitamins. It helps me get focused andhydrated.Q: Looking back, if you couldchange one thing about your highschool lacrosse career, what wouldit be?

Newell: If I could change one thing, itwould be to have won a championship.Q: You’re sitting around playing aboard game with family/friends. Doyou play to have fun or play to win?

Newell: I play to win. I’m very competi-tive and like to win at anything I do.Q: What do you like to do whenyou’re not playing a sport?

Newell: I like to be with my friends/fam-ily and go to our lake house at Lake Anna.Q: Are you a pro sports fan? Whichteam(s) do you root for?

Newell: I’m a huge Washington sports fan,so the Redskins, Caps, Nats, and Wizards.Q: What location is the farthestyou’ve traveled from the Washing-ton, D.C metro area?

Newell: Cozumel, Mexico.Q: What’s your favorite food?

Newell: My favorite food is filet.

beating Oakton my freshman year by onegoal playing three men down. Also, gettingto play with my cousin for all four years.Q: Your cousin Caroline Wakefieldwas also a standout on theCentreville varsity. How would youdescribe your chemistry on thefield?

Newell: Well, I’ve actually never been ona sports team without her, so our chemistryhas been building forever. She knows all ofmy moves and I know all of hers. If I makea cut I know she is going to get me the ballno matter what. It’s kinda scary how wellwe know each other.Q: Do you have a specific game dayroutine?

Newell: Yes, every game day I take a nap

Pictured is the Virginia Run 11-12boys’ medley relay team (JackLiskey, Andrew Boyle, Owen Tho-mas, Jason Cheifetz).

Run’s Katie Conway, Catie Gunn,and Maddie Whitton swept the 11-12 girl’s fly last weekend.

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The Virginia Run Riptide traveled to RiversideGardens in the far southeastern corner of FairfaxCounty and neutralized the Tsunami, winning themeet 242-178.

The freestyle events were highly competitivewith Charis Roundtree (8U), Charles Beamon (9-10), Caitlin Kelliher (9-10), Jacquelyn Hart (13-14)and Chloe Hicks (15-18) taking first place in theirrespective events. Megan Marco (8U), Conner Gary(9-10), Jason Cheifetz (11-12), Chelsea Nguyen(11-12), Charlie Gunn (13-14), and Nick McGrath(15-18) captured second place, while Ryder Hicks(8U), Maddie Whitton (11-12) and Brooke Guidash(15-18) swam for third.

The Tide led,46-44 as the backstrokers pushedoff. Rising to the challenge with first-place swimswere Davis Collinsworth (8U), Cheris Roundtree(8U), Owen Thomas (11-12), Chelsea Nguyen (11-12), Anthony Arcomona (13-14), and Chloe Hicks(15-18). Victoria Davila (9-10), Catie Gun (11-12)and Nick McGrath (15-18) took seconds and thoseall-important third-place points were won by RyderHicks (8U), Ginny Fitch(8U), Jackson Blansett (9-

10), Isabella Cogan (9-10), Andrew Boyle (11-12),Charlie Gunn (13-14), Chanel Cogan (15-18) andGeoffrey Eisenhart (15-18).

With the lead expanded to 93-87, thebreaststrokers moved to the starting blocks. First-place finishes were achieved by Lanny Zimmerman(8U), Isabella Cogan (9-10), Anthony Arcomona(13-14), Olivia Masterson (13-14), Leo Wang (15-18), and Mia Newkirk (15-18). Seven swimmersswam for second place including Andrew Newkirk(8U), Payton Kuhlman (8U), Nora Collinsworth (9-10), Jack Liskey (11-12), Gabriella Borsato(11-12), Jacquelyn Hart (13-14), and PatrickKearney (15-18). Griffin Osterhout (9-10) andAlana Turflinger (11-12) won third place points.

As the butterfly competition began, the Riptidewon eight of 10 races with Davis Collinsworth(8U), Megan Marco (8U), Sean Gunn (9-10),Caitlin Kelliher (9-10), Maddie Whitton (11-12),Olivia Masterson (13-14), Joey Castro (15-18) andMia Newkirk (15-18) swimming to victories. JackLiskey (11-12), Catie Gunn (11-12), WilliamBeamon (13-14) and Patrick Kearney (15-18)placed second, while Laney Zimmerman (8U),Katie Conway (11-12), Harry Schlatter (13-14) andAlexa McAnally (15-18) placed third.

Moving into the relays, the Riptide had estab-lished a wider lead and victories by both the girls’

and boys’ 8U free relays helped the team to close inon a win. With the crowd going hoarse from cheer-ing, the 9-10 boys’ medley relay of William Whitton,Griffin Osterhout, Sean Gunn and Charles Beamonwon their race by .41 seconds and the 11-12 boys’medley relay of Owen Thomas, Jack Liskey, AndrewBoyle, and Jason Cheifetz won their race by a mere.03 seconds and the meet victory was assured. Themedley relays for the 11-12 girls, 15-18 boys and 15-18 girls and the mixed age girls’ free relay alsoclaimed wins to finish a celebratory day.

The Sully Station II Piranhas werecrowned co-Division 9 Relay Carni-val champions on July 9.

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Over a stormy two days in Alexandria, the SullyStation II Piranhas waited patiently for their chanceto earn the title of Division 9 Relay Carnival Cham-pions. It was a frenzied finish as SS2 tied withGreat Falls for first place and Fox Mill Estates fin-ished in third only two points behind. Thecamaraderie inspired blazing fast swims and twoteam records in the mixed age relay (Angela Cai,Faith Alston, Karenna Hall, and Caitlin Campbell)and the 9-10 girls’ freestyle relay (Caroline Li,Callie Ver Planck, Hayley Norris, and Angela Cai).The squads both earned spots in the All-Star Relayson Wednesday, July 18.

The excitement carried over to the team’s firsthome A meet of the season on July 11 against High-land Park. Spirits were high as the minions cameto town and families enjoyed the senior skit in thediving well. Many races were remarkably closethroughout the meet, but despite all valiant effortsin the pool SS2 ultimately fell 234-185.

Four Piranhas captured two individual victorieseach, including powerhouses Angela Cai andCaroline Li in the 9-10 girls’ events, MadisonStalfort in 11-12 girls’ freestyle and breaststroke,and Kellen Campbell in 13-14 boys’ backstroke andbutterfly. Joining them in victory were freestylersEmerson Saint Germain (20.34), Hannah Kang(20.96), Karenna Hall (31.71), and Scott Baxter(26.38, out-touching his opponent by .02).

Anthony Kang handily won 11-12 boys’ back-

stroke in 39.84, followed by Brody Campbell’s ex-cellent personal best in 13-14 boys breaststroke(38.95). Rounding out the list of individual win-ners were fly specialists Delaney Kennedy (34.84,in a fingertip finish by .01) and Austen Bundy(28.54). Second- and third-place finishes were alsoturned in by Ehma Stalfort, Collin West, CarsonSaint Germain, Dorothy Cervarich, Max Morris,Jack Jiang, Madisyn Grahan, Elijah Post, CadenSeng, Ethan Wilson, Callie Ver Planck, Jessica Han,Brantley Cervarich, Daeun Lee, Kelly Elson,Michael Jiang, Caitlin Campbell, Jason Li, CharlesTai, Harrison Saint Germain, and Georgia Stamper.

Jacob Susko claimed third place in 11-12 boys’butterfly, but even more impressive was his 4.04second time drop in the breaststroke event. Team-mate Gabriel Quitugua dropped an incredible 6.06seconds in backstroke and 14.59 seconds in butter-fly. Other notable personal bests included 8&Ufreestylers AJ Sexton (-2.30) and Mark McLendon(-2.59), backstroker Caden Seng (-1.79), ElijahPost in both backstroke (-2.07) and butterfly (-1.98), and 10-year old Ethan Wilson inbreaststroke (-2.10).

SS2 will host Great Falls in the last A meet of theseason on July 18.


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VIRGINIA RUN14217 STONE CHASE WAY .......... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $739,000 .... Detached ..... 0.41 ........ 20121 ....................... NORTH HART RUN13653 ELLISTON CT .................... 4 ... 4 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $735,450 .... Detached ..... 0.32 ........ 20120 .................. HAWTHORNE FOREST15365 WORTH CT ....................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $715,000 .... Detached ..... 0.33 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN14256 HART FOREST DR ............. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $710,000 .... Detached ..... 0.21 ........ 20121 ....................... NORTH HART RUN13341 EMERIC CT ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $690,000 .... Detached ..... 0.17 ........ 20120 .................... FAIRLAKES CROSSNG15494 EAGLE TAVERN LN ............ 4 ... 4 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $685,000 .... Detached ..... 0.30 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN5223 FERNBROOK DR ................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $680,000 .... Detached ..... 0.32 ........ 20120 ............................. FOX MEADOW15504 VINE COTTAGE DR ............ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $679,900 .... Detached ..... 0.32 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN6185 SNOWHILL CT .................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $675,000 .... Detached ..... 0.33 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN13501 JEB STUART SQ ................. 4 ... 4 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $665,000 .... Detached ..... 0.11 ........ 20120 ................................... FAIRCREST15342 STILLFIELD CT .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $665,000 .... Detached ..... 0.33 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN6489 GRISTMILL SQUARE LN ....... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $655,000 .... Detached ..... 0.31 ........ 20120 .................................. WESTPORT6701 WHITE POST RD ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $650,000 .... Detached ..... 0.59 ........ 20121 ..................... GATE POST ESTATES5254 GLEN MEADOW RD ............ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $625,000 .... Detached ..... 0.35 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION15415 WHITECHAPEL CT ............ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $620,450 .... Detached ..... 0.33 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN13920 EAMES AVE ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $605,000 .... Detached ..... 0.25 ........ 20120 .............................. HERON PINES6405 EMERALD GREEN CT .......... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $599,900 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ........ 20121 ............................. GREEN TRAILS15118 STILLFIELD PL ................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $599,785 .... Detached ..... 0.30 ........ 20120 .................................. WESTPORT6734 JADE POST LN .................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $590,000 .... Detached ..... 0.58 ........ 20121 ..................... GATE POST ESTATES14528 S HILLS CT ....................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $585,000 .... Detached ..... 0.27 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION15192 STILLFIELD PL ................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $575,000 .... Detached ..... 0.39 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN6230 MARTINS BRANDON WAY ... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $575,000 .... Detached ..... 0.34 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN5216 BRAYWOOD DR .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $565,000 .... Detached ..... 0.16 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION15167 STRATTON MAJOR CT ....... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $551,000 .... Detached ..... 0.30 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN14520 MEETING CAMP RD .......... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $548,000 .... Detached ..... 0.21 ........ 20121 ................... CONFEDERATE RIDGE14435 SLOPE ST ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $539,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ........ 20120 ......................... XANADU ESTATES6461 WOODMERE PL .................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $536,000 .... Detached ..... 0.30 ........ 20120 .............................. VIRGINIA RUN5822 CUB STREAM DR ................ 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $509,000 .... Detached ..... 0.13 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION5518 SEQUOIA FARMS DR ........... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $505,000 .... Detached ..... 0.23 ........ 20120 .......................... SEQUOIA FARMS5444 TREE LINE DR ..................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $500,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ........ 20120 ......................... XANADU ESTATES13978 TANNERS HOUSE WAY ...... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $485,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20121 ........................... TANNERS RIDGE13994 SAWTEETH WAY ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $479,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20121 ......... OLD CENTREVILLE TOWNES5324 ROSEMALLOW CIR ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $472,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ................................... FAIRCREST14924 RITCHIE RD ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $471,000 .... Detached ..... 0.26 ........ 20120 ............... COUNTRY CLUB MANOR14562 RIVERWIND TER ............... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $470,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ........ 20120 ................ COURTS AT RIVERWIND6003 HONNICUT DR ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $459,000 .... Detached ..... 0.07 ........ 20121 .......... CENTRE RIDGE LAND BAY 215004 KAMPUTA DR .................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $455,000 .... Detached ..... 0.24 ........ 20120 .......................... CHALET WOODS5511 LATSHAW RD ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $453,000 .... Detached ..... 0.37 ........ 20120 ............... COUNTRY CLUB MANOR13551 PRAIRIE MALLOW LN ........ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $450,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ................................... FAIRCREST5557 SEQUOIA FARMS DR ........... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $440,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ........ 20120 .......................... SEQUOIA FARMS5172 WOODFIELD DR ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $440,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.08 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION5401 OVERLAND CT .................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $437,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ........ 20120 COUNTRY CLUB MANOR/THE FAIRWAYS14700 BRADDOCK RD ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $425,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 ........ 20120 ............... COUNTRY CLUB MANOR5803 SUMMERLAKE WAY ............ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $417,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION5073 VILLAGE FOUNTAIN PL ........ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $415,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 ................................... FAIRCREST5726 WOOD CREEK LN ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $414,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION14919 KAMPUTA DR .................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $405,000 .... Detached ..... 0.25 ........ 20120 .......................... CHALET WOODS14338 STONEWATER CT .............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $395,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 ...................... COMPTON VILLAGE14534 PITTMAN CT ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $388,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ........ 20121 ...................... COMPTON VILLAGE6874 KERRYWOOD CIR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $385,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 ....................... NORTH HART RUN6303 TREVILIAN PL ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $385,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 ....................... HERITAGE ESTATES6505 PALISADES DR .................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $385,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.08 ........ 20121 ............................. GREEN TRAILS14372 SILO VALLEY VW ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $384,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 ............................ CENTRE RIDGE13716 LELAND RD ...................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $380,000 .... Detached ..... 1.08 ........ 20120 .................... CENTREVILLE FARMS14269B WOVEN WILLOW LN #82 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $380,000 .... Townhouse .................. 20120 .............. CENTREVILLE CROSSING6030B MACHEN RD #184 ............ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $380,000 .... Townhouse .................. 20121 .............. CENTREVILLE CROSSING6898 KERRYWOOD CIR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $380,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 ....................... NORTH HART RUN14618 FLOWER HILL CT .............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $379,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION13956 ANTONIA FORD CT ........... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $372,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20121 .................... SINGLETONS GROVE5265 GLEN MEADOW PL ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $370,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION14371 STONEWATER CT .............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $369,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20121 ...................... COMPTON VILLAGE14233B SAINT GERMAIN DR #6 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $369,000 .... Townhouse .................. 20121 .............. CENTREVILLE CROSSING14073 WINDING RIDGE LN .......... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $367,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 .......................... WINDING RIDGE6175 KENDRA WAY ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $367,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ........ 20121 .......... CENTRE RIDGE LAND BAY 114642 THERA WAY ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $366,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ................ WOODGATE CROSSING14566 WOODGATE MANOR CIR ... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $364,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 .................... WOODGATE MANOR14744 GROBIE POND LN ............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $355,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 ............................. SULLY STATION5926 GUNTHER CT ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $350,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ........ 20120 .................... WOODGATE MANOR6451 MCCOY RD ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $348,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20121 ............................ LEE OVERLOOK6012 ROCKTON CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $341,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20121 ...................... LITTLE ROCKY RUN14614 THERA WAY ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $340,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 ................ WOODGATE CROSSING6058 ROCKTON CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $340,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20121 ...................... LITTLE ROCKY RUN6186 STONEPATH CIR ................. 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $339,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 .................... WOODGATE VILLAGE6759 JENNY LEIGH CT ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $338,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20121 ........................ CLIFTON TOWNES5836 WESTWATER CT ................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $335,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20121 ...................... LITTLE ROCKY RUN14436 FOUR CHIMNEY DR .......... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $334,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20120 .................................... NEWGATE14569 GRANVILLE LN .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $333,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 ................ WOODGATE CROSSING14289 GLADE SPRING DR ............ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $332,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 ............................ CENTRE RIDGE5674 CABELLS MILL CT ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $332,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20120 ................... HERITAGE CROSSING14072 BETSY ROSS LN ................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $330,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.07 ........ 20121 ....................... HERITAGE ESTATES6119 STONEPATH CIR ................. 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $329,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 .................... WOODGATE VILLAGE6137 STONEPATH CIR ................. 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $325,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.08 ........ 20120 .................... WOODGATE VILLAGE6234 BATTALION ST .................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $325,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20121 ............................ CENTRE RIDGE14573 GRANVILLE LN .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $319,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20120 ................ WOODGATE CROSSING14455 FALLSCLIFF LN #56 ........... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $315,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ......... 20120 ............ LIFESTYLE AT SULLY STATN14507 RAVENSCAR CT ................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $315,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20121 .................. CROFTON COMMONS14605 OLDE KENT RD ................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $314,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 .................... LONDON COMMONS14490 FOUR CHIMNEY DR .......... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $310,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 .................................... NEWGATE6008 BASINGSTOKE CT ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $310,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ................ LONDON TOWNE WEST14217A SAINT GERMAIN DR #19 . 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $309,000 .... Townhouse .................. 20121 .............. CENTREVILLE CROSSING14151 ASHER VW ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $307,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20121 .......... CENTRE RIDGE LAND BAY 114506 BLACK HORSE CT ............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $305,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 .................................... NEWGATE5925 GRISBY HOUSE CT .............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $300,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20120 .................................... NEWGATE14003A FRANKLIN FOX DR .......... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $295,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........ 20121 .................... SINGLETONS GROVE5110T TRAVIS EDWARD WAY ....... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $292,000 .... Townhouse .................. 20120 ........... STONEGATE AT FAIRCREST5871 CLARENDON SPRINGS PL .... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $290,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 ...................... LITTLE ROCKY RUN14916 AMPSTEAD CT .................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $289,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 ................ LONDON TOWNE WEST14805 SMETHWICK PL ................ 4 ... 2 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $286,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 ......................... LONDON TOWNE14409 MANASSAS GAP CT ........... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $277,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 20120 .................................... NEWGATE6217 PRINCE WAY ...................... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $275,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20120 ................ LONDON TOWNE WEST14005C GRUMBLE JONES CT ....... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CENTREVILLE ...... $275,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 20121 .................... SINGLETONS GROVE

In May 2015, 120 Centreville homes sold between $1,625,100-$176,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $1,625,100-$275,000 range.

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After six years, four months and two weekssince being diagnosed with stage IV, non-smallcell lung cancer (the “terminal” kind), I can saywith certainty that I have no sense of what mynext CT scan, scheduled for July 15th, will indi-cate. Previously (multiple scans over multipleyears), I’ve felt something in my upper chest/lungs where the largest tumors are located andthe subsequent scan showed nothing of conse-quence. On other scan occasions, I’ve felt noth-ing of consequence in my chest and the scanshowed tumor growth, enough to change mymedication. On still other scan occasions, Ihave felt something in my chest (where thetumors are located), and sure enough the CTscan showed some growth. Finally, and con-versely, on still other CT scans, I’ve felt nothingof consequence and there was no tumor activityof concern. As a result of these four contradictory-ish indicators of possible growth/no growth, forthe weeks, then days, leading up to my every-three-month CT scan, I never know what tothink I feel any more than I know what to feel Ithink. Thirty or so scans into my cancer-con-trolled life, I’m still teetering emotionallybefore, during and after the computerizedtomography. And though the actual scan itselftakes less than a minute, the damage is doneand can only be undone after we learn theresults.

Which oddly enough presents another simi-larly juxtaposed problem. In the early years,during our post-scan “scanxiety,” waiting theweek or so until our next face-to-face appoint-ment with my oncologist to learn the results wasunbearable, so usually I would call a day or twolater and get a message to him or my oncologynurse, attempting to speed up a response.Typically, I would hear back sooner rather thanlater. Eventually, e-mail communication becamepart of the process, and after my scan was com-pleted, I started e-mailing my oncologist directly,advising him of my status and asking for results.

Usually, the news was good. Occasionallythe news was not. And though my oncologistwould rather have delivered bad news in per-son, he certainly could appreciate how difficultit was for me/patients to wait, so he continuedto e-mail. One time however, the post-scane-mail he sent us was discouraging and said hewould discuss it further at our next appoint-ment, scheduled as usual within the week.When he saw us in person, he was surprisinglyupbeat and immediately told us/apologized forhaving e-mailed us some incomplete informa-tion concerning my scan, and told us insteadthat the “results were good,” not bad, some-thing about the radiologist comparing the wrongscan (he had me at “results were good”), theexact kind of potential miscommunication wait-ing and discussing results in person eliminates.As a result, we have, with experience gainedover the last few years, begun to be able to waitfor the appointment to discuss the scan and notstress too much in the interim, generally.

Since we stopped e-mailing and requestingscan results, my oncologist oddly enough has,on his own initiative, e-mailed us good news,not e-mailed us bad news and not e-mailed usgood news. This inconsistency has remade thetime leading up to the scan stressful again,because now we don’t know what not hearingfrom the oncologist might mean; heck, it mightmean nothing, it just might just be that he’s onvacation (as was the actual case one time and itwas no one’s responsibility to inform us of any-thing so no one did). Of course, we didn’tknow, so naturally we went negative thinking itwas bad news.

Similar to the CT scan results meaning/notmeaning, this is not exactly two halves making awhole, this is more like eight quarters makingup two different wholes. Unfortunately, easy isthe last thing it has become, when it’s the firstthing it needs to be. Cancer is tough enough onits own. It doesn’t need any help. I’m extremelygrateful to still have a chance. I just wish I hadmore of a choice.


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tions they are going to change.For years, the Fairfax County Board of

Supervisors has steadfastly refused to takeany actions that would reasonably mitigatethe problem. Numerous individuals andorganizations have spent thousands ofhours advocating the appointment of anindependent Citizens Police Review Boardto examine police conduct in Fairfax County.These efforts have been ignored for overfive years. Now, the chairman of the CountyBoard of Supervisors, Sharon Bulova, hasretreated into the last refuge of the bureau-crat; she has appointed a committee tostudy the problem. There are some 30people or so on this so-called public com-mission, heavily weighted with representa-tives of law enforcement, not independentcitizens. I predict they will meet occasion-ally and get nothing done as their last meet-ing has indicated.

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act(VFOIA) is used by Fairfax County to sup-press access to any information about po-lice conduct. The VFOIA requires reason-able and prompt access to all the records ofpublic bodies including police records. Para.2.2-3706 B of the Act clearly states: “Law-enforcement agencies shall make availableon request criminal incident informationrelating to felony offenses [unless] suchrelease is likely to jeopardize an ongoinginvestigation or prosecution, cause a sus-

pect to flee, or result in the destruction ofevidence. However, there is another sub-paragraph in the VFOIA that provides aloophole for law enforcement agencies de-termined to withhold information from thepublic. Para .2.2-3706 F covers exceptions,and states: “Criminal investigative files, asdefined in subsection A, are excluded fromthe provisions of this chapter, but may bedisclosed by the custodian, in his discretion,except where the disclosure is prohibitedby law.” This has been interpreted by FairfaxCounty to authorize refusal to release theinformation they don’t want to release.

Clearly some changes must be made: theGeneral Order on the use of deadly forcemust be enforced by the County Attorneyand violators punished; County ChairmanSharon Bulova’s time-wasting 30-personStudy Commission must be disbanded andan independent Citizens Police ReviewBoard of five to six members must be ap-pointed (we understand the problems, weneed solutions); and Fairfax County mustfollow the VFOIA requirements for the re-lease of information except in certain well-defined and limited circumstances. If thesechanges are not made promptly, the nextstep must be to elect new people to replacethe principal miscreants: County ChairmanSharon Bulova, and Commonwealth Attor-ney Raymond Morrogh.

Barrie P. Masters,Col. USA, Ret.

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New Eagle Scouts Devlin McDonnell (left)and Colton Sorrells

Troop HonorsNew Eagle Scouts

Troop 30 of Centreville honored DevlinMcDonnell and Colton Sorrells whoachieved the rank of Eagle Scout in anawards cer-emony on June28. Devlin, whojust graduatedfrom WestfieldHigh School, andColton, a risingsenior atWestfield, wereboth recognizedfor their achieve-ments and lead-ership in the cer-emony at thetroop’s charteredorgan iza t ion ,Centreville Pres-byterian Church.

Devlin earned24 merit badgesand for his EagleScout ServiceProject led ateam of 14 work-ers through 125hours of effortbuilding 40 linear feet of elevated shelvesfor the Westfield High School band roomto display their trophies that were accumu-lating on the floor. His project also fixed 20instrument storage lockers and shelves so

personal and county musical instrumentscould be securely stored.

Devlin’s Eagle award was pinned on byhis father Eric who is the Troop 30 Scout-master. Colton also earned 24 merit badgesand for his Eagle Scout Service Project leda team of 27 workers through 120 hours of

effort restoring a100-yard longnature trail atFairfax County’sCub RunRECenter inChantilly whichwas prone toflooding and be-ing washed out,making it nearlyimpassable. Hisleadership re-sulted in a newdrainage systemthat redirecteddamaging waterrunoff and histeam raised andmulched thetrail. His effortswere applaudedby RECenter of-ficials and thosewho use this rec-reational trail.

Colton’s Eagle award was pinned on byhis father Michael who is a merit badgecounselor for the troop. Troop 30 pullsScouts primarily from Centreville andChantilly.


C E N T R E V I L L EThe Anglican Church of the Ascension

TraditionalAnglican Services

1928 Book ofCommon Prayer

1940 Hymnal

13941 Braddock Road, (north off Rte. 29) Centreville, VA703-830-3176 • www.ascension-acc.org

Holy Communion 10 A.M. Sundays(with Church School and Nursery)

COMMUNITIESOF WORSHIP

To highlight your faith community,call Karen at 703-917-6468

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/JULY 13-17All-American Girl Living Dolls

Camp. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Children are invitedto bring a doll friend and experiencethe life of an American girl growingup in the most interesting eras inhistory. They will practice the lifeskills girls needed in the past andrelate them to the present. Attendeeswill find activities, costumes, craftsand themed games. The camp willcost $190. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 15Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at the

Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Rhymes, songs, stories, andother activities for 1 year olds andcaregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Rhymes, songs, stories, andother activities for 2 year olds andcaregiver. Build an early literacyfoundation. Free. Call 703-502-3883.

THURSDAY/JULY 16Hunger Games Kit. 2 p.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Make aMockingjay necklace, armband/cuff,keychain, arrow pillow and even afiery cupcake with Shannyn Snyder.

Teens. Free. Call 703-830-2223.

FRIDAY/JULY 17Ice Cream and Butter Making. 1-2

p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Churnbutter, crank ice cream and playhistoric games. There is a $7 fee.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

Ready For School Storytime. 2 p.m.at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Get preschool-aged children ready to be on theirown with this early literacy storytimeprogram. Call 703-502-3883.

Brewery Spotlight Beer Class. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Total Wine,13055-C LeeJackson Highway, Fairfax. Learnabout beer styles and cheese pairingsat this class featuring Samuel Adams.$5 per person. Register atwww.totalwine.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/ JULY 17-19, JULY 24-25“Mary Poppins.” 7:30 p.m. on July

17-18, July 24-25 and 2 p.m. July 19and 25. at Westfield High School,4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly.Students perform the popularmusical. $12 in advance, $15 at thedoor. Visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com

SATURDAY/JULY 18Uno, Dos, Tres Sing and Dance.

2:30 p.m. at the Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Sing and move with music and dancewith Andres Salguero. All ages. Free.Call 703-830-2223.

Clifton Film Fest. 7-11 p.m. atWorkhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Listen tolive music and eat great food before

watching original films made byamateur and professional filmmakersat this annual festival. $10admission. Visitwww.cliftonfilmfest.com/.

MONDAY/JULY 20Preschool Science. 10:30 a.m. at the

Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Fun and amazing experimentsfor ages 3-6 with adult. Free. Call703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

Book Nerds Club. 3:30 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. A book club forfifth and sixth graders. Copies ofbook available. Free. Call 703-830-2223 with questions and to reserve aspace.

Writers Workshop. 6:45 p.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Share writing, as well as giveand receive feedback in a supportivesetting. Free. Call 703-502-3883.

TUESDAY/JULY 21Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion.

4:30 p.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Bookdiscussion focused around sci-fi andfantasy titles. For students in grades6-8. Free. Call 703-502-3883 withquestions, to find out book title, andto reserve a space.

Ravenous Readers. 7 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. A book club forseventh and eighth graders. Copies ofbook available. Free. Call 703-830-2223 with questions and to reserve aspace.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 22Under the Sea. 2:30 p.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200

St. Germain Drive. Meet and greetlive sea creatures. Ages 6-12. Free.Call 703-830-2223 with questionsand to reserve a spot.

Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Rhymes, songs, stories, andother activities for 1 year olds andcaregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Rhymes, songs, stories, andother activities for 2 year olds andcaregiver. Build an early literacyfoundation. Free. Call 703-502-3883to reserve a spot.

THURSDAY/JULY 23Silly Sleuths Day. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at

Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Learn historyand make a craft. The topic will be“Weather-Wise.” There is a $10 fee.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

Around the World MusicalAdventure. 10:30 a.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Music and Movement for Ages3-7. Free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Ask an Expert Series: Getting theHeroes Home. 12:30-12:45 p.m. atSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390Air and Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. Learn about the landingand recovery of the Apollo astronautsfrom Air and Space Museum staffmember Allan Needell. Freeadmission. $15 parking. Visitairandspace.si.edu/events/

FRIDAY/JULY 24Ice Cream and Butter Making. 1-2

p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Churn

butter, crank ice cream and playhistoric games. There is a $7 fee.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov formore.

Sandal Craft Hour. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Make barefoot sandals,complete with decorations. Grades 7-12. Free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Friday Night Flights. 7-8:30 p.m. atThe Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway Centreville. Enjoy a night ofchocolate and wine pairings.Admission is $20-30. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com/events formore.

SATURDAY/JULY 25A Blind Wine Tasting —

Undercover Vines. 3-5 p.m. atTotal Wine, 13055-C Lee JacksonHighway, Greenbriar Town Center,Fairfax. Learn to identify eightunlabeled wines at this blind-tastingclass. $20 per person. Register atwww.totalwine.com/eng/event/84233.

MONDAY/JULY 27Rocknoceros. 10:30 a.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Coach Cotton,Williebob, and Boogie Woogie Bennieplay award winning music. All ages.Free. Call 703-830-2223 withquestions and to reserve a spot.

Sully Book Club. 1 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Book title is “TheKnown World” by Edward P. Jones.Adults. Free. Call 703-830-2223.

Under the Sea. 2:30 p.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Meet and greet live seacreatures. Ages 6-12. Free. Call 703-502-3883.

TUESDAY/JULY 28The End (Or Is It?) Book Group.

7:30 p.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Bookdiscussion group for 5th and 6thgrade aged boys and girls. Free. Call703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 29Clay Cafe. 2 p.m. at the Chantilly

Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Paint and decorate an ice cream bowlto can take home. Grades 7-12. Free.Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

Papier-mâché Art Workshop. 2 p.m.at the Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Createunique forms from gooey paper, suchas boxes, skulls, or clothing forms.Teens. Free. Call 703-830-2223 withquestions and to reserve a spot.

A Novel Society Book Discussion. 7p.m. at the Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Book title is “David Copperfield.”Adults. Free. Call 703-830-2223 withquestions and to reserve a spot.

THURSDAY/JULY 30-SUNDAY/AUG. 2Fairfax County 4-H Fair and

Carnival. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. at FryingPan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Rd,Herndon. Carnival rides, fair food,animal shows, stage entertainment,exhibits, competitions, tractor pulland more. Free admission. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.fryingpanpark/4-h-fair.htm.

THURSDAY/JULY 30Silly Sleuths Day. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at

Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Learn historyand make a craft. The topic will be“Weather-Wise.” There is a $10 fee.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

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