Opinion, Page 6 ❖ Calendar, Page 8 ❖ Classifieds, Page 13 ❖ Faith, Page 11 Photo by Janell e L. Plummer/The Connec- tion December 17-23, 2008 ❖ Volume XXII, Number 51 Attention Postmaster: Time sensitive material. Requested in home 12-18-08 Read us online at connectionnewspapers.com Oak Hill ❖ Herndon PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Martinsburg, WV PERMIT #86 Oak Hill ❖ Herndon In Search Of Miracle News, Page 4 Third Boundary Option News, Page 3 Bank Robbery In Herndon Area News, Page 10 Third Boundary Option News, Page 3 Bank Robbery In Herndon Area News, Page 10 In Search Of Miracle News, Page 4 From left: 10-year-old Christopher Cox, who co-stars as Joe Connelly, Madison Sprague, who co-stars as Rosie Connelly, and Connie Lamothe, producer and direc- tor, of “Rosie’s Miracles.” The short film premiered Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg. The cast and crew met with viewers after the first screening.
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From left: 10-year-oldChristopher Cox, who co-starsas Joe Connelly, MadisonSprague, who co-stars asRosie Connelly, and ConnieLamothe, producer and direc-tor, of “Rosie’s Miracles.” Theshort film premiered Sunday,Dec. 7 at the Tally Ho Theatrein Leesburg. The cast andcrew met with viewers afterthe first screening.
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Seema Chugh’s son used to attendher community’s base school,McNair Elementary, but theHerndon resident started sending
him and his sister to Aldrin ElementarySchool in Reston a few years ago.
Under the federal No Child Left Behindlaw, McNair is technically considered a “fail-ing” school since it has not met state stan-dardized testing targets over at least twoyears. McNair is also a “Title I” school. Alarge enough percentage of the McNair’spopulation qualifies for English-as-a-SecondLanguage services and free or reducedpriced lunches that it receives extra federalmoney, called “Title I” funding.
Due to McNair’s testing shortfalls, FairfaxCounty Public Schools is required to givefamilies like Chugh’s, who live in theschool’s boundary, an option of attending ahigher performing school. The federal lawalso requires the school system to providetransportation to this other school.
Chugh and several of her neighbors haveopted to send their children to schools far-ther away rather than McNair for severalyears. According to school officials, 139 stu-dents placed out of McNair this year underthe “failing” school provision of No ChildLeft Behind.
“My son went to McNair but we switchedhim because his behavior and performancelevel dropped,” Chugh said.
STARTING NEXT YEAR however, someof these families may have to return to a“Title I” base school.
The school system is adjusting elemen-tary school boundaries in Herndon to ac-commodate the new Coppermine Elemen-tary School opening on River Birch Drivenext fall. In at least two of the three redis-tricting options proposed so far,Coppermine would open as a “Title I” schoolwith student demographics similar to thosecurrently at McNair.
Under the school redistricting alterna-tives, Chugh and others who place out ofMcNair would move into Coppermine’sboundary. Since Coppermine has not“failed” to meet any testing standards, theywould not have the option of leaving theschool under No Child Left Behind, thoughsome might be able to find other avenuesto transfer out.
Several people, particularly those whocurrently transfer out of McNair, said it isunfair to open a new school with such highpercentages of students who need assis-tance and that the school system is settingCoppermine up for failure.
“It is basically starting as a new McNair.
We would like to bring our kids back toCoppermine. … But you can’t start a newschool as a Title I school,” Chugh said.
In response to complaints, school officialssaid the make up of a new school’s popula-tion is not the primary focus or goal of aboundary study. The school system does tryto create balanced populations readjustingboundaries but demographics are not the“driving factor” behind a school redistrict-ing.
“We are not striving to create or not cre-ate the Title I status of a school,” DeniseJames, who heads up boundary studies forthe school system, said.
SOME MEMBERS of the Herndon com-munity are in favor of one alternative, called“option three,” that would makeCoppermine into a Title I school. Schoolofficials presented this option, the most re-cent to be released, at a town hall meetingDec. 10.
Several Floris Elementary School parentsfavor option three because people living thenortheastern part of the Floris boundarywould not have to move schools.
Many residents from the northeasternFloris boundary said their community hasbeen moved far too many times over thepast decade as a result of school boundarystudies. Several were particularly upsetwhen the Fairfax County School Boardtransferred the area from Westfield HighSchool to South Lakes High School lastspring.
“Option three provides the most efficientand effective way to balance enrollment. Itwould move less students from their cur-rent school,” Bin Zhang, who lives in thenortheastern Floris boundary, said.
New school would open with highpercentage of “at- risk” students.
Third Boundary Option
Fairfax County PublicSchools is redrawingHerndon’s elemen-tary school bound-aries to accommo-date the newCoppermine Elemen-tary School openingnext fall.
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“A little bitof tweakingand this isthe bestoptionoverall.”
— Paula Crosby,Floris Elementary School parent
“They needto createfewer TitleI schools.”
— Sundar Rajhavan,possible Coppermine Elementary
School parent
See Option, Page 10
How Boundary Changes Would ImpactDemographics/School Capacity:
Fairfax County Public Schools has proposed three options for Herndon elementaryschools redistricting. Here is the impact on demographics and schools capacity ofeach one. ESOL stands for the percentage of students who need English-as-a-Second-Language services. F&R stands for the percentage of students who qualify for free orreduced priced lunches. The capacity number indicates how many spaces will still beavailable at the school (plus sign) or how many spaces the school is missing (minussign) after the boundary change.
Current Option 1 Option 2 Option 3SCHOOLCoppermine
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In Search of Miracle
Before the first screeningSeth Kozak and MadisonSprague.
Eight-year-old girl fromHerndon debuts in film.
By Janelle L. Plummer
The Connection
Last year 8-year-old Madison Sprague ofHerndon was preparing for Christmas likemany children. But this December it’s quitedifferent for her.
Madison co-stars as Rosie Connelly in “Rosie’sMiracle.”
In the short film, 6-year-old Rosie is on a quest tofind a miracle to cure her terminally ill brother. Whilethe Connelly family’s faith in God is pushed to theextremes, it is up to Rosie to seek out a miracle.
Madison said the best part about working on thefilm was the cast.
“I like the family members,” she said. “It was funto be with them.”
Madison said getting into Rosie’s character washard.
“It’s complicated sometimes,” she said, “not all thetime.”
CONNIE LAMOTHE, the director and producer ofthe film, said more than 70 children auditioned forthe lead roles. Ten-year-old Christopher Cox of Co-lumbia, Md. also co-stars as Joe Connelly, the sickbrother. Lamothe said the children who auditionedwere not just from the Washington metropolitan area.She said they traveled from North Carolina, Penn-sylvania, and other surrounding states.
“There were so many talented kids,” she said. “Thetwo I chose were phenomenal.”
Originally, Lamothe said, the Connelly family inthe film was supposed to represent a Hispanic fam-ily. Madison is Asian American. Her mother is Japa-nese.
“It was not our original inten-tion,” Lamothe said. “Then, wesaid it doesn’t matter, that isAmerica.”
Lamothe, a resident of StephensCity, Va., enjoys working with chil-dren. She is the artistic director atThe Growing Stage Theatre inLeesburg.
“It was beyond my wildestdreams,” she said, about directingMadison in the film. “She was tire-less. She was great and a goodlittle worker.”
Lamothe said she wanted to doa film that was inspirational andChristian-based.
“The films we see today have somuch violence,” she said, “andthey’re negative. It’s been an ex-citing project.”
MADISON’S MOTHER, Mitsuyo Sprague, is grate-ful that her daughter co-starred in the film.
“You never know what kids get into,” Mitsuyo said.“[Rosie’s Miracle] has no violence. It is pure. It’s aperfect film for my daughter to be in.”
In the spring, Madison’s acting dream came true.Since May, she has been taking classes at John
Robert Powers Adult, Teen and Child ModelingSchool in Rockville, Md.
“When I saw a commercial for John Roberts,” Madi-
son said, “I wrote down the num-ber, and I called. I went for an au-dition and got in the school.”
Nevertheless, Mitsuyo Spraguesaid her daughter’s acting careerhas its ups and downs. She said itwas challenging at times to bal-ance family life.
“[Our family] needed to cutback,” Mitsuyo Sprague said.“Many weekends I was gone with[Madison] … Saturdays all day. Atthe same time I made great friendswith the moms [at John Roberts].”
Mitsuyo Sprague said herdaughter has always wanted toact.
“We didn’t take it seriously,” shesaid, “until she saw the ad on TV.She really wanted to do it, and wesaid give it a try. She’s buildingmore confidence.”
In the end, Mitsuyo Sprague said Madison is do-ing great at Fox Mill Elementary School in Herndonand she hopes her daughter keeps a child-like heart.
In the midst of her acting career, Madison still findstime to spend with her friends. Before the cast partyand the first screening of the film at the Tally HoTheatre in Leesburg on Sunday night, Madison at-tended a birthday party and two other parties overthe weekend.
“It doesn’t take time away,” she said, referring toher acting. “It goes with your school schedule.”
Before the first screening, the Connellyfamily in “Rosie’s Miracle” gathers for thepremiere at Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburgon Sunday night. From left: Seth Kozak,Christopher Cox, Madison Sprague, andKendra North.
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Last week, new road signs appeared aroundthe intersection of Elden Street and AlabamaDrive and they are not traffic related. Thesigns inform day laborers that it is against the
town zoning ordinance to solicit work on private prop-erty and they let employers know that it is against federallaw to hire workers without an employment eligibilitycheck, usually conducted with an I-9 form. The signs arepart of an educational campaign launched by the town.
On Nov. 11, the Town Council directed Town Man-ager Art Anselene to start the campaign, which alsoincludes advertising in local newspapers and placinginformation on the town Web site.
“At this point, it’s primarily educational,” Anne Curtis,town spokeswoman, said. She said Anselene wouldpresent the council with the results of the campaign, aswell as options for a next step, in June. One possibility,she said, was to hire an independent contractor to de-termine whether the laws were being broken.
A 2007 ruling determined that the First Amendmentallowed day laborers to solicit work on public property,although they are not allowed to impede the public rightof way.
I-9 forms are now available around the intersectionof Elden and Alabama, where day laborers often waitfor work, as well as at the Herndon Municipal Centerand the Neighborhood Resource Center.
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Opinion
When To Chase? How to judge when benefitsoutweigh risks to police, public?
In the past week, there were two instancesof police chasing perpetrators throughmultiple jurisdictions that raise somequestions.
In one case, a tractor trailer driven by a manfleeing police in Montgomery County crossedthe American Legion Bridge on the CapitalBeltway into Fairfax County and then exitedin Tysons Corner before crashing down theblock from this newspaper’s offices onWestpark Drive. Dozens of police cars fromMaryland and Virginia participated in thechase, broadcast live on some channels via he-licopter.
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The chase ended with a few fender bendersand the suspect being tasered. No one else was
hurt.But we wonder what kind of
damage could have occurred.When does it make sense to
chase a suspect driving a vehicle with contentsunknown into the center of one of the largestshopping districts in the United States duringthe holiday shopping season? With helicoptersin pursuit perhaps this is a case where track-ing the truck until it ran out of gas was a pos-sibility.
Last week, a 19-year-old bank robbery sus-
pect from McLean was shot dead by policewithin sight of a middle school after a footchase led them to an Arlington neighborhood.
Last February, a Fairfax County Police Officerdrove her police cruiser through a red trafficsignal on Richmond Highway on the way toanswer a call, striking the car of 33 year-oldAshley McIntosh and killing her. The officerwas cleared of charges of reckless driving.
We don’t pretend to understand all of the fac-tors that come into play in making such deci-sions in general or these decisions in particular.We do know that we would like police to beopen with the public about their policies.
More on Poor StudentsS
everal thoughtful emails were sent re-sponding to our editorial, “Don’t LumpPoor Students Together.” (Dec. 3, 2008,
w w w. c o n n e c t i o n n e w s p a p e r s . c o m /article.asp?article=322904)
Some writers pointed to many factors besidesconcentration of student poverty that affect thequality of a school.
For example, Graham Road Elementary, witha high percent poverty rate, performs compa-rably to many schools with wealthy studentpopulations. Graham Road, at least one writer
said, is a good school because of great princi-pal, great resources and parents who care.
The way the editorial was written doespresent too simplistic a picture.
While concentration of poverty in schoolscreates significant and often unnecessary chal-lenges, and decreasing the concentration hasbenefits, this is far from the only factor involvedin creating a successful school and studentachievement.
Absolutely a great principal can inspire staffand parents; teachers and parents who care
can make an incredible difference. And it isalso quite possible for a school populated byaffluent families to be mediocre.
Any yet, as the school system draws newboundaries, it is a mistake to create this addi-tional challenge of concentrating poor studentsin one school.
But there is much more work than that in-volved in creating great schools.
Navigating Budget ChallengeMake your voices heard on hard choices ahead.
Commentary
By Catherine M. Hudgins
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Supervisor, Hunter Mill
District
Just as many of you are fac-ing tough decisions withyour household budgets,
the county is facing difficult deci-sions with its current FY 2009 bud-get. You may be cutting back ondining out or travel, or you maybe struggling to pay your mort-gage or your prescriptions. FairfaxCounty faces similar challengesand consequently, has institutedmeasures to reduce expenses, in-cluding limiting overtime andtravel and furloughing all nones-sential county employees for oneday in January. We are all tryingto figure out how to pay for thethings we deem are essential.
With each passing budget pre-sentation, I am made more awareof what an arduous task balanc-ing the next budget will be for meand my fellow board colleagues.We know that we will not be ableto provide the same level of ser-vices that residents are used to.From my perspective, how wemake our decisions dependslargely on the answer to this ques-tion — when all is said and done,
what kind of county do wewant to be?
The core purpose ofFairfax County govern-ment is to protect and en-rich the quality of life forthe people, neighbor-hoods and diverse com-munities of FairfaxCounty. As a resident andpublic servant, I take that seri-ously. I take pride in how thecounty government conducts itselfand that we repeatedly earn rec-ognition as one of the best man-aged counties in the nation and asone of the best places to live. De-spite our successes, we cannot ig-nore the reality of the current eco-nomic situation: less revenue forthe county means less availablefunding for the services we value.The challenge is that citizens ofFairfax County are diverse andplace different values on these ser-vices. The board has a responsi-bility to consider those opinionsand weigh them against its legalobligations and the best interestsof everyone in order to reach abalanced and equitable budget.
So, where do we go from here?We know today that we face a$500 million shortfall for the bud-get year that begins July 1, 2009.
That number may verywell grow. The good newsis we have already insti-tuted measures to miti-gate the projected short-falls, including adjust-ments to the current bud-get. Unlike many otherjurisdictions, we beganthis discussion months, if
not years, ago and have alreadyimplemented measures to addressit. So, while there are hard deci-sions being made and even moreto make in the weeks and monthsahead, we are in a better positionthan many other jurisdictions. Iwould caution that panic will notget us through the challenges weface. What is needed is thought-ful consideration of the servicesand programs we value and anhonest discussion about the thingswe will have to live without.
I have learned that in times ofdifficulty, communities respondand people and organizations findways to help each other. There willbe reductions and no matter howthey are achieved, programs andpeople across the county will feelthe effects. I encourage you to beactively engaged in this process byensuring your voice is heard, ei-ther by visiting the county’s Web
site and submitting your budgetideas online or contacting my of-fice. Ask yourself, what kind ofcounty do I want to live in? Youranswer to that question is vital ifwe are to maintain the quality oflife we all value
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point Dec. 19, from 9 p.m to 2 a.m. Dec. 20, to deter and apprehendintoxicated drivers. Motorists stopped for suspicion of driving whileintoxicated will be checked to assure that their abilities to drive hasnot been impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Herndon ES HonorsReflections Participants
Congratulations to all of the 2008-09 Herndon Elementary SchoolReflections participants. Seventeen students of Herndon ElementarySchool submitted their works for the Reflections competition in thecategories of literature, visual arts, photography, film production, dancechoreography and music composition. A ceremony was held Dec. 2 torecognize all participants and present the awards.
Challenger Dance forYouth with Special Needs
More than 100 Herndon-Reston area children and their familiestwisted, grinded and bopped to today’s music hits Nov. 21, at the Chal-lenger Dance at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. This biannual eventprovides area children with special needs, their families and othermembers of the community the opportunity to strut their stuff in arelaxed, open and friendly environment.
“The dance is our way of networking with children and families acrossthe region,” John Lerch, one of theºevent organizers, said.
Twice a year, the St. Timothy’s Access Ministry and Youth Group teamup with the Challenger Division of Reston Little League (RLL) to spon-sor this activity.
The church Youth Group together with members of Venture Crew3171 and Boy Scout Troop 12 provided support from setup to cleanup.
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THURSDAY/DEC. 18Community Performances. The Fox
Mill Elementary Treble Choir willperform, at 7 p.m., in the RestonTown Center.
TUESDAY/DEC. 23Blood Drive. Inova Blood Drive, from
12-7:30 p.m., beside the Reston TownCenter Pavilion, 11900 Market St.Schedule appointments at 1-866-256-6372 or inova.org/donateblood.
FRIDAY/DEC. 26Day After Sale. Save 26 percent on all
in-store items and 50 percent off allholiday items at the Dandelion Patchin Reston Town Center. Call 703-689-2240 or visit thedandelionpatch.com.
SATURDAY/DEC. 27Jazz. The Potomac Jazz Project plays
7:30-11:30 p.m. at the Ice HouseCafé, 760 Elden St., Herndon. Visitwww.potomacjazz.com.
SATURDAY/JAN. 3Bird Count. Join Reston Association for
a half-day annual bird count at RA’sCentral Services Facility, 12250 SunsetHills Road, Reston, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.Meet local bird experts, learn tips onidentification, and help us obtainimportant information to help ourfeathered friends. Bring a pair ofbinoculars if you have them. ContactHa Brock, Volunteer Coordinator, at703-435-7986 or [email protected].
JunkFood will celebrate the release of their third full-lengthalbum “Mighty” with a concert at Ned Devine’s, 2465Centreville Road, Herndon, Saturday, Dec. 20, 10 p.m.
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ONGOING EVENTSHoliday Book Drive. Barnes &
Noble, Spectrum Center, 1851Fountain Drive, Reston, is support-ing The Embry Rucker CommunityShelter with a display and sugges-tions for those wanting to make apurchase and add to the boxes ofgifts. The shelter asks that all giftsbe new and unwrapped to make iteasier for them to match the giftand recipient.
Holiday Performances.Community groups will presentmusic and dance performances atFountain Square, Reston TownCenter. Schedule onwww.restontowncenter.com.
The Bargain Loft HolidayShop, 336 Victory Drive, Herndon,is open for business through Dec.24. Store open Tuesdays, Wednes-days and Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.;Thursdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. andSaturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Allproceeds go to Herndon-RestonFISH Inc. to help people withemergency needs. Visitwww.herndonrestonfish.org.
Visit Santa. Visit Santa andtake photos with him next to M&SGrill on Democracy Street at theReston Town Center, through 24,10 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Horse-drawn carriage rides,Saturday, Dec. 20, at Reston TownCenter, from 12-4 p.m., to benefitlocal charities.
Caroling Dinner. The annualVOCE Caroling Dinner will be heldat Jasmine Café in Lake AnneVillage Center, 1609 WashingtonPlaza, Reston, Dec. 17, 7 p.m. Call703-471-9114.
A Holiday Mixer presented bythe Dulles Regional Chamber of Com-merce will be held Thursday, Dec.18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the CrownePlaza Hotel, 2200 Centreville Road,Herndon. $15/members; $20/non-
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Breakfast with Santa. Havebreakfast with Santa at McCormick andSchmick’s in Reston Town Center, Dec.20-21, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Tickets:$22/adults, $6.95 children, includesbreakfast buffet and photo with Santa.Call 703-481-6600 for reservations.
Christmas Eve Supper. Enjoy aChristmas Eve supper, Dec. 24, withlive guitar music at Jasmine Café inLake Anne Village Center, 1609
Washington Plaza, Reston. Call703-471-9114.
New Year’s Evening Cel-ebration. Enjoy festive Frenchfare, party favors and a champagnetoast at Mon Ami Gabi in RestonTown Center, Dec. 31, from 5-10p.m. Call 703-707-0233 or visitwww.monamigabi.com/reston forreservations.
New Year’s Eve Special.Enjoy a New Year’s celebration,Dec. 31, with live music atJasmine Café at Lake Anne VillageCenter, 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Call 703-471-9114.
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MANY IN the Floris community were also support-ive of a programmatic change that would take placeas a result of option three. In order to eliminate over-crowding at Oak Hill Elementary School, school of-ficials have proposed moving half of the area’s Giftedand Talented Center — including those Gifted andTalented students from Floris, McNair andCoppermine — to McNair.
Several parents said this is a much-needed changesince the Gifted and TalentedCenter at Oak Hill was servingsix schools and had boosted OakHill to over its building capacity.
“I was excited to see optionthree because it offers a muchneeded GT Center for clustereight,” Paula Crosby, a parentfrom northeastern Floris, said.
Ideally the Floris communitywould like to see a few tweaksto the third option though. Thealternative still moves a few stu-dents, about 72, from Floris toOak Hill and parents would prefer if the school sys-tem found another way to increase enrollment atOak Hill, Crosby said.
Some Floris parents suggested that the school sys-tem reduce the school’s overcrowding by eliminat-ing “day-care placements,” wherein parents whosechildren are enrolled at the day care across fromFloris are allowed to attend the school.
Option Three Receives Mixed ReviewsThey also suggested the school system redraw
school boundaries so that future students from areaswhere new construction is supposed to take placewould go to Oak Hill instead of Floris. If this hap-pened, the current Floris students who were supposedto move to Oak Hill would not have to transferschools, said the parents.
BUT THOSE upset about Coppermine’s Title I sta-tus under option three said the school system hasalready made enough concessions to the Floris com-
munity.McNair Farms resident Sundar
Rajhavan’s neighborhood hasalso had to change schools sev-eral times in the past decade.When he bought his house nineyears ago, it was inside Floris’boundary, he said.
“Floris and Oak Hill have notbeen touched at all. … I have alsohad to change schools threetimes in seven years,” saidRajhavan, whose child is tooyoung to attend school currently.
Rajhavan said the school system should strive notto create new Title I schools because they it make itmore difficult for the school and the children attend-ing the school to succeed.
“Why start a school as Title I? It will be a Title Ischool until my grandchild has graduated from highschool,” he said.
A 23-year-old woman, employedas a teller at the BB&T Bank lo-cated at 13360 Franklin FarmRoad was robbed at gunpoint, ac-cording to police. On Wednesday,Dec. 10, at around 5 p.m., a manvaulted the counter displaying ahandgun. He confronted the tellerand announced a robbery. An un-disclosed amount of money washanded over and the suspect fled.There were no injuries.
The suspect was described ashaving light skin, possibly black orHispanic. He was about 5 feet 7inches tall, with a stocky build. He
was wearing a blue, hoodedsweatshirt, khaki pants, whiteshoes and a black mask.
Detectives have linked this sus-pect with the bank robbery thatoccurred at the BB&T Bank locatedat 2513 Fox Mill Road in Restonon Dec. 1.
Anyone with information isasked to contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus your messageto CRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.
Detectives have linked this suspect with the bank robberythat occurred at the BB&T Bank located at 2513 Fox MillRoad in Reston on Dec. 1.
Bank Robbery in the Herndon Area
“I was excited to seeoption three becauseit offers a muchneeded GT Center forcluster eight.”
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Herndon High’s Carlon Chambers,who scored five points with 12rebounds, goes up strong for ashot as South Lakes playersLachelle Wallace (22) and OliviaNeuman (33) defend. The localrival teams met last Friday night aspart of a girls-boys hoops double-header at South Lakes. The hometeam Seahawks were victorious inboth games.
Herndon’s Austin Hamilton (10)defends as South Lakes’ Steve Kerrtries to convert a reverse layupduring last Friday night’s basket-ball action at South Lakes.
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Seahawks Sweep Herndon in BasketballSouth Lakes girlsovercome 22-1 deficit.Williams, meanwhile,leads boys to victory.
By Rich Sanders
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A near-capacity crowd of localhigh-school basketball fans wereon hand at the spacious SouthLakes High gymnasium last Fri-
day night to take in a girls-boys double-header between local rivals Herndon andhost school South Lakes.
It was South Lakes’ night as both theSeahawk teams won the early season con-tests. The South Lakes girls, in the evening’sfirst contest, overcame an early 21-pointdeficit to defeat Herndon, 47-44. Then, inthe nightcap boys game, South Lakes se-nior point guard Travis Williams kept theHornets at bay with terrific outside shoot-ing to lead the Seahawks to a 73-68 vic-tory.
Williams, South Lakes’ outstanding 5-foot-10-inch point guard, nailed five 3-pointers on way to a game-high 21 points.
South Lakes trailed 39-36 early in thethird quarter before Williams scored eightpoints during a 12-3 South Lakes tear thatput the Seahawks ahead to stay at 48-42.Williams scored 11 points, including three3-pointers during the decisive third quar-ter. Teammate Brandon Price (15 points), asenior guard, added 10 points in the samequarter.
South Lakes (2-1), which outscored theHornets 23-11 in the quarter, led 59-48going into the fourth. Herndon (3-2) didcut the Seahawks’ lead to 66-62 on a three-point shot by sophomore guard AustinHamilton (16 points) from the left cornerwith two minutes, 35 seconds left in thefourth; but South Lakes’ Ramin Shaheediananswered with a pair of free throws mo-ments later and Herndon never got withinstriking distance again.
“They came out hard and we came out
hard,” Williams said of the game. “We justkept our intensity high. We’ve got a lot ofteam chemistry and the guys trust eachother.”
Williams, who was red-hot shooting theball, loved the electric atmosphere through-out the game.
“It was a rival game with the big crowdand my shots were falling,” he said. “Wetalked about this game all week.”
South Lakes coach Darryl Branch wasproud of his team’s showing in its first homegame of the winter.
“It was big to have a strong showing andto win,” Branch said. “It was good for thecommunity. It was pretty loud and good to
see so many South Lakes students tonight.”He marveled at Williams’ play.“He’s tough,” Branch said. “Last year, I
thought he was the little engine that could.He’s going to have a very good senior year.He’s a little guy, but he can play. He’s oneof the better guards in the region. Last yearhe didn’t get as much attention because wehad seniors like [since-graduated team lead-ers] Curtis Keys and Thomas Mayo.”
Herndon senior Darian lson led the Hor-nets with 18 points, including three treys.
IN THE GIRLS GAME earlier in theevening, Herndon jumped out to what ap-peared to be an insurmountable 22-1 leadless than 10 minutes into the game.Herndon junior guard Phyllis Martin (15points) scored 11 points during the earlygame stretch.
South Lakes, which trailed 16-0 after onequarter, did not score its first field goal of
the game until senior Olivia Neuman con-verted a basket off a drive with 5:29 remain-ing in the second quarter to get theSeahawks within 22-5.
From then on, South Lakes (5-0) seemedto find a comfort level and began playingbetter. By halftime, the Seahawks stilltrailed 28-11, but were playing with moreconfidence.
South Lakes’ Kacey Liscomb scored 10points in the third quarter to help SouthLakes get within 37-30 going into thefourth. The Seahawks’ charge continuedand they finally tied the game, 42-42, on athree-point shot off the left wing from se-nior guard Kelcyn Manurs (13 points) with2:08 remaining. Following a timeout,Herndon regained the lead on a layup byJasmine Johnson (12 points), but Manursanswered with another trey to give SouthLakes its first lead of the night at 45-44 with58 seconds left. The game’s only pointsthereafter came on free throws by Manurs,who scored 10 fourth-quarter points.
“Coach yelled at us at halftime, we weredoing so horrible,” Manurs said.
Of the excitement of the second half,Manurs said, “I was shaking, I had the chills.It was wonderful.”
South Lakes coach Christy Winters Scottexpressed surprise that her team, with sixseniors, started so poorly.
“I wanted them to work through it andthat’s what we did,” said the coach.
At halftime, Winters Scott told her teamthey were not playing Seahawks’ basketballand expressed disappointment that theywere playing so poorly in front of a lot ofarea youth players who were in attendance.
But Winters Scott was thrilled with herteam’s second-half play.
“To get this win is sweet for our six se-niors,” she said.
Herndon coach Reggie Barnes said histeam played with patience and defendedwell in the first half. But the tide turneddramatically thereafter.
“The bottom line is we’re young and havegot to learn how to close out games,” Barnessaid. “You can’t take anything away fromSouth Lakes. We didn’t match their inten-sity in the second half.”
Sports Roundups
The Thomas Jefferson Highgymnastics’ team, coached by PeteNovgrod, has team members fromthroughout the local area. TheColonials opened the new seasonwith a first-place finish at their ownsix-team meet held Dec. 6. Jeffersonwon the team competition with136.7 points, finishing ahead of sec-ond-place Edison (121.925) andthird-place Fairfax (105.7). Round-ing out the field were fourth-placeOakton (101.075), fifth-place WestPotomac (69.8) and sixth-place T.C.Williams (35.575). Jefferson’s ArielCoronel, an Oakton resident, tookpart in the competition.
The Langley High swim anddive teams defeated Jefferson in arecent season-opening Liberty Dis-
trict competition. The Saxon boys de-feated the Colonials, 190-125, and theLangley girls also were victorious, 172-143.
The Jefferson girls winning 200-freestyle relay team included LeahGonzalez (McLean resident) and JaeSim (Reston). McLean resident KelseyRainey, a member of the Jefferson team,was a top-three finisher in both the 200-and 500-freestyle events, while Sim wasa place finisher in both the 50- and 100-freestyle races. A Northern Regionchampionship qualifying times wasachieved by the Jefferson boys medleyrelay team that included Steven Howard(Oakton).
At the recent Northern RegionWrestling Classic event, held atFairfax High School Dec. 5-6, Jefferson
wrestler Matt Becker (Herndon resi-dent) was a third-place finisher in hisrespective weight class, helping theColonials to finish eighth overall at the32-team event.
The Herndon ice hockey team re-mains unbeaten following a recent 5-3win over Madison. After cruising to vic-tories in the high-school preseasonjamboree and their first league gameagainst Oakton, the Herndon team mostrecently was victorious over the toughMadison outfit.
Herndon struggled in the openingperiod against Madison. From the firstdrop of the puck, it was clear that theHornets’ offensive rhythm was out ofsynch. Despite out shooting Madison inthe first period, Herndon was unable toput a puck past the opposing netminder.
The Hornets’ stellar defensive play,however, was able to keep the gamescoreless through the first period.
But early in the second period, Madi-son took the lead after jamming a puckpast Herndon junior goalie Bryan Kadlec.The Hornets evened the score late in thesecond period on a goal by assistant teamcaptain senior Chris O’Brien off a passfrom freshman winger Michael Horn. Forthe remainder of the period, goalieKadlec stood solid against a flurry ofMadison shots, keeping the score tied.
Herndon’s offense finally began toclick two minutes into the third periodwhen a goal by junior Ville Rutanengave the Hornets the lead. But Madisonquickly evened the score with a power-play goal less than three minutes later.Rutanen gave Herndon the lead back, 3-2, with nearly seven minutes left in the
game when he scored off of a com-bination of passes from juniors SamStone and Max Kortegast. Oneminute later, a goal by Chris O’Brienoff a rebounding puck from an An-drew Norman slap shot made thescore 4-2. Herndon, with the score,looked to be in control of the game.But late in the period, Madison gotback in the game on another power-play goal to get within 4-3.
Penalties continued to plague theHornets and they faced heavy pres-sure during the final minute and ahalf of the game when Madisonpulled its goalie and forced a six-on-four situation in the Hornets’ end ofthe ice. Herndon regained possessionof the puck in the final seconds andStone scored the game clincher on abreakaway empty net goal.
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The Dranesville Church of the Brethren,11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon, is gathering toremember the Battle of Dranesville and topray for peace Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. Theservice begins with a candle lit for each man killedin the battle. As each name is read, one candle isextinguished to symbolize the terrible human costof war. Contact John Waggoner [email protected] or 703-854-3490 (W) or703-216-7036 (cell).
Cedar Run Community Church, 13560McLearen Road, Oak Hill, will hold their FamilyCandlelight Christmas Eve Service Wednesday,
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1133Reston Ave., Herndon, will hold a Devotional Ser-vice for families with young children at 5 p.m.,Service of Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. and aCandlelight Service with Holy Communion at 10p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Call 703-437-5020.
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 VanBuren St., Herndon, will hold a mid-day Healingand Holy Communion Servce at 12:15 p.m.,Children’s Service and Holy Eucharist at 5 p.m.,Holy Eucharist at 7 p.m. and anthems, carols andthe Holy Eucharist at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.24. The Holy Eucharist will be held at 11 a.m. onThursday, Dec. 25.
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