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See Walk, Page 6

By Donna Manz

The Connection

On Sunday, May 22, Team Whitt andTeam Lewis make their three-mileroundtrip walk on the W&OD Trail toraise awareness and money for cystic

fibrosis [CF] research under the banner of the CysticFibrosis Foundation. Great Strides Walk to Cure Cys-tic Fibrosis begins at the Town Green at 11 a.m. withcheck-in there, and the walk begins at noon. As inprevious years, Mayor M. Jane Seeman kicks off thewalk.

The 13-year-old sons of team captains Lisa Whittand Kelly Henderson Hagen were each diagnosedwith the debilitating genetic disease as infants andhave spent their lives under medical treatment. CFcauses lung disease and digestion complications.There is no cure and the current median age of sur-vival is 37.

PARENTS OF CF PATIENTS know that researchneeds to be funded if a cure is to be found.

“We are in a race against time,” said Lisa Whitt ofher son. “It is for this reason that we are urgentlytrying to raise money for a cure.”

Walter Whitt was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosisafter having surgery for a bowel obstruction the dayafter he was born. He spent a month in the NeonatalIntensive Care Unit recovering from his surgery. Dur-ing this time period, the Whitts learned about all ofthe medications and treatments Walter would needdaily in order to be healthy. The Whitts’ baby was inthe ten to fifteen percent of patients who are diag-nosed at birth with a bowel obstruction. Most CFpatients are diagnosed by age three as symptomsbegin to develop.

Lewis Hagen was diagnosed at age six months; hewas adopted by the Hagens several months later.Kelly Hagen said she and her husband had their eyes“open” when they made the decision to adopt 9-month-old Lewis.

“I understood it [CF] and I wasn’t afraid of it whenI learned about it,” said Lewis. “I’m fine having CF.It’s fine with me.”

Walt and Lewis are seventh-graders at ThoreauMiddle School. What they cannot be, because of theircondition, is friends who hang out together. The boysare carriers of a bacteria that threaten the health ofeach other. The parents and the school worked to-gether to ensure the boys are in separate classes.

Treatment for the boys is a daily routine. In theirongoing battle to maintain good health, they dependon chest compression two to three times a day, nebu-lizer treatments to clear the lungs, and enzyme tab-lets after they have eaten. Lewis uses a specializedvest that automatically compresses his chest. Al-though the vest perplexes TSA, other kids think that’s“cool,” Lewis said.

Anyone is welcome to walk along with the ViennaGreat Strides teams or to make a donation in thenames of the teams. So far, Team Whitt and TeamLewis have registered more than 50 participants.

“One of the things I love about the walk is that wehave many people from all areas of our life walk withus,” Lisa Whitt said. “We have family and friends fromour childhood and college that travel to walk with

Those colorful flowersand spritely-greenshrubs showing off at

Maple Avenue and the W & ODtrail, didn’t get there on theirown. They have a long heritage… 30 years, to be exact, plantedunder the attentive eyes andhands of the Ayr Hill GardenClub. On Saturday, May 14, thegarden club, along with publicofficials and the manager of theW & OD trail, celebrated the30th anniversary of the gardenswith a 10 a.m. program. MayorM. Jane Seeman, on behalf ofthe Vienna Town Council, issueda letter of gratitude to the club.

“This garden is the only oneof its type along the 45-mile W& OD,” said W & OD Railroadpark manager Karl Mohl. “It isthe oldest continuing garden onthe trail.” The W & OD “park,”part of the Northern VirginiaRegional Park Authority, hasseen more than two million us-ers, many of whom make theirway through Vienna on footand on bikes and in strollers.

In 1981, the Town of Viennainvited civic groups to help en-hance public spaces, recalledDaphne Stone, president of theAyr Hill Garden Club then. Asshe spoke during the program,Stone emphasized that the mostrewarding part of the work thevolunteers and Park Authoritydo is the compliments they getfrom W & OD users. From a fewflowers first planted 30 years

ago, in hard, rocky earth, thegarden grew to include shrub-bery and grooming. Benches sitin the graveled garden frontingWhole Foods, a store that be-came a good neighbor to thegardens.

Club volunteers come outtwice a month to groom thegardens and do whatever elseneeds to be done to keep themhealthy and beautiful. Severalof the original plantings, arhododendron and some irises,remain. To celebrate the club’s30th anniversary of the trail’sgardens, willing hands in atten-dance at the program shoveleddirt over a newly-planted win-terberry tree.

Over the years, the W & ODgardens have grown to embracea large footprint, now encom-passing more than 5,000 squarefeet. Ayr Hill Garden Club’s an-nual plant sale, note cards andother fundraisers cover most ofthe $800 it costs to maintain thegardens.

Whole Foods provided cakeand lemonade for the anniver-sary program. Edythe Kelleherand Laurie DiRocco of theVienna Town Council, Del.Mark Keam (D-35) and his wifeAlex, and former town council-woman Maud Robinson joinedMayor Seeman and Parks andRecreation Director CathySalgado at the program.

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The Brightest Spot onthe W and OD Trail

Ayr Hill Garden Club celebrates 30years at Maple and W & OD park.

W & OD park managerKarl Mohl and Ayr HillGarden Club presidentNancy Moats at thenewly-planted winter-berry tree.

Leigh Kitcher, W & ODtrail garden chair be-tween 2001 and 2010,takes her turn with thedecorated shovel.

Kelly Henderson Hagen and her son Lewis,and Lisa Whitt and son Walt, at their GreatStrides Walk to Cure Cystic Fibrosis boothat the Vienna Farmers’ Market on May 14.

Lewis Hagen and Walt Whitt are seventhgraders at Thoreau Middle School. Theyhave been treated for cystic fibrosis dailysince they were infants. Team Whitt andTeam Lewis are walking for a cure.

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Taking ‘Great Strides’ on May 22Vienna families walk for acure for Cystic Fibrosis.

The Great Strides Walk to CureCystic Fibrosis

Walk begins at the Vienna Town Green at noon, Sunday,May 22. Registration and check-in begin at 11 a.m. Theroundtrip walk along the W & OD trail ends at the Town Greenwith music and refreshments. Information on the GreatStrides Walk to Cure Cystic Fibrosis is at www.cff.org/Great_Strides/.

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By Alex McVeigh

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Sgt. Tom Taylor of the Vienna PoliceDepartment was recognized at the20th annual awards for Excellencein Community Service and Public

Safety May 12 during a ceremony at theTysons Westpark Hotel. The awards werehosted by the Fairfax Alcohol Safety ActionProgram and the Mothers Against DrunkDriving of Northern Virginia.

Taylor has been a member of the ViennaPolice Department for the past 12 years, andthis is the second consecutive year he hasbeen honored at the ceremony.

Vienna Police Department Deputy ChiefCapt. Michael Miller said Taylor serves asan example for all when it comes to gettingimpaired drivers off of the streets.

“Throughout his career he has consis-tently been a leader in DUI enforcement,”Miller said. “Last year, Tom accounted for25 percent of the department’s DUI arrests,and under his leadership, his squad hadover 50 percent of our DUI arrests.”

Taylor’s statistics are even more notablebecause he missed two months in 2010 dueto a shoulder surgery. Taylor is also a certi-fied Intoxilyzer operator for the Common-wealth of Virginia. The Intoxilyzer is theinstrument in which the breath of suspectedimpaired drivers is tested.

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From left, Sgt. Tom Taylor is recog-nized by Vienna Deputy PoliceChief Capt. Michael Miller for hisefforts in getting impaired driversoff the streets at the 20th annualawards for Excellence in Commu-nity Service and Public Safety May12 at the Tysons Westpark Hotel

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Activities reported by the Vienna policedepartment through May 13.

ARRESTSMaple Ave. at Nutley St., S.W. May

5, 10:43 p.m. Officer Kiley observeda male subject yelling obscenities attwo other pedestrians along MapleAve. His investigation revealed thatthe individual was intoxicated. A 51-year-old male of no fixed address wasarrested for Drunk in Public andtransported to the Fairfax CountyAdult Detention Center.

100 Block Kingsley Road, S.W. May6, 11:02 p.m. PFC Ruddy respondedfor a possibly disabled vehicle thathad been involved in multiplecrashes. Upon her arrival she found avehicle still running with the driverinside. The vehicle had apparentlystruck several parked vehicles priorto stopping. PFC Ruddy observedsigns of possible impairment uponher interaction with the driver. Afterattempting to complete several fieldsobriety tests a 33-year-old female ofArlington Blvd. in Arlington wasarrested for Driving WhileIntoxicated. She was transported toVienna Police Headquarters foranalysis of her breath. After theanalysis she was transported to theFairfax County Adult DetentionCenter.

Cedar Lane Shopping Center, 262Cedar Lane, S.E. May 8, 12:28a.m. Sergeant Elias observed anapparently intoxicated male subjecturinating on an outside wall of theshopping center. After additionalinvestigation Sergeant Elias arresteda 48-year-old male of Cedar Lane inVienna for Drunk in Public. He wasthen transported to the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center.

7-11 Store, 537 Maple Ave., West.May 8, 10:47 p.m. Sergeant Eliasobserved an apparently intoxicatedmale subject fall down afterattempting to walk. Sergeant Eliaswent to check on the individual andafter a brief investigation arrested a43-year-old male of Commons Drivein Vienna for Drunk in Public. He didnot require medical attention andwas subsequently transported to theFairfax County Adult DetentionCenter.

Glengyle Drive at Maple Ave. May9, 11:58 p.m. Officer Vazquezconducted a traffic stop. Upon hisinteraction with the vehicle’soccupants he detected the presenceof suspected alcohol. Furtherinvestigation also yielded suspectedmarijuana. The driver, a 20-year-oldmale of Twin Mill Lane in Oakton,was issued a summons for UnderagePossession of Alcohol. He wasreleased after signing the summons.A responsible party responded todrive the vehicle home for him. Apassenger in the vehicle, a 20-year-old male of Childs Lane inAlexandria, was issued a summonsfor Possession of Marijuana. He toowas released after signing thesummons.

Echols St. at Niblick Drive, S.E.May 10, 2:22 a.m. Sergeant Taylorconducted a traffic stop. Upon hisinteraction with the vehicle’soccupants he detected the presenceof suspected alcohol. After furtherinvestigation the driver, a 19-year-old male of George Washington Drivein Vienna, was issued a summons forUnderage Possession of Alcohol. Hewas released after signing it. Apassenger in the vehicle, a 19-year-old male of Kentsdale Drive inVienna was issued summonses forUnderage Possession of Alcohol andPossession of False Identification. Hetoo was released after signing both.

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Walk for a Cureus. Locally, we have co-workers, friends from our

church, neighborhood and school that are a part ofour team.”

Lisa Whitt said that the immediate families of theWhitts and the Hagens have been very supportivethroughout. Walter’s two sets of grandparents sentletters to all of their good friends and family to raisemoney on behalf of Team Whitt. “They all walk andhelp with whatever is needed,” she said. Her father,along with Kelly’s, help keep the walkers safe on thetrail by letting bikers know that there is a large groupof walkers on the trail. Friends help set up on theTown Green the morning of the walk.

THIS YEAR, a friend of Walter’s is raising moneyon behalf of Team Whitt as a part of his serviceproject for his Bar Mitzvah. Walter’s younger brotherWilliam has friends and their families who are a partof Team Whitt. For both families, many people whocannot make the Great Strides walk support theteams with financial donations.

Lewis’s dad Scott and the Hagen’s other two sons,Spencer and James, walk with Lewis. Kelly Hagen’sparents from North Carolina and her sister and fam-ily from New Jersey have attended since the launchof the Vienna walk five years ago.

Family members and friends pitch in on GreatStrides day to handle the details of the walk, frompicking up supplies and acting as crossing guards tosetting up tables and children’s activities.

Many Vienna-area businesses support the walkthrough in-kind donations of food.

As an “orphan” disease afflicting 30,000 youngpeople in the United States, CF doesn’t have lots ofstar-power or publicity behind it. The CF Foundationis a major source of funding for research and is aprimary resource for families affected by the disease.Early detection is key to effective treatment and in2006 the Commonwealth of Virginia implementedcompulsory CF screening for newborns. The “salt test”is the standard diagnostic tool.

To youngsters facing a diagnosis of CF, both Waltand Lewis have advice to offer.

“Don’t be scared,” Walt said. “Do your treatments,do the exercises and it will all be fine.”

Lewis shared a similar sentiment. “It’ll be okay,”Lewis said. “Just do what your doctor and your par-ents tell you and you’ll be fine.”

Walt Whitt looks to the future, confident that, some-day, there will be a cure for CF.

“I’m not scared,” said Walt Whitt. “I’ve never beenscared.

“With all the donations, I’m sure it’ll be conqueredin my lifetime.”

The Great Strides Walk to Cure Cystic Fibrosis be-gins at the Vienna Town Green at noon, Sunday, May22. Registration and check-in begin at 11 a.m. Theroundtrip walk ends at the Town Green with musicand refreshments. Information on the Great StridesWalk to Cure Cystic Fibrosis is at www.cff.org/Great_Strides/.

To donate or become a member of Team Whitt, go towww.cff.org/Great_Strides/TeamWhitt. To donate orregister for Team Lewis, go to www.cff.org/Great_Strides/dsp_DonationPage.cfm?walkid=7091&idUser=170319.


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See Bulova, Page 9

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Democratic power players rallied aroundFairfax County Boardof Supervisor’s Chair-

man Sharon Bulova (D-At-large)Sunday, May 15, as she kicked offher campaign for a second term.

Terry McAuliffe, former guberna-torial candidate and chairman ofthe Democratic National Commit-tee, U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11), Del. Mark Keam (D-35), StateSen. Chap Petersen (D-34), and theseven Democrats on the Board ofSupervisors gathered with 200other supporters at the Mason Innon the campus of George MasonUniversity in Fairfax.

The message of the day: Bulovais a strong leader who, despite theeconomic free-fall of the past few

years, has preserved FairfaxCounty’s status as the best placeto live with an A-plus school sys-tem and progressive transporta-tion plans.

McAuliffe got a loud round ofapplause and cheers when hebounded onto the stage and said,“Let’s hear it for Sharon Bulova, thegreatest chairman in our history.”

“She has been a great leader,”McAuliffe told the crowd, notingthat Bulova has sustained thecounty’s status as a vibrant eco-nomic center. McAuliffe an-nounced that he and other partnersrecently purchased the shutteredInternational Paper Plant inFranklin, Va. “We put our head-quarters here because of SharonBulova. She is good for business,and she’s the leader for the future.”

WHILE THE MASON INN wasdecorated like a political rally withdozens of signs and slogans, thekick-off had the feel of a familyreunion cum political roast.

“I’m here to complain about myassessment,” Connolly said, tolaughter as he took the stage to

Power players in the Demo-cratic party, includingformer gubernatorialcandidate Terry McAuliffe,turned out on Sunday, May15, at the Mason Inn on thecampus of George MasonUniversity to supportSharon Bulova as shekicked off her campaign fora second term as chairmanof the Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors.

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Opinion

While images of most naturalemergencies — hurricanes,floods, tornadoes — seem re-mote from the D.C. suburbs,

last month more than a dozen tornadoestouched down in our area.

Many households in our area have sufferedthrough multiple-day power outages relatedto snowstorms and thunderstorms.

Virginia’s annual hurricane pre-paredness sales tax holiday is nextweek, May 25-31, 2011. During thisseven-day period, purchases of “hurricane andemergency preparedness equipment” will beexempt from the Virginia sales tax.

As long as they cost $60 or less each, itemsincluding batteries, flashlights, tarps, rope,duct tape, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers,bottled water, first aid kits, and many others,

will be tax-free. Portable generators priced at$1,000 or less are also included.

This is one of three tax holidays in Virginia;a three-day sales tax holiday for school sup-plies and clothing begins on the first Friday inAugust, and the four-day holiday for EnergyStar qualified products is in mid-October.

For good information on emergency prepa-ration, see www.readyvirginia.gov; fordetails on the sales tax holidays, seewww.tax.virginia.gov.

Father’s Day PhotoGallery, and More

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19, and onceagain the Connection will publish a gallery ofFather’s Day photos.

Send in photos in jpeg format as soon aspossible, including the full names of all thepeople in the picture, hometowns, the approxi-mate date and location the picture was taken,the ages of the children and sentence or twoabout the people and/or event.

PROMS AND … While Connection photog-raphers and writers will likely attend someproms as schedules permit, we also urge par-ents and students to document their proms (oralternative activities) and send in photos injpeg format, and also including who, what,where, when and why.

We’re also interested in other events at yourschool, church, synagogue or mosque, mile-stone events, etc.

Email photos [email protected].

Reminder on Preparedness

Editorials

By Julie Kim

Recently, elated 8thgraders accepted atThomas JeffersonHigh School for Sci-

ence and Technology (TJ) sharedtheir good news at Kilmer MiddleSchool in Vienna. Among the well-wishers was my son, whose semi-finalist application was denied re-view.

This story of a broken process—both at Kilmer and the TJ admis-sions office—has broader policyimplications for FCPS. I share it inthe hopes of effecting change.

In a nutshell, a TJ admissionsstaff member erroneously toldKilmer’s TJ liaison that the dead-line had passed to submit a rec-ommendation letter and thereforemy son’s application packet wasineligible. In fact, the deadline wasviable but, through this misstate-ment and other missteps by FCPS,the window was closed prema-turely on my son’s right to com-plete his file.

Compounding the problem waslate notice from TJ about his semi-finalist status, which created a se-ries of misunderstandings, as wellas uneven communication fromFCPS employees and other logis-tical glitches by FCPS.

On Jan. 21, 2011, TJ mailed let-ters to 1,556 students informingthem that they were “semi-final-ists” in the application process.The packet asked students to sub-mit a counselor information sheetimmediately to their middle school

TJ liaison counselor. They alsowere required to submit a studentinformation sheet (application es-says) and two teacher recommen-dations by Feb. 14, 2011.

Instead of mailing the semi-fi-nalist notification via first-classpostage which typically takes 2-3days, TJ sent it out using theslower “nonprofit auto” postage,which typically takes a week. Thisslow postage plus an interveningblizzard resulted in many missingletters, including ours.

LIKE MANY PARENTS, I repeat-edly called TJ’s admissions officeto determine what happened. Wereceived a confirmation via emailof my son’s semi-finalist status onJan. 31, 2011. The written confir-mation, including color-codedforms to be presented to variousKilmer staff, arrived via USPS onFeb. 25–over one month after itwas mailed out and several daysafter the TJ deadline.

TJ responded to the undeliveredmail glitch by visiting Kilmer inearly February and telling studentsof a deadline extension from Feb.14 to Feb. 22 for all forms. ButKilmer had a different deadline ofFeb. 21 for some forms. The mul-tiple deadlines were confusing.Nevertheless, by Feb. 21 my sonhad conscientiously taken steps tocomplete a counselor informationsheet, student information sheet,and to secure agreement from twoteachers to write recommenda-tions.

On Feb. 22, the day of TJ’s dead-

line, Kilmer’s TJ liaison informedmy son of a missing recommenda-tion letter. Although the liaisonhad not yet sent any Kilmer appli-cation packages to TJ, she refusedto let the teacher submit the rec-ommendation he had writtenhours before the scheduled deliv-ery to TJ’s admissions office. Shesaid that she had already informedthe TJ admissions office on Feb.22 of the missing item and theywill no longer accept it.

This rejection, based upon theadmissions office’s stance thatKilmer’s internal deadline hadpassed, is the issue at the crux ofthe matter. TJ admissions’ websiteclearly stated that all forms, in-cluding recommendation letters,were due to liaisons by Feb. 22.Kilmer’s website simultaneouslystated that the student informa-tion sheet (application essays) wasdue by Feb. 21. In other words,Kilmer’s purported internal dead-line referred only to applicationessays, not recommendation let-ters.

The admissions director’s re-sponse to this charge of adminis-trative bungling was “Middleschools may have earlier deadlinesfor TJHSST applicants in order tomeet our admissions deadline.”She did not address the Feb. 22deadline posting on her office’swebsite.

TROUBLING QUESTIONS con-tinued to arise. When asked whythe liaison did not inform my sonof a missing item before the pur-

ported internal deadline, Kilmer’sprincipal and student services di-rector stated that it is not theliaison’s job to do so. But if that’sthe case, why are students re-quired to submit a form to the li-aison listing teachers who willwrite recommendations if there isno expectation that she will followup if the application is incomplete?If liaisons are not there to adviseparents of missing pieces of theapplication, students and parentsshould be told in advance that theyhave a responsibility to follow upwith teachers and the liaison di-rectly. I doubt teachers would wel-come this scenario.

Furthermore, what back-upmechanism is in place to catchthese problems? There is none.This is a case in which communi-cation was uneven, actions wereuntimely, and messages were notreturned. TJ’s admissions office,too, has a new director and an as-sistant who may be in his secondyear there. It is entirely plausiblethat the combination of new staff,new forms, new procedures, un-delivered/untimely mail and con-fusing/conflicting deadlines mayhave presented logistical chal-lenges to this process.

Unfortunately, efforts to meetwith senior officials at FCPS weredelayed in a time-sensitive situa-tion and ultimately unavailing.This tactic of delay was intendedto give the illusion of process whilemaking it impractical for the er-ror to be cured.

My son applied to TJ of his ownvolition because of a passion forscience and engineering. His Sci-ence Olympiad team recently won

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introduce Bulova, who suc-ceeded Connolly as chairman in2009. He received mock jeerswhen he called McAuliffe, “thestate’s greatest new-car salesman,”referring to McAuliffe’s quest tofind a site for an electric vehiclefactory that could create 3,000 to5,000 jobs

Bulova took the stage to raucouscheers, chants and applause. Thelongtime supervisor and commu-nity leader was relaxed and con-versational. She introduced herfamily members, including her fa-ther, sister, grandchildren and son,Del. David Bulova (D-37), and shetalked about the importance of herpersonal relationships with sup-porters.

Known for being consensus-

driven, Sharon Bulova called upthe other Democratic members ofthe board to stand with her dur-ing her speech.

“My remarks will take exactly 8minutes, unless you interrupt mewith loud applause,” she said, be-fore listing the challenges and ac-complishments she has overseenas chairman.

“There is much that we can beproud of,” Sharon Bulova said.“Throughout this term, our boardhas worked with our residents andworkforce to navigate the mostserious economic downturn inmost of our lifetimes. And we didso in a way that held the line ontaxes, protected our excellent pub-lic school system, maintained ourstatus as one of the safest commu-nities of our size … encouragedeconomic development, and pro-

tected the quality of life we value.”“Our board has worked together

as a team,” she said, pointing toaccomplishments achieved witheach Democratic board member.

“With Supervisors CathyHudgins (D-Hunter Mill), JohnFoust (D-Dranesville) and LindaSmyth (D-Providence), we haveadopted an exciting new Compre-hensive Plan for Tysons Cornerand have advancing rail throughTysons to Reston,” Sharon Bulovasaid.

She also highlighted her workwith Hudgins on affordable hous-ing and the homeless problem.“[Cathy] and I serve on the Gov-erning Board to Prevent and EndHomelessness and are proud ofthis board’s efforts to provide aroof over the heads of those mostin need, and workforce housing for

younger, entry level, and lowerincome, employees so that peoplewho work here can also live here,”she said.

She ended her remarks by say-ing that “continuity matters.”

“To maintain our excellence it isimportant that we never stop ped-dling. There is work yet to do. … Ilook forward to working with ourFairfax County community as weprovide more lifestyle choices forour current and future genera-tions, compact, walkable and tran-sit oriented communities,” shesaid.

Lauded as an advocate for im-portant regional issues, supporterspointed to her experience as chairof the board’s budget committeewill be invaluable in navigatingthe fiscal crisis.

“She knows how to manage a

budget like nobody else,” saidSandra Klassen, co-chair of theFairfax County Democratic Com-mittee and co-chair of its NationalAffairs group.

WHEN ASKED how she woulddefine herself politically, SharonBulova said “I’d say I am a fiscalconservative with a social con-science.”

A resident of Northern Virginiafor 45 years, Sharon Bulova be-came active in local governmentin the 1980s, first serving as presi-dent of the Kings Park West CivicAssociation, and then becomingthe Braddock District supervisor,a position she held for 21 yearsbefore being elected Board of Su-pervisors chairman in 2009. Shefaces Republican challenger SpikeWilliams in the general election onNov. 8.

Bulova Kicks Off Re-election Campaign

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THURSDAY/MAY 199th Annual “Tips for a Cure”

Guest Bartender Night. 6:30-11p.m. The Tavern at Great Falls, 9835Georgetown Pike Great Falls.Proceeds benefit the Cystic FibrosisFoundation. [email protected].

Book Discussion. 7 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. The Plague of Doves byLouise Erdrich. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Call for title.Adults. 703-757-8560.

“Les Misérables.” 7 p.m. ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology, 6560 BraddockRoad, Alexandria. Imprisoned forstealing a loaf a bread, Jean Valjeanbecomes an honest man and mayorof a prosperous town, but violates hisparole. Snacks inspired by themusical sold before and after theshow. $10. [email protected].

FRIDAY/MAY 20“By Jeeves.” 8 p.m. 1st Stage, 1524

Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. Amusical inspired by the P. GWodehouse stories of Bertie Woosterand Jeeves. $30 adults, $15 students.703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/jeeves.

An Evening with Bill Kirchen andToo Much Fun. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Conversation group for adults. 703-938-0405.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.

Friday Flicks. 10:30 a.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Bring asnack and join us for a movie. Callfor title. Ages 0-5 with adult. 703-790-8088.

West Shore Piano Trio. 7 p.m.Harmonia School of Music and Art,204-F Mill St., N.E., Vienna. Dvorak’s“Dumky” trio, Foote’s Trio No. 2,and Schoenfield’s Café Music. Free.www.westshoretrio.com.

“Les Misérables.” 7 p.m. ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology, 6560 BraddockRoad, Alexandria. Imprisoned forstealing a loaf a bread, Jean Valjeanbecomes an honest man and mayorof a prosperous town, but violates his

parole. Snacks inspired by themusical sold before and after theshow. $10. [email protected].

SATURDAY/MAY 21Town of Vienna Commemorative

Event: The Secession Vote. 12p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. FreemanHouse Store and Museum, 131Church St. N.E., Vienna.Reenactment of the Secession Vote atLydeckers Store, now known as theFreeman House Store and Museum.Narrated participatory reenactmentsof the actual vote with civilianreenactors on hand. Spectators willbe invited to vote too. See first handthe voting process used during the19th century. Living history civilianreenactors will be set up on the lawnand family friendly activitiesincluding children’s games, quilting,a period telegraph exhibit and more.The exhibit “Secession Vote in FairfaxCounty” will be on display inside.Free. 703-938-5187.

McLean Day 2011. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. Dancedemonstrations, live music, ponyrides, crafts, two performances byMutts Gone Nuts and more. MCCGoverning Board Elections from10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.703-790-0123 [email protected].

National Emergency MedicalServices (EMS) Week. 10 a.m.-2p.m. Celebrating the service providedevery day, often under challengingcircumstances, and showing howEMS providers are dedicated tosaving lives and limiting suffering.Partnering with the Park Authority,EMS providers will be available withdisplays, educational materials, bloodpressure screenings, and apparatusdisplays. 703-877-3702 or fire-

[email protected] Marr Recreation Center, 3200

Jermantown Road, Oakton. 703-281-6501.

Vienna Choral Society. 7:30 p.m.Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124Park St. N.E., Vienna. 175 voicesfrom VCS and the choruses ofUnitarian Universalist Church ofRockville and Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, performingClif Hardin’s Requiem, Peter Knight’s“You Are The New Day,” the Navajoprayer inspired “Now I Walk InBeauty” and more. A portion of theproceeds benefits the non-profitWashington Home and CommunityHospices, serving those with issues ofaging and chronic or terminal illness.Tickets $15-$35.www.viennachoralsociety.org/events.

Pancake Breakfast. 8 a.m.-12 p.m.Vienna Volunteer Fire DepartmentAuxiliary, 400 Center St. S., Vienna.All you can eat pancakes, sausage,bacon, juice and coffee. Bake saleand tours of the fire equipmentavailable. Proceeds benefit theVienna Volunteer Fire Department.Adults $8, age 65 and up $7, ages 5-12 $6, under age 4 [email protected].

“By Jeeves.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. A musical inspired by the P.G Wodehouse stories of BertieWooster and Jeeves. $30 adults, $15students. 703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/jeeves.

Victorian Hanging Baskets. 10 a.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Fill moss-covered baskets with foliageand flowering plants. Soil mixes,fertilizers and maintenance needs.$30, includes materials andequipment. Reservations required at

Entertainment

The West Shore Piano Trio will present a free concert onFriday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Harmonia School of Musicand Art, 204-F Mill St., N.E. in Vienna. They will performDvorak’s “Dumky” trio, Foote’s Trio No. 2, andSchoenfield’s Café Music. Free. www.westshoretrio.com.


Small children shriek at theexcitement of experienc-ing toddler rides at ViVa!Vienna!.

Teenagers scream as they clingto their seats on the scary rides.

Adults scrutinize the intricatecrafts on sale at vendor boothsalong a historic street.

People of all ages enjoy the foodcourt, a veritable United Nationsof tastes.

Parents appreciate the fact thatthere is no cost to attend ViVa!Vienna!

Music fans soakup the sounds of awide variety of freemusic to suiteveryone’s taste.

These statementsdo not describeevents at differentfestivals, differentlocations, and dif-ferent parks whereyou would have topay big bucks just toget in. All thesestatements describeone event: ViVa!Vienna!, a three-dayfestival of food,crafts, music, carni-val rides and community spirit, held annually on Me-morial Day Weekend along historic Church Street inVienna with the old Vienna Train Station and Ca-boose serving as the anchor. Carnival rides, alongwith the carnival food traditions of popcorn, kettlecorn, and funnel cakes, will round out the fare.

On Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day Week-end, Church Street will be closed to traffic from Law-yers Road to Mill Street to allow booths for artisans,retail vendors, political parties and candidates, pro-fessional groups, and community organizations.

Local vendors will offer a variety of foods, includ-ing pizza, barbecue, hot dogs and hamburgers, Ital-ian sausage, as well as food traditions from coun-tries around the world.

“ViVa! Vienna! is produced and sponsored by theVienna Rotary Club in concert with title co-sponsors,the Town of Vienna and Navy Federal Credit Union.The purpose of ViVa! Vienna! is to celebrate commu-

nity, to have fun andto raise funds forworthy causes,” saidJim Marshall,former president ofthe Rotary Club ofVienna.

Howard Svigals,who serves as chair-man of the event,noted the festival isdesigned to bringthe citizens ofVienna and sur-rounding communi-ties together tohighlight the im-pressive spirit ofNorthern Virginia

and to remember the American heroes who havefought for our nation, some making the ultimate sac-rifice. Proceeds generated from ViVa! Vienna! areused to support local civic initiatives and contributeto local and international humanitarian activities. In2011 The Rotary Club of Vienna will be able to do-nate $146,000 to these causes. In the past four years,more than $450,000 was donated from proceeds gen-erated by Viva! Vienna!

“While our focus is local, we are also proud of thefact that we give to selected international causes,”said Howard Svigals.

For example, some of the money in the past hasgone to the Rotary Foundation, which is working toeliminate polio throughout the world.

“Service above Self” is the Rotary motto and ViVa!Vienna! provides the vehicle to serve the commu-nity with this celebration and then to help charitableorganizations serve specific groups.

ViVa! Vienna! is a three-day festival of food, crafts, music,carnival rides and community spirit, held annually onMemorial Day Weekend.

ViVa! Vienna! Returns May 28-30Town festival tomark MemorialDay Weekend.

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703-255-3631.Iris Show. 1-3 p.m. Meadowlark

Botanical Gardens, 9750 MeadowlarkGardens Court, Vienna. TheChesapeake and Potomac Iris Societyannual Iris Show and Exhibition. Freeand open to the [email protected] or 540-888-4447.

Yard & Craft Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.Great Falls United Methodist Church,10100 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.703-759-3705 [email protected].

“Peter Pan” Ballet. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.George Mason High School Theater,7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.The Kintz-Mejia Academy of Ballet’sproduction with Peter and the LostBoys against Captain Hook and hisband of pirates. Tickets $25 at thedoor. 703-893-0404 ext. 217 orwww.kintzmejiaballet.com.

Children’s Cartoon Workshop. 10a.m. for age 8-10, 1:30 p.m. for age11-14. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Createcharacters, make storyboards, writedialog and more. $75 includesmaterials.www.ViennaArtsSociety.org or 703-319-3971.

The Seakers. 5 p.m. Palladium CivicPlace Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave.,McLean. Free. 703-288-9505.

Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Horticultural tips,information, techniques and advice.Adults. 703-293-6227.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. TheFairfax County Master GardenersAssociation gives tips and strategies.Adults. 703-242-4020.

Entertainment

The pianist Hyun-Mi Chungwill hold a Piano Concert atSteinway Recital Hall, TysonsCorner Mall, 1961 ChainBridge Road, Mclean onSunday, May 22, at 6 p.m.www.hyun-michung.net.

Plant Clinic. 10 a.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. MastersGardeners from the Fairfax CountyCooperative Extension answergardening questions. Adults. 703-790-8088.

18th Century Spring Market Fair.11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Claude MooreColonial Farm, 6310 GeorgetownPike, McLean. Period music, quoitsand other games, children’s puppettheater. Blacksmith, plant vendor.seamstress, millinery and stillatorystands. See Farm family andcommunity members in characterand costume. Adults $6, age 3-12,seniors $3. www.1771.org or 703-903-9330.

Falls Church Civil War Day. 10

a.m.-3 p.m. Cherry Hill Park, 312Park Ave., Falls Church. Bus tour,living history reenactment, Civil Warmedical tent, spy stories and letterreadings, children’s activities, livemusic, tours of Civil War farmhouseand more. Free. 703-248-5171.

Paperweight CollectorsAssociation Dealers’ Fair. 12-5p.m. Hilton McLean Tysons Corner,7920 Jones Branch Drive in McLean.Make purchases or have apaperweights identified and valued.$5 admission fee. Free lecture, “APaperweight Primer,” for newcollectors at 1:30 p.m. 703-847-5000or www.paperweight.org.

Tea Tasting Seminar. 1:30 p.m.Great Falls Foundation For The Arts,1144 Walker Road, Great Falls.Green teas discussed and sampled.$30. Registration required [email protected] or703-757-6209.

Fiesta Latina. 8 p.m. American LegionPost 180, 330 North Center St.,Vienna. Live music by Grupo Cumbaoand more. Proceeds benefit theHispanic Committee of Virginia,providing case management andsocial services, legal andimmigration-related assistance,workforce developmentprogramming, small businessdevelopment assistance, and more forHispanic immigrants.

20th Northern Virginia Fine ArtsFestival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. RestonTown Center, 12001 Market St.,Reston. With over 220 artists,showcasing works in ceramics,decorative fibers, drawing andpastels, furniture, glass, jewelry,leather, metal, painting,photography, printmaking, sculpture,wood and more. Children’s Art Tent,10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.www.northernvirginiafineartsfestival.org.


Assembly of GodVienna Assembly of God ... 703-938-7736

Washington Christian Church...703-938-7720Cristo Es Mi Refugio...703-938-7727

Baha’iBaha’i Faith for Northern Virginia

... 703-821-3345Baptist

Global Mission Church ... 703-757-0877Peace Baptist Church ... 703-560-8462

Bethel Primitive Baptist Church ... 703-757-8134Cartersville Baptist Church ... 703-255-7075Fellowship Baptist Church ... 703-385-8516

First Baptist Church ... 703-938-8525The Light Mission Church ... 703-757-0877

Vienna Baptist Church ... 703-281-4400New Union Baptist Church... 703-281-2556

BuddhistVajrayogini Buddhist Center... 202-331-2122

Church of the BrethernOakton Church of the Brethern ... 703-281-4411

CatholicOur Lady of Good Counsel ... 703-938-2828

St. Athanasius Catholic Church ... 703-759-4555St. Mark’s Catholic Church ... 703-281-9100

CharismaticChristian Assembly ... 703-698-9777

Church of ChristBerea Church of Christ ... 703-893-7040

Disciples of ChristAntioch Christian Church ... 703-938-6753

EpiscopalChurch of the Holy Comforter ... 703-938-6521

Church of the Holy Cross ... 703-698-6991St. Francis Episcopal ... 703-759-2082

Jehovah’s WitnessJehovah’s Witnesses ... 703-759-1579

LutheranEmmanuel Lutheran Church...703-938-2119

St. Athanasius Lutheran Church... 703-455-4003Methodist

Andrew Chapel United Methodist ... 703-759-3509Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987Dunn Loring United Methodist ... 703-573-5386Ephiphany United Methodist ... 703-938-3494Great Falls United Methodist... 703-759-3705

Oakton United Methodist ... 703-938-1233Vale United Methodist ... 703-620-2594

Smith Chapel United Methodist ... 571-434-9680Wesley United Methodist ... 703-938-8700

Non-DenominationalChristian Assembly Church ... 703-698-9777

PresbyterianGrace Orthodox Presbyterian Church

...703-560-6336Korean Central Presbyterian ... 703-698-5577

Vienna Presbyterian ... 703-938-9050Quaker

Langley Hills Friends...703-442-8394

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA

450 ORCHARD STREETVIENNA, VA

[email protected]

www.fbcv.org

Dr. KENNY SMITH,PASTOR

SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 11:00 AMMIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM

To Highlight Your Faith Community call Karen at 703- 917-6468

1133 Reston Avenue, Herndon, VA 20170Worship: Sunday, 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.

Sunday School: 9:30 A.M.

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Sunday school/Music: preschool - grade 210:25 a.m. Sunday school/Music: grades 3 - 1211:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service

Nursery care provided at 9:00 and 11:15 services

The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Jacqueline Thomson

The Rev. Denise Trogdon703-437-6530

www.stannes-reston.org1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston

ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston

Progressive & Welcoming

11321 Beach Mill RoadGreat Falls, VA 20165

It’s like coming home

Rev. D. J. Zuchelli, Pastor

[email protected]

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WORSHIP HOURS SUNDAY: 11:00 AM

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“Serving the People of God”

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the state championship—a firstfor any Vienna school—and theyare competing in the national com-petition in Wisconsin. He is also achampionship basketball teammember, first chair violist, and acommunity and international non-profit volunteer. While no oneknows if he would have ultimatelymade the cut, it is unfortunate thathis opportunity was prematurelyeliminated.

THIS OUTCOME could havebeen prevented had the systemworked in a smooth and propermanner. Superintendent Dale orhis designee could fix the mistakeif he chooses to exercise his dis-cretion under FCPS Regulation

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3355.10, which permits interven-tion in extenuating circumstances.I can only hope he will do so, andalso that FCPS management willtake immediate steps to develop abetter system for a school of TJ’scaliber.

RECOMMENDATIONS:❖ That FCPS consider replacing

the current TJ application processwith an online application process;

❖ That FCPS create a new policyto send both email as well as USPSfirst-class notification of semi-fi-nalist status. E-forms must mirrorhard copies;

❖ That Kilmer institute policiesto confirm to TJ semi-finalists, 24hours or more in advance of dead-line, of complete or incompleteapplications (Note: This just in-

Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community. Sendto [email protected] is Friday.

Vienna Baptist Church, 541Marshall Road S.W. in Vienna, isholding a 40th Anniversary Celebra-tion of Vienna Baptist Children’sCenter. A child friendly service willbe held May 22 at 11 a.m. to cel-ebrate. Past teachers, parents andchildren are invited to attend. Abirthday cake will be served at theend of the [email protected].

Trinity United MethodistChurch, 1205 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean, Sunday worship ser-vices are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.Sunday School for adults is at 9:30a.m. and for children during the10:30 a.m. worship service. YouthGroup for grades 7-12 meets Sundaynights, 6 - 7:30 p.m. A 20-minuteservice of Holy Communion is heldeach Wednesday at 12 p.m. 703-356-3312 or umtrinity.org.

St. Dunstan’s EpiscopalChurch , 1830 Kirby Road in

McLean. The third Sunday serviceevery month at 10:15 a.m. allowschildren to play active roles in themusic and as greeters and ushers.Traditional services are every Sun-day at 8:15 and 10:15 a.m. Nursery

The Andrew Chapel UnitedMethodist Church Bell Choir 25thAnniversary Celebration will be May22 at the church, 1301 Trap Road,Vienna. A pot luck dinner begins at6 p.m. followed by the bell perfor-mance. www.andrewchapelumc.orgor 703-759-3509.

Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drivein Vienna, announced their sermonfor May 22 at 11 a.m. will be “GoodTheology Has a Way of Doing That.”703-938-3494 [email protected].

Vienna Presbyterian Church,124 Park St. in Vienna, presents the12-week program “Passages,” forthose experiencing separation or di-vorce. The DivorceCare series meetsTuesdays at 7 p.m. Cost of materials$20, scholarships available. 703-9389050 or [email protected].

Faith Notes

volves a checklist and sending anemail);

❖ That FCPS ensure complete,thorough coordination between allmedia, paper sources of informa-tion, and employees so that dead-lines are identical and correct in-formation is disseminated;

❖ That FCPS respond morequickly to aggrieved parents whodeserve a process whereby theycan meet expeditiously with FCPSofficials; and

❖ That parents who step for-ward have a way to ensure theirchild will be given fair consider-ation without retaliation for speak-ing out on the child’s behalf.

Julie Kim, an employee of FairfaxCounty Public Schools, is a former highschool teacher and reporter for The LosAngeles Times.

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Education●Learning●Fun

2011 University of VirginiaAcceptances By High School

The following data are based on information provided by the University ofVirginia’s Office of Institutional Assessment, Fairfax County Public Schools,Arlington County Public Schools and the City of Alexandria.

Number of Number of Percentage ofSchool Students Seniors Seniors

Accepted (April 2011) AcceptedTo UVa. To UVa.

Thomas Jefferson High School 223 425 52.4%

H.B. Woodlawn High School 16 93 17.2%

McLean High School 50 406 12.3%

James Madison High School 53 454 11.6%

South Lakes High School 37 357 10.3%

Marshall High School 25 286 8.7%

Lake Braddock Secondary School 51 588 8.7%

Langley High School 41 487 8.4%

Oakton High School 44 532 8.2%

Robinson Secondary School 50 624 8.0%

Fairfax High School 39 496 7.8%

Centreville High School 39 507 7.7%

Washington-Lee High School 33 431 7.6%

West Potomac High School 32 422 7.5%

Yorktown High School 31 444 6.9%

West Springfield High School 32 525 6.1%

South County Secondary School 25 442 5.6%

Chantilly High School 32 587 5.4%

Westfield High School 35 669 5.2%

Herndon High School 21 450 4.6%

T.C. Williams High School 29 632 4.5%

Lee High School 18 399 4.5%

Edison High School 16 370 4.3%

Annandale High School 23 557 4.1%

Wakefield High School 12 291 4.1%

Hayfield High School 16 443 3.6%

Mount Vernon High School 6 346 1.7%

Falls Church High School 5 300 1.6%

Stuart High School 0 305 0%

Woodson High School 0* 449 0%*

* The University of Virginia sent data to The Connection Newspapers thatindicated no students were accepted into as freshman into its undergraduateprogram from Woodson High School this year. Members of the Woodsoncommunity have said this is not the case, pointing to at least six students whohave reported they will attend the school in the fall.

See Pursuing, Page 19

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

Sarah Locke applied toHoward University,George Mason Universityand a few other colleges.

In the end, however, she justcouldn’t see herself going any-where besides The United StatesMilitary Academy, better known asWest Point.

“I also looked into R.O.T.C orenlisting but this seemed like abetter deal to me. I like the struc-ture,” said Locke.

West Point is not for the faint ofheart. The academy is highly com-petitive, with just a 12.65 percentacceptance rate.

Out of the 1,300 people whostart out each academy class, only1,000 or so will make it throughthe four-year program, accordingto its website.

Just 10 days after her gradua-tion from high school, Locke willhave to report on June 27 for thebeginning of Cadet Basic Trainingat West Point, also called “BeastBarracks.”

Women tend to outnumber menin higher education, but WestPoint is an exception to that rule.Females usually make up just 15percent of the cadets in each class,according to the academy’swebsite.

Locke said she was inspired byher mother, an African Americanwho was among the first 62women to graduate from WestPoint in 1980.

Pat Walker Locke was already inthe U.S. Army as an enlistedsolider when West Point opened itsdoors to women in the late 1970s.At the time, Pat Locke — who wasfrom inner city Detroit — hadnever heard of West Point, but herbattalion leader had encouragedher to apply for a slot at the school.

“There are more women therenow than when we were there …and people are trying to help youinstead of keep you out,” said PatLocke, who is extremely pleasedto see her own daughter attend-ing the service academy.

“She was so excited. She wasrunning around the house danc-ing when I got the letter,” said Sa-rah Locke, who attends MountVernon High School.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA typi-cally sends a large cohort of stu-dents to the military service acad-emies each year.

Virginia’s 11th congressionaldistrict, which includes Fairfax andPrince William counties, had 49

In Fairfax County, the number ofstudents attending service acad-emies also appears to be on therise. In 2005, a total of 40 studentsfrom Fairfax County PublicSchools attended the five acad-emies. By 2009, that number hadincreased to 54.

“That is just the kind of lifestylethat is appealing to me,” said LisaMarie Junta, a Springfield residentwho is a senior at ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be surpris-ing that Northern Virginia highschool students interested in join-ing the military would pursue acareer through a service academythat provides a college education.

A much larger percentage ofNorthern Virginia high school stu-dents attend four-year colleges ingeneral. Last year, more than 60percent of high school graduatesin Arlington and Fairfax countiesenrolled in four-year college pro-grams, compared to just 46 per-cent of Virginia high school gradu-ates overall.

Graduates from the FairfaxCounty Public Schools overwhelm-ingly choose to go to school withinthe commonwealth, which rivalsCalifornia as having the best pub-lic higher education in the coun-try. In 2009, 75 percent of Fairfaxhigh graduates attending collegechoose to enroll in the Virginiaschool, according to a school sys-tem report.

U.S. News and World Reportregularly ranks the University ofVirginia and College of William &Mary among the top 10 publicundergraduate programs in theUnited States. The schools’ stellarreputation has been double-edgedsword however, creating an in-credibly competitive admissionsenvironment in which severalhigh-achieving Northern Virginiastudents are vying for admission.

SteepCompetition

This year, the University of Vir-ginia saw record-breaking 24,005applications for its freshman class.William and Mary had 12,820 ap-plications, according to a NewYork Times database.

The commonwealth’s most pres-tigious universities ended up withsimilar admission rates of 32.2percent and 34.6 percent respec-tively. Private colleges such asCarnegie Mellon (30.4 percent),Connecticut College (31.5 per-cent) and The George Washington

University (32 percent) have com-parable admission rates.

Several well-regarded publicschools have higher admissionsrates including Georgia Tech (48percent), University of Texas -Austin (45.6 percent) and the Uni-versity of Wisconsin - Madison(49.7 percent). A select few, likeUCLA (25.28 percent) and theUniversity of North Carolina -Chapel Hill (29.2 percent), havelower admission rates than themost selective Virginia universi-ties.

STILL, several Northern Virginiafamilies complain about theirchildren’s ability to get admittedto the commonwealth’s top tierschools. At three Fairfax highschools, fewer than 10 studentswere admitted to UVa. this year,according to data released by theuniversity.

Yet UVa.’s own data also showsthat students applying from North-ern Virginia localities were ac-cepted at higher rate than average.The school acceptance rate forapplications from Fairfax County(45 percent), Arlington County(43.1), City of Alexandria (40.1percent) and the City of Fairfax(39.5 percent) was much moregenerous than the normal 32 per-cent.

In fact, it is often the next tierof Virginia public schools wherestudents face more trouble gettingaccepted that than average appli-cant.

For example in 2009, FairfaxCounty Public Schools reportedthat the school system’s graduateswere often accepted at a lower ratethan the average applicant toGeorge Mason University (59.5/63.3), James Madison University(50.2/59.3) and Virginia Tech(51.1/66.7).

One reason that the NorthernVirginia community may perceivea shortage of slots at thecommonwealth’s most selectivecollege, UVa., is because a largeshare of the students admittedcome from one school, ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology.

Nearly 18 percent of all the stu-dents admitted to UVa. fromFairfax and Arlington this year at-tend Thomas Jefferson. The uni-versity accepted 223 Jefferson stu-dents into its freshman class nextyear, which is more than half ofthe number of students inJefferson’s 425-person seniorclass. The next largest cohort of

What The Future Holds Students pursue college andcareers after high school.

students accepted to academies in2011, the most of any congres-sional district in the country.Virginia’s 10th congressional dis-trict, which includes northern andwestern Fairfax County, rankedsecond in the number of studentsattending military academies nextyear.

Several of the students attend-ing one of the academies next yearhave a family connection to themilitary already.

“I was influenced by my dad,who is over in Iraq right now,” saidJason Ko, a Robinson SecondarySchool senior who will be attend-ing West Point next year.


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accepted students came fromthe Maggie L. Walker Governor’sSchool in Richmond, where 75seniors were admitted. MadisonHigh School in Vienna was next,with 53 students.

A fair number of Jeffersongraduates choose to attend UVa.Ninety-three students in the 2010freshman class came fromJefferson, according to the univer-sity.

But some parents believeJefferson students are also morelikely to get into other prestigiousschools that it is difficult for stu-dents from base high schools toaccess.

From 2005-2009, Fairfaxschools sent approximately 100 ofits students to Ivy League univer-sities every year, less than one per-cent of the number of seniors thannormally apply to college.

Out-of-StateDecisions

Despite the strong reputation ofthe Virginia’s public universities,many Northern Virginia studentsstill decide to go out of state forschool.

Fairfax graduates who are goingoutside the commonwealth tend tostay close by, according to a schoolsystem report.

The popular destinations for se-niors include Pennsylvania, NorthCarolina and New York in 2008and 2009. West Virginia Univer-sity (95 students), PennsylvaniaState University (73 students) andEast Carolina University were themost popular out of the stateschools two years ago.

Some Fairfax seniors may alsoneed to go outside of Virginia toget what they need. For example,one of the most popular out-of-state schools for Fairfax residentsis Brigham Young University, theflagship college of the MormonChurch in Utah.

“I applied to other colleges but I

have very high standards. I don’twant to have to deal with some ofthe things I have had to deal within high school,” said KatelynnCrompton, who is attending an-other Brigham Young University,located in Idaho.

Crompton, a West Springfieldsenior, said she also looked at theBrigham Young in Utah andBrigham Young In Hawaii.

“It wasn’t that hard of a deci-sion,” said Crompton.

Forgoing CollegeAltogether

Several students also decided afour-year college is not the rightchoice for them, even in a highly-educated community like North-ern Virginia.

Beth Clapsaddle is one of the 30percent of Fairfax County studentsthat has decided to pursue anassociate’s degree instead of a tra-ditional four-year college. She haswon two scholarships to the NewYork Conservatory for the Dra-matic Arts, where most of herclassmates will either have alreadyattended college or worked pro-fessional in the performing artsworld already.

“I know it sounds silly but I re-ally want to be on Saturday NightLive. I want to become part of Sec-ond City in Chicago,” saidClapsaddle, who has been activein the theater and music depart-ments at West Springfield HighSchool.

The New York City-based pro-gram will take two years, duringwhich Clapsaddle will live on herown, since there are no studentdorms connected to the conserva-tory.

The high school senior said herparents have been surprisinglysupportive of her decision toforego college, though it may havehelped that she landed a scholar-ship to a well-known prestigiousarts program.

“I told them that I would reallybe excited to go away to college,”

Pursuing College, CareersEducation●Learning●Fun

she said.

High School IsThe End ofThe Line

Though Northern Virginia has ahigher-than-average rate of stu-dents attending four-year and two-year college programs, there arealso a fair number of students forwhom education stops after highschool.

“I want all kids who can excelto the highest level to get to high-est level but not all of our studentsare going to go to college,” saidSchool Board Member Brad Cen-ter (Lee). Center said one of hisown son’s is considering going intoautomobile repair,

which would require some moreschool but not college-levelcoursework.

“I do want all kids to get somekind of education after k-12 but itdoesn’t need to be college,” saidCenter.

Yet students who are Black orHispanic in Northern Virginia aremuch more likely to graduate highschool with “no plans” for furthereducation — including tradeschool or apprenticeship pro-grams.

While only 11.7 percent of allArlington County students gradu-ate high school with no plans, 17.4percent of its Black students and18.6 percent of its Hispanic stu-dents fall into that category. Andonly 38 percent of Hispanic stu-dents and 53 percent of Black stu-dents that graduated from Arling-ton high schools last year plannedto attend a four-year college.

In Fairfax County, the situationis similar. Eleven percent of His-panic students and 7.3 percent ofBlack students who graduate fromhigh school have “no plans” forpursuing higher education. His-panic (26.5 percent) and Black(48.1 percent) students are alsofar less likely to be attending afour-year university or college.

Send school notes to [email protected]. Deadline isFriday.

The application deadline for thesummer round of admissions for Tho-mas Jefferson High School for Scienceand Technology (TJHSST) for the classof 2015 (ninth grade) is Wednesday,June 1. Only public and private schooleighth grade students who moved intoa participating school district (the coun-ties of Fairfax, Fauquier, Arlington,Loudoun, or Prince William or the Cityof Falls Church) after Sept. 30, 2010,

may apply at this time. June 1 is a firmdeadline to which no exceptions will bemade for any reason. Applications mustbe received no later than June 1. Stu-dents applying during the summerround must already have completed Al-gebra 1 during eighth grade. Additionalinformation regarding eligibility andresidency requirements for applicantscan be found at www.TJAdmissions.org.All applicants must take the TJ Admis-sions Test on Monday, June 6.Applications are available at the ThomasJefferson Admissions Office, 8115Gatehouse Road, Suite 2600, Falls

Church. The office is open from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. For more information, contactthe TJHSST Admission Office at 571-423-3770.

Devin Laedtke of Vienna presentedresearch titled “Impact of Birth Orderand Personality on Romantic Relation-ships,” at the 82nd annual EasternPsychological Association Meeting inCambridge, Mass. The SusquehannaUniversity senior is majoring in psychol-ogy, and is a 2007 graduate of GeorgeC. Marshall High School. She is thedaughter of Robert and Laura Laedtke.

School Notes


Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

When Bill Baklearned he hadnot been chosenas the new

Marshall High boys’ soccer coachthis past offseason, he shrugged itoff and focused on his other soc-cer endeavors which include work-ing with collegiate, high schooland youth teams.

But when Marshall’s first choiceas head coach informed the schoolhe would, in fact, not be able todevote his time to leading theStatesmens’ program, Bak wascontacted and asked to take overas head coach - just three daysbefore practices were set to startup.

Bak, who has been coaching soc-cer for over 20 years, accepted theoffer and stepped right in as headcoach. The transition as the newMarshall coach - Marshall’s thirdhead coach in less than a year -went well, according to Bak whohas led the Statesmen through atough season record wise (4-8-1)but a successful one nonethelessas the Statesmen have showedgood improvement and good teamunity.

Marshall was scheduled to hosta first round Liberty District play-off game versus Madison earlierthis week on Monday, May 16, atits own Jimmy Miller Stadium.Evening time lightening flashes,however, prevented thepostseason contest between theNo. 4-seed Statesmen and No. 5Warhawks from taking place. Itwas re-scheduled for the follow-ing day.

Bak said the biggest challengehe had in taking over the Marshallvarsity boys was convincing themthat there would be stability fromthe new coaching staff and itsleadership. The team hadstruggled through a winless 2010season, going 0-12..

“I felt for the kids because I wastheir third coach in less than ayear,” said Bak. “I knew [anothercoaching change] was going to bedifficult for them. The first thing Ihad to get the guys [to buy into]was that this was a new regimewith a new outlook and we weregoing in a new direction.”

Bak said the varsity team hasmoved in the right direction this

season. He also likes the way theMarshall JV team, under coachShane Kellogg, has played. TheStatesmen JVers were 2-4-6 thisseason and showed competitive-ness as well as aggressive play anda determination to play hard fromstart to finish, all of which bodewell for the varsity program’s fu-ture.

Coach Bak has tried to imple-ment a winning mindset into hisvarsity team’s players. After goingwithout a win last year, the teamhas needed some strong encour-agement and convincing thatthings could be different thisspring. And four wins, followingnone in 2010, is certainly an im-provement. But Bak said that win-ning games has not been the big-gest priority this season.

“There was an understandingearly on [with the team] that im-provement was the key, not nec-essarily wins and losses,” said Bak.“All in all, we’re going in the rightdirection. We’re trying to get theguys to realize that winning is anoption. It’s just been a matter ofgetting the guys to realize this is awhole new program.”

Bak, prior to accepting the po-sition as head coach, had studiedthe recent history of the Marshallprogram, both its varsity and JVteams, and was left with a strongbelief that he could help turn thetide even though the Statesmenhad struggled over the last sev-eral years. It certainly appearsthat Marshall soccer, althoughstill getting its feet underneathitself, is showing some steady pro-gression.

Some of Marshall’s top playersthis season have been junior de-fender Brian Szymanski, seniordefender Julian Smith, seniormidfielder/forward DylanGoodale, junior midfielder HotakaShiomi, and goalies Basheer Al-Kakhan, a junior, and senior DavidYearney.

In the win over Madison to closethe regular season, Statesmengoals came from Shiomi andGoodale (game-winner).Szymanski recorded an assist inthe victory.

MADISON HIGH BOYS’ SOC-CER, meanwhile, has been underthe solid guidance of second yearcoach Travis Beardall. TheWarhawks, who were 6-6-1 lastyear, are currently 5-7-1 going intothe postseason. Madison hasplayed solid soccer for the mostpart. Scoring goals, however, hasbeen a problem. The Warhawkshave scored more than one goalin only three of their games.

“We’ve actually played good soc-cer overall, but we’ve had prob-lems finishing [offensive rushes],”said Beardall. “We’ve played goodpossession soccer.”

Madison, after losing its seasonopener to visiting non-district op-ponent Robinson, 1-0, on March16, won contests against host FallsChurch, 4-3, on March 18, and vis-iting Liberty District opponentFairfax, 3-0, on March 22. But adifficult five-game losing streakfollowed, which included setbacksto Vienna-area rival Oakton as wellas district rivals Langley andMcLean. Most of the games dur-

Headed in the Right DirectionFirst round district tournament opponents Marshall andMadison High have made steady boys’ soccer progressthis spring.

Vienna/Oakton Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

703-224-3031 or [email protected]

Photo Courtesy/Madison Girls Lacrosse

Madison celebrates its Liberty District finals winover Langley last Thursday, May 12.

The Madison High girls’Lacrosse team brought home theLiberty District title last Thursdayevening, May 12, defeating rivalLangley, 17-4. With the finals win,Madison completed district playwith an 11-0 record, and remainsundefeated at 14-0 overall.

Madison reached the district titlematch against Langley by defeatingMarshall High, 22-6, in a semifinalsmatch. The cross-town contestbetween the Warhawks andStatesmen was competitive in itsearly minutes, but Marshall couldnot find an answer to Madison’sshooting power or strong defense.

All-Liberty District Honors forGirls Lacrosse were recentlyannounced, and the First Team All-District players were recognized ina midfield ceremony following lastThursday’s Marshall versusMadison district tournament

Sports Roundups

ing that stretch were close, withthe exception being a 3-0 districthome loss to Stone Bridge on April1.

Madison got back into the wincolumn on April 15 when it de-feated T.C. Williams, 1-0. In theirnext game, the Warhawks playeddistrict opponent Jefferson to ascoreless tie at home on April 29.They then continued a string offour games without a loss withwins at district foe South Lakes,1-0, on May 3, and home versusnon-district opponent Annandale,5-3, on May 5.

“We started off the season good,then hit a shaky [spell] in themiddle of the season,” said Madi-son senior defender Abass Darab,who recently earned First TeamAll-District accolades.

Darab said the Warhawks haveworked hard in practice to get andtake advantage of scoring chances.

“We do a lot of drills that arecentered on shooting,” he said.

Coach Beardall said his team hasreceived solid leadership from itsnine seniors. As the season hasmoved on, he said the team has

formed more and more into a co-hesive unit.

“Team chemistry is always a fac-tor,” he said. “We’ve seen thatprogress for sure. And we’ve seenthe seniors step up. They’ve beenthe glue. We don’t have a big-guystriker but we play good posses-sion soccer.”

Beardall said his team wouldlike nothing more than to qualifyfor the Northern Regional tourna-ment. Last year, the Warhawks lostto Jefferson in a first round dis-trict tournament game, thus pre-venting them from earning a re-gion playoff bid. This week’s Madi-son versus Marshall districtquarterfinals round winner willnot only advance to the districtsemifinals, but also earn that cov-eted region playoff berth.

Madison’s All-District selectionsfor this season are as follows: FirstTeam - Abass Darab (defense) andNick Baietti (midfield); SecondTeam - Reed Iandolo (defense) andDan Traxler (midfield); HonorableMention - Ryan Fishel (forward),Mac Perro (defense), and OwenInkley (goalie).

Photo Courtesy/Warhawksports.org

Over its final five regular season games, the MadisonHigh boys’ soccer team went an impressive 3-1-1.

semifinals game. Both Madison andMarshall teams were well repre-sented.

First Team All-District selectionsfrom Madison were: SavannahBentley, Megan Bisson, AlexCondon, Allison Hahn, Julia Kehoe,Katie Kerrigan, and Taylor Rivera-Silva. First Team selections fromMarshall were: Annie Greenwood,Jessica Taylor, and RachelWaldron.

Madison’s Allison Hahn wasnamed the District Player of theYear. Madison coach AmandaCounts was recognized as theDistrict Coach of the Year.

Madison also had several playersnamed to the Second Team. Theywere: Sam Babbitt, Carly Frederick,Katherine Hahne, Melissa Kellan,and Molly Webb.

From Marshall, Second Teamhonors went to Kelly Brown andMeredith Crizer.


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Notice of Availability: Draft Environmental Assessment,Pentagon Sentry Program

Agency: Department of Defense

Public Comment Period: May 11 – May 25, 2011

Summary: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 USC 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implement-ing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and Department of Defense Instruction 4715.9, Wash-ington Headquarters Services has prepared and issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the construction of new Secure Access Lane (SAL), Metro Entrance Facility (MEF), and Corridor 8 (COR8) Screening Facilities on the Pentagon Reservation.The overall purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide per-manent, efficient, and appropriately sized facilities to support the Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s (PFPA) security screening and vehicle inspection procedures at the Reserva-tion. Construction of new facilities is necessary because the existing security screening and vehicle inspection procedures are performed in temporary, prefabricated facilities that are un-dersized and are not architecturally consistent with other build-ings on the Pentagon Reservation. The Proposed Action would address this issue by constructing new screening facilities at the SAL, MEF, and COR8 pedestrian access point. A No-Ac-tion Alternative was also considered, whereby PFPA security screening operations would continue to be conducted in tem-porary, prefabricated facilities.The Proposed Action would have the potential for minor, long-term impacts to architectural resources, stormwater runoff, greenhouse gas emissions, vegetation, topography, and infra-structure and utilities. The No-Action Alternative would not re-sult in any environmental impacts.Based on the Draft EA, the proposed project is not expected to result in any significant adverse effects or impacts on the natu-ral or human environment. It is anticipated that this EA will re-sult in a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed Ac-tion.

Where Draft EA May Be Reviewed: Safety and Environmental Management BranchWashington Headquarters Services1155 Defense PentagonRoom 5D325 Washington, DC 20301-1155

Send Comments To: Written comments should be addressed to Joe Eichenlaub, Environmental Manager, Safety and Envi-ronmental Management Branch, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 5D325, Washington, DC 20301-1155.

For Further Information Contact: Joe Eichenlaub, Environmental Manager; telephone: 703-614-9583; email: [email protected].


NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATIONSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

DURHAM COUNTYIn the Durham County Court

To the attention of: Bennett Kwaku LetsuRe: Diane E Letsu vs. Bennett Kwaku LetsuFile No. 10 CVD 172 (Durham County)The Plaintiff in the above referenced action,

Diane E. Letsu, filed a Complaint for Absolute DivorceOn February 21, 2011 in the General Court of Justice,District Court Division of Durham County, North Carolina.You are required to make defense to such pleadingNo later than 40 days after MAY 11, 2011 and, upon yourFailure to do so, the party seeking service against you Will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

You may receive a copy of the aforementionedComplaint by contacting the law offices of Ann M. Credle, P.A.At (919) 688-6400. If you do not respond by the date specified herein, A hearing may be held in this matter without your presence, which May affect your rights.This the _9th day of May, 2011.

_________________________Ann M. Credle, P.A.Attorney for Plaintiff400 West Main Street, Suite 505Durham, NC 27701(919) 688-6400NC State Bar No. 20225


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Education●Learning●Fun

By Jeanne Theismann

The Connection

Months of training paid off asthousands of young girlsfrom throughout the region— accompanied by running

buddies, parents and friends — took to thestreets of George Mason University May 15for the Girls on the Run of Northern Vir-ginia 5K race.

“This is an incredible event,” said celeb-rity chef Spike Mendelsohn, who ran therace alongside 7,500 other participants.“There is such a happy vibe here and it’sexciting to be a part of it.”

Also participating in the race, which drewan additional 2,600 spectators to the GMUcampus, were local politicians and digni-taries.

GOTR of Northern Virginia is a nonprofitorganization that uses running as amentoring tool to educate young girls onself-esteem and healthy eating and lifestylechoices. The 10-week program, which cur-rently serves more than 6,500 girls in 200schools, combines lessons that help adoles-cent girls in grades 3 through 8 build confi-dence and develop healthy lifestyles withtraining for a 5K race.

“These amazing girls are the future pow-erhouses of our nation,” said Mendelsohn,who works closely with First Lady MichelleObama and the Let’s Move healthy eatinginitiative in schools. “We need to start teach-ing healthy eating and lifestyle choices at ayoung age and this organization perfectlycomplements that.”

The 3.1-mile race, sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, Inova Hospital, Verizon, Run-ning Brooke, Washington Gas and GeorgeMason University, ended with a finish linefestival that included rock music providedby Studio Rock of Northern Virginia, haircoloring and healthy food and trainingbooths.

“This gives a whole new meaning to theterm ‘running for office,’” laughed Del.David Bulova (D-37) following the race. “Iwish everyone could experience this be-cause there is nothing more inspiring thanseeing what these young girls have accom-plished out here today.”

For more information on Girls on the Run,visit www.girlsontherunofnova.org.

Girl Power!Girls on the Run 5Kcelebrates healthyeating, fitness.

Celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn receives an official Girls on the Runfedora from executive director Catherine Kneightly prior to the start ofSunday’s race.

More than 7,500 Girls on the Run participants take to the streets of thecampus of George Mason University during Sunday’s 5K race.

“These amazing girls arethe future powerhousesof our nation.”

—Celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn

Photos by Jeanne Theismann/The Connection


By Donna Manz

The Connection

How do you teach young students to begood stewards of the environment?

You let them live it. Louise ArcherElementary School has a National

Wildlife Foundation endorsement for its habitat gar-dens and the school boasts a variety of gardens andoutdoor resources, from plant beds and birdbaths to“reading rocks” and an outdoor learning center com-plete with seating. Most of the environmental land-scape at the school comes from parents, alumni andBoy Scouts, at minimal cost to the school.

“Our gardens tie in with the County’s goals for itsstudents,” said Louise Archer principal, MichelleMakrigiorgos. “Goal 3 is ‘responsibility to commu-nity.’ We are teaching them environmental steward-ship through the science and social studies curricu-lum.”

Makrigiorgos pointed to the new plantings in theraised plant beds created by a James Madison HighSchool Eagle Scout. Each grade level selected whatthey wanted to plant in the seven beds. The third-graders, studying ancient civilization, planted seedsof basil and other herbs that were found hundredsof years ago.

The second grade classes, studying American In-dians in the social studies curriculum, focused onthe “three sisters,” corn, beans and squash.

Makrigiorgos described the school’s gardens as anextension of its learning environment.

“We’re trying to create outdoor learning opportu-nities to enhance and extend our students’ academiclearning,” she said.

The habitat garden, certified by the National Wild-life Foundation, was created about three or four yearsago. Most of the patio bricks are engraved with thenames of donors.

BEHIND THE SCHOOL, looking toward MadisonHigh School, rows of wood benches, wedged intothe earth, form an outdoor learning center. It, too,was built by an Eagle Scout. The front grounds werecleared by an Eagle Scout last year, and bushes andpaths were built making the gardens look like thosein a little English village. Scattered in front, backand side clearings are flowers and trees planted by

classes in honor of their teachers. Off the wildlifehabitat is a hideaway called “The Secret Garden.” Anew bird nest sits on a low-hanging branch.

“We all take great pride in what our school lookslike,” Makrigiorgos said. “It’s a partnership of school,parents and community.

“Liz DiFrancisco has really been the catalyst withinthe PTA to promote the gardens and continue en-hancing our environment.” DiFrancisco has securedmaterials and manpower to make the enhancementshappen. Her creativity spurred the construction ofsome unique settings. The “Reading Rocks” are oneof them. Large, fairly-flat stones, compliments of theTown of Vienna, line a garden between two struc-tures. Children are invited to sit on the rocks andread while sitting amid nature.

There are butterfly attractions there, a sundial anda rain barrel. Much of the garden designs areDiFrancisco’s creations.

DiFrancisco has volunteered with the gardens forseven years, she said. Growing up, DiFrancisco’s par-ents had a big garden. All three of her children haveLouise Archer backgrounds, and her youngest, Katie,is in fifth grade there.

“I’m just a mom and I needed a project,”DiFrancisco described her original impetus.

The gardens haven’t been an expense because theschool and its volunteers have been able to use theresources of the community, Makrigiorgos said. “Justby asking, we’ve been able to get so many things.”Local businesses respond when Louise Archer PTAapproaches them. “Just ask,” said Makrigiorgos.

Makrigiorgos said that she and other school prin-cipals are always in contact with one another, shar-ing their ideas and efforts. Many schools have rainbarrels and habitat gardens now.

THE PLANTS AND GARDENS at Louise Archerare an ongoing movement. DiFrancisco and col-leagues are making identification signs for the plantsand flowers.

In the fall, each class planted tulip bulbs. “We cameback from spring break and there they were, bloom-ing,” said Makrigiorgos. “The kids know ‘this is myspace.’ They had planted something and it grew.”

Louise Archer found a way to harmonize with na-ture in an unstructured manner, with its gardens andreading rocks and pathways and walks and serenenooks.

“We hope it forms lifelong habits and an apprecia-tion and love for what exists [in nature],” saidMakrigiorgos. “It’s our responsibility to provide theseopportunities to teach our students about the envi-ronment.

“Our hope is that they will continue that into thefuture. It’s their role, their job.”

Growing MindsGardens, paths and out-door learning center markLouise Archer’s environ-mental mission.

Tucked away off thewildlife habitat atLouise Archer El-ementary School is asecret garden.

Classes have begun honoring teachers with a tree plantedin the teachers’ names.

Liz DiFrancisco was called a ‘catalyst’ for grounds en-hancement by the school’s principal, MichelleMakrigiorgos.

Photos by

Donna Manz/

The Connection

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