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MAY 14-20, 2009 "Joy and Sorrow" 25 CENTS Newsstand Price Volume XXIII, NO. 19

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Centreville ❖ Clifton ❖ Little Rocky Run

See Clifton, Page 2

See Mont Olive, Page 4

See Remington, Page 11

Shumaker Home

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Gracious homes, shopping, artwork and anauction are in store Thursday, May 21, forattendees of the 37th annual Clifton Com-

munity Woman’s Club (CCWC) Charity Homes Tourand Marketplace.

From 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., five Clifton-area homeswill open their doors to the public, and a market-place in the Clifton Town Meeting Hall and in CliftonPresbyterian Church will run from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.The town hall will host a boutique and silent auc-tion, and the church will house an art show featur-

ing paintings and framed photographs by local,women artists.

“We have five, very diverse homes — a nice cross-section — and every one of them has a story to tell,”said event Chairman Linda Beckman. “There’s a farm-house, one of the oldest buildings in Clifton, a CivilWar-era home, one owned by a POW and one filledwith beautiful antiques. Some of them started as oneroom and were added onto, several times, and it’sfun to see the evolution over 150-200 years. The tourgives people an intimate look at these homes inClifton and Fairfax Station, and docents give guided

Clifton Opens Doors for Annual Home Tour

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

One thing becameclear during Jes-sica Remington’ssentencing, Friday

morning, in U.S. District Court.She was as much a victim of heroinas a distributor,with her addictionto it only makingher existing prob-lems worse.

At the outset, As-sistant U.S. Attor-ney Daniel Groomsrecommended shereceive a sentencewithin the federalguidelines of 37-46months. But in the end, JudgeLeonie Brinkema deviated down-ward and instead sentenced theFairfax 19-year-old to 24 months.

She told Remington she did so“because of your long history ofmental-health issues that pre-datethe heroin use. But the law can-not excuse the conduct entirely;you need to be held responsible foryour actions.”

Remington and her friend,Ashleigh Shade, 19, were each

charged with conspiracy to distrib-ute 100 grams or more of heroin,in connection with the Centreville-based heroin-distribution ring. OnApril 8, Shade received the samesentence.

Initially, the pair bought heroinfrom Centreville’s J.R. Quick. Butwhen he was jailed in March 2008,they purchased it in Washington,D.C. Then from March throughJuly 2008, they began regularlydistributing heroin in Centrevilleto a number of people Quick hadpreviously supplied. He’s sincebeen sentenced to 19 years in

prison.

BUT THERE’Smore to Remingtonthan her involve-ment with heroin,said her attorney,Bill Reichhardt, onMay 8, in federalcourt. Her familycalls her sweet andgentle, and a Fairfax

County School Board member de-scribed her as “a distinguished,young artist.” Yet she had serious

Remingtonreceives reducedjail sentence.

Two Years in PrisonFor Heroin Distribution

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Laughter, tears, music, prayers, times of joyand occasions of sorrow — all the eventsgreat and small that comprise the fabric of

a congregation are woven into the history ofCentreville’s Mount Olive Baptist Church. A largeportion of it happened in the sanctuary on Old

Centreville Road; but Sunday, May 3, the congre-gation bid farewell to its longtime home and pre-pared to worship at a local school while construct-ing a new building.

“It’s an emotional time because we feel the his-tory of this building and, for a lot of folks, it’s theonly place they’ve ever worshiped,” said RubinCuffee, chairman of Mount Olive’s Trustee Board.“But there’s also tremendous joy, knowing we’rebuilding something bigger and better.”

The church begn in 1898 on Mount Olive Road.A new structure was built in 1925, but mostly de

Gathered for the cornerstone removals are, from left, state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli,Sam Snow of Gregory Construction, Supervisor Mike Frey, Rev. Eugene Johnson andhis wife June, Deaconess Mary Watkins, and ministers Jackie and Vickie Watkins.

Church holds the lastservice in its building.

Mount Olive Begins New Chapter

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“I used drugsto mask myproblems.”— Jessica Remington,

sentenced for heroindistribution

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Clifton Hosts Home Tourtours of each.”Advance tickets are $20; on tour

day, $25; single-home admission,$10. Admission to non-tour activi-ties is free. To order tickets by mail,send checks to: CCWC, P.O. Box229, Clifton, VA 20124. Pick up or-dered tickets at Will Call in theTown Hall on tour day.

Advance tickets are also avail-able at The Clifton Store, Adler’sArt and Frame in the Colonnadeat Union Mill, and Banner’s Hall-mark in Centrewood Plaza inCentreville. For more information,see www.CliftonCWC.org or callBeckman at 703-266-0213.

“This is the CCWC’s major fund-raiser; all the net proceeds go toour Charitable Trust Fund forscholarships for GMU and NOVA,”said Beckman. “This year, we’llalso be giving a scholarship to asenior at Fairfax High. So not onlywill people have a fun and enter-taining day, but they’ll also giveback to charity.”

Nine vendors at the boutiquewill offer items including homedécor, food, clothing and jewelry.And the CCWC’s cookbook, “MayI Have that Recipe?” will be avail-able at the town hall and at one ofthe homes. The silent auction willfeature an array of some 70 items,ranging from restaurant gift cer-tificates to four WashingtonRedskins club-seat tickets, plusparking — a $1,000 value. Win-ners need not be present to win.

“There’ll be a bake sale on thefront porch of the town hall, so wehope people will have lunch at arestaurant in town and stop byhere for dessert,” said Beckman.“We’re also serving lemonade andcookies in the garden of theJennings-Prillaman home.”

In addition, two shuttles will

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encouraged, and no children un-der 12, including infants, are al-lowed in the houses.

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See Roundups, Page 10

Robbery, Mob Assault ChargedFairfax County police have charged a Chantilly man with rob-

bery and assault by mob. He is Ross Aristotle Newsome, 19,of14064 Eagle Chase Circle. In an April 29 affidavit for a warrantto search his cell phone, robbery Det. Eric Deane of the CriminalInvestigations Bureau, explained the case against him.

He wrote that, on March 28 around 10:20 p.m., a male waswalking to his home, through an apartment-complex parking lotat Route 50 and Majestic Lane in Greenbriar, when the incidentoccurred. According to the affidavit, “A group of several youngmales approached him, beat him and stole his personal belong-ings.”

Deane stated that the subsequent police investigation led toNewsome’s development as a suspect. He was arrested April 23and released May 5, on $20,000 bond, into the supervised-re-lease program. Police wanted to examine the cell phone found inhis possession when he was arrested. Deane noted that criminals“routinely use cell phones to communicate their plans and coor-dinate their acts with accomplices.” Newsome has a June 8 courtdate.

One Man Sentenced;Second Pleads Guilty

Justice is moving swiftly for the two Chantilly men who bur-glarized a doughnut store in January. One has already been sen-tenced and the other has just pleaded guilty. They are RamiroGarcia-Gomez, 22, of 14502 Trans World Ave. in the Meadows ofChantilly community, and Anibal Lopez, 34, of 4054 ChantillyRoad.

The incident occurred some time between Friday, Jan. 30, at11:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 31, at 12:55 p.m. at the ChantillyDonuts store at 4394-E Henninger Court. Taken were computers,cash and checks; but afterward, the burglars didn’t go far — FairfaxCounty police arrested them after they tried to cash a stolen checkat a nearby check-cashing store.

Police also discovered the stolen property inside a car parkedoutside. They seized the vehicle and charged each man withcharged with burglary and grand larceny. On March 10 in Gen-eral District Court, their burglary charges were dropped, but thegrand jury indicted them each on grand larceny.

After pleading guilty March 23 in Circuit Court, Lopez returnedfor sentencing May 1 before Judge Bruce White. He was given ayear in jail, all suspended, and placed on two years active proba-tion. Garcia-Gomez pleaded guilty Monday, May 11, before Cir-cuit Court Judge Robert Smith and is scheduled for sentencingJune 26.

Man Breaks In, Touches TeenFairfax County police are looking for the man who broke into a

Centreville home, last weekend, touched a teen-age girl and fled.Police say the girl, 16, woke up Sunday, May 10, around 3:36a.m., to find him standing in her room. He then touched her in-appropriately and fled when she screamed.

She lives near the intersection of Old Centreville andFlamborough roads in the Crofton Commons community. An in-vestigation determined that the suspect entered through an un-locked door. He’s described as about 6 feet 5 inches and 200pounds. He wore sweatpants, a T-shirt and a ball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime solvers at1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES/274637 or call police at703-691-2131.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections, Thursday, May 14and 21, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves so technicians may prop

Roundups

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Get ready for Jazz & Pizzazz. ChantillyHigh’s 23rd annual musical extravaganzais set for Wednesday, May 20, throughSaturday, May 23, at 7 p.m. each night,

in the school auditorium.Tickets are $10 at www.chantillychoral.org and

click on the box-office icon; at the door, if available;and during school lunches in the cafeteria. For moreinformation, call Laura Thomas at 703-930-4282.

Performing will be the Touch of Class Show Choir,directed by Glenn Cockrell; the Chantilly Jazz Band,directed by Keith Taylor; and the Chantilly Combo,directed by Michael Fuchs. Choreographer is SarahPramstaller, a Chantilly alumni who’s sung anddanced on Broadway.

“It’s a huge tradition in the Chantilly community,”said Cockrell. “And the fact that it’s lasted for 23years is a testament to both the quality of the pro-gram and the tremendous interest and support ourcommunity has for the performing arts. This is agreat opportunity to see teen-agers in action doingsomething positive at a very high skill level, and it’sa unique, professional-level, performance experiencefor these kids.”

The students add to their repertoire, from Sep-tember through May, and practice both duringand after school. The show offers a variety ofmusical styles and selections, and the perfor-mance is a collaboration between the choirs andbands, with theater students handling the light-ing and sound.

“We live in a culture that’s grabbed onto the ‘SoYou Think You Can Dance,’ ‘American Idol,’ ‘Glee,’‘High School Musical’ genre of entertainment,” saidCockrell. “So if people like watching those shows,then they have to come see this one because they’llsee it live and in real life. It’s the real deal.”

THE PROGRAM includes Broadway show tunes andproduction numbers, jazz, country, rock and ballads.From the musical, “Hair,” will be “Age of Aquarius”and “Let the Sunshine In,” and from “Wicked” willbe “One Short Day.” There’s also a medley from “TheJersey Boys,” plus a USO swing medley featuring “G.I.Jive” and “Hep, Hep, the Jumping Jive.”

Songs from Bruce Springsteen, James Brown andJohn Cougar Mellencamp comprise a rock medley,and the show will also include an Elvis Presley num-ber, a Brooks and Dunn country tune, a HerbieHancock rock song, “Chameleon,” and more.

The Chantilly Jazz Band will perform funk, swing,rock and ballads, as well as music by Duke Ellington,Harry Connick Jr., Maynard Ferguson and Centrevillecomposer Alan Baylock, who wrote a New Orleanszydeco tune called “Hullabaloo.”

“We’ll be featuring one of our own, band instruc-tor Drew Ross, on trumpet in ‘Rockin’ in Rhythm’ byDuke Ellington,” said Taylor. “He’s Chantilly’s versionof Maynard Ferguson.

The band will perform “I Stayed Too Long at theFair,” made famous by Barbra Streisand, plus aConnick tune, “It Had to be You,” from the movie,“When Harry Met Sally,” and a progressive-jazz song,“There’s the Rub,” by Gordon Goodwin.

SOLOISTS are students Sam Brady on alto sax, JoshLisko, piano and Don Staggs, bass trombone. AndGlorianne Picini and Mike Barlow will duel on theelectric bass.

“It’s a great group of kids and they’re excited about

Chantilly High Schoolpresents its annualmusical extravaganza.

Time for Jazz & PizzazzPerformers during last year’s Jazz & Pizzazz really wowed the audience.

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stroyed by fire. The cur-rent building was dedi-cated in 1980 and addedonto in 1992. When theRev. Eugene Johnson tookover the pulpit that No-vember, Mount Olive hadabout 250 members. Butnow, with some of its pro-grams for its nearly 2,000congregants spilling overinto trailers, it needs alarger home.

Plans have been in theworks since 1999, and thechurch ceremonially brokeground for a new house ofworship in October 2005.Now, almost four yearslater, construction willsoon begin. Phase one in-cludes a 51,916-square foot sanc-tuary with 1,100 seats initially andanother 400 later. There’ll also bea child-care area, Sunday Schoolclassrooms, chapel, fellowship halland administrative wing.

For the next 18 months or so,services will be held at LibertyMiddle School. The old structurewill be demolished and a new onewill arise on the same site. Butfirst, members packed the oldchurch, May 3, for a final servicethere and to deconsecrate thebuilding. And although change isnever easy, Johnson assured hismembers they needn’t worry.

“No matter where you go, theGod that blessed you here willbless you there,” he said. “If he fedyou in your hunger and saw youthrough your hard times, the sameGod that brought you there will

bring you further.”“We planted the seeds 10 years

ago, but we’re reaping the harvestnow, thanks to the goodness andgreatness of God,” said Johnson.“And today, as we come to the pin-nacle of this celebration, we arereceiving God’s blessing. We’re notbuilding a monument to you or me– we’re building a tabernacle untoGod.”

A 20-YEAR member of MountOlive, Cuffee said the church has“always maintained a small-church feel, even though we’vegrown. We’ve always been a pillarin Centreville, and this is aboutbuilding God’s house and a legacyfor our children and their chil-dren.”

Currently, he said, “We’ve beencramming everything — youth

and children’s church, adult Sun-day School, Bible studies — andwe have limitations on the servicesand parking. Our two Sunday ser-vices were almost two, differentcultures; but at Liberty, we’ll bringthem together in one service at 10a.m.”

Cuffee said they see themselvesas a community-focused church,welcoming daycare and countyactivities. “We also think about it

becoming a multicultural center,and we’re excited about the possi-bilities,” he said. “And we antici-pate we’ll grow phenomenally be-cause we’ll have more space andbecause of folks’ dedication to thischurch.”

Al Schenck, a member since1972, heads a team of more than40 people leading the transition tothe middle school, and he calledlast Sunday a wonderful day. “I’vehad the chance to see the churchevolve over the past, almost 40years, and I see this as an oppor-tunity to grow,” he said. “Thepeople of this community and thesurrounding communities are thelifeblood of this church, so they’ll

still continue to embraceus.”

Despite the change,member Buddy Foutz saysthe church’s camaraderiewill still remain. “It’s as ifthe whole membership arerelatives of yours,” he said.“It’s family, and you get toknow everyone. You haveups and downs but,through it all, it’s a goodarrangement of people.And we’ll show new peoplethe route we took to gethere, and then they’ll pickup the pieces and continueon.”

Dianne Wimbish, on theTrustee Board, said she felt“lots of emotions rolledinto one — not like we’releaving, but a continua-tion, moving on to anotherphase.” However, as one ofthe 16 liturgical dancers,she said they’d gather Fri-

day nights and worship at the al-tar before and during practice. It’llbe a long time until they can dothat again but, said Wimbish, “It’snot about the building. We canpraise and worship anywhere wego — we just have to take ourspirit with us.”

Church spokesman B. DeniseHawkins called Sunday’s event “acelebration of our ancestors, froma historical and religious perspec-tive. I’m happy the church hascome this far by faith, and I’mlooking forward to being a part ofthe new Mount Olive.”

Mount Olive Begins New Chapter

From left, Walter Pope, Robert Garnett and Roland Williams remove thesecond cornerstone.

The Rev. Eugene Johnson at the pulpit.

Members carry the church banners during the processional from thebuilding.

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“The God thatblessed youhere will blessyou there.”

— The Rev. Eugene Johnson,Mount Olive Baptist Church

Architect’s rendition of the new Mount Olive BaptistChurch.

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Zuiker Given Suspended SentenceFaces prison time from federal court for drug-dealing.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Kevin Zuiker, 20, ofCentreville, got a sus-pended sentence fromthe commonwealth

for distribution of Xanax. Butwhen he’s sentenced later thismonth in federal court for con-spiracy to distribute 100 grams ormore of heroin, the outcome isexpected to be quite different.

On May 5, 2008, the FairfaxCounty Sheriff’s Office charged himwith driving while under the influ-ence of drugs and possession withintent to distribute a schedule IVdrug (Xanax). And in an affidavitwritten two days later, an under-cover narcotics detective with thecounty police wrote that Zuiker “isa current supplier of prescriptiondrugs in Fairfax County.”

He stated that, during a searchincident to his arrest for the driv-ing offense, police found some1,300 pills in a plastic bag in hispants packet, along with $515cash. The detective also notedZuiker told police that “the pillswere Xanax and he received themthrough the mail. He inquired as

to the penalty for selling Xanax.”On Dec. 30, 2008, Zuiker

pleaded guilty in Circuit Court topossession with intent to distrib-ute Xanax, returning April 20 forsentencing before Judge DennisSmith. At that time, defense attor-ney James Love said his clientstarted using heroin at age 19 and“this is his first felony conviction.”

Assistant Commonwealth’s At-torney Bob McClain said Xanaxhad no state sentencing guide-lines, and Love said other sched-ule IV drugs come up as probation.

“This defendant is part of thefederal, heroin charges in theCentreville area,” said Love. “Andwhen he’s sentenced in federalcourt, he’s facing a mandatoryminimum of five years in prisonand four years active probationupon his release.”

Love said Zuiker’s had “a seri-ous, mental-health problem” forfour or five years, and U.S. DistrictCourt Judge Leonie Brinkema al-lowed him to remain free on bond“so he could get the mental-healthtreatment he needs.”

“It’s anticipated that he’ll testifyagainst other people at trial,” saidLove. “And they hope to get him

into the Intensive ResidentialDrug-Treatment program that theBureau of Prisons runs. If he’s sen-tenced to incarceration on thischarge, it’ll serve as a detainer tohim getting the mental-healthtreatment. So I’m going to suggesthe receive a suspended sentencehere and be placed on inactiveprobation.”

Smith then sentenced Zuiker toone year, three months in prison,suspending all that time for 20years. “But you need to under-stand that, if you have any furtherviolations of law during that time,I’ll impose all or part of that sen-tence,” said the judge. “Today, I’malso placing you on three yearsactive probation.”

In addition, Smith suspendedZuiker’s driver’s license for sixmonths and ordered him to receivemental-health and substance-abuse treatment.

“You have a difficult road aheadof you, but not an impossible one,”Smith told him. “You’re a youngman and, if you can get control ofyour substance-abuse and mental-health problems, you can have along and productive life. We can tellyou what to do, but it’s up to you.”

Mom & MeThis is the ScottJohnson Family,of London TowneII, Centreville,taken on frontsteps May 2 afternewest arrivalcame home.Christina is 10,Jordon 8, Corissa6, Elijah 5, Hope4, Jonathan 19months, andJeremy 1 weekold. Mom isYvonne and she’snot telling herage.

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Opinion

Would-be big donors to presiden-tial candidates over the lastelection cycle know that on thefederal level, there are strict

limits to how much one donor can give to acandidate: $2,400 per election to a Federal can-didate or the candidate’s campaign commit-tee. The limit applies separately to eachelection, so including the primary andgeneral election, one person could give$4,800 to one candidate.

Not so in Virginia. You can give as much asyou want to any candidate for office in Vir-ginia. So can businesses, political action com-mittees and advocacy groups.

Just five states, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon,Utah and Virginia, place no limits on contribu-tions at all, according to the National Confer-ence of State Legislators. The only requirementin Virginia is that all contributions of $100 ormore must be disclosed.

Individuals and businesses have contributedin remarkable fashion to the four candidates

vying to be Virginia’s next governor, the pre-sumed Republican nominee, former AttorneyGeneral Robert McDonnell (R), and threeDemocrats who will face off in a June 9 pri-mary, former Alexandria Del. Brian Moran (D),Central Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D)and former head of the Democratic NationalCommittee Terry McAuliffe of McLean.

According to the Virginia Public AccessProject, McAuliffe had raised a total of $5.16million for his campaign as of March 31. Moranhad collected $2.95 million and Deeds hadgarnered $2.15 million for their respectivecampaigns by the same deadline.

McDonnell had raised $5.14 millionby the end of March, though he hasspent less than the other campaignsbecause the Republican does not face

a primary opponent.Three of the four candidates for governor in

Virginia could have, in their time in the Gen-eral Assembly, worked for sensible campaignfinance reform. Is it meaningful now for thesecandidates to complain about the fourthcandidate’s ability to raise huge amounts ofmoney from many sources?

Virginia ranks among the best states in dis-closure, but disclosure itself is not enough. Thenext governor should propose sensible limitson political contributions.

There are no limits ondonations in Virginia;time for change.

More Than $15 MillionBy the end of March, candidates for governor in

Virginia had raised more than $15 million betweenthem. The three Democrats face off in a June 9primary; the winner of the Democratic primary willface Republic Robert McDonnell on Nov. 3.

❖ Terry McAuliffe (D) $5.16 million❖ Robert McDonnell (R) $5.14 million❖ Brian Moran (D) $2.95 million❖ Creigh Deeds (D) $2.15 million

Make Use of DisclosureVirginia ranks among the best states for disclo-

sure, but is one of only five states with no limits onthe amount of political donations one donor canmake. See for yourself:

http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Campaign_Finance_Disclosure/Index.html

http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Campaign_Finance_Disclosure/View_Disclosure_Reports/CF_Reports_Cidate.asp?optSearch=Candidate

http://www.vpap.org/Good reading on requirements for Federal

contributions at the Federal Election CommissionWeb site: http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/citizens.shtml.

Money, Money, Money

Meanwhile, voters should recognize the im-portance of the June 9 primary, and the No-vember general election.

— Mary Kimm,

mkimm@connectionnewspapers.com

Editorial

Much StillTo Be DoneTo the Editor:

We would like to thank every-one who has been so generous thelast couple of years with their time,good wishes and contributions. OnFriday, May 22, we are having aRemembrance Cabaret in the au-ditorium at Westfield High Schoolat 7 p.m. Friends of Reema will beperforming music, dance andreading poetry. We are not sellingtickets. We are asking those who

Letters to the Editor

attend and wish to do so to do-nate what they would like to ei-ther The Reema J. Samaha Memo-rial Scholarships or the AngelFund. More importantly, we wantto celebrate the essence of Reema.

As we remember the second an-niversary of the Virginia Tech trag-edy, we are reminded of how for-tunate we are to have had the tre-mendous support of this commu-nity, and people from this countryand all over the world. The notes,letters and phone calls we con-tinue to receive have helped usenormously to get through each

and every day.We love reading the applications

of seniors who apply for Reema’sscholarships that we award atWestfield and Herndon HighSchools every year. These youngpeople are so talented and can of-fer so much. It makes us feel goodknowing that Reema’s memorylives on in them.

Our mission with the Angel Fundhas also brought us much satisfac-tion. Since April 16, 2007, we havehad the following successes: (1)we have organized and moderateda number of panel discussions; (2)

we have met with George MasonUniversity staff, our School Boardand Board of Supervisors to discussthe installation of hotlines; and (3)we have testified in Richmond andmet with many legislators. Our ef-forts, along with those of the otherVirginia Tech families and mem-bers of the Virginia Tech panel,helped to bring about manychanges, including Executive Or-ders issued by Governor Kaine,administrative responses and thepassage of new laws.

Last, we are very proud that Joe,who spoke at a number of confer-ences throughout the UnitedStates, received the “Angel Award”from the non-profit, “Fight Crime:Invest in Kids” in September of2008 for his extraordinary resil-ience, passion and determinationto raise awareness and prevent fu-ture tragedies by using hope,commonsense and practical solu-tions.

There is still more work to bedone and we look to you, ourfriends, neighbors and community,to help support us in our efforts toeffect change.

We invite you to visit our Websites, www.reemasamaha.org andwww.angelfundva.org. As always,we would love to hear from youand thank you for all that you havedone for us and for our family.

Joe and Mona SamahaCentreville

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The Westfield High School The-atre Arts Department presents themusical “Into the Woods” on May 15and 16 at 8 p.m. and May 16 and 17 at2 p.m. at Westfield High School inChantilly. Tickets are $10 and all seat-ing is reserved. Visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com toorder tickets online. Call 703-488-6439.

Angel Fund Cabaret for Reema Samaha

“These young peopleare so talented and canoffer so much. It makesus feel good knowingReema’s memory liveson in them.”

— Joe Samaha

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Shortly after the Virginia Tech trag-edy — still reeling from the shock,but wanting to do something posi-tive — Westfield High theater stu-

dents held a memorial cabaret in honor ofone of their own, Reema Samaha. Now, pastand current students are doing it again, nextFriday, May 22, at 7 p.m. in Westfield’s au-ditorium.

Hosting this Remembrance Cabaret areher parents, Joe and Mona Samaha, withsupport from the school’s Theater Boosters.Reema inspired them and, because of herlove of dance and theater, her parentswanted to pay trib-ute to her memory insong and dance. Theshow will featurecurrent Westfieldstudents and alumniwho’ll sing, dance,recite poetry andshow visual artprojects created inher honor.

“What has struckme most about orga-nizing this cabaret isthe number of Westfield students andgraduates who called and/or e-mailed me,asking to perform,” said LuAnn McNabb.“All of them either knew or loved Reema orknew of her and admired her, and they usedtheir artistic talents to reflect their grief andpain.”

Admission is free, but donations are re-quested to the Reema J. Samaha MemorialScholarship Fund, which provides scholar-ships to Westfield and Herndon High se-niors, and/or to the Angel Fund. The latterwas created to address issues that contrib-uted to the Virginia Tech tragedy: privacylaws and information sharing, campussafety and security, mental health and gunlaws.

Scholarships go to graduating seniors bestexemplifying Reema’s attributes, includingacademic excellence, exceptional character,openness of mind and respect for diversity.Past recipients were Herndon High’s Jaime

Hughes, in 2008; Westfield’s ChelseaStenger and Sarah Pike, in 2007; andWestfield’s Sarah Cowdery and LindsayThomas in 2008.

“We love reading the applications of se-niors who apply for Reema’s scholarships,”said Joe Samaha. “These young people areso talented and can offer so much. It makesus feel good knowing Reema’s memory liveson in them.”

The Cabaret will begin with Del. ChuckCaputo (D-67th) presenting a MemorialResolution to the Samaha family.ºThe au-dience will then be treated to dance, songand poetry, with lighting by Westfield jun-ior Taylor Aucott. The acts will include:

❖ Mayzsoul, 2005 Westfield graduateMichelle Murgia’s dancetroupe, performing “GodOnly Knows.”

❖ The trio of Michelle,Monica (2006 Westfieldgraduate) and Meredith(Westfield graduating se-nior) Murgia, dancing toa string quartet version of“I Miss You.”

❖ Meredith Murgia’sdance troupe,Dancensations DanceCenter, dancing to “True

Colors.”❖ 2004 Westfield graduate Jon Lawlor

and his group, “The B-Film Extras,” includ-ing Clint Herring, John Holt and CCGreenlee, performing a song they wrote,“Signs of Waking Up.”

❖ Jade and Dan Trio (2008 Westfieldgraduates Jade Jones and Dan Hrebenak),singing “Reema’s Song,” written by Jade.

❖ Westfield theater teacher Scott.Pafumiand his band, Charlie Makes Rockets, in-cluding Pafumi, lead vocals and guitar; The-ater Boosters President Charlie Manship,piano and vocals; Mark Murgia, drums andvocals; and Pat Mitchell, bass guitar.ºCharlieMakes Rockets’s playlist includes “Twist andShout,” “Brown-Eyed Girl,” “Mustang Sally,”and “La Bamba.”

❖ 2004 Westfield graduate KevinKnickerbocker and his brother Trevor(Westfield sophomore), 2001 Westfieldgraduate Pat Mitchell, Jon Lawlor and

Westfield senior Jeremy Rommel perform-ing a song, possibly about the gathering ofthe community after the tragedy, accompa-nied by a slideshow.

❖ 2005 Westfield graduate Megan Mead-ows and a group including Reema’s siblings,2004 Westfield graduate Randa and 2002Westfield graduate Omar, and MonicaMurgia in a comedy sketch.

❖ 2007 Westfield graduate AdrienneGinter and members of the ContemporaryDance Ensemble of Virginia Tech, VanessaBush, Melissa Dozier, Lee Gibaldi, RachelWunderlich and Leah Zacherl, performingto the song, “Slow Me Down.”

❖ 2004 Westfield graduate Chelsea Coo-per and members of her dance group,“Kickrocks Crew,” Nathalie Blanco, Chris-tina Nontanovan, Jasmine Artis, ChristineMalabanan, Emily Winters, Kim Arteche,Josh Gillmore, Edward Curtis, Chris Law,Gary Beauford and Justin Cortez, perform-ing a medley called “Principal’s Office.”

❖ 2008 Westfield graduate SarahCowdery singing a Leslie Feist song, “LaMeme Histoire,” in French and English.

❖ Westfield senior Claire Manship per-forming “The Call” by Regina Spektor.

❖ 2006 Westfield graduate Brian Moonperforming songs he’s written, including“The Lighthouse.”

❖ Jones Catcher, comprised of Westfieldseniors Jeremy Rommel, Jordan Wilson andChris McNabb, plus 2008 Westfield gradu-ate, Cody Jones, performing songs they’vewritten, including one dedicated to Reemawith a closing slide show of the art dedi-cated to her.

Michelle Murgia gathered all the perform-ers. “I’m lucky to have lots of talentedfriends,” she said. “When I called them,every single one wanted to do it. They’renot getting paid; they’re donating their timeand are happy to do it. They want it to be agreat show, and it’s nice that we get to cel-ebrate together something Reema enjoyedso much.” She said it’s also a non-politicalforum “for people to learn about the AngelFund and what it does — hopefully estab-lish tighter gun laws so this doesn’t happenagain to anyone else’s friend or sister. It’snot right what they or the community wentthrough because of the lax laws. But it’s nota somber show — it’s about what we cando in the future to help someone else, withReema’s influence.”

Meanwhile, Reema’s parents express theirgratitude to everyone. “As we remember thesecond anniversary of the tragedy, we arereminded how fortunate we are to have hadthe tremendous support of this community,and people from this country and all overthe world,” said Joe Samaha. “The notes,letters and phone calls we continue to re-ceive have helped us enormously to getthrough each and every day.”

“We lost Reema, but we didn’t lose herlove,” added Mona Samaha. “It is that lovethat brought the community strongly to-gether, giving us comfort and care, and wethank them for becoming part of our fam-ily. This cabaret is an expression of lovethrough music, dance, art and creativity.Words cannot express enough our sincereappreciation to all those involved.”

For more information, seewww.reemasamaha.org/funds/funds1.htmand www.angelfundva.org. Those unable toattend the cabaret, but wanting to contrib-ute, may do so online or send checks pay-able to either The Reema J. Samaha Me-morial Scholarship Fund or Angel Fund to5205 Glen Meadow Road, Centreville, VA20120.

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Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.Virginia Run is holding its Spring sale.Pick up map of locations of sales atcorner of Wetherburn Drive andPleasant Valley on the day. Call 703-216-6730 or 703-402-3134.

Cupcakes Actually grand opening.From noon to 4 p.m. Old-fashionedblock party, face painting, jugglers,balloon artists, cupcake eating. InFairfax Corner: 11944 GrandCommons Ave., Fairfax. Call 703-312-1073; www.cupcakesactually.com.

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MAY 20-23The 23rd Annual Jazz and Pizzazz. 7

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Historical Book Club. 7:30 p.m. atCentreville Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Discuss “Big History: From theBig Bang to the Present” by CynthiaStokes Brown. Free. 703-830-2223.

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Remembrance Cabaret for ReemaSamaha. 7 p.m. at Westfield HighSchool auditorium. Friends willremember Reema Samaha who waskilled at Virginia Tech on April 16,2007, with song, dance and poetry.Donations are welcome to either theReema J. Samaha MemorialScholarship

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Classical Youth Benefit Concert. 2p.m. At the Gainesville UnitedMethodist Church, 13710 MilestoneCt., in Gainesville. Young classicalplayers from the Washington, D.C.,area will join their talents in presentingthe Classical Youth Benefit Concert toraise funds for Possibilities Unlimited,a Christian humanitarian organizationbuilding a residential training centerfor special-needs youth in CentralEurasia. Anne Rupert, musical directorof the Youth Orchestras of PrinceWilliam, resides in Clifton.

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A MEMBER since 1981, WalterH. Pope is vice chairman of theTrustee Board. He can hardly be-lieve construction is about to be-gin because “we’ve been waitingso long. The beauty of it is that it’son the same ground. So when allis said and done, it’ll be like we

never left — and that’s a great feel-ing.”

State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37th) and Supervisor Michael R.Frey (R-Sully) also attended theservice and addressed the congre-gation. Both spoke of MountOlive’s importance to the commu-nity and the challenges it facedgoing through Fairfax County’s building-approval process.

Then, after a special,deconsecration litany, declassify-ing the old facility as a sacredplace, Johnson directed the mem-bers to remove the church bannersfrom the walls and carry them out,along with the Bible from the pul-pit. And as everyone left the sanc-tuary together as one, the chorussang, “Ain’t no stoppin’ us now …the best is yet to come.”

They then gathered outside andwatched while the church’s origi-nal and current trustees removedthe building’s two cornerstones tobe saved and placed into the newstructure.

“It’s a bittersweet day,” saidJohnson. “When we consider thisbuilding as we go out of it, we re-member the people whose liveswere affected through experienceshere. We recall the family celebra-tions, the celebrations of the livesof loved ones who’ve passed onand the deliverance of everyoneand their challenges. But the cel-ebration is about leaving becauseGod is doing a greater workthrough us — bringing a newanointing — and it’s like a newseason for Mount Olive BaptistChurch.”

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County residents may recycle televisions, comput-ers and peripheral electronic devices — includingkeyboards, speakers, printers and external drives —at the I-66 Transfer Station at 4618 West Ox Roadin Fairfax. Devices from businesses will not be ac-cepted. Residents should not bring small or largekitchen appliances, CDs, DVDs, video cassettes orstereo equipment. Items need not be in working or-der. For more information, seewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/recycling or call 703-324-5250.

Frey Will Speak toImmigration Forum

Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) will meetwith the Centreville Immigration Forum on Thurs-day, May 21, at 7 p.m., at Centreville Baptist Church,15100 Lee Highway in Centreville. Frey will answer

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questions about the effects of Fairfax County’s bud-get cuts on low-income residents, including servicesavailable to recent immigrants.

The Forum is a group of Centreville-area churches,social service agencies and citizens who participatein a variety of outreach programs for low-income,immigrant communities. The public is welcome toattend.

WFCM NeedsDonations, Volunteers

With the downturn in the economy, Western FairfaxChristian Ministries (WFCM) could use some helpmeeting its increased demand from local residentsfor food, clothing and financial aid. To make dona-tions for the food pantry or thrift shop, to volunteeror to receive information on the next free budgetingclass, in May, call 703-988-9656.

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Prison Time for Remingtonproblems.

“Her parents watched her spiral downhill for years,due to drug and mental-health issues,” saidReichhardt. “[Substance-abuse treatment facility]Crossroads called her ‘struggling, but making it.’”

In the heroin ring, he said, there were people whoviewed it as a business, people who were addictsand those who knew how to obtain the drug and sellit for a profit. But, he added, “Shade and Remingtonwere on the periphery of children trying to die, insome respect. When I first met my client, she was 20pounds less than today, had a wool cap pulled overher head and couldn’t make eye contact — but shealways told me the truth.”

Reichhardt said Remington was identified as a spe-cial-education student in high school, but had “sig-nificant, mental-health issues, was expelled fromschool and enrolled in Mountain View AlternativeSchool [from which she graduated in June 2007].”

In addition, he said, Remington was also diagnosedas bi-polar and having depression, plus “She’s im-pulsive and suffers from anxiety disorder, for whichshe took medication. Then in August 2007, she wasgiven heroin for free and became addicted withinthree weeks.” She attended VCU for its art programbut, said Reichhardt, “She didn’t last a week therebecause she was withdrawing from heroin — whichcomplicated her anxiety disorder — and was in cri-sis.”

MAKING MATTERS worse, he said, “People fromCentreville came and encouraged her to continueusing heroin and to get it from Richmond. August2007-August 2008 was horrific for her and her par-ents. Her involvement in distributing heroin wasabout five months — and for small amounts for herown use.”

After Fairfax County police arrested Remington onthat charge in March 2008, she was released fromjail and her parents tried getting her into variousdrug-treatment programs. “She went to detox and,one day before she was to go into a residential-treat-ment program, her parents took her out so she couldcooperate with the detectives,” said Reichhardt.“There was a belief she wouldn’t be charged, if shedid so.”

The Commonwealth dropped its charges — butthen she was charged federally. She was in a resi-dential-treatment facility when she was arrested.“Look at her history when considering her sentence,”Reichhardt urged Judge Brinkema. “She is ninemonths clean.”

Although she briefly used again while at Cross-roads, he said, “What’s remarkable is that she calledme and self-reported and kept going with her treat-ment. The likelihood of recidivism is high; there aregoing to be slips and setbacks … and a propensity todrug addiction which she’ll struggle with until theday she dies. For a child of her background, her ef-forts are courageous.”

Reichhardt asked if his client could remain in Cross-roads until it’s time for her to report to prison, andRemington, herself, told Brinkema, “Crossroads issaving my life. With the support of God, my parents,sponsor and network, I realize I’m not alone.”

“All my life, I never felt comfortable in my skinand I used drugs to mask my problems,” continuedRemington. “I couldn’t talk to anyone unless I washigh. I made big mistakes and never intended tocause anyone pain. I’ve finally found peace of mind.Sobriety has taught me responsibility; I now havehope that I can live a better life.”

In response, Brinkema said, “I recognize you hadmany demons in your life, but you’re responsible forcoping with them. You’re only 19, but you’re anadult.” She then sentenced Remington to 24 monthsin prison and said she’d recommend the teen be en-rolled in the Bureau of Prison’s 500-hour, intensive,drug-treatment program.

Brinkema also placed her on four years supervisedrelease, provided she stays drug-free, submit to regu-lar drug testing and obtain whatever drug and men-tal-health treatment her probation officer requires.Remington may be in contact with Shade again, butnot with the drug conspirators from Centreville. Thejudge also let Remington remain in Crossroads untilshe reports to prison.

“You are very young — use this time to get yourlife in order,” said Brinkema. “You have four years inprison hanging over your head during supervisedrelease.”

As for Reichhardt, afterward, outside the court-room, he said, “We think it was a reasonable and fairdisposition.”

the show — it should be won-derful,” said Taylor. “There’s goingto be a lot of energy and a lot ofgreat, music talent on display, andJazz and Pizzazz will showcase allthis talent.”

“People are always surprised withthe quality of entertainment in thisshow,” added Cockrell. “It’s easy toforget they’re high-school kids.”

He also praised all the familiesinvolved in bringing this large un-dertaking to fruition. “Parents takeresponsibility for uniforms, build-ing the set, selling concessions orhelping with the video program,”he said. “It really takes the whole,Chantilly community.”

Cockrell wants the shows to bestanding-room-only. “It’s excitingfor the kids, and there’s nothinglike that electricity when everyseat is filled,” he said. “Several of

Time for Jazz & Pizzazz Showour kids have later performed onBroadway, become music teachersor performed in military bands. Inso many ways, these are the fu-ture leaders and stars.”

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Sports

By Jason Mackey

Centre View

The first pitch JessFerrick threw thispast Monday vio-lently clipped her

best friend and catcher, VictoriaMarvin, on the left shoulder. A foultip, Marvin absorbed the hit, stoodup from hercrouched posi-tion and wasn’texactly thinkingof the rightwords to comple-ment Ferrick’spitch location.

“When she gothit, I was like,‘Are you allright?’ And shejust sort of gave me a look,” Ferricksaid.

Marvin shook off the pain andFerrick eventually went back towork, recording three outs on nineless painful pitches that inning. Butthe duo’s reaction when Marvin waswhacked aptly demonstrates whathas become a unique connection be-tween the Centreville softball team’stwo best players.

BORN IN WALL, Texas, Marvin,the quieter of the two, moved toCentreville during the summer of2006. Her mom, divorced sinceMarvin was in fifth grade, was setto remarry, this time to her highschool sweetheart who held a jobin the area. But about a year later,the couple got divorced.

Meanwhile, Rich Ferrick,Centreville’s softball coach andJess Ferrick’s dad, got a call oneday from a guidance counselor at

Marvin, Ferrick Form Powerful Battery

Photo courtesy of Centreville athletics

After successful softball and basketball careers at Centreville, Jess Ferrick (left)and Victoria Marvin will play softball together at Marshall University.

“She traveled withus and basicallybecame part of thefamily.”

— Rich Ferrick, coach,Centreville High

the school and gave his daughtera message.

“I always tell Jess, with newpeople, you need to talk to them,”the head coach said.

So Jess Ferrick did, practicallystalking Marvin in the hallways atschool — a memory the two stillcrack up about now — and the twofinally established a common bond

first throughbasketball andlater, softball.

DESPITE THEPUDDLES thathad formed overhis infield andthe water thathad soaked hisclothes andpostponed his

team’s game against Fairfax onMonday night (an eventual 3-1win), Rich Ferrick’s face lit upwhen he was asked to talk abouthis daughter and Marvin.

“My two daughters,” he said.Because Marvin was without a

male influence in her life and hadvery little knowledge of the areasoftball scene, Rich Ferrick invitedher to play with his daughter onthe Southwestern Youth Associa-tion Xplosion and join the clan onfamily outings to various tourna-ments along the East Coast.

“She traveled with us and basi-cally became part of the family,”Rich Ferrick said. “I would evendrag her to church on Sundayswhen we were traveling.”

Marvin and Jess Ferrick grewcloser, too. They led Centreville’sbasketball team to a 19-5 recordduring the 2007-08 season seasonand a 12-10 mark this past win-

ter. Both played integral roles,with Ferrick the do-it-all hustleplayer and Marvin more of ascorer, earning All-Concorde Dis-trict honors.

“I share everything with Jess,”Marvin said. “She’s the only one Ireally feel comfortable telling any-thing.”

“Because we are such goodfriends, it’s kind of easy to worktogether on the field,” Jess Ferricksaid.

MARVIN WAS supposed to playshortstop this spring, with RichFerrick set to entrust the catchingduties to a group of youngsters.But pitchers, the coach said, are alot like field goal kickers in foot-ball; they’re finicky and wantthings a certain way.

Jess Ferrick was more comfort-

After move from Texas, Centreville’sVictoria Marvin fits in with Ferricks.

able with Marvin, so the changewas eventually made during a 3-2win over Robinson on April 22.

“If it helps the team out, I’ll defi-nitely play behind the plate,” saidMarvin, who guessed that the lasttime she caught around the age of12.

Not surprisingly, both have hadexceptional years. Marvin has hit.518 with a slugging percentage of.804 and an on-base percentage of.603. She’s clubbed seven doubles,two home runs and has 14 RBIs.Ten prospective base-stealers havealso fell victim to Marvin’s cannonof a right arm.

Jess Ferrick, meanwhile, hasgone 10-3 in the circle, striking out136 batters with a you-can-read-the-label-it’s-that-slow changeupand a fastball that hitters can’tcatch up to. At the plate, Ferrick

has hit .455 with six doubles, threehome runs and 18 RBIs.

Though they began in separatestates, the softball careers ofMarvin and Jess Ferrick inter-sected with Marvin’s fateful moveto Centreville and the outreachingarms of the Ferrick family.

And they’ll also continue thosecareers together too, as Marvinand Jess Ferrick have signed toplay Division-I ball at Marshallnext spring.

“I think the relationship be-tween those two has been realkey,” said Rich Ferrick, whoseteam has gone 14-5 this springand is again a Northern Regionfavorite. “When I finally putVictoria behind the plate, I couldsee a whole different person inJess. There was a connectionthere.”

On the WaterAt this past Saturday’s Virginia Scho-

lastic Rowing Association’s championshipregatta, all three of the Westfield crewteam’s men’s boats made the finals withthe top varsity boat placing sixth and thesecond and third boats each winningbronze medals. As a team, Westfield wasfourth. The top women’s varsity boat hadthe fourth-fastest time of the day whilealso winning the petite finals with thewomen’s third boat, finishing fifth in itsfinal. Craig Trumbull, Paul Lorenzi, Jus-

Photo courtesy of Lori Dennis

The Westfield men’s crewteam’s third eight boat leavesthe medal platform afterreceiving its bronze medals.Pictured are (from left): KyleSmith, Andrew Johnson,Timothy Ostlund, Alex Harris,Jake Edmonds, Dalton Dillon,Robbi Cecil, Austin Cheungand coxswain Meghan Leach.

tin Aid, Stephen Patten, Grant Bowden,Perry Cox, Peter Malm, Peter Schlatterand coxswain Ellie Goodman maneu-vered the men’s eight; Amy Gregory,Darby Nelson, Lindsey Toma, CarrieCapps, Rachel Johnson, Virginia Ratcliff,Stasia Schlatter, Lauren Baker and cox-swain Erin Friedlander commanded thewomen’s eight. Bronze-medal winners inthe second varsity boat were Dan Gayer,Jack Kelly, Kirk Dennis, Chip Mathieson,Chris Thomas, Alex Fagan, Ryan Hilker,Andrew Gilbride and coxswain Ariel

See Sports Briefs, Page 15

Centre View Sports Editor Jason Mackey

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Raguso. The team now awaits news of whatboats will be heading to Princeton, N.J. tocompete in the Scholastic Rowing Associa-tion of America’s national regatta on May22-23.

Football FinalsChanged

This fall’s Virginia AAA state football fi-nals for Divisions 5 and 6 will be played atthe University of Virginia’s Scott Stadium,according to a press release issued by theVirginia High School League on Thursday,May 7.

The VHSL Executive Committee voted 24-0 in favor of the measure, which carries atwo-year commitment. Last year’s top-leveltitle games were held at Virginia Tech’s LaneStadium, while the 2007 finals, which fea-tured wins by Stone Bridge and Westfield,were held at Scott Stadium.

“We want our student-athletes to play ina big-time atmosphere and have an out-standing championship experience,” saidVHSL executive director Ken Tilley. “Weknow that playing at Scott Stadium willprovide that experience, not only for theplayers and coaches but for all fans attend-ing the finals.”

Quite a Road TripCentreville native David Butzke, a de-

fender on Paul VI’s boys’ soccer team, hasbeen appointed to the USA Youth Men’sSoccer Team to compete at the 18thMaccabiah Games in Israel from July 12-23.In addition to helping Paul VI finish third inthe Washington Catholic Athletic Conferenceand reach the Virginia Independent SchoolsFinal Four this past fall, Butzke plays for theGreat Falls 91 Premier Club Team in theNational Capital Soccer League. In the sum-mer of 2008, Butzke won a bronze medalfor his team in the Jewish Community Cen-ter Maccabi Games in San Diego.

Storm Seeks PlayersThe Southwestern Youth Association

Storm’s U-10 girls’ soccer teams are seekingadditional players for the fall 2009 U-11 sea-son. The Storm teams are looking for moti-

vated, impact players who want a competi-tive environment with premium training anda positive team approach, as teams are pro-fessionally coached and trained within theSYA Academy Training program. In additionto a newly-forming fourth team, the exist-ing three teams will each be adding two tofour players with birthdates no earlier thanAug. 1, 1998. Tryouts are scheduled for May26-27 and June 1, with a rainout day sched-uled for June 2 at SYA Field of Dreams. Con-tact Kurt Gordon to register at 703-606-9896or kurt@syastorm.com.

SYA RegistrationRegistration is underway online at

www.syasports.org for all SouthwesternYouth Association summer sports, includ-ing basketball, travel basketball, rugby andtrack and field. Registration for travel bas-ketball will take place after a set of tryouts,which will be held the week of May 18. Theschedule will be posted on SYA’s Web sitenext week. Registration is also underwayfor rugby. Rugby runs through June and Julywith flexible scheduling to accommodatevacation plans.

A Royal StartPlaying in the Northern Virginia Football

Club, the Royals PDL (Professional Devel-opment League) started their season thispast weekend. The Royals feature a num-ber of local players, including Westfieldgraduate A.J. Sheta. The Royals are coachedby Westfield’s Tom Torres, and he’s assistedby Josh Gros. The Royals’ next match isscheduled for Saturday, May 16 at MiddleCreek Park in Cary, N.C. For more informa-tion on the Royals or NOVA FC, visit theorganization’s Web site at www.novafc.org.

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