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Determined to walk acrossthe stage during LakeBraddock’s graduation,Nick Balenger receiveshis diploma from TeriHampton (right) whileVicki Emery (center)looks on at GMU’sPatriot CenterWednesday,June 19.

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We’d like to thank the faculty and staff of LBSS and especially, the LBSS PTSA for support of our All Night Graduation Celebration.A huge thank you to our volunteers: the parents, friends and relatives of the Classes of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

We would also like to extend a special thank you to the Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and the Fairfax County Police for their vitalpresence at our party. Finally, we’d like to thank the staff of the Audrey Moore RECenter for all their help in making the night run smoothly.

Make plans now to support our 2014 party on June 23rd, 2014. Also, mark your calendar for our mulch sale March 29th and 30th, 2014.

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Thank you to the 2013 LBSS PTSA All Night Grad Party Supporters!The Lake Braddock Senior Class of 2013 and their families would like to thank the following businesses,organizations and individuals for their support of the PTSA sponsored alcohol and drug free All NightGraduation Celebration which was held on June 19th, 2013, at the Audrey Moore RECenter at Wakefield Park.We are grateful for their generous contributions and commitment to the young people of our community.Please support these organizations that invest in the success of Lake Braddock Secondary School.


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A construction worker frames the second story of atownhome in Pulte’s MetroWest development, a newFairfax infill development of 50 homes that includesluxury condos and townhomes in the $550,000 to$800,000 range. For more information, go towww.pulte.com/communities/va/fairfax/metrowest.

Oakton East, a Stanley Martin townhome development, is billed as a “downsizer’sdream." The 35 “large, luxury townhomes" begin at $700,000 for 2,700 to 3,800 squarefeet of finished living space. On Friday, construction crews began work early on thedevelopment, which is almost sold out. For more information, go towww.stanleymartin.com.

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Local developer John Sekas created Oakcrest Farms, an“ensemble of seven high-end single-family homes sellingfor more than $1.5 million with at least 5,000 squarefeet." The development is embedded in the originalOakcrest Farms community, which has 54 colonial-stylehomes built in the 1980s. Located off Hunter Mill Roadbetween Vale Road and Route 123, the development hassold four of the seven homes, which feature gourmetkitchens, stone fireplaces and two-story family rooms,and optional media rooms. For more information, go towww.sekashomes.com.

Housing’s Roaring Rebound?Pent-up demand createsseller’s market for NorthernVirginia real estate.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection Newspapers

In February, Patricia Stack, a broker withWeichert Realtors, held an open house for asingle-family home for sale in Vienna justlisted for $739,000. Within three hours, more

than 70 people toured the home.“The home went under contract sub-

stantially above list price," Stack said.“2013 has started with a bang in North-ern Virginia real estate. In fact, it ap-pears to be a market more like 2005-2006 than any-thing we’ve seen since," Stack said.

“Buyers seem finally to be realizing that prices havebottomed out and the current combination of lowprices and historically low interest rates will likelynot be repeated in our lifetimes," Stack said.

Alison Sherman, an agent with Keller-Williams inMcLean, is seeing the same trend. In the spring, shesold a home in Vienna in three days with multipleoffers.

The 5-bedroom Colonial, built in 1976 on FerolDrive, listed for just under $1 million, and sold$132,000 above list price.

“It’s a great time to sell your home. Statistics showthe average sales price is up and the average dayson market are down," Sherman said.

Buoyed by low mortgage rates, low regional un-employment, growth in the number of householdsand rising consumer confidence, the residential real-estate market in Fairfax County and the rest of North-ern Virginia has rebounded in a big way.

Unlike the last five years, demand is up and sup-ply is down. In fact, in some particularly desirableneighborhoods, the transition from a buyer’s marketto a seller’s market is all but complete.

Call it the new “reality in realty."“There is an oversupply of buyers and less inven-

tory right now in the market," said Anil Khanna, areal estate broker with Champion Homes Realty in

Chantilly. “I have seen it to be a seller’smarket based on the number of offers Ihave seen with the properties that I havebid on for buyers."

Khanna added that low interest ratesare beginning to rise, and that has created a sense ofurgency with buyers.

According to Freddie Mac, the rate for a 30-year,conventional, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.54 per-cent in May from 3.45 percent in April.

“Many buyers are trying to purchase something thisyear rather than next, due to the anticipated increasein interest rates," Khanna said.

Despite some similarities to the boom period inhousing nearly a decade ago, market conditions thatled to the housing bust are vastly different, accord-ing to national housing experts.

“The boom period was marked by easy credit andoverbuilding, but today we have tight mortgagecredit and widespread shortages of homes for sale,"

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Burke Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Children Dig Into ReadingSummer reading program sparks enthusiasm in arealibraries.

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Eleanor Lamb

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This year’s summer reading program in FairfaxCounty libraries provides children and theirparents with enriching opportunities they

can sink their hands into.The program, titled Dig into Reading, began June

18 and runs until Aug. 31. It stipulates that childrenfrom preschool to sixth grade read 15 books, andthose from seventh to 12th grade read eight books.If they complete the program, the kids are rewardedwith a coupon book that offers discounts at fun ven-ues, such as Splash Down Waterpark and KrispyKreme Doughnuts.

“I think it’s a cool title,” said Linda Schlekau, branchmanager of the Burke Centre Library. “It says ‘get


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below the surface.’ Read deeply.Enjoy literacy.”

The librarians are not the onlyones who thrill at the advent ofsummer reading. Parents are ex-cited about the idea of their kidsenriching their minds and keepingthemselves busy. Kids will be ableto capitalize on the opportunity toread whatever they want becausethey will not have to abide by thestrictures of school assignments.

“[Reading’s important] becauseit helps you learn. I like CaptainUnderpants,” said 8-year-old AlexKowalski of Lorton.

PARENTS ARE ESPECIALLYHAPPY because Dig into Readingensures that their children will notwaste away playing video games forhours on end or spending the daylounging in front of the television.Instead, they will be trying to com-plete their summer reading log. Theprogram provides an incentive forvaluable mental exercise.

“It’s a great way to keep themengaged,” said father RonKowalski of Lorton. “It makesreading more accessible and keepsit more at the top of their minds.”

If children are overwhelmed bythe endless possibilities of summerreading, they have only to consultthe summer reading sign up desk,which is stationed in all county li-braries. The desk has lists of au-thors the librarians recommend, aswell as lists of books that schoolsmake them read. These optionsprovide a wide range of sugges-tions, from classics like CharlotteBronte’s “Jane Eyre” to new hitssuch as “Life as We Knew It” bySusan Beth Pfeffer.

“We have a lot of good booksbeyond any we could ever list,”said Sally Eckard, branch managerof the Richard Byrd Library.

Dig into Reading offers morethan a coupon book to be earnedat the end of the summer. The pro-gram includes many free eventsthat occur at local librariesthroughout the season. Such diver-sions include Los Quetzales, aMexican dance group, and Pawsto Read, a reading session with atherapy dog.

ONE RECENT EVENT that fami-lies swarmed to was Safari Bingo’sAnimals, which was held at BurkeCentre Library. Safari Bingo, aclown with unique animal friends,brought out an African hedgehogand taught children about theirhabits. She also brought along a

small dog, who performed a danc-ing trick while donning a tutu.

“It encourages community,” saidmother Janice Lauffer of Burke.“We just signed up!”

Lauffer’s children are amongsthordes of others joining the pro-gram. As of Tuesday morning,there were 8,014 children andteens signed up online, to say

RichardByrd Li-braryBranchManagerSallyEckardshows ayoungreaderinformationabout thesummerreadingprogram.

nothing of the multitudes ofpeople who registered in person.

“The most important thing is tokeep kids reading over the sum-mer,” said Ted Kavich, Programand Educational Services managerof the Fairfax County Public Librar-ies. “They need to keep up theirskills. That way, they’re ready fora grade up in the fall.”

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Opinion

Ready for Your Pet’s Close-up?

Editorials

The Pet Connection, a bi-annualthemed edition, will publish July24. We invite you to send us sto-ries about your pets, photos of you

and/or your family with your cats, dogs, ham-sters, snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or what-ever other creatures share your home or yardwith you.

Tell us the story of a special bond between achild and a dog, the story of how you came toadopt your pet, or examples of amazing featsof your creatures. Can your dog catch a Frisbee10 feet in the air, or devour an entire pizza

when you turn your back forless than a minute?

Do you volunteer at an ani-mal shelter or therapeutic

riding center or take your pet to visit people ina nursing home? Tell us about your experience.

You can also take this opportunity to memo-rialize a pet you have lost.

Send photos and identify everyone in thephoto including the pets and tell us what ishappening in the photo, and include your ad-

dress (we will only print the town name).Submissions should arrive by July 18.Email [email protected],

or submit photos and stories directly on ourwebsite at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pets/.

Careful While GoingFaster

If you have driven on the new 495 ExpressLanes, you might wonder if the people whodecided to raise the speed limit to 65 havedriven on them. At the current prices, the Ex-press Lanes are appealing whenever you re-ally need to get somewhere and you havedoubts about the flow of traffic.

But the first few times you drive on the Ex-press Lanes, they are confusing. WhichTysons’ exit do I take for the Ritz Carlton?Will it be on the left or the right? When I getoff, will I have to deal with a stop light, astop sign or a merge? What on earth is the

driver next to me doing?The Express Lanes are not attracting as many

drivers as predicted, so now there is the addedincentive of being able to go faster in thoselanes than on the rest of the Beltway wherethe speed limit is 55 even if there isn’t backedup traffic on the other lanes.

Changes July 1Many actions of the 2013 General Assembly

go into effect July 1.Here are three things to know that kick in

July 1:❖ Sales tax increases to 6 percent in North-

ern Virginia to help pay for transportation.❖ Texting while driving becomes a primary

offense, meaning that you can be pulled overif an officer sees you using your phone or thinksyou are texting because you are looking down.

❖ Mandatory minimum sentence of one yearin jail for those repeatedly convicted of driv-ing (or boating) under the influence. (Repeat-edly in this case means the third time.)

Letters to the Editor

Foster CareTraining OfferedThis JulyTo the Editor:

Every day, children come intothe foster care system and need atemporary home. To ease the bur-den of moving and change, fostercare programs make it a priorityto place children within their ownschool system. With this goal inmind, Northern Virginia FamilyService (NVFS) is recruiting adultsfrom every community in North-ern Virginia to participate in itsnext foster parent training, July13, 20 and 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., atthe NVFS office in Oakton. Coffeeand a light lunch will be provided.

The training is the first step intobecoming a certified foster parent,and is also required for familiesinterested in providing short-termweekend foster care. Trainees willlearn about the foster care system;how NVFS supports foster parents,including round-the-clock accessto case managers; and best prac-tices in foster care. Families mustcomplete a home study, and fos-ter parents must be at least 21years old.

To register or for more informa-tion about becoming a foster par-ent through NVFS, visitwww.nvfs.org/fostercare, or con-tact Ginny Snaider, LCSW, NVFStraining and placement supervisor,at 571-748-2557 [email protected].

Northern Virginia Family Serviceis a private, nonprofit organization

dedicated to helping vulnerablefamilies and children. Each year,NVFS helps nearly 30,000 peoplefind safe and stable housing, chil-dren and youth services, afford-able health care, workforce devel-opment programs and emergencyservices through a variety of com-munity-funded programs and

initiatives. NVFS is an innova-tor of efficient and comprehensiveservice methods, and has been rec-ognized nationally for its effective-ness in creating sustained finan-cial and social independence forits clients.

Jacqueline PujolOakton

Train To HelpIn EmergenciesTo the Editor:

The National Capital Region’s3rd annual Community Emer-gency Response Team (CERT)Convention, hosted by the FairfaxCounty CERT Team, will take placeJune 28-29 at the Northern Vir-ginia Community College,Annandale Campus.

CERTCon 2013 is a two-dayseminar/functional exercise thatoffers training, networking andsharing of best practices to CERTmembers in the National CapitalRegion.

Saturday, June 29, will featurea lecture series from practicingprofessionals in the fields of emer-gency management, public healthpreparedness, and disaster psy-chology. The speakers are drawn

from a variety of organizationsand agencies, including FEMA,NOAA, Virginia Task Force-1 (TF-1), and the National Associationfor Search & Rescue. Topics willinclude Stress and Trauma Man-agement for First Responders, PetFirst Aid, WMD & IED threat pic-ture, Communications during adisaster, People with disabilitiesand disasters, Search and Rescue,Wilderness First Aid, Hazmat, andhow to conduct Windshield Sur-veys.

Sunday, June 30, will feature ahands-on drill at the former Lortonreformatory which is now used asa disaster training site. This exer-cise will give the participants anopportunity to sharpen and ad-vance their skills and work to-gether as a multijurisdictionalteam.

CERT members go through 36hours of training at their local Fireand Rescue academies. Trainingprovides a basic understanding offire suppression, search and res-cue, disaster medical operationsand team organization.

The CERT program began in1985 in Los Angeles, Calif., afterrecognizing that large-scale disas-ters overwhelmed emergency re-sponse teams. Through FEMAgrants to local jurisdictions civil-ians are trained to respond toemergencies or assist emergencyresponders arriving on the scene.All training and equipment is pro-vided free of charge to the CERTparticipant.

This year CERTCon 2013 willhost teams from Alexandria,Fairfax County and Fairfax City,

Arlington, Manassas and ManassasPark and Prince William County.Montgomery County and PrinceGeorge County team members willbe attending and other MarylandCERTs as far away as Baltimore areexpected. The District of Colum-bia is sending representatives fromtheir team in addition toGeorgetown University, AmericanUniversity and Gallaudet Univer-sity CERT team members.

If you are interested in partici-pating at CERTCon as an actor vic-tim or a rescuer, visit http://certcon2013.eventbrite.com, toregister.

To contact any of the FairfaxCounty CERT leadership, send theemail directly [email protected].

Mike PiccioneFairfax County CERT team

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Joe and John McGillicuddy, sonsof Bernie and Hugh McGillicuddy ofFairfax, are students at Louisburg Col-lege and first place winners in theEmerging Business Issues category atthe state Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) busi-ness fraternity conference, held April11-13 in Charlotte, N.C. Joe also placedthird in the Sales Presentation category,and John placed fourth in the Im-promptu Speaking category. John is alsothe recipient of Louisburg College’s2013 Outstanding Student Athleteaward.

After graduating from Louisburg Col-lege this coming May, Joe will attendElon University, and John will attendHigh Point University.

William Ballard, of Fairfax, son ofAissa and Christopher Ballard, is on theFurman University dean’s list for the2013 spring semester. Furman’s dean’slist is composed of full-time undergradu-ate students who earn a grade pointaverage of 3.4 or higher on a four-pointsystem.

Stephen Tapp from Centreville, a2012 graduate of WT Woodson HS inFairfax, attended Vermont Academy inSaxtons River, Vt., 2012-2013 as a postgraduate player where he played QBand WR, and was voted team captain byhis teammates. Tapp was named Ever-green Football League HonorableMention at QB & WR for the 2012 Sea-son. He will be attending the Universityof Richmond as a preferred walk-onATH this fall.


Demand Drives Northern Virginia MarketReal Estate Focus

said Gary Thomas, president of the Na-tional Association of Realtors.

“The issue now is pent-up demand andstrong growth in the number of households,with buyer traffic 29 percent above a yearago," Thomas said.

Lawrence Yun, chief economist for theNational Association of Realtors, said ex-isting-home sales are at the highest levelsince November 2009, when the marketjumped to 5.44 million as buyers took ad-vantage of tax stimulus.

Sales have stayed above year-ago levelsfor 23 months, while the national medianprice shows 15 consecutive months of year-over-year increases.

“The housing numbers are overwhelm-ingly positive, especially in markets such asNorthern Virginia, where employment isstrong," Yun said.

New ConstructionKey Indicator ofHousing Rebound

Adding to the good news about the hous-ing market is the increasing number of infilldevelopments and new construction, “hous-ing starts," in Fairfax County. According toreal estate economists, housing starts areone of the leading predictors of overall eco-nomic stability and growth.

A June 6 report released by Metrostudy,a national housing data and consulting firm,reports that housing starts are up sharplyin Fairfax County: This year, there were 386starts in the first quarter of 2013 comparedto 143 in the in the first quarter of 2012, a170 percent increase.

In addition to housing starts, almost ev-ery other housing indicator has trended upfrom May 2012 to May 2013 in FairfaxCounty, according to Real Estate BuildingIntelligence (RBI)—a company that ana-lyzes market trends and statistics from theMultiple Listing Service.

In Fairfax County in the past year:❖ The total volume of homes sold jumped

32 percent, from $729 million to more than$950 million.

❖ The average price for a home increasednearly 10 percent, from $469,000 to nearly$550,000.

❖ Average days on market dropped asteep 30 percent from 39 days to 27 days.

❖ New “under contracts jumped 31.56percent, from 450 to 592.

'Buy Land. TheyAren’t MakingAnymore.'

This famous quote could not be more aptfor Fairfax County.

In the past decade, while new housingdevelopments were being built in PrinceWilliam and Loudoun counties, FairfaxCounty was pretty much built out. If buy-

adage that in real estate it’s all about ‘loca-tion, location, location,’ as it’s tough to finda better Northern Virginia location than thecharming and convenient town of Oakton,"said Lauri Chastain, vice president of mar-keting for Stanley Martin.

Within weeks of news about the newOakton East, there were more than 300people on the “wait list for the homes thatrange in price from $600,000 to nearly$800,000.

Targeting empty-nesters who are lookingfor less square footage and less yard, butlarger than the typical townhome, OaktonEast offers 3,700-3,800 square feet of fin-ished living space, a two-car garage andgourmet kitchens.

The homes “look and feel like single fam-ily homes—minus the yard work," Chastainsaid.

“Oakton is one of the premiere areas forbrand new construction. Buyers prefer newhomes over resale, but they are not easy tofind," Realtor Pat Stack said.

MetroWest in Fairfax, a Pulte develop-ment, is one of the largest luxurytownhome, condominium and apartmentcommunities in Fairfax County, with a totalof 2,248 residential units slated for devel-opment on 56 acres near the Vienna/FairfaxMetro.

In addition, plans call for 300,000-plussquare feet of office space and 125,000square feet of retail, service, institutionaland governmental space. MetroWest willalso feature community parks, courtyards,a rec center and at least 30 percent will bepreserved as green space. Sales of the$600,000 and up homes have been brisk.

While townhomes, condos and apart-ments are typical for infill developments—both because of their small footprint andthe higher price per square foot builders cancharge—there are several new single-fam-ily infill developments in the county.

Local developer John Sekas has createdOakcrest Farms, located off Hunter MillRoad near Vale Road, a development ofseven high-end single-family homes sellingfor more than $1.5 million with at least5,000 square feet.

The development is embedded in theoriginal Oakcrest Farms community, whichhas 54 colonial-style homes built in the1980s. Construction began last year, andalready four of the seven homes are sold.

Grant Johnson, a real estate broker forSekas, said he has seen two types of buyersfor the homes, which feature gourmet kitch-ens, stone fireplaces and two-story familyrooms, and optional media rooms.

“We have transfers, who are coming herefor the high-paying tech jobs, and buyerswho live in the area who want to move up,"Johnson said. “This is an attractive location.The schools are great, we’re near Wolf Trapand Tysons, and people like it here and don’twant to leave."

Builders Are Optimistic“Builders, I think they are as clued into

ers wanted a newly-built home, they hadto tear down an old one.

While land is still at a premium in FairfaxCounty, new infill developments have beenspringing up in unlikely areas such asVienna, Oakton,Burke and the Cityof Fairfax.

“Demand forhousing is up, andso are develop-ment applica-tions," said Super-visor John Cook( R - B r a d d o c k ) ,who noticed thetrend last year andformed a land usedevelopment advi-sory committee in his district in responseto the rise in applications.

“Fairfax County is pretty much ‘built out’and infill projects are more challenging toexecute," Cook said.

Any existing pockets of land are small,and homes are often shoehorned into tight

spaces, and sometimes squeezed into exist-ing neighborhoods. Storm water, setback,density, parking and other zoning issuesbecome more challenging for builders.

“So, we are seeing more going on, butthey are usuallyvery difficultprojects," Cooksaid.

Difficult, yes, butnot impossible.The persistent de-mand for brandnew housing,coupled with buy-ers willing tospend, has spurredhigh-end builderssuch as Pulte and

Stanley Martin to create luxury townhomesand condominiums project throughout thecounty.

In January, Stanley Martin Homes an-nounced the opening of 35 luxurytownhomes in Oakton.

“Stanley Martin is reaffirming the old

Local developer John Sekas created Oakcrest Farms, an “ensemble of sevenhigh-end single-family homes selling for more than $1.5 million with atleast 5,000 square feet." The development is embedded in the originalOakcrest Farms community, which has 54 colonial-style homes built in the1980s. Located off Hunter Mill Road between Vale Road and Route 123, thedevelopment has sold four of the seven homes, which feature gourmetkitchens, stone fireplaces and two-story family rooms, and optional mediarooms. For more information, go to www.sekashomes.com.

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“The housing numbers areoverwhelmingly positive,especially in markets suchas Northern Virginia, whereemployment is strong.—Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the

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Burke9831 Pebble Weigh Ct.......$439,000....Sun 1-4............Betty Desourdis .................Redfin ..703-403-45525964 Powells Landing Rd..$410,000....Sun 1-4..............Connie Forbes.....Long & Foster ..703-451-5818

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the market as the rest of us. There is moreconfidence in the economy locally than we’veseen in the past several years," said Stack.

A gauge of confidence among home buildersjumped in June, hitting the highest level since2006, according to data released June 17.

The National Association of Home Build-ers/Wells Fargo housing-market index rose to52 in June—the first time the index hasreached above a key reading of 50 since2006—from 44 in May. Readings above 50signal that builders, generally, are optimisticabout sales trends.

“Builders are seeing better market condi-tions as demand for new homes increases,"said Rick Judson, NAHB’s chairman in thenews release. “With the low inventory of ex-isting homes, an increasing number of buy-ers are gravitating toward new homes."

That confidence doesn’t surprise GeraldGordon, president and CEO of the FairfaxCounty Economic Development Authority(FCEDA).

“The economic base of Fairfax County hasbeen sufficiently diversified over the years thatdeclining revenues in federal contracting willnot be devastating to the economy as a whole,"Gordon said. “Corporate additions to FairfaxCounty in recent years give us balance."

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NAI KLNB, in conjunction with C-III Realty Services, has brokered the sale 7200Fullerton Road, a 79,000 square foot warehouse building located in the Springfieldsubmarket of Fairfax County for $5.5 million. Chris Kubler, Marc Tasker and RyanMoody of NAI KLNBand Linda Simpson of C-III Realty Services represented theseller, C-III Asset Management, LLC whilethe buyer, a limited liability corporationof Curtis Investments was self-represented.

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Cecilia Hodges, Administrative Vice President and Senior Group Manager ofReal Estate for M&T Bank, has been elected to serve on the Easter Seals Board ofDirectors. Hodges, of Fairfax, oversees the real estate group for M&T’s NorthernVirginia and Central Virginia markets. With more than 25 years of experience inthe real estate industry, she is responsible for residential land acquisition, devel-opment and construction lending to homebuilder clients in addition to commercialreal estate construction and permanent loans for commercial developers. Hodgescurrently serves on the boards of Home Aid Northern Virginia and Women GivingBack. She has previously been a board member of the Northern Virginia BuildingIndustry Association, the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association,Homebuilder’s Care and the Downtown Jaycees. She serves on M&T’s CharitableFoundation committee and has chaired the bank’s United Way fundraising cam-paign in past years.

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The Mystical Arts of Tibet event gives a live exhibition ofelaborate Peace Mandala sand painting and perfor-mances of related music, dance, and lectures July 23-28at Unity of Fairfax Church.

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THURSDAY/JUNE 27An Evening With Elliot Abrams.

7:30 p.m, at the Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia, 8900Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Jointhe community for an evening ofdiscussion about the Israeli-Palestinian relationship during thecritical years under President GeorgeW. Bush. $5. 703-323-0880,[email protected] or www.jccnv.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 28The Hot Seats. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at

Royal Lake Park, 5344 GainsboroughDrive, Fairfax. The Hot Seatsspecialize in unearthing andinventing traditional music andtwisting it into new styles.www.thehotseats.net.

SUNDAY/JUNE 30Book Release and Teaching. 2-4

p.m., at Guhyasamaja BuddhistCenter, 10875 Main St. Unit 108,Fairfax. The Tibetan Buddhist Centerproviding education and meditationinstruction to the community hostsvisiting teacher Venerable GyumedKhensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa forthe release of his first book in English,from which will give a teaching.www.guhyasamaja.org/calendar.html.

MONDAY-SATURDAY/JULY 1-6

Gainsborough Drive, Fairfax. FolsomPrisoners is a full time classic countryand honky-tonk band.www.folsomprisoners.com.

THURSDAY/JULY 11The United States Air Force Concert

Band w/ Singing Sergeants. 5-6:30 p.m., at Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Remaining true to the Air Force’spioneering spirit, the Concert Band hasestablished an international reputationas a champion of new works for band,with dozens of world premieres to itscredit. www.usafband.af.mil.

FRIDAY/JULY 12Town Mountain. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at

Royal Lake Park, 5344 GainsboroughDrive, Fairfax. Featuring originalbluegrass and roots country,Asheville, N.C.’s Bluegrass BandTown Mountain released their fourthalbum, “Leave the Bottle,” inSeptember 2012. townmountain.net.

SATURDAY/JULY 13Obon Festival. 5:30-9 p.m., at 6500

Lakehaven Lane, Fairfax Station.Learn about Japanese and Buddhistculture through traditional dances,art, and food. http://www.ekoji.org/obon-festival-and-memorial-service-july-14-15-2012/.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/JULY 15-19Audition Boot Camp/Intro to

Musical Theatre. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.musical, 3-5 p.m. audition camp,Robinson Secondary School, 5035Sideburn Road, Fairfax. Campers areequipped to prepare more confidentand successful auditions; or, in thelonger program, youth can learn thebasical of musical theatre.www.RobinsonDrama.org.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 17-SUNDAY/JULY 21Cirque du Soleil’s “Quidam.” 7:30

p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 1 and 5p.m. Sunday; 3:30 p.m. Saturday, atthe Patriot Center, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Young Zoé is bored;her parents, distant and apathetic,ignore her. Her life has lost allmeaning. Seeking and searching, sheslides into an imaginary world whereshe meets characters who encourageher. $32-$115. 1-800-745-3000,www.cirquedusoleil.com/quidam orwww.ticketmaster.com.

THURSDAY/JULY 18King Soul. 5-6:30 p.m., Fairfax County

Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.King Soul brings you real SouthernSoul, featuring original songs, grittyvocals, a slamming horn section anddriving rhythms. kingsoulband.com.

FRIDAY/JULY 19Bachata-VIP. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Royal

Lake Park, 5344 Gainsborough Drive,Fairfax. Bachata is a popular form oflatin dance and a romantic style ofmusic that can trace its origins to therural areas of the DominicanRepublic. www.bachata-vip.com.

TUESDAY/JULY 23-SUNDAY/JULY 28Mystical Arts of Tibet. Various times,

at Unity of Fairfax Church, 2854Hunter Mill Road Oakton. TheMystical Arts of Tibet troupeconducts a live exhibition of anelaborate Peace Mandala sandpainting and provides related music,dance, lectures, multiphonic singingand promotion of healing throughperforming art, as endorsed by theDalai Lama as a means of promotingworld peace. $0-$20. http://www.unityoffairfax.org/auspicious-event.

THURSDAY/JULY 25Emily Hearns. 5-6:30 p.m., Fairfax

County Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Emily Hearn, a 21-year-old singer/songwriter currently based out ofAthens, Ga. with charming,lighthearted melodies.www.emilyhearn.com.

FRIDAY/JULY 26Tom Principato. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at

Royal Lake Park, 5344 GainsboroughDrive, Fairfax. Tom has been playingaround the globe performing dozensof blues hits and making musicenjoyed by fans everywhere.www.tomprincipato.com. Monday-Friday/July 29-Aug. 9

Stage Door Camp. 9:30 a.m.-3:30p.m., at Robinson Secondary School,5035 Sideburn Road, Fairfax. Anacting camp for youth; signup inJune. www.RobinsonDrama.org.

THURSDAY/AUG. 1Little Red & The Renegades. 5-6:30

p.m., Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. Little Red isAmerican music, with a heavyemphasis on zydeco and Cajun.www.littleredandtherenegades.com.

To have community events listed, sendto [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416 with questions. Thedeadline for submissions is the Friday priorto publication; we recommend submittingyour event two weeks ahead of time. To seemore entertainment events, go to:www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2013/may/22/fairfax-county-calendar/.

Robinson DramaCurtain CallCamp. 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4p.m., at RobinsonSecondary School,5035 SideburnRoad, Fairfax. Thechildren’sactivities arecentered; lunchprogram offered;signup in June.RobinsonDrama.org.

Fun in theTheatre. 9 a.m.-4p.m., RobinsonSecondary School,5035 SideburnRoad, Fairfax.Camperscollaborate onboth scripted anddevisedperformances.RobinsonDrama.org.

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IndependenceDay Parade. 10a.m.-noon., atFairfax HistoricDistrict, 10455Armstrong St.,Fairfax. CelebrateIndependence Dayin downtownFairfax with aparade andfireworks laterduring theevening. http://www.fairfaxva.gov/specialevents/idc/dayparade.asp.

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Walking TallNick Balenger, paralyzed after aswimming accident, walks at the LakeBraddock graduation ceremony.

Lake Braddock PrincipalDavid Thomas congratulatesNick Balenger on the stageat GMU’s Patriot Center onWednesday, June 19.

(Back row): Nurse’s aide Saint Kankam, grandmotherNadine Balenger, dad Steve Balenger, grandmotherRejane Quirion, and mom Sylvie Balenger with NickBalenger (front row) after Lake Braddock’s graduationceremony at the GMU Patriot Center.

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Every Lake Braddock se-nior who walked acrossthe George Mason Uni-versity Patriot Center

stage for a diploma received ap-plause and praise for 12 years ofhard work.

But only one student received astanding ovation for simply walk-ing.

Nick Balenger, a pitcher for theLake Braddock Bruins baseballteam, was paralyzed in a divingaccident in Hawaii last summer.His doctors told him he mightnever walk again.

Balenger was determined toprove them wrong.

On Wednesday, June 19, in frontof nearly 700 classmates and theirfamilies, Balenger did just that.

Leaning forward in his wheel-chair throughout the ceremony,Balenger was focused and a littlenervous as he waited for theawarding of the diplomas. Whenhis row was called, he stood upwith the help of a walker and tookabout 50 steps up the ramp to thestage where he waited for hisname to be called.

When it was, he walked acrossthe stage and accepted his highschool diploma. For the first timethat morning, the Burke teensmiled. Switching to a cane, hebegan walking down the steps of

the stage, and the crowd came toits feet in a thunderous standingovation.

“I feel great, very relieved,”Balenger said after sitting backdown. “I was kind of nervous, butI practiced this morning. This hasbeen my goal, to walk across thestage on graduation day. I’m justglad it’s over.”

“It was so emotional to see himwalking again. Everyone is soproud of him,” said Debra Brown,a student counselor at the school,as classmates gathered aroundBalenger.

“He is a force of nature,” saidneighbor Chris Bachman. “Wewere all cheering for him.”

“He has worked so incrediblyhard to get to this point,” saidSylvie, Balenger’s mother. “It wasquite a sight to see him walkingacross that stage to get his di-ploma.”

FOR THE PAST 11 MONTHS,Balenger has spent every daypushing himself to move. Everytime he felt a sensation in his fin-gers, his hands or his feet, hedoubled and tripled his “repeti-tions” in physical therapy to makecertain he would not regress.

“My doctors thought I probablywouldn’t be able to move my legs,let alone walk, but I did not wantto be one of the patients who couldnot get out of the wheelchair. So Ijust kept moving,” Balenger said.

Balenger said he plans to attendJames Madison University, hisfather’s alma mater, next fall, af-ter another year of intense physi-cal rehab.

Last June, Balenger was activelyrecruited by many colleges as astar athlete, and he was lookingforward to a “dream” summer. Apitcher for the Lake Braddock Bru-ins baseball team, Balenger wasecstatic when the team won theirfirst baseball state championship.

He said he was looking forwardto spending an “awesome” summervacation with his family on the is-land of Maui, where he was born.

But on July 25, 2012, his firstday in Hawaii, his vacation took atragic turn: Balenger dove into awave and broke his neck in twoplaces. The accident left him para-lyzed from the neck down.

“I was pulled out of the waterby my dad. In an instant, [every-thing] was ripped away. Most ofmy family was 6,000 miles away,my baseball career was over, thechances of me walking again werenext to none and school was theleast of my worries. I thought mylife was over,” Balenger has said.

On July 31, 2012, Balengerspent his 17th birthday in the samehospital where his life began.

After two surgeries to stabilizeand fuse his spine, Balenger spent19 days in an ICU on Maui, and 67days as an inpatient at a rehabili-tation hospital in Washington, D.C.

Two-and-a-half months after hisaccident, Balenger took his firsttentative steps. Two months afterthat, he began moving around hishouse, walking hundreds of stepsin therapy and he began to walk

up stairs.“Doctors have been amazed at

his progress,” said Steve Balenger,Nick’s father. “We see his progressa little bit every day, but when thedoctors see him, after three or fourweeks, they can’t believe how farhe’s come. This kid works his buttoff. He inspires me.”

BALENGER ALSO INSPIREDHIS CLASSMATES. Throughouthis senior year at Lake Braddock,he used a wheelchair to navigatethe halls, so most of his classmatesdid not know he was determinedto walk again.

“It was so awesome to see himwalk across that stage,” said

graduating senior Lynne Baker.In her honor graduate address,

student Sophie Chase, who isheaded to Stanford University inthe fall, talked about the strength,kindness and humility that werehallmarks of the Class of 2013.

“You have continually inspiredme and I always loved coming toschool. We’ve learned so much to-gether. I know a student whoplayed baseball, and I know he willplay baseball again,” Chase said.

She ended her remarks with aline from the popular teen film“The Perks of Being a Wallflower,”a line that could easily apply toBalenger.

“In this moment, we are infinite.”

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Lake Braddock GraduatesDiscuss: Where are you goingnext and where do you seeyourself in 10 years?

—Jasmine Kang

Bridget Marcinkowski, Burke“I’m going to Virginia Tech and I

just got accepted into the LeadershipProgram. I plan to major in biologyand minor in leadership and plan togo to med school. From there, I wantto become a research doctor andstudy cancer research.”

Austin Wolfe, Burke“I’m headed to Michigan Stateon an Army ROTC scholarship,so in 10 years, I can see myself

in the Army.”

Chloe Shoemaker, Burke “I’m going to NoVa and will

hopefully become a vet.”

Haram Yoon, Springfield“I’m going to UVA and I

have no idea.”

Julian Olive, Burke “I’m going to Marymount

Manhattan College. In 10years, I see myself in the cityworking in media or enter-tainment.”

Max Weber, Springfield“I’m headed to LSU and I

see myself as being anengineer.”


SportsSports Roundups

Register Early forSenior Olympics

Online registration opens July 1 forthe 2013 Northern Virginia SeniorOlympics. Participants can registeronline at www.nvso.us or by mail tocompete in more than 50 events thatwill take place Sept. 7-19 at 17 differ-ent venues throughout Northern Vir-ginia. Registration forms are availableat senior centers, community centersand senior residences or by calling703-228-4721. Deadline to register isAug. 23 by mail or Aug. 30 online.

Adults 50 years of age by Dec. 30,2013, residing in a sponsoring juris-diction, are eligible to compete. Thefee is $12, which covers multipleevents. Most events are divided intoage categories and some by gender.Winners will be awarded gold, silverand bronze medals after each event.

Events include badminton, volley-ball, cycling, track and field, swim-ming, diving, tennis, table tennis, golf,miniature golf, 10 pin bowling, Wiibowling, pickleball, bocce, racquetball,scrabble, cribbage, duplicate bridge,bunco, horseshoes, men’s 3-on-3 bas-ketball, men’s and women’s basketballfree throw, team line dancing, yo-yotricks, eight-ball pool, Frisbee throwand softball hit and throw and Mexi-can Train dominoes. New this year arehandball and rowing.

NVSO is sponsored by the cities ofAlexandria, Fairfax and Falls Churchand the counties of Arlington, Fairfax,Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince Will-iam.

Oakton High SchoolWins Wells FargoCup for Athletics

Oakton High School has won its firstWells Fargo Cup for Athletics, awardedby the Virginia High School League(VHSL) for excellence in athletics, forGroup AAA for the 2012-13 schoolyear.

The Wells Fargo Cup is awarded tothe school in each of the three VHSLgroup classifications with the bestoverall record in VHSL state-levelcompetition in 27 sports.

Oakton athletes scored a total of405 points to capture the Group AAAcrown. Strong finishes in boys soccer,girls tennis, baseball, boys outdoortrack, girls and boys swimming, andgirls indoor track helped the team wintop honors. The school also won theClaudia Dodson Sportsmanship, Eth-ics, and Integrity Award.

Other Fairfax County public schoolsfinishing in the top 20 were ChantillyHigh School in fourth place, MadisonHigh School in eighth place, LakeBraddock Secondary School in ninthplace, Robinson Secondary School in17th place, Westfield High School in18th place, and Langley High Schoolin 20th place.

Lake Braddock Grad RodiHeaded to Hillsdale CollegeRodi helped lead LakeBraddock to back-to-back appearances inthe Patriot Districtchampionship match.

Former Lake Braddock volleyball player Kyra Rodi, right, will attendHillsdale College in Michigan.

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tions during her career, staring as an out-side hitter during her freshman season be-fore moving to middle blocker and eventu-ally settling on a combination of setter andopposite hitter.

Rodi helped lead Lake Braddock to back-to-back appearances in the Patriot Districtchampionship match. The Bruins won thedistrict title in 2010 and finished runner-up in 2011. Former Lake Braddock volley-ball coach Mike Clark said there’s more toRodi than her talent.

“Everybody wants to talk to me about howgreat of a volleyball player [Rodi] is,” Clarksaid prior to the 2011 season. “I don’t care.She’s, like, the best person I’ve ever beenaround. I’ve learned so much from just be-ing around her. She always takes the leadin things [and] she wants to learn. Eventhough she’s the best player out here, shewants to learn more than anybody elsedoes.”

Rodi, who stands 6 feet 2, finished herLake Braddock career as a three-time first-team all-Patriot District selection, and athree-time all-Northern Region performer,including first-team honors as a sophomoreand a junior. Rodi will attend Hillsdale Col-lege, a Division II school in Michigan, whereshe will play volleyball in the fall. Rodi saidshe will be used primarily as a setter. Sheplans to study biology, with a focus on mo-lecular/cellular bio, and minor in French.

Rodi took part in a Q and A with The Con-nection via email.

Connection: What made Hillsdale theright fit for you?

Rodi: “It’s cool how many reasons I couldlist here. First of all, Hillsdale is an excel-lent academic school, which is one of themost important things about getting a col-lege education. I knew for a while that Iwanted to go to a small school, because Ilove the idea of being close with not onlymy classmates but my professors, as well.The volleyball program there is also out-standing, not only in terms of how they fin-ish in the NCAAs (Sweet Sixteen this yearwith seven freshmen, Final Four the yearbefore), but how they run the program andthe values that they put the emphasis on —

hard work, team, sportsmanship, dedication— all those things that I try to be when Ipractice and play. And it’s funny — beingon the campus and with the team, the littlethings there showed me how perfect of afit is for me, from the players to countrymusic, and it just felt so right and natural.”

Connection: Any word on playing timeas a freshman?

Rodi: “As a freshman, I don’t expect toget playing time right off the bat, as I willbe learning to set such a fast offense, buthopefully through the year I will see somecourt time. It all depends though on how Iprogress as a setter.”

Connection: Did you receive a scholar-ship? If so, what kind? Was it a full or par-tial?

Rodi: “I did receive a full ride, and it’s acombination of academic money (I am aNational Merit Scholar Finalist), athleticmoney, and an outside endowed scholar-ship. Hillsdale has a wonderful number ofscholarships for all different interests andactivities.”

Connection: What is your favoritememory of playing volleyball at LakeBraddock?

Rodi: “Apart from all the fun times andjokes I’ve had with Lake Braddock volley-ball, a couple of things stand out especiallyfor me. Freshman year, we playedAnnandale High School in the districtquarterfinals, and it was a big game for us,as we had lost to them the week before. Itwas going into that game that Coach Mikegave us a pep talk, and he said somethinglike, ‘this will be a game you won’t forget,’and even though we’ve grown so much,that’s one of the games that I’ll rememberfor a while.

“Another memory is the run we went onat the end of my sophomore year, and win-ning districts as the fifth seed, surpassingeveryone’s expectations as the underdogs.Junior year, I have two that really standout. First of all, we had four returning girls,and were told we would [stink], and thenstarted off the year 16-0. That was reallycool to prove everyone wrong again. Myother favorite memory that year was thefourth game of the district finals — com-ing back from a 17-9 deficit to win thatset. Those were probably … the most in-tense, fun, and best 20 points I’ve everplayed.”

Connection: What are you most look-ing forward to about the transition fromhigh school to college?

Rodi: “In terms of volleyball, I am solooking forward to the next level of thegame — the speed of the game at college isso much faster and the play so muchsharper, it makes it so much more fun. Interms of being a college student, I can’t waitfor the freedom and independence I get, andI’m excited to be able to go to school withmy best friends.”

Connection: At what age did you startplaying volleyball? Did you imagine you’done day play it in college?

Rodi: “I started playing volleyball in sev-enth grade, so at the age of 12. When I waslittle, I imagined playing in college, but thatwasn’t the goal for a while. [The goal] wasto love playing and become the best I couldbecome. It’s funny though, I remember tell-ing multiple people that I would never in amillion years become a setter, that’s howbad I was at the beginning.”

— Jon Roetman

Burke Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman



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