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Elizabeth Banks, a recent graduate ofRobinson Secondary School, is pre-sented the award for Braddock DistrictYoung Person of the Year at the annualBest of Braddock Awards on July 9. Del.Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) and SupervisorJohn Cook (R-Braddock District) standbehind her.

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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 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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Thank you to the 2014 LBSS PTSA All Night Grad Party Supporters!The Lake Braddock Senior Class of 2014 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 23rd, 2014, 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.


By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

From 10-year-old Rohil Bhinge,who helped raise funds to complete a handicap accessible playground, to Norma Heck, who was

one of the first five homeowners of NorthSpringfield in 1955, the Braddock Districtis full of exceptional citizens.

These citizens were honored at the Bestof Braddock Awards on July 9, hosted byBraddock District Supervisor John Cook andthe Braddock District Council.

“It’s our people that make Fairfax Countygreat,” Cook said. “Our community wouldn’tbe the place it is without folks stepping up.”

The annual awards honor those who con-tribute their service and skills in theBraddock District. Award winners includedstudents, community organizations andhomeowners who are working to make lifebetter in the area.

“We’re fortunate in Fairfax County. Noteverywhere in the country, state or evenNorthern Virginia has the culture of vol-unteering like we do in Fairfax County,”Cook said. “It really makes Fairfax standout.”

The categories for the awards includedthe Special Recognition Award, Club orOrganization Making a Difference inBraddock District, Most Can-Do Local Pub-lic Employee in Braddock District, Neigh-borhood Enhancement or Beautification bya Homeowner in the Braddock District,Neighborhood Enhancement of Beautifica-tion by a Community, Braddock District Citi-zen of the Year, and Braddock District YoungPerson of the Year.

“The awards are a great opportunity tocelebrate the phenomenal work done bycitizens of the district,” Cook said. “Their

Celebrating the ‘Best of Braddock’Braddock Districtresidents honored forservice.

efforts and dedication have helped our com-munity thrive, and we cannot let that gounrecognized.”

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) and Del.Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) also spoke at theawards ceremony, and thanked theawardees for their service.

“I honestly think local government is themost important and noble form of govern-ment, because it’s the most successful,”Connolly said. “In Fairfax, we have a reallyeffective government. It really does work.There’s a reason we were voted a few yearsago the best managed county in the state.”

Rohil Bhinge, a student at Mosby WoodsElementary School, received the SpecialRecognition Award for his work to raisefunds for Chessie’s Big Backyard at the LeeDistrict Park.

Paula and David McKinley of Olde Forge/Surrey Square received the award forNeighborhood Enhancement or Beautifica-tion by a Homeowner.

The award for Neighborhood Enhance-ment or Beautification by a Communitywent to Greg Sykes of Kings Park West.Braddock District Young Person of the Yearwent to Elizabeth Banks, and the award forClub or Organization Making a Differencein the Braddock District went to the DavidR. Pinn Center.

“I love the involvement of the commu-nity in Fairfax County,” said Julie Tahan,

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Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11),and Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock District) speak atthe annual Best of Braddock Awards on July 9, honoringexceptional citizens in the community.

Best of Braddock WinnersThe 2014 Best of Braddock award winners are:ºº*Neighborhood Enhancement or Beautification by a Homeowner - Paula and David McKinley,

Olde Forge/Surrey Square*Neighborhood Enhancement or Beautification by a Community — Greg Sykes, Kings Park West*Most Can-Do Local Employee Working in the Braddock District — Julie Tahan, Lake Accotink

Park Supervisor*Club or Organization Making a Difference in the Braddock District — The David R. Pinn Cen-

ter with special recognition of Sarah Tinsley*Special Recognition Award — Rohil Bhinge, Mosby Woods Elementary School*Braddock District Young Person of the Year — Elizabeth Banks, Robinson Secondary School*Braddock District Citizen of the Year — Norma Heck, North Springfieldºº

park supervisor at Lake Accotink Park whowon the award for Most Can-Do PublicEmployee in Braddock District.

The awardees expressed their thanks andappreciation for living in the Braddock Dis-trict.

“I’ve loved every minute of living in thiscommunity,” said Norma Heck, who wonthe award of Braddock District Citizen ofthe Year.

Braddock District Citizen of the Year Norma Heckgreets Supervisor Cook after receiving her awardat the annual Best of Braddock Awards on July 9.

From left: Ned Barnes, Julie Tahan, David McKinley, Paula McKinley,Rohil Binge, Greg Sykes, Norma Heck, Eileen Filler-Corn, ElizabethBanks, Cliff Keenan, and John Cook gather at the annual Best ofBraddock Awards on July 9.

Paula and David McKinley receive the award for Neighborhood Enhance-ment or Beautification by a Homeowner at the Best of Braddock Awardson July 9.

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Tonya Cox, who hasworked in Fairfax CountyPublic Schools for 23

years, began her role as principalof Laurel RidgeE l e m e n t a r ySchool in Fairfaxon July 1. Cox, al o n g - t i m eFairfax Countyresident, previ-ously worked inthe central officeof FairfaxCounty PublicSchools and as aprincipal atGunston El-e m e n t a r ySchool.

A graduate of

Groveton and West Potomac HighSchools, Cox said she is lookingforward to getting to know staffand students at the school this

year, and is ex-cited to be return-ing to a positionwhere she canimpact childrendirectly.

“Laurel Ridge isa great place. I’mlooking forwardto making con-nections with thestudents andteachers here,”Cox said.

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Congratulations to all of the OutstandingPrincipals listed below.They have been rated highest by our memberships in those schools

Fairfax County Federation of TeachersTeachers Care!

THANK YOU TO ALLOF OUR MEMBERS WHORETURNED THE SURVEY

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:Bonnie Glazewski(Oak View)

Jesse Kraft(Providence)

Michael Macrina(Island Creek)

Suzanne Montgomery(Laurel Hill)

Lindsay Trout(Terraset)

MIDDLE SCHOOL:Penny Gros (Glascow)

HIGH SCHOOLS:Teresa Johnson(Chantilly)

Nardos King(Mt. Vernon)

Michael Yohe(Falls Church)

Jeff Yost(Woodson)

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By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Tamara Derenak Kaufax(Lee District) and TedVelkoff (at-large) wereelected chairman and

vice chair of the Fairfax CountySchool Board on Thursday night,following an abstention from somemembers in the election of chair-man. Both will serve in their posi-tions for one year.

“Ms. Derenak Kaufax has servedthe Lee district well and is also ateam player for the greater goodacross the county,” said IlryongMoon (at-large), who served aschairman of the school board fortwo years. “One thing is forsure—she is not afraid to speakout.”

Fairfax School Board Elects Chairman, Vice ChairTamara DerenakKaufax and TedVelkoff elected tolead Board.

D e r e n a kKaufax is theowner ofAltamat Market-ing Solutionsand has been aschool boardmember sinceJanuary 2012.She is the parentof a sophomoreand a 2013graduate ofFairfax Countyschools.

D e r e n a kKaufax said theboard is onewith “many chal-lenges” but a lotof passion.

“I want us to be the best boardever. I will respect your opinions,as I think you know I have whileworking as the vice chair. I willwork to keep everyone informed-sometimes you may not like whatI say, but I will keep us movingforward in a strategic way,”Derenak Kaufax said at the meet-ing.

Dan Stork (Mount Vernon)nominated Sandy Evans as vicechair of the school board, while PatHynes (Hunter Mill) nominatedTed Velkoff for the position. Velkoffwon the position with seven votes.

“He thinks outside the box a lot,”Hynes said. “He’s also shown tre-mendous leadership on the bud-get.”

Velkoff hasalso served onthe schoolboard sinceJanuary 2012and was thisyear’s chair ofthe budgetcommi t tee .He is the par-ent of twoF a i r f a xC o u n t ygraduates andp r e v i o u s l yserved asC h a n t i l l yHigh School’sPTSA presi-dent and trea-surer.

“When I look back a year fromnow, what will I have seen? I wantto look back and see that in myrole here as vice chairman, thatI’ve helped to bring some balanceand have tried to build bridges torepresent fairly the views of every-body that’s on the board and tooffer my best advice to the chair-man and to the superintendent,

and communicate fairly andequally to everyone,” Velkoff said.

Kaufax was elected chairmanwith seven votes, while five mem-bers abstained from voting be-cause of what they explained wasa “brokered deal” for the positionof vice chair.

The same seven votes fromTamara Derenak Kaufax, PatHynes, Ryan McElveen, IllryongMoon, Kathy Smith, Jane Strauss,and Ted Velkoff gave Ted Velkoffthe majority as vice chair. SandyEvans, Megan McLaughlin, PattyReed, Elizabeth Schultz and DanStorck voted for Sandy Evans forvice chair.

Some school board memberssaid they didn’t know Velkoff wasrunning for vice chair until hoursbefore the vote.

“Until last night, Mrs. Smith wasthe other candidate for vice chair,and she withdrew. We were in a6-6 deadlock. We couldn’t breakit. At 3:30 this afternoon, I got aphone call from Mr. Velkoff sayingthat he was a candidate for vicechair,” said Elizabeth Schultz(Springfield).

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By Michael Lee Pope

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Washington is on the road tocreating a short-term fix forfunding the nation’s high-ways, kicking the can down

the road and handing the problem to thenext Congress. That means voters will havethe final say when they cast a ballot in thisyear’s hotly contested race for Senate, acontest that features three candidates withsharply different perspectives on how tohandle the $100 billion shortfall over thenext six years.

Democratic incumbent Mark Warner sup-ports public-private partnerships as a wayto raising new revenue, an approach thatincludes a bipartisan proposal to leverageprivate capital known as the Bridge Act.Republican challenger Ed Gillespie says rev-enues for roads could be raised from off-shore energy exploration, an approach thatRepublicans say Democratic PresidentBarack Obama has blocked. Libertarian can-didate Robert Sarvis says the federal gov-ernment should get out of the business offunding highways altogether, leaving therole of funding surface transportation to thestates.

“This is an issue that voters should careabout,” said Geoff Skelley, analyst with theUniversity of Virginia Center for Politics. “It’ssomething of daily importance that couldimpact voters directly, whereas it’s hardersometimes to draw a direct connection be-tween immigration policy or certain aspectsof health-care policy.”

One aspect of the debate all the candi-dates agree on is that revenues from thegas tax are on the decline, and as automo-biles become more efficient the governmentcontinues to receive less money. One solu-tion is to raise the gas tax, a proposal sup-ported by Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) andSen. Christ Murphy (D-Conn.). But neitherCorker nor Murphy are up for reelection thisyear. Gillespie opposes raising the gas tax,and a spokesman for Warner says he doesnot support the proposal currently beforeCongress to raise the gas tax.

“This is going to be a very big issue nextyear,” said Frank Shafroth, director of theCenter for State and Local Leadership atGeorge Mason University. “So it’s somethingvoters should consider when they go to the

OppositeSides ofthe RoadCandidates for Senatedivided on fundingVirginia roads.

polls in terms of what this means to the tax-payers of Virginia.”

THE HIGHWAY TRUST Fund was createdduring the Eisenhower administration in1956, when the Highway Revenue Act cre-ated a new tax of three cents per gallon. InJanuary 1983, Republican President RonaldReagan signed a bill that increased the gastax to nine cents a gallon. A few years later,Republican President George H.W. Bush in-creased it to 14 cents a gallon. Then Demo-cratic President Bill Clinton increased thegas tax to 18.4 cents a gallon, which re-mains the current rate. That brings in about$34 billion a year even though the currenttransportation bill includes about $50 bil-lion in infrastructure spending.

“Despite months of debate, lawmakershave failed to act,” said BlueGreen Allianceexecutive director Kim Glas in a writtenstatement. “The job market is steadily im-proving but the threat that Congress willlet the Highway Trust Fund go bankruptlooms large.”

Conservatives in Congress have ques-tioned the role the federal governmentshould play in surface transportation. Sen.Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced legisla-tion that would eliminate the 20 percent ofthe trust fund that is not spent on roads.And Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wants to createa fund for emergency transportationprojects paid for by repatriating overseascapital back to the United States. Libertar-ian candidate takes those arguments a stepfarther, saying the federal government

should get out of funding surface transpor-tation altogether.

“It just creates graft and corruption andinefficient use of resources,” said Sarvis.“The federal government should not bechanneling billions of dollars of taxpayersdollars through the federal bureaucracy tothe states.

THE TWO MAJOR party candidates bothbelieve that the gas tax is a dwindling sourceof revenue, and neither candidate supportsraising it. Instead, Warner and Gillespiehave seized on alternatives sources of rev-enue in a way that reveals something abouttheir priorities and legislative style. As gov-ernor, Warner supported public-private part-

“This is an issue that voters should care about. It’ssomething of daily importance that could impactvoters directly, whereas it’s harder sometimes todraw a direct connection between immigration policyor certain aspects of health-care policy.”

— Geoff Skelley,analyst with the University of Virginia Center for Politics

Ed Gillespie Robert Sarvis Sen. Mark Warner

nerships such as rail to Dulles. Now thathe’s in the Senate, he hopes to use his back-ground as a venture capitalist to forge asolution to the funding crunch facing thenation’s roads.

“We need to acknowledge that the cur-rent funding mechanism - the gas tax - is adeclining source of revenue, and that meanseveryone will have to bring some new ideasto the table,” said Kevin Hall, spokesmanfor Warner. “That should include Sen.Warner’s Bridge Act, a bipartisan proposalthat will leverage more private capital tojumpstart work building and modernizingour country’s infrastructure.”

On the Republican side, Gillespie re-sponded to a question about the HighwayTrust Fund by blasting Democrats for pre-siding over an economy when gas priceshave gone up so dramatically.

“We need to increase accountability inhow transportation funds are spent, givestates more say in spending decisions, andidentify a stream of revenue to fund ourtransportation infrastructure projects for thelong-term,” said Paul Logan, a spokesmanfor Gillespie. “One such revenue sourcecould be new revenues from offshore en-ergy exploration, which this administrationhas consistently blocked.”

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For the third year in a row, InovaFairfax Medical Campus has beenranked as the #1 Hospital in theWashington, D.C. metropolitanarea by U.S. News & World Report.Inova Fairfax also jumped inrankings to #2 in the state, andearned national recognition as#33 in the country in Gynecologyand #42 in Neonatology. The an-nual U.S. News Best Hospitalsrankings, now in their 25th year,recognize hospitals that excel intreating the most challenging pa-tients.

Inova Fairfax Hospital: Number One in D.C. Metro Area“Three years in a row as #1 is

an outstanding accomplishmentand we are proud of our hospital’sdedicated physicians and staff whoprovide the best of care to our pa-tients every day. I’d like to con-gratulate our staff, particularlywithin Inova Women’s andChildren’s for their impressiveand well-deserved nationalrankings,” said PatrickChristiansen, PhD, chief execu-tive officer, Inova Fairfax Medi-cal Campus.

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

also earned high-performingrankings in 11 specialties:

❖ Cancer❖ Cardiology and Heart Surgery❖ Diabetes and Endocrinology❖ Ear, Nose and Throat❖ Gastroenterology & GI Sur-

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News Best Children’s HospitalRankings, Inova Children’s Hospi-tal was named 42nd in the nationfor Neonatology.

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All five of Inova’s hospitals wererecognized again this year in thetop 15 best hospitals in the Wash-ington, DC, metropolitan area,and top 20 in Virginia. To learnmore about Inova Fairfax Medi-cal Campus, visitwww.inova.org/ifh.


Opinion

Virginia’s tax holiday on school sup-plies and clothing is Aug. 1-3, andit makes sense to take advantage ofthe savings, and to spread

the wealth around.During this three-day period, school

supplies selling for $20 or less per item,and clothing and footwear selling for $100 orless per item will be exempt from Virginia salestax. There are some items that do not qualify,for example digital school supplies. See http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ for more details.

When you are buying school supplies for yourfamily, buy extra to donate to local families

who are not able to afford to do the same.In Fairfax County, just under 50,000 students

are poor enough to qualify for free or reducedprice meals at school.

In Fairfax County, local nonprofits,Fairfax County Public Schools and cor-porate partners are collecting school

supplies and backpacks. Monetary donationsand backpacks are being accepted by eightlocal nonprofits and through local Apple andNorthwest Federal Credit Union Branches, aswell as online at http://collectforkids.org/do-nate/ through Sept. 2. Last year the drive pro-vided supplies for nearly 20,000 students. A

$10 cash donation goes a long way.Collect for Kids Program runs through Sept.

2. Monetary donations can be accepted anytime. Donate money at www.collectforkids.org.Donations of backpacks are also being acceptedat every Apple Federal Credit Union and North-west Federal Credit Union branch in FairfaxCounty and at any of the affiliate charitableorganizations, including Cornerstones, West-ern Fairfax Christian Ministries, Our DailyBread, Koinonia, United Community Ministriesand others.

For more, see the Collect for Kids website athttp://collectforkids.org.

Virginia’s tax holiday on school supplies is a good reminder to donatesupplies and dollars for children who need help arriving at school prepared.

Save a Little, Help Others Prepare for School

Editorial

By Stephen Gossin

I read your editorial [“Hurray for Full Day Mon-days”] in the July 10-16 Burke Connection withkeen interest. Even though I am retired after

42 years in elementary education, I still have pas-sion for education. I’m writing to make one minorpoint and one major point.

First, let me say that I totally agree with your pointthat it is time for a change. I completely disagree thatit was never a good idea. Let me explain.

Here’s the minor point. Monday was never a halfday for elementary students in Fairfax County. Whenthe early release was created, elementary schools inFairfax County kept the 30-hour week, the historicstandard throughout the country. When the proposalwas drafted and eventually accepted by the FairfaxCounty School Board and the Virginia Board of Edu-cation, Monday was a four-and-a-half-hour day andTuesday through Friday were six-and-a-half-hourdays. Tuesday through Friday were lengthened by 30minutes and the time “banked” so that the studentsleft 2 or 2.5 hours early on Monday. (The release onMonday was 2 hours in some schools and 2.5 hoursin others depending on Transportation.) This gaveelementary teachers a large block of planning time.

Here’s the major point. When the early release wascreated, elementary educators (teachers and princi-pals) saw the need for a longer block of planning,team meetings to plan, parent conferences, training,and staff meetings, to mention a few. When I came toFairfax County in 1967, I remember fondly going tomeetings on some Monday afternoons to learn aboutthe science kits that were coming to me, a new mathseries, a new reading series, and meetings aboutteaching history. These meetings were conducted byteachers who piloted the newly adopted book seriesand by specialists. In addition, it was recognized thatteachers needed to meet in teams. Teachers neededto meet with parents.

Over the ensuing years, the job of the elementaryteacher has become much more complicated and theneed for planning is critical. In some schools, theteachers keep their students all day and teach all sub-jects: language arts (reading, writing, speaking, spell-ing and vocabulary), math, science, and social stud-

ies. That consists of more than four preparations andthe expectation that language arts is infused through-out the other curriculum areas. In those schools, it isnecessary for teachers at the same grade level to meetand discuss how their students are performing oncommon assessments, what is working, and what isnot working. In other schools, teachers at a gradelevel split up the curriculum and teach one or twoareas. In those schools, it is critical for the team tomeet regularly and discuss the students they have incommon, what’s working, and what is not working.

Since retiring after 29 years as an elementary ad-ministrator (3 years as assistant principal and 26 yearsas the principal at five different elementary schools),I have regularly substituted as a teacher. Some of thesesub jobs have been long-term (2 weeks to 3,5months). I can’t emphasize enough how I used theblock of planning time on Monday to prepare for theweek or weeks ahead. In 1967, I had 5, half-hourplanning blocks during the school day and I hadMonday afternoon. Then and now, as a substituteteacher, I experienced the somewhat limited value ofthe half-hour time blocks. In elementary schools, theteachers accompany the students to their specialclasses (physical education and music to mention two)and wait until the specialist is ready for them. Wereturn before the time is expired so that the next groupdoes not have to wait. Teachers universally rely onthe longer Monday block. With the new proposal, theteachers will continue to have 10-plus hours of plan-ning time (they are not losing planning time), butthis planning time will be more of the shorter blocksas they lose the longer Monday block.

There is absolutely no doubt that elementary stu-dents spending more time in school is a good thing.However, most elementary educators agree that it isa good thing provided that the students spend thistime with their classroom teacher. Sadly, this is notpart of the proposal. The students are proposed tospend the extra time with people other than theirclassroom teacher.

Stephen Gossin served as principal at: Annandale Terrace,London Towne, Terra Centre, Canterbury Woods, and CherryRun; assistant principal at Kings Park School; and taught atBurke School and Laurel Ridge. He is a long-time resident ofBurke.

Time for Change, but TeachersWill Miss Monday Planning

More Sleep As aSmokescreenTo the Editor:

There is no doubt that moresleep is healthier. That is commonsense. The real mental disorder isspending money that the schoolcan’t afford. Spending money totell us this ground breaking newsthat more sleep is a good thing.When it is simply a cover up.

The funny thing is that theyspeak of science and facts yethave no facts that children will goto bed at the same time in orderto benefit from the later start.None! This is hopes and wisheswhich don’t come true, a liberalstandard.

Most of the school board mem-bers are placing a smoke screenin front of the community to pre-tend they have done somethingpositive in the last four years.There is an election coming upnext year. They are covering upthe fact that test scores are downand the Hispanic children are thebiggest losers. Hispanics score thelowest in SOL tests in math, read-ing, writing, science and U.S. His-tory. Hispanics have a high schooldrop out rate that is six timeshigher than average. This is won-derful Fairfax County! Wonderfulit is not.

The lack of performance fromthe liberal “Class of 2011” schoolboard members is an embarrass-ment. Placing “sleep” as an impor-tant issue in front of the commu-nity is really covering a nightmarefuture that is being placed uponthe Hispanic community and thefuture of Fairfax County.

Fredy Burgos2013 Candidate House of

Delegates. District 41

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Eight Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) graduatesfrom the class of 2014 have

been named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the Na-tional Merit Scholarship Corpora-tion (NMSC).

Recipients of college-sponsoredscholarships from the NMSC, withtheir probable career fields in pa-rentheses, are:

❖ Celia Islam of Vienna,Marshall High School (medicine),National Merit George WashingtonUniversity Scholarship.

❖ Brian Clark of Burke, ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology (TJHSST) (engi-neering), National Merit CaseWestern Reserve University Schol-arship.

❖ Adam Friedman of Fairfax,TJHSST (environmental science),National Merit Emory UniversityScholarship.

❖ Nicholas Jones of Round Hill,TJHSST (aerospace engineering),

National Merit University of Cen-tral Florida Scholarship.

❖ Thomas Lunn of PotomacFalls, TJHSST (international rela-tions), National Merit BowdoinCollege Scholarship.

❖ Timothy Ruiter of Centreville,TJHSST (biomedical engineering),National Merit University of Geor-gia Scholarship.

❖ Vishal Talasani of Alexandria,TJHSST (economics), NationalMerit University of Chicago Schol-arship.

❖ Tony Xiao of Herndon,TJHSST (film production), Na-tional Merit Vanderbilt UniversityScholarship.

College-sponsored Merit Schol-arships provide between $500 and$2,000 annually for up to fouryears of undergraduate study atthe institution financing the schol-arship.

Nationwide, approximately7,600 students have won MeritScholarship awards in 2014.

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By Abigail Constantino

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Storms almost canceled the Burke Centre Pen-guins’ developmental meet that was sched-uled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9. JimEckloff, president of the Burke Centre Swim

Club, hoped that the Penguins would be able to swimtonight since there may not be another time to makeup the scheduled event.

Developmental swim meets focus on practicing thebasic strokes and turns. They give swimmers a chanceto experience a racing environment. Different agegroups - 8 and under all the way to 15-18 years old -have the opportunity to showcase what they havelearned. The race is divided in heats, allowing allswimmers from each age group a chance to show-case their skills.

For Emma Garnjost, 11, of Burke, beating her timesis her favorite part about swimming.

“It’s always good to see what times I can get,” shesaid. So much so that she does not mind getting up at7 a.m. even though she is on her summer break. “Theyalways make practice kind of fun, and it does makeus better swimmers,” she said.

Meanwhile, swimmers and their parents gatheredin the Commons Club House, playing games, talkingand eating foods they brought with them or purchasedfrom the food stand set up by volunteers.

At 6:30 p.m., the skies cleared. The meet’s organiz-ers set up the pool and the speakers, which blaredenergetic music, rallying the competitors as they madetheir way to the pool. The meet started at 7 p.m. af-ter a 30-minute warm-up.

Scott Cleal, of Burke, whose children are on thePenguins team, acted as referee for the meet. “Wehave had several outstanding swimmers here. A lotof them have gone on to swim in college,” on swim-ming scholarships, he said.

Parents and spectators cheered and encouraged asthey watched the swimmers compete. The loudestcheers were for the 8 and under group, who swam25 meters accompanied by their coaches walkingbackwards to guide them to the finish.

Burke Centre PenguinsSwim Team competeafter storm.

Rain Can’t Keep These Penguins from the Water

This group’s coach Wesley Kittelberger, 16, said it’sher favorite group to coach. “They’re all really littleand they’re just starting to swim. It’s just really funstarting from scratch and getting to watch them growin the water,” she said.

Swimming is not just a water skill, it’s also a lifeskill, said Laura McGuckin, of Burke, whose daugh-ter Paige, 5, is on the team. “It’s a good life skill tohave and she has friends on the swim team. It’s also agood way to pass the summer, it keeps us busy.”

“They always make practicekind of fun, and it does makeus better swimmers.”

— Emma Garnjost, 11, of Burke

Emma Garnjost, 11, of Burke, strives to beat her owntimes when she swims. Her fastest 50-meter freestyle is36.85 seconds, so far.

Scott Cleal,referee for thedevelopmentalmeet onWednesday,July 9, ar-ranges therecords boardat the BurkeCentre SwimClub.

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Coach Wesley Kittelberger, 16, guides aswimmer during the 8 and under competi-tion, at the Burke Centre Swim Club onWednesday, July 9.

“What’s yourfastest time?”is the commonquestion whilethe BurkeCentre Pen-guins wait fortheir meet onWednesday,July 9 at theCommons Poolof the BurkeCentre SwimClub.

Clockwise fromleft: BurkeCenter Pen-guins coachand swimmersWesleyKittelberger,16, LilyFischer, 7,PaigeMcGuckin, 5and KateFischer, 5.

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As the summer wanes, many recent highschool graduates are preparing to head tocollege. For those who are living awayfrom home for the first time, this means

newfound independence. But that freedom bringsresponsibility — especially when it comes to money.

From student loans to credit cards, the financialmaze can be filled with debt-traps and money pit-falls. A recent financial literacy assessment of 15-year-old students by the Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development shows that one insix lacks basic financial literacy skills.

That leaves approximately three years for them tolearn about money management before leavinghome. And that education is key: financial educa-tion is the best way to develop sound money man-agement skills, say financial advisors.

Taking a financial education class is an option. TheNorthern Virginia Urban League offers a financialliteracy workshop series with Fairfax County HumanServices and Fairfax County Homeownership & Re-location Services.

“College students can learn everything from un-derstanding a [credit] score and avoiding credit trapsto banking and money management,” said VickeyKing of the Northern Virginia Urban League.

“College is not the time to live the lifestyle of yourdreams,” said Rachel Powell of the Northern VirginiaCouncil for Economic Education at George MasonUniversity’s Center for Economic Education inFairfax. “College courses, room, board, books are allcostly. You can expect to be poor in college, and ifyou use the many resources your college makes avail-able to you in exchange for all the fees you are re-quired to pay, you can expect to be fed, safe andreasonably comfortable.”

THE FIRST STEP in financial literacy for collegestudents is taking a personal money inventory. “Knowbefore you go how much money you’ll have avail-able from your income or allowance,” said Powell.“Will your folks be making regular contributions toyour survival or are you on your own?”

Make a budget that includes all expenditures, in-cluding luxuries like frozen yogurt or coffee or movietickets. Put some money aside for emergencies; even$5 per week will add up over time.

Online tools can help college students organizetheir finances and track their spending and savingspatterns. Alexandria-based financial planner MarkFriese recommends mint.com, which categorizesspending, and bettermoneyhabits.com, which offersvideos clips on how to budget better.

“Many people, especially teens and young adults,are surprised when they look at their entire spend-ing picture because they haven’t … had to make themoney they spend,” said Friese. “They just don’tknow the value of a dollar until they are lining their

own wallets with their own money. So the big pic-ture tools that highlight spending and savings habitsare helpful.”

Know the difference between needs and wants:“Don’t buy what you don’t need,” said Powell. “Coldmedicine — yes. The latest movie on DVD — no.”

Open a checking and savings account at a banklocated close to campus, one that offers products andservices for students, advises Powell. “Don’t acceptaccounts that require minimum balances or chargefees,” she said. “Shop around for the right bank.”

Find a way to establish or build savings, especiallyif you plan to work during college. “Pay yourself first,”

Local experts offerbudget tips to keep studentsout of debt.

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said Friese. “When you have a job, take aset portion of it and save it for your futureself. If the job offers a retirement plan suchas a 401(k), take advantage of it. A 401(k)provides the significant benefit of saving be-fore taxes are taken out.”

AVOID USING CREDIT CARDS for im-mediate gratification and focus on build-ing a high credit score for the future, saidFriese. “That score, that number, will bemore important and reap greater rewardsthan any grade or SAT score ever was orcould be,” he said. “If you build and main-tain a good credit score, you will be re-warded time and time again with preferredlending rates.”

When it comes to financial aid, take timeto do research, and don’t underestimate theavailability of college scholarships. Friesepoints to a study from scholarship.com,which shows that billions of dollars in schol-arship funds go unawarded every year.

“Take advantage of the opportunities outthere,” he said. “Don’t assume that scholar-

ships are only for top scholars or athletesbecause many scholarships start with GPArequirements of 2.5 or less. Start lookingas early as sophomore or junior year andapply as soon as you qualify.”

“Saving as much as possible from sum-mer jobs … can help with at least some ofthe expenses,” said Powell. “Loans are avail-able for all the expenses you cannot pay forthrough gifts, grants and scholarships. Beaware that money borrowed must be repaidand the interest [accrued] is the cost of therental of those funds.”

In fact, the Department of Education re-ports that 10 percent of U.S. college gradu-ates default on student loans so only bor-row money as a last resort.

Investigate federal loans first. “Loans suchas the Stafford loan can be far more costeffective than higher-priced private loans,”said Friese.

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THURSDAY/JULY 17 Talking Baseball with Grant and Danny.

7:30-9 p.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Grant Paulsen andDanny Rouhier from 106.7 The Fan (WJFK-FM)discuss the Washington Nationals’ season so farand the latest Major League Baseball news.Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

FRIDAY/JULY 18Fun Flicks. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Pohick Regional

Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Watchmovies based on children’s books. Register athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

Keeping Up With Kids—Learn About Flickr,Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype.2-3 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Learn the basics with our one-on-one technology volunteer about the socialnetworking tools that can help you stay in touchwith your kids and grandkids. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/under “Events.”

SATURDAY/JULY 19Teen Advisory Board Meeting. 10:30 a.m.

Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road,Burke. TAB is a group of young adult volunteersbetween the age of 13 to 18 years who meettwice a month to plan and implement projectsthat will benefit the library and the community.

Origami Workshop. 2 p.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. Learnhow to make animal figures and geometricshapes. Age 10 to adult.

Raingutter Regatta. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. VRE TrainStation Front Parking Lot, Burke. Packs canparticipate by sponsoring a rain gutter track.Participation will count towards earning theSummertime Activity Award. Non-cub scoutersand parents/guardians, especially first graders,can experience a cub scout activity and meetsome of the local Packs. This free event consistsof constructing miniature sailboats and racing itwith family or friends on a track that is filledwith water. For more information, visit: http://www.ncacbsa.org/PatriotSummer, [email protected], 703-674-6178

Master Gardeners Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-12p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Masters Gardeners from the FairfaxCounty Cooperative Extension will yourgardening questions. 703-978-5600.

What is 3D Printing? 1-3 p.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Learnabout 3D printing: what it is, how it works, andsome of its real-world uses. 703-644-7333.

SATURDAYS/JULY 19-AUG. 23Burke Arts in the Parks. 10 - 11 a.m. Burke

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SATURDAY/JULY 19 & 26“Pippi Longstocking: The Family Musical.”

7:30 p.m. Lanier Middle School, 3801Jermantown Road, Fairfax. A family-friendlymusical comedy for all to enjoy. For ticketinformation, visit www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org.

SUNDAY/JULY 20Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 1-4 p.m. Pohick

Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. The Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation gives tips and advice. 703-644-7333.

MONDAY/JULY 21Professor Parsnip’s Lab. 10:30 a.m. Burke

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Grab your hat and join the fun as pirates, circus entertainers, a few copsand robbers, and the world’s most popular whippersnapper come to lifethis summer in the City of Fairfax Theatre Company (CFTC) and TruroAnglican Church’s rollicking and whimsical Pippi Longstocking: TheFamily Musical, running July 18-19 and July 25-26 at Lanier MiddleSchool.

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Library. All ages. Children’s Science Center Mini Lab. 10:30-

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Paws to Read. 4:30-4:45 p.m. Kings Park Library,9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Practice readingwith Grace, a trained therapy dog; ages 6-12with adult. Call 703-978-5600 or sign up onlineat http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/ under “Events” for a 15-minutesession.

Let’s Hear It for the Girls! 7-8 p.m. Kings ParkLibrary, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. All girlsbook discussion group of The Tail of EmilyWindsnap by Liz Kessler; ages 9-12 with adultfemale. 703-978-5600.

Walk-in eBook Clinic. 7-8:30 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Help with downloading library eBooks.Bring your device and its account ID andpassword. 703-644-7333.

TUESDAY/JULY 22Short Book Conversations. 1:30 p.m. Burke

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Kings Park Library Friends Meeting. 6:30-9p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. 703-978-5600.

Exploring Fiction Genres. 7-8 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Explore adult fiction genres withpresenter Peggy Bercher, the adult fictionmaterials selector for FCPL. 703-644-7333.

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Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. Let’s reada story, build with DUPLOs, and play withfriends. Age 3-5 with adult.

Diggers. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Kings Park Library,9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Tracey Eldridgepresents this interactive musical celebration ofthe creatures who sleep under our feet. Registerat http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/ under “Events.”

Keeping Up With Kids—Learn About Flickr,Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype.11 a.m.-12 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Learn the basics with ourone-on-one technology volunteer about thesocial networking tools that can help you stay intouch with your kids and grandkids. Register athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/ under “Events.”

How to Draw Super Heroes. 7-8:30 p.m.Pohick Regional Library, 6450 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. Want to draw super heroes? Learnfrom artist Paul Merklein and then draw yourown! Ages 12-18. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/under “Events.”

THURSDAY/JULY 24Spectacular Science. 2:30-3:15 p.m. Pohick

Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Explore the secrets of fireworks, bubblesand more with Mad Science; ages 6-12. Registerat http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

FRIDAY/JULY 25S.T.E.M. Storytime. Burke Centre Library, 5935

Freds Oak Road, Burke. Science, Technology,Engineering, Math (S.T.E.M.) Each month wewill focus on one of the STEM subjects withstories, songs, and activities for preschoolers.Age 4-5 with adult.

Fun Flicks. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Watchmovies based on children’s books. Register athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

Keeping Up With Kids—Learn About Flickr,Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype.2-3 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Learn the basics with our one-on-one technology volunteer about the socialnetworking tools that can help you stay in touchwith your kids and grandkids. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/under “Events.”

SATURDAY, JULY 26Master Gardeners Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-12

p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Masters Gardeners from the FairfaxCounty Cooperative Extension will yourgardening questions. 703-978-560

SUNDAY/JULY 27 Burke Historical Society Meeting.4:30 p.m.

Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, 6304 LeeChapel Road, Burke. Author and historianGarrett Peck will speak about his book CapitalBeer: A Heady History of Brewing inWashington, D.C.

MONDAY/JULY 28 Walk-in eBook Clinic. 7-8:30 p.m. Pohick

Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Help with downloading library eBooks.Bring your device and its account ID andpassword. 703-644-7333.

Pohick Prose Society. 7-8:30 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Teens talk about books. 703-644-7333.

TUESDAY/JULY 29 Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Pohick Regional Library, 6450 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. The Fairfax County MasterGardeners Association gives tips and advice.703-644-7333.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 30Ukulele Phil & The Hula Kids. 10:30-11:30

a.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Lovers of all thingsHawaiian - join us for songs, dance and musicwith Ukulele Phil and his kids! Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/under “Events.”

Keeping Up With Kids—Learn About Flickr,Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype.11 a.m.-12 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Learn the basics with ourone-on-one technology volunteer about thesocial networking tools that can help you stay intouch with your kids and grandkids. Register athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/ under “Events.”

Pohick English Conversation Group. 7-8:30p.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Practice English withothers and improve your skills. 703-644-7333.

THURSDAY/JULY 31Spectacular Science. 2:30-3:15 p.m. Kings Park

Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. Explorethe secrets of fireworks, bubbles and more withMad Science; ages 6-12. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/under “Events.”

Author Event. 7-8 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000Burke Lake Road, Burke. James Barney willdiscuss his thriller “The Genesis Key.” Register athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/ under “Events.”


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Broadway actress and singerJeri Sager will offer a freeconcert to the public on

Saturday, July 26 at 7 p.m. atWestwood Baptist Church as partof the celebration of that church’s50th year. Sager is a former mem-ber of the church, and it is therethat she first discovered her musi-cal gifts and sang in front of anaudience. Sager was 12 years oldwhen her love of singing, and heramazing voice, were first discov-ered. Her first public performanceswere in Westwood Baptist, her lo-cal church. This hometown girlgraduated from West SpringfieldHigh School in 1978 where shewas a member of the InternationalThespian Society, the NationalHonor Society, the Spanish HonorSociety, and the Keyettes. As she

grew up, Sager’s passion for sing-ing grew into a life-long love af-fair. She studied Opera (Vocal Per-formance) at Catholic Universityof America in Washington, D.C.Like many young people with bigBroadway dreams, it was hard tofind the path to achieving thoselofty goals. One of her first musi-cal theater jobs was working as acast member at Kings Dominion.Ultimately, her profound love ofperforming led her to New YorkCity. There she made her Broad-way debut as “Frumah-Sara” in theTony Award winning, 25th Anni-versary Production of “Fiddler onthe Roof.” The New York Timesreview of this production said“When Fruma-Sara [Jeri Sager]scurries across the stage... ‘Fiddler’levitates.” Sager has enjoyed criti-cal acclaim for her portrayal of“Fantine” in Les Miserables and“Eva Peron” in Evita. She is de-lighted her career has allowed herto work with such theater notablesas Tony/Oscar Award winning di-rector Jerome Robbins, Tony/Drama Desk Award winning direc-tor Trevor Nunn and Tony/DramaDesk Award winning singer/songwriter and playwright Rupert

Holmes. Sager has also enjoyedperforming with celebrated artistssuch as Bob Hope, Gregory Peck,Michael Crawford, Betty Buckley,Theodore Bikel, Bill Anderson, andJohn James. She has had thehonor of performing for such dig-nitaries as President Jimmy Carter,President George W. Bush andPope John Paul II. Through herwork with the USO, Sager has per-formed for both American andBritish troops. Other notable ap-pearances include her rendition ofthe National Anthem for the Bal-timore Orioles on July 4 and herdebut at the Grand Ole Opry.

Make plans now to attend thisfree concert on Saturday evening,July 26 at 7 p.m. at WestwoodBaptist Church, 8200 Old KeeneMill Road, Springfield, to enjoy themusic of Jeri Sager. Theater stu-dents and musical theater studentsare especially encouraged to at-tend and see how this lady fromthe local area has achieved bril-liant success and critical acclaimin this competitive field. For fur-ther information, call the churchoffice at 703-451-5120 or visitSager’s website atwww.jerisager.com.

Broadway performer and hometown girl Jeri Sagergives a free concert to celebrate Westwood BaptistChurch’s 50th Anniversary on Saturday, July 26.

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Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkwayand Burke Lake Roads, holds a biblestudy fellowship at 9 a.m. Sundaysfollowed by a 10 a.m. worship ser-vice. Nursery care and children’schurch also provided. 6401 Mission-ary Lane, Fairfax Station,703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

The Guhyasamaja BuddhistCenter, 10875 Main St., Fairfax Cityprovides free classes to both new-comers and advanced practitionersof Tibetan Buddhism. The centeremphasizes working with the mindand learning how to understand theworkings of the mind, overcominginnner causes of suffering, while cul-tivating causes of happiness. Underthe direction of Lama ZopaRinpoche, the center is a place ofstudy, contemplation and medita-tion. Visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org for more in-formation.

Lord of Life Lutheran offersservices at two locations, in Fairfaxat 5114 Twinbrook Road and inClifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive.Services in Fairfax are held on Satur-days at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at8:30 and 10 a.m. Services in Cliftonare held on Sundays at 8:15 and10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church ofSpringfield offers Sunday school at

9:15 a.m., followed by a 10:30 a.m.worship service at 7300 Gary St.,Springfield. 703-451-1500 orwww.fbcspringfield.org.

Clifton Presbyterian Church,12748 Richards Lane, Clifton, offersSunday worship services at 8:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Nursery care is pro-vided. Christian education for allages is at 9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

St. Andrew the ApostleCatholic Church, 6720 Union MillRoad, Clifton, conducts Sundaymasses at 7:30 a.m., 8:45 a.m.,10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. It alsooffers a Saturday vigil at 5:30 p.m.and a Thursday Latin mass at 7 p.m.703-817-1770 or www.st-andrew.org.

Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield, offers casual worshipservices on Saturday evenings at5:30 p.m. featuring contemporarymusic. More traditional services takeplace on Sunday mornings at 8:15and 11 a.m. Sunday School is from9:45-10:45 a.m. for children andadults. The church also offers discus-sion groups for adults.703-451-5855 or www.poplc.org.

Kirkwood PresbyterianChurch, 8336 Carrleigh Parkway inSpringfield, supports a Mothers ofPreschoolers (MOPS) program onthe first and third Wednesday ofeach month. Meetings are 9:30-11:30a.m. at the church. All mothers andchildren are welcome. The programprovides mothers an opportunity toget to know other mothers throughdiscussions and craft activities. Regis-ter. 703-451-5320.

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There has been a release from an underground storage tank system at:

Fairfax County Department of Vehicle ServicesNewington Maintenance Facility6900 Newington RoadLorton, Virginia, 22079

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) has worked with Fairfax County to develop and implement a Corrective Action Plan toaddress cleanup of petroleum hydro-carbons at the site. If you have any questions regarding the cleanup please contact:

Randy Chapman, Environmental Specialist Senior Project Manager Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Northern Regional Office13901 Crown CourtWoodbridge, VA 22193703-583-3808Randy.chapman@deq.virginia.govwww.deq.virginia.gov

As part of the corrective action process a Corrective Action Plan was submitted to the Northern Regional Office of VDEQ on September 6, 2013. The Corrective Action Plan consisted of measures to be undertaken during the installation of storm sewers and other utility structures associated with site renova-tion activities at the Newington bus maintenancefacility in Lorton, Virginia. The Corrective Action Plan wasessentially composed of the following measures:

1. Petroleum-impacted soil encountered during site development activities was excavated, removed from the site, and properly disposed of;2. Utility trenches located within petroleum impacted soils were lined with a polyethylene barrier to prevent petroleum migration into the utility trench or bedding gravel;3. Confirmatory soil samples were collected at the base of the utility trench excavations and submitted to the VDEQ for review.

The Corrective Action Plan implementation was carried out between September 7, 2013 and December 7, 2013. If you would like to review or discuss the implementation of this Corrective Action Plan with the staff of VDEQ, please feel free to contact Randy Chapman who is listed above.You may also contact:

Kenneth Lim, Project Manager or Christopher ElliotDepartment of Public Works and ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC,Environmental Services Consultant for Fairfax County

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VDEQ Northern Regional Office will consider written comments for a period of thirty days from the first date of this notice re-garding the Corrective Action Plan implementation and may decide to hold a public meeting if there is a significant public in-terest. Written comments should be sent to the VDEQ at the address listed above. VDEQ requests that all written com-ments should reference the tracking number for this case; PC # 2014-3041.

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FRIDAY/JULY 18 English Conversation Group. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Practice your English conversation skills.703-978-5600.

Basic Computer Skills Training. 1-2 p.m.Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Learn basic computer skills with our one-on-one technology volunteers. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/under “Events.”

Genealogy Help Desk. 2-3 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North Street, Fairfax.Bring your family history stumpers togenealogists and library staff. 703-293-6227.

SATURDAY/JULY 19English Conversation Group. 7 p.m. Burke

Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Practice English with other and improve yourskills.

Genealogy Help Desk. 2-3 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North Street, Fairfax.Bring your family history stumpers togenealogists and library staff. 703-293-6227.

Spanish Class for Children. 3-4 p.m. KingsPark Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Spanish conversation class for children ages 7-13. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/kp/ under “Events.”

MONDAY/JULY 21 Library eBook Tech Help. 11 a.m. City of

Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street,Fairfax. Learn to use the library’s eBookcollection and compatible devices with a librarystaff member; please bring your library card,eBook reader and laptop. 703-293-6227.

Chess Club. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Learnopenings, strategy, tactics and more. Playersages 8-16 paired with others of similar skill.Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/po/ under “Events.”

TUESDAY/JULY 22English Conversation Group. 7 p.m. Richard

Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce Street,Springfield. Practice English with others andimprove your skills.

Morning English Conversation Group. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Lorton Library, 9520 RichmondHighway, Lorton. Practice your Englishconversation skills. 703-339-7385.

Library eBook Tech Help. 2-3 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street,Fairfax. Learn to use the library’s eBookcollection and compatible devices with a librarystaff member; please bring your library card,eBook reader and laptop. 703-293-6227.

Storytime and Rhyme. 2:30-3:15 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street,Fairfax. Storytelling, music and movement withWolf Trap teaching artist Kofi Dennis. Registerat http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/ under “Events.”

English Conversation Group. 5:15-6:15 p.m.Lorton Library, 9520 Richmond Highway,Lorton. Practice your English conversation skills.703-339-7385.

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WEDNESDAY/JULY 23 English Conversation. 10:15-11:30 a.m.

Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre,Alexandria. Conversation group for peoplelearning English. 703-339-4610.

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Pinkston was a four-year starter for theRams at defensive tackle and never misseda game. He earned first-team all-district/conference, first-team all-region, and sec-ond-team all-state honors each of his lastthree seasons. Already possessing a lowcenter of gravity, Pinkston used the weightroom to turn himself into a powerhouse.He can bench press 375 pounds and squat550, making it tough for opposing linemanto move him.

Pinkston was also a two-time state cham-pion wrestler for the Rams, reaching theheavyweight state final match each of hisfour years.

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playing football? Were you always a defen-sive tackle? When did you realize playingcollege football was a possibility for you?

Pinkston: I started wrestling, playing foot-ball, and baseball when I was 6 years old. Iwas always a big kid. I played offensiveguard and defensive tackle my whole life.Honestly, I dreamt of playing collegefootball ever since I was young. As I gotolder, I began to realize that my sizewould dismantle that dream. Footballis my first love. My senior year waswhen I realized playing football in col-lege was a possibility. All of my coachesbelieved that I could compete at thecollegiate level.

*Connection: At 5 feet 8, 250 pounds, itseems like you would have a pretty low cen-

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Robinson graduate Jake Pinkston (43) will play defensive tackle atRandolph-Macon College.

Robinson Grad Pinkston to Play Football at R-MCQ and A: 5-foot-8defensive tackledefies odds bycontinuing career.

“The losses stand out. …But if it wasn’t for thoselosses, I wouldn’t knowhow to combat adversity.It also gave me a strivingforce to be better.”

— Robinson graduate Jake Pinkston

ter of gravity. Has an opponent ever saidanything to you about your size or how dif-ficult it is to move you?

Pinkston: Yes, actually most of theteams I’ve played have said that. They tellme that I am very strong yet quick andagile. As everyone says, “the low manwins,” and you can’t get much lower than5’8.”

*Connection: You were also a state-cham-pion wrestler at Robinson. At what pointdid you make a decision between playingfootball in college and wrestling in college?Did you consider doing both?

Pinkston: I considered wrestling in col-lege for about two months, then I realizedhow much raw passion you need to wrestlein college. I didn’t have that passion forwrestling. When I was younger, I wrestledto make my hand techniques, agility, hipmovement, tackling techniques, and men-tal toughness better for football. That wasthe main goal. I ended up excelling at both

in high school, but wrestling a little morewith state championships.

*Connection: The Robinson football pro-gram had three different head coaches inyour four years (Mark Bendorf, Trey Tay-lor, Dan Meier). What was it like playingfor a program with so many changes at thetop?

Pinkston: It was difficult to say the least— more frustrating than anything — but Ilearned to roll with the punches. It forcedme to become a leader and a student of thegame. Since I was one of the last guys af-filiated with the “Bendorf era,” I took someof his philosophies that he taught me ontothe field in the following years. Most of thefreshmen and sophomores were on either[the] freshman or JV [teams], so they neverreally experienced his style like I did. Theprocess was very frustrating for our teams.We had all the talent you can wish for, yetwe could never really come tougher or“click” as a whole.

*Connection: What is your favoritememory of playing high school football?

Pinkston: Oct. 1, 2010, we were playingLake Braddock, I sacked Michael Nebrichtwo times and all I can remember was thefans chanting “He’s a freshman” over andover again.

*Connection: If you could go back andchange one thing about your high schoolathletic career, what would it be?

Pinkston: Nothing. I’ve learned so muchover my career. The losses stand out. Los-ing to Lake Braddock freshman year in theplayoffs; losing in the [wrestling] state fi-nals twice; losing a game by one point be-cause someone didn’t do his job; and a lotof others that I can’t think of right now.Those stand out. But if it wasn’t for thoselosses, I wouldn’t know how to combatadversity. It also gave me a striving forceto be better. You’ve got to have that dogin you. If you don’t have that dog in you,you’ll get eaten (that’s what was lackingin our football teams after Coach MarkBendorf retired).

*Connection: What are you most lookingforward to about the transition from highschool to college?

Pinkston: I am looking forward to thelevel of difficulty rising. I am always look-ing to improve. I hope to start at D tacklethis year.

*Connection: Who is your favorite musicartist? Why?

Pinkston: I’d have to say Jason Aldean orTim McGraw. They can put on a great show!

*Connection: What is your favoritemovie? Why?

Pinkston: ‘The Pursuit of Happyness.’ Itportrays that anything is possible with hardwork.

*Connection: What is your favorite hobbyoutside of football and wrestling?

Pinkston: I love to hang out with my bud-dies, hunt, and fish — basically anythingoutdoors. I also love a good game of Mad-den on Xbox.

*Connection: What location is the farthestyou have traveled from the Washington,D.C. metro area?

Pinkston: My family is from Kansas. I gothere every summer. That would be the far-thest.

*Connection: Did you follow the WorldCup? If so, for which team(s) did you cheer?

Pinkston: Yes, I followed FIFA. I rootedfor USA, of course! Once they lost to Ger-many, I rooted for them because they bet-ter win the World Cup after beating the nextbest team, USA!

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