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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Vol. XLIV, No. 21

Serving Communities in Northwest Washington Since 1967

THE NORTHWEST CURRENT Excessing of D.C. teachers brings outcry

AU scales down dorms for Nebraska Ave. site

G E N T LY D O W N T H E S T R E A M

■ Campus plan: Changes

By JESSICA GOULD

also include enrollment cap

Current Staff Writer

Some stakeholders are expressing dismay at D.C. Public Schools’ decision to eliminate hundreds of positions through a process called excessing. “I can’t imagine calling these teachers ‘excess’ when they are fundamental to the program,” said Anna Veigle, a parent of a senior at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Burleith, where, she said, about 13 teachers have lost their jobs. “I was really shocked because the quality of teachers is so high,” she said. “I don’t know what the overall budget problems are, but I really feel it would be cutting into the bone to lose that many teachers.” Earlier this month, D.C. Public Schools posted a note on its website stating that 745 staff members, including 384 members of the Washington Teachers’ Union, had been excessed. Principals made the decisions with input from school communities, after getting their budget numbers from the central administration. According to the website, that number may increase over the next See Teachers/Page 16

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

American University further scaled back plans for redeveloping its Nebraska Avenue parking lot site and offered to subject its student and faculty and staff numbers to a cap in last-minute changes to its campus plan filed Friday with the Zoning Commission. The university is now seeking the commission’s approval for five

City eyes temporary fix for Broad Branch Road ■ Transportation: Bridge

would restore cross-park route Bill Petros/The Current

Tom Bourque and Charlie Volkman of Cub Scout Pack 61/100 raced their homemade raingutter regatta boats during a scout open house Sunday at the Palisades Community Church.

Flower thief is gardeners’ snake in the grass Community Garden, where, she Current Staff Writer said, a flower thief has been snatching stems for decades. “We have endured thefts for at Amid the petals of her peonies, least 20 years,” she said, adding that Linda Blount Berry sees the faces the thefts have become increasingly of family members and friends. “blatant” in the past 10 years: She glimpses her grandmother, “They’ll come in and take all the who taught her to tend peony beds peonies.” when she was just a little girl. Gardener Marcia Stein said she’s And she remembers fellow garBill Petros/The Current been hit every year for the past five deners, now deceased or departed, or six years. “My garden plot is who bequeathed their bushes to her. Linda Blount Berry says thefts So for Blount Berry, the annual have become increasingly blatant. fenced in, but that didn’t deter the thief who doesn’t just steal a few blooming of the peonies has a spestems; he takes every stem that has a bud or flower,” she cial meaning. And their annual theft comes with a particular sting. said. “Last year he probably got about 30 peony stems See Thief/Page 5 Blount Berry maintains a plot at the Newark Street By JESSICA GOULD

NEWS Gray fills emergency medical, transportation posts. Page 4. ■ Critics of income-tax hike cite migration threat. Page 3. ■

four- to six-story dormitories holding a total of 590 students on the “East Campus” parking lot site, instead of six dorms holding 770 students; two other proposed residence halls elsewhere on campus will accommodate the students who would have occupied the sixth East Campus dorm. Officials also agreed to cap its student enrollment at 13,600 including its Washington College of Law students, and its faculty and staff at 2,900; proposed a larger buffer between the East Campus dorms and the neighboring Westover Place See Campus/Page 16

SPORTS ■ St. Albans races to its first-ever Stotesbury Cup. Page 11. ■ Sidwell baseball beats Maret but falls in finals. Page 11.

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

The D.C. Department of Transportation hopes to reopen Broad Branch Road temporarily in as soon as two weeks, erecting a one-lane bridge over a section of roadway that collapsed last month, officials announced yesterday. The department found in its inventory a disassembled temporary bridge structure that officials believe could work on Broad Branch Road, a vital link across Rock Creek Park, spokesperson John Lisle said. The 70-foot-long, 13-foot-wide bridge will be assembled and tested off-site before it is installed on Broad Branch. “We are making sure they have all the components and making sure it works properly, and then we’ll deploy it,” Lisle said. “That’s going to take a couple of weeks, but if everything works the way we think it will, we’ll deploy it.” The department shut down a

PA S S A G E S ■ Our Lady of Victory principal wins dual honors. Page 13. ■ Arboretum technician focuses on biodiversity. Page 13 .

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A large culvert beneath the road collapsed last month. half-mile of Broad Branch Road between Brandywine Street and Ridge Road last month in April after a culvert carrying Soapstone Creek under the roadway collapsed, leaving holes in the street and stretches of asphalt that have nothing below them to hold them up. At the time, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh and Ward 4 Council member Muriel Bowser implored transportation officials to find a way to keep the road open. “I said, only half-jokingly, that if we were at war and the military had to go from there to there, we would find a way to build some sort of temSee Bridge/Page 16

INDEX Calendar/20 Classifieds/29 District Digest/4 Exhibits/22 In Your Neighborhood/18 Opinion/8 Passages/13

Police Report/6 Real Estate/17 School Dispatches/14 Service Directory/24 Sports/11 Theater/22 Week Ahead/3

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Debate centers on views of tax migration By CAROL BUCKLEY Current Staff Writer

As the D.C. Council prepares to take an initial vote tomorrow on a proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, advocates and detractors of a potential income-tax hike on the city’s high earners are making their final pleas. Included in those last-ditch arguments is the frequent charge that Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed tax rate of 8.9 percent for income over $200,000 will lead to tax migration — high-income earners fleeing the city for areas with lower tax burdens. The city now taxes all those earning above $40,000 at 8.5 percent. Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans has often cited the likelihood of tax migration as a major reason to oppose the new bracket. His Committee on Finance and Revenue voted against the proposed higher income tax recently, and Evans said at a recent budget roundtable that new revenue predictions should allow the new bracket to be taken off the table. Others have raised the same specter of wealthy residents leaving the city to protect their wallets. Barbara Lang, chair of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, said at a recent budget hearing that as taxes, including income taxes, rise, “businesses close, people move and less revenue comes in.� But resistance to the tax migration narrative has also

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grown recently. The DC Fiscal Policy Institute, a strong supporter of the increased tax for high earners, cited recent studies to support its claim that tax migration is a tired canard. “The City Council should not undo this modest income tax proposal on little more than a hunch,� institute researchers wrote. A chief piece of evidence, they say, is a Princeton University study of New Jersey taxpayers after the state raised rates by 2.6 percent on those making more than $500,000. Those above that cutoff moved away at the same rate as those below the threshold, researchers found. Opponents of the new bracket have favorite data to cite as well, and from closer to home. After Maryland created a top tax bracket for millionaires, raising rates from 4.75 to 6.25 percent, 2008 tax filings from millionaires dropped sharply, leading many to conclude that high earners had left the state en masse. But a review of those returns by a D.C.-based think tank concluded that much of the decline in millionaires’ returns was the result of the recession, not of residents fleeing taxes that rose as high as 9.45 percent in some municipalities. The so-called millionaire’s tax expired at the end of last year. Researchers concluded that ties to community, among other factors, keep high earners in place even when taxes rise. See Taxes/Page 5

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At about 2 a.m. on May 9, a male victim got involved in a verbal argument with two other men on the 2300 block of 18th St. NW, according to police. The victim was then violently assaulted with a baseball bat, the release states. The first suspect is described as a black male around 6 feet tall, in

his 30s, with shoulder-length dreadlocks; the second is described as a black male between 5 feet and 5 feet 5 inches, around 29 or 30, with a skinny build and hair in loose corn rows. Both suspects fled the scene in a 2000 green Honda Civic with a cracked windshield, according to the release.

The victim of the assault suffered severe head injuries and remains in a local hospital, the release says. Police are encouraging anyone with knowledge of the case or suspects’ identity to call 202-727-9099 or 888-919-2746. Anonymous information can be submitted by calling 866-411-TIPS or texting 50411.

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ects in the District, according to a release from Gray’s office. Bellamy previously worked on transportation issues in Greensboro, N.C., and served for eight years as bureau chief of transportation, engineering and operations for Arlington’s transportation agency. The new appointee wrote on his agency’s blog last week that he wants to continue to expand the city’s bicycle infrastructure and trail network, and to “continue to launch more initiatives including LED streetlights and green alleys that create green jobs; and continue to plan and construct the DC Streetcar system.� Gray also nominated David Miramontes as medical director for the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. Miramontes would be joining the District from Toledo, Ohio, where he is now director of emergency medical services at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. He has worked at St. Vincent as an attending physician and core faculty member since 1999, and has served as director of numerous fire departments and agencies in Ohio, according to the release. Both nominees are subject to D.C. Council confirmation.

Correction Due to an editing error, an item in the May 18 issue on the Shepherd Park Citizens Association misstated the position to be held by Rosemary Reed Miller, Dwayne Revis and Gina Carvana, who were chosen as delegates to the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations. The association’s three delegates to the D.C. Federation of Citizens Association are Rafael Sa’adeh, Noreen Conway and Yvonne McIntyre. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, please call the managing editor at 202244-7223.

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TAXES From Page 3 But the District occupies a perch that offers a unique twist on the tax-migration debate. Unlike most jurisdictions, existing and potential city residents have a menu of residency options that allow them to pay taxes elsewhere but work and play in job- and amenity-rich D.C. And ticking up the rates could push residents to consider the option that’s already quite a bit cheaper than D.C., Evans argued in a recent interview. The “lion’s share of the area’s wealthy peopleâ€? already live in McLean, Va., Evans said, and the tax increase would solidify that trend. McLean “would be even more the place to live. ‌ It’s easier to get downtown from there than if you live in Upper Northwest,â€? he said. Virginia taxes its residents at 5.75 percent for all income over $17,000. Gray’s proposed hike also would push the rate for

THIEF From Page 1 from my garden.â€? Blount Berry estimates that over the years the gardeners have lost $3,000 to $5,000 in peonies alone. But that, she said, is just the beginning. “We have lost ‌ strawberries, peaches, herbs such as oregano, cilantro, parsley ... tomatoes, figs, peppers, flowers, squash, lettuce, tools — and most importantly the peace of mind that comes when gardening,â€? she said. And Stein said the issue extends beyond Newark Street. A recent post on the Cleveland Park listserv described a man walking south along the 3100 block of 34th Street with an armful of lilacs. Other posters reported seeing a man steal hydrangeas from residents’ yards near Washington National Cathedral. One resident said she and her dog chased a man with his hands full of flowers from 46th Street to

high-income District earners further above rates for neighboring Montgomery County, which has more tax brackets. Those who earn between $150,000 and $300,000 pay 8.2 percent in income taxes there, and the rate rises to 8.45 percent for income between $300,000 and $500,000. But it’s important to look at a resident’s overall tax burden, not just income tax, argue researchers at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. The District’s competitive property-tax rates, homestead deduction and Virginia’s imposition of a car tax all help even the score between D.C. and its neighbors, they say. And Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham wrote in a recent email to The Current that maintaining services is worth the tiny risk that high earners might move. “How serious,â€? Graham asked, “is the threat of people not moving into or leaving DC? ‌ For people with taxable incomes in excess of $500,000 (a few thousand at most), the increase is the price of a table at a moderate charity dinner. Is that enough to send them packing?â€?

Western Avenue, where he jumped on a bus. The neighbors have started putting together a description of the culprit. They think he’s a white man in his 60s, with salt and pepper hair. Some say they’ve seen him wear a white coat or apron, leading to speculation that he may work for a restaurant. “This is not just someone putting the flowers in a vase on their table,� Blount Berry said. “Nobody could put that many peonies in their house without fainting from the scent. ... This is major.� And she said it’s not just recreational gardeners who are being affected. College students and retirees grow food to supplement their incomes, she said, and many gardeners donate a portion of their produce to area food banks. “All the way down the line people are suffering,� she said. Meanwhile, said garden president Anatol Steck, neighbors are worried about the “broken window theory� of property crime. “We

want to make sure this problem, which seems to be growing in scale, does not lead to other crimes,â€? he said. Plus, Stein said, it’s an issue of safety. “I’m alone in my garden and so are many other women,â€? she said. “This kind of behavior is criminal behavior. It’s not akin to muggings or shootings, and you have to have priorities. But I’d love for the police to work with us on this.â€? Officer Tisha Gant, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department, said residents shouldn’t hesitate to call the police if they see flowers being stolen. “It’s a theft,â€? she said. “Report it. The police will respond.â€? Stein suggested residents who see a theft in progress call 911 and take a picture. After all these years, Blount Berry said she hopes something can be done. After all, she said, “It’s not the theft or loss of the material thing, the flowers ‌ It’s the violation of something so special, so dear that makes me sad.â€?

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Theft ($250 plus) â– 5400 block, Connecticut Ave.; parking lot; 12:30 p.m. May 15. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 6200 block, 32nd St.; street; 8 p.m. May 19. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 5200 block, Chevy Chase Parkway; street; 8:15 p.m. May 20.

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TENLEYTOWN/ AU PARK

Robbery (force and violence) â– 4200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; parking lot; 4:30 p.m. May 16. â– 5200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; unspecified premises; 8:53 p.m. May 17. Burglary â– 3600 block, Upton St.; residence; noon May 20. Theft (below $250) â– Harrison Street and Wisconsin Avenue; unspecified premises; 10 a.m. May 16. â– 5200 block, Western Ave.; store; 2:30 p.m. May 16. â– 4100 block, Military Road; unspecified premises; 3 p.m. May 16. â– 4300 block, Jenifer St.; store; 5 p.m. May 17. â– 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 6 p.m. May 17. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 4100 block, Livingston St.; street; 5:20 p.m. May 21.

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â– FOREST HILLS / VAN NESS

Robbery (attempt) â– 4300 block, Connecticut Ave.; transit station; 6:05 p.m. May 17.

PSA 204 â– MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

HEIGHTS/ CLEVELAND PARK WOODLEY PARK / GLOVER PSA 204 PARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS

Burglary â– 3800 block, Fulton St.; residence; 11:30 p.m. May 20. â– 4200 block, Massachusetts Ave.; residence; 7 p.m. May 15. â– 2700 block, Calvert St.; residence; 8:30 a.m. May 20. â– 2800 block, 28th St.; residence; 8:40 a.m. May 20. Theft (below $250) â– 2600 block, Woodley Road; hotel; 9:46 p.m. May 15. â– 2400 block, Wisconsin Ave.; restaurant; 12:15 p.m. May 21. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 3100 block, 38th St.; residence; 9:30 p.m. May 16. â– 2700 block, Macomb St.; street; 7 p.m. May 17. â– 2900 block, Cleveland Ave.; street; 8:30 a.m. May 18. â– 3100 block, 36th St.; street;

WESLEY HEIGHTS/ FOXHALL

Stolen auto â– 4800 block, MacArthur Blvd.; street; 5:30 p.m. May 18. Theft (below $250) â– 4300 block, Klingle St.; residence; 5 p.m. May 18. â– 4800 block, MacArthur Blvd.; restaurant; 7:16 p.m. May 20.

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â– GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH

Robbery (pocketbook snatch) â– 1800 block, Wisconsin Ave.; unspecified premises; 5:25 p.m. May 17. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1000 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 7:20 p.m. May 16. â– 3200 block, M St.; restaurant; 7:10 p.m. May 20. Stolen auto â– 1000 block, 30th St.; street; 10 a.m. May 16. â– 3300 block, O St.; street; 1 p.m. May 17. Theft (below $250) â– 1600 block, 28th St.; street; 6:55 a.m. May 16. â– 3200 block, M St.; street; 8:20 p.m. May 17. â– 1000 block, Wisconsin Ave.; parking lot; 11 a.m. May 19. â– 3000 block, K St.; parking lot; 3 p.m. May 19. â– 3100 block, M St.; restaurant; 7 p.m. May 19. â– 1500 block, Wisconsin Ave.; sidewalk; 8 p.m. May 19. â– 1800 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 10:49 p.m. May 20. â– 1300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 5 p.m. May 21. Theft (shoplifting) â– 1800 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 7:45 a.m. May 18. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 3200 block, Grace St.; parking lot; 12:01 a.m. May 15. â– 2300 block, P St.; street; 9 a.m. May 16.

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â– FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

Burglary â– 600 block, 21st St.; residence; 6:30 p.m. May 17. Theft (below $250) â– 2400 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; tavern; 11:30 p.m. May 17. â– 2100 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; medical facility; noon May 20. â– 900 block, New Hampshire Ave.; store; 5:10 p.m. May 20. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 2300 block, N St.; street; 9:10 p.m. May 17. â– 900 block, 25th St.; hotel; 6:15 a.m. May 20.

PSA 208 â– SHERIDAN-KALORAMA PSA 208

DUPONT CIRCLE

Robbery (force and violence) â– 1700 block, 15th St.; side-

walk; 5:15 p.m. May 16. Robbery (pocketbook snatch) â– 1600 block, New Hampshire Ave.; sidewalk; 8:55 p.m. May 16. â– 1600 block, U St.; restaurant; noon May 17. â– 1900 block, 14th St.; street; 9:33 p.m. May 20. Robbery (snatch) â– 17th and Q streets; restaurant; 8:28 p.m. May 16. Robbery (stealth) â– 1900 block, M St.; restaurant; 12:30 p.m. May 20. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1600 block, S St.; sidewalk; 1:50 a.m. May 21. Burglary â– 1400 block, 21st St.; residence; 8:28 p.m. May 19. â– 1500 block, K St.; office building; 9:55 p.m. May 19. â– 1400 block, 21st St.; residence; 10:28 p.m. May 19. â– 1900 block, 14th St.; unspecified premises; 8 p.m. May 20. Stolen auto â– 18th Street and Connecticut Avenue; street; 12:20 a.m. May 21. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; restaurant; 2:22 a.m. May 16. Theft (below $250) â– 1200 block, 18th St.; tavern; 12:01 a.m. May 15. â– 1700 block, M St.; sidewalk; noon May 16. â– 1700 block, N St.; sidewalk; 2 p.m. May 16. â– 17th and L streets; restaurant; 4:15 p.m. May 16. â– 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; unspecified premises; 10:46 a.m. May 17. â– 17th and L streets; restaurant; 12:30 p.m. May 17. â– 1600 block, 20th St.; restaurant; 2 p.m. May 17. â– 1700 block, N St.; hotel; 8:30 p.m. May 17. â– 1000 block, 17th St.; office building; 5:45 p.m. May 18. â– 1800 block, New Hampshire Ave.; unspecified premises; 10 a.m. May 19. â– 2200 block, R St.; construction site; 1 p.m. May 19. â– 1100 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; 2:10 p.m. May 19. â– 1700 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; 5 p.m. May 20. â– 1500 block, New Hampshire Ave.; sidewalk; 7 p.m. May 20. â– 800 block, 18th St.; store; 5 p.m. May 21. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 1700 block, P St.; street; 9 a.m. May 16. â– 1700 block, N St.; street; 8:30 p.m. May 21. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1500 block, 22nd St.; street; 11 p.m. May 16. â– 1600 block, 16th St.; alley; 3:45 p.m. May 17. â– 22and O streets; street; 7 p.m. May 17. â– 1600 block, Massachusetts Ave.; street; 10:30 a.m. May 19. â– Bancroft Place and 24th

Street; street; noon May 19. â– 16th and Corcoran street; street; 3 p.m. May 19. â– Florida Avenue and R Street; unspecified premises; 10 p.m. May 19. â– 19th and K streets; street; 11 p.m. May 19. â– 2100 block, California St.; alley; 1 p.m. May 20. â– 1600 block, O St.; street; 4:30 p.m. May 20. â– 1400 block, S St.; street; 8:30 p.m. May 20. â– 1500 block, 22nd St.; alley; 11 a.m. May 21. â– 1200 block, New Hampshire Ave.; street; 6:30 p.m. May 21.

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PSA 303 â– ADAMS MORGAN Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 2400 block, 18th St.; sidewalk; 1:25 a.m. May 20. Burglary â– 1800 block, Vernon St.; residence; 8:45 a.m. May 18. â– 1800 block, Vernon St.; residence; 9 a.m. May 18. Stolen auto â– 2500 block, Cliffbourne Place; unspecified premises; 4 p.m. May 16. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1800 block, Biltmore St.; unspecified premises; 7 p.m. May 15. â– 1700 block, Lanier Place; residence; 7:30 p.m. May 15. â– 2400 block, 16th St.; residence; 1 p.m. May 17. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 1800 block, Columbia Road; parking lot; 7:45 p.m. May 19. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1900 block, Kalorama Road; street; 5 p.m. May 16. â– 1900 block, Kalorama Road; street; 8 p.m. May 16.

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â– LOGAN CIRCLE

Robbery (fear) â– 1200 block, 10th St.; residence; 2:30 a.m. May 21. Robbery (pocketbook snatch) â– 1200 block, 12th St.; sidewalk; 5:20 p.m. May 19. Burglary â– 900 block, Rhode Island Ave.; residence; 2:30 p.m. May 19. Stolen auto â– 1300 block, Corcoran St.; street; 7:15 p.m. May 18. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1300 block, Vermont Ave.; residence; 9:45 p.m. May 17. Theft (below $250) â– 1300 block, 15th St.; unspecified premises; 11:25 a.m. May 16. â– 1100 block, 13th St.; restaurant; noon May 16. â– 1100 block, Vermont Ave.; drugstore; 3:59 p.m. May 16. â– 1400 block, Rhode Island Ave.; store; 11 p.m. May 18. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1400 block, Rhode Island Ave.; street; 10:20 a.m. May 17. â– 1500 block, 15th St.; street; 6:45 p.m. May 20.

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No more litterbugs Come next month, police officers in the 4th District will begin issuing tickets for littering. Offenders will be subject to $75 fines. It’s the result of a welcome pilot program that, if successful, is poised to spread throughout the District by the end of the year. Look at the sidewalks and gutters on all too many District streets and you’ll quickly recognize the need for a crackdown on litter. There may be fewer plastic bags these days, but cans, bottles, candy wrappers, cigarette butts, broken glass and other debris are all too common. It’s obviously an aesthetic issue, but the environmental implications are far-reaching as well. Much of the trash ends up in area waterways, and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. As it turns out, implementation of an effective anti-littering law is surprisingly complex, given the difficulty in making sure scofflaws pay up and don’t just toss tickets they receive onto the ground. To address the problem of offenders simply refusing to say who they are, the city’s law now requires people stopped for littering to provide police with their name and address — just as they would if stopped for jaywalking. City officials say they chose the 4th District, which covers the bulk of Ward 4 and part of Ward 5, for the initial effort because littering complaints are so common there. Enforcement is beginning in just one section of the city to give officials time to test out new ticketing forms and a new adjudication process by the Office of Administrative Hearings. It’s unfortunate that D.C. agencies have taken so long to implement a law adopted by the D.C. Council back in 2008, but we are glad to see progress at last. At this point, it’s prudent to begin with a pilot project, though we would hate to see citywide implementation delayed beyond year’s end.

Friends indeed Given the District’s budget woes, it’s worth considering any palatable ways to raise a few dollars without increasing taxes or fees. Legislation introduced this spring by Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser seems to offer just such an opportunity. The bill would allow “friends” groups of city parks to hold fundraisers on public property. In particular, 28 organizations outlined in the legislation would be able to raise money at the property or properties they work with. The president of the Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks noted that her group’s sole purpose is to raise funds for park improvements. It seems foolish to hamstring the organizations’ ability to raise private funds to spruce up city parks and recreation facilities. In recent years, the District has invested a lot of capital dollars in new facilities across the city. But there was a time — during the city’s last budget crisis — when the fundraising prowess of friends groups provided just about the only hope for beautifying our city parks. Even now, the “friends” groups contribute mightily to the quality of life in their neighborhoods — by galvanizing support for city investment, by providing an untold amount of sweat equity, and by raising private funds. The products of all three are on display at facilities across the city. As Council member Bowser points out, it’s essential to make sure that the city knows how the money raised is being spent. The proposed legislation proposes regular audits of the friends groups’ finances — a good idea whether the fundraising takes place on city property or not. City rules should also dictate that all money raised at any event on government property goes to the stated purpose, not to covering overhead or paying an employee. Ms. Bowser chairs the committee that oversees the parks department, so it seems likely that the bill will move forward. We hope the full D.C. Council will approve the measure expeditiously.

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The past, present and future … First, here’s a little of the past. “You are an inspiration for all of us,” said at-large D.C. Council member David Catania. “Tolerance and respect … your spirit affects all of us.” “We all stand on the foundation you built,” said Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh. Catania and Cheh were among a few dozen people who turned out on Saturday to say happy birthday — and thanks — to 86-year-old Frank Kameny, a pioneering activist for the rights of gay and lesbian Americans. Kameny was pushy, he was insistent and he was virtually alone when he began demonstrating for equal rights in the 1950s — yes, the ’50s. “The one thing I want to be remembered for,” he said in his still-strong voice, is the coining in 1968 of the phrase “gay is good.” Because back then, he said, the discrimination, the fear and the shame were “pretty dreadful.” Kameny talked when no one was listening, and he can still talk up a storm today. “I’ll have you out of here by dawn,” he joked, using one of his signature lines. You can do an Internet search on Kameny’s pioneering history, but you can also listen to Jeff Marootian, a city transportation official nearly onethird his age. “I’ve followed Frank’s life since I was in high school,” Marootian said during the gathering at Teak Wood restaurant on 14th Street NW. A graduate of George Washington University and a veteran of gay activism himself, Marootian said that he was “honored to be so close to those who paved the way for me.” One little taste of how much things have changed: On Sunday as the Notebook rode our bike on the National Mall, we came across the Stonewall Kickball League. We’ve never understood the fun of kicking — or catching — that oversized rubber ball, but Stonewall is named for the gay bar in New York City where the patrons rioted against police harassment. Far indeed. ■ Here and now. Here’s a little of the present. Mayor Vincent Gray is spending the first part of the week in Las Vegas. He’s at the big shopping convention that became a staple for city officials beginning with then-Mayor Anthony Williams. “Having a productive series of meetings with major retailers,” Gray wrote on Twitter Monday afternoon. “You’ll be excited about some of the companies considering DC locations!” Washington Post reporter Jonathan O’Connell tweeted that Gray had a minimum of 25 meetings set up for the three days. O’Connell also tweeted that the city’s exhibit on the vast convention floor was getting a lot of positive attention. Having a vigorous presence at the annual convention, one of the most important retail shopping gatherings in the world, has helped put the District

on the map with major retailers. And so far, there haven’t been any scandal stories about lavish expense accounts or misconduct in Las Vegas. That’s a pretty good record in itself for city officials. ■ The future is now. The D.C. Council is about to approve redistricting for the city’s eight election wards. The ward boundary changes will take effect for the 2012 elections. Council members Jack Evans, Michael A. Brown and Phil Mendelson have been working on a preliminary plan. It’s not a major makeover, but part of Ward 6 on Capitol Hill is expected to be ceded to Ward 7 to make the populations of each ward roughly equal. The three council members are scheduled to hold a markup session on the proposed plan Thursday at 1 p.m. in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building. David Meadows, Brown’s spokesperson, said the proposal should be up by midweek on the council website, dccouncil.us. At one point, there had been talk that Near Southwest (where the Notebook lives) might become part of Ward 8 even though there’s no direct connection across the Anacostia River. When it looked like it might happen, we told Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry that we would definitely run against him in the next election. “I can’t wait,” Barry said. “I can’t wait.” And then we both laughed out loud at that idea (which is not going to happen). ■ Bike to work? Nearly 11,000 people officially signed up for Bike to Work Day last Friday. But the big news was Mayor Gray’s ringing endorsement of bike lanes and biking at the 8:30 a.m. rally on Freedom Plaza. One enthusiastic bike rider said Gray sounded like Mayor Adrian Fenty. That’s high praise coming from a bike person. ■ A final stop. Ten-year Metro spokesperson Lisa Farbstein is headed to a new job. She’ll be joining the Transportation Security Administration, focusing on the airports and railway security in New York and New Jersey. The Notebook wants to take a moment to say best wishes to Farbstein, who often tried to cut through the clutter of government bureaucracy to respond to reporters. She’ll remain based in the Washington area, but it sounds like she’ll be on the trains and planes a lot to do her job. Farbstein is a former reporter for the Frederick News-Post, worked for Hood College in Frederick before it went co-ed, and also worked for the Arlington school system. She joined Metro in the summer of 2001, before all the worry about security. “It’s been an incredibly exciting place to work,” she told us on Monday. “I have a great deal of faith in this Metro system.” Her last day will be June 3. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR City should remove potential hazards While I am sympathetic to the desire to preserve Washington’s wonderful tree canopy, we may have invited unintended consequences for ourselves by trying to save the largest and therefore oldest trees (those with a trunk diameter of 55 inches or greater). These are precisely the ones most likely to succumb to dis-

ease and/or be toppled by storms. Every serious thunderstorm or snowstorm in our city fells a number of large, old trees on cars, houses and other property, severing power lines, closing streets and costing individual citizens (and their insurance companies) thousands of dollars apiece to repair the damage. I remember one storm last summer when I counted nine cars completely totaled within Burleith, Glover Park, Foxhall Village and American University Park. Rather than trying to halt the removal of the largest and

oldest trees, the D.C. government needs to embark on a serious and substantial effort to identify the ones most likely to come down and take them down before they fall on their own, with attending damage to property and lives. The tree canopy over MacArthur Boulevard is stunning — and also exceedingly hazardous, with numerous old trees on their last (and diseased) roots. Let’s cut them down before they fall down! David Passage The Palisades

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tax hikes would be a mistake for District Contrary to what is suggested by letters to the editor from David F. Power and Jesse Lovell [“Tax increase enjoys strong local support” and “Wealthy should help balance D.C. budget,” May 18], D.C. income taxes are among the highest in the nation. According to the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan research group located in D.C., the absolute level of D.C. taxes is exceeded only by that of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and in any case remains well above Virginia and Maryland. Only if the issue is D.C.’s tax burden relative to per-capita income are D.C. taxes lower than those of Maryland (but still higher than Virginia’s). The DC Fiscal Policy Institute, cited by Mr. Power, is hardly unbiased. It has pushed for higher taxes in D.C. to pay for more social programs for lower income groups. The D.C. government’s top priority should be to end waste, fraud, mismanagement, cronyism and nepotism within its ranks. In this context, it is inexcusable that the D.C. government continues to fail, through sheer incompetence, to take full advantage of federal programs that bring funds to D.C. It would be a mistake to raise taxes and fees of any kind. D.C. is already one of the most heavily taxed jurisdictions in the nation. D.C. should have a tax regime that encourages location in the District, thereby expanding the city’s tax base and generating more income and employment and thus tax revenue. D.C. should lower its corporate tax rates so that businesses, particularly large corporations, do not almost automatically locate in the suburbs. Allan Wendt Georgetown

Wilson teachers also deserve recognition Congratulations to The Current for running such a prominent story about Wilson High School’s new DREAM Act scholarship and the admirable efforts of Wilson senior Elena DiRosa, whose work on the student newspaper led to the scholarship’s creation and success [“College still just a Dream for some Wilson students,” May 18]. Ms. DiRosa is a remarkable young woman and is sure to go on to do wonderful things at Princeton and beyond. But what was just as remarkable was the role of the faculty sponsor of the student newspaper. The best teachers know how to inspire their students. Principal Pete Cahall is lucky to have Joe

Riener on the faculty at Wilson High School, as are the many students whose lives he has touched. Tom Israel Mount Pleasant

Pharmacy’s closing is cause for concern Our Giant Pharmacy at Wisconsin Avenue and Newark Street died May 12. Its passing was unexpected, noted only by a small, typed sign on the entry door. Earlier in the week, the front display windows, covered with professional signage saying “Welcome to Your Neighborhood Drugstore,” failed to mention that the store would be closing. Pharmaceutical customers received no letters or emails advising us about our unexpired prescriptions. A local CVS sign told us to let pharmacists there know if we want them to call and get our med scrips. A call to the district Giant manager informed me that our prescriptions had been sold to the Walgreens chain and that we could find the most convenient store and be served there. I thought that the patient privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, protected my medical information. I did not know that it could be sold without consent or notice. How many customers will come to the locked door of the defunct pharmacy and be unable to refill a needed prescription? The wait for the new Giant neighborhood service could be long, with construction expected to take about two years. Francis W. Rodgers McLean Gardens

Some Tenleytown residents back plan In response to Anthony Byrne and Wesley Egan’s letter to the editor regarding American University’s plans for the Tenley Campus [“Neighbors oppose plan, not university,” May 11], I would like to point out that some of us who own homes in the area (we live a block from the site) see the proposed renovations and new buildings for the law school as a positive, welcome development. It’s not true that “no property owner anywhere near the Tenley Campus” supports the plan. Some homeowners like myself are pleased that the law school will be relocated here and unfortunately are being drowned out by a vocal minority of homeowners who live near the site and bought knowing that it is part of the university. There are clear advantages to having the school close to Metrorail. In addition, we believe the plans will improve traffic by encouraging use of mass transit and by slowing commuters on 42nd

and 43rd streets, which will make it safer for the many pedestrians, especially the children who attend local elementary schools. There is plenty of short-term street parking in the area, and increased congestion can actually calm traffic. The university has also demonstrated a willingness to police parking violations and has done well in responding to any problems with students living in the area. The school also has a reputation for improving and maintaining its grounds with extensive landscaping, which will surely improve the the current aging facilities on 42nd and Yuma streets. It is likely that additional students and faculty will attract more dining and retail operations on Wisconsin Avenue. Our area has a reputation for objecting to anything progressive in terms of development, and as a result we’ve ended up with a largely boring, uninspired retail strip that needs updating. A law school can also serve as a vital center of learning for the community and typically attracts some of the most interesting and socially minded faculty and students. By being closer to the heart of Tenleytown, the school can better engage with its neighbors and can provide a valuable source of education to others outside of the school. I hope that community members keep an open mind regarding the plans for the law school and that university officials reach out to those who express concerns so that compromises can be reached. Knee-jerk reactions and legalistic arguments by a minority of residents serve only to hinder positive changes that can result from the university’s continued investment in modernizing its facilities and contributing to the community. Neil Meyer Tenleytown/American University Park

Police should avoid morality enforcement Regarding the assignment of prostitution duties to each police district to cut down on officers being assigned this duty [“Police shift prostitution duties to each district,” May 18], I’d say the less tax money used for morality law enforcement the better. When I arrived in D.C. a few decades ago, the police routinely entrapped and arrested gays. What a waste. At any time, but particularly now when resources are scarce, the police should go after only those who force others to engage in their lifestyle, straight or gay. If there’s no force or fraud, let’s take America as a free society seriously, and leave people alone. Dennis Sobin Director, Safe Streets Arts Foundation

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ATHLETICS IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON

St. Albans strikes gold at Stotesbury By BORIS TSALYUK Current Staff Writer

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St. Albans first varsity eight controlled the waters Saturday, outlasting top crews from around the country and winning the prestigious Stotesbury Cup regatta for the first time in the school’s history.

Despite coming up a few seconds short of a gold medal at the prestigious Stotesbury Cup in Philadelphia last year, the St. Albans crew team was pleased with its showing. This season, though, anything short of a firstplace finish would’ve been a disappointment for a team that knew it could win if it turned in its best effort. Fortunately for the Bulldogs, the “what ifs” weren’t necessary this year: They navigated past two of the fastest crews in the nation to capture the gold medal in the main event on the Schuylkill River Saturday. The first varsity eight boat crossed the finish line in 4 minutes, 7.63 seconds to knock off national powers St. Andrews and

St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) and give St. Albans the first Stotesbury Cup win in its history. On calm waters, the race was a perfect storm for the Bulldogs. They jumped out fast, pulled away halfway through and held on to win by a considerable margin. About 600 meters in, St. Albans used a power stroke — five consecutive full-force strokes — to gain the separation it needed. The team had planned to use that move, co-captain Allister Aaron said after the race, but had to find the right moment for it. “It was just a huge mental thing. It was a responsive move; we didn’t have a [set] time for it,” he said, adding, “It worked perfectly.” The power stroke left the competition a safe distance behind and even with 300 meters left to go, Aaron knew the trophy would belong to St. Albans. “I realized

there was no way they were going to catch us. We knew it was over,” he said. Coach Ted Haley, in his 19th year at St. Albans, said the team realized the magnitude of its victory as soon as the race was over. “To break through at this level is just a huge rush — a huge emotional rush for everyone,” he said. Haley later acknowledged that the Bulldogs went into Stotesbury expecting a victory. “We knew this was our shot.” But earlier this season, it was hard to imagine the team would have much of a chance at winning the nation’s oldest regatta. Both St. Andrew’s and St. Joe’s beat St. Albans handily in April; it wasn’t until Haley made changes to his top boat that the crew found its stroke. See Stotesbury/Page 12

D.C. Classic showcases lacrosse talent By BORIS TSALYUK Current Staff Writer

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The Wilson Tigers introduced the first boys’ public school lacrosse program in D.C. last season.

Teams in different leagues don’t often face each other twice in one season, so when St. John’s upset St. Albans 54 in March, it was unlikely the Bulldogs would have a chance for revenge. But Saturday’s D.C. Lacrosse Classic ended up matching the two teams in the opening contest, and St. Albans, of the Interstate Athletic Conference, made a statement with a 13-2 victory over its Washington Catholic Athletic Conference opponent. “That was probably our best game of the year,” said veteran coach Malcolm Lester. Later in the day, Gonzaga — the WCAC champion — beat crosstown rival St. Albans 9-6 in the main event. Kyle Bruun scored three goals and David Planning added a pair as each player donned the Eagles uniform for the last time. Georgetown Day School, Sidwell and Wilson also took part in the action. The Mighty Hoppers beat the Tigers 141, with Matt Jackson named player of the game. Sidwell cruised past Eleanor Roosevelt 6-2 as Ben Glassman and Curtis Oberg scored two goals apiece and Chris Borges made 15 saves. Wilson, which in 2010 became the first D.C. public school to offer a boys lacrosse program, was participating in the classic for the second time. Although the Tigers dropped both of their contests, losing to Georgetown Day and Eleanor Roosevelt, Lester said the event would benefit the team’s program in the long run. “Maybe they’ve haven’t played as long, maybe they don’t have the same resources or go to [lacrosse] camps, but it’s nice for them to have an opportunity,” said Lester, who helped organize the D.C. Classic in its first year in 2009. “It’s not IAC lacrosse, but the kids are doing some good things and they are well-coached.” Coaches are hoping the event will turn into a two-bracket tournament in the future, but for now they’re pleased just to have people take notice of the area’s talent. “I think it’s an opportunity to just showcase the D.C. teams,” said Lester. Breakout Lacrosse, a lacrosse training company, organized and sponsored the classic.

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Mark Ossolinski and his Sidwell teammates had a strong season, but they couldn’t find a way to get past Flint Hill.

Quakers can’t fight off Huskies for title By MIKE DEFABO and BORIS TSALYUK Current Staff Writers

In 2011, Sidwell’s baseball team had its best season in years: The Quakers bounced back from a fourth-place finish a year ago to go 9-3 in league play and beat Northwest D.C. rival Maret to reach the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship game. Sidwell topped Maret 4-1 in the semifinals last Tuesday behind one of Chase

Plebani’s best outings of the season. He threw six innings without giving up an earned run, and surrendered only two hits while striking out six batters and walking four. Nick Fernandez drove in two runs for the Quakers, who grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. The lone run Maret managed came off a fifth-inning error. The Frogs had earned a share of the conference banner — their 10th in 13 years — because they split the regular-season title with Flint Hill. “Our varsity has See Quakers/Page 12

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of Maryland next year, brought strength and power, and 6-foot-4inch, 190-pound Woody Atwood also added muscle. Meanwhile, Joe O’Shea gave the Bulldogs another composed, technically sound rower. Aaron said the main quality this year’s team possessed was its competitive drive. At trials Friday, St. Albans finished a disappointing third, but the team stepped up and won its semifinal Saturday before dominating the final race. “We’re racers; we need people next to us,� Aaron said. “That’s when we do our best work.� The Bulldogs have one more important race coming up: the national championships in Camden, N.J., this weekend.

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which beat Bell Multicultural on Tuesday — in an early game at the fourth annual Congressional Bank Baseball Classic for the DCIAA crown. The winner will take on the private school champion for the City Title in the day’s main event. St. Albans is the three-time defending city champion.

successfully hung another championship banner in the new gym for 2011,� said Maret coach Antoine Williams. But the Quakers’ semifinal win meant that they would be the ones playing for the MAC’s top prize. In the finals on Thursday, though, Sidwell again couldn’t tame the Huskies, falling to them for the third time this season and settling for runner-up in the tournament. Flint Hill got the best of Sidwell starter Mark Ossolinski in the bottom of the second inning. With two outs and nobody on, James Abrahamsen waited on a curveball and took the pitch to left field for a single. Leadoff hitter David Belt was then hit by a pitch before Calvin Baxter singled home a run. First baseman Mike Palma followed with his second double of the game to score Belt and Baxter, and Bazzarone dropped a single into right field to score Palma and give the Huskies an early 5-0 lead. The Quakers had a chance to do some damage of their own in the third as they loaded the bases with just one out. But Sam Stevens lined out to center, and Nick Roman was caught leaning too off far the bag at

Aaron, a Yale University commit, said it’s important they finish the season on top. St. Albans “has still never won a national race, so it’s still something we have to do. And we’re going to be confident going into the race,â€? he said. Win or lose at nationals, the victory at Stotesbury is one the Bulldogs can savor. “Once we crossed the finish line, I was looking around like, ‘There’s no way this just happened.’ I was just overwhelmed with so much emotion,â€? Barks said. â€œâ€Ś To say you’re one of the best in the country at something — regardless of what it is — it’s a phenomenal feeling.â€? “I have a gold medal from Stotesbury. Not many people can

second. The centerfielder then threw to the base to complete the inning-ending double play. “That was huge just because we had the bases loaded and the right guys were coming up at the plate,� said Sidwell head coach John Simon. “Little mistakes on the base path can kill you.� Sidwell scored an unearned run in the sixth, but Flint Hill came right back in the bottom half, batting around and scoring three more runs to make it 9-1 and put the game virtually out of reach. Before the Quakers’ last turn at the plate, though, coach Simon told them, “Let’s go down fighting,� and the team responded by showing some life at the plate. First, Brett Perrinn walked and Chase Plebani singled him home. After a pair of strikeouts, Finn Stern walked, and Sam Stevens doubled home both runners to make the score 9-4. But with a man on, Nick Fernandez lost an eightpitch battle at the plate, flying out to right to end the ballgame. “They [the Sidwell players] said we don’t want to go 1-2-3,� said coach Simon. “We had the right guys coming up, and just unfortunately flyed out deep.� Simon said he was proud of his guys’ effort this season, even though they came up a little short. “The guys had a goal to get here, we just didn’t win the big one,� he said.

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For Our Lady of Victory principal, dual honors By JULIA FISHER Current Correspondent

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heila Martinez, principal of Our Lady of Victory School in the Palisades, didn’t know she was the Archdiocese of Washington’s Distinguished Principal of the Year until superintendent Deacon Bert L’Homme jumped out of hiding during a morning prayer meeting. “I was very surprised to see him,” Martinez said, “but I knew it had to be good news because he was holding flowers.” The archdiocese, which contains 98 schools, issues the award to one principal each year. Martinez called it a “great honor” to be chosen by a panel of principals. Archdiocese communications manager Brie Hall said Martinez builds a “strong and engaging community” with a “family atmosphere” and actively participates in the archdiocese’s association of elementary school princi-

pals. Just a week before the surprise announcement, Martinez had pulled in another award: She was the only principal of a private school in the area to win The Washington Post’s Distinguished Educational Leadership Award. For that honor, vice principal Katie Sague had organized the effort to put together a nomination packet for Martinez. “We’re thrilled that she’s here and being acknowledged by the outside and the inside,” Sague said of the two awards. “There’s a happy pop it just gives us going along.” Martinez said she knew her faculty “was up to something” when they asked for her résumé, but she didn’t know about the award until The Post called in March. She heard nothing of it again until publication of the awards in April; in the interim, she had begun to think the call had just been a hoax.

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Our Lady of Victory School principal Sheila Martinez visits classrooms daily and knows each student well. “I wish I hadn’t won them both in the same year,” Martinez said of the two honors. “It gets a little overwhelming to have so much recognition within one month.” But she views the awards as reflecting her “community, not really necessarily me,” she said. “You can only lead if others follow.” Martinez, who was born in England, grew up attending Catholic schools in a suburb of London. She always wanted to be a teacher, she said. She taught religion at a high school and psychology and coun-

seling at a university in England before marrying an American and joining him in the D.C. area in 1999. Before becoming principal of Our Lady of Victory in 2004, she was the vice principal of St. Andrew the Apostle School in Silver Spring, where she still lives. “I love being a principal,” Martinez said. “I like being the leader. I prefer to be the decision maker rather than the implementer.” Our Lady of Victory has also drawn national recognition recently: It won a Blue Ribbon award, given to the top 10 percent of

schools in the nation, in 2007. Parents say the praise is due largely to Martinez’s efforts. The principal has focused particularly on giving students opportunities to do community service, fostering the performing arts, improving facilities and integrating technology into classrooms. The school is newly equipped with SMART Boards, laptops and online textbooks. Martinez also introduced a curriculum in which teachers focus each lesson on a specific skill or piece of knowledge. Instead of See Principal/Page 19

Technician’s work at arboretum means braving sun, weeds and solitude This is the eighth in a series of articles about locals and their occupations. By AMANDA ABRAMS Current Correspondent

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ander through the U.S. National Arboretum with Michael Rayburn and it’s obvious: The place is so much more than just azaleas. Rayburn is one of the site’s custodians — technically known as Agricultural Science Research Technicians, or ASRTs — tasked with maintaining its collections year-round. He’s a pro-plant type who studied horticulture in college and loves nothing more than spending his days wordlessly tending to green organisms of all sizes. But he’s also a mountain boy who grew up roaming the hills of east Tennessee and talking to his grandparents about their land, which means he sees the arboretum’s plants in a slightly unusual light. Take the big clump of soft green weeds lying along one path. “Oh, that’s jewel-

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Michael Rayburn takes care of collections at the U.S. National Arboretum. weed,” he said, plucking one plant and crushing the stem. “It’s a traditional remedy for poison ivy; the juice relieves the itching.”

He pointed to another weedy-looking plant nearby and explained that it’s colloquially known as doll’s eye; its roots were used by Cherokee Indians to ease women’s menstrual cramps and birthing pains. But the plant is poisonous if you use too much. And then there’s the sourwood tree, native to the southeastern United States. Its oblong leaves taste acidic when chewed, and, according to Rayburn, the honey made from its blossoms is revered for its flavor. Rayburn is in charge of maintaining Fern Valley, the arboretum’s native plants collection. It’s one of the site’s least-showy sections: Compared to the Asian collection or those white, pink and fuchsia beauties whose potential demise recently drew a major outcry, the native area looks downright dull. It’s basically just a forest and a field, right? Wrong. And that’s why seeing the place through Rayburn’s eyes is so useful. The 7.5-acre section might look like mostly woods with a path running through it, but it actually represents several different ecosys-

tems, including the coastal plain, Piedmont, southern highlands, northern forest, eastern meadow and prairie. The zones melt into each other, so it’s hard to tell when one ends and another begins, but each contains a wide variety of plants common to its ecosystem. The coastal bigleaf magnolia with its fragrant white flowers, for instance, would never be found in the D.C. area otherwise; the same is true of the pawpaw tree, whose natural habitat is the southern highlands. The variety represented there highlights the arboretum’s main function: not to be pretty, per se, but to act as an archive for plants, particularly those that are rare, useful or valuable. “One of our big goals is to increase biodiversity here,” said Rayburn. He and his eight fellow ASRTs — as well as the eight curators, or horticulturists, who are in charge of the arboretum’s various sections — frequently go on collecting expeditions, seeking out new plants that the place might be lacking and bringing them back. See Arboretum/Page 19

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Spotlight on Schools Annunciation Catholic School On May 12, we had our biannual Afterschool Arts Showcase. First, we had an amazing performance from the School of Rock Club. The members performed four songs, including a song written and performed by two eighth-graders.

School DISPATCHES Then, the Step Club performed an exciting dance that incorporated rhythm and beats. Last, we had a comedic performance from the Drama Club. The play was “Goldilocks on Trial� by Ed Monk. It was the story of Goldilocks’ court appearance for breaking and entering. — Danielle Allen, sixth-grader; Ingrid Fekete, seventh-grader; and Emma Thompson, eighth-grader

were studying for our nonfiction books. We learned about things such as gladiators, the Colosseum and the emperors. In third grade we have been reading a lot of books about Italy. For our Global Studies research, every day we worked on our topic, writing, editing, drawing, cutting and so on. We were preparing our books for a long time. Then we made projects such as a replica of Mount Vesuvius, the Colosseum, a Roman shield and an arch. We made them out of clay, cardboard and markers. Second grade studied Ireland and first grade studied France. Museum Night was on March 11, and we had great attendance. The evening was so much fun. We had exotic food, a fabulous museum tour and good music. — Constantine Tsibouris, third-grader

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In third grade, we had a great time at the Panthers’ play, “Joust,� and we can’t wait until we see Mr. MacIntyre and Ms. Brunson’s play. Also, we studied Italy and students prepared for Museum Night. We

Last week was sports week at the British School of Washington. It is one of the most exciting weeks of the school year. It started on Tuesday for the upper school, but for me it began

on Wednesday at the Duke Ellington Field. I had entered the triple jump, discus, long jump and house captain tug of war. Triple jump was great — it was a hopskip-jump, and I went really far. Then I moved onto discus; I was a little scared in case I dropped it on my toe! Long jump was brilliant. I zoomed through the air and landed in the sandy pit. Finally was the tug of war. We pulled and pulled but unfortunately did not win. On Friday, we arrived at American University. The points were announced from all of the field days, and I discovered that Chesapeake House had won field day and was in the lead. My first event was the 400-meter race. I felt as if I would never stop. I put in a sprint at the end and finished third. After lots of other races involving the rest of the school, it was time for the relay. We went to our starting places. I was the third runner. I watched the baton be passed to No. 2, and then in a blink of an eye it was passed to me. I charged on, passed the baton to No. 4 and watched the end of the race. At the end of the event, I listened as Mr. Harding, the head teacher, announced the scores.

Shenandoah House was fourth. People cheered. Chesapeake House was third. More cheers. Then there was tension between the two remaining houses. Potomac House came in second and Patuxent House came in first. Screams and shouts of joy exploded around the field, and Patuxent House completed a victory lap. I didn’t mind that we didn’t win, because it was so much fun. — Stella Raes, Year 5 York (fourth-grader and Junior Potomac House Captain)

Deal Middle School Deal’s got talent! Forget “American Idol.� Forget “Glee.� You should have come to Deal’s Arts Night last week. Lately, Deal students have been showing off. At Arts Night the band, choir and glee club performed. Also, Deal students have performed plays such as “Beauty and the Beast� and “Schoolhouse Rocks,� the seventhgrade musical. Last Wednesday, 26 sixthgraders from Team Manila traveled to the Singapore Embassy, their partner in the Embassy Adoption Program. This program allows an embassy in D.C. to partner with a school. Then they visit each other to learn and teach about the embassy’s country. Our final trip to the embassy included dances, speeches, a PowerPoint about Singapore and some amazing food! Sixth-graders also had the opportunity recently to travel to the State Department for a Model United Nations simulation. Each school sent about 30 students and represented five countries. The delegates for each country were sent to different rooms to debate current international issues. We learned that making decisions and drafting resolutions are not easy. There’s been a lot of physical action at Deal, including a softball championship. The girls softball team competed last week in the

city championship. The highlight of all the action was the “Let’s Moveâ€? flash mob, which took place a few weeks ago. Kids in gym/health classes and other interested students participated. First lady Michelle Obama gave the school a surprise visit. The kids learned a dance choreographed by BeyoncĂŠ. A team of reporters and 93.9 WKYS radio personality Angie Ange also came to Deal to cover the event. Later, newscasters on channels 4, 5 and 7 reported about the flash mob. Deal students enjoyed the excitement of that day! — Samuel Brodsky, Emma Buzbee, Jacob Riegel and Krista Ross, sixth-graders

Duke Ellington School of the Arts On May 17, the Literary Media and Communications Department held another “R Street on H Street� performance at the H Street Playhouse. The event was hosted by 12th-grader Marcus Antonio Blanco and 10th-grader Isis Cooper and featured 11th-graders Sarah Phillips and Malik Hodge. There were performances by groups called The Dreamers and ING. Special guest and Duke Ellington alumna Alantra Lewis performed one of her pieces. Overall, the event was lively, entertaining and energetic. This R Street on H Street performance was sponsored by Sprinkles Cupcakes and Wisey’s. This was an interesting week for our dancers at Duke Ellington as well. May 17 was the start of the Dance Department’s spring concert. So far, they have had three matinee shows, and various middle and elementary schools have come to see the show. Famous company Philadanco director Joan Myers Brown came to watch the show on May 19. Among the featured acts were “Sanctuary,� a solo performed by 12th-grade dance student Sherman Wood; “To Mike With Love�; and “Le Corsaire,� choreographed by Marius Petipa and restaged by Sandra Fortune-Green, a longtime member of the Dance Department faculty. — Bridget Dease, 10th-grader

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DISPATCHES From Page 14 just to see how you are doing; they encourage you to stretch yourself. Knowing they really care about not only my education, but also about me, has given me a love of learning, in particular a love of English. I wasn’t that thrilled about writing before I came to Burke. I liked reading, but writing wasn’t my favorite task. Now I look forward to writing essays and writing and reading poetry. Burke educates so that every possible subject is covered, from math to the arts. As Chicago journalist Sydney J. Harris said, “The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one’s mind a pleasant place in which to spend one’s leisure.” This is precisely what Burke has done. — Pippa Dobbyn, eighth-grader

Georgetown Day School Having moved on from the Rube Goldberg projects, sixthgraders are learning in science about ecosystems. They have learned about the nitrogen and carbon cycles. Students are seeing how these cycles work by splitting into groups and creating their own ecosystems. Each “ecosystem” is a large container filled with water, fish, tadpoles, elodea and snails. Every day, sixth-graders test the water to see the amounts of ammonia, nitrate and nitrite. Students record the ecosystem information for each day on the computer and on paper. They also post on a blog stating general observations about things that they notice (such as the elodea losing its leaves) and then hypothesize as to why they think these things are happening (for example, the elodea is losing its leaves because of a lack of sunlight). All of the sixth-graders have

access to the blogs of other classes. It is interesting to see the differences and similarities. The sixthgrade science teacher, Michael Desautels, makes comments on each group’s blog. He often will remark on whether he thinks our assumptions are correct, and he will sometimes ask us to include more detail or ask questions about certain things. The blog definitely serves as a helpful learning tool. — Samantha Shapiro, sixth-grader

when we first got there,” said Ned. “When the man ate some paper and a lot of paper came down,” Alexandre said. “Playing music on a violin and some shakers and watching the show,” Banyan said. “I liked when the man who was playing the drum lost his drumsticks. And the man who was playing the fiddle played it real fast,”

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011 Jordan said. “Pretty much the music and the big violin and the little violin,” Elizabeth said. “I liked when they played the violin and the song they played,” Margaret said. “Making the music. The music they played in the amphitheater when we were pretending to make a heartbeat,” Willa said.

Hyde-Addison Elementary The two pre-k classes went to “Got Rhythm?” at the Kennedy Center. What was the best part or most memorable moment about our trip to the Kennedy Center? “I loved to do the instruments. I like to play the trumpet. And I liked the sound they were playing on the instruments. I liked the colors, too!” said Dalton. “Playing the violin on the floor

“When I got to play the music on the drum, violin and maracas,” Renee said. “Watching that long show,” Sage said. “Playing the tambourine, the violin, and the little frog with the bumps on its back that had a little stick to rub it,” Sanaa said. “Listening to the songs and trySee Dispatches/Page 28

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Holy Trinity School Fourth-graders have been writing poetry and putting their work on display boards to show parents, teachers and other students. We have worked on this for two weeks. “It has been a great experience for all of us,” said fourth-grader Luke Egge. Our teachers Mrs. Skonberg, Mrs. Gannon and Mrs. Comer have pushed us to write the best poetry we can. We tried to put all of our poems on our display boards but they would not fit because we had written too many! “Some of us started to panic, but we all finished in time,” said fourth-grader Matt Yan. On May 19, we had a Poetry Fest where people could come in and write comments about our poetry. — Charlie Furlong and William Tober, fourth-graders

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The one-lane bridge, if it passes the department’s off-site tests, will be in place from mid-June until the road closes again for permanent repairs, Lisle said. Those repairs are scheduled to begin in late July and last about a month, he said.

For the period with the temporary bridge, the agency will re-stripe the road and post signs warning about the one-lane setup. “You have to take turns. That’s what we have to do: Make sure people know how to use it, so it’s safe,� Lisle said.

TEACHERS From Page 1 few weeks as some schools are slated for reconstitution, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. “Excessing is necessary when schools make changes to their programs, when budgets decline, or when schools are closed, restructured, or reconstituted,� the website says. But, officials underscored, excessing refers to the elimination of a person’s position, not his or her employment. And staff members who have been excessed are able to apply for other jobs within the school system. The school system is posting available jobs on its website and held a transfer fair May 11. Still, some parents said the cuts will deeply impact the programs at their schools. Terry Lynch, vice president of the School Without Walls Home and School Association, said a $320,000 proposed budget cut and 10 percent enrollment increase has led to the excessing of a handful of staff mem-

bers, including one counselor and “at least three� teachers. “The impact of cuts means that there [won’t] be a public high school that offers the level of education available at private schools,� Lynch said of the award-winning magnet. But Washington Teachers’ Union president Nathan Saunders said he worries about discrimination in the excessing process. “It appears that some members are being retaliated against by certain administrators for being vocal, or being union activists, veteran teachers, women, or on the higher end of the salary range,� he said. He said many of the excessed teachers fit several of those categories at once, such as female, veteran teachers at the higher end of the salary range. Saunders said he also doubts that budget constraints forced the cuts. “The DCPS budget has been used to arrive at conclusions that the DCPS people want it to arrive at.� He said he’s scrutinizing each case individually and will consider pursuing legal action. “I don’t think you’ll find anyone in this town who says I won’t take them to court.�

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CAMPUS From Page 1 town-house community; and made other modifications to its campus plan. The university presented the outline of its revisions to the community last week. Neighborhood groups had vehemently objected to the 10-year campus plan the university submitted to the Zoning Commission in March, saying the proposed growth would be too extreme for their mostly residential community. “What we wanted to do was make a few changes to reflect what we’ve been hearing to work on a plan that better meets everyone’s needs,� the university’s David Taylor said in an interview. Several residents said the changes do not go far enough. “The changes are a step in the right direction, albeit a tiny step, when a more giant step would seem more appropriate,� Tom Smith, chair of the Spring Valley/Wesley Heights neighborhood commission, wrote in an email. Last month, Smith drafted and his commission passed a series of resolutions opposing parts of the campus plan. The commission requested an enrollment cap of 10,600 — or 12,370 including law students if they move as planned to the university’s Tenley Campus — and less-dense housing on the East Campus and on other sites. Taylor and Jorge Abud, the university’s assistant vice president for facilities development, said the concessions would not block the school from achieving its overarching goals. But the officials said they still prefer the original version they sub-

mitted two months ago. For instance, Abud said, housing fewer students on the East Campus will make it harder to foster a sense of community among student residents. Taylor added that officials opposed the cap because they don’t consider a head count to be a useful indicator of neighborhood impact. “This plan is not ideal for us, so we have to sort through those tradeoffs and find kind of that right balance between what we were trying to accomplish and accommodating some of the requests from the community,� Abud said. Wesley Heights resident Mike Mazzuchi said the density of the proposed development and the size of the proposed cap are still too great, and that the East Campus dorms — even when shielded by a thicker tree buffer — will be too close to the Westover Place homes. He also questioned the university’s ability to protect student pedestrians crossing Nebraska Avenue and its decision to provide minimal recreation space on the East Campus. Spring Valley resident Chuck Hamilton further objected to two proposed six-story dormitories that were not scaled back — North Hall on Massachusetts Avenue and South Hall on a hill overlooking Rockwood Parkway — saying that they were too tall. The campus-plan revisions included few new details about the law school’s move. “The only ‘plan’ that the neighborhood [has] seen for [that campus] is a rough outline of the buildings AU hopes to build,� Greg Ferenbach of the Tenley Campus Neighbors Association wrote in an email. The Zoning Commission hearings are slated to begin June 9.

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ON THE MARKET CAROL BUCKLEY But for home buyers who want a twist on the area’s traditional aesthetic, a new-to-the-market Spanish Colonial brings warm, missionlook architecture to a classic layout. Sunny stucco and a green tile roof create a bright backdrop for pops of white trim on the two-story home, and the home’s affinity for color continues inside. A red dining room is a standard, but this roomy space — which gets loads of light from several windows — seems particularly suited to a spicy version of that hue. On the other side of the wide center hall, a duck-egg blue with gray undertones cools down the living room, a spot grounded by a wood-burning fireplace. Two doors open from here into a sunroom, creating a circular flow that’s ideal for entertaining. Moldings in this 1927 home are predictably substantial, but Realtor Elizabeth Russell pointed out the

additions that owners have made to the woodwork here. Custom bookcases in the living room offer open and closed spots to house books and more, since the built-ins are wired for sound. At the end of the ground floor’s center hall waits more bespoke storage in the form of a butler’s pantry. And radiator covers have been added throughout the home to add a distinctive note — and a useful surface for books, plants and more. The kitchen continues this property’s color story: Sunny — though not too bright — yellow walls show off a paint treatment that echoes the home’s exterior. White cabinetry and black granite countertops round out a classic color combo, and a serious Thermador range and hood show that this kitchen is about more than looks. A roomy eat-in bay in the kitchen is part of an addition to the home that also includes a powder room on this level. The build-out also saw the addition of a mudroom, which will be useful for the gardeners who are likely to be drawn to this home. A professionally landscaped rear yard includes a slate patio, lawn and mature perennials. On the second level, past a

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This Chevy Chase house, located a few blocks west of Connecticut Avenue, is priced at $1,295,000. landing bright with sun through a Palladian window, four bedrooms and a full hall bath wait. The master bedroom has an en-suite, black-and-white bath with a shower. Three of the four bedrooms are roomy, and all have ample natural light; the master also features stairs to an attic with a cedar closet. The smaller fourth bedroom connects to the master through the bath and could easily be used as a nursery, home office or luxurious dressing room. A bottom level adds amenities

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Northwest Real Estate ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama â– SHERIDAN-KALORAMA The commission will meet at 7 p.m. June 20 at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, contact davidanc2d01@aol.com or visit anc2d.org. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover â– GLOVER PARK/CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS The commission will meet at 7 p.m. June 9 at Stoddert Elementary School and Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, contact info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b.org. ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland â– CLEVELAND PARK / WOODLEY PARK Woodley Park MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE HEIGHTS Massachusetts Avenue Heights CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS

At the commission’s May 16 meeting: ■commissioners voted 5-0, with Nancy MacWood, Catherine May, Victor Silveira and Trudy Reeves absent (Reeves arrived later in the meeting), to oppose the renewal of a valet parking permit for Ardeo + Bardeo, 3311 Connecticut Ave. ■commissioners voted 5-0 to support an application to the Historic Preservation Review Board for a glassed-in rear porch with a projecting bay at 3703 33rd Place. ■commissioners voted 5-0 to support an application to the Board of Zoning Adjustment for a rear addition to 3509 35th St. that pushes the house slightly over the maximum lot occupancy. ■commissioners voted 5-0 to support an application to the Historic Preservation Review Board for rebuilt, less-steep steps and a new dormer and rear door at 3140 Highland Place. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to support an application to the Historic Preservation Review Board to remove a non-historic pool house to make room for a rear addition and to remove the non-historic walls around a side porch to make a glassed-in sunroom at 2941 Newark St. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to support a rear addition at 3415 Lowell St., but opposed the removal of a garage unless it is determined to be non-historic. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to request that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority relocate the turnaround of the 96 Metrobus during the construction of the Cathedral Commons project from Idaho Avenue and Newark Street to Van Ness, 40th and Upton streets. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to request that the D.C. Public Space Committee postpone a hearing on the proposed Cathedral Commons project to offer the commission

more time to review the plans. commissioners voted 5-0, with Trudy Reeves abstaining, to write a letter to the D.C. Department of Transportation seeking more information on the proposed widening of Idaho Avenue and to request that it maintain traffic control measures designed to discourage truck traffic. The project is related to the Cathedral Commons project. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to request that the Cathedral Commons development not include sidewalk bump-outs on Newark Street and Wisconsin Avenue; that trash receptacles, bicycle racks and benches not interfere with tree planting or pedestrians’ sidewalk use; that planners ensure safety if constructing midblock bump-outs on Newark Street; and that a Newark Street bus stop be located at the curb rather than along the planned bump-out. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to award a $1,500 grant to John Eaton Elementary School to help cover the cost of its school musical. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to support an application to the Historic Preservation Review Board to widen the driveway of 3409 Woodley Road, provided the applicant widens it to no more than 9 feet and that a retaining wall be rebuilt with the same materials if it is moved during construction. ■commissioners voted 6-0 to request that the Public Space Committee consider parking violations when renewing valet parking permits and that advisory neighborhood commissions and the public be given the opportunity to weigh in. The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. June 20 at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, call 202-657-5725 or visit anc3c.org.

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At the commission’s May 9 meeting: â– commissioners unanimously supported a Board of Zoning Adjustment application by Blessed Sacrament School for a special exception to continue using a playing field at 3637 Patterson St. The approval must be renewed every three years. In their resolution, commissioners encouraged the Board of Zoning Adjustment to continue the approval for more than three years. â– commissioners voted 6-1, with Carolyn Cook opposing, to provide a grant of $1,000 to the Chevy Chase Dog Park Group to contribute toward construction of a fence, contingent upon support from Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E, in which the park is located. “This park is not actually in the borders of our ANC, but we live literally right up against it,â€? said commission chair Gary Thompson. Cook said she was “not sold on the merit of this grant as benefiting our community in these tough times.â€? â– commissioners voted unanimously to have chair Gary Thompson represent the commission at a hearing on proposed changes to bus and rail service, including elimination of the E6 bus route. Thompson said there was “almost no public advertisement of that ideaâ€? and called the proposal “outrageous, because so many members of our community really rely on this bus.â€? He said his testimony would focus on both process and substance. “This issue just kind of snuck up on everybody and we’ve been chasing it. ‌ We received several substantial pieces of misinformation along the way.â€? The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. June 13 at the Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW. For details, call 202-363-5803 or send an email to chevychaseanc3@verizon.net.

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Northwest Real Estate PRINCIPAL From Page 13 having general goals over the course of the year, “they’re constantly checking for mastery,� she said. It’s more fun for the kids, too — more games, more group work — and it meets students’ needs more precisely, she said. Martinez’s favorite parts of her job are the students’ arrival in the morning and “the sound of recess,� which consists mostly of screaming — happy screaming, she emphasized. She often goes to watch recess, where

ARBORETUM From Page 13 But, as Rayburn put it, “We aspire to the natural look.� That means it’s not necessarily obvious to visitors that the landscape is closely managed. “You have kids who’ll go running into the woods because it looks so natural,� explained Rayburn. In part, arboretum officials chose the “natural look� as a specific aesthetic, but it’s also the result of a small staff who can only do so much in the course of an eight-hour day, even though they work throughout the winter. Rayburn said he spends 60 to 70 percent of his time weeding, but it’s still not enough. So his main objective is to get rid of non-native invasives, plants like Asian elms, English ivy and Japanese honeysuckle that have no place in a wholly American garden. During the rest of his time, Rayburn maintains the collection — taking down dead trees, pruning

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or putting in new plants — and helps his co-workers on large projects that might include setting up irrigation systems or building stone walls. He also leads five-mile moonlight hikes during the full moon. “It’s a good job,� said Rayburn, a Hyattsville resident who worked for a tree-care company before coming here two years ago. “Horticulture doesn’t pay much, but if you love it, it’s very rewarding.� It’s not ideal for everyone. “We have a joke that people always say, ‘It must be nice to be outside all the time,’ but on those days when it’s hot or humid, or freezing cold or rainy, we miss it,� explained Rayburn, adding that he’s never actually held an indoor job. It’s also tough on the body. Rayburn and his colleagues drive little two-seater Cushman trucks around the grounds, but most of the work — and a lot of the hauling — has to be done by hand, which means shoulders, knees and

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â??They really believe they can be the president, and that’s a great attitude ‌ .â?ž — Principal Sheila Martinez the chair of the school’s board, said Martinez knows each student personally and is at the front door to greet them by name every day. Martinez said she tries to visit classrooms at least once every day.

lower backs tend to take a beating. And then there’s the whole being alone thing. The secluded arboretum gets about 500,000 visitors a year — compared to the National Mall’s 25 million — so visitors are few and far between. But Rayburn said he doesn’t mind, even though he might spend a whole day in silence. “That’s how I like it,� he said. “A lot of us are extroverts, but we don’t need constant human connection.� Plus, there are tons of nonhuman visitors: deer, fox, possums, goldfinches, woodpeckers, and lots of butterflies and frogs. They’re native to the area: Despite Rayburn and his colleagues’ best efforts to transform sections of the arboretum into completely different ecosystems, it is, ultimately, part of the southeastern region, with its corresponding acidic soil and high humidity. Just like Rayburn’s strong Appalachian accent — which begins to slip out over time — it’s a reminder that one’s natural state can never be fully repressed.

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Events Entertainment Wednesday, May MAY 25 Wednesday 25 Concert ■Guitarist/singer Ben Wiley Payton will perform Delta-style blues. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Rupert Scofield will discuss his book “The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook: How to Start, Build and Run a Business That Improves the World.� 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW. jhan27@jhu.edu. ■Christopher McKnight Nichols will discuss his book “Promise and Peril: America at the Dawn of a Global Age.� 6 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■Hannah Nordhaus will discuss her book “The Beekeeper’s Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■Cookbook author Joan Nathan will discuss “Jewish Holiday Traditions and Cooking in America.� A book signing will follow. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-3575000. Films ■“NoMa Summer Screen� will present Steven Spielberg’s 1989 film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.� 7 p.m. Free. L Street between 2nd and 3rd streets NE. nomasummerscreen.com. ■The Reel Israel DC series will feature Reshef Levy’s 2008 film “Lost Islands.� 8 p.m. $11; $9 for students; $8.25 for seniors; $8 for ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000.

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ture youth ensembles performing original plays. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kogod Cradle, Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300. The festival will continue with performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Thursday, May 26 Thursday MAY 26 Concert â– Strathmore artists-in-residence Maureen Andary and Sara Curtin, members of the singing duo The Sweater Set, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures â– Robert Lawrence, director of the Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will discuss “Walking the Talk: Why Seek LEED Certification for the Center for a Livable Future?â€? 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â– A gallery talk will focus on “Once Upon a Picture: Lawrence as Storyteller,â€? about Jacob Lawrence’s use of patterns and bold colors to tell the story of the great 20th-century exodus of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. 6 and 7 p.m. Donation suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-3872151. â– Artist GyĂśngy Laky — whose grids, vessels and language sculptures explore form, arrangement, dimensionality, material, texture and pattern — will discuss her concepts and methods. 6 p.m. $25; reservations required. Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-667-0441, ext. 64. â– Irene Levin Berman will discuss her book “‘We Are Going to Pick Potatoes’: Norway and the Holocaust, the Untold Story.â€? 6:30 p.m. $28; reservations required. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. â– Artist, author and photographer Harry Gamboa Jr. will discuss his conceptual works and their relationship to urban Chicano culture. 7 p.m. Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. Films

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■The Palisades Neighborhood Library will show Stanley Kramer’s 1960 film “Inherit the Wind,� starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March and Gene Kelly. 4 p.m. Free. Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■Asia Society Washington will present Daniel Gordon’s 2003 documentary “A

State of Mind,� about life in North Korea. A discussion will follow. 6 to 8 p.m. $20; reservations required. Cinnabar Room, Asia Society Washington, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-833-2742. ■The International Spy Museum will present Thomas Cappelen Malling’s 2010 film “Norwegian Ninja,� followed by a talk by the director. 6:30 p.m. $20. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. Performance ■Gene Markowski, an artist and poet, and Sharon Shafer, a singer and composer, will present “The Artist Speaks: Creative Conduit,� featuring poetry, drawings, songs and conversation. 4 p.m. Free. Studio Gallery, 2108 R St. NW. studiogallerydc.com. Sporting event ■The Washington Mystics will play the Chicago Sky in a preseason matchup. 11:30 a.m. $5 to $75. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.

formance by interdisciplinary artist Chajana denHarder. 2 p.m. Free. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770. ■The Inkwell will present a developmental reading of Rebecca Bossen’s “Blue Straggler,� about a love that blossoms quickly and ends in tragedy. 8 p.m. Free. Classroom, Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. reservations@inkwelltheatre.org.

Friday, MAY 27 ■Concert: The “Jazz in the Garden� series will feature Origem performing Brazilian jazz. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

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Tour â– Rosarian and U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer Sharon Hanes will lead a tour of the Margaret Hagedorn Rose Garden. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. National Garden Lawn Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116.

Friday, May 27 Friday MAY 27 Concerts â– Henk de Vries of the Netherlands will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â– Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform works by Strauss and Brahms. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â– The Embassy Series will present soprano Rosa Lamoreaux (shown), clarinetist Richard Spece and pianist Elizabeth Hill performing works by DvorĂĄk, Spohr, Cooke, Mozart and JanĂĄcek. 7:30 p.m. $75. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. 202-625-2361. Discussions and lectures â– National Gallery of Art lecturer Carol Christensen will discuss “Gauguin: Mythmaking Through Painting Technique.â€? 11 a.m. Free. East Building Information Desk, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â– National Gallery of Art lecturer David Gariff will discuss Auguste Rodin’s 1909 bust of Gustav Mahler. 1 p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances â– The Downtown Players will present “Beyond the Blues: A Performance Piece on the Issue of Gay Bullying,â€? featuring song, dance, poetry and special readings. 7 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Bloombars, 3222 11th St. NW. dcsownentertainmentgroup.com. The performance will repeat June 3 at 7 p.m. â– The Potter’s House will present an open-mike night with special guest Chris Bargmann. 7 to 10:30 p.m. $15 to $50 donation suggested. The Potter’s House,

Sporting event ■The Washington Nationals will play the San Diego Padres. 7:05 p.m. $5 to $350. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 1:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. Saturday, May 28 Saturday MAY 28 Concerts ■The rock band Fourmanchu will perform. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-2300. ■The Friday Morning Music Club Foundation will present the final round of its Washington International Competition for Piano. 2 p.m. Free; tickets required. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-3332075. ■The Brooklyn-based Beach Fossils will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Dr. Sheila Overton, author of “Before It’s Too Late: What Parents Need to Know About Teen Pregnancy and STD Prevention,� will discuss teen sexual health. 1 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. ■Matthew Algeo will discuss his book “The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth.� 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Film ■The National Gallery of Art’s screening of award winners from the International Festival of Films on Art will feature “Twice Upon a Garden,� “Expansive Grounds� and “Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight.� 2:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances ■The D.C. Commission on Arts and the Humanities will present “Body,� a new per-

Special events â– The Memorial Day Weekend Battleground National Cemetery Rededication and Open House will feature the reopening of the historic Lodge House, a remembrance of the 41 Union soldiers buried at the cemetery and a ranger presentation about the Battle of Fort Stevens. Open house from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; program at 3 p.m. Free. Battleground National Cemetery, 6625 Georgia Ave. NW. 202895-6070. â– Alliance Française de Washington will present “DC Microfiction,â€? featuring readings of five short stories (in English) at sites throughout the Anacostia neighborhood. 2 p.m. Free. Meet at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and V Street SE. francedc.org. The event will continue with readings (in French) in the U Street Corridor on Sunday starting at 5 p.m.; meet at the African American Civil War Memorial, 1200 U St. NW. Walks and tours â– A park ranger will lead ages 9 and older on a two-mile “Rock Creek Park Wildlife Awards Hike.â€? 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. â– A Textile Museum docent will lead a tour of the current exhibitions. 1:30 p.m. Free. Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202667-0441, ext. 64. The tour will repeat Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Workshop â– The DC Anime Club will host a workshop on how to draw manga, create costumes, edit video and more (for ages 13 and older). 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dcanimeclub.org. Sunday, May MAY 29 29 Sunday Concerts â– The National Memorial Day Choral Festival 2011 will feature the Memorial Day Festival Chorus and the U.S. Army Orchestra performing American music by John Williams, Robert Russell Bennet, Mack Wilberg, Howard Hanson and others. 2 p.m. Free; tickets required. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 800-395-2036. â– Clarinetist Elena Maria Liberatore and pianist Mary-Victoria Voutsas will perform works by Mozart, Weber, Stravinsky, Bach, Liszt and Kabalevsky as part of the “Music With the Angelsâ€? concert series. 3:30 p.m. Free. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. ChurchoftheHolyCityDC.org. â– Mezzo-soprano Krysty Swann will perform. 4 p.m. $20. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151. â– Rodney Long of Philadelphia will perform an organ recital. 5:15 p.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200. â– The D.C.-based band Medications will See Events/Page 21

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Tour ■“Defenders of Washington� will offer a chance to walk the earthworks of Fort Stevens and experience the lives of the men who defended the nation’s capital in 1864. 2 p.m. Free. Fort Stevens, 1000 Quackenbos St. NW. 202-895-6070.

Monday, May 30 Monday MAY 30 Concerts â– The Revivalists, a New Orleansbased indie rock band, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â– Musicians Brendan Perry and Robin Guthrie will perform atmospheric rock. 8 p.m. $10. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-435-9849. Film The National Gallery of Art’s screening of award winners from the International Festival of Films on Art will feature “Boris Vian, the Jazz Life,â€? “Archipels Nitrateâ€? and “Symphonie MontrĂŠal.â€? 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

â– The National Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by the American Veterans Center, will feature veterans, active-duty military personnel, marching bands, floats, flags and special guests Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Pat Sajak. 2 p.m. Free. Constitution Avenue from 7th Street to 17th Street NW. 703-302-1012, ext. 227.

â– As part of the DC Jazz Festival, the Berklee World Jazz Octet will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The U.S. Marine Band will perform works by Sousa, Barnes and Listzt. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011.

Sporting event â– The Washington Nationals will play the Philadelphia Phillies. 1:05 p.m. $5 to $350. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. and Wednesday at 1:05 p.m.

Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present Temple Sinai rabbi emeritus Fred Reiner discussing “The Shapira Affair: A 19th-Century Dead Sea Scroll Scandal.� 10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Marc Leepson will discuss his book “Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership From the Idealist General.� Noon. Free. Washington Room, National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■National Gallery of Art lecturer David Gariff will discuss “Provocations of the Body: The Art of Egon Schiele.� 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■Michael J. Pfeifer will discuss his book “The Roots of Rough Justice: Origins of American Lynching.� 6 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■David Gray, director of New America

Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday MAY 31 Concerts ■Upbeat Unlimited, an ensemble of 10to 14-year-old singers and dancers at Rockville’s Musical Theater Center, and Singular Sensations, a pre-professional group of high school students at the same center, will perform Broadway song-anddance numbers. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Musician Alexander Ebert will perform. 8 p.m. $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000. Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present pianists Samuel Oram and Shou Ping Liu playing and discussing “Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor.� 10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Artist Peter Waddell will discuss the paintings in the exhibit “An Artist Visits the White House Past.� 1:30 p.m. Free. White House Visitor Center, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-8292. The talk will repeat weekly through July 26. ■The D.C. Preservation League will present a talk by Dumbarton House museum curator S. Scott Scholz about how the staff goes about interpreting the lives of its early residents. 6 to 8 p.m. $25; reservations required. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dcpreservation.org. ■Tayari Jones will discuss her novel “Silver Sparrow,� about the two families of a bigamist. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Wednesday, JUNE 1 ■Discussion: The Hay-Adams Author Series will host a three-course luncheon with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough, who will discuss his book “The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris.� Noon. $85. Top of the Hay, Hay-Adams Hotel, 16th and H streets NW. hayadams.com.

Andrew Smith. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, The Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. â– The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present a concert by the D.C.-based reggae band Jah Works. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangle.com.

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The second in a series of screenings based on “AFI’s 100 Years ‌ 100 Moviesâ€? list will feature No. 94 — Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film “Pulp Fiction.â€? 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â– The Washington Psychotronic Film Society will screen Jackie Kong’s 1984 film “Night Patrol.â€? 8 p.m. Free; donations suggested. The Passenger, 1021 7th St. NW. 202-462-3356. â–

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Foundation’s Workforce and Family Program, and Ann-Zofie Duvander, associate professor of sociology and demography at Stockholm University, will discuss “Parenting — Putting the Pieces Together,� about family roles in the United States and Sweden. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. rsvp-hos@foreign.ministry.se. ■Juan E. Mendez, U.N. special rapporteur on torture, and other panelists will discuss “Accountability Today — Preventing Torture Tomorrow.� 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. 202-547-1920. ■Linda Stout will discuss her book “Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Justin Cronin will discuss his novel “The Passage.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■Smithsonian horticulturist Janet Draper will discuss the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden, a serpentine series of raised beds, intimate seating areas and antique planters. 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Neighborhood Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

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On STAGE ing two programs — “The Magic of Danceâ€? and “Don Quixoteâ€? — May 31 through June 5. “The Magic of Danceâ€? features ballet highlights from “Giselle,â€? “The Sleeping Beauty,â€? “Swan Lake,â€? “The Nutcracker,â€? “CoppĂŠlia,â€? “Don Quixoteâ€? and “Gottschalk Symphony.â€? The other program features the company’s idiosyncratic, passionate version of “Don Quixote.â€? Performance times for “The Magic of Danceâ€? are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; performance times for “Don Quixoteâ€? are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $25 to $99. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. â– Washington National Opera will close “Don Pasqualeâ€? May

The Kennedy Center will host Ballet Nacional de Cuba May 31 through June 5. 27 and “IphigĂŠnie en Taurideâ€? May 28 at the Kennedy Center. Performance times for “IphigĂŠnie en Taurideâ€? are Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m.; performance times for “Don Pasqualeâ€? are Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 to $300. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. â– Folger Theatre has extended Edmond Rostand’s “Cyranoâ€? through June 12. Performance times generally are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $39 to $60. Folger Shakespeare Library is located at 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202544-7077; folger.edu.

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analetto captured the glories of Venetian architecture, canals and abundant festivals in light-filled spacious paintings he sold primarily to English tourists. It is little wonder that more of his so-called “view paintings� — known as vedute — wound up in English collections than in those of any other country. Little wonder, also, that an English scholar and art dealer would have curated an exhibition about such paintings titled “Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals,� which ran at London’s National Gallery before coming to our own National Gallery of Art, where it will close Sunday. Curator Charles Beddington, speaking at the Washington opening, said the exhibition “brings together one of the finest groups of 18th-century Venetian view paintings ever assembled,� including 21 vedute by Canaletto and 34 by his most-important rivals. Among the finest of these exquisitely detailed paintings is Canaletto’s “The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Looking West, With Santa Maria della Salute� (about 1729). This magnificent view of Venice’s main thoroughfare, crowd-

Canaletto’s “The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Looking West, With Santa Maria della Salute,� about 1729, oil on canvas ed with gondolas where it funnels in from the Bacino di San Marco, exemplifies what might be called Canaletto’s “tourist� style. It features a must-see landmark, the double-domed Santa Maria della Salute, Venice’s preeminent Baroque church. It presents a pleasingly tranquil sunlit scene filled with colorful detail. And it shows realistic people captured spontaneously amid their daily activities, as though in a snapshot. The era of the vedute ended when Napoleon’s forces stormed across Europe at the close of the 18th century, capturing the millen-

nium-old Venetian Republic and halting the tourism that had sustained the view painters for 100 years. But their legacy continued in England, inspiring a flourishing landscape movement the following century led by artists like John Constable and J.M.W. Turner. “Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals� will close Sunday in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. Located at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215; nga.gov.

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On EXHIBIT Geographic Museum. The exhibit will continue through Aug. 21. Located at 1145 17th St. NW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults; $6 for seniors, students and military personnel; $4 for ages 5 through 12; and free for ages 4 and younger. 202857-7588. ■“From Color to Form,� presenting paintings by Virginia artists David Carlson and Suzanna Fields, will open today at the Heurich Gallery and continue through Sept. 7. Sidney Foster’s work is An opening reception and artist’s talk will take on display at Geoffrey place today from 5:30 to Diner Gallery. 7 p.m. Located at 505 9th St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-223-1626. ■“A Life in Color,� featuring paintings by 95-year-old Alexandria musician-turned-painter Sidney Foster, will open tomorrow with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at

This photograph of Robert Scott in his quarters is part of a National Geographic Museum exhibit. Geoffrey Diner Gallery and continue through June 25. The artist will give a talk June 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. Located at 1730 21st St. NW, the gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. 202-4835005. ■“NASA Art: 50 Years of Exploration,� spotlighting 72 artworks commissioned by NASA to document the U.S. space program over the last 50 years, will open Saturday at the National Air and Space Museum and continue through Oct. 9. Located at 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000. ■“Green Genes: Mapping the Plant World,� an exhibit that illustrates how genetic mapping is bringing new insights to plant taxonomy, will open Saturday at the U.S. Botanic Garden and continue through Oct. 10. Located at 100 Maryland Ave. SW, the Botanic Garden is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-2258333.

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A book launch party at an elementary school? That’s what happened on April 29, with the official release of the Janney community cookbook, “Let’s Eat In.” Those in attendance loved tasting foods made from some of the recipes in the book. All the students we interviewed love the look of the cookbook and would like their parents to make some of the recipes. A favorite at the launch party was fourth-grade teacher Dr. Langford’s Orange Marshmallow Ice Cream (available at cookwithjanney.org, where you can order your own copy of the book). The parent volunteer editors, Kate Laguarda and Ann Prince, think the book turned out well because so many people contributed and because there is a huge mix of foods in the cookbook. Students, parents, teachers and people within the community helped put the cookbook together. — Lily Martin and Georgia Rankin, second-graders

Key Elementary Today the fifth-grade classes are going on a field trip to Rock Creek Park. In science we are studying invasive species. These are species that invade natural environments. They are not native to those environments, so they are harmful to the natural habitat. We are going to remove invasive species in Rock Creek Park today. We will pull them off the ground and from around trees. These invasive species are ruining the park and the environment. Miss Johnson, our science teacher, is leading the trip. — Georgia Woscoboinik and Joey Massaro, fifth-graders

Kingsbury Day School Hydraulic fracturing, or hydraulic fracking, is a controversial issue. What is hydraulic fracking? According to sourcewatch.org, it is a drilling process used to obtain natural gas. This practice of drilling for gas is occurring in the United States because the demand for energy has risen and foreign oil is expensive. During this fracking process, water and chemicals are injected into rock at high pressures to break the rock and release the gas below. Once the fracking is complete, the drinkable water used during the process is released back into the water source. While hydraulic fracking provides money for landowners, creates new jobs and encourages economic growth, it may also lead to negative health and environmental effects. This is the material we are learning in our 12th-grade environmental science class. Our school is

creating a group presentation on this subject to inform residents in the D.C. area and our neighboring states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. We have a partnership with React to Film, a nonprofit that uses documentary films to engage. Drinking water contaminated with chemicals from hydraulic fracking can lead to negative health effects, including kidney and liver damage, irritation of lung tissue, a decrease in blood pressure, dizziness and vomiting. Fracking can also have an effect on the environment such as air pollution and decreased water levels. The chemicals can also impact animals. — Aiman Iapalucci, 12th-grader

Lowell School The first-ever sixth-grade trip to New York occurred on May 11 through 13. The first place we went was the historic Apollo Theater. We learned all about the Apollo, and then got an amazing opportunity: to perform on the Apollo stage. The majority of the sixth-graders took this opportunity and showed off pieces from our musical, “Amrita’s Tree.” After a relaxing tour of Central Park and a pizza dinner on the patio behind the hostel, we headed out to Amateur Night at the Apollo. We got there as the DJ was playing music and the audience was dancing. After the fun start came the real Amateur Night, where people were encouraged to boo if they did not like an act. The next morning everyone awoke excited for the day. We started off at the Tenement Museum, where we learned about the lives of immigrants. Next we headed to the famous Katz’s Deli for some delicious New York favorites. After we were all full, we proceeded to the High Line for some down time at this unusual park on an old railroad track. We then headed to the United Nations for a tour and then to a Chinese restaurant and the MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America) in Chinatown. Later we walked to Little Italy for some gelato. When we woke up, we left for Liberty Island and Ellis Island, where we did a scavenger hunt. — Zoe Ades, sixth-grader

through their Greek mythology play. Every year, the fourth grade creates a play with music at the end of the year. This year, the musical is based on Homer’s “Iliad,” the story of Greek and Trojan heroes fighting in the Trojan War. Audiences will take a journey back to 1500 B.C. and, guided by Homer, will witness the epic 10year battle over a woman. You will meet heroes such as Odysseus, Hector and Achilles, powerful kings such as Menelaus and Agamemnon, and of course the cowardly Paris and the beautiful (yet unfaithful) Helen of Troy. Obviously, no myth would be complete without the 12 Olympians and their egos, clashes and attitudes toward mortals. For the past few weeks, all 36 students have worked diligently to create, memorize and practice the full production. As part of the preparation, the fourth-graders made a life-size sculpture of Odysseus in art class out of framing, plaster and paint. “It has been a pleasure working with my peers as a final adventure before middle school,” said Niara Mondie-Sapp, who plays one of the characters. — Mr. Nisbet’s fourth-graders

National Presbyterian The sixth-graders took a trip to Ingleside at Rock Creek, a retirement home in D.C. The students got there with chaperones and their cars. Each student interviewed a resident of the retirement home. Sixth-grader Bonnie McKelvie said they asked questions like, “Where were you when President Kennedy was shot?” The residents talked about their feelings when some historical events happened. Students also asked the residents if they knew anyone who fought in former wars and which schools they went to during their childhood. The sixth-graders took turns going. First was Mr. Green’s group, then Mrs. Lewin’s group. After interviewing the residents, the students wrote biographies about the people. The sixth-grade class has been doing this project for about 10 years! — Sofia Fretes, fifth-grader

Mann Elementary We have an amazing festival every year just before summer. It’s called the Summer Bash. We have activities such as obstacle courses, moon bounce, teacher dunking, wax hand making and much, much more! This event is open to all. However, you do have to pay for admission. Our school musical, “Benjamin Franklin: An American Icon,” was a success! It was sold out soon after tickets went on sale. — Catherina Bley and C. Nyusha Lin, fifth-graders

Maret School Calling all mythology lovers! The fourth-graders are bringing out their inner actors and actresses

Parkmont School In my reading group, we recently read a Washington Post article titled “Mothers of young black men try to protect sons from becoming statistics.” I enjoyed reading this article. I am not saying that I was smiling when I read it; I simply mean that it caught my attention, and I was into it from the start. It feels good to know that there are other African-American mothers out there, like my mother, who care about their child. One story that I really enjoyed reading was the story of a grandmother, Lia Gillus, who lost her son to violence and was raising her 14-year-old grandson. Because she See Dispatches/Page 30

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From Page 28 does not want to lose him to violence, she is very protective of him, driving him everywhere, not letting him ride Metro and trying not to leave him home alone. One thing I do not necessarily agree with, though, is the fact that Ms. Gillus will not let her grandson do anything. I see where she is coming from when she does that — it’s because she does not want to lose her grandson like she lost her son. However, I feel she needs to let her grandson live his own life. He has to take advantage of all the opportunities given to him and shouldn’t be stuck in the house all day. I know I would be mad if that was my life because I would feel like I was missing out on a lot. Nevertheless, I sincerely understand where all the mothers and grandmothers mentioned in the article are coming from. — Desmond Douglas, 12th-grader

St. Albans School Each year, St. Albans School takes a day off from academics to celebrate spring with a field day competition. The lower school is divided evenly into a blue team and a white team. All family members who have attended St. Albans throughout the generations are placed on the same team. The day combines traditional track and field events such as the long jump and hurdles with competitive games such as the tug of war and sack races. Even parents get involved by joining their sons for a three-legged race, which often leaves a trail of fallen competitors. This tradition allows students from all grades to unite as one team. While people are fiercely competitive, the day is primarily about camaraderie, which is celebrated with a group picnic in the amphitheater at the conclusion. This year’s event marked the 101st annual field day. The blue team won, although the white team leads in the overall series, 66-45. In addition to being a fun event, Field Day helps reinforce our feeling of connection to the century-old community. — Jack Irion, Form II (eighth-grader)

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On May 11, we took a field trip to the Bowie Baysox game. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade went on the trip to Bowie, Md. We went to the game because it was Education in Baseball Day at the stadium, but we also went to have fun. My favorite part was the home run! I did a lot of things at the game. I went to the arcade. I went to the store and bought a large tub of popcorn. I ate blueberry ice cream and watched the game. Everyone had a great time at the baseball game! — Ephraim Michael, fourth-grader

St. John’s College High School We have less than a week of school left. Final exams will take place May 23 through 26. Prom will be held May 27. On May 14, the St. John’s varsity baseball team won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference by defeating DeMatha 10-3 at the University of Maryland’s Shipley Field. This was a great cause for celebration at St. John’s. The principal was so impressed and happy with the team’s success that the whole school was given the day off on Friday. — Emmett Cochetti, ninth-grader

School Without Walls This past week was very kind to School Without Walls’ teams. The girls softball team won the semifinals May 17 against rival Wilson. The team went on to win, 17-14, against Anacostia on Thursday at Watkins Field. With that last win, School Without Walls is the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association softball champion. The boys baseball team is moving up, too. It also grabbed a win last week, against H.D. Woodson in the baseball quarterfinals. Lacrosse did just as well. The girls and boys teams played backto-back games last Thursday against Wilson. The girls won 8-0. The boys won in a shutout as well. Wilson used to be the only D.C. public school with lacrosse teams, playing against private schools. Now, in our first year competing, Walls beat Wilson decisively. Needless to say, School Without Walls was very proud, and not very quiet about it. Last Wednesday was also a big day for academic reasons. Seniors presented their senior projects, which are required to graduate. Generally, a panel with at least one teacher and at least one outside expert judges the PowerPoint presentations. Juniors attended to prepare themselves for next year. The lower classes got to go to the Newseum in the afternoon, for free, during the presentations. — Lillian Audette, 12th-grader

Shepherd Elementary During spring break, parents and staff members volunteered to construct our new salad bar. My sister and I also helped put it together. On May 9, second- and fourthgraders were the first to taste the salad. They seemed to enjoy the lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded cheese and peaches at lunch. Fellow Mustangs, I encourage you to try yummy salad from our new salad bar. Please make sure you take only what you will eat to avoid waste. Bon appétit! — Sophia-Rose Herisse, third-grader

Sheridan School On May 16 and 17, the firstgraders went to Sheridan’s Mountain Campus, a camp located in Luray, Va., in the Shenandoah Mountains. We slept in tents with other students (tent buddies) and ate in the dining hall. Science there was really fun. We went on a hike in the woods to look for critters and insects. We found really cool things under rocks, logs and leaves like salamanders, caterpillars and moths. We also did an “unnatural hike.” We looked for objects that don’t belong in the woods, like a stuffed monkey or a toy truck. It rained hard and fast both days at Mountain Campus. It was fun playing in the rain and was loud on our tents. We had a campfire to keep us warm during the rain. We made s’mores and sang! The staff members at Mountain Campus are really nice. Their names are Morgan, Sandy, Heather, Jon, Maddy, Spencer and Steve. They taught us cool things! Some of the staff members have friendly, playful dogs. One of the best parts of our trip was spending time with our parents. We paired up with our parents to do all of the activities. We had a lot of fun working with them. It was a great trip! — First-graders

Washington Latin Public Charter School This past week Washington Latin held its second annual Science Night. We had a great turnout of more than 100 people. The high school students and teachers held a wonderful barbecue with hamburgers, hot dogs, quesadillas, brownies, carrots and more. For $5, you received a whole meal. Inside, the classrooms were set up as different stations — rockets, polymers, DNA, et cetera — all led by students. There were hands-on activities that engaged science lovers of all ages. On the second floor, sixth-grade science teacher Ms. Dobler was showcasing dry ice, which many people bravely gave a quick touch. Another room had multiple tests you could conduct on your senses. These included a feeling test and a reflex test. Additionally, you could trick your brain with a couple of optical illusions. Downstairs, a polymers room showed different types of “gak,” including mixtures of cornstarch and water as well as glue and borax. The night finished with an awards presentation. These awards went to winners of contests and several “guess the number of … ” games. These winners were awarded either candy or a science book. A raffle drawing resulted in four lucky people taking home museum tickets, cupcakes or books. Overall, the night was a great success due to the hard work of our science teachers, especially department head Ms. Hannon. — Ellie Leape, sixth-grader

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