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School Board Loses Bid for New Elementary at TJ County Board Leaves Door Ajar for Reconsideration SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

County Board members on Jan. 27 voted 4-1 to reject the Arlington school system’s urgent appeal to construct a new elementary school on the campus of Thomas Jefferson Middle School. But before opponents of the project could claim victory, the County Board also said it would be willing to reconsider its decision, should the school system come back with more information to bolster its case for construction. The school system has not yet made the case that the proposed new school is the best alternative to address overcrowding in the center of the county, County Board members said. The vote, with only board member Libby Garvey supporting the school system’s position, was a moment of success for open-

space advocates and some in neighboring communities, who opposed the idea of shoehorning a building in on a strip of land west of the existing middle ‘We stand school. The decision came ready to after a County Boardreopen the appointed task force discussion’ agreed that it would be if the county physically possible to school system put a school building provides more in that location. But the task force split over information. whether it would be a – County Board good idea to do so. Chairman Arlington school Mary Hynes officials pressed to be allowed to construct the 725-student, $50 million elementary school in order to accommodate a growing student Continued on Page 22

Staff: County Won’t Face Cash Crunch for Shutting Down Streetcar Initiative SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

A photograph of a Ballston building that pays homage to the past won the 2015-16 Arlington County decal competition. Tommy Casey, a sophomore at Yorktown High School, saw his design selected as the winner from among four finalists in the annual competition, sponsored by the Arlington Treasurere’s Office. He is shown after the announcement with Treasurer Carla de la Pava. See Page 3.

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The County Board’s decision to scrap the Columbia Pike and Crystal City streetcar projects will not cost the county government – and taxpayers – whopping cancellation fees, County Manager Barbara Donnellan reported Jan. 27. Donnellan said she reached out to all the major contractors on the project to explain the board’s decision to kill the projects, and to thank them for their efforts. Those contractors already had earned millions in fees for planning the project, but

stood to make much more as it moved forward through the design and construction phases. “I sent a personal letter to each one of those vendors – it was important to maintain good relations,” Donnellan told board members. “We left on good terms.” County Board members Jay Fisette and Mary Hynes last November switched sides on the streetcar issue, and on Nov. 18 the board on a 4-1 vote canceled the proposed projects. It was a turnabout that stunned both

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Arlington Theater Troupes Pick Up Helen Hays Nods Signature Theatre picked up 28 nominations, Synetic Theater 23 and WSC Avant Bard four in the 2015 Helen Hayes Awards competition, the Washington region’s equivalent of the Tony Awards. Statuettes will be presented April 6. Since 1985, the awards program has honored the work on stage and behind the scenes of more than 90 professional theaters across the region. For the past two years, the competition has been broken into two parts, one for theater companies using more than 50 percent of Equity actors, and the other for those under that amount. (A complete list of judging criteria and full awards list is found at http://theatrewashington.org.) Three of Signature’s 2014 productions – “Beaches,” “Sunday in the Park with George” and “The Threepenny Opera” – received nominations for Outstanding Musical and will compete against Olney Theatre Center’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and the Kennedy Center’s “Side Show.” Synetic’s “Twelfth Night” was nominated for Outstanding Play and will compete against “The Amish Project” (Factory 449), “Failure: A Love Story” (The Hub Theatre), “Healing Wars” (Arena Stage) and “The Wonderful World if Dissocia” (Theater Alliance). Other nominees include: Synetic Theater: Paata Tsikurishvili, Outstanding Director of a Play, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”; Irina Tsikurishvili, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play,

“Twelfth Night”; Ben Kunis, Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play, “Twelfth Night”; Irina Kavsadze, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play, “Twelfth Night”; Irakli Kavsadze, James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play, “Twelfth Night”; Alex Mills, James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play, “Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog).” Thomas Sowers and Konstantine Lortkipanidze, Outstanding Sound Design, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”; Thomas Sowers and Konstantine Lortkipanidze, Outstanding Sound Design, “Twelfth Night”; Colin Bills, Outstanding Lighting Design, “Twelfth Night”; Brittany Diliberto and Riki K., Outstanding Lighting Design, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”; Kendra Rai, Outstanding Costume Design, “Beauty and the Beast”; Kendra Rai, Outstanding Costume Design, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”; Kendra Rai, Outstanding Costume Design, “Twelfth Night”; Phil Charlwood, Outstanding Set Design, “The Island of Dr. Moreau.” Irina Tsikurishvili, Outstanding Choreography in a Play, “Beauty and the Beast”; Irina Tsikurishvili and Ben Cunis, Outstanding Choreography in a Play, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”; Irina Tsikurishvili and Ben Cunis, Outstanding Choreography in a Play, “Twelfth Night”; Outstanding Emsemble in a Play, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”; Outstanding Ensemble in a Play, “Twelfth Night”; Ben Cunis and Peter

Cunis, Outstanding Play or Musical Adaptation, “Beauty and the Beast”; Nathan Weinberger, Outstanding Play or Musical Adaptation, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”; Derek Goldman, Outstanding Play or Musical Adaptation, “Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog).” WSC Avant Bard: Lee Liebeskind, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical, “Nero/ Pseudo”; Bradley Foster Smith, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical, “Nero/Pseudo”; Miranda Medugno, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, “Visible Language”; Sarah Anne Sillers, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, “Visible Language.” Signature Theatre: Matthew Gardiner, Outstanding Director of a Musical, “Sunday in the Park with George”; Matthew Gardiner, Outstanding Director of a Musical, “The Threepenny Opera”; Eric Schaeffer, Outstanding Director of a Musical, “Beaches”; Aaron Posner, Outstanding Director of a Play, “Sex with Strangers.” Mitchell Jarvis, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical, “The Threepenny Opera”; Charlie Pollock, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical, “Elmer Gantry”; Matthew James Thomas, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical, “Diner”; Mara Davi, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical, “Beaches”; Brynn O’Malley, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical, “Sunday in the Park with George”; Alysha Umphress, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical, “Beaches”; Holly Twyford, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play, “Sex with Strang-

ers”; Bobby Smith, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical, “The Threepenny Opera”; Natascia Diaz, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, “The Threepenny Opera”; Nova Payton, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, “Elmer Gantry”; Donna Migliaccio, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical, “Sunday in the Park with George.” Mary-Mitchell Campbelle and Gabriel Mangiante, Outstanding Musical Direction, “Beaches”; Jon Kalbfleisch, Outstanding Musical Direction, “Sunday in the Park with George”; Gabriel Mangiante, Outstanding Musical Direction, “The Threepenny Opera”; Matthew Gardiner, Outstanding Choreography in a Play, “Tender Napalm”; Dan Knechtges, Outstanding Choreography in a Musical, “Beaches.” Andrew Cissna, Outstanding Lighting Design, “Sex with Strangers”; Frank Labovitz, Outstanding Costume Design, “The Threepenny Opera”; J.D. Madsen, Outstanding Set Design, “Sex with Strangers”; Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical, “Beaches”; Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical, “Sunday in the Park with George.” Who says print is dead? The world of community newspapering is alive and kicking, and the Sun Gazette provides the Arlington community with substantive coverage of local news without anonymous posters spewing their bile.

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A student who aims to major in photography in college just found himself with a big leg up in the application process. Yorktown High School junior Tommy Casey’s photograph of a Ballston scene at night was announced Jan. 27 as winner of the annual Arlington County tax-decal competition, sponsored by the Arlington treasurer’s office. Starting over the summer, Casey’s design will begin appearing on 160,000 windshields across Arlington. The decal pictures a combination of old and new: It features a JBG Cos. building on North Glebe Road that incorporated design elements from the Bob Peck Chevrolet dealership that long stood on the site. Highlighting a combination of Arlington’s past and its future shows “we as a community can come together,” Casey said at the awards ceremony, held at the County Board’s monthly meeting. His design was chosen among four finalists that had been winnowed from a record 114 student entries representing Yorktown, Wakefield and Washington-Lee

high schools, the Arlington Career Center and the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program. “It was fantastic,” Treasurer Carla de la Pava said of the number of student entries, which doubled the previous record. “It tells you how wonderful all our high schools are. Teachers are starting to get excited about this project.” In winning the competition, Casey receives $750, courtesy of John Marshall Bank. Fellow finalists Marissa DeFranco and Ingrid Jacobsen of Wakefield High School and Lauren Graft of Washington-Lee High School earned $500; because none are seniors, all have the chance to compete again next year. Interviewed after his victory, Casey told the Sun Gazette he originally shot the Ballston scene in daytime, largely because of the architecture and visual appeal. “I knew about that building – it’s a nice-looking building,” he said. Not quite satisfied, Casey then went back at night. It was a productive choice: The image he captured featured streaks of light that show the vibrancy of the commercial corridor. Students entered in the competition were asked to add a write-up explaining why their art

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Winning Decal Design Combines Best of Old, New

Finalists Lauren Graft of Washington-Lee High School, Ingrid Jacobsen of Wakefield High School, Marisa DeFranco of Wakefield High School and Tommy Casey of Yorktown High School are shown with Sonia Johnston of John Marshall Bank, Treasurer Carla de la Pava and Electoral Board secretary Allen Harrison Jr. following the Jan. 27 announcement that Casey’s design was selected for the 2015-16 Arlington tax decal.

represented their view of Arlington. At the County Board meeting, the finalists had a chance to expound on their thoughts. DeFranco said she submitted an image of the caps of Arlington’s public-safety personnel to honor their contributions to community life. (“I know a lot of people in the police department,” DeFranco said, pausing for effect before adding, “but for good reasons!”)

Arlington has required motorists to place decals next to the state inspection sticker on their windshields since the late 1960s; the decals help the county government enforce car-tax requirements. Most Virginia communities have the same requirement, but only Arlington has turned design selection into an extravaganza. The treasurer’s office, then helmed by Frank O’Leary, began

letting the public choose the decal design in 2003. A year later, it was decided to limit the competition to high-school students. O’Leary retired last year, but his successor vowed to continue the competition. “This is my favorite presentation of the year,” de la Pava told County Board members, “a celebration of our high-school stuContinued on Page 21

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Tejada Opts Against Seeking a New Term SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

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Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada on Jan. 28 informed Arlington County Democratic Committee leaders by letter that he did not plan to seek re-election in November. “Serving on the County Board has allowed me the opportunity to tackle a broad range of issues that have strengthened our community,” Tejada wrote to party chair Kip Malinosky. “It has also been a real privilege and honor to seek ways to empower low-income, minority and immigrant residents in Arlington, the region, the state and across the country, and to encourage their participation in our society.” Tejada said he planned to serve out his term, sparing Arlington voters another in a series of special elections that seemed to be the norm, rather than the exception, last year. Tejada’s decision not to seek to hold on to the seat he has held for nearly 12 years took many by surprise, but there had been a hint buried in financial reports filed with the State Board of Elections. The Tejada Victory Fund had about $16,000 on hand at the end of 2014, a somewhat light cash cushion for fighting what could be a crowded Democratic primary battle later this year. The seats of Tejada and fellow Democrat Mary Hynes are on the ballot in November. Hynes has not yet publicly announced her intentions. Prospective Democratic candidates have been circling the political waters in recent months, and are likely to formally announce plans to run at next week’s monthly meeting of the Arlington County Democratic Committee. Tejada has served on the County Board since 2003, when he was elected in a special election to succeed Charles Monroe, who died in office. He was re-elected in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. This year, Tejada is serving as vice chairman, which under ordinary circumstances would have meant a move up to chairman in 2016. He chaired the board in 2008 and 2013. In his letter to Malinosky, Tejada said

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he would not be able to attend the Feb. 4 Democratic Committee meeting, but expected to make a statement to the rankand-file at the March meeting. “I remain committed to all of Arlington, in particular ensuring that the least privileged are heard, protecting our safety net, fighting for affordable housing, and providing a voice for many who frequently go voiceless,” he wrote. “I have enjoyed upholding these core values, and will continue to do so in the future.” Tejada was a close ally of County Board member Chris Zimmerman, who resigned last year. Recently, he became a minority of one on the most controversial issue of the day, when board colleagues Hynes and Jay Fisette abandoned the Columbia Pike streetcar project, leaving Tejada the lone board member in favor of the project. In monologues at several County Board meetings after that decision, Tejada was extremely critical of the decision, which he said would hurt efforts to retain affordable housing along the South Arlington corridor. Tejada also has sparred with fellow board members and county staff over the future of the Arlington government’s volunteer office, which some want to outsource but Tejada has fought to retain. Tejada lives in Dominion Hills with his wife, Robin Liten-Tejada, a county teacher and school administrator. A native of El Salvador, Tejada emi-

grated to the U.S. in his teens, later becoming a U.S. citizen. He became active in Arlington civic life as an advocate for sports leagues and affordable housing. Before being elected, he served at various times on the Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission, the Affordable Housing Task Force, Sports Commission, Neighborhood Day Organizing Committee and Bicentennial Celebration Task Force. After Monroe died while chairing a board meeting in January 2003, Tejada won a Democratic caucus over Albert Eisenberg and Christian Dorsey to be the nominee for the subsequent special election that spring. He went on to defeat Republican Mike Clancy, 11,802 votes to 9,788, in the special election to fill out the remaining months of Monroe’s term. Tejada then ran in three general elections (the top two vote-getters winning office): 2003: Paul Ferguson (D), 20,109 votes; Tejada, 18,839; Rich Kelsey (R), 11,769; Sarah Summerville (R), 9,947. 2007: Tejada, 18,766 votes; Hynes, 18,203; Michael McMenamin (R), 11,426; Joseph Warren (R), 6,464; Joshua Ruebner (Gr.), 3,725. 2011: Hynes, 24,453; Tejada, 23,594; Audrey Clement (Gr.), 9,728. If they wind up with more than two contenders for the two board seats, Arlington Democrats are expected to opt for a state-run primary in June to select their

nominees for County Board this year. Republicans So Far Without Candidates: The Arlington County Republican Committee has moved into 2015 looking, so far without definitive success, for candidates to put on the ballot in November. “We’ve had some conversations [with prospects] – but we haven’t had anybody who’s jumped in with both feet,” party chairman Matt Wavro said at the committee’s Jan. 28 meeting, its first since a lateNovember awards ceremony. County Republicans in recent years have had trouble with candidate recruitment, and in 2015 face the prospect of the largest number of candidates on the local ballot of any year in the four-year cycle. Two County Board seats, one School Board seat, five constitutional offices, four House of Delegates seats and three state Senate seats will be on the ballot. “There’s lots of great opportunities to get into the political fray and have your voice heard,” Wavro said in trying to whip up enthusiasm at a meeting that attracted a smaller-than-usual crowd, perhaps because it had been moved from its usual Ballston location to the Fairlington Community Center deep in South Arlington. Party treasurer Patrick Spann told those attending that the party had $14,030 in its coffers at the end of the year, a net increase of $1,164 from the same point a year before. The party took in $31,075 during 2014 and spent $29,911, he said.

Arlington GOP Criticizes Sheriff for Recent Policy Change SCOTT McCAFFREY and DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writers

The Arlington County Republican Committee has gone on record criticizing policy changes announced by Sheriff Beth Arthur related to complying with federal

requests to detain prisoners wanted on immigration violations. Committee members voted unanimously Jan. 28 in support of a resolution calling on local law-enforcement leaders to “coordinate and cooperate” with federal officials. The resolution comes on the heels of a

decision by the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office to no longer hold prisoners on detainers from the federal Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The policy change, announced Jan. 9, was in response to an advisory opinion issued four days earlier by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, who ruled that a

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It got him a lot of media attention, but in the end, state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th) couldn’t convince colleagues to support a measure decrimGENERAL inalizing the of ASSEMBLY possession limited amounts of marijuana in the commonwealth. The measure, which would have cut the maximum penalty for having marijuana from 30 days in jail and a $500 criminal fine to a $100 civil penalty, was “passed by indefinitely” – sent to legislative purgatory – on a party-line 9-5 vote in the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice on Jan. 28. The effort to decriminalize or legalize marijuana in Virginia dates back to at least 1970, when a governor’s task force on youth recommended that criminal penalties for possession be removed. On the positive side for Ebbin, his proposal to have the General Assembly ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment passed the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections on an 8-7 vote, with Republican state Sen. Jill Vogel (R-Loudoun) providing the swing vote in an otherwise party-line tally. Vogel’s support means the measure is likely to pass the state Senate, which has 21 Republicans and 19 Democrats. A 2020 vote, with Vogel and all Democrats in support, would be broken by Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam; if other Republicans join Vogel in support and no Democrats vote against the measure, Northam’s vote would not be needed. But even if it wins Senate passage, the measure is all but assured of being smothered in the more conservative House of Delegates. Ebbin’s predecessor, state Sen. Patsy Ticer, also was a proponent of passing the ERA. In her last attempt, in 2011, the measure passed the state Senate 24-16 but died quickly in a House subcommittee. Since the time allocated by Congress for passage of the amendment (which was sent to states in 1972) ran out in 1982, passage of the measure would be largely symbolic. Then again, symbolism matters: The General Assembly, which in 1920 refused to ratify the 19th Amendment (giving women the right to vote) got around to doing so in 1952, making it the 40th state to do so and the fifth to do so in the years after it became part of the U.S. Constitution. Krupicka’s Cigarette-Tax Bills Killed: You weren’t really expecting the House of Delegates to support a massive increase in Virginia’s cigarette taxes, were you? If so, you may have been smoking something a little more potent than tobacco. A subcommittee of the House of Delegates Finance Committee – graveyard of many a piece of legislation each year – didn’t even bother with a recorded vote in killing off a proposal from Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) to raise the state’s cigarette tax from 30 cents per pack to $2 per pack, and increase taxes on other tobacco products. Krupicka aimed to have the extra rev-

enue funneled into education funding. According to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Virginia in 2014 had the lowest tax rate on tobacco in the nation. New York, which imposed a tax of $4.35 per pack, was highest. A separate Krupicka bill, aimed at taxing so-called e-cigarettes, also was killed the same day by the same subcommittee. Hope Measure on Handgun Permits Left Behind: Legislation by Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) tying concealed-handgun permits to prompt payment of child support was killed Jan. 29 in the House of Delegates. The bill provided for the revocation of a concealed-handgun permit if an individual was delinquent by more than 90 days or $5,000 in child-support payments, or failed to comply with a subpoena, summons or warrant related to paternity or child-support proceedings. The measure was sent to the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety, where it died in subcommittee. Krupicka Measure on Mininum-Wage Referendum Dies in Subcommittee: A proposed statewide referendum on raising Virginia’s minimum wage didn’t get far in the House of Delegates. Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) proposed the referendum, which if sent to, and adopted, by voters in November would have raised the current state minimum wage of $7.25 to $8.50 per hour in stages over the subsequent three years. The measure was assigned to the House Committee on Privileges and Elections, where it died in subcommittee on Jan. 28. Suicide to Remain a Crime: Legislation by Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) to decriminalize suicide was defeated in a subcommittee of the House Committee for Courts of Justice. Suicide is treated as a common-law crime in Virginia, although there is no punishment prescribed in the commonwealth’s statutes. The measure was “laid on the table” during a Jan. 26 subcommittee meeting, killing it for the session. Legislation Honoring State Trooper Moves Forward: Legislation to designate the Interstate 395 bridge at South Glebe Road as the “Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge” has passed both houses of the General Assembly. Measures were patroned by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th), and won unanimous support in their respective houses. They now cross over – the House bill to the Senate and vice versa – where approval is expected. Trooper Vernon died in August 1988 after being hit by a Metrobus on Interstate 395 as she was conducting a routine traffic stop near Shirlington. She was 33. Four years earlier, Vernon had been in the first Virginia State Police academy class that contained women. She previously had served in the U.S. Army. Vernon’s family had proposed naming the South Glebe Road bridge over I-395 in her honor. County Board members last September unanimously lent their support.

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Highs & Lows WHILE EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY POLITICO-SPHERE was waiting to see whether County Board Chairman Mary Hynes planned to seek re-election, her board colleague Walter Tejada surprised many by announcing Jan. 28 he would not seek a new term for the seat he has occupied since 2003. Tejada had been expected to seek re-election, but a careful look at his campaign-finance data shows that he hasn’t been accumulating a stash of cash to gird himself for what could be a crowded Democratic primary. So perhaps his retirement wasn’t so unexpected, after all. There will be time at a later date to dissect the ups and downs of Tejada’s tenure. But for now, it’ll be interesting to see how, or if, his decision changes the political dymanic of 2015. It looks like all the County Board

action will be within the Democratic Party; and we’re not hearing rumblings of any big names in the GOP planning to take the plunge. If Democrats end up with more than two contenders – a fair bet – they likely will choose their nominees in a June primary. Tejada says he will serve out the remainder of his term, which runs through December. For that, we are thankful; as last year proved, a copious number of special elections represents too much of a good thing, even for political junkies. Never a dull moment here in Atown! IT’S A TOUGH CALL, BUT WE HAVE NO QUIBBLE with last week’s County Board action denying approval of a School Board request to build a new elementary school adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

There are valid arguments on both sides, and neither the school system nor opponents has totally clean hands in their behavior during debate that has raged in recent months over the need for a school on the site. That said, a County Board majority of Mary Hynes, Walter Tejada, Jay Fisette and John Vihstadt had a valid point in saying the school system may not have done its full due diligence in providing County Board members or the community with more information about the impact constructing a school would have, and what alternatives might be available. County Board member Libby Garvey supported the school system’s request, and we’re not sure this is a case of one side being right and one being wrong. Either outcome was as likely to engender criticism as praise.

Wilson School Can Be Restored to Glory Days Editor: But for this attached picture, no one today would remember what a truly monumental building the Wilson School was even in 1932, 22 years after it opened standing tall over the farms and small buildings of rural Rosslyn. They wouldn’t know how badly treated the building has been since then, with the removal of the ornate columned entrance, the rooftop cupola and the original windows that gave the building its face and presence on Wilson Boulevard. But even today, if you look closely, you can see that the massing and basic integrity of the original 1910 building is still there. The Wilson School remains the second oldest school building still standing in Arlington, and the last example of early 20thcentury industrial architecture in Rosslyn. Yes, the property is managed by the

county schools, but as a piece of our community’s history, it really belongs to all of us, and we ought to protect it from demolition. And we ought to find a way to restore it. That’s why members of the county’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board

voted unanimously to recommend making the building a local historic district. Yes, Arlington needs to build new classrooms, but with a little care, the 1910 historic Wilson School could be restored, and it could be incorporated into the new and modern home for H-B Woodlawn. Dick Woodruff Arlington Woodruff is a member of the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board.

Parents of Arlington Gymnasts May Be Due a Refund Editor: In January, the county manager’s task group on gymnastics determined that parents had been substantially overpaying for their children’s gymnastics through the Department of Parks and Recreation. Beginning in fiscal 2010, the County Board authorized the parks department to seek cost recovery at a rate of 85 to 100 percent for its gymnastics classes and team activities. Yet, in some years, the cost recovery for classes was as high as 160 percent,

and for team gymnastics it was 118 percent. This has amounted to thousands of dollars of overcharges for individual families. Fortunately, the new DPR director and finance manager were very open about the overcharges during the task-group discussions. The county manager plans to correct the fees for the present fiscal year. Hopefully, the County Board will make adjustments for the large overcharges for fiscal years 2010-14.

All of this could have been prevented had an inspector general or internal auditor been present to conduct regular reviews of the finances of the Department of Parks and Recreation. The County Board owes it to residents to ensure that they are being charged fees in line with the policies it has established, and to compensate residents when they are overcharged. Einar Olsen Arlington

Editor: County Board member John Vihstadt is right in his assertion that having to build a new H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program at the Wilson site while preserving the old Wilson building may be an “extremely expensive” venture [“Wilson School: Preserve It or Knock It Down?” Sun Gazette, Jan. 29]. The current proposal for an $80 million dollar urban high school could easily balloon to $125 million if the school system is forced to preserve the Wilson building in accordance with the recent recommendations of the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board. The best solution may be to go back to the drawing board. APS could save over $60 million by not building a new school at the encumbered Wilson site, and instead keeping the H-B program at its current location and building a less expensive K8 choice elementary/middle school on the Lee Highway side of the current Stratford/ H-B parcel. Analysis shows it is much cheaper to build a new middle or K-8 school than a new secondary or high school, and it is also cheaper to build on a less urban, less vertical site. The new K-8 could be accessed from Lee Highway, minimizing traffic impact on the neighborhood, and could share the

field space as well as any new auditorium and performing-arts spaces with the H-B Woodlawn Program. The school could have late start and early dismissal to avoid rush-hour congestion. Part of the structure could house parking for both programs. Giving Arlington families a K-8 option makes sense and has many benefits for APS. Besides the academic and social advantages, it addresses inefficiencies and overcrowding while saving time in the planning, funding and approval process. A combination school would save with streamlined staffing and reduced administrative and resources costs. Adding a K-8 choice option for this primarily neighborhood school could help relieve overcrowding by drawing students from the county’s other teeming neighborhood schools. As a parent long affected by the loss of the Stratford Middle School and long forced to drive to Swanson (a lovely school), I welcome the option for parents to have a walkable school in this North Arlington neighborhood. This project could be gem for APS by providing a much-needed walkable school while exploring new grade configurations and cost-saving paradigms for the future. James O’Hara Arlington

County Board Vote Was an Abdication tween the elementary and middle school. While the proposal certainly wasn’t perfect, it went a long way toward addressing concerns raised by the community and the TJ working group. The County Board’s direction to APS to keep working with the community until consensus is reached is nothing short of a total absolution of leadership and decision-making responsibility. APS has been working on alternatives for years, the TJ discussion has specifically been in the public discourse for almost a year, and a working group had studied the issue for five months and clearly recommended an elementary school was feasible. There could always be more planning, but the time to act was now. Now what will the south side get? Some combination of six elementary school additions and/or 45 new trailers that take away green space and playgrounds. The “Save TJ Park” contingent should rename themselves “Save TJ Parking Lot” because that’s exactly what’s happened. The tradeoff is not green space or school space. The tradeoff is green space AND school space against an existing aboveground asphalt parking lot. As the kids in South Arlington continue to experience more trailers, less playground space, less green space and an overall reduction in the quality of their education experience, there is only one place to look for blame: the County Board. The reason we elect officials is to ultimately make decisions – not perennially kick the can down the road under the guise of consensus-building and more planning. Nathan Zee Arlington

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Hamilton said. “The bus service would take people from park-and-ride lots to a main destination like Tysons, or the Pentagon or into the district.” Currently, I-66 offers only four lanes in most stretches outside the beltway: three regular-use lanes and one non-tolled HOV2 lane. VDOT is weighing two different designs for the project. One includes a 42-foot median preserved for future Metro expansion. Estimates for both options are between $2 and $3 billion, Hamilton said. Inside the Beltway, VDOT is proposing a separate project that would eventually widen both sides of the road from two

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Travel hosts a trip to Riverside Dinner Theatre in Fredericksburg for a matinee performance of “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” on Sunday, Feb. 8. The cost of $66 includes transportation, ticket and meal. For information, call (703) 228-4748. WORKSHOP LOOKS AT ROASTING COFFEE BEANS AT HOME: How to roast

coffee beans at home will be detailed on Monday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369. BRAIN-FITNESS EXERCISES OFFERED:

Brain-fitness exercises will be offered on Monday, Feb. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. ROUNTABLERS DISCUSS FAMOUS MARRIAGES: A roundtable discussion of “fa-

mous marriages in history” will be presented on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 11:15 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. SPOTLIGHT PUT ON LOCAL HISPANIC HERITAGE: Arlington’s Hispanic heritage

will be discussed on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369. FORUM FOCUSES ON RETIREMENT

PLANNING: Planning for retirement in an

ever-changing economic landscape will be discussed on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

SOCK HOP CELEBRATES VALENTINE’S DAY: A Valentine-themed sock hop for

seniors will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center, featuring music by the Rockin’ Chairs. For information, call (703) 228-0555. DISCUSSION CENTERS ON HEARING LOSS: Coping with hearing loss is the

topic of discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. PROGRAM LOOKS AT AUTO TRENDS:

A discussion of what’s new in the auto industry will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300. VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT FEATURES 1940s-50s MUSIC: A Valentine’s Day

celebration with music from the 1940s and ’50s will be presented on Friday, Feb. 13 at noon at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2284403. The Sun Gazette runs news of interest to Arlington’s active senior each week in print and online.

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Business Briefcase vacancy rate was up in four of five commercial corridors across the county during the fourth quarter of 2014, with Rosslyn seeing the both the highest rate and one of the biggest upticks. Countywide, the vacancy rate of 20.5 percent in the fourth quarter, while down from earlier in 2014, was up from 19.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to figures from CoStar reported by Arlington Economic Development. The high rate in Rosslyn is largely due to vacant speculative office space, but the entire county faces its highest vacancy rates in recent history. With a vacancy rate of 28.7 percent, up from 24.9 percent a year before, Rosslyn had the highest rate in the county, followed by Crystal City at 23 percent (down from 23.6 percent), Ballston at 19.7 percent (up from 14.7 percent), Virginia Square at 18.2 percent (up from 17.4 percent) and Clarendon/Courthouse at 10.5 percent (up from 9 percent). Across Northern Virginia as a whole, according to CoStar, the office-vacancy rate of 17 percent in the fourth quarter was up from 16.6 percent a year before. HOTEL-OCCUPANCY RATES, AVERAGE ROOM RATES RISE IN 2014: Good news

for Arlington’s hospitality industry: Hoteloccupancy rates for 2014 were higher than a year before, and the average daily room rate was up slightly, as well. The average occupancy rate of 75.9 percent in 2014 was up from 72.4 percent from 2013, according to Smith Travel Research. The figures were reported by Arlington Economic Development. The average room rate for county lodgings in 2014 was $151.55, up a tick from $150.43 a year before. December 2014, like most Decembers in the region, was a soft month as tourism and business travel were down due to the holidays. The county recorded an occupancy rate of 56.8 percent for the month and an average daily room rate of $124.60. HOTEL-SURTAX MEASURE STAYS DEAD:

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businesses – large and small, high-tech to home-based. The event was sponsored by Arlington Economic Development, the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and the businessimprovement districts of Ballston, Rosslyn and Crystal City. CRYSTAL CITY PARCEL TO GET A RESIDENTIAL MAKEOVER: County Board

members on Jan. 24 approved construction of a two-tower, 20-story residential building that will bring 453 additional units to Crystal City. The project, at 400 Army Navy Drive, marks the third major site plan approved for renovation since the adoption in 2010 of the county government’s Crystal City Sector Plan, which sets new standards for projects. Set on 1.77 acres within a half-mile of the Pentagon and Pentagon City, the new project will replace a 48-year-old office building that had been vacant for several years. As part of the agreement, the developer will include 15 dedicated-affordable units, provide $2.2 million to the county government’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund, and provide additional funds for open space and street improvements. The total community-benefits package is $9.7 million, county officials said.

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unveiled a new initiative giving new businesses the ability to apply for business licenses online. Since the effort started in November, more than 40 applications for licenses have been received via the Internet, Commissioner of Revenue Ingrid Morroy told County Board members Jan. 27. “It’s a pretty easy system to use – a stepby-step process with clear instructions,” said Morroy, who joked that she took a test drive of the online tool and “it took me about five minutes to do this, so I’m sure you can do it in three.” The upgrade was a joint venture of the commissioner’s office and the county government’s Department of Technology Services. County Manager Barbara Donnellan said that when she has spent time in recent years with young entrepreneurs, they told her Arlington looked old-fashioned and out of touch by requiring a visit to the government offices to complete businesslicense paperwork. “This was one of the first items out of the box” during those discussions, she said, praising the online system as “simpler, faster and more predictable.” Morroy told County Board members that processing an online applications takes staff more time than during a face-to-face application, but said the online process was designed to be “as fail-safe as possible” for those applying.

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it the economic-development equivalent of the Welcome Wagon. The Arlington County government and a number of business organizations recently hosted the first “Arlington Premiere,” a reception for owners of new businesses that have opened in the county. Representatives from more than 40 business organizations were on hand in what officials say was the first of a number of events targeted at newly arrived

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The effort by the Arlington government and hospitality industry to resurrect taxing authority to promote tourism appears to be on hold for a year. No legislation to bring back the 0.25percent surcharge on hotel bills was introduced in the 2015 General Assembly session, and the measure will now wait until the 2016 session, sources told the Sun Gazette. For 21 years, the county government had the authority to impose the tax on hotel stays, with the extra revenue going to the government’s Arlington Economic Development for use in tourism promotion. But after County Board members sued state and federal officials on a transportation matter, the General Assembly refused to renew the taxing authority. A bill to restore it passed both houses of the General Assembly in 2013, but was vetoed by Gov. McDonnell.

has died its annual death in Richmond. A measure by state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) to impose a 5-cent-per-bag tax on customers in retail outlets was “passed by indefinitely” – sent to a kind of legislative purgatory – on a 14-1 vote in the Senate Committee on Finance. Funds raised from the proposed legislation would have been earmarked for efforts to protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Had Petersen’s measure made it out of the Senate, it would have faced an uphill climb in the House of Delegates. All previous efforts to either impose a bag tax, or allow localities to do so, died in past sessions of the General Assembly. Arlington County Board members for several years included the measure in their list of legislative priorities, but other years left it out, under the theory that Arlington’s support for a measure does not help its prospects in the General Assembly.

February 5, 2015

YEAR-OVER-YEAR VACANCY RATES HIGHER: Arlington’s year-over-year office

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Arlington in the Running for $5 Million Energy Prize SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The Arlington County government is in the running for $5 million in grant funding, if it wins a multi-year national competition focused on COUNTY cutting-edge changes policy. BOARD to energy The county has NOTES been named one of 50 national semifinalists for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a three-year competition for localities with populations between 5,000 and 250,000. Arlington and Charlottesville were the only communities in Virginia to be named finalists. (A complete list can be found at www.guep.org.)

The competition is designed to spur collaboration between local government, utilities and residents to arrive at creative efforts to reduce energy footprints. Finalists will be selected in early 2017, with the national winner announced later that year. County Board member Jay Fisette, who has championed energy-policy changes in recent years, said that whether Arlington wins the cash or not, going through the competition is likely to benefit the community. “We’ll see what we can learn and take from this,” he said. County Board Officially Axes ‘Public Land for Public Good’ Effort: You’ll be excused if you thought it was already dead, but the County Board on Jan. 27 formally killed off the unlamented Public Land for Public Good initiative.

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Board members opted to “set aside” – as a statement tactfully put it – the draft Public Land Site-Evaluation Guidelines, which were adopted in 2014 but immediately provoked a community backlash. Supporters of open space saw the document as an invitation to start building affordable housing and other facilities on parkland, and community groups ranging from the Planning Commission to the Arlington County Civic Federation voiced concern about a top-down heavy-handedness that went against the communitybased process best known as the Arlington Way. On Jan. 1, County Board Chairman Mary Hynes unveiled her plan for a community-facilities study, designed to take the place of the Public Land for Public Good process, and on Jan. 23 the County Board and School Board agreed on the panel’s framework and composition. Hynes said the process would result in “a full, thoughtful and very public discussion this year, aimed at building consensus around how best to address our facilities needs.” Meeting Set for VDOT to Clarify Thinking on I-66 Plans: Arlington officials hope an upcoming meeting will provide clarification of the state government’s plans for Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway. Representatives of the Virginia Department of Transportation are slated to meet with the county government’s Transportation Commission on Feb. 5 to lay out current proposals for upgrading the highway as it cuts through North Arlington. It will be the first direct state-to-county interaction on the subject since Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Lane in December wrote Arlington officials that changes to the highway were likely. Lane’s letter was hazy on the details, and even a month later, “we don’t know a whole lot about the particulars,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said on Jan. 27. After the Feb. 5 meeting – to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the County Board room at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. and open to the public – the Transportation Commission will report back to the County Board. Hynes predicts “an intense conversation over the next several months” before determining how to respond to whatever proposals state officials put on the table. In making those decisions, county officials may have to take into account their previous stance on the state’s plan to run high-occupancy-toll (HOT) lanes up Interstates 95 and 395 into Arlington. The County Board sued state and federal officials over that project, and while they won the battle (the HOT lanes were abandoned due to economic issues), they paid a heavy price in antagonizing state leaders from both political parties. Even now, five years later, certain members of the state leadership “still really hate us,” one County Board member admitted privately. Contributions of Nancy Pallesen Lauded: County Board members on Jan. 27 took time to honor the contributions of Nancy Pallesen, who retired in December after two decades as the founding executive director of the Arlington Free Clinic. Pallesen’s efforts helped lead the non-

profit clinic to become “an incredible beacon of hope for families” and “a national model of excellence,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said. Free Clinic officials continue to search for a successor to Pallesen, who started the organization out of her living room 21 years ago. Fraud Hotline for County Workers on the Way: A telephone and online hotline for Arlington County government employees to report suspected waste, fraud and abuse should be up and running in the spring, County Manager Barbara Donnellan said. The proposal has been in the works for a year, and a contract with a private firm to operate the hotline has now been signed, Donnellan told members of the Arlington County Civic Federation. What won’t be happening, at least not in the short term, is giving Arlington residents the same access to report potential government problems. Donnellan said a public hotline is possible down the road, but will not be rolled out contemporaneously with the employee version. “We will see how it works internally first,” she said. County Board Members Make Appointments: County Board members on Jan. 27 made the following appointments to boards and commissions: Katie Maleckar, Caroline Verrecchia, Ciara Hockey, Daniel Flor, Emma Tayloe, Farhad Hossain, Jessica Soto, Kanika Hav, Karl Green, Katherine Diaz, Marwa Awadbahr, Ryan Huaman, Lucas Degraw, Natalie Arandia, Viktor Escarte, Kateri Gahjarhar, Nancy Rosas and Olivia Beach were appointed to the Teen Network Board, and Maleckar was appointed chairman. Peter Vaselopulos was appointed to the Arlington Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee. Alicia Giuliani Guajardo and Sheil Fleischhacker were appointed to the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families. Frances Walker, Jose Penaranda and Mary Dooley were reappointed to the Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments. Khyati Desai-Seltzer was appointed and Holly Bray were reappointed to the Citizens Advisory Commission on Housing. Julius Spain Sr. was appointed to the Civil Service Commission. Joe Corey was appointed to the Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission. Mary Crannell was reappointed to the Information Technology Advisory Commission. Roland Watkins was designated as vice chair of the Human Rights Commission. Mercifully, County Board Meeting Doesn’t Turn Into ‘Take Off Your Top Tuesday’: County Board member John Vihstadt used the Jan. 27 board meeting to promote the upcoming Clarendon-Courthouse Mardi Gras Parade, set (if Mother Nature doesn’t intervene) for Feb. 17. Vihstadt noted that he had come prepared with Mardi Gras beads to promote the community event, but “I don’t think I want to be quite so crass as to throw them into the audience.” The annual parade kicks off at 8 p.m. and runs along Wilson Boulevard from North Barton Street to Washington Boulevard.

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February marks not only the shortest month of the year, but also the transition period between the region’s winter and spring real estate markets. Indications suggest that competition for homes in upscale segments of the market will be brisk this year, so savvy purchasers are getting an early start. This week’s featured property deserves a place on the “to-do” list for those seeking quality construction and elegance in a sought-after neighborhood. style, as well. From here, you have wonA 10-years-young colonial on a cul- derful views of the rear yard, which feade-sac in Country Club Hills, it offers a tures a stone patio and deck area. close-in location augmented by bucolic The upper level is generous, with an surroundings. From the three-car garage elegant master suite and three additional to the glorious koi pond with waterfall large bedrooms. out back, the home was designed to be The lower level, with stunning slate equal parts comfortable daily living and tile throughout, features additional living entertainer’s paradise. It succeeds! areas (including a home theater) and coThe property currently is on the mar- pious storage space. ket, listed at $1,675,000 by Jane Morrison As noted earlier, the outside is just as of Keller Williams Realty. enchanting as the interior, making this a A strong curb appeal is our first in- true standout that is well worthy of condiction of the attention lavished on the sideration. details of the home. As we are ushered inside, note the high ceilings (coffered Articles are prepared by the Sun in some rooms), arched doorways and Gazette’s real estate advertising departhardwood flooring, all working in tandem ment on behalf of clients. INSIDENOVA pocket-sized. For information on the home, contact to create a lovely ambiance. The eat-in kitchen a standout, de-are,the listing agent. For information on havNow noismatter where you signed for the serious chefallbut you can get youroffering local news,ing a house reviewed, contact the Sun GaINSIDENOVA pocket-sized. sports, and traffic.

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MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n A 39-year-old Fairfax woman was arrested Jan. 28 in connection with a hitand-run incident that occurred the afternoon before in the 3600 block of Columbia Pike. According to police, a vehicle struck a man in a parking lot around 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 27. The man was knocked to the ground. Police said numerous witnesses attempted to prevent the driver from leaving in the Toyota Highlander. Police said the suspect ignored requests to stop, and “proceeded forward over the top of the victim” and fled the scene. The victim, a 40-year-old Stafford man, was transported to George Washington Hospital with serious injuries. Investigation led police to Alexandra Mendez, who was taken into custody with the cooperation of the U.S. Marshals Service, Fairfax County Police Department and City of Fairfax Police Department. Mendez was charged with aggravated malicious wounding, malicious wounding, two counts of hit-and-running and driving on a suspended license. ROBBERY: n On Jan. 22 at 7:50 p.m., two masked subjects robbed the Popeye’s in the 4200 block of North Pershing Drive at gunpoint, fleeing the restaurant with cash. The suspects are described as black males in their teens, one 6 feet tall and 150 pounds, the other 6’2” and 190 pounds. n On Jan. 24 at 6:08 p.m., a man described by police as intoxicated attempted to kiss his Uber driver in the 2200 block of South Garfield Street. According to police, when the driver refused, the suspect assaulted her, stole her phone and prevented her from calling police. The suspect was taken into custody at his residence, and attempted to kick out the rear window of a police cruiser during transport, police said. Richard Hilliard, 31, of Arlington was arrested, charged with robbery, preventing a 911 calls and attempted destruction of property, and was held without bond. n On Jan. 25 at 4:59 p.m., an individual attempted to steal items from the kitchen of a church community center in the 1800 block of North Nash Street. When confronted by a minister, the suspect stole the pastor’s phone and fled the scene. The suspect is described as a black male, in his 20s, 5’8”, 175 pounds. BURGLARY: n Between Dec. 15 and Jan. 24, individuals were squatting in a vacant apartment above a garage in the 1600 block of North Highland Street. A backpack belonging to one of the individuals helped provide identification. A 22-year-old woman was arrested and charged with burglary due to a bicycle having been taken, police said. n Sometime between Jan. 20 at 5:35 p.m. and Jan. 21 at 6:30 a.m., a construction site in the 2600 block of South Shirlington Road was burglarized. A computer was taken. n On Jan. 21 between 8:10 a.m. and 4:50

p.m., an apartment in the 1200 block of North Veitch Street was burglarized. Items taken included jewelry and a computer. n Sometime between Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. and Jan. 22 at 6 a.m., a construction site in the 1200 block of South Fern Street was burglarized. Tools were taken. n On Jan. 23 between 9:50 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., a home in the 5600 block of Williamsburg Boulevard was burglarized. Copper piping and cash were taken. n On Jan. 23 between noon and 6 p.m., a home in the 1700 block of Arlington Ridge Road was burglarized. A 55-inch television and additional electronics were taken. n Sometime between Jan. 23 at 4 p.m. and Jan. 24 at 9:30 a.m., someone burglarized an Arlington Food Assistance Center facility in the 2200 block of South Shirlington Road. Donated food supplies and a toolbox were taken. n On Jan. 26 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., an apartment in the 1600 block of 28th Street South was burglarized. Jewelry, cash and a computer were among items taken. GRAND LARCENY: n On Jan. 22 between 6:30 and 8 p.m., numerous lockers at a gym in the 1200 block of North Fillmore Street were broken into. Multiple items were taken. LIFE SENTENCE IN MACHETE ATTACK: n A 30-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Jan. 29 in connection with a machete attack last year on two individuals near Arlington Center Library. Around 2:50 a.m. on June 24, 2013, Derrick Sutherland approached two individuals outside the library and began arguing with them. As the argument escalated, Sutherland – of no fixed address – brandished a machete and struck each of the victims numerous times. The victims were transported to George Washington University Hospital, where they survived but suffered severe injuries. Sutherland fled the scene but was arrested nearby the next morning. An Arlington Circuit Court jury convicted Sutherland of aggravated malicious wounding and sentenced him to life without parole. ‘JURY-DUTY SCAM’ RESURFACES: n The Arlington County Police Department and Arlington County Sheriff’s Office have issued a joint alert about the return of a phone scam targeting county residents. On Jan. 26, a local resident received a call from an individual claiming to be a lieutenant in the sheriff’s office, stating that the individual had failed to report for jury duty and that an arrest warrant would be issued unless a fine was paid. The suspect asked for payment to be made immediately with a debit card and personal-identification number, or PIN. The victim provided the information, allowing the suspect access to the bank account. Police say those contacted in this way should hang up and call the sheriff’s office at (703) 228-4460, not the number provided by the caller. Individuals should never provide PINs to anyone over the phone.

Schools & Military League Conference 13 One-Act Play Festival on Jan. 24. The play was directed by student Sean Balick.

n Joseph Crawford of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wittenberg University.

n Sarah Vest, a student at Wakefield High School, has been selected to represent Virginia as a national youth delegate to the 2015 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment, to be held at George Mason University. Vest is one of 250 students selected from across the nation to participate in the conference.

n Morgan Burns, the daughter of Edward and Dru Burns of Arlington and a 2013 graduate of Washington-Lee High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Old Dominion University.

In light of recent home fires in the Wakefield High School community, including two that resulted in fatalities, the school’s Red Cross Club decided to focus its annual service project on educating the school community about fire safety and preparedness and the importance of smoke alarms. “The initial idea came about after a fire near Wakefield on Nov. 9 that resulted in a death,” said chemistry teacher and sponsor Verlese Gaither. Health and PE teacher Nan Holl, whose daughter is an Arlington County firefighter, approached the club with the idea. Students joined forces with the Arlington County Fire Department and the local Red Cross chapter to promote fire safety in the home. The Red Cross Club members developed a safety survey to collect baseline data about the use of smoke alarms and general fire safety knowledge. The Wakefield Red Cross Club plans on holding an annual home-safety campaign yearly to coincide with National Fire Safety Week in October. The campaign will include a home fire safety survey; a daily home-fire-safety-tip presentation; and a fire-safety session provided by the county fire department. n

Kyra Klontz of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Miami University. n

n Andrew Wagner of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Hofstra University. n Lisa Crosswell of Arlington and Adrianna Lazarte of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Randolph-Macon College.

Jhonn Guzman-Gonzalez of Arlington and Samantha Salotto of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Clarkston University. n

n Swanson Middle School eighth-grader Hanna Xu recently was awarded first place in the Virginia Energy Workforce Consortium’s essay contest. As a member of Swanson’s Technology Student Association led by Jim Demarino, Xu worked alongside other Swanson students on the contest’s theme of “Behind the Technology and Energy Careers.” Her essay “Energy Workers Make a World of Difference” focused on the importance of electrical engineers to society, the economy and the environment. Xu received an iPad Mini, which was presented by Washington Gas.

n Wakefield High School student Karl Green was named to the All Star Cast for his performance of Al in “Aeroplane Over The Sea” at the Virginia High School

n The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ranked Arlington Public Schools second among school districts in the nation in its use of “green” power. Arlington is using 4.7 million kilowatthours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 9 percent of the schools’ electricity use, according to the ranking. The Austin Independent School District in Texas tops the ranking with 15.4 million kWh, about 11 percent of its total usage. Most others on the top 10 ranking are independent schools or small school districts that use 100 percent, or nearly 100 percent, green-energy sources. (The complete list can be found at www.epa.gov/ greenpower/.)

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n French teachers Katy Wheelock and Susan Haley have inaugurated Wakefield High School’s first chapter of the Sociéte Honoraire de Français (French National Honor Society), sponsored by the American Association Teachers of French. The induction ceremony for 24 students took place on Jan. 7. Céline Jobé, the educational-affairs program officer at the French Embassy in Washington gave a short talk in French about the language’s importance and influence on the world. The initial crop of inductees included Malate Alemu, Katherine Buchholz, Rebekah Frandy, Azalea Johannes, Milton Tigue, Sirena Wigfall, Reem Al-Khoja, Kaleb Boswinkle, Youssef El Mahmoudi; Aubrey Hensley, Jake Karton, Andrea Macgregor, Melanie Yapura, Rihab Chokhmane, Nour El Houda Kouki, Nikhil Gukhool, Prrishti Gukhool, Kenza Lo, Eyerusalem Meaza, Nicolas Romero, Georgia Allin, Racim Badsi, Aleisha Bynum and Dorian Degrandez.

n Arlington Public Schools is accepting comment through Feb. 13 on the superintendent’s proposed 2015-16 school calendar. A survey for parents, students, staff and the community is available and can be accessed through the school system’s Web site, www.apsva.us. “Comments will be taken into consideration by the superintendent as he finalizes his proposed calendar,” school officials said. For information, see the Web site at www.apsva.us/Page/28900.

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Arlington leaders on Jan. 27 paid a final salute to Charles Rinker, a veteran activist on housing, immigration and social-safetynet issues who died Jan. 8 at the age of 74. “He will be missed by more people than I think any of us will ever be able to know,” said County Board Chairman Mary Hynes. “He lived his life in a way that furthered social justice and progressive values.” All five County Board members delivered remarks at their monthly meeting eulogizing Rinker, who had lived in Arlington since the late 1960s and in recent decades had been a driving force in the debate over how to provide housing to Arlingtonians on all levels of the economic spectrum. “I got the benefit of his counsel and his ideas – sometimes, whether I wanted it or not,” joked County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada, who became active in Arlington civic life in the unsuccessful effort

by advocates to preserve the Arna Valley apartments in South Arlington. “Affordable-housing advocacy is hard,” Tejada said. “For every one you win, it seems you lose several others.” Rinker, who also was active in the Arna Valley battle, was “selfless, dedicated – a true grass-roots civic hero,” said Tejada, praising his “endless spirit and indefatigable optimism.” “He inspired other people, and certainly myself,” Tejada said. “Charlie was a Southern gentleman – the quintessential ‘happy warrior,’” said Dennis Jaffe, executive director of BRAVO (Buyers and Renters Arlington Voice), an advocacy organization Rinker helped found. Rinker was not always happy with what he felt was the county government’s, and community’s, lack of total support on housing issues, Jaffe suggested. “He challenged all of us – he was [willing to] say we have not done enough,” Jaffe

said. But, several speakers noted, Rinker never let his convictions and passion color how he dealt with people. “He didn’t speak with anger,” Jaffe said, instead acting “with compassion and in

gentleness.” On hand at the board meeting was Rinker’s widow, Lora, who herself long has been active in social-service and socialjustice causes. She was a founder of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) and served for years as its executive director. “It was a team,” County Board member

Jay Fisette said. “Any time you said ‘Charlie,’ you thought of Lora, and vice versa.” “He was a gentle man, but he was strong – the conscience of Arlington’s progressive community,” Fisette said. Lora Rinker said she had been overwhelmed by the support she had witnessed during her husband’s illness and at his death. “Words cannot fully express our gratitude to all of you,” she said. The Rinkers were honored in early December by AHC Inc., another organization Charles Rinker helped to found and lead. There, they were presented with proclamations approved earlier in 2014 by the General Assembly, lauding their individual and collective efforts in the community. Lora Rinker said that while her husband was ill and frail by that point, he wouldn’t have missed the event. He was heartened by “seeing that his life’s work had meant so much to so many people,” she said.

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Leadership Arlington Graduates Young-Professionals Class their community. “Even the smallest of talent is worth something and can be used to your advantage and set you apart from others,” said Meredith Goldberg, adesigner for INTEC Group and a graduate of the fall class. Graduates of the most recent class included Aryany Cedeño, Arlington Food Assistance Center; Patricia Dingcong, LTBD; Meredith Dukes, Accenture; Jeanine Finch, Arlington County government, County Board office; Christopher Fong, Vornado/Charles E. Smith; Meredith Goldberg, INTEC Group; Caitlin Jones, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association; Nicole Lewis, Beacon Hill; Nancy Liao, Virginia Hospital Center; Frances Mack, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing; Krista Mather, Marymount University; Gregory Mihalek, Technomics; Amanda Needham, Tradition Homes; Jennifer New, SRA International; Also, Melissa O’Connor, Arlington Economic Development; Aileen Pangan, Encore Stage & Studio; Scott Pedowitz, PriceWaterhouse Coopers; Taylor Pool, Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Matt Roberts, Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C.; Stephanie Rochford, Arlington County Department

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Board chairman (Mary Hynes this year). “It’s a nice variety in the images you chose, and all very iconic,” Hynes told the students. And like past years, the students had to wait – and maybe sweat it out just a bit – as Electoral Board secretary Allen Harrison Jr. heightened the tension by slowly and methodically reading the official proclamation declaring the winner. As Harrison got to the end, naming Casey’s design as the honoree, the Yorktown student stayed mostly stoic, but eventually gave way to a grin. And, like winners who have gone before, Casey was asked the obvious question: Does he have a car to put the decal on? Not yet, but there’s time – production on the 2015-16 editions doesn’t start until late spring.

Continued from Page 3 dents.” For the 2015-16 competition, there were 59 entries from Washington-Lee students, 44 from Wakefield, five from the Career Center, four from Yorktown and two from Woodlawn. A total of 2,913 votes were cast in the competition, both online and through the Sun Gazette. It was a nail-biter: Casey’s design won by a margin of slightly less than 50 votes, said Susan Anderson, who coordinates the competition for the treasurer’s office. As has been the case in recent years, the students were called up in front of the crowd and interviewed by the County

of Parks & Recreation; Jhannet Sejas, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union; Jessica Silva, Arlington County Commissioner of Revenue’s Office; Courtney Simon, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Corri Sullivan, Marymount University; Natalie Sutherland, Turner Construction Company; Meredith Westerlund, Leadership Arlington.

Arlington Community Federal Credit Union and Marymount University served as top sponsors for the fall program. The League of Women Voters served as graduation sponsor. For information on Leadership Arlington programs, see the Web site at www.leadershiparlington.org.

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Leadership Arlington celebrated the accomplishments of 26 up-and-coming leaders during the Young Professionals Program Fall Class of 2014 graduation ceremony, held Jan. 13 at Marymount University. Members of the fall class participated in the four-month-long program beginning last September that helped them to expand their footprint in the community, connect with established community leaders, develop an awareness of community needs and cultivate new leadership skills. “This program helped me learn I am not alone in my challenges as a young professional,” said Corri Sullivan, director of new-student transitions at Marymount. “It was great to hear people share their experiences and know that what I am experiencing in the professional world is normal and that I am supported through Leadership Arlington and my peers.” Goals of the Young Professionals Program include philanthropic awareness, civic engagement, leadership-skills development and networking. Participants were given the opportunity to hone their skills and acquire the resources and knowledge necessary to act as agents of change in

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Politics Continued from Page 4 an individual if federal officials present a judicially issued warrant authorizing such detention, Arthur said in announcing the change of policy. County Republicans say that is not good enough. “Local jurisdictions should cooperate to the fullest extent they can under the law – jurisdictions should work with federal law-enforcement officers,” Arlington GOP chairman Matt Wavro said. Wavro said he believed the action by Arthur, who is running for re-election and probably won’t face opposition, was taken due to a combination of logistical challenges and ideology. Stamos Tapped to Lead Prosecution of Richmond-Area Legislator: Theo Stamos, who serves as commonwealth’s attorney for Arlington and Falls Church, has been tapped to oversee prosecution of Del. Joe Morrissey (I-Henrico), the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Stamos was appointed by the new judge handling the case. Morrissey, who already is serving jail time (while simultaneously serving in the General Assembly) for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, faces new charges of perjury and forgery in connection with the earlier case. Despite being in jail, Morrissey was re-

turned to office in a special election in early January after resigning his House of Delegates seat. House Democrats threw him out of their caucus, and Speaker William House (R-Fredericksburg) stripped him of committee assignments. Stamos, who is in the fourth year of her first term as prosecutor, previously oversaw a grand-jury investigation into alleged improprieties by Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling). That grand jury, while critical of Delgaudio’s behavior, did not find sufficient cause to move ahead with any criminal charges. Moran Plans a Comeback of Sorts: It’s hard to keep a politician – even a recently retired one – away from a microphone. Former U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of Arlington Senior Democrats, to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from noon to 2 p.m. at Busboys & Poets. Now that he is retired, Moran “can tell us the inside skinny about how Congress really operates – and anything else he wants to say,” said Richard Barton, who organizes the event. The cost is $25, payable at the door. To R.S.V.P., e-mail Barton at rabarton2@ verizon.net. Election Proved a Family Affair for Sullivan and Son: Never underestimate the power of the younger generation in winning an election. Latest example: Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and his son Joey.

Joey Sullivan was a star baseball player and two-sport senior athlete at McLean High School, a standout swimmer during the summer for Chesterbrook pool, and the youngest of Rip and Beth Sullivan’s four children. At McLean, the right-handed pitcher/ shortstop and ace of the staff helped the Highlanders enjoy one of their finest seasons. The team finished second in the region and qualified for the state tournament for the first time. While that was occurring, his father – an attorney – was successfully running for the 48th District House of Delegates seat left open by the retirement of Del.

Bob Brink. In an recent interview, Rip Sullivan said that while he’ll never know for sure, he figures it was considerable how much Joey Sullivan’s help and notoriety as a young athlete helped and had an impact on his winning campaign. “When I would be campaigning doorto-door and introducing myself, I can’t tell you how many times people would say, ‘Oh, you’re Joey’s dad,’” Rip Sullivan said. “Even when Joey was at Tech, he helped from afar and helped root me on with a thought of the day. Joey will make a better politician than me one day.” Joey Sullivan used Facebook, Twitter and other avenues of social media to promote his father’s campaign. He also encouraged his fellow McLean High seniors, who were of age, and their parents to vote for his father. It has proved to be a winning strategy in the past. In Arlington politics, both Carla de la Pava and Theo Stamos were aided by the networks of their highschool-and-college-age children in bids for treasurer and commonwealth’s attorney, respectively. Other political leaders have done the same. Joey Sullivan would message his dad as he campaigned and prepared for debates, and continues to message as his father learns the challenges of being a new delegate. ‘I would text him about staying calm, do your thing and kick butt,” Joey said.

County Board members also seemed bothered by a lack of specificity on what financial contributions the school system would want from the county government to move forward with an additional school on

the Thomas Jefferson site. The task force suggested that a structured-parking facility would be needed in order to preserve open space, but funding sources for that component of the project have not been identi-

fied. County Board members have signaled for months that while they plan to continue to provide significant funds to operate county schools, the days of blank checks to the school system are over. A new set of principles guiding school funding, adopted in recent weeks by both the County Board and School Board, says that while education funding is important, it has to share equal billing with other county priorities.

Donnellan said the county government has been working to wrap up the project’s loose ends in a timely, but responsible, manner. “It wasn’t just something you could turn the faucet off,” she said, saying most of the work should be completed by March. One staff member employed by a contractor was let go due to the cancellation, but all county staff working on the project have found new roles within the local government, Donnellan said at the County Board meeting. The Arlington government is also putting in requests for reimbursement of expenses with the state government, although Arlington will not be able to touch the $65 million grant that the McAuliffe adminis-

tration had promised for the streetcar project. That contract had not been signed by the time the project was nixed. At the Jan. 27 meeting, County Board members and staff also responded to leaders of civic associations in the Columbia Pike corridor, who want assurances that the county government will move forward to complete all “multi-modal” traffic improvements that have been pledged for the corridor. “We are committed” to living up to agreements, County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said. “Getting these projects done is an important step in improving the quality of life in Columbia Pike,” Hynes said. Dennis Leach, the county government’s

Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and his son Joey.

School Continued from Page 1 population. The school system’s Plan B is to build additions at Barcroft and Randolph elementary schools. In lengthy discussions that stretched into the night of Jan. 27, County Board members voiced concern that the school system had not fully vetted other options available to it, including what to do with the nearby large parcel of land that currently holds the Arlington Career Center and Patrick Henry Elementary School. “We stand ready to reopen the discussion as soon as [the school system] completes such a South Arlington alternatives analysis,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said after the meeting. Like the Thomas Jefferson site, part of the Career Center parcel is owned by the county government, part by the school system, which complicates decision-making.

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supporters and opponents of the $350 million Columbia Pike streetcar project, which had been planned to breathe new economic life into South Arlington’s main corridor. The switch also shocked supporters of the Crystal City streetcar plan, which had generated far less opposition. The county government is on the hook for about $60,000 in work that is still being completed by contractors. The Fairfax County government, which was a partner on the Columbia Pike streetcar project, will share in the cost.

transportation director, said officials planned to finish the design of those proposed improvements, then move forward in phases. While the letter from Pike leaders pressed county officials to complete all the work by 2018 as previously planned, Donnellan would not be pinned down. “I would just hesitate to suggest timelines,” she said. “I don’t know enough to know.” Leach suggested two hiccups could be in the offing: the need to acquire right-of-way from some property owners, and the necessity to put some utilities underground. Either has the potential for causing delays, he said.

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Teams Struggling To Earn Victories

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The Madison Warhawks were wrapping up their 45-41 comeback victory over the host Yorktown Patriots when senior guard Sekai BASKETBALL Walker made a play that typified the type of action in the Jan. 30 Liberty Conference boys high school basketball game. Walker rushed to grab a missed free throw that ricocheted off the side of the rim toward the end of the court, jumping into the air acrobatically to meet the ball and flinging it back on to the court to a teammate. “I was just hoping that I’d throw it toward a teammate,” Walker said. “It was instinct. We really needed to win this game coming off a few losses in a row.” Madison (7-10) had lost its previous two games. Yorktown (10-7) has now lost four in a row, as the Patriots have struggled to score in each of the four, averaging just 41.8 points in those contests. The Yorktown girls (9-8) also are struggling. They dropped their fourth in a row Jan. 30 in the first game of the doubleheader at Yorktown when the Patriots fell to Madison (13-5) by a 55-40 score.

Top: Yorktown’s Ellen Nye dribbles past Madison’s Aidan McWeeney. Left: Yorktown’s Alexis George is guarded by Meghan Torres. Above: Yorktown’s Alison Criswell drives to the basket PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT in the Jan. 30 game.

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W-L Boys Have Winning Week With Two Victories DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette

ton-Lee coach Bobby Dobson said. “Our defense got it done in the fourth quarter. William Siegal made a key steal for us. We played together and we shared the ball. Our guys don’t care who scores, as long as we play together as a team.” In the win over Madison, the Generals jumped on the Warhawks, leading 205 at the end of the first quarter and 42-18 at halftime. Gene Jones led W-L with 17 points, Ganzorig Batbold scored 14, Alex Seff 11, Chris Ozgo eight, Izzie Mirghani seven and Andrew Jensen five. Washington-Lee made 12 of 15 foul shots. Against McLean, Washington-Lee rallied from a 13-6 first-quarter deficit, taking the lead by outscoring the Highlanders, 20-9, in the second period. Seff had 19 points and made three

three-pointers, Halil Parks scored eight and Jones seven. Izzadean Mirghani scored five of his six points in the first quarter when the Generals were behind, and helped them rally. Seff made a jumper to give the Generals a 22-20 lead in the second period and the home team was ahead to stay. In a tight fourth quarter, McLean got as close as 49-46 before W-L scored six of the final eight points. “I like where we are right now,” Dobson said. “We are playing like I thought that we could be.” Said Seff: “Even though we have a young team, we are starting to gel, and our chemistry has been good as of late.” Continued on Page 24

That’s certainly the case in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas. Following is a snippet of examples that have occurred in recent days and weeks. n A girls flag football team from Arlington, of players ages 13 and 14, finished second in the national tournament near the site of the Super Bowl, losing 6-0 in overtime in the final. n Jason Johnson, a former two-time state wrestling champion at McLean High School, made a video that was chosen as one of 10 national finals in the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” commercial competition. n Despite having just one leg, Tom Mercer took up wrestling for the first time this winter as a member of Madison High’s junior varsity team, then won his first match. Mercer lost his right leg in a lawn-mowing accident. n Arlington resident Heather Cocozza organized a used-sports-equipment drive. More than 70 pieces of equipment were donated. n By helping young golfers learn the sport and providing encouragement, Yorktown High School junior Lauren Mead was chosen as one of eight semifinalists for The First Tee Outstanding Participant Award. n Arlington resident Roy Apseloff continues to set U.S. and world powerlifting records. n The Potomac School boys and girls high school squash teams have become among the best in the metro and Middle Atlantic regions. n Ultimate Frisbee teams from various jurisdictions excel in tournament competitions at different age levels. n The many local karate standouts who reach the level of black belt. n A Montana resident was hired as the the new recreational director for the Arlington Soccer Association. n Youth gymnastics and fencing programs in Arlington are gaining in popularity. Participants continue to accumulate more significant results. There is so much more and there is no end to the many such stories.

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After so many struggles this season, the Washington-Lee Generals enjoyed winning ways last week, and they liked the feeling. The boys high school basketball team won both of its BASKETBALL games, defeating the host Madison Warhawks, 6856, on Jan. 28, then the visiting McLean Highlanders, 55-48, on Jan. 30. The young Generals improved to 3-13 and have a two-game winning streak and some momentum. “What any coach wants to do is to have their team playing their best basketball at the end of the season,” Washing-

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Arlington Flag Team Finishes Second in National Tourney DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Not bad for a second-year team. With an overtime loss in the championship game, the Arlington County Parks and Recreation’s age 13-14 girls NFL flag football team finished second in the nation. The 10-player unit named the Washington Redskins because of its associawith FLAG FOOTBALL tion N F L Flag Football, lost 6-0 to the Dallas Cowboys of Austin, Texas on Jan. 27 inside the Phoenix Convention Center in the national-championship tournament. Overall, the Arlington team finished 5-1 in the competition, which was played as part of the Super Bowl festivities and NFL Experience activities. The only touchdown the Redskins allowed in their six games was in overtime of the title contest. Arlington finished 3-0 in pool play, including an overtime win over that same Dallas team, to earn the No. 1 seed. It defeated Harrisburg, Pa., 7-0, in the quarterfinals, then routed Boston, 20-0,

Arlington’s 10-under boys and 13-14 girls flag football teams played in the national tourney.

in the semis. “They played very well and won some close games here,” said Arlington defensive coach Bart Gray, who runs the Arlington flag program. “This is just the second year of our girls 13-14 program. So to make it this far is very exciting for all of us. We just wish we could have scored in that final game.” The players were Senam Adedze, Sara Park, Carly Rivera, Kendra Metcalfe, Liz Shean, Michelle Emery, Azzi Fudd,

McKay Evans, Kate Vietmeyer and Thora Gibbs. The coaches were Mike Rivera, who runs the offense, and Gray. Arlington qualified for nationals by going 5-0 to win a regional crown. A couple of hours prior to its national championship game, the Arlington team was part of a human tunnel that the Seattle Seahawks walked through as they arrived for media day. Also at the nationals, Arlington’s 10under boys flag team participated in the

tournament, finishing with a 1-3 record. Its victory was a 24-20 win over the defending champion Ryan Flag Football program from Florida. The Arlington 10-unders qualified for nationals by virtue of winning a region title. The 10-under Arlington players were Trevor Wilson, Danny Brien, Will Green, Mason Cunningham, Quinn Brennan, James Tallon, Mac Marsh, Andrew Burd, Will Hock, Alan Peck. The coaches Kiel Green, Russ Burd and Pete Brien. The two Arlington teams were the first from the county’s flag league to win regionals and advance to nationals. “We are so proud of both teams,” Gray said. “We had so many people from back home lighting up our cell phones wishing us good luck. That was fun for the community.” NFL Flag Football is a national program. Arlington has one of the top 20 biggest leagues in the U.S., with more than 810 youth participating. NOTE: The girls 13-14 championship game was one of four title contests played in Phoenix. Portions of those games were aired on the Nickelodeon Channel on Jan. 31.

Yorktown Girls Finish Second in Liberty Swim and Dive Meet DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette

Led by a pair of victories from Suzanne Dolan and strong showings in the three relays, SWIM & DIVE the Yorktown Patriots finished second in the girls Liberty Conference swim and dive championships with 327 points. The Langley Saxons won the Jan. 31 high school meet at Washington-Lee with 397 points. The host W-L Generals were sixth with 239.5. In the boys meet, Yorktown was fourth (270) and Washington-Lee sixth (214). Dolan won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:05.27 and the 100 freestyle in 51.28. Both were meet-record times. She anchored the second-place 200 free relay

Basketball Continued From Page 23 n The Wakefield Warriors swept the Lee Lancers in boys and girls action Jan.

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Yorktown kept the girls game close in the first half, then the Warhawks eventually pulled away. Senior forward Kelly Koshuta finished with 18 points to lead Madison, and Yorktown senior forward Ellen Nye led all scorers with 19. In the boys game, Madison needed extra effort on the defensive end to seal the victory. The usually perimeter-happy Warhawks made only three of 16 threepoint attempts, forcing them to find other ways to stay in a game that Yorktown led most of the way.

and third-place 400 free relay. “I tried to take it out as fast as I could and then hold onto that pace,” Dolan said about the 100 free. “In the IM, my breaststroke is probably my strongest stroke. I tried to stay with the pack and to push every stroke as fast as I could.” In addition for the Yorktown girls, Lauren Allard was second in the 100 breaststroke and Katherine Lundy was fourth in the race. In addition to Dolan, the 200 free relay also consisted of Kait Luncher, Michaela Morrison and Lundy. The other 400 relay swimmers were Mariah Bowman, Morrison and Lundy. “The girls did a real good job,” Yorktown coach Claire Shreeve said. “For the boys, everybody swam their best.” Leading the W-L girls was the win-

ning 200 medley relay (1:49.67 meet record) made up of Bryn Edwards as the leadoff, Evie Gieseman, Isabella Lee and Ellie Ridgeway. Individually, Edwards won the 100 breast in record time of 1:04.52. Also, Gieseman was third in the 100 and 500 freestyles and Ridgeway was fifth in the 100 butterfly. The Washington-Lee girls broke eight team records. Leading the Yorktown boys were a second by Brady Almand in the breast and a fifth in the IM, a third in the 500 free and a fourth in the 200 free by Jonathan Day, a fifth by Jacob Larsen in the 200 free, a third by the 200 free relay, and in diving, Jacob Kreider was third and Hunter Simmons fifth. The third-place relay consisted of

Larsen, Alexander Zidlicky, Almand and Griffin Romanek. For the Washington-Lee boys, Jaya Kambhampaty was second in the back and fly, Bryan Meade was second in the 100 free and third in the 50 free, and Nicholas Reeves was fourth in the IM. “The girls had an outstanding meet,” W-L coach Kristina Dorvill said. “Bryn Edwards broke the all-time school record. For the boys, Bryan Meade is the foundation. Jaya broke the school record in the 100 back.” A number of the swimmers and divers from the Yorktown and WashingtonLee teams now move on to the 6A North Region meets. The dive competition is during the week. The swimming finals are Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. at Oak Marr RECenter in Oakton.

30 in Springfield. The Wakefield boys (17-1) won 85-60 as Dominique Tham had 26 points, Deng Nhial 15, Marqua Walton 13, Xavier Cooper and Alan Treakle 10 each and Jordan Allen scored seven. The next day, the Wakefield boys de-

feated host Stuart, 66-45. Tham scored 16 and Walton, Nhial and Treakle 10 each. The Wakefield boys have won 16 games in a row. n The Wakefield girls (9-8) won, 5748, behind 21 points from Summer Mat-

lack, 15 from La’Shea Thomas and 11 from Lyric Hatcher. The Wakefield girls have three games scheduled this week, including a makeup against Stuart. n In girls action last week, the Washington-Lee Generals lost two games, falling to Madison and McLean.

“We normally shoot around 40 percent from threes,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. “That’s how we usually win games. But we weren’t shooting well. Our defense kept us in the game. We stepped up with our full-court press in the fourth quarter, and gave a lot of effort. Sekai Walker’s play was a key example. But there was another play when we tipped in a missed [front-end of a one-and-one] on an offensive rebound. That was an excellent effort.” After an even first half that finished with Yorktown leading 21-19, Madison became more aggressive on defense with a full-court trap defense. The Warhawks forced a litany of turnovers and went on an 8-2 run early in the third quarter.

Yorktown eventually adjusted to the trap defense and went on an 11-4 run of its own to take a 36-32 lead entering the fourth quarter. “Yorktown started to pass the ball diagonally across the court, using their height advantage too to break our traps,” Roller said. “We needed to make an adjustment again.” Madison went to a small five-guard lineup. “We put our best five scorers on the floor and hopefully everything would fall into place,” Roller said. “We forced turnovers and made timely shots and free throws.” That adjustment led to another flurry of Madison points off Yorktown turn-

overs, which helped the Warhawks reclaim the lead. “They were quicker and more athletic than us,” Yorktown coach Rich Avila said. “We knew that they were a type of team that lived and died by the three. Yet they still won by not making their shots. Our team isn’t playing our best right now, and we need to improve a lot going into our last four games.” Walker led all scorers with 14 points. Brett Wellde added 10 points (two threepointers) for Madison. Kyle Karp and Daniel Ungerleider each scored five. Edmund Pendleton led Yorktown with 13 points. Daniel DeButts added 12, Matt Paredas six and Joe McBride five. The teams are back in action this week.

High School Roundup

School’s Kelly Hart led for the majority of the race in winning the 1,000-meters in 3:03.20 at the girls indoor Liberty Conference Track and Field championships in Prince George’s County. Hart was the lone individual winner in the meet, girls or boys, from an Arlington high school. In the boys meet, Washington-Lee won the 4x800 relay in 8:21. The team consisted of Justin Szczerbinski, James Gusmer, Christopher Mutty and Patrick Odlum. Mutty had a strong meet. He was second in both the 1,000 and 1,600. Odlum was fourth in the 1,600. Also for the W-L boys, Benedict Draghi was second and Tony Auguste third in the shot put. The Washington-Lee girls finished third in their meet with 48 points. Kathryn Eng led the way, finishing second in the 1,600 and sixth in the 3,200, and running on the second-place 4x800 relay. Jordan Grimaldi, Donia Nichols and Laura Ramirez also ran on the relay. Ty-

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High School club ice hockey team (4-4-1) lost to McLean, 4-1. Teddy Dahlquist scored Yorktown’s goal, assisted by Bobby Wells and Jonathan Malks. Stephen Lovelace took the loss in goal. On Friday, March 6, Yorktown plays county rival Washington-Lee at 8:10 p.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Yorktown will honor its graduating seniors. Last year, Yorktown edged Washington-Lee in an overtime shootout, 3-2. WAKEFIELD HIRES SOFTBALL COACH:

Yorktown’s Kelly Hart won the 1,000-meter race at the Liberty Conference championships.

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through 22 with developmental and physical challenges to have the opportunity to expand on their basketball skills. At the event, ATB players buddied with their Challenger counterparts. The players participated side-by-side in a series of dribbling and passing drills. The Challenger players then played in game with their ATB buddies. “The Challenger players enjoy these events to improve their basketball skills. It’s heartening to see the ATB players encourage our players and work with those at different skill levels,” said Tom Tiernan, a Challenger parent and one of the event’s coordinators. The final ATB-Arlington Challenger event is Feb. 15. For more information, contact Cathy Makara at (703) 8926158. ARLINGTON BABE RUTH REGISTRATION: Arlington Babe Ruth baseball reg-

istration is open on the league’s Web site at www.arlingtonbaberuth.com. There also are many opportunities for parent coaches, volunteers and sponsorships. Scholarships and financial aid are available. Register by Feb. 28. Practices begin in early March and games begin in early April. ARLINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION: Registration for Arlington Little

League’s spring baseball season is open, and offers eight levels of play for boys and girls ages 4 to 12. There is a Challenger program for players 5 to 22. Evaluation are in February and March to determine the correct level of play for players 8 and older. Registration costs $80 until Feb. 15 and $90 until March 15. Practices start March 14 and games begin April 11. Register at www.arlingtonlittleleague.org or call (703) 351-5111. The league seeks coaches at all levels, and provides several coach-training sessions. For information, visit www.arlingtonlittleleague.org. AGSA NEEDS VOLUNTEER COACHES:

The Arlington Girls Softball Association needs volunteer head coaches for its Diamond League recreational division (grades 6 and up). Training and assistant coaches provided. Teams will be formed in March. Contact Ryan Donmoyer at ryandonmoyer@gmail.com. ARLINGTON RUNNING PROGRAM: Ar-

lington Thrive offers a three-month running training program that improves physical fitness beginning in late January. The program trains runners, experienced and beginners, to participate in races of various distances. For information, contact: info@ar-

tion is open for the 2015 Super Slam Ball spring season. The program begins Saturday, April 18 and run for seven Saturdays. Practices and games are Saturday afternoons between 3 and 6 p.m. in Arlington. Practices and game sessions last 45 to 50 minutes. Super Slam Ball is a tee-ball program for kids ages 3 to 5. Registration is $70. For information, visit www.eteamz.com/ smbl or contact Alex Filides at superslamball10@gmail.com. ARLINGTON SENIOR GOLF: The Ar-

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. February 10, 1939: n Key Bridge has reopened to vehicular traffic after renovation, cheering Rosslyn merchants. n The Arlington County Democratic Committee has rejected a call from the Arlington County Women’s Democratic Club to provide equal representation of the sexes on local Democratic committees. n Seaweed is becoming an increasing problem on the Potomac River. n A Sun editorial criticizes the “selfishness and shortsightedness” of those opposing sidewalks on Washington Boulevard. February 7, 1962: n Fallout shelters to accommodate 40,000 Arlington residents will be in place by the end of the year, with future plans calling for enough space for all county residents. n Arlington mothers are being invited to attend a 10-week course on dealing with their teenagers. n Washington-Lee High School is holding a program on an innovative way to play the violin. February 7, 1969: n School Board members plan to vote in March on whether to allow students to smoke on high school campuses. n More than 40 people are under consideration to succeed Superintendent Ray Reid. n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, is urging President Nixon to use the Army to patrol D.C. streets until crime rates are reduced. n The University of Virginia is planning a summer program aimed at aiding minority students in qualifying to attend law school. February 6, 1975: n The state Senate has approved a bill expanding the types of crimes punishable by death. n The House of Delegates has passed legislation making the use of a weapon in commission of a crime a separate felony. n Peoples Drug has a one-pound, heart-shaped box of Whitman’s chocolates ready for Valentine’s Day at a cost of $3.16. n To improve its cash flow, VEPCO may start sending out electric bills monthly, rather than every other month as is now the case.

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