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Task Force Determines Building Will Fit on Thomas Jefferson Site, Is Divided on Whether It Should Be Constructed SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
A new 725-student, $50 million elementary school is capable of being shoehorned into the western end of the Thomas Jefferson Middle School campus, a task force has con-
cluded, but its members are deeply divided over whether constructing one there is the right course of action. The Thomas Jefferson Working Group delivered its final report to County Board members on Jan. 16, but its recommendations offer no
firm guidance on whether county officials should move forward with building the school. The matter now rests with County Board members themselves, who have scheduled a public hearing on the proposal for Jan. 24 and could make a final decision as early as Jan.
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School Board members last spring designated the Thomas Jefferson site as their preferred option for addressing elementary-school overcrowding in central Arlington, but the final decision rests with the County Board because much of
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The Saint Augustine Gospel Choir, under the direction of Samuel Edison Cromwell, was featured at the annual Arlington County salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held Jan. 18 at Washington-Lee High School. Also performing was the Dance Institute of Washington’s Pre-Professional Group. On Page 15 of this week’s ediPHOTO BY DEB KOLT tion, find winners of the Arlington Public Schools’ annual literary and visual-arts competition honoring Dr. King.
Barring a cut in the rate, a typical Arlington homeowner will see his or her 2015 real estate real estate tax bill rise 4.9 percent to a record $5,775 this year, based on property assessments released Jan. 16. The county government reported that the average assessment for all types of residential real estate, from single-family homes to condominiums, increased from $552,700 in 2014 to $579,800 in 2015. The increase was in line with expectations, and will put pressure on County Board members to find a way to lower the real estate tax rate, currently 99.6 cents per $100 assessed valuation. But that won’t be easy, as it was a flat year for commercial real estate, which makes up nearly half the county’s overall tax base. Valuations of existing office space declined 4.5 percent, due Continued on Page 18
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THUMBS DOWN (actually, more of a mild rebuke): To those parents who get overwrought at the thought of school-boundary changes sending their children to a different school. To address overcrowding at the elementary level in North Arlington, the superintendent has proposed some relatively modest (in terms of raw numbers) shifts in who goes where. Of course, to affected parents (or at least some), it’s a major issue that requires mobilization at School Board meetings to demand alternatives. Many times, that parental involvement is helpful and constructive, and we applaud it. But sometimes it simply is a case of
parents not wanting any change for their children. In the current environment, where student enrollment continues to grow, that’s just not going to happen – some kids are going to have to move, some neighborhoods will be sent to other schools in the future. Comes with the territory. One thing for parents to remember: Changing schools is almost never the emotional rollercoaster for youngsters as it is for adults. Elementary-schoolers, in particular, are resilient; most of us went off to our first day in elementary school in tears, and returned later that day triumphant. Students can handle switcheroos.
closer to the debut of a hotline for its employees to report potential waste, fraud and abuse. Nobody’s alleging widespread malfeasance within the government ranks, but with an annual budget of more than $1 billion, it pays to have some additional “tools in the toolbox” (as officials would say) to keep an eye on things. Having an independent firm staff the hotline seems a cost-effective way to do so – but only if there is a culture within the government ranks to put the spotlight on potential problems, and then address them forthrightly. Time will tell, but we look forward to this initiative. Next up: THUMBS UP: To the news that Get an internal auditor hired and the county government is getting on board.
There Are Many Ways of Giving Service Editor: As my son and I came through Reagan National Airport on a recent Sunday evening, we experienced something very profound. Walking ahead of us in his Under Armour shorts and a T-shirt was a young man with two titanium legs, a titanium right arm which ended with a telescoping walking “stick,” and a left arm which was a mass of scars and skin grafts and ended with a thumb and two crooked fingers. He had his backpack on and was moving slowly but with determination toward baggage claim. We slowed down and trailed him, as I quietly admonished my son to “be thankful every day for what you’ve got.” At the baggage carousel, I continued to watch the guy out of the corner of my eye. Except for all the titanium, he was no different than any other traveler jostling for position at the luggage belt and trying to catch a glimpse of his bags. I was positive we were looking at a gravely wounded war-
rior. An airlines rep soon approached him with a wheelchair, and the look on his face made it clear that he was having none of it. He was polite, but he was moving under his own power or not at all. He eventually got his bags, borrowed a cart from a skycap, and headed for the curb. We passed him as he approached a waiting car, and I took a chance, saying to him, “Soldier, thank you for our freedom.” He locked eyes with me and without the slightest hesitation replied, “It’s a pleasure.” A pleasure! That’s the last thing I expected to hear from a volunteer soldier who obviously looked death in the face in the service of our country. A pleasure notwithstanding being maimed. A pleasure in the face of a lifetime of physical and emotional obstacles. And what does this have to do with Scouting? Simply everything. “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to
obey the Scout law, to help other people at all times . . .” Service takes many forms. As in the case of that soldier, or health-care workers, or diplomats serving overseas, service can be dangerous and deadly. I pray that you never are called to give what that young soldier at the airport gave. But even if your “injury” is only that your service is not appreciated in the way you expect, you have to remember that the true reward is internal, in your own satisfaction that you gave a meaningful part of yourself in service to others, to make your community, your country, your world better by your having been in it. If you can grasp this idea, then you’ll know what service is really about. You’ll know what Scouting is really about. You’ll know what life should be about. Kirk Shaffer Arlington Shaffer is Scoutmaster of Troop 641 in Arlington.
Arlington Philharmonic Is a Gem of the Community Editor: On Jan. 11, the Arlington Philharmonic began its 2015 season with an excellent performance which included Franz Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” conducted by Maestro Scott Wood, and “Piano Concerto Number 3 in D Minor” by Rachmaninoff, played exceptionally by pianist Sara Danespour (three standing ovations!). The auditorium at Washington-Lee
High School was filled nearly to capacity. How exciting to have a high quality symphony orchestra in Arlington. The Philharmonic is funded by contributions from donors – mostly Arlingtonians – and the county government. The Arlington Philharmonic is wellmanaged, budget conscious and a great success. Last year, in partnership with the Animal Welfare League of Arlington they
expanded their programming and conducted a “Pops for Pets” concert at Lubber Run Amphitheater. Lots of families and their canine companions enjoyed this fun event. All concerts are open to the public and free (contributions encouraged!), and I cannot more highly endorse the Philharmonic and the role it plays in the community. Robert Ragan Arlington
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It was a year ago this month that the Arlington County government pulled the emergency cord and scuttled – perhaps temporarily, perhaps COUNTY permanently – the aquatics BOARD proposed center at Long Bridge NOTES Park. A year later, the project remains dead, at least for now. “We haven’t quite figured out what we want [County Manager Barbara Donnellan] to do next,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes acknowledged at a Jan. 15 “Meet the Chair” forum sponsored by Leadership Arlington and held on the Arlington campus of George Mason University. It was Donnellan who in early January 2014 announced she was stopping planning on the proposed Crystal City facility, after construction bids came in well above estimates. The decision marked the beginning of a year of cascading chaos in the world of Arlington public facilities – a year that brought the “million-dollar bus stop,” the end of the Columbia Pike/Crystal City streetcar project and the announcement that the Artisphere would be shut down. The Long Bridge Park aquatics center was seen by some as a future centerpiece of the county government’s recreation amenities and a visual “gateway” to those driving into Arlington from the District of Columbia. But its estimated $75 million price tag, which ballooned when construction bids were received, raised eyebrows. Opponents dubbed it a “gold-plated” facility, and the name stuck. Voters already approved bond funding in 2004 for the Long Bridge Park facility, but delays and the expansive design of the facility sent projected prices rising and required county officials to go out to voters again. In 2012, county voters approved a $50 million park bond that included more funding for the facility, but the margin of support from voters (about 60 percent) was far lower than the 80-percent approval of bonds for schools and transportation. Speaking at the “Meet the Chair” gathering, Hynes said it was unlikely voters would be asked to provide more funding through another referendum. There is “no appetite” among board members to go through that, she said at the Leadership Arlington event. Supporters of the project held out hope that the Washington region would win the right to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, allowing the aquatics center to go forward. But Washington’s bid didn’t even make it to be the U.S. finalist in the competition to host the Olympics; that designation went to Boston. County Board, School Board Set to Appoint Members of Facilities Panel: County Board and School Board members will meet at a special work session Jan. 23 to formally set up the task force that will
spend the next year studying how best to locate needed public facilities across the community. At the meeting, the roughly 20 members of the “Arlington Community Facilities Study” task force will be appointed. County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said the task force members will represent “diversity on multiple dimensions” – geographic, demographic and otherwise. Speaking to a Leadership Arlington forum on Jan. 15, Hynes said her hope was to line up task force members who could look past their individual areas of interest, “park their passions a little at the door” and focus on the broad picture. “We’re very small,” she said of the county’s geography. “We have to use what we already have thoughtfully – when money is tight, we all have to give a little. Each person is important, but the collective good also matters tremendously.” The public-engagement effort is likely to fan out in larger concentric circles across the community, starting with the small task force and building to include community dialogues and other outreach. “I’m always interested in rich conversations,” Hynes said. “We are always better when we listen to each other.” Critics have argued that what the county doesn’t need at this juncture in its history is more talk and less action from leaders. But Hynes said the upcoming dialogue builds on a long tradition, and would respond to the “new crossroads” Arlington finds itself in. “We can do this,” she said. “We can have this conversation.” The Leadership Arlington “Meet the Chair” forum, now in its second year, drew about 100 people. It was designed to be “a format where we can have a wonderful conversation, so that we can become a closer community and have important conversations,” said Leadership Arlington CEO Betsy Frantz. Despite a rough past year in community governance, Hynes’s style of leadership will help foster community discourse, predicted Frank Shafroth, director of the State and Government Leadership Center at George Mason University. “She’s serious about making this one of the best local governments in the country,” Shafroth said. Two Trees Slated for ‘Specimen’ Designation: A public hearing will be held in February on adding two trees on private property to the county government’s list of “specimen trees,” providing them protection from removal or injury. The trees to be considered for specimen status are: • A black gum (nyssa sylvatica) located at 4508 6th St. South, that has a height of 80 feet, crown spread of more than 42 feet and circumference of 144 inches. • A Southern red oak (quercus falcata) at 3401 North Kensington St. with a 56foot height, crown spread of more than 68 feet and circumference of nearly 151 inches. In each case, the property owners support inclusion on the list of specimen trees.
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Arlington Notes WORKS OF DESIGNER WONG TO BE CELEBRATED BY MARYMOUNT: Sue
Wong, whose signature style evokes the glamor and allure of years gone by with modern touches, has been announced as Marymount University’s Designer of the Year for 2015. Wong will be honored at the university’s “Portfolio in Motion” student fashion show, to be held April 30. Born in a remote countryside in southern China, her family escaped to Hong Kong when Wong was 6. A year later, the family was reunited with her father in Los Angeles. After working to earn a fashion degree, she opened upscale boutiques Fashion designer Sue in West Holly- Wong will be honored by Marymount University wood and Venat its annual “Portfolio in ice, Calif., where Motion” fashion show, to her unique style be held in April. was born. Wong’s following includes celebrities ranging from Bianca Jagger to Goldie Hawn, who appreciate the detailing that harks back to the 1920s-40s. (For information, see the Web site at www.suewong. com.) “Portfolio in Motion” is the culminating academic program for Marymount students in the fashion-design and fashionmerchandising programs. Wong will review designs while sharing her expertise with students. Previous “Designer of the Year” honorees have included Michael Kors, Isabel Toledo, Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera. PRESERVATION GROUP TALLIES DEMOLITION PERMITS FOR HOUSING: A total
of 179 permits to demolish single-family homes in Arlington were applied for in 2014, the same number as in 2013, according to new figures from the advocacy group Preservation Arlington. Of the homes targeted for demolition, 40 are located in National Register Historic Districts, the organization said. In the past five years, more than 700 permits to demolish single-family homes have been applied for, Preservation Arlington said. “The looming demolition of these houses and buildings represents an incredible loss of history, architecture, time, energy and materials,” the organization said on its Web site, www.preservationarlington.org. “Many had the potential for renovations and additions, or, at a bare minimum, reclamation/reuse of building materials,” the group said. “These buildings are often replaced with new construction that is out of scale and proportion to the community.” UNITARIAN CHURCH NAMED TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: Unitarian Universalist Church of Ar-
lington has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, following its inclusion on the Virginia Landmarks Register. The church’s sanctuary was constructed in the early 1960s, and is the only religious building in Virginia designed by Modernist architect Charles Goodman. Later additions (in 1994 and 2013) were designed to be in keeping with Goodman’s original vision. The church “speaks to our community’s place in modern architectural history, and is an outstanding example of a church’s mission exhibited in its design,” said Cynthia Liccese-Torres, coordinator of the Arlington County government’s historicpreservation program. FREE CLINIC RECEIVES GRANT FUNDS FOR BREAST-HEALTH EFFORTS: The
Arlington Free Clinic has been awarded a $39,000, one-year grant from the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program to increase awareness of early detection of breast cancer. It is the 12th year the clinic has received support from the organization to assist low-income, uninsured women. The effort will include a community-outreach initiative to provide breast-health education in the community. “These funds will allow us to provide life-saving care for hundreds of low-income Arlington women,” said Nancy Pallesen, executive director of the Free Clinic. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in American women. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 6,200 new cases of breast cancer will be detected in Virginia women this year, and nearly 1,100 Virginia women will die from the disease. CENTRAL LIBRARY FOCUSES ON ESTATE PLANNING: Central Library hosts
a program on “Estate Planning for Young Adults” on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Attorney Ryan Brown will discuss the basics of estate planning, with a focus on young people and parents of small children. The program is free but registration is requested. For information, call (703) 2285999 or see the Web site at http://library. arlingtonva.us. LIBRARY TO LOOK AT DECLUTTERING:
Cherrydale Library will host a workshop on “Controlling Clutter” on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. The free program will look at how to organize paperwork, and what documents should be kept and those that can be shredded. The program is free. For information, call (703) 228-6330. PROSTATE-CANCER SUPPORT GROUP TO MEET: The Prostate Cancer Support
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ARLINGTON NAACP DETAILS 2015 LEADERSHIP TEAM: Karen Nightengale,
who has served as first vice president of the Arlington branch of the NAACP for the past five years, was elected in December to serve as president for 2015. Nightengale succeeds Elmer Lowe Sr., who has served as branch president since 2008. Also serving in leadership positions for 2015 are Julius Spain Sr. (first vice president), James Jeter (second vice president), William White Sr. (treasurer), Susan Doles (secretary), Doncella Bell (assistant treasurer) and Rosa Donkley (assistant secretary). The new officers were sworn in at the branch’s December meeting by Lowe, who thanked the membership for its support during his six years as president. “Together, this branch has worked hard and donated over $80,000 worth of scholarships to various high school students or members of various churches in Arlington,” said Lowe, who plans to stay active in efforts to increase membership. The Arlington branch of the NAACP was founded in 1940. Its members meet on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Walter Reed Community Center. SHEPHERD’S LEADERSHIP,
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The Shepherd’s Center of McLean-Arlington-Falls Church recently elected officers for the coming year. Austine Eversole will serve as chairman, Rob Stotz as vice chairman, Tom Eversole as treasurer and Mimi Coogin as secretary. The Shepherd’s Center serves seniors in the local area, providing “friendly visitors” as well as transportation services. The organization also recently put out a call for additional volunteers, as its workload of requested support continues to increase. “The need is very great and we need all the assistance we can get,” organizers said. Volunteers do not need to make longterm commitments, and can serve as their schedule permits. For information, call (703) 506-2199 or see the Web site at www.scmafc.org. GREEN PARTY TO SCREEN FILM ABOUT COMMUNITY ACTIVISM: The Arlington
Green Party will host a screening of the film “Battle for Brooklyn” followed by a panel discussion on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The documentary looks at the community activists fighting to stop construction of a sports arena in New York City. The panel forum will look at how the efforts in Brooklyn could provide lessons for Arlington’s growth and development. The event is free; refreshments will be served. For information, e-mail info@ greensofarlington.org.
ton Neighborhood Villages initiative is inviting residents of the Cherrydale, Donaldson Run, Old Dominion and Waverly Hills neighborhoods to a pre-Super Bowl tailgate party on Sunday, Feb. 1 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane.
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The event will give residents the opportunity to learn about Arlington Neighborhood Villages, a non-profit organization designed to help enable older county residents to continue living in the community as they age. The party is a pot-luck BYO; soft refreshments will be available. To R.S.V.P., e-mail register@arlnvil.org; for information, call (703) 509-8057 or see the Web site at www.arlnvil.org.
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“Snakes-a-Rama,” a program for children ages 6 to 9, will be presented on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center. Participants will learn about snakes in the local area, meeting a few at the center. The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-3403.
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and Spirituality of Dying – the December Project” will be discussed as part of the Kol Ami adult-education project on Saturday, Jan. 24 immediately following Shabbat services at Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Rabbi Leila Gal Berner will discuss the work of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Participants are encouraged to read the book “The December Project: An Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker Confront Life’s Greatest Mystery” by Sara Davidson. For information, see the Web site at www.kolaminvrc.org.
LIBRARY PHOTO EXHIBITION TO SPOTLIGHT NEPAL: “The Roof of the World:
Photos of Nepal by Kenneth Chadwick” are on display through April 6 at Cherrydale Branch Library. For information, call (703) 228-6330. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion; contact information is found on Page 6.
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Business Briefcase REPORT WILL LAY OUT IMPACT OF STREETCAR DECISION ON DEVELOPMENT: County Board members on Jan. 27
are expected to receive a preliminary report looking at how the decision to scrap streetcar projects will impact development in the Crystal City and Columbia Pike corridors. County Board members in November directed County Manager Barbara Donnellan to undertake the study, after board members Jay Fisette and Mary Hynes withdrew their support for the streetcar projects, effectively ending them. Board members have promised that scrapping the streetcar plans does not mean the county government is giving up on economic-development potentials in either corridor. Hynes, who in 2015 is serving as board chairman, said Donnellan’s report would be the first concrete step toward living up to that promise. “We are looking forward to an ongoing conversation and action steps,” she said. REAGAN NATIONAL TOPS IN ON-TIME
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ton National Airport was the place to be, among the region’s three airports, in 2014 if you wanted the best chance of taking off on time. The airport’s on-time-departure ranking of 81.36 percent for the first 11 months of 2014 was far above that of Washington Dulles International Airport (73.89 percent) and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (70.51 percent). Figures were reported by the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and reflect flights that depart within 15 minutes of schedule. Of the nation’s 29 busiest airports, Reagan National ranked sixth best for the 11-month period, behind Salt Lake City (87.10 percent); Portland, Ore. (85.05 percent); Seattle (84.74 percent); Minneapolis/ St. Paul (82.41 percent); and Miami (81.66 percent). The Washington region’s two other airports were both in the bottom five, with
Dulles at 25th and BWI at 27th. Chicago’s two airports – Midway and O’Hare – were at the bottom of the ranking, at 64.97 percent and 66.66 percent, respectively. Also near the bottom: Newark Liberty (71.42 percent) and Denver (73.03 percent). For the same 11-month period in 2013, Reagan National ranked fifth, with an ontime performance of 83.20 percent. Dulles ranked 22nd (77.28 percent) and BWI ranked 24th (75.16 percent). On-time departures can be affected by a host of issues, from late-arriving aircraft to slow turnaround of flights to lengthy waits for take-off. LEGISLATION WOULD CHANGE ONE DEFINITION OF ‘SMALL BUSINESS’: Del.
Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) is patroning legislation that would change the definition of a “small business” related to contracting with state government. The measure, introduced Jan. 13, would amend current regulations that a small
business be defined as one that has 250 or fewer employees “or” annual gross receipts of $10 million or less over the past three years, changing the “or” to an “and” to require a business meet both criteria to be designated a small business by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity. The measure is based on recommendations of the General Laws Special Joint Subcommittee Studying the Virginia Public Procurement Act. WORKSHOPS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS: The Enterprise Development
Group will provide monthly small-business assistance the fourth Tuesday of each month at Columbia Pike Library. The series, which kicks off Jan. 27, will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. each night. Participants will learn about free services for entrepreneurs and small-business owners from a variety of sources. For information, call (703) 228-5710.
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Marie Pellegrino and Sandra Hernandez have been named chairs of the Arlington Green Party for 2015. In recent years, the party has run candidates for County Board, School Board
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independents. For information on the party, see the Web site at http://greensofarlington.org. Republicans Detail 2015 Meeting Schedule: The Arlington County Republican Committee has finalized its 2015 meeting schedule. All meetings are held on Wednesdays, with a social period at 7 p.m. and the start of the program at 7:30 p.m. Most meetings are held at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) conference center, 4301 Wilson Blvd. Parking is available in the garage underneath the building. Meeting dates, and alternate locations when specified, are Jan. 28 (Fairlington Community Center), Feb. 25, March 25 (location to be determined), April 15, May 27, June 17, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23, Oct. 28 and Nov. 18. The committee generally does not meet in December. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtongop.org. Democrats Set Date for J-J Dinner: More proof spring and then summer are on the way – the Arlington County Democratic Committee has announced the date
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of its annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. There is “no better Saturday night” for local political junkies, Democratic chairman Kip Malinosky said. The event will feature dinner, a keynote speaker (to be announced), silent auction and presentation of awards. Information on tickets will be available on the party’s Web site at www.arlingtondemocrats.org. Sullivan Picks Up Committee Assignments: New Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) has been appointed to the House Committee on Finance and House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay and Natural Resources. Appointments were made by House Speaker William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) on Jan. 14, the first day of the 2015 session. “I am excited to begin my work on these two great committees,” Sullivan said in a statement. “I look forward to working on crucial financial issues facing Virginia on the House Finance Committee and tackling many vital environmental topics on the Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay and Natural Resources Committee.” Sullivan last August won a special election to succeed Del. Bob Brink, who resigned to take a post in the McAuliffe administration. The district includes a wide swath of Arlington as well as parts of McLean. Brink, who was the most senior member of the Arlington House delegation, had assignments on the Appropriations, Education, Privileges and Elections, and Transportation committees. We’ve moved to a new Web site! Find letters to the editor under Arlington Opinion at www.insidenova.com/news/ arlington – we have many more there than in print. Join the conversation by sending a letter to the editor on a topic of local interest; contact information is found on Page 6 of each week’s paper.
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effects of falling will be discussed on Monday, Jan. 26 at 1:30 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722. INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP LOOKS AT JASPER JOHNS: A discussion of the life
and work of artist Jasper Johns will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 10:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. The interactive activity includes painting and printmaking. For information, call (703) 228-5722. DISCUSSION CENTERS ON APPROACHING THOSE WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS:
The etiquette of dealing with those with serious illness will be discussed on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. at LangstonBrown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300. DEMONSTRATION ZEROES IN ON WINTER SOUPS, STEWS: A demonstration
of making winter soups and stews will be presented on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.
DISCUSSION LOOKS AT COSTS OF CONTINUING CARE: A discussion of continu-
ing-care costs and insurance coverage will be presented on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403. INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY PREPPED: An introduction to astrol-
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARK VOLUNTEERS DETAILED: A forum looking at
volunteer opportunities with the Arlington Department of Parks and Recreation will be held on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.
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Schools & Military n Lindsay Conway, the daughter of Tom and Mary Conway of Arlington, earned a master’s degree from the School of Information and Library Science during recent commencement exercises at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Michael Beckhart of Arlington earned a master of arts degree in administration leadership and Sean O’Donnell of Arlington earned a master of arts degree during recent commencement exercises at the University of Oklahoma. n
Henry Mejia-Villena, the son of Henry Mejia-Villalba and Ingid Villena de Mejia of Arlington, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bucknell University. n
n Julia Cline, the daughter of John Cline and Krista Edwards of Arlington; Taylor Jensen, the son of Michael and Mary Jensen of Arlington; and Amanda Smith, the daughter of Kendrick and Neal Smith of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Furman University. n Madison List, the daughter of Byron and Kristin List of Arlington, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Eastern Mennonite University. n Matthew Golembiewski of Arlington has been named to the chancellor’s list for the fall semester at Troy University.
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Jose Martinez of Arlington has been named to the provost’s list for the fall semester at Troy University. n Mary Grace Brown, the daughter of Dale and Gay Brown of Arlington and a 2012 graduate of Yorktown High School, and Garrett Gustafson, the son of David and Sharon Gustafson of Arlington and a 2012 graduate of Washington-Lee High School, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Grove City College. n Abdullah Al-Rodan of Arlington and Erin Fox of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Dayton. n Paige Warner, the daughter of Al and Theresa Warner of Arlington and a 2011 graduate of Yorktown High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Christopher Newport University.
The Arlington Career Center’s Air Force Junior ROTC cadets were presented with the prestigious “Golden Boot Trophy” and first place at the Jan. 10 regional drill meet held at Freedom High School in Woodbridge. Competing against schools from across Northern Virginia, the cadets garnered two first-place, three second-place and one third-place awards.
ern Virginia Community College gathered at the Alexandria and Manassas campuses on Jan. 19 to pack 20,000 dehydrated meals in partnership with Stop Hunger Now. The events were part of the college’s sixth annual participation in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. In addition, NVCC campuses collected canned goods and gently used clothing that will be distributed locally. n Feb. 9 is the deadline for the 2015 scholarship program of the Arlington Community Foundation. The foundation expects to award up to 70 new college scholarships worth up to $400,000 to Arlington students this spring. Scholarship amounts range from $1,000 to $10,000, with many renewable for four years. One application makes a student eligible for all applicable scholarships. For information, an application and a list of scholarships, see the Web site at www.arlcf.org.
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County school officials will meet with the Fairlington Citizens Association on Monday, Jan. 26 to discuss current plans for the renovation of Abingdon Elementary School. The meeting is slated for 7 p.m. at the Fairlington Community Center. The project calls for approximately 27,000 square feet of new space to accommodate nearly 140 more students. It also will include renovation of the existing building. County voters approved funding for the project as part of the 2014 school-bond referendum. For information on the project, see the Web site at www.apsva.us/moreseats/abingdon. n
n Our Savior Lutheran School will hold an open house for prospective students and parents on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 825 South Taylor St. Participants will be able to tour the school, meet teachers and learn about programs available to students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. For information, call (703) 892-4846 or see the Web site at www.osva.org.
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First-Place Winners of the Arlington Public Schools’ Annual Competition Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, said, “the price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.” Without change, people get stuck in bad habits. Things like ignorance and discrimination become normal, and in the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “nothing in all the world is more dangerous than since ignorance.” In schools worldwide, ignorance is a serious issue. Not knowing how your actions can affect another person and their emotions can lead to bullying and harassment. What may seem like a funny joke to you could seem hurtful and embarassing to another. Last year, the PACER center reported that 27.8 percent of students documented being bullied during the school year. That means that one out of every three students was being harrased at school. There is, however, a simple solution to help save these children. In every school, kids who have been either victims or perpretrators of hateful acts exist. So, by getting these kids to talk to the rest of the student body about what bullying is and why it is bad, other students can stop being ignorant. Already, many schools have tried implementing informational rallies, but by having teachers and other adults run these rallies, schools are not able to relate to the students. For information to sink in, it must come from the students themselves. Things like zero tolerance policies are also helpful in ending ignorance and harrassment. The definition of the term ‘zero tolerance policy” in school is “a policy of punishing any infraction of a rule, regardless of accidental mistakes, ignorance, or extenuating circumstances.” With this policy in place, students are not able to be ignorant, because their ignorance does not put them outside of the law. This promotes students to educate themselves on bullying and why it is wrong. Putting zero tolerance policies in place alongside student-fed information will help end not just bullying, but ignorance. This change means that kids who had previously been afraid to come to school can wake up knowing that they are spending the day somewhere safe. – Lindsay Smith, Yorktown High School First Place, Grades 9-12
My Dream is His Dream
January 22, 2015
Saluting the Legacy of Dr. King
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– Bridget Escobar, Washington-Lee High School First Place, Grades 9-12 – Hannah Portner, Nottingham Elementary School First Place, Grades 3-5
– Paige Haydasz, Henry Elementary School First Place, Grades K-2
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Sometime, somewhere, someone Will enter the school and be different. Stop staring! Don’t you know that you can be different and the same? He has a brain like you,
– Mignote Tadesse, Kenmore Middle School First Place, Grades 6-8
Martin Luther King Jr. had a Dream. He dreamed of a world where people were not judged by the color of their skin. He fought hate with love. He fought anger with kindness. He led by example. No one is the same. Everyone is different in one way or another Boy or girl, born in this country or far away. But we are one community. I want to be an example- to the people I know and the people I don’t. I want to celebrate their differences the same way I want them to celebrate the ways I am not the same. I know that words are powerful. I know that words have meaning. Words can hurt But words can also love. – Joseph McLaughlin, Arlington Traditional School First place, Grades K-2
The person inside of me is the person that wants to change. To help others. Her community surrounds her overwhelming her. There are always things to improve. She wants to make a change. Ending homelessness. Helping the starved. Raising money, to benefit our community. The girl on the inside wants to help the people in her life. – Hannah Bell, Jamestown Elementary School First place, Grades 3-5
And a heart like you, And a voice like you, But other people don’t listen. They gossip and giggle behind his back. I know. I’ve hear it. He has too. You don’t know what it is like to get picked last for kickball Again and again and again. Who cares what we are on the outside When the inside is all that matters? You cannot judge the outside of a person. So sometime, somewhere, someone, Maybe you Could begin to see him for what he is On the inside. Just little things at first, Maybe asking him to sit at lunch Or helping him to do the homework he forgot to do. And then, little by little When more people catch on When he is captain for kickball When everyone in the whole school knows who he is on the inside Then truly all men will be created equal. – Evan London, Thomas Jefferson Middle School First Place, Grades 6-8
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Knowing Their Place at High School Hoop Tilts Where to sit? Actually, that’s pretty much predetermined for the various spectators who attend high school basketball games throughout Northern Virginia.
Victory Was 11th Straight for Boys
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Thanks to a couple of fast starts, the visiting Wakefield Warriors swept a douleheader BASKETBALL bfrom onewin Washington-Lee Generals teams Jan. 16 in boys and girls high school basketball action. The Wakefield girls (6-8) led 10-3 at the end of the first quarter en route to a 53-31 victory. The Wakefield boys (12-1) took an early 7-2 lead on their way to the 63-53 triumph to improve their winning streak to 11 in a row. “We started a little bit slow after getting the early lead, but then we picked it up,” Wakefield girls coach Marcia Richardson said. “At half, I told the girls that we still have to turn on the accelerator. Hailey Finlay really shot well from the outside and started opening things up inside. Tonight, we cut well without the ball. Everybody moved the ball in our flex offense.” Finlay led Wakefield with 20 points, including four three-pointers. La’Shea Thomas scored 13 and Olivia CeccatoBayne nine. Lyric Hatcher contributed in a number of manners, Richardson said. Continued on Page 17
Wakefield High School’s La’Shea Thomas, left, drives to the basket while being defended by Washington-Lee’s Ashley James during the Jan. 16 contest. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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Behind a fast start, the Yorktown Patriots cruised to a 62-46 home victory over the Stuart Raiders Jan. 16. The Patriots (10-3) held the upper hand against the Raiders on both ends the court in BASKETBALL of the boys high school basketball game. Yorktown settled in quickly, going on early 6-0 and 10-0 runs in the first half to take command. The Patriots departed from their typical zone defense scheme to play man-toman against the Raiders, causing problems for Stuart. The Raiders struggled from the field, making only 15 of 41 shots (37 percent).
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Forward Michael Bickerton scored a game-high 20 points. “Bickerton was always going to get his points. He knows how to use his body and positioning to make shots,” Yorktown coach Rich Avila said. “Our plan was to prevent their other players from driving to the basket. We didn’t want Stuart to be able to get to the lane and dish it out to the perimeter.” Yorktown forced 11 turnovers (seven steals), scoring 15 points off those takeaways. The Patriots were equally voracious on offense, scoring 14 secondchance points on an equal number of offensive rebounds. Yorktown held a 27-16 lead at halftime and led by as many as 20 points in the fourth quarter. Edmund Pendleton
led the way for the Patriots with 14 points (three three-pointers, three steals), while Matthew Paredes added 10 points and six rebounds. James Carroll had nine points; Daniel DeButts eight; Robert Sondheim six with five rebounds and three blocks; and Joe McBride had seven rebounds. The large lead allowed Avila to go play more players and try some new offensive sets. There were 10 Yorktown players who scored, while 12 players notched playing time. “Normally, my rotations have been six guys, but tonight I had a chance to go deeper into the bench,” Avila said. “Hopefully we can go seven or eight deep in the Continued on Page 17
For years now, certain areas of the bleachers are designated as student sections, one for each team. So that’s where the majority of the students gather, decked out in their prearranged, well-organized and often very creative theme-of-the-game attires, as they stand and cheer for entire contests. At its Jan. 9 home outing, the theme was “tropical night” for the Bishop O’Connell High students. They packed their section, sporting all kinds of colorful Hawaiian garbs including leis, grass skirts and sailors’ hats. Pajamas, “Village People” night and construction getups are other popular themes, along with whiteouts and blackouts. Adult spectators don’t sit anywhere near such gatherings. Even if they wanted to, they wouldn’t be allowed. The parents of players often sit together in various arrangements behind the benches. Sometimes the dads amass as a group, as do the moms, but not as much as during the outdoor baseball and softball seasons. Moms and dads are more opt to sit side-by-side during basketball contests. A pack of dads, with one trying to impress another with their supposed thorough knowledge of the action, can be an annoying game-long commentary of second-guessing and berating of referees. A pack of dads is a section to avoid for sure. Better to assemble with the plaid-pajama-panted students. The casual spectators, with no real rooting interests, often gather on the top rows of the bleachers, as far away from everybody as possible. Or, they might stand in a corner near an exit. The most awkward fans can be alumni, especially if alone. They don’t congregate with the current students. That would be too uncool and unwelcoming. So they tend to wander around, then maybe grab a seat in an odd spot, like the first row, at the last second. What’s maybe the most interesting thing is the fact that regular high school basketball spectators understand all of this and know their place.
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als boys and girls swim and dive teams improved their records to 5 -1 with wins over the Edison Eagles on Jan. 16. The W-L girls handed the Eagles their first loss of the season, winning 179-134. The W-L boys were victorious, 202-91. Evie Gieseman, Ellie Ridgeway, Katherine Emanuel and Bryn Edwards all won events for the Generals. Freshman Jaya Kamphampaty was a double winner for the W-L boys. Individual winners for the Generals were Nick Reeves, Noah Kennedy, Bryan Meade and Matias Moreno. n The Yorktown Patriots defeated the Falls Church Jaguars on Jan. 16 in a boys and girls sweep. The boys won 9 of 12 events. In a closer contest, the girls also won 9 of 12 events. The Patriots had four double winners: Brady Almand, Michaela Morrison, Nicholas Pasternak and Chandler Sensibaugh. Individual winners were Mariah Bowman, Karlin Hannah (dive), Jacob Larsen and Andrew Rehr. GIRLS GYMNASTICS: The Washington-Lee Generals
won a recent five-team meet with a 137.825 team score at Marshall High School. McLean was second at 134.675. Host Marshall was fourth at 127.7. In the all-around, W-L’s Sophie Hatcher won with a 36.575 total, and her sister Annie Hatcher was third at 34.425. Marshall’s Morgan Stahl was second (36.425) and McLean’s Nathalie Thomas was fourth (35.325). Sophie Hatcher won the uneven bars (8.825), was second on the balance beam (8.925) and floor exercise
Wakefield Continued from Page 16 For Washington-Lee (1-9), Kierra Nelson scored 16 and Arielle Hogan seven. The win for the Wakefield girls snapped their six-game losing streak against the Generals played at Washington-Lee. Wakefield had last won at W-L in 2007. “We’ve had a couple of tough losses, so it was good to get a win,” Richardson said. In the boys game, Washington-Lee (1-11) fell behind early, but then stayed close. Wakefield led 26-21 at halftime and 45-34 after three periods. “We thought we were going to show up and stomp on them on their home court,” Wakefield senior guard Marqua Walton said. “They were close the entire game. We did not play Wakefield basketball. We need to work on our ball movement, on our not walking the ball up the court, and we need to play at our tempo and not at theirs.” In the second half, W-L was as close as 34-30 in the third period and within 54-46 in the fourth. Walton led Wakefield with 20 points. Dominique Tham scored 15 and had sev-
Continued from Page 16 bench. So tonight was an opportunity to evaluate and continue to improve.” Earlier last week, Yorktown lost to the host Hayfield Hawks, 60-52. Pendleton
(9.3) and third on the vault (9.525). Annie Hatcher was second on the vault (9.625). Stahl won the vault (9.625), balance beam (8.925), and floor exercise (9.525). Thomas was third on the floor (9.175). n In another meet, the Yorktown Patriots finished second at Edison High. Marisa Daugherty was fourth in the all-around, Mariah Bowman fifth and Megan Kresse sixth. Bella Kane won the uneven bars and balance beam and Juliette Mitrovich, Sydney Stocks and Olivia Zavrel had top-10 finishes on individual events. YORKTOWN GOLF IS FIRST TEE SEMIFINALIST: York-
town High School junior Lauren Mead, 16, from The First Tee of Greater Washington, D.C., has been selected as one of eight semifinalists for The First Tee Outstanding Participant Award, which is presented by
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field High School is accepting applications for a boys varsity lacrosse coach. Contact Noel Deskins at (703)-228-6733 or e-mail noel.deskins@apsva.us. MORE SPORTS ON THE WEB: To read about more high
school and other sports regarding Arlington, like the Washington-Lee ice hockey club team defeating Robinson, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington.
en blocked shots, and Alex Sentayhu and Xavier Cooper scored nine each. The Generals were led by Halil Parks with 16 points, Alex Seff with nine and Andrew Jensen with seven. “To be honest, not a whole lot went well tonight,” Walton said. “WashingtonLee played harder than we did.” Wakefield was 18 of 38 shooting and Washington-Lee was 18 of 52. Earlier last week, the W-L boys won for the first time this season by defeating the Stuart Raiders, 49-43, behind 19 points from Seff and 18 from Parks. The game was tied at 24 at halftime. The Wakefield boys defeated Edison, 76-58, in its other game last week. Tham scored 19, Walton 17, Alan Treakle 15 and Cooper 12. Wakefield started fast by outscoring Edison 23-8 in the first. In other girls action earlier last week, Wakefield got 14 points from Thomas and 10 from Hatcher in a 57-42 loss to the Edison Eagles. On their schedules this week, the Wakefield and Washington-Lee squads have Friday night, Jan. 23 contests on tap. The Wakefield boys and girls play Jefferson and the Washington-Lee teams take on South Lakes. NOTE: With the win over Washington-Lee, the Wakefield boys have now defeated its two public-school Arlington rivals a combined 10 times in a row.
Wakefield ’s Olivia Ceccato-Bayne and Washington-Lee’s Ashley James fight for possession of a loose ball. See more photos at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
had 16 points, five rebounds and three assists in the loss; DeButts scored 13 and Sondheim 12. NOTE: Yorktown’s 10 victories are two more than the Patriots won during the 2013-14 season. n In girls action last week, the Yorktown Patriots (9-4) rallied to defeat the Hayfield Hawks, 57-45, then routed the
Stuart Raiders, 76-48. Yorktown outscored Hayfield, 20-9, in the fourth quarter. Ellen Nye led Yorktown with 17 points, and Alison Criswell and Sydney Davis scored 13 each. Against Stuart, Criswell scored 27 and made four three-pointers. Nye scored 13, Davis 11, Colleen Cook nine and Kate Rita eight. The Patriots made 10 three-
pointers. Davis made three and Rita two. Both of the Yorktown teams have three games scheduled this week. They are against Edison, Centreville and Fairfax. The games against Centreville are makeups. The Fairfax games are Friday, the boys at home and the girls on the road, both beginning at 7:45 p.m.
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Yorktown High School junior Lauren Mead, back row far right, gathers with some of her students at the First Tee program.
Shell Oil. This national golf award recognizes exemplary achievement in the area of academics, community service, chapter involvement and leadership for youths ages 7-18. Two finalists will be announced during the Network Meeting Gala Dinner on March 14. Each will receives a $20,000 scholarship. The remaining semifinalists receive a $2,500 scholarship. As a semifinalist, Mead will attend The First Tee Outstanding Participant & Leadership Summit March 11-15 in Dallas. Among the dignitaries scheduled to address the teenagers are bestselling author James Patterson and World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam. “To be accepted is both mind-blowing and a huge honor,” Mead said “I know that everything I learn I will be able to carry with me for the rest of my life.” Mead has been active in her chapter since 2008, where she is taught during her classes at East Potomac Park Golf Course. At Yorktown, Mead is vice president of her class, a member of the student advisory board, and member of the Yorktown and golf team.
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largely to high vacancy rates across the county. That decline largely was offset by increases in assessments on apartment buildings (up 4.7 percent) and general com-
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to sort out competing interests. A preliminary report, issued in December, laid out many of the divisions that remained in the final report. After 10 meetings and after hearing from several hundred community members, Johnson said in a letter to the County Board, the group was in general agreement that a new school could physically fit on the westernmost portion of the middle-school site – but only if it was accompanied by a multi-tiered parking structure, which may make the project cost-prohibitive. As to whether putting the school there would be a good idea, as opposed to merely physically feasible, the report acknowledges that building at Thomas Jefferson, even with the parking structure, could result in a lower cost-per-student than the school system’s alternate plan of building additions to Barcroft and Randolph elementary schools. But the overall cost could still be higher than the alternative, since a new school would provide more seats than the
mercial properties (up 5 percent). New construction, in both the residential and commercial sides, added slightly to the county’s total assessed valuation. Add it all up, and total county property values rose 3.5 percent from 2014 to 2015. The figures reported Jan. 16 generally parallel guidance given to the County Board in December by County Manager
Barbara Donnellan, and leave a modest gap between expected revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year starting July 1. Donnellan, who said there are “tough budget decisions to make,” will be out with her fiscal 2016 budget proposal in February. County Board members will finalize the budget, and adopt tax rates, in the spring.
While the county’s fiscal year runs from July to June, real estate taxes are collected on a calendar-year basis, paid in equal installments in June and October. Valuations for individual parcels across Arlington will be available on the county government’s Web site at www.arlingtonva. us.
two additions. Arguments put forth by those on the committee in favor of using the site, as summarized in the report to County Board members, included: • The need for additional student capacity is so urgent that construction cannot be postponed in hopes of better remedies. • The proposal has been thoroughly vetted and its practical problems seem manageable, while issues raised by the Barcroft and Randolph communities have not receoved comparable attention. • Jefferson is well-located for a new school, because the nearby Columbia Pike corridor is forecast for strong residential growth, the site’s central location offers long-term flexibility as capacity needs change, and the site is served by major and minor arterials and public transportation, while Barcroft and Randolph are served only by neighborhood streets. • Co-location with a middle school and a park with recreational features allows for the shared use of facilities, and offers future flexibility as student-age demographics may change. Those opposing immediate construction of the school raised the following issues:
• Building on the west parking lot, which
overburdening a site used by many county residents for recreation purposes. In the late 1960s, the county government assembled the 27-acre site for construction of a junior high school. Today, Arlington Public Schools controls 8.6 acres that include the 1,000-student middle school, community center and gymnasium. The county government owns two parts of the parcel – the 14.66-acre park space and a 3.83-acre sliver that includes parking, sidewalks and the entrance to the school and community center. The School Board’s new-in-2014 proposal to put a school on the site drew opposition from some in the surrounding neighborhoods, as well as those who want to protect open space around the existing school. Early on, County Board members said they would not consider allowing a school to be built on parkland to the east of Thomas Jefferson Middle. County Board members could opt to make a decision as early as the Jan. 27 meeting, but also could decide to put off a decision until February or, theoretically, even later. But all sides seem to acknowledge that a go/no-go decision is needed soon.
is designated for future use as parkland, would permanently foreclose redesigning that space for sports and recreational use, and would instead convert county-held open space to other uses despite widespread community opposition to any loss of park and open space. • The decision to build should not be made without open discussion of the programming of a new school, the ripple effects on other South Arlington schools and the future of Patrick Henry/Arlington Career Center site. • Such a large commitment should be deferred until the Arlington Community Facilities Study, being launched by the County Board and School Board, has made a comprehensive inventory of school and park needs and formulated overall policies on the wise use of open space and other finite resources. • Arlington Public Schools has failed to do an in-depth alternatives analysis. • The authorized cost of $50.25 million does not include the cost of structured parking or other public costs that should be recognized, such as the value of the county parkland and the adverse effects of
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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. January 19, 1944: n A planning committee has suggested Arlington float a $6 million bond to pay for post-war improvements. n An argument is raging over whether, in the future, to build bridges over or tunnels under the Potomac River. n About 87 percent of tax revenue due to the county by Dec. 5 was paid on time. n The Arlington Red Cross’s “gallon club” has added nine new members. n The Arlington Chamber of Commerce had a significant increase in membership last year. January 20, 1958: n The new president of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce says Arlington and Fairfax should work more closely to improve the economic well-being of Northern Virginia. n Mrs. M.T. Broyhill was named “businesswoman of the year” by the Chamber of Commerce. n Groundbreaking ceremonies have been held for a new $210,000 building for Cherrydale Baptist Church. n Wakefield and Washington-Lee top the basketball standings in Northern Virginia high school action. January 20, 1970: n Details continue to be worked out to implement desegregation at Drew Model School. n Gov. Holton has issued an executive order banning discrimination in hiring and promotion in state government, based on race or ethnicity. n Vice President Agnew is back from a 21-day tour of the Far East, saying the U.S. is liked and respected there. n On TV tonight: The NBA all-stars compete in Philadelphia. January 20, 1972: n State legislators are set to consider “right turn on red” this session. n Metro has awarded a $23.1 million contract for the Pentagon City rail station. January 20, 1977: n Virginia Democrats whooped it up at a local celebration of the pending inauguration of Jimmy Carter. n Plans to consolidate elementary schools continue to be a hot-button issue.
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