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Arlington school officials are aiming to have a final decision by the end of 2015 on the location of a new elementary school to serve South Arlington students. Having a plan in place, and signed off by the County Board, by December will enable construction of the school to be completed in time for the 2019-20 school year, staff told School Board members on April 30. That’s a year behind the original timetable, and any further delay will likely result in the opening Construction costs are date being pushed back another once again going up; year. a planned addition to County Board members in McKinley Elementary January rejected, at least for the came in well above time being, a proposal to place a what was projected. 725-seat, $50 million elementary school on the campus of Thomas Jefferson Middle School. In the 4-1 vote three months ago, County Board members said the school system had not done enough work to engage the community and consider alternatives, but held the door open to approving the location if it emerges as the best alternative. School officials say that they are waiting for the county government to provide a potential list of government-owned sites on which to plop the new school. Some school leaders have voiced doubts they will get such a list in time to consider them before a decision has to be reached. County Board members have agreed, informally at least, to help compensate the school system for any additional construction costs due to delays in the location process. Another piece of news from the April 30 meeting: School officials confirmed that the new elementary would likely be
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The nexus between arts and education was highlighted as the Arlington branch of the American Association of University Women held its annual spring awards luncheon May 2 at Washington Golf & Country Club. Recipients found themselves with different takes on a singular theme: Teaching, in whatever form it takes, needs to focus on each individual’s needs and abilities for it to achieve the desired result. “Every voice matters, and we are no stronger than our weakest link,” said William Podolski, director of choral activities at H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program. Podolski shared the Elizabeth Campbell Award for Excellence in the Arts in Arlington Public Middle/High Schools with Thomas Mallan, an H-B Woodlawn finearts, film and photography teacher. The two were saluted for their work supporting students in development of “Lizzy Strata,” a 2014 musical production drawn for Aristophanes’ comedy “Lysistrata.” The 2,400-year-old work provided fodder for students, Mallan said, showcasing as it did “an act of civil disobedience of the disenfranchised.” The Woodlawn version, he said, showed “how to make an important statement, but still be funny.” The AAUW awards committee was “dazzled” by the production, said Vivian Kallen, who presented the award. Mallan said the effort drew on the “respect, trust and freedom to take risks” that
the H-B Woodlawn Program allows students and educators. The production drew the participation of 100 Woodlawn middle-schoolers on stage and behind the scenes, and no one was turned away. Podolski said the inclusiveness paid dividends by encouraging students who might not have been sure of their artistic talents to take a chance. “You can’t sing? That’s cool – we’ll make you a tree,” he joked. (“Now I know why I was always the tree,” deadpanned Meg Tuccillo, a longtime Arlington educator and AAUW member.) “I get to work with such amazing students,” Podolski said, urging the community to “never turn a deaf ear to our awesome young people.” Garnering the Arlington Educator of the Year Award was Micaela Pond, a resource teacher for the gifted and instructional lead teacher at Key Immersion Elementary School. “Teaching is an art form,” Pond noted. “I’m not a singer, I’m not a dancer, but every day, I’m on stage. Every day, I try to give the best performance I can. Every kid in my classroom deserves that.” As a child, Pond was a neighbor, Sunday school student and babysitter of the children of New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe, who died in the 1986 explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. McAuliffe’s life inspired her, but Pond noted that her mother was “my first and still my favorite teacher – she was always there for me.” Cecilia Cackley, artistic director of
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Wit’s End Puppets, received the Notable Achievement in the Arts Award, and perhaps brought the luncheon full circle – she had been a student at H-B Woodlawn, where, she said, “you are given the space, given the trust, given the time” to develop your passions. Cackley left a job as a teacher at Tuckahoe Elementary School to found the innovative puppet theater, which offers performances both for adults and children. Also receiving honors were the Arlington Artists Alliance and its president, Elisabeth Hughes, which garnered the Elizabeth Campbell Award for the Advancement of the Arts in Arlington, and the Arlington Connection newspaper, which received a certificate of appreciation for its coverage of youth art.
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years. Incumbent Democrats Hynes and Tejada are not seeking re-election, making 2015 the first time in 40 years in which there are two County Board seats without at least one incumbent on the ballot. McMenamin was essentially a political unknown in 2006 when he took on Zimmerman, who at the time was the dominant County Board personality but, as is often the case with dominant figures, was not universally loved. Still, Zimmerman had little trouble holding on to his seat, garnering 65 percent of the vote to 29 percent to McMenamin, with the rest going to Ruebner and write-in candidates. The next year, McMenamin ran well ahead of ticketmate Warren, as well as Ruebner, but fell thousands of votes short of Tejada and Hynes. After falling short in 2006 and 2007,
McMenamin opted not to run again in 2008. In announcing that decision, he sounded a theme that would be echoed by Vihstadt in 2014. “It is my hope that Arlingtonians will come to realize the importance of having a diversity of opinion on their County Board,” McMenamin said in 2008. “Such diversity would only result in more meaningful and inclusive representation on the part of their elected officials. A one-party government is not constructive.” It was Zimmerman’s departure from the County Board in February 2014 that set up the special election won by Vihstadt over Democrat Alan Howze, breaking a 15-year Democratic County Board monopoly. In a general-election rematch just months later, Vihstadt again defeated Howze to secure a four-year term.
School has raised funds to support efforts helping those displaced. In her remarks, Ionova discussed with club members the possibility of partnering with a high school in Donetsk, Ukraine, one of the areas affected by the fighting. Ionova was part of a delegation from Ukraine that visited Washington to meet with policy-makers and legislators, including U.S. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.). One of Arlington’s Sister Cities is Ivano-Frankivsk, a community in the western part of the country that has not been directly impacted by the fighting. Arlington Legislators Get 100% Marks
from NARAL: Members of the Arlington delegation to the General Assembly each earned 100-percent ratings from NARAL ProChoice Virginia, based on votes taken during the 2014 and 2015 legislative sessions. Ionova Ratings were determined via votes on specific on bills and budget amendments. The local delegation includes state Sens. Janet Howell (D-32nd), Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Adam Ebbin (D-30th) and
Dels. Patrick Hope (D-47th), Alfonso Lopez (D-49th), Rob Krupicka (D-45th) and Rip Sullivan (D-48th). Sullivan was elected in mid-2014, so his ranking reflects only votes taken during the 2015 session. The seven Arlington legislators were among 49 legislators – 18 senators and 31 delegates – earning a 100-percent rating from the organization. A total of 20 senators and 61 delegates earned 0-percent ratings, with the remainder scoring in the middle. Tarina Keen, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, noted that 2015 proved something of a stalemate. Seven bills supported by the organization were introduced, but ultimately died, while seven bills and budget amendments supported by anti-abortion groups were blocked.
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Michael McMenamin, who made two previous runs for the County Board as a Republican, is gearing up for a third – this one as an independent. McMenamin on April 28 filed paperwork with county election officials, clearing the way for a run. “We need to elect a County Board member who is both knowledgeable on community issues and has proven his ability to forge a broad consensus,” the candidate said in a statement. “My priorities will be to create a more robust economic-development effort, address school-capacity issues, replace our aging infrastructure and make sure the County Board is a good steward of our money.” An attorney and Maywood resident, McMenamin has served on the county government’s Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission and currently is finishing up two years as president of the Arlington County Civic Federation. “Arlington continues to face deep challenges that will shape the direction of our county and our quality of life. We must have serious conversations,” he said. “I am a proven leader with a record of building coalitions and reaching consensus, which will bring the community together to address our challenges on Day One.” McMenamin fell short in bids for the board against Democrat Chris Zimmerman in 2006 and, running as a ticket with Joseph Warren, against Democrats Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes in 2007. Both races also featured Green Josh Ruebner. While the elections didn’t go his way, McMenamin did pick up endorsements: the Sun Gazette supported him in each of his two bids (also endorsing Hynes in 2007), while the Washington Post endorsed him (and Tejada) in the 2007 race. Long active in local GOP circles, it’s likely McMenamin will pick up the en-
dorsement, if not necessarily the nomination, of the Arlington County Republican Committee. No candidates turned up to seek the GOP nomination for the two open County Board seats on the Nov. 3 ballot before the filing deadline. “We have started the internal discussions about a potential endorsement, and will have more information before our May 27 meeting,” said Arlington County Republican Committee chairman Matthew Wavro. As an independent, McMenamin would join Audrey Clement in taking on the winners of a June 9 Democratic primary in the general election. Like McMenamin, Clement also is a veteran of County Board races, having run four times before. Although running as an independent in 2014, Clement’s previous runs for County Board were as nominee of the Arlington Green Party. Could there be additional candidates in the race? The filing deadline for independents is June 9 at 7 p.m., and prospective contenders need collect the signatures of just 125 Arlington voters to get on the ballot. As an independent, McMenamin may try to capture some of the mojo that helped propel John Vihstadt to a County Board seat in 2014. Although Vihstadt ran as an independent, he garnered support of both the Arlington GOP and the Green Party. Candidates taking on the Democratic nominees may benefit from the low turnout on Election Day this year; although there are numerous races on the ballot in Arlington, there are no big-name contests as in years when the presidency, governorship and U.S. Senate seats are at the top of the ballot. As a result, turnout in November could be one-third the total recorded during the presidential years of 2008 and 2012. With five County Board seats and fouryear terms for members, the two-candidate election comes around only once every four
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A member of the parliament of Ukraine recently visited with students at Washington-Lee High School, discussing the political and military situation in her country. In a meeting with Club Ukraine members at the school, Maria Ionova described the situation in eastern Ukraine as dire, noting that more than 6,000 lives had been lost and more than a million people displaced. Ionova told students that the upheaval is the direct result of Russian intervention in the country, and is not an internal conflict as has been described in what she called Russian propaganda. Club Ukraine at Washington-Lee High
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Arlington’s next county manager won’t be hired until 2016, allowing incoming County Board members to have a say in picking the person who will lead the workforce in coming years. Board members Jay Fisette and Libby Garvey, who will lead the search for a successor to Barbara Donnellan, say that while the agreed-upon timetable won’t allow departing board members Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada to have a vote on hiring the new county manager, “we would like the outgoing board members to have a role in the interview process, and take advantage of their experience and insights.” Donnellan announced earlier in the year that she would retire June 30 after four-and-a-half years as county manager, capping a three-decade-plus career in the local government. After her announcement, County Board members tapped Fisette and Garvey to lead the search process for a successor. Until one is on board, Mark Schwartz – currently a deputy county manager – will serve as acting manager. Schwartz could end up being selected for the permanent job, but the search will be thorough. “This is a plum job for the right person, and Arlingtonians have high expectations,” Fisette told the Sun Gazette. Both Fisette and Garvey have participated in similar searches in the past, Fisette for county managers and Garvey, while on
the School Board, for superintendents. On the county-government side, those searches have not always resulted in good matches. County Manager William Donahue was ousted in 2001 after just three years, while County Manager Michael Brown lasted just six months before he was sent packing with $110,000 in severance pay. Fisette, who has the most tenure of any current County Board member (18 years), said the lessons learned from past searches include “don’t rush the process or settle for a sub-optimal candidate.” “We are all very confident in the strength and depth of the current professional staff,” Fisette said. “They will perform well through an interim period of any length.” Fisette and Garvey said the first task would be to hire a firm to manage the search process. The selected firm will work with County Board members, with community input along the way, to create specifics for the job posting. Whether the public will have any broader role in the process is unclear. In the past, public participation in selection of a county manager has been minimal to nonexistent. Also still up in the air is whether prospective incoming County Board members will play a role prior to taking their seats next January. While the election for successors to Hynes and Tejada will take place in November, their likely successors will be known in June, when Democrats choose their two nominees in a primary. Unlike 2014, when independent John Vihstadt
upended the county’s one-party rule by defeating Democrat Alan Howze, victors in the Democratic primary are expected to face only nominal opposition in this year’s general election. In recent decades, the county government has hired insiders (including Donnellan, Donahue and Ron Carlee) to lead a workforce that totals nearly 4,000 people. But it also has gone outside the local ranks; Brown was serving as city manager of Savannah, Ga., when he received the nod. After Brown departed amid a veil of secrecy in 2010, Donnellan was immediately tapped as his successor, without a search process. Schwartz, an Arlington resident since 1985 and a member of the county-government staff since 2005, has been one of two
deputy county managers since Donnellan was tapped as manager in October 2010. He previously served as the county government’s chief financial officer and director of the Department of Management and Finance (a job Donnellan also held at one point). Arlington’s governance structure has evolved in parallel with the growth of the community. From the end of the Civil War until the early 1930s, Arlington was governed by a three-member Board of Supervisors whose members exercised near total control within their district boundaries. Faced with a growing and more complex locality, Arlington voters agreed to become the first in the nation to adopt a county-manager form of government.
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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To what sounds like a wise course of action – waiting until 2016 to bring Arlington’s next county manager on board. With board members Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada departing at the end of the year, it’s important that the county-government’s next CEO be comfortable with all the board members, including the new ones to be chosen in November. It’s equally important that all board members be comfortable in the new county manager. There’s no rush; the county will be in fine hands with Mark Schwartz as acting manager, and he may well end up the permanent successor to Barbara Donnellan. But whatever the outcome, if it’s a choice between doing it fast and doing it right,
hopefully everyone can agree that is considering moving passenger the latter course is preferable. screening so that it will occur before the large “National Hall.” There THUMBS UP: To the evolving are pros and cons to that, but it is plans for handling growth at Ron- worth discussing. ald Reagan Washington NaStay tuned! tional Airport. We have no expertise to THUMBS UP: To the start of the advise the Airports Authority on planning process for the 50th anthe best course of action, but we do niversary of Encore Stage & Studio, think it prudent, as has been prowhich began life in 1967 as posed, to consider construction of a the Children’s Theatre. new terminal area at the north end A lot of ideas are floatof the airport, which can be used to ing around for a yearlong-or-lonaccommodate passengers using re- ger celebration set to begin in late gional carriers. 2016. Today, those passengers congreSeveral generations of students gate at a single gate, then are bused have benefited from what they out to their flights. Makes for a learned on stage and behind the complicated and crowded arrange- scenes. ment. We look forward to a lot of fun The Airports Authority also anniversary events.
Goldstein Needs to Explain Some Past Positions Editor: There’s a troubling omission from the community-engagement list at School Board candidate Reid Goldstein’s Web site: • Why has he not acknowledged his involvement with a PAC that sought “. . . to defeat proposed 2006 revenue bonds affecting the South Arlington area,” per this political action committee’s registration with the Virginia State Board of Elections (9-14-2006)? • Why did he speak against the 2006 school bond at public forums? The PAC specifically targeted only the school bond, which funded critical first steps in rebuilding Wakefield High School and renovating Thomas Jefferson Middle School and the Arlington Career Center (all in South Ar-
lington), and continuing construction at Yorktown High School (North Arlington). • How could this PAC claim the name “Friends of South Arlington” (FOSA) when its position would have stopped funding to improve school facilities throughout the county? • And what does the candidate want to achieve now on the School Board, when his anti-school-bond position was so out of sync with 77 percent of Arlington voters who supported the school bond in November 2006 and want quality facilities for our public schools? We hope these questions can be addressed during this campaign. We raise them out of concern for the divisiveness and confusion the positions of a PAC like FOSA can cause, and what it portends for
future bond issues to be voted upon by School Board members, including candidates seeking the trust of the voters now. As co-chairs of the 2006 Arlington school-bond campaign, we were impressed by the Arlington community’s deep and bi-partisan commitment to quality public education and the need to provide quality school facilities, a tradition supported by both the Democratic and Republican parties since the bond series was started in 1988. In 2015, as our highly regarded school system must provide for growing enrollments, this commitment is more important than ever, and the voters deserve to know where all candidates stand. Sue Super, Scott McGeary Arlington
Goldstein Ill-Suited to Serve in Any Elected Office Editor: Reid Goldstein is a candidate for Arlington’s School Board. But if we evaluate Mr. Goldstein’s past actions, it is apparent that he is unfit for any elective office in Arlington County. Goldstein was a more-than-vigorous supporter of the discredited $500 million trolley folly, including its notorious $1 million bus stops. Not only was the trolley ridiculously expensive, it was poor transit planning, because a trolley cannot maneuver in the heavy mixed traffic of a major thoroughfare such as Columbia Pike. The only potential beneficiaries were wealthy developers, who hoped a taxpayer-funded trolley would help them hustle ticky-tacky
condos on Columbia Pike. Thanks to the sensible voters of Arlington, we were able to avoid the transit whiteelephant that the District of Columbia now contends with. Goldstein also was the funder of a telephone push poll sponsored by Arlington Streetcar Now, which was carefully worded to discredit County Board candidate John Vihstadt. I don’t know what’s worse in an aspiring officeholder: sinking to the level of a Koch Brothers push poll, or thinking the residents of Arlington are stupid enough to fall for it. I know that anyone who would consider either of those options is not worthy of elective office in Arlington County. I also
know that charge may seem outrageous to some, but please follow the link below and you will see it all laid out as described: http://www.vpap.org/committees/248074/ arlington-streetcar-now/. Based on Goldstein’s past actions, it is obvious to me that Sharon Dorsey – or an ornamental cabbage – will have more respect for the voters and their pocketbook than does Mr. Goldstein. John Antonelli Arlington For nearly 80 years, the Sun Gazette and its predecessors have provided Arlington residents a voice to reach out to the broader community.
Must Have Been a Slow News Day to Put Focus on the Cost of Dog Tags ated by instead focusing on the many high priced fees and licensing oversights/nonpayments. I’m wondering if every single business owner in Arlington is paying every required fee? Is every car owner up to date on their county decal/car tax? Is every ordinance being followed? Is every parking meter in working order? In closing, if I am expected to pay an increased dog-license fee, then my dogs will expect to have full use of the facilities that my increased license fees are funding; they will be allowed on public-school grounds, in the public libraries, on the public tennis courts, on soccer fields, and in all public parks and playgrounds. Dawn Dangel Arlington
Goldstein Has Attributes Needed in County’s Next School Board Member Editor: We had the pleasure of working along with Reid Goldstein on the Long Branch PTA and when he led the H-B Woodlawn Parent Advisory Committee. Goldstein’s dedication to inclusion of all students and families, and his relentless work to ensure information was shared with parents were remarkable and demonstrate his passion for education and ensuring success for every student. It is our hope that the voters will give
Goldstein the opportunity to bring those values of inclusion and transparency to the Arlington School Board. Arlington schools need a leader like Reid Goldstein. Tom and Amy Nice Arlington For nearly 80 years, the Sun Gazette and its predecessors have provided Arlington residents a voice to reach out to the broader community.
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Editor: I’m writing in response to the divisive article, “Arlington: Many Dogs, But Does Anyone Pay the Required Taxes on Their Canines?” [April 23]. What was the impetus to investigate a $10 dog-license scandal? It must have been a slow news day in Arlington for this article to even reach print. As usual, we dog owners are subjected to being unfairly portrayed as rogue deadbeats who are constantly trying to bend the rules or ignore the law. I agree that, as dog owners, we enjoy a good number of off-leash dog parks – but so do most communities consistent with Arlington’s size and demographics. I’m no tax-policy expert, but I’m guessing that much more revenue can be gener-
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Arlington County Firefighter/EMT Taylor Brown received the Life-Saving Award at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Valor Award, held April 15 at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club.
Arlington County Sheriff’s Office Cpls. Phyllis Henderson and Edwin Hill received the Life-Saving Award at the annual Valor Awards ceremony.
Arlington Police Cpls. Ryan Allen and Brian Ames received the Life-Saving Award along with Detective Darrel Taber.
Dr. Reed Smith, medical director of the Arlington County Fire Department, receives the Meritorious Service Award during the Valor Awards.
Arlington Sheriff’s Office Maj. Michael Pinson received the Meritorious Service Award.
Arlington Fire Capt. Craig Brightbill earned a Valor Award with Firefighters Chad Aldridge and John Hirte.
Retired Arlington Police Chief M. Douglas Scott received a special award for his service from Chamber president Kevin Shooshan (center) and CEO Kate Roche.
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ARLINGTON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Civic Leadership Schools
APS Advisory Council on Instruction Thomas Jefferson Exemplary Project (International Baccalaureate) Program Committee APS Strategic Planning Committee Arlington Civic Federation Schools Committee County Council of PTAs Member of parent-teacher organizations
at Randolph, Long Branch, Jefferson, Washington-Lee & H-B Woodlawn
President, Douglas Park Civic Association
Vice-President, Waycroft-Woodlawn Civic Association
Coordinator & lead writer Douglas Park Neighborhood Conservation Plan
Neighborhood Conservation Project on Pedestrian Safety
President, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization Board
Chair, Leadership Arlington’s Lead Talks
Columbia Pike Land Use & Housing Study & Form-Based Code Working Group
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Citizens Advisory Commission on Housing Arlington Affordable Housing Task Force
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4 current & former 1 School Board member State Senators & Delegates 1 former School Board member 4 current & former School Board members 1 Clerk of the Court, Arlington County 5 current & former County Board members
Assistant Girl Scout Leader, Troop 833, McKinley Elementary
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With no general-election opponents looming, Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) used his April 29 campaign launch to collect funds for fellow Democrats and spotlight other upcoming races. “We’ve had 120 people come, and raised about $12,000,” Lopez said at the event, held at the Arlington Cinema-nDrafthouse on Columbia Pike. The funds, he said, would be funneled to “top-tier” legislative races across the commonwealth, as Democrats in the House of Delegates attempt to cut into what is now a large Republican majority. “We’ve got to work hard between now and November to pick up seats,” Lopez told supporters at the event. The 49th District includes a large swath of Arlington near and south of Columbia Pike, as well as parts of Alexandria and Fairfax County. Lopez in 2011 was elected to succeed Adam Ebbin, who traded up to the 30th state Senate seat relinquished by Patsy Ticer. The April 29 event also proved a chance for candidates in upcoming County Board and School Board races to make their case to voters, and for those voters to participate in straw polls. In the County Board straw poll, Christian Dorsey received 27 percent of the vote, followed by Peter Fallon (23 percent), Katie Cristol (22 percent), James Lander (15 percent), Andrew Schneider (12 percent) and Bruce Wiljanen (1 percent). In a School Board straw poll, Reid Goldstein received 61 percent and Sharon Dorsey garnered 39 percent. In a straw poll featuring announced and prospective 2016 Democratic presidential candidates, the top four finishers were Hillary Clinton (60 percent), Bernie Sanders (29 percent), Martin O’Malley (5 percent) and Jim Webb (3 percent). School Board Candidates Featured at Democratic Breakfast: Candidates vying in the upcoming School Board caucus will be featured at the monthly breakfast of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, to be held on Saturday, May 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington. Reid Goldstein and Sharon Dorsey will lay out their candidacies in time for the upcoming caucus, to be held May 14 and 16. The winner of the party’s endorsement will move on to the Nov. 3 general election. Currently, no other candidates have filed for the seat being vacated by two-term incumbent Abby Raphael. The breakfast also will feature candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for the 45th House of Delegates, with the nominee to be chosen in a June 9 primary. Incumbent Democrat Rob Krupicka is not seeking re-election. Those attending the breakfast are asked to bring cash for a communal check.
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and-garden tour of properties in Arlington and McLean will be held on Saturday, May 9, with proceeds supporting the Love Quilt Project, which works to aid vulnerable and orphaned South African and American children. The tour will feature homes from award-winning architects, and will include new construction, expansions and preservations. Tickets are $25 and will be available on the day of the event at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 4250 North Glebe Road, which also will be the setting for a tea and boutique sale. Homes can be visited in any order on the day of the event. For information, call (703) 244-8499 or e-mail lovequiltproject@gmail.com. ‘MOTHER’S DAY JEOPARDY’ COMES TO CHURCH: The Faith, Food and Fellowship
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WOMEN’S CIVIC ALLIANCE RAISES FUNDS: The Arlington Women’s Civic
Alliance (AWCA) held its annual benefit – “Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!” (“Let the Good Times Roll!”) – on April 25 at the home of Dawn Alexander and Mike Lizarraga. The evening had a New Orleans twist – the music was a blend of New Orleans jazz, rhythm and blues; décor was in the French theme, and food was catered by Le Cote d’Or. The event raised $18,000, with the proceeds to be divided between Communities in Schools and Northern Virginia Family Service, and will help at-risk students at Washington-Lee and Wakefield high schools. “AWCA has a great opportunity to make positive differences in the lives of disadvantaged Arlington adolescents, and we are so happy to do so,” alliance president Janice McKelvey said. ARLINGTON ARTS CENTER HOSTS ANNUAL GALA: In honor of its 40th anniver-
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The two contenders for the Democratic endorsement for School Board have thrown cold water on the idea of creating a specialized high-school program to compete with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology. Instead, both Reid Goldstein and Sharon Dorsey voiced their support of ongoing participation in the regional magnet school, which draws students from most Northern Virginia jurisdictions. “If our students can get in, I support Arlington sending them,” Goldstein said during an April 24 candidate forum leading into caucus voting in May. Dorsey had much the same view. The Arlington school system has had a long and, at times, rocky relationship with Thomas Jefferson, operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. When the school opened in 1985, Arlington was among jurisdictions that declined to allow students to compete for spots – fearing a “brain drain” from the county’s high schools. To this day, and for much the same reason, Alexandria school officials do not participate. Arlington school leaders in the 1990s relented, but with a twist: They required parents of students winning admission to “TJ” to pay tuition costs. That stopped after the school system received a sternly
worded warning from the Virginia Department of Education. Several Arlington School Board members in recent years have criticized participation, saying the admissions process is riddled with problems and that Fairfax officials are not collaborative with other school districts in management of the school. Of current School Board members, James Lander and Emma Violand-Sanchez have been most vocal with their concerns. Early in the superintendency of Patrick Murphy, there were hints Arlington’s top school staff might propose dropping participation. The possibility brought out a mobilized opposition. But the ongoing concerns have prompted some Arlington school leaders to consider expansion of Arlington Career Center programming, or establishment of a separate school for the county’s top science-and-tech students. Both Goldstein and Dorsey seemed disinterested in the idea. “We wouldn’t want to be building or replicating it in Arlington,” Dorsey said of Thomas Jefferson. “We’re too small” to provide a program competitive with TJ, Goldstein said. Fairfax school officials last month announced that a total of 493 students won admission to the incoming freshman class at Thomas Jefferson, representing 17.4 percent of those who applied – a figure roughly in line with previous years.
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If and when the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority moves forward with expansion plans at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Arlington officials may not have much of a say in how it occurs. With the airport under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration, “anything they’re planning to do on-site isn’t subject to the Arlington County zoning ordinance,” said Gina Wimpey, a spokesman for the county government’s Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development. “At best, they might present or refer their plans to the county, but that is strictly a courtesy on their part,” Wimpey told the Sun Gazette. In April, Airports Authority officials detailed a proposal that would see construction of a new terminal pier at the north of the airport, to accommodate regional jets. Currently, passengers taking commuter flights congregate in a single gate area and are bused out to the tarmac to board their flights. The expansion plan also calls for moving security screening, so the long National Hall corridor becomes part of the secure area known as “airside.” Public comment on the proposal is expected to take place until early 2016.
The expansion could be the largest at the airport since much of the facility was rebuilt in 1997. Since then, air traffic using Reagan National has grown to more than 20 million passengers per year, putting a squeeze on the facility since it is effectively landlocked. Wimpey said it was possible airport officials would consult with the county’s Department of Environmental Services if any redevelopment plans involved infrastructure connecting from the county to the airport. From its very inception, local authority over the airport has been limited. The location was selected directly by President Franklin Roosevelt, and construction was fast-tracked in order to address nationalsecurity needs as the U.S. geared up for World War II. When it opened in 1941, the airport existed in a kind of geographic limbo; because it was largely built on land reclaimed from the Potomac River, and because the boundary between Virginia and the District of Columbia was set at the Virginia shoreline, neither jurisdiction had a firm claim to sovereignty. The matter was not a mere question of semantics, since Virginia officials were eager to impose their own laws (including those on segregation and liquor sales) at the airport, and to collect taxes from it. Congress eventually determined that the airport was, indeed, a part of Virginia.
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Solid employment gains, attractive mortgage rates, a growing economy and pent-up demand will help keep the housing market moving forward throughout 2015 and into next year, according to economists who participated in the recent National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2015 Spring Construction Forecast Webinar. “This should be a good year for housing, buoyed by sustained job growth, rising consumer confidence that is back to pre-recession levels and a gradual uptick in household formations,” said NAHB chief economist David Crowe. “We expect 2016 to be even better, due to a significant amount of pent-up demand and an economy that will be entering a period of reasonable strength and consistency.” Over the past seven years, Crowe estimates the slow recovery and uncertainty in the job and housing markets resulted in 7.4 million lost home sales. “While some of these sales will never take place, this does indicate how many sales were lost as fewer households decided to move,” he said. “We expect at least some of these to return in the form of new home sales as job and economic growth continue to firm.” A key demographic to help jumpstart this process should come from the Millennials. The share of firsttime home buyers has traditionally averaged around 40 percent, but in the aftermath of the housing downturn it now stands at just under 30 percent. First-time buyers are expected to provide a boost to the housing market, as the unemployment differential between young people and others is shrinking, Crowe noted. Single-family housing production is expected to post a 9 percent gain in 2015 to 704,000 units and jump an additional 39 percent to 977,000 units in 2016. On the multifamily side, production ran at 355,000 units last year, what could be considered a normal level of production, and is expected to continue in that range or modestly higher through 2015 and 2016. Focusing on new home sales, Sam Khater, deputy chief economist at CoreLogic, said that sales volume is weak, but pockets of strength exist. “New home price growth is fastest in the coastal states and eight of the top 10 healthiest new sale markets are in the Carolinas and Texas,” Khater said. Of the top 100 new-home sale markets, Houston leads the pack at 2,000 sales per month, followed by Dallas and Atlanta.
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CARJACKING: n On April 27 at 8:30 a.m., an individual opened the driver’s-side door of a vehicle in the 4100 block of South Four Mile Run Drive, pulled the driver out and fled in the vehicle. The suspect is described as a black male, 35 to 40 years old, 5’8” to 5’10”, with a dark complexion.
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BURGLARY: n On April 27 at 1:42 a.m., a business in the 1100 block of South Hayes Street was burglarized. Money was taken from a safe. The suspect is described as a male, 5’6”, 150 pounds.
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Members of Arlington Lodge No. 58 Free and Accepted Prince Hall Masons and its affiliated Bee Hive Club join with scholarship recipients during an an evening of celebration held April 26 at Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Wendy Berrios, Lyric Hatcher and Karl Green of Wakefield High School; Celeste Meadows of Yorktown High School; and Amanda Hayes of H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program. In addition, $100 stipends and certificates of achievement were presented to Nora O’Leary of Washington-Lee High School; Nicolette Thomas of T.C. Williams High School; and Tenaja Jennings of Dr. Henry A. Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. “Your hard work and dedication has merited this honor,” said Antonio Adams, vice president of the Bee Hive Club. SLIDE SHOW: A slide show of photos from the event can be found on www. insidenova.com/news/arlington.
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Songs and scholarship filled the air at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Arlington April 26, as Arlington Lodge No. 58 Free and Accepted Prince Hall Masons and its affiliated Bee Hive Club presented annual scholarships to deserving students across the community. “Our recipients are indeed a special group of people,” said Neville Welch, president of the Bee Hive Club, and represent the largest number of scholarship winners in the program’s history, dating to 1998. Five $1,000 scholarships were presented, a number the organizations hope to double next year. “The reason? It’s to live out one of our fundamental purposes, which is to be charitable,” Welch said. “There is a huge different between being generous and being charitable – the requisite for being charitable is love.” Funds were raised throughout the year, and were distributed during a program that included performances by choirs from Mount Zion and nearby Lomax AME Zion and Macedonia Baptist churches. Also on hand was Mrs. Ester Spain of Brown Chapel AME Church in Conway, S.C., who performed rousing renditions of spiritual songs with family members. “We’ve got to give up some praise tonight,” said Minister James Gibson of Macedonia Baptist. “Anybody glad to still be alive – alive to come out and praise the Lord?” Gibson said he knew a dozen of the previous scholarship recipients, some of whom have gone on to earn advanced college degrees. “A whole lot of people talk about education, but they don’t do anything about it,” Gibson said, praising the effort of Arlington Lodge No. 58. The current Worshipful Master of Arlington Lodge No. 58 is Julius Spain Sr. The fraternal organization of mostly African-American men traces its history in the local community to the 1880s, and has operated continuously with the exception of a period of dormancy during World War II. The Prince Hall branch of the Masons dates its history back to 1775, taking its name from the first Worshipful Master, a black abolitionist in Boston. The organization aims to “promote the highest type of Manhood based on the practices of Brotherly Love, Charity and Truth.” A total of 31 students vied for scholarships this year. Awards were presented to
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Business Briefcase NEW INDUCTEES TO ‘ARLINGTON BUSINESS HALL OF FAME’ ANNOUNCED:
Sidney Dewberry, Russell Hitt and the late Ashton Jones will be inducted into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame during the annual Arlington Best Business Awards ceremony, to be held on Tuesday, May 19 at 8 a.m. at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel. The event is sponsored by the Arlington Chamber of Russell Hitt Commerce. Dewberry in 1956 co-founded the development firm that bears his name, and continues to be actively involved as chairman emeritus. He also has been an advocate for the engineering program at George Mason University. Hitt is the chairman of HITT Contracting, with his career in construction spanning nearly his entire life. He also has been an active member of the community, and booster of both local and national organizations. Jones, who died in 1989, was a partner in the Geo. H. Rucker Co. for nearly 50 years, and was actively engaged in development across Northern Virginia during the postwar era. He also served as president of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, and was active in the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and with local and regional real-estate and mortgagebanking organizations. The three new names bring to 19 the total number of inductees into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame, which was established in 2009. Previous inductees include Fred Burroughs, Preston Caruthers, Joel Broyhill, Herb Morgan, Elizabeth Campbell, Dr. Jack London, Neal Nichols, Henry Lampe, David Guernsey, Bob Peck, Mort Zetlin, Joseph Wholey, Dr. Kenneth Haggerty, Sydney Albrittain, James Cole and Jonathan Kinney. In addition to the hall-of-fame inductions and the Best Business Awards, Ann Bisson of the Arlington Commissioner of Revenue’s office will be presented as the 2015 Friend of Small Business at the May 19 event. Bisson will be saluted for her efforts connecting business owners to the right departments within the county government. Tickets for the awards ceremony are $45 for Chamber members, $55 for others, with sponsorship packages available. The registration deadline is May 12. For information, call (703) 525-2400 or see the Web site at www.arlingtonchamber.org. ARLINGTON FIRMS NAMED AMONG FASTEST GROWING IN STATE: Eight Ar-
lington firms have been named to the 20th annual “Virginia’s Fantastic 50,” a ranking of the fastest-growing firms compiled by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Awards were presented at an April 30 banquet held at the Westfields Marriott.
The 50 fastest growing firms are helping Virginia to “remain a leader in technology, innovation and startups,” said Virginia Chamber president and CEO Barry DuVal. “When we cultivate a business environment where entrepreneurs can start and grow successful businesses, Virginia wins,” DuVal said. Arlington-based firms on the list include Kitewire (ranked 8th), Eagle Hill Consulting (13th), E3 Federal Solutions (14th), Phacil Inc. (26th), Applied Predictive Technologies (27th), Millennium Corp. (30th), InfoLock Technologies (40th) and Buchanan & Edwards (43rd). Nominations were sought last fall; to be eligible, companies must be privately held, with headquarters in Virginia; show revenues between $200,000 and $100 million; and show revenue and income growth over the previous year. Rankings are based on four-year sales revenue. Statewide, Patriot Group International of Warrenton topped the list, followed by Marathon TS (Kilmarnock) and New Bell Truck Lines (Chester). The full list can be found on the Web site at www.vachamber.com. SILVER LINE CONSTRUCTION BEHIND SCHEDULE: The Metropolitan Wash-
ington Airports Authority recently announced that design modifications may add 13 months to the Silver Line’s Phase II construction schedule. According to a statement from the authority, more than 150 changes have been made to improve safety and reliability. In addition to the delay in completion, the changes come with added costs. Those cost are within the $550 million contingency budget for Phase II, the authority stated. The original schedule called for construction of the rail line from Reston to Ashburn to be complete in 2018. “With our project partners, we are committed to limiting future design changes,” MWAA CEO Jack Potter said. “Phase 1 is already experiencing ridership beyond expectations, and significant construction and development is underway along its path in the Dulles Corridor. We are confident that Phase 2 will experience similar success.” CHAMBER TO HOST CANDIDATE FORUM: The Arlington Chamber of Com-
merce will host a County Board candidate forum on Wednesday, May 27, with aspirants focusing on issues important to the local business community. Independents Audrey Clement and Michael McMenamin have been invited to participate, as have the six Democrats vying for their party’s nomination in the June 9 primary: Christian Dorsey, James Lander, Katie Cristol, Bruce Wiljanen, Peter Fallon and Andrew Schneider. The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Artisphere, and is presented with the support of the Rosslyn Business Improvement District. Light refreshments will be provided at the event.w Tickets are $25. For information, call (703) 525-2400 or see the Web site at www.arlingtonchamber.org.
Schools & Military Dawit Tsigie of Arlington has been inducted into the Omicron Delta Epsilon economics honor society at Cornell College. n
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Arlington has been initiated into the Texas State University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. n Danielle Jones of Arlington is among 21 students named McMurran Scholars, the highest academic honor at Shepherd University, during convocation ceremonies held April 24. Nominated students must maintain a minimum 3.86 grade-point average and receive recommendations from at least three faculty members, then be approved by the entire university faculty. n Ryan Pederson of
Arlington, a graduate of Washington-Lee High School, has received the Robert P. Hamilton Prize at Virginia Tech. The scholarship award is presented to a student who exemplifies excellence and achievement of high personal and scholastic standards and promise for a career in physics. Pedersen is a physics and math double major. Richard Young, an Arlington resident who has studied at Northern Virginia Community College, is one of 75 participants from across the nation to receive a fellowship for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program. Young will travel to Germany, where he will attend a two-month intensive-German-language court, study at a German university or professional school for four months, and complete a five-month internship with a German company in his career field of automotive engineering. The program, now in its 32nd year, is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Congress and German parliament (Bundestag) that is open to those age 18 to 24 who have clear career goals and experience in their professional field. While the American contingent is in Germany, another 75 young German professionals will travel to the U.S., study at colleges and universities and intern at American companies while living with American host families. n
n Rosa Barrera Barrera, a senior at Arlington Mill High School, has been awarded a two-year award of $8,000, to help with college expenses, by the Arlington Rotary Education Foundation. The Arlington Rotary American Challenge Stipend was created to help Arlington Mill graduates who have made a dramatic turn-around in their educational pursuits and who need financial support to attend college. A selection committee reviewed applicants on the basis of demonstrated perseverance, realistic goals for college, and their academic record. Barrera arrived from Guatemala in October 2012, and started high school as an English-language learner without any high-school credits. In addition to attending school full-time and being a full-time parent, she works at a local restaurant to support herself and her son. “Rosa is a great example of the dedication and commitment of Arlington Mill students who are completing their highschool diplomas,” Arlington Mill High School principal Barbara Thompson said. “We are proud of Rosa and her achievements. Congratulations to the Arlington Rotary for helping her pursue her college dream.” Barrera plans on attending Northern Virginia Community College, and hopes to get a degree in nursing and work at a hospital. Rotarian Joe Lott, the foundation president, said “Rosa exemplifies Rotary’s spirit of Service Above Self.” “Our club is pleased that we can help this deserving young woman achieve her academic goal,” Lott said.
Our Savior Lutheran Church recently inducted 10 new members of the National Junior Honor Society. Andrew Hunt, Nandi Kutzleb, Aaron Afeworki, Emma Brown, Hunter Connolly, Micaela Houck, Paige Huling, Karis Kiss, Louis Neal and Harrison Pastuszek join current members Brandon Huling, Peter McComb, Rebecca Tecle, Charlotte Greenwood, Sydney Krol, Ryan Klug and Justin Middledorf.
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Arlington Career Center students recently received multiple awards at the State SkillsUSA Competition, held in Roanoke. Of the 41 Arlington students who competed, 12 earned first-place finishes, and 10 will go on to compete in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, to be held in Louisville in June. Gold-medal winners included Robert Griffin, Commercial Banking; Cara Lovett, Culinary Arts; Oscar Flores-Cano, Electrical Commercial Wiring; Quyen Tran, Medical Math; Julia Harris, Broadn
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n Alexandra Zachem of Arlington has been inducted into the Saint Joseph’s University chapter of Betta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for business.
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Arlington retained its position as having tesville (4.3 percent) and Winchester (4.6 the lowest unemployment rate across Vir- percent). The highest rates were recorded ginia in March, according to new figures, as in Hampton Roads and Kingsport/Bristol most of the region saw little to no change (5.4 percent each). in joblessness from a month before. For the month, Virginia’s statewide unWith 141,121 county residents employed employment rate of 4.9 percent ranked it in the civilian workforce and 4,524 looking 19th best nationally, nestled between Wyofor jobs, Arlington’s jobless rate stood at ming and Massachusetts. 3.1 percent in March, according to figures Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian employment for March. “Previous” is rate for February. reported April 29 by Jurisdiction Previous Pct. Employed Unemployed the Virginia Alexandria 3.6% 3.6% 90,579 3,422 Employment Arlington 3.0% 3.1% 141,121 4,524 Commission. Fairfax County 3.8% 3.9% 601,378 24,280 That’s up Falls Church 3.1% 3.4% 7,595 264 a tick from Loudoun 3.8% 3.9% 183,999 7,470 the 3-percent 4.6% 4.5% Prince William 220,728 10,656 rate reported n/a 4.1% Northern Va. 1,510,883 63,309 in February. 4.9% 4.9% Virginia 4,026,846 209,444 Relatively 6.1% 5.8% 147,635,000 8,682,000 little action United States was seen in month-over-month jobless rates anywhere The best jobless figures for March were in Northern Virginia, although the city of turned in by Nebraska (2.8 percent), Utah Falls Church saw its jobless figure rise from (3.6 percent), Oklahoma (3.7 percent), 3.1 percent to 3.4 percent. Elsewhere, the North Dakota (3.8 percent) and, tied for unemployment rate stood at 3.6 percent fifth, Hawaii and Vermont (3.9 percent). in Alexandria, unchanged; 3.9 percent in The highest rates were found in West VirFairfax and Loudoun counties, each up ginia (7.7 percent), Alaska (7.5 percent), from 3.8 percent; and 4.5 percent in Prince Nevada (7.2 percent), Rhode Island (6.9 William County, down from 4.6 percent. percent) and New Jersey (6.8 percent). Across Northern Virginia as a whole, Full data can be found on the Web site the jobless rate was unchanged at 4.1 per- at www.virginialmi.com. cent in March, representing 1.51 million Year-Over-Year Unemployment Down employed and 63,300 looking for work. Across Metro Area: The Washington metStatewide, the not-seasonally-adjusted ropolitan area’s year-over-year unemployunemployment rate of 4.9 percent in March ment rate dropped in March, part of a genalso was unchanged from a year before. eral drift downward nationwide. The change in overall employment was The region’s jobless rate of 4.7 percent relatively small but hit both sectors of the was down from 5.2 percent in March 2014, market: private-sector payrolls declined and represented 3.27 million people in the 4,800 jobs, while public-sector payrolls civilian workforce and 152,300 looking for were down 2,800. jobs. “With March non-farm employment at Figures were reported April 29 by the 3,787,000, employment is once again below federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. the pre-recession peak,” said Ann Lang, Nationally, joblessness was down in 358 senior economist for the Economic Infor- of 387 metro areas during the month, highmation Services Division of the Virginia er in 28 and unchanged in one. Nationally, Employment Commission. the not-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate of The largest job decrease in March oc- 5.6 percent was down from 6.8 percent a curred in the leisure/hospitality sector, with year before. food-services and arts/entertainment/recreAmong all metro areas nationally, Ames ation also posting declines. (Iowa) and Lincoln (Neb.) had the lowest Manufacturing and business/profes- jobless figures in March, 2.3 percent each. sional services saw overall increases in to- El Centro, Calif., had the highest, at 19.9 tal workers, while most other parts of the percent. economy were relatively flat, according to Of the 51 metro areas with populations state officials of a million or more, the lowest jobless Among Virginia’s 133 cities and coun- rates were found in Austin and Oklahoma ties, Arlington had the lowest jobless rate City, at 3.3 percent each. for the month, followed by Falls Church, The highest rate was 7.2 percent in Las Alexandria, the city of Fairfax (3.9 per- Vegas. cent) and a three-way tie between Fairfax, Among Virginia metro areas outside the Loudoun and Madison counties. Washington region, year-over-year jobless On the other side of the jobless ledger was down across the board and stood at were six cities: Petersburg had a jobless 4.3 percent in Charlottesville; 4.9 percent rate of 10.1 percent, followed by Martins- in Winchester, Blacksburg/Christiansburg; ville (9.8 percent), Hopewell (8.3 percent) 5 percent in Staunton/Waynesboro, Harriand Danville, Franklin and Emporia (7.5 sonburg and Roanoke; 5.2 percent in Richpercent each). mond; 5.3 percent in Lynchburg; and 5.5 Across the commonwealth’s metropoli- percent in Hampton Roads. tan areas, the lowest jobless rates were found Full data can be found on the Web site in Northern Virginia, followed by Charlot- at www.bls.gov.
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A Night of Near Wins In Baseball
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Providing a Needed Calm During Anxious Moments Tommy Orndorff seemed to know just what to say, and with a tone of needed relaxing humor, that helped defuse a key and tense moment for one of his players.
4 Arlington Teams Lose Close Games
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DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
May Day was more like a Friday the 13th for the four high school baseball teams in Arlington, all suffering toughluck losses – three by a run each, with two of those in extra innings, and other misfortunes on May 1:
BASEBALL ROUNDUP n The Wakefield Warriors (3-11) were nipped by the host Stuart Raiders, 10-9, in eight innings. Stuart scored the walkoff winning run on a throwing error on a bunt. n The Washington-Lee Generals (9-7) fell 4-3 in 10 innings to the visiting Langley Saxons. Langley’s winning run scored after a disputed ruling by the field umpire. n The Yorktown Patriots (5-10) lost to the host McLean Highlanders, 6-2. Untimely and costly base-running mistakes that resulted in four outs, and a first-inning line drive off the shin of starting pitcher Jake Allen that forced him out of the game, made the night more difficult for Yorktown. n The Bishop O’Connell Knights
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Yorktown High’s Ryan McNulty pitches in relief for the Patriots during their May 1 game against McLean. For more game photos visit, www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Wakefield High Seniors Make College Choices DAVE FACINOLI
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Dominique Tham, one of Arlington’s most accomplished high school players the past three seasons, has chosen to play college basketball on the Division II level. The Wakefield Warriors’ 6-foot-4 secenter will BASKETBALL nior play at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, W.Va. He received a full athletic scholarship. Tham signed a college letter of intent the morning of May 1 at Wakefield. Wheeling is a small college with an enrollment of 1,500 and is located a little more than four hours from Arlington. The basketball team plays in the Mountain East Conference with schools like Shepherd, Fairmont State, Concord,
Glenville and West Virginia Wesleyan. The Wheeling Cardinals finished 2110 last season. Tham, the Sun Gazette’s 2014-15 Player of the Year in boys basketball, received multiple Division II offers and a couple from Division I schools. “The fit at Wheeling was right for him,” Wakefield coach Tony Bentley said. “It’s closer to home, and that’s important to Domo. It’s small and a good basketball conference, and he’ll have the chance to play right away.” This past season, Tham was chosen as the Capital Conference Player of the year in addition to making first team all-region and all-state. In the preliminary game of the recent Capital Classic, Tham scored 20 points and yanked 15 rebounds. Tham scored 1,321 career points for Wakefield, grabbed 834 rebounds,
blocked 307 shots and had 103 steals. In addition to Tham, Wakefield senior guard Marqua Walton will play in college at Division III Virginia Wesleyan this coming season, Walton, a 2014-15 first-team all-Sun Gazette player, also signed a college letter of intent May 1 at Wakefield. At Virginia Wesleyan, Walton will join his former Wakefield teammate Khory Moore. The starting and all-conference guard helped Virginia Wesleyan advance as far as the NCAA Final Four this past season. Walton made 166 three-pointers during his career at Wakefield. He scored 810 points, had 157 assists and 86 steals. The two players helped Wakefield win the Capital Conference Tournament Championship this past season, when the Warriors finished 24-2.
That’s the kind of influence 30 years of experience and nearly 700 wins as the head coach of the Bishop O’Connell High School girls softball team can provide in such pressure situations. With O’Connell tied with the host Lake Braddock Bruins, 3-3, in a recent game between 2015 softball powers, senior shortstop and leadoff batter Shannon Murphy was at-bat with a runner on third for Orndorff’s Knights. Murphy eagerly swung at the first pitch, fouling the ball away, on a hurried cut that was far from her best. Orndorff was watching from the third-base coaching box. “You are too anxious and I can’t imagine why – relax,” Orndorff said to Murphy, loud enough for most players and some spectators to hear. Many reacted with a chuckle and smile, including Murphy. A couple of pitches later, Murphy was much more patient and relaxed. The right-handed hitter made solid contact, sending a fly ball deep enough to left field to work as a sacrifice fly. That allowed the runner from third to score and give the Knights a 4-3 lead. The Knights continued their relaxed approach at the plate and added five more runs to win, 9-3, against the previously undefeated Bruins. Orndorff has been providing tension-easing advice during key instances of games for decades. He offered swing tips to other players during the seventh inning of that Lake Braddock contest. Many responded with hits. Orndorff is a vocal coach in the third-base box, and from the bench, as well. Yet, he isn’t one of those coaches who talks too much, so much that his players stop listening. When there is something important to point out, Orndorff is never hard to hear. Otherwise, he isn’t offering senseless and unnecessary noisy chatter. And if one of his players becomes too anxious, the coach understands how to provide a calming influence.
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With their top scorer from the past two years suffering a season-ending broken leg in the game, the SOCCER early host Washington-Lee Generals managed to persevere, nonetheless. The Generals remained unbeaten at 10-0-1 by holding off the Hayfield Hawks for a 2-1 victory May 1 in boys high school soccer action. Junior forward Maycol Nunez leads W-L with eight goals, but now will have to watch his teammates carry on without him as a result of his leg injury. One of the Generals’ goals is a return trip to the state tournament this spring. “It’s going to be tough, though, with
the loss of Maycol,” W-L forward Jason Campbell said. Against Hayfield, the Generals scored their goals in the first half. “I thought we needed to contain their No. 10 [Kwaku Dwamena],” WashingtonLee coach W-L head coach Jimmy Carrasquillo said. “We wanted to do that and have Hayfield on their heels, and I think we did.” Said Rojas: “With Maycol injured, we really had to push through in this game.” Washington-Lee got on the board first when Roger Rojas scored after an unsuccessful Hayfield clear. Hayfield countered to tie the game at 1. The Generals regained the lead at 2-1 when Campbell scored on a penalty kick. “I got the ball at the top of the box,” Campbell said. “I cut into the box and I
was fouled.” As a result, Campbell was awarded a penalty kick that he made. “Communication was clicking today,” Campbell said. “We also were doing well with the quick passes. We have to learn that when a game gets real intense, we have to focus on settling down. We don’t have to go 100 miles per hour. It is special to beat Hayfield. They are probably the best team that we have played this year.” Said Carrasquillo: “I thought that we had more players that they had to worry about as opposed to them having more players that we had to worry about. Hayfield is a good team. We had three or four opportunities that we just didn’t finish.” The coach praised his goalie, Julian Esquer-Perez. “They had one good opportunity in the
second half, but Julian was able to contain them,” Carrasquillo said. “Our goalie played well and we defended well.” Also leading the defense were Tim Collins, Noah Goodkind, Miguel Ortiz, Isaac Gamboa and Sergio Carrizo. That defense has amassed seven shutouts. On offense, Abdessamad Belfiroud and Campbell each have four goals, and Jacob Muskovitz has three this season through the Hayfield game. Rojas, Campbell, Muskovitz and Harrison Ramos led the Generals’ midfield. Another top player for W-L had been Also Alejandro Maldonado, who is sidelined with a knee injury. “We still have to do a better job at finishing, but we are taking punches well,” Carrasquillo said.
goals, one assist), Emma Thurman (two goals, three draw controls) and Margaret Doyle (one). Senior Erin Morrissey had six saves in goal. In another one-goal game, Yorktown lost to Chantilly, 14-13. The game was tied at the half, then the lead changed four times before Chantilly scored the final go-ahead goal with one second remaining. Crawford had five goals, Thurman three and six draw controls. Also, Kate Grattan and Kuwana had two goals each, Somers had a goal and two assists, and Morrissey made seven saves.
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ton-Lee, 8-6, in girls softball last week as pitcher Marissa DeFranco struck out 12 and had four putouts. DeFranco was responsible for 16 of the 21 outs. With the bat, DeFranco singled, doubled and tripled and had an RBI. Maddie Wood had two hits and three RBI for Wakefield, Sanna Elkaliby scored twice and had an RBI, Taylor White doubled twice and tagged a runner out at home, and Kayla Shackleford tripled for one of her two hits and had an RBI. For Washington-Lee, Audrey Bartz was 3 for 4, including a two-run homer; Leah DeLancey was 3 for 4 with an RBI; Liana Ashby was 2 for 3 and fanned six on the mound; and Mia Landreck had a hit and two RBI. In the top of the seventh, DeFranco struck out a batter with two W-L runners on base to end the game. In another game later last week, Wakefield defeated the Stuart Raiders, 9-1, to improve its overall record to 5-6 with three regular-season games remaining against teams – Edison, Falls Church and Jefferson – the Warriors have the potential to defeat. Wakefield has already defeated Falls Church and Edison this season, but has not played Jefferson.
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thriller, the Washington-Lee Generals (5-4) nipped the Yorktown Patriots (7-3) by a 20-19 score. Washington-Lee led for most of the game, but Yorktown used an 8-0 run to tie the game in the final minutes. The Generals scored the final go-ahead goal with a minute left. For W-L, Meghan Fox earned 22 draw controls, scored eight goals and had two assists. Colleen Salazar had three goals and three assists, and forced the gamewinning turnover. Emma Vogel scored four goals, including the game winner in the last minute. Julia Fyffe had three goals and two assists. Brooke Tannehill and Caroline Laybourn each scored a goal, and Natalie Slater had an assist. Also contributing were defenders Tannehill, Kristin Uckert, Zoe Edwards and Sarah Chamness. Attackers Amelia Martin and Allie Bohanon played key roles. Washington-Lee’s goalies were Samantha Zucker and Meghan Chamness. For Yorktown, Kristen Somers had seven goals and two draw controls. Other scorers included junior Kate Grattan (four goals), Laura Crawford (three goals, two draw controls), Claire Kuwana (two “I like the way we came back twice, and almost three times. But that was a tough loss,” W-L coach Doug Grove said. After his double, McConnell initially was tagged out during a rundown by shortstop Will Burgess, who was holding the ball in his hand, as he attempted to advance to third on a wild pitch. The call was reversed and McConnell was ruled safe at third when the ball fell from the shortstop’s hand after the tag. That’s when the dispute took place between Grove and the two umpires, who huddled, but stayed with the call. Burgess was ejected during the process for something he said to the umpires. “We don’t like what Will said, but it was an emotional and frustrating situation there because we didn’t agree with the call,” Grove said. “We wish there could have been a warning before someone was thrown out.”
PATRIOTS TOP GENERALS IN BOYS LACROSSE: In boys lacrosse last week,
field assistant coach Adam Alderton, running the third leg of the Southwest Track Club 4x400-meter relay, won the masters division at the 2015 Penn Relays in a time of 3:29.91. O’CONNELL SPRING FOOTBALL CLINICS: Head coach Colin Disch and the
Bishop O’Connell High School football program are hosting two free youth-football clinics at O’Connell on Sundays, May 17 and 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. for boys in grades 1 through 8. Contact: cdisch@ bishopoconnell.org. WAKEFIELD HIGH BASKETBALL CAMP:
the Yorktown Patriots (8-4) downed the Washington-Lee Generals, 15-4, and the Stuart Raiders, 9-6. Against W-L, Charlie Tiene had five goals and six assists, Pearson Savarino had three goals, Gordan Coates scored two and goalie Mason Pollack made eight saves. Tate Fizmaurice scored two goals for W-L. Against Stuart, Tiene scored three goals and had five assists, Savarino had three goals and Cole McDonough scored two. Pollack and Patrick O’Neil played in goal.
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Teddy Herbert pitched the first seven innings for Washington-Lee, throwing only 69 pitches, allowing three hits, walking one, striking out five and retiring 10 batters in a row at one point. He had to leave the game after seven because he had reached his pitching limit based on total innings for the week. Andrew Long took the loss in three innings of relief. Burgess (two runs, one steal), Jeff Constantz and Cam Anderson had two hits each for W-L, Long had an RBI double and Jeff Kruger a sacrifice fly. Will Stengle, Andy Collins and Herbert had the team’s other hits. “We had our chances to score more runs, but we didn’t,” Grove said. Yorktown coach John Skaggs said his team played well, other than the baserunning errors. “We played good defense, we hit well
and pitched well,” Skaggs said. “But those mistakes on the bases really cost us from getting much closer.” Yorktown trailed 5-0, then put together a late-inning rally that fell short after two runners were picked off base in that same inning. Michael Lowen was 2 for 3 for Yorktown, David Moeller had an RBI double, Aaron Lee doubled, and James Levenberg and Austin Kasmer each had key hits. Joe DiConsiglio had multiple strikeouts in a strong relief-pitching effort for Yorktown. After O’Connell’s loss to DeMatha, the Knights bounced back the next day by defeating Paul VI Catholic, 3-1, in a firstround game of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Tournament. The tournament continues for the rest of the week.
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(16-8) lost at home in their final regularseason game to the DeMatha Stags, 3-2. Four errors were costly for the Knights. Wakefield rallied from a 9-3 deficit to tie its game. Ethan Heckler had three hits and Colton Poythress two for Wakefield. Each had multiple RBI. Patrick Girard had two hits. In Washington-Lee’s loss, the Generals rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits. Langley’s Matt McConnell scored the winning run in the 10th after doubling, taking third on a wild pitch, then scoring on a sacrifice fly. The Generals had runners on second and third in the last of the 10th when the game ended with a strikeout.
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Schools Continued from Page 1 a neighborhood school, rather than a countywide “choice” school. At the meeting, staff looked at efforts in the pipeline to address rising student enrollment, which threatens to overwhelm the school system’s ability to deal with it. Also at the meeting, School Board members approved a contract for renovation to,
Politics Continued from Page 9 Van Doren Endorses Goldstein for School Board: School Board member Nancy Van Doren has endorsed Reid Goldstein in the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s School Board caucus. Goldstein’s “personal understanding of our unique school system, with its various choice and neighborhood programs, is key,” said Van Doren, who was elected last year to fill out the remainder of the term of Noah Simon, who resigned. “Reid is experienced at bringing people from diverse backgrounds together to make programs work,” Van Doren said. “His demonstrated track record in working on county and APS projects will be instrumental as we move forward to meet the needs of our expanding student population.” Goldstein is facing off against Sharon Dorsey in Democratic caucus voting to take
and expansion of, McKinley Elementary School. The higher-than-anticipated construction bids left the project over budget; after negotiations with the winning bidder, Grunley Construction, school officials were able to reduce the overage, but the adopted project remains $1.13 million higher than the $20.85 million budget. School officials will use a variety of sources, including reserve funds, to fill the gap. The project is slated to be ready in time
for the start of the 2016-17 school year, although school officials acknowledged that represents a “very tight” timetable. Construction will be done in phases, with 14 portable classrooms used to accommodate students while the work is being done. Additional projects in the pipeline: • Construction of a new school in western Rosslyn to accommodate the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program. Its construction will mean demolition of the 105year-old Wilson School building, a move
that angered preservation activists. • Construction of a new middle school on the current site of the Woodlawn program on Vacation Lane. • An addition to Abingdon Elementary School. • Repurposing of space at WashingtonLee High School to accommodate additional students. • An ever-increasing number of portable classrooms (trailers) at the elementaryschool and middle-school levels through the 2020-21 school year.
place May 14 and 16. The winner moves on to the general election in the quest for a successor to Abby Raphael, who is not seeking a third term. Because School Board seats in Virginia officially are nonpartisan, political parties cannot nominate candidates. But they can endorse candidacies, which in practical terms means effectively the same thing. Ferguson Endorses Dorsey for School Board: Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson has endorsed Sharon Dorsey in the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s School Board caucus. Dorsey’s “business and technology background, along with her knowledge of education issues, make her the right choice,” said Ferguson, who served on the County Board before being elected clerk of court in 2007. “She has strong leadership skills and an ability to work with others to achieve consensus,” Ferguson said in a statement released by the Dorsey campaign. “Her values are consistent with what we would expect from Arlington’s leaders.”
Dorsey, who is making her first run for elected office, will square off against Reid Goldstein in caucus voting to take place May 14 and 16. The winner moves on to the general election in the race to succeed Abby Raphael, who is not seeking re-election. Raphael has endorsed Dorsey. Dorsey (and Dorsey) Win Straw Poll: Christian Dorsey ran away from the competition in a straw poll ranking Democratic County Board contenders. Dorsey picked up 43 votes during an April 25 fund-raiser for incumbent board member Libby Garvey. Rounding out the field were Peter Fallon and Katie Cristol, who received 15 votes apiece; Andrew Schneider, with eight; James Lander, with four; and Bruce Wiljanen, with three. Fallon’s tied-for-second finish was good enough to have his campaign put out a press release trumpeting the result. Fallon’s campaign said it was no surprise that Dorsey – which it termed the “crowd favorite” – picked up the most votes, but they were
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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. May 5, 1952: n The NAACP has filed an appeal of a federal appeals court’s ruling upholding the segregation statutes in Virginia’s constitution. May 6, 1959: n Supporters of a proposed $1.5 million expansion of Arlington Hospital are asking each family in the county to commit to donating $5 per year over the next three years for the effort. n A state commission says higher tuition charges are needed for Virginia’s state-run colleges. n President Eisenhower and Winston Churchill were at Walter Reed Army Medical Center yesterday, visiting George C. Marshall and John Foster Dulles, who are facing life-threatening illnesses. n The Arlington Junior Major League has voted to affiliate with the national Babe Ruth organization.
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25. “Fear of Flying” author Jong
15. *She looked “Pretty in Pink”
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16. Uproar
27. To open, as in beer bottle
17. Island of Misfit Toys visitor
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31. Kind of acid
19. Ingalls and Dern
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21. *Special Prom togs
33. Nook offering
23. Site of 2016 Olympics
34. *Main Prom event
24. Not yet final
36. *Escort
25. Down Under bird
38. Found on radar
28. Therefore
42. Court order
30. Entertained
45. Overrun
35. Orange peel
49. Actors’ group
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51. *”Prom Night” scream queen
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54. Caterpillar hairs
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56. Home to mankind
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May 7, 1964: n During a trip through Appalachia, President Johnson yesterday used the term “war on poverty” to describe his administration’s efforts. n The FAA is making it mandatory for cockpit doors to be locked during flight, based on concerns about hijacking. May 6, 1971: n A future Metro link from Interstate 66 to Dulles Airport has been found to be “entirely feasible,” and the cost, including two intermediate stops, is estimated at $50 million. n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, said that to make it “a little more uncomfortable” on protesters, he supports the use of cattle prods and fire hoses. n Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for C&P Telephone, and the company will have 65 percent of its operators on hand to deal with the crush.
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62. Embarkation location
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63. Ditto
70. *Love is in it?
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May 6, 1979: n The Democratic primary fight for commonwealth’s attorney between incumbent William Burroughs Jr. and challenger John Purdy is getting testy. May 5-6, 1982: n A group that wants more air traffic at Dulles Airport says the FAA should shorten the runways at National. n Owen Pickett has abandoned his plan to seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
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