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McLean’s Sullivan Battle for the 48th Wins Democratic Gets Competitive Nod for Brink Seat with Foster’s Entry

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He seemed to have a leg up on the competition from the very start, and Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. emerged the victor in Sunday’s Democratic caucus, moving on as the party’s nominee in the Aug. 19 special election to succeed Del. Bob Brink (D-48th).

Sullivan, an attorney who has served on the Fairfax County Park Authority board and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority board, said he aims if elected both to work across the aisle and rebuild the Democrats’ fortunes in the House of Delegates. Republicans hold 68 seats in the 100-seat body.

“I’m a builder – I want to bring those skills to Richmond,” he said. “Being in the minority is awful. We need to be out around the state, building this party.”

After votes were tallied, Sullivan led the voting but did not have the absolute majority as required under “instant-runoff” rules of the caucus. Following four rounds where the lowest vote-getters were eliminated, Sullivan emerged on top.

A total of 2,126 voters cast ballots at

In a move sure to shake up the political status quo, former Arlington School Board member David Foster announced Sunday he would run as a Republican in the Aug. 19 special election to fill the seat of Del. Bob Brink (D-48th).

Foster, who served as president of the Virginia Board of Education in the McDonnell administration, said his first order of business if elected would be to introduce legislation allowing voters in Arlington to hold a referendum on the Columbia Pike streetcar project.

The announcement by Foster came as Democrats were in the midst of holding a caucus Sunday to choose their nominee for the special election, which was called when Brink resigned to take a job in the McAuliffe administration.

Foster, an attorney, is a proven votegetter in Arlington, having won countywide School Board races in 1999 and 2003. He later unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Virginia attorney general in 2009. He has served

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It was a change-of-command ceremony that lacked the drama of some previous years.

James Lander, a former U.S. Navy officer who was first elected to the School Board in 2009 and won re-election last year, was the unanimous choice of his colleagues to serve as chairman for the 201415 school year.

The 5-0 vote came at the School Board’s annual organizational meeting, held July 1.

“It is truly an honor and privilege,” said Lander, who served as vice chairman under Abby Raphael for the past year. “I’m excited – I embrace the challenges on the horizon.”

Those challenges mostly center around rising student enrollment and the ability of the school system to keep up with it. But Lander said the debate over how to add seats could not be allowed to detract from the core mission of maximizing student achievement.

“We must support all students on their path to success,” he said.

Noting that board member Noah Simon is resigning effective Aug. 1 and Sally Baird will depart at the end of her term in December, Lander said change and uncertainty were on the horizon. “We are a board in transition,” he acknowledged.

In fact, the board could have faced even more turnover, had Raphael decided to seek the 48th House of Delegates seat vacated by Bob Brink. Raphael opted against

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it, saying family considerations took precedence over political aspirations.

Despite the changes since he arrived in 2010, Lander said the core mission of School Board members has remained constant.

“Each of us checked our agendas at the door, rolled up our sleeves and worked selflessly in the best interests of our children,” he said.

Lander At the organizational meeting, Raphael offered a valedictory on her year at the helm, pointing to increasing graduation rates and declining dropout rates, a focus on helping underachieving schools, the hiring of an internal auditor, a closer collaboration between board members and civic associations, and support for a “culture of continuous improvement.”

“Where we focus our attention and work as a team, we get results,” Raphael said.

“This has been a very successful year.”

Emma Violand-Sanchez will serve as vice chairman for 2014-15, making her the likely board chairman the following school year.

The rather seamless transition from Raphael to Lander was unlike several recent years, when board members bickered internally, and sometimes squabbled publicly, over who would lead the body.

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With a $1,100-per-person cost for transportation, Arlington school officials say they want to try less-expensive options before increasing the number of students eligible to take the bus to school.

Superintendent Patrick Murphy and his staff on July 1 rejected a call by a special transportation task force to shrink the “walk zones” around schools, which if they were adopted would make nearly 3,700 more students eligible for bus rides.

There is “the need for additional information” before moving forward on the proposal, Murphy told School Board members.

He asked for a 12-month period to further study the matter, implement changes already in the pipeline and report back.

The school system’s Multimodal Transportation and Student Safety Special Committee – or MMTSSSC, for those playing along at home – called for reducing the current walk zone from one mile to a half-mile for elementary students; from 1.5 miles to three-quarters of a mile for middle-school students; and from 1.5 miles to one mile for high-school students.

The result, school officials said, would be an increase of 16 percent in the number of elementary students eligible for buses, an increase of 50 percent at the middleschool level and 30 percent at the high-

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Del. Brink Thanks His Supporters for Backing SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

After Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Kip Malinosky introduced longtime Del. Bob Brink (D48th) to the audience at the party’s monthly meeting July 2, Brink – in jest – demanded a correction.

“That’s former Del. Bob Brink to you, Kip,” Brink quipped as he offered a valedictory on his more than 16 years of service in Richmond.

Brink resigned his legislative seat June 30 after being appointed deputy commissioner for aging services in the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services by Gov. McAuliffe.

“This isn’t a farewell address,” Brink told county Democrats at the packed meeting. “Arlington will always be my home.

I’m not here to say goodbye – I’m here to say thanks.”

Brink’s tenure in Richmond, which began after he first won election in 1997, has coincided with the slide in Democratic fortunes in the House of Delegates.

Once the powerhouse party there, Democrats these days are reduced to just 32 seats out of 100, with Northern Virginia (and particularly Arlington) Democrats finding their political points of view often scorned by the Republican majority.

“Thanks for having my back in Richmond,” Brink told the Democratic rankand-file. “Sometimes it’s a kind of a hostile work environment down there. Knowing that you care – that you appreciate what we’re standing up for and what we’re standing up against – made the tough days much better.”

Brink’s tenure in the legislature is longer than that of the three other Arlington delegates – Patrick Hope, Alfonso Lopez and Rob Krupicka – combined. He rose to serve on key committees, and probably ranked as the most moderate, politically, of the Arlington delegation. But Brink said he, too, was a champion of what Arlington officials like to call their “shared progressive values.”

“I’ve had your backs down there,” he told the Democratic Committee. “A big part of my job was working on ‘Arlington issues’ – principles and policies that reflect Arlington’s values as a forward-looking, inclusive community.”

The 48th District includes a large swath of Arlington adjacent to the Potomac River, starting in Crystal City and moving north, and also includes precincts in McLean.

The district has moved from competitive to strongly Democratic over the years.

A special election to fill Brink’s seat has been set for Aug. 19. Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. of McLean and Republican David Foster of Arlington will be on the ballot.

The winner will serve through the end of 2015.

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• 6,600 new jobs in the corridor within 10 years of start of construction. Again, more than 3X enhanced bus.

Annual New Arlington County Tax Revenues Over Baseline Streetcar vs. Enhanced Bus

“Arlington’s bold decision to put Metro underground at a greater cost and disruption created the economic prosperity now shared by businesses and residents.

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Our View: What a Way to Run a Democracy!

It would be easy to throw stones at William Howell, the Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates, as being the one ultimately at fault in what we see as an irresponsible timetable for filling the 48th District House of Delegates seat that has been vacated

by Democrat Bob Brink. But the situation is somewhat more complicated.

Brink’s long-rumored departure came on June 30, just a few days after he announced plans to depart the General Assembly for a post in the McAuliffe administration. Because the legislature was still in session, the power to set the special election to replace him fell to Howell rather than to the governor, who has that authority when legislators are out of town.

Howell set the date of the special election for Aug. 19, which seems reasonable enough . . . until you consider that, under the timetable enshrined in state law, Republicans and Democrats had just a week – until July 7 – to submit their nominees to the State Board of Elections.

That required both parties to scramble, but particularly impacted Democrats, since the 48th traditionally has been a reliably Democratic seat.

The party held caucus voting Sunday at McLean and Yorktown high schools to come up with their nominee.

Most prospective voters had never heard of most of the candidates, let alone pondered their views on the issues, during this one-week sprint. It’s a heck of a way to run a representative democracy.

Before bashing Howell too much, keep in mind that he did voters and political parties in the 48th two favors: * He conveniently ignored the part of state law that requires parties to have their nominees within five days of the writ of election, and gave them five business days. That provided a grace period of three days when Independence Day was factored in. * He could have opted to set the special election for the day after Labor Day (Sept. 2), but by the Byzantine state election rules, we’re told that

would have required political parties to have submitted their nominees by, of all days, July 4.

But Howell does not escape blame.

He could have set the special election to run concurrently with the Nov. 4 general election, which would have given the parties more time to get their nominees in place.

And of course, Brink and Gov. McAuliffe could have done their part, by announcing this appointment earlier and given the parties a chance to start their planning before a vacancy occurred.

To sum up, there’s a lot of blame to go around, and it would be wise of the General Assembly to try and provide a little more common sense to laws that pertain to special elections.

We’re not fans of campaigns that run on so long they feel like marathons. But sprints are just as bad, and likely worse.

Reforming the process should be on the General Assembly’s 2015 to-do list.

Streetcar Is Unsuitable for Columbia Pike Editor: Our family is in complete agreement with all of the statements made by Stephen Carey in regarding the misguided streetcar project [“Ruling Elite Won’t Determine Fate of Streetcar,” Letters July 3].

We are from Pittsburgh and grew up with trolleys providing all transportation in the 1950s and ’60s. It was a reliable form of transportation and covered a wide range of transportation needs throughout the metropolitan area, including city and suburbs, but it was removed in the 1970s and replaced by buses, due to several factors.

The right-of-way for the trolleys was costly to implement and maintain; with tracks going down the center of a road, it required boarding platforms in the street; traffic behind the trolleys was problematic, with travel down the center of a street and frequent stops; this trolley system had overhead power that was an eyesore in the congested areas with lots of trackage and added one more point of failure when storms wreaked havoc and brought down the wires.

We find it incredible that anyone would consider bringing this type of transporta-

tion system to Arlington when it is so obvious that buses serve the needs just as well, if not better. The infrastructure for buses already is in place. .The costs are predictable and reasonable.

With a new trolley system, we are asking for trouble in the form of unexpected and runaway costs, and considerable disruption to the Columbia Pike corridor during construction.

This is a bad idea and we have great difficulty in seeing any benefit whatsoever.

Theresa and Stan King Arlington

Elected Officials to Blame for School Crowding Editor: Thousands of Arlington children go to class in trailers, or “learning chalets” as officials term these structures, and 2013-14 School Board Chairman Abby Raphael called the shortage of school space for students a “crisis.”

It is the result of horrendous planning by county officials.

The growth of density in Arlington has been projected for more than 20 years. In the 1990s, the county government spent thousands of dollars with consultants to plan for the future under its “Vision 2020” program.

School Board member Sally Baird acknowledged in a recent Sun Gazette story,

“Our projections [for growth] have been dead-on right for years and years.”

If they have seen this demand for more seats coming, why haven’t they planned better for it? The answer is simple: incompetence. There is simply no excuse for a “crisis” if their projections have shown – “dead-on” – the need for more seats.

We have three new high schools in Arlington, yet only 525 seats for growth among them. Washington-Lee had trailers outside of it only three years after it was built. Thousands of more seats will be needed in just a few years. Yet, county leaders knowingly built new high schools without sufficient room for growth.

Our children are now suffering from the

incompetent leadership in this county. It’s going to cost we the taxpayers nearly $600 million to fix the self-made crisis.

Meanwhile, there is no space to put new schools, and instead of acquiring land over the past 30 years with the anticipation of a future need for it, county officials are scrambling to patch together Band-Aid fixes while gobbling up the little green space that remains. So not just the kids, but the environment suffers, too.

I hope Arlington residents realize it’s time for a top-down ousting of the people who have incompetently run this county for years.

Nancy Sylvester Arlington

Superintendent Gets New 4-Year Contract; the Timing Irks Incoming School Board Chair Staff Writer

The contract runs for four years, beginning July 1, 2014.

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School Board members on July 1 ratified a new four-year contract for Arlington Superintendent Patrick Murphy, although the board’s incoming chairman said the timing and the lack of public input were inappropriate.

The new contract came on the fifth anniversary of Murphy’s arrival as superintendent, and exactly midway through his previous four-year contract. Under the agreement, Murphy will earn a base salary of $223,242.50, up 2 percent from his previous salary. (See sidebar graphic for other details of the contract.)

School Board members said locking the superintendent in for a sustained period made sense.

“We have shown really tremendous gains – the trajectory Murphy is very much going in the right direction,” board member Sally Baird said. “It’s the leadership in place that makes that achievement possible. What suffers when you have a lack of stability is student success.”

But James Lander, who on July 1 was elevated to chairman by his colleagues, criticized the timing and said the decision, arrived at with no advance notice, “doesn’t align with our commitment to transparency.”

Lander said it was more typical that a new contract would be agreed upon in the final year of the existing one, not two years before it expired.

“The expectation was that this would be done a year from now” to “provide and allow for community feedback,” Lander said.

(He noted that his opposition to the new contract had nothing to do with Murphy’s performance. “My objection is based on the process,” he said.)

But Abby Raphael, who rotated out as chairman and who has been perhaps the biggest booster of Murphy among School Board members, said the public was not entitled to play a direct role in the superintendent’s contract.

“This is a decision the School Board makes and is elected to make,” she said.

With Lander opposing, the new contract was approved by a 4-1 vote.

Murphy was recruited from neighboring Fairfax County, where he had been an assistant superintendent, to succeed Robert Smith as Arlington’s superintendent in

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for its superintendent, Steven Walts, whose base salary of $287,153 is highest among Northern Virginia school systems. Walts’ total compensation package, including retirement benefits, totaled about $390,000 annually, including supplemental benefits that include home security.

Karen Garza, who for the past year has led Fairfax County Public Schools, was hired at an annual salary of $265,000.

New Loudoun Superintendent Eric Williams was brought on at a base salary of $240,000.

Jill Palermo of Prince William Today contributed to this report.

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A secondary school with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math [STEM] could be on the horizon, at least based on a verbal wish list proposed by School Board members.

In a July 1 discussion of the county’s STEM programs, School Board member Abby Raphael wondered aloud if a new middle school couldn’t be designed to focus on science and technology, to “really provide the kinds of hands-on, real-world experiences that students need.”

New School Board Chairman James Lander went one further, asking if it would be possible to use the Arlington Career Center as a springboard to “maybe not just a STEM middle school, but a comprehensive STEM high school.”

Such a school would be “excellent,” Lander said.

Not surprisingly, school staff in the science and technology fields were on board with the idea.

“Our community will respond very positively,” said Dat Le, the school system’s science supervisor. “There is no reason why we can’t provide our students with a program that is comparable to TJ.” “TJ” is Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, which is run

by Fairfax County Public Schools. While Arlington school officials send some students to the regional magnet school, they in recent years have talked about finding a way to provide similar offerings inside Arlington.

The brainstorming at the July 1 meeting, while exuberant about possibilities, was tempered by the reality that school officials already are facing plenty of challenges as they deal with increasing enrollment and the cost of new schools.

Much of the discussion about the school system’s STEM efforts centered on more prosaic ways of improving services to students: • Le said his office is working to get more teachers qualified to teach dual-enrollment courses, where Arlington highschool students can earn college credit.

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School Officials Looking for Architects for New Schools: Arlington school officials have put out a call for architectural and engineering services for a number of proposed new school buildings, including the controversial elementary school on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson Middle School and a secondary school in western Rosslyn.

The request for proposal was issued June 27, with bids due back on July 16. Prospective bidders will have the chance to meet in a closed-door session with school officials July 7 for a pre-proposal conference.

Construction of those two schools is far from a sure bet, as community opposition has be significant in each case. Moving forward with bidding does not necessarily mean school officials will move ahead with the projects.

Superintendent Will Continue to Press Advanced Classes for All: Superintendent Patrick Murphy says he is committed to having students take advanced coursework, even if they are not guaranteed success.

Taking high-level courses “gives kids confidence that they can be successful – that is the most important thing in the world,” Murphy said at the July 1 School Board organizational meeting.

Murphy pointed to an initiative at Washington-Lee High School, where seniors, even if they weren’t on a heavy academic track, were asked to take at least one Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course over the past year.

All told, 99.8 percent of the Class of 2014 did so, the superintendent said.

Not everyone is enamored of the idea.

Opponents suggest that sending students unprepared into college-level classes likely will do more harm than good. But Murphy said students need to be encouraged to stretch themselves academically.

“We need to show kids the pathway,” he said. “Students who started the year not even thinking about college are going to college.”

School Officials Act to Address Influx of Undocumented Minors: Arlington school leaders say they are working to stay ahead of what one School Board member called a “crisis situation” of unaccompanied minors from Central America descending on the local area.

School Board Vice Chairman Emma Violand-Sanchez said she and County Board member Walter Tejada recently met with representatives from the Guatemalan government, to address concerns about the influx of young people from rural areas of that country into the U.S. and Washington.

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The retirement of Arlington Treasurer Frank O’Leary brings to three the number of special elections on the horizon for Arlington voters.

O’Leary on July 2 formally announced he would be departing the post he has held since winning a squeaker – a victory margin of just 89 votes out of 34,000 cast – in the 1983 general election.

“And thus was born the legend of ‘Landslide O’Leary,’” the treasurer cracked at the monthly meeting of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, where on his 71st birthday he announced his retirement plans.

O’Leary pointed to three main accomplishments during his long tenure: a much-reduced delinquency rate on taxes; a higher rate of return on county investments while maintaining the safety of the principal; and a strong commitment to customer service.

“I have loved every minute,” O’Leary said of his 30-year, sixmonth tenure, which ranks him third in all-time seniority among Arlington elected officials, behind Commissioner of Revenue Harry K. Green (who served from 1920 to 1951) and Clerk of the Circuit

Court David Bell (1976-2007).

“I was sorely tempted” to stay in office and beat Green’s record, O’Leary told Democrats, but ultimately opted not to.

“I decided that what you did in office is more important than how long you did it,” he said. “It was time to start enjoying the rest of my life.”

Bell, a longtime O’Leary friend and political ally, said many in the room might not know the other side of the treasurer, and noted his work for the Warren G. Stambaugh Foundation and other groups that support those with physical and intellectual challenges.

“He has spent a lifetime helping those with disabilities,” Bell said of the treasurer.

(The Stambaugh Foundation was named in honor of the late Del. Warren Stambaugh, who represented Virginia in the House of Delegates and was author of the Virginians with Disabilities Act.) In his valedictory, O’Leary singled out Kevin Appel, who was his campaign manager in the 1983 race against Republican Dorothy Grotos and later served as chief deputy treasurer. He also thanked his wife, Linda.

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current Chief Deputy Treasurer Carla de la Pava automatically becomes treasurer. She was slated to be sworn in early this week.

A special election to fill the remainder of O’Leary’s term will be held in the fall, likely in conjunction with the Nov. 4 general election. De la Pava, who has been chief deputy treasurer for the past six years, plans to seek the position, and has the support of O’Leary. “She is ready, willing and able,” he said at the Democratic meeting.

The treasurer’s office is one of five elected constitutional offices specified in the Virginia Constitution. Not every jurisdiction has all five, but Arlington does: treasurer, commonwealth’s attorney, commissioner of revenue, sheriff and clerk of the Circuit Court.

They are independent offices but rely on the county government for a large chunk of their funding, leading to what at times are complicated relationships with County Board members and staff. O’Leary has sparred with county leaders over investment policies for the hundreds of millions of dollars that flow through his office each year.

O’Leary won eight consecutive four-year terms. Since that first, close election in 1983, he has not

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faced significant political opposition and usually ran unopposed.

His biggest political hurdle came in the 2007 Democratic primary, when a mailer from the O’Leary campaign team against challenger Bob James was interpreted by some as injecting race into the campaign. O’Leary strongly disputed that interpretation, but received a public rebuke from his fellow elected Democrats over the incident.

For a while after that incident, O’Leary was estranged from the Democratic establishment – much as County Board member Libby Garvey and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos currently are – but all sides later reconciled.

Current Democratic chairman Kip Malinosky praised O’Leary’s “great public service.”

At the July 2 meeting, the treasurer recalled the first time he addressed Arlington Democrats, back in February 1983.

“I’m certain that all of you remember that momentous occasion, if you weren’t in kindergarten or preschool,” he quipped.

O’Leary’s departure is the third of local elected officials in recent weeks: Del. Bob Brink (D48th) announced in late June he was resigning to take a job in the McAuliffe administration, and School Board member Noah Simon announced July 1 he would be departing in August to tend to family matters.

The special election to fill Brink’s seat has been set for Aug. 19. The special election for Simon’s seat, as with O’Leary’s, is likely to be held as part of the Nov. 4 general election, although the final decision rests with Circuit Court Chief Judge William Newman Jr. When she was hired as chief deputy treasurer six years ago, it was with the understanding that de la Pava would be groomed to seek election when O’Leary opted to retire. For months, as it became clear O’Leary would be leaving sooner rather than later, she has been raising funds and campaigning.

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A dramatic, two-story foyer sets the tone for the home’s fine touches and freeflowing spaces, and the floor plan of the main level allows guests to make a complete circle, to the sunken living room, dining room and kitchen, breakfast area, family room and study – perfect for those who enjoy entertaining in style.

The entire home shines with gleaming hardwoods, new carpet, fresh paint, solid-oak doors and brushed-nickel hardware. The kitchen features granite counters and top-quality appliances, ensuring that the home is in turnkey condition.

The light throughout the home is exceptional: Three large windows with transoms send sun into the living room, while the family room enjoys views through a wall of glass and French doors to the deck. The tall foyer admits light to the open second-floor hallway, and all four bedrooms on the second level are especially bright and cheerful. So, too, is the home’s fifth bedroom, located on the lower level, with lovely landscaping just outside adding to its appeal.

While the home is visually exceptional, it also has strong functionality, with flexibility for multiple uses. The main level offers two indoor and one outdoor dining areas, with an oasis of trees adding to the ambiance.

The huge recreation room on the lower level, with direct access to a flagstone terrace, can serve as a second living room or a game space – it can accommodate a grand piano and still have room for furniture grouped around a large-screen TV. The master retreat, located on the second level, is a showplace space, with tray

Prospective home-buyers in Virginia can now take advantage of new state regulations making it easier for them to save up the funds needed.

The First-Time Homebuyer Savings Plan, enacted by the General Assembly during the 2014 session, allows Virginians to invest up to $50,000 in an account designated to help them purchase a new home. The interest or capital gains on the investments will not be subject to state taxes.

“The need for these plans has become clear,” said Virginia Association of Realtors president Bradley Boland.

The state Realtors group supported the measure as its signature piece of legislation in the 2014 session. It passed the House of Delegates 99-0 and the state Senate 39-1.

“By supporting this plan, Virginia reinforces the commitment we have to our younger citizens, our families and the overall recovery of the housing market,” said Del. Tag Greason, patron of the bill.

With the Virginia real estate market seemingly stuck in neutral over the past year, “we knew we needed to be proactive,” Boland said. “We needed to help people not only understand the expense of buying a home, but prepare for it, as well. This bill is one way we are supporting the housing market, and maybe smoothing some of the speed bumps on the road to home ownership.”

Among common questions: What kinds of accounts can be used? Almost any account with a financial institution is eligible: mutual funds, CDs, brokerage (stocks, bonds, etc.), money markets, insurance, even a savings account. The plan can also include individual stocks.

How much can be put in? You can contribute up to a total of $50,000 in principal, and the account can grow in value up to $150,000. Individuals can put that $50,000 in all at once, or you can contribute over the years. There is no limit on how long the account can exist.

What can the money be used for?

An account can be used to pay for just about anything related to closing on a home – anything included on the settlement statement, including closing costs, inspections, lender fees, etc. These are all considered “eligible costs.”

Who is considered a first-time home buyer? A first-time buyer is someone who has never purchased a home before. If you owned a home at some point but did not purchase one – e.g., if you inherited – you can still qualify.

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lington County government is partnering with a private firm to provide payment by smartphone, with the initiative ultimately expanding to all 5,300 metered spaces in the county.

Pay-by-cell is a mobile application administered by Parkmobile USA Inc. and will be available for iPhone, Android, Windows 7 and Blackberry devices. The same service is in use in the District of Columbia.

“Arlington is always looking for ways to provide the best commuter experience possible,” County Manager Barbara Donnellan said in a statement. “This new technology will make it easier for our residents and visitors to pay for parking.”

The program will be rolled out in phases throughout Arlington’s corridors, county officials said, starting with service in Shirlington and Crystal City by the end of July.

It will be expanded to Pentagon City in the fall, followed by Ballston and Clarendon in the winter.

Courthouse, Rosslyn, Columbia Pike and all remaining sectors will be rolled out in spring 2015, county officials said.

Residents and visitors can register for free at www.parkmobile.com; those registering will need a cell phone, credit card and license plate number of the vehicle.

Coins, credit cards and iPark devices will still be accepted as they are now.

For information on the new initiative, see the Web site at www.arlingtonva.us and search “Parkmobile.”

FREE COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR NONPROFITS: The Arlington

Community Foundation and Technology Management Inc. (TMI) have teamed up to provide used computers and other hightech hardware to nonprofit organizations serving Arlington.

“If your nonprofit could benefit from either additional computers or newer computers, simply download and fill out an application and tell us what you need and how you could better help our community if you had it,” organizers of the initiative said.

“Initially, we expect to give out about 20 computers, after which we will continue to accept rolling applications,” they said.

TMI will be supplying used computers from its inventory; all computers will be no more than four years old and will be professionally serviced with a variety of software. Special requests for items such as laptops, printers or keyboards may be accommodated if inventory permits.

The deadline for the first round of applications is July 17. For information, call (703) 243-4785 or see the Web site at www. arlcf.org.

CROQUET-THEMED FUNDRAISER RAISES $34,000 FOR ‘SCAN’: SCAN (Stop

Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia attracted more than 200 people and raised over $34,000 at its second annual Croquet Day event, held June 7 at John Hensley Park in Alexandria.

“Team Holy Moly Pantalones” of Andy Freeze, Romel Sampedro, Beth Freeze and Shannon Sampedro won first place in the adult competition, while

“GaleForce Winds” featuring the Gale family won the family division.

Lead sponsors for the event were AT&T and the Katz family. For information, including photos from the event, see the Web site at www.scanva.org.

SERVICE CLUB FINDS SUCCESS WITH BLUEBERRIES: One local service club has

found a fund-raising initiative that’s as easy as pie – if the pie has blueberries in it, that is.

The Kiwanis Club of Arlington reported sales of 2.4 tons of blueberries, in 10pound increments, during the second year of its berry-selling summer sales drive.

That’s more than double the sales last year, and resulted in about $5,000 in profits that will be plowed into scholarships and grants to local youth organizations.

“It really was a group effort,” said Julia Wright, who has spearheaded the effort both years. “We started small, we’ve grown, we’re going to grow some more.”

Kiwanis Club member Edd Nolen was the big seller of the event, responsible for sales of 1,000 pounds of blueberries that were grown in New Jersey and trucked to Arlington within a day of picking in late June.

The club already is talking about trying to double its results next year.

ENCORE STAGE PRESENTS ‘ONCE UPON A MATTRESS’: Encore Stage and

Studio will present “Once Upon a Mattress” July 18 to 27 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road.

Performances are Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., with a bonus performance on Thursday, July 24 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, children, military and seniors. For information, call (703) 548-1154 or see the Web site at www.encorestage.org.

ARTS CENTER TAKES NEW LOOK AT EARLIER EXHIBITIONS: The Arlington

Arts Center will host a new exhibition – “Reprise: 40 to the Fore” – from July 12 to Oct. 5, with an opening reception to be held on Saturday, July 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.

The exhibition “rethinks, remixes and re-presents” exhibitions that had appeared during the center’s 40-year history, with a focus on social issues.

“The selections represent AAC’s commitment to finding new talent and being at the forefront of trends in the field of contemporary art,” organizers said.

Additional exhibitions that are opening this month at the arts center include “Organic Tales,” featuring works by Alice Whealin and Si Jae Byun, and “Given a Voice,” a collaborative exhibition conceived by the Muslim Studies Department at Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

The Arlington Arts Center is located at 3550 Wilson Blvd. Gallery hours are Wednesdays to Fridays from 1 to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.

For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonartscenter.org.

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Arlington’s jobless rate ticked up from April to May, part of a regional and statewide trend, but remained the lowest in the commonwealth.

With 136,141 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 5,236 looking for jobs, Arlington’s unemployment rate in May was 3.7 percent, according to figures reported July 1 by the Virginia Employment Commission.

That compares to a rate of 3.2 percent in April.

Arlington’s jobless rate was lowest among the commonwealth’s 134 cities and counties.

For the past several months, Arlington had been tied for lowest with Falls Church, but that city’s jobless rate rose to 4 percent in May. Among other jurisdictions across Northern Virginia, unemployment rates rose from 3.6 percent to 4.1 percent in Alexandria; from 3.6 percent to 4.3 percent in Fairfax County; from 3.8 percent to 4.4 percent in Loudoun County; and from 4.2 percent to 4.8 percent in Prince William County.

Regionally, the jobless rate in Northern Virginia rose from 3.8 percent in April to 4.5 percent in May, with 1.52 million people

employed in the civilian workforce and 70,500 looking for jobs.

Statewide, the jobless rate rose from 4.7 percent to 5.4 percent.

While monthly and seasonal ups and downs are expected in jobs data, state officials suggest that Virginia just can’t seem to kick its employment picture into high gear.

“Job growth has diminished over the last several months – total nonfarm employment has been relatively flat for the past year or so, and continues below the April 2008 pre-recession peak,” said Ann Lang, senior economist for the Economic Information Services Division of the Virginia Employment Commission.

Compared to a year before, employment in May was down in the construction, leisure/hospitality, mining, government and information sectors, Lang said.

Increases were posted in private education, health, trade/transportation, manufacturing and professional/business services.

Among Virginia’s cities and counties, the lowest jobless rates for May were turned in by Arlington, followed by a tie for second at 4 percent by Falls Church and Greene County, then a tie for fourth at 4.1 percent by the city of Alexandria and Madison County.

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Among Virginia’s metropolitan areas, Northern Virginia posted the lowest jobless rate, followed by Charlottesville and Winchester at 4.7 percent each.

Danville (7.7 percent) and Kingsport/Bristol (6.3 percent) had the highest rates.

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For full data, see the Web site at www.virginialmi.com.

D.C. Region’s Jobless Rate Down from Year Before: Ninetysix percent of the nation’s metropolitan areas saw lower unemployment rates in May compared to a year before, and the Washington region was on the list.

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1201 Garfield Street # 213, Arlington, VA 22201

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The Washington area’s jobless rate of 5 percent in May was down from 5.5 percent a year ago, according to preliminary figures released July 1 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The figures represented 3.24 million local residents employed in the civilian workforce and 161,900 looking for work.

Year-over-year declines in joblessness were reported in 357 of the nation’s 372 metro areas, higher in 11 areas and unchanged in four.

The lowest unemployment rate for the month was reported in Bismarck, N.D., at 2.2 percent.

High highest could be found in Yuma, Ariz. (26.5 percent) and El Centro, Calif. (21.1 percent).

The national jobless rate of 6.1 percent was down from 7.3 percent a year before, based on non-seasonally-adjusted figures.

Of the 49 metro areas with populations of one million or more residents, the lowest jobless rates were found in MinneapolisSt. Paul (4 percent) and Austin (4.1 percent). The highest were found in Detroit and Providence (8 percent each).

Among all nine Virginia metro areas outside the D.C. region, year-over-year unemployment was down.

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Greeley Endorses Van Doren in School Board Race SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Greg Greeley, who ran third in the May Arlington County Democratic Committee School Board caucus for the seat being vacated by Sally Baird, has announced plans to support NanPOLITICAL cy Van Doren in bid for the POTPOURRI her seat being vacated by Noah Simon.

“Nancy has my wholehearted support and endorsement,” Greeley said in a statement July 1, the day Simon announced he was stepping down to attend to family matters. “She will be a great advocate for Arlington students. I look forward to working with her to take on the challenges before Arlington schools.”

Van Doren finished second to Barbara Kanninen in the May caucus, with Kanninen advancing to the general election for Baird’s seat. By a quirk of fate, if Van Doren wins the Democratic endorsement and special election for Simon’s seat, she will be sworn in at least a month before Kanninen.

That’s a replay of what occurred in 1997 on the County Board side, when Jay Fisette defeated Barbara Favola in the Democratic primary, but Favola got to the County Board first by winning a special election the same day Fisette won in the general election.

Simon Departs as Top Vote-Getter: In his heartfelt statement announcing his resignation so he could spend more time with

his children, School Board member Noah Simon slipped in a political factoid.

Simon noted that he only ran once for public office, but attracted the top number of votes of any candidate who has ever run for School Board in Arlington.

That’s true, but it actually doesn’t go far enough: Simon, in fact, currently reigns as the all-time vote-getting in any single election among Arlington’s local officials.

Buouyed by the high turnout for the 2012 presidential election, and benefiting from being unopposed, Simon that year received 77,190 votes, slightly outpacing his School Board ticketmate Emma ViolandSanchez, who took home 77,015 votes.

The previous record-holder was Libby Garvey, who garnered 75,548 votes in the 2008 School Board race, according to county election records.

The all-time vote champion in a single County Board race was Barbara Favola, who garnered 69,287 votes in the 2008 election, where turnout also was boosted by the presidential race at the top of the ballot.

School Board’s Simon Gives Thanks to Garvey, Rousselot: Having made the quest for civility in public discourse one of his themes in recent months, departing School Board member Noah Simon practiced what he preached at the July 2 Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting.

Speaking before Democrats, he suggested that some things transcend politics, and pointed to his relationship with County Board member Libby Garvey, who earlier this year resigned membership in the Democratic committee after supporting inde-

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Simon, whose wife Kedron died in December, noted that Garvey’s husband, Kennan, also had died while she was serving in office.

Despite disagreement on some political issues, “Libby has been a fantastic, standup person for me and my family” in the months following his wife’s death, Simon told Democrats.

He also praised former Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Peter Rousselot, who like Garvey has split with the committee over the issue of the Columbia Pike streetcar. Simon said Rousselot had always been a source of “excellent, excellent advice” to him.

Voters Will Not Need Photo IDs in Upcoming Special Election: Turns out the Aug. 19 special election for the 48th House of Delegates seat vacated June 30 by Bob Brink will not be among the first in the commonwealth conducted under new rules requiring valid photo-identification at the polls.

The new regulation went into effect July 1, but because the writ of election for the 48th was signed by House Speaker William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) on June 30, the new rules do not come into play for the special election, Arlington election officials confirmed July 2.

Had Howell set the special election to run in concert with the Nov. 4 general election, the new rules would have applied, election officials said.

The photo-ID rule supplants the previous rules, which required voters to present identification but gave them a wider array of options, including IDs that did not include photos.

Under the new regulations, acceptable identification includes a passport, driver’s license, DMV-issued ID, military ID, naturalization certificate, employer photo-ID or student ID from any Virginia institution of higher education.

The Arlington Office of Voter Registration will provide free photo-identification cards, valid for voting purposes only. The elections office is located on the third floor of the county government’s headquarters, 2100 Clarendon Blvd.

For information, call (703) 228-3456 or see the Web site at http://vote.arlingtonva. us/elections/id-requirements/.

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Elections Office Anticipates Few Problems with Photo-ID Rules: Arlington Registrar Linda Lindberg says she does not believe new rules requiring photo-identification to vote will be too much of a burden for most voters or her office.

“We aren’t anticipating too many problems,” Lindberg told members of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, where she had been invited to discuss the new rules.

Lindberg noted that about 5,000 people who voted in Arlington in the 2012 presidential election did not have photo-IDs supplied by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Mostly, they live in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, with proximity to public transit, she said.

“These people probably have some form of valid ID,” Lindberg said. “Nonetheless, we will be reaching out.”

Lindberg said her office would work with the League of Women Voters to explain the new requirements leading up to the Nov. 2 general election. “We’re planning on publicizing it,” she said.

Lindberg is likely to be invited to address the Arlington County Republican Committee on the same subject.

Democrats Continue to Add Precinct Captains: Arlington Democratic officials say they are chipping away at the number of vacant precinct-captain positions.

Party members on July 2 approved a new captain for Woodlawn precinct, and the party now faces gaps only in Park Lane and Ashton Heights precincts.

“Being a precinct captain is fun, it’s important, it’s exciting and you get a lot of help,” promised Carol Fontein, precinct-operations director of the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

Moran, Herring Featured at Democratic Summer Social: U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) will be the featured guests at the summer social sponsored by the Roosevelt Society of the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

The event will be held on Sunday, July 20 from 2 to 5 p.m. at a private residence in Crystal City.

For information on the event or the Roosevelt Society, see the Web site at www. arlingtondemocrats.org.

Hope Replaces Brink at Democratic Breakfast: State legislators will be highlighted at the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s monthly breakfast meeting, to be held on Saturday, July 12 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington.

The featured speakers will be state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th). Hope replaces Bob Brink, who had been scheduled to participate but resigned from the House of Delegates effective June 30 to take a job in the McAuliffe administration.

Participants are asked to bring cash to pay for breakfast.

Greens to Host Summer Picnic: The Arlington Green Party will hold a summer picnic on Sunday, July 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Potomac Overlook Regional Park.

The event will feature live music, great food and conversation, organizers aid.

For information, see the Web site at www.greensofarlington.org.

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• Harold Pellegreen was named principal of Taylor Elementary School.

Pellegreen most recently served as principal of Lewis and Clark Elementary in Caroline Country, and has served as a teacher and administrator in Spotsylvania and Orange counties, as well.

• Darryl Evans was named principal of Drew Model School. Most recently, he served as principal of Gustavus Brown Elementary School in Waldorf, Md. Evans has 22 years as an educator, having served in positions in Prince George’s, Fairfax and Charles counties.

The appointments of Frye, Pellegreen and Evans began immediately.

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members on July 1 approved the appointment of new principals at three elementary schools.

• Annie Frye was named principal of Patrick Henry Elementary School, having served as the school’s assistant principal for the past nine years.

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The initiative trains a corps of individuals to become experts in energy-efficiency in apartments and other affordable housing. Over the past year, volunteers provided nearly 150 families living in Arlington with information on how to save money on their utility bills while keeping their residences comfortable.

The program is supported by the Arlington County government, Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment, Arlington Thrive and Virginia Cooperative Extension, with training provided by Conway Energy.

The program is recruiting a new group of volunteers for a training session that starts in September. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonenvironment. org/energy.

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perfect as Culpepper Garden recently held its springtime reception party on the grounds of Arlington’s award-winning affordable nonprofit retirement community for seniors.

U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th), who served as honorary chairman of the event, welcomed those in attendance, while event chairs Jon and Barbara Kinney shared their thoughts about the importance of affordable housing for the steadily increasing aging population.

Community, business and political leaders enjoyed delicious food catered by Culpepper Garden Chef Ray Riddle and his staff. George Mason University students provided the music.

“We very grateful for the support from the business community and individuals for our fundraising reception,” said Vicki Kirkbride, who is serving as interim executive director of Culpepper Garden.

“Our fund-raising goal was exceeded, and the proceeds will go directly into critically needed programs and services for the seniors living at Culpepper Garden.”

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Police Beat ROBBERY: n On June 26 at 12:20 a.m., two men assaulted and robbed a taxi driver of cash and belongings in the 500 block of 15th Street South.

The suspects are described as black males, in their 20s, 6 feet tall, 160 pounds. n On June 29 at 11:10 p.m., two men robbed a cab driver at gunpoint of cash and belongings in the 500 block of 15th Street South.

The first suspect is described as a black male, in his 20s, 6’1”, with a skinny build and a full beard. The second suspect is described as a black male, in his 20s, 6’2”,

with a skinny build.

MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On June 29 at 11:44 p.m., several individuals were seen fighting in the bathroom of a restaurant in the 4700 block of Columbia Pike. The suspects then fled the scene.

One suspect is described as an Hispanic male, 5’8” to 6’1”, 150 pounds.

FELONY ELUDING: n On June 28 at 8:03 p.m., a man described by police as intoxicated fled in the nude from police in a vehicle in the 1200

block of North Herndon Street. During the incident, the vehicle struck several stopped vehicles.

The suspect, 22-year-old Charles Mack of Alexandria, was arrested and charged with felony eluding, driving under the influence, three counts of hit-and-run, indecent exposure and possession of marijuana. He was held without bond.

BURGLARY: n Between June 25 at 8 a.m. and June 26 at 6:30 p.m., storage lockers in the 2200 block of 12th Court North were burglarized. Various items were taken. There is no

suspect description. n On June 28 at 5:55 p.m., someone attempted to gain entry to a home in the 700 block of North Jackson Street. There is no suspect description.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: n Sometime between June 29 at 9:30 p.m. and June 30 at 2:38 a.m., side mirrors on three vehicles in the 3800 block of 6th Street North were broken. There is no suspect description.

Items come from reports of local publicsafety agencies.

Schools & Military n The following Arlington students earned degrees during recent commencement exercises at Denison University: Eryn Hurley earned a bachelor of arts degree in environmental studies. During her years at the university, she was a consistent member of the dean’s list, studied abroad with the International Partnership for Service Learning in Ecuador, and was a senior fellow for the environmental-studies department.

Elizabeth Patton earned a bachelor of Arts degree in English. At the university, she studied abroad with the Arcadia College of Global Studies program in South Africa.

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among those earning degrees during recent commencement exercises at Marymount University: Daisy Silva earned a master of arts degree in school counseling. Dajuan Spriggs earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. Emma Wolf earned a master of arts degree in clinical mental-health counseling. Gina Destro earned a bachelor of arts degree in fashion merchandising. Marian Lumba earned a bachelor of science degree in information technology. Elizabeth Nelson earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree. Margaret Powers earned a master of arts degree in forensic psychology. Thomas Ryan earned a bachelor of arts degree in history. Mariam Awadkoga earned a master of education degree. Mary Delmare earned a degree in special education. Kathleen Goff earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Moududa Hussain earned a bachelor of science degree in biology. Lashay Newman earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree. Suzanne Partridge earned a bachelor of science in Nursing degree.

Dave Prentice earned a master of science degree in information technology.

Alaina Proffitt earned a master of arts degree in school counseling. Caitlin Rattigan earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree. Alyson Casey earned a master of arts degree in literature, language and the humanities. Adnan Alshammari earned a master of science degree in information technology. Ijeuru Amadi earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree. Udit Bhatnagar earned a bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies. Sarah Bielaski earned a master of education degree. Shannon Bisselink earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications. Leslie Burpee

earned a master of arts degree in clinical mental-health counseling. Laura Chiesa earned a master of arts degree in Forensic psychology. Christine Fernandes earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration.

Ryan Garvey earned a master of business administration degree. Genevieve Griffin earned a master of education degree. Joanna Knower earned a master of arts degree in forensic psychology. Diana Leiseth earned a master of arts degree in forensic psychology. Kerry O’Donnell earned a bachelor of arts degree in English. Caroline Owen earned a bachelor of science degree in health sciences. Ashley Pearson earned a master of arts degree in forensic psychology. Jesse Phillips earned a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies.

Carole Rashid earned a master of nursing degree. Walter Schmidt earned a degree in special education. Stephen Speed earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration.

Man Hsuan Su earned a bachelor of science degree in biology. Julie Telkamp earned a master of arts degree in forensic psychology. Kenna Thompson earned a master of education degree. Daniel Vennell earned a bachelor of arts in psychology.

Julia Walker earned a master of education degree. Khalid Alemadi earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration.

Abdulrahman Alshaalan earned a graduate certificate in information-technology project management. Kelly Strickler earned a master of arts degree in forensic psychology. Piril Yamanturk earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration.

Fouzan Shaiba earned a bachelor of science degree in information technology.

And Andrew Edmondson earned a master of education degree. n The following Arlington students earned degrees during recent commencement exercises at Emory University: Kaleigh Beronja earned a master of public health degree. John Bruemmer earned an associate of arts degree. Yuanyuan Ding earned a master of business administration degree. Michael Hughes earned a master of public health degree.

Andrew Jones earned a bachelor of arts degree. Dina Masri earned an associate of arts degree. n Getahun Desta of Arlington earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering during recent commencement exercises at

Florida Institute of Technology, where she was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. n Mirela Turkic of Arlington has been named to the president’s list for the spring semester at State University of New YorkCanton. n Ryan Uckert of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Emory College. n John Bruemmer of Arlington has been named to the honor list for the spring semester at Oxford College.

Ryan Howell of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Marquette University. n

n Cassandra Ford and Aliya Winler of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Merrimack College. n Kyle Bell and Rebecca Pratt of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Marist College. n Elizabeth Osborn of Arlington, a graduate of Madeira School, and Anna Wissler of Arlington, a graduate of Bishop Ireton High School, have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Lafayette College. n Sarah Jacobson, a rising senior at Yorktown High School, participated as a delegate at the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment, held in June at George Mason University.

Selected to represent Virginia, Jacobson joined a select group of 250 students from across the nation who participated in a week-long program in Washington.

During her visit, Jacobson met with U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) and his legislative director to discuss environmental policy.

Allison Ham of Arlington, a recent graduate of the College of Wooster, recently presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society.

Ham looked at the role of archeology as a tool of reconciliation in post-conflict societies, using case studies from Spain and the former Yugoslavia as instances in which archeological excavation is critical to n

the identification of victims of violence.

Abingdon Elementary School principal Joanne Uyeda, librarian Meghan Fatouros, lead reading specialist Mary Lou Rube and literacy coach Watson presented “Keeping Title I Students Reading All Summer on a Limited Budget” at the 59th annual International Reading Conference, held in New Orleans.

The Abingdon contingent discussed Arlington’s initiative to provide a “summer reading bus” and keep students focused in literacy during the summer.

In addition, Arlington Mill High School HILT teacher Ann Kennedy co-presented a research paper, “Monitoring the Reading Progress of Emergent & Early EnglishLanguage Learners in Secondary School” at the conference. n

n Williamsburg Middle School student Sam Schenk went 4-0 to take first place in the Arlington Scholastic Open, a U.S. Chess Federation-sanctioned, Swiss-system event held June 14 at Yorktown High School.

Schenk, the top-rated K-12 chess player in Arlington and one of the top 100 sixthgrade chess players in the nation, “never was in serious trouble in any of his games,” said Mark Ryan, executive director of Arlington Students Chess.”

Fourth-grader Akhil Chava and thirdgrader Kevin Yuvaraj finished second and third in the competition.

Full tournament results are posted on the Web site at www.arlingtonstudentschess.org. n The Swanson Middle School band and orchestra, led by Paul Norris and Thomas Hartman, received the most awards of any school participating in the Cedar Point Music in the Parks competition, held in May. n Arlington Lodge #58 and the Bee Hive Club recently presented college scholarships to Kirsten Pettaway of Wakefield High School, Samara Singer of Yorktown High School and Alexander Humphrey of Westfield High School.

In addition, certificates of achievements were presented to scholarship finalists Darby Grover, Farajana Pireya and Gabriel Solomon of Washington-Lee High School; Kelli Humphrey of Westfield High School; and Kenneth Weston of South County High School.

n Summer swimming action. n Youth baseball roundup.

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Traditional July 4 Summer Baseball Classic at Waters It’s played every July beginning at 10 a.m. sharp on Independence Day. That’s been the case for nearly 30 years at Waters Field in Vienna.

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Team Moves Up in District Standings DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

After a rough 0-3 start, the Arlington Post 139 American Legion baseball team has bounced back and stood 12-5 and in second place in the six-team District 17 heading through last week’s action.

“We have kind of turned it around and we are hitting now,” Arlington manager Romano said.

BASEBALL Bob “The young players are starting to adjust to the level of pitching we see every night. This team is slowly evolving, and I am happy with the way we are playing right now.”

One blow Post 139 has suffered is the loss of starting first baseman Daniel Overbeek, one of the team’s best hitters. He is out with a shoulder injury and may not return.

“Not having Daniel in the lineup is huge loss, but we are dealing with it,” Romano said.

Shortstop and closer Ben Criswell has been one of Arlington’s top hitters, along with leadoff batter and outfielder T.R. Sheehy.

Arlington’s catchers are Chris Seymour and James Levenberg.

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Arlington Post 139’s Joe DiConsiglio takes a lead off first base on July 4 during the American PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI Legion District 17 all-star game at Waters Field in Vienna.

Four County Swim Teams Remain Undefeated A Staff Report

jority of events, but they showed depth by sweeping numerous races. Of note were the swims put in by the 10-under boys group of Jack Carman, Paddy McCarthy, Alex Gerlach, Luke Bernasek, Cab Fooshe and Liam Thomson. Also, the 12-under girls – Jillian Johnson, Caroline Otteni, Sarah DeMeglio, Kate Burke, Grace Darcey and Charlotte Thomson – were strong. Both groups amassed 1-23 finishes in all of their individual events.

Ryan Baker continued to swim in record-setting fashion. His time of 27.45 in the boys 18-under backstroke set a new team record.

Triple winners for Washington Golf were Johnson, Carman, Ollie Bernasek, Conner McCarthy and Avery Nassetta.

Double winners were Otteni, Carson Wood and Cate Barrett. Single winners

were Baker, Gerlach, Chris Outlaw, Sean Curran, Angus Ricks, Richard Gentry, Sophie Yoder, Petie Nassetta and Thomas Outlaw. n The Arlington Knights of Columbus (3-0) swam to a solid victory over the Chinquapin Wahoos, 258-186, on July 5.

The Holy Mackerel girls propelled the team to the win by racking up 163 of the team’s points.

Zach Rosenthal and Nicolas Reeves were triple winners for the Holy Mackerels. Ashley Deabler and Kathleen Butler were double winners. Single winners were Natalie Cecil, Natalie Moreno, Lauren Rosenthal, Mac Marsh, Io Kovach, Camille Pivetta, Kendra Metcalfe, Lily Miller, Eva Smith-Perry, Alana McGovern, Continued on Page 24

The summertime classic is the annual American Legion District 17 AllStar baseball game. The contest is a popular event, draws a good crowd and has become one of the area’s most underrated sports traditions.

Some spectators drop by each year just to watch, despite not having a family member in the action.

Multiple players from each Legion team are represented and they enjoy the game, often high scoring, agreeing it’s a big deal to be chosen. Not initially realizing the uniqueness of the occasion, those players selected to play their first all-star game look forward to a return appearance the next summer. Some have been lucky enough to participate in three or four.

The nine-inning outings often are managed by the likes of Vienna Post 180’s Frank Werman, Springfield 176’s Al Vaxmonsky and Falls Church 130’s Ray Zdancewicz. Alexandria 24 manager Jim Glassman puts together the nifty program, including full rosters.

District 17 commissioner Bill Murphy often does the announcing.

Players begin arriving for batting practice at 8:30 a.m. Sometimes doughnuts are provided to curb their hunger.

What helps make the event better is Waters Field, a town locale long one of the most favorite baseball venues in Northern Virginia. At Waters, fans sit in the shaded stands behind home plate. They can purchase various goodies, including candy-coated Cracker Jacks, from the old snack bar. Sometimes Vienna Inn chili dogs are served, and ice-cream trucks often pull up during the contest.

Few local summer baseball leagues offer anything comparable to the District 17 All-Star game.

With that in mind, it’s puzzling and unfortunate that more high school baseball coaches aren’t proactive about encouraging their players to play legion summer baseball. By not doing so, they are cheating young players the potential opportunity to enjoy a memorable July 4 all-star game experience.

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With victories last week, four teams from Arlington remained undefeated to stay in first place in swimming action.

The teams were the Donaldson Run Thunderbolts and Overlee Flying Fish of Northern VirSWIMMING the ginia Swimming League and the Washington Golf Lightning and Arlington Knights of Columbus Holy Mackerels of other leagues. n Washington Golf and Country Club (3-0) traveled across the Potomac River to take on one of their Division A rivals in Congressional Country Club on July 2. The power and speed of the Lightning proved too much for the Congressional Seals. Washington Golf won, 328-152.

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Eagles Red Win Region, Now Head to National Tourney The Arlington Eagles Red under-14 boys travel team from the Arlington Soccer Association is headed to the United States Youth Soccer National Championships after emerging as the best team at the Region 1 Tournament in Kingston, R.I. The Eagles Red won the region title with a 3-0-2 record and defeated the Delaware Rush, 2-0, in the championship game.

In the semifinals, the Eagles Red blanked Massachusetts, 3-0.

The Eagles Red opened the tournament in group play with a 6-1 victory over Rhode Island, powered by four goals from Nelson Flores and a goal apiece from Mateo Leach and Edison Giron.

The Arlington Eagles Red gather after winning the Region 1 Tournament title.

The team tied New Jersey at 1 and played New York West to a scoreless tie in its next two games. Jayson Carbajal

scored against New Jersey.

The win and two ties provided Arlington enough points to advance to the

semifinals.

In the semis against Massachusetts, Flores scored two more goals and Giron netted one.

In the title game, Flores and Giron each scored in the first half.

Other Eagles Red players were Allexon Saravia, Anthony Herrera, Carlos Farias, Garrett Lusk, Giacamo Mecagni, Hugh Curran, Jonathan Cummins, Lincoln Kickbush, Marty Hockey, Paul Bangura, Sam Goodkind, Tate Rusby-Wood, and Will Socas.

The Eagles Red have an overall record in under-14 play of 49-4-6.

At nationals, they will compete against seven teams at the Soccerplex in Germantown, Md. from July 22-27.

Sports Briefs FATHER/SON SET WORLD POWERLIFTING RECORDS:

Arlington residents Roy Apseloff and his son, Nick Apseloff, each broke amateur raw world records in the 198-pound weight class at the International Powerlifting Association World Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships in York, Pa. in June.

Roy, 56, deadlifted 470 pounds for a world record in the 55-59 age group, eclipsing the previous world record of 441 pounds. Nick, 21, bench pressed 422.5 pounds for a junior (20-23 year old) world record, breaking the old record of 420.6 pounds.

Under less strict gym conditions, Nick has bench pressed 440 pounds at 198 pounds body weight. He is a 2010 Washington-Lee High School graduate and graduate of the University of Virginia with a biomedical engineering degree. He will attend Georgetown University Medical School in August.

The Apseloffs are long-time Arlington Forest residents.

OVERLEE DIVE TEAM IS UNDEFEATED: The Overlee

diving team is off to a 2-0 start this summer with wins over Arlington Forest and Cardinal Hill in Division 2 of the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s diving division.

Some of Overlee’s winning divers so far have been Jacob Kreider, Laine Stoker, Hannah Karlin, Michayla

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Megan Sullivan, and Dylan Finnegan.

Marsh broke team records in 9-10 boys freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley, with two of the records being from 1977 and two from 1993.

Rosenthal broke individual records in 13-14 boys breast, fly and IM, with one record dating from 1985 and one from 1982. Reeves broke an individual team record in 15-18 boys backstroke.

A longstanding relay record from 1976 was broken by the 9-10 boys medley of Andrew Deabler, Sam Hughes, Marsh and Alexander Gil. Other team relay records were broken

Baseball Continued from Page 23 In addition to Criswell, Arlington has many pitchers, including Teddy Herbert, Cameron Anderson, James Mellin, Andrew

Father and son Roy and Nick Apseloff set world powerlifting rePHOTO FROM THE APSELOFFS cords during a recent competiton.

Eisenberg, Juliette Mitrovitch, Matthew Kress, Sophia Gray and Mariah Bowman.

Some of those finishing second have been Thomas Hassett, Annika Creedon, Alexis Lee, Marisa Daugherty. Third have been Micki Birnette, Emily Hay, and Isabella Lee. BATS WIN ARLINGTON BABE RUTH AAA TITLE: The

Bats won the age 9-10 Arlington Babe Ruth baseball AAA+ division championship.

The players for the Bats team were Eric Bauer, Matthew Callen, Jackson Cichelli, Evan Dempsey, Tyler Dinan, Harry Eichler, Will Madden, James McIntyre,

The Bats hold their championship baseball trophies.

Tres Muckleroy, Thornton Thomas, Ethan Van Sice and Tyree Webster. Coaches were Matt Eichler and Dan McIntyre.

DOMINION HILLS DIVING: Dominion Hills defeated

Parliement, 36-28, in Northern Virginia Swimming League Division 8 diving action.

Winners for Dominion Hills were Ellie Hepp (freshman girls), Luke DiBenigno (freshman boys), Isabelle Grant (senior boys) and Stephen Ray (senior boys).

Dominion Hills was scheduled to resume its schedule this week.

by the 11-12 girls medley, the 13-14 girls medley and the under mixed-aged boys freestyle. n On July 5, Donaldson Run (3-0) downed visiting Oakton, 240-180, in Division 3 NVSL action, and Overlee (3-0) topped host Wakefield Chapel, 243-177, in a Division 1 meet. Both teams remained tied for first place.

The Thunderbolts are tied with Vienna Woods and Overlee with two-time defending champion Chesterberook.

In Donaldson Run’s win, double winners were Ella Rigoli, Emily Brooks and T.J. Hutchison. Single winners were Charlie Greenwood, Bryan Meade, Charlie Longnecker, Drew Harker, Jack Tsuchitani, Andrew Fleckenstein, Ellie Belilos, Audrey Engel, Grace Motta, Emma Hutchison, Claire Sawyer, Grace

Jansen and Julia Sherinan.

For Overlee, the double winners were Ryan Baker, Jonathan Day and Christopher Kinsella. Single winners were Brady Alman, Matthew Bailey, Lily Cheek, Suzanne Dolan, Jimmy Greenwood, Will Hart, Olivia Hartel, Katie Kinsella, Isabella Lee, Katherine Lundy, Michaela Morrison, Brenna Neuman, Kayle Park, Nick Pasternak, Olivia Hartel, Ellie Ridgeway, Sophie Yoder and Elysha York. n The Dominion Hills Warriors (2-1) lost for the first time this summer when they were nipped by visiting Kent Gardens (3-0), 212-208, in a showdown for first place in Division 9 of the NVSL in a July 5 meet.

Double winners for Dominion Hills were Noah Swisher, Ann Leslie Riley,

Amir Moustafa, Kevin Morris-Larkin, Mari-Klaire Morris-Larkin and Jacob Larsen.

Single winners were Geoffrey Ax, James Hughes, Dakota Bannach, Natalie Ellis, William Allen, Lauren Fatouros, Claire Sears and Jacob Swisher. n In another NVSL Division 9 meet on July 5, the visiting Arlington Forest Tigers (1-2) defeated winless Highland Park, 224-196, to earn their first victory of the summer.

Double winners for Arlington Forest were Eli Martin, Ely Constantine, Emmy Gallion, Leo Goco and David Gallion.

Single winners were Jamie Hardenburgh, Adam Luncher, Kait Luncher, Luke Risacher, Rylee Neumann, Ben Doyle, Mia Cachion, Natalie Martin and Philip O’Doherty.

Long, Mike Rozynski, Alex Saenz and Joe DiConsiglio, who is also an outfielder.

Other outfielders are Hunter Gray, Josh Cook, Harry Smith and Herbert. Gray also does some pitching.

Aaron Lee, Bennett Nagurka, Anderson, DiGonsiglio and Herbert also play infield position, and Seymour sometimes

plays first.

Vienna Post 180 is in first place with a 14-2 record.

Arlington defeated Post 1976 at Hayfield Secondary School last week, had a game against Vienna rained out, then won three games this past weekend. Post 139 downed Falls Church Post 130, 4-3, on July

5, then swept a July 6 doubleheader from Springfield Post 176 by 8-7 and 9-4 scores.

The district all-star game was July 4 at Waters Field in Vienna.

Arlington’s all-stars were DiGonsiglio, Herbert, Sheehy, Seymour and Smith.

Sheehy, DiConsiglio and Seymour were starters in the game.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SENIOR OLYMPICS: Registration is now open for

the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, which will run from Sept. 13-24 at venues across Northern Virginia. More than 50 events will be held, most broken into age and gender categories. The cost is $12, which includes entry in multiple events.

For information, call (703) 228-4721 or see the Web site at www.nvso.us.

COOKING WORKSHOP LOOKS AT SUMMER VEGGIES: Cooking with summer

vegetables will be the topic of a demonstration on Monday, July 14 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

LEE JAMMERS TO PERFORM: The Lee

Jammers of Lee Senior Center will perform on Monday, July 14 at 10:15 a.m.

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BASICS OF MEDICARE PREVIEWED:

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DISCUSSION LOOKS AT CELL-PHONE BASICS: Cell-phone basics will be dis-

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FORUM FOCUSES ON SAFETY AT HOME:

A home-safety class will be held on Tuesday, July 15 at 11 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

SEMINAR AIMS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON MEDICARE: A seminar for

those new to Medicare will be offered on Wednesday, July 16 at 2 p.m. at the Department of Human Services, 2100 Washington Blvd. For information, call (703) 228-1700.

TRAVELERS DISCUSS THEIR ADVENTURES: Around-the-world travels will be

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DISCUSSION LOOKS AT INVESTING OPTIONS: Investing on a fixed income will

be the topic of discussion on Wednesday, July 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722.

MECHANIC TO DISCUSS CAR REPAIRS:

A “car talk” with a certified mechanic will be held on Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

The Arlington Walking Club will travel to the National Zoo on Wednesday, July 16 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation from Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

Items of interest to Arlington’s active seniors run each week in the Sun Gazette.

school level.

Implementing the MMTSSSC proposal would require the addition of new buses, the hiring of new staff and costs related to fueling, maintaining, insuring and parking the vehicles – coming to an estimated $4 million a year.

Not all those eligible for bus service actually use it; county officials estimate that only 57 percent of those eligible take school buses, with the remainder walking, being driven by parents or, in the case of high-school students, driving themselves.

John Chadwick, the school system’s assistant superintendent for facilities and operations, said before spending millions on new buses and personnel, the school system needs to work on getting more of the remaining 43 percent to take the bus.

While it would be impossible to get usage to 100 percent, “there has to be something we can do to improve [the current usage rate],” Chadwick told School Board members on July 1.

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in a number of local leadership posts, including president of the Arlington County Civic Federation.

The 48th District includes portions of Arlington as well as parts of McLean.

Brink has held the seat for more than 16 years, and until Foster’s name began to be circulated, the seat was seen as safely Democratic.

The winner of the seat will serve until December 2015.

In a statement, Foster said he hoped to pick up support from throughout the political spectrum.

“I have worked with colleagues from all backgrounds and political persuasions to achieve constructive, common-sense results in Arlington, Richmond and around the state,” he said. “I will do the same in the General Assembly.”

In his statement, Foster said that if

Sullivan Continued from Page 1 Yorktown and McLean high schools in a race that took just six days from start to finish. Because of the date set by House Speaker William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) for the special election, political parties faced a July 7 deadline for having their nominees in place.

Sullivan may have benefited from being the only McLean candidate in the race; all other six contenders came from Arlington. The district’s composition is about two-thirds Arlington, with the remainder spread among precincts in McLean and the Falls Church area of Fairfax County.

But Sullivan also clearly was best-prepared, hitting the ground running with campaign mailings and robocalls.

Much of the Arlington political establishment coalesced around Paul Holland,

elected, he would work to strengthen public schools across the commonwealth, drawing on his experience at the local and state level.

The date of the special election was set by House Speaker William Howell (RFredericksburg). Having it held in the dead of summer would seem to blunt some of the institutional advantage of Democrats in the district, and Foster is a more wellknown quantity (to Arlington voters at least) than any of the Democrats running in Sunday’s party caucus.

The outcome of the special election will have little bearing on the direction of the General Assembly, as Republicans hold a large majority in the House of Delegates.

But it presents another challenge to Arlington Democrats, who earlier in the year lost a special election for the County Board to John Vihstadt, who ran as an independent with endorsements of the Republican and Green parties.

From the swearing-in of Gov. McAuliffe and other statewide office-holders in January to the swearing-in of Vihstadt in

April, every political office representing Arlington, from president on down, was in Democratic hands.

Republican leaders began hinting Friday they might end up with a brand-name contender for the special election, and Foster’s name came to the top almost by process of elimination. After serving four years on the Virginia Board of Education, he was not reappointed by the new governor earlier this year, freeing him up for a political run.

According to Scott McGeary, a longtime political observer and former member of the Arlington Electoral Board, the last Republicans to represent a portion of Arlington in the House of Delegates were George Mason Green Jr. and Herbert Morgan in 1973.

McGeary, who was involved in the process that selected Foster for the Republican nomination, said the last Republican to represent any portion of the county in the General Assembly was Bob Calhoun, who served in the state Senate before losing the 30th District seat to Democrat Patsy Ticer.

an environmental consultant and son of former state Sen. Edward Holland. But Sullivan dominated the voting; he won 905 first-round votes to 387 for Holland and 327 for Yorktown Civic Association president Andrew Schneider. The remaining candidates trailed.

But the first round left Sullivan about 7 percent shy of an absolute majority. He got there after candidates Jacqueline Wilson, Yasmine Taeb, Atima Omara-Alwala and David Boling were eliminated and their votes were reallocated as had been directed by voters on their ballots.

After the four rounds of reallocation, Sullivan had 1,111 votes – 53 percent – to 523 for Holland and 444 for Schneider. He now goes on to face Republican nominee David Foster, whose late entry into the race suddenly makes what had been seen as a Democratic stronghold more competitive.

While most of the Arlington establishment supported Holland, Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) backed Sullivan, as did a number of prominent Fairfax elected lead-

ers. Jarrod Nagurka, who had served as Hope’s campaign manager in his recent bid for Congress, ran Sullivan’s campaign.

Throughout the one-week campaign, the Democratic candidates didn’t differ much on issues.

Arlington Democrats have used the instant-runoff process in two earlier elections, but it was the first time it was extended to a race that included Fairfax County.

“The goal of this system is to ensure majority rule – we want to encourage learning about other candidates,” said Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Kip Malinosky. “It helps empower Democratic voters . . . it encourages positive campaigns.”

The winner of the special election will serve until December 2015. Given the large majority of Republicans in the House of Delegates, the election results won’t have an impact on politics in Richmond, although Republicans surely salivate at the prospect of swiping a seat viewed as reliably Democratic.

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experience in the transportation field, will begin Sept. 1.

Chadwick said that even if School Board members ultimately prove willing to spend the money on new buses, there is little available room to park them.

“We’ve pretty much run out of space,” he said. “That is going to be a real challenge.”

School Board members earlier in the year directed Murphy to come back with his response to the MMTSSSC recommendations. The superintendent said he plans to return with a detailed plan by next June, with implementation of any changes starting with the start of the 2015-16 school year.

School Board members seemed largely accepting.

“This is a step in the right direction,” Raphael said. “We’re going to need time.

We really need the next year.”

But board member Sally Baird pressed for a more compressed time frame, at least on some parts of the proposal.

“I don’t really want to wait another year,” she said, seeking a status report halfway through the 2014-15 school year.

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School Board member Abby Raphael agreed that the school system should work to increase the percentage of eligible students who take the bus.

“Increasing ridership should be our first goal,” she said. “We haven’t really tried.”

School buses can hold 50 students headed to middle and high schools or 70 students to elementary schools. “Ideally, we would like each bus to be at least 90percent full,” said Chadwick.

(Memo to high-schoolers: Chadwick said an effort would be made to “look at ways to make it less attractive for students to drive to school.” Don’t say you didn’t have advance warning.)

School officials plan to roll out a host of transportation initiatives in the coming year, including installation of global-positioning devices on every bus and issuance of ID cards to every student, so they can be tracked as they get on and off buses.

Software to monitor the routing of buses will be upgraded, as will software that will allow parents to connect with one another about carpooling.

School officials also have recruited their first director of transportation. David McCrae, who has nearly three decades of

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. July 9, 1936: n The Arlington Electoral Board has opted not to reappoint Ruby Simpson to the School Board. She is the first woman to have served on the board. n The county sewer inspector and a local developer each pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme, and received suspended sentences from Judge Walter McCarthy. n The County Board continues to finetune its proposed dog ordinance.

July 10, 1944: n The Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention will be formally uncommitted on its presidential choice, but has strict orders to vote against the renomination of Henry Wallace as vice president.

July 12, 1961: n While the Byrd Machine’s candidates cruised to victory in the statewide Democratic primary yesterday, Northern Virginia voted for a slate of more moderate candidates. n The liberal faction of the Arlington County Democratic Committee has ended six years in the political wilderness by wresting control of the Democratic Committee away from conservatives. n Arlington’s John Glenn is at Cape Canaveral, waiting to blast into space. n Small, furnished apartments are in short supply for new teachers coming to the local area this fall.

July 10, 1968: n Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy started his campaign swing through the South with a stop in Virginia. n A total of 578 people have died on Virginia’s roads so far this year, with the commonwealth on track to set a record this year. n BankAmericard [now Visa] has increased its availability from 18 states to 32 states over the past year. n President Johnson, Pope Paul VI and heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard are among those named as “greatest man in the world” by Miss Universe contestants.

July 9, 1986: n Brendan Feeley and Helen Fahey are squaring off in a Democratic firehouse primary for commonwealth’s attorney. n Virginia’s farmers are facing what could turn out to be one of the worst droughts in the commonwealth’s history.

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