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School Board Unreceptive to Wilson School APS Officials Suggest There Is No Time and No Money to Preserve 100-Year-Old Facility SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Their decision won’t be final until later in the month, but School Board members appear to be firm in their unwillingness to allow the 105-year-old Wilson School building in Rosslyn be declared a local historic district.

Without such a designation, part or all of the school complex is likely to be razed to

make way for new construction to house the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program.

After listening to public testimony Feb. 5 calling for preservation and restoration of the building, School Board members were sympathetic, but largely unmoved.

“What we have now, sadly, is nothing like what that building was and the beautiful architectural elements it did once have,” said School Board member Abby Raphael.

Raphael, who in 2009 was part of the School Board when it last rejected calls to make the school building a historic district, said practical considerations outweighed the desire of preservationists.

With plans calling for a new school to be built somewhere on the Wilson site (though not necessarily atop the school’s existing footprint) for the start of classes in September 2019, “the process that would be required for

historic preservation [means] we wouldn’t be able to meet that timetable,” Raphael said.

That thought process dismayed Joan Lawrence, who chairs the county government’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board, or HALRB. In January, that advisory panel voted to recommend historic status for the school building.

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Arlington’s jobless rate improved a tick from November to December, according to new state figures, even though the total number of county residents with jobs showed a month-over-month decline.

The county’s jobless rate of 3 percent in December was down from 3.1 percent a month before, and represented 133,764 county residents in the civilian workforce and 4,150 looking for employment.

Figures were released Feb. 4 by the Virginia Employment Commission.

The non-seasonally-adjusted figures put Arlington in the No. 2 spot for best employment picture in the commonwealth, just behind neighboring Falls Church at 2.9 percent (down from 3 percent).

While the number of those with jobs was down from November to December across much of Northern Virginia, unemployment rates stayed steady or slightly declined as fewer prospective employees were looking for work.

Other local jobless rates were 3.5 percent in both Alexandria and Fairfax County (down from 3.6 percent in each), 3.6 percent in Loudoun County (unchanged) and 4.1 percent in Prince William County (also unchanged).

For the Northern Virginia region as a whole, the jobless rate of 3.7 percent in December was unchanged, representing 1.49 million residents with jobs and 56,700 looking for work.

Statewide, the jobless rate of 4.5 percent was unchanged from a month before, but the December data represented a milestone: Virginia’s non-farm employment of 3,797,300 surpassed the pre-recession peak of 3,791,900, set in April 2008.

“In December, both the private and public sector experienced employment gains of 3,000 jobs each,” said Ann Lang of the Economic Information Services Division of the Virginia Employment Commission. The growth came on top of upwardly revised job totals from November.

Statewide, the leisure/hospitality industry showed the largest employment increase in the last month of 2014, up 3,300 to 378,100. Manufacturing jobs increased slightly, while the construction sector saw total employment fall 2,200 jobs to 178,100.

Among Virginia’s 134 cities and counties, the lowest jobless rates were posted in Falls Church, Arlington, Greene County and Madison County (3.3 percent each) and, tied at 3.5 percent, Al-

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, DECEMBER Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian employment for November. “Previous” is rate for November.

Jurisdiction Alexandria Arlington Fairfax County Falls Church Loudoun Prince William Northern Va. Virginia United States

Employed 87,750 133,764 605,071 7,494 186,184 224,601 1,493,608 4,024,395 147,190,000

Unemployed 3,137 4,150 21,872 220 6,857 9,523 56,726 190,890 8,331,000

exandria, Fairfax County, the city of Fairfax and Fluvanna County.

The highest rates were found in Martinsville (10.6 percent), Page County (9.2 percent), Dickenson County (9.1 percent) and Petersburg (8.8 percent).

Among Virginia’s metropolitan areas, the D.C. region tied with Charlottesville at 3.7 percent for lowest statewide, while Danville (6.4 percent) and Kingsport (5.3 pecrent) were highest.

Nationally, Virginia ranked as having the 17th best jobs picture, in December tucked between Montana and Delaware.

The lowest unemployment rates were found in North Dakota (2.8 percent), Nebraska (2.9 percent) and Utah (3.1 percent), with the highest in Mississippi (7.1 per-

Pct. 3.5% 3.0% 3.5% 2.9% 3.6% 4.1% 3.7% 4.5% 5.4%

Previous 3.6% 3.1% 3.6% 3.0% 3.6% 4.1% 3.7% 4.5% 5.5%

cent) and Nevada and California (6.7 percent each).

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

Metro Area Sees Small YearOver-Year Employment Decline: It wasn’t much, but the Washington metropolitan area’s slight year-over-year December decline in unemployment was enough to put it among a large percentage of the U.S. that saw lower joblessness.

The region’s unemployment rate dropped from 4.6 percent in December 2013 to 4.5 percent in December 2014, according to figures reported Feb. 4 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There were 3.19 million people in the region’s civilian workforce for the month, with 142,200 look-

ing for jobs, federal statisticians said.

Among the nation’s 372 metropolitan areas, jobless rates were lower in December than a year before in 341, higher in 25 and unchanged in six. The national non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 5.4 percent in December was down from 6.5 percent a year before.

Among all metro areas, the lowest jobless rate was reported in Midland, Texas, at 2.1 percent.

The highest rates could be found in Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., at 22.1 percent and 21 percent, respectively.

Among the 49 metro areas with populations of 1 million or more, Minneapolis-St. Paul had the lowest jobless rate, at 3.3 percent, while Memphis had the highest, at 7.6 percent.

Among Virginia metro areas outside the Washington region, unemployment rates were down, year-over-year, and stood at 3.7 percent in Charlottesville; 4.2 percent in Winchester and Harrisonburg; 4.6 percent in Roanoke and Blacksburg-Christiansburg; 4.7 percent in Richmond; 5 percent in Hampton Roads; 5.1 percent in Lynchburg; and 6.4 percent in Danville. The statewide unemployment rate was 4.5 percent.

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Hynes Opts Against Seeking a New Term SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

If the decision by County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada not to seek reelection proved a shocker to the local political establishment, the same decision by board chairman Mary Hynes was more in line with expectations.

But in announcing she did not plan to seek a new term, Hynes also worked to rally county Democrats, and a wary electorate, to stay true to their instincts and support a progressiveleaning community.

Having spent little time fund-raising and seeming ambivalent about the prospects of both a re-election bid and four more years in office, many had guessed Hynes would not seek another term on the County Board. She confirmed the speculation Feb. 4.

“It is time for a new chapter for me. I’ve been at this long enough to know that no one person is irreplaceable,” Hynes said in announcing she would not seek a third term and would wrap up a career in elected office of more than 20 years.

Prior to winning election in 2007, Hynes had served 12 years on the School Board.

While she often said she considered the move to the County Board a lateral one, in recent times Hynes has acknowledged that the workload was much heavier.

By leaving office, “we’ll have more family time,” she said. “I’ll be able to make music more and read for pleasure.”

Hynes defeated David Foster and a field of others in 1994 in the first School Board election held in Arlington since 1955, when the General Assembly abolished elected school boards. She went on to victories over Ric Roca in 1998 and Beth Wolffe in

County Board Chairman Mary Hynes.

2002.

Hynes decided against a running for a new School Board term in 2006, but when County Board member Paul Ferguson opted to run for clerk of the Circuit Court a year later, she was enticed into the County Board race.

Hynes and Tejada – never the closest of political allies – would run together twice in the once-every-four-years cycle when two of the five board seats were on the ballot.

Her electoral results: 2007: Tejada, 18,766 votes; Hynes, 18,203; Michael McMenamin (R), 11,426; Joseph Warren (R), 6,464; Joshua Ruebner (Gr.), 3,725.

2011: Hynes, 24,453; Tejada, 23,594; Audrey Clement (Gr.), 9,728.

Taking office in 2008, Hynes worked to stake out turf as a fiscal and process reformer, but often found herself blocked behind the scenes by more entrenched

County Board members and top staff. She twice has been chosen by her colleagues as board chair, a position that rotates annually among members of the party in control of the board.

The past 18 months have been particularly challenging for Democratic County Board members, who have seen a number of their priorities – the Columbia Pike streetcar, Public Land for Public Good initiative and Long Bridge Park aquatics center among them – collapse under the weight of community discord. Relations between the School Board and the County Board at times have been stressed over funding and capital projects.

The county also has faced weak economic conditions, including record-high office-vacancy rates, while taxpayers seem to be hinting that enough is enough to ever-spiraling tax bills.

The result was a ballot-box revolt aimed squarely at County Board Democrats, who

had held a monopoly on County Board seats since 1999. The party lost not one but two elections to well-known, well-funded independent John Vihstadt in 2014.

“This has been a rough patch. I would be lying to you if I said otherwise,” Hynes told about 125 members of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, who gave her two standing ovations at their Feb. 4 meeting.

But Hynes – who though a self-described introvert has shown the occasional instincts of a street-fighter while in political office – said Arlington voters would be wrong to abandon Democratic leaders and ideals.

Those policies have brought the county significant successes, she said in the most passionate moment of her remarks, “and don’t you ever let anyone tell you different.”

In her two turns as board chairman, Hynes has strived to improve the public-participation process known as the Arlington Way, and to draw more people into decision-making efforts. She also has served as Arlington’s representative to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

“She knows the ins and outs of policy; she works so hard,” said Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Kip Malinosky, who praised Hynes’ “truly outstanding service.”

Hynes told Democrats her efforts were never focused on self-aggrandizement.

“It has always been about stewardship,” she said. “My goal has always been to leave Arlington a better place than I found it.”

The Democratic nominees for the seats of Hynes and Tejada will be selected in a June primary, and despite the losses to Vihstadt, Democrats retain a significant edge headed into the general election.

Hynes’ advice to her eventual successors? “Collaborate, use you common sense and build consensus,” she said.

Prospective Democratic Contenders Hold Off Announcements SCOTT McCAFFREY

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Prospective candidates for County Board opted to keep their powder dry, with no formal announcements made at the Feb. 4 monthly meeting of the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

But the Democratic rank-and-file moved forward with the process, opting to use a state-run primary in June to select their two nominees for the seats of Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes, who have opted against seeking re-election.

Democratic chairman Kip Malinosky said potential candidates had been offered the opportunity to announce at the February meeting. But each of the prospects chose to wait until March before formally launching bids.

“I expect there will be a lot” of announcements next month, Malinosky said.

As had been the case a month before, prospective candidates and their supporters were circling the meeting room at Walter Reed Community Center, eying the competition and mix-and-mingling with the party faithful. But this time, contenders came with clipboards in efforts to secure the 125 signatures required to get on the primary ballot.

Among those in the room: former County Board candidates Peter Fallon, Christian Dorsey and Cord Thomas, who all are mulling runs, and former House of Delegates candidate Andrew Schneider.

Among those in the definite “no” category was former County Board member Joseph Wholey, who joked after the meeting that he wouldn’t be running because he

aimed to stay married to his wife.

(To say that no one made it official on Feb. 4 is not entirely correct. “I’m here to announce that I’m running for Arlington County Board,” U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, D8th, chuckled as he spoke to the packed room.)

In a unanimous vote, the Democratic Committee opted to use a state primary election to choose its nominees for the two open seats, rejecting the options of a partyrun caucus or the less common option of a party convention.

Malinosky said the logistics of a caucus might have been insurmountable, since they would concentrate voting in just a few spaces. Under a primary, voters will cast ballots in their regular precincts on June 9.

One down side to picking a primary: The party will not be able to use its “instant-

runoff” procedure, which gives voters the chance to rank candidates in the order of preference. The procedure has been used in previous County Board and School Board caucuses, but is not available in a primary, where the top two finishers move on to the general election no matter how many, or how few, votes they receive.

Discussion on which nominating process to use dominated a recent meeting of the Democratic steering committee, but the end vote was 25-2 to recommend a primary.

The party faithful ratified that recommendation without dissent.

Prospective Democratic candidates will be able to file for office between March 9 and 26, although most are likely to submit paperwork the first possible day; ballot order is determined by the date and time of filing.

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While not taking existing options off the table, School Board members on Feb. 5 said they would embark on a far broader look at ways to increase elementary-school capacity in South Arlington.

Board members said that the use of existing county-owned and even privatelyowned buildings will be considered. New options will be judged against previous proposals for a new elementary school and additions at others in an “inclusive, transparent” process that will seek to build community consensus.

School officials pleaded to be given the time to get the job done. “Please be patient with us, and be flexible,” School Board Chairman James Lander said in rolling out the new effort.

The decision to cast a wider net in evaluating options came after County Board members on Jan. 27 voted 4-1 to reject the School Board’s bid to build a new elementary adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

The County Board majority, while not ruling out the proposal, said school officials had not made the case that it was the best option to address growing enrollment in the south-central portion of the country.

For more than a year, school officials have pressed for use of the Thomas Jefferson site, calling it their preferred option.

The school system’s Plan B is to build additions at Barcroft and Randolph elementary schools.

But now, all those possibilities will be thrown into the mix to vie against new options. The school system aims to create 725 new elementary-school seats by the start of the 2018-19 school year, using $50.25 million in funding approved by voters last November.

School Board members said they will be working with their County Board counterparts. The two boards “have a shared understanding” of the challenges brought about by rising enrollment, School Board member Abby Raphael said at the board’s Feb. 5 meeting.

At the meeting, all five board members took turns reading parts from a lengthy announcement explaining the rationale behind the new effort.

Lander said “a lot of blood, sweat and tears” went into crafting the document, and that School Board members would be “one board, one voice” on the issue.

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Highs & Lows

THUMBS DOWN: To Arlington Public Schools’ proposed 2015-16 calendar.

If we did the math right, the proposal calls for students to have 16 days off during the Christmas (err, “winter”) break. Their last day in class would be Dec. 18, and they’d return on Jan. 4.

Whoa, whoa, whoa – as any good teacher knows, giving students that much time out of the classroom means it’ll take days and days simply to make up for what’s been lost in those young craniums.

We are hopeful that members of the School Board – perhaps the two new arrivals who have promised a fresh look at things? – will step in and find a way to cut down on that excessive break. It does nobody any good to have kids out of class that long.

THUMBS DOWN: To the annual shell game played by school districts across the region, attempting to convince the public that their teachers are the most underpaid out there.

We listened, in early January, as Arlington Superintendent Patrick Murphy told delegates of the Arlington County Civic Federation that Arlington needed to pay its teachers more money because the District of Columbia was paying its teachers at a higher rate.

Hmmmm, we thought. That’s the first time anyone had ever brought the District of Columbia into what in the past has been a suburbs-only game. Why would Arlington Public Schools, we thought, have to bring D.C. into it?

Not long after came this: An article in a neighboring newspa-

per reported that the superintendent of schools in the city of Falls Church was pleading for more cash for teachers, because she feared losing her educators to better-paying Arlington.

Aha! Is Arlington is so far at the top of the scale among Northern Virginia jurisdictions, it has had to start comparing itself to other areas in order to make its pay scale seem middle of the pack?

We think teachers should be fairly and adequately compensated, and such compensation comes in many forms. But anyone who goes into the field of public education expecting to cash in has his or her priorities akimbo.

Nor should leaders of the school districts across Northern Virginia be playing games like this with the public during budget season.

Use Country Clubs, I-66 to Provide School Space Editor: It is good news that School Board members will consider the use of existing county-owned and privately-owned buildings in their search for space.

I would like to draw to the School Board’s attention what I think are the three worst land-use decisions in the county at this time: hundreds of acres devoted to golf at the Army Navy Country Club (assessed: $145 million) and the Washington

Golf and Country Club (assessed: $67 million), and the fact that Interstate 66 is open to the sky.

The decision to have golf courses in Arlington was plausible 50 years ago. It is no longer, either in the close-in suburb we are or in the city into which the County Board majority seems determined to make us.

We should acquire them by condemnation, and provide the parks and schools for which the need has been created by the

building spree of the last 20 years.

As the Virginia Department of Transportation seems determined to widen I-66 to provide better drive times for commuters, we should seek to deck over the widened road to provide expansion space for Washington-Lee High School and Arlington Science Focus School, and for athletic fields and park use.

Dave Schutz Arlington

Consider Office Buildings for Use as New Schools Editor: Has there been any discussion of retrofitting space in some of Arlington’s vacant commercial buildings to provide additional capacity for Arlington Public Schools?

If this should prove to be feasible, it could offer several advantages. It would not encroach on green space. It would address the concerns of residential neighborhoods that a school would bring additional traffic. Space would be available in both North and South Arlington. It would offer op-

portunities for creative designing of space to accommodate specific school programs.

It would offer flexibility as adjustments in enrollment are needed.

Like any of the proposed solutions to the challenge of housing the growing enrollment, this option, too, will raise issues.

But given the many issues raised about where to build new schools, it may be worth exploring.

Norma Kacen Arlington

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In Meeting with Delegates to Civic Federation, VDOT Pledges Cooperation with Neighborhoods Staff Writer

Officials with the Virginia Department of Transportation say they do – they really do! – want to be partners with the community in developing and implementing road and transit improvements across Arlington.

But those same officials acknowledge that the process can be cumbersome, and used a Feb. 3 meeting with the Arlington County Civic Federation to urge residents to get, and stay, engaged.

“Definitely, the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” VDOT landscape architect Ellen Vogel said in a moment of candor at the federation meeting, held at Virginia Hospital Center.

Vogel urged those concerned about specific projects to pay attention early in the process. “That’s when to get involved – and then be persistent,” she said.

The advice was welcomed, but federation delegates said it could not always be followed.

“It’s hard to know when to make input when we don’t know what the planning is,” said Terri Prell, a delegate from the North Rosslyn Civic Association and chair of the federation’s executive committee.

It’s a refrain VDOT officials have heard before. Their response: The state agency can’t provide details it doesn’t yet have itself.

“Sometimes citizens get frustrated be-

cause they feel like VDOT is not being forthcoming, but that’s not it at all,” said Terry Yates, preliminary-engineering manager for VDOT in Arlington and Fairfax counties.

“When you ask questions, remember . . . where the project is in the process,” Yates said.

At the same time, he said, residents can be an important source of information as projects move forward.

“Often, citizens have knowledge of the local area that VDOT may not have,” Yates said.

Federation delegates hit the staff members with a host of questions-cum-complaints, ranging from the mound of dirt that has resulted from a road project near Arlington Boulevard – Prell dubbed it “the highest point in Arlington” – to sound barriers adjacent to Interstate 66.

Residents of the Arlington View and Penrose neighborhoods pressed the VDOT officials on details of current work to replace the aging Washington Boulevard bridge over Columbia Pike, and on the status of tree-replacement efforts there and elsewhere.

While state policy is to either avoid taking out trees or replacing as many as possible, VDOT does not have funding to acquire right-of-way to replace trees on a one-for-one basis, Vogel said.

“We’re looking at some sort of treereplacement fund” for future projects, she said.

(As a state agency, VDOT is not required to always follow rules laid down by localities; a bill introduced this year by Del. Mark Keam, D-Vienna, to require the agency to adhere to tree-replacement rules put in place by each local government died in a House of Delegates subcommittee.)

Arlington elected officials in recent years have said their working relationship with VDOT has improved substantially, and the agency’s officials at the Civic Federation returned the compliment – mostly.

“We do have fairly good relations with Arlington,” Vogel said. “There’s a lot of coordination.”

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Leadership Arlington held a day-long retreat at Marymount University Jan. 24 to welcome the 19 members of its four-month Young Professionals Program.

The new class represents the seventh session. Over the coming four months, participants will focus on civic and philanthropic awareness and enhancement of leadership skills.

“This area is filled with a large population of young professionals. They have the talent; we help them tap into that talent, build upon it and develop additional skills and resources to become agents of change,” said Leadership Arlington CEO Betsy Frantz.

Members of the new class are Marci Anderson, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union; Amanda Charles, Arlington County government’s Department of Human Services; Hope Fisher, Marymount University; Frances Grisier, Virginia Hospital Center; Thomas Jacobi, Chain Bridge Bank; Meghan Kelly, EagleBank; Linh Le, Technomics; Natalia Lerner, Accenture; Josh Lewis, HITT Contracting.

Also, David Madoo, National Older Worker Career Center; Lara Malakoff, ICF International; Carla Marin, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing; Amanda Mark, Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network; Erin Potter, BikeArlington; Jovan Ruzic, Keller Williams Realty; Richard Slusher, Arlington County Fire Department; Julianne Sobral, Council of Foundations; Janice Spearbeck, Re/Max Gateway; and Jennifer Weber, Arlington County government Department of Parks and Recreation.

‘ARLINGTON THRIVE’ SURPASSES $1 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR YEAR: As it

approaches its 40th anniversary, Arlington Thrive ended its most recent fiscal year with income surpassing the $1 million mark.

The organization, which began life as Arlingtonians Ministering to Emergency Needs and later became Arlingtonians Meeting Emergency Needs, is a “front-line defense” in the social-safety net, its development director said in a recent presentation.

Wage stagnation and an anemic economic recovery has “really severely impacted parts of the community, Shandra Niswander told members of the Kiwanis Club of Arlington.

“Low-to-moderate-income residents are not recovering,” Niswander said.

About 88 cents of every dollar received

by Arlington Thrive goes to assisting Arlington residents on issues ranging from rental support to utilities to medical care.

For the fiscal year ending last June, the organization provided nearly $822,000 in direct emergency financial assistance to nearly 3,000 households.

Efforts by organizations like Arlington Thrive to address the needs of those in peril “prevented those crises . . . from becoming catastrophes,” Niswander said. “Families with children get top priority.”

Of its income during the last fiscal year, 52 percent came from the Arlington County government, 31 percent from individuals, 16 percent from foundations, 10 percent from businesses and civic organiza-

tions, and 1 percent from religious institutions.

For information on the organization, see the Web site at www.arlingtonthrive. org.

MARDI GRAS PARADE ON HORIZON:

The annual Clarendon-Courthouse Mardi Gras Parade will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17 beginning at 8 p.m. along Wilson Boulevard from North Barton Street to Washington Boulevard.

For information, see the Web site at https://clarendon.org/mardi-gras.

LIBRARY FORUM TO FOCUS ON HISTORY OF HOFFMAN-BOSTON: The Arling-

ton library system’s Center for Local History will debut an oral history with the last principal of segregated Hoffman-Boston Junior/Senior High School on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at Central Library.

George Richardson, who will turn 102 years old in March, was principal of the school in the 1960s when Arlington’s high schools were integrated. Hoffman-Boston students were transferred to previously all-white county schools; part of what was then Hoffman-Boston Junior/Senior High School is now an elementary school.

After the screening the audience is invited to share their memories of Richardson and Hoffman-Boston. Wilbert Talley, who produced the oral history, will be there to introduce the video and facilitate the discussion. Mr. Richardson may take part in the discussion from his home in Oklahoma.

The program is free. For information, call (703) 228-5966.

PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS FOCUS ON DARWIN: Friends of Arlington’s David M.

Brown Planetarium will host the premiere of the full-dome show “Natural Selection” on Friday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the planetarium, located adjacent to the Arlington Education Center, 1426 North Quincy St. The production looks at Darwin’s voyage of exploration, and how his findings were received in Victorian England.

Other film screenings and events related to Darwin and natural selection will be held throughout the weekend of Feb. 2022 at the planetarium. For a complete list, see the Web site at www.friendsoftheplanetarium.org.

‘AAUW’ TO LOOK BACK AT HISTORIC PEOPLE, EVENTS: Suzanne Gould, an

archivist with American Association of University Women (AAUW), will discuss fascinating women and events in the organization’s history during a presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Patrick Henry Elementary School.

The event is sponsored by the Arlington branch of the AAUW. For information, call Sara Anderson at (703) 532-3830.

MEDICAL BILLING TAKES CENTER STAGE AT SENIORS’ PROGRAM: The

senior-health department of Virginia Hospital Center will present “Understanding Your Medical Bills” on Friday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. at 601 South Carlin Springs Road.

The event is free.

For information and to register, call (703) 558-6859.

Arlington Notes II ernment offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of George Washington Day. A complete list of what is open and what is closed in county government can be found on the Web site at www.arlingtonva. us.

ARTS CENTER WINS GRANT FROM WARHOL FOUNDATION: The Arlington

Arts Center has been awarded a $70,000 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, designed to sustain exhibitions and programming for the coming two years.

“To be recognized this way speaks volumes about the talent of the artists and the quality of the exhibitions happening here,” said Stefanie Fedor, the center’s executive director.

The arts center plans to use the funds to enhance the presentation of exhibitions, provide stipends to artists and produce educational materials like digital catalogs and printed brochures, with a focus on exhibitions featuring rising artists and curators.

Along with existing programs, the grant will support original exhibitions featuring the work of more than 70 contemporary artists. Additional shows include “Play,” an exhibition that explores the role of play and gaming in contemporary art and is slated to open in July, as well as “Creature Connection” and “Strange Landscapes,” set to open in 2016.

The Arlington Arts Center is located at 3550 Wilson Blvd. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.

For information, call (703) 248-6800 or see the Web site at www.arlingtonartscenter.org.

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Nature Center will take a look back at convicted spy Robert Hanssen on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 3:30 p.m.

The lecture will discuss how Hanssen worked throughout the local area, including at the nature center, before he was captured by the FBI in February 2001.

The cost is $7. For information, call (703) 228-6535.

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ENCORE LEARNING LOOKS AT CULTIVATING POSITIVE EMOTIONS: Encore

Learning’s “Meet the Speaker” series continues on Tuesday, Feb. 17 with a program featuring Dr. Beth Cabrera, senior scholar at George Mason University’s Center for the Advancement of Well Being.

Cabrera will speak on “Cultivating Positive Emotions for Enhanced Well Being” during the program, to be held at 3 p.m. at Central Library.

The program is sponsored by Encore Learning and the county library system.

For information, call (703) 228-2144.

GROUP FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA TO HOST OUTING: MoreThanDyslex-

ics, a support group for students in grades 6 to 12 with dyslexia, will host a luncheon and program at Pinzimini restaurant in the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

The keynote speaker will be author Gary Karton, and the event also will feature a technology discussion and ice skating at the nearby Kettler Capitals Iceplex.

This program is open to youth in elementary school as well as middle- and high-schoolers.

For information, see the Web site at www.morethandyslexics.com.

CHURCH GROUP TO STUDY ‘THE REBEL JESUS’: Clarendon United Methodist

Church will host a special Lenten study group beginning the week of Feb. 22, based on “The Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus” by Mike Slaughter.

The program will feature two Tuesdayevening meetings (with dinner) and two Sunday-morning meetings. The cost is $10 for materials, and child care is available.

The church is located at 606 North Irving St. For information, call the church at (703) 527-8574 or e-mail secretary@morefaith.org.

‘TREE HUGGERS’ CAN TAKE VALENTINE’S DAY HIKE: Gulf Branch Nature

Center will host a “Tree-Huggers Valentine’s Day Hike” for families with children ages 6 and older on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-3403.

CHAMBER-MUSIC CONCERT SLATED:

IBIS Chamber Music will present “Quartet for the End of Time,” a concert featuring the work of Oliver Messiaen created in a World War II prison camp, on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. at Clarendon United Methodist Church, 606 North Irving St. Also on the program is the opera “Di-

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of Northern Virginia has been tapped to receive a $200,000 unrestricted grant and leadership training as part of the Neighborhood Builder program of the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

The Literacy Council provides the basics of reading, writing, speaking and understanding English to members of immigrant communities, as well as providing support on issues ranging from health and financial literacy to computer instruction.

“The leadership training and funding they’ll receive through Neighborhood Builders will allow them to expand their efforts to support the under-served residents of the Washington area,” said Jeff Wood, Washington market president of Bank of America.

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Election Officials Could Buy New Voting Machines for ‘16 Big changes could be on the horizon at Arlington polling places in time for the 2016 presidential election.

County election officials are considering scrapping their entire stock of voting machines, replacing them with new-generation equipment to the tune of about $1 million.

“We don’t want to go with older technology,” Arlington Registrar Linda Lindberg said of the proposal to upgrade equipment. “We might as well just go whole-hog and replace the whole thing. We may not like it, but we’re going to have to do it.”

Lindberg briefed Electoral Board members on Feb. 5, and will go before County Board members in March to detail the plan.

If put into place, Arlington voters would see the demise of the popular touch-screen voting machines, which are being phased out statewide because they do not provide a paper trail to be used in case of recounts or malfunctions.

Arlington election officials prefer the option of those touch-screen machines.

“We’re still not happy” with the state decision to scrap them, Electoral Board Chairman Charlene Bickford said.

County voters tend to agree: About 80 percent opt to cast ballots using what are known in the trade as “DREs,” even though alternative, paper-cast options are available.

Arlington officials aim to transfer to a new digital-scan system, where voters fill out a paper ballot that is fed into a scanner and records selections. If the ballot-reader notes any problems, the paper ballot is returned to the voter to be checked.

Fairfax and Loudoun counties already have switched over to the new-generation equipment.

“The good thing is our neighboring colleagues have gone through this,” said Electoral Board vice chairman David Bell, who nonetheless predicted it would be “scary and exciting at the same time” to make the switch.

Who will be paying for the equipment remains an open question. Gov. McAuliffe has proposed to help localities defray costs of buying new machines, but Lindberg expects that the county government will have to pick up some of the cost. Her office is coordinating with county staff on logistics.

The three-member Electoral Board voiced its support for moving forward. “We are happy with the plan,” Bickford said.

Virginia officials have certified three companies to provide voting equipment to localities, with a fourth set to receive certification soon. Electoral Board members and staff plan to talk to all the vendors and test out equipment during the annual meeting of the Virginia Electoral Board Association, to be held in March.

By April or May, local officials hope to have narrowed the selection, and will invite the public and polling-place staff to test various options.

Lindberg says it’s possible some of the new equipment would be in place for the next Virginia presidential primary, set for March 1, 2016, to help address any issues that come up prior to the 2016 general election.

Gretchen Reinemeyer, the county’s deputy registrar, said the switchover from a hodgepodge of voting equipment is likely to win applause from those who work the polls.

“Election officers really like having one system” she said.

Election Workers to Get Raises: Officers of election in Arlington will see pay raises starting with November’s balloting, under a proposal approved by the county’s Electoral Board Feb. 5.

The three-member board ratified a proposal to increase the Election Day pay of officers of election from $150 to $175.

Chiefs of election at individual precincts will see their pay grow from $190 to $230, while assistant chief election officers will see boosts from $165 to $200.

“I think that’s reasonable – they’re due for something,” said county Registrar Linda Lindberg, who proposed what will be the first increase in pay since 2008.

Election officials acted after Fairfax County officials last year raised the Election Day pay of precinct chiefs to $250.

State election law does not require election workers to live within the jurisdiction where they work, so an ongoing disparity might lead some to opt to work at polling places in Fairfax.

“That’s quite a gap – we are running substantially behind,” said Electoral Board chairman Charlene Bickford, although she acknowledged that Arlington ranks near the top of other Northern Virginia jurisdictions.

The funding needed for the raise is available within the office’s existing budget, Lindberg said.

At the Electoral Board’s Feb. 5 meeting, a total of 864 election officers were appointed for a term running through March 31, 2016, allowing them to work during the 2015 primary and general elections and the 2016 presidential primary.

Bickford Sworn In for New Term: Electoral Board Chairman Charlene Bickford on Feb. 5 was sworn in for a new three-year term that begins March 1.

Bickford, a former chairman of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, was sworn in by Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson. Although her existing term still had several weeks to run, Ferguson told Bickford he was happy to “get ahead of the curve” by performing the ceremony early.

Bickford, who was reappointed by judges of the Circuit Court, is one of two Democrats on the three-member panel.

Vice chairman David Bell, a Democrat, and secretary Allen Harrison Jr., a Republican, round out the trio.

By law, the posts of chairman and secretary need to be filled by individuals of different political parties.

Bickford has served on the Electoral Board since 2003, with a previous stint from 1987-94.

The three board members will reconvene in March for a reorganization meeting. The current line-up – Bickford as chairman, Bell as vice chairman and Harrison as secretary – is expected to remain unchanged.

– Scott McCaffrey

SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The monthly Democratic Committee meeting also came and went Feb. 4 without any candidates announcing bids for the one School Board seat on the November ballot. Incumbent Abby Raphael is not seeking re-election.

Because School Board seats in Virginia officially are nonpartisan, political parties cannot formally nominate candidates, but they can “endorse” candidacies. Each of the five sitting School Board members won the Democratic endorsement before going on to general-election victories.

If more than one candidate files for Raphael’s seat, the party will hold two days of caucus voting – using its instant-runoff provision – in May. If only one candidate files, the party will hold an up-or-down vote at one of its regular meetings.

And if no candidate files? That would put the party in uncharted territory.

Treasurer Announces Bid for Full Term: Having won a special election last November to gain the seat, county Treasurer Carla de la Pava on Feb. 4 launched a bid to hold it.

“I love my job,” de la Pava told the more than 125 in attendance at the monthly meeting of the Arlington County Democratic Committee. “I get to advocate for people, but I also get to make sure people play by the rules.”

De la Pava for six years had served as chief deputy to venerable Treasurer Frank O’Leary. When O’Leary retired last July, de la Pava succeeded him, then was unopposed in a special election held concurrently with the Nov. 4 general election.

If she wins this November – no opposition has yet materialized – de la Pava will get a full four-year term.

“She’s tough but fair – a world-class problem-solver,” said Falls Church city

treasurer Jody Acosta, who in an unusual twist in transient Northern Virginia has known de la Pava since they were each in second grade. Each of the two won special elections last year to assume office.

(More fun facts: It was Acosta who, in high school, introduced de la Pava to her future husband, Mark Dola, and it was Acosta who, much later, introduced her to her future boss, O’Leary.)

Acosta said a good treasurer needs to have four attributes: Be respectful, responsible, resourceful and relentless.

“Carla has all those four, and more,” she said.

In her remarks, de la Pava said her office dealt with three kinds of tax delinquents

– those who fail to pay by accident, those who can’t pay and those who try to evade their taxes.

The office works to address each of those situations differently, de la Pava said.

Going after attempted tax cheats is “the fun part of my job,” she said, as the treasurer’s office has a number of tools at its disposal, from garnishing wages to seizing vehicles.

O’Leary’s 30-year tenure turned the Arlington treasurer’s office into a world-class collection agency. The delinquency rate when he arrived in 1984 was more than 8 percent; when he left, it was less than onehalf of 1 percent.

Without the hundreds of millions of dollars that churn through her office each

year, Arlington would not be able to provide services residents want and need, his successor said. “It takes taxes to do these things,” de la Pava said.

Should more than one candidate emerge for the Democratic nomination, the party would make its pick in a June primary.

More likely, de la Pava has a safe route to a full term.

The treasurer is one of five “constitutional offices” on the November ballot in Arlington, joining commissioner of revenue, clerk of the Circuit Court, commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff.

All five posts currently are held by Democrats, and all five incumbents have announced plans to seek new terms.

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Hope Legislation on County Auditor Moves Forward SCOTT McCAFFREY

licly supported having an auditor report to elected officials, not the county manager.

Should Hope’s bill win passage, the A measure by Del. Patrick Hope (D- County Board would be able to hire an au47th) allowing the County Board to hire an ditor on its own anytime after July 1.

The Arlington government currently is auditor won unanimous committee support last week, rebuilding its audit functions, which saw GENERAL and headed this cutbacks during the recession. The governto the full ment continues to advertise for an internal ASSEMBLY week House of Del- auditor, who would report to a deputy director of the Department of Management egates.

The House Committee on Counties, and Finance.

Krupicka Bill on Mold in Rental Units Cities and Towns approved the bill on a 22Wins House Approval: Legislation pa0 vote Feb. 6.

County officials, who several weeks ago troned by Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) reacted negatively to Hope’s proposal, did requiring landlords to promptly address not oppose it. The county’s Richmond lob- issues of mold in rental units won unanibyist, Pat Carroll, spoke in favor of the mous support in the House of Delegates, and has been sent to the state Senate. measure at the subcommittee hearing.

The measure requires landlords to Arlington’s current form of government allows the County Board to hire and fire “promptly remediate” mold conditions, only three people: the county manager, then re-inspect the dwelling unit to confirm county attorney and clerk to the board. there is no longer any visible evidence of All other government employees report up mold. The bill also requires the landlord to the chain of command to County Manager make available to tenants copies of written information related to the remediation of Barbara Donnellan.

Hope’s measure would allow, but not mold.

The measure, with several committee require, County Board members to hire and supervise an auditor. It only applies amendments, passed the House of Delto Arlington, not other jurisdictions in the egates Feb. 4 on a 99-1 vote.

Krupicka Measure on Home-Care Marcommonwealth.

Supporters of the idea include the Ar- keting Wins Approval: A measure by Del. lington County Civic Federation and Ar- Rob Krupicka (D-45th) placing restrictions lington County Taxpayers Association, on who can market themselves as homewhose leaders say an auditor should have care specialists won nearly unanimous approval from independence.

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The measure prohibits anyone who Libby Garvey and John Vihstadt have pubStaff Writer

is not licensed as a home-care organization from marketing themselves as such, and prohibits those who are licensed from marketing themselves as providing services other than those that the licensee is licensed to provide.

The measure, as amended, won approval on a 97-1 votes on Feb. 4 and was sent to the state Senate.

Hope’s Measure on Forced Sterilization Falls in House of Delegates: Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) again has lost his bid to provide compensation for Virginia residents who were forcibly sterilized by the state government between 1924 and 1979.

A subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations killed the measure on Feb. 2.

The measure would have provided payments of up to $50,000 per person, setting a deadline of mid-2019 for claims to be made.

State officials say they do not know how many residents were impacted by the Virginia Eugenical Sterilization Act during the 55 years it was in effect, but a study conducted by the University of Vermont estimated the total at about 7,300.

Virginia officials estimate that about 722 victims of forced sterilization might be alive and qualify for compensation, which would have led to a possible total payout of $36.1 million, with additional costs to staff the program.

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Lopez ‘Law Day’ Resolution Moves Toward Passage: May 1 will be known as “Law Day” in 2015 and in future years, if legislation patroned by Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) gets through the state Senate.

The joint resolution won approval in the House of Delegates on a 93-0 vote, and was sent to the Senate Committee on Rules.

President Eisenhower in 1958 proclaimed the first national Law Day, and Congress formalized the annual celebration in 1961. Many state governments followed suit.

The theme for the 2015 Law Day celebration is the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta, in which England’s King John ceded some powers to rebel barons. While neither side lived up to agreements in the document, it formed the basis for constitutional rule in English lands.

Measure to Alter Allocation of Electoral Votes Fails: Virginia looks likely to retain its winner-take-all approach to Electoral College votes for the 2016 general election.

Currently, the candidate who wins the most popular votes statewide – whether it be by a single vote or a million – garners all 13 of Virginia’s electoral votes on their quest to the 270 required to win the presidency.

Two measures that would have changed traditional practice died in the General Assembly this session: • A measure by Del. C. Matthew Fariss (R-Rustburg) would have provided two electoral votes to the winner statewide, then divided the remaining 11 votes based on which candidate won each congressional district.

• A measure by state Sen. Charles Carrico Jr. (R-Galax) also would have awarded the first two electoral votes to the statewide winner, then would have apportioned the remaining 11 votes based on the percentage of the statewide vote taken by candidates from varying parties.

Fariss’s measure was not taken up by the House of Delegates, while Carrico’s proposal died in a Senate committee.

The U.S. Constitution allows states latitude in determining how to apportion electoral votes. Through the 2012 presidential election, nearly all states allocated electoral votes in a winner-take-all fashion; Maine and Nebraska have used a measure similar to Fariss’s proposal, implementing it in 1972 and 1992, respectively. Michigan used that system once, in 1892.

Republican candidates for president won Virginia’s electoral votes in each election from 1968 to 2004. Democrat Barack Obama won the state’s votes in 2008 and 2012.

Bill to Make Political Parties Pay for Primaries Dies: Virginia political parties can breathe a little easier: A measure requiring them to pick up the costs of primary elections died an early death in the 2015 General Assembly session.

The measure, patroned by Del. R. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), would have shifted the cost of conducting primaries from the state government to the parties. It died in a House subcommittee on a voice vote.

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People United Way of the National Capital Area has awarded nearly $140,000 to Arlington member non-profits as part of its Community Impact grant program.

The funding is part of more than $1 million to be provided in 77 grants to 65 organizations across the region this year through the Community Impact program.

“This funding is provided thanks to the support of employees participating in our 800 workplace-giving campaigns at more than 3,000 locations throughout the greater Washington region,” United Way of the National Capital Area CEO Rosie AllenHerring said during a Jan. 27 presentation to the Arlington County Board.

Each of the grants directly focuses on issues related to education, financial stability and health, Allen-Herring said, and recipients are determined through a competitive process.

“These grantees exemplify the best of our local nonprofit community,” AllenHerring said. “They have demonstrated that they are the most effective and the most efficient, and that they can create lasting and measurable results.”

Local organizations receiving funding include Arlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington Thrive, Goodwill of Greater Washington, D.C. Central Kitchen, Doorways for Women and Families, Food &

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United Way Grants to Benefit Local Non-Profits

Friends, Home Care Partners, Housing Trust of Northern Virginia, MVLE, NOVA ScriptsCentral, the Reading Connection and the Salvation Army.

Among the grants: • Funding for the Reading Connection will support literacy programs and new books to children living in local shelters and transitional and affordable housing, and will help train staff.

The funding will help “introduce the magic of reading to at-risk kids who have virtually no access to books,” said Courtney Kissell, executive director of the Reading Connection.

“Building a love of books and reading helps develop critical academic skills that will benefit at-risk children as they enter school – and throughout their lives,” Kissell said.

• Funding for Goodwill of Greater Washington will support job-training, employment-assistance and career-coaching efforts.

“This grant helps Goodwill respond more deeply to the chronic barriers our students face in achieving employment and advancing their careers,” said Janece Smoot Kleban, vice president of development for Goodwill of Greater Washington.

“With the support of United Way, we will help unemployed and under-employed Arlington residents achieve greater degrees of self-sufficiency.”

Among the options available to those donating to United Way is to direct financial support to the Community Impact Fund of eight regions: Alexandria, Arlington, District of Columbia, Fairfax/Falls Church, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Prince William. Funding funneled to Arlington organizations totaled $139,599.

For information on the initiative, see the Web site at www.unitedwaynca.org.

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The best advice for anyone venturing out to the Arlington Players’ production of “The Comedy of Errors”? Make sure you have memorized the basics of the plot before entering the theater.

A combination of archaic (albeit lovely) Shakespearean language, ON accents and a complicated STAGE plot line involving multiple cases of mistaken identity apparently proved too much for some theater-goers, who departed a recent production around intermission.

That’s a shame, because – while the show gets off a slow start – its second act picks up the pace and proves a whole lot of fun.

One of the Bard’s first comedies, dating perhaps to the early 1590s, the show is less grand and nuanced than what would come later. But even raw Shakespeare is a treat.

In this rendition, the setting has been transported from the Mediterranean to the 1920s Chicago of Al Capone, mostly through costumes and sets. The language hasn’t been touched.

Centering around two sets of identical twins, one each the master and the other the servant, there is case after case of confused identity. While the synopsis provided on the Arlington Players’ Web site was very

helpful, I can see why those who hadn’t read it or had other background on the production might have felt at sea.

The wordplay is fun, there is plenty of slapstick, and the masters (Will Macleod and Jonathan Frye) and their serfs (Amanda Quain and Maddy Goshorn) do their ribald best to elicit chuckles and guffaws from the crowd. And, no surprise, there’s a twist on the way to a happy ending.

Other standouts among the cast were Samantha Sheahan as the wife of one of the merchants, who finds herself totally befuddled as events unfold, and Annie Kehrli as her sister. Jessie Lillis gets the fun part of the slightly naughty but ever-businesslike courtesan.

Rich Montgomery, as a condemned merchant whose planned but delayed execution sets the show in motion, delivers a strong monologue to begin the show.

(Keep in mind that this is a play of its time; there is a whole lot of what today would be denounced as domestic violence and other forms of physical abuse running throughout the tale. “Dark comedy” might be the best way to put it.)

Director Robert Leembruggen says his inspiration was to present a version of Shakespeare best described as “The Untouchables” meets “Guys and Dolls” meets “The Godfather,” and as interpretations go, it proves reasonably solid. The first act lags a bit, with the lighting scheme caus-

Maddy Goshorn and Amanda Quain play twins (each named Dromeo) in The Arlington Players’ PHOTO BY PETER HILL production of “The Comedy of Errors.”

ing some issues for audience members, but the second moves forward effervescently.

One of Shakespeakere’s shortest plays, it’s a relatively brisk two hours from start to finish.

Sets (Cody Clarke) and costumes (Libby Dasbach) were strong. Sound, as always in this venue, proves a challenge, particularly whenever the audience skews to the more seasoned-senior demographic.

Kudos to Paul Weiss on trumpet, for the clever interludes.

Given the complexities of plot involved, perhaps the production team would have

been wise to insert a page in the playbill explaining it all. (Slightly off topic: Oh, how I’m going to miss those audience guides produced for the soon-to-close American Century Theater – those are the best.)

But for those who came prepped for the evening – or were willing the throw caution to the wind and just follow along – there was much to enjoy.

“The Comedy of Errors” continues through Feb. 14 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road in Arlington. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.thearlingtonplayers.org.

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The main level provides one-level-living options, with the formal rooms (a grand living room with fireplace, adjacent dining room and ample kitchen) joined with an extraordinary family room (with walk-out access) and three bedrooms, including the home’s first master suite (also with access to the expansive deck).

The second level plays host to an incredible master retreat, with large bedding area (with Juliet balcony), grand separate sitting room, sumptuous bath and a copious attic space. It’s a winner.

The lower level provides more features, from the recreation room with fireplace and kitchen area to two additional bedrooms, with walk-out access to the large patio.

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This week’s featured property – set on a 14,400-square-foot lot within walking distance of schools and shopping – is a wonderful example of a classic Arlington rambler repurposed to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of 21st-century living.

Now offering nearly 6,000 square feet of engaging space across three charming levels, the home is an entertainer’s delight, is perfect for daily living and, with an elevator and attention to detail, offers sought-after aging-in-place options for those with mobility issues – all without compromising a desire for stylish, creative spaces.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,199,000 by Susan Joy of Long & Foster Real Estate.

The home stretches surprisingly deep into its lot, but there is copious space to spare, and you can watch the seasons change from your deck overlooking the verdant treescape of the rear yard.

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Despite interest rates being at their lowest level of 2014, pending home sales cooled in December but remained above year-over-year levels for the fourth consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, decreased 3.7 percent to 100.7 in December from a slightly downwardly revised 104.6 in November, but is 6.1 percent above December 2013 (94.9).

Despite December’s decline, the index experienced its highest year-overyear gain – 11.7 percent – since June 2013.

Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says fewer homes available for sale and a slight acceleration in prices likely led to December’s decline in contract signings from November.

“Total inventory fell in December for the first time in 16 months, resulting in fewer choices for buyers and a modest uptick in price growth in markets throughout the country,” he said.

“With interest rates at lows not seen since early 2013, the strength in existing-sales in upcoming months will largely depend on the willingness of current homeowners to realize their equity gains from the past couple years and trade up.”

The index in the Northeast experienced the largest decline, dropping 7.5 percent to 82.1 in December, but is still 6.3 percent above a year ago. In the Midwest the index decreased 2.8 percent to 97.1 in December, but is 1.9 percent above December 2013.

Pending home sales in the South declined 2.6 percent to an index of 116.6 in December, but are 8.6 percent above the previous December. The index in the West fell 4.6 percent in December to 94.0, but is 6.3 percent above a year ago.

Total existing-homes sales in 2015 are forecast to be around 5.26 million, an increase of 6.6 percent from 2014.

The national median existing-home price for all of this year is expected to increase between 4 and 5 percent.

In 2014, existing-home sales declined 3.1 percent and prices rose 5.8 percent.

“More jobs, increasing consumer confidence, less expensive mortgage insurance and new low-down-payment programs coming into the marketplace will likely lead to more demand from first-time buyers,” Yun said in a statement.

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Arlington election officials may revert to posting as-they-arrive election results on the county government’s Web site, after a State Board POLITICAL of Elections computer POTPOURRI (SBE) meltdown last November left the public in the dark about results.

In recent years, the Arlington elections office has funneled results to state officials, who then post them. But computer problems plagued SBE during the Nov. 4 election, with precinct-by-precinct results from Arlington and other jurisdictions unavailable during much of the early evening.

With Arlington voters wanting to find out who had won the contentious County Board race between John Vihstadt and Alan Howze, the Arlington election staff turned to Twitter, tweeting out individual precinct results as they came in.

At the Feb. 5 meeting of the Arlington Electoral Board, staff said they may revert to full-scale posting of real-time results at www.arlingtonva.us as an insurance policy against another computer crash at the state level.

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The joint campaign serves as a coordinating body for Democratic candidates in the general election, working to pool resources for mailings and get-out-the-vote efforts.

Traditionally, the trio is made up of one elected official, one party leader and one member of the Arlington Young Democrats.

In November, there will be 15 local and legislative offices on the ballot across Arlington, with Democrats currently holding, and hoping to retain, each of them.

Democrats Augment Ranks of Precinct Captains: The Arlington County Democratic Committee is 83 percent of the way to its goal of having 119 precinct captains on board for the 2015 election season.

With the appointment of 11 new precinct captains on Feb. 4, the party now has 99 in place, but Carol Fontein, who heads the party’s precinct-operations efforts, won’t be satisfied until posts are filled.

“I need everybody’s help” to fill remaining slots, she said. “We want to work hard at it.”

Arlington Democrats appoint either two or three captains for each of the county’s 52 precincts. Currently, all precincts have at least one captain, Fontein said, with the exception of Glencarlyn and Arlington.

Precinct-captain recruitment will be ongoing throughout the year.

Young Democrats Do Their Part in Murphy Victory: They weren’t exactly claiming to have caused the victory, but the Arlington Young Democrats say they played a role in the election of Kathleen Murphy in a special election in the 34th House District.

Democrat Murphy on Jan. 6 defeated Republican Craig Parisot to fill the final year of the seat of Barbara Comstock, who had been elected to Congress. The district includes Great Falls, portions of McLean and a slice of Loudoun County.

During the brief campaign period, Arlington Young Democrats and Virginia Young Democrats co-sponsored a “canvass invasion” that resulted in knocking on 687 doors in support of Murphy, and also hosted a fund-raiser for her.

“We wanted to contribute in every way we could,” Arlington Young Democrats’ secretary, Michelle Woods, told The Voice, the monthly newsletter of the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

Ferguson Featured at Democratic Breakfast: Anyone who has ever aspired to spend part of Valentine’s Day with Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson now has the opportunity.

Ferguson will be the featured speaker at the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s “Second Saturday” breakfast, to be held on Feb. 14 at 8:30 a.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington.

Democrats are using the monthly breakfast meetings to give candidates a chance to meet with the rank-and-file in a tune-up for election season.

Ferguson was elected Circuit Court Clerk of Arlington and Falls Church in 2007 after serving on the County Board.

Those attending are asked to bring cash for the communal check.

Steven Nix, left, presented funds raised

by Club Ukraine at Washington-Lee High School to Kateryna Smyk and Alexiy Smyk, who head the non-profit Future of Ukraine organization.

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Thomas Vasilopoulos of Arlington has been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University. n

McKenzie Nelson, the daughter of Mike and Kristen Nelson of Arlington and a graduate of Washington-Lee High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Ithaca College. n

Alexandra Zachem of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Saint Joseph’s University. n

Reilly Burlingame, Olivia Layman, Brian Lewis, Hannah Madison and Jacob Vernau of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Clemson University. n

Jason Ravencroft of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. n

Eileen O’Connor of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Vermont. n

n Hayley Oleynik, the daughter of

Ronald and Nancie Oleynik of Arlington and a graduate of H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, and Emma Brown, the daughter of Thad Brown of Arlington and Kathryn Brown of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of St. Stephens & St. Agnes School, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Colby College. n Elizabeth Caltagirone of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Hartford. n Joseph Breslin of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Scranton.

Anna Lee Bradley of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Sewanee: The University of the South. n

n Nathan Hughes of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Worcester Polyetchnic Institute.

n Club Ukraine, made up of students at Washington-Lee High School, recently raised funds to support those affected by Russian military intervention in eastern Ukraine.

Steven Nix, a local attorney who is supporting the student organization, recently traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he presented the funds raised to Future of Ukraine, a non-profit organization that will use them to provide assistance to families of soldiers who were killed in action.

Nix is the father of Andriy Nix, president of the club. “We believe that the best way to end suffering caused by the conflict in eastern Ukraine is to raise awareness by educating and informing people about how they can help,” Andriy Nix said.

Participants in the Washington-Lee club are planning other fundraising efforts, and also are learning about Ukrainian history, culture and language.

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Funds raised from the event will help establish a fund at Marymount to enhance the work of volunteerism and community engagement among students, faculty and staff.

Tickets will go on sale Feb. 16. n Arlington Public Schools will host its second annual Pre-K Registration Night on Thursday, Feb. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kenmore Middle School.

Families will have the opportunity to learn about the Virginia Preschool Initiative and Montessori pre-kindergarten.

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The snow date for the program is Feb. 18.

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n St. Thomas More Cathedral School is partnering with St. John Paul II School in Toronto in an international Remote Mission Operation Center, or RMOC. Establishment of the partnership occurred on the first anniversary of the Arlington school being chosen by NASA as a Mission Possible CubeSat Program, following four years of preparation and revamping the school’s science, technology and math curriculum.

As part of the partnership, the two schools will engage in interactive video instruction and conferencing, augmented by the establishment of radio communication between the two.

“We want to create students who will be future engineers and fill the STEM gap in the workforce,” St. Thomas More principal Eleanor McCormack said.

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Business Briefcase BUSINESSES, GROUPS HONORED AS ‘COMMUTER CHAMPIONS’: Arlington

Transportation Partners, a division of Arlington County Community Services, recently recognized more than 120 local businesses and organizations as “champions” for their commitment encouraging employees to use alternate modes of transportation.

“Companies and residential-property managers understand there is a need to incentivize the right behaviors – giving people the right tools to support their commute works,” said Chris Hamilton, bureau chief of Arlington County Commuter Services, an arm of the county government.

The efforts of award winners “continue to keep Arlington County at the cornerstone of working and living in the Washington metropolitan area,” Hamilton said.

“Arlington is a national leader in commuting, and these companies have shown that innovative transportation programs not only reduce traffic congestion, but also improve quality of life.”

Employers, residential properties and commercial properties received awards at four levels during the Jan. 28 presentation, held at the Artisphere.

Award recipients at the top two levels included: Platinum: Boeing Long Bridge, Consumer Electronics Association, the Convention Store, George Mason University, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, National Science Foundation, SRA International.

Gold: The JBG Cos., Saul Centers, Lincoln Property Co., Paramount Group, ZRS Management, Equity Residential, Bozzuto Management Co., Dittmar Co., AHC Inc., BM Smith, Trimark Corp. Kettler, AES Corp., Airlines Reporting Corp., American Waterways Operators, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, CNA Corp., Conservation International, Crystal City Business Improvement District, Diplomatic Language Services, Eastern Research Group, Environ International Corp.

Evolent Health, FDIC, Fors Marsh Group, George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Hilton Garden Inn Shirlington, Industrial Research Institute, International Relief & Development, Jacobs, Java Shack, John Snow Inc., Marymount University, MTB Early Enrichment Center, the Nature Conservancy, Navy League, Opower, PAE, Professional Risk Management Service, Public Broadcasting Service, Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, Virginia Hospital Center, Virginia Tech Research Center and Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute.

While the award winners approach the issue in different ways, the all contribute to a common goal, county officials said.

“That’s what Arlington is all about: a place where people don’t necessarily have to drive to do what they want to do,” said Wendy Duren, director of the Arlington Transportation Partners program. “They want to be someplace that’s vibrant – where they can get to work one way and decide they want to get home another way.”

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CIVIC FEDERATION TURNS THUMBS DOWN ON COUNTY RETAIL PLAN: Del-

egates to the Arlington County Civic Federation on Feb. 3 voted overwhelmingly to call on the County Board to reject the proposed Arlington County Retail Plan.

The 36-2 vote, with four abstentions, was a clear indication of concern by federation delegates that the proposed plan is a one-size-fits-all attempt to address retail uses in the county, and could lead to a “messy environment” if restaurants and bars were allowed too close to residential neighborhoods and permitted to operate without significant oversight.

The measure also was critical of the public process, or lack of same, in developing the staff plan, and said county staff are improperly using the plan as guidance before its consideration by the County Board.

The plan is slated to go to the County Board Feb. 21, but may be put on hold, as the Civic Federation’s is not the only voice being raised in opposition. Elements of the business community also have expressed concerns, although not always for the same reasons.

The Feb. 3 vote marks the second time in recent months that the Civic Federation has come out strongly against a countygovernment initiative. Delegates in late 2014 asked the government to scrap its Public Land for Public Good initiative, owing to concerns about the community process.

County Board members later abandoned the Public Land initiative, substituting a new task force to study the issue.

MEASURE FOR LOCAL-OPTION MINIMUM WAGE DIES IN STATE SENATE: Ar-

lington, Fairfax and other localities across the region won’t be getting the authority to set their own minimum wages.

A state Senate committee voted 11-4 on Jan. 26 to reject a proposal by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) that would have allowed cities and counties to impose an “alternative minimum wage” above the state minimum of $7.25 per hour, if the elected body of a jurisdiction won support for the idea in a voter referendum.

Favola’s measure had been sent to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, which then punted it to the Committee on Commerce and Labor, where it was killed.

Favola framed her measure as a way to get around the General Assembly’s disinterest in raising the minimum wage beyond the national minimum. But it ran into opposition not just from those who didn’t want the minimum-wage increase, but also from those who oppose giving local governments too much of their own authority.

Had the measure been implemented, jurisdictions that agreed to it would have been required to raise minimum wages to at least $8.25 per hour during the first 12 months after a referendum passed, at least $9.25 per hour the next year and at least $10.50 the year after that.

The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has been in place since mid-2009.

Nearly 30 states have minimum wages that are higher. Washington state has the highest, at nearly $9.50 per hour.

COUNTY BOARD OKs 24/7 GAS SERVICE AT 7-ELEVEN: County Board mem-

bers on Jan. 24 agreed to end existing limits on when the 7-Eleven station at 201 South Glebe Road could sell gasoline.

Under conditions in place since 1992, the convenience store and its predecessors have been limited to fuel sales between 6 a.m. and midnight, in order to minimize the impact on nearby residential areas.

The owner of the station requested the change, and county staff recommended approval, the Arlington Heights Civic Association and Stratton House condominium reported no objections. Officials expect “minimal” increases in traffic at the facility when the change is implemented.

The adopted change in the site’s use permit also eliminates an outdated provision that had required the service station/convenience store to provide free compressed air and water to customers, something that had not existed since 2004 when a contractor required the owners to charge for air/ water services.

Owners of the facility will continue to be required to provide free restroom services to the public.

The 7-Eleven on the site dates to the early 1990s, when it replaced a Sunoco station. Before that, it was home to a commercial-radio tower.

VIRGINIA RANKS NO. 4 IN ‘LEED’ LIST:

Virginia ranks fourth nationally in its embrace of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards of the U.S. Green Building Council.

With more than 18.6 million square feet of new LEED-certified projects in 2014, the commonwealth had 2.33 square feet per capita for the year. That ranks it behind just Illinois (3.31), Colorado (3.15) and Maryland (2.7) nationally.

“Virginia has so many committed business and community leaders, policy-makers and green-building professionals who are using LEED to transform their built environment, producing many innovative spaces that will improve the health of our shared planet as well as the health of the people who use those buildings every day,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founder of the U.S. Green Building Council.

A total of 150 projects received LEED certification in the Old Dominion last year, including Yorktown High School (LEED Gold).

“Virginia’s progress in the area of sustainable design has been incredible, and the 150 projects that we certified last year are a testament to our state’s commitment to environmental stewardship,” said Errol Plata, board chair of the Hampton Roads Green Building Council.

States rounding out the top 10 on a percapita basis were Massachusetts, Hawaii, California, Georgia, Minnesota and, in a tie for 10th, Arizona and New York.

Since the initiative’s launch, more than 26,600 projects representing 3.6 billion square feet of space have been LEED-certified worldwide, with another 38,400 projects representing 8.2 billion square feet in the pipeline, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.

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nior centers will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16 in observance of George Washington Day.

The “what-ifs” of history will be explored on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

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STRATEGIES FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL TRAVEL OFFERED: Strategies to use

in planning a multi-generational trip will be discussed on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2286300.

BAND PERFORMS MUSIC OF ’50s and ’60s: The Rockin’ Chairs, the in-house

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATED:

A Black History Month luncheon and celebration will be offered on Friday, Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at LangstonBrown Senior Center. The event includes a traditional Southern lunch. The cost is $6; to register, call (703) 228-6300.

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Police Beat MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Feb. 1 at 6 p.m., a verbal argument escalated into a physical confrontation in the 2700 block of South Quincy Street when a woman, described by police as intoxicated, stabbed her boyfriend in the chest with a knife, police said.

The victim was transported to George Washington Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, 29-year-old Rery Suarez of Woodbridge, was arrested, charged with malicious wounding and was held without bond.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY:

BURGLARY: n Sometime between Jan. 17 and Jan. 24, a home in the 2500 block of Clarendon Boulevard was burglarized. Jewelry and cash were among items taken. n Sometime between Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. and Feb. 5 at noon, an office in the 1900 block of North Fort Myer Drive was burglarized. A television was taken. n On Feb. 4 between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., an apartment in the 2800 block of Clarendon Boulevard was burglarized. A computer was taken.

LARCENY FROM AUTO: n Sometime between Jan. 31 at 11 p.m. and Feb. 1 at 8:30 a.m., a parking garage in the 1900 block of North Lynn Street was entered, and at least 17 vehicles were damaged by having windows smashed.

Numerous items of value were taken.

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SEXUAL BATTERY: n On Feb. 1 at 12:43 a.m., a woman was waiting for an elevator in an apartment building in the 1000 block of Arlington Boulevard when a man grabbed her buttocks, police said.

The suspect attempted to flee but was detained by a witness until police arrived.

The suspect, 19-year-old Abdullah Al Safari of Fairfax, was arrested, charged with sexual battery and held on a secured bond. n On Feb. 2 at 4:15 p.m., a 17-year-old girl was walking home from school in the 4100 block of South Four Mile Run Drive when she was approached from behind by a man who grabbed her buttocks.

The suspect fled on foot.

The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his 20s, 5’11”, 140 pounds.

n On Feb. 1 at 4:45 a.m., an individual demanded money from two people as they exited a restaurant in the 3000 block of Columbia Pike, police said.

The victims fled the scene, and the suspect was located by police in the restaurant’s bathroom.

The suspect, 26-year-old Matthew Howard of no fixed address, was arrested, charged with attempted robbery and was held without bond.

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School Board Disinclined to Preserve Wilson School Continued from Page 1 “It is usable and it can be restored,” Lawrence told School Board members, urging them to keep an open mind and focus on “creativity, courage and foresight.”

Restoring the school “sets an example and prepares students to be responsible citizens,” Lawrence said. “To be dismissive of history is intellectually dishonest.”

Originally known as the Fort Myer Heights School, the facility for the past 90 years been named in honor of Woodrow Wilson, who after his presidency ended in 1921 often was taken on drives in what was then a semi-rural community west of Rosslyn. Wilson, who stayed in the District of Columbia after serving as president, died in 1924.

Once a shining example of early-20th-century design, the Wilson School was heavily altered from the 1950s forward.

“There’s just not much left” of the original building, School Board member Barbara Kanninen acknowledged.

Even county historic-preservation staff, who put together a report running more than 50 pages on potential options, expressed concern about the suitability of

original building] are discernible.”

School officials plan to use the Wilson Boulevard site for construction of a mid-rise school that will house the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program and several other school programs. Final say on that project rests with the County Board, which also has the power to decide whether the existing school building deserves historic designation.

After being buoyed by the unanimous HALRB vote in favor of preservation, supporters found themselves disheartened by remarks of County Board members a few days later.

Deciding what to do with the building “a School Board decision at its base,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said at her board’s Jan. 24 meeting.

The School Board is expected to formally ratify its opposition to the historic-district status on Feb. 17. Raphael expressed little hope that a compromise could be found.

“We just have a disagreement” with those who want preservation, she said.

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The structure could be returned to its appearance in previous eras, but “how practical or cost-effective it would be to restore the building to its period of significance, however, is debatable,” the report concluded.

Three school buildings currently are protected as local historic districts: The 1891 Hume School (now the Arlington Historical Society Museum), the 1910 Maury

School (now the Arlington Arts Center) and Swanson Middle School, which was completed in 1939.

The Wilson School, which is leased out to a school serving students from Mongolia, is the oldest existing school building in Arlington not having historic status. County preservation staff acknowledge that the 1957 remodeling of what was then known as Woodrow Wilson Elementary

School “compromised numerous character-defining features” of the original building, with alterations ranging from the front portico to arched basement windows.

The school’s original hexagonal wood cupola and domed cap were removed sometime after the 1957 renovation.

But the staff report said there were elements worth preserving: “The massing, materials and remaining ornamentation [of the

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McLean vs. W-L Rivalry Is a Tight Balancing Act Who will win? That’s a hard call, because the competition has been so very close between the McLean Highlanders and Washington-Lee Generals when the stakes have been the highest in girls high school gymnastics the past few seasons.

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Led by a speedy performance from junior Suzanne Dolan, the Yorktown Patriots finished sixth in 6A North Region girls swim and diving championship with 152 points.

The finals of the high school events were Feb. 7 at Oak Marr RECenter in Oakton.

Dolan won the 50-yard freestyle in 22.98 seconds, was a close second in the breastSWIM & DIVE 100 s t r o k e (1:01.84), and anchored the runner-up 200 medley relay (1:47.2) and fourthplace 200 free relay (1:38.31).

The times were all season best for Dolan and in the relays.

“I was strong in the water and we dropped times,” Dolan said. “The 50 free felt awesome. I had a good start and good turn and went hard to the wall. In the medley relay we did better than we thought, and broke a team record.”

In the breaststorke, Dolan finished behind Chantilly’s Jacquee Clabeaux (1:01.69).

“I should have taken it out a little faster in the breast because I still had someContinued on Page 24

Top: Washington-Lee’s Ellie Ridgeway swims the breaststroke in the individual medley in the region meet. Above: Yorktown’s Jonathan Day swims the boys 200 freestyle.

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throwing the excited crowd into delirium.

David Tebor, Edmund Pendleton and Joe McBride each made a three-pointer in that opening stretch. That scoring balance was the theme for Yorktown the rest of the evening, as W-L fell to 4-15.

“We came out really strong early in the first quarter,” Yorktown senior forward Robert Sondheim said. “I don’t think we missed a shot in the first few minutes. These games late in the season are important.”

Yorktown capped a good first quarter with a 25-9 lead, making 8 of 13 shots.

Yorktown had better spacing and the physical presence in the middle.

“We were able to swing the ball, and everyone pitched in,” said Yorktown senior forward James Carroll, who scored

11 points and had eight rebounds. “We’re playing our best basketball right now and that’s important.”

Washington-Lee eventually settled down, putting the ball into the hands of playmakers Halil Parks and Gene Jones.

The pair found some success driving to the basket, helping the Generals claw back over the second and third quarters.

Washington-Lee also took risks on defense, implementing a full-court press and trapped in the half-court, going for steals to try and spark easy transition opportunities.

The tactics helped the Generals trim Yorktown’s lead to 49-40 in the final minute of the third quarter. The GeneContinued on Page 24

Last week, McLean won the Liberty Conference championship with a 143.0 team total. Washington-Lee was second at 142.225. The difference in scores that tight is a fall or two on the balance beam, which is the event that so often determines the fate of first-and secondplace teams.

McLean and Washington-Lee have developed a rivalry the last few seasons because the teams have been locked in tight showdowns in conference, region and state meets. The last three years, Washington-Lee nipped McLean to win region championships.

In 2014, W-L won with a 140.449 score. McLean was second at 140.077.

It’s hard to get much closer.

This year’s 6A North Region meet is scheduled for this week at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Once again, those two squads are the big favorites to finish first and second, with the order being the biggest and maybe the only question.

Washington-Lee head coach Joe D’Emidio said the winning team likely will be the one that has the best and most steady performance on the beam.

“A fall off the beam is a half-point deduction. So one or two falls can make all the difference,” D’Emidio said.

McLean coach Courtney Lesson said her team, especially seniors Jacqueline Green and Lizzy Brown-Kaiser, is hungry to win a region crown after being the bridesmaid for three years in a row, all by close scores.

In contrast, D’Emidio said W-L seniors and twin sisters Sophie and Annie Hatcher have a goal to finish their high school careers as four-time region team champions. D’Emidio also explained that his gymnasts embrace the position of finishing second behind McLean in the Liberty Conference, taking kind of the underdog role into the region and putting pressure on the Highlanders.

Which team will win? It’s too tight of a balancing act to call.

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There was a level of surrealism inside Yorktown High School’s gym in the first few minutes of the boys basketball game the BASKETBALL pitting host Patriots against their neighborhood rival Washington-Lee Generals.

Minutes earlier, the Yorktown girls nipped W-L, 36-33, on a buzzer-beating three-point shot by Ellen Nye in the opening contest of the doubleheader and the emotional intensity of that action’s final moments carried over into the boys contest, also won by Yorktown, 71-46.

The Yorktown boys (12-8) stormed off to an 11-0 run in the first two minutes,

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High School Roundup WAKEFIELD ATHLETES SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT: Wakefield High held a sign-

ing ceremony at the school Feb. 4, when four seniors inked letters of intent to play college sports in 2015-16.

Riley Wilson will play football at the College of William and Mary as a preferred walk-on. Wilson quarterbacked Wakefield to its first winning season in years as well as its first playoff berth in years last fall.

At William and Mary, the 6-foot-5 Wilson will have the chance to play tight end, split end and some quarterback, according to Wakefield head coach Wayne Hogwood.

“Riley will work hard and he will have an opportunity to see what he can do there,” Hogwood said. “I know they really like his size and his ability to play multiple positions.”

In addition to Wilson, soccer player Alejandro Quinonez, a center back, committed to Drexel University. Soccer player John Fuquene, a center midfielder, heads to William and Mary. Softball shortstop Taylor White will play at Monroe College.

YORKTOWN ATHLETES SIGN COLLEGE LETTERS: There were 15 student/athletes

from Yorktown High School who put

their names to college letters of intent during the school’s annual college sports signing ceremony Feb. 3 in Patriot Hall.

The event included athletes from the fall, winter and spring seasons.

Joe McBride (football) Randolph Macon College, Quinn Cox (football) Towson University, Jack Stoors (football) Pomona College, Ellen Nye (girls basketball) Christopher Newport University, Kristen Somers (lacrosse) Virginia Commonwealth University, Erin Morrissey (lacrosse) Bowdoin College, Tim Aldinger (lacrosse) Roanoke College, Kelly Hart (cross country) Notre Dame, Matt Lawrence (track and field) Anderson University, Kalina Newman (crew) Boston University, Lauren Richards (crew) Syracuse University, Lauren Allard (swimming) Pepperdine University, Kait Luncher (swimming) Mary Washington University, Keith Witherell (soccer) Virginia Commonwealth University, Audrey Denkler (soccer) American University and Bella Krider (soccer) Bridgewater College.

In addition to the athletes, the ceremony was attended by Yorktown administrators and coaches along with parents and students.

Yorktown principal Ray Pasi told the athletes they should be proud of their

Yorktown High School athletes gather during a signing ceremony.

PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

From left: Wakefield High School athletes Alejandro Quinonez, John Fuquene, Taylor White and Riley Wilson sign letters of intent during a ceremony at the school.

PHOTO BY NOEL DESKINS

hard work, and reminded them of the many people they have to thank. Mike Krulfeld, Yorktown’s director of student

activities, told the 15 students to look forward to their journeys of moving on to the next phase of their athletic careers.

Generals Second in Liberty Meet, Next Try to Defend Region Title DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The Washington-Lee Generals finished second to the host McLean Highon Feb. GYMNASTICS landers 2 in the girls Liberty Conference high school gymnastics championships.

McLean won with a 143.0 total.

Washington-Lee had 142.225 and the Yorktown Patriots were third (141.0).

Washington-Lee had the all-around champion in senior Sophie Hatcher with a 37.625 score. Her twin sister Annie Hatcher was fifth (36.2) and Allie Webster was 11th (33.85).

By finishing second, Washington-Lee qualified for this week’s 6A North Re-

Swim & Dive Continued from Page 23 thing left at the end,” Dolan said.

Swimming on the medley relay with Dolan were Emily Brooks, Mariah Bowman and Lauren Allard. The other three swimmers in the 200 free relay were Michaela Morrison, Kaitlin Luncher and

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Continued from Page 23 rals could have closed the gap further had they made their free throws. WashingtonLee was just 8 of 19 from the line.

“I was concerned at that point that Washington-Lee was getting back in the game,” Yorktown coach Rich Avila said.

“We handled the full-court press fine, but we still were letting [Washington-Lee]

gion meet, which was scheduled for Feb. 11 at Lake Braddock Secondary School.

The Generals have won three straight region titles and will be a favorite to retain their championship.

“The girls were determined to go to regionals as a team,” Washington-Lee coach Joe D’Emidio said. “They inspired themselves more than the coaches did.”

D’Emidio said keys to the meet and finishing second were strong balance beam and vault routines. The Generals had just one fall on the beam. Their last routine was the vault, where W-L recorded its highest score of the four events at 37.5.

Sophie Hatcher won the vault (9.75) and floor exercise (9.575), was second on the balance beam (9.4) and sixth on the

uneven bars (8.9).

Annie Hatcher was second on the vault (9.7), tied for fourth on the beam (8.95), was sixth on the floor (8.875) and seventh on the bars (8.65).

Washington-Lee’s Jennifer Laredo was eighth on the beam (8.85) and 12th on the vault (8.9). Webster tied for ninth on the vault (9.15) and tied for 11th on the beam (8.7). Sylvia Shea was ninth on the bars (8.475).

Kristen Castro, Kristi White, Nieve Schimley and Rachel Bradley also competed for Washington-Lee. “We had a lot of girls who really stepped up with strong routines to get our team score up there,” D’Emidio said.

“They all wanted it badly enough, and they are elated.”

For Yorktown, Juliette Mitrovich finished sixth in the all-around (35.85), Bella Kane was seventh (35.725), Olivia Zavrel ninth (34.575) and Sophie Zidlicky 10th (34.175).

Mitrovich was second on the bars (9.3), fourth on the floor (9.2) and seventh on the vault (9.325).

Kane was third on the floor (9.45), fifth on the vault (9.575) and eighth on the bars (8.625).

Zavrel was fifth on the bars (8.95).

Zidlicky was third on the beam (9.025) and eighth on the vault (9.25).

Mariah Bowman, Marisa Daugherty, Megan Kresse and Sydney Stocks also competed for Yorktown.

NOTE: The region berth is the sixth in a row for Washington-lee.

Katherine Lundy.

In individual races, Allard had a topeight finish in the breast, junior Elizabeth Romano was fifth in the 500 free (5:09.81), Lundy was 11th in the individual medley and Morrison was 16th in the 50 free.

The Washington-Lee Generals finished 13th in the girls meet with 90 points and were led by a sixth in the breast by Bryn Edwards (1:05.89). Edwards also swam on W-L’s seventh-place medley re-

lay along with Isabella Lee, Ellie Ridgeway and Evie Gieseman.

Gieseman was eighth in the 50 free and 10th in the 100 free, Ridgeway was 13th in the butterfly and 15th in the IM, Katherine Emanuel was eighth in the 500 free (5:14.73) and 13th in the 200 free, and the 400 free relay was 10th.

In the boys meet, Yorktown was 15th with 49 points and Washington-Lee was 22nd with 14 points.

For Yorktown, Brady Almand was eighth (1:00.15) in the breast, Jonathan Day was 12th in the 200 free and 14th in the 500 free, and the 200 free relay was 11th. For Washington-Lee, Nicholas Reeves was 15th in the 100 backstroke and 15th in the IM. In boys diving competition, Yorktown’s Jacob Kreider was fifth and W-L’s Noah Kennedy 11th. In girls, Yorktown’s Abby Didawick was eighth.

back into the game.”

Yorktown eventually pulled away in the fourth quarter, using a 20-6 run.

“I have five guys out on the floor who have experience and can run sets in game situations, can handle it when opponents throw the full-court press,” Avila said.

“That helps us a lot.”

Four Yorktown players finished with double-figures in points. Sondheim led all scorers with 19 points, while Pendleton added 14. Tebor and Carroll each scored 11. Sondheim added five assists and two

blocks, Tebor had four steals and McBride had five points, five rebounds and five assists.

Alex Seff led Washington-Lee with 10 points. Parks added nine and Jones seven.

The Yorktown girls (11-9) had a harder time in their victory, as WashingtonLee fell to 1-15.

After going back and forth for the first three quarters, Yorktown surged on a 7-2 run toward the end of the fourth quarter to take a 33-31 lead.

Washington-Lee responded with a basket of its own to tie the game with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Yorktown had the last laugh. Christopher Newport-bound forward Nye, who finished with a game-high 20 points, sealed the victory with the game-winning three-pointer.

“We brought the ball up the court quickly and my teammates also swung it around quickly. There was set play there, we were just trying to create a shot,” Nye said.

A Staff Report

The Wakefield Warriors girls and boys basketball teams extended their victory strings last BASKETBALL week.

The Wakefield boys (19-1) ran their winning streak to 18 with a 69-52 victory over Falls Church, then a 67-48 come-

back win over Marshall in high school action.

Deng Nhial scored 19 against Falls Church, Dominique Tham 17, Marqua Walton 13 and Xavier Cooper 10 for Wakefield.

In the win over Marshall, Tham led all scorers with 26.

Wakefield trailed 31-29 at halftime,

led 47-43 after three periods, then pulled away in the fourth.

The Wakefield girls improved to 12-8 and upped their victory string to seven with wins over Falls Church, 48-31, and Marshall, 67-28.

The victories assure the Wakefield girls of their first winning season since 1996.

Against Falls Church, Summer Mat-

lack scored 14, Lyric Hatcher 13, Hailey Finlay eight and Olivia Ceccato-Bayne seven.

Hatcher had 14, La’Shea Thomas 10 and Matlack nine against Marshall.

Both Wakefield teams conclude regular-season play with two games each this week, then the conference tournament action begins.

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W-L, Yorktown Have One Champ Each in Conference Meet DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette

The Washington-Lee Generals amassed 179 points to tie for fourth and Yorktown WRESTLING the Patriots were sixth with 130 at the Liberty Conference wrestling championships Feb. 7 at Hayfield Secondary School. Each high school team had one individual champion.

For W-L, the winner was Ethan Guenther at 220 pounds with a 3-0 record and a comeback decision in his title match. “In the third, I started in the down position, but I snapped down and spun behind him with a spin drill and rode him out to the victory,� Guenther said.

Second for Washington-Lee were Jose Berengual-Arauj (145), T.R. Sheehy (152) and Nikolav Valov (182). Third were Garrison Sakes (106) and Matthew

Ellis (170). Sebastian McCoy was fourth at 195. “It was a great tournament,� W-L coach Tim Darling said. “Our guys have really been wrestling well. In the final, Ethan didn’t make any big mistakes. He got tired, but he was able to push through it.�

Yorktown’s champion was Jason Kappell at 195 with a 2-0 record and a 4-2 decision in the final.

Second for Yorktown were Talha Farooq (113) and Kyle Callan (120). Fourth were Charlie Hurst (132), Lucas Degraw (152) and Ben McKelvain (160). n In the Capitol Conference meet, Wakefield had a second-place finisher in Dennis Jemenez at 138 pounds and thirdplace finishers in DeAngelo Texin (145), Yassia Azizzi (195) and Armando Polio (220). Wakefield finished seventh with 69 points.

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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. For information on local history, see the Web site at www. arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

February 14, 1941: n Gov. Price has appointed a 30-member Northern Virginia Defense Council.

Arlington members include political leaders Elizabeth Magruder, Freeland Chew, H. Bruce Green, Frank Ball Sr., Charles Fenwick and Frank Hanrahan. n The county’s Young Democrats are complaining that Arlington police are setting up “speed traps.” n Cowboy actor Ray “Crash” Corrigan will appear in person today at the Ashton Theatre. n Washington-Lee nipped Central, 31-30, in boys basketball.

February 11, 1949: n The Arlington school system’s enrollment of 13,174 is up 12 percent in a single year. n A budget of $30,000 has been set for construction of the Lyon Village Community House.

February 11, 1960: n A bill to abolish the death penalty in Virginia has been introduced by a number of Arlington and Fairfax legislators. n The state highway department continues to tinker with the proposed route of Interstate 66 inside the Beltway.

February 12, 1968: n According to the Census Bureau, Arlington has 1,664 retail outlets. n Yorktown and Washington-Lee will share the Potomac District title in wrestling. n The Bishop O’Connell boys basketball team won the Virginia Catholic League championship.

February 13, 1970: n Gov. Holton said he is open to changing the lyrics to the state song, after state Sen. Douglas Wilder said he found them offensive.

February 13, 1973: n Democrat Warren Stambaugh has announced plans to run for House of Delegates, blasting Republican incumbent George Mason Green for four years of ineffectiveness. n Democrat Henry Howell is already challenging Republican Mills Godwin to a series of gubernatorial debates. n The House of Delegates has approved allowing charitable organizations to run bingo games.

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