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County, State SOL Scores Stuck in Neutral Officials Already Bracing for Far More Schools Across Virginia Denied Full Accreditation Pass rates for Arlington Public Schools students on state-mandated Standards of Learning exams (SOLs) saw improvement in some subject areas, and flat or declining results on others, according to figures reported Aug. 27 by the Virginia Department of Education.

Pass rates for Arlington students taking the exams at the end of the 2013-14 school year were higher in reading (82 percent compared to 80 percent the year before), mathematics (83 percent

from 81 percent) and history/social science (88 percent from 87 percent). The pass rate of 84 percent in science was unchanged from a year before, while there was a decline in writing (84 percent from 85 percent).

Statewide, pass rates were 74 percent in reading, 75 percent for writing, 80 percent in science, 75 percent in mathematics and 84 percent in history.

Most pass rates largely were in line with the previous year’s results.

State education officials said the best news coming from the results was that students in 110 of Virginia’s 132 school divisions showed improvement in overall proficiency on math tests. Pass rates were up in grades 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8, along with end-of-year tests in algebra I, geometry, algebra II and combined mathematics. The only decline was posted on the sixth-grade exam.

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Good News County scores in reading, math and social studies/ history were higher than a year before.

But . . .

Science scores were flat, writing scores were down.

RETURNING MARYMOUNT STUDENTS GIVE BACK

Students arriving at Marymount University for the start of classes first spent time preparing “care” packages for students in foster-care situations across the nation who are headed to college. A record number of participants – more than 300 – took part in Marymount University’s annual Volunteer Day of Service on Aug. 23, prior to the start of classes Aug. 25. See more on the initiative in the Schools & Military column on Page 27.

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Discussion in Hampton Roads Area Could Be Precursor to Issue Arlington May Face SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Memo to combatants on both sides of the Columbia Pike streetcar battle. Here’s another point you can feud over: If the streetcar line is built and then underperforms expectations, should it be turned into a free ride?

That’s what is being talked about three hours to Arlington’s south, where the Virginian-Pilot newspaper on Aug. 24 editorialized that the way to make the Tide lightrail system in Norfolk pay off in the long run is to make it cheaper, or even free, to ride in the short run.

“The Tide isn’t the value it should be for riders . . . Falling ridership numbers argue that the train’s customers have realized that,” the paper said in proposing that the $1.50 one-way fare be dropped to 50 cents or even eliminated altogether to entice wary prospective riders.

“Light rail’s purpose, in Norfolk, is to bring development,” the paper noted, something unlikely to happen if trains roll by mostly empty and if no consensus emerges to expand the light-rail system throughout the Hampton Roads area.

Like nearly all American transit systems, the Tide requires heavy subsidies, since fares alone do not cover operating costs. According to the Virginian-Pilot, fare collection brings in $1.5 million a year,

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A major newspaper in the Hampton Roads area has suggested the Tide light-rail system, which is struggling to find ridership, could benefit from reducing or eliminating fares. The Virginian-Pilot editorial page says doing so would help economic development in the region.

about 18 percent of the cost of operation.

The paper suggests that Norfolk officials agree to pay Hampton Roads Transit, which operates the line, an additional subsidy to offset lower rates.

“The question is whether the additional cost is worth the additional benefit,” the paper asks, before (not surprisingly) answering with the self-assuredness that is unique to editorial writers. “It is,” they opine.

Arlington and Fairfax officials do not yet have an operating plan in place for the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar, but have suggested fares will be similar to those charged for users of Metro and Arlington Transit (ART) buses along the route. The current base fare for bus service is $1.75.

The Tide became a prop in the Columbia Pike streetcar debate back in March, when County Board member and streetcar opponent Libby Garvey singled out the Norfolk light-rail system as a poster child for avoiding high-cost transit projects.

“This is about the lowest-performing streetcar in the nation,” Garvey scoffed then. “It’s a huge cost for extremely low benefits.”

(The March County Board meeting was the last one in which Democrat Garvey was a party-of-one standing against the streetcar. In April, anti-streetcar independent John Vihstadt was elected to the board, bringing the anti-streetcar faction within one board vote of being able to scuttle the

$350 million Columbia Pike project and replace it with an advanced bus network.)

Garvey’s view of the Tide is shared by Iva Nash of Virginia Beach in an online response to the editorial.

“To build an expensive, seven-mile mass-transit system with the hopes that others would see what a great idea it is and want to ‘jump on board’ was irresponsible public policy,” Nash wrote. “You want to draw people into Norfok? Invest in schools.

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Aspiring Filmmakers Gear Up for New Opportunities SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The end of the 2014-15 school year may seem like a long, long time away for students. But for those with aspirations of being the next big thing in filmmaking, it’s not too early to start planning.

If all goes as anticipated, next June will bring the third installment of the APS Student Filmfest, sponsored by H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, the Arlington Community Foundation and a host of partners.

“Kids stay up all night editing these films,” said Thomas Mallan, an H-B Woodlawn film and photo teacher whose brainstorming helped create the festival.

“The quality level is coming up, year after year.”

The budding filmmakers are “getting recognition, and they’re getting to show their work,” Mallan said at the 2014 festival. “Most [of the films] have never been seen before on the big screen.”

Participants earned coupons for frozen yogurt from Zinga (“our one and only corporate sponsor,” Mallan noted) and gift certificates from Chipotle. More important, they had the chance to have their works seen by professionals in the field who served as judges.

Films ranged from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, in all types of genres.

Participants in Arlington Public Schools’ second annual film festival gathered in June to receive awards for their work and feedback from professionals in the field. Students from elementary- to high-school level participated.

“I get inspired watching all these movies,” said judge Tom O’Day, who has served as an instructor of television and multimedia production at the Arlington Career Center for more than a quarter-century.

O’Day’s students have been perennial winners in regional and state broadcast competitions.

Other judges included performance artists and those active in local news, social media, video production and theater troupes.

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tacts,” Mallan said.

The competition is open to Arlington public-school students at all levels. Although most are from the high-school level, younger students compete, as well.

“We worked hard,” said Rafy Mahmood, a student at Long Branch Elementary, whose school entered its multicultural news program and came away with an award.

(Some of the high-school students vying for honors could be found zipping in and out of the H-B Woodlawn auditorium;

SAT testing had been scheduled the same day.)

Top award winners came away not just with food and praise, but the opportunity to hone their craft through enrichment opportunities with Arlington Independent Media and Educational Theatre Co. For a complete list of entries and winners in the 2014 competition, as well as updates on how some of the winning students spent their summer in enrichment programs, see the Web site at https://www. facebook.com/apsstudentfilmfest.

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Immigrant Students Build Skills Through Creating Books

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The children’s section of Arlington Central Library recently became the repository of the fruits of a year-long effort turning non-native-English-speaking students at Long Branch Elementary School into published authors.

Students who are part of the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program at the school worked with teachers and volunteers to create three different sets of books in succession, focusing on their lives, their families and their cultural histories.

The students created photo books that included 12 facts about themselves, then moved on to create comic books, finally branching out for professionally published tomes put together in iPads.

“The creativity is amazing,” marveled Long Branch principal Felicia Russo during a celebration of the effort at the library.

Among those taking part was Jessica Lopez Ralda, a rising fifth-grader.

“The most fun was interviewing my parents [who are from Guatemala],” she said of the experience. “I got to learn things about them.”

And that was one of the goals, said Long Branch assistant principal Laurel Cerrud.

The effort drew “a lot of rich cultural information – it made them feel proud of

who they are,” Cerrud said.

Those working one-on-one with the fourth- and fifth-grade students said they were pleased with the results.

“This is a fantastic age – kids love to write,” said Anne-Catherine Fallen, an author and artist who supported the initiative throughout the year.

Fallen has teamed with students, including those at Long Branch, before, but 201314 was the first school year she’d worked with those in the ESOL program.

There were some different approaches needed, Fallen said, but the overall goal was the same.

“I’m interested in pulling the stories out of the children,” she said. “Writing and making books makes them the owner of their stories. Projects like this bring out the gifts of every child.”

And the journey was seen as important as the end result.

“When they came to us, they were reluctant readers and reluctant writers,” Russo said. “We empowered them. They learned patience with the process. They really had to work: drafting, editing, going back and checking.”

Grace White-Bracley, the instructionaltechnology coordinator at Long Branch, said some Arlington students, particularly those from immigrant families, don’t always have access to electronic learning de-

Long Branch Elementary School students and staff at the opening of an exhibit of their work.

vices. As part of the book initiative, each got a Chromebook computer assigned exclusively for their own use.

Even with the equipment, “there were some technology snafus,” acknowledged Lee Ayoub, an ESOL teacher at Long Branch. But students “were very focused” on overcoming obstacles and meeting deadlines, she said.

“We ramped it up at the end,” Ayoub said.

Rafay Mahmood, who completed fifth grade in June and shortly is headed to Kenmore Middle School, talked to his parents (from Pakistan) for their insights. And

when he determined that there weren’t a lot of family photos, “I learned how to draw from the Internet, and used all the tricks [of the computer],” he said.

Rebecca Keebler, a retired teacher who recently moved to the area, was among those enlisted in the effort.

“It’s a lot of fun, a great experience,” she said. “Fourth- and fifth-graders have enough writing skills that they can write longer pieces.”

The effort was aided by a $500 grant from the Arlington Community Foundation. Long Branch librarian Sandra Sterne was the author of the grant application.

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We’d like to know If it’s a fact that streetcars = economic development, then why did Jay, Mary and Walter need to spend $100,000 for a “study” to parrot their claim? And launch a PR campaign with another $650,000 of our money?

Independent studies reject grandiose economic development claims for streetcars.

National Academy of Sciences study: “… the literature is particularly weak on impacts of streetcars on economic development….”

Ford Foundation study: “... Bus Rapid Transit leverages more transit-oriented development investment than Light Rail or streetcars.”

Streetcars would take $264,000,000 in operating subsidies over the next 30 years away from our schools and other needs.

We’re Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit.

For more info on what we’re saying — and to support our efforts — please visit us at www.sensibletransit.org. www.insidenova.com

Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit, Dan Dixon, Treasurer, 3176 20th St. N., Arlington, VA 22201-5134

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Our View: A Tale of Two Virginias, Growing Apart Two of Aug. 19’s special elections for the General Assembly across Virginia provided a glimpse not only of the partisan divide, but evidence that it’s only going to get worse.

In the local 48th House of Delegates District – with precincts centered on Arlington and McLean – Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. not only won the race, which probably was a foregone conclusion, but won a crushing victory over Republican David Foster.

This despite the fact that Foster, like McLean’s Sullivan, was qualified for the job, and that Foster had better name recognition in the Arlington parts of the district from his two terms on the School Board there, had enough money to get his message out, and was expected to benefit from low, low turnout.

Sullivan, however, won every precinct. He clearly was aided by a superior ground operation, and his sheer margin of victory may dissuade Republicans from even contesting special elections for the legislature in the local area, let alone general elections. Or,

worse, it might force Republicans to turn to unqualified and in some cases downright kooky candidates, hurting the GOP’s brand with the voters.

But travel to the far southwestern portion of the state, an area stretching from Radford down to the Kentucky line, and the situation is reversed.

The resignation of Democratic state Sen. Phil Puckett gave Republicans the chance to not simply pick up the seat and solidify their shaky hold on the upper chamber of the General Assembly, but also to exterminate the last vestiges of Democratic legislative office-holders from that large swath of the commonwealth.

Despite enormous amounts of cash spent by Virginia’s Democratic leadership, the party’s candidate bombed, garnering less than 32 percent of the vote in a three-way race and giving the victory to Republican Ben Chafin in a landslide.

How bad is it for Democrats is rural areas of Virginia? The editorial page of the Roanoke Times – no fan of Republicans, that’s for sure – used the word

“toxic” to describe the lack of appeal of Democrats and national Democratic policies with the voters of the region.

(Democrats and left-leaning editorial-writers also have been spinning the line that those who live in rural districts have the most to gain from Obamacare, yet are most likely to oppose it. Free advice to politicians and pundits: Calling the public ill-informed, intimating they are stupid, is not the way to build rapport.)

Last week’s results should give each political party pause: * Republicans have the long-term problem of failing to appeal to voters in the urbanizing areas of the commonwealth, where growth is concentrated. * Democrats have been outmaneuvered on legislative redistricting (even when they did it) to such a degree that it may be a decade before they have a viable shot at a majority in the Senate and a generation before they can be competitive in the House of Delegates.

The upshot? More partisanship, and petty politics, on the horizon.

Voter Anger Fueling County Board Election Results Editor: I have just read the article on the front page of the Aug. 28, “Have Voters Returned to Democrats?”

Do you really not understand that voters in Arlington are fed up with the arrogance

of those on the current County Board, and that is why Vihstadt won? It has nothing to do with political party affiliation or shifting back to more “traditional patterns.”

Many in Arlington continue to consistently vote Democratic in national and state

elections while voting for anyone BUT the Democrats in County Board elections.

Until those on the County Board start listening to the voters, the Vihstadt win will not be an isolated event.

Barbara Green, Arlington

Fisette’s Response on Streetcar Was Disingenuous Editor: I found County Board Chairman Jay Fisette’s Aug. 14 letter, purporting to explain how the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar is to be financed, to be disingenuous and not respectful of the considerable knowledge and intelligence of Arlington residents.

We all know that you can’t get something for nothing, and that public transit involves planning, capital expenses, and operating expenses. So, with that in mind, consider Chairman Fisette’s very carefully worded statement, which forms the heart of a deceptive message being delivered repeatedly to the citizens of Arlington County: “It is also important to note that ZERO homeowner-financed general-obligation bond funds will be used to build the streetcar.”

There are at least five hidden problems with this statement: • It doesn’t say that the Arlington government will not use its extremely large sur-

plus fund (now greater than $300 million, per the Sun Gazette of May 16) instead of bond funds. That is taxpayer (including homeowner) money.

• It doesn’t say anything about operating expenses, a major consideration for any public-transit project.

• It doesn’t say that businesses will not pay additional taxes (they already are and will continue to do so for some years). This is driving costs and rents up in the Columbia Pike corridor, adding to the difficulties for affordable housing and small businesses there.

• The math assuming that the state will pay $65 million dollars is questionable; that is just a maximum that may or may not be received. Earlier, it was the federal dollars that were ballyhooed; it seems now that they were disapproved, they are sour grapes.

• Finally, this statement does not address whether the streetcar would be a good investment, regardless of who is paying.

The money is coming from our community. The County Board majority is afraid to let us decide what to spend it on. That’s the real reason they don’t want a bond issue.

Don Weber Arlington

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Cooperative Extension Aims to Expand Community Reach Facts & Figures

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Jennifer Abel thinks it may just be Arlington’s best-kept secret. And she would know.

Abel is unit coordinator for Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Arlington office, based in the Fairlington Community Center. And while Virginia Cooperative Extension’s program traces its history back a full century, it remains something of an unfamiliar quantity in urban Arlington.

“People don’t know that we’re here.

We want people to know about the whole breadth of our programs,” said Abel, who has served in Arlington for the past 14 years.

Those programs run the gamut: The Arlington Cooperative Extension office runs the Master Gardeners, Tree Stewards and Master Naturalists programs, also overseeing the county’s 4-H programs, a financialeducation program and the relatively new Master Food Volunteers and Energy Masters programs.

“It has expanded so imaginatively,” said Judy Connally, a longtime civic leader and former member of the School Board and House of Delegates. Connally currently chairs the local Extension Leadership Council that provides support to the ninemember Arlington staff.

Reporting to a regional chief who in turn reports to the leadership at Virginia Tech, Abel says the local staff and county residents benefit because the Arlington office is afforded a good deal of autonomy.

And they cast a wide net to find organizations that have similar aims.

“We work very closely with many partners,” said Kirsten Conrad Buhls, an Extension agent whose focus is agriculture and natural resources. (Abel oversees family and consumer sciences.)

“The staff has to be nimble,” Connally said, “open and welcoming to the unexpected.”

The educational programs can be intense. In Master Gardeners, participants receive 70 hours of training and then serve a 60-hour internship, and are required to provide volunteer service each year.

“The volunteers love their programs,” Buhls said. “They’re a tremendous source of support, and also in terms of advocacy,

* The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 established cooperative-extension services nationally, working through land-grant universities such as Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. Virginia’s efforts predate the national initiative, with the first statewide agricultural “agent” and assistants in 1907. In 1995, the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station Division was established under state law. * Extension programs in Virginia are delivered through a network of faculty at two universities, 107 county and city offices, 11 agricultural research and Extension centers, and six 4-H educational centers.

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Rev. McEmrys was named senior minister in August after a two-year search, church officials said. He previously served as senior minister for the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, Calif.

“I’m excited to be in the middle of a community that is known for its public service,” McEmrys said, noting that he hopes to provide “a transformative worship that wakes people up, draws them together for service and for good.”

Prior to entering the ministry, McEmrys was a workers’-rights advocate and labor representative. A graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological Seminary, he was ordained in 2007.

Rev. McEmrys and his wife, Eliza, have moved to Arlington with their 3-year-old, Luke.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington is located at 4444 Arlington Blvd.

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

‘ENERGY MASTERS’ CELEBRATE SUCCESS: Volunteers and partners of the Ar-

lington Energy Masters program recently gathered at Key Elementary School to celebrate newly certified and re-certified Energy Master volunteers.

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

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

For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonenvironment.org/energy.

Clean Environment (ACE) and Arlington Energy Masters are holding a home-energy workshop focusing on efficiency and insulation on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairlington Community Center.

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The program, now more than 30 years old, provides the gifts along with a personalized note from the parent. “We do this in the hope that children will feel remembered at holiday time,” the organization said.

Individuals can help by contributing a new, unwrapped toy for boys or girls ages

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For information on the initiative, e-mail solson@oaronline.org or see the Web site at www.oaronline.com.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HOST ANTIQUES APPRAISAL: The Arlington

Historical Society will present “Arlington Antiques Appraisal,” a community event designed to raise funds to support maintenance and repair of the historic Ball-Sellers House, on Saturday, Sept. 13 beginning at 10 a.m. at Carlin Hall, 5711 4th St. South.

For a $10 donation, professional appraisers Todd Peenstra and Steve Gouterman will examine a treasured item, assess its age and value, and provide advice on where to get it repaired or restored, if needed.

To have an item appraised, individuals must reserve a spot and pay in advance.

To do so, call (703) 942-9247 or e-mail annette.benbow@arlingtonhistoricalsociety. org, describing the item to be assessed.

Observers can watch the proceedings for a donation of $5 at the door.

Participants also can stroll around the corner to the Ball-Sellers House, located at 5620 3rd St. South. The house will be open Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free tours.

Built about 1750 by John Ball, the house is a rare example of an ordinary person’s dwelling in 18th-century Virginia. The home was donated to the historical society in 1975 by Marian Sellers.

EXHIBITION PAYS HOMAGE TO ARTIST, EDUCATOR: The community is invited to

an opening reception for the Jim Burford Memorial Exhibition, to be held on Friday, Sept. 5 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Barry Gallery at Marymount University.

Burford, who died in July, was an Arlington resident and popular art instructor at several area schools and colleges, including Marymount, where he taught for 15 years and was known for riding his bike to class.

“He was a very energetic, popular professor who loved teaching,” said Judy Bass, a professor of fine arts and director of the gallery. “He had a great personality and was very accessible.”

Burford’s work is included in many private, corporate and public collections, including the Portland Museum of Art, the University of Art & Design in Finland, the archives of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery Library.

The Barry Gallery is located in the Reinsch Library at Marymount’s main campus, 2807 North Glebe Road, and is open Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays form 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The exhibit will run through Oct. 9. For more information, see the Web site at www. marymount.edu/barrygallery.

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Other participants age 90 and older are Ray Kaminski, 98, of Springfield; Joseph Sahaj, 97, Alexandria; Maria Kennedy, 97, Alexandria; Beatrice Keen, 96, Alexandria; Verner Utke-Ramsi, 95, McLean; Penelope Paddock, 94, Potomac Falls; Francis McComb, 94, Alexandria; Robert Zikowitz, 93, Springfield; Clyde Ridgely, 93, Alexandria; W. Rice, 93, Potomac Falls; Willard Moore, 93, Arlington; Jack Keith, 92, Alexandria; Ruth Sigerson, 92, Potomac Falls; Venette Pianting, 92, Falls Church; Harry Bleistein, 92, Springfield; Raymond Wright, 91, Springfield; Fern Walmer, 91, Potomac Falls; Vivian Mitchell, 91, Springfield; Peggy Knowlton, 91, Alexandria; Eva Collins, 91, Alexandria; George Tateosian, 90, Springfield; Eva Sorenson, 90, Alexandria; Jorge Soler, 90, Falls Church; Anna Powell, 90, Springfield; Helen Henderson, 90, Falls Church; Jeanne Fulford, 90, Springfield; and Ralph Driscoll, Springfield.

Online registration for the 2014 competition closes Sept. 5. The cost is $12, which includes entries in multiple categories.

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

Committee of 100 to Look at the Impact of ‘Pub Crawls’ The Arlington County Committee of 100 kicks off its 2014-15 season with a program on “Bar Crawls in Arlington: Benefits vs. Challenges.”

The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Gerard Phelan Hall at Marymount University. A meet-and-greet begins at 7 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:25 p.m. and the program at 8 p.m.

The forum will feature the perspective of the local bar/restaurant industry, civic associations and the Arlington Police Department, and will discuss the pluses and pitfalls of organized efforts that bring visitors to Arlington’s commercial corridors,

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Northern Virginia Senior Olympics welcomes participants age 50 and older. Doris Woodring of Lake Ridge hit that milestone age the year John F. Kennedy was elected president.

Now 104 years young, Ms. Woodring will be the oldest competitor in the regional Senior Olympics, as she has signed up for Wii bowling, Mexican Train Dominoes and Scrabble.

It will be the third year in the competition for Ms. Woodring, who first participated in Scrabble in 2012.

A number of super-seasoned Northern Virginians will join her in the competition, which features 50 events held at 19 venues running over 10 days in mid-September.

More than 30 of the 700-plus registered competitors are over age 90.

Roy Englert, 92, who like Ms. Woodring is a resident of the Westminster at Lake Ridge retirement community in Prince William County, has signed up to compete in the 5K road race set for Sept. 20 in Reston.

Englert has competed in numerous state and national long-distance races.

Manassas resident Josephine Stewart, 91, will be competing in three track events and three field events. Ms. Stewart is a long-time participant in Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, and has won many gold medals.

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U.S. Army Col. Fern Sumpter turned over command of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to Col. Michael Henderson Aug. 27, ending 25 months of leadership of a joint base that includes the Army’s Fort Myer and Fort McNair and the Marine Corps’ Henderson Hall.

“This has truly been a joy,” Sumpter said during an awards program that preceded the change-of-command ceremony.

“I always knew I loved serving soldiers. I didn’t know how much I’d love serving Marines. It’s really been an awesome tour.”

Sumpter was the third jointbase leader since the commands were consolidated in 2009, and the 102nd commander of Fort Myer, which was established as Fort Whipple to defend the District of Columbia during the Civil War. Sumpter and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Earlene Lavender were lauded as “an incredible command team, making sacrifices for the good of others” by Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, commanding general of the Mili-

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“Everything that they do is about taking care of our soldiers, our Marines, our civilian employees and our families,” Buchanan said during the change-of-command ceremony, held indoors at Conmy Hall at Fort Myer.

Sumpter, who began her Army career in the enlisted ranks of the Army Reserves in 1983, soon will retire from active duty, but plans to stay in the Washington area.

During a change-of-repsonsibility ceremony held with the change-of-command ceremony, Lavender was succeeded as the joint base’s command sergeant major by Army Command Sgt. Maj. Randall Woods.

“I was proud to be part of the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall family,” said Lavender, who was lauded by Sumpter as “tireless, motivated, selfless, loyal – what any commander prays for in a sergeant major.”

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Ceremony Marks Change of Command at Joint Base

U.S. Army Col. Michael Henderson is the new commander of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

War College Fellow at the Bush School of Government and Public Service’s Scowcroft Institute at Texas A&M University.

Henderson and his wife, the former Elizabeth Burnett, have twin sons, Peter and Timothy, and a daughter, Grace.

The hour-long ceremony was filled with tradition that included the formal passing of the unit colors, signifying change of command.

Commanders of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (and, before that, Fort Myer) generally

U.S. Army Col. Fern Sumpter and her husband, James Winbush, greeted visitors after the change-of-command ceremony held Aug. 27 at Conmy Hall on the grounds of Fort Myer.

serve two- or three-year tours and come from the ranks of full colonels. Of all those who have commanded in the past 150 years, perhaps the most famous was George S. Patton, who was garrison commander at Fort Myer from 1938-40 before going on to greater glory in World War II. Sumpter was the second female commander and the first African-American female commander at the base.

In departing, Sumpter was awarded the Legion of Merit on behalf of the Secretary of the Army for her “selfless service and dedication to duty.”

During her two years as jointbase commander, Sumpter also was active in the local community, serving as the military’s liaison to the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and speaking regularly before organizations in an effort to develop stronger ties.

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust Reaccredited BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Locust Shade Park in Prince William County is among many sites being preserved by the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, which recently received reaccreditation.

Many professional organizations have an accreditation process, such as for CPAs and health care. It’s an opportunity to go through your documentation and records over past several years.

You’re asked about transactions, quality-improvement initiatives.

You must present to a group of peers, so of course they have all sorts of stump-the-stars ques-

tions.

What did the process cost? We had some minor out-of-pocket expenses and hired outside counsel to go over governance documents.

What benefits will NVCT receive from this? The primary benefit for us is that we reassure clients and stakeholders that we’re continuing to maintain high

standards of performance. It also reassures potential partners or landowners with whom we might work that they can expect us to inform in certain ways and to certain standards.

One landowner this year agreed to work with us specifically because we were accredited.

That had value to them. In the marketplace, it distinguishes us from other land trusts that might not be accredited.

How did you obtain the recent easement from the nowdefunct McLean Conservancy?

The McLean Conservancy was a small, all-volunteer land trust.

Their board decided that they need to go out of business. They were holding three land-conservation easements – two co-held with other organizations and one held strictly by them.

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The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust has won reaccreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance.

The local trust was the first in Virginia to win accreditation and is among the first in the nation to earn reaccreditation.

“This is a significant achievement for NVCT and a major milestone for the accreditation program,” said Tammara Van Ryn, executive director of the accreditation commission.

Accreditation, which must be renewed every five years, “provides an assurance that accredited land trusts continue to meet exceedingly high standards for quality,” Van Ryn said.

Currently, there are 280 accredited land trusts in the U.S. The renewal process “was a tremendous learning opportunity for our staff and board members,” said Peggy Stevens, executive director of the Northern Virginia

Conservation Trust.

The process “affirmed the standards of how we conduct ourselves with our partners and landowners throughout Northern Virginia,” Stevens said.

The trust has permanently conserved land in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fredericksburg. For information, see the Web site at www.nvct.org.

The Sun Gazette recently asked Stevens about the process and importance of receiving reaccreditation.

What was the reaccreditation process like? We began the process in spring 2013 and finished it this spring. We just heard [Aug. 20] that we’d been reaccredited.

This is just great. We are among the first class nationally to be renewed. The standards came out in 2004.

The land trusts around the country agreed to follow them.

This is a big deal. This means we’re holding up standards that are commonly recognized across the country.

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Va. Budget Battles Could Lead to Tuition Increases Virginia students will pay an average of $20,298 to cover the cost of tuition, mandatory fees and room and board at the commonwealth’s public, four-year universities this academic year – an increase of 6.7 percent, the largest in three years, according to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

And depending on the condition of the state government’s budget in coming months, students and their parents could have to dig deeper to pay even more not too far down the road.

Students at the College of William and

Mary (up $2,193), Virginia Military Institute ($1,114) and Richard Bland College ($1,038) will see the biggest rise in in-state tuition and mandatory fees. Students in Virginia’s Community College System will experience the smallest increase, totaling $180.

Despite both chambers of the General Assembly and Gov. McAuliffe (D) being on the same page about earmarking more money for state colleges in the biennial budget, news in June that the state would come up about $1.5 billion short in revenue meant funding for the 16 public institutions would remain level.

“That meant the proposed money we had for higher education went away and tuitions, unfortunately, went up,” Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon) said. Rust chaired the House’s Higher Education Subcommittee from 2007 to 2013, during which time he and other lawmakers worked to carve out more of the state budget for state colleges.

In the state government’s last fiscal year, the General Assembly dedicated an additional $25.1 million to higher education to try to slow the rate of tuition increases.

While the cost of college still ticked up slightly in recent years, the increases – 4.1 percent in fiscal 2013 and 4.3 percent in fiscal ’14 – were the smallest in more than a decade.

“We held tuition rates close to level for about three or four years, but we just couldn’t do it this year,” Rust said.

On the plus side, level state funding will help prevent students from experiencing serious sticker shock like their predecessors did just a decade ago. Year-over-year instate tuition hikes reached as much as 21.5 percent from FY02 to FY03.

Dave Chadwick, of Ashburn, has kept a close watch on tuition rates – almost to the point of obsession, he admits – to budget what it will cost him and his wife to put their two sons through the College of William and Mary.

Chadwick can recite figures from more than a decade ago. From 2002 to 2003, the school’s tuition jumped 27 percent, then another 24 percent the following year.

“That’s a big jump that would be tough for any family,” he said.

In 2013, the college approved “William and Mary Promise,” guaranteeing that instate tuition will remain constant for a student’s four years of undergraduate study.

It’s the only public institution in Virginia that makes that guarantee.

“That’s wonderful. I can budget for that,” Chadwick said. And, he’s quick to add, the value of education in the commonwealth is some of the best in the country. U.S. News this year ranked the University of Virginia 23rd in the nation, William and Mary 32nd.

No matter how great the education, the constant climb of tuition rates is something most families can’t afford to keep up with.

“This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed,” Chadwick said. “No one wants to pay more taxes, but I wouldn’t mind paying a little more to keep our state colContinued on Page 26

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Virginia Hospital Center has been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in America for the second year in a row.

Virginia Hospital Center has just been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in America by Truven Health Analytics for the second year in a row. They've also been named one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in America. These awards are particularly exciting because they're based on facts - about quality, safety, patient experience and more. And they're great news for the health and happiness of Northern Virginia families.

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ANNUAL ‘SENIOR LAW DAY’ ARRIVES:

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The 37th annual Senior Law Day will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Goodwin House in Baileys Crossroads. Sponsored by the Office of Senior Adult Programs, the event will focus on frauds and scams against seniors, and also will look at other legal issues. To register, call (703) 228-0948.

FORUM FOCUSES ON SOCIAL SECURITY: A discussion of the ins and outs

of applying for Social Security will be presented on Monday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

BIKERS GO FROM ONE SENIOR CENTER TO THE NEXT: The 55+ Biking

Group will cycle to all six Arlington senior centers on Monday, Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 20-mile loop begins at the Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4771 or e-mail 55plusbikinggroup@arlingtonva.us.

CRAFTERS CREATE PLANT MARKERS:

Lee Senior Center hosts a workshop for creating decorative plant markers on Monday, Sept. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

‘LEE JAMMERS’ TAKE THE STAGE: The

Lee Jammers will play on Monday, Sept.

8 at 10:15 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

FEATURES OF CELL PHONES EXPLORED: The features of cell phones will

be discussed on Monday, Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information and an appointment, call (703) 228-6300.

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Ice skating for seniors is offered on Monday, Sept. 8 from 8 to 9:10 a.m. at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex atop the Ballston Public Parking Garage. The cost of $1 includes skate rental. For information, call (703) 228-4745.

ONE-ON-ONE LEGAL ADVICE OFFERED:

Legal Services of Northern Virginia will offer free, one-on-one legal assistance on Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at Walter Reed Senior Center. For an appointment, call (703) 778-6800.

HISTORY ROUNDTABLERS TO GATHER:

The history roundtable at Lee Senior Center will discuss the effects of movies in history on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 11:15 a.m. For information, call (703) 2280555.

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Featured Property of the Week

Farm-Style Locale, Commuter’s Dream This Newly Restored Historic Home Features a Country Feel

yet, at the same time, it’s a commuter’s dream home.

Working closely with the Historic Preservation Society in an effort to maintain the original character and ambiance of the property, the result has been retention of features that include the original hardwood flooring, doors, hardware and beams. Decorative fireplaces with exposed brick, high ceilings and double doors are among other highlights.

The country-style home is a beacon of good taste, featuring three separate exterior covered porch areas, including a porch on the second floor. From the master retreat you have lovely views of the historic city of Alexandria.

Formal rooms are amply proportioned, ensuring plentiful space for entertaining in style and for daily living. The kitchen is a showplace, filled with natural sunlight and providing amenities for the serious chefs among us.

With approximately 4,000 square

feet of living space, you will never feel cramped, and you have the bonus of knowing you are living in a home that has provided warmth and shelter for generations.

Well worthy of consideration.

Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703) 738-2520.

Facts for buyers Address: 3398 Tennessee Drive, Alexandria (22303).

Listed at: $669,700 by T.S. Cowles & Co. (703) 447-9874.

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Our quest for the best in local real estate this week embarks on a rare road trip out of Arlington’s 26-square-mile confines, but there’s a reason – one well worth the excursion.

Our featured property this week is the Lowe House, located south of Alexandria, Constructed a decade before the Civil War, it is a glorious historic property that has been brought up-to-date while retaining its classic pedigree through the diligent work of Courtland Homes, a firm well-regarded for projects such as Main Street Residences in Fairfax County.

The result is a standout property that has survived more than 160 years and is ready to welcome its next owner to add another personal stamp of individuality on it.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $669,700 by T.S. Cowles & Co. Set on a large lot at the end of a culde-sac, you are guaranteed privacy. And

Existing-home sales across the U.S. in July remained below figures from a year ago as the market continues to heal from the lingering impact of the recession, the National Association of Realtors reprots.

Total existing-home sales across the nation were down 4.3 percent from figures reported in July 2013, the national organization said.

Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says sales momentum is slowly building behind stronger job growth and improving inventory conditions.

“The number of houses for sale is higher than a year ago, and tamer price increases are giving prospective buyers less hesitation about entering the market,” he said. “More people are buying homes compared to earlier in the year, and this trend should continue with interest rates remaining low and apartment rents on the rise.”

Yun warned that affordability is likely to decline in upcoming years.

“Although interest rates have fallen in recent months, median family incomes are still lagging behind price gains, and mortgage rates will inevitably rise with the upcoming changes in monetary policy,” he said.

The median existing-home price for all housing types in July was $222,900, 4.9 percent above July 2013. This marks the 29th consecutive month of year-over-year price gains.

Total housing inventory at the end of July rose 3.5 percent to 2.37 million existing homes available for sale, which represents a 5.5-month supply at the current sales pace. Unsold inventory is 5.8 percent higher than a year ago, when there were 2.24 million existing homes available for sale.

Distressed homes – foreclosures and short sales – accounted for 9 percent of July sales, down from 15 percent a year ago and the first time they were in the single-digits since NAR started tracking the category in October 2008. Six percent of July sales were foreclosures and 3 percent were short sales.

Foreclosures sold for an average discount of 20 percent below market value in July, while short sales were discounted 14 percent.

Yun says the deepest housing wounds suffered during the Great Recession are beginning to fully heal. “To put it in perspective, distressed sales represented an average of 36 percent of sales during all of 2009,” he said. “Fastforward to today and rising home values are helping owners recover equity and strong job creation are assisting those who may have fallen behind on their mortgage due to unemployment or underemployment.”

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County’s Jobless Rate Still Lowest in Commonwealth Arlington’s joblessness remained lowest cent) and Vermont (4 percent). The highin the commonwealth in July, as unemploy- est rates were reported in Mississippi and ment rates saw small declines across the re- Michigan (8.6 percent each), Georgia (8.3 gion compared to a year before. percent), Rhode Island (8 percent) and NeWith 136,931 county residents in the vada (also 8 percent). civilian workforce and 4,976 looking for For full data, see the Web site at www. jobs, the unemployment rate of 3.5 percent virginialmi.com. was down a tick from 3.6 percent in June, Year-Over-Year Joblessness Down in according to non-seasonally-adjusted fig- D.C. Region: Year-over-year joblessness ures reported Aug. 27 by the Virginia Em- across the Washington region declined ployment Commission. modestly in July, part of a general trend toStatewide, “July’s increase in total ward better employment numbers reported non-farm employment to 3,788,200 was by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. the second consecutive monthly increase, The non-seasonally-adjusted unemployand brought total non-farm employment ment rate of 5.4 percent was down from 5.7 within 3,700 jobs of the April 2008 pre-re- percent a year before, according to prelimicession peak of 3,791,900 jobs,” said Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian emAnn Lang, ployment for July. “Previous” is rate for June. senior econPrevious Pct. Employed Unemployed omist for the Jurisdiction 4.0% 4.0% E c o n o m i c Alexandria 89,828 3,736 I n f o r m a - Arlington 3.6% 3.5% 136,931 4,976 tion Services Fairfax County 4.4% 4.2% 619,401 27,477 Division of Falls Church 4.0% 3.9% 7,672 315 the Virginia Loudoun 4.4% 4.3% 190,594 8,581 Employment Prince William 4.8% 4.7% 229,920 11,344 C o m m i s - Northern Va. 4.5% 4.3% 1,528,920 69,528 sion.

5.4% 5.4% Virginia 4,105,684 233,598 Jobs in 6.3% 6.5% United States 147,265,000 10,307,000 both the private and public sectors increased from June to July, nary figures reported Aug. 27. up 11,300 and 2,000 jobs, respectively.

July’s percentage represented 3.27 milLike Arlington, most other jurisdictions lion in the region’s labor force and 176,400 across Northern Virginia saw small month- looking for work. A year before, there were over-month declines in jobless rates. Un- 185,800 residents of the D.C. region seekemployment dropped from 4 percent to ing employment.

3.9 percent in the city of Falls Church; Year-over-year unemployment rates from 4.4 percent to 4.2 percent in Fairfax were lower in 348 of the nation’s 372 metroCounty; from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent in politan areas, higher in 16 and unchanged Loudoun County; and from 4.8 percent to in eight, Bureau of Labor Statistics of4.7 percent in Prince William County. In ficials said. The national, non-seasonallyAlexandria, the unemployment rate was adjusted unemployment rate of 6.5 percent steady at 4 percent. in July was down from 7.7 percent a year Across Northern Virginia, the unem- before. ployment rate of 4.3 percent was down Among the nation’s metro areas, the from 4.5 percent a month before, represent- lowest jobless rate was reported in Bising about 1.53 million in the workforce and marck, N.D., at 2.4 percent. The highest just under 70,000 looking for jobs. rates were found in Yuma, Ariz., and El The state unemployment rate of 5.4 per- Centro, Calif., at 29.2 percent and 24.7 percent was unchanged; the national rate of cent, respectively.

6.5 percent was up from 6.3 percent.

Among the nation’s 49 metro areas with Among Virginia’s 134 cities and coun- populations of 1 million or more, the lowties, the lowest jobless rates in July were est jobless rate was reported in Minneapofound in Arlington, Falls Church and, in lis-St. Paul, at 4.2 percent. The highest rate, a three-way tie for third at 4 percent, Bath 9.8 percent, was found in Detroit.

County and the cities of Alexandria and Among Virginia metropolitan areas Manassas Park. outside the Washington region, joblessness The highest rates were found in Mar- was down in July compared to a year betinsville (11.5 percent), Lexington (11.2 fore. July 2014 unemployment rates were percent), Dickenson County (10.3 percent) 4.8 percent in Charlottesville, 4.9 percent and Petersburg (10.2 percent). in Winchester, 5.5 percent in Roanoke, 5.6 Among Virginia’s metropolitan areas, percent in Harrisonburg, 5.7 percent in the lowest unemployment rates after the Richmond, 5.8 percent in Virginia Beach, D.C. suburbs could be found in Charlot- 6.2 percent in Blacksburg/Christiansburg, tesville and Winchester, at 4.8 percent each. 6.3 percent in Lynchburg and 8.1 percent Danville (8.1 percent) and Kingsport/Bris- in Danville. tol (7.3 percent) had the highest rates.

Statewide, the non-seasonally-adjusted Virginia tied for 16th in the nation unemployment rate of 5.4 percent in July with Kansas and the state of Washington was down from 5.8 percent a year before, for July’s lowest jobless rate. Overall, the according to figures. lowest rates were found in North Dakota For full data, see the Web site at www.

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FELONY HIT-AND-RUN/ INDECENT EXPOSURE: n On Aug. 15 at 9:23 p.m., a man described by police as intoxicated and nude was driving a motorcycle in the 1600 block of South Barton Street when he struck two vehicles.

The man fled on foot into the woods after the incident, but was located by Arlington police and was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, 42-year-old Roland Hitchens of Arlington, was arrested and charged with felony hit-and-run, indecent exposure, driving under the influence, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and driving on a revoked license.

He was held without bond at the Arlington County Detention Facility.

BURGLARY: n Sometime between Aug. 11 at noon and Aug. 19 at 9 a.m., copper was stolen from a construction site in the 500 block of 12th Street South. n Sometime between Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 8 a.m., an office in the 1900 block of North Moore Street was burglarized. Two laptop computers were taken. n Sometime between Aug. 15 at 9:45 p.m. and Aug. 16 at 9 a.m., a retail store in the 1100 block of South Hayes Street was burglarized. Sports jerseys were stolen off mannequins. n On Aug. 16 between 12:45 and 2 a.m., restaurant in the 2400 block of Columbia

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DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: n On Aug. 15 between 4:30 and 6:55 a.m., a man described by police as intoxicated wrote profane language with a green marker on buildings, vehicles, shelters and signs in the vicinity of the 4200 block of Fairfax Drive.

The suspect, a 55-year-old man of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with five counts of destruction of property and drunk-in-public. n Sometime between Aug. 18 at 9 p.m. and Aug. 19 at 6:40 a.m., an individual broke into at least four vehicles in the 1100 block of South Jefferson Street and stole valuables.

DETENTION FACILITY MEETS NEW NATIONAL STANDARDS: n The Arlington County Detention Facility, operated by the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office, has become the first jail in the Washington region to meet new national Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, established two years ago.

As part of the process, the detention center was evaluated by an auditor from the U.S. Department of Justice, looking at both infrastructure and practices.

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Foster: No Regrets About Not Going Negative SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Defeated House of Delegates candidate David Foster said that while going negative during the brisk campaign could have helped his prospects for election, he has no regrets about not doing so.

“We chose to remain relentlessly positive,” Foster said at a post-mortem held at the Aug. 27 Arlington County Republican Committee meeting. “Some people advised me to return negativity with negativity. We didn’t do that.”

Foster was critical of a hardhitting mailing by the campaign of Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. leading up to the Aug. 19

special election called to fill the seat of Del. Bob Brink (D-48th).

He has dubbed it the “satanic red elephants” ad for its visual depiction of the GOP mascot and assault on the party’s positions on various issues.

“It wasn’t the kind of thing I’d be proud of – not the sort of thing you and I would put out there,” Foster told the GOP faithful.

But Foster acknowledged the mailing may have been effective: Sullivan garnered 62 percent of the vote in the special election, higher than many expected, and won every precinct in a district that includes portions of Arlington and parts of the McLean and Falls Church areas of Fairfax County.

“I would be the first to say I’m not pleased with the result,” Foster said. “I run campaigns to win them.”

The entrance of Foster as the Republican nominee for Brink’s seat did force Democrats to expend energy and cash to defeat him. The party brought in U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and Attorney General Mark Herring (D) to raise funds and rally support for Sullivan.

“When have you last seen three Democratic statewide office-holders come to Arlington to save a supposedly ‘safe’ seat?” Foster asked. “We did have some impact.

It wasn’t the impact we wanted at the polls, but it was certainly an

David Foster was the Republican nominee in the 48th District race.

impact.”

For Foster – like Sullivan, an attorney – the special election was his fifth bid for elected office. He’s

won two, for Arlington School Board in 1999 and 2003, having lost a previous School Board bid and fallen short in his quest for the 2009 Republican nomination for Virginia attorney general.

The special-election defeat could be the end of the road for Foster in seeking elected office.

Or maybe not: He’s being touted as a prospective candidate for Arlington County Board in 2015.

In remarks to the Arlington GOP, he kept his options open.

“This is one battle,” he said of the special-election race.

As for the broader political conflict? “We will prevail,” Foster told the party rank-and-file. “I will be right there on the beaches with you.”

County Republicans Debut Their First Public Platform SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

commonwealth this year.

Turnout in the race between Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. and Republican David Foster totaled 17.3 percent of active voters, according to figures from the State Board of Elections, analyzed by the Virginia Public Access Project.

The district includes portions of Arlington and McLean, with several precincts in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County.

Sullivan won the seat with 62 percent of the vote.

Turnout in the seven special elections for General Assembly seats held so far in 2014 has ranged from 25.6 percent to 5.4 percent, according to figures.

Democrats to Celebrate Bickford: The Arlington County Democratic Committee will salute a longtime party activist and former two-time chairman with “A Toast to Charlene Bickford” later in the fall.

The celebration will be held Sunday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. at the home of Al Eisenberg and Sharon Davis.

Bickford, an educator and historian at George Washington University, “has given enormously to Arlington Democrats over the decades,” current county party chairman Kip Malinosky said.

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“She has organized hundreds of events for ACDC over the years, and has been looking for ways to include new people in party activities,” Malinosky said.

“Altogether, she has helped transform our party into one of the best in the country.”

Bickford also founded the Roosevelt Society, a giving circle for Arlington Democrats. She currently serves as chairman of the Arlington Electoral Board.

Despite a low-key persona, Bickford “has done just about every volunteer job possible” for county Democrats, said Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson.

“She has helped with foods at events and famously offered babysitting services as a County Board Auction item that always went for top dollar,” he said.

“She has put her beliefs into action over the years, and her leadership was a key part of successes achieved by the Arlington County Democratic Party– [and she] has a lot of friends, which will lead to many attending what is certain to be a great event,” Ferguson said.

Tickets are $50. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtondemocrats.org.

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Tickets are $50, and sponsorship packages are available. To R.S.V.P. by Sept. 7, call Marcia Fioramonti at (703) 524-1804 or e-mail mfioramontirn@yahoo. com.

Senior Democrats Pick Up Luncheon Series with Visit from Beyer: Arlington Senior Democrats, an initiative of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, kicks off campaign season with a luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington.

The keynote speaker will be Don Beyer, the Democratic nominee in the 8th Congressional District, who will discuss his campaign and ways seasoned Democrats can help with his campaign in the fall.

The cost is $25. To R.S.V.P. or for additional information, e-mail Richard Barton at rabarton2@ verizon.net.

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The Arlington County Republican Committee on Aug. 27 adopted its first local platform.

The POLITICAL t w o POTPOURRI ps taa tge ement of values is designed to be “a document that communicates to our neighbors when they say to you, ‘why are you an Arlington Republican?” Arlington GOP chairman Matt Wavro said. It is designed to show “what exactly brings us all together,” he said.

The platform stays away from specific issues and focuses on themes at “the 20,000-foot level,” said Sue Arnold, the party’s membership director, who helped shepherd the document to completion.

It espouses five “guiding principles”: • We support sound stewardship of all public resources, including financial, environmental and social.

• We strive to ensure that all voices are heard, and that county government is responsive to community needs, desires and priorities.

• We believe that good govern-

ment is always accountable to the electorate.

• We honor and uphold the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Virginia and the rule of law.

• We respect everyone, and all are welcome to join our meetings.

The remainder of the document is given over to topics that include infrastructure; integrity/ accountability; fiscal responsibility; and economic development.

The platform is designed to complement, not supplant, the party’s organizational documents.

It was adopted unanimously.

The full document will be posted on the Web site at www. arlingtongop.org.

Get Civic Federation Debate Updates on the Web: The Arlington County Civic Federation’s Sept. 2 candidate forum occurred after the Sun Gazette’s weekly print deadline. We’ll have full coverage in print next week, but you can find it online on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/news/ politics/arlington/.

Turnout About Par for the Course in 48th District Race: Turnout for the Aug. 19 special election for the 48th District House of Delegates seat was on the low side compared to similar special elections held across the

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School Board to OK Architect for Expanded Abingdon School Board members on Sept. 4 are expected to approve the hiring of an architect for the planned expansion of Abingdon Elementary School.

Hord Coplan Macht (HCM) Architects was selected from among 22 architecture/ engineering firms submitting bids, a field that was whittled to five finalists.

The contract totals about $2.45 million, including contingency fees, part of total construction budget of $28.75 million for the Abingdon expansion.

Funds for the project won’t be available unless voters approve the Nov. 4 schoolbond referendum, which is likely. Bonds won’t be sold until late next spring, so

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leges and universities funded. If you think about it, almost everyone sends their kids to college, so this really is a benefit for most the state.”

Rolling back the cost of college may have to wait another year. McAuliffe announced Aug. 15, two months after the commonwealth’s biennial budget was adopted, that the state government may face a larger budget gap than initially expected.

Officials are projecting a revenue shortfall of nearly $2.4 billion over the next three years.

Almost $350 million will have to be found in the current fiscal year and another

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for that easement.

What’s up next on NVCT’s plate? Right now, we’re working on lining up our projects for the coming year. We expect to close six projects in the next 10 months, which is the rest of our fiscal year. We’re really thrilled with the step-up in interest in our

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other jurisdictions have for programs.

(Buhls said she would like to be able to

school officials are proposing to temporarily transfer funds from reserve accounts to cover the cost of architectural and engineering services.

Naming Committee for New School to Be Appointed: Arlington School Board members on Sept. 4 are expected to appoint members of the building-naming committee for the new elementary school currently being constructed on the Williamsburg Middle School campus.

The new school is slated to open in time for the 2015-16 school year. The final say on a name rests with the School Board, and is likely to come by December.

The future school’s principal, Erin $536 million will be needed in fiscal 2016 to close the gap. Where those cuts will come from will be detailed in the coming months, according to the governor’s office.

That has the attention of every state college and university, said Kirsten Nelson, director of communications at the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

They’re bracing for what it could mean for them and their students.

“We’re hoping the public institutions don’t have to do mid-year tuition hikes, because that’s really tough on families,” Nelson said. “We want to be able to avoid that, but we’ll see what happens.”

At right, graphic shows the rise in tuition rates in institutions of higher education across the commonwealth. Schools will be watching the budget situation in Richmond to see how it might impact funding.

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system’s retirement policy, a change that could have an impact on the pocketbook of future retirees.

Under the change, school employees participating in the Virginia Retirement System will no longer have supplemental salaries and stipends – such as for coaching sports teams or supervising after-school clubs – included as part of the dollar amount used to calculate post-retirement benefits.

The School Board approved the change in policy as part of its fiscal 2015 budget deliberations; the change to the six-page retirement policy will make the decision official.

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We hold 102 easements now. Our staff is busy, meeting with landowners and walking the land.

We’ve also started works on stormwater and nutrient treating in George Washington Regional Commission area.

How hard is it to protect your easements? We’ve not had any encroachments, but we have had other issues from time to time. Actually, we had one encroachment and it was resolved quickly. Usually it’s a

case of landowners’ not knowing [proper procedures]. It’s an educational opportunity.

What is NVCT’s direction now? We’re focused on doing more work that has a regional impact. As we work within the jurisdictions in our service area, we’re also keeping an eye on how what we do impacts the region.

We’re also monitoring changes in Chesapeake Bay regulations. We try to assist in achieving these new outcomes that are de-

manded by the ordinance.

What challenges does the organization face? It’s a challenge of finding properties to add to our portfolio. For example, we try to add riparian areas to reduce sediments in stream, so there will be less pollution draining out into the bay.

The more natural the setting where water is running off – with natural growth and no fertilizer from lawns – the less damage to water running through streambeds to the Chesapeake Bay.

consolidate her office’s five mid-sized demonstration gardens to one large one, but there is not enough land available.)

While “it’s really exciting that we have such a diverse community,” Abel said that immigrant populations don’t always know how things are done in the U.S.

Buhls agreed: “It’s a severe learning curve, a period of real adjustment,” she said, telling the story of an immigrant who asked for plot of land so he could plant crops and feed his family, but did not understand why there was a waiting list of one to three years for available space.

“We try to help them make the transition,” Buhls said.

The 4-H program is another arm of Arlington’s Cooperative Extension that is growing in both size and creativity. It is under the leadership of 28-year-old Emily Reiersgaard, who joined the office earlier in the year.

Reiersgaard is “full of energy – with lots of great ideas,” said Abel.

Even for those who aren’t necessarily interested in volunteering or taking classes, the Cooperative Extension office can serve as a resource, from its plant help desk at Fairlington Community Center to larger issues of agriculture, household living and financial issues.

“We have world-class educational facilities in this state. We have a network of colleagues. We can hook people up,” Buhls said.

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Russo, will serve on the committee, while Linda Erdos, the school system’s assistant superintendent for school and community relations, will serve as staff liaison.

Other members will include Mary Kusler, Christine Davenport and Joanne Guerrera, representing parents; Rebecca Ward, representing teachers; Patrick Thompson, Beth Bartlett, Julie Luncher and Susan Levy, representing neighboring civic associations, and Ron Molteni, representing the community-at-large.

Retirees No Longer Will Get Benefit of Supplemental Stipends: Arlington School Board members on Sept. 4 are expected to strike two lines of text from the school

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Charles T. Williams, Jr. age 79 of Annandale, VA. has joined his parents, brother and sister in heaven.

He is survived by brother, Kenneth Shumaker, (Mona) many nieces, nephews and friends. Charlie enjoyed the outdoors and worked as a postal carrier in Arlington until he retired in his early 70’s. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 6, 2014 at St. Ann Catholic Church, 5300 N. 10th St. in Arlington. Interment at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.

For information on the Arlington office of Virginia Cooperative Extension, call (703) 228-6400 or see the Web site at http://offices. ext.vt.edu/arlington.

Free Falun Gong Workshop Is Offered A free Falun Gong workshop will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Westover Library meeting room.

There is no charge.

The event will be led by Amy Xue, a TV host who has practiced Falun Gong for

more than 16.

For information, on Falun Gong, see the Web site a http://tinyurl.com/1pct6nm.

To R.S.V.P. for the event, e-mail lily_lee@ cox.net.

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A new regional initiative is designed to provide 24/7 services to young people facing a mental-health challenge and their families.

The Children’s Regional Crisis Response – dubbed CR2 – is designed to be “a significant step forward” in providing emergency services to youth across the region.

“CR2 will provide children with the help they need, when they need it, and do it within the community, close to friends and family,” officials say.

The program, funded with $825,000 in federal dollars funneled through the state government, will serve residents of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.

A regional steering committee is overseeing the program; the Arlington County government is serving as the fiscal agent, and will coordinate services that are being provided on a contract basis by the National Counseling Group.

“This program is another step closer to the region having a full continuum of services for children and families who are experiencing a mental-health crisis,” said Heather Stowe, chief of the child and family services division of the Arlington County Department of Human Services.

The initiative draws from evolving practices across the nation.

“Instead of removing children from their home/community and trying to bring a hospital bed/residential placement, we bring services to the family to assess and de-escalate the situation,” Stowe said.

“If hospital is the best option, then we assist the family through that process,” she said. “But most often, what is needed is someone to work with the family and stay with them until the crisis is over.”

Three years ago, Arlington officials initiated talks at the regional level about bringing the concept to Northern Virginia.

“We felt very strongly that instead of building another residential program or crisis facility, that the idea of a mobile crisis team was a more effective response,” Stowe said. “Fortunately, our sister agencies agreed with us, and we were able to proceed with a regional response.”

Statewide planning on the initiative began in 2011. The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services solicited proposals to run the program in regions across the commonwealth, providing the first grant funding in fiscal 2013. The Northern Virginia area did not receive funding in the first round, but was awarded a grant for fiscal 2014.

It is expected that the grant funding will be ongoing; local jurisdictions will not be required to provide funding matches.

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n A record number of participants took part in Marymount University’s annual Volunteer Day of Service on Aug. 23, with 313 people preparing 2,500 “care” packages for teenagers transitioning from foster care to life on their own.

“It was a huge success,” said Meg Dalmut, Marymount’s associate director of community engagement, who noted that the largest previous turnout was 175 volunteers. “It was great to see so many people kicking off the school year with service, since that’s such a big part of the Marymount experience.”

This year’s event marked a departure from the past, when teams helped with a variety of projects throughout the community. “I think the fact that it was on campus this year, we were all together, and people knew what they were going to do helped,” Dalmut said.

The volunteers finished an hour-and-ahalf earlier than expected, which provided time for team-building exercises.

Foster Care 2 Success is a Sterling-based non-profit that helps foster-care students across the country when they turn 18 or graduate from high school, which in many states means they must leave the social-services system.

“When people think of foster care, the image that typically comes to mind is of younger people, and we tend to forget that many of them will age out without ever having been adopted,” said Lynn Davis, director of operations for Foster Care 2 Success. “They still need support. I have a college student of my own, and can’t imagine sending him out into the world alone.”

Davis said the packages will be sent to former foster students who are now attending college. Food items will be added before shipping, which is scheduled for next month.

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n Alexandra Gartner, a rising senior at the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program and the student adviser to the Friends of Arlington’s David M. Brown Planetarium, spent a week of her summer at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, where she worked alongside NASA engineers and scientists to design the first human mission to Mars.

Gartner was one of 180 students from across the commonwealth to earn a spot at the NASA Summer Academy, based on achievement in a rigorous, dual-credit courts that prepares and tests students during the school year.

Gartner was a member of the missiontransit team, charged with the transport of supplies and crew on the interplanetary journey.

The program is part of the Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars program, a partnership between the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and NASA Langley, with assistance from the Virginia Department of Education.

Gartner is the second student adviser to Friends of the Planetarium to attend the program; Samantha Spytek, then a junior at Wakefield High School, participated in the 2011-12 school year, and currently is studying astrophysics at Virginia Tech.

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Much Is Possible Regarding Arlington’s Football Teams What will the 2014 high school football season bring for Arlington’s four varsity teams?

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Team Hopes 2013 Success Continues DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With an 8-3 record and 7-0 National District mark, the Washington-Lee Generals enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in recent times last year.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Having graduated numerous starters – more than a dozen – can the Generals continue that success?

The Generals begin finding out answers to that question on Friday, Sept.

5 at 7:30 p.m. when they open the 2014 high school football campaign at home against the McLean Highlanders.

“We lost a lot [of starters], so we have to stay healthy, handle adversity and not fall apart, and deal with setbacks,” Washington-Lee coach Josh Shapiro said.

The top returning player on offense for Washington-Lee is speedy big-play senior running back Daquay Harris.

“We want to get him at least 15 touches on offense each game, no matter how that happens,” Shapiro said.

Harris will also start in the secondary on defense, and return kicks.

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Washington-Lee High School senior running back Daquay Harris is one of the Generals’ top returners on offense from last season’s 8-3 playoff team.

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Defense Could Be Key for Patriots’ Early Success DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

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“We have some questions on offense, right now, but I really like the way our defense is playing and coming along,” Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said.

Yorktown opens its season at home on Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. against the Langley Saxons.

Langley and Yorktown were playoff teams a year ago, but both were hit hard by graduation and have holes to fill.

Hanson is confident his offense, led by senior quarterback Joe McBride, will keep improving as the line develops. McBride, who shared starting duties last fall, is more of a pocket passer than Yorktown’s last few starting quarterbacks.

That means the Patriots could be more spread out and throwing more than in past seasons.

“Joe moves in the pocket well and he extends plays that way,” Hanson said.

Catching the ball will be senior receiver Parker Dean as well as the likes of seniors Ben Calvert, Tannor Patton, Charlie Tiene and Tayvon Brown, who is the team’s starting running back, and junior Zane Killgo.

The fullbacks are seniors Sean Coleman and Jack Storrs.

The offensive line is anchored by seniors Quinn Cox and Noah Gaby and ju-

nior Henry Reyes. The tight end is senior Chris Saulnier.

Cox will be a rover on defense, playing multiple positions. Storrs, Gaby and Coleman are linebackers, along with senior Andrew Paredes and his junior brother Matthew Paredes.

Defensive backs are seniors Ryan McNulty, Austin Kasmer and Clyde Hurst, along with Killgo, Brown and Denny and juniors Thomas Richardson and Travis Winston.

Junior William Chadwick is a lineman.

NOTES: Yorktown’s first three games are at home. The Patriots play their two Arlington rivals – Wakefield and Washington-Lee – on the road during the second half of the season . . . Yorktown Continued on Page 29

The answers began last week when the Bishop O’Connell Knights opened their season, and they continue Friday, Sept. 5 when the Wakefield Warriors, Washington-Lee Generals and Yorktown Patriots kick off their campaigns.

In short, the various seasons could wind up being all over the place.

Last year, including the playoffs, the four teams combined for 25 wins, the most in years. Only Wakefield, at 3-7, had a losing record. The biggest surprise was W-L’s 8-3 mark.

A couple of dozen combined wins are very possible again this fall. Wakefield and O’Connell (5-5 last year) are better teams on paper this fall, so their records could significantly improve.

Washington-Lee and Yorktown (9-3 in 2013) don’t appear as strong on paper, but each still has the potential to amass a handful of wins or more.

What’s also a possibility, although not likely, is all four teams could have losing records. None of the teams have much depth, so keeping their best players healthy and on the field is vital.

Another possibility is Wakefield could wind up with the most victories of the four. Wouldn’t that be something, considering the Warriors haven’t had a winning season since a 6-4 mark in 1983 and only have a handful of wins this decade.

O’Connell also could significantly up its win total from last fall if the Knights defeat the teams it should, then break through and upset one or two of the perennial Washington Catholic Athletic Conference powers like DeMatha, Gonzaga or Good Counsel.

There might be more parity in the WCAC this season, so this could be the right time for the Knights.

Although Yorktown might not be as talented as the past few years, its schedule isn’t imposing, and the Patriots certainly know how to win. So eight or nine victories is possible.

If all four have winning seasons and make the playoffs as well, that would be a first in Arlington high school football history. That’s the upside. The down is all four could have losing seasons.

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Asking the Wakefield Warriors not to become overconfident might seem odd.

The high school football team hasn’t won many games in recent years.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW But second-year Wakefield head coach Wayne Hogwood is asking his players to avoid falling into the trap. Wakefield won three games last fall, its most victories in a season since 2008.

The schedule is the same for Wakefield in 2014, which is why Hogwood wants his squad to remain grounded.

“We won some games last year and we got some attention. So we can’t get caught up and get complacent that we are making progress,” Hogwood said.

“We have to put a full four quarters together every game, more than we did last year. We can’t overlook any teams.”

The Warriors open their season Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. on the road

FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Among local high school football games being played this weekend that will be covered on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington are: n Langley at Yorktown n McLean at Washington-Lee n Wakefield at Marshall n Ireton at O’Connell against the Marshall Statesmen.

Hogwood believes his unit should be improved from last season. The return of 16 starters, including senior quarterback Riley Wilson, is cause for optimism.

“We were young last year, so we are ahead of things in comparison, and we are faster and stronger,” Hogwood said.

“We don’t have a lot of depth, but I like our first teams. They have looked sharp.

We should be more competitive in all of our games.”

The 6-foot-4 Wilson behind center will be joined in the starting backfield by re-

turning starting juniors Chris Robertson, Leon Young and Kareem Hall. Senior Bemnet Seyoum is another running back who will play.

Senior David Reyes is the new tight end, and seniors Marqua Walton and Zain Khokar return as starting wide receivers.

The offensive line returns juniors Miles Kirby, Ryan Jones and Jullius Johnson.

Also set to start is senior Evan Ross.

Reyes and Ben Kline will do the kicking and punting.

Wakefield’s defense is led by junior linebacker Kevin Greenwell, the team’s leading tackler a year ago, and senior linebacker Jamal Zaggout.

Wilson also may play some outside linebacker or safety on defense on occasion.

Returning defensive linemen are junior Maurice Gaskins and Johnson and Jones. Anthony Tham, a junior, is the nose tackle. Defensive backs are seniors Antoine Juste and Devin Quarles.

NOTES: The Warriors are return-

ing to the past and will be wearing white helmets this season. Last fall they wore green . . . Another change: renovation is nearly complete to the school’s football stadium. The synthetic field has been resurfaced with a new Wakefield logo at midfield, there are new bleachers, new goal posts and a new pressbox. “The players are excited about the changes, which brings pride to the program,” Hogwood said . . . Last year, Wakefield won its first two games, both at home, then its last.

The Warriors’ first two games are away this fall. In fact, four of Wakefield’s first five games are on the road.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 5, at.

Marshall, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 12, at George Mason, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

19, vs. Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

26, at Edison, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 2 at Hayfield, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 10, vs.

Falls Church, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 17, vs. Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 24, vs. Stuart, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 31, at Washington-Lee, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 7, vs. Mount Vernon, 7:30 p.m.

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O’Connell Opens Season With Big Win Over Paul VI DAVE FACINOLI

The coach was not happy with O’Connell’s 100-plus yards in penalties and the 169 yards Paul VI gained on the ground, along with numerous yardages the team amassed on kickoff returns.

“It was a good team win, but we have to clean some of that stuff up,” Smith said. “Give Paul VI and their quarterback credit. They ran hard on us.”

On defense for O’Connell, Landan Word had a sack, Trevon Shorts was in on two sacks, and Kendall Byrd and Terrell Dance were in on one sack each.

Dance and Tylar Thompson had tackles for losses.

For Paul VI, Paul Wiles had 75 yards rushing, caught three passes for 35 and had nearly 100 yards in kickoff returns.

Quarterback Ryan O’Connor ran for 73 yards and passed for 87.

On Saturday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m., O’Connell hosts the Bishop Ireton Cardinals in the Knights’ second game and home opener.

The Knights don’t begin play against Washington Catholic Athletic Conference opponents until the fifth week of the season.

Westfield, with 12 postseason appearances in a row, and Stone Bridge, with nine, have longer streaks among teams from the old Northern Region . . . Hanson begins this season with 230 wins in his head-coaching career, the most ever for a head coach of a Northern Region

team. He has been the head coach at both Yorktown and Arlington’s Wakefield before that.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 5, vs.

Langley, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 12, vs.

H.D. Woodson, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

19, vs. Edison, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

26, at Falls Church, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 2, vs. Stuart, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 10, at Hayfield, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 17, at Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 24, at Chantilly, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 31, vs. Mount Vernon, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 7, at Washington-Lee, 7:30 p.m.

W-L is its line, where seniors Jeff Kruger and Jose Perdomo and juniors Mick Appel and Justin Robinson return. Senior Gonzorig Batbold will play on the line, as well.

“Our line is a plus, for sure,” Shapiro said. “It could be one of the better ones we’ve had.”

The wide receivers are seniors Bled Aliu and Will Kelsch, with juniors Quinn Parks and Henry Casey playing the slots.

Casey is also the kicker and will likely do

the punting.

The Generals’ defensive unit is led by Harris, returning senior linebacker Matt Ellis, juniors Ceneca Espinoza and Diego Orantes in the secondary, and seniors Sean Matthews and Isaiah Cherry on the line.

NOTE: Washington-Lee plays its two Arlington rivals – Wakefield and Yorktown – the final two weeks of the regular season on Friday nights Oct. 31 and Nov. 7. The Generals defeated both last

season.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 5, vs.

McLean, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 12, at South Lakes, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 19, at Stuart, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 26, vs.

Hayfield, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 2, at Falls Church, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 10, vs. Mount Vernon, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 17, at Edison, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 24, at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 31, vs. Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 7, vs. Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.

Staff Writer

As they did a year ago, the Bishop O’Connell Knights recorded another lopsided early-season victory over the Paul VI Panthers.

The Knights won this year’s contest, 56-14, in Fairfax on Aug. 29 in the 2014 opener for both FOOTBALL football teams.

Last fall, O’Connell routed Paul VI, 41-0, in its second game.

This year, O’Connell won thanks to producing a number of big plays, amassing 406 total yards of offense and returning an interception 103 yards for a touchdown by Aman Johnson.

O’Connell senior quarterback Michael Galvan led the charge by completing 13 of 19 passes for 272 yards and six touchdowns, and he ran for 43 yards.

Three of those touchdown passes, all in the first half, went to junior wide receiver Brandon Magee, covering 19, 29 and 50 yards. He had three catches in the game. The Knights led 35-14 at halftime.

“Magee came out of the gate fast to-

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Generals Continued from Page 28 senior quarterback and first-year starter Ronnie Fesco, who enjoyed some success in the passing leagues this summer.

“Ronnie has to be consistent and get time to throw,” Shapiro said. “If that happens, he will do fine and lead us.”

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night and made big plays for us,” Galvan said. “I’m just the dealer back there on offense. Our game plan was solid with the passing plays, and I was able to put the ball in the right spots. Guys made the plays.”

Ted Terwilliger (5 catches, 39 yards) caught scoring passes of eight and six yards from Galvan and R.J. Tollson had a 39-yard TD grab. In the fourth quarter, George Hawkins caught a 60-yard scor-

ing throw from Alex Guitierez.

“We have a lot of weapons in our passing game this year and that showed tonight,” O’Connell coach Del Smith said.

“Magee is one of those. He had the best camp of anyone and has worked hard.

That paid off tonight for him.”

Hawkins had an active and versatile game for O’Connell. In addition to his touchdown reception, Hawkins had a 52yard punt return that set up the Knights’ first touchdown; had an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown nullified by a penalty; and returned an interception 40 yards.

He caught four passes for 110 yards.

Sophomore kicker Bryan Vega, playing in his first football game, was 8 of 8 on extra points. Vega is a soccer player at O’Connell, and was asked to join the football team just a week earlier because the starting kicker was injured.

Also for the Knights, running back Anton Woody had 19 yards rushing and caught one pass for 46 yards. O’Connell rushed for 74 yards on 16 attempts.

“We wanted to run the ball better, but the passing game worked out,” Smith said.

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Sports Briefs II ARLINGTON AERIALS SHINE AT RECENT MEETS: Ar-

lington Aerials’ gymnasts who enjoyed top finishes at the recent state and region meets were Catalina Tellez, Leah Corts, Grace Girard, Sophie Zidlicky, Juliette Mitrovich, Sylvia Shea, Rachel King, Carolyn Brown-Kaiser, Isabella Kane, Katarina Olsen, Mathilde Larose, Aliyah Chevalier, Sara Vavonese, Anne Felipe, Sophie Gamboa, Reese Woods, Desta Sahle and Abbey Shumsky, Piper O’Donnell, Samantha Archer, Jacqueline Green, Monica Thompson, Alexandra Webster, Jennifer Laredo, Allison Meakem, Nieve Schimley, Lera Pietra, Marika Mortimer-Lotke, and Claire Ferguson.

The Barcroft Park baseball stadium has been recognized as one of the best facilities in the United States.

ARLINGTON RUNNING ROUNDUP: Arlington was well-

represented when USA Triathlon held its National Duathlon and Triathlon Championships to determine the age-group teams to compete in the 2015 Olympic-length Duathlon and Triathlon World Championships.

In the duathlon qualifier in St. Paul, Minn., both Anne and Donn Viviani qualified. Anne placed second in the 65-69 female age group and Donn placed 10th (men’s 65-69). They will compete for the U.S. in Australia next year.

The Triathlon Championship in Milwaukee had more than 3,000 athletes, including 11 from Arlington.

William Wrenn took second (men’s 65-59), James Defilippi placed 10th (men’s 35-39) and Donn Viviani qualified as an alternate based on time. Anne Viviani was fifth in the women’s event.

BARCROFT BASEBALL COMPLEX RECOGNIZED: With

support from George Washington University, Arlington County’s Barcroft Field No. 6 was renovated in 2013, making it Arlington’s first synthetic-turf baseball diamond.

The George Washington University baseball team

Arlington residents Donn and Anne Viviani placed in the recent USA Triathlon duathlon and triathlon championships.

plays its home games at Barcroft.

The field was ranked recently by Stadium Journey Magazine and its corresponding Web site Stadiumjourney.com as the top stadium facility in the Atlantic 10 Conference and number 68 in the U.S. The Barcroft complex received a 3.40 rating out of 5 in the review of the top 211 collegiate baseball facilities in the nation.

The complex ranked ahead of local venues at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, George Mason University, the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond.

Barcroft Park will be host to the 2015 Atlantic 10 Baseball Tournament.

SENIOR BABE RUTH FALL BALL INFO: Arlington Se-

nior Babe Ruth fall baseball registration is open with

clinics on Sept. 6 and 7.

Fall ball is offered for fall baseball leagues for rising 1314 and 15-18-year olds.

The schedule for the first weekend clinics for the 1314 League follows: n Saturday, Sept. 6, rising 13s, last names A to L, 10 a.m. until noon at Yorktown/Greenbrier 3; rising 13s, last names M to Z, 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., Yorktown/Greenbrier 3; and rising 14s, 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., Yorktown/Greenbrier 3. n Sunday, Sept. 7, rising 13s and 14s, 6 until 8 p.m., Yorktown/Greenbrier 3 (optional).

There will be no clinics for the 15-18- year-old group.

Games for both leagues are scheduled to begin on Saturday, Sept. 13 and the season runs through the end of October.

Fall Ball registration is $65 and financial assistance is available.

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

September 2, 1960: n The County Board has ordered a stop to police using wiretap surveillance, even in “isolated” cases. n Local Republicans are hoping to establish “Nixon Clubs” at local high schools. n A Petersburg man, who grew up as a slave, has died at what is believed to be the age of 120. n Rome’s famed nightlife is being blamed for the “dismal” performance of the U.S. track team at the Olympics.

September 3, 1969: n County Board candidates Kenneth Haggerty and Charles Wood sparred over public swimming pools and electing board members by districts at the Civic Federation’s candidate forum. n At 5.5 billion gallons per day, the flow of the Potomac River currently is about twice the average for this time of year. n Virginia officials continue their search downstate for victims of Hurricane Camille. n The dropout rate at Virginia high schools is down to 4.5 percent, a decrease from 5.1 percent a year before.

September 2, 1971: n County police have started accepting anonymous calls reporting drug abuse. n County Board members Kenneth Haggerty and Joseph Wholey have been battling over housing subsidies for middle-income residents and tax relief for the elderly.

September 2-3, 1976: n Arlington Hospital officials are asking the county government to reimburse about $800,000 in costs incurred in serving those in need.

September 2, 1983: n Gov. Robb is traveling through Europe, in an effort to promote the Old Dominion as a spot for business investment. n Arlington students return to class on Tuesday to a lunch menu that includes hot dogs, baked beans, sliced peaches and milk. n The National Capital Cat Show will be held on Sept. 10 at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center. n Football season kicks off with Wakefield traveling to Yorktown and Washington-Lee hosting Edison.

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