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MCA Invites Residents to Sound Off on Noise Proposal Fairfax Officials Aim for New Rules to Guarantee ‘a Certain Level of Quietness’ at Homes BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

When briefing McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members April 1 about proposed changes to Fairfax County’s noise ordinance, Planning and Zoning Committee chairman Mark Zetts decided to show and not tell. Zetts put a portable boom box in the middle of the room and played recorded sounds that incrementally intensified.

He began with fuzzy “white noise” that started at 55 decibels and rose to a discomforting 72. Zetts then played a staccato noise that mimicked a pile driver – but mercifully was 40 decibels lower than the real thing – and a warbling that chirped like a car alarm. “The county believes we are urbanizing and hence need to accommodate a louder environment,” Zetts said. County staff members will brief local residents about proposed ordinance changes during a forum

at the McLean Community Center on Wednesday, April 29. Hosted by the MCA and Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), the discussion will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the center’s community hall. In addition to staff members’ presentations, the forum will feature a question-and-answer period and allow local residents to express their concerns. County planning staff presented a first draft of Continued on Page 23

MCA last week also took a look at issues ranging from the Fairfax County budget proposal to the amount of the local government’s unfunded pension liabilities. See stories on Pages 8-9.

CELEBRATING FASHION, SUPPORTING A GOOD CAUSE

Amee Burgoyne, Debbie Sanders, Marcia Twomey, Nicole Saad, Jackie Cho, Margi Vanderhye, Caroline Brunner, Susan Corrigan, Barbara Favola, Peggy Fox and Effie Elkorek helped raise money for charity March 22 at the New Dominion Women’s Club’s annual Spring Fling Fashion Show, Luncheon and Raffle. See full coverage of the event on Page 15. PHOTO BY MITCHAEL JONES

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On a cold and windy morning March 22, a steady stream of cars arrived at a horse farm on Bliss Lane in Great Falls. From each vehicle, a DaVinci scholar and family emerged carrying a custom aircraft, flight controller and other gear. The scholars and their supporters were taking part in a Flight Day event sponsored by the Kashmir World Foundation, which emphasizes drone technology as a way of protecting endangered wildlife from poachers. Princess Aliyah Pandolfi, the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO, greeted the guests, congratulated them on their achievements and urged them to prepare their drones for the event. About every six weeks, a new group of DaVinci scholars joins the growing ranks of graduates and interns who are eager to share information and collaborate on new robotic-aircraft challenges. Flight Days give students an opportunity to test new aircraft, demonstrate new capabilities, or just enjoy watching the festivities over a sandwich or cup of coffee. At the conclusion of each Flight Day, one student, parent or teacher receives a Technology Achievement Award for advancing the drone technology.

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Above: John Cusey watches his son, Campbell, adjust a drone they are preparing to fly March 22 during a DaVinci Challenge event sponsored by the Kashmir World Federation. At left: Grace Gundlach and Alice Wax display the Kashmire World Foundation Wildlife Ambassador Awards they received from foundation CEO Aliyah Pandolfi.

The foundation has held five drone workshops and awarded Drone Operator Certificates to 50 students, who operated a total of 25 drones. The March 22 Flight Day included a special bake sale hosted by fifth-graders Grace Gundlach

and Alice Wax. For their efforts to help save endangered sea turtles, both girls were presented with Kashmir World Foundation Wildlife Ambassador Awards. Pandolfi founded the DaVinci Challenge to help bring a mission focus to education. The program

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NVCC Students Need to Pay Attention to Fine Print If They Plan to Transfer Credits DANIELLE NADLER

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Manel Zitoun is the kind of student educators love to see succeed. Her parents moved from Tunisia to Northern Virginia with their then-1-year-old daughter in tow to give her opportunities they didn’t have growing up. Zitoun graduated from Dominion High School two years ago with a 3.3 GPA and enrolled just down the road at Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudoun campus. Her sights were set on transferring to George Mason University after two years to study international affairs, following what she’d heard about the school’s Guaranteed Admissions Agreement (GAA). As the first in her family to go to college, she was quick to seek help to navigate the new terrain. “I met with advisors and counselors and did everything right,” 20-year-old Zitoun said. “I’m not one to just sit back.” But because of wrong advice from college counselors, it’s costing Zitoun more than $3,000 and another semester to retake NVCC courses that will not transfer to George Mason, the most-transferred-to university in Virginia. “I believed everything they told me,” she said, “but there’s all these little specifics they don’t tell you.” Virginia’s two-year community colleges widely advertise the guaranteed-admissions agreements they have with more than 40 fouryear colleges and universities. It’s meant to encourage more Virginians to attend and graduate from college by giving them a chance to take their first two years at a community college, where the tuition is several thousand dollars less, before going on to graduate from some of the top universities in the country. But some students are discovering too late that there is more to the transfer policy than those three words suggest. Much more. Virginia’s community colleges, of which Northern Virginia Community College is the largest, have separate agreements – that read like legal contracts – with almost every four-year institution in the commonwealth, as well as several

others outside the state. And in many cases, each four-year college has separate agreements for its specific programs, bringing the total number of agreements to 70. “It takes a lot of research,” said Khaseem Davis, coordinator of student success at NVCC’s Manassas campus. “A lot of students overlook that part.” Ann Lewis, a GMU assistant dean for advising, retention and transitions, recommends the guaranteed-admissions program. But she stresses that each agreement has details that students must follow to qualify. “The community colleges really push it, and I think there’s a lot of misunderstanding about it,” she said. “People think that they’re guaranteed admission no matter what, and that’s not true… You need to read the fine print.” NOT EVERY COURSE QUALIFIES

The program works best for students who know going into their freshmen year what they want to major in and what school they want to transfer to, Davis said. Through NVCC’s Web site, students can pull up the agreement for each program to understand what courses are required and which will transfer. But it may cost them a couple of wasted courses if they don’t have a specific major or four-year school in mind. Davis said counselors encourage students at least to narrow down where they want to attend to two schools, and then take the general-education courses that most commonly transfer. “It takes a lot of cross-referencing, but it’s possible,” he said. It also helps if students know whether they want to pursue an associate of science degree, which requires math and science, or an associate of art degree, which requires a foreign-language course. Zitoun acknowledges that a course taken in error at a community college is much less costly than at one of Virginia’s universities. “But what’s probably more frustrating than the money is the time,” she said. “I can’t graduate on time now. I want to move on and get into an internship and get started in my career.” Murtaza Bayat recommends students bypass the community-

Manel Zitoun plans to transfer from Northern Virginia Community College to George Mason University, but is among students facing obstacles.

college system altogether and go straight to GMU or another fouryear school if they can afford it. The 26-year-old first enrolled at NVCC’s Annandale campus in 2010, under the notion he would attend for two years and then transfer to George Mason to finish his degree in information security. He found out after the fact that three of his community-college information-technology courses would not transfer to George Mason. “So I am retaking them for the full semester, alongside three other classes, and paying more than $6,000,” said Bayat, now in his sophomore year at George Mason. “It’s ridiculous.” April Brisky’s transfer experience, however, worked like clockwork and saved her almost $50,000. As a mother of newborn twins, she started taking courses at NVCC’s Arlington Campus in 2010 and, four years later, graduated from George Washington University’s biotechnology program. “I couldn’t speak highly enough of the program,” she said. She credited her seamless transition to her community-college professors and George Washing-

ton University’s flexibility to accept courses. Brisky said she also looked at attending George Mason, but several credits would not transfer. “They had a different title, but it was essentially the same coursework.” ‘MORE ARDUOUS’ THAN SOME EXPECT

College leaders acknowledge that the GAA program is more arduous than many incoming students and their parents realize. And, in the years following the start of the program, they’ve put in place more staff to guide students through the slew of agreements. As of 2013, NVCC now assigns all students ages 18 to 24, and all first-time college students, an adviser who will help them choose the correct coursework, Davis said. But, he noted, it’s the student’s responsibility to meet with the adviser, keep an eye on their e-mail for any agreement changes and contact the colleges they want to attend for guidance on what courses will transfer. “It’s like this dance between the students, [NVCC] and the four-year institution,” Davis said. “If everybody is in sync, it’s going

to be beautiful. But if somebody misses a step, then you run into problems.” George Mason, for one, has several advisers assigned to NVCC campuses to help students navigate transfers. More students transfer to GMU from Virginia community colleges than any other four-year institution, according to the most recent data from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. During the 2012-13 school year, 2,941 students – 21 percent of all college transfers in the state – transferred to George Mason. It’s not known how many of those students entered GMU through the guaranteed-admissions program, as the state does not track those transfers, a state spokesman said. GMU wants students to transfer successfully and bring all of their credits with them, Lewis said. “We want to get them in here and get them out of here in two years,” she said. “So the intent of the GAA is to get students where they can access their major requirements and really start on that pathway to success.” Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), who chairs the higher-education subcommittee in the House of Delegates, said the only complaint he’s ever heard about the guaranteed-admissions program is that not enough students know about it. “But when I’m asked about it, I’m very, very, very specific that they need to speak to the college that they want to go to, totally understand the criteria and make sure they do exactly what is laid out for them,” he said. The goal of the program is to make a promising career accessible to more students by making college more affordable, something Rust has been a vocal proponent of in his 13 years in the legislature. “With college costs escalating, you can do this program and get half of your college credits done at probably one-third of the cost – and that’s not including what you save on room and board,” Rust said. “And at the end of the four years, your diploma doesn’t say ‘U.Va. graduate via the NVCC.’ It says ‘U.Va.’”

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Opinion Our View: Learning to Work Well with Others As Virginia embarks on an election year that will see all 140 seats in the General Assembly up for grabs, we have an assignment for Democrats running for the House of Delegates. (Assignments for Republicans, and for those seeking state Senate seats, will follow down the road.) To those Democratic contenders for the lower house of the legislature – be they incumbents or challengers, experienced or new to the political arena – we want you to use the coming months to spell out exactly how, if elected, you will work with the Republican majority in the House of Delegates in order to be effective. With the exception of Northern Virginia and a narrow band of urban areas downstate, Democrats are something of an endangered species in the lower house. Republicans currently hold a two-to-one majority, and while Democrats may

make modest inroads this year, the time necessary for the party to regain anything close to parity with the GOP may be measured not in years, but in lifetimes. As a result, Democrats who want to be elected to the House of Delegates have two choices if and when they get there: They can be mouthy firebrands aiming to get press attention (largely in an effort to move up the political food chain) but render themselves largely irrelevant in the process, or they can sit back, learn the ropes, make alliances where possible and, one hates to put it this way, go along to get along. (The most ambitious politicians often attempt to straddle a fine line and simultaneously be both, but so many have seen their careers crash and burn in the process that we doubt that it is a viable option.) We listened to a recent forum where five Democratic contenders for the 45th House District – which

includes pieces of Fairfax County, Arlington and Alexandria – made their case to the Democratic faithful. There were no deviations from the standard party line, and not a single contender made any mention of how he or she would work to become an effective legislator. We asked Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) about the challenge Democrats face in the lower house. “You have to be able to balance the importance of working across the aisle . . . while staying true to your values,” said Lopez. “Being able to effectively pick your spots is the key to being an effective legislator.” Whether it’s in a party primary or the general election, constituents have the right to know whether their elected official plans to be a showhorse or a workhorse down at the Virginia Capitol. Because one can’t be both.

Fairfax Part of Regional Issue Looking at Strategies to Combat Addiction to Heroin MIKE STANCIK Northern Virginia Media Services

Representatives from several Northern Virginia law enforcement agencies gathered April 3 at the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office headquarters to announce the formation of a Heroin Operations Team. Leaders from the Loudoun Sheriff’s Office, Fairfax and Leesburg police departments, Virginia State Police, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and FBI formally announced the collaboration to combat heroin use—a growing problem both nationally and locally. U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) and state Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-33rd) also attended the event to show support for the initiative. “I so appreciate the opportunity to bring together all the resources and put them to the use of getting rid of this surge that, unfortunately, is growing throughout the country,” said Comstock, who helped lead the effort to get the jurisdictions working together more closely. DEA Special Agent Karl Colder said a big reason why heroin use has increased is because it’s an alternative to the use of prescription drugs, which are now more expensive than heroin.

“Let’s say your child has a sports injury, they’re prescribed Percocet and they get addicted to it, so the expense goes up,” said Colder, who has worked for the DEA for 29 years. “Let’s say a pill is 50 bucks, but now the best thing to do is heroin, because it’s $5 and $10 a bag.” Colder also noted drug dealers no longer test their products on addicts as they once did, and that has increased the risk for users. “Today, the purity levels can be 80 percent one day and 40 or 20 percent the next day,” he said. “Young people just don’t know what they’re dealing with here.” Also in attendance was Erika Laytham Potter, who has experienced firsthand the dangers of heroin use. Her brother, Leesburg resident Jason Laytham, died Sept. 13, 2014, after overdosing on the drug. He was engaged and had an 8-year-old daughter. “I knew my brother dabbled in drugs from time to time, but never would I have imagined that he would die from it,” she said. “It doesn’t happen to just junkies found with a needle in their arm. It happens to healthy 37-year-old guys that have a family, a job, and hopes and dreams for the future.” Laytham Potter said she’s eager to see

results from the new collaboration, which focuses not only on prevention but also on education. A public roundtable discussion will be held in May to explore the resources needed to address the growing heroin problem. Chapman hopes the collaboration will mean more shared information among departments to help solve the issue. “We know we cannot fight this problem by working unilaterally,” he said. “A team effort is what is required.”

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Fewer than one in six of the more than 2,800 eighth-graders across local communities applying for admission to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology won a coveted slot for the Class of 2019, Fairfax school officials announced April 1. A total of 493 students won admission, representing 17.4 percent of those who applied – a figure roughly in line with previous years. Last year’s admission rate was 16.8 percent, due to a slightly higher applicant pool. Also similar to previous years, admission rates varied widely by racial, ethnic and economic demographics. Students who described themselves on applications as Asian represented 70.2 percent of those winning admission, while they represented on 51 percent of applicants. White students represented 29.7 percent of applicants and 20.7 percent of the incoming class; Hispanic students will represented 2.4 percent of the Class of 2019 compared to 7.3 percent of the applicant pool; and black students will represented 1.6 percent of the incoming class compared to 7.1 percent of the applicant pool. The remainder of students described themselves as “multi-racial” or some other category. Collectively, they represented 5.1 percent of applicants and an equal 5.1 percent of those admitted. While the percentage of admitted Latino students rose from 1.6 percent of the

overall incoming freshman class last year, the percentage of admitted black students declined from 2.1 percent a year ago. The percentage of white students declined from 24 percent, while the percentage of Asian students rose from 66.3 percent. Having a student body that is far from representative of the overall demographics of Northern Virginia is a situation that has bedeviled school administrators for years. Supports of the process say applicants should be judged foremost on academic merit; critics say the process disenfranchised students in minority groups and those from low-income households, who also seldom find themselves admitted. (For the incoming freshman class, 8 percent of applicants came from households with low incomes, but only 1.2 percent of those admitted are from them.) The likelihood of winning admittance to the incoming freshman class also varied widely by racial and ethnic group. Nearly 24 percent of Asian students who applied have been offered admission, but only 12 percent of white students, 6 percent of Latino students and 4 percent of black students got in. According to Fairfax County Public Schools, which runs the regional magnet school, the selection process involves a “holistic review” of student essays, consideration of grades and test scores, along with teacher recommendations and a “student-authored information sheet.”

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McLean Advocacy Group Also Wants Government to Focus on Code Enforcement BRIAN TROMPETER

Half of any county budgetary surplus this year should be transferred to Fairfax County Public Schools and the remainder used to restore library funds and personnel, tackle deferred parkmaintenance projects and enforce laws concerning building occupancy and grass height, McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members said April 1. Those recommendations were among a slew contained in a budgetary resolution approved at the board’s monthly meeting at the McLean Community Center. The MCA board credited County Executive Edward Long and School Superintendent Karen

Garza for identifying “realistic” budget priorities and not relying on one-time moneys to pay for recurring expenses. Dale Stein, chairman of MCA’s Budget and Taxation Committee, said the proposed $3.8 billion general-fund budget is a “reasonably good” compromise that balances competing demands. MCA’s resolution called on county officials to expand the county’s revenue base by seeking more favorable allocations of state funds, obtaining the same authority as cities regarding the increase of certain local taxes, proposing a 2016 referendum on a “modest” meals tax and adjusting service fees to recover costs. County officials also should revise its retirement-income plans

for future new employees (but not existing ones) to ensure those costs would equal expenses under a hybrid pension plan offered by the Virginia Retirement System, the resolution read. In addition, the county should create new defined-benefit pension plans, hybrid ones involving defined benefits and defined contributions, or defined-contribution 401 (k) plans only for new employees, the resolution read. MCA board members debated excising the pension references, which also were the subjects of separate resolutions, but eventually voted to retain them. “The county’s $293 million pension contribution is a major line item in the budget,” said board member Mark Zetts.

The board also voted down a proposal by treasurer Bill Crosby to have Board of Supervisors set a real estate tax rate of $1.08 per $100 assessed value, a decrease of 1 cent from the current rate. Crosby argued that with residential property assessments on average up 3.4 percent, county officials would have to drop the tax rate to $1.0644 to avoid effectively raising taxes. Average wages in Fairfax County rose only 0.7 percent last year, while the inflation adjustment for Social Security recipients and federal retirees was 1.7 percent, he said. “This is a lot of new money for the county,” Crosby said. “It’s big bucks. Since 2000, the tax burden has risen far higher than the rate of inflation.”

Board member Darren Ewing concurred. “What we’re talking about is fiscal sanity,” he said. But board member John Adams said the substitute language would have changed the fundamental nature of MCA’s policy position. “It would become front-andcenter of our budget resolution and everything else would be ignored,” Adams said. Crosby’s motion failed on a 22-7 vote and the main resolution passed by a wider 28-3 tally. The Board of Supervisors was scheduled to hold budget hearings April 7 through 9, then mark up the budget April 21 and adopt it April 28. Fiscal year 2016 begins July 1.

Year-over-year home sales and median sales prices across Virginia were up in February, but the growth from January to February was not as strong as analysts would have liked to have seen. Sales across the commonwealth stood at 5,865 in February, according to preliminary figures from the Virginia Association of

Realtors (VAR). That’s up 3.5 percent from the 5,667 properties that went to closing a year before. The median sales price of $246,000 also was up, rising 5.7 percent from February 2014. If historic trends hold true in 2015, “the median sales price will likely increase steadily through

June,” noted the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, which analyzes the monthly data on behalf of VAR. Total sales volume for February was $1.78 billion statewide, up 9.3 percent from a year before. While the year-over-year increases were positive news, the analysts fretted over a January-

to-February sales bump of just under 3 percent, well below the seven-year average of 10.7 percent from the first month of the year to the second. “The anticipated early start to the spring selling season will not likely come to fruition,” Virginia Tech’s analysis noted. “Instead, the Virginia real estate market

may experience more gradual increases in sales this spring.” February’s average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage-interest rate of 3.71 percent nationwide, while up slightly from a month before, remained at a historic low. A year before, it stood at 4.3 percent, according to figures from FreddieMac.

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The McLean Citizens Association’s board of directors on April 1 approved a pair of resolutions asking the Board of Supervisors to take several steps to close a $2.4 billion pension-funding gap and ensure cost calculations for the county’s pension plans are as accurate as possible. Budget and Taxation Committee chairman Dale Stein crafted the resolutions, which expressed MCA’s concern that county pension projections overestimated the number of employees who would leave before qualifying for full retirement benefits and did not include payments for sick leave not taken during workers’ tenure. County officials also have been consulting a mortality table created in 2000, but a 2014 version, which will become effective in 2016 or 2017, estimates retirees will live longer – and hence collect more benefits, Stein said. An initial revised estimate of the county’s pension obligations increased those costs by $219 million, MCA leaders said. Tysons Corner-based Cheiron, which has operated under several different names, has performed actuarial services for the county for about 28 years. That company’s findings are reviewed by a second actuarial firm and a public-accounting firm annually audits the financial statements of county pension plans, Stein said. MCA members recommended the Board of Supervisors hire a new actuarial firm “as soon as possible,” using a competitive bidding process, in order to assure reporting independence and benefit from new perspectives and skill sets. Jeff Weiler, executive director of Fairfax County Retirement Systems, said the MCA was entitled to make that suggestion, but county officials currently are not considering any such plans. “I don’t know if I agree that we need to replace [Cheiron] at this time,” he said. According to MCA’s research, Fairfax County’s three pension plans serve 28,977 active, retired and terminated employees. These include 23,520 county employees, 2,266 sworn police officers and 3,011 other uniformed employees, largely working in the Sheriff’s Office and Fire and Rescue Department. The county also indirectly finances the Educational Employees’ Supplementary Retirement System, which supports 35,308 school employees. As of June 30 last year, the county had $10.7 billion worth of pension obligations, including ones for schools – up from $6 billion a decade ago. But the county’s investments cover only $8.3 billion of that total, MCA leaders said. The under-funding of $2.4 billion is up from $900 million 10 years ago, they said. MCA board member Darren Ewing expressed alarm at the funding deficit. “This is a ticking time bomb,” he told Stein. Weiler last fall briefed MCA’s Budget and Taxation Committee about the status

of the county’s pension programs. Very few pension plans are fully funded, Weiler said. Fairfax County’s were until about a decade ago – Stein pegged it at 2002 – when a series of market downturns led to heavy investment losses. Those investments have rebounded, however, and their increased returns are closing the pension funding gap, Weiler said. Officials have a plan to 90-percent finance the county’s pensions within a decade and fully fund them by 2030, he said. Pension projections extend out 30 years and include anticipated cost for all current employees and retirees, plus future retirees, Weiler added. Bond-rating firm Moody’s previously expressed concerns about the county’s pension funding, but officials more than a year ago adopted a new plan with which the county’s rating agencies are content, he said. The county is implementing pension changes over a three-year period. The Board of Supervisors a few years ago modified pension benefits for employees hired after Jan. 1, 2013, Weiler said. So far, these steps have brought the county about $200 million toward closing that gap, Stein said. Despite those gains, MCA member Ted Alexander said the board’s resolutions highlight the urgency for county officials to act. “They have to move on this quickly,” Alexander said. “They should start on this this year.” MCA board members recommended officials revise the county’s retirement-income plans for future new employees (but not existing ones) to ensure those costs would equal expenses under a hybrid pension plan offered by the Virginia Retirement System. The county also should create new defined-benefit pension plans, hybrid ones involving defined benefits and defined contributions, or defined-contribution 401 (k) plans only for new employees, they said. “Touching the [plans for] existing employees is not politically possible,” Stein said.

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A Vienna attorney who failed to pay taxes for three years, and instead spent hundreds of thousands on personal expenses for himself and his family, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge April 2 to 12 months and one day in prison. William M. Weisberg, 53, pleaded guilty Dec. 13 last year to three counts of willful failure to pay personal income taxes. According to court documents, from 2008 through 2010, Weisberg was a practicing attorney who filed his tax returns for those years, but failed to pay taxes for 2008 and 2010 and paid only a portion of taxes owed for 2009. During that same period, however, he paid approximately $250,000 to rent a house in Vienna, $150,000 for private and parochial schools for his two children, $35,000 for maid service and $130,000 for travel and entertainment. When the Internal Revenue Service tried to work with Weisberg in 2010 to obtain the money he owed, Weisberg falsified a document from his law firm, which told the IRS that the firm was withholding money from his paychecks to give to the agency, when in fact no money was being withheld, authorities said. Weisberg’s prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release for willful failure to pay federal income taxes. The court also ordered him to pay $451,955 in restitution to the IRS. POLICE ARREST WOMAN, 36, AFTER LONG PURSUIT: Fairfax County police

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Dr. Patrick Mullins had been teaching history at Marymount University for three years when he heard there was an abandoned cemetery on the northeastern edge of the university grounds. “It’s always been something of a campus enigma,” Mullins said. “No one was really sure who was there, why it was there or who even owned the land.” After the school’s president issued a call for student research on the overgrown site, Mullins and Dr. Robert Meden, a longtime professor of interior design, thought it would make a good topic for a seminar they taught introducing freshmen to Marymount and a different type of learning. “Instead of a class with professors lecturing, this was an opportunity to really run with the idea of students learning through inquiry,” Meden said. “It also enabled us to combine our interests in public memory and historic preservation.” Marymount President Matthew Shank had heard various stories about the cemetery when he arrived on campus in 2011,

and wanted to learn more. “I thought it would be a wonderful service project for students to find out the history of the spot and share it,” Shank said. After grounds crews cleared the overgrowth last semester, 16 students did field research on the gravestones. Meden used his background as an architect to lead a site survey. Students also conducted archival research with original historical documents. They learned that the death dates for those interred in the Birch-Campbell Cemetery ranged from 1841 to 1959. All but one was buried before Marymount was founded in 1950. Most of those interred weren’t wealthy aristocrats, rather middle-class farmers and landowners. “Which was true of the majority of people who lived in Arlington during the Civil War – the notable exception being the family of Robert E. Lee,” Mullins said. “They were fairly humble agricultural people,” he said. Nursing student Jen Carter said her first few trips to the cemetery – with the wind rustling fallen leaves – was a little nerveracking. “The more time we spent

But Not Forgotten.” “That was pretty ironic, because the people there had been pretty much forgotten,” Carter said. “It was very special for us to bring the memory of this family back to the forefront of the university mind.” The course also exposed students to some unexpected historical surprises, said Emily Findley of Williamsburg. While it’s Marymount students Isaiah Grigsby and Kastlee Ashton common knowlwork to put back in place the fallen headstone of Freder- edge that Maryick Campbell, who in 1959 was the last person interred in mount’s Main the Birch-Campbell Cemetery. House once there, we realized it was just like belonged to any other cemetery,” said Carver, U.S. Navy Adm. Presley Rixey, a who grew up in Denver. “It just personal friend and physician to needed a little more love.” President Theodore Roosevelt, Many headstones were en- Findley said he lost a good deal of graved with the phrase, “Gone his land in a bad hand of poker.

“That land is where the Washington Golf and Country Club is now,” she said. And the land where Rixey Mansion stands? It once belonged to Mary Ann Hall, who ran an upscale brothel near the U.S. Capitol. On the same site where Marymount’s Main House stands today, Hall built a farmhouse called Maple Grove on land bought from the Birch family. Mary Hall was the sister-inlaw of Frances Harrison Hall, whose father, sister, uncle and brother-in-law were buried in the Birch-Campbell Cemetery. Hall herself, who died in 1886, is buried in Congressional Cemetery. The class also included small groups of students taking trips to the memorials for presidents Jefferson, Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Franklin Roosevelt. “Some of the big questions we discussed – and we need to ask as a society – are who do we remember and what do we preserve?” Mullins said. “We learned a great deal about the site and how it ties into local and regional history. We didn’t answer all the questions we were trying to answer, but it’s an ongoing project.”

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Fairfax County Notes SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS 2015-16 CALENDAR: The Fairfax County School Board

has approved the 2015-16 school calendar and set Tuesday, Sept. 8, as the first day of school and Thursday, June 23, 2016, as the last. Student holidays are planned for the following: teacher workdays on Nov. 2, Feb. 5 and April 22; a staff-development day on Jan. 19; and school-planning days on Oct. 9, Nov. 3 and March 28. Students will be released two hours early on the following days: Oct. 30, Nov. 25, Dec. 18, Feb. 4, April 21 and June 23. Winter break is scheduled for Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, with spring break March 21-25. Under state law, the school system must provide 990 hours of instruction time during the school year. State code requires school districts to make up the first five missed days of school, and then requires only every other day of missed school to be made up. The county school system has the equivalent of 13 days (78 hours) built into the 2015-16 calendar. If a 14th day is missed, no makeup is required by the state. If a 15th day is missed, April 22 will be considered a makeup day. N.VA. FAMILY SERVICE TAPS NEW CEO:

Stephanie Berkowitz, currently senior vice president of programs at Northern Virginia Family Service (NFVS), has been tapped as the organization’s new chief executive. She will begin in the post July 1, succeeding Mary Agee, who has led the human-services organization for 28 years.

Berkowitz, who has more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector, “brings a unique combination of insight, innovation and passion,” said Misti Mokherjee, chairman of the organization’s board. “Her wealth of experience and demonstrated leadership serving those in need will empower NVFS to promote community cooperation while continuing its legacy of empowering individuals and families to improve their quality of life,” Mokherjee said. “NVFS will continue to innovate, lead and collaborate,” Berkowitz said, in an effort to support families and individuals in need across Northern Virginia. In addition to her staff position, Berkowitz serves on the boards of directors of HomeAid Northern Virginia and the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board. The organization was founded in 1924 and each years helps nearly 34,000 individuals and families through a host of programs. For information, see the Web site at www.nvfs.org. LIBRARY TO OFFER RESOURCES TO CIVIL WAR RESEARCHERS: Fairfax

County Public Library’s Virginia Room will host an evening of classes with a Civil War theme, along with the opportunity for independent research, on Friday, April 10 from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to provide support, and light refreshments will be served.

Classes will include “Research Your Civil War Ancestor” at 5:30 p.m. and “More Resources for Your Civil War Veteran” at 7:30 p.m. Participants also will be able to explore the Fairfax County Civil War Veteran Database, which was created by the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association. The Virginia Room is located at the City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St. in Fairfax. Registration is required for the event, and also is required for the individual classes. For information, call (703) 2936227, ext. 6, or e-mail va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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Center of Northern Virginia will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act with participation in the “ADA Legacy Tour” on April 20. The tour – dubbed “Road to Freedom” – features a bus stopping in 46 states during 2015. The Arlington event is the only one scheduled in the commonwealth. “Northern Virginia has a large, vibrant disability community, and we cannot wait to celebrate the anniversary together with our friends and allies,” said Brewster Thackeray, executive director of the ENDependence Center. The local stop will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at 2300 Clarendon Blvd. There will be a history display, a booth where people can add their own photos and sto-

Human Services Dr. William A. Hazel Jr. will join Fairfax County community leaders, local experts and parents in a special April 13 forum as they highlight the county’s current fight against painkiller abuse and heroin. “Painkillers & Heroin: Our Community Problem” is presented by the Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County and the Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services. The event will be held Monday, April 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fairfax County Public Schools Gatehouse Administration Center, 8115 Gatehouse Road in Falls Church. A question-and-answer session will follow the panel discussion. The event is free. Registration is required by April 9. For information, see the Web

Schools & Military n Julianne Jedlicka, the daughter of Gary and Joanne Jedlicka of Vienna, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Old Dominion University. n Thomas Lohrmann of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Trevecca Nazarene University.

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n Nicole O’Donnell, the daughter of Charles and Nora O’Donnell of McLean and a 2012 graduate of the Madeira School, has been inducted into the Villanova University chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the communications honor society. From August-December 2014, O’Donnell participated in a semester-long competitive internship at Vatican City, performing work for the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and Vatican Radio. n Austin Ferguson of Great Falls, will performing in the University of Dallas production of Leonard Bernstein’s musical adaptation of Voltaire’s novelled “Candide.” Ferguson will portray the role of a baritone in the ensemble of the production, which runs April 9-19.

n Albert Lee of Great Falls has been named to the president’s list, and Teunis Verheul of Great Falls and Yanjiao Wang of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list, for the second quarter at RandolphMacon Academy. n Teams from several Fairfax County public schools have earned the right to compete at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) world robotics championship, being held this month St. Louis. Among them: Cougar Robotics, a team from Oakton High School,was one of three teams to post top scores in the FIRST Robotics Competition Greater D.C. regional meet. After more than 100 rounds of qualifying and playoff matches between the 48 competing teams, Cougar Robotics posted one of three top scores in the competition. Gryphons.exe, a team from from George C. Marshall High School, named the Rookie All Star team at the competition. The regional meet was based on an environmental theme, Recycle Rush, which challenged robots designed and built by students to organize and stack storage totes while grappling with pool noodles (playing the role of litter) scattered over

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Schools & Military the competition field. n Jacob Radomsky of Luther Jackson Middle School was among students from Fairfax County who advanced to the Virginia finals of the National Geographic Bee. A total of 100 students from across the commonwealth competed in the 2015 bee, which included eight preliminary rounds of questions and a tiebreaker session. The event was held at Longwood University in Farmville and is sponsored by the Virginia Geographic Alliance. n The Colvin Run Elementary fifth grade Odyssey of the Mind team – comprised of Andrew Basin, William Bertin, Teah Fredericks, Alex Rojas, Abi Sastry and Erin Sharpe – won first place in the regional tournament, and now advances to the Virginia state tournament on April 18 at South County High School. The team is coached by Hari Sastry and Kristen Sharpe. Odyssey of the Mind is an international program that provides creative problemsolving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state and world levels. n The Green Team at Franklin Sherman

Elementary is working toward the Green Flag Award from Eco-Schools USA, a program of the National Wildlife Federation. Team members include students, staff members and parent volunteers. One of the requirements is to submit an audit that examines the school’s consumption and waste, as well as energy usage. The team has implemented an upcycling program and a system that saves unused food from lunch and distributes it to local shelters. Future plans of the Green Team include building raised garden beds in Franklin Sherman’s learning garden. n Thoreau Middle will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” on Thursday, April 9, and Friday, April 10 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 11 at 2:30 and 7 p.m. at the school

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The show, celebrating the 50th anniversary of its film version this year, follows the story of the von Trapp family, and Maria in a timeless tale of love and family and features well-known songs including “DoRe-Mi,” “My Favorite Things,” and “Climb Every Mountain.” Tickets are $8 plus service fees, and can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com. n Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Marshall Road Elementary will present their rendition of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man, Jr.” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, and Friday, April 10. Con man Harold Hill comes to Iowa and promises to train members of a new band after selling instruments and uniforms to the townsfolk, but plans to skip town. When Marian the librarian enters the picture, Harold’s plans change in the classic Broadway musical. The 30-person production has been in rehearsals since February. n Virginia Young Democrats (VAYD) will host its inaugural High School Leadership Academy on Saturday, April 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at George Mason University’s Arlington campus. The academy “is an important new program,” said Jamie Nolan, president of Virginia Young Democrats. “Often, high-school students are overlooked by the traditional media because many are unable to vote,” Noland said. “However, many high school-students are key political leaders in their communities on both political and issue-advocacy campaigns.” The academy is open to all high school students, with preference given to students from Virginia. “This academy opens the opportunity for top-level political and advocacy training to high-school students,” said Graham Weinschenk, VAYD teen-caucus chair and a member of the academy’s planning committee. Often, “high-school students do not have access to this type of high-level until they move on to college,” Weinschenk said. “That’s too late – they have already missed out on jump-starting their political careers.” The cost is $20 for members of Young Democrats organizations, $25 for others, and scholarships are available. Participation is capped at 75 students; registration information is available at www.vayd.org.

Community Leaders Hit Runway for ‘Spring Fling’ Nearly 100 people watched as local leaders and teenagers modeled clothing and raised money for community organizations March 22 at the New Dominion Women’s Club’s annual “Spring Fling Fashion Show, Luncheon and Raffle.” Groups benefiting from the event’s proceeds were Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean Project for the Arts, Safe Community Coalition and SHARE Inc. Community leaders who served as models included Amee Burgoyne, president of the McLean Community Foundation; Jackie Cho, a former board member of the Safe Community Coalition; Susan Corrigan, executive director of the McLean Project for the Arts; state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st); WUSA9 reporter and anchor Peggy Fox; Debbie Sanders, a member of the McLean Community Center Governing Board; Marcia Twomey, president of the Greater

McLean Chamber of Commerce; and former Del. Margi Vanderhye, executive director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Effie Elkorek of Bloomingdale’s served as host and coordinator of the fashion show, which was held at Assaggi Osteria in McLean. Founded in 1968 and based in McLean, New Dominion Women’s Club helps local charities and promotes fellowship among women. The club asks members to donate their time and talents year-round. Besides organizing fund-raisers to benefit local charities, club members volunteer their efforts with the Reading Is Fundamental literacy program, Adopt-a-Highway, children’s art education and other causes. The Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce in 2013 gave the club its Best Volunteer Organization award. For more information about the club, visit www.ndwc.org.

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Langley High School student Melanie Dronfeld, shown with a self-portrait, was among local students honored at recent art exhibitions hosted by McLean Project for the Arts. Hundreds of students and their parents were feted during a March 25 celebration that featured the work of students in the Langley High School pyramid. Work from Langley, Cooper Middle School and Colvin Run, Churchill Road, Forestville, Great Falls and Spring Hill elementary schools were on display through April 5.

Amee Burgoyne, president of the McLean Community Foundation, models a light-green dress during the New Dominion Women’s Club’s annual Spring Fling Fashion Show, Luncheon and Raffle on March 22. PHOTO BY MITCHAEL JONES

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concerned local resident came to Vienna Police Headquarters on March 27 at 4:44 p.m. with an elderly woman whom she had found wandering near Beulah Road and Ayr Hill Avenue, N.E. The resident told police the woman appeared to be in need of assistance. A Vienna police officer tried to ascertain the woman’s address, but she was unable to provide any personal information. The officer then was able to locate relatives of the woman after learning she had been involved with similar incidents in the past. Police contacted the relatives, who came to the police station to take their mother home. The officer gave the family information on Fairfax County programs that could help the family ensure their mother would be returned home safely, should she find herself in the same situation again.

block of Center Street, N., told Vienna police March 30 at 2:08 p.m. that two people had been a her home soliciting for “Power Home Remodeling Group.” The woman told police that when she told the solicitors to leave, they began to curse and display obscene gestures at her. A Vienna police officer responded and located the solicitors, who admitted to cursing at the resident, but said that was only after she slammed the door on them. The officer informed the solicitors they needed to cease all solicitations until they had obtained a proper permit from the town. WOMAN SAYS CALLER TRIED TO FOOL HER WITH ‘GRANDSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED’ SCAM: A resident living in the

500 block of Stephen Circle, S.W., told Vienna police on April 1 at 1:42 p.m. that she had received a telephone call from someone who told her that her grandson had been arrested in New York after being involved in an accident. The caller instructed the resident to send an undetermined amount of money to the caller through Money Gram in order

to bail out her grandson from jail. The resident contacted her daughter, who told her to call police. A Vienna police officer told the resident the caller had been trying to scam her out of money. Police caution residents that if someone telephones and requests that they wire money or provide personal or banking information, they should verify the caller’s authenticity before taking any action. VIENNA POLICE PERSUADE WOMAN TO LET HUSBAND USE BATHROOM: A

resident living on Plum Street, S.W., told Vienna police on April 1 at 8:12 p.m. that he had been locked out of his house and his wife would not let him in to use the bathroom. A Vienna police officer responded and persuaded the woman to allow her husband to use the bathroom. After the husband did so, he returned to his living quarters in the back yard, police said. VIENNA POLICE: SUSPECTED PEEPING TOM MAY HAVE HAD A CAMERA: A

woman living in the 100 block of Patrick Street, S.E., told Vienna police on April 2 at 6:55 a.m. that she had seen a Hispanic male in his 20s, wearing a dark-blue jacket and a dark hat, standing outside her bedroom window while she was changing. She also told police the suspect had held up something to the window, which may have been a camera. The woman stated the man left the area when she ran out of the room to call police. A Vienna police officer responded and searched the area, but was unable to locate the man. 3 LOCAL BUSINESSES BURGLARIZED:

Fairfax County police responded to three local business burglaries this past weekend. The first occurred April 4, when an employee at a commercial enterprise in the 7600 block of Lee Highway in the Falls Church area told police someone had entered the business and taken property. On April 5, employees of a business in the 7400 block of Patterson Road in the Falls Church area and a business in the 8600 block of Lee Highway in Merrifield reported similar incidents. POLICE SEEK MAN AFTER ASSAULT IN FALLS CHURCH AREA: Fairfax County

police are looking a man who assaulted a person April 1 in the 7400 block of Paxton Road in the Falls Church area. The victim was walking and was approached from behind by the man, who assaulted the victim and then fled on foot, police said. The victim incurred non-lifethreatening injuries during the incident. The suspect was described as black and about 6 feet tall. HOW WE OBTAIN ITEMS: Items that appear in Public-Safety Notes are based on reports issued by local public-safety agencies, including the Fairfax County Police Department, Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, Town of Vienna Police Department and others. Individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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Existing-home sales increased modestly in February, but constrained inventory levels pushed price growth to its fastest pace in a year, according to the National Association of Realtors. Total existing-home sales were 4.7 percent higher in February than a year ago, and above year-over-year totals for the fifth consecutive month. The median existing-home price for all housing types in February was $202,600, 7.5 percent above February 2014. This marks the 36th consecutive month of year-over-year price gains and the largest since last February (8.8 percent). Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says although February sales showed modest improvement, there’s been some stagnation in the market in recent months. “Insufficient supply appears to be hampering prospective buyers in several areas of the country and is hiking prices to near unsuitable levels,” he said. “Stronger price growth is a boon for homeowners looking to build additional equity, but it continues to be an obstacle for current buyers looking to close before rates rise.” “Severe below-freezing winter weather likely had an impact on sales as more moderate activity was observed in the Northeast and Midwest compared to other regions of the country,” Yun added. Total housing inventory at the end of February increased 1.6 percent to 1.89 million existing homes available for sale, but remains 0.5 percent below a year ago (1.9 million). For the second straight month, unsold inventory is at a 4.6-month supply at the current sales pace. February existing-home sales in the Northeast dropped 6.5 percent to an annual rate of 580,000, but are still 3.6 percent above a year ago. The median price in the Northeast was $241,800, which is 3.3 percent above a year ago. In the Midwest, existing-home sales were at an annual level of 1.08 million in February, unchanged from January and 4.9 percent above February 2014. The median price in the Midwest was $152,900, up 8.8 percent. Existing-home sales in the South increased 1.9 percent to an annual rate of 2.11 million in February, and are now 6.0 percent above February 2014. The median price in the South was $177,900, up 8.5 percent. Existing-home sales in the West climbed 5.7 percent to an annual rate of 1.11 million in February, and are now 2.8 percent above a year ago. The median price in the West was $290,100, which is uo 4.2 percent.

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and Recreation Department has announced the winners of its 2015 amateurphotography contest, held March 21-22 at the Vienna Community Center. There event drew 227 submissions from 66 photographers. Patricia Deege received the Best in Show award and Aaron Holland won the People’s Choice award. Award recipients in various categories were: Animals: 1st – Patricia Deege; 2nd Kathrin Swoboda; 3rd – Cindy Maddan; Honorable Mention – Dennis Govoni, David Dargatis, Robert Lavey. Student Winners: 1st - Erica Schemerhorn , James Madison High School; 2nd – Joseph Vouvakis, Mosby Woods Elementary School; 3rd – Kristina Seewald, McLean High School; Honorable Mention – Jena Timberlake, James Madison High School, Samantha Judis, Thoreau Middle School. Architecture: 1st – Mary Jane Fish; 2nd – Bern J. Altman; 3rd – John A. Sichenze; Honorable Mention – Carol Carroll. Student Winners: 1st – Michael Detwiler, Langley High School; 2nd – Samantha Judis, Thoreau Middle School; 3rd- Kristina Seewald, McLean High School; Honorable Mention – Taylor Smith, Kilmer Middle School. Digital: 1st – Urscia Mahring; 2nd – Mark Roth; 3rd – Mary Jane Fish; Honorable Mention – Dan Feighery, Kathrin

Swoboda. Student Winners: 1st – Rachel Albrecht, Falls Church High School; 2nd – Anna Kohlbrenner, George C. Marshall High School; 3rd - Rachel Albrecht, Falls Church High School. Nature: 1st – Urscia Mahring; 2nd – Julie Cochran; 3rd – Margaret Raymond; Honorable Mention – Cindy Madden, Caitlin Staples, Michael Cassidy. Student Winners: 1st – Joseph Vouvakis, Mosby Woods Elementary School; 2nd – Joshua Kim, James Madison High School; 3rd – Jena Timberlake, James Madison High School; Honorable Mention - Anna Kohlbrenner, George C. Marshall High School. Photojournalism: 1st – You-Yen Yang; 2nd – Aaron Holland; 3rd – Patricia Deege; Honorable Mention – Marjorie Lynum; Michael Cassidy. Student Winners: 1st – Maggie Chen, Oakton High School. Pictorial: 1st – Dan Feighery; 2nd – Caroline Stevens; 3rd – Margaret Raymond; Honorable Mention – David Heagy; Inga Clark. Student Winners: 1st - Joseph Vouvakis, Mosby Woods Elementary School; 2nd – Rachel Albrecht, Falls Church High School; 3rd – Maggie Chen, Oakton High School; Honorable Mention Anna Kohlbrenner, George C. Marshall High School. Portraiture: 1st – Katherine Welch; 2nd – Brittani Getch; 3rd – Brian Mitchell; Honorable Mention – John Sienhenz, Michael Cassidy.

Student Winners: 1st – Annika MacDonald, James Madison High School; 2nd – Maggie Chen, Oakton High School; 3rd and Honorable Mention – Monique Brown, James Madison High School. Scenic: 1st – Paige Counts; 2nd – Patricia Deege; 3rd – Bern Altman; Honorable Mention – David Heagy; Urscia Mahring; Mary Jane Fish. Student Winners: 1st – Kristina Seewald, McLean High School; 2nd – Michael Detwiler, Langley High School; 3rd – Taylor Smith, Kilmer Middle School; Honorable Mention – Anna Kohlbrenner, George C. Marshall High School. The Vienna Parks and Recreation Department thanked photo show judge Joshua Taylor Jr., along with the Vienna Photographic Society and Creative Framing, for assisting with the show. VOTER-REGISTRATION DEADLINE NEARS: April 13 is the final day for resi-

dents of the town of Vienna to register to vote in the May 5 Town Council election. Three candidates – Tara Voigt, Carey Sienicki and Howard Springsteen – are uncontested for the three seats on the ballot. Springsteen and Sienicki are incumbents. Voter registration is conducted by the Fairfax County elections office. For information, call (703) 222-0776 or see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov. ANNUAL MAYOR’S VOLUNTEER RECEPTION SLATED: The town of Vienna’s an-

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will hold its annual used-book sale April 17-19 at the Vienna Community Center. Thousands of books will be sorted into categories and will be on sale for $1 to $2. A “treasures” section of higherpriced books always will be available. The event also will include an exhibition of posters from Thoreau Middle School’s oral-history project. Hours are Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. (reserved for Historic Vienna Inc. members), Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Donations of books for the sale are being accepted through April 12, and can be left at the Freeman Store. Volunteers for the sale also are being sought. For information, call (703) 938-5187 or see the Web site at www.historicviennainc.org. VIENNA THEATRE COMPANY TO OPEN NEW PRODUCTION: The Vienna Theatre

Company will present “Other Desert Cities,” a story of dark family secrets that threaten to destroy external and internal perceptions, from April 17 to May 3 at the Vienna Community Center. The work by Jon Robin Baitz was a

finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award. Productions are slated for April 17, 18, 24, 25 and May 1 and 2 at 7 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on April 26 and May 3. Tickets are $14. The production contains adult language and themes. For tickets, e-mail vtcshows@yahoo. com. For additional information, see the Web site at www.viennatheatrecompany. org. AWARDS RECEPTION SLATED FOR ARTS EXHIBITION: The Vienna Arts

Society will host an awards reception for “Spring’s Sprung,” its annual spring show, on Saturday, April 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibition runs from April 7 to May 2 at the center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartsociety.org. ANNUAL VALE ARTS SPRING SHOW APPROACHES: The annual ValeArts spring

show, “Destinations,” will be held April 24-26 at the historic Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton. More than 150 works in all media will be showcased at the event. Hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. For information, see the Web site at www.valearts.com. VISION-IMPAIRED SUPPORT GROUP TO MEET: Vienna/Oakton Vision Impaired

(VIP) Resource Group will host a meeting on Monday, April 20 at 10:15 a.m. at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna. The guest speaker will be Sharon Payne of Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind. For information, call Chato Carter at (703) 938-1533 or e-mail chatovcarter@ yahoo.com. Those who would like a ride to the event (with three days’ advance notice) can call (703) 281-0538. CHURCH CONCERT CANCELLED: The

planned April 11 concert of Watoto, a student group from Uganda, at Providence Baptist Church has been cancelled. VIENNA ELEMENTARY PTA TO HOST ‘RUN FOR FUN’: The 11th annual Vienna

Elementary School PTA “Run for Fun” 5K and one-mile run/walk will be held on Sunday, April 26 at 8 a.m. at the school. D.C. Roadrunners will provide a ChronoTrack timing system, and the 5K course is USATF-certified. The cost for adults is $25 before April 19, $30 after. Children 14 and under are $15. For information and to register, see the Web site at www.vienna5krun.org. REGISTRATION SET FOR SENIORS’ LEARNING INITIATIVE: Shepherd’s Cen-

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McLean/Great Falls Notes GREAT FALLS MEETING TO DISCUSS REZONING OF BROOKS FARM PARCEL:

The Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Great Falls Library to discuss environmental issues at the Brooks Farm property, which is proposed to be rezoned to accommodate cluster development. The event will be a joint meeting of the GFCA Land Use & Zoning Committee and the Environment, Parks and Trails Committee. The program will feature Fairfax County officials from the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Health Department and Department of Planning & Zoning speaking about stormwater management, wells and septic, environmental quality corridors and Resource Protection Areas, all of which come into play in the Brooks Farm rezoning application. Speakers will address both broad county environmental policies and specific considerations regarding the application. After the presentations by Fairfax County, the chairs of LUZ and EPT will direct questions to the panel pertaining to Brooks Farm, and will also take questions from the audience. The initial target date for the county to complete its review of this rezoning application was moved from March to June to accommodate, among other things, a more thorough environmental review. The April 14 program is part of

the more in-depth evaluation. FORUM TO UPDATE COMMUNITY ON McLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER EXPANSION PLAN: The McLean Commu-

nity Center Governing Board will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, April 15 to provide a project update on the proposed expansion of the center. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the center. The project architect and staff will provide information on the proposal, which calls for adding a 1,500square-foot fitness room, building a new conference room and expanding the theater lobby and administrative area. A further update will be held on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the center. COLVIN RUN RESTORATION TO BE CELEBRATED: Friends of Colvin Run will

celebrate the completion of restoration work on the historic Colvin Run Mill on Sunday, April 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the mill, located on Colvin Run Road in Great Falls. Grain-grinding demonstrations will take place between noon and 3 p.m., and refreshments featuring treats made from mill products will be available. There also will be special events for children. McLEAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO ZERO IN ON EQUESTRIAN ISSUES: The

McLean Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, with a pre-

sentation by local historian Karen Washburn, who will discuss the history of equestrian pursuits in the local area. Washburn long has been active with the Great Falls Citizens Association, and is a former Dranesville representative to the Fairfax County History Commission. The community is invited. For information, call Paul Kohlenberger at (703) 980-0885 or e-mail paulkohl@msn.com. PILOBOLOUS DANCE TROUPE TO PERFORM: The internationally recognized

Pilobolus Dance Company will perform on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center. Founded by a group of Darmouth College students in 1971, the troupe gained its reputation based on a mix of humor, drama and invention, along with the quickness and athleticism of the dancers. Tickets are $40 for McLean residents, $50 for others. For tickets and information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.aldentheatre.org. ALDEN THEATRE TO SPOTLIGHT WILLA CATHER: The world of Pulitzer Prize-

winning author Willa Cather is explored in “Call Me William: The Life and Loves of Willa Cather” on Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center. Actor and author Prudence Wright

Holmes created the one-woman show to explore the personal and professional lives of Cather, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1923. Tickets are $15 for McLean residents, $20 for others. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.aldentheatre.org. MCC TO HOST SPRING GARAGE SALE:

The McLean Spring Community Garage Sale, sponsored by the McLean Community Center, will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1420 Beverly Road (behind the Giant Shopping Center). Admission is free. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. MPA TO OPEN VIDEO EXHIBITION:

“Words Unspoken: Video,” an exhibition featuring the works of David Carlson, will be on display April 16 to May 30 at the Emerson Gallery of the McLean Project for the Arts. Carlson’s videos are united by their focus on water as both subject matter and vehicle for the process of transcendence. “The videos are visually arresting while at the same time emotionally calming,” said Nancy Sausser, exhibitions director at the arts center. Carlson, she said, “uses modern technology to communicate age-old and universal ideas.” A resident of Arlington, Carlson Continued on Page 21

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McLean/Great Falls Notes teaches at McLean Project for the Arts and at Marymount University. The McLean Project for the Arts is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave. For information and hours, see the Web site at www. mpaart.org. Also currently on display are “Vernal Efflorescence: New Works by Jill Parisi” and “When Looking Down Becomes Up: Encaustic Paintings by Marilyn Banner.” PLEASANT GROVE TO HOST GOSPEL CONCERT: Historic Pleasant Grove will

hold its annual gospel concert on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. at the church, 8641 Lewinsville Road in McLean.

The free community event will feature traditional gospel music and uplifting spirituals amid the splendor of the 19thcentury church. For information, see the Web site at www.historicpleasantgrove.org. McLEAN HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS TO OFFER DRAMA: The McLean High

School Theatre Company will present the docudrama “The Laramie Project” with performances Thursday through Saturday, April 9-11, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. at the high school. The story revolves around the aftermath of the murder of college student Matthew Shepherd, and how his town came to grips with the incident.

Tickets for the April 9 performance are pay-what-you-can (minimum of $1 suggested). Tickets for the other performances are available on the Web site at www.mcleandrama.com. BOOK SALE SLATED FOR TYSONS-PIMMIT LIBRARY: Friends of the Library

will host a book sale on Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12, at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library. A large selection of books, magazines and media will be available for purchase. Hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 790-4031 or e-mail tysonsfriendslibrary@gmail. com.

CHURCH SERIES TO LOOK AT AGING:

Lewinsville Presbyterian Church will host a series on “Roadmap for Navigating the Second Half of Life for You and Your Parents” on Sundays from April 19 to May 17 at 9:45 a.m. at the church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road in McLean. Topics covered will include having discussions about aging, available resources and how not to fall victim to scams and fraud. For information, call Mary Frase at (703) 356-7200 or e-mail maryfrase@ gmail.com.

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ter of Oakton/Vienna will host registration for tis spring Adventures in Learning initiative on Thursday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton. Courses in a wide array of topics for those age 50 and older will be held on Thursdays from April 23 to June 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The $40 tuition costs allows participants to take as many courses as they like. For information, call (703) 281-0538

CLEANUP OF POTOMAC WATERSHED INCLUDES VIENNA LOCATIONS: North-

side Park and Wildwood Park in Vienna are sites participating in the annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup Day, slated for Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. Additional events will be held across the region. No advance registration is required. For information, see the Web site at www.fergusonfoundation.org. VIETNAM VETERANS TO MEET: Chapter

227 Vietnam Veterans of America will meet on Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Neighbor’s restaurant, located in the Cedar Lane Shopping Center in Vienna. The guest speaker will be retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Stephen Phillips, who will speak on “U.S. Navy EOD from World War II to the Global War on Terrorism.” EOD involves the safe disposal of conventional, chemical, biological and nuclear weapons and improvised explosives. The community is invited. For information, call Len Ignatowski at (703) 2550353 or see the Web site at www.vva227.

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Continued from Page 1 the new ordinance in February 2014 and supplied county officials with an updated version on Feb. 3 this year. The Board of Supervisors likely will hold a hearing on the matter in May. According to the county’s Web site, the proposed noise ordinance’s goal is to “minimize nighttime noise and guarantee residents a certain level of quietness in their homes.” The proposed changes would increase the maximum permitted noise on school and recreational grounds from 55 to 72 decibels and allow noise levels of up to 65 decibels around the clock in mixed-use zones – the same threshold that prevails in commercial districts. This may prove problematic, as many mixed-use projects – such as McLean’s future Elm Street development by the JBG Cos. – are heavily residential, Zetts said. Noise pitch and duration also affect

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how sound is perceived. High-frequency noises are granted lower thresholds than lower ones and extraordinarily loud, brief bursts of sound are given some leeway. Examples of such “impulse noises” include gunshots and pile-driver pounding. The proposed changes would limit impulse noises to 100 decibels during the day and 80 at night. Nighttime hours would be defined as between 9 or 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekends and days before holidays. Construction activities, loudspeaker usage and the opening of dog parks would be prohibited until 9 a.m. on weekends and days before holidays. Some outdoor activities, however – such as trash collection, landfill operations, loading and unloading of trucks, and the use of power lawn equipment at least 100 yards from residences – could begin as early as 6 a.m. on weekdays. On weekends and holidays, activities on school and recreational grounds would be allowed until 11 p.m. and “people noise” in

mixed-use areas would be permitted until 1 a.m. County officials are recommending that noise from loudspeakers – but not handheld bullhorns – be limited to between 60 and 72 decibels. Citing concerns expressed by county supervisors, Zetts said they likely would not set that threshold at the higher end. Several groups, such as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, waste-removal companies and owners of golf courses, are pressing for higher sound limits and longer operating hours, he said. County officials would grant temporary noise waivers for some activities that are unavoidably noisy, such as removing a concrete swimming pool from a back yard, Zetts said. There also would be limited times wherein people could test power generators and various alarms, he said. A police officer could cite violators, but it would take at least two residents to make a sworn complaint. Noise measurements would be taken from complainants’ property lines.

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George C Marshall’s Statesmen Theatre impressed again with its production of “The Ukulele,” a play written by one of its senior students, Liz Carlson. A talented International Baccalaureate Theatre HL student, Carlson adapted her play from a 1702 version of an Italian play called “The Fan.” With a full New York City street set built inside the school’s black-box classroom, the romantic comedy had the audience watching as young, idealistic Ben breaks his beloved ukulele and “Jersey boy” Nicky falls for a girl his older sister doesn’t approve of just yet, while several female suitors attempt to win the hearts of these hapless New York boys through the cunning use of ukuleles, off-brand coffee, a cynical newspaper vendor, and an aloof French café owner. The show played to sold-out audiences for the full-week run and officially closed the production on Saturday, March 21. “The Ukulele cast: (back row) Robbie Culbertson, Ethan Schaefer, Nikki Pope, Patrick Brinza, Liam Thomas, Sheina Bronfman, Ayla Taffel, Josh Blake; (front row) Anna Brotman-Krass, Madeline Walker, Liz Carlson, Taylor Lane and Katie Delong.

Noise-making activities not subject to the proposed ordinance include: emergency work, alarms and generators operating during power failures; vehicles on roadways; helicopters and airplanes (perennial sources of irritation in McLean); snow and ice removal; trains operating on railroad tracks and associated maintenance activities; and other activities in which state or federal laws take precedence. Sound can be tricky to quantify, subjective in its impact and its origin difficult to pinpoint, Zetts said. Every 3 decibels above 85 means the amount of time being exposed to such noises must be halved, he said. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials consider 75 decibels unacceptably high for residential areas and deem 55 decibels as ideal. People in rural areas or hiking in the woods might experience a serene ambient-noise level of 35 to 45 decibels, while a screeching infant howls at an ear-splitting 110. “There’s nothing louder in a house than a crying baby,” Zetts said.

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As for Spring-Break Trips, What Philosophy Is Best? When it comes to spring-break competition by high school sports teams, there are a handful of philosophies.

Dave Facinoli

Team Wins Title With a 3-1 Mark DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Already this season, the McLean Highlanders have accomplished something they were unable to achieve a year during their BASEBALL ago successful and memorable postseason run when the high school baseball team reached the region tourney title game, then the state tournament. Last week in Dumfries at Potomac Senior High, McLean routed the Mountain View Wildcats, 12-4, in the championship contest of a spring-break Let’s Play Two Eddie Hope Tournament. The Highlanders were 3-1 in the competition, with 32 hits in their final two games. McLean (4-2) did not win any kind of tournament last spring. The Highlanders walked away with this year’s spring-break crown thanks to swinging hot bats in the semifinals and championship games. McLean had 17 hits and two home runs in a 16-8 semifinal win over Potomac, then 15 hits (eight doubles) with one homer against Mountain View. “We knew we needed to get our bats going in our last two games and they finally came alive,” said McLean junior outfielder Matt Collins, who was chosen the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. “Our coach [John Dowling] told us to be

McLean High School left-hander Frank Minamino was the starting and winning pitcher for the PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI Highlanders in a spring-break tournament championship game.

ourselves with the bats and to be aggressive.” Collins was 2 for 5 in the title game with a double and an RBI. He had three hits, including a homer, and three RBI in the semifinal. McLean’s bats were potent from the start against Mountain View when the

team’s first five batters, and six of the first seven, had hits. McLean scored five runs in the first inning, four more in the second, then three in the seventh. “We have hitters, but we didn’t hit as well as we know we can our first four Continued on Page 25

Oakton Opens with 4-0 Mark, Wins Tournament DAVE FACINOLI

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With so much bad weather, it took the Oakton Cougars longer than schedto play their BASEBALL uled first regular-season baseball game this spring. The wait was worth it for the high school team. The Cougars have opened the 2015 campaign with a bang – enjoying a 4-0 start, including winning a spring-break tournament championship with a 3-0 mark. Oakton routed host Stone Bridge, 15-5, in six innings in the March 31 final of the Bulldog/Titan Classic in Ashburn. In the opening round the day, Oakton

defeated Dominion, 8-6, then Lake Braddock, 7-5. “We put some good swings on the ball and jumped on them early,” Oakton coach Justin Janis said about the win over Stone Bridge. “It was a windy day and that worked in our favor a few times.” The wind helped home runs by Cooper Mitchell (four RBI) and Joe Rizzo (grand slam, five RBI) travel farther than normal. Mitchell, Rizzo and Connor Jones all had three hits, with Mitchell also tripling and lacking a double to complete the cycle. Jagger James had two hits. Jones (2-0) pitched four shutout innings to get the win. “Being 4-0 is a really nice start, because with the weather we weren’t sure what we

would get when we got out there,” Janis said. “We have put some good stretches of play together so far. But it’s so early and there is a lot of baseball left.” In the win over Dominion, James hit a three-run homer, Mitchell had a sacrifice fly and George Webster had a key RBI hit. Righty Owen Lamon started and got the win in four innings of work. Andrew Greco pitched the final three in relief. Against Lake Braddock, Rizzo was 3 for 3, Webster had two hits and finished the game on the mound in relief. Oakton had 13 hits. Toma Shigaki was the starting pitcher. “We had some good at-bats and worked their pitchers a little bit,” Janis said.

There is the no-go, no-play, do-nothing approach. That means a team takes the entire week off and doesn’t even hold a practice. That rarely happens. A full week of inactivity puts a team behind once competition resumes. In contrast, there is the complete full-blown opposite plan. That’s when teams travel somewhere south, often to Florida or South Carolina, to partake in week-long competitions, including games and practices, and hope for warm weather. Locally, the Flint Hill Huskies, Langley Saxons and Madison Warhawks baseball teams are very often subscribers to that theory. Those teams often don’t return until a day or so before it’s time to go back to work or school, with participants mentioning how they might need a couple of more days off to recover. There is the in between most-popular tactic, when teams stay in Northern Virginia to compete in local tournaments, usually for the first half of the week, then give the players the rest of the time off. Another philosophy is the everyother-year schedule, when a team travels one spring but stays in town the next. The Washington-Lee Generals baseball squad has done this in recent seasons. However, the Generals can’t win for losing. They traveled south to the Myrtle Beach area the past two springs, only to find cooler-than-normal temperatures in the 40s with brisk winds and some rain. Kind of like early-spring Northern Virginia weather. Washington-Lee stayed home this March to host an early-week tournament. Iffy weather persisted. Rainy and cold conditions left W-L’s home field unplayable, forcing head coach Doug Grove to have to scramble to find alternative sites. “Somebody told me 20 years ago to never host a spring-break tournament, and I followed that advice until this year,” Grove said. “Now I understand why not to host. But we go south and it’s in the 40s and windy.” Maybe there’s no right philosophy.

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Take away a disappointing 4-2 loss in the championship game, and the Madison Warhawks’ BASEBALL spring-break baseball trip to Myrtle Beach went well. Madison (6-1) was 4-1 in the Mingo Bay Classic, including a 10-1 win over the Battlefield Bobcats in the semifinals and convincing victories by 7-1, 13-0 and 7-0 scores in its first three games. In the title game of the high school competition, the Warhawks lost to Nardonne, Calif., 4-2, at Myrtle Beach High School after leading 2-0. The loss left a bitter taste for Madison because the team believed it was a winnable game. “They were good today at getting out of tough situations, so give them credit,”

Madison coach Mark Gjormand said. “But we can beat that team. That’s why it’s frustrating to leave one out there.” One of those difficult moments was when Madison had the bases loaded with no outs, then had two runners picked off base. “We didn’t do a good job on the bases, because we gave up four outs on the bases,” Gjormand said. “But we will get better. This will be a learning experience. Overall it was a good trip.” In the final, Bryan Harthun and Kyle Novak had two hits each for Madison and Pete Nielsen had an RBI double to score Wiley Counts. Jimmy Goldsmith had an RBI single. Brian Echert started and pitched three shutout innings, allowing one infield hit. He was relieved by David McGuire, who took the loss. Nardonne, which had just three hits,

hit a go-ahead three-run homer off McGuire. In the semifinal, Madison and Battlefield entered the game undefeated and ranked high in many local and national baseball polls. The win came at Socastee High School. The game was scoreless early, then Madison’s bats exploded, collecting 15 hits. On the mound, the Warhawks got a complete-game effort by junior righthander Nielsen. He tossed a one-hitter, striking out 10, needing only 80 pitches and walking two in his first start of the season. “Pete Nielsen was just tremendous,” Gjormand said. “He was commanding the zone.” With the bat for Madison, Jordan Ebersole (two RBI) and Carlo Alfano (three RBI) had three hits each and Novak (two

doubles) and Kyle Hayes each had two hits. Owen Socher had a hit and two RBI, Nick Conforti had an RBI double and others had a hit each. All nine starters had at least one hit, including Nielsen. Madison had five extra-base hits. “The game was fun to watch and we had a lot of good energy,” Gjormand said. For other stories on Madison’s tournament games, as well as spring action regarding the Langley Saxons (2-4) and Marshall Statesmen (2-4), visit http:// www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. Langley wound up finishing fifth with a 2-2 record in a tournament in Hilton Head, S.C. Langley, Madison and Marshall resume their regular-season schedule with games this week. Madison plays at Oakton on Saturday, April 11.

In its other wins, the Panthers defeated St. James, 10-0, and Sidwell Friends, 9-1, with eight hits in both and stand 3-0 in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference. Will Valentine (batting .294 with five RBI and is 1-0 on the mound) had a three-run double in the rally over St. Albans. Eric Thronson (1-0 on the mound and batting .286) had the game-winning hit in that contest. James Matthews (1-0) got the win in relief. Matt Spidi is 2-0 for Potomac School and is batting .500 with five RBI. Also for the Panthers, Ryan McAndrews is batting .500 with seven stolen bases; David Albrittain is batting .500 with a double; Josh Hansan is hitting .375 with six steals, two doubles, 12 runs and four RBI; Stuart Read is hitting .333; and Spencer Perkins is hitting .273 with five RBI.

comeback on singles by seniors Will Snyder, Christian Tailor and Ben Chajet. Trailing 6-1, senior Mitch Mendler led off the fourth with a long double followed by a Briglia single to left. Snyder’s single plated Mendler and Tailor’s long double to right plated two runs. He later scored on a passed ball to trim the deficit to 65. Run-scoring singles by Lee and Chajet netted two more runs in the sixth and the Huskies scored two more in the seventh, as senior Sean Garrett singled. Sophomore Teddy Reddington turned in a dominant performance in relief. He pitched the final 42/3 innings for his first varsity win. Reddington held the Saints scoreless. allowing only one hit, no walks and had five strikeouts. Flint Hill began last week with a 12-1 win over Maret. Farrell got the win, with 12 strikeouts. He allowed two hits and an unearned run. Jason Police tripled and doubled for Flint Hill. Farrell drove in two runs. Mendler, Briglia, Tailor and Lee doubled. Chajet and Reddington had RBI singles. Flint Hill was scheduled to host the Potomac School Panthers on April 7 in a key MAC contest. Potomac School is undefeated in the MAC.

April 9, 2015

Warhawks 2nd in Myrtle Beach Spring-Break Tourney

High School Roundup MARSHALL SOFTBALL TEAM WINS TOURNAMENT: With an overall record

of 4-1, the Marshall Statesmen won the Hayfield Secondary School Spring Break Tournament. The girls high school softball team defeated West Springfield, 9-1, Oakton, 1-3, South Lakes, 7-1 and W.T. Woodson, 22-2. Marshall’s lone tourney loss was to Hayfield, 3-1. Marshall pitchers Madison Larsen, Avani Casey and Maya Casey allowed only five earned runs in the games and held opponents to a .186 batting average. One of the biggest wins was against South Lakes. With Marshall leading 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Marshall’s number No. 9 Audra Scheinman got things rolling with a deep double to center field. Leadoff batter Kat Uher followed with a walk. Then, Amelia Ely smacked a threerun homer. Marshall catcher Shelby Thomas led the team with a .571 batting average over the five games and played well defensively. Ely and Uher hit .500, Megan Palfrey .357, Larsen 450 and Celestina Dunavant .313. MADISON GIRLS LACROSSE DOWNS SOUTH LAKES: Despite a slow start ham-

pered by downpours, the Madison Warhawks girls high school lacrosse team defeated the South Lakes Seahawks, 13-6, in recent action. South Lakes scored two quick goals in the first half to lead the Warhawks. Madison coach Amanda Counts called a timeout and the Warhawks responded with ball control and goals. Kierra Sweeney and Katie Scian-

Continued from Page 24 games,” Dowling said. “We needed a little spark to happen. We talked about first at-bat adjustments, and that has started to click with an aggressive mentality at the plate.”

FLINT HILL SOFTBALL WINS OPENER:

The Flint Hill Huskies opened their girls softball season with a 7-4 victory over Bishop Ireton. Senior Brittany deCamp struck out six to get the win. At the plate, deCamp had an RBI and two stolen bases, while sophomore Carolyn Holran (three RBI) and freshman Cameron Lamont each contributed a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Freshman Sarah Davisson had an RBI and a run scored.

FLINT HILL BASEBALL TEAM IS 6-2: The

off victories, two in extra frames, the Potomac School Panthers have started the baseball season with a 5-0 record. In those last-inning wins, the Panthers defeated St. Albans, 11-10, in their season opener in eight innings with five runs in the final at-bat; topped St. James, 7-5, in nine innings; and nipped Episcopal, 21, with a run in the last of the seventh. Potomac School had 14 hits against St. Albans, 13 against St. James and three versus Episcopal.

Flint Hill Huskies (6-2, 1-1) had their 18game wining streak against Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents snapped as they fell to St. James, 3-2, in the first game of a doubleheader in baseball action. Flint Hill led 2-0 on an RBI single by Chris Farrell and Bret Briglia’s run on a passed ball. Jack Swart added a key single. The Huskies seemed to have the game under control behind the solid pitching of Junior Kahlil Lee, who worked five innings, allowing only two hits, one unearned run and struck out four. St James plated two runs in the sixth and held on for the win. Lee tripled in the loss and Briglia doubled. In the second game, Flint Hill rallied to win, 9-6. The Huskies started their

C.J. Downey was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBI against Mountain View. Also, leadoff batter Tom Shue had two doubles and an RBI; Caleb Beatty homered (three-run shot to dead center), doubled and drove in four runs; Conor Grammes had two hits (double) and two RBI; Jon Clines had two hits and two RBI; and Billy Gerhardt and starting and winning pitcher Frank Minamino

doubled. Jimmy Cresce stole a base and scored two runs. Clines, Beatty and Gerhardt made the all-tournament team. Minamino pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs and five hits. Downey pitched two innings of hitless and shutout relief, giving up a walk and needeing only 19 pitches. McLean made just one error and turned a double play.

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In their season opener, the Potomac Panthers routed Madeira, 26-9. Tessa Smalley and Caroline Jackson led the hitting attack with three hits each while excellent defensive plays by Katie Schluntz and Lauren Long halted the one Snails’ rally. Maddie Price yielded only four hits in a strong effort on the mound. McLean routed Edison, 13-1, in its first tournament game, then lost to Hylton, 3-1, in its second when the Highlanders’ bats were quiet. See other stories at www.insidenova. com/sports/fairfax about McLean’s other tournament games. McLean resumes its schedule with three games this week in regular-season action.

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dra led Madison with four goals apiece. Maddie Roberts contributed three goals and three assists. Rounding out the scoring was Anya Saponja and Andi Battin each with a goal. Sigourney Heerink was again strong in goal for Madison with 15 saves. Midfielder Megan Greatorex and goalie Caitlyn Maginniss stood out for South Lakes. Greatorex scored two goals while Maginniss stopped 13 shots. Next up for the Madison Warhawks is an away game against the Centreville Wildcats on Friday, April 10th at 7:30 p.m.

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All-Sun Gazette High School Hoop Teams Boys

Girls

First Team Name

Grant Robinson Sekai Walker Sam Worman Phil Newsome Tyler Femi

School

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First Team

Position Height Yr. Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard

6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 5-10

Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Name

School

Kelly Koshuta Lindsey Abed Paige Galiani Alex Marquis Karlin Cronin

Madison Oakton Langley Oakton Oakton

Second Team Name

Matt Lazris Josiah Walker Jack Ferguson Nate Shafer Mark LeDuc

School

Potomac School Oakton McLean Langley Marshall

Forward Guard Guard Guard Forward

6-2 5-8 5-9 5-7 5-9

Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

Second Team

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Position Height Yr.

6-5 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-2

Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

Name

Aidan McWeeney Delaney Connolly Ariana Aulisi Maddie Royle Alexis Hermes

School Madison Oakton Langley Oakton Madison

Position Height Yr. Guard Forward Forward Forward Forward

5-8 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-10

Jr. So. So. So. Jr.

Honorable Mention: From Flint Hill: Greg Harris, Aron Petros, Davis Honorable Mention: From Flint Hill: Marissa Magnani, Taryn Corey, Luethke. From Langley: Aaron Kim, Blake Mintz, Daniel Salamone. From Madison: Brandon Miskell, Taiga Walker, Kyle Karp, Daniel Ungerleider. From Marshall: Chase Barrand, Michael Trivisonno. From McLean: Logan Legg, Patrick Dolan, Evan Rapson. From Oakton: Jarrett Bacon. From Potomac School: Drew Davis, Brendan Dwyer, Chris Caskin.

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Player of the Year: Kelly Koshuta (Madison) Coach of the Year: Amanda Baker (Langley) Levi Franklin (Potomac)

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The Sun Gazette’s 2014-15 boys and girls teams were chosen from the following high school teams: Flint Hill, Langley, Madison, Marshall, McLean, Oakton, Madeira and Potomac School.

Rookie of the Year: Courtlynne Caskin (Potomac)

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