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Community Center Sees Successes and Challenges

Mid-Year Review at McLean Facility Finds Reasons for Optimism, Room for Improvement BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The McLean Community Center’s programs have been well-attended and well-liked so far in fiscal year 2015, but a few areas still need improvement, program directors told the center’s Governing Board during updates presented Jan. 28.

The reports were part of the second annual mid-year “checkpoint” initiated by the Governing Board, which provides a snapshot of how the center’s programs are faring, said Chairman Chad Quinn. Among the highlights: • The center’s Fourth of July celebration at Langley High School drew about 6,000 people last year. The event will be held at Cooper

Middle School this year, with some neighbors being able to view the fireworks from their decks, officials said. • After receiving feedback from attendees, officials have decided to hold the community center’s 39th annual Antique Show on all three levels of the facility, instead of just one. • The Holiday Gingerbread Workshop proved popular with families, although the

goodies consumed left at least one parent frazzled. “One mother came up and said, ‘Please don’t give him any more marshmallows!’” said Special Projects Manager Catherine Nesbitt, who gave the Youth Programs update. • The number of special-needs clients takContinued on Page 7

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Competing in the 138-pound weight class, James Madison High School varsity wrestler Andrew Light attempts to turn George C. Marshall’s Gary McLarty on his back during last week’s Liberty District match PHOTO BY DEB KOLT at Marshall. Marshall won the competition before a packed gymnasium. Marshall and Madison will compete in conference tournaments this weekend. See Sports section for coverage.

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Because of a “communication hiccup” with the contractor, Lukmire Partnership, community center leaders still have not been able to finalize a contract for the facility’s upcoming renovation and expansion, said Governing Board Vice President Susan Bourgeois. The project’s site plan is finished and center officials will meet soon with Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning personnel to see if the undertaking will have to undergo the “2232” review process, which evaluates whether projects are substantially in accord with the county’s comprehensive plan. Center officials hope this will not be necessary, as the project will affect only 15 percent of the site, said Bourgeois, who chairs the board’s Capital Facilities Committee. Governing Board Candidates to Be Allowed to Post Contact Information: The McLean Community Center Governing Board voted unanimously Jan. 28 to allow board candidates to include personal contact information in their campaign statements before the annual May elections, if they so desire. Three adult board seats, with threeyear terms, and two seats for students, who serve one-year terms, are on the ballot each year. In-person voting will take place May 16 at the annual McLean Day festival at

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MCC Is Trying to Nail Down Renovation Contract

McLean Community Center special-events director Sam Roberts III, center, who soon will retired after 26 years at the center, accepts a certificate of appreciation from executive director George Sachs and Governing Board chairman Chad Quinn. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

Lewinsville Park; absentee voting will be available April 13 through May 13 at the McLean Community Center. Special Events Director Sam Roberts to Retire: Sam Roberts, a 26-year McLean Community Center employee who now serves as its special-events director, will retire March 23, center officials said.

The center’s Governing Board honored Roberts with a framed certificate of appreciation at its Jan. 28 meeting. Chairman Chad Quinn listed memorable happenings that occurred near the time of Roberts’ hiring in 1989. Among them: the Sean Connery-Alec Baldwin submarine thriller “The Hunt for Red October.”

Roberts formerly spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a captain. Community center leaders complimented him for his work, which included running the facility’s international festivals. “It’s been a great trip for him,” said executive director George Sachs.

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One of N.Va.’s Oldest Schoolhouses Faces Demise, But Preservationists Hope to Keep Its Doors Open SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Preservation advocates on Jan. 21 won a round in their effort to prevent demolition of the 104year-old Wilson School building in western Rosslyn, but they likely face an uphill battle to carry the day. The Arlington County government’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) voted unanimously to recommend that the building be given the status of a local historic district, something sought by those who do not want to see the building razed for redevelopment. “The community won a significant victory,” said Stan Karson, president of the Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights Civic Association and an advocate of retaining and restoring the school. “But,” Karson in the next breath cautioned, “we have a long way to go before we can truly celebrate.” Indeed: While supportive of the concept of restoration, county preservation staff acknowledged that keeping the building may not be worth the effort, because it has been significantly altered from its original state over the past century. “The building’s impaired integrity of design, materials and workmanship suggest restoration would be the appropriate treat-

ment for the historic building,” staff said in a report that ran more than 50 pages. “How practical or cost-effective it would be to restore the building to its period of significance, however, is debatable.” A 1957 remodeling of what was then known as Woodrow Wilson Elementary School “compromised numerous characterdefining features” of the original building, county staff said, with alterations ranging from the front portico to arched basement windows. The school’s original hexagonal wood cupola and domed cap were removed sometime after the 1957 renovation. Despite the alterations, “the remaining physical elements . . . continue to express the feeling and association of an early-20thcentury institutional building,” the report noted. “The massing, materials and remaining ornamentation of the original 1910 Fort Myer Heights School building are discernible.” The HALRB vote, which was supported by the advocacy group Preservation Arlington, takes the form of a recommendation to the County Board. The county school system has long opposed granting historic status to the school, which began life in 1910 and currently is leased out to the Mongolian School of Washington, D.C.

Arlington’s Wilson School as it looked in the 1930s, before extensive renovations occurred. Photo is from the Arlington library system’s archives.w

While it is the second-oldest school building remaining in the county (the 1891 Hume School now houses the Arlington Historical Society’s museum), school officials contend it does not have a similar provenance to the schools that have been granted the designation of historic. In addition to the Hume School, two other school buildings have been granted historic status by the Arlington County government: Maury School (built in 1910 and now home to the Arlington Arts Center) and Swanson Middle School (1939). At the HALRB meeting, school officials argued against granting the site historic status. After the vote, school officials were studying the decision and

had no immediate reaction because School Board members had not been briefed, said Linda Erdos, the school system’s assistant superintendent for school and community relations. School officials plan to use the Wilson Boulevard site for construction of a mid-rise school that will house the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program and several other school programs. Final say on that project would rest with members of the ARlington County Board. Karson said he hoped leaders of Arlington Public Schools would “take to heart” criticism leveled by HALRB at the system’s stewardship of the facility in moving forward. “The ball is now in the School

Board’s court,” he said. “APS is merely a steward of school property, while the true owners are the residents of Arlington.” Arlington County Board members have telegraphed that they are unlikely to interpose themselves between their School Board colleagues and the plan to raze Wilson School. Deciding what to do with the century-old building in western Rosslyn is “a School Board decision at its base,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said at the board’s Jan. 24 meeting, held several days after the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) suggested that the building be preserved. There were other roadblocks identified by Arlington board members. Such a preservation effort would put “significant limits” on plans to redevelop the parcel for a new home to H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, as desired by the School Board, said board member Jay Fisette, who serves as the County Board’s liaison to the Western Rosslyn Area Planning Study, or WRAPS, task force. “We’re also talking about practical realities,” said County Board member John Vihstadt, saying it would be “extremely expensive” to bring the school back to its glory days, before a 1950s-era renovation significantly altered the original design.

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Middle- and high-school students enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools have won a total of 524 awards in the regional Scholastic Art Awards program, sponsored by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. From more than 2,400 entries from FCPS students, 158 Gold Keys, 164 Silver Keys and 202 honorable mentions were awarded for outstanding drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics, sculptures, digital art, design, architecture, jewelry, fashion, film and animation, mixed-media artworks and portfolios. Winners came from every secondary and high school, Mountain View Alternative High School and 20 middle schools. Winning artwork will displayed at Northern Virginia Community College’s Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale from Feb. 6 to March 5, with an award ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Gold Key award-winning entries will be submitted to the national Scholastic Art

Awards competition, where students are awarded national Gold and Silver medals as well as monetary awards and scholarships. National awards will be announced in April, and an exhibit of the national winners’ works will be on display in New York later this year. The Scholastic Art Awards program is the largest, longest-running recognition program of its kind in the United States. Established in 1923, the awards have recognized students who have become some of the nation’s most celebrated artists, including Richard Avedon, Robert Indiana, Phillip Pearlstein and Andy Warhol. More than 200,000 students participate in the program across the country, and more than 50,000 students receive regional awards and exhibition opportunities. Award winners in various categories from schools in the Sun Gazette coverage area are found below. The complete list by student, teacher, student and award is found

at www.fcps.edu/cco/pr/regionalart15.pdf. Langley High School: Alexis Apostolou, Delaney Burkart, Molly Cooper, Faye Giebink, Emma Kenton, Jennie Kim, Yesul Kim, Deborah Kornblut, Dominique Lockwood, Lauren McDonald, Catherine Park, Francesca Shapiro, Kristian Stanford, Darya Tahan, Aidan Toole. James Madison High School: Hannah Bishop, Ellen Blackburn, Isabel Gavurin, Collin Ginsburg, Sam Greulich, Emily Head, Seth Jones, Doi Kim, Christopher Lam, Wren Roger, Nicola Roux, Sarah Van Demark. George C. Marshall High School: YeoEun Cho, Hannah Griggs, Aliya Hochstadt, Ladan Karim-nejad, Madelyn Pounder. McLean High School: Michelle Booth, Isabella Canovas, George Carter, Shinae Choi, Isabel Delgado, Katherine Horenstein, Lindsey Kircher, Allison McClain, Matt Miro, Dana Peters, Kiel Posner, Elizabeth Sanders-Smith, Young In Seo, Jeeso

Yoon, Suhyun Yoon, Eva Zarpas. Oakton High School: Ahmad Ahmadzani, Joonas Castren, Carolyn Dixon, Razan Elbaba, Angela He, Karis Lim, Richard Liu, Nishaad Lorengo, Zack Lucas, Madeline Maurer, Ga Hyun Oh, Esther Park, Marissa Raiti, Andrew Readyoff, Eunyoung Son. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Techology: Connor Jones, MinJoo Kang, Susie Lee, Sydney Zheng, Arielle Ampeh, Woorin Jang, Shipla Kunnappillil, Diane Lee, Emila Nepomuceno, Jeong-In Seo. Luther Jackson Middle School: LongYi Chu, Namchi Dao, Helmicki Michael, Erin Mullarkey, Samiyah Price. Kilmer Middle School: Elaine Zeng. Longfellow Middle School: Na Kyung Heo, Christina Huang, Eleanor Kreeb, Jane Lee. Thoreau Middle School: Georgai Day, Thomas Mcintyre, Kimberly Pavlik. – A Staff Report

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The best way to endure middle school and its cutthroat social scramble is to make fun of the whole experience. McLean Community Players’ latest show, “13,” is an amusing and sometimes laugh-out-loud take on pre-teenagers’ struggles with popularity, loneliness and quandaON STAGE moral ries. Written by Dan Elish and Robert Horn and featuring music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, the musical is directed by Kevin Sockwell. The play’s protagonist is Evan (Cuinn Casey), a nearly 13-year-old New York City native and rabid Yankees fan who’s preparing for the biggest moment in a Jewish boy’s life, his bar mitzvah. He understandably is devastated to learn that not only will his parents be divorcing, but his mother plans to move away with him to Appleton, Ind. Unwillingly ensconced in the flat, culturally deprived Midwest, the big-city boy derides his new locale as a “town where UFOs go to refuel.” Evan immediately is befriended by an observant and pretty girl, Patrice (Tori Garcia), who matches his Jewish angst with the Catholic variety and piles on insults about their lame Midwestern town. “Come on, I’ll show you the hill where we all wait for the Resurrection,” she chirps.

Patrice for some reason is on the outs with her classmates at Dan Quayle Middle School. The play has fun with the former vice president, putting a framed picture of him on the school’s wall and including a lovely, multi-colored quail as the school’s emblem. (One wonders how many of these performers, who were born nearly a decade after Quayle left office in 1993, even know who he is or why the national media took such delight in his foibles.) Nicknamed “The Brain” by his classmates, Evan appears to be gathering a huge crowd for his bar mitzvah. Threatened with a boycott if he invites Patrice, he unchivalrously ditches her to stay in the cool kids’ graces. Evan especially is determined to be liked by Brett (Will Hemmingson), a jock who pines for lovely Kendra (Isabela Gaskill). Like uninitiated boys everywhere, Brett and his posse plot to get physical with girls as quickly as possible. This leads to one of the play’s funniest numbers, “Hey Kendra,” which Brett performs with sidekicks Malcolm (Ryan Selig) and Eddie (Alex Weinstein). Lucy (Bailey Drew) plots to steal Brett from Kendra. Lucy’s only competitor in deviousness is a cynical, manipulative boy on crutches, Archie (John Ray). Drew relishes her bad-girl role and shares with Garcia the honor for best voice. Adding to pressure is the gang’s desire to see (and make romantic moves on each other during) an absurdly gory horror

Ryan Selig, Cole Sitilides, Winston Oughourli, Izzy Gaskill, Brett Hungar, Will Hemmingson, Alex Weinstein and Cuinn Casey star in McLean Community Players’ production of “13.”

flick. Adults are nearly absent here, except for a patient and understanding rabbi (Brett Hungar) and Evan’s parents at the very end. Choreographer Mariana Barros obtains fine physical performances from cast members. The cheerleaders pull off some quality tumbling and stunt work on the unpadded stage floor, especially in “Opportunity.” In addition to the Quayle-themed school set pieces, set designer Bill Brown and set dresser Jerry Gideon provide background panels with uniform, plain houses to represent dreary Appleton. Lighting designer Bob Zeigler contrib-

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Opinion Our View: Consecutive Terms for Va’.s Governors?

From the outside, it seems like a no-brainer: Why shouldn’t Virginia join the 49 other states that allow their governors to serve consecutive terms? Those who pay a little more attention realize the Pandora’s box that is opened every time this subject comes up. For the entire 20th century, Virginia stuck to its one-and-done term for governors, although it did offer a loophole – governors could come back into office if they sat out one or more terms, as Mills Godwin did when he served (as a Democrat) from 1966-70 and (as a Republican) from 1974-78. The one-term limit is so old it predates the Byrd Machine, but was used effectively by that political organization throughout much of the middle part of the last century. Having a never-ending rotation of gov-

ernors enabled the machine to stay ahead of overly ambitious individuals, and it gave more of its members – some high-caliber, some not – a shot at the top job. One might have thought that the commonwealth’s current constitution, ratified in 1971, would have allowed governors to serve consecutive terms. But it didn’t, for much the same reasons that likely will lead the current effort to fall short. Giving governors the chance to stand for re-election would represent a significant power shift between the legislative and executive branches. As a result, legislative leaders would want something in exchange, but previous attempts to work out exactly what they might want (last occurring early in the McDonnell administration) came to nothing when the Republican rank-and-file in the House of Del-

egates refused to go along. This session, the state Senate voted 24-15 in favor of a constitutional amendment that, if ratified, would allow voters to decide the matter. It was largely a symbolic vote – members of the House of Delegates could kill the measure this year, and even if they don’t, legislators would have to approve the same wording in the 2016 session, after the elections are over. We’d wager at least a few members of the General Assembly voting “aye” in 2015 would vote “nay” in 2016. Would eliminating the one-andout rule on governors be beneficial for the public? That’s a tricky question to which there is evidence pro and con. Barring a surprise, however, it is likely to remain a theoretical question only, as we’re not betting such a constitutional amendment is headed to voters any time soon.

VDOT Needs to Focus on Solving Problems Editor: I enjoyed reading the letter from Gail Holt about the Virginia Department of Transportation [“Surely VDOT Can Do Better in Timing Region’s Traffic Lights,” Letters Jan. 22]. I have many of the same concerns that she had, and, unbelievably, the concerns with which I approached VDOT many years ago are still problems, and mirror the problems she mentioned. In other words, not much has changed. I still seem to go from traffic light to traffic light on major roadways, stopping every time at each one. Rarely do I get to continue at the speed limit without constant stopping and starting at the lights. And gridlock at intersections in Tysons and Oakton is endemic. Fairfax County Parkway, Route 50 west of the Beltway, Wiehle Avenue, Reston Parkway are all the same – hop from light to light, and sit through the same-o same-o waiting period, even though no cross-traffic is present. Growing up in the 1960s in Baltimore, there were no major computer systems controlling traffic. Yet I could drive down St. Paul Street southbound at 28 mph and cruise unimpeded for 20 city blocks. In fact, I could see the lights changing ahead of me, one after the other. Not only was this a great system, but it also mandated that you stay under 30 mph, the posted speed limit. It was designed by people with paper and slide rules. There is

nothing like that in Northern Virginia, even though we have many computer-controlled systems and decades of data/experience. I have had many interactions with VDOT, and I even met with Nhan Vu, who recently was profiled in the Sun Gazette, about seven years ago. I had concerns about the intersection of Westpark Drive and Route 7; dangerous gridlock due to bad timing of signal changes. During one phone conversation, I asked him if he had ever visited the intersection and he said he relied on cameras (there was only one pointed westbound on Route 7, and it did not show the situation properly). So he invited me to his office. During the meeting, I succeeded in making a valid suggestion to him and his supervisor. They agreed to insert a trial sixsecond change in signal timing. To do that, they added six seconds in one Excel spreadsheet and subtracted the same amount in another window – yes, that’s the procedure they used. It helped, but did not fully eliminate the problem. Today, almost daily, many years later, the intersection has dangerous gridlock daily, and vehicles make crazy maneuvers to get around it. Route 7 backs up into the intersection, and traffic from Gosnell onto Route 7 westbound has nowhere to go. The intersection fills, and traffic going the other way from Westpark has nowhere to go. VDOT’s reasons for the problem (too

many cars, mandated walking time across Route 7 and problems when the fire department has a call) just aren’t right. They just aren’t. I am a solution-oriented person. Why not create an online tool where residents can suggest ideas and point out problems? Anything will help the traffic situation. (Wait until Tysons is fully built out – yikes, indeed.) Robert Fritz Oakton

Col. Hilgartner Was Exceptional Editor: I learned in your obituary of U.S. Marine Corps Col. Pete Hilgartner that for service in Vietnam he earned the Silver Star – the third-highest military combat decoration, awarded for gallantry to a small fraction of a percent of soldiers, sailors and Marines. I came to know Col. Hilgartner when I became involved in the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, which he guided and drove as elder statesman for years after his initiative led to its creation. It marks the colonel’s modesty that through all our meetings and intercourse, his valorous record never emerged. May he rest in peace. Bruce Fein Great Falls

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The Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 moved closer toward finalizing a comprehensive agreement for the long-awaited renovation of Lewinsville Senior Center in McLean. Supervisors held a public hearing, but deferred decision for five weeks, regarded proposed conveyance of county-owned property at the site and a potential redevelopment agreement with Wesley Hamel Lewinsville LLC (aka, Wesley-Hamel). The 38,355-square-foot facility, which formerly was Lewinsville Elementary School, is located on 8.65 acres at 1609 Great Falls St. It currently consists of 22 housing units for seniors; an adult day-care center; two separate, privately owned childcare centers; and athletic fields. County officials long have hoped to expand and refurbish the facility, which was built in 1961. Supervisors in February 2004 approved plans to add a 52,500-squarefoot building with 60 assisted-living beds, a commercial kitchen and a dining facility. The county abandoned those plans for cost reasons and instead decided to seek the current independent-living facility for seniors, which would be designed, built, operated and owned by Wesley-Hamel under a ground lease at no expense to the county. Plans approved by supervisors in May 2012 call for demolition of the existing building and construction of an 82-unit independent-living facility with affordable housing for seniors, plus a separate building containing senior and child day-care

McLean Continued from Page 1 ing advantage of Old Firehouse Teen Center programs has increased substantially, possibly because of a lack of other available options, according to manager Ashley Smith. Officials at the teen center also are drawing more people to the facility during non-peak hours by offering classes, such as

centers. Senior citizens who earn between 30 and 60 percent of the area’s median income would be eligible to live at the independentliving facility. Units would be made available to residents living in the site’s existing 22 units, provided their income levels qualify, said Hossein Malayeri, deputy director of real estate with the county’s Department of Housing and Community Development. The site’s other building, a communitysupport facility, would contain the Fairfax County Health Department’s adult daycare facility and two child day-care centers, plus an expansion of existing senior-center programs provided by the county’s Department of Neighborhood and Community Services. The county would pay for the design, construction and financing of the community-support facility. Wesley-Hamel would build the site’s infrastructure for both buildings and be reimbursed by the county on a pro-rata-share basis. The Board of Supervisors will vote March 3 on the comprehensive agreement for the site’s redevelopment, for which the county’s share will be about $17 million. Wesley-Hamel will apply March 6 for low-income-housing tax credit with the Virginia Housing Development Authority, Malayeri said. The supervisors’ Jan. 27 public hearing complies with the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002, which requires that such a hearing be held at least 30 days before officials make a decision, said Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville).

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The Vienna Town Council’s decision in December to renovate and expand the Vienna Community Center in one phase instead of two with a 15-month-long construction break will save about $1 million in the long term. But for now, that scheduling fix will necessitate some extra spending, as planners revamp their former phasing schedule. Council members voted unanimously Jan. 26 to award an additional $53,710 to Lukmire Partnership to perform architectural and engineering services for the community center project. The additional architectural and engineering fees are well worth the expense, given the long-term savings of having just one construction phase for the project, said Mayor Laurie DiRocco. One benefit of the new plan is that a temporary transformer will not have to be installed at the community center, said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Salgado. Town officials now hope to put the project out to bid in April 15 and have construction begin by July 1, or about two months later than previously anticipated. Council member Howard Springsteen asked if the delay would allow James Madison High School’s all-night graduation party to be held at the community center, as it has been in previous years. Town officials responded that Oak Marr RECenter in Oakton already has been secured as the venue for this year’s post-graduation party. In addition, Salgado said, community center employees will spend the entire month of June moving their operations to another site so the building can be renovated. One possible location would be a town-owned house adjacent to Vienna Police Headquarters, which will be vacated this summer after the daughter of the family that is renting the home graduates from Madison High. “Really, it’s a time game we’re playing,” Salgado said. “We don’t have a place to move to until July 1.” Council Awards Contract for Lighting Installation at Glyndon Park Baseball Field: The Vienna Town Council on Jan. 26 voted unanimously to award a $57,744 contract to RE Lee to install energy-efficient lights at Glyndon Park’s baseball field. The new lights are part of a $660,000 project that also will install synthetic turf on the field and reconfigure the site to standard dimensions. Vienna Little League is contributing about two-thirds of the project’s overall cost. Town officials purchased the Musco lighting equipment on Dec. 15. The Town Council waived Vienna’s usual procurement procedures for the lighting’s installation because its related electrical work must be finished immediately in order for the overall project to be finished in time for the spring baseball season, officials said. The lights will be in place before the artificial turf is installed, which will avoid the risk that heavy trucks might damage the

new playing surface, said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Salgado. Council member Howard Springsteen said he was pleased with the expedited construction plan. “I’m really glad we moved things along,” he said. “It’s really time-sensitive.” Council Member Attanasi Will Not Seek Full Term in May: When the Vienna Town Council last May appointed retired Vienna Planning Commission member Emil Attanasi to serve the remaining year of former Council member – and now Mayor – Laurie DiRocco, Attanasi did not seem ambitious for a long-term stay on the town’s governing body. This turned out to be the case Jan. 26, when Attanasi announced he would not seek a full two-year term in the May 5 election. “It’s been a lot of fun, but some work, too,” he said. DiRocco thanked Attanasi for his Town Council service and said she hoped he would continue to offer his advice and expertise to town officials. Attanasi’s seat is one of three that will be up for election this May. Council members Carey Sienicki and Howard Springsteen have not announced whether they will seek re-election, but neither has indicated a desire to retire. Attanasi’s departure mean another new face this July will join the Council, which has seen several long-term incumbents depart in recent years. Council member Edythe Kelleher, who first was elected in 2002, has the most tenure of any current member. DiRocco and Springsteen joined the Council in 2009, Sienicki in 2011, and Attanasi, Linda Colbert and Pasha Majdi in 2014. Council Sets Public Hearings for Sidewalks, Pedestrian Master Plan: Vienna Town Council members agreed Jan. 26 to hold a pair of public hearings March 16 to discuss the town’s proposed Pedestrian Master Plan and an ordinance amendment that would require single-lot developers to dedicate land for public sidewalks. Both measures are necessary for town officials to take advantage of recent changes in state law, which permit localities to require public-sidewalk land dedications from developers of single lots. Adopting the pedestrian plan and sidewalk amendment would eliminate the need for town officials to acquire additional right of way to build sidewalks at those properties. Vienna Authorizes More Money for Class Instructors at Community Center: Three contractors will receive a total of up to $16,500 to teach classes this winter at the Vienna Community Center. C3Cyber Club will receive $4,000, Nina Crissey $10,000 and UK Elite Soccer $2,500, following approval Jan. 26 by the Vienna Town Council. Vienna Parks and Recreation Department officials had to request the additional moneys because all three contractors’ fees would exceed $20,000, the threshold for which purchase orders are required. The additional allotments are based on estimates; how much each company receives will vary depending on additions or cancellations in class enrollment.

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The state Senate on Jan. 30 unanimously passed legislation patroned by state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) firming up rights for residents GENERAL living within a o m e ow n e r s ’ ASSEMBLY hassociation or condominium association. The measure provides the ability for residents within such organization to inspect all books and records, get notice of all meetings, to record all meetings, to cast votes, to have due process in actions conducted by the association against them, and the right to serve in elected office on the association board. “Homeowners can use these protections to protect themselves from overzealous HOA and condo associations,” Petersen said in a statement after the 38-0 vote. While making its way through the legislative process, the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology amended the original measure, taking out a statement that members of condo or homeowners associations have “the right to have all funds of the association managed in accordance with generally accepted fiduciary standards.” The committee sent the amended measure to the full Senate on a 15-0 vote. Petersen’s Bill on Taxing Plastic Bags Dies in Senate: The desire of localities across Northern Virginia to tax single-use plastic bags has died its annual death in Richmond. A measure by state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) to impose a 5-cent-per-bag tax on customers in retail outlets was “passed by indefinitely” – sent to a kind of legislative purgatory – on a 14-1 vote in the Senate Committee on Finance. Funds raised from the proposed legislation would have been earmarked for efforts to protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Had Petersen’s measure made it out of the Senate, it would have faced an uphill climb in the House of Delegates. All previous efforts to either impose a bag tax, or allow localities to do so, died in past sessions of the General Assembly. Keam’s Tree-Replacement Proposal Dies: A proposal by Del. Mark Keam (D35th) requiring the Virginia Department of Transportation to adhere to local treereplacement ordinances failed in subcommittee. The measure would have required the state highway department to follow the tree-replacement rules set by local governments in the projects being undertaken by state officials. The measure was referred to the House Committee on Transportation, where a subcommittee on Jan. 28 voted 4-1 to lay it on the table, effectively killing it for the session. Keam Measure Giving Towns Parity on Summons Systems Dies: A proposal by Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) to allow Virginia towns to collect extra revenue to develop and maintain electronic-summons systems died in a subcommittee of the House Committee for Courts of Justice.

Cities and counties already have the power to levy additional fees in criminal and traffic cases to develop such systems. Keam’s measure would have allowed towns to assess a fee of up to $5 for the same purpose. Proposal for State Election Ombudsman Dies: A proposal by Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) to establish an election-fraud ombudsman in the Virginia Department of Elections died in a subcommittee of the House Committee on Privileges and Elections. The measure would have required the ombudsman to investigate complaints of violations of state election law, and cooperate with law-enforcement agencies in enforcing and prosecuting alleged violations. The subcommittee by voice vote recommended laying the bill on the table, effectively killing it for the session. Petersen Bill on Sidewalk Funding Dies: The Senate Transportation Committee voted 8-7 on Jan. 28 against a proposal by state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) to allow Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funds to be used for new sidewalk projects across the region. Legislators Come to Grips with Their First Legislative Defeats: One surmises a legislator always remembers the first piece of legislation he or she gets passed through the political meat-grinder that is the General Assembly. But what about the first piece of legislation that is unceremoniously killed? New Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) had that experience Jan. 23 when a subcommittee of the House Committee on Finance – a notorious graveyard of legislation – recommended “laying on the table” a measure patroned by Sullivan calling for a tax credit on renewable-energy property. The measure died on a voice vote in the five-member subcommittee. The measure was assigned to the finance committee because it sought to authorize the Virginia Department of Taxation to issue up to $5 million in tax credits each year for the next five years. New Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th) had a similar experience when a bill she introduced related to economics education in Virginia’s public schools was stricken from the docket of the House Committee on Education in a 22-0 vote on Jan. 21. It was her first defeat in the legislature. Murphy is even newer to the legislature than Sullivan, having been elected in early January to fill the term of Republican Barbara Comstock, who was elected to Congress. For members, the General Assembly session is usually the scene of more failures than successes. Even veteran lawmakers of the majority party tend to bat less than .500 when it comes to getting measures through the House of Delegates, Senate and onto the governor’s desk; a Northern Virginia Democratic newcomer is unlikely to have an All-Star season his first year there. GMU Students Descend on Va. Capitol to Lobby Lawmakers: About 100 George Mason University students traveled 90 miles south to Richmond on Jan. 29, tak-

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Vienna officials will have to begin yet another search for a town spokesman, after confirming Jan. 27 that Public Information Officer Ken Kroski had departed after seven months on the job. Kroski and town officials put a positive spin on the situation. “My resignation from the town of Vienna stems from my desire to pursue other communications opportunities,” Kroski wrote in an e-mail to the Sun Gazette. “I will miss the many incredible residents and leaders I met in Vienna, as well as the amazing staff that keeps town services moving forward. I wish everyone the best and express my thanks for my short stay in Vienna.” Vienna Town Manager Mercury Payton said he valued Kroski’s professionalism and what he brought to the town’s government. “He’s a great guy,” Payton said. “Ken is an accomplished public-information officer and he certainly gave his best to the town. I think he’s going to be successful wherever he ends up.” Officials did not mention Kroski’s departure at the Vienna Town Council’s Jan. 26 meeting. The first hint of a personnel change came the following day, when a press release stating the town’s offices were open with liberal leave, because of the wintry weather, listed as the contact “acting public information officer Stephanie Baynes.” Town officials will seek applicants over the next four weeks to find Kroski’s successor, Payton said. The spokesman’s job has turned over twice since 33-year veteran Marie Kisner departed in 2010. Kirstyn Barr succeeded Kisner and served for four years before leaving last April to become town manager in Occoquan. Kroski, a Baltimore native who most recently had served as public-information officer for the Water Services Department in Phoenix, became Vienna’s spokesman last July. The job has changed considerably since Kisner’s time. In addition to issuing press releases, answering questions from reporters and the public, producing the town’s monthly newsletter and sometimes serving as secretary to one of the town’s commissions, the spokesman now must oversee live

Ken Kroski was appointed Vienna town spokesman last year.

television broadcasts of meetings and post online updates on Vienna’s Web site and social-media accounts. “It has morphed and grown,” Payton said of the spokesman’s duties. “We’re looking internally at what we’re expecting the public-information officer to do.” Some of the spokesman’s current assigned duties could be delegated to other personnel, Payton said. For example, work involving the Web site might be handled instead by the town’s Information Technology Department, he said. “We have to stay wise to workload and what we’re asking people to do in the role of public-information officer,” Payton said. Kroski is among several prominent officials who have left Vienna’s government over the last year. In addition to Barr’s departure and the retirements of some longtime police officers, the town in 2014 experienced the sudden retirement of Administrative Services Director Nancy McMahon (who was succeeded by Magali “Maggie” Kain in what now is the role of human-resources director) and the suicide of Planning and Zoning Director Greg Hembree. Matthew Flis has served as acting planning-and-zoning director since Hembree’s death and town officials still are seeking a permanent successor. Interviews for those candidates will take place within the next month, Payton said.

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The recent fundraiser sponsored by the Community Charity of Champions initiative of HBC Realty raised $2,170 to support the Kent Gardens Elementary School PTA. The event was hosted at Pulcinella Italian Host restaurant. Shown in the photo is Kent Gardens principal Holly McGuigan with members of the Cline-Thomas family.

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A majority of Fairfax County supervisors favor raising the pay of the next board by nearly 27 percent, but supervisors decided Jan. 27 to wait five more weeks before pulling the trigger on that decision. Board members on Jan. 13 proposed boosting supervisors’ pay from $75,000 to $95,000 per year and, in a departure from past practice, giving the chairman an additional $5,000. Board members appeared set to vote on the matter Jan. 27, but Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) prevailed on them to postpone their decision until March 5 because members earlier had agreed to keep the record for public comment open until then. Other supervisors acquiesced to this view, although none could remember deciding to keep soliciting residents’ views more than a month after the planned decision date. Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully), who will not seek a seventh term this fall, said residents with whom he has spoken do not object to the proposed raises. “I don’t think this issue has caught fire with the public,” Frey said. Some residents are amazed that a county with 1.1 million people and $6.5 billion

in annual spending is overseen by 10 parttime supervisors making $75,000 per year, he said. State law prohibits supervisors from raising their own pay. Any increases would apply to board members who take office in January 2016, following this November’s election. Virginia allows the supervisors to take up the pay question only during one of the board’s quadrennial election years and requires that such a vote occur by April 15. Supervisors last increased their pay in 2007, from $59,000 to $75,000 per year for each member. Those raises took effect in January 2008. Several surrounding jurisdictions with comparable populations pay six-figure salaries to members of their governing bodies and some provide slightly higher pay for their chairmen, supervisors noted. If the board does not authorize pay raises this year, it would not be able to take up the matter again until 2019. Supervisors Herrity and Linda Smyth (D-Providence) have gone on record opposing the salary hikes. “We’re facing another difficult budget year and I’m concerned about the message something like this sends, because we know that our finances will be constrained and in fact we will be looking at cuts in various places,” Smyth said.

While the prospect of pay increases raised the hackles of local taxpayer advocates in online postings, only three people testified at the Jan. 27 public hearing. One was Carey Campbell, an accountant and U.S. Air Force veteran who is an Independent Green Party candidate running for Braddock District supervisor. Campbell devotes much of his allotted speaking time to his campaign talking points, including ones concerning transportation, but toward the end indicated his opposition to supervisor pay raises. “As I go door to door in Braddock District, I do not find any support for this proposal,” he said.

Campbell encouraged board members to vote against the pay hikes, “with apologies to those on the board who are not independently wealthy.” The other speakers, however, said the salary increases were deserved and overdue. Braddock District resident Bruce Nielson noted Fairfax County has Virginia’s largest local government and a population larger than that of eight states. The District of Columbia City Council pays its chairman $190,000 per year, he added. “You do a great job,” Nielson told the supervisors. “Your pay should reflect that.”

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n Laura Heath of McLean earned a doctor of philosophy degree in electrical and computer engineering and Patrick Donohue of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering during recent commencement exercises at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Oakton has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wheaton College. n Aayushi Sardana of Vienna and Preet Sohal of Great Falls have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Bonaventure University. n Jake McSteen of Great Falls has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. n Meghan Braselton of McLean, Tyler Davis of McLean, Laura Feibelman of Vi-

enna, Sarah Guglielmo of Great Falls and Justin McKay of Great Falls have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Miami University. n Aspacia Makrigiorgos, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vasilios Makrigiorgos of Vienna, and Alaina Owen, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Owen of Vienna, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Mount Saint Mary’s University. n Jillian Ruske of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of New Hampshire. n Carina Falcon of Vienna and Melissa Thringer of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Hofstra University. n Zakariah Anderson of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of WisconsinWhitewater. n Daniel Santorum of Great Falls, Richard Santorum of Great Falls and Jacob Wood of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at The Citadel. Daniel Santorum and Richard Santorum also earned Gold Stars for their academic performance during the semester. n Emily Hewitt of McLean and Erika Lore of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Randolph-Macon College.

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n Katheryn Barnhart, a student at George C. Marshall High School, and Jeremiah Turner, a student at James Madison High School, have been selected to represent Virginia as delegates to the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment. A total of 250 delegates were selected nationally to participate in the conference. n Dr. Deborah Jackson, a former principal at McLean High School and Langston Hughes Middle School, has begun a term as president of Learning Forward, a national organization that works to link professional development with student achievement. Jackson, who took office at the conclusion of the organization’s annual conference in December, currently serves as special-projects administrator with the human-resources department at Fairfax County Public Schools. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia. n U.S. Navy Lt. Alex Finnell of Vienna, a 2005 graduate of George C. Marshall High School and 2009 graduate of Virginia Tech and its ROTC program, recently graduated from Navy flight school and will be flying MH-60R helicopters. He was assigned to Jacksonville, Fla., for advanced training.

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Public-Safety Notes Fairfax County man who had just been released from Inova Fairfax Hospital was struck by a vehicle as he crossed Gallows Road on Jan. 29 at around 7 p.m., county police said. The 46-year-old man was crossing the road in front of the hospital’s emergency room when he walked into the path of a Toyota Sienna minivan, police said. The man suffered severe, life-threatening injuries in the crash and was transported back to Inova Fairfax Hospital. The driver of the van was a 35-year-old Annandale woman. Neither she, nor her husband and four children who were also in the van, required any medical treatment, police said. Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives are investigating the crash; neither speed nor alcohol appears to have been a factor on the driver’s part, police said. Over the past three years, more than 400 pedestrians have been struck and injured in crashes on Fairfax County roadways. County police urge walkers, motorists and bicyclists to pay close attention to pedestrian-safety rules, such as crossing with a light and using a crosswalk. Police note that both pedestrians and motorists equally are responsible for observing laws and safety practices related to pedestrians’ right of way. BOY, 6, STRUCK BY CAR WHILE SLEDDING IN McLEAN: A 6-year-old boy was

struck and seriously injured while sledding on a steep driveway in the 7000 block of Matthew Mills Road in McLean on Jan. 28 at about 5:40 p.m., Fairfax County police said. The boy was under adult supervision as his snowboard slid into a passing 2015 Lexus, police said. The driver, a 65-year-old McLean resident, heard a loud noise, recognized what had happened, immediately got out and rendered aid to the child, police said. The child was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital in life-threatening condition and remains in critical condition, police said. No charges have been placed and neither speed nor alcohol was a factor in the crash, police said. Crash Reconstruction Units are continuing to investigate, police said. MOTORIST CHARGED WITH D.W.I. AFTER CRASH: Vienna police dispatched an

officer to the 200 block of Lovers Lane, N.W., on Jan. 25 at 4:48 p.m. after receiving a report about a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, the officer located a vehicle that had gone off the roadway and traveled down the hill behind a residence. After assisting the uninjured driver from the vehicle, the officer determined she may have been impaired.

The officer offered several field sobriety tests to the driver, which she accepted and failed. After the driver failed the field-sobriety tests, police arrested the 57-year-old Vienna woman and transported her to Vienna Police Headquarters, where she was given the opportunity to provide a sample of her breath for analysis. After the analysis, police transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged her with driving while intoxicated. Authorities held her on $1,000 bond. POLICE ARREST FALLS CHURCH WOMAN AFTER APARTMENT BREAK-IN, ARSON: Fairfax County police arrested a 26-

year-old Falls Church woman on Jan. 26 at 8:47 p.m. after she reportedly broke into an apartment in the 7600 block of Broadway Drive in the Falls Church area. A man living in the apartment arrived home and entered his residence through the front door. The intruder, who initially was in the stairwell of the apartment building, forced her way behind the victim as he was opening the door, police said. While in the residence, the suspect set fire to the victim’s property, police said. The victim left the residence and called police from a neighbor’s home. Officers located and arrested the suspect, Evelyn E. Rodriguez, whom authorities have charged with arson of an occupied dwelling, burglary, interrupting a 911 call, and two counts of assault on law enforcement, police said.

with the hood pulled over his face. VIENNA POLICE CHASE DOWN STUDENT WANTED ON DETENTION ORDER:

A Vienna police officer on Jan. 23 at 8:11 a.m. received information concerning an active detention order for a student at Cedar Lane School, 101 Cedar Lane, S.W. He and another went to the school to take custody of the student, who fled when he saw the officers. One of the officers chased after the student, who ultimately complied with his commands and stopped running. The student was transported to Fairfax County Juvenile Intake and released to their staff. McLEAN RESIDENCE BURGLARIZED: A

resident living in the 6900 block of Dillon Avenue in McLean told Fairfax County police on Jan. 28 that someone had entered the residence and taken property. COUNTY POLICE ARREST PEEPING SUSPECT IN OAKTON: A resident living

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block of Patrick Street, S.E., told Vienna police that on Jan. 22 he had seen a shadow outside his daughter’s bedroom window. When the resident opened the shade, he observed a male suspect running from the area, police said. The resident stated that the following morning, he observed what may have been the same man attempting to look in the window again. When the suspect realized the window had been covered with a blanket, he again fled from the area, the resident told police. The suspect was described as a man of unknown race, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing black pants and a black jacket

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looked out the window on Jan. 28 at 11:15 a.m. and saw a man looking into the room, Fairfax County police said. Responding officers located and arrested the suspect, a 38-year-old Falls Church man, whom authorities have charged with peeping into a dwelling.

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Jan. 27 received an update on a proposed “strategic plan” designed to help strengthen the county’s economy. “We need all of our community partners – businesses, citizens, academia, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, county government and our regional partners – pulling in the same direction to be successful,” said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), who chairs the supervisors’ Economic Advisory Commission. The 50-member commission was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to work with county staff on the plan, which focuses on areas that include diversifying the economic; improving the speed, consistency and predictability of the government’s development-review process; and

“increasing the agility of county government.” The task force also was asked to look at economic challenges being faced by the region, which included stagnant wage levels, higher office-vacancy rates and an anemic recovery from the recession. The draft plan is expected to be discussed and voted on at the Board of Supervisors’ March 3 meeting. For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ success/. MEASURE FOR LOCAL-OPTION MINIMUM WAGE DIES IN STATE SENATE: Ar-

lington, Fairfax and other localities across the region won’t be getting the authority to set their own minimum wages. A state Senate committee voted 11-4 on Jan. 26 to reject a proposal by state Sen.

Barbara Favola (D-31st) that would have allowed cities and counties to impose an “alternative minimum wage” above the state minimum of $7.25 per hour, if the elected body of a jurisdiction won support for the idea in a voter referendum. Favola’s measure had been sent to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, which then punted it to the Committee on Commerce and Labor, where it was killed. Favola framed her measure as a way to get around the General Assembly’s disinterest in raising the minimum wage beyond the national minimum. But it ran into opposition not just from those who didn’t want the minimum-wage increase, but also from those who oppose giving local governments too much of their own authority. Had the measure been implemented, jurisdictions that agreed to it would have

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munity Foundation for Northern Virginia has published “Good Business,” which celebrates the impact of corporate giving across the local region. The publication “provides our community with a window into some of the truly amazing philanthropic and volunteer activities provided by corporations across Northern Virginia,” said Cheryl Janey, a member of the foundation’s board. “We’re excited about highlighting many of these great companies in coming months.” The debut publication, sponsored by WGL Holdings, was inserted into an edition of Washington Business Journal. It features articles about the giving of seven companies that “have been successful in finding the intersection of what is good for business and what is good for the community,” said Eileen Ellsworth, president of the foundation. For information, see the Web site at www.cfnova.org. FAIRFAX CHAMBER DEBUTS BLOG: The

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ture toll revenues and use them to expand transit options, Hamilton said. The project would also include enhanced bike and pedestrian paths that would allow more commuters to walk of bike to lots where they could hop on a bus – or slug – into their places of work. Although the 1-66 corridor currently has some commuter bus service, slugging is thought to be nearly non-existent, likely because there are few commuter lots compared to the I-95 corridor. There’s also little incentive to pick up slugs, said Prince William County Supervisor Marty Nohe (R-Coles), because the existing HOV-2 lanes rarely run much faster than the general-use lanes.

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State transportation officials have bold new plans for addressing the future of Interstate 66, and they include several things now in place on Interstate 95: three-passenger high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, dynamic tolling, expanded commuter bus service and “a carpool culture.” In other words, the Virginia Department of Transportation wants the I-95 phenomenon known as “slugging” to migrate to I-66. “We have not seen a slugging culture in the 66 corridor, and that would be one of the things we are trying to establish,” said Reneé Hamilton, deputy administrator for VDOT’s Northern Virginia district, which includes Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Arlington and Alexandria. Of course, VDOT officials know the informal carpooling tradition known as slugging, in which commuters routinely open their cars to strangers for the privilege of using I-95’s HOV-3 lanes toll-free, won’t happen without key supports, like frequent bus service and commuter lots. That’s why both are among key changes are included in the project, which is being proposed in two sections: the 25-mile stretch from Gainesville to the Beltway and the much shorter inside-the-Beltway leg east into Rosslyn. Outside the Beltway, VDOT is proposing a “public-private partnership,” similar to the deal the state struck with private company Transurban for I-95. Plans call for leveraging about $1 billion in private capital to help pay to widen the road on both sides from four lanes to five, three of which would remain non-toll, general-use lanes. The inner two lanes would be HOV-3 toll lanes, free only to vehicles with three or more passengers, motorcycles and buses. The HOV-3 lanes would be separated by flexible barriers, like those on the I-495 beltway. The road would include shoulders or auxiliary lanes on both east and westbound sides. Tolls would be calibrated with the goal of keeping traffic inside the HOV-3 lanes flowing at least 45 mph, Hamilton said. During a December meeting at Freedom High School, Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne said Gov. McAuliffe is committed to using toll-financed projects only in places where drivers have a choice between tolled and non-tolled lanes. But Layne said the state simply can’t afford large-scale improvements like those envisioned for the I-66 corridor without leveraging private capital. “These billion-dollar projects, without these partnerships, we will not be able to deliver [them],” he said. The project would also include expanded high-frequency bus service from several new commuter park-and-ride lots positioned along the corridor. Additional on and off ramps feeding directly onto the HOV lanes would also be added, but VDOT is still determining the exact number and location. “We’re looking at creating direct access points from park and ride lines or activity centers directly onto the [HOV lanes],” Hamilton said. “The bus service would

take people from park-and-ride lots to a main destination like Tysons, or the Pentagon or into the district.” Currently, I-66 offers only four lanes in most stretches outside the beltway: three regular-use lanes and one non-tolled HOV2 lane. VDOT is weighing two different designs for the project. One includes a 42-foot median preserved for future Metro expansion. Estimates for both options are between $2 and $3 billion, Hamilton said. Inside the Beltway, VDOT is proposing a separate project that would eventually widen both sides of the road from two lanes to three – all of which would become HOV-3 lanes during rush hour periods. But

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Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX POPULATION GROWS 3.4% SINCE 2010: Loudoun continues to be

Virginia’s fastest growing county, adding residents at a rate 1,000 per month since the last federal census in 2010, but Fairfax County remains the commonwealth’s population behemoth. According to figures released last week by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Loudoun’s July 1, 2014, population was 361,708, a 15.8-percent increase since the April 1, 2010, count. During that period, Loudoun added 49,397 residents, more than any other Virginia jurisdiction. Arlington County was second in percent of population growth, at 10.4 percent. Fairfax County added the second-most number of new residents, 37,158 – a 3.4-percent growth rate. Prince William County added 35,634 residents, an 8.9-percent growth rate, third among Virginia counties. Loudoun now ranks as Virginia’s third most populous county, behind only Fairfax (1.12 million) and Prince William (437,636) counties. Virginia Beach is the largest city, with a population of 451,672, according the center’s figures. Statewide, Virginia’s estimated population of 8.33 million in 2014 was up 325,000 people, or 4.1 percent, from 2010. The Northern Virginia region saw its estimated population rise 7.1 percent to 2.87 million during the period. The population growth of the remainder of the commonwealth was estimated at 2.5 percent.

Based on updated population estimates, Virginia remains the nation’s 12th-largest state. “While the economy is recovering, population growth lags at the state and national levels,” said Qian Cai, director of the Cooper Center’s Demographics Research Group. “People are cautious about having babies, buying houses or making big moves.” According to the data, nearly 87 percent of Virginians live within the boundaries of the commonwealth’s 10 metropolitan areas. The complete demographic estimates are available on the Web site at www. coopercenter.org. COMMUNITY FORUMS ON I-66 RESCHEDULED: The Virginia Department of

Transportation will hold two rescheduled public hearings this week to discuss plans to upgrade Interstate 66 from Route 15 in Haymarket east to the Capital Beltway. Preliminary plans and the tentative project schedule will be available for review and public comment at the forums. Meetings are slated for Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Oakton High School and for Thursday, Feb. 5 at the VDOT Northern Virginia district office, 4975 Alliance Drive Fairfax. The forums will be open from 6 to 8:30 p.m., with formal presentations held at 7 p.m. The meetings had been scheduled for Jan. 26 and 27, but were cancelled due to inclement weather.

For information, see the Web site at http://transform66.org/. FAIRFAX RECEIVES ALL HOMELESS FUNDING IT SEEKS: All 28 of the Con-

tinuum of Care (CoC) grant requests submitted by the Fairfax-Falls Church Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness this year to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have been approved, Fairfax officials reported. The partnership will receive $7.66 million dedicated to local homelessness programs, nearly $1 million more than what was allocated last year. Additionally, the partnership received $1 million in funding for a bonus project, making the Fairfax-Falls Church CoC one of only 25 grant requesters nationwide to received funding for a new program during the 2014 competition. “I am thrilled to see that critical CoC programs were all renewed. This will support our important efforts to prevent and end homelessness in our community,” said Dean Klein, director of the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness. The majority of the funding covers the continuation of existing projects, including permanent-supportive housing for 300 individuals and 25 families who were formerly homeless and 70 families in transitional housing. The CoC was awarded funding for a new project from reallocated funds to serve 12 individuals in permanent-supportive housing. The $1 million awarded for the bonus

project will serve an additional 43 individuals in permanent-supportive-housing. Grants support a variety of programs nationally including street outreach, client assessment and direct housing assistance to individuals and families with children who are experiencing homelessness. RADIO-CONTROLLED PLANES TO BE FLYING AT LANDFILL SITE: The Northern

Virginia Radio Control Club will establish an airfield for remote-controlled planes on a portion of the Interstate 95 landfill, under an agreement with the Fairfax County government. Under the agreement, the 75 members of the club and their guests will be able to use airspace of 2,000 feet by 500 feet and fly their planes up to 400 feet in the air. The club will establish a 400-foot grassy runway and a 9,300-square-foot pit area for pilots to assemble and store their aircraft. Under the proposed five-year agreement to be approved separately, club members will agree to pay the county $5,000 per year for use of the grounds, will carry liability insurance and will have a trained safety officer on hand at all times the facility is open. The airport will be the second for the group; it currently operates an airfield at Poplar Ford Park in Chantilly under an agreement with the Fairfax County Park Authority. Your submissions are invited – contact information is found on Page 6!

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opportunity to customize the home and make it truly a triumph of stylish living. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703) 738-2520.

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Realtors Say ‘Staging’ Homes Can Help Value Most homeowners know it is important to keep a home clean, bright and free from clutter while it is on the market for sale. But sometimes, Realtors say, taking the extra step to stage a home can make a difference in how a buyer values it and the price a seller might get for it, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2015 Profile of Home Staging. The report, the first of its kind from NAR, found that 49 percent of surveyed Realtors who work with buyers believe staging “usually” has an effect on the buyer’s view of the home. Another 47 percent believe that staging “sometimes” has an impact on a buyer’s view of the home only. Only 4 percent of Realtors said staging has no impact on buyer perceptions. Realtors on the buyer side believe that staging makes an impact in several ways; 81 percent said staging helps buyers visualize the property as a future home, while 46 percent said it makes prospective buyers more willing to walk through a home they saw online. Forty-five percent said a home decorated to a buyer’s tastes positively impacts its value; however, 10 percent of Realtors said a home decorated against a buyer’s tastes could negatively impact the home’s value. “Realtors know how important it is to have a home in the best shape possible when showing it to prospective buyers,” said NAR president Chris Polychron, executive broker with 1st Choice Realty in Hot Springs, Ark. “At a minimum, homeowners should conduct a thorough cleaning, haul out clutter, make sure the home is well-lit and fix any major aesthetic issues,” Polychron said. Taking that a step further and staging the property is done by a majority of properties listed by Realtors, at least some of the time. Just over a third of respondent (34 percent) utilize staging on all homes, while 13 percent tend to stage only those homes difficult to sell, and another 4 percent will do so only for higher priced homes. The median cost spent on staging a home is $675. Sixty-two percent of Realtors representing sellers say they offer home staging service to sellers, while 39 percent say the seller pays before listing the home. Realtors ranked the living room as the number one room to stage, followed by a kitchen. Rounding out the top five rooms were the master bedroom, dining room and the bathroom.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes GREAT FALLS RESIDENT APPOINTED TO STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS: Gov.

McAuliffe has appointed Singleton McAllister of Great Falls to the State Board of Elections. McAllister is an attorney with Husch Blackwell. FILING PERIOD OPEN FOR GOVERNING BOARD ELECTION: The McLean Com-

munity Center is seeking candidates to run for open seats for the Governing Board, which provides oversight and guidance for the center, the Alden Theatre and the Old Firehouse Teen Center. Three three-year adult and two oneyear youth seats are open this year. The deadline to submit petitions is March 27; to be eligible for the ballot, an individual must obtain the signatures of at least 10 McLean tax-district residents. Voting will take place on McLean Day, to be held May 16 at Lewinsville Park. Absentee voting will run April 13 to May 13 at the McLean Community Center and Old Firehouse Teen Center. For information on the election, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www. mcleancenter.org. COMPETITION SEEKS ASPIRING PLAYWRIGHTS: The Alden Theatre of the

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McLean Community Center is joining forces with Center Stage to sponsor a oneact playwrighting competition for students in Fairfax County high schools. Prizes will be awarded for the top en-

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tries, and there will be a staged reading of the one-acts by a professional teen-repertory group at the Alden Theatre. The submission deadline is March 1. For information, see the Web site at www. scriptershowdown.org.

Stuff of McLean. Admission is $3, with a coupon for $1 off available on the Web site at www. mcleancenter.org/special-events. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

McLEAN ORCHESTRA TO LOOK AT LOVE: The McLean Orchestra, under the

‘PINKALICIOUS’ PRODUCTION COMES TO ALDEN THEATRE: Vital Theatre’s

direction of maestra Miriam Burns, will present “The Spark of Love” on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. at Oakcrest School, 850 Balls Hill Road in McLean. Works by Korngold, Berlioz, Dvorak and Liszt will be performed. The concert will feature Siwoo Kim, winner of the 2011 Julliard Violin Competition. A champagne-and-cake reception will follow the concert. For tickets and information, call (703) 893-8646 or see the Web site at www. mclean-orchestra.org. MCC TO HOST ANNUAL JEWELRY SHOWCASE: The McLean Community

Center will host its eighth annual McLean Jewelry Showcase on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A total of 30 carefully selected designers and artisans will be on hand, with items for every age, taste and budget, organizers said. The jewelers employ a wide variety of materials to create their collections, from gold and silver to gemstones, pearls, crystals, polymer and titanium. Lunch will be available through Sweet

“Pinkalicious,” a musical adaptation of the book by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann, will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center. The show’s main character can’t stop eating pink cupcakes, despite warnings from her parents. Her indulgence lands her in the doctor’s office after she turns pink from head to toe, with entertaining resuts. The show is suitable for children ages 4 and older. Tickets are $15 for McLean, residents, $20 for others. For tickets and information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.aldentheatre.org. TEEN CENTER TO HOST PARTY: The Old

Firehouse Teen Center will host a “decades party” on Friday, Feb. 6 from 7 to 10 p.m. The cost is $5 for members of the teen center, $10 for others. The center, operated by the McLean Community Center, is located at 1440 Chain Bridge Road. BOOK SALE SLATED FOR TYSONS-PIMMIT LIBRARY: A book sale to benefit Ty-

sons-Pimmit Regional Library will be held

on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. A bag-sale clearance will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by Friends of the Library. For information, call (703) 790-4031 or e-mail tysonslibraryfriends@ gmail.com. PHILANTHROPIC EFFORT TO BENEFIT HAYCOCK PTA: The HBC Realty Group

of Keller Williams Realty’s “Community Charity Champions” initiative will raise funds for the Haycock Elementary School PTA on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pulcinella Italian Host restaurant in McLean. Those who go to dinner at the restaurant and bring a flyer (available at www.hbcrealtygroup.com) about the event will see approximately 70 percent of their food and drink bill donated to the PTA. “We are looking forward to putting the money raised from this event right back into the school, so that students will directly benefit from additional programming the school can offer,” said PTA president Karen Leiser. Sponsors of the event include Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy of HBC Realty Group; Betty Sparkman and Chris Lara of Reveal Remodel; Marcus Simon of EKKO Title; Kevin Dougherty of Pillar to Post; the McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Pulcinella Italian Host. Your submissions are welcomed!

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ing part in “Mason Lobbies 2015.” The event brought together students, faculty, staff, alumni and administration officials to provide a stronger voice to the university and its students in the General Assembly. It is now in its third year. Students met with Gov. McAuliffe, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and a host of other elected leaders and staff during the event. For the first time, the lobbying day included the presentation of awards: State Sen. Charles Colgan (D-Prince William), who is retiring at the end of the year, was presented with a Legislative Achievement Award, and an award of appreciation was presented to Tom Kramer, outgoing executive director of Virginia21, a group that attempts to engage young people.

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Girls Team Earns Third Win in Row

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The Madison Warhawks were wrapping up their 45-41 comeback victory over the host Yorktown Patriots when guard BASKETBALL senior Sekai Walker made a play that typified the type of action in the Jan. 30 Liberty Conference boys high school basketball game. The Madison senior Walker rushed to grab a missed free throw that ricocheted off the side of the rim towards the end of the court, jumping into the air acrobatically to meet the ball and flinging it back towards the court. “I was just hoping that I’d throw it towards a teammate,” Walker said. “It was instinct. We really needed to win this game coming off a few losses in a row.” Madison (7-10) had lost its previous two games. Yorktown (10-7) has now lost four in a row, as the Patriots have struggled to score in each contest, averaging just 41.8 points in those contests. The Yorktown girls (9-8) are also struggling. They dropped their fourth in a row Jan. 30 in the first game of the doubleheader at Yorktown when the Patriots fell to Madison (13-5) by a 55-40 score. Yorktown kept the girls game close in the first half, then the Warhawks eventuContinued on Page 28

Madison High School’s Kelly Koshuta shoots over Yorktown’s Kirby Eule during a Liberty Conference girls basketball game last week in Arlington. Madison won the game. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Langley, Oakton Girls Add to Victory Strings DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

the host Westfield Bulldogs, then a 49-40 win over the visiting Robinson Rams in Concorde Conference play. For Oakton, Lindsey Abed had 18 points, Maddie Royle 14, Alex Marquis nine and Cameron Plater seven against Westfield. Against Robinson, Royle had 16 and Abed and Delaney Connolly 11 each. In Langley’s win over Fairfax, the Saxons put together multiple rallies. They trailed 41-35 entering the fourth quarter and were behind 49-46 late in regulation. With 11 seconds left in regulation, Langley ran a sideline play for junior forward Paige Galiani, who hit the game-tying three pointer. Galiani had 18 points.

The game was tied at 49 entering overtime. In overtime, Fairfax took a 50-49 lead. Langley senior forward Lauren Meyer gave the Saxons a 52-50 advantage on a three-point play, when she scored on a putback, was fouled and made the free throw. Meyer yanked a defensive rebound to start the sequence. Fairfax tied the game at 52 with 49 seconds left. Langley then worked the clock way down, got the ball to Meyer, who missed a short shot. She rebounded her miss and was fouled in the act of shooting with 0.6 Continued on Page 28

That’s certainly the case in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas. Following is a snippet of examples that have occurred in recent days and weeks. n A girls flag football team from Arlington, of players ages 13 and 14, finished second in the national tournament near the site of the Super Bowl, losing 6-0 in overtime in the final. n Jason Johnson, a former two-time state wrestling champion at McLean High School, made a video that was chosen as one of 10 national finals in the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” commercial competition. n Despite having just one leg, Tom Mercer took up wrestling for the first time this winter as a member of Madison High’s junior varsity team, then won his first match. Mercer lost his right leg in a lawn-mowing accident. n Arlington resident Heather Cocozza organized a used-sports-equipment drive. More than 70 pieces of equipment were donated. n By helping young golfers learn the sport and providing encouragement, Yorktown High School junior Lauren Mead was chosen as one of eight semifinalists for The First Tee Outstanding Participant Award. n Arlington resident Roy Apseloff continues to set U.S. and world powerlifting records. n The Potomac School boys and girls high school squash teams have become among the best in the metro and Middle Atlantic regions. n Ultimate Frisbee teams from various jurisdictions excel in tournament competitions at different age levels. n The many local karate standouts who reach the level of black belt. n A Montana resident was hired as the the new recreational director for the Arlington Soccer Association. n Youth gymnastics and fencing programs in Arlington are gaining in popularity. Participants continue to accumulate more significant results. There is so much more and there is no end to the many such stories.

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A couple of lengthy and impressive winning streaks continued for two girls high school basketball teams last week as each won two games. The Langley Saxons (15-1) rallied two vicBASKETBALL for tories to up their winning streak to 12 with a 53-52 overtime triumph over the host Fairfax Rebels, then downed the host Hayfield Hawks, 50-36, after trailing at halftime. Both were Liberty Conference games. The Oakton Cougars (18-1) upped their win streak to 17 with a 65-39 rout of

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By winning six events each, including five of six relays, the Langley Saxons the boys SWIM & DIVE swept and girls Liberty Conference swim and dive championships, Jan. 31 at Washington-Lee High School. The Langley girls won with 397 points and the boys with 432, The McLean Highlanders with 319 were second in the boys meet and the third-place Madison Warhawks had 296. The McLean girls

were third with 326, one point behind the runner-up Yorktown Patriots. The Madison girls were fourth (281). Leading the Langley girls was double winner Isabella Rongione (200-yard freestyle, 1:50.96, and 500 free, 4:50.78). Fiona Muir won the 100 backstroke (57.9) and was second in the 100 free and Micaela Grassi won the 100 butterfly (55.87) and was second in the 50 free. Also, Michelle Owens (200 and 500 free) and Joanne Fu (200 individual medley and 100 fly) were second in two races each, and the 200 (1:38.63) and 400 free (3:32.59) relays won.

Grassi, Rongione, Owens and Amy Owens swam on the 200 free relay and Amy Owens, Rongione, Michelle Owens and Muir were on the 400. “Our preseason goal was to win this conference title,” Langley coach Ryan Jackson said. “We have a lot of high-end talent and we also have a lot of depth. Rongione controlled both of her races from the start. I’m proud of both the boys and the girls. They came to compete and I am proud of their efforts.” Leading the Langley boys were three winning relays, a first by Casey Storch in the 200 free (1:43.58) and a second in

the 500, a first by Devin Truong in the fly (52.27) and a second in the IM, a first by Carter Bennett in the 50 free (21.29) and a fourth in the 100 free, two thirds by Garrett Walsh (100 breaststroke and 100 free) and a third by Justine Rose (back). The 200 medley relay (1:36.63) consisted of Ryan Ha, Walsh, Truong and Bennett. The 200 free (1:27.38) was Bennett, Rose, Alex Gomez and Storch. The 400 free (3:13.45) was Storch, Truong, Rose and Walsh. “The boys were motivated to win their Continued on Page 29

Potomac School Scores Late Basket to Nip Rival Flint Hill DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Talk about following script. As has so often been the case in the history of the neighborhood boys basketball rivalry between the Flint Hill Huskies and BASKETBALL PS oc tho om oa cl Panthers, the high school teams and conference foes played another seesaw thriller in front of a usual packed and vocal crowd. Potomac School (10-10, 5-4) won the latest contest, 60-58, Jan. 31 at Flint Hill on Matt Lazris’ layup off a pass from a penetrating Phil Newsome with four seconds to play. Flint Hill’s Tyler Femi then failed to hit an off-balance 18 foot jumper from the right wing at the buzzer. “It’s a great rivalry,” Newsome said. “When Potomac School and Flint Hill play, there is no backing down by either team.” The game had 11 ties and nine lead changes. The last lead change went to Potomac School on Newsome’s pass to Lazris (12 points, six rebounds). The se-

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ally pulled away. Senior forward Kelly Koshuta finished with 18 points to lead Madison and Yorktown senior forward Ellen Nye led all scorers with 19. In the boys game, Madison needed extra effort on the defensive end to seal the victory. The usually perimeter-happy Warhawks made only three of 16 threepoint attempts, forcing them to find other ways to stay in a game that Yorktown led most of the way. “We normally shoot around 40 per-

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seconds to play. Meyer (13 points) missed the first free throw, then made the second to give Langley the winning point at 5352. Sophomore guard Ariana Aulisi scored 10 for Langley. “Lauren had huge rebounds and free throws down the stretch and Paige’s three at the end of regulation was our only

nior point guard (17 points, four assists) dribbled into the lane, drew the defenders toward him, then passed right to a wide open Lazris. “That was an easy finish for me. Phil gets all the credit because he got the defense to commit and found the open space,” Lazris said. Said Newsome: “I tried to create something by driving, then I dumped the pass down to Matt. We’ve connected on that before in games. It was a simple play, really.” Newsome explained that he had a chance to do the same thing near the end of the first half, but did not make the pass. Newsome was then quickly told by Potomac School head coach Levi Franklin that he had made a mistake by not passing. Phil said, “‘my fault, my fault’, then he got a second chance at the end and he passed the ball,” Franklin said. Lazris’ basket completed Potomac School’s rally from trailing 56-51 with 3:35 to play. First, Flint Hill had rallied to take the lead after trailing 45-38 after three periods.

“We played hard and I’m proud of our players’ resolve for that,” Flint Hill coach Rico Reed said. “We worked real hard to get the lead in the fourth quarter. But then we didn’t exhibit the poise to finish the deal. We took some bad shots, then let them penetrate too much at the end.” Newsome tied the game at 56 when he made a three-pointer with 2:51 to play, then a layup by Drew Davis (10 points, five rebounds) gave the Panthers a 58-56 lead with 1:37 left. Flint Hill tied the game at 58 on Greg Harris’ baseline jumper off a pass from Femi with 30 seconds to play. Potomac School did not call timeout. Newsome got the ball and eventually dribbled into the lane and made the winning pass. Grant Robinson led Potomac School with 19 points to go with six rebounds and three steals. “Both of these teams have such a great will to win this game,” Robinson said. “Flint Hill had such a sense of urgency to catch up like they did. Somehow we came back too.”

Brendan Dwyer had two points, five rebounds and two assists for Potomac School. Flint Hill’s top scorer was guard Davis Luethke with 14 points. Sam Worman amassed a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, Femi had nine points and six assists, Harris scored eight and Ben Stern seven. “It was a tough ending for us,” Femi said. “I was going to shoot it there at the end and I thought it was going in. It was another great rivalry game between Flint Hill and Potomac School.” Said Franklin: “We were getting tired, but Flint Hill sort of woke us up when they made their run at the end. We are starting to finish better as the season goes on.” The Panthers have played a number of close games this season, including a 46-38 MAC win over Sidwell Friends the night before when Robinson scored 16, Newsome 14 and Lazris eight. Flint Hill won the night before as well, defeating Georgetown Day, 76-52. Worman scored 12, Harris 11 and Femi and Stern 10 each.

cent from threes,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. “That’s how we usually win games. But we weren’t shooting well. Our defense kept us in the game. We stepped up with our full-court press in the fourth quarter, and gave a lot of effort. Sekai Walker’s play was a key example. But there was another play when we tipped in a missed [front-end of a one-and-one] on an offensive rebound. Excellent effort.” After an even first half that finished with Yorktown leading 21-19, Madison became more aggressive on defense with a full-court trap defense. The Warhawks forced a litany of turnovers and went on an 8-2 run early in the third quarter. Yorktown eventually adjusted to the

trap defense and went on a 11-4 run of its own to take a 36-32 lead entering the fourth quarter. “Yorktown started to pass the ball diagonally across the court, using their height advantage too to break our traps,” Roller said. “We needed to make an adjustment again.” Madison went to a small five-guard lineup. “We put our best five scorers on the floor hoping everything would fall into place,” Roller said. “We forced turnovers and made timely shots and free throws.” That adjustment led to another flurry of Madison points off Yorktown turnovers, which helped the Warhawks re-

claim the lead. “They were quicker and more athletic than us,” Yorktown coach Rich Avila said. “We knew that they were a type of team that lived and died by the three. Yet they still won by not making their shots. Our team isn’t playing our best right now, and we need to improve a lot going into our last four games.” Walker led all scorers with 14 points for the Warhawks. Brett Wellde added 10 points (two three-pointers) for Madison. Kyle Karp and Daniel Ungerleider each scored five. Edmund Pendleton led Yorktown with 13 points. Daniel DeButts added 12, Matt Paredas six and Joe McBride five.

made three of the game,” Langley coach Amanda Baker said. Against Hayfield, Langley rallied from an 18-17 halftime deficit. Langley broke the contest open in the fourth period. The Saxons led just 31-29 to start the fourth quarter, then outscored Hayfield 19-7 in the final eight minutes. Galiani led Langley with 15 points, Aulisi scored 12 and Meyer and Lizzy Shamloo eight each. n The Langley boys (7-8) had their two-game victory string snapped with a 69-54 loss to the host Hayfield Hawks on

Jan. 30. The game was decided early, as Hayfield had an 8-0 lead just 50 seconds into the contest before Langley had one offensive possession. Hayfield led 25-5 at the end of the first period and was ahead by at least 10 points the rest of the way. Little went right for Langley in the first period. In addition to being outscored by 20 points and falling behind 16-0, Langley had six turnovers in the stanza, was 0 of 4 shooting from the foul line and 2 of 10 from the floor, and starting forward Nate Shafer picked up two

fouls and went to the bench for the rest of the first half. Langley rallied in the second quarter, but the Saxons were too far behind and never got closer than within 10 points. Off the bench for Langley, Sami El-Rafei had eight points and a block, Tavon Tarpley had seven points and six rebounds and Finn Gunderson had seven points and four boards. Also off the bench, John Rau had six points and five boards. Starting guard Aaron Kim had eight points and Shafer had five points, six rebounds and two blocks.

High School Roundup

In a Jan. 28 wrestling match between rivals, the host Marshall Statesmen defeated the Madison Warhawks, 41-23, on senior night. At the match, Marshall head coach Jason Planakis was presented with a plaque for his 10th year as the Statesmen’s coach. The match was wrestled under a spotlight and a big crowd was on hand.

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and girls track and field teams finished second in the Concorde Conference indoor championships, the boys with 83 points and the girls with 114. For the boys, Isaac Mills won the 500meter dash (1:06.88); Simon Iyob was second in the 1,600, third in the 3,200 and fourth in the 1,000; Phillip Hrinko was second in the 1,000; James Seal was second in the pole vault; Paul Greenough was third in the long jump; Thomas Burns was third in the 1,000; and the 4x400 and 4x800 relays were second. Leading the Oakton girls was Allie Klimkiewicz. She won the 3,200 (11:02.24) and was fourth in the 1,000 and 1,600. Also, Jackie Toye won the 55 hurdles (9.33); Jazmyne Williams was second in the 300 and triple jump and fourth in the 55 dash; Sarah Sheridan was second in the 500; Leya Salis was second in the 1,600, third in the 500 and fourth in the 3,200; Sydney Applegate took third in the 55 hurdles; and Casey Kendall was fifth in the 1,600 and 3,200. LIBERTY CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD: In the girls Liberty Conference

indoor track and field high school championships, the McLean Highlanders were second (68 points), the Madison Warhawks third (48) and the Langley Saxons fifth (42). McLean’s Rose Castle won the high jump (5-feet) and was second in the triple jump. For Madison, Amanda Swaak won the 1,600 (5:12.35) and 3,200 (11:02.88); Devon Williams was second in the 1,000 and 3,200 and third in the 1,600; and Hannah Cobert was second in the 55 dash. Michaela Purdy won the 500 (1:18.12) and was fourth in the 300 for the Langley girls, who won the 4x800 relay (9:41.99).

Marshall High School’s Reilly Kartchner, left, and Madison’s Tyler Megonigal wrestle in a 132pound match last week when the teams met at Marshall. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT n In the boys Liberty Conference track and field meet, the Madison Warhawks were second with 86 points and the McLean Highlanders and Langley Saxons tied for third with 54.5. For Madison, Nate Williams won the 55 (6.64) and 300 (36.49) dashes. For McLean, James Carver won the high jump (6-4), Matt Ohlson won the shot put (49-7) and Alexander Fan was second in the pole vault. For Langley, Conor Maddry won the pole vault (12-6).

Marshall was led by Chase Barrand with 11 points (three three-pointers), John Bennett with 10 points and three assists, Mark LeDuc with eight points and five rebounds, Michael Trivisonno had five points and four rebounds and Jelani Murray with four points and five rebounds. In the win over Mount Vernon, Barrand and LeDuc scored 12 each and Trivisonno nine. Marshall outscored Mount Vernon, 13-6, in the fourth period.

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Marshall High School girls gymnastics team finished first with a 132.125 team score at a recent meet at Chantilly High School. Marshall’s Morgan Stahl was first on the balance beam at 9.6, first on the floor exercise at 9.72, second on the vault (9.5), third on the uneven bars (8.45). She won the all-around (37.27). Marshall’s Alessandra Iannetti was second on the floor, Giorgia Iannetti tied for fifth on floor, Kiran Sullivan was fifth on the bars and Lindsey Price was fifth in the all-around. The Capitol Conference championship was at at Marshall on Feb. 2.

After taking a quick 4-0 lead, there were three stretches of last week’s basketball game that became hard to overcome for the Marshall Statesmen in their 69-48 road loss to the Edison Eagles in boys high school action. The first was a 12-0 run that gave the Eagles a 12-4 lead they would not lose. The second was Edison’s 9-0 run to open the second period. The final stretch came late in the fourth period when the Eagles closed the game on a 15-4 run. Earlier in the fourth period, Marshall trailed by just seven points. The loss snapped Marshall’s twogame losing streak. However, Marshall bounced back and defeated Mount Vernon on the road, 44-42, the next night to improve to 9-8. Against Edison, Marshall shot poorly from the floor (32 percent), struggled to get open shots against Edison’s quick defense, then did not convert enough of the good looks they did get. The Statesmen were also hurt by 19 turnovers and Edison outrebounded Marshall, 34-19.

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first title since 2009,” Jackson said. “Our preseason goal was to win this.” For the McLean boys, Christopher Murphy was a double winner. He won

School recognized its most recent Hall of Fame inductees during halftime of a home basketball game. The inductees were Howard “Cherokee” Smith (class of 1965), Barry Mensh (coach and teacher), Ted Kinsman (class of 1994), Melanie Burgess Sullivan (class of 1996), Liz Johnston (class of 1996) and Robin Crider (coach and booster). Past Hall of Fame inductees, Dean Sissler, Lloyd Halvorson and Pete Schourek, were also on hand. McLEAN WINS IN ICE HOCKEY: McLean

High School’s ice hockey club team clinched a playoff spot and took over first place in the Adams Division with a 4-1 victory over the Yorktown Patriots. Phip Waugh had two goals for McLean and Colton Heuple and Chris Cardwell netted the others. Assists went to Carter Grose and Linus Stroik. Josh Callsen got the win in goal. FOOTBALL PLAYERS ALL-STATE: Oak-

ton High School senior punter Nick Delgado was chosen as a Group 6A first-team all-state football player. The selections were made by head coaches of Virginia High School League teams. Delgado was also Oakton’s place-kicker. Making second team 6A were Langley High senior running back Tyler West on offense and Oakton junior defensive back Derrick Beale on defense.

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the back (51.48) and 100 free (47.97). Also, Carter Flint won the breast (58.95) and was third in the IM, Dorje Wu was second in the 200 free, and the 200 medley and 400 free relays were second. For the Madison boys, Ian Russiello won the IM (1:55.33) and 500 (4:40.37), Grayson Campbell was first in diving (561.7 score) and the 200 free relay was

second. “I feel that my freestyle is probably my strongest stroke,” Russiello said. “After the completion of the breast, I was down by about a body length, then I got into a zone and really pounded through. In the 500 free, I made my move with about 150 yards to go.” Also in the girls meet, McLean’s Car-

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Potomac School Panthers finished third in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference wrestling championships. Senior co-captain Brendan Ryan at 145 pounds pinned all of his opponents to win his fourth straight MAC title. With the four wins, Ryan ended his MAC career with a perfect conference record of 32-0. Also for the Panthers, Tyler Crowley took second place at 120 pounds, while co-captain Bennett Caplin, co-captain Justin Kuo and Farris Sepulveda placed third in their respective weight classes.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. February 10, 1939: n Key Bridge has reopened to vehicular traffic after renovation, cheering Rosslyn merchants. n Seaweed is becoming an increasing problem on the Potomac River. February 7, 1962: n The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce is urging state lawmakers to put more emphasis on higher education in Northern Virginia. n The School Board has OK’d the hiring of about 80 new teachers, three-quarters of the total requested by Superintendent Earl Funderburk. n Fairfax’s rapidly expanding population is causing school boundaries to be shifted constantly. Dranesville School Board member Joan Butler told complainers to simmer down: “In Fairfax County, you cannot expect to stay in one spot and stay in one school.” February 7, 1969: n A Sun editorial supports the School Board’s legislative request to the General Assembly to approve a law holding parents responsible for their children’s vandalism. n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, is urging President Nixon to use the Army to patrol D.C. streets until crime rates are reduced. n The University of Virginia is planning a summer program aimed at aiding minority students in qualifying to attend law school. n On TV tonight: “Star Trek,” “Wild Wild Wes,” “Gomer Pyle USMC” and “The Don Rickles Show.” February 6, 1975: n County officials are aiming to expand foreign investment by proposing a “trade zone” be established around Dulles Airport. n The state Senate has approved a bill expanding the types of crimes punishable by death. n The House of Delegates has passed legislation making the use of a weapon in commission of a crime a separate felony. n Peoples Drug has a one-pound, heart-shaped box of Whitman’s chocolates ready for Valentine’s Day at a cost of $3.16. n To improve its cash flow, VEPCO may start sending out electric bills monthly, rather than every other month as is now the case. n At the movies: “Airport 1975” and “Swiss Family Robinson.”

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