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Homeowners to Bear Brunt as Budget Takes Shape $7.1 Billion Fairfax Package May Not Raise Tax Rates, But Higher Assessments Will Equate to Larger Bills BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

What was true in Fairfax County for the last several years will be the case again: Residential property owners will have to shoulder the burden for increases in the school transfer and raises for county employees. County Executive Edward Long laid out this familiar scenario Feb. 17 when presenting his proposed $7.13 billion fiscal year 2016

budget to the Board of Supervisors. The county’s economy has been limping along ever since the Great Recession and was dealt a further blow by the federal government’s budgetary “sequestration” cuts, which caused cutbacks in federal spending and contracting – long Northern Virginia’s bread and butter, Long said. “Sequestration still exists,” he said. “It kicks in again next year. Those cuts are still out there.”

The county executive recommended that supervisors maintain the county’s real estate tax rate of $1.09 per $100 assessed value. This would not prevent homeowners’ tax bills from rising, however, as residential assessments are up about 3.4 percent this year. Non-residential assessments, including those for commercial and industrial properties, continued their long slump and are averaging 0.6 percent lower this year. Office-vacancy rates are 15.4 percent – the highest since

1991, Long said. Homeowners on average would pay $184.81 more under Long’s proposed budget, based on an average property value of $517,101. Residential assessments rose half as much as they did during 2013, while non-residential assessments fell an even greater percentage than in 2013, Long said. Nearly 79 percent of the county’s real esContinued on Page 14

Optimist Club Lauds Award Winners of Local Communications Contest The Optimist Club of Greater Vienna and three neighboring clubs on Feb. 4 hosted a communication contest for deaf and hard-of-hearing children at P.J. Skidoos restaurant in Fairfax. Four hearing-impaired students from Canterbury Woods Elementary School – Yana Bugby, Brandon Reyes, Luis Pinto and Pranil Dhakal – made presentations on “How My Optimism Will Help Me Press on to Greater Achievements in the Future,” utilizing Optimist International’s contest guidelines. All the students were declared club winners and provided feedback to improve their presentations. They competed at the Capital-Virginia District contest in Fredericksburg on Feb. 21. In addition to the Vienna Optimists, the students were sponsored by two Optimist clubs from Alexandria and one from Central Fairfax. At left, Canterbury Woods Elementary School students Yana Bugby, Brandon Reyes, Luis Pinto and Pranil Dhakal proudly display medals from their winning performances at a contest for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

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Dual passions for art and science have led to recognition for one McLean high-schooler. Maya Chung, 17, has spent the past two summers working at the Smithsonian Institution and now one of her artworks is on display with those created by 55 other of the organization’s employees. The exhibit, titled “Artists at Work,” opened Feb. 4 and will be on view through May 1 at the Ripley Center, located near the Smithsonian’s iconic red Castle building. The juried show is the fourth organized by the Smithsonian Community Committee. Chung’s ink drawing, “Redbay (Persea borbonia),” depicts a tree species found along the U.S. eastern and southern coasts between Texas and Virginia. The artist said she chose that species because she could work from an excellent pressed sample harvested in the National Museum of Natural History’s butterfly garden, which showed many parts of the plant. “It’s good for teaching people about different organisms and scientific concepts,” she said of finely detailed illustrations. “People relate to visual art better than

a display card at a museum.” Chung began the drawing last October at the Natural History Museum and finished the detail work with a ballpoint pen at home. She performed some of this work while watching a Washington Nationals baseball game and estimated the drawing took 13 to 14 hours overall to complete. Her parents are Beth and Luke Chung. Her mother said Maya Chung developed a real enthusiasm for art while taking summer classes at McLean Project for the Arts during her elementaryschool years. Chung has lived in McLean since 2000 and previously attended Churchill Road Elementary and Longfellow Middle schools. Now a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, she already has been accepted at Harvard University, where she will study physics. Chung eventually hopes to teach physics or chemistry at the secondary or college level. Oceanography also captivates her, because it combines several scientific disciplines. “I’m definitely hoping to do something in the sciences where I can interact with people,” she said.

McLean resident Maya Chung, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Tehcnology, poses with her ink drawing, “Redbay (Persea borbonia),” now on display at the Smithsonian.

Chung is not taking art classes in high school, because of her rigorous coursework. Her main extra-curricular activity is playing in the school’s band. She plays piano and clarinet and said that music, like art, is soothing. As an eighth-grader, she received a Scholastic Art Regional Gold Key award for her watercolor self-portrait, “The Unseen.” Chung said she took artistic license with the somber artwork, giving herself blue hair instead of

brown. Chung works in many art media and says she enjoys working in ink because it allows her to depict fine details. “Ink is the easiest medium for me, but it takes a lot of time to understand how to do shading,” she said. “I use a lot of parallel lines of different thicknesses and lengths, plus a lot of stippling.” Chung two summers ago worked at the Smithsonian mounting botanical specimens

and last summer she sorted samples of invertebrate organisms found in oceanic hydrothermal vents, identified specimens and entered data into the National Museum of Natural History’s online database. “We were not aware of her talent as a scientific illustrator at the start of the project,” said Cheryl Bright, collection manager of the museum’s Department of Invertebrate Zoology. “But over the course of several days, amazing drawings of the various worms and mollusks found in the collection began to appear on the walls of our lab. Her drawings were technically accurate and were used throughout the project to serve as references for the identification of the many species represented.” Officials scanned Chung’s illustrations and added them to the museum’s specimen catalog. They also displayed the drawings in a small exhibition in the department’s laboratory, Bright said. Chung’s plant drawing is the only one on display at the Ripley Center that was executed by an artist who is not yet a legal adult, her mother said. “It’s very exciting to see it hanging in the Smithsonian before you’re 18,” Beth Chung said.

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Optimists Honor Contest Winners

James Madison High School students Isabella Maggio, Wiley Counts and Sophia Park received awards for their entries in the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna’s annual essay contest. They are shown with club president Dick Gongaware.

tions skills. “In every profession, the ability to write well is a great asset,” he said at the awards presentation. The Greater Vienna Optimist Club’s Essay Contest is open to students at Madison, George C. Marshall and Oakton high schools. The contest is an initiative of Optimist International, which sets the topic each year. In 2015. the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna celebrates its 60th anniversary of serving youth in the community. The essay contest is just one of several programs the club sponsors to further its mission of “Bringing Out the Best In Kids.” For more information about the club, its programs and membership, see the Web site at www.optimistclubofgreatervienna. org.

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Three Vienna high-school students won cash prizes for their entries to the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna’s annual Essay Contest. The awards were presented at the club’s Feb. 18 meeting. Writing on the topic “Optimism Should Be a Priority,” Isabella Maggio received first place and $500 from the Optimist Club. Maggio is a junior at James Madison High School in Vienna. Her essay will be entered in the Optimist International Capitol-Virginia District Essay Contest, where the top prize is a $2,500 scholarship. Sophia Park received the second-place prize of $300 and Wiley Counts was awarded third place and $200. Both are sophomores at Madison. Optimist Club president Dick Gongaware praised the contestants and urged them to continue excelling at communica-

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Public-Safety 2 ARMED MEN ROB BANK IN VIENNA:

An employee at BB&T Bank, 440 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on Feb. 18 at 3:16 p.m. that two armed men had entered the bank and forced an employee to relinquish an undisclosed amount of money. The two men exited the bank and fled in an unknown direction, said Vienna police, who continue to investigate this case. WOMAN, 25, CHARGED WITH DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE, RESISTING ARREST: A Vienna police officer was on

patrol in the 400 block of Maple Avenue, W., on Feb. 19 at 4:06 p.m. when he observed a vehicle with defective equipment and conducted a traffic stop. During his interaction with the driver, the officer determined her license to operate a motor vehicle in Virginia had been suspended. The officer requested that the woman exit the vehicle and advised her she was under arrest for driving on a suspended license. As the officer was attempting to place the driver in handcuffs, she began to resist actively and struck another officer who was assisting with the arrest. Police transported the driver, a 25-yearold woman from Washington, D.C., to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged her with driving on a suspended Virginia operator’s license and resisting arrest.

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crimes across the Metro system hit a fiveyear low in 2014, according to new figures. The crime rate of 5.2 per million riders was down 27 percent from 2013. Metro Transit Police attributed the reduction to multiple factors, including increased customer awareness, changing tactics and the use of technology and intelligence-sharing. “It is important to thank our officers for their hard work, as well as Metro’s employees and customers for being part of the solution,” Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald Pavlik said in a statement. Police report that robberies were down 35 percent from 2013 to 2014, with bicycle thefts down 22 percent and thefts of mobile devices down 52 percent. To help combat bicycle theft, Metro Transit Police have created an online-registration program and distributed more than 500 free U-locks to riders who had been using inadequate security devices. The total number of “Part I” crimes in 2014 across the Metro system totaled 1,557 in 2014, down from 2,128 a year before. Crimes covered in that category include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor-vehicle theft and arson.

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resident living in the 800 block of Marjorie Lane, S.E., told Vienna police on Feb. 13 at 5:50 p.m. that he had been driven home by an acquaintance. The resident stated he and the driver had been involved in a heated argument the entire day and that after arriving at his residence, the argument escalated when the driver reportedly pushed him to the ground and broke his iPad 2. After speaking with the driver, the responding officer determined there was probable cause to obtain a warrant for the driver’s arrest. The officer transported the driver, a 20-year-old Oakton man, to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with assault and destruction of property. Authorities released the man on his signature. MAN REPORTS BEING ASSAULTED BY TOW-TRUCK WORKERS: An employee of

a neighboring business told Vienna police on Feb. 16 at 6:10 p.m. that he had been involved in a heated argument with two towtruck drivers at 7-Eleven, 427 Maple Ave., E., who were blocking his access to the rear parking lot of the business. The employee stated that after the men returned to their tow truck, the argument escalated when one of the men pushed him with enough force to knock him to the ground. The employee stated both suspects were white men with beards. He was unable to provide the license-plate information on the tow truck, police said. VIENNA-AREA HOMEOWNER REPORTS BREAK-IN: A resident living in the 2000

block of Lord Fairfax Road in the Vienna area told Fairfax County police Feb. 15 that someone had entered the residence and taken property. BURGLARY REPORTED AT FALLS CHURCH HOME: A resident living in the

2500 block of Holly Manor Drive in the Falls Church area told Fairfax County police on Feb. 16 that someone had entered the residence and taken property. FALLS CHURCH RESIDENT SAYS HOME WAS BURGLARIZED: A resident living in

the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane in the Falls Church area told Fairfax County police Feb. 17 that someone had entered the residence and taken property. CREDIT UNION REPORTS THE CASHING OF SEVERAL FRAUDULENT CHECKS:

An employee at Northwest Federal Credit Union, 231 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police that between Dec. 17 and 22, 2014, several checks had been cashed at the cred-

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it union that later were determined to be fraudulent. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. THIEF STEALS HARDTOP FROM VIENNA MAN’S VEHICLE: A resident living in the

600 block of Niblick Drive, S.E., told Vienna police that sometime between Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m., someone broke the side vent window to his vehicle and stole the vehicle’s hardtop. SUSPICIOUS FOOTPRINTS IN SNOW SPOOK VIENNA RESIDENTS: Vienna po-

lice responded to two incidents last week in which residents reported mysterious footprints in the snow near their homes. A resident living in the 200 block of Whispering Wind Court, S.E., told police Feb. 17 about finding footprints in the snow that went from the front sidewalk up to her garage. The woman stated it did not appear anyone had attempted to enter the garage and she requested that police authorize extra patrols in the area. On Feb. 17 at 9:32 a.m., a resident living in the 600 block of Ninovan Road, S.E., reported that someone may have attempted to enter his garage during the previous evening. The resident told police he had gone to his garage to get his snow shovel when he discovered footprints in the snow at the front and rear of the garage. The resident stated it did not appear that the person who made the footprints had tried to enter the garage. VIENNA POLICE INVESTIGATE THEFTS OF YARD-MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT:

Vienna police last week investigated three grand-larceny cases involving the theft of yard-maintenance equipment. A resident living in the 500 block of Valley Drive, S.E., told police that sometime between Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 9:55 a.m., someone had entered the shed at the rear of his residence and taken a leaf blower. In the second incident, a resident living in the 400 block of Echols Street, S.E., told police that sometime between Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 5 a.m., someone had cut the padlock to his detached garage and taken two chain saws. In the third case, a resident living in the 300 block of Cabin Road, S.E., reported that sometime between Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 7 a.m., someone had entered her unlocked garage and taken a leaf blower and chain saw. Vienna police continue to investigate all three cases. CAT RESCUE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR PET SAFETY IN WINTER: A small, stray,

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Three in four property homeowners across Fairfax County saw their assessments rise in 2015, according to figures reported Feb. 17 by the county government. The average value of single-family homes rose 3.3 percent to $620,080 countywide, while the average assessed value of attached homes (townhouses and rowhouses) rose 3.8 percent to $385,338 and the average assessment of condominiums rose 4.5 percent to $259,752. The average assessed value of all residential properties was up 3.4 percent to $517,101, with 74 percent of homeowners seeing an increase, 5 percent a decrease and 21 percent no change, county officials said. The increases appear in line with the general trend in the local real estate market; while total home sales across the county in 2014 were down compared to a year before, the average sales price was up 1.6 percent to $539,238, according to figures reported in January by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. Average assessments rose in each of the 17 geographic areas of the county, with increases ranging from just over 1 percent in Great Falls to just under 5.5 percent in Annandale. In the Sun Gazette coverage area, the following figures were reported: Great Falls: The 2015 average assessment of $1,042,598 was up 1.02 from a year before. McLean: The average assessment of $879,305 represented an increase of 4.05

percent. Oakton: The average assessed value of $681,562 was up 2.03 percent. Vienna: The average assessed value of $681,339 was up 3.3 percent from a year before. Among other areas of the county, assessed values were $418,917 in Alexandria; $435,438 in Annandale; $438,376 in Burke; $382,393 in Centreville; $451,393 in Chantilly; $651,446 in Clifton; $476,220 in Fairfax; $643,923 in Fairfax Station; $433,989 in Falls Church; $471,829 in Herndon; $381,000 in Lorton; $423,942 in Reston; and $417,057 in Springfield. While the assessed value in each geographic area was up – often to a record amount – the rate of growth slowed significantly from a year ago. From 2013 to 2014, average assessments rose 3.3 percent to 8.4 percent, depending on where one lived in the county. While residential property was seeing increases, the commercial sector was down 0.6 percent if counting year-over-year changes to existing property. Add it all up, and the assessed value of taxable real estate in Fairfax County now stands at $226.6 billion, up $7.6 billion, or 3.5 percent, from a year before. Of the increase, $2.3 billion came from new construction. Under state law, assessments are supposed to approximate 100 percent of a property’s fair-market value. The assessment represents half the mathematical equation that determines a property own-

Assessment Changes, 2014 to 2015 Locality Alexandria Annandale Burke Centreville Chantilly Clifton Fairfax Fairfax Station Falls Church Great Falls Herndon Lorton McLean Oakton Reston Springfield Vienna

’14 Assessment $404,687 $412,942 $422,815 $369,253 $439,525 $640,436 $459,412 $632,518 $416,666 $1,032,117 $458,919 $369,023 $845,113 $668,009 $410,846 $399,742 $659,582

Change +3.52% +5.45% +3.68% +3.56% +2.70% +1.72% +3.66% +1.80% +4.16% +1.02% +2.81% +3.25% +4.05% +2.03% +3.19% +4.33% +3.30%

’15 Assessment $418,917 $435,438 $438,376 $382,393 $451,393 $651,446 $476,220 $643,923 $433,989 $1,042,598 $471,829 $381,000 $879,305 $681,562 $423,942 $417,057 $681,339

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Home Assessments Are Up All Across Fairfax County

SOURCE: Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration

er’s tax bill; the Board of Supervisors in the spring will determine the tax rate, which will complete the equation. Supervisors are expected to set the tax rate on April 28. Property owners will see changes to the assessment notices that arrive in the mail this year. Due to a change in state law, the assessments come with prior-year tax information, and also include what the tax bill for 2015 would be if tax rates remain unchanged from a year before.

Annual real estate taxes are paid in two equal installments throughout the year, although many homeowners with mortgage loans pay into an escrow fee monthly. Property owners who believe their assessment is too high can file appeals with the county government’s Department of Tax Administration, the Board of Equalization or the Circuit Court. For information and deadlines, see the Web site at www. fairfaxcounty.gov/dta. – Scott McCaffrey

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Fairfax County tax officials seem to have done a pretty good job in making adjustments in assessments for the hundreds of thousands of residential parcels in Fairfax County. The average value of single-family homes rose 3.3 percent to $620,080 countywide, while the average assessed value of attached homes (townhouses and rowhouses) was up 3.8 percent to $385,338 and the average assessment of condominiums rose 4.5 percent to $259,752. Those averages seem to be in line with the real world of the local real estate market; while sales

across Fairfax County last year were somewhat softer than expectations, average sales prices continued to rebound from the depths of the economic recession. Now the spotlight turns to the Board of Supervisors, to see what its members will do about the real estate tax rate. The challenge they face is political in nature: Because assessments for residential properties were up but assessments for commercial property was down, any increase in the tax rate – or even keeping it where it stood in 2014 – will result in higher tax bills for most Fairfax

residents. Presuming there may be some competitive Board of Supervisors’ races in November (we’ll see), the incumbents would need to justify higher tax bills to wary and weary county residents. Despite wide-ranging economic-development efforts of the past half-century, the Fairfax government remains heavily dependent on real estate taxes from the residential sector. And that’s unlikely to change soon. So the choices remain what they have always been: Tax homeowners more, cut services or find a middle ground between the two. We’ll see what materializes.

Kudos to state officials, who have worked out a way for car services such as Uber and Lyft to operate in the commonwealth, while also protecting the rights of passengers and taxi companies. The General Assembly has passed, and the governor has signed, legislation that will provide

a regulatory framework that had been missing since these types of firms started service in the commonwealth. That car services provide an option that is loved by a segment of the population is undeniable. But they also acted arrogantly and disrespectfully in starting service

without subjecting themselves to regulation. The state government intervened, and ultimately it seems things have worked out to the (relative) satisfaction of everyone. We consider it one of the solid successes of the 2015 legislative season that is starting to draw to a close.

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Fairfax Hardly Has World-Class School System Editor: Ask average people what they think of a school system that holds classes on a seemingly ad hoc basis, has inconsistent grading practices and shuts down most types of instruction after standardized tests are completed, and they’d say that system is one in serious need of repair. Unfortunately, what I have just described is the Fairfax County school system. Make no mistake, Fairfax County has a far from first-class education system. When classes can’t meet for days on end because of light amounts of snow, our school system fails. When students get grades on their

report cards that they have not earned, our school system fails. When an all-out obsession with Standards of Learning exams causes instruction in many grades to stop in May, our school system fails. We pay an awful lot of money for a good school system in this county. What we get in return are paralyzed “leaders” who cancel classes for less snow than we had a generation ago. These same leaders give children a false sense of achievement by granting grades that have not been earned based on the work done. Lastly, these leaders treat elementary

and middle school like high school and college when they excuse a total lack of meaningful teaching once SOL season has passed. Fairfax County’s schools don’t belong to our leaders, though. They belong to us. This matters, however, only if we as parents and community take control and send a clear message that we are not satisfied with what we get for our money. Let’s get to it! Our children, our community and our future deserve better. There’s no time to waste. Larry Allen McLean

Editor: It’s common knowledge that our elected representatives always seem to split on nearly every issue, depending on their party affiliation. Republicans all vote one way (on women’s health, gun rights and the environment) and Democrats vote the other. Unfortunately, despite all the ballyhoo about the “Virginia Way,” this pattern holds for most issues in the General Assembly. One area where we might hope to see bipartisan cooperation is in efforts to en-

courage more senior citizens to exercise their right to vote. In the current session of the General Assembly, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th) introduced a bill that would allow seniors 65 or older to vote absentee without meeting any of the dozen or so criteria that other voters must satisfy. This seems like a “no-brainer,” doesn’t it? A senior citizen would be able to vote absentee by mail or in person in order to avoid long lines or bad weather on Election Day.

Yet, this common-sense bill was killed by voice vote in a 7 a.m. meeting. Are Republicans really against making it easier for seniors to vote? I doubt it. What’s more likely is that the subcommittee didn’t like the idea of a freshman delegate getting the credit, no matter how good an idea it might be. I say, “Good for you, Del. Murphy!” Keep fighting to make it easier for seniors to vote. Nancy Hopkins Vienna

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The Vienna Police Department for several years has provided some of the region’s most detailed and extensive crime reports, describing incidents that do not even merit a mention in crime listings provided by larger, more well-funded departments such as Fairfax County’s. But recipients of the Feb. 20 edition of the weekly Vienna Police Highlights might have noticed something unusual: Not a single arrested suspect is identified by name. Vienna police, who previously had identified all suspects unless they were juveniles or involved in domestic disputes or minor traffic disputes, now have gone 180 degrees in the other direction. Vienna Town Council member Howard Springsteen said he had approached Vienna Police Chief James Morris after fielding complaints from some local residents that it was unfair to list suspects by name before they had been convicted. “You’re innocent until proven guilty,” said Springsteen, summing up the residents’ views. Morris told the Sun Gazette no one incident led to the policy change, but that he had grappled with the issue since becoming the department’s chief in 2013. Several people had told him they were bothered by the naming policy for suspects, he said. Morris said he decided – for now, at least – to exclude suspects’ names from the weekly highlights, but still include them in separate press releases involving major crimes. “It’s giving something else a shot,” he said of the new policy. “I wanted to try something else. Moving forward, I’m willing to do it one way or the other.” Once cases enter the court system, interested local residents can find suspects’ names and other information online, Morris added. The department’s weekly highlights long have included a disclaimer at the top that addresses the matter. “Readers are reminded that an ‘arrest’ is based upon probable cause and does not always mean that someone was physically taken into custody,” the notice reads. “Furthermore, it does not mean that an individual is automatically guilty of a crime. Judicial outcomes and post-arrest proceedings can be researched through the appropriate court’s Web site.” The Sun Gazette also has grappled with the same issue over the years. The newspaper until several years ago regularly published the names of people arrested for various offenses, then began omitting the suspects’ identities (except in especially notorious cases or ones involving public figures). The rationale was that because of the paper’s limited staffing resources, most cases would not receive further follow-up coverage and hence people found not guilty or who had their charges dismissed or reduced would not have those facts publicly noted. The Sun Gazette last year returned to publishing the names of people arrested for serious crimes, such as felonies, but continues to list only the sex, age and place of residence for those collared for misdemeanors and other lesser crimes.

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Republican Craig Parisot, who on Jan. 6 lost to Democrat Kathleen Murphy by just 326 votes in a snow-covered special election to succeed former Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th), announced Feb. 19 that he will challenge Murphy again in the Nov. 3 election. “The support and effort of so many during the special election was truly humbling,” Parisot said in a media statement. “It’s with their encouragement and continued support that I am happy to say I will once again run for delegate.” “We must find bold solutions in Richmond to fix our region’s

broken transportation system, invest in our schools and create an economy that reassures families they can achieve a better life if they work hard,” he said. “We can do all this without raising taxes on hard-working Virginians.” Parisot counted among his supporters former U.S. Sen. George Allen (R) and former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th), whom Comstock succeeded this year. “Craig will work on the issues that truly matter, like improving transportation and funding education,” Wolf said in a press statement.” That’s why he has

my enthusiastic support.” Allen, who was defeated in his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006 by Democrat Jim Webb, said he identified with Parisot’s challenge of stepping back into the political arena after a defeat. “Craig doesn’t give up. He’s a fighter and that’s why I support his decision to run again for delegate,” Allen’s statement read. “I know he’ll intelligently fight for small business owners, lead the way to improve Virginia’s competitiveness and remove burdensome regulations that hinder Virginia’s job growth.” – Brian Trompeter

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National Capital Region illustrates the local community’s enthusiasm for the Games,” said Bill Knight, Fairfax 2015 President and CEO. “From large venues like George Mason University to local high schools and parks, we are thrilled to bring this year’s Games to so many locations around the area, allowing Fairfax and the greater D.C. area to show their support for the men and women who have dedicated their lives to public safety.” Two of the larger participatory competitions will take place in multiple venues with Ice Hockey featured at the Kettler Capital Iceplex, Reston Skatequest, Ashburn Icehouse and the Prince William Ice House and Golf teeing off at the Laurel Hill Golf Club, Lansdowne Resort and the Evergreen Golf Club. Both Indoor and Outdoor Soccer competitions will take place in Loudon County at the Dulles Sportsplex and Morven Park respectively. As previously announced, Opening Ceremonies for the Games will be held at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC on June 26 and Closing Ceremonies will be held at the Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center on July 5. Reston Town Center will be the home of Athletes Village and Games Expo. “While it has been a daunting task to schedule so many events into so many different venues, it has been a pleasure working with each of our partner venures,” said DJ Mackovets, Fairfax 2015 COO. “Each venue, from the smallest to the largest, is dedicated to providing the best possible experience for our participating athletes and showcasing Fairfax County and the Capital Region to the world”. For a complete and up-to-date list of sporting events and locations, please visit Fairfax2015.com.

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In December, a total of 1,753,855 passengers enplaned or deplaned at Reagan National, up 7.8 percent from a year before. American/US Airways had a market share of 42.3 percent, followed by Delta (12.8 percent), Southwest/AirTran (12.6 percent), JetBlue (8.1 percent) and United (7.6 percent). The difference in passenger totals between Washington Dulles and Reagan National shrunk in 2014 to about 4 percent, about half the 7.5-percent spread in 2013 and well below the mid- to late-2000s, when Dulles saw 30, 40 and even 50 percent more passengers than National. For several individual months in 2014, Reagan National saw more passengers through its terminals than did Washington Dulles. While growth at Reagan National has benefited the region, it has concerned MWAA officials on two counts: • Too much growth concentrated at the Arlington airport endangers the viability of Washington Dulles, discouraging airlines from establishing service or augmenting what they already have. • The growth at National is straining the infrastructure of an airport that is hemmed in by development on all sides, while at Dulles, there is room for growth but it is stymied as passengers gravitate toward other options. At Dulles, where United long has been the dominant carrier, that carrier accommodated 7 percent fewer passengers in December, but still had a market share of just under 62 percent. Rounding out the top five at the airport were American/US Airways (4.9 percent), Frontier (4.6 percent), Delta (3.9 percent) and Southwest (2.7 percent). In December, a total of 1,718,218 passengers used Dulles, down 1.6 percent from a year before. At BWI, which is operated by the Maryland state government, passenger traffic in December stood at 1,824,799, a decline of 0.5 percent from a year before. Southwest/ AirTran were the carriers for nearly 73 percent of all passengers using the airport. As a result of consolidation in the airport industry, the AirTran brand disappeared from the skies in late December. The US Airways brand is expected to reach the end of the road sometime in the next 18 months.

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What the state Senate giveth, the House of Delegates taketh away. Legislation patroned by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) to permit voters age 75 or older to go to the front of the polling line under cerGENERAL tain conditions ASSEMBLY has been nixed by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Privileges and Elections. The measure had passed the state Senate on a 35-2 vote Feb. 9, but lasted just two days after “crossover” between the bodies before being rejected on a voice vote by the House subcommittee. The measure had been supported by the League of Women Voters, but raised eyebrows among some state election officials, who feared difficulty in enforcing its provisions. Under Favola’s plan, those meeting the age requirement would have been able to go to the front of the line during non-peak hours, between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., upon request. It would not have applied to polling places located in nursing homes or similar facilities where the majority of voters were elderly. Petersen Measure on Retention of Data by Law Enforcement Wins Passage: Legislation patroned by state Sen. Chap Petersen

(D-34th) to limit police use of license-plate readers and other data-collection technologies has passed the House of Delegates, 954, after passing the state Senate, 38-0. Because the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety substituted its own language in parts of the measure, the bill is likely to go to a conference committee before being returned for final votes in each body. Petersen’s bill limits police retention of license-plate-reader data to seven days if it is not connected with an ongoing criminal investigation. “Virginia has been on the forefront of limiting of unnecessary collection of personal data by law-enforcement agencies, and I hope this bill can serve as model legislation for the other 50 states,” Petersen said in a statement. Favola Measure on School Restraint Wins Passage: The House of Delegates on Feb. 13 voted 96-0 in support of a measure by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) requiring the Virginia Board of Education to adopt regulations on the use of seclusion and restraint in Virginia’s public schools. The measure codifies a recommendation from the Virginia Commission on Youth to develop consistent regulations to apply statewide. The measure earlier had passed the state Senate, 35-4, and now goes to Gov. McAuliffe. Keam Scores Victory on Tuition Waivers for Seniors: Legislation patroned by

Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) to increase the income limit for Virginia seniors taking courses for free at the commonwealth’s public colleges and universities has won passage by both houses of the General Assembly. The measure cleared the House of Delegates on an 83-15 vote, then passed the state Senate, 38-0. It heads to the desk of Gov. McAuliffe. Under current law, seniors earning a maximum $15,000 taxable income per year are able to enroll for courses on a full-time or part-time basis without paying tuition and some fees, if they win admittance to the institution. According to the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia, just over 2,500 seniors received tuition waivers during the 2013-14 state fiscal year. About 225 were enrolled in graduate coursework, about 360 were taking undergraduate courses at four-year institutions, and about 1,900 were studying at two-year institutions. Nearly all (97 percent) were parttime students. Among Virginia’s institutions of public education, Northern Virginia Community College (990), George Mason University (282) and Tidewater Community College (242) had the most participating students, according to state officials. Keam Wins Passage of Health Measure: A bill patroned by Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) requiring the Virginia Board of Health to include training standards – in-

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cluding ones that address food safety and allergy awareness and safety – in its regulations governing restaurants has won passage in Richmond. The measure was approved by the House of Delegates on a vote of 96-1, then passed the state Senate, with a technical amendment, on a 38-0 vote. The House of Delegates then agreed to the amendment, 88-2. The bill also requires the state Commissioner of Health to provide written materials on food safety and food allergy awareness and safety for the training of restaurant personnel. Murphy Sees Bill Headed to Governor for First Time: Del. Kathleen Murphy (D34th) scored her first legislative success when the state Senate on Feb. 17 approved her bill making technical changes to the Code of Virginia. Murphy’s measure changes the term “community management and planning team” to the term “community policy and management team” in a section of the Code of Virginia relating to information sharing and confidentiality of information, to be consistent with terminology used throughout the Code. The House of Delegates approved the measure, 89-9, and the Senate followed, 38-0. Petersen Loses Bid to Eliminate Tax Credit for Political Contributions: A measure by state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) to eliminate a state tax credit for political contributions was killed in a House subcommittee. The measure had passed the state Senate, 34-3, and while a subcommittee of the House Committee on Finance voted 7-3 to report the bill favorably, it was killed on a voice vote by the full committee. Petersen said he would keep patroning the measure until it wins passage, part of his broader effort to repeal tax preferences and reform the state’s tax system. “Virginia’s tax credits are out of control, and we need to find ways to rein in unnecessary and costly tax preferences,” the senator said in a statement. In 1999, the General Assembly enacted a tax credit equal to 50 percent of a political contribution to candidates for state or local office in Virginia, up to $25 for an individual or $50 for a couple filing joint tax returns. In 2014, nearly 19,000 tax returns included a claim for the credit, totaling about $655,600, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation. Virginia’s tax credit was based on a similar federal credit, which was in effect from 1971 to 1986. Of the three members of the state Senate who voted against Petersen’s measure, two were Northern Virginia Democrats: Sens. Janet Howell and Adam Ebbin. State Sen. Frank Wagner, a Republican from Virginia Beach, also voted against it. The action taken by the House Committee on Finance was by voice vote; no recorded vote was taken. Favola Bill on Public-Assistance Rules Stymied in Senate: A measure by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) to eliminate the prohibition on some felons’ receiving pub-

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Local Real Estate Market Set to Transition from Winter Doldrums to Spring Growth Period Homes that went to closing across the local area in January seemed in no rush to arrive at their destination. The average number of days on the market from a home’s listing to the signing of a ratified sales contract was up in nearly every nook and cranny of the Sun Gazette coverage area in Fairfax County, according to figures reported by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiplelisting service. It’s difficult – perhaps even dangerous – to attempt to gauge the state of the annual real estate market by the strength or softness of the January report. But the figures show that inventory is up, compared to a year before, as the market transitions from the winter doldrums to the spring buying season. (Year-over-year swings in sales and prices tend to be more pronounced in individual ZIP codes than for the county as a whole, due to the relatively few number of sales within each ZIP in any given month.) Figures from January: 22066 (Great Falls): Sales for January totaled 10, up from six a year before. The average sales price of $1,421,390 was up 60.9 percent from a year before, while the median sales price of $1,242,500 was up 43.8 percent. Homes that went to closing in January spent an average of 127 days on the market between listing and ratified sales contract, up from 61 days a year be-

fore, and garnered 91.5 percent of listing price, down from 94.8 percent. At the end of the month, there were 108 active listings on the market, up from 98 a year before. 22101 (McLean): Sales totaled 17, unchanged. The average sales price of $1,103,676 was up 14.8 percent, while the median sales price of $930,000 was up 14.8 percent. Homes spent an average of 89 days on the market, up from 79, and garnered 95.8 percent of listing price, up from 93.3 percent. There were 150 properties on the market, up from 78. 22102 (McLean/Tysons): Sales totaled 20, up from 18. The average sales price of $794,287 was up 15.3 percent, while the median sales price of $399,995 was down 12.3 percent. Homes spent an average of 66 days on the market, down from 93, and garnered 95.1 percent of listing price, down from 91.9 percent. There were 101 properties on the market, up from 65. 22124 (Oakton): Sales totaled 13, down from 18. The average sales price of $723,146 was up 13.9 percent, while the median sales price of $650,000 was up 2 percent. Homes spent an average of 62 days on the market, down from 99, and garnered an average of 94 percent of listing price, up from 93.4 percent. There were 73 properties on the market, up from 46. 22180 (Vienna): Sales totaled 18, up from 14. The average sales price of $750,776 was up 15.6 percent, while the median sales

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price of $628,500 was up 11.7 percent. Homes spent an average of 127 days on the market, up from 59, and garnered 94.3 percent of listing price, down from 96.4 percent. There were 67 properties on the market, up from 46. 22181 (Vienna): Sales totaled 13, up from seven. The average sales price of $557,000 was down 9.3 percent, while the median sales price of $560,000 was down 13.9 percent. Homes spent an average of 79 days on the market, up from 32, and garnered 93.6 percent of listing price, down from 99.7 percent. There were 29 properties on the market, unchanged. 22182 (Vienna/Tysons): Sales totaled 11, down from 19. The average sales price

of $973,855 was up 10.9 percent, while the median sales price of $819,000 was up 0.9 percent. Homes spent an average of 67 days on the market, up from 56, and garnered 95.1 percent of listing price, up from 94.6 percent. There were 60 properties on the market, up from 33. 22124 (Dunn Loring): Sales totaled two, up from one. The average sales price of $761,500 was up 1.5 percent. Homes spent an average of 72 days on the market, up from 29, and garnered 98.8 percent of listing price, up from 94.3 percent. There were four homes on the market, down from five. Figures represent most, but not all, properties on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

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Homeowners to Bear Brunt in Fairfax’s Budget Continued from Page 1 tate tax revenues come from residential properties, he said. Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) urged officials to bolster the county’s non-residential tax base. If supervisors adopt the current proposed tax rate, homeowners’ tax bills will have risen 16 percent during the past three years, he said. Long’s budget also includes a 0.84-percent market-rate adjustment for county employees. These raises, which only reflect about half the estimated year-over-year increase in cost of living, would cost the county nearly $9.5 million. Long also has proposed $14.3 million for performance and longevity pay increases for eligible county employees and $8.1 million more for the same purposes for public-safety workers. Supervisor Penelope Gross (DMason) said she hoped the county could finance the full market-rate adjustment for employees, who had made many sacrifices and found savings in recent years. “We worked with all the employee groups and we got to a sweet spot,” she said. “This makes it a little sour.”

Supervisor John Cook (RBraddock) said county officials could give the full cost-of-living increase if they did not allot a similar amount from the general fund for pension benefits. The county would eliminate 93 positions, but hire 48 more employees, for a net reduction of 45 positions, Long said. The additional jobs include 20 people to process public-assistance applications, which have risen more than 80 percent since 2008, he said. Fourteen new employees would be assigned to transportation duties and 14 for other county needs. Some of those latter jobs are previously grant-financed positions that county officials wish to convert to full-time employees. These include employees working for domestic and sexual assault agencies and the region’s gang task force, the county executive said. County revenues and transfers-in are expected to be $100.5 million higher this year and Long has proposed allotting two-thirds of that amount to the school system. Fairfax County Public Schools would receive a total transfer increase of $2.01 billion, up 3.4 per-

Patrick Herrity, Sharon Bulova and other members of the Board of Supervisors will have to determine how much of a hike in real estate taxes county residents will accept in what is an election year for members of the board.

cent over last year. Included in that figure is a proposed operating transfer of $1.83 billion, which is about $14 million shy of what the School Board has requested. County officials are hopeful that higher contributions from the state government – currently estimated at $10 million – would help close that gap. “I am happy the schools came in with a transfer request that was a lot more reasonable than it’s been in previous years,” Herrity

said. Supervisors have said they wish to contribute $13.3 million more for school infrastructure, but budget constraints may have to delay that contribution until the following fiscal year, Long said. Supervisors will advertise fiscal 2016 tax rates on March 3. They later may approve tax rates that are equal to or lower than the ones advertised, but not higher. Each penny on the tax rate equals

about $22.6 million in revenues and is worth about $52 to the average homeowner. In years past, supervisors sometimes have advertised higher rates than ones recommended by the county executive in order to have some wiggle room during budget negotiations. The Board of Supervisors will hold budget hearings April 7 through 9, mark up the budget April 21 and adopt the final package April 28.

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Contemporary architecture was in the vanguard of construction across Northern Virginia from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Its legacy has been mixed: There are some showstopper properties from that era, while others never quite lived up to initial billing. This week’s featured property is decidedly in that first category – having been constructed in 1985, it benefited from all the experience in contemporary design that went before. The result is a 10,000square-foot interior on eight levels, nestled in a verdant setting in the heart of McLean. Just one stoplight to D.C., you are nonetheless in the midst of a private sanctuary, where the clear-heart redwood of the outside blends seamlessly with nature. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,980,000 by Fouad Talout and Jack Spahr of Long & Foster Real Estate. The lot is as remarkable as the dwelling, with its long, gracious approach to the home, elevated above a running brook and pristine forests on three sides. Inside the seven-bedroom home, a brilliant theme of textured and reflective surfaces, cascading architectural elements and redwood trims runs consistently throughout -- creating harmony between relaxation and energy for modern, stylish living. Floor-to-ceiling windows bathe the home in natural light. The sleek interior begins with a soaring marble-tiled foyer inviting family and guests into the open formal living/dining spaces. Oak flooring, a black-lacquer wet bar, and strategically placed stained-glass windows are just a few features of this room. This level also boasts his/her offices, one with a walk-out deck, and both with fabulous vistas for inspiration. A few steps down lead us to the family living spaces – a gourmet kitchen with gorgeous red cherry cabinetry and quality appliances, adjacent to an expansive family room with built-in shelving and desk, brick hearth fireplace and sliding door to a rear deck. A glass-wall solarium connects the kitchen and family room, allowing ample spaces for casual dining or sipping morning coffee or tea. From the kitchen, access a deck for

Slightly lower interest rates and home prices in markets across the country contributed to a slight increase in nationwide housing affordability in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). In all, 62.8 percent of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of October and end of December were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $63,900. This is up from the 61.8 percent of homes sold that were affordable to median-income earners in the third quarter. The national median home price declined from $220,800 in the third quarter to $215,000 in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, average mortgage interest rates decreased from 4.35 percent to 4.29 percent in the same period. “This upturn in affordability for the final quarter of 2014 is a positive development, and is in line with what we are hearing from builders in the field that more prospective buyers are starting to move forward in the marketplace,” said NAHB chairman Tom Woods, a home builder from Blue Springs, Mo. Syracuse, N.Y. claimed the title of the nation’s most affordable major housing market, as 92.8 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2014 were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $67,700. Also ranking among the most affordable major housing markets in respective order were Akron, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.; and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa; the latter two of which tied for fourth place. For a ninth consecutive quarter, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif. was the nation’s least affordable major housing market. There, just 11.1 percent of homes sold in the fourth quarter were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $100,400. Other major metros at the bottom of the affordability chart were Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.; Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif.; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.; and New York-White PlainsWayne, N.Y. All five least affordable small housing markets were in California. At the very bottom was Napa, where 12 percent of all new and existing homes sold were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $70,300.

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Business Briefcase FAIRFAX MAKES RUN AT ARLINGTON TO ATTRACT CONVENTION BUSINESS:

Watch out, Arlington hospitality industry: Fairfax County is using the arrival of Metro’s Silver Line to make a play for more convention business. Visit Fairfax, that county government’s tourism arm, recently advertised in the trade magazine ConventionSouth, encouraging groups meeting in the Washington area to consider Fairfax County. The advertising, and a companion article, touted last summer’s opening of the Silver Line from East Falls Church to Reston by way of McLean and Tysons Corner. “Planners have always told us that they love our hotels, our restaurants, our shopping and our overall value,” Dean Miller, national sales manager for Visit Fairfax,” said in the article. “Now we have the one piece of the puzzle that was previously missing – easy and convenient Metrorail access.” For years, Arlington and Fairfax County have been ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in statewide tourism and convention spending. In 2013, the latest year for which figures are available, Fairfax recorded $2.73 billion in tourism-related spending, compared to $2.83 billion for Arlington. Arlington saw a growth rate of 1.9 percent from 2012 to 2013, while Fairfax’s total declined 0.6 percent. Rounding out the top five jurisdictions in 2013 were Loudoun County at $1.56 billion (down 0.8GAZETTE percent from the year 1 HBM SUN AD 2-20-1015f.pdf

before), Virginia Beach at $1.28 billion (up 1.9 percent) and Henrico County at $746.5 million (up 5 percent). Statewide, total domestic-travel expenditures stood at $21.5 billion in 2013, up 1.4 percent from $21.2 billion a year before. SALES-TAX RECEIPTS UP SLIGHTLY IN FAIRFAX: Sales-tax receipts distributed by

the state government to Fairfax County in February totaled $17.2 million, a yearover-year increase of 0.9 percent, according to figures from the Virginia Department of Taxation and Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget. Figures represent sales occurring in the county in December of each year. For the first seven months of the county government’s fiscal year, sales-tax receipts are up 6.9 percent from a year before. McAULIFFE CABINET MEMBER TO HEADLINE McLEAN CHAMBER GALA:

Virginia Secretary of Trade and Commerce Maurice Jones will be the keynote speaker at the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce’s Winter Gala, to be held on March 12 at the Gannett Conference Center in Tysons Corner. Jones was appointed to his post by Gov. McAuliffe in 2014, having previously served as a deputy undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and as president of Pilot Media in Hampton Roads. The gala, which will include installation 2/19/15 1:34 AM

of officers, will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $90 for Chamber members, $110 for guests. In addition to dinner and dancing, the event will feature a silent auction and celebrity “guest-bartender challenge.” For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, see the Web site at www.mcleanchamber.org. AIRPORTS’ TASK FORCE NAMES NEW CHAIR: Charles “Chuck” Stipancic Jr. has

been elected chairman of the Washington Airports Task Force. He succeeds David Whitestone. Stepancic is president and CEO of Aviation Facilities Co., a market leader in the development and management of airports and airport infrastructure. “Chuck has been an active participant in the Washington Airports Task Force for more than six years, as well as an active and valuable member of the executive committee,” said Whitestone, an attorney. “I have full confidence that the task force has made an excellent choice.” For information on the organization, see the Web site at www.washingtonairports.com. YOUR ITEMS WELCOMED FOR INCLUSION: The Sun Gazette welcomes news and

information relevant to the local business and economic-development communities. We print all that we can. Contact information can be found on Page 6 of each week’s edition.

Future of Legislative ‘Tebow Bill’ Is Uncertain DANIELLE NADLER Northern Virginia Media Services

Home-school athletes saw a big victory in the General Assembly last week. After years of failed attempts, both chambers passed the so-called “Tebow bill” to allow students who receive home instruction to play public school sports. The Senate, newly controlled by Republicans, approved the legislation Tuesday on a 22-13 vote after amending it to leave it up to local school boards whether to recognize the measure. The House of Delegates passed the bill 57-41 last month. Gov. McAuliffe has not said whether he will sign the bill. If he does, students could hit the mat – or the field, court or stage – this fall. Whether home-schooled students should be able to play alongside their public school peers has been an ongoing debate in Virginia, and several families in Loudoun County have been among the most outspoken in criticizing the rules that keep their children on the sidelines. Virginia is among the most active states for home-schooling, with more than 32,000 students, or 2.5 percent, receiving instruction at home. Leesburg 15-year-old Francesca Hillary, who testified before a Senate committee, quit swimming when she had to choose between being home-schooled and joining the Heritage High School varsity swim team. “We couldn’t believe it when we found out swimming on the school team was against the law,” her mother Cynthia Hillary said. “I don’t want to send her to school just so she can swim.” It is yet to be seen whether the Loudoun County School Board would adopt a local policy to clear the way for home-school athletes to play school sports. Some board members have said they oppose the idea of allowing home-school students take part in public school activities, and others have expressed support. Bill Fox (Leesburg) argued in favor of the idea during recent School Board meeting, saying, “Their parents pay taxes in Loudoun County just like everybody else.” Under current law, public school districts can allow home-school students to take two classes each year and play on their sports teams; however the Virginia High School League, which administers interscholastic sports statewide, allows only full-time students in good standing at a participating school to play in the league, according to its bylaws. The legislation sponsored by Del. Robert B. Bell (R-58) would require VHSL to change its rules to welcome home school students to play. Most School Boards across Northern Virginia have been on record in recent years opposing being required to allow home-schooled students to participate in sports programs.

Vienna/Oakton Notes Historic Vienna Inc. on Feb. 28 will reopen the Freeman Store and Museum for 2015. The museum is located at 131 Church St., N.E. The reopening will coincide with the Town of Vienna’s 125th-anniversary celebration, which will include events on the Town Green, the Vienna Community Center, along Church Street, and at the Freeman Store and Museum. The Store and Museum will feature a refreshed History of the Country Store Exhibit and a new array of gifts, toys and candy items, including the collection of 15 hand-made ornaments reflecting key locations throughout the community. The Freeman Store and Museum is operated by Historic Vienna, is the nonprofit organization established by the Vienna Town Council in 1976 to preserve and promote Vienna’s heritage through the identification, preservation and interpretation of historically significant places, events and persons; educate the public through permanent and revolving exhibits, outreach programs, special events and publications; and enhance a spirit of community through an awareness of Vienna’s past. FILING DEADLINE FOR VIENNA TOWN COUNCIL LOOMS: Tuesday, March 3, is

the filing deadline for candidates in the May 5 Vienna town-government election.

Vienna voters will elect three Town Council members for two-year terms beginning July 1. Candidates must be qualified to vote for and hold the office sought, a resident of Virginia for one year immediately preceding the election, and a resident, by the time of filing, of the town. Candidates for office are required to file specific documents in order to appear on the ballot. The information packet for candidates is available at the State Board of Elections’ Web site, www.sbe.virginia. gov.

PROPERTY YARD TO OFFER PRESPRING RECYCLING: The next quarterly

recycling day for Vienna residents will be held on Saturday, March 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St., N.E. Residents can bring used motor oil, antifreeze and car batteries for recycling by the town’s Department of Public Works. For information, call (703) 255-6380.

deadline for Vienna residents to be nominated for honors at the annual Mayor’s Volunteer Reception. The reception will be held on April 14. Nomination forms are available on the Web site at www.viennava.gov. VIENNA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS NOW TO BE AVAILABLE LIVE VIA CABLE, WEB: Starting in March, Vienna

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Planning Commission meetings will be broadcast live on cable and Internet. The meetings will be available for viewing on the Town of Vienna Community Network, which runs on Cox and Verizon cable systems, as well as on the town government’s Web site at www.viennava.gov. Upcoming Planning Commission meetings are slated for Wednesdays, March 11 and 25, at 8 p.m.

TOWN BAND TO HOST CONCERT: The

Vienna Town Band will hold a concert for all ages on Sunday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. No tickets are required. For additional information, see the Web site at www.viennacommunityband. org.

‘VIENNA AT YOUR SERVICE’ PROGRAM TO LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY: The “Vi-

enna at Your Service” series, sponsored by Mayor Laurie DiRocco, will resume on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The program will spotlight the Community Enhancement Commission and “The Importance of Sustainability.” The community is invited, and suggestions for future programs are welcomed.

DEADLINE NEARS TO NOMINATE OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS: March 1 is the

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Amateur Photogoraphy Contest and Exhibit will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, at the Vienna Community Center. Entries will be accepted March 19-20, with awards presented in eight categories. A separate competition for middle- and high-school students also will take place. The entry fee is $10 per person, with entries limited to four photos per entrant, with a maximum of two photos per

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Hunter Mill) will host the Hunter Mill Community Summit on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at Frying Pan Park’s visitor center in Herndon. The visitor center is located at 2709 West Ox Road. To R.S.V.P. for the event, e-mail huntermillrsvp@fairfaxcounty.gov, or call (703) 478-0283.

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Schools & Military n Rebekah Hale of Great Falls, Erin Kuhn of Vienna and Anne Ryland of Great Falls have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Dallas. n Ellen Cantor of Great Falls, Steven Godofsky of Oakton, Matthew Brenner of Vienna, Samir Abdallah of Vienna and Zachary Olmsted of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. n Hunter Anderson of Vienna, a 2012 graduate of James Madison High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the Pennsylvania State University. n Jordan Goodson of McLean has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Emerson College.

Jessica Graff of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Iowa.

of Delaware. n Caroline Craver of Great Falls, a graduate of Langley High School; Caroline Russell of Great Falls, a graduate of Langley High School; and Benjamin Goldberg of Vienna, a graduate of James Madison High School have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Lafayette College. n Peter Najera of Vienna, a student at Marist College, recently won a $5,000 scholarship award from the YMA/Fashion Scholarship Fund at a gala held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. n Margaret Gasser of Vienna and Mary Moss of Great Falls are among students from the University of Dallas who spent the fall semester studying abroad at the university’s 12-acre Eugene Constantin Campus, located just outside Rome.

Elaine Bennett of Vienna, Alexander Brittin of McLean, Mark Gerencser of McLean, Allison Hahn of Vienna, Katherine Junghenn of Vienna, Karen McShane of Vienna, Allison Moody of Vienna, Patrick Nicholson of Vienna, Allison Pivik of McLean, Philip Snare of Vienna, Emily Surprise of Vienna and Cedric Whitney of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University

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n Students attending Marshall Academy

were among Fairfax County Public Schools students to take home 39 first-place awards in the 2015 SkillsUSA District 5 competition. Among those receiving awards were Lilian Mejia (commercial baking); Kristy Morales, Caren Nesseem and Lucia Sund (crime scene investigation), Alexander Shafer (criminal justice), Daniel Martin (culinary arts), Mariel White (food prep assistant) and Gunay Malikova (job skill demonstration).

Maliovak and criminal-justice students from Marshall Academy also received a first-place award in the occupational-scrapbook category. Top finishers in each category qualify to move on to the state competition, scheduled for April 17-18 in Roanoke. U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock has announced details for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition in the 10th District. The competition is open to all highschool students in the district, with the winner having his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol. “I am looking forward to seeing what interesting and innovative art the students create,” Comstock said. All submitted artwork will be displayed from April 3 to May 7 at Enterprise Hall on the Loudoun County campus of George Washington University. For information and application forms, see the Web site at https://comstock.house. gov/services/art-competition. n

n Gov. McAuliffe recently honored the 13 Virginia educators selected as recipients of the 29th annual Outstanding Faculty Award for excellence in teaching, research and public service. The awards program is administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and sponsored by Dominion Resources. “The outstanding faculty members we honor here today have the ability to show students how their interests can be leveraged into meaningful lives,” McAuliffe said at the Feb. 19 awards ceremony, held in Richmond. Among the educators from Virginia’s public colleges and universities honored in 2015: • Dr. Callan Bentley is an assistant professor of Geology at Northern Virginia Community College where he teaches introductory-level geology and several intermediate-level field classes, including summer field courses in Montana, California, west Texas and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. • Dr. Stephen Cushman is Robert C. Taylor Professor of English at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1982. He specializes in American and modern literature, poetry and the American Civil War. • Dr. Paul Philip D’Andrea was named the Clarence Robinson Professor of Theater and English Literature at George Mason University in 1985, and is a teacher, scholar, artistic director, producer, institution-builder and internationally recognized playwright. He has studied physics, philosophy, and literature at Harvard and Oxford. • Dr. Gail Elizabeth Dodge is a professor in the Department of Physics at Old Dominion University, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1995. Her research is in the area of experimental nuclear physics, which she studies by scattering high energy beams of electrons on proton and deuteron targets at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News. • Dr. Albert Farrell is professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth

University, where he joined the faculty in 1980. He also is director of the Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development, which he founded in 2005. Dr. Farrell is widely known for his efforts to develop programs to reduce violence among adolescents. • Dr. Jennifer Jones is an associate professor and program area leader for the Literacy Education program at Radford University where she has served since 2003. A founding director of the Radford University Malawi Study Abroad program, Jones engages college students in service learning opportunities within a rural village school in Malawi, Africa, each summer. • Dr. Sarah Kucenas is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Virginia, where she has taught and conducted research since Fall 2009. Dr. Kucenas’ research group focuses on elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms that establish and maintain spinal motor nerves. • Dr. Lance Liotta is a professor in the School of Systems Biology, College of Science, George Mason University. He joined GMU in 2005 as co-founder and co-director of the Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, where he is the medical director. Dr. Liotta is internationally recognized for his cancer research. • Dr. Miriam Liss is a professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington, where she has taught since 2001. She teaches a variety of classes including General Psychology, Personality, Psychology of Women, and Introduction to Clinical Psychology. She also regularly supervises psychology internships and has developed a collaborative program in which students spend a semester at New England Center for Children outside of Boston. • Dr. Aswini Pradhan is a professor of engineering at Norfolk State University. He joined NSU in 2003 as a research professor for the Center for Materials Research and joined the Department of Engineering in 2007. Dr. Pradhan is a leading scientist in the field of next-generation novel nanomaterials for energy, innovative electronics, and optics as well as biomedical applications. • Dr. Deborah Kay Steinberg is CSX Professor of Marine Science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary where she has been a member of the faculty since 2001. Her research focuses on the role that zooplankton play in marine food webs and the global carbon cycle, and how these small drifting animals are affected by changes in climate. • Dr. James Turner Sr. is head of the biology department at the Virginia Military Institute, where he has been a full-time faculty member since 2001. After a career in biomedical research, medical education, and administration, Professor Turner returned to his alma mater and is the Institute’s founding director for undergraduate research. • Dr. Tim Moore has been an associate professor of engineering at Virginia Military Institute since 2011. He specializes in air quality, water quality, wastewater treatment and alternative energy. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion.

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have pledged to coordinate so that on-site parking areas are used efficiently, county officials said. The new plan also calls for no left turns into the facility’s northern entrance on Great Falls Street. The entrance to the south would allow such turns and would have a central turning lane to prevent vehicle backups on the main traffic lanes, officials said. Foust expressed confidence that the developer had addressed pertinent objections concerning the project. “This has been well thought out and I think it’s going to work very well,” he said. Pritchard agreed, saying the proposed project “has truly been the epitome of a public-private partnership.”

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The measure initially passed the state Senate on a 20-18 vote, but was reconsidered later, garnering just 18 votes then. Favola Gun Measure Dies in Senate Committee: A measure by state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) prohibiting a person who has been convicted of stalking or assault from possessing or transporting a gun in Virginia has been killed by a Senate committee.

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McLean’s Gymnasts Va.’s Finest

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Potomac School Coach Innovative, Successful

Darn. News came recently that Patrick Duffy has stepped down as the Potomac School’s head football coach and will be moving to Charlotte, N.C. .

Girls Team Wins First State Crown

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A perfect run through the postseason culminated Feb. 20 for the McLean Highlanders when the girls high school gymnastics team won its first state championship. With an all-time school-best team score of 145.0, McLean won the Group champiGYMNASTICS 6A onship. Stafford was a close second at 144.75. The state title is added to region and conference crowns the Highlanders won in previous weeks. McLean finished second in the state and region a year ago. “The girls were a little nervous entering the [state] meet, but they did what they needed to do,” McLean coach Courtney Lesson said. “Once they got through their balance-beam routines and did well there, they knew they were in good shape.” The beam was the third of four routines for McLean, and the Highlanders had the best team score on that event as well as the vault; and they tied for first on the floor. The Highlanders started with the vault, next was the uneven bars, and they finished with the floor exercise. “We had a real good vault, so we got Continued on Page 25

Top: The McLean Highlanders gather with the Group 6A state championship trophy. Above: Madison Schumann poses after performing a routine. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

A State Crown for Highlanders’ 152-Pounder DAVE STEINBACHER

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Conor Grammes now has a full set of postseason wrestling championships on his resume. The McLean High School junior added a state title Feb. 20 when he won Group 6A WRESTLING the crown at 152 pounds. Grammes defeated South County’s Jacobs Wassif, 5-2, in the championship match to finish 3-0 in the high school competition. Grammes had previously won region and conference titles. In the state final, the match was scoreless after the first period, then Grammes led 3-0 after the second and built a 5-0

lead in the third. “I wanted to get up by at least three points in the first, but it just didn’t happen,” Grammes said. “I got an escape in the second and I got it to 3-0. He was reaching a lot and he developed tendencies that I was able to pick up on.” McLean coach Ken Jackson said Grammes’ confidence played a big part. “Conor believed the whole time out there. His confidence took him a long way in this tourney,” Jackson said. His other victories in the state tourney were by 10-4 and 6-3 decisions. Grammes finished the season with a 51-2 record. McLean’s Gavin Legg finished second in the state at 160 pounds. He lost in the final by a technical fall to Oscar Smith’s

Sheldon Wright. Legg was 2-1 in the state. “It was a tough match in the finals,” Jackson said. “Gavin could have injury defaulted, but he showed how tough he was by staying at it.” He continued to wrestle with a leg injury. A week earlier Legg finished third in the 6A North Region Tournament, so he did one better at states. Legg’s state tourney victories were by decisions. McLean finished seventh overall in the team scoring with 32 points. The Madison Warhawks had a runner-up in Ryan Barrett at 170 pounds. Continued on Page 25

Duffy is doing the right thing to take care of his family. But his departure is certainly a big loss for the Potomac School Panthers. It’s never a positive when a high school sports program loses a good coach. During Duffy’s five years as coach, the Panthers enjoyed their most successful stretch in program history. He led the private-school team to appearances in three Division II state championship games, Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference titles in 2010 and 2011, and an overall record of 35-16. Duffy was unproven and basically unknown when he took over as head coach after being an assistant in the program for three seasons. His long, frizzy hair was unconventional in the sport at the time. The team’s success was immediate under Duffy. As a rookie head coach, Potomac finished 10-1, won the MAC, then finished second in the state. A big reason for Duffy’s success was his many successful innovations on offense and special teams, leaving opponents confused and frustrated about how to defend. Maybe the best compliment ever paid Duffy came from highly-regarded head coach Tom Verbanic, who coached Westfield to a pair of state titles on the public-school ranks before taking over at Flint Hill – Potomac School’s biggest rival. “The thing about Potomac is they were very hard to prepare for because you never know what they are going to do, and they are very good at doing those different things,” Verbanic said. With such innovations, Duffy’s teams could do more with less. That made players have fun in the system. “At first, sure, there were some eyebrows maybe raised about Patrick’s hair,” Potomac School boys athletic director Rob Lee said. “But who cares, right? Look what Patrick did here. The players loved playing for him. He made it so much fun for them.” Darn, a big loss for sure.

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Early in his high school career, Great Falls resident Grant Voeks knew very little about the shot put and discus competitions. Voeks played basketball for Potomac School back then as a freshman. Eventually, in an effort to help his skills in that TRACK & FIELD improve sport, Voeks joined the school’s track and field throwing team where he taught himself to throw the shot and discus because there was no throwing coach. “I’d never really heard of the shot and discus until it was brought up to me,” Voeks said. Even though self taught, Voeks picked up throws quickly, fell in love with the sport so much that he eventually gave up basketball and recently became a state champion shot putter. Now a senior and getting strong coaching from Potomac School alum David Carpio, who threw in college at the University of Pennsylvania, the 6-foot-4, 230pound Voeks won his first state title. The victory came on his last throw, a personal-best put 56-feet, 63/4 inches, set in Richmond at the recent indoor Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s state private-school

Potomac School senior Grant Voeks won the state shot put.

meet. The winning put was a personal best by more than four feet. He was in third place before his final throw. “When it came out of my hand, it felt like a perfect throw,” Voeks said. “My goal at the state was to hit 55

feet. When they pulled the measuring tape on my last throw, it seemed like it took forever. When they said 56 feet, it was so exciting. There was something about the state meet that brought out the best in me.” This spring during the outdoor season, Voeks hopes to win state titles in the shot and discus. His best distance in the discus came last spring when he finished second in the state with a throw of 161-6. With Carpio’s coaching, Voeks believes he is capable of throwing the discus as far as 190 feet. “He a very good coach and has been a valuable asset for me,” Voeks said of Carpio. After high school, Voeks will throw the discus, maybe the shot, and hammer in college at Clemson. Also for the Potomac School boys at the state meet, Cole Bransford was second in the 500-meter dash (1:06.14), Glenmarco Terrones was sixth in the 1,600, the 4x200 relay was sixth, the 4x400 seventh and the 4x800 eighth. The boys team finished eighth. In the girls meet, Potomac School was sixth. Leading the way was Michelle Brockman’s second in the 1,000 (3:11.97). Olivia Kobayashi was fifth in the 300, Aaliyah Matin was eighth in the shot and Mistaya Smith placed ninth in the 3,200. The 4x800 relay was second in 10:18.41, the 4x400 was third (4:16.7) and the 4x200 was eighth.

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Potomac School Senior Puts a Personal Best to Win State

Madeira Junior First in Two More Individual Races at Va. Meet DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

As a youngster, when she first encountered competitive swimming at a neighborhood pool, Kylie Jordan away from racing. She SWIMMING shied did swim in one race so she could receive a participation ribbon. Other than that, she had no more interest. As she grew older, things certainly changed for the Loudoun County resident. Jordan not only started enjoying racing, she continues to be quite accomplished. At the recent Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s state swim and dive meet in Richmond, the Madeira School junior won three more championships, giving her seven state crowns in her high school career, all in meet-record times. In addition, Jordan has been named the VISAA’s girls Swimmer of the Year for three straight winters. This year, in meet-record times, Jordan won the 200yard freestyle in 1:48.44 and the 100 butterfly in 53.71, making her a perfect 6 for 6 in state individual races. In addition, Jordan anchored the winning and meet-record-setting 200 free relay (1:36.30). Jordan won the state championship in the fly and individual medley during her freshman and sophomore seasons. “Kylie’s best event is the fly, but she is obviously very

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Madeira junior Kylie Jordan won the butterfly and 200 freestyle at the state championship meet. PHOTO FROM THE MADEIRA SCHOOL

Leading the Flint Hill girls at states was Jasmine Hellmer with a second in the IM and third in the fly. Lauren Freeman was fourth in the 100 breaststroke, Sisi Baker was sixth in the 500 free and seventh in the 200 free, the medley relay was third and the 400 free relay was third. NOTES: If Jordan wins two races at the state meet next winter, she will match the effort of 2006 Madeira graduate Leigh Psaris, who was 8 for 8 in individual state races . . . During the summer, Jordan swims for her neighborhood Red Rock Rockets of the Old Dominion Swim League.

push the pace and use cardio in the finals match,” Barrett said. “This is only my third year wrestling. I’m pretty much a football player. I’ve never before been in a match of this magnitude. I’m proud of my second-place accomplishment. I’m glad I got to represent the program.” Said Madison coach Shawn Hutchison: “Ryan had a tough match. He needed a takedown at the end. Unfortunately, it just didn’t happen.” Barrett did get that takedown late in his semifinal match, winning 5-3.

Other McLean wrestlers who participated in the state tournament were Brendan Grammes at 120, Eric Johnson at 126, Mack McCune at 170 and Cochise Wanzer at 195. Madison’s Drew Smith at 285 also competed. All of those wrestlers lost first-round matches and finished with 0-1 records. The tournament was shortened to a oneday, single-elimination format because of bad weather forecast for the day of the finals on Feb. 21. McCune, the previous week’s region

champion, lost a close 6-4 decision. n In the 5A state tournament, the Marshall Statesmen had two fourthplace finishers. They were juniors Rocca Munno at 160 and John Charette at 220. Both had 1-2 records. “Give Rocca credit. He went out there and got a takedown and a reverse in his finals match,” Marshall coach Jason Planakis said. “John’s goal was to win the state title. He just came up a little short. Both John and Rocca have been working hard all year. They’ll be back next year.”

McLean’s season included victories in all but one competition. The Highlanders were led by seniors Lizzy Brown-Kaiser and Jacqueline Green, the team’s top-scoring gymnasts all season long. Brown-Kaiser scored 9.425 on the floor, 9.3 on the vault, 9.25 on the beam and 9.15 on the bars. Green

scored 9.525 on the floor, 9.425 on the vault, 9.35 on the beam and 8.8 on the bars. Carolyn Brown-Kaiser had a 9.15 on the vault, 8.75 on the floor and 8.7 on the bars. Other top gymnasts for McLean were Calista Pardue, Madison Schumann, Jenni Korb, Mathilde Larose, Allison

Meakem, Delaney Gallagher, Lol Amaya, Mathtilde Larose, Jennie Korb and Hanna Farson. Nathalie Thomas missed the postseason meets with a hip injury. At the state, Larose scored a 9.05 on the vault, Pardue had a 9.275 on the floor, Schumann had an 8.675 on the beam and Gallagher an 8.6 on the beam.

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He lost in the finals to Nevin O’Brien of First Colonial by a 6-5 score. Barrett was 2-1 in the state. In the final, the score was tied at 3-3 after one. O’Brien led 6-3 after two periods. Barrett escaped in the third for the 6-5 final. “My game plan was to tie up his wrists,

good in any race and she is so versatile,” Madeira coach Rod Montrie said. “This year she wanted to branch out and swim something different. So she swam the 200 free. Kylie ranks up there with the best we’ve had.” Said Jordan: “I don’t normally swim the 200 free, so it was something different and fun. I was happy with my time [a personal best].” Jordan said her goal in the fly was to break 53 seconds. “I was still happy with the race,” Jordan said. “It’s so exciting to represent and swim for Madeira and coach Montrie.” Montrie has been Madeira’s coach for 23 years. His teams have won five state titles and his swimmers have won in the neighborhood of 30 individual state races. This year, Jordan’s effort helped Madeira finish sixth as a team with 152 points, behind fifth-place Flint Hill with 182. Also for Madeira at states, senior Farrin Saba took third in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 free and freshman Maddie Heilbrun was fourth in the IM and 10th in the 100 backstroke. Saba, Heilbrun and freshman Giovi Moriarty were the other members of the 200 free relay. Heilbrun’s split time was the second fastest in the meet, after Jordan’s. The 400 free relay, which also included Jordan, finished third, then was disqualified because of what was ruled a false start.

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Langley, Oakton Stick to Formulas to Win State Titles DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The winning formula worked again for the Langley Saxons and Oakton Cougars as the girls and boys high school teams won Group 6A state swim and dive championsships Feb. 20 in Richmond. The Oakton boys won with 293 points behind the standout performance of senior John Shebat, as has the case all season. SWIM & DIVE been Shebat won two races in meet-record time and swam on two winning relays. The Langley girls did not win an event, but captured the title with strong depth, winning with 206 points, just ahead of defending champion Oakton with 204. Two weeks earlier, the Langley girls also didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win an event en route to winning the 6A North Region. Shebat won the 100-yard backstroke in 47.46 and the 200 individual medley in 1:46.36. Both were meet-record times. He also swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:23.26) and the winning medley relay (1:33.75). Oaktonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other winner was Michael Pettinichi in the 100 breaststroke (56.99). He was eighth in the IM. Michael Ambrose was second in the 100 free and seventh in the 50 free, Nathan Pawlowicz was third in the IM and 500 free, and Tom Hallock was second in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 free. The 200 free relay also included Ambrose, Hallock

Members of the Oakton High School boys swim and dive team celebrated on the podium after winning the Group 6A state championship in Richmond on Feb. 20. PHOTO FROM OAKTON

and Pettinichi. The other three on the medley were Pettinichi, Drew Weber and Mason Hawkins. The 400 free relay of Ambrose, Hawkins, Pawlowicz and Hallock was second. Bennett Fagan was sixth in diving. The state title was Oaktonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second overall and the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first since 2010. The Langley girls have now won six state championships, the last in 2011. Leading the Langley girls in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meet was Isabella Rongione with a second in the 500 free and a third in the 200 free. Michelle Owens was third in the 500 and fourth in the 200 free. Joanne Fu was fourth in the fly, Micaela Grassi was fifth in the fly and Fiona Muir was fifth in the 100 free and back. The 400 free relay of Amy Owens, Michelle Owens, Muir and Rongione was second in 3:29.58. The 200 free relay was fifth and consisted of Michelle Owens, Rongi-

none, Grassi and Muir. For the Oakton girls, Megan Byrnes won two events in meet-record time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the 500 free (4:43.43) and the 200 free (1:48.61). Laura Branton was second in the 100 free and fourth in the 50 free, Julia Capobianco was sixth in the fly and ninth in the back. Oakton won two relays, the 200 (1:35.53) and 400 (3:29) frees. The 400 free consisted of Byrnes, Branton, Elise Bourdelais and Caroline McCleskey. The 200 free was Byrnes, Branton, Sarah Sheridan and Bourdelais. The medley relay was sixth. For the sixth place McLean High girls, Sinead Eksteen was fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free and Veronica Wolff was sixth in the 500 free. Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rachael Holp was eighth in the girls 500 free. Also in the boys meet, Langley was third with 196 points. Carter Bennett was third in the 50 free, Casey Storch was fifth in the 500, Justin Rose was sixth in the fly, and the medley and 200 free relays were third. For the seventh-place McLean boys, Christopher Murphy was third in the 200 free, Dorje Wu was third in the breast and Carter Flint was fifth in the breast. For the 11th place Madison boys, Ian Russiello was fifth in the IM and sixth in the 500. Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grayson Campbell won the 6A boys diving with a 570.9 point total. McLeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caroline McCleary was fourth in girls diving and her teammate Delaney Gallagher was seventh.

Four Local Girls Basketball Teams Advance in Postseason Play The Oakton Cougars received a firstround bye in the Concorde Conference Tournament girls basketball playoffs, then downed the Centreville Wildcats, 59-42, at Oakton in the semifinals. Oakton was scheduled to play Chan-

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. February 26, 1958: n The Fairfax County Federation of PTAs is critical of a proposal to put all first-graders on half-day sessions. n Sen. Byrd has rescinded his plan to retire, and says he will run for a fifth term. n The House of Delegates has voted 75-5 to allow teachers to spank students. Fairfax currently permits spanking, while several neighboring jurisdictions do not. n First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and 29 of her best friends have descended on Arizona for a spa week. February 22, 1963: n Superintendent Earl Funderburk told a panel of the American Association of School Administrators he believes no one should be allowed to teach U.S. teenagers unless “he or she believes in a Supreme Being or Creator.” n A new regional teletype system is linking police departments across Northern Virginia. February 22, 1968: n The State Board of Pharmacy has declared LSD to be a hallucenogenic and dangerous drug, making possession in Virginia a felony. February 26, 1973: n Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, has introduced legislation to provide federal funds connecting the future Metro system to Dulles Airport. n George Mason University officials over the weekend broke ground for a new library and a classroom building. n Vienna Town Council member Neil Walp said he plans to seek re-election. n About 30 percent of Virginia taxpayers already have filed their federal income tax returns. n In boys basketball action, Marshall nipped Herndon, 55-54. Langley’s girls sit atop the Great Falls District with a 12-2 record. February 22, 1988: n A state Senate panel has endorsed continuing the policy requiring local school systems to open after Labor Day. February 26, 1993: n Among General Assembly legislation passed this year: It is now a crime to carry cigarettes or other smoking materials into coal mines. n A new state law bans collective bargaining by state-government employees.

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7. A in IPA 8. Star bursts 9. *”Who’s ____” 1971 album by The Who 10. Wet nurse 11. Village People hit 12. Workout segment 15. Bird supplier 20. Author ____ Jong 22. *”Losing My Religion” band 24. Cold War deterrent 25. Born under the sign of Aries 26. Isabella Swan of “Twilight” 27. Farewell in France 29. *”Tom Sawyer” band 31. Quarterback’s downfall 32. Locomotive hair 33. Bikini _____ in the Marshall Islands 34. *Clapton hit 36. Depletes 38. Seaside bird 42. Birth-related 45. *Famous stairway destination 49. “___ Maria” 51. Authoritative proclamations 54. Europe’s “boot” 56. It’s often mini 57. Boris Godunov, e.g. 58. Agitate 59. Middle of March 60. Wading bird 61. U.S. lake 62. Ballistic missile acronym 63. *Shirts sold at rock concerts 64. Eureka! 66. *Founding member of Motley Crue

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