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County, State SOL Scores Stuck in Neutral Pass rates for Fairfax Public Schools students on state-mandated Standards of Learning exams (SOLs) saw improvement in some subject areas and slight declines on others, according to figures reported by the Virginia Department of Education on Aug. 27.

Pass rates for Fairfax students taking the exams at the end of the 2013-14 school year were higher in history/social sciences (90 percent compared to 89 percent a year before), mathematics (81 percent from 79 percent) and science (84 percent from 83 percent). Pass

rates were down in reading (81 percent from 82 percent) and writing (84 percent from 85 percent).

Statewide, pass rates were 74 percent in reading, 75 percent for writing, 80 percent in science, 75 percent in mathematics and 84 percent in history. Most pass rates largely were in line with the previous year’s results.

State education officials said the best news coming from the results was that students in 110 of Virginia’s 132 school divisions showed improvement in overall proficiency on math

tests. Pass rates were up in grades 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8, along with end-of-year tests in algebra I, geometry, algebra II and combined mathematics. The only decline was posted on the sixth-grade exam.

Three years ago, state school officials introduced new, more rigorous math SOLs. Scores initially plummeted, but have been recovering.

“The gains made show that – despite all the weather-related interruptions last winter – the statewide focus on teaching students to be

problem-solvers and to apply what they have learned in mathematics in real-life situations is producing results,” Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven Staples said in a statement accompanying the results.

Performance on SOLs is one factor in determining whether individual schools, and school districts, win full accreditation from the state and federal governments. Virginia school officials already have telegraphed the news that a large number of schools will fall short.

FOOTBALL SEASON KICKS OFF! Oakton High School quarterback Sal Tutone runs away from W.T. Woodson defenders during the Cougars’ 25-22 overtime victory at home Aug. 29 to open their season.

Oakton kicker Nick Delgado booted six field goals in the game, including the gamewinner in overtime.

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Fairfax Firefighters Are Among Most Prolific in Raising Funds for Muscular Dystrophy BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Fairfax County fire and police officials on Aug. 27 kicked off their 2014 “Fill the Boot” campaign to benefit the Greater Washington Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Public-safety leaders, local and federal elected officials, children with muscular dystrophy and their families took part in the event, held at Fire Station 1 in McLean.

Moneys collected by county firefighters, police and public-safety communications personnel between Aug. 29 and Sept. 1 will serve Washington-area people with muscular dystrophy and their families, said Janice Reardon, executive director of the regional Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Reardon credited Fairfax County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics’ Local 2068 for financing not only the association’s muscular-dystrophy research, but other programs such as education forums, support groups, amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis research and clinics at Georgetown University Hospital and Children’s National Medical Center.

The firefighter union’s efforts also support the purchase and repair of medical equipment and the association’s summer camps for children ages 6 through 17, she said.

Fairfax County’s Fill the Boot team

Manassas-area resident Joshua Jurack, 13, holds the ceremonial boot during the Fill the Boot campaign kickoff Aug. 27 at Fairfax County Fire Station 1 in McLean. Pictured with him are Janice Reardon, Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers, John Niemiec, U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D11th), Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) and Joel Kobersteen. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

aims to best the $602,580 collected during the 2013 campaign, which was the highest total in the United States and Canada and the most ever in the nationwide program’s 59-year history.

Shift C of Fire Station 5 in Franconia last year raised the most of any shift, collecting $20,749. Station 40 in Fairfax had the highest station total, with $33,874.

Within the Sun Gazette’s readership area, here were the 2013 fire-station totals: Station 2 in Vienna, $8,129; Station 12 in

Great Falls, $17,668; Station 13 in Dunn Loring, $9,950; Station 29 in Tysons Corner, $21,050; Station 34 in Oakton, $10,896; and recently opened, partially staffed Station 42 in Vienna/Great Falls, $102.

U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) said the Fill the Boot began in his hometown of Boston in 1953, when firefighters raised $5,000 to help a colleague with two children suffering from the disease.

“My hat is off especially to our firefighters, who have really worked tirelessly

in this cause, year in and year out,” Connolly said.

The campaign gives firefighters the chance to interact with the public, said Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield).

“When they see you out there on the corner, it gives us that sense of community that makes Fairfax County great,” Herrity said. “You guys are the best.”

Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers lauded county fire and law-enforcement workers for their efforts with the campaign and said he expected all of his personnel would participate in this year’s program.

“The residents give and it makes a huge, huge difference in the lives of these young ones right here,” Bowers said.

Officials put increasingly large bills in a firefighter’s boot to start this year’s campaign. The elected officials chided each other about handling the cash.

Manassas-area resident P.J. Jurack, who is serving as Fairfax County’s good-will ambassador for the campaign, noted that a Prince William County ordinance does not permit Fill the Boot collections there.

The region’s Muscular Dystrophy Association is helping finance a new wheelchair for Jurack’s 13-year-old son, Joshua, who is afflicted with the disease. His current $29,000 chair is wearing out.

“Those are his legs. That is his life,” Jurack said of the wheelchair. “From our family to yours, we say ‘Thank you.’”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

impact.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foust Still in Damage-Control Mode Over Comment DANIELLE NADLER Northern Virginia Media Services

A poor choice of words, taken out of context.

That’s how Democrat John Foust describes the “I don’t think she’s ever had a real job” phrase that has become a lightning rod in the 10th Congressional District race against Republican Barbara Comstock.

Foust returned to Loudoun County on Aug. 27 for the first time since he made the controversial comments in Leesburg.

According to reports, Foust was describing to supporters his efforts to create jobs in the private sector in contrast to Comstock’s work experience, much of which has been in politics. She currently represents the 34th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.

“In her mind that means giving tax benefits to special inter-

ests and the super wealthy. I don’t think she’s even had a real job,” Foust said, according to a report of the meeting posted on the Ashburn Rising online-news site.

Foust got a chance to defend his statement during a visit to Ashby Ponds in Ashburn Aug. 27.

“I was speaking to the fact that I served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and as chairman of the Fairfax Economic Advisory Commission and have experience in investing in transportation and education – all these things that create jobs,” Foust said. “I was pivoting to compare my opponent’s – what I call hyperpartisan – job experience in Washington.”

During a stop in Loudoun two days earlier, Comstock told Leesburg Today that Foust’s comments were not only offensive to women but “an all-out lie.”

John Foust spoke to a group in Ashburn last week, and addressed the controversy surrounding his remarks about congressional opponent Barbara Comstock.

She pointed to her diverse work experience, from working at a movie theater in high school to later waitressing, babysitting and working as a sales clerk. Her résumé also includes work as a senior partner at Blank Rome and as founding partner of public-

policy and public-relations firms Corallo Comstock and Comstock Strategies.

The job she’s brought up most on the campaign trail is her work as a senior aide for retiring Congressman Frank Wolf, whom she and Foust are in a heated battle

to replace.

The 10th District has consistently backed Wolf, a Republican, since his victory over Democratic incumbent Joseph Fisher in 1980, but Democrats see the veteran congressman’s retirement as a chance to win back the seat.

Foust sounded confident that voters will turn out to support him. “The enthusiasm is on our side,” he said.

Foust described himself as the kind of Democrat the 10th District wants to support. He didn’t go as far to call himself a moderate, but said he’s “a fiscal conservative with an independent streak.”

The 10th District includes all of Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun and Warren counties and the cities of Manassas, Manassas Park and Winchester, as well as portions of Fairfax, Fauquier and Prince William counties.

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The Fairfax County Electoral Board has referred the names of 17 individuals to the Fairfax CounPOLITICAL t y POTPOURRI C o m monwealth’s Attorney, the Virginia Attorney General and the federal Department of Justice for investigation of possible voter fraud.

County officials announced the action on Aug. 25.

The individuals “appear to have voted in both Fairfax Coun-

ty and various localities in Maryland during the 2012 general election, and in some cases, multiple federal elections over the last decade,” county officials said.

“The Electoral Board takes its responsibility to ensure election integrity seriously,” said Board Secretary Brian Schoeneman.

“After our initial review of county voting records and a comparison to Maryland voting records, we determined that it was in the public interest to refer these individuals to law enforcement for

investigation.”

A third-party voter organization originally identified the potential dual voters during a review of publicly available voting records earlier this year. After being provided with the list, the county’s Electoral Board requested voting records from Maryland, which were compared to Fairfax County’s records.

A review of those records led the board to conclude that “there was sufficient evidence to warrant referrals to law enforcement for

further investigation,” officials said.

“There are approximately 700,000 registered voters in Fairfax County and at least one election each year, but more often we have several elections a year. It is a gargantuan task to keep our lists up to date – a challenge that is shared by jurisdictions across the country. By investigating these potential cases of voter fraud, we hope to deter anyone whose actions may call into question the integrity of our election process,”

Schoeneman said.

Election officials said that those who may have voted multiple times in an election are “of diverse ages, genders and political affiliations.”

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Opinion Our View: Candidate John Foust Goes Off the Script “Cautious” is a pretty good descriptor for Democratic Fairfax County supervisor, and congressional candidate, John Foust. Perhaps after events of recent weeks, he’ll learn to be even more so.

Foust was pummeled by Republicans – with some justification – after he made a comment about his GOP opponent, Barbara Comstock. “I don’t think she’s even had a real job,” Foust was reported to have said.

He hasn’t denied it, but did say, as do nearly all politicians in these situations, that the one line shouldn’t be taken out of the broader context of his remarks.

And good luck with that.

Republicans pounced. A tad too much, one could argue; sometimes restraint is better than overkill when an opponent says something questionable.

In her rebuttal, Comstock ticked off a list of jobs she’d had since back in high school. They seem pretty “real” to us. And Comstock’s supporters were quick to ask Foust whether being a mother qualifies in his mind as “a real job.” Anybody with any sense want to dispute that?

Foust’s partisans tried to brush off the criticism, and Foust has given numerous explanations, but the episode has provided Comstock and her team a chance to stomp all over their oppo-

nent in these last weeks before the real arrival of campaign season after Labor Day. The remark was hardly as incendiary as some have made it out to be, but it was so out of Foust’s public character, it raises some valid questions about whether the remark was deliberate and calculated or just a slip of the tongue, and what that says about Foust’s core beliefs. One also wonders why politicians can’t simply say, “I said something stupid, I didn’t mean it, and I apologize for saying it”? It’s the easiest way to put this kind of thing to rest.

One suspects the normally cautious Foust will be even more circumspect after this incident.

The minimum age for participating in the upcoming Northern Virginia Senior Olympics is 50. Louise Woodring reached that milestone the year John Kennedy was elected president.

Now 104 years young, Ms. Woodring is the most senior of those who

next month will be participating in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics.

She’s entered in Wii bowling, Mexican Train Dominoes and Scrabble.

And she’s just one of nearly three dozen people over age 90 who have registered so far, planning to take part

in events ranging from the mental challenges of cribbage to physical pursuits such as tennis and shot put.

They should serve as an inspiration to everyone, and are a living embodiment of the idea that age is, at the end of the day, just a number.

Kudos to the Most Seasoned of Local Senior Olympians

Voters Have a New Insight Into John Foust Editor: In Leesburg on Aug. 21, John Foust, in discussing his congressional-campaign opponent Del. Barbara Comstock, said “I don’t think [Comstock’s] even had a real job.”

This is a stunning statement, given that he surely knows that Del. Comstock, a lawyer, has served as a congressional staffer, a federal employee, a partner in a law firm and a small-business owner. This is in addition to serving for three terms in the General Assembly and raising three children.

Why does Supervisor Foust think these

jobs are not “real”? Was this an effort to persuade his audience that Del. Comstock is unqualified for Congress because she is unfamiliar with the workplace? Or was this an effort to distract from the real domestic and foreign-policy issues that should be debated by those who aspire to serve in Congress? Or merely an attempt to demean Del. Comstock?

Northern Virginia voters need to know if Supervisor Foust believes that federal employees, congressional staffers, lawyers and small-business owners are not working “real” jobs. They are paying “real” taxes

– something near and dear to Supervisor Foust, judging from his voting record to increase taxes.

The 10th Congressional District has been represented with honor, integrity and distinction for the past 34 years by Frank Wolf. Voters deserve to hear the candidates’ views on crucial economic and foreign-policy issues that will come before Congress. I expect Supervisor Foust to discuss the substantive issues, and refrain from personal attacks on Del. Comstock.

Sara Brady Vienna

Editor: John Foust seems to have discovered one of those worse-than cures to treat political foot-in-mouth disease: suggest you do not consider elective office to be a real job, then list your opponent’s superior qualifications and experience to serve in the post you seek for yourself.

Mr. Foust questioned whether his opponent, Republican Barbara Comstock, has “even had a real job.” Presumably, Mr. Foust knew at the time that Comstock is an elected official, so one may fairly ask, with some trepidation perhaps, whether Mr. Foust considers being an elected public official a real job.

Of course, he simply may have forgot-

ten Ms. Comstock’s current job, though, in attempting to soothe the inevitable rash of outrage over his initial statement, Mr. Foust remembered that Ms. Comstock had once been employed by a congressional committee and also by the Justice Department.

As reported, and as Mr. Foust no doubt knew, but did not say for obvious reasons, Ms. Comstock was also once a top aide to U.S. Frank Wolf (R-10th), whose pending retirement has created the vacancy for which Ms. Comstock and Mr. Foust are competing.

Not a very good balm to be applied by someone who has no federal experience himself but wants the real job of serving

in Congress.

What Was Meaning of Foust’s Comstock Comment?

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Don’t Attack Comstock for Her Push for Research, Development hopefully would be of interest to Ms. Stephens. Moreover, a quick Google search reveals that Ms. Behling has published scholarly articles and a book on the need for R&D on “fuel cells.”

A little more research reveals that fuel cells powered by hydrogen could provide an endless supply of energy, producing only water as a byproduct, and could revolutionize the world if they could be made commercially economical.

This sounds like it might be important.

It also shows that Ms. Behling is certainly capable of writing a letter on R&D. Unlike Ms. Stephens, I believe that R&D is crucial for the future of our children and country. Thus, I will support Del. Comstock for Congress, as she understands the importance of R&D and sponsored a bill to promote it.

In fact, Gov. McAuliffe held a special signing ceremony for the bill and said it “enhances Virginia’s business climate and builds on the strong presence of thriving, innovative companies in the commonwealth.”

And by the way, I wrote every word of this letter.

Anne Gruner McLean

Critic of Comstock Is Misinformed Editor: In response to Barbara Stephens’ letter [“Comstock’s Record Disqualifies Her for Congress,” Aug. 21], Ms. Stephens sounds uninformed about voters of Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.

Far from “average,” Barbara Comstock’s constituents recognize that the research-and-development (R&D) tax credit helps businesses, colleges and universities throughout the commonwealth. The truth is the R&D tax credit promotes innovation and job creation, helps diversify the economy and boosts industry-sponsored research.

Ms. Stephens is misinformed about the

R&D tax-credit legislation Del. Comstock proposed and the General Assembly passed with bipartisan support. To quote Gov. McAuliffe, the R&D tax credit “enhances Virginia’s business climate and builds on the strong presence of thriving, innovative companies in the commonwealth.”

Comstock has a proven record. She is a legislator who works across the aisle crafting laws that create jobs to grow the economy.

I support Barbara Comstock to carry on Frank Wolf’s excellent record of principled leadership for Virginia’s 10th District.

Darian Downs McLean

Connolly Opponent Missed Mark government waste. [That’s not good: the biggest waste in federal government is in the Department of Defense,with Homeland Security running behind in second place.]

• Reduce corporate taxes. [That’s not good: they already are lowest in the industrial world when you include all the tax shelters and the freedom to retain earnings offshore.]

• Protect the benefits of veterans and federal retirees. [That’s good.]

Scholte gets two out of five correct.

That’s not a passing grade.

W.R. Knight McLean

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Editor: The real meat of your recent profile of 11th Congressional District Republican nominee Suzanne Scholte was contained in the paragraph that began, “If elected . . .”

If elected, she says she will: • Introduce “free-market reforms” to the Affordable Care Act. [That’s not good: It means removing government-imposed restrictions on insurance companies and giving them more control over who they insure, what benefits they will provide, what they charge and under what conditions they can cancel policies. ] • Help small businesses. [That’s good.]

• Restore the defense budget and cut

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Editor: In her Aug. 21 letter, “Comstock’s Record Disqualifies Her for Congress,” Barbara Stephens asserts that “no average voter either wrote [about] or cares about [Del. Comstock’s] Research and Development Expense Act.” Ms. Stephens wrote this in reference to a July 24 letter, “Comstock Focuses on Research, Development,” by Noriko Behling, calling Ms. Behling’s letter “an insult to the voters in [Comstock’s] district” and implying the letter had been “written by [Comstock’s] campaign staff.”

Research-and-development drives technology innovation, which in turn drives our economy. Comstock’s tax-credit bill further incentivizes R&D conducted in conjunction with Virginia’s institutions of higher education. But as MIT Professor Michael Greenstone points out in a Brookings Institute paper, because the private sector focuses on R&D that produces profits in the short-term, more “basic” research that benefits the country as a whole – such as a new technology that impacts on an entire industry – typically requires funding from the federal government.

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Fairfax County’s jobless rate ticked The highest rates were reported in Misdown slightly from June to July, part of a sissippi and Michigan (8.6 percent each), regional trend across Northern Virginia.

Georgia (8.3 percent), Rhode Island (8 With 619,401 county residents in the percent) and Nevada (also 8 percent). civilian workforce and 27,477 looking for For full data, see the Web site at www. jobs, the unemployment rate of 4.2 percent virginialmi.com. was down from 4.4 percent in June, acYear-Over-Year Joblessness Down in cording to non-seasonally-adjusted figures D.C. Region: Year-over-year joblessness reported Aug. 27 by the Virginia Employ- across the Washington region declined ment Commission. modestly in July, part of a general trend toStatewide, “July’s increase in total non- ward better employment numbers reported farm employment to 3,788,200 was the by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. second consecutive monthly increase, and The non-seasonally-adjusted unemploybrought total non-farm employment within ment rate of 5.4 percent was down from 5.7 3,700 jobs of the April 2008 pre-recession percent a year before, according to prelimipeak of 3,791,900 jobs,” said Ann Lang, nary figures reported Aug. 27. senior economist for the Economic Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian emI n f o r m a - ployment for July. “Previous” is rate for June. tion Services Previous Pct. Employed Unemployed Division of Jurisdiction 4.0% 4.0% the Virginia Alexandria 89,828 3,736 Employment Arlington 3.6% 3.5% 136,931 4,976 C o m m i s - Fairfax County 4.4% 4.2% 619,401 27,477 sion.

4.0% 3.9% Falls Church 7,672 315 Jobs in Loudoun 4.4% 4.3% 190,594 8,581 both the pri- Prince William 4.8% 4.7% 229,920 11,344 vate and pub- Northern Va. 4.5% 4.3% 1,528,920 69,528 lic sectors in- Virginia 5.4% 5.4% 4,105,684 233,598 creased from 6.3% 6.5% United States 147,265,000 10,307,000 June to July, up 11,300 and 2,000 jobs, respectively.

July’s percentage represented 3.27 milLike Fairfax, most other jurisdictions lion in the region’s labor force and 176,400 across Northern Virginia saw small month- looking for work. A year before, there were over-month declines in jobless rates. Un- 185,800 residents of the D.C. region seekemployment dropped from 3.6 percent to ing employment.

3.5 percent in Arlington; from 4 percent Year-over-year unemployment rates to 3.9 percent in the city of Falls Church; were lower in 348 of the nation’s 372 metrofrom 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent in Loudoun politan areas, higher in 16 and unchanged County; and from 4.8 percent to 4.7 per- in eight, Bureau of Labor Statistics officent in Prince William County. In Alexan- cials said. dria, the unemployment rate was steady at The national, non-seasonally-adjusted 4 percent. unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in July Across Northern Virginia, the unem- was down from 7.7 percent a year before. ployment rate of 4.3 percent was down Among the nation’s metro areas, the from 4.5 percent a month before, represent- lowest jobless rate was reported in Bising about 1.53 million in the workforce and marck, N.D., at 2.4 percent. The highest just under 70,000 looking for jobs. rates were found in Yuma, Ariz., and El The state unemployment rate of 5.4 per- Centro, Calif., at 29.2 percent and 24.7 percent was unchanged; the national rate of cent, respectively.

6.5 percent was up from 6.3 percent.

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

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Among Virginia metropolitan areas The highest rates were found in Mar- outside the Washington region, joblessness tinsville (11.5 percent), Lexington (11.2 was down in July compared to a year bepercent), Dickenson County (10.3 percent) fore. July 2014 unemployment rates were and Petersburg (10.2 percent).

4.8 percent in Charlottesville, 4.9 percent Among Virginia’s metropolitan areas, in Winchester, 5.5 percent in Roanoke, 5.6 the lowest unemployment rates after the percent in Harrisonburg, 5.7 percent in D.C. suburbs could be found in Charlot- Richmond, 5.8 percent in Virginia Beach, tesville and Winchester, at 4.8 percent each. 6.2 percent in Blacksburg/Christiansburg, Danville (8.1 percent) and Kingsport/Bris- 6.3 percent in Lynchburg and 8.1 percent tol (7.3 percent) had the highest rates. in Danville. Statewide, the non-seasonallyVirginia tied for 16th in the nation with adjusted unemployment rate of 5.4 percent Kansas and the state of Washington for in July was down from 5.8 percent a year July’s lowest jobless rate. before.

Overall, the lowest rates were found in For full data from the national unemNorth Dakota (2.7 percent), South Dakota ployment report for the month of July, see (3.3 percent), Nebraska (3.9 percent), Utah the Web site at www.bls.gov. (also 3.9 percent) and Vermont (4 percent).

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Three elevators (one for freight) will transport people between floors; students only will be allowed to ride them under adult supervision, Lemmon said. Students mostly will use stairs, thus encouraging physical fitness, she said.

Flexibility is the byword when it comes to the school’s furniture. Library tables fold up vertically and nest, and have legs with rollers, allowing them to be rearranged as needed. The teachers’ desks have a lighter, less-formidable look than wooden or steel

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Fairfax County Public Schools on Aug. 27 unveiled a new vertical-design elementary school in Seven Corners that relieves overcrowding, gives students a high-tech, light-filled learning environment and serves as a model for future urban schools.

Bailey’s Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences’ design, fitness facilities, classroom amenities and administrative structure differ from nearly every other county elementary school.

“It’s just a phenomenal, rich environment for our students,” said Jeffrey Platenberg, assistant superintendent for facilities and transportation services.

Ensconced in a former five-story office building at 6245 Leesburg Pike, the school is the county’s first to use a vertical design.

It will accept students in third through fifth grades and bus them to an internal entrance, allowing the pupils to enter and exit without being exposed to dangerous traffic along Route 7. A perimeter fence further will ensure pupils’ safety, school officials said.

The existing Bailey’s Elementary School at 6111 Knollwood Drive in Falls Church will continue to serve children in preschool through second grade and host the school’s School-Aged Child Care program.

Principal Marie Lemmon will oversee both campuses. One assistant principal will be assigned to the original school, one to the upper campus and one will shuttle between them, as needed.

After buying the 101,000-square-foot building for $9.37 million on Dec. 20, 2013, the school system built Bailey’s Upper Elementary in just eight months.

Bailey’s Elementary has been overcrowded for seven years; its enrollment of about 1,360 is the highest for a Virginia elementary school and 30 percent over the school’s capacity. The facility now has 19 trailer classrooms, 12 of which are modular units.

Bailey’s Upper Elementary’s circa-1987 building, set on 3.4 acres, gave architect Lauren Ford of Cooper Carry a sound, reasonably new structure to work with.

The project’s main contractor was John C. Grimberg Co. Inc. of Rockville, Md. Basic improvements included replacing the

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

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

Students at the College of William and Mary (up $2,193), Virginia Military Institute ($1,114) and Richard Bland College ($1,038) will see the biggest rise in in-state

tuition and mandatory fees. Students in Virginia’s Community College System will experience the smallest increase, totaling $180.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed,” Chadwick said. “No one wants to pay more taxes, but I wouldn’t mind paying a little more to keep our state colleges and universities funded. If you think about it, almost everyone sends their kids to college, so this really is a benefit for most the state.”

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Students’ desks are modular and may be combined in multiple ways. Some of their chairs are “hockey stools,” which tilt but do not fall over when the person sitting on them shifts weight. The seats permit movement and dissipation of nervous energy while still allowing children to focus on their lessons, Lemmon said.

Each classroom’s reading corner also will have a large bean-bag chair. Test chairs proved so popular with third-graders that one girl cried when she learned the comfy chairs were going to be returned to the vendor, Lemmon said.

Four physical-education rooms are available and the school will have a golf simulator. Metal screens dotted with holes let in natural light while protecting windows from errantly tossed balls.

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3 CHARGED IN ROBBERY OF GREAT FALLS CONVENIENCE STORE: Three

suspects entered a convenience store in the 9900 block of Georgetown Pike in Great Falls on Aug. 25 at 1:57 a.m. and took beer without paying, Fairfax County police said.

While fleeing, the suspects assaulted a store employee, who subsequently was transported to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, police said.

Responding police officers located all three suspects and took them into custody.

Authorities have charged Diego Anticona, 28, of Herndon with robbery and resisting arrest; Jorge Anticona-Choy, 27, of Herndon with robbery; and Juan Ramos-Marroquin, 33, of Chantilly with robbery.

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VIENNA MAN REPORTS IMPROPERLY ALTERED TAX RETURN: A resident living

in the 400 block of Upham Place, N.W., told Vienna police Aug. 25 that he earlier had given his tax returns to someone to deliver to his accountant. While verifying his tax records for the refinancing of his house, he discovered some of the tax-return information had been altered without his knowledge.

Vienna police informed the man he also should contact the Internal Revenue Service to inform them about the altered tax return.

VIENNA MAN REPORTS FRAUDULENT CREDIT-CARD CHARGES: A resident

living in the 600 block of Sideling Court, N.E., told Vienna police that sometime between July 24 and Aug. 22, his creditcard company informed him that possibly fraudulent charges had been made to his account.

The resident verified his account and discovered several charges had been made without his knowledge, said Vienna police, who continue to investigate this case.

THIEVES STEAL DOWNSPOUTS FROM ANOTHER VIENNA CHURCH: An employ-

ee at Wesley United Methodist Church, 711 Spring St., S.E., told Vienna police that sometime between Aug. 1 and 27, someone took two downspouts, possibly made of copper, from the church.

Vienna police have fielded at least two similar calls recently. An employee at Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Road, N.E., informed police that sometime between Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. and Aug. 18 at 6 a.m., someone had stolen several copper downspouts from the building.

An employee at Vienna Town Hall, 127 Center St., S., told police that sometime between July 1 and Aug. 12, someone had taken the copper downspout from the building’s exterior. The employee discovered the theft after noticing that the building’s basement was taking in water, police said.

NO SHOES EQUALS NO SERVICE AT VIENNA McDONALD’S: Vienna police

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Public-Safety Notes employee who stated two men had been in the restaurant and begun yelling and cursing after she told them they needed to put on shoes in order to be served.

Located by police, the disorderly customers were informed by the employee and responding officer that they no longer were permitted in the restaurant, police said.

VIENNA WOMAN REPORTS TAX-SCAM PHONE MESSAGE: A woman living in

the 300 block of George Street, S.W., told Vienna police on Aug. 22 at 2:39 p.m. that she had received a telephone message from someone who claimed to be an employee with the Internal Revenue Service. The caller stated it was imperative that the resident return the call.

The resident recognized this as a scam and did not return the call, police said.

VIENNA MAN FINDS OPENED SAFE IN HIS YARD: A man living in the 600 block

of Niblick Drive, S.E., told Vienna police Aug. 23 that he had found a safe in his yard, which appeared to have been broken into.

The safe will be held at Vienna Police Headquarters until the owner can be located, police said.

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of a parking space at 7-Eleven, 537 Maple Ave., W., a man approached her in an aggressive manner and accused her of backing into his vehicle.

The woman stated the damage to the other vehicle appeared to be old and that she had not caused it. The man then attempted to get her personal information and became very agitated when she contacted her insurance company, police said.

The woman told police she felt the man was attempting to get her to pay for damage for which she was not responsible.

CUSTOMER LEAVES SERVICE STATION WITHOUT PAYING FOR WORK ON VEHICLE: An employee at the Shell service sta-

tion at 545 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police on Aug. 25 at 8:26 a.m. that a customer had left without paying for service that had been performed on his vehicle. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

IRKED AT ADMONISHMENT NOT TO SMOKE, MAN TAKES CASH FROM CAFE’S TIP JAR: An employee at Starbucks,

107 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police on Aug. 26 at 9:49 a.m. that a man had entered the store and became disorderly when the employee asked him to extinguish his cigarette.

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McLean/G. Falls Notes GREAT FALLS’ 9/11 COMMEMORATION APPROACHES: The Friends of the Great

Falls Freedom Memorial will hold the annual Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony at 7 p.m. at the site of the Freedom Memorial, behind the Great Falls Library at 9830 Georgetown Pike.

The event will feature participation by Boy Scout Troop 55 and Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers Jr. There will be a bell-ringing for each of the Great Falls residents who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and a wreath-laying ceremony featuring local leaders.

The community is invited; in case of rain, the event will be moved into the library’s meeting room.

LANGLEY HIGH BAND MEMBERS TO PARTICIATE IN ‘TAG DAY’: The Langley

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High School Band will hold its annual Tag Day fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Students in the band program will knock on the doors of homes in the school’s attendance area soliciting financial support for the program.

This fall, the high school will be fielding the largest marching band in years, including a new color guard. Funds raised through the Tag Day event will support expansion; all donations are 100-percent tax-deductible.

The band program will hold free concerts for the community on Dec. 9, Feb. 25 and May 29. Because of renovation at the high school, the concerts will be held at McLean High School.

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provide music and entertainment at the school’s home football games, slated for Sept. 19, Oct. 2, Oct. 17, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7.

For information on the band program, see the Web site at www.langleyband.org.

MCC GEARS UP FOR ANNUAL FALL FLEA MARKET: The McLean Commu-

nity Center will hold the annual McLean Fall Community Flea Market on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking garage at 1420 Beverly Road (behind the Giant Food shopping center).

More than 50 sellers participate in the free event, which includes commercial vendors as well as individuals.

A limited number of selling spaces remain available at $45; the deadline to reserve spaces is Sept. 10.

For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

LYNNE CHENEY TO DISCUSS NEW BOOK: The McLean Historical Society

and the McLean Community Center’s Lifetime Learning Program will host McLean resident Lynne Cheney discussing her new book, “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered,” on Friday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center.

Following her presentation, a questionand-answer session and book-signing will be held.

The program is free and open to the public. For information, call Paul Kohlenberger at (703) 980-0885 or e-mail paulkohl@ msn.com.

McLEAN LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TO DISCUSS FIREARMS: The McLean

day unit of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area will discuss “Use of Firearms in Homicides and Suicides” at its meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the Star Nut Café, 1445 Laughlin Ave. For information, call (703) 734-1048 or (703) 356-9368.

‘GRANDSONS’ TO PERFORM IN McLEAN:

The Grandsons will perform mixed rock on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Palladium Civic Place Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave. in McLean.

The concert is free. For information, call (703) 288-9505.

CHURCH TO HOST COMMUNITY FUN DAY: Charles Wesley United Methodist

Church will host a Community Rally and Family Fun Day on Sunday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 6817 Dean Drive in McLean.

The event will feature an outdoor worship service, barbecue lunch and family activities.

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

BALLROOM DANCING RETURNS TO COLVIN RUN: Ballroom dancing returns to

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The cost is $15, and the attire is ballroom casual. For information, call (703) 759-2685 or see the Web site at www. colvinrun.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The initiative draws from evolving practices across the nation.

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

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

Three years ago, officials at the regional level began discussions on bringing the concept to Northern Virginia.

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

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

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

SUPER-SENIORS TO COMPETE IN REGIONAL OLYMPICS: Northern Virginia

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

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

It will be the third year in the compe-

tition for Ms. Woodring, who first participated in Scrabble in 2012.

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

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

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

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

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

Participants in the 90-plus demographic “have registered for bowling, pickleball, tennis, eight ball pool, duplicate bridge, Mah Jongg, cribbage, Wii bowling and field events such as discus and shot put,” said Northern Virginia Senior Olympics chairman Dave Jerome.

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

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

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

FCPS, COURTS TEAM UP ON ‘RESTORATIVE-JUSTICE’ INITIATIVE: Fairfax

County Public Schools – in collaboration with the Fairfax County Police Department, the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services and Northern Virginia Mediation Services – is launching a program that will allow school-based resource officers to refer select incidents committed by juveniles in county schools and the community to a restorative-justice conference, so students can avoid automatic entrance into the criminal justice system.

Offenses that are non-violent and nondrug are eligible for the new program, county school officials said.

“Restorative justice” is a victim-centered response to crime and wrongdoing that focuses on victims’ needs as related to the harm caused by the incident, according to officials.

Vienna/Oakton Notes unit of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area will discuss “Use of Firearms in Homicides and Suicides” on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. at Oakton Regional Library.

For information, call (703) 938-1486 or (703) 281-3380.

JAMES MADISON BAND STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ‘TAG DAY’: The James

Madison High School band and color guard will hold its annual Tag Day fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Chaperoned students will go door-todoor in their marching uniforms throughout the school attendance area, soliciting contributions and thanking the community for its support of the program.

Due to its record of excellence, the band has been invited to participate in the Bands of America Grant Nationals competition in Indianapolis this fall, marking the first time in 26 years that a band from Fairfax County will be in attendance.

Contributions also are welcomed by mail, and can be sent to James Madison High School, Attn: Band Parents, Tag Day, 2500 James Madison Drive, Vienna, Va. 22181.

For information on the fundraising drive or upcoming concerts and performances, see the Web site at www.jmhsband.org.

VIENNA WOMAN’S CLUB TO HOST OPEN HOUSE, MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: The Vien-

a discussion by artist Patricia Farrell showing her technique, on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. The program is free nad open to the public. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety. org.

REGISTRATION SET FOR SHEPHERD’S CENTER FALL PROGRAM: The Shep-

herd’s Center of Oakton/Vienna will host an open house and registration day for its fall “Adventures in Learning” series on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. until noon at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax.

The classes are designed for those age 50 and older, and are taught by volunteer experts on Thursday.s The tuition of $40 permits participants to attend any classes during the series.

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

HARMONIZERS TO APPEAR IN CONCERT: The “Lunch ’n’ Life” series, spon-

sored by Shepherd’s Center of Northern Virginia, returns to Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Vienna on Monday, Sept. 15 at noon.

The program features the Harmony Heritage Singers.

The cost is $10, with registration and prepayment due by Sept. 18. For information, call (703) 281-0538.

na Woman’s Club will hold an open house and membership drive on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna.

Since 1955, the organization has been uniting women of the Vienna area with programs in education, philanthropy, fine arts and civics. Meetings are held the third week of each month at 7 p.m. from September through May. For information, see the Web site at www.viennawomansclub.org.

CHURCH’S ESL PROGRAM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS: The English as a Second

FRIENDS OF VALE SCHOOL HOUSE TO HOST OPEN HOUSE: The Friends of Vale

Church offers a 15-week series for those going through separation or divorce, with the next program beginning on Sept. 16.

The program runs weekly on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church. There is a $20 materials fee, and scholarships are available.

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

School House/Vale Club will hold an open house for prospective members on Sunday, Sept. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the historic schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton.

Those attending can explore the school, hear about the organization and enjoy light refreshments.

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

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Federal Credit Union will hold its 22nd annual 5K Walk-Run to support the Committee for Helping Others (CHO) on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The event will start and end at the credit union’s Vienna headquarters, with the race beginning at 9 a.m. and running through historic parts of town.

For information and to register, see the Web site at www.navyfederal.org/5k.

Language program at St. Mark Catholic Church is seeking volunteers for the 201415 academic year.

Volunteers can teach one night a week or on an occasional basis, and support staff also are invited to volunteer.

For information, see the Web site at http://service.www.stmark.org/.

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Set at the end of a cul-de-sac, fully fenced and featuring a fabulous addition complementing the original late-1970s contemporary construction, the property is perfect both for daily living and informal entertaining in style.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $869,999 by Joan Stansfield of Keller Williams Realty.

Let us begin at the beginning. After a welcome on the gracious porch, we are ushered inside to begin our exploration.

The living room is large and designed to easily welcome a gathering at holiday time or any time of year, with access to the rear patio.

The dining room, with skylights, is amply proportioned.

The “Big Red Kitchen” (as seen on the www.bigredkitchen.com blog) is a testament to the perfect marriage of functionality and style. Here, you will find all the amenities needed by the serious chef, and an overall package that highlights style by featuring a cathedral ceiling, wall of windows, stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops, along with copious pantry space.

It’s spacious, yet everything is close at hand, and nearby is the breakfast area that also provides walk-out access to the

patio.

The upper level’s highlight is the master retreat, which occupies the rear of the home and celebrates individuality. A sumptuous master bath and large walk-in closet are here, as well.

Two additional bedrooms are found on this level, each with ceiling fans and plentiful closet space. They share a nice bath.

Each of the two lower levels has been renovated. The first features a large recreation room with wood stove, to go with two additional bedrooms. The basement provides yet another recreation room, along with exceptional storage and utility space.

The rear yard is a study in serenity.

From here, sit back and enjoy the wafting summer sounds of Wolf Trap while entertaining family and friends. Gorgeous trees are all around, and the rear is fully

fenced to add to the ambiance and quiet. Hard to believe the new Silver Line is easily accessible and you enjoy the McLean High School pyramid!

Designed for the ultimate in comfortable daily living, while also providing plentiful options for entertaining a crowd, this home started life as a charmer and has been augmented through the years.

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

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

Facts for buyers Address: 9126 Cricklewood Court, Vienna (22182).

Listed at: $869,999 by Joan Stansfield, Keller Williams Realty (703) 9197761.

Schools: Colvin Run Elementary, Longfellow Middle, McLean High School.

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U.S. Real Estate Market Still in ‘Healing’ Mode

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Discussion in Hampton Roads Area Could Be Precursor to Issue in the Local Region SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

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

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

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

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

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

about 18 percent of the cost of operation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Invest in community redevelopment. Increase the investment in reducing crime.”

The Tide runs 7.4 miles from Eastern Virginia Medical Center to the border with Virginia Beach, incorporating stops in Norfolk’s downtown along the way.

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DRYWALL CONTRACTOR APPARENTLY MAKES OFF WITH CUSTOMER’S TELEVISION: A resident living in the 1000 block

of Westbriar Drive, N.E., told Vienna police Aug. 28 that he had contracted with a person through Craigslist to perform drywall work. The resident stated that after the contractor arrived at his house and was given instructions, the resident left to run errands.

When the resident returned, he noticed that several items, including a television, were gone as well as the contractor. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

McLEAN BUSINESS REPORTS BURGLARY: An employee of a business in

the 1500 block of Chain Bridge Road in McLean told Fairfax County police on Aug. 26 that someone had entered the business and taken property.

OAKTON RESIDENT REPORTS PEEPING SUSPECT: A resident living in the 10200

block of Bushman Drive in Oakton looked

out the window on Aug. 24 at 6:45 p.m. and saw a man looking into the room, Fairfax County police said.

The suspect, who fled before police arrived, was described as black, in his 20s and about 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, police said.

McLEAN RESIDENT REPORTS HOME WAS BURGLARIZED: A resident living in

the 6300 block of Walden Woods Court in the McLean area told Fairfax County police on Aug. 22 that someone had entered the residence and taken property.

VIENNA POLICE AGAIN TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG-TAKEBACK INITIATIVE: In con-

junction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.) and state and local law-enforcement agencies, Vienna police again will participate in a one-day initiative to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from area homes.

Vienna police on Sept. 27 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. will provide a collection site for old, expired, unused or unwanted medications.

Prescription medications, controlled or non-controlled substances and over-thecounter drugs may be turned in anonymously at the collection point inside Vienna Police Headquarters, 215 Center St., S. Participants may dispose of medications in their original containers or by removing the drugs and disposing of them directly into the collection box, town police said in a statement.

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Ceremony Marks Change of Command at Joint Base SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

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

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

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

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

tary District of Washington.

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

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

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

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

Col. Henderson is a native of Idaho who was commissioned a Reserve Army officer while at Boise State College in 1990 and entered active duty in November 1991. His military career began as a tank platoon leader; for the past year, he has served as an Army

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservation Trust.

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

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

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

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

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

The land trusts around the country agreed to follow them.

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

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

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

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

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

tions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We hold 102 easements now. Our staff is busy, meeting with landowners and walking the land. We’ve also started works on stormwater and nutrient treating in George Washington Regional Commission area.

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

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

Sullivan won the seat with 62 percent of the vote.

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

County Residents Can Test Out New Voting Equipment: Fairfax County residents will have the opportunity to take new voting machines for a “test run” at various locations in coming weeks.

The Fairfax County Office of Elections is putting out its DS200 and ExpressVote machines so the public can become familiar with them prior to the Nov. 4 general election.

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nounced Aug. 15, two months after the commonwealth’s biennial budget was adopted, that the state government may face a larger budget gap than initially expected.

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

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

keeping an eye on how what we do impacts the region.

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W h a t challenges does the organization face? It’s a challenge of finding properties to add to our portfolio. For example, we try to add riparian areas to reduce sediments in stream, so there will be less pollution draining out into the bay. The more natural the setting where water is running off – with natural growth and no fertilizer from lawns – the less damage to water running through streambeds to the Chesapeake Bay. Pimmit Regional Library (Friday, Sept. 12 from noon to 2 p.m. and Monday, Sept.

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Additional opportunities to view the machines will be available at the Fairfax County Government Center (Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.); Great Falls Library (Thursday, Sept. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m.); and Oakton Library (Friday, Oct. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m.).

Several months ago, the Office of Elections purchased 525 DS200 electronic-scan paper-ballot machines and 600 ExpressVote touch-screen machines that provide a paper trail. The total cost of the purchase was about $6.4 million.

Forum to Feature Candidates in 11th Congressional District: Candidates for 11th District U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate in a meet-and-greet on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the City of Fairfax Regional Library.

The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area, AARP, Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia and the Providence District Council are co-sponsoring this event.

For more information and for a list of upcoming candidate forums across Northern Virginia, see the Web site at www.lwvfairfax.org/2014MeetandGreet.html. $536 million will be needed in fiscal 2016 to close the gap. Where those cuts will come from will be detailed in the coming months, according to the governor’s office.

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

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Many Questions Regarding This Fall’s Varsity Grid Teams Other than the Flint Hill Huskies, at this point, the prospects aren’t all that bright for the seven varsity high-school football teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas of Fairfax County this season, which began last weekend.

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Senior kicker Nick Delgado made his first career start Aug. 29 in the Oakton Cougars’ seasonFOOTBALL opening 25-22 overtime victory against the visiting W.T. Woodson Cavaliers, but any rookie nerves he may have had didn’t show.

Delgado, who transferred from Gonzaga during the summer, began his high school football career for Oakton with a bang. He converted all six of his field goal attempts, including two kicks from beyond 40 yards, and the game-winning 27-yard field goal in overtime.

“I have to give so much of the credit to my dad,” Delgado said. “He kicked at St. John’s [College High School], then Georgetown, then with the Washington Redskins for a couple years. He’s been holding my hand the whole time. He’s taught me all I know. I’m so happy that I was able to contribute to the win.”

Oakton coach Jason Rowley noted that Delgado’s reliability kept the Cougars in the game.

“We’re down 22-19 [late in the fourth quarter], and our coaches are thinking, ‘Hey, let’s go for it.’ And I’m like, ‘No, let’s put our kicker out there. Let’s tie that game,’ ” Rowley said.

In overtime, the Woodson offense was pushed back by a 12-yard sack, and ultimately failed to convert on a 39-yard field goal attempt.

Rowley didn’t hesitate to point to his kicker on his team’s first offensive play in overtime.

“In high school overtime, all you have to do is score points,” Rowley said. “We were thinking, kick the field goal. Let’s win the ball game and go home.”

Delgado’s field goals, in order, were from 44, 36, 41, 27, 33 and 27 (OT).

Going against Woodson’s newly-installed spread offense, Rowley was generally pleased with his team’s defensive performance.

“We weren’t as familiar with Woodson’s offense as we are with the offenses of our conference opponents,” Rowley said. “We only had a few tapes from scrimmages. That showed with our pass defense and coverage breakdowns.”

Oakton kicker Nick Delgado boots one of his six field goals against W.T. Woodson out of the hold of quarterback Sal Tutone during the Cougars’ Aug. 29 overtime victory.

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Oakton’s Derrick Beale, right, is pursued by W.T. Woodson’s China Moon as he races down the sideline during the Aug. 29 game at Oakton.

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Woodson capitalized early in the game with two long pass completions for touchdowns, giving the Cavaliers a 13-9 lead.

Sophomore running back Patrick Francisco scored Oakton’s lone touchdown, a 17-yard scamper up the middle late in the second quarter. Delgado booted the extra point and the Cougars led, 16-13, at halftime.

The lead seesawed again in the second half when Delgado continued to produce.

“As a kicker, you have to look at every kick the same way, that’s the mental approach you need to have,” he said. “It’s a snap and a hold and a kick. If I do that, I can be successful.” n After losing its first nine games last season, the Madison Warhawks opened the 2014 campaign with a 33-22 road win over the South Lakes Seahawks on Aug. 29 in Reston.

Madison junior quarterback Jason Gastrock threw three scoring passes and ran for another touchdown. His one-yard

scoring run capped a 65-yard drive in the second period.

Castrock’s scoring passes covered 45 yards to Nate Williams, 19 to Matt Bacigalupo and five to Bryan Harthun.

Also for Madison, Jimmy Maclin returned a blocked punt, that was blocked

by Paul Gerden, for a touchdown, and Bacigalupo kicked three extra points.

For Madison on the ground, Joon Park had 47 yards rushing and Joe Koshuta had 42.

Williams caught four passes for 105 yards.

Passing, Gastrock was 10 of 18 for 175 yards and did not throw an interception.

On defense for Madison, Ryan Barrett and Koshuta led the team with 12 and 10 tackles, respectively. Koshuta recovered a fumble and Sam Kidd had an intercetion. Madison hosts Oakton at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 in the second game for both teams. n The Potomac School Panthers opened their season with a 33-0 home loss to visiting Avalon on Aug. 29.

There are too many unknowns and question marks about the other six.

Flint Hill should make a strong run to three-peat as the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference champion and earn a state independent-school playoff berth.

The Huskies have many returning starters on both sides of the ball, including the entire offensive backfield.

The Potomac School Panthers are Flint Hill’s biggest MAC rival. In contrast, the team graduated its entire offensive backfield. The Panthers’ success could depend on how much the new starters are able to produce.

Other unknowns regard the Marshall Statesmen and McLean Highlanders. Both teams have new head coaches and have changed many things about the programs, including on the field and in culture and approach.

Will those changes parlay into success, or will those transitions take a while to mold and develop?

The Madison Warhawks are coming off a horrible 1-9 season. The potential is there for the Warhawks to be improved. But will they rebound, and if so, how much? Madison opened its season Aug. 29 with a win and is 1-0.

The good news for the Langley Saxons is returning 2,000-yard running back Tyler West. He is poised to have another productive season behind the team’s huge offensive line.

However, Langley is young in a number of areas, with multiple sophomores expected to start. If those players develop quickly, Langley could have another good season.

Similar to Langley, the Oakton Cougars were hit hard by graduation, plus their best defensive player moved to Texas. So like the others, Oakton, also 1-0, has many unknowns, as its success depends on inexperienced players.

Again, on paper, the prospects don’t look that shiny. The thing is, games aren’t played on paper. So the end results could become more favorable for those teams with the many questions.

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So much is new for the McLean Highlanders this season, including the entire coaching staff and the offensive and defensive systems.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW McLean hopes those changes parlay into a better record than last fall’s 5-5 mark and bring the Highlanders a 2014 playoff berth.

McLean opens its high school football season Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Arlington against Washington-Lee. “The hay is not in the barn yet, but we’re getting ready,” first-year McLean head coach Shaun Blair said. “We have changed everything, so there is a learning curve.”

FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Among local high school football games being played this weekend that will be covered on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax are: n Langley at Yorktown n McLean at Washington-Lee n Wakefield at Marshall n Oakton at Madison n Paul VI at Flint Hill n Potomac School at Pope Paul The Highlanders will run a spread offense that includes a power running game and a 4-3 defense with zone coverages.

Leading the offense is senior quarterback Brian Maffei, who threw just three passes last season as a backup.

“Brian has worked hard in the off sea-

son and has learned the system,” Blair said. “He’s been a nice surprise.”

Maffei will have some big targets to throw to, including 6-foot-3 senior Jordan Cole, 6-3 junior Brandon Hill, 6-foot senior Owen Pilewski and 6-foot junior Patrick Dolan. Senior Clayton Downey will be a slotback.

The running backs are seniors Chris Merrill, Tom Shue and Jack Holland.

“We have good depth at the skill positions,” Blair said.

The offensive line is young with sole returner Sam Delano, the senior center.

Others are juniors David Kagan and Anthony Capon and sophomore tackles McCord Meyers and Will Salt. Kickers are seniors Rose Castle and Logan Legg.

Hill will be a lineman on defense along with senior Andrew Bone. Senior Nelson Sera is the middle linebacker, Cole will be

the safety, Shue is a defensive back and sophomore Myles Collins is a corner.

“We have the right type of kids here, so the sky is the limit for these guys,” Blair said. “We have seen a workmanlike mentality from them and they are excited about what we are running.”

NOTE: McLean has not made the playoffs since the 2011 season, just missing the past two seasons.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 5, at Washington-Lee, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 12, at Marshall, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 19, vs. Falls Church, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

26, vs. South Lakes, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 2, vs. Herndon, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 10, at Stone Bridge, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 17, vs. Fairfax, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 24, at Madison, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 31, vs. Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 7, at Langley, 7:30 p.m.

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Langley Returns 2,000-Yard Back, But Is Young Otherwise DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Last fall the Langley Saxons enjoyed one of their best seasons in years when they finished 9-3 overall, had a 1-1 playoff record and finished second in the Liberty District with a 6-1 mark.

For the high-school football team to duplicate that kind of performance this fall, the squad will need many young players to step in and fill starting roles.

That’s because Langley was hit hard by graduation.

“We’re pretty young across the board, so we have to refill the tank a bit,” said John Howerton, who is beginning his 12th year as Langley’s head coach. “We’ll start

four or five sophomores, maybe more.”

Langley opens its high-school football season Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Arlington against the Yorktown Patriots.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Langley’s one top returner is senior running back Tyler West. He rushed for 2,250 yards last season.

“We need him to have another big season,” Howerton said.

Jack Anderson, a 6-foot-2 junior with a strong arm, is Langley’s new starting quarterback. Senior R.J. Lutz is the backup.

Receivers for Langley are senior Scott Rosner, junior Daniel Salamone and sophomores Isaiah Culver and Daniel

White. Senior Brian Pitts is a returning starter at tight end.

“We are pretty quick on the outside,” Howerton said.

Langley is always known for its big offensive line, and that’s the case again.

Returners are senior Connor Halm (6-7, 275) and junior Ben Culmer (6-6, 295).

New starters are sophomore center Tyler Howerton (6-2, 260), sophomore Lachlan Pitts (6-2, 220) and junior Xavier Henschel (6-3, 240).

Key players on defense will be Pitts, Culver, senior nose guard Ben So, senior linebackers Diego Phillips and Michael Carswell, junior linebackers Chris Rossberg and Trevor Stup, junior defensive back Dante Vasiliadis and sophomore

defensive back Noah Clemente.

“We need to get a little better each week, have our players develop, and that will give us a chance,” Howerton said.

NOTE: Langley has earned playoff berths each of the past four seasons.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 5, at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 12, at Stone Bridge, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 19, vs. T.C. Williams, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

26, at Chantilly, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 2, vs. Marshall, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 10, at Fairfax, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 17, vs. South Lakes, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 24, at Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 31, vs. Madison, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 7, vs. McLean, 7:30 p.m.

Experienced Offensive Backfield Could Be Flint Hill’s Strength DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With their entire starting offensive backfield returning from last season’s Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference championship team, the Flint Hill Huskies are poised to make a strong run at their third straight league championship this fall.

Returning to that backfield for the high school football team are junior quarterback Justin Saleh and break-away senior running backs Christian Martey, who will play at Division I Bryant University in Rhode Island, and Cameron Vaughn.

Those three helped Flint Hill to a 6-4 record last year and a Virginia Independent School Division I state playoff berth.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Flint Hill opens its 2014 season Saturday, Sept. 6, at home at 2 p.m. against the Paul VI Panthers.

“It’s nice to have those three back and our other returners, but our concern is depth,” Flint Hill coach Tom Verbanic said. “We have a good group of seniors, but we need some younger kids to step in and play key roles, because we worry about having too many guys going two ways.”

Other returners on offense are senior receivers Jack Swart and Kyle Hillian, who are also defensive backs. Senior Matt Robinson is the tight end and will be a linebacker on defense.

Linemen are seniors Reza Akhtar and Malek Zahed and juniors Nick Fouty, Ben Cross and Grant Jenkins. Senior Tommy Shumway is the place kicker.

Also on defense, Shumway is a cornerback, Jenkins is a lineman, Zahed is a lineman, seniors Jason Police and Jack Salewski and junior Brett Briglia are linebackers, and Vaughn and Martey will play some as well.

Police is a running back on offense

and Briglia is a receiver.

“We’re a little inexperienced on defense,” Verbanic said.

NOTE: Flint Hill has won eight straight games against Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents.

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Sept. 6, vs.

Paul VI, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 13, at Episcopal, 3 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 20, vs.

Collegiate, 1 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 27, at Woodberry Forest, 1 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 3, at Bishop Ireton, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 11, vs. St. James, 3 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 18, at Potomac School, 2:45 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 25, vs. Maret, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 1, vs. Sidwell Friends, 2 p.m.

For Marshall, 2014 Is About Building the Right Attitude and Culture DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Like teams, Marshall would like to finish 10-0. But when a squad is coming off back-to-back 0-10 campaigns and has a new head coach, the early part of this season will be more about continuing a positive attitude and improving.

nior Dallas Dudding returns as the starting quarterback to run the triple-option offense. Junior Josh Hurlburt will be a running back along with senior Alfredo Piedrahita. Returning offensive linemen are seniors Stephen Tapia, Andres Duenas and Zach Coates. Senior Peter Kongpaseuth and sophomore Bo Hann are other linemen.

On defense, Hurlburt and Piedrahita will be linebackers along with senior Mick McGuire and sophomore Markel Harrison is a defensive back.

“Those are our key players right now,”

Masten said. “We had some success in our first scrimmage, so the kids are excited to get things going.”

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 5, vs.

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The Marshall Statesmen are realistic about the 2014 high school football season.

Marshall opens the season Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at home against the Wakefield Warriors.

“At this point we have talked more about the change in attitude and culture we are working to improve here, than the actual season,” Marshall coach George Masten said. “For us right now it’s all about preparation, dedication and determination, and we are seeing that. Our practices are fast and it’s about teaching and working on the little things and fundamentals.”

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The McLean Marlins’ Declan Sheeran swims the boys 11-12 breaststroke during the recent Northern Virginia Swimming League’s individual all-star competition.

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Highlands’ Allison Martin swims the girls 1112 breaststroke during the recent Northern Virginia Swimming League’s individual all-star competition.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. September 2, 1960: n Renovation of the Board of Supervisors’ hearing room would be ready in time for the first meeting in the fall. n Local Republicans are hoping to establish “Nixon Clubs” at local high schools. n A Petersburg man, who grew up as a slave, has died at what is believed to be the age of 120. n Rome’s famed nightlife is being blamed for the “dismal” performance of the U.S. track team at the Olympics.

September 3, 1969: n A 15-year-old county youth committed suicide on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, apparently to protest the Vietnam War. n At 5.5 billion gallons per day, the flow of the Potomac River currently is about twice the average for this time of year. n Virginia officials continue their search downstate for victims of Hurricane Camille. n The dropout rate at Virginia high schools is down to 4.5 percent, a decrease from 5.1 percent a year before.

September 4, 1971: n The Board of Supervisors has scrapped plans to impose a 10.6-percent tax on county fuel suppliers, and has cut $800,000 from its budget to make up for the revenue that will be lost.

September 2-3, 1976: n The Board of Supervisors has agreed to hold a referendum next spring on the proposal to spend $40 million for the Metro system. n In what could have been a “the headline writes itself” moment, the Board of Supervisors welcomed members of Clowns of America, in full garb, to their meeting. n Vienna officials will try “noise bombs” to dislodge starlings from some neighborhoods. n Some county police, dissatisfied with their representation by the Teamsters, are circulating a petition to start a new union.

September 2, 1983: n Gov. Robb is traveling through Europe, in an effort to promote the Old Dominion as a spot for business investment. n Football season starts off with McLean headed to Stuart, Madison hosting West Springfield and Langley at home against Hayfield.

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