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College Park residents could soon have a new day care center in place if a plan to put a new use to a decaying school building is approved. “I think this is a really exciting proposal,” College Park Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich (Dist. 3) said during the council’s May 12 worksession. The proposed site on Calvert Road falls within Stullich’s district. “This building has been such a challenge for the city for a number of years, and as the university has money set aside for a child care facility, this feels like it is just an incredible opportunity to work together.” Carlo Colella, vice president of the university’s Division of Administration and Finance, presented a tentative proposal at the worksession. College Park acquired the former College Park Elementary School on Calvert Road in 1978, but the facility has sat mostly empty since 2005. The upper level of the school would be used for a multipurpose community room on evenings and weekends. The ground level, 14,377 square feet, would be used as a daycare for 120 children ages 6 weeks to 4 years old. The plans would preserve the existing historic two-story structure, but would demolish the onestory additions in the back and to the east, Colella said. Colella said the project would cost an estimated $5.7 million, including asbestos abatement at the school, and that the university was considering having a third party child care provider operate the facility. Under the partnership, Colella suggested half of the slots would go to the university, and
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(Above) Laurel High School seniors Nohelia Valentin (center left) and Zoey De Los Santos (center right) work on their models, Simone Johnson (left) and Danielle Sweetney, at the school on May 6. De Los Santos won first place in the SkillsUSA Fantasy Makeup State Competition; Valentin won third place. (Below) Laurel High School students Nohelia Valentin (far left) and Zoey De Los Santos (far right) show off their winning looks at the SkillsUSA Maryland aesthetics competition March 18 in Baltimore.
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Cosmetology student takes fantasy look to national competition
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For Zoey De Los Santos, it wasn’t just a pretty face that earned her the top prize at a recent Maryland aesthetics competition — it also was an ugly face, which appeared to peel away from her model’s visage using the magic of makeup. “I knew I wanted to do a glamorous look but I thought it would be fun to do an old witch look, so I decided to do both,” De Los Santos said of the two looks she creatively combined on her model’s face. De Los Santos and Nohelia Valentin, both seniors at Laurel High School, earned first and third place in aesthetics, respectively, at the
Two new council members also take oaths of office
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Hyattsville swore in its first black mayor, as well as two new council members. Candace Hollingsworth, formerly a Ward 1 representative and council president, took the oath of office during the City Council’s Monday meeting, after winning the May 5 municipal elec-
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SkillsUSA state competition March 18 in Baltimore. They were the only winners from Prince George’s County at the state level, according to Chuck Wallace, SkillsUSA Maryland director. SkillsUSA is a national program that supports career and technical education through educational programs, events and competitions. As the first-place winner, De Los Santos will represent Maryland at the national
competition next month in Kentucky. Her travel expenses will be covered with help from fundraisers and support from Prince George’s County Public Schools. Contestants were challenged to create a fantasy look inspired by the Snow White fairy tale. Valentin, 18, of Laurel said she used frostinspired colors and rhinestones to create a “Snow
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tions unopposed. Hollingsworth said one of her goals as mayor would be to promote transparency and participation in government. “One of the biggest things is making sure everyone in the city feels as though their voices will be heard, regardless of race, gender or ethnicity,” Hollingsworth said. Outgoing Mayor Marc Tartaro, who served four years as mayor and six as a City Councilman, announced in March
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Kisakye Kirabo, 8, of Laurel paints a set piece May 12 that his team will use this week when it competes in the Destination Imagination global competition in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Hyattsville Mayor Candace Hollingsworth, accompanied by her family, is sworn in by Rita Robinson, deputy clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, during the city’s May 18 council meeting.
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Prince George’s County Council members are still weighing a proposal to increase property taxes 15.6 percent to fund education improvements, but some say the recent loss of $20.2 million in anticipated state funding will be a factor in their deliberations. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced May 14 that he was withholding Geographic Cost of Education Index funds. The discretionary funding formula provides additional funding to large, urban school districts, and Prince George’s County receives the largest portion with over $40 million. Hogan’s budget funded the GCEI at 50 percent in his proposed budget. The General Assembly
found additional funding for the GCEI, but the governor announced last week that he would not release those funds. Hogan said the money should instead be used for the state employee pension fund. “It’s unclear what the impact will be on the council’s budget discussions going on now, but what is clear is that it will impact the children and families of Prince George’s County,” said County Council Chairman Mel Franklin (D-Dist. 9) of Upper Marlboro. In March, County Executive Rushern L. Baker (D) proposed a budget that includes a 15.6 percent increase in the property tax and a 50 percent increase in the telecommunications tax, which would, under state law, go to the county school system. The tax increases are estimated to bring in an additional $133 million, but requires approval from the Prince George’s
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Third-graders from Bond Mill Elementary School didn’t need to travel back in time when their Destination Imagination performance went awry — a perfect response to an “instant challenge” propelled the team to its secondplace victory, qualifying it for this week’s Global Finals. “Even a week after the performance we were still stunned about it,” said team member
Trevor Bateman, 9, of Laurel. Destination Imagination encourages creativity and innovation through project-based challenges. Donna Albrecht, the Laurel school’s DI coordinator, said seven Bond Mill teams have competed at the Global Finals, but this is the first time a third grade team has represented the school. Third grade is the first year students can compete in DI contests. “It’s pretty exciting for them. They’ve worked hard,” Albrecht said. The team took on the scientific challenge, “Making Waves,”
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MAY 21 Free Domestic Violence Support Group for Men and Women, Noon to 2
p.m., Bladensburg Community Center, 4500 57th, Bladensburg. The domestic support group is here to help stop the silence, against abuse. Intervention, encouragement, self awareness and self-love is trained in this very positive environment. Education in all areas of development as well as forgiveness is encouraged for each attendee. Contact 301-277-3775 or bargivens@yahoo.com. Family Game Night, 5 p.m., Hyattsville Library, 4820 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. Come play games at the Bladensburg Library. Bring your own game or play one of ours. Contact 301-927-4917.
MAY 22 The Shoestring Bandits, 8 p.m., Brentwood Arts Exchange, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood. The Shoestring Bandits toe the line between Irish and old time. The band features David McKindleyWard on mandolin, guitar, and bouzouki, Anders Fahey on banjo and guitar, Marty Frye on guitar, flute, tin whistle, shruti box, and tenor banjo, and cellist Jonathan Een. Joined by special guest Shannon Dunn on concertina and percussive dance. Tickets $15. Available on the Parks and Recreation. Contact 301-277-2863 or phil.davis@pgparks.com. David McKindley-Ward Quartet, 8 p.m., Brentwood Arts Exchange, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood. Whether you’re an Irish music aficionado or a newcomer to the tradition, this concert will take you to the Emerald Isle without ever leaving Maryland. Tickets $15. Contact 301-2772863 or phil.davis@pgparks.com. The Subdivision and Development Review Committee (SDRC) Meeting,
9:30 a.m., Room 4085—4th Floor Boardroom, County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro. This meeting is open to the public but is not a public hearing. The SDRC is a coordination and interagency meeting early in the development review process with the applicant and M-NCPPC staff, where the public can be invited to speak. Contact 301-952-3520.
MAY 23 The Art of Yoga, 11 a.m., Montpelier
Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel. Enjoy an hour-long yoga class in the beautiful galleries of Montpelier Arts Center. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Following the class, explore the art exhibitions in the galleries and discover the gorgeous grounds of Montpelier. Ages 18 & up. Contact 301-377-7800
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to 4 p.m., Wayne Curry Sports & Learning Center, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover. Book lovers of all ages — Come and enjoy a day of fun including an Author Expo and other literary activities and performances. This indoor event — a celebration of the written word — will feature presentations and signings by authors, workshops, literary exhibitors, books sales, children’s activities and more. Contact 301-332-2158.
or montpelier.arts@pgparks.com. The Battle of Bladensburg, 1 to 2 p.m., Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. The history of the Battle of Bladensburg: A recounting of events leading up to the battle, its participants and its outcome. Contact 301-7790371; TTY 301-699-2544. Chess/Checkers Club, 1 p.m., Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville. Learn to play or improve your game. Bring your own set or play with one of ours. Contact 301-985-4690. National Bike Month Hoopla Film Event: Rising From Ashes, 2 p.m., Gle-
narden Library, 8724 Glenarden Pkwy., Glenarden. In this documentary, Forest Whitaker, the executive producer and narrator, follows Jock Boyer (the first American to compete in the Tour de France) as he guides a group of ragtag Rwandan riders. Contact 301-772-5477/240-696-3844. Operation:Blossom Kids, 2 to 4 p.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Blossom Kids, Founded by April Okorie is a nonprofit organization and advocacy. Our Mission is to expand minds of the young children within the community. Please lend your support as we work hard to create better future for our youth. Please bring a children’s book for donation. Contact 202492-8022 or april.okorie98@gmail.com. VF Dance Theater presents Preposition: A Circus Between the Times, 7 p.m.,
Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier. Step into another space and time and join us on an adventure you’ll never forget. Trapeze, clowning, acrobatics, dance and object manipulation. General Admission: $25. Contact 301-699-1819 or neena@joesmovement.org. All Thoroughbred Horse Show, 8 a.m., The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. The Prince George’s Equestrian Center will host the All Thoroughbred Horse Show. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301-952-7998.
MAY 24 Seasonal Selections: Remembering the Fallen, Noon to 3:15 p.m., Riversdale
House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. Using produce from the kitchen gardens, the Riversdale Kitchen Guild demonstrates 19th century open hearth cooking featuring army fare and ration recipes. On this Sunday, our feast will remember the fallen soldiers. Contact 301-864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544. The 17th Annual Pan Jamboree, 3 p.m., 4559 Rhode Island Ave., North Brentwood. Join us in preserving the art form commonly referred to as THE STEEL PAN as we celebrate Pan Masters Steelband Jamboree 2015, at the PANYARD. The venue will complement a traditional outdoor setting for Pan Music Lovers with
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MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET food, craft and entertainment. Contact 301-864–2610; 301-467-4837.
MAY 25 At War With Ourselves – A Visual Art Response, 10 a.m., Brentwood Arts
Exchange, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood. At War with Ourselves is a yearlong series of programs investigating and learning from the legacy of the Civil War on race in America presented across regional partnerships with the Clarice Smith Performing Art Center and centered on a new work of poetry The Clarice commissioned by Nikki Finney. This exhibition invites members of Black Artists of DC to respond through visual art to Nikky Finney’s poem. Contact 301-277-2863 or phil.davis@pgparks.com.
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Those old bones: Venus Theatre Company opens postapocalyptical play “dry bones rising.” SPORTS
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Prince George’s County track and tennis teams compete for state championships this weekend. Check online for coverage.
African History & Culture Lecture Series, 7 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Cres-
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cent Road, Greenbelt. The Civil War Defenses of Anacostia: Sentinels of Freedom, The Forgotten Story (C. R. Gibbs). Contact 301-345-5800. Lulu Delacre: Canta, baila y viaja por el mundo. Sing, Dance, and Travel the Globe, 7 p.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Lulu plays gentle games with the little ones, dances game-songs from her island of Puerto Rico with older kids, and takes the whole family in an imaginary voyage with the paintings and poetry of “How Far Do You Love Me?” At the end of the program, Lulu guides the children in the creation of a bookmark inspired by the poetry. Contact 301-459-6900.
MAY 27 Beltsville Garden Club Meeting, 7:30 p.m., James E. Duckworth School, 11201 Evans Trail, Beltsville. Speaker Linus Chen will present “No Greenhouse, No Problem: Orchid Growing Inside and Out.” He will talk about how to grow both temperate orchids that can be left outside all year, and tropical orchids, indoor all year, and outdoors during the summer. www. beltsvillegardenclub.org.
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Greenbelt duo says — and sings — ‘I do’ at wedding Two centers Couple marries during annual music festival
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The bride carried a bouquet of flowers to the altar; the groom carried a guitar. Joseph Harris and Hillary Gottemoeller of Greenbelt were married Saturday in the middle of the 15th Annual Crazy Quilt Music Festival, a free live music event that takes place every spring in Greenbelt’s Roosevelt Center shopping plaza. “This year, I thought well, why don’t we, since we play music, as part of the festival we’ll also get married,” Harris said. For the past seven years, Harris has been event organizer for the festival, which is sponsored by the Greenbelt New Deal Cafe. Harris and Gottemoeller have been performing as a duo, “The Bachelor and the Bad Actress,” since 2009, after meeting through an online dating service. The wedding — like the music festival — was open to the public, and approximately 300 people attended. “This community has done so much for us over the years, and it’s such a special community, that we wanted to celebrate our union within the context of Greenbelt as a community,” Harris said.
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Hillary Gottemoeller and Joseph Harris perform after their wedding Saturday during the Crazy Quilt Festival in Greenbelt. “We wanted to celebrate our union within the context of Greenbelt as a community,” Harris said. Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan said the wedding appeared to be a first for the Roosevelt Center. “To the best of my knowledge, we’ve never had a wedding at Roosevelt [Center],” Jordan said. “I think it’s really special the way they’ve synched it with the Crazy Quilt Festival.” The duo provided musical accompaniment to their own wedding, performing an origi-
nal song, “The Marrying Song” before the ceremony started. Amethyst Dwyer of Greenbelt, music coordinator for the New Deal Cafe, officiated the wedding. “I was not the first person they chose to marry them. That would be the Goatman, but ap-
parently there were some difficulties getting him ordained,” Dwyer laughed, referring to the half-man half-goat creature of urban legend said to haunt Greenbelt’s woods. Following the close of the ceremony, Harris and Gottemoeller performed several more
songs for the audience. Attendees were invited to add their artistic contributions to a public mural with a marriage theme. “It’s sort of a crowd-sourced mural,” Harris said. Gottemoeller said she knew that in marrying Harris, she was also marrying Greenbelt in a sense. “Joe loves Greenbelt, and when we started talking about getting married, there was no other way to do this than right here,” Gottemoeller said. The wedding had one setback. The night before the wedding, someone cut down all the decorations the couple had carefully strung up around the stage in an apparent act of vandalism, Harris said. However, Harris said that many members of the community volunteered to come out to restring the decorations. “My belief in the community is because of things like that,” Harris said. Gottemoeller said they don’t know if they’ll still go by “The Bachelor and the Bad Actress” now that they’re married. “We’ve been trying to come up with new names, but we really haven’t thought of anything better yet,” Gottemoeller said.
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Two Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation sites were recognized as 2015 Maryland Green Centers by the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education, or MAEOE. Patuxent River Park in Upper Marlboro and Clearwater Nature Center in Clinton were certified, according to a county news release. The award recognizes public facilities’ efforts in environmental education, best management practices and community engagement, according to the MAEOE website. — JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU
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One of the less talked about items in the County Executive’s budget is funding the Prince George’s Community College’s, in collaboration with the County School System, middle college program. This program, which currently has over 300 students, provides an amazing opportunity for high school students to receive a joint degree. After four years of intense high school, students can receive both a diploma and associate’s degree. . The middle college program warrants serious review. Financially, college is becoming more and more out and reach. The cost for private schools are at a staggering 50 – 60 thousand per year and state schools can go between 20 -40 thousand. Graduating with an associate’s degree, a household can save between 40 and 100 thousand making college more affordable and providing an upper hand to students entering the workforce. Our regional partners: Montgomery, Howard, Arlington and Fairfax counties do not have this program; making middle college unique to Prince George’s County. The Chamber fully supports this program and hopes it can be scaled to increase student enrollment.
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Annual event provides adaptive sports opportunities BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER
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James E. Duckworth Regional School in Beltsville gave its students a chance in the spotlight as it celebrated its 21st annual Challenge Day on Friday. Duckworth serves students with severe or multiple disabilities that prevent them from competing in a traditional Special Olympics program. Challenge Day allows these students to participate in motor skills activities and to receive a medal for participating, according to an email from Principal Lisa Wenzel. Students from Beltsville Academy, Beltsville Adventist School and John Nevins Andrews School in Takoma Park acted as peer coaches for the students at Duckworth, said school counselor Shelby White.
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Jocelyn Melara, a student at James E. Duckworth Regional in Beltsville, plays Friday in the basketball challenge with support from her peer coach, Ruth Machado of John Nevins Andrews School in Takoma Park, during Challenge Day. “What makes our Challenge Day so special are the training and mentorship that goes on behind the scenes,” White said. “Our students’ eyes light up whenever they see their peer coach.” Following the opening cere-
monies, 80 Duckworth students took part in adaptive basketball, bowling, baseball, soccer, frisbee throw and other challenges, assisted by their peer coaches. Lauren Daniels, a student at Beltsville Adventist School, said serving as a peer coach taught
her to be more accepting of others, no matter their needs. “A child with special needs will inspire you to be a special kind of person,” Daniels said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net
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Visitors taking a tour of Laurel’s historic Montpelier Mansion may not be able to tell that nearly $1 million in moisture remediation was completed last year. But if the work had not been done, the historic site could have crumbled to the ground, officials say. “If the foundation becomes unstable then the building could fall,” said Montpelier Mansion museum manager Mary Jurkiewicz. “If you don’t remediate the problems that you have now, it’s going to be a greater problem in the future.” For its efforts to combat water infiltration in the mansion’s basement, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission was scheduled to receive a Stewardship Award today from Baltimore nonprofit Preservation Maryland. “They did a stupendous job,” said Helen Hass, one of the founders of Friends of Montpelier Mansion. “The house should be good for another 100 years without having to worry about these kinds of damages being done.” Preservation Maryland, which works to protect historic sites, selected the late 18th century house for the award for the careful, innovative and creative techniques M-NCPPC used to remediate moisture, said Nicholas Redding, the organization’s executive director. “Water infiltration doesn’t always grab headlines, but it’s often the difference between a structure surviving or not,” Redding said. Jurkiewicz said the basement’s concrete floor made it difficult for the brick walls to release moisture, a natural process for brick, but not concrete. Water entered sections of the walls, causing some bricks to begin to crumble, she said. The project, which began in January 2013 and was completed in October 2014, cost between $950,000 and $1 million, Jurkiewicz said. Debbie Phillips, current president of Friends of Montpelier Mansion, said the restoration work has made the building “suited for the next generation” and the award informs the public of the accomplishment. “It’s something the general public doesn’t see right away. It’s the strength of the building,” Phillips said. “Yes, they see the architecture and rooms, but this makes the public aware of what’s going on in the foundation.” 158282G
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Continued from Page A-1 County Council. The County Council is scheduled to adopt a final budget May 28. “I think we need to consider everyone’s situation right now, and it’s very difficult to say if we can meet everyone’s needs given the governor’s decision to withhold school funds,” said Councilwoman Deni Taveras (D-Dist. 2) of Hyattsville. “It’s a very difficult dilemma.” Councilman Todd Turner (DDist. 3) of Bowie said the governor’s decision will definitely have an impact on the council’s budget discussions moving forward. Turner said the County Council and school system have recently agreed to conduct a per-
formance audit of the school system. “That will be part and parcel of any discussion we have on the budget,” Turner said. Franklin said the council continues to weigh its options in regards to the county executive’s budget, and will take into account public opinions as it decides whether or not to approve County Executive Rushern L. Baker’s proposed property and telecommunications tax increases. “I definitely will take strongly into account the opinions I’ve heard on both sides of the issue,” Franklin said. A town hall meeting hosted by Franklin was held May 14 for the purpose of soliciting public opinion. Approximately 30 people spoke during the event. “It was a great exchange of
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ideas, and it got heated at times, but that’s the way democracy should be,” Franklin said. Preston Mears of Upper Marlboro said at the forum that more funding is needed to improve the school system. “People say money doesn’t solve problems,” Mears said. “Well, in my 75 years, I can say I’ve never seen less money solve problems.” Cole Clark of Upper Marlboro said the governor’s decision not to fund the GCEI at 100 percent was a call for greater fiscal responsibility and the elimination of waste in government, not increased taxes. “He is challenging us to find that $20 million, and we can do it. We’re smart enough,” Clark said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net
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half would go to the city. “In an arrangement like this, I would hope we could find a way to share the slots that are available,” Colella said. Councilman Patrick Wojahn (Dist. 1) said there is a huge demand for child care facilities in his neighborhood. “There seems to be a lot of unmet demand for child care, especially high-quality child care,” Stullich said. Colella said university faculty and staff have been requesting a day care facility for young children, particularly infants to 2 years old. The City Council considered the school building as a site for a new City Hall, but in November 2014, voted 5-3 to keep city hall at its current location on Knox Road, opting for a development partnership with the university. “This falling-apart building has been a major problem in the neighborhood for a long time,” said Calvert Hills Civic Association President John Rigg. Rigg said there is a deep attachment to the building, as many older members of the neighborhood went to school there. “Having it deteriorate before their eyes is very disheartening,” Rigg said. “The notion of a child care center, with slots for university and College Park residents, as well as community space is a home run for our neighborhood.” The council is expected to revisit the daycare proposal at its June 2 meeting.
White coming out of the snow.” De Los Santos, 18, of Laurel said the tale’s evil queen inspired her to create the illusion of a perfect face being peeled away to reveal a wicked witch. “You just have to use your imagination and play with the features the person already has,” De Los Santos said. The teens had to complete a multiple choice exam about skin care and makeup, then create a daytime look for their models before they could apply the fantasy look. Contestants were judged not only on the looks they created but also on sanitation, contamination and proper application. For example, De Los Santos tested her model for a latex allergy before applying liquid latex, which she molded as the “peeled” skin. Arlette Ballenger, cosmetology instructor at Laurel High School, said it’s the first time one of her students has made it to nationals. In previous years, students have gotten to the state level, but then they “get stuck,” she said. “It’s a great accomplishment, and yet I’m not too surprised,” Ballenger said. “This group I have right now has been my best in
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all my 21 years.” For the national contest, which takes place June 22 to June 26 in Louisville, Ky., De Los Santos said she will complete an exam, daytime and fantasy looks, as well as a facial on her model. She will not be permitted to use prosthetics, so De Los Santos said she will work on making the look more dramatic without the help of liquid latex. “I can’t wait for it. I’m really excited,” De Los Santos said. “I really like doing makeup and I want to do it all the time. It’s a great opportunity.” The teens agreed that Laurel’s cosmetology program has helped them turn their interest in makeup into a potential career. “This helped me realize how my future would be set up, not only in cosmetology but also in business, too,” Valentin said. Both teens plan to go to community college to study business administration and continue to develop their skills as cosmetologists. De Los Santos said she would like to work as a freelance makeup artist while Valentin said she may start her own salon. To see a full list of winners and learn more about the competition, visit http://www.mdskillsusa.org/. kpetersen@gazette.net
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Greenbelt recognizes ACE students been presented. Honored during the evening ceremonies wereGreenbeltElementarySchoolfifth-graders Chinedum Chike and Krish Suri, Springhill Lake Elementary fifth-graders Maryann Nwude and Jack-Kevin Hudegla, Magnolia Elementary sixth-graders Flavyne Tsongwain and Robert Viray, Robert Goddard French Immersion eighth-graders Tayonia Marshall and Liam Tucker McConlogue, Greenbelt Middle eighth-graders Dorothy Jahoda and Edward Jahoda, and Eleanor Roosevelt High seniors Teresa Smith and Michael Stevens. Each recipient received a $25 book store gift card, certificates from the city, county and
state, and t-shirts, which they were invited to wear during Greenbelt’s Labor Day Parade. In addition, Smith and Stevens each received a $2,000 scholarship from the city. “It really is a special thing to recognize the young people in Greenbelt, our rising stars, and to recognize all of their accomplishments,” said Mayor Emmett Jordan. Delegate Anne Healey (D-Dist. 22) of Hyattsville presented her $500 Delegate Scholarship Award to Eleanor Roosevelt senior Skye Brett. —JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU
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Body cameras are a good measure of accountability “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera.” Those of us who are middle-aged or beyond remember that catch phrase from Allen Funt’s TV show. It was a time when hidden cameras were best known for pranks and inane interactions, for an audience’s entertainment. Now, surveillance cameras are trained on us as we shop, drive and walk along city streets. Every person with a smartphone is potentially filming. Footage is having a profound effect on our culture, social interaction and even criminal justice. Ray Rice might have been just another football star with a court date until we — and the NFL — saw a vicious assault as it actually happened. Several deaths of people while in police custody or pursuit have become vivid and explosive because society has become a witness. We saw it again recently in Baltimore, where outrage over the death of Freddie Gray
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built and bubbled from video clips of officers dragging him into a transport van. If a video camera were recording the inside of the van, we’d know so much more about the involvement of six officers now charged in connection with his death. We’re on the cusp of a sweeping movement to have police officers equipped with body cameras, too. The Bowie Police Department is working to get funding for the cameras, and Hyattsville police are seeking more durable cameras after recently completing a 15-month pilot of body cameras. Prince George’s officials are also considering cameras but do not have a timeline as to when they would be purchased. The Laurel and New Carrollton police departments have been using them since 2012, and Cheverly police have been wearing the de-
vices since 2013. We support these agencies and their steps toward a system that ideally protects the public from abuses and officers from false allegations, in much the same way car-mounted cameras have provided more accountability and transparency. Supporters point to studies showing that complaints against officers, particularly for use of force, plummet in communities where officers wear cameras on their bodies. The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a $20 million pilot program in which local and tribal law enforcement organizations will get competitive grants to buy body-worn cameras. The Justice Department says President Barack Obama hopes to spend $75 million in a three-year period on 50,000 cameras for law enforcement agencies. The modern debate is no longer about surveillance, but about mechanics. When should cameras be filming and when should
officers turn them off? The General Assembly passed a bill this session making sound recording by a police body camera legal. The exception is similar to one in place for cameras mounted on patrol cars. Otherwise, Maryland law requires consent for audio recording. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the bill into law last week. To us, access to footage is a high concern. One benefit that the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services lists for body-worn cameras is: “Improving agency transparency by allowing the public to see video evidence of police activities and encounters.” Yet, the mayor of Washington, D.C., has proposed making footage from police body cameras exempt from public information laws. That mostly defeats the purpose of having the cameras. Trust is won through transparency.
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Tax increase is a bad idea
Unfortunately, for many of our Prince George’s County residents with lower incomes and seniors living on a fixed Social Security annuity, the past seven years have been a real struggle for them to keep their homes, and many have actually lost their homes through foreclosure and tax sales. Now, a proposed property tax rate increase for education (which was overwhelmingly voted down three years ago) is again threatening many of them. Even for a modest small home or townhouse worth, say $250,000, which currently requires a property tax of approximately $4,000, a property tax rate increase of 15 percent means an additional $600 a year or $50 per month. This will force many lower-income residents and seniors to lose their homes, because they just don’t have additional financial resources to meet the proposed property tax increase. Even tenants renting an apartment will
see increases in their rent as the actual property owners pass on the increase to them. So, do we really want to force many of our Prince George’s residents to lose their homes and apartment residents to have increased rents or do we want to raise the per-child education spending (from kindergarten through high school seniors) from nearly $14,000 per year to over $15,000 per year (especially when our students are achieving higher scores with the current property tax rate)? I’m hoping the County Council will reject any increase in the property tax rate. As we continue out of the recession, property values will increase and additional tax money will be raised without having to increase the property tax rates. Let’s protect all our Prince George’s County residents from the “backdoor” laws of our elected officials.
Richard Strafella, Bowie
‘Where is all the money going?’ I would like to tag on to Mr. Noblett’s message “No more taxes” [“Simple message: No more taxes,” Letters to the Editor, May 14]. When taxes are raised so high seniors cannot afford to pay taxes for their homes and become homeless, then what? The expense of locating homes or housing for them will be another expense. Does anyone out there reading this
agree that a 15 percent increase is a fair amount for anyone to pay for property taxes no matter what you are trying to fund? Who has gotten a 15 percent raise in their pay over the past 20 years? Where is all the money going taken in by traffic light cameras, casinos, not to mention the Maryland Lottery? Give us a break.
Lena Lee, Temple Hills
Questioning tax hike benefits Reasons for opposing the tax increase: (1) I thought the casinos were allowed in Maryland to bring revenue into the county for schools, attract upscale businesses (such as Cheesecake Factory, Lord and Taylor, etc.), more law enforcement, firemen, etc. — where is this revenue going?; (2) a lot of the services we used to receive as residents have been cut, for example street sweeping and leaf removal from our curbs; (3) recreational activities for the young people (this is a way of reducing potential crime); (4) services for seniors. Will the tax increase ensure health care for all citizens of P.G.? Will training programs be
available for all citizens to get a meaningful job and become productive P.G. residents? Will a tax increase provide sensitivity training for law enforcement officers and hire more qualified police, fire and teachers? For an increase of that size all at once will strain a lot of family budgets. If you must increase property taxes then grandfather it in over time. Homeowners should not bear the burden alone. Business owners, developers and others should share in the burden. Citizens are constantly taxed and receive no real benefit from tax increases.
Carolyn Hardy, Upper Marlboro
Thanking EMS providers During the week of May 17-23, Maryland joins the rest of the nation in celebrating National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. We commend the Maryland EMS providers who respond every day of every month to emergency situations, making our Statewide EMS and Trauma System a national model for life-saving care. With Gov. Larry Hogan’s commitment to public safety and the well-being of all Maryland’s citizens, he has recognized the accomplishments of EMS providers by designating Emergency Medical Services Week in Maryland. Maryland’s EMS system includes thousands of trained and licensed, volunteer and career emergency medical dispatchers, emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, cardiac rescue technicians and paramedics, as well as hospital personnel. As with any organization, it is the people that make the system work. What is extraordinary about Maryland’s EMS system is that over half of those people are volunteers. Both career and volunteer personnel engage in thousands of
hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance their life-saving skills. We applaud these men and women whose efforts save lives and minimize the disabling effects of injury in Maryland. Even with all these highly trained EMS personnel, we need all Maryland citizens to do their part as a vital link in this EMS system. By calling 9-1-1 when they see an emergency and learning CPR, they become a part of the team. The earlier the response, the greater the chances are of survival. We challenge everyone to become involved and be the one to make a difference in helping save a life. The citizens of Maryland should be proud of their emergency medical services system and its EMS providers, and join me in congratulating them on a job well done.
Kevin G. Seaman, Severna Park Seaman is executive director of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems.
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Concerns have been raised that a proposed increase in Prince George’s County property taxes could negatively affect homeowners and homebuyers.
Higher taxes would hurt homeowners, economy Recently, County Executive Rushern Baker released his budget proposal for fiscal 2016. We applaud Mr. Baker’s commitment to education and the youth of Prince George’s County; however, as a representative of the trade association representing over 2,800 Prince George’s County real estate professionals, and the only voice for the homeowners they serve, we as Realtors have grave concerns about this budget’s negative affect on housing. The FY 2016 County Budget proposes a 15.6 percent real property tax increase. This double-digit hit is a “big ask” of our citizen homeowners! Owners can expect a $447 annual property tax increase on a $300,000 assessment. As in years past, this budget is deeply reliant upon housing sector taxes to the amount of almost 55 percent of county revenue sources. Realtors are not opposed to advancing the quality of public education. Investment is necessary to move our county forward. Altering the composition of the school board and appointing Dr. Maxwell are examples of progress. While these efforts are at their beginning stages, the modest increase in graduation rates is evidence that the county is on the right path. There is no question that homebuyers do consider school system achievement in their decision to buy houses. Our concern is, are they willing to buy in the highest taxed jurisdiction in the metro region? If not, we fear that home values and assessments will stagnate or worse … decline. Prince George’s already leads the Maryland D.C. metro
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area in property taxes, besting our neighbors, Montgomery County and Calvert County, by approximately 27 percent and 39 percent respectively on a $300,000 home. As we’ve pointed out before, upfront buyer closing costs including property tax escrows, recordation fees, transfer taxes, down payments and lender fees are the largest impediment to homeownership. Much to our dismay, Prince George’s already leads the Maryland D.C. metro area in closing costs. In a statewide comparison, Prince George’s ranks second in closing cost expense, leading 22 other Maryland counties. Obviously, this disparity increases when factoring in the potential 15 cents as proposed in the Baker budget. In another “first,” Prince George’s ranks number one statewide in transfer tax burden at 1.4 percent of the selling price. We believe that efforts to attract big and small businesses as well as federal and state agencies to Prince George’s County will be at a severe disadvantage in property tax and settlement cost comparisons with our neighboring jurisdictions. Prince George’s County is experiencing an upward swing in property values. The average
sale price in 2012 was up 5 percent over 2011, up 11 percent in 2013 and up 11 percent in 2014. These are encouraging reports. There is wind in our sails. However, the number of units sold in 2014 was down over 6 percent compared to 2013. This tells us that fewer buyers are entering the marketplace. We fear that this trend will increase as the buying public recognizes the disparity in real estate taxes in Prince George’s verses our neighboring jurisdictions. Ultimately, fewer buyers equates to stagnant appreciation of home values and less wind to propel us forward. Real estate can lead our economy, and we are poised to do that as our market stabilizes. Increasing housing costs, however, is counterproductive to building our local economy and a barrier to stabilizing our local real estate market. We encourage our government leaders to help strengthen our local market and incentivize buyer investment in Prince George’s County. We urge County Executive Baker to rethink this proposal.
Desiree Callender, Mitchellville Callender is president of Prince George’s County Association of Realtors Inc.
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Elite no longer need prep sports Editor’s note: Ned Sparks, who has been executive director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association since 1981, is retiring effective Aug. 1. This is the last of three columns looking at his tenure and the big issues facing high school sports today. It was 1975 when Ned Sparks began his head coaching tenure in high school sports. Still in his 20s, Sparks was promoted from an assistant role and tasked with leading Howard High School’s football team. The Lions were the defending Class B state champions and had an active winning streak of 36 games when he took the helm. No pressure there. KEN SAIN “Maybe I was SPORTS EDITOR too young to even think too much about it,” Sparks said. Howard, with Sparks in charge, won 11 straight, sending the Lions back to the state title game and extending its state record for consecutive football victories to 47 games. They lost that title game to Paint Branch, ending their streak. Urbana would break that record in 2001, winning 50 consecutive games. “Some things in life ... losing that game really hurt,” Sparks said. “It’s a good experience for a young person to go through, I wouldn’t recommend it, but it stayed with me awhile. That was a bitter, bitter loss.” Back then, high school sports were basically the only option for elite athletes. All the best athletes played prep sports if they wanted to get noticed by colleges and earn a scholarship. One change since Sparks became executive director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association in 1981 is that elite athletes no longer need high school sports. In fact, in some cases, they are penalized for playing for their schools. “Those few kids that are at the top of the food chain, well, maybe we’re not for them,” Sparks said. If you’re a tennis player and want to earn a scholarship, you better be competing on the junior circuit because that’s where the college coaches are. They want to know your rank, not how many state titles you’ve won. College basketball coaches rarely come to high school games anymore, unless it’s to seal the deal in recruiting. Most evaluation takes place during Amateur Athletic Union games. The top boys soccer players actually have to choose: Do they play for their Academy team against the best competition, or for their high school team with their friends? Academy rules won’t allow them to play for both. Even in football, where college coaches still pay attention, most of the recruiting today starts off-campus. If you’re not going to college camps, then it will be very hard to get noticed. In sport after sport, for the elite athletes, how you perform outside of high school now matters more than what you do for your high school team. Sparks, who announced he is retiring effective Aug. 1, says that despite that, high school sports still have a value in educating young people. “Unfortunately, [recruiting of elite athletes] gets all the attention,” Sparks said. “Those are just for a few kids. We have 113,000 student athletes who participate in our state this year. How many of those kids are going on to college? How many will make it to the pros? A tiny fraction. “We still got the vast majority of all those kids who are ... going pro in something else. They’re going to be the people who sell insurance, the people who teach school, are [information technology] people, and professionals who become doctors, and lawyers. “Hopefully, we’re nurturing and developing that group of people who become the citizens of tomorrow.” ksain@gazette.net Listen to my interview with Ned Sparks at Gazette.net.
Flowers track finds stride Camps a Jaguars are contenders for state championship this weekend
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Five points, that’s all it took for the Flowers High School girls track team to change the way it thought about itself. It was the margin that separated the Jaguars from first-place Bowie at February’s 4A South Region indoor track meet — an event where Flowers didn’t even have all its pieces in place to win. Most of the points that day came from the relays, senior Alexus Williams remembered, as a number of individuals
didn’t even participate in their regular open events. To finish that close to the title, Williams said, was eye-opening. “That just showed us that outdoor, if everyone ran what they’re supposed to, plus relays, we’ll blow everybody out,” Williams said. Coach Henry Brady saw this coming last summer, when he and his coaching staff spent a good amount of the offseason trying to convince the team just how good they were. “[We wanted] another mindset and then just getting them into just believing in the process and believing in each other,” Brady said. “And they saw it. They saw it during the course of the year.”
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Flowers High School’s Alexus Williams hopes to help lead her team to a state title this weekend at Morgan State University.
Roosevelt High School’s softball team lost to Northwest during Tuesday’s semifinals in Glen Burnie.
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But in Tuesday’s state semifinal against Northwest, held at Bachman Sports Complex in Glen Burnie, Roosevelt’s Hampton kept right with the Jaguars’ Kentucky. In fact, the Class 4A South Region champion for the second time in three years, Roosevelt held a 1-0 lead through three innings before ultimately falling, 6-2. “We hung with them for four innings,” Fuller said. “Then one of our top players went down.” In the third inning, after smacking a hit to right field off one of Montgomery County’s top pitchers in junior Bridgette Barbour, Howard University recruit and star shortstop
Alannah Baiyina jammed her foot at first base. Unable to walk at first Fuller faced a difficult decision: Who would fill in at shortstop? Pitcher Joya Grillo, who is set to join her friend at Howard in 201516, was the only other person on the roster who has played shortstop this year, Fuller said, so he moved her there and brought in his No. 2 pitcher, junior Renee Rogers. Rogers entered the circle with an 8-0 record and 1.30 earned-run average but Northwest was able to connect with her more off-speed pitches.
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Though school is still in session, Reicardo Smith’s summer weekends are already booked. The Friendly High School rising senior plans on traveling to six different colleges, traveling with his family to attend one-day football camps up and down the east coast. The goal, he said, is to get noticed. While game film and highlight videos may catch a coach’s attention, it’s often the impressive combine performance that can lock down scholarship offers. “Run the fastest 40,” Smith said, “or just be one of those guys who are just out there, making the coaches say, ‘Who’s that kid?’” Smith is one of the many Prince George’s County football players relying on summer football camps to get on the recruiting map. Between camp (about $50-100) and travel expenses, each trip can cost hundreds of dollars to the families and coaches subsidizing the athletes. The time commitment is significant; the trips can require 4 a.m. wake-ups, long early-morning drives, and then high-pressure individual and team workouts. If all goes right, the athletes return home with a scholarship offer. “It’s the way you get exposure nowadays,” Smith said. But exposure comes at a price, and the increasing role of one-day camps in the recruiting process can be problematic, particularly for the low-income students. Charles Harley, a first-year coach at Landon who led Forestville the previous 15 seasons, said that schools frequently send out invitations to under-qualified athletes who they don’t intend on offering scholarships. Harley said he’d talk to coaches to gauge their interest — if the coaches weren’t, Harley would tell the athletes not to bother. “We can’t be wasting time just to go see X, Y and Z school,” Harley said. But even when that’s addressed, economic disparities still lead to an uneven recruiting playing field. If two athletes are equally talented, the one that gets in front of more coaches may have a better chance
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The Gaithersburg High School baseball team defeated Wise 16-0 in the Class 4A state semifinals on Tuesday at University of Maryland, College Park to advance to the state championship game for the first time since 1997. Nick Pantos started at pitcher for the Trojans and although he wasn’t at his best, he allowed just one hit before being pulled in the second inning with a 4-0 lead. In 1 2/3 innings of relief, Brendan Deyo earned the win
for Gaithersburg. He struck out two and didn’t allow a hit. Gaithersburg stretched its lead to 10-0 before he was replaced with Andy Kwiatkowski in the fourth. “It feels great,” Gaithersburg coach Jeff Rabberman said. “I can’t wipe the smile from my face honestly. This is the third time we’ve been here since 2011, since I’ve been here. We’ve lost both times we’ve been here, especially last year, just excruciating fashion. So, to get back here and to win this game and to give ourselves an opportunity to win a state championship, as a coach there’s really nothing you can ask for.” The Trojans only needed five hits to get the job done on Tuesday. Wise starting pitcher T.J. Young walked 10 batters and allowed 12 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Gaithersburg scored three of its first four runs in the first two innings on wild pitches by Young. The other run was drove in by designated hitter Timmy Traynor on a sacrifice fly. Pantos reached base each of his four plate appearances with a single, double and two walks. He scored each time, including in the fourth inning when he was intentionally walked with a 8-0 lead, one out and runners on second and third. Catcher Trey Martinez made the Pumas pay with a twoRBI single to put Gaithersburg up by enough to win by the mercy rule. The game ended in five innings after the Trojans added another six runs in the top of the fifth. “I like hitting, so bases are loaded for me and I come up, I like it,” Martinez said. “It feels really good. We’ve
been wanting to make it to the state finals since the beginning of the season, and we knew we could do it. It’s just about putting it all together and we put it all together today and won the state final.” Wise got four hits during the game but committed five errors in the field. Pumas coach Andrew Gilliam said intangibles behind the plate with a sophomore catcher, Jason Aldred, versus an preseason all-state senior such as Martinez made a difference. Martinez threw out two runners. “The catcher, he did a remarkable job,” Gilliam said. “They out-hit us by one. ... He had a game today. He’s the one. “It wasn’t the outing or the show-
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Passing the summer away in 7-on-7 leagues Players can solidify their spot on the depth chart during 7-on-7 play
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PRINCE J. GRIMES STAFF WRITER
The spring high school sports season ends this weekend, which means football is not far behind. Memorial Day is the final day before teams can compete in passing leagues. Not many starting jobs are decided during 7-on-7 games, but players can definitely start to make a case for themselves. Coaches use this time to teach but also to evaluate receivers, defensive backs, linebackers and quarterbacks. The final depth chart for the opening week of the fall begins to take shape during this time. “You just want kids to work on timing,” Suitland High School coach Ed Shields said. “Get their routes down, understanding where they need to get, how they need to work a zone, how to work man. Getting some of those things done ahead of time.” Suitland’s starting quarterback from last season, Marlon Brown, is returning, but even that position can be won Shields said. “When we were 13-1, all jobs were open.
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Continued from Page B-1 Now, with the state championship meet on the doorstep, everyone has gotten a glimpse of that same potential Brady and staff saw back in the summer. The Flowers girls have dominated the county this season, recording convincing wins in the county and regional championship meets the past two weekends to establish themselves as state title contender this weekend at Morgan State. The Jaguars haven’t run through the county with a stable of superstars or county leaders, but rather with a deep, largely young group of talented athletes throughout a handful of events. As of Saturday, Flowers only boasted leaders in three events throughout the 4A South Region: junior Dyonne Hicks in the 300-meter hurdles (45.88 seconds), the 3,200-meter relay (10 minutes, 7.14 seconds) and junior Daiysa Burrell in the discus (121 feet, 2 inches). “When we’re together, we do amazing things like we did today,” senior Shanice Hamilton said on Saturday. “Some people don’t believe the talent that we have on our team. So, when we come out here, we kind of show how good we really are. We don’t always get first, second or third place, but we know how much talent we really have.” Brady said he can’t help but let his mind wander back to his 2010 state championship team when searching for a comparison to this group’s makeup. That year, Brady said, the Jag-
So you know when we’re 6-5, they’re open,” he said. Suitland will first compete in the Prince George’s County Coaches Association passing league, which includes about 40 teams, from June 13-14. Almost every county team plans to participate with some from Montgomery County. All but four Montgomery teams, and a few from Prince George’s, plan to kick off the summer on May 30 in the Blair passing league hosted by Blazers coach Andrew Fields. “Our league kind of represents the beginning of football season,” Fields said. Sophomore Desmond Colby is penciled in to return as the starting quarterback for Blair in his junior season. Fields said passing leagues can help speed Colby’s progress, along with his teammates, but agreed that players can lose starting jobs during this time of year. “That doesn’t mean they won’t win it or lose it again at some point. Everybody’s got a depth chart going into August, and that thing ebbs and flows over the course of the summer time.” Wise coach DaLawn Parrish also returns his quarterback from last season, Jabari Laws. The Pumas are known for running the football, but passing league offers a different dynamic. Parrish, who played quarterback
in high school, said he always wants to pass more, but his personnel has to convince him they’re capable of handling it. “I want to throw the ball all the time,” he said. “But if you’re not built towards that, I don’t think you force people to do something that they’re not used to doing. “Basically, [passing league] is just about having good work for the quarterback. Seeing if he can make all the throws, things of that nature. Seeing if the wide receivers can remember their route combinations. Seeing who can cover defensively.” Gaithersburg coach Kreg Kephart said there’s some value in 7-on-7 although limited because the big guys up front aren’t involved. During this time, offensive and defensive lineman usually go to camps and do individual workouts. “It has some value. It’s not a cure all. The five most important people in the game aren’t in the game,” he said. Kephart also mentioned timing between the quarterback and receivers as one of the key impacts of passing league.
That’s not the case for most Prince George’s County athletes. Smith, with the support of his family, plans to attend camps at Temple, Wake Forest, Ohio State, Robert Morris, Towson and Davidson. If he could, he’d go to even more one-day sessions, “almost every one,” he said. But instead he limited his selections to schools where he could get an offer, either from the host coaches or other coaches in attendance. “I need to know if I ball out, I’m going to get an offer,” Smith said. Largo coach Derron Thomas said that
the majority of his players attend at least one one-day camp — often times he’ll drive them himself. He said it can turn into a fundraiser for some of these colleges, but that doesn’t change the reality, that camps, now more than ever, are a crucial part of the recruiting process. “If you don’t already have multiple scholarship offers and you’re not going to camps,” Thomas said. “… you are kind of handicapping yourself.”
uars only recorded one firstplace finish at the state meet and still ended up winning. But most importantly, the Flowers coach noted, the girls on this year’s team, similar to those of the 2010 group, are a pleasure to coach. “That 2010 team, the state title [team], was a good bunch of girls,” Brady said. “I’m talking about personality-wise. And they are the same way. They are the same way. I love this team. That, for me as a coach, that’s why I love to come to work every day, because of those personalities.” The girls are well aware of the test that lies ahead this weekend, Brady said, especially keen to teams such as Montgomery County’s Clarksburg, which has been as close to dominant as any team this season. But Brady said his team is more than just hungry; they’re also focused. “The start of outdoor, we basically put our minds together and were like, ‘We want to win,’” senior Alexis Baynes said. “I know all the seniors [were] like, ‘We want a ring.’” Baynes, a four-year athlete, lists this season as the most fun she’s had in her athletic career at Flowers. But there is still business to be taken care of, as Williams pointed out. Then and only then, can fun be had. “It’s fun, but I guess it’s more like we have to stay focused and be serious,” Williams said. “We’re enjoying being able to win and stuff like that, but it’s more like being focused on going to states and winning states so we can get that triple crown.” agutekunst@gazette.net
No county national Golden Gloves champions The last of Washington, D.C. area boxers remaining in the Golden Gloves national tournament, Burtonsville’s Tavon Body and Waldorf’s Jordan White, were eliminated on May 14. They outlasted any other area fighter but were eventually ousted in the quarterfinals. From Prince George’s County, Keeshawn Williams (Capitol Heights) and Justin Bell (District Heights) were both eliminated one round earlier. This marks the first time in six years that an area boxer failed to win a national championship, according to boxingalongthebeltway.blogspot.com.
— PRINCE J. GRIMES
County’s lacrosse stars recognized The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference announced its all conference teams for boys and girls lacrosse, with several Prince George’s County athletes garnering recogntion. The female athletes include: Mackenzie Jackson, Seton, third team; Laura Johnson, McNamara, third team; Maddie Dougherty, McNamara, honorable mention; Dana Phillips, Seton, honorable mention. The male athletes, all from DeMatha, include: Gavin Lavat, first team; Mitchell Howell, second team; Zach Taylor, second team; Ricky Koehler, third team; Colin Kasner, third team; Dylan Stein; honorable mention. Jenny Staines from Good Counsel was named the girls All-WCAC Player of the Year while Gonzaga’s Timmy Monahan was named boys Player of the Year.
— ERIC GOLDWEIN
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Seton, DeMatha repeat as WCAC Champions
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Continued from Page B-1 After a line out back to Rogers to start the inning, two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Jaguars junior catcher Sydney Salgado’s three-run triple deep to right field. Salgado then scored on a single from Taylor Lawhorn before Fuller pulled Grillo back into the circle — and she retired the next two batters. Baiyina is a fighter, Fuller said, and willed her way back into the game. But the Raiders were in too deep a hole to dig out of against a team — and pitcher – the caliber of Northwest and Barbour. “The problem with our league is we had not seen this quality of pitching before,” Fuller said. “The girl from Laurel can throw pretty hard but all she throws is fastballs. This girl was throwing changeups, she had a riseball and a curveball. We haven’t seen anything like this all season long. ... [When Baiyina went down] I was thinking, ‘What can we do?’ I’ll be kicking myself, thinking I should’ve left Joya in. But the only other person who’s played shortstop was Joya. And Renee has been throwing well. She pitched well [Tuesday], just
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Continued from Page B-1 ing that we wanted, but we had a great season. You learn. You got a sophomore catcher versus a senior catcher. You learn some things about yourself.” Gaithersburg reached the state semifinal game in 2011 and
had a couple bad breaks.” The Raiders (21-1) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning Tuesday after Grillo reached on an error off a hard hit to third base. Roosevelt added another run in the seventh inning, which Rogers led off with a triple. Junior third baseman/pitcher Nora Snider drove her home with a single. The Raiders had their sights on Tuesday’s appearance at Bachman since their upset loss to rival Bowie in last year’s region tournament as the top seed. But making just making it to states wasn’t enough for Roosevelt this spring, they wanted to prove they could truly hang with some of the state’s best teams. And they did that Tuesday. Roosevelt will graduate five seniors, including two Division I recruits in Grillo and Baiyina. But the Raiders are set to return two capable pitchers and a slew of others capable of keeping the program at the top of Prince George’s next spring, Fuller said. “It was Bachman or bust this year,” Fuller said. “If we didn’t reach Bachman, it was a bust. ... We lose five seniors, two big ones. But I think we will be fine next year.” jbeekman@gazette.net 2014, losing both times. Rabberman said the team didn’t focus on those appearances leading up to the game, but they were talked about. “We brought [2014] up a couple times,” Martinez said. “But, I don’t think we really needed to bring it up because we really wanted this year, and I knew we could get it.” Gaithersburg is scheduled to play Severna Park for the Class 4A state championship at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. pgrimes@gazette.net
It took a bit of a late push from the relays, but the DeMatha Catholic boys track team captured its fourth straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title on Saturday, edging out St. John’s College, 145-130. On the girls side, Elizabeth Seton cruised to its ninth straight conference title, dominating the competition by earning 196.5 points.
— ADAM GUTEKUNST
Divas stay undefeated The Prince George’s-based D.C. Divas women’s professional tackle football team improved to 5-0 with Saturday’s 60-0 win over the visiting Columbus Comets. In rainy conditions, the Divas kept the ball on the ground and rushed for seven touchdowns. They also converted on opportunities gained by recovering five lost fumbles by their opponent. The Divas, who jumped out to a 33-0 halftime lead Saturday, are off this week before closing out the regular season with three games in as many weeks. They will next travel to the Atlanta Phoenix May 30; the Divas’ next home game will be against the Cleveland Fusion on June 6.
— JENNIFER BEEKMAN
Fairmont senior defends her region tennis title Roosevelt wins its 11th consecutive region championship n
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ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER
The first set wasn’t easy on Fairmont Heights High School’s Eden Gregory. The Hornets senior went back and forth with Suitland’s Yasmin Eubanks, and even after breaking her opponent to win the opener, 7-5, it looked like she might be in for a three-set marathon. It didn’t quite come down to that, as Gregory took the second set, 6-1, two win her second consecutive girls singles title in Friday’s Prince George’s County Region III coed tennis championship. But even that set wasn’t easy on Gregory. Rallies regularly lasted 10-plus shots, with both players running down tough balls while dealing with the heat at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro. The difference for Gregory in the second set, though, was that she said she came out with a plan: calm down and settle in. After struggling with consistency in the first set, the Grinnell College recruit — heading to the Iowa school as a Posse Scholar — started to keep more balls in play, cutting down on her unforced errors while running Eubanks left and right. “It’s concentrating harder, because I think sometimes I
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want to hit the ball, just bang it,” said Gregory, who maintained her perfect county record. “Just adjusting my shots so that I hit it in, not going there and getting too excited and whacking at the ball, but thinking while you’re doing it.” While Fairmont Heights took the girls singles title, Northwestern sophomore Desire Johnson defeated Bowie’s Nolan Jones in two sets (6-0, 6-2), preserving his perfect county record. Roosevelt, meanwhile, dominated the doubles en route to its 11th straight region title. In first girls doubles, Kristin Watson and Jasmine Jack defeated Raider teammates Sarika Walia and Nana EssilfieMensah in straight sets (6-2, 6-3). The boys doubles finals also consisted of two teams from the Greenbelt school. Bruno To and Lance Jewell defeated Shaan Singh and Mitchell Moore in straight sets (6-2, 6-0), despite dropping the first two games of the match. The region champions and runnerups both qualify for the state tournament, meaning all four Roosevelt doubles teams qualified. “We had to adapt to it,” To said. Bowie’s mixed doubles pair of freshman Neerav Ganjoo and senior Laura Hyre defeated Douglass’ Ross Olexa and Jamie Hartnett (6-4, 6-4). egoldwein@gazette.net
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Life after the apocalypse
Preparing to dive into deep writing
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BY RAECINE WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
A post-apocalyptic world of poetry and questions will come to life when young playwright Cecelia Raker’s play “dry bones rising” premieres at the Venus Theatre this weekend under the direction of Deborah Randall. “dry bones rising” follows the journey of two children who survive a post-apocalyptic event, try to pick up the pieces, learn to get along and figure things out, with the help and hindrance of a golem they’ve built out of mud and brought to life. “I love the world of Yiddish theater, and there are some plays in a similar vein,” Raker said. She said the idea for the play was sparked by the Jewish fast day Tisha B’Av, which commemorates the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem, and subsequent holiday Tu B’Av, which is celebrated as a holiday of love. “It made me think, ‘How do you go from the emotional experience of utter destruction and pain, to connection, joy and love in that short of a period of time?’” Raker said. “I got into exploring that journey of how we pick up the pieces of destruction.” Though derived from a specific cultural reference, Raker said the resulting work is completely universal. “It’s a play that tackles a lot of questions about God and death and play and childhood
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Rick Campbell is proud of beating the odds. When the retired U.S. Navy officer considered writing a book, with zero writing classes, training or experience, he “figured a snowball had a better chance in hell than me picking up a pen and beating out hundreds of thousands of writers with years of experience.” Until his 20th class reunion, Campbell felt unable to commit to investing “the thousands of hours it would take to learn how to write and then write the book, when it would most likely be a wasted effort.” The “futuristic BY ELLYN WEXLER sci-fi story rolling around in my head” for some 20 years was des“The Trident Deception” (2014), tined to remain there. is a “submarine warfare novel His perspective changed at its core. It’s also an intriguing when a speaker asked the assem- espionage tale,” he said. Booklist bled alumni “What would you do called it “the best submarine if you weren’t afraid?” “I felt like novel since Tom Clancy’s classic he was talking directly — ‘The Hunt for Red to me, and I decided October.’” A sequel, right then that I’d write “Empire Rising,” was my book,” he recalled. released in February. “It took a few years to To augment his get around to it, but I writing skills, Campbell finally buckled down read espionage and and wrote it.” military thrillers, even That book, which though science fiction turned out to be a Campbell and fantasy are his fa“paranormal military vorite genres. He credscience fiction novel,” has not yet its the “major espionage writers” made it to publication. The au— Daniel Silva, Vince Flynn thor refers to it as “Book 0.” and Brad Thor as well as writer After sending the manuAndrew Britton — as heavy influscript to more than 40 agents, ences on his style. An agent he Campbell realized the futility of worked with gave him a reading writing what you love when no list of espionage books, although one else loves it. Thus thwarted, he opted to switch gears and See DEEP, Page B-4 write what he knows. The result,
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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” July 17 through Aug. 2, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com. The Clarice, National Festival Orchestra: Your Classical Favorites, May 30; Artist Faculty Chamber Recital, June 5; National Festival Chamber Orchestra, June 6; Chamber Music Showcases (two shows), June 7; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice. umd.edu. Hard Bargain Players, “Down the Road,” June 12-June 27, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org. Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks. com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “A Raisin in the Sun,” May 15 through June 6; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, Preposition: A Circus Between the Times, May 23; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “The Temptest,” May 29 through June 12; “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” June 26 through July 12, call for ticket prices, times; Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org. Montpelier Arts Center; 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-7800, arts.pgparks.com. NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Barney & Bea Recreation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater.org. Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Once Upon a Mattress,” Sept. 11 through Sept. 26, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org. Publick Playhouse, Samba Workshop, May 21; Hardway Connection, June 19; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Kiss Me, Kate,” May 29 through June 27; Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-7575700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com. Tantallon Community Players, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” May 22 through June 7; Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com. Venus Theatre, “Dry Bones Rising,” May 21 through June 14, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.
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Continued from Page B-3 — ridiculous, huge questions that we’re not capable of answering,” Raker said. Though she has been writing for quite some time, this will be Raker’s first full-length professional production. The process, she says, was entirely enthusing and surprising. “When you write a play, you have questions in your mind you’re trying to answer,” Raker said. “But when it gets into the hands of these other amazing artists, it turns out to be more than you realized.” While she came at the play interested in the question of how humans — but especially children — bounce back, Raker soon discovered the play had elements she hadn’t even uncovered. “In the process of development and rehearsal, I also discovered it was about giving voice to the mud,” Raker said. “Earth has been destroyed in this apocalyptic event just as much as the people have. What would the mud say about that? It kind of became an environmental piece, too.” The new revelations were thanks, in part, to the artistic
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Continued from Page B-3 he had written a military thriller. “As a result,” he said, “my books are a blend of military thriller plot written in an espionage style.” For the most part, Campbell bases his books on his first career. “I was a submarine officer for 28 years, and I write military thrillers that have strong submarine plot elements. There are a few actual experiences in the book, but 99 percent is fiction, using my background to get the authentic details correct.” Campbell said it takes him about 1,000 hours to write a book, including about an hour per page for the first draft, several hundred hours of research before starting and interspersed
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direction of Randall, who is also the founder of Venus Theatre. Venus, which aims to produce works by women, centered on women and children, receives about 200 submissions for consideration each year, from which Randall picks four to run. “dry bones rising” is the 51st piece and, according to Randall, something completely fresh. “It’s like Mary Shelley meets E.E. Cummings,” Randall said. “I thought it was genius, so I wanted to give it a shot.” Randall said she tries not to produce the same script twice, and found “dry bones rising” fascinating. “It’s an epic poem,” she said. She was also thrilled to work with a new playwright.
“I’m coming from an older playwright who’s run her own company, into Cecelia who is very new to all this and very brilliant, so it’s been great. It’s been a process of building trust,” Randall said. Though Raker’s script had a girl, a boy and the androgynous golem, Randall took an interesting direction in casting three women. One of those women is Ann Fraistat, who Randall immediately envisioned in a role after reading the script. Fraistat, who marks her seventh production with Venus in “dry bones rising,” said she loved the new take on the apocalypse story. “When you hear apocalypse, you think doom and gloomy,” Fraistat said, “but this one is not all about death and destruction. It’s about new hope. It’s about finding love and joy and connection in spite of everything.” Fraistat said the poetic language served as a guiding post for her while they were developing the play. “It asks a very simple question in the end, which is, ‘What kind of world are we leaving our children?’” Fraistat said. “I love that. It’s where innocence meets violence.”
during writing, plus multiple revisions on his end and two by his editor. He writes in an upstairs office in his Germantown home, “where I can close the door and work in silence. Sounds really distract me when I’m writing, and I need complete silence or it breaks my concentration.” As a child, Campbell had no intention of being a writer. “Early on,” he said, I wanted to be a doctor, policeman and football player — simultaneously. I figured I could be a doctor during the day, a policeman at night and a football player on the weekends.” Although he was a good student, graduating second in his high school class in Cocoa, Fla., math and science were his strengths. He read fantasy and science fiction “voraciously” but remembers hating English and the liberal arts.
The military was always a career option, Campbell said, because his father was retired from the Air Force. “When it came time to go to college, my parents had no money set aside and weren’t making a lot of money — mom was a waitress and dad worked at a regional K-Mart-style department store — so I knew I had to get a scholarship.” Campbell is optimistic about his second career. “We’ll see what the future holds when I come up for another contract next year. So far, my books have ‘met or exceeded expectations,’ so it’s likely additional contracts will follow, and I figure I’ll be writing military thrillers for the foreseeable future,” he said. “Book 0 will have to wait a few more years.” Hopefully, the odds will be in his favor once more.
‘DRY BONES RISING’ n When: 8 p.m. Thursday– Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, May 21–June 14. n Where: The Venus Theatre Play Shack, 21 C St., Laurel n Tickets: $20 n More information: venustheatre.org; 202-2364078
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LAUREL MILL PLAYHOUSE
The Shakespeare Teen Theatre at Laurel Mill Playhouse is set to perform “The Tempest” starting May 29.
Creating a tempting proposal
“The Tempest” is one of William Shakespeare’s later plays. That doesn’t make it any less interesting, though. The Shakespeare Teen Theatre at Laurel Mill Playhouse is set to perform the show starting Friday, May 29. “The Tempest” follows Prospero, who is on a remote
island. As the rightful Duke of Milan, he sets in motion a plan to restore his daughter, Miranda, to her rightful place. Of course, Prospero has to use a bit of illusion and “magic” to make that happen. He ends up luring his brother Antonio, who has usurped Prospero’s position,
and Alonso, the king of Naples, to the island. From there, lots of things happen, but you’ll have to go check out the show to find out what occurs. Tickets for the show are $15$20. For more information, visit laurelmillplayhouse.org or call 301-617-9906.
Doing the best with good intentions Even though the play debuted on Broadway in 1959, “A Raisin in the Sun” still has a powerful message today involving family and racial issues. The Greenbelt Arts Center is playing host to the award-winning play now through May 31. “A Raisin in the Sun” follows the story of the Youngers, a black family struggling in 1950s Chicago to hold its spot in a world that hands them steep adversity and the consistent weight of racial prejudice. The Youngers are living in poverty on the south side of Chicago. After the death of Walter Younger’s father, Mama Younger is expecting a $10,000 life insurance check. Walter has plans for the money, but Mama decides to put some of the money down on a new house in an allwhite neighborhood. Tensions within the family flair when Walter squanders the remainder of the money Mama has set aside for her granddaughter’s education.
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“A Raisin in the Sun” runs through June 6 at the Greenbelt Arts Center.
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$
159/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
0
2015 NISSAN
LEAF S
MSRP: $32,000 Sale Price: $27, 995 NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500
$ with charger package MODEL #17015
AT THIS PRICE
AT THIS PRICE
MODEL #11615
$
$
13,995 OR
4
$
169/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
0
$
0
$
149
$
OR
4
AT THIS PRICE
MODEL #12115
0
$
NV200
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
AVAILABLE ON BRAND NEW: 2015 ALTIMAS, 2015 SENTRAS, 2015 ARMADAS, 2015 TITANS, 2015 LEAFS! 2015 NISSAN
MSRP: $32,455 Sale Price: $27,995 Nissan Rebate: $1,500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500
PATHFINDER 4X4 S
$ 4
AT THIS PRICE
MODEL #25015
$
0
AT THIS PRICE
$
269/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
17,495 279
$
OR
4
MODEL #67115
0
$
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
2015 NISSAN
MURANO S AWD MSRP: $33,045 Sale Price: $28,495
25,995
OR
MSRP: $22,045 Sale Price: $18,245 Nissan Customer Cash: $750
$
0% APR X 72 MONTHS
229/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
14,495
2015 NISSAN
24,495 OR
4
169/MO
$
MSRP: $19,305 Sale Price: $15,745 Nissan Rebate $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $250
SENTRA SV
MSRP: $23,935 Sale Price: $19,495 Nissan Customer Cash: -$1,000 Altima Bonus Cash: -$500 NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1000
2015 NISSAN
4
$
OR
2015 NISSAN
MSRP: $17,600 Sale Price: $14,895 Nissan Customer Cash: $400 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500
VERSA NOTE SV
10,995
9330 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 888-693-8037
$
OR
4
AT THIS PRICE
28,495
MODEL #23015
0
$
339
$
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
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Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 05/25/2015. G560932
NEW 2015 HIGHLANDER LE 1 AVAILABLE: #563287
28,390
$
4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR
NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564399, 564398
20,890
$
4 CYL., AUTOMATIC
2015 PRIUS C II
355 TOYOTA
2 AVAILABLE: #577511, 577476
MEMORIAL DAY 149/MO** $
SPECIALS
DARCARS
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NEW 2015 CAMRY LE
3 AVAILABLE: #572183, 572187, 572081
$
159/
MO**
18,990
NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB 2 AVAILABLE: #567184, 567181
$0 DOWN
$
AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR
18,890
3 DR. H/BK, MANUAL TRANS
AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE
NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #570717, 570731
14,590
$
4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL. INCL.
AFTER $750 REBATE
MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models
1-888-831-9671
$0 DOWN
$
149/MO**
2015 COROLLA LE
15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD OPEN SUNDAY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 5/26/2015.
4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO
2 AVAILABLE: #570375, 570343
$0 DOWN G560907
13,590
MANUAL, 4 CYL
2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044
NEW 2015 YARIS #577009
$
4 CYL., AUTO
AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE
NEW 2015 CAMRY LE
$
4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR
AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE
AFTER $750 REBATE
2 AVAILABLE: #572152, 572074
$0 DOWN
$
139/MO**
4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL