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Artist Kelly Cae Hogan, who plays Brünnhilde,shares a laugh with Virginia Opera Wig andMakeup Manager Jim McGough.
‘Valkyrie’ flies at GMU’sCenter for the Arts.
Connection photographer Deb Cobb peeked be-hind the scenes at George Mason University’sCenter for the Arts last weekend as the Vir-ginia Opera prepared for performances of Ri-
chard Wagner’s “The Valkyrie.”“An opera is like the perfect collaboration between the
Arts,” said Jessica D’Angelo, production manager of theGeorge Mason University Center for the Arts, because itinvolves large, often complicated sets, complex lighting andelectrical designs, actors, singers and an orchestra.
Backstage Pass
Jim McGough, wig and makeup designer andfirst chair Makeup Artist pins up Melissa Citro’shair in preparation for her wig.
On average, artists spend about 30 minutes in the hair and makeup chair. Melissa Citro ‘looks up’and waits for her artificial eyelashes to be applied with an adhesive. In the background is atraveling case filled with wigs and other hair and makeup items for the production.
Melissa Citro waits for the glue adhering artifi-cial eyelashes to her face to dry.
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Valkyrie Sarah Williams has a ‘fixer’ sprayedonto her face by Associate Wig and MakeupManager Becky Scott
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By Victoria Ross
The Connection
The Devil Made Me Do It.” For MichaelHensley, owner of Victoria’s Cakery inOld Town Fairfax, that’s not an excuse.It’s one of the signa-
ture cakes and cupcakes he and hiscakery bakery staff are whippingup for the annual ChocolateLover’s Festival in Fairfax the firstweekend of March.
“We use every kind of chocolatein that cake,” Hensley said. “It haslayers of chocolate truffle andcandy, brownies, a white chocolatelayer and then it’s covered in ganache with darkchocolate shavings on top. It’s pretty rich and sinfulif you love chocolate.”
Victoria’s Cakery is the only City of Fairfax vendorparticipating in the popular two-day festival, whichfeatures dozens of bakers and chocolatiers from theregion who bake, frost, compete and showcase theirchocolate confections. Victoria’s, which opened in1984 on Main Street, has been part of the festivalsince it started in 1992.
Hensley said he and his six bakers have been busysince January working on the nearly 3,000 cakes and
Victoria’s Secret? Homemade TasteNews
Victoria’s Secret? Homemade Taste
Michael Hensley, owner and president of Victoria’sCakery in Old Town Fairfax, frosts one of his whitechocolate cakes.
Victoria’s Cakery to unveilnew flavors at 20th annualChocolate Lover’s Festival.
“It’s pretty rich andsinful if you lovechocolate.”
— Michael Hensley
cupcakes they will feature at the festival. This year,he is debuting a new cake, in honor of his 3-month-old daughter, Lyla.
“Lyla’s cake is a velvety chocolate cake with cream-cheese icing,” he said.
Most of the cakes at Victoria’s are named afterfriends and family. There’s Erica’s Heaven (peanutbutter and chocolate), Katie’s Razz Matazz and Barb’sPeppermint, among others. But it’s Jan’s Mother’sFriend’s Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting thatlaunched Victoria’s.
“My mom, who is named Victoria, was always bak-ing,” Hensley said. “She started by selling Jan’s
Mother’s Friend’s Carrot Cake atmarkets and other small shops,and it was so popular that she de-cided to open this business in1984.”
Hensley, who took over the busi-ness in 1991, loved to bake, butwent to college to become an In-dustrial Designer. “I’ve alwaysbeen good at baking, and it’s what
I still love to do. You have to have a passion for it,because it’s long hours.” Hensley added that a goodcake baker needs to have a sophisticated palate. “It’snot just having a sweet tooth, you have to be able totaste different layers of flavors and know what willwork with customers,” he said.
Hensley carried on his mother’s tradition of per-sonally naming cakes. There’s Rhy’s Red Velvet cake,named for his 4-year-old son, and Reagan’s Spice
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Fairfax Connection Editor Michael O’Connell
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County Executive Proposes $3.38 Billion BudgetDoes not include raises for county employees,cuts funds for school raises.
By Nicholas M. Horrock
The Connection
Fairfax County Executive Anthony H.Griffin proposed a $3.38 billion bud-get to the Board of Supervisors Tues-
day which if adopted would bar pay raisesfor county employees and school teachersfor another year and could cost an averagehome owner some $110 a year in increasedreal estate taxes.
Griffin told the supervisors that the bud-get still has a shortfall of some $50 million,but this far less than the $350 million short-fall in the current 2011 budget and wasdesigned to maintain “the quality of life” inFairfax County, he said.
The board voted Tuesday to “advertise”the tax rate at $1.09 in the 2012 budget,beginning on July1, which on a home val-ued at $443,511 (the mean assessed valuein the county) would cost the tax payer anadditional $110 a year.
Three members of the board refused toback the $1.09 figure, offering an amend-
ment to advertise a figure of $1.065, whichwould further tighten the amount of moneythe county would have to spend.
The board’s three Republican supervisorsJohn Cook (Braddock), Michael R. Frey(Sully) and Pat Herrity of the SpringfieldDistrict said the lower rate would force cutsin services rather than an actual increasein county revenue. Herrity said it was timeto drop the tax rate. “We doubled people’staxes between 2000 and 2007, and its pasttime we give them some relief.”
But Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) saidthe $1.09 figure gives the people of Fairfaxa chance to present their ideas of what pro-grams they want in public hearings andbudget meetings over the next two months.“The lower figure looks like we have alreadydecided,” he said.
When the Board votes to advertise a rate,it can lower the rate in the final adoptedbudget, but it cannot raise the tax rate with-out starting all over. Board chairwomanSharon Bulova (D-At-large) and SupervisorsMcKay, John W. Foust (D-Dranesville),Catherine M. Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill),
Penelope Gross (D-Mason) and Linda Q.Smyth (D-Providence) voted to advertisethe $1.09 rate. The Board may still vote tolower it on April 12.
The total recommended 2012 budget ofall funds is $6.1 billion.
Fairfax County can anticipate less moneyfrom Richmond. Staff analysis showed thatthe Virginia Senate might approve a pack-age with a $6.9 million loss for fiscal 2012and that the House of Delegates versioncould mean a $10.2 million reduction.
Though the Board of Supervisors does notcontrol the school budgets, it can effectivelyveto increases the school board seeks. TheFairfax County Public Schools has sought acounty “transfer” of $1,659 billion, an in-crease of $48.8 million, and most of whichwould go to increase school salaries. ButGriffin said that the county cannot haveschool employees getting an increase whencounty employees are not and he has pro-posed $1.61 billion for schools.
Griffin said his budget plan results in an“available balance” of $30 million, whichthe board of supervisors can utilize in sev-eral ways including pay increases for countyemployees or a reduction in the real estatetax rate. Griffin said it could be “saved” forthe “critical needs” in 2013.
Both Griffin and Bulova see continuedbleak economic times in Fairfax. Though theaverage price of homes sold through theMultiple Listing Service increased 8.9 per-cent in 2010, the number of homes solddeclined some 7.8 percent to 14,100. Fore-closures in Fairfax totaled 842 in Decem-ber 2010, a 5.8 per cent increase over De-cember 2009.
Even though the Department of Defensetransfer of some 19,000 workers to Fairfaxin 2011 will increase revenues and invest-ment, several members of the Board seebudget tightening in Washington as omi-nous for Fairfax.
Gross said the county will have to learnmore about a crisis in Virginia’s ancient sys-tem of institutional care for people withmental or developmental disabilities.
The Department of Justice found Virginianeedlessly institutionalizes many peoplewith intellectual disabilities and providestoo little community based care. The statehas 40 days to address the Justice Depart-ment report.
Gross wants to find out whether Fairfaxand other counties will be called upon toprovide community based care. The Boardof Supervisors will hold public hearings onthe budget in March.
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News
Robinson Presents ‘Funny as a Crutch’
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Jackson Viccora, as the prince, is about todance with ‘Cripperella,’ portrayed byAllison Poms
Nine humorous sketchesshow disabilities in a newlight.
By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
Robinson Secondary thespians will performtheir latest show, “Funny as a Crutch,” thissummer, in New York and at Scotland’sFringe Festival. First,
though, they’ll premiere it in theschool theater, Friday, March 4,at 8 p.m.
This performance is a fundraiser to help offset the $4,000per person cost of the Scotlandtrip. Tickets are $20 in advancefor early seating, viawww.robinsondrama.org, orpeople may pay what they likeat the door.
“‘Funny as a Crutch’ is a se-ries of nine, totally accessiblecomedy sketches,” said DirectorChip Rome. “It’s about peoplewith disabilities trying to maketheir way through their world,despite the rest of us.”
RAMbunctious Theatre is the group of 14 studentsproducing the show and, afterward, the actors willdo a talkback with audience members to get theirfeedback and reaction.
“This is a wonderful combination of humor for anyaudience about issues much of the public seems toshy away from,” said Rome. “This show brings them
to the forefront in a humorous vein, reduces the ten-sion and makes the audience more comfortable aboutpeople with disabilities. It also makes them moreaware of their own attitudes; it’s been an educationfor our cast.”
Written by Rich Orloff, “Funny as a Crutch” pre-sents the world as seen by those with disabilities.The sketches include:
“Our drama booster president, Jane Rath, workson disability issues professionally, so she’s been aterrific resource,” said Rome. “We’ve also had con-sultants — Melody Goodspeed, a former teacher
who’s now blind, and BenSpangenberg, who’s been in awheelchair his whole life. Theywere upbeat and candid aboutanswering a wide range of ques-tions from the cast.”
In “Cripperella,” sophomoreHannah Bunting portrays an uglystepsister, along with Carys Meyer.“We’re constantly fighting witheach other and make fun ofCripperella for her disability,” saidBunting. “We’re wild and nasty,and it’s fun to play somethingyou’re not. I’ve learned that there’sso much depth to a person besidesa disability. And it’s not the end ofthe world for them. They learn
about their own character from facing their chal-lenges, and most of them have a good sense of hu
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“This is a wonderfulcombination ofhumor for anyaudience aboutissues much of thepublic seems to shyaway from.”
— Chip Rome
Fairfax County School Discipline: Broken or Perfect?
By Julia O’Donoghue
The Connection
In the last 22 months, two FairfaxCounty students have died of suicidewhile coping with their removal from
their local high school for disciplinary mat-ters.
When the Fairfax County Board of Super-visors voted unanimously Feb. 8 to “makeoutreach efforts” to the local school systemabout student disciplinary tactics,” membershoped to begin a friendly and ongoing dis-cussion about possible reforms to theschools’ current system.
“I want us to come together and ask ‘Canwe find a better way to do this?’” said Su-pervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill),one of two sponsors of the county measure.
Hudgins is concerned that the school’scurrent disciplinary process may havecaused these students to feel more isolatedand could have contributed to their deaths.
“Many parents and students are asking
Jack Dale criticizes concerns linking recentteen suicides to suspensions.
whether the Zero Tolerance disciplinarypolicy of FCPS lacks the ability to recog-nize the emotional difficulties students ex-perience,” she said in a written statement.
Supervisors plan to invite the Fairfax Part-nership for Youth and par-ent groups to put togethera forum about student dis-cipline, including how ex-pulsions and suspensionsare handled, for bothcounty and school systemofficials.
THREE DAYS LATER,Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dalemade it clear he had no intention of dis-cussing the disciplinary system with thecounty. Dale said in a statement thatHudgins’ resolution demonstrated a “seri-ous misunderstanding” among the supervi-sors of the school system’s current disciplin-ary policies.
Instead, he suggested a broader approach
of tackling teen depression in general.“I believe our efforts would be far more
productive if we focused on the incidenceof depression among our county youth andhow our agencies can work together totackle this problem,” wrote Dale in his state-ment.
Dale said Fairfax County schools do nothave a “zero tolerance” approach to disci-pline and consider every proposal for ex-
pulsion or suspension on an individual ba-sis.
“I strongly recommend that all membersof the Board of Supervisors learn moreabout FCPS’ practices and policies beforemaking public statements that are misin-formed and damaging to our students, fami-lies and community,” wrote Dale.
Dale also objected in strong language to
Hudgins’ link of two teenage suicides to theschool disciplinary process.
“For Supervisor Hudgins to link the twotragic student deaths to their disciplinaryprocesses for the purpose of furthering afalsehood is unconscionable and a blow tothose who have already suffered great painand loss,” wrote Dale.
Dale and Hudgins did not speak to eachother directly; each issued public state-
ments.Last month, sophomore Nick
Stuban died a few weeks afterhe had been forced to leaveWoodson High School forFairfax High School because ofan infraction. In 2009, SouthLakes High School junior JoshAnderson took his life a fewhours before he expected to be
expelled from the entire Fairfax Countyschool system at disciplinary hearing.
According to last year’s Fairfax CountyYouth Survey, 14 percent of local studentshad considered suicide and 3.6 percent hadattempted suicide at least once. The youthsurvey shows that students who report abus
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“I strongly recommend that all membersof the Board of Supervisors learn moreabout FCPS’ practices and policies ...”
— FCPS Superintendent Jack Dale
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Cake, for his 19-month-old daughter. There’s alsothe unexpected hit cake, Dez’s Chocolate Chipper,which Hensley created by accident.
“Desiree is my wife’s name, and, let me add, she’sthe love of my life,” he said. “The cake was bornwhen we messed up a batch of vanilla pound cake.So we threw in chocolate chips, and then addedbuttercream frosting and a chocolate glaze on top.It turned out to be great.”
Victoria’s secret to a thriving cakery is not flashycakes — like the 6-foot tall wedding cakes on a FoodNetwork throw down. It’s pure homemade taste,Hensley said.
“We are known for our homemade cakes. We don’tdo a lot of complicated designs. We will write on thecake, and tie it with a ribbon, but we let the cakes dothe talking here.”
“It’s a quality homemade product,” said AngelaWijas, who has been decorating cakes for 12 yearsat Victoria’s. “What nice is that Michael makes theatmosphere here like a close-knit family, and we treatour customers like family too.”
Longtime customer Jane Owens of Fairfax agreed.“The cakes here are wonderful, and they do havethat homemade taste.” Owens said she frequentlypicks up cakes for birthdays, anniversaries and otherfamily celebrations.
“The Huggs cake is one of our favorites,” Owenssaid. Huggs mixes white and dark chocolate.
In addition to the cakes, many of which are of-fered in the trendy cupcake size, Victoria’s has scones,tea breads, cheesecakes and cookies. Much of theirbusiness is wedding cakes, but they also do a briskweekday business for “snackers,” Hensley said.
“We sell a lot of cake slices, cupcakes and cookiesto what I call ‘snackers,’ during the week; and thenthe weekend is usually about the event cakes,” hesaid.
“Victoria’s Cakery has a great reputation,” said
Beverly Myers, chairman of Friends of Fairfax andlong-time organizer of the Chocolate Lover’s Festi-val. “In year’s past, they have sold out of all theircakes on the first day of the festival. I know peopleare really fond of their Heaven cake, with the rasp-berry filling and white chocolate frosting.”
Hensley said the Heaven cake accounts for nearly50 percent of their sales, and plenty slices of Heavenwill be available at the Chocolate Lover’s Festival, avirtuous option to the decadent The Devil Made MeDo It cake.
For more information on Victoria’s Cakery, visitwww.VictoriasCakeryInc.com or call 703-273-0800.
Week in Fairfax
For the Love of ChocolateThe Chocolate Lovers Festival is a two-day event that takes
place each year in Old Town Fairfax. This year’s event is Sat-urday, March 5, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, March 6,from 12-4 p.m.
A family-friendly favorite, events this year include the Tasteof Chocolate, featuring chocolate vendors selling anything andeverything chocolate; the Chocolate Challenge, an arts ex-travaganza where pros and amateurs compete for prizes; theKiwanis Pancake Breakfast featuring chocolate chip pancakes;historic re-enactments; children’s activities; open houses at his-toric buildings; and much more.
According to Beverly Myers, chairman of Friends of Fairfaxand long-time organizer of the festival, donated cakes andother items will be open for silent auction bidding. Celebrityjudges for this event include Warren Brown of CakeLove;Norman R. Davis and Zane Beg of The Sweet Life Cakery inAnnandale, who have appeared on multiple Food Networkchallenges; and City of Fairfax Mayor Robert F. Lederer.
“What’s really neat this year is the Valentine collectible,”Myers said, adding that the valentine heralds the festival’s 20thanniversary and the 50th anniversary of the city’s incorpora-tion.
This year’s valentine includes a matted sketch of the OldTown Hall drawn by Jackie Liedl of Local Color and a couponredeemable for five taste pogs (or tickets.) The limited editionvalentine costs $5. If supplies last, valentines will be sold dur-ing the festival at the Taste of Chocolate in Old Town Hall.Valentines are currently available at City Hall, 10455Armstrong Street and the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center,10209 Main St.
For more information, go to www.chocolatefestival.net
Stringfellow, MonumentRamps To Open Feb. 28
On Monday, Feb. 28, the westbound Interstate 66 exitramps to Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road will opento all traffic — HOV as well as non-HOV — on weekendsand during off-peak hours beginning at 10 a.m. New over-head digital message signs will alert drivers as to whenthe exit ramps are “open,” “closed” or “HOV-only.” Trafficsigns and signals at the top of the exit ramps have beenupgraded, and traffic signals near the interchanges will beretimed to accommodate traffic.
“Opening the ramps will be of great benefit to those inthe Fair Lakes and Fairfax Corner area, and result in re-duced drive time and congestion” said Supervisor PatHerrity (R-Springfield). “The ramps are critical transpor-tation infrastructure that went unused most of the day.ºThis is a commonsense, low- cost solution that will reducetrip time and improve air quality.”
For more information about the ramp openings, contactthe Virginia Department of Transportation at 1-800-FOR-ROAD.
Wish List for BibliophilesThe library is usually a place to borrow books, but the
Fairfax County Library Foundation wants book-lovers toconsider donating books as well as borrowing them.“Cleopatra: A Life” by Stacy Schiff; “Cutting for Stone” byAbraham Vorghese; “True Grit” by Charles Portis; “LittlePrinces; Explorers: Tales of Endurance and Exploration;”and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth” are just ahandful of the books on the library’s Wish List.
Sponsored by the Fairfax Library Foundation, theAmazon.com Wish List allows library supporters to pur-chase specific books. These are books that are in high de-mand and additional copies could reduce hold times forfellow customers. The site www.Amazon.com/wish allowsyou to see how many copies the library wants, and howmany have been purchased so far. Books can be directlydelivered to the appropriate location. For more informa-tion on this, or other library programs, go towww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/fcplease.htm.
Chamber, Schools Team UpThe Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and Fairfax County
Public Schools have teamed up to launch a new non-profitfoundation that supports initiatives to help students ac-quire 21st century skills. All donations go directly to thefoundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, and are tax deduct-ible. Among the opportunities for donations are programsin elementary, middle and high school that prepareunderrepresented students for college; teacher grants andtraining; and support of an all-electronic learning envi-ronment, including 24/7 Internet access, for all students.
For more information about the Foundation for FairfaxCounty Public Schools or to make a donation, go to http://www.fcps.edu/DIT/educationfoundation/index.html.
SATURDAY/FEB. 26Fairfax County School Board FY 2012 Budget Forum. 9 a.m.
Falls Church High School, 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church. Withfour breakout sessions on employee compensation and benefits, thebudget’s impact on programs, how central office staff supportsteaching and learning, and state funding challenges.www.surveymonkey.com/s/fy2012budgetforum or 571-423-1075.
Leadership Institute. The Braddock District CommunityEngagement Initiative offers a Leadership Institute,” from 9 a.m. to2:30 p.m., at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Thee Institute is targeted for those who are, or wish to be, officersand directors of civic and homeowners’ associations andcommunity-based volunteer and non-profit organizations. Theprogram includes lunch. Spots are limited. Contact Ann Sharp at703-425-9300 to sign up.
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Weekend Workshop Raises $2,000 for Assistance LeagueAssistance League ofNorthern Virginiahosted a workshop forOperation School BellWeekend Food forKids on Jan. 17, inconjunction withMartin Luther King Jr.day of service. Com-munity volunteersjoined members topack 1,000 bags offood for three Title 1schools in Fairfax andPrince William coun-ties. Before the eventDavid Eakin, directorservice projects,Rotary Club of Dunn-Loring Merrifieldpresented Beth Maline, president of Assistance League with a check for $2,000to be used for Weekend Food for Kids. To learn more about this program andhow to help go to www.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.
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ing substances also tend to report considering sui-cide and attempting suicide at a higher rate, accord-ing to Dale.
“There is no link between the tragic suicides thatwe have had and the disciplinary process. … I haveknowledge of both cases that I can’t share with youand there is zero evidence to support that. None,”said Dale in an interview.
JOSH’S PARENTS disagree with Dale’s assessment.“Honestly, the superintendent’s response was very
mystifying to me,” said. Tim Anderson, Josh’s father.“To say there is nothing that con-nects the suicide and depressionto the disciplinary procedure, webelieve it is unconscionable tosay that. We believe it is uncon-scionable to not look [at the dis-ciplinary process].”
Tim Anderson said his familyand other people close to Joshbelieve the emotional strain ofthe disciplinary hearing and fac-ing expulsion from all Fairfaxschools contributed to theteenager’s death.
“Obviously it happened on theeve of his second hearing.Whether it was the number onecause or the number five cause,I don’t know. But it got himcloser than he needed to be tothat place. I don’t think it is bycoincidence that it happened theday before his second hearing,”said Tim Anderson in an interview Feb. 15.
The Andersons wonder how Dale might have ac-quired enough “knowledge” about their son to makeany conclusion about the impact of the disciplinaryprocess on Josh’s suicide.
“No one from Fairfax County [schools] has evertalked to us about Josh’s death. No one from thesuperintendent’s office has ever discussed it with us.If you are really concerned about kids and familiesin Fairfax County, wouldn’t it be the right thing to atleast send a condolence card in these cases?” saidTim Anderson.
He added that Dale appears to be more concernedwith protecting the school system from liability or aclass action lawsuit than addressing the shortfalls ofthe disciplinary process.
The Andersons’ limited contact with the countyboard on this issue has been a much more positiveexperience. Hudgins contacted the family before shemade her proposal to the county board, asking forinput on the issue from Tim Anderson and to makesure he was comfortable with a reference to Josh’sdeath in her written statement.
“Cathy Hudgins — I really appreciate all the thingsshe said. I don’t appreciate the approach that JackDale took,” said Tim Anderson.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER Tina Hone (At-large)started pushing for a detailed examination of the pro-cess last October.
Hone said it is difficult for her to even deduce whatproblems might exist in the current system becausethe administration has never provided her with com-prehensive data related to student suspensions andexpulsions. Other school board members have alsobeen reluctant to spend time looking potential re-forms until they have more information about theeffectiveness of the current system, she said.
“We need to see the data. …. But what I have got-ten is stonewalling and stalling on this [from schoolstaff],” said Hone.
Hone first started focusing on disciplinary policesand procedures when a parent contacted her to saythat her son had been removed from his base school
and placed on “long-term suspen-sion” at an alternative high schoolfor over 400 days.
“That student wasn’t suspended.He was reassigned to a new school.He received the exact same penaltyhe would have gotten if he had beenexpelled from his base school. …Ihad hoped to achieve an agreementthat no child would be reassignedto one of our alternative highschools for more than 365 daysunless he had been expelled fromhis base school,” said Hone.
Among the data that Hone re-quested was a count how many stu-dents receive five-day suspensions,10-day suspensions, and longer-term suspensions. She also wantedto know what, if any, the suspen-sions had on students’ academicachievement when they returned toclass.
Hone also wants evidence that transferring a stu-dent from one general education high school to an-other, which is done often for minor drug offenses,has any discernable positive effects.
“Kids get shuffled a lot and we have no idea whatit does for them. We don’t know what it does fortheir base school. It might even be better to have thestudent come back. We don’t know,” said Hone.
Technically, many students who are expelled areable to reapply and potentially attend their originalschool the following year, though Hone knows of nocases anecdotally where this has occurred.
Hone would also like to videotape or otherwisemonitor disciplinary hearings, which are conductedby special hearing officers. A few families have com-plained to Hone and others about hearing officersbadgering students.
The Andersons said their son was traumatizedduring his first hearing and extremely upset abouthaving to go through the process a second time. Theyhave talked to other parents whose children werealso emotionally beaten down by aggressive ques-tioning and lectures from the school system’s staff.One student they know sobbed for hours after thehearing concluded, said Tim Anderson.
Hone said she has personally witnessed disciplin-ary officers engaging in unbecoming behavior.
“I have impeded on hearing officers in front of kids.… Once [a hearing officer] was just banging into akid’s head what a rotten person he was,” said Hone.
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FCPS Disciplinary PoliciesFrom Page 3
Kasey Drew Stanton, a resident ofFairfax, was awarded dean’s list honorsfor academic achievement during the
College Notes
Fall 2010 semester at St. Mary’s Collegeof Maryland. Dean’s list honors areawarded to full-time students at St.
Mary’s who earn a semester grade-pointaverage of 3.5 or better on 12 or moregraded credits.
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Wing Yip of Fairfax was named tothe dean’s list at the University ofCharleson School of Pharmacy for thefall 2010 semester. the dean’s list recog-nizes students who maintain a gradepoint average of 3.5 or higher. Wing isa first-year student in the UC pharmacyprogram.
Amy Smarr of Fairfax received amaster of public administration degreein public administration and public af-
fairs from the College of Architectureand Urban Studies at Virginia Tech.
Laurie Wright of Fairfax received amaster of business administration de-gree in business administration from thePamplin College of Business at VirginiaTech.
Ozana Kalman of Fairfax wasnamed to the University of Albany’sspring 2010 dean’s list for outstandingacademic achievement.
Jamie Carter of Fairfax graduatedfrom Randolph-Macon Academy on May29. He received the President’s Awardfor Academic Achievement at an end-of-
year awards ceremony. Carter plans toattend Arizona State University in thefall.
Mariet Kurtz of Fairfax chose tojoin 93 other students from around theworld to form the ninth freshmen classat the highly selective Franklin W. OlinCollege of Engineering in Needham,Mass.
Kurt Krenz of Fairfax graduatedfrom Randolph-Macon Academy on May29. At the end-of-year awards cer-emony, Krenz was presented thePresident’s Award for Academic
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Achievement and the German Medal.He was regularly named to thepresident’s list for maintaining a GPAabove 4.0. Krenz plans to attend EckerdCollege in the fall. He was offered$60,000 in scholarships.
Fairfax resident Lisa Damerellmade the academic deans’ list at AzusaPacific University. Damerell is honoredfor a spring semester 2010 academicstanding of a 3.5 or better grade-pointaverage. Damerell is a cinematic artsmajor, who is joined by nearly 1,500other students receiving the samehonor.
Kelly F. Benedict, a 2000 graduateof Fairfax High School, received herPh.D. in biomedical engineering fromthe University of Virginia on May 23.She will complete her post-doctoralwork at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology.
Kirk C. Benedict was commis-sioned as a second lieutenant by hisgrandfather Maj. Gen. Calvert P.Benedict at a ceremony at DavidsonUniversity on May 16. Kirk Benedict willbe assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. AirForce
Rebecca S. Friedman, a 2010graduate of Thomas Jefferson High
School, recently received a $2,000scholarship from the Financial ServiceCenters of America (FiSCA). She will beattending George Washington Univer-sity in Washington, DC in the fall.Friedman is one of 31 students fromacross the country that each receivedcash grants of $2,000 to use towardtheir college expenses.
Lt. Autumn Benedict, a 2003Fairfax High graduate, was deployed toAfghanistan on Aug. 19.
Daniel G. McCray recently gradu-ated from the Army ROTC (ReserveOfficer Training Corps) Leader’s Train-ing Course at Fort Knox, Ky. He is the
son of Greg G. McCray of Maple TraceCircle, Fairfax. McCray graduated in2008 from W.T. Woodson High School.
Army Pfc. Christopher L. Hollargraduated from the Direct Fire Infantry-man One Station Unit Training at FortBenning, Columbus, Ga. Hollar is theson of Steve and Patricia Hollar ofLeehigh Drive, Fairfax. The private is a2004 graduate of Fairfax High School.
Kristin Herzog of Fairfax has beenawarded a fellowship by the VirginiaCenter for the Creative Arts (VCCA).Herzog will be among the approxi-mately 25 rellows focusing on their owncreative projects at this working retreat
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Brandon Vara of Fairfax received abachelor of science degree in chemistryfrom James Madison University duringMay commencement ceremonies. He iscontinuing his studies pursuing a doc-torate in organic chemistry at VanderbiltUniversity in Nashville.
Thomas C. Frank has graduatedfrom the Army ROTC (Reserve Officers’Training Corps) Leader’s TrainingCourse at Fort Knox, Ky. The cadet is astudent at the University of Maryland,College Park. He is the son of Brian K.Frank of Ashmeade Drive, Fairfax. Frankis a 2008 graduate of Paul VI High.
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Opinion
Our hearts go out to the parentsof Nick Stuben, a student atWoodson who died of suicide lastmonth after an ordeal of navigat-
ing a suspension and disciplinary process thatclearly has gone awry.
Nick was not the first local student to sufferfrom the process. In March 2009, Josh Ander-son, then a junior at South Lakes High School,died of suicide the day before he wasto face expulsion from the FairfaxCounty school system at a disciplinaryhearing.
It is true that a teenage suicide neverhas only one cause; the students’ deaths arenot the “fault” of disciplinary policies. But noone can deny that the disciplinary process con-tributed to the unhappiness that these two stu-dents experienced.
We have heard now from many parentswhose teenagers (and even younger children)have suffered through an inflexible andadversarial process that separates studentsfrom support systems and healthy activities andeven schoolwork at exactly the moment thatthey need them the most.
Students who have not been in serioustrouble before suddenly find themselves iso-lated at home, unable to participate in sportsor clubs, unable to interact with peers or teach-ers on a regular basis. The results have been
devastating for many families.Many people are seeking a dialogue to un-
derstand and hopefully modify the currentapproach.
Del. Kaye Kory introduced legislation in theVirginia House of Delegates that would haverequired schools to notify parents if their stu-dent was in trouble that might lead to suspen-sion. The bill failed, but the idea that such leg-islation might be needed is eye-opening. Fairfaxschools opposed it.
Caroline Hemenway founded Fairfax ZeroTolerance Reform, a community group thatadvocates for changes to Fairfax’s approach todisciplinary matters, years ago after herfamily’s ordeal with suspension years ago.
School board member Tina Hone(At-large) has been asking for dataabout suspensions and expulsions fromschools staff, but reports that she hasbeen unable to get good answers, leav-
ing open questions about minority studentsbeing over-represented in students who havebeen suspended, among other issues.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisorsvoted unanimously Feb. 8 to “make outreachefforts” to the local school system about stu-dent disciplinary tactics, hoping to begin afriendly and ongoing discussion about possiblereforms to the schools’ current system.
Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dalemade it clear he had no intention of discuss-ing the disciplinary system with the county.Dale said in a statement that the resolutiondemonstrated a “serious misunderstanding” ofthe school system’s current disciplinary poli-cies.
Note that this exchange involved dueling
“statements,” not discussion.Dale is correct when he suggests a broader
approach of tackling teen depression in gen-eral, but this must be in addition to grapplingwith the challenges in the disciplinary process.
“I believe our efforts would be far more pro-ductive if we focused on the incidence of de-pression among our county youth and how ouragencies can work together to tackle this prob-lem,” wrote Dale in his statement.
In the meantime, if you have a teenager inyour family, it might be worth letting him orher know that they shouldn’t sign any state-ments admitting they’ve done anything wrongat school without having the school call youfirst.
—Mary Kimm,
Read OnSCHOOL DISCIPLINE: BROKEN OR PERFECT?Jack Dale criticizes concerns linking teen suicides to
suspensions.
MONDAY, FEB. 21, 2011http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/
article.asp?article=348482&paper=72&cat=104
MANTUA TEENAGER REMEMBEREDNick Stuban, 15, participated in Woodson football, Boy
Scouts.
THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 2011http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/
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ONE STRIKE, THEY’RE OUTSome families call the school system’s polices on
marijuana punitive and ineffective.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 17, 2010http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/
article.asp?article=344330&paper=82&cat=104
Time to Talk about ‘Discipline’Schools need toconsider the bestinterests of the student.
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What’s the MattaWith WMATA?To the Editor:
On Feb. 27, MetroAccess para-transit fares will double in cost.Metro Access is a shared-ride paratransit system that was created toprovide people with disabilitiesand the elderly access to the Wash-ington Metropolitan public trans-portation system and thecommunity. Metro Accessis not a luxury taxicab ser-vice, it is a lifeline to thecommunity for 70,000 riders. Theproposed fare increases up to $7a ride one way, will ensure thesecitizens will be further isolatedfrom their communities.
It is important to understandwho MetroAccess serves.MetroAccess serves individualswho do not have access to the pub-lic transportation system or whowould be deemed “vulnerable”taking public transportation.These are individuals who benefitfrom door to door service, live inareas where there are no bus stopsand may require extra equipmentand support such as wheelchairs,
walkers and oxygen tanks whentraveling in the community.
When we talk about the eco-nomics of this fare increase, itbears repeating that it is importantto understand those who will beimpacted by the policy. Seventypercent of people with disabilitiesare unemployed, which meansmany of these individuals live onincomes of $674 a month. People
who are aging and notworking rely on an incomemade up of Social Securityand whatever savings they
have put away. The new proposedfare increases could cost an indi-vidual $434 a month. If a persontook one trip a day every day ofthe month, the individual wouldbe left with $240 for living ex-penses.
“We understand that WMATAcan’t operate with a deficit,” re-ports Jill Egle, co-executive direc-tor for The Arc of Northern Vir-ginia. “I use MetroAccess, becauseI live on a road that is dangerousand nowhere near a bus line.MetroAccess has allowed me tohave A Life Like Yours in the com-munity.” Jill Egle, also a woman
with an intellectual disability, canafford to pay a fare increase, butas an advocate for people with dis-abilities she thinks WMATA shouldslow down and look at other waysto build in budget savings ratherthan taking from the pockets ofthose who are the most “vulner-able.”
One way that WMATA couldmaximize the cost efficiency oftheir MetroAccess program, wouldbe to “really make it a shared rideprogram.” Many MetroAccess rid-ers have routine rides set up eachday. “We would like to proposeWMATA pool the ridership in clus-ters where the same driver and rid-ers share trips.
This sounds like a simple pro-posal, but it is something that doesnot happen routinely. If you couldget four to six people on a van youwould cut the cost of the ride al-most in half. Not to mention theamount of drive time and gasolineWMATA would save,” reports JillEgle.
SPARC, a club for people withdisabilities relies on MetroAccess,many of whom are wheelchair us-ers. The SPARC members would
also like to see the shared-rideconcept embraced, along with theidea of adding “co-pilots” to Metrobuses. “If regular Metro buses hada second person on board to helpthe riders negotiate public trans-portation, it would benefit every-one and make the buses safer toride. It sounds like a lot of moneyto add another position to an al-ready financially burdened sys-tem, but it would not only createjobs, it would invite ridership fromfolks who might otherwise usemore expensive modes of trans-portation.” shares Adam Toobin.
Raising the fares on aMetroAccess is not the answer tosolving WMATA’s budget crisis —MetroAccess is a lifeline to thecommunity for thousands ofpeople and must strive to be moreinclusive. We ask WMATA to re-evaluate this decision and inviteinput from the community onways to make the program morecost efficient, safe and effective forall.
Nancy MercerCo-executive director
The Arc of Northern Virginia
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THURSDAY/FEB. 24Brendan James and Matt White. 8
p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.
Our Daily Bread Empty BowlsFundraiser. 6:30 p.m. Stacy C.Sherwood Community Center, 3740Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. A meal ofsoup and bread, with live music bythe Fairfax Saxophone Quartet, asilent auction and raffles. Purchase ahand-crafted bowl for a donation of$25 and up. Families welcome, $10per child or $20 for two or morechildren (bowl not included).Proceeds benefit Our Daily Bread, anon-profit that provides aid toworking families in Fairfax County.www.our-daily-bread.org or 703-273-8829.
Little House Studio Recital withthe Morrison Brothers. 7:30 p.m.Bangkok Blues, 926 West Broad St.,Falls Church. Music from Beatles andbluegrass to Natalie MacMaster andGreen Day, performed by LittleHouse Studio students under theguidance of director Larry Rice. Pop/country/rock recording artistsTruman and Willie Morrison of TheMorrison Brothers Band will bejoined by Larry Rice on fiddle. Freeadmission. 703-534-0095 orwww.LarryRiceMusic.com/lessons.html.
How to Hire a Home Contractor. 7p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Wil Slaughter,Consumer Affairs, offers tips onhiring a contractor, what should beincluded in a contract andinformation on laws related to homeimprovement. 703-978-5600.
Friends of Burke Centre Blizzardof Books Sale. 3 p.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Chase away cabin fever and stock upon great books. 703-249-1520.
Chinese Scrolls from the Dr. ChiWang Collection. Mason HallAlumni Atrium Gallery at GeorgeMason University, 4400 UniversityDrive in Fairfax. Panel discussion at 5p.m., and Opening Reception 6-8p.m. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.
World-music Violin EnsembleBarrage. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Dancing,traditional and modern songs. $27.www.wolftrap.org.
FRIDAY/FEB. 25Cypress String Quartet. 8 p.m. The
Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road,Vienna. A multimedia collaborationwith author Jacob Needleman andfilm producer Michael Schwarz. $35.www.wolftrap.org.
Marshall Crenshaw at 7:30 p.m. andGriffin House and Charlie Mars at 10p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.
“Oklahoma!” 7:30 p.m. Fairfax HighSchool, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax.Advance tickets $8, at the door $10.www.fxplayers.org.
Lake Braddock Chorus Sock Hop &Silent Auction. 7 p.m. LakeBraddock Secondary SchoolCafeteria, 9200 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Family fun with live music bythe Rivers Rockabilly Trio and thecombined Lake Braddock choruses,dance contests, silent auction andmore. $8 in advance, $10 at the [email protected].
“Gianni Schicchi.” 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Harris Theatre,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. TheGMU School of Music presents theMason Opera & Chamber Orchestraperforming Giacomo Puccini’ssatirical one-act opera. Tickets are
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The opening receptionfor the Live Fast-Harley Inspired ArtSho” will be on Sat-
urday, Feb. 26 from 5-8 p.m. atPatriot Harley-Davidson, 9739Fairfax Blvd. in Fairfax, with aguest appearance by the artistLetterfly demonstrating traditional“old school” pinstriping. Live Fastwill feature art inspired by thegasoline, oil, and freedom thatpower American Harley-Davidsons, including customHarley tanks painted especially forthis show as well as other piecesthe hand-picked stable of artistscreated for this event.The art ex-hibit will also be open to the pub-lic on Sunday, Feb. 27 from 11a.m.–5 p.m. The reception is free,but reservations are required forentrance and cocktails at [email protected].
$20 adults, $15 students/seniors, anda limited number of tickets are freefor students with a valid Mason ID.Charge at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.
SATURDAY/FEB. 26Movie Mania. 8 p.m. at W.T. Woodson
High School, 9525 Main St., Fairfax.The City of Fairfax Band presents aconcert of music from Hollywoodclassics including Chicken Run,Titanic, Catch Me If You Can, TheRed Pony, Avatar, Hunchback ofNotre Dame and E.T. $15 adults, $9seniors, free ages 18 and younger.www.fairfaxband.org or 703-757-0220.
TobyMac Winter Wonder SlamTour. 7 p.m. at the George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Circle, Fairfax. With BrandonHeath and House of Heroes. Tickets$15-$50, available throughwww.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT.
Civil War Authors Book Mart. 2p.m. The Civil War Interpretive
Center at Historic Blenheim, 3610Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Authors ofCivil War fiction and non-fiction willdiscuss and sign their latest booksand guides. Proceeds will benefit therestoration of Blenheim. Free. 703-591-0560.
“Oklahoma!” 7:30 p.m. Fairfax HighSchool, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax.Advance tickets $8, at the door $10.www.fxplayers.org.
Opening Reception for the “LiveFast- Harley Inspired ArtShow.” 5-8 p.m. Patriot Harley-Davidson, 9739 Fairfax Blvd.,Fairfax. Artist Letterfly willdemonstrate traditional “old school”pinstriping, art inspired by Harley-Davidsons and custom Harley tankspainted for this show. The receptionis free, but reservations are requiredfor entrance and cocktails [email protected].
“Gianni Schicchi.” 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Harris Theatre,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. TheGMU School of Music presents theMason Opera & Chamber Orchestraperforming Giacomo Puccini’ssatirical one-act opera. Tickets are$20 adults, $15 students/seniors, anda limited number of tickets are freefor students with a valid Mason ID.Charge at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.
The “Five Star” Robinson GivesBack Concert. 7 p.m. St. Stephens
United Methodist Church, 9203Braddock Road, Burke. All proceedsbenefit the Lamb Center. 703-691-3178.
SUNDAY/FEB. 27Disney Live! presents Mickey’s
Magic Show. 12:30 p.m. and 3:30p.m. at George Mason UniversityPatriot Center, 4500 Patriot Drive,Fairfax. Featuring magic fromlegendary Disney films. Cinderella’srags turn into a beautiful ball gownin a split second, Aladdin’s PrincessJasmine levitates into the air and theenchanted dancing brooms inFantasia help sweep Minnie off of herfeet. Mickey Mouse performs illusionsalong with Cinderella’s FairyGodmother, Alice in Wonderland’sMad Hatter and professionalillusionist Brad Ross. Tickets $22-$50, available atwww.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT. www.disneylive.com.
Jay Nash CD Release, NataliaZukerman and Garrison Starr.7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.
E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.Drumline Live. 7 p.m. George Mason
University Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. A 39-member cast in a percussion-drivenperformance. $23-$46, youththrough grade 12 half-price whenaccompanied by adult. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins 45 minutes prior tothe performance on the Center’sGrand Tier III. 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.
MONDAY/FEB. 28Tales to Tails. 4 p.m. City of Fairfax
Regional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Sign up to read to the dog.Age 6-12 with adult. 703-293-6227.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 2Ian Axel and Sub-Radio Standard.
7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.
THURSDAY/MARCH 3Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.” 8 p.m.
George Mason UniversityTheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Production contains explicitscenes and nudity. $12 adults, $8students, seniors and groups. Chargeat 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.
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Robinson’s Brooks Martino has the look of a state champion after his135-weight class wrestling finals win over Cox High School’s CJJablonski last Saturday night.
Rams, for first timesince 1985, takepossession of thestate AAA crown.
By Rich Sanders
The Connection
Throughout the postseason, theRobinson Secondary wrestlingteam has had one prevailingthought in mind — to capture
the program’s first state title since 1985. TheRams, under longtime head coach andformer Robinson standout wrestler BryanHazard, realized all season long that theyhad the talent, experience and desire toachieve such heights. Following ConcordeDistrict and Northern Region team cham-pionships in recent weeks, all that was leftfor the team to accomplish was its originalgoal of taking the title at states.
Last weekend, Robinson left no room forquestion as to who is the best team in thestate as the Rams, in typical dominant fash-ion, captured first place running away atthe Virginia State AAA championships.Making the team title extra special was thefact that the two-day postseason meet, onFeb. 25-26, took place at Robinson’s ownHenry M. Smith Field House.
“Now we get to put a 2011 [state cham-pionship] banner in our gym,” said a joyfulHazard, during Robinson’s celebratory mo-ments following Saturday’s championshipround matches. “Our kids worked so hardand believed. To win a tournament like thisyou have to believe it.”
During post meet ceremonies, formerRobinson head coach — John Epperly, ofwhom Robinson’s wrestling room is namedafter — was the individual who presentedthe state championship trophy to the Rams.
“It was amazing that Coach Epperly gaveus the trophy,” said Hazard, a 1991Robinson graduate who was a part of theRams’ region title winning team that sameyear. “He’s my mentor.”
Under Epperly, Robinson won state titlesin both 1981 and 1985. The 1985 statecrown marked the last time before this yearthat a team from the Northern Region wonthe team championship. Over the years,state high school wrestling has, for the mostpart, been dominated by schools fromaround the Tidewater/Virginia Beach area.
THERE WAS LITTLE suspense going intoSaturday night’s championship finalsmatches regarding who would win the teamtitle. Robinson, over the most part of thetwo days of tournament wrestling up to thatpoint, had easily had the most success. Sofor the five Robinson wrestlers who werecompeting in the finals, the pressure of hav-ing to win in order to boost the teams’chances was a non-factor. The Rams, theyrealized, had first place clinched and could
focus on garnering some individual cham-pionships.
Robinson’s individual state championswere Brooks Martino (135-division) andJake Smith (119). Rams who reached thefinals before losing were Dallas Smith(112), Jack Bass (125), and Jake Pinkston(heavyweight).
Robinson won the team title with 155.5points, besting runner-up Cox High (125)of Virginia Beach and third place ColonialForge (98.5) of Stafford. Forest Park(76) of Woodbridge took fourthplace and Westfield High (69) fromthe Northern Region was fifth.Annandale High, also from theNorthern Region, finished 11thplace at the 20-team meet.
Some of the evening’s most dramacame at the 119 finals where JakeSmith, in overtime, defeated JerelleMcCabe of Bayside High (VirginiaBeach), 6-5. Smith (43-6) led 3-0after two periods and held a 5-0 advantagefollowing a take down at the edge of themat with 1 minute, 18 seconds remainingin the third period. But, following a one-point escape point that got McCabe within5-1 with 20 seconds left, things fell apartfor Smith in the closing seconds when hisopponent got him onto his back and scoredfour points. Incredibly when the buzzersounded, the match was tied at 5-5 andheaded into overtime.
“I was wrestling a perfect match until thelast couple of seconds,” said Smith. “I wentin shock [after he tied it] because I thoughtI’d had the match won. I was a little sur-prised and flustered going into overtime andtried to keep my head.”
The score remained tied following thefirst 1-minute overtime. In the second OT,Smith, beginning the session in the downposition, earned an escape point to take a6-5 lead with 50 seconds left. Momentslater, it appeared McCabe had scored pointswhen he momentarily got Smith onto his
back. But no points were given and Smithstill led. Over the final 20 seconds, Smithwas on top of McCabe, who nearly got awayfrom the Robinson wrestlers grip as timeran out.
In the end, Smith had held on and gottenthe dramatic win.
“I’m just glad I was able to fight it outand win,” said Smith. “I fought hard anddid what I needed to do. [Winning the title]means everything to me. And winning at
home is an even greater feeling. I couldn’thave done it without coach Hazard.”
In the moments following the 119 match,a loud, large contingent of beach area fans,frustrated that McCabe had not beenawarded overtime points earlier in the sec-ond OT, vehemently booed the officials and,seemingly, Smith, whose arm had beenraised by an official as the winning wres-tler.
Later, Smith would be booed again as hetook the medal stand. He took it in stride,smiling as he walked up to his first placestanding at the podium.
Of course, the numerous partisanRobinson fans were trying to drown out theboo birds with loud cheers for their cham-pion.
“It was kind of poor for the [beach] fansto boo like that, but a win’s a win. I’m realglad I have a state title,” said Smith.
He went on to say there was a fairly largepart of the close-to-capacity crowd, madeup of fans from all across the state that
wanted to see the Rams falter because oftheir dominance throughout the weekend.
“Everyone is going to want to see the No.1 team lose,” said Smith. “I was ranked No.1 [going into states] so [that same group]wanted to see me lose.”
Smith made it to the finals with wins overBrian Lee of Norview (Chesapeake) by pin;Connor Mairena of Colonia Forge(Stafford), 1-0; and Austin Hurst of GreatBridge (Chesapeake), 5-0.
Martino, at 135, was Robinson’s otherchampion, winning his finals match, 8-4,over CJ Jablonski of Cox High. TheRobinson junior trailed in the championshipmatch 4-3 with 48 seconds remaining in thesecond period before, moments later, earn-ing reverse points to go ahead, 5-4. Earlyin the third period, Martino got an escapepoint for a 6-4 advantage. Jablonski, a jun-ior with 130 career wins, required a bloodtimeout with 1:31 remaining. Thereafter,when the match resumed, Martino was incontrol of the action. Two late points in thefinal seconds wrapped up the win and title.At the final buzzer, Martino triumphantlyraised his arms into the air.
“It was a tough match,” said Martino (43-6). “He came out hard and started verystrong. [Late in the match] when I lookedat the clock with one second left I just feltjoy. Individually, it’s such a great feeling.”
Of the Rams winning the team title,Martino was even more thrilled.
“Any state championship is huge,” he said.“I’m so happy for coach Hazard. The cham-pionship shows how hard we’ve worked.
And to win it at home, I love it.”Martino opened the state tour-
nament with a second round pinwin over Stuart Jefferson ofMatoaca High (Chesapeake) onFriday afternoon. That evening,he was also a pin winner overTimmy Antonelli of Kellam High(Virginia Beach). That advancedMartino into an early Saturday af-ternoon semifinals match and a 7-
1 win over Gabe LaVey of Hanover(Mechanicsville).
One of the best matches of the finals cameat heavyweight where Robinson freshmenJake Pinkston pushed bigger opponent Tay-lor Horner, a senior from Franklin County(Rocky Mount), to the final seconds beforebeing pinned with three seconds remain-ing in the match.
Pinkston, the sensational underclassmanwho, in his first high school postseason,captured both Concorde District and North-ern Region titles, made a great showing inthe state finals. Following a scoreless firstperiod, Horner (51-5) earned an escapepoint for a 1-0 lead early in the second pe-riod. On two occasions throughout the sec-ond period, it appeared Pinkston was go-ing to earn take down points. But the ac-tion, during both sequences, led to the wres-tlers falling out of bounds and Pinkston stilltrailed after two periods.
See Robinson, Page 13
“I’m so happy for coach Hazard.The championship shows how hardwe’ve worked. And to win it athome, I love it.”
— Robinson Wrestler Brooks Martino
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The actors play several roles, and junior AllisonPoms plays Cripperella and also the girl’s mother in“Toes.” Her character is over-protective of her onlychild and wants the best husband possible for her.“But her fiancé only has nine toes, and that’s unac-ceptable because I want him to be perfect,” saidPoms. “But it’s ironic because I’m in a wheelchairand my husband is blind.”
She said the show’s content is important because“it’s out of our comfort zone and is almost glossedover in everyday life. We’re taught not to point andstare at people with disabilities, and now we’re play-ing them. I have so much more empathy and re-spect now for people in wheelchairs. And after meet-ing the consultants, we see people with disabilitiesas more human — cool, normal people we can re-late to and feel comfortable around.”
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The cast’s next stop will be off-Broadway, in lateJuly, and Scotland in August. “Our show has subjectmatter we don’t usually tackle,” said Rome.
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However, he earned an escape point earlyin the third period to make it 1-1. From thatpoint on, both wrestlers, as they had donemuch of the match, competed head to headon their feet, looking for chances to score.Horner finally got the big move late in thematch when he scored a takedown with 15seconds left. Moments later, he got the pin— the first pin win of the finals matchesthat evening.
Following the match, the Robinson faith-ful gave Pinkston a rousing ovation. He hadgotten to the finals with Friday wins overDominique Hannibal of Deep Creek (Chesa-peake) and Keenan Hughes of Patrick Henry,and then a Saturday semifinals match winover Marcus Matthews of Osbourn High(Manassas), 9-3.
Robinson’s other two finalists were Dal-las Smith (112) and Bass (125). Smith (30-6) won matches over Sawyer Barksdale ofLee-Davis (Mechanicsville); DieguitoPritchett of Phoebus (Hampton); and CamTomok of Hermitage (Richmond) to reachthe finals. In the title match, he lost to CodyStageberg of Cox High, 9-7.
Smith opened the finals match with anearly two-point takedown. The score wastied at 3-3 after one period. Late in the sec-ond period, Stageberg, trailing 4-3, scoreda takedown to go ahead 5-4. His lead in-creased to 9-4 in the third period beforeSmith rallied, getting a reversal with oneminute remaining to get within 9-6. In thefinal seconds, Smith was awarded a stallpoint to get within 9-7. That’s how thematch ended.
Bass, in his 125 finals match, lost a 4-1decision to Annandale’s Dane Harlowe. Thematch was tied at 1-1 before Harlowe (33-5), from the ground, scored a takedown togo up, 3-1, with 1:30 left in the second pe-riod. He went on to win the match and gar-ner the state title after finishing second atstates last year. Bass, a freshman, finishedthe season 41-7. His three wins leading upto the finals came over Christian Olanowskiof First Colonial (Virginia Beach), 6-4;Donte Henderson of Stafford, 21-5; andZach Isenhour of Kempsville (VirginiaBeach), 2-1.
Other Robinson wrestlers to place atstates were: Tim Fitzpatrick (eighth placeat 171); Wes Jones (third at 160); ZaqDepasquale (eighth at 145); and SantiagoValdez (third at 130) of Robinson.
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EDUCATION TRAINING
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• Fairfax • SpringfieldClassifiedClassified
Public Notice
Availability of Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for Implementation
of the Privatization of Army Lodging Program at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, has prepared an EA that considers the proposed implementa-tion of the Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) program at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Implementation of the proposed action to transfer ownership and operation of Fort Belvoir’s lodging facili-ties and to lease the land underlying the existing facilities, as well as other previously developed land where new lodging fa-cilities will be constructed, to a private-sector development company is not expected to result in significant adverse envi-ronmental impacts. Therefore, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, preparation of an environmental im-pact statement is not required. Copies of the EA and draft FNSI are available for review and comment at the Fort Belvoir Van Noy Library and the following Fairfax County, Virginia li-braries: City of Fairfax Regional Branch, John Marshall Branch, Kingstowne Branch, Lorton Branch, and Sherwood Regional Branch, and have been posted on the Fort Belvoir website:http://www.belvoir.army.mil. Comments on the EA and draft FNSI should be submitted to: Mr. Patrick McLaughlin, Chief of Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Directorate of Public Work, 9430 Jackson Loop Suite 200, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5116(or by e-mail to [email protected]). Comments must be received no later than 30 days af-ter publication of this Notice of Availability. Subject to review and consideration of comments submitted by individuals, or-ganizations, or agencies during the comment period, the Army intends to issue the final FNSI at the conclusion of the com-ment period and to proceed with the proposed action.
21 Announcements 21 Announcements
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21 Announcements
ABC LICENSEMichael Rocco Juliano and
Patricia Smith Juliano trading as Rocco’s Italian Restaurant,
1357 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA. 22101. The
above establishment is apply-ing to the VIRGINIA DE-PARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a catering and mixed beverage license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Michael
Juliano, Owner
ABC LICENSEPablo E. Perez trading as Pablito’s, 10901 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Restaurant Beer and Wine License to sell or manufacture alcoholic bev-erages. Pablo E. Perez, owner
ABC LICENSESL & HJ, LLC trading as
Hunan Deli, 7200-V Telegraph Square Drive, Lorton, VA
22079. The above establish-ment is applying to the
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL for a Beer & Wine on and off premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic
beverages. Hyun-Jung Yi, Vice President
ABC LICENSETess, LLC trading as Tess, LLC, 7203 Little River Turn-pike, Annandale, VA 22003. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DE-PARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a wine and beer on premises, mixed beverages on premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Thomas Chay, member
26 Antiques
We pay top $ for antique furniture and mid-century
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Schefer Antiques @703-241-0790.
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116 Childcare Avail.
BURKE Childcare avail in my home,OFC Lic, FT & PT, days,
evenings, Back-up care & special needs children
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West Springfield$719,900
Fabulous House3 finished levels*5bedrooms*3.5baths* 2frpls*totalfinished w/o base-ment*Mediaroom*Hdwds allmain level*2 carGar*Updated
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TIME:
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3069 Nutley St.
Fairfax, VA 22031
From the Beltway (495), take Rte. 66 West to theNutley St. South Exit (exit 62) towards Fairfax.Go through the intersection of Lee Highway andNutley Street. The training center is located inthe Pan Am Shopping Center on the left.
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