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By Bonnie Hobbs

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Sometimes, good guys do finish first — andCentreville High grad Michael League andhis band Snarky Puppy are proof.

Besides making music, they pass on their knowl-edge to young musicians worldwide. And Sunday,Jan. 26, they won a Grammy award for Best R&BPerformance.

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards ceremonywas held that night at the Staples Center in LosAngeles. But earlier that day, Snarky Puppy washonored for its cover of Lalah Hathaway’s song,“Somethin’.”

“We’ve made seven albums and played over1,000 shows,” said League on Tuesday. “It really

Following Snarky Puppy’s Jan. 26 Grammyvictory for Best R&B Performance, theband’s founder, Centreville High grad

Michael League, responded to the following ques-tions.

Q: How did it feel to win the Grammy? Didyou think you had a chance?

A: “It felt unbelievably fulfilling. I use that wordbecause this band has spent almost 10 years work-ing harder than any other band I’ve ever seen insome of the least glamorous conditions you canimagine for a touring group.

To be honest, I thought our odds were very, veryslim. Besides Macklemore [and Ryan Lewis], wewere the only group in the top 60 categories on

an independent record label. That makes a differ-ence.

And as the award ceremony went on, we sawthat every single act that performed live endedup winning in their category. Hiatus Kaiyote, agreat band from Australia, was in our categoryand performed right before the announcement. Iwas sure they’d win.”

Q: What do you think set your song apart fromthe others in your category?

A: “Well, the category is called Best R&B Per-formance, and our song was the only one recordedlive, with no overdubs. I think that made a hugedifference. Also, Lalah is one of the greatest sing

By Janelle Germanos

Centre View

Later start times, classsize, and cuts to needs-based staffing were major themes of the testi-

mony given at the Jan. 27 publichearing on Superintendent KarenGarza’s proposed budget.

Members and representatives ofSLEEP in Fairfax, Fairfax CountyFederation of Teachers, Coalitionof the Silence, and many othergroups spoke at the public hear-ing.

Several SLEEP advocates at thehearing said that Fairfax Countyshould follow the example of otherschool systems in the area and

adjust middle and high schoolstart times, beginning in Fall 2014.

Catherine Pournelle, an eighth-grader at Lake Braddock Second-ary School, said most teenagersonly get around seven hours asleep per night, which leads to sev-eral problems while in school.

“I know from experience thatthis then causes us all to feeldrowsy and not pay attention aswell during morning classes. Itespecially becomes hard whenhomework piles up, causing us allto get to bed later and creating aspiral of sleepiness until the week-end,” Pournelle said. “Overall itdoes not create a healthy environ-ment for leaning.”

Stuart Orloff, a 10th-grader inFairfax County Public Schools,agreed. “School is a great idea.Sure there are flaws, but it is animportant part of growing up. Theproblem is, I’m only half awake toexperience it. In class, I can hardlyfocus because I’m trying too hardto stay awake,” Orloff said.

Another concern several speak

Debate Over SchoolBudget ContinuesLater start times,class size amongtopics at SchoolBoard publichearing.

Dr. Lolita Mancheno-Smoak of Coalition of theSilence speaks at the Jan. 27 public hearing on theproposed budget.

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An Interview with Michael League

Michael League (in purple shirt, far left) and his band, Snarky Puppy, pose withtheir Grammy for Best R&B Performance.

CVHS Grad Wins GrammyR&B Performance:Michael League andband Snarky Puppy.

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Business

Natural, Organic Store Opens in Fair LakesVIP guests and the store’s “Vine Lady” joined the crowd, on Thursday, Jan. 23, for thegrand opening of Mrs. Green’s Natural Market in the Fair Lakes Shopping Center.From left are James Zambora, director, Life with Cancer of Fairfax; Rick Hoffman,regional manager, Mrs. Green’s Natural Markets; Rodney Lusk, director of nationalmarketing, Fairfax Economic Development Authority; Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and Jesse Hilliard, Mrs. Green’s store manager.

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HomeAid Northern Virginia,which builds and renovates homelessshelters, transitional houses and otherfacilities that help homeless families andindividuals, announced that MikeCleary, vice president of productionand purchasing, Stanley Martin Homes,has won its annual Presidents’ Award.The Presidents’ Award, presented to anindividual, a company or an organiza-tion that has shown exceptionaldedication to the goal of endinghomelessness with service to HomeAidNorthern Virginia, is the organization’shighest honor.

The Business and TechnologyResource Group opened its newestoffice in Chantilly, 14900 ConferenceCenter Drive, Suite 360. This office willserve as BTRG’s Oracle Practice head-quarters to support their OraclePlatinum Partnership and clientsthroughout the Northern Virginia andGreater D.C. areas. Visitwww.btrgroup.com

Northern Virginia ElectricCooperative’s Operation Round Upfund has helped local community mem-bers stay warm during the winter.NOVEC customers may join ORU onlineat www.novec.com/oru or call the cus-tomer service center, Monday throughFriday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., at 703-335-0500or toll-free: 1-888-335-0500. Customerswho sign up to participate by Dec. 2,2013, will be entered into a drawing forone of 10 $25 VISA gift cards. Individu-

als who are not NOVEC customers, butwould like to donate, may send checkspayable to NOVEC, Operation RoundUp, P.O. Box 2710, Manassas, VA20108.

Northern Virginia Electric Coopera-tive members elected C.W. (Skip)Albrite, Jr. to serve on the NOVECboard of directors. Albrite, a self-em-ployed businessman, will representco-op members who live in District 8,which includes southern Prince WilliamCounty, Stafford County, and FauquierCounty.

CMIT Solutions is launching a newoffice in Centreville. Local resident ChrisAlbright is the president of CMIT Solu-tions, which offers a broad spectrum ofproactive computer maintenance, moni-toring, and virtual technology packages,along with quick response services whenunexpected crises occur. For more infor-mation on CMIT Solutions of Centrevilleand the services it offers, visitwww.cmitsolutions.com, call 703-881-7738, or

email [email protected].

Lotte Plaza International Gro-cer has leased approximately 47,000square feet at Centreville Square II.Scheduled to open in the spring of 2014,the Asian market will join Party Depot,Sleepy’s Mattress Professionals, FiveGuys, Wells Fargo, Hair Cuttery and TheUPS Store. Lotte Plaza InternationalGrocer offers fresh produce, a variety ofhard-to-find international brands likethe popular Korean brand “Assi,” an in-

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Winter Fun

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Featuring young, musical talent and homemadedesserts in a cozy, intimate atmosphere,Centreville High presents its 10th annual Cho-

ral Cabaret.Show time is Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., in the

school cafeteria. Tickets are $10 at the door and coverthe entertainment and refreshments.

“About 22 students will be performing,” said Cho-ral Director Lynne Babcock. “They auditioned withthe song they’ll sing for the Caba-ret. There’s a variety of music; stu-dents choose pop, jazz, country,R&B, theatrical or rap songs.”

The students will perform soloor as part of duos or trios. Andeach song will be accompanied byeither live or recorded music.

“The kids are so talented andthey get to do their own thing andbe showcased as individual sing-ers, instead of as part of a largegroup,” said Babcock. “And thisgives them the chance to do thestyles of music they like best.”

The desserts are donated by theparents and served by the stu-dents, and Babcock said theevening is always fun with a spe-cial ambience. “We completelytransform the cafeteria into a cabaret setting withdecorations,” she said.

There’ll also be door prizes, as well as a raffle forgift certificates and merchandise from local busi-nesses. And, said Babcock, “The parent committee

works very hard to make that happen.” Raffle tick-ets are $1. The raffle will feature about 25 prizesranging from $10-$20 each; and at the end of thenight, there’ll be a 50/50 raffle.

In addition, Cabaret attendees may bid on an as-sortment of items in some 30, themed gift basketsavailable in a silent auction. Each choir assemblesone or two baskets and the others are contributedby businesses and families.

For example, the Symphonic Choir is donating“Death by Chocolate” (chocolate treats) and “ColorMy World” (art supplies) baskets, and the Women’sEnsemble created a “Valentine’s Day” basket. Mem-bers of the Men’s Ensemble are contributing a “Dayat the Beach” basket (featuring items needed for aday of surf and sand), and the Concert Choir cre-ated “Cinemaniac” (movie-themed) and “SoundBytes” (music-themed) baskets.

Bella Voce is donating a “Girls’Night In” (things for a cozy nightat home with friends) basket, plus“Bella Bakery” (filled with bakingsupplies and accessories). Also upfor bid will be several restaurantbaskets, plus wine-and-beer bas-kets.

The event is a fundraiser forCentreville’s choral program. Themoney raised pays for items in-cluding sound equipment, extramusic, senior scholarships, a cho-reographer and fees for competi-tions.

Babcock and then ChoralBooster President Susan Rigbyfounded the Choral Cabaret a de-cade ago, and it’s grown in popu-larity ever since.

“It’s fun and entertaining, and I hope the entireCVHS community comes out to see it,” said Babcock.“There’s lots of talent in this department, and thisevent gives us an opportunity to show off our choirkids in a whole, different setting.”

Some of the performers at last year’s Centreville High Choral Cabaret.

CVHS Choral Cabaret NearsEvent includes music,silent auction, raffleand desserts.

“There’s lots oftalent in thisdepartment, andthis event gives usan opportunity toshow off our choirkids in a whole,different setting.”

— Choral DirectorLynne Babcock

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One Charged with DWIOn Saturday, Jan. 25, police officers from the Fair Oaks Dis-

trict Station patrolled Fairfax County searching for drunk driv-ers. As a result, they charged one driver with DWI. In addition,seven summonses and 14 warnings were issued. Police also madefour criminal charges.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Jan. 30,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves so technicians may prop-erly inspect and adjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints, only the first 35 ve-hicles arriving on each date will be inspected. That way, inspec-tors may have enough time to properly instruct the caregiver onthe correct use of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140,to confirm dates and times.

What’s Next for I-66VDOT will hold a public information meeting on the next steps

to identify potential traffic improvements in the I-66 Corridor.It’s set for Thursday, Jan. 30, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at OaktonHigh School, 2900 Sutton Road in Vienna. (If cancelled due toweather: Tuesday, Feb. 4).

VDOT and the Department of Rail and Public Transportationhave identified 10 concepts to increase capacity within the I-66corridor, plus options to increase travel-mode choices, improveindividual interchanges, address spot safety needs and enhancetravel efficiency.

County Transit Network StudyThe Fairfax County Department of Transportation is conduct-

ing the Countywide Transit Network Study to determine the typeof transit systems needed throughout the county over the nextseveral decades. It includes a preliminary recommendation forenhanced transit in the Dulles Suburban Center linking the fu-ture Silver Line’s Innovation Center Metrorail Station to pointsthroughout the Dulles Suburban Center and into Centreville.

A meeting on this topic will be held Thursday, Feb. 6, from 7-9 p.m., in the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. There’s an open house, followed by staff pre-sentations at 7:30 p.m. For more information or to comment,contact Clara Johnson or Tarek Bolden at 703-324-1380. Or goto www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/dullessuburbancenter/comments.htm.

Food Donations for WFCMWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries’ food pantry urgently needs

donations of cooking oil; sugar; flour; canned fruit, meat, tunaand greens (spinach, collards); fruit juice and cold cereal. (Alsoneeded are toothpaste, deodorant, baby wipes and shampoo).

Bring all items to WFCM’S new food-pantry location, week-days, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at 13888 Metrotech Drive, near PapaJohn’s Pizza and Kumon Learning Center, in Chantilly’s SullyPlace Shopping Center.

Thrift-store needs include coats, fall and winter clothing, socksand underwear for adults and children, plus Bibles in Englishand Spanish. The store is at 13939 Metrotech Drive. In addi-tion, Thrift Store volunteers are needed for two- to four-hourshifts Fridays, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Saturdays, be-tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

How to Hire CLRC WorkersThe Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) serves busi-

nesses and homeowners needing help with just about any homeremodeling or maintenance project. Call 703-543-6272 or go towww.centrevilleLRC.org and click on the “How to Hire” link.Tell what kind of work, how many workers are needed and when.

Centre View Editor Steven Mauren

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Centreville High 2002 grad Michael League (in green shirt, in center)with some of his Snarky Puppy band mates.

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League Describes Snarky Puppy’s Journeyers in the world. The fact that she sang threenotes simultaneously didn’t hurt, either.”

Q: Where’s your next tour, and when?A: “We head out for about 6 months [Jan.

29], starting in Virginia. It will take usthrough the U.S, Canada, Eastern and West-ern Europe, Russia, China, Indonesia, SouthAfrica, Australia, New Zealand — lots ofplaces.”

Q: How did your experience atCentreville High help lay a foundation foryour later success?

A: “I can’t overemphasize the effect thatstudying music at Centreville had on me.When I joined the CVHS Jazz Band, direc-tor Dave Detwiler went above and beyondto give myself and Andrew Pangilinan (whois now in a military band in Sicily) extra-curricular learning experiences.

He would invite us to rehearse and per-form weekly with the Georgetown Univer-sity Jazz Band, and even got us on a gigperforming with the legendary DaveBrubeck Quartet at Constitution Hall. Thisnight changed my life.

In my senior year, I decided to switch fromguitar to bass and played in one of the or-chestras under Cheryl Cooley. I had neverplayed acoustic bass in my life and couldn’t

read music. She had me come over to herhouse before the school year began andgave me private lessons. She also gave mea bunch of books that help you learn tosight-read. It was incredible.

I could share similar experiences I hadwith [Choral Director] Lynne Babcock, [gui-tar teacher] Bill Burke, [former Band Di-rector] Beth Boivin and Theatre DirectorsMike Hudson and Marc Rogers. All of theseteachers went beyond the curriculum tohelp expand my love of and passion for art.

I also need to show my gratitude for non-

art-department teachers John O’Rourke andJudy Condon, who supported my careerthroughout my CHVS career. They had ahuge impact on me as a person and musi-cian.

I loved music before, but high school iswhen I actually became obsessed with it.This is why it breaks my heart when I seemusic programs being cut across the coun-try. Art inspires people — not just artists,but all people — to become better humanbeings. It lifts us up. It’s not a thing to bediscarded, but rather cherished and pro-

tected like the invaluable asset to our soci-ety that it is.”

Q: Any advice to other young, aspiringmusicians?

A: “Yes, loads! In fact, Snarky Puppy iswriting a book called ‘Van Days’ that looksback on this first decade of the band’s ex-istence. A lot of the book focuses on thethings we’ve learned from falling on ourfaces, time after time.

The first thing I would say — and thisisn’t just for musicians — is that hard workpays off. Consistency and perseverance willset you apart from the majority of peoplein the world. Don’t quit! Terrible bands havebecome famous simply because they keptat it. Imagine what happens if your band isgreat and it doesn’t quit.

Another important thing is to learn themechanics of music. Your ability to expressyourself deepens when you have fundamen-tal musical knowledge. It’s just a tool, notthe end result, but it’s vital.

And lastly, surround yourself with musi-cians who inspire and challenge you.Growth is the thing that keeps music fresh.And making sure that they’re good peopleis huge. After all, in a normal day on tour,you spend only about 90 minutes perform-ing, vs. 14 hours just being around eachother.”

— Bonnie Hobbs

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Centreville High School Graduate Wins Grammyfelt incredible to be on that stage with mymusical family and to share in the joy ofbeing recognized for our consistent, long-term effort.”

Playing a mix of jazz, funk and worldmusic, Snarky Puppy is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based, instrumental-fusion band led byLeague, 29, an award-winning bassist, gui-tarist, composer, arranger and producer. Hestarted the band 10 years ago while attend-ing the University of North Texas.

It’s comprised of about 40 musicians whoplay a variety of instruments ranging fromguitars to pianos, keyboards, strings, wood-winds, percussion and brass. It’s also be-come a trailblazer for fellow, independent-label artists.

Snarky Puppy performs its own music allover the world and, last year, it gave nearly200 performances and workshops on fourcontinents. The group’s live DVD/CD,“GroundUP,” hit number 14 on the Billboardjazz charts and shot to number three on theiTunes jazz charts. And its new release, “WeLike it Here” — in homage to the 18 differ-ent countries the band’s toured in Europe— drops Feb. 18.

In addition, Snarky Puppy functions as aproduction team and session band for otherperformers, including Justin Timberlake,Snoop Dogg and Erykah Badu. But what setsit apart from other bands is its communityoutreach and commitment to music educa-tion.

Believing in nurturing young talent, while

on tour Snarky Puppy has held more than100 workshops, music clinics and masterclasses for aspiring music students. They’vedone so in the U.S. and Canada, as well asin the Netherlands, Scotland, England,France, Belgium and Germany.

League’s paying forward the lessonslearned and experience received while hewas a student at Centreville High. (See Q&Asidebar with League). He graduated in2002, but he left his mark there and histeachers still remember him fondly. Andthey, too, are overjoyed at his success.

“We’re all so thrilled for him,” said Cho-ral Director Lynne Babcock. “He was andstill is an absolutely stellar human being.He’s a hard worker, a wonderful young manand a consummate musician.”

League played bass with Centreville’s or-chestra, jazz band and choir back-up band.He was also a four-year member of the The-ater Department. “He was a great kid; weall adored him and loved working withhim,” said Babcock. “He was involved inpretty much every aspect of the PerformingArts program.”

Besides that, she said, “He was kind,friendly with everyone, accepting and open-minded. He was really a special kid — evenin high school, he behaved like a profes-sional.” She also recalled something thathappened one year while he was playingback-up bass for one of her choirs during achoral competition.

Although it was a singing event, saidBabcock, “The judges were so impressed

with Michael that they took him aside andspoke with him and encouraged him to dosomething with his music in the future.”

Now, League and his band have won na-tional acclaim with their Grammy awardand, said Babcock, “Everyone in the wholePerforming Arts Department is really ex-cited. “We’re all so proud of him — he’s verydeserving of this honor.”

His brother Patrick, another Centrevillegrad, plays 40 instruments and is currentlyworking on his Ph.D in ethnomusicology(the study of ethnic music) at Harvard.Drummer and former Centreville High En-glish teacher Ron Goad taught them both.

“Michael and his brother were two of mybrightest and most well-mannered studentsat Centreville,” he said. “They were bothteenage musical prodigies and Michael’sbass playing was extraordinary, even backthen.”

Goad said Michael also “played bass withsome of us when he worked at Ben’s WholeHog BBQ in Manassas. He might be chop-ping meat behind the counter one minuteand then accompanying various music acts,the next. Sometime I’d back up a singer onhand drums and Michael would jump in onbass. He didn’t need to rehearse; his intu-ition was uncanny.”

“Many musicians are happy to ‘getthrough a song,’ and they breathe a sigh ofrelief when they make it to the ending suc-cessfully,” continued Goad. “But Michaeltoyed with the instrument with a whimsi-cal exuberance that is rare.”

Mom Sylvia League of Little Rocky Runsays both her sons got their musical genesfrom her father. “My dad was an Army AirCorps band director in WWII for the 29th

Infantry,” she said. “He later became a high-school and elementary-school band direc-tor and a high-school choral director inFlorida for 30 years.”

Originally, though, said League, Michaelwas a guitar player until fate intervened.“Before his senior year at Centreville, theyneeded a bass player for jazz band,” shesaid. “They had three guitarists, but no bassplayer.”

So then Centreville Orchestra DirectorCheryl Cooley gave him lessons that sum-mer on the upright bass — and that turnedout to be his forte. Later, instead of major-ing in guitar jazz performance in college,he switched to bass — and the rest is his-tory.

Sunday afternoon, rooting for her son andSnarky Puppy, Sylvia League watched thepre-Grammy Awards ceremony online.“They had a gig in Denver, Saturday night,flew to California and took a limo to thered carpet,” she said. “Michael called rightbefore the ceremony and asked me to thankall the family members for their encourag-ing e-mails and text messages.”

When Snarky Puppy was announced thewinner for Best R&B Performance, Leaguewas beside herself. “I screamed for a solidfive minutes,” she said. “I kept saying, ‘Oh,my God, they won, they won, they won.’We’re all so proud and just ecstatic.”


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Some of Centreville Elementary School’s students dressed in tradi-tional clothing.

During International Night, abanner was placed at the en-trance of the cafeteria for fami-lies to write the word “wel-come” in their country’s lan-guage.

Gathering for International Night

Centreville Elementary Schoolheld its 3rd annual Interna-tional Night after-school on Fri-

day, Jan. 10. The event included fami-lies who brought display posters withfacts about their country, clothes, arti-facts and samples of food. Students alsoperformed on the cafeteria stage.

The sixth grade orchestra performed avariety of songs from around the worldand other students danced or sang a cul-tural song.

At the end of all the performances, stu-dents who were dressed in traditionalclothing were invited to go on stage andthen participated in a fashion show walkaround the cafeteria.

With the help of third grade teacherSteve Thorne, PTA grant writer NadineKaiser, and school counselor Esther Kang,Centreville Elementary won a $5,000Sharing-the-Dream grant from MetLife.The money was used to purchase 12iPads for International Night so that fami-lies and visitors could scan QR codes foreach country. With the incorporation ofiPads and QR codes in International

Night, people had more access to eachcountry’s information through the weband were able to learn and view thingsthat can’t be glued onto a poster such asa video of a dance, song or the makingof a traditional dish.

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Kathy Beatty, a math teacher atCentreville High School, has beennamed the recipient of the 2014

William C. Lowry Outstanding Mathemat-ics Educator of the Year Award by the Vir-ginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics.She will receive her award at the VCTMannual conference in Harrisonburg inMarch.

Beatty, who has taught at Centreville since1991, serves as an instructor in FairfaxCounty Public Schools’ Great Beginningsprogram for new teachers, and serves as aTeachers for Tomorrow instructor at herschool, instructing students in the founda-tions of education to prepare them for in-ternships in local elementary and middleschools. “Kathy is a teacher and mentor tostudents and teachers alike in the truestsense of the word,” said Centreville Highprincipal Martin Grimm, citing Beatty’s re-cent mentoring of a new calculus teacherwhile rewriting the school’s AdvancedPlacement calculus scope and sequence pro-gram. “Kathy, of her own volition, took onthe task of re-engineering our calculus pro-gram to match the needs of all of our stu-dents” while addressing their differing lev-els of math skills, said Grimm. He praisesdher mentoring skills, saying she is able to“draw out the best in the teachers she workswith.” Colleague Jessica Wallace, who re-quested the opportunity to collaborate withBeatty, worked with her to re-sequence thecalculus curriculum for Centreville High andco-sponsors the school’s chapter of Mu Al-pha Theta, the high school mathematicshonor society.

“Kathy’s tremen-dous leadership forour chapter has pro-vided struggling mathstudents in the schoolwith support throughthe peer tutoring pro-gram she envisionedand organized,” saidWallace, who notesthat membership hasincreased to 190 stu-

dentsBeatty is skilled at helping teachers meet

challenges in the classroom, according toKate Wolling, FCPS high school mathemat-ics specialist. “Students aren’t engaged?Kathy shared ideas on different approachesto content through the use of Kagan struc-tures or paired activities,” said Wolling.When proving trigonometric identities inprecalculus honors, Beatty has studentswork in groups to solve problems, thenpresent their approach and “discover thereare multiple ways to prove the same iden-tity. This allows multiple solution strategiesto be revealed to the same problem throughthe discussions in which the students en-gage,” said Wolling.

Teacher Susan Rigby, a former electricalengineer who now teaches math atCentreville High, says Beatty was instru-mental in encouraging her to pursue herteaching certification after serving as a sub-stitute teacher. “She offered continual sup-port and guidance and shared many of herteaching strategies with me throughout the(first) year,” said Rigby.

Beatty was a finalist for FCPS Teacher ofthe Year in 2011. She earned her bachelor’sdegree in mathematics from GettysburgCollege and a master’s degree in educationfor secondary mathematics in curriculumand instruction from George Mason Univer-sity.

Beatty Earns Statewide HonorCVHS teacher namedoutstandingmathematics educator.

Kathy Beatty

Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos are welcome.

Matthew Gilroy, a sophomore majoringin civil engineering, from Centreville, wasnamed to the dean’s list at Virginia Tech.

Israel Rodriguez, of Centreville, wasnamed to the dean’s list at Wilkes University.

Woo Chul Chung, of Centreville wasnamed to the dean’s list at Pratt Institute.

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Opinion

Consider that in statewide elections,Virginia voters have chosen Demo-crats in the last two presidentialelections, for U.S. Senate, for Gov-

ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney Gen-eral.

Almost none of these elections was by a widemargin, but it’s clear that Virginia is apurple state leaning blue.

Here are the actual numbers:2013McAuliffe (D) 1,069,789; Cuccinelli (R)

1,013,389Northam (D) 1,213,155; Jackson (R)

980,257

Herring (D) 1,103,777; Obenshain (R)1,103,612

2012Obama (D) 1,971,820; Romney (R)

1,822,522Kaine (D) 2,010,067; Allen (R) 1,785,542It’s reasonable to assume that a state so

evenly divided would be about evenly dividedin political representation.

How is possible then that Virginia House ofDelegates consists of 67 Republicans and 33Democrats?

Why is it that Virginia’s delegation to the U.S.House of Representatives consists of 11 Repub-

licans and three Democrats?The split in the Virginia Senate makes

sense, a 20-20 split with a RepublicanLieutenant Governor breaking tie votes

the last four years and a Democratic Lieuten-ant Governor poised to break ties in the com-ing four years (pending this week’s recount inthe special election in District 6 to replace Lt.

Virginia is a purplestate, gerrymanderedto bleed red.

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I wanted to alert residents of the Sully Dis-trict Station about a telephone scam. We haverecently seen an influx of phone calls fromsubjects who claim to be from the IRS. Thesubjects will demand money and claim you willbe arrested if you do not pay. I have included awarning from the IRS below. Please take a fewmoments to read the message. Should you re-ceive a phone call from anyone claiming to bethe IRS, follow the instructions in the messagebelow.

Please help me spread the word by passingthis information along to your family andfriends.

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IRS WARNS OF PERVASIVETELEPHONE SCAM

The Internal Revenue Service is warning con-sumers about a sophisticated phone scam tar-geting taxpayers, including recent immigrants,throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRSand it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the vic-tim refuses to cooperate, they are then threat-ened with arrest, deportation or suspension ofa business or driver’s license. In many cases,the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

Other characteristics of this scam include:❖ Scammers use fake names and IRS badge

numbers. They generally use common namesand surnames to identify themselves.

❖ Scammers may be able to recite the lastfour digits of a victim’s Social Security Num-ber.

❖ Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free numberon caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRScalling.

❖ Scammers sometimes send bogus IRSemails to some victims to support their boguscalls.

❖ Victims hear background noise of othercalls being conducted to mimic a call site.

❖ After threatening victims with jail time ordriver’s license revocation, scammers hang upand others soon call back pretending to be fromthe local police or DMV, and the caller ID sup-ports their claim.

If you get a phone call from someone claim-ing to be from the IRS, here’s what you shoulddo:

❖ If you know you owe taxes or you thinkyou might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. The IRS employees at that line canhelp you with a payment issue — if there re-ally is such an issue.

❖ If you know you don’t owe taxes or haveno reason to think that you owe any taxes (forexample, you’ve never received a bill or thecaller made some bogus threats as describedabove), then call and report the incident tothe Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admin-istration at 1-800.366.4484.

❖ If you’ve been targeted by this scam, youshould also contact the Federal Trade Commis-sion and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant”at FTC.gov. Please add “IRS Telephone Scam”to the comments of your complaint.

Taxpayers should be aware that there areother unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweep-stakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief)that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.

The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilantagainst phone and email scams that use theIRS as a lure. More information on how to re-port phishing scams involving the IRS is avail-able on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

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Letters to the Editor

Gov. Ralph Northam).Virginia’s 11 Congressional districts should

be split about evenly. You could understand asplit five Dems and six Republicans; or fiveRepublicans and six Democrats. A four andseven split would smack of some unusual cir-cumstance. But three and eight?

The answer is gerrymandering.Both political parties have been guilty of this

when in power, although new technology andbetter data have made the process more egre-gious, the effects more damaging.

Political parties should not control the draw-ing of political districts. Gerrymanderingthwarts the will of the electorate. It is espe-cially damaging in a Dillon rule state, like Vir-ginia, where localities have only the powerexplicitly granted to them by the General As-sembly,

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Of course, dragons are scarycreatures. After all, they’rebig and scaly and have long,pointy tails. Just the way they

look makes them something to be feared,right?

Well, maybe not. And that’s the premisebehind Chantilly High’s upcoming children’sshow, “The Reluctant Dragon.”

The curtain rises Friday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m.;Saturday, Feb. 8, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sun-day, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 at thedoor or via www.chantillyhsdrama.com.

Director Ed Monk adapted this play fromone written by Kenneth Graham, author of“The Wind in the Willows.” The story takesplaces in “olden times” in a village townsquare, the dragon’s cave and a farmhouse.

“It’s about a dragon who wants to writepoetry and not fight, and the little girls whobecomes his friend,” said Monk. “But thetownspeople think all dragons are bad andwant to slay him.”

There’s a cast and crew of 60. “It’s double-cast because we had so many good kids,”said Monk. “All the actors are freshmen andsophomores, so we have lots of fresh, newtalent, and they’re doing a really nice job.”

Calling this play enjoyable for the wholefamily, he said it’s got “lots of silly humorfor the kids, jokes for the adults and a nicemessage about accepting people who aredifferent. And it’s just an hour and 10 min-utes, so families can come in out of the coldand do something fun together.”

Daniel Richter plays the dragon as a malenamed Fred; however, sophomore HannahWarnick’s dragon is a female, Francesca.“She’s a little quirky, talks with a lisp andlikes to write poems and have fun,” saidWarnick. “She’s also a little nerdy and herfavorite snack is herbal tea and Fig New-

tons. She lives in the woods in a cave. Andwhen a dad finds the dragon, he thinks she’smean and ferocious and tells his daughterCharity to stay away from her. But shecomes and makes friends with the dragon.”

It’s Warnick’s first major part and she’senjoying making new friends while work-ing with her best friends. She also lovesmaking the role her own. “The costume’sfun and there are no boundaries,” she said.“I get to paint the picture of what thisdragon is like, and I try to make my move-ments upbeat, happy and bouncy.”

She said the audience will like that thecharacters are “different from what theyexpect them to be like. And the story’s aboutfriendship, having fun and doing the thingsyou like to do.”

Sharing the role of Charity with GraceMattes is sophomore Kristen Popham.“Charity’s a farm girl, about 11, trying tofind herself,” said Popham. “She absorbs

everything and is open to what her parentsand society think until she realizes what’swrong with society. Then she goes on a jour-ney to prove the townspeople – who judgeeverybody before they know them – wrong.”

Popham says Charity “represents the in-nocence in children. She’s caring, doesn’tgive up and sees people for who they trulyare. I love playing kids because you canembody them and the children in the audi-ence won’t judge you because they’ll knowyour character. And I can go back and re-member what it was like to be a child, playgames and be content.”

She said the audience will enjoy the cast’sinteraction with them. And, she added, “It’sbetter than a storybook because it’s achildren’s story come to life.”

Freshman Adam Lekang and sophomoreLana Blinova both portray Mayor Leech.“He’s determined to be the best mayor andtries to fix the townspeople’s language –

they pronounce ‘W’s as ‘V’s,” said Lekang.“He’s kind of goofy and doesn’t rememberstuff. He’s just trying to do what’s best forthe village.”

Lekang likes playing the mayor because“he’s so forgetful and has really weirdspeech. So it’s a challenge to learn the lines,but definitely fun.” He said the show evenhas some political jokes for the parents and“we make big, oversized motions so kids aredrawn into the play.”

Blinova plays the mayor as a youngwoman. “She’s really ditzy and doesn’tknow what she’s doing, but tries to be offi-cial,” said Blinova. “She depends on Jenkins,her assistant and advisor, to tell her whatto do.”

It’s her first, big role and, she said, “It’s afunny character that kids will like and I getto be really expressive.” Overall, she said,the show’s “silly and fun, but has an impor-tant message.”

‘A Children’s Story Come to Life’Chantilly Highpresents ‘TheReluctant Dragon.’

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Julia Vu wows the audience with her performance of“Rolling Rocks” on the piano.

Savannah Jefferies showsoff her tap dancing talentto “Tappin’ Tonight.”

A few 4th grade boys crack up the audience with theirWhistling Hat Men act: Owen Thomas, Nick Benucci,Andrew Boyle, Harrison Beach, Michael Hart and JasonCheifetz.

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A troupe of 2nd grade girls get ready for summer by dancing to Disney’s“Surfs Up!” From left are Summer Reinecke, Isabella Bertuflo, AliHarkins, Hannah Ohanian, Emily Bobek, Grace Ramey, Allison Nguyen,Emma O’Connor, Natalie Orwat, Ginny Fitch, Bella Konchar, SamanthaEtzler, Sarah Van Buren, Ella Thomas and Alisa Calabro.

Katie Migliozzi , Christine Chiapponi, Alison Tannenbaum, TatumBulger, Samantha Robinson , Madison Sparks, Leidy Chiapponi , ClaireMarshall, Peyton Smith, Ella Proper, Emily Bachman and Erin Magrathdance to “Applause.”

Virginia Run Students Perform in Variety ShowVirginia Run El-

ementary Schoolheld its annualVariety Show atWestfield HighSchool on Satur-day night, Jan. 25,to a sold outcrowd of friends,family and faculty.More than 140students partici-pated in the showwith children per-forming variousskits, singing,dancing, playingthe piano, amongother talents.

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ONGOINGThe Airbus IMAX Theater at National Air

and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center,14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway, is showingmovies including “Hunger Games: CatchingFire”, “Hubble,” “Fighter Pilot,” “Air Racers” and“The Dream is Alive”. Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy/ or call 703-572-4118 for the movie schedule.

Super Science Saturdays. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. thesecond Saturday of each month at the Steven F.Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air & Space MuseumParkway. Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

Exhibit. See an array of colorful nesting dolls ondisplay at Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Exhibit runs through Jan. 31.Enjoy a guided tour of the 1794 home ofNorthern Virginia’s first congressman, RichardBland Lee. $7/adult; $6/student; $5/senior andchild. Hours are daily, except Tuesdays, from 11a.m.-4 p.m. 703-437-1794.

Art Exhibit. See “Songs of the Shore,” archivalinkjet prints by Chantilly resident Peter Toth inthe Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher ArtGallery, of the Rachel M. Schlesinger ConcertHall & Arts Center, 3001 N. Beauregard St. RunsFeb. 7 through March 16. Visit www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter/gallery.html for more.

THURSDAY/JAN. 30Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 2 can enjoy stories andactivities. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Lego Block Party. 7 p.m. at Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children in grades 3-6can build. Free. Call for this month’s theme.Registration required, 703-502-3883.

Digital Photography for Teens. 7 p.m. atCentreville Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Teens age 12-18 can learn how to makememorable pics with a digital camera. Free.Registration required. 703-830-2223.

FRIDAY/JAN. 31Ready for School Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 4-5 can enjoy stories andmore. Free. 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/FEB. 1Lunar New Year Festival. 1-5 p.m. at Fair Oaks

Mall, off I-66 and Route 50 at Lee JacksonMemorial Highway. Families can enjoytraditional Chinese dragon dances, music anddance performances, arts and crafts, lanternfestival, demonstrations and more. Free. 703-359-8300 or visit www.ShopFairOaksMall.com.

SUNDAY/FEB. 2Lunar New Year Festival. 1-5 p.m. at Fair Oaks

Mall, off I-66 and Route 50 at Lee JacksonMemorial Highway. Families can enjoytraditional Chinese dragon dances, music anddance performances, arts and crafts, lanternfestival, demonstrations and more. Free. 703-359-8300 or visit www.ShopFairOaksMall.com.

Celebrate Groundhog Day. Ellanor C. LawrencePark, 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Learn aboutthe groundhog with stories, games and more.$5/person. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes for more.

Dance Class Starting. Couples and adults canlearn West Coast Swing and Country 2-Step atClifton Dance Academy, 12644 Chapel Road,Clifton. Reserve a space by [email protected].

MONDAY/FEB. 3Bouncin’ Babies. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Babies up to 11 months can enjoy rhymes,songs, stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 11:30 a.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songs andmore. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Frying Pan Farm. 2 p.m. at Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children in grades K-6can learn about a small farm animal, hear astory and take home a craft. Free. Registrationrequired, 703-502-3883.

Bookalicious! Book Group. 2:15 p.m. atChantilly Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Children in grades 3-4 can discuss a book. Free.703-502-3883 for title.

TUESDAY/FEB. 4Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at


Time for Tots. 11 a.m. at Centreville Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Children ages 2-3 canenjoy stories and activities. Free. 703-830-2223.

Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children age 3-5 can enjoy songs, stories and more. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Pajama Storytime. 7 p.m. at Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages 3-5 canwear pjs and bring a cuddly friend and blanketand enjoy bedtime stories. Free. Registrationrequired, 703-502-3883.

Lecture. 7 p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Enjoy anillustrated lecture “Hand on and Took with Her:African American Dress, 1790-1840” by Dr. AnnWass. Using autobiographies, publishedtravelers’ accounts, and newspaperadvertisements seeking the return of slaves whoran away, the lecture highlights the variety ofclothing worn by African-American men andwomen 200 years ago. Reproduction slaveclothing will be available for viewing. Forreservations, 703-437-1794. Space is limited.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 5Read, Build, Play. Duplo Story Time. 10:30

a.m. at Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 18-36 months can enjoystories and more. Free. Registration required,703-502-3883.

Mystery Book Group. 7 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Adults call for title. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.

Starlight Storytime. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Children of all ages can wear pajamas and bringa favorite stuffed friend and enjoy stories andfun. Free. Registration required. 703-830-2223.

THURSDAY/FEB. 6Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.at


Small Wonders. 11 a.m. at Centreville Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Children ages 13-23months can enjoy stories and activities. Free.703-830-2223.

Teen Book Club. 7 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. For teens ingrades 7-9. Call for title. Free. 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/FEB. 7Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at Chantilly Regional

Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Babies up to 11months can enjoy rhymes, songs, stories andmore. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songs andmore. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Opening Reception. 7-9 p.m. meet Chantillyresident Peter Toth, artist of “Songs of theShore,” archival inkjet prints in the Margaret W.and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery, of the RachelM. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center, 3001N. Beauregard St. Visit www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter/gallery.html for more.

Art Exhibit. 6-9 p.m. at Photoworks, 2a LoudounSt., S.W., Leesburg. Local photographer StephenHeyl will showcase “When Polaroid TransferMeets Digital.” Free. Visit www.photowork.netfor more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 8Art Exhibit. Noon-4 p.m. at Photoworks, 2a

Loudoun St., S.W., Leesburg. Localphotographer Stephen Heyl will showcase“When Polaroid Transfer Meets Digital.” Free.Visit www.photowork.net for more.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos welcome.


Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos welcome.

MONDAYS/JAN. 13-MARCH 31Conversational English. 7:30-9 p.m.

at Chantilly Bible Church, 4390Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly.There are four levels: beginning,basic, intermediate, and advanced.There is also a citizenship class. Thisis the eighth year church membershave offered this free program.Childcare provided. Call 703-263-1188, ext. 15.

FRIDAY/JAN. 31Application Deadline. Juniors at

Herndon, Chantilly and Westfieldhigh schools who are in goodstanding and have an interest inhistory are encouraged to apply forthis paid nine-month internship thatruns April through December 2014.Up to three interns will be hired.Participants will gain experience inmuseum operations, public speaking,historic object collections, eventprogramming and museum store andvisitor center operations. SullyHistoric Site, which is owned andoperated by the Fairfax County Park

Authority, will begin acceptingapplications for this internshipprogram in December 2013.Candidates will be asked to provide acompleted application, written essay,and teacher recommendations byJanuary 31, 2014 for panel review.For further information e-mail eitherCarol McDonnell, site manager atSully Historic Site([email protected])or Noreen McCann, visitor servicesmanager([email protected]).703-437-1794.

Preschool Open House andRegistration. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.in the Cale Community Center, 4615Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Learnmore about Pleasant Valley Preschooland the programs for 3- and 4- year-old children.

SATURDAY/FEB. 1Safe Sitter Course. Children 11-13

years old can learn how to handlecrises, how to keep their chargessecure and how to nurture and guidea young child. Located at TempleBeth Torah, 4212-C TechnologyCourt, Chantilly. Pre-registrationrequired. [email protected] or visittysonscornerkiwanis.org to register.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 5Meeting. 7 p.m. at Rocky Run Middle

School, 4400 Stringfellow Road,Chantilly. Kathy Smith will hold aninformational meeting on the 2015proposed budget.

Free Seminar. 7-8:30 p.m. at 12700Fair Lakes Circle, suite 120, Fairfax.There will be a 90-minute review of1031 Tax-Free Property Exchangesand investment information. Registerby calling 703-818-9624.

THURSDAY/FEB. 6Support Group. 7-8:30 p.m. at

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germaine Drive. For people whohave lost a loved one within the pasttwo years. Free. [email protected] or 703-396-6198.

SUNDAY/FEB. 95K Mall Walk. 9-10 a.m. at Dulles

Town Center Mall. Walk in memoryof Siobhan Russell. $15. Visitwww.datingabusestopshere.com formore.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 12Fairfax County Park Authority

Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in theHerrity Building, 12055 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/boardagn2.htm for meetingmaterials, archives and more. Formore information contact the PublicInformation Office at 703-324-8662.

TUESDAY/FEB. 18Presentation. 7 p.m. at Cale

Community Center, 4615Stringfellow Road. GFWC WesternFairfax County Woman’s Club(WFCWC) will host a presentation on“Library Update: Not the Library ofYour Youth.” Daria Parnes, branchmanager of the Chantilly RegionalLibrary, will discuss how libraries arechanging to meet societal demands,and, specifically, the exciting thingsthat the Chantilly Regional Library isdoing for the community. Free. Visitwww.wfcwc.org, call Marion at 703-631-7093, or e-mail us [email protected].

THURSDAY/FEB. 20Support Group. 7-8:30 p.m. at

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germaine Drive. For people whohave lost a loved one within the pasttwo years. Free. E-mail

[email protected] or 703-396-6198.

SATURDAY/FEB. 22Free Parent Education Seminar. 9-

1:30 a.m. at Montessori of Chantilly -Casa Dei Bambini, 4212F TechnologyCourt, Chantilly. Learn about theimpact of screen-time and technologyon children. Visit www.mcdbc.com or703-961-0211.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 26Fairfax County Park Authority


MONDAY/MARCH 3Application Deadline. The online

application for the Military OfficersAssociation of America EducationalAssistance Programs for the 2014-2015 school year is now availableonline at https://scholarship.moaa.org/login.aspx.Students can apply for the interest-free loans and grants, which areawarded annually for up to five yearsof undergraduate study (or until astudent graduates.) Applicants mustbe graduating high school seniors orfull-time college students workingtoward their first undergraduatedegree. Students may apply online atwww.moaa.org/education. Theapplication deadline is Monday,March 3 at noon. Visitwww.moaa.org/scholarshipfund or e-mail [email protected].

THURSDAY/MARCH 6Support Group. 7-8:30 p.m. at


FRIDAY/MARCH 7Silent Auction. Navy Elementary

School, 500 W. Ox Road, issponsoring a silent auction withproceeds benefiting the school. Visitnavypto.org or 703-927-9606 to findout if you can donate items.

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Debate Continues over Start Times, Class SizeJanetLaubgross andFairfax CountyPublic Schoolsstudent StuartOrloff spoke insupport oflater highschool starttimes at thepublic hearing.

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ers have with the budget is the cuts to need-based staffing. Dr. Lolita Mancheno-Smoak of Coalition ofthe Silence stressed the importance of clos-ing the achievement gap in Fairfax County,which she said cannot be done with theproposed budget.

“We all accept the premise that educationis the great equalizer. However, over theyears, we keep seeing budget cuts thatweaken the progress towards leveling theplaying field for all children,” Mancheno-Smoak said.

Avis Catchings, also of Coalition of theSilence, said that while COTS supports someaspects of the budget, including the deci-sion to pay teachers fairly, she is disap-pointed with some of its other aspects.

“This is about life choices for COTS kids.When COTS kids fail in school, too oftenthey also fail in life,” Catchings said. “Pro-posing any cuts to needs-based staffingwhen the FCPS student population has in-creased by the thousands, and when mostof this growth is in our neediest communi-ties, is just not a good choice. It meanslarger class sizes in needier schools andfewer teachers to give these children theextra help they need to transition success-fully in school.”

Several students also advocated for chil-dren who are underrepresented and disad-

vantaged. Alanna Brown, a ninth-grader atLake Braddock Secondary School, spokeabout the digital divide in Fairfax County.

Brown said she thinks that while digitaltextbooks are helpful, it is unfair for poorerstudents who don’t have access to theinternet at home.

“Although there are low-income studentsat Lake Braddock, I don’t believe there arethat many, but there are other places likeAlexandria and other areas in Virginia thathave many more poor students,” Brownsaid. “Many of these students may not haveaccess to the internet at home, and I don’tbelieve it is fair that they may get bad gradesbecause they can’t do their homework be-

cause they don’t have access to the internetat home.”

Ryley Bendewald, a freshman at LangleyHigh School, believes it is wrong to cut classsizes in one area of Fairfax County, but notin another.

“Every student in Fairfax County, no mat-ter what their facial features, height, fam-ily, house size, or academic advancements,deserves the opportunity to learn and tobetter themselves in the public schools inthis county,” Bendewald said.

At the hearing, Steven Greenberg, presi-dent of the Fairfax County Federation ofTeachers, praised Garza for her budget pro-posal.

“Dr. Garza’s budget is the best lemonadeanyone could possible make, consideringthe rotten lemons we’ve been given,”Greenberg said.

However, former school board memberTina Hone, a founder of Coalition of theSilence, said that the organization is strug-gling with the proposed cuts to need-basedstaffing.

“Even Jack didn’t cut needs-based staff-ing,” said Hone of the former Fairfax CountyPublic Schools Superintendent Jack Dale.

“School is a great idea.Sure there are flaws, butit is an important part ofgrowing up. The problemis, I’m only half awake toexperience it. In class, Ican hardly focus becauseI’m trying too hard tostay awake.”

— Stuart Orloff, a 10th-grader inFairfax County Public Schools

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By Jon Roetman

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Centreville girls’ basketball coachTom Watson said a loss toChantilly three weeks prior pro-vided no additional motivation

for Tuesday’s rematch. His players, on theother hand, felt differently.

Chantilly defeated Centreville 46-45 onJan. 10. It was one of only two losses forthe Wildcats this season and one of onlyfive since the start of the 2012-13 campaign.The two teams met again Tuesday and aninjury-riddled Chantilly team kept the gameclose for a half. But in the second half,Centreville pulled away like a team withlegitimate hopes of making a deeppostseason run.

The Wildcats defeated the Chargers 58-39 on Jan. 28 at Chantilly High School.Centreville led 29-25 at halftime, but builta comfortable lead by outscoring Chantilly18-6 in the third quarter.

“We definitely owed them from last time,”Centreville junior Caroline Wakefield said,“and we worked 10 times harder to beatthem.”

Centreville has many of its key playersback from last season’s team that finished24-3 and reached the region semifinals. TheWildcats were 10-1 this year when they loston their home floor to Chantilly. Since thatloss, Centreville has won six straight games,including a 55-38 victory against perennialpower Oakton.

“There really wasn’t any added motiva-tion [to beat Chantilly],” said Watson, whois in his second season as Centreville headcoach. “We have a goal and our goal is toget deep into the regionals, so I’m not re-ally trying to get somebody back becausethey beat me. Actually, I was happy thatChantilly won. I’ve coached a lot of girls onthat team for Chantilly in AAU and theyhadn’t beat us in about four years and, youknow what, a loss doesn’t hurt once in awhile. That loss motivated us and I thinkthe reason that we beat Oakton handily isbecause of that loss to Chantilly.”

Chantilly entered Tuesday’s rematch with-out the services of starters Kelsey Young(knee) and Mary Clougherty (elbow), whoare out for the season with injuries. A thirdstarter missed the game for team reasons.Still, the Chargers hung around for a halfand were within three points late in thesecond quarter.

“I came out and challenged the girls inthe third quarter,” Watson said. “I said thisis your season. If you go out there and throwan egg out there, win by two points,nobody’s going to respect you.”

The Wildcats responded with a strongsecond half and improved to 16-2.

Centreville point guard Jenna Green, whosaid the Wildcats had “a lot of motivation”to win Tuesday, led all scorers with 20points. Senior guard Ashley Brusick, whorecently made her 100th career 3-pointer,scored 10 points and made a trio from be-hind the arc. Senior guard Katie Blumer,who is approaching 100 career 3-pointers,finished with 10 points and made two fromlong range.

While there were some strong offensiveperformances, Watson and Green made aneffort to praise the defensive performanceof Wakefield, a 5-foot-8 forward.

“I think we played a lot better on de-fense,” said Green, comparing Tuesday’sperformance to the early-season loss againstChantilly. “Defense was huge this game.Caroline played an awesome defensivegame.”

Wakefield scored six points and grabbedfive rebounds to go with her strong defen-sive effort.

“I think Caroline is the best defensiveplayer in the region,” Watson said. “Carolineis the reason we’re winning these games —I truly believe that. I know Jenna is the studof the team, but without Caroline, we don’tget the rebounding. I put her on the hard-est player on every single team and sheshuts them down. … Without her, we’resunk.”

Injuries have taken a toll on Chantilly,which has dropped five straight games af-ter winning 10 of its first 12.

“We took a huge hit last week with allthe injuries that we have, so our goal todaywas to get out and contain and maintainthe best that we could against a team thatis one of the top in the region,” Chantillyhead coach Kurt Sporkmann said. “… We’rerebuilding. We’re trying to figure it out. I’mproud of my girls. They did what they hadto do.”

Senior post Shawnice Gresham ledChantilly with nine points.

“Shawnice is my go-to player right now,she really is,” Sporkmann said. “We hopethat we can continue to go to her for theremainder of the season.”

Chantilly guard Allison Kemp has beenplaying through a hip injury, but Sporkmannsaid the senior will soon undergo a correc-tive procedure that will end her season.Kemp finished with seven points on Tues-day.

Sporkmann, who is in his second season

Centreville guard Jenna Green scored 20 points during Tuesday’s victory overChantilly.

Centreville girls’ basketball coach Tom Watson onTuesday called Caroline Wakefield “the best defensiveplayer in the region.”

Centreville Girls’ Basketball Avenges Loss to ChantillyGreen scores 20,Wakefield’sdefense praised.

Centreville guard Ashley Brusickmade a trio of 3-pointers duringTuesday’s victory against Chantilly.

as Chantilly head coach, said the team’s 10-2 start makes things even more disappoint-ing for the Chargers.

“My heart breaks for them,” he said. “ …What hurts is all the work that these girlsdid, the trust that they put into me, the be-lief they put into this system.”

Centreville will travel to face Westfieldat 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. Chantillywill travel to face Herndon.

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Dennis Hayward Tyler; caring and compas-sionate teacher, devoted husband and father,and friend to all died on Jan. 14, 2014. Born

Oct. 5, 1932 in Beaverdam, Va., he was the eldest oftwo sons born to John and Nancy Tyler of Montpe-lier, Va.

Dennis attended Virginia State College to studymusic education. After a year of college, he enlistedin the Air Force and was stationed at Nellis Air ForceBase in Las Vegas, Nev. As a member of the Air Forceband Dennis performed at military and communityfunctions. After 3 and a half years of military ser-vice, he returned to Virginia State College where hewent on to graduate with a bachelor of science inmusic education with a focus on instrumental mu-sic, orchestra, and band.

Following his graduation from Virginia State hereceived his master’s degree in education adminis-tration and supervision from Seton Hall Universityin South Orange, N.J. While pursuing his degree, hebegan his career as an educator, teaching music toelementary, middle school, and high school studentsin Patterson, N.J. He went on to receive his doctoraldegree in educational administration, teacher train-ing, and program development from the Universityof Massachusetts in Amherst.

Dennis’ life was devoted to public education asevident of his years spent working at the elemen-tary, high school, and college levels. His professionalendeavors took him from teaching band in Patterson,N.J., to working for the president of Miles College inFairfield, Ala., and finally to Centreville in the late‘70s.

For the next 18 years Dennis worked as an assis-tant principal in the Fairfax County public schoolsystem, spending time at Chantilly High School, Tho-mas Jefferson High School, and Robinson Second-ary School. After retiring he continued to pursue his

love of music and teaching as a private music teacherfor elementary school children in Fairfax County.

Dennis was a dedicated public servant and heldleadership roles in a variety of community serviceorganizations. A 60-year member of the Kappa Al-pha Psi Fraternity, Dennis was an active member ofthe Alexandria-Fairfax Alumni Chapter. He loved hisfraternity and was the coordinator for the fraternity’sscholarship fund for several years. Dennis was alsoactive in the Chantilly Pyramid Minority StudentAchievement Committee which provides educationalprogramming to children in the Fairfax County schoolsystem.

A man of strong faith, Dennis was a charter mem-ber of St Andrew Lutheran Church of Centreville.Dennis served in a variety of leadership roles at thechurch, including church council secretary, steward-ship drive chairman, and head usher. He was an ac-tive member of the evangelism ministry and per-formed in the yearly production of the play “The LastSupper.”

One of Dennis’ most treasured memories was thetrip he took to Namibia in southern Africa to visit hischurch’s sister congregation. Because of his leader-ship at the church, he was asked to serve on the boardof trustees for Gettysburg College, an honor he heldfor five years.

For 47 years Dennis enjoyed a rich and beautifulhome life with his wife Barbara Tyler (formerly Perry)of Queens, N.Y. From this loving union one daugh-ter, Kendra Lea, was born. He is survived by his wifeBarbara, his daughter Kendra, his Aunt Mariah White,his niece Charlene Tyler, and many loving family andfriends. He is predeceased by his mother Nancy, hisfather John, his brother John, and his niece, IrisBrown. Dennis will be remembered as a dedicated,kind, and loving husband and father, and a commit-ted patron and friend. He will be deeply missed.

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Since March 6, 2009, nearly five yearsnow, save for nine months when I was takingan oral chemotherapy medication at home,every three weeks I have been infused withsome sort of chemotherapy drug. In that time,I have certainly become familiar and fairlywell-known to the various staff at The InfusionCenter. What follows is the most recentexchange with the receptionist in Oncology, asbest as I can recall it.

Receptionist: “Hello, Mr. Lourie. How areyou”?

Me: “Lovely. Happy to be here.”Receptionist: “That’s nice.”Me: “Actually, I’m not happy to be here. I

mean I’d rather not be here. But since I’mhere, it’s better that I’m here than not here, asin unable to get here because I’m not hereanymore.”

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Receptionist: “No, you’re fine. I under-stand completely.”

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Me (to myself): Great (chagrined.) I sup-pose I should probably stop pacing then andjust sit down and try to relax. I’m here. I’mchecked in. Besides, I have to be ready for myblood pressure check. If my vitals (and/or labresults, appearance, etc.) are not normal, pro-tocols will prevent any infusion today (whichhas happened to me twice; very disappoint-ing, especially considering that you think yourlife depends on receiving the treatment thatday). If the patient doesn’t pass muster, how-ever, the oncology nurse has no choice: therewill be, to invoke the “Soup Nazi” from “Sei-nfeld”: “No chemo for you.”

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Gregory D. Ziegler, 16, of VirginiaRun in Centreville was awardedthe rank of Eagle Scout at a Court

of Honor ceremony on Dec. 29, 2013 at theVirginia Run Community Center.

Greg led his fellow Scouts in an EagleScout Project which created a technologycenter at the Katherine K. Hanley FamilyShelter in Fairfax. By providing the residentswith computers and the latest software, hegave the adults the resources they need tolook for housing and employment, and en-abled the children to complete their home-work and receive tutoring assistance. ThisEagle Scout project combined Greg’s desire

to complete a lasting project to benefit thecommunity with his love of technology.

Greg started in Scouting as a Tiger Cubwith Cub Scout Pack 1682 at Virginia RunElementary School. He crossed over to BoyScout Troop 1137 where he earned theranks leading up to the Eagle award andearned 132 merit badges, the World Con-servation and U.S. Heritage Awards. He waselected to the Order of the Arrow, the BoyScouts National Honor Society. Greg hasheld a number of leadership positions in thetroop including Senior Patrol Leader, Assis-tant Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, In-structor, and Bugler. This past September,Greg satisfied an Eagle Board of Review thathe has lived up to the Scout Oath and Lawand was awarded the Eagle Rank.

Greg’s three older brothers, all EagleScouts of Troop 1137, were home for theholidays to join in the Court of Honor. MarkJ. Ziegler, U.S. Military Academy (USMA)Class of 2010, is a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S.Army, and is stationed in Ft. Bliss, Texas.Michael T. Ziegler, USMA Class of 2013, isa 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and iscurrently attending Infantry Officer Train-ing in Ft. Benning, Ga. Matthew S. Ziegler,USMA Class of 2016, is a cadet at WestPoint, N.Y.

Greg is the seventh of the eight childrenof Barbara and Mark Ziegler. He is a juniorat Westfield High School where he is pur-suing an advanced studies curriculum witha focus on technology. In addition to hisscholastic endeavors, Greg is a member ofthe Westfield High School Cross Countryteam and actively participates in numerouscommunity service clubs and events. He ispresident of Westfield’s Habitat for Human-ity Club and a member of the Bulldog Bud-dies Club. Recently Greg was recognized bythe Fairfax County Park Authority as the“2013 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year”for his participation in the Adaptive Aquat-ics Program for the past three years.

From left: 2nd Lt. Michael Ziegler, Greg Ziegler, Matthew Ziegler, and1st Lt. Mark Ziegler.

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The following students made the president’s listat James Madison University for the fall 2013 se-mester: Caroline Cook, of Centreville, afreshman; Rafael Fuentes, of Centreville, asophomore; Shannon Hardtke, a sophomore;Katie Malinowski, of Centreville, a senior;Maggie McInturff, of Centreville, a sophomore;Sarah Schweit, of Centreville, a freshman; andJordan Snyder, of Centreville, a junior.

The following students graduated from JamesMadison University on Dec. 14: Austin LoCascio,of Centreville, with a degree in communicationstudies - BA; Eun Joo Lee, of Centreville, with adegree in computer info systems - BBA; AmberSizemore, of Centreville, with a degree in socialwork - BSW; Andrew Bulas, of Centreville, witha degree in health sciences - BS; SamanthaBerkley, of Centreville, with a degree in modernforeign language - BA and a degree in biology - BS;Brian Gay, of Centreville, with a degree in biol-ogy - BS; and Judy Choi, of Centreville, with adegree in psychology - BA.

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