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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

At last week’s prom, the studentsattending ate pizza, visited withfriends, danced and sang alongwith the music. But this wasn’t

just any prom — it was the Day Prom forspecial-education students with intellectualdisabilities.

Yet it came with all the bells and whistles,fun and excitement of proms everywhere.And the 250-some students from 11 schoolsat the Thursday, May 12, event at TheWaterford in Fair Oaks had a wonderfultime.

“It’s a great place where they can just bethemselves,” said Chantilly High special-edteacher Patti Caplan. “It’s a joyful event.”

Chantilly had seven students there,Westfield High, 21, and Centreville High,24, including four regular-education stu-dents in the Best Buddies Club. Westfieldinstructional assistant Sara Hall said theprom lets the students “interact with otherpeople, and in a different environment.”

“It gives our children a chance to experi-ence a prom like other students do,” saidWestfield instructional assistant BrigitteSchultz, sitting next to student TommyNash, wheelchair-bound but smiling. “Andthe kids get so much joy out of the prospectof dressing up and getting their hair andmakeup done, that they might not other-wise have been able to experience.”

“They’re loving it; they’re all out theredancing,” said Westfield special-ed depart-ment chair Melissa Gordon, pointing towardthe dance floor. She said the students werealso enjoying the pizza, sandwich wraps,cheese, fruit, vegetables and chocolate cake.And, she added, “The cotton candy, this

year, was a big hit.” Most of all, though,said Gordon, “This gives them the chanceto be just like any other teenagers. The so-cial piece is important for them, and theyget to just let loose and enjoy themselves.”

Caplan said Chantilly’s special-ed stu-dents “either weren’t invited to the regularprom or didn’t have someone there withthem to help them navigate it. But they pre-pare for the Day Prom. We start early in theyear in our Life Skills classes, discussingformal and semi-formal etiquette and dress.We also show them how to navigate a buf-fet line politely, how to make small talk andhow to have good manners.”

The students are also shown photos andvideos of the Day Prom, and their teachersdiscuss the event with their parents. “Andthis year, Reston Limousine donated its timeand a limousine with a wheelchair lift forus,” said Caplan. “It was super fun. Thedriver put on the radio, and the kids weresinging, the whole time. We wished we hada longer drive. And except for eating,they’ve been on the dance floor here, thewhole time.”

Linda Lee, a speech/language pathologistat Chantilly, said this prom is “a wonderfulopportunity for the students to get to learn

how to use their social skills” outside of theclassroom. “This also gives them a chanceto reunite with students they know fromother schools and with former classmateswho’ve gone on to other schools,” said Lee.“They also get to see friends they know fromchurch, Special Olympics, Challenger Base-ball and other activities.”

Noting that the Day Prom’s theme was “ADay to Remember,” she said it really will befor the students, “as they look at their pho-tos and reflect back on all the fun they had.”

Chantilly junior Jeffery Creighton calledhis first prom fun and said he liked the cakeand enjoyed dancing. He likes music, espe-cially Bon Jovi. “The prom is excellent,” saidclassmate Adithya Mathuria. “I like every-thing about it and I also love the chande-liers.”

Another classmate, Obida Khawatmi, saidhis favorite singer is Jason Derulo and he,too, was having fun dancing. He also likedeating the pizza and cotton candy. As forclassmate Shantell Martin, she said, “It’s funvisiting with friends. And I like the food andthe music; Ariana Grande is my favoritesinger.”

Special-ed teaches Kathleen McGuire andTommy Lamb co-sponsor Centreville High’s

Best Buddies Club, which promotes friend-ships between regular-ed students andthose with intellectual disabilities. “The DayProm is the highlight of the year for all thesekids and their teachers,” said McGuire.“Coach Lamb works on the dances withthem; this year, he taught them the Whip,the Nae Nae, the Wobble and the Quan.”

Meanwhile, McGuire worked with theBest Buddies offers and peer helpers, coor-dinating who’d come to the prom. She saidone of the high points of everyone’s high-school career is prom, and “this gives the[special-ed] students the chance to meetstudents from other schools and dance andjust have a blast.”

“What’s awesome is that, oftentimes, thestudents get a chance to reconnect with kidsfrom middle school, elementary school orsummer programs they’ve been to,” saidMcGuire. “And at the same time, it’s greatfor the teachers to reconnect with studentsthey taught before and haven’t seen in awhile. It’s incredibly rewarding for theteachers to see how much the kids havegrown and matured. You see their futuresand possibilities for tomorrow, and what

‘The Chance to Be Like Other Teens’Students attendDay Prom atThe Waterford inFair Oaks.

Student Marafi Badr makes cotton candy for theprom guests.

Among those attending the Day Prom from CentrevilleHigh are (from left) Sam Rowan, Kathleen McGuire,Jayde McMillan and Jack Erickson.

Students and teachers smiling, laughing and having fun. Good times at the Day Prom at The Waterford.

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Displaying Work at Chantilly Pyramid Art Show

Ishita Thatavarthi, Oak Hill, grade 3.

Marissa Prem, Poplar TreeElementary, grade 5.

Joelle Kang, Poplar Tree, grade 2.

Hazel Flynn, Poplar Tree,grade 4.

Peter Palli, Oak Hill, grade 4.

Nidhish Sorate, Oak HillElementary, grade 2.

Shannon McCullough,Chantilly High, sophomore.

Emma Gustafson, Chantilly, sophomore.

Maximus James, BrookfieldElementary, grade 6.

Paula Muente, Lees Corner Elementary, grade 6.

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The Chantilly High Pyramid ArtShow was April 28.


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Standing (from left) are Chantillystudents Jeffery Creighton, AdithyaMathuria, Carmen Guevara, ObidaKhawatmi and Anthony Phan, andseated is Shantell Martin.

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great people they’re becoming.”Centreville junior Sam Rowan, current

Best Buddies Club secretary, joined thegroup when she was a freshman. “I workedwith special-ed kids when I was in the PeerHelping Program at Liberty Middle School,”she said. “I helped the kids in their class-rooms and wanted to do it again.”

This year, said Rowan, Centreville’s BestBuddies did a friendship walk, went to aschool football game together, went bowl-ing and held a Valentine’s Day dance. Thencame a Bring Your Own Buddy rave inMarch and fun on a miniature golf coursein April.

McGuire noted that the Elizabeth AnnHealy Foundation — established in honorof a Clifton teen who died of cancer in 2009— has been a “huge supporter” ofCentreville’s Best Buddies for the past twoyears. “They gave us donations funding thetrips and activities we’ve done all year long,”said McGuire. “And because of their sup-port and generosity, we’re one of the mostactive chapters in the Best Buddies CapitalRegion.”

At the Day Prom, Centreville sophomoreJayde McMillan said she was enjoying “themusic and dancing and doing the CupidShuffle. And it’s fun eating pizza and meet-

ing new friends.”Agreeing, classmate Jack Erickson said,

“I like the wrap sandwiches and hangingout with everyone. I also like dancing andMichael Jackson.”

Happy with the way things were going,Rowan said, “There’s energy everywhere.The kids see people dancing and they wantto dance, too. And I like how everybodyknows everybody and treats everyone thesame. People don’t see the disabilities —they just see each other as people.”

Cappies Review

High School’s production of “The ManWho Came to Dinner,” SheridanWhiteside’s unexpected stay brings chaosto the Stanley household. In this wackytale of mischief and mayhem, the char-acters learn that good can come from thepandemonium of life.

Written by George Kaufman and MossHart, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” isa three-act comedy play. It first pre-miered at the Music Box Theater in NYCin 1939. A film adaptation starringMonty Woolley came out in 1942. Thestory follows Sheridan Whiteside, alarger-than-life radio personality, whenhe is invited to have dinner with thewealthy Stanley family. Before Whiteside See More Than, Page 6

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can even make it in to the house, he slipson the Stanley’s front steps and injureshis hip. Confined to a wheelchair,Whiteside must stay in the Stanley homelonger than just one evening. However,his wheelchair does not stop him fromcausing disorder. With his large tele-phone bills, wacky house guests, andeven a few loose penguins, SheridanWhiteside turns the Stanley householdupside in this wild, laugh-out-loud pro-duction.

Playing the title role of SheridanWhiteside was Adam LeKang. LeKanghilariously delivered Whiteside’s scath-ingly caustic jests confidently with im

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MoreThan‘Dinner’

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Most dinnerguests onlystay for the

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has high expectations. Schools, public safety,recreational facilities, transportation, humanservices and other services and facilities can-not be allowed to atrophy because real estatevalues are flat. The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors was correct to provide what Chair-man Sharon Bulova called a “booster shot,”mostly to schools but also to other needs inthe county.

What is needed for the future is access toother, more diversified forms of taxes. While itis a pipe dream given the disposition of theGeneral Assembly, what is really needed is togive localities a portion of the income tax. Inthe meantime, locals will have to press the stateto pay for its fair share locally, and to allowincreases in cigarette taxes and other possiblesources of revenue.

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Local governments pay for almost allof local services, including schools,by taxing a single industry, propertyowners.

In Fairfax County, property taxes pay for 65percent of the budget. In Arlington, which hasmore revenue options as an urban county, prop-erty taxes pay for 57 percent of everything. Inthe City of Alexandria, property taxes pay for58 percent.

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Alexandria and Arlington already have a 4percent meals tax on top of the 6 percent salestax, and it’s evident that the robust restaurantscene in both areas has not suffered as a re-sult. Would-be diners do not drive to FairfaxCounty to avoid the tax. But whether FairfaxCounty can collect a meals tax will be up tovoters in November, pending the Board of Su-pervisors putting the question on the ballot.

A meals tax is not a silver bullet, but it doesadd one more source of revenue. A 4-centmeals tax is roughly equivalent to the 4-centincrease in property taxes that Fairfax Countyresidents will face this year. But the propertytax is levied on people with no relationship totheir ability to pay. The meals tax is related tospending, a more progressive approach, andwill also collect taxes from non-residents.

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‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ at Chantillypeccable timing. He was bound by a wheel-

chair for virtually the entire play, but managedto embody the outlandish and vivacious per-sona. LeKang created many unique and believ-able relationships onstage, most notably withhis loyal secretary, Maggie Cutler, played byAdriana Castillo. The pair demonstrated theups and downs of employee and employer,snapping at each other one moment and shar-ing a friendly giggle in the next. In addition,Castillo adorably captured Maggie’s joy andsadness of her romance with newspaper manBert Jefferson. Jefferson, played by Jack David,

acted as the calm in the middle of the storm.David firmly characterized the dependable andserious, yet charming Jefferson.

Two of Whiteside’s guests, Beverly andBanjo, were portrayed by Michael Rosegrantand Connor Cragg. The duo both showcasedcomedic skill in witty moments withWhiteside. Their bold movements and sharpvocalizations made for entertaining perfor-mances. Whiteside’s nervous nurse, Miss Preenwas played by Olivia Madigan. Madigan amus-ingly depicted many droll moments of confu-sion as she got caught up in the flurry of ac-tivity in the household. A hilarious cameo per-

formance was given by Marka Doolittle, whoplayed the senile old lady, Harriet.

A gorgeous dual level set adorned the stage.Standout pieces included a grand and glitteryChristmas tree and luxurious white sofas. Com-mendable props included the crate of penguinsand the human-sized gold sarcophagus. Theset transitions were almost unnoticeable,masked by good lighting and a quick crew.

Confusion, chaos, and commotion createdcomedy in Chantilly High School’s productionof “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” The castand crew certainly made an ordinary dinnerinto so much more.


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The 2915-2016 Cappie nomina-tions for high-school theaterwere released Monday, withChantilly and Westfield high

schools receiving 17 nods between them.Chantilly performed the play, “The ManWho Came to Dinner,” and Westfield puton the musical, “Footloose.” CentrevilleHigh didn’t enter this year’s competition.

The awards will be presented Sunday,June 12, at 7 p.m., at the annual CappiesGala at The Kennedy Center in Washing-ton, D.C. Below are the specific nominationseach school received:

ChantillyPropsSet: Michael Rosegrant, Ben Klosky, Evyn

O’ReillyStage Management & Stage Crew: Tova

Besalel, Rachel Weaver and the Set TeamComic Actress in a Play: Marka DoolittleComic Actor in a Play: Michael RosegrantLead Actor in a Play: Adam LeKang

WestfieldRising Critic: Diana WittGraduating Critic: Alexa TuckerrLighting: Kristen Chiama, Hallie Puckett,

Katie Sanfield, Allison TicknerChoreography: Sarah Bresnahan,

Meredith MeheganEnsemble in a Musical: Ariel’s PosseFeatured Actor: Embrey GrimesFemale Dancer: Meredith MeheganMale Dancer: Connor RudyMale Vocalist: Eni OyeleyeComic Actor: Keegan GarantCritics Team

— Bonnie Hobbs

Westfield gets 11 and Chantilly, 6.Earning Cappie Nominations

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By Jon Roetman

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Starting pitcher Carter Egbers struckout 12 in six innings and theCentreville baseball team led 4-2when Conference 5 Co-Pitcher of

the Year Carter Bach came on to close outHerndon and extend the Wildcats’ season.

Things didn’t go as planned.Bach, a tall left-hander who will pitch for

Wake Forest, surrendered two runs in thetop of the seventh and the game went toextras. While it would have been easy forthe Wildcats to lose their composure afterwatching their ace fail to hold a lead,Centreville capitalized on some Herndonmiscues the following inning and kept itsseason alive.

Centreville’s Cristian Sanchez scored ona wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth in-ning and the Wildcats, seeded No. 3, de-feated No. 6 Herndon 5-4 in the openinground of the Conference 5 tournament onSaturday at Centreville High School. TheWildcats secured a berth in the 6A Northregion tournament and were scheduled toface No. 2 Westfield at 6:30 p.m.on Tues-day in the conference semifinals, after TheConnection’s deadline.

Sanchez reached base on an error withone out in the bottom of the eighth. Thenext two batters were each hit by a pitch,loading the bases. With Chris Hannah at theplate, Herndon pitcher Antonio Menendezdelivered a wild pitch that allowed Sanchezto score the winning run.

“It just shows that we’ll never give up,

regardless of what the situation is,” Egberssaid. “We could be down one, down 10,we’re going to fight until ump says it’s game[over].”

Egbers received a no decision, but putCentreville in a position to win. The juniorleft-hander allowed two runs on five hits insix innings. He walked two and struck out12.

Centreville head coach Scott Findley de-scribed Egbers’ performance as “absolutelyphenomenal.”

“He’s really grown as a pitcher here inthe past month, two months,” Findley said.“He developed a changeup. … Last outingagainst them, he threw it some, but not likehe threw it today. He threw it every fourthor fifth pitch.”

Bach earned the win, allowing two runs— one earned — on two hits in two innings.He struck out two and walked none.

Centreville scored four runs in the fourthinning, including an RBI single by thirdbaseman Cameron Ray and an RBI doubleby Egbers. The first two Wildcat battersreached on Herndon errors.

Herndon managed just two hits throughfive innings against Egbers before scoringa pair of runs in the sixth. With two outs,catcher Alex Hurd and left fielder JoeWright came through with back-to-back RBIsingles for the Hornets, cutting the

Centreville lead in half.With Herndon trailing 4-2, first baseman

Graham Seitz led off the top of the seventhwith a solo homer to left off of Bach. Withone out, a single by third baseman RyanFerguson and a Centreville throwing errorgave Herndon runners at second and thirdwith one out. Center fielder Devin Vigneaultthen tied the score at 4-all with a sacrificefly.

How were the Hornets feeling after tyingthe score in the seventh?

“In one word,” Menendez said, “I’d sayconfidence.”

Centreville would score the game-win-ning run in the bottom of the eighth, how-ever, ending Herndon’s season.

Menendez, a junior right-hander who iscommitted to Wake Forest, pitched a com-plete game for Herndon and suffered theloss. He allowed five unearned runs and justthree hits in 7 1/3 innings. The Co-Confer-ence 5 Pitcher of the Year walked two, hitsix batters and struck out eight.

“It takes more than just great pitching,”Herndon head coach Mark Rueffert said.“You’ve got to have defense behind, hittershave got to hit at the plate. It’s a team gamefor sure, but Antonio did exactly what we’dexpect Antonio to do: keep us in the game.”

Hurd and Ferguson each had two hitsfor Herndon.

Centreville SoftballTo Host Westfield

The No. 1 seed Centreville softball teamwill host No. 4 Westfield in the Conference5 tournament semifinals at 6:30 p.m. onWednesday, May 18.

The Wildcats finished atop the Confer-ence 5 regular-season standings with a 9-1record, earning the No. 1 seed and an au-tomatic berth in the 6A North region tour-nament.

Centreville wrapped up the regular sea-son with a 12-8 win over Westfield on May12. Kristen Lundquist had three hits andthree RBIs for the Wildcats.

The conference championship game isscheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, May 20 atWestfield High School.

The Wildcats are coached by DonnieDutton.

Wildcats pitcher Egbers strikes out 12in six innings, gets no decision.

Centreville Baseball Keeps Season AliveCentreville starting pitcher Carter Egbers struck out 12 in six inningsagainst Herndon on Saturday.

Centreville third baseman Cameron Ray helped the Wildcats beatHerndon on Saturday with an RBI single.

Photo by Genine Lundquist

Senior center fielder Emily Geistand the Centreville softball teamare the No. 1 seed in the Confer-ence 5 tournament.

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THURSDAY/MAY 19Training for Professional Care Providers. 8

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Northern Virginia District Office, 4975 AllianceDrive, Fairfax. Virginia Department ofTransportation will hold public hearings todiscuss the I-66 Outside the Beltwayprocurement and the planned conversion fromHOV-2 to HOV-3. Visit www.nvta.org for more.

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When Martha Davis’ daughter Alice wasready for kindergarten, she decidedto enroll her in a Spanish languageimmersion program. Davis, who is the

assistant dean for World Languages at Northern Vir-ginia Community College chose Mt. Vernon Commu-nity School in Alexandria.

“I know personally the benefits of knowing a sec-ond language and I wanted my daughter to experi-ence that,” she said.

Davis, also a Spanish professor, says that the ben-efits of such immersion programs range from boost-ing cognitive functioning and confidence to accentacquisition and social skills development. “Speakingwith a native or near-native accent significantly easescommunication, particularly with people unaccus-tomed to interacting with non-native speakers,” saidDavis. “This in turn can help boost the confidence ofthe non-native speaker and can provide the encour-agement needed to continue language study.”

Numerous studies suggest the brain-boostingpower of early exposure to a second language asanother benefit of immersion programs for youngchildren, says Ana Lado, Ph.D., professor of Educa-tion at Marymount University in Arlington.

“Cognitively, kids who learn two languages in pre-school and really young children tend to score bet-ter on abstract thinking all the way into high school,”said Lado. “If you know that in one language thereis one word for chair and it includes foot stool andsofa chair and lounge, and in another language youhave three different words it makes your brain thinkmore abstractly.”

The sooner children gain exposure to a secondlanguage, the easier it is to acquire, says Davis whocontrasts her daughter’s feelings with those of someof her adult students, “who feel that speaking an-other language is strange or foreign,’ which impedestheir language acquisition,” she said.

“I have found that if students can identify them-

selves as a speaker of the language of instruction,regardless of their level of proficiency, they enjoylearning the language more and acquire it more eas-ily,” said Davis. “This year Alice has begun to signher name ‘Alicia’ on her Spanish homework.”

Local language immersion programs offer classesfor children as young as 10 months old. They usesongs and games to teach language in a way that ispleasurable for students. “Starting when they’reyoung helps language develop organically and natu-rally,” said Amanda Michetti of Language Starts,which offers classes to children in Alexandria, Fairfax,Arlington, Reston and Bethesda. “The classes areconversation based with a little bit of reading andwriting.”

Hilary Javier has three children, ages two, threeand four, who take Mandarin Chinese at LanguageStarts. She wants them to be citizens of the world,and believes exposure to a second language is im-portant in achieving that goal. “You don’t have totranslate anything into English,” said Javier. “Theyreally do understand from picking it up naturally inthe immersion setting. There is this special windowwhen they are young to expose them to different cul-tures they would not never been exposed to, evennoticeable in their mannerisms in the classroom.”

Experts tout the benefitsof an early start.

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Martha Davis reads a book written inSpanish with her daughters, 6-year-oldAlice (right) and 4-year-old Jane. Alice isin a Spanish immersion program at Mt.Vernon Community School in Alexandria.


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ClutterEither it’s the cancer/seven-plus years of

chemotherapy, or it’s my age. Regardless,information retention and recall is not quitewhat it used to be. What goes in doesn’texactly come out, or if it does, it’s some-what after the fact. I wouldn’t say it’sembarrassing yet, and it hasn’t led to anyspeech impediment-type of hemming andhawing. But it has led to something, otherthan this column, that is.

I haven’t quite resorted to index/flashcards, nor am I avoiding human interactionas a way to minimize the awkwardness. Iam still going about my normal business –or lack thereof, and wondering if time is onmy side or has it been usurped by powersgreater than me. And since there’s no realdefinitive answer, I’ll try to stop questioningwhether what I think I’m experiencing isinevitable or am I, as any Three Stoogesaficionado would appreciate: simply “avictim of circumstance.”

Granted, I may not be the sharpest knifein the drawer, but if we’re invoking utensilshere, neither am I a spoon. I can accept thefact that in the knife category, I’m closer toa butter knife than I am to a steak knife;meaning I get the job done, probably withless haste, but likely with more waste.Nevertheless, the job gets done and moreoften than not, it’s without further ado. Andwhile I’m using ado/adieu, I don’t feel as ifthis lack of recall/retention is indicative ofme bidding adieu. However, it does giveme pause about my status as a long-time (inthe stage IV, non-small cell lung cancerworld, when one’s prognosis was originally“13 months to two years,” seven-plus yearsis a long time) survivor. Maybe I’m simplyexperiencing what any person nearing theage of 62 does. It’s not the cancer, it’s dareI say/hope: middle age. Although I’ll admitI may be on the downside of it, andapproaching what I’ll call “older” age (not“old” age).

But let’s be honest here, when anoncologist advises you at age 54 and a halfthat your prognosis is at best two years andthat he can “treat you but can’t cure you,”and that perhaps, “you should take thatvacation you’ve always dreamt of,” not onlydoes your middle age (or what’s left of it)rapidly disappear, so too does your“older”/“old” age.

Quite unexpectedly then, given yourprior good health and no history of cancerin your immediate family, your mind/brainquickly gets overloaded with facts, figures,feelings and fears it had never consideredbefore. Ergo the clutter. Not that there’s alimited amount of space in your head for allthis new/never-expected information, but itdoes seem to crowd out more familiar, lessimpactful stuff. At least that’s my story/rationalization and I’m most definitelysticking to it.

But my reality is: I am stuck with it,unfortunately. No cure doesn’t exactly con-jure optimism. Nevertheless, as a long-suf-fering Boston Red Sox fan (until 2004, thatis, when “the curse” was finally broken asthe Bosox won their first World Series in 86years), hope springs eternal, and so Iremain ever hopeful. It’s just that occasion-ally, I have difficulty remembering/ articulat-ing that hopefulness – among other things.No worries though. I know the informationis still in my head, somewhere. I’m sure I’llget it out, eventually.

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Body Found in PondShortly after noon on Monday, May 16,

Fairfax County Police officers were calledto the 6200 block of Ridge Pond Road forthe report of what appeared to be a body ina pond located behind an apartment build-ing.

Paramedics from Fairfax County Fire &Rescue also responded.

The body of an unidentified female waspulled from the pond shortly after 3 p.m.by members of the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment Underwater Search and Recov-ery Team.

Anyone with information about this inci-dent is asked to contact Crime Solvers elec-tronically by visitingwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip bytexting “TIP187” plus a message toCRIMES(274637) or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Policeat 703-691-2131.

Teen DatingViolence Prevention

Parents will be able to learn about teendating violence at a workshop at WestfieldHigh School, May 19, 7 p.m. The speakerwill be Heather Sarmiento, M.Ed., preven-tion and education coordinator, from theOffice for Women & Domestic and SexualViolence Services.

Hearing onI-66 Project

The Virginia Department of Transporta-tion, in partnership with the Virginia De-partment of Rail and Public Transportation,will host a hearing to present the completeset of draft Request for Proposals documentsfor the Transform 66 Outside the Beltwayproject and provide an opportunity for pub-

lic comment on the draft comprehensiveagreement. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.at the VDOT Northern Virginia District Of-fice, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, on Tues-day, May 24.

To view the procurement documents,visit: http://www.p3virginia.org/projects/interstate-66-corridor-improvements/.

Free CarseatInspections

Certified technicians from the Sully Dis-trict Police Station will perform free, childsafety carseat inspections Thursday, May 26,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-ment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves sotechnicians may properly inspect and ad-just it, as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first35 vehicles arriving on each date will beinspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct thecaregiver on the correct use of the child seat.Call 703-814-7000 to confirm dates andtimes.

Moving EquipmentIs Sought

The Centreville Labor Resource Center isin need of moving equipment to add to itstool supplies. Requested items are backbraces, lift belts, sliders and straps that areused for moving jobs.

This equipment can be checked out byworkers and brought back when they com-plete jobs. It will ensure that they’re able tocomplete moving jobs more safely. In addi-tion, the CLRC is seeking Spanish-speakingpeople to fill a number of volunteer posi-tions. Contact Molly Maddra-Santiago [email protected].

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The Church of the AscensionTraditional Anglican Catholic Services

www.ascension-acc.org (703) 830-3176

Memorial Day Prayer ServiceSunday, May 29th at 5:30 p.m.

Holy Communion 10 a.m. Sundays

13941 Braddock RoadCentreville VA 20120

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Sunday9:30 AM – Holy Eucharist

Sermon & music • Nursery available10:50 AM – Christian Education classes

for all agesWednesday

6:00 PM – Holy Eucharist and Healing

“Wherever you are on life’sjourney, you are welcome

at Wellspring”An Open and Affirming fellowship

without regard to sexual orientationor gender identity

Sundays at 10:30 p.m.Wellspring United Church of Christand Sunday School for children

Meets Sundays, 10:30 a.m.at St. John’s Episcopal Church

Educational Wing

5649 Mount Gilead Rd.• Centreville, VA 20120Phone: 703-830-4194

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOINGCarolina Shag Dance. Wednesdays,

6:30-10 p.m. at Arlington/FairfaxElks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd.,Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m.; nopartners needed; dinner menu at6:45 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.nvshag.org for more.

Open Rehearsal. Wednesdays, 7:30p.m. at Lord of Life church, 13421Twin Lakes Drive, Centreville. TheFairfax Jubil-Aires barbershop chorusinvites men of all ages who enjoysinging. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilairs.org for more.

Toddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and11:30 a.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with songs andactivities included. Age 2 withcaregiver, free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

English Conversation Group.Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

English Conversation Group.Saturdays, 3 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Practice English with a group

of students and adults. Free. Call703-830-2223 for more.

English Conversation Group.Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.

ESL Book Club. Mondays, 7 p.m. atthe Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Meet anddiscuss a book chosen by group. Free.Call 703-830-2223 with questionsand to reserve a spot.

ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet anddiscuss a book chosen by the group.To find out book title, call 703-502-3883.

Lego Block Party. Every otherTuesday, 3 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Legos will be provided for anafternoon of building. Grades 3-6.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Duplo Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Develop andreinforce early literacy skills forreading success. Ages 1-3 with adult.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Live After Five. Fridays at 5:30 p.m. atThe Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Every Friday night a bandplays on the patio of the winery. Freeto attend. Visit

www.wineryatbullrun.com for a fullschedule.

Singing. 7:30 p.m. at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 13421 Twin LakesDrive, Clifton. The Fairfax Jubil-Airesrehearse every Wednesday whichincludes training by an award-winning director. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilaires.org for more.

PET ADOPTIONSAdopt a Cat or Dog. Fridays, 6:30-

8:30 p.m. at PetSmart, 12971 FairLakes Center, Fairfax. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson Highway.Visit hart90.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson MemorialHwy. Adopt a puppy or dog.Visitaforeverhome.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

THURSDAY/MAY 19Band Spring Concert. 7 p.m. at

Centreville High School, 6001 UnionMill Road. The Band Program wasrated an Honor Band, this year,through a rigorous assessmentprogram. Free. Call 703-476-3536 formore.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 20-22Fit Food Race Weekend. 6-8 p.m.

Friday, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturday(race), 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at variousplaces in Fairfax. John Hancock LifeInsurance has teamed up withCooking Light and Health magazinesto produce cooking demonstrationsby celebrity chefs, including former

“Top Chef” contestant JenniferCarroll, food and beverage samples,fitness classes, and more including a5K run in Strawberry Park. Ticketsare $55 per event or $160 for all.Visit www.fitfoodierun.com/fairfax-virginia for a full schedule and more.

SATURDAY/MAY 21Meritage Blending Class. 1 p.m. at

Paradise Springs Winery, 13219Yates Ford Road, Clifton. Rob Coxteaches the art of wine blending.Participants will have the opportunityto create and taste their own blendsand ultimately take home a bottle oftheir own signature Meritage blend.Tickets are $55 for non-members, $5for members. Visitwww.paradisespringswinery.com formore.

Clifton Caboose Twilight Run. 6p.m. at The Barn, 7139 Main St.,Clifton. 5k Run & 1 mile Fun Run/Walk. Course begins just a few feetfrom the Triangle (intersection ofClifton, Newman and Main Streets)and ends at the starting point. Thescenic course winds down a gentlyrolling country road, across a creekand past a horse or two. Waterprovided on course. Registration is$21 for 5K, $15 for 1 Mile. Visitwww.SignMeUp.com/113094.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 21-22Fairfax Ballet: “Coronation of the

Fairy Princess.” 7:30 p.m.Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday atCentreville High School, 6001 UnionMill Road, Clifton. The Fairfax BalletCompany presents “The Coronationof the Fairy Princess,” a story ballet,featuring a fairy named Lily and herthree sisters, Nixie, Fay, andBlossom, as they prepare for Lily’s

upcoming coronation. Just before thecoronation on Lily’s 16th birthday,the magic scepter is stolen by thesinister Wickeds, and it is up to thetrio to recapture the scepter. Ticketsare $22, plus a service fee. Visitwww.ffxballet2016.bpt.me for more.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 25Meet the Snowbirds. 12-5 p.m. at

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390Air & Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. Meet Canada’s elitemilitary aerobatic flightdemonstration team. The squadronwill not be flying at this event. Call703-572-4118 or visitairandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy formore.

FRIDAY/MAY 277th Annual JazzCats Festival. 7

p.m. at Centreville High School, 6001Union Mill Road. The selectedstudents for JazzCats have beenpreparing for this performance allyear. Additionally, Joseph Henson ofthe United States Army Blues will beperforming. Free. Call 703-476-3536for more.

MONDAY/MAY 30Rose Show Competition. 9 a.m.-4

p.m. at Merrifield Garden Center,Fair Oaks, 12101 Lee Highway,Fairfax. Share by exhibiting andcreating rose arrangements withcoaching from award winningrosarians. Merrifield GardenCertificates awarded for best entries.Rose experts will be on hand toanswer questions about all aspects ofrose gardening. Hosted by ArlingtonRose Foundation. Free. Call 703-371-9351.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 1OAR’s 2016 Jazz and WIne

Fundraiser. 7:30 p.m. at TheWinery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway, Centreville. OAR hasreserved the full winery and guestswill be provided with exclusiveaccess to the entire winery grounds.The Gregg Byrd Band will providelive jazz music. Heavy hors d’oeuvresand Virginia wines will be available.Tickets are $50. Visitwww.oarfairfax.org/2016-fundraiserfor more..

SATURDAY/JUNE 4Civil War Living History Day. 10

a.m.-5 p.m. at Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 1200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station. ThisLiving History Day will introducevisitors to the life of the commonsoldier during the American CivilWar. Demonstrations will include theessentials of camp life. Museummembers and children 4 and under,free; children 5-15, $2; adults 16 andolder, $5. Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

Reema Samaha RemembranceCabaret. 6 p.m. at Westfield HighSchool, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. The Cabaret featuresprofessional and up and comingdancers, singers, and comedy sketchartists from around the DMV, NewYork and Chicago. This event is inmemorial of Virginia Tech massacrevictim Reema Samaha. Free, butdonations accepted. Visitwww.angelfundva.net for more.

“Light the Night” Fun Run. 6-10p.m. at Fairfax County PoliceDepartment Emergency VehicleOperations Track, 3725 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. Run in support ofthe Special Olympics Virginia. Free.Visit www.firstgiving.com/torchrunva/LETR-Fairfax-Light-the-Night.

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