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By Bonnie Hobbs

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When Donna Shank’sson Ryan was diag-nosed with autismeight yeas ago, she

traveled throughout the WashingtonMetropolitan area to get treatment forhim.

“Most children with autism, andother children with special needs, re-quire several different types of thera-pies, such as speech and occupationaltherapy and additional tutoring,” shesaid. “But it’s difficult to find all these

services inone loca-tion. So mydream wasto providean all-in-one, inte-g r a t e d ,therapy cen-ter.”

Shank, ofCentreville’sSully Sta-tion com-

munity, has now done that. Twomonths ago, she opened Wings to FlyTherapy and Play Center in Chantilly.A treatment facility for special-needschildren from birth to 18 years old,it’s at 4530 Walney Road, Suite 203;phone 703-466-5533 or see http://www.wingstoflytherapy.com. Hours

are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sat-urday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

This 2,300-square-foot clinic has two oc-cupational/sensory-exploration rooms, sev-eral individual therapy rooms and a trainedstaff. The goal is to provide services andrecreation all under one roof and empowerfamilies to become their own experts abouttheir children’s potential.

“I really feel there’s a need — not just forservices for the child — but also for sup-port for the family,” said Shank. “We’ll pro-vide education, workshops, speakers andother resources to help parents navigate thedifficult journey through the various thera-pies.”

She also hopes to provide high-school andcollege students with opportunities to vol-unteer. “Those interested in the special-edfield can get some good exposure and ex-

perience working with the children underthe supervision of a licensed therapist,” shesaid. “They can also participate in the edu-cational workshops.”

Besides that, said Shank, siblings of chil-dren being treated at the center can takeadvantage of daily, open-play times on thesensory equipment — the trampoline,small-ball pits and swings.

At Wings to Fly, treatment is tailored tomeet each child’s individual needs. In ad-dition, the staff will listen to the family’swishes about the child’s future and workwith them and all the therapists as a team.They’ll brainstorm strategies to help parentsduring challenging situations and will alsointegrate family members, such as siblings,grandparents, babysitters, etc., into thechild’s therapy plan.

In most cases, parents need a referral

from a doctor for services. “We’re offeringfree, 15-minute consultations to discuss anyquestions people may have,” said Shank.Those interested in obtaining more infor-mation may [email protected].

The center offers a variety of services,including a speech therapist, occupationaltherapist and special-ed teacher who alsohave experience and training in other ar-eas besides their own, clinical fields. Shank,the owner/director, has a bachelor’s in psy-chology, has worked in the special-ed andautism field for many years and is currentlyworking on her master’s in occupationaltherapy at Shenandoah University.

Also offered are programs in playful in-teraction, art expression, music-listening,social skills and academic tutoring. The idea

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

It’s one thing for people to warn othersabout the dangers of substance abuse.But it’s more powerful when they share

personal stories of how drugs and alcoholaffected their own families.

And that’s what happened during the re-cent forum at Madison High. Called “Pro-tecting Against the Realities of SubstanceAbuse,” it was put on by Parents ReachingOut To Educate Communities Together(PROTECT), a task force of the Unified Pre-vention Coalition of Fairfax County (UPC).

First to speak was School Resource Of-ficer (SRO) Coordinator Bill Fulton. He’s

been with the county Police Department for25 years and, as a narcotics supervisor forseveral years, he saw the effects of drug usefirsthand. And then it hit home.

“I have three children, including a son,19, and he was involved with alcohol andother substances,” said Fulton. “So it canbe challenging as a parent, no matter whoyou are.

“THERE ARE A LOT of synthetic drugsnow, too, and easy access to them onWebsites. So, parents, be alert if your chil-dren change friends or lack interest in thingsthey used to like. Check their bedrooms,pants pockets and their phones.”

Basically, he said, “As parents, no matterwhat we did, our son seemed to fall throughthe cracks. But I was inquisitive. I askedhim, ‘Where are you going? Who’ll you bewith?’ And I told him to call me from [hisdestination’s] house phone.”

Fulton said teens know they’ll get sus-pended if they bring drugs into school, so

they instead do drugs outside of school.THC is the chemical that induces highs frommarijuana and, said Fulton, “THC levels areup to 30-percent stronger now. Somarijuana’s much more potent and is lacedwith other things — and teens don’t knowwhat they are.”

He said alcohol’s the gateway drug lead-ing to marijuana and other narcotics. Forexample, molly gives “an LSD-type, hallu-cinogenic high, and kids have no idea whatthe outcome will be,” said Fulton. “Spice issynthetic marijuana, and they can getheroin from [Washington], D.C.”

“Kids see their friends using these drugsand still doing OK, so they don’t realize howdangerous they are,” said Fulton. “But theycan talk with their SRO at school or leave atip on the anonymous tip line about hugeparties when parents are out of town. And,kids, it would be nice to see all your friendsat graduation. You’re not ratting them out;you’re looking out for them.”

Special-Needs Children Given Wings to FlyTherapy andrecreational centeropens in Chantilly.

Donna Shank (left) and Mary KayYates. One of the playrooms in the Chantilly therapy center.

“[It’s] a therapycenter created

from theperspective of afamily member.”— Donna Shank, direc-tor/owner, Wings to Fly

Face-to-Face with Arrests, Prison, DeathParents, studentslearn substance-abusedangers.

SRO Coordinator Bill Fulton.

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Alberto Ramirez performs a Latin-American pop song.

Workers from the Centreville Labor Resource Center dance in costume to “Convite,” a Guatemalan festivaldance.

Celebrating Community DiversityF

eaturing the theme, “OneCentreville, One Community,One World,” the Centreville Im-migration Forum (CIF) presented

the Centreville International Showcase, lastSaturday, April 26, in the Centreville UnitedMethodist Church gym.

It was a fundraiser for the CentrevilleLabor Resource Center (CLRC) establishedby the CIF, and Supervisor Michael R. Frey(R-Sully) thanked the crowd for attending.“The center couldn’t exist if the communitydidn’t create it, want it and support it,” hesaid. “It receives no tax dollars, so eventslike this help support it financially.”

Frey said the CLRC has benefitted theworkers and the community. “And that’s atribute to the CIF board of directors, thevolunteers and the workers, themselves,”he said. “The center’s a tremendous success;diversity is a strength of the community andthis is a celebration.”

— Bonnie Hobbs

Sanjana Srikanth does a tradi-tional Indian dance,“Bharathnatyam.”

Julia James doing the Chinesedance, “Charming Peacock.”

Chinese dance number, “My Beauti-ful Country,” is performed by JuliaJames.

The Maehwa Dancers perform a traditional, Korean folk dance.

Performing several songs are members of the Korean Harmonica En-semble from the Korean Central Presbyterian Church and St. Paul ChungCatholic Church.

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Substance Abuse, Up Close

Tayler Gibson shares her story.

Next speaker was Westfield High gradTayler Gibson who, in 2007 and 2008, waspart of a Centreville heroin ring. Initially,though, she said, “I thought using alcoholand drugs was stupid and thought I wasbetter than that. But in my junior year ofhigh school, I worked as a restaurant host-ess, and I thought the college kids whoworked there, too, were cool. They useddrugs and alcohol recreationally and stillcarried on their lives.”

Later, when the police caught her and herboyfriend with marijuana in his car, she toldher parents she didn’t know it was there.“They believed me, so I had no conse-quences,” said Gibson. “Then I hooked upwith an old boyfriend who did heavierdrugs, like ecstasy, crystal meth and cocaine.Eventually, my boyfriend and his friendsstarted using heroin, which scared me.”

ONCE SHE TRIED IT, though, she wasquickly hooked. “We did it often; we’d putin money together and go to D.C. to getlarge amounts,” she said. A month afterGibson started taking heroin, she and herboyfriend were driving back from the Dis-trict and were stopped by police and ar-rested. She was chargedwith possession with in-tent to distribute heroin.

“But the charges weredropped,” she said. “Itold my parents thedrugs in my system werePercoset so, again, I hadno consequences. Thenthe police started arrest-ing my boyfriend andhis friends. I still neededheroin, so anotherfriend and I kept buyingit for another six monthsor so.”

But when Gibson crashed her mom’s carreturning from a D.C. drug buy, she toldthem she was a heroin addict. “I went todetox and then to an inpatient treatmentfacility,” she said. “But I snuck home, gotmy stash and continued to use there. Theyfound out and made me leave.”

Then, when she and several others in thering were charged federally with conspiracyto distribute heroin, she remained free whilethey were jailed. “I kept using drugs, justnot heroin,” she said. “I was being drug-

tested, so I stopped us-ing the detectable drugsand took up alcohol.”

In court, Gibsoncould have been sen-tenced to five to 40years in federal prison,but the judge was le-nient with her. She re-ceived 30 days jail, 200hours community ser-vice and five years pro-bation.

“My boyfriend got 20years in prison,” she

said. “Our sentencing was because one ofour friends overdosed and died. A monthafter my sentencing, I stopped drinking andhave been clean for four-and-a-half years.But it took quite a bit of lessons and conse-quences.” So, she told parents, “It’s best toprevent this from happening to your chil-dren.”

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“Kids see theirfriends using thesedrugs and still doingOK, so they don’trealize howdangerous they are.”— SRO Coordinator Bill Fulton

We didn’tinheritthe earthfrom ourparents.We’re bor-rowing itfrom ourchildren.

—Chief Seattle(1788-1866)Suquamish/

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Opinion

On one night in late January, localjurisdictions in our area fannedout to count the number ofpeople who were literally home-

less. Fairfax County released its numbers lastweek; Arlington and Alexandria will do so inthe near future.

In Fairfax County, the commitment in 2010to end homelessness in 10 years has resultedin significant progress, even in the wake of thegreat recession. The number of people liter-ally homeless decreased by a third from 2008

to 2014, from 1,835 to 1,225counted this year.

Many non-profit organiza-tions have partnered to prevent

homelessness one family or individual at a timefor those on the brink and to house chroni-cally homeless individuals. There is so muchstill to be done.

On the night of Jan. 29, 2014 there were1,225 people who were literally homeless inthe Fairfax-Falls Church community, a 9 per-cent reduction from January 2013, or 125fewer people.

The 2014 point-in-time count of people ex-periencing homelessness includes people whoare described as “literally homeless,” those whoare in shelters, in time-limited transitionalhousing programs, or unsheltered and livingon the street at one “point in time.” It does notcount the individual who might be homelessbut is sleeping on a friend’s sofa or the familysqueezed into an uncle’s “spare” bedroom af-ter being evicted from their own apartment.

Two sentences from the county report areworth repeating, even if they are obvious:

“The results would be even more substan-tial if additional housing options were avail-able. The reduction in homelessness will notcontinue at the same pace in the future with-out significant increases in the availability ofaffordable housing.” A year ago, the coalitionof partners committed to ending homelessnessembarked on the local piece of a nationwideeffort to provide housing for the chronically

homeless people in our community. There werean estimated 150 such individuals, living inthe woods and in cars and on the street, in thecounty, and a year later, FACETS and othersmet this year’s milestone of bringing 50 suchindividuals into housing. These are people whoneed a continuum of services get on their feet.

Despite the good news on the steady decline,the past few months have been marked bypush-back from some residents about allow-ing more affordable housing in the form of ef-ficiency apartments and by several membersof the Board of Supervisors expressing lack ofsupport for even the concept of providing moreaffordable housing.

This misguided attitude on the part of somecounty leaders ignores the fact that this region

cannot be economically vibrant if there is noplace affordable to rent even for householdswho make $50,000, never mind the householdsthat get by on less than half of that.

Two full-time $10 an hour positions yield$40,000 a year. Last year, a family needed anannual income of $56,472 to afford to paythe $1,412 per month rent on the “fair marketrate” for a two-bedroom apartment in FairfaxCounty. Rents have continued to rise.

Many working families living in FairfaxCounty struggle financially, balancing choicesevery month between rent, transportation,food, medical costs and other expenses thatare not optional.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Trending in the Right DirectionCommitment to endinghomelessness showsprogress, but moreaffordable housingis needed.

Point-in-time data on the number of people literally homeless 2008-2014.

After being homeless for five years,Sandara Perry, left, recently moved

into permanent housing with ongoingsupport provided by FACETS. Perry

grew up on Route 1 in Mount Vernon,and was placed in foster care while

her mother struggled with addiction.Without support to make the transi-

tion from foster care, Perry struggledwith alcohol and abusive relation-ships. She shared her story at the

FACETS annual breakfast last Thurs-day, April 24, and she is pictured here

with FACETS Executive DirectorAmanda Andere.

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School BoardFound VoicelessTo the Editor:

First, I want to thank Megan McLaughlin andElizabeth Schultz, the only two School BoardMembers who sought to give voice to FairfaxCounty in front of the Virginia Board of Edu-cation.

On April 10, Megan McLaughlin (Braddock)and Elizabeth Schultz (Springfield), Demo-cratic and Republican endorsed respectively,

sought to move two school hours from June25 to June 23 making that Monday a full in-structional day for elementary students andsaving Fairfax County $300,000 in fuel costsby making Tuesday, June 24 the final schoolday.

All instruction and testing will be completedwell before June 25. The expense now is onlynecessary for compliance with a bureaucraticrule. The School Board may formally requesta waiver from the rule.

How productive can this time be for studentson June 25? As you know, the first and last

hour of work are typically the least productiveas you settle in and then prepare to leave. Nostudents will stare at the clock counting sec-onds before summer break. Not in FairfaxCounty, right? Adding two hours to the short-ened Monday schedule would have been moreeffective time management as well as moneymanagement.

Speaking of money, have you heard? FairfaxCounty Public Schools does not have funds towaste. With our priorities, we never havemoney to waste. In fact, as you likely know,

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Chantilly High’s40th Birthday

Chantilly High will celebrate its40th birthday this Friday, May 2,from 5:30-8:30 p.m., and thecommunity’s invited to join in thefestivities. There’ll be school tours,exhibits of current programs (nearthe tennis courts), Chantilly trivia,sports accomplishments and des-serts – birthday cake and othertreats – in Thunder Alley, leadingto the football stadium.

The tours, provided by the SGA,will start at door 10. The RoboticsTeam will exhibit its award-win-ning technology. There’ll also be aChantilly 40/40 raffle in honor ofthe anniversary, plus a “Where AreThey Now” alumni update. ThePTSA is sponsoring the DessertFeast, and the SGA will present aPowerPoint of the school’s history.

Rotary’sElectronicsRecycling Day

The Rotary Club of Centreville& Chantilly is holding its first an-nual Electronics Recycling Day onSaturday May 3, from 8 a.m.-noon, in the parking lot of UnitedBank, 6375 Multiplex Drive inCentreville. It’s being done in part-nership with the bank and PrimeRecycling Group.

Bring computers, cell phones,laptops, printers, DVD players, inkcartridges, cables and wires, smallhousehold appliances, etc. Theevent will allow residents to safelyrecycle old electronics, and thelocal Rotary Club will benefit byreceiving a portion of the proceedsearned from selling the recyclablematerial.

That money goes toward fund-ing several of the club’s local andinternational projects. These in-clude an annual scholarship to astudent at Mountain View HighSchool, adoption of needy familiesduring the holiday season, roadcleanup efforts, sponsorship of aShelter Box to provide emergencyassistance to families displaced bywar or famine throughout theworld, and Rotary’s signature in-ternational project – supplyingfunds for organizations providingdesperately needed medical andsanitation facilities to a commu-nity in Haiti.

Get Trained forEmergencies

A new CERT (Community Emer-gency Response Team) class willbegin Monday, May 5, at theFairfax County Fire and Rescue

Academy, 4600 West Ox Road inFairfax. It’ll meet every Monday,from 7-10:30 p.m., (except forMay 26) and will end June 23.Those interested must first regis-ter as volunteers atwww.fairfaxcert.com to receiveregistration information. Anyonewith questions should [email protected].

CERT helps train people to bebetter prepared to respond toemergency situations in their com-munities. Then they can give criti-cal support to first responders,

provide immediate assistance tovictims and organize spontaneousvolunteers at a disaster site. CERTmembers may also help with non-emergency projects that help im-prove community safety and pre-paredness.

Free CarseatInspections

Certified technicians from theSully District Police Station willperform free, child safety carseat

inspections Thursday, May 8, from5 p.m. to dusk, at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. Noappointment is necessary. But resi-dents should install the childsafety seats themselves so techni-cians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.

Because of time constraints, onlythe first 35 vehicles arriving oneach date will be inspected. Thatway, inspectors may have enoughtime to properly instruct thecaregiver on the correct use of thechild seat. (The inspection may be

cancelled in the event of inclem-ent weather). Call 703-814-7000,ext. 5140, to confirm dates andtimes.

‘Shrek’ AuditionsAuditions for The Alliance

Theatre’s production of “Shrek,the Musical” are set for May 13,14 and 15, from 6-10 p.m. atMountain View High School, 5775Spindle Court in Centreville (be

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Helping Special-Needs ChildrenFrom Page 3

Special-ed teacher KristaGoovaerts (left) andoccupational therapistMaggie Bridges.

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is to provide well-rounded and sustainable therapyfor each child’s ongoing progress.

“I’m very excited about it,” said Shank. “I’m reallydoing this to help families — to make their journeysimpler. I also want to work with the community,including the school system and medical providers,to bridge the gap between them.”

Ryan’s now 11 and, said Shank, “He’s come a longway. But it’s been the result of thousands of hours oftherapy. He’s my inspiration, and he motivated meto create a therapy center from the perspective of afamily member.”

At the facility’s recent open house, parents spokewith staff and visited each colorful room, while theirchildren enjoyed the play equipment and other toys.Meanwhile, Lions Club members did free visionscreening, even with the nonverbal children, andgave printouts of the results to their parents.

One visitor was Cyndi Mahler of Centreville’sCountry Club Manor community. “Both my sons areon the autism spectrum, so I was interested in thisas an appropriate place where they could partici-pate in open play,” she said. “We feel welcome here,and it’s helpful having the therapies all under oneroof so people don’t have to drive as far.”

Since both her children love music, Mahlerplanned to have them participate in music therapythere. “I’m hoping it’ll help them with their focus,”she said. “I like how this place is bright and colorfuland designed for children. And I love the wide tram-poline — it’s low to the ground and has padding allaround.”

Lillian Amoah came with her son Di’Angelo, 7, alsoon the autism spectrum. “Two of the staff memberswere his teachers at Cougar Elementary in ManassasPark,” she said. “I’m excited about this because it’san opportunity to have them still work with him.This place is great; Di’Angelo was jumping on thetrampoline and playing in the ball pit and on theswing.”

When he’s not in school, said Amoah, he’s homeand “doesn’t have friends’ houses to go to. So thislets him step out of his comfort zone and be withother people in a different environment.”

Also there was Manju Gomathinayagam of SouthRiding, who brought her son Shankar, 9, also on theautism spectrum. “I know Donna as a friend and Icame to check out the place,” she said. “You can seethe kids are happy to be here and are having a goodtime. I think it’s a great place to get them motivatedto work because it’s so cheerful and inviting, as op-posed to other facilities with a plain, drab room.”

Agreeing, speech pathologist Mary Kay Yates said,

games and building toys.“We have five separate playrooms,” said Shank.

“There are two for gross-motor, sensory skills andopen play. The other three can be used for speechtherapy, tutoring, fine-motor skills and other aca-demic work.”

At the open house, staff members Krista Goovaerts,a special-ed teacher and speech-pathologist assistant,and Maggie Bridges, an occupational therapist, wereon hand to speak with the parents and supervise thechildren while they played.

“All the staff wants the same things for the kids —consistency to help them make progress,” saidGoovaerts. “And this place is so welcoming that kidscan feel safe and have fun while learning.”

“It’s family-centered,” added Bridges. “The kidscome for all the supports they need and, while they’regetting therapy, their siblings can come play, insteadof waiting for an hour in a waiting room with theirparents.”

What’s neat about the center, she said, is that “chil-dren can come in for their individual therapies, groupsessions and open play, all in the same place — andthat also makes it more affordable. At Wings to Fly,there’s so much love, fun and such a positive attitudethat everyone feels good being here.”

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we are expecting a $21 millionreduction in support from Rich-mond while increasing our studentpopulation by over 3,000 new stu-dents at an increased cost of over$25 million.

The request for a waiver fromthe Virginia Board of Educationallowing Fairfax County PublicSchools to invest time and fundsmore wisely would have cost usnothing and saved us $300,000 atleast. When pinching pennies, ev-ery piece helps.

School Board Members Moon,McElveen, Velkoff, Strauss, Hynes,

Derenak Kaufax, Evans, Storck,Reed, and Smith each voted todeny Fairfax County a voice tomake the reasonable request.

If they will not use the platformwe provide and advocate ourcommunity’s best interests, whyshould they be trusted with ourvoice or our vote?

I remain curious what actionswould have been taken by ChrisBraunlich, president of VirginiaBoard of Education, former FairfaxCounty School Board member andvice president of the ThomasJefferson Institute for Public Policywhere he promotes free markets,

limited government and individualresponsibility, if asked to helpFairfax County better manage ourtime and $300,000 from taxpay-ers by granting the waiver.

The irony, of course, now June25, 2014 is another day FairfaxCounty students cannot run off tospend money supporting Virginia’stourism industry at King’s Domin-ion unless their families skip thelast non-curriculum school dayand further undermine the argu-ment for wasting $300,000 in fuelcosts.

Will RadleFranconia

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“I’m excited tobe here becauseit’s everythingwrapped up intoone. The kidsget a programtailored to theirneeds, whilethey have funand a feeling ofacceptance.”

One room hasa hammock,t r a m p o l i n e ,mats on thefloor and largeexercise balls.There are alsoswings that spinand bounce, ascooter boardand balancebeams. Anotherroom has tents,a nylon tunnelto crawlthrough, mathand music mats,


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Entertainment

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.

ONGOINGHigh School Musical. “Little Shop of

Horrors” at Westfield High School,4700 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly.Runs May 2-10, 7:30 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday. $10with valid student ID; others $10 inadvance and $12 at the door. Visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com.

The Airbus IMAX Theater atNational Air and SpaceMuseum Udvar-Hazy Center,14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway,is showing movies including“Hubble,” “Fighter Pilot,” “HiddenUniverse” and “The Dream is Alive”.Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy or call 703-572-4118 forthe movie schedule.

Super Science Saturdays. 10 a.m.-3p.m. the second Saturday of eachmonth at the Steven F. Udvar-HazyCenter, 14390 Air & Space MuseumParkway. Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

Sully Historic Site. 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Enjoy guidedtours of the 1794 home of NorthernVirginia’s first congressman, RichardBland Lee. $7/adult; $6/student; $5/senior and child. Hours are 11 a.m.-4p.m. 703-437-1794.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSYoung Actors’ Workshop. For

elementary students in rising grades2-6 to learn about theatre arts. RunsJuly 21-25, 9 a.m.-noon at WestfieldHigh School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Tuition is $125. Themusical theatre camp includestheatre games, improvisation, actingexercises, songs and dances andculminates with a show from musicalcomedy classics. Sponsored byWestfield Theatre Boosters and ledby Westfield Theatre alumni andcurrent students. Space is limited.Visit westfieldtheatreboosters.com foror call 703-488-6439.

THURSDAY/MAY 1Ready for Potty Training

Storytime. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Stories and gamesto help motivate boys and girls whoare ready to start potty training forchildren ages 18 months-3 years withadult. Call 703-502-3883.

Book Sale Preview. 6-8:30 p.m. atthe Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Preview of booksale for Friends of the CentrevilleLibrary. Annual membership fees of$15 collected beginning at 5:30. Saleopen to the public May 2-4. Call 703-502-3883.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 1-3High School Theater. 7 p.m. at

Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road. “The Front Page,”set in 1930’s Chicago, with 22student performers and more than 30student technicians. $8 in advance,$10 at the door. Visitwww.chantillyhsdrama.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 2Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at the

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for babies up to11 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,

stories and activities for children 12-23 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Wildcat Golf Classic. 1:30 p.m. atWestfields Golf Club, 13940 BalmoralGreens Ave., Clifton. GeneralDynamics & the Wildcat golf teamhost 10th annual event. Registrationfee is $400 per foursome; $100 forindividuals who will be grouped withothers. Includes greens fees, cart,range balls, on-course challenges,tournament goodie bag, drinks/snacks during play and banquetdinner. Visit www.cvhsgolf.org oremail [email protected].

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 2-4Book Sale. At the Centreville Regional

Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Friends of Centreville Library springsale 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5p.m. Saturday, 1-3 p.m. Sunday.

Theater. Cinder-Rachella, a musicaladaptation which celebrates Jewishand Israeli culture. Part of the JCCNVPerforming Arts Series, in partnershipwith First Draft at the JewishCommunity Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike.Friday 6 p.m. Shabbat Dinner, 7 p.m.performance; $12 adult, $8 children.Saturday 11 a.m. and Sunday 2 p.m.;both $10 adult, $8 student, free ages3-6. Call 703-537-3000, [email protected] or visitwww.jccnvarts.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 3Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-noon in front of

Giant Food, 5615 Stone Road, SullyStation, Centreville. Perennials,annuals and herbs for sale byCentreville Garden Club. Proceedsmaintain planter boxes at SullyGovernmental Center & other civicprojects. Visit centrevillegardenclub.blogspot.com, [email protected] or703-266-9233.

Kaleidoscope Adaptive Storytime.10:30 a.m. at the Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories, songs and movement in awelcoming atmosphere for childrenof all ages on the autism spectrumand with other developmentalchallenges. Call 703-502-3883.

Plant Clinic. 10:30 a.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Master gardenerswith provide horticultural tips,information, techniques and adviceto home gardeners. Call 703-502-3883.

PAWS for Reading. 3 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Read aloud for a15-minute session with a therapydog. Bring a book or choose one fromthe library. For ages 5-12. Call 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 3-4Fairfax Fine Art Festival. Fairfax

Corner on Grand Commons Avenuebetween Monument Corner andSummit Corner Drives. 10 a.m.-7a.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Sunday. Original handmade work ofartisans from 17 states. Free.

MONDAY/MAY 5Bouncin’ Babies. 10:30 a.m. at the


Small Wonders. 11:30 a.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for children 12-23 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Farm Visit. 2 p.m. at the ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Meet and learn about a small

farm animal, hear a story and takehome a craft. For students inkindergarten to sixth grade. Call 703-502-3883.

Kinder-Budds. 2:15 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Book buddiesdiscussion group for kindergarteners.Call 703-502-3883.

Writers of Chantilly. 6:45 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Share work andgive and receive feedback in asupportive setting. Call 703-502-3883.

TUESDAY/MAY 6Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.

at the Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with stories, songsand activities. Age 2 with adult. Call703-502-3883.

Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Early literacy program withstories and activities for children age3-5 with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Teen Book Club. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A book discussiongroup for teens. Call 703-502-3883.

Pajama Party. 7 p.m. at the ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Wear pajamas, bring a stuffedanimal and a blanket for storytime.For ages 3-5 with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 7Duplo Storytime. 10:30 and 11:30

a.m. at the Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Duplo play storytime helps developand reinforce early literacy skills forchildren ages 3-5 with adult. Call703-502-3883.

Time for Tots. 11 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Stories andactivities for ages 2-3 with adult. Call703-830-2223.

Mystery Book Club. 7 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Call 703-502-3883.

THURSDAY/MAY 8Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.


Small Wonders. 11 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for children 13-23 months with adult. Call 703-830-2223.

FRIDAY/MAY 9Ready for School Storytime. 2 p.m.

at the Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime program forchildren age 4-5 ready to be on theirown without caregivers or siblings.Call 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/MAY 10National Train Day Display. All day

at the Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. TheNational Capital Trackers set up amodel train display in the meetingroom and model train specialists cananswer questions. Call 703-502-3883.

Plant Clinic. 10:30 a.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Master gardenersgive horticultural tips, information,techniques and advice to homegardeners. Call 703-502-3883.


War Bicentennial Event. 11 a.m.-4p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Eventcelebrates American victory overGreat Britain in the War of 1812.Historical interpreters, live musicfrom Ships Company Chanteymen,soldier battle drills and more. Atnoon, author Steven Vogel discusseshis book “Through the Perilous Fight”and signs copies. $8 adults, $6seniors and children. Call 703-437-1794.




Hidden Pond Nature. 2 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Discover andexplore local nature. Live animalsmay be present. Presented by thestaff of Hidden Pond Nature Center.For grades 1-6. Call 703-502-3883.

Bookalicious Book Group. 2:15 p.m.at the Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Bookdiscussion group for grades 3-4. Call703-502-3883.


at the Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Early

literacy storytime with stories, songsand activities. Age 2 with adult. Call703-502-3883.

Whee! Storytime. 11 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. High-octanestorytime for ages 3-5 with adult.Call 703-830-2223.


Magic and Mayhem. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A sci-fi andfantasy book discussion group forgrades 6-8. Call 703-502-3883.



Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for babies up to11 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for children 12-23 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Starlight Storytime. 7 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Pajamas andstuffed animals welcome atstorytime, for ages 4-8 with adult.Call 703-830-2223.

Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.at the Chantilly Regional Library,

4000 Stringfellow Road. Book groupfor adults. Call 703-502-3883.

THURSDAY/MAY 15Golf Tournament Fundraiser. 7:30

a.m. at the Stonewall Golf Club,15601 Turtle Point Drive, Gainesville.Play begins at 8:30 a.m. Awards,door prizes and lunch to follow. $125per player, with proceeds to localcharities. Hosted by NOVEC HELPS.Contact Tracy [email protected] or GingerHamlin [email protected], or call703-335-0500 or 1-888-335-0500 toparticipate.

Homes Tour and Marketplace. 9:30a.m.-5:30 a.m. in Clifton. Sponsoredby The Clifton Community Woman’sClub. Tickets are $25 in advance or$30 the day of the tour, to benefitlocal scholarships and charities. VisitCliftonHomesTour.com for more.

The End or Is It? Book Club. 7:30p.m. at the Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Abook discussion group for 5th and6th graders. Call 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/MAY 16Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at the


Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for children 12-23 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Bingo Night. 7 p.m. at the WestfieldHigh School cafeteria, 4700Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Doorsopen at 6 p.m. $15 tickets include 10

games of bingo and three raffletickets, with food and drink availablefor sale. Food pre-orders encouragedbut walk-ins welcome. Order atwww.westfieldband.org or [email protected].

SATURDAY/MAY 17Plant Clinic. 10:30 a.m. at the

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Master gardenerswith provide horticultural tips,information, techniques and adviceto home gardeners. Call 703-502-3883.

Spring Carnival. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at St.Andrew the Apostle School, 6720BUnion Mill Road, Clifton. Games,rides, food and entertainmentincluding children’s performer Mr.Knick Knack at 11 and Reptiles Aliveat 1. Tickets sold at door. Visitwww.standrew-clifton.org or call703-817-1774.




Sully Book Club. 1 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. “The Aviator’sWife” by Melanie Benjamin. Call 703-830-2223.

Book Buddies. 2:15 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Book buddy

discussion group for first and secondgrade students. Call 703-502-3883.

Writers of Chantilly. 6:45 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Share work andgive and receive feedback in asupportive setting. Call 703-502-3883.



Time for Tots. 11 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Stories andactivities for ages 2-3 with adult. Call703-830-2223.


Pajama Party. 7 p.m. at the ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Wear pajamas, bring a stuffedanimal and a blanket for storytime.For ages 3-5 with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Ravenous Readers. 7 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Book discussiongroup for teens in grades 7-12.Refreshments provided. Call 703-830-2223.



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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

FAIR OAKS PROM DRESS SHOPThe annual Fair Oaks Prom Dress

Shop opens Friday, May 2, run bystudents from Centreville HighSchool and the Fair Oaks Classroomon the Mall program. Donations ofstylish, high-quality, dry-cleanedprom dresses and select accessoriescan either be dropped off in the mainoffice of Centreville High School 7a.m.-3:30 p.m. or at the shop in FairOaks Mall, on the upper level in theformer Champps Restaurant betweenCorner Bakery and Texas de Brazil.The store is open for both acceptingdonations and shopping on weekendsMay 2-4, 16-18 and May 30-June 1;hours are 4-7 p.m. Fridays, 2-5 p.m.Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.Students from any area high schoolwho are in need of a prom dress anddo not have the funds to purchaseone can come to the Prom DressShop. They must show a validstudent ID or other form of schoolidentification to select a free dress.Email [email protected] for more.

THURSDAY/MAY 1English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.

at the Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. PracticeEnglish with other students. Call 703-502-3883.

Chantilly Library Teen AdvisoryBoard Meeting. 7:30 p.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Call 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/MAY 2Kindergarten Orientation. 9:15-

10:15 a.m. at Poplar TreeElementary, 13440 Melville Lane,Chantilly. Children who will be 5years old on or before Sept. 30 andlive within the school’s boundariesare eligible for Kindergarten for the2014-2015 school year. Call 703-633-7400 if more information is needed.

Chantilly High School BirthdayCelebration. 5:30-8:30 p.m. at theschool, 4201 Stringfellow Road,Chantilly. Alumni also invited to theevent, which includes cake,performances, tours and a scheduledbaseball game. Visit www.fcps.edu/ChantillyHS.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 2-4Pet Adoption Weekend. PetSmart

Charities National Adoption Weekendat all PetSmart stores. Visitwww.petsmartcharities.org/events/may-national-adoption-weekend.

SATURDAY/MAY 3Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

in Virginia Run community, maps atthe corner of Pleasant Valley andWetherburn Drive. Sale held rain orshine. Contact Paula Ferrara-Garciaat 703-216-6730 or Helaine Newmanat 703-402-3134 with questions.

Community Yard Sale. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.at Fairfax Church of Christ, 3901Rugby Road, Fairfax. Shop booths ofvendors, home owners, churches andentrepreneurs. Visit www.fxcc.org/expo for more.

ESL Book Club. 11 a.m. at theChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish meet to discuss a bookchosen by the group. Call 703-502-3883.

TUESDAY/MAY 6NOVA Class Registration Begins.

Registration opens for NorthernVirginia Community College’s fall2014 semester. The 16-weeksemester and first 8-week sessionstarts Aug. 20, with registrationending Aug. 19. Another 8-weeksession starts Oct. 15, withregistration closing Oct. 14. Visitwww.nvcc.edu or visit campuses inAlexandria, Annandale, Loudoun,Manassas, Springfield andWoodbridge. Call 703-323-3000 formore.

English Conversation Group. 10:30a.m. at the Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with other students.Call 703-502-3883.

Legal Planning Workshop. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Alzheimer’s AssociationNational Capital Area Chapter, 3701Pender Drive, suite 400, Fairfax.Hosted by the Alzheimer’sAssociation. Free. Register at 800-272-3900.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 7Bike to School Day. During morning

and afternoon commute at areaschools. Schools encourage studentsto participate and drivers to bemindful. Visitwww.walkbiketoschool.org.

Family Caregiver Seminar. Noon-1p.m. Webinar: Six QuestionsRegarding Paying for Long-Term

Care. To register visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/OlderAdultsand link to Register Now forCaregiver Seminars, or call703-324-5205, TTY 711.

Business Seminars. 7-8:30 p.m. at12700 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 120,Fairfax. Simplified Stock InvestmentManagement and 1031 Tax-FreeProperty Exchanges. Register bycontacting 703-969-4966 [email protected].

THURSDAY/MAY 8eBook Help. 5 p.m. at the Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Get eBook questions answered.Bring a tablet or digital reader andlibrary card. Call 703-502-3883.

Civil War Lecture. 7 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. “Battles of theWilderness and SpotsylvaniaCourthouse, May 1864,” by authorand historian Ed Bearss. Call 703-830-2223.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.at the Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. PracticeEnglish with other students. Call 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/MAY 9Spring Plant Sale. 2-7 p.m. on the

outdoor basketball courts at

Westfield High School, 4700Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. WestfieldHigh School Art Department willhave annuals, perennials, hangingbaskets, herbs and tomatoes availablefor sale. Email [email protected] more.

MONDAY/MAY 12Kindergarten Registration. 1:30-

3:30 p.m. at Cub Run Elementary,5301 Sully Station Dr, Centreville.Bring an original birth certificate,proof of residency (lease or deed),driver’s license and or passport alongwith the physical/immunizationrecords. Call the school office at 703-633-7500 for registration forms.

Autobiography Presentation. 7-9p.m. at Gunnell House at TruroChurch, 10520 Main St., Fairfax.Capital Christian Writers presents“Turn Your Life Into A Book.” SteveReynolds, an Annandale pastor, lost100 pounds and started preaching asermon series about it entitledBod4God, which he turned into aself-published book. Visitwww.capitalchristianwriters.org oremail [email protected].

ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Adults learningEnglish meet to discuss a bookchosen by the group. Call 703-830-2223.

TUESDAY/MAY 13English Conversation Group. 10:30

a.m. at the Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with other students.Call 703-502-3883.

Planning Workshop. 6:30-8:30 p.m.at Alzheimer’s Association NationalCapital Area Chapter, 3701 PenderDrive, suite 400, Fairfax. Hosted bythe Alzheimer’s Association. Free.Register at 800-272-3900.

Support Group. 7-8 p.m. FairfaxCounty’s free Family CaregiverTelephone Support Group meets byphone. Register in advance atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/caregiver.htm orcall 703-324-5484, TTY 711.

Family Caregiver Seminar. 7-8:30p.m. at the Centreville RegionalLibrary,14200 St. Germain Drive,Centreville. Tools for Caregiving. Toregister visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/OlderAdults and link to Register Nowfor Caregiver Seminars, or call703-324-5205, TTY 711.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 14eBook Help. 7 p.m. at the Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Get eBook questions answered.Bring a tablet or digital reader andlibrary card. Call 703-502-3883.

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On a cold night with wind gustsand sideways rain, CarolineWakefield and Reagan Newellput the Centreville girls’ la-

crosse team on their backs in an effort toknock off Westfield, one of the top teams inthe region.

Newell’s goal with 5:37 remaining in thecontest tied the score at 14-all. It wasNewell’s sixth goal of the night, whileWakefield accounted for the other eight.

Westfield standout Molly O’Sullivan re-sponded less than a minute later, however,leaving Wakefield, Newell and the Wildcatswith a moral victory.

O’Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal with4:48 remaining and added another less thana minute later, giving Westfield a 16-14 vic-tory on April 29 at Centreville High School.

Westfield improved to 11-1, with its lonedefeat coming against defending state

champion Madison; a 16-15 loss on April16.

Centreville (5-4) pushed Westfield, tyingthe score twice in the second half. The Wild-cats couldn’t get over the hump, however,and O’Sullivan sealed the win.

“Their team is so good, so it’s pretty hardto keep up with them,”Wakefield said. “Wedid pretty well today.”

While it’s difficult tostay with Westfield,Wakefield and Newellgave it their best shot.Wakefield, a juniorwho is committed tothe University of NorthCarolina, netted threestraight goals to tie thescore at 10 with 18:37remaining in the second half. After Westfieldtook a 14-12 lead, Wakefield and Newelleach scored to tie the game with 5:37 re-maining.

Newell, a junior, is committed to JamesMadison University.

“They always put forth a huge effort ev-ery single game ... and I think that’s whatmakes them stand out,” Centreville headcoach Christina Griel said. “They find eachother on the field, they’ve been playing to-

gether a long time, they have a lot of trustand confidence in each other and that’swhat we see every single day.”

Westfield head coach Katie Ruch praisedthe Centreville duo.

“We’re aware of how talented they areand so we were trying to adjust to them,

because they werethey only two whoscored for them,” shesaid. “They’re bothvery talented and ifwe play them again,we’ll need to revisithow we are going totry to shut themdown.”

Fortunately forRuch, the Bulldogshave their own tal-

ented players. O’Sullivan, a senior who willplay at Navy, finished with six goals. SeniorMeghan Heick, who will play at the Uni-versity of Virginia, also scored six goals.

“Meghan is so fast,” Ruch said. “Any timeshe gets the ball, it is so hard to stop her.She has excellent placement on her shots.Molly is also a very smart attacker andknows how to finish. When she’s double-teamed, triple-teamed, getting hit in thehead, she knows how to place the ball and

to work hard to receive the ball in order toput herself in that position.”

Westfield will conclude the regular sea-son with home games against Chantilly(May 6) and Yorktown (May 12). The Bull-dogs have their sights set making a deeppostseason run.

“Overall, we want to end on a win for theyear,” Ruch said. “A lot of these girls wonthe state championship for field hockey, sothey’re not used to losing. They know howto win in the postseason and hopefully we’llbe able to pull on their expertise and expe-rience in order to end that way.”

Did playing undefeated Madison toughaffect the way Ruch looks at a potentialpostseason matchup?

“They’re catchable,” she said. “They’re avery talented team, but a lot of people placethem well above everyone else. They’redefinitely catchable and we can competewith them.”

Centreville will travel to face Herndon onMay 6 and host Robinson on May 12.

“I’m very proud of what they came outhere and did,” Griel said. “I think they re-ally proved themselves. That’s a great teamthat they came up against. I have a lot ofrespect for their coach and what they do. Ifeel very confident that we’ll see them again,so I feel confident going into it next time.”

Westfield Girls’ Lax Edges Resilient CentrevilleCentreville’sWakefield, Newellcombine for 14 goals.

“Their team is so good,so it’s pretty hard tokeep up with them. Wedid pretty well today.”

— Centreville junior CarolineWakefield

CVHS Varsity BoysLacrosse Wins Two

Centreville’s boys’ lacrosse team visitedWashington-Lee in Arlington for a 15-9 vic-tory on April 21, and hosted West Potomacfor a 10-9 overtime win on April 25.

Kyle Cannon dominated the face-offsagainst the Generals, which added posses-sions and contributed to the second-high-est goal total of the season for the Wild-cats.

Matt Laurence opened up the scoring forCentreville, followed quickly by DannyMeador and Tommy Healy. Healy scoredagain from the crease, with an assist fromdefenseman Ben Kandel. Meador made an-other goal, bringing the first quarter scoreto 5-2. Second quarter goals were made byJohn Tarver, Kyle Richbourg (2), andLaurence.

Three Wildcats earned hat trick goals inthe third quarter, Richbourg early on, Healyfollowing a run from mid-field, andLaurence on a golf-shot goal.

With a 12-5 lead entering the fourth quar-ter, Centreville relaxed a bit, but Richbourgscored two more goals while the Generalsfought back with four goals.

Defenseman Aidan Barnes scored theWildcat’s final goal of the night, with anassist from Zach Forbes. Goalie Kent Royfinished the game with six saves

The game against West Potomac was tightearly. Richbourg was assisted by Meador ona man-up goal, and Cannon used a strongdodge and drive for the Wildcats’ second

goal, but the Wildcats trailed by one at thehalf. Centreville got hot in the third quar-ter, with goals coming from Tarver (2),Meador, Richbourg, and Healy, with assistsearned by Laurence and Kainoa O’Connor.A Wolverine comeback in the fourth quar-ter was kept in check by Wildcat goals fromRichbourg and Healy, but West Potomac tiedthe score at 9 with less than three minutesto play, forcing overtime.

Although West Potomac seemed to havemomentum, Cannon continued his near-flawless night at face-offs by winning theball, sprinting downfield, and dishing a passto Meador, who scored the game winner justseven seconds into the overtime period.

Centreville TrackCompetesAt Wildcat Classic

The Wildcat track team competed in theWildcat Classic at Mountain View inStafford on April 26.

Despite having only a 10-girl squad, thelady Wildcats had one of their best pointtotals of the Invitational season, with 21.Scoring for CVHS were Jackie O’Shea witha second-place finish in the 3200-meter runand Natalie King with a seventh-place inthe 800-meter run.

The girls’ 4x800 relay team of King,Colette Rizzi, Hannah Huggins and O’Sheaplaced fourth, and the 4x400 relay ofSammy Belso, King, Huggins and TyraBaptiste finished third.

The boys’ squad had some runners return-ing from injury and other running in thePenn Relays and, while several PRs wereachieved, limited their scoring to the boys’4x100 team finishing sixth.

The relay was composed of Mikael Man-tis, Derrick Arther, Taewan Kim and James

Warajuntano.The boys’ 4x100 relay team of Young Bin

Jin, Michael Bishop, Kevin Bishop and An-drew Ridenour, and the 4x400 relay teamof Michael Bishop, Kevin Bishop, Young BinJin and Chase Heiner competed in the pres-tigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

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They call you Lady Luck, but there is roomfor doubt. At times you have a very un-lady-like way of running out!” But if you

did run out of Paul VI Catholic High School’s pro-duction of “Guys and Dolls,” you would have misseda fun night filled with laughter, jokes, and an attemptto answer to the age old question: “What won’t aguy do for a doll?”

In its infancy, “Guys and Dolls” started out as aseries of short stories by Damon Runyon and thengraduated to book form through the work of Jo

Swerling and Abe Burrows. With FrankLoesser’s composition of its signatureswinging tunes and lyrics, “Guys andDolls” went on to premiere on Broadwayin 1950 and win the Tony Award for Best

Musical in 1951. Since then, the musical has under-gone numerous revivals and is widely considered tobe one of the must-see, great American musicals ofall time.

Somewhat ambiguously set during Depression-eraNew York City, where gambling is illegal and eventhe lowlifes still dressed in suits, “Guys and Dolls”follows the intersecting lives of Nathan Detroit andSky Masterson. The show opens with Nathan tryingto find a place to hold his illegal crap game whilekeeping his gambling activities a secret from hisfiancé of 14 years, Adelaide. Nathan tries to coercemoney out of Sky, but on a bet gone sweet, Sky endsup falling for good-girl missionary, Sarah Brown. Bothmen are “no-goodniks”, who try to juggle their lovefor shooting crap and their love for the woman intheir lives. The people of New York City with whomthey associate create a colorful backdrop to the twocouples’ winding road to wedding bells.

The entire cast added a perky step to the upbeatand liveliness of New York City. Though the ensemblewas a little inconsistent with their energy level, thewhole group worked well together, improvising andbantering with each other, so that slip ups were over-shadowed by the general, feel-good air of the show.

Especially memorable were the lowlife, gamblingcrapshooters, who shined in group numbers such as“Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ theBoat.”

“Chemistry? Yes, Chemistry!” Without believabil-ity and authenticity between the two couples, thedriving force behind “Guys and Dolls” would be lost.But the chemistry between the four leads: JacobRozmajzl (Sky Masterson), Caleigh Davis (SarahBrown), Spencer Loessberg (Nathan Detroit), andAbby Rozmajzl (Miss Adelaide), was palpable insongs such as “I’ll Know” and “Sue Me”, and trulycarried the production.

Though there were many moments that stood outin this particular show, performances from MaxSnyder as Benny Southstreet and Joey Arzeno as BigJule were notable for their comedic timing, constantenergy, humorous characterizations, and engagementwith the storyline.

Though there were some issues with the technicalaspects of the show, the cast recovered by keepingthe pace and energy fast, animated, and dynamic,so that any inconsistencies were forgiven in light ofstrong vocals, vivacious lowlifes, and two endearingcouples falling in love.

In short, the cast and crew of Paul VI Catholic HighSchool’s “Guys and Dolls” created an entertainingnight that left everyone feeling a little lucky to bethere.

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Growing up in the suburbs, there were noplanks surrounding our fields and no knot-holes. The grass might have been a little thinthough. It was on these fields where I played“sandlot” baseball. Close to home but milesaway from Fenway Park. Here we mapped outour own base paths and used hats, gloves,coats, etc. to identify the bases, the pitcher’smound and of course, home plate. To fill outthe respective teams, we often split howevermany kids we had into however many posi-tions we needed filled, often with some kidsplaying multiple positions on both teams.Anything to get a game in. I spent many after-noons and evenings before the age of 10 prac-ticing in this manner.

I thought I had become pretty good, too –for a kid, so when Little League tryouts wereannounced – for ages 9–12, I was very excited.My goal was to play baseball. My older brotherhad done so; now it was my turn. Unfortunate-ly, my tryout was not very successful. I was notpicked for “The Majors.” I was picked by a“Minor” League team and that’s where I beganmy career. I pitched a few games, even caughta few games, not really distinguishing myself ineither endeavor. Still, about halfway throughthe season, I was called up to “The Majors,” bythe Boston Red Sox, (Little League version). Iwas thrilled by the selection and even moreexcited that I’d be playing for the Red Sox – ofall teams, wearing a similar uniform and colorsof my heroes at the Big League level. I choseuniform number 16; to this day, I always lookto see who’s wearing that number on the cur-rent Sox (Will Middlebrooks, currently) andthen envision myself being in that uniform.Wearing that uniform, and hat, solidified mydream. I wanted to play for the Boston RedSox in Fenway Park when I grew up, and forthe next 10 years or so, through Little League,Junior High School, Babe Ruth League, HighSchool; in spring, summer and fall, I pursuedthat dream. I tried out for my college team, butultimately, that’s where the dream ended.

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Molly McAlister enjoys the freedom of summer, but there arethree words she dreads hear-

ing: “Mom, I’m bored.” Creating activi-ties to keep her three children busy dur-ing the summer is a task she enjoys, butit isn’t always easy.

“I love taking the kids swimming or onbike rides, but sometimes I run out ofideas,” said McAlister who lives inCentreville.

Many parents allow “screen time” tokeep children happy, but it’s importantto interact with them as well.

“Some parents will give their child aniPhone or an iPad to entertain them,” saidMichele C. Garofalo, Ed.D., assistantchair, Department of Counseling and aprofessor of Psychology at MarymountUniversity in Arlington. “Interacting withchildren and being involved with themrather than giving them electronic activi-ties is important. It is important for kidsto figure out how to interact with theirparents and friends.”

“Summer is a wonderful time for par-ents to get to know their kids and inter-act with them in a different way,” saidGarofalo, who lives in McLean.

One way that families can spend qual-ity time together is by creating art, saidDabney Cortina of the McLean Project forthe Arts in McLean. In addition to sum-mer camps, McLean Project for the Artsoffers family workshops where parentsand children create art together.

“The whole process of creating is soimportant to a child’s development andit’s so important to be with your childrenand create something together,” saidCortina. “I see the smiles as the childrenand adults put their heads together tocreate things. I think it’s also a wonder-ful release for adults.”

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Avoid those dreaded words: ‘I’m bored.’

Ideas for Summerchildren learn during the summer.“Let them spearhead a yard sale,”Garofalo said. “Kids gather the items,make flyers and put the flyers ineveryone’s mailbox. They can donate themoney to charity so you can tie in a ser-vice project.”

Spend time in the kitchen. “You andyour children can do a lot of baking anddonate the items to a homeless shelter,”said Garofalo. “With parental approvaland guidance, kids can also do dog walk-ing or water flowers for neighbors whoare away.”

For families who want to spend timein nature, Len Annetta, Ph.D. Professorin the College of Education and HumanDevelopment at George Mason Univer-sity suggests the Manassas NationalBattlefield Park. The park, which is hometo more than 160 species of birds, hasbeen recognized National Audubon So-ciety as an Important Bird Area.

“Our area has so much history,” saidAnnetta. “Most of these place don’t costmoney but can immerse students insomething educational, which is reallycritical.”

FOR PARENTS who plan a summer ofvaried activities, specialty camps as wellas parent-child activities are worthy op-tions. Even one or two sessions of week-long specialty camps can add to a child’ssummer.

Deb Burger of the Potomac Horse Cen-ter in North Potomac, Md., said they of-fer camps where children learn eques-trian skills and are given informationabout the history of horses, breeds, col-ors, markings, anatomy, horse care andgrooming. “Campers also do horse-re-lated arts and crafts,” said Burger. “Theyhave a good time, make friends, increasetheir love of horses and improve theirability to ride. Kids come from Maryland,Virginian and even overseas.”

Tony Castrilli, Director of Public Affairsfor Fairfax County says the county is of-fering nature camps during the summer.

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Many families with school age childrenwill plan to have their children spendsome of the much-anticipated summerseason in camp. If you haven’t yet se-

lected camps for your children, now is the time.“Popular classes and programs always fill early,” said

Kevin Rechen, camp director of Summer at Norwoodin Potomac, Md.. “Families that are choosing a campbased on a specific program or class should registeras soon as they can.”

Whether you choose a traditional day camp, a spe-cialty camp or a sleep away camp, the Washington,D.C. region has a multitude of offerings. The array ofoptions can be overwhelming for some parents, butsummer camps can be an important part of a child’sdevelopment. Local child development experts saythere are a few things to keep in mind when choosingfor a camp.

“Summer camp is an opportunity for children todevelop social skills with their peers,” said LindaGulyn, Ph.D., professor of psychology at MarymountUniversity in Arlington, Va. “Camps give the benefitsof social interaction in a more relaxed setting.”

When selecting a camp, thereare factors that parents shouldkeep in mind. “When parents arelooking for a camp they should tryto find a camp where they’re com-fortable with the facility, the pro-gramming and counselors andstaff,” said Rechen.

An array of specialty camps of-fer children a chance to focus onone activity.

“Developmentally, as childrenget older they get more specialized in their skills andinterests,” said Gulyn. “Summer camp is an opportu-nity to hone in on those skills. Go with the child’sinterest and skills and further develop those becausethey are an import part of a child’s identity.”

Specialty camps can help children develop creativethinking and problem-solving skills.

For example, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School inAlexandria offers camps that include Quadcopters andVideo Editing, MiKiDo Mixed Martial Arts, CSI De-tective, Hunger Games, Civil War, Fantasy Battle Gam-ing, Filmworx Movie Making, Eco-Adventures, Jun-ior Musical Theater, Zooolgy, [and] Junior Veterinar-ian, said Linda Stratton of SSSAS.

OTHER SPECIALTY CAMPS include cookingcamps, yoga camps and sports camps that run thegamut from tennis to hockey.

“A specialty camp gives children a sense of one par-ticular area for a short period of time and allows themto decide if it is something that they want to pursuelong-term,” said Bethesda, Md., resident DeborahHelfeld who has taught art and yoga summer camps.

At George Mason University, high school juniors and

seniors will have an opportunity to attend a campthat will give them a head start on college. “It’s notyour parents’ summer camp,” said Sudha Kamath.

“Mason is giving high school jun-iors and seniors the chance to takesome rare classes for college credit,covering everything from insectsthat crawl underground to objectsthat spin through outer space.”

Cathy Evans, director of specialprojects at George Mason Univer-sity said, “Subjects include as-tronomy, biology, chemistry, com-puter science, economics, environ-mental science, ethics, global af-

fairs, health behavior, history, mathematics, nutritionand public speaking. The sky’s the limit as studentsexplore topics like ‘Stars, Galaxies and the Universe’

and ‘The Ecosphere.’”Camp Greenway at The Madeira School offers three

options for two-week camp sessions with outdoor andindoor activities, said Laura Temple, spokeswomanfor school in McLean, Va. “Water sports, games, teamsports, music, arts and crafts, and MAD Science areall part of the daily action for campers.”

The Fairfax County Park Authority offers campsnature camps that are designed to immerse childrenin the outdoors. “We want the children to connectwith the world around them,” said Judy Pedersen,Public Information Officer, Fairfax County Park Au-thority. “When they leave camp, we hope that theyhave a deeper appreciation for the world around themfor and the environment.” You don’t need to be a resi-dent of Fairfax County to attend the camps, Pedersensaid.

The Arlington Art Center offers summer camps for

children and teens that meet daily for several sessionsthroughout the summer, 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arling-ton. Classes range from portfolio development todrawing, acrylic painting, and contemporary land-scapes with oil paint.

ANOTHER OPTION is sleep away camp, which cansometimes be a nerve-wracking but rewarding expe-rience for both a parent and a child.

How does a parent know that their child is readyfor to make this leap? “It is going to vary from childto child and family to family.” said Michele C. Garofalo,Ed.D., assistant chair, Department of Counseling anda professor of Psychology at Marymount Universityin Arlington. “I think if a child has spent time havingsleep overs with friends and has done ok, and is inde-pendent and feels comfortable sleeping at friends’houses then it should be fine.”

Now is the time to registerfor summer camp; nearlyinfinite choices.

Choosing a Summer Camp

“Camps give thebenefits of socialinteraction in a morerelaxed setting.”

— Linda Gulyn, Ph.D.,Marymount University

Garofalo suggests that the first sleep away campexperience should be brief.

“I think you want to do a shorter experience to getthem ready. The first summer, send them to a four-day camp to test the waters. Their first experienceshould be at a camp that is close to home. Don’t sendthem to a camp in California the first time.”

An open dialog between parent and child is key.“Explain to the child that they are going to be on theirown and tell them what will be expected of them,”said Garofalo. “Parents can prepare their children andhave an honest conversation about what will happenat the camp.

Those who think they can’t afford the cost of sum-mer camp should research financial aid options.

“Many summer camps offer financial aid and thereare foundations that give grants for camps,” saidRechen.

Madeira School photos

Activities from summer camps held at Medeira School in McLean.

Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Park Authority

Campers at Hidden Oaks Nature Center find something interesting while exploring thecreek.

“When they leave camp, we hope they have adeeper appreciation for the world aroundthem and the environment.”

— Judy Pedersen, Fairfax County Park Authority

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By Marilyn Campbell

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When summer vacation beginsand school ends in a fewweeks, learning doesn’thave to take a hiatus. Stu-

dents can keep their academic skills sharpwithout entering a classroom or even sit-ting down with a pencil and paper.

Local educators say opportunities forreading, math, science and history skills areplentiful and none require that children setfoot in a school. From a walk in the park toa trip to the grocery story, teachable mo-ments are virtually everywhere.

“There are a thousand ways to do it, butreading is critical,” said Marjorie Myers,Ed.D., principal, Francis Scott Key Elemen-tary School in Arlington. “I think the mostimportant thing to do is read in a fun way.Read as a family. Parents can read challeng-ing books to their children. Go to your lo-cal library and take advantage of fun ac-tivities there.

Some elementary schools encourage theirstudents to read and discuss what they arereading with their parents.

Blake M. Giliotti, staff developmentteacher at Potomac Elementary in Potomac,Md., said, “We ask kids to read and then

Summer Learningderstands and helps build oral communi-cation skills,” she said.

WHEN IT COMES TO science, LenAnnetta, Ph.D., professor of Science atGeorge Mason University says he and hiswife Jennifer spend a lot of time at theSmithsonian museums with their two chil-dren, Samantha, 13, and Joey, 11.

“We particularly like the Air and SpaceMuseum,” he said. “It keeps them engagedin science. We walk around together andwe ask them questions after we leave a mu-seum. When they get home they get to goonline and do more research on things thatinterest them.”

There are subtle science lessons to belearned even when taking a summer stroll.“We’re out for a nature walk and we see ananimal or plant and we start talking aboutit,” said Annetta. “We also look at and talkabout grasses and trees and animals.”

For parents who don’t have a sciencebackground, Annetta suggests looking upinformation on a smart phone during a walkor museum trip.

A shopping trip can also be an opportu-nity for a math lesson, said Myers. “Takeyour children to the grocery store and useactual money instead of credit cards, so thechildren can see a value for money andnumbers,” she said. “Give children an al-lowance so they can make the connectionbetween money and the cost of things theywant to buy. Sitting in a class room withfake money doesn’t quite get it.”

This area offers an abundance of locationsfor history lessons. “I go out to the battlefields near Manassas,” Anetta said. “Thereare placards that help describe what is go-ing on. There are a lot of local museumsthat offer the same opportunities.”

Keeping a journal is another way to keepskills sharp outside of a structured setting.

“Keeping a travel or camp journal is a funand easy way to support academic skills,”said Benita Cathey, director of admissionsat Grace Episcopal School in Alexandria. “Atravel or camp journal reinforces writing,geography and social studies and organi-zational skills.”

have discussions withtheir parent about whatthey are reading. Wedon’t ask them to do any-thing written because wedon’t want them bela-bored by school workduring summer.”

The book discussionsor questions that parentsask their children aboutbooks don’t need to becomplicated, Giliottisaid. “It can also be assimple as saying, ‘Tell meabout what you are read-ing.’ Engaging in a natu-ral conversation about abook can give you insightinto what your child un-

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The Fairfax CountySummer Reading Pro-gram encourages chil-dren and teens to read forpleasure during summervacation. The librarysummer reading programruns June 20-Aug. 30.Children from birth tosixth grade read 15books. Students in grades7-12 read eight books.Learn more about FairfaxCounty Public Librarysummer reading programwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/srp.

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