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Murphy vs. Parisot,Double SequelNews, Page 3

Meet the CandidatesNews, Pages 18-19

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from Dominion Leadership Trust set up byHouse Speaker Bill Howell (R); $10,000from himself; $10,000 from the RepublicanState Leadership Committee (which alsogave $50,000 to Delegate candidate DannyVargas running for the 86 district seat va-cated by Tom Rust).

“ONE OF the things I love the best aboutthis community, is all the people who sithere. We are not all here because we agree,we all sit here because we care,” saidMurphy at the McLean debate Sunday.

“I have been your neighbor for over 25years. I have lived here, worked here, raisedmy children here and my children have at-tended your public schools, our publicschools.”

Murphy has received $304,117 in cashcontributions of more than $100 each, and$42,683 in cash contributions of $100 orless for her 2015 campaign.

Murphy’s top donors in 2015 include$25,000 from Karen Schaufeld, a Leesburgattorney; $18,000 from Suzann W.Matthews of McLean; $12,500 from EdwardHart Rice of Vienna; $10,000 from MuslimLakhani of D.C.

Murphy and Parisot each added just over$100,000 in cash contributions during themonth of September. Murphy showed$233,143 cash on hand, and Parisot had$66,512 cash on hand as of Sept. 30, ac-cording to VPAP.

Murphy vs. Parisot, Double Sequel

By Ken Moore

The Connection

The 34th-District House of Del-egates race between KathleenMurphy (D) and Craig Parisot(R) is a rematch of the special

election triggered last November when Bar-bara Comstock (R) was elected to the U.S.Congress.

Murphy received 51.23 percent of thevote, and defeated Parisot who received48.63 percent in the low-turnout specialelection.

Murphy received 6,419 votes to Parisot’s6,093 votes.

“I was elected in January in a special elec-tion on a very cold snowy day,” said Murphyat the Great Falls Grange debate with Parisotin late September. “I was elected on a Tues-day, sworn in on a Thursday, and went towork immediately. My first session in thethe General Assembly, I demonstrated com-mitment to working across party lines, tolistening, to advocating on behalf of thiscommunity. My priorities have been andcontinue to be growing our economy, sup-porting our public schools, addressing ourinfrastructure needs and keeping our fami-lies and children safe.”

She and Parisot debated again at theMcLean Community Center on Sunday, Oct.18, a forum hosted by the McLean CitizensAssociation.

“I am proud and very honored and I cantell you when I took the oath of office itwas overwhelming,” she said. “I take thisvery seriously. I look at this job as a com-mitment to this community to represent youin the strongest way I can.”

Craig Parisot also gave voice to the im-portance of public service.

“It has a long tradition in my family. I havelived my own version of the AmericanDream, starting life with little and buildingsuccessful companies. I’m grateful for theseopportunities that I had, and I want to makesure this and future generations have thesame,” he said. “My entire professional ca-reer has involved identifying trends, deter-mining strategy and devising solutions. Vir-ginia can and should be number one forbusiness, number one for jobs, and numberone for quality of life.”

THE 34TH DISTRICT has a history ofclose elections.

In 2013, Murphy lost to BarbaraComstock 50.64 percent to 49.21 percent.Murphy received 14,540 votes toComstock’s 14,962.

In 2012, Barack Obama and Mitt Rom-ney literally tied in the district, each receiv-

ing 18,688 votes, according to according toVirginia Public Access Project.

The 34th district is made up of 69 per-cent Fairfax County and 31 percentLoudoun County. U.S. Sen. Mark Warnercarried the district by a little more than1,000 votes in 2014. The 34th district is Gov.Terry McAuliffe’s home district, and he car-ried the district over Republican KenCuccinelli 51.86 percent to 42.28 percentin his 2013 race for Governor.

“I’M A BUSINESS LEADER. Having builttwo advanced technology companies inhighly competitive start up environments,I deployed life-saving technologies for oursoldiers and first responders, promotedwomen into key executive leadership roles,and provided salaries and health benefitsfor hundreds of families,” said Parisot. “Ihave first hand experience in big data, cloudcomputing, analytics and cybersecurity, alltechnologies central to the Northern Vir-ginia innovation economy and essential toour future.”

Parisot has received $273,697 in cashcontributions of more than $100 each, and$13,199 in contributions of $100 or less forhis 2015 campaign, according to VirginiaPublic Access Project vpap.org.

Top donors for Parisot in 2015 include$22,500 from T. Christopher Roth ofMcLean; $20,000 from the House Republi-can Campaign Committee; $15,700 fromLorna J. Gladstone of McLean; $12,500

THE RACE SEEMED FRIENDLY at theGrange even when Parisot said his oppo-nent supports the tolling of I-66 when sec-onds before she said she did not.

Her words:“Public private partnerships have been the

answer in some instances but not when theyget away from us like they did on theGreenway. The Greenway turned into anightmare for everybody because nobodycould afford it. ... We can’t let that happenagain,” she said. “I know that there is amovement here to repair, rehab I-66. …People sure don’t have another way to go ifyou slam on another $7 toll and no Iwouldn’t support that.”

After Parisot made his claims, Murphysaid, calmly, “I didn’t say that I supportedit. I didn’t come here to slam Craig. He’s anice guy. We’re opponents and we’re notenemies and this should be a friendly de-bate.”

Parisot countered, “I believe this is abso-lutely a friendly debate but we’re here fo-cused on the issues, demonstrating the con-trast between myself and my opponent soyou can be clear that there is a real choice,”he said.

At the McLean debate on Sunday, therewas more edge when the two candidateswere asked what they would do about thegun store located next to Franklin ShermanElementary School property.

“My brother was murdered. ... I don’tthink a gun store has any place next to aschool,” said Murphy. “We’re working ev-ery day trying to move him to another lo-cation so he can move and parents can takea deep breath again.”

PARISOT SAID he would handle the gunstore issue differently.

“The big difference is how do we solveproblems. I do it quietly. I meet withpeople,” he said. “If we are going to dosomething, let’s do something meaningful,let’s not just wave our arms and get every-body all excited.”

Parisot said, “I have three primary goals:Grow and diversify Virginia’s economy, in-vest in education, and reduce commutetimes by alleviating transportation bottle-necks,” he said.

He asked voters to look at his seven stepeconomic growth plan to move NorthernVirginia forward.

“We all know someone who is unem-ployed, underemployed, been struggling tofind work or who has had their privacy com-promised, and that’s why it is imperativewe act now,” he said.

But he has the uphill battle.“I have a deep commitment to this com-

munity and a first hand understanding ofwhat it takes and what the issues are thatare so important to our families and ourbusinesses here in Northern Virginia,”Murphy said.

“I am Kathleen Murphy and I am yourdelegate,” said the incumbent.

34th District hashistory of closeelections.

“When I took the oath ofoffice it wasoverwhelming. I look atthis job as a commitmentto this community.”

— Kathleen Murphy (D-34)

“Virginia can and shouldbe number one forbuisness, number one forjobs, and number one forquality of life.”

— Craig Parisot (R)

Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34) at theOct. 18 debate in McLean.

Craig Parisot, Republican chal-lenger for Delegate in the 34thDistrict, at the Oct. 18 debate.

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

For the second time in amonth, Sen. BarbaraFavola (D-31) debatedby herself.

“As you see, we only have onecandidate. George Forakis had alast minute conflict, he contactedme yesterday,” said McLean Citi-zens Association Glenn Harris,moderator of a four-hour debatefor candidates in the DranesvilleDistrict.

“It is a low voter turnout year. Ibelieve most of you in this roomwill vote, but please help us bringother people out to the polls,”Favola said.

She encouraged voters to re-main active and participate withlocal officials throughout the year.

“You are a very active group andI think that is a noble thing,” shetold members of MCA, which cel-ebrates its 100th year advocatingfor citizens and the land ofMcLean.

WHEN HARRIS ASKED whatshe would and could do as a sena-

tor regarding the gun store locatedadjacent to property of FranklinSherman Elementary School,Favola responded, “I do believechanges are needed in gun laws.”

“We have vowed to make it ille-gal to have a firearm shop near anelementary school,” she said, andwants county government to havemore authority to prohibit it. “It’stotally inappropriate to have a gunshop at the back door of an el-ementary school.”

When she was first elected to theVirginia Senate four years ago,“my first area that I focused on waseducation, particularly for chil-dren with special needs, and chil-dren in foster care,” she said.Favola serves on the board ofCASA, Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates. “It’s a pleasure servingon that board.”

Last session, she said she fo-cused on legislation that advo-cated for victims of sexual assault,especially on college campuses to“hold perpetrators more account-able” and to provide “survivors ofsexual assault any services pos-sible.”

MEDICAID EXPANSION mustbe a priority, she said.

“Every business and every hos-pital begged the General Assem-bly to participate in Medicaid ex-pansion,” she said. “This is some-thing we have to do. It’s the rightthing to do.”

She is interested in helping stu-dents leave high school withassociate’s degrees so they are bet-ter equipped to enter theworkforce, especially if they arenot going to be attending college.

“My first priority is to actuallyincrease funding for K-12 educa-tion,” she said.

Education “is not cheap but very,very, very worthwhile, and themost important investment youcan make,” she said.

FORAKIS, of Arlington, is agraduate of the Robert H. SmithSchool of Business at the Univer-sity of Maryland, College Park,according to his website. Forakisis a Certified Fraud Examiner. Hisresponses to the Connection News-papers Candidate Questionnaireappear elsewhere in this paper.

Barbara Favola seeks reelectionto Virginia State senate.

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Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31)

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“We have vowed to make it illegalto have a firearm shop near anelementary school.”

— Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31)


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By Ken Moore

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Three of four candidateswill be elected as direc-tors to the Soil andWater Conservation

District on Nov. 3.Three of the four candidates,

Scott Cameron and incumbentsGeorge Lamb IV and Gerald O.“Jerry” Peters Jr., debated at theGreat Falls Grange on Monday,Oct. 19.

The Great Falls Citizens Associa-tion hosted and ran thecandidate’s forum at the recentlyrenovated Grange, which is nowADA accessible.

“Real conservation, the impor-tant work in conservation happenson the ground, happens locally,”said Cameron.

Peters, of Great Falls, is an in-cumbent on the Soil and Conser-

vation District Board. “I want toincrease the sense of personalstewardship that people who ownthe land have for the land,” hesaid.

Lamb has been the chairman thelast four years. He thanked GFCAfor hosting the forum and givingcandidates in his race, usuallyovershadowed by races for super-visor, House of Delegates, statesenator and the sheriff, amongothers, an opportunity to informcitizens of the board’s work. Edu-cation efforts are top priority of theSoil and Water ConservationBoard, he said.

Stephen L. Pushor, who is on theballot, did not attend.

The three were asked questionsabout fertilizers, deer manage-ment, and the responsibility andpartnership between urban, sub-urban and rural districts in Vir-ginia.

FOUNDED IN 1945 by citizensconcerned about conserving natu-ral resources, the Northern Vir-ginia Soil and Water ConservationDistrict is one of 47 conservationdistricts in Virginia and approxi-mately 3,000 nationwide. “Soil

and Water Conservation Districts(SWCDs) were established in the1930s to develop comprehensiveprograms to conserve soil re-sources, control and prevent soilerosion, prevent floods and con-serve, develop, utilize and dispose

of water,” according to its website.Although not a regulatory

agency, the group collaborateswith Fairfax County and otherpartners to provide conservationinformation, technical services,educational programs and volun-teer opportunities to residents onmany aspects of water quality,nonpoint source pollution andstream health.

They help connect residentswith environmental initiatives andopportunities through the Water-shed Calendar, Green Breakfast

Three spots open to fourrunning for key environmentaland conservation board.

Conservation Begins at Home

Gerald O. “Jerry”Peters, Great Falls

Scott Cameron,Mount Vernon

George Lamb IV

See Conservation, Page 14

Why This MattersThe Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District was founded in

1945 by citizens concerned about conserving natural resources. They wereestablished to develop programs to conserve soil resources, control and preventsoil erosion, prevent floods and conserve, develop, utilize and dispose of water.The group collaborates with Fairfax County and other partners to provideconservation information, technical services, educational programs and volun-teer opportunities to residents on many aspects of water quality, nonpointsource pollution and stream health.

See www.fairfaxcounty.gov/nvswcd/

Photos by Ken Moore/The Connection


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Potomac School senior Matt Spencerhas been selectedas a regional semi-

finalist in the Siemens Com-petition in Science, Math andTechnology for his researchon bioremediation, a waste-management technique thatinvolves the use of organismsto remove or neutralize pol-lutants. Spencer was one ofonly 36 Virginia students se-lected as regional semifinal-ists and one of just 466 semi-finalists na-tionwide.

Spencer, a student in Potomac’s Scienceand Engineering Research Center (SERC)program, has been working on his indepen-dent research project for more than twoyears. Potomac biology teacher Dr. IsabelleCohen notes, “Matt’s findings are an exten-sion of 2014 Potomac graduate CadenPetersmeyer’s research on identifying plantfungi that consume plastic as their sole nu-trient.” After isolating more than 50 typesof fungi, Petersmeyer discovered two thatare capable of surviving solely on plastic.

Using the fungi that Petersmeyer identi-fied, Spencer took the research a step fur-ther: He sought to identify the digestivebyproducts produced as the fungi consumeplastic. His research shows that the fungibreak down polyurethane particles whileproducing neither carbon dioxide nor meth-ane – meaning that this process has the po-

tential to bioremediate plas-tic waste without producingbyproducts that are harmfulto the environment. Part ofSpencer’s analysis was con-ducted at GeorgetownUniversity’s Institute for SoftMatter Synthesis and Metrol-ogy, under the guidance ofDr. Xinran Zhang.

The Potomac School is anindependent K-12 college-pre-paratory school located inMcLean. Now in its fifth year,

the SERC program is one of three selectiveadvanced programs offered by Potomac’sUpper School. The other two are the Visualand Performing Arts Concentration and theGlobal Perspectives and Citizenship Program).SERC was created to give students opportu-nities to do long-term independent research,work in a professional lab and stretch theirminds. “It’s for students who want to take onsome open questions and do more than justcoursework,” says Doug Cobb, chair of theUpper School Science Department.

After taking biology as freshmen, studentsenter SERC as sophomores, taking twocourses – one in accelerated physics andchemistry, and another focused on devel-oping the proposal and experiment designfor their research. They also secure a men-tor in the wider community – an expert intheir field of interest who will assist withtheir research and provide equipment, ma-terials and/or lab space.

Potomac School StudentEarns Honors forIndependent Research

INCIDENTS FROM OCT. 16-23Commercial Robbery: 2700 block of Gallows

Road, 10/22/15 at about 10:25 p.m. Employeeswere closing their business when two unknownmales entered the store, displayed a handgunand demanded money. The suspects tookproperty and fled. The victims did not sustainany physical injuries during the event. Suspectone was described as a black male in his 20s,about 6 feet 2 inches, approximately 180 poundsand wearing an orange sweatshirt and jeans.Suspect two was described as being in his lateteens, about 5 feet 10 inches, approximately 165pounds and wearing a black jacket and darkjeans.

Assault: 1700 block of Westwind Way, 10/22/15at about 12:58 a.m. The victim was walkingwhen he was assaulted by two men. The victimwas transported to INOVA Fairfax Hospital andtreated for a broken leg. The suspects wereunknown to the victim and only described aswhite males. The investigation continues.

Commercial Burglary: 7500 block of LeesburgPike, 10/15/15 at about 7:52 a.m. A businessowner reported an unknown person entered thebusiness and took property.

Larcenies 8100 block of Leesburg Pike, beverage from

business8200 block of Westpark Drive, wallet fromvehicle1900 block of Chain Bridge Road, merchandisefrom business8300 block of Leesburg Pike, wallet frombusiness2800 block of Merrilee Drive, merchandise from

business1400 block of Highwood Drive, property fromvehicle8600 block of Westwood Center Drive, bicyclefrom residence2900 block of District Avenue, merchandisefrom business3000 block of Gallows Road, property fromschool8300 block of Leesburg Pike, merchandise frombusiness9400 block of Delancey Drive, cash from vehicle1700 block of Drewlaine Drive, property fromvehicle2700 block of Gallows Road, cash from business2900 block of Gallows Road, wallet frombusiness6500 block of Georgetown Pike, phone fromschool2000 block of International Drive, merchandisefrom business.

Indecent Exposure: 3000 block of Nutley Street,10/21/15 at about 7:39 p.m. A man wasshopping and was approached by a man. Thesuspect pulled down his pants and exposedhimself, then fled. The suspect was described asa white or Hispanic male, 6 feet tall, with askinny build, wearing a red hat.

Stolen Vehicles 7400 block of Linda Lane, 2002 Ford Focus

8300 block of Leesburg Pike, merchandise frombusiness2300 block of Pimmit Drive, property fromresidence8400 block of Broad Street, Ford Escape2800 block of Juniper Street, 2010 DodgeCharger

Matt Spencer

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Editorial

Vote Yes onSchool BondReferendumTo the Editor:

I urge all Fairfax County citizensto vote Yes for the Fairfax Countyschool bond referendum on Nov. 3.

Nearly $300 million is neededfor infrastructure improvementsand new build-out for FairfaxCounty Public Schools (FCPS).Voting Yes on the school bond ref-erendum will allow the county tomaintain the “world class educa-tion system” that FCPS provides,which is a driving force behind ourregion’s economic success.

FCPS is the largest public schoolsystem in the Commonwealth andthe 10th largest school system inthe nation. Since the 2008-2009school year, enrollment has in-creased by more than 22,000 stu-dents and continued stronggrowth is anticipated. Existingclassrooms are in dire need ofrenovations to assure studentsafety.

Bonds are the means by whichwe provide the necessary funding.The use of bonds avoids divertingfunds that are critically needed forclassroom instruction. They alsospread the financing of requiredschool construction over theimprovement’s usable life, diver-sifying the contribution through-out several years.

It is important to note that theuse of bonds will not increasecounty taxes, nor will they affectthe county’s coveted bond rating.

Together, we can pass the 2015School Bond to make the neces-sary investments for a brighter fu-ture for our students and ourcounty. To learn more visit:www.fairfaxschoolbond.com.

Len ForkasChairman, Fairfax Citizens for

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Del. MurphyFights Gun StoreLocation, ParisotStays SilentTo the Editor:

It was unconscionable that CraigParisot, the challenger for the 34thHouse District, evaded a questionat the McLean Citizens Associationdebates concerning his position onthe gun shop opening for businessnext to an elementary school inMcLean. This issue has arousedconsiderable public concern in thelast few weeks. For a candidate tobe unwilling to take a stand onsuch a safety-related issue shoulddisqualify him from office. In starkcontrast, Del. Kathleen Murphyhas consistently opposed this gunshop location. She spoke passion-ately in support of the many par-ents who are alarmed about howthis business could affect thesafety of their children at theschool.

Parisot’s response to the ques-tion? “Check my website.” Really?Such a preposterous response isdisrespectful to the audience. (Idid check and found nothing re-lated to gun safety). It was obvi-ous that he did not want to jeop-ardize his National Rifle Associa-tion (NRA) supporters, and had nointention going on the record op-posing the gun shop location. Thisobeisance to the NRA is shameful.We must re-elect DelegateKathleen Murphy.

Michael P. FruitmanMcLean

Pro-businessCandidateTo the Editor:

Northern Virginia needs a strongdelegate with proven leadershipskills to best represent our

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community’s interests in Rich-mond. Craig Parisot is that provenleader. In fact, the National Fed-eration of Independent Business(NFIB), Virginia’s leading small-business association, has endorsedCraig in the 34th House Districtrace. The NFIB represents thenation’s 325,000 small and inde-pendent business owners to pro-mote and protect the right to own,operate and grow their own busi-ness. On the other hand, Craig’sopponent, Kathleen Murphy, re-ceived a vote of no confidencefrom The Northern Virginia Tech-nology Council, the nation’s larg-est technology council servingabout 1,000 companies and orga-nizations in the region.

She is the only incumbent Del-egate in Northern Virginia who didnot earn their support. This raisesserious questions about Murphy’sability to represent our businesscommunity. Craig Parisot has heldsignificant leadership positions intwo technology start-ups, andserved as the executive vice presi-dent and chief strategy officer ofAltamira Technologies Corpora-tion in McLean. We need leadersin Richmond who have the confi-dence of the job creators and in-novators of our district. CraigParisot would be a real leader forour community. We should all doour part to elect him as our nextdelegate on Nov. 3.

Gordon MilbournMcLean

A Vote of‘No Confidence’To the Editor:

Every incumbent Delegate inNorthern Virginia was endorsed bythe Northern Virginia TechnologyCouncil, with the exception of34th District delegate, KathleenMurphy. This can only be viewedas a vote of no confidence in ourcurrent delegate. Despite her

claims of small business support,it is clear that Northern Virginia’stechnology sector is not satisfiedand wants new leadership. CraigParisot has built two small com-panies in the technology sectorand has a proven track record inthe business community. He hasthe experience and leadership weneed.

Rosie OakleyMcLean

SupportingChronisTo the Editor:

I have to assume that voters whosing the praises of Supervisor JohnFoust live in a different universefrom mine. They point, withoutciting specifics, to his “impressiveaccomplishments,” that he “listensto his constituents,” his “leader-ship on education.” But what I seeis the $20,000 (26 percent) salaryincrease he voted himself for hispart time job as supervisor (quitean accomplishment); I see mytaxes increasing 16 percent overthe last three years over constitu-ents’ objections (Was he listen-ing?); and I see a county budgetthat shorts our school system inspite of increased taxes, while Mr.Foust says this year’s budget is asgood as we are going to do. If hebelieves he can’t do better, thenyou can bet he can’t. That’s lead-ership?

Jennifer Chronis, a long-timecounty resident, is career U.S. AirForce, a lieutenant colonel, andmore recently a vice president atIBM. Those are achievements youdon’t attain without leadershipskills. What she is not, is a careerpolitician. Her stated top priorityof “growing a vibrant balancedeconomy” to address the financialneeds of Fairfax County is a farbetter option to meet next year’s


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projected $95 million shortfall,than endlessly raising taxes. Givenher background, demonstratedskills, and obvious work ethic, canwe really afford not to elect Jen-nifer Chronis?

Marty P. SmithMcLean

Helping ParisotWinTo the Editor:

The recent debate in Great Fallswas another reminder that CraigParisot is the most qualified can-didate to represent Virginia’s 34thDistrict in the House of Delegates.His background as a businessleader in the community equipshim to understand the needs ofour economy here in Northern Vir-ginia. Craig offered voters sub-stance and a plan of action. Hegave straight answers to challeng-ing questions and showed that hehas given a lot of thought to thejob of Delegate and the interestsof the voters. He understands thechallenges we face and is clearlyup for the task. That is because heis a practical business leader, nota politician. There simply was nocomparison. Craig Parisot won thedebate. It’s now up to us to helphim win the election on Tuesday,Nov. 3.

Nikhil VermaMcLean

Re-elect JanieStraussTo the Editor

Fairfax County has been veryfortunate to have had JanieStrauss as Dranesville’s represen-tative on the School Board for thelast two decades. Janie has alwaysfought to ensure that all students,regardless of mental or physicalability, are challenged by rigorousschool programs such as in thearts, humanities, technology, for-eign languages, and STEM. Amother of 4 FCPS graduates, Ihave worked with Janie as a vol-unteer in the McLean schools formany years and admire her highintelligence, her integrity and herpragmatism. She fights for theschool’s critical needs. At the mo-ment, because of the current fund-ing crisis and the projected $72million deficit in the proposedschool budget, she has demon-strated that full funding is neces-sary to cover the costs of contin-ued increases in school enroll


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Nine-year-old Max-well Gebharts stoodconfidently on astepstool to address

the Fairfax County School BoardOct. 22. “My old school didn’tknow I was dyslexic,” he said. “Iwas very sad and felt like I wasn’tkeeping up with everybody.”

Gebharts was one of several in-dividuals to speak at the board’sThursday night business meetingon behalf of Decoding DyslexiaVirginia, the local chapter of a na-tional grassroots organization ad-vocating for better teacher train-ing and resources for dyslexic stu-dents, as well as connecting par-ents with existing resources.

“I hope you can make it so kidslike me don’t have to leave theirfriends, don’t have to struggle,”Gebharts said. Board membersand dozens of Decoding Dyslexiamembers and supporters ap-plauded him when he finishedspeaking.

High school senior Calvin Rizekspoke next, explaining that he’scurrently taking all his remainingclasses at Northern Virginia Com-munity College. “The way youhave failed me is not approachingdyslexia properly,” he said. Rizek’smother got him a tutor in elemen-tary school after he was “nottaught the correct way to learn toread” in Fairfax County.

“I’ve been in the school system15 years,” Rizek said, “and I’vebeen dyslexic the whole time, andnot seen any change. Please actfast so you don’t fail anyone else.”

The speakers came to the meet-ing to coincide with the board rec-ognizing October as DyslexiaAwareness Month.

Board members typically don’trespond to citizen participation,though chairman Pat Hynes hasacknowledged professional devel-opment for teachers could be morefocused in the area of dyslexia, andthat the school system’s StrategicPlan calls for “getting tighter onearly literacy.”

Superintendent Dr. Karen Garzahas taken action including requir-ing elementary school administra-tors and instructional staff betrained to recognize dyslexiasymptoms and warning signs.

“I’m extremely excited to see theprogress that we have going on notonly in Fairfax County but in theCommonwealth of Virginia,”Braddock District representative

Megan McLaughlin before sheread the proclamation.

She described Decoding Dys-lexia as being led by “by extraor-dinary women who have reallyhelped to shape not only betterpractices here in Fairfax County,but within the Commonwealth ofVirginia. To all of you, thank youso much for what you’re doing toimprove the lives of our children.”

A workshop hosted by the Of-fice of Special Education Instruc-tion for parents of elementaryschool students with dyslexia isscheduled for Nov. 13 from 10a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the DunnLoring Center, 2334 Gallows Road.

WITH LOCAL ELECTIONSLOOMING, the board votedunanimously to have schools starttwo hours late on March 1, 2016,to accommodate the presidentialprimary voting.

Kate Hanley of the of FairfaxCounty Electoral Board Office ofElections, formerly chairman ofthe Board of Supervisors andSchool Board representative fromthe Providence District, spoke tothe significance of the later schoolstart times.

Hanley reminded the board “Su-per Tuesday” is a dual primary,with both parties fielding candi-dates for voting on the same day,at the same locations. “The wholething is coming to town,” she said.

According to Fairfax County, 165of the 196 schools and centers inthe system are used as pollingplaces.

“Voters must have free access topolls,” Hanley said, adding thatstarting later “will mitigate manyof our problems,” such as parkingcongestion during pickup anddropoff times that coincide withheavy voting waves.

And adopts two-hour delay for March Primary.

School Board Promotes Dyslexia Awareness

Kate Hanley of the Fairfax County Electoral Board Officeof Elections, formerly chairman of the Board of Supervi-sors and School Board representative from the Provi-dence District, spoke to the significance of the laterschool start times for the Presidential primary on March1, 2016.

Nine-year-old Maxwell Gebharts (left) was one of severalindividuals to speak at the School Board’s Oct. 22 busi-ness meeting on behalf of Decoding Dyslexia Virginia

Calvin Rizek started working with an outside tutor inelementary school to help him overcome dyslexia andlearn to read.

Members of Decoding Dyslexia Virginia came out in support of the Fairfax CountySchool Board recognizing October as Dyslexia Awareness Month at the Oct. 22 meeting.

Photos courtesy of Fairfax County School Board

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I see no reason to take a risk on a novicewhen we have a proven leader in JohnFoust. Vote for the proven leader, JohnFoust.

Sue BoucherFalls Church

Spreading FalseInformationTo the Editor:

It is unfortunate that Graig Parisot, a new-comer to Fairfax County politics is reach-ing out to new lows of credibility in mak-ing false statements about DelegateKathleen Murphy’s position on I-66 tolls.

The toll proposals have become a hot is-sue since some state officials mentioned thepossibility of using tolls on I-66 inside thebeltway as a way to finance adding newlanes. Delegate Murphy, the incumbent inthe 34th District in the House has opposedsuch tolls. She has stated her position ontolls at the McLean Community Center de-bate on Oct. 18. Nevertheless, Parisot haslaunched robo-calls falsely implying thatMurphy is supporting such tolls.

This is a total falsehood. Parisot shouldstop such unethical behavior. Perhaps he isdoing this to distract voters from his recordwhich is an extreme Tea Party agenda.

J. Jay Volkert, PhDVienna

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ments, needed pay raises for teachers andto prevent harmful program cuts. We mustre-elect Janie!

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Proven LeaderTo the Editor:

I have read with interest the accounts ofthe recent debates among the candidatesfor Dranesville Supervisor. Much of thechallenger’s time has been spent on howher business experience prepares her for thejob of supervisor. However, I can’t imaginethat whatever her experience in the corpo-rate was, would be better preparation thanwhat John Foust has had as the successfulSupervisor over the past eight years. Hiscommand of the fiscal and budgetary pro-cess at the county level make him a tremen-dous asset for keeping our government run-ning efficiently. That is why he has the en-dorsements of teachers, firefighters, and theNorthern Virginia BizPac, which representsthe broad range of businesses in our com-munity.

Foust even has the endorsement of theChairman of the School Board, Pat Hynesand 10 members of the School Board. I per-sonally feel comfortable that these endors-


zation, Reduce Risks from InvasiveSpecies Coalition. He is an envi-ronmental policy advisor to thegovernor of California, director ofConservation Policy for the Na-tional Fish and Wildlife Founda-tion, and serves on the board ofadvisors to the Wildlife Alliance.

“We have 30 watersheds inFairfax County, about a third arein good shape, a third are in re-ally bad shape,” he said, with theothers in between.

“I’ve always wanted to get in-volved where it counts, locally,” hesaid.

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PETERS WAS APPOINTED bythe Virginia Soil and Water Con-servation Board in March 2015 tobe a director; he has been an as-sociate director since 2009 and hasrepresented NVSWCD on theFairfax County Tree Commissionsince 2012.

Peters is retired after a 30-year

career as an environmental scien-tist and engineer, including beingthe first full-time employee of theOccoquan Watershed MonitoringLaboratory in 1972.

In retirement, he has focused onnatural resource stewardship, hesaid. Peters is a Certified MasterNaturalist and member of the Ba-sic Training Committee of theFairfax Chapter of the VirginiaMaster Naturalist program.

“I am also a Tree Commissioner,”he said.

LAMB HAS SERVED on theboard since January 2009 and iscurrently the vice chairman andtreasurer.

Lamb, of Falls Church, serves asan at-large appointee on theFairfax County EnvironmentalQuality Advisory Council (EQAC)and is the lead author on the In-terrelationship between Land Useand Transportation chapter of theEQAC annual report. He was a co-founder of the Fairfax League ofConservation Voters, and repre-sented the environmental commu-

nity on the Tysons Corner LandUse Task Force. He serves as thechairman of the IT Committee forthe Virginia Association of Soil andWater Conservation Districts.

CAMERON, A BIOLOGIST whoalso has a M.B.A., has worked 36years in environmental policy, in-cluding 20 years of federal servicein natural resources programs atthe Department of the Interior,Office of Management and Budget,Congress, U.S. Fish and WildlifeService. Cameron, of MountVernon, founded his own organi-

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Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send [email protected]. Dead-line is Friday.

Requiem will be offered at St. John’sMcLean on Sunday, Nov. 1, during the5:30 pm service of Holy Eucharist. The St.John’s Choir will be joined by choristersfrom St. Dunstan’s Church in McLean andSt. Peter’s in the Woods, Fairfax Station.The Choir will be accompanied by flute,harp, oboe, timpani, and organ. FeaturingRequiem by John Rutter.

Location: St. John’s Episcopal Church,6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Free. Allwelcome. For more information, pleasecall 703-356-4902, or visitwww.stjohnsmclean.org.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church,2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, is hold-ing Sunday evening worship service in aless formal atmosphere and more intimatesetting to help you get ready for the weekahead. Sundays, 6 p.m. Communion of-fered. No childcare. 703-938-2119 orwww.elcvienna.org.

St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls, of-fers musical, educational, outreach andfellowship ministries in addition to wor-ship services, including a 7:45 a.m.worship service without music; 9 a.m.worship service, children’s chapel andchildren’s choirs; 10 a.m. Sunday schooland adult forum; and 11 a.m. worshipservice with adult choir. 703-759-2082.

The Antioch Christian Church of-fers a time of Prayer and Healing onWednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. for any-one wanting encouragement and healingthrough prayers. People are available topray with you or for you. Antioch Chris-tian Church is located at 1860 BeulahRoad in Vienna. www.antiochdoc.org

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide variety ofsupport groups for those with emotional,social, and physical challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia offersa variety of free bereavement supportgroups, meeting on a weekly basis. 703-941-7000 or www.havenofnova.org.

McLean Bible Church Fitness Classat Body & Soul Fitness. Gain balance, en-ergy and strength at 9:45 a.m. Mondaysand Fridays. Free childcare for registeredstudents. [email protected].

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road in McLean, holds a thirdSunday service every month at 10:15 a.m.which allows children to play active rolesin the music and as greeters and ushers.Traditional services are every Sunday at8:15 and 10:15 a.m.

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Fundraiser SupportingMcLean Youth Lacrosse

A fundraiser for McLean Youth Lacrosse has beenannounced by HBC Realty Group’s (Keller WilliamsRealty) Community Charity Champions. Come todinner on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. atPulcinella Italian Host in McLean to support McLeanYouth Lacrosse. Enjoy dinner and know that approxi-mately 70 percent of the proceeds from food anddrink will go to MYL, as long as the diner brings theflyer for the event. Contact HBC Realty Group at 703-734-0192 or visit www.HBCRealtyGroup.com to re-ceive a flyer.

Sponsors of the event are: Karen Briscoe and LizzyConroy with the HBC Realty Group of Keller Will-iams Realty, Barb Kinlin of Reveal Remodel, MarcusSimon with EKKO Title, Kevin Dougherty of Pillar toPost, Kathy and Justin Neal of The Neal Team/

SunTrust Mortgage, The McLean Chamber of Com-merce, and Moe Jebali with Pulcinella Italian Host.

Long & Foster’s Ron GlassNamed Top Producer forAugust 2015

Ron Glass, a commercial broker with Long andFoster Real Estate, has been named top producer forAugust 2015 for Long and Foster’s Commercial Divi-sion, located in Tysons Corner. Glass has been namedtop producer three times this year. He was recentlyrecognized as the second highest producer in theCommercial Division in 2014. Glass is also a mem-ber of Long and Foster’s Gold Club and recognizedas a member of the Long and Foster Gold Team Hallof Fame.

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Cardinal Bank (NASDAQ:CFNL) announced thatthe Cardinal Community

Fund and George Mason Mort-gage, LLC, have awarded $10,000to HomeAid Northern Virginia.Founded in 2001 by members ofthe Northern Virginia Builders In-dustry Association, HomeAid hasbuilt and renovated 99 homes andshelter facilities, valued at morethan $12.6 million, for more than72,000 homeless families and in-dividuals in Northern Virginia.HomeAid enables families and in-dividuals to get back on the roadto self-sufficiency, helping thembreak the cycle of homelessnessand rebuild their lives. Earlier thisyear, the Cardinal CommunityFund awarded a grant to WomenGiving Back, a program then op-erated by HomeAid Northern Vir-ginia, which provides clothing towomen and children living in theshelter community.

Helping Homeless Build New LivesCardinal Bank and George Mason Mortgage donate$10,000 to HomeAid Northern Virginia.

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ONGOING WEDNESDAYAND SATURDAYWeekly Storytime. 11 a.m. Barnes &

Noble, 7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and Titles vary. Freeadmission.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 2869th Annual Vienna Halloween

Parade. 7 p.m. Maple Avenue,Vienna. With the theme of“Celebrating 125 Years of the Town ofVienna” come in costume to celebrateHalloween. Visit www.viennava.gov.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 29-31”The Cherry Orchard.” Thursday-

Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.Madeira Chapel Auditorium, 8328Georgetown Pike, McLean. AntonChekhov’s play on the rich tapestry ofhuman emotion, ambition and desirein a small-town Russian communitycoming to grips with the reality ofchanging times. $5, $10. Purchasetickets at https://www.madeira.org/arts/performing-arts/drama-theatre/buy-tickets/.

FRIDAY/OCT. 30”Persuasion” Book Launch. 5-9 p.m.

Barnes and Noble Tysons Corner,7851 L. Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Award-winning YA authorand teen literacy advocate MartinaBoone is coming to celebrate therelease of her new book. Q and A,costume contests, crafts and booksigning.

Book Fair. 5-9 p.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Join as they welcome theLiteracy Council of Northern Virginiato the store for a book fair. ThisHalloween themed book fair willfeature interactive story buildingsessions, a costume contest foryounger children and another one forteens, storytimes, crafts and variousother activities. Free admission.

2015 Arts Awards. Noon-2 p.m.Fairview Park Marriott, 3111 FairviewPark Drive, Falls Church. Jim Vance ofNBC 4 will emcee the event honoringfour awardees, Earle C. Williams,Rebecca Kamen, Vienna Jammers,Richard Hausler. Great Falls sculptorJonathan Fisher designed customawards, commissioned by the ArtsCouncil. For tickets and information,http://artsfairfax.org/artsawards.

SATURDAY/OCT. 31”The Man Who Laughs.” 2 p.m. The

Alden, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Based

on a Victor Hugo novel, this sad,horrific and swashbuckling film is agreat way to start off Halloweencelebrations. $12, $8.www.aldentheatre.org.

Craft Kids Hour. 1 p.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Create awesome crafts to takehome. Age 5-12.

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Falls. 4 p.m., pet parade. 5-7 p.m.Great Falls Village Green and GreatFalls Center. Children (recommendedup to age 12) are encouraged to weara costume, experience the HauntedHouse and enjoy trick or treating inthe heart of the town at both theVillage Green and Great Falls Center.

The Alden’sClassics of theSilent Screenseries at 2 p.m.on Saturday,Oct. 31, with ashowing of the1928 film,“The Man WhoLaughs.” Basedon a VictorHugo novel,this sad, hor-rific andswashbucklingfilm is a greatway to start offHalloweencelebrations.The Alden islocated at1234 InglesideAvenue.

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WEDNESDAY/OCT. 2869th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade. 7 p.m. Maple Avenue, Vienna.

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Late night, cheeky stand-up comedy, with plentyof sharp pointed takes

on contemporary times will befront-and-center at the AldenTheatre. It is “An Evening withBruce Vilanch and Judy Gold,also known as “Big and Tall” forone brash performance only.

When asked about schedulingthe mischievous duo of Vilanchand Gold, Sarah N. Schallern,director, performing arts,McLean Community Centersaid, “I was directly respondingto patron requests for morecomedy. We survey our audi-ences regularly, and they alwayssay they want The Alden tobring comedy acts, so we’re giv-ing them two for one!”

Gold and Vilanch are knownas “Big and Tall” since Gold iswell over 6 feet tall, whileVilanch is far from tall, but eas-ily recognized in his own way.The two comedians will per-form their later-night, stand-upsets “united by their gay, Jew-ish identities and raunchy, side-splitting observations,” accord-ing to the Alden marketingmaterial.

Gold has appeared on Com-edy Central and HBO shows aswell as co-hosting “The View.”She has received Emmy Awardsfor her work on The RosieO’Donnell Show. She is a DramaDesk and GLAAD Award winnerfor “25 Questions for a JewishMother.” She also has a weeklypodcast called “Kill Me Now.”

Emmy Award recipientVilanch has written for the an-nual Academy Awards telecastsfor decades as well as for thelikes of Whoopi Goldberg, BillyCrystal, Alec Baldwin, Steve

Martin, Bette Midler amongothers. He has starred as “EdnaTurnblatt” in the musical“Hairspray” both on Broadwayand the national touring com-pany. He has appeared on thelong-running “HollywoodSquares.”

In an interview, Gold indi-cated that she loves “to dostand-up comedy before a liveaudience. Performing before anaudience is my favorite place tobe.” Her self-deprecating, sassyhumor is fresh and includes re-actions to audience reactions.Vilanch said he “plans to riff ongrown-up, topical humor takingthe world as he sees it.” He alsoexpects to share stories aboutlife working in Hollywood withits many fascinating personali-ties. Gold and Vilanch were hi-larious, priceless, no holdsbarred interviews.

Is McLean ready for boldlyoff-center world of Gold andVilanch? “Their humor is racy…maybe a bit edgier; but verysmart and very witty and uni-versally funny. Audiences canexpect to laugh. A lot,” notedSchellern. The intermission freeshow is for adults; starting at 9p.m. for a reason.

Provocative, EdgyHumor

Where and When“An Evening with Bruce Vilanch

and Judy Gold,” at the AldenTheatre, McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave,McLean. Performance on Saturday,Nov. 7, 2015 at 9 p.m. Tickets are$35, $20 for McLean CommunityCenter (MCC) tax district residents.Information/Tickets visit:www.aldentheatre.org or call 703-790-0123. Note: This show is formature audiences only.

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Halloween! at the Great FallsFarmers Market, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.Great Falls Village Centre. Trick orTreat the vendors. Costumecompetition. Healthy Snack Contest -8 - 18 year old contestants. Chef’sPumpkin Challenge. Kid’s PumpkinPainting & more. The Higher GroundString Band. 778 Walker Road. GreatFalls.www.greatfallsfarmersmarket.org fordetails.

Vienna Train Show. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.Vienna Volunteer Fire Department,400 Center St. S, Vienna. Over 50tables of trains for sale. All kinds:Lionel, American Flyer, HO, trainaccessories and plastic buildings. And,train repair and parts dealers, TrainDoctor, door prizes, free trainappraisals. $5, Free to children under12, military and Scouts in uniform.http://www.wba-tca-eastern.org/.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 30-31Water Pumpkin Patch. Friday, 5-7

p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. TysonsYWCA, 8101 Wolftrap Road, Vienna.Come ready to have fun, swim in thepool with the pumpkins and pick oneto go. $6 per person, $20 per [email protected].

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 31-NOV. 1Reston Zoo’s Zooboo. 10 a.m. - 4

p.m. Reston Zoo, 1228 Hunter MillRoad, Vienna. Designed for a youngeraudience, Zoo Boo offers four days ofscare-free fun. Join the safe zooneighborhood of Halloweenentertainment, with kid-friendly funaround every corner.

A Very Special Solo Evening withJoan Armatrading. 7:30 p.m. TheBarns, Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap RoadVienna. Known for hits, including“Love and Affection” and “Drop thePilot,” the three Grammy winner,Joan Armatrading, brings to the Barnsa great performance spanning herentire career. On the stage, she sings avariety of genres of songs live as wellas plays piano and guitar. Tickets:$85-$95. For more information, visithttp://www.wolftrap.org/tickets/calendar/performance/1516barns/1031show15.aspx or call 703-255-1900.

SUNDAY/NOV. 1Playing by Air. 2 p.m. The Alden,

McLean Community Theatre, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Music,juggling and circus acts in whichtraditional theatricality meets absurdcomedy. The award-winningperformers share their sense ofplayfulness and perform breathtakingfeats in a production enjoyed equallyby adults and children. $20, $15.www.aldentheatre.org. 703-790-0123.

THURSDAY/NOV. 5Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds.

8 p.m. The Barns, Wolf Trap, 1645Trap Road Vienna. Sister Sparrowdelivers high-energy anthems with herDirty Birds. The band is currentlytouring behind its new release, "TheWeather Below" (2015). Tickets: $20advance; $25 day of. For moreinformation, visit http://www.wolftrap.org/ or call 703-255-1900.

SATURDAY/NOV. 7Bruce Vilanch and Judy Gold. 9 p.m.

The Alden, McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.“An Evening with Bruce Vilanch andJudy Gold,” the comedians pair up forseparate stand-up sets united by theirgay, Jewish identities and raunchy,sidesplitting observations. Matureaudiences. $20/$35.www.aldentheatre.org. 703-790-0123.


Kathleen Murphy(D-34)*IncumbentTown of residence: McLeanFamily: My husband Bill Sudow and I are

parents to six childrenEducation: BA Graduated Magna Cum

Laude from American UniversityOffices held, dates: Delegate, 34th

District (January 2015 - Present)Occupation and relevant

experience: I am currently Presidentof Johnson Murphy & Associates where I buildlegislative strategies for companies andnonprofits. I served as Associate Staff onAppropriations for Congressman Charlie Wilsonand handled Defense and Foreign Affairs, servedas Congressional Liaison for United StatesAgency for International Development, and wasappointed Senior Advisor at the InternationalTrade Administration in the US Department ofCommerce.

Community involvement: I am a member of theMcLean Citizens Association, the McLeanCommunity Foundation, and serve on thefundraising board for the Cystic FibrosisFoundation. I served on the Human ServicesCouncil for Fairfax County and on the FairfaxCounty Health Care Task Force. I am theDemocratic Party Precinct Co-Captain forLangley precinct.

Website: www.murphyfordelegate.comEmail address: [email protected] handle: @kmurphyvaName three favorite endorsements: Fairfax

Chamber’s NOVABizPAC, Virginia EducationAssociation, Northern Virginia Association ofRealtors

QUESTIONS:1. What is one issue that defines your

call to serve, why does it matter, andhow will you tackle it?

I care about our community and felt that ourpriorities and values needed strong representa-tion. I am committed to fighting for the issuesimportant to our community including for morefunding for our schools. I will be introducing abill to reform the Local Composite Index in thenext session of the House of Delegates.

2. What distinguishes you from youropponent(s) and why should voterschoose you?

I have the experience, commitment and theability to work in a bipartisan way to achieveconsensus. I have lived here and raised kidshere. I know the issues, the values, and thepriorities of this community. I have worked forthem for nearly 25 years. I know the legislativeprocess and will work hard to achieve positiveand productive change for our community.

3. Given the political makeup of thestate legislature, what examples fromyour own experience suggests you cansuccessfully bridge the intense partisan

differences there?I have successfully

worked across party linesand my legislative recorddemonstrates that. This pastsession I cosponsored, andvoted for, importantlegislation introduced byRepublicans and Democratsand didn’t let partisanshipget in the way of doing whatwas right for our district.

4. In order, list yourtop 5 specific legislative

priorities.1. Reforming the funding formulas for our

schools2. Fighting for Northern Virginia’s fair share of

transportation funding3. Ensuring we are business friendly and help

small business have access to capital4. Protecting our children and families from

gun violence5. Promoting renewable energy and other

innovative technologies

5. How has your district changed in thelast 10 years? What caused thosechanges?

The population of Northern Virginia hasincreased significantly over the last 10 years.New residents are drawn, to our districtspecifically, by our quality of life and excellentschool system. The extension of the Silver Lineand the growth of the Tysons Corner businesscommunity are also contributing factors. Simply,the 34th is a great place to live and we need towork to ensure we provide the quality servicesare growing community deserves.

6. Will you support legislation restrict-ing high interest lending including cartitle loans?

Yes. With more than 460 car-title loanoperations in Virginia and interest rates reachingas high as 300%, this abusive high-interestlending must be addressed.

7. Will you support funding for Foster-ing Connections which would result inan influx of federal funding for fosterchildren aging out of foster care?

Yes. I am very supportive of measures thatprotect and support our most vulnerable childrenwho are aging out of foster care. Virginia hasalready made great strides in educationalstability for children in foster care but there ismore work to be done.

8. Do you support expansion of Medic-aid under the Affordable Care Act, and ifso, what would you do to make thathappen?

Yes. I support Medicaid expansion because itis morally right and fiscally responsible. I willvote for expansion and I will continue toadvocate for it in Richmond and in the 34thdistrict.

Craig A. Parisot(R)Challenger, House of Delegates

District 34Town of residence: McLeanAge: 41Family: Wife Kristin, Son JacksonEducation: Bachelor of Arts from

the University of South Carolina,MBA from California StatePolytechnic University and post-graduate work at Harvard’sKennedy School of Government

Occupation and relevant experience: Mr.Parisot is the President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of his third start up. He previously heldexecutive leadership roles in two technologystart ups, successfully growing and selling both,and was a founder and the Executive VicePresident and Chief Strategy Officer of AltamiraTechnologies Corporation

Community involvement: Mr. Parisot served inthe United States Air Force in a combination ofactive duty and reserve roles from 1996 to 2005working on science and technology programs,eventually separating at the rank of Captain.Craig is a current board member of VolunteerFairfax and its most recent past President.Volunteer Fairfax focuses on developing leadersand promoting volunteerism in the region, andmobilizes Fairfax County’s volunteer resourcesin the face of a natural disaster or other crisis.Craig is also on the Board of Directors of theWorld Police and Fire Games, which created an$83 million positive economic impact for theregion. He also sits on the boards of other for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Website: www.craigparisot.comEmail address: [email protected] handle: @craigparisotName three favorite endorsements: National

Federation of Independent Business, FairfaxChamber of Commerce NOVA BizPac, and PoliceBenevolent Association


call to serve, why does it matter, and howwill you tackle it?

Service before self is a deeply held value of greatimportance to me and as a third generation vet-eran, service has a long tradition in my family. Ibelieve in the idea of the citizen legislator. That ifwe, as ordinary citizens, have something to offerour state or country in a time of need that it is ourcivic responsibility to offer ourselves in service toour neighbors. I think deeply about the challengeswe face and, working together, will figure out waysto make meaningful progress to make our commu-nity stronger and safer.

2. What distinguishes you from youropponent(s) and why should voters chooseyou?

This race for Delegate is one of stark contrast.I’m a Business Leader, having built two advancedtechnology companies, I deployed lifesaving tech-nologies for our soldiers and first responders,promoted women into key executive leadershiproles, and have provided salaries and health ben-efits for hundreds of families. I have first-handexperience in the technologies central to the North-ern Virginia innovation economy, and essential toour future.

3. Given the political makeup of the statelegislature, what examples from your ownexperience suggests you can successfully

bridge the intense partisandifferences there?

I have always been one to run to-wards hard problems, both as an AirForce Officer and as a business ex-ecutive. I have always been goaloriented. In business, you can’t justwalk away from the table. You mustfind solutions. We need a Delegatein Richmond with the experienceand capacity to act. As a member ofthe majority, I have the ability to getthings done — not as a partisan, buton the merits of the proposed solu-tions to our most urgent problems.

The Virginia way has always been one whereelected officials and leaders across the state worktogether to get things done. This will be one ofmany things you will gain by sending me to Rich-mond.

4. In order, list your top 5 specific legis-lative priorities.

Invest in Public Education; Reduce commutetimes; Fight tolls on I-66 inside the beltway; Im-prove Virginia’s business climate; Pursue growthopportunities in the high technology sector

5. How has your district changed in thelast 10 years? What caused those changes?

Our area is a very attractive place for people tolive. Although, due to our proximity to the federalgovernment, sequestration has had a devastatingimpact to our economy. Our cost of living contin-ues to rise while traffic worsens. We must grow anddiversify our economy, make the necessary invest-ments in public education and solve the region’stransportation problems. These are economic andquality of life issues. I am concerned about greatpeople leaving our region because we have failedto address these issues in a meaningful way.

6. Will you support legislation restrictinghigh interest lending including car titleloans?

Virginia has made some progress in this area, butthe question is have we done enough. I believe infinding the right balance between free market prin-ciples and providing accessibility to financingalternatives.

7. Will you support funding for FosteringConnections which would result in an in-flux of federal funding for foster childrenaging out of foster care?

I fully support ensuring that foster children arenot forgotten about when they become youngadults. We need to make sure those that truly needour help receive it. While I would not be opposedto federal funding, we must find ways to reduce ourdependence on Washington.

8. Do you support expansion of Medicaidunder the Affordable Care Act, and if so,what would you do to make that happen?

We should focus on providing for people’shealthcare needs exploring the array of alternativesavailable. The only responsible conversation abouta solution incorporates the long term impact to theVirginia taxpayer and reducing our reliance on thefederal government. Medicaid currently represents21% of Virginia’s budget and is our fastest grow-ing line item. Simply expanding a broken systemis not a long term solution. I have concerns aboutboth the quality and cost of care and we musttackle the matter of reimbursement rates andfraud, waste and abuse. Virginia makes a signifi-cant investment annually in the healthcare safetynet to ensure everyone receives the help they needand we should continue taking this approach whilepursuing necessary reforms.

Candidates for State Delegate in 34th DistrictElection ’15

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Election ’15

Barbara Favola(D)Senate District 31 IncumbentTown of residence: ArlingtonAge: 60Family: Married to Doug Weik with

one son, Donald PatrickEducation: BS, Saint Joseph

College in West Hartford, CT1977; MPA, New York University,New York, NY 1980

Offices held, dates: ArlingtonCounty Board Member 1997 through 2011; VAState Senator 2011 to 2015

Occupation and relevant experience:Government Relations and Community OutreachConsultant

Community involvement: Board Member of:Child & Family Network Centers, ArlingtonYMCA, Culpepper Garden, Fairfax CourtAppointed Special Advocate Program and theVirginia School for the Deaf and Blind

Website: BarbaraFavola.orgEmail: [email protected] handle: @BarbaraFavolaName three favorite endorsements: Virginia

Education Association; League of ConservationVoters and NARAL

QUESTIONS:1.What is one issue that defines your call

to serve, why does it matter, and how willyou tackle it?

The need to provide each child with a qualityeducation is the issue that calls me to service. I willwork on increasing State funding for early child-hood education, for K-12 services and for earlyspecial education programs.

2. What distinguishes you from youropponent(s) and why should voters chooseyou?

I bring nearly 20 years of compassionate effec-tive leadership. I served on the Arlington CountyBoard for 14 years and I just completed a 4-yearterm in the State Senate. As a freshman senator, Ipassed over 20 bills and I continue to remain ac-tive in the community. My opponent moved to thedistrict one year ago.

3. Given the politicalmakeup of the state legisla-ture, what examples from yourown experience suggest youcan successfully bridge the in-tense partisan differencesthere?

The fact that I successfully passedimportant pieces of legislation is anindication that I can effectively workacross party lines.

4. In order, list your top 5specific legislative priorities.

Improving K-12 Education, Investing in Pre-School, Participating in Medicaid Expansion,Improving Workforce Training and better fundingHigher Education.


My district has become increasingly diverse andthe public school systems in Arlington, Fairfax andLoudoun are struggling to ensure that high schoolgraduation rates remain high and that higher edu-cation options are available to everyone.

6. Will you support legislation restrict-ing high interest lending including car titleloans?

Yes.


Yes. I have introduced this legislation for the pastthree years. In 2014, the General Assembly passedauthorizing legislation to permit Virginia’s partici-pation. However, State funding was not madeavailable. I am working with Governor McAuliffeto include this program in his budget.


Absolutely! I have been working to make Med-icaid Expansion a reality in the Commonwealth forthe past three years. I will work to build a strongcoalition of support that includes Republican lean-ing organizations.

George V. Forakis(R)Challenger, Senate District 31Town of residence: ArlingtonAge: 26Education: University of Maryland;

Robert H. Smith School of Business,B.S. Finance & Accounting

Occupation and relevantexperience: Financial / NationalSecurity Consulting

Community involvement: Board ofDirectors – local environmental non-profit

Website: www.forakisforsenate.comEmail address: [email protected] handle: @GeorgeForakis


call to serve, why does it matter, and howwill you tackle it?

Virginia, and more specifically Northern Vir-ginia, faces the increasing challenge of providinga steady source of jobs that are not reliant on thefederal government. This includes attracting bothnew and expanding businesses — in Northern Vir-ginia, the evidence of this challenge is clear —vacant office space and a continued reliance onfederal spending are issues that must be addressedas we move forward. This issue defines my call toserve the people of Virginia’s 31st district; for toolong, our representatives have avoided tackling thedifficult issues that affect a majority of our popu-lation. These economic challenges can beaddressed with a variety of approaches, includinglower taxes, decreased regulation, investment ininfrastructure, and cultivating an overall business-friendly environment. The advantages of thisapproach are widespread and include lower indi-vidual taxes across all levels of income, andimproved infrastructure, such as roads and com-munications systems, that will benefit everyone.

2. What distinguishes you from youropponent(s) and why should voters chooseyou? I have not spent my professional career in anelected position, and as such, my commitments aresimple and unwavering — I will make sure that thepeople of the Northern Virginia are represented theway that they want to be represented, not the waythat special interests groups and politicians wouldlike them to be. To the people of this district: Ipromise to listen to you (yes, all of you — regard-less of whether you are in the heart of Arlington orthe neighborhoods of Fairfax and Loudoun Coun-ties).

3. Given the political makeup of the statelegislature, what examples from your ownexperience suggests you can successfullybridge the intense partisan differencesthere?

The state legislature, much like Congress and therest of Washington, faces challenges stemmingfrom partisan differences and stubborn, self-serv-

ing agendas. While I hold trueto many of my party’s values,I am not afraid to share myperspective as a member ofthe next generation of lead-ers. My issue agenda reflectsa conservative approach witha willingness to consider anevolving landscape, both inour state and in our country.I am committed to represent-ing the people of this districtand am prepared to bringcommon-sense leadership to

the legislature.4. In order, list your top 5 specific legis-

lative priorities.❖ Creating jobs through economic development

initiatives ❖ Reduce the tax burden on the middleclass by cutting waste and prioritizing spending ❖Improving infrastructure to alleviate traffic/con-gestion, allowing for a better quality of life andpositive secondary economic effects ❖ Invest in alllevels of education, including higher education andhigh-quality vocational programs for students whodo not want to, or are unable to attend four-yearprograms. ❖ Alternative energy sources and cleannuclear power


Until “sequestration” in 2013, the population inthis district (and Northern Virginia in general) wasgrowing at an incredible rate. The federal budgetcuts and subsequent slow in growth that occurredtwo years ago, however, illuminated that fact thatwe are too heavily reliant on D.C.’s fiscal policy andare in desperate need of our own economy. Indeed,we will always be home to defense contractors andIT professionals — but we must ensure that wecreate an environment that encourages all types ofbusinesses to participate in the economy.

6. Will you support legislation restrictinghigh interest lending including car titleloans?

Yes. Part of our job as legislators is to protect thepeople that we represent and we are obligated toprevent businesses from taking advantage of Vir-ginia families, even if it means puttingcommon-sense limitations on the free market.


Yes. Assistance to these families, especially con-sidering that they may be considering/alreadyenrolled in higher education at the time of agingout, is critical in shaping the futures of our fosterchildren.


Instead of Medicaid expansion, I support solu-tions that give Virginia citizens options and willwork to support proactively-focused and less costlypreventative care.

Candidates for State Senate in District 31

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

As members of the Wakefield andMarshall football teams passedone another in the postgamehandshake line, Wakefield senior

running back Leon Young offered words ofencouragement to the opposing Statesmen.

“They fight hard every single play,” Youngsaid. “That’s what I told all of the guys dur-ing the handshake: ‘It’s going to get rough.Just keep your heads up and keep on push-ing and things will turn around for you.’”

On Friday night in Arlington, Wakefield-versus-Marshall was a matchup of a peren-nial loser-turned-playoff team and a long-time doormat on the rise. While Marshallmight one day reach Wakefield’s level ofimprovement, there were still elementsseparating the two teams.

Mainly, Young plays for the Warriors.Young amassed 279 yards of offense and

scored four touchdowns, leading Wakefieldto a 33-19 victory over Marshall on Oct. 23at Wakefield High School. The Warriorsextended their win streak to six games andtook over sole possession of first place inConference 13 after each team enteredFriday’s contest with a 3-0 conferencerecord.

“We knew that [Marshall] was a goodteam,” Wakefield head coach WayneHogwood said. “We’ve seen them develop.I’ve watched [head coach] George [Masten]turn this program around slowly each year.”

In 2014, just his second season asWakefield head coach, Hogwood led a pro-gram with 30 consecutive non-winning sea-sons to its best record since 1972. The War-riors finished 8-4 and earned the first play-off victory in program history. This season,the Warriors dropped their first two gamesbut entered Friday having won five straight.

IN THE FIVE SEASONS before Mastentook over as Marshall head coach in 2014,the Statesmen compiled a record of 4-46,including back-to-back winless seasons in2012 and 2013. Marshall finished 2-8 inMasten’s first year, but is much improvedthis season, entering Friday’s game with a4-3 record.

Marshall has not had a winning seasonsince 2007.

Masten has helped point Marshall in theright direction, but the Statesmen playedFriday’s second half without their headcoach, who was ejected with 4:01 remain-ing in the second quarter after arguing withan official.

“I’m going to do whatever I can to pro-tect my guys,” Masten said. “I love my guys.These kids are special to me and if I canblatantly see that somebody’s going afterone of my players and it’s not going to getcalled, then I’m going to go after that offi-

cial and I’m going to let them know thatthat’s not acceptable, 100 percent. I don’tcare what happens. If they’re going to goafter [my player] and [the officials are] notgoing to do anything about it, I’m going tolet them know about it.”

While Marshall has struggled in recentseasons, Hogwood said the Warriors did nottake the Statesmen lightly.

“We knew,” Hogwood said. “We talkedabout it last year. We saw this program thatMarshall has developing last year. They dothings the right way, their lower levels aregood and they’ve got a couple kids that ourkids know. The … quarterback (MarkelHarrison) is a great athlete. The fullback(Joshua Hurlburt) … is one of the toughestkids we’ve ever played against. We didn’tsleep on them at all. We knew this was go-ing to be one of the toughest games of theyear and I think that helped us and we prac-ticed that way this week.”

Marshall junior Elijah Weske returned thesecond-half kickoff 74 yards for a touch-down, giving the Statesmen a 16-13 leadearly in the third quarter. Wakefield didn’tpanic, however, regaining the lead on itsfollowing possession. The Warriors used 7minutes, 2 seconds to march 90 yards in 11plays, taking a 20-16 lead on a 5-yard touch-down pass from sophomore quarterbackColton Poythress to Young.

A roughing the punter penalty againstMarshall kept the drive alive.

Wakefield extended the lead to 26-16 onits next drive, when Poythress connectedwith Young for a 63-yard touchdownwith10:32 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Young carried 30 times for 187 yards andtwo touchdowns, and caught five passes for92 yards and two scores.

“He can do everything,” Hogwood said.“He can catch, he can throw — althoughwe don’t want him to — he can run and hewants the ball. In a game situation like this,he’ll come over, all I’ve got to do is ask himwhich way he wants to go.”

It was the second straight week Youngscored four touchdowns in a game. He ran

for 208 yards and four scores during a 49-0win against Stuart on Oct. 16.

“He’s doing what I’ve been expecting himto do, to be honest with you,” Hogwoodsaid. “He’s been my guy since he was asophomore. I came in, he came up from thefreshman [team], that offensive line cameup, we played all of those guys as sopho-mores and they took their lumps and theydidn’t quit on us. They kept learning, theykept listening, they kept taking the criticismwe were giving them and they’ve gottenbetter every year and every game and thisis where we expected them to be.”

Young and Hogwood each praised theWakefield offensive line.

Poythress, who took over as Wakefield’sstarting quarterback after the team lost itsfirst two games, also had a big night for theWarriors, completing 8 of 10 passes for 127yards and three touchdowns. His 24-yardtouchdown pass to Chris Robertson gaveWakefield a 33-16 lead with 7:12 remain-ing in the fourth quarter.

“We still are looking for him to mature alittle bit more and get a little bit more con-fident in himself,” Hogwood said aboutsophomore Poythress, “but he’s done … themost important thing, I think, as a quarter-back — he doesn’t make mistakes.”

MARSHALL QUARTERBACK Harrisoncompleted 8 of 15 passes for 93 yards, andwas intercepted once. Running back JelaniMurray carried five times for 63 yards anda touchdown, and Hurlburt carried 14 timesfor 46 yards.

Marshall kicker Robert Guenther madefield goals of 29 and 36 yards.

“We came to play,” Masten said. “I don’tthink we have the [same amount of] sizeas people that we play across the board. Ithink we play extremely hard up front forthe guys we have. I think we played reallyhard, so I’m very proud of my guys.”

Wakefield (6-2, 4-0) will travel to faceThomas Jefferson at 7 p.m. on Friday,Oct. 30. Marshall (4-4, 3-1) will travelto face Stuart.

Langley, McLeanCompeting forTop Seed inConference 6

The Langley and McLean volleyballteam are competing for the top seedin the Conference 6 tournament as theregular season comes to a close.

Langley faced defending state run-ner-up Madison on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. The Saxonsentered the match with a 5-0 confer-ence record, while the Warhawks were4-1. Langley will conclude the regu-lar season with a home match againstrival McLean at 7 p.m. on Thursday,Oct. 29.

McLean faced Yorktown on Tuesday.The Highlanders entered the matchwith a 4-1 conference record afterbeating Madison in five sets on Oct.21.

Langley FootballFalls to 1-7

The Langley football team lost toSouth Lakes 48-42 on Oct. 23, drop-ping its record to 1-7 overall and 1-4in Conference 6.

It was the Saxons’ third defeat byseven points or less.

Langley will host Yorktown at 7 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 30.

McLean FootballSearching forFirst Win

The McLean football team fell to 0-8 with a 28-0 home loss to Washing-ton-Lee on Oct. 23.

The Highlanders will travel to faceFairfax at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30and will conclude the regular seasonwith a home game against rival Lan-gley at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6.

Jessica Donaldson and theLangley volleyball team arenearing the end of the regularseason.

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Statesmen fall to4-4 overall, 3-1 inConference 13.

Young Helps Wakefield Fend Off Improving Marshall


Schools

Send school notes to [email protected] by Friday.

Brendan Mullen, Langley HS grad classof 2011, son of Mike and Debbie Mullen ofGreat Falls, graduated Magna Cum Laude,with Distinction from the Pennoni HonorsCollege, Drexel University in Philadelphia,Pa. Brendan earned a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Biological Sciences and will be at-tending Drexel College of Medicine in the fall.While at Langley, Brendan played goalie forthe Langley Saxons Ice Hockey team and atDrexel, played on two inline teams, one ofwhich won the Philadelphia College RollerHockey League championship this spring.

George Mahaney-Walter, son of MaryClaire Mahaney and Herbert Walter ofMcLean, was awarded the degree of Masterof Business Administration in recent com-mencement exercises at the Simon School ofBusiness of the University of Rochester.

Northern Virginia Community Col-lege is preparing to welcome 17 incomingHonors Program Scholars for the start of the2015-2016 academic year, which begins Aug.24. The scholarship provides $10,000 to bedivided into fall and spring semesters for twoyears, at $2,500 per semester. It will assiststudents with the cost of tuition toward aNOVA degree. Natalia Chavez Choqueand Benjamin Atherton, of McLeanHigh School, received this scholarship.

Victor Zheng, 21, of McLean, isamong five University of Virginia scholarswho have received Critical Language Schol-arships to assist them in pursuing their loveof language. They will spend seven to 10weeks in intensive language institutes thissummer in one of 13 countries to study lan-guages the U.S. government has deemed“critical.” Zheng will study Chinese in Dalian,China. He is a third-year history and Chinesemajor who is learning Mandarin Chinese.

“I applied out of a desire to have anotheropportunity to go back to China and be im-mersed in its environment,” he said. “I alsojust inherently love being abroad where Ibelieve I learn the best and the most.” Zheng,who is a member of U.Va.’s Virginia GleeClub, plans to pursue a master’s degree ininternational relations.

Graham P. Lobel, the son of Doug andBetsy Lobel of McLean, received a Bachelorof Science degree cum laude, from HaverfordCollege, in Haverford, Pa., at the school’s177th Commencement on Sunday, May 17.Lobel graduated with High Honors in Chem-istry. At Commencement, Lobel also receivedThe George Peirce Prize in Chemistry, forexcellence in undergraduate research. Lobelgraduated from the Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology in 2011.

Gabrielle Greco, of Vienna, daughterof Drs. Stephen and Judith Greco, was namedto the Dean’s List at the College of Williamand Mary for the Spring Semester.

Dylan Maxwell Phillips, of GreatFalls, has been named to the president’s listat James Madison University for the spring2015 semester. Students who earn president’slist honors must carry at least 12 gradedcredit hours and earn a GPA of 3.90 or above.Phillips is a senior whose major is ComputerInfo Systems - BBA.

Chun-Ming “Chris” Chen of Viennaand Maria Vera Alvarez of SouthRiding have been awarded Jack KentCooke Foundation UndergraduateTransfer Scholarships. Both students at-tend Northern Virginia Community College.Chen and Vera Alvarez are among 90 stu-dents nationally to receive the prestigiousaward which provides up to $40,000 a yeartoward tuition, books, living expenses andrequired fees for the final two to three yearsneeded to earn a bachelor’s degree. It is thelargest private scholarship for two-year andcommunity college transfer students in thecountry.

School Notes

Cooper MiddleStudents Hold aMock Election

Shaking hands and speaking withstudents, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34)engages eighth grade students at CooperMiddle School in political discussions andviews their research projects. All eighthgrade students researched differentcandidates and presented informationduring a mock election. Students weregiven voter registration cards and placeda vote. The ballot is still out.

Completing EagleScout Project atChurchill Road

On Oct. 3, Cameron Hohl, a junior atLangley High School and Churchill Roadalumnus, completed his Eagle Scoutproject at Churchill Road ElementarySchool. Along with 27 volunteers, includ-ing parents and fellow members of BoyScout Troop 444, Cameron created aseries of terraced beds along the front ofthe school. Besides being an aestheticimprovement, the new beds will decreasethe erosion along the front of the school.The Churchill Road community extends asincere thank you to Cameron and all thescouts and family members for theirefforts.

After a breakfast and inter-view with Del. KathleenMurphy (D-34), Annie Blairwas able to show Murphy hercompleted presentation.

Eighth-grader SherwinMonenian studies the differentinformation and researchbefore placing his vote.

Photos contributed

Pictured from left in front of the terraced beds they built at ChurchillRoad Elementary School are Eagle Scout candidate Cameron Hohl,Tom Bascom, Kurt Hohl, Tom Kiess, John Endean, Jeff Zimmerman,fellow scout Will Baxley, John Baxley, and scouts Thomas Bascom andDaniel Endean.

Photo by Julie Hohl

Cameron Hohl created a seriesof terraced beds along thefront of the school.


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