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he learned by listening to other students in placeslike the playground. He will attend Longwood Uni-versity and pursue a double major in art and educa-tion. He expressed appreciation for the support andinspiration he received from his teachers in highschool. Guevara, just like the other recipients, hashad to overcome challenges in his life, but these havenot stopped him from being the first of his family toattend college.

THE RECIPIENTS have advice for Latino studentswho wish to attend college and possibly representthe first generation of their family. Nicolas PoloSánchez tells children, “Keep working hard, and don’tlet people tell you what you can and can’t do.” AnaGloribel Pereira stressed that “If you keep your gradesup and volunteer, these will open up opportunitiesfor you.” Juan Guevara added his short and sweetadvice by urging youth to “work hard and not slack.”These students have worked hard to achieve “firsts”for their families in America. Melanie Aguilar says,“I’m really thankful there are organizations like theHLA that support Latino high school students.”

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By Lauren Young

The Connection

Every year, The Hispanic Leadership Alliance(HLA), a non-profit organization based inNorthern Virginia, gives out scholarshipsto Latino high school students for post-sec-

ondary education. The alliance identifies itself as “agroup of area residents committed to helping its stu-dents achieve their highest academic potential.” Thisyear, on Monday, May 13, at the eighth annual awardsbanquet, eight students received scholarships. Thebanquet was hosted at El Tío Tex-Mex Grill in FallsChurch. Families, friends, teachers, counselors, ad-ministrators, school board members and the leader-ship team for HLA were in attendance to show theirsupport for the recipients. The students have plansto further their education, and have thought aboutpossible courses of study for college.

ONE STUDENT, Melanie Aguilar-Rojas from OaktonHigh School, will be attending William and MaryCollege in Williamsburg this fall. She plans to studyinternational relations with a future goal of workingfor the state department. Rojas, like the rest of theaward recipients, will represent the first generationof her family to attend college. When asked aboutthis she said, “I’m very excited, and my family iscounting on me.”

Nicolas Polo Sánchez of West Springfield HighSchool, another recipient of the HLA scholarship, alsoplans on studying international relations. He willattend Northern Virginia Community College, withintentions of transferring to James Madison Univer-sity in Harrisonburg. The first of his family to attendcollege, he stresses, “If you try hard and have theright people pushing you, you can do amazingthings.” Sánchez mentioned how people like theSpanish parent liaison of West Springfield HighSchool helped him. He has been an officer for theSpanish Honors Society, and a member of the His-panic Heritage Club for four years. These studentsare all well rounded and have kept busy with obliga-tions outside of academics.

Ana Gloribel Pereira Mejia of Lake Braddock Sec-ondary School says she worked 30 hours a week at alocal restaurant throughout high school, in additionto her course work. At age 12 she came to Americaand had to learn English. This was a challenge shefaced, but with the help of teachers like Patricia Rice,her high school English teacher, she has been able tocatch up to other students and achieve so much inher four years at Lake Braddock.

Juan Guevara of Herndon High School also had tolearn English, and remembers at a young age how

Area Students Receive HispanicLeadership Alliance ScholarshipsRecipients are first in theirfamilies to attend college.

Nicolas PoloSánchez, WestSpringfield HighSchool

Ana GloribelPereira Mejia, LakeBraddock Second-ary School

Juan Guevara,Herndon HighSchool

Melanie Aguilar-Rojas, Oakton HighSchool

From left, scholarship recipi-ents Ana Gloribel PereiraMejia, Nicolas Polo Sánchez,Juan Guevara and MelanieAguilar Rojas have workedhard to achieve “firsts” fortheir families in America.

Photos by Lauren Young/The Connection

Fairfax County teachersare used to shepherdingtheir students through

many challenges during theschool year, so perhaps it wasn’ttoo much of a stretch for LeesCorner fourth grade teacherKatie Talbot to come to the aidof some lost sheep in her Vir-ginia Run neighborhood onApril 13.

Having a regular Saturdaymorning, Talbot didn’t expect toget a knock on the door from afriend who said, “Um, you havesheep in your front yard.”

Talbot ran outside, “and Ibaa’d at them.”

The sheep “moseyed” aroundher cul-de-sac, and with the as-sistance of her mother, sheherded them against aneighbor’s fence. At that pointshe called the Fairfax Countynon-emergency police line andawaited the arrival of policeofficers to herd the sheep intothe neighbor’s fenced yard andawait the arrival of animal con-trol officers.

— Deb Cobb

Four sheep found wandering in Virginia Run on April13 are waiting at the Fairfax County Animal Shelterfor their owners to step forward. Shelter employeeLea Ann Gross offers some feed to the sheep.

Four sheep found wandering in Virginia Run on April13 are waiting at the Fairfax County Animal Shelterfor their owners to step forward.

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From left, Wanda Rixon, director of operations of Molina Healthcare of Virginia; Com-munity Champion award recipients Hank Chao, Ann Louise Lainge Bailey and JohnHorejsi; and Dr. Jean Glossa, medical director of Molina Healthcare of Virginia.

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Mariann and volunteerRobert Stewart, attendedthe Molina HealthcareCommunity Championscelebration at the Stacy C.Sherwood CommunityCenter in Fairfax on Thurs-day, May 9.

Hank Chao of Vienna,recognized as an “everydayhero” for his work with theHai Hua Community Center,addresses the audience.

Dr. Debra Deven and Dr.Jean Glossa, medical direc-tor of Molina Healthcare ofVirginia.

Dr. Gloria Addo Ayensu,director of the FairfaxCounty Health Department,and Dr. Marwa El-Menshawiattended the celebration.

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Celebrating ‘Everyday’ HeroesMolina Healthcare honors local residents for making adifference in the community.

“Whether it’s advocating for social justiceon behalf of those in need, coming upwith ways to improve the mental health ofour youth or providing culturally-sensitiveresources and education to the Asiancommunity, these Community Championwinners are inspiring and commendablefor all that they do.”

—Dr. Jean Glossa, medical director of Molina Healthcare ofVirginia

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In the 1980s, Vienna residentJohn Horejsi and a “ragtag”group of social justice pio-neers learned that Virginia

was charging sales tax on foodstamps. They discovered the salestax boosted the state’s coffers by$9.5 million every year, moneythat they believed belonged topoor families for food or other nec-essary items.

He and his “gang of eight”—which Horejsi had formed into anon-partisan group called SocialAction Linking Together (SALT)—lobbied Virginia lawmakers to stopthe practice. While most agreedthe tax was horrible policy, thetalks ultimately failed. Unde-terred, SALT took a leap of faithand reached out to one of the mostpowerful and influential membersof the U.S. Senate, Senator Ed-ward M. Kennedy.

Kennedy helped SALT push leg-islation to stop the tax. Throughthat effort, Virginia and 18 otherstates removed the sales tax on thefederal food stamps program.SALT, which influences public so-cial policy and legislation on be-half of low-income Virginia fami-lies, especially in the areas ofhomelessness and hunger, now hasmore than 1,200 members and isa recognized force in social justicereform.

Hank Chao came to Vienna fromTaiwan in 1984 when he was 25years old. He arrived without a col-lege degree and did not speakmuch English, but he believed thatAsian Americans needed to “helpbuild the bridge to the mainstreamsociety.” In 2003 Hank joined oneof the largest Chinese organiza-tions, Hai Hua Community Center

(HHCC), and eventually becameits president. Chao started the an-nual Chinese Lunar New Year cel-ebration, a popular multiculturalaffair, with Chinese, Indian, Indo-nesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay-sian and Filipino groups present-ing cultural performance, demon-strations, and arts and crafts ac-tivities.

He said that the Lunar New Yearevent “not only educates area resi-dents about cultures in Asia, butalso plays an important role in re-connecting those removed fromthe geographic area to the cultureof their ancestors.”

Anne Louise Lainge Bailey ofAlexandria believed it was impor-tant to improve mental health ser-vices for children and families. Soshe became the volunteer coordi-nator of The Nexus Committee,which focuses on improving themental health of children throughprevention, intervention, educa-tion and research, and as its nameimplies, brings together stakehold-ers to share information and ideaswhich can translate into effectiveaction to advance government andprivate assistance to needy indi-viduals and families.”

ALL THREE have something im-portant in common. They are un-heralded heroes—everyday peoplewho saw a chance to make a dif-ference and did.

For their volunteer efforts, theywere recognized as “CommunityChampions” by Molina Healthcareon Thursday, May 9, at the StacyC. Sherwood Community Center.

“It is our pleasure and honor torecognize John, Anne Louise andHank, individuals who go aboveand beyond the call of duty to helpothers in our communities,” saidDr. Jean Glossa, medical director

of Molina Healthcare and Commu-nity Health Care Network.“Whether it’s advocating for socialjustice on behalf of those in need,coming up with ways to improvethe mental health of our youth orproviding culturally-sensitive re-sources and education to the Asiancommunity, these CommunityChampion winners are inspiringand commendable for all that theydo.”

Established to honor thememory of Molina Healthcare’sfounder, Dr. C. David Molina, theCommunity Champions programspotlights the good deeds of every-day heroes in the communitiesserved by Molina.

“The third annual awards din-ner brings together a group ofthree individuals whose leader-ship, volunteerism and advocacyembodied Dr. Molina’s spirit ofservice, family and community,”Glossa said.

Each winner, who was nomi-nated by a community-based or-ganization, received a $1,000grant to give to a deserving non-profit organization as part of his/her award.

“This kind of award is not whywe do the work that we do in thecommunity,” Chao said, “but it’snice to be recognized and I hopeit will encourage and inspire oth-ers to join us in doing giving backto the community.”

Horejsi said he wanted to thankMolina Healthcare for “recogniz-ing our community service andactivism.

“To us it’s just democracy, butwhen Molina recognizes us it re-charges our batteries and remindsus to keep going,” Horejsi said.

“Mental health is such an impor-tant issue for young people and atNexus our mission is to build to-

gether better ways to improve themental health and wellbeing of theyoung,” Lainge Bailey said.

FAIRFAX COUNTY CON-TRACTS with Molina Healthcareto operate three CommunityHealth Care network (CHCN)health centers, which serve resi-dents of Fairfax County who arelow income and uninsured. TheFairfax County Health Department

operates the centers located inFalls Church, Alexandria andReston.

Dr. Gloria Addo Ayensu, direc-tor of the Fairfax County HealthDepartment, said the CommunityChampions inspire others to makea difference.

“These are people who make adifference in our community andthey deserve recognition,” shesaid.


Opinion

Absentee voting, including “in-per-son” absentee voting, is alreadyunderway for the June 11, 2013primary, a statewide Democratic

party primary for lieutenant governor and at-torney general, plus one delegate race in North-ern Virginia.

Voters in the Democratic primary will choosebetween Ralph S. Northam and Aneesh Choprafor lieutenant governor; and between Mark R.Herring and Justin E. Fairfax for attorney gen-eral.

Because voters do not register by party inVirginia, any voter can vote in the Democraticprimary, but cannot vote in a Democratic andRepublican primary on the same day.

The Republican party will nominate theircandidates for statewide office in a conventionto be held on May 17-18, 2013 in Richmond.Delegates to the convention were elected bylocality in March and April.

Each locality is entitled to one Republicanconvention delegate vote per 250 Republican

votes for governor and president at their lastelection, so that Fairfax County is entitled to1,392 delegate votes; Arlington County is en-titled to 215 delegate votes; Alexandria City isentitled to 133 delegate votes; the City ofFairfax is entitled to 32 delegate votes; FallsChurch City is entitled to 14 delegate votes.Localities choose up to five times the numberof delegates as votes, plus an equal number ofalternates.

In Fairfax County, there is a also Democraticprimary for District 86, between JenniferBoysko http://www.jenniferboysko.com/ andHerb Kemp http://www.herbkempfordelegate.com/, with thewinner facing incumbent Tom Rust (R). Demo-cratic voters in the 86th House of DelegatesDistrict will find this on their ballots along withlieutenant governor and attorney general. (Pre-cincts: Floris, Fox Mill, Stuart, Herndon #1,Herndon #2, Clearview, Herndon #3,Hutchison, Sugarland, Coates, Kinross West,Lees Corner #1, Carson)

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.on June 11, 2013.

Absentee voting allows qualified voters toparticipate in upcoming elections even thoughthey may not be able to go to the polls on Elec-tion Day. Absentee voting in person began onApril 26, 2013.

Most people in Northern Virginia qualify tovote absentee under this provision, althoughthere are many others:

“Any person who, in the regular and orderlycourse of his business, profession, or occupa-tion, will be at his place of work and commut-ing to and from his home to his place of workfor eleven or more hours of the thirteen thatthe polls are open (6 a.m. to 7 p.m.).”

In Fairfax County, in-person absentee votingis ongoing through June 8 at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000 Government Cen-ter Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax, VA 22035

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, andFriday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursday: 8 a.m.-7p.m.; Saturdays (June 1st and June 8th): 9a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Monday, May 27, 2013 forMemorial Day.

Here are some good sources for informationon upcoming elections:

Virginia State Board of Elections, http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/,

Virginia Public Access Project, http://www.vpap.org/candidates?display=state,

Fairfax County Board of Elections, http://w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /ecalendar.htm.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Vote in Spite of Election FatiguePrimary Voting,Absentee Voting,Republican Convention.

By Sylisa Lambert-

Woodard

President and CEO

Pathway Homes, Inc.

As PathwayHomes joinedour nonprofit

colleagues, local offi-cials and Fairfax Countypartners in the 100,000Homes Campaign toraise awareness andsupport for the homeless in ourarea, I felt renewed hope that wewill eradicate homelessness in ourcommunity.

Since the 100,000 Homes Reg-istry Week in February, the out-pouring of support and interestfrom citizens and friends has beennothing less than inspiring. I wit-nessed the amazing surge of com-munity support and show of cor-porate responsibility that is char-acterized by the Fairfax commu-nity. In preparation to meet theneeds of those identified throughthis community-wide event, localnon-profits partnered and pur-chased new housing stock in an-ticipation of using subsidizedhousing vouchers to assist thosemost vulnerable in our communityto get housing and stay housed.

While energized by publicawareness raised around the

needs of home-less individualsand families en-countered dur-ing RegistryWeek, there ismuch left to do.The good news isthat this cam-paign success-fully educatedmany caringneighbors and

raised the awareness of many tothe plight of the homeless. Pledgesof support and creative partner-ships are emerging to house the1,350 individuals who are home-less in Fairfax County on any givenday.

In the midst of such progresstowards ending homelessness, fewcould have predicted what hasevolved into a quiet storm involv-ing deep cuts from sequestrationthat impact the homeless; andimpending Medicaid cuts to sup-portive services for those withmental illness and substance usethat help these individuals remainin housing.

In our daily efforts we never takefor granted how critical the collec-tive voice is to galvanize neededchange. It was just weeks ago thatCongress decided to ease the bur-den of federal spending cuts on

travelers inconvenienced and an-gry over airport delays. Howimpactful it would be to use ourcollective voice to show that thisquiet storm of sequestration andMedicaid cuts will result in condi-tions that eclipse those caused bytravel delays. These cuts will leadto increased homelessness, re-duced and limited support servicesto the most vulnerable, and lossof new vouchers that were in-tended to support individuals inthe homes recently acquired bynon-profits and private landlordsin their efforts to provide afford-able and sustainable housing inour community.

While there is no doubt that our10-year-plan to end homelessnesswill find a detour ahead, I main-tain hope that it will not be a deadend that takes a severe toll on theresilience of our local communitypartners. Sequestration is havinga disproportionate impact on themost vulnerable in our community,and the “collective voice” createschange. While the Fairfax localhousing authority and elected of-ficials are actively identifying shortterm solutions to temporarily miti-gate additional reductions, we areleft with the uncertainty of theextent of the impact of additionalcuts on the individuals we serveand our community as a whole.

With continued community advo-cacy directed towards local, state,and federal elected officials, I be-lieve our voice can be as influen-tial and successful as our “frequentflyers” in averting a most devas-tating impact to our community.

At Pathway Homes we remaincommitted to advocacy and edu-cation and are committed withother non-profits, to developinginnovative partnerships that willcreate needed housing and sup-port to those most vulnerable inour community. We remain in-spired by those we serve.

At the same time, it will take agreat deal of innovation, collabo-ration, and faith to continue tohelp the most vulnerable in ourcommunities. Pathways’ forecastfor our community remains brightand hopeful with a strong beliefthat eradicating homelessness inour community is possible. As acommunity, we must rememberthat collective advocacy canchange the course of time and re-sult in positive outcomes for theindividuals we serve.

Pathway Homes Inc. providesnon-time-limited housing andrecovery-based supportive servicesto adults with serious mentalillness and co-occurring disabili-ties in Northern Virginia.

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COMMUNITY YARD SALE!Saturday, May 18 & Sunday, May 19

Rain or Shine!9 A.M. to Noon Each Day

Community Wideselling appliances, furniture,

lawn equipment, baby clothes and more!

Sale is at CARDINAL ESTATES located off Burke Rd.between Rolling Rd. & Burke Lake Rd. (near Burke Nursery)

Armed RobberyIn Burke Area

Police made an arrest in anarmed robbery case that oc-curred Wednesday, May 8.Around 10:50 p.m. a womanentered the Shell gas station,located at 6054 Burke CommonsRoad, displayed a handgun anddemanded cash from a storeemployee. The employee relin-quished cash and the suspect lefton foot. A short time later, apolice officer located the suspectat Burke Centre Parkway andPond Spice Lane and took herinto custody.

Chelsee D. Wright, 18, ofStafford, Va., has been chargedwith robbery and with the use ofa firearm in the commission of afelony.

Anyone with information isasked to contact Crime Solversby phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus your messageto CRIMES/274637 or callFairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

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Pastor King Rhodes isfounder and senior pas-tor of His Church Inter-national Christian Cen-

ter (HCICC) in Springfield, andhas been involved in Christianministry and community outreachfor more than 20 years.

As a longtime advocate for fos-ter youth, Rhodes and his minis-try help support the mission ofFairfax Families4Kids, a foster-mentoring program for teens inFairfax County. On Saturday, May18, Rhodes’ church will sponsorthe organization’s 5K walk duringFoster Care Appreciation Month.“Pastor Rhodes has helped us inso many ways,” said BeverlyHoward, director of FairfaxFamilies4Kids. “His church hasprovided individualized schoolbackpacks for all of our kids formany years. His church also pro-vides a family picnic after our 5Kwalks, and has team memberswalk along with the youth. Hepersonally was at our first 5K walk

in 2006 when we met Darryl‘D.M.C.’ McDaniels.”Q: I understand that youhave a special connectionand perspective on fostercare. Tell me about yourexperience:A: When I was around 10 yearsold, along with my two youngerbrothers and a sister, we went frombeing homeless on the streets ofMemphis to a 30-day emergencyshelter to being placed into thefoster care system. These werelonely and tough times, especiallywhen they separated me from mysiblings, sent me to Saint PetersHome for Children in Memphiswhere I lived until I was 12 yearsold. After being in Saint PetersHomes for Children I was sent tolive with my grandmother alongwith my brothers and sister onceagain. My grandmother adoptedus temporarily, and I stayed withher until I was 14, and then wewere separated again, only thistime it was for good and each ofus went to live with different rela-tives.

The relative that I was sent tolive with abandoned me when Iwas in the 10th grade so I lived

on my own.Q: How have your personalexperiences shaped youand the work you do now?A: Not everyone in life will learnfrom the things they go through.It will either make them better orbitter. I chose to let it make mebetter. It has helped me to learnfrom other people’s mistakes andtheir successes, which have con-tributed to the husband, the fatherand leader that I am today.Q: What motivates you tocontinue working withfoster teens?

A: My motivation is love and com-passion, not forgetting where Icame from and what I wentthrough. I do my best to do mypart to be a breath of fresh air andto inspire these children that thereis always hope and someone wholoves them with no strings at-tached.Q: There is so much infor-mation about foster careout there, and not much ofit is positive. What wouldyou like prospective fosterparents to know about thesystem? Any myth-busting?

A: Not all foster care systems arecreated equal. It depends on thequality of people involved, thesupport of the people in the com-munity and its local government.

Many do not know that when achild reaches a certain age, he orshe “ages out” of the system, andare literally on their own in theworld.

Some people invest in the stockmarket and some invest in mutualfunds or 401ks, etc., but one of thegreatest investments one can makeis in the life of another person whoneeds love, care, hope and a home.The return is priceless. Being afoster parent can be exciting, chal-lenging, yet rewarding, when en-tered into for the right reason.There may be some uncertainty atfirst, but once you get over the fearonly growth and rewards come.Count the cost before building thisbridge, and then build it and crossover with confidence successfully.

—Victoria Ross

5K WALK BENEFITSFOSTER YOUTH❖ When: Saturday, May 18, from 8:30

a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration begins at8 a.m.

❖ Where: Lake Accotink Park (rearentrance), 5660 Heming Ave.

❖ Cost: $30 registration fee; picniclunch provided

❖ For more information, visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs.fairfaxfamilies4kids.htm orcontact Beverly Howard at 703-324-7518 [email protected].

Quick TakesQ&A with PastorKing Rhodes.

Photo courtesy of Joan Brady

Pastor King Rhodes (left) has organized several 5K walksto benefit Fairfax Families4Kids, a mentoring program forfoster youth. During the first fundraising walk in 2006,Rhodes enlisted the help of rapper Run DMC (right), whogrew up in foster care.


Jacqueline Portnoy with her first year students at The Plum Center forLifelong Learning in Springfield.

Exploring NursingSpringfield school provides everything aperson needs to start a medical field career.

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Offering a two-year VirginiaState Board of Nursing ac-credited Licensed PracticalNurse (LPN) course, The

Fairfax County School of Practical Nursingprovides everything a person needs to be-gin a career in the medical field.

From high school students to adults, stu-

dents complete a two-year program thatincludes nursing fundamentals, anatomyand nutrition in the first year, and a Level 2course of study that sees students gettingpractical experience in local hospitals andmedical facilities.

Nadia Brandon and Laura Bartek, bothworking adult students in the first year ofstudy, could not speak more highly of theprogram. Bartek said, “It’s affordable. It’s

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SUNDAY/MAY 26The 15th Annual “Ride of the

Patriots”. 6:30 a.m. parade, 7:30a.m. A send-off ceremony, 9 a.m.procession. Partriot Harley-Davidson,9739 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax. “Ride ofthe Patriot” is the Memorial Dayweekend gathering of the motorcycleriding community to pay tribute to

American servicemen, women andveterans. Motorcycles will line up inthe eastbound lanes of Route 29between Draper Drive and Easton.After the short parade and rituals, at9 p.m., the motorcycle procession willbegin to depart to the Pentagon,where it will join with hundreds ofthousands of bikers from around thecountry. www.rideofthepatriots.comor www.rollingthunder1.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 31Fairfax Adult Softball (FAS)

Applications Due. FAS acceptsapplications for adult softball teamsthrough May 31: men’s, women’s,coed, corporate coed, and Restonleagues are available. 703-815-9007,www.fairfaxadultsoftball.com or

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ONGOINGSenior Fall Prevention Classes.

1:30-2:30 p.m., at the WoodlandsRetirement Community, 4320Forest Hill Dr., Fairfax. Tuesdayand/or Thursday classes in aheated pool designed to work onbalance and core muscles forinjury prevention. $10. 703-667-9800.

American Red Cross CPR, FirstAid and AED. Various times, at2720 State Route 699, Suite 200,Fairfax. One-year certification,digital or print materials andcontinued education on Mondaysthrough Thursday and Saturday.$70-110. www.redcrossnca.org.

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Fairfax Academy Dance presents Paul Taylor’s classicmodern dance pieces “Aureole” and “3 Epitaphs” at their“Red, White and Dance” performance at 7:30 p.m. May 17and 18 at The Fairfax High School Theater.

To have community events listed, sendto [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416 with questions. Dead-line for calendar listings is two weeks priorto event.

FRIDAY/MAY 17Book Fair at Barnes & Noble. 5-9

p.m., at Barnes & Noble, 12193 FairLakes Promenade Drive, Fairfax.Barnes & Nobles at Fair Lakes willhost a bookfair to raise funds for theMountain View High SchoolScholarship Foundation; families canenjoy face painting, storytelling,bookmark making, musicalperformances and an art display whilepurchasing books for graduations,birthdays or personal enjoyment.bn.com/bookfairfs (enter Bookfair ID11061660 at checkout).

Relay for Life of Springfield-Burke.7 p.m.-7 a.m., at West SpringfieldHigh School, 6100 Rolling Road,Springfield. The fourth annual familyfriendly event promoting an attitudeof hope and honoring survivorsbenefits the American Cancer Society;a cancer survivors reception is at 5p.m. $10 registration.

www.springfieldburkerelay.org [email protected].

Alice in Wonderland Jr. 7:30 p.m., atBurke Community Church, 9900 OldKeene Mill Road, Burke. NorthernVirginia Players present Alice’smadcap adventures with the WhiteRabbit, the Mad Hatter and the Queenof Hearts. Performances are dedicatedto Bobby Collar, a member of theplayers who died unexpectedly Feb.14; part of ticket proceeds will go tothe Bobby Collar Memorial Fund.NVPlayers.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 18Herb Festival. Noon to 5 p.m. at

Heather Hill Gardens, 8111 Ox Road,Fairfax Station. Learn to grow andcook with fresh herbs, taste herbaldelights and meet author BarbaraJacksier. Take home a free herb plant.703-690-6060 orwww.heatherhillgardens.com.

Alice in Wonderland Jr. 1:30 p.m.,7:30 p.m., at Burke CommunityChurch, 9900 Old Keene Mill Road,Burke. Northern Virginia Playerspresent Alice’s madcap adventureswith the White Rabbit, the Mad

Hatter and theQueen of Hearts.Performances arededicated toBobby Collar, amember of theplayers who diedunexpectedly Feb.14; part of ticketproceeds will goto the BobbyCollar MemorialFund.NVPlayers.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 192013 IsraelStreet Festival.Noon-5 p.m., atFairfax Corner,4100 MonumentDrive, Fairfax.Headlinerinternationalmusic group TheShuk performsalong with R&Bartist HadarBinyamin;performances,exhibits andactivities includingKrav Maga IsraelDefense Force selfdefensedemonstrations, apetting zoo, Israelidancing, Israel-style shuck(marketplace) andfood from Max’sKosher Cafe. 703-323-0880 orwww.jccnv.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 31Alice in Wonderland Jr. 7:30 p.m., at

Burke Community Church, 9900 OldKeene Mill Road, Burke. NorthernVirginia Players present Alice’smadcap adventures with the WhiteRabbit, the Mad Hatter and the Queenof Hearts. Performances are dedicatedto Bobby Collar, a member of theplayers who died unexpectedly Feb.14; part of ticket proceeds will go tothe Bobby Collar Memorial Fund.NVPlayers.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Alice in Wonderland Jr. 1:30 p.m.,

7:30 p.m., at Burke CommunityChurch, 9900 Old Keene Mill Road,Burke. Northern Virginia Playerspresent Alice’s madcap adventureswith the White Rabbit, the MadHatter and the Queen of Hearts.Performances are dedicated to BobbyCollar, a member of the players whodied unexpectedly Feb. 14; part ofticket proceeds will go to the BobbyCollar Memorial Fund.NVPlayers.com.

MONDAY/JUNE 32013 Charity Golf Tournament.

12:30 p.m. at the Westfields GoldClub, 13940 Balmoral Greens Ave.,Clifton. National Association ofInsurance and Financial Advisors(NAIFA) of Northern Virginia ishosting the tournament for thebenefit of The Shepherd’s Centers ofNorthern Virginia. Reservationrequired. $150. [email protected] www.scfbva.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 7Summerland Tour. 7:15 p.m., at the

grounds of the Faixfax CountyGovernment Centre, 12000Government Centre Parkway, Fairfax.Come and enjoy the alternative musicstarring Everclear, Live and Filter &

Sponge; advance tickets go on sale onMay 7 at Wegmans in Fairfax, Dulles,and Gainesville. $4-$12.www.celebratefairfax.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 8Bingo Fundraiser for the Family. 1-

3 p.m., at the Parish Center Gym, St.Leo the Great Catholic Church, 3700Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. All theproceeds from the bingo will go to theShepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke(SCFB) and its work for area seniors;refreshments provided. $12 each,which includes two Bingo Cards forthe entire event. Additional cards $1per card per game. 703-426-2828 orwww.scfbva.org.

The B-52s Concert. 8 p.m., at thegrounds of the Faixfax CountyGovernment Centre, 12000Government Centre Parkway, Fairfax.Rock band The B-52s play, with 35years of musical experience; advancetickets go on sale on May 7 atWegmans in Fairfax, Dulles, andGainesville. $4-$12.www.celebratefairfax.com.

SUNDAY/JUNE 9Spin Doctors Concert. 4:30 p.m., at

the grounds of the Faixfax CountyGovernment Centre, 12000Government Centre Parkway, Fairfax.Spin Doctors, formed in 1988 in NewYork City, plays hits from “Full ofKryptonite,” which sold over fivemillion copies in the US. $4-$12.www.celebratefairfax.com.

MONDAY/JUNE 10Intro to Riding in a Peloton. 6:30

p.m., at Fairfax Mosaic Freshbikes,2910 District Ave., Fairfax. Learn thefiner points of pacelines, echelons anddrafting for those new to competitiveriding and racing with the DESIGNSCycling Team every second Mondayof the month.www.freshbikescycling.com.

A girl enjoys herself at The Israel StreetFestival, which has drawn more than 3,000participants since 2007. The event bringstogether Jewish agencies and synagoguesfrom the Washington, D.C., area to collabo-rate on a program that celebrates Israel’sculture and history. The festival will beSunday, May 19, at Fairfax Corner.


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Ella Gilles, John Shim, Mahesh Menon, Cole Quick, Tommy Mehaffey and Kathy Kangafter the regional competition awards ceremony in March.

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With 22 different cat-egories from engi-neering, chemistryand forensics to

medical science, children from thefifth and sixth grades at WhiteOaks Elementary in Burke workedhard to make it all the way to thestate level of the Science Olympiadtournament.

The children won medals in twoevents at the state tournament atVirginia Tech on April 27—KathyKang and John Shim placed thirdin meteorology while SerenaUtech and Mahesh Menon placedfourth for “Write It Do It.” For themeteorology medal the childrenhad to look at certain constella-tions, name them and tell the ageof the stars. For “Write It Do It”the children had constructed anobject which they had to describein detail to the other child who hadto build it exactly to the specifica-tions given.

“We had a wonderful day at theScience Olympiad state tourna-ment at Virginia Tech. The kids

female and minority interest inscience, creating a technologically-literate workforce and providingrecognition for outstandingachievement by both students andteachers.” And it was under theguidance of Usha Gopal and withthe help and assistance of the par-ents and teachers at White Oaksthat the children went as far asthey did.

“The team has been workingwith adult mentors after schooland at weekends over the pastcouple of months,” saidHigginbotham. It was all this workthat also led them to successfullycompete and come home with 11medals from the regional compe-tition held in Centreville in March.

“Thanks go to Usha Gopal formanaging the organization of thisgroup, and the many parent andteacher volunteers who coachedthe students,” said Higginbotham.

Team members include JoeyDeDominicis, Rachel Eom, AudreyFinch, Ella Gilles, Kathy Kang,Mahesh Menon, Tommy Mehaffey,Nandhana Nair, Priya Poduval,Cole Quick, Serena Utech andAlexander Yi.

enjoyed every aspect of it,” saidMargot Higginbotham, a fifth gradeteacher at White Oaks. “The testswere very hard, and they competed

against top middle schools fromaround the state. I am so proud ofour students,” she said.

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By Tim Peterson

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Prom is pretty intimidat-ing as it is: date, hair,dress, food, limo, flow-ers, dancing... gasp. But

the annual event is also a privilege,a rite of high school passage thatbonds students through shared ex-perience for the rest of their lives.

Unfortunately, many studentswith special needs will never sharethat experience with their peers.Their physical or intellectual dis-abilities can make participating insuch a large and emotional gath-ering overwhelming, uncomfort-able, and in some cases, simplyimpossible.

To make a difference for thesestudents, then-special-ed depart-ment chair at Herndon HighSchool Chris Pascarella began or-ganizing a daytime prom 12 yearsago. It was a chance for studentswho may not, or would not, oth-erwise attend their school’s mainprom to get a taste of the experi-ence everyone else was having.

“We started very small,” saidKathy Khair, special educationteacher at Herndon, Leesburg resi-dent, and organizer of this year’sDay Prom. “All we had was pizzaout of the trunk of a car, andbottled drinks. That was the be-ginning of it.”

ONLY TWO SCHOOLS were in-volved the first year of the event,hosted by the Reston Hyatt. On

Thursday, May 9, at the elegantWaterford reception facility in FairOaks, students represented eightarea high schools—including closeto 20 students each from Oakton,Lake Braddock, Centreville,Fairfax, Westfield, Herndon, SouthLakes and Woodson—as well asthe Kilmer Center in Vienna.

“For our lower-functioning kids,I knew they would never go to theregular prom,” said Vicki Hudson,lead autism teacher at Centrevilleand Clifton resident. “For thehigher-functioning kids, it’s a greatstepping-stone, that they could goand get used to what prom is like,and then attend the regular schoolprom, which we found they were

doing. It’s a great social skills tool.”Inside, it was easy to mistake the

Thursday morning for a Friday orSaturday night. Heavy bass fromKaty Perry and Macklemore per-meated the building as swarms offestively adorned and done-uphigh school students scurried backand forth from dancehall to photoroom.

“They dress up, we’ve got mu-sic, we’ve got food,” said Hudson.“It’s everything the regular schoolprom is, except it’s free and it’sduring the day.”

To bring the prom to studentsat no cost, every component waseither donated or contributed bythe participating schools. From the

cakes provided by Target to theflowers by Herndon Flowers, to a“party bus” from Reston Limou-sine, it was a wholly generousteam effort.

“The staff looks forward to itevery year,” said Consuelo Scott,the senior catering and sales man-ager for the Waterford. “It’s greatto see the looks on their faces andthe schools coming together. Youcan’t help but feel good aboutcoming to work.”

Scott’s 10-person team helpedcontribute to the prom’s formalauthenticity. “It’s our big outreachevent,” she continued. “And wehave our own setup team, banquetstaff and culinary team here—it’sall hands on deck.” SGA membersand gen-ed students from all theschools’ Best Buddies and HornetBuddies (Herndon) were also onhand to interact with the studentsand assist with food service.

BUT AS WITH ANY PROM, thetrue action took place on the dancefloor. “You see them out there,having fun,” said Hudson. “Theydon’t care who they’re dancingwith. They need that. These kidsdon’t have very many socialinclusionary activities in theirlives.

“We don’t get that as much atschool,” she continued. “School’s

about learning, school’s aboutmaking progress. This is a chanceto demonstrate that socialprogress. I love the smiles.”

Smiles were in no short supply,as the DJ played requests and ledthe energetic group in organizeddances including Michael Jackon’s“Thriller” and Cupid’s “CupidShuffle.”

“It’s a blast, watching them letloose and be like everyone else,”said Bob Brofft, an instructionalassistant at Centreville and FallsChurch resident. “It’s phenomenal.Days like today really make thisjob worth it.”

Preparation and participationare technically in the curriculum(“They automatically go, becauseit’s part of the grade,” said Khair)and students receive instructionon everything from attire and hy-giene to asking someone to dance.But on the big day, books and pen-cils are down.

“It’s one way to get out ofschool,” said South Lakes seniorHani Baloch. “It’s great to be herewith all your friends. It’s a totallydifferent environment here.”

But is it better than the “real”South Lakes prom? “It’s basicallythe same thing,” Baloch said,nonchalantly. For Friday night’sevent, though, she’ll be wearing adifferent dress.

Eight high schools participate in daytime prom forspecial needs students.

‘Day Prom’ Celebrated

Gen-ed stu-dents, special-ed students,and teachersalike cametogether tobreak downMichaelJackson’s“Thriller”dance.

Photo by Deb Cobb/The Connection

Fairfax High School students Sayed and Kendall dancewith Lake Braddock senior Stephanie Masters at the May9 “Day Prom” held at the Fair Oaks Waterford.

Photo by Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection

The Waterford in Fair Oaks hosted the FCPS Day Prom lastThursday, May 9.

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Teaching Healing Through Altruism Marymount students learn counselingtechnique by helping U.S. troops.

Marymount University professor Lisa Jackson-Cherry, Ph.D., discussesan altruism project with her pastoral counseling class.

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ghanistan.Graduate students in the pastoral coun-

seling program at Marymount University inArlington assembled care packages for U.S.troops as part of a community service re-quirement. One of the project’s goals wasto teach the future therapists how altruismcan have long-term mental health benefits.

“The research has shown that if a persongoes outside of themselves to help others itcan be a therapeutic experience, especiallyfor those who have depression or othermental health challenges,” said Lisa Jack-son-Cherry, Ph.D., chair of the Departmentof Counseling and founder of the PastoralCounseling program. “We want students toexperience what a client would experience.”

Students are required to perform 30 hoursof community service as part of their pro-gram. The class of 11 students formulated,planned and implemented the task. “I thinkeveryone thought of the assignment as notjust a project we had to complete, but achance to actually, in some small way, letmen and women in the military know thatpeople here at home do appreciate their

service and sacrifice,” said Annandale resi-dent Nina Angeles.

The students collected an array of itemslike games, magazines, books and DVDs.They gathered nearly enough items to filltheir classroom and exceeded theirprofessor’s expectations. “I was expectingfive or six boxes, but it became more than

what the entire university could have puttogether,” said Jackson-Cherry. “We had al-most a roomful of supplies. The studentssolicited from their churches and from fam-ily members across the country.”

Pastoral counseling students learn to in-corporate spirituality into their work withclients. They wrote personal letters to the

troops and included information on stressrelief practices like meditation and breath-ing exercises. “We could not help but feelfor the brave men and women who … facestressful and sometimes traumatic situa-tions away from home,” said doctoral stu-dent Maya Georgieva of Alexandria. “… Itwas essential that we send notes of encour-agement and support.”

Jackson-Cherry said the most powerfullearning experience came when she deliv-ered the boxes to a VFW Post in Maryland:the feeling that comes from seeing the im-pact benevolence has on others. “The placewas packed for lunch, and I was planningto slip in the back door and drop off theboxes,” she said. “There were veterans therefrom World War II and Vietnam … theybecame teary-eyed as they were telling mestories of how the acts of strangers hadimpacted them when they were servingoverseas. It was quite touching. I wish thestudents could have been there to see howtheir acts of kindness touched so many morepeople than they would have thought of.”

The students did get an opportunity toexperience gratitude first-hand, however,when the military unit that received theirsupplies wrote a thank you note to the class.“The unit was overwhelmed by the gener-osity and the kindness of strangers, espe-cially because they were away from theirfamilies,” said Jackson-Cherry.


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Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkway andBurke Lake Roads, holds a Bible studyFellowship at 9 a.m. Sundays followedby a 10 a.m. worship service. Nurserycare and Children’s Church also pro-vided. 6401 Missionary Lane, FairfaxStation, 703-323-8100,www.fbtministries.org.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers ser-vices at two locations, in Fairfax at 5114Twinbrook Road and in Clifton at 13421Twin Lakes Drive. Services in Fairfax areheld on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sun-days at 8:15, 9:45 and 11:15 a.m.Services in Clifton are held on Sundaysat 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church of Spring-field offers Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.,followed by a 10:30 a.m. worship ser-vice. 7300 Gary Street, Springfield.703-451-1500 orwww.fbcspringfield.org.

Clifton Presbyterian Church,12748 Richards Lane, Clifton, offersSunday worship services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery care is provided.Christian education for all ages is at9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

St. Andrew the Apostle CatholicChurch, 6720 Union Mill Road, Clifton,conducts Sunday masses at 7:30 a.m.,8:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Italso offers a Saturday vigil at 5:30 p.m.

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Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield, offers casual worship ser-vices on Saturday evenings at 5:30 p.m.featuring contemporary music. Moretraditional services take place on Sun-day mornings at 8:15 and 11 a.m.Sunday School is at 9:45-10:45 a.m. forchildren and adults. The church alsooffers discussion groups for adults. 703-451-5855 or www.poplc.org.

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church,8336 Carrleigh Parkway in Springfield,supports a Mothers of Preschoolers(MOPS) program on the first and thirdWednesday of each month. Meetings are9:30-11:30 a.m. The program providesmothers an opportunity to get to knowother mothers through discussions andcraft activities. Register at 703-451-5320.

JCCNV Mother’s Circle pro-gram, for women who are not Jewishbut are raising Jewish children. Freeeducation in Jewish rituals, practicesand values, while respecting theparticipant’s choice to retain her ownreligious identity. Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia, 8900 LittleRiver Turnpike in Fairfax. ContactLaurie Albert, 703-537-3064 [email protected].

Metropolitan CommunityChurch of Northern Virginia,10383 Democracy Lane in Fairfax, pre-sents worship services on Sundays at 9a.m. and 11 a.m. and choir practice(open to all) on Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m.www.mccnova.com or 703-691-0930.

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Sports

Edison Boys’ Lax WinsNational District

The Edison boys’ lacrosse team won the National District cham-pionship with a 9-4 victory over Yorktown on May 10-11.

The game started on May 10 but was suspended due to light-ning. Play resumed the following day.

It was the Eagles’ second straight district title.Edison ended its season with a 10-7 loss to McLean in the open-

ing round of the Northern Region tournament on May 14. TheEagles finished with a 16-2 record, including 13 straight victoriesto start the season.

Robinson TennisAdvances in Regionals

For the second straight year, Robinson tennis opened the North-ern Regional tournament with Woodson. On May 13, the Ramsmade short work of the Cavaliers, winning five of six singlesmatches to clinch the win.

Austin Mathews at No. 4 captured a 6-1, 6-4 win over DanielFalcone. Falcone was a steady baseline, but Mathews was morepatient with his game to overcome his opponent.

Next was No. 5 Sam Wagner with a 6-2, 6-2 win over the smallbut talented freshman, Saad Peshiman. Combined with the windyconditions, Wagner’s depth was too much.

Dylan Martin, subbing for Aaron Christian, played a very toughmatch at No. 1, as he kept it close, losing 6-4, 6-3. Charlie Ferrellat No. 6 took his match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. At No. 2, BrianBui won 6-3, 7-5, but struggled to close it out at the end.

That left it up to captain Jacob Schreiman to wrap up the match.Playing another very steady player, Alex Gelder, Schreimanstruggled to be consistent but, after being broken and down 5-4in the second set, he stepped it up a notch and ran off the lastthree to win, 6-3, 7-5.

Lee Baseball BeatsWest Springfield

The Lee baseball team defeated West Springfield 5-4 in eightinnings during the opening round of the Patriot District tourna-ment on Monday, May 13. The Lancers faced T.C. Williams in thequarterfinals on Wednesday, after the Connection’s deadline.

Lee’s Jack Milewski drove in the go-ahead run with a triple inthe eighth inning.

Lake Braddock Girls’Edged in Regionals

The Lake Braddock girls’ lacrosse team lost 13-12 to Centrevillein the opening round of the Northern Region tournament on Tues-day, ending the Bruins’ season.

Lake Braddock finished Patriot District runner-up to Woodsonfor the second consecutive season. The Bruins finished the yearwith a 9-9 record.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

After coming up one goalshort against Chantillyfor the second time in16 days, Robinson head

coach Matt Curran urged his play-ers to push forward and move onto a bigger stage.

The Robinson boys’ lacrosseteam lost 6-5 in double overtimeagainst the Chantilly Chargers inthe Concorde District champion-ship game on May 10-11 atChantilly High School. The gamestarted on May 10, but was sus-pended due to lightning with 14seconds remaining in the secondquarter and finished the followingday.

Charlie Morrisette’s goal with5:17 remaining in regulationpulled the Rams even with theChargers at 5-all, but Chantilly’sConrad Unterkofler scored thegame-winner in the second over-time period.

“Don’t let it fester,” Curran said.“Just get over it because we havea game on Tuesday for the region.This is the district—this is a six-team field. Now we’re going in toplay the big one in a 16-team field,so just focus on that.”

Three days later, on May 14,Robinson responded how Curranhad hoped, beating Lake Braddock8-1 in the opening round of theNorthern Region tournament.

“I have no trouble motivatingthese guys,” Curran said after thedistrict championship game. “Andwe can use this game as [motiva-tion]. Everybody’s saying Chantilly

Robinson goalkeeper NickKondracki had a big game, help-ing keep the Rams alive with 23saves.

“He had a great game,” Curransaid. “Nick wasn’t a first-team all-district goalie, but he certainlylooked like a first-team all-districtgoalie last night and this morn-ing.”

Robinson first-team all-Concorde District attackmanChapman Jasien suffered a kneeinjury during the contest and didnot return.

Robinson will host McLean, theLiberty District’s No. 4 seed, in theregional quarterfinals at 7 p.m. onThursday, May 16.

Robinson’s Jasien, midfieldersSam Shaw and Michael Buckley,defenseman Jack Rowlett andlong-stick midfielder BrandonNatsuhara were named to the all-district first team. Kondracki,Morrisette, defenseman JudeBuckholz and short-stickmidfielder Taylor Jones were sec-ond-team selections.

Dean Jester, left, and the Edison boys’ lacrosse teambeat Yorktown May 10-11 to win their second con-secutive National District championship.

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is the best team in the area. We’veplayed to them one-goal gamestwice, and one of them was adouble-OT game. We can use thatas, all right, if they’re the best teamin the area, then we’ve got to beup there with the tops, as well.”

With the top seed in the districttournament on the line, Robinsonclosed the regular season with a12-11 loss to Chantilly on April 26.During the May 10 rematch, theRams held a 2-1 lead when playwas suspended due to lightingwith 14 seconds remaining in thesecond quarter. Play resumed at 9a.m. the following day andChantilly took a 5-4 lead on a goalby Curtis Christian with 6:47 re-maining in the fourth quarter.Morrisette tied the score with 5:17left in regulation, but the Ramsfailed to score another goal.

Morrisette and fellow seniorcaptain Connor Lloyd each scoredtwo goals for Robinson, and jun-ior midfielder Matt Smith had one.

Unterkofler led Chantilly withfour goals.

Robinson midfielder Taylor Jones is seen during a 6-5,double-overtime loss to Chantilly in the Concorde Districtchampionship game on May 10. The contest was sus-pended in the second quarter due to lightning and com-pleted the following day.

Senior captainMichael Buckley andthe Robinson boys’lacrosse team fin-ished ConcordeDistrict runners-upto Chantilly.

Photos by

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The Connection


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able programs on the East Coastand the teaching is excellent. Ourteacher has worked atGeorgetown, and the studentteacher ratio is phenomenal. Nextyear I think they have 10 or 12 stu-dents and three instructors. It’s alot of individual attention.”

COSTING JUST OVER $4,000for two years in 2013, the programis competitively priced comparedto local nursing schools.

While the first year accommo-dates working adults, the secondyear is a full-time program withtwo days a week in class and threedays in clinicals.

“We go out to Reston Hospital,Inova Mount Vernon Hospital,Goodwin House in Baileys Cross-roads, Dominion Hospital andCapital Area Pediatrics,” said TaiPhan, a second year student fromFalls Church.

Describing the type of work thestudents are allowed to do, JamesMerideth of Vienna said, “at Restonit is hospital work such as chartingand assessments, most of the pa-tients there can take care of them-

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selves, but at Goodwin House,where it’s a geriatric facility, we haveto do a lot of their care for them.”

In existence for over 50 yearsand part of the Fairfax CountyPublic School system, the programwas moved to the Plum Center forLifelong Learning in Springfieldlast September.

“Many of our students use thisas a stepping stone to become aregistered nurse. They get creditsif they go to Northern VirginiaCommunity College, George Masonor any four-year nursing program.Most of those programs will givethem 12-15 credits towards theirregistered nursing degree (RN).Plus they save money,” said Ann-Marie Glynn, director, Fairfax

County School of Practical Nursing.

AND THE MAJORITY of the stu-dents in the program plan on con-tinuing to become an RN. “[Mymom] was actually a nurse backin our country (El Salvador) andgrowing up I always wanted tohelp people and be in the hospitalor in this type of setting where Ifeel like I’m at home,” said LourdesSandoval of Reston.

“Classes are from 7:30 a.m. to 2p.m. Monday to Friday andclinicals are sometimes in themorning, sometimes in the after-noon. It depends what they haveavailable for us,” said JacquelinePortnoy, a registered nurse andinstructor at the school.

Ann-Marie Glynn (middle), director, Fairfax County Schoolof Practical Nursing, with instructors Catherine Corp(left) and Kathy Vadala.

Walk with Us!5-K Walk to benefit children in foster care

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Where: Lake Accotink Park (rear entrance)5660 Heming Avenue, Springfield, VA.

Cost: $30 registration fee•Picnic lunch provided

Steps to Walk – or Support the 5-K Walk1. Log on to: www.fairfaxyouth.org/events.xml to register2. Create your own team or join our Fairfax Families4Kids team.For more information, visit the Web site atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/fairfaxfamilies4kids.htm or contactBeverly J. Howard, Fairfax Families4Kids Coordinator,703-324-7518, TTY 711. [email protected]

Fairfax County is committed tonondiscrimination on the basisof disability in all county pro-grams, services and activities.Reasonable accommodations

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Clifton $689,000Lots of Charm! Sunny 4 BR/3.5BA home with open floorplan on private one acre lot backing to pastures. Beautifullymaintained and updated. Large dining room & family room,hardwood floors, rec room, 2 car garage, scenic views.

Nancy Basham 703-772-2066

Lake Manassas $999,998Magnificent Custom Courtyard Home Exudes Casual Elegance for bothFamily Living and Entertaining! Elegance is the hallmark of this exceptionalproperty, both the Residence, Lakes & Golf Course views. Custom built in2004, this expansive home offers over 5600 sq. ft. of luxurious living spacew/High Ceilings and the finest of Millwork. Designer Kitchen, Breakfast,Morning Rm, 3 Master BRs, 4 1/2 BAs, 2 See-thru FPs to Stone CoveredTerraces – LL Fam Rm, Media Rm, Exercise Rm, Game Rm & Office.

Sheila Adams 703-503-1895

Fairfax Station $722,900Beautiful contemporary 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, with a gor-geous pool on 2 private acres with a park-like setting,located in the heart of Fairfax Station. Home has beenupdated throughout. Gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors& new carpeting.

Pep Bauman 703-314-7055

Reston $225,000Large 1BR, 1BA condo near shopping, commuter routes,and lakes of Reston. Stainless steel appliances, fresh paint,and hardwood floors. Private balcony

Courtney Jordan 703-786-5330

Lake Anna $710,000Quiet northend cove! 100 ft. of deep water with boat house.Lots of wild life, walk to common area beach. 4 bedrooms,4.5 baths, lofts, screened porch, sitting areas, decks up &down with glass railing, front porch, 3 car garage, and abarn/workshop with1/2 bath, all with high end materials.

Toni McQuair 703-795-2697

Haymarket-Regency $494,900Living is easy in 55+Regency at Dominion Valley. Almost4000 fin SF in 4BR/4BA patio home with MBR on main.Snow removal, lawn & exterior care incl. in fees plus pool &fitness. Golf optional. Call Mary to view & see TV video at55+web site www.marylaroche.com.

Mary LaRoche 703-919-0747

Fairfax $569,000The spotlight shines on this fabulous 5 bedroom, 2.5 bathMiddleridge split level, sited on a “to-die-for” corner lot on astreet that seldom sells! “House Beautiful” kitchen w/ gran-ite counters, hardwood floors, & finished lower level withBuck-Stove and 5th bedroom. All updated baths, custompatio w/ awning, screened-in porch, replaced windows &huge 2-car carport come too! A true show stopper!

Catie Morales 703-278-9313

Lake Anna $969,000Water Front Home! Custom built colonial home built onpremium deep water lot (2.3 acres). This is truly one of akind and a must see. Enjoy your own launching ramp,beach, and 40x40 enclosed boat house. Lots of storage with athree car attached garage and a 30x36 metal building. Greatview of the lake. Lawn and flower bed irrigation.

Buddy Poland 540-894-7821

Arlington$1,495,000

Elegance galore!Built in 2006, over6500 sq. ft. finishedliving space w/over 5BRs, 5.5 BAs, 2 storyliving room, balconyon 2nd floor & arrayof custom upgradesthroughout.Gourmet kitw/stainless steelappliances &

Gainesville $525,000Heritage Hunt 55+ (age 50+ ok). Beautiful 3 levels onexceptional lot—3 sides golf course! 3 BRs, 3BAs, GourmetKitchen with island, cktp & wall ovens, Living, Dining,Sunroom, Loft, unfinished Lower Level with rough-in, freshpaint in/out, screened porch, 2 car garage. VIEWS!


Clifton $939,000Stately Colonial on gorgeous 5 acre lot. Elegant, grand mainlevel with open floor plan. Upper level with 4 bedrooms and3 full baths. Master sitting room could be 5th bedroom.Walk out lower level with full bath, guest suite, large gameroom and plenty of storage.

Carol Hermandorfer 703-216-4949

Sterling $564,900Immaculate, light-filled “Potomac” model. Four spaciousbedrooms, master suite with jetted soaking tub, gleaminghardwood floors on entire main level, and three finished lev-els. Spacious family room off gourmet kitchen. Large deckoverlooking lush, professionally landscaped yard.

Bob Clark 703-470-5044

Clifton $1,375,000Pristine elegance in Balmoral Greens! 6BR, 5.5BA, 3 fin lvls, Chef’sKit w/island & honed granite counters, GE Monogr SS appls, Liv, 2story Fam, Din, Butler pantry, Sunrm, Library, Main lvl MBR & mar-ble MBA. W/Out LL has Home Theatre, 2nd Kit, Rec rm, add mastersuite. Scr porch, ceil fans, tray ceilgs, rec lights, plant/shutters, 3 zoneheat/cool, 3 car side/ld Garage, 2 Acres. Robinson HS.


Springfield $385,000Many updates in this large, 4 level 3 bedroom 3.5 Bath EndUnit Townhouse in popular neighborhood. Updates includenewer windows, new paint, roof, appliances, and more. MasterBedroom Has 4th level loft. Please call for more information.

David Levent 703-338-1388

Alexandria$384,500

This 9 year oldhome has 4 bed-rooms, 3.5 baths, 3finished levels and2 car garage.Hardwood floorson main level.Amazing deck justoff kitchen and somuch more.

RichardEsposito

703-503-4035

Fairfax $698,000Fox Hunt beauty with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Gorgeousupdated kitchen & baths. Open floor plan, lower level recroom & spacious deck perfect for entertaining!

Carol Hermandorfer 703-216-4949

Clifton $419,900Heated tile floors inremodeled kitchen!You’ll always want to bebarefoot in THIS beau-tiful kitchen! High ceil-ings on main floor, andcustom details through-out. Split level deckoverlooks woods. MBRsuite features soakingtub, double sinks, andsep. shower. 3 BR,3.5BA, 3 fin. Levels, anda garage.

Mary Wharton703-795-0587

Breakfast room overlooking the fenced back yard. Finished base-ment. Nice sized deck stepping to paved patio. Yards from Arlingtonbus transportation, public metro bus, East Falls Church Metrorail,Route 7, I-66 and I-395. Enjoy the Bike trail and side walk for extraoutdoor activities. Visit KinderSaund.com &www.extraordinaryproperties.com for more information.

Kinder Saund 703-503-1840

Chantilly$210,000

Sensational 3level TH, updatedkitchen, baths,carpet, new roof,cozy lower levelwith fireplaceopens up to pri-vate, fencedpatio, garden,great laundry,storage room. Youwill fall in lovewith this excep-tionally wellcared for TH.

MaryFitzHenry

703-503-1825

Chantilly$327,000

Enjoy the lifestyleoffered by all theamenities atSouth Riding!Move-in ready endunit townhomeboasts dualmaster-suitedesign, enhancedgourmet kitchenwith granite &center island, &plenty of storageoptions. Walk topool, daycare,school & pond!

Bob Clark703-470-5044

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