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Undefeated BulldogsBattle to

Regional FinalsSports, Page 10

Two kayakers scouted Great Fallson Wednesday, May 6 shortlyafter the Potomac River reachedflood level at 10.03 feet. Elitelocal paddlers relish theopportunity to paddle thePotomac at such times, thoughexperts recommend that onlythose with “superhuman skill”undertake such an endeavor.

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See Rising River, Page 5

Flea MarketBenefitsCenter

The Potomac Communitycenter held its biannual fleamarket on Saturday, May 2,giving area residents thechance to sell their wares.The proceeds of the $30registration fee for sellersgo to funding programs atthe community center.

Ellie Meyer, 6, ofPotomac helps acustomer with a

purchased item whilehelping her mom.

Photos by Robbie Hammer/The Connection

Kenny Morrison and his son Alex, 9, of Potomac, spenttheir Saturday selling some unwanted items at a fleamarket.

By Aaron Stern

The Almanac

With their kayaks slung overtheir shoulders, two pad-dlers approached the footbridge to the Great Falls

overlook where a band of red tape, a gatedmetal door, and warning signs forbade pas-sage. Four days of virtually unceasing rainin the region had sent the Potomac River tonear flood stage as it coursed through GreatFalls on Wednesday, May 6, and as the pad-dlers considered the forbidden walkwayother visitors to the C&O Canal NationalHistorical Park stood nearby photograph-ing the churning, muddy waters that hadcrept up the river bank and coursed amongthe trees.

Then, quickly, the paddlers slid their boatsfrom their shoulders over the gate, slippedthemselves over after them, re-shoulderedtheir boats, and walked briskly up thebridge, around a bend and out of site.

When they got to the overlook the pad-dlers — a man and a woman — took in theroaring water and scouted their route. Whatwould be a gauntlet of narrow shoots andshort drops through cragged stone from oneside of the river to the other under moreordinary circumstances was instead a furyof grey-brown waves bucking its way down-

stream through scattered tips of stone.“The falls are buried — they’re buried,”

the woman said.Their put-in point was to be an eddy just

below the falls, and they would have topaddle hard to get far enough out into thecurrent to avoid being thrust into a boul-der some 100 yards downstream, no smalltask, as they both acknowledged.

“I do this all the time,” the man said whenasked if his plan of running the river justinches below its official flood stage was agood idea. But after some further discus-sion between themselves they decided thatthey weren’t comfortable with the short dis-

tance between their put-in site and thatboulder just downstream where water anddebris met in violence.

They walked over to the south side of theoverlook, hopped the railing, and headedoff through the trees towards another eddya little further downstream where the mansaid they could put in a little more safely.

THE POTOMAC RIVER typically floodsin the spring following periods of heavy rainor rapid snow melts in the mountains inwestern Maryland, and in the fall after themid-Atlantic is brushed with hurricanes ortropical storms, said Ally Baltrus, the headpark ranger at the Great Falls Tavern. The

FloodHoppingWhen the PotomacRiver approachesflood levels, the realfun starts for somelocal paddlers.

Photos by Aaron Stern/The Almanac

After the Potomac River reached flood level at10.03 feet on Wednesday, May 6 the river’s bankswere submerged.

The walkway to theGreat Falls overlook

was closed onWednesday, May 6

as the river peakedat 10.03 feet (flood

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Rising River Attracts Paddlers

river narrows as it approaches theMather Gorge, making the areaaround Great Falls particularlydangerous in flood conditions.

The river is considered in floodstage at 10 feet and above. Lastweek the river shot from aroundfive feet on Tuesday morning to itspeak Wednesday morning at 10.03feet, the rapid rise brought on bypersistent rains the preceding fourdays.

“A lot of people go out right nowto run things they haven’t run be-fore or run things they haven’t runin a long time,” said Sunny Pitcher,owner of Potomac Paddlesportsand a paddler himself.

Under normal conditions GreatFalls is a haven for local kayakerswho play in the riffles and surf thewaves in the rapids below the falls.Shooting the falls isn’t illegal, ac-cording to officials with the Mary-land Department of Natural Re-sources, but is only for highlyskilled paddlers.

“The river is always extremelypowerful and it needs to be re-spected,” Baltrus said. “We recom-mend that people know what

they’re doing … but I would notrecommend the normal person topaddle through the falls. Only theelite of kayakers would be able todo that.”

Traversing the Great Falls over-look path when it is closed is ille-gal, Baltrus said.

Most paddlers stay out of theriver as it approaches flood stage,but Pitcher said that there arethose who wait for just thosetimes.

Last week Pete Morey, whoworks for Pitcher at PotomacPaddlesports, was preparing tospend three weeks paddlingthrough the Grand Canyon, so hewas not among those on thePotomac last week. But speakingfrom experience, he told The Al-manac in an email that “[t]he areaaround and upstream of the chutesgets interesting at 10 feet andabove.”

Pitcher said that such an under-taking is only those with “superhuman skill levels.”

“It’s certainly not recommendedfor anybody but the most ad-vanced of paddler, for sure,”Pitcher said. “It’s just a lot of wa-ter running through the river.”

Churchill Battle of the BandsWinston Churchill High School’s Battle of the Bands will be

held Friday, May 15 in the Bish Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. Thefive bands playing and competing are Diesel Pigeons, Stir It Up,Ever Since Beginnings, Extras and Nameless. Tickets must bepurchased for $5 during lunch. Tickets will not be sold at thedoor.

Get a CatTo help find homes for the many cats and kittens that have

already begun to arrive during “kitten season” at the Montgom-ery County Animal Shelter, Montgomery County Humane Soci-ety is hosting a Cat Adoption Open House on Saturday, May 16,from noon to 5 p.m. Special discounts are available on cats 7years old and up. HomeAgain is donating free microchipping forcats adopted during the open house. The Montgomery CountyAnimal Shelter is located at 14645 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville.

This Week in Potomac

Last fall MontgomeryCounty state’s attorneyJoseph McCarthypromised the public

that when a suspect was broughtto trial for the then-ongoing seriesof home invasions that targetedelderly women, he would conductthe prosecution himself.

On Monday, May 11 McCarthybegan to do just that, as prelimi-nary hearings and jury selectiontook place on the first day of thetrial in the case of the State of

Garcia-Perlera was initiallycharged by indictment with 17counts, including murder, homeinvasion, burglaries, and robber-ies. On Monday two counts of theftwere dropped and another countwas amended to robbery.

In the wake of Garcia-Perlera’sarrest, police indicated that DNAevidence was used to link Garcia-

Home Invasion Trial Begins

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Hyattsville man charged in series ofinvasions that resulted in woman’s death.

Maryland vs. Jose Garcia-Perlera.Garcia-Perlera of Hyattsville is ac-cused of perpetrating six homeinvasions in Potomac, Bethesda,Chevy Chase, and NorthwestWashington, D.C. that targetedelderly women. During one ofthose invasions Mary FrancesHavenstein of Seven Locks Roadin Bethesda was killed.

In Monday’s proceedings,McCarthy said the state wouldpresent evidence during the trialthat Havenstein died from mul-

tiple injuries, some of which werethe result of blunt force trauma.McCarthy said the state also in-tended to present evidence thatthe female victims of the invasionswere all bound and gagged andthat a handgun was displayed toan elderly female resident ofPicasso Lane in Potomac while herhome was invaded.

Perlera to the crimes, but EmilyWhite, a spokesperson forMcCarthy’s office declined com-ment when asked if DNA evidencewould be presented during thetrial. Opening statements werescheduled for Tuesday, May 12 andthe trial is estimated to last six toseven days, White said.

— Aaron Stern


Calendar

To have community events listed free inThe Potomac Almanac, send e-mail [email protected] is Thursday at noon for the fol-lowing week’s paper. Photos and artworkencouraged. Unless otherwise noted, allevents are in Potomac. For more informa-tion, call 703-917-6407.

ONGOING The Bethesda Farmers Market will

be open Tuesdays and Saturdaysfrom 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at VeteransPark, corner of Norfold andWoodmont Avenues, through Oct.31. Visit www.bethesda.org or 301-215-6660.

GlasScene, An Exhibition of FineArt Glass, June 6 to July 5. PopcornGallery at Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Maryland.Opening Reception: June 6 from 4 to6 p.m. Gallery Hours: 12 to 6 PMSaturdays and Sundays and byappointment - 301-634-2273.

THURSDAY/MAY 14 Blues Dance. 8:30-11:30 p.m. at

Ballroom Annex, 7300 MarArthurBlvd. $8/person Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Theater Performance. 7:30 p.m. atHoover Theatre, 8810 Postoak Road.Watch “The Mikado (Gilber andSullivan).” $5/person. 301-469-1010.

FRIDAY/MAY 15 Contra Dance. 7:30 p.m. at Spanish

Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $9/person. Visit www.glenechopark.orgfor more.


SATURDAY/MAY 16 StoryTheatre Series. 10:30 a.m. or

11:30 a.m. at Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. Watch“Anansegromma.” $7/person. Visitwww.imaginationstage.org or 301-280-1660.

Community Carnival and SilentAuction. Noon-4 p.m. at ChurchillHigh School stadium. Enjoy games,food and more. $1/person plus costof tickets. Visitwww.churchillsga.com for more.

Colonial Foodways. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Visitor Center, 3400 Bryan PointRoad, Accokeek. Learn about foodand see a demonstration. Free/member, fee/nonmember. 301-283-2113.

Strawberry Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. atPotomac United Methodist Church,9908 S. Glen Road. Enjoy a silentauction, artists, games, food and more.Proceeds benefit outreach programs ofthe church. Visit www.potomac-umc.org or 301-299-9383.

Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at YellowBarn Studio, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.See works by high school artstudents. Free. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com or 301-371-5593.

Park Movie. 4 p.m. at Arcade Buildingat Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Watch a movie documentingthe park’s 115-year history. Free.Visit www.nps.gov/glec or 301-320-1400.

Carousel Tours. 10:30 a.m. at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Seehow it was made, how it works andmore. Free. Visit www.nps.gov/glecor 301-320-1400.

Nature Programs. Enjoy activities,stories, animals, hikes and more from10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Free formembers and children under 2, $5/non member. Visitwww.discoverycreek.org or 202-488-0627.

Tiny Tot Saturdays. 10 a.m. at

Puppet Co. in Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. $5/person. Watch“Knight Time.” Visitwww.thepuppetco.org or 301-634-5380.

Beginning Yoga. 1:30 p.m. atPotomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive. Adults. Free. Register at 240-777-0960.

Music Performance. Mosaic Harmonyspring concert. 7 p.m. at River RoadUnitarian Universalist Congregation,6301 River Road, Bethesda. Adults:$20 in advance, $25 at the door.Adults over 60 and students: $15 inadvance, $20 at the door. Childrenunder 12: free. Tickets available atwww.mosaicharmony.org.

Strut a Mutt Dog Parade. 10 a.m.-3p.m. along Woodmont Avenue inBethesda. Enjoy contests, exhibits,children’s park and more. For moreinformation or to register, go towww.strutyourmuttbethesda.org

Fundraiser. 7 p.m. at BindemanSuburban Center, 11810 Falls Road.Enjoy a gourmet dinner, silent andlive auction. Proceeds will send localstudents to the International FringeFestival in Scotland. $150/person;$250/couple. Visitwww.supportingcastfoundation.orgor 301-365-0084 for reservations.


Your Dog’s Mat: A Tool forRelaxation. 2 -4 p.m. PotomacCommunity Center, 11315 Falls Rd.,Potomac. Speaker: Penelope Brown,CPDT, Phi Beta K-9 School for Dogs([email protected]). Free,register at www.yourdogsfriend.infoor 301-983-5913.

SUNDAY/MAY 17 Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at Yellow

Barn Studio, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.See works by high school artstudents. Free. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com or 301-371-5593.

Critiques and Coffee. 10 a.m. atPhotoworks Studio, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Bring an image and getfeedback. Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org or301-229-7930.




Tango Vals. 3 p.m. at SpanishBallroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Livemusic. $8/person. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Contra and Square Dance. 7-10:30

p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Enjoy live music todance. $12/nonmember; $9 tomember. Visit www.fsgw.org formore.

Keyboard Classics. 7 p.m. at GenevaPresbyterian Church, 11931 SevenLocks Road, will host “Play It Again,Jim,” the second installment ofKeyboard Classics. Hear love songsand Broadway show tunes. Featuressongs, food, and fellowship. Free,301-424-4346.

Author. 2 p.m. C.M. Mayo, author ofthe new novel “The Last Prince of theMexican Empire,” reads withinternationally acclaimed poet LuisAlberto Ambroggio (“DifficultBeauty: Selected Poems”) andtranslator Yvette Neisser Moreno, atThe Writer’s Center, 4508 WalshStreet, Bethesda. Free. 301-654-8664for details or www.writer.org.

Voices of the River. 2 p.m. atLockhouse 8, 7906 Riverside Ave.Author Judy Welles will talk abouther new book. Free. Visitwww.potomac.org for more.

MONDAY/MAY 18Monthly talks. 7:30-9 p.m. Adidam

Revelation Bookstore presents (onDVD) monthly talks by Avatar Adi DaSamraj and presentations by hisstudents about their relationship withhim. $9 donation. Call MichaelDustrude at 301-762-1057 or go [email protected]

Book Club. 8 p.m. at Beth Sholom,11825 Seven Locks Road. Discuss“The Invisible Wall” by HarryBernstein. Free. [email protected]

TUESDAY/MAY 19 Music Performance. 8 p.m. at Music

Center of Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Hear music by the NationalPhilharmonic. For free tickets, visitwww.strathmore.org.

Tiny Tot Tuesdays. 10 a.m. or 11:30a.m. at Puppet Co. in Glen Echo,7300 MacArthur Blvd. $5/person.Watch “Old McDonald’s Farm.” Visitwww.thepuppetco.org or 301-634-5380.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 20 Book Club. 1 p.m. at Potomac Library,

10101 Glenolden Drive. Discuss“Mister Pip.” Free. 240-777-0960.

THURSDAY/MAY 21 Blues Dance. 8:30-11:30 p.m. at

Ballroom Annex, 7300 MarArthurBlvd. $8/person Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Networking Event. 4-6:30 p.m. ThePotomac Chamber of Commerce inpartnership with Normandie FarmRestaurant. Cost is $10/chambermembers; $15/non-members. At10710 Falls Road, Potomac. Call 301-299-2170.

FRIDAY/MAY 22Contra Dance. 7:30 p.m. at Spanish

Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $9/

person. Visit www.glenechopark.orgfor more.

Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight atSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. $14/person. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

“Muse of Fire,” 7 p.m. The Writer’sCenter will screen the documentaryfilm on the National Endowment forthe Arts’ project OperationHomecoming. Following thescreening will be a roundtablediscussion featuring Jon Peede of theNEA, poet-activist E. Ethelbert Miller,instructor James Mathews, and twoparticipants of The Writer’s Center’sOperation Homecoming workshop.The Writer’s Center, 4508 WalshStreet, Bethesda. Free. Call 301-654-8664 for details or www.writer.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 23 Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at Yellow

Barn Gallery in Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. See paintings byEdith Sievers. Free. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com formore.




Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight atSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. $14/person. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 24 Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at Yellow

Barn Gallery in Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. See paintings byEdith Sievers. Free. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com formore.




Ballroom Tea Dance. 3 p.m. atSpanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. $12/person. Live music. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Contra and Square Dance. 7-10:30p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Enjoy live music todance. $12/nonmember; $9 tomember. Visit www.fsgw.org formore.

Sunday Blues. 7-11 p.m. at SpanishBallroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.$12/dance; $17/lesson and dance.Visit www.glenechopark.org formore.

MONDAY/MAY 25 Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at Yellow Barn

Gallery in Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. See paintings by Edith Sievers.Free. Visit www.yellowbarnstudio.comfor more.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 27Children Fitness Center Open

House. 7 p.m. at 11140 RockvillePike, 1st Floor, Gym, Rockville. Fun-filled activities in the glow room,“exergaming” on the virtual realitycardio systems, sports wall gamesand more. Register on line atwww.fitnessforhealth.org or call 301-231-7138.

FRIDAY/MAY 29 Contra Dance. 7:30 p.m. at Bumper

Car Pavillion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.$9/person. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 30 Music Performance. Soovin Kim will

perform on the violin at 8 p.m. atMusic Center at Strathmore. $29-$79/adult; children free. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org or301-581-5100.

Washington Folk Festival. Noon-7p.m. at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Enjoy performers,dance, stories and more. Free. Visitwww.fsgw.org for more.

Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at YellowBarn Studio, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.See paintings by Ann Schaefer &Barb Mandel. Free. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com or 301-371-5593.




Swing Dance. 8 p.m. at SpanishBallroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.$15/person. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Concert. 1 p.m. at Potomac Library,10101 Glenolden Drive. NIHChamber Singers perform. Free. 240-777-0960.

Yard Sale. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at RockvilleElks Lodge, 5 Taft Court, Rockville.Benefits victims of crime inMontgomery County. 240-773-5626.

Book Signing. 1 p.m. at Border’s,11301 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Authors of “School Successfor Kids with ADHD” will sign copies.Free. 703-816-1067.

SUNDAY/MAY 31 Music Performance. Soovin Kim will

perform on the violin at 3 p.m. atMusic Center at Strathmore. $29-$79/adult; children free. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org or301-581-5100.

Memories of Death Valley National Park by Diane Cooper Cabe will be ondisplay at GlasScene, an Exhibition of Fine Art Glass at the Popcorn Galleryat Glen Echo, June 6-July 5.


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Nathan Prillaman IsPresidential Scholar

Nathan C. Prillaman of Potomac, who at-tends Richard Montgomery High School inRockville, was chosen as a 2009 Presiden-tial Scholar.

Prillaman is one of 141 outstandingAmerican high school seniors that havedemonstrated exceptional academicachievement, artistic excellence, leadership,citizenship, and service at school and in theircommunity. The Presidential Scholars willbe honored for their accomplishments inWashington, D.C., from June 20 to 24.

Prillaman is also a recipient of a NationalMerit Scholarship, is an Eagle Scout, and is anaccomplished musician, both as a composerand as a performer. In the summer of 2008 heattended the Young Composers Program atBoston University Tanglewood Institute. Heplans to attend Yale University.

The 141 Presidential Scholars include oneyoung man and one young woman fromeach state, the District of Columbia andPuerto Rico, and from U.S. families livingabroad, as well as 15 chosen at large and20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts. A 29-member Commission on Presidential Schol-ars appointed by the President selected theScholars based on their academic success,artistic excellence, essays, school evalua-tions and transcripts, as well as evidence ofcommunity service, leadership, and demon-strated commitment to high ideals.

Students GraduateFrom Cornell Univ.

These local students will be graduat-ing from Cornell University duringcommencement ceremonies on May 24:

Aditi Sunil Kolhekar of Potomac, with aBachelor of Science in Chemical Engineer-ing.

Amanda Miriam Rudman of Potomac,with a N/A in Jewish Studies Minor.

Amanda Miriam Rudman of Potomac,with a Bachelor of Arts in Near Eastern Stud-ies.

Ariel Avram Freilich of Potomac, with aBachelor of Arts in Government.

Ariel Avram Freilich of Potomac, with aBachelor of Arts in Reli! gious Studies.

Bailey Guocheng Zhang of NorthPotomac, with a Bachelor of Science in In-dependent Major.

Benjamin Charles Gordon of Potomac,with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical andComputer Engineering.

Daniel Dinrin Chen of Potomac, with aBachelor of Science in Chemical Engineer-ing.

David Charles Karr of Potomac, with aBachelor of Science in Design and Environ-mental Analysis.

Jamie Michelle Picard of Potomac, with aBachelor of Science in Industrial and LaborRelations.

Linda M. Jaffe of Potomac, with a Bach-elor of Science in Biometry and Statistics.

Natallie Stevens Douglas of Potomac, witha Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restau-rant Administration.

Timothy Albert Myers of Potomac, with aBachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sci-ences.

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The Mary Pickford Foundation is giving agift to students in Montgomery County PublicSchools and the Montgomery County community:a premiere at the Music Center at Strathmore ofPhilip Carli’s new musical score for Mary Pickford’s1917 silent film, “The Poor Little Rich Girl.” Thelive event on Tuesday, May 19, will be performedtwice, once in the morning at 10:45 a.m. for stu-dents from several Montgomery County middleschools, and again in the evening at 8 p.m., whenit will be offered free to the public. The score willbe performed by Strathmore’s ensemble-in-resi-dence, the National Philharmonic, under the batonof Hugh Munro Neely. This special presentation,designed for families and film lovers of all ages,celebrates the 100th anniversary of Pickford’s firstappearance as an actress on screen in May of 1909.

Neema Nassiri-Motlagh, a senior at Con-necticut College, was awarded the Robert W.Jordan Prize at the annual Honors and Awards cer-emony at Connecticut College on April 29. Thehonor is awarded to a student for excellence inphilosophy.

Twenty-four Montgomery County PublicSchools students have won $2,500 National MeritScholarships after meeting rigorous academic stan-dards and other criteria. They join 12 previouswinners this year of corporate-sponsored NationalMerit Scholarships. Scholarship winners are cho-sen from finalists in each state judged to have thestrongest combination of accomplishments, skills,and potential for success in rigorous college stud-ies.

Listed by school, the latest MCPS winners andtheir intended career fields are:

Winston Churchill HS: Andrew H. Cho, law;Mackenzie K. Dolginow, medicine; VeraKhovanskaya, architecture

Richard Montgomery HS: Abiola D.Laniyonu, computer science; Hanfu Chai, business;

Kevin F. Haaga, permaculture; Kara J. Karpman,mathematics; Nathan C. Prillaman, academia/mu-sic; Ivy H. Zhou, undecided

Walt Whitman HS: Kavitha Anandalingam,biomedical engineering; Thomas A. Berry, medi-cine; Seth E. Gordon, aerospace engineering;Hannah N. Vogel, environmental science

Thomas S. Wootton HS: Joanna Dong, medi-cine; Seth F. Nelson, mechanical engineering

Earlier this year 12 students won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships financed bycompanies, foundations, and other business orga-nization. These students are among 31corporate-sponsored scholarship winners in Mary-land.

The corporate winners, their intended careerfields and scholarship sponsors are:

Montgomery Blair HS: Mandeep S. Bedi,computer engineering, Computer Sciences Corpo-ration; Samir R. Chainani, electrical engineering,Lockheed Martin; Jessica Chen, medicine,Lockheed Martin; Elaine T. Chung, electrical engi-neering, Lockheed Martin; Jiali Fang, surgicalmedicine, Boeing; Sally Huang, accounting, UnisysCorporation; Sneha T. Kannan, medicine, Com-puter Sciences Corporation; Charles L. Kong,medicine, The Mitre Corporation; Tai Zheng, medi-cine, Lockheed Martin

Northwest HS: John D. Ingraham, softwareengineering, Lockheed Martin

Richard Montgomery HS: Leon L. Ko, engi-neering, Computer Sciences Corporation

Thomas S. Wootton HS: Jonathan J. Liang,biomedical science/engineering, Computer Sci-ences Corporation

Kindergarten orientation is taking placethis year now through May 22. Orientation is opento parents and their children who will be startingkindergarten in Montgomery County PublicSchools (MCPS) in the 2009–10 school year. Chil-dren who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1,can enroll in kindergarten. For more informationabout the kindergarten program, call the Divisionof Early Childhood Programs and Services at 301-230-0691.


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Mr. and Mrs. ThomasSegergren of Ljung, Sweden,announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Kristina Gudrun,to Daniel Gilbert Vennetti, sonof Mr. and Mrs. James Vennettiof Orlando, Fla.

Ms. Segergren will graduatewith a bachelor of social sciencein international crisis and con-flict management in January of2010 from Umeå University .

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ate of Wootton High School,earned a bachelor of sciencedegree in mechanical engineer-ing from Virginia Tech and amaster of science degree inmechanical engineering fromthe University of Texas at Aus-tin. He is currently working atthe SP Technical Research In-stitute of Sweden in Boras,Sweden.

An August wedding in Vänga,Sweden is planned.

Daniel Gilbert Vennetti and Kristina GudrunSegergren

Segergren, Vennetti EngagedInternationally BoundDerek Alvey, a Thomas S. Wootton High School Graduateand currently an engineering major at MontgomeryCollege, is one of four riders to represent the U.S. at theInternational Pacific Exchange, an international eques-trian competition to be held in Hong Kong in July. Tosupport his participation which will cost $4,000, a tax-deductible contribution can be made by making a checkpayable to Seneca Valley Pony Club- Escrow Fund – DerekAlvey International Eventing competition. The ridingteam will meet in New Jersey and train together withtheir coach for a week before flying together over toHong Kong on July 23.

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Mom & MeDeclan (3), Sean (6), and Brendan Healy (21 months)celebrate Mother’s Day with their Mom, Colleen.They have just returned from a nursery and chosevegetables and flowers for their garden.

You might not know hisname but once you sawhim, he was easy to recall.

Always in a hat, wearing a wide,almost constant smile, WayneGoldstein was a constant figure inthe offices and hearing rooms ofCounty government. He died sud-denly on April 27 on his way togive testimony at a hearing beforethe Montgomery County Council.An avid historic preservation ad-vocate, he took an interest innearly everything; land use plan-ning, storm water, parks, forestconservation, the finances, foiblesand politics of a growing region.He was colorful, easy going andfunny. Mostly he cared about pro-moting good government andhelping citizens be heard. His tes-timony was always well consid-ered, delivered with respect andguaranteed to be amusing. Heloved pointing out the preposter-ous.

In the two weeks since his un-timely death, his family, friendsand colleagues have come to mar-vel at just how wide a swath hecut through the field of issues weface everyday. Always a willing ear,he helped new activists untanglethe bureaucratic ropes. He had asuccessful landscape business andcould speak knowledgeably aboutplants, site design and finances. Asa columnist for the Sentinel, heloved to uncover and then ticklethe quislings, power brokers, un-scrupulous developers or anyquestionable officials in our midst.No one was off limits. As a pains-taking researcher, he willinglyaided nearly every activist withinreach when they had to get them-selves up to speed quickly on anissue or concern. I once inquired

what he knew about the historicGrosvenor Mansion property andwithin hours he produced a dozenpages of background going back50 years and worthy of an FBI in-vestigation. I can’t imagine start-ing out cold on any issue withoutasking Wayne what he might knowabout it.

Activists are an odd lot. We canwork together every day and feela sense of kinship without know-ing much about each other. With-out ever spending a social mo-ment, we work and speak from ourdeepest values so we have an inti-macy with one another that is rarein our culture. As each day goesby without him, I believe we be-come more grateful to have knownhim and more aware of how muchit will take to fill the gaping void.Our community and this Countyhas lost a truly selfless leader.

Ginny Barnes,Environmental Chair

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Sports

Thanks to a three-run double by WillJohnson, the Churchill baseball team keptits season alive last Saturday with a nailbiting 9-7 victory over rival Wootton. TheBulldogs advanced to take on Blake Mon-day night in a game that was postponed dueto rain. It will be completed Tuesday, afterthe Almanac’s deadline.

After taking an early 2-0 lead, Churchilltrailed for much of the game before a four-run fifth inning brought the Bulldogs to

within one, 7-6. Once three runners got onbase in the seventh, Johnson struck for No.13 seed Churchill, providing the decidingblow in an unlikely upset of No. 4 seedWootton.

Meanwhile, the Whitman baseball teamdefeated Walter Johnson, 5-1, in its regionalquarterfinal matchup Monday. The Vikingswill take on Northwest in the regional semi-finals Wednesday, after the Almanac’s dead-line.

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By Mike Weiner

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As ominous clouds hovered overhead,everyone in attendance forWootton’s regional semifinal la-

crosse game Monday knew what was com-ing — rain, and lots of it. The downpourstarted two minutes before the first faceoffand carried well into the fourth quarter, butnot even heavy showers could deter thePatriots on this night, as they steamrolledthrough Whitman, 10-2.

After a sloppy first quarter that saw themgain a 1-0 advantage, the Patriots used fourunanswered second-quarter goals to bal-loon their lead to five, which could havebeen more if not for three saves in succes-sion by Whitman goalie Carson Kline withjust over a minute left in the half. Attackman

Jeff Zifrony and midfielder Mike Creshamboth notched two goals in the period, andCresham’s tally with 2.2 seconds remain-ing was essentially the nail in the coffin forWhitman.

“We’ve got a lot of sources that we getgoals from,” said Zifrony, who had threegoals in the game. “When you play a teamthat only has one or two great scorers, we’reable to get more goals because we havemore weapons.”

The weather certainly had an adverse ef-fect on the game, but it seemed to hinderWhitman more so than the favored Patri-ots. Just one minute into the second quar-ter, Kline, attempting to clear, lost the ballin his own end and, obstructed by the rain,lost sight of the ball. Zifrony picked it upand coasted towards an empty net for hisfirst goal of the night. Throughout the game,

Whitman was unable to possess the ball of-fensively in the poor conditions, highlightedby a six-minute stretch to open the thirdquarter in which the Vikings did not onceadvance the ball into Wootton’s defensivezone.

“We thought the weather might have ac-tually been in our favor,” Whitman coachKevin Pope said. “We just didn’t have it to-night. We played scared. We had turnovers,couldn’t keep the ball on offense, and youjust don’t win games that way.”

Wootton’s defense was also stellar for thesecond-straight game in the playoffs. ThePatriots have now allowed just seven goalsin their two postseason games, and theyheld the Vikings scoreless until PatrickSlawta scored with just over nine minutesremaining in the game, his first of two inthe fourth quarter.

“Since we have such a talented group ofdefensemen and midfielders, we can capi-talize on opponent’s weaknesses, and wedefinitely did that tonight,” said Woottongoalie Yanni Rindler said.

For Whitman, it was the conclusion of areclamation season. After a number of de-partures due to graduation, the Vikingswere expected to be a rebuilding project thisseason. But they came together to becomea surprise contender in MontgomeryCounty, starting the season 6-0 and aveng-ing a regular-season loss to Churchill in thefirst round of the playoffs.

“We had a good season and we can feel

good about it,” Pope said. “We had somegood wins that gave us confidence and wedid well. It’s a good bunch of kids. ButWhitman should never be considered a darkhorse.”

Wootton will take on Sherwood in theregional championship on Wednesday, af-ter to the Almanac’s press time. The gamewill be played at Wootton at 7 p.m.

Wootton’s Jeff Zifrony had a hattrick to help lead the Patriots backto the regional championshipgame with a 10-2 win overWhitman Monday night.

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With a steady rain falling andher team struggling tomaintain possession or cre-ate scoring opportunities,

senior Angela Biciocchi realized early thatthe key to winning at all might be winningugly.

“The only way I was going to score andhelp the team was to try to get fouled,” saidBiciocchi. She did just that, chargingthrough the B-CC defense time and againon Monday, May 11 and scoring three goals— two on penalty shots after drawing con-tact — to help Churchill (14-0) gut out a15-12 win in the Maryland 4A West regionalsemifinals. The win set up a rematch of lastyear’s regional semifinal against Blake,

matchups for much of the game. The teamstraded goals throughout the first half, withthe Bulldogs pulling ahead 9-7 seconds be-fore the first half ended when junior SophiaEin snuck behind the Baron defense andfired a pass to senior Zoe Kabelac on thecrease for a goal.

At halftime, Churchill coach ChristenPena-Ariet told her team to rely on theirspeed and athleticism, and in the secondhalf the Bulldogs found their legs on de-fense as well as offense. After B-CC tied thegame at 11-11 with 14:03 to play, the Bull-dogs kept the Barons off the board for thenext 11 minutes, building a three-goal leadthat they wouldn’t relinquish.

Despite an attack that scored no fewerthan 11 goals in a game this year and fourtimes scored more than 20 goals en routeto an undefeated regular season, the dif-ference between this year’s Churchill teamand last year’s might be that ability to fallback on a tough defense when the offensesputters, said Kabelac.

“Our defense is so much better” this year,she said. And with that stronger defense andthe proven ability to close out tight gamesover strong opponents, Kabelac said herteam is gelling at just the right time.

“Everything’s kind of coming together forus right now,” she said.

Pena-Ariet said she was pleased with thewin over a traditionally strong B-CC team,but that the road will only get tougher thefurther they go in the playoffs. Biciocchi saidshe liked her team’s chances.

“If we can put [B-CC] away by a coupleof goals, we should be able to handle Blake,”she said.

Close wins overWootton and B-CCset up rematch of lastyear’s triple overtimeplayoff loss to Blake.

Undefeated Bulldogs Battle to Regional Finals

Churchill’s Zoe Kabelac had sevengoals in a playoff against Woottonthis week. She and the Lady Bull-dogs will play in the regional finalsWednesday, after the Almanac’sdeadline.

A Second Runfor the Money

No team beat Churchill’s girls lacrosse team thisseason, and Wootton was one of only two teams tocome within a goal of doing so. Early in the firsthalf of their second round matchup on Saturday,May 9, Wootton looked like it might be the teamto end Churchill’s dream season. The Patriots tookan early 4-2 lead and slowed the explosive Bulldogattack by collapsing on senior center AngelaBiciocchi whenever she got the ball. But Churchillbattled back to take an 8-6 lead, and whileBiciocchi was held in check, senior Zoe Kabelac ledthe Bulldogs offense with seven goals and Churchillpulled away in the second half to win, 16-9.

“I told them [they played a] great game, theyreally stepped it up,” said Wootton coach Ann-Marie Steppling. “They kept fighting and fightingand fighting. For that we can not hang our heads.”

“I think we gave it our best out there,” said se-nior Natasha Hanacek, who led the Woottonoffense with four goals. “No one ever said it wasgoing to be easy.”

Steppling said next year’s squad looks promisingwith a deep and fast junior class ready to rise asleaders.

which the Bulldogs dropped in triple over-time, 19-18.

In Monday’s win over B-CC, both teamstended to rely less on passing and more onfast breaks and winning one-on-one

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There’s more to communicating thansimply words, in whole or in part, muchmore. There’s tone, inflection, timbre.There’s look, feel and gesture. And ofcourse, there’s context. In and of them-selves, words are merely building blocks,essential but still inanimate, sort of. Withoutcontext, there’s insufficient information todetermine if, as an example, the end of theconversation is at all justified by the meansused to try and get there. It’s difficult enoughto keep up your end of the conversation;processing, interpreting, evaluating, react-ing, when the person/respondent is two feetin front of you or within earshot on the otherend of a hand-held device. But not seeingand not actually hearing, because you’rereading and writing (on your phone’stouchscreen) seems much to do about some-thing, too much to do and too difficult a wayto do it. And it’s already difficult enough todiscern the true - and accurate - meaning ofmany of the conversations you do havewhen all the elements are in place and allthe faculties are in use.

Disengaging, so to speak; disconnecting,if you will; some of the main processors usedin understanding and relating to your fellowman/woman, has to increase the likelihoodthat words to the wise will not reach theirintended target but rather will reach, unsuc-cessfully beyond their grasp and float digi-tally into cyber space, a sort of modern daydead letters office. Communications cer-tainly well intentioned, but communicationsthat, due to misinformation, never arrives atits intended destination/desired recipient.

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