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Page 14By Bonnie Hobbs

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For almost an entire year, a New York couplevictimized dozens of residents here, breakinginto their homes and stealing nearly $600,000

worth of gold and other valuables. Now one of theculprits, Melinda Marie Soto, 34, of the Bronx, N.Y.,has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.

Authorities said she and her husband, DagobertoSoto-Ramirez, 27, plus another man, targeted the

homes of South Asians, whom they believed keptlarge amounts of gold in their residences. Ultimately,they burglarized 37 homes total in both Fairfax andLoudoun counties.

“The defendants didn’t just steal gold and gems;they stole irreplaceable heirlooms,” said Neil H.MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District ofVirginia. “No sentence can replace those valuables,but the outstanding work of law-enforcement offic

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Year after year, the Sal-vation Army provideshelp for people in need

i nthe local area. This year,

though, more than ever, it needsthe public’s help.

That’s because three factors areconverging on it at the same time:More families are in need, fewercontributions are coming in andGiant Foods has drastically cut thegroup’s red-kettle, solicitationhours.

“Right now, we’re concentratingon our Christmas and winter-re-lief efforts,” said Major EarlFitzgerald, commanding officer ofthe Salvation Army’s Fairfax Corps.“Our red-kettle program helpsfund that.”

Since 1960, the Salvation Armyhas served Fairfax County resi-dents with utility and rent assis-tance, food, clothing and furnitureon an emergency basis, all yearlong. During the Christmas holi-days, it also gives them toys andbicycles.

Potential recipients apply for aidin October and November; thenthe organization screens them toverify the need. Last year at thistime, the Salvation Army bright-ened the holidays for 1,100 localfamilies containing 1,500 children.“This year, we’re assisting 2,590children in 1,250 families,” said

Fitzgerald. “Because of theeconomy, people are out of workand struggling financially.”

“We’re also getting less dona-tions because of the economy,” hecontinued. “So we’re putting anappeal out to the public for assis-tance.”

LAST HOLIDAY SEASON, saidFitzgerald, Salvation Army bellringers stood outside 21 GiantFoods stores in Fairfax County, atleast seven hours a day, Mondaythrough Saturday. “It was a majorsource of fund-raising for us,” hesaid.

The Salvation Army is more vis-ible at Christmastime and peopledonated generously at the kettlesoutside Giant, explainedFitzgerald, because “people are in

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Facing a Christmas season that looked coldand bleak, parents of five children didn’trequest toys for them. Instead, focusing on

what’s even more important — winter coats, bootsand gloves to keep them warm — they asked OurNeighbor’s Child only for these items.

Of course, the all-volunteer, nonprofit organi-zation won’t let them down. ONC’s members willsee that — not only will they get their wishes ful-filled — but their children will receive new toys,as well.

But since ONC is providing Christmas gifts thisyear for more than 800 local families containingmore than 2,300 children, it’s not an easy task —and ONC can’t do it alone. It needs people in thecommunity to open up their hearts and walletsand help. After, all, said Brooke Caskey, assistantto ONC Executive Director Kelly Lavin, the recipi-ent families are their own neighbors in Centreville,Chantilly, Clifton, Fair Oaks and Fair Lakes.

Helping collect toys for ONC outside the Fair Lakes Wal-Mart are members of Cre-ative Dance Center’s competition team (from left) Allie Frey, Meera Jindal, AlexisStranberg, Abby Sullivan, McKenzie Frey and Caroline Frey. In back is ONC’sBrooke Caskey. (Not pictured: Carolyn and Pete Cameron, Emily Luper, Abby Lam-bert and Caroline Nelson).

Nonprofit serving morethan 800 families and2,300 children.

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Salvation Army employeeMelvin Bruce Gomber ofCentreville rings the bell,Saturday morning, out-side the Fair Lakes Wal-Mart, for the red-kettlecampaign.

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Colonial FareThe Lane’s Mill Chapter,Daughters of the AmericanRevolution, held its De-cember meeting at thehome of member CharleneGross on Dec. 4. Posing intraditional colonial cos-tumes around a table ofclassic holiday fare includ-ing Persimmon Cake, aremembers Heidi Haynes,Peg Hogge, Charlene Grossand Jane Shackleford.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

The sounds of the season will fill the air whenthe Westfield High choirs present Candle-light Carols, a holiday choral performance

in the school auditorium. The free concert is slatedfor Thursday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Four choral ensembles – Musical Theater, ConcertChoir, Bel Canto and Chamber Singers – will enter-tain. The Stone Middle School choir will also jointhem on stage for a total of some 200 students per-forming.

“This concert will represent a myriad of musicalstyles, world cultures and seasonal cheer,” saidWestfield’s new Choral Director, David Reimschussel.“My goal is educating the kids about the roots ofmany of these songs – where they come from andwhy we sing them. There’ll be traditional music fromEurope, Africa, America and Asia.”

Among the selections to be performed are “AfricanNoel” by the Concert Choir, “Still, Still, Still” by BelCanto, and “Carol of the Bells” by the Chamber Sing-ers. The Musical Theater ensemble will preview somesongs from its upcoming Madrigal Dinner, Jan. 8,including “Come to the Celebration” and “Soli DeoGloria.”

“All the students are awesome and I’m very proudof them,” said Reimschussel. “It will be an amazing,musical experience.”

Agreeing, Stone Choral Director Stephen Kogut isproud of his students’ efforts and dedication, as well.As he tells his young singers, “The more you get intomusic, the more you’ll get out of life.”

Junior Mary Burke is a soprano with Westfield’sChamber Singers and has been singing since age 5or 6. “It’s fun and is another way to express your-self,” she said. Her favorite song in the holiday con-cert is “Masters in this Hall.”

“It’s an old, English piece and the harmonies soundreally good; everybody blends well together,” saidBurke. “It’s about everyone going to see Jesus, thenewborn babe. The song is lively and upbeat, with aspirit to it. It also has a lot of dynamic contrast – thesound grows, backs off and grows again – so it’s chal-lenging to get soft and then really loud.”

She said the audience will like the ambience ofhearing some candles in the dark, lit only by electriccandles. And, said Burke, “All the different choirs willget a chance to sing, and then we’ll all perform to-gether, which will be really cool.” Also a ChamberSingers soprano is junior Emily Hunt, who’s delightedto be in the choir. “This year, it’s such a great com-munity to be a part of because we’re hanging out alot more, outside of school, so we’ve had more timeto get to know each other,” she explained.

In the concert, she especially likes the number,“Hodie, Christus Natus Est,” which means, “Today,

Former Child-CareWorker Is Guilty

A man who worked at a local child-carecenter pleaded guilty in court last week toa sexual crime against a 4-year-old girl. Heis Siyamand Salehzadeh, 22, of LavenhamCourt in Manassas.

In September, Fairfax County police werecalled to Minnieland Private Day School, onCompton Village Drive in Centreville, fol-lowing a report that Salehzadeh had as-saulted the child there on Sept. 21. Threedays later, police obtained a warrant charg-ing him with sodomy.

Before they could serve it, however, he took off and tried leav-ing the country. But the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended him inNew York State when he tried to enter Canada. He was extra-dited back to Fairfax County on Oct. 8, arrested and held with-out bond in the Adult Detention Center.

The grand jury indicted Salehzadeh Nov. 15; and last Wednes-day, Dec. 1, in Circuit Court, he entered his plea. Judge RandyBellows then set his sentencing for Feb. 25.

Salehzadeh was only employed at Minnieland for about threemonths — from around mid-June to late September, when hewas fired. He was an assistant teacher, working with children intwo, different classrooms — 4-year-olds and children ages 5-12.

Parkway Construction DelaysSince work has now begun on construction of the Fairfax County

Parkway/Fair Lakes Parkway interchange, drivers should be awarethat it will result in some traffic delays. This coming weekend,Dec. 11-12, Shirley Contracting will be pile driving for the Route50 bridge widening. Work is scheduled to be done Saturday-Sun-day, from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

Lane closures are planned on Route 50 near the Fairfax CountyParkway; two lanes will be closed in each direction, leaving onlyone lane open each way on Route 50. In addition, closures willoccur on the Fairfax County Parkway near the bridge at Route50; one lane will be closed in each direction, leaving one laneopen each way on the parkway.

Since these closures will cause major traffic delays in the area,motorists are advised to plan their travel routes in advance, thosedays, and allow plenty of extra time to reach their destinations.

Animal Shelter’s Adoption EventThe Fairfax County Animal Shelter is offering a free spay or

neuter for the first 100 cats, kittens, dogs or puppies adoptedfrom the shelter during December. The special offer is part of theshelter’s annual, “Home 4 the Holidays” adoption celebration tohelp homeless animals make their way out of the shelter andinto a new home in time for the holidays.

The shelter has a variety of cats and dogs available for adop-tion, in addition to small mammals, reptiles and birds. To viewanimals available for adoption, visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices/ and click on adop-tion. A new animal is also featured each week on the FairfaxCounty Police Department’s Web site homepage,www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police under “Adopt-A-Pet.”

The shelter is at 4500 West Ox Road in Fairfax. Regular adop-tion hours are Tuesday-Friday, noon-6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, call 703-830-1100.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Dec. 16,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves so technicians may prop-erly inspect and adjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehicles

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Members of Westfield High’s Chamber Singers rehearse during class for the upcom-ing, Candlelight Carols concert.

Candlelight Carols at WHSChoirs to performworldwide holiday songs.

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“This has really been a tough year for ev-eryone,” she said. “There are families justlike yours and mine, out there, that coulduse a little extra help this year and nevercould have imagined reaching out for helplike this, in the past.”

Caskey made most of the calls to the fami-lies in need to find out what they wantedfor their children. And although it was ahuge undertaking, she says she wouldn’ttrade the experience for the world.

“I learned so much about the people inour community,” she said. “One woman keptsaying, ‘We just aren’t used to being in thissituation; I hope my kids understand. I thinkthey do, but I just want to make sure theyhave something to open on Christmas morn-ing.’”

Caskey heard stories of families whoowned small businesses and had ex-tremely slow years. Some families hadchildren end up in the hospital and themedical bills became overwhelming. Sheeven spoke with a couple parents who hadaccidents, themselves, and were unableto work for awhile.

Other families are simply doing the bestthey can to get by. “So many moms said,‘Oh, my gosh, my children hardly ever getbrand new toys. This will just be the best,’”said Caskey. “These families are so thank-ful that there are people in this communitywho care enough to help each other out intough times.”

A single mother of three just wantedsimple arts-and-crafts supplies, Legos andbath toys for her little ones. Another singlemom recently lost her job; she’s strugglingto provide for her family and also pay bills,so she was grateful for anything, at all.

A single father asked for toys for his chil-dren; they love Sesame Street, Dora theExplorer, and doing arts and crafts. And asingle mother of two wanted some “girl

toys” for her baby daughter who only hashand-me-down “boy toys” from her olderbrother.

Chris Hobbs is now ONC’s Giving Treecoordinator, but when she first began vol-unteering, some eight years ago, she wasthe one who called the families. Her daugh-ters helped with the calls and, said Hobbs,“Realizing the need in our immediate back-yard was an eye-opener to our whole fam-ily. It was also rewarding because I reallyenjoyed talking to the people. They wereall so gracious and, despite their circum-stances, most of them were very positive.”

Now she contacts the schools, businessesand churches to see if they’ll put up GivingTrees for ONC. It takes time and effort, butshe’s glad to do it. “December wouldn’t bethe same for me without Our Neighbor’sChild in it,” said Hobbs. “It’s now becomepart of my holiday season. One of the bestparts is that the people taking ornaments[containing children’s holiday wishes] from

the Giving Trees really want to get whatthose children requested. Even with theeconomy, everyone still wants to help.”

One, local company that’s done so isHensel Phelps Construction. “They had ahuge, toy drive for us,” said Lavin. “Theycalled and asked if they could take 125 or-naments. After they did, there was such anenthusiastic response from their employeesthat they asked if they could take 100 more.That made our day because, at the time,we didn’t have anyone to fill those wishes,so we were thrilled.”

She also noted that the Giving Tree in theFair Lakes Wal-Mart is still there. “We’rehoping people will continue to take orna-ments from it and buy the gifts requested,”said Lavin. “They can just leave them withthe cashier, who’ll hold them for ONC pick-up.”

She also praised the local, high-schoolstudents helping ONC. Chantilly High’s SGAheld a gift-wrap drive. Each recipient fam-

Giving Tree LocationsOrnaments are still available; Monday, Dec. 13,

is the last day for gift drop-offs at these sites:St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic ChurchSt. Andrews Lutheran ChurchCentreville Baptist ChurchCentreville Presbyterian ChurchCentreville United MethodistPleasant Valley United MethodistSt. John’s Episcopal ChurchChurch of the EpiphanyKing of Kings Lutheran ChurchClifton Presbyterian Pre-SchoolSully Station’s Children’s CenterSouth Riding Children’s CenterMcNair Farms Children’s CenterWinwood Children’s CenterWestfields Play & LearnMinnieland at Centreville Square IIMinnieland at Compton VillageChesterbrook AcademySully II Community CenterWilliam E. Crutchfield, DDSAssociation Management Group Inc.Webb MasonBull Run ElementaryManTech InternationalIntegrity Applications Inc.Langley HighFerguson EnterprisesGeneral DynamicsBT Americas Inc.Patton, Harris, Rust & AssociatesDisability Determination Services officeCompton Village Community CenterCub Run ElementaryMinnieland at DullesPoplar Tree ElementaryBowl AmericaJobin RealtyHensel Phelps ConstructionCentreville Business AllianceQuest Diagnostics

ily is given wrapping paper so parents canwrap up their children’s presents, them-selves. And guided by teacher Becky Rice,Westfield’s Interact Club is decoratingONC’s warehouse this Thursday, Dec. 9, soit’ll be cheerful and festive for the ONC vol-unteers sorting toys and filling each family’sgift bags.

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Our Neighbor’s Child Needs Community’s Help

Lending a hand with the toys and clothes donated for Saturday’s PantherPick-Up are Centreville Wildcat football team members (from left)Chance Roman, Ken Ekanem, Chase Walter and Connor Coward.

Manning the ONC collection box Saturday outside the Fair Lakes Wal-Mart are (from left) Vista Omni soccer team members Amanda Cameron,Ellie Evans, Morgan Morris, Jenna Lamb, Lisa Walton and Patti Mann,plus Creative Dance Center competition team members Will and AbbyLambert.

Some of the students who helped make last Saturday’s Panther Pick-upfor ONC such a big success.

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Butchko and DePorterAre Married

Christina Butchko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.David Butchko of Centreville, and JosephDePorter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael DePorterof Oakton were married on Aug. 14, 2010, atSt. Timothy Catholic Church in Chantilly. Theceremony was performed by Celebrants FatherStephen J. Schultz and the Rev. ArnoldDePorter, uncle of the groom. Alison Butchko,sister of the bride, was maid of honor followedby bridesmaids, Kristen Butchko, cousin of thebride, Sharon Ennis, sister of the groom, friendsAnna Kate Murphy, Courtney Gentry, MeriWoods, Emily Noren, and Sarah Santillano.Abigail Hurst, bride’s second cousin, was a Jr.Bridesmaid along with flower girls, MeganHurst, bride’s second cousin and Kaylee Ennis,niece of the groom.

Steven DePorter, brother of the groom, wasbest man followed by groomsmen, DaveMarszalek and Scott Kruzel, cousins of thegroom, friends Paul Smith, Stephen Smith,Matt Scarpace, Matt Dannemann and CraigWlaschin. Brendon Butchko, second cousin ofthe bride, was the ring bearer. A reception washeld at Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket.The couple took a honeymoon at the SandalsRegency La Toc in St. Lucia, and is currentlyresiding in Centreville.

Christina and Joseph DePorter

Learning FinanceGirl Scout Troop 1077 ofCentreville ElementarySchool was given a banktour on Dec. 4 by IbrahimAmmar, bank manager atthe Capital One Bank ofOakton. The girls were ableto earn their “PennyPower” try-it badge.

Hayden, Garber To WedMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Hayden of Port Tobacco,

Md. are pleased to announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Faith Alexandra Hayden of Washington,D.C., to James Thomas Garber of Falls Church, sonof Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Garber of SpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.

Faith Hayden is a 2000 graduate of McDonoughHigh School in Pomfret, Md. In 2004, she received aB.A. from Loyola College, Baltimore, Md. She is cur-rently a graduate student at Johns Hopkins Univer-sity in nonfiction writing. She is a journalist forEyeWorld, a science magazine, located in Fairfax.

James Garber is a 1999 graduate of Courtland HighSchool, in Spotsylvania County, Va. He received aB.A. degree in 2003 from James Madison University.He earned an M.A. degree in American history fromGeorge Mason University and is currently a Ph.D.student at Mason. He is a historian with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters, Washington,D.C.

James Garber is a former resident of Centreville.He is the grandson of Faye Louise Burton Wood and

the late James Franklin Wood of Centreville.A wedding is planned for Feb. 19, in Washington,

D.C.

Faith Alexandra Hayden andJames Thomas Garber.


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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Rudolph, the Grinch, CharlieBrown and more are sure todazzle and delight whenWestfield High’s theater stu-

dents present their annual Ho-Ho HolidayShow.

It bursts onstage Sunday, Dec. 19, at 2p.m. and Monday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. Tick-ets are $5 each and $12 for groups of up tofour people. More than 100 students willpresent five, seasonal, student-directed vi-gnettes: “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,”“The Grinch who Stole Christmas,” “ACharlie Brown Christmas,” “The ChanukahStory” and “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Rein-deer.”

‘RUDOLPH, RED-NOSED REINDEER’“Since the actual version is copyrighted,

we’re going by the song, plus adding a lovescene between reindeers Rudolph and Cu-pid,” said senior Andy Talavera-Roca, co-directing with Daniel Hepler. “Each reindeerhas his own personality type, and the linesthey have reflect that.”

There’s a cast of 17, and Talavera-Rocasays the audience will love it. “There’s sing-ing, dancing, good storytelling and funnylines — it’s very comedic,” he said. “There’sa sarcastic elf who’s just hilarious. He wantsto be there, but he gets stressed out. It’sChristmas Eve and everything’s going hay-wire.”

Since Talavera-Roca and Hepler are usu-ally tech-crew members, Talavera-Roca saidit’s interesting having two “techies” direct-ing. “I’m lighting designer for themainstage, and he does lighting, sound andset construction,” he said. “But it’s excitingto let my creative juices out to see what’sculminating in my mind because we didn’thave a script — we had to write it fromscratch.”

‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’This cast of 15 is directed by Elisabeth

Bloxam and Kerowyn Brewer and retells theTV special. “Charlie’s directing the Christ-mas show at school, but realizes he doesn’tknow what Christmas is about,” saidBloxam. “So it’s silly and kid-friendly, but

has a serious message about the true mean-ing of Christmas. Linus reads the Bible pas-sage about the birth of Jesus, and it’s actedout, so it’ll be both cute and deep.”

Enjoying bringing this story to life, shesaid, “I was in it, my freshman and junioryears. There’s lots of physical and warm,fuzzy humor that makes everyone feel good.I’m looking forward to directing; Kerowynand I work well together, so it’ll be a lot offun. And I’ll learn the challenges of beingin a position of responsibility.”

‘THE CHANUKAH STORY’Twin brothers Daniel and Joshua

Braunstein are directing “The ChanukahStory,” featuring a cast of 10-15. An eld-erly, Jewish couple recounts the story ofChanukah. “They tell how King Antiochusis trying to force the jewish people to prac-tice Christianity and worship idols,” saidDaniel. “They refuse and the king fights awar against them. The Jews win and then

they tell how the oil in the menorah lastedfor eight days and eight nights.”

Daniel describes the elderly couple as“very funny, in-your-face, and it’s how oldpeople banter. There’ll also be a lot of bigmotions because kids like that. And hope-fully, the audience — especially the youngerkids — will like hearing the story of whatChanukah is actually about. Most people arealready familiar with the Christmas stories.”

He began his theater career acting in thisshow, as a sophomore. So, said Daniel, “I’mlooking forward to directing and to givingother kids a chance to act, too.”

’TWAS THE NIGHT’Directed by Zoe Tippl and Sarah Bowden,

this vignette has a cast of 12-18 and illus-trates the poem, “’Twas the Night beforeChristmas,” to the music of “The Nut-cracker.” Elements of both stories are com-bined so, said Tippl, “Characters will includethe Sugarplum Fairy; Rudolph, the Red-

Nosed Reindeer; bats; fairies; the Rat King;the Nutcracker Prince; all the reindeer,Santa, a family and three narrators.”

Fairies in dresses, cape-wearing rats andreindeer in brown outfits will all dance,while the family members and other maincharacters do the acting. Santa comes at theend and wishes everyone a Merry Christ-mas. “It’s a really fun piece with lots ofbright colors, movement and action,” saidTippl. “It wraps up the whole, Christmasspirit.”

She’s acted in this scenario three yearsand enjoyed it so, she said, “I’m going tolike getting everyone else excited about theshow, and showing them what I liked somuch about it.”

‘THE GRINCH’Directing the cast of 15-20 are seniors

Brittany Simmons and Taylor Reese. “TheGrinch lives just outside Whoville, and allthe Whos are obsessed with Christmas, butthe Grinch doesn’t like Christmas, as all,”said Simmons. “So he decides to ruin it forthem by stealing their presents. But instead,he learns the true meaning of Christmas.”

She said the audience always loves theGrinch because they like seeing his trans-formation. “We always give each Who hisor her own, individual personality, whichmakes it interesting and fun,” saidSimmons. “At auditions, we ask the actorsto make up their own, character names. Inmy freshman year, I was Stumbly BumblyWho, who was very clumsy.”

She, too, is excited to be directing a showshe acted in previously and said she andReese have similar ideas for their vignette.“It’s also a wonderful story,” said Simmons.“Both Taylor and I love Christmas, so we’rehappy to do something so cheery and sea-sonal.”

The overall stage managers are Jessie Burand Ariauna Heck. “We organize auditionsand make sure everyone has the props andcostumes they need,” said Bur. “We’re hereto make sure things run smoothly, especiallythe transitions between shows,” said Heck.

“It’s an incredible way to celebrate theholidays and what they’re all about, espe-cially for little kids,” said Bur. Added Heck:“It’s also a fun way to get into the spirit ofChristmas and Chanukah.”

Ho-Ho Holiday Show at Westfield High

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Toys and Children’sClothing Needed

Each year, the all-volunteer OurNeighbors Child (ONC) provides newtoys and clothes for children of families

in financial crisis in Centreville, Chantillyand western Fairfax County. Local churches,schools, businesses and individuals helpout; but now, readying for its 19th holidayseason in the face of a difficult economy,ONC needs help more than ever.

The number of requests for winter coats,jackets and warm clothing has increasedfrom last year’s record numbers. So ONC isseeking groups or individuals willing to“adopt” local children and contribute theitems they need. Specific information (sizes,etc.) will be provided. Anyone wishing tohelp should e-mail [email protected].

Sully DistrictCouncil Meeting

Because of the Christmas holiday, theSully District Council of Citizens Associa-tions and its Land-Use Committee will meeta week earlier than usual. The next meet-ing is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 7p.m., in the Sully District GovernmentalCenter, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.Call Jeff Parnes, evenings, at 703-904-0131.

Joe Sanchirico, project manager for theSugarland Run/Horsepen Creek WatershedPlan, will speak on Watershed Management.

The panel will also learn about a pro-posed in-fill development in RocklandVillage (Chantilly Crossing Apartments).

WFCM SeeksFood, Diapers

Western Fairfax Christian Ministriesurgently needs donations of sugar, cof-fee, tea, cocoa, mayonnaise, ketchup,syrup, toothpaste and deodorant. Bringitems to WFCM’S food pantry at 13981Metrotech Drive (near the Backyard Grilland Bar) in Chantilly.


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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

It may be cold outside, butCentreville High’s Choral De-partment will radiate warmth

and joy when it presents, “Cel-ebrate the Season: A Winter Cho-ral Concert.”

Featuring all the ensembles inthe choral program, plus a varietyof soloists and a student-directed,a cappella group, the musicalevent is slated for Thursday, Dec.16, at 7:30 p.m., in the school the-ater. Tickets are $5 at the door foradults and $3 for students.

“This concert is a wonderful wayto usher in the holiday season,”said Choral Director LynneBabcock. “Musically, there is some-thing for everyone. The public isheartily invited to join the tal-ented, Centreville High singersand celebrate the season with aholiday, musical feast.”

The students will offer a diverseprogram of choral pieces from dif-ferent eras and a variety of styles.The concert will open with all thechoirs singing a Native Americanchant, followed by the MadrigalEnsemble singing a repertoirefrom the Renaissance era.

The Women’s Ensemble will per-form a set of three, stylisticallydifferent pieces: “Sing with FestiveCheer,” “All Things Bright andBeautiful” and “Great Mornin’.”The student-directed group“Contempo” will then sing “TheChristmas Song.”

“Singabahambayo,” the SouthAfrican anthem of freedom, will beperformed by the Men’s Ensemble,as well as “Ev’ry Night When theSun Goes Down” and the rollick-ing “Once More to the Sea,” stagedby the choir members, themselves.Rounding out the show’s first halfwill be the Concert Choir singing“Three Hungarian Folk Songs,”“Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain” byAmerican composer DavidBrunner,” and “Jenga Imani Yako,”a Tanzanian folk song.

The second half will begin withBella Voce singing “Ave Maria.”The remainder of this group’s setis multicultural in nature and in-cludes “Iraqi Peace Song;”“Hamisha Asar,” a Hebrew folksong; the English folk song,“Scarborough Fair;” and the Irishfolk song, “Tell My Ma.” Soloistsfor this choir will be Lexi Moles,Allison Larkins and CourtneyJennelle.

Next, the Symphonic Choir willperform “Sacerdotes Domini,” aRenaissance motet — which is anunaccompanied, choral composi-tion based on sacred text. Themembers will then continue withtheir multicultural program of “OWhistle and I’ll Come to Ye” (Scot-tish), “Mayn Rue Platz” (Yiddish)and “Kansas Boys” by American

composer Kirke Mechem. Theyround out their set with their tra-ditional offering of “Carol of theBells.”

Guest performing with bothBella Voce and the SymphonicChoir will be violinist ReginoMadrid, who’s a member of the“Marines’ Own” Band and Orches-tra in Washington, D.C. Percus-sionists for the concert will beCentreville students JustinDickover and Brandon Austin. Pia-nist Mike Maher will accompanythe choirs.

Babcock also has something spe-cial planned for the concert’s fi-nale. Joining all the choirs to sing“Irish Blessing,” plus “Chapua KaliDesemba,” a Tanzanian folk song,will be Centreville High choralalumni.

CVHS Choral Students to ‘Celebrate the Season’

Activities reported by the Sully policedepartment through Dec. 3.

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Opinion

The Northern Virginia TransportationAlliance quotes Gov. BobMcDonnell’s remarks to the DullesArea Transportation Association

earlier this week. “I can’t emphasize how im-portant it is to get started now,” McDonnellsaid, to take advantage of favorable infrastruc-ture pricing [due to the recession] by startingto invest more in transportation.

But the Alliance, which advocatesfor spending on roads and highways,points out that McDonnell “providedfew details as to new funding sources, butpromised that specifics would surface in theweeks ahead.”

Last January was the “now” to get started totake advantage of “favorable infrastructurepricing.”

McDonnell has been in office a year now, andwon in Northern Virginia largely because ofhis vigorous campaigning on transportationissues. But he allowed the first year of his ten-ure, including the first year’s session of theGeneral Assembly, to pass without a seriousproposal on how to fund transportation im-

provements in Northern Virginia or elsewherein the state.

Instead, McDonnell has spent the last monthstalking up a liquor privatization proposal as asolution to transportation. In fact, that proposalwould possibly pay for one intersection or over-pass improvement project in Northern Virginiabefore moving on to cost state funding for edu-

cation, public safety and social servicestens of millions of dollars a year byturning over the revenues for privatecompanies’ profit.

Meanwhile, localities in Northern Virginiareceived essentially zero dollars from the statefor transportation improvements in past year.

More on the outlook ahead for public ser-vices from Deputy County Executive Ed Longas he prepared the budget forecast for the com-ing year:

❖ While home values are up for the first timein five years, the county still faces a multimil-lion dollar shortfall and the future of the localeconomy is uncertain.

❖ Government contracts are a major com-ponent of the Northern Virginia economy. In

Fairfax County alone in 2008, federal procure-ment contracts totaled $17 billion. Since thisis such a large component of the local economy,the discussion of cutbacks in federal contractsis a major concern.

❖ The Fairfax County budget gets less than20 cents back from Richmond of every tax dol-lar it sends to the state.

❖ There are 30,000 unemployed people inFairfax County, with the current unemploymentrate approximately 4.9 percent, or close to halfthe national rate. Still, 30,000 people is a hugenumber of unemployed.

Share YourNew Year’s Resolutions

It’s early and much of the holiday eating sea-son is still in front of us. But most of us willengage in some soul searching and resolutionmaking around the New Year. In the first issueof 2011, the Centre View will share the NewYear’s resolutions of individuals and offices.Send us your resolutions, plus your tips onkeeping resolutions. Feel free to offer resolu-tions for local officials as well. Send [email protected].

Please include a photo with your resolutions.

Tough Road AheadState and local coffers will continue to shrinkin 2011; transportation improvements unlikely.

Editorials

Ruth Gregory and DorothySnyder celebrated their 90th birth-days together at a party hosted bythe Snyder Family. These 90-year-old women met at a family lun-cheon to celebrate theirgrandchildren’s engagement.

They were both born in NewJersey, four days apart, are thesame age, widows and their grand-children are married. They bothenjoy sewing, crocheting and doteon their grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Gregory now re-sides with her daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Gary Dempseyin Catharpin, Va.; however, shelived in Chantilly for six years. Shewas an active member at the SullySenior Center. With her encour-agement Snyder now attends thecenter.

Gregory is an avid sports fan and

attended her grandchildren,Valerie Dempsey Riccardi and Gre-gory Dempsey’s, many team sportsgames at Centreville and Paul VI,over the years.

Snyder has been a long timeresident of Centreville. She andher late husband, Roger (Turk)were also members of ChantillyCounty Club. He was an avidgolfer and in regular attendanceat his grandsons, Brandon, Mat-thew and Michael Snyder’s base-ball games at Westfield.

When Sarah Snyder and GregDempsey announced their engage-ment the two grandmothers metand began their friendship. Theynow share a great granddaughter,Kennedy Leigh Dempsey. These90-year-old woman see each otherfrequently at family events andboth remain active. Ruth Gregory and Dorothy Snyder

Gregory and Snyder Celebrate 90th Birthdays

LegislativeEffort PraisedTo the Editor:

We wish to commend and thankDelegates Mark Keam from Viennaand James LeMunyon from OakHill for introducing legislation thatwill make legislative voting histo-ries available online, and we en-courage them to reintroduce the

legislation this year, since it diedin Senate committee.

Their efforts to advance thecause of open government coulddo much to promote the commongood for the citizens of Virginia.We ask citizens to endorse whatrecently appeared in an editorialappearing in The Richmond TimesDispatch: “For the measure to pro-vide optimum value, however, itwill have to include not only floor

votes and committee votes, butalso the heretofore unrecordedsubcommittee votes.”

Therefore, we encourage themto again include in their legisla-tive proposal “floor votes and com-mittee votes, but also the hereto-fore unrecorded subcommitteevotes.”

This legislation will do much toprovide a light in the current po-litical darkness, a darkness that

provides cover for politicians whoare hostile to transparency.

Again, we fully support their ef-forts and good work in this mat-ter.

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By Julia O’Donoghue

Centre View

Fairfax County Public Schools released a fourthoption for adjusting elementary school bound-aries in southwestern Fairfax County on Nov.

23, two days before Thanksgiving. The school sys-tem is asking community members to provide feed-back on the latest alternative, called “Option D,”through Dec. 10.

School system staff developed “Option D” in re-sponse to feedback about the firstthree school boundary alternativespresented at community meetings inlate October.

Option D moves fewer studentsthan the other three proposals butcalls for more “bricks and mortar”school additions than the other plans.All four options assume that CliftonElementary School closes.

The new option would not necessarily be the finalboundary change proposal staff presents to theFairfax County School Board on Jan. 20.

“I don’t think we are there yet. The final answer isprobably going to be some combination of what wehave seen,” said School Board president Kathy Smith(Sully).

The School Board is scheduled to take a final voteon the boundary changes on Feb. 24. It will conductpublic hearings on the matter on Feb. 7 and 8.

FAIRFAX SCHOOLS started to undertake a mas-sive school boundary study, which initially included28 elementary schools in western and central Fairfax,last school year.

The school system’s own projections showed se-vere overcrowding at several elementary schools,particularly in the area where Fairfax, Centreville andChantilly meet near Interstate 66.

Officials projected that Eagle View ElementarySchool, with approximately 1,200 students, wouldbe at 144 percent of its building capacity in 2015.They said Greenbriar East Elementary School, withabout 950 students, would be at 124 percent of itsbuilding capacity by the same year. They also pre-dicted that Centreville Elementary School, with ap-proximately 1,000 students, would be at 118 per-cent of its building capacity in five years

At the same time, some elementary schools in thevicinity — Cub Run, Union Mill and Willow Springs— are expected to be under their building capacityby at least 20 percent in 2015.

Through the boundary changes and building ad-ditions, school officials hope tospread some of the excess studentpopulation across a larger numberof communities, making use of thevacant seats at some area schools.

“The overcrowding at some ofthe schools, that is what I am try-ing to fix,” said School Boardmember Tessie Wilson

(Braddock).

UNDER OPTION D, approximately 961 studentswould move schools at the beginning of the nextschool year. An additional 498 students would moveschools in the fall of 2013, once some school build-ing additions were constructed.

With the exception of students at Clifton, risingsixth graders would not be asked to move campusesbefore their final year of elementary school.

In this proposal, the school system would constructsix-classroom additions to both Fairview and FairfaxVilla elementary Schools. Officials would also buildeight-room additions at Greenbriar East and Union

Fairfax County Public Schools recently released Option D, the fourth proposed scenarioto resolve overcrowding in elementary schools in western and southern Fairfax.

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ONGOINGOur Neighbors Child (ONC) is the

local volunteer organizationcoordinating holiday assistance (giftsof new toys and clothing) for childrenof families in financial crisis inCentreville, Chantilly and WesternFairfax. Assistance is made possibleeach year through the generoussupport from local churches, schools,businesses and individuals. Preparingfor its 19th holiday season in the faceof a difficult economy, ONC needs helpmore than ever from groups orindividuals willing to “adopt” thespecial needs of local children. Thenumber of requests for winter coats/jackets and warm clothing hasincreased from last year’s recordnumbers. Specific information (sizes,etc.) will be available beforeThanksgiving. If you would like tohelp, contact Denise McInerney, ONCClothing Coordinator [email protected]. For othervolunteer opportunities or to make adonation, visitwww.ourneighborschild.org.

The Fairfax County Animal Shelteris offering a free spay or neuter for thefirst 100 cats, kittens, dogs or puppiesadopted from the shelter during themonth of December. The special offeris part of the shelter’s annual Home 4the Holidays adoption celebration tohelp homeless animals make their wayout of the shelter and into a new homein time for the holidays.

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The shelter has a variety of cats and dogsavailable for adoption, in addition tosmall mammals, reptiles and birds. Toview animals available for adoption,visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices/ and click onadoption. Additionally, a new animal isfeatured each week on the FairfaxCounty Police Department websitehomepage, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police under “Adopt-A-Pet.”

The shelter is located at 4500 West OxRd., Fairfax. Regular adoption hoursare Tuesday – Friday, 12 p.m. – 6:30p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Contact the shelter at 703-830-1100.

The Western Fairfax CountyWoman’s Club is selling the 2010White House Christmas ornaments.This year’s ornament honors our 25thPresident, William McKinley. The two-sided ornament commemorates thelong history of music in the WhiteHouse with the Marine Corps bandgreeting White House guests andentertaining the President and Mrs.McKinley. The 2010 ornaments cost$19. All profits benefit charity. Orderyours now by calling 703-378-6841 or703-378-6216.

THURSDAY/DEC. 9Volunteers for Change Orientation.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Volunteers forChange, a volunteer program forworking adults, is holding orientationsfor community members. Thisprogram features a flexible onlinecalendar of fun weekend and weekdayevening projects to fit busy schedules.At Volunteer Fairfax Office, 10530Page Avenue, Fairfax. Contact AnnieDuffield at 703-246-3895 or [email protected].

THURSDAY/DEC. 16Networking Happy Hour. 5 p.m. Free.

MidatlanticNetworking.com, inconjunction with Greg Nerantzis ofMerrill Lynch, will be hosting aNetworking Happy Hour at Vintage 51Restaurant and Brew Lounge, 25031Riding Plaza, Chantilly. Call 703-722-2844. This event is for anyone doingbusiness in Chantilly and the [email protected] toreserve a seat.

TUESDAY/JAN. 11Preschool Fair. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.

Come meet representatives from localpreschools who will be prepared toanswer your questions. Hosted by theMOMS Club of Centreville North. AtSully District Governmental Center,4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Visithttp://centrevillenorthmoms.webs.com/preschoolfair.htm.

MONDAY/JAN. 17Training Tomorrow’s Leaders. 7

p.m. Free. GFWC-Western FairfaxCounty Woman’s Club will host aspokesperson for Hugh O’Brian YouthLeadership (HOBY) and an alumni ofHOBY’s unique leadership training,service- learning, and motivationbuilding experiences. Learn moreabout this outstanding leadershipprogram and WFCWC’s annualsponsorship of a local high schoolstudent to attend state seminars. At theGreenbriar Community Center, 4615Stringfellow Road. Call Jackie at 703-378-8551 or e-mail us [email protected].

BLANKET/TOWEL DRIVE:Centreville High School’s StudentGovernment Association and Ani-mal Welfare Club are co-sponsoringa Blanket/Towel Drive to aid home-less animals in need. This time ofyear, especially with the early coldweather, the need is especially great,and the blankets/towels provide asense of comfort and security tothese animals waiting for their for-ever homes. New or gently useditems are both perfect. Find allthose old towels and blankets youdon’t use anymore and donate themto a great cause while de-clutteringthe linen closet! Two boxes arewaiting up at the school: Look forthe large box in the front office orthe 2nd one in the SGA room (114)by Dec. 16, 2010.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: Thethird-annual Centreville HighSchool Christmas Tree sale is tak-ing place in front of the school.Frasier Firs ranging from 5-8.5 feettall are selling from $55-$65. Alltrees purchased are bailed and cutat the customer’s request. Hours ofoperation Wednesday-Friday 5:30-8:30 p.m. Weekends from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Ath-letic Programs at Centreville HighSchool. [email protected] or 703-802-5416.

TEACHER COMPLETESIRONMAN TRIATHLON: Con-gratulations to Centreville High

teacher Jean Cole-Klietz for suc-cessfully completing the 2010 FordIronman Arizona Triathlon eventin Tempe, Arizona, held on Sun-day, Nov. 28! As one of over 2,300competitors, Cole-Klietz finishedthe race with impressive finishtimes in all three events. She swamthe 2.4-mile water course in 1hour and 41 minutes; finished the112-mile bike course in 6 hours,13 minutes; and ran the full 26.2-mile marathon in 4 hours and 14minutes. Factoring in connectionareas between the three courses,Cole-Klietz’s final time for finish-ing the entire 140-mile triathloncourse was 12 hours, 52 minutes.

More than 100 WestfieldHigh theatre students will presentfive, seasonal, student-directed vi-gnettes during the school’s annualHo-Ho Holiday Show. It’s slated forSunday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. andMonday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. Tick-ets are $5 each and $12 for groupsof up to four people.

Performed will be: “’Twas theNight Before Christmas,” directedby Sarah Bowden and Zoe Tippl;“The Grinch,” directed by TaylorReese and Brittany Simmons; “ACharlie Brown Christmas,” di-rected by Elisabeth Bloxam andKerowyn Brewer, “The HanukkahStory,” directed by Daniel and JoshBraunstein; and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” directed by DanHepler and Andy Roca.

Amy Calderon of Centrevillehas been named a recipient of theRasmussen College 110-Year Anni-versary Scholarship. The $10,000scholarship will benefit her comple-tion of the Bachelor’s degree in Ac-counting through Rasmussen Col-lege Online. The Scholarship Selec-tion Committee chose Calderonfrom nearly 1,800 applicants acrossthe country.

Winter Holiday Concert.Sponsored by the Ormond StoneMiddle School Choral Program. Theintermediate choirs will perform onThursday, Dec. 9 at the 7 p.m. pro-gram. Highlights will include songsperformed over the past years suchas “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and“You’ve got a Friend in Me” fromthe original “Toy Story” movie aswell as “Come Light the Menorah”,and “Sing We all Noel”. At the 8:00performance, the advanced mixedchorus will perform additional holi-day favorites such as “Have Your-self a Merry Little Christmas”, “Si-lent Night” and “Harmonika”. Aspecial appearance by the WestfieldHigh School Chamber Singers willround out the evening.

Suicide/Depression Aware-ness. Monday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.The Westfield High School Depart-ment of Student Services will hosta parent program in the auditorium.Learn the facts that will help youunderstand the warning signs ofsuicide and depression.

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NOW THROUGH DEC. 19“Camelot.” The Alliance Theatre presents the story

of King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin andthe Knights of the Round Table. Directed by ZinaBleck. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at7:30 p.m. — Dec. 10, 11, 17, 18; Sundays at 2p.m. — Dec. 12, 19; Thursdays at 7 p.m. — Dec. 9,16. At Mountain View High School, 5775 SpindleCourt, Centreville. Visitwww.TheAllianceTheatre.org or call 703-220-8101.

THURSDAY/DEC. 9Santa Visits McDonald’s. 6 to 8 p.m. Santa will

take photos with the kids (bring your camera); afire truck will be outside; free giveaways; freecoffee for the parents while they wait. AtGreenbriar McDonald’s, 13003 Lee JacksonMemorial Hwy., Chantilly; call 703-378-4631.

Winter Holiday Concert. Sponsored by theOrmond Stone Middle School Choral Program.The intermediate choirs will perform on the 7 p.m.program. Highlights will include songs performedover the past years such as “Total Eclipse of theHeart” and “You’ve got a Friend in Me” from theoriginal “Toy Story” movie as well as “Come Lightthe Menorah”, and “Sing We all Noel”. At the 8:00performance, the advanced mixed chorus willperform additional holiday favorites such as “HaveYourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “Silent Night”and “Harmonika”. A special appearance by theWestfield High School Chamber Singers will roundout the evening.

“A Prelude Christmas.” 7 p.m. Westfield HighSchool’s Wind Symphony will perform with guestmusicians Dave Detweiler and friends. Admissionis one new toy to be donated to Our Neighbor’sChild program. In the WHS Auditorium atWestfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly.

Wine Class: Champagne and Sparkling. 6:30to 8:30 p.m. This tasting and seminar is perfect forthose looking to discover a sparkling wine thatbest suits their budget and palate. Eight sparklingwines will be tasted, including a Cremant deBourgogne, Cava, California sparkling and four

stunning selections from Champagne. Classincludes wine selections, tasting sheets, take

home educational materials, and discounts on thewine presented in class. $25 per class. AtChantilly’s Total Wine & More, Greenbrier TownCenter, 13055-C Lee Jackson Hwy., Chantilly. Call703-817-1177.

FRIDAY/DEC. 10Do Business and Celebrate. 8 a.m. to noon. Meet

local political leaders, sports figures, 80 exhibitorsfrom 80 industries and an additional 200-plusbusiness owners and professionals. Hosted byHoop Magic Sports Academy, 14810 MurdockStreet, Chantilly. Call Basile Lemba at 703-359-5642.

Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $15.With the band, Atomic Swing Club. Drop-inbeginner swing lesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m.;dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 ParkCenter Road, (Route 28 near the airport)Herndon.

DEC. 10-12Holiday Used Book Sale. The Friends of the

Centreville Library announce their Holiday UsedBook Sale, to be held Friday, Dec 10 from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Dec 11 from 10 a.m. to 5p.m.; and Sunday, Dec 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. in thelobby of the Centreville Regional Library, 14220St. Germain Drive, Centreville. Call 703-830-2223or visit Friendsofcentrevillelibrary.blogspot.com.

SATURDAY/DEC. 11Holiday Open House. 1 to 2 p.m. Enjoy music,

activities and more at special open housecelebrations. At the Centreville Regional Library.

Puppetopia Puppet Show. 11 a.m. Puppetopiapresents Bundle Up. One fable and two folktales.At Centreville Regional Library.

DEC. 11-12“The Nutcracker.” Performed by Mia Saunders

Ballet. Saturday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m.; Sunday, Dec.12 at 4 p.m. Cost is $12/adults; $10/students,children and seniors (age 62-plus). All proceedswill benefit the Western Fairfax ChristianMinistries’ Families in Need program as well as

CVHS Drama Booster scholarships. Tobe held at Centreville High SchoolTheater, Union Mill Road, Clifton. Fortickets, contact: Karen at 703-631-8238 or Toni at [email protected] of food and toiletries willbe collected at the door for WFCM.See www.wfcmva.org/needs.php fora list of needed items.

SUNDAY/DEC. 12Sounds of the Season Concert.5 p.m. Come enjoy the Sounds of theSeason with Westfield High SchoolsJazz, Symphonic and Concert Band aswell as a portion of the WHS Choir.Admission is one new toy to bedonated to Our Neighbor’s Childprogram. In the WHS Auditorium atWestfield High School, 4700Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly.“A Lamb’s Tale.” 11 a.m. TheChildren’s Christmas musical, “ALamb’s Tale,” will be presented by theKids Church Ministry at JubileeChristian Center. At 4650 ShirleyGate Rd., Fairfax. Call 703-383-1170,

or see www.jccag.org

MONDAY/DEC. 13Frying Pan Farm at Chantilly Library. 2 to 3

p.m. Meet a duck, enjoy a puppet show and createand take home a holiday craft. At ChantillyRegional Library.

TUESDAY/DEC. 14Centreville Stitchers. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Do you

enjoy knitting, crocheting or other needleworkcrafts and conversation? Join the fun at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200 St. GermainDr., Centreville. All levels (adults) welcome. CallJo at 703-803-0595 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/DEC. 17Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is

$15. With the band, the Rock and Roll Relics.Beginner swing lesson from 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.;dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 ParkCenter Road (Route 28 near the airport),Herndon.

DEC. 18-19Christmas Cantata. Free. Jubilee Christian Center

will be presenting a Community ChristmasCantata, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”(including Handel’s Messiah, “Hallelujah Chorus”)on Saturday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec.19, 11 a.m. At 4650 Shirley Gate Rd., Fairfax. Call703-383-1170, or see www.jccag.org

SUNDAY/DEC. 19Christmas Bird Count. The Audubon Society of

Northern Virginia will mark the 111th anniversaryof the Christmas Bird Count. Once again,volunteers will count birds in a circle aroundCentreville. The area includes Manassas NationalBattlefield, Bull Run Regional Park, undevelopedareas along Bull Run Post Office Road and DullesAirport, and many other locations. ASNV isseeking volunteers of all skill levels who areinterested in birds and birding. Volunteers whocannot go on the count but live within the circlecan take part by counting birds at feeders. Anyoneinterested can contact ASNV at

[email protected] or call 703-438-6008.

THURSDAY/DEC. 23Centreville Stitchers. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Do you

enjoy knitting, crocheting or other needleworkcrafts and conversation? Join the fun at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200 St. GermainDr., Centreville. All levels (adults) welcome. CallJo at 703-803-0595 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/DEC. 24Christmas Eve Service. 8 p.m. Jubilee Christian

Center will have a Christmas Eve Service on Dec.24, 8 p.m., with refreshments, at 4650 ShirleyGate Rd., Fairfax. Call 703-383-1170, or seewww.jccag.org

DEC. 30 TO JAN. 22nd Annual FROSTIVAL! Will include 15 winter-

themed crafts, interactive science activities andgames, professional and local celebrity storytelling,15 bounces, slides and rides, two stages featuringnationally recognized children’s performers, aswell as numerous exhibits and vendors. At theDulles Expo and Conference Center, 4368Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly. Apresentation of Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. Visitwww.FROSTIVAL.com.

SATURDAY/DEC. 11Chantilly Model Train Displays. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Chantilly Bible Church is hosting a free holiday modeltrain display. This event is for families with children,and will feature multiple displays: Lionel, HO, Lego,and a wooden train area for hands-on fun. At ChantillyBible Church, 4390 Pleasant Valley Road in Chantilly.Call 703-263-1188 or visit www.ChantillyBible.org.

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DEC. 10-12Sugarloaf Craft Festival. Some 250 jury-

selected artists specializing in ceramics,sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, furnitureand home décor, fine art and photographywill show their wares. Friday-Sunday, Dec.10-12; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $7/online, $9/door, and free for children under12. At Dulles Expo Center, at 4320 ChantillyPlace Center in Chantilly. Visitwww.facebook.com/sugarloafcrafts.

SATURDAY/DEC. 11Day of Childhood Magic. 11 a.m. Tickets are $8. Open

House includes face painting, moon bounce, cookiedecorating and ornament making. Aspiring SnowQueens can make their own tiaras and meet the SnowQueen and Sugar Plum Fairy. The dancers will also beperforming excerpts from their holiday shows. At theJoan Izzo Academy of Dance, 14231 Willard Road,Chantilly. For reservations, call 703-327-8402.


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Some members of Centreville High’s foot-ball team participated in last Saturday’sPanther Pick-up held by Stone MiddleSchool’s National Junior Honor Society.Earlier, Stone students had asked residentsin their area to donate brand-new toys,books, games and new or like-new cloth-ing to ONC.

Then on Dec. 4, parents drove them tothe homes to pick it up from the doorstepsand bring it back to school for sorting andplacing into boxes.

“It was a huge success, thanks to the ef-forts of organizers Pam DeBell and CindyHicks, everyone who donated and thosewho helped collect, sort and pack it all up,”said Lavin. “We filled 125 boxes withclothes, plus several hundred toys. But weneeded strong people to pick up the boxes,take them to the warehouse and unloadthem, and the Centreville football playersdid this for us.”

Also contributing to ONC’s gift packagesto the families is A Child’s Joy, founded byChantilly’s Denise Forgione. It’s donatinghundreds of handmade stockings filled withsmall toys and games for children ages 5-12. “I love stockings,” she said. “My motherhand-knit ours, so they have special mean-ing for me.”

She began by bringing 45 such stockingsto WFCM’s food pantry in 2005 and, withintwo days, they were gone. Friends at herchurch, Fairfax Church of Christ, alsowanted to help; so the next year, they made150 stockings.

“They’re fabric, in about 20 differentChristmas prints, and are lined with flan-nel,” said Forgione. “They’re the kind ofstockings you can keep in your family forgenerations.”

Before long, people were holding toydrives to fill the stockings with gifts includ-ing balls, yo-yos, Beanie Babies, sidewalkchalk, cards, dominoes, etc. By March 2007,the group had enough toys for 350 stock-ings, so Forgione turned it into a nonprofit.

Since 2007, it’s distributed most of thefilled stockings through ONC. Of the 1,200stockings created this year by the some 50women of A Child’s Joy, 800 will go to ONCand the rest will go to local shelters and tofamilies who recently left shelters. For moreinformation, see www.achildsjoy.org

“We love the tradition of the stocking, andit’s a lot of fun,” said Forgione. “I think ourvolunteers get as much out of this as thechildren receiving the stockings do; we’vebeen very blessed. I also love the fact that,if we give ONC these stockings, it allowsthem to use their money to serve more chil-dren.”

Help Our Neighbor’s Child through Donations, TimeHere’s How

❖ Warm, winter clothes are espe-cially needed. To adopt a child forclothing or to contribute clothing, e-mail Denise McInerney [email protected].

❖ Groups or businesses can collectgift cards to donate. Especially popularwith teens are Target, Wal-Mart andiTunes gift cards. “At this point, we’remaxed out on space in the warehouseand in delivery volunteers,” said Lavin.“So if companies would considercollecting gift cards or making dona-tions, we’d have the flexibility to eitherbuy the gifts, ourselves, or purchasegift cards — especially for the clothingitems so desperately needed, butdifficult to choose, for teen-agers.”

❖ Volunteers are needed Sunday,Dec. 12, from noon-2 p.m., to help setup the warehouse. Contact Jean Novakat [email protected].

❖ Each family receiving gifts fromONC will also be given two dozen,homemade cookies. And with morethan 800 families getting gifts, roughly20,000 cookies will be needed. Anyonewishing to bake cookies for the familiesshould drop them off Thursday, Dec.

16, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the VirginiaRun Community Center, 15355Wetherburn Court, off Route 29 andPleasant Valley Road, in Centreville.The type of container doesn’t matter;they’ll all be repackaged into assort-ments.

❖ Packaging Day is also Dec. 16,when hundreds of people will beneeded to help match up each item tothe wish list provided by the recipientparents for their children.

❖ Delivery Day is Sunday, Dec. 19,from 1-4 p.m. People interested involunteering for either packaging ordelivery should go towww.ourneighborschild.org.

❖ Financial contributions are greatlyneeded. Either contact ONC treasurerKaren Moore [email protected] or sendchecks payable to Our Neighbor’s Childto P.O. Box 276, Centreville, VA 20120,attention Karen Moore. Or make directdonations via the “donate now” buttonon the ONC Web site. One hundredpercent of all monetary contributions isused to buy gifts for the recipientfamilies.


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ers has brought some justice to the vic-tims in this case.”

Soto pleaded guilty, Sept. 17, in U.S.District Court in Alexandria to conspir-ing to transport stolen property in inter-state commerce. According to courtdocuments, from January to November2009, she and her husband, plus Fran-cisco Gray, also of New York, agreed totravel to Northern Virginia for the pur-pose of burglarizing residences belong-ing to South Asians.

Figuring that people of this ethnicgroup would have a great deal of goldjewelry, coins and religious icons in theirhomes, the trio conspired together tosteal it and then transport the stolenproperty back to New York, where theywould sell it.

According to authorities, at least sixtimes during 2009, the three drove toNorthern Virginia, where they rented aroom at the Landmark Comfort Inn inAlexandria. From there, they woulddrive to the vicinity of a targeted resi-dence and then telephone that particu-lar house to determine whether anyonewas home.

If no one answered the telephone calls,they would drive to that residence, andRamirez-Soto — dressed in a blue uni-form of a workman — would knock onthe front door. If someone answered,Ramirez-Soto would claim to be respond-ing to a service call, apologize and leave.They would then go to a second, targetedresidence.

If no one answered, Ramirez-Soto and

Gray would use a large screwdriver orpry bar to break into the home througha back or basement door or window.Once inside, they’d search for gold itemsor other easily transportable property,such as laptop computers, cameras,watches and other jewelry.

Meanwhile, Melinda Soto would re-main in the vehicle and monitor the po-lice radio communications for the policedistrict in which the home was located.Because she and Ramirez-Soto main-tained telephone contact, she could warnhim and Gray if she heard any policecommunications that indicated officerswere on the way.

They got away with their crimes forquite awhile, before they were all ar-rested, last summer. Then in July, theywere indicted by a federal grand jury andlater entered guilty pleas.

Soto returned to federal court in Alex-andria last Friday, Dec. 3 and, at thattime, U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M.Brinkema sentenced her to three yearsbehind bars, followed by three years ofsupervised release. Soto was also orderedto pay $590,860 in restitution.

Ramirez-Soto pleaded guilty to con-spiracy, Sept. 21, and is scheduled to besentenced on Jan. 11, 2011. Gray wasdeported to Peru prior to the start of thefederal investigation.

The Fairfax County Police Department,Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and theFBI Washington Field Office’s ViolentCrimes Task Force investigated this case.Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael E. Richand Special Assistant U.S. Attorney PaulRosen prosecuted it.

the spirit of giving in the holiday seasonand they respect the work of the SalvationArmy.”

Now, though, Giant has reduced the num-ber of hours the organization can solicitthere. “They’ve only given us one week inNovember and one week in December, fourhours at a time,” said Fitzgerald. “Becauseof the Giant decision, between Nov. 12 andDec. 24, we’ll lose $150,000 in fund-rais-ing.”

He’s not faulting the decision, however,just stating a fact. “Giant’s new, companypolicy regarding soliciting is so that moreorganizations can raise funds there, too— also on a limited basis,” he said. “Andwe do appreciate the time they’ve givenus.”

But, added Fitzgerald, the change wasannounced “two weeks before we began ourChristmas fund-raising campaign, so weweren’t prepared for it. And it’s affectingour fund-raising in both the Fairfax Countyand Washington Metropolitan areas. “D.C.

Metropolitan-wise, we’re projecting we’lllose $700,000,” he said. “That’s a lot ofmoney and help.”

So, with nearly 1,100 more children toprovide for, this year, Fitzgerald hopes thepublic’s holiday spirit of giving will continueas Christmas draws closer. Meanwhile, hesaid, “We’re scrambling with our fund-rais-ing since donations are down and the needis up.”

HE’S CURRENTLY writing letters to localbusinesses, asking for their support. “Butunless we find a lot of people in the com-munity who make some decent contribu-tions, it’ll be tough making up that deficit,”said Fitzgerald. “My biggest concern is thatwe use the funds raised in the Christmasand winter-relief campaign to help supportfamilies in January and February.”

He said the Salvation Army will “prob-ably” be able to meet its toy and clothingdemands at Christmastime, thanks in greatpart to the Angel Trees in various businessesaround the county. Each contains tags witha child’s first name and the gift wanted.

Angel Tree locations include BJ’s and Wal-Mart in Fair Lakes, Wal-Mart in Burke andshops in the Tysons Corner Mall.

The organization also runs an Adopt-A-Family program whereby people can volun-teer to buy gifts for an entire family. It’s runthrough the Salvation Army’s social-serviceoffice and may be reached at 703-385-8700,ext. 23.

“We can only help as the finances are pro-vided,” said Fitzgerald. “We’re also lookingfor at least 100 volunteers, in addition toour paid employees, to man our kettle lo-cations. I’m trying to cover all 21 Giantstores in my service area. This includesFairfax, Chantilly, Centreville, Herndon,Reston, Vienna, Great Falls, McLean, Burke,Falls Church and Fairfax Station.”

The Salvation Army also needs volunteersfor its donation kettles outside other Wal-Marts, Safeways, Magruder’s in Vienna, K-Mart in Chantilly and Herndon, the Lottestore in Chantilly and the Super H Marketin Fairfax.

To volunteer, call 703-385-8700, ext. 11,and ask for Stacey Burke. Tax-deductible

Prison Time for Gold Thefts

Salvation Army Needs Local Residents’ Helpchecks, payable to Salvation Army,may be sent to it at 4915 Ox Road,Fairfax, VA 22030. In addition, peoplemay text the word, “give,” to 85944to make a $10 donation from theirphones.

“I’d like to thank the community fortheir past support and for whatthey’re doing this holiday season tosupport the Salvation Army’s efforts,”said Fitzgerald. “We just hope ourdonations will pick up so we can bet-ter meet the needs of those less for-tunate in Fairfax County.”

“Funds raised [now] helpsupport families in

January and February.”— Major Earl Fitzgerald,

commanding officer,Salvation Army’s Fairfax Corps

Four real estate veterans are forminga new real estate development, in-vestment, and consulting firm oper-

ating in the Washington, D.C., metropoli-tan region.

Potomac Development Group’s four prin-cipals, Tom Maskey, Peter Hackett, JeffParana, and Tony Mehl, have more than100 years of combined experience in thereal estate development industry. Whilewith The Peterson Companies, one of thearea’s largest privately-owned companiesin the industry, they worked together onnumerous projects, including the develop-ment, construction, and leasing of mixed-use projects such as National Harbor,Downtown Silver Spring, Fairfax Corner,Washingtonian Center, and Virginia Gate-way.

Maskey, 60, was senior vice president ofretail at Peterson for 17 years, after spend-ing nine years with Simon Property Groupand nine years with Jewel Food Stores. Heand family members also own and operate

two retail chains in several states in theMidwest.

Hackett, 48, was senior vice president ofdesign and construction with Peterson,where he spent 22 years. He was previouslywith Gilbane Building Company. He is a li-censed contractor and a licensed real es-tate agent in Virginia.

Parana, 47, was a vice president atPeterson, where he spent 16 years, mostrecently serving six years as project execu-tive for the development of National Har-bor. He was previously with TRW, Inc., andE. K Fox & Associates, a private engineer-ing services company. Parana is also a li-censed real estate agent in Virginia.

Mehl, 40, was a senior manager atPeterson, where he spent 10 years on theVirginia Gateway project. In addition, hehas 10 years experience in the geotechnicalengineering field. Potomac DevelopmentGroup is located at 5900 Fort Drive, Suite430 Centreville. Call 703-863-9496 [email protected].

Peter Hackett, Tony Mehl, Tom Maskey, and Jeff Parana of PotomacDevelopment Group, LLC.

New Real Estate Firm Begins


Fairfax12140 Wedgeway Court ........... $314,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Ed Duggan ...................... Century 21 ................ 703-989-7735

4423B Beechstone Ln .............. $365,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Khalil El-Ghoul ................ Glass House ............. 877- 765-5080

5411 Hampton Forest Way ....... $560,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Melissa Comi...................Century 21 ................ 703-818-0111

10493 Courtney Dr...................$570,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Carol Hermandorfer .........Long & Foster............703-503-1812

12219 Colchester Hunt Dr ........$649,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Carol Hermandorfer .........Long & Foster............703-503-1812

10012 Manor Pl ....................... $850,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Ken Miller........................RE/MAX....................703- 608-4438

Centreville14868 Lambeth Sq...................$264,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Lori Hall ..........................Long & Foster............703-405-1601

5529 Ajuga Ct ..........................$658,880 ........ Sat/Sun 11-5........Kim Rosewall .................. Jobin Realty .............. 703-433-0600

Chantilly4608 Fillingame Dr...................$499,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Joyce Sheftic...................Coldwell Banker.........703-981-9494

14054 Eagle Chase Cir ............. $674,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Sanjiv Vashist..................Capital Gateway.........703-773-9300

Clifton12204 Henderson Rd ............... $749,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Carol Hermandorfer .........Long & Foster............703-503-1812

Fairfax Station8321 Argent Cir ....................... $699,900 ........ Sun 1-4................David Billups ...................Long & Foster............703-690-1795

Burke5827 New England Woods Dr. .. $539,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Charlene Bayes................Prudential Carruthers.703-597-4067

9617 Chapel Hill Dr. ................. $573,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Bill Hoffman .................... Keller Williams .......... 703-309-2205

Springfield7417 Spring Tree Dr. ................$319,900 ........ Sun 1-4................R.O. Dickson ................... The Dickson Co. ........ 703-273-1714

7306 Elgar St...........................$399,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Valerie Gaskins................Weichert....................703-881-2787

7931 Saint George Ct. ..............$477,500 ........ Sun 1-4................Karen McGavin ................Keller Williams .......... 703-477-1125

Kingstowne/Alexandria6811 Duke Dr...........................$425,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Joni Koons......................Weichert....................703-209-7277

7009 Bentley Mill Pl. ................$459,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates ... Long & Foster............703-822-0207

6576 Kiernan Ct. ......................$549,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates ... Long & Foster............703-822-0207

Annandale4725 Springbrook Dr................$520,000 ........ Sun 12-3..............B.J. Winar .......................Avery-Hess................703-402-5072

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Costumed riders on horseback parade upClifton’s Main Street.

Baton twirlers from St. Andrew theApostle Catholic School in Cliftonlead the parade.

Horses, Holidays and HomesClifton celebratesholiday season withparade and homes tour.

The Town of Clifton kicked off the holidayseason in style on Saturday, Dec. 4. In theafternoon, the Clifton Horse Parade

marched through town, and, in the evening, resi-dents opened their doors for the annual CandlelightHomes Tour.

Chantilly High choir members (from Touchof Class and Chamber Chorale) sing Christ-mas carols in Clifton Presbyterian Church.

Kelsey Herrity, 11, of Fairfax Station,dressed as an angel for the horse parade.Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrityis her uncle.

After the parade, friends AbigailWojcik, 11, left, and Cole Chutuape,10, both of Fairfax Station, playChristmas carols on the violin toraise money for Haitian relief.

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By Rich Sanders

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One of the yearly highlights of theearly high school winter sportsseason is the annual Northern

Virginia (NOVA) Wrestling Classic, the largeshowcase extravaganza that is hosted byFairfax High School and includes most ofthe public schools from across the North-ern Region as well as other public and pri-vate schools from the metropolitan area andfurther out.

The Classic has been one of the most suc-cessful and longest-running booster-spon-sored events in the region. This year’s Clas-sic, the unofficial starting point of the localprep school wrestling season, is believed tobe in its 23rd straight year, although thatfact is a little fuzzy to event coordinators.

“We were trying to do a countdown andwe think this is the 23rd year,” said TimGordan, Fairfax High’s Director of StudentActivities, in a recent e-mail regarding theevent. “But our memories are fading!”

Whatever the Classic’s official year start-up, the tournament is a monitor for localcoaches to get a sense of where their re-spective teams are at the early stages of themat season.

“The NOVA Classic is a great openingtournament for the season,” said ScottMatheny, Lake Braddock Secondary Schoolhead coach. “It gives the guys a preview ofwhat is in the region and some good com-petition from outside the region. It is anearly season measuring stick for where youare and what you need to work on.”

The Classic will be held this Friday, Dec.10 and Saturday, Dec. 11 at Fairfax High.The action will begin at 10 a.m. on bothdays.

Phil Cronin, the Chantilly High coach, saidcoaches have different outlooks regardingthe early season Classic.

“Most coaches are split on the tourney,”said Cronin. “Some don’t like seeing regionopponents this early, while others like to`test the waters’ as it were. I belong to thelatter. Success at the Classic sets the tonefor the season; it lets you know where kidswill shake out and who looks tough. It mo-tivates those who don’t do well and it givesconfidence to those who did.”

Jack Clark, the Woodson High head wres-tling coach, said the Classic is a great op-portunity for his wrestlers, especially theyounger team members, to get a ‘big meet’experience — a preparatory for the biggerand more important tournaments later inthe season.

“My expectation for the NOVA Classic isthat it is a motivator for the guys — to getan idea of what they need to do to prepare

for the end-of-year tournaments,” saidClark. “Time is short and I really believe inour guys. They are great kids, good listen-ers and willing to put themselves on the lineand do the work that’s necessary. I’m par-ticularly proud of their team-first attitude.”

While succeeding and doing well at theClassic, both in the team standings and in-dividually, are of importance for athletesand coaches, the reality of the event sug-gests it is but the first step of a long, oftengrinding season.

“The NOVA Classic is a big early event,however it is so early in the season that itwon’t have a major effect on the team,” saidSean Anderson, the coach at South CountySecondary School. “We all know it’s not howyou start a season but how you finish it.With that being said we look forward to thechallenge of a big tournament and look forsome of our wrestlers to make a name forthemselves.”

Thirty-one teams are expected to partici-pate in this year’s Classic, including localschools Centreville, Chantilly and Westfield.

The other participating schools will be:Annandale, Fairfax, Lake Braddock, Paul VI,South County, West Springfield, W.T.Woodson, Bishop Ireton of Alexandria,Bishop O’Connell of Arlington, Edison,Fauquier, George Mason (Falls Church city),Herndon, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall,McLean, Mountain View (Stafford), Oakton,Potomac Falls, South Lakes, St. Stephen’s& St. Agnes School of Alexandria, Tallwood(Virginia Beach), T.C. Williams, Wakefield,Washington-Lee, and Yorktown.

Last year’s top five team finishers at the2009 NOVA Classic were championWestfield, second place Fairfax, third placeWoodbridge, fourth place Annandale andfifth place Potomac Falls of the Dulles Dis-trict.

Robinson Secondary won the team titlein 2008 and Westfield took the crown in2007. (Robinson is participating at anothertournament this weekend in Annapolis).

The following is a brief look at some ofthe local wrestling teams as they go intothis weekend’s Classic.

CENTREVILLE: The Wildcats, under headcoach John Belyea, competed at the RayOliver Invitational at McDonough High inMaryland last weekend where they finished16th place overall in the 21-team field. Theteam champion was Arch Bishop Spalding.Langley was the lone other Northern Re-gion team other than Centreville to com-pete at the event. The Saxons finished 10thoverall.

Key wrestlers to keep an eye on this sea-son for Centreville include Ryan Sepulveda(160 weight class), Connor Mitchell (119)and David Chenevey (189).

Sepulveda was the Wildcats’ top finisherat the McDonough meet with a third-placefinish.

“We are very young this year,” said Belyea.“Only five returners from last year’s teamhave any varsity experience.”

The coach is interested to see how hissquad will handle a big meet such as theNOVA Classic.

“The NOVA Classic will be a good test for

us to see where we stand with some of theregion’s competition,” he said.

CHANTILLY: The Chargers opened up theseason in a competition at Potomac FallsHigh School (Dulles District) on Dec. 4.There, Chantilly went 5-0 as a team, get-ting dual meet wins over Stonebridge,Broad Run, Woodson, Madison, and T.C.Williams.

One of the individual highlights of the dayfor the Chargers was senior Wes Litton’sovertime win over defending Northern Re-gion champion Albert Schultz of Madison.

Several Chantilly team members whowere part of the school’s football team thisfall that made it to the region finals werenot able to join the wrestling squad untilrecently because of the extended postseasonfootball run.

“The good and bad of having a good foot-ball program is that anytime a kid can be ina championship situation, it makes thembetter,” said Cronin, the Chantilly wrestlingcoach. “However, I am just now gettingmany of my guys back. Many of them arenot ‘on weight’ yet, either.

Chantilly wrestlers to watch this seasoninclude: senior Bernabe Mejia, who finishedfifth in the region last year; Ben Cobb, aFirst Team All-Region football linebackerthis fall; junior Sam Cronin, coach Phil’s sonwho finished sixth in the region last year;and Litton, a fourth-year starter.

WESTFIELD: The Bulldogs, the defendingNOVA Classic champion, are a youngersquad this season, consisting of a startingline-up that currently includes three seniors,five juniors, five sophomores and one fresh-man. “This is a young but talented team,”said Westfield head coach Chuck Hoskins.

Bulldog wrestlers to look out for include:Harry Van Trees, Jacob DeLeon, BeauDonahue, Derek Arnold, Brett Campbell andDennon Carranza-Kee.

“The NOVA Classic will be a good test toshow us where we are compared to othersin the region,” said Hoskins. “We are work-ing hard to keep the tradition going. WithGod’s blessing we will stay healthy and getbetter every week.”

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Fairfax High will, once again, be hosting the annual early season North-ern Virginia Wrestling Classic this Friday and Saturday.

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The Lady Wildcats are hosting a Winter Lacrosse Camp throughout Janu-ary and February of 2011. On Sunday afternoons and evenings during those twomonths, two camp sessions will be held in the gymnasium at Centreville HighSchool — the first session, for girls from fourth through the eighth grades, willbe from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; and the second session, for high school aged girls, will befrom 6 to 8.

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The Christmas trees are here!The 3rd annual Centreville HighSchool Christmas Tree sale hasbegun in front of Centreville HighSchool again this year. BeautifulFrasier Firs ranging from 5-8.5 feettall are flying out of the parkinglot. Prices range from $55-$65. Alltrees bought are bailed and cut atthe customer’s request.

Hours of operation: Wednesdaythrough Friday, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. All proceeds to benefitthe athletic teams at CentrevilleHigh School. For more informa-tion, contact [email protected] or call 703-802-5416.

BOYS BASKETBALL: The boy’svarsity team defeated West Spring-field on Wednesday, Dec. 1, in theseason opener, 51-41. SeniorCameron Owens led the team with23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals,and 3 assists. The second game ofthe season was a loss away fromhome to Lake Braddock, who beatthe Wildcats 56-50 on Friday, Dec.3. Lake Braddock converted 13 of17 free throws in the 4th quarterto withhold a Centreville rally thatcut a 10-point Bruin lead down to5 points with 2 minutes to go. Se-nior Ken Ekanem scored 10 of histeam-high 17 points in the 4thquarter. He also led the team witheight rebounds. Sophomore RahjiJohnson led the team with 4 as-sists. The Wildcats made 50 per-cent of their field goal attempts,converted 20 percent of theirthree-pointers, and averaged 73percent on free throws.NEXT GAME: freshmen, JV andvarsity at Wakefield HS this Friday,Dec. 10 at 4:30, 6 and 7:45 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: TheCentreville varsity girls’ basketballteam opened their 2010-2011 sea-son against last year’s Virginia AAAsemifinalist, the West SpringfieldLady Spartans, on Wednesday,Dec. 1. The Wildcats played excep-tionally hard the entire game butwere not able to keep up with thetalented and experienced Lady

Spartans, as they dropped a 65-36decision. All 13 Wildcats played inthe non-district contest.Centreville was led in scoring bysenior Erin Meador with 9 points.Meador has committed to play forthe U.S. Naval Academy upongraduation.

The Centreville Lady Wildcatssecured their first win of the youngseason with a wire to wire 41-29victory over the Lake BraddockBruins, on Friday, Dec. 3rd.

CVHS was led in scoring by jun-ior Chaney Forbush with 11 points.Seniors Erin Meador and TaylorO’Hara both grabbed 8 reboundsfor the Wildcats. With the victory,Centreville evened their seasonrecord at 1-1. Next up is a homegame versus Wakefield this Friday,Dec. 10 at 7:45 p.m.

SWIM/DIVE: Centreville’s swim/dive team, under the direction offirst year head coach JenniferMcFeely and dive coach Edie Rutz,competed in their first meet onFriday, Dec. 3 at Herndon HighSchool. Though both boys’ andgirls’ teams lost to Herndon, sev-eral dramatic finishes were postedby Wildcat swimmers and one ath-lete, by nature of his time in a race,has already qualified to competeat States in February — a rarityfor this early in the season. SeniorJohnny Germanis captured firstplace in the 50-meter freestylerace, making the cut for states witha blazing fast 22.22 time.Germanis also took first place inthe 100-meter butterfly and quali-fied for regional competition inthat event. The boys’ team scoredone more first place finish in the200-meter medley relay, thanks togreat performances by Jihun Yom,Alex Hamrick, Johnny Germanisand Nick Cole. Girls’ first place fin-ishes included Taylor Avery win-ning the 50-meter freestyle,Rachel Anderson taking the 100-butterfly, and Lauren Johnstonwinning the diving event.

Second-place finishes included:Jihun Yom in the 100-backstroke;Jihun Yom/Jonathan Clark/NickCole/Johnny Germanis in the 400-freestyle relay; Abby McCranie/Rachel Anderson/Taylor Avery/

Kylie Cuomo in the 200-medleyrelay; Rachel Anderson in the 200-IM; Mary Pat Colandro in diving;Brooke Worley in the 500-freestyle; Gina Masters/ShannonO’Donnell/Kelsey Daily/ErinHessler in the 200-freestyle relay;Taylor Avery in the 100-back; andKylie Cuomo/Abby McCranie/Tay-lor Avery/Rachel Anderson in the400-freestyle relay.

Third-place finishes for theWildcats included: Rama Rafie indiving; Nicholas Cole in the 500-freestyle; Alex Hamrick in the 100-breaststroke; Kelsey Dily in the200-freestyle; and Erin Hessler inthe 100-freestyle.

Team captains for the 2010-2011 winter swim season are:Johnny Germanis, Nicholas Cole,Mitchell Cole, Taylor Avery, GinaMasters, Erin Hessler, Chance Ro-man, and Mary Pat Colandro. Welldone, Wildcats!

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Mill elementary schools.Fairfax schools would also move an eight-

classroom modular from Canterbury WoodsElementary School to Centreville Elemen-tary School, according to public documentsabout the new boundary proposal.

The total cost for moving the modular andadding the new additions would be approxi-mately $17.7 million overall, according todocuments.

BY FAR, the most students to be movedfrom a school would occur at Eagle Viewand Clifton, which the School Board hasvoted to close permanently.

As in earlier options, about 326 Cliftonstudents would be split up between UnionMill, Fairview and Sangster elementaryschools at the end of this school year.

Eagle View, the most overpopulated el-ementary school in western Fairfax, wouldlose 117 students to Willow Springs at theend of this year and 202 students to FairfaxVilla and Greenbriar East in 2013.

Under Option D, only one school wouldbe subjected to a “double bump,” where stu-dents are moved out of a building to makeroom for other students who are movinginto the same facility.

In 2013, Centre Ridge would lose about128 students to Union Mill but gain almostthe same number of children, about 115,from Powell Elementary School.

This boundary alternative also calls forabout 138 students enrolled in the Ad-vanced Academic Program, previouslycalled gifted and talented centers, to movelocations.

OPTION D doeslittle to eliminate at-tendance “islands,”where school bound-aries are not contigu-ous.

Notably, the OakView “island” inFairfax Station, whichis also known as theWoodson High School“island,” remains in-tact under this option.Option D also ex-pands a Willow Springs attendance “island”north of Lee Highway into communities thatcurrently attend Eagle View.

At the request of parents, officials saidthey did not change middle and high schoolattendance patterns as part of Option D.This action would result in some “split feed-ers” at the elementary school level.

Students formerly from the Clifton atten-dance area would still attend Robinson Sec-ondary School instead of continuing ontoCentreville High School like other UnionMill students or Lake Braddock SecondarySchool like other Sangster students.

Students moving from Greenbriar East toGreenbriar West would still attend Fairfax

High School instead of going to ChantillyHigh School.

IN OPTION D, the school system wouldbe moving some families out of schools withfull-day kindergarten programs into schoolswith half-day kindergarten programs, apoint of contention for many parents.

Those moving from Eagle View to Wil-low Springs; from Powell and Centrevilleto Union Mill; and from Greenbriar East stu-dents to Greenbriar West would shift fromfull-day to half-day kindergarten program.

The School Board members intend to ex-pand full-day kindergarten to all campuseseventually but tight budgets have causedthem to put a freeze on the program. Full-day kindergarten is awarded on basis ofneed and those schools still without full-day kindergarten are usually among themost affluent in the county, according toschool officials.

OPTION D would leave all schools at anacceptable population level, using between95 and 105 percent of their building capac-ity by 2015, according to statistics releasedby the school system.

But “building capacity” is often calculatedby including modular classrooms, whichsome parents find inappropriate. For ex-ample, school officials report thatCentreville Elementary would move to 91percent of its building capacity by 2015, butonly if they include the eight-classroommodular unit they would move to the cam-pus.

“[Option D] only puts us down 40 chil-dren. That isn’t enough. We still have twotrailers. It kills me to have trailers,” saidSandy Jones, PTA president at Greenbriar

West, a school thatwould be at about100 percent build-ing capacity, withtrailers, if option dwas adopted.

“We have roomsin use in the build-ing that were neverintended to be class-rooms. We have ab-solutely zero space.… We would still beovercrowded,” said

Jones.

THE CLIFTON COMMUNITY, which isstill fighting the School Board’s decision toclose their school, is also concerned aboutplans to move their students to Fairview andUnion Mill before new additions at thoseschools are completed in 2013.

“Are they going to be moving students outof our school building and into trailers?”asked Patti Hopkins, PTA president atClifton.

“My main concern is that they are clos-ing Clifton at the end of this year withouthaving enough seats at the surroundingschools,” she said.

“[Option D] only puts usdown 40 children. Thatisn’t enough. We stillhave two trailers. It killsme to have trailers.”

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Candlelight Carols at Westfield High SchoolChrist is Born.” Said Hunt: “The soprano

I part is different from everyone else’s andthat makes it a lot of fun to sing. It changespace a lot, flows nicely and, at points, wejust explode. It starts out softly, and theother parts come in and out, throughout thesong.”

She’s also looking forward to the way theconcert will begin. “What I’m most excitedabout is that we’re all going to process in

from the back of the auditorium, and allthe lights will be down,” said Hunt. “We’llbe holding candles and will surround theaudience, and we’ll sing our first one or twosongs in the dark. The first one has eightsolos, and the voices will be singing fromall different parts of the room.”

Freshman Blake Feichtl, a tenor, startedsinging in his church choir as a child. “I’vehad a goal to be in the Chamber choir be-cause my sister, Brooke, who’s now a se-

nior, is in it,” he said.“Carol of the Bells” is his favorite song

because he likes “how we’re doing it inmultiple parts. And the way it intertwinesis really cool.”

As for the audience, Feichtl said every-one will enjoy the song selection that’ll bepresented. “It’s a diverse group that we’vechosen,” he said. “They’ll hear a lot of dif-ferent songs they’ve never heard before.”

Senior Jacob Ford, who sings bass, is new

to the chorus, this year. “I played the violaand took music theory, last year,” he said.“As an assignment, I had to sing, too, andMrs. Lardin [Westfield’s former choral di-rector] liked it and suggested I join choir. Idid, and it’s been lots of fun.”

He also likes “Carol of the Bells” because“I like the tune and it’s a great, Christmassong. Most of the music, though, will be newto the audience, and I think they’ll enjoyhearing new things.”

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