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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
More than 181,000 students headed backto their classrooms Tuesday morning,Sept. 6, for the start of the 2012-13
school year. They toted backpacks, lunchboxes andassorted supplies and greeted the new year withvarying degrees of enthusiasm.
ROCKY RUN MIDDLE“I had a pretty good year as a seventh-grader,
so I’m hoping to do the same as an eighth-grader,”said Emily Dillard. “I’m excited to meet the newtheater teacher and I’m going to have a new civ-ics class this year. And I’m happy to be able to getvolunteer service hours.”
Classmate Hung Ho said he’d miss summer, butwas looking forward to learning. And seventh-grader Lea Gwennap was excited about havingswim practice after seventh period. Eighth-graderBriley Rickard was eager to participate in theaterand take Spanish and Civics, and seventh-graderFletcher Madsen looked forward to P.E. and “play-ing flag football and basketball.”
Back to the ClassroomSchool begins againfor local students.
From left are Rocky Run students Briley Rickard, Fletcher Madsen, Patrick O’Sheaand Austin Simmons.
Mom Young Soo Jeong with (from left)daughters Rachel, 7, and Christina, 8,outside Greenbriar East Elementary.
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The bells have all rungand the students re-turned to their classesthis week. But school
started earlier for their teachers,who spent part of their summerworking on lesson plans andreadying their classrooms for thenew school year.
POPLAR TREEA teacher for two decades, Rob
Thompson is in his 15th year teach-ing P.E. at Poplar Tree Elementary.
“I’m happy and excited about thestart of school,” he said. “I justenjoy this time of year — the en-ergy of the kids and the fallweather; we can go outside forP.E.”
“The kids love P.E., so they’repositive about it,” said Thompson.“They always want to run around,play games and sports and gettheir energy out, after sitting intheir classrooms.
Librarian Cindy Uncles has beenat the school since it opened in1990; she taught fourth gradethen and has been the librarian for10 years. She, too, is glad whenschool begins. “I love the newnessof everything,” she said. “I can’twait to put out the new books andsee the kids get excited aboutthem.”
Lesson PlanFor SuccessTeachers areexcited about thenew school year.
From left are Chantilly High special-education teachersPatti Caplan and Karen Beers.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Piero’s Corner Italian Restaurantwill host a Best Buddies fund-raiser Sunday, Sept. 16, at 5 p.m.for its busboy, Eric Latcheran of
Chantilly, and his friend Ryan Gutkowski ofClifton. The restaurant is at 9959 Main St.in Fairfax.
Eric, 25, and Ryan, 24, have intellectualdisabilities and are raising money so theymay participate in the fun run at the an-nual Best Buddies Challenge, Oct. 20, inWashington, D.C.
They’re co-hosting the Fairfax event withtheir moms, Gina Latcheran and Mary JaneGutkowski, at the invitation of therestaurant’s owner, Gian Piero Mazi, and itsmanager, Benny Geruardi. On Sept. 16,Piero’s will donate a percentage of its foodproceeds that night toward the cause.
Every year since 2007, when they met,Mazi has supported Eric and his advocacyfor Best Buddies Virginia.
This year, their friend Bob Smith, formerWhite House pianist, will perform during
the event on the baby grand, accompaniedby both professional and aspiring singers.
“Eric is so proud of his job at Piero’s andhis friendship with Gian,” said Gina
Latcheran. “Best Buddies is all about mak-ing local residents more aware and in-volved, as well as visible supporters in thelives of all the intellectually challenged in-
dividuals of all ages active in their commu-nity.”
Best Buddies brings people with intellec-tual disabilities together with peer buddiesin friendships that, one by one, are creat-ing opportunities in schools — and, postgraduation, in the community and work-place.
Eric and Ryan have been friends sincethey met in special-ed preschool at PoplarTree Elementary in the early 1990s. Today,they still live 10 minutes from each other,are still friends and have been advocatesfor Best Buddies Virginia since their high-school days.
“Gina and I couldn’t be prouder of them,and we credit Best Buddies Virginia withenriching their lives,” said Latcheran.“Whether at GMU where Ryan’s an internin The Mason Life Program, or at Piero’sCorner restaurants in Fairfax and Herndonwhere Eric works, Best Buddies has openeddoors and created lasting friendships forboth of them and their mothers.”
Hoping for a good turnout for the Sept.16 fund-raiser, Latcheran said, “Great food,great wine, great music and great friendswill make it a memorable, Best Buddiesevening.”
To participate, diners just have to men-tion Best Buddies. Reservations are sug-gested; call 703-246-6097.
Restaurant Fundraiser Benefits Best BuddiesEvent scheduledfor Sept. 16.
From left are Benny Geruardi, Mary Jane Gutkowski, Gina Latcheran,Gian Piero Mazi, Ryan Gutkowski and Eric Latcheran.
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Chantilly’s Matt Lilley (front) and his dad Clint peer inside a 1929 Ford. This 1982 red Ferrari is owned by Centreville’s John Miller.
Cool CarsIn Clifton
The 13th Annual Labor Day Car Show inClifton was Monday, Sept. 3. All proceedswent to Life with Cancer and the NorthernVirginia Therapeutic Riding Program.
A 1965ShelbyCobracoupe.
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Clifton’s Laurie and Mark Waldronand son Conner, 7, inspect a 1930Ford two-door.
Phil Fossstands besidehis 1930 ModelA Ford. It washis first car;he’s owned itfor 50 years.
This shiny,blue 1996
Dodge pickuptruck is open
for inspection.
Chantilly’s Matt Lilley stands by his 1970 FordMustang. Cars line Clifton’s Main Street. A snazzy-looking 1932 Ford.
Centre View Editor Steven Mauren
703-778-9415 or [email protected]
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Fighting Fitness at Martial Arts ChampionshipsOn August 3-4, Master Dennis Brown held his 30th Annual U.S. Capitol Classics andChina Open Martial Arts Championships in the Gaylord Hotel at the National Har-bor Center. More than a thousand martial arts competitors from as far away asKazakhstan participated in fighting, form, and weapon form competition.Chantilly’s Fighting Fitness Martial Arts Center’s athletes included: From left, JakeEhrlich-1st southern form and short weapon (CO), 2nd continuous fight (CC); JimiWilson-1st continuous fight (CC); Tamara Wilson-1st form (CC); Coach Neil Ehrlich;Rohit Eyyunni-finalist continuous fight (CC); Sreekar Eyyunni-1st continuous fight(CC); Max Ehrlich-1st southern form and short weapon (CO), 2nd Chinese weapon(CC). Tamara Wilson took 1st place in her first tournament.
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Youth GroupVolunteerArrested
Fairfax County policehave charged a churchyouth-group volunteer withtwo counts of aggravatedsexual battery. He is JamesWest, 23, formerly of HopePark Road in Fairfax.
He wasn’t a member of the paid staff of the King’sChapel Church, 12925 Braddock Road, but volun-teered there for several years. However, police be-gan an investigation after receiving a call from theparents of a 14-year-old who reportedly said thatWest had given him or her — and other teens — amassage. After questioning the teenager further, theparents learned of the alleged abuses and contactedpolice on Aug. 3. Police later arrested West andcharged him on Aug. 31. They ask anyone with in-formation to contact Detective L. LaBarca at 703-246-7810. Or call Crime solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, text“TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES/274637 or callpolice at 703-691-2131.
Back-To-School SafetyFairfax County police urge motorists to be extra
vigilant for pedestrians and bicyclists, now thatschool is once again in session. Commuters should
expect increased congestion throughout the week andbuild time into their schedules to accommodate forthis traditionally heavy time period.
Police also remind drivers that, when bus lightsand stop signs are activated, vehicles must stop inboth directions, unless they are separated from thebus by a median. In 2011, officers issued 1,364 cita-tions for speeding in school zones. They issued 364citations for improperly passing school buses and notstopping for school buses with flashing lights.
Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police
Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspec-tions Thursday, Sept. 6 and Sept. 20, from 5-8:30p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents shouldinstall the child safety seats themselves so techniciansmay properly inspect and adjust them, as needed.
However, because of time constraints, only the first35 vehicles arriving on each date will be inspected.That way, inspectors may have enough time to prop-erly instruct the caregiver on the correct use of thechild seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.
Park Authority to MeetThe Fairfax County Park Authority will meet
Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the Herrity
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Rocky Run students walkfrom their buses to theschool.
Returning to Rocky Run are (from left) Lizzy Carter, Taylor Fontaine,Megan Rice and Mary Hogan.
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Glad to be back at school wasclassmate Patrick O’Shea. “I’mready to learn and excited abouthome ec and participating in theWWII oral history program,” hesaid. Seventh-grader AustinSimmons said he couldn’t wait toget his locker and take home eco-nomics and weight lifting.
However, classmate SammyHong, who transferred from aschool in Fairfax, was nervousabout meeting the other studentsand teachers. “I’m kind of afraid tochange classes,” she said. “But I’mlooking forward to playing cello inthe orchestra and writing in the Au-thors Club.”
Walking into school togetherwere eighth-graders Lizzy Carter,Taylor Fontaine, Megan Rice andMary Hogan. Mary was excitedabout French class and lunch,and Lizzy was eager to start TechExploration class, using “com-puters and CAD drawing to planstuff.” Taylor missed going to thepool, but looked forward to En-glish and being in Show Choirand the school plays. Megan wasexcited about science and 3DArt. Last year, she said, “Theymade 3D letters that stood up.”
Seventh-grader Joseph Szczur,though, wished school were end-ing instead of starting, but ad-mitted, “It feels kind of good tobe in middle school.”
Meanwhile, Principal MattEline held a big sign saying, “Askme,” and the students asked himwhere they should go and whereto get maps of the school. “I loveit when the kids come back,” hesaid. “It’s the best part.”
Rocky Run’s enrollment is 1,016students, up from about 970 lastyear. And this year, the school isholding an Anti-Bullying AwarenessDay, on Oct. 12, for the entireChantilly Pyramid. “I’m ordering12,000 purple wristbands saying,‘Stand by Me,’ for every staff mem-ber and student to wear that day,”said Eline. “This is one of our biginitiatives this year, and the firststep is to let people know bullyingexists.”
On Aug. 14, Rocky Run hosted ananti-bullying summit and created a24-person task force of students,parents, staff, teachers and princi-pals from elementary through highschools. “The FCPS Youth Surveysaid 80 percent of eighth-graderssaid they’d been bullied, the previ-ous year,” said Eline. “So it’s a bigproblem and we’re focused on it.People see bullying and don’t helpout, so ‘Stand by Me’ says that by-standers are an important part ofhelping resolve this issue.”
GREENBRIAR EASTAt Greenbriar East Elementary,
some parents walked their childrento school; others came by bus and re-ceived stickers of their bus numbersas they arrived so they’d known whichbus to get on to go home.
Young Soo Jeong brought daughtersRachel, a second-grader, and Chris-tina, in third grade. Both girls lookedforward to recess, going to the libraryand making new friends.
Lugging two bags of school supplieswas sixth-grader Alex Butali, who es-pecially likes gym and math. “I feelhappy because I get to see all myfriends,” he said. “And it’s the last year
Rocky Run Principal Matt Eline listens to a student’s question.
School Begins Again for Local Students
From left are GBE students Erica and Nelson Coronadoand Lamin Sesay.
GBE sixth-grader AlexButali loves school.
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C E N T R E V I L L ETHE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
TraditionalAnglican Service
1928 Book ofCommon Prayer
13941 Braddock Road, (north off Rte. 29) Centreville, VA703-830-3176 • www.thechurchoftheascension.org
Rev. Dr. Eugene Johnson, Pastor
Service Times:Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 AMChildren’s Church and Jr. Youth Church-During regular Worship ServiceSunday School (9:00-9:45 AM/ All ages)Spiritual Development Courses: (8:45-9:45 AM)Youth Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 AM(Rev. Bobby J. Ford Jr., Youth Minister)Holy Communion (Third Sunday) 10:00 AMWednesday Prayer Meeting/ Bible Studyand Spiritual Development Courses: 7:00 PM(Includes Youth Bible Study)
6600 Old Centreville Road, Centreville, VA 20121Phone: 703 830-8769; Fax: 703 830-6718
www.mountolive-church.org.E-Mail: [email protected]
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Sunday Worship with us:8:45 & 11:00am
with Sunday Schoolat 10:00am
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Holy Communion 10 A.M. Sundays(with Church School and Nursery)
Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7 P.M. Wednesdays
Saint AndrewLutheran ChurchSunday Worship: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
Christian Education for All Ages: 9:45 a.m.
Adult Bible Study: Wed. 9:30 a.m.
Our mission is to welcome all people,
to grow in our relationship with Christ,
and to serve the Lord
Braddock Road and Cranoke Street
Centreville, VA 20120
www.saintandrewlc.org
703-830-2768
Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos wel-come.
TUESDAY NIGHTSWorld-Class Jazz. 6-9 p.m. Paul
Langosch on bass and RickWhitehead on guitar. At the CopperCanyon, 5815 Trinity Pkwy. Call 703-830-6600 for reservations.
WEDNESDAY NIGHTSMen’s Chorus. 7:30-10 p.m. Sing
“Acappella” with the Fairfax Jubil-Aires men’s barbershop chorus.Members of the Barbershop HarmonySociety. At Lord of Life LutheranChurch (West), 13421 Twin LakesDr. Visit www.fairfaxjubilaires.org orcontact Aaron Watts at 703-793-7166or [email protected].
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 5CVHS Fundraiser. 6-9 p.m. Support
the Wildcat Band at TropicalSmoothie, 14220-B CentrevillleSquare, Centreville. Students areraising funds towards their springtrip and for band programs.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 8How to Create Fresh Flower
Bouquets. 10 a.m. Learn how to
arrange flowers into a display tobring a focal point and an artistictouch to any room. At MerrifieldGardens at Fair Oaks, 12101 LeeHwy.
Home & Lifestyle Expo. 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Fair Oaks Mall, immediately offI-66 at Route 50 (Lee JacksonMemorial Hwy). The Expo willfeature more than 20 exhibitorsfocusing on products and services forresidential buyers for use in andaround the home in the fall andwinter months. Free and open to thepublic. Visitwww.ShopFair.Oaks.Mall.com or call703-359-8302.
Consignment Sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.FCMOM Semi-Annual ConsignmentSale at Chantilly High SchoolCafeteria (Entrance #11), 4201Stringfellow Rd. 200+ families willbe selling gently used clothing, shoes,toys, books for the whole family.Free. Cash and Checks Accepted.Visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fairfax-County-Mothers-of-Multiples-Consignment-Sale/405509456163912.
SUNDAY/SEPT. 9CVHS Fundraiser. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Support the Wildcat Band at the carwash. Colonnade Shell Gas Station,5784 Union Mill Rd, Centreville.Students are raising funds towards
their spring trip and for bandprograms.
Home & Lifestyle Expo. 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Fair Oaks Mall, immediately offI-66 at Route 50 (Lee JacksonMemorial Hwy). The Expo willfeature more than 20 exhibitorsfocusing on products and services forresidential buyers for use in andaround the home in the fall andwinter months. Free and open to thepublic. Visitwww.ShopFair.Oaks.Mall.com or call703-359-8302.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 15Build the Lawn of Your Dreams.
David Yost, Merrifield PlantSpecialist will provide the know-howto create a beautiful lawn. AtMerrifield Gardens at Fair Oaks,12101 Lee Hwy.
SUNDAY/SEPT. 16New Programs. 1-4 p.m. Sully Historic
Site will present two new programsto help visitors understand life in the1700s when Sully was a plantationand home to Northern Virginia’s firstcongressman, Richard Bland Lee.After a house tour, participants willsit in the historic east wing and fill intheir own family trees usingtemplates provided. $8 per adult, $7per student, and $6 per senior and
child. One grandparent is admittedfree of charge with each family. Call703-437-1794, or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.
MONDAY/SEPT. 17GFWC-Western Fairfax County
Woman’s Club First Meeting. 7p.m. In meeting room of the TotalWine store in the Greenbriar PlazaShopping Center, 13055-C LeeJackson Highway, Chantilly. Meetmembers, learn more about the Cluband its programs, and a wine tasting.To register , contact Lucy Smith at703-587-7543 by Sept. 14.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 20Homeschool Days at Sully. 10 a.m.-
1 p.m. Children will visit stationsfocusing on different aspects of dailylife – the open hearth kitchen,schoolroom, games in the yard, slavelife, and textiles. Hands-on fun andlearning centers are designed toenrich the understanding of late 18thcentury life in Fairfax County.Children should bring a lunch andpicnic on the grounds. This programis open to both groups andindividuals. Reservations arerequired by Sept. 17. Call 703-437-1794. $8 per child, $4 per adult. Call703-437-1794, or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 22NAMIWalks Northern Virginia
2012! Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. Check-in at 9:30a.m. and start time at 10 a.m. TheNational Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) Northern Virginia is a non-profit organization that providessupport, education, and advocacyprograms for individuals with mentalillness and their families. The walk is1.5 miles long. Registration is nowopen for both teams and walkers.Visit www.namiwalks.org/NorthernVirginia to register.
“Rally for Roses.” 1-6 p.m. ThePotomac Rose Society and ArlingtonRose Foundation will host theColonial District Rose Show andCompetition at Merrifield Gardens atFair Oaks, 12101 Lee Hwy.
Irish Folk Festival. Noon-7 p.m. Free.The 17th annual festival willhighlight performances fromtraditional Irish fiddle players directfrom County Donegal, Ireland. Therewill be live traditional Irish musicand dance at both the SherwoodCommunity Center at Van Dyck Park,3740 Old Lee Hwy, and the AuldShebeen Irish Pub, 3971 ChainBridge Rd. Rain or shine. Visitwww.ccepotomac.org or call 703-919-1031.
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At NexStar NationalsChantilly-based Creative Dance Center’s Competition Team scored big at2012 NexStar National Talent Competition Nationals that were recently heldat the Sheraton Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The CompetitionTeam competed 84 dances over the course of five days of competitionagainst studios from throughout the U.S. The results of their efforts broughthome to Virginia a total of 14 national champion titles.
Fairfax County Fire and RescueDepartment units respondedto an apartment fire, Tuesday,
Aug. 28 at approximately 7:30 p.m.in the Fair Oaks area of FairfaxCounty. The garden apartment is lo-cated at 4104 Monument Court.
Firefighters reported an oil fire onthe stove that had been extinguishedby the 13R sprinkler system. Thesprinkler was primarily responsiblefor extinguishing the fire. Firefighterschecked for fire extension on theapartment of fire origin and adjacentunits.
The two occupants were treated atthe scene and transported to a localhospital with non-life threating inju-ries. One adult and one child are dis-placed. Red Cross assistance was de-clined.
The cause of the fire was acciden-tal. Unattended food on the stovecaused the fire.
In light of the fire’s cause, the firedepartment offers the followingkitchen safety tips to local residents:
❖ Have a “kid-free zone” of at leastthree feet around the stove and areaswhere hot food or drink is preparedor carried.
❖ Wear short or tight-fitting sleeves
when cooking. Long, loose sleeves aremore likely to catch on fire or getcaught on pot handles.
❖ Keep things that can catch fire —such as dish towels, curtains or paper— at least three feet away from thestove.
❖ Do not leave cooking food unat-tended. If it’s necessary to leave thekitchen, even for a short time, turn offthe stove.
❖ Turn pot handles inward, facingthe wall, to prevent burns caused byoverturning or spills.
❖ Pot holders or oven mitts preventburns when handling hot dishes.
❖ Regularly clean cooking equip-ment so it has no cooking materials,food items or grease accumulation onit.
❖ Always keep an oven mitt and lidnearby when cooking. If a small greasefire starts in a pan, put on an oven mittand smother the flames by carefullysliding the lid over the pan. Turn offthe burner. Do not remove the lid un-til it’s completely cool.
❖ If there’s an oven fire, turn off theheat and keep the door closed to pre-vent flames from burning people andclothing. Have the oven serviced be-fore using it again.
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Opinion
It’s a key question that must be answeredby Oct. 15 in order to vote in this Presi-dential election: Are you registered tovote at your current address? An-
swering that question early, and vot-ing early, will help ensure that yourvote is counted and will contribute toa more orderly Election Day.
Check your registration status online atwww.sbe.virginia.gov.
Voter turnout will be high, and unknownchallenges from natural phenomena like earth-quake or derecho lurk on Election Day. A sig-nificant percentage of the more than 700,000registered voters in Fairfax County, more than155,000 in Arlington and more than 140,000in Alexandria will turn out to vote on Nov. 6.Four years ago in 2008, a record number ofvoters turned out at the polls, nearly 75 per-cent of registered voters across the Common-wealth.
If you can wrap your brain around the con-cept of voting “absentee in-person,” you canvote starting Sept. 21.
BACK TO SCHOOL CIVICS LESSONIf there are high school students in your
household who will be 18 by Election Day,encourage them to register and vote.Any person who is 17 years old and willbe 18 years of age at the next generalelection shall be permitted to register
in advance, according to the State Board ofElections. Parents should help their childrensee voting as a right and a responsibility, notsomething to be left to others. I’ve heard nu-merous voting age high school and college stu-dents express doubts about voting, mostlybased on lack of confidence.
While college students are already away atcollege, they should also confirm their voterregistration and vote absentee. If they will beat home anytime between Sept. 21 and Nov.3, they can vote “absentee in person,” and oth-erwise they can mail or fax a request for anabsentee ballot and then mail or fax the ballotitself. For more, visit http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/absentee_voting/index.html
LOCAL VOTING INFORMATIONAlexandria Board of Elections
703-746-4050,http://alexandriava.gov/Elections132 North Royal Street, Alexandria, 22314;FAX 703-838-6449; [email protected]
Fairfax County Board of Elections703-222-0776,www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax,Suite 232, Fairfax, 22035; FAX 703-324-2205;email [email protected]
Arlington Board of Elections703-228-3456,http://www.arlingtonva.us/vote,2100 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 320, Arlington, 22201;FAX 703-228-3659;email [email protected]
City of Fairfax General Registrar703-385-7890,http://www.fairfaxva.gov/Registrar/GeneralRegistrar.asp10455 Armstrong Street, Sisson House,Fairfax, 22030;FAX 703-591-8364;email [email protected]
More information at http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2012/aug/28/how-register-vote-and-vote-early/
Registered To Vote at Current Address?Oct. 15 deadline; encourage eligible high schooland college students to vote as well.
Editorial
Support for NeedyStudents AppreciatedTo the Editor:
Because of the generosity of our churches,businesses, and individuals, more than 1,700students will go back to school with the back-packs and supplies they need for success.
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM)partnered with Collect for Kids (http://collectforkids.org) in a county-wide effort to
ensure that the neediest children in our com-munity receive the backpacks and school sup-plies they need to succeed in school. The pro-gram is made possible through a partnershipwith Kids R First, Fairfax County PublicSchools, and the numerous community-basedorganizations and businesses in the FairfaxCounty area who are working to provide sup-plies in a more cost-effective and efficient way.
WFCM collected 1,729 backpacks whichwere delivered to 23 high schools, middleschools, and elementary schools in Fairfax
County for students on the free and reducedlunch program. Last year, we provided 1,055backpacks for students returning to school.This year, our goal was to help 1,500 students.We exceeded that goal by 15 percent. Thankyou to our churches, businesses, and individu-als for supporting our efforts.
Thank you to these churches, businesses andorganizations for helping with the WFCM Back-pack Collection: Access National Bank; AppleFederal Credit Union, Chantilly and CentrevilleBranches; Centreville Baptist Church;Centreville United Methodist Church; ChantillyBaptist Church; Chantilly Bible Church; ChristCentral Presbyterian Church; Christ Presbyte-rian Church; Church of the Epiphany; CliftonPresbyterian Church; Fairfax Church of Christ;Junior League of Northern Virginia; King ofKings Lutheran Church; Korean PresbyterianChurch; Lord of Life Lutheran Church; MountOlive Baptist Church; Neustar, Inc.; New LifeChristian Church; Ox Hill Baptist Church;Pender United Methodist Church; Philan-thropic Education Organization (PEO); QuestDiagnostics; Saint Andrew the Apostle Catho-lic Church; St. Timothy’s Catholic Church;Wellspring United Church of Christ, and WFCMindividual donors.
Thank you especially to the many generousindividual donors to WFCM who saw the needadvertised on our website or in the local pa-pers and dropped off backpacks at our offices,many of them who didn’t give a name but justwanted to help. We love and appreciate you.
If you would like to learn more about West-ern Fairfax Christian Ministries’ Backpack Pro-gram to help next year, contact Jennie Bush [email protected].
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries
Letters to the Editor
Hosting BloodDriveOne hundred andtwelve Virginia Tire& Auto(www.vatire.com)customers donated103 units of bloodat the Fairfax-basedprovider of automo-tive maintenance,repair and tireservices’ first everblood drive througha partnership withInova Blood DonorServices. The blooddrive was Monday, Aug. 27 at the Ashburn/Dulles (44285 Ice Rink Plaza,Ashburn) and Centreville (14611 Lee Highway, Centreville) facilities.Customers who donated blood received a voucher for a free oil changeat any of its 11 locations (or $30 off any service). Above, Mike Holmes,vice president of Virginia Tire & Auto, donates blood.
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The Bite Me Cancer Foundation in Chantillyheld its first two fundraising events to support its Teen Support Bag program and thy-
roid cancer research. Proceeds from the events to-taled more than $6,500.
The two events, a professional networking eventheld at the Reston Town Center’s Vapiano Restau-rant on July 25, and the “Take a Swing at Cancer”event held Aug. 12 at the Dulles Golf Center andSports Park drew crowds and helped raise aware-ness for the young foundation formed in September2010. Bite Me Cancer was founded to support teensfighting all cancers and raise awareness and researchfunding for thyroid cancer, the world’s fastest increas-ing cancer.
The foundation’s Teen Support Bag program is thebrainchild of the foundation’s 19-year-old founder,Nikki Ferraro, herself a teen cancer patient. Ferrarowas diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer in2010 when she was a junior at Chantilly High School.Her experience with cancer treatment taught her thatteens need a different kind of support than childrenundergoing treatment, and that was the impetus forthe creation of Bite Me Cancer’s teen support bagprogram.
Sponsors included Fun Company Events, Ameri-
can Systems, Curry’s Auto Service and M&T Bank.On Aug. 13, the day after the event at the Dulles
Golf Center, Ferraro delivered 10 teen support bagsto the Children’s Inn at National Institutes of Healthfor teenagers staying there while in treatment.
The support bags contain a number of items to helpteens pass the time and feel not so alone while theyare in hospitals or undergoing treatment. Items in-clude: a ball cap, deck of cards, iTunes gift card,candy, flash drive with an inspirational video mes-sage about Ferraro’s own cancer journey, as well asother Bite Me Cancer items that promote thefoundation’s “Attitude is Everything” motto. Bite MeCancer also has partnerships with the INOVA FairfaxOncology Unit and Life With Cancer to distribute thebags. The foundation hopes to distribute these bagsthroughout the country.
Now a sophomore at James Madison University,Ferraro is studying marketing and hopes to grow thefoundation’s resources so that she can reach moreteens who are battling cancer.
Thyroid cancer is the fastest increasing cancer inthe country, so Ferraro wants to also support thyroidcancer research grants.
For more information about the Bite Me CancerFoundation, visit www.bitemecancer.org.
Kick Starting Fundraising EffortsBite Me Cancer Foundation raises awarenessand research funding.
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Despite high unemployment rate, many com-panies in the technology and research industries have unfilled positions because they
cannot find enough skilled workers. In response tothis maldistribution of skills, the General Assemblyplans to commit $1 million over the next two yearsto expand Northern Virginia Community College’sSySTEMic Solutions program.
The ultimate goal of the program is to encourageK-12 students to study science, technology, engineer-ing, and mathematics (STEM), earn a two-year orfour-year degree, and become employed by a tech-nology company. Since its inception nearly threeyears ago, over 1,000 students have entered into the“pipeline,” a term used to describe the education-to-occupation goal.
The $1 million commitment will help expand theprogram into Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax andLoudoun school districts. It is estimated that by 2015,3,000 students will be in the SySTEMic Solutionspipeline.
Students in Prince William County, Manassas, andManassas Park have been introduced to the sciencesearly. Engineers from local technology companiessuch as Aerojet and Micron Technology come intothose elementary school classrooms and show stu-dents dry ice and have them make lemon-poweredbatteries.
“What we’re really hoping is to catch you beforeyou’re in high school,” said Amy Harris, director ofNOVA’s SySTEMic Solutions.
Additionally, the program offers extracurricularactivities and summer camps. In elementary schools,students can participate in an after-school roboticsteam called First Lego League. There are middleschool and high school teams as well, so that theprogram can continue to make STEM fun and en-
gaging. This past April, a Manassas Park MiddleSchool team qualified and participated in the WorldVEX Robotics tournament in Anaheim, Calif.
“Students are making connections with what theyare learning in robotics and what they are learningin the classroom,” said superintendent of ManassasPark Public Schools, Bruce McDade, in an email,“plus, in order to be a part of the program, studentsmust be successful in the classroom, so the programserves as a great motivational tool as well.”
In high school, students are then given STEM coun-selors who help with course selection, study skills,extracurriculars, and preparation for college. Stu-dents are also visited by engineers and researchers,who give additional advice about colleges and ca-reers. Finally, when they are enrolled in GeorgeMason University or NOVA, students have access tointernships.
But SySTEMic Solutions hasn’t just benefited pub-lic schools. The program has been a boon to localtechnology and research companies, who are depen-dent upon a highly skilled workforce and recognizethe lack of STEM funding. Corporate partners, whichinclude Micron Technology, Aerojet Corporation,Insystech, and Lockheed Martin, help fund programsand educate students about job opportunities.
For nearly three years, Aerojet has contributed$45,000 towards SySTEMic Solutions. “We do thisbecause this could be our future workforce,” saidWanita Garcia of Aerojet, “we recognize that ourschool systems need assistance from industries.”
SySTEMic Solutions is a part of a greater effort forNOVA to collaborate with local companies to betterprepare students for employment. Micron Technol-ogy has used NOVA educators in 2005-6 to retraintheir workforce after automating one of their semi-conductor factories.
Most students in the program are first generationcollege-goers, and many of them come from moder-ate or lower income families.
Both educators and engineers seem to agree thatfurther funding in STEM will help reverse the nega-tive economic trends. “We need to prepare our stu-dents for the opportunities that exist, and will onlymagnify in the future, in our very own backyard,”said McDade. “We need well-qualified students tomake our workforce strong so that we may competein the global economy.”
NorthernVirginiaCommu-nity Col-lege runssummercamps aspart of itsSySTEMicSolutionsprogram.
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On most days, Springfield-based retiree 69-year-oldMary Sue Garner can befound lifting weights in a fit-
ness center, power walking on a treadmillor breathing in fresh air during a stroll onone of Northern Virginia’s nature trails.
“When I was teaching I was in this rut …but when I retired, I decided to makechanges and get myself fit,” said Garner,who spent 45 years as a ninth-grade alge-bra and geometry teacher in Alexandria’spublic schools, including T.C. Williams HighSchool.
As part of her self-reinvention, she fillsher days with exercise, knitting, crochetingand volunteer work. She also tutors theFairfax County high school students whowork as servers in the dining room of herretirement community.
“I’ve made a lot of friends and I socializewith them,” said Garner, who lives atGreenspring. “I feel so strongly that as youget older you get slower, so you have to keepmoving.”
Gerontology experts agree, and are us-ing September, National Healthy AgingMonth, as an opportunity to offer agingadults ideas for living healthy lives as longas possible.
“Paying careful attention to the combina-tion of physical, social, mental and finan-cial fitness is powerful in the pursuit of a
positive lifestyle, especially as we age,” saidCarolyn Worthington, executive director ofHealthy Aging, a national health initiativeto raise awareness about the positive as-pects of growing older. “Take stock of whereyou’ve been, what you really would like todo. We’re encouraging people to find a newpassion … and to know that it’s not too lateto take control of your health [or] getstarted on something new.”
WHILE EXERCISE WON’T LEAD to eter-nal life, staying active can keep age-induceddeterioration at bay. “Research shows thatphysical activity can positively affect bloodflow and oxygen to the brain, thereby im-proving mental clarity [and] the part of thebrain responsible for learning and memory,”emailed Dominique Banville, Ph.D., direc-tor of George Mason University’s Divisionof Health and Human Performance.
Banville credits exercise with boostinginformation-processing skills, andWorthington adds that older adults whoexercise regularly are 60 percent less likelyto get dementia.
“In our society, most older adults continueto be underactive. They aren’t stretchingthemselves to the level that could actuallyimprove their functioning,” said Rita Wong,Ed.D., chair of the Department of PhysicalTherapy at Marymount University in Arling-ton. “Your physical capabilities decline asyou get older, but it is realistic to believe
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can get moving: “If a person has a lot of physicaldifficulties or if they have health issues that haveleft them with some movement impairment, seeinga physical therapist can be helpful to them at first,”said Wong. She recommends the Centers for DiseaseControl (CDC) and Prevention’s Physical ActivityGuidelines for Older Adults as sources for exerciseideas.
A HEALTHY DIET is another valuable tool in pre-serving and improving one’s wellbeing, say experts.“We all know the importance of having a good diet,but sometimes that is not always possible,” saidWorthington. “People can go out to local farmers mar-kets and find fresh, local produce. They can makefood from scratch instead of buying processed foods.”
Experts say a few weapons in staving off the rav-ages of time are often overlooked: “When peoplethink about successful aging, they immediately talkabout the physical, but in reality, social and mentalwellness are even more important,” saidWorthington.
Healthy relationships with family and friends arecritical to one’s overall health. “Relationships become
so important, getting out to interact with others.Showing concern and understanding as well as thewillingness to help others is also beneficial becauseit keeps us connected. Family connections of mul-tiple generations can be invaluable,” said Springfield-based social worker Sue Franke.
“Connecting with or finding new friends is impor-tant, but how do you do that, especially after thekids have gone and maybe you’re out of theworkforce?” said Worthington. “Why not go back toschool or take continuing education courses whereyou would not only be stimulating your mind, butalso reconnecting with other people?” She also sug-gests volunteer activities and travel.
When it comes to safeguarding one’s health, moneymatters. “Good financial wellbeing or health is be-ing able to live a life where people can support them-selves and not be dependent upon other people. Thathappens through planning, and in today’s economywhen plans don’t work out, people have to be cre-ative,” said Worthington.
Garner says her greatest inspiration is not research,but her retirement community peers: “There are somany people, some who are in their 80s and 90s,who come to the fitness center in their walkers andscooters and they exercise. I’m just in awe of thesepeople because they’re continuing to move and I thinkthat’s really important.”
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of elementary school for me, so the younger kidslook up to me and the other sixth-graders. So it’sfun to come back.”
Fifth-grader Harrison Roderick was a bit nervousabout meeting new students and “seeing how mynew teacher is.” But he looked forward to “havingfun and making new friends.” A safety patrol, helikes the job because “you get to help people andthat’s really nice to do.”
Sang Do walked his daughters, third-grader Lenaand fifth-grader Sara, to school. Proud of her newclothes and sparkly bracelet, Lena said, “I like towrite and I’m looking forward to having fun andlearning new things.” Sara had a new backpack andhair accessories and was eager to “make new friends
and work hard in school.” Her favorite subjects aremath and writing.
Fifth-grader Lamin Sesay likes science and health andlooked forward to doing well in school and “meetingnew kids.” Sixth-grader Nelson Coronado Jr. was ex-cited about “having fun” and going to P.E. and mathclass. And his sister, second-grader Erica, who likes mathand reading, sported her new, Justin Bieber lunchboxand book bag. “I feel excited for them to have a suc-cessful year,” said their dad, Nelson Coronado Sr. “Itgives them something productive to do.”
Fifth-grader Adam Jaynes also came to school withhis sibling, third-grader Katie, who looked forwardto meeting her classmates, singing and playing re-corder. The student body vice president, Adam planson getting good grades, adding, “I like social studies,science and P.E. — and math if it’s fun.”
Back to the ClassroomSang Do walked his daughters (from left)Lena and Sara to GBE.
All ready for school are (from left) GBEsiblings Adam and Katie Jaynes.
The following students from Chantillyenrolled at Virginia Tech were named tothe Dean’s List for the spring 2012 se-mester:
Amy N. Wang is a junior majoringin chemical engineering in the Collegeof Engineering.
John H. Yu is a sophomore major-ing in university studies at VirginiaTech.
Daniel F. Morgado is a junior ma-joring in computer science in theCollege of Engineering.
Kyle A. Thornburgh is a sopho-more majoring in mechanicalengineering in the College of Engineer-ing.
Vanessa M. Vanderdys is a fresh-man majoring in biological sciences inthe College of Science.
Ryan D. Zanski is a senior major-ing in electrical engineering in theCollege of Engineering.
The following Virginia Tech studentsfrom Chantilly were among those hon-ored at the university’s springcommencement ceremony held May 11in Lane Stadium:
Sruthi Krishnan received a masterof science degree in aerospace engineer-ing from the College of Engineering.
Daniel Rickenbach received a
master of accountancy and informationsystems degree in accounting and infor-mation systems from the PamplinCollege of Business.
Michelle Crowson, Chantilly, re-ceived a bachelor of arts degree summacum laude in communication from theCollege of Liberal Arts & Human Sci-ences.
Alexis Eccleston, Chantilly, re-ceived a bachelor of science degree cumlaude in biological sciences from theCollege of Science.
Joseph Fratter, Chantilly, receiveda bachelor of science in business degreein finance from the Pamplin College ofBusiness.
Namrata Garg, Chantilly, receiveda bachelor of science degree cum laudein environmental policy and planningfrom the College of Architecture andUrban Studies.
Raissa Hidalgo, Chantilly, receiveda bachelor of science degree in biologi-cal sciences from the College of Science.
Yulim Hong, Chantilly, received abachelor of science degree in humannutrition, foods and exercise from theCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Hyunsoo Hwang, Chantilly, re-ceived a bachelor of science degree inanimal and poultry sciences from theCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Mario Ichaso, Chantilly, received abachelor of science in business degree infinance from the Pamplin College ofBusiness.
Rein Kiewel, Chantilly, received abachelor of science in business degree inmarketing management from thePamplin College of Business.
Jaeha Lee, Chantilly, received abachelor of arts degree cum laude inpolitical science from the College of Lib-eral Arts and Human Sciences.
Traci Luzi, Chantilly, received abachelor of science degree summa cumlaude in psychology from the College ofScience.
Daniel Lyell, Chantilly, received abachelor of science degree cum laude insociology from the College of LiberalArts & Human Sciences.
Mark Nufable, Chantilly, received abachelor of science in business degree inbusiness information technology fromthe Pamplin College of Business.
Venkata Manoj Paleti, Chantilly,received a bachelor of science in busi-ness degree summa cum laude inbusiness information technology fromthe Pamplin College of Business.
Sharan Patel, Chantilly, received abachelor of science in aerospace engi-
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Last Thursday, Aug. 30, was Meet-Your-Teacher day at Poplar Tree, and the chil-dren also visited Uncles in the library. “Theycame in and asked what new books I had,”she said. “I also do our daily news showwith two other teachers, so they asked aboutthat, too.”
Pleased to be the librarian, she said, “Isee every child in the school at least onceevery two weeks; and the little ones, I seeevery week. I love books and sharing themand my expertise about them with thekids.”
A special-education teacher, MandyMoore has taught students with intellectualdisabilities at Poplar Tree since 1999. “Thekids want to be here,” she said, adding thatwhat makes her job worthwhile is “the tinyvictories and the small improvements theymake.” She also wants to make sure “thatall the things we taught them last springare still with them in the fall.”
She’s spent the past few weeks setting upher classroom, preparing lessons and study-ing the curriculum. “My students have thesame grade-level curriculum as their peers,”said Moore. “We just adapt it.”
CHANTILLY HIGHIncoming freshmen aren’t the only ones
new to Chantilly High this year. Englishteacher Jordan Fremuth just moved herefrom Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago. Hetaught English at Fox Chapel Area HighSchool in Pittsburgh and was hired by FCPSin mid-June
“Teaching jobs in Pennsylvania are few
and far between,” he said. “But my girl-friend was coming to American Universityas a grad student and we wanted to movetogether.” So he’s now at Chantilly and gladto be there.
“In a lot of ways, the schools here demandmore of the teachers, which is important,”said Fremuth. “I want to make sure the stu-dents will get the best out of me.” He saidthe teachers, students and “every memberof the staff” have been “incredibly welcom-ing and helpful” to him. “After only four daysof in-service, you get the sense you’re partof a team here at Chantilly and we’re goingto succeed.”
He was also pleased that, in the EnglishDepartment, the other teachers wanted hisopinion on how to set up the major coursework. They collaborated on deciding whichbooks the students will read and the pa-pers they’ll write. That way, the teachers willbe able to compare data and results.
Fremuth will mainly teach 10th grade andsays he’s both eager and anxious about it.“Being in front of students again gets theexcitement going,” he said. “They’re fun.”
Special-ed teachers Patti Caplan andKaren Beers both teach students with intel-lectual disabilities. Caplan’s beginning her13th year at Chantilly and Beers is startingher 17th, and both are thrilled about the newschool year.
“I always feel very enthusiastic about it; Ibelieve everything’s going to be great,” saidCaplan. “But I’m also overwhelmed becauseof all the state-mandated changes in theSpecial Ed Department.”
Still, she wouldn’t trade her job for theworld. “You really feel like you’re making a
difference in someone’s life every day,” shesaid. “And sometimes, you feel like you’rethe best part of their day. We have a greatbunch of teachers here, and I love the stu-dents. You remember what they were likewhen they first came in, and then you seethe transitions and changes to somewhatof an independence.”
Beers is also delighted that Chantilly Prin-cipal Teresa Johnson is at the school’s helm.“Teresa was our assistant principal here anddirect supervisor of the Special Ed Depart-ment, prior to becoming principal,” saidBeers. “So she understands the whole pro-gram and is such a wonderful resource forus.”
During the summer, she said, “I miss mystudents and can’t wait to see them again.They love being at school with their friendsand all the staff. They also tend to be verygiving and so much fun to be with. And anylittle piece of growth they show can be justphenomenal for them.”
Also ready for the new school year issophomore Joey Lisko who said he felt “re-freshed” after summer vacation. “I play bassguitar and I did a lot of band practice,” hesaid. “I’m looking forward to coming backbecause, this year, I’ll be in the higher jazzband. I’ll get to step it up a level and playin Jazz & Pizzazz in the spring. I’ll also playguitar with the indoor drumline and march-ing band in the winter.”
Associate Band Director Chris Singletonis starting his second year at Chantilly. Heand Band Director Drew Ross both directthe marching band, and Singleton also di-rects the concert band, Workshop Jazz, Per-cussion Ensemble, indoor drumline and in-
door Color Guard.“It’s a lot of fun getting to work with the
kids,” he said. “It’s also a lot of work, espe-cially during marching band, but it’s re-warding when you see all the hard workcome together for the final product.” Single-ton teaches some 200 students and, thisyear, he feels more confident. “Last year, itwas a completely new thing,” he said. “Thisyear, I know what’ll happen, instead of justreacting.”
Local residents may see his young musi-cians in action, Sept. 14, at the ChantillyChargers’ next home football game, againstLangley High. Later on, the fall concert forall band groups, except marching band, isslated for Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the schooltheater.
WESTFIELD HIGHFreshman Fatima Rivera was “pretty ner-
vous” about beginning high school atWestfield. “I’ve got to get used to a newenvironment and meeting new people,” shesaid. But she was eager to start her biologyand journalism classes and possibly join thelacrosse or soccer teams. And, she added,“I’m looking forward to going to the foot-ball games.”
Bill Schnepper is assistant band directorat Westfield. “What’s fun for me is seeingkids I’ve taught in elementary school,” hesaid. “Last year, we had a fantastic year.Our bands cleaned up at the competitionsand we had a really good group of kids.This year, it looks like another great, co-hesive group of students, and we’re look-ing forward to our band holiday concerts,Dec. 7-9.”
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neering degree in aerospace engineeringfrom the College of Engineering.
John Roller, Reston, received abachelor of arts degree magna cumlaude in economics, science from theCollege of Science and a bachelor of sci-ence in mechanical engineering degreemagna cum laude in mechanical engi-neering from the College of
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Nicholas Michael Muzyka of OakHill, graduated with a Bachelor of Sci-ence in Management (GeneralManagement Emphasis) at Clemson
University on Aug. 10, 2012.
Eight local high school students spenta week at NASA Langley Research Cen-ter taking part in the Virgnia AerospaceScience and Technology Scholars acad-emy program this summer. Participatingarea students were Sabrine Ahmed-Igbal, Eunhee Cho, Aman Kapoor,Monica Nazir, Christopher Sokol,
Rishabh Saraswat, Daniel Weiszand Melissa Ziegler.
Maxson Jeffrey of Chantillyhas been placed on the President’sList and Taehee Han of Fairfax hasbeen named to the Dean’s List atNew River Community College
Doug Wright, Chantilly Academy
administrator, was named the Outstand-ing Career and Technical Educator byVirginia Association for Trade and In-dustrial Education for outstandingservice to the field of trade and indus-trial education. Chris Wyckoff, whoteaches construction technology at theacademy, has been named the Out-standing New Career and TechnicalTeacher.
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OBITUARYAlice T. McGrath (Age 78)
On August 27, 2012, Alice (Gallagher) McGrath passed away peacefully at Sudley Manor House in Manassas, VA.
Born April 3, 1934 in Springfield, MA she was the daughter of the late Chief of Police Raymond P. and Emily (Hanson) Gallagher. Alice graduated from Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee, MA. A devoted wife and mother, she started her family in MA and then moved to Chantilly, VA. She and her husband retired to Shallotte, NC. She was a parishioner of St. Timothy Catholic Church where she taught CCD classes. She enjoyed gardening, teaching, sewing, and animals.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, John Howard McGrath.
She is survived by a son, John Michael McGrath of Hender-sonville, NC; daughters Kathleen Adams and husband Thomas of Southlake, TX, Rosemary Johnson and husband Steve of Haymarket, VA, Elizabeth Keen and husband Andrew of Ijamsville, MD and Theresa McGrath of Chantilly, VA; brother-in-laws L. Neil “Doc” McGrath and wife Nancy of Westfield, MA and Frederic “Ted’ Curtin of Cromwell, CT; and four grandchildren, Tommy Adams, Emily Keen, Michael Keen and Hayden Sidley.
The family received friends Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Covenant Funeral Service Lee Chapel, 8521 Sudley Road, Manassas, VA.
A Catholic mass was celebrated Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 10 a.m. at St. Timothy Catholic Church, 13807 Pop-lar Tree Road, Chantilly, VA followed by interment at 2 p.m. at Quantico National Cemetery.
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Is what I feel – wherever I feel it, canceror middle age? Is what I feel worthy of amention to my oncologist or merely yourstruly looking for trouble? Moreover, Is thepain/discomfort I feel in my chest (betweenmy lungs) par for the course of treatment I’mon and characteristic of the disease withwhich I’ve been diagnosed, or is it com-pletely unrelated and not at all noteworthy(dare I say, normal)? Or is this a repeat of asymptom I’ve experienced previously? Oncethe pain represented a tumor growing in mylungs (bad news); another time, the samepain was scar tissue growing over tumors thathad shrunk (great news). (Scar tissue, as myoncologist explained to me, is similar to thescab that eventually forms over a skinnedknee and is a sign of healing.) In each case,however, the identical symptom had two verydifferent causes: one good, one bad. Ergo myconfusion now. Is what I feel good, bad, orshall I remain indifferent?
And if I remain indifferent, how do Iremain indifferent about the most importantthing in my life: my health/ diagnosis/ progno-sis? However, stressing about unconfirmedcomplications seems itself an unnecessarycomplication and one to be avoided.Where’s the benefit in making myself sick(see 8/29/2012 column: “Diagnosed But NotSick”) simply because I have a terminal dis-ease? Then again, if I am to remain proactivewith respect to my care and feeding, I mustadvocate for myself and not allow time topass when pain and suffering need not occur.I don’t want to worry myself sick, but nor do Isuppose that neglecting myself dead servesany particular purpose either. As CurlyHoward of The Three Stooges said: “I’m tooyoung to die, too handsome; well, tooyoung, anyway.” My feelings exactly.
Not only has the same pain-in-my-chestsymptom led to opposite interpretations, ithas also caused me to wonder if what I’ve feltwas real or imagined (see 8/22/2012 column:“Life in the Cancer Lane”) and typical of theroller-coaster existence that becomes “nor-mal” for cancer patients. The dilemma is, Idon’t want to make something out of nothingany more than I want to make nothing out ofsomething. Nor do I ever want to bedamned, but with some days/certain symp-toms, I feel as if I’m damned if I do anddamned if I don’t. Still, I can live with it: Ihave lived with it, but it certainly doesn’tmake me feel like I’ve mastered it.
Even writing a column about it (cancer,and the emotional confusion it causes) seemslike I’m bringing unnecessary attention to acondition (some condition) with which I’mforced to live, but a condition any cancer/terminal patient still living would be happy toendure: life. And let me be clear: I am notcomplaining. I am “introspecting” into thepeculiarities and perplexities of living a lifefor which I had no preparation, no experi-ence and zero indication – until the biopsyconfirmed it, that my life, as I had previouslyknown it and expected it to be, was officiallyover. Not literally, but figuratively. Yet anotherconundrum.
Making the best of a bad situation, that’show I roll (I’m a Red Sox fan after all). Somedays are easier than others, some symptoms/treatments/results are better than others. Andsome columns make more sense than others.But that’s cancer for you: an equal opportu-nity “screwer-upper.”
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Centreville Opens Cross County Season
The Centreville cross countryteam opened its season at the=PR= Kick-off Invitational at
Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville onThursday, Aug. 30. Bobby Dunn andJackie O’Shea scored third-place finishesin both the boys’ and girls’ sophomoreraces, respectively.
McKinsey Smith also ran well in thegirls’ sophomore race, with a fifth-placefinish. Senior Rebecca Vinter placed fifthin the girls’ junior/senior race, with fel-low senior Isabella Medina finishing in
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man races were Aidan Barnes for theboys and Kayley Bogemann for the girls.The runners of the week were juniorAshley Lawrence and freshmen JoshuaRoller and Nicho Stevens.
Centreville is scheduled to competethis Saturday, Sept. 8 at the MonroeParker Invitational at Burke Lake Park at8 a.m.
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Centreville running back Taylor Boose scores a touchdown.
Centreville Edges Lake Braddock in Season-Opening ThrillerWildcats score infinal minute tobeat Bruins, 28-27.
By Jon Roetman
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Centreville and Lake Braddock,winners of the last three Divi-sion 6 Northern Region cham-pionships, opened their 2012
seasons on Aug. 31 with the high schoolfootball equivalent of a heavyweight box-ing match.
Centreville landed some early punches asthe Wildcats used a punishing ground gameto build a 14-0 lead. Lake Braddock coun-tered, using its big-play ability to score 27unanswered points. The Bruins’ barrage wasnearly enough to win the fight. But in thecontest’s final minute, the Wildcats deliv-ered the decisive blow.
Centreville quarterback Scott Walter con-nected with A.J. Turner for a 14-yard touch-down pass with 42 seconds remaining inthe fourth quarter, lifting the Wildcats to a28-27 victory at Centreville High School.Lake Braddock reached the Wildcat 33-yardline during the game’s final possession, butthe Bruins came up empty.
Centreville, which graduated five first-team all-region athletes from its state run-ner-up team in 2011, trailed 27-14 in thefourth quarter.
“These kids are fighters, they’re competi-tors, they’re gamers,” Centreville headcoach Chris Haddock said. “The youth inthem and the inexperience in them are go-ing to create some mistakes, but our heartand our toughness and our guts are hope-fully going to make up for a few of thosethings.”
Lake Braddock led 27-21 and had pos-session at Centreville’s 25-yard line withabout four minutes remaining. Facing third-and-10, Henderson threw downfield and
was intercepted by Turner at the 8-yard line.The Centreville sophomore returned thepick 36 yards to the Wildcats 44, and caughtthe game-winner 11 plays later.
“I saw [Henderson’s] eyes when he turnedand cocked [to throw],” Turner said, “… soI just ran that way and tried to pick the balloff or even swat it down, but I had a chancefor a pick, so I got it.”
Centreville led 14-0 early in the secondquarter thanks to a 32-yard touchdown runby Marcel Smith on the Wildcats’ first pos-session and a 12-yard touchdown passfrom Walter to Christian Martey on theirthird series. Lake Braddock quickly dugitself out of the two-touchdown hole, re-sponding with 21 points before the half.After Martey’s touchdown reception,Lake Braddock defensive back AaronHollins returned the ensuing kickoff 96yards for a touchdown. The Bruins tiedthe score on their next possession, whenquarterback Caleb Henderson found JongYoo for a 15-yard touchdown. The nine-play, 53-yard drive was kept alive whenLake Braddock, facing fourth-and-six onthe Centreville 49, executed a fake punt andTim Coulter raced 22 yards for a first down.Three plays later, the Bruins converted onthird-and-16 when Henderson hit A.J.Alexander for a 19-yard gain.
While Lake Braddock had answeredCentreville’s strong start, the Bruinsgrabbed momentum by the throat whenHenderson launched a deep pass toAlexander for a 58-yard touchdown on thefinal play of the first half, giving LakeBraddock a 21-14 lead.
“I’m just pleased that our kids foughtback the way they did,” Haddock said.“You could feel it. The entire momentumhad shifted right before the half — wegive up a kickoff return, they score onthe last play of the half. With the youththat we had and the inexperience we had,they could have very easily packed it in,[but] then we score with [42] secondsleft in the game. That’s fighting until the
bitter end.”Sophomore running back Taylor Boose
led Centreville with 17 carries for 78 yards.His 6-yard touchdown run with 6:13 re-maining in the fourth quarter cut LakeBraddock’s lead to 27-21. Seven Centrevilleball carriers combined to rush 45 times for276 yards.
Junior running back Martey carried eighttimes for 51 yards and caught two passesfor 17 yards and a touchdown, but sat outthe second half with a right leg injury.
Walter completed 8 of 20 passes for 88yards and two touchdowns. He was inter-cepted twice.
In his first start for Lake Braddock,Henderson completed 16 of 27 passes for212 yards and two touchdowns. He wasintercepted once and sacked five times.
“I thought,” Haddock said, “the defensedid a very solid job tonight against maybeone of the best quarterbacks that we’re go-ing to see.”
Henderson transferred to Lake Braddockafter earning second-team all-region hon-ors as a sophomore signal caller at WestPotomac. Trailing by one in the final minute,he led the Bruins down the field andthought they had a chance to win when he
connected with Vince Sica for 24 yardsdown to the Centreville 40.
“I felt like when they scored, we had agreat chance to score again,” Hendersonwrote in a direct message on Twitter. “WhenVince caught that ball near our sideline, Ithought he was gone.”
Alexander had seven receptions for 123yards and a touchdown. Running back JonCarrier’s 2-yard touchdown run gave LakeBraddock a 27-14 lead with 4:34 remain-ing in the third, but the point after attemptfailed, leaving the door open for Centrevilleto win by a point.
Kyle Shanahan and Hollins each inter-cepted a pass for the Bruins.
Lake Braddock will host Annandale at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7.
“This week we are completely different,”Henderson wrote, “and we are going to begreat this week. I can’t wait.”
Centreville will travel to face WestPotomac at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
“I think it can really boost our confidenceup really, really high,” Turner said aboutbeating Lake Braddock. “Coach Haddockwas telling us how Lake Braddock reallywants to kick our butts, so we just have tostep it up and play as a team.”
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When he is feeling well,87-year-old PeterEdisal Brown enjoystending the flowers
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But chronic pulmonary problemsand degenerativejoint disease makemost physical ac-tivities difficult forthe former WorldWar II U.S. Navy pi-lot. Driving longdistances, he said, isout of the question.When his wife,Mildred Louise,died in 2004,Brown had few op-tions for getting tohis medical ap-pointments at the
Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centerin D.C.
Like many disabled vets livingalone, he frequently had to resched-ule or miss doctors’ appointments.“Taxis are kind of expensive, and Idon’t like to impose on people,” Brownsaid. A few years ago, he learnedabout a free transportation service forsick and disabled veterans offeredthrough the Department of VeteransAffairs Veterans Transportation Ser-vice (VTS).
He now gets to make — and keep— critical medical appointments atthe VA center. “It makes my lifeeasier,” said Brown. “If these guysdidn’t come and pick me up, I’d be inbad shape. It’s saved me a lot of timeand money.”
Dick Stohr, a Springfield resident
and retired U.S. Navy captain, is one ofBrown’s drivers. For the past five years,Stohr, 72, has volunteered to drive disabledvets in the Disabled American Veterans(DAV) van.
He often spends an entire day at the hos-pital, while patients go through radiationtreatment or other therapies.
“There are patients that go every day forradiation treatment for cancer that lasts forweeks,” Stohr said. “Some have PTSD orbrain injuries that preclude driving,” Stohrsaid.
Since 2007, Stohr has logged nearly 1,000hours as a volunteer driver. Stohr said helearned about the transportation programthrough his local DAV chapter, Arlington-Fairfax Chapter #10, which held meetingsat his church, Grace Presbyterian in Spring-field.
“So many of the veterans can’t or shouldnot drive, and I can do that for them. It’s an
honor for me to do that for them,” Stohrsaid.
AN ELDER AT HIS CHURCH, Stohr vol-unteers for numerous programs. He is a fa-cilitator with the church’s Aging with Graceprogram and also drove the church’s bus,until he turned 71 last year and insurancewould not cover him.
He is also an enthusiastic advocate for theVTS transportation program. According toMaureen Flynn, the VTS coordinator forvolunteers, there are only 14 drivers for thethousands of disabled vets in the Washing-ton, D.C. metropolitan area.
“We have an urgent need for drivers … Ican’t emphasize that enough,” Flynn said.“Unfortunately, some veterans go withoutmedical care because we simply don’t havethe drivers to meet the demand,” Flynn said.“Our goal is to make sure no veteran is leftbehind.”
Flynn said the VTS program is flexible,but volunteers must commit to one day eachweek, have a clean driving record and gothrough a simple training program. “Ifsomeone would like to volunteer, I canpromise I will schedule them for an inter-view within the next week,” Flynn said.
Flynn said the program is a great exampleof “veterans helping veterans.”
“Our drivers are often the first personveterans see in the morning for a long dayof medical appointments. We want all ourdrivers to be safe and compassionate, likeDick Stohr,” Flynn said.
According to Ron Minter, the national di-rector of voluntary services, the DisabledAmericans Veterans started the program 25years ago to meet a substantial communityneed when the federal government cuttravel benefits for vets.
“These are men and women who an-swered our country’s call in times of war,”Minter said.
“Some may live a great distance from a
Veteran’s Hospital, and because so manyexist on small fixed incomes, they find thecost of transportation too high.”
Minter said they are often left with twochoices: go without the treatment theyneed, or skimp on food or other necessitiesto pay for transportation. “Vets disabled inour nation’s service should never face suchdire options,” Minter said. “Our nation’sheroes need your help.”
ACCORDING TO DAV national statistics,in 2011, volunteers drove more than 29,000miles, donated nearly 2 million volunteerhours and transported 754,000 vets to theVA’s 172 medical centers across the coun-try.
“This is one of the most rewarding thingsyou can do as a vet,” Stohr said. “And thinkabout the injuries younger veterans are suf-fering in Iraq and Afghanistan. The need isonly going to increase.”
No Veterans Left Behind Volunteer drivers needed to transportveterans to medical appointments.
MoreFor more information, call the Veterans Trans-
portation Service Volunteer Office at 202-745-8320or go the DC VA Medical Center website atwww.washingtondc.va.gov and click on “services.”
“This is oneof the mostrewardingthings youcan do as
a vet.”— Dick Stohr of
Springfield
Peter Brown of Alexandria, a dis-abled veteran, holds a photo ofhim with his wife, Mildred Louise,who died in 2004.
Dick Stohr of Springfield, right,volunteers with the VeteransTransportation Service to takedisabled veterans to and frommedical appointments. He is oneof only 14 drivers that VTS has tocover Maryland, Washington,D.C., and Virginia routes.
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