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Ann Summerson, resident of Restonand member of the Reston CommunityOrchestra performed at the March 16concert in honor of Bob Simon,founder of Reston.

Ann Summerson, resident of Restonand member of the Reston CommunityOrchestra performed at the March 16concert in honor of Bob Simon,founder of Reston.

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South Lakes High School in Reston was filled with visitors for the MarchMakers Faire hosted by NOVA Labs. Innovators, hackers, and artistscame from all over the DC metro area to view the different displays

Chris Vo, director of education for the D.C. Area Drone User Groupdisplayed small drones including a model RM450 at the Reston MakersFaire held on March 16.

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The Connection

This last week has beenreally intense, but wewould say it was a suc-cess,” said Brian

Jacoby, a resident of Reston andfounding member of NOVA Labs.Jacoby had just finished opera-tions for the inaugural NOVA Mak-ers Faire hosted at two locations,South Lakes Highs School andLangston Hughes Middle School inReston. The event sold over 3,000tickets, and more than 300 volun-teers helped guide visitors to vari-ous displays related to technologyand engineering.

“I was surprised by how ecstaticfolks were, it was a great feeling,everybody was so upbeat,” saidJacoby. Visitors came in from allover D.C. metro area, some as faras Baltimore, Richmond and Bos-ton. Innovators, hackers, artistsand do-it-yourselfers of all agescame to view the different displaysof gadgetry and hear presentationsby guest speakers. A nonprofitgroup based in Reston, NOVA Labswas founded in 2011.

Steve Bloom, a resident ofAshburn, helped display a 3Dprinter making bottle openers.“This has been great, I have got-ten lots of good questions likewhat software I used.” Bloom alsoparticipates in drone activitieshosted by NOVA Labs. Displayingdrones at the South Lakes gym wasChris Vo. “It is kind of like a hotrod, you buy the pieces and then

put it togetherÉ I can build onedrone powered with a lithium bat-tery in about two hours,” said Vo.Vo is Director of Education for theD.C. Area Drone User Group, themid-Atlantic’s largest organizationrelated to small drone and UAV orsUAS technology.

Scott Harris, a resident of SouthRiding assisted with the display ofa 3D printer called the TMAX 2.03D printer, which has a fully opensourced design. “We were not surehow many people would show,”said Harris. Jacoby and other lead-ers of NOVA Labs had been pre-paring the Maker Faire for almosta year. “I was lucky enough to find

Jeanne Marshall and Amy Shawand we went forward, they are theheroes in this because they helpedmake it so amazing,” said Jacoby.

THE FAIR was full of innovationand design. Volunteers gave basicsoldering instructing, informationon 3D printers, and displayed artmade of fiber optic cables. Windtunnels were set up at the SouthLakes cafeteria, and folks demon-strated customized Minecraft pro-grams for kids. At LangstonHughes Middle School robots andham radios were on display. Therewere also participants from theGirls Excelling in Math and Sci-

ences Club (GEMS) taking apartold computers and printers andlearning how they work. “Icouldn’t choose one favorite partof the festival,” said Jacoby.

“You can really see the excite-ment in the kids’ faces, it reallyindicates it is getting them inter-ested in science,” said NOVA Labsco-founder Justin Leto. “At NOVALabs we have hosted over 400eventsÉ we hope the exposurefrom this event will help publicizeour group.” The event continuedlasted from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.“It is very neat,” said Sheri Romanwho brought her children to thefair. “They learned more in two

hours than the last week.”“It has been fantastic, there was

a lot of cool robotic stuff,” saidFred Briggs, a resident of Ashburnwho brought in his wife and chil-dren to the fair. Author RobertWallace, whose children attendedSouth Lakes, gave a presentationat South Lakes theatre on the his-tory of American innovation andespionage. Nene Spivy, executivedirector of the Children’s ScienceCenter was at the South Lakes caf-eteria, explaining theorganization’s “Museum WithoutWalls” program. “We love to tellpeople about our future museumin the Dulles region,” said Spivy.

“I think it is awesome, we had agreat time sharing about the SpyMuseum as well as sharing aboutour Spy Camp,” said Jacqueline V.Eyl, a resident of D.C. and theYouth Education Director of theInternational Spy Museum. Themuseum was one of the sponsorsfor the event, as were WyoLum,Ideaventions, the CommunityFoundation for Northern Virginia,and Fairfax Connector. Connectorbuses provided free transportationservices for the event, shuttlingvisitors in from Herndon MonroeBus Station. Other sponsors in-cluded Makezine.com, GEMS,Holland & Knight, Activity Rocket,and Small Batch Assembly.

“It is really about spreading thejoy of making things, sharing thecreativity,” said Leto. “We want tomake kids excited about makingthings, so by having this fair thegoal is to put children on the pathof life long learning that servesthem their entire life. We reallysaw how much support this eventhad in the community and we arelooking forward to next year.”

TO LEARN MORE about NOVALabs, visit www.nova-labs.org/blog/

Sheri Roman and her daughter Ariel lookat the 3D printer display at South LakesHigh School. The family was impressed bythe Makers Faire hosted by NOVA Labs.

Mara Casebeer a student at Rocky RunMiddle School in Chantilly and her brother,Jonah Casebeer, student at ThomasJefferson High School, had a display onbrain neurons at the Reston Makers Faire.

First NOVA Makers Faire Held At RestonInaugural eventbrings visitors toexplore hands onscience and tech.

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On Sunday, March 16,approximately 200people went toReston Community

Center at Hunters Woods to anafternoon performance by theReston Community Orchestra. Theevent was an early celebration ofthe 100th birthday of Restonfounder Robert “Bob” Simon. Alsoattending the event were DelegateKen Plum (D-36), state senatorJanet Howell (D-32), and Super-visor Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill).

Conducting the orchestra wasDingwall Fleary, a maestro whohas directed Reston SymphonyOrchestra for 16 years. “In plan-ning the concert it was with theidea of recreate the ideas of BobSimon’s innovations… it was apersonal treat to be able to planthe program. I think he [Simon]is a treasure to the community andI am pleased with how the orches-tra has grown and become a trea-sure to the community as well.”

Fleary has also conducted theMcLean Symphony orchestra for42 years and been director of mu-sic at Emmanuel Lutheran Church,in Bethesda, Md., since 1988.

Founded in 1988 as RestonChamber Orchestra, Reston Com-munity Orchestra (RCO) is an all-volunteer ensemble devoted tomusic and the community. The

performance repertoire covers theentire spectrum of orchestral mu-sic including baroque, classical,romantic, and contemporary com-positions.

The music selection on Sunday’sconcert included work by BélaBartók, Paul Creston, and AlbéricMagnard. “This is the kind of mu-sic that really stretches your earsand intelligence,” said Fleary.

“It has been very challengingand rewarding to play this particu-lar selection of music,” said AnnSummerson, RCO Assistant Con-certmaster and resident of Reston.“This is a once in the life opportu-nity to hear this type of music,”said Felicia Kessel Crawley, whoplayed the keyboard. Before Flearytook the stage, Reston resident

LaVerne M. Gill welcomed every-one to the event. “My husband andI had company from Mexico, andthey certainly enjoy the musicplayed on the marimba,” said Gill.

“I think for the community it isa gift to be able enjoy nice music…and the closing song ‘Jerusalem’was such a treat,” said Gill. Oneof the highlights of the music per-formance was when members ofthe chorale ensemble sang “Jerusa-lem” by Hubert Parry. Bob Simonalso went up to join in the perfor-mance. The song is one of Simon’sfavorites, and he enjoyed singingit while in glee club.

To learn more about RestonCommunity Orchestra visitwww.restoncommunityorchestra.org/cgi/index.php

The Reston Community Orchestra is composed of musicians from throughout theNorthern Virginia area. From left, Bonnie Hudson, Sarah Connelly, Emily Hufnagle,and Erin Lindgren prepare their violins for a concert at Reston Community Center.

A Tribute to Bob SimonReston Commu-nity OrchestraConcert cel-ebrates 100thbirthday ofReston’s founder.

Conducting the Reston orchestra was Dingwall Fleary, amaestro who has directed Reston Symphony Orchestrafor sixteen years.

Rebecca Kite, marimba soloist, performed at the March16 afternoon concert at Reston Community Center. Seatedin the front was Robert Simon, founder of Reston.

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A member of the Reston Community Orchestra, FeliciaKessel Crawley played the keyboard during the Marchconcert at Reston Community Center.

Reston founder Robert “Bob” Simon received applausefrom the audience at his arrival for the March 16 concert,which was held in his honor.


Snow Leprechaunspotted atWashington PlazaThis snow leprechaun ap-peared in the yard at 11437Washington Plaza on St.Patrick’s Day. Only 3 feet tall,he is one cool customer!

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THURSDAY/MARCH 20March Meeting of the Women’s

Club of Greater Reston. 10 a.m.,Lake Anne Community Center, 1609-A Washington Plaza, Reston. Theguest speaker for the March Meetingof the Women’s Club of GreaterReston will be Ken Knueven,president of Reston Association;refreshments provided.www.restonnewcomers.org or 571-201-8719.

The MOMS Club of Herndon willhost a Spring Swap from 10 – 11:30a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church(651 Dranesville Rd, Herndon). AllHerndon (zip codes 20170 and20171) stay at home mothers areencouraged to come and meet otherat-home mothers. Bring gently-usedchildren’s clothing, shoes, toys,books, etc. and exchange for otheritems that you see at the swap. Whenyou’re done, relax and mingle withother Herndon-area moms. For moreinformation or to RSVP contact:Tomoko Azuma, Membership VP [email protected].

SUNDAY/MARCH 23Friends of Reston Regional

Library Children and TeenBook Sales. 1-1:30 p.m. TheFriends of the Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. The library will holdsales of gently used books and

teaching materials for Children/Educators, and books for teens.

SATURDAY/MARCH 29Researching Your Veteran’s Story.

2 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive.Commander Victor “Tory”Failmezger, US Navy Retired, willprovide an hour-long presentation forfamily genealogists and othersinterested in military history whowant to begin researching themilitary service of their relatives butmay not know how to get started. Aquestion and answer session willfollow. Free. Call 703-689-2700 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/libraryto register.

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Faith Notes are for announce-ments and events in the faithcommunity, including specialholiday services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

Trinity PresbyterianChurch, 651 Dranesville Road,Herndon, has Sunday worshipservices at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Nursery and childcare are pro-vided and youth and adultSunday school classes are heldprior, from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500 orwww.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini BuddhistCenter, Unitarian UniversalistChurch, 1625 Wiehle Ave.,Reston, holds weekly classesstarting Sept. 12, Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m., for the general publicwhich use Buddhist teachings topractice meditation. $12. 202-986-2257 orwww.meditation-dc.org.

St. Anne’s EpiscopalChurch, 1700 Wainwright Drivein Reston, holds Sunday servicesat 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.and contemporary service at 5p.m.

Nursery, Sunday school andadult education available. Morn-ing prayer on Monday at 9:30,Holy Eucharist Wednesday at8:15 a.m. 703-437-6530 orwww.stannes-reston.org.

HAVEN of Northern Vir-ginia offers a variety of freebereavement support groups,meeting on a weekly basis. Con-tact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for sched-ules and registrationinformation.

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Opinion

Northern Virginia is a place ofwonder and plenty. So says theNew York Times this past weekin, “Income Gap Meet the Lon-

gevity Gap,” (March 15, 2014).Fairfax County is cited as place whose resi-

dents “are among the longest-lived in the coun-try,” and compared to McDowell County, W.Va.,where residents have one of the shortest lifeexpectancies. In Fairfax, “men have an aver-age life expectancy of 82 years and women,85, about the same as in Sweden. In McDowell,the averages are 64 and 73, about the same asin Iraq.”

If you are reading this, chances are that the

Connection was delivered to your single fam-ily home in an affluent neighborhood. In fact,many of us do live in the Northern Virginiadescribed in the New York Times. All it takesis money.

“In Fairfax, there are ample doctors, hospi-tals, recreation centers, shops, restaurants,grocery stores, nursing homes and day carecenters, with public and private entities pro-viding cradle-to-grave services to prosperouscommunities.”

But here is where the crack in the wall ap-pears: “The jobs tend to be good jobs, provid-ing health insurance and pensions, even if thereis a growing low-wage work force of healthaides, janitors, fast-food workers and the like.”

In Fairfax County Public Schools, more than49,000 of the 185,000 students are poorenough to qualify for subsidized or free meals.In Fairfax County, more than 100,000 peoplelack health insurance, including 35,000 whocould be covered now at no cost to themselvesor the state if they lived in West Virginia be-cause West Virginia has embraced the expan-sion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act,so its poorest residents do have access to health

care. Not so in Virginia.In Northern Virginia, we have our own in-

come gap, and likely our own longevity gap.In Northern Virginia, we have a health carecrisis. In Northern Virginia, we do have an af-fordable housing crisis.

Tens of thousands of working poor peoplein Northern Virginia, families with at least onefull time job, cannot afford to rent an apart-ment. Earnings of at least $1,100 a week wouldbe required to afford market rate rent in FairfaxCounty according to the Northern Virginia Af-fordable Housing Alliance. But the county’s50,000 retail workers, for example, averageabout $635 a week according to the VirginiaEmployment Commission. The county’s40,000-plus food service workers average $415a week. Even the county’s 38,000 local gov-ernment employees average $950 weekly, astretch in this area.

To read the story in the New York Times, goto www.NYTimes.com and search “incomegap.”

— Mary Kimm,

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Income Gap Alive and WellStatistics make life inthe area sound idyllic,but many families areleft out in the land ofplenty.

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By Kenneth R.

“Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

At a time when quality re-views and accountabil-ity measures result in

more activities being given aletter grade, it is appropriatethat legislative sessions receivethe same treatment. At the riskof seeming to cop-out, I give thesession an “I” for incomplete be-cause we have not yet com-pleted the basic requirement ofpassing a biennium budget inthe even-numbered years. Weare back in Richmond in spe-cial session now to meet thatrequirement.

Taking the budget out of theequation, I wouldgive the session a“B”—a higher gradethan I would havegiven sessions in recent years.Some important work got done.Growing out of the recent trag-edy of Senator Deed’s familyand with lingering memories ofVirginia Tech, mental healthlaws were strengthened. Legis-lation extends the time a per-son can be held involuntarilyunder a temporary detentionorder from 48 to 72 hours. Thestate will maintain a “real time”online registry of available psy-chiatric beds in public and pri-vate hospitals. Emergency cus-

tody orders will be extendedfrom six to 12 hours with thestate assuming responsibility tofind a bed for a patient aftereight hours. A four-year studywill be undertaken to deter-mine what other reforms areneeded. In significant reform ofethics laws that will continueto be debated as to whether ornot they go far enough, a cu-mulative cap of $250 was puton gifts that elected officialscan accept. Gifts given tospouses and immediate familymembers must be disclosed,and all disclosure forms will beaccessible online for publicviewing. Disclosure will be re-quired twice rather than onceeach year. An ethics council will

be established to pro-vide oversight to theprocess. In the area ofeducation, the Gen-

eral Assembly restrained itselffrom passing the latest reformfad as it had been doing the lastseveral years and even took asecond look at recent reformsby delaying for a couple ofyears the idea of giving eachschool a grade, until it can bedetermined how such a systemmight work and whether itwould be meaningful. Statetake-over of failing schools willalso be delayed. SOL (Stan-dards of Learning) testing that

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Commentary

See Letters, Page 7

To the Editor:In a letter [“A Manufactured Cri-

sis,” Connection, March 12, 2014]Jack Kenny states that theObamaCare Medical Devices taxapplies to fishing poles and tires,and that “the Department ofHealth and Human Services hasasked retailers to not show the taxon your sales receipt.”

I found this rather hard to be-lieve and, as I do with many emailsI receive regarding supposedlyoutrageous governmental actions,I did an Internet search. Sureenough, according to many fact—checking websites, this incorrectassertion has been making therounds for over a year. Briefly sum-marizing, the Affordable Care Actimposes a 2.3 percent tax onmanufacturers and importers ofcertain medical devices, but it doesnot apply to fishing poles or tires.It appears this misunderstandingoriginated due to a mistake in soft-ware used by Cabela’s, a seller ofhunting, fishing and outdoor gear.According to the Star-Herald, a

Nebraska newspaper (Cabela’sheadquarters are in Nebraska), onJan. 1, 2013, “A companywideglitch in Cabela’s cash register sys-tem that added a 2.3 percent‘Medical Excise Tax’ to customers’purchases — everything fromboots to bullets — was an errorand will be refunded, a companyspokesman said Monday.”

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Unfortunately, a copy of one ofthe receipts showing the tax wasposted on the Internet and the funbegan.

I should note there are manu-facturers taxes on a variety ofitems, including fishing poles andtires (IRS Publication 510;www.irs.gov/publications/p510/ch05.html), but they are not re-lated to the Affordable Care Act.

Fred SiskindMcLean

Incorrect Assertion

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During this year’s SunshineWeek, the League of Women Vot-ers of the Fairfax Area salutes theFairfax County Electoral Board,General Registrar and employees

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Their handling of the election

Commending ElectionOfficials During Sunshine Week

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Letters to the Editor

By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

It’s St. Patrick’s Day. So, faith andbegorrah, spring cannot be far behind.I love snow, but even I have pretty much had

enough!We have enjoyed watching an especially interest-

ing selection of cold weather water birds on LakeAnne this year—Double-crested Cormorants, Pied-billed Grebes, Ring-necked Ducks, and AmericanCoots. But we are ready now to welcome back ourresident Great Blue and Little Green Herons to jointhe Canada Geese and Mallards who are here prettymuch all year. Enough of the cold, quiet days andnights on Washington Plaza! We are ready to onceagain fill the Plaza’s four fine restaurants—theKalypso, Montmartre Café, Singh Thai, and JasmineCafé for lunches and fine dinners. I can almost tastethe flaming Saganake cheese dish at the Kalypso,the Trout Amandine at Montmartre, the Founder todie for at Singh Thai, and the White Pizza at theJasmine.

We have some great news for all who love LakeAnne. The new owners of the Lakeside Pharmacyhave decided to keep an interesting, re-inventedpharmacy as part of their new business and to keepPharmacist Larry Cohn part-time until his 100thbirthday! We thank the wonderful people at Small

Change, Lake Anne Florist (and Chocolate andWine!), New Family Naturals, the barbers and hairstylists, Reston Used Book Shop and the others whohave been there for us all winter long. And we wishthem prosperous spring, summer and fall.

Then there’s the very essence of springtime—TheReston Farmers Market, again selected as the best inNorthern Virginia. The Market will open its 17th sea-son on Saturday, May 3 at 8 a.m. — 27 of your 28favorite vendors are returning! In addition, we haverecruited a special, all natural grass-fed meat farmand homemade pasta kitchen.

And, we are proud to announce that the SNAP(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) willjoin the Market thanks to Cornerstones which willadminister the program. The Reston Farmers Mar-ket will be open 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays be-ginning May 3 and going through Nov. 8 this year.Full disclosure—my wife Fran and I are the co-Mar-ket Masters, volunteers for the Fairfax County ParkAuthority, which sponsors the Market and 10 othersall around the County.

I just measured the snow in our little yard on St.Patty’s Day. Good grief—eight inches on the grassand our patio furniture. But, I assure you that by thetime you read this column it will be gone and youwill be able to go about the business of enjoyingReston as I’ve outline above.

Happy Springtime to all!

Are You Ready for Spring in Reston?

reporting, canvass, provisionalballot determinations and re-counts in the races for VirginiaAttorney General and 33rd DistrictSenate seats exemplified the bestprinciples of open government.The Office of Elections frequentlypublished updates on election re-porting problems and the ex-tended provisional ballot determi-

nation process, later on providingdetails about the progress of therecounts, all the while describingthe safeguards in place to protectthe integrity of the ballot.

That integrity is essential for oursystem of government to work.

This is why during SunshineWeek we commend the FairfaxCounty Office of Elections for shar-ing important voting results and

information with the residents ofFairfax County, detailing exactlyhow their votes in these importantelections were counted and pro-tected.

Jones and Helen Kelly, Co-Presidents

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in recent years has come todominate the school year will bereduced from 22 to 17 in K-8, giv-ing more time for instruction.

The hybrid car tax was repealed,but efforts to roll back other pro-visions of last year’s transportationbill were rejected. The sodomy law

was repealed as court action hadalready effectively done. A smallstep forward on bike safety in-creased from two to three feet thedistance cars must leave to passbicycles. Posting pornography onsocial media without a person’sconsent was made an offense. Sun-day hunting will be legal on pri-

vate lands. What would have giventhe session an “A?” Full commit-tee debate on background checksfor gun purchases, raising theminimum wage, and repealing themarriage amendment rather thansuch limited debate and defeat ofthese measures in subcommitteeswould have made for a better grade.

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MONDAY/MARCH 17- FRIDAY/APRIL 11Artists Honored at LRA’s “Winter

Dreams” Exhibit. Monday throughFriday, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Parkridge 5Building, 10780 Parkridge Blvd.,Reston.

THURSDAY/MARCH 20Spring Swap on Thursday. 10-11:30

a.m. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 651Dranesville Road, Herndon. Hosted byThe MOMS Club(R) of Herndon,clean out your closets and get readyto freecycle.

The Spring Swap is a great opportunityto declutter your home and savemoney by swapping items yourchildren have outgrown. Simply bringgently-used children’s clothing, shoes,toys, books, etc. and exchange forother items that you see at the swap.When you’re done, relax and minglewith other Herndon-area moms. Formore information or to RSVP [email protected].

Return of the Reptiles. 10-11 a.m. or1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Discover Reston’s cold-blooded reptiles as they are emergingfrom their winter sleep ;reservationsrequired by March 17. RestonAssociation members: $7; $ Non-members: [email protected], or 703-476-9689 and press 5.

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This event is basically theIranian New Year’s fes-tival,” said Ashkbous

Talebi, who was assisting witha display representing theGhashghaic tribe, from southernIran. Both Talebi and his wifehave attended the celebration ofNowruz at Reston Town Centersince it was first hosted in Marchof 2012.

The event was a day-long cel-ebration, with the Pavilion serv-ing as the presentation hubthroughout the event. Layla Radserved as an emcee for themorning and afternoon.“Norwruz is very important tous, and to me,” said Rad. “Thisis one of the biggest local gath-erings of Iranian people.” Aftergraduating from ShahidBeheshti University in 2006,Layla started work as an inte-rior designer. Rad has alsotaught art classes in Oakton.

Nowruz is a festival of earlyspring, renewal and the future.The full annual Nowruz celebra-tion has many rituals, all hav-ing to do with aspects of hopeand renewal. The event at

Reston was open to the public, andthere were a variety of singers,musicians, dancers and storytellersentertaining an actively engagedcrowd. Market Street was filledwith booths offering customaryfoods, goods and crafts.

During one of the shows, SaeedBanaei played the drums whileReza Kalioush dressed as the char-acter Hajji Piruz spoke about theupcoming New Year. “I am enjoy-ing the event and I hope everyoneenjoys it as well,” said Banaei, aresident of Herndon. “I hope thisevent continues every year.”

Helping several dance groupswas Katayoun Hutson, artistic di-rector and dance instructor ofMosaique Center for the CulturalArts based in Sterling. “This eventis such as a great opportunity,” saidHutson.

Hutson also works with thedance ensemble Troupe Eshveh

and Cyrus Academy, a familyschool located in Sterling. “Thisis a celebration of spring for ev-eryone,” said Hutson.

Performing a classical Persiandance was Saghar Shoaei, aresident of Ashburn and juniorat Broad Run High School. “Ipreformed in last year’s celebra-tion as well,” said Shoaei. “Ithink everything was fun,people can come attend andlearn about the Persian cul-ture.” Shohreh Asemi, Persian-American stage actress, journal-ist, host and founder of NowruzFestival Organization, was alsoat the celebration. “I am veryexcited about the third NowruzFestival,” stated Asemi.

“This huge on-street eventtakes the normal Persian cel-ebrations to the next level.”

For more information on thefestival, visit nowruzfestival.org

During the Nowruz celebration, SaeedBanaei played the drums while RezaKalioush dressed as the character HajjiPiruz spoke about the New Year.

At the March Nowruz Festival, Ashburnresident Saghar Shoaei preformed aclassical Persian dance to tune of GoleGandom.

Emcee Layla Rad and Shohreh Asemi, founder ofNowruz Festival Organization.

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Watch Classical Ballet Theater’s perfor-mance of “The Sleeping Beauty,” on Sun-day, March 30.

Friends of Reston Regional Library Childrenand Teen Book Sales. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. TheFriends of the Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. The library willhold sales of gently used books and teachingmaterials for Children/Educators, and books forteens.

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Brightly colored self-portraits, land-scapes dotted with spring flowersand hand-carved sculptures fill agallery at the McLean Project for

the Arts in McLean. All of the art was cre-ated by local school children. Meanwhile,in Alexandria, parents and tots dip their fin-gers in glue, clay and paint to create col-lages, sculptures and paintings.

“It is a true delight to see parents and

children making things together in the stu-dio. Joy is found in the stuff they make —the collages, paintings, drawings and sculp-tures — as well as the more intangiblethings we build: relationships, confidence,creativity, persistence and the many wayswe make meaning through art,” saidKathryn Horn Coneway of Art at the Cen-ter in Mount Vernon.

These are just some of the local art ac-

tivities for children. In fact, Youth Art Monthis an annual observance held each Marchto emphasize the value of art and art edu-cation. This year’s theme is “Start With Art,Learn for Life,” which was chosen by theCouncil for Art Education, a sponsor ofYouth Art Month.

Local art educators are using the monthas an opportunity to emphasize the impor-tance of art education and raise awareness

about the important life skills it can build.“We believe art is important to study for

its inherent value, but art also promotes lifeskills, including creativity, problem solving,determination, concentration, collaborationand confidence,” said Samantha Marques-Mordkofsky, education and outreach man-ager for the Arlington Arts Center in Arling-ton. “Regardless of what field a child pur-sues later in life, these skills will translateand he or she will be better rounded be

Experts say art can teach valuable life skills.

Local Art Educators, Galleries Celebrate Youth Art Month

A student at TheMadeira Schoolin McLean enjoysart in theschool’s artroom. StacieSteinke, chair ofthe Arts Depart-ment, says theschool’s ap-proach to artdraws on astudent’s naturalcuriosity, abilityto perceive art indifferent formsand ability tothink spatially.

Visitors look atart created bystudents fromFairfax CountyPublic Schools inthe McLean areaas part of theMcLean Projectfor the Arts’youth art show.

See Youth Art, Page 11

Photo courtesy of The Madeira School Photo courtesy of the McLean Project for the Arts


cause of … art. We also offer multidisciplinary classeslike Book Illustration, Amazing Architects & Engi-neers, and Murals: Big Art, Big Ideas where studentshave the opportunity to master technical skills in artwhile simultaneously learning about other subjects.”

“What our art educators have known for manyyears research is now confirming,” said Benita Cathey,director of admissions at Grace Episcopal School inAlexandria. “Art helps develop critical thinking andreading skills. Art education is vital because it buildsconcentration, motivation and confidence.”

Jorge Luis Somarriba, art teacher and artist-in-resi-dence at Norwood School in Bethesda, Md., says theschool is a community of artists. “We believe in aprocess-oriented and child-centered philosophy,” hesaid. “Art nurtures self-confidence through self-dis-covery and personal visual expression. Art educationis instrumental in the holistic development of a hu-man being: spiritual, mental, emotional and physi-cal. Art making develops the right brain, empower-ing individuals to become creative, problem-solverswho may think ‘outside the box.’”

Experts said art education also develops self-expres-sion and an appreciation for the work of others. “El-ementary school students create art with such un-bridled enthusiasm for painting, drawing and creat-ing things,” said Dabney Cortina, communications di-rector for the McLean Project for the Arts. “I think it’sbecause they haven’t been told that there is anythingwrong with how they create art. Currently going on is

our youth art show featuring Fairfax County PublicSchools in the McLean area. It is incredible to look at.You see the talent they have. It is totally amazing.”

Eileen Lyons, chair of the Fine Arts Departmentat Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac,Md., said that the arts are a vital part of the school’scurriculum. “Arts education helps students learnhow to solve problems in unique ways and it deep-ens their overall learning experience,” she said.“Through collaboration and cross-curricularprojects, teachers at Holy Child work closely to-gether to engage students in the arts on many dif-ferent levels. Art teachers collaborate with language,social studies, English and geometry teachers tobring deeper meaning to learning.”

For example, said Lyons, on a recent trip to thePhillips Collection in Washington, D.C., art andFrench teachers worked together to bring the VanGogh Exhibition to life in both English and French.

Stacie Steinke, chair of the Arts Department at TheMadeira School in McLean suggests art educationmight not be taken as seriously as other disciplines.“Schools in general have been responding to trendsthat you need more science and math education andhave been teaching to tests. Not at Madeira, but atsome other schools, art education has diminished,”she said. “We look at arts as a process. Our studentslearn to work effectively with others. Our approachdraws on a student’s natural curiosity, ability to per-ceive art in different forms and ability to think spa-tially. They develop cognitive growth, so they learnto see how parts relate to a whole.”

Georgetown MBA Evening ProgramExpands to Tysons Corner

Those looking to earn an MBA outside the Beltway now have anotheroption: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business will offerits MBA Evening Program in Tysons Corner beginning this fall. School offi-cials say one of the goals of the expansion is to make the Georgetown MBAaccessible to a new population of working professionals in the Washington,D.C., region.

“As business continues to grow in Virginia and Maryland, employers areseeking a highly skilled workforce,” said David A. Thomas, dean ofGeorgetown’s McDonough School of Business. “By expanding our geographicreach, we extend access to our MBA curriculum, which prepares principled,globally-minded leaders to serve business and society.”

Georgetown’s MBA Evening Program was ranked number 11 by U.S. News& World Report in 2013 and is the region’s highest ranked part-time MBAprogram.

Students who attend the Tysons-based cohort will have some of the sametechnological amenities as their main campus counterparts.

Officials at Georgetown said they selected Tysons Corner for its MBAEvening Program expansion because of its proximity to the region’s strongbusiness community, which includes local, regional and national headquar-ters for many major employers. Additionally, the arrival of Metro’s Silver Linelater this year is also accelerating job and population growth in the regionand will make commuting to the Georgetown program easier for studentsarriving from full-time jobs.

— Marilyn Campbell

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Youth Art Month CelebratedThe McLeanProject for theArts’ youth artshow featuresthe work ofstudents fromFairfax CountyPublic Schoolsin the McLeanarea.

Photo courtesy of the McLean Project for the Arts


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Herndon’s NJROTC OrienteeringTeam Places Third in Nation

After suffering postponement due to the region’s unusual win-ter weather, Herndon High’s NJROTC cadets triumphed in themuch-anticipated Navy National Orienteering Championship.

Held in Georgia over the weekend of March 7-9, this rigorousevent challenged competitors throughout the United States toprove their mastery of off-path cross country running and landnavigation. Cadets used their maps and compasses to traversemiles of rough terrain swiftly and confidently.

Both Herndon’s varsity and junior varsity teams performed well.Standout individual competitors included: Marshall Wilkins, whofinished sixth of 76 male varsity competitors; Virginia Murphy,who was third out of 17 female varsity competitors; Joe LaRosa,who took 18th out of 88 junior varsity competitors; and Joe Jack-son, who finished 14th out of 69 intermediate competitors.

Led by coach Clay Wilkins, Herndon’s national ranking improvedfrom 11th in 2012 and seventh in 2013. Next year’s champion-ship will be held in California in February of 2015.

Pictured with Senior Naval Science Instructor Com-mander Rick Cassara (U.S. Navy, Retired) and CoachClay Wilkins, Herndon High’s NJROTC cadets cel-ebrate placing third in the nation.

The Herndon girls’ lacrosse team participated in ascrimmage against Yorktown on March 14 atHerndon High School. The Hornets will compete inthe Atomic Blast tournament at Annandale HighSchool on Saturday, March 22.

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Playing to Stop Hunger NowGreat Falls and Colvin Run elementary schools partici-pated in a sixth-grade charity basketball game that raisedmore than $800 for Stop Hunger Now. Colvin Run won57-52 in overtime. Colvin Run roster: Colin O’Connor;Lucas Gauthier; Luke Addington; Jacob Rose; John Kelly;Rex Kerrigan; Sam Sachtleben; Will Rissing; WilliamBean; Zachary Crumes; Zack Baskin; Coach Jim Rose; andCoach Rich Gauthier. Great Falls Roster: Andrew Walker;Bradley Carvajal; Cameron Dhillon; Carson Volanth; ColeWalmsley; Ian Walker; Jack Fitzgerald; Nate Mazich;Pierson White; Sam Maruca; Simon Medina; TreVasiliadis; Coach John Fitzgerald; Coach Doug White; andCoach Todd Walmsley.

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This past weekend gym-nasts from across thestate of Virginia com-peted in the Virginia

USA Gymnastics Level 8, 9, and 10State Championships in Rich-mond. Olivia Norman of Herndon,a Level 9 gymnast and freshmanat South Lakes High School,scored 9.425 and won the StateChampion title in uneven bars forthe 15 year old group. She alsogarnered third place on vault forher age group. Norman qualifiedto compete in the Region 7 Level9 Championship meet on April 4-6 in Hampton, Va. Regional Cham-pionships brings together the topgymnasts from six states in theregion (which includes MD, DC,Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylva-nia, Virginia, and West Virginia).

Olivia Norman tops the podium as the Level 9 State Champion in uneven bars for the15 year old group.

State ChampionSouth Lakesfreshman a StateChampion onuneven bars.

Olivia Norman of Herndon, a freshman at South LakesHigh School, scored 9.425 and won the State Championtitle in uneven bars for the 15-year-old group.

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Students from Reston’sTerraset Elementary Schoolwon the Ranatra Fusca

Award at the 2014 Odyssey of theMind Regional Tournament onMarch 8. The Fusca Award ac-knowledges the effort, exceptionalcreativity and teamwork displayedby a team in completing its project.

The Odyssey of the Mind formatallows teams to compete amongspecific challenge topics. Accord-ing to Odyssey officials, theTerraset team, including KathleenRussell, Olivia Purvis, EthanBoswell, Caleb Waller, NoahDavidson and Edyson Powell,showed “exceptional creativity inthe concept and delivery of theDriver’s Test problem.” The team,coached by Katy Boswell, devel-oped their project with knowledgegained from a unit in their elemen-tary school science curriculum.They constructed a vehicle de-signed for ant drivers. Unique tothe design was a GPS which theyidentified as a “Global PredatorSystem,” which warned the driver

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