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Sophomore Liam Finn (left) and seniorZach Newby (right) battle with samuraiblades for the honor of the samurai’s wife,played by senior Sarah Beck (center), in theLake Braddock Theatre production of“Rashomon.”

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News

For the first time since2010, Braddock Super-visor John Cook votedto approve the budget.

Board of SupervisorsChairman SharonBulova

Springfield SupervisorPat Herrity was thelone dissenter in theboards 9-1 vote for theFY2014 budget.

Media and the public attend the first FY2014 budget presentation byCounty Executive Edward L. Long, Jr. on Feb. 26.

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Budget Reflects ‘Increasing Needs, Decreasing Revenues’Supervisors approveone-cent increase inproperty tax rate.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

By a 9-1 vote, the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervi-sors approved a one-centincrease in the property tax

rate during its FY2014 budget mark-up session on Tuesday, April 23, whichmeans the average homeowner willpay about $216 more next fiscal year.

The tax rate increase equals $20.6million in additional revenue forFairfax County.

THE MARKED-UP BUDGET in-cludes a real estate tax rate of $1.085per $100 of assessed value, a one-centincrease from the $1.075 rate in FY2013. The increase is less than the

two-cent increaseproposed byCounty ExecutiveEdward Long onFeb. 26.

“This budget is aresponsible fiscalplan that reflectsour current diffi-cult economicsituation,” saidFairfax CountyBOS ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-at-large). “It helpsto restore struc-tural balance aswe continue tostruggle with in-creasing needs,decreasing rev-enues, and theimpacts of seques-tration and eco-nomic uncer-tainty.”

Braddock Su-pervisor JohnCook joined his

colleagues in supporting the “compro-mise” budget, the first time the Repub-lican has voted for the budget since2010.

“It was a tough vote. There are nogood, simple answers to the positionthe county is in. We need economicgrowth to keep what we have andwhen it stalls out, that’s a problem,”Cook said after the vote Tuesday.

Cook strongly criticized the FederalGovernment’s inaction, and noted theimpact that had on the Fairfax Countybudget.

“We should have had an 8 percentgrowth in commercial real estate thisyear. Instead we had 0 percent. We

could have done better, adding thatthe one-penny increase translates intoa 4.5 percent increase on the averagehomeowner. He noted that increasedassessments for townhouse and condoowners mean those residents will seea $700 increase in their tax bills.

“For the first time in recent memory,our citizens are seeing significant taxincreases at all three levels of govern-ment,” Herrity said. “Our furloughedresidents do not have the option ofraising revenue, they must make dif-ficult cuts in their family’s budgets andthat is what we shouldbe doing.”

Herrity said thatmany Fairfax Countyhomeowners are strug-gling as they try tonavigate an uncertainfuture.

“I am disappointedthat yet again we havebalanced the budget onthe backs of ourhomeowners,” Herritysaid. “We as a boardspend a lot of time talk-ing about helpingpeople in need, I can only say thatwhen it came time to tax them, theywere sadly forgotten.”

Cook said he advocated to keep thetax rate at FY2013 levels, but decidedthat he could be more effective workingwith his colleagues rather than simplyvoting no on any proposed tax increase.

“Had I voted no, the final rate wouldhave been higher,” Cook said. “By be-ing involved, I was able to successfullyexert some leverage on the board tohelp get the final rate reduced by onepenny. Despite some misgivings, I be-lieve this budget is a difficult compro-mise in a difficult year. That is why Isupported it.”

IN THE BUDGET, the board reaf-firmed its commitment to work withemployee groups to develop and re-fine an overall pay structure that in-vests in our workforce and helps inrecruiting and retaining high qualityemployees.

“Our employees have continued toprovide quality services to our resi-dents with professionalism and dedi-cation, even in the face of pay freezesand tough economic times,” Bulovasaid. “Their efforts have not gone un-noticed by this body. The creation ofa fair and sustainable compensationpackage for implementation in FY2015 is a critical element in the long-term stability of the countyworkforce.”

The Board of Supervisors will adoptthe FY2014 Budget on April 30. TheFY2014 Budget Mark-up as well asother background materials is postedat www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/.

Highlights of the package include:❖ Increases the Real Estate Tax Rate by one cent, from the current $1.075 to $1.085 rather,

than the advertised two cent increase;❖ Increases property taxes by approximately $216 on the average household;❖ Closes a projected budget shortfall of $169 million;❖ Includes $20.52 million in county agency reductions;❖ Creates an $8.1 million reserve to address the impact of sequestration and federal cuts;❖ Transfers to Fairfax County Public Schools total $1.89 billion or 52.7 percent of total county

disbursements. The 2 percent increase is less than the school board’s budget request, but providesfunds to address their projected increase in the student population;

❖ Provides no increase in compensation for county employees, with the exception of longevitystep increases included in the advertised budget;

❖ In addition, the total number of county staff positions will be reduced by 41, which includesthe elimination of 83 positions, offset by 42 new positions.

“We as aboard spenda lot of timetalking abouthelpingpeople inneed, I canonly say thatwhen it cametime to taxthem, theywere sadlyforgotten.”

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wouldn’t be in this circumstance if thatgrowth had occurred. The commercial dropisn’t because our businesses aren’t ready todo business, it’s because they are waitingfor the Federal Government to do some-thing,” Cook said. “It is a bipartisan failureof the White House and Congress, of Demo-crats and Republicans.”

Cook called the Fairfax County budget a

“true compromise.”“Not one person on the board got every-

thing he or she wanted. In tough economictimes it’s important for us all to come to-gether and craft a budget together. That’swhat we did this year and for that reason Ivoted for it.”

But Supervisor Pat Herrity, one of threeRepublicans on the board, said the board

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Opinion

The Connection Newspapers wondozens of awards from the VirginiaPress Association, with winnersannounced on Saturday, April 20,

in Norfolk.The Connection project, Insiders Guide to the

Parks of Fairfax County, published in our New-comers and Community Guides, won a tophonor of Best in Show for Art. The project alsowon first place for informational graphics.Spearheaded and researched by Jean Card,who also designed the pages, with photogra-phy by Craig Sterbutzel and map design byLaurence Foong, Insiders Guide to the Parksled judges to say: “This is chock-full of infor-mation. It probably leaves readers with nounanswered questions. Colors and typographywork well together. The down-page photo andtext wrap features are nice touches.”

A multi-part series on immigration spear-headed by Victoria Ross won first place forin-depth or investigative writing. The Connec-tion devoted multiple pages in multiple edi-tions for multiple weeks to exhaustive report-ing on immigration. “This entry clearly stoodout above the rest in this category,” said judgesof Ross’s work. “The author portrayed an ex-cellent mix of data and human stories in cov-ering all of the facets of this topic. It was ob-vious she spent a great deal of time workingon this in-depth series. This was extremelycomprehensive, well rounded and objective.This was not just reports, numbers and databut a terrific compilation of human stories,personal experiences, challenges and a greatdeal of hope.” See the entire immigrationpackage at www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/Immigration/.

Alexandria Gazette Packet reporters took allthree awards for In-depth or Investigative Re-porting in their division, one circulation cat-egory above the Connection papers. NicholasHorrock won first place, In-depth or investi-gative reporting, for a multi-part series onPotomac Yard. “Great reporting job and ex-tremely thorough,” said judges.

Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet,won second place also for In-depth or investi-gative reporting for Guns From the South.Michael Lee Pope, won third place in the samecategory, for Looking Behind the Numbers.

Kenneth Lourie won first place for ColumnWriting. Judge’s comment: “An exceptionallyfriendly, down-home writing style. The best ofthe group without a doubt.”

Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, firstplace, Alexandria Gazette Packet: Informa-tional Graphics.

Nikki Cheshire, an intern for the Great FallsConnection, garnered a first place award for herdramatic breaking news photo, a helicopter res-cue at Great Falls Park. See the award winningphoto at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pho-tos/2012/jun/11/18271/.

Bonnie Hobbs won first place for publicsafety writing in the Centre View and sec-

AWARD WINNERSSPECIAL AWARD: BEST IN SHOW, NON-DAILY

ARTWORK❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County.

FIRST PLACE WINNERS❖ Victoria Ross, Springfield Connection: In-depth or

Investigative Reporting, Immigration❖ Nicholas Horrock, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting, Potomac Yard❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County

❖ Nikki Cheshire, Great Falls Connection: BreakingNews Photo, Rescue at Great Falls

❖ Deb Cobb, Mount Vernon Gazette: Online Slideshow,Daily Patrols Take to the Water

❖ Deb Cobb, Reston Connection: General news photo,Freezin’ for a Reason

❖ Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, AlexandriaGazette Packet: Informational Graphics

❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Centre View North: Public SafetyWriting

❖ Kenneth Lourie, Arlington Connection: ColumnWriting

❖ Alex McVeigh, Oak Hill/Herndon Connection:Education Writing, The Human Element of Learning

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Arlington Connection: MultimediaNews Report, Secret Police

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Business and Financial Writing

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: BreakingNews Writing

SECOND PLACE WINNERS❖ Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-depth

or investigative reporting, Guns From the South❖ Jean Card, Mount Vernon Gazette: Page Design❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Fairfax Connection: Public Safety

Writing❖ Louise Krafft, Mount Vernon Gazette: Picture Story

or Essay, Mount Vernon Graduation 2012❖ Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria

Gazette Packet: Combination Picture and Story,Memorial Day

❖ Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: Sports NewsPhoto, Santiago Valdez

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Headline Writing

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Column Writing.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions:Insider’s Guide.

❖ Kemal Kurspahic, Amna Rehmatulla, Chelsea Bryan,Laurence Foong, Stuart Moll and Geovani Flores,Great Falls Connection: General Makeup.

THIRD PLACE WINNERS❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting: Looking Behind theNumbers

❖ Laurence Foong, Alexandria Gazette Packet: PageDesign

❖ Laurence Foong, The Fairfax Connection:Informational Graphics

❖ Mary Kimm, Fairfax Connection: Editorial Writing;five editorials about education

❖ Louise Krafft, Arlington Connection: Sports FeaturePhoto.Louise Krafft, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Picture Story or Essay, Celebrating the Irish.

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Multimedia News Report, Schools in Crisis

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: FeatureSeries or Continuing Story, Horses and GravesVersus Road Widening

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: Health,Science and Environmental Writing.

❖ Jon Roetman, Arlington Connection: Sports Writing.❖ Steven Mauren, Jean Card, Geovani Flores, Laurence

Foong and Stuart Moll, Alexandria Gazette Packet:General Makeup.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions,Children’s Edition.

MDDCThe Potomac Almanac, a Connection Newspaper

located in Potomac, Md., competes in the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, and won at least sixpress association awards, which will be formallyannounced on May 17 at the MDDC Press awardsluncheon. Susan Belford, John Byrd, LaurenceFoong, Ken Moore (2) and Staff were named aswinners.

Connection Guide to Parks Wins ‘Best in Show’Investigative reporting, in depth coverage,education writing, photography, art, design,sports, garner Virginia Press Association honors.

ond place for public safety writing in theFairfax Connection. Judges said: “Althoughthe cases featured in these entries were sen-sational, which made them interesting in andof themselves, the writer maintained thereaders’ interest by her excellent storytellingability. The stories not only conveyed factsbut also emotion. The coverage was compre-hensive and thorough with no questions leftunanswered.”

Alex McVeigh won first place for EducationWriting, first published in the Oak Hill-Herndon Connection.

Photographer Deb Cobb won first place foran online slide show of coverage of daily pa-trols on the water in the Mount Vernon Gazette.See it at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pho-tos/galleries and search for Daily Marine Pa-trols. Cobb also won first place for general newsphoto for her photo of “Freezin’ for a Reason,”the polar bear plunge into Lake Anne.

Mike Pope won first place for breaking newsfor coverage of “New Leadership at GunstonHall.”

Pope also won third place for continuingcoverage for “Horses and Graves Versus RoadWidening” in the Mount Vernon Gazette, andthird place for Mount Vernon Health, Scienceand Environmental Writing Portfolio.

The staff of Great Falls Connection won sec-ond place for overall excellence (generalmakeup). Judges said: “Although the tabloidformat and general design has a ‘features’ feel,this is a beautiful paper. The text, use of colorand section delineation makes it very easy toread and follow both news and features. Allcover selections draw you in.”

Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alex-andria Gazette Packet: Combination Pictureand Story for Memorial Day. Judge’s comment:“A variety of great photos neatly presentedhelps tell the story of this important day.”

Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: SportsNews Photo Santiago Valdez. Judge’s com-ment: “Great Exposure.”

Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria GazettePacket: Headline Writing. Judge’s comment:“Think you can’t say much in two words? Thisentry disproves that. I particularly like ‘BovineIntervention’ with the subhead ‘Del Ray’s HolyCow, ACT partner for local charities.

Louise Krafft won second place for picturestory or essay for her coverage of the MountVernon High School graduation.

Jean Card won second place for page designin the Mount Vernon Gazette.

The Mount Vernon Gazette won secondplace for special section for the August Insid-ers Edition, Community and NewcomersGuide; and third place for special edition forthe Children’s Gazette.

Mary Kimm won third place, editorial writ-ing, for a package of education editorials.

Find all of the award-winning coverageat www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, un-der Awards.

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New Superintendent NamedKaren Garza selected assuperintendent of FairfaxCounty Public Schools.

News

The Fairfax County School Board unanimouslyapproved educator Karen Garza of Texas tobe the next superintendent of the 181,000

student district at its April 18 school board meeting.For the past four years, Garza has been

the superintendent of the Lubbock Inde-pendent School District, which serves ap-proximately 30,000 students in Lubbock,Texas. She will succeed retiring Superin-tendent Jack Dale on July 1, 2013. Herfour-year contract runs through June 30,2017, and she will earn $265,000 in herfirst year.

“I’m thrilled that we have been able tofinalize the appointment and contractual ar-rangement with Dr. Garza,” said IlryongMoon, Fairfax County School Board chair-man. Moon said several school board members visitedLubbock early last week and “all of us came away ex-tremely impressed with the community’s observationsregarding Dr. Garza’s tenure as its superintendent.”

“I could not be more pleased with the outcome ofour extensive search process for a new superintendent,”said school board member Ryan McElveen (at-large.)McElveen said one of the primary characteristics thecommunity hoped to see in a new superintendent wasthe willingness to engage with the community.

Garza flew to Fairfax last Thursday to accept theappointment in person, and toured several schoolson Friday, meeting with teachers, students and ad-ministrators.

“I am very humbled and excited to be selected bythis board,” she said. “It is truly an honor and a privi-lege to join such a renowned school system.” Garzasaid she will be “responsive and accountable” to allFCPS stakeholders and will support efforts alreadyunderway to provide FCPS students a world-class

education.“As superintendent, I plan to be very

visible. The best part of my day will bewhen I’m in schools to be with childrenand to better understand the needs of ourschools,” she said.

Prior to her role in Lubbock, Garzaserved as the chief academic officer of theHouston Independent School District, theseventh largest school district in the coun-try. As chief academic officer, the district’ssecond position to the superintendent,Garza was responsible for both instruc-

tion and facilities for more than 200,000 students.“She comes to Fairfax County with a deep com-

mitment to openness and engagement and is eagerto work collaboratively in the best interest of all stu-dents,” Moon said.

The school board will begin planning a series oftransition activities and public meetings for Dr. Garzabefore she begins her tenure as FCPS superintendenton July 1.

—Victoria Ross

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The Northern VirginiaUrban Leagueawarded $50,000 inscholarships to local

high school students at its annualCommunity Service and Scholar-ship Awards Dinner Friday, April19. The organization, whose mis-sion it is to enable disadvantagedyouth to achieve economic andacademic success, awarded onescholarship to Lake Braddock Sec-ondary School senior NathanielSmith.

“We need to excite our kidsabout science, technology, engi-neering and math in elementaryschool, so when they are a juniorin high school they can really learnthose areas of focus and partici-pate in related extracurricular ac-tivities, like Lego Robotics,” saidCynthia Dinkins, president andCEO of the Northern Virginia Ur-ban League. “Then when it’s time

to go to college they can seriouslyconsider majoring in one of thoseareas.”

Dinkins said the importance ofSTEM learning must be impartedby all parties in the educationalsystem.

“We need assistance from thehomes, the schools, the churchesand any other community groups.Learning starts at home, so it’supon us as parents that we en-courage children to learn thingsthat are different than they mightnormally learn, to go outside thebox a little bit,” she said. “And it’sincumbent upon the schools toensure we have teachers in theclassrooms that make math, sci-ence, engineering and technologyexciting. There are so manythings youth can do in those pro-grams.”

SMITH is the vice president of theJapanese Honor Society at LakeBraddock, and is a member of theFIRST Robotics team.

He has been recognized as an APScholar, a National Merit Out-standing Achievement recipientand is an Eagle Scout.

“I’ve applied to many dif-ferent colleges, but I’m lean-ing towards Cornell Univer-sity,” he said. “I hope tomajor in computer science,a form of engineering thatinvolves a lot of informationand technological systemsthat will help us all pushforward into the future.”

The Northern VirginiaUrban League also pre-sented awards to Boeingand Randal Pinkett, aRhodes scholar and winnerof season four of “The Ap-prentice.”

Pinkett said that the com-ing years would prove vitalto the future of minoritiesin the U.S., because theyhave an opportunity to in-crease their impact on theSTEM fields.

He cited the fact thatwhile the U.S. populationconsists of 13 percent Afri-can-American, 14 percentHispanic and 1 percent Na-

tive American, they only make up6 percent, 8 percent and .6 per-cent, respectively, of the U.S. col-lege engineering population.

Nathaniel Smith awarded $5,000 fromNorthern Virginia Urban League.

Lake Braddock Senior Receives Scholarship“Minorities, while we are wit-

nesses to this digital world we livein, we are not as active partici-pants in this technological revolu-tion as we need to be,” he said.“What we need is not more of usengaged in technology as consum-ers, we need more of us as activeproducers of technology, creating,designing, programming, imagin-ing, because consumers changevery little about the world. It’s pro-ducers who innovate, change thelandscape and the marketplace.That opportunity is right at our fin-gertips, because young people arealready inclined to be comfortablewith technology.”

MARC MORIAL, the presidentand CEO of the National UrbanLeague, was also in attendance,and he urged the audience tomake STEM education a top pri-ority.

“This commitment to STEM edu-cation, to enabling, ensuring andequipping our children, is not onlysomething that is good to do, it isan imperative for us,” he said.“Great nations do not just buythings, great nations make andinvent things.”

Lake Braddock Secondary Schoolsenior Nathaniel Smith receivesa $5,000 scholarship from theNorthern Virginia Urban LeagueFriday, April 19.

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South County sophomore Jack Gereski as Harold Hill rehearses with the cast of “TheMusic Man.”

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Katie Murray, a South County High Schoolsenior and Fairfax Station resident, re-members vividly the first time she saw arendition of Meredith Wilson’s classic

musical “The Music Man.”Her younger self was homesick, channel surfing, andstumbled upon the 2003 filmremake starring MatthewBroderick and KristinChenoweth.

“When it was done,” re-called Murray, “I felt instantlybetter ... for two minutes. Itwas just that moment, wheneverything was right with theworld. It’s one of those feel-good musicals, but it also has a lot of depth to itthat you don’t expect.”

Indeed, the Grammy and Tony Award-winningmelodies telling the story of the slick traveling sales-man Harold Hill and dubious librarian MarianParoo have entertained generations of theater-goers. Songs such as “Seventy Six Trombones,”“Gary, Indiana,” and “Shipoopi” are lodged firmlyin the tapestry of American musical history.

HILL, PLAYED BY SOPHOMORE Jack Gereski,is something of a lovable tramp, looking to makeRiver City, Iowa another notch on his con belt. Toget into character, “I have to feel really, really slimy,”explained Gereski. “I’m ripping all these people off.I enjoy it.”

Hill’s standard angle is swooping in on unsus-pecting townsfolk and smoothly yet swiftly plyingthem for money with visions of a starting up a grandand mellifluous boys band. Once payments for in-struments and uniforms are in hand, Hill skipstown.

However, things don’t go exactly as planned in

Where and When“The Music Man” runs Friday, May 3,

Saturday, May 4, Friday, May 10 andSaturday, May 11. All performances areat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, and $10 forsenior citizens and students. Discountedtickets can be purchased in advance atwww.southcountytheatre.org. The DaleS. Rumberger Auditorium at SouthCounty High School is located at 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton, Virginia22079.

River City, thanks in no small part to Marian, herskepticism, and her eventual change of heart. Hillis attracted to her, despite her defensive maneu-vers, and begins to unveil a softer, more genuineunderbelly to his character.

“I re-watched [‘The Music Man’] recently,” saidsenior Whitney Turner, “and it’s interesting to seehow well developed the characters really are, eventhough it seems like such a simple musical.” TheFairfax Station resident plays Marian in this pro-duction.

“It’s the old idea ‘never judge a book by its cover,'”added Murray. “When you unravel the true Harold,

he’s a really great guy, whoreally cares about this townand these kids, and wants tohelp them in the end.”

THE CAST OF OVER 50will be clad in largely self-made costumes, and on fullchoreographic display duringa number of extended dancescenes. “There are severalbig, flashy numbers in thisshow,” said show director

and South County drama teacher KathieMcCormally. “I love the big numbers; musicals aremy favorite to do.”

This production is McCormally’s third time di-recting “The Music Man” in her 33-year career ofteaching theater. “Every time there are new ob-stacles, new challenges,” she said. Especially whenthe spring musical is open to the entire studentbody, not just drama students.

“The majority of students are from the theaterdepartment,” admitted McCormally. “But we al-ways have new ones that come up, and I’m alwayssurprised.”

One of those surprises was Gereski, who baggeda lead role in 2012’s production of “West SideStory” as a freshman. As a drama-novice choir stu-dent, the ascent was unexpected — not unlike theturnaround in this year’s role.

“The thing that sets this musical apart,” saidGereski, “is the villain is the guy everyone ends uprooting for in the end.” Whether “villain” is Hill’scondition or his identity, remains open to inter-pretation.

Lake Braddock Theatre Revisits ‘Rashomon’Director, fight choreographer both alsoworked on school’s 1994 production.

Sophomore Liam Finn (left) and senior Sarah Beck play-struggle during a rehearsal for Lake Braddock’s produc-tion of “Rashomon,” while senior Zach Newby’s charactercan only observe from the sideline.

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Nineteen years ago, LakeBraddock drama teacherR.L. Mirabal and local

choreographer Casey Kalebaworked together on “Rashomon,”the staged version of AkiraKurosawa’s 1950 dramatic filmrooted in RyunosukeAkutagawa’s Japanese folkloricstories “Rashomon” and “In aGrove.”

Mirabal, who has been teach-ing at the high school since the1990-91 school year, was direct-ing back in 1994; Kaleba, just astudent at the time, played thewoodcutter character.

The plot of Kurosawa’s workmore closely follows that of “In aGrove,” while drawing more set-ting influences from “Rashomon.”The film director chose to have theparable center around a deadsamurai and four different ac-counts of not only his demise, butthe rape of his wife and the involve-ment of a notorious criminal—alloffered during a court proceeding.

The court hears understandablyconflicting yarns from the thiefTajomaru (played by sophomoreand Burke resident Liam Finn), thewoodcutter, the husband samurai(told posthumously through a “me-

dium”—character played by seniorand Burke resident Zach Newby)—and the samurai’s wife (played bysenior and Burke resident SarahBeck).

“In her story, she’s a liar,” saidBeck about the wife character. “Butshe tries to show off that she’s in-nocent. She likes to play games. It’sone of the most challenging roles

I’ve had to take on. Myself, I’m notactually a mean person; I’m toonice.”

TO COMMEMORATE THE40TH ANNIVERSARY of LakeBraddock, each drama productionthis year is one Mirabal has alreadydirected in his 23-year career at theschool. According to him,“Rashomon” was a solid choice torevisit and show off a tight groupof talented upperclassmen.

It was also an opportunity tobring back Kaleba, who has madea name for himself as a highlysought-after fight choreographer in

the DC-area theater scene. “He’s astand-up comedian with weapons,”said Mirabal, “making a living outof beating people up.”

Every two weeks during re-hearsal season, Mirabal has givenKaleba a three-hour session withthe cast to dedicate to the show’sdemanding choreography. Not onlyare there a number of complicatedsamurai katana bouts, but the twoveterans have staged an epic battleto open the play and give a centralset piece (the gate of Kyoto) some

context.After a motion workshop with

the entire cast, Mirabal sug-gested to Kaleba: “What aboutif we do this opening segment,this onslaught murder?” Thescene is one of several creativeadditions Mirabal has made.Others include casting entirelynew characters whose lines are

text taken directly fromAkutagawa’s original works.

These additions are “by nomeans long,” said Mirabal, anddon’t “interrupt the flow. There’s arich, beautiful description of thegate, the time period, and howpeople treated their dead. It’s help-ful to set the image of what’s go-ing on.”

“[Akutagawa’s] stuff is aboutwhere we came from and what weare, in a time period when theywere trying to be so modern, andso Western,” Mirabal continued.“People see this movie and forgetthat it’s a Japanese story. They can

Where and When“Rashomon” plays Thursday, May 2, at

7:30 p.m., Friday, May 3, at 8 p.m., andSaturday, May 4, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.at Lake Braddock Secondary School,9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke. $11. 703-426-1000 or www.lbtheatre.com.

put it in any time and any place. Iwanted some aspect of it to beJapanese. At least I can get theoriginal words in there.”

THOUGH MORE OR LESS RE-MOVED from Akutagawa’s own1920s-era Japan, his tales of de-ception, violence and honor con-tain timeless messages.

“Like for couples and relation-ships,” said Anna Coughlin, a jun-ior from Burke who is the under-study for the samurai’s wife.“You’re trying to find fault—it re-

ally lies a little bit everywhere. Youcan’t always pin it in one place;everyone’s equally guilty. Everyonewill always think they’re innocent,and go to great lengths to prove it,not only to everyone else but tothemselves even more so.”

“It gives the audience conflict,”added Finn. “[They have to] takesides: Maybe I think the samuraiis cool, honorable, but then every-thing is flipped upside down. Ex-pect the unexpected.”

And try to avoid the openingonslaught murder.

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THURSDAY/APRIL 25AFTA Women’s Book Club. 6:30-8:30

p.m., at the American TurkishFriendship Association, 3949University Drive, Fairfax. Come todiscuss a series of imaginary letterswritten to Lady Mary Montague, wifeof an English ambassador to Turkey in1716-1718, entitled “Yes, I WouldLove Another Glass of Tea,” byKatharine Branning; lightrefreshments served. http://bit.ly/Xamija.

Free History Program. 7:30 p.m., atBurke Centre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Historic re-enactor,Lynne Garvey-Hodge, portrays Mrs.Robert Walker, a suffragist fromBaltimore. She will talk about theeffort to secure voting rights forAmerican women. Then, Bob Beach,architect, describes the plans for apermanent memorial to theirstruggles: the Turning Point SuffragistMemorial. 703-249-1520.

FRIDAY/APRIL 26 The Robinson Crew Team Annual

Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at BurkeNursery and Garden Center at 9401Burke Road, Burke. The sale includes

annuals, perennials, stones, hangingbaskets, shrubs, trees and mastergardener/landscaping design; flyerrequired. www.robinsoncrew.org orcontact Kay Billings atplantsale4crew@gmail.com.

Artist Talk/Walk. 4-6 p.m., at TheMason Hall Alumni Gallery in MasonHall, GMU, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. An artists’ talk from PatrickSargent and Erwin Thamm who havecollaborated the past three years on a“multilayered narrative of ourheroes”; among the work producedare silk screen layered over woodworkportraits of Andy Warhol, J EdgarHoover and Paul McCartney.www.Facebook.com/gmu.soa.

“The Magic Flute” By WolfgangAmadeus Mozart. 8 p.m. at HarrisTheatre, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.Follow the young Prince Tamino inhis quest for truth and romantic love,as he encounters a cast of uniquecharacters. General admission: $20;students, seniors, groups: $15. 888-945-2468 or visitcfa.gmu.edu.

SATURDAY/APRIL 27Model Classic 2013. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at

Fairfax High School, 3501 Rebel Run,Fairfax. An educational arts and craftsexhibit with doll houses, modelrailways, lectures by area historians,scale modeling demonstrations,raffles, children’s workshops, a scalemodeling contest, and many displayspresented by the Northern Virginia

Modelers Chapter of the InternationalModelers Society. $7 for adults; $9per family; 18-and-under, free; $10entry free for contestants.www.novaipms.org.

SUNDAY/APRIL 28Of Mice and Men. 4 p.m., at GMU

Center for the Arts, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. The Acting Companyperforms a stage adaptation of theAmerican literary classic, the story oftwo migrant workers in DepressionEra California who nurture a hopelessdream of someday saving enoughmoney to buy a farm of their own.$20-$40. 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

“The Magic Flute” By WolfgangAmadeus Mozart. 4 p.m. at HarrisTheatre, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.Follow the young Prince Tamino inhis quest for truth and romantic love,as he encounters a cast of uniquecharacters. General admission: $20;students, seniors, groups: $15. 888-945-2468 or visitcfa.gmu.edu.

THURSDAY/MAY 2Turkish Coffee Night. 7-9 p.m., ATFA,

3949 University Dr., Fairfax. TurkishCoffee Night is a monthly gatheringwith fun activities, Turkish food, andTurkish Coffee. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEZQQTZZOTNfVHhrb2lFUmFPRjhkT0E6MA#gid=0.

Rashomon. 7:30 p.m., at Lake

Braddock Secondary School, 9200Burke Lake Road, Burke. LakeBraddock Theatre presents the playbased on Akira Kurosawa’s award-winning Japanese period drama inwhich a samurai has been murderedand four witnesses each tell acompletely different version of theincident. $11. 703-426-1000 orwww.ibtheatre.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 3The classic musical “Hello Dolly!”

7:30 p.m., at Fairfax High School,3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. This light-hearted musical features ameddlesome matchmaker, DollyLevi, who brings couples togetherwhile making sure she herself getsto marry a wealthy half-millionaire.Jerry Herman and MichaelStewart’s musical adaptation ofThornton Wilder’s "TheMatchmaker” is a family-friendlymusical full of funny characters andwhimsical music. $10; $15 at door.703-219-2200 orwww.fxplayers.org.

Rashomon. 8 p.m., at Lake BraddockSecondary School, 9200 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Lake BraddockTheatre presents the play based onAkira Kurosawa’s award-winningJapanese period drama in which asamurai has been murdered and fourwitnesses each tell a completelydifferent version of the incident. $11.703-426-1000 or www.ibtheatre.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 4 Rashomon. 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., at

Lake Braddock Secondary School,9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke. LakeBraddock Theatre presents the playbased on Akira Kurosawa’s award-winning Japanese period drama inwhich a samurai has been murderedand four witnesses each tell acompletely different version of theincident. $11. 703-426-1000 orwww.ibtheatre.com.

The classic musical “Hello Dolly!”7:30 p.m., at Fairfax High School,3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. This light-hearted musical features ameddlesome matchmaker, Dolly Levi,who brings couples together whilemaking sure she herself gets to marrya wealthy half-millionaire. JerryHerman and Michael Stewart’smusical adaptation of ThorntonWilder’s "The Matchmaker” is afamily-friendly musical full of funnycharacters and whimsical music. $10;$15 at door. 703-219-2200 orwww.fxplayers.org.

“The Trocks.” 8 p.m., at GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. LesBallets Trockadero de Monte Carlo,or “The Trocks,” feature large menstuffed into tutus balancing on pointe.The talented male dancers play bothmale and female roles to give theclassical art an entertaining edge.$24-$48. 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

Entertainment

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Real Estate

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When a retiredcouple decided itwas time to leavetheir sprawling

suburban home, they wanted todownsize without giving upluxury. As a result, they purchaseda high-end condominium andhired Bethesda, Md., based inte-rior designer Kelley Proxmire ofKelley Interior Design to create aserene and sophisticated space.

“The couple are retired profes-sionals, empty nesters who leadactive lives and didn’t want themaintenance of a single familyhome,” said Proxmire. “[They]wanted to blend the furniture, ac-cessories and mementoes they hadeach collected. … They wanted ahome that was elegant, comfort-able, and that also allowed themto lock and leave on a moment’snotice.”

Proxmire’s clients are part ofrebound in the high-end condo-minium market. The National As-sociation of Realtors reports thatcondominium purchases are onthe rise, and says that sales are13.9 percent higher than theywere at the same time last year.

David DeSantis, a partner atTTR | Sotheby’s International Re-alty says his company has seen anincrease in luxury condominiumsales in the Washington region inrecent months. “In the past severalmonths we have broken recordsfor high-end condo prices, and werecently sold the most expensivecondo ever sold in the Washing-ton region, which was $7.5 mil-lion,” he said. “We sold a numberof condos at Turnberry Tower inRosslyn [Arlington].”

COMMUNITIES LIKE theOronoco in Old Town Alexandria;Market Street at Town Center inReston, and Quarry Springs in

Bethesda attract those who wantboth luxury and convenience. “Theappeal of these buildings is the factthat you’ve got these large apart-ments that are like homes exceptwith a health club and conciergeservice,” said DeSantis. “The close-in suburbs are good places to live.There are good stores, good res-taurants and you don’t have theissue of a long commute to work.”

Realtors say that properties closeto public transportation are in de-mand. “Reston is on fire. The con-dos are turning very quickly therebecause the Metro is coming,” saidGreat Falls-based realtor DianneVan Volkenburg of Long & FosterCompanies. “Reston is one of theplaces where inventory is ex-tremely limited, so you’re gettingmultiples offers over list price.”

Alexandria-based realtor AllisonGoodhart of The Goodhart Groupof McEnearney Associates, Inc.said, “Sales and showings for prop-erties have really picked up acrossthe board in Alexandria City. TheOronoco is all high-end, one-levelcondos near the Old Town [Alex-andria] waterfront and those areselling very well.”

Bob Wulff, Ph.D., director of theCenter for Real Estate Entrepre-neurship and the master’s in realestate development program atGeorge Mason University inFairfax, says there are two primarytypes of buyers who are drawn tocondominiums. “There are firsttime homebuyers and move-downhomebuyers who’ve sold theirlarge suburban homes,” said Wulff.“Move-down buyers are lookingfor luxury in a walk-able neighbor-hood that is near mass transit.”

DeSantis agrees. “A big portionof those clients are the empty-nester crowd,” he said. “Their kids

have graduated from college andthey are looking for a lifestylechange. These people were notpinched by the recession, but italso wasn’t a good time to sell theirbig house in suburbs.”

In addition to empty nesters,DeSantis says that high-incomeprofessional singles and couplesoften choose luxury condomini-ums. “Those two groups are lead-ing to the up-tick in sales,” he said.

Walter Molony, economic issuesmedia manager for the NationalAssociation of Realtors, says the

What Housing Slump?Real estate experts explain the risein luxury condominium sales.

See Luxury, Page 13

Bethesda, Md., based interior designer Kelley Proxmireof Kelley Interior Design decorated a luxury condo-minium for a retired couple who wanted to downsizeafter selling their suburban home. Real estate expertssay high-end condominium sales are on the rise.

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Real Estate

Housing Market Blossoms in Area—Andrea Worker

Andy Krum, ABR, GRI, CDPE/KellerWilliams Realty—Reston, 703-679-1700

“This past February, the market bloomedwell in advance of the cherry blossoms!Sellers are more than likely dancing ontheir roofs. With low inventory, priceshave been climbing. Not only are mosthomes selling fast, lucky sellers may seemultiple offers—some including escalationclauses as well. For the Reston market, thelong-awaited opening of the Wiehle Avenue Metro stop laterthis year has not escaped notice. More buyers are looking hereknowing they can avoid the Rt. 7 traffic or the toll road.Interest rates are still good, but there is competition. Buyersneed to do their research and be ready to act when the righthome becomes available.”

Andrea Karalyos, realtor, REPcoordinator, Prudential PenFedRealty—Reston, 703-716-2900

“Right now is the best time to sell or buyreal estate in the Reston area. With theopening of the new Silver Line Metroapproaching, we have seen an enormousincrease in sales. The median sales price isup by 7.4 percent compared to last year. Ifyour home is priced well and shows nicelyyou will have no problem selling. Restonis focused on the future yet still manages to stay true to its coreprinciples of “Live, Work, Play and Get Involved.”

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boost in condominium sales isthe result of a stronger economy.“It is part of the rising tide that isfloating all boats,” he said. “Afterfour years of a sluggish economythat impacted people’s confidence,affordability conditions have im-proved and people have thewherewithal and the confidence tobuy. There is less inventory in thelow-end market, and there aremore buyers than sellers, which isdriving demand up.”

DeSantis said, “For the mostpart, the Washington, D.C., areawas not hit as hard, so we’re com-ing back faster. One of the thingsthat we’ve seen in the real estateindustry is that there’s no short-age of people in this market whohave the resources to buy high-endhousing. They held off on buyingwhile the direction of the economy… was unclear, but people are nowwilling to spend the money thatthey’ve had all along.”

LuxuryCondos inDemand

Walk with Us!5-K Walk to benefit children in foster careWhat: 5-K WalkWhen: Saturday, May 18,

2013, 8:30 a.m. –1 p.m. (Registrationfrom 8 to 8:30 a.m.)

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Cost: $30 registration fee/Picnic lunch provided

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

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in allcounty programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will beprovided upon request. For more information, call 703-324-4600, TTY 711.

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Address ................................ BR . FB .HB ... Postal City .... Sold Price ... Type .......... Lot AC . PostalCode ..................... Subdivision5804 HERBERT ST ......................... 6 ... 4 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $771,000 .... Detached ........ 0.58 ........ 22015 ............................ HOMEWOOD9686 BRITFORD DR ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $746,299 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22015 ................................ BRITFORD6010 WILMINGTON DR .................. 4 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $589,900 .... Detached ........ 0.23 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE9207 LAKE BRADDOCK DR ............. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $574,000 .... Detached ........ 0.20 ........ 22015 ............................. SOUTHPORT6650 NEWCHANDLER CT ............... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $559,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22015 ............................ CHERRY RUN6307 HERITAGE LANDING CT .......... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $553,500 .... Detached ........ 0.56 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE5618 MERIDIAN HILL PL ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $545,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22015 ............................. SIGNAL HILL6301 FALLING BROOK DR ............... 5 ... 4 ... 0 ......... BURKE ........... $541,000 .... Detached ........ 0.30 ........ 22015 ............................ SUMMERDAY10014 WARDS GROVE CIR .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $535,000 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE6014 CARRINDALE CT .................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $530,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22015 ........... BURKE STATION SQUARE9636 IRONMASTER DR .................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $530,000 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22015 ............................ CHERRY RUN6240 WILMETTE DR ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $525,000 .... Detached ........ 0.23 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE9750 REHANEK CT ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $520,000 .... Detached ........ 0.21 ........ 22015 ............................ CHERRY RUN9081 BROOK FORD RD ................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ......... BURKE ........... $515,000 .... Detached ........ 0.20 ........ 22015 ........... BURKE STATION SQUARE10000 MARSHALL POND RD ........... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $510,000 .... Detached ........ 0.20 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE8995 PARLIAMENT DR .................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $506,000 .... Detached ........ 0.35 ........ 22015 ............................. SIGNAL HILL5101 KINGS GROVE CT ................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $505,000 .... Detached ........ 0.21 ........ 22015 ........................... KINGS GROVE9709 SCHMIDT DR ......................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ......... BURKE ........... $489,000 .... Detached ........ 0.23 ........ 22015 ............................ CHERRY RUN9111 HUBER CT ............................. 5 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $485,000 .... Detached ........ 0.26 ........ 22015 ................... SHANNON STATION9514 IRONMASTER DR .................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $481,900 .... Detached ........ 0.33 ........ 22015 ................ORANGE HUNT WEST10241 MARSHALL POND RD ........... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $461,000 .... Detached ........ 0.17 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE6716 SUNSET WOODS CT ............... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $440,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22015 .........................WOODED GLEN9374 TUCKER WOODS CT .............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $440,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.07 ........ 22015 .........................WOODED GLEN9312 KITE ST ................................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ......... BURKE ........... $438,000 .... Detached ........ 0.29 ........ 22015 ................... CARDINAL ESTATES9397 PETER ROY CT ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $429,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ....................... CAROLINE OAKS9417 ULYSSES CT ........................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $408,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ...... TRIPOLIS AT LAKE BRADDOC5491 LIGHTHOUSE LN ................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $395,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22015 ...................... LAKE BRADDOCK9622 BLINCOE CT .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $394,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22015 ........................ BURKE VILLAGE9874 HIGH WATER CT .................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $385,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22015 ............................. LAKEPOINTE5766 WALNUT WOOD LN ............... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $382,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE5723 WALNUT WOOD LN ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $380,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE10156 SASSAFRAS WOODS CT ........ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $375,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE5835 CANVASBACK RD ................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $365,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22015 ........................ BURKE VILLAGE5470 LIGHTHOUSE LN ................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $365,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22015 ...................... LAKE BRADDOCK12213 WYE OAK COMMONS CIR ..... 2 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $364,900 .... Townhouse ..................... 22015 ....... WALDEN AT BURKE CENTRE9856 BURKE POND CT .................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $363,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE9313 RAINTREE RD ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $359,000 .... Detached ........ 0.34 ........ 22015 ...................... LAKE BRADDOCK9980 WHITEWATER DR .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $355,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22015 ............................. LAKEPOINTE6105 MARTINS LANDING CT ........... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $345,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE5642 RAPID RUN CT ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $345,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22015 ............................. LAKEPOINTE5807 WALDEN COMMONS CT ......... 2 ... 2 ... 2 ......... BURKE ........... $340,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22015 ....... WALDEN AT BURKE CENTRE6023 SCARBOROUGH COMMONS LN .. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $340,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE10281 QUIET POND TER ................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $309,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE4971 TIBBITT LN ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $287,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22015 ...................... LAKE BRADDOCK5801 OAK LADDER CT .................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $275,250 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE5804 BANNING PL .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $264,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22015 ........... BURKE STATION SQUARE10705 SPRING OAK CT ................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... BURKE ........... $253,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22015 ......................... BURKE CENTRE5835 COVE LANDING RD #101 ....... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ......... BURKE ........... $229,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22015 ............................. BURKE COVE5920 COVE LANDING RD #101 ....... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ......... BURKE ........... $219,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22015 ............................. BURKE COVE10330 REIN COMMONS CT #I ......... 3 ... 1 ... 0 ......... BURKE ........... $127,500 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22015 ... BURKE CTR STATION COMMONS

Home Sales

Copyright 2013 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of April 15, 2013.

In March 2013, 50 Burke homes sold between $771,000-$127,500.

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More than 200 highschool studentsand their parentsand teachers gath-

ered at the Lorton Workhouse ArtsCenter last week to hear U.S. Rep.Gerry Connolly (D-11) and judgesfrom across Virginia’s 11th Con-gressional District announce thewinners of the annual Congres-sional Art Competition.

Olivia Jones, a student at SouthCounty High School in Lorton, wasawarded first place in the compe-tition for her work entitled “Frac-ture.” Jones’ work will be hung inthe U.S. Capitol this summer alongwith the works of other first placewinners from congressional dis-tricts across the country.

The second place winner wasHyung Jun Suh, of EmmanuelChristian School in Manassas, forhis piece named “Red Chair.”Christopher Aponte of RobinsonSecondary School in Fairfax took

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High School for her piece entitled“Little Wonders,” while JacquelineYofi Edwards of the New Schoolof Northern Virginia in Fairfax wonfifth place for her work named

“Control.”The 144 pieces of art submit-

ted to Congressman Connolly’sannual competition will be ondisplay at the Lorton Work-house Arts Center’s McGuireWoods Gallery, 9601 Ox Roadin Lorton, through May 26. Theworks were submitted by 111high school students represent-ing 23 different public and pri-vate high schools in Fairfax andPrince William.

“I encourage everyone tospend some time at the Work-house Arts Center to view theseworks of art and enjoy the cre-ativity of these talented highschool students,” Connolly said.“The record number of entriesin this year’s competition re-flects the high level of interestin the fine arts among North-ern Virginia students and the

dedication of our arts teachers andpatrons to encouraging artisticskills in our high schools.”

Third place winner ChrisAponte, of Robinson Second-ary School, poses for a photowith U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly(D-11).

Art Competition Winners AnnouncedU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11)attends ceremony at LortonWorkhouse Arts Center.

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Sports

Robinson Boys’ LaxBeats Centreville

The Robinson boys’ lacrosse team beatCentreville 9-8 on Tuesday, April 23, ex-tending the Rams’ winning streak to sixand improving their record to 10-2 over-all and 4-0 in the Concorde District.

Robinson will close the regular seasonat home against Chantilly at 7:15 p.m.on Friday, April 26. The Chargers reachedthe state championship game the last twoseasons and three of the last four.

Fairfax Boys’ LaxWins Seven of Eight

The Fairfax boys’ lacrosse team is 7-1heading into this final three regular sea-

son games.The Rebels started 7-0 before losing 14-4

to four-time defending state champion Lan-gley on April 15. Fairfax is 3-1 in the Lib-erty District.

The Rebels will host Madison at 7:30 p.m.

on Friday, April 26.

Robinson Girls’Soccer to FaceOakton,Herndon

The Robinson girls’ soccer teamwill close its regular season withgames against the Oakton Cou-gars on Thursday, April 25, andHerndon Hornets on May 6. TheRams will travel to face the Cou-

gars and host the Hornets.Robinson played to a 1-all tie with

Centreville on April 17, moving the Rams’record to 6-3-2 overall and 0-2-1 in theConcorde District.

Northern RegionBaseball Top 10

The Madison baseball team remainedatop the Northern Region top 10 andVienna rival Oakton is ranked No. 2 inthis week’s coaches poll.

Defending state champion LakeBraddock is ranked No. 3, followed byCentreville (4), Robinson (5), Yorktown(6), Chantilly (7), West Potomac (8),Langley (9) and South County (10).

T.C. Williams, Stone Bridge, McLean,Westfield and Fairfax also received votes.

The Concorde District has four teamsin the top 10, most among the four dis-tricts in the Northern Region. The PatriotDistrict has three teams in the top 10,the Liberty has two and the National hasone.

Sports Roundups

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The Patriot District championshipgame is nearly a month away,but the South County softballteam had something to prove on

Tuesday.Winners of six consecutive district titles,

the Stallions entered their latest contestagainst Lake Braddock looking up at theBruins in the standings. Lake Braddock,which lost to South County in last season’sdistrict final, was undefeated, had outscoredits last five opponents 70-0 and beat theStallions 7-5 during their first meeting thisseason on April 3.

“We knew,” South County head coachGary Dillow said, “we needed to come inand make some kind of a statement.”

AFTER SEVEN INNINGS, the Stallionshad sent a message: the path to the PatriotDistrict championship still runs throughSouth County.

Sophomore second baseman Cara Yateswent 4-for-5 with four RBIs and juniorpitcher Rebecca Martin tossed a three-hit-ter as South County rolled to a 10-1 victoryon Tuesday night at Lake Braddock Second-ary School. Yates’ two-run triple in the sec-ond inning gave South County a lead itwould not relinquish as the Stallions dreweven with the Bruins in the loss column.

“It just makes a statement,” Dillow said,“that we’re not ready to let go of the dis-trict title yet.”

Yates, who batted leadoff for SouthCounty as a freshman last season, moveddown a spot in the order for the first half of

the 2013 campaign, but recently returnedto the top of the lineup. She reached basein each of her five at bats on Tuesday, April23, including four hits.

“When you’re hitting one,” Yates said,“you know you have to get a hit because asa leadoff hitter, you pretty much determinethe momentum of the game, so you have toget it started.”

Yates led off the game with an opposite-field single to right. In the second inning,she ripped a two-run triple to center field.Yates singled in the fourth inning, reachedon an error in the sixth and hit a deep two-run single to right-center in the seventh.

“She didn’t look like a leadoff hitter to-night—she hit at least three balls right tothe fence,” Dillow said. “She’s absolutelyseeing the ball great right now and just re-ally driving the ball.”

Junior catcher Haylea Geer finished 2-for-4 for South County. Freshman right fielderCarley Kastner went 1-for-3 with two RBIs,senior first baseman Brittnee Haynes was1-for-3 with an RBI and freshman left fielderJade Williams hit a triple.

Martin earned the win in the pitcher’scircle, tossing a complete game. She al-lowed one earned run and three hits whilewalking two, hitting one batter and strik-ing out four in seven innings.

“She pitched really well,” Dillow said. “Ithink she had something to prove. Shedidn’t pitch real well against them the lasttime we played. It’s probably, really, the firstoff-game I’ve seen her have in her threeyears here.”

Martin did not allow a hit until the fourthinning, when Lake Braddock sophomoreAmanda Hendrix led off with a double.Hendrix also hit a solo home run over thefence in right-center during the sixth inning,and freshman outfielder Danielle Newmanhad a single.

“We were definitely trying to defend thelegacy we have,” Martin said about the Stal-lions’ six consecutive district champion-ships.

LAKE BRADDOCK helped the SouthCounty cause with six errors.

“We pride ourselves on defense,” Lake

Braddock head coach George Rumore said,“and [for] some reason, they just got thejitters, I guess, and they couldn’t hang inthere on defense.”

Rumore downplayed the loss, saying itmeant “nothing” in the grand scheme ofthings.

“We just let it go,” he said. “We were 10-0 … so we just go 10-0 again. So let’s justforget it and learn from our mistakes in thisgame.”

Junior Ashley Flesch started in the circlefor Lake Braddock and allowed three un-earned runs and five hits in four innings.She hit one batter, walked one and struckout two. Hendrix pitched the final threeinnings.

Lake Braddock fell to 10-1 overall and 7-1 in the Patriot District. The Bruins facedLee on Wednesday, April 24, after TheConnection’s deadline. Lake Braddock willtravel to face West Springfield at 6:30 p.m.on Friday, April 26.

South County improved to 12-1 overalland 8-1 in the district. The Stallions willtravel to face Lee at 6:30 p.m. on Friday,April 26.

Stallions sophomoreYates has 4 hits,4 RBIs.

South County Softball Sends Message to Lake Braddock

South County sophomore second baseman Cara Yatesfinished 4-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs againstLake Braddock on Tuesday night, April 23.

Lake Braddock third baseman Amanda Pattersonswings against South County on Tuesday night.

The Robinson boys’ lacrosse teamis 10-2.

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