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The 15th Ride of the Patriots brought anestimated 4,000 bikers to the City ofFairfax on May 26, to ride together toRolling Thunder at the Pentagon in Ar-

lington. The event honors America’s veterans, ser-vicemen and women, and raises awareness of Ameri-can POW and MIA soldiers of all wars.

The event is sponsored by Patriot Harley-Davidsonand the Fairfax VA Chapter, Harley Owners Group.

The 15th Ride of the Patriots brings an estimated4,000 bikers to the City of Fairfax.

Fairfax Welcomes Patriots

Nellie the beagle sits in her sidecar awaiting the start ofthe 15th Ride of the Patriots on Sunday, May 26. Nelliehails from North Carolina and has tens of thousands ofmiles under her belt with her family, Mary and JackLewis. This is Nellie’s eighth Ride of the Patriots.

The Armed Forces Color Guard leads the parade that isthe start of the 15th Ride of the Patriots on Sunday, May26 in the City of Fairfax. An estimated 4,000 bikers par-ticipated in the ride that starts at Patriot Harley-Davidsonand ends at Rolling Thunder’s Ride for Freedom.

The 15th Ride of the Patriots brought an estimated 4,000 bikers to the City of Fairfax onMay 26, to ride together to Rolling Thunder at the Pentagon in Arlington. The eventhonors America’s veterans, servicemen and women, and raises awareness of AmericanPOW and MIA soldiers of all wars.

Congressman GerryConnolly (D-11) andCathy Connolly ridein the Ride of thePatriots parade inFairfax on Sunday,May 26.

Danny Lee, of Richmond, sits in a motor-cycle sidecar awaiting the start of the 15thRide of the Patriots on Sunday, May 26. Leeis a Vietnam veteran whose health has beenseverely impacted by Agent Orange poison-ing. He has always wanted to do the ride.

City of Fairfax Mayor R. Scott Silverthornespeaks at the opening ceremony of the15th Ride of the Patriots at Patriot Harley-Davidson on May 26.

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The Virginia Department ofTransportation namedHelen L. Cuervo P.E. dis-

trict administrator for VDOT’sNorthern Virginia District, andRenée N. Hamilton deputy districtadministrator.

Cuervo and Hamilton are pub-lic servants who are already rec-ognized for their work as liaisonsto Prince William, Arlington andFairfax counties, and for theirstrong hold on VDOT’s construc-tion, planning and investmentmanagement programs in North-ern Virginia, said VDOT Commis-sioner Greg Whirley.

Helen L. Cuervo, P.E. will leadthe transportation program forstate-maintained roads in Fairfax,Arlington, Loudoun and PrinceWilliam counties, and supporthighways in nine cities and towns.She replaces Garrett Moore, P.E.,who was promoted to VDOT chiefengineer earlier this year.

Cuervo brings 30 years of di-verse transportation experience tothe job, including 26 years withVDOT. She began her career in thestructural design consultant indus-try and joined VDOT in the FairfaxResidency in 1987. She has man-aged the preliminary engineering,permits, construction, land devel-opment and maintenance pro-grams in Prince William Countyand later was the government li-

aison for Prince William County.She was most recently the districtconstruction engineer, responsiblefor the delivery of VDOT’s $700million construction program inNorthern Virginia.

Cuervo is a graduate of the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh and has helda professional engineer’s license inVirginia since 1990. She lives inPrince William County with herhusband and four children.

Renée N. Hamilton has morethan 25 years of transportationexperience. She began her careerwith VDOT in 1988 as an engi-neer trainee in VDOT’s CentralOffice and has since served in

several district leadership rolesfor preliminary engineering, con-struction and maintenance in theNorthern Virginia and Culpeperdistricts, and as transportationmanager for Arlington andFairfax counties. Most recentlyshe was assistant district admin-istrator for planning and invest-ment management in NorthernVirginia.

Hamilton has a Master’s in en-gineering management from OldDominion University and an un-dergraduate degree in Civil Engi-neering from South Carolina StateUniversity. She lives in Fairfax withher husband and two children.


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Tiny Dancers’ SummerCamp, an award-winning program ofthemed, week-long

camps, begins Monday, June 24.Each session includes dailyinstruction in ballet, tap or jazz(depending upon the sessionselected), a snack, fine motorexercise through a theme-relatedcraft and a favorite story withdress-up dance interpretation.The session culminates with arecital and reception for familyand friends. For information andregistration, call 703-385-5580 orvisit: www.tinydancers.com.

Tiny Dancers’ Summer Camp

Students at Tiny Dancers reading “LittleRed Riding Hood” as they prepare tointerpret the story through dance. Theliteracy-based program emphasizes classi-cal technique in a nurturing environment.


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In the summer of 2012 when most high schoolseniors are working on their college essays orlounging by the pool, Kevin Cao, a senior atThomas Jefferson High School for Science and

Technology, decided to do something different.He envisioned a service project, contacted Fairfax

County Public Library staff to gauge interest and putthe wheels in motion to create a program where olderstudents offer tutoring to younger students in com-munities where there is a significant need.

He co-founded Growth and Inspiration throughVolunteering and Education (GIVE), which encour-ages and supports “participation in community or-ganizations and other activities that address com-munity needs and opportunities.” Through GIVE, hebegan tutoring, seeking volunteer tutors, reservingrooms at five library branches and publicizing thenew service in English and Spanish.

Between October 2012 and February 2013 his part-nership with the library served more than 300 stu-dents through 1,450 tutoring sessions. If the libraryor Kevin were to charge even $15 per session, thevalue would equal more than $21,000.

Cao was recognized for his giving with the TonyGriffin Partnership Leader Award at this year’s Cel-ebrate Partnerships Awards Ceremony on May 21.The event is hosted by Fairfax County and FairfaxCounty Public Schools.

“Even at his young age, Kevin Cao exemplifies whatwe all seek in a community leader, someone withvision, compassion and the wherewithal to take anidea and make it happen for the benefit of people,not just our family or our friends or even ourselves,but to create partnerships that benefit the commu-nity as a whole,” said Tony Griffin, former FairfaxCounty Executive.

Cao was one of 12 individuals and groups hon-ored at the event, held at the Mason Inn and Confer-ence Center.

More than 55 businesses and community groupswere nominated for these annual awards, which fo-cus on individuals and groups who partner withFairfax County and FCPS to give back to the com-munity in which they work and live.

The event was attended by more than 380 peoplewho heard from Fairfax County Chairman SharonBulova, Fairfax County School Board Chair IlryongMoon, Deputy Division Superintendent Richard

Moniuszko and Fairfax County Director Rob Staltzer.“Hundreds of our local business and individuals

are giving their time, talent and resources as part-ners in the community. When businesses, the County,FCPS and the local nonprofits team up everybody isa winner,” said Patricia Stevens, Executive Director,Fairfax County Office of Public Private Partnerships.

“Together with Fairfax County, we are continuallyamazed at the generosity and talent our partnersprovide on a daily basis. These partnerships posi-tively impact our community’s youth, which I pre-dict will create a better tomorrow,” said Jay Garant,Coordinator, Business and Community Partnerships,Fairfax County Public Schools.

—Victoria Ross

Winners❖ OP3 Award WinnersSmall Business Resource Champion: Comstock PartnersBlue Ribbon Partnership: Partnership for a Healthier FairfaxCommunity Resource Connector: A Way ForwardMedia/Communications Partnership: UnivisionLarge Business Resource Champion: TargetTony Griffin Partnership Leader: Kevin Cao, Thomas Jefferson

High School❖ Fairfax County Public Schools Award WinnersBlue Ribbon Mentoring: Providence Elementary School❖ Blue Ribbon Outstanding Event: Exxon Mobil

Corporation, Micron Technology, Northrop GrummanInformation Systems, Noblis, SRC Inc.

❖ Blue Ribbon Workforce Development: DoD CIO & IT/TM

❖ Community Partner of the Year: Fairfax SymphonyOrchestra

❖ Business Partner of the Year: Time Warner Cable❖ Bruce Oliver Leadership Award (Business): Judy

Hubka, Exxon Mobil Corporation❖ Bruce Oliver Leadership Award (Community): Evan

Glazer, FCPS Thomas Jefferson High School for Science andTechnology

Celebrating PartnershipsFairfax County, FCPS honor12 public-private partnersduring awards ceremony.

Frost Middle School’s Advanced Women’sEnsemble sang the National Anthem at the2013 Celebrate Partnerships Award Cer-emony on May 21 at the Mason Inn andConference Center.

Kevin Cao, a senior at Tho-mas Jefferson High School,receives the Tony GriffinPartnership Leader award atthe 2013 Celebrate Partner-ships Award Ceremony onMay 21 at the Mason Inn andConference Center. FormerCounty Executive Tony Griffinand Sharon Bulova, chairmanof the Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors, applaud Cao’sinitiative in co-founding GIVE,Growth and Inspirationthrough Volunteering andEducation, a tutoring pro-gram.

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Alex Horvath of Fairfax Station, a senior atLake Braddock Secondary School, won a scholar-ship from the US state department to study inNizhny Novgorod, Russia for the summer.

Maria Larrazabal, a freshman at Iowa StateUniversity, is ranked in the top 2 percent in the Col-lege of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The following local students were among about2,000 undergraduate and graduate students whoreceived degrees from the University of NorthernColorado during spring 2013 graduation ceremo-nies May 10-11.

The students, degrees, areas of study, honorsand hometowns are: Manal Alanazy, Doctor ofPhilosophy, educational technology; and RaedTashkandi, Master of Arts, communication.

William Ballard, of Fairfax, son of Aissa andChristopher Ballard, is on the Furman Universitydean’s list for the 2013 spring semester. Furman’sdean’s list is composed of full-time undergraduatestudents who earn a grade point average of 3.4 orhigher on a four-point system.

Paige Britton, a freshman at Annandale HighSchool is the “Offensive Player of the Patriot Dis-trict” and Christina Nagel, a junior at WestSpringfield High School, is the “Defensive Playerof the District.” Both were recognized on May 10at the Patriot District Championship game betweenWoodson and Lake Braddock, along with the FirstTeam All-District Nominees.

Andrew Poirier of Springfield graduated fromRadford University on May 11, 2013 with a Bach-elor of Business Administration degree inmarketing and a Bachelor of Science degree in in-formation science and systems. He also was named

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to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester.

Amitabh Joshi, of Clifton, is a regional final-ist for the 40th Student Academy Awards. Agraduate of the New School of Northern Virginiaand Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, Amitabh iscurrently in the MFA program for social documen-tary film at SVA. His film, “Wonder Workshop,”was chosen for contention in the documentary cat-egory of the Student Academy Awards. The filmwas screened in Los Angeles at the SamuelGoldwyn Theater on Tuesday, May 7, if notifiedthat he has been chosen as a National Finalist,Amitabh will return to Los Angeles where on Sat-urday, June 8, the winners in each of the fourcategories (Narrative, Documentary, Alternativeand Animation) will be announced at the StudentAcademy Awards ceremony.

Alex Horvath


Opinion

Don’t Be Among the MissingLast time Virginia elected a governor, 1.7 millionvoters failed to vote after voting the previous year.

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In 2008, 74.5 percent of Virginia’s regis-tered voters turned out to vote in thepresidential election. In 2009, the lasttime Virginians elected a governor, lieu-

tenant governor, attorney general and mem-bers of the House of Delegates, just 40.4 per-cent of registered voters came out to vote.

That is to say that 1.7 million voters wentmissing in the commonwealth.

Last November, more than 70 percent ofVirginia’s registered votersturned out. Will this Novembersee 40 percent or less? Choicesat the statewide level could

hardly be more stark, and low turnout willmake the outcome unpredictable.

It’s a mistake for people offended by the inflam-matory and derogatory rhetoric by the Republi-can nominee for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jack-son, to think that he is unelectable in Virginia orthat his negatives will make Ken Cuccinelli, Re-publican nominee for governor, unelectable.

It all depends on who turns out to vote.As an example, in November 2007, incum-

bent state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) won re-election by less than one-half of a percentagepoint, with an edge of just 92 votes out of37,185 ballots cast, beating Democrat JanetOleszek. Approximately 32 percent of regis-tered voters in the 37th District cast ballots atthe polls in that election. Imagine what mightbe different today if that race had gone differ-ently. Cuccinelli was first elected to the Vir-ginia Senate in 2002 in a special election.

Primary June 11Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 11,

with absentee voting currently underway.Voters in the Democratic primary will choose

between Ralph S. Northam and Aneesh Choprafor lieutenant governor; and between Mark R.Herring and Justin E. Fairfax for attorney general.

In Fairfax County, there is also Democraticprimary for District 86, between JenniferBoysko and Herb Kemp, with the winner fac-ing incumbent Tom Rust (R).

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

on June 11.Good sources for information on upcoming

elections:Virginia State Board of Elections,

www.sbe.virginia.gov/,Virginia Public Access Project,

www.vpap.org/candidates?display=state,Fairfax County Board of Elections,

w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /ecalendar.htm,

City of Fairfax Board of Elections,w w w. f a i r f a x v a . g o v / R e g i s t r a r /GeneralRegistrar.asp.

Father’s Day PhotosFather’s Day is June 16, and as in years past,

The Connection will publish a gallery of pho-tos of fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathersand sons and daughters. Send your photos,including names of everyone in the photo, agesof children, town of residence and a brief de-scription of what is happening [email protected].

— Mary Kimm

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Reform the ReformsReform would re-direct education expectations toensure that every child becomes a successful learner.

Commentary

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Anyone with a sibling orwith two or more childrenknows how different chil-

dren are. Within the same familythere are differences in interests,aptitude, personality and tempera-ment. These differences areamong the things that make youngchildren unique and special. Thatis, until they get into the publiceducation stream. Standards setby local, state and now federal of-ficials create a mold each child isexpected to fit into. Not unlike araw material fed into one end ofthe school factory, the children areexpected to come out the otherend as a defined product. Teach-

ers are the assembly-line workerswith strict product specificationstheir students are expected tomeet with the teacher’s rate of payincreasingly dependent upon thestudents’ performance. Qualitycontrol is the high stakes, stan-dardized testing that has increas-ingly been encroaching on instruc-tional time. Too often lost in theprocess are the special qualities ofchildren that allow them to singand dance with great success; touse their hands and minds to cre-ate, repair and assemble; or toponder, write and imagine. Theseskills simply do not fit onto a fill-in-the-bubbles answer sheet.

Schools virtually close down in-struction this time of year for theannual standardized tests. Anxiety

rises for children who can no doubtsense it from their parents and theschool staff. The race is on to provethe impossible of having everyonebe above average. No space is leftfor the individual child for underthe current system every child asan individual is left behind.

I am not alone in my beliefs.Diane Ravitch, a former assistantsecretary of education who helpedput together the No Child Left Be-hind program has written a booktitled, The Death and Life of theGreat American School System:How Testing and Choice Are Un-dermining Education. RichardRothstein’s new book, GradingEducation: Getting AccountabilityRight argues that the current fo-cus on basic skills is narrowing thecurriculum allowing schools to gethigher test scores without supply-ing better education. Linda Dar-ling-Hammond in her book TheFlat World and Education: HowAmerica’s Commitment to EquityWill Determine Our Future re-views what the top-performingschool systems around the worlddo to get results. She concludes it

is building a strong, experiencedstaff with an emphasis on a rich,well-balanced curriculum in thearts and sciences. Finland, thehighest performing nation, doesnot rely on testing.

Increasingly testing has been arelatively cheap and quick way forpoliticians to say they are work-ing for better schools, but the sys-tem they have built is faulty anddoes not encourage future learn-ing or creativity. Reforming manyof the past reforms would notlower our expectations; it wouldre-direct them to ensuring thatevery child was a successfullearner who would be able to suc-ceed in a changing world.

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Springfield Days is a com-munity wide celebrationthat takes place the

weekend after Memorial Dayeach year. This year it will beheld on Saturday and Sunday,June 1-2, with multiple eventson each day. Springfield Daysincludes many different typesof events and activities thatprovide fun and entertainmentto all ages. Visit http://www.springfielddays.com/ formore information.

—Parker Kobayashi

A community-wide celebrationreturns Saturdayand Sunday,June 1-2.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1❖ Springfield 15k/5k Race. 10 a.m.-9

p.m. Delicious food at South RunPark, Reservation Drive,Springfield.

❖ PetFest. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at SouthRun Park, Reservation Drive,Springfield. Exhibitors, games,demos, pet parade, dog agility,flyball, vendors and more.

❖ Family FitnessFest. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,at South Run Park, ReservationDrive, Springfield. Demos, facilitytours and fun activities for thewhole family.

❖ Vintage Car Show. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,at the American Legion Hall inSpringfield. Come and see avariety of local vintage cars.

❖ OutdoorFest. 4-8 p.m., at SouthRun Park, Reservation Drive,Springfield. Wagon rides (fee),free nature walks, farm animals,raptors, snakes and amphibians.

❖ Pool Party. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at SouthRun Park, Reservation Drive,Springfield. Free swimmingindoors before the movie. Bringalong your swimsuit and towelwith your movie blanket andjacket.

❖ Outdoor movie on the big screen atdark at South Run Park,Reservation Drive, Springfield.

SUNDAY/JUNE 2❖ Cardboard Boat Regatta at Lake

Accotink. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Witnessthe spectacle of cardboardcreations sailing along LakeAccotink’s shoreline. $4 pervehicle to enter park.

The pet kisses booth is always a popular attraction dur-ing Springfield Days.

The cardboard boatregatta, one of themost popular Spring-field Days activities,will be held at LakeAccotink Park onSunday, June 2.

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Workhouse Arts Center Rolls Out ‘Robust’ Summer Schedule

Summer Fun

Free concerts, fireworks, urban art and more make the former prison a Lorton community center.By Tim Peterson

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Since opening in 2008 as theWorkhouse Arts Center, thestaff within the stately redbricks of what was originally a

Progressive Era prison has worked to de-velop the site as a central fixture of theLorton community. To that end, theWorkhouse campus supports a year-round bench of over 100 artists in sixstudio buildings, a Youth Arts Center,arts education program and theater,music, film and dance performances.

The regular programming of exhibi-tions and art walks every second Satur-day evening of the month heats up thissummer, with an impressive slate of spe-cial events including a multi-night runof “Fame: The Musical” (Aug. 23, 24, 25,29 and 30) and “360 Degrees of Post-Traumatic Stress,” an exhibition of workfrom veterans in therapeutic art pro-grams at Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center and Fort Belvoir Com-munity Hospital (June 2 through August16).

“IT’S A MUCH MORE ROBUSTPROGRAM than in previous years,”said Camela Speer, director of market-ing for the Workhouse and Fairfax Sta-tion resident. Each summer, she said,they have been “tweaking it, trying tofind something that will really interestthe community.”

When the Workhouse first opened itsdoors, there was an immediate and un-foreseen need for arts education in theSouth County area. There was also noreal “center” for Lorton as a whole. Now,education is one of the largest programfocuses at the Workhouse—their themedsummer camps for ages 6-15 includegraphic design affiliated with GeorgeMason University, visual arts, dance,theatre and music.

The challenge is tying everything to-gether.

“We would like to see ourselves be-coming a community center,” continuedSpeer, “one that educates and involvesthe community in all forms of art. Howdo we present something where theycan experience visuals, performancesand arts education—which you don’tnecessarily find in one ball of wax, any-where.”

They aren’t there yet, she admitted,but by continuing to program largerand more diverse activities, as well aspartnering with other community orga-nizations, the Workhouse is engagingmore local residents than ever before.Joining forces with Fairfax County forthe all-things-green SpringFest 2013 inApril drew more than 3,000 people tocampus in a single day.

They have similarly linked up with theFairfax County Park Authority to host asummer-long “Mount Vernon Nights

“Pleasures Ruined,” by Drew Storm Graham, airbrush onwood, is an example of the “low-brow” art on display aspart of the exhibition “Urban Decay 4.”

Fireworks light up the summer sky abovethe Progressive Era brick structure.

When and where❖Urban Decay 4, Workhouse Arts Center

McGuireWoods Gallery, June 1-July 28Opening reception Saturday, June 8, 6-11 p.m.; art-

ist panel 5 p.m.For the fourth year, the Workhouse, in collaboration

with Urban Art Syndicate (UAS), presents an exhibitionof artists from around the country who are part of thepopulist movement described as “low-brow urban art.”The multi-media work is influenced by punk music,graphic novels, tattoo culture and street art, and is “seenby many in the art world as ‘delinquent art’ or ‘deviantart,’” said Debra Yarrington, UAS curator. The receptionevent on June 8 will feature live graffiti in the Work-house quad, tattooing in the exhibition space and livemusic from the local band Lightspeed Rescue and Thrive.

❖Fireworks & Bluegrass, Workhouse ArtsCenter Quad, July 6, 7 p.m.

All summer long, the Workhouse will host a weeklyfree concert series each Saturday night, programmedby the Fairfax County Park Authority. Genres rangefrom jazz and folk to tango and Celtic. Among the mostnoteworthy performances on the bill are the serviceensembles, including the US Navy’s “Commodores”(jazz) and Air Force’s “Strolling Strings” (“light clas-sics”). For the near-Fourth of July fireworks on July 6,the bluegrass group Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchenprovide a patriotic aural backdrop.

❖Summer Art Party on the Quad, WorkhouseArts Center Quad, June 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Fit-ness walk at 9:30 a.m.)

A three-mile fitness walk into Occoquan RegionalPark and back, led by the Workhouse Movement Direc-tor Lesley Spalding, sets up a day filled with a myriadof artistic and interactive activities. From a ChineseBrush Painting demonstration and “Art to Wear” fash-ion show by the Workhouse Fiber Artists, to akite-making workshop and community pillow fight,there’s a lot of party packed into one quad.

Concert Series” of free performanceseach Saturday night. The partnershipshould help boost exposure and bringmore of the community together.

“Becoming a place for people to be,”

said Speer, “is key to our success.”

FOR A COMPLETE LISTING of per-formances, exhibitions, events andcamps, visit www.workhousearts.org.

This summer, the Mount Vernon Nights Concert Series takes placeon the Rizer Pavilion Stage in the Workhouse quad.


Scouts salute the monuments of Generals Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny in Ox HillBattlefield Park.

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(From left) Jenee Lindner, Kate Kane and Stevie Morrisperform Stephen Foster’s “Hard Times.”

Residents sing “America the Beautiful” toclose the ceremony.

A Time of RemembranceMemorial Day ceremony held at Ox Hill Battlefield Park.

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

The Battle of Ox Hill was fought Sept. 1,1862 in a torrential thunderstorm. Whenit ended, two key Union generals weredead and more than 1,500 soldiers had

been killed or wounded.It’s the only major Civil War battle that occurred

in Fairfax County. But, said historian John P. Murphy,“Since it happened two days after the Battle of Sec-ond Manassas and 16 days before Antietam, notmany people know about it. It appears as a footnotein history.”

However, Fairfax County preserved almost 5 acresof the 500-acre battlefield and, each Memorial Day,a ceremony there honors the fallen soldiers of theBattle of Ox Hill/Chantilly. The 18th annual cer-emony was held Monday afternoon, May 27, on thehistoric site at the corner of West Ox Road and Monu-ment Drive in Fair Lakes.

THE CEREMONY at Ox Hill Battlefield Park in-cluded music, a description of the battle and presen-tation of the colors and two wreaths at the Ox Hillmonuments. Presenting the event were the AncientOrder of Hibernians (Father William Corby Division)and the Fairfax County Park Authority.

Murphy, a member of the Bull Run Civil WarRoundtable and the Father William Corby Division,explained why the fray is sometimes called the Battleof Chantilly. He said the Northern Army namedbattles after the nearest towns and the SouthernArmy named them after prominent, geographicpoints.

“Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee thought Maj. Gen.[John] Pope was going to make a stand in Centreville,”said Murphy. “So he sent [Maj. Gen. Stonewall]Jackson’s troops up to Northern Virginia to hold Pope’sarmy until Lee got there to destroy it.”

However, Union Army Maj. Gen. John Pope senttwo brigades under the command of Maj. Gen. IsaacStevens to block Jackson, and Maj. Gen. PhilipKearny’s division joined them. By the time Jackson’sarmy reached Ox Hill, they were tired, hungry andbattle-weary—and Stevens’ men attacked them im-mediately.

The battle ultimately ended in a draw, but, saidMurphy, “If Lee had sent Maj. Gen. [James]Longstreet, instead of Jackson, it might have turnedout differently. He had more men and they were inbetter shape. And if events were different at Ox Hill,it may have changed events later in Antietam or in

the war.”Ox Hill Battlefield Park contains monuments to

both Stevens and Kearny, and during Monday’s cer-emony, a Boy Scout plus Girl Scouts from St. Leo theGreat Catholic School in Fairfax placed wreaths be-tween the monuments. The Father William Corby Di-vision presented the colors, and Kate Kane and JeneeLindner sang while musician Stevie Morris accom-panied them on the fiddle and guitar.

Ed Wenzel of the Bull Run Civil War Roundtable isa trustee of the monuments, and he told those at-tending the event of future plans for the battlefieldpark. “We’re going to plant corn, and we have somerail fences to improve and lengthen,” he said. “Wealso want to place six markers along the offsite walk-ing trail that crosses the battlefield to give additionalinformation about what happened here.”

PLANNED, AS WELL, are markers for four Unionand four Confederate soldiers who fought at theBattle of Ox Hill/Chantilly. “We also plan futureUnion and Confederate soldier monuments with theirregiments and units inscribed on obelisks,” saidWenzel. “We’ve got two generals commemoratedhere, but we never commemorated the soldiers, sowe’re going to do that.”

Noting that 516 Confederate soldiers and at least1,000 Union soldiers were either killed or woundedduring the battle, he said the annual Memorial Dayceremony at Ox Hill Battlefield Park is important andmeaningful.

“Memorial Day is a day when we remember ourwar dead,” explained Wenzel. “It started in May 1865when women and young girls laid flowers on thegraves of the soldiers on both sides of the war, andnow Memorial Day is for all the dead. But it wasoriginally called Decoration Day because they weredecorating the soldiers’ graves.”

The Father William Corby Division of the Ancient Orderof the Hibernians presents the colors.

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The Rotary Club of Fairfax in-ducted Dr. Angel Cabrera, thenewly-inaugurated president ofGeorge Mason University, as anhonorary member on April 29. Ac-cording to Laura Hills, the club’spresident, “It is our tradition tomake the George Mason Universitypresident an honorary member ofour club. We were thrilled to be-stow this honor upon Dr. Cabrera.”

Dr. Cabrera, the sixth GMU presi-dent, received a standing ovationupon his induction as an honorarymember of The Rotary Club ofFairfax. He then shared his visionfor George Mason University withthe Rotarians and guests. Notably,he explained an acronym that hereferred to as The Mason IDEA.According to Dr. Cabrera, the “I”in IDEA stands for innovation.Many new ideas are promoted inthe classrooms each day at GeorgeMason University, he said, in allaspects of education. The “d,” fordiversity, is an apt description ofGeorge Mason University, Dr.Cabrera suggested, as the institu-tion has one of the highest diver-sity rates of any university in thecountry. The “e,” for entrepreneur-ship, is highly encouraged andtaught at GMU, Dr. Cabrera toldthe Rotarians and guests. And the“a,” for accessibility, describesGMU’s commitment to providingaccessible education, in both face-

to-face and online learning envi-ronments, Dr. Cabrera said.

Dr. Cabrera further explained tothe Rotarians and guests the con-struction of the new tunnel belowChain Bridge Road that will makeaccess to facilities much easier forstudents, faculty, and campus visi-tors. He urged the Fairfax Rotarians,who represent business owners,public servants, attorneys, educa-tors, and medical professionals inthe Fairfax community, to regardGeorge Mason as “their” university.GMU is home to the Center for theArts, he said, which features the-ater and entertainment all year. Inaddition, residents may enjoy GMUsports and take classes at the uni-versity and at the Osher Life LongLearning Institute. In closing, Dr.Cabrera said that George Mason

University may not focus on being“the best university in the world,but the best for the world.”

According to Paula Kelley, vicepresident of The Rotary Club ofFairfax, “Knowing how extremelybusy Dr. Cabrera is, we especiallyappreciate the time he spent withus. It was a proud day for all ofour Rotarians to have him with usand to make him an honorarymember of our club.”

The Rotary Club of Fairfax meetson Mondays at 12:15 p.m. at theAmerican Legion Hall on OakStreet in Fairfax City. For more in-formation about the Rotary Clubof Fairfax, visit the club’s websiteat www.fairfaxrotary.org or emailRotary Club of Fairfax’s ExecutiveDirector Irby N. Hollans, Jr., [email protected].

GMU President Named Honorary Member of RotaryClub of Fairfax

Dr. Angel Cabrera wasinducted as an honorarymember of The Rotary Clubof Fairfax on April 29. Fromleft: Rotary club PresidentLaura Hills, Dr. Cabrera,club Vice President PaulaKelley, and club PresidentElect Sean O’Connell.

Sundog Productions, whichhas been creating customtie-dye and screen-printed

“wearable art” for more than 20years in the City of Fairfax, an-nounced Tuesday, May 28, thegrand opening of its new 40,000-square-foot facility on Saturday,June 1, 2013, 11 a.m. at 3850Jermantown Road.

The facility is the only manufac-turing plant in the region usinggreen energy to power its produc-tion process and eco-friendly dyeto produce its t-shirts.

“As part of our commitment tothe environment, focusing ongreen and sustainable solutions,our new facility in the City ofFairfax will reduce its carbon foot-print through the use of geo-ther-mal and solar energy systems andeco-friendly dyes,” said CASShiver, Sundog Productionsfounder.

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In the new space, the companywill continue to develop severalpopular niche brands, includingIMAGINE Greenwear,SportScience, Sewell, Not FadeAway, Metawear, Tie Dye Doodleand Sunpup. Two of Sundog’snewest creations are SundogSeaInk and Sundog Sunburn print-ing. Sundog SeaInk is consideredthe most eco-friendly printing sys-tem for natural fibers on the mar-ket today.

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Friends of Music and the Arts at St.Andrew’s holds a Service of Contem-plation and Prayer in the Style ofTaizé on Sunday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m.,at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6509Sydenstricker Road, Burke. The servicecombines meditative music, readings,prayers and silence to allow the partici-pant to quiet his or her soul andencounter the divine. Child care will beprovided for younger children; olderchildren and teens are encouraged toparticipate in the service.

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Services in Clifton are held on Sundaysat 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.

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Clifton Presbyterian Church,12748 Richards Lane, Clifton, offersSunday worship services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery care is provided.Christian education for all ages is at9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

St. Andrew the Apostle CatholicChurch, 6720 Union Mill Road, Clifton,conducts Sunday masses at 7:30 a.m.,8:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Italso offers a Saturday vigil at 5:30 p.m.and a Thursday Latin mass at 7 p.m.703-817-1770 or www.st-andrew.org.

Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield, offers casual worship ser-vices on Saturday evenings at 5:30 p.m.featuring contemporary music. Moretraditional services take place on Sun-day mornings at 8:15 and 11 a.m.Sunday School is from 9:45-10:45 a.m.for children and adults. The church alsooffers discussion groups for adults. 703-451-5855 or www.poplc.org.

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By Daryl Bright

Duke Ellington School of

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Ostentatious hand-made hats, slap-on-the-knee antics and

a fast-talking matchmaker allmade for a wild night of roman-tic love and unexpected sur-prises in Fairfax High School’sproduction of “Hello, Dolly.”

Based on Thornton Wilder’s“The Matchmaker,” this classicmusical was written by MichaelStewart with lyrics by JerryHerman. The beloved show hasearned great acclaim,winning 10 Tony Awards,including Best Musical forits 1964 original produc-tion, and was even madeinto a film of the same name in1969. “Hello, Dolly” tells thestory of matchmaker/dance in-structor/music teacher orrather “meddler,” Dolly Levi,who is hired to find a wife forthe grumpy half-millionaireHorace Vandergelder. But littledoes Horace know that Dollyreally intends on having him forherself. However, an adventur-ous trip to New York City end-ing in chaos and an unjustcourt-trial results in an unex-pected romantic happily-ever-after for all.

Many characters stood out inthe show. Dolly Levi (AlexandraNicopoulous) wowed the audi-ence whenever she was onstage. Not only did her impres-sive character choices shinethrough when she spoke, buther royal Broadway-worthyvoice continuously raptured theaudience, as well. Not to men-tion, the magnetic chemistry ofthe two friends and co-workers,Cornelius (Will Park) andBarnaby (Derek Yost). Thesetwo immature boys neverceased to have the audience cry-ing from laughter. In the begin-ning of the show, slapstickphysical acts were at timessloppy, some of the cast lackedenergy and some actors lackedcharacter depth; however, thesethree weaknesses steadily disap-peared as the show progressed.

Fairfax High’s perfor-mance of “Hello, Dolly”was successfully led by itssolid orchestra. From itsupbeat tunes dominated

by the trumpets to its passion-ate moments guided by its me-lodious woodwinds, the pit or-chestra consistently blendedwell with the cast. A few untidyscene transitions took a bitaway from the performance,however the vivacious lightsadded lustre to the show.

By the end of the show, audi-ence members were “aww”ingbecause Dolly and Horace’s bigkiss was the cherry on top.Fairfax High School proved toits audience that it truly does“take a woman.”

By David Siegel

The Connection

It is rare that a play written by one of America’siconic writers is found and produced a cen-tury after it was written. But the ProvidencePlayers are bringing to life “Is He Dead?” writ-

ten by Mark Twain in 1898 and first published inprint in 2003.

Playwright David Ives, whose works have been seenat the Shakespeare’s Theatre and Studio Theater inD.C., adapted the play for contemporary audiencesin 2007 and it had a Broadway run.

“Is He Dead?” is a fictionalized account of a real-life mid-19th century French painter, Jean-FrancoiseMillet. In the Twain play the painter struggles to berecognized; his paintings are not selling. He is pen-niless. What should he do? With scenes reminiscentof the Carol Burnett Show with Harvey Korman andTim Conway in their full-out lunacy along with someMarx Brothers thrown in, an idea is hatched. Themale painter will stage his own fake death. He willreturn dressed as a quite flamboyant woman to foolpeople and help his artwork climb in value.

“Is He Dead” is full of deceptions, its share of physi-cal comedy and a good bit of cross-dressing, accord-ing to veteran director Beth Hughes-Brown. The au-dience is in for “the time of their lives with this mod-ern, snappy comedy.” There will be plenty of winksand nods ala Monty Python with a full-of-life 16-member cast. There is even can can.

The lead role of Jean-Francoise Millett is playedby Patrick David, who has appeared in many Provi-dence Players productions. In an interview, Davidwas all grins and twinkling eyes as he described hismulti-character roles, calling the play “a timeless,broad comedy.” When asked about his favorite lines,he broke out into a huge smile thinking about justwhich line to mention. “There are so many great linesand physical humor that go along with them,” in-cluding when he is decked-out in a full fashion state-ment in his feminine character.

The Providence Players even enlisted the painterly

skill of local professional painter Paul Hennesy.Hennesy painted the various works shown through-out the production that are attributed to Jean-Francoise Millett.

So, get ready for some out-right outrageousnesswith the Providence Players. Be ready to take in somedelightful silliness along the way with the sightingsof some unexpected, unlikely characters includingone bigger than life “peerless Goddess.”

Providence Players presentrecently unearthedMark Twain comedy.

Bringing to Life ‘Is He Dead?’

Where and WhenProvidence Players of Fairfax present “Is He Dead?” at

James Lee Community Center Theater, 2855 AnnandaleRoad, Falls Church. Performances May 31-June 15.Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7:30 p.m., SundayMatinees at 2 p.m. June 2 & 9. Tickets: $15-$18. Call 703-425-6782 or visit: www.providenceplayers.org.

Patrick David (Millet) and Liz Mykietyn(Marie) in the Providence Players comedyproduction of Mark Twain’s “Is He Dead?”

From left:Thane Tuttle(Dutchy),ChristopherSchwartz(O’Shaunessy),and CraigGeoffrion(Chicago)rehearse ascene fromPPF’s produc-tion of theMark Twain/David Ivescomedy “Is HeDead?”

Summer Fun

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Fairfax High’sproduction of“Hello, Dolly!”

Wild Night ofRomantic Love

Alex Nicopoulosand Doug Klain asDolly and Horacein Fairfax High’s“Hello, Dolly.”

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FRIDAY/MAY 31Alice in Wonderland Jr. 7:30 p.m.,

at Burke Community Church, 9900Old Keene Mill Road, Burke.Northern Virginia Players presentAlice’s madcap adventures with theWhite Rabbit, the Mad Hatter andthe Queen of Hearts. Performancesare dedicated to Bobby Collar, amember of the players who diedunexpectedly Feb. 14; part of ticketproceeds will go to the Bobby CollarMemorial Fund. NVPlayers.com.

Macbeth. 7:30 p.m., at ProvidencePresbyterian Church, 9109 LittleRiver Turnpike, Fairfax. RiverbendOpera’s semi-staged concertproduction of “Macbeth” will featurea cast of over 40 singers. $15-$25.RiverbendOpera.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Alice in Wonderland Jr. 1:30 p.m.,

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Arlington Rose Foundation’s 57thRose Show. 1-6 p.m., at MerrifieldGarden Center- Fair Oaks, 2101 LeeHighway, Fairfax. The Rose Showincludes over 50 categories of rosematerial including photography,fragrance and a silent auction. 703-371-9351 or [email protected].

Springfield Days. 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.,South Run Park Reservation Dr,Springfield. Springfield Days is acommunity wide celebration thatincludes a pool party, “Pet Fest” andmany more fun activities. http://www.springfielddays.com/.

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Macbeth. 4:30 p.m., at Temple RodefShalom, 2100 Westmoreland St.,McLean. Riverbend Opera’s semi-staged concert production ofMacbeth will feature a cast of over 40singers. $15-$25.RiverbendOpera.com.

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An annual display of drawings and paintings of BurkeCentre Art Instructor Carol Zeitlin’s art students is upthrough May 30 at Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Raod, Burke.

FRIDAY/JUNE 7Summerland Tour. 7:15 p.m., at the

grounds of the Faixfax CountyGovernment Centre, 12000Government Centre Parkway, Fairfax.Come and enjoy the alternative musicstarring Everclear, Live and Filter &Sponge; advance tickets go on saleon May 7 at Wegmans in Fairfax,Dulles, and Gainesville. $4-$12.www.celebratefairfax.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 8Bingo Fundraiser for the Family.

1-3 p.m., at the Parish Center Gym,St. Leo the Great Catholic Church,3700 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Allthe proceeds benefits from the bingowill go to the Shepherd’s Center ofFairfax-Burke (SCFB) and its workfor area seniors; refreshmentsprovided. $12 each, which includestwo Bingo Cards for the entire event.

Additional cards $1 per card pergame. 703-426-2828 orwww.scfbva.org.

The B-52s Concert. 8 p.m., at thegrounds of the Faixfax CountyGovernment Centre, 12000Government Centre Parkway, Fairfax.Rock band The B-52s play, with 35years of musical experience; advancetickets go on sale on May 7 atWegmans in Fairfax, Dulles, andGainesville. $4-$12.www.celebratefairfax.com.

SUNDAY/JUNE 9Spin Doctors Concert. 4:30 p.m., at

the grounds of the Faixfax CountyGovernment Centre, 12000Government Centre Parkway, Fairfax.Spin Doctors, formed in 1988 in NewYork City, plays hits from “Full ofKryptonite,” which sold over fivemillion copies in the US. $4-$12.www.celebratefairfax.com.


Sports

Lake Braddock Baseball Returns to Region SemifinalsBruins beat Madison,will face Marshall.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Lake Braddock baseball coach JodyRutherford didn’t want to play theunderdog card, feeling his play-ers wouldn’t approve. As it turned

out, Rutherford’s big-game pitcher alreadyfelt the Bruins had something to prove.

Senior left-hander Thomas Rogers, whothrew a four-hit shutout in last season’s AAAstate championship game before undergo-ing off-season Tommy John surgery, tookthe mound for the Bruins on Monday nightin the Northern Region quarterfinals. Hisopponent was the Liberty District championMadison Warhawks, winners of 22 in a rowprior to Monday’s matchup. Lake Braddockhad lost to South County in the Patriot Dis-trict championship game on May 20 anddealt with injuries early in the season. De-spite being the defending state champ, LakeBraddock, on paper, was an underdog.

With the Bruins’ season on the line Mon-day, Rogers was on a pitch limit of 75 as hecontinues working his way back from off-season surgery.

He made them count.Rogers kept Lake Braddock in the game,

allowing one earned run in four-and-one-third innings, and the Bruins beat theWarhawks 9-6 at Madison High School.Rogers surrendered four runs—oneearned—on four hits while walking threeand striking out six. He threw 74 pitchesbefore being pulled with one on and oneout in the bottom of the fifth inning, withLake Braddock leading 6

“This is an ultra-competitive game andnot being out there all the time all year longand being thrown out into a really ultra-competitive game is tough on a kid,” Ruth-erford said. “[Rogers] competed his [butt]off. He just probably needed to control hisemotions a little bit more early on. Whenhe’s on the mound, our team has the ut-most confidence in him.”

Lake Braddock earned a trip to the re-

gion semifinals, where the Bruins facedMarshall, the Liberty District’s No. 4 seed,on Wednesday, May 29, after TheConnection’s deadline. The winner earneda berth in the state tournament.

Did Rutherford play the “underdog” cardprior to Monday’s game?

“I didn’t really play the underdog cardbecause I think if I would have said that tomy guys, they would have looked at me like,are you crazy coach? Where’s coach Ruth-

erford? That type of deal,” he said after theBruins beat Madison. “I just approached it[as] if we’re the better team, then it will bedecided on the field.”

How would Rogers have reacted if Ruth-erford said the Bruins were underdogs?

“I probably would have thought since wewere the champions last year and nobodywas giving us any credit with all our inju-ries and everything, and it seemed like ev-

erybody was overlooking us,” Rogerssaid. “We felt like we had somethingto prove today and I feel like weproved that.”

Lake Braddock struck first withthree runs in the top of the first in-ning. Senior catcher Garett Driscollripped a two-run double and Rogersadded a sacrifice fly.

Madison responded with two in thebottom half and tied the score at 3-allwith a run in thethird.

Lake Braddocktook the lead forgood when sopho-more secondbaseman NickNeville drove in arun with a single inthe fourth. The Bru-ins would extendtheir lead to 6-3.

Neville, whojoined LakeBraddock this sea-son after movingfrom Arizona, went3 for 4 with twoRBIs, including atwo-out RBI singlein the seventh, which gave the Bruinsa 9-5 advantage.

“Lefty-lefty, I was just trying to stayback, just trying to drive the ball upthe middle,” Neville said of his sev-enth-inning at-bat. “[The pitcher]hung a curveball and [I] just hit it backup the middle.”

Madison brought the tying run tothe plate in the bottom of the seventh,but Lake Braddock reliever NickMcIntyre ended the game with astrikeout.

Driscoll went 2 for 3. Third basemanAlex Lewis finished 2 for 4 with twoRBIs. Center fielder Alex Gransbackwas 1 for 3 with an RBI.

Logan Claybrook and John Defazioeach had two hits for Madison, andMichael Nielson went 1 for 4 with adouble and two RBIs.

Lake Braddock pitcher Thomas Rogers earned the victory againstMadison in the Northern Region quarterfinals on Monday, May 27.

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Madison Boys’ Lax WinsRegion Championship

The Madison boys’ lacrosse team defeatedChantilly 7-6 on May 24 to capture the NorthernRegion championship at Chantilly High School.

The victory improved Madison’s record to 16-5and assured the Warhawks of a home game in theAAA state quarterfinals.

Madison also took home the Liberty Districtchampionship this season, beating Langley 10-2in the district final on May 10.

The Warhawks will host the West Central run-ner-up in the state quarterfinals either May 31 orJune 1.

Madison Softball BeatsOakton

The Madison softball team defeated Oakton 5-0 on Monday in the Northern Region quarterfinalsat Falls Church High School.

The Warhawks will face McLean in the semifi-nals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29 at FallsChurch. The winner secures a berth in the statetournament.

Oakton’s season ended with the loss. The Cou-gars won the Concorde District championship witha 2-0 victory over Chantilly on May 20.The Madison boys’ lacrosse teams celebrates after win-

ning the Northern Region championship with a 7-6 vic-tory against Chantilly on May 24.

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