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The 51 candidates stand and recite the “Oath of Allegiance to the United States.”

The honor guard of the Alexandria Division of the USSea Cadet Corps retires the colors.

Muhammad and Tasiba Baset recite the “Oath of Alle-giance to the United States.”

Agnieszka Paulina Pawelkowska proudlydisplays her certificate of citizenship.

US Marine Kofi Amponsah Boateng and JagerSingh Bathla recite the “Oath of Allegiance.”

Members of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America-DC stand and sing“America the Beautiful” as the Mount Vernon Brass perform.

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New Citizens Welcomed at Gunston Hall CeremonyFirst Regent of Gunston Hall Wylie Raab welcomed 51 new US citizens in the special citizenship ceremony

held at George Mason’s home. The new citizens represent 28 countries from four of the five continents.


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.

Kevin Cao, a senior at ThomasJefferson High School, receivesthe Tony Griffin PartnershipLeader award at the 2013Celebrate Partnerships AwardCeremony on May 21 at theMason Inn and ConferenceCenter. Former County Execu-tive Tony Griffin and SharonBulova, chairman of theFairfax County Board of Super-visors, applaud Cao’s initiativein co-founding GIVE, Growthand Inspiration through Volun-teering and Education, atutoring program.

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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.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffespeaks at the outreach event in Lorton.

Democrats FocusOn 2013 ElectionsM

t. Vernon Democratsheld an event to gettheir 2012 volun-

teers focused on this year’s elec-tions on May 15 at the Pane eVino Ristorante in Lorton. Over85 people attended to showtheir support and listen to thecandidates. It also gave the vol-unteers a chance to meet Demo-cratic gubernatorial candidateTerry McAuliffe and the twocandidates seeking the Demo-cratic nod on June 11 for attor-ney general, Justin Fairfax andMark Herring.

Also in attendance was oneof the candidates for lt. gover-nor, Aneesh Chopra, and sev-eral local elected delegates in-cluding Del. Mark Sickles, Del.Vivian Watts and Del. ScottSurovell.

Attorney general candidate Mark Herring talks tovolunteers.

Lt. governor candidateAneesh Chopra speaks atthe outreach event atPane e Vino Ristorante inLorton.

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Splat! Boom! Bang!Springfield musician makes classical musicplayful and accessible to children.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

For children raised on the high-volt-age soundtracks of “Halo” andother video games, a classicalmusic concert probably sounds

boring and stuffy.But Lake Braddock alum Cory Hills—a

Grammy-nominated percussionist, com-poser and storyteller—wants to change thatperception.

With hissing cymbals, tick-tocking foot-steps and Liszt-inspired tornadoes, Hillsblends classical musical styles withstorytelling, creating a colorful palette ofsound and fanciful, playful worlds for chil-dren and adults.

Last month, Hills returned to his musicalroots, Newington Forest Elementary School,where he performed “The Percussive Art ofStorytelling,” his popular, interactive andhigh-energy concert, during two perfor-mances.

“I love to see kids get involved during aconcert. It’s absolutely hilarious; they areup and down, whooping and hollering, lis-tening to the music and the story,” Hills said.

As an educator, Hills said he thrives on“breaking down musical barriers in inno-vative and creative ways.”

SINCE ITS INCEPTION in 2008, Hills haspresented “The Percussive Art ofStorytelling” more than 250 times, reach-ing 16,000 people throughout the UnitedStates, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.

For his work, Hills has been the recipientof numerous arts grants, including aZakoura Family Fund Grant and a ReachOut Kansas Grant. In 2009, he was namedthe 2009 Emerging Artist for the Kansas ArtsCommission.

He has received degrees from Northwest-ern University, Queensland Conservatorium

and the University of Kansas, and wasawarded a research fellowship to InstituteFabrica. Now living in Los Angeles with hiswife and young daughter, Hills said “ThePercussive Art of Storytelling” manifesteditself one day while he was improvising.

“I found myself drawn to a circular pat-tern between two woodblocks, two cowbellsand two plastic blocks. The pattern wasreminiscent of a bicycle, always pedalingforward into the future,” Hills said. “In aflurry of activity, I wrote a story called “TheLost Bicycle,” composed the music and per-cussive storytelling was born.”

“The Lost Bicycle” story centers on MotherEarth’s only son, who loses the bike he re-ceives for his sixth birthday. The story in-volves the boy chasing after his lost bicyclethrough chance encounters with a cheetah,tortoise and hippopotamus before discov-ering that his best friend, the dog, has foundthe bicycle and brought it home.

“It’s a cool story with characters andevents that a young audience can relate to,”Hills said.

The CD is organized like a trip to the the-atre, consisting of a prelude, three acts, twofun-filled intermezzos and a postlude.

After the success of his percussive con-certs, Hills released “The Lost Bicycle,” hisdebut solo CD of percussive stories, in thespring of 2010.

THE LOST BICYCLE received rave re-views from critics and concert goers, includ-ing a coveted gold medal from the NAPPAParent’s Awards, who said the mix offolktales, and original and personal storiesare “snappy and satisfying. Kids and par-ents will want to tap, bang and strumalong!”

For more information on “The PercussiveArt of Storytelling,” please visitwww.splatboombang.com. To purchase theCD, visit www.cdbaby.com/cd/CoryHills.

Cory Hills returned to his Springfield elementary school, NewingtonForest, to perform “The Percussive Art of Storytelling,” his popular,interactive and high-energy concert.

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Paige Britton, a freshman atAnnandale High School is the “Offen-sive Player of the Patriot District” andChristina Nagel, a junior at WestSpringfield High School, is the “De-fensive Player of the District.” Bothwere recognized on May 10 at thePatriot District Championship gamebetween Woodson and Lake Braddock,along with the First Team All-DistrictNominees.

Alex Horvath of Fairfax Station, asenior at Lake Braddock SecondarySchool, won a scholarship from the USstate department to study in NizhnyNovgorod, Russia for the summer.

Andrew Poirier of Springfieldgraduated from Radford University onMay 11, 2013 with a Bachelor of Busi-ness Administration degree in market-ing and a Bachelor of Science degreein information science and systems.He also was named to the dean’s listfor the spring 2013 semester.

Amitabh Joshi, of Clifton, is a regionalfinalist for the 40th Student AcademyAwards. A graduate of the New School ofNorthern Virginia and Dickinson College inPennsylvania, Amitabh is currently in theMFA program for social documentary filmat SVA. His film, “Wonder Workshop,” waschosen for contention in the documentary

category of the Student Academy Awards.The film was screened in Los Angeles at theSamuel Goldwyn Theater on Tuesday, May7, if notified that he has been chosen as aNational Finalist, Amitabh will return to LosAngeles where on Saturday, June 8, thewinners in each of the four categories (Nar-rative, Documentary, Alternative and Ani-mation) will be announced at the StudentAcademy Awards ceremony.

Paige Britton and Christina Nagel at thefinal Patriot District Championshipgame between Woodson and LakeBraddock on May 10, where the girlswere recognized along with the FirstTeam All-District nominees.

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Every summer, bookloversand bargain hunters ea-gerly await the Friends of

the Richard Byrd Library booksale, one of the largest in the re-gion with more than 10,000books, many in pristine condition.

While the sale always includesa diverse array of books, this saleincludes something extra: bookswith a mysterious past.

“The mystery began in late De-cember when a truck pulled up tothe back of Richard Byrd Libraryto deliver more than 400 profes-sionally packed books,” said Chris-tine Peterson, president of theFriends of Richard Byrd Library.

“No one noticed any lettering onthe truck to indicate where it camefrom. As the Friends of the Rich-ard Byrd Library team unpacked,they realized they were looking atnew, beautiful books,” Petersonsaid.

She said books from the myste-rious donor include volumes onart, decorating, cooking, history

and many other topics.“While shoppers always find

treasures at our sale, this time thetreasures will be even more boun-tiful,” Peterson said, adding thatshe still does not know who deliv-ered the books.

The sale begins Thursday, May30, at 3 p.m. and runs throughJune 1 at the Richard Byrd Library,7250 Commerce St. Proceeds ben-efit the library’s summer pro-

grams.“Whether you want beautiful

birthday, graduation and Father’sDay book gifts on a budget or va-cation and summer reading for thewhole family, you will find some-thing at our sale,” Peterson said.For more information, go towww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/friends/rb/.

—Victoria Ross

Members of the Lee High School Tennis Team un-loaded hundreds of crates of books for the RichardByrd Mystery Book Sale beginning Thursday, May 30.

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The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra(FSO) was awarded the 2013 Com-munity Partner of the Year for itseducation partnership with FairfaxCounty Public Schools (FCPS) at aCelebrate Partnerships event onMonday, May 20 at George MasonUniversity’s Conference Center andHotel. The Fairfax Symphony andFairfax County Public Schools for-malized a partnership agreement inOctober 2010, expanding a rela-tionship that the 56-year-old FSOand FCPS have had for more than30 years. Through this partnership,the Fairfax Symphony provideseducation programs directly to theschools. The SCORE program, of-fered to fifth-12th grade band andorchestra students, brings FSOmusicians and an orchestral con-ductor into the classroom to pro-vide one on-one mentoring and in-structional opportunities, and tosupport the classroom teacher andhis/her musical goals and mile-stones. For younger elementary stu-dents, the FSO presents the newlyrevamped Overture to Orchestraprogram, in which four differentchamber ensembles –string quartet,brass quintet, woodwind quintet,and percussion duo – introduce stu-dents to the orchestral instrumentsand teach basic musical conceptsthrough the theme of global aware-

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Recognized forCommunity Outreach

ness. These programs engage thestudents in kinesthetic learning ac-tivities and use concepts from theircore curriculum to enhance studentengagement. The FSO, with gener-ous support from corporations,foundations and individuals, in-vests over $70,000 per year in itseducation and outreach initiatives.

FSO’s Music Director, ChristopherZimmerman, leads many of the in-school workshops with the FSO’smusicians. Zimmerman loves con-ducting FSO-student orchestras andhopes that he can inspire some of

the kids to become professionalmusicians. Debra Harrison, Presi-dent of the Fairfax Symphony Or-chestra stated that these educa-tional programs were integral to theFairfax Symphony’s mission. Shewas excited to receive the 2013award and hoped that the FairfaxSymphony Orchestra could con-tinue to grow its programs through-out Fairfax County. Informationabout the Fairfax SymphonyOrchestra’s concerts and its educa-tion and outreach programs can befound at www.fairfaxsymphony.org.

Photo courtesy of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

(From left) Holly Vesilind, Eric Moore, Paul Johnson,Michael Bunn, Andy Skaggs and Chris Ferrari with stu-dents from Westgate Elementary School


Opinion

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

Editorial

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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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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By David Siegel

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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?”

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come an opportunity for learning, and sug-gests turning the outdoors into a sciencelab. “Don’t just go on the swings andslides,” she said. “Look at trees and lookunder rocks at the park. Elementary schoolchildren need to be out digging in dirt andinvestigating. The more that they’re out in-vestigating, the more interested they’re go-ing to be in the world around them.”

Parents can model an interest in discov-ery and exploration for their children. “Tryto notice and get excited about things innature,” said Melideo. “For example, if abutterfly crosses your windshield, you canpoint it out to your child with excitement.”

Michele Claeys, associate head andmiddle school principal at Norwood Schoolin Bethesda, Md., said, “ Pick four or five[local] tourist attractions [and] spend a fullday exploring. Involve everyone in re-searching and learning about the site be-fore you go.”

EDUCATORS ALSO RECOMMEND in-volving children in meal preparation. “Ifthere are days when it’s rainy, that is thetime to do cooking,” said Melideo. “It helpsteach patience and math and reading skillstoo.”

Anna Reeves, owner of Tiny Chefs, whichoffers cooking classes in Alexandria,Fairfax, Falls Church, Oakton and McLean,said, “I’ve always been a proponent of us-ing cooking to teach confidence and givechildren the opportunity to do things thatthey may not be exposed to at home.”

While middle school students may bemore difficult to engage than younger chil-dren, educators say the effort is critical.“Middle school is when they really need tobe looked after,” said Melideo. “That iswhen you need to make sure they’re notrunning off doing their own thing.”

A treasure hunt with a group of friendsis an ideal activity. “Middle school studentslike doing scavenger hunts,” said Melideo.“You can create a treasure hunt, maybe ata museum, where two parents offer to bedrivers. The students look for clues andhave a fun prize or celebration at the end.They don’t realize how much they’re learn-ing along the way. It is not labor intensivefor parents, but it is a fun competition.

When it comes to summer, the bottomline is fun. “Whatever activities parentsplan, they should be enjoyable and stress-free,” said DeLaurentis.

Summer Fun

Local education experts suggest fun ways to keep children learning over the summer break.By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

As summer vacation be-gins in a few weeks,some parents are scram-bling for activities to fill

the days for their children. Oftenthat means summer vacations andtrips to the pool or the park.

Education experts say even in themidst of summer fun, it is impor-tant to ensure that children don’tlose the skills they’ve learned dur-ing the academic year. However,they say relaxing and having funare equally important, and suggesta myriad of stealthy tricks that par-ents can employ for laid-backlearning all summer long.

Students are encouraged to readmany books over the summer.“Talking about what your child isreading is a powerful way to buildcomprehension skills,” said BlakeM. Giliotti, staff developmentteacher at Potomac ElementarySchool in Potomac, Md. “It can alsobe as simple as saying, ‘Tell meabout what you are reading.’ En-gaging in a natural conversationabout a book can give you insightinto what your child understandsand helps build oral communica-tion skills.”

Summer book clubs are a goodidea as well. “My kids love to pick a book, put to-gether a few friends and send an Evite to the bookclub,” said Shannon Melideo, Ph.D., chair of theDepartment of Education at Marymount Universityin Arlington. “They each read the book and comewith a few questions. Wehave a party that goeswith the theme of thebook.”

Melideo encouragesparents to avoid makingthe learning aspect ofsummer activities too con-trived. “I would hate sum-mer learning to feel toomuch like school,” shesaid. “It is important tolearn and explore with ourkids as naturally is pos-sible.”

Susan DeLaurentis, di-rector of counseling at St. Stephen’s & St. AgnesSchool in Alexandria, agrees and encourages plentyof unstructured time for play and a break from astructured schedule.

“I recommend lots of downtime for children overthe summer,” she said. “When it’s too hot outside, oron a rainy day, pitch a tent in the living room and go‘camping’ indoors. Have a bag ready, filled with newboard games, card games and books.”

GROUP ACTIVITIES can also offer a clever dis-guise for skill building. “How about rounding up

some kids in the neighborhood for a summer carni-val game day?” asked Jennifer Suh, Ph.D., an assis-tant professor in the Graduate School of Education,College of Education and Human Development atGeorge Mason University in Fairfax. “[A] summer

neighborhood carnival willbe sure to engage kids inthe 21st century skills:four Cs — creativity, col-laboration, communica-tion and critical thinking.”

She said carnival gameslike face painting and pop-corn drops can strengthenmath skills. “Students havea choice of heart, butter-fly, spider web, and light-ning bolt,” said Suh. “Howmany lines of symmetry doyou have on your design?”

For help developing science and math game ideas,Suh recommends the visiting www.aimsedu.org/ac-tivities/, http://mathbridges.onmason.com/ andwww.kidsknowmath.com.

Bob Weiman, director of the Lower School at St.Stephen’s & St. Agnes School agrees that games canbe ideal tools for learning. “ThinkFun educationalgames are always great,” he said. “Summer is also agreat time to introduce your children to classic boardgames. I just introduced Stratego to my own familylast weekend and look forward to playing it over thesummer.”

Melideo said that even a trip to the park can be-

“I would hate summerlearning to feel too much likeschool. It is important tolearn and explore with ourkids as naturally is possible.”

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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

The Connection

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.


Springfield Days is a com-munity wide celebrationthat takes place the week-end after Memorial Day

each year. This year it will be heldon Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, with multiple events on eachday. Springfield Days includesmany different types of events andactivities that provide fun and en-tertainment to 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 South RunPark, Reservation Drive, Springfield.Exhibitors, games, demos, petparade, dog agility, flyball, vendorsand more.

❖ Family FitnessFest. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., atSouth Run Park, Reservation Drive,Springfield. Demos, facility tours andfun activities for the whole family.

❖ Vintage Car Show. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., atthe American Legion Hall inSpringfield. Come and see a varietyof local vintage cars.

❖ OutdoorFest. 4-8 p.m., at South RunPark, Reservation Drive, Springfield.Wagon rides (fee), free nature walks,farm animals, raptors, snakes andamphibians.

❖ Pool Party. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at SouthRun Park, Reservation Drive,Springfield. Free swimming indoorsbefore the movie. Bring along yourswimsuit and towel with your movieblanket and jacket.

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

SUNDAY/JUNE 2❖ Cardboard Boat Regatta at Lake

Accotink. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Witness thespectacle of cardboard creationssailing along Lake Accotink’sshoreline. $4 per vehicle to enterpark.

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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Book Sale. 3-9 p.m. Thursday; 10a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-4:30p.m. Saturday; and noon-3 p.m.Sunday, at Richard Byrd Library,7250 Commerce St., Springfield. Findmedia offerings, many in pristinecondition, to use as a gift or to start asummer reading stack; credit cardsaccepted. [email protected].

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. 7-8

p.m., at Workhouse Arts Center,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Two-timeGrammy Award-winners Cathy Fink& Marcy Marxer perform traditionaland contemporary folk, old-timecountry and swing music.www.cathymarcy.com.

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Responders Benefit Luncheon.11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at SpringfieldGolf & Country Club, 8301 Old KeeneMill Road, Springfield. Emceed byaward-winning journalist and ABC7/WJLA-TV anchor Leon Harris, theGreater Springfield Chamber ofCommerce will honor first responderswho go above and beyond. $50; $45for first responders. 703-866-3500 [email protected].

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FARA Benefit Buffet Luncheon. 11a.m.-1:30 p.m., at SpringfieldOutback Steakhouse, 6651 BacklickRoad, Springfield. Friedreich’s AtaxiaResearch Alliance benefits from anall-you-can-eat buffet fundraiser; liveentertainment provided courtesy ofOcean Drive of Fredericksburg, Va.$25. 703-912-7351, www.curefa.orgor [email protected].

Fundraising Zumbathon. 1 p.m., atEmpire Nightclub at 6355 RollingRoad, Springfield. Come out andsupport Jocelyn Rodriguez who hasbeen struggling with Sickle Celldisease. Adults: $20; students: $10.http://www.thejocelynproject.com.

Opening Reception of UrbanDecay 4. 6-9 p.m., at theMcGuireWoods Gallery, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. The Workhouse ArtsCenter is kicking off the summer withUrban Decay 4, an exhibition of low-brow urban art. Low-brow art is apopulist art movement with origins inthe underground comic world, punkmusic, tattoo and street art. Theshow is curated by Debra Yarringtonof Urban Art Syndicate. 703-584-2900 or workhousearts.org/.

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On Monday, April 22, Allison Belkowitz organized a theatreworkshop at South County Middle School as part of her Girl ScoutGold Award. The event, “Play-In-A-Day,”ºwas attended by over 60area elementary school students. Allison raised funds to providescholarships for students whose families may not have the finan-cial means to enroll their children in theatre workshops. The par-ticipants had the opportunity to decorate sets, create costumesand rehearse scenes, culminating in an on-stage performance be-fore family and friends. Allison is a junior at South County HighSchool and has been a girl scout in Troop 374 since kindergarten.

Girl Scout Earns Gold AwardWith Theatre Workshop

Allison Belkowitz, of Fairfax Station, confers with stu-dents as they decorate shirts for costumes.

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Each year, the nonprofitFriends of the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter(FFCAS) raises money to

pay for things the shelter can’t af-ford. And in June, it holds a winetasting and invites the public toparticipate.

In past years, it’s been at a bev-erage store. “But this time, we’redoing something totally different,”said FFCAS President EvelynGrieve. “We’re having it at Para-dise Springs Winery. And besidesthe wine tasting, there’ll be appe-tizers, desserts and a raffle.”

The event is slated for Sunday,June 9, from 1-5 p.m., at the win-ery at 13219 Yates Ford Road inClifton. Tickets are $30/person atwww.ffcas.org. Or mail checkspayable to FFCAS to FFCAS, P.O.Box 2321, Centreville, VA 20122.It’s called “Wine, Whiskers &Wags” and includes samples of sixor seven different wines, plus afree souvenir wine glass and dogsare welcome.

“It’s a fun event because it’s anouting where people can just comeand have a good time, while alsohelping the animals,” said Grieve.“It’s important to help support theshelter and ensure that all animalsget a good home. These animalscan’t speak for themselves, so wehave to speak for them.”

FFCAS raised nearly $12,000 atlast year’s event and, said Grieve,“We hope to do the same, this year.We may even have a small, silentauction, but we’ll definitely sellraffle tickets for cool things.”

RAFFLE ITEMS include basketsof wines; handmade, decorative,animal-print wall quilts; baskets ofcat and dog treats, restaurant giftcards and items from Trader Joe’s.Also up for grabs will be genetictesting kits for animals; the win-ners will be able to test their dogsto see what breed or breeds theyare.

Although most of the animals atthe shelter are dogs and cats, thefacility takes in practically any po-tential pet imaginable, such asbirds, snakes, turtles, chinchillasand hamsters. Currently, it has sev-eral baby chicks that were givenas Easter presents and then turnedin to the shelter.

It’s also undergoing a major

renovation that should be com-plete by fall. The dog holding ar-eas—including isolation, quaran-tine, stray and adoption kennels—are all finished now, and all thedogs have been moved into thenew section of the building. Catsfor adoption have all been relo-cated to 40 cat condos in the newcat adoption room.

When construction is complete,there’ll also be 40 holding cagesfor cats. Other small animals arealso now housed in the new area,and the new adoption wing isopen, as is the new lobby. But theshelter still has many other needs,and that’s where the FFCAS comesin.

The all-volunteer group gives allthe money it raises to the shelter.Proceeds from last year’s wine-

tasting event were used to trainshelter staff and volunteers towork with the dogs. This year, saidGrieve, one of the things FFCASwants to focus on is the dog hold-ing areas.

“Last year’s fundraiser enabledus to buy Kuranda beds for thedogs,” she said. “They’re nicer andsofter than their old beds and areelevated off the ground. So fromthis year’s funds, we’d like to buyanother 20-30 beds.”

A couple months ago, saidGrieve, “We also bought specialhousing for all the small animals,like hamsters and mice, and thatwas about $3,500. And we pur-chased an ID-tag machine forabout $3,600 to make tags for allthe animals that leave the shelter.It’s free to each adopter—they get

an ID tag and a collar with theirnew pet.”

So besides the dog beds, shesaid, FFCAS hopes to buy moretags and collars—and, perhaps,another small-mammal habitat.Then there are Nylabones. “Some-thing we started this year is thatall dogs coming to the shelter nowreceive Nylabones,” said Grieve.“They’re hard, bone-shaped toysand we’d like to purchase more ofthem.”

FFCAS also helps fund some spe-cial needs of the animals—such aswhen a dog brought in after beinghit by a car requires emergencymedical treatment or older ani-mals need lab work done to provethat they’re in good health and arestill adoptable. In addition, it pro-vides money and education forother programs, including the im-portance of spaying and neuteringpets.

During all of 2012, FFCAS raisedalmost $60,000 total for the shel-ter. And Grieve would like morepeople to donate, join the group’smailing list and help support itswork.

ANYONE WISHING TO DO-NATE to FFCAS may do so at thewebsite, or by sending checks pay-able to the organization to: FFCAS,P.O. Box 2321, Centreville, VA20122. It’s also part of the Com-bined Federal Campaign, so con-tributions may be made there, aswell, by designating number88219.

For more information, peoplemay also check out the organiza-tion on Facebook at Friends of theFairfax County Animal Shelter.

“We want people to think of thismore as a resort for animals—abeautiful place, not just a shelter,”said Grieve. “The shelter staff andvolunteers all do a great job. Thereare beautiful animals at the shel-ter and they all deserve a secondchance. We want the animals tocome in, be well taken care of andgo out as soon as possible to lov-ing, caring homes.”

Wine-tastingevent slated forJune 9.

Fundraiser Planned for Animal Shelter

Pictured are some of the many residents of the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter.

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off at the West Springfield DistrictStation, 6140 Rolling Road,Springfield. Drop off unused orexpired medications at a FairfaxCounty Police district station (pills orliquids only, no pressurized canistersor needles); goes through June 1.Disposal is free, convenient,confidential and safe. 703-938-8723,TTY 711 orwww.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org.

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Applications Due. FAS acceptsapplications for adult softball teamsthrough May 31: men’s, women’s,coed, corporate coed, and Restonleagues are available. 703-815-9007,www.fairfaxadultsoftball.com [email protected].

SATURDAY/JUNE 1 Pet Fest and Paws on Parade. 10

a.m.-4 p.m., at the South Run Park,Reservation Drive, Springfield. Partof the Springfield Days celebration,this pet event has exhibits on petcure, nutrition, training rescuegroups, and the annual Paws onParade. www.springfielddays.com.

SUNDAY/JUNE 2Rolling Hills Seahawks Car Wash/

Dog Wash/Bake Sale. 8 a.m.-noon, at Rolling Hills Swim Club,8301 Carrleigh Parkway, WestSpringfield. Support the Rolling HillsSeahawks and get your car sparklingclean; you can also get your poochwashed and take home some home-baked treats.

MONDAY/JUNE 3Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Cancer

Center Ceremony.10 a.m., atInova Fair Oaks Hospital, 3600Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax. InovaFair Oaks Hospital is building a state-of-the-art, comprehensive cancercenter (opening early 2014) toadvance our existing cancer servicesand support the community’sgrowing needs by bringing radiationoncology therapy to the Inova FairOaks Medical Campus.

SUNDAY/JUNE 16Father’s Day Celebration. 8:30 a.m.,

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By Victoria Ross

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Nicole Frazzini discov-ered the joy of ex-pression throughdancing at an early

age. By the time she was 5 yearsold, the South County High Schooljunior was already a competitivedancer.

“I was extremely shy as a child,”Frazzini said. “Dance allowed meto express myself in ways that Iwasn’t able to when I was young.”

She used that talent when sheconceived of her service project forthe Girl Scout Gold Award.

Last year, she launched ProjectD.A.N.C.E. “Dance Appreciation toNurture Confidence through Ex-pression,” and organized and rana series of dance workshops forelementary school children.

Her goal was to teach youngdancers “that committing to anactivity like dance helps buildlong-lasting confidence and self-esteem,” she said. While research-ing her project, Frazzini said shelearned that a root cause of teen-age depression, low academicachievement and crime is oftenlow self-esteem.

She also realized what an impor-tant role dance has had in her lifeand on her own self-confidence.

“Dancing serves as an outlet forme to unwind and reduce thestresses of everyday teenage lifeand I want to teach that lesson toas many young children as I can,”she said.

Frazzini held three ProjectD.A.N.C.E. workshops, each fo-cused on a single type of dance:Ballet, jazz and hip hop. She also

promoting healthy behaviors. Thetheme of this year’s ceremony was“Taking Action to Make the Worlda Better Place.”

Frazzini said she could not havecompleted her project without thehelp of her “team of amazing vol-unteers,” including Windy Queen,director of HeartBeats Music andDance and Nicole’s project advi-sor, Jamie Hartley, ballet instruc-tor, Jane Hardiman, her friendsand her parents, Paul and MariaFrazzini. Her mother, Maria, servesas leader of Troop 374.

“I hope through opportunitieslike Project D.A.N.C.E, more chil-dren will make the connection thatcommitting to an activity that youlove is not only fun, but it alsohelps build the confidence youneed to be successful and to helpget you through the challengingtimes in life,” Frazzini said.

Girl Scout NicoleFrazzini launchesProject D.A.N.C.E.and helps girlsbuild self-esteem.

The GiftOf Dance

organized a trip for the partici-pants to see the Manassas Ballet’sperformance of “The Nutcracker.”

On May 24 at New Hope Churchin Lorton, Frazzini was one of 185Girl Scouts from throughout thearea to receive an award at thePrecious Medals ceremony. TheGirl Scout Council of the Nation’sCapital, South Central Fairfax As-sociation, presented the girls withBronze, Silver, Silver Trefoil andGold Awards.

The Gold Award is the highesthonor earned by a select group ofGirl Scouts who have demon-strated superior leadership, orga-nization and a higher commitmentto community service. Comparableto the Boy Scout Eagle award, theGold Award projects cover a rangeof issues from anti-bullying cam-paigns and protecting the environ-ment to building confidence and

Photo contributed

Nicole Frazzini, a South County High School junior, re-ceives a Girl Scout Gold Award for Project D.A.N.C.E.“Dance Appreciation to Nurture Confidence throughExpression.”

Twelve FCPS students have been named win-ners of scholarships by the Northern Virginia Ath-letic Directors, Administrators, and Coaches As-sociation (NVADACA). Each of the recipients willreceive a $2,000 scholarship; awards will be pre-sented at the organization’s annual scholarshipawards ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June4, at the Waterford at Fair Oaks. Winners are Drew

Area Roundups

Student Athletes Win ScholarshipsBonner of Fairfax High; Alyssa Harrison, AlexandraHunter and Megan Moody of Lake Braddock Sec-ondary; Sophia Kim of Lee High; Kelsey Ross ofMadison High; Caitlin Jaeckel and ElizabethLowery of Stuart High; Ji Kim and PatrickO’Connor of Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology; and Andrew Chang andLaura Dunn of Woodson High.


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

By Jon Roetman

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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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Reston $235,000Large 1BR, 1BA condo near shopping, commuter routes, andlakes of Reston. Stainless steel appliances, fresh paint, andhardwood floors. Private balcony.

Call Courtney (703) 786-5330

Annandale $585,000Major updating and remodeling including kitchen, bathrooms,sunroom addition and much more make this home standout!Located within Woodson HS pyramid.

KIM [email protected] Member NVAR Top Producers

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Fairfax$610,000

StunningMiddleridgeColonial onbeautifullandscapedlot, juststeps to

Woodglen Lake. 4 large bedrooms, 2.5 updated baths. Anincredible updated kitchen with stainless appliances,Silestone countertops and 42 inch cabinets. GleamingHardwood floors, 2 car garage and a beautiful yard cometoo! Call Catie & Steve for detaisls.

Alexandria $482,500Classic colonial in Mt. Vernon Hills *3 finished levels * 4 bdrms * 3.5baths * Wood floors * Fpl in familyroom * Large deck overlookingfenced back yard * Easy access to GWPkwy, Old Town, Airport, DC, scenichike/bike path along the PotomacRiver. Call Judy @ 703-503-1885.

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Woods * Commuter’s Dream, close to VRE, FFXCtyPkwy,Metrobus * Comm has Tot-Lots, Pool, Wooded Trails,Shopping, Dining & Entertainment.Jen & John have other homes Coming Soon in Bristow,Clifton, Fairfax, Fairfax Station & Springfield ~ Callus to get more information before they hit the market!

Franconia $548,750BACKS TO PARKLAND!!

Beautifully maintained home with many new features/upgrades! 3/4Bedrooms w/ 3 full baths. 2 car gar + side parking. Remod kitchen, Polyhardwood floors, custom deck w/ stairs from French doors in LR. Patio,sidewalk, heat pump, and fence replaced within 3 yrs...MORE!

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If you are thinking about selling your home, NOW is a greattime. I have been successful in helping my seller’s get TOPDOLLAR. Give me a call at 703-615-4626 and I’ll put myexpertise to work for you!

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BOTH FAMILY LIVING AND ENTERTAINING!Elegance is the hallmark of this exceptional property, both the Residence,Lakes & Golf Course views. Custom built in 2004, this expansive homeoffers over 5600 sq. ft. of luxurious living space w/High Ceilings and thefinest of Millwork. Designer Kitchen, Breakfast, Morning Rm, 3 MasterBRs, 4 1/2 BAs, 2 See-thru FPs to Stone Covered Terraces - LL Fam. Rm,Media Rm, Exercise Rm, Game Rm & Office.

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$750,000This sensational5-level split withoversized 2-cargarage sited on anincredible, morethan 17,000 sq. ft.lot will not last!

Updated and upgraded to incl: Roof, HVAC, CustomLandscape/Hardscape, Composite Deck, Sensational FamilyRoom Renovation with Gas Frpl & Multi-Zone Sound System,New Stainless Appls—the list is endless! IncredibleLocation—Walk to Community Park and enjoy easy access toMetro, Tysons, Town of Vienna Amenities & more!

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Clifton $1,375,000Pristine elegance in Balmoral Greens! 6BR, 5.5BA, 3 fin lvls, Chef’sKit w/island & honed granite counters, GE Monogr SS appls, Liv, 2story Fam, Din, Butler pantry, Sunrm, Library, Main lvl MBR & mar-ble MBA. W/Out LL has Home Theatre, 2nd Kit, Rec rm, add mastersuite. Scr porch, ceil fans, tray ceilgs, rec lights, plantation shutters,3 zone heat/cool, 3-car side load Garage, 2 Acres. Robinson HS.

Fairfax Station $699,900Beautiful updated 3 levels, 4BR, 3.5BA, Kitchen with SSappliances, Living, Dining, Family, fireplace, ScreenedPorch, MBR w/vaulted ceiling, skylights, walkout LL, Recroom, storage, 2-car Garage.

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