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Rehearsing a scenefrom Westfield High’supcoming comedy, “TheTempest,” are (fromleft) Maya Hossain,John Henry Stamper,Aubrey Cervarich andJohn Coughlin.
Scouting for FoodFor WFCM PantryNews, Page 2
Steady Early VotingNews, Page 4
Rehearsing a scenefrom Westfield High’supcoming comedy, “TheTempest,” are (fromleft) Maya Hossain,John Henry Stamper,Aubrey Cervarich andJohn Coughlin.
Fairies, Magical SpellsAnd Swamp Monsters
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Many people inFairfax Countyare surprised tolearn that there
are hungry families right in theirmidst. Despite a high median in-come and low unemployment rate,many individuals and familieshere don’t earn enough to meetbasic monthly expenses such asfood, housing and transportation.
That’s why this comingweekend’s food drive to restockWestern Fairfax Christian Minis-tries’ (WFCM) food pantry is soimportant. It’s also why it’s criti-cal that local residents fill withfood the bags Boy Scouts left attheir doors last weekend and putthem outside this Saturday, Nov.12, by 9 a.m., for pickup.
“Over 76,000 county residentsare at risk of experiencing hunger,”said Jennie Bush, WFCM’s commu-nity outreach manager. “They arefood-insecure — which meansthey don’t always know wheretheir next meal is coming from.”
Some 64,851 (1 in 17) people
live in poverty here — defined asan annual income of $23,850 fora family of four. Another 172,053(1 in 6) county residents have in-comes under 200 percent of thepoverty marker — a $47,700 an-nual income for a family of four.See www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/
caab/pdf/state-of-the-poor.pdf.Furthermore, the Fairfax County
Public Schools Office of SchoolNutrition, reported that, in the2015-2016 school year, 52,650school-aged children received as-sistance with breakfast and lunch.
All year ’round, the WFCM food
pantry provides food for localpeople in need such as these chil-dren and their families. That’s whysuch hopes are pinned on the up-coming Boy Scout Food Drive,“Scouting for Food.” And everyfood contribution is appreciated.
“We are grateful for our neigh-bors who will donate to restockour food pantry shelves,” saidBush. “It takes neighbors helpingneighbors, making sure there areno hungry families in our commu-nity.”
The Scouts will be collectingnonperishable items, such ascanned soup, meats, vegetables,fruit, cereal, rice, oatmeal, maca-roni and cheese, pasta and sauce(no glass jars), peanut butter andjelly, dried beans, canned toma-toes, etc.
Scouting for Food is the largestfood drive of the year for WFCM’sfood pantry, as the Scouts gothrough the neighborhoods andbring approximately 50,000pounds of food to WFCM on thatone day.
It’s a big undertaking and a greatdeal of territory to cover, so morethan 150 youth and adult volun-
teers are needed to help, this Sat-urday, Nov. 12. Shifts are availablebeginning at 10 a.m. and endingat 4 p.m. for setting up and tear-ing down, sorting, crating andtransporting the food.
“This volunteer event is ideal forindividuals, small groups, families,service clubs and students need-ing community service hours,” saidBush. “WFCM is also looking forvolunteers with trucks and strongbacks to help transport 30- 50-pound crates from the sorting siteto the food pantry and/or localstorage areas.”
For more information and tosign up, contact Annette Bosley [email protected].
Volunteers still neededfor this Saturday.Scouting for Food for WFCM Pantry
Representing Girl Scout Troop 3327 of Chantilly, lastyear, are (from left) Ruth Moran, 9; Riley Weaver, 9;her brother Ryan, 7, and mom Cathy Weaver.
Happily holding cannedgoods to pack up for deliv-ery to WFCM’s food pantrylast year are Kim and DanFiul and children Aiden andAllie of Chantilly Girl ScoutTroop 3327.
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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.
THURSDAY/NOV. 10Registration Open House. 9:30-
11:30 a.m. at Clifton Children’sAcademy, 14315 Compton Road,Centreville. Bring your child andcome take a tour of the campus.Clifton Children’s Academy will beholding registration for spring andfall 2017.Call 703-968-8455 formore.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 12-13Dulles Access Road Overnight
Detour. On or about Nov. 12 at 10p.m. to Nov. 13 at 6 a.m., traffic onthe westbound Dulles InternationalAirport Access Highway (DIAAH) willbe diverted to the westbound DullesToll Road (DTR) between milemarker 8.3 and mile marker 1.8while Dulles Corridor MetrorailProject crews erect steel beams at thesite of the Silver Line’s futureInnovation Center Station.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
It’ll soon be time for the holidays, andmany local families in need will re-ceive Thanksgiving or Christmas
food as recipients of Western FairfaxChristian Ministries’ (WFCM) HolidayFood Program. But it’s a gigantic under-taking since WFCM is expecting to servemore than 1,600 families this year.
So it needs the community to help pro-vide either gift baskets of food or gro-cery store gift cards to purchase the items
for a holiday meal. And WFCM CommunityOutreach Manager Jennie Bush hopes lo-cal residents, businesses and other groupswill join the organization’s “Neighbors Help-ing Neighbors Holiday Food Program.”
“I’m swamped with requests for food andhave a huge need for gift cards this year toserve single individuals and small familieswho simply don’t want or can’t eat a hugeturkey with trimmings all alone,” said Bush.“So what I especially need are gift cards tolocal grocery stores for $25 and $50 to giveto our singles, elderly and small familiesthat I have difficulty finding food sponsors
for.”She needs these cards by Thursday, Nov.
17, for Thanksgiving assistance, since they’llbe distributed, along with food, to WFCM’sclients on Nov 21. Grocery cards will alsobe used for Christmas food assistance andwill be accepted through Dec. 20.
For those wanting to sponsor a familywith a food basket, Bush will match themup with a recipient. She’ll give them a listof suggested items to include, and they’dthen shop for the items for a holiday mealand put together the basket(s) or food boxesthemselves. Then the sponsors deliver the
Grocery Gift Cards, Sponsors SoughtWFCM to provide holiday food for families in need.
food and turkey (or other meat) to therecipient families.
To participate, contact Bush [email protected]. See WFCM’SWebsite, www.wfcmva.org, for a list ofsuggested food.
Grocery store gift cards may bedropped off at the WFCM food pantry at4511 Daly Drive, Suite, J, Chantilly, Mon-day through Friday, between 9 a.m. and2 p.m. (No cash donations.) Or mailthem with a note saying “Holiday FoodProgram” to: WFCM, P.O. Box 220802,Chantilly, VA 20153.
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Filled with fantasy, romance and ad-venture, “The Tempest” isWestfield High’s upcoming play.With a cast and crew of nearly 40,
this Shakespeare comedy takes the stageNov. 18-20.
Set on a desert island, the story followsProspero, the former Duke of Milan, as hetries to reclaim his crown from his brother,Antonio. He summons a dangerous stormto attract Antonio and his accomplice, KingAlonso, to the island. But things get trickywhen Prospero discovers his daughterMiranda plans to marry Alonso’s son,Ferdinand.
“We have a lot of talented students fromall grades and levels of experience,” saidDirector Rachel Harrington. “And they bringa new twist and energy to Shakespeare andreally make this show appealing to all ages.”
The scenes take place on the island, on aship, in a villain’s hideout and at Prospero’scastle on the island. “We spent 20 hours justbuilding the ship,” said Harrington. “Par-ents and students worked many weekendsto make it come together.”
The costumes are loosely based on the1600s; so, for example, there’ll be fairies incolorful, avant garde, sparkly outfits repre-senting the elements. Through their cos-tumes, everyone in the show will illustrateon element (earth, air, water, fire) of theisland.
“The audience will enjoy the show’s magicand seeing new creatures that the islandholds, plus the relationship between fami-lies, lovers and friends,” said Harrington.“And the play’s technical aesthetics are eye-catching and intricate and sure to attractand hold people’s attention, as will thestory.”
Senior Aubrey Cervarich portrays young
teenager Miranda, Prospero’s daughter. Herfather raised her after her mother died, andthey were exiled to an island when she wasjust 3. She’s independent and headstrong,but has never experienced the world orother people. So when he creates a stormand shipwrecks a ship full of nobles on theisland, including Ferdinand, it’s amazing toher.
“Seeing Ferdinand, she instantly falls inlove with him,” said Cervarich. “She’s alsoawestruck at finding love. Everything’s newto her; it’s a wonderful experience and she
It’s a fun role to play, said Coughlin, be-cause “I get to tap into different emotionsfrom kindness to hatred. And I get to speakin Old English and figure out my character’smotivations and the meaning behind hiswords.”
As for the show, he said, “The acting’swell-done and the audience will feel likethey’re on the island and will really feel forthe characters and what they’ve beenthrough. It’s a different kind of theater ex-perience because it brings out emotions inthe actors that even we didn’t know werethere.”
Freshman John Henry Stamper portraysFerdinand. “He’s a little naïve and falls inlove with Miranda,” said Stamper. “He’swilling to stand up for himself againstProspero and for the people that he likes.
wants it all. I’ve never done Shakespearebefore, so it’s cool to branch off into some-thing I’m not used to. And it’s the first timeI’ve played a young, naïve character.”
Cervarich said the audience will like theparallels between “The Tempest” andDisney’s “The Little Mermaid.” And, shesaid, “This show is extremely funny, withslapstick, physical humor. And everyonelikes to see a story about young love.”
Playing Prospero is senior John Coughlin.“He’s a very old, wise wizard who rules theisland,” said Coughlin. “He’s compassion-ate toward his daughter, but mean and an-gry when he needs to be toward his slavesand helpers. He forgets how to be a personand thinks everyone else is lower than himand not human. He’s been on the island 12years and is used to dealing with spirits andbeasts.”
Fairies, Magical Spells and Swamp MonstersWestfield presents“The Tempest.”
Some of thecast membersof “The Tem-pest” in theirstill-under-construction,shipwreckedboat.
Photo by
Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
To GoShow times are Friday-Saturday, Nov. 18-19, at
7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. in theschool theater. Seating is reserved. Tickets are $12at the door, $10 for students, or $10 in advance viawww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
At Greenbriar East Elementary, asat many polling places throughout the country, voters flocked tothe polls in droves Tuesday to
vote on national, state and local issues. Theycast their votes for President of the UnitedStates and, in Fairfax County, the contro-versial meals-tax proposal.
Pam Gannon, passing out sample Demo-cratic Party ballots to people outside theschool, said that by 10 a.m., some 929people had already voted there. “I think it’sa higher turnout than usual,” she said. “Andfrom what we’ve heard from around thedifferent polling places, it’s been a big turn-out everywhere.”
Mary Ann Welton, chief elections officerfor the Greenbriar East Precinct, concurred.“All day long, there’s been a steady streamof voters — not sporadic, like in a primary,”she said. At almost 11 a.m., she said, 1,143people had voted there — and that numberdidn’t include the absentee votes cast ear-lier.
Voters there filled out paper ballots thatwere then placed into scanners for doubletracking. Mainly, said Welton, “I’ve ex-plained to people to fill in the entire circleand not just make check marks.”
Greenbriar resident Eric Hanson said henever misses an opportunity to vote. ForPresident, he said, “I hope the heck we getthe right person in there — Trump. He’s aman that’s not going to make this countrybend to the wishes of foreign countries.”
Hanson also voted “no” on the meals tax.“I don’t want to pay 4-percent more on agood meal,” he said. “That would make metip the server less, or I wouldn’t go out.We’ve got to stop taxing, or we’re going todrive people out of this country.”
Greenbriar’s Shashi Sahgal isn’t affiliatedwith any political party so, she said, shevoted for the presidential candidate shebelieves has better attributes and would dothe best job. “So I voted for Hillary,” she
said. “I just felt that, for such a high post,to have a person with such a bad mouthand foul thinking and who’s divisive andclosed-minded — all negative — would bewrong.”
First of all, she continued — explainingwhat she’d like to say to Trump — “Showyour taxes. And what happened to yourconscience when you and your daughterwere buying stuff for your factories fromChina? What happened to your moral val-ues? We are paying for you to live inAmerica, if you don’t pay taxes. So how canyou say you’re going to stand up for any-one else?”
Sahgal said both presidential candidateshave vices, but “Trump’s is moral andHillary’s is judgmental — which can be cor-rected. A 70-year-old man isn’t going tochange his morals.”
Regarding the meals tax, she, too, voted“no” because “a lot of senior people dependon ready-cooked meals from the outside —pizzas or carry out — and their fixed in-comes don’t go up. Why impose this onthem?”
Mike Brensy agreed with her on the mealstax, voting “no” because, he said, “Mealsout are expensive enough. When I go on adate, food and drinks are around $100, and
Voters Make Their Wishes Known Local turnout issteady, heavy.
Shashi Sahgal voted for HillaryClinton for president.
From left are Trump supportersEric Hanson and Mike Brensy.
Photos by Bonnie Hobbs/Centre View
Elections officers Robert Sherretta and Rebecca Gotwalt check in votersat the Greenbriar East precinct.
Elections officer Susan Wrotonstands beneath a sign tellingpeople where to vote.
I don’t want to pay 4 percent more.”However, he wants Donald Trump to be
president: “I think he’ll hire the right staffto make the right decisions and make ourcountry great again, throughout his presi-dency. And I believe he’ll take advice frommilitary leaders and others.”
As for the county’s proposed tax break forsurvivors of fallen officers, he voted “yes,”saying such spouses “shouldn’t be taxed;that’s ridiculous.”
Jessica Mason, though, was for HillaryClinton, all the way. “I like her stands onthe issues, especially on immigration poli-cies and women’s rights,” she said. “I thinkshe’s got a lot of experience and he’s a loosecannon. And I want her to approve the Su-preme Court justices, including MerrickGarland.”
Mason also voted “yes” on the meals tax.“Going out is a luxury, so I don’t mind themasking for a little bit more for the schoolsand to improve the area,” she said. “And Ivoted for the surviving-spouse tax break —that’s the least we can do.”
Former Denver police officer, DEA agent, Ad HocPolice Commission contributor and long-time countyresident receives Environmental Excellence Award.
Face of IntegrityBy Tim Peterson
Centre View
A 12-year-old African Americanboy watched as a city of Denverpatrol car with two white policeofficers drove slowly by his
house, where he reported people attempt-ing to break in.
The boy had to call the dispatcher sev-eral times to get a response to the scene.When the officers failed to stop or check onthe house, the boy called the dispatcheragain. He was told the officers had stopped,and that no one was home.
The boy became enraged, and obsessed,with the goal that one day he would be-come a police officer, and be a good one.
Randy Sayles of Oak Hill, now 68, grewup in predominantly white Denver, Colo. Hewas the only child of single mother DeloresSayles. She was a domestic worker whodidn’t have a lot of education, he said.
To protect her son from drugs and law-lessness, Sayles’ mother wouldn’t allow himoutside much, where he could play withother children.
He also remembers from an early age sheinstilled in him that having a “moral respectfor other people is the most important thingyou can contribute to society.”
THOSE WORDS would guide Sayles’ per-sonal and professional actions for decadesto come. Sayles retired in 2003 after morethan 35 years in law enforcement. But he’s
continued following what he believes is hiscivic duty to get involved when he sees aninjustice.
Since 2002, Sayles has been collectingtrash along a stretch of Centreville Road,documenting everything as he goes. In2013, he signed on to do the work officiallyas part of the county’s Clean Streets pro-gram. At one time he went six nights a week.Now he’s out three nights a week.
The non-profit Clean Fairfax estimatedlast year alone Sayles picked up more than800 bags of trash and 1,200 illegally placedsigns.
Sayles was honored for his efforts at theOct. 18 Fairfax County Board of Supervi-sors meeting as one of two individuals towin an Environmental Excellence Award.
Sayles’ nomination for the award read:“There are many residents of Fairfax Countywho are passionate about keeping thecounty clean, green and sustainable, but fewfollow through with Herculean efforts likeMr. Sayles.”
It took as much effort if not more forSayles to overcome what he said was a pat-tern of harassment from some FairfaxCounty police officers while volunteering.
His objection to being treated disrespect-fully by some officers as he cleaned up thetrash along the roads in Chantilly also ledhim lend the benefit of his years of experi-ence in law enforcement to another area ofservice to Fairfax County. Sayles contributedhundreds of hours over the past 20 months
See Sayles, Page 8
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Westfield Presents ‘The Tempest’He’s loving, caring, willing to help, strongand truthful.” Also enjoying his part,Stamper said, “In some aspects, I get to bemyself and be playful. And I can relate tohim as an easygoing, young guy. I’m thank-ful to be cast in this show as a freshman, letalone in a lead role.”
He said the audience will find many rea-sons to like this play. “The set is absolutelyamazing, and people will like the physical-ity of the characters,” said Stamper. “Wereally get into these roles; and since we’reall friends, there’s no awkwardness betweenAubrey and me, so our relationship is morebelievable to the audience.”
Playing King Alonso of Naples is seniorMaya Hossain. “He’s gotten shipwreckedwith his crew,” she said. “He was originallya little devious, but the whole show is a jour-ney of his repentance. So although it’s a
comedy, every line he says is tragic, to adegree. He’s trying to lead his men to safety,while looking for his son, Ferdinand.”
She said it’s challenging playing a malecharacter because “I have to take on a manlygait and make more stiff and rigid gesturesthan females do. Three girls are playingmen, and we spent a whole day just on ourwalks. I also have to take the lightness outof my voice and speak in a heavier tone.But it’s fun playing a guy and a leader andinterpreting Shakespeare however I want.I also convey my character’s descent intomadness, and it’s so much fun doing thingsyou don’t get to do in real life.”
Overall, said Hossain, “The audience willlove the mystical, dreamlike quality of thisshow. It’s a fantasy that’ll take them out oftheir everyday world — there are fairies,swamp monsters and magical spells — andthey’ll really get caught up in all of it.”
Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline is Thurs-day at noon. Photos are welcome.
Sam Willett was one of five FCPS studentsnamed finalists in individual contests by theNational Scholastic Press Association (NSPA).He was named as a finalist in Illustration forWestfield’s “The Watchdog.”
Thirty-one FCPS students have been named
to the Virginia Honors Choir for 2016. Theyinclude Sarah Gallagher, Joel Lee, and al-ternate William Suh from Chantilly HighSchool; and Emily Rakes, EvanKohnstam, and Jonathan Cottrell fromWestfield High School.
This select choir is open only to the top 125singers from around the Commonwealth ofVirginia, and is the highest honor a choir stu-dent can attain during his or her high schoolcareer.
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During the last week of each year,The Centre View devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are
always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition formany families. Even readers without childrenof that age spend time admiring andchuckling over the issue. The annualChildren’s Centre View is a tradition ofwell over a decade.
We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.
We ask that all submissions be digital so theycan be sent through email or delivered on CDor flash drive. Writing should be submitted inrich text format (.rtf). Artwork should be pho-tographed or scanned and provided in jpegformat.
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❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words)to some of the following questions: If
you could give your parents, family or friendsany gift that didn’t cost money what would thatgift be? What are you most looking forward toin the upcoming year? What is one thing thatyou would change about school? What do youwant to be when you grow up? What is yourfavorite animal? What is your favorite toy?What makes a good parent? What makes agood friend? Describe one of the best or worstthings that ever happened to you? What is thebest gift you’ve ever given? Ever received?
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By Eden Brown
Centre View
Their front doors are decorated withjack-o’-lanterns and spooky ghosts,and sometimes with oil lamps or
Rangoli designs from the recent Hindu Festi-val of Lights. When the door opens to Get Outthe Vote (GOTV) canvassers on the last Satur-day before Election Day, the smell of Dhal cur-ries and home cooked stews wafts out into thecrisp Fall day. Many of Centreville’s houses inthe 20120 zip code, on streets named BirchleafCourt or Sequoia Farms Lane, are owned bynaturalized citizens.
Rebecca FIsher says she drove here fromUtah to help run the GOTV campaign in Vir-ginia. She briefs the volunteers who havedriven to Centreville from Arlington, GreatFalls, Reston, and McLean to help knock onthe doors of voters who have not consistentlyvoted in the past. Fisher says the GOTV cam-paign is important because analysis of votingtrends show many voters do not go to the pollsconsistently, or often have an absentee ballotthey forgot to mail, or don’t know where theyare supposed to vote and when.
She hands the script to her volunteers: “Makesure they have a plan to vote,” she says, “andan I.D. — some of them don’t have drivers li-cences.” Fisher made the decision to come eastin September, at the height of the criticism ofHillary Clinton. She told herself she was not
going to sit still while Clinton campaigned: shewould go where she was needed to make surevoters who were likely to elect Clinton actu-ally got out to vote. One of her colleagues isBrigid Godfrey, a George Washington Univer-sity student. They are in the garage ofMohammad Lahlou’s house in Centreville,which offered as a staging point for the volun-teers. There are about 25 volunteers for a three-hour shift walking around these neighbor-hoods. There are about 14,000 names on thelist they hope to get through before Nov. 8.
One of the volunteers is Mariam RoshiniJacob from Great Falls. She came to the U.S.originally from Kerala, India and is showing a
friend from Jordan what an American electioncampaign looks like while she volunteers toget out the vote. Some of the volunteers are intheir 70s, some are in their teens. The doorsthey knock on are opened by Jean originallyfrom Laos, Carmen from El Salvador, Noor fromPakistan, Roopa from India, Sarabhjit from thePunjab, Hassan from Egypt, and Nga from Viet-nam.
Almost without exception, they are excitedto be going out to vote in an election they viewas important, to remind the candidates thatthey are hardworking, educated, interested,invested Americans. None appear to be takingthis election for granted.
GOTV Campaign Focuses on ImmigrantsEncouraging neighbor-hoods of naturalizedcitizens to vote.
Mariam Roshini Jacobfrom Great Falls drove toCentreville to help theGOTV campaign and toshow a friend from Jordanwhat American politicalºcampaigns look like.
Rebecca Fisher, who came from Utah to work onthe Get Out the Vote (GOTV) campaign in Vir-ginia, addresses a group of volunteers from allover Northern Virginia.
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Douglas H.Mahn, D.D.S.,a periodontistand residentof Little RockyRun, has hadhis 40th articlepublished in apeer-revieweddental journal. His articles havecovered topics including dentalesthetics, gum grafting and den-tal implants. Mahn’s most recentarticle was published in the No-vember issue of Clinical Advancesin Periodontics, the official onlinejournal of the American Academyof Periodontology. This article cov-ers the treatment of dental implantinfections (peri-implantitis). Mahnsaid, “What makes this article soimportant is that infections involv-ing dental implants are on the rise.Patients often do not know theyhave a problem until it is too late.Dentists need to know how to rec-ognize implant problems and whattreatments are available once theyoccur.” His periodontal and im-plant practice is in Manassas. Seewww.douglashmahndds.com.
Michelle Li, a Centrevillenative, will travel tothe University of South
Carolina, Columbia, S.C. in Janu-ary to compete as a Division Fi-nalist in the Senior String Compe-tition.
Li, the daughter of Yan andEmily Li, earned the opportunityafter winning the Virginia Divisionof the Senior String Competition.A sophomore at Centreville High
School, Li has been studying vio-lin for seven years after two yearsof studying piano and is currentlya student of Amy Beth Horman.
Li also participated and per-formed in masterclasses with pro-fessor of the Juilliard SchoolShirley Givens, professor of Uni-versity of Maryland James Stern,concertmaster of the National Phil-harmonic Orchestra JodyGatewood, concertmaster of Bal-timore Symphony OrchestraJonathan Carney and music direc-tor of Edgewood Symphony Or-chestra Roy Sonne. After placingsecond at the American ProtégéCompetition when she was 11, sheperformed at Carnegie Hall. In thespring of 2015, she was awardedthird prize as a finalist in theLandon Symphonette Competitionwhere she performed in a live fi-nal event with the orchestra. Thisspring Li was selected as one ofthe soloists to appear on the Ris-ing Stars Series at the Alden The-atre.
Besides school orchestras whereshe was awarded Director’s Awardfor Orchestra, she participated inthe Centreville Area Honor Or-chestra, Oakton-Chantilly AreaOrchestra, Junior/Senior RegionalOrchestra as concertmaster/assis-tant concertmaster as well as All-Virginia Orchestra as 2nd violin andAYPO as 1st violin.
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AFTER SERVING HIS COUNTRY as aU.S. Marine from 1967 to 1968 (he washonorably discharged from a Vietnam as-signment to care for his sick mother) Saylesserved as a patrol officer and detective withthe Denver Police Department for five-and-a-half years.
“He did his job without fear or favor,” saidJerry Kennedy, retired division chief of theDenver Police Department. “He got alongwell with his peers, was willing and proac-tive. That’s what I liked in a policeman.”
Sayles learned to negotiate the brother-hood of police culture as well as his placein it as an African American.
“You have to look out for one another,”he said. If someone is wrong, makes a mis-take, you had to protect those you reliedon, “even if you don’t agree at the time.”
He remembers seeing officers in Denverwho wouldn’t stand up to stop things theyknew were wrong. But that was contrary tohow he wanted to carry himself, how he’dbeen raised. “Wherever I worked,” Saylessaid, “if I saw injustice, I would speak upfor what I thought was right.”
He was recruited in 1974 as the first Afri-can American Special Agent at the Denverregional office for the Drug EnforcementAdministration.
JOHN “JACK” LAWN, retired DEA admin-istrator, met Sayles in the mid-1980s in NewOrleans, where Sayles was supervising agroup of young agents.
Lawn was already impressed with Sayles’background, which included Sayles’ lifesav-ing role in a 1979 crisis where the U.S. em-bassy in Islamabad was attacked and set onfire. Sayles received the U.S. AttorneyGeneral’s highest award for heroism andvalor for assisting U.S. Marines inside theembassy to save the lives of 90 individualswho were trapped there.
“His background as a law enforcementofficer, a younger Marine, left him with aunique experience on how to deal with cri-sis situations,” Lawn said.
He was also impressed with Sayles’ sin-cerity: “His interest [was] in seeing the rightthing was done on every occasion, makingdifficult decisions.”
Sayles was tapped to be a member of afederal monitoring committee for the DEA,to make sure promotions, assignments andother areas of employment were being dis-tributed fairly.
As a junior agent, Sayles said he had seendiscrimination in being passed over for pro-motions. His job on the committee was toensure compliance.
“He didn’t over-try,” said Bob Bryden, re-tired DEA chief of operations. “He let thefacts show up. He never let his position inthe African American community affect adecision. I’ve known few people through theyears with the true depth of integrity thathe has. He knows the difference betweenpopular and right.”
SAYLES TYPICALLY goes out between thehours of 1:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. to clean upthe trash along the roadway near his home.“At those hours the only people are policeand me,” he said.
On several occasions, Sayles said, he wasapproached by law enforcement officers —Fairfax County Police, state and federal pro-tective police — while volunteering. Hewould be asked repeatedly by FCPD offic-ers what he was doing, despite giving thesame answer over and over again. Some of-ficers said he was creating a hazard for traf-fic, despite the lack of traffic at that hour,he said. Others said it was their job to re-move the illegal signs, not his.
Sayles said officers treated him with no-table lack of respect. “Like they don’t be-lieve in being respectful and professional.It gets me mad. ... I’m just a citizen, tryingto do civic duty, and won’t let them con-tinue to disrespect me.” His dismay at of-ficers who would treat people with such dis-respect and dismay is palpable when Saylestalks about it.
These interactions came on top of a num-ber of situations where he said he was ha-rassed by Fairfax County Police officers af-ter being pulled over at various times driv-ing.
One morning, when Sayles was stoppedon the side of the road looking for his FairfaxCounty RECenter card, he said a cruiserstopped in the through lane next to him,lights flashing. The officer asked for his li-cense and registration then walked away.Sayles didn’t want to identify himself asformer law enforcement as he didn’t thinkit was relevant.
Some time later, a second, female officercame to Sayles’ window. He said shescreamed at him: “Do you have a weapon?”Sayles remembers the saliva coming out ofher mouth as she continued to yell, “Don’tyou know the first thing you should’ve toldus is if you had a weapon?”
At that point, Sayles said he didn’t sayanything, rolled up his window, and satlooking straight forward while the officercontinued to scream. “Her tone, her de-meanor, pissed me off,” he said.
The officers ended up giving him a ticketfor parking illegally blocking a through lane
of traffic, which he found ironic as they wereblocking the through lane of traffic them-selves. At that point, he finally pulled outhis law enforcement identification.
“You of all people should’ve been able toanswer better,” the officer responded, ac-cording to Sayles.
After the incidents when he was pickingup trash, Sayles requested to report a com-plaint with police staff of FCPD Chief EdwinRoessler, but was refused.
But later at the Fairfax County Govern-ment Center, Sayles said he encounteredRoessler himself and asked him about mak-ing an appointment. The chief suggestedthey look for an empty room and meet rightaway. Roessler sat with Sayles for 45 min-utes.
“He listened without interrupting,” Saylessaid, “let me tell my side.”
Roessler gave Sayles a few recommenda-tions for his volunteer work, including put-ting a flashing yellow light on his van.
Within 24 hours, Sayles was back out onthe road, police saw him, and kept driving.
Roessler attributed the repeated stopswhile Sayles was on Centreville Road to alack of communication among overlappingjurisdictions that border the area: the Sully,Fair Oaks and Reston District stations.
To bridge the gaps, Roessler connectedthe stations and introduced Sayles face-to-face.
These experiences with law enforcementin Fairfax County, as well as his time in thefield motivated him to serve on the Use ofForce subcommittee for the Ad Hoc PolicePractices Review Commission.
As a U.S. Marine, police officer, DEA spe-cial agent and supervisor, he had been per-sonally involved in most of the types of sce-narios — shooting at suspects, being shotat, using force, working undercover — thatwere being discussed for changing policies.
Sayles said understood from his time inDenver the need both to cover a fellow of-ficer in the moment, but if they trulyscrewed something up, to be transparentabout that with his supervisor.
“To me, that’s very important; it’s at theheart of the argument we make for the re-form for the FCPD,” Sayles said. “There’s aculture there that they cover each other
when they know they’re wrong. That hasto be broken before we can truly have re-form in the PD.”
Following the police commission recom-mendations, the Board of Supervisors hasalready voted to create an independentpolice auditor to review use of force inci-dents and complaints in particular. Nextmonth the board is scheduled to vote onestablishing an independent civilian reviewpanel that would look at other types of citi-zen complaints against officers for miscon-duct.
“Now it’s making it where if someone isharassed, they have another mechanism,”Sayles said. “You can feel you’re getting fairtreatment with a police complaint, withoutgoing to court.”
ROESSLER SAID Sayles has been involvedin a core group from the Ad Hoc Commis-sion that’s continuing to meet with him andassist in implementing recommendations.
“He has decades of experience,” Roesslersaid. Having him, he added, “has been ablessing, makes us think.”
Roessler said he’s impressed how Saylesspeaks directly, as well as his passion andhis ethics.
The fact that projects like those from theAd Hoc Commission are being delivered tomeet the needs of the community “are be-cause of people like Randy,” Roessler said.
Sayles said the environmental award wassome vindication for the “trying times” he’shad with Fairfax County law enforcement.
But he also said he wanted to recognizethe hundreds of volunteers who go out anddo civic work, volunteer that people don’tknow. “So many are equally qualified,”Sayles said, “they don’t ask for recognition.”
Life in Law EnforcementRandy Sayles Career Timeline1969-1974: Patrol officer and detective, Denver
Police Department.1974-1979: Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Agent, assignments in Phoenix, NewYork City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta,New Orleans and Mississippi.
1979: First DEA overseas assignment as AssistantCountry Attaché in Islamabad Pakistan Office,American Embassy.
1980-1981: Staff coordinator at DEAheadquarters; Watch officer at El PasoIntelligence Center.
1981-1984: Assistant Country Attaché, DEABrasília, Brazil, American Embassy.
1984-1995: Group supervisor, New Orleans.Special Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge-DEA Training, co-located with FBI Training, FBIAcademy; Associate Deputy AssistantAdministrator, Office Of Information Systems-DEA Headquarters; Executive Secretary to theCareer Board-DEA Headquarters; and AssistantSpecial Agent in Charge-Chicago.
1996-1998: Senior Narcotics Liaison Officer: Re-established severed operational, intelligenceefforts between DEA and the U.S. ArmySouthern Command, headquartered in PanamaCity, Panama.
1999-2001: Senior Executive Service and CountryAttaché, Lima, Peru; Re-assigned to FBIheadquarters as SES section chief.
2001-2003: DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator,DEA headquarters.
2002: Begins street clean-up effort.2003: Retirement.2015: Begins serving on Fairfax County Ad Hoc
Police Practices Review Commission, Use ofForce Subcommittee.
2016: Receives Fairfax County EnvironmentalExcellence award.
Center, Randy Sayles (center) of Oak Hill receives the Fairfax CountyEnvironmental Excellence award, joined by (from left) WK Williams,FCPD Chief Edwin Roessler, wife Frances Sayles and David Westrate.
“Wherever I worked, if I saw injustice, I would speak upfor what I thought was right.”
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Feeling aLittle Low
In spite of mostly-successfully not beingpreoccupied with my condition/circum-stances/disease, when a lung cancer survivordies, even one with whom I’ve had minimalcontact; one whom I could barely call anacquaintance, the link in the chain that makesall of us lung cancer patients/survivors strongeris most definitely effected.
Not that every lung cancer patient’s diag-nosis is identical; be it the staging (1-4), thetype (non-small, small, etc.), the molecularprofiling (ALK, EGFR, KRAS, HER2, etc.), thetreatment or whether they were smokers ornot, one cancer survivor’s death is not neces-sarily related to another’s. Like most things inlife, more information is needed.
Nevertheless, it doesn’t minimize the loss.When one survivor dies, we all die, a little bit.Recently, a prominent figure in the lung can-cer world, Jerome Sorkin, a nine-plus yearlung cancer survivor died. I did not know him,though I knew of him. I passed him oncewhile walking in a hallway at The Key BridgeMarriott after attending the annual LUNGevityFoundation conference held every year in lateApril. We were both leaving but heading inopposite directions. He saw me and said“Love your column.” I replied “Thanks,” andthat was the extent of our interaction.
In general, and in the lung cancer world inparticular, typically one wants to hear positivenews/be around positive people. Otherwise,maintaining your emotional equilibrium andyour living/dying existence is simply too damndifficult. The razor thin line on which all of uslung cancer survivors teeter-totter cannot tol-erate too much interference. Who knowsexactly what news — personally or publicly,will cause one’s cancer do what it so oftendoes: inflict more damage followed by aninevitable decline.
This does not imply/encourage that cancerpatients should or could quite frankly, live inan emotional bubble where only positivefeedback and life-affirming words are allowedin. As my deceased father would have said:“The idea has merit.” The reality is however,that such an option is impractical and unreal-istic (except on Seinfeld; see “Bubble Boy”).Still, it doesn’t diminish the fact that cancersurvivors need to be “infused with positivity,”as I like to say. Moreover, anecdotal evidencesuggest that a good attitude and a positiveenvironment affects a cancer patient’s progno-sis and enhances their lives.
Not only do I joke about having cancer, Iwant to be around others who joke as welland who can go with my flow and not bringme back to my reality. I spend enough timethere on my own; I don’t need any helpreturning. Nor do I do well when I hear badnews; specifically, the death of a fellow lungcancer survivor. Intellectually, I understandthat lung cancer survivors are all different, livedifferent lives, have different motivations, etc.Nevertheless, I feel for Jerome Sorkin, I feelfor his family and friends and I feel forLUNGevity where Mr. Sorkin was ViceChairman of LUNGevity’s Board of Directors.I don’t want any lung cancer survivors to diebefore their presumptive time. I want lungcancer to, at the very least, become achronic/treatable disease (like diabetes) whereone can live their life to a relatively normalexpectancy; and if I were to dream really big,I want lung cancer and all cancers of course,to be curable/reversible.
Until these days arrive, all of us patientslive on the edge. Just as I am strengthened bystories of resolve, I am weakened by stories offellow survivors succumbing to their disease.Right now I am weakened.
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Westfield Progresses To PlayoffsBy Will Palenscar
Westfield and Chantilly collidedfor a Conference 5 game on Fri-day night, Oct. 28. Playoff im-
plications were at stake. Chantilly neededsome help and a victory to secure a spot,while Westfield had secured a spot but waslooking to add another Conference 5 Cham-pionship. Westfield came into the game nothaving lost a regular season conferencegame since 2013, losing 28-0 to anothercrosstown rival Centreville.
Westfield would start from its 26 yard andwould quickly go to work. QB RehmanJohnson would hit receiver Sean Eckert fora 74-yard TD just 16 seconds into the game.Nathaniel Chung would carry the ball infrom 9 yards out on the first of his two rush-ing scores with 6:40 to play in the 1st. WithWestfield up 14-0, Johnson would take tothe air when he hit Ivory Frimpong for a11-yard score with 2:41 remaining in thefirst quarter. Westfield would add morewhen Sean Eckert scored his second TD ofthe quarter, on a 20-yard pass.
With 4:50 in the 2nd quarter, EugeneAsante rushed in from 5 yards out andWestfield was now up 35-0. Westfield’sJohnson would throw his fourth TD of thequarter when Frimpong took the Johnsonpass 66 yards. Westfield QB RehmanJohnson would complete 11-13 passes for266 yards and 4 TDs for the game. Chantillywould get on the board just prior to half-time when Joey Mazzone took a Justin Holl
Westfield HS 2016 Concorde District Champions.
Chantilly QB Justin Holl #12 looks downfield for an open receiver.Daniel Carmichael hauls in a catch.
Chantilly’s Joey Fitzsimmons #16 reaches for ball carried byWestfield’s Eugene Asante #8.
Ivory Frimpong #4 pulls in reception whileChantilly Hunter Streb tries to contain him.
pass 10 yards for a score. The Chargers wentinto half down 42-7.
In the 3rd quarter Nathaniel Chung scoredhis second TD of the game when he ran infor a 5-yard TD. Chung would carry the ball8 times for 66 yards and 2 TDs.
In the 4th quarter with Westfield in con-trol 49-7, and many of their starters on thesidelines, the Chargers Justin Holl threw a
TD with 11:43 to go when he hit KeylanSmith for a 12-yard TD. Later in the 4TH Hollwould throw his third TD of the game whenhe hit Daniel Carmichael from 53 yards.
With the 49-21 loss Chantilly finishes itsseason at (4-6) (2-3). Westfield improvedto (8-2) (5-0) and will host WT Woodson(5-5) (2-3) on Friday in the first round ofthe playoffs.
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By Marilyn Campbell
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Ready or not, the holidays arecoming. For many, this means aflurry of overnight guests. Withthree weeks before Thanksgiv-
ing, many to-do lists are more involved thanchoosing turkeys and decking the halls.
Some homeowners will be sent into statesof cleaning frenzy by spotting crumbledCheerios lost in the corners of dining chairsor guestrooms piled high with papers andboxes. From the reality of cleaning andtending to repairs to the frivolity of fanci-ful holiday decorating, local experts offersuggestions for getting organized and readyto welcome company.
“For my out-of-town guests, I love to makethem feel special and welcome,” said inte-rior designer Gretchen Fuss, of GretchenFuss Works of Art and Interior Design. “Thewhole house will be clean and sparkling.”
Consider dispersing flowers, candles andgreenery throughout the home in all publicareas, including bathrooms and guest bed-rooms, suggests Katie McCarthy, senior de-signer and project manager at Marika MeyerInteriors. “Adding lush throws and cable knitpillows can give the family space that cozyfeeling we all look for during the holidays.”
Clear the clutter before purchasing holi-day decorations and before guests arrive.“Clear out any clutter that’s accumulatedin your main living areas,” said Anne M.Walker, Anne Walker Design LLC inPotomac, Md. “If your dining room is hostto a pile of papers, make sure those get filedaway or thrown away soon. A clean, orga-nized home makes a perfect palette for anyholiday décor.”
The kitchen is often the central hub of ahousehold, especially during the holidays.Make sure the pantry and refrigerator arewell stocked and consider leaving out abowl of fresh fruit guests can help them-selves to, advises Fuss. “Breakfast is alwaysa meal that seems to make everyone happy,”she said. “My husband starts the bacon andeveryone finds his or her way to the kitchen
table. I feel it is important to have both com-fort food and healthy choices for everyone.”
Cleaning out the pantry and cabinets willhelp ensure there is plenty of room for theadditional supplies and food necessary forThanksgiving and other holiday meals.
When preparing that holiday dinner, thelast thing that a person with a house full ofguests wants is to realize that their oven isbroken. “Inspect your appliances to be surethey are all in working order,” said ChuckKhiel, vice president, FRED Home Improve-ment. “If the refrigerator or oven has beenacting up, get them repaired or replacedbefore guests arrive. … Check the garbagedisposal, too, to be sure it’s working effi-ciently so it doesn’t back up during dinnerprep.”
Another high priority — the highest, ac-cording to Fuss — is the guest bedroom.This means “fresh bed linens adorning a‘photo shoot-ready,’ beautifully made bed”and bath towels wrapped with ribbon andsage,” she said. “Put a luggage rack out and
make space in the closet for hangingclothes.”
Place fresh flowers on the dresser and,“if time allows, frame a picture of yourguests and hang it on the wall in the guestroom,” said Fuss. “Everyone really gets akick out of this one.”
From soft lights for reading to a smallmirror for applying make-up, practicaltouches can go a long way toward comfort.“These touches, although they may seemsmall, can make all the difference,” saidMcCarthy. “Small bud vases on bedsidetables, plush bathrobes and towels, andfresh, white bedding can give guest spacesa very inviting feeling.”
Guest bathrooms should be stocked withextra towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste.“If your guest bathroom has a vent fan witha nightlight, make sure it is working,” saidKhiel “If not, repair or replace it. If the fandoes not have this feature, install a pluginnightlight. There’s nothing worse thanguests stumbling in the dark trying to findthe bathroom light.”
“Make the powder room fun and festiveby updating the towel rack and toilet paperholder, mirror and light fixture,” said Khiel.“Think about replacing the kitchen or bath-room faucet to a new, more efficient modelor one with a water filter. And get any leakyfaucets fixed.”
A slow-burning fire is another way to cre-ate a sense of comfort and warmth. “Inspectyour fireplace to be sure it’s in working or-der and no debris is blocking the flue,” saidKhiel. “Consider building or adding a stor-age box for wood next to fireplace for easyaccess or add a permanent and decorativeaccent box nearby for the remote if a gasfireplace.
“Check that the dryer vent is clear, add-ing guests may mean more laundry,” headded. “Make sure the heat vents are notobstructed. Since guests often stay in roomsthat are not frequently used, make surestored items are not in the way of airflow.
Electrical outlets that are infrequentlyused are often forgotten until guests arrive.“Fix nonworking electrical outlets that you
might need with more people in the house.Everyone will be have electronics to plugin,” said Khiel. He said this is also a goodtime to take care of other simple projectslike painting or putting in a new backsplash.
“Oil those squeaky interior and exteriordoors so they don’t wake up guests duringthe night,” said Khiel. “Think about replac-ing broken or worn door knobs and locks.”
The outside of a home should not be over-looked when preparing for guests, either.“Fall is a great time to tackle outdoorprojects,” said Walker. “If your shuttersneeds a fresh coat of paint, now’s the timeto do it. Have your windows professionallycleaned so that your holiday decorationswill be seen on a pristine backdrop.”
Power-washing your porches, walkwaysand patios offers guests a pristine first im-pression of your home. Inspect all walk-ways, especially flagstone and brick walk-ways and repair loose stones, advises Khiel.“Check exterior light fixtures to be sure theyare in working order and that the bulbs aregood. If exterior lights operate off a motionsensor, make sure it is adjusted properly.”
“The bottom line,” said Walker, “is thatan organized, clean home, a stocked bar andkitchen, and happy, relaxed hosts will un-doubtedly result in happy holiday guests.”
Guest-Ready Home for the HolidaysFrom organizing to decorating, a guide for getting a house ready for visitors.
Photo by Angie Seckinger/Marika Meyer
Small bud vases on bedside tablesand fresh bedding can give guestspaces a very inviting feeling,advises designer Katie McCarthy ofMarika Meyer Interiors.
Photo by Anne Walker
Guest preparation should includeorganizing and making extra spacein closets, such as this one byinterior designer Anne Walker.
