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Day PromFrom left are Westfield High’s Sara Hall, Tommy Nash and Brigitte Schultz. Story,more photos, page 3.
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When a student inFairfax CountyPublic Schoolsidentifies as
transgender and they bring it tothe attention of their school staff,the school brings in the student’sparents and together they workout a tailored bathroom plan:where to use single-stall facilitieson campus that will make the stu-dent feel most comfortable.
That’s the current practice in theschool system with a populationthat exceeds 186,000 students, ac-cording to School Board At-Largemember RyanMcElveen.
McElveen be-lieves it’s also incompliance withnew nationalguidance releasedFriday, May 13 bythe Obama ad-ministration, thattransgender students should beallowed to use the bathroom of thesex with which they identify.
The bathroom issue was alreadya controversial topic a year ago,when the previous board voted infavor of adding “gender identity”to its nondiscrimination policy.Even though, as McElveen andothers admitted, the policy changewould not change anything in
practice in the schools.“We knew it was the right thing
to do at the time,” McElveen saidin an interview after Friday’s an-nouncement. “[The guidance]clarifies we were on the right paththen.”
Opponents voiced concerns forthe privacy and safety of their stu-dents. They worried about otherstudents taking advantage of thebathroom policy to harass theirchildren. But so far, McElveen said,he hasn’t heard a single case ofsomeone identifying astransgender then getting into abathroom and causing trouble.
After the board’s policy change,they appointed a special consult-
ant to review theschool system’spolicies and prac-tices regardingdiscriminationand transgenderstudents. Theconsultant ismeant to com-pare FCPS with
best practices in other schoolsaround the country and reportback as to how closely FairfaxCounty complies.
The consultant’s work is ongo-ing, McElveen said, without giv-ing an estimated completion date.“We continue to work to ensurewe’re in compliance, that all ourstudents are afforded the same
In Compliance,In AdvanceSchool Board members respondto Obama transgenderbathroom guidance.
“We knew it wasthe right thing todo at the time.”— School Board At-Large
member Ryan McElveen
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
At last week’s prom, the studentsattending ate pizza, visited withfriends, danced and sang alongwith the music. But this wasn’t
just any prom — it was the Day Prom forspecial-education students with intellectualdisabilities.
Yet it came with all the bells and whistles,fun and excitement of proms everywhere.And the 250-some students from 11 schoolsat the Thursday, May 12, event at TheWaterford in Fair Oaks had a wonderfultime.
“It’s a great place where they can just bethemselves,” said Chantilly High special-edteacher Patti Caplan. “It’s a joyful event.”
Chantilly had seven students there,Westfield High, 21, and Centreville High,24, including four regular-education stu-dents in the Best Buddies Club. Westfieldinstructional assistant Sara Hall said theprom lets the students “interact with otherpeople, and in a different environment.”
“It gives our children a chance to experi-ence a prom like other students do,” saidWestfield instructional assistant BrigitteSchultz, sitting next to student TommyNash, wheelchair-bound but smiling. “Andthe kids get so much joy out of the prospectof dressing up and getting their hair andmakeup done, that they might not other-wise have been able to experience.”
“They’re loving it; they’re all out theredancing,” said Westfield special-ed depart-ment chair Melissa Gordon, pointing towardthe dance floor. She said the students werealso enjoying the pizza, sandwich wraps,cheese, fruit, vegetables and chocolate cake.And, she added, “The cotton candy, this
year, was a big hit.” Most of all, though,said Gordon, “This gives them the chanceto be just like any other teenagers. The so-cial piece is important for them, and theyget to just let loose and enjoy themselves.”
Caplan said Chantilly’s special-ed stu-dents “either weren’t invited to the regularprom or didn’t have someone there withthem to help them navigate it. But they pre-pare for the Day Prom. We start early in theyear in our Life Skills classes, discussingformal and semi-formal etiquette and dress.We also show them how to navigate a buf-fet line politely, how to make small talk andhow to have good manners.”
The students are also shown photos andvideos of the Day Prom, and their teachersdiscuss the event with their parents. “Andthis year, Reston Limousine donated its timeand a limousine with a wheelchair lift forus,” said Caplan. “It was super fun. Thedriver put on the radio, and the kids weresinging, the whole time. We wished we hada longer drive. And except for eating,they’ve been on the dance floor here, thewhole time.”
Linda Lee, a speech/language pathologistat Chantilly, said this prom is “a wonderfulopportunity for the students to get to learn
how to use their social skills” outside of theclassroom. “This also gives them a chanceto reunite with students they know fromother schools and with former classmateswho’ve gone on to other schools,” said Lee.“They also get to see friends they know fromchurch, Special Olympics, Challenger Base-ball and other activities.”
Noting that the Day Prom’s theme was “ADay to Remember,” she said it really will befor the students, “as they look at their pho-tos and reflect back on all the fun they had.”
Chantilly junior Jeffery Creighton calledhis first prom fun and said he liked the cakeand enjoyed dancing. He likes music, espe-cially Bon Jovi. “The prom is excellent,” saidclassmate Adithya Mathuria. “I like every-thing about it and I also love the chande-liers.”
Another classmate, Obida Khawatmi, saidhis favorite singer is Jason Derulo and he,too, was having fun dancing. He also likedeating the pizza and cotton candy. As forclassmate Shantell Martin, she said, “It’s funvisiting with friends. And I like the food andthe music; Ariana Grande is my favoritesinger.”
Special-ed teaches Kathleen McGuire andTommy Lamb co-sponsor Centreville High’s
Best Buddies Club, which promotes friend-ships between regular-ed students andthose with intellectual disabilities. “The DayProm is the highlight of the year for all thesekids and their teachers,” said McGuire.“Coach Lamb works on the dances withthem; this year, he taught them the Whip,the Nae Nae, the Wobble and the Quan.”
Meanwhile, McGuire worked with theBest Buddies offers and peer helpers, coor-dinating who’d come to the prom. She saidone of the high points of everyone’s high-school career is prom, and “this gives the[special-ed] students the chance to meetstudents from other schools and dance andjust have a blast.”
“What’s awesome is that, oftentimes, thestudents get a chance to reconnect with kidsfrom middle school, elementary school orsummer programs they’ve been to,” saidMcGuire. “And at the same time, it’s greatfor the teachers to reconnect with studentsthey taught before and haven’t seen in awhile. It’s incredibly rewarding for theteachers to see how much the kids havegrown and matured. You see their futuresand possibilities for tomorrow, and what
‘The Chance to Be Like Other Teens’Students attendDay Prom atThe Waterford inFair Oaks.
Student Marafi Badr makes cotton candy for theprom guests.
Among those attending the Day Prom from CentrevilleHigh are (from left) Sam Rowan, Kathleen McGuire,Jayde McMillan and Jack Erickson.
Students and teachers smiling, laughing and having fun. Good times at the Day Prom at The Waterford.
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Displaying Work at Chantilly Pyramid Art Show
Ishita Thatavarthi, Oak Hill, grade 3.
Marissa Prem, Poplar TreeElementary, grade 5.
Joelle Kang, Poplar Tree, grade 2.
Hazel Flynn, Poplar Tree,grade 4.
Peter Palli, Oak Hill, grade 4.
Nidhish Sorate, Oak HillElementary, grade 2.
Shannon McCullough,Chantilly High, sophomore.
Emma Gustafson, Chantilly, sophomore.
Maximus James, BrookfieldElementary, grade 6.
Paula Muente, Lees Corner Elementary, grade 6.
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The Chantilly High Pyramid ArtShow was April 28.
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Standing (from left) are Chantillystudents Jeffery Creighton, AdithyaMathuria, Carmen Guevara, ObidaKhawatmi and Anthony Phan, andseated is Shantell Martin.
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great people they’re becoming.”Centreville junior Sam Rowan, current
Best Buddies Club secretary, joined thegroup when she was a freshman. “I workedwith special-ed kids when I was in the PeerHelping Program at Liberty Middle School,”she said. “I helped the kids in their class-rooms and wanted to do it again.”
This year, said Rowan, Centreville’s BestBuddies did a friendship walk, went to aschool football game together, went bowl-ing and held a Valentine’s Day dance. Thencame a Bring Your Own Buddy rave inMarch and fun on a miniature golf coursein April.
McGuire noted that the Elizabeth AnnHealy Foundation — established in honorof a Clifton teen who died of cancer in 2009— has been a “huge supporter” ofCentreville’s Best Buddies for the past twoyears. “They gave us donations funding thetrips and activities we’ve done all year long,”said McGuire. “And because of their sup-port and generosity, we’re one of the mostactive chapters in the Best Buddies CapitalRegion.”
At the Day Prom, Centreville sophomoreJayde McMillan said she was enjoying “themusic and dancing and doing the CupidShuffle. And it’s fun eating pizza and meet-
ing new friends.”Agreeing, classmate Jack Erickson said,
“I like the wrap sandwiches and hangingout with everyone. I also like dancing andMichael Jackson.”
Happy with the way things were going,Rowan said, “There’s energy everywhere.The kids see people dancing and they wantto dance, too. And I like how everybodyknows everybody and treats everyone thesame. People don’t see the disabilities —they just see each other as people.”
Cappies Review
High School’s production of “The ManWho Came to Dinner,” SheridanWhiteside’s unexpected stay brings chaosto the Stanley household. In this wackytale of mischief and mayhem, the char-acters learn that good can come from thepandemonium of life.
Written by George Kaufman and MossHart, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” isa three-act comedy play. It first pre-miered at the Music Box Theater in NYCin 1939. A film adaptation starringMonty Woolley came out in 1942. Thestory follows Sheridan Whiteside, alarger-than-life radio personality, whenhe is invited to have dinner with thewealthy Stanley family. Before Whiteside See More Than, Page 6
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can even make it in to the house, he slipson the Stanley’s front steps and injureshis hip. Confined to a wheelchair,Whiteside must stay in the Stanley homelonger than just one evening. However,his wheelchair does not stop him fromcausing disorder. With his large tele-phone bills, wacky house guests, andeven a few loose penguins, SheridanWhiteside turns the Stanley householdupside in this wild, laugh-out-loud pro-duction.
Playing the title role of SheridanWhiteside was Adam LeKang. LeKanghilariously delivered Whiteside’s scath-ingly caustic jests confidently with im
Megan Dinneen and Steven Schwarz
MoreThan‘Dinner’
By Diana Witt
Westfield High School
Most dinnerguests onlystay for the
evening, but in Chantilly
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has high expectations. Schools, public safety,recreational facilities, transportation, humanservices and other services and facilities can-not be allowed to atrophy because real estatevalues are flat. The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors was correct to provide what Chair-man Sharon Bulova called a “booster shot,”mostly to schools but also to other needs inthe county.
What is needed for the future is access toother, more diversified forms of taxes. While itis a pipe dream given the disposition of theGeneral Assembly, what is really needed is togive localities a portion of the income tax. Inthe meantime, locals will have to press the stateto pay for its fair share locally, and to allowincreases in cigarette taxes and other possiblesources of revenue.
— Mary Kimm
Opinion
Local governments pay for almost allof local services, including schools,by taxing a single industry, propertyowners.
In Fairfax County, property taxes pay for 65percent of the budget. In Arlington, which hasmore revenue options as an urban county, prop-erty taxes pay for 57 percent of everything. Inthe City of Alexandria, property taxes pay for58 percent.
It costs more every year toprovide a consistent level ofservices, and the sources of rev-
enue available to local governments in Virginiaare very limited, forcing an outsized relianceon property taxes. The reason is that localitiesin Virginia have only the power explicitly givento them by the General Assembly, and the Gen-eral Assembly allows very few options for lo-calities to collect revenue.
Alexandria and Arlington already have a 4percent meals tax on top of the 6 percent salestax, and it’s evident that the robust restaurantscene in both areas has not suffered as a re-sult. Would-be diners do not drive to FairfaxCounty to avoid the tax. But whether FairfaxCounty can collect a meals tax will be up tovoters in November, pending the Board of Su-pervisors putting the question on the ballot.
A meals tax is not a silver bullet, but it doesadd one more source of revenue. A 4-centmeals tax is roughly equivalent to the 4-centincrease in property taxes that Fairfax Countyresidents will face this year. But the propertytax is levied on people with no relationship totheir ability to pay. The meals tax is related tospending, a more progressive approach, andwill also collect taxes from non-residents.
This is one of the wealthiest regions in thecountry, and the highly educated population
Tax Relief for SomeFairfax County provides real estate tax relief and
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An exemption and/or deferral of real estate taxesis available for qualified Arlington homeowners age65 and older and certain totally and permanentlydisabled homeowners, call 703-228-3920 or visithttps://topics.arlingtonva.us/realestate/taxes-payments/real-estate-tax-relief/
Residents of the City of Alexandria who are either65 years of age or older or permanently and totallydisabled by Nov. 15, 2016, may be eligible for theCity’s Real Estate Tax Relief Program for Elderly andDisabled Persons, call 703-746-3901, Option 6, orvisit https://www.alexandriava.gov/finance/info/default.aspx?id=2886.
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‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ at Chantillypeccable timing. He was bound by a wheel-
chair for virtually the entire play, but managedto embody the outlandish and vivacious per-sona. LeKang created many unique and believ-able relationships onstage, most notably withhis loyal secretary, Maggie Cutler, played byAdriana Castillo. The pair demonstrated theups and downs of employee and employer,snapping at each other one moment and shar-ing a friendly giggle in the next. In addition,Castillo adorably captured Maggie’s joy andsadness of her romance with newspaper manBert Jefferson. Jefferson, played by Jack David,
acted as the calm in the middle of the storm.David firmly characterized the dependable andserious, yet charming Jefferson.
Two of Whiteside’s guests, Beverly andBanjo, were portrayed by Michael Rosegrantand Connor Cragg. The duo both showcasedcomedic skill in witty moments withWhiteside. Their bold movements and sharpvocalizations made for entertaining perfor-mances. Whiteside’s nervous nurse, Miss Preenwas played by Olivia Madigan. Madigan amus-ingly depicted many droll moments of confu-sion as she got caught up in the flurry of ac-tivity in the household. A hilarious cameo per-
formance was given by Marka Doolittle, whoplayed the senile old lady, Harriet.
A gorgeous dual level set adorned the stage.Standout pieces included a grand and glitteryChristmas tree and luxurious white sofas. Com-mendable props included the crate of penguinsand the human-sized gold sarcophagus. Theset transitions were almost unnoticeable,masked by good lighting and a quick crew.
Confusion, chaos, and commotion createdcomedy in Chantilly High School’s productionof “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” The castand crew certainly made an ordinary dinnerinto so much more.
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News
By Steve Hibbard
Centre View
Cathy Ruffing, 50, ateacher at CentrevilleHigh School, receivedthe 2016 John
Marshall Foundation Teacher Awardand $2,500 prize on May 2 at theRichmond Bar Association’s AnnualLaw Day Luncheon. She was nomi-nated for the award by Craig Perrier,a Fairfax County high school cur-riculum specialist.
Ruffing, of Fairfax Station,teaches AP Government and Politicsas well as Law in Action, an intro-duction to law course, for which shewrote the curriculum 10 years agofor the county; now the class istaught in half of Fairfax County highschools.
“It’s a great honor to win theaward,” she said. “I love all thingsSupreme Court, so to win an awardnamed after the most famous chiefjustice, it’s very exciting.”
David Jagels, principal ofCentreville High, calls Ruffing ahard-working and enthusiasticteacher who makes her classroom comealive. “Her love of teaching and learning iscontagious and therefore, her studentsspeak highly of the lessons they learn un-der her tutelage,” he said, adding that herengaging and personable demeanor helpsher to create a positive classroom climatewhere students are challenged regularly totake risks and to elevate their thinking skills.
Ruffing grew up in Delmont, Pa., outsideof Pittsburgh, and went to the University ofPennsylvania and majored in Russian lan-guage and Soviet studies. She has beenteaching in Fairfax County public schoolsfor 25 years; first at Mount Vernon HighSchool for 11 years, and the remainder atCentreville High. She is married to husband
John and the couple has a daughter namedEmma, age 15.
An avid runner, Ruffing has run threemarathons, and is a coach for her daughter’sGirls on the Run club. She is also the fac-ulty liaison for the Ice Hockey Club atCentreville High.
In her classroom, she said: “We do a lotof current events; what’s in the SupremeCourt right now, what’s in the news rightnow, and we have a lot of guest speakerswho come in who speak about professionsand the law.” One former student came backrecently to talk to her students about hisjourney from high school to law school andpreparing to take the bar.
Ruffing said her government students
write a proposal for a bill, usually in pairs,that will make the lives of Virginians bet-ter. They research a problem, a solution andwrite a proposal for a bill. They have a spe-
cial partnership with state Sen.George Barker of Clifton (D-39),and send him a list of their mostpromising ideas. His staff researchesthem and chooses one to actuallywrite a law for the Virginia Senate.Some of their ideas have becomelaw and one was written into regu-lation, she said.
“We had one about wearing seatbelts in the back seat, and one thatbecame a regulation was aboutmandating that daycare centers do
radon testing in the basement,” she said.This year a bill (SB 438) was proposed
by a senior named Asees Sekhon, then pro-posed by Barker, amended and passedthrough the Virginia General Assembly, thensigned by Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Sekhon’s billwould prohibit secondary schools frommandating that students turn over their so-cial media user names and passwords. Theproblem was that some coaches requiredathletes to turn over their user names andpasswords so that coaches can see all theirsocial media activity, not just what they de-cide to make public. Ruffing said that 16different states proposed similar legislationthis year. On June 20, there will be a sign-ing ceremony with the governor.
“It was exciting for all of the students andfor me to watch a bill go through the pro-cess and have a vested interest in its pas-sage. And I believe strongly in his bill, andI was happy to see it pass,” she said.
Another exciting event happened last May22, 2015, when she took her students on atour of the Supreme Court and met withJustice Sonia Sotomayor who did a Q&A.“She was so inspirational and so down toearth; she speaks to the students as if theyare peers and legal scholars. She didn’t talkdown to them. It was an amazing experi-
ence for everybody,” she said.Eight years ago Ruffing established the
Model Judiciary Team at Centreville,which is run by the young lawyers divi-sion of the American Bar Association.They start building a team of 26 peoplein late September and prepare for a mocktrial that takes place at the Fairfax CourtHouse in January. She said some schoolsprogress to the appellate round whereattorneys argue appeals, usually in Feb-ruary, and Centreville has been one ofthe teams selected to go to Richmond toargue before the Virginia Supreme Court.“The best teams from Virginia get to goto Richmond for that,” she said.
They didn’t win their appeal on April29 this year, but last year the team won
it and was named the best overall advocatesfor the Commonwealth of Virginia; thosestudents were seniors Michael Morrow andDavid Bennett.
On being a good teacher, Ruffing said themost important thing is to make the topicsrelevant to the students, which is very easyto do with government and law, she said.“We had a lot of things going on with theprimaries and Supreme Court justice vacan-cies, so it’s relatively easy to make it rel-evant.”
She added: “With the law course, it’s easyto find examples of what’s going on and putit into practice right away through simula-tions.”
To educate her students, she said she usesNPR and CNN Cable in the Classroom,which she calls school-appropriate. “Youdon’t have to worry about anything beingoffensive; it’s also very concise,” she said.
Cathy Ruffing teaches Law in Action,AP Government at Centreville High School.
Teacher Wins John Marshall Foundation Award
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Cathy Ruffing of Centreville High School.
“Her love of teachingand learning iscontagious andtherefore, her studentsspeak highly of thelessons they learnunder her tutelage.”
— David Jagels, Principal,Centreville High School
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Sports
By Jon Roetman
Centre View
Starting pitcher Carter Egbers struckout 12 in six innings and theCentreville baseball team led 4-2when Conference 5 Co-Pitcher of
the Year Carter Bach came on to close outHerndon and extend the Wildcats’ season.
Things didn’t go as planned.Bach, a tall left-hander who will pitch for
Wake Forest, surrendered two runs in thetop of the seventh and the game went toextras. While it would have been easy forthe Wildcats to lose their composure afterwatching their ace fail to hold a lead,Centreville capitalized on some Herndonmiscues the following inning and kept itsseason alive.
Centreville’s Cristian Sanchez scored ona wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth in-ning and the Wildcats, seeded No. 3, de-feated No. 6 Herndon 5-4 in the openinground of the Conference 5 tournament onSaturday at Centreville High School. TheWildcats secured a berth in the 6A Northregion tournament and were scheduled toface No. 2 Westfield at 6:30 p.m.on Tues-day in the conference semifinals, after TheConnection’s deadline.
Sanchez reached base on an error withone out in the bottom of the eighth. Thenext two batters were each hit by a pitch,loading the bases. With Chris Hannah at theplate, Herndon pitcher Antonio Menendezdelivered a wild pitch that allowed Sanchezto score the winning run.
“It just shows that we’ll never give up,
regardless of what the situation is,” Egberssaid. “We could be down one, down 10,we’re going to fight until ump says it’s game[over].”
Egbers received a no decision, but putCentreville in a position to win. The juniorleft-hander allowed two runs on five hits insix innings. He walked two and struck out12.
Centreville head coach Scott Findley de-scribed Egbers’ performance as “absolutelyphenomenal.”
“He’s really grown as a pitcher here inthe past month, two months,” Findley said.“He developed a changeup. … Last outingagainst them, he threw it some, but not likehe threw it today. He threw it every fourthor fifth pitch.”
Bach earned the win, allowing two runs— one earned — on two hits in two innings.He struck out two and walked none.
Centreville scored four runs in the fourthinning, including an RBI single by thirdbaseman Cameron Ray and an RBI doubleby Egbers. The first two Wildcat battersreached on Herndon errors.
Herndon managed just two hits throughfive innings against Egbers before scoringa pair of runs in the sixth. With two outs,catcher Alex Hurd and left fielder JoeWright came through with back-to-back RBIsingles for the Hornets, cutting the
Centreville lead in half.With Herndon trailing 4-2, first baseman
Graham Seitz led off the top of the seventhwith a solo homer to left off of Bach. Withone out, a single by third baseman RyanFerguson and a Centreville throwing errorgave Herndon runners at second and thirdwith one out. Center fielder Devin Vigneaultthen tied the score at 4-all with a sacrificefly.
How were the Hornets feeling after tyingthe score in the seventh?
“In one word,” Menendez said, “I’d sayconfidence.”
Centreville would score the game-win-ning run in the bottom of the eighth, how-ever, ending Herndon’s season.
Menendez, a junior right-hander who iscommitted to Wake Forest, pitched a com-plete game for Herndon and suffered theloss. He allowed five unearned runs and justthree hits in 7 1/3 innings. The Co-Confer-ence 5 Pitcher of the Year walked two, hitsix batters and struck out eight.
“It takes more than just great pitching,”Herndon head coach Mark Rueffert said.“You’ve got to have defense behind, hittershave got to hit at the plate. It’s a team gamefor sure, but Antonio did exactly what we’dexpect Antonio to do: keep us in the game.”
Hurd and Ferguson each had two hitsfor Herndon.
Centreville SoftballTo Host Westfield
The No. 1 seed Centreville softball teamwill host No. 4 Westfield in the Conference5 tournament semifinals at 6:30 p.m. onWednesday, May 18.
The Wildcats finished atop the Confer-ence 5 regular-season standings with a 9-1record, earning the No. 1 seed and an au-tomatic berth in the 6A North region tour-nament.
Centreville wrapped up the regular sea-son with a 12-8 win over Westfield on May12. Kristen Lundquist had three hits andthree RBIs for the Wildcats.
The conference championship game isscheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, May 20 atWestfield High School.
The Wildcats are coached by DonnieDutton.
Wildcats pitcher Egbers strikes out 12 insix innings, gets no decision.
Centreville Baseball Keeps Season AliveCentreville starting pitcher Carter Egbers struck out 12 in six inningsagainst Herndon on Saturday.
Centreville third baseman Cameron Ray helped the Wildcats beatHerndon on Saturday with an RBI single.
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Senior center fielder Emily Geistand the Centreville softball teamare the No. 1 seed in the Confer-ence 5 tournament.
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 20-212016 Women’s Conference. 7:15-3 p.m. at
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When Martha Davis’ daughter Alice wasready for kindergarten, she decidedto enroll her in a Spanish languageimmersion program. Davis, who is the
assistant dean for World Languages at Northern Vir-ginia Community College chose Mt. Vernon Commu-nity School in Alexandria.
“I know personally the benefits of knowing a sec-ond language and I wanted my daughter to experi-ence that,” she said.
Davis, also a Spanish professor, says that the ben-efits of such immersion programs range from boost-ing cognitive functioning and confidence to accentacquisition and social skills development. “Speakingwith a native or near-native accent significantly easescommunication, particularly with people unaccus-tomed to interacting with non-native speakers,” saidDavis. “This in turn can help boost the confidence ofthe non-native speaker and can provide the encour-agement needed to continue language study.”
Numerous studies suggest the brain-boostingpower of early exposure to a second language asanother benefit of immersion programs for youngchildren, says Ana Lado, Ph.D., professor of Educa-tion at Marymount University in Arlington.
“Cognitively, kids who learn two languages in pre-school and really young children tend to score bet-ter on abstract thinking all the way into high school,”said Lado. “If you know that in one language thereis one word for chair and it includes foot stool andsofa chair and lounge, and in another language youhave three different words it makes your brain thinkmore abstractly.”
The sooner children gain exposure to a secondlanguage, the easier it is to acquire, says Davis whocontrasts her daughter’s feelings with those of someof her adult students, “who feel that speaking an-other language is strange or foreign,’ which impedestheir language acquisition,” she said.
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selves as a speaker of the language of instruction,regardless of their level of proficiency, they enjoylearning the language more and acquire it more eas-ily,” said Davis. “This year Alice has begun to signher name ‘Alicia’ on her Spanish homework.”
Local language immersion programs offer classesfor children as young as 10 months old. They usesongs and games to teach language in a way that ispleasurable for students. “Starting when they’reyoung helps language develop organically and natu-rally,” said Amanda Michetti of Language Starts,which offers classes to children in Alexandria, Fairfax,Arlington, Reston and Bethesda. “The classes areconversation based with a little bit of reading andwriting.”
Hilary Javier has three children, ages two, threeand four, who take Mandarin Chinese at LanguageStarts. She wants them to be citizens of the world,and believes exposure to a second language is im-portant in achieving that goal. “You don’t have totranslate anything into English,” said Javier. “Theyreally do understand from picking it up naturally inthe immersion setting. There is this special windowwhen they are young to expose them to different cul-tures they would not never been exposed to, evennoticeable in their mannerisms in the classroom.”
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Martha Davis reads a book written inSpanish with her daughters, 6-year-oldAlice (right) and 4-year-old Jane. Alice isin a Spanish immersion program at Mt.Vernon Community School in Alexandria.
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Citizens were actively engaged in the discussion leading up to theFairfax County School Board’s 10-1 vote in favor of adding genderidentity to the district’s nondiscrimination policy.
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respect and dignity based out our policies.”Fairfax County Public Schools didn’t re-
lease a formal response to the guidance.And when contacted, Chairman Pat Hynesdeclined to speak on behalf of the entireboard.
“It’s my personal opinion,” Hynes said inan email, “that the board’s decision of lastspring to include gender identity in theFCPS non-discrimination policy is in linewith the guidelines just issued by theObama administration.”
The guidance from Obama also suggeststhat noncompliance may cost some schoolstheir federal funding. When this wasbrought up as a possibility during the May2015 board meeting to change the nondis-crimination policy, School Board represen-tative for the Springfield District ElizabethSchultz questioned the Constitutional au-thority of such an action.
Now that it’s come up again, She hasn’tchanged her tune.
“We’re in a situation where we ‘Jumpedthe Shark’ as a board,” Schultz said. “Thosewho were politically motivated to do so,made a political statement, as did the Presi-dent, the Attorney General, the Department
of Justice, on Friday.“If the statement is: ‘You will comply with
blank or else, you will lose federal fund-ing,’ then what can’t be put in the fill in theblank?” Schultz continued.
If the Obama administration were to fol-low through with cutting funding to schools,Schultz is critical of the impact it wouldhave on cutting programs for low incomestudents in schools.
“Are you writing a check for transgenderbathroom access off the backs of poor hun-gry kids?” she said. “This has been foistedupon the nation’s school districts with littleregard for operationalizing and paying forsuch effort.”
At this point, McElveen doesn’t anticipateany further board discussion, unless anothermember asks for some. Or the consultantcompletes their review.
But Schultz thinks it will continue to be atopic on the forefront.
“We are going to watch a huge diversionof public attention and money, to the wrongthings, instead of toward promoting rigorand achievements by the nation’s students,”she said. “This is problematic in so manyways. It’s not something I relish being rightabout.”
Body Found in PondShortly after noon on Monday, May 16,
Fairfax County Police officers were calledto the 6200 block of Ridge Pond Road forthe report of what appeared to be a body ina pond located behind an apartment build-ing. The body of an unidentified female waspulled from the pond shortly after 3 p.m.by members of the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment Underwater Search and Recov-ery Team.
Anyone with information about this inci-dent is asked to contact Crime Solvers elec-tronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting“TIP187” plus a message toCRIMES(274637) or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Policeat 703-691-2131.
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Parents will be able to learn about teendating violence at a workshop at WestfieldHigh School, May 19, 7 p.m. The speakerwill be Heather Sarmiento, M.Ed., preven-tion and education coordinator, from theOffice for Women & Domestic and SexualViolence Services.
Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully Dis-
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ONGOINGCarolina Shag Dance. Wednesdays,
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Open Rehearsal. Wednesdays, 7:30p.m. at Lord of Life church, 13421Twin Lakes Drive, Centreville. TheFairfax Jubil-Aires barbershop chorusinvites men of all ages who enjoysinging. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilairs.org for more.
Toddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and11:30 a.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with songs andactivities included. Age 2 withcaregiver, free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.
Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.
English Conversation Group.Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.
English Conversation Group.Saturdays, 3 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Practice English with a group
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English Conversation Group.Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.
Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.
ESL Book Club. Mondays, 7 p.m. atthe Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Meet anddiscuss a book chosen by group. Free.Call 703-830-2223 with questionsand to reserve a spot.
ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet anddiscuss a book chosen by the group.To find out book title, call 703-502-3883.
Lego Block Party. Every otherTuesday, 3 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Legos will be provided for anafternoon of building. Grades 3-6.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.
Duplo Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Develop andreinforce early literacy skills forreading success. Ages 1-3 with adult.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.
Live After Five. Fridays at 5:30 p.m. atThe Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Every Friday night a bandplays on the patio of the winery. Freeto attend. Visit
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Singing. 7:30 p.m. at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 13421 Twin LakesDrive, Clifton. The Fairfax Jubil-Airesrehearse every Wednesday whichincludes training by an award-winning director. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilaires.org for more.
PET ADOPTIONSAdopt a Cat or Dog. Fridays, 6:30-
8:30 p.m. at PetSmart, 12971 FairLakes Center, Fairfax. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.
Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson Highway.Visit hart90.org for more.
Adopt a Dog. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson MemorialHwy. Adopt a puppy or dog.Visitaforeverhome.org for more.
Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.
THURSDAY/MAY 19Band Spring Concert. 7 p.m. at
Centreville High School, 6001 UnionMill Road. The Band Program wasrated an Honor Band, this year,through a rigorous assessmentprogram. Free. Call 703-476-3536 formore.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 20-22Fit Food Race Weekend. 6-8 p.m.
Friday, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturday(race), 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at variousplaces in Fairfax. John Hancock LifeInsurance has teamed up withCooking Light and Health magazinesto produce cooking demonstrationsby celebrity chefs, including former
“Top Chef” contestant JenniferCarroll, food and beverage samples,fitness classes, and more including a5K run in Strawberry Park. Ticketsare $55 per event or $160 for all.Visit www.fitfoodierun.com/fairfax-virginia for a full schedule and more.
SATURDAY/MAY 21Meritage Blending Class. 1 p.m. at
Paradise Springs Winery, 13219Yates Ford Road, Clifton. Rob Coxteaches the art of wine blending.Participants will have the opportunityto create and taste their own blendsand ultimately take home a bottle oftheir own signature Meritage blend.Tickets are $55 for non-members, $5for members. Visitwww.paradisespringswinery.com formore.
Clifton Caboose Twilight Run. 6p.m. at The Barn, 7139 Main St.,Clifton. 5k Run & 1 mile Fun Run/Walk. Course begins just a few feetfrom the Triangle (intersection ofClifton, Newman and Main Streets)and ends at the starting point. Thescenic course winds down a gentlyrolling country road, across a creekand past a horse or two. Waterprovided on course. Registration is$21 for 5K, $15 for 1 Mile. Visitwww.SignMeUp.com/113094.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 21-22Fairfax Ballet: “Coronation of the
Fairy Princess.” 7:30 p.m.Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday atCentreville High School, 6001 UnionMill Road, Clifton. The Fairfax BalletCompany presents “The Coronationof the Fairy Princess,” a story ballet,featuring a fairy named Lily and herthree sisters, Nixie, Fay, andBlossom, as they prepare for Lily’s
upcoming coronation. Just before thecoronation on Lily’s 16th birthday,the magic scepter is stolen by thesinister Wickeds, and it is up to thetrio to recapture the scepter. Ticketsare $22, plus a service fee. Visitwww.ffxballet2016.bpt.me for more.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 25Meet the Snowbirds. 12-5 p.m. at
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390Air & Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. Meet Canada’s elitemilitary aerobatic flightdemonstration team. The squadronwill not be flying at this event. Call703-572-4118 or visitairandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy formore.
FRIDAY/MAY 277th Annual JazzCats Festival. 7
p.m. at Centreville High School, 6001Union Mill Road. The selectedstudents for JazzCats have beenpreparing for this performance allyear. Additionally, Joseph Henson ofthe United States Army Blues will beperforming. Free. Call 703-476-3536for more.
MONDAY/MAY 30Rose Show Competition. 9 a.m.-4
p.m. at Merrifield Garden Center,Fair Oaks, 12101 Lee Highway,Fairfax. Share by exhibiting andcreating rose arrangements withcoaching from award winningrosarians. Merrifield GardenCertificates awarded for best entries.Rose experts will be on hand toanswer questions about all aspects ofrose gardening. Hosted by ArlingtonRose Foundation. Free. Call 703-371-9351.
WEDNESDAY/JUNE 1OAR’s 2016 Jazz and WIne
Fundraiser. 7:30 p.m. at TheWinery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway, Centreville. OAR hasreserved the full winery and guestswill be provided with exclusiveaccess to the entire winery grounds.The Gregg Byrd Band will providelive jazz music. Heavy hors d’oeuvresand Virginia wines will be available.Tickets are $50. Visitwww.oarfairfax.org/2016-fundraiserfor more..
SATURDAY/JUNE 4Civil War Living History Day. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. at Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 1200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station. ThisLiving History Day will introducevisitors to the life of the commonsoldier during the American CivilWar. Demonstrations will include theessentials of camp life. Museummembers and children 4 and under,free; children 5-15, $2; adults 16 andolder, $5. Visit www.fairfax-station.org.
Reema Samaha RemembranceCabaret. 6 p.m. at Westfield HighSchool, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. The Cabaret featuresprofessional and up and comingdancers, singers, and comedy sketchartists from around the DMV, NewYork and Chicago. This event is inmemorial of Virginia Tech massacrevictim Reema Samaha. Free, butdonations accepted. Visitwww.angelfundva.net for more.
“Light the Night” Fun Run. 6-10p.m. at Fairfax County PoliceDepartment Emergency VehicleOperations Track, 3725 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. Run in support ofthe Special Olympics Virginia. Free.Visit www.firstgiving.com/torchrunva/LETR-Fairfax-Light-the-Night.
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The Church of the AscensionTraditional Anglican Catholic Services
www.ascension-acc.org (703) 830-3176
Memorial Day Prayer ServiceSunday, May 29th at 5:30 p.m.
Holy Communion 10 a.m. Sundays
13941 Braddock RoadCentreville VA 20120
in the “Old Stone Church”of Historic Centreville
C E N T R E V I L L ECOMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP
To highlightyour faith
community,call Karen
at703-778-9422
b5649 Mount Gilead Rd • Centreville, VA 20120-1906
703-803-7500 • www.StJohnsCentreville.org
The Rev. Carol Hancock, Priest-in-Charge
St. John’s Episcopal ChurchPlease join us!
Sunday9:30 AM – Holy Eucharist
Sermon & music • Nursery available10:50 AM – Christian Education classes
for all agesWednesday
6:00 PM – Holy Eucharist and Healing
“Wherever you are on life’sjourney, you are welcome
at Wellspring”An Open and Affirming fellowship
without regard to sexual orientationor gender identity
Sundays at 10:30 p.m.Wellspring United Church of Christand Sunday School for children
Meets Sundays, 10:30 a.m.at St. John’s Episcopal Church
Educational Wing
5649 Mount Gilead Rd.• Centreville, VA 20120Phone: 703-830-4194
