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By Bonnie Hobbs

During opening ceremonies of the Oct. 20Centreville Day celebration, SupervisorKathy Smith (D-Sully) honored local resi-

dents and others for all they’ve done to serve thecommunity. First, though, the Chantilly Academy’sAir Force JROTC presented the colors and the FairfaxChoral Society Youth Choir sang the National An-them.

Dignitaries included Fairfax County Board of Su-pervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11) and county School Board membersRyan McElveen and Ilryong Moon.

“We celebrate Centreville as a diverse, growing andspecial place,” said Connolly.

Smith recognized everyone responsible for mak-ing Centreville Day possible, including AmericanLegion Post 1995, which organized the parade. AndBulova said, “We’re a big community geographically,but events like this make us into a small town.”

Smith then presented the first three awards, whileCentreville Day Chairman Cheryl Repetti told theaudience why the recipients were being honored.Later that afternoon, Repetti presented the last twoawards.

Said Repetti: “The Centreville Day Planning Com-mittee is pleased to each year recognize individualsand organizations in the greater Centreville commu-nity who have worked to improve and better the livesof their neighbors and fellow citizens.” The honor-ees, and Repetti’s comments, were as follows:

Donna Smith, Centreville Day 2018 Citizenof the Year

“Donna Smith is an enthusiastic and energetic

champion of our community,” said Repetti. “She con-tinually finds ways to meet the needs of many dif-ferent people. For three years, she’s helped organizethe annual Centreville International Showcase as theentertainment chair. Donna is also a member of theRotary Club of Centreville-Chantilly and serves astreasurer.

“Donna also sells White House ornaments to raisemoney for scholarships for local, high-school gradu-ates and solicits donations of GMU basketball andNationals baseball tickets for fundraising events. Andshe supports Western Fairfax Christian Ministries andlocal families in need.

“As a vice president/branch manager at Sandy

From left: Twins Lauren and ElizabethBradshaw receive an award fromCentreville Day Chairman Cheryl Repetti(dressed as the historic Mrs. Spindle).

From left are Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly(D-11), Kathy Smith, Police Capt. Dean Lay and School Board members Ryan McElveenand Ilryong Moon.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centreville High’s upcoming play,“The Curious Incident of theDog in the Night-Time,” is adrama centering on a 15-year-

old, autistic boy, Christopher, who’s accusedof killing his neighbor’s dog. He writes abook about his life, this situation and howhe handles it, while trying to figure out whathappened — because he’s not the culprit.

The curtain rises Friday, Nov. 16, at 7:30p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 17, at 3 and 7:30 p.m.;and Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. Tickets are$10 at the door or viawww.theatrecentreville.com (with no feefor online orders).

“I’ve seen this show before and was quitetaken with how it told the story of autismwithout ever mentioning the word,” saidDirector Mike Hudson. “Christopher is givena school assignment to write a book, andthis play is his book, narrated by his teacherreading from it.”

In one sense, said Hudson, “Christopheris trying to find out who killed the dog be-cause he’s curious. But the search impactshis life because he ends up doing thingspeople didn’t expect him to be able to do.The playwright’s intent was to teach uswe’re not the sum of our labels, becauseChristopher shows that he can perform be-yond others’ expectations.”

The play features a cast and crew of 24and is mainly set in modern-day London.

There’s minimal scenery, but a great dealof color and motion created by the light-ing. And all the actors had to do extensiveresearch to make themselves more awareof life with autism to better understandwhat’s going on in the play.

“It’s difficult because the story’s told fromthe unique point of view of an autistic per-son and the way he thinks,” said Hudson.“But the actors are all doing well, withstrong, character portrayals — especiallyDanny Villalobos, who’s doing an amazingjob of bringing Christopher to life. Hope-fully, the audience will leave with a better

understanding of the disservice we do toourselves and others by making judgmentsabout people based on labels.”

Villalobos, a sophomore, makes it clearthat Christopher Boone isn’t just 15, but 15years, 3 months and 2 days old. “He’s ex-tremely intelligent and is like a humanizedmachine,” said Villalobos. “He’s very pure,authentic and not phony; he responds toeveryone the same way, no matter who theyare. But his mind works like a computer,specific and organized.”

Not surprisingly, said Villalobos, Christo-pher is very interested in computers, sci-

ence and math. “In every room, he seesnumbers, shapes and things related tomath,” said Villalobos. “And every, singledetail is accounted for in his mind — it’sincredible.”

As a result, Christopher is a complex char-acter to play, Villalobos said. “The script justtells you his words, but I read the book —which told me the meaning behind every-thing he said,” said Villalobos. “But portray-ing him came naturally because, in a way,I, too, take notice of many things. So play-ing him was amplified, but less social.”

It’s also tough for Villalobos when Chris-

topher acts like a computer. But, he said,“In reality, he has one of the purest hearts.I got so immersed in the character that Ipicked up some of his habits, like fidgeting.But it’s a thrill portraying Christopher be-cause it lets me take a new perspective onhow everything in life has meaning.”

Villalobos said the audience will also en-joy the show’s “stunning visuals of how webring Christopher’s thoughts to life. We doit through lighting, the characters, specialeffects and deliberate movement. Peoplewill go home thinking how we underesti

‘We’re Not the Sum of Our Labels’Centreville High presents “Curious Incident of Dog in Night-Time.”

Trying to discern who killed Wellington, the dog, the autistic Christopher (played by Danny Villalobos, incenter) approaches neighbors he’s never spoken to before.

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VolunteersNeeded for Event

Volunteers are needed to help with theannual Boy Scout “Scouting for Food” Driveto benefit Western Fairfax Christian Minis-tries’ Food Pantry. It’s set for Saturday, Nov.10, at the parking garage at 14280 ParkMeadow Drive in Chantilly. Students, fami-lies and other groups are welcome to lenda hand.

Strong arms/backs are helpful to liftcrates of food and to also be a truck-driverhelper. Three-hour shifts are available be-tween 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. For more in-formation and to sign up, go to:[email protected].

Free CarseatInspections

Certified technicians from the Sully Dis-trict Police Station will perform free, childsafety carseat inspections Tuesday, Nov. 13,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-ment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves sotechnicians may properly inspect and ad-just them, as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first35 vehicles arriving on each date will beinspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct thecaregiver on the correct use of the child seat.

Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.

Digital Forensics atCAC Meeting

The next meeting of the Sully DistrictPolice Station’s Citizens Advisory Commit-tee is Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7: 30 p.m. It willbe held at the Sully District GovernmentalCenter, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.

Lt. Brendan Hooke, who supervises thestation’s Computer Forensics Unit, will dis-cuss digital forensics. He’ll talk about theunit’s capabilities, plus trends and chal-lenges in this field. He may also speak aboutthe dark net, block-chain and crypto cur-

rency, as well as cybersecurity and somerecent scams and cases.

Food forLibrary Fines

During the month of November, residentsare asked to bring nonperishable food itemsto their local libraries. In return, the librarywill waive $1 in fines people owe, for eachitem they bring in, with a maximum of $15in reduced fines per person. Even if peopledon’t owe fines to their library, they’re en-couraged to donate food. All food collectedwill go to Food for Others, a nonprofit foodpantry helping people in need in NorthernVirginia.

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Sully Police, Local Residents, HonoredFrom Page 2

The Fairfax Choral Society Youth Choir sings the National Anthem during Centreville Day’s openingceremonies.

Sully District Supervisor KathySmith (left) with Centreville DayCitizen of the Year Donna Smith.

From left are Capt. Ryan Morgan, MPO Sabrina Ruck,Sully District Supervisor Kathy Smith and Sgt. JohnTurner

Claudette Ward (left) receives her award fromCheryl Repetti.

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Spring Bank in Fair Lakes, Donna has over-seen greater participation in Centreville Dayover the last four years, culminating in thebank’s sponsorship of the History Train thisyear. And her enthusiastic volunteering in-cludes ringing the bell for Salvation Armyat our local Walmart, while belting outChristmas Carols. Surely, that was the rea-son a second bucket for donations wasneeded that day.”

Sully District Police Station,Centreville Day 2018 CommunityPartner

The Centreville Day Community PartnerAward isn’t an annual award; it’s only givenoccasionally to recognize partners who’vemade consistent contributions towardCentreville Day’s success.

“For 26 years, the Sully District Stationhas supported Centreville Day,” said Repetti.“It’s provided officers to patrol CentrevilleDay on bikes and foot, has closed the roadsto keep pedestrians safe from vehicles, hasparticipated in the parade, and gamelycoped with the 1,001 unexpected problemsan event such as Centreville Day presents.”

She also stressed that Capt. Dean Lay, thestation’s commander since September 2016– and his immediate predecessors, Capts.Bob Blakley and Ed O’Carroll – all enlargedthat tradition of support by participating inand helping expand the Centreville DaySafety Expo.

Capt. Ryan Morgan, Sgt. JohnTurner and MPO Sabrina Ruck

Being feted, as well, were three, SullyDistrict Station police officers who haveworked in liaison with the Centreville DayPlanning Committee. “These officers – Capt.Ryan Morgan, Sgt. John Turner and MPOSabrina Ruck have each gone above andbeyond their assigned duties and becomeenthusiastic, creative members of theCentreville Day team,” explained Repetti.“Knowing that Capt. Morgan and Sgt.Turner are moving on to new assignmentshas motivated the committee to recognizetheir contributions, the contributions oftheir colleagues and the leadership of Com-

Supervisor Michael R. Frey namedClaudette Ward as the very first Lady Fairfaxfrom the Sully District for her contributionsto local history and for her efforts towardhistoric preservation.

But that’s not all. Repetti said that, “OnClaudette’s 80th birthday, Ed Wenzel – oneof her compatriots in preservation struggles– said Claudette has ‘always been amongthe first responders on historic-preservationissues, be they at Centreville, Ox Hill,Fairfax or elsewhere, including cemeteries,historic buildings and earthworks. She hasbeen a tremendous advocate for the pres-ervation of Fairfax County’s heritage. Sheis a gracious and beloved lady and a trea-sure to all.’” Therefore, said Repetti, “It isour privilege to honor Claudette Ward forher lifetime achievements in historical re-search and preservation.”

Elizabeth and Lauren Bradshaw,Young Historian grant awardwinners

Twin sisters Lauren and ElizabethBradshaw received a $500 grant from theFriends of Historic Centreville for materi-als used to preserve the Orr Family cem-etery. Working with local historianClaudette Ward, plus Mary Lipsey of the

Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation As-sociation, the sisters cleared the overgrownand largely forgotten grounds.

Doing so revealed the modest, unmarkedfieldstones that were used to indicate some12 burial sites dating back to at least 1795,when John Orr – a supporter of the Ameri-can Revolution and a trustee of the town ofCentreville – died.

“The girls built a modern path throughthe cemetery to keep people from steppingon the small, head and foot stones andplanted periwinkle, sometimes called ‘cem-etery ivy,’” said Repetti. “An evergreen, peri-winkle was planted in cemeteries as a sym-bol of eternal life. The Friends of HistoricCentreville are pleased to see two youngpeople undertake a historic-preservationproject that will enhance the life of theircommunity.”

The sisters did the work for their GirlScout Silver Award project after discover-ing the cemetery in their Gate Post Estatescommunity in Centreville. “The cemeterybelonged to John D. Orr, who was a patriotand soldier in the 7th Virginia infantry inthe Revolutionary War,” explained Lauren.“He lived on a plantation in what is nowour neighborhood and donated over 200acres of land to present-day Centreville.”

The twins cleaned out and preserved thecemetery and, during Centreville Day, theyand various dignitaries rededicated it. Priorto that event, Lauren said, “This ceremonywill act to reinstate this cemetery, and wehope it will not fall into such disrepair again.Orr was a founding member of Centreville,and we feel that his cemetery should notbe forgotten.”

mander Lay and his predecessors. We can’tthank the Sully District police enough fortheir support.”

Claudette Ward, Centreville Day2018 Citizen of the Year and Hon-ored Community Historian

A lifelong resident of Centreville,Claudette Ward has given many hours ofservice to her community. She was presi-dent of the Ladies Auxiliary of Station 17’sVolunteer Fire Department, has been aleader in her church, was a member of theFairfax Center/Springfield District Land-UseCommittee and is a noted historian.

“She contributes to a number of local his-torical associations, including the Stuart-Mosby and the Fairfax County historicalsocieties and the Historic Centreville Soci-ety (HCS),” said Repetti. “As a member ofHCS’s Board of Directors, Claudette has re-mained steadfast in keeping the organiza-tion focused on its mission to educate thepublic about Centreville’s history.

“Toward that end, she’s written many ar-ticles based on her careful research into herfamily history and the history of theCentreville area. Many of her articles canbe found in issues of the HCS newsletter,The Millrace. And in 1992, Sully District



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WHITE HOUSE ORNAMENTSGFWC Western Fairfax County Woman’s Club is

selling 2018 White House Christmas ornaments.This year’s ornament honors the 33rd President,Harry Truman. The two-sided ornament illustrateschanges to the White House during the Trumanadministration, the Truman balcony, PresidentialSeal and renovation of the Blue Room. 2018ornaments cost $22. Proceeds benefit charity. Ordernow by calling 703-378-6841 or 703-378-6216. It ispossible to order previous years’ ornaments.

FOOD DRIVES

Scouting for Food. Starting Nov. 3, Scouts will postreminder flyers to homes throughout area, thenreturn to collect non-perishable food items that willnourish the area’s hungry on Nov. 10. Visitwww.ncacbsa.org for more.

Food for Fines. Nov. 1-30. Fairfax County PublicLibrary is hosting a food drive called “Food forFines.” Canned goods and other non-perishableitems collected during the drive will be donated toFood for Others, a not-for-profit food pantry andfood rescue operation that serves Fairfax County.Each item donated will erase $1 from a patron’soverdue fines up to a maximum of $15. Customersmay donate even if there are no fines accrued. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/food-fines for more.

SATURDAY/NOV. 10Incident Management Open House. 10 a.m.-2

p.m. at VDOT’s Northern Virginia District Office,4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax. An outdoor touch-a-

truck exhibit will feature a simulated crash scene tohelp the public see an incident from the perspectiveof first responders who work in the roadway everyday. Attendees can watch live demonstrations ofpatient extrication, towing recovery, droneoperations, and tree removal. An indoor expo willfeature booths for VDOT incident managementcoordinators, public affairs, safety manager, signaloperations, Safety Service Patrol, andTransportation Operations Center. The event willalso feature food trucks and a kids’ zone. Visitvdotopenhouse.eventbrite.com.

MONDAY/NOV. 12Reading Tutor Volunteers. 10 a.m.-noon at Sully

Government Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Assistance League of Northern Virginia, a501(c)(3) nonprofit, will hold its next monthlymeeting. Individuals looking to stay in touch withthe local community are invited to attend to learnmore about the organization’s programs. Pre-meeting social starts at 9:30 a.m. Free. [email protected] or visit www.alnv.org formore.

TUESDAY/NOV. 13NARFE Chapter Meeting. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at

American Legion Post 177, 3939 Oak St., Fairfax.NARFE Fairfax 737 luncheon meeting with apresentation on “Origins and History of the U. S.Flag” by Susan Trunzo, former FBI, and hearupdates to 2019 Blue Cross/Blue Shields HealthPlans. Register for luncheon ($11) by Nov. 9 at 703-280-2356.

American Legion Meeting. 7:30-9 p.m. at SullyDistrict Government Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. The American Legion is a veterans andcommunity service organization whose mission is tosupport veterans, promote patriotism, and workwith local communities on programs that supportAmericanism and Youth/Children such as Boys/GirlsState and Scouting. Post 1995 Centreville’s monthlymembership meetings are held the second Tuesdayof each month. The Post’s Auxiliary unit also meetsin an adjoining room. Family members are welcome.Free. Email [email protected].

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ONGOINGFitness for 50+. Daytime hours,

Monday-Friday at Sully SeniorCenter, 14426 Albemarle Point Place,Chantilly. Jazzercise Lite, ZumbaGold, Hot Hula Fitness (dancingPolynesian style), Strength Training,Qi Gong, Tai Chi and more.Membership is $48 a year, andwaivers are available. [email protected] or call703-322-4475.

History Volunteers Needed. FairfaxStation Railroad Museum needshistory buffs. The Museum offers avariety of volunteer opportunities inMuseum events, programs andadministration. [email protected] or call703-945-7483 to exploreopportunities. The Museum is locatedat 11200 Fairfax Station Road inFairfax Station. It is open everySunday, except holidays, from 1-4p.m. www.fairfax-station.org, 703-425-9225.

Art Guild of Clifton Exhibit. 10a.m.-8 p.m. at Clifton Wine Shop,7145 Main St., Clifton. Includes oilpaintings of European settings;doors, windows, and flower shops.Free. Call 703-409-0919.

Carolina Shag Dance. Wednesdays,6:30-10 p.m. at Arlington/FairfaxElks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd.,Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m.; nopartners needed; dinner menu at6:45 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.nvshag.org.

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.

Live After Five. Fridays at 5:30 p.m.at The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway, Centreville. Every Fridaynight a band plays on the patio of thewinery. Free to attend. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for a fullschedule.

Mondays are Family Night. 5-7 p.m.at Villagio, 7145 Main St. $45 for afamily of four. Call 703-543-2030.

PET ADOPTIONSAdopt a Dog. Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. at

Petco, 13053 Lee Jackson Highway.Visit hart90.org.

Adopt a Dog. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson MemorialHwy. Adopt a puppy or dog.Visitaforeverhome.org.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org.

LIBRARY FUNToddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and

11:30 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.

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.

Lego Block Party. Every otherSaturday at 10:30 a.m. at theChantilly Library, 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.

Legos Kids Club. Every otherTuesday, 10:30 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Thousands ofLegos for children to play with. Ages6-12. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

Starlight Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 7 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Stories under the stars for ages4-8. Wear pajamas and bring stuffedfriends. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

THURSDAY/NOV. 8Biscuit and Butter Making. At

Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Bringhomeschool students (ages 6-12) orgroup of students for hands-onlearning designed to enrichunderstanding of Fairfax Countyhistory. Explore food productionfrom garden to table, play historicalgames and make a toy. Bring a picniclunch and stroll the park before orafter the program. Children must beaccompanied by an adult. Call fortimes, 703- 631-0013 or visit onlineat www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.

SATURDAY/NOV. 10HomeAid Northern Virginia’s 17th

Annual Gala & Auction. 6:30p.m. at Lansdowne Resort & Spa,44050 Woodridge Pkwy, Leesburg.Celebrate a successful year ofbuilding better lives for thoseexperiencing homelessness in ourcommunity with Chantilly-basedHomeAid’s “Give me Shelter” Cirquethemed gala. $225. Call 571-283-6300 or visit www.homeaidnova.org.

SUNDAY/NOV. 11Railroad Museum Exhibits. 1-4 p.m.

at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. Take a stepback in time and discover the FairfaxStation Railroad Museum and therole it played in the history ofNorthern Virginia. Ages 16 and older,$4; 5-15, $2; 4 and under, free. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org,www.facebook.com/FFXSRR, or call703-425-9225.

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SATURDAY/NOV. 17Civil War Tour. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum andsites in Clifton, Centreville, 11200Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station.Blake Myers, noted Civil WarHistorian, will lead a history tour of

interesting Civil War sites in andaround Fairfax, Clifton andCentreville. Meet at the Museum.Wear comfortable walking shoes andappropriate clothing for walkingthrough wooded areas. Museummembers, $20; non-members, $30.Register in advance and pay bySquare at squareup.com/store/fairfax-station-railroad-museum.com.Payment may also be made the dayof the Tour with cash, check orcredit. Register [email protected]. Call703-425-9225 or visit www.fairfax-station.org.

Develop a Love for History Early.10-10:45 a.m. at Sully Historic Site,3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.Open young minds to the wonders ofhistory this fall. In the “History forSmall Fries” program at SullyHistoric Site, children age 1-5 willenjoy a story and craft as theydiscover how things were in theolden days. Through their senses,children can experience howdifferent things smelled, looked orworked. $8 per child, and childrenmust be accompanied by an adult.Call 703-437-1794 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site.

Achievement Week Luncheon. 2p.m. at The Waterford Fair Oaks,12025 Lee Jackson MemorialHighway, Fairfax. Baltimore RavensGeneral Manager Ozzie Newsomewill be the guest of honor for theOmicron Kappa Kappa (OKK)Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’sAchievement Week Luncheon torecognize individuals at the local andinternational level who havecontributed to community uplift.OKK’s 2018 award recipients areVirginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, whowill be honored as Citizen of theYear; Westfield High School footballcoach Kyle Simmons, Sportsman ofthe Year, and Reston Chamber ofCommerce President and CEO MarkIngrao, who will receive theCommunity Service Award. Chapteraward recipients are Gordon Person,Omega Man of the Year; Earl Smith,Superior Service, and Roscoe Nance,Founders Award. Visit www.okk-ques.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 24-25Fairfax Ballet Company’s

Nutcracker. Saturday, 2 and 7p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. at W.T.Woodson High School, Fairfax. TheFairfax Ballet Company presents thefull-length production of “TheNutcracker,” the family-friendlyholiday tradition. Companymembers, along with students fromthe Russell School of Ballet andGeorge Mason University, andprofessional guest artists, join Claraand her Nutcracker Prince in amagical journey through a winterwonderland. $15-$30. Tickets areavailable atfairfaxnutcracker2018.brownpapertickets.comor at the door beginning one hourbefore each show. [email protected] or call 703-665-9427 for more information.

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For those with seemingly endless to-do lists, taking a nap or sleepinglate might seem like a luxury theycan’t afford. Foregoing sleep in lieu

of checking email, doing laundry or study-ing for an exam, could decrease the qualityof those tasks.

“Two well-known effects of inadequatesleep are cognitive processing problems in-cluding attention, storing information andretrieving information from memory,” saidDr. Linda Gulyn, professor of psychology atMarymount University. “That’s why some-one who is consistently sleepy has difficultyin classes, getting work done, and takingtests. This is problematic especially for highschool and college students.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention recommends that school-aged chil-dren get nine to 12 hours of sleep eachnight, teenagers get eight to 10 hours,adults 18-65 get seven to eight and adults65 and older get seven to eight hours. TheCDC also reports that one in three peopledon’t get enough sleep.

“This country is very achievement-ori-ented. It’s go, go, go and we think that sleep-ing is for wimps,” said Adam Winsler, Ph.D.professor of applied developmental psychol-ogy at George Mason University and lead

author of an article published in the Jour-nal of Youth and Adolescence called “Sleep-less in Fairfax …”

But in addition to a decrease in produc-tivity, a lack of adequate sleep can have anegative impact on one’s overall wellbeing.Winsler’s study looked at 39,000 8th, 10th

and 12th graders in Fairfax County. The re-searchers recorded the average number ofhour of sleep the teens get each night andfound that sleep deprivation can have aprofound impact on mental health and cer-tain behaviors. “We found that getting eightto nine hours of sleep each night lowers therisk of underage drinking, smoking and se-

rious drug use in kids and adolescence. Eachhour more of sleep a night adolescents getis associated with less depression, suicide,and drug use for teens,” said Winsler. “Butgenerally, the reality is that most kids andteens are considered deprived. A lack ofsleep hurts them emotionally and can makethem feel depressed and grumpy. Youngerchildren who don’t get adequate sleep canexperience problems with self-control andbehavior regulation.”

“When we are tired, we are more likelyto be agitated and this affects social rela-tionships. [Someone who’s sleep deprived]might have a tough time completing tasks,”added Gulyn.

There are physical and mental health ben-efits to getting proper sleep, says Dr. JeromeShort, a clinical psychologist and associateprofessor of psychology at George MasonUniversity who has also studied the effectof sleep patterns on overall health andwellness. “Sleep clears the brain of toxicproteins, repairs muscles, and restores theimmune system. Adequate sleep is associ-ated with less obesity, diabetes, heart dis-ease, and cancer,” he said. “In recent re-search with college students, I found thatthe combination of vigorous exercise andsleep satisfaction led to next day positivemood, he said. “The combination of mod-erate exercise and longer sleep led to re-

duced negative mood.”“During sleep, the body releases hor-

mones that stimulate growth, increasemuscle mass, and repair cells and tissues,”said Julia Dorsey, RN, School Public HealthNurse – Fairfax County Health Department.“Hormones also help boost the immune sys-tem to better fight infection. Chronic sleepdeficiency is linked to an increased risk ofobesity and type II diabetes, as well as heartdisease, high blood pressure, and stroke.”

ADEQUATE SLEEP can be elusive in asocial environment where social media andinformation on demand are prevalent. “It’scritical to reduce screen time before bed andnot allow video games and computers andphones use late at night,” said Winsler.“Dimming the lights and doing calming ac-tivities also helps. One big ussie is that teenssleep with their phones next to them andthe phones vibrate and wake them up.”

“Daily exercise, reduced light, physicalcomfort, and a regular sleep routine of go-ing to bed and getting up at the same timeincrease duration of, and satisfaction with,sleep,” added Dr. Jerome Short.

To improve the quality of one’s sleep,Gulyn advises that “if sleep problems areassociated with excessive worry or depres-sion, then it’s important to seek professionaladvice.”

A Good Night’s Sleep The impact of sleep deprivationand how to avoid it.

Avoiding activities like playingvideo games before bed can im-prove the quality of one’s sleep,says researchers.

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By Will Palenscar

For the second consecutive week, heavy rainspoured down on local games throughout theregion. For the 34th consecutive game, the

Westfield Bulldogs have poured it on each of theiropponents. Since 2014 Westfield has not lost a con-ference regular season game.

Early in the first quarter Westfield’s Riley Nugentkicked a 22-yard field goal to give Westfield and early3-0 advantage. However, Chantilly responded whenDylan Sparks ran into the end zone to give Chantillya 7-3 advantage after a successful extra point by WillHughes.

The second quarter wouldn’t go as well for thehome team Chargers. Westfield’s Joe Clancy ran infrom 4 yards out with 8:14 to play in the half, andafter a successful extra point by Riley NugentWestfield took a 10-7 advantage. Later in the quar-ter Noah Kim would rush in from 4 yards out to in-crease the Bulldogs lead to 17-7 with 4:44 until half-time. In the third quarter Westfield would add an-other touchdown with 10:04 when Joe Clancy ranin from 6 yards out for his second touchdown of thegame. Riley Nugent’s extra point was unsuccessful,and so the score remained 23-7. Roughly 6 minuteslater Chantilly QB Tyler O’Reilly would run in to getChantilly within 10 points. Chantilly would elect togo for a 2-point conversion to attempt to bring thegame to a one possession game. That attempt failed,

and Westfield remained atop 23-13.In the fourth quarter Westfield QB Noah Kim ran

in for his second touchdown of the game on a 12-yard run. Westfield elected to go for a two-point con-version, which was unsuccessful. Both teams wouldgo scoreless for the remaining 7:16 of play, for a 29-13 Westfield win.

Westfield (10-0) (4-0) will play Yorktown (6-4) (4-1) in the first round of the playoffs. Westfield willhave home field advantage throughout the playoffs.Chantilly ends their season at (3-7) (1-3). Westfieldwas led by Eugene Asantes’s 45 yards rushing. IsaiahDaniel ran for 31 as did QB Noah Kim. Kim wouldalso run for two scores. Joe Clancy would rush for12 yards and two touchdowns. Taylor Morin caught3 passes for 96 yards. Chantilly was led by TylerO’Reilly 11 carries, 163 yards, 1 TD (34 yard TD);Dylan Sparks 28 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD (2 yardTD); Mike Tacinelli 3 receptions 20 yards; and TylerO’Reilly 3/7, 20 yards.

Head Coach Seth Curry of Chantilly stated afterthe game, “I am very proud of our guys and theireffort; they rallied around each other, had a greatweek of practice, came out prepared and fought un-til the end. I am fortunate to have a great coachingstaff and they had our boys ready to play. Westfieldis not only the gold standard in our district but theyalso set the standard for the entire state, and ourguys didn’t flinch. Westfield is a great team with greatplayers and a tremendous coaching staff.”

The Westfield Bulldogs are 2018 Concorde District Champions, finishing the regularseason (10-0) (4-0).

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Coach of the Year-Kyle Simmons- WestfieldKick Returner-Saadiq Hinton- WestfieldOffensive All Purpose Player-Jordan WrightOffensive Player of the Year-Noah Kim - QB- WestfieldRunning Backs-Anthony Ramos – CentrevilleDylan Sparks - ChantillyBrandon Walker -MadisonPlace Kicker-William Hughes – ChantillyTight Ends-Joe Clancy -WestfieldJohn Finney- MadisonTaylor Morin -Westfield

Bizzet Woodley – WestfieldQuarterback-Noah Kim- WestfieldCenter-Brian Jewell – WestfieldOffensive Linemen-Lamar Horner- CentrevilleAndres Sagastuma – ChantillyCollin Gardner – MadisonCole Ohr- WestfieldPunt Returner-Max Wysocki – MadisonDefensive All-Purpose PlayerCary Dickinson – CentrevilleDefensive Player of the YearEugene Asante – WestfieldDefensive Backs-Nick Anderson- Centreville

Max Wysocki - MadisonSaadiq Hinton- WestfieldTaylor Morin- WestfieldPunter-Mark Applegate- OaktonLinebackers-Tre Maxwell - CentrevilleLamar Horner- CentrevilleJosh Barker – MadisonEugene Asante- WestfieldDefensive Ends-Nicky Kuzemka – CentrevilleCasey Counts- MadisonGavin Thomas- CentrevilleJoe Clancy- WestfieldDylan Gepford- Westfield

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‘Curious’mate the power of ‘disabled’ people, but thatthere’s more to them than meets the eye.They’ll also have a greater appreciation forlife as a whole.”

Narrating the show and playingChristopher’s teacher, Siobhan, is sopho-more Ysanne Sterling. “She’s kind, patientand compassionate, almost like a motherfigure to Christopher because his mom isdead,” said Sterling. “She’s also good atreading people and piecing things together,and she’s trusted by everyone she knows.”

Sterling enjoys acting with her castmates;but for her, the role is also personal. “Mylittle sister is mildly autistic,” she said. “Soit’s cool to play someone so close to an au-tistic character because I can relate to her.”

She said the audience will like how “wildand insightful” the show is, while gettingto see how Christopher’s mind works. “Andthey’ll be able to tell how much fun we’rehaving doing this play,” added Sterling. “Allof us are onstage, the whole time, and wemake up the physical scenery that comestogether to enhance what’s happening inthe story.”

Sophomore Makayla Parker portrays oneof Christopher’s neighbors, Mrs. Alexander.“She’s friendly and outgoing and wants tobe his friend,” said Parker. “She’s just a niceperson and knows all the neighborhoodgossip.”

“It’s fun playing her, but it’s also challeng-ing because she’s elderly and British,” con-tinued Parker. “But it helps me stretch asan actor, and I like interacting with Chris-topher.”

As for the show, she said people will learn“a lot about speaking with autistic peoplein real life. They’ll also like the story’s mys-tery. Many people try to help Christopheron his journey — and it’s a struggle for him— but they help in their own ways.”

Playing Christopher’s father, Ed, is seniorMaxwell Leitch. “He’s a caring father, butisn’t without flaws,” said Leitch. “He hasquite a temper and has had to deal with alot after his wife left him. He told Christo-pher his mother died, but she really couldn’tdeal with the pressure of raising an autisticchild. She left when he was a young boy.”

However, added Leitch, “As Christophergets older and is becoming his own person,Ed’s losing control over him. He’s trying tobe the best father he can be, but he doesn’talways make the right decisions and some-times yells at Christopher. But it’s becausehe’s afraid of losing everything.”

Leitch’s own dad is from England, so heidentifies with Ed’s mannerisms and wayof speaking. “I love acting, and it’s fasci-nating trying to explore someone else’scharacter and delve into their past,” he said.“I like to make people feel the emotions mycharacter is feeling, and Ed has lots of emo-tions to show.”

Leitch said the play has messages of “fa-therly love, exploring yourself and becom-ing an individual. It’s a growing up, com-ing-of-age story for Christopher, so it’s re-latable to everyone. It’s very interesting, andI’m excited about the way we’re doing it;it’ll be really entertaining for the audienceto watch.”

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel: burping, hiccuping, coughing, “expectorating,”

nose bleeding, nose blowing, “gassing,” gur-gling and “nauseating.”

If this were football, I’d likely receive a pen-alty for piling on: too much not of a good thing.

For me, it’s just another day in cancer’s side-effect paradise. For my wife, Dina, how-

so to speak. Aside from how cancer makes you look and feel, there is also an element of how it makes you sound.

just more self-aware. But there’s only so much one can do, or quite frankly, want to do to manage/control one’s sights and sounds.

After all, side effects are sort of the cost of doing business in the medical/pharmaceutical world. And though every patient doesn’t expe-rience identical symptoms, we’re all warned equally that there could be trouble in them “thar” pills. Part of that trouble is internal: what you feel, and part of that trouble is external: what you see and hear. And depending upon what medication you’re receiving, you could be experiencing side effects that manifest more like main effects.

Generally speaking, unless I was really uncomfortable and/or insistent when speaking to my oncologist, he has refrained from treating side effects – too much. His thinking has been that too many pills treating too many side effects makes Kenny an extraordinarily dull and dependent boy, and likely makes matters worse. Granted, there have been exceptions.

But prescribing an ever-increasing number and variety of pills seems akin to chasing one’s own tail. It may be amusing to look at (if you’re a cat or dog owner), but it’s a hell of a price to pay for a minimal amount of relief. You may not be any worse for the wear, but neither are you any better off than when you started.

Obviously, in the cancer-treatment world, there’s going to be some discomfort, and I have been prescribed some side-effect medication accordingly: for a skin rash, for constipation, to boost my appetite, for pain and for neuropathy. But overall, to ease my worried brow, we’ve tried to stay away from letting side effects affect my primary care.

Unfortunately, the reality is, every med-ication, every treatment, every procedure produces side effects. Trying to keep your eye on the ball during multiple processes, can become challenging. And though it may not be rocket science, it is medicine/science which for a Humanities graduate like me is as unnatural as it can possibly be.

All I understand is trying not to make mat-ters worse, but when you’ve been diagnosed as “terminal,” which I was, things have already become worse. Ergo, knowing how to manage your situation so as not to exaggerate the chal-lenge you already face itself becomes a side effect for which there’s very little treatment.

Knowing when to add or subtract medica-tions, knowing when to change one’s infusion medicine, knowing when to schedule infu-sion intervals and knowing when to schedule diagnostic scans, are all wrenching emotional decisions which might have life-ending conse-quences so these decisions do carry the weight of the world. And though my father always told me that I had broad shoulders (meaning I could carry the weight), I have never been tested as I have these last nearly 10 years.

Having survived for as long as I have, pre-sumably, I have made some correct decisions. Nevertheless, I still feel like I’m one wrong move from disaster. And it’s never more clear to me then when I’m listening to what I’m hearing.

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