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For the first time since2010, Braddock Super-visor John Cook votedto approve the budget.

Board of SupervisorsChairman SharonBulova

Springfield SupervisorPat Herrity was thelone dissenter in theboards 9-1 vote for theFY2014 budget.

Media and the public attend the first FY2014 budget presentation byCounty Executive Edward L. Long, Jr. on Feb. 26.

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Budget Reflects ‘Increasing Needs, Decreasing Revenues’Supervisors approveone-cent increase inproperty tax rate.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

By a 9-1 vote, the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervi-sors approved a one-centincrease in the property tax

rate during its FY2014 budget mark-up session on Tuesday, April 23, whichmeans the average homeowner willpay about $216 more next fiscal year.

The tax rate increase equals $20.6million in additional revenue forFairfax County.

THE MARKED-UP BUDGET in-cludes a real estate tax rate of $1.085per $100 of assessed value, a one-centincrease from the $1.075 rate in FY2013. The increase is less than the

two-cent increaseproposed byCounty ExecutiveEdward Long onFeb. 26.

“This budget is aresponsible fiscalplan that reflectsour current diffi-cult economicsituation,” saidFairfax CountyBOS ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-at-large). “It helpsto restore struc-tural balance aswe continue tostruggle with in-creasing needs,decreasing rev-enues, and theimpacts of seques-tration and eco-nomic uncer-tainty.”

Braddock Su-pervisor JohnCook joined his

colleagues in supporting the “compro-mise” budget, the first time the Repub-lican has voted for the budget since2010.

“It was a tough vote. There are nogood, simple answers to the positionthe county is in. We need economicgrowth to keep what we have andwhen it stalls out, that’s a problem,”Cook said after the vote Tuesday.

Cook strongly criticized the FederalGovernment’s inaction, and noted theimpact that had on the Fairfax Countybudget.

“We should have had an 8 percentgrowth in commercial real estate thisyear. Instead we had 0 percent. We

could have done better, adding thatthe one-penny increase translates intoa 4.5 percent increase on the averagehomeowner. He noted that increasedassessments for townhouse and condoowners mean those residents will seea $700 increase in their tax bills.

“For the first time in recent memory,our citizens are seeing significant taxincreases at all three levels of govern-ment,” Herrity said. “Our furloughedresidents do not have the option ofraising revenue, they must make dif-ficult cuts in their family’s budgets andthat is what we shouldbe doing.”

Herrity said thatmany Fairfax Countyhomeowners are strug-gling as they try tonavigate an uncertainfuture.

“I am disappointedthat yet again we havebalanced the budget onthe backs of ourhomeowners,” Herritysaid. “We as a boardspend a lot of time talk-ing about helpingpeople in need, I can only say thatwhen it came time to tax them, theywere sadly forgotten.”

Cook said he advocated to keep thetax rate at FY2013 levels, but decidedthat he could be more effective workingwith his colleagues rather than simplyvoting no on any proposed tax increase.

“Had I voted no, the final rate wouldhave been higher,” Cook said. “By be-ing involved, I was able to successfullyexert some leverage on the board tohelp get the final rate reduced by onepenny. Despite some misgivings, I be-lieve this budget is a difficult compro-mise in a difficult year. That is why Isupported it.”

IN THE BUDGET, the board reaf-firmed its commitment to work withemployee groups to develop and re-fine an overall pay structure that in-vests in our workforce and helps inrecruiting and retaining high qualityemployees.

“Our employees have continued toprovide quality services to our resi-dents with professionalism and dedi-cation, even in the face of pay freezesand tough economic times,” Bulovasaid. “Their efforts have not gone un-noticed by this body. The creation ofa fair and sustainable compensationpackage for implementation in FY2015 is a critical element in the long-term stability of the countyworkforce.”

The Board of Supervisors will adoptthe FY2014 Budget on April 30. TheFY2014 Budget Mark-up as well asother background materials is postedat www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/.

Highlights of the package include:❖ Increases the Real Estate Tax Rate by one cent, from the current $1.075 to $1.085 rather,

than the advertised two cent increase;❖ Increases property taxes by approximately $216 on the average household;❖ Closes a projected budget shortfall of $169 million;❖ Includes $20.52 million in county agency reductions;❖ Creates an $8.1 million reserve to address the impact of sequestration and federal cuts;❖ Transfers to Fairfax County Public Schools total $1.89 billion or 52.7 percent of total county

disbursements. The 2 percent increase is less than the school board’s budget request, but providesfunds to address their projected increase in the student population;

❖ Provides no increase in compensation for county employees, with the exception of longevitystep increases included in the advertised budget;

❖ In addition, the total number of county staff positions will be reduced by 41, which includesthe elimination of 83 positions, offset by 42 new positions.

“We as aboard spenda lot of timetalking abouthelpingpeople inneed, I canonly say thatwhen it cametime to taxthem, theywere sadlyforgotten.”

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wouldn’t be in this circumstance if thatgrowth had occurred. The commercial dropisn’t because our businesses aren’t ready todo business, it’s because they are waitingfor the Federal Government to do some-thing,” Cook said. “It is a bipartisan failureof the White House and Congress, of Demo-crats and Republicans.”

Cook called the Fairfax County budget a

“true compromise.”“Not one person on the board got every-

thing he or she wanted. In tough economictimes it’s important for us all to come to-gether and craft a budget together. That’swhat we did this year and for that reason Ivoted for it.”

But Supervisor Pat Herrity, one of threeRepublicans on the board, said the board

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John Cook (R-Braddock)

Springfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Opinion

The Connection Newspapers wondozens of awards from the VirginiaPress Association, with winnersannounced on Saturday, April 20,

in Norfolk.The Connection project, Insiders Guide to the

Parks of Fairfax County, published in our New-comers and Community Guides, won a tophonor of Best in Show for Art. The project alsowon first place for informational graphics.Spearheaded and researched by Jean Card,who also designed the pages, with photogra-phy by Craig Sterbutzel and map design byLaurence Foong, Insiders Guide to the Parksled judges to say: “This is chock-full of infor-mation. It probably leaves readers with nounanswered questions. Colors and typographywork well together. The down-page photo andtext wrap features are nice touches.”

A multi-part series on immigration spear-headed by Victoria Ross won first place forin-depth or investigative writing. The Connec-tion devoted multiple pages in multiple edi-tions for multiple weeks to exhaustive report-ing on immigration. “This entry clearly stoodout above the rest in this category,” said judgesof Ross’s work. “The author portrayed an ex-cellent mix of data and human stories in cov-ering all of the facets of this topic. It was ob-vious she spent a great deal of time workingon this in-depth series. This was extremelycomprehensive, well rounded and objective.This was not just reports, numbers and databut a terrific compilation of human stories,personal experiences, challenges and a greatdeal of hope.” See the entire immigrationpackage at www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/Immigration/.

Alexandria Gazette Packet reporters took allthree awards for In-depth or Investigative Re-porting in their division, one circulation cat-egory above the Connection papers. NicholasHorrock won first place, In-depth or investi-gative reporting, for a multi-part series onPotomac Yard. “Great reporting job and ex-tremely thorough,” said judges.

Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet,won second place also for In-depth or investi-gative reporting for Guns From the South.Michael Lee Pope, won third place in the samecategory, for Looking Behind the Numbers.

Kenneth Lourie won first place for ColumnWriting. Judge’s comment: “An exceptionallyfriendly, down-home writing style. The best ofthe group without a doubt.”

Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, firstplace, Alexandria Gazette Packet: Informa-tional Graphics.

Nikki Cheshire, an intern for the Great FallsConnection, garnered a first place award for herdramatic breaking news photo, a helicopter res-cue at Great Falls Park. See the award winningphoto at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pho-tos/2012/jun/11/18271/.

Bonnie Hobbs won first place for publicsafety writing in the Centre View and sec-

AWARD WINNERSSPECIAL AWARD: BEST IN SHOW, NON-DAILY

ARTWORK❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County.

FIRST PLACE WINNERS❖ Victoria Ross, Springfield Connection: In-depth or

Investigative Reporting, Immigration❖ Nicholas Horrock, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting, Potomac Yard❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County

❖ Nikki Cheshire, Great Falls Connection: BreakingNews Photo, Rescue at Great Falls

❖ Deb Cobb, Mount Vernon Gazette: Online Slideshow,Daily Patrols Take to the Water

❖ Deb Cobb, Reston Connection: General news photo,Freezin’ for a Reason

❖ Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, AlexandriaGazette Packet: Informational Graphics

❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Centre View North: Public SafetyWriting

❖ Kenneth Lourie, Arlington Connection: ColumnWriting

❖ Alex McVeigh, Oak Hill/Herndon Connection:Education Writing, The Human Element of Learning

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Arlington Connection: MultimediaNews Report, Secret Police

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Business and Financial Writing

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: BreakingNews Writing

SECOND PLACE WINNERS❖ Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-depth

or investigative reporting, Guns From the South❖ Jean Card, Mount Vernon Gazette: Page Design❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Fairfax Connection: Public Safety

Writing❖ Louise Krafft, Mount Vernon Gazette: Picture Story

or Essay, Mount Vernon Graduation 2012❖ Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria

Gazette Packet: Combination Picture and Story,Memorial Day

❖ Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: Sports NewsPhoto, Santiago Valdez

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Headline Writing

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Column Writing.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions:Insider’s Guide.

❖ Kemal Kurspahic, Amna Rehmatulla, Chelsea Bryan,Laurence Foong, Stuart Moll and Geovani Flores,Great Falls Connection: General Makeup.

THIRD PLACE WINNERS❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting: Looking Behind theNumbers

❖ Laurence Foong, Alexandria Gazette Packet: PageDesign

❖ Laurence Foong, The Fairfax Connection:Informational Graphics

❖ Mary Kimm, Fairfax Connection: Editorial Writing;five editorials about education

❖ Louise Krafft, Arlington Connection: Sports FeaturePhoto.Louise Krafft, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Picture Story or Essay, Celebrating the Irish.

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Multimedia News Report, Schools in Crisis

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: FeatureSeries or Continuing Story, Horses and GravesVersus Road Widening

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: Health,Science and Environmental Writing.

❖ Jon Roetman, Arlington Connection: Sports Writing.❖ Steven Mauren, Jean Card, Geovani Flores, Laurence

Foong and Stuart Moll, Alexandria Gazette Packet:General Makeup.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions,Children’s Edition.

MDDCThe Potomac Almanac, a Connection Newspaper

located in Potomac, Md., competes in the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, and won at least sixpress association awards, which will be formallyannounced on May 17 at the MDDC Press awardsluncheon. Susan Belford, John Byrd, LaurenceFoong, Ken Moore (2) and Staff were named aswinners.

Connection Guide to Parks Wins ‘Best in Show’Investigative reporting, in depth coverage,education writing, photography, art, design,sports, garner Virginia Press Association honors.

ond place for public safety writing in theFairfax Connection. Judges said: “Althoughthe cases featured in these entries were sen-sational, which made them interesting in andof themselves, the writer maintained thereaders’ interest by her excellent storytellingability. The stories not only conveyed factsbut also emotion. The coverage was compre-hensive and thorough with no questions leftunanswered.”

Alex McVeigh won first place for EducationWriting, first published in the Oak Hill-Herndon Connection.

Photographer Deb Cobb won first place foran online slide show of coverage of daily pa-trols on the water in the Mount Vernon Gazette.See it at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pho-tos/galleries and search for Daily Marine Pa-trols. Cobb also won first place for general newsphoto for her photo of “Freezin’ for a Reason,”the polar bear plunge into Lake Anne.

Mike Pope won first place for breaking newsfor coverage of “New Leadership at GunstonHall.”

Pope also won third place for continuingcoverage for “Horses and Graves Versus RoadWidening” in the Mount Vernon Gazette, andthird place for Mount Vernon Health, Scienceand Environmental Writing Portfolio.

The staff of Great Falls Connection won sec-ond place for overall excellence (generalmakeup). Judges said: “Although the tabloidformat and general design has a ‘features’ feel,this is a beautiful paper. The text, use of colorand section delineation makes it very easy toread and follow both news and features. Allcover selections draw you in.”

Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alex-andria Gazette Packet: Combination Pictureand Story for Memorial Day. Judge’s comment:“A variety of great photos neatly presentedhelps tell the story of this important day.”

Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: SportsNews Photo Santiago Valdez. Judge’s com-ment: “Great Exposure.”

Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria GazettePacket: Headline Writing. Judge’s comment:“Think you can’t say much in two words? Thisentry disproves that. I particularly like ‘BovineIntervention’ with the subhead ‘Del Ray’s HolyCow, ACT partner for local charities.

Louise Krafft won second place for picturestory or essay for her coverage of the MountVernon High School graduation.

Jean Card won second place for page designin the Mount Vernon Gazette.

The Mount Vernon Gazette won secondplace for special section for the August Insid-ers Edition, Community and NewcomersGuide; and third place for special edition forthe Children’s Gazette.

Mary Kimm won third place, editorial writ-ing, for a package of education editorials.

Find all of the award-winning coverageat www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, un-der Awards.

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Did You Know …AUTISM❖ is a developmental disability that can significantly impact communication,

social skills and behavior;❖ is four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls;❖ affects 1 in 50 children in the United States, according to the Centers for

Disease Control;❖ and is considered an urgent public health concern by the Center for Disease

Control (CDC).What works:❖ Early identification and treatment can significantly improve long term

outlook;❖ and intensive intervention, using the scientific principles of applied behavior

analysis (ABA), is effective in teaching adaptive and academic skills.❖ FCPS serves students with autism using ABA at the preschool, elementary

and secondary levels.(Information provided by Fairfax County Public Schools.)❖ The FY 2013 budget for the ABA program is $3,246,836, which includes

funding school-based positions, professional development, supportpositions and allocation of instructional resources. A detailed description ofbudget allocations for this program can be found at http://www.fcps.edu/fs/budget/documents/approved/FY13/FY2013ProgramBudget.pdf.

For more information about Fairfax County Public School’s autism services, goto the following sites:

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/sei/ABA/FAQs.shtml andhttp://www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/newsletter/docs/

AutismAwarenessResources.pdf.

A Beautiful Mind Powerful play takes students inside the mind of autistic teen.By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In 1996, Bernie DeLeo wasexactly where he thought heshould be.

A former actor-turned-film producer and writer, DeLeowas living in New York City withhis wife and young son. He hadan agent, and had just gotten workon a sitcom—Life’s Work—starringMichael O’Keefe.

But one weekend, while he wasin Los Angeles, he got a call fromhis wife that irrevocably changedthe course of his life. Charlie, his3-year-old son, had been diag-nosed with Asperger’s Syndrome,a form of autism.

“When you hear the ‘A’ worddropped, you think the worst, thatyour child won’t be able to com-municate and will never live anindependent life,” DeLeo said.

Although behavioral therapywas beginning to emerge as theprimary treatment for many formsof autism, some doctors still reliedheavily on medications in the1990s. And Asperger’s Syndrome(AS)—which did not become adistinct diagnosis until 1994—wasnot well understood by many inthe medical community.

People with AS, for example,have some traits of autism. Theymay have poor social skills, preferroutine and not like change. Butunlike many children on the au-tism spectrum, children withAsperger’s usually start to talk be-fore 2 years of age, when speechnormally starts to develop.

Experts now believe that adultswith AS can learn to understandtheir own strengths and weak-nesses. And they can improve theirsocial skills.

“Charlie has a sense of humorabout himself,” DeLeo said. “Helikes history, especially Greek andRoman history, and he uploads

The cast of “TheOther Room”poses with theirnew trophy fortheir first VHSLState Champion-ship since 1998.SophomoresBonnie McClellanand Will Shipleywere both recog-nized as Outstand-ing Performers.

facts about everything and spitsthem back out at you.”

The DeLeos quickly learned thatwhile specialized services wereavailable for their son, they hadto fight for them. And whenCharlie was old enough to enterpublic school, the DeLeos decidedto move back to Virginia, becauseof the programs and services of-fered by Northern Virginia publicschools.

“My wife grew up in McLean andwe met at Catholic University. Weknew the area, and thought itwould be a good fit for all of us,”DeLeo said.

He and his wife moved to FallsChurch, and put their son in Tho-mas Jefferson Elementary School.

“Charlie had a really inspiringteacher at the school, and I wasspending a lot of time there, vol-unteering. I liked hanging with

kids. And my entertainment careerwas just too up and down. Ithought maybe this is where Ishould be, teaching kids.”

DeLeo thought about being adrama teacher, but he said hedidn’t want to be “that cynical”drama teacher.

“You know, I didn’t want to bethe guy who’s bitter, and is like‘hey kids, forget your dreams. Thisbusiness chews you up and spits

you out,’” DeLeo said in his mockscenery-chewing voice. “I didn’twant to be the guy who says no.”

Sometimes, DeLeo learned, lifedoesn’t care what you want.

He became a special educationteacher at Marshall Road Elemen-tary in Vienna—where he taughtemotionally disturbed students ina self-contained program—for

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four tough years.“Being a special-education

teacher was the hardest thing I’veever done. I’ve been hit, spit at,kicked, bit, cursed, you name it—but it was a great place to start ateaching career, working with kidswho needed the most support,” hesaid.

DeLeo transitioned to teachingdrama in 2008 at Thoreau MiddleSchool, also in Vienna, where hewelcomed special education stu-dents who wanted to be onstage.

“I saw that many of these kidsfelt at home in drama class. It’s aplace where kids can expressthemselves and try on new identi-ties.”

In fact, Charlie, who learned hehad a great singing voice, brokeout of his shell when a teacher casthim in “A Midsummer Night’sDream.”

DeLeo’s life took another unex-pected turn this year, when he be-came the drama teacher at WestSpringfield High School, followinghis friend and mentor MarkGreenfelder, former principal andboss at Thoreau.

DeLeo decided to tackle a one-act drama called “The OtherRoom,” an avant-garde work thattakes place in an empty class-room—and the mind of an autis-tic child.

“I saw it at the Kennedy Centerin 2008, and was just blownaway,” DeLeo said. “I thought itwas a good portrayal of a teenagerdealing with autism, and I felt itwas important to show peoplehow autistics struggle to commu-nicate and build relationships.”

DeLeo’s insight helped guide theperformances of the young cast.West Springfield sophomore Will-iam Shipley plays the lead charac-ter, Austin, a brilliant teenage as-tronomer who happens to haveautism. Student Bonnie McClellan,also a sophomore, portrays Lilly,Austin’s popular classmate whohappens to have an interest in as-tronomy.

When an after-school encounterleads to a growing connection be-tween them, Austin’s imagination,intelligence and constant strugglesto connect with the world are re-vealed in the form of four charac-ters who symbolize his inner life.They appear onstage behind bars,

in the cell that represents Austin’smind.

“I didn’t know a whole lot aboutautism before this play,” Shipleysaid. “Mr. DeLeo helped me withthe gestures, like the hand-flap-ping. It’s a short play, only about25 minutes, but it gives you aglimpse into what it’s like to beautistic or have any kind of differ-ence.”

The play was so powerful that,for the first time in 15 years, WestSpringfield High School won thestate championship for drama lastmonth at the Virginia High SchoolLeague One-Act Competition Fi-nals in Charlottesville.

McClellan and Shipley wereboth among the eight OutstandingPerformers at the Virginia HighSchool League state champion-ships.

“We’re thrilled that ‘The OtherRoom’ has been so well-received,”said DeLeo.

The school presented an encoreperformance on Monday, April 8.

“As April is National AutismAwareness Month, I thought itwould be especially appropriate to

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Play Highlights Autism Awareness

WSHS sophomores William Shipley and BonnieMcClellan, who played the leads in “The Other Room,”with Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41), who presented WSHSdirector Bernie DeLeo with a certificate for winning theVHSL State Competition.

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perform one last time, to help edu-cate people about autism.”

DeLeo’s personal experienceswith his son gave the young castinsight as to how to portray au-tism credibly onstage.

“Having lived with my son for20 years now,” DeLeo said, “I couldtell William exactly what to dowhen my son was stressed or sty-mied by an awkward social situa-tion—and William nailed it beau-tifully. My son is distracted by theinternal stimuli in his head—vid-eos he’s watched, computer gameshe’s played—and the voice char-acters onstage captured that men-tal jumble perfectly and theatri-cally. I’m thrilled the play con-nected with audiences and that itgave them a fresh perspectiveabout the inner life of people whostruggle with this disorder.”

APRIL IS AUTISM AWARE-NESS MONTH

As autism awareness has sky-rocketed, the disability—whichexperts are now calling an “epi-demic”—has become a nationalpriority.

The latest report, co-authored bythe U.S. Health Resources and Ser-vices Administration and the U.S.Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, found autism spec-trum disorder affects one in 50children, well above the one in 88number that had been used by theCDC just last year, and three timesthe rate the CDC found a decadeago.

According to a recent survey bythe Florida Institute of Technology,nearly two-thirds of young momsand dads are concerned their childwill be diagnosed with ASD.

“Since the average school busholds 50–55 children, that means,statistically speaking, on averagethere is one child with parent-re-ported ASD on every school busin America,” reported the NationalInstitute of Mental Health.

The increase, experts say, islargely due to improved diagnosisof ASD by doctors or other healthprofessional in recent years, espe-cially when the symptoms weremild.

Along with increased awareness,the social landscape has changeddramatically for students diag-nosed with autism.

Politically, autism is a hot-but-ton issue that’s on the agenda ofmany lawmakers, who advocate arange of services, from respite ser-vices to mandated health insur-ance coverage for various thera-pies like applied behavior analy-sis (ABA).

Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41), whose brother-in-law has au-tism, has been a long-standingadvocate for expanded health in-surance coverage for autism spec-trum disorder, and co-patronedseveral bill that address the issue.

Politics aside, most parents wantto know what education servicesare available for their autisticchild.

“Because of the size of FairfaxCounty, we are able to offer pro-grams that few schools districts inthe nation can provide, which helpguide both students and parentsthrough the education process,”said Fairfax County School Boardmember Ryan McElveen.

Fairfax County uses Applied Be-havioral Analysis with Pre K-12 stu-dents. The primary objective of ABAis to prepare students with autismand related disorders to function asindependently as possible.

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County Addresses AutismOn April 8, the West Springfield High School Drama Department

presented an encore performance of the award-winning play “TheOther Room.” We asked audience members and performers: Whatdid you think about the play and what did you learn about autism?

— Victoria Ross

Sara Astrow, Springfield“It was incredibly powerful. It

touches on the bullying aspect of highschool, and how kids who are differ-ent are sometimes treated. It alsoteaches that although autistic childrenhave differences, they also have theability to connect with others.”

Barry Astrow, Springfield“I’ve seen this play no less than six

times, and each time it has a powerfulimpact. I think everyone can learnsomething about how autism affectschildren, especially by using themetaphor of a jail cell for the mind.”

Bonnie McClellan, West Spring-field High sophomore

“I think the play teaches you to havean open mind about people who aredifferent. We’re all different in someways.”

Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41)“It literally brought me to tears. I

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South County sophomore Jack Gereski as Harold Hill rehearses with the cast of “TheMusic Man.”

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Katie Murray, a South County High Schoolsenior and Fairfax Station resident, re-members vividly the first time she saw arendition of Meredith Wilson’s classic

musical “The Music Man.”Her younger self was homesick, channel surfing, andstumbled upon the 2003 filmremake starring MatthewBroderick and KristinChenoweth.

“When it was done,” re-called Murray, “I felt instantlybetter ... for two minutes. Itwas just that moment, wheneverything was right with theworld. It’s one of those feel-good musicals, but it also has a lot of depth to itthat you don’t expect.”

Indeed, the Grammy and Tony Award-winningmelodies telling the story of the slick traveling sales-man Harold Hill and dubious librarian MarianParoo have entertained generations of theater-goers. Songs such as “Seventy Six Trombones,”“Gary, Indiana,” and “Shipoopi” are lodged firmlyin the tapestry of American musical history.

HILL, PLAYED BY SOPHOMORE Jack Gereski,is something of a lovable tramp, looking to makeRiver City, Iowa another notch on his con belt. Toget into character, “I have to feel really, really slimy,”explained Gereski. “I’m ripping all these people off.I enjoy it.”

Hill’s standard angle is swooping in on unsus-pecting townsfolk and smoothly yet swiftly plyingthem for money with visions of a starting up a grandand mellifluous boys band. Once payments for in-struments and uniforms are in hand, Hill skipstown.

However, things don’t go exactly as planned in

Where and When“The Music Man” runs Friday, May 3,

Saturday, May 4, Friday, May 10, andSaturday, May 11. All performances areat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, and $10 forsenior citizens and students. Discountedtickets can be purchased in advance atwww.southcountytheatre.org. The DaleS. Rumberger Auditorium at SouthCounty High School is located at 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton, Virginia22079.

River City, thanks in no small part to Marian, herskepticism, and her eventual change of heart. Hillis attracted to her, despite her defensive maneu-vers, and begins to unveil a softer, more genuineunderbelly to his character.

“I re-watched [‘The Music Man’] recently,” saidsenior Whitney Turner, “and it’s interesting to seehow well developed the characters really are, eventhough it seems like such a simple musical.” TheFairfax Station resident plays Marian in this pro-duction.

“It’s the old idea ‘never judge a book by its cover,’”added Murray. “When you unravel the true Harold,

he’s a really great guy, whoreally cares about this townand these kids, and wants tohelp them in the end.”

THE CAST OF OVER 50will be clad in largely self-made costumes, and on fullchoreographic display duringa number of extended dancescenes. “There are severalbig, flashy numbers in thisshow,” said show director

and South County drama teacher KathieMcCormally. “I love the big numbers; musicals aremy favorite to do.”

This production is McCormally’s third time di-recting “The Music Man” in her 33-year career ofteaching theater. “Every time there are new ob-stacles, new challenges,” she said. Especially whenthe spring musical is open to the entire studentbody, not just drama students.

“The majority of students are from the theaterdepartment,” admitted McCormally. “But we al-ways have new ones that come up, and I’m alwayssurprised.”

One of those surprises was Gereski, who baggeda lead role in 2012’s production of “West SideStory” as a freshman. As a drama-novice choir stu-dent, the ascent was unexpected — not unlike theturnaround in this year’s role.

“The thing that sets this musical apart,” saidGereski, “is the villain is the guy everyone ends uprooting for in the end.” Whether “villain” is Hill’scondition or his identity, remains open to inter-pretation.

Lake Braddock Theatre Revisits ‘Rashomon’Director, fight choreographer both alsoworked on school’s 1994 production.

Sophomore Liam Finn (left) and senior Sarah Beck play-struggle during a rehearsal for Lake Braddock’s produc-tion of “Rashomon,” while senior Zach Newby’s charactercan only observe from the sideline.

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Nineteen years ago, LakeBraddock drama teacherR.L. Mirabal and local

choreographer Casey Kalebaworked together on “Rashomon,”the staged version of AkiraKurosawa’s 1950 dramatic filmrooted in RyunosukeAkutagawa’s Japanese folkloricstories “Rashomon” and “In aGrove.”

Mirabal, who has been teach-ing at the high school since the1990-91 school year, was direct-ing back in 1994; Kaleba, just astudent at the time, played thewoodcutter character.

The plot of Kurosawa’s workmore closely follows that of “In aGrove,” while drawing more set-ting influences from “Rashomon.”The film director chose to have theparable center around a deadsamurai and four different ac-counts of not only his demise, butthe rape of his wife and the involve-ment of a notorious criminal—alloffered during a court proceeding.

The court hears understandablyconflicting yarns from the thiefTajomaru (played by sophomoreand Burke resident Liam Finn), thewoodcutter, the husband samurai(told posthumously through a “me-

dium”—character played by seniorand Burke resident Zach Newby)—and the samurai’s wife (played bysenior and Burke resident SarahBeck).

“In her story, she’s a liar,” saidBeck about the wife character. “Butshe tries to show off that she’s in-nocent. She likes to play games. It’sone of the most challenging roles

I’ve had to take on. Myself, I’m notactually a mean person; I’m toonice.”

TO COMMEMORATE THE40TH ANNIVERSARY of LakeBraddock, each drama productionthis year is one Mirabal has alreadydirected in his 23-year career at theschool. According to him,“Rashomon” was a solid choice torevisit and show off a tight groupof talented upperclassmen.

It was also an opportunity tobring back Kaleba, who has madea name for himself as a highlysought-after fight choreographer in

the DC-area theater scene. “He’s astand-up comedian with weapons,”said Mirabal, “making a living outof beating people up.”

Every two weeks during re-hearsal season, Mirabal has givenKaleba a three-hour session withthe cast to dedicate to the show’sdemanding choreography. Not onlyare there a number of complicatedsamurai katana bouts, but the twoveterans have staged an epic battleto open the play and give a centralset piece (the gate of Kyoto) some

context.After a motion workshop with

the entire cast, Mirabal sug-gested to Kaleba: “What aboutif we do this opening segment,this onslaught murder?” Thescene is one of several creativeadditions Mirabal has made.Others include casting entirelynew characters whose lines are

text taken directly fromAkutagawa’s original works.

These additions are “by nomeans long,” said Mirabal, anddon’t “interrupt the flow. There’s arich, beautiful description of thegate, the time period, and howpeople treated their dead. It’s help-ful to set the image of what’s go-ing on.”

“[Akutagawa’s] stuff is aboutwhere we came from and what weare, in a time period when theywere trying to be so modern, andso Western,” Mirabal continued.“People see this movie and forgetthat it’s a Japanese story. They can

Where and When“Rashomon” plays Thursday, May 2, at

7:30 p.m., Friday, May 3, at 8 p.m., andSaturday, May 4, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.at Lake Braddock Secondary School,9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke. $11. 703-426-1000 or www.lbtheatre.com.

put it in any time and any place. Iwanted some aspect of it to beJapanese. At least I can get theoriginal words in there.”

THOUGH MORE OR LESS RE-MOVED from Akutagawa’s own1920s-era Japan, his tales of de-ception, violence and honor con-tain timeless messages.

“Like for couples and relation-ships,” said Anna Coughlin, a jun-ior from Burke who is the under-study for the samurai’s wife.“You’re trying to find fault—it re-

ally lies a little bit everywhere. Youcan’t always pin it in one place;everyone’s equally guilty. Everyonewill always think they’re innocent,and go to great lengths to prove it,not only to everyone else but tothemselves even more so.”

“It gives the audience conflict,”added Finn. “[They have to] takesides: Maybe I think the samuraiis cool, honorable, but then every-thing is flipped upside down. Ex-pect the unexpected.”

And try to avoid the openingonslaught murder.

Calendar

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

THURSDAY/APRIL 25Annual Spring Musical: “The

Drowsy Chaperone.” 7 p.m., atthe school’s auditorium, 6100 RollingRoad, Door 6, Springfield. WestSpringfield High School is presentingannual musical “The DrowsyChaperone.” $10 for adults; $5students. To reserve in advance, [email protected].

FRIDAY/APRIL 26Annual Spring Musical: “The

Drowsy Chaperone.” 7 p.m., atthe school’s auditorium, 6100 RollingRoad, Door 6, Springfield. WestSpringfield High School is presentingannual musical “The DrowsyChaperone.” $10 for adults; $5students. To reserve in advance, [email protected].

SATURDAY/APRIL 27Forgotten Treasures Garage Sale. 9

a.m.-3 p.m., Springfield ShoppingMall parking lot, 6500 SpringfieldMall, Springfield. Sale includes babyitems, artwork, light fixtures,clothing, shoes, and books; proceedswill be used to send books to Africafor those in need. www.fcacdst.org.

Kids in the Kitchen Spring HealthFair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the GiantFood parking lot, Kings ParkShopping Center, 8970 Burke LakeRoad, Springfield. Fitnessdemonstrations, interactivebooths, games, a live DJ,activities and the chance to wina Wii Fit. 703-442-4163 [email protected].

“Tea”lightful Afternoon. 2 p.m.,at the Messiah United MethodistChurch, 6215 Rolling Road,Springfield. This event includes ateapot silent auction of over 80teapots from every day to highend items, a tea accessory salesroom, and a tea room where youmay get a bite to eat; all proceedsbenefit Women’s Ministries andvarious community outreachefforts. Silent auction bidding is2-3:30 p.m. Reservation required.$5. 703-451-2844 [email protected].

Annual Spring Musical: “TheDrowsy Chaperone.” 7 p.m., atthe school’s auditorium, 6100 RollingRoad, Door 6, Springfield. WestSpringfield High School is presentingannual musical “The DrowsyChaperone.” $10 for adults; $5students. To reserve in advance, [email protected].

SUNDAY/APRIL 28Annual Spring Musical: “The

Drowsy Chaperone.” 2 p.m., atthe school’s auditorium, 6100 Rolling

Road, Door 6, Springfield. WestSpringfield High School is presentingannual musical “The DrowsyChaperone.” This performance is ASL-

interpreted for deaf/hard of hearingaudiences. $10 for adults; $5students. To reserve in advance, [email protected].

TUESDAY/APRIL 30WSES Fundraiser at BGR. 4-9 p.m.,

at BGR of Springfield, 8420 OldKeene Mill Road, Springfield. Join theMighty Mustangs of West SpringfieldElementary School for dinner and 15percent of meal proceeds benefit theschool. 703-216-2005.

Event Planning Expo Open House.4:30-7:30 p.m., at Empire Nightclub,

6335 Rolling Road, Springfield. Areavendors share information from openexhibit stations; event-planning infoaccompanied by hors d’oeuvres, and

music from the Washington TalentAgency & Sound [email protected] orwww.empirevenuerental.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 3The Music Man. 7:30 p.m., at theDale S. Rumberger Auditorium, SouthCounty High School, 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton. A cast andcrew of 50-plus South Countystudents, many of whom made theirown costumes, present the musicalcentered around fast-talking travelingsalesman Harold Hill and his con ofthe people of River City, Iowa. $12;$10 for seniors and students.southcountytheatre.org.Dinner and Movie: Mamma

Mia! 8 p.m. at the W-3 Theatrelocated at 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Ayoung woman who is about to wed isdetermined to discover the identity ofher father; she has narrowed the listto three possible candidates—andinvites them all to her wedding,unbeknownst to each of them or hermother. $39 (includes film, dinner &soft drinks). www.workhousearts.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 4 West Springfield Alumni Fest. 10

a.m.-3 p.m., at WSHS, 6100 RollingRoad, Springfield. The WSHS Baseball

Team holds a festival day with asoftball game, an alumni baseballgame, carnival games, raffles and asilent auction to raise money for anew scoreboard; rain date is May [email protected].

Running Model Trains. Noon-5 p.m.at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road,Fairfax Station. Cost is $5 for adults;$1 children. www.fairfax-station.orgor 703-425-9225.

The Music Man. 7:30 p.m., at the DaleS. Rumberger Auditorium, SouthCounty High School, 8501 SilverbrookRoad, Lorton. A cast of 50 presentsthe musical and ode to the bygone eraof Smalltown, U.S.A., centered onfast-talking traveling salesman HaroldHill and his con of the people of RiverCity, Iowa. $12; $10 for seniors andstudents.www.southcountytheatre.org.

Mason Cabaret Presents: TheMillennials! 8 p.m. at the W-3Theatre, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Anevening of cabaret celebrates thework of some of musical theatre’s newcomposers including Jason RobertBrown, Joe Iconis, and Pasek andPaul. $25 (includes planchecampagnarde).www.workhousearts.org.

Potting Party. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. atHeather Hill Gardens, 8111 Ox Road,Fairfax Station. Find flowers,vegetables, and herbs to plant in yourown container; potting soil andfertilizer provided. 703-690-6060 orwww.heatherhillgardens.com.

Entertainment

‘The Drowsy Chaperone’At West Springfield High

West Springfield High School presents their an-nual spring musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”Show times are Thursday–Saturday, April 25, at 7p.m. and Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. (this perfor-mance is ASL-interpreted for deaf/hard of hearingaudiences). Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for stu-dents; they’re available at the door or you canreserve in advance with an email [email protected], then pick them upat will call a half hour before curtain time. Theschool’s auditorium is located at 6100 RollingRoad, Door 6.


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By Marilyn Campbell

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When a retiredcouple decided itwas time to leavetheir sprawling

suburban home, they wanted todownsize without giving upluxury. As a result, they purchaseda high-end condominium andhired Bethesda, Md., based inte-rior designer Kelley Proxmire ofKelley Interior Design to create aserene and sophisticated space.

“The couple are retired profes-sionals, empty nesters who leadactive lives and didn’t want themaintenance of a single familyhome,” said Proxmire. “[They]wanted to blend the furniture, ac-cessories and mementoes they hadeach collected. … They wanted ahome that was elegant, comfort-able, and that also allowed themto lock and leave on a moment’snotice.”

Proxmire’s clients are part ofrebound in the high-end condo-minium market. The National As-sociation of Realtors reports thatcondominium purchases are onthe rise, and says that sales are13.9 percent higher than theywere at the same time last year.

David DeSantis, a partner atTTR | Sotheby’s International Re-alty says his company has seen anincrease in luxury condominiumsales in the Washington region inrecent months. “In the past severalmonths we have broken recordsfor high-end condo prices, and werecently sold the most expensivecondo ever sold in the Washing-ton region, which was $7.5 mil-lion,” he said. “We sold a numberof condos at Turnberry Tower inRosslyn [Arlington].”

COMMUNITIES LIKE theOronoco in Old Town Alexandria;Market Street at Town Center inReston, and Quarry Springs in

Bethesda attract those who wantboth luxury and convenience. “Theappeal of these buildings is the factthat you’ve got these large apart-ments that are like homes exceptwith a health club and conciergeservice,” said DeSantis. “The close-in suburbs are good places to live.There are good stores, good res-taurants and you don’t have theissue of a long commute to work.”

Realtors say that properties closeto public transportation are in de-mand. “Reston is on fire. The con-dos are turning very quickly therebecause the Metro is coming,” saidGreat Falls-based realtor DianneVan Volkenburg of Long & FosterCompanies. “Reston is one of theplaces where inventory is ex-tremely limited, so you’re gettingmultiples offers over list price.”

Alexandria-based realtor AllisonGoodhart of The Goodhart Groupof McEnearney Associates, Inc.said, “Sales and showings for prop-erties have really picked up acrossthe board in Alexandria City. TheOronoco is all high-end, one-levelcondos near the Old Town [Alex-andria] waterfront and those areselling very well.”

Bob Wulff, Ph.D., director of theCenter for Real Estate Entrepre-neurship and the master’s in realestate development program atGeorge Mason University inFairfax, says there are two primarytypes of buyers who are drawn tocondominiums. “There are firsttime homebuyers and move-downhomebuyers who’ve sold theirlarge suburban homes,” said Wulff.“Move-down buyers are lookingfor luxury in a walk-able neighbor-hood that is near mass transit.”

DeSantis agrees. “A big portionof those clients are the empty-nester crowd,” he said. “Their kids

have graduated from college andthey are looking for a lifestylechange. These people were notpinched by the recession, but italso wasn’t a good time to sell theirbig house in suburbs.”

In addition to empty nesters,DeSantis says that high-incomeprofessional singles and couplesoften choose luxury condomini-ums. “Those two groups are lead-ing to the up-tick in sales,” he said.

Walter Molony, economic issuesmedia manager for the NationalAssociation of Realtors, says the

What Housing Slump?Real estate experts explain the risein luxury condominium sales.

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Bethesda, Md., based interior designer Kelley Proxmireof Kelley Interior Design decorated a luxury condo-minium for a retired couple who wanted to downsizeafter selling their suburban home. Real estate expertssay high-end condominium sales are on the rise.

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“This past February, the market bloomedwell in advance of the cherry blossoms!Sellers are more than likely dancing ontheir roofs. With low inventory, priceshave been climbing. Not only are mosthomes selling fast, lucky sellers may seemultiple offers—some including escalationclauses as well. For the Reston market, thelong-awaited opening of the Wiehle Avenue Metro stop laterthis year has not escaped notice. More buyers are looking hereknowing they can avoid the Rt. 7 traffic or the toll road.Interest rates are still good, but there is competition. Buyersneed to do their research and be ready to act when the righthome becomes available.”

Andrea Karalyos, realtor, REPcoordinator, Prudential PenFedRealty—Reston, 703-716-2900

“Right now is the best time to sell or buyreal estate in the Reston area. With theopening of the new Silver Line Metroapproaching, we have seen an enormousincrease in sales. The median sales price isup by 7.4 percent compared to last year. Ifyour home is priced well and shows nicelyyou will have no problem selling. Restonis focused on the future yet still manages to stay true to its coreprinciples of “Live, Work, Play and Get Involved.”

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boost in condominium sales isthe result of a stronger economy.“It is part of the rising tide that isfloating all boats,” he said. “Afterfour years of a sluggish economythat impacted people’s confidence,affordability conditions have im-proved and people have thewherewithal and the confidence tobuy. There is less inventory in thelow-end market, and there aremore buyers than sellers, which isdriving demand up.”

DeSantis said, “For the mostpart, the Washington, D.C., areawas not hit as hard, so we’re com-ing back faster. One of the thingsthat we’ve seen in the real estateindustry is that there’s no short-age of people in this market whohave the resources to buy high-endhousing. They held off on buyingwhile the direction of the economy… was unclear, but people are nowwilling to spend the money thatthey’ve had all along.”

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Address ................................ BR . FB .HB ... Postal City .... Sold Price ... Type ............ Lot AC . PostalCode .................. Subdivision7325 LAUREL CREEK CT ................. 5 ... 5 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $815,000 .... Detached ........... 0.31 ........ 22150 ....................... LAUREL CREEK7151 BARRY RD ............................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $800,000 .... Detached ........... 0.50 ........ 22315 ................. WINDSOR ESTATES5924 EMBRY SPRING LN ................. 4 ... 4 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $785,000 .... Detached ........... 0.09 ........ 22315 .................... NORTHAMPTON6320 STILL SPRING PL .................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $779,000 .... Semi-Detached ... 0.09 ........ 22315 .................... NORTHAMPTON7723 HUNTSMAN BLVD .................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $689,900 .... Detached ........... 0.23 ........ 22153 .................. LAKEWOOD HILLS7006 DREAMS WAY CT ................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $619,900 .... Detached ........... 0.19 ........ 22315 .................... LAKE D EVEREUX8988 SHADOWLAKE WAY ............... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $615,000 .... Detached ........... 0.21 ........ 22153 .................. LAKEWOOD HILLS6211 WINDHAM HILL RUN ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $615,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.07 ........ 22315 ........................ KINGSTOWNE7756 NORTHEDGE CT .................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $577,000 .... Detached ........... 0.31 ........ 22153 .............. SOUTH RUN FOREST6727 ANDERS TER ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $575,000 .... Detached ........... 0.25 ........ 22151 ....................... SEQUOIA PARK8800 AQUARY CT ........................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $560,000 .... Detached ........... 0.23 ........ 22153 ROLLING VALLEY//SPR, STATION7707 MARITIME LN ........................ 4 ... 2 ... 2 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $555,000 .... Detached ........... 0.30 ........ 22153 .................. LAKEWOOD HILLS7606 MODISTO LN ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $551,000 .... Detached ........... 0.24 ........ 22153 .................. LAKEWOOD HILLS9145 ROCKEFELLER LN .................. 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $550,000 .... Detached ........... 0.27 ........ 22153 .................. LAKEWOOD HILLS9216 BEACHWAY LN ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $540,100 .... Detached ........... 0.23 ........ 22153 .................. LAKEWOOD HILLS6433 ALLOWAY CT ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $535,000 .... Detached ........... 0.25 ........ 22152 .............. KEENE MILL STATION7403 CALICO CT ............................ 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $530,000 .... Detached ........... 0.34 ........ 22153 .. ORANGE HUNT ESTATES WEST5285 BALLYCASTLE CIR .................. 2 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $529,900 .... Townhouse ........ 0.07 ........ 22315 ........................ KINGSTOWNE7801 CLIFFSIDE CT ........................ 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $515,000 .... Detached ........... 0.27 ........ 22153 ............................ SARATOGA6629 CREEK POINT WAY ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $512,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.04 ........ 22315 ....................... ISLAND CREEK7039 KINGS MANOR DR ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $510,100 .... Townhouse ........ 0.07 ........ 22315 ............................ MEWS THE7730 GREEN GARLAND DR ............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $505,000 .... Detached ........... 0.17 ........ 22153 ......................... AFTON GLEN8325 CARRLEIGH PKWY ................. 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $504,900 .... Detached ........... 0.29 ........ 22152 ................. CARDINAL FOREST7619 KINGSBURY RD...................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $496,000 .... Detached ........... 0.28 ........ 22315 ..................... HAYFIELD FARM7834 GREELEY BLVD ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $495,000 .... Detached ........... 0.39 ........ 22152 ................ WEST SPRINGFIELD6536 KELSEY POINT CIR ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $491,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.06 ........ 22315 ........................ KINGSTOWNE7840 DOANE CT ............................ 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $485,000 .... Detached ........... 0.37 ........ 22152 ................ WEST SPRINGFIELD5617 MARBLE ARCH WAY ............... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Detached ........... 0.25 ........ 22315 ..................... HAYFIELD FARM6929 ROLLING CREEK WAY ............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.03 ........ 22315 ........................ HAWTHORNE6709 DOROTHY GILES CT ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.04 ........ 22315 ....................... ISLAND CREEK7534 CROSS GATE LN ..................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $479,000 .... Detached ........... 0.10 ........ 22315 ........................ KINGSTOWNE6322 DUNN CT .............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $475,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.03 ........ 22150 .............................. JAPONICA8431 THAMES ST ........................... 5 ... 2 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $469,000 .... Detached ........... 0.47 ........ 22151 ........................... KINGS PARK7037 FIELDHURST CT .................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $466,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.04 ........ 22315 ............................ MEWS THE6631 PATENT PARISH LN ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $465,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.05 ........ 22315 ....................... ISLAND CREEK6642 HALTWHISTLE LN .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $465,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.07 ........ 22315 ........................ KINGSTOWNE6004 SHERBORN LN ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $459,900 .... Detached ........... 0.29 ........ 22152 ................. CARDINAL FOREST8120 VIOLA ST .............................. 3 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $455,000 .... Detached ........... 0.19 ........ 22152 ................... ROLLING FOREST8012 COLORADO SPRINGS DR ........ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $455,000 .... Detached ........... 0.27 ........ 22153 ............................ SARATOGA6304 BRIDGETON CT ..................... 6 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $450,000 .... Detached ........... 0.30 ........ 22152 ................. CARDINAL FOREST6002 MERRYVALE CT ..................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $450,000 .... Detached ........... 0.28 ........ 22152 ................. CARDINAL FOREST7212 GALGATE DR ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $448,000 .... Detached ........... 0.26 ........ 22153 .................... BRAMBLEWOOD7262 LINDEN TREE LN ................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $440,000 .... Detached ........... 0.19 ........ 22152 ............... ROLLING VALLEY CL8625 MADLEY CT ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $440,000 .... Detached ........... 0.44 ........ 22152 .................... ROLLING VALLEY6906 EDGERTON LN ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $439,500 .... Detached ........... 0.19 ........ 22150 ....................... YATES VILLAGE5420 EASTON DR .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $437,050 .... Detached ........... 0.30 ........ 22151 ............. NORTH SPRINGFIELD7336 WESTMORE DR ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $435,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.05 ........ 22150 .......................... WESTHAVEN7518 AXTON ST ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $432,100 .... Detached ........... 0.30 ........ 22151 ............. NORTH SPRINGFIELD

Home Sales In March 2013, 132 Springfield homes sold between $815,000-$124,450.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $815,000-$432,100 range.

For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com


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Tuesday Noon

703-917-6400

Zone 2: • Burke

• Fairfax • SpringfieldClassifiedClassified

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109 Prof. Services 109 Prof. Services

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CANAM HARVESTING LLC / HARVESTER OPERATORS: 12 temporary openings in DE from May 05, 2013 to June 30, 2013; Housing provided at no cost at: 213 S. Main St, Bridgeville, DE 19933 & all worksites w/in reasonable commutable distance from housing. Du-ties: Inspect field, identify harvesting con-ditions, locate electric lines & obstacles; Adjust height, speed & other functions of custom combine harvesters to max opera-tions & ensure safety; Harvest sweet peas using combine harvesters or other farm machinery according to soil conditions and supervisor's instructions; May drive combine harvesters from site to site up to a distance of 30 mi; Responsible for rou-tine maintenance & repair of the combine harvesters incl. performing inspection of harvesters before & after each shift, verify oil, mobile pieces, & others; Perform emergency repair of harvesters as need-ed. Requirements: Valid driver’s license & 1 yr of experience operating large farm machinery; Demonstrable ability to oper-ate & drive highly specialized combine harvesters; Ability to understand operation & secure handling of complicated hydraul-ic & electrical systems; Good health & able to understand/follow supervisor's in-structions. Conditions: $15.81/hr in-creased $1 per yr of exp, up to a max of $24/hr; Scheduled workweek is 40 hrs (may exceed 40 hrs depending on field/crop condition); Required to work day, evening and/or night shifts; Employer guarantees to offer workers employment for at least 3/4 of the workdays; Tools, equipment & supplies provided at no cost; Housing & cooking facilities provided at no cost; Transportation &subsistence ex-penses ($11.42 daily w/ no receipts, & $46.00 daily w/receipts) to worksite will be paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier; Em-ployer will comply with first week wage guarantee of $ 632.40; Return transporta-tion and subsistence is paid upon comple-tion of 100% of the work contract. The employer may terminate the work contract if, before the expiration date specified in the work contract, the services of the worker are no longer required for reasons beyond the control of the employer due to fire, weather, or other Act of God, as de-termined by CO. In the event of such ter-mination of a contract, the employer will fulfill a three-fourths guarantee for the time that has elapsed from the start of the work contract to the time of its termination. The employer will make efforts to transfer the worker to other comparable employ-ment acceptable to the worker, consistent with existing immigration law. If such transfer is not affected, the employer will (1) return the worker, at the employer’s expense, to the place from which the workers came to work for the employer or transport the worker to the worker’s next certified H-2A employer, whichever the worker prefers; (2) reimburse the worker the full amount of any deductions made from the worker’s pay by the employer for transportation and subsistence expenses to the place of employment; (3) Pay the worker for any costs incurred by the work-er for transportation and daily subsistence to the place of employment. To apply, re-port in person or send resume to nearest State Workforce Agency & provide copy of this ad & job ref. number indicated below. Delaware Department of Labor - 4425 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19809-0828. Tel. (302) 761-8116, Ref: DE158089.

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Zone 2: • Burke

• Fairfax • SpringfieldEmploymentEmployment

HOUSEKEEPER - BURKE

Must speak English.M, W, F, 9am-12pm.

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Call for interview: 703-250-4405

Great Job Opportunity!The high volume Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant(George Washington’s Mount Vernon) is seekingWait staff: Food Servers & Host/ess staff.Free meals, uniforms, parking, and flexiblescheduling. Email: [email protected]

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Minimum Qualifications:• Current Virginia license as a Licensed

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Stacked Field StonePlants / Trees / Shrubs

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shrubbery trimming, mulching, leaf removal,sodding, hauling, gutter cleaning, retaining

walls, drainage problems, etc.

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Brush & Yard Debris Trimming & Topping

Gutters & Hauling

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Jehovah’s WitnessSpringfield North

Congregation…703-971-2936Lutheran

Prince of Peace Lutheran…703-451-5855

St. John’s Lutheran Church…703-971-2210

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church…703-451-4331

Immanuel Lutheran Church…703-549-0155

MethodistMessiah United

Methodist Church…703-569-9862

Springfield United Methodist...703-451-2375

St. John’s United Methodist…703-256-6655

Sydenstricker UnitedMethodist…703-451-8223

Non-DenominationalLove International Church…

703-354-3608New Life Open Bible Church…

703-922-7577New World Unity Church…

703-690-7925International Calvary Church…

703-912-1378Presbyterian

Grace Presbyterian Church…703-451-2900

Harvester Presbyterian Church…703-455-7800

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church…703-451-5320

Assembly of GodHarvest Church…

703-971-7070Word of Life Assemblyof God…703-941-2312

Baha’i FaithBaha’is of Fairfax

County Southwest…703-912-1719

BaptistCommunity of Faith

Tabernacle…703-455-4594

Fellowship BaptistChurch…

703-569-5151First Baptist Church-

Hayfield…703-971-7077First Baptist Church-

Springfield…703-451-1500

Franconia BaptistChurch…

703-971-4475

South Run BaptistChurch…

703-455-4521Westwood Baptist

Church…703-451-5120

BibleImmanuel Bible Church…

703-941-4124Catholic

St. Bernadette’sCatholic Church…

703-451-8576Christian Science

First Church of Christ,Scientist…

703-866-4325Central Christian Church…

703-971-0277Springfield Church

of Christ…703-451-4011

Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints

Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints…

703-451-0631Disciples of Christ

Springfield ChristianChurch…703-354-4994

EpiscopalSt. Christopher’s

Episcopal…703-451-1088

Evangelical CovenantCommunity Covenant

Church…703-455-4150

JewishCongregationAdat Reyim…703-569-7577

Ohev Yisrael MessianicCongregation...703-550-0888

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Grace Thomas,82, Formerly ofSpringfield, Dies

Grace Thomas died on Friday,April 19, 2013, in Haverhill, Mass.,of natural causes. She was 82.Thomas was born on June 13,1930, in Saunderstown, R.I. For-merly known as Grace LorenaMatterson, she married Walter R.Thomas in 1950. They were mar-ried for 59 years.

While her husband served 35years in the U.S. Navy as a pilot,Thomas devoted herself to herfamily and to volunteer work.Volunteering was always part ofher life. She was vice chairman ofvolunteers for the Red Cross ofNewport, R.I. for which she re-ceived a commendation in 1968.She trained as a Red Cross “graylady” (she still had the gray jacket)and worked at the State Red CrossHeadquarters.

Thomas was the Ladies AuxiliaryVFW Outstanding Community Vol-unteer of the Year for 2006. Shewas well known at Post 7327 inSpringfield, where she worked allaspects of VFW Bingo operationsand made many dear friendsamong her “Bingo family.”

Her most rewarding experienceswere her visits to the VA Hospital.She was quoted as saying, “Themilitary is an environment that isrich with both opportunity andneed for volunteer workers in somany capacities. Whenever I seea need that I am able to assist with,or if I am asked to provide sup-port, I am happy to oblige because

I know my efforts are helpingsomeone in need.”

Thomas is survived by her son,Robert Thomas, her daughter-in-law, Brenda Thomas of Haverhill,Mass., her grandson Sean Thomas,and her daughter-in-law, SusanThomas, of Ft. Collins, Colo. Sheis pre-deceased by her husband,Captain Walter R. Thomas, and byher son, Rick Thomas.

A visitation will take place atDemaine Funeral Home, 5308Backlick Road in Springfield, from2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Wednes-day, May 1. She will be buried withher husband at Arlington NationalCemetery at a date and time to bedetermined. In lieu of flowers, thefamily is asking that donations bemade in the name of Grace Tho-mas to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund,via http://curealzfund.org/ or bymail to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, 34Washington St., Suite 200,Wellesley Hills, MA 02481.

Photo courtesy of Bob Thomas

Grace Thomas

Obituary

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkwayand Burke Lake Roads, holds a BibleStudy Fellowship at 9 a.m. Sundaysfollowed by a 10 a.m. worship ser-vice. Nursery care and Children’sChurch also provided. 6401 Mission-ary Lane, Fairfax Station,703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

Lord of Life Lutheran offersservices at two locations, in Fairfaxat 5114 Twinbrook Road and inClifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive.Services in Fairfax are held on Satur-days at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at8:15, 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. Services inClifton are held on Sundays at 8:15and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church ofSpringfield offers Sunday school at9:15 a.m., followed by a 10:30 a.m.worship service. 7300 Gary Street,Springfield. 703-451-1500 or

www.fbcspringfield.org.

Clifton Presbyterian Church,12748 Richards Lane, Clifton, offers

Sunday worship services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery care is pro-vided. Christian education for allages is at 9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

Kirkwood PresbyterianChurch, 8336 Carrleigh Parkway inSpringfield, supports a Mothers ofPreschoolers (MOPS) program onthe first and third Wednesday ofeach month. Meetings are 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the church. All mothersand children are welcome. The pro-gram provides mothers anopportunity to get to know othermothers through discussions andcraft activities. Register at 703-451-5320.

JCCNV Mother’s Circle pro-gram, for women who are notJewish but are raising Jewish chil-dren. Free education in Jewishrituals, practices and values, whilerespecting the participant’s choice toretain her own religious identity.Jewish Community Center of North-ern Virginia, 8900 Little RiverTurnpike in Fairfax. Contact LaurieAlbert, 703-537-3064 [email protected].

Faith Notes

Send notes to the Connection at [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements should besubmitted at least two weeks prior to the event.


Sports

Robinson Boys’ LaxBeats Centreville

The Robinson boys’ lacrosse team beatCentreville 9-8 on Tuesday, April 23, ex-tending the Rams’ winning streak to sixand improving their record to 10-2 over-all and 4-0 in the Concorde District.

Robinson will close the regular seasonat home against Chantilly at 7:15 p.m.on Friday, April 26. The Chargers reachedthe state championship game the last twoseasons and three of the last four.

Fairfax Boys’ LaxWins Seven of Eight

The Fairfax boys’ lacrosse team is 7-1heading into this final three regular sea-

son games.The Rebels started 7-0 before losing 14-4

to four-time defending state champion Lan-gley on April 15. Fairfax is 3-1 in the Lib-erty District.

The Rebels will host Madison at 7:30 p.m.

on Friday, April 26.

Robinson Girls’Soccer to FaceOakton,Herndon

The Robinson girls’ soccer teamwill close its regular season withgames against the Oakton Cou-gars on Thursday, April 25, andHerndon Hornets on May 6. TheRams will travel to face the Cou-

gars and host the Hornets.Robinson played to a 1-all tie with

Centreville on April 17, moving the Rams’record to 6-3-2 overall and 0-2-1 in theConcorde District.

Northern RegionBaseball Top 10

The Madison baseball team remainedatop the Northern Region top 10 andVienna rival Oakton is ranked No. 2 inthis week’s coaches poll.

Defending state champion LakeBraddock is ranked No. 3, followed byCentreville (4), Robinson (5), Yorktown(6), Chantilly (7), West Potomac (8),Langley (9) and South County (10).

T.C. Williams, Stone Bridge, McLean,Westfield and Fairfax also received votes.

The Concorde District has four teamsin the top 10, most among the four dis-tricts in the Northern Region. The PatriotDistrict has three teams in the top 10,the Liberty has two and the National hasone.

Sports Roundups

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The Patriot District championshipgame is nearly a month away,but the South County softballteam had something to prove on

Tuesday.Winners of six consecutive district titles,

the Stallions entered their latest contestagainst Lake Braddock looking up at theBruins in the standings. Lake Braddock,which lost to South County in last season’sdistrict final, was undefeated, had outscoredits last five opponents 70-0 and beat theStallions 7-5 during their first meeting thisseason on April 3.

“We knew,” South County head coachGary Dillow said, “we needed to come inand make some kind of a statement.”

AFTER SEVEN INNINGS, the Stallionshad sent a message: the path to the PatriotDistrict championship still runs throughSouth County.

Sophomore second baseman Cara Yateswent 4-for-5 with four RBIs and juniorpitcher Rebecca Martin tossed a three-hit-ter as South County rolled to a 10-1 victoryon Tuesday night at Lake Braddock Second-ary School. Yates’ two-run triple in the sec-ond inning gave South County a lead itwould not relinquish as the Stallions dreweven with the Bruins in the loss column.

“It just makes a statement,” Dillow said,“that we’re not ready to let go of the dis-trict title yet.”

Yates, who batted leadoff for SouthCounty as a freshman last season, moveddown a spot in the order for the first half of

the 2013 campaign, but recently returnedto the top of the lineup. She reached basein each of her five at bats on Tuesday, April23, including four hits.

“When you’re hitting one,” Yates said,“you know you have to get a hit because asa leadoff hitter, you pretty much determinethe momentum of the game, so you have toget it started.”

Yates led off the game with an opposite-field single to right. In the second inning,she ripped a two-run triple to center field.Yates singled in the fourth inning, reachedon an error in the sixth and hit a deep two-run single to right-center in the seventh.

“She didn’t look like a leadoff hitter to-night—she hit at least three balls right tothe fence,” Dillow said. “She’s absolutelyseeing the ball great right now and just re-ally driving the ball.”

Junior catcher Haylea Geer finished 2-for-4 for South County. Freshman right fielderCarley Kastner went 1-for-3 with two RBIs,senior first baseman Brittnee Haynes was1-for-3 with an RBI and freshman left fielderJade Williams hit a triple.

Martin earned the win in the pitcher’scircle, tossing a complete game. She al-lowed one earned run and three hits whilewalking two, hitting one batter and strik-ing out four in seven innings.

“She pitched really well,” Dillow said. “Ithink she had something to prove. Shedidn’t pitch real well against them the lasttime we played. It’s probably, really, the firstoff-game I’ve seen her have in her threeyears here.”

Martin did not allow a hit until the fourthinning, when Lake Braddock sophomoreAmanda Hendrix led off with a double.Hendrix also hit a solo home run over thefence in right-center during the sixth inning,and freshman outfielder Danielle Newmanhad a single.

“We were definitely trying to defend thelegacy we have,” Martin said about the Stal-lions’ six consecutive district champion-ships.

LAKE BRADDOCK helped the SouthCounty cause with six errors.

“We pride ourselves on defense,” Lake

Braddock head coach George Rumore said,“and [for] some reason, they just got thejitters, I guess, and they couldn’t hang inthere on defense.”

Rumore downplayed the loss, saying itmeant “nothing” in the grand scheme ofthings.

“We just let it go,” he said. “We were 10-0 … so we just go 10-0 again. So let’s justforget it and learn from our mistakes in thisgame.”

Junior Ashley Flesch started in the circlefor Lake Braddock and allowed three un-earned runs and five hits in four innings.She hit one batter, walked one and struckout two. Hendrix pitched the final threeinnings.

Lake Braddock fell to 10-1 overall and 7-1 in the Patriot District. The Bruins facedLee on Wednesday, April 24, after TheConnection’s deadline. Lake Braddock willtravel to face West Springfield at 6:30 p.m.on Friday, April 26.

South County improved to 12-1 overalland 8-1 in the district. The Stallions willtravel to face Lee at 6:30 p.m. on Friday,April 26.

Stallions sophomoreYates has 4 hits,4 RBIs.

South County Softball Sends Message to Lake Braddock

South County sophomore second baseman Cara Yatesfinished 4-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs againstLake Braddock on Tuesday night, April 23.

Lake Braddock third baseman Amanda Pattersonswings against South County on Tuesday night.

The Robinson boys’ lacrosse teamis 10-2.

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