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The Herndon High School step teamperforms at the introduction of the 2011

Herndon StompFest Feb. 19. The team wonsix first-place trophies last year and

kicked off their season at StompFest.

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Sixty-eight Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) students have beennamed to the Virginia All-State Chorusfor 2011 and will perform as a groupApril 30at the Visual and PerformingArts Academy at Salem High School inVirginia Beach. Additionally, 42 FCPSstudents were named alternates to theAll-State Chorus.

FCPS students selected for the 2011Virginia All-State Chorus and as alter-nate include:

❖ Herndon High School: MatthewFrederickson, Hannah Glass, HannahKwon, and Randy Raoufi and alternatesChris Czerwinski, Sarah Freeman, andOlivia Jewell.

❖ Oakton High School: Corinne Hol-land, Holly Kelly, Madeline Paul, andSummer Perez and alternate CecilyJacobson.

❖ South Lakes High School: KenBarros and alternate SobechukwuChinaka.

❖ Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology: alternatesMargaret Coad and Adrienne Doebrich.

Virginia All-State Chorus is sponsoredby the Virginia Choral Directors Associa-tion, an affiliated unit of the VirginiaMusic Educators Association.

Seven Herndon High Schoolstudents will represent the school atAll Virginia Choir in April: Soprano 2Hannah Kwon, Alto 1 Hannah Glass,Tenor 1 Matthew Frederickson, Tenor 2Andy Raoufi, Soprano 1 alternate SarahFreeman, Alto 2 alternate Olivia Jewelland Tenor 2 alternate Chris Czerwinski.

Oak Hill residents John ThomasPalmisano, Alison VirginiaSilkworth and Molly Caitlin McKeehave been named to the fall 2010 dean’slist at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio.

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By Alex McVeigh

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As a 2000 graduate of Herndon High School,Gary Bushrod remembers being part of thestep team in its earliest days. Last year hewas asked to come back to help prepare

the team for their annual StompFest, and ended upsticking around. Now the team, which took homesix first-place trophies last year, is on the rise.

“When I was on the team, they just did shows, butnow we’re big into competitions,” Bushrod said. “Ifeel good about the fact that I’m mentoring almost30 kids, and that I can continue my legacy 15 yearsafter I started going here.”

Bushrod, who balances his coaching duties withhis day job at Booz Allen Hamilton, helped expandthe program to include more boys as well. The teamnow consists of Shades of You, the female group,and the Cold Beasts, the male group.

This year’s StompFest, which took place Saturday,Feb. 19, kicked off competition season. Teams fromall over the Washington, D.C. area came to competein the event, which almost completely sold out theHerndon High School Auditorium.

“This year was a great event, I had students com-ing up to me this week telling me how much theyenjoyed the performances,” said Domonoque Collins,a junior who is with the team for her second year.“You could see the difference in how pumped up theaudience was.”

Though the Herndon High School didn’t winStompFest (Seneca Valley High School fromGermantown, Md. won), they are prepared for an-other season of winning competitions. The HerndonHigh School team is also a model of diversity.

Team members’ ethnicities include the Dominican,Egyptian, El Salvadorian, Liberian, Pakistani, Span-ish, Afghani, Libyan, Cambodian, Russian, andBengali.

“The team really covers the world, and it exposesthe kids to so many different cultures, everythingfrom religion to foods,” said Judith McDermott-Jeter,an English teacher at Herndon High and the group’ssponsor. “Kids who are in the program get a trulyinternational view and it creates an understandingof things. Others may view differences as sinister,but these kids accept it because they’re talking anddancing with other students all the time.”

Senior Daquan Page says in addition to bondingwith his teammates, learning to dance in public hasdramatically improved his confidence.

“It really gave me confidence to get out in front ofpeople and do what you like,” Page said. “It may lookeasy, but it’s not.”

Freshman Nisma Aly says it “helps you to step outof your comfort zone. I was confident before, butpeople have told me it’s more noticeable now.”

Step dancing focuses primarily on foot movement,and the choreographed routines consist of rhythmicsteps that can resemble ballet, but come out sound-ing like a drumline. While arm and hand movementis also part of the dancing, foot movement is the mostimportant, and team members say it can be hard tonotice how hard dancers are working.

“I don’t think people understand how hard it isand how much endurance it takes just to put togethera 10-minute routine,” said Samitha Nelamangala, asenior.

The team competes in competitions all over thearea, including local ones and at places like HowardUniversity in Washington, D.C. The team also makestime to help coach the Herndon Middle School Team,which also competed in StompFest.

“It says a lot about how much this team has im-proved, and I think we’re getting better at reachingout to the community,” Bushrod said.

At almost 30 students in the club, the step teamisn’t the biggest group at Herndon High School, butwith almost 1,000 people attending StompFest, theirfootprint is bigger than their numbers.

“Quantity-wise, we’re not the biggest club around,but as a team, we’re making ourselves known,”Nelamangala said.

Stomping the SchoolyardHerndon High School StepTeam kicks off 2011 season.

Herndon High School’s Step Team performs at their annual StompFest Feb. 19.Herndon High School has hosted the event, which features teams from all over theWashington, D.C. region, for the last 13 years.

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The Worldgate Sport andHealth Club re-openedFriday, Feb. 25 after a

$2.5 million renovation whichthey hope will be the latest in aseries of state ofthe art fitness fa-cilities. The clubis now almostdouble its previ-ous size, and hasmore than 100new pieces ofcardio equip-ment.

“I’ve been com-ing to theWorldgate gymfor many years,and I’ve seen itchange handsquite a fewtimes,” said SteveSaunders ofHerndon. “But Ididn’t think it was possible forthe space to be used in quite theway it is now. It all feels brand-new.”

Featuring a full basketballcourt, three tennis courts, apool and racquetball andsquash courts, the new club of-fers many ways to get in shape.

“Working out can be arduous,

but we’ve found that if peoplehave a reason to go to the gym,like people to hang out with, it’smuch easier,” said Sport andHealth CEO Mark Fisher.

Fisher says he hopes the newclub will help combat the ste-reotypes about fitness facilities.

“We’re not amusclehead kindof club,” he said.“People have allsorts of precon-ceived notionsabout gyms,thinking ‘if I’mnot in shape, Iwon’t fit in,’ but Ithink the firsttime you walk inthe club you’ll becognizant that it’sa different kindof place.”

Barbara Henchof Reston says af-ter moving fromCentreville and

switching gyms, she was sur-prised at how easy the transi-tion was.

“I don’t really consider myselfloyal to a particular ‘brand’ ofgym, but I must say I’ve beenimpressed,” she said. “TheReston location is pretty good,but this is truly a fantastic placeto get in shape.”

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Opinion

By Mark R. Warner

U.S. Senator

With all of the current discussionabout short-term federalspending resolutions and potential gridlock in Congress,

you might think we have lost the opportunityfor serious action on our longer-range deficitsand debt.

I remain convinced that our country is at acritically important moment: We simply mustseize this opportunity to get our fiscal housein order for the long term, and sincelast summer this has been one of mytop priorities.

Partnering with my Republican col-league Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, weare working to try to turn the recommenda-tions of the President’s National Commissionon Fiscal Responsibility and Reform into legis-lation.

Our current national debt stands at morethan $14 trillion. If adopted in full, thecommission’s recommendations would gradu-ally reduce that debt by $4 trillion over thenext 10 years.

Unfortunately, the current debate is centeredon deep cuts in short-term, discretionary andnonmilitary spending, which only makes-upabout 12 percent of the overall federal bud-get.

The spending proposal recently adopted bythe House of Representatives slashes fundingfor workforce training programs that are soimportant to many people across southwestand southside.

It targeted federal support for the multi-state,multi-year Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, and

the House budget makes deep cuts infederal funding to Northern Virginia’sMetro mass transit system.

The simple fact is, drastic and evenpainful cuts to these individual programs alonewill not fix our larger structural budget prob-lems.

That’s why Senator Chambliss and I havebeen working with a growing number of ourSenate colleagues to address these fiscal chal-lenges in a more comprehensive and respon-sible way. We must work together to controlgovernment spending, simplify our tax code,and begin to gradually eliminate our deficits.

That is the only way we will fix our nation’sbalance sheet over the long term.

The deficit commission’s recommendations,while far from perfect, represent a courageousfirst step in tackling our national debt in waysthat will make our nation competitive for the21st century:

❖ The commission laid out a plan to accel-erate healthcare savings in Medicare and Med-icaid, and it provides a responsible roadmapto strengthen Social Security for the next 75

years. The commission’s plan protects SocialSecurity, and does not use Social Security fundsto balance the budget.

❖ It dramatically simplifies a tax system inserious need of an overhaul. It proposes clos-ing loopholes and phasing out some deductionswhile lowering overall tax rates for individu-als and corporations.

❖ It puts everything on the table, includingentitlement programs and defense spending.We believe that this has to be part of the dis-cussion, too.

As you might imagine, various political op-ponents and special interests already are mo-bilizing to short-circuit our work on this legis-lation, which demonstrates why this is such adifficult challenge. It also shows whyWashington’s typical political response has al-ways been to kick this can down the road, andpush the tough choices to another day:

❖ These choices do not get any easier sim-ply by delaying action. Every day that we putoff these difficult decisions, an average $4 bil-lion is added to the national debt.

❖ Every dollar that we spend simply payingthe interest on our nation’s staggering debt isdisappearing into a fiscal sinkhole. These areresources that cannot be targeted toward cre-ating jobs, expanding the U.S. economy oraddressing any of our other shared priorities.

While there are plenty of recommendationsin the commission’s plan that I would not havechosen, this much is crystal clear to me andthe other members of our bipartisan coalition:We simply cannot postpone this difficult dis-cussion any longer.

Warner, a co-founder of Nextel and former Virginiagovernor, is a member of the Senate’s Banking,Budget, Commerce and Intelligence committees. Hecan be reached at www.warner.senate.gov.

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Abuse ofAuthority

An Open Letter to Superinten-dent Dale:

Your email to the Stuban familyof Feb. 21, 2011, is an affront tothe entire community.

Their only child, a good student,an outstanding athlete, a contrib-uting and productive member ofthe community, is dead.

And your response is to breezilynote that they “might be interestedto know that many student disci-pline laws passed by the VirginiaGeneral Assembly compel us totake certain actions …”

No law, no regulation, no rulecompelled the school to respondto this child, to this family, in themanner FCPS did.

I sincerely hope that you, andevery adult at FCPS who had a rolein this process, will take the timeto consider, deeply, the decisionsthat were made and the impact ofthose decisions.

This child and this family trustedthat FCPS would treat them fairlyand exercise some level of reason-

ing and judgment. Their trust wasmisplaced.

A 15-year-old child is dead. …Your response is to direct the griev-ing parents to the SR&R.

As Kate Walsh, a member ofMaryland’s State Board of Educa-tion, so well said, “every aspect ofwhat happened to that boy inFairfax County is an abuse ofschool authority.”

May Nick Stuban rest in peace.And may we as a community allbear the shame and responsibilityfor entrusting him, and the otherchildren of Fairfax, to school offi-cials who demonstrated a completeand utterly reckless disregard forany measure of fairness or reasonor concern for this child or his life.

Margaret AckerleyMcLean

Assembly HeldHostageTo the Editor:

In the February 16-22 issue, thelead editorial opined that Gover-nor McDonnell should sign the

recently passed legislation “thatwould require some insurancecompanies to provide limited butcritically important coverage fortherapy for children with autism.”Yes, I agree completely that thegovernor should sign the bill.However, the editorial fails to criti-cize the General Assembly, in par-ticular the House of Delegates, fornot providing more. The sad truthis that the coverage truly is “lim-ited” and that the General Assem-bly again shows how it is held hos-tage by corporate power, in thiscase the insurance companies.

The article by Julia O’Donoghuein the same edition provides thebroader picture. While 23 otherstates have passed bills on man-dated autism coverage, the onepassed by Virginia is the most lim-ited. Virginia’s will only apply tochildren aged 2-6 and will have anannual cap of $35,000. Most otherstates allow a wider age range(some into adulthood) and havea higher cap (one has no cap atall). And the number of familieswho might benefit from the man-dated therapy coverage is ex-tremely limited since the legisla-

tion does not apply to companieswith 50 or fewer employees, doesnot apply to large companies thatself-insure themselves, and doesnot apply to people who do nothave health insurance through anemployer but instead must buyinsurance on the open market.Since the article points out that “atleast 55 percent of people inFairfax work for self-insured com-panies,” it is easy to see how lim-ited the legislation is.

And, so, for many families, theinsurance companies will not haveto provide the therapy at all and,when they do have to, will onlyhave to pay for therapy for a smallage-subset of people and a smallcap. It is easy to see again that theGeneral Assembly has bowed tothe insurance companies. For themost part, insurance companieswill still get away with what themother of a child with autism says:“Some insurance companiescharge higher premiums if an au-tistic child is on the policy. Theycharge more but they refuse to payfor treatment.”

Michael ShawReston

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Alan Davis Becomes Eagle Scout Alan R. Davis, 15, the son of Tom and Sandee Davis ofOak Hill, has become an Eagle Scout. Alan has been ascout of Troop 1257 since 2007, completing his Trail toEagle on Feb. 7, 2011. This is also the second Eagle Scoutfor the Davis family.For his Eagle Project, Alan chose to refurbish four sets ofbleachers for Frying Pan Park’s Outdoor EquestrianCenter. In April 2010, Alan led his friends and fellowScouts in successfully completing this project. Alan isattending Oakton High School as a freshman.

At its public hearing on Feb. 22, the HerndonTown Council adopted a master plan forits downtown that, in the words of theadopted resolution, provides a “commu-

nity vision for future downtown development.”Among its features, the adopted Downtown Mas-

ter Plan includes recommendations concerning thetype and location of future structures in the down-town; methods of ensuring quality development; andpotential methods of financing necessary for desir-able public infrastructure.

The adopted plan limits future downtown devel-opment to a maximum of four stories with a mix ofthree and four story buildings; denotes locations ofsemi-public plazas; and envisions future buildings thatreflect the scale of traditional small town downtowns.The desire for the downtown to build upon its repu-tation as a place for entertainment and recreation isevident in the plan, as is the commitment to incorpo-rate pedestrian and bicycle-friendly improvements

The Downtown Master Plan’s adoption by theHerndon Town Council follows months of public re-view and input. A Downtown Master Plan SteeringCommittee, appointed by the council at the project’s

onset in 2009, worked with the town’s planning staffand its team of project consultants, led by UrbanDesign Associates (UDA), to create a process thatallowed for significant public input. UDA hostedpublic workshops, at which renderings were evalu-ated in detail; the Planning Commission held publichearings throughout the planning process; and theTown Council held public hearings. The planningeffort incorporated the many facets of planning anddevelopment including urban design, architecture,engineering, land economics, public infrastructure,traffic impacts and historic preservation.

“The end result of all of this time, energy and com-mitment on behalf of our citizens is a DowntownMaster Plan that communicates clearly and decisivelyour community’s vision for Herndon’s downtown,well into the future,” said Mayor Steve DeBenedittis.“Developers who approach the town now have amuch better sense of the type, size and location ofprojects we are seeking. This will greatly enhanceopportunities for successful development ofHerndon’s downtown in a manner that meets ourcommunity’s needs while respecting our characterand heritage.”

The adopted Downtown Master Plan resolution, aswell as block-by-block renderings of the plan, will beavailable for review at www.herndon-va.gov, Plan-ning/Zoning.

Town Council Adopts‘Community Vision’Master Plan charts futuredowntown development.

Police InvestigateArmed Robbery

Three men entered a pizza restaurant in the2400 block of Centreville Road in the Herndon-area of Fairfax County on Monday, Feb. 21, shortlybefore 9 p.m. Two of the men were armed withhandguns; one announced a robbery. One suspectobtained an unknown amount of cash from theregister and all employees were robbed of per-sonal items; there were no injuries.

The suspects fled east on foot from the front ofthe business.

All three suspects were described as having lightskin, unknown age, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10inches tall, 160 to 175 pounds, dressed in all black.

Anyone with information is asked to contactCrime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477,e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text“TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Herndon TownhouseLost in Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Departmentunits responded to a townhouse fire, Thursday,Feb. 24, at approximately 8:40 p.m. in theHerndon area at 13317 Schwenger Place.

Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and firecoming from both floors of the two-story, end unittownhouse upon arrival. Firefighters initially con-ducted defensive fire operations until the bulk ofthe fire was knocked down. They then went in-side and conducted an interior fire attack andsearched for occupants. It took firefighters ap-proximately 20 minutes to bring the fire undercontrol. The townhouse had been vacant for anundetermined amount of time. There were no in-juries.

The townhouse is a total loss. The cause of thefire is under investigation.

Week in Herndon

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THURSDAY/MARCH 3Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.” 8 p.m.

George Mason UniversityTheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. A psychosexual crime dramaabout a disturbed 17-year-old. Thisproduction contains explicit scenesand nudity. $12 adults, $8 students,seniors and groups. Charge at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Leon Redbone. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. $25.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/MARCH 4Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.” 8 p.m.

George Mason UniversityTheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. A psychosexual crime dramaabout a disturbed 17-year-old. Thisproduction contains explicit scenesand nudity. $12 adults, $8 students,seniors and groups. Charge at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Giving Circle of HOPE-GranteeCelebration. 7:30 p.m. Midtown atReston Town Center, 11990 MarketStreet, Reston. In honor of 12nonprofit organizations in NorthernVirginia. 703-408-1354 orwww.givingcircleofhope.org

Artist’s Reception for Enid Sport-Stewart. 6-8 p.m at the RestonMuseum, 1639 Washington Plaza inReston. Sport-Stewart is a longtimepottery instructor for the RestonCommunity Center Lake Anne. Theshow and sale continues throughApril 25. 703-709-7700 orwww.restonmuseum.org.

Discovery Series: Wind QuintetImani Winds. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. $35.www.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 5Tango Buenos Aires: “Fire and

Passion of Tango.” 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Dancers, vocalists andinstrumentalists trace the history ofthe Argentine Tango. Tickets are $23-$46 at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.” 2 p.m. and8 p.m. George Mason UniversityTheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. A psychosexual crime dramaabout a disturbed 17-year-old. Thisproduction contains explicit scenesand nudity. $12 adults, $8 students,seniors and groups. Charge at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Opening Reception and GalleryTalk. 7 p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. The “Fine ArtPhotography Exhibit.” Free and opento the public. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

“Emerging Visions: A Sense ofPlace” Opening Reception. 5-7p.m. Greater Reston Arts Center,Reston Town Center, 12001 MarketSt. Suite #103, Reston. Works fromHerndon and South Lakes HighSchools student artists and writers,who collaborated to combine visualart and language. 703-471-9242 orwww.restonarts.org/Archives/Journey.htm.

Pianist John Eaton: The Fabulous’40s. 7:30 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. $25.www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 6Tango Buenos Aires: “Fire and

Passion of Tango.” 4 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Dancers, vocalists andinstrumentalists trace the history ofthe Argentine Tango. Tickets are $23-$46 at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.” 2 p.m.George Mason UniversityTheaterSpace, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. A psychosexual crime dramaabout a disturbed 17-year-old. Thisproduction contains explicit scenesand nudity. $12 adults, $8 students,seniors and groups. Charge at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Master Singers of Virginia: Songsof Life and Celebration. 7 p.m.Church of the Epiphany, 3301 HiddenMeadow Drive, Herndon. A 27-member a cappella ensemble underthe direction of Dr. Erik Jones. Newmusic by Estonian composer VeljoTormis, three works by Norwegiancomposer Knut Nystedt, folk songs,spirituals and more. Tickets $12-$17.www.msva.org or 703-829-MSVA.

TUESDAY/MARCH 8Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. 6-

7:30 p.m. St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon.Pancakes, French-toast sticks, ham,applesauce, coffee, apple juice andmilk. Proceeds benefit the YouthGroup’s mission trip to Dungannon,VA in August. Tickets $14 family, $8adults. Leftover food will be donatedto the Embry Rucker CommunityShelter in Reston. 703-437-3790 orwww.saint-timothys.org.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 9California Guitar Trio 20th

Anniversary Tour. 8 p.m. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna.Wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/MARCH 10Jennifer L. Nelson’s “24, 7, 365.” 8

p.m. George Mason University HarrisTheatre, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Attitudes about race, classand social activism are put under ahumorous microscope. $25.cfa.gmu.edu.

FRIDAY/MARCH 11Celtic Woman: Songs from the

Heart. 8 p.m. at George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Drive, Fairfax. Irish classics,contemporary covers and originalcompositions. Tickets $34-$79,available at www.ticketmaster.com or703-573-SEAT.www.Celticwoman.com.

Jennifer L. Nelson’s “24, 7, 365.” 8p.m. George Mason University HarrisTheatre, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Attitudes about race, classand social activism are put under ahumorous microscope. $30.cfa.gmu.edu.

“The End of Suburbia: OilDepletion and the Collapse ofthe American Dream.” 7 p.m.Nature House at Walker NatureEducation Center, 11450 Glade Drive,Reston. Film and discussion. $5donation to Friends of Reston andFairfax Coalition for Smarter Growth/

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Untitled photograph by Marie Carnogursky and JulianaHolland. The “Emerging Visions: A Sense of Place” Open-ing Reception will be Saturday, March 5 from 5-7 p.m. atGreater Reston Arts Center, Reston Town Center, 12001Market St. Suite #103, Reston. In celebration of Youth ArtMonth, GRACE presents new work from Herndon andSouth Lakes High Schools student artists and writers, whocollaborated to combine visual art and language. Theexhibit will be on display through April 14, gallery hoursare Tuesdays–Saturdays, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. 703-471-9242 orwww.restonarts.org/Archives/Journey.htm.

Sustainable Reston. Register [email protected].

Endless Cup Coffeehouse: ToddWalker and Tomy Wright. 8 p.m.Unitarian Universalist Church Churchin Reston, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston.$5, includes light [email protected].

Herndon and Reston area run-ners participated in the VHSLGroup AAA State Indoor T&FChampionships in Hampton onFebruary 25-26. http://va.milesplit.com/meets/81246

The Thomas Jefferson 4x800relay team of Sarah Nielsen(Reston), Stephanie Marzen,Lisa Junta, and Ronit Malkadropped 9 seconds from their2nd place Regional Champion-ship performance (9:39.10) andfinished in 6th place to earn All-State honors.

All-Region runner JonathanPhillips (Herndon) ran a9:50.42 in the boys 3200m atstates for 15th place.

At the NoVa Indoor TrackRegionals on Feb. 19, Mary KimWeidman (Reston) posted a sea-son best of 31’5.5” in the girlstriple jump to finish 11th.

Reston, HerndonRunners EarnState Honors

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By Rich Sanders

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In the end, Northern Regionboys’ basketball stalwart T.C.Williams had just enough tohold off a determined

Herndon High squad in the regiontournament semifinals game playedat Robinson Secondary Feb. 26.

The Titans, a perennial boys’ bas-ketball power over the years, wereassured of their 64-61 win only afterAustin Hamilton’s three-point at-tempt to tie the game fell short at thefinal buzzer.

“We never gave up,” said Herndonjunior front court player PatrickMcLauglin. “We fought to the end.We have a lot of pride. It’s been afun [postseason] ride.”

T.C. Williams was scheduled tomeet upstart Annandale High in theregion title on Monday, Feb. 28. The Atoms,the Patriot District runner-up, reached thefinals by defeating Langley High in the firstsemifinals game played Feb. 26.

Herndon (23-3), this year’s Concorde Dis-trict champions, enjoyed a spectacular sea-son and fell just one region playoff win shortof reaching the finals and qualifying for theVirginia State AAA playoffs for the first timesince 2006 when Gary Hall was head coachand former Hornet superstar ScottieReynolds led the team to the state finals.

Herndon, under fourth year head coachChris Whelan, was the top seed at theConcorde District tournament two weeksago. There, the Hornets reached the finalswhere they defeated defending regionchampion Chantilly, 64-58, on Feb. 18.

That gave the Hornets plenty of momen-tum going into the 16-team region tourna-ment, where they won their first roundgame over W.T. Woodson, 66-61, on Feb.21, before defeating local cross-town rivalSouth Lakes, 87-76, two days later in thequarterfinals. Both of those region playoffwins took place at Herndon.

The Hornets used a balanced scoring at-tack to defeat Woodson. Both AustinHamilton, Herndon’s star guard and thisyear’s Northern Region Player of the Year,and fellow backcourt member JonathanBeltran scored 17 points against the Cava-liers. McLaughlin scored 15, while seniorguard Raleigh McKenzie and freshmenDeAndre Thomas scored eight and sevenpoints, respectively.

In the second round win over SouthLakes, Herndon trailed the Seahawks, 25-23, before outscoring them, 22-12, in the

second quarter to take a 45-37 halftimelead. Herndon went on to defeat SouthLakes, which put together a solid 14-12 sea-son record and reached the Liberty Districttournament finals under first year headcoach Andrew Duggan. The Seahawks hadbeaten Falls Church, 61-53, in a first roundregion tournament game to advance to thequarterfinals meeting against Herndon.

Herndon’s Hamilton, a senior, scored agame-high 33 points in his team’s victoryover the Seahawks. Beltran, meanwhile,tallied 22 points and junior Marques Berry10 for the winners. Other scoring contribu-tions for the Hornets came from Thomas (8points), McLauglin (7), and McKenzie (6).

South Lakes had a huge game from jun-ior forward D.J. Christian (26 points). TheSeahawks, in their balanced scoring attack,also received stellar games from senior for-ward Darius Smith (17 points), junior guardJ.D. Wallace (13), and senior guard JoeDaye (12).

Earlier in the season, Herndon had beatenthe Seahawks in two December contests.While the Hornets won those meetings by15 and 16 points, Hamilton knew Herndonwould be playing a better, more seasonedSouth Lakes team in the region playoffmeeting.

“It’s tough with them being a rival andplaying them a third time,” said Hamilton.“South Lakes played a great game.”

IN THE REGION SEMIFINALS, Herndon,riding a 13-game winning streak, played T.C.Williams (23-5) tough the entire way. TheTitans, who entered the game having woneight straight, surged out to a 10-2 lead to

start the game, a three-pointer from the leftcorner by junior guard Jordan Byrd cappingthe scoring spell. But Herndon, over the fi-nal 2 minutes, 42 seconds of the openingquarter, found its feet and outscored the Ti-tans 10-1 to close the quarter with a 12-11lead. The final points of the 10-1 Herndonrun came when Hamilton (32 points, 8 re-bounds), off an assist pass from McKenzie(5 points), was fouled while scoring alayup with one second left. His ensuingfree throw made it 12-11.

Later in the half, Hamilton nailed an18-foot jump shot off the left wing to giveHerndon a 23-17 lead with 1:32 left inthe second quarter. But the Titans, in thefinal minute, scored three baskets to tiethe game, 23-23, at the half.

Herndon continued to keep the pres-sure on the heralded Titans in the third quar-ter. Beltran, who scored all 11 of his pointsin the second half, drained two 3-pointersover the first minute of the half, the latterfrom the left wing area to give the Hornetsa 29-24 lead. A few minutes later, Herndon’slead was 33-28 following a driving, under-handed close range basket by Hamilton with5:10 left in the third quarter. But the Titanswent on a 15-6 scoring spurt over the re-mainder of the quarter and held a 43-39 leadgoing into the fourth quarter.

Herndon, three minutes into the finalquarter, was within 47-46 after Hamiltonconverted a pair of free throws. T.C., how-ever, scored eight straight points thereafterto go ahead 55-46 with about three min-utes remaining.

But Herndon would not fold. Trailing 57-48 with less than two minutes remaining,

McKenzie, the Hornets’ clutchbackcourt player, made a three-pointer to make it 57-51 with1:35 left to play. Later, Herndongot within 61-58 when Hamiltonconverted a rebound follow-upbasket while being fouled. Hemade the free throw to get histeam within three points with 31seconds remaining.

Herndon’s final basket cameon a driving layup off the leftside by Beltran, who was fall-ing down as he made the bas-ket, which got the Hornetswithin 63-61 with five secondsleft. A T.C. Williams foul shotwith four seconds left made thescore 64-61. But following aT.C. second shot miss from theline, McLauglin (8 points, 10rebounds) rebounded the balland got it to Hamilton, whoquickly moved the ball downthe court before pulling up fora long three-point try from theright side. The shot came upshort and the Titans had comeaway with the dramatic win.

T.C. was headed to a finalsmeeting with Annandale whileHerndon’s season had con-cluded.

“They’re a tough team, veryathletic,” said Hamilton, of T.C. “Theybeat us on the boards [40-27], that’swhat beat us. They had more height.”

“It was a tough game,” saidMcLauglin. “They’re an intimidatingteam. But once we got settled down,we believed we could beat theseguys.”

McLauglin said Herndon’s bestplayer, Hamilton, played a terrificgame, as usual.

“He’s stepped up in every big gamewe’ve played,” said McLauglin.

“It’s a privilege to have played withhim,” said Beltran, of his three var-sity seasons as a teammate ofHamilton. “You don’t find too manyguys like him. He can take over agame and he’s unselfish.”

Hamilton, the best player in the re-gion, said he will always rememberHerndon’s phenomenal season.

“I’ll never forget it,” he said. “Webeat Chantilly in the [district] cham-pionship game. We showed a lot ofheart this year. It’s tough to lose thisgame [to T.C.], but I’m very proud ofmy guys.”

Herndon’s Austin Hamilton, this year’sNorthern Region Player of the Year, goesup for a basket during the Hornets’semifinals game versus T.C. WilliamsFeb.26 at Robinson.

Raleigh McKenzie of Herndon Highmaneuvers with the ball around acouple of Titan players during the Feb.26 region semifinals boys’ basketballplayoff game.

Hornets’ Outstanding Season Ends at Region SemifinalsHamilton-ledHerndon boyswon districtcrown, reachedRegion Final Four.

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Herndon Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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Molly Bouffard, a 2009 gradu-ate of Herndon High School, hasbeen cast in the role of Lucy Brownin Longwood University’s produc-tion of The Threepenny Opera,which runs for two weekends.

The Threepenny Opera byBertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill isbased on The Beggar’s Opera thatpremiered in 1728 and was revivedin London in 1920. This year’smusical—a collaboration betweenLongwood Theatre and OperaWorkshop—will feature parody,satire and pop opera through story-songs such as “Mack the Knife,”“Pimp’s Ballad,” and the “Jealousy

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Bouffard, a Longwood sopho-more and vocal performance ma-jor, is the daughter of Bill and SueBouffard of Herndon. Last seasonshe participated in OperaWorkshop’s I Hear America Singing.

The Threepenny Opera will bepresented March 3-6, Thurs.-Sat., at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3p.m. in the Center for Commu-nication Studies and Theatre’sMainstage Theatre in Farmville.For more information, contactthe Box Office at 434.395.2474or [email protected].

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Rev. Dr. Norman A. Tate isinviting the community to MarchGladness, a weekly Spring Re-vival each Wednesday during themonth of March, beginning onMarch 9 at the Heritage Fellow-ship Church. March Gladness willfeature a dynamic revivalist eachweek beginning with a praise andworship service at 7p.m. at thechurch. Heritage FellowshipChurch is located at 13515-CDulles Technology Drive inHerndon. For more information,contact the church at 703-620-9515, Monday through Friday,between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. or [email protected].

St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 432 Van Buren St. inHerndon, will offer Ash Wednes-day services on March 9 at 6:30a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.All are welcome. 703-437-3790or www.saint-timothys.org.

Floris United MethodistChurch, 13600 Frying Pan Roadin Herndon, holds worship ser-vices at 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m.and 5 p.m. on Sundays with aLatino service on Saturdays at 7p.m. 703-793-0026 orwww.florisumc.org.

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