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Marshmallows roast on an open flameduring the Kings Park community’s National

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Changes Ahead for BRAC Connector Routes

By Nicholas M. Horrock

The Connection

The Fairfax County Board of Su-pervisors last week approved a$4,150,609 South County Ser-vice plan for Connector Buses

that is designed to assist the 11,900 newworkers transferring to Fairfax County aspart of the Army’s Base Realignment andClosure operations.

The new routes will go into effect on Sept.3, according to Rollo Axton, chief TransitServices Division of the Fairfax County De-partment of Transportation. Under ques-tioning by Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon), Axton said that FCDOT hadbeen coordinating closely with military au-thorities at Fort Belvoir.

The 2005 BRAC will nearly double FortBelvoir’s employment by transferring19,300 workers to its campuses, 11,900 ofwhich will work in Fairfax County.

Some 8,500 workers are already trans-ferring to the National Geospatial Intelli-gence Agency and another 3,400 will be atthe main post at Fort Belvoir by late Sep-

Supervisors approve $4,150,609 service planfor Connector buses.

tember.“The service area for this corridor runs

roughly parallel to I-95 south of the Capi-tal Beltway through the communities ofSpringfield, Newington and Lorton,”FCDOT reported to the board.

“Six connector routes currently operatein this area either along I-95 or a parallelroad including Backlick, Loisdale andLorton Roads. This area is expected to ex-perience explosive growth as planned resi-dential developments come on line inLorton and Department of Defense plans toexpand two military installations when theyare completed in late 2011. Traffic conges-tion on I-95 and parallel to Route 95 is atan all time high and is expected to get worsewith this shift in personnel.”

BEGINNING LAST June, FCDOT con-ducted three public meetings to gatherviews on the proposed service plan. FCDOTalso sought comments through a website,e-mail and from the BRAC partners.

Axton said the plan as submitted to theboard incorporates comments received dur-ing the planning.

FCDOT issued the following material onthe changes:

This is to notify the Board that the FairfaxCounty Department of Transportation(FCDOT) intends to make several scheduleand/or routing changes to Fairfax Connec-tor routes as outlined below:

❖ Route 159 (Lee, Mount Vernon Dis-trict): Revised weekday peak-directionschedule on existing Route 159 from localservice to limited-stop service. Route 159provides peak-direction service from theEngleside and Sequoyah neighborhoods tothe Huntington Metrorail Station via Rich-mond Highway. Revised schedule wouldprovide local service to all bus stops in theEngleside and Sequoyah neighborhoodsand would service only Richmond HighwayExpress (REX) stops along Richmond High-way, providing a faster connection toMetrorail. Frequent local service along Rich-mond Highway would be maintained viaenhanced Route 171 service

❖ Route 171 (Lee, Mount Vernon Dis-tricts): Modified the existing routing andrevised the schedule accordingly. Revisedrouting begins at the Huntington MetrorailStation and travels along Richmond Hwy,Fort Belvoir at DLA, Telegraph Road, PohickRoad and Lorton Station Boulevard to thesouthern terminal at the Lorton VRE. The

weekday schedule has been adjusted im-proving service to 20 minute headways inthe peak period and 30 minute headwaysduring the midday, evening and on week-ends. Route 171 provides a connection be-tween Fort Belvoir at DLA and the LortonVRE terminal. Service is complimented byRoute 371 Lorton VRE to Franconia –Springfield Metro Rail Station.

❖ Route 305 (Lee, Mount Vernon andSpringfield District): Modified the existingrouting to provide bi-directional service tothe Newington Forest, Silverbrook, LaurelHill and Lorton communities and LortonVRE during weekday peak periods. The pro-posed route is the combination of existingroutes 305 and 307 and will provideNewington Forest, Silverbrook and LaurelHill riders with direct service to Metrorailat Franconia-Springfield Station on thenorth end of the route or VRE at Lorton Sta-tion to the south. The proposed route willalso continue to serve the Gambrill andSydenstricker Park & Ride Lots in the peakdirection.

❖ Route 310 (Lee, Springfield Districts):Revised the schedule to increase service to20 minute headways in the peak period and30 minute headways in the base period.

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Woman Charged with Robbing Two Banks

Police released this the person who theysay robbed two local banks. To view morephotos and a video, go towww.connectionnewspapers.com/

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Springfield’s Mimi Hoffman won the 2011 VirginiaSenior Women’s Amateur. The title is a bookend forvictory in the 1999 Women’s Amateur.

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Springfield golfer Mimi Hoffmanwins state title.

Two former champions found themselves in a tight finalmatch in the 2011 Virginia Senior Women’s Amateur onFriday, July 29, at the Homestead’s Old Course.

Springfield’s Mimi Hoffman was 1-up on Alexandria residentShelley Savage on the 17th hole as each reached the par-4’s greenin regulation.

Savage, who won the tournament in 2005, needed a birdie tokeep the match alive, while Hoffman, who won in 2006, wantedto end it right there. Savage missed her attempt, and Hoffmanmade hers, winning the title 2 and 1.

“I have goose bumps. I am so happy, so happy,” Hoffman saidafterward. “It’s been a long time since I’ve won one of these. Thisis special for me because Shelley is such a good player.”

Hoffman, an aerospace engineer for Boeing, lost to Savage, aretired Navy Nurse Corps captain, earlier this season in the 2011Senior Women’s Stroke Play.

Another Springfield player, Patti Lawson, won thechampionship’s sixth flight over Robin Alapas from Manassas, 5and 4.

— Michael K. Bohn

Victory on Final Hole

Fairfax County Police arrested a woman theybelieve is responsible for two recent rob-beries of Apple Federal Credit Unions inKingstowne and Springfield.

According to a Fairfax CountyPolice release, on Tuesday, Aug. 2,just after 6 p.m., a patrol officerdiscovered a 1997 Buick LeSabre inthe parking lot of Beacon Mall inthe 6700 block of Richmond High-way that was linked to the two bankrobberies

Officers set up surveillance of thevehicle in the hopes of determin-ing who the owner was. Accordingto the release, detectives respondedto the call and established probable cause to arrestthe owner of the LeSabre.

At a nearby business, Angela Marie RoseleeFitzhugh-Hill of the 3400 block of Holly Hill Road inAlexandria was working. When she returned to hercar, officers apprehended her. She was taken to theFairfax County Adult Detention Center, where po-lice charged her with two counts of threats to bomband two counts of robbery.

On Aug. 1, detectives released a video that showedthe suspect who robbed the credit union on Friday,July 15, at 6831 Sir Viceroy Drive in Kingstownearound 12:30 p.m.

On Friday, July 29, around 11 a.m., a woman wear-ing a light colored shirt and blue jeans robbed the

Apple Credit Union at 6314 Springfield Plaza.During both robberies, the woman handed a note

to the teller demanding money, and fled the scenewith an undisclosed amount of cash. No injuries werereported.

On Thursday, July 28, another bank robbery oc-curred at BB&T Bank at 6120 Arlington Blvd. Thesuspect demanded money, and then fled with anundisclosed amount of cash. There were no injuries.

The suspect in that robbery wasdescribed as a black man, about5 feet 7 inches tall, medium buildand wearing a blue and blacktrack suit. Officer Don Gotthardt,a spokesman for the FCPD, saidthe police do not believe the twobank robberies are related at thistime.

“Bank robberies are crimes ofopportunity and desperation.These are hard financial times,

and suspects sometimes feel a sense of desperation.I can’t speak to the exact motivation in these specificcases,” said Gotthardt.

Anyone with information about these robberies isasked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plusyour message to CRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

— Victoria Ross


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Neighbors from the Kings Park community in Springfield gather for the 2011 NationalNight Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

Safety and MarshmallowsKings Park Civic Associationhosts National Night Out event.

On Tuesday night, Aug. 2, members of theKings Park Civic Association gathered totoast marshmallows and swap information

about neighborhood safety. The civic associationjoined many other HOAs from across the U.S. for

the 28th National Night Out. The annual event pro-motes public safety, neighbors to talking to neigh-bors. It’s also a chance for the public safety commu-nity to go out and talk to citizens about programslike Neighborhood Watch.

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Auxillary Police Officer E.B. Llopes Jr.places public safety information andstickers on the Kings Park table.

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❖ Route 333/334 (Lee, Mount Vernon Districts):Modified exiting routes 331 and 332 to shift serviceto the south of Downtown Springfield in order tofacilitate better connections between various largeemployment sites, neighborhoods and the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station. The proposed routesprovide circulator service to the Loisdale Road,Newington, Gateway 95, Fort Belvoir-DLA and Bos-ton Boulevard areas on weekdays only. New routes333 and 334 are based off of restructured routes 331and 332 service; route numbers 331 and 332 will beeliminated with this change. Coverage to the down-town Springfield area will be provided via routes 310,401 and 402.

❖ Route 371 (Lee, Springfield Districts): Newroute 371 is proposed to provide bi-directional ser-vice between Patriot Ridge, Fullerton Road, SaratogaCenter, Lorton VRE, Laurel Hill, Lorton and theFranconia-Springfield Metrorail Station. Route 371is proposed to serve as the western component of

the proposed route 171 route, providing complemen-tary service to the Interstate 95 corridor and provid-ing direct service between Lorton and the Metrorailsystem. Route 371 would connect with proposedroute 171 at the Lorton VRE station and the routeswould be timed together as much as possible to fa-cilitate transfer activity.

❖ Route 395 (Lee, Springfield Districts): Route395 is the permanent route number for the existingroute 380D. No changes are being proposed to rout-ing or schedule. Route 395 will continue to providepeak direction service between the Pentagon TransitStation and the Gambrill Road and Backlick NorthPark and Ride Lots via the I-95/395 Shirley High-way HOV lanes.

❖ Route 335 (Lee, Mount Vernon Districts): Newroute 335 is proposed as bi-directional direct servicefrom Franconia – Springfield Metro Station to thenew hospital on Fort Belvoir via Beulah Street, Tele-graph Gate, John J. Kingman Road, Gunston Road,12 Street and Belvoir Road. This route will providean efficient option for travel between Fort BelvoirMain Post and Franconia-Springfield Metro Stationand VRE to help accommodate the influx of newpersonnel moving to the main post due to the BRACaction.

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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/AUG. 4Science Rocks with Flumpa and

Friends. 2:30 p.m. KingstowneLibrary, 6500 Landsdowne Centre,Alexandria. Music, science andmovement with Wendy and Flumpa,the tree frog. All ages. 703-339-4610.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Conversation group for adultslearning English. Adults. 703-339-4610.

FRIDAY/AUG. 5The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s

Brass Quintet. Lake Accotink Park,7500 Lake Accotink Park Road,Springfield. Classical music concert.Free.

SATURDAY/AUG. 6The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s

OTO Percussion Duo. 10 a.m.

Burke Lake Park Amphitheater, 7315Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Musicalduet. Free.

Wild Tails. 10:30 a.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Wildlife Ambassadors bring animalguests to explore how these animalsuse their tails to communicate, climb,protect themselves and more. Age 6-12. 703-249-1520.

SUNDAY/AUG. 7Artists’ Reception. 2-5 p.m. The

Artists’ Undertaking Gallery, 309 MillSt., Occoquan. The exhibit “reLeaf:An Exploration of Leaf and TreeForms” features copper works byAnne Jordan of Fairfax and mixedmedia by Elisabeth Hudgins ofArlington. 703-494-0584 orwww.theartistsundertaking.com.

Nitehawks Swing and GreggSmith. 2 p.m. Workhouse ArtCenter, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Bigband dance arrangements, jump andjive tunes, ballads and rock & roll.Free. www.WorkhouseArts.org.

Stars on Sunday and Art Underthe Arches. Workhouse Art Center,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. View theExplorers Visual Arts Campers’artwork on display around the quad

archways from 12-5 p.m. Listen tobig band swing, rock and roll andBroadway music from 1:30-5 p.m.www.WorkhouseArts.org.

MONDAY/AUG. 8Jammin’ Beach Party. 2:30 p.m.

Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Cody & Bj take you to a musicalbeach party with surfing, limbo,singing and dancing. All ages. 703-339-4610.

TUESDAY/AUG. 9Manga Drawing Workshop. 4 p.m.

Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Art Leagueinstructor, Dana Yang, teaches basicmanga drawing techniques forcharacter facial features. Art suppliesprovided. Age 13-18. 703-249-1520.

Conversations with the Director.7:30 p.m. John Marshall Library,6209 Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria.Meet Sam Clay, Director of FairfaxCounty Public Library, and shareyour view of what the future shouldhold for the library system. Adults.703-971-0010.


Opinion

While some of us are not surehow it got to be August, nevermind time to start thinkingabout going back to school, the

first day of school is about a month away, Tues-day after Labor Day, Sept. 5.

Virginia families can take advantage of whatamounts to a three-day coupon for five per-cent off on many back-to-school items.Sales tax is suspended for the comingweekend, Friday through Sunday,Aug. 5, 6 and 7 (restrictions apply).

During this three-day period, school suppliesselling for $20 or less per item, and clothingand footwear selling for $100 or less per itemwill be exempt from sales tax.

The tax holiday should encourage more fami-lies to spend their back-to-school dollars in lo-cal stores rather than online. This is an excel-lent time to support local businesses, manysuffering from the recession as well as compe-tition from online businesses that offer tax-freeshopping all the time. Local businesses that

don’t get their money from the federal gov-ernment need support from local shoppers nowmore than ever.

Also, remember that many families in thearea are struggling. There are many optionsto help.

❖ FACETS in Fairfax, which provided morethan 300 students with backpacks filled with

supplies last year, is collecting schoolsupplies until Aug. 12. Drop donationsbetween 9-5, Monday-Friday, at 10640Page Avenue, Suite 300, Fairfax. Volun-

teers will gather for Back to School parties tostuff their new backpacks with supplies. Go tohttp://facetscares.org/donate/back-to-school-drive/ for a list of needed supplies or to makean online financial contribution. To help witha donation drive in your workplace or organi-zation, contact Stacy Boden at 703-352-3268or [email protected].

❖ Our Daily Bread’s Back to School programwill help more than 350 needy children in theFairfax High School pyramid receive the sup-

Five Percent OffBack-to-school sales tax holiday a reminder ofother back-to-school rituals; buy extra suppliesfor needy students.

August Sales Tax Holiday:School Suppliesand ClothingWhen: The 2011 holiday will take place on Aug. 5-7,

2011.What’s exempt: School supplies selling for $20 or

less per item, clothing and footwear selling for $100or less per item will be exempt from sales tax.

See: www.tax.virginia.gov

plies they need.In addition to financial contributions to pur-

chase the supplies, Our Daily Bread is seekingdonations of new teen-sized backpacks andscientific calculators. ODB will accept dona-tions through Aug. 12. Contact Jennifer Roseat 703-273-8829 or [email protected] visit www.ODBFairfax.org.

❖ Arlington Doorways for Women and Fami-lies is collecting money, school supplies, win-ter coats and more for needy students. Con-tact Wyatt Schroeder atw s c h r o e d e r @ D o o r w a s y V A . o r g .www.doorwaysva.org/donate/seasonal-ways-to-give/backtoschool/

❖ United Community Ministries plans toraise $10,000 and fill 1,000 backpacks thisyear. School supplies will be distributed to stu-dents in need on Aug. 25-26. Send donationsto Attn: School Supplies, United CommunityMinistries, 7511 Fordson Rd., Alexandria, VA22306. Contact Christine Fiske, 703-768-7106ext. 328 or [email protected].

Editorial

Letters

Supporting CookTo the Editor:

I have lived in the Braddock Dis-trict in Fairfax for 23 years, and Ihave to tell your many readershow refreshing it has been theselast two years to have a supervi-sor who is both responsive to myconcerns and a responsible leaderwhen it comes to spending our taxpayer money efficiently andwisely.

For many years as our housingvalues were booming, communityleaders spent our tax money lav-ishly on school administration,community projects and govern-ment facilities. Old habits can behard to break and Supervisor JohnCook (R-Braddock) has been oneof the few common sense leadersin Fairfax County that has beenwilling to make the tough choicesto get our government spendingdown and more in line with ourcurrent economic reality.

Supervisor Cook has continuedto oppose increasing our localtaxes and fees knowing that ourcommunities will be strengthenedwhen residents have more moneyin their pockets to care for theirhomes and families. John has fo-cused on helping fellow residentsimprove their communitiesthrough pragmatic and creativesolutions worked out right in theneighborhoods. His support inzoning issues, overcrowded park-ing issues and even snow removal

on our local roads has been verypositive and is making Braddocka better place to live. Continuedefforts to control spending as westrengthen our neighborhoods will

insure a brighter fu-ture for our children.

We need moreleaders like Supervi-sor Cook who can

solve problems without automati-cally raising our taxes.

Jane PyrakAnnandale

Hurley SupportsTurf FieldsTo the Editor:

I grew up here in Fairfax Countyplaying soccer from age 4 to 19. Ilove turf fields. Turf fields withouta doubt prevent injuries becauseyou are less likely to trip.

Compared to grass fields, turf isalways perfectly flat and gives theball an extra bounce. The ball alsorolls a lot smoother as opposed tograss fields, where the ball cancatch on patches of grass. Syn-thetic turf improves the game andkeeps it going and gives it more ofa professional feel. I’ve been play-ing on turf fields for a while nowand I admit I’m a bit spoiled be-cause I refuse to play on grassfields.

Now that I live in Braddock Dis-

trict, I’ve learned none of our lo-cal high schools (Lake Braddock,Robinson and Woodson) have turffields. This makes no sense. All ofthese high schools include or areadjacent to a middle school, soexcept in the very worst weatherP.E. students in grades seventhough 10 would all be able to usethe turf during the school day inP.E. classes.

And it is just not fair that we aresurrounded by high schools thatdo have turf. Their sports teams,including football, lacrosse andfield hockey, get to practice in wetweather when Braddock Districtschools are limited to indoor prac-tice. And since play-offs are almostalways played on turf, it is a cleardisadvantage not to have turf topractice on at your own highschool.

The good news is that we havea School Board candidate who iswell aware of and has been work-ing on this issue for years. WhenNell Hurley was fields director ofBraddock Road Youth Club, thatclub helped pay for installing syn-thetic turf at Wakefield Park. Nellhas been urging the installation oftwo turf fields at each FCPS highschool. This is one of many rea-sons that this experienced, ener-getic leader is running for office. Isupport Nell Hurley for BraddockSchool Board this fall.

Danielle ShippFairfax

ChallengingSpike on DetailsTo the Editor:

What do they teach at Marylandbusiness schools? While I com-mend Tyler Fisher for speaking up,clearly homework is left undone.Fisher’s commentary titled, “Sup-port Spike,” [Burke Connection,July 21-27, 2011] tries to malignFairfax County’s award winningbudget.

Fisher ignores Supervisor JohnCook’s (R-Braddock) assertionduring the budget mark-up sessionthat the Board had 95 percent con-sensus on the adopted FY 2012budget.

Clearly, Fisher did not considerevery candidate for chairman ofthe Fairfax County Board of Super-visors before writing the commen-tary.

Every business owner, corporateleader and nonprofit director withwhom I have spoken knows theimportance of establishing mea-surable objectives. So far, [Michael“Spike” Williams] remains shorton details only saying he wants totrim the budget. He is unlike ev-ery current Republican supervisor.

He has failed to show what ser-vices he will slash. He has not saidthe amount of spending he willcut. How will he help improve ourquality of life? Will he cut any pen

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nies from our real estate tax rate? How many?Will he persuade a majority of Supervisors to cut

services? How? Spike fails to offer anything otherthan empty rhetoric. He offers nothing for account-ability.

I challenge Spike to publicly dispute my statementin this publication.

With more than 20 years experience serving onstate, regional and local public committees as wellas nonprofit boards, I am working to raise expecta-tions and the level of accountability.

My accomplishments in public life include build-ing organizations from concept to actualize ongoingservices for thousands of people in need.

As a person planning to begin serving as chairmanin January 2012, I demand of myself more than whatI request of my opponent.

If I am elected, I invite voters to hold me account-able for lowering commercial real estate tax rates by21.2 percent to $0.93 per $100 of assessed value.Residential real estate taxes will also be at $0.93 orlower. Meanwhile, we will increase our investmentin education, transportation, and public safety.

Will Radle (I)Candidate for chairman

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Vote for Thomas CranmerTo the Editor:

I am a senior at James Madison University, and Irecently voted in-person absentee in the RepublicanPrimary here in Fairfax County. I will be voting ab-sentee again in the November election, as I will be

at school, and I am excited to cast my vote for Tho-mas Cranmer, for Northern Virginia Soil and WaterConservation Board. Cranmer was endorsed by theFairfax County Republican Committee.

Environmental stewardship is an issue that oftengets overlooked in elections, especially national ones.However, through local efforts, we have a chance toprotect the environment here in Fairfax County. Tho-mas Cranmer has the necessary knowledge and lead-ership to make strong, cost-effective decisions thatwill see to the environmental needs of our commu-nity while protecting individual property rights.

Cranmer is running on a platform of “Science basedstewardship.” He has an impressive background as ascientist and government official, with a geology de-gree from Yale, an M.B.A. from Columbia University,and experience as the Manager of Oil, Gas and Elec-tricity Operations in Iraq with the U.S. State Depart-ment. He has extensive experience as an environmentconsultant, in both the corporate and governmentsectors.

The Soil and Water Conservation District boarddirector is a non-partisan position, but Cranmer’spledges of affordable implementation of new envi-ronmental programs, such as drought planning andidentification of tax break impacts, reflect strong con-servative values rooted in a fine educational back-ground and notable government service. Cranmer isseeking one of the three seats on the board, alongwith incumbent John Peterson. Northern Virginiadeserves to have an individual such as ThomasCranmer guiding our environmental efforts.

Katy SummerlinFairfax Station

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Camps & Schools

Summer Stock RocksSangster Elementary summer theatercamp presents Broadway showcase.

On Friday, July 29, 35 students performed amusical review featuring tunes from clas-sic rock Broadway musicals as part of

Sangster Elementary School’s Summer Stock camp.

Co-directed by Jennifer Lambert and Joshua Redford,the 10-day camp provides participants with an in-tense musical theater production that culminates ina performance for family and friends.

Eric Gilbertson performs ‘Footloose’ from the musical‘Footloose’ with the cast during the Sangster Elemen-tary School’s Summer Stock musical theater camp’sproduction of ‘bROCKway’ on July 29.

Production assistant and former Summer Stock camperElizabeth Garcia of Springfield got her moment to shineduring the Sangster Elementary School’s summer musicaltheater camp production of ‘bROCKway’ when she per-formed ‘Super Trouper’ from the popular musical‘Mamma Mia’ on July 29. Garcia has been involved in theprogram, first as a camper, more recently as a productionassistant since the program’s inception nine years ago.

On July 29, some of the 35 students in the Sangster Elementary School’sSummer Stock musical theater camp run through a dress rehearsal oftheir production of ‘bROCKway’ a musical review of songs from rockmusical classics such as ‘The Wiz,’ ‘Grease’ and ‘Mamma Mia.’

Kayla Rothsteinand AdinWeingast sing‘Beauty SchoolDropout’ from‘Grease’ during aJuly 29 dressrehearsal of theSangster Elemen-tary School’sSummer Stockmusical theatercamp productionof ‘bROCKway.’

Delaney Fetzer, Natalie Presnell and Kadie Weingast perform ‘Dancing Queen’ from thehit musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ as part of Sangster Elementary School’s Summer Stockmusical theater camp production ‘bROCKway’ to a rapt audience of other campers,staff and parents on July 29.

The boys of the Sangster Elementary School’s Summer Stock musicaltheater camp production ‘bROCKway’ sing ‘Grease Lightning’ from‘Grease’ during a July 29 performance. Pictured in no particular order:Juliet Berger, Deklin Caban, Patrick Gentry, Eric Gilbertson, GeorgeBilbertson, Matthew Larson, Stefan Lazaraoe, Kyle Mahoney, CharlesPritz and Adin Weingast.

Delaney Fetzer, KadieWeingast and NataliePresnell, all of Spring-field and all graduatesof Sangster Elemen-tary School, are ‘Danc-ing Queens’ perform-ing the popular songfrom the hit musical‘Mamma Mia!’ on July29 at a performance ofthe Sangster Elemen-tary School’s SummerStock musical theatercamp’s production‘bROCKway.’

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turning to team practices or games if theyare suspected of having a concussion.

It is also suggested that parents and stu-dents participating in high school sportsprograms be required to review informa-tion about concussions on an annual basis.

Most of the policies drawn up by the Vir-ginia School Board have already been inplace in Fairfax County for several years.

“We have been ramping up our processfor several years now,” said Jon Almquist,who oversees the Fairfax school system’sathletic trainers.

Fairfax has had a certified athletic trainer,

A George Mason University profes-sor found more than half of thesports-related concussions inFairfax County Public Schoolsoccurred during football.

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Jim McLaughlin knows he had atleast one concussion while play-ing football at Woodson HighSchool in the 1980s. At the time,

coaches and players thought it was simplya matter of “shaking it off” before gettingback in the game.

Over two decades later, Woodson’s cava-lier attitude toward concussions has evapo-rated. Fairfax County Public Schools nowhas a stringent protocol for concussiontreatment. Any student suspected of sustain-ing a concussion is prohibited from return-ing to sports games or practice on the daythe injury took place.

McLaughlin, for one, is grateful for themore conservative approach. He will havetwo sons participating in the Woodson’sfootball program this fall and is a formerassistant football coach with the BraddockRoad Youth Club.

“One of the things that impressed me lastyear about Fairfax County Public Schoolswas that there was a real emphasis on edu-cating parents and players about concus-sions,” said McLaughlin, whose sons alsoplay lacrosse.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, concussionshave come a frontline concern at all levelsof athletics, from youth leagues to profes-sional sports. Boston University is currentlystudying the brains of professional athletesto determine the impact of concussions andrepeated blows to the head on long-termcognitive functioning and emotional well-being.

Just this year, a few high-profile incidentsbrought a new level of attention to concus-sion treatment.

The star of the National Hockey League,the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, hasnot been able to resume playing since hesustained a concussion in early January.

Dave Duerson, who played professionalfootball, committed suicide this winter. Hehad requested that his brain be examinedfor a degenerative disease that is caused byrepeated blows to the head and linked todepression and dementia.

Virginia implemented new concussionpolicies for high school sports programs onJuly 1. The commonwealth’s General As-sembly unanimously passed a bill tostrengthen concussion guidelines last year.

Sen. Ralph Northam (D-6), the bill’s chiefsponsor, is a child neurologist and facultymember at the Eastern Virginia MedicalSchool.

Among other things, the Virginia Boardof Education now recommends that stu-dents get a written medical release from alicensed health care professional before re-

who can help monitor concussion treat-ment, on every high school campus since1983. The school system increased the num-ber of athletic training positions at eachschool from two part-time slots to one full-time slot and a part-time slot in 2005.

“Our athletic trainers are available to as-sess the athletes every day. No child is go-ing to go back to a sport team unless theycan get through a rigorous workout with-out the return of symptoms. And you haveto make sure that they get not only physi-cal rest but also cognitive rest,” saidAlmquist.

STUDENTS with concussions typicallyhave to take a hiatus from doing any typeof physical activity and may have to refrainfrom cognitive activities — including read-ing, writing and completing math problems— for several weeks. They also must returnto their normal exercise and academic rou-tines slowly, with a gradual increase in rigordrawn out over several weeks, accordingto the National Children’s Medical Centerin Washington D.C.

Though his children haven’t had concus-sions, McLaughlin said he knows many oftheir classmates have. According toMcLaughlin, Fairfax’s coaches appear tohave been supportive of long-term treat-ment plans for students. Teachers have alsobeen understanding and willing to adjustacademic workloads.

“There is no way on the front end ofthings that we can tell how long the heal-ing process is going to take. A concussion ismore of a software injury than a hardwareinjury,” said Almquist.

An academic study suggests that the fre-quency of concussions in contact sportsmight be on the rise in Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools.

George Mason University professor ShaneCaswell examined concussion data collectedfor 12 contact sports programs in 25 FairfaxCounty high schools from 1997 to 2008.

According to Caswell, the frequency of

sports-related concussions in Fairfaxschools’ sports programs grew four timesas great over that 11-year stretch. Caswelladmitted that this could be, in part, becauseFairfax improved its detection and report-ing process for concussions during thattime.

The rate of concussion was rising in allthe sports studied. Approximately 11 per-cent of the 2,651 concussions tracked dur-ing that time period were “repeat” concus-sions, where one student suffered a headinjury more than once. In the 11 yearstracked by Caswell, 231 athletes in Fairfaxschools suffered two concussions and 26athletes had three or more concussions.

“If you put them back in the classroom oron the field too soon, it is just going to de-lay the healing process,” said Almquist.

Caswell found concussion rates across all12 sports to be on the rise and concluded itwas important to monitor concussionsacross many athletic programs in Fairfax.

“The high-participation collision sports offootball and boys’ lacrosse warrant contin-ued vigilance, but the findings suggest thatfocus on concussion detection, treatmentand prevention should not be limited tothose sports traditionally associated withconcussion risk,” he wrote.

Indeed, South Lakes parent John Farrellsaid three of his four children suffered fromsports related concussions, though theywere all in sports where concussions are notnearly as frequent. One daughter got repeatconcussions after being hit in the head dur-ing a basketball game. A son had a concus-sion after he was hit in the head with a base-ball and another daughter had acheerleading accident, he said.

Concussions: More Than a HeadacheThe County Line

More sports-relatedconcussions reportedin Fairfax high schools.

Signs and SymptomsOf a Concussion

This following list was compiled by Children’sNational Medical Center. These signs may notappear directly after a blow to the head andadults should be on the look out for concussionsymptoms several days after an incident.

SIGNS OBSERVED BYPARENTS/TEACHERS/COACHES:❖ Student appears dazed or stunned❖ Student is confused about events❖ Student answers questions slowly❖ Student repeats questions❖ Student cannot recall events prior to the hit,

bump or fall❖ Student cannot recall events after the hit, bump

or fall❖ Student loses consciousness (even briefly)❖ Student shows behavior or personality changes❖ Student forgets class schedule or assignments

SYMPTOMS REPORTED BY STUDENT:❖ Student has difficulty thinking clearly❖ Student has difficulty remembering or

concentrating❖ Student is feeling more slowed down❖ Student is feeling sluggish, hazy, foggy or groggy❖ Student has headache or pressure in the head❖ Student is vomiting or experiencing nausea❖ Student has balance problems or dizziness❖ Student feels fatigued or tired❖ Student has blurry or double vision❖ Student has sensitivity to light or noise❖ Student has numbness or tingling❖ Student is irritable, sad, nervous or more

emotional than usual❖ Student is drowsy or has trouble with sleep❖ Student is sleeping too much

Fairfax County Public Schools Concussion DataGeorge Mason University professor Shane Casewell studied trends in sports-related concussions by

examining 12 high school sports programs in Fairfax County Public Schools from the 1997-1998school year to the 2007-2008 school year.

The following is data on the number of concussions Fairfax students sustained while playing eachhigh school sport over that time period. The information is taken from Casewell’s study published inthe American Journal of Sports Medicine last January.

The professor only examined concussions reported in the following sports programs: football, boyslacrosse, boys soccer, wrestling, boys basketball, baseball, girls soccer, girls lacrosse, girls basketball,field hockey, softball and cheerleading.

Number of “Exposures”Sport Number of Concussions to Concussions Rate per 1,000

(Percentage of Total) (Percentage of Total) Athletic Exposures*All Athletes 2,651 (100%) 10,926,892 (100%) 0.24All Boys Sports 1,986 (74.9%) 5,833,723 (53.4%) 0.34All Girls Sports 665 (25.1%) 5,093,169 (46.6%) 0.13Football 1,407 (53.1%) 2,335,666 (21.4%) 0.60Girls Soccer 195 (7.4%) 554,500 (5.1%) 0.35Boys Lacrosse 244 (9.2%) 800,085 (7.3%) 0.30Girls Lacrosse 114 (4.3%) 559,295 (5.1%) 0.20Boys Soccer 103 (3.9%) 606,100 (5.5%) 0.17Wrestling 123 (4.6%) 724,430 (6.6%) 0.17Girls Basketball 120 (4.5%) 730,876 (6.7%) 0.16Softball 47 (1.8%) 439,175 (4.0%) 0.11Boys Basketball 77 (2.9%) 788,022 (7.2%) 0.10Field Hockey 58 (2.2%) 588,456 (5.4%) 0.10Baseball 32 (1.2%) 579,420 (5.3%) 0.06Cheerleading 131 (4.9%) 2,220,967 (20.3%) 0.06

*A higher rate indicates that concussions occurred more frequently.

In the 11 years trackedby Caswell, 231 athletesin Fairfax schoolssuffered two concussionsand 26 athletes had threeor more concussions.


Sports

Looking for Improved Fitness — How About Tennis?

Youngsters at the Hank Harristennis camp gather for a grouppicture on one of the tennis courtsat Episcopal High School.

Campers at the Hank Harris’ summer acad-emy work on the fundamentals of hitting aquality serve.

By Rich Sanders

The Gazette

Like the perfect service point thatproduces an ace and a match vic-tory, the sport of tennis, while itsoverall popularity over the years

has gone through its highs and lows in theUnited States, is an absolute winner whenit comes to its fitness and enjoyment ben-efits.

For those, from youngsters to youngadults to the middle-aged and beyond, look-ing to improve their physical conditioningas well as taking up a fulfilling sport, recre-ation or competitive tennis is almost a per-fect solution. The enjoyment of successfullyvolleying the ball back and forth with apartner is a sort of athletic exhilaration, aninstant gratification that if learned toachieve consistently can grow towards pas-sion and perhaps a deep love for the sport.

“I think one of the things that drawspeople to tennis is that one can get a realgood workout in an hour playing a game ofsingles with one other person,” said HankHarris, director of the Hank Harris TennisAcademy, a summer program for youngstersages 7 to 18 at Episcopal High School inAlexandria, where Harris serves as the headboys’ tennis coach during the school year.“It’s a sport that’s all you — you can out-think your opponent [in a match] or [sim-

Sport combines fun,good exercise andsocial interaction.

ply] work on your game.”Harris, a former University of Virginia

men’s tennis standout who went on to coachformer women’s professional star PamShriver, said the fitness benefits of the gameare a natural byproduct of tennis if one istaught how to play the game the right way.

Harris explained that a good tennis playeris constantly moving his or her feet andbody during a volley, anticipating where anopponent might hit the ball, getting intoposition to put forth a fluent swing on theball, and always being prepared to moveforward or backward, left or right in readi-ness to how an opponent might react andwhere the ball might be headed. For begin-ners, recreation players, or competitiveplayers, the sound principle of constantlybeing in position to move and go after the

ball is a key principle for any tennis player.“If you’re playing good tennis, you’re al-

ways moving,” said Harris. “At no pointshould you not be moving. It’s a game ofmovement, stopping and starting.”

PEOPLE LOVE TENNIS for the physicalconditioning benefits, the social aspect ofgoing out and hitting the ball around witha friend, the whole idea of improving one’sgame, and the opportunity of competingagainst another person in a match.

“Tennis keeps you moving and engagedand having a good time,” said John Kratzke,tennis director of the Highlands Swim andTennis Club in McLean. “It doesn’t matterif you’re 5 or a 55-year-old.”

Kratzke, a former player at William &Mary College, has been a full-time tennisinstructor throughout Northern Virginia forthe past 12 years. At Highlands, he over-sees a tennis program of which 175 youth

and 100 adults are participants.“People enjoy competing and

that side of it, and others lovelearning something new andadding to their skill set,” hesaid, of the different mindsetshis students have in regards tothe sport.

He said he does not have oneset teaching formula for all ofhis players or students, but in-stead tries to help individualslearn strategies and playingtechniques best suited for theirtemperament, skill level, andgoals in the sport.

“Having it being fun and fast-paced is what gets people in-

terested in tennis,” said Kratzke.Most seasoned tennis professionals or

teachers believe it is imperative that indi-viduals desiring to take up the game takelessons from a tennis professional at a localclub or tennis academy.

“I would highly recommend taking a fewlessons,” said Doug Kegerreis, president ofChantilly International Tennis (CIT), a ten-nis management service that helps createand provide tennis programs for clubs,youth organizations, and neighborhood as-sociations.

Kegerreis, a physical education teacher atOakton Elementary School in FairfaxCounty and the head tennis coach, alongwith his wife Karen, of both the ChantillyHigh boys’ and girls’ spring season teams,gives a tennis lesson through a media venueon YouTube. Individuals, after getting an

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Former pro tennis circuit playerGraham Stilwell spent manyyears playing the sport at a high

level as both a youth and young man.These days, the former pro tour mem-ber (from 1963-75) who went upagainst and defeated the likes of pasttennis greats such as Rod Laver, ArthurAshe, John Newcombe, and GuillermoVilas, loves to share his knowledge ofthe game with youngsters and adultsalike.

Stilwell, who grew up in England,is administrator and teacher for 4 StarTennis Academy, one of the mostprominent tennis academies across theMid Atlantic Region. 4 Star TennisAcademy, which has sites in theMerrifield area of Vienna as well as inPotomac, Md., runs a junior programfor the Fairfax-based Four Seasons

Tennis legend Graham Stilwell loves to share his love of the sport.Tennis Club, which has been a tennis fix-ture in the area since 1972.

While Stilwell said there might be betterways to get into top notch shape than play-ing tennis, a healthy workout is still a won-derful benefit of the game.

“If the goal is to get in great shape, thereare probably better ways to do it than play-ing tennis,” said Stilwell. “However, peopleconsider hitting the ball in tennis fun whilealso getting in shape. Playing tennis is agood way to get into condition.”

He said pro circuit players, who oftenhave their own personal trainers, have tobe in outstanding physical shape. Recre-ational players generally play for enjoymentand a good workout. But the nature of thesport presents physical conditioning chal-lenges.

“Tennis is more intensity of exercise inshort spurts,” said Stilwell. “In tennis, 10

seconds [of volleying] is a pretty long point.In tennis, you have high intensity for shortperiods, then a break. Your heart rate goesup and down. If you’re playing a long ten-nis match it’s pretty tiring, especially in thekid of [hot] weather we’ve had the last fewweeks.”

For young children getting started in thegame, Graham breaks a regulation sized 78-foot into quarters and youngsters ages fiveand six hit from sideline to sideline overportable nets. Children ages 7 and 8 moveup to a 60-foot court. These court changesbased on age are sanctioned by the UnitedStates Tennis Association (USTA) in part ofits Quickstart program.

Also, the tennis balls are different foryoungsters, who start out using soft spongeballs before moving to two other stages ofjunior tennis balls and eventually, at age 10,going to regulation balls.

“Tennis for kids is a different sportinitially,” said Stilwell. “TheQuickstart programs from USTA makelearning initially a bit easier for youngkids. We use the smaller courts at 4Star. We find they get to the pointwhere they can play faster. And wehave three stages of balls before regu-lation.”

Stilwell, a doubles finalist atWimbledon in 1966, and member ofthe British Davis Cup Team from1963-69, has taught tennis for 32years, working with newcomers to thesport to seasoned professionals. “I getenormous satisfaction from beingable to pass on to others both thetechnical aspects of effective strokeproduction through my on courtteaching, and the mental and emo-tional aspects of competing,” he said.

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Springfield Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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idea for his teaching methods upon viewing theYouTube program, will sometimes call Kegerreis forpersonal tennis instruction.

“Tennis is a skilled sport but can be very difficult ifyou don’t have guidance,” said Kegerreis, who saidthe primary goal of CIT is to give students a desireto play the sport throughout their lives. “If you goout and spend most of your time chasing balls twocourts over, it’s frustrating. I feel like you need somebasic guidance. For some people that’s all they needand want. They don’t want to be tournament play-ers.”

He said one of the first elements he teaches new-comers to the sport, both younger and older students,is to learn how to successfully volley or rally — hit-ting the tennis ball back and forth over the net witha partner. He said a key to good rallying back andforth is for players to execute easy, fluent swings andnot try to hit the ball too hard.

“I don’t care how much power you have, you haveto learn to control your swing speed,” said Kegerreis,who believes consistent seven or eight hit rallies candevelop good physical workouts for players.

He recommends that someone new to the sportpurchase a mass merchandise tennis racquet at aplace such as Wal-Mart for between $19 and $40. Amore experienced player, or someone who plays 10or more times a year, should look for performancerackets which, at close-out sales, can be as inexpen-sive as between $70 and $90.

GLENN ADAMS, the boys’ tennis coach at Madi-son High for the past 10 years, tries to create in allof his team members — whether they are standoutplayers on the Warhawks’ squad or backup teammembers — a will to play tennis for years to come.He said he often, when talking to prospective Madi-son players coming out of junior high schools, no-tices a lack of true love for the sport. Adams believesyoungsters who are taught tennis at a young age de-velop a lifetime love for the sport. For those young-sters who take it up during, say, their teen years,there is not that immediate passion.

“It just doesn’t develop on its own or spontane-ously,” said Adams, of rising ninth graders develop-ing a bond with tennis. “When I talk to rising fresh-men from [Madison feeder schools] Thoreau orKilmer I don’t sense tennis has become a passion in

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their lives. They have to be afforded a few lessons todevelop a passion.”

Adams keeps a large Madison team roster duringthe spring season in hopes that his players will catchtennis fever for life. The benefits, he said, are so re-warding. A runner/jogger of 40 years, Adams saidhe much prefers the fitness routine of tennis to thatof running, which to him is quite grueling.

“Tennis is a great cardio activity,” said Adams. “Intennis you get to exercise without the pain and tor-ture of running. I always tell the guys to stick withthe sport through the [beginner] frustration level.

“Tennis only requires one hour for a good work-out for a singles game and, if you’re playing doubles,and hour-and-a-half,” he said. “You can play a tennisgame during a work break or in the middle of a workday.”

Adams said the first 6 months of playing tenniscould be frustrating as one learns how to consistentlyhit the ball over the net.

“But get that first six months in and you’ll defi-nitely start to land those shots, whether they are luckyshots or not,” he said, with a laugh.

Harris, the Alexandria area tennis pro, is trying tospread the word about the sport he loves in Alexan-dria. He had two daughters who were a part of theT.C. Williams High girls’ tennis team this past spring.While thrilled to have had his daughters a part ofthe Titans’ program, he and others are disappointedthat the school, despite massive upgrades and reno-vations to the campus in recent years, did not in-clude outdoor tennis courts on the campus. As a re-sult, the Titans play their home matches at WakefieldPark in Arlington or elsewhere.

Harris, at his summer camps and over the courseof the year when he is teaching and working withyoung people and adults in the sport, makes it a pri-ority to emphasize that first and foremost, tennisshould be a fun endeavor.

“If it isn’t fun, you shouldn’t play,” said Harris. “Wetry to make it fun. You try to be encouraging to kidswhether they make contact with the ball or not. Youcan’t be disappointed with them but positive.”

Harris, like his colleagues, stresses lessons for new-comers to tennis. Some early success can breed con-fidence and the sky is the limit from there.

“Like anything in life, if you can do something ona pretty good level it improves your self confidence,”he said. “And the more steady and consistent youget, the more exercise you get playing.”

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John Dowling, new Lee baseball coach, has been associate head coach atForest Park High the past two years.

Dowling to guideLancer baseball; So,former Fairfax JVcoach, now at helm ofLee hoops program.

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John Dowling, who was hired as thenew Lee High baseball coach ear-lier this week, has always been abaseball guy through and through.

When he realized, as a right-handed pitcherat Ithaca College (N.Y.), that he would neverbe good enough to play professionally, hefigured the next best thing would be to oneday coach the sport he loves.

“I realized early in my college career theonly way I could stay involved in baseballwas to coach,” he said.

Dowling, who earned his undergraduatedegree in history from Ithaca in 2005 andultimately gained his masters in social stud-ies at Syracuse University in 2007, has got-ten his feet wet in the coaching professionas an assistant over the past several years.He said he has tried to learn from eachcoach he has worked under.

Surprisingly, perhaps his biggest coach-ing influence has not come in baseballcircles but in girls’ basketball while work-ing as an assistant last winter with the For-est Park (Northwest Region) girls’ basket-ball program in Woodbridge.

There, Dowling was part of head coachRebecca Tillett’s coaching staff on a Bruins’team that advanced all the way to the Vir-ginia State AAA semifinals before seeing itsseason end. Dowling said he grew as a coachworking with Tillett and enjoyed his win-ter with the Bruins’ girl’s team.

“It was a great opportunity for me becauseit kind of pushed me outside my comfortzone,” said Dowling. “I’d never coachedanything other than baseball.”

At Forest Park, Dowling has taught socialstudies the past four years and also servedas the associate head baseball coach in both2010 and this past spring 2011 season. For-est Park baseball, following an average 10-10 regular season last spring, went on tocapture the Cardinal District tournamentwith a finals win over a talentedWoodbridge High team that had reached thestate finals the year before.

This summer, Dowling, who moved toNorthern Virginia four years ago, served aspitching coach of the Herndon Braves,members of the summertime wooden batCal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League.Prior to coming to the Braves, he was pitch-ing coach of the Alexandria Aces, also amember of the Cal Ripken league.

Dowling looks forward to his new headcoaching duties at Lee, which earlier thisyear struggled through a 2-17 season un-

der former head coach Brett McColley.Dowling’s coaching philosophy is that ath-letics often mirrors life experiences in thatan individual, like a team, is going to expe-rience ups and downs, good times and badtimes. The main thing is for a person, or ateam, to continue working hard to becomethe best he can become.

“There’s going to be adversity,” saidDowling, of everyday life affairs or a highschool baseball season’s course. “My focusis on competing, really going out and try-ing your best. Wins and losses are impor-tant, but not the end all and be all. I’m morefocused on the process [or pursuit of win-ning]. I want my kids go out and play theright way and compete. I’m a big believerin controlling the things you can control —good attitude and good work ethic.”

Dowling, who grew up in Whitesboro,N.Y., and is a lifelong New York Mets fan,resides in Arlington. He will spend muchtime in the months ahead preparing for the2012 Lee baseball season.

“I’m excited for the opportunity,” saidDowling. “Ever since I graduated from col-lege, I’ve tried to get involved in coachingand have had a passion for baseball.”

A press release, sent out by the Lee Highsports office and athletic director Lori Barb,reads, “As a result of his experiences, CoachDowling is a firm believer in hard work andthe benefits of competition to produce per-sonal growth. Under Coach Dowling’s guid-ance, ‘student-athletes’ in the Lancer base-ball program will be just that; students first,and athletes second. On the field student-athletes will always compete while main-taining perspective by focusing on the pro-cess over the result.”

EARLIER THIS SUMMER, Lee alsonamed its new head boys’ basketball coach,Kosa So, to take over for longtime formerLancer coach Michael Harris.

Much like Dowling with the Lancers’ base-ball program, So will be looking to help

improve a program which experienced justone overall win this past winter season.Over his 18 years at the helm, Harris estab-lished a reputable program.

So has been the Fairfax High boys’ JVbasketball coach the past nine years. There,he accumulated a winning record, includ-ing an 11-5 mark last year.

BACK IN the 1980s, Lee basketball cap-tured a state title under coach Charlie Th-ompson. The Lancers have a heralded his-tory in the sport but have struggled in re-cent years.

“Lee has a great basketball tradition, in-cluding a state championship title, and Ilook forward to continuing that traditionby building a program that the Lee students,administration, alumni, fans, and the com-munity can be proud of,” So said, in a pressrelease put out by the school. “Through astrong work ethic and a commitment toexcellence both on the court and in theclassroom, I hope to produce championship-quality teams that are prepared to competeat the highest level.”

So was born in Cambodia and has residedin Fairfax County since 1979. He is a gradu-ate of Falls Church High School, where heplayed basketball for four years. As a highschool senior, So was the top three-pointshooter in the Northern Region, breakingthe school record for most three-point shotsmade during a single. He was the Jaguars’leading scorer that 12th grade year and theteam Most Valuable Player as well.

So went on to play college basketball atMary Washington College inFredericksburg. He earned his undergradu-ate degree at Mary Washington and even-tually graduated with honors from theAmerican University Law School.

So is a criminal defense attorney in North-ern Virginia and is owner of an establishedlaw firm in the City of Fairfax. He and wifeAshley, who is a life science teacher at LakeBraddock Secondary, have three children.º

“I realized early in mycollege career the onlyway I could stayinvolved in baseballwas to coach.”

— John Dowling


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New Listingin South Run!$849,900Eleganceabounds in thisbeautiful colo-nial home onlarge, flat treedlot.

Entertainment comes easy in this spacious, expanded 3level home with remodeled gourmet kitchen, breakfast roomand expanded family room! There’s plenty of space for eve-ryone with 5 bedrooms plus main level study. Enjoy all thishome and South Run has to offer – walking trails to BurkeLake, large pool, tennis and lovely wooded homesites.

Woodbridge $239,000EXCELLENT value for this 4 BR / 2FB / 1 HB home! Well-maintainedand move-in ready! Updated, eat-inkitchen > Separate Dining Roomopens to private, shady deck > Cozyfinished LL Rec Rm w/ fireplc >Fenced backyd w/ shed! Backs towoods! Perfect for a growing familyor as an investment!

Centreville$394,900

PriceAdjustment!

Immaculateand convenienthome inXanaduEstates. Manyupdates includedeck, appli-ances, carpet,etc. 3 levels, 4bedrooms,built-ins.

BETTY BARTHLE703-425-4466

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Springfield$547,000

Wish List -Done!

Thousands in2011 updatesincluding win-dows, paint, car-pet, countertops,and so much

more! Move right in this classic brick front beauty, 4BR, 3.5BAs, fully finised lower level! Lovely deck to enjoy your levelback yard! Sought after neighborhood, West Springfield HighSchool district! 7612 Modisto Lane. Check it out atwww.seetheproperty.com/82481. Move in before school starts!

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Fairfax Station $625,0004 bdrms, 2 1/2 baths. Beautiful hardwood floors on main andupper levels. Updated kitchen. Open spacious rooms through-out. Lower level rec room plus den with walkout to lower deck.Expansive tired decking off the main level. Beautiful treed lot.

Fairfax Station $759,9004 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths. All new kitchen, updated baths,new deck, new carpet, refinished hardwood floors. 9 ftceilings in living room & library. 2 story foyer. Huge recroom/den, full bath & 2 storage rooms on lower level.It’s like a brand new home!!

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CROSSPOINTE$749,000

Nearly 23,000 sq ftof grounds backingto Heron Pond!Immaculate, VanMetre home featur-ing 5 BR, 3.5 BA,3 Finished Levels

w/walk-out – Sunroom across rear of home w/view of water –Recently updated kit w/state-of-the-art appliances – hardwoodfloors throughout main level. Elegant setting to top your “mustsee” list! CALL OR E-MAIL ANN WITHERSPOON TODAY

Fairfax $499,900Lovely Kings Park beauty featuring 4 BR’s, 2 1/2 Baths, Kitchenhas been redesigned with new Maple kitchen cabinets, & granitecounters, Updated half bath, 1st floor family room, Finishedlower level, New carpeting on main & lower level. This homehas the perfect back yard, come & see!! Super Location.

Call Sheila Adams 703-503-1895

AMANDA SCOTT703-772-9190

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working with your interests at heart…

Gainesville$569,900

Heritage HuntGolf & CtryClub 55+

MUST SEE! 3-lvls,4 BR, 4BA, mainlvl MBR, MBAw/tub & sep shwr,gmt kit

w/maple/corian, brkfst rm, hdwds, grt rm w/cath ceilg & gas f/pl,din rm, sunrm, loft, guest suite, fin w/out LL, rec rm w/wet bar,games rm, bonus rm, blt-ins, ceil/fans, irrig sys, Trex deck,fen/yd, 2 car gge, cul-de-sac, pastoral views, Gated com, HOAfee inc phone/cable/trash/amenities.(50+ is ok)

Burke CentreBeautifullyupdated, 5 BR, 3.5BA, kit w/granite &Brkfst bar, Bathrmsw/granite top vani-ties, MBR suitew/dressing area,vanity & WIC, livrm, din rm, fam rmw/gas fpl, moldg,

ceil/fans, BONUS nanny suite, wkshop, deck, fen/ydbacks to trees, 2 car gge, FIOS, Burke Conserv. ameni-ties. Nr. Ft Belvoir, VRE, Pentagon bus & NCE bdg.MOVE-IN READY! Call for more info.

Fairfax$335,000

Stylishly chicbrick end unitbacking to trees!Completelyupdated top tobottom, this3BR/2 Full BA/2Half BA homewill impress

even your pickiest friends. Great eat in kitchen w/lots ofcounter space, large master w/separate shower area,walk-in closet, lower walk out level w/hardwoods & builtin bar. Come take a peek, won’t last long!

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