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Helping EndHunger OneStep At a TimeNews, Page 10

Warner, GillespieClash in U.S.Senate DebateElection 2014, Page 4

Helping EndHunger OneStep At a TimeNews, Page 10

Warner, GillespieClash in U.S.Senate DebateElection 2014, Page 4

Honoring BrookeNews, Page 3

At the Oct. 22 Robinson orchestra concert,flowers were placed on an empty seat forBrooke Buesking, a sophomore violinistwho died on Oct. 15.

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The Fairfax County Federation of Teachers would like to thank all ofthe 2014 award winners listed above for their consistent advocacy,proactive communications, and support of our workforce over thepast year. We publicly acknowledge their efforts to make a differencein the lives of FCPS employees. Thank you for caring about us; itmatters and is appreciated.

Karen Garza Superintendent, FCPSRamona Morrow President, FCCPTAMegan McLaughlin (Braddock District)Elizabeth Schultz (Springfield District)

Pat Hynes (Hunter Mill District)Patty Reed (Providence District)Sandy Evans (Mason District)

Dan Storck (Mount Vernon District)Tammy Derenak Kaufax (Lee District)

Ryan McElveen (At Large)Janie Strauss (Dranesville District)

Ilryong Moon (At Large)

2014 FCFTPresident’s Award

2014 FCFTPresident’s Award

for Outstanding Advocacyfor the Employees of FCPS


Domestic violence shelters andawareness organizations arehoping to build on the response

they’ve seen since the Ray Rice abuse caseescalated in a very public way.

“Calls increased to national hotlinesroughly 80 percent after the video sur-faced,” said Braddock supervisor JohnCook. “A lot of people think this issomething you shouldn’t talk about,that it’s meant to stay private, in ourhome. We need to get the word outthis is a bad thing, that we should talkabout it and make it clear it’s not ac-ceptable.”

At a Fairfax County Board of Super-visors meeting several weeks ago,Cook proposed a resolution to desig-nate October “Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month.” He’s following upthat action with an awareness eventplanned for Oct. 22 at the CoyoteGrille in Fairfax.

Proceeds from the event will ben-efit the Shelter House, 24-hour do-mestic violence shelter Artemis House,as well as Fairfax County Court Ap-pointed Special Advocates, a direc-tional tool for the children victims ofdomestic violence.

The next day, a few miles southwestof Coyote Grille, Alexandria-basedBethany House is holding an event ofits own at Malek’s Pizza Palace inSpringfield. Bethany House offerstemporary housing and support to fe-male domestic violence victims andtheir children.

The Bethany House event takesplace Oct. 23 from 4-9 p.m., whileCook’s event was set to last from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 22.

— Tim Peterson

Focus onDomesticViolence

Photo courtesy of Bethany House

(From left) Shelli VasserGilliam, Bethany Housefundraising consultant; JasminWitcher, Bethany House in-terim executive director; andDoug E Brammer, area man-ager, Verizon external affairs.In September, Verizon made a$5,000 grant to the BethanyHouse Trauma Recovery Pro-gram.

NewsBurke Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

The Robinson community is cop-ing with the loss of sophomoreBrooke Buesking. On Oct. 15Fairfax County Police found her

body close to train tracks by Sideburn andNew Guinea Roads, the Burke area wherethey’d gotten a report of someone being hitby a train.

The calls about the collision and Bueskingmissing both came in around 9 p.m. Policeare waiting for a conclusion from the medi-cal examiner as to the cause and nature ofher death, however they don’t suspect therewas any criminal activity or foul play in-volved.

ROBINSON PRINCIPAL Matthew Elinesent a message to students and parentsabout Buesking’s death the next morning,Oct. 16. He noted that Buesking played vio-lin in the intermediate orchestra and clari-net in the beginning band. She was alsoteaching herself to play the ukulele, withhelp from the Internet.

“Brooke’s father allowed me to sharenews of her death with you so that you maybe prepared to support your children,” Elinewrote. “We are taking every step we can tobe responsive to the needs of our studentsand their families.”

A visitation gathering for family, friendsand the community of supporters was heldin the afternoon on Oct. 19 at Living SaviorLutheran Church.

Visitors streamed into the fellowshiproom that included a photo slideshow ofBuesking. Her father Buck and brotherChase hugged and shook hands with every-one by tables bearing photo albums, a vio-lin, a clarinet and a ukulele. Buesking’smother, Virginia, died in 2011 of colon can-cer.

The mood was sad and sentimental, butso close to Buesking’s death and with manyquestions remaining, there was also pal-pable shock and confusion.

Josie Bulova, who’s known Buesking sincethe two went to Bonnie Brae ElementarySchool together, was there.

“It was definitely helpful for me,” she saidin an interview the following Tuesday, “tohelp me kind of cope. To see all the peopleshe touched in her short life. All the friends,teachers, everyone there to support eachother.”

Buesking’s strong sense of humor camethrough in the pictures, including one ofmatching scrunched faces with her father.

“She’s always the person that would tryto cheer everyone up,” said Bulova. “Hyper,

crazy, overly happy. She always had some-thing funny to say, even if you didn’t wantto hear it. She would tell you anyway.”

Buesking was also a supportive friend.“She would push you towards doing

something you wouldn’t normally do,”Bulova said. “In sixth grade we went toHemlock Overlook. I was afraid to go onthe zipline. She just jumped right next tome and I went down. That was Brooke.”

The Robinson administration has offereda full compliment of grief counseling ser-vices to students and family members, in-cluding numerous emergency resources.

“We went in big groups,” said Bulova.“That was really helpful. It really calmedeveryone down and put everyone in aslightly better mood. They accepted that wewanted to be with each other.”

THE GROUPS of Buesking’s friends havespent the last few days in tears, broken pe-riodically by someone cracking a joke, herfavorite way to end an awkward silence.

“She was always, always happy,” saidBulova. “No matter what.”

—Tim Peterson

Family, friends, schoolcommunity mournBrooke Buesking.

Police Investigating Death ofRobinson Sophomore

On Oct. 17, Robinsonstudents hung a ban-ner and wore purpleclothing in a “purpleout” to honor one ofBrooke Buesking’sfavorite colors.

Photos courtesy of Josie Bulova

At the Oct. 22Robinson orchestra

concert, flowers wereplaced on an empty

seat for BrookeBuesking, a sopho-more violinist who

died on Oct. 15.


Election 2014

See Senate, Page 14

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In front of an audience of NorthernVirginia business leaders, U.S. Sen.Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Republi-can challenger Ed Gillespie honed

their attacks on each other during a sharp,wide-ranging debate Tuesday evening, Oct.7.

While the candidates mostly avoidedheadline-making confrontations, they drewstark distinctions between their visions ofthe nation’s future, staking out familiarground on politically polarizing issues suchas same-sex marriage, immigration, abor-tion and health care.

The debate, sponsored jointly by NBC4and the Fairfax County Chamber of Com-merce, was held in the two-story audito-rium of Capital One’s headquarters inMcLean.

Both candidates quickly established theirpro-business positions, vowing to clear theway for greater economic opportunities forVirginians.

“I want future generations to have thesame opportunities that I’ve had. My grand-father was an immigrant janitor. My par-ents never went to college. And I got to becounselor to the President of the UnitedStates of America,” Gillespie said in his one-minute opening remarks, taking a familiarswipe at Warner by adding that he “fearedwe’re losing that kind of economic oppor-tunity and upward mobility as a result ofthe Obama/Warner policies.”

“My policies will ease the squeeze onhardworking Virginians and make it easierfor them [and] for the unemployed to findwork …. Under the Obama/Warner policy,for every net job created in Virginia twopeople have gone onto food stamps. Thereare 65,000 more women living in povertytoday. And 250,000 of us will have ourhealth care plans cancelled as a result ofthe Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, whichthe senator still supports,” Gillespie said.

IN HIS OPENING STATEMENT, Warnerpositioned himself as the moderate, bi-par-tisan problem solver who will help breakthe paralyzing gridlock in Washington. Theformer governor is seeking another term inWashington, where he said he had a recordof working with other lawmakers to pushforward pragmatic, “sensible” solutions tochallenges like health care costs, crushingstudent debt, the nation’s immigration cri-sis, and its slow economic recovery from the2008 recession.

“You know what, on every major piece oflegislation I work on I start with a Republi-can partner … I’m so proud that I’ve got

“It is now legal here in the commonwealthof Virginia. You personally oppose gay mar-riage. Are you comfortable? Can you acceptthis decision by the Supreme Court not toact?”

Gillespie said it was a matter for the state,not the federal government.

“I love people and respect them for whothey are. I believe we are all created in theimage and likeness of God. And as younoted, in my faith, marriage is between oneman and one woman …,” Gillespie said.

He added that same-sex marriage “is thelaw in Virginia today. And — as I do notbelieve that — a federal law … is the properapproach, then of course I accept the rul-ing of … the decision by the Supreme Courtnot to take up this decision of the circuitcourt.”

“I support marriage equality,” Warnersaid, when it was his turn to address thequestion. “I think it is appropriate that welive in a commonwealth that doesn’t dis-criminate.”

Debate panelists included Aaron Gilchristand Julie Carey of NBC4 and Karen Tumultyof The Washington Post, who each askedthe candidates two questions.

Carey asked Warner if he thought U.S.Sen. Tim Kaine was wrong when he soughtto constrain the president’s unilateral powerto make war.

“Your own colleague, Sen. Tim Kaine, hassaid, quote ‘You don’t ask people to sacri-fice their lives until the nation has debatedand committed to the mission.’ Is he wrongabout that?”

Warner said he agreed with Kaine, andalso said it was an example of his differ-ence with the president.

“This is where I differ where the presi-dent,” Warner said. “I believe that we needa more forceful response against Syria andIraq. I think it is very important that we also… I’ve been calling since early March forstronger actions against Mr. Putin in Rus-sia.”

Warner and Gillespie repeatedly wentback and forth on the “97 percent question.”A prominent theme in Gillespie’s campaignhas been hammering home the statistic thatWarner voted with President Obama 97percent of the time.

“My opponent’s whole campaign has beenpretty much based on this bogus charge, the97 percent charge,” Warner said afterGilchrist asked both candidates to list howthey differed from the President. “I mean,independent political analysts have calledit both misleading and not reflective of myrecord. The National Journal which stilldoes a review of all the votes, not just asubsection, ranks me right in the sensiblecenter.”

Gillespie responded that while “SenatorWarner’s press releases are very bipartisan… his floor votes are very party line …While he just said he supported the Key-stone XL Pipeline, on two different occa-sions when there was an opportunity tomove forward with (the Keystone XL Pipe

Stark distinctions onsame-sex marriage,immigration, abortionand health care.

Warner, Gillespie Clash in U.S. Senate Debate

Photo courtesy of The Fairfax Chamber

The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce hosted a U.S. Senate debatebetween U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) and Republican challengerEd Gillespie, on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at The Capital One headquarters inMcLean. The forum was moderated by Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s “Meetthe Press.” Panelists included Aaron Gilchrist and Julie Carey of NBC4and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post.

Family: Wife Cathy; 3 Children: John, Carrie,Mollie

Birth Place: Alexandria, Va.Home City: LortonPets: 2 dogs - Sunny and SkyeEducation: Graduated, Catholic University of

AmericaPolitical Experience: Chairman, Republican

Party of Virginia; Chairman, Bob McDonnell’s Cam-paign for Governor, 2009; Counselor to thePresident, Bush Administration, 2007-2009; Chair-man, Republican National Committee, 2004

Professional Experience: CommunicationsConsultant, Alexandria, Va.; Former Employee,Family Grocery Store; Policy and CommunicationsAide, House Majority Leader Dick Armey; ParkingLot Attendant, U.S. Senate Parking Lot

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships:

Board Member, Catholic University of America;Board Member, Council on Virginia’s Future; Vol-unteer, Crossover Basketball and ScholarsAcademy; Co-Founder, Quinn Gillespie and Asso-ciates (QGA); Chairman, Republican StateLeadership Committee; Volunteer BasketballCoach, Saint Louis Catholic School

Contact InformationCampaign [email protected] Staff [email protected] Staff [email protected] Webmailhttp://edforsenate.com/contact-us/Campaign Websitehttp://www.EdForSenate.com

Candidate: Ed Gillespie, Republican

Family: Wife Lisa; 3 children: Madison, Gillian,Eliza

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind.Home City: Alexandria, Va.Religion: PresbyterianEducation: JD, Harvard Law School, 1980; BA,

George Washington University, 1977Political Experience: Senator, U.S. Senate,

2009-present; Candidate, U.S. States President,2008; Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2002-2006; Candidate, U.S. Senate, 1996; Chair,Democratic Party of Virginia, 1993-1994

Current Legislative Committees: Banking,Housing and Urban Affairs, Member; Budget,Member; Finance, Member; Joint Committee onPrinting, Member; Rules and Administration, Mem-ber; Select Committee on Intelligence, Member;Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation,and Export Promotion, Member; Subcommittee onEconomic Policy, Member; Subcommittee on Fis-cal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Chair;Subcommittee on National Security and Interna-tional Trade and Finance, Member; Subcommitteeon Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member;Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight,Member

Professional Experience: Co-Founder,Nextel Communications; Former Staff Member,

Sen. Chris Dodd, U.S. Senate; Former Employee,TechRiders; Managing Director, Columbia CapitalCorporation, 1989-2002

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships:Honorary Chair, AmeriCorps Support Group; Mem-ber, Board Member, Medical Care for ChildrenProject; Member, Board of Directors, AlexandriaVolunteer Bureau; Member, Board of Directors,United Community Ministries; Member, Board ofTrustees, George Washington University; Member,Board of Trustees, Virginia Union University; Chair,National Governors Association, 2004-2005;States’ Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commis-sion, 2003-2004; Chair, Education Commission ofthe States, 2003-2004; Chair, Southern Governors’Association, 2003-2004

Awards and Honors: TIME Magazine’s FiveBest Governors in 2005; Newsweek’s “Who’s Next”issue in 2006; Governing Magazine’s Public Offi-cials of the Year in 2004

Contact InformationCampaign [email protected] [email protected] Webmailhttp://markwarnerva.com/contact/Campaign Websitehttp://www.markwarnerva.com

Incumbent: Mark R. Warner, Democrat

actually more former Republican legislatorssupporting me this campaign than when Ifirst ran.”

Chuck Todd of NBC’s “Meet the Press,”

the debate’s moderator, addressed the firstquestion to Gillespie, noting the day’s break-ing news of the U.S. Supreme Court’s deci-sion not to review the case on gay marriage.


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.

Burke Presbyterian Church isembarking on a six-week study of thebook by writer, theologian and activistBrian McLaren entitled “Why Did Jesus,Moses, the Buddha, and MohammedCross the Road?” McLaren claims thathis Christian identity moves him “to-ward people of other faiths inwholehearted love, not in spite of theirnon-Christian identity, and not in spiteof [his] own Christian identity, but be-cause of [his] identity as a follower ofGod in the way of Jesus.” All are wel-come to join this conversation onSundays, 9:45-10:45 a.m., Oct. 26 –Nov. 23 at Burke Presbyterian Church,5690 Oak Leather Drive, Burke.www.BurkePresChurch.org, 703-764-0456.

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkway andBurke Lake Roads, holds a bible studyfellowship at 9 a.m. Sundays followedby a 10 a.m. worship service. Nurserycare and children’s church also pro-vided. 6401 Missionary Lane, FairfaxStation, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers ser-vices at two locations, in Fairfax at 5114Twinbrook Road and in Clifton at 13421Twin Lakes Drive.

Services in Fairfax are held on Satur-days at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30and 10 a.m.

Services in Clifton are held on Sun-days at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m.703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.

Faith Notes


Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:We are writing about the Nov. 4

voter referendum on transporta-tion bonds for Fairfax County. ThePartnership for a Healthier Fairfaxis a diverse coalition of individu-als and public, community, andbusiness organizations that havejoined forces to improve commu-

trians and bicyclists benefit every-one through enhancing safety, pro-viding active transportation op-tions, providing opportunities forroutine exercise, expanding accessto recreational opportunities, andimproving quality of life. Improve-ments funded by the bond will alsopermit more “Safe Routes toSchool,” or opportunities for chil-dren to walk or bike to school. Thegoals and objectives of both our

plan and the transportation bondissue are aligned in encouraginga healthy lifestyle through physi-cal activity and improving connec-tivity throughout the county.Please support the bond by a “yes”vote on Nov. 4.

Marlene Blum and JulieKnight

Partnership for a HealthierFairfax/Co-Chairs

nity health by mobilizing re-sources, increasing awareness,and promoting change. The Part-nership has identified investmentsin infrastructure that supportphysical activity as a major prior-ity in its community health im-provement plan. Investments infacilities and pathways for pedes-

Opinion

Of more than 75 projects includedin the current proposal, on theballot for Nov. 4, all but sevenare designed to make Fairfax

County safer and more inviting for pedestri-ans and bicyclists.

Voters will decide on Election Day whetherto authorize $100 million for:

❖ Spot road improvements to increase road-way capacity, reduce congestion, improvesafety, and improve transit access ($16 million)

❖ Pedestrian improvements to improve ca-pacity, enhance safety and complete missingpedestrian links that connect neighborhoods,and improve access to schools, Metrorail sta-tions and activity centers ($78 million)

❖ Bicycle improvements that include devel-oping new bicycle facilities, constructing trails,adding bicycle parking and enhancing acces-

sibility ($6 million)Fairfax voters have a long history of approv-

ing bond questions for local transportation,schools and parks. This should be no excep-tion.

VoteThe importance of voting, and the difference

just a few votes can make, is on display in Vir-ginia, where close elections decided by a frac-tion of a percent of total voters have set thestage for some big changes.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. But you don’thave to wait until then.

In person absentee voting is underway atFairfax County Governmental Center and sevensatellite locations thru Nov. 1.

Office of Elections, 12000 Government Cen-ter Pkwy, Conf. Rooms 2/3, Fairfax, 22035.Now - Oct. 31, Monday thru Friday - 8 a.m. - 7p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 9 a.m. - 5p.m.

Satellite Voting Locations Include:Franconia Governmental Center - 6121

Franconia Road, Alexandria, 22310West Springfield Governmental Center -

6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, 22152Mason Governmental Center - 6507 Colum-

bia Pike, Annandale, 22003

For more information, call 703-222-0776 orvisit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/absentee.htm

You’ll need photo identification to vote ei-ther on Election Day or absentee. Any regis-tered voter can apply for a free Virginia VoterPhoto Identification from any generalregistrar’s office in the Commonwealth. Vot-ers applying for the Virginia Voter Photo IDCard will have to complete the Virginia VoterPhoto Identification Card Application, havetheir picture taken, and sign the digital signa-ture pad. Once the application is processed,the card will be mailed directly to the voter.

— Mary Kimm,

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$84 million forpedestrian, bike andtrail improvements.

Yes to Fairfax Transportation Bond

Vote ‘Yes’ on Transportation

By Donna D. Carey

Springfield

In 2007, a member of my fam-ily was nearly killed by adriver who failed to yield on

green turning left from Old KeeneMill Road onto Huntsman Boule-vard. The driver then claimed tobe on Government business at thetime and with the help of a Gov-ernment insurance companyseemed to avoid much personal in-convenience despite havingcaused a terrible accident.

My loved one survived but hasnever been the same physically.Even with some reimbursementfor hospital stays, nothing can re-place healthy lung capacity or ver-tebrae or account for years ofsubtle after effects. When it comesto traffic accidents, there is noquestion prevention is the bestcure. Traffic accidents ruinpeople’s lives every day.

Everyone who lives in WestSpringfield knows the Huntsmanintersection is dangerous. Even

worse is the intersection of Bauer/Greeley and Old Keene Mill. Evenwith warning signs and flashinglights, impatient drivers routinelytear through the red light at Bauer.Hard red lights – not even a hintof yellow. Nearby residents are athigh risk having to navigate thisintersection every day. The inter-section needs cameras and 24/7police presence. Unfortunately,there are many dangerous roadsand intersections, and communi-ties just do not have the money topolice every one all the time.

So it is up to us to be careful.Great - what are the odds.

When I approach the Bauer sig-nal, I try to wait to make sure allthe cars have stopped before Imove on my green light, for mysake and others. It makes me an-gry to see drivers speed throughthe red light. I do honk at thesedrivers, not only because it infuri-ates me that they are selfish andcareless with other people’s safetybut also because I hope they willwake up and think twice the next

behind me won’t honk at me.” Andthen they might kill someone.

Relax. Take a breath. Say aprayer. Think about how thankfulyou are for all your limbs and yourlungs and your family. Before youknow it, that person in front of youwill have moved and you can beon your way. By being calm andcautious, you could savesomeone’s life. What if it wereyour loved one in the middle ofthe intersection when a personruns a red light? If the light is yel-low, STOP. If the light is red, STOP.It’s only a couple minutes.

Running red lights is a crime. Ifyou must honk at someone, honkat the person who just ran a redlight. If you catch me running ared light, yammering on my cellphone, weaving in and out, cut-ting you off, then fine, go aheadand honk at me. But don’t honk atme for being cautious.

Show your appreciation forpeople who care more about yourlife than their own need to get some-where. Show them some patience.

Don’t Honk at Me for Being Cautioustime. Yes, someone saw that. Yes,people care. Yes, you are account-able. I’ve seen the consequence ofyour careless attitude, and it’s dev-astating.

On the other hand, when do Ihear someone honk at me? Not forrunning a red light. No, they honkat me for being careful. Okay, somaybe I’m going to wait a few ex-tra seconds for that next batch ofcars to drive by before I make myleft turn on green. Why? Becausemy loved one was nearly killed bysomeone making a careless leftturn. When I’m turning right, Istop first to make sure the coast isclear before I move. Why? Becausemy loved one was almost killed bya careless driver.

Don’t honk at me for being cau-tious. Think about what you’redoing. A horn is negative rein-forcement. If you honk at some-one and that person is inclined tobe intimidated, then next timethey approach a signal they are go-ing to think, “Oh, I have to rushand take a chance so that person

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Vocal musicians from 14Fairfax County publicschools have been named

to the Virginia Honors Choir for2014. This select choir is open onlyto the top 125 singers from aroundthe Commonwealth of Virginia,and is the highest honor a choirstudent can attain during his orher high school career. Thirty-sixFairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) students were selected forthe choir, and six students were

named alternates. The studentswill perform at the Virginia MusicEducators Association (VMEA)convention in Norfolk on Nov. 22.

FCPS students named to the2014 Virginia Honors Choir are:

❖Annandale High School:Annika Hackfeld and DavidFurney

❖Centreville High School:Nancy Brittain, Jin Young Lee, andKarsten Kim, and alternates KaylaEbright and Alexandria De La

Rosa.❖Chantilly High School: Claire

Hewer, Michael Mason, Jake Fries,and Troy Fries.

❖Fairfax High School: TiaMaxfield, Laurel Romoser, andJames Derrick.

❖Herndon High School: SarahOverton.

❖Lake Braddock SecondarySchool: Christos Kokkinis and al-ternate Mary DeMarco.

❖Langley High School: Vivian

Vaeth, Ali Burk, Sarah Salem,Connor Kianpour, Andrew Myers,Ethan Zell, and alternate YasmeenEl-Rafey.

❖Madison High School: BenParsell.

❖Marshall High School: KaileeSibley, Nadia Duncan, and AlexMourao.

❖Oakton High School: JohnFerri.

❖South Lakes High School:Catherine Evans and alternate

Jessy Eubanks.❖West Potomac High School:

Shana Merker and Sam Rainey.❖Westfield High School: Abigail

Martin and alternate JonathanBidinger.

❖Woodson High School:Suzanne Howard, Hope Carey,Ariana Hooberman, Lara Taylor,Jacob Nelson, Will Everett, CalebYoo, and Jon Miller. Auditions wereopen to seniors enrolled in choralprograms at their respective schools.

Thirty-Six FCPS Students Named to Virginia Honors Choir


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See Ebola, Page 9

By Reena Singh

The Connection

Dulles InternationalAirport was one offive airports in thenation to begin

screening for Ebola on Thursday.The Center for Disease Control

and Protection trained staff tocheck all passengers arriving fromGuinea, Liberia and Sierra Leoneto check for signs of illness to pre-vent more passengers from infect-ing others during their daily inter-actions.

“We work to continuously in-crease the safety of Americans,”said CDC Director Tom Frieden ina press release. “We believe thesenew measures will further protectthe health of Americans, under-standing that nothing we can dowill get us to absolute zero risk

until we end the Ebola epidemicin West Africa.”

The press release states thattravelers from the three African

countries will be escorted to aseparate screening location afterhaving their passport reviewed,observed for any signs of illness

or fever. If there are no symptomspresent, the individual will begiven instructions on how to self-monitor themselves.

If the trained professional be-lieves they are at risk for Ebola,however, they will be “referred tothe appropriate public health au-thority” for further evaluation.

CDC Communication Specialist

Anita Blankenship said she wouldnot be able to reveal where indi-viduals would go if they had Ebolasymptoms.

“CDC has Memorandum ofAgreements with hospitals nearU.S. ports of entry that haveagreed to evaluate ill travelers if aserious communicable disease issuspected,” she said in an email.“The actual hospital names areconfidential under the terms of theagreement.”

The press release noted thatmost travelers arriving from Africawith a fever tested positive formalaria.

“In the last two months sinceexit screening began in the threecountries, of 36,000 peoplescreened, 77 people were deniedboarding a flight because of thehealth screening process,” it states.“None of the 77 passengers werediagnosed with Ebola and manywere diagnosed as ill with malaria,a disease common in West Africa,transmitted by mosquitoes and notcontagious from one person toanother.”

HUNTER MILL SUPERVISORCathy Hudgins noted in a pressrelease that Reston Hospital Cen-ter was the closest hospital toDulles International.

“Some residents have expressedfear,” she stated. “While we shouldall have concern, we must not letthat turn to panic.

Remember, Ebola is not new toReston. Twenty-five years ago, weworked with appropriate local,state, and federal agencies to con-tain Ebola, and I believe that weshould be able to do the same to-day.”

She said that Reston HospitalCenter, like other Northern Vir

Dulles Now Screening for Deadly VirusLocal hospitalsto treat ill passen-gers arrivingfrom Africa.

Dulles International Airport was selected as one of fiveairports in the nation to begin screening travelers arriv-ing from African nations affected by Ebola.

County Schools Preparedfor Ebola Threat

Fairfax County Public Schools is communicating with parents regardingthe risks of Ebola in a school setting, according to FCPS spokesperson JohnTorre.

All county schools already require a strict physical exam before enrolling.Torre said they are working with the county Health Department to imple-ment further measures.

“Health care providers are screening patients for travel history and havereceived guidance on how to respond appropriately when they determine apatient is at high risk for Ebola,” he said. “Effective Oct. 10, FCPS beganscreening new students for their recent travel history. Students who havevisited one of the Ebola-affected countries in the last 21 days will receivean additional assessment by the Health Department to determine theindividual’s risk.”

Torre said all students who go to the nurse’s office with a fever will bescreened for their travel history as well.

“If a student, or a member of his/her household, has recently visited oneof the Ebola-affected countries, the Health Department will follow-up withan additional assessment of the student and his or her family members todetermine their risk and, if warranted, take appropriate public health ac-tions,” he said.

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“If authorities make the decision thatReston Hospital Center, or any other facil-ity in Fairfax County, is the best option totreat and possibly save an individual’s life,then I will support the decision reached bythe medical professionals who have all ofour best interests at heart,” stated Hudgins.

Blankenship did not answer when askedif other passengers will be notified whethera traveler from their plane was taken to thehospital for symptoms or tested positive orhow professionals can tell the differencebetween a traveler with Ebola or other ill-nesses.

Inova Fairfax spokesperson Tracy Connellsaid she did not know if they were one ofthe designated hospitals for Dulles Interna-tional. However, she did say an individualwho vomited and had a fever was taken tothe hospital on Friday afternoon for pos-sible Ebola symptoms. At the time, she saidthe hospital was waiting for the countyHealth Department to determine whetherto test the patient for Ebola.

The hospital is equipped with an isola-tion room and personal protective equip-ment for staff to keep themselves safe. Inthe last week, the staff even ran severalemergency drills to prepare for a worst-case

scenario epidemic. “If a patient has thesymptoms, we’re trained to treat it as if theyhave Ebola,” she said.

A WOMAN WAS ALSO TESTED forEbola symptoms last week in LoudounCounty after coming back from Africa re-cently. Although her tests came back nega-tive for the virus, Rep. Frank Wolf said therewas not enough concern about the epidemicbefore it came on American soil.

“Since July, I have been voicing concernthat there is not a sufficient plan in place todeal with the deadly disease,” he said in apress release. “Last week, I called on theObama Administration to appoint one per-son to coordinate a response. Regrettably,my recommendations have fallen on deafears.

Today I am calling for a ban on travel fromthose West African nations battling Ebola.”In addition to screening at the arrival gate,first responders are being trained on safetyprotocols when arriving at the scene forsomeone who is displaying Ebola-like symp-toms.

“Ebola prevention is based on principlesand approaches that we use every day,” saidState Health Commissioner Marissa J.Levine in a press release. “However, thereare unique aspects of Ebola that require usto make sure our plans and processes areup to date for this new concern.”

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Area residents can helpend hunger and raisefunds for disaster relief

on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the 22ndAnnual Burke Area CROP [Com-munities Responding to Over-come Poverty] Hunger Walk – ahumanitarian outreach to ourlocal, national, and interna-tional communities.

Organized locally, an esti-mated 400 people will partici-pate in the 6K (3.6-mile) or op-tional Golden Mile walk. Regis-tration for the event begins at1:30 p.m. followed by the walkat 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23, atLiving Savior Lutheran Church,5500 Ox Road, in Fairfax Stationand ends at Fairfax PresbyterianChurch, Fairfax. Shuttles will beavailable at both the startingand ending locations. Walkerswill enjoy live entertainmentand refreshments at the conclu-sion of the walk.

“I invite each of you to walkon November 23 in kinship andsolidarity with neighbors nearand far to make a difference,’’said Janet Smith, coordinator ofthe Burke CROP Hunger Walk.“CROP walkers walk so strug-gling families can rebuild their

lives, whether it’s here in theU.S., Latin America, or Africa.”

Funds raised by CROP Hun-ger Walkers nationwide feed thehungry, assist uprooted people,and empower families and com-munities around the world tohelp themselves.

Twenty-five percent of themoney raised in the Burke Walkstays in the Burke, Springfield,Fairfax, Fairfax Station, andClifton area to support the impor-tant anti-hunger and emergencyassistance provided by Ecumeni-cal Community Helping Others(ECHO) and Western FairfaxChristian Ministries (WFCM).

CROP Hunger Walk partici-pants raise money by collectingpledges from sponsors. Sponsor/registration envelopes can beobtained from participating con-gregations, or by contactingJanet Smith 703-455-9025 [email protected]). “Andif you can’t walk on Walk day, orjust want to broaden your hori-zon of sponsors, you can walkon the web with us,” Smith said.Visit www.crophungerwalk.org/burkeva to find out how.

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Helping End HungerOne Step At a TimeThe 22nd Annual Burke AreaCROP Walk to be held Nov. 23.

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Area residents can help end hunger and raise fundsfor disaster relief on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the 22ndAnnual Burke Area CROP (Communities Respondingto Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk.

The walk begins at Living Savior Lutheran Church,5500 Ox Road in Fairfax and ends at Fairfax Presbyte-rian Church.

By Abigail Constantino

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Kate Sheridan was a star athlete and an A-student up until the fifth grade when shesuddenly developed flu-like symptoms andone day woke up with a rash on her face in

the shape of a bullseye. Her parents took her to thedoctor and she was diagnosed with Lyme disease.Soon, she was in a wheelchair and was transferred toa special needs class. “Losing control over your bodyand feeling yourself sliding backwards and there’snothing you can do to stop it,” have been her experi-ence since she was diagnosed.

With the support of family, friends, teachers, coun-selors and a team of doctors, Sheridan was able tograduate from Oakton High School after five years.Now, the 19-year-old is a student at George MasonUniversity and has even started an intense exerciseprogram. She calls herself a “survivor of Lyme dis-ease.”

Sheridan represented the patient perspective in aforum on the impact of Lyme disease in Fairfax Countystudents held on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Fairfax HighSchool. “Why are we talking about a tiny bug?” saidExecutive Director of the National Capital Lyme andTick-Borne Disease Association Monte Skall.

LYME may not be grabbing the headlines, like Ebola,but the Centers for Disease Control estimates Lymecases to be 300,00 per year and Fairfax County hasan average of 212 new cases per year for the past fiveyears, said Skall.

Steve Thomas, a teacher at Kilmer Middle Schoolin Vienna, would consider Sheridan lucky—her diag-nosis was immediate and accurate. Thomas’ symp-toms occurred in 2005, while he and his family wereliving in Nicaragua. Two years later, his mysteriousaffliction forced his family to move back to the UnitedStates.

Doctors told Thomas that he had ALS. He and hisfamily started planning for his death. It was whilewatching the documentary Under Our Skin that some-thing clicked for him. “I immediately knew I had Lymedisease,” he said. “I have never been so excited tohave had Lyme disease” compared to ALS.

Prior to Thomas’ epiphany, he had had three nega-tive tests for Lyme disease in a three year period.

The disease is hard to diagnose for a variety of rea-sons. Psychiatrist Joseph Annibali described Lymedisease as the “Great Imitator” because it and its co-infections can mimic other diseases.

As chief psychiatrist at Reston Amen Clinics, he hasseen cognitive and psychiatric issues resulting fromthe disease, such as brain fog or clouding of conscious-ness, ADHD, anxiety, mood disorders, OCD, and an-ger. Annibali’s daughter also has Lyme disease.

Because the disease’s symptoms often appear assymptoms of other illnesses, treatment can be hardto pinpoint. Heather Applegate, a psychologist forLoudoun County Public Schools who was undiag-nosed for many years, said that the prescription of

medication for diseases that are not Lyme diseaseare common occurrence.

“Tick-borne illness has confounded the brightest ofparents and the best of doctors,” said Skall.

“The saddest thing is an undiagnosed patient,” saidApplegate. Children who go undiagnosed causes thefamily fear for the child’s survival and mistrust ofhealth care and school officials. “I’m confident thatFairfax County Schools are dealing with undiagnosed”cases, she said. “It’s a good idea for the school systemto be educated about these kids,” said Applegate.

The test for Lyme disease is also unreliable. NancyFox has written books and curricula about Lyme dis-ease education. On the day she was tested in 2003,her first result in the morning was negative but shetested positive for Lyme disease later that afternoon.

RESEARCHERS at George Mason University havemade some progress in creating a more accurate andtimely test for diagnosis called Nanotrap UrinaryAntigen Test for Lyme. Lance Liotta and AlessandraLuchini of the George Mason Center for AppliedProteomics and Molecular Medicine said that the testhas the potential to increase the specificity and levelof sensitivity for Lyme antigens. It is also non-inva-sive and can test the efficacy of treatment.

How does one prevent Lyme disease? Avoid ticksand tick places, dress properly—long sleeves, longpants—apply repellents and insecticides, and checkfor ticks, suggested Joshua Smith of the FairfaxCounty Health Department. But with all these pre-cautions, he said “it is still possible for ticks to es-cape these defenses.”

Lyme Disease Associa-tion holds forum on im-pact of disease on FairfaxCounty students.

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Photos by Abigail Constantino/The Connection

Panelists, from left, Steve Thomas, Eboni Cornish, Alessandra Luchini,Lance Liotta, Joseph Annibali, Tara Fox, Heather Applegate, KateSheridan, Joshua Smith, and Nancy Fox, present their experiences treat-ing and living with Lyme disease on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Fairfax HighSchool during a public forum on Lyme disease.

More InformationLyme Disease Signs and Symptonshttp://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/National Capital Lyme Disease Associationhttp://www.natcaplyme.org/Fairfax County Fight the Bitehttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/westnile/lyme-disease.htmUnder Our Skinhttp://www.underourskin.com/#home-emergence

Erythema Migrans, a bullseye shaped rash, is a character-istic symptom of Lyme disease.


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Ancestors Tutoring. 1 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Sign up for a one-on-one genealogy tutoring session.Adults. 703-249-1520.

Friday Night Film Series. 7-9:30p.m. Accotink Unitarian UniversalistChurch, 10215 Lakehaven Court,Burke. Showing of Inequality for All.Bring friends and dinner. Open topublic. 703-503-4579.

United States Navy Band’sSkipjack Quartet. 8 p.m. OldTown Hall, 3999 University Drive,Fairfax. The Navy Band’s newestensemble, the Skipjack Quartet,consists of vibraphone, guitar, doublebass and drums. The SkipjackQuartet specializes in elegant jazzand Latin stylings of the GreatAmerican Song Book, derived fromBroadway and popular songs of abygone era. 703-385-2712.

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FRIDAY/OCT. 24-SATURDAY/NOV. 1Workhouse Arts Center Haunted

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The Little Women of Virginia: TheAdventures of a Navy Widow &her Daughters during the CivilWar. 2 p.m. Historic Blenheim andthe Civil War Interpretive Center,3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax.Adele Air retells how the Forrestfamily lived during the Civil War.703-591-0560.

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After a full day of campaigningat Fort Belvoir on Friday, Oct.11, Robert Sarvis talked abouthis campaign for U.S. Senate,

and his disappointment in not being in-vited to participate in Tuesday’s U.S. Sen-ate Debate — a major televised debatehosted by The Fairfax Chamber at Capi-tol One’s convention center in McLean.

“The Fairfax Chamber informed us thatit was nothing other than ‘tradition’ toonly invite major party candidates,”Sarvis said.

“But this was after we formally re-quested an invitation, noted that over145,000 Virginians voted for RobertSarvis for governor in 2013, and sentthem a petition signed by over 1,000 Vir-ginians in support of a three-candidatedebate.”

“It was disappointing,” Sarvis said.“Once again, Virginia voters did not hearfrom all the candidates on the ballot inTuesday’s debate.”

Sarvis noted that neither of the firsttwo debates featured questions aboutcivil liberties and privacy, and he is the“only candidate in the race who will fightto protect all our constitutional liberties,end the mass surveillance of innocentAmericans, and rein in America’s inter-ventionist foreign policy.”

“If I had been on stage with my oppo-

nents, I would force them to open up anddefend their records on these issues,”Sarvis said.

“Independent and libertarian-leaningvoters aren’t the only victims of estab-lishment-only debates,” Sarvis contin-ued. “Had I been on stage tonight, I couldhave challenged the spin and hypocrisyof both my opponents. All Virginia vot-ers would benefit from a real debateamong all the candidates on the ballot.”

“Moreover, my ‘Open-Minded andOpen for Business’ vision resonates withvoters who don’t identify with eithermajor political party, particularly themajority of millennial voters who arewilling to support a candidate who isboth fiscally responsible and socially tol-erant.”

Libertarian candidate says chamber’sdecision to include only major-partycandidates in U.S. Senate debate a“disservice” to voters.

Warner-GillespieDebate ‘Disappointing’

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line), Senator Warner voted to block thatfrom moving forward.”

Warner replied that those votes were“mostly procedural votes … What he didn’tsay as well is when I voted against off-shoredrilling is because there was no proceedscoming back to Virginia.”

Tumulty, a former Time Magazine writer,kicked off a spirited debate on immigrationreform and the DREAM act (Development,Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act.)

Supporters argue the latest version of thebipartisan legislation would produce a va-riety of social and economic benefits, whilecritics contend that it would reward illegalimmigration and encourage more of it, in-viting fraud and shielding gang membersfrom deportation.

She asked the question to Gillespie first.“A moment ago you spoke quite passion-

ately about your own family’s story as anexample of the kind of opportunity this coun-try has offered immigrants,” Tumulty said. “Back in April, Mark Herring, the attorneygeneral of Virginia declared that undocu-mented, qualified immigrants who grew upin Virginia, who graduated from high schoolin the commonwealth could qualify for in-state tuition at universities and colleges inVirginia. Do you agree with this policy?”

“I understand it,” Gillespie said. “It’s astate policy. I’m running for the U.S. Sen-ate.”

Gillespie went on to say that the U.S.“should have a means by which we can is-sue fresh visas to people who are here ifthey have, you know, not violated any otherlaws beside our immigration law.”

But he also said any legislative approachbegins with securing our borders.

“The fact that we have a porous southernborder today is not just an immigration con-cern, it is a national security concern withthe growing threat if ISIS or ISIL. And it isa public health threat and a public safetythreat with the growing concerns aboutEbola .…”

Warner said he agreed the immigrationsystem is broken.

“The thing is, the Senate actually put to-gether a bipartisan plan that would do that… It more than doubles border security,”Warner said.

Warner said the bipartisan bill dealt withthe question about special work visas, andother immigration reform issues.

“How do we make sure we have thosetech workers that graduate from GeorgeMason or Virginia Tech, they don’t have togo home, and they simply have to go toCanada for those high-paying jobs now be-cause (Canada) fixed their immigration sys-tem .…”

IN THE MOST CONTENTIOUS MO-MENT of the debate, Warner castigatedGillespie for withdrawing his support of thebill.

“Remarkable thing, this bill was sup-ported by 68 senators … Was it perfect?Maybe not. But we got nothing back fromthe House. And what I find curious is backwhen this bill was being debated my oppo-nent, Ed, wrote and said that this bill wasboth good policy and good politics. Now hesaid on the campaign trail that he’s againstthe comprehensive Senate immigration re-form bill. And I just wonder what’schanged? Did the policy change or the poli-tics changed?”

“Nothing changed on my end,” Gillespieshot back. “And it’s, you know, PolitiFact,

Senate Candidates Debate

U.S. Senate candidate Ed Gillespie,a Republican and former WhiteHouse aide, speaks in a debateheld in McLean.

Photos courtesy of The Fairfax Chamber

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia)speaks in a debate held in McLean.

which you cited earlier, looked at my posi-tion on immigration reform and said it’sbeen entirely consistent. And it has been.”

In the past month, several polls have comeout showing that support for Gillespie isgrowing, although Warner still has a com-manding lead. A survey from the WasonCenter for Public Policy at Christopher New-

port University, which came out the sameday as the debate, showed likely voters fa-voring Warner by 12 points on the day ofthe debate. Gillespie noted his growing sup-port in a brief post-debate Q&A with report-ers.

“I feel real momentum ... the race is nar-rowing,” Gillespie said.


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39 Clues Book Club. 4 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. The 39 Clues seriesfollows Amy Cahill and her brotherDan as they travel the world to huntfor clues. The second adventure is“One False Note” by Gordon Korman.Activities and discussion. Age 9-12.703-249-1520.

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George Mason University VisitingFilmmakers Series. 7:30 p.m.Johnson Center, 4400 University Dr.,Fairfax. Showing of Out in the Night,with question and answer withdirector Dorosh Walther, producerGiovanna Chesler, and professor andsubject Renata Hill. Free. Open topublic. 703-993-2768.

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By Jon Roetman

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In a matchup of quality goalkeeperswith their seasons on the line, it wasRobinson’s Caroline Freeman whowalked off the field with a clean sheet

and an opportunity to play another day.The Robinson field hockey team defeated

the Centreville Wildcats 3-0 in the win-or-go-home quarterfinal round of the Confer-ence 5 tournament on Oct. 20 at RobinsonSecondary School. Both Freeman andCentreville’s Kylie LeBlanc entered the con-test in the top five for saves in the Wash-ington, D.C.-metro area, according to statsfrom the Washington Post’sallmetsports.com. The Rams and Wildcatswere locked in a scoreless tie in the secondhalf before Robinson scored three goals ina span of five minutes, including two againstLeBlanc.

Robinson’s Addie Walsh scored the game’sfirst goal with 20:35 remaining in the sec-ond half. Katie O’Loughlin found the backof the cage less than two minutes later, andCharlotte Clark put the finishing touches onthe 3-0 win.

“I think once we got that first goal,” Ramshead coach Lindsay Arnsmeyer said, “theyjust calmed down.”

LeBlanc, a sophomore, tallied four savesand finished her season ranked third in thearea with 160.

“She’s aggressive,” Centreville head coachDemby Banbury said. “She is not afraid. Andif you look at her, she’s constantly ready.Even if the ball is [at the other end of thefield], she’s never just standing there. She’salways focused and she’s only a sopho-more.”

Freeman, a senior, had three saves andsits in fifth with a 114 and an opportunity

to add to her total.“[Freeman has] been amazing,”

Arnsmeyer said. “She is one of my key play-ers on defense. She’s explosive. I think she’sthe top goalie in the area.”

Freeman became a field hockey goalie herfreshman year. Her comfort level grew af-ter a couple seasons and now she wants toplay at the collegiate level.

“I was just sort of thrown into the posi-tion,” Freeman said. “… I was a soccergoalie and my teammates needed a [fieldhockey] goalie for freshman year becausethey didn’t have one. They said it’s just like[playing] soccer goalie. It wasn’t. It was anew thing. I got more comfortable in thepads to the point where soccer goalie be-came hard to play because I wasn’t com-fortable without pads.”

Arnsmeyer said Freeman has taken con-trol during her senior season.

“Last year, she was a little timid with someof the things that she did,” Arnsmeyer said.“She wouldn’t come out as much. Now, she

just commands the circle. It’s her circle andshe doesn’t want anyone to be in it. Shemakes sure all her teammates are beingaware of what’s going on, too.

Robinson goalkeeper Caroline Freeman recorded a shutout againstCentreville in the Conference 5 tournament quarterfinals on Oct. 20.

Robinson’s Addie Walsh scored a goal against Centreville in the Confer-ence 5 tournament quarterfinals on Oct. 20.

Katie O’Loughlin and the Robinson field hockey team secured a berthin the 6A North region tournament with a 3-0 win over Centreville onOct. 20.

Robinson Goalie Freeman Shuts Out CentrevilleRams earn regionalberth with tourna-ment victory.

“She is one of my keyplayers on defense. She’sexplosive. I think she’sthe top goalie in thearea.”

— Robinson field hockeycoach Lindsay Arnsmeyer

about Caroline Freeman

“… Her communication at the beginningof last season was terrible and that was themain thing that we focused on, that sheneeds to be talking the whole time. Now,you can always hear her.”

The victory advanced Robinson to theconference tournament semifinals andearned the Rams a berth in the 6A Northregion tournament. The Rams faced No. 1seed and defending state championWestfield in the semifinals on Wednesday,after The Connection’s deadline.

The conference tournament champion-ship game is Thursday, Oct. 23 at OaktonHigh School.

West Springfield FootballBeats Lake Braddock

The West Springfield football team sits in second place in the Patriot District afterknocking off defending champion Lake Braddock 16-14 on Oct. 17 at West Spring-field High School.

The Spartans improved to 5-2, including 3-1 in district play.West Springfield will travel to face Annandale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24.

Robinson Football Suffers First LossThe Robinson football team was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, losing

to Westfield 31-14 on Oct. 17.The Rams (6-1) will travel to face Oakton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24.

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Clifton – $949,000Gorgeous 5 acre setting with Pool

Fairfax Station – $1,200,0005 acre Estate with Sparkling Pool

NorthReston

$949,900Updated andgorgeous! 3finished lev-els, 5 BR, 3& 1/2 BA,walkoutbasement,

2-story foyer, library, spectacular updated kitchen,hardwood main level, many built-ins andupgrades. Open floor plan, backs to woodedparkland.

Mortgage rates are still LOW…and inventory is UP! Contact meNOW for assistance to find and

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Burke Condo Rental $1,800A Perfect 10 ** Main Level Burke Cove CondoWith Patio! 3 BR, 2 Full BA, Huge Storage Rm,New Kitchen, All Updated *** Available Now!

Fairfax Middleridge Rental $2,300Single Family Home with 4 BR, 3 BA, NEW GASHEAT, 1-Car Gar * Fenced Yard * May consider1 small dog * Robinson HS ** Shows very well

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Bristow $419,900WOW! Don’t miss this move-in-ready home with sun-filled morning room and one of Braemar’s best yardsbacking to treed common area! 4 BRs, 2.5 BAs, lux mas-ter bath, and granite kitchen. www.9811SolitaryPl.com

Fairfax $529,900Looking for that perfect home? Well...here it is! 4 Levels ofperfection, 4 BR’s, 3 Baths, Updated Kitchen w/stainlesssteel appliances, granite, Hardwd Floors, LL FR w/FP, Level4 makes that perfect media room. Call Sheila 703-503-1895.

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Fairfax $379,900This 3-level town home has been updated. Newkitchen, windows, hardwood floors, the list goeson. Located in the heart of Fairfax across thestreet from the VRE.

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