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‘AlwaysA Hornet’News, Page 2

LessonsFrom Va Tech

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Assistant Principal andSenior Class Administrator

Sheila Colbert Alzatereceived the Student Award

from the Class of 2008during graduation

ceremonies on Monday.

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Senior Class Officers: Civanna Hoffman, secretary; Dominique Cham-bers, president; Emma Graham, vice president and Melina Kontos,treasurer are joined by the Principal Agustin Martinez on the stage.

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‘We Are Hornets’Herndon High Classof 2008 bids farewell.

By Mirza KurspahicThe Connection

During the past four years,members of the HerndonHigh School Class of 2008forged friendships andlived through moments they will re-member for the rest of their lives. Nomatter where the future takes them,Herndon High will have had an im-pact on them.

Through all of the memories andfriendships createdin those years, oneconstant exists, saidCivanna Hoffman,Class of 2008 Secre-tary. “We are Hor-nets,” she said, ad-dressing fellowclassmates, familiesand friends atHerndon’s 2008graduation. TheHerndon High

School community bid its farewell tothe members of the Class of 2008 onMonday morning, June 16, at a cer-emony at George Mason University’sPatriot Center. “Once a Hornet, alwaysa Hornet,” said Hoffman, who also re-ceived the Faculty Award at the cer-emony.

Dominique Chambers, the Class of2008 president, said the graduateswere closing one chapter of their liveswhile beginning a new one. She ad-vised the audience to not forget thegraduates they came to honor on Mon-day. “Pay close attention, because I am

“Once aHornet,always aHornet.”

— CivannaHoffman, Class

of 2008 Secretary

The High School Mixed Chorus directed by Dana H. Van Slyke sings theNational Anthem followed by “In My Life.”

sure it’s not the last time you’ll hear fromus,” said Chambers.

IN HER ADDRESS to the graduates,Herndon High English teacher Vicki Jack-son encouraged the Class of 2008 to pur-

sue education and have the conviction tohelp others. She said she is proud to be apublic school educator for 25 years andpraised the country’s public schools’ history.“Some of our most cherished social rightswere championed in them,” said Jacksonof the public schools’ role in American his-tory.

Jackson lauded the members of the audi-ence — families and friends — for the rolethey have played in the graduates’ lives.“They certainly have created good childrenfor America and the world,” she said, add-ing that she does not share the skepticismthe generation receives at times. She saidsome people doubt that the generation hasthe education or the “guts” to take on theproblems of the world. “Many people arecynical of your generation,” said Jackson.“You are the best generation America hasever produced,” she said.

Jackson acknowledged that the genera-tion is not perfect, but added that its flawsare not much different from flaws of othergenerations she has taught in her 25-yeareducation career. On the opposite end, shesaid, the current graduates are more opento embracing each other’s differences than

ViewpointsWhat are your plansafter graduation andwhat are you mostexcited about aftergraduating?

— Leah Kieff

“I am going toapprenticeschool in New-port News andplaying foot-ball. I’m excitedto be done withHerndon.”— Daniel Knoll

“I’m going toOhio University.I’m reallyexcited to goand meet newpeople.”— KendallKidder-Goshorn

“I’m going toECU. I’m ex-cited to meetnew people andnot live inHerndon.”— HillaryIndyke

The Herndon High School Band isdirected by Richard L. Bergman.

“Go to VirginiaTech and majorin politicalscience andeconomics. I’mmost excitedabout beingdone with thisbenchmark andmoving ontothe next.”— Ben Ingham

See Graduates, Page 6


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By Mirza KurspahicThe Connection

The April 16, 2007, tragedyat Virginia Tech struck achord in Fairfax County formany reasons, not least ofwhich is that five of the 32 victims andthe shooter hailed from the area. Dis-cussing the aftermath of the tragedyalmost 14 months after it, fathers ofthe two victims met with legislatorsand experts to discuss some lessonslearned from the massacre.

“Our angel Reema, Mary Read andother children, and their professorswere such creative, positive and inclu-sive people,” said Joe Samaha, father ofReema Samaha, one of the victims of thetragedy. “We know they would want to fixthe wrongs that led to the tragedy,” said JoeSamaha, who along with other members ofthe family and friends founded Angel Fund,established to honor the victims and learnthe lessons from the tragedy to help ensureit does not happen again.

Angel Fund produced an educational fo-rum on Tuesday night, June 10, at the St.John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston.The panel included Joe Samaha, PeterRead — father of Mary Read, a VirginiaTech victim — state Sen. Janet Howell(D-32), state Del. Chuck Caputo (D-67)and Carroll Ann Ellis, director of theFairfax County Police Department’s Vic-tim Services Division. Samaha said theVirginia Tech tragedy involved a failureof institutions. “Our tragedy at VirginiaTech involved much more than guns,”said Samaha.

Read said a whole complex of issuesneeds to be explored to try to prevent fu-ture tragedies. Although it is impossible tochange the past, Read said lessons shouldbe learned. Both he and his wife are in mili-tary intelligence careers. “We understand a

little bit about dangerous situations and aduty to warn and a duty to mitigate dan-ger,” said Read about the need to study thetragedy and implement rules that wouldhelp prevent future tragedies.

“TRAGEDIES TRUMP each other, thereis always the next one coming,” said Ellis,who was also a member of the Virginia TechPanel. “It is important to learn from thisone,” said Ellis. She said the Virginia TechPanel had come up with a number of good

suggestions regarding mental health, fire-arms and other issues that could help pre-vent a future tragedy. Ellis said law enforce-ment agencies, on and off college campuses,should implement situational training.

“That means training always,” said Ellis.“Review, revise and practice. Ensure rolesare understood.”

Howell said one thing that is certain tohave come out of the Virginia Tech tragedyis a revamping of Virginia’s mental healthsystem. “We have wonderful people provid-ing services, but we didn’t have enough ser-vices,” said Howell. She said that while theGeneral Assembly has approved additional$42 million of spending on mental health,that is not enough. “It is frankly a drop in

the bucket of what we need,” said Howell,estimating that about $250 million isneeded per year to adequately fundVirginia’s mental health system.

Caputo said there was an understand-ing in both the House of Delegates andthe Senate that the mental health sys-tem needed to be reformed. “The needis fully recognized and the desire is thereto right some wrongs,” he said. However,he said, firearm legislation he introducedduring the last General Assembly session

did not receive such support. One bill hehoped to pass through was to have privategun vendors follow federal guidelines inperforming an instant background check ontheir customers. Caputo said that the po-

lice testified in favor of the bill, butthat it was struck down in a commit-tee. He said the gun show loophole billwould have reduced the probability ofguns winding up in hands of wrongpeople. “Here to me was a no-brainer,”he said. Another two firearm bills heintroduced, banning firearms in librar-ies and day care centers, did not passthrough a subcommittee.

John Callaghan, the developmentdirector at Opportunities, Alternativesand Resources (OAR) of FairfaxCounty, asked what the major argu-ments were from people who areagainst closing of the gun show loop-hole. Caputo said the grand argumentis their defense of the Second Amend-ment and that the next step wouldmean further restrictions on firearms.

“FROM THEIR perspective, the gov-ernment is always and forever tryingto get their guns,” said Read, adding

that a member of the Virginia Citizens De-fense League said he wanted his gun deliv-ered over night as a matter of convenience.“No amount of logic or obviousness can per-suade them,” said Read. “They will literallystand next to someone whose daughter hasbeen shot dead and tell them about incon-venience.”

Samaha said regional influences are alsobrought up in the arguments against fire-arm restrictions. “We also get the argumentthat this is an urban issue, a Northern Vir-ginia problem,” he said, adding that the pro-gun lobby speaks of the south of the stateas a place where guns are traded betweenneighbors. Howell said “gun rights zealots”make up a small proportion of the politicalbody, but she is frustrated that they exertso much influence.

Other issues were also raised at the June10 forum, including proper emergency no-tification practices and privacy laws dis-cussed in the General Assembly and withinthe Virginia Tech Panel. Caputo said he ispushing for a bill that would make it pos-sible for students going to college to optout of disclosure policies, allowing the in

Carroll Ann Ellis, the director of the Fairfax County Police Department VictimServices Division addresses about 20 people in the audience on Tuesday night,June 10. The panel that discussed the Virginia Tech tragedy also included, fromleft, Joe Samaha, Peter Read, Chuck Caputo and Janet Howell.

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Panel discusseslessons14 months later.

What To Learn from Virginia Tech

More than 100 people gathered at theWestin Reston Heights hotel onWednesday evening, June 11, to markthe 10th anniversary since the forming of the DullesCorridor Rail Association (DCRA).

“It was 10 years ago that we met about a half ablock away from here at the Sheraton” to form theassociation, said state Del. Ken Plum (D-36), ad-dressing a crowd that included area business andcivic leaders as well as county and state legisla-tors. Plum expressed hope that the building of therail extension could begin soon.

“We certainly could be turning some dirt and

getting this project on the way,” said Plum.Gov. Tim Kaine (D) was the honorary guest at

the celebration and he also addressed the crowd.“The Dulles Corridor rail project could have nobetter friend through its ups and downs, trials andtribulations, than our governor of Virginia,” saidPlum when he introduced Kaine.

“I’m with you on this until we’re riding on it to-gether,” said Kaine about the rail extension project.

He said that while politics may change over theyears he is certain the project would be built be

See Tragedy’s Lessons, Page 5

See DCRA Celebrates, Page 4

DCRA Celebrates 10th Anniversary

State Del. Margi Vanderhye(D-34) was in attendanceat the celebration of the10th anniversary of theDulles Corridor Rail Asso-ciation.

State Del. Tom Rust (R-86)attended the gathering inReston on Wednesday,June 11.

“Tragedies trump each other,there is always the next onecoming. It is important tolearn from this one.”

— Carroll Ann Ellis,Director of FCPD Victim Services Division


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NewsSing-To-Save Karaoke

Graduating eighth graders from Herndon Middle School arehosting a “Sing To Save” karaoke summer party fundraiser tobenefit Cystic Fibrosis and the American Cancer Society. The partywill take place on Wednesday, June 18, from 4 to 8 p.m. at theChampps Americana Restaurant at Plaza America in Reston, 11694Plaza America Drive.

All ages are invited to either watch or sing. Each singer pays $3and tries to raise as many pledge dollars as possible. Champpswill donate 10 percent of each $12 “Sing to Save” buffet mealsold and created for the event.

Mayor To Speak onIllegal Immigration

Herndon mayor Steve DeBenedittis will speak on Herndon’shandling of illegal immigration at the Western Fairfax Republi-can Women’s Club (WFRWC) meeting on Thursday, June 19. Themeeting will take place at the Sully District Station at 4900Stonecroft Boulevard and will start at 6:30 p.m. For more infor-mation visit www.wfrwc.org.

Fund-Raising Neighborhood SaleThe neighbors on Aintree Lane are having their garage/yard

neighborhood sale on Saturday, June 21, the length of AintreeLane in Reston. Last year’s sale generated $6,000 for Ava McLin,a three-year-old street resident suffering from Spinal MuscularAtrophy. This year’s sale will benefit Ava as well as Herndon-RestonFISH and Reston Interfaith. The sale will take place between 8a.m. and 1 p.m.

Music Under the StarsOn Saturdays

The “Music Under the Stars” summer concert series has movedto one Saturday a month and will feature three concerts this sum-mer. On June 21, “Scythian” will perform a range of rock styles,from traditional to Celtic. “The Fabulous Hubcaps,” an oldies band,will perform and “Trout Fishing in America,” a Grammy nomi-nated family folk and storytelling group, will be featured on Aug.16. The concerts begin at 7:30 on the Town Green, 777 LynnStreet in Herndon, and are free to the public.

Herndon Garden TourThe 4th Annual Herndon Garden Tour will take place on Sun-

day, June 22, from noon to 4 p.m. The tour will feature the fol-lowing homes:

❖ 900 McDaniel Court – Maury Cagle and Alied VanDoren-Cagle

❖ 803 Dranesville Road – Kevin Norris❖ 612 Austin Lane – Helmut Schworer❖ 500 Bowers Lane – Sheila Olem❖ 870 Vine Street – Gregg and Dawn WatersThe admission for the tour is $10 and tickets can be purchased

at the Herndon Florist, 716 Lynn Street, and the Herndon DullesVisitor’s Center, 717 Lynn Street. The Cultivating Committee Ini-tiative sponsored the tour. For more information call 703-435-6800 ext 2222.

Scout Day at Braves GameThe Herndon Braves, a collegiate wood bat team competing in

the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, are inviting all areascouts to Scout Day on Sunday, June 22, at 1 p.m. at HerndonHigh School. The Braves will take on the Takoma-Silver SpringThunderbolts. Admission to the game is always free and all scoutsin uniform will receive a coupon for a half-price special on a meal.There will also be a Bingo game for prizes, a dizzy bat race andother games and prizes at the baseball game. For more informa-tion contact Marybeth Henry at [email protected] or 703-742-6694 or visit http://www.herndonbraves.com.

Week in Herndon

By Andrew DodsonThe Connection

The NBA Finals is notthe only showcase bas-ketball game played inmid-June. RachelCarson Middle School studentsfaced their teachers in the thirdannual student-faculty basketballgame — a contest that did not dis-appoint.

The event took place lastWednesday, June 11, as a wrap upto the school year, which endedlast Friday.

Playing to a packed-gym, stu-dents had an obvious home courtadvantage. Signs of encourage-ment for fan’s favorite players andteam decorated the gym andcheers of support echoed throughthe rafters.

Roles reversed in the first 4-minute quarter, with the studentsgiving faculty members a lesson of

cause of its merits. Kaine said the rail extension toDulles Airport is important to the nation as well asVirginia and the local area.

He added that Dulles Airport is one of Virginia’sgreatest assets.

Kaine was also full of praise for DCRA’s work in

promoting the rail project in the Dulles Corridor.“What they’ve done to get the Congressional delega-tion on board is certainly great,” he said about DCRA’saccomplishments over the last 10 years.

He added that the extension has been a compli-cated project, but that much advocacy labor for theproject will begin to come to fruition soon as theproject’s approval moves forward.

DCRA Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Traded baskets in the third quar-ter gave the students a two-pointadvantage heading into the finalquarter.

Catherine Coyer of the studentteam set the tone early in the fi-nal quarter, scoring six consecutivepoints via 14-foot jump shots.However, Assistant PrincipalShawn Brown answered Coyerwith six consecutive of his own.

As tough as the students en-dured, the faculty scored a layupwith under a minute to go. Brownstole the ball off an ill-advised passand the ball held in the hands ofthe faculty.

Civics teacher Erin Powers ac-cented the victory with a bankedshot at the final buzzer.

Eighth-grade student BradyWinter refereed and kept thewhistle quiet through most of thegame.

“Just being here for this game isthe best part,” Winter said. “Butit’s even more fun when you’re in-volved.”

A line of handshakes concludedthe hard fought game while bothstudent and faculty members ac-cepted applauses from the crowd.Entering eighth-grade students willhave to wait until next year to bringthe championship back home.

Third annualstudent-facultybasketball gamea success.

Faculty Gives Hoop LessonsKeith Holleran blows by faculty member, Stefanie Lohman, for an easy layup in theCarson Middle School Student-Faculty basketball game.

Jazmine Zeller crosses overAssistant Principal ShawnBrown for an easy two-point basket.

their own on breakaway layups —pulling out a 9-6 lead.

Faculty members responded inthe second quarter though, cuttingthe lead to one point, leaving thescore 15-14 at halftime in favor ofthe students.

A halftime show of dancing andcheering filled the gym with evenmore energy, in anticipation of anexciting finish.

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stitution to contact the parentsif something happens with the stu-dent. “Mrs. Cho said ‘If only I hadknown,’” said Samaha about themother of Cho Seung-Hui, thegunman who killed 32 people atVirginia Tech before taking hisown life. Samaha said Cho was aknown entity to theVirginia Tech ad-ministration. “Chodidn’t appear onthe Virginia Techcampus on April 16,he was there forfour years,” saidSamaha. “Therewere red flags ev-erywhere, but no-body connected thedots.”

Samaha advisedthose who are seeking to get in-volved in the issues related to theVirginia Tech tragedy to keep aneye out for certain elections thatare in the near future. For ex-ample, he said, the elections forthe Attorney General and the Lieu-tenant Governor of Virginia arescheduled for next year.

Tragedy’s LessonsWhile legislators and lobbyists

discuss reforms necessary to pre-vent another tragedy, the familiesof the Virginia Tech victims con-tinue to grieve. “There is still along way to go to close the gapsthat grew over the years,” saidRead. He said the families of thevictims are learning to live arounda hole that the tragedy left and

that he is trying tofind the road to for-giveness, which isthe only way to re-cover the humanityand the wholeness.“I’m still on thatroad, I’m still onthat journey and Ithink I will be for along time,” saidRead.

“Victims taughtme early on, there

is no closure, I understand that.Your life is changed forever,” saidEllis. “Do victims go on, of coursethey do,” she continued. “Theyalso find wonderful missions totake on.”

For more information about An-gel Fund, visit www.angelfundva.org.

“There is still along way to goto close thegaps that grewover the years.”

— Peter Read,Mary Read’s father

One of the felony chargesagainst an Oak Hill man is mov-ing forward in the legal system. Heis Alexander W. Clark, 19, of 3205Kinross Circle in the ChantillyHighlands section of Oak Hill.

Clark is charged with the Dec.21, 2007 armed robbery of aSunoco gas station at 13300Franklin Farm Road. The victimwas the clerk, a 19-year-old manfrom Harrisonburg.

According to Fairfax County po-lice, a customer pulled into theSunoco station, shortly after 1:30a.m., and saw a man run out ofthe office carrying what lookedlike a money bag. The customerentered the station and saw theclerk lying on the floor. The clerkwas not injured, but said he’d justbeen robbed at gunpoint andasked the customer to call the po-lice.

Patrol officers, a K9 team and

the police helicopter responded tothe area. Soon after arriving abovethe scene, the helicopter’s crew —using a forward-looking infra-redcamera, located a suspect in apark, several blocks away from thestation, in a residential area.

Directed by the helicopter crew,patrol and K9 units quickly appre-hended the suspect who was thenidentified as the robber and ar-rested. Police charged Clark withrobbery, use of a firearm in thecommission of a felony and grandlarceny.

His court case was then contin-ued several times, until last week.Clark appeared last Tuesday, June10, in General District Court. Atthat time his grand-larceny andfirearms charges were dropped,and Judge Mitchell Mutnick sentthe robbery charge to the grandjury for possible indictment.

— Bonnie Hobbs

Grand Jury To Hear Robbery Charge

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432Van Buren Street, Herndon, is offeringjoin its annual Vacation BibleSchool, to all Herndon-area children 3years old through rising 6th graders,July 14 - 18 from 9:30 a.m. 12 p.m.This year’s theme is “Rainforest Adven-ture: a Tree-top Bible Blast!” AtRainforest Adventure children will hearstories about Jesus, sing songs, makecrafts, play some games, and make newfriends. The fee for all five days is $25per child. Call Rachel Wilkinson at 703-435-0798 or Liz Griffith at

Faith Notes703-318-6777.

Northern Virginia Hebrew Con-gregation recently began a supportgroup, “When You Lose a Loved One,”for congregants and members of thecommunity who are in grief after therecent death of a loved one. The groupwill continue to meet on the first andthird Tuesdays of each month at 7p.m. at Northern Virginia Hebrew Con-gregation, 1441 Wiehle Ave., Reston.For more information, contact the syna-gogue at 703-437-7733.


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Herndon High Graduates Bid Farewellprevious generations had been. Ac-

cording to Jackson, the current gen-eration is more open to accepting thenation’s new immigrants from LatinAmerica, South Asia and Africa be-cause they realize that they are in thiscountry for the same reason, pursuitof education, their predecessors fromIreland and Eastern Europe came inthe early 1900s.

Also, said Jack-son, the Class of2008 is not shy-ing away fromtackling theworld’s prob-lems. When ask-ing her classwhat the issuesare that theywish to tackle inthe future, Jack-son said the stu-dents are consis-tent in wishing totake on some ofthe most chal-lenging issuesfacing the world,

including cleaner environment andequal opportunities for people of dif-ferent race and sexual orientation.

Another reason that has Jacksonexcited about the current graduatesand their generation is that they takea pensive and different approach inshowing their love for America. Jack-son said she is a patriot and asked herclass how many of them would diefor America. She was annoyed whenhands were not raised and asked theclass whether they want to do thingsthat would benefit others. The answerwas, “Yes Mrs. Jackson, but you asked

us if we would die for America. We want tolive for America,” she said. Looking at thegraduates’ generation, said Jackson, an ob-server would see obnoxious teenagers, butwho are also good, loving and smart. Read-ing some of her students’ work, Jackson saidshe first cries because of the issues theywrite about, “and then I smile because Iknow this world will be a better place be-cause of them. Class of 2008, prove meright,” said Jackson.

Herndon Vice Principal Sheila ColbertAlzate, the Class of 2008 administrator, alsoaddressed the graduates before they re-ceived their diplomas. The class selectedAlzate for the Student Award. “From themoment you stepped foot into HerndonHigh School I knew you were a specialgroup of people,” said Alzate. She said shehad learned a number of things from thegraduates. Among them, she said, “Youtaught me that genuine care and compas-sion do go a long way.”

“Pay closeattention,because I amsure it’s notthe last timeyou’ll hearfrom us.”

— DominiqueChambers, Class of

2008 President

Principal Agustin Martinez pre-pares to award the 4.0 studentswith medals.

Civanna Hoffman is congratulated by Emma Graham and Melina Kontas

Class Vice President Emma Grahamintroduces the guest speaker.

Herndon High School EnglishTeacher Vicki Jackson delivers thekeynote address to the graduates.

Seniors Receive Awards, Scholarships, Recognition

See Awards, Page 13

The following students were hon-ored at Herndon High’s AcademicAwards Night, June 11:

Mark Ahlijanian, Herndon Ro-tary Club/Herndon Observer PeggyVetter Award; Elizabeth Akers,Warren Wilson College WarnerHonor Scholarship, Bailey FamilyFoundation Scholarship andHerndon Closet; Tyler Andere,Theatre Department Medallion;Scott Anderson, Excel; MolliAtallah, English DepartmentWellesley College Book Award;Rachel Belvasky, Elks NationalFoundation Most Valuable StudentScholarship; Elizabeth Botha, For-eign Language Department GermanAward; Ivan Botov, Scott MillerMemorial Scholarship; OrlandoBrown, Resource Department Me-dallion; Shante Brown, Dept/Marketing Department MarketingAdvisory Board Bond Award; AllanBrownell, Herndon Rotary ClubEntrepreneur Scholarship; CarolineCarpenter, Corcoran College of Art

& Design President’s Award and Coun-cil for the Arts of Herndon Award;Meagan Carrick, Ithaca CollegePresident’s Scholar, Music DepartmentMedallion, Northwest Federal CreditUnion Ben DeFelice Scholarship, RestonChapter of the Links/Loretta C. WebbScholarship and National Honor SocietyScholarships; Ellen Cattle Music De-partment Orchestra Scholarship; StaciCelinski , SAGA; KhrystynaChekhlata, Greater Reston Arts CenterArt Award; Kirsten Chen, NationalHonor Society Scholarships; JackChuck, Obie & Sadie Phillips Educa-tional Scholarship; Heather Clark,Foreign Language Department AnnMaple French Award; KathleenColligan, Savannah College of Art andDesign; Dwanique Crawford, RestonChapter of the Links/Loretta C. WebbScholarship; Morgan Embt, Excel andOhio State U National Buckeye Scholarand Trustees Scholar; ChristianEubank, Herndon Rotary Club Schol-arship, National Hispanic RecognitionProgram, National Merit Finalist, Na-

tional Merit Scholarship/Lockheed Mar-tin, Best Buy Scholarship and YMCAFairfax County Reston Barbara AaronTriangle Award; Dylan Evans, ForeignLanguage Department Christine SleeperLatin Award; Ellen Falci, NationalMerit Scholarship/GenCorp Founda-tion, Inc.; Sabrina Faubert, NationalHispanic Recognition Program; CerellaFerebee, Fairfax County Chapter ofDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, NorthernVirginia Pan-Hellenic Council ScholasticAchievement Award and Reston Chap-ter of the Links/Delores B. WilkensScholarship; Mathias Frye, DentalArts Center Student Scholarship, Jenni-fer Mitchell Memorial Scholarship andReston Chapter of the Links/Loretta C.Webb Scholarship; David Gabriel,Northwest Federal Credit Union BookSholarship Honorable Mention andScholarship for Military ChildrenScholar; Diana Galindo, Social Stud-ies Department Medallion; ReneGarcia, SAGA, Apple Federal CreditUnion Foundation and HHS Class of ’86Community Service Scholarship; Erika

Giorgis, College of William and MaryLeadership Award; Kaavya Giridhar,Excel and SAGA; Patrick Glasco,SAGA; Russell Green, Ruth LeDaneHHS Sports Booster Club Scholarship;Sharmea Grissom, Jennifer MitchellMemorial Scholarship and Paul AdamsMemorial Scholarship; Asish Gulati,SAGA and Herndon Rotary Club Schol-arship; Nathan Hardesty-Dyck,Excel, Foreign Language DepartmentMedallion, Science Department Medal-lion, Herndon Rotary Club Scholarship,National Merit Corporation Scholarship,National Merit Finalist, Robert C. ByrdHonors Scholarship and U.S. Depart-ment of Education Presidential ScholarsSemi-Finalist; Christopher Harold,Lehman HS and Timken HS Alumni As-sociation Scholarships/HHS GlenMcCarthy Guitar Award; AlanaHenderson, Herndon Rotary ClubScholarship, Herndon Woman’s ClubOutstanding Girl Athlete and RuthLeDane HHS Sports Booster Club Schol-arship; Roger Hill, Herndon OptimistClub Scholarship and Herndon Rotary

Club Scholarship; CivannaHoffman, Greater Reston Chamberof Commerce Scholarship and Jenni-fer Mitchell Memorial Scholarship;Jaimie Hughes, Reema SamahaMemorial Scholarship; BenjaminIngham, National Honor SocietyScholarships; Asiya Javed, SAGA;Lindsay Jiao, Northwest FederalCredit Union Book Scholarship Hon-orable Mention; Marvin Jimenez,Marketing Department EFE Market-ing Advisory Board AcademicScholarship; Deirdre Jones,Sanofi-Aventis Scholarship Program;Kaksh mi Katikala, SAGA;Asbah Khan, Excel; Kendall Kid-der-Goshorn, Ohio UniversityGateway Scholarship and Ohio Uni-versity Gateway Trustee Award;Sarah Kohlhepp, Art DepartmentMedallion; Kunal Kumar ,Herndon Moose Ledge #2274 HerbNunnenkamp Scholarship and Jenni-fer Mitchell Memorial Scholarship;Timothy Lang, Marine Option


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13000 Block Worldgate Drive.Several lockers were broken into andwallets, cash and credit cards were re-moved, June 11.

13000 Block Worldgate Drive. Awallet and its contents were stolen froman unsecured locker, June 12.

1100 Shannon Place. A grill wasremoved from the property, June 14.

100 Block Herndon Parkway.Copper pipe was stolen, between June4 and June 9.

700 Block Lynn Street. The victimreported that his ATM card was usedwithout his permission between on May31, reported June 11.

800 Block Grace Street. A tube oflotion valued at $5 was stolen from avehicle, between June 13 and June 14.

ASSAULT800 Block Crestview. The victim

was assaulted by an acquaintance, June9.

1400 Block Bluemont Court. Thevictim was assaulted by an acquain-tance, June 14.

500 Block Alabama Drive. A 41-year-old male of Herndon was arrestedfor assault, June 10.

700 Block Tamarack Way. Thevictim was assaulted by an acquain-tance, June 13.

600 Block Elden Street. The vic-tim reported being assaulted by a storeclerk, investigation is on-going, June 14.

1000 Block Burwick Drive. Thevictim was assaulted by an acquain-tance, June 9.

900 Block Branch Drive. The vic-tim was assaulted by an acquaintance,June 14.


Opinion

Why Didn’t You Vote?Register forNovember Election

The deadline to register to vote for the Nov.4 presidential election is Oct. 6.

For forms and instructions, go to http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Registering_to_Vote/Index.html

Voter participation lastweek was dismal; inNovember it could hitrecord levels.

Tuesday, June 10 was a primary elec-tion day for all voters in NorthernVirginia. Less than 6 percent of registered voters turned out at the pollsto make some very important decisions.

With primaries in all three congressional dis-tricts here, a tiny number of voters trickled intopolling places to make their choices.

But during the last presidential election,more than 70 percent of voters statewideturned out to vote. If anything, the electioncoming in November is likely to bring out evenmore voters.

Not only the presidential race, but also thestatewide Senate race and the three local con-gressional races will attract voters.

Virginia officials would be wise to try to movemore local elections, including General Assem-bly contests, so they coincide with nationalelection, encouraging more voter turnout. Cur-rently, Virginians face some election everyNovember, and they often vote with their feet— by staying home.

What’s more, the Board of Elections should

mail sample ballots to all registered voters inthe weeks before an election, allowing eachvoter to see what will appear on his or herballot and confirming the date and pollingplace. As a state, we’d be far better off withmore participation.

Help with Community and Newcomers GuidesWhat would someone new to yourtown need to know? What interest-ing places would you like to havelearned about earlier?

A bevy of interns and Connection staff mem-bers are already working on the Connection’sannual Newcomers and Community Guides,which will publish between the end of July andthe beginning of August, depending on the

community.We invite citizens and organizations to send

us suggestions, calendar listings for majorevents for the upcoming year, information onhow to get involved in nonprofits and chari-ties, details about your club or other organiza-tion, and anything else you can think of.

We also invite readers to write short piecesabout why you love your community, or one

special place you’d like newcomers to knowabout, or any other suggestion you have for anewcomer to your community.

Send suggestions to [email protected] or call StevenMauren at 703-917-6451.

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Every Thursday morning from 8a.m. until noon, Lynn Street isclosed down in downtownHerndon to allow the farmer’smarket to set up shop. The farmer’s marketbegins in May and ends the last week ofOctober. All the produce is fresh and mostof the vendors pick it the day before.

“This is a grow-your-own market, soabout the time school gets out you havemore produce, which also attracts morecustomers,” said Jimmy Scates of Hutt Pro-duce, who has been coming to sell his pro-duce at the market for the last 12 years.Hutt continues, “It’s a good market, withmainly the same customers each week. I feellike I know my customers, I can almost tellyou what they want.”

Pat Stickler of Fertile Plains Custom Pork,another vendor who has been coming to themarket for the past five years, said, “Thepeople are just so nice, the vendors and thecustomers are just so nice. I really enjoy theinteractions with everybody.”

Frequent farmer’s market customer, KarinGrasso of Herndon saud, “I really like thefreshness of the produce and I’m trying tobecome a local-vore. They have meats sothere’s a great variety. The vendors arefriendly and the market isn’t crowded.”

In addition to the produce, the FairfaxCounty Master Gardener Program, VirginiaCooperative Extension, has a table with sev-eral master gardeners their every week.

Farmer’s Market in Full Bloom

These gardeners can offer plant advice, ifthey’re given a sample of the unhealthyplant. Also they can test soil samples tomake sure one isn’t over fertilizing, whichis the most common error gardeners in thisarea make.

Farmer’s Market fun days began June 10.These fun days feature small shows for chil-dren behind the Town Hall.

— Leah Kieff

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By Leah KieffThe Connection

Friday Night Live is a yearly eventfeaturing free outdoor concerts onthe Herndon town green, from6:30 till 10:30 every Friday nightduring the summer. This coming Friday,June 20, Crowded Streets will be per-forming. Crowded Streets is a DaveMatthews tribute band, which wasstarted by Gabe Matthews, the leadsinger, who answered a few questions abouthis band.

How long has your band beenplaying together?

We’ve been together for a little over a year.Our first, full-band show took place in Feb-ruary 2007. Before that, a few of us didsome acoustic spots here and there.

Where do you normally play?We actually play all over. In Northern Vir-

ginia, we usually play in Arlington atWhitlow’s, in Fairfax at The Auld Shebeen,and in Centreville at Ned Devine’s. Otherthan that, we travel around to different ar-eas.

We’ve played some colleges down south,we’ve hit the Eastern shore, and we’veplayed as far north as Albany, N.Y. It reallyjust depends on the opportunity.

Where do you enjoy playing themost?

Wow — we play so many great places ...but I think our best show thus far has beenat The State Theatre in Falls Church, Va.,which took place in May 2007. Not only isthe State Theatre a great venue, but theshow was to benefit the families of thoselost in the Virginia Tech tragedy in April2007. We put together the show in aboutthree weeks and raised quite a bit of moneyto go the Memorial Fund ... it was great!

Have you ever performed inHerndon before?

Yes, we actually opened up at Friday NightLive! last year for Welbilt. It was a greatshow. I personally love playing in Herndon

because it’s my hometown!

What did you like best aboutHerndon? Any favorite spots inHerndon?

We all love the town green ... it’s just abeautiful place. It’s modern, yet still holdstrue to its history with the old train depot.

It’s very cool.

Where are the members ofyour band from?

Most of us grew up in the Northern Vir-ginia area. Our drummer grew up in Mary-land and our sax player actually lives inLong Island, N.Y.

How did you decide on DaveMatthews Band to tribute?

The Dave Matthews Band has been put-ting out hits for over a decade and has anincredible fan base. Even if you don’t per-sonally like the music, most can appreciatethe musicianship that the band has. It’s notonly fun to play, but it’s challenging whichmakes each of us better players.

How did you come up with yourband’s name?

The name, Crowded Streets was derivedfrom The Dave Matthews Band album, “‘Be-fore These Crowded Streets.” We all justseemed to agree on that ...

Do you play any music other thanDMB?

Each of us have played with various mu-sicians so we do know other material. Butat each show, we stick true to the DMB ex-perience. You’ll even hear us playing someBob Dylan and Buffalo Springfield as cov-ered by DMB.

Who are your favorite musicians?Each of us have various inspirations but

for me personally, it would have to be mymother. She played in various groups whenI was young and gave me the desire to per-form.

What is your favorite song toperform?

Wow — great question! I would probablysay “Wake Me Up, Before You Go Go” byWHAM! Ha ha — only kidding! I would say“All Along the Watchtower.” Each of the guysgets a solo and that allows me to sit backand watch in amazement. I’m honored to besurrounded by such talent.

Does your band have any other jobs,outside of musicians? If so, whatare they?

Unfortunately, yes — but we’ll have to keepthose confidential in order to protect the in-nocent.

How long have you been playing inthe band?

I’ve been in the band since it started, whichwas late 2006 ... that’s when we had our firstpractice.

What is the most interesting thingthat has happened to your bandwhile on the road?

While playing a show in Manhattan, I gotto see the Pope. That was pretty cool! Hisgolf cart is wicked awesome!

How would you describe your con-certs?

Three hours of ear candy! (Come to thinkof it ... that’s a pretty cool band name.)

What would you say to an aspiringmusician?

Please don’t start a DMB tribute band! LOL!But seriously ... anyone aspiring to play mu-sic must stay the course. It can be frustratingat times but once you’re locked in and canperform for others, you’ll find that there arefew things in life that can provide that muchpleasure.

What do you enjoy most aboutperforming?

It has to be the joy you see in everyone’sfaces when they’re singing along. We’ll cometo certain parts in some songs and stop play-ing and let the crowd take over.

Their singing is louder than anything wecould put out. That, my friends, is what it’sall about.

Crowded Streets will perform this Friday at Friday Night Live on the Herndon town green.

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THURSDAY/JUNE 19Japanese Wind Ensemble. The Saitama Sakae

H.S. Wind Orchestra is scheduled to play at theHerndon High School Auditorium. The specialconcert will start at 7:30 p.m. A donation of $5will go towards the Herndon High School BandProgram.

Senior Cinema at 10 a.m. at the HerndonCommunity Center, 814 Ferndale AveHerndon. The movie will be “Casablanca.” Call703-435-6800, Ext. 2109.

Farmers’ Market from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at 765Lynn St., Herndon. Visit www.herndon-va.gov.

Dance Under the Stars. Dance the night awayat the Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900Market St., Reston, with conductor, DocScantlin, and his live Imperial Palms Orchestrafrom 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adultsand $10 for seniors. Call 703-435-6577 fortickets.

Summer Reading Kickoff with Somos elMar. Listen to music from around the worldand sign up for the Summer Reading Program at3 p.m. at the Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768Center St., Herndon. Call 703-437-8855. Allages. No registration is required.

Creatures Great and Small presented byRainbow Puppets. A musical review ofanimal songs and stories at the Reston Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston at 10:15and 11:30 a.m. Call 703-689-2700. All ages.

Spanish Chats. Informal refresher for people whowant to practice Spanish at the Reston Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, 7 p.m.Adults. No registration is required. Call 703-689-2700.

Guys Read. All-male book discussion at theReston Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston at 7:15 p.m. Call 703-689-2700. Ask fortitle. Age 8 & up.

Take a Break Concert. Sol Y Rumba a Latingroup will perform at Lake Anne Village Center,1609 Washington Plaza, Reston from 7-9 p.m.Free. Visit www.lakeanneplaza.com.

Children’s Show. Malcolm the Magician will beat Lake Anne Village Center, 1609 WashingtonPlaza, Reston, 11-11:30 a.m. Visitwww.lakeanneplaza.com.

Friday Night Live will be from 6:30-10:30 p.m.on the Herndon Town Green, 777 Lynn St.,Herndon. Crowded Streets and 8 Track Joneswill perform. Call 703-481-6133.

SATURDAY/JUNE 21Night Music. Enjoy music under that stars at 7:30

p.m. at the Herndon Town Green. Call 703-787-7300.

Senior Prom. 2-4:30 p.m. The Rotary Club ofHerndon and Reston’s Senior will present aSenior Prom for Herndon and Reston residentsage 50 or better at St. Joseph’s Church, 750Peachtree Street, Herndon. 703-437-5886, callfor reservations.

Concerts on the Town. Reston Concerts on theTown is a free series that takes place at the

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Reston Town Center Pavilion everySaturday from 7:30 – 10 p.m., rain orshine. Music lovers of all ages areinvited to bring blankets, lawn chairs,and picnic baskets to the concertseach week and come ready to have aswingin’ good time. Call the concerthotline: 703-912-4062. Jacky &Strings (Caribbean, flamenco, Afro-Cuban) will perform this week.

SUNDAY/JUNE 22The Reston Heights Concerts on the

Square feature Bob Boguslaw & TheWay, from 5-7 p.m. Located inReston Heights at 11750 SunriseValley Drive the concerts are free andopen to the public. Lightrefreshments are offered, bring alawn chair or blanket.

Garden Tour. The 2008 HerndonGarden Tour will be held from noonuntil 4 p.m. Admission is $10: ticketsare available in advance at theHerndon Florist, 716 Lynn St., and atthe Herndon Visitor’s Center, 717Lynn St. The Herndon Garden Tour isself guided, with a suggested tourroute and directions provided. Visitwww.herndon-va.gov.

MONDAY/JUNE 23Ice Cream Social. Come out to the

pool and enjoy some refreshing icecream while lounging poolside at theLake Audubon Pool, 2070 TwinBranches Road, Reston. Makesundaes for the children and oneself.Supplies are limited. Call 703-435-6577.

On The Ball! Spinny Johnson, formerHarlem Globetrotter, performsbasketball tricks at the HerndonFortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon, 2:30 p.m. Cosponsored bythe Friends of the City of FairfaxRegional Library. Age 6-12. Call 703-437-8855.

American Wildlife. Meet and learnabout live animals from the backyardand beyond with AnimalAmbassadors at The Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston, 2:30 p.m.Cosponsored by the Friends of theGeorge Mason Regional Library. Age6-12. Call 703-689-2700.

Children’s Show. Brooksie Kid Songswill be at Lake Anne Village Center,

1609 Washington Plaza, Reston, 11-11:30 a.m. Visitwww.lakeanneplaza.com.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 25Senior Movie Day. The Reston

Association, in cooperation withReston Town Center and RestonTown Center Multiplex Cinemas,presents “Meet Me at the Movies” atthe Reston Town Center, 11900Market St., Reston. Join them on thefourth Wednesday of each month.Refreshments are provided and doorprizes are distributed prior to themovie. Check out upcoming moviedescriptions at www.reston.org. Call703-435-6577.

Softball. The Hunter Mill DistrictSupervisor’s Office will host acommunity softball game from 6-8p.m. at Baron Cameron Park, 11300Baron Cameron Ave, Reston. TheFairfax County Department ofCommunity and Recreation Servicesand the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment will play WPGC-95.5 FM.Free food and drinks are provided.

Music in the Field. Enjoy summermornings with this free, outdoorperformance series held in the fieldadjacent to the Frying Pan FarmVisitor Center, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Take a musical adventure with theFairfax Symphony’s “Overture toOrchestra Brass Quintet.” Bring ablanket or folding chair. Visit thefarmers market for fresh fruit andproduce after the show. Call 703-437-9101.

Celebrate Summertime! Stories,activites and a craft. Age 3-5 withadult at Herndon Fortnightly Library,768 Center St., Herndon, 2:30 p.m.Call 703-437-8855.

Once Upon a Story. Stories andactivities at The Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston, 10:15 a.m. Call 703-689-2700. Age 4-6.

THURSDAY/JUNE 26Book Signing. “Hell Hawks!: The

Untold Story of the American FliersWho Savaged Hitler’s Wehrmacht.”Historian, Robert Dorr and retiredAstronaut Thomas Jones will bediscussing and signing their book astory of pilots fresh from flighttraining in the US who flew in close

support of Eisenhower’s groundforces as they advanced acrossFrance and into Germany at 7 p.m. atBarnes & Noble, 1851 FountainDrive, Reston. Call 703-437-8147.

Farmers’ Market from 8 a.m. – 12p.m. at 765 Lynn St., Herndon. Visitwww.herndon-va.gov.

Board Planning & EvlautionCommittee Meeting at the RestonAssociation Main Office, 1930 IsaacNewton Square, Reston, 6-7 p.m. Call703-435-6515.

Hot Tub Movie. RA invites all thosewho enjoy the late night adult swimhours to stay for a free movie by thehot tub at Lake Thoreau Pool, 2040Upper Lakes Drive, Reston. Comerelax, enjoy a Luau atmosphere andthe movie and refreshments. Movietitles will be advertised at eventlocations or call 703-435-6577.

Poseidon, Zeus, Medusa andOthers. Greek/Roman mythologystories and activities at The RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston, 11 a.m. Call703-689-2700. Age 6-12.

Spanish Chats. Informal refresher forpeople who want to practice Spanishat the Reston Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, 7p.m. Adults. No registration isrequired. Call 703-689-2700.

Take a Break Concert. Prelude aSwing group will perform at LakeAnne Village Center, 1609Washington Plaza, Reston from 7-9p.m. Free. Visitwww.lakeanneplaza.com.

Children’s Show. Bingo the Clownwill be at Lake Anne Village Center,1609 Washington Plaza, Reston, 11-11:30 a.m. Visitwww.lakeanneplaza.com.

FRIDAY/JUNE 27Friday Night Live will be from 6:30-

10:30 p.m. on the Herndon TownGreen, 777 Lynn St., Herndon. BurntSienna will perform. Call 703-481-6133.

SATURDAY/JUNE 28Celebrate Zoo and Aquarium

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HHS Seniors Receive AwardsROTC Scholarship; Parker Lee, In-

diana University Jacobs School of Music,Music Faculty Award and Dean’s Schol-arship; Jayne Liebenstein ,NVADACA Elizabeth Stewart BooksMemorial Scholarship; Lauren Little,Marketing Department Medallion andReston Chapter of the Links/Loretta C.Webb Scholarship; Gilbert Luong,Dulles Regional Chamber of CommerceBusiness/Technology Scholarship;Theodore Markson, Kevan UlsackerTechnical Assistant Award; OscarMartinez-Henriquez, Business De-partment Medallion; Sean McCauleyEnglish Department Harvard BookPrize; Bevin McGibbon, Excel; LydiaMcLaughlin, Marketing DepartmentLiz Labus Marketing DECA AchievementAward; Ryan McLeod , HerndonWoman’s Club and Inova Fair Oaks Hos-pital Auxiliary Scholarlship; KatherineMerrill, Bill Hildbold Athletic Scholar-ship and Donny Soberdash AthleticScholarship; Eric Meyers, HerndonYouth Soccer Tim Ryan Memorial Schol-arship; Ana Moran, Excel, SAGA andNorthwest Federal Credit Union BookScholarship Honorable Mention; Eliza-beth Newcomer, Music DepartmentFounder’s Grant and National StudentOrchestra Award; Thao NghiNguyen, SAGA; Brendan O’Connor,Kerry Knoizen Memorial Scholarship;Catherine O’Doherty, Helen Eliza-

beth Kauffman Winter Color GuardScholarship and Fairfax Council of PTA’sReflections Literature Outstanding In-terpretation; Radeya Orin, Excel andVirginia Tech Pamplin College of Busi-ness Freshman Merit Scholarship;Emily Overberg, Wal-Mart Founda-tion Sam Walton CommunityScholarship; Bernard Patchan ,American University Honors Programand Presidential Scholarship;Courtney Pence, Shelli Turner Memo-rial Scholarship; Eliana Reyes GeorgeWashington University Art Scholarship,Art Department Medallion and Alumniof Herndon High School Classes of1930-1966 Scholarship in Memory ofTeachers; Melani Robinson, Excel;Shannon Rubenstein, Northern Vir-ginia Cheer Coaches Association Award;Katherine Rynex, Ball State Univer-sity Athletic Scholarship and LowerLoudoun Girls Softball League Scholar-ship; Michael Sagan, EnglishDepartment Medallion, Northwest Fed-eral Credit Union Book Sholarship,Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship andU.S. Department of Education Presiden-tial Scholars Finalist; ImanSamantar, SAGA; Fakhria Sayed,Northwest Federal Credit Union BookSholarship Honorable Mention;Rebecca Shaw, V irginia TechPamplin Leaders of Virginia Award;Matthew Sipe, Math Department Me-dallion, National Honor SocietyScholarships and National Merit Final-ist; Emily Skinnell, ShepherdUniversity Department of Political Sci-ence Academic Waiver for Tuition;Robert Smith, Griffin Parr O’BrienMemorial Robotics Scholarship; Max

So, National Merit Finalist; LauraStrickland, Virginia Tech College ofEngineering Scholarship and NorthwestFederal Credit Union Book SholarshipHonorable Mention; Brian Thomp-son, Jerry Yates Memorial Scholarship;Brian Trissell, Oklahoma State Uni-versity/National Hispanic ScholarAward and National Hispanic Recogni-tion Program; Lilia Turcios, SAGA;Diana Urquilla, Excel and SAGA;Emily Walter, Adrinell Dye MemorialScholarship; Christopher Warnock,Army ROTC Scholarship; MichelleWei, University of Delaware MeritScholarship; Michael Welch, North-west Federal Credit Union BookSholarship Honorable Mention andReston Chapter of the Links/Loretta C.Webb Scholarship; CourtneyWestphal , Villa Julie CollegePresident’s Scholarship; KristenWestphal, Villa Julie CollegePresident’s Scholarship; Claire Will-iams, Business Department COEStudent of the Year; Lorien Williams,Greater Reston Arts Center Art Award;Christopher Winston, DonnySoberdash Athletic Scholarship; KristenWitte, Excel; Abraham Woycke, For-eign Language Department Karl MeyerSpanish Award and Herndon Youth Soc-cer Tim Ryan Memorial Scholarship; LilyYang, SAGA, Herndon Rotary ClubScholarship and Reston Hospital CenterScholarship; Jessica Yu, Herndon Ro-tary Club Scholarship and Knights ofColumbus, and Julia Yuras, AdamsGreen Funeral Home, Herndon RotaryClub Scholarship and Northwest FederalCredit Union Book Sholarship Honor-able Mention.

HCTV ScheduleHCTV-23 Herndon Community Televi-sion, Cox Communications Channel 23.Tune in to the video web pages on chan-nel 23 for updates. Call Jan Tirrell at703-689-2323. HCTV is also looking forvolunteers, training is provided.

FRIDAY/JUNE 207 a.m. Jazzercise7:30 a.m. The Reading Lady8 a.m. King Henry Show9 a.m. Cornerstone Connection10 a.m. Policing Our Town – Meet ourOfficers11 a.m. Earth Day/Arbor Day 2008Noon Jazzercise1 p.m. Travel TV1:30 p.m. 2008 Herndon Festival High-lights3 p.m. King Henry Show4 p.m. Concert: Brindley Brothers6 p.m. Jazzercise6:30 p.m. The King Henry Show7 p.m. Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern OpenMike Night9:30 p.m. Woody’s Western Theater

SATURDAY/JUNE 217 a.m. Jazzercise8 a.m. Music and the Spoken Word9 a.m. The Reading Lady9:30 a.m. King Henry Show11 a.m. Something Different 2008Noon Jazzercise12:30 p.m. Jimmy’s Old Town TavernOpen Mike Night1:30 p.m. Inside Herndon2 p.m. Towne Square Singers – ComeRain or Come Shine 20083:30 p.m. Music and the Spoken Word4 p.m. Concert: Eddie from Ohio6 p.m. Jazzercise7 p.m. Tea with Laura Ratcliffe8:30 p.m. Travel TV9:30 p.m. Music and the Spoken Word10 p.m. Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern OpenMike Night

SUNDAY/JUNE 228 a.m. Music and the Spoken Word9 a.m. Cornerstone Connection10:30 p.m. David Young-A MusicalJourney


SportsHerndon Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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Nothern Virginia Swim LeagueDivision 1Team Record PointsOverlee 5-0 2014.00Division 2Team Record PointsLittle Rocky Run 5-0 1757.00Division 3Team Record PointsLee-Graham 5-0 1803.00Division 4Team Record PointsFox Mill Woods 3-2 1414.00Division 5Team Record PointsHigh Point Pool 5-0 1432.00Division 6Team Record PointsDunn Loring 5-0 1448.00Division 7Team Record PointsMansion House 5-0 1581.00Division 8Team Record PointsVilla Aquatic 5-0 1398.50Division 9Team Record PointsHollin Meadows 5-0 1402.50Division 10Team Record PointsForest Hollow 5-0 1296.00Division 11Team Record PointsFox Hunt 5-0 1406.00Division 12Team Record PointsRolling Forest 4-1 1309.50Division 13Team Record PointsCamelot 5-0 1241.00Division 14Team Record PointsRutherford 5-0 1277.00Division 15Team Record PointsLong Branch 5-0 1308.00Division 16Team Record PointsLincolnia Park 4-1 1332.00Division 17Team Record PointsLaurel Hill 5-0 1460.0

Colonial Swim LeagueRed DivisionTeam Record PointsBurke Centre 5-0 1653.00White DivisionTeam Record PointsChan. Highlands 5-0 1505.00Blue DivisionTeam Record PointsBarrington 5-0 1387.00Gold DivisionTeam Record PointsFort Meyer 5-0 1558.00A CSL swimmer shows off her

dolphin body art at the 2007 RelayCarnival at Sugarland Run.

2007 Division Champs

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Chesterbrook 8-under swimmers take a break and enjoy the action atlast Saturday’s annual ‘Red Black’ pre-season trials meet. TheChesterbrook club will host Overlee this Saturday morning.

Summer Swim: Everybody Into the PoolThe CSL and NVSLkick off their 2008swim season.

NVSL and CSL: 2008 Important DatesColonial Swim LeagueFirst Dual Meet of the Year:Saturday, June 21, 8 a.m.Relay CarnivalSunday, July 13, 1 p.m.DivisionalsSaturday, July 26, 1 p.m.All StarsSaturday, Aug. 2, 8 a.m.

Northern Virginia Swim LeagueDivisional RelaysWednesday, July 13, 4 p.m.All Star RelaysWednesday, July 16, 4 p.m.DivisionalsSaturday, July 26, 12 p.m.Individual All StarsSaturday, Aug. 2, 12 p.m.

Next WeekLook for the Connection Newspapers’ 2008 Senior Send-off, wheregraduating seniors who have made a difference are highlighted.

By Rich SandersThe Connection

There is lots of excitement for thisSaturday’s NVSL opening seasondual meet between Div. 1 opponentsChesterbrook and Overlee of Arlington. Bothteams have been Div. 1 powers over the years,with Chesterbrook winning division titles in2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and Overlee grab-bing the crown the past two summers. Thefriendly rivals will meet at 9 a.m. this Satur-day at Chesterbrook.

“It’s a very interesting, storied rivalry,” saidChesterbrook team representative MikeMoriarty, a former NVSL swimmer for HighPoint (Falls Church) during the 1960’s and70’s. “It’s a good way to kick off the season.There are a lot of [the swimmers] who go tothe same winter clubs and schools.”

Chesterbrook is coached by Joe Viola, whois in his first year at the helm of the summerteam program. He has been a Chesterbrookassistant coach in recent years and is headcoach at Gonzaga High during the school year.

Chesterbrook had a little bit of a down sea-son in 2007 and will be looking to make anearly swim season statement when it hostsOverlee this weekend.

“There is an unusually high level of excite-ment for the season opener,” said Moriarty,who can hardly wait for the early seasonswimming showdown.

Fox Mill Woods team rep Jane Leeds saidpractices for the Div. 4 Reston squad beganthe Tuesday following Memorial Day week-end. She said some team members were notable to come out to the first several practicesbecause of other commitments, including endof the year school activities or class work. Butwith Fox Mill Woods’ season-opening dualmeet at High Point set for this Saturday morn-ing at 9, more and more of the team’s swim-mers have been at practices and there is asense of great anticipation.

“I think they’re really looking forward toit,” said Leeds, of Saturday’s competition atHigh Point. “[Monday] was our very firstmorning practice.”

Fox Mill Woods is under the guidance ofhead coach Paris Jacobs. The coach empha-sizes the importance of enjoying the sport toher swimmers. Her assistant coaches and theadult team reps have that same mindset.

“We try to keep our team focused on funand fitness, and not just winning,” said Leeds.“We have a very young group of kids [thisseason] and we try to make it fun.”

Along with the awesome swimming thatFox Mill Woods fans will witness when theirteam is competing in home meets this sum-mer, they will also enjoy morning treats atthe popular concession stand. Nancy Robbinsand Lisa Arthur have a reputation for prepar-ing some great treats for spectators, coaches

and swimmers alike on race days.“We have one of the best concession stands

in the NVSL, and a lot of folks will tell that tous,” said Leeds, smiling at the thought.

What a great mix — summer time swimmeets and great food to go along with it.

— Send weekly swim team reports and pho-tos to: [email protected]. Team reports must be sub-mitted by Monday.


Herndon High School boys’ soccerstandout Christian McLaughlin wasvoted Virginia’s Boys Soccer GatoradePlayer of the Year for 2007-2008.

In its third decade, the Gatorade Playerof the Year award honors top high schoolstudent-athletes in 12 varsity sports for theiroutstanding athletic performance and highacademic achievement standards. Nomi-nees must demonstrate exemplary personalcharacter on and off the field.

McLaughlin, a 5-foot-11 inch, 175-poundsenior midfielder, scored 14 goals andpassed for 16 assists this past season, lead-ing the Hornets to a 14-2 record and theConcorde District championship. He helpedthe Herndon boys soccer program earn aNo. 1 ranking in the state and a No. 8 rank-ing in the nation by the NSCAA.

As a senior, he was named First Team All-District, First Team All-Northern Region andFirst Team All-State. McLaughlin will at-tend the University of Virginia this fallwhere he will be a member of the elite Cava-liers’ soccer program.

“Christian is a very special player,” saidHerndon High head coach Sean Lanigan.

“He always wants the ball at his feet andhe knows where it goes. He sees things thatare happening three plays in advance. Heis a true playmaker in the middle. You can’tlapse three minutes without him having animpact on the game.”

In Reston Swim Team Association(RSTA) league action last Saturday, the LakeNewport Lightning put together a stellarshowing in a 563-485 win over a grittyGlade Gators team.

One of the meet highlights came on theGators’ side where Jonathan Christensen seta new Glade team record in the boys 15-18age division, 50-meters breaststroke eventwith a time of 32.19, breaking the oldrecord of 33.16 first set on Aug. 1, 1991.

At Saturday’s meet, Christensen and BryceOnozuka were both triple event winners.

Meanwhile, Lake Newport had three-event winners in Jack Edgemond (boys 8-under), Conor McLauglin (boys 9-10), RyanMcLaughlin (boys 11-12), JJ Becker (boys13-14) and Nicole Russell (girls 13-14).

Double event winners for the Glade teamwere: Tara Ravishankar and Catrin Waters(8-under girls); David Clark (boys 9-10);Emmalyn Barlow (girls 9-10);

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‘Always A Hornet’ · 2020. 7. 24. · Herndon Connection June 18-24, 2008 3 News By Mirza Kurspahic The Connection T he April 16, 2007, tragedy at Virginia Tech struck a chord