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Dan and Kathy Clark of Viennabrought their children, Kellyand Drew, to Patrick HenryLibrary specifically for theWimpy Kid promotion.

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See Crime, Page 5

Activities reported by the Vienna policedepartment through Aug. 21.

ARRESTSNutley St. at Princeton Terrace,

S.W. Aug. 6, 10:26 p.m. Severalcitizens reported that two individualswere fighting at the listed location.Officer Ruddy and other members ofthe Vienna Police located theindividuals and began investigating.The fight had begun inside a movingvehicle and one of the parties exitedthe vehicle. As officers interactedwith the subject, they detected signsof impairment. A 26-year-old femaleof Crestwood Drive in Alexandria wasarrested for Drunk in Public.Additionally, suspected marijuana

was discovered on her person andshe was charged with Possession ofMarijuana. She was then transportedto the Fairfax County AdultDetention Center

1100 Block Maple Ave., N.E. Aug.13, 10:24 p.m. Officer Lyonsconducted a traffic stop on a vehiclefor speeding. After writing out asummons and requesting the driver’ssignature, the driver informed OfficerLyons that he would need to bearrested. Officer Lyons attempted toexplain to the driver that he simplyneeded to sign the summons and hecould drive away. The driver statedthat he “needed to punish himselfand needed to go to jail.” OfficerLyons reluctantly obliged after much

discussion. A 33-year-old male ofBurnside Landing Drive in Burke wasarrested for Speeding. He was thentransported to the Fairfax CountyAdult Detention Center. There he wasreleased after being issued aMagistrate’s Summons for thespeeding violation.

Maple Ave. at Glyndon St., S.E.Aug. 13, 11:56 p.m. PFC Shawconducted a traffic stop on a vehiclefor committing a traffic infraction.Upon his interaction with the driver,PFC Shaw detected the possiblepresence of alcohol inside thevehicle. Further investigationrevealed suspected marijuana insidethe vehicle as well. An 18-year-oldmale of Wildmere Place in Oak Hill

was issued a summons for Possessionof Marijuana. He was released aftersigning the summons. A passengerinside the vehicle, an 18-year-oldmale of Deer Hollow Way in Fairfax,was issued a summons for UnderagePossession of Alcohol. He too wasreleased after signing the summons.

200 Block Maple Ave., West. Aug.14, 4:26 a.m. Sergeant Taylorconducted a traffic stop on a vehicleafter observing it commit a trafficviolation. Upon his interaction withthe occupants, Sergeant Taylordetected the presence of suspectedalcohol. Further investigationrevealed beer as well as a quantity ofsuspected marijuana and variouspieces of paraphernalia inside the

vehicle. Sergeant Taylor alsodetermined that 3 of the vehicle’soccupants were juveniles and thatone was an adult. The adult, an 18-year-old male of Brooktrail Court inVienna was issued summonses forUnderage Possession of Alcohol andPossession of Marijuana. He wasreleased after signing thesummonses. The three juveniles wereall released to their parents once theyarrived at the scene. Sergeant Taylorwill be obtaining petitions chargingeach juvenile with UnderagePossession of Alcohol.

100 Block Patrick St., S.E. Aug. 14,1:47 p.m. A citizen called policeadvising that an apparently

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

It’s another first for PatrickHenry Library.

The coast-to-coast rovingpromotional ice cream truck spon-sored by Abrams Publishing madePatrick Henry its only FairfaxCounty Library stop. The promo-tion, part of the publisher’s sum-mer reading tour, offered free icecream to children and families.The focus of the promotional touris the newest novelin the “Diary of aWimpy Kid” series,“Dog Days.”

Some familiescame to the libraryon Aug. 21 specifi-cally for the icecream truck’s two-hour Vienna layover. Others wereon their way to the Pokémongames at Patrick Henry. Still oth-ers had stopped by on their wayto pick up summer reading. Butthe children who stopped at thetruck knew and loved the WimpyKid novels.

Dan and Kathy Clark broughttheir young children just for theevent. “There’s a lot of funny partsin the books,” said Drew Clark, arising Vienna Elementary Schoolfourth grader. “The kid in the bookgets bullied a lot in school, and hejust lives with it.” The kid in thebook is Greg, who chronicles hislife in diary entries. Drew, 9, saidhe would recommend the books tohis friends and classmates.

Drew’s parents said they wereexcited that the series has encour-aged their son to do a lot of read-

ing, so much so that, at times,Drew will ask to stay up awhile longer to continue toread a Wimpy Kid story.“Sometimes, we hear himlaughing out loud,” saidKathy Clark.

Drew has read the firstthree Wimpy Kid novels and hashis name on a pre-order list atBorder’s for “Dog Days,” with itsrelease date of Oct. 12.

The thunderstorm that cameroaring through Vienna on Fridaydid little to keep children awayfrom the library. Branch managerSheila Janega said that as the rainpoured down, people waiting forice cream sheltered under the por-tico. “The rain added to the atmo-sphere,” Janega said.

More than 150 icecream treats, fromPopsicles to icecream sandwiches,were handed outfrom 2-4 p.m.

A marketing rep-resentative fromAbrams Publishing

contacted the Fairfax County Li-brary programming coordinatorwho, in turn, contacted PatrickHenry children’s librarian, Shan-non Seglin. “She [the program-ming coordinator] knows we havea Pokémon league and that therewould be lots of kids at this time,so she asked me if we were inter-ested.”

Kathleen De Carlo comes toPatrick Henry from Fairfax regu-larly on Fridays. Two of her fivechildren play Pokémon there. Theothers enjoy their library time withbooks. De Carlo knew about theice cream truck and her childrenare all familiar with the Wimpy Kidbooks.

“The older ones are waiting forthe fourth book to come out,” saidDe Carlo. “The younger ones rec-ognize the cover.”

Publisher promotesbook atPatrick Henry.

Wimpy Kid Ice CreamComes to Vienna Library

Kathleen De Carlo of Fairfax brings her five children toPatrick Henry Library to enjoy the library’s activities.The younger children snack on Wimpy Kid ice creamtreats during Friday’s book promotion.

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“There’s a lotof funny partsin the books.”

—Drew Clark

The old Merchants Tire and Auto Center on Route7 in Tysons Corner was torn down last week to makeway for an entrance pavilion from the north side ofthe road to the planned Tysons Central Metro sta-tion. It is the only building to be demolished to makeway for the first phase of Rail to Dulles, which runsto Whiele Avenue.

Merchants has relocated to a new location onSpring Hill Road. One other Route 7 business, theBusiness Bank, has relocated as a result of rail con-struction. The bank moved from the corner of Route7 and Gosnell Road to Greensboro Drive.

Construction workershoisted the first steelbeams of the high occupancy toll (HOT)

lanes construction project in TysonsCorner around midnight on thenight of Monday, Aug. 24. In total,39 beams will be placed over Route123 at its interchange with the Capi-tal Beltway, as the highway is rebuiltand the new lanes added.

Nick Nicholson, program direc-tor for Virginia Megaprojects, saidthe placement of the beams overRoute 123 represented a milestonein any bridge construction, whenthe substructure of foundationsand piers is topped with the su-perstructure that would actuallytraverse the gap.

To allow for the work to be done,southbound Route 123 was closedand will be closed at night for thenext couple of weeks, reopeningat 5 a.m. Drivers trying to get fromMcLean to Tysons Corner orVienna at night are being advisedto either take the Beltway northto Georgetown Pike, where theycan turn around and then get ontoRoute 123 south from the Beltwayor take the Dulles Toll Road toSpring Hill Road or Route 7. No

Dulles Rail project,” Nicholsonsaid. Rail is to pass over theBeltway at that interchange and isbeing built at the same time as theHOT lanes. He said the VirginiaDepartment of Transportation(VDOT) and Flour were meetingweekly with Dulles Transit Part-ners to coordinate constructionand stay out of each other’s way.

Chris Collins, director of publicaffairs for Fluor-Lane, the com-pany building the HOT lanes, saidwork on the new northboundbridge would not begin for an-other year or so.

Work will be cut back in Novem-ber so that the outside lanes ofRoute 123, which closed downearly this year, can be reopened forthe holiday shopping season, butthey will then be shut down againfor at least another 18 months.HOT lanes construction is not ex-pected to be completed until late2012 or early 2013.

A connection from WestparkDrive to the HOT lanes is alsoplanned for the interchange, butwork has not yet begun on thatproject, Nicholson said.

— Mike DiCicco

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toll will be collected to get on thetoll road from Route 123, but a tollwill be collected to get off atSpring Hill Road or to get to Route7. Those trying to go south on theBeltway from southbound Route123 are also being advised to gonorth and turn around atGeorgetown Pike.

The ramp from the southboundBeltway to Route 123 north wasalready shut down for 45 days, be-ginning on Sunday, Aug. 16. Driv-ers can instead make a short jumpeast on the Dulles Toll Road to getto Route 123. There are no toll-booths there.

In mid-September, the work willstop as another bridge pier is built,and then the nighttime closuresand laying of beams will resumefor the first half of October. Theschedule, though, depends in parton the weather.

The bridge now being built willbecome the new southboundBeltway bridge sometime nextspring, and the current bridge willbe demolished to make way for aHOT lanes bridge and Dulles Railpiers, Nicholson said.

“What makes this convoluted iswe have to coordinate with the

Nighttime closures, detours accommodate work.

First HOT Lanes Beams Go UpIn preparation for the first steel beams to be placed across Route 123 at the CapitalBeltway, a crane readies the cross frames that will help hold the beams in place.

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A demolition team member uses a hose tokeep dust down as the old Merchants Tireand Auto is torn down.

Old Merchants Tire Demolished


Giampa Presents Retrospective,Opens New Gallery and School

Joan Marie Giampa is exhibitingher 16 year retrospective to coin-cide with the grand opening of herRed Caboose Gallery & Vienna Stu-dio School on Aug. 28, 6-9 p.m. at138 Church St., NE in Vienna.Giampa, a 16-year-veteran of theD.C. area arts scene, is known forher exhibitions such as “The Smellof Colors” and “13 Fish” at theFoundry Gallery in DuPont Circle.

She calls her studio school a “finearts school for the new millen-nium.” She will offer small classesand individual study in a classroomsetting similar to that of the community college in painting anddrawing.

Painting and Drawing Classes are forming now for September.See schedule: http://www.joanmariegiampa.com/Vienna_Studio_School/index.html

Giampa sees the Church Street as an up and coming arts sceneand festival venue and feels that her Red Caboose Gallery andVienna Studio School will be a welcome addition to the alreadybustling arts scene and business community on Church Street.

Giampa is a native of northern Virginia. She was born in Ar-lington in 1960 and has been a resident of Vienna for 37 years.

Giampa received an MFA in painting from the University ofMaryland in 1998 and a BFA in graphic design from James Madi-son University in 1983. She teaches painting and design at North-ern Virginia Community College. Giampa is advancing towardscandidacy for a doctorate degree from George Mason Universityin the field of scholarly teaching and art.

Giampa has been exhibiting her work professionally since 1993.Her work is in private collections throughout the United Statesand Europe. Last year she was selected to be in Mary WashingtonUniversity’s annual Mid-Atlantic Painting Exhibition. The exhibi-tion was curated by John Ravenal, curator for the Virginia Mu-seum of Fine Arts. Another exhibition she was invited to displayher work in last year was “Virginia Painters Process Unveiled‚”Rawls Museum, Courtland, Va.

Contact: tel. 703-349-7178; email: [email protected]

Madison Kick-Off Festivalon Sept. 2

James Madison High School will conduct its Fall Kick-Off Festi-val on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Students will get their class scheduleand enjoy a live band featuring Madison students and perfor-mances from Warhawk dance and cheer teams. Families are in-vited. Food will be available form Church Street Pizza, ViennaInn and California Tortilla.

The festival is a chance to preview what will be going on dur-ing the 2009-10 year at Madison. Families can visit the guidancedepartment tables to register for PSATs, buy senior announce-ments, get senior class information or learn about our All-NightGraduation Party.

Families are encouraged to buy booster passes and even enterin raffle to win a parking pass for the year; get the 09/10 Warhawkapparel in the Booster Section and then walk a few tables downto buy P.E. uniforms. At the Hawk Talk table, they can purchase asubscription to the school newspaper to keep up to date witheverything happening in Warhawk Nation.

The event has been planned as a night for the entire family.Children will be able to enjoy carnival games, get their face paintedby art club members or take a turn at the free Velcro wall. Stu-dents are encouraged to check out the clubs and athletic teamsso they can learn about getting involved in extra-curricular ac-tivities and athletics.

This year is Madison’s 50th Anniversary. Check out the 50thAnniversary table and learn about the festivities that will be oc-curring on Homecoming Weekend Oct. 10. Buy golf tournamenttickets now or sign up to sponsor a hole.

Week in Vienna

By Donna Manz

The Connection

It’s T-13 and counting forFairfax County PublicSchools which open onTuesday, Sept. 8. Most

schools have new hours, somehave new principals and assistantprincipals, and a couple have newbuildings.

This is Part II of the Connection’spublic school profiles for theVienna-Oakton area.

NEW TO WOLF TRAP EL-EMENTARY this year is the fullimplementation of an all-gradeChinese language instructionalprogram. All students, from firstthrough sixth grade, will receiveone hour of Chinese language in-struction per week. The schoolnow has one full-time and onepart-time Chinese languageteacher. “Our students will now beable to continue Chinese from herethrough Kilmer, and on to Marshallor Madison,” said Dr. Anita Blain,Wolf Trap principal.

The school participated in acounty-supported jump-start read-ing program called WonderfulWolfies. “We want to support sum-mer reading for students whowant extra support,” said Blain. “Itsupplements reading skills sothere’s no attrition of those skillsduring the summer.” The jump-start reading program runs 2 1/2weeks in late August and an invi-tation to participate is a collabo-ration between teachers and read-ing specialists.

Wolf Trap Elementary Schoolsupports environmental protectionon its grounds, with its gardensand recycling tended to by stu-dents and parent volunteers. Theschool has been certified as a wild-life habitat for the past three years.

Every year, Wolf Trap Elemen-tary directs an after school teamthat participates in Odyssey of theMind, an international programfocused on encouraging creativeexploration of problems.

Plans are underway to scheduleWolf Trap’s popular fall PTA-sup-ported activities, including Colo-nial Day, the pizza Bingo, and theannual book fair, said PTA presi-dent Polly Colwell. The PTA’s Website is currently being updated.

“The best thing about Wolf Trapis that we work really hard to keephome and school communicationopen, ongoing and positive,” saidBlain. “We believe that is a hall-

mark of our school.”

VIENNA ELEMENTARY maylook like a war zone, but is, in re-ality, half-way through a majorrenovation and expansion. Theinterior was gutted and all newplumbing, air conditioning, heat-ing and electrical have been in-stalled in the existing structure.The exterior has been updated andrefaced. Fifteen thousand squarefeet have been added to theschool.

Along the corridors of the newconstruction is wainscoting madeof student-painted tiles. The flooris brightened with rectangles ofcolor set against a neutral colorscheme. Principal Jeanette Blackis excited about the new school.

“My fingers are crossed it willbe ready in-time for opening day,”Black said. “And there’s more tocome by completion in fall, 2010.”

Vienna Elementary will have anew temporary entrance, newkiss-and-ride and new bus loops.Internally, the school boasts a newlibrary/media center, new cafete-ria, a renovated gym with a newstage and 11 renovated class-rooms.

The original school bell, on dis-

play only for many years, will bere-hung for the school’s christen-ing in the fall.

A special reading corner of thelibrary is dedicated as Gabby’sCorner, in memory of a Vienna El-ementary student who died lastspring. A PTA reception take placeafter school on Sept. 10 in Gabby’shonor, said PTA president, TaraMacCall. Gabby’s parents donatedtheir daughter’s books to the li-brary, and Barnes and Noble hasset up a day to buy books on be-half of Gabby’s Corner, with a por-tion of the proceeds going to theschool’s library.

Because of the extensive con-struction, most of the PTA’s spon-sored events are being shifted tothe spring. For fall, the PTA is plan-ning its Halloween Bingo for Oct.30. A highlight of the PTA’s bookfair is the holiday craft shop,MacCall said. Instead of buyingpre-made gifts, students will havethe opportunity to craft gifts oftheir own making.

“I think our Grandparents Dayis unique to the community,” saidBlack. For a full-day, grandparentsvisit classrooms as guests of honor.

Schools Grow in Size, ProgramsNews

Anita Blain returns to WolfTrap Elementary School forher fifth year as principal.

Jeanette Black welcomes anew assistant principal,John Carmichael, to ViennaElementary School this year.

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From building expansion to programming,change comes to Vienna schools.

Wolf TrapElementary1903 Beulah Road, Vienna;

Office phone 703-319-7300Principal: Anita BlainNEW HOURS:

Monday, 8:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m.;Tuesday-Friday: 8:40a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Important dates: Open House:Friday, Sept. 4; 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Back-to-School night:Thursday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m.

Enrollment: 582School Web site:

www.fcps.edu/WolftrapES/PTA Web site:

https://wolftrappta.org/Home.html

Vienna Elementary128 Center St. So., Vienna;

Office phone: 703-937-6066Principal: Jeanette BlackNEW HOURS:

Monday, 8:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m.;Tuesday-Friday, 8:40 a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Important dates: Open House:Thursday, Sept. 3, 2 p.m., followedby PTA-sponsored Popsicle party

Gabby’s Corner dedication:Sept. 10, 3:30 p.m.

Back-to-School night:Thursday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m.

Diffendoofer Day:mid-fall, a celebration of SOLs

Grandparents Day: mid-fallHoliday Craft Shop/book fair:

first week in DecemberEnrollment: 410, preschool – sixth gradeSchool Web site:

http://www.fcps.edu/ViennaES/PTA Web site: http://www.ves-pta.org/

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intoxicated male was banging on randomdoors. Officer Ruddy located thesubject and observed indications thatthe subject was intoxicated. Aproperty manager also providedinformation that the subject had beenbanned from the property on aprevious occasion. A 31-year-old maleof no fixed address was arrested forDrunk in Public and Trespassing. Hewas then transported to the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center.

500 Block Nutley St., S.W. Aug. 15,2:14 a.m. MPO Seitz conducted atraffic stop on a vehicle forcommitting a traffic infraction. Uponhis interaction with the driver, MPO

Seitz detected signs of possibleimpairment. The driver attempted tocomplete several field sobriety testsand was subsequently arrested forDriving While Intoxicated. A 19-year-old male of Ragan Oaks Court inFairfax was transported to ViennaPolice Headquarters for analysis ofhis breath. He refused to submit asample of his breath for analysis andwas then transported to the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center.There he was formally charged withDriving While Intoxicated andRefusal to Submit to a Breath Test.

Nutley St. at Swanee Drive, S.W.Aug. 14, 2:14 a.m. After the driver ofa vehicle in which he was riding wasarrested for Driving While

Intoxicated, a 20-year-old male ofDraper Drive in Fairfax was arrestedfor Drunk in Public. He wasuncooperative and unable to walk tohis residence.

100 Block Patrick St., S.E. Aug. 15,3:29 p.m. MPO Evans located asubject lying on his back near a fenceline and approached the subject tocheck on his welfare. The individualappeared intoxicated and unable tocare for himself. MPO Evans arresteda 34-year-old male of no fixedaddress for Drunk in Public. He wastransported to the Fairfax CountyAdult Detention Center.

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Opinion

Right now, things are so verybleak.”That’s how the coordinator ofone local food bank described

the situation, with demand for food up morethan 50 percent from last year, and donationsright now dwindling.

Schools and churches often provide the pipe-line for food donations to pantries, food banks,but that pipeline runs dry in the summer.

Your family can help right now by donatingfood or money to your local food pantry. Planto give again in early fall, and again atThanksgiving and Christmas. You canorganize a food drive at your place ofwork, or in your neighborhood.

The ongoing recession and loss of jobs aredriving the surge in families showing up a foodbanks. There are more unemployed people inNorthern Virginia than in any other part of thestate, with more than 80,000 unemployed hereaccording to the Virginia Employment Com-mission. While the employment rate is lowerhere as a percentage of the population, thisarea still has the largest number of people un-employed.

People have lost their jobs, are unable to find

new ones. In some cases people who ownhomes are stuck, unable to sell their housesbecause the homes are worth less than theypaid for them, and are facing foreclosure aswell.

These families have used up their safety net,spent their savings. They find themselves with-out being able to put food on the table, andthey turn to local food banks, food pantries,churches and other charitable organizations fortheir most basic needs.

“The people coming in the door are peoplewho have lost all their savings. The lackof jobs is the predominant theme we’rehearing,” said Bonnie Inman ofLoudoun Interfaith.

The McLean SHARE Food Pantry, located inthe McLean Baptist Church, is running low onfood and other basic provisions. At this timeof the year and because of the economy, foodand other donations have fallen off signifi-cantly but the need for food and other neces-sities is growing, the organization says.

The message is the same around the area.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Food pantries can’t keep up with surgingdemand for food; donate now.

People Need Food In Demand❖ Canned proteins (tuna, salmon, chicken, peanut

butter)❖ Canned fruits in own juices or light syrup

(pineapples, peaches, and pears)❖ 100 percent fruit juices (all sizes including juice

boxes)❖ Pasta, whole wheat pasta, rice, brown rice, macaroni

and cheese❖ Condiments (tomato based sauces, light soy sauce,

ketchup, mustard, light salad dressings)❖ Low sodium/no salt added canned vegetables

(mixed, green beans, corn)❖ Soups, beef stew, chili, chicken noodle soup, turkey

and rice soup❖ Multigrain cereal (cheerios, cornflakes, grapenuts,

raisin bran)❖ Hygiene products: diapers, deodorant for men and

women, feminine products, toilet paper, tissues,soap, toothpaste, shampoo

Where to DonateNATIONAL CAPITAL FOOD BANK6833 Hill Park Drive, Lortonserving all of Northern Virginia703-541-3063Food donations accepted Monday-Friday,

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Fully equipped with refrigeration and freezers, sothey can accept the usual non-perishable food items,plus produce, any kind of meat or dairy productsand frozen food.

www.capitalareafoodbank.org

SHARE OF MCLEAN FOOD PANTRYLocated in the McLean Baptist Church703-284-2179www.SHAREofMcLean.orgP.O. Box 210, McLean, VA 22101

FOOD FOR OTHERS2938 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, 22031703-207-9173

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Editorial

Stats vs. OpinionsOn GT ProgramTo the Editor:

This input is with respect to thearticle “More Families Choose Local‘Gifted’ Classes” [Vienna and OaktonConnection, Aug. 5-11, 2009]. I ama parent of a student who attends aGT center in spite of our local schooloffering Level IV GT Services.

The article states: “But school officials state that

local level IV services is on par aca-demically with the program of-fered at the gifted and talentedcenters, even if all the students arenot all “center eligible.”

“When I got to visit local levelIV services classes, I can’t tell youwho is ‘center eligible’ and who isnot,” said Horn.”

There is one simple way to de-termine if there is any basis forthese “opinions.” That is for theFCPS/the office of Dr. Horn to pub-lish and compare the standardizedtest results statistics for the GTCenter students vs. the local LevelIV service students on a school byschool basis. These statistics shouldbe readily available for us parentsto review and decide by ourselves.

Ramesh VaidhyanathanVienna

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By Devon Maloney &

Brittany Tholan

Ahhh, teens today ...when I was a kid Inever texted, IMedand what’s with smil-

ing sideways? This is what runsthrough a typical adult’s head,which is probably why teens endup being required to do 40 to 150hours of community service inschool a year. So is it just one ofthose “character building” tactics,or does it really impact teen lives?

“My parents feel like I need toget more involved, as in helpmore, in the community,” saidSydney Kee, 14, who lives in GreatFalls and attends Langley HighSchool. She did more than 40hours of community service lastyear. “Some teens really want tohelp ... but others aren’t as moti-vated and do [community service]because they are forced to. It’sgood that teachers make commu-nity service an assignment becauseteens who don’t do it, aren’t asaware about what’s happeningaround them.”

Just like any other activity thatsounds a little boring to teen’s

ears, there are excuses. The mostcommon excuse heard from teenswould be something like: “I don’tknow what to do to ‘help the com-munity’ or even what ‘helping thecommunity’ means.” Well, it couldmean something as little as bak-ing 40 cookies, 10 for yourself and30 for a senior center. Or it couldmean actually going to the seniorcenter and pushing wheelchairsaround and having funny conver-sations with the residents. Help-ing your community is anythingthat you do voluntarily, withoutpay or being forced to.

“I believe that having studentsparticipate in the communityteaches them how they can better

serve the community as citizens,”said Daniela Goldstein, an eighthgrade civics teacher at CooperMiddle School. “Although studentsare only required to do a certainnumber of hours, I hope that theylearn that as citizens we shouldalways help our community, notjust for a school project.”

Currently, at Cooper MiddleSchool, only seven hours of com-munity service per quarter are re-quired for the eighth grade civicsclass, making a total only 28 hoursper year. At Marshall High School,150 CAS (creative, action, service)hours are needed in an IBcandidate’s junior and senioryears. During Obama’s 2008 cam-paign, he made it clear that he wasa big believer in youth service. “[Iwould like to] set a goal for allAmerican middle and high schoolstudents to perform 50 hours ofservice a year, and for all collegestudents to perform 100 hours ofservice a year,” he said, at oneuniversity.

After all, it was JFK who saidin front of a cheering crowd, “Asknot what your country can do foryou; ask what you can do for yourcountry.”

‘Doing It’ for CommunityTeen Perspective

Devon Maloney, left, is a 14-year-oldVienna ninth grader at Marshall High. Shehas lived and traveled all over the world.Brittany Tholan is a 14-year-old Viennaresident who recently moved from Cali-fornia and now attends Langley High.


The Fairfax County Health Departmentwill hold a series of town hall meetingsthroughout the month of September todiscuss the ongoing pandemic and pre-

pare for the 2009-2010 flu season.“Our goal is to ensure that residents understand

how influenza is transmitted and what they can doto protect themselves and others from catching theflu and limit its spread within our community,” saidGloria Addo-Ayensu, M.D., M.P.H., Fairfax CountyDirector of Health.

Addo-Ayensu will begin each meeting with a pre-sentation before taking questions from the public.Topics will include the 2009 H1N1 influenza pan-demic and seasonal and H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine

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Town Hall Meetings on Flu Seasondistribution and availability.

One town hall meeting will be held in each of thenine Board of Supervisors districts.

❖ Tuesday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m., Dranesville District, McLeanGovernmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Rd., McLean

❖ Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m., Providence District,James Lee Community Center, 2855 Annandale Rd.,# A, Falls Church

❖ Tuesday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m., Hunter Mill District,North County Governmental Center, 12000 BowmanTowne Dr., Reston

Information on seasonal and pandemic influenzaand guidance for residents are available online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/flu, or call 703-246-2411,TTY 703-591-6435.

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THURSDAY/AUG. 27McLean Project for the Arts

‘Coloring and Cocktails.’ 7 p.m.at the Emerson Gallery in the McLeanCommunity Center. Participants willdecorate 18-inch-by-24-inch drawingsof the MPAartfest logo. 703-760-7007or [email protected].

Thursday Night Glow. 8 p.m. AtJammin’ Java, 227 Maple

Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. Adult book discussion.The People on Privilege Hill by JaneGardam. 703-938-0405.

Nottoway Nights Concert withPaco Diez. Sefardic/Spanish. 7:30p.m. at Nottoway Park, 9601Courthouse Rd, Vienna. Free. Bring apicnic dinner, blankets and lawnchairs. For directions and raincancellation after 6 p.m., 703-324-7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

Oliver North will sign copies ofAmerican Heroes, and address theVirginia Gun Collectors Association.4:30-7:30 p.m. at the NRA NationalFirearms Museum Auditorium, 11250Waples Mill Road, Fairfax. Free.David Fouse, 703-994-4902.

FRIDAY/AUG. 28The Lord of the Rings, The Two

Towers - Live Orchestra andFilm. 7:30 p.m. at the Filene Center.$25 - $55. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road,

Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.Paul and Storm at 7 p.m.; and Future

and Mem at 10 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

U.S. Navy Band Country Current.6:30 p.m. at the Vienna Town Green,144 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Free.Bring a lawn chair or blanket forseating. Call the Vienna Parks andRecreation Department at 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

English Conversation. 10 a.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Group for non-native Englishspeakers of all levels. Call for details.Adults. 703-938-0405.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.

SATURDAY/AUG. 29The Lord of the Rings, The Two

Towers - Live Orchestra andFilm. 7:30 p.m. at the Filene Center.$25 - $55. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Rise and Shine with Key Wilde andMr Clarke. 11 a.m. at Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Hotspur, Elevation and MatthewMcGinn. 6 p.m. At Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. 703-242-4020.

SUNDAY/AUG. 30Colvin Run Citizens Association

Annual Picnic. 2:30 p.m. at thehistorical Colvin Run Schoolhouse,10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.

Bring food to share, dance with Angeland Aces. 703-819-7179 orwww.ColvinRun.org.

Rock ‘n Roll Songwriters Circle. 7p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

MONDAY/AUG. 31Open Mic Showcase hosted by Ron

Goad. 7 p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566or www.jamminjava.com.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 1Disney’s High School Musical, 8

p.m. at the Filene Center. $25 - $80.Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 2David Dondero. 8 p.m. At Jammin’

Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Disney’s High School Musical, 8p.m. at the Filene Center. $25 - $80.Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Movin’ On and Movin’ In: WhatYou Need to Know AboutRenting a Home. 7 p.m. at TheWomen’s Center, 127 Park St., NE,Vienna. With Cynthia Lehman of Longand Foster Realtors. $35 non-members,$25 members. Renting ahome, understanding the terminologyand the tools to locate and qualify forthat home. 703-281-2657 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 3The Hip-Hop Against Human

Trafficking Tour w/ FlexMathews and The FranchisePlayers. 8 p.m. At Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.


FRIDAY/SEPT. 4The Sketches. 8 p.m. At Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.


SATURDAY/SEPT. 5Barbara Martin and Mac Walter, 5-

7 p.m. at the Palladium Civic Green,1445 Laughlin Ave., McLean. Free.

thepalladiumatmclean.com or 703-288-9505.

Disney’s High School Musical, 2p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Filene Center.$25 - $80. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Northern Virginia Country WesternDance Association, at LutherJackson Middle School, 3020 GallowsRoad, Falls Church. Line dancelessons at 7:30 p.m., couples specialtydance at 8 p.m. Open dancing 8:30-11 p.m. www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.

Holy Transfiguration MelkiteGreek-Catholic Church 16thAnnual Middle Eastern FoodFestival. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. at 8501Lewinsville Road, McLean. AuthenticMiddle Eastern food, pastries, beer

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The George C.Marshall HighSchool DanceTeam went to

the Universal Dance Asso-ciation Dance Camp inOcean City, Md. in July.Their goal was to qualifyfor The National DanceCompetition in Orlando,Fla. in 2010. They alsocompeted in many otherdance categories and puttogether an additionalteam routine. The teamwon numerous awards in-cluding: 33 Blue Ribbons,19 Champion Drill DownRibbons. 12 Special Rec-ognition Ribbons for vari-ous talents; The SpiritAward for all four days ofcamp; Second Place Tro-phy for the Home Routine,which qualified them forthe National Competition in Feb-ruary in Orlando, Fla.; SuperiorTrophy awarded by UDA Staff;

Most Improved Trophy, which wasjudged by UDA Staff for mostprogress during the four days at

camp; Exceptional Coaches Award(Voted on by UDA Staff).

They started practice immedi-

ately after tryouts in Mayand gave up most of theirsummer to meet everyday. The hard work reallypaid off for them. Win-ning second place and re-ceiving the Superior Tro-phy has given them theopportunity to compete atthe National Level in Or-lando, Fla. in Februaryand they also have beeninvited to perform at the83rd Annual Macy’sThanksgiving Day Paradein New York City 2009,the Capital One Bowl,Pre-Game Performance inOrlando, Fla. December2009.

The Dance Team mem-bers are: Diana Man-Cap-tain, Tayler Kenney-Cap-tain, Kiana Ragland,Christina Harris, Emily

Austin, Emily, Reese Wold, SaraBojo, Lexie Tsantes and AlishaKusumawardhani.

George C. Marshall Dance Team pictured at the recent summer camp.

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ntributed

Marshall High Dance Team Goes National

and wine, live music and dancing,vendors, church tours, and activitiesfor children and adults. Watch folkdancing, participate in backgammonor chess, visit the vendors, or take atour of the church.$12.50 Roast LambDinner served 7-9 p.m. The festival

will be held rain or shine. Admissionand parking are free. 703-734-9566or www.holytransfiguration.org.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 6Between the Trees, Farewell,

Punchline and Action Item. 6

p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

Disney’s High School Musical, 2p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Filene Center.$25 - $80. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Holy Transfiguration MelkiteGreek-Catholic Church 16thAnnual Middle Eastern FoodFestival. 2-6 p.m. at 8501 LewinsvilleRoad, McLean. 12.50 Roast LambDinner served 2-6 p.m. Admission andparking are free. 703-734-9566 orwww.holytransfiguration.org.

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Matt Martin Real Estate Man-agement of Vienna will perform shortsales processing and negotiations forKeller Williams Realty International, thethird largest real estate franchise in theUnited States. Mat Martin Real Estatewill provide support as a preferred ven-dor for the 73,000 Keller Williams salesassociates, offering loss-mitigation ne-gotiation with lien holders for the clientsof Keller William’s agents. As a result ofthis arrangement, Martin expects hisfirm to process an additional 3,000 to5,000 short sales a month.

Penny Yerks and the Mclean/Dolley Madison office of Weichert Real-tors were recognized withcompany-wide awards in March. Neigh-borhood specialist Yerks led all salesassociates in dollar volume and resaledollar volume. The entire sales teamunder the leadership of sales managerJanet Hewitt, led company offices indollar volume and resale dollar volume.The Mclean/Old Dominion office wasalso recognized. The entire sales team,under the leadership of sales managerSteve Gaskins, led company-wide officesfor sales for the month.

Patricia Estryn, Sales Associate withColdwell Banker Residential Brokeragein McLean, has earned the “Energy SmartReal Estate Specialist” designation fromEnergy Smart Real Estate ProfessionalsCompany in Alexandria. Estryn is spe-cially trained to guide buyers and sellersthrough the process of making theirhomes more energy efficient, which canincrease home values, save on monthlyutility bills and positively affect the en-vironment.

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Wesley James Roberts has beenselected for honors admission by theUniversity of Mary Washington inFredericksburg. Roberts is the son ofGary and Barbara Roberts of Oakton, andthe grandson of Wade and Betty Robertsof Wise. His great-aunt, Lona Roberts,also of Wise, is a UMW alumna. Robertsis a graduate of Oakton High School, anadvanced placement scholar and a three-time recipient of the Virginia NorthernRegion Scholar-Athlete Award.

TD Bank has announced the recipi-

ents of its annual American DreamScholarship program, which awards$1,000 to local graduating seniors whoachieve both academic excellence andserve the community. Scholarship win-ners include:

❖ Emily Ale of Oakton, a graduateof James Madison High School. Ale willattend the University of Virginia. Shewas active in the National Honor Soci-ety, National Math Honor Society,student government, Spanish club, andplayed lacrosse.

❖ Monica Choudhury of Vienna, agraduate of James Madison High School.Choudhury will attend the University ofVirginia in Charlottesville and major ininternational relations. She was captain

of the volleyball team, president of GirlsLearn International, and received the GirlScouts of America Gold Award.

❖ David Ramish of Vienna, agraduate of Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology.Ramish will attend Yale University inNew Haven, Conn. He received the BoyScouts of America Eagle Scout Award,the Gold Congressional Award, and anaward in the Junior Achievement eco-nomics essay competition.

Laura Anne Bell of Vienna hasgraduated from the University ofScranton. Bell received an Outstand-ing Student award in educationaladministration.

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Hannah Schlesinger, 10, of McLean,took home gold, silver, bronzeand pewter medals at the 2009

United States Figure Skating Association’sNational Showcase Competition, whichtook place Aug. 13-15, at the World Arenain Colorado Springs, Colo. More than 190qualifying skaters from around the UnitedStates participated in the National Show-case, which emphasizes artistic and theat-rical figure skating. Schlesinger ended upfourth overall, earning a pewter medal, in

the Preliminary Extemporaneous category,an event in which all the skaters must cho-reograph their own programs to the samemusic in a closed-door, 45-minute warm upwith no assistance from coaches. Her na-tional medal-winning performance was cho-reographed by Hannah just moments be-fore she took the ice, to Ray Charles’ rendi-tion of “Hit the Road, Jack.” She earned agold medal in her Light Entertainmentqualifier, performing a program choreo-graphed to the bluegrass classic, “Foggy

Mountain Breakdown.” She finished fifth inthe nation in that category. Schlesingerearned a bronze medal in her DramaticEntertainment qualifier, performing a pro-gram choreographed to Tchaikovsky’s “TheNutcracker.” She finished sixth in the na-tion in that category. Schlesinger was oneof only two skaters in her division to makeall three final rounds, and one of only nineskaters to receive National medals. Hercoaches, Inna Volyanskaya and Nick Perna,worked with Schlesinger for months priorto the competition, honing these programs.The full results of the event are available atwww.icenetwork.com.

Hannah Schlesinger, 10, withthe four medals she earned atthe 2009 United States FigureSkating Association’s NationalShowcase Competition.

McLean figure skater shines at national scene.

Schlesinger Wins Four Medals in Colorado Springs

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McLean and Langley highschools are known to be rivals. Jeff Johnson, whograduated from McLean in

1977, remembers when at least one McLeanstudent poured gasoline on the grass atLangley. Jackie Johnson, Jeff’s wife and aclass of 1980 graduate at McLean, recallsthe time when Langley spray-painted theMcLean track.

But on Oct. 1, alumni from those schoolsand Bishop O’Connell High School willcome together for a golf tournament thatsupports the Walter Reed Fisher House.

“We were still friends” in high school, saidJackie Johnson, the Alumni Golf Tourneyorganizer. “It’s just a fun event.”

Of the $100 entrance fee, $25 goes di-rectly to the Fisher House, Jeff Johnson said.That price provides players with 18 holesof golf, a golf cart, range balls, lunch anddinner and prizes.

REGISTRATION for the event will beginon Thursday, Oct. 1, at 10:45 a.m. After alunch, the tournament itself will begin at12 p.m. with a shotgun start. An awardsceremony and dinner are planned after thecompetition.

Jackie Johnson would like to see twothings develop for the tournament in thefuture: an increase in female participation,and additional support from companies.

“We’re looking for more sponsors,” shesaid.

Every school has won the event so far,with McLean securing first place last year.But rivalries aside, this year’s competitorswill all support the same team.

“The winner will be the Fisher House,”Jeff Johnson said.

THE MCLEAN, LANGLEY O’CONNELLAlumni Golf Tourney has taken place since2005. It commenced as part of the Johnsoncouple’s efforts to support the Walter ReedFisher House, which they learned aboutwhen delivering donations to the WalterReed Army Medical Center. According to itsWeb site, the Fisher House charity providesa home environment for military familiesstaying with an injured family member.Forty-three such houses exist in proximityto military health facilities.

“Our military families are probably themost deserving,” said Doug Megill, a Ster-ling resident who graduated from Langleyin 1979. Megill is the Langley representa-tive for the tournament’s golf committee.

The competition will take place at theHerndon Centennial Golf Course, located

on 909 Ferndale Ave.“It’s a great course,” Jeff Johnson said.

He hit a hole in one on the 14th hole lastyear.

“We’re honored to have [the tourna-ment],” said course superintendent MikeMueller. Normal preparations are in storefor the event. Those include mowing thecourse surface and raking the bunkers.Mueller hopes to play host to the tourna-ment in the future as well.

Langley and McLean might be rivals, butthat did not stop students at competingschools from interacting. Although “peoplesplit up” when they attended different highschools in the area, they “still kept in touch,”said James Whittaker, a member ofMcLean’s class of 1976 and one of the spon-sors for the event.

Whittaker first heard about the FisherHouse from the Johnsons. He agreed to playin and sponsor the first Alumni Golf Tour-ney and invited friends from other highschools to play.

Alumni Golf Tournament brings togetherMcLean, Langley, Bishop O’Connell graduates.

Rivals Compete for Fisher House

Jackie Johnson, right, has organized the Alumni Golf Tourney since2005. Jeff Johnson, her husband on the left, is one of the sponsors forthe event.

From left: Doug Megill, Jeff Johnson and James Whittaker display pigsculptures painted in each of the competing schools’ colors.

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The Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Tysons Cornerarea overflowed with LEGO displays and more than 3,600 visitors bymid- afternoon Saturday, Aug. 22.

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Michael Thompson, of Vienna is among10 James Madison University students thattrained for three days with Special Forces sol-diers at Fort Bragg, N.C., as part of the ArmyROTC Ranger Group.

Coast Guard Seaman Nicholas C. Pfautz,son of Terry Pfautz of Warrenton and RichardPfautz of McLean, recently graduated from theU.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center inCape May, N. J.

Keith A. Tooley has been commissioned asa second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after suc-cessfully completing the Army ROTC programand graduating with a bachelor’s degree from

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West Virginia University. Tooley is the son ofJean D. Reimers of Donmore Drive, Great Fallsand a 2004 graduate of Langley High School.

Air Force Airman Ashley C. Manzanograduated from basic military training atLackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.Manzano is a 2006 graduate of George C.Marshall High School, and the daughter ofLaurice Jennings of Briarcliff Court, Vienna, andLuis Manzano Jr. of Whitmer Drive,Woodbridge.

Air Force Airman Kimberly J. Wermangraduated from basic military training atLackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Sheis the daughter of Frank Werman of SilverstoneCourt, Oakton, and sister of Kyle Werman ofPlum Run Court, Fairfax. Werman is a 2005graduate of James Madison High School.


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SPRINGFIELD Carpetland6347 Rolling Rd703-752-1931

KINGSTOWNE Carpetland6844 Franconia Rd

703-644-4200

BAILEYS Carpetland5520-A Leesburg Pike

703-845-7999

MANASSAS Carpetland8124 Sudley Road

703-392-7777

HERNDON Carpetland1060 Elden Street703-787-8001

ALEXANDRIA Carpetland3230 Duke Street703-751-1006

POTOMAC MILLS Drop-Off2317 Potomac Mills Circle

703-490-3334


703-938-6262

ALEXANDRIA SHOWROOM3206 Duke St.

Main Cleaning & Repair Plant

SPRINGFIELD Carpetland6347 Rolling Rd703-752-1931

KINGSTOWNE Carpetland6844 Franconia Rd

703-644-4200

BAILEYS Carpetland5520-A Leesburg Pike

703-845-7999

MANASSAS Carpetland8124 Sudley Road

703-392-7777

HERNDON Carpetland1060 Elden Street703-787-8001

ALEXANDRIA Carpetland3230 Duke Street703-751-1006

POTOMAC MILLS Drop-Off2317 Potomac Mills Circle

703-490-3334

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