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Virginia Run’s TedTroscianecki and LauraFloyd, Sully District Su-pervisor Kathy Smith’sland-use aide, look at anaerial map of the site.

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Envisioning 6,300 AcresNews, Page 2

Envisioning 6,300 AcresNews, Page 2

Chantilly High To Present‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’News, Page 3

Responding to Teen Sex TraffickingNews, Page 4

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Responding to Teen Sex TraffickingNews, Page 4

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

It’s been 23 years since the Dulles Suburban Cen-ter had a thorough review. But all that’s aboutto change, as a study has just began to docu-

ment what’s there now and review recommendationsfor potential land-use changes and development inthe future.

The Dulles Suburban Center is comprised of some6,300 acres along the western edge of Fairfax County.They’re adjacent to Dulles International Airport alongthe Route 28 and Route 50 Corridors. Herndon is to

the north, with residential usesto the east and south. This areais also one of the county’s larg-est employment centers, con-

taining an estimated 78,000 jobs and more than 31million square feet of office/industrial space.

So on March 29, Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully)hosted a community meeting in the Sully DistrictGovernmental Center so the public could learn more

about the study. Clara Johnson, with the PlanningDivision of the county’s Department of Planning andZoning, explained the details.

“We want to hear your thoughts about this area,”she said to those in at-tendance. “Tell us itschallenges and whatyou’d like to see therein the future. Origi-nally, it was primarilyplanned for industrialuses, corporate head-quarters, office build-ings, hotels and ware-houses. Residentialuses comprised about12 percent of the totaldevelopment.”

Between 1996 and2015, there was an in-crease of more than 30 million square feet of devel-opment there. Office use, with nearly 15 millionsquare feet of growth, accounted for 45 percent ofthe total growth. Residential development increasedby almost 9 million square feet.

Next came more than 4 million square feet of in-dustrial and industrial flex space, followed by more

Potential Development ofDulles Suburban CenterA study to determinethis land’s future iscurrently underway.

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Death Ruled as HomicideOn Sunday, April 24, at approximately 4:24 p.m., patrol offic-

ers from the Sully District Station were called to a residence inthe 5600 block of Gresham Lane for a report of an unresponsiveadult male.

Upon arriving at the residence, officers located the man withtrauma to the upper body and he was pronounced dead at thescene by paramedics with the Fairfax County Fire and RescueDepartment. The deceased has been identified as Hosung Lee,21, of Centreville.

According to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, the mannerof death has now been ruled homicide.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to con-tact Fairfax County Crime Solvers electronically by visiting http://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187”plus a message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Fatal Crash in CentrevilleNext of kin has been notified and the driver killed in an April

21 fatal crash has been identified as Herson Alexis Molina ofManassas Park.

Officers responded to the area of Sully Road (Route 28) andInterstate 66 at around 8:34 a.m. for the report of a two-vehiclecrash. Officers located a black sedan and a large utility truck thathad been involved in the accident. The initial investigation deter-mined that an adult male was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalton the southbound lanes of Sully Road. A 2016 Hino Stake Truckwas stopped in the left turn lanes of southbound Sully Road whenit was struck by the Chevrolet.

Molina, the driver of the Chevrolet, a 21-year-old male, waspronounced deceased by the paramedics at the scene. The 55–year-old driver of the utility truck was not injured. There were noother occupants in either vehicle.

Preliminary information suggests that speed and alcohol werenot factors in this crash. Detectives from the Crash Reconstruc-tion Unit responded and the investigation is on-going.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to con-tact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting http://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plusa message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, April 28,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. Residents should install safety seatsthemselves so technicians may properly inspect and adjust it.

The first 35 vehicles arriving on each date will be inspected toallow time to properly instruct the caregiver on the correct use ofthe child seat. Call 703-814-7000 to confirm dates and times.

Clean Out Medicine CabinetsOperation Medicine Cabinet Cleanout returns on Saturday, April

30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sully District Police Station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly. Drop off unused or expired medica-tions. Disposal is free.

Public Input DeadlineThe deadline for suggesting potential changes to the Dulles

Suburban Center Plan is May 31. Complete this form at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/dullessuburbancenter/dscpdfs/submission_form.pdf and submit ideas to the Department of Plan-ning and Zoning to suggest changes to Comprehensive Plan landuse recommendations and guidance for this area. Land Units Aand B will be excluded from consideration at this time. See thewebsite for other exclusion areas.

The Dulles Suburban Center Study is a land use planning studythat will update recommendations for future land uses and de-velopment. To learn more about the study visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/dullessuburbancenter/.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

There’ll be laughs galore when Chantilly Highpresents the comedy, “The Man Who Cameto Dinner.” It’s the school’s Cappies show and

contains a cast and crew of 52.The curtain rises Friday-Saturday, April 29-30, and

Thursday-Friday, May 5-6, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10at chantillyhsdrama.com or $12 at the door.

“A famous radio personality is giving a speech inOhio in 1939, but breaks his hip and is forced to staywith a family there until he gets better,” said Direc-tor Ed Monk. “It’s as if Oprah came to your house fora month – with all the disruption it would cause,plus her famous friends stopping by. It’s a very funnycomedy with lots of silly characters.”

The students designed a two-story, 50-foot-wide,16-foot-tall set for the inside of the family’s house.“It’s really cool,” said Monk. “It has six doors andlots of intricate detail. And it’s always fun to do aperiod show because the kids researched all the1930s makeup and hairdos, including updos andtight curls. They’ve also enjoyed trying to dial a ro-tary phone.”

He said he’s blessed to have so much talent thathe double-cast the show. “It’s a fun play about celeb-rity and egos that still applies today,” said Monk.“Some 74 years later, it’s all just as true. We thinkwe’ve changed so much, but we really haven’t.”

Junior Adam LeKang plays the radio star, SheridanWhiteside. “He comes to the Stanleys’ mansion fordinner, but slips outside the door on a patch of iceand fractures his hip,” said LeKang. “So he’s in awheelchair, recuperating, for a month.”

“He’s a rude person who doesn’t like people hedoesn’t know,” continued LeKang. But he’s nice tohis friends, although he doesn’t like admitting he hasfeelings for his friends. And he’s not afraid to ex-press his thoughts about people, whether good orbad. And if things don’t go his way, he gets mad andyells.”

Having fun with his role, LeKang said, “I loveWhiteside’s quick, rude humor because it’s so funny.He’s also a deep and complex character, and it’s defi-nitely taken a lot of hard work for me to understandhow he feels. It’s neat being a lead because I get tointeract with every character in the cast and have arelationship with them.”

He said this show “has a lot of heart. The audiencewill really get to love the characters and the rela-tionships between them. And it’s a smart plot; theywon’t realize what’s going to happen until it does.But then they’ll understand why it did and all thepieces will fall together.”

Portraying Dr. Bradley is senior Hannah Warnick.“She’s quirky and scatterbrained and comes to takecare of Whiteside after he falls,” said Warnick. “She’svery nervous and intimidated by him and doesn’twant to disappoint him. She’s written a book abouther medical experiences and keeps trying to get himto read it, but he keeps avoiding it.”

Warnick said it’s different from her past roles be-cause Bradley is “a little bit out there and is moretimid than I am. But I love the cast, and it’s fun tocome onstage, do a comedic bit, here and there, andthen scurry away.”

She said the audience will like all the colorful char-acters. “It’s a hilarious show, the set is amazing andwe’ve all been working hard,” said Warnick. “We alsohave a lot of cool props, plus interesting Christmasgifts that get delivered to Whiteside since the storyhappens at Christmastime. And there are interestingplot twists the audience won’t be expecting, so thisshow will keep people guessing what’s going to hap-pen next.”

Junior Jack David plays Bert Jefferson, a small-town newspaperman who’s trying to get a play hewrote noticed. “His love interest, Maggie, thinks it’sgreat and tries to show it to Whiteside,” said David.“Bert’s an easygoing, happy-go-lucky, confident guywho knows what he’s doing and isn’t afraid to puthimself out there and do whatever he needs to do tosucceed.”

David likes his role because “Bert has a charm tohim and can exaggerate certain parts of his person-ality. And his demeanor makes him more real andeasy to relate to.”

He said the audience will appreciate the actors’comedic timing and delivery of their lines and willknow people like those characters in real life. “Theset’s impressive and the story’s compelling,” addedDavid. “And with so much going on at the same time,it keeps the audience engaged; there’s never a dullmoment.”

Portraying Maggie Cutler, Whiteside’s secretary, issenior Maggie Shircliff. “She’s very put-together andprofessional,” said Shircliff. “She cares deeply aboutWhiteside as a person and believes, deep down, he’sa good man. She’s also outgoing and friendly, andwhen she meets Bert, she starts having romantic

‘Comedy with a Lot of Heart’Chantilly High presents“The Man Who Cameto Dinner.”

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From left: Leah Copeland, Maggie Shircliff,Adam LeKang and Caroline Barnes in ascene from Chantilly High’s “The Man WhoCame to Dinner.”


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By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

In 2012 Fairfax County Detective Wil-liam Woolf discovered a 16-year-oldgirl being prostituted by the MS-13gang. At the time there was little rec-

ognition that the problem existed locally.The girl was recovered and since then Woolfhas interviewed 300 recovered victims,some as young as 12-years old. After theinitial shock, Northern Virginia businesses,faith communities and educational groupssought to understand the extent of the prob-lem.

While Woolf says there is evidence of teensex trafficking in every high school in Fairfax

County, Arlington CountyPolice detective Danny Ohrsays that in his 11 years with

Arlington County he has never seen a caseof teen sex trafficking. Senior Public SafetyInformation Officer Crystal Nosal of theAlexandria Police Department reports onlythree cases of teen sex trafficking in the lastthree years.

The solutions to teen sex trafficking in-volve education, prevention, law enforce-ment and rehabilitation. “I believe educa-tion is the key,” Woolf said. “We want tostress prevention so it doesn’t get to the lawenforcement stage.” To further this goal,Woolf, in his previous role as the only hu-man trafficking detective in Northern Vir-ginia, trained law enforcement officers torecognize the signs of human trafficking,serves as chairman of Just Ask, an organi-zation established to educate and preventteen trafficking and has worked with theschool system to incorporate lessons onhuman trafficking into the middle and highschool curricula in Fairfax County.

Elizabeth Payne, coordinator for Health,Family Life Education and Physical Educa-

tion for Fairfax County said, “The humantrafficking court cases started breaking in2012 and involved so many of our students.The court cases just kept coming. We hadto act. We had to ask what did we have inplace. As a result, a new curriculum wasdesigned for grades 6-12 grades that incor-porated human trafficking into the regularlessons. It involved getting school counse-lors and resource officers up to speed. Wehad to train school psychologists. All of thissnowballed.” In addition, “we had to getover the shock and the myth that it doesn’thappen here.”

In the summer of 2013, a video was pro-duced to examine the issues and detail thetrafficking recruitment process. In March2014, the new lessons were completed.Payne said all schools were required to havea preview night for parents where the newprogram was introduced. “Sex traffickingis embedded in the lessons about abuse andcommunity safety,” she said. Some parents,mostly of sixth graders, she said, reactedwith “My child is too young for this, it isn’thappening here, or my child doesn’t needto know this.” When staff explained the timebetween 6th-7th grade is when the studentsgain more independence and may be left atthe mall for an hour or two, the messagrseemed to reach the parents.

The process involves a letter sent homeabout what the child learned that day witha link for parents. Payne said parents canopt their child out of a particular session oral of it. Last year, out of 13,600 childrenonly 5.5 percent of sixth grade parentsopted out, with 1.4 percent of seventh gradeparents and .7 percent of 8th grade parents.

Payne said the system is starting to yieldresults. She said she spoke recently to fivemiddle school girls who had run away andwere at high risk. “They said no, no, noproblems to me but as soon as I left it wasreported to me they started talking abouttheir concern about friends. There is a lotof shame associated with this and the traf-ficker may have threatened them. But weare finding sometimes they will go to atrusted adult at school,” she said.

Arlington Public Schools updated its cur-riculum last year according to DeborahDeFranco, supervisor of Arlington CountyPublic Schools Health, Physical and DriverEducation & Athletics. “Arlington PublicSchools has specific health units on humantrafficking in grades 7 -10. Since it is partof the PE curriculum instead of Family Life,we didn’t go through the same procedureas Fairfax County of parental notification— the opt out option and community in-put. We know sex trafficking is out thereand we wanted to get out ahead of the prob-lem. There are so many myths out there;we wanted to give the students facts,” shesaid.

In addition, DeFranco is participating inthe Northern Virginia Regional Human Traf-ficking Task Force. The result of the group’swork will be updated and incorporated intothese units of study. “It is close by,” she said.“We know it is happening locally in southArlington.”

She said they had members of the Arling-ton police gang task force talk to the teach-ers last spring about known incidents, ar-rest and inquiries in Arlington. DeFrancoadded, “We are working on sexual violenceprevention. When a child comes to report,they can experience double victimizationand we need to beaware of that toavoid it happening.I feel that ArlingtonPublic Schools isahead of the curvetrying to bringawareness, educa-tion and preventionskills to keep kidssafe from this dan-gerous trend in thesecondary healthcurriculum.”

Education cantake place in manydifferent ways.

U.S. Rep. BarbaraComstock, who wasinvolved in the en-actment of legisla-tion increasing penalties for traffickingwhile serving in the Virginia state legisla-ture, said, “I try to inject this informationwherever I am. You realize it is going on inyour community so if you drive up to a ho-tel and see some creepy dude with threegirls, start talking to them. What’s your teamor some conversation. You get vibes.”

Chris Davies, supervisor of CounselingServices for Fairfax County remembers astory of someone who saw an older mandrop a pick-up line on two young girls in amall. After the man left, the person wentover and told the girls what he had heard.He gave them the Just Ask website and the

National Center for Missing & ExploitedChildren (NCMEC) human traffickinghotline (1-800-THE-LOST) in case theythought they might have been approachedfor sex trafficking.

“The community needs to know what tolook for as part of the solution.” Davies said.“And the community also needs to changetheir own biases about who we might seeas a prostitute.”

Beth Saunders approaches it from thebusiness community. Saunders is presidentof Just Ask, a non-profit that was createdspecifically to work in Northern Virginia oneducation and prevention of teen sex traf-ficking. Saunders says the organization isbroken up into sectors managed by volun-teers and she is in charge of the businesssector. “This is important because many ofthese kids’ parents work in businesses. Theycan update their employees on the factsabout trafficking.”

Just Ask also has board members respon-sible for outreach to schools, churches andlaw enforcement. “When I was growing upthe boogey man was tangible, something Icould see. But now it is intangible with teen-agers trusting what they share on theinternet with no idea there are bad mo-tives,” Saunders said.

She emphasized, “The thing that mattersfor an organization like ours is hard coredata like we got from Detective Woolf inlaw enforcement. People don’t care what wethink; actions have to be based on facts, sta-tistics.”

Woolf says churches also play a role ineducation because “it is also a morality is-

sue and we’re noteducating kids onwhat sex is.”

Deepa Patel, di-rector of Traumaand Hope in Spring-field, says sexualnormalization is ahuge problem: “It’sOK for girls to wearskimpy outfits andthey slap each otheron the butt which isperfectly acceptablefor them. Rapperstalk about money,sex and power asthe three things youneed and pimps onTV are glamorized.”

Michelle Knight, Social Justice and Out-reach Minister for Our Lady Queen of PeaceCatholic Church in Arlington, says thechurch had a program Feb. 12 focusing onsex trafficking because churches have a re-sponsibility. “We want to raise awareness,and it is a much bigger problem around herethan most people think. I don’t know if weare doing enough but we should be lettingour youth know so that they can ask eachother what’s going on.” She said thatchurches teach respect and dignity — thateach person is special and loved by God andit gives less of a need to respond to the traf-fickers.

Responding to Teen Sex TraffickingComprehensiveapproach seeks toeducate teens.

This story is part of a series that is focusing onchild sex trafficking in Northern Virginia.

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Chris Davies, supervisor of Coun-seling Services for the County ofFairfax, says there is a long way togo with this issue but he sees muchmore coordination than severalyears ago: “It is important to knowwhere we have found success.”

Elizabeth Payne, coordinator forHealth, Family Life Education andPhysical Education for FairfaxCounty Public Schools reviewsonline the new curriculum de-signed for grades 6-12 grades thatincorporates human traffickinginto the regular lessons. “The teensex trafficking court cases justkept coming; we knew we had toact,” she said.

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thoughts about him and is deter-mined to get him to marry her.”

“I love playing her,” continuedShircliff. “She and I are bothgrounded and care about thepeople around us. It’s fun to havethe challenge of such a big part,plus playing out the relationshipbetween Whiteside and Maggie,because Adam and I are such goodfriends.”

Overall, she said, “The show isfast-paced and witty and good forthe whole family. Everyone willenjoy watching it because they’llbe able to tell the actors onstageare having fun.”

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The characters portrayed by Jack David and CarolineBarnes share a tender moment in the play.

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Last week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D)restored the voting and civil rightsof more than 200,000 Virginians whowere convicted of felonies, served

their time and completed any supervised re-lease, parole or probation requirements.

This moves Virginia into the mainstream;only 10 states have more restrictive policiesabout voting for people who have been con-

victed of felonies. Previously, Vir-ginia had been one of the mostrestrictive states in terms of re-

storing voting rights. Fourteen states automati-cally restore voting rights once the individual’sterm of incarceration is over, and two statesallow absentee voting from prison.

While some claim partisan motivation, withmost of those affected presumed to be Demo-crats, getting these men and women registeredto vote and to the polls is unlikely to result in100,000 new voters in November. Studies showthat people who were previously convicted offelonies who are eligible to vote register andvote at lower levels than the general popula-tion, according to the New York Times http://nyti.ms/26kNrS2, with a registration rate ofaround 30 percent and about 20 percent actu-ally voting, although some suggest voting ratesof between 10-15 percent. If, as the studiessuggest, 55 percent of those would vote Demo-

cratic, then likely new Democratic voterswould be around 22,000.

While that’s a lot less than 200,000, it’s alsomore than the margin of victory in quite afew statewide races. Consider that AttorneyGeneral Mark Herring (D) won his race byabout 900 votes out of more than 2 millioncast. These new voters could have an impacton statewide races.

Districts for members of Virginia’s GeneralAssembly are so gerrymandered, it’s hard toimagine that the impact of these new voterswill be huge in terms of local representation.

In a Democracy, it’s better when morepeople vote.

McAuliffe said: “If we are going to build astronger and more equal Virginia, we mustbreak down barriers to participation in civiclife for people who return to society seekinga second chance. We must welcome them backand offer the opportunity to build a betterlife by taking an active role in our democ-racy.”

Again, this action brings Virginia into linewith 39 other states, with more than 20 stateshaving less restrictive policies. For example,on Feb. 9, 2016, the Maryland General As-sembly overrode the Governor’s veto and re-stored the vote to all convicted felons imme-diately upon their release from prison. Previ-

ously, people convicted felonies in Marylandhad to complete all parole and probation be-fore they were able to vote. In Virginia, suchindividuals have to complete their term of in-carceration and their term of probation or pa-role before voting rights are restored.

— Mary Kimm

More Voters Might NotMean Much More Voting

Governor’s actionbrings Virginia in linewith 39 other states.

EditorialSend in Photos

Mother’s Day is May 8 this year andevery year at this time this newspapercalls for submissions to our Mother’s Dayphoto gallery.

Send photos of mothers, grandmoth-ers, great-grandmothers, with children orwithout children in the photos. Pleasename everyone in the photo, ages of chil-dren, the approximate date, describewhat is happening in the photo and in-clude your name, address, email addressand phone number. (We will not printyour contact information, just names andtown of residence.) You can upload pho-tos and information directly towww.connectionnewspapers.com/mothersday/ or email [email protected].

By Seher Chowdhry

The Western Fairfax County Women’sClub (WFCWC) hosted a meeting April18 on “Human Trafficking in North-

ern Virginia.” Deepa Patel, executive directorof Trauma and Hope in Springfield, is a li-censed clinical social worker certifiably spe-cialized as a sex offender treatment provider.She is also a gang specialist through the Na-tional Gang Crime Research Center. She cameto Cale Community Center in Chantilly to ad-dress the issue of human trafficking and the

efforts they’re doing for vic-tims of trafficking.

Many facts came to lightfrom her presentation, some garnered gaspsfrom the audience while leaving others in hor-rific silence. In Northern Virginia a staggering300,000 people under the age of 18 are in-volved in sex trafficking, with victims as youngas 12 years old. We were told that sex traffick-ing isn’t like what you see in the movies suchas “Taken,” with Liam Neeson saving his daugh-ter from kidnappers in the sex trade. In mostcases it usually begins with relationships,where youths are groomed into the lifestyle. Itstarts out as a normal relationship, lovey dovey,everything is going great, but then the traf-ficker starts instilling fear into them by what-ever means, whether they’re threatened orbeaten. The victim is also led to believe thatthey owe their trafficker, they’re indebted tothem. So they’re pulled into the trade by coer-cion and lies. A girl was involved with an older

guy who was trafficking her right under herparent’s nose. He showed himself as the modelboyfriend, addressing them respectfully, hav-ing their daughter home on time, and the par-ents had no idea she was being trafficked. Themean age of girls being trafficked in NorthernVirginia is 15 years old. Our stereotypical judg-ment manipulates us into thinking that thiskind of thing only happens to poor people, orthose who choose it. The girl whose examplegiven earlier came from a well-to-do home,they lived in a good neighborhood, no onewould suspect her of being victimized like that.

We also see this stereotypical view in gangs,which is also a problem in Fairfax County. Patelelaborated on her work with gang members.Research shows that youths want to join gangsfor relationships. It could be that they’re not

accepted at home or are being bullied, so theylook for people who can relate to them andnot judge them. Gangs are looking to make aprofit. Patel says it’s a lot harder to hide a kiloof cocaine in the back seat than it is to drivearound a 15-year-old girl where you can groomand get her to say and do whatever you want.So the profit is there for them, therefore wesee gangs opt more for sex trafficking. Patelalso explained that there are certain hours fortrafficking, which is Monday through Friday,3 - 6 p.m., and Saturday to Sunday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Patel has worked with many individuals, andcontinues to do so in Fairfax County. She isoften sought out both nationally and interna-tionally to provide training and education forgang-involved youth, sexual exploitation andsex offenders.

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THURSDAY/APRIL 28-SUNDAY/MAY 1Used Book Sale. Thursday, 3-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 10

a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday,1-3 p.m. at Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St.Germain Drive, Centreville. Proceeds benefit thelibrary and its patrons. Call 703-830-2223 or visitwww.friendsofcentrevillelibrary.blogspot.com.

THURSDAY/APRIL 28Anniversary Celebration. 6 p.m. at Ormond Stone

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to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Stone MiddleSchool. At 6 p.m., the building will be open fortours, at 6:30 there will be a short presentation inthe gym. Special Guests include Mrs. DeCorpo, Mr.Gaudreault, and Mr. Phillips, with performances bythe Stone Chorus, Orchestra, Student Dance Teams,and our Staff Rock Band VaDeatles. Lightrefreshments after the presentation. Call 703-631-5500 or visit www.fcps.edu/StoneMS/ for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 30Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-noon in front of Giant Food, 5615

Stone Road, Sully Station, Centreville. Perennials,annuals and herbs for sale by Centreville GardenClub. Proceeds maintain planter boxes at SullyGovernmental Center and support other civicprojects. Learn more atcentrevillegardenclub.blogspot.com or [email protected].

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ONGOINGCentreville Library Used Book

Sale. Through May 1, 3-8:30 p.m.Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 10a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1-3 p.m.Sunday at Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive,Centreville. Proceeds benefit thelibrary. Free to attend. Call 703-830-2223 for more.

Tai Chi for Beginners. Through May17, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. atKing of Kings Lutheran Church, 4025Kings Way, Fairfax. Learn slow, fluidmovements to promote relaxation,balance, strength, and flexibility.Workshop fee is $115. Visitwww.inova.org/creg for more.

Carolina Shag Dance. Wednesdays,6:30-10 p.m. at Arlington/FairfaxElks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd.,Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m.; nopartners needed; dinner menu at6:45 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.nvshag.org for more.

Open Rehearsal. Wednesdays, 7:30p.m. at Lord of Life church, 13421Twin Lakes Drive, Centreville. TheFairfax Jubil-Aires barbershop chorusinvites men of all ages who enjoysinging. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilairs.org for more.

Toddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and11:30 a.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with songs andactivities included. Age 2 withcaregiver, free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

English Conversation Group.Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

English Conversation Group.Saturdays, 3 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Practice English with a groupof students and adults. Free. Call703-830-2223 for more.

English Conversation Group.Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.

ESL Book Club. Mondays, 7 p.m. atthe Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Meet anddiscuss a book chosen by group. Free.Call 703-830-2223 with questionsand to reserve a spot.

ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet anddiscuss a book chosen by the group.To find out book title, call 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/APRIL 29Film Screening: “Healing Voices.”

3 p.m. at City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 N. St., Fairfax.Screening of a new documentary,“Healing Voices” that explores real-life stories of individuals working to

overcome the extreme effects of theirillness and integrate theirexperiences into their lives inmeaningful ways. Free. Call 703-324-7006.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/APRIL 29-30“The Man Who Came to Dinner.” 7

p.m. at Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Thisspring, the Chantilly DramaDepartment will present Kaufmanand Hart’s “The Man Who Came toDinner,” a comedy set in the late1930s. Famous radioman, SheridanWhiteside, slips outside the house ofthe well-to-do factory owner, ErnestStanley and his family. Whiteside isconfined to the Stanley’s house untilhe recovers. Tickets are $10 inadvance, $12 at the door. Visitwww.chantillyhsdrama.com formore.

“Footloose.” 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m.Saturday at Westfield High School,4700 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. TheWestfield Theatre program presents“Footloose.” Tickets are $10 inadvance or with student ID, $12 atthe door. Visitwww.whsfootloose.weebly.com.

SATURDAY/APRIL 30Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Giant

Food, 5615 Stone Road, Centreville.Perennials, annuals, and herbs forsale. Proceeds maintain planter boxesat Sully Governmental Center andother civic projects. Free. Visitcentrevillegardenclub.blogspot.comor [email protected].

Barnes & Noble BookfairFundraiser. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. atBarnes & Noble Fairfax, 12193 FairLakes Promenade Drive, Fairfax.Fairfax Library Foundation ispartnering with Barnes & Noble tohost a Bookfair fundraiser supportingFairfax County Public Library. Therewill be library supporters at the storeall day, with special activities forvisitors. Barnes & Noble will donate10 percent of all purchases made bylibrary supporters that day – and thefive days after online – to FairfaxLibrary Foundation. Special guestsinclude Martha Hamlett, author ofthe picture book “Just One MoreGame ” and Kathy MacMillan, debutauthor of the Young Adult Fantasynovel “Sword and Verse.” Free toattend. Visitwww.FairfaxLibraryFoundation.org.

Centreville InternationalShowcase. 5:30-9 p.m. at KoreanCentral Presbyterian Church, 15451Lee Highway, Centreville. Seemarimba players, Indian andGuatemalan dancers, among a varietyof other cultural performances, food,and more. Free. Visitwww.centrevilleinternationalshowcase.org.

Centreville Athletic Booster ClubCasino Night. 7:30-10:30 p.m. atParadise Spring Winery, 13219 YatesFord Road, Clifton. Admissionincludes a drink, food from Chuy’srestaurant, and chips for casinogames. Tickets are $60 for a couple’stickets, $35 for individuals. Visitwww.cvhscasinonight.eventbrite.comfor more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 30-MAY 1Washington Modernism Show. 9

a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Sunday at Dulles Expo & ConferenceCenter, 4320 Chantilly ShoppingCenter Drive, Chantilly. Dozens ofArt Deco, Art Nouveau, and Mid-Century Modern dealers offersfurniture and accessories. Learnabout and join the Art Deco Societyof Washington. Sunday book signing.Held in conjunction with DC Big Flea.Tickets are $10. Visit www.adsw.orgfor more.

SUNDAY/MAY 1Alliance Theatre Silent Auction &

Reunion. 3-7 p.m. at Bungalows,13891 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly.Proceeds go towards operating fundsand royalty costs for Alliance Theatre2016 season. $10 per adult or $20per family. Raffle tickets are $20 for10 tickets and $50 for 25 tickets.Visit www.thealliancetheatre.org formore.

THURSDAY/MAY 5National Day of Prayer Event. 12-1

p.m. at Fairfax Government Center,12000 Fairfax Government CenterParkway. The public is invited tocome and pray for America and itsleaders. Call 703-383-1170 or seewww.jccag.org.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY/MAY 5-6“The Man Who Came to Dinner.” 7

p.m. at Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Thisspring, the Chantilly DramaDepartment will present Kaufmanand Hart’s “The Man Who Came toDinner,” a comedy set in the late1930s. Famous radioman, SheridanWhiteside, slips outside the house ofthe well-to-do factory owner, ErnestStanley and his family. Whiteside isconfined to the Stanley’s house untilhe recovers. Tickets are $10 inadvance, $12 at the door. Visitwww.chantillyhsdrama.com formore.

SATURDAY/MAY 7Children’s STEM Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

at Lord of Life Preschool Clifton,13421 Twin Lakes Drive, Clifton.Enjoy a family day of STEM fun withinteractive exhibits, math crafts,experiments, music, magic show, andmore. Tickets are $5, free forchildren under 2. Visitwww.stemfairclifton.com for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 8Worship Service: “A Journey to

Hope.” 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. at Kingof Kings Lutheran Church, 4025Kings Way, Fairfax. The Sanctuarychoir sings “A Journey to Hope.”Free. Visit www.kofk.org for more.

Mother’s Day at the FairfaxStation Railroad Museum. 1-4p.m. at Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad. Mom’s get in for free. Museummembers and children 4 and under,free; children 5-15, $2; adults 16 andolder, $4. Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 15May Week Luncheon. 1-3 p.m. at

Waterford at Springfield, 6715Commerce St., Springfield. Chantilly-based Fairfax County AlumnaeChapter of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority hold annual May WeekLuncheon. May Week is a nationalprogram of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority, Inc. created in 1920. Aweek in May is set aside for programshighlighting academic andprofessional achievements and theevents emphasize the importance ofhigher education in the community,especially for African Americanwomen. Tickets are $50. Visitwww.fcacdst.org for more.

N Gauge Model Trains. 1-4 p.m. atFairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road. TheNTRAK Model Train group will havea display of running N Gauge ModelTrains. Museum members andchildren 4 and under, free; children5-15, $2; adults 16 and older, $4.Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

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than 3 million square feet of retail and hotel uses.Meanwhile, some of the buildings contributing to the4-percent growth in governmental and institutionaluses in that area were the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Cen-ter (National Air and Space Museum Annex), theNRO (National Reconnaissance Office), WestfieldHigh School, Cub Run REC Center and the county

police training facility.“Today, there’s over 50 mil-

lion square feet of developmentthere,” said

Johnson. “And office use has overtakenthe other types of development.” It com-prises 40 percent of the land use there,followed by industrial/industrial flex at23 percent and residential at 22 percent.

Currently, an estimated 65 millionsquare feet may still be developed there.The majority of it is south of Route 50,in and around the Westfields CorporateCenter. Combined with the more than50 million square feet of already-devel-oped land, that would be some 115 mil-lion square feet total.

However, in large areas of the Dulles SuburbanCenter, existing zoning districts allow industrial andoffice uses, while the county’s Comprehensive Plan— the official blueprint for future development —promotes a mix of residential, office, retail and ho-tel uses.

In addition, other matters must also be taken intoconsideration, including environmental and noiseissues. The Dulles Suburban Center extends acrosstwo watersheds; and with the land’s proximity to theairport, residential development in some sectionsmay be incompatible with high levels of aircraft noise.

Kristin Calkins, with the county’s Department ofTransportation, discussed the transportation networkserving the area. In 2013, she said, drivers in theDulles Suburban Center were waiting no more than55 seconds at a stoplight.

“Some areas are worse,” she said, but noted thatimprovements will make things better. “Now Route50 has been widened and there’s a new bridge overWalney Road,” said Calkins. “In the future, Route 28is planned to be 10 lanes, with the ninth and 10th

lanes HOV, and I-66 will be improved. We’re also plan-ning for bicyclists and pedestrians. And at no cost tothe county, we can add in bike lanes when VDOTrepaves a road.”

“From now until the end of May, we’re askingpeople to suggest changes to the county guidelines[for this area],” added Johnson. “This will help de-termine how we’ll move forward with the study. Andin early June, we’ll be able to share the ideas peopleproposed.” Send input [email protected].

Virginia Run’s Ted Troscianecki asked Johnson to

give him some examples of commercial uses, plusindustrial vs. industrial flex. She said retail sales arecommercial uses; granite sales and car-repair placesare industrial uses, and karate studios and tire shopsare categorized as industrial flex.

Meeting attendees then broke into small groups todiscuss their likes and dislikes regarding the DullesSuburban Center, plus its challenges. Lewis Grimmof Franklin Farm wanted the “awkward boundaries,especially toward the southern part,” to be smoothedout.

And he said two major landowners — the Metro-politan Washington Airports Au-thority and Loudoun County —should also be part of this studyand the decisions made. Grimmsaid they should be involved “tosee how all the pieces — andtheir future plans — fit together.”Johnson said that could be doneand was glad he suggested it.

Grimm likes the area’s proxim-ity to the airport and diverse mixof land uses, but decried its lackof a “sense of place or town-cen-ter equivalent” and “huge office

vacancy.” And Mark McConn of Centreville’s Bull RunEstates, acknowledged that property owners alongthe Route 28 Corridor provided the money for de-velopment along that corridor. He also likes the largegrouping of parks, but wanted the rail system thatwas previously promised.

Former Sully District Planning Commissioner JohnLitzenberger liked the potential to broaden thecounty tax base with new development. “Smart, co-ordinated planning will enable the area to serve notonly Fairfax County, but Northern Virginia as awhole,” he said. However, he disliked the “terribleroad congestion; it’s been level F for too long.”

One challenge, said Litzenberger, will be to “pre-serve commercial/industrial uses to protect residen-tial development from aircraft noise and potentialaircraft crashes. Another is the Loudoun CountyBoard of Supervisors, which could ignore FairfaxCounty’s recommendations.”

At-Large Planning Commissioner Jim Hart notedthe potential difficulty of “providing and/or preserv-ing affordable housing, mitigating impacts fromLoudoun County growth and [overflowing] schoolcapacity if we add more residential.”

And Steve Harrell, a Chantilly small-businessowner, wanted consistent support for local busi-nesses, plus “more commercial development, ratherthan industrial, along Route 50. But not more thanthe residents can support, or these businesses willgo out of business.”

Centreville’s Jim Neighbors likes the “great parksand schools,” but disliked the limited transit. “The

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TUESDAY/MAY 3Heroin and Prescription Drug

Abuse Town Hall. 7:30 p.m. atFairfax County Government Center,12000 Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. In Virginia, more people die

from heroin overdoses than carcrashes each year. Supervisor PatHerrity’s office is partnering with theDrug Enforcement Agency, FairfaxCounty Police Department,Community Service Board, UnifiedPrevention Coalition of FairfaxCounty, Substance Abuse & AddictionRecovery Alliance, U.S. Rep. BarbaraComstock, and Del. Tim Hugo for atown hall discussion on Heroin andPrescription Drug Abuse and updateson what is being done and whatneeds to be done to address this

crisis. There will be a brief discussionperiod at the end where the audiencemay ask questions. [email protected].

SATURDAY/MAY 7Flea Market. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Oakton

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Featuring a cast of 34 and a crew of 12,Centreville High’s dramedy, “The Three Mus-keteers,” is all set to burst upon the stage.

Show times are Friday-Saturday, April 29-30, andFriday-Saturday, May 6-7, at 7:30 p.m.; plus Satur-day, April 30 and May 7, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 atthe door.

“It’s a fast-moving, extremely energetic productionwith lots of action and sword fighting,” said Direc-tor Mike Hudson. “It’s also an unusual representa-tion and a delightful take on a well-known story.”

It takes place in a palace in the French country-side surrounding Paris in the mid-1600s. And whatmakes this play such a unique version of the story isthat the playwright included the “Three Musketeers”author, Alexandre Dumas, into the storyline.

“Dumas is writing a 15-part, newspaper story andhis publisher wants it immediately,” said Hudson. “Sowe see Dumas quickly writing it, and then the storyloosely follows the ‘Three Musketeers’ plot. But it’s adifferent and entertaining, new version and a funnyshow. And there’s no blood, so children can comesee it.”

In addition, he said, “We spent a lot of time creat-ing some unusual tech for this show. We built a 28-foot-wide, floor turntable moved by a computer-pro-gram-controlled electric motor. And we’re using it tofacilitate rapid scene changes and character exits andentrances.”

“There’s also an 8-foot-tall staircase rising out ofthe turntable’s central portion that doesn’t move,”continued Hudson. “And via a black curtain, scenerypieces and actors will rotate onto the turntable outof the audience’s sight. We’re also projecting scen-ery onto the upstage sky curtain [cyclorama].

Centreville grads Rick Mathews and Will Prescottassisted with the design and building of the turn-table and staircase, and another grad, Kyle Artone— studying costume design at VCU — provided someof the costumes from his college. The Musketeerswill have a swashbuckler look, such as white, long-sleeved shirts, black leather pants and boots.

Regarding the cast, said Hudson, “We have a num-ber of newbies who auditioned and impressed mewith their talent. It’s a good show to end a season

with because it has parts for both the new peopleand the veterans.”

Portraying Dumas is sophomore Fletcher O’Brien.“‘The Three Musketeers’ is based on the memoirs ofa swordsman,” he said. “At times, Dumas is writingit; and at other times, he’s in the story, acting it outas Treville, the captain of the Musketeers.”

Calling Dumas charismatic and likable, O’Brien isenjoying the role. “It’s my first audition and firstCentreville play, and it feels great to have the lead,”he said. “My character gets to be in control of thestory, changing things as it goes along and gettinghimself into both conflicts and funny situations.”

He said cast learned stage combat from a profes-sional, and the audience will love the show because“The swordfights are cool, the story is entertainingand it has lots of funny moments.”

Classmate Margot Vanyan plays Queen Anne ofAustria — even though she’s really the queen ofFrance. “She’s very proper and serious and knowswhat she wants,” said Vanyan. “She’s also clever andintelligent. She has a royal attitude toward life andcan handle conflict well. And she has beautiful cos-tumes; they’re colorful satin and velvet with erminetrim and lots of jewels.”

Queen Anne is involved in a scandal and, saidVanyan, “Drama’s always fun to play. I’ve played tworoyals before, so I know how to behave. However,my character has a mature, dignified tone when shespeaks, while I’m used to playing more comedicroles.”

She said the audience will enjoy “the scandals,witty humor and, most of all, the fighting and fenc-ing. There’s lots of action and romance. And KourtniMcNeil, who plans the villainess, Milady, is wonder-ful. She’s both sexy and terrifying at the same timeand plays her role very well.”

Playing Porthos, one of the Three Musketeers —elite members of the King’s Guard — is seniorAnnelise Jones. “They’re all cocky and pompous, es-pecially Porthos,” said Jones. “He’s unusual in thathe’s concerned with fashion and thinks very highlyof himself. But as a member of the ‘Three Insepa-rables,’ as the Three Musketeers call themselves, healso has a noble heart underneath his arrogance.”

It’s her first, big role as a main character and she’sloving it. “With all the sword fighting going on, it’sexciting to come to rehearsal and be this character,said Jones. “He’s fun to play because he’s such anoutlandish guy, and getting to be one of the heroes

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Musketeersof the story is a great experience.” And al-though she’s a female in a male role, shesaid all the Musketeers will wear wigs,mustaches and beards.

Jones said all the comedy will surprisethe audience. “This show’s a perfect balanceof serious drama and comedy,” she said.“And this version written by Charles Moreyis funnier than the original.”

Junior Jack Moore portrays D’Artagnan,the new Musketeer recruit. “He’s overcon-fident because he’s young,” said Moore. “Hefalls in love quickly and easily and is kindof a ladies’ man, but noble. He’s also con-frontational and an excellent swordsman.He joins the group and they fight to returna necklace to the queen to prevent the car-dinal from taking over the throne.”

As for the show, Moore said the audiencewill enjoy “the complex plot, excellent act-ing, the Musketeers, entertaining swordfights and romantic subplot.”

He likes his part because “I’m overconfi-dent, too, so it’s a good fit. And the swordfighting was fun to learn and practice. I’vedone theater all three years here, and it’sexciting to have a lead in a mainstage play.I get to talk a lot, fight and kiss peopleonstage — what’s not to love about it?”

Silver Line is way up north,” he said. “You’vegot to get in your car and drive, and bikeuse is questionable. And there’s too muchreliance on the government for jobs.”

Bill Keech Jr., likes employment centerssuch as the Westfields Corporate Center

which his fatherhelped create and hestill runs. But, he said,“We need to

incentivize the vacant commercial space.”And he dislikes that “there’s no north-southtransit connections, and traffic at the I-66/Route 28 intersection prevents further com-mercial growth in Fairfax and Loudouncounties.”

Then, after Johnson introduced the studyto the April 19 meeting of the West FairfaxCounty Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-Use Committee, two panel members saidthe 2013 transportation data the county’susing for that area needs to be updated.

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Chantilly girls’ lacrosse coachVictor Chen pleaded with theChargers during halftime tofollow the scouting report and

focus on slowing down Centreville juniorElizabeth Murphy, who had four of the Wild-cats’ eight first-half goals.

“I’m tired,” Chen said, “of losing to onegirl.”

Murphy’s dominant performance wouldcontinue, however, and she had some helpalong the way.

Murphy finished with seven goals and oneassist and the Wildcats defeated the Charg-ers 15-5 on Monday night at Chantilly HighSchool. The victory was Centreville’s eighthin its last nine games and improved itsrecord to 9-3 overall and 3-1 in Conference5.

Centreville led 8-3 at halftime and openedthe second half with six straight goals.Murphy’s final goal of the evening, with anassist from junior Julie Vo, gave the Wild-cats a 14-3 advantage with less than 12minutes remaining.

“She’s a key leader for us,” Centrevillehead coach Ashley Kimener said, “on ouroffensive end.”

Murphy’s performance this season is aprimary reason Centreville has remainedcompetitive despite a change at head coachand the graduation of two athletes nowplaying at the Division I level.

Last year, Centreville reached the 6ANorth region and state semifinals, only tolose each game in overtime. The Wildcatsfinished the 2015 season with a 15-4 record,with three losses coming against eventualstate champion Robinson, including a 15-13 overtime defeat in the state semis.

Centreville leaned heavily on a pair of USLacrosse All-Americans: senior midfielderand VHSL state Player of the Year CarolineWakefield, who now plays for the Univer-sity of North Carolina, and senior attackerReagan Newell, who now plays for James

Madison University.Newell finished her career as Centreville’s

all-time leader in goals (294), assists (166)and total points (460). Wakefield is secondin each category (228 goals, 150 assists, 378points).

Along with a loss of on-field talent,Kimener, a 2008 Oakton High School gradu-ate and former Cougars assistant, replacedChristina Griel as Centreville head coach.

So far, the 2016 Centreville girls’ lacrosseteam hasn’t slowed down.

How have the Wildcats been able to main-tain success?

“I think we, offensively, have a bunch of… kids that stepped up and came out oftheir comfort zones,” Kimener said, “andrecognized, ‘We’ve got to take this team onour back.’”

Murphy has helped carry the Wildcatsduring her junior season. She leads the teamwith 74 goals (sophomore Emily Marcianois second with 32) and 88 total points.

“With Reagan and Caroline graduatinglast year, I think she’s taken on the role oftaking this team on her back when sheneeds to,” Kimener said. “She’s gotten moreconfident, being able to handle the pres-sure or take the team on her back, offen-sively.”

Murphy is third on the Centreville all-timelist for goals (150), assists (53) and totalpoints (203).

“My freshman and sophomore year, Iknew that [Newell and Wakefield] were thego-to players and then this year I knew withthem graduating that … as an upperclass-

man, that I need to step up and help myteam,” Murphy said. “Knowing that I needto do that, I think it’s helped me … play myrole and do the best so that I can help thisteam.”

Sophomore midfielder Paige Richbourg,who is committed to Louisville, finishedwith one goal and three assists on Monday.For the season, she is second on the teamin assists (19) and third in goals (28) andpoints (47).

“She will win the draw for us, she willget some goals, she will look to feed if shehas to,” said Kimener, speaking aboutRichbourg’s versatility, “and then, defen-sively, she’s that kind of kid that hustles allover the field ....”

Marciano, who is committed to Brownand scored two goals Monday, is also a keycontributor. She leads the team with 23 as-sists and is second in goals (32) and points(55).

Freshman goalie Stephanie Zempolichhad 10 saves against Chantilly.

Richbourg said having a new coach hasbenefited the Wildcats.

“With the new coach, it’s kind of been afresh start,” said Richbourg, who also playsclub lacrosse for Kimener. “We’re not try-ing to replace [Newell and Wakefield],

we’re just starting new and we’re bringingin a new offense where we’re using every-body. It’s really nice knowing that everybodyon our offensive side can score.”

Centreville senior attacker Jamie Changhad two goals and two assists on Monday.Sophomore midfielder Jaimi Pollack hadtwo goals and junior attacker Yurie Honghad one goal.

For Chantilly, the loss was the Chargers’third in their last four games following an8-1 start. Chantilly has secured its first win-ning record since 2011.

“We’re climbing slowly but surely,” saidChen, who is in his third season coachingthe Chargers, “but we just have to find away to get to that next level.”

Senior attacker Taryn Hannam-Zatz ledChantilly with two goals on Monday.

The Chargers (9-4) finished conferenceplay with a 2-3 record. Chantilly will con-clude the regular season with a home gameagainst Stone Bridge at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs-day, April 28.

“Hopefully they’ll get their heads back onright,” Chen said, “and get the consistencypart down and then I think we’ll make agood run in the playoffs.”

Centreville will host Robinson at 7:30p.m. on Thursday, April 28.

New Coach, New Stars, Same ResultsCentreville’s Murphyscores seven goals inwin over Chantilly.

Centreville sophomore EmilyMarciano is committed to BrownUniversity.

Centreville junior Elizabeth Murphy scored seven goals againstChantilly on Monday.

Junior midfielder Hannah Reevesand the Chantilly girls’ lacrosseteam have secured the program’sfirst winning record since 2011.

Sophomore midfielder Paige Richbourg, left, and theCentreville girls’ lacrosse team defeated Chantilly 15-5on Monday.

Centreville’s Elizabeth Murphy, right, defends againstChantilly’s Alexis Tacinelli during Monday’s game atChantilly High School.

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This summer Lado and her colleagues atMarymount are offering “3E: Explore, En-rich, Enjoy,” one of several area camps withan academic component. Their goal is toenable students to brush up on, gain ormaintain academic skills in a relaxed envi-ronment.

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Programs at Fairfax Collegiate run thegamut from filmmaking and robotics to en-gineering and classic children’s literature.For example, third and fourth grade stu-dents can learn to craft their own short sto-ries during a Story Writing course in Alex-andria, Chantilly and Ashburn.

Campers who enjoy reading and want todelve into award-winning novels by authorssuch as Madeleine L’Engle or Rebecca Steadcan take “Reading Newbury Winners” withsessions in Chantilly, Ashburn, Fairfax,McLean and Reston. Students can spend twoweeks reading books that have beenawarded the Newbery Medal for excellencein literature for children.

Fifth and sixth graders who love math andwant to hone their analytical and logicalthinking skills can spend their time engag-ing in chess, Stratego and other mind-bend-ing activities in the “Brain Games” camp,which will be offered in Chantilly, Reston,Herndon, McLean, Alexandria and Oakton.Future detectives might enjoy taking a fo-rensic science class in Alexandria, Chantilly,Herndon, Ashburn, Falls Church andMcLean. “Students learn about the sciencein criminal justice, like blood-typing and fin-gerprinting by actually doing the experi-ments and seeing them in action,” saidStalcup. “Students get a lot of personal at-tention because the classes are small, andthe instructors either have or are pursing adegree in the topic they’re teaching,” saidStalcup. “They’re all very passionate aboutthe subject they’re teaching.”

Academic camps might be a good fit forstudents who are curious about a particu-lar area of study. “Many parents want some-thing that is both fun and educational,meaning it will help their child keep [busy]and develop skills needed during the schoolyear,” said Tina M. Morris, Child Develop-ment Programs Consultant at George Ma-son University. “I think both parents andeducators realize that summer vacation doesnot have to be a break from learning.”

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Students appreciate the abilityto focus on one subject in a relaxedatmosphere in an academic camp.“If kids are taking a subject at afast-clip pace, but they don’t dowell, they miss key skills. The nextyear they move to a higher levelclass, but the same problem stillexists,” said Lado. “When they takea week or two during the summerand immerse themselves in a sub-ject, they go stronger into the nextschool year. In camp, it’s the onlything they’re doing academicallyand they can concentrate on it. ”

For example, The MadeiraSchool in McLean is offering sum-mer programs in Trigonometryand Geometry. “These courses areintended for advancement intohigher level math classes, andbased on our classes taught dur-ing the academic year,” said AshleySmith, Associate Director of Com-munications at Madeira. “A stu-dent who is interested in math andwishes to advance to higher levelswill benefit, as well as studentswho need a refresher or a betterunderstanding before movingahead.”

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This summer dozensof elementaryschool-aged chil-dren will travel back

in time to the Colonial Erawhere, among other things,they’ll learn to spin cotton intocloth for garments.

Learning how to run a lem-onade stand like a Fortune 500company and use the profits toinvest in the stock market willbe on the agenda for other lo-cal children. Both activities areoffered by local specialty campsaimed at giving children oppor-tunities to explore their inter-ests in a way that they cannotduring the school year.

“I think summer camps are agreat way to promote thrivingif it is done right,” said CarolynLorente, Ph.D., Professor of Psy-chology at Northern VirginiaCommunity College in Alexan-dria and a camp consultant.“During the school year, thereis so much emphasis on testingthat the creative and collabora-tive nature of children gets lost.A great camp can create spacefor our children to flourish.”

SPECIALTY CAMPS offeryoung campers a chance to fo-cus on a specific area of inter-est such as cooking, financialliteracy and even gaming.

For example, Spark BusinessAcademy, a Northern Virginia basedorganization that teaches financial lit-eracy to young students, is offering itsFuture Millionaires Camp in Arling-ton. Students learn about money con-cepts that range from setting up a lem-onade stand that makes a profit to un-derstanding the stock market.

“The name is definitely tongue incheek,” said Chuchi Arevalo, theorganization’s founder. “We teach per-sonal finance, leadership and innova-

tion. We give them life skills that they aren’tlearning in school and promote financialliteracy that is fun even for students in firstand second grade.”

RISING FIFTH- and sixth-grade studentswill get a chance to take a trip back in timethis summer at Mount Vernon’s Camp Wash-ington. During each of the three one-weeksessions, campers explore the history ofGeorge Washington’s estate and learn abouthis legacy.

From farming and spinning fibers intocloth to making ice cream and meeting theestate’s heritage breed animals, hands-onactivities will give campers a glimpse ofmany aspects of early American life atMount Vernon.

“The summer camp is designed to helpengage students while having fun,” saidMelissa Wood, spokeswoman for MountVernon. “[It] gives kids the opportunity togo behind the scenes and experience his-tory in their own backyard.”

Campers can explore diverse interests in specialty summer camps.

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Camp Washington at Mount Vernon gives campers a glimpse of earlyAmerican life.

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“We run our classes at Mason in Fairfax,Loudoun, and Prince William,” said VeraLichtenberg, Director of the Mason Game& Technology Academy at George MasonUniversity.

“We also do a great deal of communityoutreach to train teachers, engageunderserved students, and generally, helpstudents realize that Game Design is a STEMfield that not only engages those who lovetechnology, but also those on the artisticside: writers, music composers [and]designers.Ó

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