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By Reena Singh

The Connection

The first crackle in the night sky al-ways has everyone running to theirseats to get the best view of the fire-

works on Independence Day.Thousands of people sprawled on the

grass and perched in the stadium at Lan-

By Reena Singh

The Connection

The number of single occupancyvehicles in Tysons Corner will bereduced as more people take the

bus, metro or carpool to work.That’s what Tysons Partnership sees for

the future of the urban center.The organization was unanimously ap-

pointed the Tysons Transportation Man-agement Association by the Fairfax

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Thousands of people came to Langley High School on July 4 to watch the fireworks.

Thousands viewfireworks at highschool.

New Tysons Transportation Management NamedTysons Partnershiphopes to reducetraffic.

The Navy Colorguard presented the flag for thenational anthem.

County Board of Supervisors at the July 1meeting.

“I think people are sick and tired of beingsick and tired of the traffic, so they’re readyto use other options,” said Tysons Transpor-tation Administrator Moira Bindner.

Tysons Partnership is branding TysonsTransportation as TyTran. The association,with employers, residents and propertymanagers, will look into the promotion ofmass transportation to reduce traffic in thearea and get people to where they need togo in a timely manner.

The Fairfax Connector bus system willplay a big role in keeping people from driv-ing to the metro stations to get to work.

“The Fairfax Connector will have a newbus system to drop people off at their of-fices,” said Bindner.

Before the stations open, Tysons employ-ers will meet to find out how they can offer

Metro-related benefits to their employees,giving some incentive to use the bus sys-tem and Metro to get to work and backhome.

She says TyTran does not have a goal ofwhat percentage of people they hope usepublic transportation. She does not expectthat many will choose to walk or take thebus to the office every day.

“If people made the choice a couple daysa week or a couple days a month, that’s stillless wheels on the road,” she said.

The next step for the newly named asso-ciation is to do some market research andfind out what can be done in the few weeksbefore the four Metro stations in Tysons Cor-ner open.

Although the motion passed unanimously,several of the Supervisors had questionsabout the proffers funding the TMA andwhether the metrics proved it would be an

effective method to improve transporta-tion in an already highly congested area.

“We continue to burden our citizenswith the cost of [transportation demandmanagement], but there is no hard evi-dence that they’re working,” said Spring-field District Supervisor Pat Herrity.“They don’t have the metrics that saythat.”

County Department of TransportationDirector Thomas Biesiadney said metricshave shown that TDMs are cost effectiveand he could present those findings tothe board at a later date.

Before any transportation plans are fi-nalized, it will be brought before theboard to review again.

“If we do not capture people at the be-ginning of service, we’re going to be play-ing catch-up,” said Providence DistrictSupervisor Linda Smyth.

gley High School [LHS] came to watch thefireworks on Friday, July 4.

The 30-minute show began around 9:15p.m., but the gates opened at 8, giving earlyvisitors the chance to snack on chili dogsand popcorn before the grounds gotcrowded.

“Between 6,000 to 8,000 people attendevery year,” said McLean Community Cen-ter Director of Special Events Sam RobertsIII in a previous interview. “This will be ourlast year at Langley High School becausethey are going under construction for fiveyears.”

The fireworks show will move to CooperMiddle School next year.

Since Great Falls did not have its own fire-works show that night, many of its residentsshowed up in the stands at the high schoolfootball field.

Additionally, several of this year’s localvisitors had never come to LHS to view thefireworks, but relished an excuse to not cel-ebrate in the nation’s capital, which theyfeared would be overcrowded.

“We live in McLean for two years, and weusually go to the beach,” said McLean resi-dent Franck Journoud. “We didn’t want to

be with a million of [our] closest friends atthe [National] Mall.”

He said his family spent the holiday lis-tening to Americana, going to a barbecueand spending time at a lake.

McLean residents Lisa and Brett Korade saidthey went to the National Mall last year towatch the fireworks and did not want to facethe crowds again this year. They came to Lan-gley High School early to claim the grassyspace with a blanket and folding chairs.

“We’re active duty military, and we movea lot, so we don’t have a lot of fourth ofJuly traditions,” said Brett.

McLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]


You Can Run, But You Can’t Win?Fairfax County firesattorney for winningcity council seat.

News

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Like many lifelong City of Fairfaxresidents, Nancy Fry Loftus isproud of her hometown’s charac-ter and charm — a Norman

Rockwell postcard of small-town life in theheart of an increasingly urban, diverse andbustling region.

After winning a seat on the six-memberCity of Fairfax Council in May, Loftus waslooking forward to celebrating Indepen-dence Day with her family and participat-ing in the city’s annual old-fashioned July4th extravaganza, which includes a color-ful hometown parade, firefighter’s compe-tition, and the largest fireworks display inthe area.

But as she sat in historic Old Town Hallon Friday, July 4 — during the annual meet-and-greet luncheon with city leaders —Loftus started to tear up.

What she thought would be a moment ofpure celebration had turned bittersweet.

A week earlier, on June 27, Loftus hadbeen abruptly fired from her job as a FairfaxCounty assistant attorney by County Attor-ney David Bobzien.

“My computer was shut down, and I waslocked out of the office … I had workedthere for 17 years, and I always had greatreviews. This was just humiliating,” Loftussaid.

So why was Loftus terminated?According to her attorney, state Sen. Chap

Petersen (D-34), winning the non-partisanelection — which comes with a $4,500 sal-ary — cost Loftus her $85,000-a-yearcounty job.

In fact, her termination followed twowarnings from the County Attorney’s Office— the first on April 17, just 19 days beforeElection Day.

THOSE WARNINGS, Petersen said, statedthat Loftus would be terminated unless sheeither withdrew from the election or de-clined the office.

Petersen released correspondence withthe Fairfax County attorney’s office, whichincludes Bobzien’s 12-page dismissal letter.In the letter, Bobzien acknowledges thatVirginia State Law allows Loftus to be acandidate, but claims the same law does notprovide her with the right to actually holdoffice.

If Loftus accepted the will of the votersin the City of Fairfax — and held the officeto which they elected her — it would cre-ate a terminal conflict of interest in mat-ters that involve both the city and thecounty, according to the County Attorney’soffice.

“I find that distinction to be an absurditywhich would nullify the state law which

specifically permits localgovernment employees tobe ‘candidates’ for publicoffice,” Petersen said.“Nancy was terminatedsolely for being elected tothe Fairfax City Councilwhile being employed bythe county. It’s bizarre. Imean, if someone gets tooactive in their church, arewe going to fire themnext?”

A former Fairfax Citycouncil member, Petersensaid he called Bobzienseveral times to discussalternatives to firingLoftus, but Bobzien nevercalled him back. Petersensaid he took the case forseveral reasons.

“I’ve known Nancysince we were elementaryschool students togetherin the 1970s. I have greatrespect for her honestyand integrity,” Petersensaid. “I also think that thecounty attorney’s actionsare wrong, both as a le-gal matter and as a mat-ter of fairness and consis-tency.”

Petersen said the coreissue is one of “freespeech.”

“Localities in Virginia cannot arbitrarilyfire employees who exercise their FirstAmendment rights of political speech andparticipation. I am disappointed and franklysurprised that the county attorney’s officewould ignore the law, especially after theCounty Attorney himself authorized Nancy’scandidacy back in February.”

Loftus said she approached her boss whenshe first thought about running for the seat.“If David had said no, I don’t think I wouldhave run…He hired me as a clerk when Iwas in law school. He would ask me howthe campaign was going, and we would jokeabout it in a friendly way, like ‘don’t cam-paign in your county uniform …’ I thoughthe was totally fine with it.”

Loftus said her first inkling that Bobzienmight not be completely fine with her cam-paign came in a Feb. 12 email.

“He said, ‘I’m having some thoughts aboutconflict of interest, maybe we can meet oneday next week.’ I called the office immedi-ately, but it was during a snowstorm andthe offices were closed. I emailed him thatthis was really, really important, and I saidthere are ways to deal with (any concerns),and state law was clear … Even if you workfor the county, you don’t waive the right tothe rest of your life … I asked him to pleasecall me back,” Loftus said Friday, addingthat Bobzien emailed her a note that nightstating there was “no need to discuss thisfurther. I see and accept your point.”

Loftus said her interactions with her bossafter that exchange were cordial, and there

was nothing out of the ordinary.Until April 17 at 8:30 a.m., when she re-

ceived a 30–page memo from Bobzien in-forming her that she would be fired if shedid not withdraw from the race.

“I was completely blindsided. It was justa few weeks before the election and thecampaign had gotten heated … I thought Iwould be sick,” Loftus said Friday.

Loftus was concerned enough about theethical questions Bobzien raised to contactthe Virginia State Bar’s ethics hotline thatsame day. She received an email reply laterthat day from James M. McCauley, EthicsCounsel of the Virginia State Bar.

“You have asked “[i]s it unethical for meto be an Assistant County Attorney forFairfax County and also serve on the FairfaxCity Council?”

“The short answer to this question is “no”it is not per se unethical for a lawyer to beemployed in a law firm or governmentattorney’s office and concurrently hold apublic position or office. Many lawyers haveserved in public office while practicing in alaw firm at the same time, especially whenthe public position is only a part-time en-deavor. To hold otherwise would mean thatno lawyers could ever hold public office andpractice law in a law firm. Obviously, thatis not the position of the Virginia State Bar,Ethics Counsel or the Standing Committeeon Legal Ethics.

Loftus also asked if it was unethical forthe county attorney to “threaten to fire meif I participate in statutorily protected po-litical activity?”

McCauley wrote that the question was“beyond the purview of the Rules of Pro-fessional Conduct and therefore I am notauthorized to render an opinion on that is-sue.”

“I was satisfied that I was not violatingVSB ethics,” Loftus said.

“They threatened her with her job. Shehad this ax hanging over her head for therest of the campaign,” said Connell, Loftus’husband, who brought Loftus a plate offood Friday at the Old Town Hall luncheonas she sat with well-wishers.

Connell Loftus, who also grew up in theCity of Fairfax, said he had just started anew job when his wife was fired from hers.

“It was a catastrophic economic event forour family. We lost our insurance, and 50percent of our family’s income. It’s been astressful time,” Connell said.

Bobzien was not available for comment,but several county officials, who asked notto be named, said Bobzien’s concerns overa conflict of interest are justified and theysupported his move to fire Loftus.

Bobzien’s correspondence shows he con-sulted with the Virginia state bar’s ethicscounsel who advised that if Loftus won theelection, a conflict of interest would be “im-puted to every attorney” in the countyattorney’s office.

For example, if Loftus — as a city councilmember — could not lobby the state legis-lature, then no one in his office could lobbyin Richmond. He also listed potential legalconflicts between the city and the county,such as tax and zoning disputes.

Bobzien also mentioned the recent epiclegal battle known as the “water wars,” trig-gered when Fairfax County enacted an or-dinance in 2011 to regulate the city’s “high”water rates, and the city — seeing the or-dinance as a blatant power grab for watersystems the county didn’t own — sued thecounty.

THE SHOWDOWN ultimately embroiledthe City of Fairfax, Fairfax County and twoother government bodies, the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers and a billion-dollar util-ity company, who all spent a significantamount of time and money on legal coun-sel and PR campaigns battling each otherfor control.In the end, Fairfax County won.

Loftus acknowledged she publicly talkedabout the “water wars” during the cam-paign, and she said she wonders if thosestatements — on such a prickly subject —caused her job to be in jeopardy. But Loftussaid that if that’s true, then Fairfax Countyshould be pleased, since she stated she didnot think the city should have sued thecounty.

As Loftus finished her Independence Daylunch, one well-wisher, Steve Caruso, apart-time City of Fairfax employee, cameup to Loftus and said he wanted to shakeher hand. “I just read about your plight inthe paper. I think it’s totally unfair,” he said.

“That makes me feel good to know thereare people supporting me in this,” Loftussaid.

Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection

Newly-elected Fairfax City council member NancyFry Loftus, a former Fairfax County assistantattorney, attended the annual Independence Dayluncheon at the city’s historic Old Town Hall withher husband, Connell, and two daughters,Anastasia, 9 and Colleen Marie, 12.


Create DayShowcase atCooperMiddle

Parents, teachers, students, andcommunity members observedhundreds of projects that Cooperstudents created throughout theyear exhibited at the school’s Cre-ate day showcase. All classes andstudents were represented.

Photos contributed

Eliza Roth – English Create project “Image vs. Reality.”Olivia Grommers looking at a student’s Civics Createproject “Project Citizen – School Start Time.”

School Notes

Send school notes [email protected] Friday.

Angela Wertz, daughterof Daniel and Lori Wertz ofMcLean, and a former stu-dent of Langley HighSchool, has graduated fromDuquesne University’sRangos School of HealthSciences. Angela will be at-tending the twelve monthAccelerated Nursing Pro-gram this year at GeorgeMason University.

Grayson Smith , ofGreat Falls, earned a Bach-elor of Science Degree inaccounting, cum laude, dur-ing the spring commence-ment exercises at AuburnUniversity. He is currentlyenrolled in Auburn’sMaster’s of Accounting Pro-gram.

Courtney Cross , ofGreat Falls, graduated fromBishop O’Connell highschool. She is a sophomoreat Villanova University andwas named to the Dean’sList for the fall semester of2013.

Curtis A. Khol, Jr., ofVienna, graduated from theUnited States Naval Acad-emy in May 2014 and wascommissioned as an Ensignin the United States Navy.Ensign Khol graduated withDistinction (top 10 percent)and received a Bachelor ofScience Degree from theSystems Engineering Hon-ors Program.

Matthew Kent, ofVienna, was named to theDean’s List at CarnegieMellon University for thefall semester of 2013.


News

By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Following several incidents in thecommunity involving youth andsuicide, Laura Yaeger, the directorof partnership and resource devel-

opment for the Fairfax-Falls Church Com-munity Services Board, said the communityhas recognized the need for youth suicideprevention.

“I think our community has reached a tip-ping point in terms of people wanting toreally work on strengthening our kids andpreventing suicide in our community,” Yagersaid.

That’s where tools like the CSB’s onlineYouth Suicide Prevention Program come inhandy. The CSB is working with Kognito,which has a variety of online suicide pre-vention programs that help adults recog-nize when a young person is experiencingpsychological distress.

THE TOOL is fun and interesting, Yagersaid. It allows the user to interact with stu-dents in various scenarios and provides in-stant feedback.

“It’s different from the typical suicide pre-vention program. Those sort of just talk toyou. This is actually a simulation where youbecome a classroom teacher. You have dif-ferent scenarios and ages and choose yourresponse,” she said.

Each of the scenarios involves youth withsome sort of psychological distress, includ-ing At-Risk for Middle School and HighSchool, and Step In, Step Up! which in-volves youth who are being harassed be-cause of the sexual orientation or identity.

So far, the feedback has been pretty posi-

Youth Suicide Prevention Training Offered OnlineInteractive traininghelps adults deal withserious issues.

“I think our communityhas reached a tippingpoint in terms of peoplewanting to really work onstrengthening our kidsand preventing suicide inour community.”

— Laura Yager

From Suicide in Fairfax County Report

The suicide rate in Fairfax County from 2003 to 2011: 735 people died intotal, the report said. CSB’s Online Youth Suicide Prevention Training isworking to help adults recognize signs of psychological distress in youthto prevent suicide.

tive, Yager said.“When you complete the training, the re-

search shows that people actually gain skillsas opposed to just knowledge, which is veryimportant with prevention efforts. It’s im-portant to have techniques to intervene. Youdon’t have to be a mental health profes-sional to do that,” Yager said.

According to Yager, this is one of the firsttimes the CSB has had an online program.

“You can be anywhere when you take it.You don’t have to be in a classroom. It hasa very broad reach,” she said.

A new planning grant has also beenawarded to the region, which will alloworganizations to work together to ensureeffective youth suicide prevention pro-grams.

“We are very excited about the planninggrant, as it provides the resources to betterallow us to take a regional approach, in-corporating partners throughout NorthernVirginia so there is better consistency in our

efforts,” said Jesse Ellis, prevention man-ager of Fairfax County Department ofNeighborhood and Community Services.“Further, it will provide more opportunityto engage diverse stakeholders and commu-nity members to ensure we have a well in-formed and representative plan.”

Last fall, a report titled “Suicide in FairfaxCounty” was released. According to the re-port, an average of 82 people per year diedof suicide in Fairfax County from 2003 to2011. Between four to seven youth die ofsuicide each year from 2003-2011.

THE REPORT recommended severalshort-term recommendations, including aYouth Suicide Review Team.

“The team, which we anticipate beginningoperations this fall, will conduct in-depthreviews of cases of youth suicide in Fairfaxto determine opportunities to implementchanges in how our systems operate in or-der to better prevent future suicides. For

example, the team may identify gaps in re-ferral systems or a category of adults whowork with kids who should be trained inrecognizing warning signs,” Ellis said.

Ellis said he went into the online trainingsomewhat skeptical, but now recommendsit to everyone he meets.

“The story lines and interactions with thecharacters are realistic and thought-provok-ing, and the lessons are wide-ranging,” hesaid. “I have been able to incorporate whatI learned, for example, into how I interactwith my own kids.”

According to Gail Taylor, Prevention Ser-vices Manager at Virginia’s Office of Behav-ioral Health Services Department of Behav-ioral Health & Developmental Services, re-siliency is a key strategy to practice.

“There is no simple answer to a complexissue and building resiliency is one of theimportant strategies. In general, it is impor-tant that we have supportive adults andsystems that have the capacity to promoteyouth behavioral wellness as it relates topositive youth development, meaningfulrelationships and involvement, provide ac-cess to resources such as effective program-ming and coordinated community efforts,”Taylor said.

Anyone is encouraged to take the onlinetraining, which is available atfairfax.kognito.com.

Longfellow Middle School conductedits annual locker cleanout day on Tues-day, June 24. But this year was differentthan past years as a team of parents, or-ganized by the Longfellow Environmen-tal Team, helped students recycle papersand sort through materials still in goodshape. Collection boxes were distributedin the seventh and eighth grade hallwaysto make it easy for students to donateunused and lightly used school supplies.The team of parents was able to salvageplenty of things that would have gone inthe trash, including dozens of notebooks,folders, binders, dividers, locker organiz-ers, pencil pouches, glue sticks, tape,pens, pencils, highlighters and unusedpaper.

Seventh Grade science teacher, KateWilliams, reported “It was fantastic!Thank you parents for your organization

Locker Cleanout Day Longfellow Middleand monitoring the clean out. It went sosmoothly and I think we diverted a lot ofreusable goods from the waste stream.”

The school supplies will now be distrib-uted to local schools in need through HelpUs Help Them, a charity formed byLongfellow students Lauren and MeganGrohowski and their younger brothers. HelpUs Help Them got its start in 2013, follow-ing up on the Grohowski kids’ work withan orphanage in Vietnam. They now lookfor opportunities to help less fortunate chil-dren all over the world. “We are so happyto have this chance to help less fortunatekids here in our local community,” saidHUHT President Lauren Grohowski. “Theseschool supplies would have gone in thetrash. Now they’ll go to really good use, tokids right here in our community.” For moreinformation on Help Us Help Them, visitHUHT.org.

Photo by Elizabeth Ende

A team of parents, organized by the Longfellow Environmental Team,helped students recycle papers and sort through materials still ingood shape.


McLean EpiscopalChurches CelebrateThanksgiving inJuly for SHARE

SHARE operates the McLeanarea’s food pantry out of theMcLean Baptist Church. Donationsof food and other needed itemsdrop-off during the summermonths. The Episcopal churches inMcLean are participating inThanksgiving in July to raiseawareness of the need and to col-lect donations of food. Inventorymay wane in the summer monthsbut for those who require assis-tance the need does not diminish.Donations may be dropped off atthe following locations:

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Rd.,

St. Thomas Episcopal Church8991 Brook Rd.,

St. John’s Episcopal Church6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean.Food can also be dropped of atSHARE McLean Baptist Church,1367 Chain Bridge Rd. Wed & Sat9:30-noon.

Current needs:❖ Laundry Detergent❖ Cooking Oil❖ Disposable Diapers❖ Baby Wipes

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McLean andGreat FallsCelebrate Virginiato Meet July 14

McLean & Great Falls CelebrateVirginia will meet Monday, July14, at 5:30 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. The group will befinalizing plans for their 2 p.m.Aug. 24 event, An Afternoon withthe Madisons, commemorating thebicentennial of the burning of thenation’s Capitol during the War of1812. Roger Mudd will be theHonorary Chair and the event willbe free of charge. If interested inknowing more contact CaroleHerrick at 703-356-8223.

Week in McLean


To the Editor:To set the record straight, there

is nothing worse for traffic than acar crash, and sleepy teen driversare like drunk drivers in terms ofperformance behind the wheel.Later high school start times aresafer for teens and also for the restof us as they have been shown tosignificantly decrease car crashesin young drivers.

When you read letters opposingthis effort, please ask yourselfwhether the letter-writer has apersonal vested interest in retain-ing the status quo. Last week’s let-ter, “Later Start Times Affect Com-muters,” was filled with misinfor-mation and scare tactics.

The letter made it sound as ifthere are only a small number ofchildren impacted by the morningstart times that are among the ear-liest in the nation. Fairfax highschools start classes at 7:20 a.m.Only 10 percent of schools in thenation start before 7:30 in themorning. Seventy-two of 95 coun-ties in Virginia start high schoolsat 8 a.m. or later. Perhaps the let-ter writer would prefer that FCPSstart school at 5 a.m. to ensure thatour children are all out of the waybefore his morning commute? The

Hurray for Full Day MondaysHoping that laterstart times forhigh schoolersfollows quickly.

For decades, Fairfax Countyschools have sent elementaryschool students home after half aday on Mondays. This was nevera good idea, and it has been moredamaging to family schedules andstudent learning with the increaseover the years of two-incomehouseholds and greater economicdiversity.

That is about to change.Karen Garza, superintendent of

Fairfax County PublicSchools, has demon-strated in several waysthat she understands tackling thechallenges of educating all ofFairfax County’s students will re-quire deviation from the statusquo.

Not only will half day Mondayscome to an end, but it will cometo an end in two months, in Sep-tember, 2014, a remarkable ac-complishment for a bureaucracythe size of Fairfax County PublicSchools.

The change will also come with

Later Start Times Can Benefit Community

Opinion

20 minutes of recess a day. Re-search shows (and common senseconfirms) that recess and physicalactivity benefit student learning.

It’s an important step showingresponsiveness to the needs offamilies and students. Nearly onethird of the county’skindergarteners are poor. How dowe think those parents are man-aging the need for child care onMonday afternoons? FCPS has re-sisted meeting the needs of thewhole child, but cannot expect tosuccessfully educate its 186,785students without this kind ofchange.

Programs to identify gifted andtalented students among poor andminority students, summer school,

year-round modifiedcalendars for someschools, and manyother changes will

need to be considered and fasttracked for the county school sys-tem to succeed.

Consider: About 50,000 of thecounty’s public school students arepoor enough to receive subsidizedmeals. About 30,000 of thecounty’s public school students arereceiving specialized instruction tobetter learn English. More than25,000 of the county’s publicschools students are receiving spe-

cial education services. White stu-dents make up 42 percent of thestudent body; 23 percent areLatino; 19 percent are AsianAmerican; 10 percent are AfricanAmerican.

Fairfax County is by some mea-sures the wealthiest county in thenation, or at least in the top five.

If success educating this popu-lation of students is possible any-where, it should be here, but thereis nothing simple about it and willrequire much more change.

More Sleep forTeens

Later start times for high schoolis slated as another top priority forchange in FCPS, and we agree.

New research continues to pileup about sleep deprivation and thedamage it does to teens. A rigor-ous study published in Februarydemonstrates that reduced quan-tity of sleep in adolescents in-creases risk for major depression,according to research at the Uni-versity of Texas School of PublicHealth.

The Centers for Disease Control:“Sleep is increasingly recognizedas important to public health, withsleep insufficiency linked to mo-

tor vehicle crashes, industrial di-sasters, and medical and otheroccupational errors. ... Personsexperiencing sleep insufficiencyare also more likely to suffer fromchronic diseases such as hyperten-sion, diabetes, depression, andobesity, as well as from cancer, in-creased mortality, and reducedquality of life and productivity.”

According to Judith Owens,M.D., director of Sleep Medicineat Children’s National MedicalCenter: “The scientific evidence isirrefutable: chronic sleep loss anddisruption in circadian rhythmsassociated with early high schoolstart times are associated withnegative consequences includingpoor academic performance, in-creased sport-related injuries, andpotential long-term increases incardiovascular and metabolic (i.e.,type 2 diabetes) health risks. Weknow that delaying high schoolstart times increases total sleeptime and positively impacts aca-demic achievement and school at-tendance. There are also docu-mented mental and physicalhealth benefits for students thatinclude reductions in rates of de-pression and fewer drowsy driv-ing crashes.”

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Editorial

reality is that Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools are a massive part ofthe traffic flow for the entire morn-ing commute. It will remain thatway with any of the new sched-ules as well.

The majority of FCPS highschool students are sleep deficient.Only 15.5 percent of seniors get 8hours of sleep per night on schoolnights and medical experts recom-mend about 9 hours for adoles-cents. In 10th grade, only 25 per-cent are get-ting at least 8hours of sleepper night. Theletter writer seems to be suggest-ing that 75 percent or more of ourstudents pay for unnecessarymedical tests and ask doctors towrite medical excuses for a prob-lem that is the norm, not the ex-ception to the rule. Perhaps he isunaware that there is compellingmedical and educational evidencethat very early school start timesare a problem and that the VirginiaChapter of the American Academyof Pediatrics has a position in fa-vor of later high school start timesfor students in Virginia as does theMedical Society of Virginia and theMedical Society of Northern Vir-

ginia.For more than a year, FCPS has

partnered with Children’s NationalMedical Center and has met withstakeholder leaders from morethan 45 different organizations,agencies, and community groups.Transportation experts and stake-holder leaders studied about 20scenarios before the school boardselected four potential scenarios tobring to the community for input.The School Board has been ex-

tremely slow anddeliberate in thisprocess. Children’sNational Medical

Center has been working to in-clude input from all stakeholders,including principals, social work-ers, leaders from the teacher or-ganizations, PTA’s, the athleticcouncil, the Park Authority, SchoolAged Child Care providers, themiddle school after school pro-gram, Safe Routes to School, andothers. In July, there will be a worksession with a report to the board.School board members have sug-gested that the Blueprint forChange may be one of the fouroptions or it may be a hybrid basedon the community input.

Montgomery County’s Superin-

tendent delayed implementationof any high school start timechanges, but he will not be able toclose the door on the need for latermorning schedules because it iscritical to his desire to close theachievement gap. Seventy-eightpercent of the parents polled inMontgomery County supportedthe change despite what seems tobe an inflated cost estimate.

Abundant research on this topicis clear: When schools have de-layed the start of the school day,students have shown improvedphysical and mental health, lessdepression, reduced car crashesand improved performance in theclassroom and on the field.

Multiple organizations havestudied and support this changeand community members whocare about child health and safetyas well as their own commutesshould support this change as wellby signing the petition atsleepinfairfax.org.

As Dr. Owens from Children’sNational Medical Center says, “Todo nothing is to do harm.” I firmlybelieve that.

Phyllis PayneFairfax

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By Reena Singh

The Connection

As the Silver Line Metro sta-tions prepare to open thismonth, McLean Citizens

Association is educating its mem-bers about the county’s compre-hensive plan for Tysons.

MCA held a Tysons 101 informa-tive session at its July 2 meetingto bring its members up to dateon land use transportation issuesin the urban center’s future.

“The county wants to have200,000 workers there - doublethe current size,” said MCA TysonsLiaison Co-Chairman Robert Jack-son. “They want to have 100,000residents there.”

Growth predictions calculatethere will be 44,000 residents and167,000 employees in Tysons Cor-ner by 2030. Tyson’s residential

Shaping New TysonsMCA discussesTysons’ past,present andfuture.

and employee statistics expect todouble in size by 2050.

Jackson said a huge part of the“traffic nightmare” happens dur-ing morning and evening rushhour because of the number ofsingle occupancy vehicles travel-ing into or through Tysons Cornerto get to Washington D.C.

He said that, with the metro sta-tions opening, traffic in McLeanmay get worse before it gets bet-ter.

“If it’s a road that you can get toand from Tysons, it’s going to getmore crowded,” he said.

Tysons Liaison Co-ChairmanMark Zetts said the original com-prehensive plan suggested two tothree lanes would be needed on

the Dulles Toll Road. The newestamendment proposes only oneadditional eastbound and west-bound lane.

“I don’t think this is adequate,”he said.

ADDITIONAL RAMPS ANDCONNECTORS will be added toTysons, but much of the construc-tion will not happen for severalmore years to come.

Land use amendments includenot building density along busroutes and keeping much of thedensity around the four metro sta-tions in Tysons.

“We want density along the

Upcoming EventsMCA and Great Falls Citizens Association are hosting a congressional de-

bate for John Foust and Barbara Comstock from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 18 atthe McLean Community Center.

A transportation meeting is planned for around Oct. 14.An education meeting with Dr. Garza is planned for Dec. 9.Horn reminded members that the MCA Centennial Celebration is on Nov.

20.The next meeting will be Sept. 3 at Tysons-Pimmet Regional Library at 7584

Leesburg Pike.

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McLean Citizens Association discussed the Tysons Cornercomprehensive plan at the July 2 meeting.See Tysons, Page 13

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Home LifeStyleA New Work OrderLocal designershelp create orga-nized and stylishhome offices.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Whether it’s a nook,in the kitchen or adesignated room,a home office is

the place were ideas come to life.Local designers dish about the se-crets to creating a workspace thatis organized and functional yetstylish.

“You’re going to spend a lot oftime in it so aesthetics do matter,”said Patricia Tetro of BOWA Build-ers Inc., in McLean.

Thinking about how a space willbe used is the first step in the de-sign process. “An office is as uniqueas a person,” said interior designerJulie Sproules of the Art Instituteof Washington in Arlington. “Eachperson has a different way ofworking and therefore a different

set of needs. If you are workingfrom home, you’ll be spending alot more time there than if you areusing it to keep the household pa-perwork in order.”

There are a series of questionsthat one might consider: “How willyou use the office? Is it just foryou? Do others come in and meetwith you? Do you tend to do mostof your work on the computer?”asks Tetro. “Do you do things bySkype? If so, the placement of thecomputer becomes more critical.”

Storage and the placement of itis one of the most important homeoffice design decisions. “Where doyou want to keep things?” asksTetro. “When sitting in a chair, doyou need to have your entire realmwithin arm’s reach?”

Getting creative with storagesupplies is a technique that SallieKjos of Grey Hunt Interiors inChantilly, uses to avoid compro-mising style for order. “A floatingshelf will help to keep a clean look,but have it organized,” she said.“You can also get decorative boxesin a variety of colors.”

Sproules uses labeled storagebins to a create home office space

that has a place for everything.“There are a million different kindsout there, from wood to rattan tolinen,” she said. “Get a bookshelfthat you can fit the bins in. …Leave some room … for a filingbinder and books, but anythingsmall should go in a bin. This wayyou can just throw all the mark-ers, yarn, buttons and [other mis-cellaneous items] into their binand not have to worry about thembeing misplaced.”

Don’t forget to save a space forsmart phones and tablets. “Youmight need charging spaces withelectrical outlets that are easilyaccessible,” said Tetro.

To create an orderly appearance,stash files, papers and other officesupplies out of sight. “A lot ofpeople use an extra bedroom as ahome office. Take the doors off thecloset and create a storage area,”said Bart Goldstein of BartGoldstein Interior Design inPotomac, Md. “Add closed storageon the bottom that works as filecabinets, but looks like a piece offurniture” such as a chest or a cre-denza.

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The office of this Great Falls home features an abundanceof storage and workspace. Designers at BOWA Builders,Inc. combined natural and recessed lighting to bringorganization and style to the space.

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This Vienna home office designed by BOWA Builders, Inc.features natural and recessed lighting, custom crownmolding and wood flooring.


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Sallie Kjos of Grey Hunt Interiors created a home officefor herself in the corner of her kitchen. She personalizedit by adding plants and family photos.

“You can make it look like abuilt-in,” said Goldstein. “Closetcompanies … are able to make itlook like a real working office withnice furniture.”

GET CREATIVE when selectinga desk to add interest and expressyour personal style. “You can usean old writing table, side table orconsole table to use with a niceparsons chair,” said Kjos. “Thismakes more inviting space that isdecorative but functional.”

Choose seating that incorpo-rates style and comfort. “Thisdoesn’t have to mean a task chair,”said Sproules. “Task chairs aregreat if you’re sitting in themmany hours a day, and there aresome attractive options, but I pre-fer … a small lounge chair to giveit more of a homey feel. Just makesure it can be pushed under thedesk or table when not in use. … Ihave even used small metal sidechairs or stools like an old class-room.”

A person’s occupation and workstyle should be considered. “Stoolsare especially great if you get upand move a lot as a part of yourworking routine,” said Sproules.“You can swivel from one side ofthe table to another and being ona bar-height stool means you’remore likely to get up and walkaround routinely. If you do choosea bar-height stool, make sure yourdesk or table is either height-ad-justable or standing-height.”

Proper lighting is another keycomponent of a well-designedhome office. “Consider overheadlighting” said Goldstein. “[It] willnot take up space like a lamp. Youcan run an eight-foot [lighting]track though the middle of theroom and turn the lights towardthe desk.”

Incorporate more than onelighting source into a room’s de-sign.

“This helps you modulate thelight for the task that you’re do-ing,” said Sproules. “You shouldhave one general light: an over-head light or a floor lamp that …provides general, diffused lightand a task light for more focusedwork,” such as a small, adjustablelamp with dimming capabilities.

When it comes to maintaining asense of home in a home office,designers suggest getting per-sonal. “You can mix interestingaccessories like family picturesand a plant here or there to give

the office aesthetic appeal as op-posed to just function,” saidGoldstein.

ROOM DESIGN should reflectone’s profession and personalneeds. “Are you dealing with pa-perwork, mail and working on thecomputer, or would you be betteroff with a set up that is more likean artist’s studio, with a clean tablefor ‘making’ and another area forthe ‘office’ side of things [with a]bookshelf, table and storage?”asked Sproules. “How many hoursa day or week to you plan on be-ing in that space?

Sproules believes that one’s oc-cupation can be a source of designinspiration. “As an interior de-signer, I have an excessive collec-tion of pens and markers that areorganized in small boxes along awall, like an art store,” she said.“It’s a nice way to personalize the

space with your specific type ofwork without having it get toomessy. And there’s always a penwhen I need one.”

“In my own home office I havemy desk against the wall withfloating shelves,” said Goldstein.“As an interior designer, I have alot of catalogues that I’m alwayspulling from. I have a seating areain my office because people arealways coming in. We can have aconversation while I’m working.”

“There is one accessory that nohome office should be without,”said Sproules. “Everyone needs atack board,” she said. “If you’remore of the artistic type, use corkboard tiles. They come in all sortsof colors, and you can paint themtoo. [You can] cover a whole wallor a large section to use as an in-spiration board. If not, you shouldstill tack up images that you findinspiring, or at least peaceful.”


metro, not along a bus route that canchange from year to year,” said Zetts.

A new wave of rezonings are expectedto be approved in the next 18 months asdevelopers get a better idea of whatTysons’ future will look like.

“These developers are asking for a lot,”said Zetts. “They’re asking for the world.”

At the moment, there is a 400 footheight limit on buildings being approved,but “gateway” buildings can be taller.

Many of the newest buildings will behotels and apartments for people whowant to live closer to where they work.

“There is a huge push to have moreresidents there, more people,” said Jack-son.

However, he warned that the morepublic facilities, like libraries, police sta-

tions and schools need to be added tothe comprehensive plan, or Tysons resi-dents will be forced to use McLean fa-cilities.

“If there aren’t parks in Tysons, guesswhose they’re going to use?” he said. “Ifthere aren’t any libraries in Tysons, guesswhose they’re going to use?”

CURRENTLY, according to Zetts, TysonsCorner has 26.8 million square feet ofoffice space, 4.9 million square feet ofretail space and 2.6 million square feetof hotel space. Most of the rezoning isexpected to take place in east and westTysons, since most of central Tysons hasbeen claimed.

“Are we going to have the sameMcLean or the same Tysons as we havenow? No,” said MCA President SallyHorn. “But we do have a role in how it isshaped.”

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News

By Emma Harris

The Connection

On Wednesday, July 2,McLean’s own Chef DavidGuas took on television ashost and co-judge of the

Travel Channel’s new show “AmericanGrilled,” in which he travels around thecountry hosting grilling competitions everyWednesday at 9 p.m.

Guas, a native of New Orleans, is no new-comer to the world of food, he said. “Foodis a big part of the culture in New Orleans,and I was always around it,” he said, add-ing that he got his first taste of grilling fromhis Dad, a “weekend warrior” who lovedoutdoor cooking.

But Guas didn’t always aspire to be a chef.He first began cooking himself in a mall foodcourt at a place called “Philly’s Steak andCheese,” he said. “I loved cooking and thefeeling of making something with my hands.Even in the simplest of forms, it’s artistry.”

GROWING UP, he watched Justin Wilsonon PBS. “He was the Cajun Julia Childs,”Guas said, “and he was my celebrity.” Guas’grandmother grew up with Wilson, so Guastalked to him on the phone when he wastrying to pick a career to pursue. Wilsonhad a friend who owned a cooking schooland pushed Guas to attend, he said.

“My Aunt was pushing me to pick a trade.‘Be exposed to things you’re passionateabout, and find something to learn,’ shesaid, so I went to the cooking school,” Guassaid.

It was a short program, two or threemonths Guas said, so he then went lookingfor a job where he could continue to learn.“I wanted to work at the best place in the

McLean Chef Hosts ‘American Grilled’David Guas takes ontelevision.

city, so I looked to the hotel environment,”Guas said. Through one of his father’s con-nections, he managed to get an interviewat the Windsor Court Hotel.

And though he thought he had no chanceof getting the job, Guas found himself work-ing under a professionally trained Germanpastry chef within the week. The only prob-lem was that he had no experience withpastries at all.

“I told the chef to just show me once, andI’ll do what it takes to learn,” he said. “Therest is history,” Guas added, saying that helearned so much he didn’t even considerworking with savory foods.

After two years, he was given the oppor-tunity to move to D.C. with two partnersand be the executive pastry chef of DCCoast, a new restaurant they were planningto open in 1998. He stayed with PassionFood Hospitality as they opened more res-taurants in D.C. for the next 10 years, hesaid.

Then Hurricane Katrina hit. “My parentsdecided not to move back to New Orleans,and I struggled with that,” Guas said. Hefelt as if he was losing his identity and hisanchor, he said, so Guas decided to write abook, “DamGoodSweet: Desserts to SatisfyYour Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style.”

It was 2009, and Guas started workingon Bayou Bakery, his coffee bar and eateryin Arlington and soon-to-be Capitol Hill. “Ididn’t want to be known for one thing, andI wanted a place that had a little bit of ev-erything,” he said of the concept for his ownbusiness. “This is an homage to my child-hood and home state,” he said while mo-tioning around Bayou Bakery.

Guas finally “gave in” and appeared inan episode of “Chopped” on the Food Net-work in 2012, warming him up to televi-sion. He has also appeared in interviewsthroughout the years and enjoyed them, hesaid, so when he was approached for aTravel Channel show he was excited.

AFTER INTERVIEWS and phone conver-sations for months, Guas was finally offeredsomething he couldn’t resist: “Wanna makea show?” asked an executive from the TravelChannel. “Let’s do this,” Guas replied.

He filmed three cities in one month, thenthe episodes were sent to focus groups forreview. “They were blown out of the wa-

Photo by Scott Suchman

Chef David Guas in Bayou Bakery,Coffee Bar & Eatery in Arlington,his homage to New Orleans, hishometown.

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Chef David Guas on the set of“American Grilled.”

ter,” Guas said, so they filmed another 10,traveling from city to city and grilling allthe way. “It’s just straight up grilling —something people can relate to,” he said.

Guas said it hasn’t hit him yet that hehosts a television show, placing him in thesame ranks as his idol, Justin Wilson. “I justdo what I love to do,” he said.


News

By Veronica Bruno

The Connection

America Eats Tavern(AET), the new restau-rant helmed by Span-ish-born and award-

winning celebrity chef José Andrésand business partner Rob Wilder,opened in the Tysons Corner Ritz-Carlton last month. Open forbreakfast, lunch, and dinner, AEToffers favorite American dishessuch as Eggs a la Benedict, a beefrib-eye dish Roseda FarmDelmonico Steak, and Chicken PotPie. In addition to the main menu,there is a seafood bar that offersfresh chilled catches from localfarms including Littleneck Clams,Poached Shrimp, and King Crab.

AET was born out of Andrés’ fas-cination with American cuisine.“Yes I am a chef but I am also astoryteller and America Eats Tav-ern is the story of a Spanish chefpaying tribute to the country thatwelcomed me with open arms. It’sabout celebrating the traditions ofthe local farms and producers ofVirginia, and Pennsylvania and therise of the Virginia wine country,which I think is the next big wine-producing region,” said Andrés inan email.

In fact, the entire beer and winemenu is all-American. Wines comefrom the California, Oregon, NewYork, Michigan, and Washingtonstates in addition to Virginia. Ac-cording to Daniella Dixon, the bev-erage manager for the restaurant,“we have a number of Virginiawines and we did extensive re-search in Virginia. The U.S. hasincredibly excellent wines and we

Eats, you may have seen the tem-porary version of it in the Wash-ington, D.C. Penn Quarter district.A collaboration with Foundationfor the National Archives, AET wasconceived after research of Ameri-can recipes and stories. Namedafter the Works Progress Adminis-tration (WPA) writers project ofthe 1930s, America Eats celebratesAmerican classic dishes with amodern twist, showcases nativeingredients, and works to bringback some long-ago forgottendishes as well.

It has now found a permanenthome at the Tysons Corner RitzCarlton. New York-based firmCelano Design has created a com-fortable and engaging layout thatincludes a classic 65-seat main din-ing room with colonial touches, aview of the kitchen, and excerptsof the U.S. Constitution as graphicart along the wall.

AN OPEN, airy 55-seat bar occu-pies the front space of the restau-rant for casual dining and a pri-vate dining room that accommo-dates 18 completes the construct.

“We are excited to have AmericaEats Tavern open within the ho-tel,” said Raj Khubchandani, Gen-eral Manager of the Ritz-Carlton,Tysons Corner, in a prepared state-ment. “The vibrant design and at-mosphere is the perfect additionto our lobby complex. Initial feed-back from the hotel guests andlocal community has been verypositive.”

“As a chef, I learned about theworld through food and withAmerica from very early on I be-came fascinated to learn about themelting pot of this country by col-lecting old early edition Americancookbooks like ‘The VirginiaHousewife’ by Mary Rudolph and‘The Joy of Cooking’ by Irma S.Rombauer,” explained JoséAndrés, recently awarded an “Out-standing American by Choice” byPresident Obama.

American cuisineand culture ondisplay at theRitz-Carlton.

America Eats Tavern Opens at Tysons

The main dining hall includes a direct view of the bright,open kitchen where diners can view the chefs at work.Framing the kitchen is a bold excerpt from the U.S. Con-stitution

Used for intimate gatherings and business meetings, AEToffers a private dining room that seats up to 18 guests.

The entrance to America Eats Tavern, located in the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. Opened last month, the restau-rant offers up breakfast, lunch, and dinner inspired byAmerican cultural traditions with a modern twist.

Photos by Veronica Bruno/The Connection

A tray of Stone Crab Claws awaits, one of the manychilled fresh seafood selections from the restaurant’sseafood bar, selected from local shores.

wanted to feature Virginia. Ourfocus is on the best things the U.S.has to offer.”

TRUE TO FORM, the patrioticfervor doesn’t stop there, but alsoextends to the cocktail menu aswell. The local urban influence canbe seen with cocktail names suchas Tractor Pull and Green Acres,an interesting concoction that in-cludes vodka, cucumber, fennel,lime, and grapefruit bitters, all-natural ingredients chosen from

local farms. Dixon works with over25 small farms in choosing whatgoes in the specialty drinks. “Weare going for flavor and workingwith what’s in season. We supportthe local farmers.”

The beer section of the menueven begins with the statement “In1789 George Washington pre-sented a policy referred to as ‘BuyAmerican’ stating that he wouldonly drink American made beer…who are we to disagree.”

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Even on his wedding day, Robinsonboys’ soccer coach Robert Garzacouldn’t escape World Cup fever.

Garza married his wife, Jenni-fer, on June 21 at the Hendry House at FortC.F. Smith in Arlington. During that Satur-day in Northern Virginia, Garza and a groupthat included his best man, West Potomacboys’ soccer coach Andrew Peck, watchedthe Ghana-Germany match in the groom’ssuite. Later, when the group was taking pic-tures, Peck had the match streaming on hiscell phone.

What was Jennifer’s reaction?“She laughed when she found out,” Garza

wrote in a twitter message. “She married asoccer coach.”

Garza is among the local residents whohave closely followed the 2014 World Cupin Brazil. As the competition nears an end,soccer coaches and players from NorthernVirginia and Potomac, Md., shared theirmemorable experiences from the month-long event, and their predictions on whowould emerge victorious from thetournament’s final four teams: Brazil, Ger-many, Argentina, and the Netherlands.

“This has been,” Churchill girls’ headcoach Haroot Hakopian wrote in an email,“the most interesting/exciting cup in years.”

Garza wasn’t the only one making an ef-fort to watch the World Cup. Oakton boys’coach Todd Spitalny, who owns a kitchenand bath company in Manassas, said he hadDirecTV installed in his office specificallyto watch the World Cup. South Lakes girls’coach Mike Astudillo took in some of theaction at Reston Town Center, and LucasBelanger, a 2013 Mount Vernon High Schoolgraduate and rising sophomore goalkeeperat American University, watched the UnitedStates matches at National Harbor in Wash-ington. T.C. Williams rising senior ErykWilliamson downloaded an app on hisphone to receive live updates if he wasn’table to watch.

Along with following the action at home— and on a cell phone during his weddingday — Garza, a 1991 Hayfield graduate, haswatched the World Cup at the Bungalowand Lucky’s Sports Theatre in Kingstowne.

“The atmosphere has been phenomenal,”Garza wrote, “with so many fans comingout to watch.”

MUCH EXCITEMENT centered aroundthe performance of the United States men’snational team, which competed againstGhana, Portugal, and Germany in Group G,nicknamed the “Group of Death.” The U.S.emerged from group play with a 1-1-1record, including a 2-1 victory over Ghanaon June 16, and advanced by virtue of agoal-differential tiebreaker over Portugal.

The United States’ World Cup appearanceended on July 1 with a 2-1 loss to Belgiumin extra time in the round of 16.

“Like we all should, I’ve been supportingthe U.S.,” Joe McCreary, a 2014 Yorktowngraduate and future James Madison Uni-versity soccer player wrote in an email. “Ithink soccer in America the next four yearsis on the rise after team USA advanced fromthe group of death.”

While the USMNT fell short against Bel-gium in the round of 16, goalkeeper TimHoward produced a record 16 saves, hold-ing Belgium scoreless until the 93rd minute.

“Sixteen saves in a game is hard to do inhigh school soccer,” Hakopian wrote. “I havenever seen that happen at the professional/World Cup level.”

It wasn’t just the USMNT or its playersgenerating interest, however. Along withrooting for the U.S., Hakopian, who wasborn in Iran, also followed the Iranian team.Iran finished last in Group F with a 0-1-2record, scoring their lone goal of the WorldCup against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a3-1 loss on June 25.

Hakopian, who has coached at ChurchillHigh School in Potomac, Md., for 12 years,also said he would like to see Argentina starLionel Messi win a World Cup. He alsocheers for the Netherlands, which has beenhis favorite team since age 7, thanks to their“cool” orange jerseys — though Hakopianadded “[forward Arjen] Robben’s consistentflopping annoys the hell out of me …”

“I was born in Iran so I am always inter-ested in how they perform, considering theirplayers have difficulty playing outside theMiddle East,” Hakopian wrote. “My wifewas in the Peace Corps and traveled exten-sively in South America. Although she spentmost of her time in Paraguay, she alwaysroots for Costa Rica and Chile, which hasmade this year’s cup even more fun.”

Washington-Lee rising junior MaycolNunez scored 37 goals in 2014 and helpedthe Generals advance to the Group 6A Vir-ginia state final. Nunez lived in Hondurasbefore moving to the United States fouryears ago at the age of 12. He cheers for hisnative country during the World Cup, alongwith Belgium and Argentina.

Honduras finished last in Group E with a

0-3 record, scoring its lone goal in a 2-1 lossto Ecuador on June 20, but that hasn’tstopped Nunez from enjoying the experience.

“Honduras is probably one of worst teamsin the World Cup, but the fact that they arethere means a lot,” Nunez wrote. “… Hon-duras [scoring] their first and only goal inthe World Cup against Ecuador has beendefinitely one of my favorite moments inthis World Cup so far. … Words cannot de-scribe what watching Honduras in theWorld Cup means to me. It’s just such anamazing feeling that I can’t even describe.”

Astudillo, who has coached the SouthLakes girls’ team the last two seasons andused to coach at Chantilly, has extendedfamily from Colombia. Along with cheer-ing for the U.S., Astudillo followed the Co-lombian team that won Group C with a 3-0record, and defeated Uruguay 2-0 in theround of 16 before falling to Brazil 2-1 inthe quarterfinals.

“Best tournament in our history,”Astudillo wrote. “[I’m] so proud and wehave so many young players. Look out Rus-sia 2018!”

Williamson, who led T.C. Williams to the2014 Group 6A Virginia state championship,said he is a passionate supporter of hostBrazil, though he also cheers for the U.S.

“I’m a huge Brazil fan,” Williamson wrote.“I just love the way they play. However,growing up I always used to cheer forFrance. Now that they’ve been knocked out,I’ve been all about Brazil. … Both of myparents are American so, at heart, I cheerfor the U.S.”

Belanger was a goalkeeper on MountVernon’s 2013 state championship team. Hemade a pair of key saves during the Majors’penalty-kick shootout victory against Cosbyin the state final. Belanger said he has en-joyed watching goalkeepers perform dur-ing the World Cup.

“I have always been a huge U.S. fan, eventhough they have been disappointing upuntil this World Cup, but I’ve also been root-ing for a few individual players (mostlygoalkeepers) such as Gianluigi Buffon forItaly and Thibaut Courtois for Belgium,”Belanger wrote. “Being a goalkeeper my-

self, I have learned to appreciate the diffi-culty [of] some of the saves they make, andI always enjoy watching a goalkeeper havea great game.

“… I always love watching penalty-kickshootouts, but I have enjoyed watching allthe games where the goalkeepers performedwell, like Costa Rica, Nigeria, and especiallythe United States.”

THE SEMIFINALS had yet to be playedwhen coaches and players were inter-viewed. The first semifinal match, Germanyversus Brazil, was played Tuesday. TheNetherlands and Argentina faced one an-other Wednesday. The majority said Ger-many would win it all. Williamson said Bra-zil would have a tough time getting pastGermany in the semifinals without star for-ward Neymar (back injury) and captainThiago Silva (cards).

Nunez picked Argentina to win “becausethey have Messi and the other teams don’t.”

Astudillo had far less praise for the Ar-gentine star.

“I know I sound like a hater, but I’m not aLionel Messi fan,” Astudillo wrote. “I grewup watching Diego Armando Maradonasingle-handedly carry [Argentina] to aWorld Cup championship in Mexico in1986. Teams would triple team him becausehe had zero help on that squad, but it didn’tmatter. He always found a way to makethose around him better. If Lio can’t delivera World Cup to his native Argentina, I thinkwe should hold off on considering him oneof the greatest ever.”

The championship match is scheduled forSunday, July 13, providing the final oppor-tunity for a memorable World Cup viewingexperience.

“This World Cup, we saw so many cometogether — friends, family, strangers — allto see the world play,” Garza wrote. “Com-pared to previous years, this World Cup hasbeen huge. Every U.S. game I have watchedwith family and friends and fellow coach-ing colleagues from the high school ranks.Each time, we easily took up quite a fewtables, getting to the pubs quite early tosecure space.”

Photo by Louise Krafft/The Connection

T.C. Williams rising senior Eryk Williamson, left, has followed the actionclosely during the 2014 World Cup.

World Cup FeverArea soccer coaches, players share 2014World Cup viewing experiences.

“I think soccer inAmerica the next fouryears is on the rise afterteam USA advanced fromthe group of death.”

— Joe McCreary,a 2014 Yorktown graduate


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Founded in 1954, ChesterbrookSwim and Tennis Club is managedby its own members, and includestennis courts, three swimmingpools, and locker rooms as well asseveral other amenities such as avolleyball court and ping pongtables. The Tennis Club is not onlyavailable to children; adult tennisprograms, private, and semi-pri-vate lessons are also available foranyone who is interested in im-proving their game.

The tennis programs atChesterbrook are operated by agroup of three tennis pros, whoeach have an impressive résuméof experience, one of whom isOthmane Garma, better known as“O.G.”. Born in Morocco, Garmaplayed tennis throughout his child-hood in a variety of places, suchas France and Switzerland. “Imoved to the States when I was14,” said Garma. “I played nationaltournaments, and was ranked Top10 in the Mid-Atlantic and Top-50in the country. I ended up eventu-

ally getting a full scholarship toHoward University.” Garma saidthat he wanted to “go pro,” butcouldn’t due to a lack of resources.Garma then started his coachingcareer, where he says he couldn’tbe happier. “My favorite part ofcoaching is honestly developing astrong bond with my kids. BecauseI can see what they go through, Ican relate to how I was growingup as a young player,” said Garma.

The child players atChesterbrook share Garma’s en-thusiasm. Conner Moore, 11, ofChesterbrook Elementary has beeninvolved with the team for the pasttwo years. “I just love the matches,and the coaches are pretty awe-some,” said Moore. “The practicesare also pretty fun, so all in all it’sa really fun sport.”

The Chesterbrook Swim andTennis Club is located on 1812Kirby Road in McLean, and is openMonday-Saturday from 11 a.m.through 9 p.m. and on Sundayfrom noon through 8 p.m. Theclub can be contacted [email protected] during pool hours at 703-356-4471.

Photos by Bijan Todd/The Connection

Jacob Kohlmayer, 11, of ChesterbrookElementary and the Chesterbrook TennisTeam supplies his best backhand shot in amatch against Sudley Tennis Club on July2.

Akash Gupta, 11, treks to the far left of thecourt to retrieve a well-placed shot.

Will French, 16, attempts to defend a highshot to his forehand side

Mateusz Bak, 13, of the ChesterbrookTennis Team performs an inside-out fore-hand in a match vs. Sudley.


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Educational InternshipsUnusual opportunity to learn many aspects ofthe newspaper business. Internships availablein reporting, photography, research, graphics.Opportunities for students, and for adultsconsidering change of career. Unpaid. [email protected]


To have community events listed in the Connec-tion, send to [email protected] deadline for submissions is the Friday prior topublication.

FRIDAY/JULY 11English Conversation Group. 10 a.m. Patrick

Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Practice your English conversation skills in agroup. Adults. 703-938-0405.

MONDAY/JULY 14 McLean & Great Falls Celebrate Virginia

will meet at 5:30 p.m at the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The groupwill be finalizing plans for their 2 p.m. Aug. 24,2014 event, An Afternoon with the Madisons,commemorating the bicentennial of the burningof the nation’s Capitol during the War of 1812.Roger Mudd will be the Honorary Chair and theevent will be free of charge. If interested inknowing more contact Carole Herrick at 703-356-8223.

Spanish Conversation Group. 1 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Practice Spanish as a foreign language inthis casual conversation group. Adult. 703-757-8560.

The Frisbee Guy. 2:30 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. FreestyleFrisbee Champion Gary Auerbach shares storiesand tricks so you can master the Frisbee, too.School-age. 703-938-0405.

ESL for Intermediate Students. 10 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Join Juanita’s Monday conversationalgroup. Adults. 703-689-2700.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Practice conversational English in a groupsetting. Adults. 703-356-0770.

TUESDAY/JULY 15Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. Patrick Henry Library,

101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. Early literacyenhanced story time featuring stories and songs.Age 2 with adult. 703-938-0405.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 11 a.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Work with a volunteer tutor to learnabout using the Internet, setting up an emailaccount and using basic software. Adults. 703-938-0404.

E-Readers for Seniors. 11 a.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Hands on help with e-readers. Older adults. 703-757-8560.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 12 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Work with a volunteer tutor to learnabout using the Internet, setting up an emailaccount and using basic software. Adults. 703-938-0404.

English Conversation One-on-One. 1:30 p.m.Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton.English practice for a non-native speaker with alibrary volunteer. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 16Morning Book Group. 10:30 a.m. Great Falls

Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Call branch for title. 703-757-8560.

Computer One-on-One. 11 a.m. Oakton Library,10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton. Internet,Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Adult.703-242-4020.

English Conversation Group. 1 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Practice your English in a conversational setting.Adults. 703-356-0770.

ESL Conversation Group. 2 p.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Practice English in this casual conversationgroup. Adults. 703-757-8560.



Pokemon League. 4:30 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Come play

Pokemon with your friends. Ages 5 to 15. 703-757-8560.



SATURDAY/JULY 19McLean Child Safety Inspection. 9:30 a.m. –

12 p.m. Lewinsville Center, 1609 Great FallsStreet, McLean. The Mclean District PoliceStation holds child safety seat inspections onceper month.

MONDAY/JULY 21English Conversation. 10:30 am. Oakton

Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton. Englishpractice for non-native speakers. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Spanish Conversation Group. 1 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Practice Spanish as a foreign language inthis casual conversation group. 703-757-8560.

TUESDAY/JULY 22Improve Your English Skills. 11 a.m. Dolley

Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Get focused help with reading, writing, speakingand listening skills. Adults. 703-356-0770.

Computer One-on-One. 11 a.m. Oakton Library,10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton. Internet,Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Adult.703-242-4020.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 11 a.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Work with a volunteer tutor to learnabout using the Internet, setting up an emailaccount and using basic software. Adults. 703-938-0404.

English Conversation One-on-One. 1:30 p.m.Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton.English practice for a non-native speaker with alibrary volunteer. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 23Computer One-on-One. 11 a.m. Oakton Library,

10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton. Internet,Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Adult.703-242-4020.

English Conversation Group. 1 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Practice conversational English in a groupsetting. Adults. 703-356-0770.

English Conversation Group. 2 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Practice English in this casualconversation group. 703-757-8560.


THURSDAY/JULY 24Computer One-on-One. 11 a.m. Oakton Library,




MONDAY/JULY 28English Conversation. 10:30 a.m. Oakton

Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton. Englishpractice for non-native speakers. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Spanish Conversation Group. 1 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Practice Spanish as a foreign language in thiscasual conversation group. Adult. 703-757-8560.

TUESDAY/JULY 29Computer One-on-One. 11 a.m. Oakton Library,


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