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By Bonnie Hobbs
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Centreville High’s upcom-ing play, “Working, theMusical,” celebrates the
extraordinary people who makeup the everyday world. The castand crew of 50 have been rehears-ing since February, and DirectorMike Hudson says the show is go-ing to be something special.
“The message is to look up andbe proud of what you do,” he said.“See the things you’ve accom-plished and take pride in them.”
The curtain rises Thursday-Sat-urday, April 28, 29, 30, and Satur-day, May 7, at 7:30 p.m., withmatinees Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m.and Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $12 at the door or$10 in the cafeteria duringlunches. For discounted, pre-saleticket information, go to
www.TheatreCentreville.com orcall 703-631-8238 or [email protected].
The show is based on the bookby Pulitzer Prize-winning authorStuds Terkel and was adapted by“Wicked’s” Stephen Schwartz.“Working’s” Tony Award-nomi-nated songs feature music and lyr-ics by Grammy Award-winnerJames Taylor and Tony Award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda.
This play was written in 1978,and Centreville’s setting it in the1980s. Formerly on Broadway, theshow is currently in revival in Chi-cago.
“Studs Terkel interviewed doz-ens and dozens of people all acrossthe country, doing all sorts of jobs,”said Hudson. “He wrote abouttheir lives as they helped build thiscountry, economy and society.They’re generally the unsung he-roes — the ones you never hear
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Featuring a cast and crew of70, multitudes of colorfulcostumes and rousing
songs and dances in a raise-the-roof musical, Westfield High pre-sents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jo-seph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat.”
Show times are Thursday-Fri-day, April 28-29, at 7:30 p.m.; andSaturday, April 30, at 2 and 7:30p.m. Reserved-seating tickets are
$10 atwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.comor $12 at the door ($10 for high-school students with IDs).
“Since it’s our Cappies show, thisis a student-driven production,”said Director Susie Pike. “Chore-ographers Avery Hobbs and ColbyDezelick started working on thedances this summer and havedone an outstanding job. They’retremendously creative, and I can’twait for audiences to see theshow.”
Kevin Clay, as Joseph, displays his coat of many colors in this rollicking musical.
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Westfield Offers Musical-Theater ExtravaganzaStudents perform “Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”
‘Working, the Musical’Centreville High School’s playcelebrates people in everyday life.
The cast of Centreville High’s upcoming show, “Working, the Musical.”
from. Some have unfulfilleddreams and have no choice but todo the jobs they do.”
Choral director is LynneBabcock, and the choreographer
and orchestra director is SuzyMcCarthy. One of the elementsthat make this show so unique,said Hudson, is that it’s episodic,not plot-driven. The characters
deliver monologues and then sing.And, he said, “The songs are veryeasy to understand. Many are bal-lads so you really hear the charac
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Jamie Sawatzky, a social studiesteacher at Rocky Run Middle School,has been named the Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools 2011 Teacher of the Year.Sawatzky will represent FCPS inVirginia’s Teacher of the Year competi-tion; the winner will be announced infall 2011.
Sawatzky, who teaches seventh gradehistory and is the social studies depart-ment chair at Rocky Run, has also wonthe Washington Post Agnes Meyer Out-standing Teacher Award for educationalexcellence, which is presented annuallyto a teacher from each school division inthe Washington metropolitan area. Thegoals of the Agnes Meyer OutstandingTeacher Awards are to recognize excel-lence in teaching, to encourage creativeand quality instruction, and to contrib-ute in a substantive way to improvingeducation in the Washington area. Theaward includes a $3,000 prize, whichSawatzky will receive at a recognitionceremony in April.
Jimmy McClure of Centreville wascrowned TCG State Champion, earninga top state ranking and a State Champi-onships medal, after a day of Play!Pokémon Trading Card Game battles inGlen Burnie, Md.
The 2011 Maryland Pokémon StateChampionship provides an opportunityfor players to test their Pokémon TCGskills, strategy, and creativity. The StateChampionship tournaments are the sec-ond events in the PokémonChampionship Series, and Premier Rat-ing Points awarded there go toward apotential invitation to the 2011Pokémon World Championships held inSan Diego, Calif., in August.
Competitors are divided equally intothree divisions: Junior (born in 2000 orlater), Senior (born in 1996–1999), andMasters (born in 1995 or earlier). Play-ers in all divisions were competing forexciting Pokémon prizes, includingPokémon TCG booster packs, a StateChampionships medal, and the honor ofbeing named State Champion.
A team of 11 AmeriCorps NationalCivilian Community Corps (NCCC)members ended an eight-week projectwith Habitat for Humanity in New Or-leans.
The team, including StephanieCarpio, 18, of Centreville, beganworking with a Habitat for HumanityReStore on Jan. 10. The store acceptsvarious donations from localhomeowners and sells them at a dis-counted price to the public. All profits gotowards supporting the mission of Habi-tat for Humanity in the greater NewOrleans area. The store relies on volun-teers, especially those from AmeriCorpsNCCC.
The team’s daily tasks consisted ofmanaging donations in the store, cus-tomer service, appliance deliveries tonew homes, donation pick-ups, volun-teer coordination, marketing and sales,and general store maintenance. On oc-casion, corps members were invited tohelp with construction as well.
To have military news listed in CentreView e-mail [email protected]. Photos, especially color,are encouraged. Deadline is one week be-fore publication.
Navy Seaman Recruit EunhaOh, daughter of Young Mi Shin ofAnnandale, and Sae Yoon Oh, ofCentreville, recently completed U.S.Navy basic training at Recruit TrainingCommand, Great Lakes, Ill. Oh is a 2010graduate of Centreville High School ofClifton.
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Police Charge One with DWIFairfax County police officers conducted a sobriety checkpoint
last weekend to deter and apprehend intoxicated drivers in theSully Police District. They charged one person with DWI and is-sued five summonses for miscellaneous traffic offenses. Addition-ally, one person was charged with possession of a concealedweapon.
The checkpoint ran from Friday, April 15, at 11:30 p.m. untilSaturday, April 16, at 2:30 a.m. All motorists were stopped, anddrivers were checked to assure that their abilities to drive hadnot been impaired by alcohol or drugs. Approximately 723 mo-torists passed through the checkpoint in the northbound lanes ofRoute 28 near the Route 29 intersection in Centreville.
Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will
perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, April 21,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the childsafety seats themselves so technicians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.
However, because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehiclesarriving on each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors mayhave enough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the cor-rect use of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to con-firm dates and times.
Fair Oaks CAC To MeetThe Citizens Advisory Council of the Fair Oaks District Police
Station will meet Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m., in the roll-callroom of the police station. It’s at 12300 Lee Jackson MemorialHighway in Chantilly.
Sully District Council MeetingThe Sully District Council of Citizens Associations and its Land-
Use Committee will meet Wednesday, April 27, at 7 p.m., in theSully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly.
Sully District Housing Commissioner Bob Carlson, plus MaryStevens, deputy director, Department of Housing and Commu-nity Development, with the Fairfax County Housing and Com-munity Development Agency, will address the panel.
The panel is also slated to vote on the Fair Oaks mall APR ap-plication involving possible future development and either busor rail rapid transit in that area. For more meeting information,call Jeff Parnes, evenings, at 703-904-0131.
Park Authority To MeetThe Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, April
27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Herrity Building, 12055 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Suite 900 in Fairfax. Call Judy Pedersen at 703-324-8662.
Help Plan Centreville DayAnyone who’d like to help plan this year’s Centreville Day cel-
ebration is encouraged to attend a meeting about it, next Thurs-day, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., at Centreville Fire Station 17 at 5856Old Centreville Road. The Friends of Historic Centreville are look-ing for people with imagination, energy and organizational skills.
Participants will learn more about their community and sup-port the efforts to bring back Centreville Day. Committees in-clude entertainment, logistics, history, vendors and more. Formore information, contact Cheryl Repetti at [email protected] 703-830-5407.
50 mph Means 50 mphFairfax County and Virginia State police have launched a two-
week initiative, “50 Means 50,” along the Fairfax County Park
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
It doesn’t matter how young someone is — he orshe can make a significant contribution to helpothers in the world. A group of local, high-school
students is proving that via their nonprofit organi-zation, The Hollow Trunk.
Attending Westfield, Chantilly, Fairfax and ThomasJefferson high schools, plus Robinson Secondary,members of the group banded together in 2009 andheld bake sales for seed money. Soon, they weredesigning and selling T-shirts and wristbands andattracting volunteers to help them in their charitableefforts.
“The results have been quite impressive and inspi-rational,” said group treasurer Kavita Khanna,mother of The Hollow Trunk’s chairman and CEO,Priya Khanna. “To date, they’ve donated nearly
$2,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association, over $4,000to the Red Cross’ Haitian Relief Efforts and nearly$1,000 to INOVA Fairfax Children’s Hospital.”
In addition, said Khanna, the students have raisednearly $500 for the National Suicide Prevention Life-line, donated more than 100 T-shirts to the childrenof Haiti and are sponsoring a young girl’s educationin Afghanistan.
Now, The Hollow Trunk is raising money to reno-vate an orphanage in Guatemala. Toward that end,it’s holding the Project LIFE 2K/5K Fun Run/Walk,this Sunday, April 28, at 8 a.m., near Westfield High.Cost is $25 for the 5K; $20 for the 2K.
The USATF-certified course starts at the far end ofWestfield’s parking lot near the Cub Run Rec Center.It loops around Conference Center Drive and returnson Stonecroft Boulevard to the start. Walkers arewelcome in both events; registration information isat www.thehollowtrunk.com.
Participants will receive raffle tickets for gift cardsdonated by local merchants and restaurants. Theyare: Pinkberry (frozen yogurt) in Fairfax Corner, Pac-ers Running Store in the City of Fairfax, Foster’s Grillin Centreville and Baja Fresh in Chantilly.
U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly is flanked by members of The Hollow Trunk at a recentfund-raiser. Fourth from left is the group’s CEO, Priya Khanna; at far right isCrisisLink Executive Director Linda Eatmon-Jones, who’s provided guidance andadvice to The Hollow Trunk.
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From left are HollowTrunk membersDiana Saffarini,Chantilly High;Christina Kim,Fairfax High; WillsJohnston, ThomasJefferson High; andPriya Khanna,Westfield High.
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Westfield Offers Musical-Theater Extravaganza
Most of the cast of Westfield’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”
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“I’m also impressed with thededication of the dancers,” shesaid. “They come out of here ex-hausted, but I can tell they’re hav-ing a ball. After a long, hard dayof teaching, I work with the kidsat rehearsal and always come outsmiling and singing.”
The family-friendly show is arollicking retelling of the Biblicalstory of Joseph and his coat ofmany colors. And Pike said cos-tume designers Carrie Nye andKatelyn Reimer have “truly out-done themselves to create magnifi-cent and breathtaking costumes.They developed a prototype ofeach one and almost created anassembly line of workers to pro-duce 377 costume pieces plus ac-cessories.”
Pike also praised stage managerElisabeth Bloxam, assistant stagemanagers Taylor Reese and EricaSchmidt, plus director’s assistantKerowyn Brewer for their contributions, aswell as set designers Ozzy Tirmizi and AnnieDykstra.
“They created a huge, structural pyramidfor the actors, plus two side pyramids forthe choir and 20-piece orchestra,” she said.“We’re also bringing in some of the faculty’syoung children to sing with Joseph,” saidPike. “It’s truly a community project and Ithink everyone will enjoy this high-spirited,fun-loving show. I am so proud of the workthe kids have done.”
Senior Kevin Clay plays Joseph, the fa-vorite son of Jacob. “He’s the youthful,Prodigal Son of the Old Testament,” saidClay. “The coat’s a gift from his father, andhis 11 brothers are jealous of him becauseof his favoritism. He can also interpretdreams, and he dreams of 11 sheaves ofcorn and 11 stars bowing down to him. Sohe believes his 11 brothers will one day bowdown to him in his greatness.”
Naïve, Joseph tells his dreams to hisbrothers, never suspecting they hate him.So they fake his death and sell him into sla-very to get rid of him. But when the pha-raoh learns Joseph can interpret dreams,he has Joseph do that for him. Impressed,the pharaoh makes Joseph second in com-mand in Egypt. Then when famine hitsJoseph’s homeland, his brothers go to Egypt
and beg its prince for food — not knowinghe’s Joseph.
“It’s a story of perseverance and rising outof the ashes,” said Clay. “The whole show isa cantata — all sung — and it’s great tosing songs that suit me and that I enjoy sing-ing. My favorite is ‘Close Every Door,’Joseph’s big ballad of desperation and hope-lessness when he’s been jailed. It’s beauti-ful, sincere music that stands out againstthe flashy nature of the rest of the show.”
Clay said the audience will like the com-bination of “the upbeat music, incrediblyhigh-energy dancing and colorful costumes.The fast pace is appealing, and the show’sexciting, the whole time.”
The three narrators also play major rolesin this production, and senior MichelleLerch is one of them. “We’re singing in al-most every song,” she said. “It’s really coolbecause we’ve added so many harmoniesto the show and our voices are alto, mezzoand soprano. We make the story come tolife for the audience. In the beginning, weeven come out of a storybook.”
Delighted with her part, Lerch likes howthe narrators stand out and she loves themusic, especially the “Joseph’s Coat” num-ber. “Joseph comes out in this cool,multicolor coat, and the brothers, Josephand the narrators sing about the different
colors, all at once,” she said. “It’s awesomebecause the song builds and builds, and thecostume people put together a gorgeouscoat.” She said the audience will be dazzledby all the costumes, as well as the show’scolorful lighting that’s “bright and fun.”
Another narrator, senior Sunny Vinsavich,said she and the others drive the plot. “Theshow needs strong narration, and the dy-namic between the narrators has to begood,” she said. “You also need a good bal-ance of voices; it’s demanding because wesing 70 percent of the show, but it runs likeclockwork between the three of us.”
“Because the narrators sing so many dif-ferent types of songs and have to have awide music range, there’s so much you cando with this part,” continued Vinsavich.“And at times, we break the boundaries anddraw the audience directly into the show.My favorite number is ‘Go, Go, Go, Joseph.’It starts out sad and somber because he’sjust been thrown in jail. But then everybodyin the company comes out in different col-ors during a big, disco number and urgesJoseph not to give up.” She said the showwill connect with people because “it’s abouta guy who faces challenges in life but keepsfollowing his dreams.”
Also narrating is senior Ariauna Heck.“We present the rest of the cast to the audi-
ence,” she said. “Because of thesongs’ quick rhythms, it’s hard find-ing a place to breathe, but I’m en-joying the process. It’s my first leadat Westfield, so it’s exciting.”
She especially likes the song,“Potiphar,” about Joseph as a slaveand the wife of his master, Potiphar,trying to seduce him. “I really enjoyits jazzy style and rhythms,” saidHeck. “It’s a fantastic show, and themusic, dancing and choreographyare amazing.”
There are nine, big productionnumbers, plus several smaller ones,and choreographers Colby Dezelickand Avery Hobbs are both danceveterans of Chantilly’s Encore The-atrical Arts Project. That experiencehelped them, said Hobbs, because“We have many varieties of dance inthe show and Encore does lots ofmusical-theater styles of dancing.”
Since the dance styles in this showinclude country, 1950s, 1960s,French and Bob Fosse-type jazz,
Dezelick said the toughest challenge was“trying to make each number distinctive andfiguring out what style worked best for eachsong.”
“We’ve been dancing together for a longtime and it’s been so much fun teachingeveryone the dances,” said Hobbs. “To fi-nally become choreographers of a show wasawesome.”
Dezelick’s favorite number is “One MoreAngel in Heaven,” featuring a huge hoe-down. “The dancing is quick and challeng-ing,” said Hobbs.
“But the dancers are working so hard andthey look awesome.”
“It’s such a goofy show, it makes the au-dience want to stand up and join in every-thing,” said Dezelick. “It’s funny, and every-one is having such a good time on stage,the audience can’t help but enjoy them-selves.”
“It’s really campy, and the brothers workso well together that the audience will feelthe cast’s chemistry,” added Hobbs.
Said Dezelick: “We have a huge pool oftalent — all really athletic — and they re-spected us and understood our role in theproduction.”
“And they all caught on so quickly, eventhose who’ve never been in a dance studiobefore,” said Hobbs. “We’re so excited.”
The Fairfax County Animal Shel-ter has taken in seven dogs froma West Virginia hoarding case in
which nearly 60 dogs were found in amobile home without ever having accessto the outdoors. The shelter is workingin a regional partnership with theMiddleburg Humane Foundation whichobtained the dogs and asked the animalshelter and other organizations to helpplace them in new, adoptive homes.
The seven dogs are estimated to be be-tween 10 weeks and 4 years old and arelikely Shetland Sheepdog/Corgi/Chihuahuamixes. They range between 12-15 pounds.Shelter staff expects them to be availablefor adoption beginning Tuesday, April 26,after receiving their initial medical examsand vaccinations.
To adopt a dog from the shelter, the en-tire family must first visit with the dog there.If the dog is a puppy, a survey must be com-
pleted prior to the visitation. If there areother dogs in the home, those dogs mustbe present at the visit. All prospective adopt-ers must complete an application provid-ing proof of home ownership or, if renting,proof that dogs are allowed.
Prospective adopters must also showproof of current vaccinations for any cur-rent pets, plus current dog licenses for anydogs currently owned. The cost to adopt adog is $40 (this includes a rabies vaccine if
old enough, a microchip and other age-appropriate vaccinations), plus the $170cost of spay/neuter.
Veterinary services beyond spay/neu-ter are available for additional fees at theadopter’s expense.
Animals are not held for adopters andthe shelter has no waiting list for adop-tive animals. For more information or ifinterested in adopting a shelter animal,call 703-830-1100.
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Join Project LIFE 2K/5K on Easter
From left are Shannon Parker, Fairfax High; MadelineWelch, Chantilly High and Sarah Haug, Westfield High.
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Priya has volunteered at a homefor Alzheimer’s patients since 2007and, years ago, she wanted to holda fund-raiser for them. “I gotfriends to help but, as youth, weran into so much red tape,” shesaid. “So we formed The HollowTrunk as a channel through whichwe could work to make a differ-ence in the community.”
The organization is run andmanaged by a board whose mem-bers all live in the Chantilly/Centreville area. Its name comesfrom the novel, “To Kill a Mock-ingbird.” During the story, charac-ter Boo Radley leaves gifts for thelocal children in a hollow treetrunk. So, said Priya, “We adoptedthat name because we believe thebest gifts come from unexpected places.”
LIFE stands for Leading Initiatives to Foster Edu-cation. “This is our first project under that name andour largest Hollow Trunk project, so we’re all ex-cited about it,” said Priya. “We hope to do a 5K everyyear for a different beneficiary.”
“We want to help facilitate improved educationaland recreational facilities for chil-dren across the world,” she con-tinued. “We selected Casa Guate-mala, an orphanage devoted to thenurturing, health and education ofover 250 children, as the benefi-ciary of The Hollow Trunk’s firstannual Project LIFE initiative.”The funds will help the orphanagestaff repair the classrooms and li-brary, re-paint and add lively murals to the class-rooms, and provide medical, hygiene, physical edu-cation, teaching and school supplies for the children.
“The projected cost is $3,000, so we hope to raisethat amount through the 2K/5K,” said Priya. “Andwe hope to carry out a supply drive for the class-rooms through our schools.”
She said The Hollow Trunk wanted to do a hands-on project and looked at various orphanages online.
“Guatemala is an underdeveloped country and I havea distant uncle from there who knew about CasaGuatemala,” said Priya. “It has a nonprofit base inCalifornia that will receive the money, and I hope tovisit the orphanage eventually with my uncle to seehow the work is going.”
Hoping for a good turnout for this Sunday’s run/walk, she said, “It’s a great way tostart Easter day by contributing toorphans in an underdevelopednation and supporting The HollowTrunk. And it makes people feelgood about themselves becausethey’re helping the youth of thecommunity make a difference inother people’s lives.” Those unableto participate in the event, butwishing to contribute to the
project, may make tax-deductible donations. Sendchecks payable to The Hollow Trunk to 5428Chandley Farm Circle, Centreville, VA 20120. SaidPriya: “Any amount would be greatly appreciated.”
For more information about The Hollow Trunk orto become a Project LIFE sponsor, go towww.thehollowtrunk.com or [email protected].
“The best giftscome fromunexpected places.”
— Priya Khanna, chairmanand CEO, The Hollow Trunk
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way. This campaign began Sunday, April 17, andtargets aggressive and reckless driving, includingspeeding, texting while driving, following too closelyand failing to pay full time attention.
Motor squad officers, along with patrol officersfrom several district stations throughout the county,plus State Troopers, will be assigned specific enforce-ment duties along the parkway. They’ll use a varietyof vehicles, such as motorcycles, Mustangs, Camaros,Impalas, pickup trucks and other unmarked andmarked police vehicles.
The stepped-up enforcement will take place 24hours a day, 7 days a week until its conclusion onSaturday, April 30. The intent is to reduce the over-all average speed on the parkway and decrease thenumber of property-damage, injury and fatal crashes.
PrescriptionDrug Drop-Off
Police at the Sully District Station are urging localresidents not to leave old, outdated, prescription
drugs in their medicine cabinet. Instead, on Satur-day, April 30, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., bringthem to the police station at 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.in Chantilly. There’ll be a collection box in the lobby,and then the police will dispose of these drugs prop-erly.
Help the LionsHelp the Blind
The Clifton Lions club will hold its annual, WhiteCane fund-raiser, Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, outsidethe Giant Foods stores at the Colonnade at UnionMill and at University Mall. Lions Clubs have sup-ported blind charities worldwide since Helen Kellerasked them to lead a “crusade against darkness” attheir international convention in 1925. Besides cashdonations, the Lions will collect used eyeglasses andhearing aids. Donations will be used to support chari-ties that help the blind, including the internation-ally renowned Lion eyeglass recycling program, andcounty programs that provide reduced-cost glasses.For more information, see www.clcv.clubexpress.com.
To honor Mom on Mother’s Day, sendus your favorite snapshots of you with yourMom and Centre View will publish them inour Mother’s Day issue. Be sure to includesome information about what’s going on inthe photo, plus your name and phone num-ber and town of residence. To e-mail digitalphotos, send to:
[email protected] to mail photo prints, send to:
Centre View,“Me and My Mom Photo Gallery,”
1606 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314Photo prints will be returned to you if youinclude a stamped, self-addressed envelope, butplease don’t send us anything irreplaceable.
“Me and My Mom”
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Every year at this time, the Centre Viewputs out the call for photographs ofmoms and their children, grandmoth-
ers and their children and grandchildren. Mostyears, we’re lucky enough to receivea photo or two that includes four gen-erations, great-grandma and all therest.
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8, and onceagain the Centre View will publish a selectionof Mother’s Day photos, celebrating the moth-ers who make so many things possible in fami-lies, businesses, communities, schools andother institutions in local neighborhoods.
Send in photos in jpeg format as soon as
Please Share Call for Mother’s Day Photos, andFather’s Day; prom photos also.
possible, including the full names of the peoplein the picture, hometowns, the approximatedate and location the picture was taken, theages of the children and sentence or two about
the people and/or event.Father’s Day is June 19, so a few
weeks from now it will be time to sendphotos of Dads and children, grandfathers andchildren and grandchildren.
PROMS AND … While Centre View photog-raphers and writers will likely attend someproms as schedules permit, we also urge par-ents and students to document their proms (oralternative activities) and send in photos in
jpeg format, and also including who, what,where, when and why.
Send photos and text [email protected].
Editorial
Share Your PoetryApril is National Poetry Month, and we’re
extending an invitation a little late in themonth this year, but we invite poets to send insubmissions for inclusion in our papers and/or online. Are you a poet? The Centre Viewwill print poetry submitted by readers thisspring, and occasionally throughout the year.
The Assistance League ofNorthern Virginia gath-ered a group of volunteers
on Thursday, April 14 at the SullyDistrict Government Center to as-semble bags of food items to bedistributed to children in three lo-cal elementary schools.
Part of the “Weekend Food ForKids Program,” the effort servessome of the 25 percent of the172,893 students in the FairfaxCounty Public Schools and the 35percent of students in Prince Wil-liam County Public Schools whoqualify for free or reduced lunches.
Galvanized into action by a 2007report that said that 1 in 6 chil-dren in Fairfax County was at riskof or experiencing hunger, Assis-tance League of Northern Virginiamembers started a pilot programin spring 2010 to prepare foodbags to send home with qualify-ing children at a local FairfaxCounty and elementary school.The goal of the program is to givethese students food to eat over theweekend so they won’t have to go without. To date, the group hasprepared 5,000 bags and serves two Fairfax County public schools andone Prince William County school, but members of the Assistance Leaguewant to expand the program to serve more students and more schools.For more information about the program, go to the website:www.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.
1,000 Bags of ‘Weekend Food for Kids’
Linda Shilts, of Fairfax, is vice president of membershipof the Assistance League of Northern Virginia. Sheplaces full “weekend food bags” into large sacks thatwill be distributed to eligible students at three localelementary schools to help provide food to students atrisk of hunger over the weekend.
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Wilma Bastian of FranklinFarm is the vice president ofphilanthropy of the Assis-tance League of NorthernVirginia. She puts twopackets of oatmeal into thefood bag and then sets it onthe pile of completed bags.
At left: 1,000 weekend food bags have been packedby members of the Assistance League of NorthernVirginia and community volunteers. The bags packedon April 14 will be given to some of the students whoqualify for free or reduced lunches at three localelementary schools: Lynbrook Elementary Schooland Garfield Elementary School in Springfield, andYorkshire Elementary School in Manassas.
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Qreitem Receives County AwardC
entreville’s Fouad Qreitemwanted his company,Paisano’s, to give back to
his customers as much as they hadgiven to him.
To that end, Qreitem sponsoreda food drive and his delivery driv-ers picked up bags of food from cus-tomers after they dropped off theirpizzas. Working with Food for Oth-ers, the drivers collected about4,500 pounds of donated food to goto the needy. He is also active in thePolice Unity Tour, a fund that assistsfamilies who have had an officerkilled in the line of duty. Qreitemalso provided assistance to RachelD’Andrea, a little girl from the com-munity with a rare and deadly formof cancer by donating funds.
“Helping people in Fairfax countymeans a lot to me,” Fouad said.
For his work in the Centreville community, Qreitemwas recognized on April 14 with a Fairfax CountyCommunity
Champions award. Volunteer Fairfax and theFairfax County Board of Supervisors honored theCommunity Champion award winners in each dis-trict during the 19th annual Fairfax County Volun-teer Service Awards at the Waterford of Springfield.
Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey presentedQreitem with the “Community Champion” award forhis district. This recognition honors volunteers who
are dedicated to improving life in Fairfax County bybringing together volunteers, employees and inter-ested citizens to address needs and issues in thecounty.
Qreitem, a Fairfax County native, has run Paisano’s,an Italian pizza restaurant and carryout business, fornearly 14 years.
“It is an honor to receive the award and the title ofCommunity Champion for our local community. Partof being a person is about helping others. This is thecommunity that we live in and it is up to us to main-tain it and take care of it,” Qreitem said.
Photo by Louise Krafft/Centre View
Sully Supervisor Michael Frey, left, and Fouad Qreitem.
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Randy Mouri, a Fairfax resident fornearly 30 years, will compete as a solocyclist in the annual Race AcrossAmerica (RAAM) June 15-25, to raisemoney and awareness on behalf ofHabitat for Humanity of northern Vir-ginia (Habitat NoVa). Team Mouri isseeking support from the community forHabitat NoVa and will host afundraising event on May 10 from 11:30a.m.–11 p.m. at the Fairfax DogfishHead Alehouse. Randy will set up hisbike trainer outside the restaurant andspin for 11 hours during the fundraisingevent.
Dogfish Head will donate 15 percentof all receipts from the day, includingtake-out, to Habitat NoVa. All patrons
on May 10 can purchase raffle tickets towin great prizes. All ticket sales will bedonated to Habitat NoVa.
During the month of April, BarnesChiropractic Health & Fitness will offer aninitial consultation, evaluation and X-rays(if necessary) for a $25 donation to thePolice Unity Tour on behalf of patient andCentreville resident Kevin Whalen. (Thisrepresents up to a $240 value; some re-strictions apply). Call 803-8966. BCH&Fis at 13890 Braddock Road, Suite 108, inCentreville.
Special Agent Whalen and other law-enforcement officers will ride theirbicycles 230 miles to honor fallen policeofficers. The Police Unity Tour is from
May 10-12, and Whalen will ride fromRichmond to the National Law Enforce-ment Officers Memorial in Washington,D.C. The ride benefits the Memorial.
Want to improve one’s commu-nication skills? Be more effective inmeetings? Get a point across more con-cisely? Then visit the TASCToastmasters Club and learn how mem-bership can help one succeed. MeetsWednesday afternoons from 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. at the Northrop GrummanBuilding, Conference Center Drive,Chantilly. Contact Adim Okwudishu at410–227-0177 or Email:[email protected]. Visitwww.tasctoastmasters.org
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Marketing students in the Fair Oaks Class-room on the Mall course will open the annual FairOaks Prom Dress Shop at 4 p.m. on Friday, April29. The dress shop, which has been in business forfive years, has helped financially needy studentsattend prom in style each spring. The shop alsoaccepts donations of stylish, high-quality, dry-cleaned prom dresses and select accessories.
Dresses and accessories — including shoes,purses, and jewelry — are also being collected bymarketing students at some FCPS high schools andcan be dropped off at the store during hours ofoperation
The Fair Oaks Prom Dress Shop is located on thelower level of Fair Oaks Shopping Center inside themall entrance between Sears and Lord and Taylornear Cold Stone Creamery. Students from any areahigh school who are in financial need of a promdress can select a free dress during the followinghours:
❖ Friday, April 29 from 4 to 7 p.m.❖ Saturday, April 30 from 2 to 5 p.m.❖ Sunday, May 1 from 1 to 4 p.m.❖ Friday, May 6 from 4 to 7 p.m.❖ Saturday, May 7 from 2 to 5 p.m.❖ Sunday, May 8 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Craft Vendors are needed for the Holiday Ba-zaar and Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at Centreville United Methodist
Church, 6400 Old Centreville Road. Leased spacesfor vendors are going quickly. [email protected] or 703-830-2684.
APRIL 21, 28A new Women’s Bible study, “Discovering Who
We Are in Christ - Part III,” is being held atJubilee Christian Center on Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m.- 12 Noon, through May 31. Cost is $15. Childcare is available. At 4650 Shirley Gate Rd.,Fairfax. Call (703) 383-1170 to register, or on-line, www.jccag.org.
MONDAY/APRIL 25Lyme Disease Hearing. 12 to 3:30 p.m. Free.
Public Education is the topic as the Task Forcecollects expert testimony to help the governoraddress a rapidly evolving Lyme diseaseepidemic. At the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, Board of Supervisor’s Auditorium, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
Candidates Q&A. 7:30 p.m. Republicancandidates from Virginia’s 39th District, MillerBaker and Scott Martin will answer questions.Miller Baker, a Clifton resident, is aconstitutional lawyer who heads the appellatepractice of a law firm in Washington, D.C. Dr.Scott M. Martin, a Fairfax Station resident, has24 years of higher education and private sectoradministrative experience. The event issponsored by the Republican Women of Clifton(RWC). At Clifton Elementary School.
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYSCentreville Stitchers welcome adults who enjoy
knitting, crocheting, or other needlework craftsand conversation. Meets at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. Germain Dr.,Centreville. Admission is free. If you have anyquestions, contact Jo at 703-803-0595 or [email protected].
Thursday, April 28 — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
NOW THROUGH APRIL 23Easter Bunny at Fair Oaks Mall. Free visits. The
Fountain Court will be transformed into “TheMerrifield Garden,” a home for the Bunny, filledwith flowers, shrubs and trees. Children visitingwith the Easter Bunny will receive a free gift.Photo packages are available. Hours are Mondayto Saturday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. At the Fountain Court at Fair Oaks Mall.Visit www.ShopFairOaksMall.com or call 703-359-8302.
FRIDAY/APRIL 22Swing Dancing. 9 to midnight. Admission is $15.
With JP McDermott and Western Bop. Drop-inbeginner swing lesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m.;dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 ParkCenter Road, Herndon.
APRIL 22 AND 23Children’s Used Book Sale. The Friends of the
Centreville Library announce their semi-annualChildren’s Used Book Sale, to be held Friday, April22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 23from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of theCentreville Regional Library, 14220 St. GermainDrive, Centreville. Call 703-830-2223 or visitFriendsofcentrevillelibrary.blogspot.com.
SUNDAY/APRIL 24Easter Cantata. 11 a.m. The Jubilee Christian
Center Music Department will present an EasterCantata on Sunday, April 24. The public is invitedto sing in the Cantata. Practices are Wednesdays, 7p.m., except no practice on April 6. JubileeChristian Center is located at 4650 Shirley GateRd., Fairfax. Call 703-383-1170 or visitwww.jccag.org
TUESDAY/APRIL 26Fundraiser for Chantilly High Scholarship
Awards. 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. GFWC-WesternFairfax County Woman’s Club (WFCWC) will beholding a fundraiser at the Dogfish HeadAlehouse, which will donate 15 percent of thetotal sales that day to the WFCWC scholarshipfund. A silent auction will also be held. At 13041Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax.Admission is free. Call 703-378-7054 [email protected].
THURSDAY/APRIL 28Dominique Dawes Honored. 6:30 p.m. Tickets
are $60, including dinner. The Junior League ofNorthern Virginia will honor Olympic gold
medalist in gymnastics and co-chair of thePresident’s Council on Fitness, Sports andNutrition, Dominique Dawes, as its Woman ofVision. She is an accomplished motivationalspeaker and has been a spokesperson fornumerous organizations, such as the Girls Scoutsof the USA, American Heart Association’s ‘Chooseto Move’ program, Dove’s Campaign for RealBeauty, and she served as the president of theWomen’s Sports Foundation from 2004-2006. Tobe held at the Waterford at Fair Oaks. Call 703-442-4163 or email [email protected].
"A Little Night Music.” 6:30 p.m. cocktails; 7 p.m.piano concert. With pianist John Gardecki. Ticketsare $25/person; $40/couple includes cocktails.Presented by Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Inc. Atthe Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. VisitFairfaxspotlight.org.
APRIL 28, 29, 30"Stage Door.” Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m.; Friday,
April 29 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 30 at 7 p.m. atChantilly High School. Ticket information is atwww.chantillyhsdrama.com.
"Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat.” 7:30 p.m.; and April 30 at 2 p.m.At Westfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. For tickets, visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com or 703-488-6439
APRIL 28 THROUGH MAY 7"Working, the Musical.” Presented by Centreville
High School. Thursday-Saturday, April 28, 29, 30,and Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m., with matineesSunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. and Saturday, May 7, at2 p.m. Based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel and adapted by“Wicked’s” Stephen Schwartz, Tony Award-nominated “Working” celebrates the extraordinarypeople who make up the everyday world. Songsfeature music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winnerJames Taylor and Tony Award-winner Lin-ManuelMiranda. Tickets are $12 at the door; fordiscounted, pre-sale ticket information, go towww.TheatreCentreville.com.
FRIDAY/APRIL 29Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is
$15. With the Soul Tones of Swing. Beginnerswing lesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9p.m. to midnight. At the Hilton Washington DullesAirport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon.
SATURDAY/APRIL 30Red Cross Blood Drive. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To make
an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS and askfor the drive at Pender United Methodist. At 12401Alder Woods Drive, Fairfax.
Southern Gospel Concert. 6 p.m. With “Heaven’sHighway.” At Oakton Baptist Church, 14001Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly. The church is locatedon Route 50 l/5 mile east of the Route 28 overpassat the corner of Route 50 and Sullyfield Circle. Afree-will offering will be received. Call 703 631-1799.
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CENTREVILLE ..... $290,000 ... Detached ..... 0.22 ....................... BARROS CIRCLE6335 MARY TODD CT ................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $287,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 .................. HERITAGE ESTATES14504 SYDELL LN ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $283,900 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 ................ WOODGATE MANOR14608 THERA WAY ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $275,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.05 ........... WOODGATE CROSSING6959 COMPTON LN ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $275,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 .... COMPTON VALLEY ESTATES14515 SYDELL LN ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $270,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.06 ................ WOODGATE MANOR13711 CRYSTALFORD CT ............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $270,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 ......................... WALNEY MILLS14140 HONEY HILL CT ................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $270,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................. HERITAGE ESTATES6461 MCCOY RD .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $265,500 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........................ LEE OVERLOOK13804 ROCK TER .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $265,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................... CENTER TERRACE5717 CROATAN CT ....................... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $258,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.06 ........................ SULLY STATION13953 BATON ROUGE CT ............ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $255,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................. HERITAGE ESTATES15011 ULDERIC DR ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $254,800 ... Detached ..... 0.26 ......... COUNTRY CLUB MANOR14127 ASHER VW ......................... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $249,900 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 .... CENTRE RIDGE LAND BAY 114633 BATTERY RIDGE LN........... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $249,500 ... Townhouse .. 0.00 ....................... BATTERY RIDGE13988 BIG YANKEE LN ................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $245,750 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ............... SINGLETONS GROVE5718 HERITAGE CROSSING CT ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $245,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .............. HERITAGE CROSSING6350 BONHAM PL ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $245,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.05 .................. HERITAGE ESTATES14908 LADY MADONNA CT ......... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $240,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .......... LONDON TOWNE WEST14517 RAVENSCAR CT ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $240,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .............. CROFTON COMMONS5713 CROATAN CT ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $235,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........................ SULLY STATION14801 HATFIELD SQ ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $229,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.06 ..................... LONDON TOWNE14531 CASTLEFORD CT ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $228,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .............. CROFTON COMMONS14622 STONE RANGE DR ............ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... CENTREVILLE ..... $225,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.05 .......................... STONEHENGE
In March 2011, 101 Centreville homes sold between $1,095,000-$97,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $1,095,000-$225,000 range.
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Activities reported by the Sully policedepartment through April 15.
RABIES VECTORAnimal Control officers responded
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LARCENIES4100 block of Auto Park Circle.
Dealer license plate stolen fromvehicle.
5600 block of Flagler Drive. Toolsstolen from vehicle.
14800 block of Haymarket Lane.Jewelry stolen from residence.
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Play Celebrates Everyday Lifeters’ emotions.”Senior Kristina Rathjen is the assistant director and
also portrays a waitress named Delores. “She’s quirky,middle-aged and not the best waitress,” said Rathjen.“She’s been working at her job for 16 years and isthe star of the diner. She talks about what it’s like tobe a waitress — balancing checks and dishes — butin the end, she really likes her job.”
Rathjen enjoys her role be-cause she’s a part-time hostessat Rosemary’s Thyme Bistro, soshe’s familiar with waitresses.“It’s a challenge because Ihaven’t done many musicals,but it’s working out,” she said.“And I love playing Delores be-cause she’s so ‘out there.’”
Her favorite song is “It’s anArt,” which she sings. “The lyr-ics are funny and it has bothtango and ballet music,” saidRathjen. “And I do three typesof dancing in it.” She said theaudience will like the show’sreality. “It’s down-to-earth withtruthful statements and reallyneat elements to it,” saidRathjen. “Plus, we get to climbon 10-foot-high scaffolding,and the live orchestra is cool.It’s all coming together nicely.”
Playing ironworker MikeDillard is senior Mitchell Cole.“He’s proud of what he does, but wants people toappreciate his hard work,” said Cole. “He buildsbuildings, but no one knows he did them, so hewishes he could have the recognition for them. He’shardworking and doesn’t show his emotions, but ispassionate about his beliefs and his work.”
Cole likes his part because of Dillard’s pride andthe way he stands up for what he believes and wants.“He doesn’t let people walk all over him,” said Cole.He especially likes the song in the finale, “Somethingto Point to,” because “it sums up what the show’sabout and will leave a lasting impression on the au-dience.” Overall, he said, “They’ll like the fact thatthey get to see so many different types of characters,and there’ll be someone that everyone can relate to.”
Junior Anthony Ingargiola plays several roles, in-
cluding a migrant worker, stonemason and firefighter.“Tom the fireman is my favorite,” he said. “He usedto be a cop and switched to firefighting because helikes people. Sometimes, when he was a cop, he couldfeel the hate coming in to him.”
Describing Tom as “gruff and tough,” Ingargiolasaid he also has a sentimental side which gives thecharacter more depth. “He has a monologue and itisn’t something you expect an average fireman to be
talking about,” said Ingargiola.“It’s a challenge, but also fun, toshow all his depth in a brief pe-riod of time.”
Ingargiola likes the song, “It’sGreat to be a Newsboy,” best.“Binta Barry, who sings it, is re-ally funny, and it’s one of themore upbeat numbers in theshow,” he said. Ingargiola calledthis play is “a mix of everythingyou could get in a musical. Butit’s not like your average musi-cal — there are no main charac-ters or plotline. It’s people shar-ing their experiences and ex-pressing the stories about theirlives and jobs.”
Portraying housewife KateRushton is junior Emily Dwornik.“She’s in her mid-40s, withyoung kids,” said Rushton. “Shegives everything she has to herkids and is always thinking ofthem. In her solo, she lamentsthat people dismiss her as just a
housewife and don’t realize all the hard work shedoes.”
Rushton loves her role because “it’s really openedmy eyes and made me appreciate the work my momand all mothers do. I think it’s the greatest job be-cause you get no pay, and yet, it’s the most reward-ing because you raise strong, independent children.”
She likes the number, “I’m Just Movin’,” sung byMaryKate Goff as Babe, the grocery checker.“MaryKate puts so much energy into it, and it’s afun, upbeat song,” said Rushton. On the whole, shesaid, ‘Working, the Musical’ will help the audience“appreciate the little things in life and the work theydo. And they’ll definitely like the show’s energy. Wecare so much about it — it’s our baby.”
“She giveseverything she hasto her kids and isalways thinking ofthem. In her solo,she laments thatpeople dismiss heras just a housewifeand don’t realize allthe hard work shedoes.”
— Emily Dwornik
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I imagine the feeling is similar to what sol-diers, emergency responders, medical profes-sionals, etc., experience when under stress:they focus and act on their training. However,I don’t have any training – as a terminal can-cer patient, that is. As such, I’m not exactlysure how to live my life, what’s left of it, nowthat so much of what I thought remained hasbeen remaindered. I guess what I’ve donethen, is fall back on instinct, some of which Ican control and some of which is a kind ofemotional/personality reflex-type action.Reactions just sort of happen; I care, I don’tcare; I never really know in advance until thesituation/conversation presents itself.
One recurring situation that is agitating meof late is excessive courtesy. And by excessivecourtesy, I don’t mean the simple “Please,”“Thank you” or “Excuse me,” one hopefullyencounters throughout their day. No, myproblem, my overreaction comes from cus-tomer servers expressing over-the-top grati-tude and appreciation and empathy and offersof assistance – from my bank, my cable pro-vider, my phone service, credit card issuer,even the M.V.A. Enough already! Too much ofa good thing is still too much. I don’t need allthis emotional reinforcement. I’m OK, really.Just answer my question and stop with all thehand-holding (figuratively and euphemisticallyspeaking).
Don’t get me wrong. I want to – anddeserve to – be treated like an adult, respec-tively and courteously, but this recent depth ofconcern – for lack of a better word, is toointrusive, almost. I’m not that needy. I’m notthat sensitive. I’m not that mad or distressedabout any of it until – you’re so busy caringand concerning yourself with my overall satis-faction/feeling about the exchange, that you’rewasting my time (which, returning to my origi-nal point, I may not have a lot left of), ratherthan simply and efficiently answering my ques-tion and addressing or acknowledging my con-cern. Don’t say you understand, understand!Don’t tell me how glad you are to help, help!Do your job, politely of course, but stop tryingto anticipate my angst about the process, justmove the process forward to a logical and rea-sonable conclusion. I don’t want to die waitingfor an answer – or worse, a supervisor.
If I had to guess where this overreachinglevel of courtesy/willingness to serve a cus-tomer comes from, I would blame the“politically-corrected” world in which many ofus inhabit. Not only can you not look at any-body cross-eyed (figuratively speaking), youcan barely straight-talk anybody about a myr-iad of subjects – both personal and profes-sional, without fear of reprisal or worse, a law-suit. You’re better off being safe (avoiding thesubject/discussion altogether) rather thanbeing sorry. “Sorry” will likely cost you yourjob or your reputation, and maybe even yourcash reserves.
I don’t want anybody bending over back-wards for me. I would rather they just look mein the eye and speak to me directly. I realizemy perspective may be a little skewed, but Ihope I’ve made my point. And I’m not sorry ifI haven’t, and I don’t need further assistanceand I’m not interested in whether I’ve addres-sed all your needs, and I definitely don’t wantto wait to complete an automated question-naire about the experience.
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Sports
Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/Centre View
VictoryThe Westfield High Bulldogs celebrate a big moment during their 4-3 Concorde District home win over Chantilly last Friday, April 15.Westfield, with the win, improved to 8-0 on the season. This week,the Bulldogs are in Charleston, S.C. for spring break where theyare participating at the Hahahan Invitational. There, they wontheir first two games (of five) to improve to 10-0.
By Karen Fulkerson
Girls Lacrosse: The Centreville girls’lacrosse team faced two tough oppo-nents over the past week, ending up witha 3-3 record for the season so far. A 10-2 loss to the Chantilly Chargers showedthe Wildcats scrambling to breakthrough Chantilly’s powerful defense.Flo Duong and Erin Sanders each scoreda goal early in the game. MaggieDulkerian and Mackenzie Johnson wereinstrumental at ground ball recoveriesthat failed to turn the game. Highlight-ing the Centreville defense was goalieTaylor Marrow, who held off the Charg-ers with an incredible 19 saves.
The Wildcats came out strong in theirnext face-off against the Robinson Rams.Senior Taylor O’Hara was key toCentreville’s possession of the ball thatstarted the game off with an explosionof Wildcat offense. Junior MaggieDulkerian led the Wildcats scoring with4 goals, while Erin Sanders (2 goals),Carly Sane (2 goals), and Hayley Ander-son (1 goal/1 assist) combined to giveCentreville a two-point lead at the half.During the end of the second half theRam’s offense came on with a deluge ofgame-ending goals, beating the Wildcats
Battling for Soccer WinsCentreville, Westfield teams enterSpring Break following tough losses.
By Rich Sanders
Centre View
The Centreville High boys’ soccerteam, under head coach BrianCochran, had a win-loss record of
5-4-1 going into this week’s spring break.The Wildcats entered the break with con-secutive home losses — to Concorde Dis-trict opponent Herndon, 2-0, on April 7, andnon-district opponent T.C. Williams, 3-2, onApril 11.
The Wildcats will be looking to get backonto the winning track next Wednesday,April 27 with a road game at non-districtopponent Edison High.
Centreville opened the season with con-secutive home wins over South County, 3-1, on March 14, and Annandale, 3-2, onMarch 18. The non-district wins over thetwo teams from the Patriot District hadCentreville off to a 2-0 start.
But the Wildcats, in their Concorde Dis-trict opener on March 22, lost a tough,closely-contested 4-3 match versus visitingOakton for their first loss of the season. Thatwas followed by a wild 5-5 tie versusMcLean, which overcame a large deficit toearn the deadlock. The Highlanders are oneof the top teams in the Northern Region andco-front runners, along with Langley, tocapture the Liberty District title later on thisspring.
Following the disappointing tie with theHighlanders, Centreville came back instrong fashion with a 3-1 district road winover Robinson on March 28 to improve to3-1-1. Two days later, the Wildcats earnedanother victory, winning a 2-0 game at LeeHigh (Patriot District) for victory numberfour on the season.
Following a 1-0 shutout loss to visitingMount Vernon, a member of the NationalDistrict, on April 1, Centreville earned itsfifth win at Marshall High (Liberty District),a 4-2 decision on April 5. That was followedby the disappointing two defeats — toHerndon and T.C. Williams — going intospring break week.
Following next week’s game at Edison,Centreville will have just two more gamesremaining on its regular season scheduled— district matches versus local rivalsChantilly (Friday night, May 6 at home)and Westfield (Tuesday night, May 10, atWestfield). Both games will begin at 7.
The district tournament is scheduled tobegin on Monday, May 16.
Members of this year’s Centreville squadare: senior Haywaad Ahmadzai, seniorAnthony Azzouz, junior Adam Beaton,junior Connor Coward, junior ConnorCulleiton, senior Tom Cramp, freshmanNicholas Dziminowicz, sophomore AndresGarcia, senior Tyler Lawrence, senior TimHadsell, senior Ravideep Marwaha,sophomore Luis Navarro, junior NicholasMoraco, junior Angel Ricard, senior Bryan
Riedel, senior Amad Shammo, seniorEmanuil Stoichev, senior Jacob Straub,and senior Gerson Yalta Minaya.
WESTFIELD HIGH boys’ soccer enteredspring break on a down note following shut-out losses to visiting West Springfield, 2-0,on March 11, and Concorde District oppo-nent and host team Oakton, 3-0, on March15.
The Bulldogs, who had won their twoprior games — a 2-1 home win overJefferson on April 5, and a 1-0 road win atlocal rival Chantilly on April 7 — were 3-5-2 on the season going into spring breakweek.
Westfield’s two ties came in home gamesat the start of the season — a scoreless tieversus Woodson and a 2-2 affair againstMcLean. Westfield’s first win of the seasoncame on March 24 at home against SouthLakes of the Liberty District, 1-0.
Westfield, under coach JM Olmstead, hasthree games remaining on its schedule —May 3 at home versus Washington-Lee, May5 at South County, and May 10 at homeagainst Centreville.
Members of this year’s Westfield teamare: junior Tony Aguilar, senior SergioArzubiaga, junior Avishek Bose, sopho-more Kyle Campbell, junior Rohan Cutlip,
senior Willans Delgadillo, senior SergioForonda, senior Michael Harvey, juniorDanny Hohman, junior Connor Kirkham,senior Robert Marsters, junior James Min,senior Eric Munt, senior AJ Abarowski,junior Beau Rabung, senior Sharath
Rereddy, junior David Rosales, juniorBraulio Rosales, senior Andrew Sanchez,junior Alex Sharbaf, sophomore JordanShea, freshmen Danny Sosa, senior JacobStone, senior Cristian Turcios, and sopho-more Drew Wiltse.
CVHS Sports Report
16-11. Also scoring for Centreville wereMolly Donovan (1 goal) and Mary PatColandro (1 goal). This week over springbreak, the Centreville team is competing atthe Disney Lacrosse Tournament in Or-lando.
Girls Tennis: CVHS girls’ tennis lost toOakton HS on Thursday, April 14, by a scoreof 2-7. The Lady Wildcats played extremelywell but the Lady Cougars have a strong,deep team. Sarah Nguyen gave the Wild-cats their only singles win, winning hermatch 10-8. Cheryl Mazmanian and Nguyenwon decisively in their Doubles match, 8-3.
Boys Lacrosse: Despite a 2-0 early lead,the Centreville varsity boys’ lacrosse teamfell to the Chantilly Chargers 11-4 inConcorde District play. Junior Zack Sikorascored 3 of Centreville’s 4 goals during thegame, with sophomore Andy Balberde scor-ing the 4th. In another district game, theWildcats lost a physical game to theRobinson Rams, 9 to 1. Centreville’s onlygoal was scored by Zack Sikora, who laterhad to leave the game due to a heavy blowto the head. Sophomore Antonio Choi, whonormally plays defense for the Wildcats, andfreshman Kent Roy, who was brought upfrom the JV team, shared time in goal for
the Wildcats due to goalie Pat Prosser’sseason-ending injury a week ago.
IN ANOTHER RECENT OUTING,Centreville played their third game infour days and suffered a tough, closeloss to the McLean Highlanders, 11 to10. The Wildcats took an early lead inthe game, but saw the score see-sawback and forth throughout the game. Atthe beginning of the 4th quarter, McLeanled the Wildcats 10 to 7. CVHS ralliedto tie the score until the last minute ofthe game when the Highlanders pulledahead by 1 point. Props go to freshmangoalie Kent Roy, who played the entiregame, aided nicely by defender stand-outs junior Kevin Brawner and sopho-more Jake Hyde. Leading scorer for theWildcats was Zack Sikora with 3;attackmen Sam Marks and AustinErickson, who each had 2 goals; andmidfielders Andy Balberde with 2 goalsand David Kerrigan with 1 goal. TheWildcats leading player in assists wassenior Sam Marks. Andy Balberde alsohad 2 assists and Shane Kehl and TylerVennergrund each had 1 assist. TheWildcats will play their last two gamesin the week after Spring Break.
Centre View Sports Editor Rich Sanders
703-224-3031 or [email protected]
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Schools
Photo courtesy of Kelly Johnson
The cast of Chantilly High’s “Stage Door” poses in cos-tume. The show runs April 28-30.
CHS To Open ‘Stage Door’
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
When sound was firstadded to movies, it wassometimes tough for
actors to find jobs. And there was arivalry between film and stage ac-tresses about who were the “real”actors.
Chantilly High’s production of“Stage Door” is a behind-the- sceneslook at the lives of some of theseactresses in 1940s New York. It’ll beperformed Thursday, Friday, Satur-day, April 28, 29 and 30, at 7 p.m.each night. Tickets are $8 atwww.chantillyhsdrama.com and atthe door.
“The chemistry between the girlsis terrific, and they’re all doing agreat job,” said Director Ed Monk.“Besides the funny story, the audi-ence will also enjoy the costumesand set, and getting lost in a periodpiece is always a fun thing to do.”
There are lots of costumechanges, and the actresses’ hair isall done up in curves and waves. “Soin terms of hair and makeup, it’s oneof the hardest shows we’ve done ina long time,” said Monk. “But thekids are doing great and we havean especially strong group of girls— which is why I chose this show— because it has more parts forgirls.”
There’s a cast and crew of 41 and,in the play, several actresses are liv-ing in a boardinghouse. One of themis Terry, portrayed by junior AmandaMiesner. “The story’s about thestruggle between their wanting togo to Hollywood or stay on Broad-way,” said Miesner. “Hollywood wasconsidered more glamorous, butwas seen as ‘selling out.’”
Describing Terry as upbeat anddedicated to the theater, Miesnersaid, “She tries to remain true towhat she feels, although outside in-fluences are trying to push her indifferent ways. It’s really fun be-cause there’s such a large, emotional
Students portrayactresses livingin the 1940s.
range to her and she gets to inter-act with so many characters and gothrough so many different situa-tions.”
Miesner said the audience will likethe show’s comedy and set. “They’llsee the lobby of the boardinghouseand a spiral staircase leading up tothe actresses’ rooms,” she said. “Andthe story’s still relevant today be-cause — if you’re in movies — mostpeople have heard about you. But ifyou’re a Broadway star, most peopledon’t know your name.”
Junior Alex Johnson plays JeanMaitland, Terry’s best friend, whosells out and goes to Hollywood.“She’s not all that talented, but she’spretty, so she gets noticed more thanTerry does, although Terry’s a muchbetter actress,” said Johnson. “Butwhen she gets a screen test, she getsone for Terry, too. It’s a fun part be-cause Jean’s a typical ingenue — ashallow character using her looks toget through life.”
Johnson said the costumes andmakeup will be “awesome — trueto the 1940s era. Most of us have‘victory rolls’ — wide pin curls — inour hair, and the wrap dresses andevening gowns have cap sleeves; noshoulders are showing. And almostall of us cut our hair because theydidn’t wear it really long then.”
Playing Mrs. Orcott, who ownsthe club where the actresses singwhile waiting for acting jobs, is se-nior Tahlya Angba. “She’s very ec-centric,” said Angba. “She used to
be an actress in her day, so she’s fullof life and energy. She really caresabout the girls because they’re ac-tresses just like she was, so she’smotherly and helpful toward them.”
Angba loves playing Orcott be-cause “she’s so dramatic and over-the-top. And although she didn’tmake it big, she still thinks of herselfas an actress. She also wears loud,bright clothing, just like her personal-ity.” As for the audience, Angba said,“They’re going to really feel as if they’rein 1940s New York. They’ll also un-derstand the actors’ feelings and willrealize it’s not as easy to become anactor as they thought.”
Chloe Vasquez designed the setpieces and was in charge of the in-terior decorating. And seniorsLauren Phillips and Brad Vitale de-signed the set, itself, showing theinside of a tenement building, in-cluding the downstairs area wherepeople visit, plus doors leading tothe girls’ rooms. The most-promi-nent part is a curved staircase.
They started designing it in Feb-ruary, and construction began inMarch. The toughest part, saidVitale, was the curve of the wholeset. “If you put things end to end,there are gaps between the plat-forms and the actors could havefallen into them,” said Phillips. But,added Vitale, “Getting the exactangle to fill in the gaps was tedious.”
For him, the most enjoyable partof the job was “the building — see-ing it in progress.”
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Schools
Quang Nguyenlu of Centreville, an academicsophomore majoring in general engineering in theCollege of Engineering has gained membership to theVirginia Tech regimental band, the Highty-Tighties.Nguyenlu, a first-year cadet, is now a part of VirginiaTech’s longest-serving musical organization. TheHighty-Tighties represent the university at footballgames and parades all over the East Coast.
Kellie Sanders, the daughter of Kathy Sandersof Centreville and a senior at the Academy, has beennamed to the dean’s list at Randolph-Macon Academyfor the thrid quarter of the 2010-2011 school year.
“Oceans 20 Eleven”, the drug- and alcohol-free, all-night graduation party will take place at theDave and Busters on the night of graduation, Tues-day, June 21 from midnight - 4 a.m. Busses willdepart CVHS at 11 p.m. Students will return at 5 a.m.
Included in the price of the ticket are transportation,unlimited food and drink, $30 preloaded game card,casino, bowling, pool, music, and prizes. Buy yourticket now for the price of $70. To complete the reg-istration form and download rules and permissionforms, visit the CVHS website. These forms need tobe submitted to the All-Night Graduation Party boxlocated in the CVHS main office by June 13. ContactKristine Kruse at [email protected].
Local students have been named winners of theFairfax County Public Schools Student Safety andWellness Office (SSAW) annual Bookmark Contest.The top four winners in each of four categories wererecognized at a special program held on April 10. Thecontest is sponsored by SSAW in conjunction with theU.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
In the middle school division, third place wasawarded to Ye Ri Park of Liberty Middle School.
In the elementary school grades 4-6 division, firstplace was awarded to Rachael Lee of GreenbriarWest Elementary School, and fourth place to JoanKim of Centre Ridge Elementary School.
In the elementary school grades K-3 division, firstplace was awarded to Jasmin Yoon of GreenbriarWest Elementary School, and second place to LucyThornton of Clifton Elementary School.
JUNE 27 TO JULY 1Young Actors’ Workshop. 9 a.m. to noon.
Sponsored by the Westfield Theatre Boosters, thishigh-energy, educational summer camp is open toelementary students in rising grades 3-6. Tuition is$125 and classes will be held at Westfield High.Through theatre games, acting exercises, songsand dances, students will discover the artist insidethemselves. The week culminates with a show forfriends and family featuring routines made famousby Westfield Theatre actors.
Led by professional actor Ashley Dillard and currentWestfield Theatre actor and choreographer ColbyDezelick, the workshop is a great place to learn thebasics about theatre arts. Westfield Theatre actorsKevin Clay, Trevor Knickerbocker, Avery Hobbsand others will be camp counselors. WestfieldTheatre Boosters is now accepting registrations forthe Young Actors’ Workshop. Visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com.
Wildcat Writing Center. Free tutoring is beingoffered to help students learn more aboutcomposing, editing, and reviewing classassignments or projects, lab reports, resumes,college essays, research papers. Students canattend the Wildcat Writing Center in Room 220during B-Day lunches on Wednesdays, Thursdays,and Fridays as well as after school on Wednesdaysfrom 2:20 - 3 p.m. Contact Ms. Grace in Room 220or email her at [email protected].