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Math HonorsThe third grade Advanced Academics Level IV and III students from Poplar TreeElementary School competed in the Continental Math League Contest this year.There were three meets where the students had to solve challenging math prob-lems within a 30-minute time period. The following students were the top scorers:Michael Hemingway, Breanna Oh, Zachary Spiewak, Adrian Coray, and TaylorGreunke. All have been awarded certificates of distinction from the ContinentalMath League.

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For Mother’s DayElijah Green, 14, Adam Green, 21, and Cindy Green,mother, of Oak Hill, on the Maryville-Alcoa Greenwaytrail in Alcoa, Tenn., on Aug. 16, 2014.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

THURSDAY/MAY 7Kindergarten Registration. 9:15-

10:15 a.m. at Poplar Tree ElementarySchool, 13440 Melville Lane,Chantilly. Children who will be 5years old on or before Sept. 30, andlive within the school’s boundariesare eligible for kindergarten for the2015-2016 school year. Call 703-633-7400.

FRIDAY/MAY 8Blood Drive. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at G&C

Tire & Auto Service, 14008 WillardRoad, Chantilly. G&C is hosting theirannual blood drive. Donors receive afree lunch. Contact Cindy Ayer [email protected].

Kindergarten Immersion LotteryDeadline. 4 p.m. at https://insys.fcps.edu/immersion_k/.

MONDAY/MAY 11“Queries for Publications.” 7-9

p.m. at Gunnell House at TruroChurch, 10520 Main St. CapitalChristian Writers presents aworkshop on how to write a polishedmedia query. Free. Visitwww.capitalchristianwrities.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 15Application Deadlines. The Teen

Police Academy and Future WomenLeaders in Law Enforcement arecurrently accepting applications fortheir summer classes. Link for PoliceAcademy: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/services/pdf/2015teenpoliceacademy.pdf. Link forFuture Women Leaders:www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/services/pdf/2015fwlle.pdf.

SATURDAY-MONDAY/MAY 16-18Call for Auditions. Various times at

Mountain View School, 5775 SpindleCourt, Centreville. The AllianceTheatre is seeking cast members fortheir upcoming production of “ChittyChitty Bang Bang.” Visitwww.thealliancetheatre.org/auditions.html to learn more.

MONDAY/MAY 18Financial Counseling Clinic. 6-7:30

p.m. at Chantilly Computer LearningCenter Partnerships, 4101 ElmwoodSt., Chantilly. Volunteer financialplanners will help participants tacklepressing financial problems during a45- to 60-minute session. A freecredit report will be run, immediatefinancial situations considered, and acourse of action recommended toaddress concerns. Free. ContactLillian Diaz at [email protected] 703-988-9656 x108.

THURSDAY/MAY 21Liberty Republican Women’s Club

Meeting. 6 p.m. at SullyGovernment Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. Donna Hamilton,Director of Research for Virginiansfor Quality Healthcare, will be theguest speaker. Free. Call 703-378-4190.

SATURDAY/MAY 23Conversational English Class

Interest Meeting. 7 p.m. at FairfaxChurch of Christ, 3901 Rugby Road,Fairfax. Sign up for a two weekintensive course on conversationalEnglish May 25-June 5. Free. [email protected].

MONDAY/JUNE 22Financial Counseling Clinic. 6-7:30

p.m. at Chantilly Computer LearningCenter Partnerships, 4101 ElmwoodSt., Chantilly. Volunteer financialplanners will help participants tacklepressing financial problems during a45- to 60-minute session. A freecredit report will be run, immediatefinancial situations considered, and acourse of action recommended toaddress concerns. Free. ContactLillian Diaz at [email protected] 703-988-9656 x108.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

A festival filled with funand entertainment —that’s what’s in store atthe fourth annual

Chantilly Day celebration. It’s setfor Saturday, May 16, at the SullyPlace Shopping Center, off Route50 West in Chantilly.

There’ll be live music and danc-ing, food, children’s activities andeven an astronaut. The extrava-ganza runs from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,rain or shine, in the Kmart andBabies R Us parking lots. Admis-sion is free, as are all activities inthe Kids Zone.

The Chantilly-Centreville Cham-ber of Commerce (an offshoot ofthe Dulles Regional Chamber ofCommerce), in partnership with

K a i s e rPermanente, isputting on theevent. Hostsponsor is theshopping-cen-ter owner,Beatty Man-agement Co.And WesternFairfax Chris-

tian Ministries will be on hand allday to accept food donations forlocal families in need.

“A perfect antidote for our busy,remote-communicator lifestyle isour community gathering that wecall Chantilly Day,” said Dulles Re-gional Chamber President EileenCurtis. “Here is the web of busi-nesses, residents, nonprofits,schools, cultural and sports orga-nizations that together representthe heartbeat of a community. TheChamber invites you to come onout, meet your neighbors, sharenew experiences and enjoy thewonderful sounds and tastes ofChantilly.”

The event chairman is CarlBrown, assistant general managerof Staybridge Suites. He, too, isexcited about the upcoming festi-val and says the goal is to create asense of community here.

“Chantilly Day is a celebrationof our business community, civicand educational organizations,local leaders and all thingsChantilly,” he said. “It gives every-one an opportunity to gather for aday of free, family fun with lots ofactivities and great food offeringsfrom the local area.”

OPEN-INGANDAWARDS

Opening cer-emonies and the pre-sentation of awards willkick off the day at 11 a.m.at the stage in the Kmart park-ing lot. Children’s activities,rides and the Taste of Chantillywill begin at 11:15 a.m., with thestage entertainment following atnoon.

The Chantilly Academy’s AirForce JROTC Color Guard willpresent the colors, and then Fultonwill recognize and introduce thelocal dignitaries and guests. Thenthe Chantilly-Centreville Chamberwill give out various awards.

Among the highlights will be aspecial salute to SupervisorMichael R. Frey (R-Sully), alongwith the presentation of a LifetimeAchievement Award. The SullyDistrict’s only supervisor, he’s re-tiring this year after serving 23years in office. Frey’s actuallyworked for Fairfax County since1978 – first for former Board ofSupervisors Chairman Jack Herrityand then as former CentrevilleDistrict Supervisor ElaineMcConnell’s chief of staff for sevenyears before becoming SullyDistrict’s supervisor.

This year’s recipient of theChantilly Business of the Yearaward, presented by Sandy SpringBank, will go to the WestfieldsBusiness Owners Association. Theaward for Chantilly Nonprofit ofthe Year, presented by WesternFederal Credit Union, will be givento the Chantilly Youth Association(CYA).

The Dulles Regional Chamberwill also continue its long tradi-tion of honoring Educators of the

Year from its participating schools.Sponsoring this year’s EducatorAwards is Infinity QS.

Awardees include Troy Stevens,Chantilly High; Todd Utter,Westfield High; David McElfresh,Fairfax Christian School; TammyJenkins, Centreville High; LisaHoy, Goddard School, Chantilly;Jennifer Michael, Goddard School,South Riding; and Cecilia Escobar,Oakcrest School.

DIGNITARIES AND GUESTSChantilly Day dignitaries and

honored guests will include formerNASA Astronaut Daniel Tani,Fairfax County Board of Supervi-sors Chairman Sharon Bulova;Supervisors Frey, Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and John Foust (D-Dranesville); state Sen. DaveMarsden (D-37) and U.S. Rep.Barbara Comstock (R-10).

ACTIVITIES ANDATTRACTIONS

ties.Kwon’s Champion School and

the Northern Virginia VolleyballAssociation will give exhibitions,and My Gym will have activitiesfor younger children. G & C Auto-motive is providing an antique firetruck, and Chantilly High is bring-ing its robotics demonstration.Members of the school’s HispanicLeadership Club will do face paint-ing.

Besides participating in thefestival’s opening ceremonies, as-tronaut Tani will be on hand tomeet Chantilly Day attendees andsign autographs. And once again,pets will be available for adoption.

ENTERTAINMENTThe professional entertainers

will be rising-star, singer-songwriter Tommy Gann, who per-forms original music and popularradio hits, and neoclassical guitar-ist Matthew Mills, who combinescontemporary acoustic music withthe influence of Flamenco guitar.And from the local community,there’ll be performances by Cre-ative Dance Center and byChantilly High’s Jazz Ensemble,Latin Dance Club and Hip HopDance Club.

STAGE ENTERTAINMENTSCHEDULE

11 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies -Color Guard

Noon - Creative Dance Center12:30 p.m. - CHS Jazz Group2 p.m. - Tommy Gann

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Food, Fun, Music and an AstronautFourth annual Chantilly Daycelebration is May 16.

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Dan Tani obtaineda master of sci-ence degree in

mechanical engineeringfrom MIT. After workingon the STS-51 mission inSeptember 1993, he be-came launch operationsmanager for the Pegasusprogram at Orbital Sci-ences Corporation inDulles, Va.

In that capacity, heheaded the developmentof procedures and con-straints for the launchingof the Pegasus unmannedrocket. He also trainedand led the team of engi-neers who worked in thelaunch and control room.

Selected as an astro-naut candidate by NASAin April 1996, Tani completed two years of trainingand evaluation and qualified for flight assignmentas a mission specialist in 1998. In 2002, he was acrew member on the Aquarius undersea researchhabitat as part of NASA’s Extreme Environment Mis-sion Operations.

Tani then trained for and qualified as the backupflight engineer for Expedition 11.

After his flight on Expedition 16, he became branchchief of the International Space Station branch. He

also served as a capsulecommunicator for the In-ternational Space Stationand for Expedition 26.

Tani flew on STS-108Endeavour (Dec. 5-17,2001), the 12th shuttleflight to visit the Interna-tional Space Station.Endeavour’s crew deliv-ered the Expedition 4crew and returned the Ex-pedition 3 crew to Earth.The crew unloaded morethan three tons of suppliesand science experiments,and Tani performed aspacewalk.

STS-108 did 185 Earthorbits, traveling 4.8 mil-lion miles in 283 hours, 36minutes, including aspacewalk lasting 4 hours,

12 minutes.On his second spaceflight, Tani served as Expedi-

tion-16 flight engineer and spent 120 days living andworking aboard the International Space Station.While there, he performed numerous robotic opera-tions in support of the installation, logging 34 hours,59 minutes during five spacewalks. He left NASA inAugust 2012 to become vice president of Mission andCargo Operations in Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Ad-vanced Programs Group.

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Food, Fun and MusicFrom Page 3

3 p.m. - Matthew Mills4 p.m. - Hip Hop, Bollywood and Napalese danc-

ingNote: Schedule is subject to change.

TASTE OF CHANTILLYOffering food for a variety of palates will be the

Chantilly National Golf Club, Golly Waffles, Chick-fil-A, Paisano’s, Bungalow Billiards, Tailgator TobyNOVA, and The Similans Thai Eatery.

BUSINESS EXPOThe Westfields Business Owners Association wel-

comes everyone to this year’s Business Expo. It givesarea residents a chance to see what’s available tothem in their community. And many will be offeringgiveaways and prizes to people who visit their tables.

“We have a wonderful array of businesses, rang-ing from home improvements to health organizationsand adventure companies,” said Chamber of Com-merce spokeswoman Patrice Gerideau. “The newWalmart, due to open in South Riding this July, willbe there to hire its staff. Frying Pan Farm Park is bring-ing some four-legged friends, and Kids Swim Firstwill offer opportunities for summer (and beyond)fun.”

This year’s business expo features a myriad of lo-cal businesses, including the food vendors,” she con-tinued. “The chamber extends special thanks to ourpresenting sponsor Kaiser Permanente, promotionalsponsors 110RPM, TriVision Studios, the ChantillyConnection and Centre View newspapers, host spon-

sor Beatty Management and all our sponsors formaking Chantilly Day 2015 possible.”

DONATE FOOD TO WFCMChantilly Day also includes a food drive for West-

ern Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM). ThisChantilly-based, nonprofit provides food, clothingand emergency financial aid to local families peoplein need.

But it needs help restocking its food pantry to gearup for summer when the need is greatest. That’s whenmany children who depend on free and reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches in school no longerhave food to eat.

So people attending Chantilly Day are asked tobring with them nonperishable food to donate toWFCM. For each food item they contribute, they’llreceive a raffle ticket for prizes, so those bringingthe most items to the table outside the Kmart en-trance will have the best chance to win.

OFF-SITE PARKING, SHUTTLEStaybridge Suites will run a shuttle from the cor-

ner of Centreville Road and Skyhawk Drive to andfrom the festival throughout the day. The satelliteparking lot will be at 3900 Skyhawk Drive, withshuttle service available every 15 minutes during thefestival.

Attendees may also walk the approximately quar-ter mile to the festival from the parking lot. Festivalvisitors are asked to not park in front of Kmart andBabies R Us, since their limited parking is only forthe use of store customers.

The Westfields Business Own-ers Association welcomes every-one to this year’s Business Expo.Below are some of the busi-nesses confirmed to participateat this year’s event:

110RPM123JunkAir and Space Self StorageAmeritech Construction

CorporationBath FitterBlue Collar ObjectsBoy Scouts of AmericaBritto OrthodonticsBurke & Herbert BankCafe RioCellular Sales of VA, LLCCenter for Vein RestorationChantilly Chiropractic CenterChantilly Regional LibraryChantilly Youth AssociationChasing Auras PhotographyCMIT Solutions of CentrevilleCox Communications Inc.Dulles Area Transportation

Association (DATA)Dulles Golf Center &

Sports Park, LLCEagleBank - RestonEmpower Adventure Middleburg,

LLCFairfax County Republican

CommitteeFamily Hearing of Virginia

Focus Family Martial ArtsFrying Pan Farm ParkGideon’s InternationalGlory Days GrillHome Fix Custom RemodelInTouch Credit UnionITT Technical InstituteKids First Swim SchoolsKitchen SaverKwon’s Champion SchoolMainStreet BankNew York Life, ViennaNorthern Virginia Volleyball

AssociationOakton Baptist ChurchParadise Smiles of ChantillyPatient FirstPNC Bank - Dulles 28Quality Chiropractic & RehabRed Carpet RemodelingResidence Inn Marriott ChantillyRotary Club of Centreville &

ChantillySandy Spring Bank - ChantillyService Specialties, Inc.Sleep NumberSmart Business OptionsSterling Restaurant SupplyThe Crossings at ChantillyThe Goddard School in ChantillyThe Writing AcademyTriVision StudiosUnited Bank - ChantillyUnited States Marine CorpsWalmart Store - South RidingWashington Metropolitan Area

Transit AuthorityWestern Federal Credit Union

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See Garza, Page 11

See Kincaid, Page 11

By Stacey A. Kincaid

Sheriff, Fairfax County

Across the nation, people are having se-rious discussions about how to alter thedynamic that too often exists between

some law enforcement officers and individu-als. Out of each case, we learn something thatwill help us go forward. So, as justice pursuesits course in Fairfax County with re-gard to the tragic death of NatashaMcKenna, let’s not lose sight of thereal underlying problem: the sys-temic mishandling of mentally ill patients whohave few or no resources, and lawenforcement’s struggle to deal with untreatedor undertreated individuals.

There is a teachable moment here for thoseof us who have dedicated our lives to law en-

forcement and for members of the communitywho believe in dignity and fairness for thosewho come into contact with the criminal jus-tice system.

All of us are eager — and many are impa-tient — for the investigation into Ms.McKenna’s death to be concluded. This inci-dent has not been forgotten or ignored. Fromthe beginning, the Sheriff’s Office has cooper-

ated with the investigation fully. Therecent completion of a report by theOffice of the Chief Medical Examinermeans the investigation is nearing a

close. I have not offered more than passingcomment because, as both a law enforcementofficial and a citizen, I do not want to preju-dice the outcome of an investigation in advanceof the facts by answering questions to which Ido not have the answers, or by anticipating

actions I might take once all the facts areknown. I admit to having been disappointedthat someone chose to release internal docu-ments — for the same reasons I think anyoneinterested in justice and fairness would be.

In the meantime, and for the foreseeablefuture, our jail will continue to be a warehousefor individuals with mental illness who havebeen unable or unwilling to access effectiveclinical care, social services and housing in thecommunity.

About 40 percent of the inmates in our jailhave been identified as needing some level ofmental health care during their incarceration.More than a quarter have a serious mental ill-ness — often combined with a substance abusedisorder — that requires intervention, regulartreatment and medication management. The

Law Enforcement, the Mentally Ill and the Pursuit of Justice

Commentary

Statement from Fairfax County Public Schools Super-intendent Karen K. Garza following the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors passage of the Fairfax County Fis-cal Year (FY) 2016 budget:

Once again, we find that the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors hasfailed to fully fund Fairfax County

Public Schools (FCPS). This is extremely dis-heartening — we entered this budget yearmaking a good faith effort to workcollaboratively with the Board of Supervisors.

We worked for nearly a year with the CountyExecutive and the Board of Supervisors to de-velop a reasonable budget that met only thevery minimal needs of FCPS, and in the endthey did not deliver.

Supervisors are sending a clear message thatthey are unconcerned about the increasingchallenges of our students, our teachers, andour schools. The supervisors refused to fullyfund our budget for the 2015-16 school year(FY 2016), when faced with a nominal $7.6million deficit. We have grave concerns as towhat will happen in the 2016-17 (FY 2017)school year when we face a devastating short-fall of more than $100 million.

The entire Fairfax County community has acritical decision to make: either we invest thenecessary funds in our students and schools,or we will have to work together to decide whatto cut — and we cannot cut our way to excel-lence.

Due to years of chronic underfundingcoupled with a decade of significant enrollmentgrowth and increasing student needs, we willnot be able to sustain the current quality northe full range of academic programming wecurrently offer our students. We have soughtto protect the classroom to date, but with thescale of the FY 2017 shortfall, we will have totake a serious look at the programs that wemust cut starting in the 2016-17 school year.These cuts will likely affect all current aca-demic programming including limiting electivechoices, reducing career and technical pro-grams, impacting advanced offerings, andagain raising class sizes at all levels. We mustmake these difficult choices by December 2015because students begin their course selectionsin January 2016.

Since 2008, we have cut 2,175 positions and

Garza Calls on Community to Help #saveFCPSSuperintendent saysFCPS faces deficitof more than $100million; FCPSexcellence at risk.

There are families dealing with hun-ger in every county in the UnitedStates, including here in NorthernVirginia.

In Fairfax, there are 67,190 peoplewho are food insecure, (facing hungerat some point monthly) which is morethan 6 percent of the population, according toa report by Feeding America.

In Arlington, 8.7 percent of the populationis food insecure, 18,750 people. In Alexandria,10.8 percent of the population faces hunger atleast monthly, that’s 15,540 people.

You can see the national data by county inan interactive map: map.feedingamerica.org/

ON SATURDAY, MAY 9, as they deliver mail,

postal carriers will collect donations of non-perishable food left by residents near their mailboxes. They will be joined by retired letter car-

riers, by family members and friends,and by volunteers to help collect and dis-tribute the sacks of non-perishable fooditems that get left next to mailboxes that

morning.People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag

containing non-perishable foods such ascanned soup; canned vegetables; canned meatsand fish; pasta; peanut butter; rice or cerealnext to their mailbox before the regular maildelivery on Saturday. Carriers will bring thefood to local food banks, pantries and shel-ters.

The annual food drive is held in more than

10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, theDistrict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the VirginIslands and Guam. Last year almost 73 millionpounds of food was collected in the one-dayevent for people in need throughout the UnitedStates.

CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED by hunger dis-proportionately, with nearly 30 percent of stu-dents in Fairfax County Public Schools poorenough to receive subsidized meals at school,which is an incredible 51,968 students. Thatpercentage is more than 31 percent in Arling-ton with more than 7,700 students poorenough to get meal benefits. In Alexandria, 60percent of students are poor enough to getmeal benefits; that’s almost 8,600 students.

Many of these students go hungry on week-ends, during school closures for bad weatherand in the summer. More on that soon.

In the meantime, leave a bag of food out byyour mailbox on Saturday.

— Mary Kimm

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Saturday, May 9, is the postal carriersfood drive; put a sturdy bag with fooddonation next to your mailbox that morning.

Hunger Is Widespread

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Includedate, time, location, description and con-tact for event: phone, email and/orwebsite. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

ONGOINGFamily Fridays Movie Series.

Fridays at sunset through June 26, atThe Manassas Campus of NorthernVirginia Community College, 6901Sudley Road, Manassas. Admission is$3, free with NOVA ID. Visitwww.novamanassas.wix.com/movies.

Sully Historic Site. 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Enjoy guidedtours of the 1794 home of NorthernVirginia’s first Congressman, RichardBland Lee. $7/adult; $6/student; $5/senior and child. Hours are 11 a.m.-4p.m. 703-437-1794.

Singing. 7:30 p.m. at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 13421 Twin LakesDrive, Clifton. The Fairfax Jubil-Airesrehearse every Wednesday whichincludes training by an award-winning director. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilaires.org for more.

“Creating Across the City.”Through June at Dulles InternationalAirport. Three organizations; CriticalExposure, The National BuildingMuseum and ARTLAB+ have teamedup for “Creating Across the City: ATeen Art Showcase,” which providesan outlet through art and design forcreative local teens.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSYoung Actors’ Workshop. Rising

students in grades 2-6 mayparticipate in a workshop 9 a.m.-12p.m., July 20-24 at Westfield HighSchool, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd,Chantilly. The fee is $125. Visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com.

2015 Summer Programs.Registration is now open for thefollowing Fairfax County PublicSchools summer camps. Studentsshould register for programs basedon the grade they are in during thecurrent 2014-15 school year. Visitwww.fcps.edu/is/summer/index.shtml for more.

❖ Tech Adventure Camp will beheld July 20-31 at RobinsonSecondary School from 8:30 a.m.-2p.m. for students currently ingrades 5-7. This camp allowsstudents to explore careers andtechnology by rotating througheight areas including graphicdesign, automotive technology,culinary arts, television production,robotics, and computer technology.

❖ STEM Camp. Held in two sessionsat Robinson Secondary School: July6-10 and July 13-17 both from 8:30a.m.-2 p.m., daily. STEM (science,technology, engineering, and math)Camp is a one-week camp forstudents currently in grades 3-5 toexplore careers and technology asthey rotate through activitiesfocused on science.

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Rushhi Entertainment’s 14th annual festival will celebrate Indian culture with adance competition, live performances, shopping and food. The Festival will takeplace at 12-9 p.m. on Saturday, 12-7 p.m. on Sunday at Dulles Expo Center, 4368Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly. Admission is $5 for adults, free for childrenunder 5. Visit www.hifestival.com.

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Arts. Held July 13-24 at RobinsonSecondary School from 8:30 a.m.-2p.m. daily, Monday through Friday.Designed for students currently ingrades 3-5, E-IFTA offers participantsa total immersion in the arts as theyrotate through classes in dance,drama, music, and visual art.

❖ Institute for the Arts. Held July 6-30 at Robinson Secondary Schoolfrom 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. daily, Mondaythrough Friday. Designed forstudents currently in grades 6-11,IFTA allows students to create,perform, experiment, and explore—all in various music, dance, visual art,and theatre venues.

❖ Robinson Extended Day Adultand Community EducationEnrichment. Programs will be heldJuly 6-31 at Robinson SecondarySchool and will begin after TechAdventure Camp, STEM Camp, IFTAand E-IFTA end. These programs arefor students currently in grades 1-11and will provide a continuum ofactivities for students who wantadditional programs and activities.Programs will include the ForeignLanguage Experience Program(FLEX), Culinary Adventure Camp,Language Immersion Camp, CreativeWriting, Computer Graphics, andChess.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

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Many of the athleteswho helped theChantilly baseballprogram reach the

2014 6A state championship gamehave graduated. Head coach KevinFord, however, thinks this year’sgroup has what it takes to get back tothe big game.

If Friday’s performance againstHerndon is any indication, Ford mightbe on to something.

Senior pitcher Matt Hogle tossed a

complete game, allowing one run onthree hits and the Chargers kept alivetheir hopes for the No. 1 seed in theConference 5 tournament with a 7-1victory on May 1 at Chantilly HighSchool.

The Chargers took a 2-0 lead in thebottom of the second inning thanksto an RBI triple by outfielder Jared

Enders and a sacrifice fly byoutfielder Forrest Wagner.That’s all Hogle would need asthe right-hander held Herndonscoreless until the seventh in-ning.

The victory improved theChargers’ record to 12-4, in-cluding 5-2 in the conference.The win put Chantilly in a sec-ond-place tie with Herndon,one game behind first-placeOakton.

“We played great — all fac-ets of the game,” Ford said.“We swung the bat well, we

had good approaches,good swings at theplate, Matt threwstrikes. The biggestthing tonight was hethrew his offspeedpitches for strikes andstayed ahead and gotthem to roll over on acouple pitches and gota couple quick outs.”

Hogle, the No. 3 pitcher on lastyear’s team, threw a first-pitch striketo 15 of the 24 batters he faced Fri-day. “My changeup was working re-ally well tonight,” he said. “It washitting its spot, made them roll over

a few times, that’s what we wanted to dowith that pitch. We were throwing offspeedfirst and second pitch, their hitting count,because one of our coaches gave us info thatthey jump on the fastball, so we were work-ing with that.”

Senior catcher Grant Bain, Chantilly’sonly returning full-time starter, praisedHogle’s effort.

“Hogle was [throwing well] and we werehitting the ball well,” Bain said. “[When]those two things are happening, we’re go-ing to win every game.”

How has Hogle improved?“I think he’s been a little more consistent

with his pitches and throwing strikes andgetting ahead and having a little more con-trol of spotting pitches,” Ford said. “Lastyear, I think he struggled a little bit withthat. But this year, he’s been solid every timeout. Every time out he’s given us a greateffort, kept it to just a couple runs and whenwe play defense, it’s gone pretty well.

“When we swing it like tonight and play

defense, we play pretty well.”The Chantilly lineup tallied

eight hits. Enders went 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI andfirst baseman Brady Ryan was2-for-2 with a double and anRBI. Designated hitter MattPadeway finished 1-for-4 witha two-run single, and Bainwas 1-for-4 with an RBIdouble. Outfielder AndrewKim and shortstop BrettNorwood each had one hit.

The victory was Chantilly’sfifth in its last six games. En-tering action on May 5, theChargers were the only Con-ference 5 team to defeatOakton, which won 13 of itsfirst 15 games.

How have the Chargersmaintained success despitegraduating so many key play-ers, including top pitchersEason Recto and AustinMargarida?

“We have a talented group,”Ford said. “When they puttheir minds to it, to have agood approach to the gameand take care of their job andtake what the game gives

them and adjust as the game goes on, we’revery good.”

Chantilly was scheduled to face Robinsonon Tuesday, after The Connection’s dead-line. The Chargers will travel to face WestPotomac at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May6, and Oakton on Friday, May 8.

“I think we can do what we did last year,”Ford said. “The playoffs are sometimes luck… so you can’t ever really walk into it say-ing I expect to do this. I don’t think there’sanybody we can’t compete with.”

Bain is confident in the Chargers, as well.“Win states,” the senior catcher said.

“That’s always the goal.”

Senior catcher Grant Bain is the Chantilly baseball team’s only returningfull-time starter.

Chantilly outfielder Jared Enders went 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBIagainst Herndon on May 1.

Chantilly Baseball Aiming for Return to State FinalSenior pitcher Hogle tossescomplete game in win over Herndon.

“I think we can do what wedid last year. The playoffs are

sometimes luck … so youcan’t ever really walk into itsaying I expect to do this. Idon’t think there’s anybody

we can’t compete with.”— Chantilly baseball coach Kevin Ford

Chantilly senior Matt Hogle pitched a completegame against Herndon on May 1, allowing one runon three hits.

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Bill and Betty Kenealy, ofSpringfield, make it a pointto socialize regularly with

their long-time friends, many ofwhom are other couples they metthrough work and through the ac-tivities of their five children.They’ve watched their children be-come adults, worked, retired andeven survived cancer. Now they’reliving together in a retirementcommunity in Springfield. Bill is85 and Betty is 81.

“We enjoy meeting for dinner ona regular basis or playing cards ordominoes and Bingo,” said Bill.

One of those couples is Georgeand Peggy White, both 80. Theymet when Bill and George werestationed together in the military.Both couples speak fondly of thestrength they get from their friend-ships.

“All of us have different storiesand have different backgrounds,”said Peggy White, 80. “It’s been aninteresting and rewarding.”

Healthy friendships and strongsocial connections provide morethan interest, say researchers.They are vital to one’s mental,physical and emotional wellbeing.A study by the National Institutesof Health show that people whoare socially isolated are more likelyto die of heart disease than thosewho have close relationships.While it might be more challeng-ing to make friends as one ages,the benefits are worth the effortsay researchers.

“Research shows that social con-nections are more important forhealth, longevity and cognitivefunctioning than any other vari-able,” said Linda Gulyn, professorof psychology at Marymount Uni-versity in Arlington. “Social sup-port … increased likelihood of get-ting proper health care, compli-ance with health treatments, diet,activity [and] mental health.”

A HEALTHY SOCIAL NET-WORK is credited with longevity.“Social support at all stages of thelifespan reduces people’s stresslevels, and this in turn promotesphysical health,” said Linda Cote-Reilly, Ph.D., associate professor ofpsychology at Marymount Univer-sity. Seniors who have active so-cial connections are better able tofight disease, they experiencegreater psychological well-beingand reduced incidence of depres-

sion, Cote-Reilly said.Social isolation can lead to de-

pression and physical health is-sues.

“One of the things that researchhas shown is that social isolationis a killer,” said Dominique S.Hubbard, professor of psychologywho studies social exclusion andostracism at Northern VirginiaCommunity College. “One of themost fundamental things that weneed is meaningful social connec-tions and asense of be-longing.”

In fact, re-searchers pointto a variety ofstudies thatlink health andlongevity withfulfilling rela-tionships.

“There is thisreally amazingstudy done inA l a m e d aCounty, Calif.,that followed almost 5,000 resi-dents for nine years, and foundthat the best predictor of mortal-ity rates were people who indi-cated they had few meaningful re-lationships, meaning that peoplewho answered they had manymeaningful relationships weremore likely to be alive than thosewith few,” said GeorgeanaStratton, Ph.D., (associate profes-sor of psychology at Northern Vir-ginia Community College in Ster-ling.

Seniors are more susceptible tothe harmful effects of a dearth ofcompanions. “Isolation is poten-tially very damaging to all of us,but most especially to seniors,”

Healthy Relationships for LifeResearchers say meaningfulfriendships help preserve health.

“One of the mostfundamental thingsthat we need ismeaningful socialconnections and asense of belonging.”

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said Pamela Stewart, assistantdean of psychology, Northern Vir-ginia Community College,Annandale campus. “Friendshipskeep us balanced and generallymore positive. They help to keepus busy, can give us a focus andkeep us more happily engaged inthe world around us.”

Retiring and relocating createschallenges when attempting tomaintain existing friendships. “Un-fortunately, for many the pool offriends becomes smaller as oneages,” said Stewart. “We lose touchwith our former work mates anda fair percentage of our friends

may havemoved away orpassed away.”

Those whoare no longer insituations thatoffer natural op-portunities forsocial interac-tions can stillrecreate a circleof friends.

“Seniors canreplace those byadding newthings,” said

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While social media has madestaying in touch with friends easierfor some, there are dangers. “Un-fortunately, there is a negative cor-relation between time spent onsocial networking sites and theinternet in general and the timespent with friends,” said Stratton.“Also, several studies indicate thatmore time on Internet predictsdepression. So while in-person re-lationships are great buffers forstress and protect physical andmental health, online relationshipsmay actually… hurt mental healthand social connections.”


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Nevertheless, it is what it is, it’s what ithas been and I doubt, living into thefuture, it will be any different. Writing acolumn or two about its drag on my coef-ficient is healthy enough, I suppose (betterto get it out than to keep it in, the mentalhealth professional might say). But I’mguessing the correlating/paralleling uni-verse might be that obsessing/ “compul-sing” over something I can’t change islikely not good for this soul or psycheeither. And if there’s any substance to theanecdotal claim that cancer patients/ survi-vors who can eliminate some stress fromtheir lives will have a better outcome/longer life, then the sooner I understandand accept control and/or lack thereof,with respect to my treatment/process/overall cancer experience (maybe a fewother areas, too), the more rewarding myfuture will be. As Clint Eastwood said nearthe end of Magnum Force: “a man got toknow his limitations,” so too must apatient know and accept his.

I likely can’t change how and when mydoctor communicates to/with me, though.He has procedures; I have mine. He hasrules, preferences, timelines, etc. As thepatient, I would say mine are probablydifferent. As to the oncologist who haskept me alive six-years-going-on-sevenafter originally giving me a “13-month totwo-year” prognosis, my reply to his e-mail was more wordy: “Thank God andthank you! Now we can relax a little bituntil we see you at our next appointmenton the 24th.” To say we’re looking for-ward to that next appointment would be abit naïve. Still, we’re not in fear for ourlives, as sometimes has been the case.

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KincaidSheriff’s Office is working to improve men-tal health care at the jail, but as of this writ-ing, we have no available options to prop-erly divert individuals under arrest andavoid unnecessary incarceration. In no waywhatsoever is this intended to justify inap-propriate, improper or illegal behavior bylaw enforcement officers anywhere; it issimply a fact.

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Garzanearly a half-billion dollars from our bud-get affecting every school and department.We have fallen so far behind in teacher sala-ries that we are no longer competitive andare losing talented staff to neighboringschool districts. Our teachers are the rea-son FCPS students excel and achieve. Los-ing our most experienced teachers will havea significant effect on student performanceand will ultimately affect the reputation ofFCPS.

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Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 8-9“Curtains.” 7:30 p.m. at Mountain

View High School, 5775 SpindleCourt, Centreville. The AllianceTheatre presents “Curtains.” It’s thepromising year of 1959. Boston’sColonial Theatre is host to theopening night performance of a newmusical. When the leading ladymysteriously dies on stage the entirecast and crew are suspects. Visitwww.thealliancetheatre.org for more.

“The Pajama Game.” 7:30 p.m. atWestfield High School, 4700Stonecroft Blvd. Westfield studentswill perform the musical whichcenters around conflict in a pajamafactory. Tickets are $10 in advance orwith student ID, and $12 at the door.To buy tickets visitwww.whspjgame.weebly.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 9“Fly-In to Victory Day.” 10 a.m.-3

p.m. at Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390Air and Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. Celebrate the end of WorldWar II in Europe. Free. Visitwww.airandspace.si.edu.

Flea Market. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at OaktonBaptist Church, 14001 SullyfieldCircle, Chantilly. Call 703-631-1799.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 9-10The Heritage India Festival. 12-9

p.m. on Saturday, 12-7 p.m. on

Sunday at Dulles Expo Center, 4368Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly.Rushhi Entertainment’s 14th annualfestival will celebrate Indian culturewith a dance competition, liveperformances, shopping and food. $5for adults, free for children under 5.Visit www.hifestival.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 10Mother’s Day Mimosa and Pastry

Bar. 11 a.m. at Paradise SpringsWinery, 13219 Yates Ford Road. Findmaple bacon sticky buns, muffins,croissants and more alongsidemimosas. Items may be purchased ala carte while supplies last. Visitwww.paradisespringswinery.com.

TUESDAY/MAY 12Audition Workshop. 6:30 p.m. at

Westfield High School, 4700Stonecroft Blvd. Westfield SummerStage is looking for studentsthroughout the Northern Virginiaarea to participate in their staging ofMary Poppins. Free to attend. Call484-574-8760 or visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 15-17International Gem & Jewelry

Show. 12-6 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.on Sunday at Dulles Expo Center,4320 Chantilly Shopping Center,Chantilly. Diamonds and other gemsfrom retailers from around the world.Children 8 and under are notpermitted. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.intergem.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 16Call for Auditions. 9 a.m. at

Mountain View School, 5775 SpindleCourt, Centreville. Westfield SummerStage is looking for studentsthroughout the Northern Virginiaarea to participate in their staging of“Mary Poppins.” Students whochoose to audition will be required tosing a song, dance, and perform aone-minute monologue of theirchoosing. Free to attend, but ifaccepted, there is a $300 workshopfee. Call 484-574-8760 or visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com.

Chantilly Day. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at SullyPlaza Parking Lot, 13910 MetrotechDr., Chantilly. Find a Business Expo,the Taste of Chantilly, Children’ sgames, rides, stage performances bylocal groups, Educator of the Yearawards and Pet adoptions. Free.See www.chantillyday.com.

Meritage Blending Class. 1-3 p.m. atParadise Springs Winery, 13219Yates Ford Road, Clifton. Learn tomake your own 2014 Meritage.Tickets are $55. Call 703-830-9463.

Clifton Caboose Twilight Run. 6p.m. at the Barn, 7139 Main St.,Clifton. Participate in the 1-mile or5K race. There will be a post-raceparty with food and live music. The5K race has a $24 registration fee,the 1-mile run has a $20 fee.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 20“Target America: Why You Should

Care About the Rise of ISIS.” 7p.m. at Fairview Elementary School,5815 Ox Road, Fairfax Station.Investigative journalist and authorErick Stakelbeck will present aprogram on fundamentalist groupISIS. Free. Visit www.cliftongop.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 23Brain OlympicsRx. 12-4 p.m. at

LearningRx-Fairfax, 10513 BraddockRoad, Suite C-D, Fairfax. As part of anational initiative to raise awarenessabout the brain’s ability to change atany age, LearningRx brain trainingcenters across the United States areholding a Brain OlympicsRx event.For every person who participates,LearningRx-Fairfax will donate $10to Brain Injury Services. Free.Contact Rebecca Oliver [email protected].

SUNDAY-MONDAY/MAY 24-25Art Guild Show and Sale. 12-5 p.m.,

artists’ reception 5-8 p.m. on Sunday,at The Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad. Artists will display and sellwork from a variety of genres andstyles. Admission is free for museummembers and children 4 and under,$2 for children 5-15, and $4 foreveryone else. Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 29Jazz Concert. 7-9 p.m. at Centreville

High School, 6001 Union Mill Road,Clifton. The JazzCats Café featuresCentreville High School JazzCats plustrumpeter Dave Detwiler and his“White House Band.” Advance ticketsare $8. Tickets are $10 at the door.Email [email protected].

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 29-31Quilting Expo. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on

Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday,10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday at DullesExpo Center, 4320 ChantillyShopping Center, Chantilly. Morethan 600 quilts and wearable art andclothing will be on display. Vendorswill be offering fabric and otherquilting needs. A one-day pass is $10,three-day pass is $15; children 12and under are admitted at no cost.Visit www.quiltersunlimited.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 30-31Vintage Virginia Wine Festival. 11

a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m.-5p.m. on Sunday. The 34th of its kind,the festival will feature food trucks,vintage cars, music and wine. $30 inadvance, $35 at the gate. Visitwww.vintagevirginia.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 31Book Signing. 1-4 p.m. at Fairfax

Station Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station.Historian Mary Lipsey will be signingcopies of her book, “A ChristmasFlight: Aviation Pioneer, Dr. WilliamChristmas.” Admission for museummembers and children 4 and under isfree, $2 for children 5-15, and $4 forall else. Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 3Civil War Forum. 7:30 p.m. at The

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road.“Southern Civilians in SouthernPrisons” is a program presented byBurke Historical Society PresidentJon Vrana, who will give a first-person soliloquy of local civiliansfrom Fairfax, Loudoun, and PrinceWilliam counties who were arrestedduring the Civil War. Free. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org.

SATURDAY/JUNE 6Born to Run Memorial 5K and Fun

Run. 8:30 a.m. at the ChantillyHighlands neighborhood. FranklinMiddle School will dedicate this raceto Jannine Parisi who died on Nov.20, 2013 as the result of a domesticincident. Registration starts at $15.Visit www.prracing.enmotive.com.

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