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By Alex McVeigh

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Representatives from 20 local companiesgathered at the McLean Hilton June 1 asfinalists for the Helios Human Resourcesannual Apollo Awards. The award was

created by Helios founder, president and CEO KathyAlbarado in order to recognize businesses with su-perior employee interaction programs.

“The Apollo is the only award that I know thattruly provides an objective, third-party evaluation ofemployee development programs,” said Doug Lay-man, principal of Arve Capital and a past Apolloaward winner. “It is the only award that provides anongoing forum for best practices.”

This is the fifth year of the Apollo awards, andAlbarado said this year they tried to focus on organi-zations that not only promote employee welfare fromwithin their company, but also make an effort to bet-ter the community around them.

“Employers are developing and enhancing leader-ship skills through organized community outreachand supporting philanthropic causes. They’re encour-aging employees to become people of influence,” shesaid. “The finalists this year are showing us how theyaccomplish this in their own workplaces.”

SpeakerBox Communications, based in McLean, wonthe Apollo award for emerging business. The publicrelations firm focuses on developing, educating andmentoring their employees, and as a result, more thanhalf of their company has been there for five years.

“Our team has evolved in the last couple years intoa key outreach program,” said Lisa Throckmorton,executive vice president of SpeakerBox. “Our teamparticipates in the community, they volunteer and itreally benefits our culture.”

The small company winner was Rose FinancialServices of Rockville, Md. A past winner, they havedeveloped a comprehensive employee training pro-gram called RFS University. Employees completemore than 40 training modules in order to learn howto best serve their clients.

“The effort that our team has put in has been in-credible, what we’ve been able to develop,” said TedRose, president, CEO and founder. “It has helped ournew employees get up to speed faster and more ef

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

In March, Joshua Gesslerwas convicted of six sexualoffenses — one, involving

a 15-year-old Centreville girl.On May 27, in Fairfax CountyCircuit Court, he was sentencedto three months in jail.

Gessler, 41, of McLean, wasalso placed on probation, mustpay $1,000 to a fund for victimsof sexual abuse and must regis-ter as a sex offender. But JudgeJane Roush declined to imposefurther penalties.

Knowing thathe’s lost his job asa corporate andsecurities attorneyand has been hu-miliated in front offamily, friends andformer business as-sociates, Roushsaid, “I think he’sfallen about as faras he can fall andhas been punishedas much as he canbe.”

Things began unraveling forGessler in May 2010, whenFairfax County police launchedan in-depth investigation intothe girl’s whereabouts after shewas reported as a runaway. Dur-ing the course of the investiga-tion, detectives linked Gesslerto her through a series of onlineinteractions.

Police arrested him, Aug. 9,2010, and detectives chargedhim with five counts of posses-sion of child pornography andone count of production of childpornography. They said he andthe girl had met in person andhe took photos of a sexual na-ture and transmitted them elec-tronically.

Then, following further inves-tigation by detectives with theChild Exploitation Unit, onSept. 16, 2010, police chargedGessler with 10 additionalcounts of possession of childpornography. The grand juryindicted him in January on all16 charges and, on March 28in Circuit Court, he pleadedguilty to six offenses and theother 10 charges were dropped.

Gessler entered guilty pleasto five counts of possession ofchild pornography. His chargeof production of child pornog-

raphy was reduced to contrib-uting to the delinquency of aminor — a misdemeanor — andhe pleaded guilty to it, too.

He returned for sentencingMay 27, and AssistantCommonwealth’s AttorneyLeah Tarrantino was the first tospeak. “Mr. Gessler was livingtwo, distinct lives — an attor-ney, husband and father, andalso a sexual deviant,” she said.“He had extensive and numer-ous images of pornography ofboth adults and children.”

She said Gessler also kept“meticulous records” of his

sexual encounters,took photos of thegirl and sent themto her. “He is soobsessed with sexthat the age of theperson doesn’tmatter to him,”said Tarrantino.“He has no sexualfilter, and [his]sexual devianceputs the youth ofour community at

risk.”Defense attorney Peter

Greenspun said his client hashad “significant, mental-healthissues for a long time, but thegreat news is that it’s all treat-able.” He said the victim toldGessler she was of age, and her“manner, speech and presenta-tion” led him to believe her.

Regarding the pornographyfound in Gessler’s home,Greenspun said Gessler hadn’tlooked at it in years. “Policefound box after box with duston them. The images were onold discs, but there was noth-ing in the home to view themon. They’d been there 15-20years; his obsession was collect-ing and cataloging them.”

Gessler then stood and ad-dressed the court. “What I didwas wrong — and even moreso with the victim in this case,”he said. “I betrayed the trust ofmy family, friends and col-leagues, and especially my wife.I behaved recklessly and with acatastrophic lack of judgment.”

Nonetheless, he said, “I’m nota monster. I have problems —I’ve been a mess for a long time— but I was able to mask them.But I’ve been in therapy for

Child Porn Charges:Three Months Jail

Gessler

Businesses Receive Apollo AwardsFifth annual ceremonyhonors companies withsuperior employee culture.

From left, Kathy Albaradoof Helios Human Re-sources, Eleni Antoniou ofHigh Performance Tech-nologies, Inc. of Reston,and John Remy of JacksonLewis at the fifth annualApollo awards at theMcLean Hilton June 1. HighPerformance Technologies,Inc. won the award formedium business.

From left, LauraThrockmorton and Eliza-beth Shea of SpeakerBoxCommunications, ofMcLean, Kathy Albarado ofHelios Human Resourcesand John Remy of JacksonLewis at the fifth annualApollo awards at theMcLean Hilton June 1.SpeakerBox won the awardfor emerging business.

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Booz Allen Hamilton andmore than 50 volunteers– most of them from theWashington, D.C. offices

of Booz Allen Hamilton — wereon hand on Saturday, April 30, atthe home of a D.C. resident par-ticipating in a National RebuildingTogether Day. A home known tohouse up to 10 family members,received a major, eco-friendly re-furbishment – carpentry, painting,gardening, cleaning and more –via the work that volunteers putin.

Rebuilding Together, in partner-ship with volunteers, donors andorganizations, revitalizes homesand neighborhoods for low-in-come homeowners and communi-ties in need, especially the elderly,disabled, families, and veterans,helping them to live in warmth,safety and independence.

The effort promoted a “greenway” of doing business, with 90percent of the volunteerscarpooling to the event or usingpublic transportation; all of the

broken windows replaced withEPA certified windows; all of thepaint reused form previousprojects; the items in the trash andrecycling bins were sorted for

proper disposal and reuse; thehomeowner given a sustainabilitypacket with tips for how she couldmake small changes to be moreenergy efficient and eco-friendly.

seven months and have begunto confront these problems. I’velearned their root and how to dealwith them. Although I’ve de-stroyed my career, I have manyabilities and personal capital,and I believe I can still have aproductive future.”

Reiterating how muchGessler had already lost, JudgeRoush said the worst things forhim were “being fired fromyour job, being publicly hu-miliated and having to turn inyour law license in three jurisdic-tions.”

“The sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl in the woods is themost troubling aspect of this, tome, yet that’s a misdemeanor,”continued Roush. “Still, regardingthe felony pornography charges,

it’s not a victimless crime. Maybesome child in Eastern Europe isbeing kidnapped now to producepornography because there’s amarket for it.”

She then sentenced Gessler totwo years in prison, suspendingone year and nine months, foreach pornography charge, plus themisdemeanor, and ran the sen-tences concurrently, for a total ofthree months to serve. She alsoplaced him on two years active

Gessler Sentenced to Three Monthsprobation, including polygraphtesting, and ordered him to un-dergo sex-offender evaluation andtreatment.

Gessler must also continue hismental-health treatment andcomply with any additionalmental-health treatment rec-ommended by the probationdepartment. He is to registeras a sex offender and pay$1,000 to the sexual-abusevictims’ fund. In addition, asample of his DNA has al-ready been entered into theVirginia database of con-

victed felons.Before his arrest, Gessler was a

corporate and securities attorneywith the law firm of Arnold & Por-ter in McLean. He obtained his lawdegree in 2000 from GMU, wherehe was an adjunct professor from2007-2009.

Andrew Richmond (left), Consultant, and Tal Aviv, (right),Senior Consultant, both aligned to Booz Allen Hamilton’sMcLean office participated in National Rebuilding To-gether Day event.

Volunteers Building Together

“I behaved recklesslyand with a catastrophiclack of judgment.”

— Joshua Gessler, convicted sexoffender

Activities reported by the McLean policedepartment through June 3.

BURGLARYA woman burglarized an

acquaintance’s home in the 2700block of Cedar Lane around 1:35p.m. on Sunday, May 29. Aninvestigation determined the suspectentered the 24-year-old man’s home,caused damage inside and stolemoney.

LARCENIES1400 block of Balls Hill Road.

Wallet stolen from business.1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.

Cell phone stolen from business.

Elmwood Drive/Johnson Road.Cell phone stolen from business.

2100 block of Evans Court. Toolsstolen from vehicle.

1900 block of Griffith Road. Bicyclestolen from residence.

7000 block of Haycock Road.License plates stolen from vehicle.

8000 block of Leesburg Pike.Sunglasses stolen from business.

8300 block of Leesburg Pike. Beerstolen from business.

1500 block of Lincoln Way. Jacketstolen from vehicle.

8200 block of Old CourthouseRoad. Computer and tools stolenfrom vehicle.

2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane.Tools stolen from vehicle.

8000 block of Tysons CornerCenter. Jewelry stolen frombusiness.

Activities reported by the Fair Oakspolice department through June 3.

ATEMPTED ROBBERYA 74-year-old woman was the

victim of an attempted robberyon Thursday, May 26 around 9 a.m.in the 13800 block of RembrandtWay. The suspect displayed a knife.He was described as black, between14 and 16 years old, about 5 feet 7inches and 105 pounds and wasriding a black, low-set bicycle. Thevictim was not injured.

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fectively.”High Performance Technologies,

Inc. (HPTI), based in Reston, tookhome the award for the medium-sized business. The company hascreated what they call the “CareerHighway,” which they say helpsprovide employees a roadmap totheir future development.

“Our senior leadership sets thetone, and it’s one of respect for ourpeople, and one that helps peoplegenuinely care about what theydo” said Eleni Antoniou, HR direc-tor for HPTI. “That sets the ton forour success in human resourcesand at HPTI in general.”

Washington, D.C. basedEdelman, a public relations firm,won the prize for large business.They have an internal educationsystem designed to keep theiremployees updated on evolvingtrends such as social media at theirown pace. They also have a Glo-bal Fellow Program, which sendsemployees to emerging globalmarkets. This was Edelman’s sec-ond time winning the award.

“It’s meaning to us is exponen-tial,” said Peter Segall, Edelman’sWashington, D.C. general man-ager. “Thirteen years ago, therewere 60 people in the Washingtonoffice and HR stood for the firsttwo letters of a piece of legislationin the House of Representatives.Today we have over 250 people inthe Washington office.”

Helios also presented the OpaAward to Pariveda Solutions, forwhat Albarado called “innovationand sustained community impact.”This was the first year of theaward, which was awarded toPariveda for the framework ofemployee interaction they havecreated, which includes requiredcommunity service.

The ceremony also launched theofficial release of Helios HR’s newbook “Building a Culture of Inten-tion: Visionary CEOs Define Orga-nizational Culture.” The book con-tains stories from past and presentApollo award winners about theevolution of their business prac-tices that have led to recognition.The book is available online atwww.amazon.com.

Companies Honored for‘Employee Culture’From Page 3


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By Cynthia Cross

The Connection

The 83 girls of The Madeira School’s Classof 2011 graduated under a cloudless bluesky on Friday, June 3, entering theschool’s “cathedral in the woods” - the

picturesque section of campus reserved for the an-nual commencement – with nervous excitement andexiting with joy, relief and diplomas in hand.

Olivia Boyle, elected as Senior Class speaker byher classmates, talked about the transformative en-vironment of Madeira, in which girls “enter as fresh-man like an unformed egg and emerge as seniorslike beautiful butterflies.” “I know this class will dogreat things,” she said. “Our colors are too beautifulto be ignored.”

The commencement address was delivered by An-drea Powell, President and Co-Founder of FAIR Fund,a D.C.-based non-profit organization dedicated topreventing human trafficking and abuse of women

and children worldwide. Powell, who has workedclosely with several Madeira student interns at FAIRFund, discussed the young Syrian girl she met yearsago who inspired her to found FAIR Fund. The girlwas a slave, forced to become the fourth wife of amuch older man to pay a debt owed by her father.Powell befriended the girl and looked for her laterbut could find no trace that she had ever lived. “Idecided then that I didn’t want to live in a worldwhere a girl could simply disappear,” she said. In-spired, she founded FAIR Fund with little knowledge,experience or skills. “But I did have the inspiration,”she said, “and that was the difference.”

“The doors are wide open to you right now,” shetold the graduates. “You are strong and empowered.I would like to challenge you to create a world wheremore girls have the chances that you have.”

Addressing her first graduating glass, Pilar Cabezade Vaca, Madeira’s new Head of School, told the girlsto ask themselves what role they want to play in theworld. “You are women coming of age at a time whenyou can take on leadership positions,” she said. “Youhave the power and I know you have the will.” Amongseveral pieces of advice she offered to the graduatesafter leaving “the picket fences of Madeira,” she en-couraged them to “enjoy every minute of everyday…Keep the joy of discovery alive within yourself.And be happy.”

ElizabethGrace, AlisonKayes, NoufAljowaysir, ZoeSlepian,IsabelleParenti, AshleyOdai-Afotey,Sarah Garman

Hannah Wheel-wright, KristenBishof, BrennaHealy, EliseAblin, LaniGalloway

The Madeira SchoolClass of 2012 promises‘great things.’

Graduating ‘Butterflies’Olivia Boyle,

Greensburg, Pa.

Boyle, Senior Class speaker,is the second in her family tograduate from Madeira; hersister graduated in 2009.Boyle will study culture andcommunication at IthacaCollege in the fall afterspending the summer inChicago living with her sistersand “hoping to find a job.”Long term, Boyle hopes to“make a difference in theworld, using media to connectdifferent countries andcultures.”

Lauren Belayneh,Alexandria, Va.

Belayneh, who was Presi-dent of Madeira’s Model UNClub, will study neuroscienceand political science at theUniversity of Pittsburgh in thefall. “I’m still in shock” shesaid about graduating fromMadeira. “I can’t believe we’rereally leaving!”

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Madeira Graduates Discuss Next Step,Plans for the Future

—Cynthia Cross

Lauren Belayneh, Olivia Boyle

Katie Sotos and Ashley Odai-Afotey

Katie Sotos, Potomac, Md.

Sotos will travel to Italy for five weeks this summer, whereshe will take a studio art course through a Madeira-LandonSchool program. She will attend Colgate University in the falland will study biology with a minor in French or musicaltheatre, a hobby she “fell in love with” at Madeira. Katie wantsto be a veterinarian. “That has been my life’s goal since I wasthree,” she says.

AshleyOdai-Afotey,

Olney, Md.

Odai-Afotey willbe working at anophthalmologist’soffice this summerand will go toCornell Universityin the fall whereshe will major inbiology. She willpursue a career inmedicine, aninterest she devel-oped throughMadeira’s co-curriculum pro-gram, whichallowed her tointern for anepidemiologist atNational Institutes of Health.


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Thanks to senior rower MaxHeilbrunn, the Langley HighSchool crew team rowed for a cureto breast cancer this spring. Maxfound information about Row forthe Cure and brought the organi-zation to the attention of his team.He inspired his teammates to helphim raise money for breast cancerawareness.

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Have you considered running foroffice? There are quite a few slotsopen for both major parties inthe coming election, and even if

you want to seek your party’s nomination youhave until June 15 to get yourself on the bal-lot. The primary election is Aug. 23; the gen-eral election is Nov. 8, this year.

In Virginia, all 100 seats in the House ofDelegates and 40 seats in the State Senate areup for election on Nov. 8, 2011, along with theSheriff and Commonwealth’s Attorney in eachjurisdiction, and many local offices aswell.

This all comes before any presiden-tial contest. That election is in Novem-ber 2012. But the news has been about Presi-dent Obama seeking to raise $1 billion (seri-ously?) for his reelection campaign and a col-orfully expanding and contracting Republicanfield (seriously).

Long before then, voters in Virginia will makesome very serious state and local choices thatlikely will have more impact on the quality ofschools, property values, traffic and transitchoices, public safety and all around qualityof life than will the presidential race that loomsin 2012.

This is the first election since redistricting,and many Northern Virginia voters will findthat they are in a new House of Delegates orstate Senate district, and that it takes time toget to know a new set of candidates.

In Fairfax County, where the public schoolsconsume more than half the budget of the en-tire county, a majority of current school boardmembers have chosen not to seek reelection.Intense issues, including disciplinary policy,school start times, broad and qualitative ap-proaches to course offerings, administrativecosts and much more are at stake.

Candidates for school board, a non-partisanoffice, have until Aug. 23 to file their candi-dacy. This is one reason that it seemed unfor-tunate for Fairfax County Democrats toscramble to endorse school board candidateslast month, throwing some established proce-

dures out the window literally in the11th hour in the process.

In other races, the primary is reallythe general election. For example, state

senate districts 30 and 31 that represent partsof Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax, have long-time incumbents Patsy Ticer (30) and MaryMargaret Whipple (31) retiring. A multi-can-didate battle for the Democratic primary ineach could predict the November results inthese heavily Democratic districts.

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tion. The previously compact district centeredin Arlington now stretches all the way to Ster-ling. Huge swaths of McLean and Great Falls,long in District 32, will now find themselvesin District 31.

Similarly, District 30 is nearly 5 percent moreRepublican, but voted just 41 percent for Gov.McDonnell. The district now stretches downinto Mount Vernon, encompassing areas pre-viously in District 36.

These are just a few examples of why it’s timeto tune in to the local elections.

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Editorial

An Open Letteron Rail to Dulles

To The Honorable Ray LaHood,Secretary, U. S. Department ofTransportationDear Secretary LaHood:

I want to thank you for takingtime to involve yourself in thegrowing Dulles Metrorail line con-struction debacle. It is clear thatsomething is terribly wrong withthis program as the total cost forthe effort has skyrocketed from$2.5 billion in 2004 according tothe final Environmental ImpactStatement to more than $6.3 bil-lion today. This two and one-halffold increase includes the one bil-lion dollar, forty percent increasein the cost of Phase 2 from $2.5billion to $3.5 billion dropped onus last October.

If, as reported in the press, youhave asked the several parties tothe Dulles Metrorail effort to finda way to cut the costs of the ef-fort, that is a vital first step. Build-ing an above ground station atDulles airport rather than an un-derground one may be part of thatanswer, but it will only reduce therecent unsubstantiated one billion

dollar increase by one-third atbest. I believe it is important tounderstand quite specifically howthese cost estimates—especiallyfor Phase 2—grew so quickly andastronomically. Otherwise, afterwhatever accommodation may bemade under your leadership, thecosts may inexplicably balloonagain. That may require a compre-hensive audit, as called for by areaCongressman Frank Wolf, whetherconducted by DOT, GAO, or an-other expert, disinterested party.

From a northern Virginiaresident’s perspective, the currentfinancing arrangement for DullesMetrorail construction is evenmore outrageous, however. As itstands now, Dulles Toll Road(DTR) users would pay the major-ity (56 percent) of the Metrorailline’s cost, seeing their current $2full toll fare increase in 2040 to$14.25 with TIFIA and $19.75without TIFIA per the Metropoli-tan Washington Airports Author-ity (MWAA). That’s approximatelya three- to five-fold increase inDTR fares in real terms. Whywould anyone pay $7-$10 to usethe DTR today? It is the kind oftoll increase that will see a largevolume of regional traffic divert to

local roads, clogging local streets,undermining DTR revenues (andMWAA debt service), and increas-ing state and local transportationcosts for improvements and main-tenance. In short, the allocationof Metrorail costs is so outlandishas to be unworkable.

While DTR users may rightfullypay a share of the constructioncosts to help ensure full use of theMetrorail line, there are severaladditional options for sharingthese costs.

❖ The Washington MetropolitanArea Transportation Authority(WMATA), which will collect rev-enues from operating the DullesMetrorail line, is not a party to thefinancing agreement nor obligatedto pay any of its construction costs.That’s unprecedented in WMATAexperience. Why isn’t WMATApaying for a share of the line’s con-struction?

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Eagle Scout candidate William Newton organizeda project to prepare Churchill Road ElementarySchool’s milkweed garden for new plantings. Will-iam, members of his troop, and several parents spenta Saturday afternoon preparing the garden for thesoon-to arrive plants. Cheryl Bamdad’s fifth gradersspent an afternoon the following week weeding partsof the garden and planting the milkweed seedlings.The milkweed is a food source for the Monarch but-terflies that second and fifth graders will raise andrelease next fall.

Members of Boy Scout Troop 869 alongwith some parents, help prepare ChurchillRoad’s milkweed garden for new plants.Pictured from left are Jose Ochoa and JeffKipers (parents), Will Baxley, John Baxley(parent), Nathaniel Kipers, David Todd,William Todd, Christopher Haley, JacksonCoerr, Eagle Scout candidate WilliamNewton, Michael Haley and Jay Sebastian(parent).

Churchill Road fifth graders in CherylBamdad’s class take advantage of thenewly prepared milkweed garden to plantmilkweed seedlings. Pictured from left areMason Liddell, Michael Kim, Diya Kallamand Alex Dacey.

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On May 17, Orla Conway, asenior at George C. MarshallHigh School, received ascholarship from the 2011Dunn Loring Woods CivicAssociation ScholarshipProgram. The scholarship wascreated for graduating seniorswith parents & householdshailing from Dunn LoringWoods in Vienna. Applicantsprovided information includ-ing awards, activities, commu-nity service, and examinationscores. Additionally studentssubmitted an essay reflectingon “how living in Va-DC-Mdarea has helped them pursuetheir goals.” Orla Conway will

use this scholarship towardsattending the Berklee Collegeof Music in Boston this fall.

Orla Conway has garneredboth VHSL and Cappie awardsfor theater and was inductedinto “The Statesman of The21st Century” Hall of Fame.Her performances on stage atMarshall include: Peter Pan,Company, Reflex Action, Cityof Angels and most recentlythe roll of Roxy Hart in“Chicago.” Conway’s profes-sional performances include“A Christmas Carol” at FordTheater, 2005 and “LesMiserables” at Wolf Trap in2008.

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The Langley Choruspresented “A Saluteto Disney” June 2and 3, which in-

cluded selected Disney favoritesand also served as a final per-formance for 26 Langley seniorsbefore their graduation.

“Choir was like my family inhigh school,” said senior ColleenCofer. “I remember when wewere in Orlando performing asthe Women’s Chamber Choir,and we did really well, and Ilooked at my friend Abby, andshe was crying because she re-alized I was senior and it wouldbe my last trip, and then Istarted crying too.”

Freshman Paul Hefner, pre-paring for his first spring showas a member of the Langley Cho-rus, said he was impressedwatching the seniors prepare forthe show.

“They really know what’s go-ing on, and they’re better thaneven I expected,” he said. “It’svery impressive what this groupcan put together, and it was alot more work and thought go-ing into this performance than Ithought.”

Six different choirs compris-ing more than 100 students per-formed during the show andmany students are part of mul-tiple choirs. The Treble Choir,Women’s Treble Choir, ConcertChoir, Women’s Chamber Choir,Madrigals and Voicemale groupsall performed. Dr. Mac Lambert,director of Choral Activities atLangley, said they hoped topresent a show to appeal to

films such as “Newsies” and“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” andmore pop works such as EltonJohn’s “Lion King,” Phil Collins’s“Tarzan” and 2008’s “CampRock.“ Songs from 2009’s “ThePrincess and the Frog” provideda jazzy, New Orleans feel, while“Aida” added a splash of Broad-way.

“We try a little bit to recreatethe stories with the costumes,but also trying to just presentthe music to the audience,”Lambert said.

The show played over twonights, which is the usual for thespring show, but Lambert saidthere was one thing that wasunusual about this year.

“Almost every medley had asolo, and we had the most au-ditions we’ve ever had for so-los,” he said. “We held a lot ofauditions, and they were sogood, we ended up double cast-ing, one for each night, so wecould get them all in.”

Sophomore John Higgins saidwhile he was familiar with manyof the numbers being per-formed, putting them togetheras a chorus was a very differentexperience.

“It sounds a lot easier than itactually is,” he said. “When youhear the songs, you’re used tothe melody just being there, butas a chorus, we have to createdifferent harmonies to make itsound right.”

Students helped choreographsome of the numbers, which se-nior Zack Gray said was a veryrewarding process.

“I had a dream about how Iwanted it all to look, and I gotup right away and wrote it alldown on paper,” said Gray, whochoreographed the Tarzan med-ley. “It was a lot of fun to then

Spring show finishes successful 2010-11 school year,says farewell to 26 graduating seniors.

Langley Performs ‘A Salute to Disney’

Junior Jessica Bumsted of the Langley Women’s Cham-ber Choir performs a solo during a medley from “ThePrincess and the Frog” June 3 during the Langley ChoralSpring Show, “A Salute to Disney.”

Langley senior and Madrigals member Zack Gray pre-pares to surprise his mother Cyndi with a bouquet offlowers at the conclusion of the Langley Chorus SpringShow June 3. Cyndi Gray served as co-president of theLangley Choral Guild for the 2010-11 school year.

music lovers of all kinds.“We have six different choirs, so

it’s a matter of seeing what’s pub-lished and available and then find-ing the right voicing for eachpiece,” Lambert said. “These aresongs that a lot of students were

familiar with, so that made it alittle easier for them. And every-one has different musical tastes, sothe variety of styles should havesomething for everyone.”

The styles included the more tra-ditional musical numbers from

Members of Langley High School’s Chorus perform “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” June 3 as part of the “Salute to Disney”Spring show.

Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 8Ian McLagan. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. ‘60s doo-wop. $25-$45.www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/JUNE 9Ted Vigil: A Tribute to John

Denver. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

“Jack and the Bean-Stalk.” 12 noon1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tyson’s Corner. With an irreverentCow, a crafty, bean-peddling Strangerand a saucy Hen What Lays theGolden Eggs. Tickets $15 atwww.1ststagetysons.org or 703-854-1856.

Art about Art. 7:30 p.m. Vienna ArtCenter, 115 Pleasant St. N.W.,Vienna. Artist and children’s bookillustrator Jonathan Linton, who willdemonstrate principals of design.Free. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

The Levon Helm Band with moe.7:30 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. Folk music. $25-$45.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 10“By Jeeves.” 8 p.m. 1st Stage, 1524

Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. Amusical inspired by the P. GWodehouse stories of Bertie Woosterand Jeeves. $30 adults, $15 students.703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/jeeves.

Alte Kameraden. 7 p.m. Old TownPlaza, 3955 Chain Bridge Road,Fairfax. Gemütlichkeit festmusik.Weather permitting. Bring a blanketor lawn chair and a picnic basket.Free. 703-757-0220 orwww.fairfaxband.org.

Marcy Playground and ShaykaBoyz at 7 p.m., followed by ThoseDarlins and Natural Child at 10p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Englishconversation group. Adults. 703-938-0405.

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

SATURDAY/JUNE 11“By Jeeves.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 1st

Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. A musical inspired by the P. GWodehouse stories of Bertie Woosterand Jeeves. $30 adults, $15 students.703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/jeeves.

“Jack and the Bean-Stalk.” 12 noonand 6 p.m. 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad, Tyson’s Corner. With anirreverent Cow, a crafty, bean-peddling Stranger and a saucy HenWhat Lays the Golden Eggs. Tickets$15 at www.1ststagetysons.org or703-854-1856.

No Better Off. 5 p.m. Palladium CivicPlace Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave.,McLean. Free. 703-288-9505.

Natalie York and Rob & MaggieUlmer at 7 p.m., followed by FightThe Lion, Cerca Trova andPlayground Etiquette at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Historic Vienna, Inc. Used BookSale. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Freeman House,131 Church St. N.E., Vienna. Fiction,non-fiction, biography, business,sports, cookbooks, religion, Civil Warhistory and more. 703-938-5187 orwww.historicviennainc.org.

The Go-Go’s Ladies Gone WildTour with The Dollyrots. 8 p.m.Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. Pop-rock. $25-$42.www.wolftrap.org.

Tour of the Potomac Valley NativePlant Collection. 2 p.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Observe and learn from the nativeplant collection. 703-255-3631.

Bright Eyes with M. Ward andDawes. 7 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1624 TrapRoad, Vienna. Indie music. $28-$32.www.wolftrap.org.

Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. Horticultural tips,information, techniques and advice tohome gardeners. Adults. 703-293-6227.

Author Jyoti Sondhi. 1 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. Jyoti discusses her book,Lighting the Lamp Within. Adults.703-293-6227.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. The FairfaxCounty Master Gardeners Associationgives tips and strategies. 703-242-4020.

Plant Clinic hosted by the MasterGardeners. 10 a.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Gardening questions.Adults. 703-790-8088.

Summer Movies at the Library. 1p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library,7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Call for title. Age 16 and up. 703-790-8088.

SUNDAY/JUNE 12“By Jeeves.” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 1st

Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. A musical inspired by the P. GWodehouse stories of Bertie Woosterand Jeeves. $30 adults, $15 students.703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/jeeves.

“Jack and the Bean-Stalk.” 12 noon1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tyson’s Corner. With an irreverentCow, a crafty, bean-peddling Strangerand a saucy Hen What Lays theGolden Eggs. Tickets $15 atwww.1ststagetysons.org or 703-854-1856.

Sean Chyun & The Deceivers. 6 p.m.Concerts on the Green, Great FallsVillage Center, Great Falls. Rock.www.gfvcca.com/concerts.

Jonny and Apex Manor. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Historic Vienna, Inc. Used BookSale. 12-5 p.m. Freeman House, 131Church St. N.E., Vienna. Fiction, non-fiction, biography, business, sports,cookbooks, religion, Civil War historyand more. 703-938-5187 orwww.historicviennainc.org.

“The Armed Man, A Mass forPeace.” 4 p.m. Vienna PresbyterianChurch, 124 Park St. N.E., Vienna.With the Music Ministry, SanctuaryChoir, and members of the OratorioSociety of Virginia. Pre-concertlecture at 3:30 p.m. Free. 703-938-9050 or www.viennapres.org/ministries/music/events.

Mill Run Dulcimer Band Concert. 2p.m. Colvin Run Mill Barn, 10017Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. 703-759-2771.

Indigo Girls with TheShadowboxers. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Folk music.$25-$42. www.wolftrap.org.

MONDAY/JUNE 13The Duke Robillard Band. 7:30 p.m.

Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

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1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tyson’s Corner. With an irreverentCow, a crafty, bean-peddling Strangerand a saucy Hen What Lays theGolden Eggs. Tickets $15 atwww.1ststagetysons.org or 703-854-1856.

Matt Duke, Rosi Golan and HopeWaits. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

Woof, and Paws - Read to a Dog. 4p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Sign up to readwith a reading therapy dog. Age 6-12with adult. 703-938-0405.

English Conversation. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. English practice for non-native speakers. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Money Matters. 7:15 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Monthly group discussionfocuses on personal finance andinvesting. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Personalized Internet Training.2:30 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit RegionalLibrary, 7584 Leesburg Pike, FallsChurch. A 45-minute Internet trainingsession with a technology volunteer.Call for appointment. Adults. 703-790-8088.

Practice Your English. 6:30 p.m.Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-790-8088.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 15Red Wanting Blue, Riley Etheridge,

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Book Discussion Group. 10:30 a.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Call for title. Adults.703-757-8560.

Lunch Bunnies. 12 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,

Oakton. Bring a blanket and lunch,enjoy stories. Birth-5 with adult. 703-242-4020.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 3p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Model Investment Club ofNorthern Virginia. 7 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Newvisitors welcome. Adults. 703-790-8088.

THURSDAY/JUNE 16“Jack and the Bean-Stalk.” 12 p.m.

1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tyson’s Corner. With an irreverentCow, a crafty, bean-peddling Strangerand a saucy Hen What Lays theGolden Eggs. Tickets $15 atwww.1ststagetysons.org or 703-854-1856.

Author Norman Polnar. 7:30 p.m.Chapter 227, Vietnam Veterans ofAmerica Inc. at Neighbor’sRestaurant, 262D Cedar Lane, CedarLane Shopping Center, Vienna.Polmar, a naval analyst and author,will discuss his book, “ProjectAzorian: The CIA and the Raising ofthe K-129,” analyzing the CIA’spartially successful recovery of asunken Russian nuclear missilesubmarine. General public invited.Free admission. 703-255-0353 orwww.vva227.org.

Company of Thieves, Empires andSleeper Agent. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

Afternoon Reading Group. 1 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. Half the Skyby Nicholas Kristof. Adults. 703-293-6227.

Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Call for title. Adults.703-757-8560.

Book Discussion. 7 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Those Who Save Us by JennaBlum. Adults. 703-242-4020.

FRIDAY/JUNE 17Civil War Encampment and

Reenactment of the 1861 Battleof Vienna. Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. Awide range of commemorativeactivities will be take place in the areasurrounding the Vienna CommunityCenter, the site of the 1861 Battle ofVienna. This battle was the first time atrain was used tactically in warfare inAmerican history. The mainencampment will begin set-up onFriday, June 17th near the communitycenter. Activities will include periodmusic by Evergreen Shade starting at 7p.m. and storytelling of the Battle ofVienna by historian Jim Lewis on aprojection screen at 7:30 p.m. Thesefree events are at the Town Green, 144Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Encampmentactivities and demonstrations will takeplace all day culminating with thereenactment of the Battle of Vienna at6 p.m. With the 5th Regiment ANVand 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment,Company G. Free. 703-255-6356.

“By Jeeves.” 8 p.m. 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. Amusical inspired by the P. GWodehouse stories of Bertie Woosterand Jeeves. $30 adults, $15 students.703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/jeeves.

The Kennedys. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

Fairfax Saxophone Quartet. 7:30p.m. Old Town Plaza, 3955 ChainBridge Road, Fairfax. Classic jazz.Weather permitting. Bring a blanketor lawn chair and a picnic basket.Free. 703-757-0220 orwww.fairfaxband.org.

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try and explainthe vision I sawin my head, tellit to people andsee them put to-gether. And hon-estly, it came outeven better thanI could haveimagined.”

Lori Taylor,who was one ofthe accompanistsduring the per-formance, saidshe enjoyed thediverse song se-lection in theshow.

“It’s great to beable to movefrom show tunesto jazz to pop,and in a contem-porary way,” said Taylor, who hasbeen accompanying the Langleychoir for the past five years. “Thekids certainly work harder, but theenergy they use really comes outin the production. Doc [Lambert]is great at making them work toreach the best of their abilities, andthis is one of the most focusedgroups I’ve ever played with.”

Before the finale, which was“Just One Dream” from the“Golden Dream“ attraction atDisney‘s California Adventure, abrief video was shown onstagewhere the graduating seniorsspoke about their dreams andgoals for the next phase of theirlife.

Jane Abraham, co-president ofthe Langley Choral Guild, a par-ent organization that supports theLangley Chorus, presented Lam-bert with a token of appreciation

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for his years of service to Langley.She presented him with a letterfrom Governor Bob McDonnellthanking him for his accomplish-ments and dedication to the Lan-gley Chorus.

The show wrapped up anothersuccessful season for the LangleyChorus. They traveled to Orlando,Fla. In March for the HeritageMusic Festival and the ConcertChoir, Madrigals, Women’s Cham-ber Choir and Women’s SelectChoir all received first placeawards. The Madrigals receivedthe highest score of the competi-tion, with a 98 out of 100.

Lambert also had a bit of magicworking for him during the per-formance. A big Harry Potter fan,his students had gone to the HarryPotter world at Universal Studioswhile in Orlando this Spring andpurchased him a replica of

Dumbledore’s wand, which heused to conduct the show. Beforethe finale, he also donned awizard’s robe to conduct the finalnumber.

The number would be the finalone performed by 26 Langley se-niors who were participating intheir final show. Many of themhave been members of the chorusfor all four years of high school.

“It’s sad to see them go, and ev-ery year I think ‘how in the worldwill the junior class take theirplace?’ but they always come backand do it,” he said. “It’s a little bit-tersweet, because over their timehere, they’ve really learned how tosing and perform at a high level.”

More information on theLangley Chorus can be found athttp://www.langleychorus.com

Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

Langley senior Betsy Abraham sings a solo during a medley from “ThePrincess and the Frog” June 3 during the Langley Chorus “A Salute toDisney” spring show.

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WEDNESDAY/JUNE 8Pauline Shirley Toastmasters Club

Meeting. 6:45 p.m. McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Develop better speakingand presentation skills, learn to thinkquickly and clearly on your feet. Meetssecond and fourth Wednesdays of themonth. 703-893-5506 orpaulineshirley.freetoasthost.info.

THURSDAY/JUNE 9Networking, Interviewing and

Business Strategies ForSuccess. 7 p.m. The Women’sCenter, 127 Park St., N.E., Vienna.How being an introvert or extrovertaffects work relationships andinfluences corporate culture, plustechniques for networking,interviewing, and navigating workenvironments. [email protected].

Vienna Tysons Chamber ofCommerce Luncheon. 11:30 a.m.The Tower Club, 8000 TowersCrescent Drive, Vienna. With StephenS. Fuller, PH.D, Center for RegionalAnalysis, School of Public Policy atGeorge Mason University, on “TheShape of the Recovery.” [email protected].

SATURDAY/JUNE 11Legal Aspects About Separation

and Divorce. 10 a.m. McLeanGovernment Center, 1437 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Learn how the legalprocess works in the Virginia courtsand how to work with your lawyer. Asupport group will be available. $45-$55. [email protected].

SUNDAY/JUNE 12Screening of “Race To Nowhere.”

7 p.m. Vienna Community Center,120 Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. Adocumentary on the country’seducation system and achievementculture. Sponsored by Hunter MillCountry Day School. $10 in advance,$15 at the door. [email protected] 703-481-4422.

MONDAY/JUNE 13Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support

Group. 5 p.m. Lewinsville Adult DayHealth Care Center, 1609 Great FallsRoad, McLean. 703-734-1718.

TUESDAY/JUNE 14Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support

Group. 5 p.m. The SylvestryAssisted Living, 1728 Kirby Road,McLean. 703-506-2122.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS).6 p.m. St Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 432 Van Buren St., LowerLevel, Herndon. A noncommercialnetwork of weight-loss supportgroups with tools and programs forhealthy living and weightmanagement. Meetings are Tuesdays.www.tops.org.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 15VTRCC Networking Breakfast. 7:30

a.m. Teqcorner, 1616 AndersonRoad, McLean. With Peg McDermottof COGO Interactive on “Basics ofInternet Marketing, Social Media,Search Engine Optimization.”[email protected].

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Send School Notes to [email protected]. Deadlineis Friday.

Michael Shipley of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Emory & Henry College.

Katherine Kies of McLean wasawarded the Joseph Drown Founda-tion award at Cornell University ofIthaca, N.Y. The $15,000 prize isawarded to a graduating senior inthe School of Hotel Administrationwho demonstrates outstanding aca-demics, entrepreneurial spirit andcommunity involvement.

George Mahaney-Walter ofMcLean has received a bachelor ofarts in psychology from the Univer-sity of Rochester. Mahaney-Walterwas previously awarded a KauffmanEntrepreneurial Year scholarship,and is owner of Free Play Fitness,Inc. The 2006 graduate of LangleyHigh School is the son of Mary ClaireMahaney and Herb Walter.

Daria Hafner of McLean hasbeen awarded the Jefferson DavisAward at Bowdoin College ofBrunswick, Maine. The Langley HighSchool graduate is majoring in gov-ernment and history.

Olivia Grady of McLean hasgraduated with bachelor of arts de-grees in political science andeconomics from Rice University ofHouston, Tx.

Gillian Eiserman of McLeanhas been named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Bridgewater College ofBridgewater Va. Eiserman is a sopho-more majoring in businessadministration and computer sci-ence.

Omeed Assefi of McLean hasgraduated from Trinity College inHartford, Ct. He studied publicpolicy and law.

Jessica Donnell of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Hope College of Hol-land, Mi. She is the daughter ofCharles and Janice Donnell.

Kathryn Anwyll of McLean hasgraduated with a bachelor of arts inhistory from McDaniel College ofWestminster, Md.

Boyd P. Fahringer of McLeanhas earned a doctoral degree fromThe University of Scranton,Scranton, Pa.

Samantha Case of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Denison University ofGranville, Oh.

McLean residents RobertBensinger and Lindsay Freed-man have been invited to join PhiBeta Kappa at Indiana UniversityCollege of Arts and Sciences ofBloomington, In.

Marisa Hoffman of McLean hasreceived a bachelor of arts in politi-cal science with a minor inpsychology from Syracuse Univer-sity. She is a 2007 graduate ofLangley High School.

Tyler Stilwell of McLean hasreceived a bachelor of arts in eco-nomics from Connecticut College ofNew London, Ct.

Scott Sanderson of McLean hasreceived a bachelor of arts in philoso-phy from Connecticut College ofNew London, Ct.

School Notes

Udo Monks, director of the Detmold Jugendorchester, directs the opening piece of the2001 German-American Exchange Concert at McLean High School on June 3. Theorchestra was a combination of German students from Christian-Dietrich-GrabbeGymnasium in Detmold, Germany and of the McLean High School Chamber Orchestra.

Viola player Ansgar Theis, amember of the DetmoldJugendorchester fromDetmold, Germany, warms-upin the hallways of McLeanHigh School prior to theannual 2011 German-Ameri-can Exchange Concert inMcLean on June 3.

Pia-Marlen Halling was one of 40 students from theDetmold Jugendorchester that traveled to McLean HighSchool for the annual German-American Exchange Con-cert that takes place between the two schools each year.

McLean Orchestra membersMichael Anthony and Brian Royplay their parts during the 2011German-American ExchangeConcert in McLean on June 3.

Notes of Friendshipat McLean High

Photos by Robbie Hammer/

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Mclean grooved out to Billy T’s TimeMachine at the Palladium Civic PlaceGreen, located at the corner ofLaughlin and Lowell Avenue, early af-

ternoon this past Saturday. The concert was the firstof four to be held at the Civic Place Green this month.Billy T’s Time Machine plays a variety of rock androll, jazz, blues and country music from the fortiesto the sixties. The group is made up of four musi-cians: lead vocalist and guitar player Jerry Perman,piano player Bill Thompson, drummer Peter Falcone,and his son and bass player – “Pete” Falcone. BillyT’s Time Machine has played at the Civic Place Greenbefore. “This is our fourth time playing here and weare going to play once more this summer. We lovecoming here,” said Jerry Perman. The crowd got anenergy-filled show from a polished group that hasbeen playing together for three years. They openedup with “Miss Ann” by Johnny Winter, and then wenton to cover hits such as Credence Clearwater Revival’s“Bad Moon Rising” and the Cars “Let the Good TimesRoll.”

“These guys are great,” said Carla Freyvogel. “Acentral destination in McLean is missing so anythingthat promotes people gathering for music, sports,whatever it may be is a great thing.”

On June 11, the group “No Better Off” will be per-forming at the Civic Place Green from 5-7 p.m. OnJune 18, “The Grandsons” perform, and the BarbraMartin Duo will wrap up the month of June with aconcert on the 25th.

— Christopher Mudd

SummerConcertsKick Off

Cathy and Bill Colglazier (with their dogCarl). “We really love coming down here.It’s great on any given Saturday or Sundayit can be really crowded. It has a greatEuropean feel to it,” said Cathy Colglazier

Billy T’s Time Machine performs at Palla-dium Civic Place Green in McLean Satur-day: back row, from left, Pete Falcone onbass, Peter Falcone on drums. Front row,vocals Jerry Perman, and Bill Thompsonon the piano.

Ryan Miller and his family enjoying thewarm weather and music at PalladiumCivic Place Green. “We come a few timesevery summer and love it. I like the mix ofmusic from rock and roll to jazz,” saidMiller. From left, Krista Miller with hus-band Ryan, and their two children, Landonand Elisabeth Miller.

Monica Patel and her son Arjun. “We lovethe concerts. I bring my kids to come andhang out, we come all the time,” said Patel.

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McLean senior Jamie Bell bats againstWestfield during the Northern Region finalon June 3 at Madison High School. Bellpitched a perfect game against SouthCounty during the semifinals on June 1.

SportsMcLean Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

703-224-3031 or [email protected]

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

One goal turned out tobe enough for theW.T. Woodson High

girls’ soccer team in its 1-0Northern Region tournamenttitle game victory over talentedand determined McLean Highlast Friday, June 3. The finalscontest was played on a bril-liant, late spring night at JamesMadison High School in Vienna.

Both Woodson (14-2-3) andMclean (14-4-2) were sched-uled to compete at this week’seight-team state AAA tourna-ment.

In the region title match, aWoodson first half goal by ErinHavard within the first six-and-a-half minutes of the game heldup in the Cavaliers’ shutout vic-tory. On the goal, Havard, a se-nior midfielder, received a passfrom her left from teammateBrett Thomas. Then, from theleft wing area of the field,Havard sent a solid, lofting shotoff her left foot high into theright side of the McLean netfrom 30 yards out.

“Brett passed it to me and Ione-touched it [to gain con-trol],” said Havard, who isright-footed but scored the keygoal with her left foot. “I hit itlike I normally do - I like get-ting power on my shots. Itlooked like the goalie reallyreached for it.”

The ball went in and theCavaliers had the early gamemomentum.

Late in the contest, the actionwas especially riveting over thefinal 15 minutes as bothWoodson and McLean maderush after rush towards the op-posing goal.

“The game was pretty wellmatched,” said Havard. “They’dgo down the field and we’dcome right back. It was backand forth. I held my breath[down the stretch] but I hadconfidence we’d hold on.”

McLean’s Kristina Bettnerdescribed the game as a “dogfight.”

“Both teams played as hardas they could,” said Bettner.“They got the early goal. I thinkthis is one of the few gameswhere we were down [on thescoreboard]. So it was a differ-ent mentality [being behind].At first it was devastating. Butthen we calmed down.”

Both teams made strong runswith the ball but only the onegoal was scored over the 80minutes of play. Most ofMcLean’s shots on goal came onmedium- to long-range shotswhich Woodson senior goalieMarlee Stynchula was able tocorral.

Havard never really thoughther early goal would be the onlyscore of the game, but it was.

“At that point, no,” she said.“It was so early in the game.”

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The McLean softball team was anything butdistraught after losing the Northern Region softball final on June 3 at MadisonHigh School.

After all, the Highlanders had been here before —and everything turned out great.

Westfield defeated McLean, 4-3, to win the regionchampionship on Friday. The Bulldogs scored thewinning run in the bottom of the seventh inning ona walk-off hit by sophomore Caitlin Rudy, leavingMcLean as the region runner-up for the secondstraight season.

After last year’s loss to Madison in the region fi-nal, McLean regrouped and won three straight gamesen route to the state championship. After Friday’sloss, the Highlanders discussed what they accom-plished last season.

“If we can love each other for one more week andplay good ball, I think we can do what we did lastyear,” head coach Maurice Tawil said. “No tears [af-ter Friday’s loss]. We don’t have a lot of that on thisteam. We went into a little swoon last year when welost a very difficult [region championship] game. Ittook a little while to pick us back up and I just askedthem that I don’t want to repeat that. I want to comeback and practice hard and try to win three games,just like we did last year.

“We have some experience to draw on.”On Friday, McLean overcame a pair of one-run

deficits before tying the score at 3-3 in the sixth in-ning. Westfield was in position to regain the lead inthe bottom half, but McLean center fielder MarySpulak threw out Jessica McNamara at home platewhen the Bulldog shortstop at-tempted to tag up on a fly ball.

Westfield catcher LexiScoville led off the bottom ofthe seventh with a single. Cour-tesy runner Courtney Mecimoreadvanced to second a sacrificebunt and Rudy drove her inwith a hit to the gap in left-cen-ter.

“We threw a girl out from cen-ter field and she’s one of thefastest girls in the region,” Tawilsaid. “We threw a girl out on asuicide squeeze [in the third inning]. Our defensewas pretty good. We took away two runs for them.We caught up twice. I’m very, very proud of the waywe played. …

“We said all along if we’re going to lose a game,let them win it. They came in and got a pure base hit[in the seventh], moved her over with a bunt, gotanother pure base hit in the gap — there’s not muchyou can do about that. Not much my pitcher can doabout that — she might want that pitch back — but

no shame is losing like that.”After falling behind 1-0, McLean scored a pair of

runs in the third inning to take its only lead of thegame. Pitcher Jamie Bell led off the frame with adouble and third baseman Jessie Straub tied the scoretwo batters later with a sacrifice fly. Right fielderAllison Wilhelm then gave the Highlanders the lead

with a solo home run to left-center.

Bell suffered the loss forMcLean, but it was the senior’sdominance in the circle duringthe semifinals that helped theHighlanders advance to thestate tournament. Bell threw aperfect game against SouthCounty during a 4-0 victory onJune 1 at Robinson SecondarySchool.

“She was just outstanding,”Tawil said of Bell’s effort against

the Stallions. “They’re a good team, they were play-ing very good. She has a no-quit attitude. She’s themost fierce competitor that you ever want to see.We got into some jams [on Friday] and you saw howshe bore down. … She’s been fantastic. If we’re go-ing to lose, we’re going to lose with her … [pitch-ing] that way.”

McLean traveled to Chesapeake to face Hickory inthe opening round of the state tournament on June7, after The Connection’s deadline.

McLean’s Andrea Romness (right) shields Woodsonplayer Erin Havard from the ball during Friday’sregion finals contest held at Madison High School.The Highlanders reached the finals by defeatingCentreville in a semifinals game. To read about thatgame, go to connectionnewspapers.com, and go toMcLean sports.

Highlander Girls Fall inFinals to Woodson, 1-0Cavaliers’ early goal in soccerregion title game holds up.

McLean Softball FinishesRegion Runner-UpHighlanders won stateslast year after sufferingsame regional fate.

“If we can love eachother for one moreweek and play goodball, I think we can dowhat we did last year.”

McLean head softball coachMaurice Tawil

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STATE OF CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THECOUNTY OF CHARLESTON NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO. 2011-DR-10-1326KADEE LYNN AUSTIN,

PlaintiffIN RE: NAME CHANGEOF ZOIE AVA TALBIRD, (minor under 18 yrs old) SUMMONSTO ZOIE AVA AUSTIN

v.

JOHN DOEDONOR ID NUMBER 1432

Defendant.TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this ac-tion of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at her office, 1327 Ashley River Road, Building C, Suite 100, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LAW OFFICES OF CINDY M. FLOYD

Cindy M. FloydAttorney for the Plaintiff1327 Ashley River Road, Bldg C, ste 100Charleston, South Carolina 29407843-820-5356

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The County Line

By Nicholas Horrock

The Connection

Part two of a two part series.

Like the Pentagon, Dulles International Airport and Reagan National Airport have been majorengines of economic growth in

Northern Virginia, transforming farmlandinto cities with massive office complexesand almost endless suburban communitiesstretching to the West Virginia line andsouth to the Richmond suburbs.

The result contributed to several of therichest counties in the United States. Theregion has been buffered against more se-rious economic downturn by the federalgovernment and the vast private industryattracted here to serve it.

For most of their history, these engineswere delivered to Virginia free - withoutmajor local tax investment. Over the lastfive decades, they have brought millions ofwell paid jobs to Virginia and created, inspite of recent troubles, one of the richesthousing markets in the world.

The economic boom ironically created thecritical traffic glut that was the impetus forthe Dulles Toll Road and the airport rail line.

Until the opening of the Dulles Toll Roadin 1984, there were no toll roads in North-ern Virginia, no toll bridges and a majorsubway system built in large part by fed-eral dollars. The original Metro system wasbuilt with 90 percent federal funding, 10percent local. In 1979, additional expansionrequired 25 per cent from local funds with75 percent federal participation. The last13.5 miles was completed with federal pay-ing 63 percent and local governments pay-ing 37 percent.

THE DULLES CORRIDOR RAILWAYmarks the first time that the Northern Vir-ginia taxpayer has been asked to pay a sig-nificant portion of this public utility.

Now relatively suddenly, the Metropoli-tan Washington Airport Authority’s han-dling of the rail project is being called intoquestion and U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10)has introduced a bill that would allow theremoval of members of MWAA’s board plusallow the Virginia governor to appointenough members to virtually overpowerWashington and Maryland delegations.

On the surface the cause would seem tobe that MWAA selected a plan for Phase 2that will cost $325 million more than a com-peting plan.

But beneath the surface there are other

issues afoot.Wolf’s bill clearly is designed to carry out

a political objective along with public policychanges. Though he does not mention herby name, Wolf wants to allow McDonnellto remove Mame Reiley, a prominent Vir-ginia Democrat (party fundraiser, memberof the Democratic National Committee fromVirginia and campaign manager for Rep.Jim Moran (D-8), who was appointed bythen Gov. Mark Warner. Reiley chaired thecommittee which recommended the cost-lier airport Metro station and has firmlyrejected the notion that the MWAA shouldback down.

The second target of Wolf’s bill is a Re-publican chestnut. He and other Republi-cans in local government like Pat Herrityon the Fairfax Board of Supervisors wantthe project to drop the “project labor agree-ment” which was in force in Phase 1 andwhich requires union organized labor on theproject.

Many federal projects use union labor, butlocal Virginia contractors have “right towork rules” and hire only nonunion employ-ees.

Wolf’s public statements persistently re-fer to his experience in congress looking intothe notorious Boston “Big Dig” projectwhere costs skyrocketed from $2 billion plusto $22 billion. He says he sees the dangerof runaway costs here.

Wolf claims that the MWAA worked wellfor 25 years and often mentions his role insetting it up, but he said he believes “con-tinued success is now threatened by a boardof directors that has lost sight of its primarymission of serving airport passengers andresidents of surrounding communities.”

It is not likely that as Wolf’s bill is drawnit can pass in a Senate dominated by theDemocrats with the two Virginia senatorsfrom the Democratic Party.

The MWAA’s response was muted: “Thelegislation proposed is concerning becauseof the proposal’s potential impact on ourorganization and its mission. The AirportsAuthority has worked closely with Con-gressman Wolf for more than 20 years andcontinues to try to address his concerns andis cooperating fully with the upcoming fed-eral audit requested by the Congressman.”

Meanwhile, Charles Snelling, the chair-man of the MWAA, has suggested all par-ties meet to see if they can find a solution.

Last week, U.S. Transportation SecretaryRay LaHood met with MWAA board mem-

bers and local politicians to resolve someof the conflict.

OTHER FACTORS in this controversy maybe at work as well. Fairfax County, whichbears 16.1 percent of the cost of the projectand Loudoun which must pay 4.8 percent,have felt the economic tightening of the pastthree years. Fairfax has stopped raises foremployees and cut its budget three years inrow. Loudoun too has had to trim though itis still the fastest growing county in thecountry.

When Fairfax Board of Supervisor mem-bers said they were “outraged” to learn ofthe decision to put the airport station un-derground, it was a reaction sharpened bycurrent downturn.

The Loudoun County Board of Supervi-sors last month voted to see what the im-pact would be if Loudoun pulled out of therail project, partly precipitating the emer-gency meeting with LaHood.

When Mame Reiley defends the under-ground station, she does so on the criticalneed for Dulles to meet the growing com-petition of the Thurgood Marshall Balti-more-Washington International Airport.

There is also a critical need for comple-tion of the rail line and the modernizationof Dulles airport.

Leo Schefer chairman of the WashingtonAirports Task Force agreed that “improvingpassenger conditions is critical” at Dulles.

Though his organization opposes the un-derground station at the airport, he said asurvey by his group believes that there is$500 million to $800 million in estimatedcosts that could be trimmed from Phase 2.One would be the underground station atthe airport, saving $325 to $330 million andinstead using weather protection for pas-sengers and a baggage service that wouldmove luggage right on to planes.

But he said getting agreements withLoudoun and Fairfax to build and manageparking garages could save $100 to $200million and working out a “cost effective”rail yard with the Washington Metropoli-tan Transit Authority which will run therailway could save another $50 million.

Schefer stressed that getting the railproject right was crucial. “Success of the railto Dulles and to Loudoun County is criticalto the future economy of the entire region,”he said. “The rail is going to open up theDulles Corridor to the rest of the region,”he said. “Dulles is one of the fastest-grow-ing labor markets in the region but it’s im-practical for many people in D.C. that aresemi-skilled or unskilled to get jobs in Dullesbecause work at the airport is shift work.The Metro will open up D.C. to jobs in theairport,” he said.

“A lot of employers are attracted to ourregion by the federal government but wherethey locate is driven by the ability to reachthe international gateway to Dulles,” hecontinued. “The greater accessibility ofDulles to all parts of the region, the greaterthe ability to diversify the wealth and thegrowth through the region.”

Split in the Rail?With local burden ofrail expanding,economic pressuresand political pressureslead to flash point.

“Success of the rail toDulles and to LoudounCounty is critical to thefuture economy of theentire region.”

— Leo Schefer, chairman of theWashington Airports Task Force

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Nevertheless, “Tomorrow is another day,” asScarlet O’Hara so famously said at the end ofthe Oscar-awarded, “Gone With The Wind,”exhibiting the same indomitable spirit whichhad carried her through the Civil War and partof Reconstruction, as well the four-hour moviemade of Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize-win-ning novel. But tomorrow – for me, may be theend of the beginning or the beginning of theend – of budget control, should my cancermove and/or grow and reassert itself. And if thathappens, it’s likely going to cost some money;unexpectedly if I don’t plan for it, and probablyover budget even if I do plan for it – eventhough I have health insurance (reimbursementsand all being what they are). Damned if I doand damned if I don’t is the thought that rever-berates around in my head. How does one planfor the previously unthinkable? How does onelive free and die without prepaying (especially ifthey don’t live in New Hampshire)?

But if I don’t live like I’m not dying, thensurely I will die unhappily – and before mytime. I don’t exactly want to hasten my deathby acting the fastidious fool: getting my things inorder for a tidy transition for my loved ones.Where’s the future in that? My problem how-ever, is the present. How do I live normallytoday (as if not diagnosed with a terminal dis-ease)? How do I back-burner an underlyingproblem (lung cancer), the likes of which haverarely been “back-burnered”? How do I ignorethe thing that I need to be (in my head, any-way) most responsible for paying attention to?Moreover, how do I deny the reality that over-laps (I didn’t say consumes) my life from theminute I wake up in the morning (and sort ofcheck myself for symptoms, changes), to thesecond when my brain finally shuts down atnight and enables my body to have somemuch-needed and well-deserved non-cancer-focused rest?

How do I then allocate the precious finan-cial resources available to me to smooth out thisincredibly unexpected turn of unfortunateevents? Do I try to ease my conscience andspend money to live more joyously today(“Damn the torpedoes!”) or do I attempt tomanage today and spend money as judiciouslyas possible so that my subconscious won’t nagat me about how ill-prepared I am for tomor-row’s inevitable demise? It’s a paradox – forme, whose resolution would certainly enhancethe quality of my remaining life. The dilemmais, to do so is completely contrary to my natureand what I consider common sense. Thenagain, being diagnosed with stage IV lung can-cer at 54 – after having never smoked ciga-rettes, wasn’t exactly part of the plan either.

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