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State Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37) attended the VYIMom’s football camp for Vienna-Oakton area on

Friday, Aug. 1, to talk football safety with parentsand coaches. Marsden, center, is standing with

VYI commissioner and coach Dr. Todd Casey andmoms who sweated it out during football camp.

State Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37) attended the VYIMom’s football camp for Vienna-Oakton area on

Friday, Aug. 1, to talk football safety with parentsand coaches. Marsden, center, is standing with

VYI commissioner and coach Dr. Todd Casey andmoms who sweated it out during football camp.What Is New in Area Schools

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Vossler Latest to LeadRobinson Football ProgramSports, Page 12

Heads Up Football FlourishingIn Fairfax County

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By Phoebe McPherson

The Connection

This upcoming 2014-2015 schoolyear, local elementary schoolshave much in store for students,especially with the full Monday

schedules. The Connection takes a look atthree elementary schools as to what par-ents and students can expect come Septem-ber.

Bonnie BraeElementary

Q: What is new this year?Principal Kathy Bruce: “We are infusing a

math lab for our primary grades. BonnieBrae is excited to be able to work on im-proving math skills among its students withthe extra time they’ve gained through full-day Mondays. It will be in addition to theregular math that they’ll be having in theclassroom.”

Q: Single most important goal?Bruce: “Our academic goal is really mak-

ing sure that every student leaves the gradelevel at or above the reading level, becausewithout reading, everything else doesn’t fallinto place.”

Q: Challenge?Lead Special Education Specialist, Natalie

Valenzuela: “Meeting kids’ needs where theyare socially and emotionally, I think some-times having social and emotional chal-lenges lends itself to bullying.

If we’re just trying to build up students,and help them to become stronger, and whothey are, then there aren’t as many oppor-tunities and need for that, the bullying, themeanness, and there is better understand-ing across grade levels as to what is appro-priate.”

Q: Upcoming dates?v Aug. 28: Open Housev Sept. 9, 15, 16: Back to School nights

Laurel HillElementary

Q: What is new this year?

struction is complete and the school evenfeatured a RecPac over summer vacation.”

Q: Single most important goal?Case: “To really work on core instruction

with children as well as focusing more onthose critical and creative thinking skills.

We’ve made headway, but we want to bemore focused about it.

We don’t want to necessarily try 50 newthings. We just want to focus on...studentlearning.”

Q: Challenge?Case: “Continuing to build our

community...just continuing to build on thegreat community that we have, and it’s justcontinuing to build that Union Mill familywith staff and/or families.”

Q: Upcoming dates?v Aug. 28: Open Housev Sept. 12: Back to School Picnic.v Sept. 9, 11: Back to School Nights

From left: Laurel Hill Elementary Principal Suzie Montgomery, School-Based Technology Specialist Tiffany Duncan, Special Education TeacherSusie Alonso, Assistant Principal David Stratuik, and Special EducationProcedural Support Liaison Jean Massie work together on plans in theremaining days of August.

From left: Building Supervisor, Xiomara Almendares, Lead SpecialEducation Specialist Natalie Valenzuela, Custodian Aura Ortiz, Assis-tant Principal Jen Niccolls, Principal Kathy Bruce, FCPS gardenersand Administrative Assistant Nora Marrero stand together outsideBonnie Brae Elementary.

What Is New in Area Schools Q and A on upcoming schoolyear with local elementary schools.

From left: Assis-tant PrincipalHaley Dillons,

Principal KathleenCase, Assistant

Principal Dovds sitand discuss master

plans for theupcoming year at

Union Mill Elemen-tary. One of their

main goals for theupcoming year is

to focus on studentlearning in critical

and creative in-struction.

Principal Suzie Montgomery: “We willhave local level four. Local level four is partof the Advanced Academic Programs thatstarts in third grade.

Schools have the option to start the pro-gram within the school...so kids can stay intheir base school.

We will also have what is called a multi-age program in grades one and two. [It willbe] three classes of students in first andsecond grade which will be combined andwill learn together.

Q: Single most important goal?Montgomery: “It’s always our goal to

make sure that our students are reading ongrade level. I believe that reading, writingand math...they’re the basis for everything.”

Q: Challenge?Montgomery: “[A challenge is] to provide

the best education for the students, andmeet those needs. That’s what we do all thetime.”

Q: Upcoming dates?v Aug. 25: Kindergarten Playdatev Aug. 28: Open Housev Sept. 10, 11: Back to School Nights

Union MillElementary

Q: What is new this year?Principal Kathleen Case: “We are happy

to just be maintaining this year. For the pastthree years, Union Mill Elementary has un-

dergone summer renovations and becomeaccustomed to the melody of jackhammersand ‘toilets in the lobby.’ But now, the con-

Students Bring Home Grant for UPCEight members of the Unified Prevention Coalition (UPC) of FairfaxCounty’s Youth Council recently attended the 30th annual YouthAlcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Project Leadership Conference. Itwas held at Longwood University, and the teens returned home withstrategic plans for the coming school year, plus a $250 grant tocarry out their ideas. Participating were (back row, from left) SamAhmed (Centreville HS), Omar Elhaj (Lake Braddock HS), and Mat-thew Bocharnikov (Oakton HS); and (front row, from left) KristenTalman (Centreville HS), Sakira Coleman (South County HS),Anastasia Slepukhova (Lake Braddock HS), Jocelyn Escobar (LakeBraddock HS), Sandra Bocharnikov (UPC Youth Council coordina-tor), and Jasmine Gibson, Stone Bridge HS (formerly Herndon HS).

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By Victoria Ross

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It wasn’t that long ago when youthfootball coaches believed a player’stoughness was measured by his abil-ity to play through the pain. Concus-

sions and other serious injuries were just“part of the game.”

“When I was playing football for W.T.Woodson in the late 1960s, you had twopractices a day in the heat and humidity ofAugust. There were no water breaks exceptbefore and after practice,” said state Sen.Dave Marsden (D-37). “Coaches thoughtdrinking water would make you sick.”

Marsden, a wide receiver for Woodson,said injuries were minimized.

“When someone had disorienting headtrauma, we’d say ‘you got your bell rung,’or ‘he was shaken up by the play.’ Coachesclearly expected you to go right back in thegame.”

During football’s heyday, players andcoaches alike looked up to legends like Paul“Bear” Bryant who left a legacy of 37 win-ning seasons and five Associated Press na-tional championships at Alabama.

Bryant was also known as a strict disci-plinarian: His first training camp as TexasA&M coach did much to write his legacy asa “tough” coach when Bryant took his “Junc-tion Boys” to a small Texas town and ran aboot camp in which more than two-thirdsof his players quit. As a player at Alabama,Bryant demonstrated his own toughness byplaying against Tennessee with a broken leg.

“There was this thing that coaches hadall been taught, that it took that kind oftoughness to win …,” Marsden said. “It wasridiculous, and we know better now.”

TWO YEARS AGO, as concussions weregetting more attention in the NFL, USAFootball — the national governing body forthe sport and its youth outreach arm — cre-ated a program to teach safe tackling toyoungsters called “Heads Up.” Heads UpFootball is based on a style of tackling thatputs emphasis on striking a blow with theshoulders instead of the head.

At the same time, Marsden received a callfrom his son Connor, who had played foot-ball at the University of Richmond. “Heasked me to watch a Bryant Gumbel spe-cial regarding head injuries in football andsaid, ‘Dad you have to do something,’ hetold me.”

Marsden thought about legislation, butrealized there was a more efficient way toget the program off the ground: In 2013 heintroduced a bill in the Virginia Senate to

A task force was established and — aftera year of meetings — significant reductionsin full contact were written into regulationsgoverning high school football in Virginia.VHSL Executive Director Ken Tilley pre-sented the task force’s action to the Senateat the 2014 session. Their actions also made“Heads Up Football” the standard of instruc-tion.

Last year, Fairfax County became the firsthigh school district in the country to adoptHeads Up Football.

Craig Richardson, the vice chair of Com-munications for the Fairfax County YouthFootball League (FCYFL) and former presi-dent and commissioner of McLean YouthFootball, said Heads Up football has becomea key component of all Fairfax County clubs.

FCYFL is the umbrella organization com-prising the 22 clubs that serve Arlington,Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and theCity of Alexandria. Last season, FCYFLfielded more than 300 teams, with 1,200coaches and more than 6,000 players.

When USA Football created Heads Up in2012, it hoped to reach a few hundred ofthe nearly 11,000 leagues in the U.S.

IN ONE YEAR, Heads Up Football wasadopted by nearly 2,800 groups.

The NFL noticed.This year, the NFL provided USA Football

with a five-year, $45 million grant. And USAFootball is in the process of hiring moremaster trainers, expecting to add between50 and 70 to the first-year roster of about30.

Heads Up football simplifies many safetytechniques into six key components:

❖ education and certification❖ equipment fitting❖ concussion education and response❖ heat and hydration❖ the establishment of a player safety

coach❖ and tackling with the head up — and

out of contact.“The FCYFL has been on the forefront of

making football the safest it can be foryears,” Richardson said.

“For example, our age/weight matrix isthe model that football programs across thecounty now follow. Every year, we weigh inevery single one of the 6,000 or so playersin our league, and they are placed within aparticularly weight-class depending on theirage and weight. The younger a player is inthe weight-class, the more they can weigh,Richardson said.

Richardson also noted that — becausethere are three skill levels within eachweight class — players are matched up ap-propriately.

“Finally, we require all coaches to be USAFootball certified, which requires comple-tion of an extensive online training courseincluding a module on concussions andother safety issues, and they must completea background check by a professionalscreening company,” he said.

Richardson said there was some initialhesitation from coaches, particularly those

Heads Up Football Flourishing in Fairfax CountyProgram reducesconcussion risk byteaching players totake the “head” out oftackling.

State Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37) attended the VYI Mom’s football campfor Vienna-Oakton area on Friday, Aug. 1, to talk football safety withparents and coaches. Marsden, center, is standing with VYI commis-sioner and coach Dr. Todd Casey and moms who sweated it out duringfootball camp.

Supervisors Honor ThosePromoting Heads Up Football

Last January, the Fairfax County Board of Super-visors honored a group of local coaches andresidents for their role in promoting Heads UpFootball, a program to reduce the number of con-cussions among players, in Fairfax County PublicSchools.

The board recognized Bill Curran, FairfaxCounty Public Schools; Mark Meanna, USA footballboard member; Dick Adams, former AnnandaleHigh School coach; Mike Lalli, Chantilly HighSchool coach; Chris Haddock, Centreville HighSchool coach; and State Sen. Dave Marsden.

Local coaches were also previously among justthree districts in the country to adopt a pilot pro-gram. The program aims to improve tacklingtechniques, and by extension, reduce the number

of concussions — a topic of increasing concernamong parents and on the professional level, in theNFL. “All the polls show that NFL football is themost popular sport in our country today…Butthere’s a bit of a contradiction, as the pro game isso popular there is a growing number of parentswho are concerned and won’t let their childrenparticipate in youth sports or youth football. Theconcern is long-term impact of head injuries andconcussion impacts. So this is just a huge step for-ward to give parents that one extra level ofsecurity,” said Supervisor Michael Frey (R-SullyDistrict). Added Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfild): “Every little thing that we do, if we canprevent serious injuries, it’s important to our stu-dents and our communities.”

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reduce the amount of full-contact practiceallowed in high school football programsin Virginia.

Then he asked that his own legislationbe tabled.

Marsden knew the chances of his legisla-tion moving forward during a session thatinvolved a contentious gubernatorial race— and the imminent implosion of popularRepublican Gov. Bob McDonnell, who was

making national headlines as the target ofan FBI probe — were slim to none.

So he introduced his bill, then asked thatit be tabled in favor of a letter to the Vir-ginia High School League (VHSL) by theEducation and Health Committee chairmanasking that the matter be studied.

“A letter signed by the members of theVirginia Senate worked just as well,”Marsden said, smiling.

Craig Richardson, chair of Communications for the Fairfax County YouthFootball League and former president and commissioner of McLeanYouth Football, is shown coaching his McLean team last season.


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Area Roundups


Opinion

By Dean Klein

Summer vacation is wrapping up; kidseverywhere are gearing up for the re-turn to school. Stores are filled withschool supplies; back-to-school adver-

tising fills our TVs, radio and mailboxes. Manyfamilies are hustling from store to store get-ting supplies, backpacks, clothes and haircuts.As children, while we hated to see summer end,we fondly remember the yearly ritual and the

excitement and anticipation ofgetting all those new things.

Unfortunately, not all familiesand children in Fairfax Countyexperience the new school year

this way. It may be hard to imagine that in acounty as wealthy as Fairfax there are hundredsof children that do not have a home to calltheir own. In 2013, almost 700 children re-sided in emergency homeless shelters at somepoint during the year. This uncertain exist-ence is a constant source of trauma for chil-

dren.While Fairfax

County does havestrong programs andinitiatives providedby its local govern-ment, its publicschool system andcommunity non-prof-its to support thesechildren, they are notenough. Permanent

housing is a critical and basic need of every-one and research has consistently shown thatunless children’s most basic needs are met in asafe and consistent manner, their social, emo-tional, physical and cognitive development isoften delayed.

Believe it or not, in a county where the me-dian household income is in excess of$100,000, housing costs are prohibitive formany. There is often a misconception abouthomeless families and it is not uncommon tohear, “they need to work like the rest of us.”

The truth is they do. The vast majority offamilies in homeless shelters are employed andthey are doing everything they can to movethemselves to self-sufficiency and support theirfamilies. The problem is not with their moti-vation to support themselves. The challenge isthat there is not housing available to them thatthey can afford.

While the median household income may bein the six figures, for many it is much lower.

Using the accepted formula of spending onethird of gross income on housing, a rent of$1,200/month requires an approximate annualincome of $44,000. That equates to about $21an hour. People who work in the service in-dustry and the stores and businesses we relyon each and every day earn much less thanthat.

As stated in the Ten Year Plan to Prevent andEnd Homelessness adopted by our communityin 2008, we need to have affordable housingthat is accessible to all its hardworking mem-bers. While it is also imperative that we as acommunity continue to ensure that childrenhave school supplies, access to good nutritionat school, clothing etc., without a home to calltheir own, they will continue to live in a per-petual state of fear and stress. If we genuinelywant them to succeed, that is too heavy a loadfor the youngest and most vulnerable in ourcommunity.

If you would like to be a part of helping thesefamilies, please contact one of our non-profitpartners working so hard to find and providehousing for them or the Fairfax County PublicSchools Homeless Liaison Office working dili-gently to make sure these children receive theservices they are entitled to and need. Visithttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless/partnerupdate/community-partners.htm andhttp://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/homelessinfo/HomelessBrochure.pdf for more.

Dean Klein is director of the Fairfax County Office toPrevent and End Homelessness.

Homelessness: Source of Trauma for ChildrenNearly 700 children livein emergency homelessshelters in FairfaxCounty at some pointduring the year.

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Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:On Tuesday, July 29, we had the

privilege of attending the ribboncutting for the new CommunityResidences, Inc. (CRI) High Sup-port Needs home at 9332 BurkeRoad, Fairfax. The home, espe-cially tailored for those with in-tense needs, will serve six indi-viduals with intellectual disabili-ties. Some will move to this homefrom the Northern Virginia Train-ing Center, and others will trans-fer from other CRI homes in thearea that are not equipped to pro-vide the same level of support.

It is a brand new single-levelhome in a residential area with anopen floor plan and ample roomfor its residents. The doors arewide, and the bathrooms andkitchen are adapted for those withphysical as well as intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities. Eachresident will have an individual,personally designed and decoratedroom.

Kudos to Community Resi-dences, the Virginia Department ofBehavioral Health and Develop-mental Services, the CommunityServices Boards, the County of

eral Assembly. The residents willhave day programs as well as ac-cess to medical and dental care,plus many additional supports thattheir disabilities require but thatcannot be accommodated by thefunding stream available to awaiver group home.

Until the community has ad-equate placements for those withthe most intensive support needs,please do not force NVTC residentsout of their homes. Build the nec-essary accommodations and sup-ports first or, better yet, maintaina right-sized NVTC in a smallerfootprint on a portion of thepresent site, regardless of howmany years it takes. We can do thisin Northern Virginia: bring thevarious stakeholders together, aswe did in 2010 with the proposedNoVA Regional Plan, to accomplishsolutions that make sense for thosewho are medically fragile and be-haviorally challenged. Let us keepour loved ones here in NorthernVirginia, providing the care theyneed now and into the future,when appropriate alternatives arebuilt and ready. “First, do noharm.”

Jane Anthony and Judith Korf,Co-Presidents

Parents and Associates of theNorthern Virginia Training Center

The ribbon cutting for the new Community Resi-dences, Inc. High Support Needs.

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Fairfax, the Virginia Housing De-velopment Authority and to all thefinancial institutions and non-profit organizations who workedtogether to negotiate the red tape,the permits, and the fundingstreams to make the home a real-ity.

Time will tell whether the sup-ports available in this new homeare truly “comparable” to thosereceived by our loved ones atNVTC, as required by SB 627,signed into law by GovernorMcAuliffe on April 4. However,while this model is not the onlypossible solution for individualswith intensive needs currently in

Training Centers or for those whohave waited for too many years oncommunity waiting lists, it is avery significant step in findingways to serve these vulnerablepopulations safely and responsibly.Many more homes of this type andquality need to be built so thatfamilies can keep their loved onesin close proximity.

It is important to note that thisis not a waiver home, but rather ahome for individuals with highsupport needs, so that the fund-ing streams and the staffing areneed-based rather than arbitrarilycapped and subject to the uncer-tainties of budgeting in the Gen-

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The author of “Global Warmingis Impacting Us Now” (Connec-tion, Aug. 7-13, 2014) is right:we’re already seeing impacts ofclimate change in our communi-ties. Unfortunately, they’re onlythe beginning of the consequencesthat unchecked carbon pollutioncould bring. Many people think ofclimate change as an environmen-tal problem, but the fact is, it’s alsoa public health problem, and ev-eryone has a personal stake inworking to stop it.

It’s easy to see why extremestorms are bad for our health inthe short-term – we’re at greaterrisk of injury, our roads may notbe accessible to emergency ve-hicles, and our mental healthcould deteriorate, just to name afew. But extreme heat is a healthrisk, too.

In fact, heat is the deadliestweather hazard in the country. In

addition to causing heat strokeand cardiovascular and respiratoryproblems, hotter temperaturesalso enhance the conditions fordangerous smog to form in our air.

Also, extreme weather eventscontinue to harm our health afterthe last raindrop has fallen or theheat wave has ended. For example,heavy rainfall and flooding canlead to mold and pest growth in-side of homes, potentially causingasthma and allergy symptoms.And healthy children who areregularly exposed to even moder-ate levels of smog can end up withpermanent lung damage.

Why join the climate changedebate? Because your health maydepend on it. Tell EPA and the Vir-ginia Department of Environmen-tal Quality that you want them toset strong limits on carbon pollu-tion that are designed to protectour health.

Sean HolihanWashington, D.C.

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Address .............................. BR FB HB ..... Postal City ........ Sold Price .. Type ....... Lot AC PostalCode ........... Subdivision ........... Date Sold

1 15604 JILLIANS FOREST WAY 6 .. 6 .. 1 ..... CENTREVILLE ..... $2,650,000 .. Detached .... 5.59 ...... 20120 ........... CARDINAL FOREST ....... 06/30/14

2 9752 THORN BUSH DR ...... 5 .. 4 .. 1 .. FAIRFAX STATION ... $1,295,000 .. Detached .... 5.19 ...... 22039 ........ ESTATES AT ROSELAND ..... 06/04/14

3 3554 EARLY WOODLAND PL 4 .. 4 .. 1 ......... FAIRFAX ......... $1,240,000 .. Detached .... 0.23 ...... 22031 ........... PICKETT’S RESERVE ....... 06/18/14

4 12390 FALKIRK DR ............. 5 .. 4 .. 1 ......... FAIRFAX ......... $1,195,000 .. Detached .... 0.72 ...... 22033 .......... DARTMOOR WOODS ...... 06/13/14

5 10115 RATCLIFFE MANOR DR 5 .. 4 .. 1 ......... FAIRFAX ......... $1,180,000 .. Detached .... 0.17 ...... 22030 ................ FARRCROFT ............. 06/04/14

6 10609 DONOVANS HILL DR 4 .. 4 .. 1 .. FAIRFAX STATION ... $1,125,000 .. Detached .... 2.30 ...... 22039 ............ DONOVANS RIDGE ........ 06/26/14

7 3444 PRESERVATION DR ..... 5 .. 5 .. 0 ......... FAIRFAX ......... $1,099,000 .. Detached .... 0.15 ...... 22031 ........... PICKETT’S RESERVE ....... 06/10/14

8 6530 MEGILLS CROSSING WAY5 .. 6 .. 0 ........ CLIFTON ......... $1,050,000 .. Detached .... 5.00 ...... 20124 ........... MEGILLS CROSSING ....... 06/10/14

9 9728 BURKE VIEW CT ........ 4 .. 3 .. 1 .......... BURKE ............. $882,500 .. Detached .... 5.08 ...... 22015 ........... BURKE HILLS ASSN ....... 06/18/14

10 9229 HAINES DR ............... 6 .. 5 .. 1 ........ LORTON ............ $880,000 .. Detached .... 0.64 ...... 22079 ........ CAVANAUGH CROSSING .... 06/25/14

11 6221 CARDINAL BROOK CT 6 .. 4 .. 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ........ $865,000 .. Detached .... 0.33 ...... 22152 .............. CARDINAL RUN .......... 06/30/14

12 4700 BRENTWALL CT ......... 5 .. 3 .. 1 ...... CHANTILLY .......... $746,000 .. Detached .... 0.29 ...... 20151 ............ WALNEY ESTATES ......... 06/06/14

Copyright 2014 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of July 15, 2014.

Local REAL ESTATETop Sales in June, 2014

1 15604 Jillians Forest Way, Centreville — $2,650,000

3 3554 Early Woodland Place, Fairfax — $1,240,000

6 10609 Donovans Hill Drive, Fairfax Station— $1,125,000

7 3444 Preservation Drive, Fairfax —$1,099,000

12 4700 Brentwall Court, Chantilly —$746,000

8 6530 MegillsCrossing Way,Clifton —$1,050,000


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By Marilyn Campbell

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When summer comes to a grinding halt ina few weeks, a new school year will be-gin. From alarm clocks and school bells

to piles of homework assignments and sports sched-ules, maintaining a coordinated household can bedifficult, however. Local organizers are offeringsimple suggestions to help make the transition fromsummer to the start of the school year seamless.

“If you’ve had a lazy summer and your home is anorganizational mess, take a day off from work or atleast set aside several hours to spend whipping itback into shape before the first day of school,” saidFaye English, an organizer from Fairfax. “The schoolyear will be much easier if you get organized fromthe beginning.” Set aside time for tackling suchprojects as cleaning out bedroom and coat closetsand mudrooms. “Take all of the clothes, jackets, shoesand sports equipment that your kids have outgrownand give them away,” said English. “Once you’ve dis-carded everything you no longer need, start settingup new storage systems and make sure everything

for completing their assignments, said Ar-lington-based organizer Michelle Stanbury.“The homework space should be quiet, freeof distractions and have good lighting,” shesaid.

Keep a large family calendar that includeseach child’s events. “Itcan even be a dry eraseboard,” said Stanbury.“But it should includesports schedules, clubmeetings, field tripdates and other events.Use a different colormarker for each child.This way everyone inthe family knows every-one else’s schedule.”

Encourage childrento begin choosing theiroutfits for school beforegoing to bed at night.“This will save a lot oftime and fights whenchildren are gettingready for school in the

morning,” said Dando. “With younger chil-dren, it also helps if, when you’re schoolshopping, you buy clothes that all coordi-nate together and match. This is especiallyuseful for children who like to pick out theirown outfits for school.” Designate a placein your home where children hang up andstore their coats and backpacks. “As parents,sometimes it feels easier to hang up ourchildren’s clothes for them,” said English.“But if kids are trained to hang up theircoats, backpacks and lunchboxes as soonas they come in the door from school, it willbe less stressful for everyone.”

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many families experience after returningto school is an increase in the paper thataccumulates at home. “You have to planthe increase in paper work,” said Alexan-dria-based organizerLaura Dando. “Giveeach child a file folderor a bulletin boardwhere they can keeptheir important pa-pers, permission slipsand homework assign-ments. To control clut-ter, clean it out once aweek.”

Create a space tostore or display art-work. “Children enjoyseeing their artworkhanging at home,” saidDando. “At the end ofthe school year youcan store some of theartwork in a keepsakebox.” Take inventory of each child’s schoolsupplies and determine what needs to bepurchased and what can be reused. “Oncethe school sends the list of supplies yourchild will need, figure out what you alreadyhave so you don’t feel compelled to blindlybuy everything on the list,” said English.“If your child [has] a backpack or lunchboxthat’s in perfectly good condition, considerreusing it.”

SET ASIDE A SPACE where children willdo homework and make sure each child hasa bin with the supplies he or she will need

“Give each child a filefolder or a bulletinboard where they cankeep their importantpapers, permissionslips and homeworkassignments. Tocontrol clutter, cleanit out once a week.”

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FRIDAY/AUG. 15 – SUNDAY/AUG. 24Legally Blonde – the Musical.

Workhouse Arts Center, W-3 Theatre,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. ThisBroadway musical follows the storyof Elle Woods as she goes on amission to find love (and herself) atHarvard Law School. Buy tickets andfind showtimes at www.metro-theatre.org.

FRIDAY/AUG. 15-SUNDAY/AUG. 31“Sounds and Shapes” by Hadrian

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SATURDAY/AUG. 16-TUESDAY/SEPT. 2Glass Unpolished: Explorations of

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SATURDAYS/AUG. 16-AUG. 23Burke Arts in the Parks. 10 - 11 a.m.

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SATURDAY/AUG. 16-SUNDAY/SEPT. 74th Annual Workhouse Clay

National. Workhouse Arts CenterW-16 McGuire Woods Gallery, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Thisexhibition represents the depth andbreadth of contemporary ceramicartworks being created throughout

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Free Fine Art Photography Lectureand Demonstration. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Workhouse Arts CenterW-16 Vulcan Gallery, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. JoinInstructor Craig Rudlin as he

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Date Night: Chef’s Table. 7-9 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center W-3Classroom 302, 9518 WorkhouseWay, Lorton. Enjoy a fun, relaxingescape from the daily grind with agreat way to learn some basiccooking techniques while enjoyingyour company and making newfriends. $85. 703-584-2900.

Ballroom Social Dance. 7:30-10:30p.m. Workhouse Arts Center W-16McGuire Woods Gallery, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Get on yourdancing shoes and come out to the

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Trivia Night Fun(d)raiser for Kids.6:30-8:30 p.m. Good ShepherdParish Hall, 9350 Braddock Road,

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Public Notice – Environmental Permit

PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to limit air pollution emitted by a facility in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Public comment period: August 14, 2014 to September 15 , 2014.

Permit name: State Operating Permit issued by DEQ, under the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board

APPLICANT Name, address and registration number: Syntech Technology, Inc., 7371 Lockport Place, Lorton, VA 22017, Registration No. 74042

Project description: Syntech Technology, Inc. has applied for a permit for the manufacturing of syntactic foam buoyancy mod-ules, which it already does, at the Lorton facility. Two permits are being proposed simultaneously as separate parts of a sin-gle document that together would regulate the operation of equipment to mix foam ingredients and equipment to form, fin-ish (smooth) and coat foam modules. The State Operating Per-mit part would regulate the use of a methylene chloride (MeCl) based solvent currently used to clean the mixing and forming equipment. In order for limitations on a pollutant defined as a Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) by the Clean Air Act to be fed-erally enforceable, the limiting permit must be made available for public comment prior to being issued. Therefore, the State Operating Permit part of the subject document is available for public comment.

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Focus on Concussion PreventionFrom Page 4

who had been around for a while.“They had their own way of doing

things, and they were a bit resistant tomaking changes to their approach toteaching. Once they saw the Heads-upfootball program, how it works, its safetybenefits, and the ease in understandingit from the players perspective, all wereconverted and are now outspoken ad-vocates for the program,” Richardsonsaid.

“Parents are obviously concernedgiven the extensive negative publicityprimarily at the NFL level, and are ex-cited that at the youth level we wereproactively addressing the issue,” headded. “The Heads-up program also re-quires significant parent involvement, sothey are included in the training processand are an integral component of itssuccess.”

As more than 6,000 local youth beganfootball camps in every area of thecounty last week, Richardson said theFCYFL reminded players, coaches andparents that Fairfax County is a HeadsUp organization.

“We take player safety seriously. Ournumber one rule stipulates that there’s

no physical contact for any player duringthe first three days of practice, and that eachplayer must have at least three practiceperiods of conditioning and training beforeengaging in any contact drills or scrim-mages.”

Vienna Youth football commissioner ToddCasey ran a “Football Moms” camp last weekat Oakton High School specifically to giveparents the opportunity to experience andunderstand what their sons encounter dur-ing football practice . The camp was orga-nized by VYI Football Moms, and nearly 50Oakton and Vienna moms attended the Fri-day evening camp.

Tami Chadwick, whose son plays VYI foot-ball and whose daughter is an OHS cheer-leader, said she is more concerned aboutthe possibility of injuries in other sports.

“We have a great organization with in-volved coaches and parents,” Chadwicksaid. “It’s clear from day one that coachesare concerned with safety. For example,there is no way they let your son play witha helmet that does not fit properly.”

“We coach with safety in mind,” Caseysaid. “Fairfax County youth football is anincredible community that has a ridicu-lously large impact on the lives of those whoplay.”

Casey said Heads Up has not detractedfrom staying competitive and continuing tocompete in playoffs.

Greg Dunlap, a 15-year-old player fromLake Braddock, said the changes have madeplaying football “smarter and safer.”

“You understand what you’re doing more.It’s not just blindly running and hitting theguy with the football,” Dunlap said.

According to the National Federation ofState High School Associations, participa-tion in high school football was down 2.3percent in the 2012-13 season compared tothe 2008-09 season.

Some of that drop-off is attributed to par-ents’ concerns about safety in football.Former NFL running back Merril Hoge, nowa member of USA Football’s board of direc-tors, said Heads Up Football is having apositive impact on the game and address-ing parents’ concerns.

“The ultimate objective is to educate ev-eryone who needs to know more about thetrauma in sport, and when it happens, thatthe right action takes place,” Hoge says.

TO FAIRFAX COUNTY COACHES likeRichardson and Casey, Heads Up Footballbenefits all coaches, whether they are work-ing with pee wees starting out in football,

or high schoolers with college scholar-ships in sight.

Marsden added that Heads Up shiftsthe emphasis from treatment to preven-tion.

“In the past so much of the focus hasbeen on treating a player after a big hit.This is the first time we saw there wassomething we could do on the front endthat makes the game safer,” Marsdensaid. “At the end of the day, preventionis always the best place to end up,whether it’s medicine, crime or sports.Prevention is always better than thecure,” Marsden said. Marsden sees theconnection to high school football asessential. “The high school coach is criti-cal to this program, not only continuingto succeed, but grow,” Marsden said.“The high school coach in the area is theguy who supports the youth programs,the guy who is looked up to on everylevel, the guy the kids want to play forsome day.

The more high schools applied to theprogram, it will legitimize the programeven more. They prepare their kids forhigh school. If this is part of the highschool curriculum, we will see moreyouth coaches embrace it.”

By Jon Roetman

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The Robinson football program,a proud, two-time Virginia statechampion, has been reduced toa head-coaching turnstile in re-

cent seasons.Mark Bendorf, who coached the Rams for

14 seasons, guiding them to three state fi-nal appearances and a pair of titles (1997,2001), retired following the 2010 season.After Bendorf ’s retirement, Trey Taylorlasted two seasons as head coach, guidingRobinson to a 9-13 record and a pair of first-round playoff exits. Former principal DanMeier served as interim head coach duringthe 2013 campaign, leading the Rams toan 8-4 mark, including a playoff win overPatriot High School.

Following Meier’s one-year stint, ScottVossler became Robinson’s third head coachin as many seasons, and fourth in the lastfive years. While those numbers might seemmind-boggling for one of the area’s top pro-grams, the hiring of Vossler, a 29-year-oldOhio native, might actually bring a level ofcontinuity. Vossler spent the previous threeseasons as a Robinson assistant, and wasthe team’s defensive coordinator in 2013.

“The fact that I’ve been here for threeyears really helps,” Vossler said. “All these

guys that are seniors were freshmen my firstyear here. That helps me [know] wherethey’ve been and what they’ve dealt with,and it also, I think, helps them have somefamiliar faces that are around.”

Vossler said he wants to return the Ramsto prominence.

“I think we’ve got to get better at whatwe want to do,” he said, “but I also thinkall of us coaches, administration and all theplayers feel an obligation to the people thatplayed here and coached here before to getthings back to where they had it.”

ONE PLAYER who is very familiar withVossler is linebacker Nick Roth, who enters

his third season as a varsity starter. Roth, a6-foot-1, 200-pound senior, has put on 30pounds since his sophomore year and isexpected to be one of the Rams’ top playersin their 4-3 defensive scheme.

“[Vossler] knows all the players reallywell,” Roth said. “He’s a young head coach.He connects with the players a little betterthan the other coaches have.”

Vossler said he expects the defense’s backseven to be strong. The secondary has threestandouts in senior cornerbacks DemarcusByrdsong (5-10, 160) and Navarus Grant(6-1, 180), and safety Marcus Denham (5-10, 160).

Offensively, senior quarterback Jack

Rowlett (6-1, 185) returns for his third var-sity season under center, and second run-ning the wing-T. “He’s going to carry us,hopefully,” Vossler said. “The thing that Ilove about Jack, and I think you notice whenhe plays, is how competitive he is. If we putJack in and told him he had to kick off rightbefore the game, he’d tell me he could putit in the end zone. He’s very confident, he’svery competitive, he just wants to go outthere and win.” Rowlett, a standout lacrosseplayer who will play at the University ofNorth Carolina, said he’s much more confi-dent now than he was as a sophomore.

“I’ve been through the meat grinder ofthe Concorde District,” he said. “I’ve seen abunch of teams and seen a bunch of goodplayers. I won’t be fazed and I know whatto expect.” Denham is the Rams’ top return-ing running back.

Senior right tackle Josh Blaz (6-2, 250)and senior center Nick Rupert (6-3, 215)are two of the Rams’ top offensive linemen.

ROBINSON will travel to face Robert E.Lee at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28. It’sthe first of three consecutive road games toopen the season for the Rams, includingmeetings with Woodson and Lake Braddock.Robinson’s first home game is Sept. 19against Mount Vernon.

“We’re going to work real hard to try tokeep the tradition strong and build off whatthose people left us,” Vossler said. “We oweit to the school and we owe it to guys likeMark Bendorf and all those great playersthat were here to right the ship, so that’sgoing to be our mindset all season.”

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