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Herndon High School students rehearsefor the production of Robin Hood at theschool auditorium. From left, NathanBurns, Raleigh Hampson, JackNorcross, Meaghan Graney, and ClarieSmallwood pose for a photo.

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THURSDAY/FEB. 20Women’s Club of Greater Reston

Meeting. 10 a.m. Lake AnneCommunity Center, 1609-AWashington Plaza, Reston. Thismeeting will be about shadegardening, container gardening anddeer resistant plants. Free.www.restonnewcomers.org.

American Red Cross Blood Drive.8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. The HallmarkBuilding, 13873 Park Center Rd,Herndon.

SATURDAY/FEB. 22St. Timothy’s Preschool

Registration. St. Timothy’s Pre-School, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon.Registration for fall 2014 classes. Call703-437-4767 for details.

SUNDAY/FEB. 23American Red Cross Blood Drive.

8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. St. Timothy’sEpiscopal Church, 432 Van Buren St.,Herndon.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 26American Red Cross Blood Drive.

4-8 p.m. St. Thomas A Becket Rcc,1421 Wiehle Ave, Reston.

ONGOINGFairfax County’s Meals on Wheels

urgently needs drivers in theAnnandale, Franconia/Kingstowne,Reston, Mount Vernon and McLeanareas. 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.

Knitting Enthusiasts, MusiciansNeeded. 10:30 a.m.-noon, atHerndon Senior Center. HerndonSenior Center seeks a knittingenthusiast to teach basic procedures.Musicians to play soothing music onweekend mornings also needed. 703-324-5406, TTY 711,www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadult [email protected].

Habitat Heroes Project. The fourthSaturday of each month. Join theHabitat Heroes in protecting Reston’sforests from aggressive plants andrestoring them to their natural state.Wear long sleeves, long pants, and ifpossible, gardening gloves to protectfrom insects and dangerous plants.R.A. will provide tools, gloves,snacks, and water. To volunteer andfind more information, [email protected] or 703-435-7986.

Arabic-speaking Older AdultSocial Visits. Fairfax County needsvolunteers who speak Arabic toprovide social visits to an elderlyperson in Reston for four hours permonth. 703-324-5406, TTY 703-449-1186,[email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

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By Ethan McLeod

The Connection

Herndon and RestonDelegates Tom Rust(R-86) and KennethPlum (D-36) ended

the first half of the 2014 GeneralAssembly session happy with theHouse of Delegates’ passage oftransportation, education and ab-sentee military voting bills. Tues-day, Feb. 11 marked the “cross-over” point for this year’s GeneralAssembly session,when both houses ofthe General Assemblymust vote on all non-budget related legisla-tion or allow thosebills to die.

A HIGHLIGHT forboth Rust and Plumwas both houses’ pas-sage of identical trans-portation legislationthat will repeal theoft-criticized hybridvehicle tax that charges hybriddrivers an annual $64 fee. Rustserved as chairman of the 22-member transportation committeethis year, which approved thatpiece of legislation, one of 112bills it examined over the courseof five weeks.

“The explanation last year wasthat people who drive hybrid ve-hicles use less fuel and thereforepay fewer fuel taxes,” said Plum,a strong advocate for that bill.“Many people, including myself,thought there was a contradictionin the fact that we promotepeople’s decisions to drive morefuel efficient vehicles, but penal-ize them for not partaking in ourstate’s tax policy.”

Rust also noted the passage ofHB 759, which provides for secureelectronic means for voting byoverseas military members, as amajor success.

Rust said that in the past, Ameri-cans serving in uniform had tomail paper ballots back, whichproved difficult for those servingin battle zones or at sea.

Rust also was chief patron of HB754, providing school officialswith increased flexibility for expul-

sion terms as opposed to manda-tory periods, which passed in theHouse on Feb. 6. “Right now forschool boards there are mandatorysentences for up to a year of ex-pulsion for certain students,” saidRust. “We put a package togetherthat allows some flexibility withthat for certain cases.”

Plum, an advocate for increasedgun control legislation, said thatseveral bills had either been de-feated in the Senate or were notexpected to pass through theHouse this year.

This included SB 39, requiringbackground checks for those at-tempting to purchase firearms ata gun show, which was tabled tothe Senate’s Courts of Justice com-

mittee until 2015.HB 705, which loosened require-

ment for recognition of out-of-state gun permits in Virginia,passed in the House, but was de-feated 9-6 in a Senate committee,something Plum saw as a positive.“The difficulty with this is that wehave no way of doing backgroundchecks on their permits already,”said Plum.

For the second half of the bud-get-focused General Assembly ses-

sion, Plum hopesto see additionalfunds allotted forMedicaid expan-sion for Virginians.“We could insure400,000 addi-tional Virginianswith federalmoney if we couldexpand our pro-gram,” said Plum.

According toRust, there is noagreement on any

additional funds for Medicaid ex-pansion in the House’s proposedbudget, though there may be somelanguage in the Senate budget, adifference in bipartisan coopera-tion between houses that Plumalso noted.

The topic of Medicaid expansionhas been particularly divisive forthis year’s session, for which therehas otherwise been more biparti-san cooperation than in years past,according to a Feb. 14 update fromDel. Jim LeMunyon (R-67).

THIS YEAR’S SESSION willconclude Thursday, March 8. Tostay updated or track specific leg-islation, visit http://lis.virginia.gov/lis.htm.

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Delegates Rust, Plum ProvideRichmond UpdatesDelegates TomRust (R-86) andKenneth Plum(D-36) recap suc-cesses andmissed opportu-nities in the firstpart of this year’sGeneral Assem-bly session.

“Many people, including myself,thought there was a contradiction inthe fact that we promote people’sdecisions to drive more fuel efficientvehicles, but penalize them for notpartaking in our state’s tax policy.”

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Damien was one of thefirst folks who I spokewith when I came

back to the area after beingoverseas over three years,” saidBen Ericksen. “We stuck up apleasant conversation, and Itold him I was back from Af-ghanistan. I would take someof the students up to theO’Sullivan’s restaurant.”

In January, 30-year-oldDamien Patrick Scanlan diedafter fracturing his skull havingslipped on ice near the intersec-tions of Locust Street and Cen-ter Street. Scanlan was remem-bered as a sweet and funny manwho worked for two years atO’Sullivan’s Irish Pub in down-town Herndon.

On Thursday, Jan. 23,O’Sullivan’s hosted an all-dayfundraiser to help pay the costsof Scanlan’s casket and triphome to County Limerick, Ire-land, where he was buried nearfamily. “He was a good guy, Iwas really sad to hear abouthow things ended,” saidEricksen. “We were able to raisea small amount of money, un-der $300, which will be di-

rected to O’Sullivan’s andpassed over to his family in Ire-land.” Ben Ericksen foundedBaghdad Aikikai to teach Iraqiand U.S. service members andcivilians. He returned from Af-ghanistan where he taughtAikido martial applications toU.S. Marines and soldiers.Aikido strengthened and sus-tained him throughout.Ericksen founded Heaven andEarth Aikido in Herndon to passon the martial and spiritual les-sons he refined from these ex-periences.

Heaven and Earth Aikido islocated atº688 Spring Street,Herndon. To learn more aboutHeaven and Earth Aikido, visitwww.heavenandearthaikido.com

Gidon Albert (right) explains a marital art Aikidotechnique with a student at the Heaven and EarthAikido studio in Herndon.

Students and instructors review martial arts movesat the Heaven and Earth Aikido studio in Herndon.Visitors are welcome to watch Aikido cases duringscheduled practice times.

Chief Instructor BrianEricksen, 4th Dan Shidoinat the Heaven and EarthAikido studio inHerndon.

Heaven and EarthAkido Hosts FundraiserFunds raised for family ofdeparted Herndon waiter.

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10th District:Still Solid Red or Swing Seat?

In 2011, after the last round of redistricting, the risk of competitivecongressional races diminished for Virginia’s three Democratic membersof Congress and eight Republicans members of Congress. On paper, the10th district was considered safe Republican territory.

But that was 2011.“The demographics are shifting as we’re talking,” state Sen. David

Marsden (D-37) said in an interview Sunday. “Foust is the one to beat.”Republican Supervisor John Cook (Braddock) said the seat will remain

in Republican hands.“It is a Republican seat and I think we will have a strong candidate, in

which case we will win,” Cook said in an interview Sunday night.In December, Rothenberg Political Report and Roll Call rated the 10th

district contest a “Lean Republican” race, based on Bloomberg’s number-crunching in the most recent state and national elections.

In last year’s presidential race, for example, Mitt Romney won the 10th

district, 50-49 percent.In this year’s gubernatorial race, Republican Ken Cuccinelli carried the

district over Democrat Terry McAulliffe 48-47 percent. Republican MarkObenshain and Democrat Mark Herring fought to a standoff in the in therace for attorney general, with Obenshain winning the 10th district by 72votes before the recount. The 10th gave Democrat Ralph Northam a moresolid victory, with a 52-48 percent win over Republican E.W. Jackson.

The district includes all of Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, and Warrencounties and the independent cities of Manassas, Manassas Park, Win-chester, along with portions of Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William counties.Wolf won the 2012 race with 58 percent of the vote against DemocratKristin Cabral (39 percent) and Independent J. Kevin Chisholm (3percent).

Who is Running?REPUBLICAN DECLARED CANDIDATES

❖ Barbara Comstock, State Delegate, 34th District❖ Luellen Hoffman, Director of Exhibits at the National Defense

Industrial Association❖ Stephen Hollingshead, former U.S. Department of Housing and

Urban Development adviser❖ Bob Marshall, State Delegate❖ Tareq Salahi, television personality and write-in candidate for

Governor in 2013❖ Marc Savitt, President of the National Association of Independent

Housing Professionals❖ Richard Shickle, Chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervi-

sors❖ Rob Wasinger, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Kerry BentivolioDemocratic Declared Candidates❖ Richard Bolger, Fairfax attorney❖ John Foust, Fairfax County Supervisor, Dranesville district❖ Sam Kubba, Leesburg architect❖ David Wroblewski, Iraq War veteran

How Will PartiesSelect Nominees?

❖ The Republican nominee will be selected in a “firehouse primary,”also called a party canvas, to be held April 26.

❖ On Feb. 8, the 10th Congressional District Democratic Committeevoted unanimously to hold a convention on April 26 to select the 2014Democratic nominee.

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Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) and Supervisor JohnFoust (D-Dranesville) are considered frontrunnersfor the 10th District Congressional seat.

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By Victoria Ross

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U.S. Rep. Frank R. Wolf’s announcementin December that he would not seek re-election to an 18th term in Congresscame as a surprise to both Republicans

and Democrats.Wolf’s retirement notice instantly set off a feeding

frenzy among politicians maneuvering to gain theNorthern Virginia Congressional seat.

The 74-year-old Republican held the seat for morethan three decades. But Democrats now see a prizepickup opportunity for this year’s midterm elections,and potential candidates have rapidly dropped in andout of the race as political pundits question how redthe district will remain.

Democrat John Foust, a Fairfax County Supervisorfrom McLean, announced he would challenge theincumbent a week before Wolf’s retirement news.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34), a McLean attorneyand Wolf’s former senior aide, emerged as the oneto watch when she announced her candidacy in Janu-ary. Like Foust, Comstock is a formidable fundraiserand she quickly received the endorsement of manyparty officials, including presidential hopeful MittRomney, for whom she worked in the 2012 campaign.

DEMOCRATIC STRATEGISTS considered Foust tobe one of Wolf’s most challenging opponents in years,and Foust quickly racked up a slew of endorsementsfrom more than 50 former and current elected offi-

cials, including Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and U.S. Rep.Jim Moran (D-8). Moran later announced he wouldnot seek reelection. Foust’s momentum had a rain-making impact on donors. In late January, Foust re-ported raising more than $217,000, with nearly thatamount — $210,000 — reported as cash on hand.

“This is another clear sign that our message ofbringing problem solving, bipartisan leadership backto Congress is resonating with Northern Virginia resi-dents,” Foust said in a statement about his success-ful fundraising.

“We had fewer than 20 days to do three months ofwork, but residents sent a clear message that they’retired of the gridlock and finger-pointing in Washing-ton and are ready for our brand of commonsenseleadership.”

“My money is on John Foust,” said Sharon Bulova,chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervi-sors in an interview Sunday. “His constituent serviceis second to none and he has really delivered for hisDranesville constituents. Republicans and Democratsalike love him.”

In less than a month, three other Democrats cur-rently join Foust in vying for the seat: Fairfax lawyerRichard Bolger, Leesburg architect Sam Kubba andIraq War veteran David Wroblewski. Several othersmight still consider a run.

ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, speculation aboutwho would enter the race ran the gamut from theobvious to the absurd. Tareq Salahi, a write-in can-didate for last year’s governor’s race, remains in therace. A vintner and television personality, Salahigained national attention when he and his ex-wifecrashed a White House state dinner in 2009.

When announcing her candidacy, Comstock said:“I have a demonstrated record of winning importantlegislative victories for Northern Virginians as wellas winning hard fought, principled elections.”

Wolf’s retirement sparkscrowded political stage asboth parties vie for covetedCongressional seat.

How Red Is the 10th District?

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The 10th district includes all of Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, and Warren counties andthe Independent Cities of Manassas, Park, Winchester, along with portions of Fairfax,Fauquier, Prince William counties.

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Comstock’s mainstream GOP plat-form includes “repealing and re-placing Obamacare,” as well aspromoting policies for a healthiereconomy and “fighting to protectour national security and dedi-cated military.”

“I will be a tireless advocate forone of the most vibrant and di-verse communities in the Com-monwealth and I will demand andwork hard for common sense re-sults,” she said in a news release.“I am running for Congress be-cause I believe my strong recordas a common sense conservativeleader is what is needed in Con-gress. I know how to effectivelyfight for Northern Virginia’s hardworking taxpayers having firstlearned from Congressman Wolf,working in his congressional of-fice.”

Comstock is currently facingseven declared candidates for herparty’s nomination, including achallenge from Virginia Del. BobMarshall, who entered thecrowded Republican primary fieldlast week.

In a news release announcinghis candidacy, Marshall, who hasrepresented parts of Prince Will-iam and Loudoun counties in theGeneral Assembly for more than20 years, vowed to vote no to anytax increases, and said he would“be on the front lines to defundand dismantle Obamacare. ”

Marshall also said in his an-nouncement that he would oppose“the creation or maintenance of apolice surveillance state to spy onus,” and oppose the “executiveassault” on congressional powers.He told reporters he believes hiscandidacy will appeal to the con-servative party activists.

Earlier this month another Re-publican, Rob Wasinger of FairfaxStation, announced his candidacy,citing 20 years of experience ofworking for prominent conserva-tive lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Potential candidates have untilMarch 27 to file the necessary pa-perwork for a run.

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Opinion

In 1967, Virginia was one of 16 states thatbanned interracial marriage and hadcriminal penalties for violators.

Mildred Jeter, an African-Americanwoman, and Richard Loving a white man,married in 1958, were convicted and banishedfrom living in Virginia for 25 years toavoid serving a one-year prison sen-tence. On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Su-preme Court, in Loving v. Virginia,overturned the convictions of Mildred and Ri-chard Loving, declaring the ban on interracialmarriage unconstitutional.

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion:“Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of

man,’ fundamental to our very existence andsurvival. … To deny this fundamental freedomon so unsupportable a basis as the racial clas-sifications embodied in these statutes, classifi-cations so directly subversive of the principleof equality at the heart of the FourteenthAmendment, is surely to deprive all the State’scitizens of liberty without due process of law.The Fourteenth Amendment requires that thefreedom of choice to marry not be restrictedby invidious racial discriminations. Under ourConstitution, the freedom to marry, or notmarry, a person of another race resides with

the individual, and cannot be infringed by theState.”

Less than 50 years ago, it was still illegal inVirginia, punishable by prison time, for a whiteperson to marry someone of another race.

Judge Arenda Wright Allen last week onValentine’s Day, ruled that Virginia’s ban onsame-sex marriage is unconstitutional. In theopening of her order, Allen quotes MildredLoving in a statement she made in 2007 onthe 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia:

“We made a commitment to eachother in our love and lives, and nowhad the legal commitment, called mar-riage, to match. Isn’t that what mar-

riage is? ... Today’s young people realize thatif someone loves someone they have a rightto marry. Surrounded as I am now by won-derful children and grandchildren, not a daygoes by that I don’t think of Richard and ourlove, our right to marry, and how much itmeant to me to have that freedom to marrythe person precious to me, even if othersthought he was the ‘wrong kind of person’ forme to marry. I believe all Americans, no mat-ter their race, no matter their sex, no mattertheir sexual orientation, should have thatsame freedom to marry. Government has nobusiness imposing some people’s religiousbeliefs over others. ... I support the freedomto marry for all. That’s what Loving, and lov-ing, are all about.”

Judge Allen’s written decision is compelling

and well worth reading. You can find a copy ofit on the Connection website.

It begins:“A spirited and controversial debate is un-

derway regarding who may enjoy the right tomarry in the United States of America. Americahas pursued a journey to make and keep ourcitizens free. This journey has never been easy,and at times has been painful and poignant.The ultimate exercise of our freedom is choice.Our Declaration of Independence recognizesthat ‘all men’ are created equal. Surely thismeans all of us. While ever-vigilant for thewisdom that can come from the voices of ourvoting public, our courts have never long tol-erated the perpetuation of laws rooted in un-lawful prejudice. One of the judiciary’s noblestendeavors is to scrutinize laws that emergefrom such roots.

“Plaintiffs assert that the restriction on theirfreedom to choose to marry the person theylove infringes on the rights to due process andequal protection guaranteed to them under theFourteenth Amendment of the United StatesConstitution. These challenges are well-taken.…

“The Court is compelled to conclude thatVirginia’s Marriage Laws unconstitutionallydeny Virginia’s gay and lesbian citizens thefundamental freedom to choose to marry.”

— Mary Kimm

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Virginia is historicallyslow in extending rights.

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ExpandMedicaid inVirginiaTo the Editor:

Do you know someone whoworks but cannot afford healthinsurance? I do. My hairdressersupports an adult son who cannotwork because of a physical condi-tion, and her four-year-old grand-daughter. She simply does nothave the money to buy insuranceeven under the Affordable CareAct. And she is not alone. In Vir-ginia, 70 percent of the uninsuredcome from families where at leastone person is employed.

According to the Centers for Dis-ease Control, the uninsured aremore likely to use the EmergencyRoom because they do not have afamily doctor. Hoping their symp-toms will go away, they often de-lay getting medical help until theircondition is serious and more ex-pensive to treat.

Those of us who can afford in-surance bear the cost of the unin-sured (working folks, pregnantwomen and children) in severalways. The General Assembly usu-ally appropriates $100M from theGeneral Fund (our tax revenues)for indigent care at state teaching

hospitals. Hundreds of millionsmore are lost by private hospitalswhen they don’t get paid by theuninsured. Those of us who dohave insurance pick up these costsin higher premiums.

Virginia is the eighth wealthieststate, yet it is 46th in Medicaidexpenditure.

If Virginia accepts Washington’shelp to make more people eligiblefor Medicaid, the federal govern-ment will pay 100 percent of thecost through 2016 and 90 percentthereafter. And if sometime in thefuture, the federal governmentreduces its contribution to Medic-aid expansion, Virginia can modifyits program. The state budget al-ready includes language that com-pels the Department of MedicalAssistance Services to disenroll theexpansion population if the federalmatch rate falls below current le-gal requirements.

I’d like to see my federal taxdollars used to insure my hair-dresser and other hard-workingpeople right here in Virginia sothey can address health problemsbefore they become health emer-gencies. It’s a more common-senseapproach and a better use of ourtax dollars.

Helen KellyHerndon

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SupportingMental HealthTo the Editor:

The editorial by Mary Kimm[“On Mental Health,” Connection,Feb. 12-18, 2014], referencing re-porting by Michael Pope, makes anincorrect assertion that our ser-vices to people with mental illnessin Fairfax County have been “dra-matically cut back.”

In fact, the Fairfax-Falls ChurchCommunity Services Board (CSB)served more individuals in FY2013than in previous fiscal years,thanks to the generous and con-sistent support of Fairfax Countygovernment and the taxpayers ofFairfax County and the cities ofFairfax and Falls Church. The bulkof our budget comes from local,rather than state, dollars. This en-ables our CSB to provide servicesthat many other Virginia jurisdic-tions are not able to have, includ-ing a mobile crisis unit, crisis sta-bilization, and many other ser-vices. To suggest that our localgovernment has dramatically cutback mental health services is sim-ply not true and needs to be cor-rected for the record.

Here are the numbers (totalnumber of individuals served bythe CSB, which includes those

with mental illness and/or sub-stance use disorders, intellectualdisability, and infants and toddlerswith developmental delays):

FY 2013: 20,988FY 2012: 20,446FY 2011: 20,058What appeared to the reporter

as a dramatic drop in the numberof individuals served was the re-sult of a change in the way wedefine the categories of individu-als served. The county’s Compre-hensive Annual Financial Report(CAFR) he referenced does notinclude an entire category (that weare now required by the state tocount separately) of individualswho receive “Services Outside ofProgram Area,” including emer-gency services, assessment andmonitoring. Prior to FY2012, thoseindividuals were included in either“mental health services,” “alcoholand drug services,” or “intellectualdisability services.” The county’sCAFR has retained the old catego-ries but has not added this newone. Therefore, there is an appear-ance that services have been re-duced, when in reality we are justmore narrowly defining who iscategorized as receiving a servicedefined by a particular disability.The number of individuals served


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The Kingstowne Senior Cen-ter in Alexandria needs instructorsfor classes in art and bridge as wellas an experienced boater to discussboating. Call 703-324-5406, TTY711, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and link to VolunteerSolutions or [email protected].

The Mount Vernon Adult DayHealth Care Center in Alexandrianeeds a volunteer assistant from 11a.m.-3 p.m. on Fridays to assist withactivities and on Fridays from 3-5p.m. Call 703-324-5406, TTY 711,visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and link to VolunteerSolutions or [email protected].

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who are not counted in the CAFRis large: in FY2013, there were13,249 individuals who receivedCSB services that were not catego-rized in those three disability areacategories.

If you actually compare applesto apples, our numbers have re-mained consistent, and have evenincreased slightly, despite the eco-nomic difficulties of recent years.For this, we can thank our countyleaders and our community whorecognize, as you do, the impor-tance of supporting these criticalCSB services.

Thank you very much for yoursupport.

George BraunsteinExecutive Director

Fairfax-Falls Church Commu-nity Services Board

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Casino for a CauseTUESDAY /FEB. 18-SUNDAY/MARCH 2Something Blue. ArtSpace Herndon,

750 Center Street, Herndon. Finetextile art is showcased in SomethingBlue by the Northern VirginiaQuilters. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 19Art Explorers. 10:30-11:30 a.m.,

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Three sessions allow for amore in-depth introduction to the keyconcepts and will provide some goodhomework suggestions to help startand develop a habit of sketching.$200. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 2112th Annual Lincoln-Reagan

Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Hidden CreekCountry Club’s Fairway Room, 1711Clubhouse Rd, Reston. TheRepublican Club of Greater Restoninvites all comers to the 12th AnnualLincoln-Reagan Dinner. A deliciousdinner awaits you to hear our mainspeaker, Mr. Thomas P. McDevitt,Chairman of The Washington Times.Delegate Barbara Comstock will bringus up-to-date with an interim reporton the 2014 General Assemblyproceedings. Please contact AlmaJackson at 703-477-8391 [email protected] to makereservations.

An Evening of Classical Ballet. 6p.m. CenterStage at RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Celebrate the joy of movement with

Classical Ballet Theatre (CBT) as itpresents an exciting evening ofclassical and cutting edgecontemporary choreography. $22 perAdult; $18 per Senior/Student. 703-471-0750

Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Every month seniors areinvited to visit the gallery to view thecurrent exhibit and enjoy a cup of tea.Free and open to the public.

FRIDAY/FEB. 21-SUNDAY/FEB. 23SingStrong: A Capella Music

Festival. South Lakes High School,11400 S Lakes Drive, Reston. This ACappella Music Festival, which willbenefit the Alzheimer’s Association,will feature workshops, clinics andconcerts. “Ten”, which finishedsecond in this year’s Sing-Off on NBClast fall, is one of the groups that willperform. http://southlakeschorus.org/special-events/singstrong/

SATURDAY/FEB. 22Skull Lab. 11 a.m. Walker Nature

Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.All ages. Join us in the “Skull Lab” tolearn what teeth can tell us about ananimal’s diet. Discover how eyeposition reveals if an animal ispredator or prey. Learn to use simpledichotomous keys with sample skullsto discover their identities.Reservations required by Feb. 19. Fee:$5/person RA members, $7/personNon-members.

Email [email protected], or call703-476-9689 and press 5.

Wizard of Oz Movie Move-a-Long.6:30 p.m. Artspace Herndon, 750Center Street, Herndon. Aninteractive screening of the Wizard ofOz. Young actors and dancers fromlocal schools will perform with themovie. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5for children.www.artspaceherndon.org or 703-956-6590.

The African AmericanContributions to AmericanCuisine. 2-4 p.m. . ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Learn and enjoy Soul Food

– An American Staple!Contributed by Elise AshbyArrington with help fromHerndon High School Students.This event is free and open to thepublic.www.artspaceherndon.org

FRIDAY/FEB. 28Mosaic Harmony. 11 a.m.Herndon Senior Center, 873Grace Street, Herndon. Localchoir Mosaic Harmony performsdynamic, energizing musicinfluenced by spiritual andgospel music.

SUNDAY/MARCH 9Rennie Harris’ RHAW 8 p.m.,at The Centerstage, RestonCommunity Center HuntersWoods. RHAW will showcase Dr.Rennie Harris’ newest andbrightest street dancers as theybring hip hop back to basics. $15Reston/$30 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.comor 703-476-4500.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 12Lúnasa. 8 p.m., at The Centerstage,

Reston Community Center HuntersWoods. This group of Irishmencontinues its 20-year tradition offamed Celtic music. $20 Reston/$40Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com or703-476-4500.

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Come out to ArtSpace Herndonon Feb. 22 for an interactiveperformance of the classic movie,The Wizard of Oz.

By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

High school step teamsfrom around the areawill be arriving at

Herndon High on Saturday, Feb. 22for the annual StompFest. “Thiswill be the biggest event we haveever had,” said team captainHannah Vaughn. The HerndonHigh step team was founded in1994, and StompFest has been anannual event for sixteen years.

“We hold it in February in cel-

ebration of Black History Month,”said Coach Gary Bushrod. Bushrodattended Herndon Middle Schooland Herndon High, and partici-pated in the step team where hebecame a team captain. “We get tohost the show and will reveal ournew uniforms,” said Bushrod.“Some of the best step teams in theWashington D.C. area will be com-peting for cash prizes.”

Upon graduation from HerndonHigh in 2000, Bushrod went on topursue his bachelor’s degree inBusiness Management at Hampton

University, and graduated in 2004.While at Hampton, he was a mem-ber of the James Hall Step Team,and choreographed a routine forthe Gamma Theta chapter of AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Stepping is a percussive danceperformance in which the partici-pants’ entire body is used as an in-strument to produce complexrhythms and sounds. It is now prac-ticed worldwide, having been de-veloped by African American fra-ternities and sororities. “We inviteda lot of step teams to this event,”

said team captain SumayyaSulaiman. “We always work hardto live up to expectations.”

Since 2009 Bushrod has been anactive leader for the Herndon StepTeam, but this year will be his lastas coach. Later this year he will bedeparting for New York. During histime as step team coach, Bushrodhelped the Herndon High StepTeam achieve the 2011 Youth StepUSA National Championship, atitle reclaimed in 2013.

StompFest will be held Saturday,Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in the HerndonHigh School auditorium. Admis-sion is $10 and the doors open at5 p.m.

Herndon High Prepares For StompFestYear marks Step Team’s 20th year at school.

The Herndon High school Step Team rehearses for Febru-ary StopFest event. The year 2014 marks the Step Team’s20th year at Herndon High.

Herndon School Step Team captain Hannah Vaughn, Stepcoach Gary Bushrod, captain Chris Donald, and captainSumayya Sulaiman.

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“No cast membergoes on stagewhile tech crewis doing opera-

tions,” said Catherine “Cassie”Szymczyk.

Szymczyk was speaking to castmembers rehearsing for the upcom-ing production of “Robin Hood andthe Heroes of the Sherwood Forest”.Szymczyk and Veronica McGrathare two Herndon High seniorsworking as artistic directors for theshow’s production at the schoolauditorium.

“Everyone knows about the storyof Robin Hood, so it is fun to bringRobin to life on the stage,” saidMcGrath. This will be the first timeMcGrath has directed a play, al-though she had provided stage sup-

port to other drama productions. “Hands down,theatre is my passion,” said McGrath. “Directing issomething I will continue to pursue.”

The show is sponsored bythe Herndon High SchoolDrama Boosters, and al-though the show’s target au-dience is children, it will beentertaining for all ages. “Itis going to be a wonderfulshow because of all the hardwork put into the produc-tion,” said senior JacobSnellbaker. Snellbaker is thecompany’s stage manager,master carpenter, and techdirector.

The one challenge has beenmissing several rehearsaldays due to recent wintersnowstorms. “Missing a weekhas been hard, but the cast isincredible, and willing to doanything to bring this showto life,” said Snellbaker. “Thiswill definitely be a showworthwhile to see. I amproud of this production.”

Sophmore Nathan Burnswill be playing Robin Hood.

“I was excited because I really like archery,” saidBurns. “The production will be humorous, but willalso have classical elements of the Robin Hoodstory… I enjoy the other members of the cast asthey are all committed to the show.” The role ofLittle John is going to Anna Hughes, also a sopho-more. “It is just so much fun,” said Hughes. “Theplay has some unexpected humor… there will alsobe some fighting scenes.”

“I am proud of how hard our artistic directorshave worked,” said Zoe Dilllard, Herndon Highdirector.

The show will have two acts and an intermis-sion. Production dates will be Friday, Feb. 21 at7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. Tick-ets: $5. To learn more, visitwww.herndondrama.org.

Herndon High ToProduce ‘Robin Hood’Children’s show alsofundraiser for HHSDrama Boosters.

Herndon HighSchool stu-dents NathanBurns, ClaireSmallwood,Sierra Siebold,Maren Larsen,and AnnaHughes re-hearse for theFebruaryproduction ofRobin Hood.

Herndon High freshman Allie Kassraicwith Anna Hughes at the Herndon Highauditorium. Kassraic will be playingFriar Tuck, and Hughes will be playingLittle John.

Herndon High Schoolsenior Veronica McGrath isone of the two directors forthe February production ofRobin Hood at HerndonHigh.

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By Joan R. Brady

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Imagine if in your childhood, it wasnormal for a social worker to showup unexpectedly, hand you a bigblack garbage bag and tell you to pack

your things.That’s what happened to Tyrell in the first

quarter of his senior year of high school.Left behind were Tyrell’s friends, the foot-ball and wrestling teams he had played onand the security he had finally found afternine years in foster care.

Tyrell, a resident of Fairfax County, wasonce among the 500,000 kids who are infoster care across the United States. Hestruggled to earn his high school diplomain his new school but succeeded, thanks inpart to a mentor from Fairfax Families4Kids.

Earning that high-school diploma putTyrell ahead of more than 50 percent of kidswho have been in foster care, according toa report by the Association of Small Foun-dations/Annie E. Casey Foundation.

In Fairfax County, foster kids can chooseto stay in foster care until they are 21, ratherthan aging out at 18. The extra years of ser-vices come with requirements that are de-signed to prepare kids for adulthood. Theymust go to school or work with little over-sight. Imagine young adults who, in manycases in foster care, were housed more thanthey were raised. Kids whose caregivers didnot work to instill ambition, confidence,self-esteem, work ethic or core social skills.What are their chances for becoming self-reliant? Many former foster children can’tmeet the requirements to stay in the sys-tem, and even those who made it throughuntil 21 did not gain the skills needed to besuccessful.

NOW 22, TYRELL IS one of the 26,000young adults who age out of the foster caresystem each year in the U.S. without fam-ily and the emotional and economic sup-port that often come with family. In FairfaxCounty in 2012, 49 foster children aged out.Nationwide, four years after aging out offoster care, 25 percent have been homelessand more than 80 percent are unable to sup-port themselves, according to Associationof Small Foundations/Annie E. Casey.

Despite his winning smile, good natureand potential, Tyrell was living precariously.He has been essentially homeless. Alternat-ing between the couches of friends and nothaving a place to sleep, there have beentimes when Tyrell stayed on the bus, whereit was warm, until it stopped running at 3a.m. Then he would head to an all-nightMcDonald’s where he would hope that themanager didn’t kick him out.

Mentors and other adults tried to supportTyrell, both emotionally and materially bypaying his phone bill and providing him withleads on jobs. He never followed throughon the job leads. Like the social workers be-fore them, these well-meaning adults, my-self included, became frustrated. For anadult who was raised with caring parents, itwas mind-boggling. How could he not makeone single phone call to help himself? Why

didn’t he see that he had to change his life?This was a kid who we believed in, whycouldn’t he believe in himself?

But Tyrell represents so many youngadults who have grown up in the system.They are focused on survival, food and shel-ter. They don’t trust. They have seen onlyfailure, despite their potential. Their expec-tations are low. Their dreams don’t exist.They are lacking that one person who ispivotal to success: the full-time, caring mo-tivator. The person who is on them, asemerging adults, every waking minute toget out of bed, to follow up on job leads, tonever give up.

I was working to develop a plan for Tyrelland others that would incorporate this “car-ing motivator,” that could include housingand maybe even employment, when KyriaHenry, co-founder of paws4people.org, con-

Launch Pad for Young Adults?Paws4people develops pilot for former foster children, others.

Tyrell with his new boss April Cook (left), Terry Henry, Claire, a psychiat-ric service dog, and Kyria Henry, founder of paws4people.org.

2008: Hayfield High wrestling

2008: Tyrell as a young photogra-pher, Lake Accotink Park during theannual 5K to benefit kids in fostercare.

2008: Voices for Change arts com-petition for Virginia foster kids.Tyrell won 2nd place awarded atthe Governor’s mansion

2009: Tyrell’s high school gradua-tion selfie which he combined withan image of the FairfaxFamilies4kids group, winning 3rd

place in the 2009 Voices for Changecompetition

2009: After graduation, Tyrellplayed for the Northern Rivernecksemi-pro football team

Feb 1, 2014 Tyrell arrivesat his housing for thepilot program

2013: Tyrell was living precari-ously, without prospects for abetter future

Feb 2, 2014 - Tyrell’sselfie, pouring over his jobmanual before his firstofficial day of work.

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tacted me. Un-derstanding thehuman and ac-tual price tag thatcomes along withfoster care’s fail-ures, Kyriawanted discussdeveloping a pro-gram for younga d u l t s ,paws4potential.

The non-profitthat Kyria Henryfounded with herp a r e n t s ,paws4people.org,has a mission toenhance the livesof those livingwith serious ill-nesses or disabili


ties by utilizing highly trainedassistance dogs for children, vet-erans and civilians. The bulk of thedog training is done in prisons byinmates. I have seen firsthand themagic that happens when youbring together dogs and peoplewith emotional and physicalneeds. Many lives have been for-ever changed by paws4people.

Kyria’s proposal had the right in-gredients to create success. Theprogram frees participants fromthe stresses of seeking shelter andjob. These emerging adults havestability inside a supportive com-munity of staff, volunteers, stu-dents, clients and the dogs them-selves. They learn marketableskills, among them dog grooming,care and training as well as facil-ity maintenance skills. The bossbecomes the full-time, caring mo-tivator.

Tyrell said he was ready to gethis life on track. He agreed that ifhe was accepted into the program,he would leave friends and familybehind here to move toWilmington, N.C. for the three-month pilot program.

The first hurdle was getting himdown to Wilmington for his inter-view. Tyrell was more than threehours late to meet me for the six-hour drive. Biting back my frus-tration, I told him that, if he wasaccepted, being on time was asomething they would help himwith. I knew he could do this. Hehad to believe it too.

When Tyrell was offered the oneplace in the pilot program, he wasshyly pleased.

There were two weeks betweenthat day and the day I drove himto North Carolina to start his newlife. We were in constant commu-nication, talking through thewhat-ifs, me constantly reassuringhim that he could do it. And hereminding himself that it was onlythree months.

TWO DAYS BEFORE we were todrive down to Wilmington, I got atext from Tyrell. He couldn’t do it,he wrote. He wasn’t going to go.

My heart fell. The statistics werealready against him. He had toreally want this in order for himto have a chance of succeeding. Inmy opinion, this pilot programwould give him the best chance ofhaving a successful life. Then hetexted, “I new I would get u. Haha.U fell for it. See you at 10:30amon Saturday.”

The kids I have watched growup in the foster care system are innow prison, living on the streetand/or are parents. There are veryfew success stories. I believe thatthe many young adults who havebeen let down by both their fami-lies and the foster care system cansucceed if given the right oppor-tunity. These were once babieswho entered the world expectingto be loved, taken care of and sup-ported. They didn’t get thosethings as children. Nothing aboutthis is easy. It will take commit-ment and caring support.

Tyrell texted me after I left himat the extended stay hotel whichwould be his home for the nextthree months, “I am going to domy best to complete the program.[This] is what I’m starving for. Iknow it’ll all work out for me. Ijust have to leave everything in thepast and I will be ok.”

Paws4potential isn’t going to bethe right fit for everyone, but I be-lieve that paws4people.org is onthe right track to change outcomesfor kids who have aged out of fos-ter care and others similarly atrisk. According to a study by theJim Casey Youth Initiative, everyperson who gets his or her life ontrack, saves society an average life-time cost of $300,000. Getting ex-foster kids successfully launchedmakes for a better society and abetter world.

If you are interested in findingout more and/or would like tohelp turn this pilot into a long-term program, please contact [email protected] go to paws4people.org and clickon the paws4potential programpage.

Joan Brady is a professionalphotographer; mentor and advocate for

current and former foster children;volunteer with Paws4People; and a

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By Jon Roetman

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Brendan Grammes said he lost to a“stronger” opponent during the6A North region wrestling cham-pionships on Sunday, but the

McLean freshman’s pre-season goals remainattainable.

Jacob Adams came up short in the regionfinals, but the Langley senior said he willlearn from his experience in the spotlight.

Connor Eckhardt suffered a knee injuryin defeat, but the Madison senior vowed toreturn for the state meet.

For wrestlers unable to secure a title dur-ing Sunday’s region finals at CentrevilleHigh School, the state meet on Feb. 21-22at Robinson Secondary School will provideanother opportunity to prove themselveswith a championship up for grabs.

Grammes lost to Battlefield junior Mat-thew Asper by decision, 10-4, in the 113-pound region final. Grammes entered thematch with a 43-3 season record, includingan 11-6 victory over Centreville’s VictorEcheverria in the semifinals, but settled forregion runner-up.

“He was just stronger than me, for themost part,” Grammes said. “I felt like he wasmore developed than me. He was a littlequicker. In the very beginning, I felt like Icame out a little tense because I was a littlenervous. I worked that out by the end, butI was down by a little bit at that point.”

EARLY IN THE SEASON, Grammes setgoals of winning the Conference 6 champi-onship, finishing runner-up in the regionand placing at states. The McLean grapplercame through with a conference crown andremains on track to achieve his goals.

“I thought it was a little [far-fetched], like[they were] pretty challenging goals,”Grammes said, “but I thought I could do itif I really tried.”

Adams lost to Robinson senior DaneRobbins by decision, 4-1, in the 138-poundfinal. He entered the match with a 42-4 sea-son record, having won the Conference 6championship.

“I want to win,” Adams said about his goalat the state meet. “I’ll be on the oppositeside of the bracket as [Robbins], so I shouldget another shot at him in the finals.”

Adams wrestled at 132 pounds as a jun-ior, when he placed fifth at regionals. Hesaid Sunday’s experience in a championshipsetting should help him at states.

“It’s probably the biggest crowd I’ve everwrestled in front of,” he said. “I’m startingto get used to it and I think it will definitelyhelp at states — the spotlight and every-thing.”

Eckhardt, a Conference 6 champion ex-periencing his best season as a high schoolwrestler, injured his left knee during the145-pound final. He finished the match, butlost to Chantilly senior Walter Carlson bydecision, 10-4.

Eckhardt said he had multiple surgerieson the knee in the past. He walked with anice pack on the knee after the match, butsaid he will “definitely be able to competeat states.”

“I wrestled terribly,” Eckhardt said about

his performance in the region final. “… Ididn’t wrestle my match. I didn’t take myshots. I could have wrestled a better match,and that’s what I’m going to have to do nextweekend to get a state title.”

McLean sophomore Conor Grammesplaced third in the 132-pound bracket, beat-ing Westfield junior Ryan Yorkdale via in-jury in the third-place match.

Langley senior Alex Pratte placed sixthin the 145-pound class, losing to Centrevillesenior Connor Mitchell via pin in the fifth-

place match.Madison 195-pound senior Chris

Hines finished fourth, falling toOsbourn Park sophomore Jacob Maileby decision, 16-9, in the third-placematch. Warhawks junior Ryan Barrettcaptured fifth place at 182 pounds,beating Chantilly senior Logan Barrvia decision, 7-4, in the fifth-placematch.

Herndon senior Sean Pike took fifthplace in the 160-pound bracket, beat-ing Chantilly senior Jeffrey Weinbergvia decision, 9-5. Hornets sophomoreSam Milligan finished sixth in the 138-pound bracket, falling to WestSpringfield’s Junior Ramos by majordecision, 15-5, in the fifth-placematch.

South Lakes senior Colby Laxton fin-ished fifth in the 195-pound bracket,pinning Robinson senior MaksymSears in the fifth-place match.

Robinson won the team champion-ship with 257.5 points, giving theRams three region titles in four sea-sons. Robinson has also won two ofthe last three state championships.

“This is a pretty special team, a greatgroup of kids,” Robinson head coachBryan Hazard said. “They’ve been to-gether a long time. They have an ex-pectation that they place on them-selves and they really competed well.”

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: LakeBraddock’s Dante Wiles (106); Asper(113); Lake Braddock’s Ryan Haskett(120); Robinson’s Mason Rockman(126); South County’s Hunter Manley(132); Robbins (138); Carlson (145);Robinson’s Jack Bass (152);Robinson’s Zak DePasquale (160);Robinson’s Daniel Mika (170);Robinson’s Cole DePasquale (182);Centreville’s Tyler Love (195);Osbourn’s Robin Garcia (220); andRobinson’s Jake Pinkston (285).

Herndon’s Pike, Milligan, South Lakes’ Laxton place at tourney.

Grapplers Earn SpotlightExperience at Region Tournament

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

McLean freshman Brendan Grammes placed runner-up in the 113-poundbracket during the 6A North region wrestling championships on Sundayat Centreville High School.

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Langley senior Jacob Adams, left, lost to Robinson’s Dane Robbins in the138-pound final at the 6A North region wrestling championships onSunday at Centreville High School.

“It’s probably the biggestcrowd I’ve ever wrestledin front of. I’m starting toget used to it and I thinkit will definitely help atstates — the spotlightand everything.”

— Langley senior Jacob Adams


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By Ryan Dunn

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The Fabulous Hubcaps band preformedSaturday evening at the Herndon Com-munity Center’s gymnasium, playingsome favorite classic rock n’ roll hits in-

cluding “Surfin’ USA” and “Get Around.” TheValentine’s Sock Hop has been an annual event forthe Herndon Rotary Club, but due to multiple fac-tors will no longer be held as a fundraising event.

“It was always on the Saturday evening closest toValentine’s Day,” said Chris Mogensen, a resident ofHerndon and event coordinator with the HerndonRotary Club. “We have been coming to this eventfour to five years,” said Steve Lemanski, member ofthe Herndon Rotary Club. “I think everyone who hasattended will miss it, but the economics have gottento the point where it doesn’t pay to continue.”

The Rotary Club is the world’s largest communityservice organization. The chapter in Herndon has sev-eral fundraisers over the course of the year to servethe community. “We have been sponsoring this dancewith the Hubcap band close to 30 years as a fundraiser,”said Mogensen. “Last year for this event we sold 249tickets, and this year my guess is 260 tickets.”

Earlier that afternoon volunteers decorated thegymnasium for the event. Couples mixed and danced

while the Hubcaps played favorite music and melo-dies of the 1950s and 1960s. “Our group cannot doit any more,” said Mogenson. “If we don’t run suc-cessful fundraisers we cannot serve our community…the community center began lowering their costs tokeep the event going, but it has been harder andharder to pull it off functionally. We just can’t do itas a fundraiser anymore.”

The Herndon Rotary Club has been involved inseveral community-centered programs. Last yearHerndon Rotary raised funds to pay for the HerndonHigh School marching band “Pride of Herndon” tripto Hawaii for the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade.Herndon High has a tutoring program, and HerndonRotary Club pays for the infrastructure costs of thatorganization.

The Rotary Club of Herndon Scholarship Fund alsoawards a scholarship to a graduating senior fromHerndon High School or a resident of Herndon whoattends another school or is home schooled. Appli-cants are considered based on good citizenship, ex-tracurricular activities, employment or special skillsoutside of school, academic record, and financial need.

“It had been a great event,” said Curt Rose, a resi-dent of Reston and member of the Herndon RotaryClub. Owner of Aspen Jewelry Designs at CentrevilleRoad in Herndon, Rose brought his children to theevening show. “It has just gotten to point where weneeded to manage our fundraisers more,” said Rose.

The Herndon Rotary Club meets on Wednesdays7:30 - 8:30 a.m. at the Amphora Diner Deluxe at1151 Elden Street in Herndon. For more informa-tion visit www.herndonrotary.org.

Herndon Rotary Club Holds Valentine’s Sock HopFinal show for Herndonfundraising event.

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Herndon Rotary Club members Hayward Hull and ChrisMogensen near a sign advertising the evening events atthe Herndon Community Center.


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On Feb. 6, a team of seventhand eighth grade studentsfrom Herndon Middle Schoolcompeted in a basketball

match against school teachers. “We had alot of students attend this year’s event,” saidafter-school specialist Mike Thomas whowas also helping as game announcer.

“I think each year we get more studentsinvolved, which makes it more exciting,”said Jamie Hyatt, Herndon Middle Schoolteacher and Student Council Association(SCA) sponsor. “I think the game is fun andbuilds school spirit,” said teacher AmandaChabay, also an SCA sponsor.

Teacher Vs. StudentBasketball GameTeachers wincompetitive gameagainst students atHerndon Middle.

Two Herndon High seniors on the bas-ketball varsity team volunteered to be gamereferees, Malcolm McKenzie and DorianJohnson. At the end of the first half, thestudent team had a lead with a score of 24-21. Yet the teachers rallied and won with afinal score of 36-33. Over 250 tickets weresold for the game. The SCA will use thesefunds for an upcoming school dance. “Thesegames foster a lot of school spirit,” said Prin-cipal Justine Klena.

To learn more about Herndon MiddleSchool, visit www.fcps.edu/HerndonMS/

Herndon High senior MalcolmMcKenzie was one of the refereesfor the February teachers versusstudents basketball game.

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For the February game, the student basketball team included TinwinRicks, Max Wilson, Jameel Byrd, Nathan Cole, Simoa Lauth, RonaldCastano, Schuyler Carman, Hasib Zaman, Eric Schlawin, Jaden Snead,Aayshaun Hogan, Bart Bush, Corey Myers, and Jack Donlan.

For the February game, the teacher’s basketball team included NickStames, Ryan Vita, Jamie Hyatt, Aidan Vigil, Jessica Moberly, AlexBishop, Matthew Lanoue-Chapman, Lenwood Compton, Cory Raupers,Leigh Henderson, Sedrick Moody, Kent Harris, and Ryan Yantz.


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Thank you to these businesses, organizations and individuals inour community for their contributions to Jeans Day and for theircommitment to ending homelessness in Fairfax County and Falls Church.The $60,000 raised will make a difference for the more than 3,000children, women and men facing homelessness and the threat of severetemperatures and hunger today in the Fairfax-Falls Church community.The awareness raised by Jeans Day will help in the continued effortsto end homelessness in our community by 2018.

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