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Volume 18, No. 19,Two sections, 20 PagesCopyright © 2015The Gazette

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NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTYSPORTS: Seton senior has thestate’s best mark this spring inthe long jump. B-1

TIME TO‘SURRENDER’Prince George’s LittleTheatre continues runof wacky farce.

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NEWS: Roosevelt High SchoolSADD chapter receives regionalrecognition. A-5

n Reductions expectedto save $14.8 million

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

Despite a proposed property and tele-communications tax hike, Prince George’sgovernment is looking to eliminate 110 jobsand institute five-day furloughs for mostcounty employees.

“The increase in the property taxes canonly go to the schools. It can’t beused to saveanyone’s job,” County Executive Rushern L.Baker (D) said during an April 14 forum inCapitol Heights.

The proposed FY16 budget includes$7.4million in savings due to a Reduction inForce, or elimination of positions.

Thomas Himler, Baker’s chief budgetofficer, said the budget office estimates thatamountwould equal approximately 110 lay-offs.

“That’s an estimate. The actual number

Countylooks atlayoffs,furloughs

n More than 200 communitymembers take part in event


STAFFWRITER

Victoria Samuels said shediscovered thatwalk-ing in a principal’s shoes isn’t easy, particularlywhen those shoes belong to Kathy Richard-An-drews, principal of theAcademyofHealth Sciencesat PGCC.

“WithDr. Richard-Andrews, I’ve learned Imustwearflat shoesbecausekeepingupwithher is a realchallenge in and of itself,” said Samuels of AnneArundel County, vice president of community re-lations for Greenbelt-based Educational SystemsFederal Credit Union.

Samuels was one of approximately 260 busi-ness, nonprofit and government leaderswho shad-owed actual principals Tuesday in Prince George’sCounty Public Schools’ “Principal for a Day” com-munity event.

The program begun in 2004 and is held in col-

laborationwith the PrinceGeorge’s County Cham-ber of Commerce.

“From the eyes of the principal, you’re seeingeveryone they work with, you’re seeing how theyinteract with the students, and you’re really gettinga chance to see the value in the whole educationprocess,” Samuels said.

Samuels and Leah Williamson of Landover,lead pharmacologist for the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration, followed Richard-Andrews as she

Leaders see growth as Principal for a Day

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Hyattsville Middle School Principal Kimberly Washington (right) gives school background Tuesday to visiting Principal for a Day Jacqueline Tyson of Citadel of Prayer Church in Hyattsvillewhile the two walk the halls during the Principal for a Day event.

n Shopping center official saysresidents don’t realize

new lot exists

BY KIRSTEN PETERSENSTAFFWRITER

Officials from the Towne Centre atLaurel say they’re investing $10,000 insigns to encourage shoppers to park at

its $3.1 million parking deck, which doesnot reach capacity during peak shoppinghours.

During the April 14 planning commis-sion meeting, three new signs directingshoppers to the parking garage were ap-proved. There currently are no universalparking symbols at the parking deck. Thesigns, which combined cost $10,000, willbe installed in the next four to six weeks.

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The deck of the parking lot behind Burlington Coat Factory is mostly empty, while the bottom flooris about half-full April 27 at the Towne Centre at Laurel.

n Hyattsville duo recently completedradiology treatment together


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Being married for over 50 years, Hyatts-ville residents Joseph and Vivian Whalenhave shared so much of their lives together;bowling, travel and attendingBaltimoreOri-oles games, but they never expected to un-dergo cancer treatment together.

“I askedGod, please giveme the strengthtobe there forher, andsheasked for thesamething,” said Joseph Whalen, 71. “We under-stoodwhat the other was going through, be-cause wewere both going through it.”

InAugust 2014, a lumpwas found inViv-

Longtimecouple incancer fight


Joseph and Vivian Whalen of Hyattsville wait for acheckup April 30 at the Greenbelt Radiation Oncol-ogy Center.

n Contested electionsbring new leadershipto municipalities


Incumbents in CottageCity have lost their seats fol-lowing landslide victories by anewcomer and a former towncommissioner, while the ap-pointed mayor in Brentwoodwas elected to the role for thefirst time during the May 4municipal elections.

In the Cottage City Ward1 race, newcomer Abel Núñezearned 127 votes while theincumbent, CommissionerChair Richard Côté, earned40 votes, according to pre-liminary election results fromCottage City. Official resultswill be announced when allabsentee and provisional bal-lots are counted.

Gemma Miranda, 40, of

Cottage City said Núñez, whois the executive director of theCentral American ResourceCenter in Washington, D.C.,will represent the Spanish-speaking community on theboard of commissioners.

“He’s going to help us.He’s going to be involved,”Miranda said.

In the race for the at-largeseat, former at-large com-missioner Demetrius Givensearned 127 votes, Commis-sionerViceChairwomanPatri-ciaGross received28votes andformer Ward 3 commissionerPhyllis Robinson earned 16votes, according to prelimi-nary results.

Resident Jerry Ottley, 53,said he voted for Givens be-cause he’s active in the Cot-tage City community.

“Other officials, you don’tsee them,” Ottley said. “Hemakes a difference. Anytime

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1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2015, theestimated real property assessable base willincrease by 6.1%, from $632,743,917 to$671,453,166.

2. If the City of New Carrollton maintains thecurrent tax rate of $ 0.7059 per $100 ofassessment, real property tax revenues willincrease by 6.1 % resulting in $ 273,249 of newreal property tax revenues.

3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasingassessments, the real property tax rate should bereduced to $0.6652, the constant yield tax rate.

4. The City of New Carrollton is considering notreducing its real property tax rate enough to fullyoffset increasing assessments. The City of NewCarrollton proposes to adopt a real property taxrate of $.68 per $100 of assessment. This rate is2.2% higher than the constant yield tax rate andwill generate $ 99,375 in additional property taxrevenues.

A public hearing on the proposed real propertytax rate increase will be held at 7:00 p.m. onMonday, May 18, 2015, at New CarrolltonMunicipal Center, 6016 Princess Garden Parkway,New Carrollton, Maryland 20784.

The hearing is open to the public, and publictestimony is encouraged. Persons with questionsregarding the hearing may call 301-459-6100 forfurther information.

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Vote for the Best Book Storytime, 4p.m., NewCarrollton Library, 7414 River-dale Road, NewCarrollton. Join us for astorytime featuring the books nominatedforMaryland’s Black Eyed Susan BookAward, and vote for your favorites. Ages6-9. Contact 301-459-6900.

MAY 8movies@hope presents “The Lives of

Others”, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Hope LutheranChurch, 4201 Guilford Drive, College Park.This deeplymoving German film showsthe unintended human consequences ofofficial surveillance— and ismore timelythan ever in light of subsequent revela-tions about our own country’s nationalsecurity program. Admission and refresh-ments are free. Contact 240-264-7924 [email protected].

MAY 9Beltsville Garden Club Plant Sale, 8

a.m. to Noon at Parking lot of High PointHigh School, 3601 PowderMill Road,Beltsville. Come early for the best selec-tion of quality plants at reasonable pricesfrom ourmembers. A variety of annuals,vegetables, herbs, houseplants, shrubs,perennials and trees will be available.Plants from the club’s greenhouse at theJames E. Duckworth School will be forsale. Contact 301-937-3683.

Cycle Through Aviation History, 10a.m., College Park AviationMuseum,1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park.Discover 250 years of flight in a guided bi-cycle tour along the Anacostia River trails,from the first balloon flight in America tointriguing 20th century inventions andindustry. The ride will be a flat 10mileloopwith some riding on quiet streets, butmostly on off-road, paved trails. Bicyclesand helmets are available and snacks willbe provided. Persons 16 and undermustbe accompanied by an adult. Contact 301-864-6029; TTY 301-699-2544.

Mornings at the Museum, 11 a.m.,College Park AviationMuseum, 1985Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park.Explore exciting aspects of the CollegePark AviationMuseum’s collection on thesecond Saturday of eachmonthwith a

museum educator.May’s tour will focusonmilitary history. Contact 301-864-6029;TTY 301-699-2544.

Pen & Pose: A Workshop in Yoga andWriting, 11 a.m.,Montpelier Arts Center,9652Muirkirk Road, Laurel. Yoga andwriting both use literal andmetaphori-cal vehicles to discover parts of ourselvesthat have laid dormant.Wear comfortableclothing, and bring a yogamat and yourfavorite notebook and pen. Ages 18 & up.Contact 301-377-7800 [email protected].

Gateway Arts District Open StudioTour, Noon to 5 p.m., the BrentwoodArts Exchange, 3901 Rhode Island Ave.,Brentwood.More than 125 artists in theneighborhoodwill open their studios. Cel-ebrate and peruse the abundance of artand culture in an area unlike any other inour region. Come spend the day exploringour creative spaces. Contact 301-277-2863or [email protected].

Asian-Pacific American HeritageMonth Hoopla Film Event: A Simple Life, 2p.m., Glenarden Library, 8724 GlenardenPkwy., Glenarden. Contact 301-772-5477/240-696-3844.

Mom’s the Word, 3 p.m., HyattsvilleLibrary, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville.Drop in to hear a story aboutMother’sDay andmake a card to take home to yourmom. Contact 301-985-4690.

Maestro Khan with Sistah Mafalda &Kuumba Performers, 8 to 10 p.m., PublickPlayhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Lando-ver. Master of sitar, surbahar and tablaMaestro Khan performes classical Indianfusion in a program that includes SistahMafalda and the Kuumba Performers pre-senting African, Caribbean and Americandance and drumpieces. Contact 301-277-1710; TTY 301-277-0312.

MAY 10Mother’s Day Brunch & Jazz, Noon to

4 p.m., Prince George’s Sports & LearningComplex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover.Come celebrate all mothers, while enjoy-ing a delicious catered Brunch and listen-ing to the sounds of smooth Jazz. If that isnot enough, participate in a Fashion Showandmodel yourmost elegant, impressivespring hats. Cost is resident: $30; non-resident: $36. Contact 301-583-2400; TTY301-583-2483.

Mother’s Day Tours, 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.,Riversdale HouseMuseum, 4811 River-dale Road, Riverdale. Bring yourmother,mother-in-law, grandmother, or otherspecial lady for a free guided tour of thehouse. Note: Limited to one free tour perpaid admission. Adults: $3; seniors: $2;

students: $1; Ages 4 and under: free. Con-tact 301-864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544.

MAY 11MAC: Manga and Anime Club, 7 p.m.,

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Chinese-English Preschool Storytime,7 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 CrescentRoad, Greenbelt. Enjoy children’s stories,songs, rhymes and other activities inChinese and English. Pick up ticket at theInformationDesk. Ages 3-5. Contact 301-345-5800.

MAY 12Based on Books — Worms, 10:30 to

11:30 a.m., the Patuxent Research RefugeNationalWildlife Visitor Center, PowderMill Road between the Baltimore-Wash-ington Parkway and Route 197, Laurel.Ages 4-5 Each program in this seriesbegins with a beautifully illustrated chil-dren’s story about wildlife. Registration isrequired. Contact 301-497-5887.

African History & Culture LectureSeries, 7 p.m., the Greenbelt Library, 11Crescent Road, Greenbelt. “A Season ofCourage: Black &White SouthernersWhoFought for the Union in the Civil War” byAsa Gordon. Contact 301-345-5800.

MAY 13Art Afternoons, 3 to 5 p.m.,Mount

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n Two new membersjoin council

BY JAMIEANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

Hyattsville Council Presi-dent Candace Hollingsworthsaid she plans to focus on Hy-attsville’s growth and devel-opment as she begins her firstterm as the city’s mayor.

“One of the immediatethings to me is shoring up therelationship with the countyand the state and those thatwork on our behalf,” Holling-sworth said. “We also need toget to work on some of the ma-jor projects that we have com-ing up, which include the RFP[Request for Proposals] for ouradministrative building and thedevelopment around the WestHyattsville Metro.”

Hollingsworth, who ranunopposed, received 1,044votes out of 1,190 ballots castin Tuesday’s city elections, ac-cording to unofficial electionresults. Nineteen write-in bal-lots were cast for mayor and 24provisional ballots remain to becounted.

Hollingsworth will be Hy-attsville’s first blackmayor, andthe second femalemayor in thecity’s history.

Kevin Ward, 37, who runsa software delivery projectmanagement office, won theseven-candidate race to fillHollingsworth’s Ward 1 seatwith 232 votes. Hewas followedby Talib Karim with 107 votes,Carl Nielsen with 95 votes,Winnie Obike with 73 votes,

Jocelyn Nolasco with 13 votes,William Jenney with 12 votesand LaVonne Leslie with onevote.

“I’m just really excited tobe representing the people ofHyattsville,” Ward said. “I lookforward to working with CarlNielsen and some of the otherfolks who ran in Ward 1 andintegrating some of their ideasfor improving Ward 1 and Hy-attsville.”

InWard 2, incumbent ShaniWarner, 41, won reelection tothe council with 284 votes. Shewas followed by Emily Straubwith 64 votes and David Hileswith 43 votes. Warner was first

elected to the council in 2013.Warner said the next few

years are critical ones for Hy-attsville as increased develop-ment, including the possiblerelocation of the FBI headquar-ters, comes to Prince George’sCounty.

“I think the next four yearsare going to be an exciting anddramatic time for Hyattsville,”Warner said. “I’m excited aboutthe opportunity that we have tobroadcast whowe are as a com-munity before the attention ofthe D.C. metro area shifts toHyattsville,” Warner said.

Newcomer ThomasWright,57, received 110 votes in his un-

opposed race to fill the seat ofoutgoing councilman TimothyHunt.

In Ward 4, incumbentPaula Perry, the council vicepresident, won reelection un-opposed with 34 votes. Perrywas first elected to the councilin 1999.

InWard 5, Joseph Solomon,29, won reelection to the coun-cil with 94 votes. His oppo-

nent, Sonya Francis, receivedtwo votes. Solomon was firstelected to the council in 2013to fill an unexpired term.

Solomon said his maingoals in his next term includerebuilding NeighborhoodWatch groups and the devel-opment of a health and publicsafety committee.

“It’s something I’ve beenworking on with [Hyattsville

Police] Chief Holland to helpus to delve deeply into Hy-attsville’s community policingmodel, so that we can set up adialogue with residents aboutthe types of interactions theyexpect to have with police,”Solomon said.

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Katharine Furgang Gardner of Bowie, MD,died on April 29, 2015, at the age of 102. Shewas born on July 31, 1912 to Ernest DuleyFurgang and Blanche Garner Furgang andreared on the farm of her grandparents, LauraDuley Furgang and Morris W. Furgang atCheltenham, MD. She was preceded in deathby her husband, Robert B. Gardner, and threebrothers, Leonard, John and Francis Furgangand their wives. Two nieces, Bette McKownand Linda Kelly, survive her.

She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and travel.

Private burial at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery.

A memorial service will be held on May 30,2015 at 3 pm at the Cheltenham UnitedMethodist Church, 11111 Crain Highway, Route301 South, Cheltenham, MD, 20625.

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n Town explores newprojects, more annexation


As Landover Hills celebrates70 years since the town wasincorporated, officials say the“Small Town Thinking Big”

is looking to expand its reachwhile keeping its close-knit feel.

Lee P. Walker, the town’smayor since1995, saidLandoverHills is planning to build upontheaccomplishmentsof thepast70 years with new projects andcommunity initiatives. Walkersaid the town secured a bondbill to refurbish the Town Hall,which was a firehouse in the

1940s, and is exploring tutoringprograms for youth in and out-side of the town limits throughthe Landover Hills Communityand Learning Center Coalition.

“Somehave said it is thebestkept secret around,”Walker saidof the town, which is comprisedof 500 single-family homes. “It’sa great town to live in.”

More than 200 people came

out Saturday to Town Hall 2 tocelebrate Landover Hills, whichwas incorporated in 1945. Theevent featured vendors andperformances from studentsattending the New Hope Per-formingArtsCenter inLandoverHills.

The town’s population hasgrown steadily in the past 25years, now reaching 1,700 resi-

dents, said townmanager Kath-leen Tavel. She said LandoverHills is like “an old fashionedlittle town, tucked back off themain highway,” but the annexa-tion of commercial businessesalong Annapolis Roadhasmadeit more important for the townto establish its own identity.

“Right now you’ve got abunch of little shopping centers

that are all different. Try to getsome sort of consistent archi-tecture so it all looks like it allbelongs together,” Tavel said.“Tome, then it would help withan identity.”

Town Councilman RobertBullock (Ward 3) said the popu-lation growth may call for moreannexation and more commu-nity services, sucha recreationalcenter.

“I think we’re going to grow.The small town is moving up,”Bullock said. “We have to ex-pand because the town is get-ting bigger.”

While the town has becomemore diverse and younger fami-lies are moving in, current andformer Landover Hills residentssayLandoverHills has remaineda friendly community.

Linda Harris, who servedas mayor from 1987 to 1991,said she sees the town as a “safecommunity place to live thatvalues its people,” and said shewas glad to see the townwas stillthriving.

“I see that for the most part,the condition of the homes, thetown, looks really good,” Harrissaid. “It’s a vibrant neighbor-hood and I think this is good. Ihope it stays that way.”

KevinFuentes, 13, of Lando-verHills saidhewould like to seehomes remodeled, sidewalksadded and potholes fixed, buthe also called the town a “bigpeaceful place” where non-English speaking families arewelcome.

“We have very kind neigh-bors,” Fuentes said.

Resident Oswaldo Ruiz,22, said living in and attend-ing church in Landover Hillshave given him opportunities tomake a difference, such as par-ticipating with the Royal Rang-ers mentoring program. Still, hesaid he sees the town’s potentialto domore.

“I want to see the peoplecoming together, cleaning thetown of Landover Hills,” Ruizsaid. “It would become unique.It’s brotherhood.”

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Four artists will be showcas-ing art inspired by jazz singerNina Simone’s “Four Women”on Friday inMount Rainier.

The event was organizedto support local artists and cel-ebrate creative expressions offemale beauty, strength andpower, said EmpowerTalkfounder Opare Densua.

Featured artists include il-lustrator and painter Rose Jaffe,abstract artist Kimeko Torres,painter Jenai Asemoa, and ab-stract artist Sharron Johnson,whoare all fromPrinceGeorge’sCounty orWashington, D.C.

“Everybody has a differentelement which is very impor-tant,” Densua said. “It speaksto the song, which is about fourdistinct women from four dif-ferent paths who have differentvisions but can relate becausethey’re all female.”

The event is free, but attend-ees candonate toEmpowerTalk,which creates programmingto uplift, inspire and empowerwomen, by purchasing raffletickets. Prizes include fitnessand beauty products as well asgift baskets. The art on displaywill also be available for pur-chase, Densua said.

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n Honor marks 11th yearin a row group recognized

BY JAMIE

ANFENSON-COMEAU

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The Eleanor Roosevelt HighSchool chapter of StudentsAgainst Destructive Decisions,or SADD, has been recognizedfor the 11th year in a row by aregional nonprofit and auto-mobile insurance company.

The Washington RegionalAlcohol Program, or WRAP, anonprofit that works to preventdrunk driving and underagedrinking, and automobile in-surance company GEICO, pre-sented its 2015 GEICO StudentAward to the Greenbelt highschool’s SADD group May 1 atSchromHills Park in Greenbelt.

The award is one of onlyfive presented in the region,and marked the only award

that was presented to a groupor organization based in Prince

George’s County.The award, which has

been presented for 23 years,comes with a $1,000 dona-tion to the award receipi-ents, said WRAP presidentKurt Erickson.

Erickson said that thejudges, who come from re-gional public safety andpublic health groups, werevery impressed with thisyear’s entry from EleanorRoosevelt’s team.

“It was specifically youryear-long effort, the con-stant drum-beat of the mes-sage that you were relentlessthroughout the year inchampioning themessage ofsafety,” Erickson said to thestudents.

Erickson said it is a hugeaccomplishment for thisgroup to receive the award

11 years in a row.

Erickson said that muchof the credit for the school’scontinual success goes to thegroup’s sponsor, Joanne Read.

Deflecting the credit, Readsaid that the students deservethe credit for holding eventsthroughout the year to maketheir peers aware of potentialdestructive decisions.

Those events include amock accident, seminars onteen dating, violence aware-

ness, anti-bullying and suicideawareness, a Homecomingpledge and a prompromise notto drink, and other events.

“The kids have worked veryhard, and the officers have beenvery detail oriented,” Read said.“They’ve all worked very hardtomake a positive difference inthe lives of their peers.”

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Roosevelt HS SADD chapter receives regional recognition


Joanne Read, sponsor of the Eleanor Roosevelt High School Students AgainstDestructive Decisions group, receives a plaque and a check May 1 from KurtErickson (left), president of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, for theGreenbelt school’s efforts to prevent underage drinking and drinking and driving.

Prince George’s CountyPublic Schools has named Pat-rick Bonner, Spanish teacherat Buck Lodge Middle Schoolin Hyattsville, as its 2015 WorldLanguages Teacher of the Year.

“Winning this award is trulya tribute to my school and themany students who strive tosucceed in class every day,”Bonner said in an email.

Laura Guzman, a teacherat Capitol Heights ElementarySchool, was the runner up forthe award. To be selected, can-didates must be nominated,submit an application and com-mit to attend at least one localworld languages conference,according to the school system.

Bonner will representPGCPS at the Maryland ForeignLanguage Teacher of the Yearstate competition.

— JAMIE

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went about her day at the Academy of HealthSciences. The academy is a high school heldin cooperation with Prince George’s Com-munity College in Largo. Students attendhigh school and college classes on campusand can graduate with both a diploma andan associate degree.

The school began in 2012, and is prepar-ingtograduate itsfirstclassof92students laterthis month.

Richard-Andrews said it was a great op-portunitytoshowmembersof thecommunitywhat is going on at her school.

“ThePrincipals foraDayget tosee therealworld in our schools,” Richard-Andrews said.

KimberlyWashington,principalofHyatts-ville Elementary School, said the Principal fora Day event helps show what a principal’s dayis like.

“I try to give them as much of the expe-rience of what the work looks like, the bestthat I can in a day,” Washington said. “I tryto be transparent. I talk about the challengeswe have, we’re 84 percent Free and ReducedLunch, I talk about the growth we’ve had over

four years, things of that nature.”Hyattsville Middle’s visiting principal was

Pastor Jacqueline Tyson of Citadel of PrayerInternational, anondenominationalChristianchurch in Hyattsville. It was Tyson’s first timeas Principal for a Day.

Tyson followed Washington throughouther day, touring the halls, attending teacherplanningsessionsandvisitingclassrooms.Shesaid the experience was an eye-opener.

“She is very hands-on with the teachersas well as the students. She doesn’t just stayin her office and send someone else to dothings,” Tyson said.

Tysonsaidtheexperiencehelpstocounternegative media portrayals of young people inpoverty.

“I see young people here who are respect-ful to her and the other leaders, they’re eagerto learnandthey’reworkinghard,”Tysonsaid.

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Victoria Samuels of Educational Systems FederalCredit Union and Leah Williamson of the U.S.Food and Drug Administration speak Tuesday withstudents at the Academy of Health Sciences atPrince George’s Community College during Princi-pal for a Day.

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CITY OF NEW CARROLLTONNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED FY 2016 EXPENSE BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of New Carrollton will conducta Public Hearing on the proposed FY 2016 Current Expense Budget and theFY 2016 Fee Schedule during the following City Council Meeting:

City Council Workshop Meeting on Monday, May 18, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the New Carrollton Municipal Center, 6016Princess Garden Parkway, New Carrollton, Maryland 20784.

Copies of the proposed FY 2016 Budget are available for inspection at theNew Carrollton Municipal Center, Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The public is encouraged to attend the Public Hearing and providecomments.

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could go higher or lower,” Him-ler said.Himler said that if that por-

tion of the budget is approvedby the council, each departmentwill be asked to evaluate wherecuts can be made, and what po-sitions can be eliminated.“That process will be a cou-

plemonths at least, if the councilapproves it,” Himler said.Himler said there are no

specific limits at this point as tohow many positions might beeliminated from a department,other than not eliminating pub-lic safety positions.Himler said that actual filled

positions will be eliminated, asopposed to vacantpositions thathave not been filled.“There will be actual lay-

offs,” Himler said.The budget also includes

$7.4 million in savings from afive-day furlough of all GeneralFund county employees. Gen-eral Fund employees, of whichthere are 6,097 in the proposed

budget, do not include full-timepositionswith theschool system,Prince George’s CommunityCollege or the Prince George’sMemorial Library System.Himler said the furloughs

would be spread out over the12-month period between July1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.“We’re not going to tell ev-

eryone in thefirst fivedaysof thefiscal year to go home,” Himlersaid. “They’ll be spread out tominimize the impact.”Archie O’Neil of Fort Wash-

ington, president of the IndianHead Highway Area ActionCouncil, or IHHAAC, anonprofitsouth county associationof civicgroups, said it is unfortunate thecounty is considering furloughsafter providing a 2.6 percentCost of Living increase this year.“The county is giving with

one hand and taking with theother,” O’Neil said.O’Neil said any furloughs

will be felt by employees andcounty residents.“It’s sort of a double

whammy. Not only are you notgetting paid, but you’re not get-ting work done,” O’Neil said. “If

you’re not at work and you can’tdo the public’s business, thenthat is definitely going to have anegative impact on residents.”The matter is now in the

hands of the Prince George’sCounty Council, which con-cluded public hearings on thebudgetMay 4 and began a seriesof work sessions on the budgetMay5.TheCountyCouncilmustapprove a budget by June 1.Having served as the coun-

cil’s legislative officer from 2007until his election to the coun-cil in 2014, Councilman ToddTurner (Dist. 4) of Bowie saidhe’s personally aware of the im-pact furloughs can have.“Unfortunately, there are

only a limited number of thingswe can do in regards to fundingoptions,” Turner said.Turner said he would like to

find other options to layoffs.“Most of the departments

don’t want to do this, and thecouncil doesn’t want to do thiseither, butwehave tobemindfulof fiscal realities,” Turner said.

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ian Whalen’s breast that turned out to be cancer-ous.“You stand back, and you hear the words,

and you just say, ‘OK, do what you have to,’”Vivian Whalen said.In September, JosephWhalenwas diagnosed

with prostate cancer after his blood work cameback showing high levels of prostate-specific an-tigen, or PSA, and a biopsy was performed.“When Joe was diagnosed, we said, well,

we’ll just make it a two-for-one,” Vivian Whalensaid.Both went for radiology treatments at Green-

belt Radiation Oncology Center. Vivian said thecenterwas able toworkwith the couple to sched-ule their daily radiation treatments together, sothey would only have to make one trip per day.Vivian received a clean bill of health in Feb-

ruary, and Joseph’s blood work came back nor-mal late April.“Theirs was a very unique situation,” said Dr.

Vladimir Ioffe, JosephWhalen’s oncologist. “Butthey both did very well with their treatment andwe expect them to continue to do well.”“One of us would be going in as the other

one was going out, andwe’d pass each other andgive high-fives,” Vivian Whalen said.Dr. Denise Gooch, Vivian Whalen’s oncolo-

gist, said the couple kept their spirits up and en-couraged others during their visits.“They brought the sunshine every day they

came in,” Gooch said. “They just had such apositive attitude about their treatment, every-one loves them.”Vivian Whalen said she was very grateful

for the care and support she received from theclinic.“The first time youwalk through those doors,

you know fear. When you go in the back and yougo through that door with the radiation symbol,you know panic,” Vivian Whalen said. “But they

put you at such ease, it was amazing, and whenyou came out, you felt comfort.”Joseph Whalen said he and his wife were

able to support each other through the radiationtreatment process.“The symptoms are very similar for almost

everybodywith the radiation.When shewas low,I was low, and we both knew what the reasonwas,” Joseph Whalen said.Joseph and Vivian Whalen married May 16,

1964, and settled in Hyattsville. Joseph Whalenworked for the Merkle Press printing companyas a printer and bookbinder from 1962 until itclosed in 1981, and then for theWashington Postuntil his retirement in 2003. VivianWhalenwas astay-at-home mother and later worked as a sec-retary at St. Jerome’s School in Hyattsville from1971 until her retirement in 2012.Sandra Whalen of Rockville said her parents

have remained very close over a half century ofmarriage.“They don’t get out a lot anymore, but when

they do, they’re never far apart, even if it’s justa trip to CVS,” Sandra Whalen said. “Whateverthey do, they do together.”The couple said they are grateful to be able

to celebrate their 51st anniversary together aftertheir shared ordeal.“It was hell going through it, but at least we

had each other,” Vivian Whalen said.

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he’s in office he’s in the community helpingout.”In Brentwood, Rocio Treminio-Lopez, who

was appointed mayor in November, defeatedher challenger, former town councilman Ver-ron Bretemps, 156 to 78, according to prelimi-nary results from Brentwood.Treminio-Lopez said she hopes to bring

positive change to the community, includingnew economic development, while keeping thetown’s neighborhood feel.“We’re just one whole, diverse neighbor-

hood,” Treminio-Lopez said. “My vision is tounify Brentwood and welcome new residentsand businesses.”After former councilwoman Aneeka Har-

rison was disqualified for failing to turn in herfinancial disclosure form on time, the race forcouncil seats became uncontested, said A.C.Warden, Brentwood’s chief election judge. In-cumbent Victor Olano, newcomer Tonya Har-rison and former council members Jeff ClarkandReginaMorlanwill comprise the newTownCouncil, according to preliminary results.In Mount Rainier, first-time candidate

Tracy Hadden Loh defeated newcomer Char-nette Robinson 194 to 79 for a Ward 1 seat, ac-cording to preliminary results from the MountRainier Board of Elections. Shivali Shah, whoran unopposed, earned the four-year Ward 2seat with 174 votes. Bryan Knedler, also un-opposed, retained the Ward 2 seat he was ap-pointed to in December with 178 votes.Mount Rainier resident Humberto Collado,

34, said he voted for Loh because of her fiscalconservatism and her visibility in the commu-nity.“It was nice for her to do the outreach,” Col-

lado said. “Someone who says they’re going tokeep the taxes low, I’m for that.”

In New Carrollton, three council seats wereup for election. Former councilwoman SarahPotter Robbins earned 246 votes, the most ofany candidate, and incumbent council mem-bers Richard Bechtold and Lincoln Lashleyretained their seats. Lashley bested incumbentcouncil member Jim Wildoner by eight votes,according to preliminary results from the NewCarrollton Board of Elections.Potter Robbins, who served on the council

from 1989 to 2005, said her goals include pro-moting code enforcement, supporting the Md.Route 450 corridor and improving roads lead-ing to Doctor’s Community Hospital.“The city really needs to be on top of Good

Luck Road and Princess Garden Parkway andput pressure on the county to get those twofixed,” Potter Robbins said. “To think that theroads leading to a hospital are so rough, a per-son’s got to be suffering while they’re in an am-bulance. Going over those bumpy roads is justa sin and a shame.”After incumbent Fairmount Heights mayor

Lillie Thompson Martin chose not to run forreelection, two current councilwomen ranto replace her. Councilwoman Patricia Wait-ers defeated fellow councilwoman JacquelineWood-Dodson 89 to 53, according to prelimi-nary results from Fairmount Heights. Wood-Dodsonwill resumeher council seat, whichwillbe up for election in 2016.Waiters’ council seat will be filled by ap-

pointment, as her term expires in 2016, saidtown clerk JoAnn Tucker. In the race for coun-cil seats, incumbents Timothy Burley and Pa-tricia Ukkundo’Oohwaka kept their seats whileSherri Downingwill take over incumbentHarryD. Saunders’ seat, according to preliminary re-sults.

Staff Writer Derek Johnson contributed tothis report.

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“We don’t think a lot ofpeople come down FourthStreet and realize there is awhole parking deck behindBurlington,” said Tom Fitzpat-rick, president of GreenbergGibbons, the Towne Centre’sdeveloper. “We’re trying to getbetter way-finding signs onthe property to indicate whereadditional parking might befound.”Fitzpatrick said shoppers

entering the Towne Centrefrom Cherry Lane or BaltimoreAvenue may not consider theparking deck. As many as 612cars can park on the bottomand top floors of the deck, butonly 500 park there at themostduring peak hours, said Mi-chelle Schiffer, vice presidentand assistant director of assetmanagement for GreenbergGibbons.“The only issue with park-

ing is sometimes we fill up,which is why we want to indi-

cate to people if the front lotmay be full, there’s a deck onFourth Street,” Fitzpatrick said.Jack Brock, the city’s direc-

tor of communityplanningandbusiness services, said the deckmay not be a popular parkingspot because there’s a lingeringmisconception that it’s a LaurelMall garage.“Thatwas totally torndown

to the dirt and rebuilt,” Brocksaid. “It’s not refurbished, it’snot patched, it’s a brand-newparking garage.”Brock said an engineering

studyconductedbefore the for-mer LaurelMall was torn downconcluded that the garage wastoo deteriorated to be repaired,so it was demolished in De-cember 2012. The new deckwas built without any of the oldgarage’s concrete, Brock said.“I understand people have

been afraid to use it becausethey thought it was the old onethat had been repaired, but itisn’t,” Brock said.Melissa Solis, 26, of Laurel

parked under the deck April26 and said the new lot is “not

exactly the same” as the LaurelMall garage.“I felt safe parking in that

one, too,” Solis said.Resident Gregory Blakey,

52, said the old garage wascrumbling and unstable —nothing like the new deck. Headded that residents who areconfused about the securityof the deck should look at theconcrete.“I don’t have any safety

concerns,” Blakey said. “It’smuch better. It’s totally re-done.”The deck features an el-

evator between the ground anddeck levels and ismonitored bya security company that patrolsthe lot in amarked vehicle.Laurel resident Ahmet Ce-

lik, 38, said the quality of thedeck and the security vehiclemake him feel safe physicallyand personally.“The garage is pretty safe

because thereareallnewplacesand there are people around,”Celik said.

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“When Joe was diagnosed,we said, well, we’ll justmake it a two-for-one.”

Vivian Whalen,wife of Joseph Whalen

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Thank you, teachers

LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

All too often, in themany debates anddiscussions about the school system, one veryimportant group gets overlooked: the educa-tors.

The reason, possibly, is because their jobseems fairly straightforward on the surface.They work with youths, teach a pre-plannedcurriculum, and generally get to enjoy sum-mer and spring break, right?

The truth, however, is that teachers havequite a difficult task— and themany changesin society aremaking their jobs even tougher.

In the past few years alone, PrinceGeorge’s County teachers have had to imple-ment an entirely new statewide curriculum,CommonCore. Not only did they have to

learn to teach the lessons, but they also wereon the frontlines as parents complained andstudents struggled to adjust to the changes.

Dwindling resources are taking their toll,as well. Let’s remember that teachers are theones who ensure each student has a pencil(glue, paper, tissue, etc.) to use for class work,evenwhen a child forgot to bring the itemor simply can’t afford to purchase it. Makingsure all students and schools have the sup-plies and equipment needed for successfullearning has been a growing battle, espe-cially as technology increases havemade the

playing field evenmore uneven and budgetcuts have spurred teachers to use their ownmoney for classroomneeds.

The challenges become evenmore obvi-ous when you add in the pressure of highstakes standardized tests, overcrowdedclassrooms, disciplinary issues, school safetyconcerns, parental involvement challenges,after-school activities andmeetings, lessonpreparations, and themany other physical,financial and emotional demands of the job.

Their work cannot and should not betaken for granted.

While it’s important that we take time toexpress our gratitude to the county’s teach-ers year-round, it’s evenmore significant this

week. Teacher AppreciationWeek isMay 4throughMay 8. Take this opportunity to saythank you to county educators for theirmanyefforts, large and small.

OUROPINION

There is no guarantee whatsoever that Rush-ern Baker’s proposed $133million tax increaseswill result in $133million in additional dollarsfor education.What it will do is put $133millionmore into the hands of politicians to use it anyway they want.

Money is fungible. Any dollar can substitutefor any other dollar. I don’t doubt that everypenny of the tax increase will go to educa-tion. But we will never know howmuch of thatwould free up othermoney to be spent on otherthings.

Baker seems to be puffing up the egos of thecouncil, telling them that their nine votes (reallyfive is all they need) aremore important thanthe thousands of votes that we citizens haveconsistently cast for TRIM— that they knowbetter thanwe dowhat is good for us. Yes, in arepresentative government, we usually permitour elected officials tomake decisions for us.

When it comes to tax increases, however, wehave reserved that power to ourselves.

The honest and honorable thing to dowouldhave been to put the tax increases on the 2014election ballot, as called for in the County Char-ter. But even though Baker was unopposed forre-election in November, he and his crewmusthave been afraid of a voter backlash and surely arejection of higher taxes in these difficult times.So he decided to go around the people.

His cronies in the General Assembly alreadymade it possible for him to break his oath touphold the County Charter, as long as he pre-tended that themoneywould go to education,but the County Council does not have to becomplicit in his charade. The honorablemem-bers of the council should be just that—honor-able— and reject Rushern Baker’s tax increase.

David L. Cahn, Upper Marlboro

Council should reject tax increaseGreat public schools don’t become so

through somemagic or by accident. Greatpublic school systems are the result of planningand vision, individual school leadership, highlyeffective classroom teachers, parental and com-munity support, and targeted fiscal resources.All these piecesmust work together toward acommon goal: excellence and achievement forall students.

For the first time in nearly a decade of livingin Prince George’s County, I can begin to seethat our school system is on the right path to-ward sustained, across-the-board success. Ourschools CEO is in the job for the right reasons,our school board supports his strategic plan foreducation success, and our county executivehas created a serious funding stream for PGCPSthrough his proposed budget. However, moreimprovement is needed to ensure academicachievement for every student.

As president of the Prince George’s Associa-tion for Talented andGifted Education (PG-TAG), I’ve spent countless hours researching thepros and cons of Dr.Maxwell’s strategic educa-tion plan and County Executive Rushern Baker’sbudget to fund our school system. I’ve reachedthe conclusion that it’s critically needed tomoveour system from islands of excellence to a greatcountywide system.

It takes an extraordinary amount of re-sources to address themyriad needs of a schoolsystem this large and diverse. Our school systemsimply cannot compete with other school sys-tems inMaryland and theWashingtonmetro-politan area at current funding levels.

I urge everymember of the County Councilto vote “Yes” on the budget proposed by CountyExecutive Baker.

Barbara Michelman, Cheverly

Baker’s plan is needed for school success

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Editor’s note: Ned Sparks, who has beenexecutive director of theMaryland Public Sec-ondary Schools Athletic Association since 1981,is retiring effective Aug. 1. This is the first ofthree columns looking at his tenure and the bigissues facing high school sports today.

It’sbad,but it’sprobablygoing tohave togetworsebefore the state steps in,NedSparks said.I interviewedSparks lastweek to lookback

athis tenure asheenters thefinal threemonthson the jobbefore retiring as executivedirector oftheMarylandPublic Secondary SchoolsAthleticAssociation, apositionhe’s held for 34 years.I askedabout the

recent increase inhighschool studentswhofindchanging schools tobeaseasy as switching jerseys.“Yeah, thatmightbe

an issue,” Sparks said. “IntheEasternShore, I knowtheyhave ... a sit-outpe-riod, if you transfer youhave to sit out. Itmightcome to that, in thenearfuture, if it seems tobe thecase that themotivation for transferring is forathletics andnot academics.”Sparks said those conversations amongde-

cision-makershavealready started, but, tomakethat kindof change,manymorepeoplewouldneed to recognize that there is aproblem.One reason for the recent increase in trans-

fers is education reform.Theconsortiums inMontgomeryCounty andclusters inPrinceGeorge’sCountyhavemade it a lot easier forstudents to switch schools. All youneed todo isclaim that youwant tobepart of aprogramthatis onlyofferedat that school, andyou’re in.“It’s complicatedmatters, but it’s something

that is here to stay,” Sparks said. “In somestates,theyhave school choice throughout thewholestate.”I broughtup the subject becauseof a recent

threadon theMoCoFootball.commessageboardwhere it names11 football playerswhohave, orwill be, transferring schools andplayingfornew teams in the fall.I confirmedmost of those transfers through

theplayers’Hudl.compages. There areproba-blymore transferring that I haven’t heardabout.I usually don’t hear aboutPrinceGeorge’sCounty transfersuntil August.TheBaysideAthleticConferenceon the

EasternShorehas a45-daywaitingperiod start-ing fromthedayof enrollment for studentswho transfer between schools in that league.Theymaynotparticipate inpracticeor gamesduring that time.There are exceptions (foreignexchange students, freshmen, changeof resi-dence).Not sure thatwouldhavemuchaneffect

statewide.Most of these transfershavealreadymade thedecision, and somehavealreadychanged schools. But the state couldadopt alongerwaitingperiod.TheWashingtonCatholicAthleticConfer-

encehas longhada rule that stipulates anyathletewho transfers to aWCACschool afterthe start of his sophomore year is ineligible tocompete in athletic competition for oneyear.DeMathaCatholicAthleticDirectorEdKing saidthat the league is currently revamping its by-laws, and the transfer rule could change.“We’vehad talks about that, youknow, if

you transfer how longdoyouhave to sit out,how longdoyouhave towait,” Sparks said. “Iknowmycolleagues inother stateshave someof those rules.”Sparks said that theyhave tobe careful in

setting any rules.Now, a student canclaimhewants to learnLatin and switch schools.Howcan the state knowwhat’s truly inhisheart?“What’s themotivation? It’s never toplay

sports, but it is,” Sparks said. “Howdoyouseparate thekidwho is really sincere fromthepersonwho is just doing that to get theirwayinto the school because theywant toplay forthis coach?”Amandatorywaitingperiodmightbe the

answer. If a kid iswilling tomisshalf a seasonormore, that shoulddiscourage someof thesetransfers.

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n Coaches say safety andplayer development affected

by playing surfaces

BY JENNIFER BEEKMANSTAFFWRITER

It doesn’t seem like much but HighPoint High School softball coach MikeWisniewski might consider just a bagor two of dirt to be quite the prized pos-session these days. While he spendsfive-plus hours each week tending tothe Eagles’ field, which is situated at thelowest point of the Beltsville school’scampus, there’s not a whole lot he cando to fix the long and rather deep in-dentation—a likelywater runoff— thatruns between first and second basewithout a good supply of dirt.“This is the fourth or fifth year with-

outdirt,”Wisniewski said. “Theunfortu-nate situation is every time [the county’scontracted company] has come to dropoff dirt, they haven’t dropped off dirt.... They say the field is too wet to driveit down. I’ve tried to relay the messagethat if they even want to drop it off atthe top of the hill, I will get it down tothe field. Tomy knowledge they’ve onlycome once this season.”There is a wide range of softball

field conditions across Prince George’sCounty — and High Point’s isn’t evenat the bottom of the list — and whilecoaches agreed safety is their No. 1 con-cern, uneven infields and outfields —which are more difficult to do anythingwith — provide a number of obstacles.Among them, coaches said, are players’ability to learn proper fielding and baserunning techniques andhaving anover-

Field conditions a cause for concern

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High Point High School’s softball team practices in its outfield on Tuesday. Thelip between the infield and outfield has eroded away enough that in some placesthe height of the sod is higher than the diameter of a softball.

n Division I recruit embracesleadership role as playoffs begin

BY JENNIFER BEEKMANSTAFFWRITER

Wise senior softball star Lorrin MalerieTurner was admittedly apprehensive the firsttime she played behind the plate to catch for herunder-14 travel team. She had played just aboutevery other position on the field and had no ideawhat to do but the move ended up being an im-portant turning point for the current NCAA Di-vision I softball and soccer recruit; Turner saidat this point she plans to play softball in college.“Iwasmoreof anoutfielderora secondbase-

man but my team needed a catcher and I didn’twant to be on thebench,” Turner said. “I toldmycoaches to just tell me what to do and I’d do it.I was lost, confused and scared at first. But as acatcher, you need to take control of the game.”At the time Turner said she was more of a

follower, but she quickly embraced the role ofa leader and the skills necessary to manage thefield from behind the plate. The caliber playerPumas coach Jason Gordon said is typically lost

Collegescatchingon to senior

n Many county players know very littleabout the game when they start

BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFFWRITER

Northwestern High School junior baseballplayer A.J. Hardy tracked down a fly ball in rightfield, preparing to secure the final out of a winagainst Crossland on May 1. A year ago, the ballmight have dropped, allowing the game to con-tinue, but on that day Hardy settled under theball as it fell into his glove in shallow right.For a seasoned baseball player, the catch

may have seemed routine, but Hardy, similar tomany other players on Prince George’s Countyteams, didn’t start playing until high school.Hardy didn’t start until his sophomore year.“That kid couldn’t be happier he just made

that catch. The biggest play of his life,” North-western coach Chris Burrows said of his refinedright fielder. “Last year, he couldn’t throw a ballandhecouldn’t field aball andhe couldn’t swingthe bat. But he worked hard in the offseason.”Attempting to field a top team in Prince

George’s usually requires a lot of hard work,not only from the players but their coaches aswell. Inexperience is not a challenge exclusiveto Northwestern. The majority of county teams

Baseballcoaches workto overcomeinexperience

n Seton senior tiresof running, makes

switch to field events

BYADAMGUTEKUNSTSTAFFWRITER

Fouryearsago,eighth-graderAutumnRobinsonwas dominat-ingthemiddleschooltrackscene,collecting District of ColumbiaInterscholastic Athletic Associa-tion titles. After winning the 400meters the year before, Robin-son followed with a sweep of the100, 200 and 400 in her final year

of middle school, even adding ina solid performance in an eventshe had never really tried before:long jump.“I actually did it my eighth

gradeyear just togetpoints,” saidRobinson, now a senior at Eliza-beth Seton High School. “I camein fourth— I don’t even remem-berwhat I jumped.”The jump was not a priority

then for Robinson, who said sheintended to continue her stellartrack career at the all-girls Blad-ensburg school.“When we talked with Au-

tumnandhermom,knowingthatshe was coming, it was clear to

see that she wasmulti-talented,”Seton coach Omar Wilkins said.“Wedidn’t reallyputfieldintotheequation when she first came. Itwasprettymuchrunning.”It wasn’t until her sopho-

more season that Robinson’sadmittedly “love-hate relation-ship” with track events reacheda tipping point. She loved thecompetition aspect, but couldn’tstand practice; struggled to getsolid starts on the short-distanceevents, but hated the endurancerequired of anything much lon-ger. And so, Robinson came to

Making the jumpfrom running


Seton High School’s Autumn Robinson owns the state’s best mark this spring in the long jump.

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all sense of pride in their facility — somethingcoaches agreed can have amajor affect on per-formance.

“Itmeansa lot to thekidswhen theycan takepride in their field,” said first-year Bowie coachLuanne Smith, who spent 15 years at Central. “Itmakes a difference when kids feel good abouttheir field. I alwayswant thegirls tohave thebestfield possible. I did the same thing at Central.”

Wisniewski, who said anything he does toeven out the peaks and valleys of High Point’sinfield is just a temporary fix, is not the onlycoach who spends much of his or her free timeworking tomakehisorher softballfieldplayable.And while Smith said field maintenance largelycomes down to coaches’ and athletic directors’investment, Prince George’s County PublicSchools programs are supposed to have help.

Five or six years ago, PGCPS Director ofAthletics Earl Hawkins estimated, the countyentered into contracts with two facilitymanage-ment companies. Representatives are supposedtogetout toeveryschoolonceaweek todragandline the fields and deliver dirt, if necessary. Butseveral coaches expressed concern over the fre-

quency of these visits.Hawkinssaid tohisknowledgeeveryschool’s

field is tended to once a week. But he did admitthis spring’s inclementweatherhasmade itmoredifficult for the companies’ employees to get onthefields—theuseofheavyequipmentonawetfield anddragging it will worsen conditions.

“I think some of the coaches get upset be-cause theydon’tknowthescopeof thecontract,”said Shawn Nance of Washington, D.C.-basedCommunity Bridge, Inc. “On Mondays andTuesdays we cut the fields and on Wednesdaysand Thursdays we drag and chalk. We send twodifferentcrewsout there.Theonly timeanythingchanges, is if thefield iswet. ...If thecoacheswant[more] itwouldbeupto themtoget togetherandput together another contract.Wedo everythingwe’re supposed todoand I know theother com-pany [TruGreen] does the same.”

Largo coach KeithHutchins, whose pitchersspent theearlyportionof theseasonpitchingoutof a hole in themiddle of the infield, said the Li-ons’fieldwent two-plusweeksearlier thismonthwithout service but since asserting himself, hisfield has been a lotmorewell-maintained.

Flowers coachMolly Bender said even if theplaying surfaces can’t always be up to par, theycould at least look more like softball fields. Truefastpitch softball fields have fences, she said.

Evenaportable fencewoulddo,andthey’re typi-cally setabout220 feet fromhomeplate.Withoutthem, there’s no tellinghow far a ball can roll if ithits anunevenpatch andgets past anoutfielder.

During her team’s win at High Point earlierthis month, Bender expressed concern over anabundance of uncharacteristic defensive errors.Then her players pointed out the water runoffline through themiddle of the field and thema-jor lip where the outfield meets the infield. Wis-niewski said it was several weeks into the seasonbefore he could work on base running and slid-ingwith his players.

Wisniewski and his coaching staff spendtheir planning periods and even hours beforeschool starts to make their field as playable aspossible. And so do many coaches across thecounty. But there is only so much that can bedonewithout propermeans; like dirt.

“It’s the constant use of a shovel, rake anddragging,” Wisniewski said. “I have a drag withbig teeth that I use to try and dig into the harddirt, it’s almost like clay. ... [The contracted com-pany] has only come once this season and onlycame one last season. All I want is a chance towork on [the field].”

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have to deal with this imbalance.Coaches find themselves havingto teach small aspects of the gamethat most casual fans know, letalone prospective players.

“There’s things they don’tknow that I knew when I was inLittle League. Just the nuances ofthe game,” Burrows said. “It’s a lotmore coaching, but it’s also a lotmore reward.”

Generally, bringing studentsup to speed on the game is metwith positivity by coaches, butit isn’t without the frustration ofgrowing pains.

Some teams find a niche inpitching, with a few guys who canthrow strikes and maybe even adefense that can make the rou-tine plays. Other teams find a wayto put the ball in play with goodswings, either connecting for solidhits or taking advantage of a de-fense at the beginning of its ownlearning curve. One thing almostevery team has in common is ath-leticism.

Basketball and football domi-nate the athletic world in PrinceGeorge’s County. Often times,

these are the same players comingout to play baseball.

“This year, we got maybe eightfootball players that never playedbaseball,” FairmontHeights coachLouechie Wiggins said. “They’reathletes so they pick up things verywell.”

These multi-sport athletes of-ten have skills that can translatewell on the baseball diamond, butonly after they learn the game.Aside from the basics such asthrowing, catching and hitting,players have to learn intricaciesof the game such as how to runbases — tagging after an out wasa recurring theme coaches men-tioned—how to get a lead, how towork a pitch count and who’s thecut-off man. Even traditions of thegame such aswearing caps, what’sacceptable to say on the sideline,calling the umpire “blue,” are un-knowns Forestville coach CarltonSmith said.

“It just takes time to get themto remember a lot of the things wedo, and why we do the things wedo,” Smith said. “So I try to keep itlight now. A lot of encouragement.Just take it one player at a time.”

Whichever teams are coachedup the quickest have the opportu-nity to be the aggressors and take

advantage of underdevelopedteams.

“You see where the arms arethat you can run on,” said Cross-land coach Gregory Aiken, whocoached at Bluefield College. “Yousee where you can put little gim-mick plays in to take extra bases.You, unfortunately, sometimeshave to take what you would calla Little League play, pull it outbecause you know it’s going to besuccessful. And you gotta do whatyou gotta do to win.”

Burrows also said he gets ag-gressive, but only if players aredoing it the right way. Wise coachAndrew Gilliam agreed, but saidit’s a limit because hedoesn’twantto run the score up.

Aiken, who doesn’t yet havea junior varsity program, said hedoesn’t cut anyone who comesout for baseball. Everyone makesthe team for the experience, andfor life lessons that can be learnedthrough the sport. He said he’s no-ticed an increase of players withexperience prior to high schoolat Crossland thanks to the countyrestarting the middle school base-ball programs last year. Aiken andhis coaching staff are workingwiththe Department of Parks and Rec-reation to establish a Little League

program.In the meantime, as current

high school players still needmore coaching, Gilliam thinks thestate should allow more time forcoaches to work with players “outof season.”

Under current Maryland Pub-lic Secondary Schools Athletic As-sociation rules, “any school groupor team gathering consisting ofthree or more players that has as-sembled for the purpose of drillingor instruction would constitutea violation” outside of the sea-son. Spring sports season is fromMarch 1 until the final date of thelocal conference, district, regionalor state championship.

“We need more time to workwith them, to teach them thegame,” Gilliam said. “Because a lotof kids, some of them don’t play inthe summer. Some kids play twosports. So they don’t get all of thethings they need in 20 days. That’swhat needs to be revisited. I thinkif wewere able to rectify that, as faras when we can participate, whenwe can work with these kids, youwould start seeing quality baseballall the way around.”

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to a private school program orfound at Prince George’s County’stop teams, Eleanor Roosevelt andBowie, Turner’s leadership andpatience while working with herteammates of lesser softball ex-perience have been integral forWise’s middle-of-the-pack pro-gram. The Pumas are scheduled toface Flowers Thursday in the firstroundof theClass 4ASouthRegiontournament.

While catching quickly becameTurner’s primaryposition, sheplaysall over the field for Wise, includingin the pitcher’s circle depending onwhereGordonmostneedsherplay-making ability. Remaining versatile,she said, hasbeenaconscious effortas it will make her more useful to acollege coach andwill likely provideher more playing opportunities,especially early on in her collegiatecareer.

“She’s my best pitcher,” Gor-don said. “She’s my best catcher.She’s my best infielder. She’s mybest outfielder. If a team likes to run

a lot, I’ll put her behind the plate.Otherwise she is at shortstop [so shecanmanage themiddle infield]. Shealso comes in relief duty if our otherpitcher [is struggling].WhenIneedaplay,she’llcomeupwithaplay.Witha game like softball, you have to bearound it a lot in order to be reallygood.Heryear-roundplaydefinitelyhelps her focus and know the innernuances of the game.On top of thatshe’s extremely coachable.”

Turner’s softball knowledge isquite extensive, especially for some-one who didn’t start playing com-petitively until she was 11 years old— rather late for such a high-caliber

player. Though soccer was the firstsportsheplayed—shestartedwhenshewas5—she’s beenaround soft-ball diamonds basically since shewas born. It runs in her family —both her mother and grandmotherplayed, competitively.

While Turner said many youngchildren are first introduced tobaseballandsoftball throughthrow-and-catch with their fathers, it wasTurner’s mother, Renee, who tookher out. The elder Turner still playssome softball — she plays bothfastpitch and slow pitch — but hasslowed her participation down inrecent years as her daughter’s travelschedulehaspickedup.

The younger Turner said shewas reluctant to try anything otherthansoccer atfirstbut since shewasat virtually all hermother’s practice,it only made sense. And it was wellworth the jump, Turner said. Theversatile switch-hitter — she canslap bunt from the left-handed sideof the plate butGordon said he likesto have her hit for power — is cur-rently batting a team-high .692 withno strikeouts and a .765 on-basepercentage. She has stolen 18 basesin 13 games andhas notmade a de-

fensive error.“Mymom is the catalyst for me

doing so well,” Turner said. “[Herbeing a softball player] is one of thegreat things that has brought us to-gether.Every time I’vehada tourna-ment, she’s always there. If I have aquestion about the game ... it’s beenspecial, most people are not able tosee their parent be good at a sportandcompete.”

There was a time — before sheput on a catcher’s mask for the firsttime—whenTurnerwould’veshiedaway fromher role as a leader and astandout her team relies on for pro-duction. Now, she said, she relishesin it. Gordon said she’s become anexcellent teacher of the game andhas viewed her like a second coachon thefield this spring.

“Every opportunity I have tohelp someone, I think it’s good tohear things from a player’s per-spective,” Turner said. “I like to giveplayer toplayerperspective. ...Ihopethe underclassmen see my passionfor thegameandhopefully I’vebeenable to help themdevelop apassionfor the game.”

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her coaches with an idea:shewanted to try jumping.

Two years later, the se-niorhas thestate’s top longjump, one of the state’sbest triple jumps, and aspot on the track and fieldteam at Michigan StateUniversity awaiting her inthe fall of 2015. Needlessto say, Robinsonhasno re-grets in changing the pathofherathletic career.

“Oh no, I came to lovejumping,” Robinson said.“I do not regret leaving therunningbehindat all.”

While her successwasn’t immediate, Robin-son’stalentforthejumpingeventswasnoticeablefromtheverystarttoWilkinsandhis coaching staff. The firststep, the longtime Road-runners coach said, wasconvincing the then-soph-omore she had a place intheevent.

“Her [jump] coach,Rafiu [Barkare], definitelysaid she can be a good —a great — long jumper,”Wilkins said. “I think wejust had to convince herbecause at that time wehad a couple good jump-ers as well and she wastrying to fit in somewhere.But she fit in great. By thetime her junior year came,she really embraced it. Ithink she said this will bemy ticket to getting out ofrunning.”

Not only have jumpsproven to be Robinson’sticket out of running,they’ve also provided aticket to the next level, asthe Seton senior’s leaping

ability drew the interest ofa number of colleges be-foresheultimatelyselectedMichiganState.Andit’snothardtoseewhytheschoolswere interested. In earlyApril, Mile Split Marylandnamed her the “Performerof the Week”, as her longjump mark of 18 feet, 8inches and triple jump of38-2 1/2 were both best inthe state by a significantmargin.

Since then, Robinson’sjumping feats have onlygrown. Though she nolonger holds the state’s topmark in the triple, her longjump of 19-4 at the TacoBell Classic (S.C.) in mid-April only increased heralreadystate-bestdistance.

For the former bas-ketball and lacrosse playerthatquitallherothersportsupon enrolling at Seton,the summers and wintersof perfecting her craft arepayingoff.

“It just shows thatI’m capable of doing bigthings,”Robinsonsaid.

Though shemaymakeit look easy at times, Rob-inson’s efforts in the fieldcertainly aren’t lost on thecoachof the eight-timede-fendingWashington Cath-olic Athletic Conferencechampions. But Robinsonhasweatheredthepressureof being the favorite quitewell, asWilkinsnoted, pro-viding a consistent scoringboostalongthewaythathecalled, “veryneeded.”

“We can always counton Autumn to dowhat sheneeds to do,” Wilkins said.“She’s not a person whowill fold under the pres-sure.”

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Wise High School’s’s Lorrin Turnerthrows at Bowie on Monday.

n Roosevelt’s top singles playersmakes the move to doubles

BY ERIC GOLDWEINSTAFFWRITER

TheEleanorRooseveltHigh Schoolcoed tennis team is wrapping up yetanother undefeated season, and it’sbeen as dominant as ever, droppingjust three individual matches as ofTuesday.

But while it ain’t broke, there’llbe some lineup fixing going into thePrince George’s County district tour-nament, scheduled to begin Monday.

Though the Raiders thrived in theregular season, coach Paragi Shah saidthat the top girls singles players (Kris-tin Watson and Jasmine Jack) will beteaming up and playing doubles likethey did a year ago. Having them playtogether, rather than individually,maygive them the best shot at getting backto the state tournament. (The finalfour singles players/doubles teams ineach district draw qualify for region-als, and the regional champions/run-ner-ups qualify for states.)

Switching up the lineups —merg-

ing theNo. 1 and 2 singles players— iscommon practice in Prince George’sCounty, where state tournament cali-

ber athletes are few and far between.Though Watson and Jack had successin the regular season, the competi-

tion is different outside the district(the county is split into two districts),and significantly tougher outside theregion when they compete againstMaryland’s best.

“Prince George’s County is verydeceiving,” Shah said.

Coaches’ lineup decisions varydepending on their circumstances. AtFairmont Heights, coach Brian Wil-son said he plans on having his No. 1boys singles player, Enoch Adekola,enter the doubles draw with PrinceTchokouani. But the No. 1 girls singlesplayer, Eden Gregory, will try to de-fend her region title. She may have toget by Suitland’s Yasmin Eubanks, the2014 runner-up.

“[Eden is] going to represent, Ihave a strong feeling she’ll representthe county,” Wilson said.

Flowers coach Rob Vinson said heis ambivalent about changing line-ups for the district tournament. Thisspring he’ll have his top boys and girlsplayers (Nuku Monu and Ngozi Alia)enter the singles draw, which will givethe two juniors—neither of which arefavorites— additional tournament ex-perience. Last year, though, he said histop singles players played doubles.

At Roosevelt, the top boys player,Elliot Tapscott, will be in the singlesdrawwhile Bruno To and Lance Jewellare playing doubles. On the girls side,seniors Jack and Watson are team-ing up after winning the 2014 districttournament and then reaching theregion finals and losing to Bowie sis-ters Maddy and Tori Simmons (Classof 2014). Jack has a strong forehandwhile Watson — a UMBC volleyballrecruit — has a dominant serve, andthe two had success despite playingmostly singles prior to the districttournament.

“Kristin and I just clicked. It wasreally fun and we got really far doingthat,” Jack said. “... The chemistryshould still be there.”

This time around, with Bowie’ssibling duo graduated, Watson saidshe’s hoping they can take the nextstep.

“Our mentality is to go in and tryto win asmanymatches, hopefully getback to states again,” Watson said.

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Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Kristin Watson practices on Monday.

DeMatha, McNamara baseballplayers make All-WCAC teams

Several athletes from theDeMatha Catholic andMcNa-mara high school baseball teamswere recognized by theWashington Catholic Athletic Conference.

From the Stags, Jack Alkiremade first teamAll-WCAC;Andy Rozylowiczmade second team; Aaron Brooks, JarrettFaunce, Chris Jeletic, Ellis Jones, Andrew Keith and BradThaxton andwere honorablemwwentions.

From theMustangs, Kyle Benjamin and Chase Ragsdalemade second team; TimHanible,Will Vickers andNicholasWashingtonwere honorablementions.

—ERIC GOLDWEIN

DeMatha guard headed to NFLDeMatha Catholic High School graduate Arie Kouand-

jio will get an opportunity to play professional football inthe same county he grew up. In the fourth round of the Na-tional Football League draft, Kouandijo, an offensive guardwho attended theUniversity of Alabama, was selectedby theWashington Redskins. His younger brother, CyrusKouandijo, was drafted by the Buffalo Bills last year.

—PRINCE J. GRIMES

College Park teen earnsFrench Open wildcard

Appearances in two semifinals and a quarterfinal inthree clay court tournaments this pastmonth helped Col-lege Park native Frances Tiafoe, 17, earn theU.S. TennisAssociation’s FrenchOpenwildcard berth.

Tiafoe is scheduled tomake his Grand Slammain drawdebut at RolandGarros later thismonth. The secondGrandSlam of the year beginsMay 24. Tiafoe, who turned pro lastmonth, is currently rankedNo. 293 in the ATP Tour worldrankings, up fromNo. 1,136 at the end of 2014.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

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n UM bands unite topresent slice of Americana

BY ANIKA REEDSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

Musicians of all forms willcome together to perform andconduct popular musical pieceswhen the annual Pops Concertreturns for its 39th year SaturdayatTheClarice.The concert will feature per-

formances from the UniversityBand, the Maryland CommunityBand and the UMD Wind En-semble. Each piece fits this year’stheme of Americana music, with

selections that have themes lacedwith quintessential American val-ues.“You get to see and experi-

ence three levels of performer[s],”said assistant conductor CraigPotter. “You have everyone fromthecommunity inthecommunityband of any age ... the universitybandismadeupofprimarilynon-music majors and then the windensemble ismadeupprimarily ofundergraduatemusicmajors.”Each musical group has a

different conductor, with Eli R.Osterloh conducting the Uni-versity Band, John E. Wakefield

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The annual Pops Concert will take place this Saturday at The Clarice in College Park.

n Theater’s staging of Broadwayclassic places emphasis on story

BY JOE ANTOSHAKSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

Rikki Howie Lacewell just wants totell a story.As the director of the Greenbelt Arts

Center’s upcoming production of Lor-raine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,”that’s what she’s boiling this play downto.“This entire show really is just about

the ability to tell a story,” Lacewell said.“You’re telling an outright story aboutwhat’s happened inotherpeople’s lives.”

Her job ismade easier bywidespreadfamiliarity with the play’s storyline, shesaid. Since its debut on Broadway in1959, it’s been twice adapted to film,twice revived on Broadway and oncemade into amusical.“It’s very well-known, so it’s a real

easy one to kind of put out there,” Lace-well said. “Even as an actor, if you forgetyour line ... you know the storyline.”“ARaisin in theSun” follows the story

of the Youngers, a black family strugglingin 1950s Chicago to hold its spot in aworld that hands them steep adversityand the consistent weight of racial preju-dice.Lacewell was approached with the

offer of directing this production last

year, when the Greenbelt Arts Centerwas constructing its season show list. Sherecommended they push it back severalmonths to follow the February run of“Clybourne Park,” a play that premieredin 2010 as a sequel to “Raisin.”“People like history, so if you tell

them the end story, they’ll all of a sud-den want to come back to see how it allstarted,” Lacewell said.Assembling the cast for this show

began earlier this year, she said. The castand crew — a group of people Lacewellsaid helped tomake this “the easiest pro-duction I’ve done in a long time”—havebeen in rehearsal since the beginning ofMarch.“It has been a really good mixture

of people that are new to theatre andpeople that are seasoned to theatre,”she said. “So to see them pull all theirtalents together and make it a really be-lievable family unit that you’re watchingon stage has been amazing for me. It’sbeen a rather smooth process all the waythrough.”Because Lacewell has focused so

heavily on the story aspect of the play,she said she and the cast have spent a lotof time discussing different scenarios ofbackstory.“We’re layering in more of the in-

terpersonal relationships and how theyaffect the choices that these people are

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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ comes to the Greenbelt Arts Center‘A RAISIN IN THE SUN’n When: 8 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays, May 15 to June 6;2 p.m. May 24 and May 31

n Where: Greenbelt Arts Center,123 Centerway, Greenbelt

n Tickets: $20 for generaladmission, $16 for students,seniors and military, $12 forages 12 and younger withadult

n For information: 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org

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IN THE ARTSFor a free listing, please submit complete infor-

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THEATER & STAGEBowie Community Theatre, “Whose Wives Are They

Anyway?” July 17 through Aug. 2, call for prices, times,Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie,301-805-0219, bctheatre.com.

The Clarice, “The Human Capacity,” May 7; OperaScene Study, May 7; “The Human Capacity,” May 8;Opera Scene Study, May 8; Eyes Wide Open: Kreativitiy’sEnd of Semester Performance, May 8; UMD Women’sChorus & UMD Men’s Chorus Spring Showcase, May8; “The Human Capacity” (two shows), May 9; AnnualPops Concert, May 9; Ballet Company M, May 10; Hon-ors Chamber Music Recital, May 10; UMD PercussionEnsemble, May 11; Hair, Health and Neighborhood Sto-ries: Installation Unveiling, May 13; My Fancy Late andEarly: A Springtime “Greeriade,” May 13; University ofMaryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu.

Hard Bargain Players, “Down the Road,” June 12-June 27, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road,Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Be’la Dona, May 9;Cuba Gooding and the Main Ingredient, May 16; 10701Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “A Raisin in the Sun,” May15 through June 6; call for prices, times, Greenbelt ArtsCenter, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, green-beltartscenter.org.

Joe’s Movement Emporium, Home Decor Party, May9; “BOXES the Play,” May 15; Design Your Distress, May16; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819,joesmovement.org.

Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Little Shop of Horrors,”through May 17, call for ticket prices, times; Laurel MillPlayhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, lau-relmillplayhouse.org.

Montpelier Arts Center, Pen & Pose: A Workshop inYoga and Writing, May 9; 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel,301-377-7800, arts.pgparks.com.

NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Barney & BeaRecreation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. Forticket sales and additional information, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater.org.

Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Suite Surrender,”through May 16, call for tickets and show times, BowiePlayhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org.

Publick Playhouse, Maestro Khan and Sistah Mafalda& The Kuumba Performers, May 9; 5445 Landover Road,Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com.

2nd Star Productions, “Kiss Me, Kate,” May 29through June 27; Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White MarshPark Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, “Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” May 22 throughJune 7; Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livings-ton Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201,

tantallonstage.com.Venus Theatre, “Dry Bones Rising,” May 21 through

June 14, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.

NIGHTLIFENew Deal Café, Beggars Tomb, The Moxie Blues

Band, May 8; Stream & the Blue Dragons, May 9;Djesben, May 10; 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642,newdealcafe.com.

Old Bowie Town Grill, Wednesday Night Classic Jam,8 p.m. every Wednesday, sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m.,8604 Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301-464-8800, oldbowi-etowngrille.com.

DANCINGBallroom dance and lesson, with instructor Dave

Malek at 7 p.m. every Thursday. A beginner’s lessonprecedes the dance, which starts at 8 p.m. Cost is $10.The dance is located at the Knights of Columbus Hall,6111 Columbian Way, Bowie. For more information,email [email protected] or call 410-370-8438.

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conducting the Maryland Community Band,and Potter and Anthony Rivera conducting theUniversity of Maryland Wind Ensemble.

In preparation for the performance, thebandspracticethreetimesaweekforanhouranda half. The Maryland Community Band and theUniversity Band will each play four pieces, whilethe Wind Ensemble will play two pieces.

“I think what most inspires us is the music it-selfandwhatmessagethemusictellsusandwhatmessage we create with the ensemble to give tothe audience,” said assistant conductor Rivera.

The show, presented by the University ofMaryland School of Music, features more acces-sible and likeable song choices, which typicallydraws a large audience. One of this year’s mostpopular selections will probably be the musicfrom “West Side Story,” the famous musicalabout star-crossed lovers and the pressures theyface from their warring families and friends.

“I think the Pops Concert is a celebration initself,” Rivera said. “It’s the final concert of theseason and we get to share music that we nor-mallydon’tget todooneveryconcert,andI thinkitgoesbackthatwechosepieces ...becauseof thestory [they] tell.”

All of the conductors have musical back-grounds, which contributes to their love for themusical numbers they conduct.

“I think that’s what excites me most aboutthis concert is in this 23 minutes is how can I tellthis story about love and struggle and triumphand defeat in one go,” Rivera said.

Osterloh is the assistant director of the uni-versity’s athletic bands, and aids in the directionof “The Mighty Sound of Maryland” MarchingBand, Basketball Pep Band and the UniversityBand. He is an accomplished clarinetist currentlypursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in windinstrument conducting.

Wakefield is director of bands emeritus at theUniversity of Maryland, and was a member of

the School of Music for 40 years before retiring in2005. He led a Pre-Olympics Massed Band Festi-val with concerts in Beijing and Shanghai, China,before the 2008 Olympic Games.

Potter and Rivera are both enrolled in theDoctor of Musical Arts program, with Potterstudying tuba performance and Rivera studyingwind conducting. For both men, it is their firsttime conducting in the Pops Concert.

“When dress rehearsals go awry,” Potter saidjokingly when asked about what makes him themost nervous prior to a performance of this mag-nitude.

“I thinkwe’vebeenfortunate thisyear inthat,building up to our performances, we’ve been ina good position to explore the music withouthaving to worry so much about, ‘Are they goingto play the right notes today?’ And we can thinkmore of, ‘Are we going to make good music to-day?’” Potter said.

“Mymindset is let themusicspeakandlet themusic tell the story, especially in this piece thatI’m conducting,” Rivera said.

POPSContinued from Page B-4

POPS CONCERTn When: 8 p.m. Saturday

n Where: The Dekelboum Concert Hall at TheClarice, Stadium Drive, College Park

n Tickets: $10-$25

n More information: 301-405-7794;theclarice.umd.edu

actually making in their lives,”she said. “Which makes thestory more believable not onlyto the actor but also makes itmore believable for the peoplewatching it, because there’smore depth in the character.”

And while there is a ra-cial element within “A Raisinin the Sun” — at one point,a white man tries to buy theYoungers out of their newhome to avoid the neighbor-hood’s integration — Lace-

well noted that recent tensionacross the country, includ-ing the recent unrest in Bal-timore, did not provide themain impetus for the produc-tion.

The story shouldn’t betied to one political theme,she explained.

“‘A Raisin in the Sun’ isn’treally about racial inequal-ity, it’s about people that arestruggling to live and mak-ing do, and how choices theymake on a daily basis can af-fect not only their future, butother people’s futures,” Lace-well said. “And that happens

across any type of color line.”When asked about who

would benefit the most fromseeing the production, shesaid families.

This will be the secondtime Lacewell has staged thisplay, but that doesn’t meanit is any less appealing to her.She said she’s still excited andinterested by the story.

“No matter how manytimes you do the show, there’sactually something new thatyou learn or gleam from iteach time as you’re putting iton,” she said.

RAISINContinued from Page B-4

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The annual Pops Concert will take place this Satur-day at The Clarice in College Park.

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Roger Connor, curator of theVertical Flight and UnmannedAircraft Systems at the Smith-sonian National Air and SpaceMuseum, presents “From QueenBee to Drone Fever: The StrangeEvolution of Unmanned Aircraft,”at the College Park Aviation Mu-seum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May14.

This is the final lecture in athree-part series focusing on ex-citing innovations and their im-pact on aerospace and our lives.The cost is $4 for adults and freefor museum members.

Connor curates the verticalflight collection (helicopters, gy-roplanes, and vertical takeoff andlanding aircraft), Army ground

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Taking flight

“The Human Condition,” a play byJennifer Barclay, will continue its runthrough May 9 at The Clarice’s KogodTheatre in College Park.

The drama, written by Barclay, centersin on East Berlin before and after the wallwas torn down.

The show follows Alonza — a fictionalcharacter — who is tortured in 1972 aftershe is discovered trying to scale the Ber-lin Wall to get to her newborn son on theother side. The officer in charge of punish-ing her, the character Dietrich Richter,finds himself deeply troubled by Alonza’spersistence, but he follows through on hisorders to destroy her family. He sentencesher husband to 10 years in solitary con-finement and informs the two that theirson has died in West Berlin.

Jump ahead 18 years, and the wallhas been leveled. The country dissolvesand Dietrich finds himself out of a job. Tomaintain some anonymity and limit thenumber of secrets revealed, he volunteersat a newly opened library.

Looking to piece together her past,Alonza visits this library and comes face-to-face with Dietrich again without rec-ognizing him. He, however, because hisconscience has been plagued all theseyears by her will to find her son, remem-bers her. The play then explores the dy-namic between the two.

Tickets for the show are $25, $10 forstudents. For more information, visit the-clarice.umd.edu or call 301-405-2787.

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PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS,DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APRFINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, ANDLICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED.APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILESPER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWNPLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 5/12/2015.

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0% FOR60 MONTHS+On 10 Toyota Models

2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 4550442014 SCION XB

4 CYL.,4 DR., AUTO

$149/

2 AVAILABLE: #564379, 564344NEW 2015 RAV4 4X2 LE

4 CYL.,AUTOMATIC

AFTER $750 REBATE

$20,990

4 DR., AUTO,4 CYL., INCL.

2 AVAILABLE: #570717, 570731NEW 2015 COROLLA L

$14,790AFTER $750 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572171, 572172NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

AUTO,4 CYL., 4 DR$179/MO**

$0DOWN

2 AVAILABLE: #570357, 570369

4 DR., AUTO,4 CYL

2015 COROLLA LE

$139/MO**

$0DOWN

MANUAL,4 CYL

2 AVAILABLE: #567184, 567187NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

$18,890

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

NEW 2015 SIENNA L2 AVAILABLE: #560070, 560102

$24,690AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572159, 572162NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

4 CYL.,AUTO

$19,390AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

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MO**

$0DOWN

355 TOYOTA1 AVAILABLE: #563287NEW 2015 HIGHLANDER LE

4 CYL.,AUTO, 4 DR

$27,990

2 AVAILABLE: #577509, 5774762015 PRIUS C II

4 CYL., AUTO,4 DR

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

$0DOWN

$139/MO**


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