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The scene at the Thursday, Sept. 3 ribbon-cutting had the feel of a rock concertrather than a grand opening. A crowd ofmore than 300 people packed around the

front awning of Laurel Hill Elemen-tary School, cheering wildly when thefaculty and staff were introduced.Every administrator and official thattook the microphone was greetedwith thundering applause.

The opening was the culminationof the tireless effort and unwaveringcommitment of the community andcounty officials in bringing the school to fruition,and as the ribbon outside of the building’s front doorswas cut, the excitement in the air was palpable.

“There’s a lot of positive energy here,” said fifthgrade teacher David Crouse, a 15-year FCPS veteran.“Everyone is so excited to be here. It’s been wonder-ful.”

The ceremony, attended by FCPS SuperintendentDr. Jack Dale, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Rich

New School Cuts RibbonLaurel Hill ElementarySchool officially opensdoors Thursday, Sept. 3.

“We’re makinghistory.”

— Jenny Iovino, fourthgrade teacher

Moniuszko, Cluster V Assistant SuperintendentBetsey Fenske, School Board member Dan Storck(Mount Vernon) and others, marked the school’s of-ficial opening and the first time that students andtheir parents got to see the inside of the school.

After the ribbon was cut by several students and afaculty member who were celebrating birthdays, thelarge crowd streamed into the building for an openhouse, where the children explored the building andmet their teachers. Though the children were thrilledto see their new desks and eager to mingle with theirnew classmates, their parents were equally excited,albeit for different reasons.

“The building is beautiful, and we’re absolutelyexcited,” said Monique Watson, par-ent of an incoming student. “It’s anice, safe, clean learning environ-ment.”

Ted Jones, who has a daughterentering first grade at the school inLorton, said that he was impressedby the way the building was con-structed.

“I think that is beautiful and very well- laid out,”Jones said. “They obviously took notes on whatworked at previously-built facilities. It’s a very nicebuilding.”

More important than the appearance and atmo-sphere of the school, however, is what the schoolsymbolizes to the Laurel Hill community. Laurel Hill

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Virtuoso at Age 9

Emma Resmini

Fairfax Station girl brings talent as flutistto Sept. 13 PBS radio broadcast.

“If a kid wants to doit, don’t let anyonetell you no.”

— Marilyn Resmini

By Abigail Xu

The Connection

A typical 3-year old’s life centerson eating, sleeping and learningto speak. But when EmmaResmini was 3, she discovered

her passion and talent for playing the flute.“I heard it in a concert and I just liked

the sound, and it was shiny,” Emma said.With that early introduction to the flute, sheembarked upon a journey that has earnedher national recognition today as a 9-year-old flutist and musicalprodigy.

When Emma was ababy, her parents,Marilyn and RonaldResmini of Fairfax Sta-tion, who don’t play in-struments, didn’t noticeany musical genius intheir younger daughter.Her mother noted that Emma just liked tolisten to her sister play the violin.

“When I was about 2- or 3-years-old, mymom gave me a violin, which I destroyed,”said Emma. “I removed the hair from thebow and cut off the strings. I’m glad it wascheap. I guess it wasn’t the instrument Iwanted to play.”

It was after the disastrous end of her vio-lin that Emma fell in love with the flute.“Everyone said it was ridiculous, but wedidn’t have any expectations,” MarilynResmini said. Emma’s first flute was like a“silver candy cane,” her mother said. “It hada curve joint head that made reaching thekeys easier.”

Though it took a month for Emma to pro-duce a sound from her flute, she persevered.

“My first teacher wanted me to give up,but I didn’t,” Emma said.

Since her fateful but rough beginning atthe age of 3, Emma hasscaled new heights andamazed audiences withher flute playing. Shemade her solo debut atage 7 with the GeorgeMason University Sym-phony Orchestra andhas played countlessother concerts since

then. Recently, Emma played at the NationalFlute Convention and she recorded asoundtrack, “Julliard Discoveries,” at TimesSquare in New York City.

So far, playing with the George MasonOrchestra has been the highlight of Emma’smusical career. That performance featuredan unusual hurdle. Emma was missing her

two front teeth. Still, she managed to playthe “Carmen Fantasy” without a hitch. “Ihad to relearn how to tongue, but it wasfine. It’s fun losing teeth,” Emma said.

On Sunday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m., Emmawill be featured in “From the Top,” on Clas-sical WETA 90.9 FM and she will be play-ing at the Kennedy Center during the Christ-mas Holidays.

Emma is currently studying with AliceWeinreb of the National Symphony Orches-tra. “She helps me go up one more level,”Emma said. Besides flute lessons, Emmapractices for two hours each day.

“She has a practicing time and she is

pretty good at practicing. When she hassomething hard though, like any humanbeing, she has some resistance,” MarilynResmini said.

Adding to the difficulty of her music,Emma memorizes her music for perfor-mances. “It takes about a month for me toget the music in my head,” she said, “I meanit’s hard because you have to worry aboutso many things with the flute. Sometimes Idon’t feel like I want to practice, but thenafter awhile, I’m glad I practiced.”

With such an impressive resume, it is easy

Laurel Hill/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Michael O’Connell

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Burke’s Bart Bartosic inspects the inner workingsof a 1973 little red Corvette.

Car enthusiasts flocked to the 10th Annual Labor Day Car Show, on Monday, Sept. 7, inthe Town of Clifton. Sponsors were the Clifton Lions Club and the Custom Cruisers ofNorthern Virginia. From left, Clifton siblings Wyatt Brooks, 9, and Sierra Brooks, 12,peek at a yellow Ford Wild Rod with a convertible top. It’s for sale for $68,500.

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Child Passenger Safety WeekFairfax County Police is hosting National Seat Check Sat-

urday on Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the FairfaxCounty Government Center, 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. As part of Child Passenger Safety Week,parents can about the proper installation of safety equip-ment, and certified technicians will be on-site to conductchild safety seat inspections.

“Boosters, belts and buckles can be complex, so this is anexcellent time to take advantage of our police service andeducation,” said Capt. Susan Culin, Commander of theFairfax County Police Traffic Division. “It’s the responsibil-ity of every parent and caregiver to learn how to installand adjust safety equipment as they safely transport chil-dren.”

For more information on Child Passenger Safety Weekand safety tips to help determine which restraint system isbest suited to protect children based on age and size, go towww.fairfaxcounty.gov/police.

Parents’ ‘Night Off’ Sept. 25My Gym Children’s Fitness Center, located at 9566 Burke

Road, Burke, is hosting its second annual “National Parent’sNight Out” Friday, Sept. 25. The fund-raising event willbenefit the gym’s nonprofit division, My Gym ChallengedAmerica (MGCA).

“We are so excited to offer this event for local parentsand their children,” said Carmen Cotto of the My Gym Cen-ter in Burke.

During the event, parents drop their children off at thegym for an evening of fun, fitness, games and relays whileparents enjoy an evening off.

For more information about My Gym Challenged America,go to www.challengedamerica.com or call Carmen Cotto at703-425-5327.

Workhouse Marks First YearThe Lorton Workhouse Arts Center will celebrate its one

year anniversary Saturday, Sept. 19, 11a.m.- 7 p.m. withfree live performances, a children’s open house and Work-house artist demonstrations and workshops.

The free concerts will feature music on the Quad from 3-5 p.m., country-blues artist Holly Allen from 3-4 p.m. andjazz artist L’Tanya Mari’ from 4-5 p.m. At the children’s openhouse, a group art project and face painting will take place.Workshops in Hula, Tai Chi, Bellydance and Yoga will beoffered all day. Flameworking demos are scheduled for 12p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., and the ceramics program will behaving wheel and hand-building demonstrations from 11-4 p.m.

Go to www.WorkhouseArts.org for full class schedulesand event information.

CorrectionIn the article “The Big Red Machine” [Laurel Hill/Fairfax

Station Connection, Sept. 2-8, 2009], Charlie Rau was mis-quoted. His quote should have read: “School Board mem-bers may serve part-time while holding full-time jobs, theycannot reasonably be expected to personally investigateeach and every detail of the many weighty issues that theymust decide. Thus, for some decisions, they can and dorely heavily on the advice of the school system staff.” Also,members of Clifton RED and the community may be will-ing to accept adjustments in the scope of renovations toensure that Clifton Elementary remains open.

Time To ‘Take Charge’The Fairfax County Department of Community and Rec-

reation Services’ Teen Services Division continues to offer

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The Fort Hunt Park stable currently houses three horses. The horses are transportedby trailer to the District of Columbia for patrol work. This includes a former Thor-oughbred Stakes racehorse, Sassy Hound; shown here with Officer Denise Maradiaga,and Eagle Scout candidate and project leader Patrick Martin.

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Park police to benefitfrom Eagle Scout project.

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Peter Martin, a candidate to become anEagle Scout, led 20 fellow volunteer BoyScouts in converting a horse stable into afitness center for the National Park Police

Staff assigned to the Horse Mounted Unit located atFort Hunt Park.

“I enjoy being a part of the Boy Scouts. I feel I amserving my country. Scouting allows you to experi-ence lots of things, such as this project. It gets me towork outdoors; and you get to meet interestingpeople,” said Martin, a member of Troop 680.

An 11th grader at Hayfield High School, he par-ticipates in his school’s varsity track and field teamin the shot put and discus events in addition to BoyScout activities. “I am thinking of going to collegeand studying to be an environmental lawyer,” said

Martin, who lives in Lorton.His mother, Mary Aring-Martin, an assistant Scout

Master, said he is a good student. She and her hus-band, a former U.S. Customs official, helped theirson with logistics, leadership, and arranged for mir-rors, flooring, and shipping to be donated towardthe project. Local companies donating materialswere: Delray Glass & Mirror; Nora Flooring Sys-tems, Inc.; a school system contractor, Tony Taylor,provided labor and flooring expertise, and NewPenn Shipping donated the shipping costs.

NATIONAL PARK Police Horse Mounted PatrolOfficer Denise Maradiaga proposed the project aspart of a Good Turn for America partnership agree-ment with the Boy Scouts of America. She is thePark Police community representative for the horsestable conversion project. “I couldn’t be morepleased by the Boy Scouts’ efforts,” Maradiaga said.“They really worked hard to get this done. Withthe cuts in our Park Police budget, this kind of vol-unteer project is so helpful to our efforts to con-tinue to serve the public in the Nation’s Capitol.”

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] call 703-778-9416. Deadline isFriday. Dated announcements shouldbe submitted at least two weeks priorto the event.

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Corporation /LWVUScollaborations. Forum looks atthe forms terrorism has takenover three centuries and whycurrent developments areespecially alarming. 9:30 a.m., atPackard Center, 4026 HummerRoad, Annandale. Contact Nancyat 703-256-6570 or Peg at 703-256-9420.

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Labor Day Thankful for the jobs we have;states need some bailing out.

After a long Labor Day weekend, mostof us with jobs no doubt spent atleast a minute in silent thanks forhaving a job; all the more so for

those lucky enough to have jobs with paid holi-days and health insurance.

Almost everyone knows someone strugglingafter having lost a job, someone who personi-

fies and personalizes the so-called “jobless recovery.”

In the Washington metropoli-tan area, the economy does

have life, and there is growth in jobs, anotherreason to be thankful.

But while Northern Virginia has the lowestunemployment rate in the state, 5 percent inJuly, down from 5.5 percent a month earlier, italso has the highest number of unemployedpeople in the state.

In Northern Virginia, in July there were morethan 75,000 unemployed people, down from

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more than 80,000 in June, but up from justover 43,000 a year ago in July 2008.

Northern Virginia also tops the state in thenumber of people without health insurance,according to a recent Census Bureau report.In Fairfax County, there were 149,642 peoplewithout health insurance from all income lev-els. That’s more than 16 percent. These num-bers are from 2006, when the economy wasquite a bit better than it is now.

IN ARLINGTON, more than 21 percent,38,018 people, lacked health insurance. InLoudoun County, the number was 11 percent,or 29,205 people without health insurance. Inthe City of Alexandria, more than 18 percentis without health insurance, 22,399. In the Cityof Fairfax, 18 percent or 3,685 people werewithout health insurance.

These are people who will be unlikely to getseasonal flu shots or swine flu vaccinations.

These are people who will have to turn toemergency rooms if they do get sick.

The Virginia budget shortfall is one loomingproblem that won’t help the economic rebound,and it is a problem replicated at least another47 times around the country. As the federalstimulus spending is kicking in, Virginia is fac-ing a massive shortfall, and must trim well over$1 billion in spending. In fact the infusion offederal stimulus dollars prevents the cuts frombeing far more difficult. But this is a terribletime for states to be forced to cut their bud-gets. Every dollar the state cuts diminishes thestimulus spending by a dollar.

With transportation spending down to anamount that would be laughable if we weren’tall stuck in traffic, what’s likely to be cut nextinclude programs for the most vulnerablepeople. For the recovery to continue on track,the feds should consider spending some moneyto bail out the states.

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Help PreventSuicidesTo the Editor:

In recognition of National Sui-cide Prevention Week is Sept. 6-12, I would like to use this time toencourage the public to learn moreabout suicide and ways to preventit. Learning some of the key sui-cide warning signs such as feelinghopeless, withdrawing fromfriends and family and makingsuicidal statements can help savelives. If you or someone you knowis feeling suicidal or just needs totalk, help is available by calling800-273-TALK.

Another way the community canhelp is by participating in theAmerican Foundation for SuicidePrevention’s Out of the DarknessCommunity Walk in Fairfax, atGeorge Mason University on Oct.24. We encourage everyone,whether you have been touchedpersonally by suicide or not, toparticipate. Funds will supportnational and local suicide preven-tion research and education pro-grams.

More needs to be done to pre-vent suicide and you can help. Visitwww.outofthedarkness.org.

Maureen IselinBurke

Health Care,Who Needs It?To the Editor:

We do. As a senior citizen herein Fairfax County, I need it. Andfor free. We senior citizens havebeen paying for it out of our first

paycheck since we had Social Se-curity deducted from my first fulltime job 65 years ago.

The U.S. constitution says, inpart, we are all to be treated equal.Of course, we know that is nothow it works today. The privilegedhave their own health care, thepoor do not and the middle classis having a most difficult time pay-ing for it.

The jobless is another problemgroup of folks. They have no jobs

because the wealthy,who have their healthcare, laid us off, sothey can continue toincrease their yearly

bonus.Is the current system fair? Of

course not. Whenever we, as citi-zens, demand Congress, whoholds our tax dollars in the palmof their hands, to stop taking indonations for their reelection cam-paigns from drug companies, in-surance companies and banks,who underwrite loans for insur-ance and drug companies — untilwe demand our elected and pre-elected officials to stop thesesomewhat legal, but unethicalways, only then can we all look toour leaders and expect heath carereform to be applied equally forus all to have a chance to behealthy.

Ronald L. BakerSpringfield

Choice Is ClearTo the Editor:

I’m intrigued at the discontinu-ity between Bob McDonnell’s (R)claims and his record.

Much has been written lately of

McDonnell’s Regent Universitythesis, “The Republican Party’s Vi-sion for the Family.” It was writ-ten 20 years ago, and Mr.McDonnell says his views havechanged. But have they?

The language in his 1989 ring-ing call for change included,among other things, labeling femi-nism one of the “real enemies ofthe traditional family” and sayingthat federal tax cuts for child carecosts encourage women to enterthe workforce (the horror!). Hecalled a government safety net forthe neediest a socialist effort todestroy the family.

There were many more cries ofalarm, and yet candidateMcDonnell says he modified hisviews in the years after leavingRegent University. Really? Thenwhy — over the next 14 years inthe state legislature — did hepush, sometimes successfully, toenact 10 of the 15 points in histhesis? Mr. McDonnell’s excise that“that was then, this is now” has ahollow ring.

By contrast, Mr. McDonnell’sopponent for governor, CreighDeeds (D), has a consistent recordof support for women, for publiceducation and for increasing eco-nomic opportunity in the com-monwealth. He favors a tax cut forsmall business for each job it pro-vides, as well as common-sensesolutions to our pressing transpor-tation problems. And Mr. Deeds’positions have been consistentthroughout his record of publicservice.

To me, the choice is clear: CreighDeeds.

Edward L. JaffeeSpringfield

Ready To GoTo the Editor:

This is just an example of the e-mails I am receiving from students.It is fun to hear from the kids be-fore school starts.

Debra Lane, Ed.D.Principal

Rolling Valley Elementary

Dear Dr. Lane:Hello my name is Alex. I moved

here from Fort Campbell, Ky. AndI have a couple of ideas for theschool. I can’t wait to meet you inperson. At my old school, we usedto make a compost. All the kidsplaced their raw items like leftovermilk, apple cores and banana peelsinto different bins sorted by fruits,vegetables, liquids and stuff likethat. Then people would come inand take what we saved to a com-post site. We have two volunteerstudents work at the compost siteduring lunch. The compost site isnear the trashcans. I love the earthand I think our school should helpsave it. I really like entertainingthe little ones. I am very good withdoing puppet shows for them andhelping out in gym class. I used todo this at my old school. It was alot of fun. I hope you enjoy theseideas. Can’t wait to talk to youmore about them.

Your new student,

Alex

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Band Tag Day. Band members will becirculating in their neighborhoods,soliciting funds for the WoodsonMarching Band to pay for buses,uniforms and equipment for the 2009marching season.

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Northern Virginia LLC meets atPhysicians Conference Center, InovaFairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road,Falls Church. Meet & Eat begins 1:30p.m.; program begins 2-3:30 p.m.Featured speaker: Dr. Ian Shenk,gastroenterologist, discusses

differences between Crohn’s Diseaseand ulcerative colitis. To learn more,call OSGNV at 703-802-3457 or visitwww.ostomysupportofnova.org.

MONDAY/SEPT. 14Terrorism Past and Present. League

of Women Voters of the Fairfax Areakicks off 2009-10 program year bycontinuing to “encourage publicconversation” about the Middle Eastwith the second of three RandCorporation /LWVUS collaborations.Forum looks at the forms terrorismhas taken over three centuries andwhy current developments areespecially alarming. 1:30 p.m.,Greenspring, Hunters Crossing

Classroom, Spring Village Drive,Springfield. Contact Kay at 703-644-2670.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 16What to Expect this Flu Season. 7

p.m., at Kings Park Library, 9002Burke Lake Road, Burke. These townhall style meetings will give residentsthe opportunity to ask any flu-relatedquestions they may have. Dr. GloriaAddo-Ayensu will begin each meetingwith a brief presentation beforetaking questions from the public. Forinformation visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/flu/town-hall-meetings.htm, or call 703-246-2411, TTY 703-591-6435.


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THURSDAY/SEPT. 10Third Annual Positive Aging Fair:

Tools for Creative Aging. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia, 8900Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. TheNew Yorker magazine cartoonistMort Gerberg will share his knack forfinding humor in aging as thekeynote speaker.The aging fairprovides information and resourcesthat promote active aging throughhealthy lifestyles that help seniorslive longer, more independently andmore positively. General admission:$8, or $10 if a kosher lunch isrequested in advance. Registrationmay be done by phone at 703-323-0880 or online at.

Teen Writers Roundtable. 4:30 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Join theRoundtable to hone your skills andreceive honest, friendly criticismfrom other teens. Age 12 and up.703-249-1520.

Prevention of Blindness. 11 a.m.Richard Byrd Library, 6315 BacklickRoad, Springfield, on the secondfloor of the Bank of Americabuilding. Provides essentialinformation to prevent blindnessamong older citizens. Adults. 703-451-8055.

Visual Voices Speaker Series:“Artifice of Nature” by JohnRuppert, 7:30 p.m. at the HarrisTheater, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Free.

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Metal Showcase, with IrisDivine, Wisteria and OriginTheory. 7 p.m. at Jaxx, 6355Rolling Road, West Springfield. $10in advance, $12 day of show. 703-569-5940 or jaxxroxx.com.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 11Lunch Bunch. 12 p.m. John Marshall

Library, 6209 Rose Hill Drive,Alexandria. Bring lunch, come forstories. Birth-5 with adult. 703-971-0010.

Faculty Artist Series: FacultyShowcase Recital. 8 p.m., at theHarris Theater, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Free.

Edguy, Epicurean, Luna Mortis,Blood Corps and EternalWinter. 8 p.m. at Jaxx, 6355 RollingRoad, West Springfield. $23 inadvance, $27 day of show. 703-569-5940 or jaxxroxx.com.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 12Life Without Limits 10K Run. 8

a.m., at South County SecondarySchool, 8501 Silverbrook Road,Lorton. The South Fairfax Chamberof Commerce is holding the “LifeWithout Limits” 10K Run to raisemoney for the United Cerebral PalsyFoundation. Awards will be given outto participants in different categories.Runners can also enjoy live music,local celebrities and enter a prizeraffle. For more information, go towww.southfairfaxchamber.org.

Tag Day. Lake Braddock SecondarySchool Marching Band will becanvassing homes in their district fortax-deductible contributions to helpsupport band activities. Rain date:Sept. 19.

Friends Book Sale. KingstowneLibrary, 6500 Landsdowne Centre,

Alexandria. 703-339-4610.Workhouse Film Noir Night. 6:30

p.m., at the Workhouse Arts Center,9601 Ox Road Lorton. Join guestspeaker Judy Riggin for anentertaining and thoughtful look atthis distinct style of filmmaking.Riggin speaks at 7 p.m., film shownat 7:30 p.m. followed by an informaldiscussion and Q&A. Film title TBA.703-584-2927.

Fannie Mae Help the HomelessMini-Walk hosted by Katherine K.Hanley Family Shelter. 8:30 a.m.-12p.m., at Katherine K. Hanley FamilyShelter, 13000 Lee Highway, Fairfax.$25 for adults and $15 for youth (upto age 25). Registration form atwww.shelterhouse.org or 703-536-5383. Help raise funds to preventand end homelessness. A CommunityOpen House will follow the walk andwill include shelter tours, moonbounces, magic shows, a scavengerhunt, and much more.

Concert. Fairfax Symphony Orchestrapresents “Great Expectations,”introducing it new Music DirectorChristopher Zimmerman at 8 p.m., atGeorge Mason University’s Center forthe Arts, 4373 Mason Pond Drive inFairfax. Free pre-performance lectureat 7 p.m. Free students ticketsavailable until Sept. 11. Concertfeatures Bernstein’s “SymphonicDances from West Side Story,” Elgar’s“Introduction and Allegro for Strings”and Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.”Single tickets now available. Go towww.fairfaxsymphony.org.

Comedy Hypnotist featuringhypnotist Tom DeLuca. ComicPain Relief benefit show will takeplace at 7 p.m. at George MasonUniversity, Center for Arts, HarrisTheater. For Tickets call 703-993-2787 or go to www.tickets.com.Ticket prices are $20; $10-students.

A Platinum Jubilee receptionfeaturing George Mason UniversityJazz Ensemble led by Jim Carroll plusa full assortment of refreshments andhors d’oeuvres. 5-8 p.m., at TheMathy House, home of George MasonUniversity President Alan and SallyMerten. A limited number of ticketsremain available Visitwww.FairfaxLibraryFoundation.org.

How to Find a Job in Today’sTroubled Economy. 2 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Advice from anexperienced HR recruiter on allaspects of finding and keeping a job.Bring a copy of your resume. Adults.703-249-1520.

Friends of the Library Book Sale.10 a.m.-3 p.m. Kingstowne Library,6500 Landsdowne Centre,Alexandria. Gems and finds for allreaders. 703-339-4610.

Paws to Read. 11 a.m. Lorton Library,9520 Richmond Highway, Lorton.Meet Chance, our new therapy dogwho loves to listen to stories. Choosea favorite book and read it to Chance.Call to register. Age 6-12 with adult.703-339-7385.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8p.m., at Concert Hall, George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets:$55, $45, $35, $25

Kix, Mis-Fit Reunion 09, Tilt andMessenger. 8 p.m. at Jaxx, 6355Rolling Road, West Springfield. Age21+ only. $27 in advance, $30 day ofshow. 703-569-5940 orjaxxroxx.com.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 13Years Spend Cold, In Alcatraz

1962, Weight of the Crown,Behold the Flood and more.3:15 p.m. at Jaxx, 6355 Rolling

Road, West Springfield. $10 inadvance, $12 day of show. 703-569-5940 or jaxxroxx.com.

Nancy’s Hands Puppet Show. 1:45p.m., in Hottle Hall at SydenstrickerUnited Methodist Church. Free.These youth puppeteers havetraveled widely and performed in 10states since being formed in 2001.The performance lasts 45 minutes.The church is located at the corner ofHooes and Sydenstricker roads inSpringfield. For more information,visit www.sumcdisciples.org or call703-451-8223.

Centennial Open House andCommunity Picnic. 12:30 p.m., atSydenstricker United MethodistChurch. Face painting, balloon tying,free food and live music. The churchis located at the corner of Hooes andSydenstricker roads in Springfield.Visit www.sumcdisciples.org.

MONDAY/SEPT. 14Doggie Swim. 6-8 p.m., Fox Hunt

Swim and Tennis Club, 7024 SpanielRoad Springfield. Give your pet anopportunity to enjoy the pool.

My Colorful World. 10:30 a.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Stories, songs and fun about colors.Age 2-5 with adult. 703-339-4610.

Early-Reader Book Discussion.3:30 p.m. John Marshall Library,6209 Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria.Early-reader book activities. Call fortitles. Age 6-8 with adult. 703-971-0010.

Arsonists Get All The Girls,Awaken Demons,aFREUDIANSLIP, GI9 andUnskilled Professionalz. 6:15p.m. at Jaxx, 6355 Rolling Road,West Springfield. $11 in advance,$13 day of show. jaxxroxx.com.


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“I can’t wait for the school yearto begin,” said Auger, whosedaughter Mallory is a kindergart-ner at the school. “The whole com-munity is excited about the school.Everybody wants to help and beinvolved. Some people were evenwaiting an hour just to be here [forthe ceremony].”

After the ceremony, the PTAhosted a picnic, where familiessocialized with old friends andmade new ones. Though theschool wouldn’t open for a fewdays, parents, students, facultyand staff alike knew that some-thing more special than a school’sopening was taking place.

“All the hard work we’ve donepaid off when we saw all thosesmiling faces,” said fifth gradeteacher Jenny Iovino. “It’s such ahappy moment. We’re making his-tory.”

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Rams Smash through Titans

Connor Riley uses his size to overwhelm T.C. Williams’ defensive line.Riley rushed for 82 yards and one touchdown in Robinson’s 36-23 winagainst T.C. Williams.

Robinson’s 231rushing yards batterT.C. Williams.

By Reed S. Albers

The Connection

Connor Riley stood on the side-lines after Robinson SecondarySchool’s 36-23 victory againstT.C. Williams High School on

Sept. 3, and hoped his 82 yards of rushingin the first half would shake a nickname hepicked up earlier in the year.

“[The team] calls me Cadillac,” said Riley,a senior. “It’s kind of bad. I got it because Ididn’t hustle. It’s going to change to Hum-mer by the end of the season.”

Hummer isn’t a bad name, consideringRiley’s rugged run-through-walls style ofplay would live up to the sport utilityvehicle’s name.

Using his size, Riley chipped away at theTitans defense, rushing for no more than8-yards on a single carry, but averaging 5-yards a carry on his 17 rushing attempts.

“We just shoved the ball down theirthroats,” he said.

Riley finished the night with one touch-down, but sat on the sidelines for the sec-ond half due to muscle cramps.

“It’s just a precaution,” he said. “By theend of the second half I was ready to go,but the game was over.”

Riley’s absence didn’t make the Titan’s jobany easier. Junior Jared Velasequez not onlypicked up where Riley left off, but also usedhis speed to dash past the tired defense.

“Whenever we need [a touchdown], I justgo at it,” Velasequez said. “I’m just full speedall the time. It’s what I do.”

In comparison to Riley’s battering ramstyle, Velasequez is the speedster. In thesecond half, Velasequez ran at-will past theTitans defense, accumulating 114 yards and

four rushing touchdowns.“We just kept trying to punch it down [T.C.

Williams’] throat,” Velasequez said. “Theline blocked well and it helped us movedown the field.”

Using two running backs isn’t new to theRams offense. Robinson Head Coach MarkBendorf said that he’s confident his duowould carry the team this season.

“I feel like we have a stable I can rely on,”Bendorf said. “It’s always been my philoso-phy to use multiple [running backs] so thedefense can’t focus on one guy.”

While the Rams two-headed monsterrushing attack was the highlight of thegame, the Titans stole the show in the firsthalf and planted the seeds for an upset.

On game’s first play, T.C. Williams run-ning back Cortez Taylor broke a 60-yardtouchdown run to give the Titans an unex-pected early lead. The Titans followed thatwith a 90-yard kickoff return by Taylor thatset the score at 14-7 before the first quarter

ended.“That kid is pretty fast,” Bendorf said. “We

were too flat in our pursuit angles and thoseare things you find out in your openinggame. That’s a hard thing to simulate inpractice.”

Despite trailing at the half, Velasequezsaid that the team didn’t get discouragedand knew that it was going to take moreintensity to win.

“There were a lot of inspirational speechesin the locker room, “ Velasequez said. “Wetold each other that we just weren’t goingto lose this game.”

In the second half, Robinson’s defenseheld the Titans scoreless and completed thecomeback. The Rams defense never let theTitans get into an offensive rhythm andforced four fumbles.

In his post-game talk with the team,Bendorf applauded his players’ characterwin.

“We had to overcome adversity,” he toldthem. “In the second half, you overcamethat adversity and earned this win.”

The Titan’s competitiveness didn’t comeas a surprise to Bendorf who said he ex-pected the game to be close from the start.

“It was a very good test, “ Bendorf said.“In the two scrimmage films we had of [T.C.Williams], they were very dominant. I knewwe were going to be in for it.”

Bendorf said he even told his team thatdespite the 23-14 deficit, the team thatcould keep up the intensity for two morequarters ultimately would win the game.

“Before the game, I told them it was go-ing to come down to the second half,”Bendorf said. “We take great pride in ourconditioning and that was the determiningfactor [in the game].”

Robinson opened its season against T.C. Williams on Sept. 3. The Ramsrushing duo of Velasequez and Riley combined for 196 rushing yards.

“We just shoved the ball down their throats.”— Connor Riley

Top performers1. Jared Velasequez - Robinson - 114 yards rush-

ing, four touchdowns2. Cortez Taylor - T.C. Williams – 60-yard rush-

ing touchdown, 90-yard kick return touchdown3. Connor Riley - Robinson - 82 yards rushing,

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Young BruinsRout RamsLake Braddock’ssenior-less fieldhockey team wins 5-2.

By Reed S. Albers

The Connection

In its 5-2 victory against Robinson Secondary School on Sept. 3, the LakeBraddock Secondary School varsity

field hockey team looked strong, cool andseasoned.

To casual observers, the Bruins teammight appear to be experienced varsity play-ers, moving the ball with ease in the scor-ing circle. In fact, the senior-less team isstill dealing with the growing pains of de-veloping a winning program.

“This is my 29th year coaching at LakeBraddock and I’ve never had a team with-out a single senior,” said Head Coach DianeMiller. “It was important to get this win. Wehave a very young team and lost nine start-ers from last year. This was a big confidenceboost for [the team].”

The roster of nine juniors, eight sopho-mores and four freshman has earned a 1-2record to start the season, recording lossesagainst McLean High School and CentrevilleHigh School. In its match with Robinson,however, the Bruins could do no wrong.

The Bruins dominated possession fromthe opening whistle and quickly createdscoring opportunities.

In the first minute of play, freshman for-ward Taylor Livick scored to set the pacefor the Bruins.

“I just kind of deflected the goal in,” Livicksaid. “It feels great to score [as a freshman].I was really surprised to be in the game.Last game I wasn’t [playing] as much.”

Livick added another goal to her totallater in the first half.

WITH THE Bruins in control and domi-nating possession, Lake Braddock’s 2008leading goal scorer, junior Brittany Hopkins,added another goal to the Bruins’ lead andher bid to recapture the scoring title.

It was the first of two goals she wouldscore in Lake Braddock’s rout of Robinson.

“I had 19 goals last year,” Hopkins said. Iscored two today and one on Monday[against Centreville]. The season has beentough so far. We graduated a lot of girls andit’s been detrimental to our team, but I triedto play around it and work it out. I thinkwe should we have a solid team to com-pete with top teams.”

With such a young team, juniors such asHopkins are being called upon to be lead-ers for the younger players.

“This is my third year starting and I’vebeen around the program,” she said. “Ourcoach is really pushing us to step up andcarry the program. I have it in my heart that


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Back-to-Back .................... PONDS AT CENTREVILLE7483 WOUNDED KNEE RD........... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $180,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ....................... POHICK VILLAGE9272 CARDINAL FOREST LN#201 ... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $175,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................... GUNSTON CORNER9274D CARDINAL FOREST LN#302 ... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $170,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................... GUNSTON CORNER9268 CARDINAL FOREST LN#301 ... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $150,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................... GUNSTON CORNER8200 LEGION DR .......................... 3 ... 1 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $149,900 ... Detached ....... 0.69 ......................................... NONE9857 HAGEL CIR .......................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $113,900 ... Townhouse .... 0.01 .......................THE HIGHLANDS9521 HAGEL CIR #05/A .............. 2 ... 1 ... 0 ...... LORTON .......... $96,000 ... 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$410,000 ~ $70,000


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to overlook that Emma is only 9 and astudent. Emma attended public school, butafter spring break of second grade, she de-cided to switch to home schooling.

“I thought home schooling would be funand interesting since my sister is also homeschooled,” Emma said.

“I feel home schooling is easier foryounger kids,” said Marilyn Resmini, whoacts as the girls’ teacher. Learning at home,Emma gets to practice the flute earlier inthe day. Her favorite subject is art.

IN HER spare time, Emma likes to buildand launch model rockets with her dad,Ronald Resmini. She is also an avid Steelers

From Page 3

Emma Resmini Flute Virtuoso

fan. When she was in second grade, Emmawore a Steelers jersey every day to schoolduring the football season. “A lot of kidsdidn’t like it because they liked the Redskinsor Eagles,” said Emma. Currently, she ownsthree Steelers T-shirts.

“I’m just hoping to do my best,” saidEmma, when asked what plans she has forthe future. “I’m only 9. I have a lot of timeto decide.”

In the mean time, Emma has advice foraspiring young musicians. “Keep trying,” shesaid. Her mother also encourages parentsand children alike to not give up.

“If a kid wants to do it, don’t let anyonetell you no,” Marilyn Resmini said. “Itdoesn’t matter what kind of sound they’remaking. The sound does get better.”

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if I don’t do my best to score a goal, thenwe may not score.”

Hopkins’ drive to score is also one of thereasons that she’s a team captain.

“[The captains and I] talked about theupcoming game and how we don’t like tolose,” she said. “Lake Braddock isn’t a los-ing program. We know it’s a rebuilding sea-son, but we know it’s coming together.”

Though the victory against Robinsonmight have shown the Bruins what the teamis capable of, Hopkins said that districtmatches aren’t going to be easy this sea-

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AFTER THE GAME, many of the Bruins’players were ecstatic about the win, butMiller reminded them that just because theyscored five goals, it doesn’t mean they wereperfect.

“There are things we need to improve on,”Miller said. “It’s just a learning process. Iwas pleased that we scored five goals andthat different people [scored], but we stillhave to correct some flaws.”

Bruins Field HockeyFrom Page 10

Lake Braddock’s field hockey team huddles together after its 5-2victory against Robinson. The senior-less team is looking to contendfor the Patriot District title.

“It doesn’t matter whatkind of sound they’remaking. The sound doesget better.”

— Marilyn Resmini

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