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Civic Federation Debate Will Open County Board, School Board Races SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Candidates for County Board, School Board and the 49th House of Delegates district will square off at a candidate forum sponsored by the Arlington County Civic Federation, starting the fall campaign season the day after Labor Day. The federation’s executive committee on Aug. 13 affirmed plans for the forum, to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. at Hazel Auditorium at Virginia Hospital Center.

“We’re pretty much the kickoff” to campaign season, said Sarah Shortall, the Civic Federation’s treasurer.

Candidates will be asked to provide opening statement, then answer between three and five

questions, depending on time availability.

A reception for the candidates will be held at 6:30 p.m. “We want people to come talk to them,” Shortall said.

To free up time for the contested races at the September meeting, the Civic Federation will host three unopposed House of Delegates candidates at their October meeting.

Doing so also will provide enough time at the October meeting to allow for questions to the incumbent delegates – Patrick Hope, Rip Sullivan and Mark Levine – to come from the audience.

With questions, the unopposed candidates “find out what their constituents are interested in; it is part of a community service,” said Terri Prell, who chairs the Civic Federation’s executive committee.

The public is invited to both events, but only federation delegates and alternates will be able to ask questions of candidates.

Nauck Community Icon Doc Muse Dies Bishop O’Connell’s David Green, left, returns a kickoff during the Knights’ opening game of the high school football season Aug. 26 in Arlington, as John Champe High School’s Jack Walker tries to make the tackle. John Champe won the game. See Sports for complete coverage of opening-week football PHOTO BY DEB KOLT action.

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‘Doc’ Muse, Stalwart of Nauck Community, Dies at 94

Since 1952, He Had Operated Green Valley Pharmacy in African-American Neighborhood SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Leonard “Doc” Muse, who for 65 years – from the era of Jim Crow to the election of an African-American president – watched over the Nauck community from his perch behind the counter of the Green Valley Pharmacy, died the weekend of Aug. 19-20. He was 94 years old.

Muse, who owned the iconic Shirlington Road establishment since 1952, served as a community beacon in the days when black residents often had to use the back door of pharmacies to get their prescriptions. In more recent years, he was acclaimed as not just a link to the past, but also a man with a commitment to his community – whether extending credit to those who couldn’t pay for medicine, or helping students in need pay for college.

“Doc was a legend,” said Portia Clark, who serves as president of the Nauck Civic Association and grew up there. “He will be missed by the Nauck community that he helped so much.”

Born in Delray Beach on Florida’s east coast on May 8, 1923, Muse enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the engineering corps at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri until sickness led him in 1944 to move to the District of Columbia, using G.I. Bill benefits to attend the

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He graduated in 1948.

In 1952, Muse and partner Waverly Jones purchased the building where, since 1942, Hyman’s Grocery had been located.

Three years later, Muse bought out Jones, becoming sole proprietor of Green Valley Pharmacy. (“Green Valley” and “Nauck” frequently are used interchangeably to describe the historically African-American South Arlington neighborhood between Columbia Pike and Shirlington.)

Even in the era of segregation, the pharmacy offered services to both black and white Arlingtonians. Its all-day food counter was especially popular, and not just for the caliber of the offerings.

Elsewhere in the county, black residents “didn’t have anywhere to go to sit down and eat,” Muse said in 2013 oral history conducted by Judith Knudsen and Sara Collins for the Center for Local History of the Arlington library system.

“They were denied that,” Muse recalled. “They had to go get the food [from restaurants] and take it all out.”

Like several other youngsters in the neighborhood, Clark had her first job working at the pharmacy, and her mother operated the food counter.

Among those who could be found waiting their turn at the counter back in the day was young William Newman Jr.,

Leonard “Doc” Muse, center, and family members look over the historical marker unveiled outside the Green Valley Pharmacy by the Arlington County government in 2014.

who has fond memories of walking over from nearby Drew Elementary School to buy candy.

Newman grew up to become a lawyer and elected official, and currently serves as chief judge of the Arlington Circuit Court. He recalls those earlier early days with clarity and appreciation.

“The Green Valley Pharmacy is an institution in our community,” Newman told the Sun Gazette. “Doc Muse was always there for us – I will miss him.”

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Tech Lab Combines Science and Career Strategies BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Education is supposed to illuminate metaphorical lights in students’ minds, but teenagers who took part in the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab had the chance to light real ones.

The ninth- and 10th-graders from Arlington Tech High School who took part Aug. 17 in the second of two lab sessions, held at the Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, learned how to draw an electrical schematic for a basic traffic light, then assembled components and keyed in computer codes to make the miniature red, amber and green bulbs light up.

Abby Dhakal and Diana Vasquez O’Dea began experimenting with their lights, and soon had all three bulbs cycling within about a second. Lab director Jim Egenrieder observed their progress and showed them how to swap the traffic bulbs for a pair of blue ones, the rapid alternating of which gave a “police light” effect.

The four-hour-long, STEM-themed classroom sessions were designed to inform students about the fundamentals of programming, engineering, robotics and micro-controllers, organizers said.

The Thinkabit lab in Falls Church has only one other counterpart in the country, located in San Diego. Nearly 4,000 students have gone through the Virginia program since it began last fall.

School systems in Radford and Harrisonburg and one elementary school each in Reston and Manassas this summer implemented labs based on the Thinkabit model. Some schools in Ashburn, Tysons,

Arlington Tech High School students Jacob Leland and Ryan Ruggiero assemble electronics for a miniature traffic light during the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab on Aug. 17 at Virginia Tech NorthPHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER ern Virginia Center in Falls Church.

Arlington, Alexandria, Quantico, Woodbridge, Annandale and Washington, D.C., will do the same in the upcoming academic year.

Egenrieder, who formerly taught at H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program in Arlington and now instructs graduate students, began the youth session with an ice-breaking exercise. He had participants introduce themselves to everyone in the class using a method employed by politicians everywhere.

Instead of saying “Nice to meet you,” which could lead to gaffes if there have been previous meetings (or worse, the person is a big-time campaign donor), say “Nice to see you” instead, Egenrieder advised.

He then asked the students, who were lying back comfortably in colorful beanbag chairs on the floor, about their skills

(things they do well), interests (what topics get them excited) and values (key things they consider when making decisions).

Students also examined laminated cards describing occupations ranging from shuttle-bus driver, which requires little education and pays poorly, to wellpaid technology careers requiring graduate degrees.

The cards also alerted the youths to an unavoidable fact of work life: Some occupations have poor long-term-growth prospects. Egenrieder related how he’d wanted to be a fish and wildlife biologist, but pursued a different career path upon learning how few people are employed in that field.

Regardless of what careers interest them, participating in the Thinkabit lab and considering their options now will pay dividends, Egenrieder told them.

“Just by choosing this school, you folks are a step ahead of everyone else,” he said.

Egenrieder asked participants to write down several careers they might like to enter.

“You can be more than one thing at once,” he said. “They used to call that being a Renaissance person. Now we call them polymaths.”

Lab manager Barry Potter started off the next session on a playful note, having students link hands in a circle and experience having a low-level electric current run through their bodies.

The traffic-light project came next.

Students used dry-erase markers to sketch the schematic on their white work tables, then typed in the program coding on Fujitsu laptop computers.

Participants later were scheduled to program a servo, or small electric motor, then build a replica of a piece of realworld, usable technology.

“With younger kids we do this kind of thing,” Egenrieder said, picking up a model of a lion chewing on a zebra. “But with these guys, we’ll have them build something like a mine-rescue winch or a helicopter or motorcycle or something like that. We try to make it completely open-ended and go with their interests.”

Student Jacob Leland said he’d taken part in the program out of curiosity.

“I thought it would be something different to do,” he said. “I wanted to learn about electronics.”

Fellow student Kayla Kimble said the practical exercises suited her learning style well.

“I do a lot better with projects,” she said. “I’m definitely a hands-on learner.”

New TJ Principal Awed by Students’ Thirst for Knowledge BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Ann Bonitatibus, the new principal at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, arrived in mid-July and was impressed by the students’ enthusiasm at the school’s Summer Institute program.

“The kids had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and they were so excited to be here,” she said. “I think that was just a small glimpse of what I’m going to see every single day in the regular school year.”

Bonitatibus, who succeeded former principal Evan Glazer, most recently served as superintendent of the Conejo Valley Unified School District in Thousand Oaks, Calif. While there, she examined her beliefs and realized she yearned to be a high-school principal or classroom teacher again, as those were the jobs where she had made the biggest impact on students’ lives.

“I believe in the power of public education and what it does for children,” she said. “I really wanted to think about what brought me the most joy.”

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never had led a magnet school, and offered her the chance to integrate a science curriculum with the humanities. She is keen on getting back in the classroom and has offered to co-teach lessons with some instructors or teach classes in order to give them relief time to plan with other teachers.

When examining the school’s improvement plan, faculty will look at homework loads and try to determine if the tasks are too time-consuming or only seem so, she said. Teachers may be able to lighten their workloads by collaborating and creating common lessons and assessments, she added.

“I’m very concerned about the daily level of stress that our students and staff experience,” she said. “We’re going to be talking about how [we can] restore some personal balance.”

Workers now are finishing renovations at the school. The facility has a new domed entrance surrounded by columns, similar to the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. An art gallery near the entrance will feature rotating exhibits of students’ work.

The renovated school has hallway com-

mons areas, named after scientists, where students can study and socialize. “These serve as really great collaborative spaces for students to work in and they also serve basically as adjunct classrooms for teachers,” she said.

The school has the collegiate feel that every area can be a learning space if a student wants it to be, Bonitatibus said.

Square cubbyhole lockers hold students’ supplies and belongings and, with few exceptions, are not secured with metal grating.

“We don’t have traditional lockers,” the principal said. “We have a high level of trust among our students.”

Hallways also store wheeled carts containing 32 laptop computers, which can serve as mobile computer laboratories.

The facility’s planetarium soon will have seats that recline far backward and a projector to shine images on the domed ceiling.

TJ also has interior courtyards that allow students to get fresh air in a safe, secure setting, she said.

The school will have slightly fewer than 1,800 students this fall and 140 faculty, plus support staff. TJ draws students

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Milliken Tapped to Receive Spirit of Community Award John Milliken, who has spent decades engaged in the civic and development worlds in Arlington, has been tapped by the Arlington Community Foundation to receive its 2017 William T. Newman Jr. Spirit of Community Award.

Milliken “has spent almost his entire adult life working to make Arlington a community that values people and provides opportunities for affordable housing, critical transit alternatives, a responsible environmental focus and community dialogue on present issues and future improvements,” Community Foundation officials said in announcing the award.

Milliken will be honored at a Nov. 9 luncheon. He will join a pantheon of past inductees that includes John Andelin and Ginger Geoffrey, Elizabeth Campbell, Preston Caruthers, Judy Connally, Karen Darner, Jennie Davis, Joan Cooper, Walter Tejada, Lola Reinsch and Meg Tuccillo, among others. Last year’s recipient was fellow attorney and civic leader Jon Kinney.

Milliken spent nearly a decade on the County Board before departing to serve as Virginia’s secretary of transportation.

In more recent years, he has been active on a number of civic issues, including affordable housing and planning for the needs of public facilities.

“He exhibits a spirit of community, is knowledgeable, wants to learn more and is interested in solving problems to make Arlington a better community for every-

John Milliken has been active in Arlington civic, political and business circles nearly his entire adult life.

one,” foundation officials said.

Milliken also was active in enticing George Mason University to situate a major campus facility in the Virginia Square section of Arlington. He has served as a senior fellow at GMU’s Schar School of Policy and Government.

A retired attorney at Venable, Milliken long was a go-to figure in the local development world. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

On the political front, Milliken was an acolyte of Joseph Fisher, who was serving on the County Board when, in 1974, he

upended veteran U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill (R-10th) to win election to Congress. Milliken would serve as Fisher’s executive assistant for four years before returning to his law practice.

Fisher was toppled in 1980 by Republican Frank Wolf; it says something about how different the times were back then that Ronald Reagan won the Arlington vote that year (the last time a Republican presidential candidate would accomplish that feat).

That same year – 1980 – Milliken ran for County Board to succeed Democrat John Purdy, who was stepping down after two terms. In that race, Democrat Milliken was critical of the way the County Board, then run by a slim Republican majority, was handling development issues.

He ran a retail-style campaign. “It’s a small enough community both in actual numbers and geography, homogeneous enough that people know each other and they’re active,” Milliken told The Washington Post during his first run.

Milliken easily defeated GOP-backed independent “Sim” Pace in 1980, and went on to defeat independent Peter Espada in 1984 and Republican Larry Packett in 1988.

When he resigned to become transportation secretary under Gov. Douglas Wilder in early 1990, Milliken was succeeded by Democrat James Hunter III. Hunter, another revered civic figure, served until late 1997, when he resigned

due to ill health. The seat subsequently has been held by Barbara Favola and Libby Garvey.

The Community Foundation’s award is named in honor of its founder, Circuit Court Chief Judge William Newman Jr., who before his election to the judiciary by the General Assembly served on the County Board. The tenures of Newman and Milliken overlapped in 1988, 1989 and a portion of 1990.

For information about the foundation and details on tickets and sponsorships to the awards ceremony, see the Web site at www.arlcf.org.

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Highs & Lows THUMBS DOWN: To the Arlington County Democratic Committee, which either purposely or accidentally has wounded, perhaps mortally, any effort to convince the General Assembly give Arlington permission to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway within the county’s boundaries.

In the wake of the Charlottesville incident, county Democrats put out a press release calling for a name change. While a similar missive from the Arlington County Board, asking legislators for permission, probably did no harm,

the Democratic Committee’s effort then politicized the matter.

Republican leaders in Richmond perpetually cast a wary eye at Arlington, always happy to pounce on any local misstep. The Democratic press release gave lawmakers all the reason they will need to block a name change in the 2018 General Assembly session.

We’re curious: Did the Democratic leadership think Republicans weren’t going to notice their action? Or were they willing to poke the tiger (in this case, the legislature) in an effort to score political points?

If it was the former, they showed a surprising lack of understanding of how Virginia works. If it was the latter, that’s even worse – Arlington Democrats are in no trouble in November; the press release was a throwaway effort, but long after it has been forgotten up here, it will be remembered in Richmond.

If they truly desired to see the name of Jefferson Davis Highway (and Lee Highway) changed, this was absolutely the last thing Democrats should have done. It was amateurish – something that in normal times could not be said about the Democratic Committee.

Danger Lurks in Name-Change Effort Editor: In the current climate of trying to expunge from our history any and all references to Confederate personalities and names that are offensive to some groups, the leaders of this movement in Arlington would be well advised to review history.

Presently, Robert E. Lee is in their crosshairs. Their focus right now seems aimed at Lee Highway perhaps Washington-Lee High School. (To go with Jefferson Davis Highway.)

If they are sincere, surely Wilson

Boulevard must be added to their list.

The 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, was a confirmed and committed racist.

If the folks clamoring to change the names of the above will take a bit of time to delve into the history of our community, they will discover that Arlington was so named by the Virginia General Assembly in 1920 with the specific intent of honoring Robert E. Lee. Arlington House was Lee’s home prior to the secession of Virginia from the Union.

If those demanding a re-naming

are serious, surely they have a recommendation in the form of a new name for our county. May I suggest, for the current politically correct mindset, that consideration be given to changing the name Arlington to “Airstrip One” (as London was called in “1984” by George Orwell).

In the process, it would only be right that they also come up with a new name for the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.

N.T. Lutsch Arlington

‘Washington-Lee’ Name Has Deeper Meaning Editor: Born with less than my quota of selfesteem, carrying that lack into the challenge of adolescence could have been devastating, but Washington-Lee High School – with its legacy of excellence, its far-flung reputation – filled me with a new institutional pride, a new cornerstone for self-worth.

As a new sophomore (no freshmen then), its name would not have mattered. I don’t recall teachers making big deal, or any deal, about its namesakes, Washington or Lee. Its name could have been anything but not after years of visceral pride in achievements of classmates. Their achievements became the mind’s own trophies, engraved permanently, etched deeply as Washington-Lee. At first, its name could have been anything, but not after a suspended

heartbeat, after I and 13,000 others witnessed a pigskin fly 43 yards and bounce across the goalpost on the final play to give Washington-Lee the 1956 state football championship.

At first, its name could have been anything, but not after it historic rowing program, under the name WashingtonLee, brought home a trophy from the Henley Royal Regatta.

At first, its name could have been anything, but not after successive state basketball championships were won under the name Washington-Lee with me, an alumnus, dependably cheering in the bleachers. To this day, a half-century later, I can rattle off the last names of the starting fives, and more than one substitute.

At first, its name could have been anything, but not after, as WashingtonLee, it was second only to the Bronx

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High School of Science’s count of National Merit semifinalists, 51 to 45.

The brain-free comparison to George Washington and Robert E. Lee places Washington-Lee’s historically prestigious moniker in peril at the nether end of a slippery slope. That peril is magnified by nuance-free, truth-distorting zealots who find in it fodder for selfcongratulatory rectitude.

Donald Morey Arlington

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Learning Time Is Squandered During High-School Schedule Editor: Washington-Lee High School, my alma mater as of this June, prominently displays “Blue Ribbon School of Excellence,” on its walls and Web site.

Arlington Public Schools is ranked high based on standardized test scores, which may result from student aptitude rather than quality education.

Arlington parents tend to be intelligent, invested parents. Instead of maximizing this advantage, the school system skates by on the backs of their students. Washington-Lee ranks “18th in Virginia,” despite apathetic teachers who fail to adequately plan for classes, and waste chunks of class time.

For March 2017, I logged wasted minutes per class, meaning any time in which no instruction or busywork occurred. By my tally, each student experienced 73.6 minutes per day of wasted class time, resulting in a 75.5-percent efficiency rate.

With lunch, study hall and time between classes factored in, only 56.3 percent of a student’s school time is instructional. For nearly three hours of each day, an APS student is held hostage inside a school building, for no educational benefit.

More important than the resulting

boredom is the waste. An APS student earning minimum wage could earn $3,842.50 per year in the wasted 530 hours.

With 2,325 students, WashingtonLee squanders a student earning potential of $8.93 million each year.

Substitute teachers frequently are tasked with merely passing out and collecting the day’s assignment. When, near the end of my senior year, I found myself in such a situation, I completed my work and left school early. My absent teacher gave me a 0 percent on my fully completed work. I recorded her explanation: “Your task was to stay here for the whole period, and I’d give you a 100 percent.” The teacher graded students on attendance.

High-school seniors need a quality education, not daycare. I propose that routine student reviews could motivate faculty to remedy this problem.

I’m grateful for my few exceptional teachers who passed on a love of knowledge and critical thinking, thereby making high school survivable.

Arlington can do better. Its students have great potential for passionate, engaged learning.

Sally Gustafson Arlington

Multiple Tools Are Required in Support of Affordable Housing Editor: The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) was delighted recently to break ground on Gilliam Place, a project that will bring 173 affordable rental homes to Columbia Pike and help our community meet the goals of the Affordable Housing Master Plan.

We agree Arlington needs affordable homes throughout the county to remain an inclusive and diverse community.

But we also are thrilled that Gilliam Place will reduce the displacement of long-time residents of Columbia Pike, a corridor that has lost more affordable apartment homes than any other Arlington neighborhood.

Gilliam Place represents the very best of what our community can do when we work together. It began with Arlington Presbyterian Church selling their property below market rate to support their neighbors.

It continued with the Arlington County Board, providing a loan through the Affordable Housing Investment Fund. This loan will be paid back to the County and enabled APAH to secure an additional $3 in public and private funding for every $1 Arlington loaned to the project. This is a smart investment in our community.

We do agree with John Reeder [“New

Affordable Housing Will Do Little to Help,” Letters Aug. 17] that housing grants are an important tool to serve lower-income Arlingtonians, but his proposal to make this the only tool just doesn’t make sense.

Since 2000, Arlington has lost nearly 90 percent of its rental homes affordable to individuals making 60 percent or less of area median income – that’s our childcare providers, hospitality workers and seniors. The $200 a month grant Mr. Reeder proposes just isn’t enough to close the gap.

Instead, housing grants and funding to build committed affordable apartments work together, providing quality homes at an affordable rent that for our lowest-income households can be coupled with a housing grant to make it all work.

Is it enough? Of course not. We have much to do together to achieve our shared vision for our county. But we are proud and thankful to be a part of a community that believes in and invests in housing so that there is a place for families of all different backgrounds and incomes.

Nina Janopaul Arlington Janopaul is president and CEO of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing.

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We need to remove the permanent twoparty political system by altering how we structure and win our elections.

Our Congress can no longer form coalitions, maintain moderate opinions, come to a compromise or arrange meaningful agreements. The two-party system also has led to a toxic political culture down to the grass-roots level.

There’s very little room for sensible, middle-of-the-path solutions. This creates a lethal environment where compromise is looked down upon and voters become in their ideologies.

In other democracies, voters choose parties with very specific platforms, and the proportion of the vote is reflected in the number of seats won in governing bodies. If we were to reform our election system to truly allow third parties, it would force compromise and improve governance across all political groups.

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to comply with one of two sides of an issue. The national discourse would become more nuanced and educated, as voters would be required to examine issues from more than two perspectives.

Nonetheless, because all power structures inherently are self-preserving, Congress as we know it will never back this change unless its members are forced to.

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Democrats Are Filling Up Ranks of Precinct Captains SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The Arlington County Democratic Committee is moving ever closer to filling all of its precinct-captain slots for the upcoming general election.

Committee members on Aug. 2 approved the election of Kris McLaughlin to be a captain in Cherrydale precinct.

They remain on the hunt for additional captains in Ashton Heights, Fairlington, Jefferson, Overlee Knolls and Taylor precincts.

Democrats generally have two or three captains per Arlington precinct, depending on its size. Captains serve as a link between the party leadership and the rank-and-file as get-out-the-vote efforts ramp up.

“We really want you involved; we need everyone to step up,” said Jill Caiazzo, deputy chair of precinct operations and one of the three members of the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s Joint Campaign, which coordinates turn-outthe-vote efforts through Election Day. Lopez Picks Up Endorsement of State

Firefighters: Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) has garnered the endorsement of the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters.

“Del. Lopez has been a steadfast advocates for firefighters and paramedics,” said Robert Bragg III, the organization’s president.

Bragg pointed to Lopez’s efforts to ban toxic chemical flame-retardants, which may increase cancer risks of firefighters.

Lopez “has proven to be a proactive leader for public-safety issues in the General Assembly,” Bragg said. “We need his continued leadership.”

Lopez – whose district includes the Columbia Pike corridor, much of South Arlington and adjacent areas of Fairfax County – is being challenged by Republican Adam Roosevelt in the general election.

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Arlington Notes LEADERSHIP ARLINGTON’S YOUTH PROGRAM HOLDS GRADUATION:

Thirty local high-school students recently completed the Leadership Arlington Youth Program, a two-week initiative aimed at providing rising juniors and seniors the opportunity to learn about the community and network with leaders in the Arlington business, non-profit and government sectors.

“The program helped me to become a better leader by forcing me out of my comfort zone and helping me learn about my community,” said program participant Kelsey Isman.

As part of the program, students visited 18 community organizations, then selected Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) as the recipient of the class’s $1,000 grant award. Class members noted how OAR leaves a lasting impact on the lives of formerly incarcerated individuals and were moved by their work.

Graduation ceremonies were held on Aug. 10 at Marymount University.

Participants were Erin Foster and Zach Muleta, Bishop O’Connell High School; Beza Assefa, H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program; Patrice Dour, St. John’s College High School; Malate Alemu, Dalante Bell, Jie Na Funk, Jonathan Hernandez, Maya O’Brien and Cambria White, Wakefield High School; Julia Elman, Alex Eng, Julian Hinkson, Rachel Huang, Olivia Kennett, Kenny Lundgren, Tsion

Mamo, Matthew McKnight and Cassie Rodriguez, Washington-Lee High School; and Audrey Gilligan, Megan Hemstreet, Kelsey Isman, Mia Lee, Colin Meek, Adrienne Miller, Jessica Moyer, Matt Muleta, Quentin Powers, Linh Smith and Jake Wiersberg, Yorktown High School.

Sponsors of the program included Venable, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union, Arlington Community Foundation (Ellen M. Bozman Fund) and Marymount University.

RENOVATIONS COMING TO IWO JIMA MEMORIAL: The U.S. Marine War Me-

morial (Iwo Jima Memorial) will remain open to the public during a six-month refurbishment, but parking will be limited and the iconic sculpture will be sheathed in scaffolding during much of the process.

National Park Service officials are asking the public to use public transportation (Arlington National Cemetery and Rosslyn Metro stations) if possible. A small area for bus drop-offs will be available.

Funded by a $5.4 million donation from philanthropist David Rubenstein, the refurbishment effort will include regilding of engravings on the sculpture’s pedestal, cleaning and waxing the base, improvements to lighting and landscaping, and upgrades to the roadway in order to handle heavier volumes of visitor traffic.

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wBased on a photograph by Joe Rosenthal of five U.S. Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi in Feburary 1945 – three of whom later died in battle on the island – the 100-ton memorial by sculptor Felix de Weldon was dedicated

by President Eisenhower in 1954.

More than 1.5 million visitors come to it each year. Completion of the rehabilitation project is slated for February.

INITIATIVE PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CHILDREN OF VETERANS: Vietnam

Veterans of America Chapter 227 worked to fulfil its founding principle of “Never Again Shall One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another” by donating 91 $50 gift cards to children of veterans who are in the Veterans Administration Supportive Housing (VASH) program.

The gift cards will help pay for school supplies and other essentials for the new school year, and represents the seventh year of the effort.

The VASH program is a joint effort

between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans and their families in transitioning out of homelessness with affordable and stable lodging. Case managers serve more than 100 veterans and their families in the Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria and Fairfax.

The chapter also plans to provide a holiday gift card for needy VASH families. Anyone wishing to contribute can mail a check made payable to “VVA Chapter 227” with memo “2017 Holiday Gift Card” to VVA Chapter 227, P.O. Box 5653, Arlington, Va. 22205.

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Transportation Notes ARLINGTON RESIDENTS CAN WEIGH IN ON HIGHWAY’S NAME: Arlington

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An online survey (available at www. alexandriava.gov/jeffersondavishighway) asks for alternatives to the current name, which has been the formal designation of U.S. Route 1 through Virginia since the 1920s.

An opinion from the state attorney general’s office two years ago said that Alexandria officials have the legal author-

ity to change the name of the highway in their jurisdiction. The same ruling said Arlington officials did not have an equal power, and would need to go through either the General Assembly or Commonwealth Transportation Board to have the name changed in Arlington.

Behind the scenes, elected officials at the local and state levels appear to be gravitating toward a proposal that would rename the entire stretch of the road through Arlington and Alexandria as “Richmond Highway,” as it long has been known in Fairfax County.

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Crews also are testing indicator lights, which will be used by law enforcement to determine if drivers are traveling with an E-Z Pass.

State officials plan to open toll lanes on the nine-mile stretch of I-66 from the Capital Beltway to Rosslyn in December.

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Arlington Notes II URBAN LEAGUE PARTNERS ON YOUTHLEADERSHIP SUMMIT: More than 400

youth participated in the recent Strong Youth, Strong Communities Youth Summit, held Aug. 19 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

The Northern Virginia Urban League was a convening partner in the effort, led by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, CENTENE Corp. and Envolve.

The event was designed to provide youth ages 13 to 18 life skills and leadership-focused engagement; promote active thinking and sound judgment; and connect students with adult leaders and mentors committed to developing youth leaders.

Participants also had the opportunity to interact with two members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Darrell Green and Aeneas Williams, who shared their experiences and spoke about success on and off the field.

In addition to the local chapter of the Urban League, participating organizations from the local area included 100 Black Men of Greater Washington; Jack & Jill of America; Mount Zion Baptist Church of Arlington; Shiloh Baptist Church of Alexandria; and members of the T.C. Williams High School Titans football team.

“Because of the huge investment of time and resources made by corporate partners and Pro Football Hall of Fam-

ers Green and Williams for the Youth Summit, lives of youth in our community were impacted and life-long lessons were learned about character, leadership, work ethic and how to achieve and have success on the field of life,” said Lavern Chatman, director of fund development for the Northern Virginia Urban League.

For more information on the Northern Virginia Urban League, see the Web site at www.nvul.org.

COMMITTEE OF 100 TO LOOK AT IMMIGRATION: The Arlington Committee

of 100’s monthly meeting will focus on the impact of federal immigration policy on localities, with the meeting being held on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Gerard Phelan Hall on the main campus of Marymount University.

There is no cost to attend the forum, which takes place at 8 p.m. The cost for dinner (7:25 p.m.) is $28 for members, $30 for non-members, and registration for dinner is due by Sept. 10.

For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtoncommitteeof100.org.

ENCORE LEARNING SETS PREVIEW:

Encore Learning will host its fall course preview on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 9:30 a.m. at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) conference center, 4301 Wilson Blvd.

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ROSSLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL ON HORIZON: The 2017 Rosslyn Jazz Festival will

take place on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 1 to 7 p.m. at Gateway Park.

The artist lineup includes the Soul Rebels, Lee Fields & the Expressions, Xenia Rubinos and Joe Keyes & the Late Bloomer Band.

The festival is free, and no tickets are required. For information, see the Web site at www.rosslynva.org.

ROTARY HOSTS WINE-AND-CHEESE FUND-RAISER: The Arlington Rotary

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The event features hors d’oeuvres from Allspice Cafe, Mezeh and Lebanese Taverna, as well as dessert pastries, and fine wines from Arrowine & Cheese.

The event also features a raffle ($10 per ticket) with the winner receiving a chef’s dinner for eight, with wine pairings, at Proof Restaurant in D.C. Those purchasing raffle tickets do not need to attend the fund-raiser to win.

Tickets are $75 per person. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonrotaryclub.org.

PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON CLEAN WATER: The Arlington Department of Parks

and Recreation will host a water-testing initiative for ages 8 to 12 on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at Glencarlyn Park.

Participants will learn about the causes of water pollution, then test different locations at the park. Participants will meet at Long Branch Nature Center.

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Police Beat MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Aug. 12 at 5:49 p.m., police were dispatched to a report of an assault in progress in the 2000 block of 15th Street North.

According to police, a verbal altercation escalated when a suspect produced a knife and stabbed two female victims.

Passersby intervened, assisted the victims and detained the suspect until police arrived, police said.

The victims were transported to George Washington University in critical condition.

The suspect – 37-year-old Sharon Uwandu of no fixed address – was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding. She was held without bond.

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ARMED ROBBERY: n On Aug. 11 at 9:45 p.m., a man approached another man in the 4800 block of Columbia Pike, displayed a knife and demanded the victim’s belongings. When a witness intervened, the suspect fled the scene on foot.

During investigation, police arrested 21-year-old Christopher Chavez Flores of Arlington, who was charged with attempted robbery, possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. He was held without bond.

n On Aug. 13 at 1:30 a.m., a delivery person was approached from behind in the 2100 block of North Scott Street.

The suspect produced a handgun and demanded the victim’s belongings before fleeing on foot.

The suspect is described as a black male, 6’2”, with an average build.

ROBBERY: n On Aug. 24 at 3:04 a.m., a man assaulted another man and stole his personal belongings in the 1700 block of Arlington Boulevard.

The suspect fled to a waiting light-colored SUV. The suspect is described as a tall black male.

SEXUAL BATTERY: n On Aug. 22 at 12:18 p.m., a man allegedly touched a minor inappropriately while in a store in the 1100 block of South Hayes Street, police said.

The suspect – 26-year-old Rivera Barnett of the District of Columbia – was arrested, charged with sexual battery and was held without bond. n On Aug. 23 at 3:20 p.m., a woman reported observing a man playing with children in the 2700 block of South Fern Street in an inappropriate way, police said.

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The suspect – 38-year-old Marlon Cardona-Orellan of Arlington – was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery.

ATTEMPTED CARJACKING: n On Aug. 20 at 5:48 a.m., police responded to a report of an attempted carjacking in the 1800 block of North Quinn Street.

Police determined that an individual had approached the victim inside his parked vehicle and attempted to open the driver’s-side door.

After failing to gain entry, the suspect struck the vehicle’s windshield with an unknown object and fled the area on foot.

The victim was not injured.

Police established a perimeter in an effort to locate the suspect, but were unsuccessful.

The suspect is described as a black or Hispanic male with a large build, short hair and beard.

INDECENT EXPOSURE: n On Aug. 18 at 11:15 p.m., police responded to the 1900 block of Wilson Boulevard for a report of a man who approached a woman sitting in a vehicle,

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The suspect is described as a black male, in his 30s. n On Aug. 18 at 11:40 p.m., a woman reported walking into a home in the 1500 block of North Rhodes Street when a man approached her from behind and exposed himself.

The suspect is described as a black male with an athletic build. n On Aug. 23 at 5 p.m., a woman inside a vehicle in the 3800 block of Fairfax Drive observed a man exposing himself and masturbating, police said.

The suspect is described as a black male, 5’7” to 5’9”, bald. n On Aug. 24 at 9:20 a.m., a woman inside a ride-sharing pool observed a male passenger expose his genitals and masturbate at Lee Highway and Spout Run Parkway, police said.

After the victim requested the vehicle be stopped the suspect fled the scene on foot.

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Inside and out, this is a property that strives to exceed expectations – and achieves that goal by a healthy margin.

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Facts for buyers Address: 3831 36th Road North, Arlington (22207).

Listed at: $898,000 by Carol Temple, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (703) 568-1100.

Schools: Jamestown Elementary, Williamsburg Middle, Yorktown High School.

Rising Home Prices Cutting Into National Affordability Rising home prices offset a quarterpoint drop in mortgage interest rates to move housing affordability slightly lower in the second quarter of 2017, according to the new National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/ Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

“While builder confidence remains solid and sales and starts are running at a healthy clip above last year’s levels, housing continues to confront persistent headwinds,” said NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald, a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. “Rising material prices, particularly lumber, along with chronic shortages of buildable lots and skilled labor are putting upward pressure on home prices and impeding a more robust housing recovery.”

In all, 59.4 percent of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of April and end of June were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $68,000.

This is down from the 60.3 percent of homes sold that were affordable to median-income earners in the first quarter.

“Growing incomes and attractive mortgage rates are helping to keep housing affordable by partially offsetting ongoing home price appreciation,” said NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz. “Home prices will continue to rise as inventory remains tight. NAHB expects the housing market will continue to make gradual gains in 2017.”

The national median home price rose to $256,000 in the second quarter from $245,000 in the first quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, average mortgage rates fell 25 basis points in the second quarter to 4.08 percent from 4.33 percent in the first quarter.

For the third consecutive quarter, Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pa., was rated the nation’s most affordable major housing market.

There, 93.3 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the second quarter were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $54,600.

Meanwhile, Kokomo, Ind., was rated the nation’s most affordable smaller market for the second straight quarter, with 96.9 percent of homes sold in the second quarter being affordable to families earning the median income of $62,500.

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Arlington Notes III COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Most Arlington County government

a number that has grown 45 percent in the past three years.

Among the activities will be “garden talks” at Central Library, slated for 7 p.m. on Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Food-security efforts will be featured during the month in the lobby of the library.

Food drives will be held throughout the month, and an open house at AFAC’s headquarters (2708 South Nelson St.) will be held on Monday, Sept. 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For information and a full schedule of events, see the Web site at www.afac.org.

offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. A complete listing of what will be open and what will be closed will be available on the government’s Web site at www.arlingtonva.us.

JUROR QUESTIONNAIRES SET FOR DISTRIBUTION: The office of the clerk of

the Circuit Court soon will be mailing out questionnaires to prospective 2018 jurors in Arlington and Falls Church.

The questionnaires are mailed to randomly selected registered voters in the jurisdictions, and must be completed and returned within 10 days of receipt. Not all those sent questionnaires will be selected for jury duty during the coming year.

Juror service generally is one day or one trial; most trials last one or two days, although there are exceptions. Jurors receive $30 each day for expenses.

For general information on jury duty, see the Web site at https://courts.arlingtonva.us/circuit-court/jury-duty/.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR SENIOR OLYMPICS: Sept. 2 is

the registration deadline for the 2017 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, slated to run from Sept. 9-20 at venues across the region.

Participants must be at least 50 years old by the end of the calendar year to compete in the program, now in its 35th year.

When the effort began in Northern Virginia in 1982, about 80 competitors took part. Last year, more than 900 seniors participated.

For full details and registration, see the Web site at www.nvso.us.

Prospective volunteers can call (703) 403-5360 or e-mail rsvp@volunteerfairfax.org for information on those opportunities.

‘AFAC’ PREPS FOR MONTH OF ACTIVITIES: The Arlington Food Assistance

Center will host a variety of activities in observance of Hunger Action Month during September.

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and 10K race, to benefit the EOD Warrior Foundation, is slated for Sunday, Sept. 17 at Bluemont Park, 329 North Manchester St. The course, centered on the W&OD Regional Trail, is open to both runners and walkers. There also is a “virtual run” for those who cannot participate at the day of the event.

For information, see the Web site at http://bishopsevents.com/event/2017bluemont-arlington-5k-10k/.

& Variations,” works by artist Cindi Lewis, will be held on Friday, Sept. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gallery Underground, located at the Crystal City Shops, 2100 Crystal Drive.

Lewis explores how an image changes when depicted in different media or with different techniques. The exhibition runs from Aug. 28 to Sept. 29, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gallery Underground is the exhibit space for the Arlington Artists Alliance.

For information, see the Web site at www. galleryunderground.org.

MARYMOUNT TO HOST RECEPTION FOR NEW EXHIBITION: Marymount

CANCER RESOURCE CENTER OFFERS PROGRAMS: Virginia Hospital Center’s

BLUEMONT 5K/10K ON THE HORIZON: The 2017 Bluemont Arlington 5K

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Schools & Military n Sarah Heisey of Arlington joined other first-year doctor of medicine (MD) students at the annual White Coat Ceremony at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Phyllis Bijole of Arlington earned a master of public administration degree during recent commencement exercises at Troy University. n

n Keturah Cox of Arlington earned a bachelor of science degree in sports management during recent commencement exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

Alastair Hicklin-Coorey, Shalini Hicklin-Coorey, Madison Ihrig and Sam Jones have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Washington University in St. Louis.

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n Danielle Harris of Arlington, a recent graduate of the College of William and Mary, recently completed a Hilton Prize Coalition Fellowship. She was among 25 emerging leaders selected to participate in the program, which teams students with humanitarian organizations.

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“It has been fun to learn about my own gifts in this area, and I have enjoyed helping others to grow in their leadership abilities, as well,” List said.

n Madison List of Arlington, a student at Eastern Mennonite University, spent 11 weeks during the summer as part of the Ministry Inquiry Program.

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Teeing Off

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There are a couple of favorable things about the otherwise another irritating and unnecessary realignment of some of Northern Virginia’s public high school sports teams by the Virginia High School League.

With a Win Team Plays County Rival in Initial Game

Dave Facinoli

DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Of Arlington’s four high school football teams, only the Washington-Lee Generals made the playoffs in 2016, finishing with a 5-6 record.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW A postseason berth could be possible again this fall if the Generals gel and play as a unit, forgetting individual performances, according to W-L head coach Josh Shapiro. The Generals were 0-1 in the playoffs last fall.

“We don’t have those top three or four stars yet, so it’s really important for us to play well together on both sides of the ball,” Shapiro said. “On defense, we are going to have to be better up front, and I think we are. On offense, we are going to have to run the ball better than last year.”

Washington-Lee opens its season Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. against the Wakefield Warriors in an all-Arlington contest.

On offense, senior Braden ShackelContinued on Page 23

Washington-Lee High School senior Brandon Shackelford is expected to open the 2017 footPHOTO BY DEB KOLT ball season as the starting quarterback for the Generals this fall.

Patriots’ Passing Attack Has Potent Potential DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The path to a successful season for the Yorktown Patriots could rest with a passing attack that has the potential to be potent.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Yorktown, which finished 4-6 a year ago, opens its high school football season at home, Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. against Wilson.

“We have some weapons. Our passing game could be pretty good,” Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said.

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Patterson.

The quarterbacks will be junior Will Porter or sophomore Grant Wilson.

Both will play and be first-year starters.

“They have similar skill sets,” Hanson said of the quarterbacks.

Running backs for Yorktown are seniors Adrian Alverez and Adam Luncher and juniors Zach McCoskrie, Jake Riley and Will Cantwell. Luncher also is the place-kicker and punter. Junior Jack McCool is a tight end. Anchoring the line are seniors Wesley Saulnier, Clayton Chadwick and George Stamatopolous and juniors Nathan Strickland, Grayson Jones and Matt Herrlein.

On defense, Wall, the Sun Gazette’s 2016 Defensive Player of the Year, plays in the secondary among Luncher, Pat-

terson, Riley, McCoskrie and Wilson.

Dalzell, Saulnier, Chadwick, McCool and senior Justin Slack are linebackers or linemen. Senior Adam Kwiterovich and junior Sawyer Monticello are other linebackers.

NOTES: Hanson starts the season with 244 career victories . . . Yorktown lost its opening game to Wilson last season, and missed the playoffs.

Schedule: Thursday, Aug. 31 vs. Wilson, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 8 at Wakefield, 7; Friday, Sept. 15 vs. W.T. Woodson, 7; Friday, Sept. 22 vs. Lake Braddock, 7; Thursday, Sept. 28 vs. Chantilly, 7; Friday, Oct. 6 at McLean, 7; Friday, Oct. 13 at Langley, 7; Friday, Oct. 20 vs. Herndon, 7; Friday, Oct. 27 vs. South Lakes, 7; Friday, Nov. 3 at Washington-Lee, 7.

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One is the word “district” instead of “conference” is again the official name used to describe the level of leagues. Also, the once-popular names “Gunston” and “National” will be used again as district names.

The new Gunston District includes Annandale, Hayfield, Mount Vernon, T.C. Williams and West Potomac. The old Gunston at one time also included Hayfield, Mount Vernon and West Potomac, and before that, T.C. “District” was a founding word used by the VHSL until the last three or four years, when “conference” was substituted, causing confusion and mistakes with identification.

Making another good return is the name “National,” which will include Edison, Falls Church, Stuart and Wakefield. National was used just a few years ago when it included those schools, then was changed to Capital.

Those are the good things about the realignment. Much of the rest is not good, like splitting the 6A North into two regions. That means there will be two region tourneys for every sport, held, of course, at the same times, creating more confusion, plus headaches and challenges for those few media outlets still wanting to do a good job covering high school sports.

As a result of the change, some region tournaments will be held at top-seeds throughout instead of designated sites – another bad thing. In addition, only one golf team, opposed to two, from the talent-rich 6A North Region tourney advances to the fourteam state competition, which for years had been an eight-team event.

There are at handful of golf teams in the 6A North more than capable of winning a state title this fall, but only one advances. Not good.

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O’Connell’s Defense Struggles in Season-Opening Loss DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The needed stops never came on defense, or were few and far between, in the season opener for the Bishop O’Connell Knights.

As a result, the high school football team lost badly, 52-15, Aug. 26 to the visiting John Champe Knights of Loud-oun County.

John Champe built a 24-0 secondquarter lead, then O’Connell cut the score to 24-8 with a touchdown and two-point conversion in the second period. Champe then led 45-8 into the second half.

“I never really thought we were out of it when we got within 24-8. But we needed big stop on FOOTBALL one defense to keep cutting that lead, but we never got it,” O’Connell coach Colin Disch said. “They played real well, got the good angles, and we didn’t tackle well. We’ll get better on defense.”

John Champe amassed 440 total yards and scored touchdowns on seven of its nine possessions.

“We had 50 defensive plays in the first half. Some NFL teams don’t have that many,” Disch said.

O’Connell had 226 yards of offense,

of which 6-foot-3 sophomore wide receiver Jahmal Banks had 131, thanks to 10 catches, including two for touchdowns covering three and 16 yards. Junior quarterback Kim Thompson was 16 of 22 passing for 187 yards in his starting debut for O’Connell. Devin Morrow had five catches for 51 yards and Nick Rice was the leading rusher with 36 yards on 14 carries.

Senior fullback Hakeem Clinton was limited to just two carries before leaving the game with leg cramps.

“We did some good things offensively and moved the ball,” Disch said. “We really think we can run the ball, but we fell

behind so we had to throw a lot more than we expected.”

Banks had multiple tackles and broke up two passes on defense. Also, O’Connell’s Ryan Barrett broke up a pass and was in on a sack along with Nate Smith.

The loss snapped O’Connell’s threegame winning streak from the final three contests last season.

O’Connell returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 2 with a home 1 p.m. kickoff against Georgetown Prep, then plays its third straight home contest Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m. against Woodberry Forest.

Wakefield’s Goal Is to Have a Bounce-Back Season This Fall DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The goal for the Wakefield Warriors this fall is to have a successful bounceback season after stumbling to a 2-8 record in 2016.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Wayne Hogwood, in his fifth year as Wakefield’s head coach, is confident that can happen for his high school football team. Wakefield finished 8-3 and 8-4 and was a playoff team the previous two campaigns, winning a conference championship in 2015.

“I think we are better already this season just in the little things, like attendance and attitude,” Hogwood said.

“We’ve had two solid scrimmages and

have been able to move the ball well, which we weren’t always able to do last year.”

Wakefield opens the season Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. against the Washington-Lee Generals in an all-Arlington neighborhood clash. Wakefield’s first National District game is Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at home against the Edison Eagles.

Hogwood said the Falls Church Jaguars (1-0) are the district favorites, with the rest of the league balanced.

“Every other team should be better than last season,” he said.

Leading Wakefield on offense will be returning starter Colton Poythress at quarterback, a second-team all-Sun Gazette player in 2016.

“Colton looks more comfortable and

more hungry to do well this season,” Hogwood said.

Junior running back Rodney Lee, senior slotback James Clark and senior tight end Lamont McDowell return at their positions. McDowell was the Sun Gazette’s first-team tight end in 2016.

Senior David Baron is a returning wide receiver, but is one of a handful of players sidelined with injuries. Senior Xavier Taylor also is back at wide receiver.

Returning linemen on offense are seniors Juan Torres and Nebiyu Alemayehu and junior Jakub Glogowski.

“The injury bug has been an early problem,” Hogwood said.

On defense for Wakefield, Clark, Taylor and Lee return in the secondary, where Poythress may play at times. Ju-

nior Jose Montes is linebacker and senior Danny Donate-Perez is a lineman with experience.

Taylor will do the punting and sophomore Luis Pinto is the place-kicker.

NOTES: Wakefield plays two games against teams from Washington, D.C. – at home against Eastern on Sept. 15 and at home versus National Collegiate Prep on Oct. 6 . . . Wakefield has six home games this season.

Wakefield schedule: Thursday, Aug. 31 at Washington-Lee, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 8 vs Yorktown, 7; Friday, Sept. 15 vs. Eastern, 7; Friday, Sept. 22 at Mount Vernon, 7; Thursday, Sept. 28 vs. Edison, 7; Friday, Oct. 6 vs. National Collegiate Prep, 7; Friday, Oct. 13 vs. Lee, 7; Friday, Oct. 20 at Falls Church, 7; Friday, Oct. 27 at Stuart, 7; Friday, Nov. 3 vs. Marshall, 7.

Arlingtonian Escapes from Alcatraz During a Choppy Swim DAVE FACINOLI

Schade won her age group and was the second-oldest swimmer in the race.

“I think that was the hardest thing

I’ve ever done,” said Schade, who wore a wet suit, a cap and footies. “I wasn’t cold or scared and I didn’t panic. But because it was so choppy with the waves, it was hard to get any rhythm going with your strokes and to see which direction you were going. You couldn’t see over the swells. You were swimming, but it didn’t feel like you were going anywhere.”

Schade’s daughters, and Yorktown High School graduates, Heidi Schade Kerscher, 44, and Kirsten Schade, 40, also competed in the Alcatraz swim, as did her son-in-law, Chris. All three finished the race, with Heidi the fastest in 1:07.

“The kids wanted to do the race, so I went along and thought, ‘Why not,’”

Schade said.

The swimmers were taken by boat to waters just off the island. With the Golden Gate Bridge to their right, the swimmers jumped into the water, waited for a horn to blow to start the race at 9:20 a.m., then began the swim to shore.

Prior to the Alcatraz race, over the years Schade competed in swims in the Potomac River and Atlantic Ocean in Dewey Beach, Del. She is a regular participant in adult women’s soccer and basketball leagues and the Senior Olympics.

Schade said she would consider another attempt at the Alcatraz race at some point.

Washington-Lee’s running backs will be junior Jabari Johnson and senior fullback Tysheem LeGrand.

The offensive line will be anchored by seniors Jason Villatoro, Gabe Matteson and Ritavash Chowdhury, junior Owen Potts and sophomore Jacob Swisher.

Shackelford will punt and senior Matthew Haile will kick the extra points.

Washington-Lee’s top defenders will be Carpenter, Johnson and seniors Aaron Sydnor and Gavin Morgan in the secondary; Matteson, Chowdhury

and juniors Elvis Granados and Minh Giang on the line; and sophomore Will Murphy at linebacker.

NOTES: Starting his 11th season as W-L’s head coach, Shapiro has held that position longer than any coach in the long history of the school’s football program . . . Washington-Lee does not have two consecutive home games this fall . . . The Generals were the unofficial Arlington champion last season, having defeated county rivals Wakefield and Yorktown . . . Washington-Lee

has not won a season opener since the 2013 campaign and hopes to break that streak this fall.

Washington-Lee schedule: Thursday, Aug. 31 vs. Wakefield, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

8 at West Springfield, 7; Friday, Sept. 15 vs. Mount Vernon, 7; Friday, Sept. 22 at Madison, 7; Thursday, Sept. 28 vs. Annandale, 7; Friday, Oct. 6 at Herndon, 7; Friday, Oct. 13 vs. South Lakes, 7; Friday, Oct. 20 at Langley, 7; Friday, Oct. 27 at McLean, 7; Friday, Nov. 3 vs. Yorktown, 7.

Staff Writer

From basketball to soccer to Senior Olympics, Mary Schade has participated in a variety of different sports over the years. One of the most interesting moments yet for the longtime Arlington resident came Aug. 12 in San Francisco.

Schade, 71, competed in the 1.5-mile Alcatraz Escape from the Rock swim with some 500 participants in cold (59 degrees) and choppy water with a strong current. There also was a stiff wind.

The race began at Alcatraz Island and finished on a beach near an aquatic center in San Francisco. Her time was 1 hour and 14 minutes.

Generals Continued from Page 22 ford will be the new starting quarterback and junior Ryan Dodds the backup. Senior Larry Carpenter, a running back in past seasons, has been moved to wide receiver and is expected to be the top target of the quarterbacks. Other wide receivers were senior Will Schmidt and junior Will Montgomery.

Arlington resident Mary Schade, middle, and her daughters Heidi and Kirsten participated in the 1.5-mile Aug. 12 Alcatraz swim.

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ARLINGTON BLACK WINS TITLE: The

Arlington Travel Black, a baseball team of players ages 11 and 12, won the 12under division of the Battle of the Bats tournament in Savage, Md. John Sharkey and Jack Rucker combined to pitch a no-hitter in the first game of pool play, a 13-0 win. In the second game, the Black rallied to earn a dramatic 3-3 tie with the McLean Dirt Devils when Patrick Boehk drove in the game-tying run in the last inning.

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Garrett Dougherty and Jonah Carlson pitched six strong innings, with Dougherty adding a two-run homer.

During the tournament, the Black outhit their opponents, 32-8, including six home runs, while outscoring the competition, 26-6.

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BETTER SPORTS CLUB MEETING: On Wednesday, Sept. 13, Yorktown High School director of student activities Mike Krulfeld will kick off the Better Sports Club of Arlington’s fall program season with a presentation about how substance abuse has reached epidemic proportions in many areas of the U.S. Over the past year, Yorktown’s coaches have joined with parents and the community to make clear their expectations for student-athletes. Krulfeld will share his experiences and outline current initiatives to create a “community of caring.”

The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner and program around 7:15 p.m. Admission is $25 per person.

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RESIDENT HELPS TENNIS TEAM TO TITLE: Arlington resident Drew Winters

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Evan Zhu and Kyra Li of McLean also were members of the championship team.

LEARN TO PLAY SOCCER: Adults can now learn basic soccer skills in beginner classes or improve their skills in intermediate classes. Arlington County offers adult soccer classes this fall on both Sunday evenings and a weekday session.

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‘Doc’ Muse Continued from Page 3 couldn’t hardly get down here, there were so many people.”

In more recent years, Muse was joined by his granddaughter, Zakia Al-Amin, PharmD, in providing services at the pharmacy, which has remained open seven days a week, including holidays.

The pharmacy building, designed by D.C.-based architect Sanford Bransom (his only work in Arlington), overlooks a community that has been in transition. Once exclusively African-American, Nauck has become a melting pot of residents, and work has been ongoing to transform a community gathering area immediately across Shirlington Road from the pharmacy into a full-fledged town square.

Principal Continued from Page 4 Bonitatibus holds a bachelor’s degree in communications education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in administration and supervision from McDaniel College and an education doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.

She spent eight years as a math and English teacher in the Frederick County

In 2013, the Green Valley Pharmacy was designated a local historic district by the Arlington County government, becoming the first African-American-owned business in the county to receive such a designation. Muse supported the effort, which will provide some protections to the building’s architecture.

That year – 2013 – was a significant one for Muse. He was honored with the Community Appreciation Award by the Arlington branch of the NAACP and was profiled in the magazine of the American Pharmacists Association. Also that year, he and the Green Valley Pharmacy were honored by the Virginia General Assembly, which noted that “the building’s simple architecture belies a rich heritage as a symbol of unity, hope and compassion.”

Muse, a modest man, took the accolades with grace and humility. “Thank you very much,” was the extent of his speechifying when, in 2014, the county

government installed a talking historic marker outside the pharmacy.

Push a button on it, and you’ll hear parts of an interview with Muse conducted by Cynthia Liccese-Torres of the county government, detailing his schooling at Howard and his decision to locate, and stay, in Arlington.

“I worked hard, long hours,” he recalled of the early days.

Asked to describe the biggest impact he might have had on the community, Muse said it could well be efforts that were made to encourage young people to work toward a brighter future.

“I think the pharmacy changed a lot of kids’ minds about going to school,” he said.

Among those Muse provided counsel to over the years was Paul Ferguson, who grew up in nearby Fairlington and would go on to serve on the County Board and currently as clerk of the Circuit Court.

“He provided advice to young people,” Ferguson told the Sun Gazette. “I can personally attest that he made me feel comfortable when I visited the store.”

Muse was symbolic of a uniquely local culture, Ferguson said.

“Arlington is different than many communities, in that business leaders work behind the scenes, rather than seeking public recognition or attention,” he said.

“Doc Muse is an example of this, as he never sought public recognition for the leadership and services he gave. He provided medicine with first-class service to his customers, and assisted those who had trouble paying.”

Asked in the 2013 oral history to sum up his legacy, Muse paused before answering.

“I worked hard and I tried to build a community,” he said. “I was proud of that – trying to help the community, my people.”

(Md.) Public Schools, then serving as an assistant principal at two of that district’s schools and as principal at New Market Middle School and Catoctin High School.

Bonitatibus later became associate superintendent of secondary schools and director of high schools with Frederick County school system, then served as its chief operating officer before taking the Conejo Valley position.

Bonitatibus comes from a family of educators. Her mother taught Spanish and her father, an electrical engineer, in-

structed adult-education classes in that field.

Originally from Erie, Pa., Bonitatibus is a big fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and NASCAR. Hardish Nandra, president of the school’s Parent-Teacher-Student Association, predicted Bonitatibus would bring a positive impact to the school.

“The impression that many of us share is that Dr. Bonitatibus brings, along with her vast experience as an educator and as an administrator, a heightened sense of accountability, responsibility and empa-

thy for her staff and the student community,” he said. “That augurs well for our future success.”

Bonitatibus has held many leadership roles during her career that have prepared her well to lead one of the nation’s top schools, said Regional Assistant Superintendent Fabio Zuluaga.

“Dr. Bonitatibus has demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of STEM education and the needs of gifted learners, while making sure students have a comprehensive high-school experience,” he said.

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SENIOR CENTERS CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Arlington County government se-

nior centers will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. TRAVELERS HEAD TO N.Y. BOTANICAL GARDEN: Arlington County 55+ Travel

hosts a trip to the Bronx, N.Y., see the Dale Chihuly exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

The cost of $186 includes transportation, lunch, dinner and admission. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

UKULELE BASICS DISCERNED: A class on the basics of ukulele strumming will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

TRAVELERS OFF TO TEA ROOM IN WINCHESTER: Arlington County 55+

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Travel host a trip to the Coach Horses Tea Room in Winchester on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The cost is $48. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

TRIVIA COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL AGES: Arlington Mill Senior Cen-

ter hosts a trivia night for all ages on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

TASTY FALL DESSERTS ARE ON THE MENU: Fruity fall desserts will be dis-

cussed on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722.

WALKERS AMBLE AT LAKE MERCER:

The Arlington Walking Club travels to Lake Mercer in Fairfax for its weekly walk on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 9:30 a.m.

The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

TRAVELERS TAKE IN LIBRARY OF MEDICINE: Arlington County 55+ Trav-

el hosts a trip to the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda on Thursday, Sept. 7. The cost is $6. For information,

call (703) 228-4748.

LIFE-EXTENDING TIPS OFFERED: A presentation featuring 50 ways to live longer, sponsored by AARP, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

BALLROOM DANCERS TAKE THE FLOOR: Arlington Mill Community

Center hosts a ballroom dance on Friday, Sept. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

SERIES LOOKS AT GREEK THEATER: A series focused on classical Greek theater will be presented beginning on Friday, Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722.

WALKERS TREK TO FALLS CHURCH:

The Lee Walkers of Lee Senior Center will walk through the Oak Street area of Falls Church on Friday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. The cost is $3 for transportation.

For information, call (703) 228-0555.

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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

August 22, 1941: n The commissioner of revenue has located 612 county residents who failed to file state income-tax returns. Scofflaws face fines, but not jail time. n Arlington has gone nearly 200 days without a traffic fatality. n Moonshining in Arlington? Arlington police and state officials have seized a 50-gallon still and 300 pounds of mash. n The state attorney general is backing up Arlington officials in their refusal to cede the site of the new National Airport to the District of Columbia. n Despite reports to the contrary, the Sun notes that there are no liquor sales occurring at the new National Airport.

Arlington officials have threatened to arrest anyone selling alcohol at the airport. n Schools are set to open on Sept. 8.

August 26, 1963: n Arlington’s teachers – new and returning – will gather at 9 a.m. Wednesday for a pre-start-of-school workshop. n The Virginia Game Commission has set Nov. 16 to Jan. 4 as duck season and Nov. 7 to Jan. 15 as goose season in the commonwealth. n Arlington Forest and Chesterbrook won titles at the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s all-star diving meet.

August 27, 1970: n Wakefield High School teachers have “hotly contested” the assertion by a police official that 60 to 80 percent of the school’s student body is using illegal drugs. n Construction continues on Arlington’s newest school, Glebe Elementary. n Virginia localities will share in the proceeds of a legal settlement with the publishers of children’s books over pricefixing allegations. n Gov. Holton says it is unrealistic to expect federal judges will give communities any more time to integrate schools. n At the movies: “M*A*S*H,” “Patton” and “Beneath the Planet of the Apes.”

August 28, 1980: n John Warner, John Dalton and Mills Godwin have been named honorary cochairmen of Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign in Virginia.

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