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Vienna Incumbents, Including Mayor, Pick Up No Challengers

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Vienna Town Council elections often draw a slew of candidates when at least one seat is open, but when all the incumbents are running, challengers rarely enter the fray. All four incumbents whose seats are up for grabs in the May 1 election announced their re-election bids in January and no one else filed before the March 6 deadline to challenge them, Fairfax County election officials said. Mayor Laurie DiRocco, who was elected to the Council in 2009, was appointed by the Council in spring 2014 to succeed the late Mayor M. Jane Seeman. DiRocco ran unopposed in regular May elections in 2014 and 2016. The former chairman of the Vienna Planning Commission and Transportation Safety Commission told the Sun Gazette earlier this year that she prides herself on engaging with town residents and seeking their opinions on issues. “When I need to make a decision or I vote on something, I seek input from lots of different people

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d in the girls Class Langley High School senior Rana Azad is guarded tightly Vienna Town Manager Mercury Payton has pro- by Cosby’s Charme Lilly on March 8 in Richmond in the girls Class show of photos 6 state-championship at basketball game. Langley lost in overtime. See full coverage in Sports, and a slide show of photos at posed a fiscal 2019 budget with no change in the PHOTO BY DEBwww.insidenova.com/news/fairfax. KOLT PHOTO BY DEB KOLT existing tax rate. See coverage on Page 7.

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Legislature Lauds Achievements of Schools, Students From Across Local Region in a Series of Resolutions Before wrapping up its 2018 session, members of the General Assembly paused to salute the achievements of some local students and schools. Among the resolutions: • The highly touted Longfellow Middle School Rubik’s Cube team has received an “attaboy” from the Virginia General Assembly. Legislators approved a resolution saluting the team, which is ranked tops in its age category in national competition, noting that team members recently were able to solve 25 puzzles in 96 seconds in the D.C. Metro Rubik’s Cube Challenge. During that competition, team members Michael Fatemi and Justin Choi solved puzzles in 12.6 seconds and 15.1 seconds, respectively. (Fatemi, ranked as the top middle-schooler in the nation, has solved a Rubik’s Cube in as fast as 4.59 seconds, while Choi has a top time of 7.7 seconds.) Members of the team “encourage each other to achieve new heights by fostering a spirit of friendly competition,” notes the resolution, patroned by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and approved by both houses of the legislature. The team’s success “is a testament to the dedication and skill of each of the competitors, the guidance of coaches

and staff, and the enthusiastic support of classmates, family, friends and the entire Longfellow Middle School community,” notes the resolution. The success of the team in 2017 was nothing new for Longfellow, as the squad long has had one of the dominant Rubik’s Cube programs in the region. Seven years ago, members of the school team even had the opportunity to meet Hungarian sculptor and professor Erno Rubik, who conceived the cubes in the 1970s. The puzzles, originally called Magic Cubes, were enormously popular in the 1980s and have had a recent resurgence of public interest. About one-third of a billion of them have been sold worldwide. • The Longfellow Middle School Science Olympiad team has been honored by the General Assembly for taking first place in the 2017 Virginia Science Olympiad. The team “faced worthy competitors from throughout the commonwealth at the state competition, which was held at the University of Virginia, and won by an impressive 51-point margin,” notes the resolution, patroned by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and approved by both houses of the legislature. For winning the state title, team members were able to participate in the 2017

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Our View: Transparency on the Total Tax Rate Noted philosopher Homer Simpson once opined a truism. “Green M&Ms, red M&Ms . . . they all end up the same color in the end,” he said. Draw your own mental picture of that. But for purposes of this discussion, that piece of earthy wisdom relates to a bit of sleight-of-hand being conducted by the Fairfax County government when it comes to reporting maximum potential tax rates for the coming year. Intentionally or not, Fairfax officials make it difficult for its property owners to know the full extent of their tax burden, by segregating the county’s stormwater tax away from the overall real-estate tax. You can track down the stormwater-tax information, but it’s not pre-

sented in a particularly transparent way. Since the stormwater tax is applied to all real-estate parcels, just like the main real-estate tax, it forms an integral part of a property’s tax bill and should be disclosed with as much transparency as possible. Neighboring Arlington County does it better: In its public statements during budget season, the Arlington government integrates its stormwater-tax rate with the basic real-estate tax, giving property owners a more accurate idea of the effective tax rate. Fairfax is doing nothing wrong by imposing a stormwater tax on top of the basic real-estate tax rate. But a little more transparency would be appropriate.

Time to Stop Catering to Victimhood Mentality Editor: Given the horrific death toll in the Civil War, how do “Virginians of this age” (transplanted or not) think they have any right to change names or remove memorials honoring Virginia’s soldiers and heroes? In the state of New York alone, there are more than 270 Union monuments in 60 counties – and that’s fine. But in Virginia, this state’s Confederate monuments are deemed “offensive” and must come down. That’s downright insulting! So, too, are the slanders against Robert E. Lee, whose solemn duty as a

soldier was to defend Virginia against Union military attack. Arguments about the legality of secession have been made since the war ended. Still, the only definitive answer is that the war itself settled the question. Confederate leaders and soldiers, for many reasons including constitutional uncertainty, were never prosecuted for treason. Attacks on all things Confederate are being orchestrated to remove historical references and memorials. This intolerance is fueling historical purges by political and cultural revolutionaries no

different than Mao’s Red Guards or the Taliban. Confederate names and monuments hurt no one (not then and not now), and if all could magically disappear, nothing would change. Perceived racism will never end as long as identity politics prevails and nervous politicians cater to the victimhood industry. Please deliver us from moral superiors and their perfect 20/20 hindsight, and shame on those who pander to raceconscious groups for political gain. Ed Wenzel Vienna

Editor: On Feb. 20, the Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to McLean’s Comprehensive Plan to reclassify a part of McLean’s Community Business Center (CBC) from a “Stabilization and Enhancement” area to a “Redevelopment” area. The amendment facilitates a rezoning proposal to build an eight-story, 90-foot tall, 44-unit condominium in the parking lot of the 40-foot-tall Bassing Building (current home to Chipotle) on Old Dominion Drive and across Emerson Avenue from the 90-foot-tall Palladium condominium. The proposal would allow the developer, Benchmark Properties, to add a 100,000 square-foot condominium to the existing 29,000-square-foot Bassing

Building for a total of 129,000 square feet on the 1.43-acre site. If approved, the rezoning would permit a maximum of 2.0 floor-area ratio, a substantial increase from the current maximum of 0.7 FAR. The new condo would be in addition to the 123-unit, seven-story Signet Condominium now being built on Fleetwood Road. The Comprehensive Plan envisages that the CBC keeps its “modest” scale and encourages primarily the development of less dense, neighborhood-serving retail, commercial, medical and professional services in the downtown area. This particular rezoning could have the opposite result. An update of the McLean Comprehensive Plan is in the works. McLean

residents must get involved to decide if they want to continue high-density urbanization downtown, and whether it will turn McLean into a mini-Tysons. A new factor that probably should be considered is the cut-through traffic that threatens to destabilize surrounding neighborhoods, the CBC being bounded by roads that cannot be enlarged. In the meantime, county supervisors evaluating such rezoning should take a “do-no-harm” approach. A building of 70 to 75 feet (not 90) in the parking lot one block from McLean’s central intersection would be more appropriate, less visually intrusive and more of a transition between the 40-foot Bassing building and the 90-foot Palladium. Anne Gruner McLean

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Vienna Town Manager Proposes No Tax-Rate Change BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna would hold its real-estate-tax rate steady for the fourth straight year and use increased revenues from higher assessments to cover pay increases for town employees and higher health-care costs, under a fiscal year 2019 budget proposed by Town Manager Mercury Payton. The $38.5 million budget overall would be 6.1 percent higher than the adopted one for fiscal 2018. The general fund would go up by 4.7 percent to $25.35 million, the debt-service fund would increase by 16.6 percent (largely due to rise in meals-andlodging-tax revenues) and the water-andsewer fund would rise by 5.9 percent, but the stormwater fund would decrease by 4.9 percent. The proposed budget would hold the town’s real-estate-tax rate steady at 22.5 cents per $100 valuation. “For seven years, we’ve had the same rate or lower,” said Payton, who was hired by the town in May 2011. Residential property values grew 4.5 percent this year and non-residential ones increased 7.3 percent. The average residential real-estate-tax bill would rise by 5 percent ($81.85) to $1,637. Vienna property owners also pay Fairfax County real-estate taxes. County Executive Bryan Hill in February proposed increasing the county’s real-estate-tax rate

by 2.5 cents to $1.155 per $100 valuation, which would boost the average property owner’s bill by $268. The county also charges residents, including ones in Vienna, a stormwater-service tax, which also is based on real-estate assessments. Vienna’s commercial-vacancy rate has averaged 9.8 percent over the last three years and is far lower than the county’s 15.5 percent rate, town officials said. Most town employees who met performance expectations would receive 3.5-percent pay increases under Payton’s budget. Wages for 27 Vienna Police Department employees – specifically, those with the ranks of officer, officer first class and master police officer – would increase 5 percent, as the town is trying to recruit more officers by offering competitive pay. Health-care costs are expected to increase 18 percent, necessitating an additional expenditure of $220,800. The town’s payroll would stay essentially flat at about 187 full-time-equivalent employees (the actual figure is 186.63). Changes include the retirement of one street-maintenance employee and the addition of a half-time water-operations worker and a full-timer working in stormwater administration. Salaries and benefits account for about 73 percent of the town’s general-fund expenditures and health insurance consumes another 6 percent, said Finance Director Marion Serfass.

Town officials propose to spend about $890,000 to replace 11 vehicles in the coming fiscal year. This amount exceeds the typical $700,000 annual vehicleVienna Town Manager re p l a c e m e n t Mercury Payton. figure and is caused largely by the planned purchase of a sanitation truck ($175,000), two-ton dump truck ($125,000) and sewer-rodder

truck ($253,000), Serfass said. Vienna leaders are working on a longrange capital-improvement plan and have identified unmet service needs that may require funding in the future, Payton said. “As each year passes, the town looks at ways to be more efficient in terms of service delivery,” he said. “But there are new requests that come in for things we haven’t done in prior years. In coming years, those [unmet needs] probably will become more urgent.” The Vienna Town Council will hold budget work sessions March 17 and 19 and a public hearing on April 9, then adopt the fiscal 2019 budget May 7. The new fiscal year will begin July 1.

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Women’s Club has been honored by the General Assembly for its philanthropic initiatives over the past half-century. The 40 members of the club “support arts, conservation, education and other causes in McLean” through a variety of fund-raising events, notes the resolution, patroned by Del. Kathleen Murphy (D34th). Funds raised are channeled into local non-profit organizations, such as SHARE of McLean, the Safe Community Coalition, Friends of Historic Pleasant Grove

and McLean Project for the Arts. Club members also conduct service projects and community-outreach efforts. The resolution notes the General Assembly’s “admiration for its long commitment to supporting charitable causes in the community. STUDENT ARTWORK ON DISPLAY: The

McLean Project for the Arts will host exhibitions of student artwork through April 6 at MPA@ChainBridge, 1446 Chain Bridge Road in McLean. Artwork by students in the McLean High School pyramid will be on display

live here. give here. Our donors care deeply about Northern Virginia. Often, they have made their homes here, their wealth here. Their children have attended our excellent local schools. They love this area and want to see it grow and thrive. The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia offers inexpensive, easy-to-use charitable giving options. Through donor advised funds, planned giving, and philanthropic advising, we help local donors give to local causes without the expense and work of running their own private foundations.

though March 18, with artwork by students in the Langley High School pyramid on view from March 21 to April 5. For information, see the Web site at www.mpaart.org. TRAVELING PLAYERS TO PRESENT ‘TROJAN WOMEN’: The Traveling Play-

ers will present a public performance of “The Trojan Women” on Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m. at Madeira School, 8328 Georgetown Pike in McLean. Written by Euripides about 2,500 years ago, “The Trojan Women” is considered to be history’s oldest existing anti-war play, depicting the suffering and enslavement of women surviving the destruction of Troy. Tickets are $10; the production is suitable for ages 13 and older. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.travelingplayers.org.

king Gourmet Inn in Falls Church. Dr. Mary DuPoint will discuss “Banish Those Winter Blues by Looking and Feeling Great.” The cost is $29, and prospective members are invited. Registration is required by March 16. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleannewcomers.org. SENIOR CENTER TO FOCUS ON CARING FOR THOSE WITH DEMENTIA: The

Great Falls Senior Center will host “How to Best Support a Loved One with Dementia” on Monday, March 26 at 2 p.m. at Great Falls Library. Life-care professional Karen McPhail, managing director of Eldementals LLC, will look at best practices for the elderly, including those with complex care needs. The community is invited; registration is not required. For information, call MaryJo Fox at (571) 236-9664.

ASTRONOMY FESTIVAL IN THE WORKS:

Observatory Park and Turner Farm will host an astronomy festival at the park on Saturday, March 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. The cost is $10 per person; the park is located at 925 Springvale Road in Great Falls. For information, call (703) 324-8618. NEWCOMERS CLUB TO MEET: McLean

Newcomers and Neighbors will host a luncheon on Wednesday, March 21 at Pe-

McLEAN COMMUNITY PLAYERS TO PRESENT ‘HARVEY’: The McLean Com-

munity Players will present “Harvey” with performances March 9-24 at the Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18-$20. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleanplayers.org.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA PREPS FOR SPRING STREETCLEANING EFFORTS: Another sign

that winter is a fading memory: The Vienna town government kicks off its spring street-sweeping efforts on March 19. The initiative aims to remove salt, silt, sand and other debris that has accumulated during the winter. To ensure that streets can be cleaned as thoroughly as possible, town officials are asking residents to refrain from parking on streets during a section’s first scheduled sweep. Residents also are asked to place debris, trash, sticks, yard waste and receptacles on top of the curb during that time period, leaving the street open. “No Parking” signs will be put in place about a week prior to the scheduled sweeping of specific corridors, town officials said. Residents will be able to park on roads during subsequent sweeps of neighborhoods, conducted through the spring and summer. An updated listing of planned sweeps is available on the Web site at www.viennava.gov/sweeping. For information, call the town’s public-works department at (703) 255-6380. PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR MURAL ON SHOPPING-CENTER WALL: The Vienna

Public Art Commission, Vienna Shopping Center Limited Partnership and developer Rappaport are partnering to bring an approximately 2,500-square-foot

mural to the rear of the Rappaport-managed Vienna Shopping Center at Maple Avenue and Courthouse Road. The mural will be created along approximately 200 linear feet of the rear of the shopping center, and will be visible from Cottage Street. The town government’s Public Art Commission has issued a call for artists to create the mural embracing a “Small Town, Big Community” theme; artist qualifications and concept submissions are due March 31, with the mural’s development expected in late spring or early summer. Criteria for selection includes creativity and appeal of concept presented, and how well it connects with the community. The timeliness of installation and proposed cost also will be considered. “We’re so excited and grateful that Rappaport was willing to underwrite this public art effort,” says Virginia Public Art Commission member Lu Cousins. “We can’t wait to see how Vienna’s ‘Small Town, Big Community’ way of life plays out in the mural. This and other public art efforts will, we know, add just a little more color and depth and richness to our community.” For information on the application process, see the Web site at www.viennava. gov/mural. GARDEN-CLUB MEMBERS TO RENO-

VATE BLUE STAR MEMORIAL IN VIENNA: Five Hills Garden Club president

Noreen Linnemann has chosen for her president’s project the renovation and rededication of the Blue Star Memorial, located adjacent to the train caboose in Vienna. The Blue Star Memorial program honors all the men and women who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces. It began in 1944 with the planting of 8,000 dogwood trees by the New Jersey Council of Garden Clubs, and expanded nationwide through the National Council of State Garden Clubs a year later. For the local area, Five Hills Garden Club members will be planting the area around the memorial, and have slated a rededication ceremony for April 28 at 10 a.m. CHURCH ESL PROGRAM ON HUNT FOR STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS: The English

as a Second Language Ministry of St. Mark’s Catholic Church is seeking both students and volunteers for the spring term, which begins April 10. Adult learners receive support in mastering English, improving writing skills, becoming integrated into the community and preparing for U.S. citizenship. Classes take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the St. Mark Christian Formation Center, 9972 Vale Road in Vienna.

Registration for the spring term is on Tuesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the church. For additional information or to volunteer, call Monica at (703) 980-9380 or Pete at (703) 789-3128, or see the Web site at www.stmarkesl.org. SHEPHERD’S CENTER SEEKING VOLUNTEER DRIVERS: The Shepherd’s

Center of Oakton-Vienna is recruiting volunteer appointment-drivers and companion-drivers for older adults who can no longer drive. Volunteers pick up passengers based on their own schedule and availability. For information, call (703) 281-0538 or see the Web site at www.scov.org. VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY OPENS NEW EXHIBITION: The Vienna Arts Society

hosts “Bon Appetit,” a new exhibition, from through May 6 at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. A reception for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. AMERICAN LEGION POSTS HOSTS BUFFET BREAKFAST: American Legion

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Continued from Page 10 Post 180 Auxiliary will host its monthly breakfast buffet on Sunday, March 18 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna. The menu includes omelets, blueberry pancakes, sausage, bacon and more. The cost is $9 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580. PHOTO SOCIETY TO HOST COMPETITION: Photographer Brian Zwitt will

critique a Vienna Photographic Society competition on Wednesday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Thoreau Middle School. The competition themes are night photography and animals in motion. For information, see the Web site at www.vpsva.org.

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NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) will meet on Tuesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. Guest speaker Mark Arpa will discuss his experience working for the government in a Third World country (the Philippines). For information, call (703) 938-9757. VISION-IMPAIRED GROUP LOOKS AT ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: The Vi-

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Facts for buyers Address: 7008 Capitol View Drive, McLean (22101). Listed at: $2,099,000 by The Lewis Team, Washington Fine Properties (703) 973-7001. Schools: Churchill Road Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.

Home Values Increasing, But Pace of Growth Slows Home-value growth across the country is increasing – but at the slowest pace in 15 months – according to the January Zillow Real Estate Market Report. And that could be good news for prospective purchasers and, perhaps, the market as a whole. Over the past year, home values rose 6.7 percent to a median home value of $207,600, according to data released in late February. In May 2017, national home values were rising at their fastest pace since the housing bubble, up 7.6 percent year-over-year, but have since slowed, dropping about a tenth of a percentage point each month since last summer. Going into the spring home-shopping season, buyers may find a slight relief on prices, but should expect higher mortgage rates to lead to an increase in monthly costs. “The pace of home value appreciation we experienced during much of last year was not sustainable, and a slow glide path down to a more normal appreciation rate has been expected for some time,” said Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas. “This slowdown is nothing to be overly concerned with; demand from home-buyers remains very high, and inventory remains tight. New-home construction is growing, providing some relief to buyers.” Markets with the greatest home value appreciation are in the West. San Jose, Las Vegas and Seattle reported the greatest home value growth over the past year. In San Jose, home values rose about 23 percent – about three times faster than its historic pace – to a median home value of $1,202,900. Tight inventory remains likely to put a strain on buyers this home shopping season, even more so than last year, and while new-home starts have increased about 7 percent over the past year, a positive trend but still insufficient to meet demand. Mortgage rates gradually increased throughout the month of January, starting at 3.77 percent and ending at 4.04 percent, the month high. Zillow’s real-time mortgage rates are based on thousands of custom mortgage quotes submitted daily to anonymous borrowers on the Zillow Mortgages site and reflect the most recent changes in the market.

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Schools & Military n Belle Banta of Vienna, a graduate of Fallbrook Union High School, and Konrad McKalip of Vienna, a graduate of the Potomac School, have received the dean’s award with distinction for the fall semester at Colgate University. n Farrin Saba of McLean, a graduate of Madeira School; Jenna Walter of McLean, a graduate of Mercersburg Academy; Griffin Brown of McLean, a graduate of Landon School; and Lindsey Wiley of Vienna, a graduate of Flint Hill School, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Colgate University. n Sarah Carlson of Vienna, a student at Wheaton College, played trumpet in the college’s Symphonic Band Winter Concert. n Twenty-seven Fairfax County Public Schools students have qualified to compete in the Virginia State Geography Bee on April 6 at Longwood University. Semifinalists from the Sun Gazette coverage area include Jacob Schildkraut of Churchill Road Elementary School; B.J. Corrado of Colvin Run Elementary School; Karthik Thyagarajan of Freedom Hill Elementary School; Deven Hagen of Haycock Elementary School; Cedric LeFloch of Kent Gardens Elementary School; Tim Johanson of Longfellow Middle School; Caroline Clinton of Luther Jackson Middle School; Allan Wang of Navy Elementary School; Kenneth Yon of Oakton Elementary School; and Nate Minton of Spring Hill Elementary School. State champions will move on to the 30th annual National Geographic Bee, to be held in Washington in May. The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society and an all-expenses-paid Lindblad expedition to the Galápagos Islands aboard the new National Geographic Endeavour ll.

Students from a number of Fairfax County public schools brought home awards from the Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships, held recently in Roanoke. From the Sun Gazette coverage area: – Praveen Balakrishnan of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology won the individual K-12 title, and the team from Thomas Jefferson won the K-12 championship. Team members are Praveen Balakrishnan, Evan Ling, Justin Paul, Camden Wiseman, Alex Jian, Ryan Xu, Vishal Menon, Saigautam Bonam, Scott Becker, Sathya Gnankumar, Emerson Bertik, Andrew Song, Rachel Naidich, Minwu Kim, Eric Gan, Yoseph Mak, Akhil Goel, Pranav Karthik, Bhanu Kumpati and Khushmeet Chandi. – In the K-12 blitz competition, the Thomas Jefferson team of Justin Paul, Praveen Balakrishnan, Saigautam Bonam, Camden Wiseman, Eric Gan, n

Pranav Karthik, Akhil Goel, Emerson Berlik, Rachel Naidich, Scott Becker and Bhanu Kumpati won first place. – In K-12 individual competition, Evan Ling of Thomas Jefferson finished second, Sean Senft of McLean High School finished third and Justin Paul of Thomas Jefferson finished fourth. – In the K-8 category, Andy Huang of Kilmer Middle School captured the individual title. Teammate Garrett Heller finished second in the individual competition, and Geoffrey Davis of Luther Jackson Middle School finished fourth. Kilmer Middle School took second place in the team competition. – In individual K-3 competition, Eduard Guo of Spring Hill Elementary finished second. – In the K-12 individual blitz competition, Thomas Jefferson students Justin Paul came in second, Praveen Balakrishnan third and Saigautam Bonam fourth. – In the K-5 competition, Colvin Run Elementary’s team finished in third place. n Seven Fairfax County Public Schools students, including six from the Sun Gazette coverage area, have been named recipients of the Congressional Award Gold Medal, the U.S. Congress’s award for young Americans. Recipients from the local area include: – From McLean High School: Nolan Fitzsimmons, Helen Ganley. – From Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology: Maggie Kirtley, Neil Kothari, Artemis Veizi and Andrew Zhao. The Congressional Award challenges students to set goals in four program areas: voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness and expedition-exploration. Students register for the program when they turn 13½ and must complete their activities by their 24th birthday. Gold medalists will be honored at a special ceremony in Washington in June. n On Feb. 24, Oakton Academy – an academic-enrichment learning center – recognized the Lunar New Year with a celebration that included a panel of high-

Members of the panel offered advice to parents and younger students on how to navigate high school successfully, choose clubs and activities, pursue community service and plan future careers. Adult speakers presented programs on developing work habits and communication skills, while high-school students were honored for high SAT scores and outstanding records of community service. For information on the program, see the Web site at www.oaktonacademy. com.

Deven Hagen, a fifth-grader at Haycock Elementary Schools, has been named a semifinalist for the 2018 Virginia National Geographic State Bee. He is shown with principal Jereme Donnelly. See a complete list of Fairfax County Public Schools students headed to state competition at left.

school seniors attending Oakton, Langley, McLean and Thomas Jefferson high schools who had been selected for earlyadmission at top colleges.

n McLean High School is among 11 schools nationwide selected as a recipient of the 2018 First Amendment Press Freedom Award. The honor is bestowed by the Journalism Education Association (JEA), the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) and Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society. McLean High School and Chantilly High School were the only schools from Virginia to receive the honor. It is the second award for McLean, and the fourth consecutive award for Chantilly.

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Langley Nipped in State Final

Teeing Off

Career Was Dotted With Game-Winning Heroics A winning shot, a key late-game steal or rebound, an accurate pass leading to a basket, or setting a hard pick. Whatever the situation called for, Jordyn Callaghan provided the necessary spark and production during her standout girls high school basketball career for the Langley Saxons the past four seasons.

Team Has Another Successful Season DAVE FACINOLI

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The senior point guard’s highly accomplished prep playing days are finished – capped March 8 when Callaghan and Langley finished second in the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tournment for the second time in three seasons. In a state semifinal game two days earlier, Callaghan made the gamewinning walk-off three-pointer. Prior to that, she sank the go-ahead free throws in a one-point first-round state tourney victory. That’s quite a finale, as the senior knows how to leave the building in grand fashion. Late-game heroics of whatever type of effort was needed dotted Callaghan’s years. The take on Langley was if the game was close at the end, Callaghan would do something to produce a victory. Often, she did. Langley head coach Amanda Baker knew what she had in Callaghan. She designed a Callaghan-led offense that was low scoring but with limited mistakes. Her late-game instructions to the point guard were basic phrases like “finish this” or “win the game.” Callaghan often complied. During her four years, Callaghan led Langley to its most successful stretch in program history. Langley won three district-tournament crowns, a region tourney and a region runner-up, two seconds in the state, four straight seasons of 20 wins or more, an overall record of 93-24, which included a playoff mark of 26-7. The season before Callaghan arrived, Langley won just six games. This year’s success came with four new starters joining Callaghan. That’s quite the career.

A disappointing two-point overtime loss in the state-championship game meant the seaBASKETBALL son didn’t end the way the Langley High School girls basketball had hoped. The Saxons lost to the Cosby Titans (24-4) of Chesterfield, 52-50, in the March 8 state final, held at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Langley finished with a 21-8 record (7-2 in the playoffs), won a Liberty District Tournament title as the No. 3 seed, followed by a runner-up in the Northern Region 6D tourney and a 2-1 record in the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 competition. “It was a great ride,” said Langley senior forward Rana Azad, who led the Saxons in scoring with 17 points in the state final to go with four steals and three assists. “As the season went on, we got better.” In evaluating the Saxons’ campaign, players and coaches considered the season a big success considering LangContinued on Page 17

Langley High School’s Jordyn Callaghan is guarded tightly by Cosby’s Charme Lilly during the girls Class 6 state-championship basketball game March 8 in Richmond. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Warhawks Ranked No. 1 in a Preseason Poll SAM YARNELL For the Sun Gazette

Madison Warhawks head coach Mark Gjormand sat between two of his star players, senior pitcher Jake Nielsen senior infieldBASEBALL and er Kyle Novak, the night of March 4 to officially start the 2018 high school baseball campaign at NOVA Baseball Magazine’s annual media-day event. The Warhawks, the 2015 state champions, enter the start of the 2018 season this week ranked No. 1 in the magazine’s preseason top 10 poll. “Maybe you get a donut or some16

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thing like that in March,” Gjormand said about the ranking. “We’ll take it, but if we’re there June 9, that would be fantastic.” June 9 is the date of the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tournament championship game. Madison returns one starting position player this season in James Madison University commit Kyle Novak. “We do have the Pitcher of the Year [Jake Nielsen] coming back and a pretty good pitching staff. We’re excited,” Gjormand said. A year ago, Madison finished 22-3, won a fifth straight Liberty District tournament championship and lost

in the region tourney semifinals to eventual champion Oakton. This season, however, there will be new faces and new foes Madison will face, as the Warhawks have moved to play in the tough Concorde District. “There’s no more Liberty, we got kicked out of that. Unanimously, by the way, that was pretty cool,” said Gjormand, starting his 23rd season as the Warhawks’ head coach and needing three victories to reach 400 career wins. “I’ve been fortunate to be around these guys [for so long], and we’re all just excited about the process,” Gjormand said. Continued on Page 17

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Oakcrest School senior girls basketball player Colleen Beatty finished her career by scoring 826 points for the Vienna private school. In addition Beatty set two school records this season – most points in a single game with 30, and most points in a single season with 336. In 23 games this season, the forward averaged 14.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest. She had 73 steals, 18 assists and nine blocked shots. Beatty made three three-pointers. She was chosen second-team all-conference. Her 826 career points were second most in program history. Beatty has been accepted into the engineering program at Virginia Tech. ALL-STAR BOYS HOOP EVENT: A num-

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winter sports athletes who achieved allleague follow: Basketball: Courtlynne Caskin, Devon Flowers, Mike Grimes. Ice hockey: Michael Fields. Wrestling: Sam Lu and Farris Sepulveda. Swimming: Annie Tuttle.

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andria/Arlington squad at 2 p.m. The game consists of the best senior players in the Northern Virginia area. There is a three-point and dunk contest at 4 p.m. The players are Jake Digby and Braeden Johnson of Oakton High, Ryan Robinson and Joseph Lampman from Marshall, Aaron Darab of Madi-

McLEAN 5K MEMORIAL RACE: McLean High School is hosting the Mike Zook memorial 5K at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 21. Zook was an assistant principal, teacher and coach at McLean and other Fairfax County schools. The registration fee is $20 until March 31, $25 after that date, and $30 on race day. The price for students and staff is $15 until March 31 and $20 through race day. Participants who register before April 1 will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Awards go to the top finishers and the top team. Everyone under the age of 12 will receive a ribbon. The link for information and to register is: https://potomac.enmotive.com/

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Madison Continued from Page 16 Madison’s opening game is a nondistrict clash March 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Vienna against perennial region power Lake Braddock. Madison defeated Lake Braddock in last year’s regional playoffs. After facing Lake Braddock, Madison plays away at West Springfield on

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shots in the final seconds. Callaghan hit the backboard with an awkward offbalance shot she had to rush in the final second. “I got a pass from Hallie [Jepsen] and didn’t have much time. But I was at least trying to get some kind of shot up there to give us a chance,” Callaghan said. In overtime, Langley had a 50-46

lead with 2:36 left. The Saxons didn’t score again and were hurt by three turnovers in the last 1:50. Cosby won on a layup by Marissa Gallagher off a pass from Covington with two seconds left. Langley’s ensuing inbound passes were tipped out of bounds, then intercepted. “They were packed in the lane when I drove. I saw Marissa out of the cor-

ner of my eye and passed her the ball. It wasn’t a great pass,” Covington said about the winning basket. Gallagher gathered the high pass and scored. “I caught it under the basket and was trying to find the backboard,” she said. Callaghan had nine points, six assists, three steals and two blocks. Carly Britt made three three-pointers and scored 11 to go with six rebounds for the Saxons; Jepsen had six points, and Lauren Maloney had five points, four rebounds and two steals off the bench. Langley was 13 of 22 from the foul line, Cosby 9 of 11. “We played hard and fierce,” Langley coach Amanda Baker said. “It’s a twopoint game, so it hurts.” Langley was 2-1 in the state tournament, with a one-point first-round victory followed by a two-point overtime semifinal win. See stories about those games at www.insidenova.com/sports/ fairfax. Baker agreed that the Saxons improved and played better together the longer the season went. “We are a real program. By the time the players are seniors here, they are ready,” Baker said.

March 20 then at Marshall March 22, before heading to Florida to play even more tough opponents during a springbreak tournament March 26-30, facing at least two powerhouses in IMG Academy and Westminster Christian Academy. Lake Braddock (No. 4) and West Springfield (No. 9) also are ranked in the NOVA Baseball Magazine’s preseason top 10. Last year, Madison was upset by Fairfax in its season opener.

“If you look back at the time I’ve been at Madison, we’re probably .500 in openers,” Gjormand said. When asked about Madison’s tough early-season schedule, Gjormand said: “We might not win a game until May, but we’re okay with that.” Other top players for Madison this spring are expected to be left-hander pitcher Matt Howat, Nate Leas, Johnny Hecht (pitcher), Ethan Lipp, Sam Kobayashi, Casey Counts, Josh Gjormand (pitcher) and Brendan Sweeney.

At the March 4 media event, the coaches and players from the magazine’s top 10-ranked preseason teams discussed their squads and the upcoming season. The event was well attended, including players and coaches from non-ranked teams. The magazine’s preseason top-10 ranked teams are: 1) Madison, 2) Patriot, 3) Riverside, 4) Lake Braddock, 5) Oakton, 6) Briar Woods, 7) Battlefield, 8) Kettle Run, 9) West Springfield, 10) Paul VI Catholic.

Continued from Page 16 ley had four new starters in its 2017-18 lineup to join veteran senior point guard Jordyn Callaghan. Callaghan was a Langley starter when the Saxons also lost to Cosby in the 2016 state final. “To do what we did with this group this season was something really special,” said Callaghan, the 2017-18 region 6D Player of the Year. In the 2018 state final, Langley took a 9-2 lead, led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter behind eight points from Azad, and went into the locker room ahead 26-22 at halftime. “They [Langley] dictated the game early, and we had some sloppy passing,” Cosby coach Rachel Mead said. Cosby rallied in the third period behind the scoring of Nia Covington, who had a game-high 25 points, including 19 in the second half. Langley trailed 38-37 at the start of the fourth quarter. The score was tied at 44 at the end of regulation, after both teams missed what could have been game-winning

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. March 12, 1936: n The General Assembly has defeated a measure seeking to standardize poll hours across the commonwealth. n Fairfax students will be attending school on Saturdays, in order to make up for days lost due to snow in January and February. n The Vienna Baseball Club has a new manager. March 12, 1964: n The Board of Supervisors has delayed until April any action on the county’s controversial gun-control legislation. n Sources say Attorney General Robert Kennedy would be willing to join the Democratic ticket with President Johnson, if he was asked. n Virginia supporters of Barry Goldwater say they are not fazed by the surprise victory of Henry Cabot Lodge in the New Hampshire Republican primary. March 15, 1968: n Fairfax teachers will receive a $500 pay boost in their base pay. “It’s not enough . . . but it’s the best we could do,” the head of the Fairfax Education Association said. March 11, 1972: n County officials will keep the government headquarters open until 9 p.m. on Mondays to serve the public. n The General Assembly has reduced the age for drinking and serving on juries from 21 to 18. n The state Supreme Court has ruled that mere presence at a “pot party” is not enough to be charged with drug possession. n The General Assembly has eliminated criminal penalties associated with Virginia’s “blue laws.” n Cherner Lincoln-Mercury has opened in Tysons Corner. March 11, 1983: n Fairfax will start up its annual pipecleaning efforts shortly, and residents could notice a mild chlorine taste to their water during the testing. n Students at Vienna Elementary School got the day off, and electrical repairs are ongoing to fix damage done by a lightning strike.

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

ACROSS 1. Out of whack 6. Greek H 9. Goodness gracious! 13. Swahili or Zulu 14. “Was ist ____?” 15. *What speakers do 16. Concluded 17. Chain letters 18. “A Doll’s House” playwright 19. *____ Beach 21. Take advantage of an opportunity 23. *Spring Break beach alternative 24. *Resort island in Indonesia 25. Web robot 28. Tangerine plus grapefruit 30. Canine’s coat 35. “The Three Faces of ____,” pl. 37. Mound 39. Idealized image 40. Polly to Tom Sawyer 41. *South Padre Island, ____ 43. Jason’s vessel 44. Intangible storage 46. Jamie Fraser’s tartan 47. Hurries 48. Heavy lifting injury 50. “In your dreams!” 52. *“Where the Boys ____,” movie 53. Perfect houseplant spot

55. Clinton ____ Rodham 57. *Tough to raise? 61. *Like typical Spring Break traveler 65. *Desired forecast 66. Sylvester to Tweety 68. Show opposition 69. Smoke detector, e.g.

70. Flying saucer acronym 71. Make laugh 72. Same as island 73. School org. 74. Everyone but clergy DOWN 1. Tucked in 2. Supernatural life force

Public-Safety Notes MAN ROBBED AT GUNPOINT AT TYSONS GARAGE: A local man was in the

parking garage at Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road, on March 4 at 11:45 p.m. when he heard two men talking and walking behind him, Fairfax County police said. One of the men, described as black, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and around 165 pounds, started to run after the resident, police said. The suspect then brandished a firearm and took money from the victim’s pockets before running away, police said. There were no injuries reported.

ARMED ROBBER STEALS MONEY FROM VIENNA-AREA DRUGSTORE: A

man entered the CVS drugstore at 3053 Nutley St. in the Vienna area on March 2 at 12:10 p.m. and demanded money from the cash register, Fairfax County police said. The suspect displayed a firearm to the store employee, but no one was injured during the robbery, police said. The suspect, who made off with an undisclosed amount of money, was described as black, between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed between 190 and 220 pounds. INTRUDER PUNCHES VIENNA-AREA HOMEOWNER: A homeowner living in

the 9200 block of Hambletonian Place in the Vienna area told Fairfax County police on March 8 at 11:34 a.m. that he had heard a noise in his home. When he went to see what it was, he saw a man, who then punched the homeowner and ran from the scene. No items were taken from the home, police said. The suspect was described as white, in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing an orange hoodie, grey or tan khaki pants, and dark boots. He had short hair, was about 6 feet tall, and weighed about 190 pounds. ROBBER TAKES MONEY FROM OAKTON CONVENIENCE STORE: A man

entered the 7-Eleven store at 2973 Chain Bridge Road in Oakton on March 4 at 3:20 a.m. and demanded money from the clerk, Fairfax County police said. The suspect, described only as wearing dark clothing, then ran away from the store with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

VIENNA POLICE OBTAIN ARREST WARRANT IN HIT-AND-RUN CASE: Two ve-

hicles were traveling westbound in the left lane on Maple Avenue, W., on Feb. 13 at 5:51 p.m. when they slowed with traffic in front of 415 Maple Ave., W., Vienna police said. A third vehicle approached and

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3. Indiana Jones 4. Cancel an edit, pl. 5. Logic-based puzzle 6. Icelandic epic 7. *Sign of a Spring Break trip 8. Volcano near Nagano 9. Major European river 10. Knife wound 11. Domain 12. Say you didn’t do it 15. *In two pieces 20. *____ life 22. *In high demand during Spring Break 24. With two axes 25. *Top destination 26. Immature ovum 27. Pavarotti, e.g. 29. Potato’s soup mate 31. Wet nurse 32. Shriver or Sharapova 33. Leaf-eating moth 34. ____ tooth 36. Render speechless 38. Buddies 42. Time on the job 45. Take weapon away 49. Lungful 51. Like medieval European society 54. Reduce pressure 56. Possible allergic reaction 57. Antioxidant-rich berry 58. Misfortunes 59. ____ Madrid 60. Taxi payment 61. Roofed colonnade 62. Red carpet purse 63. What birds do 64. Three pointer 67. Away from the bow

struck the rear of one of the slowed vehicles, forcing it into the rear of the other car, police said. The driver of the striking vehicle then pulled into the parking lot of 415 Maple Avenue, W., and stopped for a brief moment. The motorist in the struck vehicles remained in the roadway and waited for police and for the motorist in the striking vehicle to exchange information. But that motorist abruptly exited the parking lot and continued westbound on Maple Avenue. Police later located the striking vehicle and obtained an arrest warrant for its driver. MOTORIST INJURED BY FALLING TREE IN VIENNA: A motorist was traveling west

in the 300 block of Maple Avenue, E., on March 2 at 9:08 a.m. when a tree fell on his vehicle, Vienna police said. The driver was trapped and had to be extracted from the vehicle by the fire department, police aid. Emergency personnel transported the man to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Police determined the driver could not have avoided the crash and no charges have been placed. – Staff Reports

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