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Flooring Cracks May Complicate Reopening Plan BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

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that some hairline cracking is not unusual in concrete slabs, the quality of the finished concrete remains a concern,” she said.

Town officials now have three options: They could jackhammer and replace the existing floor, which could set back the center’s reopening; cover the concrete flooring with vinyl tiles; or make cosmetic repairs and keep the existing floor. Officials have not yet made a final decision, Herman said.

“The town believes the finished concrete is not acceptable as a finished product and has not accepted the work,” she said. “It is anticipated there will be no additional cost to the town to remedy this situation.”

The center’s renovations have faced numerous hurdles since construction began two years ago. Cost overruns quickly burned through the 3-percent contingency allowance that had been built into the project’s budget.

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Just a few weeks before the renovated and expanded Vienna Community Center is set to have its grand reopening, town officials are laboring to overcome an unwelcome last-minute wrinkle: cracks in some of the facility’s concrete flooring.

Staff members at the center noticed the cracks roughly two weeks ago during a routine inspection, said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman, who updated the Vienna Town Council Aug. 21 about the project’s progress.

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Oakcrest Students, Staff Ready for New Campus

Above, Oakcrest School’s new campus on Crowell Road in the Vienna area is designed to resemble a traditional Virginia manor. Right, seniors Kathryn Herrick, Lauren Chamandy and Grace McGiffin pose on the school’s first-ever soccer field.

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A decade after Oakcrest School bought property for a new Vienna-area campus, the school finally is ready to inaugurate a new era.

Oakcrest School has outgrown its current home in McLean and shortly will open the nearly 23-acre campus at 1619 Crowell Road. The new facilities aim to foster students’ religious, intellectual and social development, said Michael Barvick, Oakcrest’s director of institutional advancement.

“We really are in the business of forming minds, bodies and souls,” Barvick said.

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The 70,000-square-foot, three-story building, designed by architectural firm Davis Carter Scott to look like a traditional Virginia manor, has two functioning balconies above the entranceway and a massive stone façade that’s meant to show the school’s permanency.

A central feature of the main building is a spacious chapel featuring flooring with limestone from Jerusalem and Spanish-marble accents.

The ends of the chapel’s wooden pews have Oakcrest’s circular logo carved into them and the chapel’s tall, curved windows match the shape of those at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore,

the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the country. Oakcrest’s leaders hope to add an organ to the choir area.

The first floor also contains faculty and administrative offices and an art room outfitted with desks that have adjustable tops for working on projects at an angle.

The art room, like some others in the building, has exposed ceiling beams for an industrial feel, Barvick said. The first floor also contains a music room outfitted with sound-proofing panels.

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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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Ann Bonitatibus poses outside the rotunda at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Technology.

from Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, plus the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. Its first class graduated in 1985.

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Flint Hill Principal to Focus on Creative Thinking BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Jennifer Hertzberg began college as an international-foreign-policy major, then switched to anthropology and eventually realized education was the career for her, as she loved working with children and families.

“When I grew up, I was a camp counselor and nothing made my heart sing more than working with children and seeing when they learned something for the first time or had an ‘a-ha moment,’” she said in a recent interview. “I enjoyed it so much. It was such a natural next step that I didn’t have to do much thinking about it.”

Hertzberg this summer became only the fifth principal in the 62-year history of Flint Hill Elementary School in Vienna.

Her predecessor was Salvador Rivera.

Hertzberg plans to focus on projectbased learning and critical and creative thinking.

“My job is to support teachers and students in their learning,” she said. “I’m really passionate about providing access and increasing the rigor . . . We want to really engage students deeply in their learning and engage in some deep-level academic conversations.”

Hertzberg and her faculty will work to boost the school’s academic environment using techniques inspired by “Making

Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners,” by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church and Karin Morrison.

One such exercise is “See, Think, Wonder,” which encourages students to ponder what they’re studying more deeply.

The new principal said she hopes students not only will be held accountable for their learning, but share it with their peers as well. Flint Hill Elementary has been named a National Wildlife Federation “Eco-school” for its environmental stewardship and sustainability projects, she said.

The school does composting, has raised planter beds for growing fruits and vegetables, and even raises chickens, Hertzberg said. Flint Hill also has an instructional assistant who specializes in outdoor learning, she said.

“When I first walked around the school with Sal [Rivera], I heard the chickens and said, ‘Just because I’m from the South doesn’t mean I know how to farm!’” she said.

Hertzberg grew up in Germantown, Tenn., and earned three degrees from George Washington University: a bachelor’s in anthropology, a master’s in elementary education and education-specialist degree in educational leadership and administration.

She also recently defended her proposal for a doctorate in education leader-

Jennifer Hertzberg this summer became only the fifth principal in Flint Hill Elementary School’s PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER 62-year history.

ship from the University of Virginia, and hopes to complete her research next year.

“I am nerdy,” she said.

Hertzberg worked as a Fairfax County Public Schools teacher from 2001 through 2012, with assignments at Westbriar and Colvin Run elementary schools in Vienna and Floris Elementary in Herndon. She also did internships at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology and Cooper Middle School, and spent two months in early 2012 as acting assistant principal at Forest Edge Elementary in Reston.

From July 2012 to July 2014, Hertzberg was the assistant principal at Providence Elementary in Fairfax, then was assistant principal at Centre Ridge Elementary in Centreville before becoming Flint Hill Elementary’s principal.

Flint Hill this fall will have about 700 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The school offers an Advanced Academics program in third through sixth grades.

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Our View: Put the Focus Back on the Big Picture

When future historians, generations far down the road, write their chapters in the story of the rise and fall of American supremacy – like all world powers through the course of time, this country will not maintain its status forever – one wonders what they will say about 2017.

Among the challenges the nation was facing, the historians could consider them in two bunches: • Domestically, infrastructure was falling apart, the education and health-care systems were dysfunctional, the legislative branch for all intents had stopped working, the president’s behavior at times bordered on surreal, the media were failing on multiple fronts, the borders were porous, millions were self-medicating themselves into a stupor, the extremes were crowding out the political middle and, despite a 50-year infusion of cash the likes of which the world had never seen, poverty and despair remained rampant in both rural and urban America.

• Internationally, opponents – large and small, weak and powerful – were doing what they could to undermine the nation’s sovereignty, economic strength, military power and political prowess, while the nation’s leadership (of both parties and all stripes on the spectrum) sat back, doing little.

Those with a penchant for history will see parallels in the Roman Empire, circa 300 to 400 A.D. Which suggests the clock is ticking: It was in 410 that the Visigoths sacked the city of Rome, signaling the beginning of the end for the

mightiest Western empire of its day.

And what, in the summer of 2017, had the attention of our nation been focused on? Statues? School names? Really?

Now, it’s not that the legacy of slavery has no place in the nation’s discourse, and indeed there should be a sober discussion of issues related to how those who led the Confederacy should be honored – if they should be honored at all.

But issues like the names of statues, high schools and highways are so low on the overall priority scale, considering the list of challenges enunciated above, that one has to wonder if the entire uproar is simply another effort by the powers-that-be to distract national attention from far more significant matters staring us in the face.

What occurred in Charlottesville earlier this month was appalling, starting with but not limited to the loss of life. City and state officials were woefully underprepared (whether by accident or purposely remains to be determined) as political fringe elements were allowed to seize the moment and the national media egged them on. A sorry spectacle all around.

All the while, the fallout from Charlotteville proved diverted attention – perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not – from the far more systemic problems of far greater urgency.

Society needs to stop falling for the succession of bright, shiny objects put in front of it, stay focused and demand action on the big-picture items that are far more threatening to our future as a nation.

Electoral Reform Will Protect Democracy Editor: The time is ripe for election reform.

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. Parties would have to compete harder and more effectively for votes.

When in power, the parties would actually need to cooperate and form shortterm coalitions in order to get business done; otherwise, they would get voted out in the next election cycle.

The theoretical result would be more honest politicians who are not forced 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. This means that we the people have to demand more choice in our elections – not just in the types of candidates and issues, but in the way we structure our elections in the first place.

We will have parties that will better represent issues we care about. Our voices will be more clearly heard. The current dirty word (“compromise”) could become a mainstay of our politics.

Election reform will not be the be-allend-all and solve all our national problems, but it will force our politicians to better represent us and the issues we care about.

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Trump Calls It Correctly on Confederate Statues Editor: While I find little agreement with Donald Trump, I do, uncharacteristically, agree with his views on the removal of Confederate statues.

They are important history. Those people were courageous in fighting for their views, although we now consider them misguided.

Black people should look at the statues and say, “we won,” and not be upset. Easy for me to say, I know; African-Americans may not be satisfied with their present progress, but we are getting there.

On the subject of history, should England pull down the Tower of London because of its bloody history?

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Take the Exhaustion Out of the Educational Experience Editor: Last school year is over and many children had fabulous experiences with little to no stress or angst. However, for many families, despite the effort, care, and encouragement given their child, 2016-17 was an absolutely exhausting year with less-than-stellar or downright disappointing final grades.

How do parents learn from last school year and make educated, informed choices to alter next year’s scenario?

The key is knowing what educators know: poor academic performance is often a symptom of a larger social, motivational, or internal issue.

Three questions for parents to consider this summer: 1) Is my child motivated and feeling emotionally safe in school? 2) Is there parent-teacher teamwork? 3) What role do study skills play in easing stress?

Some thoughts: Motivation Precedes Education: With the desire to excel, anything can be accomplished. Teachers are generally overwhelmed with twenty or more students per class; in short supply are positive, student-to-teacher consults. Often, the only positive reinforcement from teachers are smiley faces on graded papers. Instead, what if your child’s papers come home looking like a lit Christmas tree plagued with red marks? The task of doing better seems impossible. Now, where is your child’s motivation?

Emotional Wiring & Teamwork: Often teachers are “out of the loop” and assume that negative comments will create a harder-working child. However, what if your highly sensitive child tends to be crushed by negativity?

The teacher needs to know how your child is emotionally wired. When constant evaluation and criticism are ram-

pant, many children shut down and shut out learning due to a need for emotional self-preservation. School becomes a place to withdraw inward rather than a place to excel academically and socially.

Communicating to the teacher how your child best responds is “teamworkstart-point this September.”

Study Skills are Essential: Regardless of your child’s motivational level, achieving academic excellence is strenuous without proper study/organizational skills. These are critically necessary for information retention, without the stress of excessive homework. Studying math is different from studying history.

Investing in a summer-study-skills course followed by a fall-semester refresher that applies these skills to actual courses will nurture your child into again becoming a happy, well-prepared, organized student.

Parents are on the front line of their child’s success; schools do their best, but the best teacher is always the parent. Even if the school does not profess a “no failure” philosophy, you can! This summer’s plan MUST be the child’s mental health, happiness and stability.

Discussions should only focus on anticipation of a great, next school year while you devise a teacher communication agenda to help the teacher understand how to motivate your child without devaluing his/her efforts.

By involving your child in plans, fall will be anticipated as a fresh start, an opportunity toward that “Blue Ribbon Year” that both your child and you deserve.

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Editor: The first job of our governor is to keep us safe and secure. Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie understands the critical nature of this responsibility, and is prepared to act on it.

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Gillespie recently put forward a plan to combat gangs, reduce crime, and provide support for the brave men and women who selflessly serve their communities to make our commonwealth safer.

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Vienna Town Council members on Aug. 21 conducted a spirited, yet-civil, debate over two very different logo concepts and ended up siding with a more clean, traditional design.

Vienna officials earlier this summer invited designers to submit concepts for a new town logo. The town received 17 letters of interest and selected six entrants to produce three concepts each, said Lynne DeWilde, the town’s communications and marketing manager. One firm submitted six concepts, she said.

The town’s Brand Advisory Board winnowed the entries down to two, which the Council then reviewed.

One finalist concept, produced Robot Creative of San Antonio, Texas, pictured “Town of Vienna, Established 1890” in a combination of sky-blue and grass-green lettering. Its most distinguishing feature was an oversized “V” made up of dozens of smaller icons ranging from a flag, musical notes and leaves to a hand, star, bicycle and the state of Virginia.

“The folks who liked this design said it felt happy to them, it was fun, green and eco-friendly, joyful, vibrant, lively, forward-looking and aspirational,” DeWilde said. “Those who didn’t like it so much said it felt busy and messy and new . . . and it was too flowery and [had] too many leaves.”

The second design, by Ashton Design of Baltimore, showed a line drawing of the Town Green’s curved band shell, the steeple at Vienna Presbyterian Church and Town Hall’s cupola. Text underneath read “The Town of Vienna, since 1890.”

The company’s design options included dark text on a light background or light type over a square of solid color, with brick-red as the example given.

“The folks who liked it said it’s simple and classic, clean, peaceful, succinct, sophisticated and speaks to the history and tradition of the town, that it’s welcoming and they thought it represented Vienna well,” DeWilde said. “Those who didn’t like it as much said it was boring, lonely, plain, indistinct and conservative.”

Some who reviewed the design said they would prefer it not include the church’s steeple, while others said the stage’s overhead arch resembled a nativity scene, she said.

“A lot of people said it looked like a great logo for a wine, Leesburg, a university, a hotel or an Italian restaurant,” DeWilde said.

The Town Council endorsed the second design on a 6-1 vote, with Council member Pasha Majdi voting nay. DeWilde said all four professional designers she queried about the two finalist concepts chose the one with architectural elements.

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that myriad details in the first concept’s “V” would not reproduce well in miniature or when embroidered.

“Even on my little iPad, I couldn’t tell that was the state of Virginia at the bottom of it,” said Council member Tara Bloch.

The “V” design’s composite-letter elements also somewhat resemble the “U” in Unilever’s logo, but DeWilde said the design firm assured her this would only be a problem if the town’s logo were used for the same purpose.

“No one is going to confuse the town of Vienna’s logo with Unilever,” said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. “We’re not in the same business.”

Copyright infringement might be a legal concern, but language in Vienna’s bidding materials requires vendors to protect the town against such claims, he added.

Council member Douglas Noble favored the “V” design, saying the structures featured in the chosen logo concept were not easily discernible and perhaps did not best represent the town.

“It’s just kind of a jumble of architectural objects,” he said.

The selected logo concept was preliminary and the design firm may tweak its typography and add graphic elements to match the town’s brand-positioning statement, which lists the town as “exuberant, nurturing and unexpected,” DeWilde said.

The firm also may change some architectural elements in favor of other historic buildings or town icons. Some council members said they favored including only public buildings in the logo.

Ashton Design will review feedback from the Council and residents and submit a proposed final design that the Council is slated to approve by Sept. 25.

The town formally will unveil the logo at the annual Halloween Parade on Oct. 25.

Activist Leni Gonzalez Is Lauded for Her Efforts SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

When Leni Gonzalez departs Northern Virginia next month to open a new chapter in her life, the loss will be felt across the region, state and nation, her friends and colleagues say.

“This is a sweet and very sad time for all of us,” acknowledged Beatriz Amberman, one of about 120 community leaders who turned out Aug. 15 to wish Gonzalez well as she prepares to move to El Salvador, where her husband, Lee Niederman, has accepted a new job. Gonzalez’s last day in the local area is set for Sept. 2.

“She’s impacted everyone in this room,” said Sindy Benavides, scanning the Salsa Room on Columbia Pike, where the celebration was held. “She’s our fearless leader – [an] example of selfless love and commitment.”

“She’s a friend, a colleague, a partner, a trusted confidante,” said former Arlington County Board member Walter Tejada, whose political career was launched in Gonzalez’s basement, when she and others convinced him to seek elected office.

Tejada joked that he concocted the job title “special senior adviser to the candidate” for Gonzalez during that first run, and said he relied on her throughout the campaign to be honest with him.

“Leni would always tell me what I needed to do better and where I could

Leni Gonzalez speaks at the end of an Aug. 15 gathering saluting her efforts in support of immigrants acrossthe region. Former Arlington County Board member Walter Tejada is in back.

improve,” said Tejada, a native of El Salvador.

Gonzalez arrived in the Washington area from Mexico in 1983 to begin graduate-school studies, flying in the same day as the 20th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

She did not anticipate staying for the long haul, but became immersed in the community both through activism and her eventual marriage.

Tejada called her the godmother of the immigrant-activism movement in Virginia. “Not just in the Latino community,” he said. “She has worked for everybody

to make their life better, providing a voice for the voiceless.”

Honors for her work came in from the Mexican consul’s office and Washington Hispanic newspaper, and both of Virginia’s U.S. senators – Mark Warner and Tim Kaine – sent videotaped greetings to the assembly.

Gonzalez was particularly active in Kaine’s political career, dating to the time when the Richmond mayor ran for lieutenant governor.

“It’s like breaking up the best team ever,” Kaine said of Gonzalez’s pending departure, praising her “strong voice for

Latinos and all new Americans.”

“I’m very happy, I’m very humbled,” Gonzalez said of the outpouring of support, calling it “this wonderful shock of seeing so many of my friends, so many people I love.”

Over the past nearly 35 years, Gonzalez has been active in organizations ranging from the League of United Latin American Citizens to the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations.

“She’s a human being who’s left such a mark,” said Rosalia Fajardo, a local activist, who noted Gonzalez’s efforts with SEEC to promote entrepreneurship among Latina women. The effort gives women the opportunity “to start their own businesses, to start their own dreams,” Fajardo said.

Andres Tobar, the executive director of SEEC and himself a longtime civic activist, said funds raised at the Salsa Room event would go to support scholarships for women entrepreneurs.

And while Gonzalez may be leaving the local area, he said, she still will be accessible to those who have come to rely on her.

“This is a celebration, not a farewell,” Tobar said.

As for the guest of honor? She told those in the audience that their work was not done.

“Don’t stop fighting – continue the search for justice,” Gonzalez said.

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Fairfax County Notes COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Most Fairfax County government

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.fairfaxcounty.gov.

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 opportunities.

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Meetings are slated for 7 p.m. on the following dates: • Sept. 5 at the North County Governmental Center, 1801 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston.

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Community members also can take an online survey until Aug. 31 at https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/short-term-rentals.

Among issues being studied: • Where rentals would be allowed in the county.

• How often they could be rented out.

• What types of properties could be rented out.

• How many people would be allowed to stay in a property at any one time.

Short-term rentals are defined as properties that are rented fewer than 30 days.

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DISABILITY RESOURCE FAIR ON THE HORIZON: The Fairfax County govern-

ment will host an assistive-technology and disability-resource fair on Thursday, Sept.

7 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway.

The event is sponsored by the Access Services branch of the county library system. It will feature keynote presentations and information booths.

The event is free. For information, call (703) 324-8302.

DULLES ‘PLANE PULL’ ON THE HORIZON: The 25th annual Dulles Day Fes-

tival and Plane Pull, benefiting Special Olympics Virginia, has been slated for Saturday, Sept. 23 at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Teams of 25 will test their skill in pulling a FedEx Airbus A320 and United Boeing 757 12 feet, while there will be the chance for children to pull a big red truck.

The event also will feature 5K and 10K races, an air show, a car show, a bike show and special events for children.

Since its inception in 1992, the event has raised more than $2 million in support of Special Olympics.

For information, registration and volunteer opportunities, call (703) 359-4301 or see the Web site at www.planepull. com.

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Transportation Notes STATE OFFICIALS START TESTING SIGNAGE ON I-66 TOLL LANES: State

transportation officials have begun testing signage and gantries as they prepare for the inauguration, at the end of the year, of toll lanes on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway.

Flashing lights are becoming a more common sight to motorists as the Virginia Department of Transportation tests equipment mounted above the highway.

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.

Tolling will be in effect during rush hour; vehicles with two or more occupants will be able to travel without tolls (the number of riders will increase to three in 2022).

For information on the effort, see the Web site at www.transform66.org.

DMV GOES TO POSTCARDS AS RENEWAL-REGISTRATION REMINDER:

The Department of Motor Vehicles has embarked on a pilot program, sending out postcard reminders rather than renewal packets to vehicle owners whose registration is coming due.

Approximately 120,000 vehicle owners with online DMV accounts and vehicle registrations that expire in October will

receive a yellow postcard as a reminder.

The new effort is a successor to a similar pilot undertaken last April, which saw online renewals increasing by 40 percent and a savings of $25,000 in postage.

DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb said the program was part of a series of initiatives designed to encourage customers to use online services when practical, rather than make a trip to a DMV office.

“This allows our employees to focus on more complicated transactions that must be conducted in a DMV customer-service center,” Holcomb said.

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Westbound service will depart Dulles at 6:15 a.m., arriving in Texas at 9:07 a.m.

After a short layover, flights continue west, arriving in Ontario (in the Los Angeles area) at 11:10 a.m.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes MPA GARNERS GRANT FOR NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR ARTS: McLean Proj-

ect for the Arts (MPA) has been awarded a $10,000 Arts Engagement in American Communities grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its upcoming exhibition, “Nature as Prototype.”

MPA will present an exhibition of works by three contemporary artists from the Mid-Atlantic region whose work explores how art, science and nature can be integrated or re-mixed through digital formats.

The work will serve as an opportunity for experimentation and for developing conversation and partnerships between artists, engineers and scientists.

Participants include sound artist Yoko K, Danish fiber artist Grethe Wittrock, and installation/experimental media artist Adam Nelson. The exhibition will be co-curated by artist and educator Elsabé Johnson Dixon and art historian Betsy Johnson.

The community will be actively engaged in the project through educational programming. MPA will host a panel discussion between exhibiting artists, engineers, inventors and scientists; the exhibiting artists will hold public workshops to demonstrate their process and techniques.

“We are thrilled to offer this visual and aural experience to the community by

showcasing artists who will demonstrate the power of creativity and collaboration to each of us in our lives and work,” said Nancy Sausser, MPA’s director of exhibitions.

In addition, MPA ArtReach director Sharon Fishel will provide Fairfax County Public School students in-gallery educational programs.

EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP SLATED: The Fairfax County

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will host a basic-training class on Tuesday evenings in September and October at the Fairfax County Fire Station #1, 1445 Laughlin Ave. in McLean.

Classes will run from 7 to 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 12, 19 and 26 and Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24. Training is free, and does not require any particular level of physical strength or agility.

For information and to apply, see the Web site at http://bit.ly/2tXrP3L. WOMAN’S CLUB TO FOCUS ON FOOD OF ‘DOWNTON ABBEY’: The McLean

Woman’s Club will present food and travel writer CiCi Williamson discussing “Downton Abbey: The Food and the History” on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 12:15 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church.

Williamson will describe the elegant food and its preparation that took place during the six-year run of the acclaimed

British show. She also will discuss the history of Highclere Castle, where filming took place.

The church is located as 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd. in McLean. For information, call (703) 556-0197 or see the Web site at www.mcleanwomansclub.org.

VIRGINIA INDIAN FESTIVAL IS ON THE HORIZON: The Virginia Indian Festival

returns to Riverbend Park in Great Falls on Saturday, Sept. 9, with day-long events beginning at 10 a.m.

The festival will feature performances

by Virginia’s Native American tribes, along with hands-on activities.

Tickets are $7 in advance, $8 at the gate. The park is located at 8700 Potomac Hills St. in Great Falls.

For information, call (703) 759-9018 or see the Web site at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/.

ANNUAL MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD FESTIVAL APPROACHES: Holy Transfigura-

tion Melkite Greek-Catholic Church will hold its 24th annual Middle Eastern Food Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23, at the church, located at 8501 Lewinsville Road in McLean.

Events will run Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.

Admission and parking are free, and the event will be held rain or shine.

For information, call (703) 734-9566

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To R.S.V.P. for the event, e-mail mcleannewcomers@yahoo.com. For general information, see the Web site at www. mcleannewcomers.org.

LIBRARY FRIENDS TO HOST BOOK SALE: Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Re-

gional Library will hold its quarterly book sale Sept. 7-9 at 7700 and 7704 Leesburg Pike. (The library itself currently is undergoing renovation.)

A large selection of books and media for all ages and interests will be available.

Hours are Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, call (703) 3383307 or e-mail tysonslibraryfriends@ gmail.com.

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Business Briefcase VIENNA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION JOINS STATE CHAMBER: The Vienna

Business Association has joined the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

“This is another great resource/benefit provided to our members – helping small businesses succeed and thrive,” Vienna Business officials said in announcing the affiliation.

Members of the local business group will have access to news and information from the statewide Chamber.

For information on the organizations, see the Web sites at www.viennabusiness. org and www.vachamber.com.

N.VA. CHAMBER ADDS NEW MEMBERS: The Northern Virginia Chamber

of Commerce recently welcomed the following new members: Finley Asphalt and Sealing (asphalt and concrete), Bristow; Fuse Lab Creative (creative services), Tysons; Glory Days Grill (restaurant), Fairfax; Greenspring Village (retirement community), Springfield; Jomo Furniture (furniture), Springfield; McLean Orchestra (performing arts), McLean; Motorola (mobile communications), Linthicum, Md.; MRI Global (professional services), Arlington; Northern Virginia Mediation Services (conflict analysis and resolution), Fairfax.

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SMALL-BUSINESS FORUM TO FOCUS ON CYBERSECURITY: A cybersecurity

forum for small-business owners will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon.

The event will feature a keynote address by Virginia Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson, and attendees can participate in forums featuring experts on potential threats and how to protect from and respond to them.

The event is sponsored by Del. Kathleen Murphy in conjunction with Dels.

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Local Novelist’s Works Looks Into Character-Building BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Ever since Stephen Wilmer graduated from Massanutten Military Academy 46 years ago, he has recounted innumerable stories of the adventures, close-calls, challenges, mistakes and triumphs he and his fellow cadets experienced.

Spurred on by a cousin who is a writer, Wilmer produced a true-to-life, but fictionalized, version of those days in his first novel, “Military School? Me?” Wilmer dedicated the book to his late parents and credited their decision to send him to Massanutten with changing his life and likely sparing him time in prison or an early death.

“It turned me around 180 degrees,” he said.

His protagonist, who shares his name, is performing poorly in school and getting into trouble with his friends when his parents intervene and send him to a military school in rural Virginia.

Steve meets cadets both wiser and more foolish than he and accustoms himself to a highly regimented world of uniforms, inspections, endless pushups, military training and challenging academics.

While Steve’s reckless and devious nature still gets him into trouble, he eventually learns the value of hard work, cooperation and personal accountability.

Wilmer wrote the adventure story so it could be comprehended easily by 12-

year-olds who are on the cusp of entering middle school and in need of solid advice. Characters often stop and explain the meanings of big words and concepts with which young people might not be familiar.

Wilmer was pleased to point out the book’s cover drawing of a well-muscled father driving his alarmed son to military school was executed by Liam Wall, a member of Massanutten Military Academy’s Class of 2017.

Wilmer is a big, burly guy who looks exactly as one would expect for a 22-year Fairfax County Youth Football League coach.

A McLean native who returned to live in that community, Wilmer joined the U.S. Air Force reserve following military school and narrowly avoided having to go to Vietnam.

He’s still conflicted about that, knowing he missed out on a unique life experience, but grateful he was not subjected to the physical and psychological stresses suffered by many veterans in that war.

“I don’t know anybody who went there and didn’t come back different,” he said.

Wilmer earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish at High Point University in North Carolina and subsequently taught English as a Second Language at Antilles Military Academy in Puerto Rico.

The author now sells microwave components for communications equipment, but is thinking about going back to teach-

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Wilmer ended his novel at the terminus of the protagonist’s first year in military school and said he may, based on the novel’s reception, write a pair of sequels about his two subsequent years at the school.

Those two years were far different from his first, he said. Wilmer was depressed that none of his friends from the first year returned. He asked his father about leaving the school and his dad drove three hours to meet him, only to say no.

During Wilmer’s senior year at the school, he was assigned to mentor a younger student, the way another had helped him when he first arrived.

Military schools have become less spartan in the decades since Wilmer graduated, and many now have female cadets.

The author still favors all-male schools for the boys, saying it eliminates a key distraction in their lives.

Wilmer also thinks standards have slipped somewhat since his school days and that today’s cadets have far too much free time and are less behaviorally circumspect. Corporal punishment largely is taboo and school administrators instead expel miscreants, thus depriving them of the chance to reform themselves under stress.

Joe Murray, 18, of Falls Church, who recently graduated from Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., called the book a “fantastic read.”

Murray, who will attend Virginia Military Institute and hopes eventually to join the U.S. Marine Corps, said the book allowed him to reflect on the amazing experiences he’d had in military school and the sense of brotherhood with his fellow graduates.

“Hargrave has really worked miracles for me,” he said. “It turned me into the man I am today. It taught me hard work and especially the value of cooperational leadership and brotherhood.”

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Author Continued from Page 14 Bill Magruder, who graduated from Massanutten Military Academy in 1969 and now chairs its board of trustees, said Wilmer’s book showed the benefits to prospective students of attending military school.

“You have a set of rules to follow, get nurturing from faculty and staff, and have influences both good and bad from your classmates,” he said.

But the book’s frequent mention of the threat of corporal punishment might scare off incoming students, Magruder said.

“I don’t remember any of that,” he said. “This is not a good message for people considering a military school. Corporal punishment is not on the page at all.

It’s a quality education in a structured environment.”

Wilmer understood Magruder’s view, but maintained that when he was in military school, the threat of physical punishment kept rambunctious, disobedient boys in line.

The cadets’ parents are “looking for a school to be strict, force the issue, motivate them, get them on track and not let them wiggle,” he said.

“Keep in mind, it is the cadet who controls what happens,” he said. “There is no punishment if you behave yourself and do what you’re told.”

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Localities Ponder Future of ‘Jefferson Davis’ Highway

Any Name Change Likely Would Require Authorization by Virginia General Assembly SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington County Board members may not like the Confederate-themed names of several highways running through their midst, but apparently have decided not to go to war with the state legislature over the matter.

Instead, County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said, Arlington officials would try to change the hearts and minds of General Assembly members, convincing them to allow localities the power to name major thoroughfares within their boundaries.

“Arlington is committed to seeking the authority from the General Assembly to rename both Jefferson Davis and Lee highways within our boundaries,” Fisette said on Aug. 17. “Arlington believes that local governments should have the authority to name any roadways within our borders.”

That could be a tough sell in the legislature, which both in the years it was dominated by Democrats and now in an era where Republicans hold majorities in both houses has shown little inclination to devolve more power than absolutely necessary to localities.

Jefferson Davis Highway got its name in the 1920s, when the United Daughters of the Confederacy convinced legislators

Jefferson Davis was the lone president of the Confederate States of America. The General Assembly placed his name on the Virginia portion of U.S. Route 1 in the 1920s.

to approve the name for the length of U.S. Route 1 in the commonwealth. In Arlington, the highway runs through Crystal City.

Two years ago, the state attorney general’s office issued an advisory opinion that Arlington does not have inherent power to change the name without approval from either the legislature or the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

Members of the county’s legislative delegation did not introduce measures in the 2017 session either to change the name or

give county governments more leeway on names, saying the timing was not right.

That same attorney general’s opinion said the city of Alexandria did have the power to rename its portion of Jefferson Davis Highway, although the reasons were less clear-cut than simply one jurisdiction being a city and another being a county.

(Like all formal opinions of the Virginia attorney general’s office, this one does not quite carry the force of law, but few such opinions are successfully overturned through court or legislative action.)

The Alexandria City Council late last year approved a resolution authorizing removal of Davis’s name from the highway; a panel (which includes two Arlington residents) currently is studying options for a new name.

Fisette said Arlington likely would be willing to go along with whatever name Alexandria picks; the front-runner appears to be Richmond Highway, the name informally but broadly used for the highway in Fairfax County.

Members of the Arlington delegation to the General Assembly privately have expressed cautious optimism that they can win legislation allowing the highway’s name to change in Arlington.

But events of the past few weeks may end up hardening opposition to allowing localities more independent author-

ity. A press release put out the same day as Fisette’s, by Democratic candidates on Arlington’s Nov. 7 ballot (including House of Delegates incumbents), calling for renaming Jefferson Davis and Lee highways could well doom the prospect of authorizing legislation, if Republican lawmakers view the effort as being a partisan political one.

Other options? As Del. Mark Levine (D-45th) last year suggested they should, County Board members could unilaterally announce a name change and dare the state government to do anything about it.

However, past cases where Arlington has gone up against the will of the General Assembly have ended badly for the county, and state reaction to a unilateral name change could make previous battles-royale pale in comparison.

Arlington does control the naming of most county secondary roads; in 2012, the County Board changed the name of a separate portion of Jefferson Davis Highway in Crystal City as Long Bridge Drive.

That decision had less to do with controversy over the name of the lone president of the Confederacy, and more to do with spotlighting development of Long Bridge Park.

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Parishioners Do Their Part to Help Feed Hungry More than three dozen members of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Great Falls gathered Aug. 6 in Gysan Fellowship Hall to make 500 ham-andcheese sandwiches to donate to Martha’s Table, one of Washington, D.C.’s oldest service organizations.

Armed with nearly 50 loaves of bread and pounds of meat and cheese, the volunteers got to work almost immediately following that day’s morning worship service, in order to complete their task before the next service.

Christ the King has supported Martha’s Table programs for more than 10 years. The sandwiches prepared on Aug.

6 were destined for distribution on Martha’s Table’s volunteer-run, mobile food truck, McKenna’s Wagon, which operates 365 days a year to provide meals to hundreds of homeless and hungry residents in need at three locations across the District of Columbia.

While not a religiously-based organization, Martha’s Table derives its name from the Bible story of Jesus and his disciples who, on their way to Jerusalem, stopped at the home of Mary and Martha. While Mary sat with Jesus and the apostles, Martha busied herself with preparations to serve her guests.

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N.Va. Home Sales Still Benefit from Low Interest Rates The trade organization representing local real-estate professionals is anticipating continued relatively low interest rates to spur activity throughout the remainder of the year.

“For the latter part 2017, economists project that [the Federal Reserve] could take a ‘wait-and-see approach,’ and crunch numbers methodically before raising rates,” said Ryan Conrad, CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors.

Federal Reserve action doesn’t directly impact the interest rates charged by mortgage lenders, but it does have an indirect

effect. And the prospect of rates eventually rising can encourage prospective purchasers to strike before the cost of borrowing goes up.

Any delay in hiking interest rates “could spur Northern Virginia homebuyers to secure value-priced mortgages, if they can find that right home,” Conrad said.

The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage during the second quarter of 2017 was 3.99 percent, according to Freddie Mac. That’s down from 4.17 percent in the first quarter, above the average of 3.59 percent in the second

quarter of 2016, and considered on the low end of historic norms.

Northern Virginia’s real estate market tends to peak in June and July, then begin a gradual cooling that last until early spring of the ensuing year. So far in 2017, the market generally has been strong.

“It seems that our spring market has extended through July, and we are seeing it with buyer demand and steady improvements in the overall market,” said Christina Macro, a board member of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors.

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“What is interesting is that the average sales price to original list price ratio is at an incredible 98 percent in our region,” Macro said. “This means that sellers are getting almost what they ask for.”

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An Updated Great Falls Property Sits on Nearly 2 Full Acres

Set on nearly two full acres and featuring exceptional updates by the original owners (one of whom is an interior designer), this week’s featured property celebrates showstopper living in the always-in-fashion Beach Mill Downs community of Great Falls.

With an interior designed for grand entertaining, complemented by a sumptuous rear patio with stone fireplace, the home is awash in visual appeal. But it’s also extraordinarily functional, with a cheerful disposition and marvelous traffic flow throughout three levels of living space.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,699,000 by Dianne Van Volkenburg of Long & Foster Real Estate.

From the moment we are welcomed through the stylish French doors and into the two-story foyer with its curved staircase, a sense of élan embraces us.

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The formal rooms are expansive and accentuate understated elegance; both the formal living room and dining room can accommodate a gathering, while the versatile kitchen occupies a strategic position at the rear of the home.

A family-dining area provides access to the outdoor dining deck, with walkdown access to the rear yard.

The Patowmack Room puts the accent on informal, family-room living, with a Hunt Country Fireplace and access to the sun room.

A main-level master retreat is nestled back in privacy, occupying one wing and featuring a glorious bath and plentiful walk-in-closet space.

A library is tucked off the main traffic flow, rounding out this level.

Upstairs, a second master suite and two additional bedrooms are delights.

A large recreation room and bonus Great Room can be found on the lower

level, providing copious opportunities for entertaining and daily living.

High-gloss in every regard, the home is a testament to refined tastes.

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Schools: Great Falls Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley 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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Urban League Partners to Support Leadership Skills 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 Famers 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

Students participating in the Strong Youth, Strong Communities summit were joined by Pro Football Hall of Famers Darrell Green and Aeneas Williams with 100 Black Men of Greater Washington mentors Travis Reed and James Thompson.

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O’Shaughnessy-Hurst Memorial Foundation for recognizing the tremendous importance of treating young children who are struggling with emotional and mental health issues, while their minds are still developing,” said Elizabeth Page, the center’s executive director. “With the appropriate mental-health treatment, which for children under age 5 includes their parents and custodial adults, children can learn coping skills needed to minimize

mental health issues as they enter their teens and adulthood.”

“Successful therapy also can improve family dynamics, creating a healthy home environment for the entire family,” Page said.

Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center is gearing up to celebrate its 50th anniversary next year.

Schools & Military n Igin Zijerdi of Great Falls has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Mary Berset of Vienna has been selected for Mortar Board, a national honor society recognizing students for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service, at the University of San Diego. n

n The Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center has been named recipient of a $15,000 grant from O’ShaughnessyHurst Memorial Foundation of Leesburg to provide child and family therapy services to pre-school-age children and their parents.

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amount should have been set at 15 to 25 percent for a project of this kind, which involved renovating a half-century-old building.

Town personnel later discovered that groundwater in the low-lying area had compromised the building’s foundation, necessitating further delays and expenses.

The center’s Club Phoenix for teens also required mold remediation after a roof leak in the upstairs auditorium.

While the floor-cracking problem has yet to be resolved, Vienna officials for now plan to hold the community center’s reopening ceremony on Sept. 23 from 1 to

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ed,” she said. “This is such a family-oriented school with such a close-knit staff.

People genuinely care about each other and want to do what’s best by kids.”

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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 (Md.) Public Schools, then serving as an

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desks, commons areas where students can study and socialize, and a pair of science labs. Only the first floor of the west wing is finished; the second level will be blocked in and completed during another development phase, Barvick said.

Students said the new facility is much more open and better lighted than the current McLean campus.

“Environments affect your mood,” said Kathryn Herrick, 17, of Herndon.

Oakcrest’s athletic teams with benefit from greater school spirit at the new home field, she added.

Vienna resident Grace McGiffin, 16, who has attended Oakcrest since sixth grade and is thinking of studying linguistics, said she was eager to be a student at the school.

“It’s a really challenging school,” she said. “My parents saw the value in that and also the value in the spiritual enrichment.”

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Improvements to the center include a new gymnasium, an addition with a new lobby and restrooms, new parking areas, an outdoor bronze statue of children playing atop books, a vegetative “living wall” that will be built next to the center and a widened and relocated section of the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail.

Mayor Laurie DiRocco told contractors at the Aug. 21 meeting that the town’s expectations are high for the renovated facility.

“Our previous community center lasted 50 years,” she said. “We hope and expect this will do the same.”

At right: Artist’s rendition of the gym at the Vienna Community Center. The facility is slated to reopen in late September.

with boxed toy dolls of Jennifer Lawrence’s “Hunger Games” character, Katniss Everdeen, and a vintage 1965 Barbie in a teacher outfit. “Mr. Cuddles,” a large golden stuffed bear, fills a chair.

Angela Atwater, assistant superintendent for Region 4, said Hertzberg has excellent leadership skills and is well-versed in instruction and curriculum.

“She makes decisions based on what’s

best for the student,” Atwater said. “She also works very well with parents and community members. When you have that combination, you have the capacity to have a great school that’s student-centered.”

Hertzberg is an innovative and collaborative leader who supports projectbased learning, which ensures students are applying their knowledge, said Sloan

Presidio, assistant superintendent of the Instructional Services Department.

“She’s an absolute champion for students and makes sure they receive the educational supports they need,” Presidio said.

“She’s got a ton of energy and is so enthusiastic and excited,” Presidio said.

“She inspires people to take chances and do things they hadn’t thought of doing.”

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, instructed adult-education classes in that field.

Originally from Erie, Pa., Bonitatibus is a big fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and NASCAR. She also plays the clarinet and enjoys spending time with her nieces, who are identical twins.

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 empathy for her staff and the student commu-

nity,” he said. “That augurs well.”

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. “Finally, Ann’s strong communication skills will allow her the opportunity to build trust and respect through engagement, positive action and reflection.”

The school’s teachers go out of their way to assist students, said Lauren Chamandy, 17, of Rockville.

“They’re always willing to help, because I ask a lot of questions and am always knocking at their doors,” she said.

School officials, led by Head of School Mary Ortiz, will dedicate the new campus during a homecoming ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 9. The event will be held from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m., rain or shine.

Welcoming remarks will begin at 3 p.m., followed by a Vigil Mass at 4 p.m., building tours between 5:45 and 6:45 p.m. and a barbecue dinner and activities from 6 to 7 p.m.

Oakcrest School opened in autumn 1976 in Washington, D.C., with 22 students and six teachers, and in its second year moved to a former French international school in the District. The school in 2000 began operating out of its current campus at 850 Balls Hill Road in McLean, which previously housed McLean Bible Church.

The all-girls independent school this fall will have about 225 students in sixth through 12th grades, taught by 31 faculty

members. The new campus building can accommodate 330 students, but if its west wing is fully built out, the total will rise to 450, Barvick said.

The facility has unlighted soccer and softball fields topped by natural grass.

Oakcrest’s soccer teams will play their first-ever home games Sept. 8 on a field at the school site. Officials eventually hope to build tennis facilities at the site.

The new campus will be eco-friendly, with LED lighting inside the new building and on the grounds. The building will have motion sensors for the lights and the outdoor lights will activate based upon an astronomical clock, said spokesman Marie Welsh. The building will use variablerefrigerant-flow equipment to monitor and regulate temperatures in each room, she said.

Within the next month, the school will install a traffic light at the nearby corner of Hunter Mill and Crowell roads. The Board of Supervisors in March 2010 approved Oakcrest’s new campus plans with an agreement that the school would build a roundabout at that busy intersection.

But school leaders had difficulty obtain-

ing rights-of-way from surrounding property owners, and persuaded supervisors in March 2014 to permit a traffic light to be placed at the crossroads instead.

A community meeting about Oakcrest’s new campus will be held Aug. 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hunter Mill District Supervisor’s Office, 1801 Cameron Glen Drive in Reston.

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A Couple of Good Things About New Realignment 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.

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The date of the game changed from past years, but the result was very much the same – a lopsided victory by the Warhawks FOOTBALL Madison over the host Marshall Statesmen in an annual clash of neighborhood rivals.

Madison downed Marshall, 35-7, on Aug. 25 in the 2017 season opener for both high school football teams in nondistrict action. The teams have met every season for years, traditionally later in the campaign, often the final game.

This year, the rivalry was switched to the season- opener for both.

The victory over Marshall (5-6 last season) was the 10th in a row in the series for Madison, most by wide margins.

The Statesmen last defeated the Warhawks, 27-20, in 2007.

In the Aug. 25 opener, Madison (11-2 last fall) built a 21-0 lead and never looked back, leading 28-7 at halftime.

The Warhawks amassed 355 total yards Continued on Page 24

Top: New Madison head coach Justin Counts and senior receiver Johnny Hecht connect before the game. Above: Marshall quarterback Andrew Margiotta hands off to fullback Brandon GonPHOTOS BY DEB KOLT zales, who runs behind his offensive line in the Aug. 25 contest.

Tough Opening Games for Three Local Teams A Staff Report

The Aug. 25 start to the 2017 high school football season was a tough one for the Langley Saxons, McLean Highlanders and Oakton Cougars.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP All three lost in non-district action, with Langley and McLean getting shut tout and Oakton falling to the visiting Battlefield Bobcats, 33-13.

Langley was blanked by the visiting South County Stallions, 54-0, and McLean fell to the host Fairfax Rebels, 17-0. The win snapped a two-season, 19-game losing streak for Fairfax, which fell twice during the stretch to McLean.

For McLean on Aug. 25, starting

results.

quarterback Omar Varela was injured off and on in the game, and the offense struggled.

Wide receiver/slotback Carter Govan and running backs Adam Taylor and George Stimson led the offense against Fairfax. Govan had some 50 total yards with Stimson and Luka Karony having the bulk of the rushing yards.

On defense, Taylor was the leading tackler along with Chris Schram and Brian Celec. Govan broke up a couple of passes.

For Langley in its loss, Jimmy Keys was 7 of 19 passing for 48 yards and ran for 20 yards. Timmy Swiers had 25 yards rushing and Nico Vasiliadis had three catches.

Langley and McLean have new head

coaches this season.

In Oakton’s loss, Battlefield returned a kick and an interception for touchdowns.

In Sept. 1 action, Oakton plays at West Springfield (1-0), McLean hosts Marshall (0-1) and Langley visits Mount Vernon, all at 7 p.m. n The Potomac School Panthers open their private-school season Sept. 1 at home at 4 p.m. against Middletown.

Potomac School schedule: Friday, Sept.

1 vs. Middletown, 4; Friday, Sept. 8 vs.

Mercersburg Academy, noon; Saturday, Sept. 23 at St. Albans, 1:30; Saturday, Oct. 7 at St. James, 2; Saturday, Oct. 14 vs. Maret, 2; Friday, Oct. 20 at Paul VI, 7; Saturday, Oct. 28 at Flint Hill, 2:30; Friday, Nov. 3 vs. Sidwell Friends, 3:45.

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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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High School Roundup MADISON GOLF TEAM WINS TITLE:

With an 18-hole team score of 301, the Madison Warhawks won the recent Bear Invitational golf tournament at Fawn Lake Golf Course.

Sophomore Feeve Felner shot 72 to lead Madison and finish second in the individual scoring. Junior Aaron Liu shot 73, sophomore Fletcher Davis 76, senior Drew Clark 80 and junior Matt Howat 81.

In recent dual matches, Madison defeated Chantilly, 151-156, Centreville, 151-182, and Oakton, 151-190, to improve its record to 4-0.

BASEBALL CHALLENGE: In March, there will be a high school baseball challenge between teams from the Occoquan and Northern regions played on Friday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 20.

Langley, Madison, McLean and Oakton will be involved among local teams, playing a game each day. In Arlington, Washington-Lee and Yorktown will be involved. Every team will play two games.

Madison has games against Lake Braddock and West Springfield, Oakton faces the same two teams, Langley plays West Potomac and W.T. Woodson and McLean takes on Hayfield and Fairfax.

Many of the Fairfax County teams will be involved in the challenge.

MADISON HAS NEW DSA: As of Aug. 1, John Kenny took over as the new director of student activities at Madison

and night,” Kenny said.

MADISON VOLLEYBALL COACH RETIRES: Madison High School has a new

Langley High graduate Daniel Dixon has signed a pro basketball contract with the Boston Celtics. PHOTO FROM WILLIAM AND MARY

High School in Vienna. Kenny had been an assistant principal at the school and previously filled in as the interim DSA when Meghan Foley was in maternity leave.

Before joining the Madison staff, Kenny was an assistant DSA at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax. He lives in Vienna and his children will attend Madison.

Foley left the Fairfax County school system at the end of July. She had been Madison’s DSA since 2013 and an assistant before that.

“Madison is a great school and I’m excited to come to work here every day

head girls volleyball coach following Carrie Hall’s retirement from that position after 15 years at the helm. She was the junior varsity coach for two seasons before that.

“Having three kids at home, it was the right time and made sense right now for family reasons,” Hall said about stepping down with nearly 300 career wins and a state championship (2015) and state runner-up (2014) to her credit.

“I have no regrets.”

Hall’s daughter Kendall is a member of the University of Mary Washington women’s volleyball team as a sophomore. She played on Madison’s 2014 and ’15 teams.

Christine Zanellato, an assistant under Hall, has taken over as the Warhawks’ head coach.

LANGLEY GRADUATE SIGNS WITH CELTICS: Langley High School gradu-

ate Daniel Dixon has signed a free-agent pro basketball contract with the Boston Celtics. Training camp begins for the Celtics in September.

The 6-foot-8 Dixon, a guard/forward and three-point shooting specialist, was a standout at the College of William and Mary the past four years, starting 83 of 114 games, but was not chosen in the 2017 NBA draft. For William and Mary his senior season, Dixon averaged

Football Continued from Page 23 and did not turn the ball over. Marshall had 196 total yards.

The Warhawks were led on offense by first-year starting quarterback John Cothran. The senior was 11 of 15 passing for 216 yards and hurled three long scoring passes of 32 yards to John Finney (three catches, 65 yards) 42 to Thomas MacCall and 55 yards to Johnny Hecht (five catches, 90 yards).

Zach Spaffard booted five extra points. Brandon Walker (59 yards rushing) and Casey Koshuta (56 yards rushing) had touchdown runs of eight and two yards.

For Madison, the game was its first without head coach Lenny Schultz, who was killed in a traffic accident June 24.

The Madison players have dedicated the season to Schultz and, starting with the opener, will wear patches all season long on their uniforms in his honor. Marshall held a moment of silence for Schultz, who led Madison to an 11-2 record and region tournament semifinal appearance last fall.

“Every day, Lenny is still a big part of what we are doing,” said new Madison head coach Justin Counts.

Hecht said Schultz was watching.

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Madison High School quarterback John Cothran stays in the pocket to throw as Aidan McCarty, No. 77, blocks a passer-rushing lineman from Marshall.

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smiling tonight,” he said. “No one loved Madison football more than him.”

As for the game, Hecht and Counts credited Cothran for making some big on-target throws.

“John put it right there on my touchdown,” Hecht said. “He throws deep balls well.”

Added Counts: “Our offensive line

is our strength, and they protected him well. We ran and threw the ball well and made some big plays. We were readyto play.”

The offensive line consists of Aidan McCarty, Sammy Junco, Ethan Johnson, Tyler Paul and Collin Gardner.

On defense for Madison, Caiden Cordeau had an interception he returned

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19.2 points per game.

Dixon finished his college career ranked third in team history in threepointers (241) and 14th in points (1,355).

At Langley, he was a Group AAA all-state selection as a senior when he scored 20 or more points in five straight games during the month of February en route to earning Liberty District Player of the Year honors. He averaged 18.2 points per game as a senior and made 53 three-pointers.

McLEAN REHIRES SOCCER COACH:

Mike Anderson has returned as the boys head soccer coach at McLean High School.

During his first tenure at McLean, the Highlanders won Liberty District championships in 2010 and 2012, and was a state semifinalist in 2010. Anderson played college soccer at West Point from 2000 to 2003, where he was a twotime second-team all-Patriot League selection.

MARSHALL NAMES NEW SOFTBALL COACH: Tom Kyllo is taking over as the

new girls head softball coach at Marshall High School.

Kyllo has been an assistant with the team the past few seasons. He takes over for Missy Whittington, who stepped down after this past season when the Statesmen won a conference tournament championship and finished with a 17-6 record.

20 yards settng up a touchdown. Josh Rhoads, Josh Barker, Casey Counts, Nate Leas, Bennett Jackins, Andrew Barrett, Nero Schrader and Thommy Williams led the tackling.

That defense had a second-half goalline stand when Marshall had a firstand-goal from the four, then countered with a 99-yard scoring drive, capped by Hecht’s TD. “Our defense is very young,” Justin Counts said. “A lot of guys got to make plays and it was good to have that goalline stand. Marshall is physical and their quarterback is quick and their fullback is a load.”

Brandon Gonzales was the fullback and Andrew Margiotta the quarterback for Marshall. Margiotta had 70 yards rushing, including a 13-yard touchdown run, and Gonzales rushed for 60 yards.

Margiotta completed three passes that covered 48 yards.

“We can run the ball, and I saw a lot of positive things we can build on. Madison is big and a very good team. But we made too many mistakes and shot outselves in the foot,” Marshall coach George Masten said. “Once we get the mistakes ironed out, we will be fine.”

Marshall’s second game is Friday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. against the host McLean Highlanders (0-1). Madison hosts the Fairfax Rebels (1-0) at 7 p.m. the same day and time in its second contest of 2017.

College Roundup KATIE CLARK: Marshall High School graduate Katie Clark has been hired as an assistant coach for the women’s field hockey team at Division III Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

Rhodes has won three straight Southern Athletic Association titles.

“I’m really excited to be working with this group of girls as I’ve heard so many great things about,” Clark said.

Clark recently coached the club team Element this past winter in Greenfield, Mass. She’s also coached various summer camps as well as the USA Futures

Level I program at the University of Massachusetts in the spring of 2015.

Clark is a 2017 graduate of the University of Massachusetts. She played in 17 games her senior year.

At Marshall, Clark earned four varsity letters in field hockey as a three-year starter. She earned 2012 first-team allregion and all-district honors her senior year as well as second team all-district honors her junior year. During her high school career, Clark tallied 19 goals.

Clark’s younger sister Addie is playing college lacrosse at Davidson as a

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McLEAN HOTSPUR PLAY IN NATIONAL TOURNEY: The 2016 champion McLean

Youth Soccer Hotspur Green under-17 boys team represented Virginia at the recent U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships.

McLean did not make the championship game.

The Hotspur earned a spot in the championships by finishing first in their National League bracket with a 5-0-2 record.

In addition to winning the national title last summer, the Hotspur also won the Region 1 crown in 2015 and the Virginia State Cup in 2012 and 2014.

Players are Brendan Murray, Billy Blake, Ryan Machado-Jones, Rogelio Benitez, Jack Rosener, Chris Schram, Gustavus de Andrade, Jett Bisset, Ferdis Melgar, Jake Mayer, Dean Hughes, Tony Ducic, Charles Diallo, Noah Hannam, Stephen Yeonas, Claudio Conde, Maverick Mc-

KERRIGAN: Madison High School graduate Katie Kerrigan was a second-team Colonial Athletic Association selection in women’s college lacrosse for her performance during the spring for the James Madison University’s Division I team, which advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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McLean Fencers Shine at Recent Pan American Games

McLean resident Nathaniel Wimmer, 8, was selected as a member of Youth Fencing TEAM USA and won the gold medal in the Youth A (8-9-year-old) Epee category at the recent Pan American Youth and Veteran Fencing Championships.

“I really wanted to win the gold because I wanted our National Anthem to be played first,” Wimmer said.

The Pan American competition was the last event of the fencing season and was a strong end to a standout year for Wimmer. He won the championship in every Youth 8 (US 8-year-old category) and Youth A (International 8-9-yearold) category that he competed in dur-

Chandler Wimmer, left, wearing his bronze medal, and Nathaniel Wimmer, wearing his gold, were standout members of TEAM USA at the recent Pan American Youth & Veteran Fencing Championships.

ing the 2017 season.

Seeking additional competition, Wimmer also competed in the next higher age category, Youth 10, where he proved to be competitive against fencers up to two years older. He tied for first in the Region 6 (states from Delaware to Florida) point standings for Youth 10 Epee. In addition to winning the Arnold Schwarzenegger Fencing Classic, he also had top-10 finishes at both the North America Cup and U.S. Fencing Championships in the older category.

Wimmer is expected to enter the 2017-2018 fencing season ranked No. 3 in the country in the Youth 10 Epee category.

“I want to fence in the Olympics

when I’m older,” Wimmer said. “I have a great coach and I like to practice, so I may have a chance. I also get to fence my older brother a lot and he’s really good.”

Wimmer’s older brother is Chandler, age 12. Chandler also was selected to TEAM USA and won the bronze medal in the Pre-Cadet (12-13-year-olds) International Category at the Pan American Championships.

He was third in Region 6 in the US Youth 12 Epee.

The brothers regularly do their yearround training at Fencing Sports Academy in Fairfax under coach Samir Mahmoud.

Swimming Roundup Swimmers from the Highlands pool in McLean won 10 races at the recent Northern Virginia Swimming League’s divisional I meet, as swimmers from that league had strong showings at the event.

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Winners from McLean pool at the same competition for the Marlins were double winner Victoria Valko and single winners Skylar Tennant, Samantha Gonzalez and Robert Luebke.

From Chesterbrook pool winning races were Tyler Lentine, Stirlilng Hamilton, Ryan Soh and Emily Reyburn.

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. August 22, 1941: n The state attorney general is backing up local 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 reports 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 The Northern Virginia Real Estate Board will host a barbecue for local real estate professionals and their families.

August 26, 1963: n Nine of 11 schools under construction in Fairfax will be ready to open at the start of school, including George C. Marshall High School. n A fire at the Vienna Inn did $4,000 in damage. n Rev. Carl Cooper is the new pastor at Immanuel Presbyerian Church in McLean. 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 Only two new schools will open in the county this year, due to voter refusal to fund new construction. 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 A county judge has thrown out the last challenge to the School Board’s decision to close several schools due to declining enrollment. n Vienna officials have inaugurated a new “jitneybus” service. 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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Public-Safety Notes AFTER CHASE, POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE: Fair-

fax County police arrested an attemptedhomicide suspect Aug. 22 after he led them on a 38-mile-long chase, authorities said.

The suspect, Robert David Sheets, 29, of Quarryville, Pa., was wanted in connection with an Aug. 14 attempted homicide in Lancaster County, Pa., police said.

Early in the morning on Aug. 22, Sheets was driving west on Interstate 66 in a 2007 Ford Edge, when he passed a license-plate reader. The reader notified area officers that Sheets had ties to the vehicle and he was wanted in connection with two counts of attempted homicide.

Officers from the county police department’s Fair Oaks and Sully district stations got behind the suspect’s vehicle near the Fairfax County Parkway and Interstate 66. A short time later, the officers tried to stop the sport-utility vehicle, but Sheets failed to pull over and accelerated to more than 100 miles per hour, police said.

The pursuit lasted about 38 miles and traveled through Prince William County and into Fauquier County, where Sheets got off the highway.

A Fairfax County officer successfully used the Precision Immobilization Technique and stopped the suspect’s vehicle

near Routes 17 and 50. Officers challenged Sheets at gunpoint and he surrendered.

Police took Sheets into custody and transported him to the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held him as a fugitive from justice.

Fairfax County authorities have filed warrants against Sheets for felony speeding to elude, reckless driving, and possession and transport of firearms while under a protective order.

POLICE SEEKING INFORMATION AFTER MAN’S ARREST FOR EXPOSURE:

A man is facing charges after allegedly exposing himself to a woman Aug. 18, then robbing her of her cell phone, which she used to capture the incident, Fairfax County police said. The incident happened shortly after 8 a.m. near Lee Highway and Graham Road in the Falls Church area.

According to police, the suspect, Donnell Rojas, 25, of Washington, D.C., appeared from a nearby wooded area and exposed himself to a woman waiting at a bus stop. She photographed him for the purpose of reporting the incident to police, but Rojas then attacked her and took the phone before leaving the scene, police said. Witnesses assisted the victim and directed officers to Rojas and the woman’s cell phone, which he had thrown nearby.

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Police arrested Rojas and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with robbery and indecent exposure. Since his arrest, Rojas also has been charged with stalking and sexual battery in connection with a similar case reported in the same area last month. He is being held without bond.

Detectives are looking into the possibility Rojas may be responsible for other incidents beyond Fairfax County and into Maryland and the District of Columbia.

BEER STOLEN FROM GOLF COURSE’S CLUBHOUSE IN OAKTON: Staff at Pend-

erbrook Golf Club, 3700 Golf Trail Lane in Oakton, told Fairfax County police that between Aug. 16 at 9 p.m. and Aug. 17 at 7 a.m. someone had broken into the concession stand and stolen beer.

VIENNA POLICE INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF LOUD NOISES, EXPLOSIONS: In the past several days, Vienna

police have received multiple reports of “loud noises” or “explosions” in the town’s northeast and northwest quadrants, including at West Street, N.W., and Windover Avenue, N.W., Aug. 23 at 11:02 p.m. and Aug. 24 at 12:05 a.m. Officers checked the areas, but found no damaged property or suspicious sounds.

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