Potomac, MD August 2020

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AUGUST 2020

Potomac

Kids Issue!

WINSTON CHURCHILL CLASS OF 2020

WEAPONS OF MASS COMPASSION

GREAT EXPECTATIONS & FAVORITE TEACHERS

PETS WE LOVE

LIFESTYLE LETTER

AUGUST 2020 PUBLISHER

KC Cole | kc.cole@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS! WHAT A WHIRLWIND SUMMER WE HAVE ALL HAD THUS FAR. As a full time working mother, I thought of the many hampered summer vacations, summer camp, planned activities, and team sports changes due to Covid-19. I look back and feel blessed that although most events were canceled family love and community support were tighter than ever.

Jess Bousa | jess.bousa@lifestylepubs.com SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Delaney Wiggins | Delaney.expomedia@gmail.com INTERN

Ana Gutierrez-Covarrubias AD DESIGNER

Whitney Lockhart

This issue is dedicated to the KIDS & Favorite Teachers!!! I wanted to say Congratulations to

LAYOUT DESIGNER

ALL Potomac area Graduates as you enter a new beginning soon. This year we collaborated

Dana Rudolph

with Winston Churchill Senior High School as they enter college in a few short weeks!

I wanted to send a special thank you to our graduate, Ana Gutierrez Covarrubias. She is a recent Churchill graduate & rising Freshman of Southern California with a major in Communications. Hats off to her as she took most of the photography shots in the magazine as an intern with us.

A huge shout out to Cammy Buckingham, Andy Jin, Tom Langerman, David Mishkin, Gina Baker & Michael Castelli for coordinating the graduate images in our feature. And the Cutest Potomac Pet Winner is…Fifi! Featured on our front cover with the assistance of art direction from student Bethany Zheng and pictured with owner and rising Freshman of University of MD, Abbey Zheng!

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Kimberly Blaker, Lauri Gross, Anicia Juarez, Marie Robey Wood, Abbey Zheng CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Matthew Beardall, Ana Gutierrez Covarrubias Photography

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

As you enter the pages this month you will also find more youth in action! Carli & Ryan

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen

Needle are young local Potomac inventors and read about how community ambassa-

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams

dor Robin Bali are all giving back in a big way! And much more, and as always thank

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you for supporting Potomac Lifestyle Magazine each month!

See you soon Potomac!

God Bless.

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ON THE COVER Abbey Zheng With Winning Cutest Potomac Pet Fifi

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INSIDE THE ISSUE AUGUST 2020

FEATURES 14 Weapons of Mass Compassion Area Students Wield Ingenuity and Grit to Help Improve the Lives of Others.

22 Interested in Adopting a Rescue Animal?

Now May Be The Perfect Time!

24 Great Expectations.

Even Greater Results Potomac Educators Before, During and After Coronavirus. Here are Profiles of a Few of the Best Who Develop Student Greatness

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34 MEET FIFI! Potomac's Cutest Pet Winner

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN 2016 MANUEL SANCHEZ, A RETIRED ENGINEER AND POTOMAC LOCAL, WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY. He considered purchasing different franchises involving burgers and decided on BurgerFi,

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(short for Burgerfication of the Nation), a young brand started in 2011 that emphasized 100 percent fresh, madeto-order burgers. He liked the solid corporate structure and the concept of selling Angus beef burgers free of steroids, antibiotics and additives.

With his son Diego he purchased a BurgerFi first in Silver Spring followed by a location in Woodbridge, Virginia. They then decided to build their own restaurant from the ground up in North Bethesda, in the Pike & Rose Shopping Center. They built two more restaurants this summer, one in Towson, Maryland and another in White Marsh in Baltimore. Diego stresses that they are all are eco-friendly and family-friendly, with television shows and music available to appeal to all ages.

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT 150 African American History books donated to 8th grade class

AREA STUDENTS WIELD INGENUITY AND GRIT TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS

WEAPONS OF MASS CO M PA S S I O N ARTICLE LAURI GROSS | PHOTOGRAPHY ANA GUTIERREZ COVARRUBIAS ROBIN BALI

eighth grade, Robin was surprised to learn about the

summer before his freshman year at Winston Churchill

extent of child poverty in this country. In the summer

High School. A Winston Churchill student is also a

between eighth and ninth grades, Robin decided to do

contributor to, and student board member for the

something about it and founded Charity 4 the Children.

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“My dad always said I can do anything,” Robin recalled, as

Winston Churchill boasts a student who did an oncol-

he explained his dad’s willingness to contribute financially

ogy internship at a Walter Reed-affiliated center and a

to help Robin get his plans off the ground “as long as it was

nano-chemistry internship at Johns Hopkins University.

worthwhile.” Robin said his dad told him it was Robin’s job

All these students are actually one student: Robin Bali,

to figure out how to accomplish his goals. “So that was a

who graduated during Winston Churchill’s virtual coronavirus commencement in June.

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While working on a current-events assignment in the

A Potomac resident founded a charity during the

bit of pressure,” he laughed.

“Originally it was a club through freshmen year. Then

Asked how he accomplished so much even before

the summer after freshmen year, I was like ‘Dad, let’s

beginning college, Robin said simply, “A lot of work,”

expand it. Let’s work on a mission statement and bylaws.’

before adding that Winston Churchill is “filled with over-

We got it incorporated and it was a 501 c (different from a

achievers and I’m a workaholic as well.”

501(c)(3),” Robin explained.

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Robin’s dad, Vikkram (a patent examiner with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce) and his mom, Monica (a family-medicine doctor) were born in India and came to the United States as adults. Robin and his older brother, Sunny, were born here. Vikkram is a board member, co-founder and CFO of Charity 4 the Children.

Charity 4 the Children seeks to empower, equip, and ameliorate the circumstances of economically disadvantaged children. C4C (as it is known) has raised enough money to donate books, mathematical tools like compasses and protractors, and other resources to schools throughout the DMV. At his internship at the Walter Reed-affiliated center, Robin learned about the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system, “I created dual-CRISPR vectors and deleted carcinogenic proteins,” he said. At his Johns Hopkins internship, he worked with the development of nano-sensors and learned the social dynamics of working in a lab. Through his work with the Stanford Parkinson’s Disease Story Exchange, Robin helped transcribe stories for the group’s podcast, and hosted some of his own podcasts.

In the fall, Robin plans to attend the University of Maryland College Park. “I’m majoring in biological sciences: neurobiology and physiology with a minor in computer science,” he said, and added, “I’m hoping to double minor in entrepreneurship or double major in supply chain management. I am also hoping to expand C4C at school,” he said. “But I am realist. I know that being in pre-med and dealing with the covid situation, and taking all these classes, and having a double major and a minor etc. is zealous.”

“My dad says, ‘At the end of the day, be realistic. Do what you can do, and be grateful for what you did.’” Robin said, and added, “I am grateful for what I did and I plan to stick with it.”

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“MY DAD SAYS, ‘AT THE END OF THE DAY, BE REALISTIC. DO WHAT YOU CAN DO, AND BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DID.’ ” ROBIN SAID, AND ADDED, “I AM GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I DID AND I PLAN TO STICK WITH IT.”

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT (CONTINUED) RYAN AND CARLI NEEDLE Due to the coronavirus, college student Ryan Needle found himself - like so many others - studying for final exams at home. Unlike most, however, he figured he had spare time to help improve the lives of others suffering during the pandemic.

A rising sophomore mechanical engineering student at the University of Michigan who had already flexed his entrepreneurial muscles by 3D printing and selling fidget spinners to his classmates at Winston Churchill High School, Ryan said, “We were determined to be agents of change and find a way to contribute within our local community and across the country,” referring to a venture he undertook with his sister, Carli, a rising senior pre-med student at Vanderbilt University.

Ryan founded EZShields and designed and prototyped his product. “It’s a protective face shield that attaches to most hats, visors, and glasses, providing a physical barrier between the wearer’s face and the external environment,” he explained. The shields can be cleaned and reused. They provide an extra layer of protection over the cloth face masks that many people are now wearing in public. “The most unique aspect of this product,” Ryan said, “its the 3D-printed clips, that allow the shields to fit on hats and glasses.” After many late nights and more than 20 early clip designs, Ryan settled on a clip that works.

Carli serves as Director of External Outreach. “I am working to extend the reach of this project to particularly vulnerable populations in our local community,” she said. Through her partnerships with Montgomery County non-profits, EZShields has so far donated about 150 shields to Stepping Stones Homeless Shelter, So What Else (a regional after-school non-profit), SEEC (an agency that supports people with intellectual and

“WE WERE DETERMINED TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE AND FIND A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.”

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developmental disabilities), EveryMind (a mental-health education and advocacy group) and Nourish Now (a foodbank).

Ryan prints the plastic clips on his personal 3D printer at his family’s Potomac home. “I can probably print about 50 sets (of clips) in a day,” he explained. For the clear acetate shields, Ryan uses binding

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covers used in lamination. Staples in Rockville donated some of these, which Ryan and Carli used for the shields they donated. “They so generously agreed to donate some supplies to help propel this project,” Ryan said of Staples.

Ryan and Carli list the goals of the project as: helping society defeat COVID-19 using Ryan’s engineering background and Carli’s experience with community

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EZShields. “Being there physically give us better access,” Carli said, “And there is definitely a need to fill in those areas.”

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Congratulations C l as s o f " 2 0 2 0 " THE RESILIENCE OF A GENERATION WILL SHAPE THE NEXT

ARTICLE ANICIA JUAREZ PHOTOGRAPHY ANA GUTIERREZ COVARRUBIAS

POTOMAC LIFESTYLE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO COMMEND THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE DEDICATED CLASS OF 2020 AND SEND WELL WISHES AS YOU ENTER YOUR FIRST YEAR IN COLLEGE! All around the world, high school and college seniors missed out on an important milestone and rite of passage such as prom, senior picnics and walking the stage to the sound of their name being called. We understand the hard work and resilience that come with graduation. We are incredibly proud of all area recent graduates; It is your generation that will shape our future.Â

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"HIGH SCHOOL WAS TRULY A ROLLERCOASTER, AND MY FRIENDS WERE THE BEST PART. ALL THE MEMORIES I MADE IN HIGH SCHOOL WITH MY BEST FRIENDS WILL ALWAYS BE SUCH A HIGHLIGHT. WHETHER IT BE DRIVES, LUNCH DATES, FOOTBALL GAMES, OR HOMECOMING, MY BEST FRIENDS WERE THE BEST PART OF HIGH SCHOOL. I AM SO EXCITED FOR COLLEGE. I CAN’ T WAIT TO MEET NEW PEOPLE! I AM ON THE PRE-MED TRACK AND AM READY TO GET ON MY WAY TO BECOMING A DOCTOR." -EVYENIA ZOULIS, CHURCHILL '20, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND '24

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CLASS OF 2020 (CONTINUED)

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“MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL WAS INTERACTING WITH AND BECOMING CLOSE WITH SO MANY MORE PEOPLE AND CREATING FRIENDSHIPS THAT I KNOW WILL CARRY ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL AND BEING ABLE TO PARTAKE IN NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ALLOW ME TO GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL." -KRISTINA DUNNE, CHURCHILL '20, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND '24 CityLifestyle.com/Potomac

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ANIMAL KINGDOM ARTICLE MARIE ROBEY WOOD | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

Interested in Adopting a Rescue Animal?

NOW MAY BE THE PERFECT TIME! ANDY KOSTKA OF ROCKVILLE ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN A DOG BUT THE RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE FACED ONE BIG HURDLE: HIS PARENTS SUFFER FROM ALLERGIES AND WERE WORRIED THAT HAVING A PET IN THE HOUSE WOULD ONLY EXACERBATE THEIR PROBLEMS. However, with the family now hunkering down at home during the coronavirus epidemic, they decided to take the plunge in March. The result: a match made in heaven.

Andy contacted his local animal shelter, the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center, MCASAC, to see what was available. That is when he found Parks, an underweight mixed-breed German Shepherd puppy who was found abandoned on the street. Following the MCASAC’s protocol, Andy agreed to foster his dog for a short time to see if the pet was a good fit for his family. After a few short weeks Andy reported that everyone in his home was in love with Parks, and he formerly adopted Parks on April 2nd. According to Andy, “Having a dog has made me so much happier during this difficult time.”

Another animal adopted locally during Covid-19 from MCASAC is a seven-year old Himalayan cat named Cici. Her owner, Erika Jenkins, reports that “I’m so thrilled with her. She’s such

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POTOMAC EDUCATORS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CORONAVIRUS. HERE ARE PROFILES OF A FEW OF THE BEST WHO DEVELOP STUDENT GREATNESS

Bullis School, Upper School Honors Geometry and P r e c a l c u l u s Te a c h e r R e b e c c a Tu r e t t “Becca is one of our best teachers. She engages students and keeps them interested. She is dedicated to her craft 100 percent,” said Sharon Kessler, Director of Advancement & External Affairs.

Ms. Turett said, “I had success moving to remote learning because I worked with the students for 3/4 of the year and had gained their trust. They knew I cared about them, cared about their learning and would do anything to help them learn. I still had high expectations for them, still allowed them to retake assessments, was still available for extra instruction.” During remote learning, Ms. Turett changed the way she assessed students. Flipgrid software was one way.

“I am definitely going to use Flipgrid again.

It makes it easier to have students explain their thought process. It’s so important to not just understand but be able to explain their thinking,” she said.

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Feynman School, Middle-School S T E M Te a c h e r G a y a t h r i J a n a k i r a m a n P a r a m a s i v a n ( A K A M s . J P. ) “Inquiry-based projects are great for relating STEM concepts to everyday experience and they provide an intellectually stimulating environment for all kinds of learners,” said Ms. JP. “My students have enthusiastically worked on projects such as Zombie Cure, where they applied concepts of neuroanatomy and neurotransmitters, and The Baloney Detection Kit, where they analyzed fake news to understand the nature of science.”

Ms. JP makes scientific theories and concepts accessible by discussing historical context. “In my 8th-grade astronomy class,” she said, “students figured Earth’s circumference without realizing Eratosthenes in ancient Greece did exactly what they did.”

During the pandemic, the Feynman middle-school community had 100 percent student participation. She explained, “I keep my students invested in learning by making their online/screen time meaningful through peer interactions and team/partner collaboration for students to have a sense of connection and normalcy.”

Fusion Academy Rockville, Homework C a f é Te a c h e r A n d r a H a r m a t u c k Ms. Harmatuck began at Fusion in 2010 at the original California campus, and now she’s been with Fusion the longest of anyone at the Rockville campus.

“Building positive relationships with our students is the foundation for success at Fusion,” she said. “Talking with our students and learning about them as unique individuals allows positive and trusting relationships to develop organically. My role helps to develop skills beyond those taught in a traditional classroom.

While some students may need help with a math problem and others might need help editing a paper, other students might also need support in developing friendships and building confidence.

In the Homework Cafe, our students learn to advocate for themselves and develop comfort in seeking and receiving help. We think of the Homework Cafe as the heart of the campus and the love we pour into our students enables them to flourish.”

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Geneva Day School, A r t E n r i c h m e n t Te a c h e r Barbara Korb “It’s ‘Lavender Mist’ by Jackson Pollock!” Geneva Day Kindergartners have been known to exclaim when visiting the National Gallery of Art, as a finale to Mrs. Barbara Korb’s beloved Art Enrichment Program. Mrs. Korb’s informed and inspired graduates revel in understanding art vocabulary and techniques, and feel confident about their ability to recognize masterpieces.

“Children have the freedom to express their unique ideas and they feel joy in their art processes,” explained Mrs. Korb.

Her spiraling art curricula, defined by hands-on lessons that expand on previous years’ instruction, include Elements of Art (for 3s and 4s), Nature Art and Native American Indian Art (for PreK) and Art History (for Kindergarten).

A bi-annual, school-wide art show celebrating student-generated masterpieces is a colorful complement to the National Gallery of Art field trip and another way Geneva Day School fosters a lifelong love of learning.

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H o w t o Wo r k Fr o m Home When the Kids A r e H o m e , To o WHETHER YOU USUALLY WORK FROM HOME OR YOU’VE BEEN THRUST INTO THIS NEW DYNAMIC BECAUSE OF COVID-19, WORKING FROM HOME CAN BE A CHALLENGE WHILE JUGGLING EDUCATING AND CARING FOR KIDS. Even as stayat-home orders begin to lift, many companies and individuals will continue to work from home for many months ahead to maintain social distancing. Add to this, both school and work closures may go back and forth as the country, state, and communities deal with the uncertainties of the pandemic. Already, kids and parents alike feel stuck and miss their friends, activities, and normal routines.

This new family dynamic, coupled with the anxiety and stress from what’s happening in the world, may make it seem impossible to get anything done. But the following tips can help you develop a routine and environment that works for you and your family so you can get your job done.

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CREATE AND FOLLOW ROUTINES Kids thrive on consistent routines like those they have at school. So make a list of what your family needs to get done throughout the day - work calls, completing tasks, school zoom meetings, school work, meals, chores, and anything else. Be sure to include some time for fun as well!

Now, start filling in a schedule with the activities that occur at set times and work in other responsibilities and activities to create a family schedule. Include your kids in the planning, so they feel involved and more willing to follow the routine. Then post the schedule where the whole family can see it. Also, be sure to adjust the design of the schedule for the age of your kids. Younger children benefit from straightforward visuals using bright colors, precise times, and pictures to make the schedule clear.

SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS Kids and adults tend to do better when there are clear expectations set beforehand. Agree on a set of rules and expectations for the day regarding your work time and their school time. With older kids, sit down and make a written contract. If you have younger kids, work together to create a poster with visuals. To make it clear, talk about what different parts of your schedule, especially your work time, look and sound like, and what everyone should and shouldn’t be doing.

This will probably be a difficult adjustment at first. So it can help to set up a visual reminder to let your kids know when you cannot be disturbed except for emergencies.

Create a sign outside your workspace that clearly states the beginning and ending time of your work hours. This can help kids to be more patient. For younger kids, use a countdown clock so they can anticipate the end time.

DESIGNATE A WORKSPACE If you’re not used to working from home, recreating a space that feels like going to a workplace can get you into a better routine and improve your focus. Try to create your workplace away from the main areas of your home and, if possible, with a door you can close. These tricks will also help remind your kids not to disturb you when you’re in your workspace. Make your workspace as sim-

Create a sign outside your workspace that clearly states

ilar to the one at your job as possible. You can also play music or wear noise-canceling headphones to reduce distractions if another adult or older child is there to care for the younger ones.

the beginning and ending time of your work hours.

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DIY (CONTINUED) ASK FOR HELP This isn’t the time to try to do everything yourself.

If you have a partner at home, take turns spending time with the kids so you can each have uninterrupted time to focus on work or time to yourself to recharge.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed or are struggling to get something done for work, talk to your boss or team about the situation before things become too difficult.

Everyone is affected in some way by the COVID-19 outbreak and, therefore, will likely understand. If you’re struggling to balance work and being home with the kids, try talking to them at their level. Kids are more aware and understanding than we often realize. So an open conversation with them may help.

BE FLEXIBLE No one knows how long this is going to last, and everything about sheltering in place is new. So realize it will take time to adjust. Even if a strategy works one day, it may not work the next. This is a difficult time for kids as well, who may not fully understand what’s going on or be able to handle it emotionally. Unexpected things will come up in your work, with your kids, or any other aspect of your life. So, try to build in some wiggle room because you’ll likely need to make changes as you go. For example, if the day is going really smoothly, perhaps work a little longer to accomplish a bit more in case things don’t go smoothly on another day.

STAY POSITIVE Focus on the positive aspects of being home with your kids. Remember, the circumstance is only temporary. Things will eventually get done, and everyone is trying their best to manage right now with their own set of challenges and obstacles. Try to balance work and quality time with your family while you’re all stuck at home. The effort you make to do so can help your family bond and turn a tumultuous time into one filled with good memories.

Even if a strategy works o n e d ay, i t m ay n o t w o r k t h e n ex t .

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Fifi’s energy is incredibly contagious. I love going on hikes with Fifi, we both love spending time outside in the sun! Fifi is always there to cheer me and my sister when we come back from a long day at school. Fifi loves to cuddle, get belly rubs, and play with her stuffed dragon. Occasionally, Fifi enjoys getting dressed up in her raincoat when it’s raining and Christmas tree costume on Christmas Eve. Fifi is one of the friendliest dogs you’ll ever meet and is always excited to meet new people, especially at the park!

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