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Wana Chiwevu receives the FacultyAward from chemistry teacher Ana RoseTuszka at Mountain View High’s June 17graduation ceremony.

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See Memorial to a K-9, Page 5

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

When the Fair Oaks District police and firestation renovations were dedicated June14, part of the ceremony was for a dog

named Thor and service dogs like him. A memorialto Thor now stands outside the entrance to the po-lice station.

An all-white German shepherd, Thor is describedon the memorial as “a beloved and highly respectedsearch-and-rescue canine for the Fair Oaks Volun-teer Fire & Rescue Company.” His handler, Blair Millerof Oak Hill, called the recognition “quite an honor”and thanked Fairfax County for honoring Thor in sucha special way.

Miller, also a volunteer with the Fair Oaks fire sta-tion, said that station has always been involved withVirginia Task Force One, FEMA’s urban search-and-rescue team.

He learned to officially become a K-9 handler andThor was certified by the Virginia Department ofEmergency Management as a search-and-rescue K-9at age 2.

“Thor was trained for disaster,” said Miller. “Heretired at age 12, so he had a long tenure. I’d getcalled by the county — especially by law enforce-ment — to help find missing persons, suicide vic-tims and occasionally homicide victims, looking forremains. And in areas where people had covered upa crime scene, the dog could hit on it.”

Miller and Thor also did educational work in theschools. “I taught kids what to do if they were everlost,” he said. “And I told them the dog would comefind them.”

With Virginia Task Force One, Miller and Thor de-ployed to the Pentagon on 9/11, at the FBI’s request,

The memorial outside the Fair Oaks District Station tells Thor’s story.

From left:Wade Miller,dad BlairMiller,Michael Freyand Board ofSupervisorsChair SharonBulova ap-plaud afterthememorial’sunveiling.

Memorial to a K-9 HeroThor, a Fair Oaksfirefighters’ search-and-rescue dog, is honored.

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See Principal Offers, Page 8

See Thank You, Page 8

Elizabeth Scarcella received astanding ovation after singing“That’s Life.”

Karla Bolanos receives the Citizen-ship Award from math teacherAnne Hoffman.

Antonio Perez receives the Per-sonal Achievement Award fromMath Department Chair EmilieWoolard.

Chantilly’s Ray Chavez and fellowgrad Janna McKnight.

Shawnea Owens gets her diploma from Principal Dave Jagels.

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

At the start of Mountain ViewHigh’s June 17 graduation cer-emony at Centreville High, Prin-cipal Dave Jagels told his stu-

dents how honored and privileged he felt“to be the principal of one of the best schoolsin Fairfax County.”

Congratulating them on their “monumen-tal accomplishment” of graduating, he said,“As I look out at you, I’m in awe of life’sobstacles that some of you overcame to bewhere you sit today.”

The two student speakers, who sharedtheir stories with the audience, were ex-amples of some of the many obstaclesMountain View’s students had to hurdle toreach graduation.

The first to speak was Peter Shin, whoinitially headed down the wrong path, but

‘Thank You to Everyone Who Believed in Me’Mountain View High holds spring graduation.

was able to turn his life around and evenreceive a scholarship.

“In 2013, I did a terrible thing and wassent to the JDC [Juvenile Detention Cen-ter] on a felony charge,” he said. “I real-ized I was throwing away my potential andI knew I needed to change. For my sentence,I had to do 100 hours community serviceand go to school and make progress.”

Shin’s first step was enrolling in Moun-tain View. “Everyone here treated me well,”he said. “When I didn’t believe in myself,they believed in me.

I stopped hanging out with friends who’dget me in trouble, and I stopped worryingabout things I couldn’t change.” As a result,his grades improved, his relationships be-came stronger and he participated in schoolevents.

Now, said Shin, “I want to go to law schooland become a defense attorney and help

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

When students first come toMountain View, they oftentell Principal Dave Jagels

that they “hope” to graduate. But hop-ing, alone, won’t make it happen. Hope,he told his school’s almost-graduates, isa function of struggle.

And in the case of Mountain View stu-dents, he said, it’s a struggle like “having achild, trying to complete high school andending an abusive relationship; beinghomeless and utilizing county/communityresources to finish high school, learningEnglish to be able to pass the classes youneed to earn your diploma. It’s also work-ing a 40-hour week [while] going to schoolfull time, or enduring a trauma early inadolescence that changes one’s path in life.”

Jagels said hope happens when people areable to set realistic goals and figure out howto achieve them, even if alternative routesare necessary. It takes persistence, the abil-ity to tolerate disappointment and try again,and a belief in one’s strength to reach the

finish line.Quoting author Shane Lopez’s book,

“Making Hope Happen,” Jagels said whenpeople feel overwhelmed, they need to re-member who makes them feel like theymatter and what really matters to them.Doing so reminds them what they have tooffer the world and helps them reconnectwith their sense of identity and purpose –which can spur them to action.

Thinking of these things, Jagels told thestudents, makes him realize that “the magicof Mountain View might be some of the dif-ference in where you are today. In thosethree little words of ‘family, love and re-spect,’ Mountain View has helped you real-ize your own potential.”

He said this school helps students seewhat they may not be able to see, them-selves. “When I think of Mountain View,I think of hope,” said Jagels.

Quoting from “Lessons Learned inLife,” he said, “People come into our livesfor a reason, a season or a lifetime.”

“When someone is in your life for areason, it’s usually to meet a need youhave,” he said. “They’ve come to assistyou through a difficulty, to provide youwith guidance and support, to aid youphysically, emotionally or spiritually.Then, when our need has been met,they’re gone and it’s time to move on.

“When people come into our life for a

Jagels: ‘Go Lead a Life of Inspiration’Principal offerswords of wisdom tothe graduates.


News

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

After 43 years atGreenbriar West El-ementary (GBW), in-structional assistant

Agnes Gordon decided she’d retireafter school ended in June. So herfriends and colleagues were pre-pared to say goodbye to her.

What no one expected, however,was that they’d be saying farewellpermanently. On May 26, overMemorial Day weekend, she diedon her 79th birthday.

She’s survived by her husbandof 54 years, Harry, three childrenand eight grandchildren. Gordon’scause of death wasn’t revealed, butmemorial contributions may bemade to the Juvenile Diabetes Re-search Foundation atwww.jdrf.org.

“She had worked here atGreenbriar West since its openingin 1971 – first, as a parent volun-teer when her children attendedthe school, and then as an instruc-tional assistant,” said stringsteacher Kate Belasik. “She will bemissed very much by the staff, stu-dents and school community.”

Noting that Gordon has been “avery special part” of the GBW com-munity for more than four de-cades, school Principal Lori Cleve-land said Gordon’s specialty wasteaching children to read.

“She delighted in the accom-plishments of her students, prais-ing their learning of a new soundor word by calling them ‘smartcookies,’” said Cleveland. “Thechildren loved learning with Mrs.

Gordon, and she made a huge dif-ference in the thousands of stu-dents with whom she worked.”

In 2006, GBW celebrated its40th of major renovations to en-large and modernize the school.Cleveland said her favoritememory of that event is “when weunveiled the Agnes Gordon Read-ing Room in her honor.”

Describing Gordon as “alwaysupbeat and positive about thestaff, students and community ofGreenbriar West,” Cleveland saidthat – even though Gordonplanned to retire – she wasn’t doneteaching children.

“Before submitting her retire-ment papers, she asked me if Iwould write her a reference so shecould serve as a volunteer in aschool closer to her [Gainesville]

home,” said Cleveland. “She saidto me, ‘I’m not going to just sit athome.’ She had spirit and deter-mination; I can only aspire to belike her when I am 78 years old.”

SCHOOL COUNSELOR JeanneMcKinley said Gordon was also ahuge help in the parking lot as thechildren arrived at school. “Everyweek, I spend half an hour stop-ping parents’ kiss-and-ride trafficso our buses can turn into theschool parking lot,” said McKinley.“There are so many buses, cars andchildren at the crosswalk that wecan’t keep track of them all. Thankgoodness Agnes did.

“We couldn’t wait for her to yell,‘All buses!’ and wave her arms atus from afar, so we didn’t have tobe out in the freezing cold, wind,

snow, driving rain or wilting heatfor one minute longer than we hadto. Of course, she was out therewith us, standing guard faithfully,with humor and calm gracious-ness. We’ll miss Agnes.”

Kindergarten teacher MeghanHimmelrich was new to GBW, thispast school year, and initiallydidn’t know very many peoplethere. “But I did get to know Agnesa little because we sat together atlunch,” she said. “I knew she wasa cool lady early on because shedrank a root beer every day forlunch, and root beer is the best.”

“She shared lots of interestingstories about her life and familyand would always ask me aboutmy upcoming wedding,” contin-ued Himmelrich. “She brought mea wedding magazine one day andshared tips from her son’s wed-ding. Agnes made me feel verywelcome here at GBW and I amgoing to miss our chats together.”

Second-grade teacher ChrisYardley worked with Gordon atGBW for 11 years and is mourn-ing her loss, along with everyoneelse who knew and loved her. “Ev-ery child should be so lucky toknow someone like Agnes Gor-don,” said Yardley. “She had agenuine love for children, and itshowed with every encounter shehas with a child.”

“That being said, Agnes has al-ways been a positive ray of sun-shine with everyone – studentsand adults. She had an incrediblememory for names and specificevents, and she always made youfeel special.” Saddened by herdeath, Yardley called GreenbriarWest “so fortunate to have had thepleasure of Agnes’s involvementwith students and staff at ourschool for all these years. I knowthat hundreds of kids will fondlyremember Mrs. Gordon as theycontinue through life’s challenges,successes and all the twists andturns in between. What a speciallady.”

Colleagues Mourn GBW Instructional AssistantAfter fourdecades there,Agnes Gordondies at age 79.

Agnes Gordon with kindergarten teacher Meghan Himmelrich’s class on Dr. SeussDay.

Agnes Gordon in her GBWshirt.

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“She delighted in theaccomplishments ofher students,praising theirlearning of a newsound or word bycalling them ‘smartcookies.’”

— Principal Lori Cleveland


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Memorial to a K-9 HeroFrom Page 2

and were involved in recoveringall the remains.

“And since Thor was a resourcefor the Virginia Department ofEmergency Management and theFBI, we went on searches through-out the country,” said Miller. “Hewas also a member of my family.”

Thor died in 2010, at age 14;and after the memorial’s unveiling,Miller was both touched and over-

whelmed that, “four years after hisdeath, they’re still acknowledginghim. It’s a testament to the factthat they still remember him andhe made an impact. He was some-thing special that they caredenough about him to erect a me-morial.” Indeed, the last line of thememorial sums it up: “Thor’sstrong spirit and enormous contri-butions made him a pillar of thefire and rescue community.”

Police SeekRobbers

Fairfax County police are seek-ing the group of teens who as-saulted two other teens androbbed one of them. The incidentoccurred Monday, June 30, in theSunset Ridge/Little Rocky RunCourt area of Centreville.

Police say a boy, 17, and girl, 16,were walking on the sidewalkwhen they were approached byfour or five teenage boys. One ofthem struck the male victim,knocking him to the ground. Theother assailants also struck himand took property from him. Thegirl ran away. Neither victim re-quired medical treatment. The sus-pects were described as black andin their late teens.

Burglary inCentreville

Fairfax County police are alsolooking for a man who recentlyburglarized a Centreville homewhile the occupants were in it. Theincident occurred Tuesday, July 1,in the 14900 block of Rydell Road.

According to police, the resi-dents were awakened by a maninside a room. But when they chal-lenged him, he jumped off the bal-cony and fled with an undisclosedamount of cash he’d taken fromthe home. The suspect is describedas white, about 5 feet 8 inches and135 pounds.

July 4thSafe Rides

WRAP will provide safe rideshome during the Fourth of Julyholiday. Those needing one maycall 1-800-200-TAXI (AT&T cus-tomers dial #WRAP) for a free ridehome, up to a $30 fare, from Fri-day July 4, at 10 p.m. throughSaturday, July 5, at 4 a.m. Peoplemust be 21 or older to use this ser-vice. Some restrictions apply; seewww.soberride.com for furtherdetails or call WRAP at 703-893-0461.

Farmers MarketOn Thursdays

Each Thursday, from 3-7 p.m.,the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter hosts a farmers market inits parking lot. The GovernmentCenter is at 12000 GovernmentCenter Pkwy. in Fair Oaks, and thenext markets are slated for July 10and July 17.

Host a WFCMFood Drive

WFCM needs the community’shelp over the summer monthswhen it has a critical shortage offood. “For instance, of the 24schools that we serve, one has over900 students who count on freeand reduced lunches during theschool year,” said WFCM Commu-nity Outreach Manager JennieBush. “This creates a financialstrain on families looking for foodhelp.”

But she said local residents canmake a tremendous difference byhosting a food drive with theirsports team, camp, swim team orplace of employment.

To arrange a food drive forWFCM, contact the organization’ssummer intern, Annie Cecil, [email protected].

2014 Fairfax50+ Plan

Fairfax County projects a dra-matic increase in its older popula-tion. Between 2005 and 2030, thecounty expects the 50-and-overpopulation to increase by 40 per-cent and the 70-and-over popula-tion by 88 percent. So the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, to-gether with the Fairfax Area Com-mission on Aging and local resi-dents, has been working with thecommunity to create the 2014Fairfax 50+ Plan.

What’s proposed is at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/o l d e r a d u l t s e r v i c e s /fairfax50plus.htm under the topicheadings of Safety & Health, Hous-

ing, Transportation, CommunityEngagement, Services for OlderAdults & Caregivers, and Long-Range Planning & Trends Analy-sis. Comments may be emailed [email protected] June 30.

Food DonationsFor WFCM

Western Fairfax Christian Min-istries’ food pantry urgently needs

donations of canned vegetables(no green beans), vegetable oil;dry pasta, flour, canned fruit andmeat, white or brown rice (1- or2-lb. bags), cold cereal, pancakemix, powdered and evaporatedmilk. Also needed are toilet paper,diapers, shampoo and baby wipes.(WFCM clients cannot purchasetoiletries with food stamps).

Bring all items to WFCM’S foodpantry, weekdays, 9 a.m.-1:30p.m., at 13888 Metrotech Drive,near Papa John’s Pizza and Kumon

Learning Center, in Chantilly’sSully Place Shopping Center.

Thrift-store needs include springand summer clothing, qualityshoes and like-new houseware.The store is at 13939 MetrotechDrive.

In addition, food-pantry volun-teers are needed Tuesdays, 11a.m.-2:30 p.m., and Wednesdays,4-6 p.m.

Contact Annette Bosley at 703-988-9656, ext. 110, [email protected].


Opinion

See Letter, Page 7

By Michelle Krocker

Executive Director

Northern Virginia Affordable

Housing Alliance

On June 9, the Residential StudioCommittee of the Fairfax CountyPlanning Commission voted torecommend that the review of

the Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Residen-tial Studio Units be tabled. This recommenda-tion will be voted on by the full Planning Com-mission at its July 24 meeting and it is almostcertain that it will be adopted. After monthsof committee hearings and community meet-ings throughout the county, the RSU amend-ment will be quietly put to rest.

What were the factorsthat defeated this pro-posal? They were manyand varied, including:

❖ virulent community opposition;❖ fear of overcrowding, which is a real issue

in some parts of the county;❖ an abject lack of knowledge by the larger

community about the issue of housingaffordability — who needs it, current housingcosts, income levels of the workforce, the im-pacts on our quality of life;

❖ a zoning ordinance that didn’t allow theflexibility needed to develop these units;

❖ absence of leadership from the Board ofSupervisors in communicating the county’sgrowing unmet housing needs and helping toshepherd a community discussion that wasbalanced and respectful.

Is Fairfax County committed to providinghousing that is affordable for all its residents?

While the Board of Supervisors unanimouslyadopted the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessnessin 2007 and the Blueprint for Housing in 2010,they have done very little in the ensuing yearsto provide the resources needed to implementthese plans. In 2009, when the county reduced

the Penny Fund for Housing to a half cent, thefinancial resources to leverage private capitalto preserve and develop new affordable hous-ing were lost (the remaining half cent is usedto pay the debt service on the bonds issued forthe Wedgewood Apartments acquisition). From2005 to 2009, the One Penny Fund preservedover 2,200 units of affordable housing. Since2009, the number of new or preserved unitsserving households earning less than $64,000or 60 percent of area median income has de-clined significantly.

The FY2015 Housing and Community De-velopment budget provides $5 million for newconstruction or a preservation project of 120units, and approximately $3 million for Bridg-ing Affordability, a rental subsidy for house-holds moving out of homelessness. This is apaltry amount of funding for a county of thissize and wealth. As has been famously said,“show me your budget and I’ll show you yourpriorities.”

Other policies to provide funding for hous-ing have been studied and tabled by the Boardof Supervisors, the most recent being the “3-2-1 policy” which would secure a contributionfrom commercial development in transit andhigh density areas of the county to support thedevelopment of workforce housing. This policyis currently in place for the Tysons redevelop-ment area, but board members felt that if ap-plied to other areas of the county, it could de-ter new commercial development which hasslowed down in the last few years. However,both Arlington and Alexandria have commer-cial development fee policies in place, and theresult has been a significant increase in re-sources for affordable housing with no appar-ent impact on commercial development.

The unwillingness to adopt new, provenfunding strategies, combined with minimallocal investment in housing programs meansthat the county is falling farther and fartherbehind in meeting the goals for the 10 Year

Plan and the Blueprint for Housing. How canhomelessness be addressed in a meaningfulway if the stock of affordable housing isn’tgrowing? How does Fairfax County ensure thatthere is housing in its communities for theworkforce in the retail, hospitality, health care,public sector and entry level jobs? How doesthe county promote the development of stable,affordable housing for homeless children,youth aging out of foster care, persons withspecial needs, seniors on fixed incomes and lowwage working people?

The final motion on the RSU amendment atthe June 9 meeting included a recommenda-tion stating that “there be a broader commu-nity dialogue about affordable housing, includ-ing a discussion on how best to provide for arange of housing opportunities .... that willserve the county’s current and future residentsat all income levels.” The Alliance enthusiasti-cally endorses this recommendation, and be-lieves the time for discussion is now. An hon-est community discussion would hopefullybreak down some of the barriers of mistrustand misunderstanding surrounding housing,and engage more members of the communityin building consensus for solutions.

The growing shortage of affordable housingand the severe cost burden for an increasingpercentage of the county’s population is notunique to Fairfax County. This is a challengethat threatens the vitality and sustainability ofthe entire region, and some jurisdictions havemade progress in increasing their affordablehousing stock through a variety of financial andland use tools.

As the largest jurisdiction and the engine ofjob growth for the region, Fairfax Countyshould be the leader in addressing the hous-ing issue.

Instead, they are lagging far behind due tonegligible investments and the absence of vi-sion to address the unmet housing needs of itsresidents both today and in the future.

County Falling Behind on Its Housing Goals

Commentary

Safe, SoberAnd SensationalTo the Editor:

Spotlights in the sky over Centreville her-alded their arrival. At 11 p.m. on the eveningof June 18, graduates of Westfield HighSchool’s Class of 2014 began arriving for agraduation celebration designed for one pri-mary reason: to keep these teens safe and so-ber on one of the most dangerous nights oftheir young lives. But don’t tell them that. Tothem, it was an evening of fun, games, danc-ing, food, friends and lots of prizes; a celebra-tion of their four years of hard work and suc-cess. They had earned the right to celebrate.And their parents could rest easy, knowing theywere having fun at a safe, sober, and chaper-oned event. But it wasn’t always this way.

In 1987, the Department of Motor Vehiclesidentified a spike in alcohol and drug relatedaccidents specifically on high school gradua-tion nights. This study prompted the VirginiaDepartment of Education to develop the “Vir-ginia Operation Graduation Project,” to pro-

vide guidelines to schools on hosting drug andalcohol free graduation celebrations. Thus be-gan the tradition of PTSAs hosting All NightGrad Parties, which Westfield High Schooladopted from its start. Although the event haschanged in venue and activities over the years,the one thing that hasn’t changed is the amountof community involvement needed to make thisevent a success.

For the past few years, Westfield’s ANGP hasbeen held at Fast Eddies’ Sports & Billiards inCentreville. Though Fast Eddies’ recentlychanged ownership and the soon-to-be-named“The Revolution” was not yet open to the pub-lic, the new owners embraced their commu-nity by continuing as Westfield’s ANGP venueand hosting the graduates in style, mechani-cal bull included.

In addition to a DJ, dancing and a laser lightshow, graduates enjoyed casino tables, a live“Jeopardy” game, photo booths, airbrush tat-toos, a “blizzard of bucks,” games, food andmuch more until 4 a.m, … when a large num-ber of graduates left with their arms full offabulous prizes. Thanks to the generosity ofour Centreville, Chantilly and extended com-

munity, more graduates than ever were ableto win raffled prizes donated by the followinglocal businesses: Ace Hardware – Westfield;Alex Sax, Allure Salon and Spa; Amazing NailsCentreville; Applebee’s Chantilly; AvionDrycleaning, Inc.; Baskin Robbins Centreville;Buffalo Wing Factory; Chick-Fil-A Chantilly;Catalina D’Italia Restaurant; Chipotle Corpo-rate; Cinemark Theaters – Centreville; DullesGolf Center; Dunkin Donuts – Greenbriar; ElFresco; Fosters Grille Chantilly; FirstWatch, TheDaytime Café; Genghis Grill; Giant – StoneRoad; GNC Live Well – Fair Lakes; Go VacuumOutlet; H.H.Gregg Appliances & Electronics –Fair Lakes; Hair Cuttery – Chantilly; JerseyMike’s – Chantilly; Lids – Monmouth Mall; Life-time; Marshalls – Greenbriar; Minerva IndianCuisine; Modell’s; Mr. Juan Valdez; Mr. KeithA. Harrison; Mrs. Green’s Natural Market;Noodles and Company; Om Spices – IndianGrocery Store; Paisanos; Pho Aura –Centreville; Picante Restaurant; Plato’s Closet;Radio Shack; Santini’s New York Style Deli;Sears – Centreville; Soccer Post D.C – Fairfax;

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Community Service ProjectMembers of the Lane’s Mill Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter partici-pated in a community service project in the Sully Station II neighborhood duringMay. Members placed plastic decals on storm drains that read, “No Dumping,Drains to Occoquan Reservoir.” The labels remind residents not to dump anypollutants down storm drains, which are part of watersheds.

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Graduates from Westfield’s Class of 2014 celebrate at their All Night Grad party on June18.

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Starbucks – Fair Lakes; Sweet Frog – Chantilly;Texas Roadhouse Chantilly; Tony’s NY Pizza; UFC –GYM; VA Tech Bookstore; Victoria’s Secret, andWalmart – Fairlakes.

The Westfield High School PTSA would like to ex-

tend our deepest gratitude to these businesses andall the individuals whose generosity and hard workmade a safe and sober All Night Grad Party a sensa-tional event for the WHS Class of 2014.

Westfield HS PTSA/ANGP Committee


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‘Thank You to Everyone Who Believed in Me’From Page 3

Principal Offers Words of Wisdom to the GraduatesFrom Page 3

season, they bring you peace or make youlaugh. They may teach you somethingyou’ve never done. They usually give youjoy or encouragement and belief in your-self. It’s usually short and sweet.

“Lifetime relationships teach you a life-

time of lessons you must build upon to havea solid emotional and academic foundation.Accept the lessons, love the people and putwhat you’ve learned to use in all other re-lationships and areas of your life.”

Jagels said some of Mountain View’s se-niors have only been at the school for a short

time, a reason; some for a semester, a sea-son; and some for much longer. “It is myhope that the impact Mountain View hashad on your lives will last a lifetime,” hesaid. “Your impact on us, the staff, certainlywill.”

“Seniors, go be the hope and lead a life

of inspiration,” he continued. “Takesome of the values of ‘family, love andrespect’ and apply them to your life.

Have hope and be the person youwant to be. Thank you so much for be-ing part of Mountain View; we are sovery proud of you.”

other people because they helped me. Myparents and girlfriend supported me andpushed me to do my best. I’ve matured andI’m proud of myself today. Graduating highschool has given me confidence, and I’mlooking forward to the challenges ahead.”

“Mountain View has been a blessing tome,” he continued. “If I hadn’t come here, Idon’t know what I would have done. Thankyou to everyone who believed in me andgave me the confidence to believe in my-self.”

Meanwhile, Karla Bolanos wasn’t justgetting used to a new school, she was ad-justing to a whole, new country where theEnglish language was foreign to her. “I leftmy family in El Salvador and had to get usedto a new life, new culture, new languageand a new environment,” she said.

She attended a Chantilly school, but itmight as well have been on Mars. “My firstday of school, I was terrified,” said Bolanos.“I didn’t know any English; I practiced, butcouldn’t answer when people just asked memy name.

I soon became frustrated and depressed;people talked to me and I couldn’t under-stand.”

“School was so hard for me,” she contin-ued. “I wanted to communicate with people,

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take me five or six years to graduate.” Butthat summer, she heard about MountainView. Her sister was transferring there and

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Grad Karla Bolanos of Centreville’s London Towne community, with hersister, Carolina Bolanos, and mom, Sandra Mejia.

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Summer comes but once a year.

From picnics and days at thepool to backyard barbequesand day-long hikes, many people

spend the season outdoors. Danger, fromwater-related illnesses to heat stroke, oftencomes with the fun. Public safety officialssay people can prevent accidents and ill-nesses by taking safety measures and stay-ing informed.

“One of the core messages with publichealth is that we can’t be everywhere allthe time,” said Glen Barbour, public safetyinformation officer for the Fairfax CountyHealth Department. “It is really in the handsof the public to take precautionary measuresand protect themselves.”

Celebratory sparklers are popular duringthe summer, but they’re a source of danger.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commis-sion reports that 60 percent of fireworksinjuries occur around July 4. Hand, eye andface injuries are among the most common.

“The first thing that we recommend isviewing fireworks displays in a public placethat has been permitted and checked forsafety,” said Dan Schmidt, spokesman forthe Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Depart-ment. “It saves them money and provides asafe environment to view fireworks.”

Other safety officials agree. Fireworks arebanned in the City of Alexandria. “We haveclose to 100 percent compliance, so we don’tsee many injuries,” said Tony Washington,spokesman for the City of Alexandria FireDepartment.

For those who decide to use consumerfireworks, there are a few safety consider-ations to keep in mind: “Fire them from aflat surface and make sure there are no com-bustible materials near the fireworks,” saidSchmidt. “Have bystanders at least 25 feetaway, read the directions and don’t let chil-

dren handle or light fireworks.”

OTHER SUMMER HEALTH HAZARDSare equally preventable. From recreationalwater illnesses to sunburns, staying in-formed about potential hazards and strate-gies for keeping them at bay can lead to amore fun and relaxing summer for every-one.

“The best way to prevent recreationalwater illnesses is to keep germs, pee andpoop out of the water,” said Kurt Larrick,spokesman for the Arlington County Depart-ment of Human Service. “Check diapers fre-quently and take a shower with soap be-fore going into the water.”

Fairfax County issues the same message.“The main thing that we at the health de-partment emphasize is gastrointestinal ill-ness caused by feces in the water,” saidBarbour. “We encourage people, especiallythe parents of small children, to not go to apublic pool when they have diarrhea.”

Barbour warns of factors that might givethe public a false sense of security. “We wantparents to be mindful that not all germs arekilled right away, even in chlorinated wa-ter, and that leak-proof diapers don’t alwayskeep feces out of the water.”

Other preventative measures include fre-quent hand washing, taking a shower be-fore entering a public pool, discouragingchildren from drinking water that is usedfor swimming and giving young children

bathroom breaks at least every 60 minutes.

IN ADDITION TO ILLNESSES, otherwater-related dangers spike during the sum-mer. “There are a lot of accidents likedrowning,” said Barbour. “Teach kids howto swim, watch young children very care-fully when they are near water.

Swimming with a partner and wearing alife vest when boating are also important.“Should someone fall in the water and in-jure their head, the life vest will keep themfloating,” said Barbour.

Heat-induced ailments like sunburns,heat rashes, heat exhaustion and heat strokeare other hot-weather culprits. “The threemost important things to do to prevent themare drink enough fluids, wear proper cloth-ing and choose the best times to be out-side,” said Caroline Sutter, RN DNP-BC, as-sistant professor of nursing, George MasonUniversity. “Avoid the extreme heat of mid-day.”

Wearing sunscreen, staying hydrated andavoiding alcohol when in the heat are alsogood ideas. “Most of the research shows thatyou should drink water before going outinto the heat, even if you don’t feel thirsty.Thirst is the last warning sign of dehydra-tion,” said Sutter. “After you come in, youcan add back water with sports drinks thathave electrolytes.”

Know the warning signs that it is time toget out of the heat: “Heat cramps are thefirst thing that you’ll feel,” said Sutter. “Yourmuscles will get tired and cramp easily be-cause they aren’t getting enough bloodflow.”

Nausea, vomiting and headaches are alsoclues. “Your body is good about giving yourwarning signs,” said Sutter. “If you listen toyour body you can avoid some of thesemajor complications.”

The elderly and very young children areat greatest risk of heat illnesses.

“Children in sports camps or outdoorcamps should wear sunscreen and haveregular rest breaks in the shade,” saidRosemarie Berman, RN, Ph.D., chair, B.S.N.program; assistant professor of nursing,Marymount University in Arlington. “A well-regulated camp will have regulated restperiods.”

Barbour said, “Parents of infants andsmall children should be aware because ababy can’t tell you when they’re sick. Checkon elderly neighbors who don’t have airconditioning.”

Avoid leaving the elderly, young childrenand pets in small, enclosed spaces like cars.“They could die even after a short period oftime like when you’re running to get gas,”said Sutter.

Stay informed about potentially danger-ous weather like heat waves. “We have cool-ing centers open on really hot days,” saidBarbour. “You can also go into an air condi-tioned public space like a library.”

BITES FROM MOSQUITOES and tickscan also pose health threats. “People shouldbe mindful that we do have West Nile virusand Lyme disease in our area,” said Barbour.“When summer comes, people are outsideand are exposed to insects that cause peopleto get sick.”

Heavily foliaged spaces, like those withtall grass, are where such bugs hide. “Ifyou’re in an area where the grass is high,on the fringes of a park or even your back-yard, be aware,” said Barbour.

When hiking or working outside, wearlight-colored, loose fitting clothing, longsleeves and long pants. “Ticks are sneaky,”said Barbour. “They will crawl up your legwithout you knowing it.”

Other precautionary measures includechecking your body carefully for ticks aftercoming inside and eliminating standingwater from around a home. “At least once aweek, we encourage people to walk aroundtheir house and dump water from placeslike bird baths and your dog’s water bowl.”

Health and safety officials say that mostsummer hazards are avoidable. “Summersafety pretty much all boils down to com-mon sense and reducing your exposure torisks,” said Larrick.

Keeping danger atbay during warmweather months.

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where the bad kids went,” she said. “ButI came here three years ago and it wasthe best decision of my life. The teachersgave me extra help and told me to studyhard and believe in myself. I made honorroll and read my first book here.”

The ESOL teacher and librarian helpedBolanos improve her English, and shesaid reading was a big factor in her suc-cess at school. “I had to work extra hard,”she said. “But Mountain View gave mehope that I could graduate from highschool and be the first person in my fam-ily to attend college.”

Referring to the school motto, she saidMountain View gave her “family, love andrespect.” Bolanos, an honor graduate andscholarship recipient, then thanked coun-selor Michael Todd, Assistant PrincipalAmy Parmentier and all her teachers“who were there to push me whenever Igave up hope. This is not only my vic-tory, this is all of our victories,Timberwolves!”

After those two speeches, AssistantPrincipal Susan Lee said, “This is whatkeeps Mountain View teachers coming toschool every day. We hear stories likethese about students who won’t quit.”

Next, graduating student ElizabethScarcella sang such an outstanding ren-dition of Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” thatshe received a standing ovation. Thenschool staff presented three specialawards.

Math teacher Anne Hoffman gave theCitizenship Award to Bolanos. It recog-nizes students who help build a positiveschool community, and Hoffman saidBolanos was involved in Mountain View’sreading buddies and environmental pro-grams and praised her tenacity and drive.

Receiving the Personal AchievementAward was Antonio Perez. “He had a pastfilled with negative choices, anger andpoor behavior,” said Math DepartmentChair Emily Woolard. “But he comes heretoday as the definition of determinationand resilience – and as someone who’stransformed himself into a respectfulyoung man.”

The Faculty Award for achieving aca-demic and personal success, despite sig-nificant obstacles, went to WanaChiwevu. “She’s been an exemplary stu-dent – hard-working, independent, kind,funny, disciplined and determined,” saidchemistry teacher Ana Rose Tuszka. “Shecompleted 1-1/2 years of classes in oneyear, attending both day and nightclasses, and taking public transportationto get there.”

“She read extra books and researchedtopics at home,” continued Tuszka. “She’sa classroom leader, helping others, andsupported women in need through theBrave Girls Club. She’s found a familyhere at the View, and it’s been a joy anda pleasure watching her relentlessly pur-sue her education.”

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MONDAY/JULY 7Bouncin’ Babies. 10:30 a.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for babies up to11 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 11:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Rhymes, songs,stories and activities for children 12-23 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Writers of Chantilly. 6:45 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Share work andgive and receive feedback in asupportive setting. Call 703-502-3883.

TUESDAY/JULY 8Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.

at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Early literacystorytime with stories, songs andactivities. Age 2 with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

“Flights of Fancy” — Stories forChildren. 11 a.m. at Udvar-Hazy

Center, 14390 Air and SpaceMuseum Pkwy., Chantilly. Free. Visithttp://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center/things-to-do/story-times.cfm for more.

Reptiles Alive. 2:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. See how these animals cling,climb and chase in the wild.Presented by Reptiles Alive. For ages6-12. Call 703-502-3883.

Magic and Mayhem. 4 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A sci-fi andfantasy book discussion group forgrades 6-8. Call 703-502-3883.

Art Storytime. 7 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Storytime to explore the artistin everyone, come dressed in oldclothes. For ages 4-7. Call 703-502-3883.

Teen Writers Workshop. 7 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Writing workshopfor teens to inspire creativity andimprove writing skills. Participantscan bring work to read out loud orjust attend. Call 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 9Read, Build, Play Duplo Storytime.

10:30 and 11:30 a.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Duplo play storytime to helpdevelop early literacy skills. Age 18-35 months with adult. Call 703-502-3883.

“Flights of Fancy” — Stories forChildren. 11 a.m. at Udvar-HazyCenter, 14390 Air and SpaceMuseum Pkwy., Chantilly. Free. Visithttp://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center/things-to-do/story-times.cfm for more.

Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Rhymes, songs, stories andactivities for babies up to 11 monthswith adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Rhymes, songs, stories andactivities for children 12-23 monthswith adult. Call 703-502-3883.

Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Book group foradults. Call 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY/JULY 9-11Learn to Sew. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at

Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Suited forchildren 8-12. $90 for in county,$105 for out of county. Call 703-437-1794 to sign up.

THURSDAY/JULY 10Fairy Tale Writing Workshop.

10:30 a.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Learn to write a fairy tale, forchildren in grades 3 and 4. Call 703-502-3883.

“Flights of Fancy” — Stories forChildren. 11 a.m. at Udvar-HazyCenter, 14390 Air and SpaceMuseum Pkwy., Chantilly. Free. Visithttp://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center/things-to-do/story-times.cfm for more.

Balloon Sculpting. 2 p.m. CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Learn the art of balloontwisting, for ages 12-18. Call 703-830-2223.

The End, Or Is It? Book Club. 7:30p.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Bookdiscussion group. Call 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/JULY 11Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Rhymes, songs, stories andactivities for babies up to 11 monthswith adult. Call 703-502-3883.

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