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By Ken Moore

The Connection

A majority of The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors voiced sup-port last week for including aMeals Tax Referendum as part of

the 2016 General Election. They hope thata meals tax could provide additional rev-enue to support schools, without putting ad-ditional burden on homeowners with theproperty tax.

The debate and final vote is scheduledfor the Board’s June 7 session. Then it couldbe up to voters.

“If this is approved, it will be new rev-enue. It’s diversified revenue,” said Lee Dis-trict Supervisor Jeff McKay. “I want to putit on the ballot. Ask the voters.”

“We have an opportunity here,” saidMount Vernon Supervisor Dan Storck.

“This is a tool used by cities and townswithin and adjacent to Fairfax County,” saidHunter Mill Supervisor Catherine Hudgins.“It is time for Fairfax County to join thesecounties and begin diversifying our revenuesources.”

“We have a coalition of groups to advo-cate for the meals tax,” said ChairmanSharon Bulova. Bulova and Dranesville Su-pervisor John W. Foust advocated designat-ing 80 percent of the money collected in ameals tax to Fairfax County Public Schools,and 20 percent to capital improvementprojects.

In fact, the Board’s budget committeeapproved by majority vote a ballot questionbased on a 70-30 split.

“I think this is likely to be the ballot ques-tion,” said Budget Committee chairman JeffMcKay.

School advocates are front and center insupporting a meals tax, believing it will helpbridge funding shortfalls.

“The community is ready to support this,”said Pat Hynes, chairman of the FairfaxCounty school board, and the representa-tive from Hunter Mill.

“Referendums focused on schools andcapital improvements prove the ones mostlikely to pass,” Hynes said, citing recentreferenda on meals tax elsewhere in Vir-ginia.

NOT SO FAST. Springfield Supervisor PatHerrity ensured another point of view.

“There is an advocacy group forming onthe other side, chambers and restaurants,”said Herrity, pointing out that it is actually

in addition to a six percent sales tax alreadycollected on meals.

“Certainly from the chamber’s point ofview, we don’t want to see any tax thatsingles out any industry,” said Jim Corcoran,president of the Northern Virginia Cham-ber of Commerce.

A potential four percent meals tax couldcreate $96 million annually in additionalrevenue for the county, more than $20 mil-lion from non-county residents.

“Let’s look at the equation on both sides,”said Corcoran.

“It does not send the right message tobusinesses,” many who make Fairfax Countytheir headquarters, he said. “We have de-veloped a business-friendly environment,internationally.”

A “domino effect” could quickly erase rev-enue generated by the meals in loss of busi-ness and tourism, said Corcoran.

“The average taxpayer is not going to gettax relief. We’re hearing our real estate taxesare getting higher and higher. This isn’tgoing to alleviate that,” said ProvidenceDistrict Supervisor Linda Smyth.

“If people think the meals tax is comingon top of an increasing property tax, it willfail. Maybe it should fail,” said BraddockSupervisor John Cook.

The Greater Reston Chamber, accordingto its CEO and President Mark S. Ingrao,“has a long held position by our membersof opposing single-industry taxes particu-larly if they do not benefit the industry be-ing taxed.”

Ingrao said the Reston Chamber advo-

tax on the county; the Board could vote of-ficially to prove or not approve the ballotquestion.

In 2008, Loudoun County held a referen-dum for a meals tax in November 2008 tofund new school construction, but it failedby a 70-30 percent vote.

In 2013, Henrico and Middlesex countiesapproved meals tax referendums. A similareffort in Chesterfield failed to pass.

“The meals tax ballot questions that havebeen approved are the ones that tell youwhere the money is going, and where it willgo to schools and capital improvements,”said McKay.

The Town of Herndon passed its mealstax in 2003.

“We estimated $900,000, and it generated$900,279. Not bad for estimating somethingright out of the chute,” said Mary Tuohy,the Town’s director of finance.

Herndon Town Council increased the ratefrom 1.5 to 2.5 percent in 2011, and di-rected funding to major Herndon down-town infrastructure projects. Herndon alsouses the meals tax to promote its restau-rants and dineONHerndon campaign, ac-cording to Town’s spokesman Anne Curtis.

The Town’s tax preempts a county tax,said Curtis and Tuohy, “and in fact was oneof the reasons it was enacted in Herndon inthe first place,” said Curtis.

If county voters approve a meals tax,implementation could occur by July 1, 2017.

cated for additional funding for educationat this year’s General Assembly by support-ing the restoration of Cost-of-Compete-Ad-justment (COCA). “COCA recognizes thatthe costs of hiring and retaining teachersin northern Virginia is more expensive thanin other parts of the state and the Chamberwas part of a partnership that secured $34.4million this year,” he said.

McLEAN CITIZENS ASSOCIATION sup-ports looking at alternative revenue sourcesincluding a possible meals tax. MCA passeda resolution in March urging the Board ofSupervisors to look at “other opportunitiesfor revenue improvement.”

“So we get to share the fun with others,”said Dale Stein, MCA’s chairman of the bud-get committee. “Why does everything needto “be on the back of the real estate tax,”he said.

David Edelman, of the The Fairfax CountyCouncil of PTA’s, said, “Our main concernis getting sustainable funding for schoolsand unfortunately there aren’t many optionsavailable to us.”

“We’ll definitely get the message out thereif the Board of Supervisors puts it on theballot,” he said.

THE BOARD of Supervisors would adopta Resolution directing the County Attorneyto file a petition with the Circuit Court byJuly 26.

The Board of Supervisors will meet onJune 7 and instruct County staff to preparedocumentation on the impact of the meals

Board of Supervisorspotentially set toapprove meals taxballot question onJune 7.

Meals Tax? Ballot Possibility

Meals Tax HistoryBy the Numbers1992A county meals tax was defeated by referendum in

April 1992.

102,000Voters cast votes in the 1992 referendum, which

was approximately 25 percent of registeredvoters.

58Percent of the voters voted against the potential

meals tax in 1992.

2004Legislation to exempt Fairfax County from the voter

referendum requirement on a meals tax passedthe Virginia Senate but failed to pass the house.

2008Loudoun County held a referendum for a meals tax

in November 2008 to fund new schoolconstruction, but it failed by a 70-30 percentvote.

2013Henrico and Middlesex counties approved meals tax

referendums. A similar effort in Chesterfieldfailed to pass.

$96 Million RevenueA one percent meals tax in Fairfax County would generate an estimated $24 million in new rev-

enue in Fairfax County; at the maximum 4 percent rate, a county meals tax would generateapproximately $96 million annually.

The following jurisdictions imposed a four percent meals tax on top of the 6 percent sales tax.Note: Montgomery County, Md. does not impose a meals tax but imposes a sales tax of 6 percent.

Locality Sales Tax Meals Tax Rate EstimatedMeals Tax Revenue

Alexandria 6% 4% $17.8 millionArlington 6% 4% $37.1 millionFalls Church 6% 4% $2.9 millionFairfax City 6% 4% $6 millionHerndon 6% 4% $2.1 millionVienna 6% 4% $2.5 millionD.C. 0% 10% $378.9 million

Meals TaxA possible meals tax could go to voters via ref-

erendum in the Nov. 8, 2016 general election.Under state law, the county would keep 100percent of revenue generated by a meals tax.Counties can impose a meals tax if voters approvevia referendum. If voters approve a meals tax,implementation could occur by July 1, 2017.

“Other [possible] opportunities for revenueimprovement: higher hotel occupancy taxes paidby hotel patrons, a higher cigarette taxconsistent with the practice of surroundinglocalities, an admissions tax to places ofamusement or entertainment, the possibility of ameals tax, and a re-evaluation of permit anduser fees, set consistently to fully recover costs.”

— McLean Citizens Association Resolution

Fairfax Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Each May, law enforcement offic-ers from around the country par-ticipate in the Police Unity Tour(PUT) bike ride in honor of their

colleagues, nationwide, who’ve died in theline of duty. This year, there were some2,000 bicyclists and one of them was FairfaxCity Police Chief Carl Pardiny.

The three-day ride was held last Tuesday-Thursday, May 10-12. It raises money forand awareness of the National Law Enforce-ment Officers Memorial Fund and the Na-tional Law Enforcement Museum beingbuilt in Washington, D.C. And it honors andremembers all federal, state and local lawenforcement officers who’ve lost their liveswhile doing their jobs.

“This was my first time doing it,” saidPardiny. “And this year was significant be-cause it was the 20th anniversary of thePolice Unity Tour. My family’s always sup-ported the National Law Enforcement Me-morial Fund financially, and I thought itwould be a good way to get some exercise,meet the other officers and survivors and

provide whatever support I could to thecause.”

He started training in January, riding asmuch as he could while working full-time.He usually biked 20 miles at a time, and atleast 80 miles a week, if it wasn’t raining orsnowing. “The hardest part was finding thetime to train,” said Pardiny. “But it reallypaid off – it’s a difficult ride.”

After taking a bus to Richmond, the cy-clists pedaled 98 miles from there toCharlottesville on the first leg of their jour-ney, May 10. The next day, they traveled 76miles to Warrenton, followed by 43 milesmore, on May 12, to Washington, D.C.

PARDINY bicycled with the PUT ChapterIV contingent, led by Fairfax County police,It comprised 150 people, including 110 rid-ers and 40 support staff from 15 differentstates.

On the last day, said Pardiny, all the dif-ferent chapters from throughout the coun-try met at RFK Stadium and rode into theDistrict together. En route, after City mo-torcycle officers Brock Rutter, James Litzand Wade Brabble blocked off traffic,Pardiny and the others pulled into the Cityof Fairfax, shortly before noon, for a localwelcome. They were greeted at FairfaxCircle by a group from the Fairfax PoliceDepartment who’d come to cheer them on.And, said Pardiny, “It was very touching to

see the outpouring of support.”To participate in the PUT, each rider had

to raise a minimum of $1,700. Pardinyraised more than $4,500. “I paid my ownway, and some people donated,” he said.“And Brown’s Automotive Group in Fairfaxprovided significant funding for the memo-rial fund, as did the Fairfax City Police Assn.”Overall, this year’s event yielded$2,317,351 for that fund.

Over the past decade, an average of 146officers a year have been killed in the lineof duty; in 2015, that number was 123. Andeach PUT rider wore a wristband inscribedwith the name of one of those officers.That’s why, although this story is aboutPardiny’s experience during the ride, he saysit’s really “not about me; it’s about honor-ing the lives of our fallen police officers whomade the ultimate sacrifice, protecting ourcommunities.”

During their three days, the participantsshared many sad stories of dedication andloss. And, said Pardiny, “It’s amazing howwe came together as a law-enforcementfamily to support our survivors, while pay-ing tribute to those who died.”

“The hills were extremely challenging,especially coming into Charlottesville,” hecontinued. “But every time I thought mylegs would give out on a long climb up asteep roadway, I’d look down at my UnityTour bracelet and remember why I was

riding. You’re struggling, but riding for areason – in honor of that officer.”

Pardiny rode for Virginia State PoliceTrooper Nathan-Michael William Smith, 27,who died in a single-vehicle crash on Sept.21, 2015. “He was responding to what hethought was a distress call regarding a

Chief Pardiny bicyclesin Police Unity Tour.

‘Honoring the Lives of Fallen Officers’

City Police Chief Carl Pardiny (inbike shorts) with motorcycleofficers (from left) PFC BrockRutter, PFC James Litz and PFCWade Brabble.


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trooper-down situation,” said Pardiny. “He took aturn too fast while exiting from I-295 onto I-95 inPrince George County, Va. His car overturned andhit several trees. He left behind a wife, two childrenand his parents. He only had 15 months on the job;it was very sad.”Other police officers and survivors who rode withChapter IV also talked about police co-workers,friends and family members who died under horrificcircumstances, last year and in years past. “Their painwas palpable,” said Pardiny. “And these accounts re-ally drive home the realization that, no matter thesize of the jurisdiction, policing is a very difficult,challenging and dangerous job. All of our officersface tremendous challenges; however, they have adesire to make a difference in their communities andto help others – and some have paid the ultimateprice, selflessly.”

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, he said, as the cyclistsrode from Richmond to the District, they “passedcountless people along the way, holding signs, wav-ing flags, cheering for us and thanking us for ourservice. They were standing in their front yards,alongside the roadways, in front of mobile homes,shopping centers, at overpasses – you name it, theywere out there showing their support and thankingus.”

Pardiny said that experience was one of the mostrewarding parts of the ride. And, he explained, “Ittells me that the vast, silent majority of people care

for, respect, appreciate and understand the difficultjob our police officers face, each and every day, asthey serve our communities. They know that offic-ers put their lives on the line keeping our residentssafe and providing services – from changing an eld-erly woman’s flat tire to throwing themselves head-long into danger.”

Often, the ride was tough. On the second day, forexample, there were tremendous downpours and thecyclists were cold and wet from the heavy rain. Butthey persevered. “There were lots of dedicated of-fices out there who took their mission seriously andnever lost sight of it,” said Pardiny. “It’s importantthat we never forget the officers who died in the lineof duty.”

He said riding into the nation’s capital with all thePUT riders was also “an amazing experience. As werode together into the Law Enforcement Memorial,we were greeted by hundreds, if not thousands, ofsupporters, wishing us well and thanking us. Amongthem were little children who’d lost parents, momsand dads, spouses, co-workers and friends of fallenpolice officers.”

Pardiny gave up some of his vacation time to dothe PUT. But, he said, “I was humbled by this experi-ence and grateful to have the opportunity to ridewith wonderful, law-enforcement professionals andsurvivors, all while raising money for the Law En-forcement Memorial Fund and museum. This year,I’ll finish 28 years as a police officer in the City, andI figured it was about time for me to go and do this.”

Tax-deductible contributions to the fund or themuseum may be made at www.nleomf.org/contrib-ute/.

Pardiny Takes Police Unity Tour

City of Fairfax police welcome the PUT riders as theybicycle through Fairfax.

From left, PFC Brock Rutter, PFC James Litz, Police ChiefCarl Pardiny and PFC Wade Brabble.


By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

The 2915-2016 Cappie nomina-tions for high school theater werereleased Monday, with FairfaxHigh receiving 18 nods and Paul

VI High, 4. Fairfax performed the musical,“The Wedding Singer,” and Paul VI put onthe play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

The awards will be presented Sunday, June12, at 7 p.m., at the annual Cappies Gala atThe Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Below are the specific nominations eachschool received:

PAUL VICreativity: Sonya Chinje, for composingFeatured Actor: Tommy KelleherComic Actor in a Play: JJ CummingsSupporting Actor in a Play: Bobby Kelleher

FAIRFAXMarketing and Publicity: Nour Halabi, Chryne Lillo,

Lauren McGrail, Parker StephensSpecial Effects/Technology: Jonah Hurley, Aren TifftLighting: Jonah Hurley, Jonathan Pepin

Costumes: Sydney Bronaugh, Emma Dabolt, RileyMead, Neva Sedlak

Choreography: Lila Johnson, Katie TomneyStage Management and Stage Crew: Kira Kerr, Riley

Mead, Grace WeaverEnsemble in a Musical: Table Nine/LosersFeatured Actress: Renee RozellFemale Dancer: Katie TomneyMale Dancer: Michael SulpizioComic Actress in a Musical: Emily DillardSupporting Actress in a Musical: Molly BerrySupporting Actor in a Musical: Zion JangLead Actress in a Musical: Rachel CahoonLead Actor in a Musical: Elijah KingCritics TeamSong: “Saturday Night”Musical: “The Wedding Singer”

Cappie Nominations are Announced Live Radio Eventat George Mason

George Mason Campus MinistryAssociation and the Unitarian Uni-versalists of Northern Virginia willhost Interfaith Voices Live RadioEvent: Is Religion a Problem or aSolution? at The Hub Ballroom atGeorge Mason University inFairfax on Friday, June 3, noon -2:30 p.m. The event is free andopen to the public.

Join Maureen Fiedler of NPR’sInterfaith Voices Radio as sherecords her program at GeorgeMason University. Beginning withthe question, “Is Religion a Prob-lem or a Solution in your Life?”Fiedler hopes to engage college-age people as to why fewer ofthem claim no affiliation with tra-ditional religious institutions.

Guests will include Father GerryCreedon, former head of CatholicCharities and a leader in VOICE;Dr Maria Dakake, a Muslim andhead of GMU’s Religious StudiesDepartment; Emma Green, ayoung Jewish writer for the Atlan-tic; and Rev. Alison Miller, candi-date to be the next president of theUnitarian Universalist Association.

There is also af free lunch, mu-sical guests and more.

Paul VI to Start aField HockeyProgram

Paul VI Catholic High Schoolplans to launch a girls’ field hockeyteam beginning Fall 2016 in an-ticipation of more field space asPVI plans its move to LoudounCounty.

For the short term, this team willbe a one-level club group, and willplay with WCAC and other privateschool teams.

Paul VI Athletics is in search ofa coaching staff for this inauguralteam. Anyone interested shouldcontact Billy Emerson, AthleticDirector, at 703-352-0925 x318 [email protected]. Interviewsmay begin before the end of May.

Week in Fairfax

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

Jubilee Christian Center offersLiving Free support groups in June onWednesdays, 7:15 p.m. The supportgroups are free, and will cover “Con-cerned Persons Group” (for family andfriends of addicts), “The Image of Godin You,” and “Handling Loss and Grief.”There are also support groups meetingon Sundays, 10:10 a.m. The church islocated at 4650 Shirley Gate Road,Fairfax. For information or to register,call 703-383-1170, [email protected] or seewww.jccag.org.

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People

By Alexandra Greeley

When two talentedand energeticfriends plan a venture, success is the

likely outcome. Such is the casewith these two chefs, JosephNguyen and Jaime Velazques who,about 10 months ago, opened aclassy yet casual eatery in Fairfaxcalled 21 Great American Bistro.What makes this restaurant standout can be summed in just severalwords: fabulous food.

One of the offerings that hasgained prominence—and it isgreat American bistro food—is thechefs’ hamburger, formed fromnatural Black Angus beef, comesas a stack with lettuce, tomato,onion, bacon, and mushrooms, allstacked on an olive oil bun. “Welike to watch how people eat this,”said Nguyen. That’s easy for themto do, because the duo have a large

kitchen window that looks rightonto the dining room.

So how did all this come about.Both men have spent their entirecareers working in high-end res-taurants for superstar chefs. “Ihave been in the industry for 24years,” said Nguyen. “I workedwith Jean Louis Paladin at theWatergate and graduated from theAmerican Culinary Federation(ACF),” where he worked forseven years in the kitchen and

three years as the pastry chef. “Itrained under Jean Louis and theWatergate Hotel program paid formy education,” he said. Nguyenthen moved on to work in thekitchens of many different hotelsin Washington and in Atlantic City,particularly in a casino hotel thathad 14 restaurant outlets.

OWNING his own restaurant hadalways been his life’s goal. Fortu-nately, he met Velazquez about 12

Meet the chefsat 21 GreatAmerican Bistro.

Learning from Superchefs

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Serves 6 to 8Chocolate cake:1 cup all-purpose flour1 cup sugar1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder1 teaspoon instant coffee1 teaspoon baking powder3/4 teaspoon baking soda1/2 cup milk1/4 cup regular mayonnaise1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup boiling water

Simple Syrup1 cup sugar1 cup water2 tablespoons Meyer’s rum

Nutella Mousse2 cups Nutella1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Ganache for glaze

1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 cup semi-sweet dark chocolate

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Greasea 6-inch cake pan, and set aside.

Combine the flour, sugar, cocoapowder, instant coffee, bakingpowder, and baking soda in abowl, stirring to mix well. Add the

milk, mayonnaise, egg, andvanilla extract. Beat using a standmixer until well combined.Reduce the speed. Add the boilingwater, and beat on high speed for� to 1 minute.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or untilgolden.

Meanwhile, prepare the simple syrupby combining the sugar andwater, and bringing it to a boiluntil the mixture thickens slightly.Remove from the heat, and cool.Stir in the rum.

To make the Nutella Mousse, fold theNutella carefully into the whippedcream until well combined.

To assemble the cake, split the cakein three layers, brush withflavored simple syrup and layerNutella mousse on first layer andsecond layers. Leave the thirdlayer plain, and refrigerate thecake overnight.

Before serving, bring the cake toroom temperature. To make theglaze, boil the heavy cream, andstir in the semi-sweet darkchocolate. Let cool, and drizzlethe ganache glaze over top.

Chef Joseph Nguyen’s ChocolateMousse Cake

years ago. Back then, they bothdiscussed having their own busi-ness someday. Then two years ago,Nguyen called Velazquez, and theydecided to take on this adventure.

As Velazques explained, the twocame from very different back-

grounds, and very different situa-tions. “I worked at Le Provencal(a now-closed D.C. restaurant)under Jacques Blanc,” he said. “Ithen went to Old Town Alexandria

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Opinion

Local governments pay for almost allof local services, including schools,by taxing a single industry, propertyowners.

In Fairfax County, property taxes pay for 65percent of the budget. In Arlington, which hasmore revenue options as an urban county, prop-erty taxes pay for 57 percent of everything. Inthe City of Alexandria, property taxes pay for58 percent.

It costs more every year to provide a consis-tent level of services, and the sources of rev-enue available to local governments inVirginia are very limited, forcing anoutsized reliance on property taxes.The reason is that localities in Virginiahave only the power explicitly given to themby the General Assembly, and the General As-sembly allows very few options for localitiesto collect revenue.

Alexandria and Arlington already have a 4percent meals tax on top of the 6 percent salestax, and it’s evident that the robust restaurantscene in both areas has not suffered as a re-sult. Would-be diners do not drive to FairfaxCounty to avoid the tax. But whether FairfaxCounty can collect a meals tax will be up tovoters in November, pending the Board of Su-pervisors putting the question on the ballot.

A meals tax is not a silver bullet, but it doesadd one more source of revenue. A 4-centmeals tax is roughly equivalent to the 4-centincrease in property taxes that Fairfax Countyresidents will face this year. But the propertytax is levied on people with no relationship totheir ability to pay. The meals tax is related tospending, a more progressive approach, andwill also collect taxes from non-residents.

This is one of the wealthiest regions in thecountry, and the highly educated populationhas high expectations. Schools, public safety,

recreational facilities, transportation, humanservices and other services and facilities can-not be allowed to atrophy because real estatevalues are flat. The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors was correct to provide what Chair-man Sharon Bulova called a “booster shot,”mostly to schools but also to other needs inthe county.

What is needed for the future is access toother, more diversified forms of taxes. While itis a pipe dream given the disposition of theGeneral Assembly, what is really needed is togive localities a portion of the income tax. Inthe meantime, locals will have to press the stateto pay for its fair share locally, and to allowincreases in cigarette taxes and other possiblesources of revenue.

— Mary Kimm

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Tax Relief for SomeFairfax County provides real estate tax relief and

car tax relief to citizens who are either 65 or older,or permanently and totally disabled, and meet theincome and asset eligibility requirements. For anapplication, call 703-222-8234, or visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta/taxrelief_home.htm.

An exemption and/or deferral of real estate taxesis available for qualified Arlington homeowners age65 and older and certain totally and permanentlydisabled homeowners, call 703-228-3920 or visithttps://topics.arlingtonva.us/realestate/taxes-payments/real-estate-tax-relief/

Residents of the City of Alexandria who are either65 years of age or older or permanently and totallydisabled by Nov. 15, 2016, may be eligible for theCity’s Real Estate Tax Relief Program for Elderly andDisabled Persons, call 703-746-3901, Option 6, orvisit https://www.alexandriava.gov/finance/info/default.aspx?id=2886.

Fairfax County residentscan expect to see mealstax question onNovember ballots.

In Search ofDiversifiedRevenue

Editorial

For the Benefit of All, Fairfax County Needs a Meals TaxTo the Editor:

For the strongest education for our childrenand for economic prosperity, Fairfax Countymust pass a Meals Tax. We all know the criticalnature of the best education for all childrenbut we need reminding that the highest qualityschools also yield the highest housing prices.

Currently, Fairfax County is losing too manytop teachers to neighboring school districts,especially Arlington County, who pay signifi-cantly higher salaries. I cite the following re-port to the School Board last December: A

A Meals Tax will raise crucial revenues forschools, infrastructure and social services. Few,if any people do not eat out in D.C., Arlingtonor Alexandria because they have a revenue-producing meals tax. Few, if any will declineto eat out in Fairfax either.

Let’s all get behind the Meals Tax for thebenefit of our children and to maintain qual-ity schools that raise the value of our homes.

Dennis and Shirley BloomquistGreat Falls

Letters to the Editor

study conducted by Segal Waters Consultinghas revealed that Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) teacher salaries fall well behind thoseof other local jurisdictions, particularly in years5-20 of a teacher’s career. Over a 30-year ca-reer, an FCPS teacher earns $142,000 less thanour survey average and $293,000 less than ateacher at Arlington Public Schools. When con-sidering total compensation over a 30-year pe-riod, the gap narrows to $52,000. The studywas presented to the Fairfax County SchoolBoard at its Dec. 7, 2015 work session.

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In Prom Season:Safety FirstFellow Parents and Friends:

The spring season is now in fullswing and along with the warmer(and longer) days, cherry blos-soms, and outdoor grilling comesanother type of season: prom sea-son. While we are all proud of ourchildren for their accomplish-ments, especially those with gradu-ation on the horizon, we must re-member that safety is still the num-ber one priority. Many of us willbe hosting prom parties and eventsfor our kids, and even though wewant to make them as enjoyableand memorable as possible, thefact remains: providing alcohol toa minor is against the law.

Providing alcohol to a minor cancause them physical and mentalharm. The brain is still growinguntil the age of 25 and underagedrinking is proven to have harm-ful effects on the brain. Studentswho wait until their early 20s todrink are 84 percent less likely todevelop an addiction than thosewho start earlier.

Hosting a prom party with alco-hol, or providing alcohol to a mi-nor in any way, is a risk you can-not afford to take. One bad deci-sion can result in tragedy for theyoung person, as well as his or herfamily, friends, and our entire com-munity. Do not risk living with theburden of an unnecessary death oraccident because you provided orallowed alcohol use by someoneunder the age of 21.

Things you can do as a parentinclude calling other parents toensure social events are alcohol-free and chaperoned, as well aslocking up your own alcoholic bev-erages. Make it clear to your teenthat you do not approve of theirdrinking alcohol, and ensure yourteen has a plan for the night andthat you know what it is. Do notrent hotel rooms for prom-goers,and have a transportation plan; ifit’s a limo, check their companypolicy on not allowing any alcoholin the vehicle and on driving anyteen who clearly has been drink-ing. Report underage drinking topolice: 703-691-2131, TTY 711.

Spring is a time for safe enjoy-ment and celebration. Together, wecan make prom season a safe, fun,and memorable event for everyone.

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As part of the 2016 Spotlight on the Artsprogram, the fashion careers class at theFairfax Academy for Communications andthe Arts held its fourth annual student-de-

signed and produced fashion show called “Fashion inMotion” at the Sherwood Center in Fairfax on Friday,May 13.

Culminating in a year’s worth of effort, more than30 models displayed fashions that were designed andhand-sewn by the students in fashion careers classtaught by instructor Jin-A Chang. “It’s a compilationof a lot of hard work since the beginning of the year,”said Chang. “I am so proud of all of my students’ hardwork and accomplishments.”

The show with about 300 guests featured videos ofstudents being interviewed and talking about theirinspirations in the fashion careers class, followed bymodels cavorting the catwalk and showing off themescreated by the students, such as Memories by MarissaVincent, Envy by Nicole Dabney, Street Art Clothingby Jalita Montgomery (inspired by artist Basquiat),

Frida Kahlo by Hannah Thomas, and Cre-ating Wearable Arts by Maia Hatchett andFashion Design 1 students.

Jo Ormesher, executive director of Spot-light on the Arts, called the show: “Fabu-lous, it’s fantastic. The talent in our com-munity with the designers and the modelsis stunning. Everything they’ve learned andpresented themselves was amazing.”

Part of the proceeds — about $2,500 —goes towards the charity, Hope for Justice,which deals with human trafficking. ClaraPoteet, a student in the fashion careersclass in charge of public relations, added:“I am honored to be part of an event thatcelebrates young designers and helps pre-vent human trafficking.”

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Allison Campbell, a 2007graduate of West Springfield HighSchool, graduated from Washing-ton University in St. Louis OlinBusiness School in May 2016.

Peter Wang, a student atSouth County High School, hasbeen named a 2016 U.S. Presiden-tial Scholar, a programadministered by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education.

William Greenwood, Burke,graduated with a bachelor of sci-ence in Aerospace Engineering

from the University of Kansas in May2016.

The following area students graduatedfrom Hampden-Sydney College: KyleThomas Deivert, of Fairfax, graduatedcum laude with a B.S. in biology.Nathaniel Tillman Oliver, of Fairfax,graduated cum laude with a B.A. in eco-nomics and business. Ali Adil Sali, ofFairfax, graduated with a B.A. in history.Austin Mitchell Perryman , ofFairfax, graduated with a B.S. in math-ematical economics.

John Cossio, of Springfield, gradu-ated from Illinois Wesleyan University inspring 2016. He majored in voice.

James Lau, of Springfield, waselected to the honor society Phi BetaKappa. Membership recognizes the high-est academic achievement, moralcharacter, responsible citizenship, and

broad intellectual curiosity. James is theson of Michael & Audrey Lau of Spring-field.

Twins Brian and Kevin Zamfino,West Springfield High School Class of2015,

graduated from U.S. Air Force BasicMilitary Training in March 2016. Theyare the sons of Joe and Joanne Zamfino.

James Lau, of Springfield, was in-ducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, thenational leadership honor society forcollege men and women at Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, Va.

Kayla Zellmer of Fairfax has beennamed to the Dean’s List for the fall 2015semester at St. Mary’s College in Indiana.

Reilly Brown, a sophomore Englishmajor at Dickinson College in Carlisle,Pa., has been named to the dean’s list forthe fall 2015 semester. She is a graduate

of West Springfield High School, she isthe daughter of Patrick Shaw and NicoleBrown of Springfield.

John Hollinger, of Fairfax, wasawarded Dean’s list at Canisius Collegein Buffalo, N.Y.

Sarah Boyle from Marshall HighSchool, Razan Elbaba fromOakton High School, and RosyMolina from Fairfax High Schoolon Feb. 24, 2016 were recognized at theannual Scholastic Art Awards ceremonywith a 2016 Uphoff Scholarship from theArts Council of Fairfax County . Each stu-dent received a $1,000 prize and theirwork is on public display at the ErnstCommunity Cultural Center from Feb. 21through March 3. To find out more aboutthe Arts Council’s Uphoff Scholarshipsprogram, visit http://artsfairfax.org/grants/programs/uphoffscholarship.

Jessica M. Ochoa, Helene J.Decosse, Alexis J. Fahrney, ofFairfax, Samantha E. Kinde, ofSpringfield, and Zoe L. Kemprecos, ofFairfax Station, are on the Dean’s Listat Boston University for the fall 2015semester.

Brian P. Bosse graduated with adegree of master of arts in Interna-tional Relations from BostonUniversity.

Hannah Emily Sandler, ofFairfax Station, has been named tothe president’s list at James MadisonUniversity for the fall 2015 semester.Students who earn president’s listhonors must carry at least 12 gradedcredit hours and earn a GPA of 3.900or above. Sandler is scheduled tograduate in 2019 and is majoring inhealth services administration.

Fairfax High School Prin-cipal Dave Goldfarb toldthe City of Fairfax School

Board on April 4 that FairfaxHigh School (FHS) is in a “pe-riod of glory days.” Ranked byU.S. News and World Report asone of the top ten high schoolsin the state, FHS welcomes al-most 2,400 students speaking65 different languages at homeand coming from over 93 coun-tries. In 2015 FHS graduated690 students, its largest gradu-ating class in history.

Principal Goldfarb outlinedmany new initiatives at FHS thisyear, including the implementa-tion of later start times, changesto the grading policy and ProjectAware, a wellness project de-signed to support the emotionalneeds of all students.

This year is the first year ofthe later start times for highschools across the county.Fairfax High now begins at 8:10a.m. instead of 7:20 as they havedone in the past. Changes Prin-cipal Goldfarb has seen includean increase in bus ridership,early faculty meetings to accom-modate staff commuting fromoutlying areas and an easiertime for parents dropping offstudents in the morning.

Principal Goldfarb also out-lined an update to the gradingprocedures. For the first time setparameters for all teachersthroughout the school. Teachersare allowed to give “secondchances” on exams to ensure thestudents learned the informa-tion and homework is capped at10 percent of the overall grade.“These changes prioritize a mas-tery of learning and promote a

growth mindset,” said Goldfarb.Joined by administrators

Catherine Stone and LauraRotella, Goldfarb introducedtwo important initiatives atFairfax High School this year.Assistant Principal Stone dis-cussed the effort of the staff torewrite and evaluate theschool’s vision statement to be-come less of a document, but asdirection for staff to use as afoundation for all decisions suchas resource allocation and hir-ing new employees.

Rotella, director of StudentServices, detailed Project Aware,a wellness initiative designed tohelp all students with emotionalor mental health issues. Theproject is a collaboration withfive county schools and withstate and federal grants. Overthe past 12 months, over 75 ofthe FHS staff members haveparticipated in the eight-hourtraining program on youth men-tal health first aid. The traininghelped teachers identify stu-dents in crisis vs. students ofconcern. The goal is to establisha solid rapport between staffand students. “We stand behindbuilding strong relationships,”said Rotella.

Fairfax Academy students showcase a year’s worth of work at theSherwood Center in Fairfax.

Fashion in Motion Fashion Show

A model shows off clothingdesigned by students at theFairfax Academy for Com-munications and the Arts atthe Sherwood Center inFairfax on Friday, May 13.

Students model their origi-nal creations during thefourth annual “Fashion inMotion” fashion show atthe Sherwood Center inFairfax.

A model shows off a student-de-signed creation in the “Fashion inMotion” fashion show at theSherwood Center in Fairfax on Fri-day, May 13.

The 29 Diner in theCity of Fairfax offereda buffet of fingerfoods after the show.

Fashion Design 1students JadePark and KritiBhagat withinstructor Jin-AChang (center)after the show.

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Travis Parnell and Keith Foxxdon’t remember exactly whenthey met. Parnell was around14 and had been in foster care

for 6 or so years. He estimates he had al-ready lived in 10 different foster homes,several in Fairfax County. Foxx, a civil engi-neer from Springfield, was married withtwo children.

Foxx says that one of the things that setParnell apart was that despite everythinghe had been through, he didn’t feel sorryfor himself. More than that, while Parnellacknowledged the challenges of being afoster child, he was appreciative of the ben-efits of being in care.

Parnell was able to stay with one fostermother for almost 5 years. “Miss Bertha,”he says, made it possible for him to be aregular kid. That is unusual for foster kidswho move often and aren’t always able toparticipate in school and sports activities,attend slumber parties or go to the prom.

During those years with Miss Bertha,Parnell had stability and chores and shetreated him like family. In fact, she still does.He is brother to her older children and uncleto the younger ones today.

“When you are in and out of fosterhomes, it’s hard to trust,” Parnell says. “So-cial workers and other professionals aredoing a job.” But when he learned that Foxxwas taking time away from his wife and twoyoung daughters to spend time with him,he knew Foxx was different.

And it wasn’t just that Foxx spent timeaway from his family. Parnell was also wel-come in the Foxx home. “No one had everbrought me into their house before,” he says

quietly as his four-year-old son sits con-tented in his lap. “I wanted Keith to knowthat he could trust me with his family.”

Foxx’s older daughters laugh as they saythat when he first started coming around,they asked their parents if Parnell was theirnew brother. Twelve years later, that’s theway they introduce him.

“I thought it was great,” says Foxx’s wife,Michelle. “But it wasn’t unexpected. That’swho Keith is, the type of guy who will reachout to help the next person.”

“There were people in my life that gaveme good advice and recognized that I hadpotential. It was that little bit of encour-agement on their part that made the differ-ence. I was just passing that on,” says Foxx.

Parnell nods, “People will say, ‘I know justhow you feel’,” but to Parnell, those wereempty words. “Nobody knows how you re-ally feel. No one can put themselves insomebody else’s shoes. But, you can tellsomeone you feel for them and you are hereto help them.”

The bond between them took time tobuild. In those early years, they got togethertwo or three times per month. Parnell re-calls that if he was reluctant, Foxx was un-impressed. “You are coming dude,” Foxxwould tell him. Often, Foxx’s daughterswould come along too and when the babyarrived, she joined them as well.

Out of seven biological siblings, Parnellis the only one to have earned a high schooldiploma. Parnell says that he was told bysocial workers that he should drop out, thathe wasn’t going to make it. He wanted toprove them wrong and he recognized thathaving a diploma would expand his oppor-tunities.

For young adults who have the contin-ued support of parents and family, the pathto independence can be daunting. Forthose without strong support, it can feeldownright hopeless. When Parnell left fos-ter care at 18, he was completely respon-sible for himself.

Those early years were very dark. Parnellworked in a series of dead-end sales jobsthat didn’t afford him a reliable income.Things got worse he says, when, “I made amistake and my driver’s license was sus-pended. That limited my job opportunitieseven further.” It seemed hopeless when he

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Keith Foxx looks forward to Travis Parnell’s turn to pay-it-forward.

“Travis was an amazing person when I met him. In the past 9 years hehas grown into an amazing man and father,” says Alexis Albritton. Thetwo plan to get married next year.

Some day, when Xavier is old enough, Travis Parnell will tell him of thestruggles he and Alexis Albritton had starting out. But, for today, Parnelljust wants him to be a happy, well-loved four-year-old.

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Nationwide, four years after aging out offoster care, 25 percent have been homeless andmore than 80 percent are unable tosupport themselves, according to an Associationof Small Foundations/Annie E. Casey report.


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found a job that was good money, but re-quired a license.

That was when Foxx stepped up, “It wasa blessing,” says Parnell, “I didn’t have any-body else who would do that for me. Noone who would say, here are the stipula-tions. I will help you if you do this.” Parnellis proud to say that with his reinstated li-cense, he got that job. And five years later,he is working at a national company inLorton, a senior technician in HVAC/air ductcleaning.

The hours are long and the job pays oncommission, but Parnell says if you havepatience, customer service and sales skills,it’s a good job. And he enjoys educatingpeople on what they can do to improve theirair quality, especially for families who havechildren. It makes him smile to know thatwhen he leaves a job, people will breathbetter.

Parnell and his girlfriend, Alexis Albritton,have been together since they were 17.Albritton had imagined a future with thetwo of them and a house full of dogs. Buttoday, you would never know that childrenweren’t always part of her plan, as she fusses

over young Xavier.Albritton works as a veterinary assistant

and receptionist at Crosspointe AnimalHospital in Fairfax Station. She too has goalsfor her future. Her sights are set on becom-ing a certified veterinary tech.

Parnell and Albritton said their biggestchallenge is their budget; making sure thatmore money is coming in than needs to goout. They live frugally, rarely eating out orbuying clothes; they cut their own hair andare happy for the generous donations to theSalvation Army that allow them to dressXavier at prices they can afford.

The couple appreciates having Albritton’sparents and Foxx to offer guidance. Now26, Parnell says there isn’t anything hewouldn’t share with Foxx. They check inwith each other regularly, “We are both menwith our own families. If he has an issue,he’ll call and say what do you think I shoulddo? We talk through it. Then I tell him, ‘timeto be a grown man’ and that gives him theconfidence to handle the situation,” saidFoxx.

“Not everyone has the tools to make it inthis world,” says Parnell, “The only thingyou can do is put the past behind you andtake the initiative to keep moving forward.”

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to work at Provence withYannick Cam,” he said. “And Iworked with Michel Richard atCitronelle. Michel Richard andJean Louis Paladin were such goodfriends. And I attended the Frenchculinary school in Bethesda, whichis now L’Academie de Cuisine.”

With such august training, it isno wonder that these two chefsfrom such differing backgroundsand cultures became such goodfriends that they decided to be-come business partners as well.Nguyen had the task of devising amenu. To do that, he said, he stud-ied the Fairfax marketplace to un-derstand the competition. “Ineeded our concept to focus onfresh ingredients and high qualityfood,” he said. That way patronscould come to the restaurant toenjoy city food without going intoD.C. That way people can havequality food in a casual setting.

AS IT HAS TURNED OUT, thechefs say that 65 percent of theircustomers are repeats and that the

city of Fairfax has been very sup-portive, with town dignitaries andlawyers often showing up formeals from a menu that blendsAmerican, French, Latino, andMediterranean dishes.

And surely all patrons walk outpleased. After all, Nguyen andVelazques work six days a week,14 hours a day, and have only oneother chef, José Benitez, who hasworked under Nguyen for the last20-plus years learning all aspectsof the culinary world. “That is ourkitchen staff,” said Nguyen. “Iwant all the food clean and con-sistent every day. After all, the bestfood comes from fresh ingredients,great creativity, and a touch of thearts of culinary.”

And why the name 21 GreatAmerican Bistro? Well, he said,there are loads of bistrosaround.”And since I play golf, Ijust picked the number ‘21’ outof the air.”

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ONGOINGFairfax Rotary Club Meeting. 12:15-1:30 p.m.

American Legion, 3939 Oak St., Fairfax.Meetings with luncheon and program.fairfaxrotary.org.

“Manifesto.” May 21-June 18. Open Tuesday from6-9 p.m or by appointment. Olly Olly Art Space,2nd Floor, 10417 Main St., Fairfax. Exhibition offive collections of art by the artists of NorthernVirginia’s Bunnyman Bridge Collective.“Manifesto” will feature creative experimentalart of the hidden away; including sculpture,installation, painting, collage, photography,video and performance. ollyollyart.com. 703-789-6144.

“Disembodied.” 5 p.m.-midnight. April 16-June11. Epicure Cafe, 11104 Lee Highway, Fairfax.Epicure’s spring exhibit invites artists to explorethe concept of disembodiment. epicurecafe.org/.

“After the Holocaust.” April 5-May 19. JewishCommunity Center of Northern Virginia, 8900Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Exhibit. 703-323-0880. jccnv.org.

Carolina Shag. Wednesdays. 6:30-10 p.m.Arlington/Fairfax Elks Lodge, 8421 ArlingtonBlvd., Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m. Nopartners needed. Dinner menu. $8. Under 21free. nvshag.org.

Cafe Ivrit (Hebrew Cafe). Wednesdays. 8:15-9:15 a.m. Jewish Community Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax.Shalom (Hello)! Did you always want toconverse in Hebrew? Join Na’ama each week forconversational Hebrew. You will learn andpractice Hebrew in a fun and interactive waywhile learning more about Israel! Free (we askthat you try to attend regularly). [email protected].

Smoke Free Bingo (with breaks for smokingfriends). 7 p.m. Every Friday. Fairfax VolunteerFire Department, 4081 University Drive, Fairfax.Free coffee, entertaining callers, $1,000 jackpot.www.fairfaxvd.com. 703-273-3638.

Celebrating our Children’s Creativity. May19-June 20. The Jewish Community Center ofNorthern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. The J’s Early Childhood Learning Centerpresents “A Reggio Exhibit,” which showcasesthe philosophy of teaching art under theguidance of Sarah Vejvoda. Free.www.jccnv.org. 703-537-3000.

THURSDAY/MAY 19CCWC Homes Tour, Silent Auction, Book

Signing. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Clifton PresbyterianChurch, 12748 Richards Lane, Clifton. Hosted bythe Clifton Community Woman’s Club.cliftoncwc.org. 703-609-3479.

Fairfax Antique Arts Association. 10:30 a.m.Green Acres Senior Center, 4401, SideburnRoad, Fairfax. Christine Smith, an “Avon Lady”for over 30 years will give a brief history of thecompany which began in 1886, the same yearthe Statue of Liberty opened in New York City.She will show examples from the past to thepresent. Members may bring favorites frompersonal collections. Guests welcome. Free. 703-273-6090.

“The Other Side of Cannabis.” 7 p.m. AngelikaFilm Center and Cafe, 2911 District Ave.,Fairfax. Virginia premiere. Panelists will includeDiana Rodriquez, LCSW, CADC, INOVA KellarCenter; a Fairfax County Police Departmentnarcotics detective; and a former user inrecovery. $10/$15. upcfilmosc.eventbrite.com.703-939-8723.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 20-21Fit Foodie Race Weekend. Friday, 6-8 p.m.

Saturday, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Race, parties, goodeats. http://www.fitfoodierun.com/fairfax-virginia.html

SATURDAY/MAY 21Spirit Run 5K. 8-10:30 a.m. Burke Lake Park,

7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Supports HolySpirit School’s resource program. ContactLambie Renner for information [email protected].

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ThomasSimione,Providence,grade 4.

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DayanaAdaibek,Providence,grade 4.

HannahFrieden, St.Leo the GreatCatholicSchool, grade5.

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Author Event. 2 p.m. Barnes andNoble Fairfax, 12193 Fair LakesPromenade Drive, Fairfax. Larry Hasswill discuss his new book “Harry andArthur: Truman, Vanderberg, and thePartnership that Created the FreeWorld.” 703-278-8527.

Reception, “Manifesto.” 7-10 p.m.Olly Olly Art Space, 2nd Floor, 10417Main St., Fairfax. Exhibition of fivecollections of art by the artists ofNorthern Virginia’s Bunnyman BridgeCollective. “Manifesto” will featurecreative experimental art of thehidden away; including sculpture,installation, painting, collage,photography, video and performance.ollyollyart.com. 703-789-6144.

Antique Car Show. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.City Hall, 10455 Armstrong St.,Fairfax. Live bluegrass music andfood. See a Model-T Fordreassembled in 15 minutes, 1 p.m.visitfairfax.com. nvrg.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 28Jump In. 7 p.m. W-3 Theatre,

Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 LortonRoad, Lorton. By the Next ReflexDance Collective. $18/$15/$10.nextreflex.org. 703-927-0073.

Pool Open House. Noon-4 p.m.Fairfax Swimming Pool, 4200Roberts Road, Fairfax. Visit the pool.Free moonbounce and pizza for sale.fairfaxpool.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 29Ride of the Patriots. 7:30 a.m.

Captain Pell’s Fairfax Crabhouse,10195 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax. Shortparade featuring both City andCounty of Fairfax officials along withstate and congressionalrepresentatives, police, fire and

rescue units, Veterans groups, theFairfax High School Marching Band,and the Firefighters’ Emerald SocietyPipe Band. [email protected].

THURSDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 2-5Summer Book Sale. Thursday, 3-9

p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday,10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, noon-2 p.m.Richard Byrd Library, 7250Commerce St., Springfield. 703-451-8055.

FRIDAY/JUNE 3Interfaith Voices Live Radio Event.

2:30 p.m. The Hub Ballroom, GeorgeMason University, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Join Maureen Fiedlerof NPR’s Interfaith Voices Radio asshe records her program at GeorgeMason University. Beginning with thequestion, “Is Religion a Problem or aSolution in your Life?” [email protected]. 703-503-4579.

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The fact Robinson will faceLan-gley in the postseasonisn’t a surprise. MultipleRams envi-sioned compet-

ing against the Saxons on a grandstage, possibly with a state champi-onship on the line.

The timing of Thursday’s matchup,however, has Robinson junior ElliKluegel feeling stressed.

The Robinson girls’ lacrosse team isundefeated, improving to 16-0 with a21-6 victory over West Potomac onTuesday in the opening round of the6A North region tournament. Fourdays earlier, the Rams repeated asConference 5 champion with a 19-5win over Centreville. The programhasn’t lost to a public school opponentsince 2014 and the Rams have their

sights seton repeat-ing ass t a t ec h a m p i -ons.

Robinsonmust winone morer e g i o nt o u r n a -m e n tgame tolock up aspot ats t a t e s .Standingin theway, how-ever, is aL a n g l e yteam theR a m sdidn’t ex-pect to befacing inthe regionquarterfinals.

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went undefeated during the regularseason and advanced to the Confer-ence 6 championship game, but theSaxons had their 16-game win streaksnapped by Madison, which capturedits sixth consecutive conference/dis-trict championship with an 11-9 vic-tory over Langley on May 13. The re-sult was the Saxons entering the re-gion tournament as the No. 2 seedfrom Conference 6, setting up a likelysecond-round matchup withRobinson.

Langley defeated Osbourn Park 19-

6 in the opening round of regionals on Tues-day and the Saxons will travel to take onthe Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Robinson-Langley, once considered a po-tential state championship matchup, willtake place three weeks earlier than ex-pected, with the loser’s season coming toan end.

How did Kluegel, the Conference 5 Playerof the Year, react when she found outRobinson would face Langley in the regionquarterfinals?

“I kind of freaked out,” she said. “I wasreally stressed. The whole preseason … wewere always thinking, ‘Langley-Robinson,state championship game.’ That was a goal.And now to see … we could knock each

other out in the next round, that was reallysurprising. It’s kind of scary, at least for me.I can’t speak for my teammates. I’m a littleworried. That’s a game that stresses me out.Usually, I’m pretty confident going in, butthey’re definitely a very strong and togetherteam — very dynamic.

“They can surely give us a run for ourmoney.”

Robinson senior goalie Danielle Valenti,on the other hand, said the Rams are look-ing forward to the challenge.

“That’s pretty crazy,” Valenti, a second-team all-conference selection, said aboutfacing Langley on Thursday. “We didn’tknow if they were going to win [againstMadison] or not because, obviously,

Madison’s good. … I think we’reexcited for Thursday. I think we’reready. We love playing good teams,so we want that competition.”

Robinson beat Langley 11-5 dur-ing a preseason scrimmageonMarch 11, but Rams head coachLiz Case said things have changedsince then.

“I don’t really consider that any-thing because they had a new coach(Maggie Kovacs) and it was earlyin the season,” said Case, the Co-Conference 5 Coach of the Year. “Iknow they’ve gotten a lot bettersince then, so I don’t even look atthat as anything. I look at whatthey’ve done so far: they were un-defeated until they lost to Madison.But everybody has a fluke game, sothey could come out and be reallystrong and we have to be ready.”

ROBINSON was dominant in itsfinal tune-up for Thursday’smatchup, beating West Potomac 21-6 on Tuesday. The Rams led 15-3 athalftime.

Kluegel, a junior midfielder whois committed to Loyola UniversityMaryland, led Robinson with six

goals and three assists. Kaitlin Luccarelli, asecond-team all-conference attacker whowill play at Longwood University, had fivegoals and one assist. Senior midfielder Tay-lor Caskey, a first-team all-conference se-lection, finished with four goals and twoassists.

Junior attacker Katie Checkosky, a JMUcommit and first-team all-conference selec-tion, had three goals and one assist.

Junior midfielder Kate Mulvenon had twogoals for Robinson, and freshman attackerGrace Tompkins had one.

Senior defenders Emily Skrzypczak (OhioState) and MegMarie Stanchi were alsofirst-team all-conference selections.

Robinson Girls’ Lax to Host Langley in Region QuarterfinalsRams repeat as Con-ference 5 champions.

The Robinson girls’ lacrosse team repeated as Conference 5 champions with a 19-5 victory over Centrevilleon May 13.

Taylor Caskey (2) and the undefeated Robinson girls’ lacrosse team will hostone-loss Langley in the 6A North region quarterfinals on Thursday.

“The wholepreseason …we were alwaysthinking,‘Langley-Robinson, statechampionshipgame.’ That was agoal. And now tosee … we couldknock each otherout in the nextround, that wasreally surprising.”

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At 7 p.m., NVTA Chairman Martin E.Nohe, will give a presentation outlining theAuthority’s planning, prioritizing and fund-ing selection process. Public testimony willbegin immediately following the presenta-tion. Interested individuals may pre-regis-ter to speak at:[email protected].

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