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Laura Dryden of Great Falls takes her daugh-ter to the Great Falls Library at least once aweek. And while Nicole, 7, is interested inpicking up the latest children’s book and

going home to start it, once in a while her mom takesher on a detour. They don’t have to walk far fromthe entrance to the library,just a few hundred feet ona path that leads to theGreat Falls Freedom Memo-rial.

“Sometimes I’ll just getthe urge to take Nicole backthere, and we sit on thebenches and just take it allin,” Laura Dryden said. “Forme, it’s a chance to reallyremember how things havechanged over the past de-cade. Ten years ago I wasin college, dating the manwho would become myhusband, and Nicole wasn’teven here yet.”

Dryden, whose grandfa-ther and great-uncle servedin the Navy in World WarII, says one of the reasonsshe enjoys the FreedomMemorial is that it paystribute to men and womenlike her ancestors, but alsoto the newer generation ofAmericans who serve theircountry.

“So much changed thatday for so many people.Young men and womenwho had only seen maybe the Desert Storm conflictall of a sudden realized that there was a real conflictout there,” she said. “Obviously there are conflictingopinions on the war itself, but the fact that so manypeople felt the need to serve their country after itwas attacked is certainly admirable. And I look at

my daughter, who has never been alive when theWorld Trade Center stood, and I hope that the me-morial helps her to appreciate all the people whohave served this country, even as she grows older.”

THE PATH TO THE MEMORIAL winds aroundthe library, and six weeping cherry trees are alongthe path, representing the six Great Falls residentswho died Sept. 11, 2001.

Retired Marine 1st Lt. Richard Gabriel, Ann C.Judge, Barbara K. Olson, Lisa J. Raines, Diane M.Simmons and George W. Simmons were all on Ameri-can Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Penta-gon that morning.

Pavers surround the center stone in concentriccircles, and the plaza itself is bordered with granite

blocks with words like“hope,” “love,” “honesty,”and “grace.” The wordshighlight virtues thatpeople value the mostwhen it comes to freedom.

Evan Blanda of GreatFalls stopped by the memo-rial this past Sunday, tak-ing some time from his La-bor Day weekend to sitamong the stones andtrees.

“I was at a friend’s yes-terday watching collegefootball kick off, and I’mgetting ready to pick up myfamily for a barbecue, butas I passed by the memo-rial [going west] onGeorgetown Pike, I feltcompelled to stop by,” hesaid. “Seeing the flagsmade me want to stop byand say, I guess, ‘thankyou,’ to the people thisplace honors. We hear badnews shouted at us fromevery television, radio andnewspaper these days, butwhen you stop and thinkabout it most of the world

would love to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy everyday, and sometimes it takes a random stop to a placelike this to really appreciate it.”

Dryden and Blanda are just two of hundreds of

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Great Falls FreedomMemorial dedicated tothose who have served.

A Place to Reflect and Remember

Community membersrecite the Pledge ofAllegiance at thisyear’s Memorial Dayobservance at theGreat Falls FreedomMemorial.

Sixth graders from Great Falls Elemen-tary School spend some time at theGreat Falls Freedom Memorial.

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SUNDAY/SEPT. 11Great Falls Freedom Memorial Committee Annual 9/11 Ceremony.

7 p.m. Great Falls Village Green, 768 Walker Road, Great Falls.Remembering especially the six citizens of Great Falls who died whenFlight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. Choir membersfrom Christ the King Lutheran Church, Great Falls United MethodistChurch, and St. Francis Episcopal Church will join to pay tribute in song tothose who died. Open to all. In case of rain, the ceremony will be held atthe Great Falls United Methodist Church. [email protected].

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. 9:45 a.m. On the grounds of the FreemanHouse, 131 Church St, N.E., Vienna. With speaker Colonel David A. Lapan,USMC. Sponsored by American Legion Post 180 in cooperation with theTown of Vienna. 703-938-9535.

9/11 Memorial Service. 11 a.m. Antioch Christian Church Sanctuary, 1860Beulah Road, Vienna. The public is invited to a service of remembranceand hope. Each guest will receive a special edition book titled “NeverForget.” www.antiochdoc.org.

Reston Association Tribute to Reston Victims and Servicemen. 1p.m. Freedom Grove near Brown’s Chapel, Reston. Remembering andhonoring all those who died in the events of 9-11. In tribute to thememories of four Reston residents, Norma Cruz Khan and Leonard Taylorwho were aboard American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed into thePentagon, Marine Lance Corporal Tavon L. Hubbard of the CommandElement, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Army Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J.Nyren of the 1st Battalion, 8th Calvary Division, four stones will be placedat Freedom Grove. Following the ceremony, there will be a musical tributein the small pavilion at Brown’s Chapel. Presentation of the Colors, livemusic and more. www.reston.org.

Film Screening and 9-11 Commemorative Program. 2 p.m.Sponsored by Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center at The Stacy C. SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. To commemorate the10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the UnitedStates, local broadcast journalist Mike Walter will show and discuss hisdocumentary film, Breaking News Breaking Down, examining the reactionsand reflections of journalists. Free. 703-385-8414.

The 10th Anniversary Patriot Day Ceremony. 7-8 p.m. VeteransAmphitheater at Fairfax City Hall, 10455 Armstrong St., Fairfax. 703-385-7850.

Tenth Annual AARP-Wiygul Classic Car Show. 10 a.m. DowntownHerndon at the intersection of Lynn and Station Streets. There will be a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony as part of the Classic Car Show. Car showhours are 7 a.m.-3 p.m. www.aarpdulles.org/_mgxroot/carshow2011/WebRegisForm.pdf.

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residents who stop at the GreatFalls Freedom Memorial as part oftheir daily lives. The site hosts sev-eral annual events each year, butmany people feel the need to stopby, sit on one of the benches andreflect in solitude.

“I have gone there a few timesby myself, and sat on a bench, andwondered what it is all about, thisthing we call freedom,” said GlenSjoblom, a member of the GreatFalls Freedom Committee. “I havebecome more thoughtful about itsince 10 years ago, and think thewords that affect me the most arelove, patience and perseverance. Ialso have thought about the boyswho have gone into the wars, andhope they can all come homesoon.”

Sjoblom was the one who foundthe rock that sits in the center ofthe memorial. He saw it whiledriving on Riverbend Road, bor-dering a property.

“The rock symbolizes the agelessbeauty of Great Falls and serves asa remembrance of all those whohave given of themselves in thecause of liberty and freedom,”

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Sept. 11 Rememberedreads the inscription of one of thesigns on the path leading to thememorial.

CARVED INTO THE ROCK arethe words “The Community ofGreat Falls, Virginia honors thosewho have given of themselves inservice to the cause of liberty andfreedom.”

A candlelight vigil was held inGreat Falls Sept. 11, 2002 andthat’s what inspired the idea of amemorial. Planning took severalyears, various designs were pro-posed and money was raised fromlocal residents and businesses.

The first official ceremony at thememorial was Memorial Day2005, and since then, each Memo-rial Day, Sept. 11 and Veterans Daypeople gather to pay their respects.

Inside the Great Falls Library, theFreedom Memorial Committee hascompiled a book to honor GreatFalls residents from throughoutthe years who have sacrificed theirlives for their country.

This year, Great Falls will com-memorate the 10th anniversary ofthe 9/11 attacks at a ceremony onthe Village Green, Sunday, Sept.11 at 7 p.m.


EPSTEIN: I am the only Dranesville SchoolBoard candidate endorsed by Fairfax ZeroTolerance Reform. After student suicidesresulted in adverse press, School Boardmembers initially denied that FCPS had azero tolerance process and claimed thatstate law mandated FCPS’ punitive rules.When those assertions were discredited,FCPS fixed some problems. However, theSchool Board fell short on a critical reform— parental notification. My opponent votedno and I will fix this. If schools can call aparent when a child is ill, they should berequired to call when a student may be sus-pended.

Keeping a Promise of ExcellenceSchool Board Chair, her opponent list schoolsystem priorities and challenges in a newschool year.

At the beginning of the new school year, The Connection has asked the currentFairfax County School Board Chair Jane K. Strauss and her challenger in November elections as Dranesville District representative on the School Board —Louise Epstein — to respond to the same five questions regarding the county

schools in 2011-12. Here are the questions and their responses.

Q: How is FCPS system doing: What could be done better?

Q: What is the impact of budget reductions on quality of education?

STRAUSS: Proportionately, more budgetcuts were made in nonschool-based areas,such as central offices, maintenance andtransportation. The central offices are at thelowest level in 10 years. Going forward,maintenance, equipment and bus replace-ment will eventually need more funding.Also the pay freeze must end if we are tokeep quality in the classroom. Our teachersand staff will get a much-deserved raise thisyear.

EPSTEIN: Budget reductions affect schoolsdifferently. In some schools in FairfaxCounty, most classes have 17 to 25 students.However, our area has the largest classes

in the county. In some of our schools, classesroutinely have 25 to 35 students. This in-equity is due to FCPS-designed staffing for-mulas that my opponent supports, whichdivert FCPS budget resources away fromour area.

Over time, FCPS has increased spendingon equipment and initiatives called “instruc-tional support,” while reducing funds spenton classroom instruction. FCPS did not haveto increase class sizes, freeze teacher sala-ries, or charge high school athletes fees tosurvive the recession. We would be bettersituated if FCPS listened to teachers’ sugges-tions to reduce the use of eCART SOL-prepand other FCPS headquarters initiatives.

sis on high-stakes, fact-based standardizedtests that tend to narrow the curriculum andstifle higher-level thinking skills.

EPSTEIN: FCPS has an excellent reputa-tion. To be a world-class system, however,FCPS must provide better academic instruc-tion to all students. Too many FCPS par-ents feel compelled to seek remedial tutor-ing and/or more advanced instruction out-side of school. This makes it difficult for ourchildren to enjoy activities like sports andmusic, to spend time with their family, orto get enough sleep.

STRAUSS: Student achievement, the mostimportant measure of the success of FCPS,is at an all-time high. The Washington Postranks all our schools in the top 6 percentnationally. Ed Week calculates that ourgraduation rate is 14 percent higher thanwould be expected given our student demo-graphics. Overall student achievement con-tinues to rise, as measured by SAT and SOLscores, AP/IB enrollment and pass rates andstudent earned industry certifications. Theminority student achievement gap is narrow-ing and has closed in some schools. As forimprovements, we need to place less empha-

Q: What do you think is the single most important challenge for theschool system at the beginning of the new school year?

STRAUSS: The logistics of a smooth open-ing of the school year are critical. Our class-rooms are fully staffed, equipped and ready,including the new 36 full-day kindergartenprograms. Over 1,300 new teachers havebeen hired and trained out of an applicantpool of 30,000. Bus routes are established

and practiced and schools have held openhouses. All is ready.

EPSTEIN: The biggest challenge is tomake all students feel as comfortable aspossible with their new teacher(s) andclassmates.

Q: What do you think of the recent controversy over the disciplinarypolicies in the county’s public schools: How did the School Board handlethe public’s concerns?

STRAUSS: After listening carefully to thecommunity, we have made thoughtfulchanges to the disciplinary process. Parentswill be called immediately if it is suspectedthat their child is involved in serious mis-behavior. For the 1 percent of students whodo go through the discipline process, im-mediate academic and social/emotionalsupport will be provided, the entire processwill be shortened and fewer transfers fromneighborhood schools will be made. Parentswho are going through the hearing processwill be surveyed to gauge how the changesare working.

STRAUSS: Class sizes need to be reducedby reversing the one-student increase in thestaffing formula made early in the reces-sion. Regular summer school must be re-stored and the remaining portion of the ath-letic fee eliminated. Over time, we mustincrease the use of online learning in orderto maximize the high-value teacher/studentface-to-face class time. A better mix ofonline and traditional courses would alsogive students more flexible use of their ownschedules.

EPSTEIN: My top priority will be to im-prove instruction by working closely withour classroom teachers. Teachers — not bu-

reaucrats — know best about what worksand what doesn’t. Often, valuable improve-ments need not increase costs. For example,adopting FAIRGRADE’s proposals to bringback upper-level, high school honorscourses in English and social studies shouldcost nothing.

I also will improve transparency and ac-countability. Information used to make de-cisions should be published without a Free-dom of Information Act request. FCPSshould also restructure its Audit Commit-tee and internal audit and program evalu-ation programs, to ensure independent andobjective evaluations of FCPS manage-ment.

Q: You are both running for the School Board in upcoming elections:What would be your top priorities if elected?

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Bio NoteJane K. Strauss

I have served 18years on the SchoolBoard, am cur-rently the Chair-man and havebeen Budget Chairmany times. I holda master’s degreein teaching fromHarvard and am aformer classroom teacher, school PTApresident and county PTA president. I amthe mother of four FCPS graduates whoseneeds spanned special education, generaleducation and advanced academics. Ihave 35 years of educational experienceand advocacy in Pre K-12.

Louise Epsteinis an experiencedadvocate who co-founded two bipar-tisan groups,FAIRGRADE andFairfax EducationCoalition, and isendorsed by FairfaxZero Tolerance Re-form. Epstein also

served as a PTSA and Booster presidentat TJHSST, PTSA budget chair at McLeanHS, PTA vice president at Longfellow MS,Cluster 1 representative on the FCCPTA,and president of FCAG. Epstein gradu-ated from Harvard College and HarvardLaw School and lives in McLean with herhusband and daughters.


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By Govind S. Mattay

America experienced rapid growthin multiple sectors during themarket revolution (1793-1909).In the upper South, agriculture

boomed as many plantations switched fromtobacco to wheat as the main cash crop. Atthe same time the industrial sector thrivedin the north as factories used machines tocurtail labor costs. Furthermore, railroads,canals, and roads built during the transpor-tation revolution allowed goods to be trans-ported to a wider populace. All of thisgrowth and change is embodied in thequaint Colvin Run Mill, fittingly located atthe geographic bridge between the Northand South in Fairfax County. Colvin Run Millrepresents the importance of both North-ern and Southern technological contribu-tions to economic success in a time periodof rural and urban clash.

Even before the mill was created, someof America’s greatest minds were involvedin Colvin Run. George Washington recog-nized the property as an ideal location fora mill and owned this property for over adecade until his death. Oliver Evans, a manwho was heralded by Washington and isnow considered the father of American in-dustry, invented the technology that servedas a foundation for the construction of themill.

A LARGE WATERWHEEL, 20 feet in di-ameter, was constructed to harness the cur-rent and power the mill, generating 26horsepower. All of this power was convertedby wooden gears in order to turn the one-ton grindstone. Evans’ ingenious inventions,described in Young Millwright’s and Miller’sGuide, were used at Colvin Run and uti-lized gravitational energy to automate theprocess of grinding flour and transform itinto one flowing motion. Prior to this, millsrequired the work of seven men. However,Evans’ inventions only required that themiller adjust the machinery. This technol-ogy improved the efficiency of the mill andenhanced the quality of the flour.

Colvin Run Mill was initially used to sup-port local markets, but its efficiency quicklyallowed it to expand. From the time the millwas first built until it ended commercialgrinding in 1934, Colvin Run Mill took in-dividual orders from the local farmers inthe surrounding neighborhood, a processknown as custom milling.

These small farmers depended solely onColvin Run to grind their wheat into flourand to convert their crops into cornmeal and

grits to feed their families. Colvin Run’ssupport for these farmers and its economicsuccess are demonstrated in the fact thatthe mill was the center of the community.

As the mill flourished, many shops andother community needs were built aroundthe mill. A blacksmith, saw mill, generalstore, and post office were located in closeproximity to the mill to support the grow-ing community. The mill also became a cen-ter of commerce, a place where business-men would meet and discuss transactions.Colvin Run Mill was an essential part of thelocal community, a center of social and cul-tural life, and its economic success allowedthe community to expand and prosper.

The mill began to sell its flour interna-tionally as technological advancementsspurred economic efficiency and local in-frastructure was improved during the trans-portation revolution. During Philip Carper’sownership (1811-1842), Colvin Runswitched from being a custom mill grind-ing for the neighborhood to a merchant millthat bought and sold wheat and flour. Sucha switch ensured economic stability, as themill no longer depended solely on millingfees paid by local farmers.

AS A MERCHANT MILL, Colvin Run in-creasingly depended on the Alexandria-Leesburg turnpike, which connected it tothe fertile wheat farms of Loudoun Countyand the port of Alexandria. New Southernfarming techniques that prevented erosionand soil exhaustion resulted in large in-creases in wheat output.

Simultaneously, the opening of foreignmarkets resulting from the lift of embargoesthat came with the end of the War of 1812allowed farmers to make more money byexporting their crops internationally. Bothof these factors contributed to thriving busi-ness as farmers hauled their wheat along

History Preservedat Colvin RunColvin Run Mill: Anexample of Americaninnovation and success.

Govind S. Mattay

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Opinion

Excerpts from http://pentagonmemorial.org/learn/911-pentagon:

“Sept. 11, 2001 was awarm, sunny day in Washington, D.C.That morning, five hijackers passedthrough security at Dulles InternationalAirport at approximately 7:35 a.m. Theyboarded American Airlines Flight 77 bound forLos Angeles. At 8:20 a.m., Flight 77 departedDulles International Airport 10 minutes de-layed. When the plane took off, it had 64 peopleon board: a crew of six plus 58 passengers, in-cluding the five hijackers with their weapons.

“The last routine radio communication withAmerican Airlines Flight 77 occurred at 8:51a.m. It seems likely that between 8:51 and 8:54

a.m. over eastern Kentucky, the hijackers madetheir move and took over the plane.

“Immediately following the takeover, Flight77 made an unauthorized turn to thesouth. At 9 a.m., the plane turned east-ward from a point near the junction ofWest Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky.

“Tracking Flight 77 would not have beeneasy, even if controllers had been able to iden-tify which plane to follow. Its transponder, atransmitter that broadcasts the course, speed,and altitude of the airplane, was turned off at8:56 a.m. For air traffic controllers, the lack ofa transponder signal meant they could not findthe Boeing 757 until it crossed the path of aground-based radar.

“At 9:33 a.m., Flight 77 turned south and

headed for the Pentagon. Ronald Reagan Wash-ington National Airport tower passed to theSecret Service Operations Center in Washing-ton, D.C. the alarming word that ‘an aircraft iscoming at you and not talking with us.’ Aminute later, the plane turned south belowAlexandria, circled back to the northeast, andflew toward Washington again.

“At 9:37:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight77 crashed into the Pentagon.

“The Pentagon’s on-site firehouse respondedimmediately to the crash. Firefighters fromnearby Reagan National Airport and ArlingtonCounty Fire Department arrived within min-utes.

“One-hundred-and-eighty-four lives werelost at the Pentagon that day.”

Remembering Local People Who Died on 9-11

Editorial

The following list of people wholived in Connection Newspaperscoverage area and died in the Sept. 112001 terrorist attacks, is compiledfrom multiple sources, including newsreports, and is likely not complete.The Pentagon Memorial website offersphotos and biographies of most peoplewho died at the Pentagon. http://pentagonmemorial.org/explore/biographies

Spc. Craig Amundson, 28, Fort Belvior,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Lt. Col. Canfield D. Boone, 54, Clifton,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Charles Burlingame, 51, Herndon,employed by AmericanAirlines, diedon AA Flight 77

Rosa Maria Chapa, 64, Springfield,employed by Defense IntelligenceAgency, died in Pentagon

Eddie A. Dillard, Alexandria, employedby Philip Morris, died on AA Flight 77

Capt. Robert Edward Dolan, 43,Alexandria, employed by U.S. Navy,died in Pentagon

Charles A. Droz III, 52, Springfield,employed by EM Solutions Inc., diedon AA Flight 77

Gerald P. Fisher, 57, Potomac, Md.,employed by Booz Allen Hamilton,died in Pentagon

1st Lt. (Ret.) Richard P. Gabriel Sr., 54,

Great Falls, employed by StratinConsulting, died on AA Flight 77

Diane M. Hale-McKinzy, 38, Alexandria,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Stanley R. Hall, 68, Centreville,employed by Raytheon, died on AAFlight 77

Brady K. Howell, 26, Arlington,employed by U.S. Navy, died inPentagon

Lt. Col. Stephen Neil Hyland Jr., 45,Burke, employed by U.S. Army, diedin Pentagon

Bryan C. Jack, 48, Alexandria, employedby Department of Defense, died onAA Flight 77

Steven D. Jacoby, 43, Alexandria,employed by Metrocall, died on AAFlight 77

Ann Judge, 49, Great Falls, employed byNational Geographic Society, died onAA Flight 77

Norma Cruz Khan, 45, Reston,Plumbing-Heating-CoolingContractors Assn., died on AA Flight77

Terence M. Lynch, 49, Alexandria,employed by Booz Allen Hamilton,died in Pentagon

Ada L. Mason-Acker, 50, Springfield,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, 53, FortMyer, employed by U.S. Army, diedin Pentagon

Mark McGinly, 26, Vienna, employed by

Local People Who Died in Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist AttacksMichael L. Selves, 53, Fairfax, employed

by U.S. Army, died in PentagonDiane M. Simmons, Great Falls, died on

AA Flight 77George W. Simmons, Great Falls, retired

from Xerox, died on AA Flight 77Lt. Col. Gary F. Smith, 55, Alexandria,

retired U.S. Army, died in PentagonNorma Lang Steuerle, 54, Alexandria,

died on AA Flight 77Lt. Col. Kip P. Taylor, 38, McLean,

employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Leonard E. Taylor, 44, Reston, employedby XonTech Inc., died on AA Flight77

Sandra C. Taylor, 50, Alexandria,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Sandra D. Teague, 31, Fairfax, employedby Georgetown University Hospital,died on AA Flight 77

Karl W. Teepe, 57, Centreville, employedby Defense Information Agency, diedin Pentagon

Meta L. Waller, 60, Alexandria,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Ernest M. Willcher, 62, North Potomac,Md., employed by Booz-AllenHa.m.ilton Inc. died in Pentagon

Maj. Dwayne Williams, 40, Lorton,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Vicki C. Yancey, 43, Springfield,employed by Vredenburg Co., diedon AA Flight 77.

Carr Futures, died in World TradeCenter

Patricia E. Mickley, 41, Springfield,employed by Department of Defense,died in Pentagon

Khang Ngoc Nguyen, 41, Fairfax,employed by Navy contractor, died inPentagon

Barbara K. Olson, 45, Great Falls,attorney, died on AA Flight 77

Maj. Clifford L. Patterson Jr., 33,Alexandria, employed by U.S. Army,died in Pentagon

Capt. Jack D. Punches, 51, Clifton,retired from U.S. Navy, died inPentagon

Lisa J. Raines, 42, Great Falls, employedby Genzyme Corp., died on AA Flight77

Todd H. Reuben, 40, Potomac, Md.,attorney, died on AA Flight 77

Charles E. Sabin, 54, Burke, employedby Department of Defense, died inPentagon

Marjorie C. Salamone, 53, Springfield,employed by U.S. Army, died inPentagon

Cmdr. Robert Allan Schlegel, 38,Alexandria, employed by U.S. Navy,died in Pentagon

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Ingrid Knowlton, Reston“The security, all the security, ev-

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the turnpike, had it ground at the mill, and thenultimately sold the flour in the ports.

As more of the flour from Colvin Run was sold inthe West Indies, New England, and the Mediterra-nean, the small community gained credit in domes-tic and foreign markets, which in turn resulted inmore economic prosperity.

After Carper sold the mill in 1842, Colvin Run Millenjoyed even more economic success under the ini-tial ownership of John Powell. The transportationrevolution yielded steamboats traveling along thePotomac and Chesapeake Bay, as well as an expand-ing network of railroads, and the base of customersfor flour increased exponentially. This transportationboom also allowed the flour at Colvin Run to be trans-ported more efficiently to warehouses inFredericksburg and Alexandria before being sold.

As the years progressed and America’s populationsteadily migrated away from the farms and towardsthe cities, milling was no longer a central service tothe local community. Ultimately Colvin Run Mill’s

Preserving History in Great Fallsaccess to water was cut off by the widening of theAlexandria-Leesburg turnpike. With no current topower the waterwheel, Colvin Run Mill was aban-doned.

Ironically, the turnpike that had spurred the rapideconomic boom at the mill was also the cause of itsdecline.

The Fairfax County Park Authority recognized themill’s central role in the community in earlier yearsand purchased the property in 1965. Three yearslater, work began to restore the dilapidated mill andstill continues to this day. Presently, the waterwheelat Colvin Run turns once again and the mill is a localtourist site.

Colvin Run Mill serves as a significant example ofthe intersection between agriculture and technology.Now, Colvin Run Mill is the only surviving mill dis-playing Oliver Evans’ technology and it stands as atestament to the importance of milling in Americanhistory.

The author is a rising senior at Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science and Technology.

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How does a relativelyshy person askfriends and family,let alone complete

strangers, to donate their hard-earned dollars? We are all askedmany times over to give to wor-thy causes. How do you ask peopleto make your cause their priority?I’m trying to figure that out rightnow.

In February, I was diagnosedwith Acute Promyelocytic Leuke-mia (APL). It was quite a ride, buttoday I am in remission with fan-tastic prospects for a “normal” fu-ture. I am incredibly lucky.

It started with a lot of unex-plained bruising … actually twomatching bruises on the back ofmy hands. A couple of weeks later,my partner Stuart pointed out amassive bruise that covered myentire lower back; so on a Mon-day morning I went in for a rou-

tine blood test.That evening, I received a phone

call from the advice nurse. Afterwhat seemed like a million ques-tions, she had me go to the emer-gency room, with the followingadmonishments: I was not to drivemyself, I was not to use anythingsharp and I was under no circum-stances to fall down. I had almostno platelets, the type of blood cellsthat clot, and so was at risk of se-vere, potentially life-threateningbleeding.

I was sent home that night withan appointment for a bone mar-row biopsy in the morning. Every-thing seemed to go fine with thebiopsy; we stopped for some lunchand by the time I got home, I wasgushing blood from my biopsy site.While I was in the process of call-ing to find out what to do, the tri-age nurse from the oncology prac-tice called to say they were book-ing a room for me in the hospitalfor transfusions. My platelets haddropped even more and I had ab-solutely no immunity to anything(my kind of leukemia featureswhite blood cells that do not ma-ture properly to provide naturalprotection to infection). I would

probably be home that evening,she said, but pack a bag, just incase it ends up being overnight.One day shy of four weeks later, Ileft the hospital.

When I left the hospital, becauseI was immuno-compromised I sawvery few people, beyond my fam-ily; I saw friends a couple of times

when I had confirmed my countswere good and they definitely felthealthy; had to limit what I ate(nothing fresh and uncooked);and avoided a lot of places, espe-cially crowds. I was home fromwork for almost six months.

I am incredibly lucky. I re-sponded to all treatments as ex-pected and tolerated much of thechemotherapy with relatively mildside effects — at least as far asanything I have to compare it to.But there are many, many familiesstill looking for their luck: the dis-covery that will make treatmenteasier, or more effective, or lessscary.

In the case of APL, it turns out aform of super-charged vitamin Ais the miracle drug. My motherand I have had more than one con-versation about how it’s possiblefor someone to figure that out.Who comes up with an idea likethat? Who keeps coming up withthe ideas to try this or that, in thisor that combo, for this or that du-ration?

And it seemed like I had themost bizarre, specific chemo-therapy treatment (it appears allcancers have their own bizarre,

specific treatments … I didn’tknow that before). Four days ofone medication intravenously, ev-ery other day. A month later, fourdays, in a row, of the same medi-cation, at half the dose; then amonth later, three days, in a row,of a different medication. And fi-nally a month later, two days, in arow, of the original medication atthe original dose. All the while,still taking my super-charged vi-tamin A.

And now I have an equally bi-zarre, specific maintenance rou-tine. For four 90-day cycles I willtake nine pills (five in the morn-ing, four in the evening, with food)for the first 15 days. For all 90 daysI will take another medicationonce a day (four pills, on an emptystomach) and once a week I willtake another medication (12 pills,because it only comes in a smalldosage, also on an empty stom-ach). Who figures this out so thatI can have the best prospects for aleukemia-free future?

I guess I don’t really care who, Ijust care that someone does. I carethat they have money to fund re

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Who Makes Cancer Research Possible?An invitation toget involved.

Stuart Moll and Jean Card."Stuart cut his waist-lengthhair to support me, while Itook the opportunity toplay around as my hairthinned dramatically dur-ing chemotherapy treat-ment for leukemia. Happily,all the gray went first, andhas yet to come back."

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THURSDAY/SEPT. 8Happy Hearts Senior Adult

Fellowship Potluck Lunch.12:30 p.m. Antioch ChristianChurch, 1860 Beulah Road,Vienna. Discussion about theeffects of 9-11 and games. Opento the public. Bring a favoritefood dish. Chicken provided. $2donation. 703-938-6753 orwww.antiochdoc.org.

Vienna Tysons RegionalChamber of CommerceLunch in Luxury. 11:30 a.m.2941 Restaurant, 2941 FairviewPark Drive, Falls Church. Withspeaker John Evans, author of“Embrace the Tiger.” $40members, $50 non-members.www.vtrcc.org.

VTRCC Young ProfessionalsMixer. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sofios,1477 Chain Bridge Road, Suite201, McLean. Complimentaryappetizers, wine and beer. Free,reservations required.www.vtrcc.org.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 9Mothers First Monthly Support

Group. 10 a.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Support group for at-home mothers. Moms andchildren welcome.www.mothersfirst.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 10Estate Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Claude

Moore Colonial Farm at TurkeyRun, 6310 Georgetown Pike,McLean. Prints, paintings andother wall art, estate furnitureincluding wicker, over 30 boxes ofchildren’s books, vinyl records

including entire set of DeutscheGrammaphon Beethoven recordingsand more. Farm’s Book Store alsoopen with 15,000 books sorted into80 categories. Cash, checks, creditcards accepted. Free parking. Rain orshine. www.1771.org.

Vienna AAUW Open House. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave E, Vienna. Learn aboutupcoming lectures by noted authorsand advocacy to fight sexdiscrimination; entertainment andlocal tours, book clubs, gardeningand dining groups. Free. 703-321-7499 or www.aauwofva.org/branches/vienna.

Avoiding Divorce Court I: How toNegotiate or Mediate aProperty SettlementAgreement. 10 a.m. The Women’sCenter, 127 Park St. N.E., Vienna. Anexperienced divorce attorney on acomparison of mediation andnegotiation and provide tips,strategies and pitfalls to avoid and ageneral discussion of issuescommonly addressed in anagreement. $30-$70. Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 11DivorceCare and DivorceCare for

Kids. 11 a.m. McLean PresbyterianChurch, 1020 Balls Hill Road,McLean. First of thirteen weeklysessions. 703-821-0800.

MONDAY/SEPT. 12Why Good Wills Go Bad. 10 a.m.

Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. A freepresentation by attorney David G.Hoffman with a discussion of Virginiawill law, organizing assets, when tochange your will, talking to an

executor, reducing probate, willcopies, do-it-yourself tax plansand more. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.

Family Abuse – What Is It andWhat Can You Do About It?6:30 p.m. The Women’s Center,127 Park St. N.E., Vienna. Identifyand learn how to deal with thepattern of coercive behaviorsassociated with family abuse,including physical and sexualviolence, threats of violence,emotional and psychologicalintimidation, verbal abuse,economic and financial control,spiritual abuse, and destruction ofproperty. Honorable JudgeThomas P. Mann, Chief Judge,Fairfax County Juvenile &Domestic Relations District Court,will speak on learning about theProtective Order court processfrom Intake through Trial. Free.Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 13Fairfax County Board of

Supervisors Meeting. 9:30a.m. Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, Board Auditorium, 12000Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. 703-324-3151, TTY 703-324-3903.

Vienna Tysons RegionalChamber of Commerce TIPSLuncheon. 12:15 p.m. Shula’sSteakhouse, 8028 Leesburg Pike,in the Tysons Corner Marriott.Every Tuesday. 703-862-4895.

NARFE Vienna Chapter 1116.1:30 p.m. Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St., Vienna.With Nancy Scesney, who helpsplan decluttering projects. Free.703-938-6580.

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St. John’s Episcopal Church,6715 Georgetown Pike in McLean, willhold their Homecoming Celebration onSunday, Sept. 11. The Worship serviceis at 10 a.m., followed by the annualHomecoming picnic, Church School reg-istration, and Ministries Fair on the frontlawn. There will be a moon bounce forthe children. 703-356-4902 orwww.stjohnsmclean.org.

Christ the King LutheranChurch, 10550 Georgetown Pike inGreat Falls, will mark the beginning ofthe Sunday School year for all ages onRally Day, Sunday Sept. 11. To cel-ebrate, the Church will host a Rally DayBBQ on the front lawn following the 11a.m. service. Members and visitors areinvited to join in the fun, includingburgers and dogs and all the fixings.www.gflutheran.org.

Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, has an Adult Sunday Schoolclass that will begin studying John B.Cobb’s book Spiritual Bankruptcy: AProphetic Call to Action on Sunday,Sept. 11. Coffee at 9:30 a.m., class at9:45 a.m. [email protected] or703-938-3494.

Antioch Christian Church, 1860Beulah Road in Vienna, is hosting aMemorial Worship service for the 10year Anniversary of 9-11 on Sunday,Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. in the church sanc-tuary. The public is invited to thisservice of remembrance and hope. Eachguest will receive a special edition booktitled “Never Forget.”www.antiochdoc.org.

Unitarian Universalist Congre-

gation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter MillRoad in Oakton, seeks female actors forproduction of “Mother Wove the Morn-ing”, a play by Carol Lynn Pearson. Allages and types needed. Play will beperformed Oct. 21-22 and proceeds ben-efit The Fistula Foundation. Auditionswill be held on Tuesday, Sept 13. Sched-ule an audition appointment atwww.uucf.org or [email protected].

Andrew Chapel United Method-ist Church, 9201 Leesburg Pike inVienna, has a 10 a.m. Sunday WorshipService through Sept 4. Beginning Sept.11 Worship is 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.,Sunday School 9:30 a.m., and YouthFellowship at 6 p.m. September studygroups are Monday night’s ‘Companionsin Christ’, and Tuesday 10 a.m. BibleStudy. Bell Choir practice is Wednesdayat 7 p.m. and choir practice at 8 p.m.Call 703-759-3722 to register for Pre-school and Mother’s Day Out.703-759-3508.

Antioch Christian Church, 1860Beulah Road in Vienna, is celebratingNational Back to Church Sunday onSept. 18 at 11 a.m. worship. Antioch isparticipating in Back to Church Sunday,a national movement of churches toencourage formerly churched people torediscover church and try it again.www.antiochdoc.org.

Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, is celebrating its 50th anni-versary with a special worship service onSept. 25 at 11 a.m. Reserve by Sept. 10for luncheon after [email protected] or 703-938-3494.

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Supporting Cancer Researchsearch. I care that amazing ideas

keep happening. I care thatmiracles keep coming our way.

So, here I am, asking for yourhard-earned dollars: My team, TheAPL Dumpling Gang (named aftera favorite childhood movie), willbe walking in the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society’s annual LightThe Night walk at Reston TownCenter on Oct. 1.

I hope you’ll support my “gang.”I know we all get lots of requests

www.inova.org and click Get In-volved and then Blood Donor Ser-vices.

Learn more about the event orThe APL Dumpling Gang atwww.lightthenight.org, click onDonate, and search Jean Card orAPL Dumpling Gang.

And if you’d like to know moreabout my personal adventureswith leukemia, e-mail me [email protected].

Jean Card is production manager atConnection Newspapers.

She lives in McLean.

On Thursday, Sept. 8, from 4 to 7p.m., Saks Fifth Avenue Tysons Galleriacelebrates Fashion’s Night Out with DCMagazine, the March of Dimes, The Of-fice of Minority Health and “A HealthyBaby Begins with You” celebrity spokes-woman Tonya Lewis Lee to celebrate thebeauty of healthy living at a celebrationdubbed “In Good Taste and Health.”

Party-goers will shop the newest fallcollections, bid on unique experiencesand rare items, sample gourmet goodiesas top chefs prepare folate-filled foodlive. Saks Fifth Avenue will donate 10percent of the evening sales and all auc-tion proceeds to March of Dimes.

From 5 to 6 p.m, Laurent Amzallag,former trainer for Oprah Winfrey’s “Live

Your Best Life” tour and Dr. Jen Faber,owner of Kinetic Health Alternativeswho has served as chiropractor to LadyGaga’s dancers, deliver fitness tips thateveryone can incorporate into daily life,on the first floor of the store.

Throughout the evening on the sec-ond floor, attendees will enjoy minimakeovers while student health ambas-sadors give you tips on healthy living.Sample gourmet goodies from top arearestaurants, including Chima BrazilianSteakhouse, Bar Manager Jo-JoValenzuela from Jack Rose Dining Sa-loon and Vegan Chef Levita Mondie.Saks will also unveil the newly launchedcollection from B By Brian Atwood.Party-goers can immortalize themselves

trying out the new and much antici-pated shoe line, tag themselves onFacebook and take home their picturesfrom the B by Brian Atwood PhotoBooth.

Beginning at 6 p.m., the finale of theparty will take place on the third floor,where attendees will learn how to pre-pare healthy gourmet foods filled withfolic acid. Tonya Lewis Lee will partnerwith: Former “Top Chef” ContestantsTamesha Warren of The Oval Room;Timothy Dean of Prime Steak House andT.D. Burger, LLC; and Vegan Chef LevitaMondie.

Interested attendees can RSVP [email protected] or call 703-269-1206 for more information.

Fashion’s Night Out at Galleria Promotes Healthy Living

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for a variety of causes to support… so no pressure to make this par-ticular one your priority. But, if youare looking for a place to put that$5, $10, or $25 donation, pleasesend it our way.

Or, just as important as findingnew miracles, share one you al-ready have at no cost: donateblood or platelets. I always knewit mattered, but until I was watch-ing bag after bag going into mybody, helping save my life, I didn’treally know. Visit http://www.redcrossblood.org/gcp or

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Teaching the Loveof LearningHigh schools’ principals reflect onchallenges, priorities this year.

Matthew J. Ragone, Principal,Langley High School,

“Langley High School’s main focus this yearis to improve upon an already excellent aca-demic program. How to extend learning, stretchthe potential of every student, and teach thelove of learning so they are authentically pre-pared for the world is an extraordinary chal-lenge especially in these hard times. However,Fairfax County Public Schools has provided uswith the resources and expertise to do just that

while at the same time catering to our students’ individual needs.Not stressing students out in the process is also a challenge wewill be addressing this year.

Physical improvements will also be coming to Langley HighSchool. We have a major effort on to install a turf field. Langley isone of a few schools that does not have this safer, more reliableplaying surface. Please help the effort by visitingwww.langleyturf.org. Also, we have begun the planning processfor a full-scale renovation of our school with ground breaking be-ginning sometime around 2014.

The second annual Langley Read is in full swing with LauraHillenbrand’s Unbroken. This community reading project spurs ev-erything from art projects, intellectual discourse, lesson plans, andservice learning ventures. Join the conversation by visiting ourwebsite starting in September.”

Dr Deborah Jackson, Principal,McLean High School

“McLean welcomes 2,021 students on Sept.6, 2011. Academic excellence remains a prior-ity at the school. To that end, when studentsarrive, they will first see renovations on cam-pus and then some new faces. Academic excel-lence remains a priority. We will open a newcomputer writing lab to coincide with a newAdvanced Composition Writing elective course.Another new humanities course is Project En-

lightenment. Our world is more interconnected — socially, politi-cally and economically — than it was even a few decades ago. AtMcLean, we are looking closely at what that means for our stu-dents. What do they need from their high school experience? Howcan we best prepare them to be global citizens? The school’s SchoolImprovement Team, comprising teachers, students and PTSA rep-resentative continues to examine the impact of these and otherissues on how we educate today’s high school students.

Jay W. Pearson, Principal,George C. Marshall High School

“Marshall enters a new school year with twosignificant changes. Over the summer, workstarted on the building expansion and renova-tion project. Students, parents, and staff will seea change in their routines with the addition of26 trailers behind the building and the reloca-tion of some staff members to new locationsaround the building. Everyone will need to beflexible, adaptable, and patient as the project

moves forward.A second change for the coming school year is a new bell sched-

ule. After eight years with Lunch and Learn, population growthand the renovation necessitated a change. Students now have four45-minute Learn periods each week and a separate 30-minute luncheach day.

Our teacher collaboration is now held on Wednesday, not Fri-day. Change is never easy. However, I am confident students, par-ents, and staff will adjust as we remain focused on high levels ofachievement for all of our students.”

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

As the 2011-12 school year begins, 177,629students are projected to attend the 194Fairfax County Public Schools. This repre-

sents an increase of 2,696 from Fiscal Year 2011,leading to a requirement of 629.9 new positions.FCPS is the largest school system in Virginia andthe 11th largest in the country.

According to a Feb. 26 Fairfax County SchoolBoard report, Virginia ranks seventh in the coun-try in per capita income, but 38th in state supportfor K-12 education. Since Fiscal Year 2009, statesupport has been reduced by almost $1 billion,from $5.6 billion to $4.8 in Fiscal Year 2012.

Despite these numbers, Superintendent Dr. JackDale says this year FCPS was able to give employ-ees a 1 percent cost-of-living salary increase aftera two-year salary freeze.

The county’s Capital Improvement Program forFY2012-2016 kicks off this year, and the new plancalls for acceleration of their renovation schedule,because of the closing of Pimmit Hills AlternativeHigh School and Clifton Elementary schools, aswell as lower construction costs. According toFCPS, they have saved $31 million in capital im-provements over the past three years, and Dale saidhe expects that trend to continue.

“We’re fortunate we got the votes from theBoard of Supervisors to continue with the CIP,”he said. “With the economy down, we’ve gottensome very low bid prices which allows us to domore projects.”

THIS YEAR is the first school year where all 138elementary schools will be offering full day kin-dergarten. Before this year there were 36 schools,mostly in the Dranesville district that did not offerfull day kindergarten.

Dale called the countywide full day kindergar-ten “a great accomplishment that will benefit theentire system.”

Since students aren’t being split over morningand afternoon kindergarten, new staff was hiredat many of the schools, 152.2 positions overall.According to FCPS’s FY2012 budget, the total costfor implementation is $8.2 million. But the imple-mentation also saved around $900,000 with theelimination of the no-longer-needed kindergartenSchool Age Child Care program as well as the sav-

ings of eliminating half-day bus runs.Ann Malekzadeh, whose daughters attend Colvin

Run Elementary School in Great Falls, was a vocalproponent of full day kindergarten.

“We’re very excited the school board found a wayto make sure we all have full day kindergarten,”she said. “A lot of kids are excited they’ll be able tobe in school with their older siblings all day long,and my daughter is excited about being able toactually eat in the cafeteria, which kindergartnerscouldn’t do when they were split.”

Several community groups still have issues towork on in future years, and many of them saythose issues will be key in this November’s schoolboard elections.

FAIRGRADE, part of the Fairfax Education Coali-tion (FEC), is still working to fight the phasing outof upper-level, high school honors courses for En-glish and Social Studies. This year, FCPS will givehigh schoolers a chance to take World Studies andEnglish classes online. These courses are calledhonors courses.

“We’re offering these classes as a scaled-backoption for students, so they don’t have to take anAP exam or attend classroom courses,” Dale said.“For those who take it, the online courses will al-low them to customize their opportunities.”

Catherine Lorenze of the FEC and FAIRGRADE,says these new online options do not solve the prob-lem.

“I think it’s a very last-minute solution that hadzero input from the school board,” she said. “We’reasking for honors versions of these classes, not ‘APLight.’“

Start Later for Excellence in Education Proposal(SLEEP) hopes to make school start times later,saying that early start times are causing high schoolstudents to suffer from sleep deprivation. PhyllisPayne of SLEEP says that early hours are interrupt-ing natural sleep patterns and school with earlierstart times show higher car crash rates for 16-18year olds than ones with later times.

“I don’t think the school board will truly addressthis problem this year, but hope administrators dosomething immediately to help the students wholiterally can’t function with the status quo,” shesaid. “Some students who are dropping out, fre-quently tardy or absent and/or suffering from de-pression or other illnesses need relief sooner ratherthan later.”

Fairfax CountyPublic Schoolsis projected tohave 177,629students thisyear, a 2,696increase overlast year,which willrequire 629.9new positions.

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Fairfax County Heads Back to SchoolNew year brings employee raise,full day kindergarten, but issues still remain.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

A silver sculpture featur-ing two circles and twotriangles bisecting eachother is a familiar sight

about a half-mile south from theintersection of Braddock Road andLittle River Turnpike. It’s the logofor Thomas Jefferson High Schoolfor Science and Technology. Whilethe sculpture itself might catchdrivers’ eyes, it’s the work beingdone in the school that has the at-tention of educators from aroundthe country.

Thomas Jefferson has beennamed the best public school in thenation for the past four years byU.S. News and World Report.Founded in 1985, the school’spopulation is made up of six localjurisdictions. Eighty percent of theschool’s approximately 1,850 stu-dents come from Fairfax County,with Loudoun, Fauquier, Arlingtonand Prince William counties andthe cities of Fairfax and FallsChurch making up the remainder.

“We offer a unique curriculumtailored to emphasize science, tech-nology, engineering and math(STEM),” said Principal EvanGlazer. “We pull in students fromacross the region because we offera curriculum no other school can.Say there are two students inHerndon who are interested in ro-botics. They wouldn’t have a placeto study that locally, but here wecan take them in with other stu-dents from around the area whoalso might be interested.”

THE SCHOOL has 13 differentlabs within its walls, with applica-tions as diverse as the students’interests. One lab could easily bemistaken for an auto body shop,with car parts strewn about. It’s theschool’s Energy Systems lab.

Just down the hall, the Ocean-ography and Geophysical Systemslab is abuzz with aquariums andterrariums containing a host ofanimals and plants to study. Fur-ther down, in the Biotechnologyand Life Sciences lab, thousands ofdollars of genetic imaging equip-ment is there to satisfy studentswith questions about the buildingblocks of life.

at Thomas Jefferson. For example,freshmen spend their early time atTJ in a Biology, English and Tech-nology course that helps them forma multidisciplinary approach.

“With Biology, they learn how todo the research, the Technologyteaches them about the instrumen-tation needed to collect and ana-lyze information. The English partteaches them to communicatewhat they find, to the right audi-ence, in a coherent way,” Glazersaid. “And it’s great socially, thesefreshman who are coming from allover get to spend three-eighths oftheir schedule with the same 70 to80 person group.”

This combining of the disciplineshas proven successful for many ofTJ’s alumni. A.J. Smith, whograduated in 2009, is currently

studying Computer Science andMusic Composition/Film Score atNew York University.

“At Thomas Jefferson, I was ableto really create a connection be-tween music and technology, twothings I love,” he said. “I alsolearned to love the theater whileat TJ, learning to step outside my-self and take over somebody else’smind for a bit.”

Smith is well on his way, he re-cently won a talent competitionusing a blend of computer-pro-grammed music and his own sing-ing and playing.

GLAZER SAYS the school is alsodedicated to working with otherFairfax County Public Schools withtheir outreach efforts, and studentsconstantly travel off-campus to

work with other schools, such asDogwood Elementary School inReston, Centre Ridge ElementarySchool in Centreville, Garfield El-ementary School in Springfield andmore.

“As a regional school, we’re notonly educating the 1,850 studentswho attend school here, we wantto provide outreach that inspiresthe community,” Glazer said.“People don’t come to ThomasJefferson as a destination, but toinspire the communities they comefrom with a love of STEM.”

Every year the school has a “OneQuestion” that students, faculty andstaff try to answer with their workthroughout the year. This year’squestion, “How can we, the TJ com-munity, take action to help preparestudents to confront difficult moraland ethical decisions, both now andin the future?” was submitted bysenior Andrew Martin.

“I’m inspired every single day bythe students and the teachers here,they’re constantly on the cuttingedge of whatever they’re workingon,” Glazer said.

This year’s $252.7 million schoolbond referendum that will be onthe ballots for the Nov. 8 electionincludes $84.6 million for a reno-vation of Thomas Jefferson.

“Our building is way past due forimprovements and our communityis very excited and grateful at theprospect of being able to attendclasses and work in a school thatis up-to-date and designed for ourunique needs,” said DeniseBunting, president of the ThomasJefferson PTSA.

More information on ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology can be found atwww.tjhsst.edu.

“The mindset we have here isn’tjust to help students pass theirtests, but to get them excited aboutthe joy of investigation and discov-ery, the critical aspects of learning,”Glazer said.

In addition to normal sources offunding, the Thomas JeffersonPartnership Fund helps fund pro-grams at the school through dona-tions, corporate partnerships andcapital campaigns.

Other technology organizationsand companies have taken noticeof the aptitude of Thomas Jeffersonstudents. The Siemens Foundation,a nonprofit which provides STEMeducation grants and scholarship,named two members of TJ’s Classof 2011 with their annual Ad-vanced Placement Award, and notfor the first time.

“Thomas Jefferson is an exampleof a school that is really workingand educating its students, we al-most always have an [AdvancedPlacement award] winner fromthere every year,” said JenniferHarper-Taylor, president of the Si-emens Foundation. “It’s a phenom-enal platform for moving studentsforward and immersing them inpartnerships with top research labsand organizations.”

While the school’s name featuresthe term “science and technology,”the humanities also have a place

Named best public school in thecountry for the past four years,Thomas Jefferson offers studentschance to expand their boundaries.

School on Cutting EdgeStudents fromThomasJefferson HighSchool ofScience andTechnologyperform anexperimentduring aFairfax CountyPublic Schoolsummercourse onBiotechnology.

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❖ Chris Avellone, Class of 1989Attended college at William and Mary, joined

video game developer Interplay in 1995. Hasworked on such games as “Star Wars: Knights ofthe Old Republic II,” “Neverwinter Nights 2,” “Al-pha Protocol” and as senior designer on 2010’s“Fallout: New Vegas.”

❖ Ehren Kruger, Class of 1990Attended college at New York University, has

written screenplays for “Arlington Road,” “Scream3,” “Reindeer Games,” “Transformers: Revenge ofthe Fallen,” and “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.”Was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for BestScreenplay for “The Ring.”

❖ Jose Llana, Class of 1994Attended the Manhattan School of Music and has

played Lun Tha in “The King and I,” Angel in “Rent”and Chip Tolentino in “The 25th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee.” He also appeared in the

Notable TJ Alumni movie “Hitch” and on television’s “Sex and theCity.” His debut solo album “Jose” is a bestseller inhis native Philippines.

❖ Anthony Myint, Class of 1995Attended Carleton College and founded Mission

Street Food, Mission Chinese Food, Mission Burgerand Commonwealth restaurants. He was listed inFood Magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40” thinkers in thefood world and the “Charitable Chef of the Year,”by San Franscisco Weekly. Has also written a cook-book with his wife, “Mission Street Food: Recipesand Ideas from an Improbable Restaurant.”

❖ Sandra Beasley, Class of 1998Attended the University of Virginia for under-

graduate, American University for postgraduatework. Author of poetry books “Theories of Falling,”“I Was the Jukebox,” and the memoir “Don’t Killthe Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life.” In2009, she received the Barnard Women Poets Prize,and the Friends of Poetry prize.

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Rebecca H. Cooper ofUniversity of Virginiahas been awarded aFulbright U.S. Student

Program scholarship to Paraguayin Economic Development, theUnited States Department of Stateand the J. William Fulbright For-eign Scholarship Board announcedrecently.

Cooper graduated from LangleyHigh School in 2007 as one of thevaledictorians and has lived inMcLean her whole life with herparents Wayne and Bonnie Cooper.She graduated in May from UVA’sMcIntire School of Commerce witha BS in Commerce (concentrationsin international business and mar-keting) and a second major inSpanish. She became interested ininternational sustainable develop-ment, particularly micro-financeafter a January term study abroadprogram with UVA professor BradBrown in Nicaragua. They workedwith and learned about sustain-able projects in Nicaragua andaround the world, particularlyBangladesh.

Last summer, Cooper applied fora grant and received money tofund an internship that she did inCochabamba, Bolivia. She wasplaced with a small micro-financeinstitution giving loans primarilyto small and medium-sized busi-nesses through the San Franciscobased organization, Foundationfor Sustainable Development(FSD). She lived with a host fam-ily for more than two months andcommuted to work every day bybus. The internship assured herinterest in micro-finance and madeher consult Brown on how to be-gin a proposal for a Fulbrightscholarship.

Cooper’s project in Asuncion,Paraguay, the capital, starting inJanuary will be to study the effec-tiveness and impact of micro-loanson different populations such aswomen or the indigenous Guaranipopulation. Over 10 months, shewill be following the quantity towhich these groups become less“impoverished” over 50 differentindices including health, self-em-powerment, home condition, edu-

cation, etc. In the meantime, shehas an internship with the US Ad-vocacy Team at the ONE Cam-paign in D.C., which focuses onraising awareness in congress andon college campuses and subse-quently action for eliminating ex-treme global poverty, particularlyin Africa.

Cooper is one of more than1,600 U.S. citizens who will travelabroad for the 2011-2012 aca-demic year through the FulbrightU.S. Student Program.

The Fulbright Program is theflagship international educationalexchange program sponsored bythe U.S. government and is de-signed to increase mutual under-standing between the people ofthe United States and the peopleof other countries. The primarysource of funding for the FulbrightProgram is an annual appropria-tion made by the U.S. Congress tothe U.S. Department of State, Bu-reau of Educational and CulturalAffairs. The Program operates inover 155 countries worldwide.

Fulbright alumni have achieved

Rebecca H. Cooper, of McLean (middle), 2007 LangleyHigh graduate, with her host family in Bolivia.

Heading to ParaguayRebecca Cooper of McLean receives Fulbright Award.

distinction in government, science,the arts, business, philanthropy,education, and athletics. FortyFulbright alumni from 11 coun-tries have been awarded the NobelPrize, and 75 alumni have receivedPulitzer Prizes.

For further information about

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Timothy Higgins, 16, aGreat Falls residentand junior at Paul VICatholic High School

in Fairfax, provided his verbalcommitment to CornellUniversity basketballcoaches on Aug. 28, con-firming that he will playfor the Big Red. In do-ing so, Higgins is theyoungest and earliestbasketball commit in thehistory of the IvyLeague. Higgins is 6’10”,left-handed and playsbasketball for two na-tional powerhouseteams: Paul VI, a mem-ber of the Washington CatholicAthletic Conference (WCAC), aswell as Nike Team Takeover dur-ing the travel season.

Higgins, who plays seven musi-cal instruments, has always had adesire to play in the Ivy League.While many Ivy League schoolswere interested in Higgins, his in-terest in Cornell was piqued byCornell’s recent run to the SweetSixteen. In attempting to acceler-ate his goal, Higgins took the SATsduring October of his sophomoreyear and scored 750s across theboard for a 2250 (as well as per-fect scores on various subject mat-ter tests) and has taken many ac-celerated courses at Paul VI, earn-ing a perfect 4.3 GPA. His veryearly academic success, coupledwith his experience playing forPaul VI in the WCAC, as well asTeam Takeover, made him an ex-tremely attractive candidate for

the Ivy League teams, as well asother high academic schools.

Higgins chose to commit earlyto Cornell because of the academicenvironment, their coaching staff

and the team’s potentialto return to the “BigDance.” Paul VI CoachGlenn Farello said, “Timis one of those rare play-ers who combines workethic, intelligence andrespect for all, in an un-assuming way. Tim is asfocused on academics ashe is on basketball. Go-ing to Cornell will givehim the best of both. Weare expecting great suc-

cess for Tim when he suits up forgames in the Ivy League, as wellas in the classrooms on the Cornellcampus.”

Keith Stevens, CEO of TeamTakeover said, “Tim has playedwith and against the most talentedplayers in the country. That expe-rience will have prepared him welland he will be ready to contributeat the D-1 college basketballlevel.”

Higgins is ranked as the 10thbest player in Virginia per YahooRivals: http://rivals.yahoo.com/virginiapreps/basketball/recruit-ing/rankings/rank-2763

Higgins is ranked in the top 25players in the Delaware, Mary-land, and Virginia area by DMVelite: http://www.dmvelite.com/dmvelite-player-rankings

Higgins is ranked as one of thetop 40 players in the mid Atlanticarea: www.midatlantichoops.com.

Timothy HigginsCommits to CornellGreat Falls resident will playbasketball in Ivy League.

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Meggie Bentz of Great Fallshas been named to the spring 2011dean’s list at the University of Ken-tucky in Lexington, Ky.

Tarun Sharma of Great Fallshas enrolled at Hampden-SydneyCollege with the class of 2015 asa Patrick Henry Scholar. The Lan-gley High School graduate is theson of Dr. and Mrs. Srinivas K.Sharma.

Amy Peck of Mclean has gradu-ated from DePaul University inChicago.

Ella Moriarty of Mclean hasgraduated cum laude from DePaulUniversity in Chicago.

Duncan Rudd Olsen ofMcLean has graduated with abachelor of science in geologyfrom Clemson University ofClemson, S.C.

Ovidiu Flavius Lasca ofMcLean has graduated with a doc-torate in economics from ClemsonUniversity of Clemson, S.C.

Jenna R. Andrews of GreatFalls has been named to the spring2011 dean’s list and the president’shonor list at the University ofSouth Carolina.

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Taxicab Racers. 7:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

The Brothers Cazimero withBrother Noland. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Hawaiianchants, dances, and songs.Accompanied by the men of HalauNa Kamalei and the ladies of theRoyal Dance Company performinghula dances. $38 in-house, $22 lawn.www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 8Murphy’s Kids, Future and Teddy

and the Purple Funk. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

“A Funny Thing Happened On theWay to the Forum.” 8 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855-AAnnandale Road, Falls Church.Musical comedy about mistakenidentity and young love. $6-$15.703-615-6626 or [email protected].

Vienna Arts Society MonthlyMeeting. 7:30 p.m. Vienna ArtCenter, 115 Pleasant St., NW,Vienna. With a demonstration of stilllife oil painting by Jill Banks. Freeand open to the public. 703-319-3971 www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

Judy Collins with Shawn Mullins.8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,

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“On the Half Shell,” pen and ink by Teresa Ahmad. Therewill be an Awards Reception on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 6-8 p.m. at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St. N.W. inVienna, for “Square It!,” a display of original art judgedby Lynn Goldstein. The exhibit will be on display throughOct. 1. Show hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.703-319-3971 or www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

Vienna. Traditional andcontemporary folk, cabaret, showtunes and more. $40 in-house, $22lawn. www.wolftrap.org.

Ongoing Book Sale. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Adjacent to theinformation desk on first floor. 703-

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Banjo Man. 10:30 a.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

We Were Kings CD Release andDance Party, Big Hurry andBreaking Borders. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

“A Funny Thing Happened On theWay to the Forum.” 8 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855-AAnnandale Road, Falls Church.Musical comedy about mistakenidentity and young love. $6-$15.703-615-6626 or [email protected].

“Don’t Dress for Dinner, orPajamas for Six.” 8 p.m. 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road inTyson’s Corner. A farce by MarcCamoletti about mistaken identityand infidelities with more twists thana corkscrew. Tickets $25.www.1ststagetysons.org/jeeves or703-854-1856.

Koi and Bonsai Show. 12-4 p.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Koi displays, judging, informational

Moss at 7 p.m., River CityExtension and Mokey Dorris at10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

“A Funny Thing Happened On theWay to the Forum.” 3 p.m. and 8p.m. James Lee Community Center,2855-A Annandale Road, FallsChurch. Musical comedy aboutmistaken identity and young love.$6-$15. 703-615-6626 [email protected].

“Don’t Dress for Dinner, orPajamas for Six.” 2 p.m. and 8p.m. 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad in Tyson’s Corner. A farce byMarc Camoletti about mistakenidentity and infidelities with moretwists than a corkscrew. Tickets $25.www.1ststagetysons.org/jeeves or703-854-1856.

Ferns for Beginners. 10 a.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Tour Meadowlark’s fern collectionand learn about their life cycles,propagation, and identification. Freewith paid admission. Reserve at 703-255-3631 ext. 0.

Koi and Bonsai Show. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.

Koi displays, judging, informationalseminars, pond and koi vendors.Bonsai will also be on display. Freeand open to the public. 703-255-3631.

Sing-A-Long Sound of Music. 7 p.m.Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. A screening of the classicJulie Andrews musical, completewith subtitles so that the audiencecan sing along. Tickets from $15-$38.www.wolftrap.org.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. TheFairfax County Master GardenersAssiciation gives tips and strategies.Cosponsored by the VirginiaCooperative Extension Service. 703-242-4020.

Ongoing Book Sale. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Adjacent to theinformation desk on first floor. 703-293-6227.

Working Moms of McLean, FallsChurch and Arlington. 11 a.m.Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave., McLean. Working momsget together to meet new moms andinteract with our children. 703-356-0770.

seminars, pond and koi vendors.Bonsai will also be on display. Freeand open to the public. 703-255-3631.

Eddie from Ohio with MartinSexton. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. From folkto alternative to 1940s jazz. $35 in-house, $25 lawn, www.wolftrap.org.

Ongoing Book Sale. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Adjacent to theinformation desk on first floor. 703-293-6227.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 10Virginia Indian Festival and

Showcase for Native Arts.10a.m.-4 p.m. Riverbend Park, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Members of seven native tribespresent a cultural demonstration ofthe arts and their ancient way of life.Tribal dancing, rhythmic drumming,pottery, crafts, food, hands-onactivities and more. Use choppingtools to help build a dug-out canoe,

hit the mark at the archery range orthrow spears with the atlatl.Admission $5.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/ or 703-759-9018.

Championship Boxing. GeorgeMason University Patriot Center,4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. JimmyLange to fight Raul Muñoz for WBUtitle. Tickets $35-$500, available atwww.ticketmaster.com and 703-573-SEAT.

James Madison High SchoolMarching Band Tag Day. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Instrumentalists, drum lineand color guard members will walkthrough neighborhoods in theMadison school district handing outTags with details about this year’scompetitions and concerts. Moneyraised on Tag Day helps pay forcompetition and travel fees,instruments, uniforms and more.Contributions can be mailed toJames Madison High School BandParents, 2500 James Madison Drive,Vienna Va. 22181.www.jmhsband.org.

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The Holy Transfigura-tion Church in McLeanwas the site of the18th annual Middle

Eastern Food Festival, wherepeople of all backgrounds came tosample the bounties of MiddleEastern culture. Featuring livemusic, tours of the church anddancing groups, this year’s festi-val brought hundreds of people tothe church Sept. 4.

“Whether you have come totaste the delicious food, experi-ence our rich cultural and religiousheritage, jump on a moon bounce,or dance a Middle Eastern dance,we welcome you,” saidProtodeacon David Baroody, chairof this year’s festival.

Inside the church, hungry guestscould dine on roasted lamb,kibbeh (baked ground beef withspices and stuffed ground lamb,onions and pine nuts), loobyeh(green beans cooked with tomatosauces, spices and onions), or avariety of vegetables and sand-wiches.

Outside, bakers made thinflatbread by spreading dough overa heated dome just long enoughfor it to cook, and some bread wascovered in za’atar, a condimentmade with sesame seeds, sumac,salt and other spices.

Vendors also sold cookedchicken kebabs and roasted lamband beef. For those with a sweettooth, pastries and desserts suchas atayef (nut or cheese filledsmall pancakes dipped in syrup)or awameh (fried dough ballsdipped in Arabic rosewater syrup).

“I think this is a great opportu-nity to not just enjoy Middle East-

ern food, which you can do all yearround at a number of local restau-rants, but to actually immerseyourself in the culture for a bit,”said Stephen Jeannette of McLean.“I came expecting to fill up on ke-babs, which are one of my favor-ites, but found a few other dishes,especially the loobyeh with rice tobe fantastic.”

Nasser Al-Muwallad, a native ofSaudi Arabia who currently livesin Vienna, said he was impressedby the authenticity of so many ofthe dishes.

“I’ve been to places that adver-tised Middle Eastern food before,and sometimes you can tell thegrape leaves came from a can orthe fattoush (an Arabic salad withlettuce, cucumber, tomato, mint,

garlic and more) came from somesupermarket,” he said. “But nothere, I was amazed at how authen-tic everythng was. I picked upsome desserts for some relativescoming into town next week, andI think they’ll be wowed when Itell them where I got them.”

Right Reverend JosephFrancavalla, pastor of Holy Trans-figuration, said that the church’smain purpose was to provide hos-pitality for the community.

“Not only do we offer tasty fooditems and delicious sweets, but weoffer our hospitality to one andall,” he said. “For us, hospitality isa sacred duty. We are convincedthat whoever welcomes a guestunder his roof welcomes ChristHimself.”

Lani Kankary preparessome pastries for a cus-tomer at the 18th annualMiddle Eastern Food Festi-val at the Holy Transfigura-tion Church in McLean.

Hanan Moore packagessome atayef (small pan-cakes filled with nuts orcheese) at the 18th annualMiddle Eastern Food Festi-val at the Holy Transfigura-tion Church in McLean.

Guests at the18th annualMiddle EasternFood Festivalenjoy theirmeals in theshade at theHoly Transfigu-ration Churchin McLeanSept. 4.

Middle Eastern Culture on DisplayHoly Transfiguration Church hosts 18th annual MiddleEastern Food Festival.

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157 yards on 23 carries. As a team, theHighlanders rushed for more than 260yards.

Even with the success on the ground,Coach Patrick said there is room for im-provement.

“We moved the ball inconsistently,” saidPatrick. “We had a 61-yard run and a coupleof other big runs but weren’t able to consis-tently move the ball. We showed flashes of

what we could do but weren’t consistent.“Washington-Lee crowded the box [defen-

sively] against the run on us which is whateveryone does against us because we runthe ball so much,” he said. “Washington-Lee did a real nice job.”

McLean hurt itself with 12 penalties onthe night and the offense turned the ballover four times, hurting the Highlanders’chances of scoring more points.

“That’s unlike McLean,” saidPatrick, of the numerous mis-takes. “We were very fortunateto come up with a win againstWashington-Lee. Defensivelythey were pretty strong.”

McLean will travel to FallsChurch High this Friday night,Sept. 9 for a non-district gameversus the Jaguars. FallsChurch is coming off a tough37-0 loss at Jefferson.

LANGLEY, in its win atHerndon last week, scoredtouchdowns in both the firstand fourth quarters. The hostHornets found the end zone inthe third quarter.

A year ago, the Saxons hadone of the region’s best pass-ing attacks behind quarterbackBraden Anderson, who was akey factor in Langley’s solid 6-4 regular season. Andersongraduated last spring andLangley’s new signal caller issenior Austin Vasiliadis.

In Thursday’s win, Vasiliadis,a key member of the Saxons’Liberty District championshipboys’ basketball team duringthe winter sports season, com-pleted six-of-10 passes for 48yards. His seven-yard scoringtoss to senior receiver A.J.Holtberg in the final quarterbroke a 7-7 tie and paved theway to the Saxons’ 14-7 win.

While Vasiliadis was keepingthe Hornets’ defense honestwith some completed passes,the biggest difference in thegame was Langley’s prolificrunning game which ac-counted for 230 yards. TheSaxons’ top ball carrier wasPhilip Mun, who rushed for161 yards on 34 carries.Vasiliadis added 56 yards run-ning the football on 16 keeperplays.

Mun scored the game’s firsttouchdown on a one-yard runin the first quarter. BrianOcha’s extra point kick madeit 7-0 Saxons.

Herndon quarterback Ky Gilmore-Parrottbroke free for a 63-yard touchdown run inthe third quarter as the Hornets tied thegame at 7-7. But Holtberg’s scoring catchin the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner.

Langley, under head coach JohnHowerton, will be at home this Friday nightto take on Jefferson, which won at homelast week, 37-0, over Falls Church.

Saxons, Highlanders BothVictorious in Week One FootballBoth teams utilizestrong runninggames to winlow-scoring affairs.

Philip Mun reaches out for the end zone on this first quarter touchdown play.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

It was a victorious openingweek of football for both theLangley and McLean Highteams this past week. The

Saxons of Langley, coming off asuccessful 2010 season which sawthem qualify for the Northern Re-gion Div. 6 playoffs, defeatedHerndon, 14-7, last Thursday night,Sept. 1 in a non-district road win.Meanwhile, McLean, coming off an8-3 season and a trip to the Div. 5playoffs a year ago, defeated visit-ing non-district opponent Washing-ton-Lee, 7-6, last Thursday.

McLean, under head coach JimPatrick, won over a Generals’ squadwhich went as far as the Div. 5 re-gional semifinals last year. TheHighlanders also qualified for lastyear’s Div. 5 playoffs. Both McLeanand Washington-Lee lost toHayfield in last year’s postseason— the Highlanders losing in thequarterfinals and the Generals inthe semifinals.

So as expected, Thursday’s weekone meeting between the two play-off teams of a year ago was tightlycontested. All of the game’s scor-ing took place in the second quar-ter. McLean senior running backRyan McColgan scored on a 61-yard run for the Highlanders’ lonetouchdown of the game. That was fol-lowed by a successful point-after kickby junior Chris Rosenbaum to makethe score 7-0. Washington-Lee scoredits second quarter touchdown on apass play but did not convert the ex-tra point and still trailed 7-6.

That was all of the game’s scoring.For the night, McColgan rushed for

“We were very fortunateto come up with a winagainst Washington-Lee. Defensively theywere pretty strong.”— McLean High Coach Jim Patrick

Langley running back Philip Mun rushed for 161 yards in the Saxons' 14-7 win.

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Headingto China

Judy Titus and other members of a local hula groupperform their last full dress rehearsal Mondayevening before they leave for China on Sept. 7 toperform in China’s Gala Festivals. Members from HuiO Ka Pua Ilima and Hui Hula O Na Pualani join forcesfor the cultural trip as well as members of the HawaiiState Society Ukulele Hui, which provides the musicalsupport.

Tomoko Davis practices her hula moves with mem-bers of a local hula group, which travels to China toperform at two festivals; one in Shanghai and theother in Kuoyang. Members from two hula groups,Hui O Ka Pua Ilima from McLean and Hui Hula O NaPualani from Arlington are combing into one for thistrip. The group was invited to perform at the Chinesefestivals by the George Mason University New WorldBilingual Institute and is the third time that the localhula group has been invited.

Members of a local hula group, Tomoko Davis andTrippi Penland, practice their dance moves during adress rehearsal on Monday evening in Arlington.

Members of a local hula group, Tomoko Davis andTrippi Penland, practice their dance moves during adress rehearsal on Monday evening in Arlington.

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My parents. Why? Aside from all the obvi-ous reasons; the trigger, most recently, wasthe television coverage of the Little LeagueWorld Series on ESPN in August and seeingthe parents in the grandstands watching theirchildren play baseball. Not that any of theteams I played on ever made it to a Regional-type Championship, but I had my share ofsuccess – as a poised, right-handed, non-power pitcher. I made All-Star teams andpitched for City Championships on and offthroughout my “wonder years.” And my par-ents accommodated that pursuit: planningmeals early or late, depending; being drivento and from (and/or making the necessarypick-up, delivery and return-home arrange-ments); providing the required hardware(bats, balls, gloves, spikes, hats, uniforms,etc.) and most importantly, having a fatherwho, whenever possible, was happiest beingmy primary practice partner: playing catch bythe side of the house or hitting me groundersand fly balls while I stood up against thebackstop at my Junior High School.

My father loved to watch me play base-ball. (My mother was “too nervous aboutwatching me,” she always said, and rarelyattended – which I certainly understood.) Myfather more than made up for her absence,however. Whenever his work scheduleallowed, there he was, front and center in thegrandstands, encouraging me from a distancewhen I was pitching, and up close and per-sonal between innings when I wasn’t, whenhe would come over to the team’s bench totalk with me – and offer more encourage-ment. Everybody knew Barry Lourie: thecoaches, my teammates, even some of myopponents, and maybe a few of the umpires.(However, he never crossed the line; he was-n’t one of “those” parents.) If I was pitching,my father was sitting in the stands. I couldalways count on him being there.

Watching the Little League World Seriesthese past few weeks evoked memories of awell-spent youth, centered around baseball.There was success and failure, the pursuit ofa common goal, the melding together andcamaraderie of a team, and most importantly,the involvement of my parents, especially myfather. And 45 years later, baseball remainsone of the most important aspects of my life.Throw in a cancer diagnosis and deceasedparents – for a little context, and you see thepast and your present priorities clearer thanyou ever have.

The “Baseball, Ray ... .” speech byTerrance Mann (James Earl Jones) spoken inthe movie, “Field of Dreams” sums up theemotion and connection of baseball betweenthe generations far better than I ever could.Suffice is to say: It mattered to my father, itmatters to me (if I had children, no doubt itwould matter to them), and the longer I sur-vive a terminal diagnosis/prognosis (stage IVlung cancer), the more I remember – andsavor – the moments that matter to me. A sig-nificant portion of these moments includedbaseball and/or my father, all of which camerushing back to me while watching the kids –and parents, at the 2011 Little League WorldSeries.

If I saw my father sitting/standing on thegrandstands watching me pitch once, I musthave seen him there 100 times – literally,from my age nine through 18; every springbeginning with Little League, through HighSchool and during the summers as well onmiscellaneous Babe Ruth League teams.

I was there. He was there. We were there.No wonder I miss him.

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