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June 23-29, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 25

Highlanders TakeHigher GroundNews, Page 3

Highlanders TakeHigher GroundNews, Page 3

McLeanTurns 100

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Getting theCompleteTysons PictureNews, Page 7

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Alexandra Kempand Rebecca

Norris celebratingthe McLean High

School Class 2010graduation at DAR

Constitution HallJune 17.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

After 1,116 days together, the 446 membersof McLean High School’s Class of 2010made the final plunge, as they receivedtheir diplomas at DAR Constitution Hall

June 17. Larry Michael, the “voice of the Redskins”and father of one of the graduating seniors, servedas keynote speaker.

During his speech, Michael quoted recently de-ceased John Wooden, famed UCLA coach. “It’s whatyou learn after you know it all that counts,” saidMichael.

“Every single one of you will have a unique pathahead. This is where this chapter ends, and a newchapter begins tomorrow,” Michael said. “Now is thetime to figure out what you can do next.”

Dr. Deborah Jackson, principal, presented severalfaculty awards. The first went to Young Joon Cho,for his quick assimilation into the school, despiteentering the country only three years before. Shespoke of Cho’s numerous academic achievements butnoted that they were not the reason he was hon-ored.

“What truly separates this student from others ishis innate ability to motivate and inspire others. He

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The 486 members ofLangley HighSchool’s Class of

2010 gathered for the lasttime June 17 at DAR Con-stitution Hall for theirgraduation. In front of anaudience of hundreds offamily and friends, the se-niors took their first stepsas high school graduates.

Antonin Scalia, associatejustice of the U.S. SupremeCourt and grandfather ofseven Langley alumni, gavethe commencement ad-dress. “It is important thatyou not believe that youface unprecedented chal-lenges, not only becauseyou might get discouraged,but also because you mightcome to think that the les-sons of the past … aren’t impor-tant,” he said, to the students.

The ceremony also featured per-formances by the Langley HighSchool Madrigals, Women’s Cham-ber Choir and Wind Symphony.

Class President Shawn Ghumantold the class that they “redefinedthe definition of a senior class.”While he spoke at length about themassive case of “senior-itis” thattook over the class, he also saidhe knew how lucky they were asstudents to get a good education.

“We are ready and we are pre-pared to take life on and showeveryone hat we have somethingspecial to offer,” he said. “The di-ploma we receive today does not

only represent the education wehave earned these past four years,but rather the skills, determinationand strength we have gained atLangley High School.”

Just before the diplomas werehanded out, a special mention wasmade of a student that beat theodds to get there. Babak “Bobby”Ghassemi was in a car crash inMarch, which rendered him coma-tose for a period and left him in awheelchair. Ghassemi was able tostand up to receive a specialprincipal’s award, and when hetipped his hat to the crowd, theplace exploded in raucous applause.

Hannah Kirby, Hannah Longwell andStephanie Simpson.

Johanna Morrison, Rubina Sarkisian,Alexander Munir Guachalla and Rebecca Ray.

Highlanders TakeHigher GroundFour hundred andforty-six seniors prepare totake the next step.

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Where do you go next?Where do you see yourself10 years from now?

— Alex McVeigh

Melissa WilsonI’m going to UVA. I’m

undeclared right now,but I hope to studysomething in the collegeof arts and sciences. In10 years, I’d like to havea steady job and a niceapartment. And a dog.A big dog.

Andrew DavisI’m going to the

University of Texas tostudy journalism. In 10years, I have no ideawhere I’ll be, that’spretty far off.

Taking Life OnJustice Scalia serves as keynotespeaker at Langley High.

2010 Class Officers Jeffrey Bui, Brett Hatfield, Aman Dar,Brooke Gallagher, Conor Reiling, Shawn Ghuman andChijioke Alily.

Alexis Doherty with her nephewWilliam Anderson.

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By Rose Lee

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On June 18, members of the George C.Marshall High School Class of 2010gathered at DAR Constitution Hall forthe school’s 47th Commencement

Ceremony. In a sea of bright red and light bluegraduation attire, commencement speaker Karen P.Tandy spoke of rags to riches stories and the impor-tance of change.

“Change is the key to success, the ability to rollwith change and to lead it,” Tandy said. “You are agreat legacy.”

Tandy is the senior vice president of public affairsand communications for Motorola. Her advicestemmed from stories about those who gained suc-cess through hard work and dedication. She men-tioned Bill Gates, Michael Dell and others who ex-celled through self-made businesses and brands such

as Whole Foods and Juicy Fruit gum.The following presentation of the Statesman Award

echoed the theme of striving for excellence. Theaward was presented to students Anna O’Brien andNathaniel Blakely for being standout members of theClass of 2010.

The students demonstrated enthusiasm through-out the entire ceremony, as they listened to speak-ers, walked the stage to receive their diplomas andfiled out to meet family, friends and faculty.

“I am ready to do whatever I am meant to do,”said graduate Christie Manirakiza, who will be at-tending St. Cloud State University next school year.

The faculty at Marshall High School expressed theircontinuing support for the students.

“Be passionate and be consistent,” said social stud-ies teacher J. Timothy Kane in the faculty address.

The graduation ceremony conveyed a bond be-tween the students and faculty Students thankedteachers, teachers gave praise and advice to thegraduates and the class as a whole presented a giftto the school, accepted by Principal Jay W. Pearson.

“I love the fact that I have graduated, but I amgoing to miss Marshall High School so much,” saidgraduate Katie Rice.

Statesmen Celebrate ‘Great Legacy’Marshall graduatesClass of 2010.

Antonio Johnson is followed by BrittanyJohnson as the procession begins enteringthe DAR Constitution Hall for the MarshallHigh School commencement exercises onFriday morning.

Silvio Cho and Yura Kim celebrateMarshall High School Class 2010 gradua-tion at DAR Constitution Hall on Fridaymorning.

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Where do you go next?Where do you see yourself10 years from now?

— Rose Lee

Daniel McClain, Kate Brause, Teresa Maik, StevenZimmerman, Courtney Herbolsheimer and MartynasVerbusitis.

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ChristineMakar,MarshallHighSchool

“I am goingto VirginiaCommon-wealth

University, where I hope tomajor in computer engineer-ing. I see myself working as asoftware engineer at Apple.”

RyanWalter,MarshallHighSchool

“I’m goingto VirginiaTech. I wantto major inbusiness. I see myself workinga steady job.”

Katie Rice,MarshallHighSchool

“I will beattendingVirginiaCommon-wealthUniversity and hopefullymajoring in fashion merchan-dising. I see myself having asolid career in the fashionindustry.”

AndrewDickson,MarshallHighSchool

“I am goingto go to MaryWashington. Isee myself

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Brian Kim, LangleyHigh School

“Going to college inKorea. I’ll be in pre-medicine. In 10 years, Ihope to be a doctor, butI’m not sure what kindyet.”

Alexander Davis,Langley High School

“I’m going to GeorgeMason to study electricalengineering. Where will Ibe in 10 years? I can’t seethat far ahead.”

Bryn Evans,Langley HighSchool, left

“I’m going toFordham, inNew York City. Ihope to beliving in the cityworking as ajournalist in 10years.”

RebeccaCramer,Langley HighSchool, right

“I’m going toIthaca to studyhuman rightslaw. I hope I’mhappy in 10years, that’sabout it.”

What are your plans in the fall and where doyou see yourself in 10 years?

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Class 2010Graduates

devotes himself to those whostruggle to get an education,” shesaid. “To say he is a mentor to stu-dents is not enough.”

Jackson also mentioned Cho’sextensive work with McLeanHigh’s special education program,crediting him with helping the pro-gram “come alive, with studentsbelieving they can do anythingbecause of his encouragement.”Cho’s brother is autistic.

Katherine Peck received theother principal’s award. An avidphotographer, Peck also partici-pated in the math team and theschool’s track team.

“Civic involvement and educa-tion are the focus of her life,” Jack-son said, mentioning Peck’s workin co-creating a McLean HighSchool chapter of STAND, a stu-dent-led anti-genocide group.

Senior Class Officer VanessaBretas gave the Class of 2010 fare-well address. In it she credited theseniors for their work inside andoutside of the classroom.

“McLean didn’t wait a single dayafter the earthquake in Haiti be-fore they began efforts to raisefunds,” she said. “They didn’twaste any time after they learnedof the genocide happening inSudan and other parts of the worldbefore they joined together to fightit.”

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By Alex McVeigh

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I order to give citizens a firsthand lookat the problems that the new TysonsCorner construction is aiming to fix,the Coalition for Smarter Growth

hosted a walking tour of Tysons Corner June19. More than 45 people attended the tour,which started at the Tysons Corner Centermall.

Walkers gathered in the Fairfax CountyRoom at the mall to learn the reasons be-hind the Tysons Development. BarbaraByron, director of Fairfax County revitaliza-tion, explained that the primary goal of theTysons redevelopment is to create a “livableurban center,” where people live and work.

Developers are aiming to have housingfor 100,000 residents, as opposed to theapproximately 18,000 currently livingthere, creating less vehicle trips since peopleare theoretically closer to their work. Along-term goal of the project is to reducevehicle trips by as much as 65 percent.

While only 18,000 live in Tysons Corner,almost 125,000 people work there, and theplan aims to increase that to 200,000.

Byron described a “bulls eye” around eachof the four Tysons Corner Metrorail stops,where the density will be the highest, mak-ing it easier to get to essential locationswithout the use of a car.

“We want to get people out of their carsand into other transit options,” said ClarkTyler, who served as chairman of the Tysons

Land Use Task Force.Tyler spoke of more options, such as bikes,

Metro rail and bus, as well as pedestriantravel throughout Tysons Corner. He alsosaid that Tysons would be planned usingurban standards, which would hopefullymake Tysons a destination for people otherthan going to work.

“If you want people to stay in Tysons Cor-ner past 5 p.m. every day, then you have touse urban development principles,” he said.

THE TOUR covered a large portion of East-ern Tysons Corner, starting from the mall,

heading across Chain Bridge Road to Gal-leria Drive to International Drive, endingat the Tysons Bus Transfer Station.

Just the simple act of crossing ChainBridge Road proved to be difficult, as the45-person group had less than 30 secondsto cross the bustling intersection.

“This tour illustrates two of the mainproblems with this area, the missing side-walk links throughout Tysons and the diffi-culty in crossing main streets,” said WadeSmith, who served on the Tysons Land UseTask Force. “There are too many long blockswith no crossings in the middle, it’s very

intimidating.”The tour passed by one of the prime ex-

amples of the lack of crossings, when theysaw the stretch of International Drive be-tween Chain Bridge Road and GreensboroDrive — almost a mile-long stretch — thatdidn’t have a single pedestrian crosswalk.

THE HIGHLIGHT of the tour was a bird’s-eye view of the area. The tour headed intothe offices of Hunton and Williams, locatedoff Pinnacle Drive, where Stewart Schwartz,executive director of the Coalition forSmarter Growth, was able to point out manyof the proposed changes as they would ap-pear from hundreds of feet above TysonsCorner.

The tour offered a peek at the new direc-tion that community planners are takingwith Tysons Corner.

“It’s nice to see the farsightedness ofpeople at the Coalition for Smarter Growth,that they’re thinking about the needs ofhuman beings in urban environments,” saidVictoria Hutter, who came from Washing-ton, D.C. to observe the proposed changes.“It was very difficult and unpleasant to walkaround here. There are some attractivespots, but it can just be so unpleasant toget around.”

People on the walking tour of Tysons Corner walk along InternationalDrive June 19. International Drive is one of many roads in Tysons Cornerwith few crosswalks for pedestrians to use. Some stretches go almost amile without a crosswalk.

Stewart Schwartz, center, executive director of the Coalition for SmarterGrowth, points out several changes coming to the Beltway and theDulles Toll Road as part of the Tysons Corner construction.

Participants in the Coalition for Smarter Growth’s walking tour ofTysons Corner get an aerial view of the upcoming changes coming to thearea from the 17th floor of an office building.

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Getting the Complete Tysons PictureLocals get firsthandlook at challengesfacing Tysons.

“This tour illustrates twoof the main problems withthis area, the missingsidewalk links throughoutTysons and the difficulty incrossing main streets.”

— Wade Smith


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By Stella Koch

Audubon Naturalist Society

The Chesapeake Clean Water Act,which will guide the protection andrestoration of not just the Chesapeake Bay but the Potomac River

and local streams in Northern Virginia, is ex-pected to receive committee vote in the U.S.Senate in late June.

Our streams and the Potomac are the sourceof our drinking water. We canoe, fish, and swimin these waters and hike along side them. Theyalso provide sustenance and a home for amyriad number of other creatures. They arethe source of the waters of the Chesapeake.

By setting fair and equitable requirements

throughout the Chesapeake Bay region forclean water in all streams, this bill will requireboth farmers and those living in towns and cit-ies to do their fair share for clean water.

For decades, we have witnessedthe degradation of our localstreams by polluted runoff. Whenrain from storms falls onto con-crete roads, parking lots, and suburban yards,it picks up pollution. This runoff carries fertil-izer, pesticides and other nasty pollutants af-ter each and every storm into our local water.While stormwater management has controlledsome of the runoff in recent years, it has notkept pace with the growing impacts of devel-opment.

Our communities have spent money and timeto improve their streams. The counties of Ar-lington and Fairfax, along with the City of Al-exandria have conducted careful studies oftheir streams and spent significant money andeffort to implement stream restoration andprotection programs.

But it has not been enough to stem the tideof degradation.

We need to increase our efforts. Innovative,

more effective stormwater management mustbe used. New pollution controls will need tobe installed in sites that previously had none.Aging stormwater pipes and structures will

need to be replaced. The publicdemands that wastewater fromtoilets, tubs and sinks in homesand businesses be treated to a high

degree of cleanliness. Equal resources have tobe committed to treating stormwater runoff ifwe are to have clean water in our streams, thePotomac and the Chesapeake Bay.

This proposed legislation takes the first stepfor this new collective effort. It sets attainablegoals and requires that both new developmentand redevelopment control stormwater runoff.

The federal government through this legis-lation will provide $1.5 billion to invest in ourlocal communities for stormwater control andother clean water needs.

We need our U.S. Senators, Jim Webb andMark Warner, to support the Chesapeake CleanWater Act, by doing so they will be choosingclean water for the Chesapeake Bay region.

Stella Koch is Virginia Conservation Associate,Audubon Naturalist Society.

In Support of Chesapeake Bay Clean Water ActSenators Webb andWarner should stepup to support waterquality. Guest Editorial

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National SecurityAbove Politics

To the Editor:I am writing in response to the

letter entitled “Human Rights Be-gin at Home” [McLean Connec-tion, June 16, 2010]. The writerindicates that the Pentagon is al-ready preparing for this changeand that it is supported by manyof our highest ranking military of-ficers. I beg to differ. The plan tostudy the repeal of Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell was put into place justthis January. The Defense Depart-ment set aside a full year to studythe impact that repealing thispolicy would have on troop readi-ness. However, for some unspokenreason, repealing the ban has sud-denly been put before the Con-gress a full six months ahead ofschedule. Prior to the vote to re-peal this policy, the Joint Chiefs ofStaff engaged in a letter writingcampaign urging Congress to waituntil the Defense Department hadthe opportunity to study the re-peal, and more importantly, to puta plan in place to implement it.Perhaps U.S. Rep. Wolf votedagainst the repeal because he wasfollowing the advice of our JointChiefs of Staff. I’d also like to notethat Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.),former Secretary of the Navy andVietnam veteran, voted against therepeal as well. These lawmakersstated that they wanted to affordthe Defense Department the timeto not only finish the study but toput an implementation plan intoplace. However, once again, the

Democrat-controlled Congress isputting the cart before the horse.Just like when Nancy Pelosi said,during the shameful Obamacaredebacle, that we have to pass thelaw to see what’s in it, again thisout of control Congress wants torepeal the ban and then figure outhow it will work. Instead of devel-oping thoughtful public policythrough open debate, this Con-gress behaves like we are a bananarepublic. I served five years as anactive duty naval officer and myhusband has served 21 years as anaval officer. Unlike most Ameri-cans, military service membersvery often do not work a 9-5 dayand return to the privacy of theirhomes at night. We sleep six-eightin a stateroom or more often inopen barracks. We have openshowers and space is a luxury notafforded on most warships, andless affordable on submarines.Currently, quarters for men andwomen are separate. We wouldnot think to put men and womenin the same shower. I am sure wewould not put openly gay men orwomen in open showers or bar-racks with other openly gay menor women. If Don’t Ask/Don’t Tellis repealed, what then would bethe configuration of barracks andships? How long would it take tomake those changes? How muchwould it cost? Do we have enoughcarrier groups to remain on stationwhile re-configurations are made?What risks do we assume by pull-ing carrier groups off station tomake such changes? In this dan-gerous world and in these hardeconomic times, these are only a

few of the questions that shouldhave solid answers before wemove forward with any repeal.Regardless of what anyone thinksabout gay rights, the central pointshould be what the practical ef-fects of changing Don’t Ask/Don’tTell will have on our ability to pro-tect ourselves and our nationalinterests. We are fighting twowars, tensions are high in Gaza,North Korea just sunk a SouthKorean warship, terrorists attackson American soil have sharply in-creased in the past year, and Tur-key, a NATO ally privy to sensitivenational security information, isbecoming alarmingly closer withIran than with us. This is not thetime to be making it up as we go.Our elected leaders should becarefully considering any changesthat could affect troop readiness,heeding the recommendations ofour top military leaders, and mostimportantly, putting our nationalsecurity above politics.

Gina RyanGreat Falls

Offshore DrillingIs Not Response

To the Editor:Virginia cannot afford the nega-

tive economic and environmentalconsequences of a potential oilspill off of our coast, which maybe a result of offshore drilling. Weneed our U.S. Sens. Warner (D)and Webb (D) to support legisla-tion that promotes safe, renew-able, clean energy sources such as

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wind, solar, and geothermal.There has recently been talk of

offshore drilling to occur along thecoast of Virginia, but we cannotallow this to happen. The crisis inthe Gulf Coast should be a wakeupcall to all those that support suchdrilling. We cannot continue todepend on non-renewable re-sources which may have such direconsequences.

The longer we wait, the moredamage may be caused. Clean en-ergy is the way to go, and it canhelp to turn our economy aroundby providing thousands of jobs andincreased security for our country.The time to act is now and weneed leadership that drives com-prehensive clean energy and cli-mate legislation for our future.

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Lan Anh Galloway was ac-cepted into the Virginia Depart-ment of Education’s Governor’sForeign Language Academies, asummer residential program fortalented foreign language stu-dents. The Madeira School junioris the daughter of George and LienGalloway.

John Turner of McLean hasgraduated with a bachelor of artsin psychology and religious studiesfrom Rice University of Houston, Tx.

Brigid Donovan of McLeanhas been named to the trimester2 honors list at Saint James Schoolof St. James, Md. The 12th gradestudent is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. David Donovan.

Patricia S. Cooper of McLeanhas graduated from the Universityof Virginia Law School. Cooper isa 2001 graduate of Langley HighSchool and a 2005 graduate of theUniversity of Virginia, where shewas an Echols Scholar and mem-ber of Phi Beta Kappa. Cooper isthe daughter of Dr. and Mrs.Wayne Cooper.

Gregory R. Epremian ofMcLean has been named to thespring 2010 dean’s list at BucknellUniversity of Lewisburg, Pa. He isthe son of Jeffrey and AnnetteEpremian, and a 2008 graduate ofThomas Jefferson High School.

Ahmed M. Kodouda ofMcLean has graduated with abachelor of arts in internationalrelations at Bucknell University ofLewisburg, Pa. He was also namedto the spring 2010 dean’s list.Kodouda is the son of SamiraAmer, and a 2006 graduate ofGeorge C. Marshall High School.

Kelsey P. Linebaugh ofMcLean has been named to thespring 2010 dean’s list at BucknellUniversity of Lewisburg, Pa. Sheis the daughter of Craig Linebaughand Cheryl Person, and a 2008graduate of Madeira School.

Daniel Steiman of McLeanhas graduated cum laude with abachelor of arts in political sciencewith departmental honors atBucknell University of Lewisburg,Pa. He was also named to thespring 2010 dean’s list. Steiman isthe son of Cwi and Susan Steiman,and a 2006 graduate of PotomacSchool.

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St. John’s EpiscopalChurch Choir will sing Mozart’sMissa Brevis in F Major - K 192during the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.services of Holy Eucharist on Sun-day, June 27. The Mass will beaccompanied by two violins, threetrombones, and organ and will fea-ture four vocal soloists. St. John’sChurch, 6715 Georgetown Pike,McLean. 703-356-4902 orwww.stjohnsmclean.org.

A Christian Perspective onInvesting & the Recent Finan-cial Crisis, a free Faith and PublicPolicy breakfast at LewinsvillePresbyterian Church, 1724 ChainBridge Road, McLean on Saturday,June 26, 8:30 a.m. With the Rev.Séamus Finn on applying Christianvalues to the marketplace, the fi-nancial system, and the practicesof corporate America. Everyone isinvited. 703-556-0123.

Chesterbrook United Meth-odist Church is at 1711 KirbyRoad, McLean. Worship service isat 11 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:30a.m. for adults and children. Rev.Kathleene Card, Pastor. 703-356-7100 orwww.ChesterbrookUMC.org.

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide vari-ety of support groups for those withemotional, social, and physical chal-lenges. Contact Gary Axelrod,301-610-8309 [email protected], or www.jssa.org.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In the summer of 1934, manyof McLean’s 3,000 or so residents passed through a 12-foot tall square archway to

attend the event of the season —the annual “McLean Day” carnival.

This Saturday, June 26, McLean’s40,000-plus residents can passthrough a replica of the 1934 arch-way and take a step back into his-tory, as McLean marks its 100thanniversary with an all-day cel-ebration. The free event will befrom 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave.

“The 100th anniversary celebra-tion features speakers, displays andactivities that evoke the spirit ofMcLean’s early days,” said CaroleHerrick, community historian, au-thor and co-chair of McLean’s Cen-tennial Celebration. She has livedin McLean since 1967.

“We want people to get a feelingof what it was like in McLean 100

years ago, to respect and know thepast, and appreciate the specialcommunity feeling of McLean to-day. It’s a vibrant, diverse commu-nity, a place where people knowone another and look out for oneanother,” Herrick said.

Page Shelp, co-chair of the cen-tennial event, has been gatheringphotos, artifacts and memorabiliafor the celebration. She came toMcLean in 1975 to open the com-munity center and served as itsexecutive director for 25 years.

“We have something for every-one. Visitors can view a 1929Model A Ford Depot DeliveryTruck, a 1931 Model A Ford TudorDelux Sedan, early McLean firedepartment equipment, a fantasticdisplay of early McLean photo-graphs and a 40-foot map of theGreat Falls & Old Dominion Rail-road,” Shelp said.

CHILDREN can play games circa1910 and hear a Calliope, a 16-footsteam organ popular in circus pa-rades and other events in the early

1900s. Costumed actors will strollthe grounds, and The VirginiaGentlemen, a well-known barber-shop quartet, will perform through-out the day. The opening ceremonyincludes speeches by former gov-ernor and U.S. Sen. Charles Robband former delegate VinceCallahan.

“We are also excited to be unveil-ing the logo for McLean. It will bea terrific addition to McLean’s iden-tity,” Herrick said.

Most communities can trace theirroots back to a specific event, suchas a legal incorporation. But thebeginning of McLean “just hap-pened,” said Herrick.

In 1902, John Roll McLean,former owner of The WashingtonPost, and Stephen Elkins, a U.S.senator from West Virginia andwealthy industrialist, built the 14-mile electrified Great Falls & OldDominion Railroad. Later calledthe Washington and Old DominionRailroad, it crossed the old ChainBridge Road and connectedGeorgetown to Great Falls Park,where McLean and Elkins hadbought land and constructed anamusement park. The park was apopular family destination, andfeatured a wooden carousel, dancepavilion, picnic spots and a night-time illumination of the falls.

On July 4, 1906, the first passen-gers bought 5-cent tickets and tookthe trolley through Fairfax County’s

countryside of dairy farms and fruitorchards to the park.

SIGNIFICANT for McLean’s fu-ture, the railway bypassed the ex-isting villages of Lewinsville andLangley. Instead, the train stoppedat Chain Bridge Road. That stop,originally called Ingleside, was re-named in 1910 to McLean tohonor the co-founder of the rail-road. That same year, HenryStorm opened a general store andpost office next to the railroadtracks.

“The stop was built in the middleof the nowhere. They really weren’ttrying to build a town. It was abusiness venture to take people inthe city to Great Falls Park,” Herricksaid.

McLean developed quickly. In1914, St. John’s Episcopal Church,built in 1877 near Langley Fork,was mounted on casters andhauled across fields to a site onChain Bridge Road near theMcLean stop. In 1915, the FranklinSherman School opened with 29students. By 1923, Fairfax Countyhad its first volunteer fire depart-ment in McLean.

“The character of McLean did nothappen by accident,” said MaryAnne Hampton, a member of thecentennial committee board andresident since 1958. “McLean resi-dents worked hard to preserve arural environment, working with

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“My soapbox is that McLean andGreat Falls have gotten lost in the

annals of history, but we do haveour own history and a richness ofheritage that is equal to any in thecommonwealth. There can be nopresent without the past,” Herricksaid.

1. Former delegate VinceCallahan

2. Chuck Rieger – “Tuggy & Me”3. Harold “Rabbit” Daily –

“Growing Up in McLean”4. Inez Dyer Foley – “Childhood

Memories of McLean”5. Ruby Robertson – “My First

House”6. Jim Weaver – “The Rest of the

Story”7. Ann Arnold Hennings –

“McLeanite Twice by Marriage”8. Sonja Hurlbutt – “The Many

Changes to McLean & TysonsCorner”

9. Don Burns – “Development ofMcLean’s First Shopping Center”

10. Jerry Hennings – “Always aSmall-Town Boy”

11. Peggy Byers – “Chesterbrookas I Remember It”

12. Melvin Gamble – “McLean:The Maturation of a Small Town”

13. Biff Jones – “Growing Up inWest McLean”

14. Sylvia Knauss Sterling –“McLean: The Best of all Worlds”

15. Bob Alden – “William Maffittand Thomas Catesby Jones:Founding Fathers of McLean”

16. Pete Nordlie – “Life inMcLean in 1935”

17. Joe Berry – “An InterestingDay in McLean”

18. Dariel Knauss Van Wagoner –“From the ‘Sticks’ to the Megapolis”

19. Harold Carter – “A FewMemories of My Life in McLean”

20. John Watson – “East Tysons?West McLean”

21. Janet Beall – “Growing Up inChesterbrook”

22. Virginia Rita – “MillardFamily Memories”

23. Elaine Cherry –“Chesterbrook School Days”

24. Phil Graves – “Growing Up inWalter Heights”

25. Kip Laughlin – “Remem-brances of a Young Man of McLean”

26. Ralph Darne – “McLean as IKnew It: 1940s-1960”

27. Archie Borgus Jr. – “Alle-giance to an Original Family ofMcLean”

28. Jan Elvin – “Reflections onMy Father’s Newspaper”

29. Verna Lopatkiewitz –“Citizens Unite to Defeat Effort toIncorporate Lewinsville 1962 –1963”

30. N. Lou Wisler – “BeginningDental Practice in McLean”

McLean Centennial Celebration0n Saturday, June 22, 1:30 p.m., a series of 5-minute presentations on life

in McLean will be given at the McLean Community Center’s Community Hall.

Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 23Yes with Peter Frampton. 7 p.m. at

Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $30-$45. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.

Jer Coons, Andrew Hoover andTaylor Carson. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10.jamminjava.com.

Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Join us for stories,fingerplays and activities. Ages 2-5with adult. 703-757-8560.

Interesting and Amazing Animals.4 p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Learnabout different animals and how theylive. Ages 8-14. 703-757-8560.

THURSDAY/JUNE 24Natalie Cole. 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap

Foundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $64-$471.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

Meg Hutchinson and DevonSproule. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10 advance,$13 day of show. jamminjava.com.

Seldom Scene. 7:30 p.m. NottowayPark, 9537 Courthouse Road, Vienna.Progressive bluegrass and acousticmusic. Free. 703-324-7469 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

Future and Poor Man’s Lobster. 10p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $10. jamminjava.com.

FRIDAY/JUNE 25Chayanne. 9 p.m. at The George Mason

University Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Circle, Fairfax. The PuertoRican singer, actor and dancer returnsto the stage after a two year hiatus.Tickets are $61.50-$101.50, availableat www.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT. www.patriotcenter.com.

Summer on the Green: Fat Chance.6:30 p.m. at the Vienna Town Green,144 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Bringchairs or blankets for seating. Noalcoholic beverages allowed. It isrecommended that pets be left athome. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.

Rain: The Beatles Experience. 8p.m. at Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $25-$40. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.

Beatlegras. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $20.jamminjava.com.

The Blackjacks and Fight the LionCD Release. 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10.jamminjava.com.

“Suburban Motel.” 8 p.m. 1st Stage,1524 Spring Hill Road in TysonsCorner. A funny cycle of plays with apack of bizarre characters determinedto survive. $25 adults, $15 students.www.1stStageTysons.org/motel.

NVTA 2010 One-Act Play Festival.7:30 p.m. James Lee CommunityCenter, 2855 Annandale Road, FallsChurch. $14-$35. 703-615-6626 orwww.nvtaweb.org.

SATURDAY/JUNE 26McLean Centennial Celebration. 11

a.m.-5 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. An extensive exhibit ofphotographs and memorabilia, games,food and entertainment. FormerGovernor and Senator Charles Robbwill be Honorary Chairman, andformer State Delegate Vince CallahanMaster of Ceremonies. 703-356-8223.

Open Mic Saturdays. 6:30 p.m. atthe Vienna Town Green, 144 MapleAve. E., Vienna. Bring chairs orblankets for seating. No alcoholicbeverages allowed. It is recommendedthat pets be left at home. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Rain: The Beatles Experience. 8p.m. at Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $25-$40. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.

The Bigger Lights, Hotspur andStorm The Beaches. 5:30 p.m. and8:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $10 advance, $13 atthe door. $12. jamminjava.com.

“Suburban Motel.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road inTysons Corner. A funny cycle of playswith a pack of bizarre charactersdetermined to survive. $25 adults,$15 students.www.1stStageTysons.org/motel.

Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. Horticultural tips,techniques and advice. 703-293-6227.

NVTA 2010 One-Act Play Festival.7:30 p.m. James Lee CommunityCenter, 2855 Annandale Road, Falls

Church. $14-$35. 703-615-6626 orwww.nvtaweb.org.

Yoga and Pilates Fitness Practice.8 a.m. at the Palladium Civic PlaceGreen, 1445 Laughlin Ave., McLean.Bring yoga mat and water. Free. 703-288-9505.

Billy’s T Time Machine. 5 p.m. at thePalladium Civic Place Green, 1445Laughlin Ave., McLean. Free. 703-288-9505

Successful Resume Essentials. 9:30a.m. The Women’s Center, 127 ParkSt. N.E., [email protected].

Belly Dance Showcase to Benefitthe Leukemia Society. 5 :30 p.m.at Waddell Theater on the SterlingCampus of the Northern VirginiaCommunity College, 1000 Harry ByrdHighway, Sterling. Classical andfolkloric performances in Egyptian,Persian, Afghani, and Indian bellydance styles. Silent auction, liveMiddle Eastern music, vendors ofMiddle Eastern costumes, accessoriesand music and free refreshments. TheCultural Dance Benefit is appropriatefor all ages. $15, $8 under age 12,$20 at the door. Tickets are availableat www.mosaiquecenter.org, with allproceeds going to Leukemia &Lymphoma Society.www.tirazdancenetwork.com

Author Ellen Hopkins. 4 p.m. atBorders Books and Music - Tyson’sCorner, 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.Reading and signing ‘Tricks’. 703-556-7766

SUNDAY/JUNE 27Summer on the Green: Richard

Walton. 6:30 p.m. at the ViennaTown Green, 144 Maple Ave. E.,

Vienna. Bring chairs or blankets forseating. No alcoholic beveragesallowed. It is recommended that petsbe left at home. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.

Gordon Lightfoot. 8 p.m. at Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $22-$40.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

Rosy Likes Red, Find Vienna andCorrin Campbell. 1:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10 in advance, $13 at thedoor. jamminjava.com.

An Acoustic Storyteller Eveningwith Lloyd Dobler Effect. 7 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $12. jamminjava.com.

“Suburban Motel.” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road inTysons Corner. A funny cycle of playswith a pack of bizarre charactersdetermined to survive. $25 adults,$15 students.www.1stStageTysons.org/motel.

NVTA 2010 One-Act Play Festival.James Lee Community Center, 2855Annandale Road, Falls Church.Reception 6 p.m., awards presented 7p.m. $14-$35. 703-615-6626 orwww.nvtaweb.org.

Choir of the World A CappellaConcert. 2 p.m. at George MasonUniversity Performing Arts Center,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Quartets performing will include theAlexandria Harmonizers, theWestminster Chorus, the MusicalIsland Boys, Sweden’s Ringmasters,OC Times, Maxx Factor,Masterpiece, the Crush, the Edge,Old School and more.www.alexandriaharmonizerspresent.com.

The Shields Brothers. 6 p.m. GreatFalls Village Green, at the corner of

Georgetowne Pike and Walker Roadin Great Falls. Pop/rock.www.gfcitizens.org.

Last Train Home. 5 p.m. McLeanCentral Park, 1468 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. Roots rock.www.aldentheatre.org.

Great Falls Summer Concerts2010, The Shield Brothers, 6-8 p.m.at the Great Falls Village Centre.

MONDAY/JUNE 28Mikey Wax, Nick Howard and

Rachel Platten. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10.jamminjava.com.

Inova Blood Drive. 1 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Photo IDrequired. Make appointments at 1-866-256-6372.

TUESDAY/JUNE 29Wolftrap Childrens Theatre in the

Woods. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. 10 a.m. Dinorock: The GreatDinosaur Mystery, 11:15 a.m. HayesGreenfield’s Jazz-a-Ma-Tazz. Freeworkshops follow the 10 a.m.performance; reservations required at703-255-1824. $8-$10.www.wolftrap.org.

Dig Those Dinosaurs. 2:30 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. BealeStreet Puppets, prehistoricperformers that bring the pastalive. 703-293-6227.

Jonathan Mudd, Jimmy Landryand Chris Rosser. 7:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $12. jamminjava.com.

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On Sunday evening, June13, George C. MarshallHigh School junior Orla

Conway received the Cappieaward for Featured Actress at the11th Annual Cappies Gala at theJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Per-forming Arts. Conway was giventhe award for her performance inMarshall’s production of “PeterPan.” Conway’s performance wasdescribed by McLean Cappie criticKate Marlette: “Slightly, one of theLost Boys played by Orla Conway,stood out among the cast. Her overthe top reactions and huge ges-tures turned her into a characterthat called attention whenonstage. Always bringing energyto the stage, Conway broughtSlightly to life.

After the award presentation forbest Featured Actress, Conwaysaid: “Slightly Soiled, a lost boy, isrowdy, has a slingshot and a

Brooklyn accent and he’s the cra-ziest one. I’m amazed [with ourwin]; we did ‘Peter Pan’ in Novem-ber-December 2009, and that’s along time ago. So it makes me feelecstatic; I can’t even believe it.”

McLean High senior Julia Katz,who won the Graduating Criticawards, said: “I’m so excited. I’vebeen a critic for four years, so thisis the greatest way to top it off.”

Madison High received theaward for Props & Effects for itsproduction of “Singin’ in the Rain.”

“It’s surreal,” said Junior ChrisFoote. “This is really cool. I thinkwe won because it rained on stage.This has been an amazing experi-ence. I’m glad they let us be a partof this.”

“It’s so amazing,” said juniorChris Rosecrans. “We’ll give theCappie to the Theater Depart-ment.”

“This is so great,” said senior

K r i s t e nBouchard, ofM a d i s o nHigh, whowon the Sup-porting Ac-tress in a Musical award. “I heardhow everyone else was so good

And the Winners Are …Orla Conway of Marshall Highwins Best Featured Actress Award,Madison and McLean Highstudents also win Cappies.

Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection

Winner of Graduating Critic, Julia Katz,McLean High School.

Best Featured Actress, Orla Conway, G.C.Marshall High School, ‘Peter Pan.’

and to win is one of the greatestthings that’s happened in my

News

“I’ve been a critic for four years, sothis is the greatest way to top it off.”

— Julia Katz, McLean High senior

whole life. I’m shaking,laughing and crying. Ithink part of the reason Iwon was my voice; everytime I went on stage, I feltso great. I had so much fun,

and I wouldn’t trade the experi-ence for anything.”

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The hot weather on Saturday, June 5, didn’tstop hundreds of community members from

attending Fun Fest 2010 at VinsonHall Retirement Community. Thefestival was a celebration of gen-erations and brought visitors of allages together with residents of theretirement community for a day offun, fellowship and music.

The Student Symphonic Orches-tra of Fairfax, conducted by 18-year-old Shenandoah UniversityConservatory student MatthewMertz and com-posed of studentsfrom eight localmiddle and highschools, per-formed severalclassical compo-sitions through-out the day, andeven joinedforces with theVinson HallChoir to cover afew Franki Vallinumbers. Severalbands from themusic school Bach to Rock, locatedin McLean, also performed.

Chesterbrook ElementarySchool students had a blast at-tempting to soak Principal RobertFuqua at the dunk tank. When thechildren tired of the dunk tank,they moved on to have their facepainted, jumped in the moonbounce and tried their hand atclassic games like the ring toss andclown-knock-down. And of course,the day wasn’t complete until a hotdog or ice cream treat was en-joyed.

Lois Evans, a Vinson Hall resi-dent, said, “I enjoyed the day tre-mendously. The entertainmentwas fantastic and it’s always niceto have children around. It livensthings up considerably. I do hopewe hold this event again. It’s greatto be so involved with the com-munity.”

Vinson Hall Retirement Commu-nity now plans to host Fun Fest onan annual basis. Proceeds gener-ated from the event benefited theNavy Marine Coast Guard Resi-dence Foundation, which raises

funds to provideconfidential fi-nancial assis-tance to VinsonHall residentswho may outlivetheir resources.

Vinson HallRetirement Com-munity is a Con-tinuing Care Re-tirement Com-munity locatedin McLean. It wasestablished in1969 by the Na-

val Officers Wives Club of Wash-ington and provides residential liv-ing to commissioned military of-ficers and their immediate familymembers, as well as employees ofequal rank from the State Depart-ment, Department of Defense, CIAand Foreign Service. Vinson HallRetirement Community also in-cludes Arleigh Burke Pavilion As-sisted Living and Nursing Care andThe Sylvestery Memory SupportAssisted Living, residences forwhich military affiliation is not re-quired.

Baritone Darik Knutsen of McLean will join the SantaFe Opera. He received a bachelor of music in vocalperformance from Northwestern University. Currently, heis seeking a professional diploma from RooseveltUniversity’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. While astudent at Northwestern, he sang the roles of Papagenoin “The Magic Flute,” Peachum in “The Three PennyOpera” and Guglielmo in “Così fan tutte.” He has sungPerichaud in “La Rondine” and Salieri in “Mozart andSalieri” at Roosevelt University. This summer, he willsing the role of the Registrar and cover Prince Yamadoriin “Madame Butterfly,” portray Schlemil in “The Tales ofHoffmann,” and perform as the First Servant and coverAstolfo in “Life Is a Dream.”

Hannah Schlesinger, 11, and her sister Becky,7, both of McLean, took home a combinedfour Gold medals at the 2010 Coventry

Commonwealth Games of Virginia, which took placeJune 19 at Charlottesville Ice Park. As a result, theyboth qualified for the 2011 State Games of Americain San Diego, Calif., in August 2011. The State Gamesof America is a national multi-sport event, whichtakes place biennially, for amateur athletes of all ages

and skill levels. Becky won Gold in the Bronze Show-case category, skating as Dorothy from “The Wizardof Oz,” and Hannah won Gold in Unrestricted Juve-nile Freestyle, Silver Showcase, and Silver Artisticdivisions, performing programs choreographed toTchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker “and the Bluegrassclassic, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” Hannah andBecky are coached, among others, by InnaVolyanskaya.

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Hannah and Becky Schlesinger on the podium at the 2010 Coventry CommonwealthGames of Virginia, which took place June 19 at Charlottesville Ice Park. Both girlsqualified for the 2011 State Games of America to be held in California next year.

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The festival was a celebration of generations.

Fun Fest Celebratedat Vinson HallResidents meet community,neighboring school children.

“I enjoyed the daytremendously. Theentertainmentwas fantastic andit’s always nice tohave childrenaround.”


SportsMcLean Connection Sports Editor

Rich Sanders

703-224-3031 or [email protected]

Doug Zimmer, a graduate of McLeanHigh School and a senior at the College ofWilliam & Mary, was the 2010 Colonial Ath-letic Association (CAA) champion in thedecathlon at the recent CAA championshipsat George Mason University. Zimmer’s win-ning total of 6,322 points was a career-best,and ranks sixth in William & Mary’s trackand field team records. It was also theTribe’s fifth decathlon gold and first since2004.

The William and Mary men had two indi-vidual gold medallists at the CAA Champi-onships and finished second in the teamstandings with 186 points. Host schoolGeorge Mason University claimed the teamtitle with 215 points.

Zimmer’s Best Marks for his career are asfollows: Decathlon - 6,322 points; first daydecathlon - 3,442; 100-meters dash - 11.32;long jump - 6.61; shot put - 11.17; highjump - 1.89; 400-dash - 50.64; 110 hurdles- 15.30; discus - 28.81; pole vault - 4.65;Javelin - 44.78; 1,500 run - 4:42.95.

On Sunday, June 13 the McLean U-13 boys won the Northern Virginia YouthLacrosse League Championship with a 3-2finals win over Chantilly. The championshipgame took place at Marshall High School.Members of the team, by order of jerseynumbers, are: Jack Owczarski (1), StefanMorgan (2), Michael Buchman (3), JordanCole (4), Ethan Cherry (5), Ryan Riddle (7),Jason Vogel (8), Noah Huffman (9), JamesO’Malley (10), Winston Forman (11), ReillyRichardson (12), Jake Sechler (13), GregShero (14), Harrison Coon (15), TurnerRichmond (16), PJ Campion (17), BrendanDivney (18), David Segura (20), ChristianMarkwart (21), Matthew Palombi (22),Christian Franco (56), Jack Hoffman (57)and Graham Tufts (60). The team’s coach-ing staff is made up of head coach JimO’Malley and assistants Jeff Divney, MattForman and Bob Williams.

The McLean U.S. Soccer Develop-ment Academy Program had made sev-eral additions to its coaching staff. Joiningthe MPS coaching staff are Clyde Watson(Technical Director) German Peri, andMarcelo Valencia.

The MYS Development Academy staff forthe program’s second year will now includetop coaches from area professional, colle-giate, high school and club soccer commu-nities. For the 2010-11 season, the clubwelcomes the following:

Zachary Samol, Georgetown Universitymen’s soccer assistant coach, as the Acad-emy Director. Samol brings two years of ex-perience as a head coach of U-15, U-16 andU-17/18 teams within the U.S. Soccer De-velopment Academy program.

Anthony Hudson, current head coach ofReal Maryland (a USL Second Division Pro-fessional Club). He will be the program’sU-17/18 head coach. Hudson is a formerprofessional player and one of the young-est coaches ever to obtain the prestigiousUEFA A license from the English FootballAssociation.

Bo Amato, Langley High boys’ head coachand the 2010 All-Met Coach of the Year.Amato joins the staff as U-15/16 headcoach. Over the last 10 years in the Wash-

ington, D.C. area, Amato has achieved tre-mendous success with numerous club andhigh school teams. Along with his coachingduties, he serves as Technical Director of theAnnandale Boys and Girls Club.

John O’Hara, assistant coach at GeorgeMason University, has been added as a mem-ber of the coaching staff. A native of Ire-land, O’Hara attended Mason where heearned numerous honors as a goalkeeperculminating in his 2009 induction into theMen’s Soccer Hall of Fame at his alma mater.

Assisting the coaching staff on the admin-istrative side will be Melissa Riemer, whohas over 10 years of travel team and clubadministration, including two years of ex-perience as a Development Academy admin-istrator.

The U.S. Soccer Development Academyis a partnership between U.S. Soccer andthe top youth clubs around the country toprovide the best youth players in the U.S.with an everyday environment designed toproduce the next generation of NationalTeam players. The Academy’s programmingphilosophy of increased training, less totalgames and more competitive games is basedon U.S. Soccer’s Best Practices. McLeanYouth Soccer was selected as an Academyclub by U.S. Soccer in 2009.

Tryouts for the McLean DevelopmentAcademy program’s 2010-2011 season willbegin the week of June 21.

Academy International will host weeklong lacrosse and field hockey academiesfor girls. The lacrosse academies will takeplace at Cooper Middle School in McLean.Camp dates and times are: Aug. 9-13, from9 a.m.-12 noon; and Aug. 16-20, from 4.30-7:30 p.m. The field hockey camp will takeplace at Washington-Lee High School inArlington July 19-23. Renowned coachesfrom Canada and Britain will group playersby age and skill levels to customize train-ing for beginners to advanced players. Toregister, visitwww.academyinternational.net, or call 703-816-0244 for further details.

The 2010 Virginia State AAA HighSchool Baseball Team was recently an-nounced. Selections included the followingNorthern Region players: Centreville Highsenior first baseman Cam Walter (SecondTeam); McLean High senior secondbaseman Chris Russo (Honorable Mention);Lake Braddock High senior shortstop RyanLindemuth (First Team); Lake BraddockSecondary junior third baseman KennyTowns (Honorable Mention); West Spring-field High senior designated-hitter CharlieMorgan (First Team); Lake Braddock Sec-ondary senior utility player PatrickHarrington (First Team); McLean High se-nior outfielder Riley Beiro (First Team); T.C.Williams senior outfielder Matt Kilby (Sec-ond Team); Centreville High senior out-fielder Connor Bach (Honorable Mention);West Springfield High senior pitcher BobbyWahl (First Team); and McLean High seniorpitcher Sean Fitzgerald (Honorable Men-tion). The Virginia State AAA Player of theYear was Charlie Morgan of West Spring-field High. The Virginia State AAA Coach ofthe Year was John James of West Spring-field High.

Photo Courtesy/McLean U-13 Lacrosse

The McLean 13-Under boys’ lacrosse team defeated Chantilly in thefinals of the Northern Virginia Youth Lacrosse League.

Courtesy Photo

McLean High graduate and recent William & Mary track and field goldmedallist Doug Zimmer, center, is shown here with William & Maryassistant coaches Emil Davis, left, and Dave Fritzt. Last week, Zimmergraduated from William and Mary with a Bachelor of Business Adminis-tration and a second major in Economics.

Photo by Beverly Keller

The McLean High girl’s lightweight eight boat took gold at the VirginiaScholastic Rowing Championships on May 22. The boat has placed firstat the postseason event four of the past five years. Meanwhile, theMcLean boys’ lightweight four boat placed second, and both the boy’svarsity four and girls’ varsity eight boats placed fifth. The girls’ light-weight eight crew, left to right: Coach Chris Gordon, Heather Harper,Micaela Ginnerty, Nicky Kerruish, Olivia Planas, Myriam Assaadi, AllisonMeade, Amy Taylor, Melissa Frazee, and Lauren Pappas.


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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Ever wondered what regionwas known as the “tinderbox of Europe” (the Balkan

Peninsula), what founding fatherappointed John Marshall as thechief justice of the Supreme Court(John Adams) or what is a simplerway of saying “it is fruitless to en-dure lacrimation over precipitatelydeparted lacteal fluid” (Don’t cryover spilt milk)? Then studentsfrom Longfellow Middle Schoolwould be the ones to ask.

Their quiz bowl team won theJunior National Academic Cham-pionship for the second year in arow June 7, answering questionsabout history, literature and sci-ence better than 21 other teams.

Longfellow’s team didn’t justwin the championship for the sec-ond year in a row, it dominatedthe competition, defeating theManheim Township team 555 to300 in the final round. Longfellowfell behind in the first part of thefinals, but rebounded tosweep the Shakespeare cat-egory and setting a recordwith seven straight correctanswers to start the secondpart. Team members an-swered questions on di-verse subjects such asAmericana, historical geog-raphy, U.S. history, litera-ture, classical music, vo-cabulary and U.S. govern-ment.

“This is the best group I’ve everhad, the knowledge of everyone inthis group surpasses any I’ve evercoached,” said Eugene Huang,math teacher at Longfellow andthe team’s coach. “I think we’relucky that we get kids who growup in houses that emphasizeknowing things. They’re exposedto so many different cultures,fields of study, languages and arts.”

DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR,members of the quiz bowl teamsquared off against high-schoolteams in the area, such as ThomasJefferson High School, where sev-eral members of the team are

headed next year.If quiz bowl is their sport, then

Jonathan Leidenheimer is theirAll-Star. He took home his secondMVP title this year, and his exploitsare so well known that the pressrelease for this year’s competitionread, “Are your students as smartas Jonathan Leidenheimer?”

“It’s just really fun. I’m prettygood at it, but there’s no way I’ddo it if I didn’t like it so much,”Leidenheimer said. “I’ve just got aphotographic memory. I don’tstudy all that much, I just read alot, and I cruise around Wikipedia,and I just take it all in.”

Leidenheimer will be attendingThomas Jefferson in the fall,where he will join the team hehas practiced against for the pastfew years.

Carole Kihm, principal atLongfellow, said that while the stu-dents are the ones getting it doneon the “field,” that the structurearound them helps the studentsto realize their potential.

“We have a lot of really intelli-gent, academic students. Being

smart is a cool thing atLongfellow,” Kihm said. “We alsoget so much support from the par-ents, and our faculty is continu-ally inspiring excellence.”

Some team members have al-ways had an interest in trivia, andwhen they got to Longfellow, thequiz bowl team seemed like a

natural outlet for that en-thusiasm.

“I’ve always liked trivia, Iwatch ‘Jeopardy’ all thetime,” said Nadege Aoki, theteam’s captain. “You cometo use your own knowledge,and you acquire new skillsalong the way.”

AOKI is another eighth-grader who will be heading toThomas Jefferson in the fall, andlike some of her teammates, she’slooking forward to a much morerigorous schedule of events.

“There’s really no officialmiddle-school circuit in this area,the high school circuit is more es-tablished, there’s more tourna-ments, it’s more credible.” Aokisaid.

While the team is losing someof their top members to highschool next year, Leidenheimersaid that they’ll do just fine nextyear.

“They’ve got some big shoes tofill, but they’re very good, veryprofessional,” he said. “I’m look-ing forward to playing againstthem next year.”

Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

The Longfellow Middle School quiz bowl team, from left,Jonathan Leidenheimer, Hannah Pho, Carrie Murton,Claire Mooney, Coach Eugene Huang, Timothy Sheridan,Kate Salamido, Bobbie Sheng, Marie Anderson and ReneeWah.

Longfellow Students WinAcademic ChampionshipStudents on quizbowl team wintitle for secondyear in a row.

“We have a lot of reallyintelligent, academicstudents. Being smart is acool thing at Longfellow.”

— Carole Kihm, principal at Longfellow


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Bruce Green, regional vicepresident of Weichert, Realtorsannounced the Vienna office was recog-nized for outstanding performance inMay. The Vienna sales team led byBetty Holmes led the company for newhome sales and also led the region fornew home dollar volume. The region iscomprised of offices located throughoutVirginia.

Weichert, Realtors neighborhood spe-cialists can be reached in Weichert’sVienna office at (703) 938-6070 at 156East Maple Avenue.

Keller Williams Realty Interna-

tional announced at its annual “Fam-ily Reunion” Conference in New Orleansthat the McLean office won top honorsnationally among more than 30 newKeller Williams offices for 2009, with$6.5M in gross commission income.McLean was named the #1 Launch inthe nation for 2009. The McLean officelaunched 18 months ago with 30 agentsand today has nearly 100. Keller Will-iams International also surpassed Re/Max to become the #3 largest real estatecompany in the U.S. by agent count.This is the first time in 20 years that theorder has shifted.

“Of course it takes a lot of hard workto achieve this kind of success,” saidMcLean Team Leader VickieChristianson. “But when you have acompany behind you that places the in-terests and success of the agents above

all else, it makes it a lot easier.”

J.D. Powers & Associates recentlynamed Keller Williams Realty #1 in cus-tomer service; Entrepreneur Magazineranked Keller Williams Realty as the #1real estate franchise, and the industryranked Keller Williams Realty as theMost Recognized Real Estate FranchiseBrand.

Bruce Green, regional vice presi-dent of Weichert, Realtors announcedJ.D. Callander of the McLean/DolleyMadison office was recognized for out-standing results in March. Aneighborhood specialist, Callander ledthe company for dollar volume and re-sale dollar volume. Additionally, she ledthe region for resale dollar volume. Theregion comprises offices locatedthroughout Virginia.

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Recently I wrote a column entitled,“Keeping Up Appearances, Sort Of,” about,among other things, my disinterest in “buc-keting a list” to be completed over the nextinterval of time (the specific time yet to bedetermined), given my rather precariousprognosis. My reasoning was/is, that I want/need to stay true to myself, and that if Iwere to begin acting abnormally/ uncharac-teristically – for me, I’d associate thatbehavior with the underlying cause for itsaction – the cancer, and thus get stressedand depressed over the whole pursuit. Thenet effect then being negative, not positive;not helpful. And if I’m positive about any-thing, it’s that I don’t need (and certainlydon’t want) anything negative in my life.

However, a friend, and co-worker – whocares, politely chided me about this particu-lar column’s content, encouraging me tokeep more of an open mind; not so muchabout actually making a bucket list, butrather doing more of the things in life thatmake me happy and focusing in turn on themore positive aspects of them; startingsmall, she suggested. I listened, smiled andthen joked back a reply: “I know. I couldmake a pail list.” She laughed and said,“Sure!” So that’s what I’m going to do.

If I’ve learned anything about myselfduring this cancer business it is that if I tryto take on too much at one time, whetherit’s reading, writing or arithmetic (lifeexpectancy-type calculations); gatheringinformation online or through books, maga-zines, etc., attempting to control/predict,understand/arrange my life (what there isleft of it), I get overwhelmed and shutdown. As a result, I then do less of theresponsible, cancer-fighting things (diet,exercise; in general, health and fitness-typebehaviors) that I know I should.

It’s very difficult, however, to disconnector lower your expectations or suspend yourbelief/hope about your future, but if youdon’t find a way to compartmentalize thegood from the bad; somehow segregate factfrom fiction, actual feelings from imaginaryones; the consequences, emotionally couldbe severe. It’s an emotional version of beingstuck in quicksand (if I remember my for-mative years watching Johnny Weissmuller’sTarzan movies on Saturday mornings):thrashing around hastens your demise whileremaining still and yelling for help simplyslows down the inevitable. The realityis/was, you’re likely damned/doomed if youdo and damned/doomed if you don’t. Youneed a miracle or some kind of interven-tion. (Or you need to know the script.However, for cancer patients, there is noscript.)

And I don’t expect a miracle (I’ll hopefor one, though). But I am certainly opento, and appreciative of, an intervention.Which I believe is exactly what I receivedthe other day from my co-worker/friend.Sometimes, from the mouths of babes (inthis instance, an attractive female), and out-siders looking in, often come innocent-sounding and selfless observations and sug-gestions that those of us consumed on theinside cannot quite formulate. It’s a little bitlike not being able to see the forest for thetrees: you’re too close, maybe even toostubborn (in my case) to see what’s right(and correct) in front of you.

Hopefully, writing this column is the firststep. Now, if I can only find a pail smallenough to suit me.

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Photo by Mary Beth Christian

Eagle Scout Candidate and Churchill Road alumnus Daniel Christiantakes a break after installing the benches in the new outdoor classroomon the school grounds.

Outdoor Classroom WelcomesChurchill Road Students

Photo by Karen d’Aboville

Pictured from left, afterpainting and planting at

Churchill Road, are 13 of themore than 40 scouts and

volunteers, Martin Zavala,Amedee d’Aboville (Eagle

Project Leader), Regis Brett,Will Minor, Aaron and Jake

Ahlgrimm, Patrick Hufnagel,Charlie Kiley, Tyler Clark,

David Russell, StewartGriswold, Paul Feghali and

Josh Hufnagel.

Photo by Lea Ann Edwards

Pictured from left, carrying a treeto be planted at Churchill Road arescouts J.P. Young, Jim McLeary(parent), Matt McLeary (EagleProject Leader), Cody Gibbons, J.T.Edwards, Nick Pallante and AlexMcLeary (sidewalk).

Over the past months, many wonderful additions have been madeto the Churchill Road Elementary

School Anniversary Garden next to themodular classroom. Several Eagle Scoutcandidates, and their fellow scouts, havedevoted more than 500 hours to enhanc-ing that area into a beautiful and ecologi-cally sound space for students to use.

Daniel Christian, a rising sophomore atLangley and Churchill Road alumnus, spentmore than 200 hours designing, buildingand installing a raised patio, complete withhandicap access, a podium for teachers andfour square picnic tables for Churchill Roadstudents and teachers to use. In keepingwith Churchill Road’s “Reduce, Reuse andRecycle” maxim, all the tables are madefrom recycled plastic. Daniel is from Troop869.

On Friday, June 11, Churchill Road sixthgraders conducted the inaugural activity inthis newly installed outdoor classroom. Stu-dents performed for fellow students andparents at the annual Sixth Grade PoetrySlam.

Matt McLeary, a rising senior at McLeanHigh School, planted eight large trees alongthe school property line. The variousplantings are native pines, hydrangeas andhollies. Matt and his fellow scouts facedsome serious challenges getting the large,heavy trees planted. Matt is from Troop128.

Amedee d’Aboville, a graduating seniorat Thomas Jefferson High School, alongwith members of his troop, collectively de-

voted more than 200 hours to staining andwaterproofing benches and chairs aroundthe school and to planting an extensive ar-ray of shrubs and decorative plants in theAnniversary Garden. The new plantingscomplement the outdoor space. Look forChristmas ferns and Chokeberry bushes, toname just a couple of the new garden addi-tions. Amedee is from Troop 1130.

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