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Photo by Steve Hibbard/The Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.comOctober 19-25, 2016 onlineGreat at Falls www.connectionnewspapers.com Connection ❖ October 19-25, 2016 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ October 19-25, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Fairfax County SAT Scores Above , National Levels

Stuart was half Hispanic in 2015-2016, School system 2016 SAT followed by 22.97 percent white, 13.8 per- Test Critical Math Writing Combined cent Asian, 10.26 percent African American average hides Takers Reading Score and 2.29 percent other. School (Mean) (Mean) (Mean) (Mean) 319 506 524 490 1520 Mount Vernon was the only FCPS school achievement gap. Bryant Alternative High School 3 - - - with average scores consistently below the Centreville High School 437 546 570 537 1653 FCPS, Virginia and national averages. By Tim Peterson 506 558 585 542 1685 Edison High School 291 504 510 484 1498 In 2015-2016, Mount Vernon’s student The Connection Fairfax High School 475 535 550 518 1603 body was made up of 41.68 percent His- 218 508 521 481 1510 panic students, 27.6 percent African Ameri- Hayfield Secondary School 367 515 516 499 1530 n average, Fairfax County 324 540 556 525 1621 can, 19.59 percent white, 6.28 percent Public High Schools per- Lake Braddock Secondary School 536 561 573 539 1673 Asian and 4.85 percent other. formed better on the SAT col Langley High School 369 614 633 604 1851 Karen Corbett Sanders, Mount Vernon O Lee High School 234 491 505 480 1476 lege placement exam in 2016 Madison High School 377 596 608 585 1789 representative to the Fairfax County school than the Commonwealth of Virginia over- Marshall High School 340 564 578 557 1699 board, said West Potomac has seen a all average. McLean High School 420 601 623 597 1821 gradual increase in scores thanks to a PTSA- Mount Vernon High School 238 471 468 448 1387 Virginia students also outscored the na- Mountain View Alternative High School 4 - - - sponsored SAT prep program. tional numbers, according to data released 471 581 600 569 1750 Students have the opportunity to take a last week by the Virginia Department of Quander Road School 1 - - - mock exam for $20, get an assessment Robinson Secondary School 522 564 577 544 1685 Education and the College Board, the orga- 412 532 550 516 1598 based on their results of which areas they nization that publishes the SAT. 358 558 571 542 1671 need help in, and then enroll in a prep The two groups reported 65 percent of Stuart High School 243 498 506 485 1489 course through the PTSA. Thomas Jefferson High School 442 720 761 717 2198 Virginia public school graduates took the for Science and Technology SAT. Of that number, they said 45.2 percent 312 525 534 512 1571 THIS YEAR is the first cohort at West earned the College Board benchmark for West Springfield High School 445 564 560 535 1659 Potomac that will have had that opportu- Westfield High School 465 539 552 518 1609 college readiness. Woodson High School 487 587 600 568 1755 nity. By achieving a combined score of 1550 “You have so many test prep organizations — including critical reading, math and writ- FCPS AVG 551.12 565.24 535.68 1652 today that are really working with kids to Virginia Public Schools 516 513 493 1522 ing scores — the College Board believes 487 494 472 1453 get those scores up but a lot are expensive,” those students stand a 65 percent chance Corbett Sanders said. of holding a B-average during their first year All data from VDOE and The College Board The program has expanded and allowed in college. students from Mount Vernon High School Virginia’s 65 percent beat the national THE FAIRFAX COUNTY AVERAGES top of above 600 in each SAT category. to come over and take part as well. average of 37.3 percent of SAT-takers reach- Virginia in each category, aided by uncom- The majority of Langley’s student body “It’s one of those eye-opening things,” she ing the benchmark. monly high scores from the magnet Tho- in 2015-2016 was white, with just over 65 said. “It’s just not fair for kids who can’t “While the overall performance of Vir- mas Jefferson High School for Science and percent. Asians were second with 23.47 afford it, but the schools and parents to- ginia students compares favorably with that Technology, which requires its own test and percent, next Hispanic and other each with gether are taking ownership, to make sure of their nationwide peers, the wide achieve- application process for admission. about 5 percent, and black with less than a our kids get this opportunity too.” ment gaps visible when we dig deeper into Jefferson comprised more than 63 per- percent. Corbett Sanders noted Fairfax County the data remind us that outcomes are not cent Asian students for the 2015-2106 JEB Stuart High School is an example Public Schools offers online SAT prep as improving for far too many students of school year, 1.5 percent African American, where in each category it was above the part of the Adult and Community Educa- color,” Virginia Board of Education Presi- 2.23 percent Hispanic, 25.43 percent Cau- national average but below the Virginia and tion program. That information is avail- dent Billy K. Cannaday Jr. said in a state- casian and 7.4 percent other, according to FCPS averages. Stuart also had about 100 able here at: https://aceclasses.fcps.edu. ment. “Narrowing and ultimately closing Fairfax County Public Schools. fewer test-takers (243) than the FCPS av- these gaps is the state board’s top priority.” Langley High School also posted averages erage (343).

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of this year’s problem but it won’t take care Foust, Herrity of next year’s – when will it stop?” He ad- dressed some of these spending problems present pro & cons of in detail, such as rent controlled condos in the proposed tax; Tysons and a $5 million reserve. LAST YEAR, Herrity noted, the Board gave Great Falls residents $89 million to Fairfax County Schools, and only a small fraction of it went toward join debate. teachers’ salaries. “The school board needs to focus this toward the classrooms more By Peyton Jacobs so than the administration,” Herrity noted. The Connection He continued on, stressing that the tax would be unfair to local businesses, and n Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Great Photo by Peyton Jacobs/The Connection could affect local economies. “This is a tax Falls Citizens Association Supervisors Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and John Foust (D-Dranesville) attacking a single industry, the restaurant Ohosted debates on two major debate meals tax at the Great Falls Citizens Association meeting on Oct. 11. industry, without any basis of knowledge ballot issues: the proposed of how it will affect these businesses and Virginia Constitutional Amendment on raise an estimated $99 million by 2018, below market, and they are leaving,” Foust their employees.” “Right to Work” and the Fairfax County which would reduce the County’s depen- noted. A recent report from the Washing- Great Falls business owner of The Old Meals Tax, a referendum which will be on dency on real estate taxes and would di- ton Area Boards of Education confirms these Brogue, Mike Kearney, agreed with this the November 8 election ballot. The Meals versify their revenue base. The Board would disparities in pay, showing a $10,000 dif- point. “Of all the different hats I have worn Tax is a tax imposed on the purchase of all dedicate the net revenues to two purposes: ference between the average salary of teach- in this community, the one I do not want to prepared or ready-to-eat foods and bever- 70 percent would be allocated to Fairfax ers in Arlington County and those in FCPS, wear is that of a tax collector,” he said. “It ages. It would require all restaurants, gro- County Public Schools (FCPS), and the re- and an $8,000 difference in Falls Church is unfair. People find affordability, fellow- cery stores, coffee shops, movie theater con- maining 30 percent would be devoted to and Montgomery Counties. ship, and good quality at my restaurant. cessions, and any other food service busi- County services, capital improvements, and Herrity had a different take on the tax. This 10 percent makes a difference when nesses selling prepared food to collect the property tax relief. “In the last five years, taxes have increased you’re on a fixed income or a senior citi- tax, at a proposed 4 percent rate of the “You all see that the parks, libraries, po- by 27 percent,” he said. “This regressive tax zen, which 30 percent of my customers are.” amount charged for the food. licemen, and our firemen – well they all cost is not just about white tablecloth restaurants Tim Thompson, president of the Fairfax The debate featured Supervisor Pat money,” he said. “But where we really have – it’s your morning coffee, your rotisserie County Federation of Citizens Association, Herrity (R-Springfield) in opposition to the the challenges right now is in our schools.” chicken, and any prepared meal you may disagreed. “I would rather pay this small Meals Tax, and Supervisor John Foust (D- The school system has a growing student buy.” It is a 4 percent tax on top of the 6 installment tax than have additional home- Dranesville) supporting it. population of 186,000 students in grades percent sales tax, making it a 10 percent owner and real estate taxes to deal with,” K-12, the tenth largest school division in the tax on food. “We do have a spending prob- he explained. “We need to not cut taxes, IN HIS OPENING STATEMENT, Foust country and the third largest employer in lem, in my opinion,” Herrity says of the but control them.” In the end, it is up to the said that the tax at a 4 percent rate would Virginia. “Our teachers work dramatically Board. “This $100 million raised takes care Fairfax County voters to decide. Horses Need No Cajoling to Stay on Land

By Ken Moore the farm itself makes an incontest- The Connection able contribution to the well be- The Board of ing of the Great Falls Community. Supervisors will bout 58 acres of scenic The combined properties provide hold a public A vista just north of the scenic views of fields with horses, hearing and possi- Great Falls Village Center broken by hedgerows filled with bly affirm the will be preserved for the next eight natural wildlife that help to define decision to pre- years at 9809 Arnon Chapel Road. the character of the community,” serve the land on “It represents one of the last according to the application filed Tuesday, Oct. 18. large intact portions of former by Lucy Masemer. farmland that once characterized “Great blue herons, red shoul- Ken Moore/ the area and is home to a well- dered hawks, mallards, orioles, The Connection loved horse boarding and riding and many other birds and wildlife Arnon Chapel Road facility, Stone Ridge Farm,” said can be found raising their young ing to the documents, that limits “The majority of the farm’s land Dranesville District Planning Com- around the ponds and pastures the number of horses maintained is primarily used as a pasture for surrounding properties are zoned missioner John Ulfelder. within the properties,” she wrote. on the site to 80. Currently, there the horses, except for a small por- Residential Estate and are devel- The Planning Commission voted are approximately 40 horses on tion of land allocated for a farm- oped with large-lot residential unanimously Thursday, Sept. 29 to THE COUNTY offers reduced the site. house and various fenced areas uses. recommend approval of the eight- real estate tax assessments in ex- Stoneridge Farm “plans to con- allocated for conservation pur- The land is located at the head- year request made by the Cajoll change for a commitment to pre- tinue operating well into the fu- poses,” according to Planning and waters of a tributary of Mine Run Company and the John W. Hanes serve “significant tracts of agricul- ture,” according to Zoning Evalu- Zoning documents. “Both Branch and is located within the III Settler Trust. tural and forested land a commit- ation Division documents. Stoneridge Farm and Gunnell’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation “The continuation of this A&F ment to preserve the land for the The agricultural and forestal dis- Run Farm have continued to invest Area. District will help preserve the ru- length of the term.” trict was originally established in in significant improvements, pro- The subject property “may con- ral agrarian character of this area Since 1972 Stoneridge Farm has 1983 on 66.82 acres of land. viding firm evidence of their con- tain the slave cemetery associated of Fairfax County,” said Ulfelder. operated a horse boarding and tinued commitment for maintain- with Gunnel’s Run. Further inves- The Board of Supervisors is riding facility on a 32-acre parcel, GUNNELL’S RUN FARM, a fam- ing and furthering the agricultural tigation of this area by the Cultural scheduled to hold a public hear- according to Planning Commission ily-owned residence/horse farm, uses of the properties.” Resource Management and Protec- ing and make its ruling on Oct. 18, staff documents. Stoneridge farm also utilizes the land for equestrian The 58-acre property consists of tion Branch of the Park Authority 2016. received a special permit that was activities and currently boards 15 four parcels located on the south should be requested before ground “Beyond its physical attributes, approved in August 1992, accord- horses on the property. side of Arnon Chapel Road; all disturbing activity takes place.”

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No to the Meals Tax Yes to the Meals Tax www.ConnectionNewspapers.com An independent, locally owned weekly newspaper delivered to homes and businesses. A food tax is not a silver bullet. Reduces dependence on property tax. Published by Local Media Connection LLC By Pat Herrity By Phillip A. Niedzielski- pay. Despite my efforts to address With 65 percent of county rev- 1606 King Street Springfield District Supervisor this and other spending problems, Eichner enue now being generated by resi- Alexandria, Virginia 22314 there is no plan in place to address dential property tax, homeowners have been opposed to the these unsustainable costs and ben- s a businessman here in are carrying a substantial and grow- Free digital edition delivered to your email box. Go to meals tax from the start, but efits. The meals tax is a bad way A Fairfax and a former mem- ing share of the cost of services. connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe Iwhat has concerned me to kick the can of addressing our ber of the Fairfax County Without a more diverse revenue most over the last several spending problems down the road. School Board, I write on behalf of a base, we risk school system excel- NEWS DEPARTMENT: months has been the tactics used The meals tax is also bad way coalition of thousands of lence and we risk the caliber of [email protected] to try to convince our residents to to address a spending problem homeowners, parents, teachers, county services that underpin our vote for it and the county’s failure because it is a regressive tax that firefighters, police, friends and users quality of life. In an article earlier Kemal Kurspahic to deal with its spending problems. targets a single industry and dis- of our libraries and our parks and this year, char- Editor ❖ 703-778-9414 [email protected] I would like to offer some clarity proportionately hits those who can recreation facilities, and those who acterized this reality as Fairfax on these points and why I am least afford it — the elderly, single belong to churches and non-profit or- “fraying around the edges.” Ken Moore against the meals tax. working parents, young students, ganizations working to ensure that This is the setting for the meals tax Community Reporter The proponents of the meals tax and people without other options. Fairfax County also protects those in referendum before us on Nov. 8. 240-393-2448 [email protected] insist the tax is for teachers’ sala- It is not a white tablecloth restau- need [www.yesmealstax.org]. Five great things will happen by ries and tax relief. In fact, the bal- rant tax; it is a food tax. The meals Here since 1988, I have always approving the meals tax: lot language referencing schools tax would be on top of the current valued Fairfax’s pragmatic approach 1. $100 million will be generated. ADVERTISING: and tax relief was selected because sales tax resulting in a 10 percent to local government services; i.e., Almost a third of this revenue — For advertising information [email protected] it was the language that passed in total tax on any prepared food, we will pay for the cost of an excel- $28 million — will be paid by tour- 703-778-9431 other counties in Virginia and ac- including the rotisserie chicken lent education system and high- ists and visitors to Fairfax. cording to one supervisor “we from the grocery store, the foun- quality services as long as the cost 2. Seventy percent of the rev- Salome Howard-Gaibler need to use the language that will tain drink from the convenience is reasonable and affordable. enues will be directed to the school Display Advertising 703-415-5394 get it passed.” In reality, the Board store, your morning coffee, and Hit with the double whammy of system to help stem the loss of our [email protected] of Supervisors will decide in April your food truck purchases. It is the great recession and the federal best teachers and reduce class size. during the budget process how also a tax on a single industry — budget sequestration fiasco, the 3. Our quality of life will be Andrea Smith Classified Advertising much funding goes to schools and one that only has a 3 percent profit Board of Supervisors and School strengthened by addressing unmet 703-778-9411 then the School Board will decide margin on average. This means the Board did what they had to do un- police and firefighter needs and [email protected] how much funding goes to teacher meals tax will result in the gov- der the circumstances — they cut those of our libraries and parks. raises and class size reductions. ernment making more money off costs and reduced services. 4. The backlog in county and Debbie Funk National Sales Despite the Board of Supervisors of a restaurant than the restaurant The county reduced annual expen- school facility and infrastructure 703-778-9444 fully funding the School Board’s itself makes in profit. This is fun- ditures by $300 million and eliminated maintenance needs can be re- [email protected] funding request last year, the funds damentally wrong. Restaurants 700 jobs; for the school system, $500 duced, while also preserving our were not focused on fixing our not only provide thousands of million and 2,100 jobs. AAA bond rating. David Griffin Marketing Assistant teacher salary issues. young adults with their first job, The maintenance backlog has 5. Our tax base will be more di- 703-778-9431 If it passes, the meals tax will they also give back to the commu- grown to over $150 million in rec- verse, relieving property tax pres- [email protected] just be an additional $100 million nity through sponsorships and reation and park facilities alone. sure on homeowners. tax on top of the $100M in taxes donations. We are spending less in real dol- Incredibly, Fairfax can do these Editor & Publisher the board passed earlier this year Fairfax County voters have a lars per pupil this year than in 2008. great things by paying pennies-on- Mary Kimm (over my opposition). In the last decision to make. Do we settle for We are losing our best teachers to the-dollar when we eat out. Few of [email protected] five years, real estate taxes alone budget deficits and tax increases surrounding jurisdictions, because us ever notice paying Arlington @MaryKimm have increased 25 percent and sky- year after year, or do we send a salaries are no longer competitive County, Fairfax City, Falls Church Executive Vice President rocketed by $565 million. As I message that enough is enough in the region. Class sizes are larger. and Vienna when we eat in their Jerry Vernon have debated proponents of the and it is time to address spending Economic recovery has been slow. restaurants, yet we do. 703-549-0004 meals tax over the last several issues? I sympathize for those who While home values have grown If you agree that it is important [email protected] months, there has been almost support the tax; the Board of Su- modestly, vacancies in office build- to keep the best teachers in our Editor in Chief universal acknowledgement that pervisors and School Board have ings are at a 25-year high and rev- classrooms, reduce class size, con- Steven Mauren Fairfax County has a spending led them to believe that the meals enue from commercial property tax tinue to protect our safety and Managing Editor problem. For example, Fairfax tax is some sort of silver bullet to is at historic lows. maintain our quality of life; and fi- Kemal Kurspahic Art/Design: County offers its 35,000-plus their budget and teacher salaries Compounding our challenge, nally — if you believe we need to Laurence Foong, John Heinly county and school employees and woes. Simply put, it is not. state funding — particularly for be less dependent on homeowners Production Manager: administrators’ unparalleled and schools — continues to decline, to pay for all of the above — it is Geovani Flores unsustainable pensions and pre- Pat Herrity represents the with a funding shortfall for K 12 clear that we should vote yes for Special Assistant to the Publisher social security benefits that even Springfield District on the Fairfax education climbing to more than $1 the meals tax. It’s literally a pen- Jeanne Theismann surrounding jurisdictions do not County Board of Supervisors. billion annually since 2009. nies-on-the-dollar solution. [email protected] @TheismannMedia Letters to the Editor CIRCULATION: 703-778-9427 Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness Supports Meals Tax [email protected] After careful consideration, the identifying and assisting our home- these priorities is preventing and We fully expect a portion of the Fairfax – Falls Church Partnership less and at risk youth as part of our ending homelessness. In 2008 funds raised by the meals tax will to Prevent and End Homelessness homeless service system. Providing the Board of Supervisors adopted be used for this important priority. has decided to fully support the additional funding for the schools the Implementation Plan to Pre- proposed 4 percent Fairfax County only makes sense. vent Homelessness. At the very Michael L. O’Reilly Meals Tax. Thirty percent of the funds beginning of that Plan, the Chairman, Board of the Fairfax Seventy percent of the funds raised by the tax will go to the county stated: “By 2018, every Falls Church Partnership to raised by the tax will go to our county’s general fund to be used person in our community will Prevent and End Homelessness Fairfax County Schools. Our for priorities as identified by the access and maintain decent, safe, schools have an integral role in Board of Supervisors. One of affordable housing.” More Letters, Page 9

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will then be informed that the a world in which we have finite Time to Make meals tax will need to be raised funds we have to get back to pri- because the schools don’t have oritizing. Instead we expect gov- Hard Choices enough money. And over time ernment and schools to be all To the Editor: property taxes will keep rising. things to all people. An impossible I grew up in Los Angeles, lived The result will be higher taxes, a task. Please vote “no” to the new in Chicago and also New York. In higher cost of living, and schools meals tax and ask your school and each of these cities, there were al- that we will be told are still des- government to better manage our ways a myriad of new taxes and perately underfunded. Don’t existing revenue. fees proposed with the promise of take my word for it, check out the resultant funds going to good these high tax cities that still have Christine Gabor causes - mostly schools. In these underperforming schools. Or just Great Falls Democratic strongholds the taxes look at Maryland where taxes to almost always passed. Unfortu- date are higher than in Virginia but nately, the schools and other pro- they are still constantly seeking Taking Us grams for which the funds were new monies for schools and other to be used never got better. In fact, programs. for Granted over time the money got waylaid The answer is not new taxes To the Editor: into other programs and activities which will set a precedent for taxes Now that Barbara Comstock has for which it was not originally in- on other goods or services, but belatedly Dumped Trump it is time tended. It’s safe to say that in these rather politicians and heads of to move on to another important cities, many who can afford it, schools actually taking the respon- issue. In reading her most recent send their children to private sibility to manage the funds that newsletter, I noted that Comstock schools - not a roaring endorse- are available. This means having did not seem to have an office in ment of their public education. to make hard decisions. Do we Fairfax County. Thinking that this Now we want to do the same thing need translation services into 20 must be typo, I checked her con- in Fairfax County. Based on my some odd languages. Are expen- gressional website and confirmed experience, here is what will sive sports programs, language that Comstock has congressional happen: At first everything will immersion programs, art pro- offices in Sterling and Winchester work as advertised but within a grams, music programs, fancy and on the Hill but nothing in few years additional programs will technology, psychological pro- Fairfax County. With all due re- be added to the schools based on grams, etc. all as important as spect to Loudon and Prince Will- these new funds. At the same time, teaching children english, math, iams counties, what is Fairfax politicians eyeing a windfall will science and history and paying County chopped liver? A cynic start to divert those funds to other teachers a decent wage? All of programs deemed important. We these programs are terrific but in See Letters, Page 11

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Potter McLean Retail • Restaurant • Office Space • Available for Lease • 703-759-2485 • [email protected] www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ October 19-25, 2016 ❖ 11 “Parents can use the election as fodder to hone their Discussing the Election with Children children’s critical Local educators offer suggestions for navigating a thinking skills .…” — Colleen K. Vesely, Ph.D., complicated political climate. . By Marilyn Campbell their persuasive arguments.” This is an ex- The Connection ercise Vesely has used with her own chil- dren. hile Colleen K. Vesely has “During primary season, my 6-year-old watched televised debates and I watched a number of the candidates’ Wand political events with speeches,” she said. “We talked about the her children throughout issues and each person as a human being. this election season, an event during which … I offered reasons as to why I admired the American Civil Rights movement was (some of) the candidates.” discussed stands out. It was a concept her Focusing on citizenship and character is 3-year-old daughter didn’t grasp, of course. a strategy Vesely advises parents to use with But Vesely used the moment as opportunity children who are preschool-age and to start guiding her children through this younger: “Parents might discuss what it year’s election season. means to be a good citizen in their home,” “I asked her to think about what she might she said. “For example, helping put away do if someone at school was being mean to Photo Courtesy of BASIS Independent their toys when they are done playing, be- one of her friends, to which, she promptly The election season offers students such as those at BASIS Independent ing nice to their classmates, helping their replied, ‘I’d tell them to stop being mean School in McLean an opportunity to learn about the political process. friends and teacher.” and that I don’t like it,’” said Vesely, an as- Similarly, local schools are developing sistant professor of early childhood educa- lies a multitude of opportunities for con- older children can use the election season creative ways to fit the Nov. 8 election into tion and human development and family versations about civics and discussions of as an opportunity to expand their children’s their lesson plans. For example, “since stu- science at George Mason University. “Elec- democracy, navigating the current political thinking in relation to current social issues dents are only in middle school for one tions offer opportunities to consider the im- climate requires added dexterity. and history,” she said. “Parents can use the presidential election, Norwood School takes portance of service and standing up for Use the election season to facilitate con- election as fodder to hone their children’s advantage of this opportunity to help stu- democratic principles. … However, the tone versations in a way that is relatable to chil- critical thinking skills with real-life issues dents begin to understand how to go about of this general election season is different.” dren based on their age and experiences, by helping them critique candidates’ opin- comparing candidates’ positions on basic Still, Vesely and other educators say that advises Vesely. “By … discussing the differ- ions” as well as “understand different points while election cycles typically offer fami- ent issues … parents with school-age and of view on a variety of issues and develop See Election, Page 13

12 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ October 19-25, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com  Learn as if you Talking About Election were to live From Page 12 selves as humorous, serious, fierce?” he asks. “What will hap- forever; live as if issues, and also to help them un- pen if the greater numbers of stu- derstand how the presidential dents in the middle school prefer you were going to election process works,” said a mascot that the much smaller Michele Claeys, associate head of number of sophomores do not pre- die tomorrow. school and head of middle school, fer? Should we use some sort of Norwood School in Potomac, Md. delegate system or stick with —John Wooden To help students learn to under- popular vote? How will we feel if  stand issues and evaluate and our top choice for mascot ulti- compare candidates, teachers mately is not selected, and what work together to create age-appro- is the appropriate response to that priate mini-lessons about candi- feeling? Does our choice of mas- dates’ positions on a small num- cot represent not just our current ber of issues. “Students will ex- community but those who will join plore and discuss — not debate — us in the future?” the issues, and learn how to find The activities, says Aiken, open additional information on their the door for conversations about own if they are interested,” said fairness and frustration in ways Claeys. that are meaningful and age ap- On Election Day, middle school propriate, and that can be put into students will participate in a mock the context of the current election election designed to help them season. “While our situation as a understand how the electoral pro- brand-new school is somewhat cess works. They will be divided unique, the idea of mascot repre- into groups of different sizes with sentation weaves through our different numbers of electoral whole society and could certainly votes, representing each of the 50 be used to frame a conversation states. “After both the real and between students and their fami- mock elections, teachers will use lies about tone, identity and coop- the results to illustrate how the eration,” he said. process works,” said Claeys. Parents should also be aware of “Throughout these lessons, our the ways the election is affecting emphasis will be on respectful dia- their own emotional states and logue and consideration of mul- thus their families. “As I watch the tiple perspectives and experi- presidential debates and continue ences.” to read the media coverage of the Educators at BASIS Independent election, I find myself in an agi- School in McLean are teaching stu- tated and anxious emotional dents about the political process state,” said Vesely. “This height- by linking it to the selection of the ened emotional state with feelings school’s mascot. By allowing stu- of stress and agitation can spill dents to choose a symbol to rep- over into family relationships, resent the school, teachers hope leaving us less present and sensi- to initiate a broad conversation tive in our interactions with our about awareness, empathy and children and partners.” other values. Choose the information children “Especially for our younger stu- are exposed to thoughtfully and be dents, conversations about how a prepared for questions, say ex- mascot represents the qualities perts. “The 2016 general election and values of our school serves as season [has been] described by a good metaphor for the more se- some as dark and more negative rious representation in political than any of the recent past elec- contexts,” said Sean Aiken, head tions,” Vesely said. “We want to of school. “Some students prefer encourage our children’s partici- traditional mascots to give our pation in the political process, but school a sense of familiarity and … it can sometimes be ugly and camaraderie. Some want less com- hurtful.” mon mascots to set us apart from Shielding children, says Vesely, other schools and celebrate our doesn’t mean ignoring negativity individuality.” entirely, however. “Parents should The lesson will involve the en- be prepared to talk through what tire student body. “We ask our children might hear from other older students to generate ideas children on the playground or at that take even our youngest 3- school,” she said. “Parents ought year-olds into account so we can to pay attention to … their unite as a whole school and not children’s emotional states … es- just play to specific ‘special inter- pecially after viewing or discuss- ests,” said Aiken. ing election-related media. As par- “The exercise serves as an im- ents, we can look for teachable petus for posing thought-provok- moments in which we might ex- ing questions to the students,” says press notions of treating others Aiken. “Should we identify our- how [we] want to be treated.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ October 19-25, 2016 ❖ 13 News

Jill Banks of Judith St. Ledger- Fairfax with her Roty with her piece, Hudson painting called River Morn at The Through the Mist Artists’ Atelier in at The Artists’ the Village Green. Atelier in the Village Green.

Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection Great Falls Studios Welcome Community their process and inspiration, and purchase an origi- Some 59 artists open their nal piece of art,” said Cindy Grisdela, a fiber artist at The Artists’ Atelier. homes and studios to 500 “I think this is a great opportunity to bring the com- munity to see the art that’s being produced in Great visitors over weekend. Falls,” said painter Judith St. Ledger-Roty. “It’s very diverse; we have oil painters, mixed media, acrylic bout 500 visitors and 59 artists took part painters, photographers, and a diversity that has in the 13th annual Great Falls Studios sprung up in the last several years. It’s great because A2016 Art Tour last weekend, Friday it’s three days and people can come and meet their Roberta Beasley with her acrylic mixed media called through Sunday, Oct. 14-16, in Great Falls. friends, have a cup of coffee and enjoy seeing the art Aspen Grove at The Artists’ Atelier in the Village Green. Working artists opened their homes and studios to that’s here.” visitors all over the back roads of — Steve Hibbard Great Falls, and the three group art studios at the Village Green — The Artists’ Atelier, Artists on the Green, and The Artists’ Loft — participated as well. It was a chance to see artists at work in historic outbuildings, re- mote sheds, converted garages and other unusual places. “The really fun thing about this an- nual event is seeing people from all over the region enjoy the variety of art that the artists of Great Falls share. It’s a great community event,” said Julie Casso, Executive Director of The Arts of Great Falls. “It’s fun to drive down the winding roads of Great Falls and come across a hidden studio.” Yeganeh Hejazi with her Cindy Grisdela demon- “Visitors can visit artists in their own work, On a Stage, at The strates free-motion quilt- creative spaces; they can see art be- Artists’ Loft at the ing at The Artists’ Atelier Donna Robinson with her work, Mums and Freesia, at The ing made on site, talk to artists about Village Green. in the Village Green. Artists’ Loft at the Village Green.

Watercolor artist Betty Ganley specializes in nautical Potter Robin Smith holds Layered paper artist Ronni Jolles with some of her Paint- scenes and florals. up a Chili Bowl. ings with Paper.

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Photo contributed by FCPA Fully Explore the Historic Colvin Run Mill Saturday Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m. at 10017 Colvin Run Road in Great Falls. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, October 4 by calling 703-759-2771. Come see the entire historic mill, including areas that are rarely open to the public. The suggested donation for the tour is $10 per person.

Send announcements to charities. 703-442-0330. for persons 16 years or older. The connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/. Great Falls Farmers Market. park does not sell fishing licenses. Deadline is Friday at noon for the Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 778 Walker www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ following week’s paper. Photos/artwork Road Great Falls. riverbend-park/ encouraged. greatfallsfarmersmarket.org Great Falls Studios Virtual Gallery National Parks Photography Oct. 3 Open online 24/7 at http:// through Oct. 31 During Great Falls www.greatfallsstudios.com/copy-of- ONGOING Library Hours 9830 Georgetown virtual-gallery for the month of Meadow Farms Fall Festival Great Pike. “Shapes and Colors of our October. The gallery features the Falls Oct. 3 - Oct. 31 Monday Southwest National Parks” member artists participating in the through Friday 8 - 7 p.m. Saturday 8 Photography exhibit by Dee Leggett Great Falls Studios 2016 Art Tour. - 6 p.m. Sunday 9 - 6 p.m. 10618 capturing gorgeous shapes and colors During the month of October, in the Leesburg Pike, Vienna. There will be of the beautiful scenes in many of Large Meeting room at the Great pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, mums, our National Parks and Monuments. Falls Community Library, 9830 pansies, and star bales. We will also Cost: Free. Georgetown Pike, GF, member artists have moon bounces, giant DeeLeggettPhotography.vpweb.com participating in the Art Tour are on scarecrows, haunted buses, pipes for Fishing Rod Rentals 8700 Potomac display. The exhibit will be open kids to go through, and weekend Hills Street, Great Falls. Rentals during regular library hours. concessions. meadowsfarms.com available during visitor center hours. Colvin Run Mill open 11 - 4 p.m. The Pumpkin Patch beginning Fishing tackle and live bait are daily, closed Tuesday. 10017 Colvin Monday Oct. 10 4 -7 p.m. then open available for purchase. Reservations Run Rd, Great Falls. Fairfax County’s daily Sunday - Friday 11 - 7 p.m. and required for group rentals. $6/rental operational 19th century water 10 - 6 p.m. on Saturdays through (2hr max). Valid driver’s license powered gristmill, offers recreational Oct. 31. at St. Thomas’ Episcopal required. Our rod/reel combinations and educational activities for all ages Church 8991 Brook Rd McLean. All are perfect for beginners and through daily tours, school programs of the money raised by our pumpkin children. A Virginia or Maryland patch is donated to support local freshwater fishing license is required See Calendar, Page 16

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From Page 15 with tickets will have the opportunity To Highlight Your Faith Community, to take photos and talk with call Karen at 703-917-6468 and special events. Fees: $7/adult, Cinderella and Prince Charming on $6 students 16+ with ID, $5 children the red carpet. The Vienna & seniors. Winter Hours: January & Halloween Parade starts at 7:00pm Welcoming, Diverse, Progressive February, 11am-4pm, last tour 3pm. and ends at 9:00pm. Admission to park is FREE except for 70th Annual Vienna Halloween ST. ANNE’S some special events. Parade 7 p.m. Maple Avenue, EPISCOPAL Art Walk in the Village: First Vienna. “Celebrating 125 Years of the Fridays beginning Sept. 9, 6 - 9 Town of Vienna” come in costume to CHURCH • Reston p.m. through Dec.31 at 756 Walker celebrate Halloween. Viennava.gov 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I Road, Great Falls. Admission free and open to the public. greatfallsart.org/ 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II THURSDAY, OCT. 27 Sunday School: preschool - grade 2 artwalk/ Music: grades 3 - 7 One-To-One English Conversation Great Falls Writers Group meets for Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 101 Patrick writing fun and an energetic 10:25 a.m. Sunday School Grades 3 to 6 Henry Library 101 Maple Ave E, discussion of the writing process. No Photo courtesy of Meadow Farms Music 4 years to 2nd grade Vienna. Call to Register. 703- 938- membership required. Writers of all 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II 0405 levels are welcome. Great Falls Meadow Farms Fall Festival 5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, 11 in Great Falls is a great Nursery care provided at 9:00 a.m. service a.m.-12:30 p.m. THURSDAY/OCT. 20 place to find pumpkins and The Rev. John C. N. Hall, Rector Great Falls Teen Writer’s Group 6 - fall decorations. The Festi- The Rev. Laura Cochran 7 p.m. 9830 Georgetown Pike Great FRIDAY/OCT.28 val runs through Oct. 31 703-437-6530 Falls, VA 22066. Great Falls Meeting Meeting of the McLean Art Society and features a variety of www.stannes-reston.org Room. Celebrate the spookiest time 10 a.m.- noon hosted by Mclean Art 1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston of the year by sharing an original Society at the McLean Community Fall themed activities scary story or practice your Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave. Mr. including moon bounces, storytelling by reading a classic. Ages Spollen will be using pastels to giant scarecrows, haunted 8 to 18. 703-438-4503 demonstrate drawing with buses. Meadow Farms FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA spontaneity and pastel painting. Guests are welcome and Great Falls is open Monday SATURDAY/OCT. 22 refreshments are served. 703 790- through Friday, 8 - 7 p.m., 450 ORCHARD STREET, NW Fully Explore Historic Colvin Run 0123 Mill 1:30 p.m. 10017 Colvin Run Saturday 8 - 6 p.m. and VIENNA, VA 22180 Road in Great Falls. Reservations Sunday 9 - 6 p.m. at 10618 703-938-8525 must be made by Tuesday, October 4 SATURDAY/ OCT. 29 Leesburg Pike, Vienna. by calling 703-759-2771. See the Concert: The David Trio 4 - 6 p.m. [email protected] entire historic mill, including areas Saint Francis Episcopal Church 9220 www.fbcv.org that are rarely open to the public. Georgetown Pike Great Falls.This The suggested donation for the tour Italian ensemble brings the sound of SUNDAY/OCT. 30 SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 11:00 AM is $10 per person.fairfaxcounty.gov/ violin, cello, and piano to St. Francis Voce Chamber Singers “Autumn parks/colvinrunmill/. chancel. The sardonic Shostakovich Nocturne” Concert 4 - 5:30 p.m. CHURCH SCHOOL 9:30AM-10:30AM Op. 67 Trio is balanced by a gentle Church of the Holy Comforter 543 MIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM Schubert Notturno and the spirited Beulah Rd NE Vienna. Celebrate SUNDAY/ OCT. 23 energy of Haydn’s A-flat major autumn and its imagery with Voce New Dominion Chorale 4 p.m. St. Trio.Cost: Season pass $150 or $30 Chamber Singers. The program Luke Catholic Church, 7001 at the door. Amadeusconcerts.com includes works of Brahms, Schubert, Georgetown Pike, McLean. The Oktoberfest Rotary Inaugural and Lauridsen, and features Brahms’s chorale will be joined by Paul Fundraiser 5 p.m. Two German Alto Rhapsody. Purchase tickets Skevington, and some of bands, Bavarian dancers, roving through the website, www.voce.org, Washington’s finest professional accordionist, German food, bier and or at the door. Admission: Adult: singers, the soloists from The District wine. Cost:$ 100 $25; Senior (62+): $20; Student: Eight vocal ensemble. Cost: $15-30. www.rotarygreatfalls.org $10 under 18 free. www.newdominion.org

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 26, 2016 The Cinderella Dream Celebration Plan Ahead Great Falls at Karin’s Florist begins at 3:30 p.m. located at 527 Maple Avenue TUESDAY/NOV. 1 th East in Vienna. 70 annual Vienna College Savings Information Sessions 7 - 8 p.m. Dolley Madison Library Halloween Parade in a horse-drawn 1244 Oak Ridge Ave McLean. Join this information session to hear about Cinderella carriage adorned in the four college savings programs offered by Virginia529. In one hour, thousands of fresh flowers. A special you’ll learn how to: Prepay tuition, Save for other costs, such as housing, guest will also be joining the royal meal plans and textbooks, Take advantage of the Virginia college savings couple. A lucky little girl will be state income tax deduction, Meet your savings goals. Visit Virginia529.com. chosen via social media contest to ride in the Cinderella carriage with the Royal Couple and live the life of a SATURDAY/NOV. 5 princess for one night. Sixty tickets Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Redeemer will be available on a first-come first- Lutheran Church 1545 Chain Bridge Rd McLean. To donate to Stop Hunger serve basis until all the tickets are Now McLean or to register to volunteer for the November 5th Meal Packing given out. At 4:00pm, there will be Event go to http://events.stophungernow.org/McLeanRotary2016 an introduction of the Royal Couple and the Little Princess winner. Guests

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16 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ October 19-25, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Christmas Trees Cut Only for Taxes By Ken Moore erty,” said Michael Lynskey, with the Fairfax County The Connection Department of Planning and Zoning. The property is located in Great Falls at the inter- ranesville Planning Commissioner section of Georgetown Pike and Utterback Store John Ulfelder described the enjoy Road, not far from Route 7. D ment a 22.13-acre contiguous parcel The property, comprising five contiguous parcels, of land at 910 Utterback Store Road was established in 1999. The Krops grow Christmas gives Great Falls. trees, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, squash, beans, pep- “For many years, Great Falls residents have found pers, cucumbers and pumpkins, according to plan- just the right tree for Christmas, fresh vegetables and ning commission documents. eggs for their table, and pumpkins for Halloween at Part of the property was used as a large dairy farm Krop’s Farm,” said Ulfelder. until 1977 when the applicant acquired the prop- When he said, “It’s fun for everyone, along with erty and began growing Christmas trees for its sea- the fresh produce and the reminder of a slower-paced sonal “cut-your-own Christmas tree” operation. Ken Moore/The Connection time in Fairfax County,” Ulfelder drew a smile from “Fields of Canaan Fir, Douglas Fir and Blue Spruce Great Falls residents pick pumpkins, Christmas trees, Lee District Planning Commissioner James are maintained, harvested and replanted,” accord- fresh vegetables and eggs, and even go for hay-rides at Migliaccio. ing to the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conser- Krop’s Farm off Utterback Store Road. Here, youth enjoy Fairfax County offers reduced real estate tax as- vation District. a hay-ride around the Krop property Sunday, Oct. 16. sessments in exchange for “a commitment to pre- The Krops also sell produce and eggs from the prop- serve significant tracts of agricultural and forested erty at a roadside farm stand. Planning Ahead land a commitment to preserve the land for the length As promised, Krop has not substantially altered the of the term.” property since the creation of the district in July OCT. 19, 2016, 8:15 P.M. Lawrence Krop applied for the Krop Local Agricul- 1999; Lawrence Krop renewed his status in 2008. Decision only: The Gulick Group has applied to rezone the 11-acre property at the tural and Forestal District to renew its A&F District Five acres of the site are in agricultural use, 15 “terminus of Challedon Road” from R-A to R-1 in order to permit development of a 10-lot cluster single family subdivision at a density of 0.91 dwelling units per status for another eight years. The Planning Com- acres remain forested or in Christmas tree produc- acre. The 11-acre parcel is currently undeveloped, forested, and composed of mission recommended approval of the application tion and two acres are devoted to the owner’s resi- moderate slopes that steepen towards the Piney Run floodplain. with an unanimous vote on Thursday, Sept. 29. dence. The property is part of Lexington Estates. Fairfax County Planning staff have recommended approval of the redevelopment. “The property owner is to be commended for the The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the Planning Commissioner John Ulfelder deferred a decision only hearing on the dedication to the ongoing stewardship of this prop- request on Oct. 18, at 3:30 p.m. application from September to Oct. 19, 2016. Brightview Great Falls, Partner for Off-Campus Internships

rightview Great Falls, a popular se- Bnior living community in Great Falls, is partnering with The Madeira School, an all-girls day and boarding school in McLean. Volunteers from the tenth grade will ex- perience a variety of roles and job respon- sibilities at the community during the fall and spring semesters in what is known at Madeira as Sophomore Co-Curriculum. The off-campus internship experience connects students to their local community and to the concepts of social responsibility and civic engagement. “A pillar of Madeira’s founding was the notion of Service,” said Kerin Hamel, Di- rector of Co-Curriculum. “We find that stu- dents acquire valuable knowledge about and empathy for underserved populations/ issues when immersed in that social situa- tion. As a device for learning, it is of the utmost importance. Young women in par- ticular have innate empathy that makes The off-campus internship experi- them good stewards of the community.” ence connects students to their “The benefit of having partners such as Photos contributed local community and to the con- Brightview is that they help supplement the Student interns dance at Dancing Queens Group. cepts of social responsibility and natural willingness with context [and] real- civic engagement. life experiences for understanding and for the six Brightview interns on Oct. 25. tirely new was intimidating but realizing I growth.” The community will also host other guest could develop ideas and strengths through and Claude Moore Colonial Farm. In groups of 5 to 14, the students volun- speakers including Buckley Fricker, local participating was empowering.” Brightview Senior Living and its parent teer at area schools, various nonprofits, and author and owner of Buckley’s for Seniors. “I am thrilled that Brightview can offer company, The Shelter Group, successfully local government organizations. The Co- “This program allowed me to experience these girls the same opportunity.” create and manage innovative, award-win- Curriculum Fall semester runs each day a professional environment apart from my Other sites for Co-Curriculum include ning senior living communities in the mid- from Oct. 11 – Nov. 10. family and friends,” noted Carolyn Special Olympics, Garfield Elementary Atlantic to New England region. For more Brightview Senior Living’s President Pennington, Community Sales Director and School, The Kilmer Center, Calleva Farms, information on Brightview Senior Living, Marilynn Duker will host a meet and greet Madeira Alumna. “Learning something en- NOVA Family Service (a Head Start Center) visit www.brightviewseniorliving.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ October 19-25, 2016 ❖ 17 Home & Garden 703-778-9411 Zone 6: • Arlington • Great Falls Home & Garden Zone 6 Ad Deadline: • McLean • Vienna/Oakton connectionnewspapers.com CONTRACTORS.com Monday Noon

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