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With 111 wins in his career and a prior District Champion, Calvin Zug of McLean High School, celebrates win number 112 at Saturday’s Liberty District Wrestling Tournament at McLean High.

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By Steve Hibbard produced new treatments for tendon in- The Connection juries of the shoulder, elbow and lower extremities. The Nirschl operative pro- r. Robert Nirschl, M.D., 84, cedure for elbow tendinosis (tennis and of Chain Bridge Forest in golfer’s elbow), as well as his classifica- DMcLean is one of five people tion of pain phases and microscopic to win the 2017 Mayo Clinic evaluation with Virginia Hospital Cen- Distinguished Alumni Award last Octo- ter pathologist Russell Stay (1979) of ber for his work in the international field tendon failed healing is now utilized by of orthopedic medicine. The Mayo Clinic physicians worldwide. Board of Trustees gives the award an- He said for 100 years, the failure of nually to acknowledge the contributions tendons was called tendonitis. “The of Mayo alumni to the field of medicine, whole idea was when we did analysis including medical practice, research, of the tissue, we found out there were education and administration. Nirschl no inflammatory cells in the tissue, this completed his residency in orthopedic was not an inflammatory problem, surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1963. He therefore we changed the name from was a longtime orthopedic surgeon at tendonitis to angio-fibroblastic Virginia Hospital Center. tendinosis. We found out this was a de- “It’s a huge privilege and huge honor generative process rather than an in- to be selected as distinguished alumni flammatory process,” he said. – there are 30,000 people who went He started filming tennis stroke me- through the Mayo educational system chanics of world-class tennis players on starting around 1900. Looking back at the 1970 U.S. Davis Cup Team in Cleve- that legacy is a huge honor and then to land and analyzing mechanics of not be honored by the group – it’s surreal only tennis but all sports. He compared stuff in a sense,” he said. these players to recreational tennis play- He said the Mayo brothers – William ers. With this information, he recog- and Charles Mayo who developed the nized injury-producing patterns and rec- Mayo Clinic – not only appreciated qual- ommended good stroke/sport mechan- ity care but they also understood that it Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection McLean’s Dr. Robert Nirschl, with his ics, and accommodating equipment. required research and advancement of McLean’s Dr. Robert Nirschl with his wife Mary Ann. Nirschl won the 2017 He’s worked with Donald Dell of medicine. “So, this was not only doc- 2017 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Potomac, a sports agent who repre- tors involved in delivering care, but also Alumni Award. Award. sented tennis players Arthur Ashe, Ivan doing research to enhance the progres- Lendl, and Jimmy Connors. Through the sion of medical knowledge,” he said. “So, years, he’s operated on two Wimbledon it’s quality care plus research plus educa- champions, 30 world-class tennis players, tion.” and one elite cricket player named Sachin Nirschl is a world-renowned expert on Ramesh Tendulkar of India. All in all, he’s tennis elbow, known as epicondylitis, which operated on roughly 11,000 people and is a tendon overuse problem. During his 55- consulted with as many as 150,000 people. year career, he has been instrumental in the Nirschl has given 500 talks (in eight for- initial recognition, treatment and investi- eign countries); been published in 140 gation into the pathophysiology of this con- medical magazines and journals; was the dition, and invented the Nirschl Operative medical editor for World Tennis Magazine Procedure. where he published 51 articles; and also His work expanded not only to the elbow, produced 10 videos on shoulder and elbow but to the shoulder rotator cuff, the knee surgical techniques. cap tendon, Achilles tendon in the lower “When I go to national meetings, people leg, Plantar Fasciitis in the foot, and all of say ‘thank you very much for what you did.’ the tendons. It’s been fascinating in a lot of ways when I “Tennis elbow is a failure of the tendon think about it,” he said. He’s now taken a and the tendon, under duress, will mechani- course on how to write his memoirs, so cally break down. The blood supply to the that’s on his to-do list. tendon is altered so the blood vessels get Nirschl is the founder of the Virginia squeezed out,” he said. Sportsmedicine Institute and Nirschl Ortho- Photo contributed paedic Center for Sports Medicine and Joint DURING HIGH SCHOOL, he played ten- The 2017 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award went to Robert Reconstruction (1974), and was the founder nis his senior year and picked it up again Nirschl, M.D. (upper left); Stephen Challachombe, Ph.D.; Donald (1989) and director of the Nirschl Ortho- when he moved here and played at the Tuc- Greydanus, M.D.; Thomas Spelsberg, Ph.D.; and Robert Waller, M.D. paedic Sports Medicine Fellowship program kahoe Recreation Club in McLean. Around for 25 years, where he trained and influ- 1966, he got tennis elbow and read some bow operation so he went to the cadaver real problem was. I redesigned the whole enced orthopedic surgeons. articles by orthopedic surgeons about the lab at Georgetown University. There, he did surgical approach to the elbow, tennis el- He’s mentored hundreds of medical stu- problem. So, he started to do research and dissection on the elbow and found that the bow and golfer’s elbow. I found the shoul- dents, family practice residents, orthopedic found that what was available in world malady of what was happening with tennis der was involved and began to alter the surgery residents, family practice sports medicine was inadequate and erroneous. elbow was the tendon, which was hidden. shoulder surgery,” he said. He looked into doing a different tennis el- “None of the surgeries found where the Nirschl’s research of sports techniques See McLean Doctor, Page 7 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 7-13, 2018 ❖ 3 Opinion McLean

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com An Opportunity To Improve TJ An independent, locally owned weekly newspaper delivered to homes and businesses. To the Editor: sions policies proceed ignorant of these devel- University ‘03 Published by The following open letter was addressed to state opments. Swathi Manchikanti, TJHSST ‘06, BS NJIT ‘10, Local Media Connection LLC Sen. Steve Newman, chair of the Education and MSPH Johns Hopkins University ‘13 Health Committee. We live in a time when headlines and Twit- Jack Levenson, TJHSST ‘90, BA St. Mary’s College of ter feeds constantly observe the pernicious ef- MD ‘98 1606 King Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 fects of systemic inequality and racism in the Ramón Zabala, TJHSST ‘99, BS VA Tech ‘08 s graduates of Thomas Jefferson Hillary Kolos, TJHSST ‘98, BFA New York University High School for Science and Tech- daily lives of the poor and people of color. And ‘02, SM MIT ‘10 Free digital edition delivered to nology (TJHSST), we were deeply the state of Virginia has a long legacy of rac- Sienna Lotenberg, TJHSST ‘14, AB Brown University your email box. Go to A ‘18, MAHL ‘21 and Rabbinic Ordination ‘23 connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe ism that the world was reminded of last year troubled to read that the Education Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and Health Committee of the Virginia State during and after the events that took place in Sheryl Wallin Abrahams, TJHSST ‘98, BA Rice University ‘02, MPH UNC-Chapel Hill ‘07 Senate struck down Senate Bill 787, the pro- Charlottesville. White supremacy is not just NEWS DEPARTMENT: Nazis marching in the streets; it also lies in Christine Contreras-Slaughter, TJHSST ‘07, BA posal by state Sen. Scott Surovell to make the Duke University ‘11 [email protected] admissions policies at Governor’s Schools such maintaining a high school that excludes the Samuel Leven, TJHSST ‘03, BA University of Virginia as TJHSST more equitable. While debates will poor, African-Americans, and Latinos, and then ‘07, JD University of Virginia ‘10 Kemal Kurspahic ❖ continue about whether calls itself the greatest, most meritocratic high Danielle Ahn, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of Editor 703-778-9414 Rochester ‘02, MD University of Virginia ‘06 [email protected] Commentary Senator Surovell’s legisla- school in the country. You and the other 12 Michael Freedman-Schnapp, TJHSST ‘98, BA tion is the right instrument, members of the committee who struck down University of Virginia ‘02, MUP NYU ‘09 Andrea Worker this modest change to Jefferson’s admissions Tenzin Lhanze, TJHSST ‘14, BS College of William Contributing Writer its intent to significantly al- and Mary ‘18 [email protected] ter Jefferson’s admissions procedure to account policies have voted to maintain a blatantly rac- James Wu, TJHSST ‘96, BS Virginia Tech ‘01 for class is sound. No serious action has been ist and classist flagship school. Jean Smith, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of Virginia Jean Card This is a shameful display when it would ‘02, PhD University of California, Santa Barbara ‘13 taken on this issue at the state or local level Saniya Suri, TJHSST ‘13, BA Washington University Production Editor since the school was designated as a magnet have been so easy for you to answer the im- in St. Louis, ‘17 [email protected] school and that has to change. Outreach ef- passioned requests of so many parents and Sanjana Verma, TJHSST ‘13, BS The College of alumni, as well as Senator Surovell. We un- William Mary ‘17 forts have had modest success in the past, but Martha Burtis, TJHSST ‘92, BA Mary Washington they are not enough to make Jefferson equi- derstand that the committee has framed its ADVERTISING: College, MA Teachers College, Columbia U For advertising information Pichchenda Bao, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of table. For this reason, we strongly support the objections to this bill in terms of local rights. [email protected] While in many cases local school boards are Virginia ‘02 intent of the senator’s bill and ask the commit- Rohit Raghavan, TJHSST ‘96, BA Catholic Univ. of 703-778-9431 tee to work with Senator Surovell to draft leg- best situated to make local educational deci- America, ‘01, JD, Univ. of Illinois,, ‘05 islation to make progress on this urgent issue. sions, when a board ignores a pressing issue Alison Slade, TJHSST ‘99, BA University of Virginia, Trisha Hamilton All of us attended Fairfax County Public affecting its most vulnerable and ‘05, MS Johns Hopkins University, ‘12 Display Advertising Terence McDonnell, TJHSST ‘96, BA University of 703-624-9201 Schools. There’s one among us who still has disempowered constituents over decades, the Virginia ‘00, PhD Northwestern University ‘09 [email protected] her yearbooks and class pictures from kinder- state has an obligation to step in and remedy Andrew Hayes, TJHSST ‘99, BA University of Virginia the injustice. ‘03, PhD University of Maine ‘12 Debbie Funk garten through 12th grade. And in those im- Alan Hevelone TJHSST ‘96 BFA Savannah College of National Sales ages from schools like Saratoga Elementary The one way that Jefferson, with the help of Art & Design ‘00 School and Mark Twain Middle School are the the Fairfax County School Board and the Vir- Brian Horne, TJHSST ‘96, BA University of Virginia 703-778-9444 [email protected] ginia legislature, could truly differentiate it- ‘00, MA University of Chicago ‘04 smiling faces of friends and classmates of all Russell Smith, TJHSST ‘96, BA Pennsylvania State races, as well as friends and classmates who self is by showing that it is working deliber- University ‘00 David Griffin lived in a nearby HUD housing development. ately and intentionally to combat the structural Janna Harris, TJHSST ’98, BA University of Virginia Marketing Assistant None of the kids from that housing develop- and systematic racism and class privilege that ’02, PhD Virginia Commonwealth University ’08 703-778-9431 Nick Berning, TJHSST ’98, BA Macalester College ’02 [email protected] ment made it into TJ, not one. And virtually feeds students into the school. Thousands of Anne Marie Creighton, TJHSST ‘10, AB Harvard ‘14 Keryl Brown, TJHSST ‘10, BFA University of none of the Black and Hispanic students in schools and nonprofits around the country Classified & Employment have already made meaningful change in this Southern California ‘14 those other photos were admitted either. Brittany Zuñiga Fulton, TJHSST ’07, BA William Advertising The racial and economic composition of area, it’s time for Jefferson and those in charge and Mary ’11, MSW University of Michigan ‘16 703-778-9431 Jefferson has been an annual news story just to take responsibility for this problem and do Elizabeth Carlson, TJHSST ‘97, BA Tufts University about every year since it became a magnet the same. ‘01, PhD UCLA ‘11 Kate Hao, TJHSST ‘14, BA Washington University in Editor & Publisher school, and it’s never good news. Last year, only St. Louis ‘18 Mary Kimm Alexis Clements, TJHSST ‘98, BA Emerson College Kassandra Dove McMahon, TJHSST ’90, BS 17 Black and Hispanic students were admit- ‘01, MS London School of Economics ‘06 [email protected] Virginia Tech ’97, MS American Intercontinental @MaryKimm ted — 3.4 percent out of 490 students. And Daniel Morales, TJHSST ‘98, BA Williams College University ’00 only eight students (1.6 percent) eligible for ‘02, JD Yale Law School ‘05 Jessica Wyman, TJHSST ‘97, BA New York free or reduced-price lunches (an indicator of Kristina Danahy (Buenafe), TJHSST ‘98, BS/MS University ‘01, MBA Columbia University ‘08 Executive Vice President University of Virginia ‘03, Ed.M Harvard ‘08 Kimberly Taylor, TJHSST ‘91, BS University of Jerry Vernon students living in low-income or poor families). Kristen Olvera Riemenschneider, TJHSST ‘98, Virginia ‘94, PhD University of Wisconsin ‘05 703-549-0004 This despite the fact that Fairfax County Pub- BSEE University of Virginia ‘01, JD University of William Tarpeh, TJHSST ‘08, BS Stanford University [email protected] Virginia ‘06 ‘12, MS UC Berkeley ‘13, PhD UC Berkeley ‘17 lic School students overall are 25.4 percent Koyuki Smith, TJHSST ‘96, BA Columbia University Alec Rose, TJHSST ‘86, BA Tufts University ‘90, JD Editor in Chief Hispanic, 10.1 percent Black, and 29 percent ‘01, MA Columbia University Teachers College ‘03 University of California, Davis ‘93 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. Megan Radek, TJHSST ’93, BA University of Virginia Steven Mauren Kripa Patwardhan, TJHSST ‘04, BA University of Managing Editor ’97, MA University of Illinois ’04 Virginia ‘08, MPP George Mason University ‘10 This disparity between Jefferson’s enrollment Kemal Kurspahic Veronica Pillar, TJHSST ‘06, AB Princeton University Rob Heittman, TJHSST ’88 and the racial and socioeconomic composition ‘10, MS Cornell University ‘14 Aaron Balasingam Koenig, TJHSST ‘10 Art/Design: of Fairfax County is unacceptable and easily Christopher Lee Rollins, TJHSST ‘04, BA College of Dave Algoso, TJHSST ‘99, BA University of Virginia Laurence Foong, John Heinly, remedied. Countless elite institutions — espe- William & Mary ‘08 ‘03, MPA New York University ‘11 Ali Khaligh Séain Gutridge, TJHSST ‘89 Jorge A Torrico, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of Production Manager: cially elite colleges — have modified their ad- Diane-Marie Johnston, TJHSST ‘98, BA University Virginia ‘04 Geovani Flores missions procedures and requirements in re- of Virginia ‘02 Sam Brinton, TJHSST ‘10 Tamara Metz, TJHSST ‘99, BA Bryn Mawr College Tamara Krmoholz, TJHSST ‘01, BA University of cent years because they have realized that their ‘03, MA University of Arizona ‘11 Virginia ‘06, MT University of Virginia ‘06 CIRCULATION old criteria have long been leaving talent on Joe Zarrow, TJHSST ‘97, BA Brown University ‘01, Richard Joyce, TJHSST ’00, BA University of Mary [email protected] the table. They have softened their standard- MA New York University ‘06 Washington ’06, MA American University ’10 ized testing requirements, engaged in admis- Rachel Yi-Feng Lei, TJHSST ‘96, BA Johns Hopkins Emily (Stanford) Colson, TJHSST ‘95, BA University ‘00, MA Fuller Theological Seminary ‘06 University of Virginia ‘98, MD Eastern Virginia sions outreach, and sought out partners in high Jennifer Love King, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of Medical School ‘03 schools and middle schools to create a pipe- Virginia ‘01 Caroline Odom, TJHSST ‘10 line of under-represented and low-income stu- Matt King, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of Virginia ‘02, J. M. Harper, TJHSST ‘95, BS Carnegie Mellon ‘99, PhD University of Maryland ‘08 JD George Mason ‘06 dents to draw from. These students (who Anwar Omeish, TJHSST ‘14, BA Harvard College ‘19 Wendy Guo, TJHSST ‘14, BS College of William and would never have been admitted under the old Richard Berman, TJHSST ‘89, BA University of Mary ‘18 admissions protocols) have thrived at these Toronto Jennifer Gilbert Manly, TJHSST ‘07, BA University Corinne Pender, TJHSST ‘05, BS Caltech ‘09, PhD of Georgia ‘11 elite institutions — often overperforming their MIT ‘18 Sharon Gentges, TJHSST ‘92, BA University of standardized test scores. Yet Jefferson’s admis- Abby France, TJHSST ‘99, BS Northwestern Chicago, BArch Washington University 4 ❖ McLean Connection ❖ February 7-13, 2018 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News

Longfellow Team on World Stage Four seventh graders from Longfellow Middle School – Joshua John, Elliott J. Lee, Daniel Lian, and Anisha Talreja – won the National Litera- ture Competition on Jan. 31, 2018 at Central Connecticut State Univer- sity. Not only did they place first in their preliminary heat, but they went on to win the USA national finals and will be the American representa- tives at the Kids Literature Quiz World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand this coming July.

The winners are two young Daisy Scouts,, from left: Hannah L. and Grace M. Hannah’s pinewood car raced up to 194.0 mph while Grace’s car travelled at 194.5 mph. Photos by Shanzeh Umerani/ The Connection McLean Girl Scouts Hold Pinewood Derby Excited chatter filled the room as girls from ages 6-13 watched their pinewood cars race down the track. This was the Girl Scouts Pinewood Derby, an event and activity usually done by Cub Scouts (or Boy Scouts) but has now slowly been integrated within the Girl Scouts com- munity. “It started as a journey project two years ago, where we only had one troop A Teen Girl Scout helps to line participate in it; about two years later up the cars on the track; four [the troop] did it for the service unit – cars are pitted against each and now this is our second time doing it other and set on their lanes. The for the service unit,” said McLean’s Troop stoppers are dropped and sheer 1692 Leader Jennifer Schuette. momentum carries the cars. Schuette is a Teen Troop leader and had her team of young teenage girls lead today. We feel that anything the Cub the event where 105 girls from all levels Scouts can do, [Girl Scouts] can too – so of Girl Scouts raced their cars on the we wanted to give the Girl Scouts the wooden track. Alicia Gonzalez, a Senior opportunity.” Girl Scout for Troop 1692, was eager to At the end of the derby, held in showcase young girls being exposed to McLean, two of the three winners were the STEM field by participating in this Daisies, Girl Scouts who are between the derby. “It’s a great way to connect STEM ages of 5-7 years. with creativity to these younger girls; We’ve had an incredible turnout here – Shanzeh Umerani www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 7-13, 2018 ❖ 5 Wellbeing

Feeding the Flu What to eat when fighting the flu. Debbie Hynes of Practical Ayurveda. “Warm By Marilyn Campbell water with grated ginger and honey can soothe a sore throat or upset stomach,” she lu season is in full swing and, Photos by Marilyn Campbell said. according to the latest statis- Foods that are high in Vitamin C like or- Ftics from the Centers for Dis- ange juice, particularly a variety that con- ease Control and Prevention, tains pulp, can boost your immune system, it’s packing a powerful punch. Accord- says Ducey. “It’s a powerful antioxidant ing to the most recent CDC report, the which is important for keeping your muscles flu is widespread in most states, and strong especially when you’re sick.” healthcare providers report an uptick Garlic is another ingredient that Hynes in influenza-related hospitalizations likes to include in flu-fighting recipes. “It and deaths. Courtesy of Sara Ducey has antibacterial properties, especially when Turmeric, powdered Fresh ginger can be a Garlic is credited it’s raw,” she said. “I add it to chicken broth ginger, honey and soothing ingredient for with having anti- along with chili flakes to sip when some- “One of the best sources almond or coconut milk those who have the flu. bacterial properties. one in my family has a stuffy head. The can create a soothing combination can clear the sinuses. And if for protein when you and healing drink for sources for protein when you have the flu you can stand to eat it, raw garlic has the have the flu is real, bone- those who are battling is real, bone-based soup, not ramen noodles strongest antibacterial properties.” the flu, says nutritionist that have chicken flavoring.” Turmeric works as an anti-inflammatory based soup.” Sara Ducey. Bone broths, like those made from and antioxidant, says Hynes. “It’s been chicken or beef, offer hydration, protein and known for those properties in Chinese medi- — Sara Ducey, Professor of Nutrition “The thing you need most is water,” said amino acids, added Ducey. Broth can be cine for centuries,” she said. and Food, Montgomery College Sara Ducey, professor of Nutrition and Food sipped or used as the base for a soup. “It’s a Ducey uses the spice in a creamy drink at Montgomery College. “You need suffi- natural healing and restorative food,” she she creates called Golden Milk. “I take a cup While The thought of eating might cient water to bring nutrients to your cells said. “At this point, everyone can assume of milk, a teaspoon or two of honey and a be unappealing to someone who is and take away the waste. As you hydrate it that they’re going to get the flu and pre- little black pepper and put it in the micro- battling the flu, nutritionists and gives your immune system more of a boost.” pare some bone-based broth ahead of time wave to warm it,” she said. “You can use health care providers say certain nu- Protein, says Ducey, will help one’s body and keep it on hand in the freezer. You can almond or coconut milk if you can’t toler- trients are essential for keeping up build and maintain strength. “It’s important also buy boxes of it.” ate dairy. Turmeric is very poorly absorbed one’s strength. Soothing and healing for supporting the immune system and for Fresh ginger can work as an anti-inflam- by the body, so adding a little black pepper ingredients are key allies when fight- helping your body breakdown medicines matory, soothe an upset stomach and boost helps absorb it. It sounds bizarre, but it’s ing this season’s virus. like Tylenol,” she said. “One of the best one’s immune system, says nutritionist strangely comforting.”

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Photo by Steve Hibbard/The Connection McLean’s Dr. Robert Nirschl with his 2017 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award. McLean Doctor Honored

From Page 3 OVER THE YEARS, he became the team medicine fellows, and post-graduate or- physician for the Bishop O’Connell and thopedic sports medicine fellows. Two of Yorktown High School football teams, and his fellows, Francis O’Connor, M.D. and worked with W.T. Woodson, Charles County, Robert Wilder, M.D., have become chairmen Md., and was team physician for of medical school departments. Marymount University. Nirschl was the first doctor in the coun- He has been recognized as one of the try in 1974 to put Nautilus exercise ma- area’s “Top Doctors” for many years in chines in a physical therapy unit. He devel- Washingtonian and oped an education program with 45 gradu- magazines, and has been listed in top doc- ate orthopedic surgeons who spent a year tors in America by the Consumers’ Research learning about non-surgical and surgical Council of America. Today, 55 years later, techniques. he is still practicing medicine three days a He is the original faculty director of the week, doing consultations and second opin- Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship ions, but has stopped doing surgery. “There for the Uniformed Services University of the are a lot of patients who show up for sec- Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., the medi- ond opinions so I use my experience and cal school for the military. “They take four wisdom,” he said. doctors a year and they have formed fam- A parishioner of St. Agnes Church in Ar- ily practice sports medicine programs at lington, he said the concepts of Catholicism military installations around the world,” he and the concepts of the Mayo Clinic are said. similar — and that is to do what’s in the He was a founding member of the U.S. best interest of the patient. “You want to Tennis Association’s Sports Science Commit- do what’s good for society and mankind and tee (1988), and he was appointed orthope- for your patients, so Catholicism plays a dic consultant to the President’s Council on major role in that,” he said. Physical Fitness and Sport during the For his legacy, he hopes to be remembered Reagan years (1982-89). favorably. “My start was on the elbow and Nirschl was born and raised in South Mil- shoulder, and also the alteration and un- waukee, Wisc.; he studied for two years at derstanding of tendon failure and develop- College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts ment of rehabilitation programs and the (1951-53), then transferred to Marquette education of young doctors. And also de- University in Milwaukee, but did not com- livering clinical care, to be able to be of plete his bachelor’s degree. some help to the patient population. The He graduated from the Medical College legacy of trying to deliver quality and cut- of Wisconsin (1958), then interned for one ting-edge care and medical research on the year at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, North- basis of what we’ve learned,” he said. ern Minnesota (1958-59). He also earned He ended by adding: “One of my most a master’s degree in orthopaedic surgery important ‘Nirschlisms’ for young doctors from the University of Minnesota (1963- is, No. 1, you identify the pathology cor- 66). rectly; No. 2, you deal with it in an appro- He completed his residency in orthope- priate manner; No. 3, you leave the good dic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1963, was stuff alone; and No. 4, you get the hell out an orthopedic surgeon and Lieutenant Com- of there when something bad happens. mander in the U.S. Navy for several years, That’s my advice to young surgeons when and then came to Washington, D.C., in 1965 they’re doing an operation.” and worked at Georgetown University Nirschl is married to wife Mary Ann for Medical Center as well as in private prac- 59 years; the couple has three grown chil- tice associated with Virginia Hospital Cen- dren: daughters Suzanne and Julie, and son ter, then called Arlington Hospital. 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Tickets must be SATURDAY/FEB. 17 Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge purchased in advance through the Eya: Marian Meditation. 7:30-8:30 Road, McLean. Join the Unruly link at oldbrogue.com: $18 general p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Theatre Project for its first improv admission/$12 children under 12. Church, 3022 Woodlawn Ave., Falls competition for high school students. Call 703-759-3309. Church. Award-winning early music Six teams will compete in four Capitol Steps. 7-9:30 p.m. at Langley vocal ensemble Eya will perform A rounds of improv games and short- High School Auditorium, 6520 Marian Meditation. Visit form styles. Free admission. Call 703- Georgetown Pike, McLean. The DC- www.holytrinityfallschurch.org/ 448-8336 or visit based comedy troupe, the Capitol music/. www.mcleancenter.org/teens. Steps, will perform a show based on their current album “Orange Is the New Barack.” Proceeds from the SUNDAY/FEB. 18 SATURDAY/FEB. 10. show benefit the Class of 2018 All- Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-noon at Summer Camp and Enrichment Night Grad Party. Tickets are $35 at Vienna American Legion Post 180, Fair. 10 a.m.-noon at McLean High the door, online at 330 Center St., N. Vienna. Get School, 1633 Davidson Road, lhs18capitolstepsfundraiser. omelets, scrambled eggs, blueberry McLean. Join the Fairfax County brownpapertickets.com or pancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuits Association for the Gifted for its www.ptsalangley.org/all-night-grad- and gravy and more. Adults $9, Summer Camp and Enrichment Fair. party. Email children 12 and under $3. Call 703- This event is free and open to the [email protected]. 938-6580. public. Visit www.fcag.org. Winter Traditional Celtic Chinese New Year Festival. 10 a.m.- Concerts. 4 and 6 p.m. at The Old 6 p.m. at Luther Jackson Middle WEDNESDAY/FEB. 15 Brogue Irish Pub, 760-C Walker School, 3020 Gallows Road, Falls The Unruly Theatre. 7 p.m. at Road, Great Falls. Moch Pryderi, Church. The 11th Annual Chinese MPA@ChainBridge Gallery, 1446 together for 19 years, the band New Year Festival, presented by the Chain Bridge Road, McLean. performs traditional Celtic music Asian Community Service Center, Sponsored by The Alden, the area’s from Wales, Ireland, Scotland, will feature live performances, hottest professional teen improv Brittany and Galicia as well as including DRAGON and LION dances, troupe offers a night of comedy. Free Appalachia, performs fireside. Tickets Han costume fashion show, Asian admission. Call 571-296-8385 or visit must be purchased in advance food, the writing of Chinese names, www.mcleancenter.org. through the link at oldbrogue.com: language, craft and business booths, $18 general admission/$12 children children world, and also a lunar new under 12. Call 703-759-3309. year dragon parade. Call 703-868- FEB. 15-MARCH 11 1509 or visit “The Farnsworth Invention.” www.ChineseNewYearFestival.org. Thursdays-Sundays, various times at TUESDAY/FEB. 20 1st Stage in Tysons, 1524 Spring Hill Sally Ride History Event. 10 a.m. to Road, Tysons Corner. Writer Aaron 1 p.m. at the St. Francis Episcopal SUNDAY/FEB. 11 Sorkin’s signature style lends itself to Church, 9220 Georgetown Pike, Maple Syrup Boil-Down. Noon-2 the story of the invention that Great Falls. Mary Ann Jung will p.m. at Colvin Run Mill, 10017 changed our lives. In 1929, two recreate Sally Ride Email Polly Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. 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Photos by Jennifer Kaye/The Connection Senior Parsa Yazdani-Arazi from Langley High School won Home of the $6,850 Bathroom Remodel 21-10 against Sophomore Roy McCoy of Washington & Lee High School in the 220 pound weight class. From Now to WOW in 5 Days Guarantee Select your 10% down TWO POOR TEACHERS nothing until the job products from isis completecomplete forfor thethe Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling our Mobile Winning District past 17 years Showroom and Design Championships Center Fully Insured & Class A Licensed Liberty District Wrestling Tourna- Since 1999 ment held at McLean High School. Free Estimates cLean High School of the tournament with a total 703-214-8384 Visit our website: www.twopoorteachers.com hosted the Liberty score of 198 points. Washington MDistrict Wrestling & Lee also took home the awards Tournament Sat- for Head Coach of the Year and urday, Feb. 3. The tournament fea- Assistant Coach of the Year. The tured 73 wrestlers from South Wrestler of the Tournament Award Lakes High School, Herndon High went to Senior Albert Mensah of School, Washington & Lee High . Team School, Langley High School, scores for the top schools of the McLean High School and tournament are as followed: Yorktown High School. With weigh-ins starting at 8 a.m. and 1. Washington & Lee High 14 weight classes, from 106 School, 198 points pounds to heavyweight, it was a 2. South Lakes High School, full day of wrestling. Each school 151.5 points took home at least one District 3. , 113 Championship title, and Washing- points ton & Lee was the overall winner — Jennifer Kaye

In a close match, Alex Woltman of Langley was able to pin Bijon Bose of Yorktown and win the 113 pound weight class.

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Area Students Advance to State Science Olympiad Students from eight Fairfax County public schools School Blue team, followed by the TJHSST Blue team have received an invitation to the 2018 State Sci- in third place, the TJHSST Red team in fourth place, ence Olympiad Tournament based on their results in the Fairfax High Gray team in fifth place, the Oakton the Charlottesville Regional Science Olympiad tour- High Burgundy team in sixth place, the Fairfax High nament held last weekend Silver team in seventh place, and the Oakton High In regional competition, in Division B, the Kilmer Gold team in eighth place. Middle School Blue team finished in first place over- Science Olympiad is a national program that em- all, capturing top honors in six categories. Finishing phasizes teamwork and a commitment to excellence second was the Cooper Middle School Omega team, while improving the quality of K-12 science educa- followed by the Kilmer Middle Green team in third, tion; increasing male, female, and minority interest the Cooper Middle Alpha team in fourth, the Louise in science, creating a technologically-literate Archer Elementary Sunshine team in sixth, the Colvin workforce; and providing recognition for outstand- Run Elementary Blue team in seventh, and the ing achievement. Students are challenged in a vari- Mantua Elementary Raccoons in eighth place. ety of categories, including anatomy and physiology, In Division C, Thomas Jefferson High School for astronomy, chemistry, coding, ecology, hovercraft, op- Science and Technology’s (TJHSST) White team fin- tics, remote sensing, thermodynamics, the solar sys- ished in first place overall, capturing top honors in tem, and meteorology. four categories. Finishing second was the Fairfax High Volunteer Events & Opportunities

Fairfax County is offering a Free Car- sion. Find out more at needs volunteer advocates for residents ing for You, Caring for Me for www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ in nursing homes and assisted living fa- caregivers of older adults. Mondays, familyservices/older-adults/fairfax- cilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at Feb. 26-March 26, 1-3 p.m. at In- area-commission-on-aging. Call 703-324-5861, TTY 711 or email sight Memory Care Center, 3955 Pender 703-324-5403, TTY 711 for meeting [email protected]. Dr., Ste. 100, Fairfax. Find out more at access needs. Meals on Wheels needs Drivers, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/OlderAdults Fairfax County’s Family Caregiver Coordinators, and Co-coordina- (under Hot Topics). Call 703-324-7577, Telephone Support Group meets by tors for routes throughout the county. TTY 711. phone on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 7-8 Apply online at The Fairfax Commission on Ag- p.m. This month’s topic is Maintaining volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov. ing meets on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Relationships While Caregiving. Call Fairfax County needs Respite Care 1-3 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Govern- 703-324-5484, TTY 711 to register. volunteers to visit and oversee the safety ment Center, Rooms 2 & 3, 2511 of older adults. Support and training Parkers Lane, Mount Vernon. The pub- VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES provided. Contact 703-324-5374, TTY lic is welcome to attend and join in the The Northern Virginia Long 711. Apply online at comment period that begins each ses- Term Care Ombudsman Program volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov.

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Submit civic/community announcements at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least two weeks before event. By KENNETH B. LOURIE Nearly nine years into a “13 month to KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION two-year” prognosis, I can hardly believe my Child turning 5 years old by Sept. 30? If so, good fortune. And though I rarely look a gift- contact your child’s school to make oncologist in the stethoscope, I am happy arrangements for kindergarten enrollment. Most nonetheless to count my blessings as I con- schools begin getting information together now tinue to look ahead rather than stress behind, for parents of incoming kindergartners, and and try not think about what was said and many host an orientation or open house. All when. kindergarten programs are full-day and located At the initial “Team Lourie” meeting with in FCPS elementary schools. Check your school’s my oncologist, I was told that there was no webpage or contact the school directly for specific enrollment information and dates of cure for lung cancer. I could be treated orientationor visit www.fcps.edu/registration/ though. As to whether I might live beyond kindergarten-registration. two years, I remember my oncologist responding to our desperate query by say- ing: “Could you be the one? Sure.” GOVERNING BOARD CANDIDATES Reassuring it wasn’t, but hopeful? It sort of The McLean Community Center (MCC) is was. seeking candidates to run for seats on its 2018- As the years have passed and research into 2019 Governing Board. A candidate must reside lung cancer has grown, an interim step to a in the Center’s tax district (Small District 1A- Dranesville). To have their names placed on cure has evolved: treating lung cancer as a election ballots, candidates are required to chronic (has opposed to acute/dire) disease, obtain the signatures of 10 McLean tax district similar to diabetes, as an example. Not as yet residents in their respective categories (either curable, but manageable over a longer period adult or youth). Three adult positions and two of time. A disease with which, I’m fond of youth positions are open this year. Key Election saying, one can live. Live beyond the applica- Dates: ble word because, I have to tell you, at the ❖ Friday, March 16: Completed Petition Packets are beginning of my treatment, based on what due at MCC by 5 p.m. my oncologist had described, living was a ❖ Monday, March 19: Candidates’ Orientation, 7 p.m., The Old Firehouse Center, 1440 Chain long way from what he was anticipating my Bridge Rd. outcome would be. Nevertheless, I began ❖ Monday, April 9: Absentee Voting begins at the treatment the following week and the rest is MCC Administrative Office, 6631 Old Dominion history you regular readers have been privy to Dr., and The Old Firehouse Center, 1440 Chain since June of ‘09 when I first published a “ca- Bridge Road. ncer” column (as I call them). ❖ Sunday, May 6: Candidates Meet and Greet, 2-4 Feb. 20, 2018 will be nine years since my p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of MCC, at the internal medicine office called me at work Old Firehouse Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. with the results of my previous week’s biopsy. ❖ Wednesday, May 16: Absentee Voting ends at the MCC Administrative Office and the Old He said the tumor was malignant. I remember Firehouse Center at 5 p.m. asking him what that meant. (Duh!). He said ❖ Saturday, May 19: Elections at McLean Day from he’d rather let the oncologist answer any 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. questions and referred me to the doctor, the For more information on the MCC Governing Board same doctor with whom I’ve been a patient Elections, call the Center at 703-790-0123, TTY: all these years. Sure enough, a week later we 711, or visit the Center’s website: http://bit.ly/ heard the news: non-small cell lung cancer, 2ix7qc1. stage IV. And I’ve been up to my whatsis in real or imagined anxiety ever since. WEDNESDAY/FEB. 7 And I’m still present and accounted for as Group Coffee. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Tysons/ are more and more of us previously- Pimmit Regional Library (Room #1), 7584 characterized-as-terminal, non-small cell lung Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. McLean Newcomers cancer “diagnosees.” We are not just patients and Neighbors will host a coffee for members any more. We are survivors, surviving longer and those who might be interested in joining. than ever before. We are not cured but nei- Visit www.McLeanNewcomers.org. ther are we dying. Our treatments are modi- fied when the results warrant it and life con- THURSDAY/FEB. 8 tinues to go on. As much as a cure would be, and continues to be, the goal, life continues, Award Nomination Deadline. 5 p.m. Nominate a volunteer or volunteer group that has made a relatively normally, for many of us. It’s positive impact on the Fairfax County unlikely however, that we’ll ever get out from community at www.volunteerfairfax.org. The underneath the weight of our cancer diagno- Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards is a sis. Rather than dying from it though, we’re community-wide celebration of volunteerism. now able to live with it months/years longer For a complete list of categories and guidelines, than many patients previously diagnosed visit www.volunteerfairfax.org or call Kristen within the disease. Moore at Volunteer Fairfax at 703-246-3531. So what’s the next step? Maybe a bigger, McLean Police District Station Citizens bouncier, longer step than before, but more Advisory Committee Meeting. 7 p.m. at McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill than likely, more of the same, moving for- Road, McLean. The February McLean Police ward, one step at a time. To one whose pre- District Station Citizens Advisory Committee sent was hardly a given nine years ago and (CAC) program will focus on the Independent whose future seemed like a taken – away, Police Auditor. Richard G. Schott, who was being able now to actually live in the present appointed Fairfax County’s first Independent without fearing/forfeiting the future is the Police Auditor in February 2017 will discuss the opposite scenario many of us lung cancer role and answer questions. Visit patients, especially those of as staged as IV, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policeauditor/ or ever imagined. Day by day was the best we www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/getinvolved/ citizenadvisorycommittee. could muster. Now we’re mustering months and years and living longer more fulfilling lives. We’re FRIDAY/FEB. 9 not victims anymore nor are we victimized by Section 504 - What Parents Need to Know. our circumstances. We’re advocating and 10 a.m.-noon at Dunn Loring Center for Parent being advocated for. We don’t exactly have Services, 2334 Gallows Road, Entrance 1 - Room lung cancer on the run, but we may have it 100, Dunn Loring. Learn how students with a on the trot. I don’t know if I’ll live to see a disability may qualify for a Section 504 Plan cure but I have lived long enough to have under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a federal civil rights law that prohibits given myself a nickname, one which I’m most discrimination against individuals on the basis of proud to have earned. a disability. Kathy Murphy, FCPS Section 504 Specialist will present this workshop and answer Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for your questions. Register at bit.ly/2E6X15C. The Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 7-13, 2018 ❖ 11 12 ❖ McLean Connection ❖ February 7-13, 2018 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com