Inside Newcomers & Community Guide 2016-2017 Famililiies from arroound Fairfax County viissit Burke Lake Park toto enjoy diverse acttiivvitieies. The carousel iiss particullaarlyly popular. Among the many attrtrac- tioions of the park are pllaaygrounds, a miinniiaatuture locomottiivve, mini-golf, disc-g-golflf, a driving range, a golf course, hiking and biking ttrrails, sand volley- ball, a marina, campgrounds an ice cream parlor && LortonLorton and quite a few Pokémon that wander the park. FairfaxFairfax StationStationCliftonClifton n o i t c e n n o C e h T / o c c e T a r d n a x Fairfairfaxx SStatatiotion ❖ Cliftolifton ❖ Lortorton e l A y b o t o h P Local Media Connection LLC online at www.connectionnewspapers.com Kevin Bajlanpour, the conductor of the Burke Newcomers Lake Park miniature locomotive, enjoys the kids and especially when adults who remember & Community Guide the train when they were kids, bring their own for a 10-minute ride around the park. 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Police said officers from the Sully District station responded to a call from a home in the 11900 block of Henderson Court in Clifton just after 9 a.m. According to a release from FCPD, the caller said he was in- side the home “experiencing emo- tional distress, possibly armed with a handgun and allegedly threatening to harm himself.” Police immediately set up a pe- A 20-year-old man was taken into custody for mental rimeter around the house and the health medical evaluation after a barricade situation Department of Public Safety Com- with Fairfax County Police that lasted from the morn- munications DPSC used a “reverse ing throughout the afternoon on Aug. 22. 9-1-1 call” to notify neighbors what was going on. been inside the home left un- and was taken into custody, and Police also provided numerous harmed. then to a local hospital for a medi- updates via their Twitter account. Police declared a barricade close cal evaluation. He has not been The man stayed on the phone to 10 a.m. and SWAT was dis- charged with a crime. with DPSC until crisis negotiators patched. Just after 3 p.m., the man No one involved was injured. arrived. Family members who had in the home gave up his position —Tim Peterson SPECIAL CONNECTIONS CALENDAR Advertising Deadlines are the previous Thursday unless noted. OMMUNITIES OF ORSHIP SEPTEMBER C W Labor Day is September 5 9/7/2016..............................................................Wellbeing 9/14/2016..........HomeLifeStyle Pullout – Real Estate & Jubilee New Homes Christian Center b 9/21/2016...........A+ Camps & Schools Back to School, “Loving People to Life” Worship Gathering – Sunday 8:45 & 11 AM b Open Houses Sunday School 10:10 AM 9/28/2016............Connection Families: Fall Fun, Food, Sun. 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South County ers union, was among numerous vendors meeting and engaging with High School rising senior, Hayley Denehy (right), sings the national new and transitioning teachers at the FCPS Great Beginnings orientation anthem at the Aug. 22 event. program on Aug. 22. Great Beginnings, Greater Expectations Strauss also stressed the vital 1,200 teachers and instructional staff begin role of teachers in forming close relationships with stu- Fairfax County Public Schools orientation. dents. “For many it will be a pivotal one in their life,” By Tim Peterson culture. Wednesday is a visit to the coaches’ Strauss said. “Twenty years The Connection schools to see model classrooms. On Thurs- from now, you may not know day teachers return to their base school for you touched someone. rowing up with two parents localized orientation. “The work of FCPS is only who immigrated to the United “They work on classroom management, as successful as you are suc- GStates from Egypt, Wala building relationships and establishing pro- cessful,” said Strauss. Osman of Springfield faced cesses and routines,” said Richard Culp with New teacher Simon Chang many challenges as a young student at the newly formed FCPS Office of Profes- of Centreville is already well- Glasgow Middle School in Lincolnia. sional Learning and Family Engagement, versed in relationship build- But Osman remembers having an “awe- who’s in his ninth year of organizing the ing, having worked for a non- some seventh grade teacher” at Glasgow. Great Beginnings program. Sean McCormally of Wala Osman of profit that does counter-sex “My middle school teacher was always For beginning teachers, “there’s so much Fairfax will be teach- Springfield faced trafficking work. Chang de- there for me,” Osman said. Since that ex- to learn and know right away,” Culp said. ing special education many challenges as a cided he wanted to transition perience, she’s always wanted to be a “And on the emotional side, they need sup- chemistry at South young student at to teaching, and spent last teacher, “to give back.” port too. We know that supported teachers County High School. Glasgow Middle year as an instructional assis- Osman is transitioning from a job in fur- stay in the profession longer. They come School in Lincolnia. tant at Mountain View High niture sales to becoming one of Fairfax here, plan out their first few days and have School. County Public School’s newest faces in the lots of friends.” Chang said he loves work- front of the classroom this year. She joined FCPS superintendent Dr. Karen Garza sons for coming to teaching in Fairfax ing with students with emotional disabili- around 1,200 teachers and instructional welcomed the new and transitioning teach- County. ties, a role he’ll be taking at South Lakes staff Monday morning Aug. 22 for the 21st ers to the South County gymnasium, recall- Sean McCormally of Fairfax will be teach- High School this fall. running of FCPS “Great Beginnings” orien- ing her own roots starting her career as a ing special education chemistry at South “Maybe they don’t have anyone to show tation for new teachers and teachers new kindergarten teacher. County High School. McCormally didn’t them love or affection,” Chang said. “I do to the county. The event is based out of Garza emphasized Fairfax County as a begin medicating for attention-deficit/hy- my part, and show them that I care about South County High School in Lorton. great place to work and learn, and pro- peractivity disorder