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Oak Hill Theater to Inspire HerndonHerndon Conversation Entertainment, Page 9 Top Spring, Winter Sports Moments Sports, Page 8 Classifieds, Page 10 Classifieds, ❖ Sports, Page 8 ❖ Saying Farewell Entertainment, Page 9 at Herndon High ❖ News, Page 3 Opinion, Page 4 Herndon High School held their graduation ceremony at the George Mason Patriot Center on Thursday, June 16. Students and faculty march into the Patriot Center while the Photos by Erin Murphy/The Connection Herndon High orchestra plays “Pomp and Circumstance.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.comJune 22-28, 2016 online at www.connectionnewspapers.comOak Hill/Herndon Connection ❖ June 22-28, 2016 ❖ 1 People Herndon Scout Completes Eagle Project at Lake Fairfax Herndon Scout Collin Toole (middle) organized a group of volunteers for his Eagle Scout project of building a fire pit in Lake Fairfax. Photos contributed Photos Herndon Scout Collin Toole from Troop 913 built a fire pit near the amphitheater in Lake Fairfax on Saturday, June 4, to complete his Eagle Scout project. 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Herndon High Says Farewell to 2016 Graduates As a member of the Junior and Senior coun- Graduation ceremony cil, this leader has supported the class of 2016 from float building to prom. He has took place on even been the emcee of the Herndon Idol show. He is the recipient of the William and Thursday, June 16. Mary award through his participation in SGA. As a captain of the track team, he com- By Erin Murphy pleted his high school career with his per- The Connection sonal best time of 4 minutes 25 seconds in the 1500,” said Principal Bates. erndon High School said fare- Levine introduced the guest speaker, Chief well to its 2016 graduates Meteorologist for NBC4 Dough Kammerer, Hin a graduation ceremony who graduated from Herndon High School held at the George Mason Pa- in 1993. His speech encouraged students triot Center on Thursday, June 16. to embrace the clean slate being handed to Following introductory remarks by the them along with a graduation diploma, a Class of 2016 Student Council, Principal chance to be the person they want to be William Bates awarded the Faculty Award and discover their own lives. to student Jeremy Levine. The award was “Find your passion. Make sure every day Members of the Class of 2016 Student Council Samy Zemni and Seara voted on by faculty and administration and you wake up and love what you’re doing. Mainor, deliver the introduction to the graduation ceremony. awarded annually to the student who is Make sure that everything you do moves considered the most outstanding student you one step closer to achieving your goal. as well as all the veterans and active duty Retiring Herndon High faculty were also The criteria include academic success, con- And don’t let anybody ever stand in your members in the audience. Also recognized recognized including: Dr. Beverly Parker tribution to community, contributions to the way. The only person that can stand in your with rounds of applause were members of Lewis, Mrs. Janie Odlen, Mrs. Lila Jimenez- school, character and leadership. way is you.” the National Honor Society, distinguished Herrera, Mrs. Bernice Robillard, Mr. James “This year’s recipient is an exceptional Principal Bates recognized students who scholars with GPAs of a 3.7 or higher, as Hagerty, Mrs. Sherry Amado, Mrs. Debbie young Hornet, who consistently pushes chose to support the U.S. through military well as Honor Graduates who were recog- Anderson, Mr. Joe Sheaffer, Mrs. Kathy Tho- himself academically and has one of the service, either through acceptance into a nized by name for earning a 4.0 or higher mas and Master Chief John C. Maness. highest GPAs in this year’s graduating class. service academy, or participating in ROTC, throughout their four years of high school. See Viewpoint, Page 12 Principal William Bates recognized students choosing to serve the The Herndon High graduating class students received roughly $3 million United States military, either through acceptance to a service academy in scholarships, said Principal William Bates during his introductory or continued participation in a ROTC program at their college of choice. remarks. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Oak Hill/Herndon Connection ❖ June 22-28, 2016 ❖ 3 Opinion Oak Hill & Herndon www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Stem Gun Violence Epidemic @HerndonConnect An independent, locally owned weekly newspaper delivered By Gerry Connolly Commentary even opposes the CDC funding for research on to homes and businesses. U.S. Representative (D-11) gun violence and its effect on public health Published by Local Media Connection LLC despite the fact that more than 30,000 people ast week, America woke to as an issue of terror, but we must be die in gun related deaths annually. 1606 King Street what has become an all- reminded that so much of the blood In 1994, Congress passed the Assault Weap- Alexandria, Virginia 22314 too-common nightmare. A shed to gun violence has been at the ons Ban, restricting certain types of weapons and Free digital edition delivered to L your email box. Go to man driven by hate and hands of those who claim no alle- capping the size of ammunition magazines. connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe armed with assault weapons carried giance to Islam or ISIS. America’s However, in the time since the ban has been al- out our nation’s worst mass shoot- dark history of mass killings has lowed to lapse, these weapons of war have be- NEWS DEPARTMENT: ing. In its aftermath 49 were dead, come from problems of mental ill- come a common tool for the mayhem unleashed [email protected] 53 injured, and communities across ness to proclamations of white su- in these mass shootings. Do I think an assault our country were left violated, vulnerable and premacy, and it’s a fallacy to attribute the con- weapons ban would prevent all crimes? Of Kemal Kurspahic Editor ❖ 703-778-9414 wondering, "How this could happen again?" tinuous violence to “Radical Islam.” course not; but certainly our Founding Fathers [email protected] It’s a scene repeated too often in our coun- In the wake of these almost weekly tragedies, did not envision AR-15 semi-automatic rifles Abigail Constantino try. 49 murdered in Orlando. In December, 14 the response from Congress is as predictable when they drafted the Second Amendment. Editorial Assistant were killed in San Bernardino. A year ago, as it is disappointing. We offer our thoughts In a shocking video, Virginia Tech survivor 703-778-9441 nine were murdered during Bible study in and prayers. We hold a moment of silence; Colin Goddard demonstrated just how easy it is [email protected] South Carolina. Twenty innocent children and anything to distract from the central cause, and to skirt background checks. Without even a Ken Moore six teachers were gunned down inside a common instrument, of these crimes. How photo ID or background check, Goddard was Community Reporter 240-393-2448 school at Sandy Hook. Thirty-three were lost many more must die before Congress acts? able to purchase an AK-47. Closing the gun show [email protected] at Virginia Tech — including five bright, This is a problem for which there are solu- loophole, which allows private dealers to forego Jon Roetman young, talented students from our commu- tions. Expand universal background checks to background checks required of licensed deal- Sports Editor nity. Twelve were killed in an Aurora movie keep guns out of the hands of dangerous ers, would stem the flow of illegal weapons. [email protected] theater. The list goes on. people. Reinstate the assault weapons ban. When we marked the three-year anniversary @jonroetman We must have an honest conversation about Close the gun show loophole. of Sandy Hook, I said if more politicians viewed Ryan Dunn the hate that is brewing. This time a man stole But the gun lobby and the Republican Ma- the safety of the American people as more im- Contributing Writer the lives of 49 people, many of whom identi- jority it controls stand in the way of each of portant than pleasing the NRA, reason would @rdunnmedia fied as LGBT, and all of whom were celebrating these reforms. For example, the NRA opposes prevail and the club of gun violence victims and and supporting inclusion, progress and freedom. expanded background checks for gun pur- their families would not continue its unrelent- ADVERTISING: For advertising information The attacker’s homophobic intent has been lost chases even though majorities of gun owners ing growth. Instead, our ever-more-frequent [email protected] in the media coverage.