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www.ConnectionNewspapers.comJuly 8-14, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 27 online at www.connectionnewspapers.comBurke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 ❖ 1 Burke Connection Editor Michael O’Connell News 703-778-9416 or [email protected] Kings Park Parades on Fourth of July

Neighborhood serves slice of Americana during Fourth of July parade and party.

he word to describe the Fourth of July parade in the Springfield Tneighborhood of Kings Park would be: Americana. A slice of wholesome, family-oriented American culture put on display as the fami-

Photos by lies of Kings Park paraded the mile from Kings Park Elementary to the neighborhood park where a moon bounce and barbeque

awaited the community. Julie Hirschhorn The annual Independence Day parade was organized with the help of community member, Rita Botting, who says that the parade has been a tradition “for years.” The celebration was not hindered by the blazing weather. Lawn chairs and tents were lined up along the sidewalks in anticipa- /The Connection tion of the parade. Cheers erupted as chil- dren and adults alike sped by on patriot- themed bicycles and tricycles, along with some adults driving their antique cars, toss- ing candy to those watching. The parade concluded at the community The Kings Park Band marched to a patriotic tune during the community’s Independence Day Parade. park, where the Kings Park Band played patriotic tunes and families enjoyed plenty of hot dogs, chips, and snow cones. “We Music, food, moon bounces, laughter, and probably have up to 300 people each year,” a real sense of community are great ways said Botting. “Sometimes, we can tell how to spend any Fourth of July celebration, and many people we have by the amount of the residents of Kings Park did just that. snow cones that we have left.” — Julie Hirschhorn

Children of Kings Park ride patriotic themed bikes in the Indepen- dence Day parade.

Kings Park parents march with their children in festive The Kings Park Fourth of July celebration was a festive event for many attire children and their families who participated in the parade. during the Fourth of July parade.

2 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Back in Action Burke Historical Society has its second meeting since reforming.

By Justin Fanizzi The Connection

he Burke Historical Society spent the last 15 years

becoming a part of history instead of celebrating it. Photo by TNow, with the determination of a handful of original members and a few more new ones, the group is fi- nally back on track.

Justin Fanizzi The society, which reformed in “It’s got so much March, staged its second meet- ing since the reformation Sun- potential.” day, June 27 at the Silas Burke House. Though bylaws are still -Terry Neal /The Connection being ironed out and officers chosen, the growing ranks and widespread enthusiasm has the group’s founders thrilled. “We are very excited,” said Terry Neal, one of the group’s core members. “It’s got so much potential because the timing is so wonderful and the individuals are dedicated. This will be benefi

See Preserving, Page 5 Suzi and Terry Neal lead the June 27 meeting. Local History Burke’s Own Little Red Schoolhouse

mental value and its prestige as one Community hall of the last one-room schoolhouses standing in Fairfax County. was county’s last Unfortunately, only six years later, one-room school. the School Board decided to close the schoolhouse, marking the end of the one-room education system in the By Haina Li Fairfax County. The county arranged for the children to attend Burke El- ear the intersection of ementary instead. Parents of the Hooes and Sydenstricker Sydenstricker neighborhood strongly N Photo courtesy of roads in Burke sits a small, protested, complaining that the new red building, surrounded by unkempt school required young students to grass and bushes: the Upper Pohick leave home too early in the morning. Community Hall. Compared to its The School Board agreed to revise bus more visible neighbors, the Fairfax schedules to appease the irate par- County Parkway and the ents. However, the families living in

Sydenstricker United Methodist Haina Li the Sydenstricker area continued to Church, this structure is often unno- insist that the School Board reopen ticed by passersby. However, the the community school. At last, in July anonymous building, earlier known 1937, the School Board announced as the Sydenstricker School, has a The Upper Pohick Community Hall used to be the one-room that as long as 20 students regularly colorful history that reflects the Sydenstricker School. attended Sydenstricker, the school changing community that it served. would reopen. The system lasted for The Sydenstricker School, origi- the schoolhouse’s proximity and its connec- Norman Deavers, a resident in Springfield only two years before the school nally built in 1902 on a section of tion to the church, the School Board mem- wrote, “I could see it through the window closed for good, and the county trans- William Hall’s land, replaced the old bers changed the name of the school in the … it was ablaze. The schoolhouse was be- ferred the students to Burke School. Pohick School near Pohick Church on 1910s from Pohick School to Sydenstricker yond saving.” After several months, the The Sydenstricker School had per- Route 1. Only a few years later, in School, in honor of Sydenstricker. Unfortu- School Board decided that the school was severed for years despite the changes 1910, the rural community estab- nately, this building did not serve its stu- important to the community, so it hired a in the surrounding area. Luckily, im- lished a Methodist Episcopal Church dents for long before tragedy struck. contractor to build another school on the mediately after the school’s closing, west of the schoolhouse on a piece of The Herndon News Observer reported in ashes of the original one. the Pohick Community League began land donated by a general store 1928, “Sydenstricker School Burns. Early By November 1928, the new meeting at the old schoolhouse. Dur- keeper, John Q. Hall. The founder of Thursday morning last, Mr. John Bayliss Sydenstricker School, now equipped with ing World War II, the building became the church, Rev. Christopher discovered the roof of the [Sydenstricker] more space, new desks and a metal flag- the home of the Sydenstricker Surgi- Sydenstricker, along with the help of School in flames, and no one was available pole, received its first group of students. The cal Dressing unit. This Red Cross- another minister, served the first con- [to distinguish it].” Another report from a community breathed a sigh of relief at the See Old School, Page 7 gregation of the church. Because of local newspaper reader added details. Mrs. reopening, because of the school’s senti-

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 ❖ 3 Week in Burke News

Army Sgt. Lance Moore recently partici- pated in Joint Forcible Entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The exercise is a joint operation Burke artist Diane Shiely Frykman displays her between work at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria. airmen at

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Air Force Tech. Pope and ‘Four Seasons’ Exhibit by soldiers at Fort Bragg, Burke Painter Diane Frykman N.C.

Photo by Photo Diane Shiely Frykman, a Burke painter, will exhibit still life and landscape oil paintings, from June 30 to Aug. 29., in the Historic House at Green Spring Gardens in Alexan- dria for her show, “The Four Seasons.” A reception will take Practice Makes Perfect place July 11, from 1-3 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Frykman, an award-winning romantic realism oil paint- Airborne Division. ing artist, was an art teacher in Fairfax County where she Robinson grad takes part “I was a paratrooper in a battalion sized airborne was given the Art Teacher of the Year award. She currently in joint Army-Air Force unit tasked to take an airfield,” said Moore. “These operates a studio in the Lorton Workhouse for the Arts lo- exercises help us to stay proficient in our tasks for cated at 9601 Ox Road , Lorton, where she is one of more exercise. taking an airfield and jumps from aircraft.” than 100 juried visual artists with studios. At her studio she Exercises like this one teach service members the importance of coordination and the teamwork needed teaches adults in the “Old Master Method” of oil painting. By Ryan Mattox Green Spring Gardens is located at 4603 Green Spring to create a successful joint operation. The exercise Joint Hometown News Service Road, Alexandria. For more, call 703-642-5173 or visit emphasizes the movement of equipment, personnel and tactics used to secure an airfield. Even though www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp/. The gardens and house OPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. Even in each service has its own objectives to accomplish, it are open Wednesday-Sunday, from 12-4:30 p.m. the military, moving tons of equipment still takes both services working together to make Pand personnel to places like Haiti and the mission work. Chile to secure an airfield for contingency “This exercise is important because of the training Industrial-To-Office Building operations is no easy task. However, for the son of a we receive,” said Moore, who graduated in 2005 from Conversions On Rise Burke woman, learning some of the tricks of the Robinson Secondary School. “We trained to take air- trade has made the job a lot easier. fields and conduct mass airborne operations.” The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority ex- Army Sgt. Lance Moore, son of Christine Moore According to those who have been involved in hu- pects many large-scale warehouses and other industrial of Reeds Landing Circle, Burke, participated in a manitarian and contingency operations around the buildings to be priced out of the local commercial real es- four-day Army and Air Force exercise called Joint world, this type of training helps them to understand tate market over the next few years. Forcible Entry. The exercise was designed to show how to be better prepared for the type of overseas “It is inevitable. Look at Arlington County and the City of how the two branches of the military can work to- operations like those that were conducted in Haiti Alexandria. The land just gets too expensive in urban areas. gether to capture an airfield or airport and secure it and Chile. Those types of uses will eventually go away in Fairfax,” said for future use by U.S. forces. “I learned two things during this exercise,” said Gerald Gordon, president and chief executive officer of the During the exercise, Air Force men and women Moore. “Time management and proper preparation Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. planned, loaded and moved large amounts of people are keys to conducting large operations like this one.” The amount of industrial and flexible commercial space and equipment from one place to another as quickly Moore has been in the Army more than four years in Fairfax already declined in 2009, in part because indus- as possible. It was the Army’s job to parachute into and is currently stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. trial facilities were demolished and replaced with new of- a landing zone to secure an airfield or airport for Whether it be conflict, natural disasters or humani- fice or retail developments. Redevelopment projects in future use and move on to a new location, and for tarian efforts, Moore and men and women like him Merrifield alone claimed more than 150,000 square feet of this exercise, march back to their base with loaded are likely to be called on a moment’s notice to pitch industrial space last year, according to the authority’s 2009 rucksacks on an 11-mile road march. in and help. Getting it right during exercises like this real estate report. But Gordon anticipates that many ware- Moore is an infantryman with Headquarters, 2nd will help things go much more smoothly when the house-to-office conversions will take place in Springfield and Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd real call comes in. Lorton area, where more than half of the county’s indus- trial buildings are located. Government contractors will want to be nearby when several military operations move to Fort Send notes to the Connection at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec or 703- loose comfortable clothes. $5. Belvoir and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency [email protected] 324-5544, TTY 711. Registration required at moves to Springfield in 2011. or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec. Friday. Dated announcements should “The overall inventory is expected to take some serious TUESDAY/JULY 13 be submitted at least two weeks prior WEDNESDAY/JULY 14 hits over the next 10 years as older industrial/flex is rede- to the event. Yoga. 10 a.m. at Heatherwood veloped into high-end office space to meet new demands in Retirement Community, 9642 Burke Tai Chi Exploration. 1 p.m. and Lake Road, 2 p.m. at Woods Community traditionally industrial areas along I-95,” stated the economic FRIDAY/JULY 9 Burke. For Center, 10100 Wards Grove development authority’s report. Line Dance Class. 10 a.m. Durga Bulletin Board age 55 and Circle, Burke. For age 55 and up. Most of the companies that currently occupy industrial Temple, 8400 Durga Place, up. 8-one 8-one hour sessions. Increase hour flexibility and maintain health space in Fairfax are small employers that provide functions Fairfax Station. For age 55 and up. All levels. Ongoing, meets sessions. Learn basic Yoga postures through breathing and the gentle like printing, auto repair and storage. Some are delivery every Friday. $5. Registration while building strength and movements of Tai Chi, Chi Kung, required at increasing and endurance and and Yoga. $5. Registr at See News Briefs, Page 7 flexibility. Bring a mat and wear www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec.

4 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News How would you like state of Preserving History the art LASER dentistry From Page 3

cial not only to Burke, but the whole community.” without drills or needles? According to former member and past president Tom Bland, the so- What would you say if you could have your fillings placed painlessly without drills or needles, ciety was originally founded in 1978 by the parents of Terry Neal’s with laser precision and comfort? You’d probably say, “Where do I sign up?” Well, now you can wife, Suzi, Herman and Virginia Fowler and a group of friends. The with a revolutionary new laser we call the Water Laser. You may have seen it on TV lately. society was active in the community at the time, hosting events and parties for area residents who had an interest in history. The major This new Waterlase® is a breakthrough in comfortable dentistry. The laser sprays a computer- activities included “Burke Historical Days,” created in 1982, which pro- controlled spray of air, water and laser energy at the decay in the tooth. The laser energy is moted local history with storytelling, artifacts and more and the pub- absorbed by the water and the energized microscopic water droplets are what actually remove lishing of a book, “Memories of Beautiful Burke.” the tooth decay. Rarely is a shot necessary to numb the patient. Since no heat is generated According to Suzi Neal, the society began to wind down in 1996 from the laser the Waterlase® is very safe to use on everyone. because of dwindling numbers. She said that most of the group’s mem- bers were older, and by the mid-1990s, many of them were either un- ® able to make it to meetings and events anymore or had passed away. What are the benefits of Waterlase dentistry? The group had not brought any younger members into the fold, she said, so with no one to pass the torch to, the society folded. “I feel that was the downfall of the last group,” Terry Neal said. “They Ⅵ Patient Comfort didn’t reach out to younger people. The people in the group were his- Heat, vibration and pressure are the primary causes of pain associated with the use of the tory themselves.” traditional dental drill. Since cutting both hard and soft tissues (teeth and gums) with the So, even though most of the logistics still need to be worked out, the Waterlase® does not generate heat, vibration or pressure, many dental procedures can be per- Neals and the rest of the group are already brainstorming ways to at- formed with fewer shots, less need for anesthesia, less use of the drill and fewer numb lips! tract younger members. At the meeting, Terry Neal proposed that the The Waterlase® allows us to prepare teeth with less trauma which results in significantly less society form a committee that will work with area schools to create tooth sensitivity after new fillings. outreach programs. The first priority, Additionally, using the Waterlase® for gum procedures reduces bleeding, post-operative pain, Terry Neal said, should be to start an swelling and the need for pain medication in many cases. That means a new level of comfort essay contest for local students in which and satisfaction for your entire family. Join the Society they write about what local history E-mail the Neals at means to them, and in turn, selected [email protected] to join the Burke winners will receive scholarships. Ⅵ Sterilization Historical Society. Fairfax County History Commission The laser sterilizes the tooth as it removes decay. This is very important. Because of bacterial (Braddock) and society member Mary contamination, many of you have had old fillings replaced with either new fillings, or in many Lipsey also proposed that the group involve children in some of the cases, with crowns--and sometimes even root canals!! The reoccurrence of decay under fillings group’s community activities. Currently, the society is working to ac- is a primary reason so many root canals are needed. Since this new laser sterilizes the tooth as quire permission to clean a cemetery that was owned by Silas Burke’s it removes decay, and since many dentists now use ‘bonded’ filling materials enriched with son and has many of the family members in it. Once the society re- fluoride, the chances of ever having recurrent decay under that new filling are much lower. ceives permission to work on it, Lipsey said, they should invite area eagle and boy scouts to come in and assist with the clean up for service Ⅵ projects. Great for Teenagers “A scouting group wanted to clean it up and put up a fence around it, The Waterlase® is especially great for teenagers. Sure, if the dentist is very good, shots but they were shot down,” Lipsey said. “We don’t want to ruffle any should not really be painful. But KNOWING you’re getting a shot is psychologically painful feathers, but we also want to get in there and make it look like a cem- even if you can’t feel the needle--especially for teenagers. By not getting a shot, not feeling the etery again.” vibration of the drill, and by not hearing the loud drill, kids never become afraid of the den- Other topics discussed at the meeting included leadership positions, tist, so they don’t grow up to be adults afraid of the dentist. dues and a meeting schedule. The group was supposed to elect a presi- dent, secretary and treasurer, but instead decided to have a co-chair- By incorporating laser technology into our dental practice, we are changing dentistry. It is manship position to be held by two members that would lead the group no longer yesterday’s world of painful shots, large silver mercury fillings, and fearful patients. through the initial formation process. The society also voted to have Lasers have improved the lives of patients and their dentists. membership dues and will be voting on the amount at the next meet- Technology is something that makes life better. Better in this case is better clinical results, ing, and decided that every meeting will be at the Silas Burke House improved patient comfort, less use of anesthesia and antibiotics. on the fourth Sunday of every month. We are proud to be one of the first dentists in Fairfax County to offer this revolutionary tech- Though only 15 people were present at Sunday’s meeting, it was an nology. Since August 2003, Dr. Fox has completed over 3,000 laser fillings with no needle/no increase over the first meeting, and even more pleasing to the Neals, pain/no numbness. If you’ve been putting off going to the dentist because you were nervous many of the new attendees were coming for the first time. These people, about the drill and needle, you don’t have to put it off any longer! Terry Neal said, are crucial to the success of the group. “My wife and I just moved to Burke, so we wanted to get a better idea of the history of our new home,” said newcomer Brian Slawski. For more information about our dental practice please visit our page “We were very interested in what we heard today, and we will defi- nitely be coming back.” or visit our website at www.larryfoxdds.com Fairfax Seeks Input On Deer Fairfax County is soliciting public input on deer management through LAWRENCE T. FOX, DDS an online survey available at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/survey/ deermanagement.htm. 5200 Lyngate Court Residents are encouraged to share their thoughts on the prevalence of deer and how the county should address the issues surrounding Burke, Virginia 22015 them. Officials will post the results of the survey on the Fairfax govern- ment website Aug. 1. 703-978-5253 To learn more about deer management in Fairfax County, visit http:/ /www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/animals/wildlife/maanagement/ Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 7 am - 4 pm deermanagement.htm or contact Fairfax County wildlife biologist Vicky Monroe at 703-324-0240. New Patients and Emergencies Welcome — Julia O’Donoghue All types of general dentistry done at our office. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 ❖ 5 People Local Teen Inspired To Write Rita Zevallows writes award-winning essay.

ita Zevallos, a 17-year-old junior at West Springfield High School, won first prize Rin the LeadAmerica Essay Contest. Stu- dents were asked to write about how the leadership by a person or group of people contrib-

Photo by Amanda Ranowsky/Connection Newspapers Caroline Megan Simpson and Louis Edward Guerrini uted to the development of society, and what today’s leaders and citizens can learn from this. The student’s essay was required to b from1,000 to 3,000 words Simpson, Guerrini To Wed in length. Zevallos answered a few questions about rs. Christine Simpson of Fairfax and Maj. Gen. (Ret) and the award and her winning essay. MMrs. Charles Simpson, of Southlake, Texas announce the What’s the award about? engagement of their daughter, Caroline Megan Simpson to “It was an essay contest for writing about an indi- Louis Edward Guerrini, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Guerrini of Spring vidual and their leadership and how it contributed Valley, Ill. to history.” The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Robinson Secondary School in What did you write about? Fairfax and a 2005 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a “I wrote about Cesar Chaves, who was the leader bachelor of science degree in evolutionary and biological psychology. who organized migrant workers, and was a leader An intelligence officer in the United States Air Force, Capt. Caroline in Hispanic movement. I did an earlier project on Simpson is currently deployed overseas as chief of a Combat Intelli- him for Spanish, and I’m also interested in Hispanic gence Cell. history.” Louis Simpson graduated from Hall High School in Spring Valley in What got you involved in the competition? 1994 and received a bachelor of science degree in geography from the “I’m in the history honor society and organization. University of Illinois in 1998. A major in the United States Air Force, They offer these competitions. I did it for points in he is an F-15 pilot currently stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. as the society.” chief of F-15C programs, conducting operational testing on current and How do you feel about winning the award? Rita Zevallos, winner of the LeadAmerica future weapons, software and hardware for the F-15C. He is presently “It’s exciting. I like winning contests.” Essay Contest, stands outside of West deployed overseas. — Amanda Ranowsky Springfield High School. A fall 2010 wedding on the beach in Florida is planned.

6 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Comfort Dental Old School Associates From Page 3 Family & Cosmetic Dentistry Rolling Valley Professional Center sponsored organization created thousands of dressings in a mat- 9263 Old Keene Mill Rd. ter of months. The insides of the Burke, Virginia 22015 old school had become spotless Previously Dr. Gwendolyn Jones & Associates during its time as a bandage fac- tory, and every morning the bells (703) 455-3338 of the little school rang to summon Most Insurances Accepted volunteers rather than students. When the School Board ran short on funds in 1954, it officially sold the building to members of the Pohick Community League. The organization renamed it the Upper Pohick Community Hall and Your Friendly, Neighborhood Thrift Shop used it for “turkey shoots, commu- nity dinners, lectures and other ac- YESTERDAY’S ROSE tivities.” The building is still in use where you never see the same thing twice in this capacity today. Although small and deteriorat- THRIFTY THURSDAY SUPER SATURDAY ing, the old schoolhouse repre- sents other historical relics that are 50% Off 75% Off in jeopardy because modern com- Clothes, Shoes & Purses Linens munities often neglect the past. Every Thursday Saturday 7/10/10 This schoolhouse’s history demon- 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. strates that an apparently insignifi- Not valid with other discounts or sales. Not valid with other discounts or sales. cant building may hold valuable memories. In fact, in the late Clothing • Furniture • Housewares 1970s, the Sydenstricker School BRING IN THIS AD AND RECEIVE AN EXTRA became a national historical site. 20% OFF NON SALE ITEMS GOOD THRU 7/14/10 As generations come and go, the 9960 Main St. Fairfax, VA • 703-385-9517 • www.yesterdaysrose.org school may slowly fade from people’s minds, but it will have shaped the history of the Sydenstricker community. Haina Li of Springfield is a rising senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. News Briefs From Page 4 services with large fleets of trucks or other vehicles that are parked on the property, said Gordon. “These are all the kinds of uses that could move further west or south,” he said. According to the report, Fairfax is already seeing a surge of inter- est in industrial and flexible com- mercial property along Interstate 95. Ten of the county’s 14 largest industrial leases signed in 2009 were for space in Springfield (three), Franconia (three), Newington (two) and Lorton (two). “They won’t do it now. ... But absolutely, we will see Class A of- fice space on Richmond Highway,” said Gordon. Fairfax had already seen a shift away from traditional industrial use in its commercial market. Over the past decade, speculative indus- trial development was more likely to be built as “flexible space” that was easily adaptable to a number of different uses. Small and new businesses often choose to lease flexible industrial space over tra- ditional offices because it is cheaper, according to the report. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 ❖ 7 Opinion

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Photo by e-mail: he possible closing of Clifton El- quently might go without a high school di- [email protected] ementary, apparently because it “is ploma? Are some of these people more likely Michael O’Connell going to be a very expensive school to need public assistance? Less likely to make Editor / 703-778-9416

T Julia O'Donoghue to renovate,” is causing outrage a good salary that allows them to contribute Justin Fanizzi amongst people with and without school-aged to the local economy? Community Reporter children in the Clifton area. Or the elimination of Project Excel to be sure 703-224-3032 More expensive than what? The specifics of that all the schools with a large population of [email protected] alternatives, in this case and others, are often poor students get something, but now no one Julia O’Donoghue Education & Politics unavailable to the people who will be affected seems to be sure exactly who will be getting 703-778-9436 by such actions by Fairfax County Public what. [email protected] Schools. Or the elimination of a /The Connection Editorial Ken Moore Small community-based elementary schools “modified calendar” (year- Courts & Projects serve many purposes, benefit children and round school) in several el- [email protected] families and do in fact foster a sense of com- ementary schools that has been associated with Jon Roetman Sports Editor munity. The pushback isn’t surprising, and is better student performance. Exactly what will 703-224-3015 probably inevitable. that save? Enough to offset the fact that the [email protected] But what makes the proposed closing of schools with a modified calendar tend to have Clifton Elementary similar to the ending of a higher population of students who will need Approximately 85 people showed up ADVERTISING: to the June 10 meeting of the Fairfax To place an advertisement, call the ad other programs and closing of other facilities services over the summer in any event? department between 9 a.m. and is the lack of hard information shared with the And now it turns out that the plan for clos- County School Board to oppose the 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. closing of Clifton Elementary School. public about the benefits and alternatives in ing Clifton Elementary that has been the un- Display ads 703-778-9410 Fairfax County. derlying assumption for more than a year Classified ads 703-778-9411 Consider the closing of Pimmit Alternative (building a new, bigger school on the Liberty the pronouncement that keeping the school Employment ads 703-778-9413 School, which will ostensibly save $1 million Middle School site) is being scrapped, mean- open is too expensive. That might be true, but Steve Hogan Display Advertising annually in a $2 billion budget. What will the ing that students might be divided up amongst more expensive than what? If staff and school 703-778-9418 costs be of having the students served by several different elementary schools. What will board can’t answer that question, how did they Andrea Smith Pimmitt go elsewhere? What of those adult that cost? Will those schools need additions? consider the alternatives and costs? Classified Advertising, 703-778-9411 students who will not be able to travel to one We don’t know. — Mary Kimm, [email protected] [email protected] of the other alternative schools and conse- As a result it’s hard to have confidence in Barbara Parkinson Employment Advertising ing is to build a new school within lion to the cost of the school, The Clifton community does not 703-778-9413 Tip of the [email protected] the Southwestern Region. One of which was not included in any ini- believe in the “bigger is better” the challenges the board faces tial estimates. Finally, the implica- trend for new elementary schools Iceberg Editor & Publisher with the construction of a new tions of undertaking such an en- in Fairfax County. Clifton Elemen- To the Editor: Mary Kimm school is site selection. One site deavor in close proximity to an tary and its 367 students perform 703-778-9433 The current deliberation about [email protected] that has been deemed highly de- existing middle school has been consistently well, and the school closing Clifton Elementary School sirable by the board is a large plot neither explored by the board nor won the Governor’s Award for Editor in Chief has been broadly painted as a Steven Mauren of land at Liberty Middle School. open for public discussion. Educational Excellence in 2009. struggle for a small community to Managing Editors It seems that this site How could the board justify the One size does not fit all when it Steve Hibbard, Michael O’Connell, save its identity, with the focus on Kemal Kurspahic meets many of the construction of a new school at comes to educating our children. how a decision will impact Clifton. Photography: requirements for a such a site given these limitations If Clifton Elementary is closed, Robbie Hammer, Louise Krafft, However, the closure of CES will Letters Craig Sterbutzel new elementary without seriously exploring other our community would be divided be felt by communities from Lee’s Art/Design: school and is of par- options (e.g., another location or as our children would likely be Geovani Flores, Laurence Foong, Corner to Silverbrook and most of John Heinly, Wayne Shipp, ticular interest to the board be- additions to existing schools)? bused to several different elemen- those communities do not know John Smith cause it is a plot of land already The impact of closing CES can- tary schools. Given the size and Production Manager: about the very real potential of Jean Card owned by the Fairfax County Pub- not be fully appreciated until af- rural nature of the Clifton area, closing CES or why it is relevant lic School system — a “bird in ter it is too late. I doubt that the this would result in higher trans- to them. The closure of CES is the CIRCULATION: 703-778-9427 hand.” This location is not with- residents of the Union Mill, Wil- portation costs, and much longer tip of the proverbial iceberg and Circulation Manager: out issues. First and foremost, the low Springs, Fairfax Villa and bus rides for many of our children. Ann Oliver the real mass of the issue lies be- Liberty Middle School site is not Oakview elementary school sys- Clifton Elementary serves the larg- low the surface — the disruption near the anticipated overcrowd- tems even know decisions are be- est geographic area of the county CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, of elementary, middle and high L.L.C. ing. If a new elementary school is ing discussed that will have a sig- and to bus these children even fur- school attendance areas for thou- Peter Labovitz built at this location, a massive nificant impact on where their ther is unconscionable. President/CEO sands of families. That redistrict- boundary study will be required — children will attend school in the To close a high-performing ing plan is to be addressed only Mary Kimm one that may include up to 28 el- coming years. school when the county is facing Publisher/Chief Operating Officer when the decision to close Clifton 703-778-9433 ementary schools. Secondly, the an overcrowding crisis in schools is made — too late to use CES as [email protected] location will add more congestion Ken Coon to the north and northeast of part of a broader solution. Jerry Vernon onto Union Mill Road, a high traf- Clifton Clifton does not make sense. Clos- The Fairfax County School Executive Vice President fic area that already supports the ing Clifton means that FCPS will [email protected] Board anticipates overcrowding in community of Little Rocky Run, a have to find 367 more seats for the Lees Corner, Waples Mill, Provi- Wesley DeBrosse shopping mall, a middle school, Don’t Close students of Clifton in an already Controller dence, Greenbriar East, Greenbriar and a high school. Finally, it has overcrowded school environment. West, Eagle View, Powell, Bull Run Clifton E.S. Debbie Funk recently come to light that there Where does the school board pro- National Sales and London Towne elementary 703-778-9444 is naturally occurring asbestos at The following is an except from a pose to send these students? No schools by the 2015-16 school [email protected] the planned site. The containment letter sent to the Fairfax County boundary study has been con year. The board’s preferred strat- and treatment of the construction School Board. egy for addressing this overcrowd- site could add more than $1 mil- Dear School Board Members: See Letters, Page 9

8 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Letters Early Spring Spring Clearance Blooming Benches, Fountains, 25%25% Perennials, From Page 8 exist temporarily until oil is reached. Afterwards, they Azaleas & insert pipes and a plug and tear down their rig. Sub- Cast Iron Pots OFFOFF Flowering Trees ducted, so it is unclear at this time. A boundary sequently a new production rig is built on the site study should be conducted before the school board There are 3,600 production rigs operating in the Gulf. Production rigs provide the jobs. Let’s get the Patios, Walls is asked to make a decision whether to close Clifton Walkways Elementary. facts straight. It’s 3,600 vs. 33. The vast majority of 60-75%60-75% The solution proposed by FCPS to build a new el- jobs are on the production rigs, not on the few drill- Paver Driveways ementary school on the site of Liberty Middle School ing rigs. Let’s make this important distinction. We OFFOFF POTSPOTS & So Much More does not effectively solve the overcrowding problem need to stop drilling now. We don’t have several other because it is too far from the schools in along Route planets or Gulfs to experiment on and ruin without 29 and Interstate 66 corridor that are suffering from ensuring the long-term extinction of our own spe- FREE overcrowding. In a School Board work session held cies. on June 29, Dean Tistadt, chief operating officer for Landscape & FCPS, admitted that the Liberty site is not ideally Diana Artemis Hardscape located to solve the problem. The challenges of reno- Falls Church vation of Clifton and overcrowding at schools in other Estimates parts of the county are two distinctly different prob- Listen to Clifton Landscape Design lems that happen to be arising at the same time. FCPS Services Available needs to find a solution to the overcrowding prob- To the Editor: lem in the area of the county where it exists — not I live in West Springfield and want to encourage Japanese Maples Stone Masons Clifton. you to fight as hard as possible to keep Clifton El- ementary School open. The arguments for keeping Herbs & Vegetables & Bricklayers Cindy Gugino it open have been expressed many times by many % on Staff Fairfax people. As I see it, this is a rush to judgment deci- 30 Off sion that will cut the heart out of the Clifton com- Shredded Hardwood Mulch No Sub-Contracting Drilling vs. Production munity. I have driven past that school for 32 years $3.39 We’re proud of since moving into Springfield, and have always 3 cu. ft. their craftsmanship To the Editor: thought what an ideal setting for an elementary Apart from the fact that the judge who lifted the school. It is like a one room schoolhouse in the middle 9023 Arlington Blvd., Obama Administration’s 6-month moratorium on of a hustle, bustle county. Killing that school exem- new deepwater exploration and existing deepwater Fairfax, Virginia plifies what is wrong with our society. 2 miles west of I-495 on Rt. 50. drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico actively The Clifton community is strongly behind keeping 1 mile from I-66 (Vienna Metro) trades stocks in energy and oil exploration, it is im- their school. They should be listened to. portant to note that drilling rigs do not provide more 703-573-5025 than 1 percent of jobs in the Gulf. Shannon Coffey Open 8-7, 7 days a week There are only 33 drilling rigs in the gulf. They Springfield

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www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 ❖ 9 Let’s Local woman, 40, trains as body-builder. tough training, she became a certified step on stage and look like I belonged personal trainer, quit corporate America there,” Nicely said. “I didn’t go in think- and took a job as a personal trainer at ing, ‘I’m going to win this.’ It was just, Fitness Together in Alexandria. She felt ‘What am I made of?’ ‘Do I have the Get Fit right at home at the Fitness Together discipline?’” By Arielle Retting franchise, saying, “I knew that was the Nicely proved she had the discipline The Connection right place for me.” when she completed the Mount Rogers After a few months working in Alexan- figure competition, but had a hard time fter 17 years of climbing the dria, Nicely took the plunge and opened a sticking to her strict diet due to cravings corporate ladder, 30-year-old franchise in Fairfax. She believed the when she began training for her second ASherry Nicely noticed she was private, one-on-one personal training was figure competition, the Natural North getting winded — both meta- something she could offer to Fairfax- American last May. phorically and physically. suburban neighborhoods that no other “I’m human,” Nicely said of her “I was just never really satisfied or franchise could. struggle. “I’m like fulfilled, and sitting behind a desk doing “I truly feel that any other accounting I realized that my health we put the per- “My only goal was at the woman. I don’t wasn’t as good as it could be,” Nicely sonal back in pretend that I’m said. “You know, that sick and tired of personal training,” age of 40 to step on stage not. When I’m in being sick and tired kind of feeling? I Nicely said. “I training it’s very thought I was way too young to feel that could actually see and look like I belonged disciplined and way.” changes and strict, but it’s So Nicely did what most people do: she positive results I there.” worth every joined a gym. was making in my — Sherry Nicely, personal trainer minute.” “I couldn’t wait to come home from a clients’ lives. Two Difficult as it stressful day at work and go to the gym to of my clients have may be, the work out my frustration,” Nicely said. changed so much that they became training and experience don’t just help But a gym membership didn’t quench personal trainers themselves.” Nicely, but aid her in becoming the best her craving for fitness. She immediately Fast forward a year and the Fitness trainer she can be. got a personal trainer for a few sessions Together franchise in Fairfax was a “The discipline that the body figure to take her fitness to the next level. success. Everything finally fell into place, competition requires has caused her to “It was my passion and my hobby,” and her world began to calm down. That have more sympathy and offer more Nicely said. “I constantly had my head is, until friend and employee Fernanda inspiration to her clients,” said Nicely’s buried in a fitness or nutrition book or Winchester asked Nicely if she had ever friend Dave Sutton. He described her magazine. entered a body-building competition. new-found interest in competing “a full- While visiting her family on vacation Now she was ready for another adven- blown passion for fitness and nutrition.” four years ago, her mother found an ture. But Nicely is so much more than just a article about becoming a personal trainer Now 40, Nicely began training for her trainer to her clients; she’s living proof

Donated Photo Donated in one of those very fitness magazines. first figure competition, a division of that hard work, discipline and goals are She asked her daughter, “Why don’t you bodybuilding meant for “very fit, well- all a person needs to change his or her do this?” toned but a softer body type” than what life. For the first time Nicely began thinking most people envision when they hear the “A lot of women have a myth that about turning her passion into a career. word ‘bodybuilder.’ The competition is they’re just going to look a certain way “It never occurred to me to do what I love drug and steroid-free, usually requiring when they get beyond 40, and I’m here to for a living,” Nicely said. drug tests or polygraphs beforehand. teach them and prove them differently,” After eight months of hard thinking and “My only goal was at the age of 40 to Nicely said.

“Once you make up your mind and you want something, your body will follow.” — Sherry Nicely

How do you stay fit at 40? fuel for your body and nutrition. because you really don’t have time when I make my health a priority. Women you’re trying to drink a gallon. Our bodies tend to put everything else above them- What does fitness mean to you? are made up of over 70 percent water. It’s selves … and ignore their own health. I Fitness to me means the fountain of essential for every function of the human make it a priority. I take the time to pre- youth. I’m 40 and I’ve never felt better, body, yet so many people don’t even have pare my own meals so that I’m not looked better [and] had more energy than a sip during the day. By drinking more wa- caught out somewhere without proper I do right now, and that’s because I made ter you have energy, your body functions

Photo by nutrition. I exercise on a daily basis, so fitness and nutrition a lifestyle. It’s not a properly, your skin gets clear, your hair, your there’s never a day that I’m just sitting. quick fix. This is the only body we have. nails, everything a woman would want. Our bodies weren’t meant to sit. We don’t get to trade it in. Some people take better care of their cars than they do their What advice do you have for Arielle Rettig Is it harder to stay in shape as body. It’s got to last me for the long haul, women who need to get fit? you get older? and I hope that’s a long time, so I’ve got to If possible, hire a personal trainer. A per- Our bodies absolutely change as we take care of it. sonal trainer will guide you through proper age, especially women. The only thing exercise technique and design an individu-

is adapting to the changes as they come. What’s an easy thing to do to live a alized program to fit your needs. They will /The Connection I don’t think it’s any easier, or harder, to healthier lifestyle? also provide motivation and encourage- stay in shape at 40 as it was at 25. Once Drink water. It is the number one. I fill ment. Start small and plan on working out you make up your mind and you want this [gallon-sized jug] every morning with two to three times a week and stay consis- something, your body will follow. It’s water, and I don’t go to bed that night until tent … results will happen. easy. It gets hard when you think of diet I drink at least 1 gallon of water. I don’t as a bad four-letter-word [instead of] drink any sodas, anything else but water, — Arielle Retting

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To have community events listed, send Alte Kameraden German Band. 8 Burke Lake Park Amphitheater, 7315 to [email protected] or p.m. at Veterans Amphitheater, City Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Free. 703- call 703-778-9416 with questions. Dead- Hall, 10455 Armstrong St., Fairfax. 324-7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ line for calendar listings is two weeks German folk music and polkas. Free. parks/performances. prior to event. Weather permitting. Bring a blanket Jimmy Lange Boxing. 7:30 p.m. at or lawn chair. 703-757-0220 or the George Mason Patriot Center, www.fairfaxband.org. 4500 University Drive, Fairfax. Ticket THURSDAY/JULY 8 Information: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first fight set for 7:30 p.m. Mamma Mia! 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap FRIDAY/JULY 9 Foundation for the Performing Arts, Tickets $35-$500, online at 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $44-$231. Mamma Mia! 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap www.ticketmaster.com, via 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org. Foundation for the Performing Arts, Phonecharge at 703-573-SEAT or Swing Dance with Junk Yard 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $44-$231. www.patriotcenter.com. Saints. 7:30 at The Old Town Hall, 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org. Erik Mongrain. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. $10. City of Fairfax Concert Band. 7:30 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15. www.headoverheelsdance.com. p.m. Lake Accotink Park, 7500 jamminjava.com. Wolftrap Childrens Theatre in the Accotink Park Road, Springfield. Big Fairfax County Master Gardeners Woods. Wolf Trap Foundation for band sounds. 703-324-7469 or Association, Inc. 10 a.m. City of the Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 Vienna. 10 a.m. Culkin School of performances. North St., Fairfax. Master Gardeners Irish Dance: Tir na nOg, 11:15 a.m. Night Music. 7:30 p.m. Royal Lake provide horticultural tips, Robbie Schaefer: Songs for Kids Like Park, 5344 Gainsborough Drive, information, techniques and advice Us. Free workshops follow the 10 Fairfax. Vintage rock. Free. 703-324- to home gardeners. Adults. 703-293- a.m. performance; reservations 7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ 6227. required at 703-255-1824. $8-$10. parks/performances. Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m. www.wolftrap.org. David Johansen. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Boyce Avenue and Tamar Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Road, Burke. The Fairfax County The JCC of Northern Virginia $30. jamminjava.com. Master Gardeners Association gives Kaprelian. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, Bodzin Art Gallery is pleased 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $12. tips and strategies. Adults. 703-978- Art Exhibit at JCC 5600. to announce the opening of a jamminjava.com. SATURDAY/JULY 10 Brain Benders. 10:30 a.m. City of new art exhibit called Sum- Mamma Mia! 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 SUNDAY/JULY 11 mer Colors running June 22 through Aug. 10. Barbara North St., Fairfax. See everyday Wolf Trap Foundation for the objects through scientific eyes. Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road, Hidden History of Northern Kaplowitz’s exhibit delights us with its playful paper Presented by Maryland Science Vienna. $44-$231. 703-938-2404 or Virginia. 2 p.m. at Fairfax Museum mache birds and stunning photographs that explore the www.wolftrap.org. and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St., Center. Age 6-12. 703-293-6227. natural beauty of flowers. Carol S. Zilliacus works magic Dig Those Dinosaurs. 2:30 p.m. Wolftrap Childrens Theatre in the Fairfax. Author and television Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Woods. Wolf Trap Foundation for producer Charles Mills will share with her polymer clay jewelry and more. The artist recep- Road, Burke. Beale Street Puppets the Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road, stories and anecdotes he has tion is Thursday, July 8, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. presents prehistoric performers that Vienna. 10 a.m. Culkin School of collected about Northern Virginia bring the past alive. All ages. 703- Irish Dance: Tir na nOg, 11:15 a.m. and highlight the importance of the Kate Miller-Heidke. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Association gives tips and advice. 978-5600. Robbie Schaefer: Songs for Kids Like region from colonial to modern Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Adults. 703-644-7333. Thursday Theater. 11:30 a.m. Pohick Us. Free workshops follow the 10 times. Free. 703-385-8414. $120 advance, $13 at the door. Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker a.m. performance; reservations Mamma Mia! 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at jamminjava.com. Road, Burke. Bring lunch and watch required at 703-255-1824. $8-$10. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 1 p.m. MONDAY/JULY 12 movies, we supply the popcorn. Call www.wolftrap.org. Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road, Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Chris Isaak and Marc Broussard. 8 for titles. Ages 1-6 with adult. 703- The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s Vienna. $44-$231. 703-938-2404 or Sydenstricker Road, Burke. The 644-7333. OTO String Quartet. 10 a.m. www.wolftrap.org. Fairfax County Master Gardeners See Calendar, Page 13

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By Rich Sanders in 1999 and the girls in 2001. On the track The Connection and field side, he served as an assistant be- ginning in 1995 before becoming head or several years, Jeremy coach in 1999. Most recently, he led the Workman had been consid- Robinson boys’ team to district and region F ering stepping down as outdoor titles in 2006. head coach of the Robinson Workman’s love for his athletes and Secondary School track and field/ coaching was superseded in recent years by cross country programs in order to the concern he felt in spending so much spend more quality time with his fam- time throughout the school year away from ily. Now, following the conclusion of his family. Along with his regular school day the recent outdoor spring season, the of teaching, he spent afternoons and eve- Courtesy Photo popular coach has made it official that nings involved with his teams’ practices and he is relinquishing his coaching du- competitions. Saturdays were often spent ties. at day-long meets. “I’ve been thinking about it for a “All coaching, particularly in track and number of years and was putting it field, it’s too much,” he said. “When I came off,” said Workman, a 1987 Chantilly home my son was going to bed.” Jeremy Workman, a 1987 graduate of Chantilly High School, said he High graduate who has been a head Workman and his family — wife Cindy, might one day return to coaching. coach at Robinson since 1995. “I’ve son Jacob, 7, and daughter Chloe, 2 — re- got kids ages 7 and 2. With the na- side in the Fair Lakes area of Fairfax. Coffield, following college at Tech, served she said. “It’s a fantastic sport and it’s some- ture of being a cross country and track “Jacob [is involved in] track, baseball, as an assistant track coach at Christiansburg thing kids can do their whole lives and have and field coach, I couldn’t juggle ev- basketball,” said Workman. “I want to spend High School outside of Blacksburg. When fun with.” erything. I have excellent assistant some time working with him at a critical she had the opportunity to join Workman’s Riddle said Workman’s day to day coach- coaches. I thought it was time I could age and I couldn’t do that. I don’t want to coaching staff at Robinson, she jumped at ing presence will be missed. step down and let other people take have regrets. They are only seven and two it. “I know Jeremy has a great passion for over.” once. I don’t want to look back when they’re “I was really excited about coming back track and has done an outstanding job at Workman will continue his duties 16, 17, 18, and say, ‘I wish I was with them and working for coach Workman, and hav- Robinson,” said Riddle. “He has had a big as a physical a little more when ing the opportunity impact on North- education they were to learn from him,” ern Region track. teacher at “I’ve been thinking about younger.’” she said. “I was so “I know Jeremy has a great I also know Jer- Robinson. He said that the impressed with the emy wants to The school’s it for a number of years day might come way he handled passion for track and has spend more time new cross when he returns to practices every with his family. I country head and was putting it off.” coaching. day.” done an outstanding job at respect Jeremy coach will be — Jeremy Workman “The door will Kelley Devlin, a for that.” 1999 always be open to former Robinson Robinson.” Workman’s Robinson coach, and I can do assistant coach un- — Marty Riddle, R obinson coaching experi- graduate Kim Coffield, an assistant it later [in life],” he said. “I’m still going to der Workman who director of student activities ence at Robinson coach on Workman’s staff in recent follow [the program] and be around to help currently is part of was a wonderful years and a former runner at Virginia the new coaches if they need it. I’ve had the coaching staff one. Tech. The school is still in the pro- great support at Robinson from the admin- at Centreville High School, said Workman’s “I’ve enjoyed being at Robinson and work- cess of selecting a new indoor/out- istration and the parents as well.” enthusiasm for track and field is infectious. ing with the different kids,” said Workman, door season head track and field “He has had such a successful program who has seen more than 30 of his athletes coach, according to Robinson direc- WORKMAN’S STRENGTH as a head at Robinson because he is so well-liked, re- go on to compete at the NCAA Division 1 tor of student activities Marty Riddle. coach, besides his technical knowledge and spected and admired by so many athletes level. “We always had a very large program, Workman, as a high school runner passion for running and track and field, has at Robinson,” said Devlin. “Hundreds of stu- and that kind of reflected the school. The at Chantilly during the mid 1980s, been his ability to relate with people, his dents flock out for each season because of program gave kids a positive outlet to work competed in such events as the 400 own athletes, members of his coaching staff, the tremendous amount of success that the on sports.” and 200-meters. His head coaches as well as rival school personnel and the cross country and track and field programs while with the Chargers were Glenn Robinson community in general. have. I thoroughly enjoyed coaching with WORKMAN KEPT so many youngsters on Bayless and Ken Kincade. Workman “In any organization that’s run well, a lot him for six years, he taught me so much his teams that as many as four school bus- was part of a Chantilly boys’ outdoor of times it comes down to the relationships,” about distance running and was the best ses were needed to transport the team to team that finished second, behind said Riddle. “Jeremy did an excellent job role model and mentor I could possibly invitational meets outside of the area. champion Stuart, in the old Potomac there, whether it was with his coaches or have. He will be truly missed by the “Management wise, it was a little tough,” District in 1986. He was named boys’ the athletes. He’s able to bring out the best Robinson track and field athletes and in the said Workman, with a laugh. “Only about a team MVP as a senior. Workman ulti- in people. [His stepping down] is a big loss region. He has done so much good for the half of the [team members] would run at mately went on to run at Virginia Tech for us, but I’m happy for Jeremy.” sport and has instilled excellent work eth- the meet, but the others were still a part of (Class of 1992) where he concen- Workman had a fervent desire to see his ics, values and life lessons for athletes to it and got something out of it.” trated on the 400 and 800 running athletes get the most out of their athletic carry with them forever.” Workman also got a lot out of leading his events. experience at Robinson. Workman teaches running as a lifelong student-athletes, but now he is ready to He became Robinson’s girls’ and “He just cares so much for the kids,” said activity, not just suited for high school or move on. boys’ cross country head coach in Coffield, a former member of Workman’s college athletes. Coffield said she fell in love “Robinson is certainly a place I’ve enjoyed 1995 and, during his time at the helm Robinson teams and, for the past four years, with running as a result of her high school most and it was difficult walking away from of those programs, led the Rams to a part of his coaching staff. “He has put in experience. the kids,” he said. “It hasn’t hit me yet. I seven district titles combined, two countless hours. The kids love him. His de- “The biggest thing he taught us about don’t think it will until cross country sea- region crowns and two state champi- meanor in some ways is reserved but the running is that it’s a lifelong activity, not son comes around. I feel I made the deci- onships, with the boys winning states kids respect him. We’ll miss him.” something that stops when you graduate,” sion for the right reasons.” 12 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Calendar OPEN HOUSES

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The Burke Centre Penguins girls’ 8-under medley relay team set a Colonial Swim

Photo by David Watt League record on June 26. The foursomes’ record-breaking time of 1:28.69, during their team’s season-opener meet versus Franklin Farm, shattered the old mark that had held for 32 years. Members of the record-breaking Penguins’ relay are, from left, Cassidy Hoeft, Shelby Cleal, Rachel Luteran and Ellie Mulvenon. These Penguins Swim Fast The West Springfield girls’ 4x800-meter relay team of, from left, Paige Kvartunas, Maddie Wittich, Alex Watt and Anna Barber earned All-America honors by placing Girls’ 100-meter medley sixth with a Virginia-record time of 9:03.35 during the relay shatters record. June 18-20 New Balance Outdoor National Track & Field Championships in Greensboro, N.C. eading up to the first official swim meet of the summer, members of the Burke Cen- Ltre Penguins girls’ 8-under, 100-meter Stars at Nationals medley relay team reasoned that if they swam close to their individual best times in their particular relay leg, they might have a shot at crack- West Springfield girls’ relay team ing the Colonial Swim League (CSL) record in event. Whether the extra motivation fueled their speed over sets Virginia state record. the weekend or not the quartet made good at its first opportunity. The Burke Centre Stingers’ 8-under boys’ By Jon Roetman The Burke Centre Penguins lost their dual meet, medley relay competes during last The Connection 239-205, to Franklin Farm on June 26, but not be- Saturday’s Colonial Swim League White fore 8-year-olds Cassidy Hoeft, Shelby Cleal, Rachel Division meet at the Commons pool. or seniors Paige Kvartunas, Alex Watt and Anna Barber, four Luteran and Eleanor Mulvenon finished 1:25.48 to Fyears of hard work culminated with a storybook ending to their best the previous CSL mark of 1:28.69 that stood finished behind the Blue fins with a final score of high school days. For freshman Maddie Wittich, the first chap- for 32 years. Barrington Blue Fins 250, Burke Centre Stingers 194. ter of her promising prep career featured a successful conclusion. While “It was pretty cool to watch some of the youngest First place finishes for the Stingers came from: one is staying and three are going, the West Springfield girls 4x800 kids do so well,” said Penguins Coach David Hovak. Ciaran Connolly (6-under boys 25 free), Melanie relay team came together and finished the 2010 track and field season “For four girls to be that fast at each stroke, they’re Walker (6-U girls 25 free), Sarah Shackelford (8-U in style. strong swimmers who have a lot of fun and the atti- girls 25 free), Nick Longo (9-10 boys 50 free, 50 The Spartan foursome won the AAA state championship on June 5 tudes and enthusiasm that’s key for young swim- breast and 25 fly), Rachel Canty (15-18 girls 50 free, with a state-meet-record time of 9 minutes, 8.32 seconds. Two weeks mers. I think a lot of the older kids took notice. It 50 breast and 50 fly), Brian Shackleford (6-U boys later, the team competed at the New Balance Outdoor National Track might be a little extra motivation for some of the 25 back), Themis Karounos (8-U boys 25 back), Bryce & Field Championships in Greensboro, N.C. With a change in strategy, other age groups to try to do just as well.” Johnson (9-10 boys 50 back), Becca Bott (15-18 girls the team earned All-America honors with a sixth-place finish and set a 50 back), Ryan Benton (8-U 25 breast), Sara Benton Virginia high school record with a time of 9:03.35. FOR THE SECOND Saturday of the Colonial Swim- (9-10 girls 50 breast), JP Boland (11-12 boys 50 “It was awesome,” Kvartunas said. “We worked four years to get to ming League Summer Season, the Burke Centre breast) and Cameron Boster (15-18 boys 50 breast). that level, and it was the first time we’d done something that big.” Stingers took to the Commons pool to host the The Stingers will host Fort Myer at the Commons At the state meet, Wittich ran the first leg, Watt the second, Barber Barrington Blue Fins in a White Division meet. For pool Saturday, July 10. Fort Myer currently has a 2- the third and Kvartunas anchored the Spartans. While West Spring- many families around Burke Centre, a typical Sat- 0 record and the Stingers hope to break their streak field won by more than 4 seconds, they had no time to relax. urday morning in July begins with a 5:30 a.m. or 6 and come out with a win. “We were all really nervous,” Barber said. “I remember talking to a.m. wake-up call to head to the pool for warm-ups. See Record-Setting, Page 15 The Stingers had a number of first place outings but — Katie Carrera 14 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Sports I have seldom seen much ostentation Record-Setting Effort and much learning met

From Page 14 “At most schools, she’d be the No. 1 girl,” the coach together. said. “But it just so happened she was living in the —Joseph Hall Paige beforehand saying, ‘I’m going to throw up.’ shadow of the two best girls to ever go though West … [During the final lap] we were freaking out be- Springfield.” cause [Osborn Park] was gaining. But Paige was go- Pelligrini glows when he talks about Barber’s clutch ing fast and the last 150 [meters] she just outkicked performance while running the anchor leg at nation- Find us on Facebook and become a fan! everyone.” als. He said Barber ran the highest-graded girls’ race www.Facebook.com/connectionnewspapers At nationals, West Springfield head coach Chris during his nine-years with the program, meaning Pelligrini changed the order, moving Kvartunas to Barber’s production was the best in relation to what the second leg and Barger to the anchor. The 27- her body was capable of relevant to her training. After year-old Pelligrini, in his ninth season with the pro- running a personal best 2:18.8 at states, Barber gram, said only four or five of the 11 teams in the shaved more than 3 seconds off at nationals, posting fast heat had a legitimate chance of winning the race a 2:15.6. and would eventually pull away from the other Afterward, the tears flowing from Barber were a BURKE PROFESSIONAL PLAZA teams. When the teams separated into two groups, mixture of emotional joy and physical agony. the Spartans’ only chance, Pelligrini said, was to be “For her to have that kind of race” at nationals was The Corner of Rt. 123 (Ox Rd.) part of the front pack. After Wittich’s opening leg, huge, Pelligrini said. “She really deserved to show Kvartunas, the team’s best runner, bobbed and what she was capable of.” & Burke Centre Pkwy. weaved the Spartans back into Barber will attend the the top five. From there, Watt University of Virginia. and Barber assured West Spring- “What I’ll remember the “It was awesome to be field of a top-six finish and All- able to do these things,” America honors. most was how good it felt an emotional Barber said. Coaching All-Americans “was “When we were driving honestly one of the biggest ac- to watch them succeed, back to Springfield I complishments I’ve ever had as started crying. It’s been a coach,” Pelligrini said. “Being because they’re such the best four years of my selected as one of 11 teams in life. I love the team and I the fast heat in the best relay in good people.” love these girls and I’m the country is an honor in itself.” — Chris Pelligrini, West Springfield going to miss them.” While the Spartans possessed track coach While the senior trio is athletic ability, Pelligrini said it off at college, Wittich will was the runners’ attitudes that attempt to carry on suc- helped them work well together and made them a cess at West Springfield. The freshman joined the joy to coach. relay team after junior Lauren Blackburn suffered a Kvartunas was the team’s star athlete, but didn’t stress fracture. Wittich made the most of her oppor- act like it, the coach said. While the anchor leg is tunity. usually reserved for a relay team’s top runner, “We’re all amazed with her,” Barber said. “When Suite F • 5631 Burke Centre Parkway • Burke, VA 22015 Kvartunas accepted and embraced her role of run- we were freshmen we never could have done the ning the second leg at nationals after Pelligrini ex- things she did.” Weekdays • Saturdays • Evenings plained his strategy. Pelligrini said he was pleased with the way Wittich United Concordia Participant “Paige turned herself into a robotic type of ath- approached her opportunity, using “clutch” as a one- 24 Hour Emergency Care lete,” Pelligrini said. “At the end, she was capable of word description of the freshman. almost anything. The type of workout she was throw- “The best part about Maddie was she had the right ing down between races showed a level of fitness I’d mental makeup to have that kind of role because Henry F. Dutson, DDS MS Orthodontic Specialists never seen as a coach. she knew it was the seniors’ last chance,” the coach for Adults and Children D. Michael Ellis, DDS “She was a superstar that never acted like it. She said. “She’s not your typical freshman that doesn’t was unassuming. I’ve had athletes with egos so big understand the gravity of a situation with her head that if I told them to do a less glamorous job than in the clouds. She was nervous because she under- 5631-B Burke Centre Parkway 4600 John Marr Dr., Suite #401 they hoped for, [they moped around]. She took the stood the gravity of the situation. Burke, VA 22015 Annandale, VA 22003 second leg and never questioned any decision.” “Her temperament as a freshman is really mature 703-250-2214 703-750-9393 Kvartunas received scholarship to Virginia Tech and beyond her years. Everybody’s light bulb turns on at will compete in cross-country and track next year. a different time and it’s rare for a freshman” to step “Coach put me second because he wanted us to be up. • Free Initial Exam able to stay in the race at the national level,” Wittich said she was treated nicely by her elder • 40+ Years Experience Kvartunas said. “I got the baton near the back — I teammates. She’s looking forward to her remaining • Two Board Certified Orthodontists was in eighth or ninth. I knew my goal was to catch seasons as a Spartan. as many people as possible.” “I felt so accomplished because we had worked • Ceramic Braces Watt was the team’s vocal leader and will also run really, really hard for it,” she said. “I still have three • Invisalign Treatment at Virginia Tech next season. more years and I have to keep focused and work with “Alex,” Pelligrini said, “was the heartbeat of the my team.” team.” Whether or not West Springfield can duplicate its Barber is an emotional athlete. She would admit 2010 success in the 4x800 relay is yet to be seen. For feeling nervous before a race and cry tears of joy now, three hard-working seniors — with the help of www.dutson-ellisortho.com after. She even cried while being interviewed for this a freshman — go out on top. story. While talented in her own right, Barber’s de- “What I’ll remember the most was how good it felt sire to continue working despite being overshadowed to watch them succeed because they’re such good by Kvartunas and Watt made for the season’s best people,” Pelligrini said. “It felt that much better be- story, Pelligrini said. cause they deserved it.” To advertise please call Steve Hogan at 703-917-6463 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ July 8-14, 2010 ❖ 15 Sports Faith Notes

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 8336 Carrleigh Kirby Second in State Parkway, Springfield, is hosting a free Sunday Sundae Summer Movie Supperx on Sun- day, July 25, at 4 p.m. There will GMU Grad pushes Virginia Beach’s be a light supper, The Disney movie “Cars” and a sundae bar Brinson Paolini to the final hole. with all the toppings. [email protected]. Mission Ambassadors is ike Kirby, a 25-year-old Falls Church resident, was the part of the Vacation Bible School runner-up in the 97th Virginia Amateur Championship at Sydenstricker United Method- on July 3 at Alexandria’s Belle Haven Country Club. ist Church. On three days, M students who have completed Kirby, a financial analyst for the U.S. Department of the fifth and sixth grades visit Defense, took the two-time defending champion, Brinson Paolini of local missions to learn about and Virginia Beach, to the final hole before losing 1-up. participate in their work. This The 32nd and lowest seed in the match play portion of the tourna- year trips to The Lamb Center, ment, Kirby defied the bracket Food for Others, and The Her- mitage are scheduled. Join us for odds and won his way into the a Fourth of July Picnic at 12 p.m. “If I can hang with final. in the grove next to the church. “I tried to put a little heat on Moon bounce, patriotic singing Brinson, but he responded to it and more. Sydenstricker United him, for a working Methodist Church, 8508 well,” said Kirby. Sydenstricker Road, Springfield. guy, that’s not too Kirby, a graduate of George 703-451-8223 or Mason University, was pleased www.sumcdisciples.org. shabby.” that he could keep up with a full- Interested in the Catholic — Mike Kirby time golfer. Faith? St. Leo the Great Catho- “If I can hang with him, for a lic Church is having inquiry working guy, that’s not too meetings 7:30 p.m. on Wednes- day, July 14 and Wednesday, shabby,” he said afterward. “The pressure is just not there anymore, so Aug. 11 for those interested in I just go out and give it my best shot.” learning more about Catholi- Michael K. Bohn The back-and-forth match came down to the 36th and final hole, cism. The meetings are held in with Paolini 1-up. Both players hit their approaches into greenside the St. John Room of the Parish Center, 3700 Old Lee Highway, bunkers, but each left his sand shot about 3 feet from the cup. Slightly Fairfax.

Photo by Photo away, Paolini calmly sank his. Kirby could only pick up his coin and [email protected] Mike Kirby, a George Mason University graduate, was congratulate the state’s first three-time winner. or 703-273-5369. the runner-up in the Virginia state amateur tournament — Michael K. Bohn Franconia United Meth- on July 3. odist Church, 6037 Franconia Road, Alexandria, welcomes the community to several events this summer. Contact 703-971-5151. ❖ Vacation Bible School: COMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP Meet God on the Mountain. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 19-23. For children age 4 to eighth grade. Learn about God’s majesty and power. ❖ Phoenix Rising Meal Program Volunteers Needed. Help prepare meals for the homeless along the Route 1 corridor 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 22, and deliver the bags 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 23.

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