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April 22, 2016 SSOUTHOUTH PPOTOMACOTOMAC PPILOTILOT NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUTH POTOMAC DEFENSE COMMUNITY Wild Hogs and Easy Riders Welcome at Upcoming Mentorship Event By Barbara Wagner At Naval Support Facility (NSF) Link directly to the South Potomac Pilot Dahlgren a group of riders are making With the advent of spring and warm- it their mission to provide mentorship NSASP Facebook er weather, motorcyclists in the region and support to promote safe riding in page on your are gearing up and hitting the open the area. he Dahlgren Motorcycle Rid- smart phone road. In Virginia that’s roughly 200,000 ers are an unoicial group comprised riders. Outside of legally licensing and of active duty service members, civil- registering your bike, wearing a helmet ians and contractors that is teaming up and having a face shield, protective with installation and tenant command INSIDE: eyewear or a windshield on your bike, leadership to provide riders from both Virginia and Maryland riders don’t Dahlgren and its sister base, NSF In- have any particular requirements in dian Head, with its second annual place before they hit the road. pre-season motorcycle safety brief and While those minimal regulations suf- ride May 6. ice of base, within the gates Depart- “Last year we had nine motorcyclists ment of Defense (DoD) regulations who attended the brief,” Master Sgt J.D. require active duty personnel who plan Cannedy, committee lead said. BY BARBARA WAGNER/SOUTH POTOMAC PILOT to purchase or operate a motorcycle – his year, in addition to providing Master Sgt. Jeremy Cannedy, left, committee lead for the Dahlgren Motorcycle Riders, and his wife, Sabry- regardless of their intent to ride on or riders with mentors and promoting na, pause after honoring Lance Cpl. Thomas Creek, of the base – to participate in a two-lev- safe riding, the group is hoping to more a posthumous Medal of Honor recipient and the best el course before the rubber meets the than triple that number. friend of Cannedy’s father. The large, organized ride to road. Level I is a 16-hour basic riders he event will consist of an hour-long the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was one of sever- course, to be followed within 60 days safety brieing at the base theater fol- al Cannedy enjoyed during his years of riding; he and EARTH DAY other members of the Dahlgren Motorcycle Riders will with more advanced Level II training; lowed by an assisted “T-CLOCS safety hold mentorship event to promote safe and responsible 2016!! riders must also complete a refresher riding May 6 at the NSF Dahlgren Base Theater. (Photo page 3 course at least every three years. see Riders, page 10 courtesy of Jeremy Cannedy) NSF Dahlgren Public Speaking Perfected PAID Main Gate By Barbara Wagner speaker: King George Toast- SO. MD. South Potomac Pilot PERMIT #1 PERMIT US POSTAGE US POSTAGE masters Club. NEWSPAPERS PRESORT STD PRESORT Reminder Beginning April 25 It’s your turn at the podium Chances are you have seen and you feel that uncomfort- their sign at the corner of Dahl- until July 29, NSF Dahl- able lutter in your stomach. gren and Route 301 and won- gren Main Gate will be You begin to sweat and you dered what in the world does closed Monday — Fri- fear all of your worst night- one do at a Toastmasters Club? day, 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. for mares about speaking in Is it how to wrangle the perfect completion of canopy front of a crowd are about to shade and crispness on a slice construction. he exit happen. You are not alone in of bread or the best way to say lane near Avenue A that fear – public speaking “congratulations!” at a wedding? through the Dahlgren ranks number one in Ameri- According to Dwayne Craft, ca’s top fears! Most people are test director at Naval Surface Post Oice Parking Lot not completely comfortable Warfare Center Dahlgren Di- will be open Monday speaking in front of a group vision (NSWCDD) as well as — Friday, 11 a.m. — 6 of people whether for work, the vice president of public BY BARBARA WAGNER/SOUTH POTOMAC PILOT p.m. during this time. school or personal interest relations of the King George Toastmaster Dwayne Craft from Naval Surface Weekend gate ops groups. here is an organiza- Toastmasters Club, the club’s Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) will remain on regular tion, however, that meets lo- purpose is to provide a sup- receives his “Competent Communicator” award from King George Toastmaster President schedule. cally and ofers an avenue to portive and positive venue for raise your comfort level and Jim Ondrish. Toastmasters meet the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Mary your competency as a public see Speaking, page 10 Washington University Dahlgren campus. FREE CLASSIFIED ADS FOR MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES E-mail [email protected] or Call (540) 653-8153 2 The South Potomac Pilot Friday, April 22, 2016 Getting to Know You – Students Helping Students Succeed at Dahlgren School By Barbara Wagner the kids come in that irst week of tures that we and the yearbook staf South Potomac Pilot school and can say ‘oh I was in Japan took throughout the year and put to- At the beginning of the school year too!’” gether an end of the school year vid- at Dahlgren School on Naval Sup- Making those sorts of connections eo. his year our goal is to make cop- port Facility (NSF) Dahlgren, a small helps provide a smoother transition ies for the students that are leaving to group of students known as Junior into Dahlgren School. remember us by,” Danielle said. Student to Student (JS2S) mentors Eighth-grader Toni has been with he JS2S students have also helped gathered to make welcoming goodie the program for several years and says out in other ways around the school bags and get caught up on what has that JS2S really helped her when her including volunteering to help for changed at the Dahlgren School over family made a Permanent Change of “Fun Friday” snack sales as well the summer. hey volunteered their Station (PCS) move to the area. as helping to beautify the school time so that when new students ar- “From the irst day I got here I met grounds. rive on that irst hectic day of school, so many great people,” Toni said. “We did a courtyard clean-up last they will have a familiar and friendly “Even though some of them live half- year,” seventh-grader Trinity shared. face to look to for peer guidance. way across the world now, many of BY BARBARA WAGNER/SOUTH POTOMAC PILOT “We helped pick up trash and sticks “We made goodie bags and also my best friends are people that I met The 2015-2016 Dahlgren School Junior Student to Stu- to make the courtyard nicer.” made and hung up signs around the that day.” dent volunteers from left to right: (front row) Trinity 8th, Eskey retired from King George Charles 5th, Kaitlyn 6th, Kaitlyn 5th, (back row) Toni school saying, ‘welcome to Dahlgren Sixth-grader Katey shared that 8th, Danielle 8th, Gary 8th and Sara 6th. School System as the Director of School,’” eighth grader Gary, a JS2S for her the most diicult thing to do Counseling and now works a few member said. when starting at a new school is to try JS2S experience. like, “Where’s the best place to get piz- days a week at the Dahlgren School. “he big push is at the beginning of to igure out whom to be friends with. “Basically we have the students in za in King George?” and ofering ad- She admits that until she began at the year when we have the most new “You never know how they really each grade bring in their lunch that vice about the local community. the Dahlgren School she really didn’t students,” Guidance Counselor Di- act until the ifth day or so. It’s good day to school and we met in the con- Danielle, an eighth-grader joined have an understanding of what the ane Eskey said. that the JS2S is there to help you meet ference room to really get to know JS2S in an interesting way last year. military children who frequently PCS he JS2S students take time to meet good people those irst few days,” Kat- each other,” Sara explained. “Danielle came to me as a guidance throughout their school careers go with the new students to get to know ey said. Most of the children who are a part counselor to ask about creating a vid- through. them better. One of the ways in which Most of the group agrees that the of the program have several moves eo,” Eskey shared. As we celebrate Month of the Mil- they do that is through a “getting to “Lunch Bunch” program is key to not under their belt, such as ifth-grader Eskey, in her role as JS2S advisor, itary Child at NSF Dahlgren, we rec- know you” form. only getting to know the new stu- Kaitlyn, who has moved three times; saw the potential for Danielle’s idea ognize these exceptional children “he students ill out the forms and dents, but was helpful to them as well group members understand what it to complement the goal of the JS2S who have fostered an attitude of ac- we post them in the hall so that ev- when they irst arrived. is to be the “new kid on the block.” program and encouraged Danielle ceptance and demonstrated esprit de eryone has a chance to get to know Sara, a sixth-grader, says Lunch he JS2S mentors even help with to join.