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From left, senior Becca Allen, sopho- more Katie Rees and senior Tess

Higgins debate Photos by as a jury as part of Langley High School’s production of Kim Moran “12 Angry Women.”

Pictured from left are the Churchill Road Safe and Drug-Free Bookmark contest winners: Sydney Photos by Bamdad, Kelly Walton, Sophia Shiells, Kira Alex McVeigh/ Zaccardelli, Rehan Javaid and Esther Oh. The Connection Langley Men, Women Get ‘Angry’ Being Safe And reasonable doubt and swinging jurors one by one to Langley High School his side, they differ in tone. Drug-free presents “12 Angry Men” THE TWO CASTS avoided watching each other’s Great Falls residents can take and “12 Angry Women.” rehearsal, in order to make sure they stayed inde- pendent of each other. part in a national biological survey “We didn’t work together at all, we wanted to form By Alex McVeigh our own characters,” said sophomore Charlie Weir, as local bird election unfolds. The Connection who plays Juror #11. The play takes place on the hottest day of the year tudents at Langley High School will get a in New York City and director Phyllis Jaffe cranked hurchill Road students Churchill Road’s Student Coun- chance to get their anger out on the stage the heat up during rehearsals to lend to the effect. Crecently participated cil Association officers at their Sas the Saxon Stage presents “12 Angry “It was sort of frustrating working in the heat, you in the 2011 Annual biweekly meeting. The winners Women” and “12 Angry Men.” The two pro- have to stay sharp, which is hard,” said senior Becca Safe and Drug Free Bookmark in the Kindergarten to 3rd ductions tell the story of a jury tasked with deciding Allen, who plays Juror #12. “Usually its cold onstage, Contest, sponsored by Fairfax grade group are third graders: the fate of a young man accused of murdering his which makes it easier to stay focused. But is also County Public Schools’ Student Sophia Shiells (1st place); Kelly father. As the deliberations progress, the jurors learn makes it easier to act like it’s hot.” Safety and Wellness Office. Walton (2nd place); and about their own fears, prejudices and morals. The final juror to be swayed, Juror #3, is bitter More than 200 Churchill Road Sydney Bamdad (3rd place). “We both want to see each other throughout the play at the defendant, identifying him students used their creativity For grades 4 through 6, the win- do well, but there is also some with his or her estranged son. The and artistic talents to design ners are: 5th grader Esther Oh competition between the boys and two Juror #3s, seniors Nicole bookmarks exemplifying the (1st place); 4th grader Rehan girls,” said senior Hayley Mueller, Saxons Onstage Kang and Jay Mamana, each drew theme: “The key to being safe Javaid; and 5th grader Kira who plays Juror #4. Langley High School will be present- from different inspiration for their and drug-free.” Organized by Zaccardelli (3rd place). The ing “12 Angry Women” on Feb. 16 and The play was originally written Feb. 18, and “12 Angry Men” on Feb. 17 characters. Churchill Road counselor, Alex first place entries in each age as “12 Angry Men” in 1954. A few and Feb. 19. All shows start at 7:30 “It’s very personal with my char- Mantel, entries were judged by group will be judged against years later, author Reginald Rose p.m., and are in the Langley Auditorium. acter, she was hit by her son dur- CRS staff members; then the six winners from other Fairfax wrote “12 Angry Women.” Though Tickets are $10, $8 in advance, and $15 ing an argument,” Kang said. “The finalists were selected by County elementary schools. for both casts if purchased ahead of the script retains the same basic time. More information can be found at premise, a single juror claiming www.saxonstage.com. See ‘Angry,’ Page 12

Jurors discuss the fate of a young man in Langley High School’s Pro- duction of “12 Angry Men.”

Churchill Road Student Council Association officers Aria Zand, Charlotte Sununu, Katie Bellaschi, David Kim and Kelley McCormick tackle the difficult job of selecting the winning bookmarks. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 16-22, 2011 ❖ 3 News Week in McLean

Chesterbrook PTA Online Auction has something for every age, taste and budget.

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The Chesterbrook Elementary School’s Online Auction is now Vellma Lukic up and running, offering four Taylor Swift concert tickets, autographed sports and Hollywood memorabilia, salon and spa indulgence packages, and rounds of golf at some of the area’s premier golf and country clubs. From hard-to-get tickets for sport-

/Fairfax County ing events, getaways near and far, gift certificates to the Wash- ington area’s most delicious restaurants, and kid-favorites such as a Nintendo Wii and Pump It Up! packages, this auction has something for every age, taste and budget. The Online Auction started Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. and closes March 6 at 10 p.m. All proceeds go to the Chesterbrook PTA to support the school by providing educational enrichment oppor- Members of the Spirit of Praise Dance Sharon Bulova, Chairman of the Fairfax tunities, from classroom purchases to technology upgrades. Youth Ensemble from Greater Little Zion County Board of Supervisors, celebrates Register for the online auction at www.biddingforgood.com/ Baptist Church in Fairfax received a stand- the event with Supervisor Catherine chesterbrook ing ovation after their performance. Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill). MCA to Hold Winter Membership Meeting Black History Month Celebrated The McLean Citizens Association Winter Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Spirited singing, dancing and preaching highlight Center. The guest speaker from Fairfax County will be Deputy Director of the Department of Management and Budget Joe Fairfax County’s celebration. Mondoro. Mondoro will talk about county budget matters and will an- By Victoria Ross swer questions from the audience. It is important to remember and cheered the group’s soaring vocals. The Connection that the staff doesn’t set policy; the Board of Supervisors does. The audience gave standing ovations after ener- The meeting provides the opportunity to learn where the getic routines by The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church county’s fiscal house is and where it may be in the future. Plan to ounds of clapping, singing and shouts of Step Team of Herndon, and the Greater Little Zion attend and bring a neighbor, a friend or both. “amen” rang out as Kennedy Saunders be Baptist Church Spirit of Praise Youth Dance Ensemble The McLean Community Center is located at 1234 Ingleside Sgan singing the uplifting spiritual “Lift Ev of Fairfax. Avenue in McLean. Free parking is available. ery Voice and Sing.” “It’s an awesome, inspiring program,” said Debora With its message of struggle and hope, the hymn Brown, an employee for the County’s Women Infants has long been a staple at African-American churches, and Children (WIC) program. She performed an in- Del. Comstock’s Amendment and was quoted by the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery at terpretive dance selection, and has been coming to Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration. the celebration for 18 years. “This is an opportunity Passes Unanimously But Saunders wasn’t singing for his congregation for us to love and celebrate our background, and look Delegate Barbara Comstock (R-34) introduced a budget amend- at Antioch Baptist Church in Fairfax Station. forward to positive changes in our future,” she said. ment that would allow school districts to shift any portion of eli- Along with the Antioch Baptist Choir, he was per- The event included remarks by Sharon Bulova, gible FY 2012 Virginia Preschool Initiative funds toward imple- forming for more than 300 people who gathered at Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervi- menting all-day kindergarten. There are 37 schools in Fairfax the Fairfax County Government Center auditorium sors and Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter County that do not yet provide all-day kindergarten. The House Friday night to celebrate Black History Month. The Mill). Supervisors Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and of Delegates passed the budget amendment unanimously on free program, titled “Embracing Our Youth, Our John C. Cook (R-Braddock) also attended the event. Thursday, Feb. 10. The budget, House Bill 1500, was passed with Heritage and Celebrating All Cultures,” was spon- Bulova choked up recalling an episode from her bipartisan support, 69-28. sored by Fairfax County, in partnership with Cox childhood. “When I was growing up in the 1950s Delegate Comstock issued the following statement about the Communications. outside of Baltimore, I didn’t know anyone who was Budget Amendment: “I am pleased that the House of Delegates “Joy is for everyone. We’re all brothers and sisters, African-American.” On an afternoon walk, she and voted unanimously for my budget amendment. The amendment and that’s what we’re celebrating tonight. Black his- her siblings wandered into a neighborhood they had will give a school district the option to shift money, for one year, tory is the history of everyone,” said Emma Marshall, never seen before. “A boy who was about my age from pre-school funds to complete the implementation of all-day who organized the popular event along with Tilly came out to shake our hand,” Bulova recalled. “He kindergarten in districts that do not yet have all-day kindergar- Blanding and Dale Wallace. All are social workers was African American. He invited us inside his house ten in all of their schools. This will make approximately $3 mil- for Fairfax County. to have some cookies his mother had made. It opened lion available for Fairfax County with a 50-50 match from the up a whole new world for us … It pleases me so state, instead of the higher match we have for K-12. BLACK HISTORY MONTH, celebrated each Feb- much to see how our world has changed for the bet- “This budget amendment will help Fairfax County close the gap ruary, officially began in 1976, and this year arrives ter.” and help provide all-day kindergarten in all of our schools. I look on the heels of the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther Hudgins mentioned the county’s many historically forward to continuing to work with our parents and the commu- King Jr. Day. black churches, such as Cartersville Baptist Church nity to ensure that all of our kindergarten students are being The stirring music program mixed dance and step in Vienna, which was founded in 1863 by free Afri- treated equally.” performances with up-tempo gospel music. During can-Americans. “When others were not serving the an emotional performance by Maharold People, Jr. & The Tribe of Praise, the audience danced along See Black History, Page 5

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African-American community, the church served as a substitute and continues today to have a prominent place in our commu- nity,” she said. She emphasized the community’s need to stay con- nected and get to know each other. “We acknowledge we are a county about all people,” she said.

AFTER THE MUSICAL PRO- GRAM, the crowd moved into the Board of Supervisors’ chamber to hear the keynote speech by Vice Admiral David L. Brewer, III, U.S. Navy (retired). During his career in the U.S. Navy, Brewer, who was born in Farmville, commanded two ships and won numerous awards for combat efficiency and community service. He also re- ceived the Naval War College’s Distinguished Graduate Leader Award. He targeted his speech to the youth in the audience, and did a humorous question and answer session with the group. Mark Cannady of Lorton said he brought his two teenage daughters and wife to the celebration to hear the inspiring music, and hear Brewer “preach.” “This is always a fantastic event, and I really enjoyed the focus on youth tonight,” Cannady said. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 16-22, 2011 ❖ 5 The County Line General Assembly Mandates Autism Treatment

“When a parent gets a diagnosis of au- Law would require tism from a doctor, they also get a prescrip- some insurance tion for therapy like speech therapy and behavioral intervention and they will file a companies to pay for claim with their insurance company. Then, the insurance company will send a letter certain therapies. back saying that the treatment is not medi- cally necessary,” said Champion of the cur- rent situation in Virginia. By Julia O’Donoghue According to Champion, the type of in-

Photo by The Connection tensive therapy that will really make a dif- ference, particularly for toddlers and very ver the past few weeks, four young children, could cost $15,000 to

year-old Quentin Tidd has Pam Brooks $20,000 per year, which few families can Ostarted to say a few words and afford. to repeat sounds he has “When we began working intensively with heard. my son, he was considered to have moder-

For Quentin, who has autism, this was a /Contributed ate to severe autism. But after six months major and somewhat unexpected leap for- of intensive treatment, he was moved into ward in his development. Experts have told the mild to high functioning category. He his family that Quentin might be able to improved after this therapy but we couldn’t make more progress if he spent more time afford to keep doing it,” said Champion, in one-on-one behavioral therapy, said his whose son is now 17 years old. mother, Jennifer Tidd. Springfield resident Teresa Champion spoke to the crowd gathered in “My son is considered nonverbal so this Richmond to lobby on behalf of a bill that would require insurance PROPONENTS of the bill have also really was a breakthrough,” said Tidd, who companies to provide some treatment for Autism. Fairfax County Sen. learned to pare down their expectations. lives in Reston. Janet Howell (D-32), pictured in the background, was one of the spon- Three years ago, the advocates had pro- Unfortunately, the extra therapy that sors of the bill. posed a bill that would have required in- Quentin needs doesn’t come cheap. Tidd surance companies to cover treatment for said her family currently pays about $40 additional treatment, he is not going to some of these children from being impacted children with autism until they were adults. per hour out of pocket for individual treat- progress as he should,” said Tidd. for life. You can make sure they do not be- This year, they narrowed their focus to ment, which Quentin receives approxi- come wards of the state,” said Hugo, who toddlers and children in preschool, in or- mately twice per week. RELIEF may be on the way for Tidd and represents Clifton and Centreville. der to make the legislation more palatable Like many other families, the Tidds dis- other parents of children on the autism “I think this is an important bill. If we to fiscal conservatives in the House of Del- covered their insurance policy did not cover spectrum that are in similar predicaments. don’t do something, we risk leaving these egates. They also put a cap on services of any of behavioral and speech therapy that The Virginia General Assembly recently kids in the darkness,” he said. $35,000 per year, said Champion. doctors say Quentin requires. passed a bill that would require some in- Even though the legislation passed both “A lot of people in the House don’t like “Some insurance companies charge surance companies to cover treatment for chamber by large margins, legislators and the government mandating anything. That higher premiums if an autistic child is on children with a diagnosis of autism spec- advocates alike have said they are unsure was the primary resistance. There was also the policy. They charge more but they refuse trum disorder. whether Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) plans a fear about what the cost might be,” said to pay for treatment,” said Tidd. The Virginia House of Delegates passed to sign the bill into law. When contacted by Champion. Tidd said her family spent their Christ- the legislation 74-24 on Feb. 2, with the The Connection, McDonnell’s office said the Twenty-three other states have passed mas break discussing how they could re- support of every Fairfax County delegate. governor had not reviewed the bill yet. similar legislation, so Champion and sup- work their finances so they could afford Two Fairfax representatives, Del. Tim Hugo porters of the bill were able to provide the more hours of one-on-one therapy for (R-40) and Del. Tom Rust (R-56), were chief legislators with data on the cost incurred Quentin. Experts have said this type of early sponsors of the legislation in the House. “Self-insured companies in other states. Of particular concern was intervention could improve Quentin’s func- The Virginia Senate passed a very similar the impact it might have on the state bud- tioning for the rest of his life, according to bill 28-11 on Feb. 8, with all but one Fairfax do not have to provide get, since the benefit would be extended to Tidd. senator, George Barker (D-37), supporting employees of the commonwealth, said Still, the family finances are already a bit the bill. Sen. Janet Howell (D-42), also from this benefit and at least Champion. stretched, especially with one child enrolled Fairfax, sponsored the senate legislation. 55 percent of people in “South Carolina thought it would cost $18 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Howell, who carried similar bills for the million and it ended up costing $2 million “Honestly, we would probably be paying past two years, said she got involved with Fairfax work for self- last year. The data shows that the doom and for more therapy if we didn’t have child in autism advocacy in part because her grand- gloom about this bill’s impact on budgets college,” said Tidd. “But we would find a nephew, who lives in Arizona, is “severely insured companies.” doesn’t exist,” she said. way to afford it now.” autistic.” She was impressed with the ser- —Del. Mark Sickles (D-43). Children with autism also are likely to cost Tidd has thought seriously about going vices he was provided but frustrated that Virginia more as adults if they don’t receive back to work to pay for extra hours of treat- so many children in Virginia were being early intervention services, said autism ad- ment for Quentin but she doesn’t necessar- unable to get the same treatment. “We have no idea what he is going to do. vocates. ily trust another person to take care of her “He receives wonderful treatment but he His office is being pretty mum. But his [cam- In Fairfax County Public Schools, one in son. Tidd has no problem sending her older doesn’t live in Virginia. He lives in Arizona paign committee] did give the Virginia Au- 83 students has been diagnosed with some children to daycare, but she would worry and they have a [insurance] mandate,” said tism Project a $5,000 contribution last year form of autism, an 846 percent increase about handing over Quentin to a caretaker Howell. so we know he is supportive of the cause as since 1997. Last year, the county’s human that did not have special training to deal a whole,” said Lynn Miller, a Fairfax parent services department announced that the with children who have autism. HUGO, who sits on the House subcommit- of two boys with autism who lobbied for greatest threat to local government’s fiscal “There are days when he is just impos- tee overseeing mandated benefits, said he the bill. health was not the wave of aging baby sible. He can be very difficult. You worry was moved by some of the testimony he boomers as previously thought but the rap- that you are not going to be able to find heard from parents around the state. AUTISM ACTIVISTS have been trying to idly growing percentage of young adults someone who will treat your child the right One woman told the subcommittee that get some type of mandate for insurance with autism. way when he is screaming and kicking and she had two children with autism but could companies to cover autism spectrum disor- “Without this bill, the cost to society is throwing a tantrum,” said Tidd. only afford treatment for one. Another man der in Virginia for about a decade, though huge because the incidence of autism is only “Then, you wonder, should we take the asked the delegates to let his child “out of the effort has become more focused over growing,” said Champion.º chance of putting him in a daycare situa- the darkness.” the last three years, said Teresa Champion, tion? If I don’t go to work to pay for this “With these treatments, you can prevent a Springfield resident. See Assembly, Page 7

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Managing Editors When School Board member We would like the community to Michael O’Connell, Kemal Kurspahic have the largest class sizes in the State Sen. David Marsden of Photography: Jane Strauss visited our Spring Hill county. Thanks to a lack of proper be aware of the “In Remembrance, Fairfax County and Del. Luke Torian Louise Krafft, Elementary School PTO meeting April 16, 2007” license plate that Craig Sterbutzel financial resources from Ms. of Prince William County have gra- Art/Design: Feb. 9, our ridiculously large class Strauss and FCPS, our PTAs and we have requested the Virginia ciously offered to patron our bills, Geovani Flores, Laurence Foong, sizes were a major point of discus- General Assembly to approve. De- John Heinly, Wayne Shipp, PTOs are forced to purchase essen- SB 804 and HB 2245, respectively. John Smith sion. (My son’s fifth grade class tial items for our area schools. signed by 2010 Virginia Tech In order to receive consideration Production Manager: Jean Card currently has 36 students!) To If Ms. Strauss wants to vote for graduate, Zack Madrigal, the plate of our request, we must collect a date, Ms. Strauss has done noth- programs that benefit schools in is simple and elegant. Our intent is minimum of 350 pre-paid license ing to alleviate overcrowded class- to honor the 32 who died and the CIRCULATION: 703-778-9426 other parts of the county and not plate applications. Information Circulation Manager: rooms for the constituents that she in our area, then she should run many who survived that tragic day. on obtaining the license plate de- Linda Pecquex [email protected] claims to “represent.” as an At-Large candidate for Virginia residents can choose to sign and application can be found While class sizes grew, Strauss School Board. 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For every license word so that all who wish to honor [email protected] while Langley HS languishes in the plate that is sold or renewed after leadership. Nearly two decades on the 32 and survivors can have the Jerry Vernon renovation queue. Langley HS is in the School Board from Ms. Strauss the initial 1,000, organizations re- means to do so. Executive Vice President [email protected] such poor condition that the LHS is long enough. Kids and taxpay- ceive $15. Such a program allows PTA bought toilet seats for the ers in the Dranesville district- par- Virginia residents to not only show Joseph Samaha, Michael Wesley DeBrosse Controller school last summer! ticularly in the 22101 and 22102 their loyalty but to financially sup- Pohle, Susan Carney, Jody And for the one popular zipcodes – deserve better. port their organization as well. McQuade, Bev Bluhm, Mike Debbie Funk countywide issue that was born in VTV Family Outreach Founda- National Sales White, Lily Habtu, Uma 703-778-9444 the heart of her district – Fairgrade Catherine Lorenze tion is composed of a majority of Loganathan, Suzanne [email protected] - Strauss’ lack of advocacy was McLean Parent to the family members of the victims Grimes and Kavita Suratkal Jeanne Theismann profound. At one point, she even three FCPS students and survivors of the April 16, 2007 The Board of Directors of the Special Assistant to the Publisher lobbied our Fairgrade executive The writer is a member of Fairgrade tragedy at Virginia Tech. Our mis- 703-778-9436 VTV Family Outreach Founda- [email protected] board to kill weighting for honors Leadership Team, and Co-founder of sion is to promote and advocate Fairfax Education Coalition. tion, Centreville 8 ❖ McLean Connection ❖ February 16-22, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News

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THURSDAY/FEB. 17 Dan Bern. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com. “12 Angry Men.” 7:30 p.m. Langley High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean. A courtroom drama about twelve jurors. $10. www.saxonstage.com. Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Call for title. Adults. 703-757-8560 Paul Thorn. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. $22. The Watoto Children’s Choir will perform on Wednesday, www.wolftrap.org. Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church, 8980 Brook Road in McLean. The choir has travelled internationally FRIDAY/FEB. 18 since 1994 as advocates for the estimated 50 million chil- Wagner’s “The Valkyrie.” 8 p.m. George Mason University Center for dren in Africa, orphaned by HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and the Arts, 4400 University Drive, disease. Free, donations accepted. 703-893-5330. Fairfax. The second opera in “The Ring Cycle,” performed by The Virginia Opera and the Virginia Young Dubliners. 7:30 p.m. Wolf Expo Center, 4368 Chantilly Center Symphony Orchestra. Tickets $44- Trap Foundation for the Performing in Chantilly on Feb. 19-20 from10 $86, available at 888-945-2468 or Arts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. $22. a.m.-5 p.m. The “Half Pint Brawlers” cfa.gmu.edu. vaopera.org. www.wolftrap.org. will wrestle, sign autographs and “Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay- “Motorcycles, Midgets and entertain. Motorcycle dealers, Abaire. 8 p.m. 1st Stage Theater, Mayhem.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dulles vendors, custom motorcycles and 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean. Expo Center, 4368 Chantilly Center merchandise. $7 for children, $15 for Claire’s amnesia causes her to in Chantilly on Feb. 19-20 from10 adults. www.kevmarv.com or awaken each morning as a blank a.m.-5 p.m. The “Half Pint Brawlers” www.halfpintbrawlers.com. slate, and chaos arises as everyone will wrestle, sign autographs and tries to fill in the holes of her lost entertain. Motorcycle dealers, memory. A dirty puppet, an ex- vendors, custom motorcycles and WEDNESDAY/FEB. 23 criminal and a fake cop add to the merchandise. $7 for children, $15 for Watoto Children’s Choir. 7 p.m. dark comedy. 703-854-1856 or adults. www.kevmarv.com or Providence Baptist Church, 8980 www.1ststagetysons.org. www.halfpintbrawlers.com. Brook Road. McLean. Music and Jammin’ Java’s Mid-Atlantic Band dance. Free, donations accepted. Battle IV Finals. 8 p.m. Jammin’ 703-893-5330. Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. SUNDAY/FEB. 20 jamminjava.com. Wagner’s “The Valkyrie.” 2 p.m. “12 Angry Women.” 7:30 p.m. George Mason University Center for THURSDAY/FEB. 24 Langley High School, 6520 the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Brendan James and Matt White. 8 Georgetown Pike, McLean. An all- Fairfax. The second opera in “The p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. female cast in a courtroom drama Ring Cycle,” performed by The E., Vienna. jamminjava.com. about twelve jurors. $10. Virginia Opera and the Virginia Little House Studio Recital with www.saxonstage.com. Symphony Orchestra. Tickets $48- the Morrison Brothers. 7:30 p.m. Moonlight Garden Walk. 6 p.m. $98, available at 888-945-2468 or Bangkok Blues, 926 West Broad St., Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 cfa.gmu.edu. vaopera.org. Falls Church. Music from Beatles and Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna. “Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay- bluegrass to Natalie MacMaster and Join park naturalist Casey Pittrizzi to Abaire. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 1st Stage Green Day, performed by Little explore at night. 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A dirty puppet, an ex- Join a NVRPA park naturalist for an p.m., and Opening Reception 6-8 criminal and a fake cop add to the informative talk about bird life and p.m. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu. dark comedy. 703-854-1856 or identification. Search for species that Artist’s Reception for Rodger www.1ststagetysons.org. spend the winter in northern Va. All Schultz. 5-9 p.m. Avenue Beau The Downtown Fiction. 5:30 p.m. experience levels welcome. Free. Bring Sejour, 10135 Colvin Run Road, Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., binoculars and a field guide if you have Suite 100, Great Falls. Appetisers and Vienna. jamminjava.com. them. 703-255-3631 ext. 106. wine provided by Mediterranee Hot Tuna Blues. 8 p.m. George Mason Songs of Love. 5 p.m. Christ the King Restaurant. University Center for the Arts, 4400 Lutheran Church, 10550 Georgetown www.AvenueBeauSejour.com. University Drive, Fairfax. Blues, jazz, Pike, Great Falls. Popular, Broadway, bluegrass and folk by Jorma and art songs from the 1920’s Kaukonen and Jack Casady. A pre- through today. Free. FRIDAY/FEB. 25 performance discussion, free to ticket Fairfax Symphony Orchestra 48th “Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay- holders, begins 45 minutes prior to Annual Dorothy Farnham Feuer Abaire. 8 p.m. 1st Stage Theater, the performance on the Center’s String Competition Finals. 2 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean. Grand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44, p.m. Providence Presbyterian Church, Claire’s amnesia causes her to youth through grade 12 half price. 9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. awaken each morning as a blank 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu. Featuring nine finalists in grades 8 slate, and chaos arises as everyone “12 Angry Men.” 7:30 p.m. Langley through 12 from northern Virginia. tries to fill in the holes of her lost High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike, Free, public invited. 703-563-1990 or memory. A dirty puppet, an ex- McLean. A courtroom drama about www.fairfaxsymphony.org. criminal and a fake cop add to the twelve jurors. $10. “Motorcycles, Midgets and dark comedy. 703-854-1856 or www.saxonstage.com. Mayhem.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dulles www.1ststagetysons.org. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 16-22, 2011 ❖ 11 News ‘Angry’ at Langley High

From Page 3 liked from both. “In the guys version, my character has a bitter mother-son bond isn’t there, and that’s what leads monologue towards the end, where he’s pretty rac- to her feelings against the defendant. The boy on ist,” said senior Tess Higgins, who plays Juror #12. trial reminds her of her son, and she’s punishing him.” “But that’s not really the way a girl would speak, so Mamana says as a father, his character is more con- ours is different at that part.” cerned with his son’s masculinity, and that his Brian Patterson, who plays Juror #12 in the male wounded pride causes him to lash out. version, goes full-on with his character’s racist rant, “In his first monologues, my character talks about though he said “it was difficult to be so racist.” how he saw his son run away from a fight, and says While the two casts didn’t observe each other dur- ‘I’ll make a man out of you,’” he said. “It’s revealed ing rehearsals, Jaffe said there were clear differences that the son eventually struck him during a fight, in how the groups approached the play. and he takes a sense of sadistic pride in that.” “The girls seemed to always want to talk things When it comes to the confrontation between Ju- through beforehand,” she said. “The guys were more

Photo by rors #3 and #8, Mamana and senior Jordan Moeller, interested in jumping right in and figuring things used their real-life friendship to dig at each other. out.” “I just keep baiting him into a confrontation until Cast members said working with members of their he snaps,” Moeller said. own gender was a different experience, not many Alex McVeigh While the confrontation in the male version is more had worked with a single-sex cast before. physical, Mamana has to be restrained from attack- “It was interesting working as just a girls cast,” ing Moeller, the female version is more dramatic. said Bozorgzad, who plays Juror #7. “I think it helped Kang tries to leap over the table at junior Chaffee us get a lot closer, when one person said something, Duckers, in a move that’s less about physical vio- we all were listening.” /The Connection lence than it is pure rage. Jaffe said she originally thought of doing one show, “It was written in the fifties, so the girls are very but figured the two productions would allow for more much stereotypes of women in that age,” Jaffe said. students to get a chance on stage. “For example, [senior] Tu-an Truong, who plays Ju- “I was thinking about just having a mixed casts, ror #7 is always cracking jokes, while his counter- but when I found out about the women’s script, I part, [senior] Natalie [Bozorgzad] is much more bit- figured it would make for an interesting dynamic,” ing and sarcastic.” Jaffe said. “I didn’t let them watch any of the films, From left, seniors Hayley Mueller, Nicole Kang, Becca so they worked up their own interpretations of their Allen and Taylor Goodson deliberate as members of a THE WOMEN’S SCRIPT is a hybrid of both ver- characters, because once you see how someone else jury in Langley High Schools production of “12 Angry sions, the cast put theirs together from parts they plays it, it’s hard to wipe that from your mind.” Women.”

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Local Swimmers Shine at Saxons, Highlanders in District Tournament Region Championships Langley captures team title on girls’ side. Madison, Oakton, McLean, South Lakes and Herndon swimmers

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Craig Sterbutzel Craig By Rich Sanders Other top six place finishers by The Connection Langley girls’ swimmers came from: Spears (second place in 50- he Langley High girls’ free); Meghan Overend (fifth in swim and dive team 100-butterfly); Megan Howard captured first place at (sixth in 100-fly); and Katis (sec- T /The Connection the recent Northern ond in 100-free). Region swim and dive champion- The Saxons’ 400-free relay team ships, held at Oak Marr Recreation of junior Allie Zeidan, Katis, Center Feb. 1-5. Speers and Overend finished sec- The Saxons, coached by Ryan ond overall. Jackson, finished the postseason Oakton High’s Janet Hu won event with 241 team points, ahead two events - the 50-free and 100- of second place Yorktown (218), back. She was also a part of the McLean High’s Gordon Rogo (23) goes third place Lake Braddock (167), Cougars’ winning 400-free relay up for a shot during a regular season fourth place West Potomac (152) team. Oakton’s team members on game against Langley. Defending for the and fifth place Westfield (149). that relay were: Hu, Stephanie Saxons is Daniel Dixon. Both teams Langley’s Austin Vasiliadis (5) has con- Finishing sixth through 10th Hallock, Kendall Lawhorn and began play in the Liberty District boys’ trol of the ball during the Saxons’ recent place at the 23-team girls’ meet Kaitlin Pawlowizc. basketball tournament earlier this week game versus Stone Bridge. The Saxons were: South County (145), Individual girls’ champions from as the top seeded Saxons (15-7) hosted (15-7 overall, 13-1 district) concluded Robinson (143), Chantilly (138), area schools included Oakton’s Marshall while McLean (13-7) was home the regular season in first place within Oakton (130) and Madison (119). Pawlowicz (200-IM) and against Stone Bridge. the Liberty District standings. Other local teams of note in- Madison’s Kelly Corish (dive). cluded 11th place McLean (116 Pawlowwicz was also a second points), 14th place Herndon (68), place finisher in the 100-fly. stroke). eighth place Langley (135), ninth He was also a part of the Saxons’ and 19th place South Lakes (30). Top six place finishers from the place Oakton (128) and 10th place third place 200-free relay team, area included: Madison’s Laura THE BOYS’ TEAM CHAMPION Chantilly (127). Other teams of which included: Katis, Ryan Natal, THE CHAMPION SAXONS had Kellan (fourth in 200-free); was Westfield High, which finished note included: Marshall and Alex Brumas, and Chris Barnard. first place finishes from senior Marshall’s Kather VanWinkle with 271 points, ahead of second Jefferson, which tied for eleventh Other local individual first place Jayme Katis (200-yard freestyle) (third in dive); South Lakes’ Emily place Woodson (188), third place place with 87 points; 15th place boys’ champions included: and sophomore Abi Speers (100- Sennett (third in 100-fly); McLean Robinson (186), fourth place McLean (55); and Herndon and Marshall’s Cyrus Hashemi (200- freestyle). Both were also a part High’s Eva Greene (third in 100- Madison (179), fifth place Lake South Lakes, which tied for 18th free); Madison’s Ryan Fox (dive); of Langley’s first place 200-yard back, fourth in 100-free); Herndon Braddock (163), and sixth place place with 42 points. and Oakton’s Philip Hu (100- free relay team, consisting of se- High’s Ryan Murphy (sixth in 100- Fairfax (145). Rounding out the Langley High’s Chuck Katis fin- back). Hashemi of the Statesmen nior Meghan Overend, Katis, se- back); and Herndon’s Jenna Van top 10 team scores, were: seventh ished first place in two events - the from Marshall was also a second nior Megan Howard, and Spears. Camp (second in 100-breast- place West Springfield (137), 200-IM and the 100-breaststroke. place finisher in the 500-free. Two Saxons Earn Place Finishes at Wrestling Regionals

that up with a 9-4 decision win over McLean High’s Austin Miller also earns region medal. Westfield’s Frank Aiello. Next, in a semifinals match, Ives lost, 8-4, to eventual champion By Rich Sanders Finishing sixth through 10th place were earned medals. McLean’s Austin Miller fin- Omar Maknassi of T.C. Williams to fall into The Connection Lee High (69), Mount Vernon (65), Edison ished sixth place at 125 weight class. the loser’s bracket. Ives bounced back with a (62), the Saxons and Lake Braddock Wilson, in the 152 bracket, won his first 13-8 win over Annandale’s Jack Johnson to he Langley High wrestling team fin (54.50). Local school McLean High, under two matches, defeating Wakefield High’s advance to the match for third place. There, Tished a solid ninth place at last head coach Ken Jackson, tallied 23 team Michael Rios by first period pin in his first Ives fell 9-2 to Lake Braddock’s Rori Renzi. weekend’s Northern Region cham- points for a 22nd place overall finish. match before defeating Oakton’s Matt pionships meet, held Feb. 11-12 at Fairfax Robinson Secondary’s Jack Bass, the 125- Norterangelo by major decision, 15-5, in his MCLEAN’S MILLER, at 125 division, won High School. weight class champion, was named the re- second match. Wilson was then edged by matches over Centreville’s Jerry Cowman The Saxons, under head coach Jeff Mye, gion tournament’s Most Outstanding Wres- Mount Vernon’s Trey McClure, 7-6, in the by pin and Yorktown’s Danilo Downing, 5- scored 58 total points. The team champion tler. semifinals to fall into the loser’s bracket. 1, before losing to eventual champion Bass was Robinson, which captured its first re- There, he bested Jonathan Faul of Stone of Robinson by major decision to fall into gion crown since 1991. The Rams finished FOR LANGLEY, 13-5 in team dual meets Bridge by major decision, 16-6. That put the loser’s bracket. Miller ultimately fin- with 260.50 points, ahead of second place during the regular season, both Matt Wilson him into the consolation finals for third ished sixth overall following a loss to and defending region champion Westfield (152 weight class) and Jay Ives (135) earned place where Wilson lost to Westfield High’s Hayfield’s Sahid Kargbo, 8-5, in the match (208). South County (118) finished third fourth place individual finishes. The top four Harry Van Trees, 8-2, to finish fourth. for fifth place. place, while Annandale (92) and Hayfield wrestlers in each weight class automatically Ives, in the 135 tournament, earned a sec- The Virginia State AAA championships (78) finished fourth and fifth places, respec- advanced to this weekend’s Virginia State ond period pin win over Stuart High’s Ameer will take place this Friday and Saturday tively, at the 30-team event. AAA championships. The top six finishers Ghousheh in his first match, then followed (Feb. 18-19) at Robinson Secondary. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 16-22, 2011 ❖ 15 Schools Marshall Theater Presents Two Plays

By Monika Bapna ence on the edge of their seats. “We wanted to show that we do The Connection In addition, the play also dif- a variety of plays,” said Trena fered from the regulars in that it Weiss-Null the theatre teacher at he lights were there. interacted with the audience, Marshall. “With the positive feed- The actors were ready. which Kate Thomas, an elemen- back I got from doing Peter Pan TThe audience shushed tary schooler, found extremely last year I wanted to make sure we their children as the entertaining. do a play every year that the com- lights dimmed and the blood red Contrasting to the play was the munity as a whole can enjoy.” curtain was slowly parted. second play they performed called The Wolf’s tales was also an op- The sight that greeted was a lone The Dogs are Coming, a poignant portunity for the characters to janitor sweeping. story written by a junior Rayn improvise and set their own voice The Dogs are Coming: Mary (Hannah Rak), left, with And then the action began. Out Epremian, a true story about her in their characters Weiss-Null said. Mother (Mackie Quirk) and brother Ariaore (James Lex) popped Caroline and Leo, the hus- great grandmother and father who “The Dogs are Coming on the eat dinner at their home. band and wife, in search for the were Armenians. other hand was an IB project, but Photos by Monika Bapna/The Connection wolves, or the “wolfies” who ate “The first time we performed the became our Virginia High School their chicken. Dogs Are Coming it was for a very League (VHSL) show,” Weiss-Null Then the other characters were different audience,” said senior said. introduced like the wolves, who Brian Potter, who played a Greek Though not having won the VHSL were as unconventional as their Man in the play. competition and the divided views name, Matt and B.B aka Big Bad; This sentiment was echoed by of the judges the cast decided to then the three little pigs followed one of the audience members, perform the play again in Marshall. by Granny Blanne and her grand- Clyde Will-Cox. “The kids in the Senior Yara Alemi, who directed daughter, Rosie. audience would have a hard time the Dogs Are Coming, called the With Caroline’s unique smell connecting to the loss present in play “phenomenal.” She added guiding them and Granny Blanne’s the play or the depth of the play,” that the cast were hard working splendid karate moves, out set the he said. “But Marshall always does and had a level of professionalism troupes in search of the wolf. a good job with its plays and I re- that is usually very hard to see. The Marshall High School the- ally enjoyed it.” “Rayn is going to continue to atre premiered The Wolf’s Tales on With the issue about Marshall’s work on this play and expand it Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. This comedic re- earlier play, Chicago, and its sug- some more,” Weiss-Null said. “We telling of The Three Little Pigs and gestive parts Marshall specifically are really looking forward to do- Little Red Riding Hood had hilari- chose Wolf’s tales to balance out ing this in the future with students The wolves (Brady Thomas, left, and Niel Will-Cox, ous plot twists that kept the audi- the play. writing their own plays.” middle) and the pig (Sarah Chapin).

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16 ❖ McLean Connection ❖ February 16-22, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Home Life Style Security, Convenience and Green Innovation Photos by Jeanne Theismann/The Connection Northern Virginia companies debut home technology trends in Las Vegas.

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etting a lot of attention at this year’s Consumer Electronics GShow were several Northern Virginia companies who were among the more than 2,700 exhibitors dis- playing some of the world’s most cutting edge home technology trends. This year was all about the “apps” as more than 150,000 people from around the world descended on the Las Vegas Convention Center last month for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Jon Kelman demonstrates a light-up Homeowners can have more control over security vest by Fairfax Station-based their homes using many newly developed MAXSA Innovations. smartphone applications, getting real time information from home security systems even when not at home, controlling room temperatures, raising and lowering window shades or even starting dinner or the laun- dry from anywhere with an internet con- nection.

Herndon-based Simplicikey president Surveillance Systems, Jason Pizzilo, right, demonstrates the Archerfish: Reston new lockset to Oracle’s Joel Storm at Entourage vice presi- the Consumer Electronics Show. dent Doug Atkinson, For homeowners looking for a home sur- left, demonstrates veillance system, Reston’s Cernium Corpo- the new Pocket Edge ration has developed the Archerfish Solo, Tablet Times Two, to David Goldhagen an IP-based wireless camera that sends of San Antonio. video clip emails to your smart phone or Entourage: McLean computer whenever it senses unusual ac- McLean-based Entourage Systems used tivity. this year’s CES to launch the Pocket Edge, “There’s been a lot of interest in the Solo,” a portable version of its bestselling Entou- said Debbie Shuey of Archerfish, a CES ex- rage Edge. hibitor for the last three years. “We’ve had “We just launched last year and are do- far more people stopping by this year than ing very well, especially internationally,” the last two.” said Entourage vice president Doug Homeowners can use Archerfish to view Atkinson. “As a consumer device, we are just live video via computer, smart phone or tab- getting started and are excited to be here.” let devices, as Shuey demonstrated by moni- The mission is to provide an all-inclusive toring the cameras at Reston Skate Quest personal technology device that combines cameras from the show floor in Las Vegas. the functions of several products into one “The number of people interested in this solution. for personal use has multiplied tremen- Both the Entourage and Pocket Edge are dously,” Shuey said. “Even our competitors dual screen e-reader, Android-based tablet have been stopping by.” computer, notepad and audio/video re- Debuting at CES this year was the Archer- corder and player. Connected to the fish Solo Flood Light Adapter, which allows internet, it can manage any connected home the camera to be installed simply by screw- security system or smart appliances. Prices ing it into an existing flood light socket. start at $349. “We’re continuously developing products “We can build a tablet by cutting off half, to help consumers keep an eye on the places but then we’d be just like everybody else,” that matter to them,” said Cernium presi- Atkinson said. “But people still write and dent Craig Chambers. “The Archerfish Flood along with many other features, we offer Light Adapter makes installing the Solo as that with our product.” www.entourageedge.com easy as screwing in a light bulb.” Skip West, founder of Fairfax Station-based MAXSA Innovations, displays www.myarcherfish.com his latest home technology solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. West teaches the course “From Geek to See Home, Page 19 Gazillionaire” at George Mason University. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com McLean Connection ❖ February 16-22, 2011 ❖ 17 Northern Virginia REAL ESTATE Top Townhouse Sales in 2010

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