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An RA member, owning property and living in Reston is needed to serve the remainder of a 3-year term ending May 2010 on the Covenants Committee. This committee is responsible for administering the Use of Property (maint- enance) and Residential Property (use) Covenants and considers/determines cases concerning these areas.

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Julia O’Donoghue Boundary Coming Students will move to South Lakes next year. Reston chosen as By Julia O’Donoghue final location. /The Connection The Connection By Andrew Dodson airfax County Circuit Court The Connection F Judge Gaylord Finch sided with the local school board magine a child walking into an operat- over parents who cried foul about ing room and preparing a patient for school redistricting, indicating that I People board an express bus to the Pentagon at the Wiehle Avenue open-heart surgery. With the defibril- the western county school boundary transit hub. State transportation officials plan to cut funding for the lator in hand, it is up to the child to save a changes adopted last winter are likely bus in 2010. life. This is one of the planned exhibits for to remain permanent. the Children’s Science Center of Northern Lawyers for the school system and Virginia. the parents presented their case in a Two years ago, a founding board in the Express Bus To Lose Funding three-hour hearing July 3. Finch took Northern Virginia area saw a need for a express bus service in the Dulles corri- three weeks to review the material children’s museum that made math and sci- State to halt submitted by both sides and released ence exciting. According to a poll by the dor — which goes to the West Falls Church metro station, Crystal City and a four-paragraph le- Educational Testing Service, American edu- money in 2010. gal decision July 28. cators say today’s children are behind on the Pentagon — serves about 8,000 resi- By Julia O’Donoghue Eleven community the path of being competitive for science dents and provides at least 15,000 one- “I have a The Connection way trips for individuals daily. members had sued and engineering jobs. This Children’s Mu- the school board seum board says this can be a solution to With gas prices skyrocketing, the sense of eston resident Jane Baniewicz county expects to see seven percent over its February de- that ailment. cision to shift some relief “We want to make science and math cool has taken the express com- growth in express bus ridership overall, muter bus along the Dulles according to a letter written by Katharine neighborhoods from again,” said board member Leo Rydzewski. R the Oakton, Madison because it “A museum like this can play a unique op- Toll Road five days per week Ichter, director of the Fairfax County De- since they started running the service in partment of Transportation and Westfield high portunity and awareness of what fields are school districts to the means we available for children.” 1999. Her employer in downtown SO IT was with much disap- South Lakes High “Math is declining in our school system School district. As can focus and children aren’t doing well in it,” said D.C. offers a subsidy to em- pointment that Fairfax County ployees who use public tran- learned Virginia’s Department part of its decision, on what is Brenda Hyde, chairman of the board. “Only “I like it, the school board also 5% of our graduates go on to study math sit, so it beats a carpool, she of Rail and Public Transporta- said. tion planned to reallocate $6.6 moved some homes important.” or science.” absolutely. from the Chantilly Rydzewski gave a presentation to the “It is a great service. I think million of the express bus — Eugene it goes back and forth to I ride it service’s funding in July of High School district Reston Association Thursday, July 24 and to the Oakton High Nkomba, received positive feedback from the board. Reston until midnight,” said 2010, well before Metro rail Baniewicz, while standing at every day” extension to Wiehle will be School district, president, South RA President Robin Smyers called the mu- though none of these Lakes PTSA seum a positive opportunity for Reston and the Wiehle transit station at — Erin completed. 7:30 a.m. July 28. Virginia’s public transit of- residents decided to offered any needed help from the associa- Williams, sue the school system. tion. Erin Williams, another Reston resident fice had been providing the Most museums of this desired caliber start Reston resident, also had money — which accounts for nothing but good things to say half of the express bus service’s FROM THE DAIS and in court, the small at an interim site. Rydzewski said school board had said that it needed some interim sites for children’s museums about the toll road bus. total budget — through fees collected on “I like it, absolutely. I ride it every day,” the Dulles Toll Road. But next year, Vir- to make the boundary adjustments to can be as small as 1,000 square feet, but provide well-rounded curricula in all this board plans to have their interim site said Williams who pulled out a book out ginia plans to transfer operation of the to read during the ride. She did not have Dulles Toll Road to the Metropolitan western county high schools. be 20,000 to 40,000 square feet. A plan to South Lakes, one of the smallest open the interim site is projected in the first time to crack it during her wait at the Washington Airports Authority and, in station, since the express bus arrives 2010, the money will be needed to help high schools in the system, could not quarter of 2009. A permanent site — which offer the breadth of classes available is planned to be anywhere from 100 to 150 about every five minutes during the fund the Dulles Rail project, said Corey morning rush hour. Hill, the commonwealth’s chief of public at other high schools. The amount of thousand square feet — is targeted to open students at Westfield and Chantilly — five to seven years after the opening of the As quickly as the express buses pull up, transportation. so too, does a new line of passengers “I couldn’t give it to [the county] any- Fairfax’s two biggest high schools — interim site. made those schools’ sports, perform- About one year ago, Rydzewski and real form to board them at Wiehle Avenue. more because I won’t have it. … The rail The parking lot was filled to the brim on project is the number one priority for the ing arts programs and other co-cur- See Science Center, Page 5 a late July morning and at least 20 people toll revenue and the county staff is aware ricula activities overly competitive, had gathered in the 10-minute window of that,” said Hill. according to school officials. Get Involved it took for the 7:55 a.m. express bus He added that Fairfax County and the But several parents affected by the If interested in sponsoring the Children’s Sci- bound for the Pentagon to show up. commonwealth had also discussed an redistricting said Fairfax County had ence Center of Northern Virginia, contact Brenda In June, Fairfax County estimated the See Bus Funding, Page 5 different motives for making the Hyde at [email protected]. See Boundary, Page 16 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 ❖ 3 Week in Reston News Attempted Abduction of Teen Fairfax County detectives have released a com- posite drawing of the suspect who attempted Inspiring the Dream to grab a girl at North Point Village Center. On Friday, July 18 a 13-year old girl walking in the 1400 block of North Point Village Center was Diamond Dream approached by a man who engaged her in con- versation. The two entered a coffee shop and later Foundation gives the walked a short distance together. The man asked magic of baseball. for a kiss and attempted to grab the girl. She ran Suspect away and called the police. She was not injured. The suspect was described as white, approxi- By Andrew Dodson mately 50 years old. He was about 5 feet tall The Connection and 180 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, cargo pants and white tennis shoes. altimore Oriole Hall of Famer Al Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone Bumbry is a winner. His baseball at 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or career saw rookie of the year text “TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES(274637) or call Fairfax County B honors in 1973 and a World Se- Police at 703-691-2131. ries championship in 1983. Today though, he takes his love for the game and shares it with the younger generation. Reston P&Z To Meet Photo by “I’ve always enjoyed helping kids with The Reston Planning and Zoning Committee will be meeting baseball,” said Bumbry. “It’s the sport I love Monday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Conference Room, and I like sharing that.”

Reston Association Building, 1930 Isaac Newton Square. That passion for America’s favorite pas- Andrew Dodson Staff members of the Fairfax County Planning and Zoning De- time was the base for the Diamond Dream partment will meet with the Reston P&Z Committee members to Foundation (DDF) — an organization that participate in a Q&A session concerning the current review of teaches youths baseball while promoting the Comprehensive Plan and related land use matters. life skills through the sport. Founder Bob The agenda subject to change without notice by order of the Duff started the project last year. Chairman David Vanell or Arthur S. Hill, vice chairman. “For us, it’s all about the magic of base- /The Connection ball,” said Duff. “I was never that good of Business Counseling at a player back in the day, but I’ve always loved this game, and that’s what I wanted Supervisor’s Office to teach to these kids.” Fairfax County Economic Development Authority will send rep- Duff said there is a decline of African- resentatives to several Board of Supervisors’ offices once a month American players in baseball because to offer free on-site, one-on-one counseling to anyone who wants many of them cannot afford gloves. Oriole Hall of Famer Al Bumbry pitches a ball to a to start or expand a business in Fairfax County or learn about “When it comes down to, ‘We have $28 participant of the Diamond Dream Foundation’s other business services. Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine for groceries,’ you just can’t buy a glove,” baseball clinic last Thursday. Hudgins’s office is one of the host locations. For more informa- said Duff. tion visit www.fairfaxcountyEDA.org or call 703-790-0600. they need to catch. After 10 DDF ELIMINATES that prob- minutes of throwing the ball lem, purchasing a brand new More around, many of the youths glove and hat for all partici- For more information on clinics and caught their thrown ball eas- Reston Triathlon Celebration on the Diamond Dream Foundation, visit The 25th Celebration of the Reston Triathlon will take place at pants. And of course, the pro- www.diamonddreamfoundation.org. ily. Dazia Chamberlain of Reston’s History Museum from Aug. 3 to Sept. 15. The museum gram would not be complete Reston was one of those kids. will exhibit Triathlon photos, trophies and memorabilia since its without a classic ballpark “It’s so cool,” Chamberlain inception in 1984. The museum hours are Tuesdays, 2:30 to 5:30 hotdog. said. “I never played baseball before, but I want to p.m. and Wednesdays through Saturdays, 12 to 5 p.m. Last Thursday, July 24, DDF taught its third clinic play in high school now.” The triathlon includes a one-mile swim in Lake Audubon, a 22 at Langston Hughes Middle School to 22 youths. DDF Taking home a free glove was also a highlight for and three-tenths mile bicycle course and a 10k run. Some 200 collaborates with Fairfax County Community Recre- Chamberlain. She said she wants to have her mom participants took part in the first triathlon, whereas in recent years ation services, which allows the use of fields and play catch with her now. hopefuls are turned away since the slots fill on the first day of equipment. FCCR Supervisor Evan Braff calls DDF For the batting section, each participant swung at registration. For the last 24 years the race has been held on the the model example of community recreation. several balls set up on a tee, aiming to hit the sweet first Sunday following the Labor Day Weekend. “It is just awesome,” Braff said. “We need more spot of the bat. Gustavo Sosa of Herndon was one community organization like this. Bob (Duff) was a participant who found the sweet spot often. He cred- businessman with an idea to help kids. He goes out its his family genes. Volunteer Appreciation Cookout and gets resources, and just really wants to give back “My father taught me about baseball,” Sosa said. Reston Association will thank its volunteers with a poolside to the community.” “My uncle also played in the minor leagues and now cookout on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Glade Braff said his job is to lead in youth development plays in Panama.” Pool, 11550 Glade Drive. The celebration will feature carnival and without organizations like DDF, he cannot ful- Sosa’s last name certainly has baseball history be- style food, music, games and door prizes. The rain date is Aug. fill FCCR’s mission. Most importantly, the program hind it, but he simply smiled and let out a quick laugh 14. RSVP by August 1 to Ha Brock at 703-435-7986 or is effective, said Braff. if asked if he was related to hall of famer Sammy [email protected]. “We had teenagers come to one of these events, Sosa. and you know what teenagers can be like,” Braff said. After the three sections were completed, the youths “But we get reports and see these kids carrying their split into two teams and played a short game where Giving Circle’s Grant Cycle Open gloves with them everywhere, always wanting to play everyone had an opportunity to hit a ball pitched by The Giving Circle of HOPE, a Reston-based organization that catch. It is just great.” Bumbry. The new skills learned did not go to waste provides help to nonprofits in Northern Virginia, has opened its In the two-hour span, coaches and past major as all of the youths recorded a hit. 2008 grant cycle. Grant guidelines and applications are available league players teach three skills of baseball: batting, Duff says the program is successful because when at www.givingcircleofHOPE.org or can be requested at catching, and fielding a ball. you take something lost from your childhood and [email protected]. The applications are due Sept. 1. bring it back to life, you can see its true magic. Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 will be awarded to organizations in AT FIRST, catching was rocky for many of the youths “These kids learned something new today. We want December. who have never tried to catch a ball before. Bumbry to teach them that when you find something you love showed the youths three different glove positions and as a kid, you need to keep with it for the rest of your when to use them; depending on what kind of ball life.”

4 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Children’s Science Center Coming State To Cut Funding From Page 3 From Page 3 Dulles Rail Project manager. end to the state subsidy. “That is two years away. We estate agent Joseph Ritchey were Virginia’s public transportation haven’t even thought about in contact with 10 to 15 develop- department has been provid- it. … As to what you could ers for a permanent site in the ing the funding since 1999 and do to make up that money,” Dulles Corridor. Factors such as was expecting to stop the said Stevens, who did think metro location, being near under- transfer around 2009, when local government would have privileged areas, and in a geo- the Wiehle metro station was to make up some of differ- graphic area with a steady base of originally supposed to open. ence on its own. donors all came into play. The “I don’t believe, at least for “The county funds most of board decided seven months ago the county staff, that this was the other connector bus ser- that Reston was the ultimate lo- a surprise. [The bus service] vice. … I think the additional cation. was supposed to build a tran- funds need to be made up by “Reston is a great community,” sit market for rail, which was the county,” said Stevens. Rydzewski said. “It’s an ambitious really our vision,” said Hill. Ichter may have a different goal, but given the demographics opinion. In her letter to Hill, and the people here, there is a very Architectural rendering for the proposed Children’s BUT THE LOSS of express the county director said strong chance of having a world Science Center. bus funding has left the county Fairfax would not be able to class children’s museum there.” in a bind. With the future of maintain the same level of The board wants a lively, inter- that correspond with their business: Once the board determines its in- Dulles rail murky, the Fairfax express bus service in the active, and educational experience For example, having the construction terim location, a major fund-raising Board of Supervisors has re- Dulles corridor should it have that families can enjoy. On the ex- company sponsoring the exhibit on project will begin. Many businesses quested that the Metropolitan to compensate for the fund- hibit level, no final decisions are how the building was constructed. and groups are interested in sponsor- Airports Authority provide the ing gap on its own. set, but board member’s are con- The children’s museum board ing the museum, including the Jun- extra money for the Dulles cor- “We will not be able to rely tinually sparking ideas. wants its facility to be a community ior League of Northern Virginia, ridor service until the rail sta- on our general revenues be- “We want to go as far as using building used not just for the mu- which has already provided financial tion opens at Wiehle Avenue. cause the county is facing a our building as an exhibit,” seum, but also for theater or music support and will continue to be an Through a spokesperson, the $350 million shortfall,” wrote Rydzewski said. “We can hand out performances and other events. “We important role in the museum’s cre- airports authority said they Ichter in a June 17 letter. She hardhats and teach the kids on want this to be a vibrant part of the ation according to Rydzewski. “hadn’t addressed” the issue of added that a reduction in ser- how the building was constructed community,” Rydzewski said. “We “We want families to do more express bus service yet. vice or increase in fare would and how it is environmentally want this to be a place where three, things together with their children,” The county is also looking at result in a drop in participa- friendly.” four, or five things are happening at said Hyde. “And with this museum, all of its options, said Rick tion, despite the increase in Rydzewski said businesses once. We view it as a community re- they can actually do those things to- Stevens, Fairfax County’s gas prices. would be able to sponsor exhibits source.” gether..”

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Photos by Julia O’Donoghue and What’s in a Name? Town of Graphic by Laurence Foong/ Herndon The Connection Reston Residents diverge on mailing address changes. McLean Vienna By Julia O’Donoghue ing address because they don’t feel any as- Herndon The Connection sociation with the city, said their supervi- sor. Chantilly Town of City of he rejection in Richard Seltzer’s “I regularly get complaints about it. … Vienna Oakton Falls Church voice could be heard loud and The ‘Alexandria portion of Fairfax clear through the receiver of the County’ is a community of its own. T Falls Church telephone July 16. … When we say we live in Alexan- Seltzer, president of the Civic Association dria, we want people to know Fairfax of Hollin Hills, lives in Alexandria. Period. that means Fairfax,” said McKay. Centreville Fairfax He didn’t seem happy to hear other people, Still, the community is divided Annandale like Mount Vernon Supervisor Gerry on the issue. There are other county City of Hyland, might think otherwise. “Alexandria” residents — especially Alexand “These homes have been here since the those in the northeast tip — who are Clifton Burke late ‘40s and ‘50s and they have always been oriented to the City of Alexandria and like in Alexandria,” said Seltzer, whose neigh- to be identified with it. Town of Springfield borhood is a mile south of Old Town. “When I say we live in Alexandria out- Clifton “My personal opinion is I like being part side the Beltway, people know exactly Fairfax Alexandria of Alexandria,” he said. where we live,” said Seltzer. Station Like Hollin Hills, Caulley Deringer’s com- OF COURSE, Seltzer and his neighbors are munity, Belle Haven, is located right out- not, technically, a part of the City of Alex- side of Alexandria. Deringer, who is the Silvio Krvaric, andria. Hollin Hills is lo- president of Belle Haven president of the cated in Fairfax County, Citizens Association, said subdivision’s homeowner’s even if it has an Alexan- his neighbors would association, in an e-mail. Lorton dria mailing address. probably be adverse to “To us, the risk of confu- Many eastern Fairfax the change in address as sion between the various write in residents have Alexan- well, though the commu- parts of Herndon is small. Kingtowne, Va., it dria postal codes, a situ- nity has not discussed … I guess if the residents gets to the same ation that causes confu- such a proposal. of the Town of Herndon place. It is just sion, according to the would like to change its not that big of a deal if it Fairfax County Board of THE ISSUE of mailing mailing address Herndon says Kingstowne or Alex- Supervisors. During a Some think that the Mantua addresses appeared less Town, Va. that would be andria as long as it has meeting earlier this community should have the divisive in areas of Fairfax up to its residents,” he Residents who live in Belle the right ZIP code,” said month, Hyland floated option of using “Mantua, County like Herndon and wrote. Haven would likely be McKay. the idea of contacting the Va.,” as a mailing address. Vienna. opposed to changing their Other large community U.S. Postal Service and Unlike Alexandria, resi- UNLIKE Kingston address from “ developments could be in- surveying his “Alexandria” constituents to dents in the Town of Herndon and the Town Chase, another portion to “Mount V Alexandria” terested in a similar ar- see if they would like to change their mail- of Vienna are also considered county con- of the “county only” ernon.” rangement. ing address to something else, like “Mount stituents and are represented by supervi- Herndon community has al- Roger Cryan, president of Vernon, Va.” sors on the county board. Town citizens in ready developed a different mailing ad- the Mantua Citizens Associa- The Fairfax County board backed both places are surrounded and outnum- dress. Residents in the large section of tion, said it would make sense for his com- Hyland’s request, with several supervisors bered by their “county only” counterparts Herndon with the ZIP code 20171 also goes munity, which shares “Fairfax, Va.,” postal saying they understood his concerns. In who share the same mailing address. by the mailing address of Oak Hill, Va. code with the City of Fairfax, to be able to addition to Hyland, Mason District Super- “The town is about 15,000 in population. The change took place in December of use “Mantua” and “Fairfax” interchangeably visor Penny Gross and Lee District Supervi- … And greater Vienna is about 60,000. We 1999, when the Oak Hill post office opened, as a mailing address. Mantua takes up sor Jeff McKay also live in and represent can’t support our commercial said Joan McDonald, who nearly the entire 22301 ZIP code, on its county residents in the Alexandria area. district by ourselves,” said works at the branch. own, he said. Other supervisors said they have similar Edythe Kelleher, a Vienna Town “Developers wanted it to be “Mantua shows up on a lot of maps, even problems in other communities — like council member. called Oak Hill for more pres- before other places recognized by the post Fairfax, Herndon and Vienna — which share The town opens a lot of its tige. … but the utility bills still office,” said Cryan. a mailing address with a neighboring town services, including classes at say Herndon. They don’t rec- He added: “This is not really an issue that or city. the community center, to ognize Oak Hill,” said deserves an awful lot of energy or expense.” Vienna residents living outside McDonald, who has worked for Some people believe real estate values BUT THE QUESTION over mailing ad- the town and some residents the U.S. Postal Service for 20 and prestige drive community discussions dresses is about more than where taxes are are not quite sure whether they years. over mailing addresses. Yet Realtors said the sent. It is also about a community’s iden- live in the town or not, she said. McDonald remembers when name of a community rarely has a lasting tity. “People are confused all the there was only the post office impact on its reputation and a community’s “I think the Mount Vernon District’s iden- time. If they pay a second tax in downtown Herndon. Now association with certain areas can change tity is lost with the same designation as the bill, they know they are in the there are three — Herndon, over time. For example, many locals used City of Alexandria. We are different from town,” said Kelleher. The Oak Hill post Reston and Oak Hill. to associate the mailing address “Lorton, the city and a distinction is needed. I would Many residents of the office is a branch of Va.,” with the D.C. prison and trash dump love to see us have a Mount Vernon mail- “county only” portion of the larger Herndon THIS IS ALSO true in one 10 years ago. But now, young families have ing address instead of Alexandria,” said Herndon said they would be post office. area of eastern Fairfax County. moved in and consider it an attractive place Mack Rhoades, president of the Hunting- opposed to having their mail- Kingstowne, a development to live, said Jill Landsman, with the North- ton Community Association, in an email. ing address changed. with an Alexandria mailing address, has ern Virginia Realtors Association. Most people in Rhoades’ community would Occasionally, new residents of the been told it can use “Kingstowne, Va.,” “There was a time when neighborhoods probably vote for the change, he added. Kingston Chase neighborhood are confused. postal address because the Kingstowne de- in Lorton were depreciating and everything Many Lee District constituents, who do Some assumed that they would be part of velopment takes up almost all of the 22315 else was appreciating. Now, the Lorton ad- not live in Mount Vernon, would also like the Town of Herndon and would not have ZIP code. dresses are comparable to other Fairfax to see a change from the Alexandria mail- to purchase trash collection services, wrote “It is technically Alexandria, Va. but if you neighborhoods,” said Landsman. 6 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News

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Newspaper of Reston An independent, locally owned weekly newspaper delivered to homes and businesses. Seeking More Diversity at TJ 7913 Westpark Drive McLean, Virginia 22102 to their enrollment in the school NEWS DEPARTMENT: Start by nurturing system. Applying to TJ To discuss ideas and concerns, That commission recommended Eighth grade students who live with their parent or legal guardian who Call: 703-917-6444 passion for resides full-time in a participating school district (the counties of Fairfax, Fax: 703-917-0991 that admissions look at students Arlington, Fauquier, Loudoun, or Prince William or the city of Falls Church) e-mail: more holistically and depend less are eligible to apply to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Tech- [email protected] science in young Web Site: on strict cutoffs of grade point av- nology. See http://www.fcps.edu/news/tj.htm, or http://information. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com students from all erages and test scores. tjhsst.edu/admissions/ Steven M. Mauren We don’t really know how that Editor ❖ 703-917-6451 backgrounds. “holistic approach” has worked in periments that will light up the in more students, of all races and [email protected] the admissions trenches. The ini- interests of young minds. economic background, excelling in Matthew Razak hy does it matter tial pool of applicants to be con- Of course we know that the cur- math and science across the board, Assistant Editor ❖ 703-917-6457 how many stu- sidered has about doubled, but the rent curriculum is supposed to ac- not just at TJ. [email protected] complish this, and that high stakes But in addition, half the slots at Wdents of different number African-American and Mirza Kurspahic ethnic or racial Latino applicants has, if anything, testing in elementary school has TJ should be assigned by middle Community Reporter also put more focus on certain ar- school, on a percentage basis, so 703-917-6452 groups apply or are accepted to decreased. [email protected] Fairfax County’s world-famous The 2004 commission found eas. But we wonder whether the that students from different geo- math and science magnet school? black students accounted for 1.1 focus on testing has forced more graphic locations in the county Julia O’Donoghue Education and Politics The problem isn’t so much what percent of TJ’s students and His- of an academic, paper and pencil have guaranteed access to the 703-917-6433 happens at Thomas Jefferson High panics making up 2.4 percent. And approach, rather than investing in school. And encouraging students Nicholas Horrock School for Science and Technol- though one out of five students in the excitement of discovery. who qualify for free-and-reduced Business and Transportation Editor ogy. In a county of more than a Fairfax County is poor enough to But by having a list starting in meals, students who are from poor [email protected] first grade and moving forward families, is also critical. million people, and more than qualify for free and reduced-price Ken Moore 165,000 public school students, meals, only one out of every 100 through elementary school of stu- Real passion for science, the Courts & Projects the population at TJ is a drop in students at TJ is poor by the same dents with passion for science, the kind of passion that results in 703-917-6417 the bucket. standards. schools will have data and re- young men and women choosing Rich Sanders What matters is how the county The student population granted sources to nurture these students. careers in science, is not measured Sports Editor ❖ 703-917-6439 [email protected] is nurturing passion and talent for admission for fall 2007 was about It’s a powerful motivator for a in test scores and grades. It’s mea- math, science and other subjects 1.86 percent African-American teacher to tell a student as young sured in enthusiasm and attention. as six or seven or eight that he or If as school board members say, in all 137 elementary schools and (nine students) and 2.06 percent ADVERTISING: then in its 26 middle schools. Hispanic (10 students). she has a special talent or love for they want to see TJ add to the To place an advertisement, call the ad In 2004, a Blue Ribbon Commis- It’s time for schools to consider science, or math, and that the stu- number of people who go on to department between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. sion addressed concerns about each individual student. Every first dent might want to consider be- be leaders in math and science, Display ads 703-821-5050 under-represented minority grade teacher in every elementary ing a scientist when he or she they’ll have to find a way to foster Classified ads 703-917-6400 groups at Thomas Jefferson High school should be asked to identify grows up. and measure passion and interest. Employment ads 703-917-6464 School for Science and Technol- a half-dozen to a dozen students Focusing on individual children A recent proposal to have a 3.0 Winslow Wacker in elementary schools that have grade point cutoff for applicants Display Advertising ogy. The under represented groups who have interest in math and sci- 703-917-6473 are African-American and Latino ence. All students should be ex- the highest percentage of poor is not a step in that direction. Andrea Smith students, who do not apply for ad- posed to hands-on science, field children is also essential. — Mary Kimm, Classified Advertising mission in numbers proportional work in the natural world and ex- This sort of approach will result [email protected] 703-917-6401 Barbara Parkinson Letter Employment Advertising 703-917-6418 Most Republicans have a love Defending Editor & Publisher of contractors. Some contractors Mary Kimm VDOT do a good job. They do excellent Clean Water … Editor in Chief in building bridges and roads. Steven Mauren To the Editor: Managing Editors Where contractors fall short is By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum River and adversely affecting the Steve Hibbard, Michael O’Connell, This is in response to a column maintaining roads etc. State Delegate (D-36) sale of Virginia seafood. Kemal Kurspahic by Jack Kenny about VDOT Photography: Our centerline crews have Sadly, three decades later fish in Robbie Hammer, Louise Krafft, [“Public vs. Public,” Reston Con- been reduced to the point they oon after my first election to the Shenandoah are still not ed- Craig Sterbutzel nection, July 23-29, 2008]. don’t have enough personnel to the House of Delegates in ible. The mercury content remains Art/Design: After reading the column S Zohra Aslami, Kevin Cooper, do a project. But they do have to 1977 I learned that the fish high. Recent research conducted Geovani Flores, Laurence Foong, about VDOT I feel the need to go out and correct what these in the Shenandoah River where I by students at the College of Will- John Heinly, John Smith, Stu Moll, correct some of your misconcep- Tam Nguyen, Wayne Shipp glorious contractors mess up! had gone swimming almost every iam and May indicates that high Production Manager: tions about VDOT. I am not in The whole “one guy shoveling summer day when I grew up were levels of mercury can now be Jean Card management nor do I speak for and four guys standing watch- unfit for human consumption. For- found in birds in the region. All them. CIRCULATION: 703-917-6480 ing” is a fun story but untrue. tunately Timothy and David and I that mercury remains from a Circulation Manager: VDOT typically replaces pick- Now when you happened by had not caught any fish on a trip manufacturing plant that operated Linda Pecquex ups, vans and cars every 10 to there in that one moment in time that we made to visit my parents upstream nearly a half century CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, 11 years due to mileage and maybe that one guy was finish- just north of the town of ago. There is no feasible way to L.L.C. wear. These vehicles usually are Peter Labovitz ing up, maybe they were wait- Shenandoah a couple of weeks clean the mercury from the sedi- President/CEO at around 200,000 miles and ing for more stone. Unless you after my election. A neighbor told ment at the bottom of the river. Mary Kimm have started costing more than watched the crew for the entire us the news: the State Health De- In recent years fish in the Publisher/Chief they are worth in maintenance. Operating Officer time you should stop perpetuat- partment closed the river to fish- Shenandoah have died in great Jerry Vernon My last state vehicle had ing a lie like this. ing because of the high levels of numbers during the heat of the Executive Vice President 250,000 miles and was unreli- Wesley DeBrosse Having contractors to help mercury in the fish. My efforts to summer. Mercury is not the cause Controller able and costing a lot in mainte- push snow is good. Having them get the Health Department to post of the lesions that are found on the Debbie Funk nance. VDOT is not replacing solely responsible for snow re- a sign by the river to warn other fish in this and other rivers in Vir- National Sales vehicles to get white vehicles. John Lovaas moval is asking for disaster. unsuspecting fishermen from out- ginia. Something else is killing Special Assistant for Operations They found that getting them side the region were thwarted by them. white instead of painting them Eddie Estes Tidewater area legislators who Recently the Virginia Depart- yellow saved money. Orange, Va. were concerned about bringing at- ment of Environmental Quality tention to kepone in the James See Not a Drop, Page 16

8 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Opinion Letting the Fox in … By Jack Kenny phone technology offered thou- Past President, Republican Club sands of frequencies, it was de- of Greater Reston cided to grant use licenses by a series of lotteries. Entering an FCC he Federal Govern- lottery took a good understanding ment (we American of the FCC requirements and in- T citizens) own various volved lawyers to complete the public property: a lot complicated application. Over of land, offshore oil, forests, parks, 320,000 lottery tickets were ac- and other properties including a quired by any number of citizens portion of the electromagnetic in the late 1980s. spectrum allocated to the U.S. by Enter a young U.S. Senate staff international treaty. The electro- employee: Former Virginia Gover- magnetic spectrum is better nor Mark Warner saw the poten- known as “public tial and pos- airwaves.” It was A Differing Point of View sessed the po- not long after ra- litical smarts dio was invented to become the (recall Marconi?) that the coun- winner of a block of frequencies. tries in the world realized that the Thus, the groundwork was laid for airwaves needed to be controlled. Mark Warner to make hundreds of It became the province of the Con- millions in a company called gress to establish the Federal Com- NEXTEL. This did not sit well with munications Commission — bet- the general public who saw mil- ter known as the FCC. lions of dollars in potential rev- The FCC was formed as an in- enue lost. It was not but a short dependent executive agency com- time later that the U.S. Congress posed of five commissioners and stepped in and required that fre- a supporting staff. Thus, the FCC quency allocations would here-to- has ruled the airwaves within the fore be auctioned off to the high- country for about the last seven est bidder. decades and represented the U.S. A think tank, The New America in international forums. As tech- Foundation (www.newamerica nology advanced, the need for .net/publications/policy/ regulation to meet the many de- art_spectrum_lobbying) has calcu- mands for use of the airwaves be- lated that the loss to the Ameri- came more involved. Emergency can taxpayer has amounted to services, the defense of the nation, some $480 billion to date. How- commercial radio and television, ever, technology has continued to and many other uses competed for develop as new transmitters per- their share. Space-based commu- mitting even finer divisions of the nications brought a new challenge. spectrum are now available. Never Cell phone and WiFi technology underestimate the ingenuity of the has created whole new industries. American entrepreneur, as well as Here-to-fore the allocation of former Senate staffers, particularly uses of the spectrum within the those adept in dealing with the United States was by license to Washington bureaucracy. There operate. Thus, the precedent to are still many loopholes that need allow the use of a certain portion to be closed. of the spectrum free use for com- The question for you voters, do mercial use. It seemed natural that we let senatorial candidate Mark the portion of the spectrum to be Warner into the Senate to work used for cell phones would also be further magic in the allocation of allocated by license. As the cell the electromagnetic spectrum? Reston’s Truth Teller By John Lovaas privileges. She was a female, Afri- Civic leader and Reston Impact can-American civilian in a military, producer/host white male dominated fraternity. And, she insisted on playing by the unny Greenhouse’ story rules in spending the taxpayers’ B was like a fairy tale. Born money. to a poor, but proud, Loui- Initially, she had a sponsor who siana family, she blossomed to be- was the Corps of Engineers’ direc- come class valedictorian, earn tor and brought the by-the-book three master’s degrees, and Greenhouse aboard to re- rise to the top of the Civil Part Two store integrity to Corps Service. Then she found contracting. General herself in the Bermuda Tri- Ballard made her both the angle of a select bureaucratic club chief of Corps contracting, man- for which Bunny did not have the aging 2,500 professionals in 58 lo requisite credentials for member See Greenhouse, Page 16 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 ❖ 9 10 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Calendar

Send announcements to reston@ It’s time for the fifth annual Asian connectionnewspapers.com or call 703- Festival. The Asian Festival is a two- 917-6449. Deadline is Thursday for the day, free event to promote a greater following week’s paper. Photos/artwork understanding of the Asian countries encouraged. For additional listings, visit and cultures. Join them at the Lake www.connectionnewspapers.com. Newport Tennis Facility in Reston, Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, WEDNESDAY/JULY 30 Aug. 10. This year’s festival is showcasing China: Beijing celebrates The Lion King. Join the Reston the 2008 Olympic Games. A special Association to see Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Kennedy Center, 5:45 – Olympic Parade will be on both 11:15 p.m. $89 RA Members, $97 Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Non-Members. Call 703-435-6577. and 2 p.m. There are 4 different Cake Tasting. Brides to-be, wedding stages highlighting “non-stop” best planners and cake lovers alike should renowned performers on main plan to attend a complimentary Cultural Stage; a Battle of the cupcake tasting at Edibles Incredible! Bands on the Hip Hop Stage; Asian Desserts at their Reston Town Center martial arts demonstrations and location from 1 - 3 p.m. at Reston tournament at the Boxing Indoor Town Center, 11719 Freedom Drive, Arena; and special performances on Reston. Contact: Salena Hauck, 703- the Chinese Village Stage presented by 437-3008; or Virginia Lottery. There will also be [email protected]. food and contests for the entire Wine and Cheese Tasting. Enjoy a family. Visit www.asianfestivaldc.com. Baskets, Fountains, 40-75% selection of international wines and 25% OFF cheeses at Market Street Bar and Benches, Statuary OFF ALL POTS Grill, 1800 President St., Reston, 6-8 opportunities, themed activities, trivia contests, crafts and prizes. Visit ALL TREES Herbs, Early Blooming p.m. All wines available by the glass SUNDAY/AUG. 3 60% OFF and all bar menu selections $5. $30 www.bn.com/breakingdawn. Perennials, Annuals, Plastic & per person, includes 3oz pour of each “Phantom of the Country Opera.” 4-H Fair and Farm Show. Find old- & SHRUBS Roses wine. Space limited, reservations at The St. John Neumann Theatre fashioned country fun with games, Concrete Pots 703-925-8250. Ministry presents the spoof musical rides and exhibits at Frying Pan Farm “The Gray Ghost.” The story of Civil at 8 p.m. in the St. John Neumann Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon, patios, walls ★ Hot Summer Deals War cavalry officer John Singleton Auditorium, 11900 Lawyers Road, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watch 35% OFF Mosby on stage at 8 p.m. at the Mary Reston. Visit exhibitors getting their animals ready walkways Arborvitae, Yews Louise Jackson Amphitheater located www.sjntheatreministry.org. for the show. See real farmers use paver driveways Blue Spruce on the Manassas campus of the Kiddie Open Gym, 10:30-11:45 a.m. antique equipment. Try milking a Northern Virginia Community Bring toddlers and enjoy open play, cow or goat, shelling corn or other and so much more. Hardwood Mulch College. See tumbling on the mats, and kiddie farm chores. This event is free to 3 cu. ft. ...$2.99 www.grayghosttheatre.com or call basketball. Don’t forget to pick up the attend. Call 703-437-9101. 9023 Arlington Blvd., 703-993-8482. calendar on the first day and a prize Acoustic Jam. Bring an instrument or 50% OFF after each visit. Play with parent. come by the Frying Pan Farm Park, Fairfax, VA Boxed Roses CravensNursery.com Ages - Walking – 5. Drop in Rate - 2709 Ox Road, Herndon, Country FREE BUTTERFLY BUSHES THURSDAY/JULY 31 $4. 5 Visit Pass - $17. At the Herndon Store from 1-4 p.m. and enjoy a free, 2 miles west of I-495 on Rt. 50(Vienna Metro) BUY 1, GET 3 FREE Farmer’s Market Fun Day will run Community Center, 814 Ferndale drop-in session. For Call 703-437- LANDSCAPE DESIGN from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.. Mr. Brian Ave., Herndon. Visit www.herndon- 9101. FREE W/MIN PURCHASE 703-573-5025 Open 9-6 7 Days and the Boppets will perform a Rock va.gov. “Phantom of the Country Opera.” n’ Roll puppet show at the Town Friday Night Live will be from The St. John Neumann Theatre Green, 777 Lynn St., Herndon. Free. 6:30-10:30 p.m. on the Herndon Ministry presents the spoof musical Visit www.herndon-va.gov. Town Green, 777 Lynn St., Herndon. at 2 p.m. in the St. John Neumann Farmers’ Market from 8 a.m. – 12 Monster Band and Cheap Date will Auditorium, 11900 Lawyers Road, p.m. at 765 Lynn St., Herndon. Visit perform. Call 703-481-6133. Reston. Visit www.herndon-va.gov. “The Gray Ghost.” The story of www.sjntheatreministry.org. For Cool Family Fun: Children’s Show. Bingo will perform Civil War cavalry officer John Singleton Mosby on stage at 8 p.m. at at the Lake Anne Village Center, MONDAY/AUG. 4 1609 Washington Plaza, Reston from the Mary Louise Jackson 11-11:30 a.m. call 703-620-5554. Amphitheater located on the Golf. The Council for the Arts of Take a Break Concert. Big Hillbilly Manassas campus of the Northern Herndon Golf Tournament will start Bluegrass will perform at the Lake Virginia Community College. See at 9 a.m. at the Herndon Centennial Anne Village Center, 1609 www.grayghosttheatre.com or call Golf Course. Call 703-689-9535. Washington Plaza, Reston, from 7-9 703-993-8482. Reading Magic! A magic show full of p.m. Call 703-476-4500. comedy and good old fashioned fun with Turley the Magician at the SATURDAY/AUG. 2 Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768 FRIDAY/AUG. 1 4-H Fair and Farm Show. Find old- Center St., Herndon, 2:30 p.m. Breaking Dawn Party. The Reston fashioned country fun with games, Cosponsored by the Friends of the Barnes & Noble, 1851 Fountain Dr., rides and exhibits at Frying Pan Farm George Mason Regional Library. Age Spectrum Center, Reston, bookstore Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon, 6-12. Call 703-437-8855. will host a “Breaking Dawn Party.” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watch Walker’s Rangers: Reston’s Most The store will remain open late and exhibitors getting their animals ready Extreme! Learn about all the extreme sell the fourth and final book in for the show. See real farmers use animal life that live in and around Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, antique equipment. Try milking a Reston and Herndon from 2:30-4:30 “Breaking Dawn,” at the stroke of cow or goat, shelling corn or other p.m. at the Walker Nature Education midnight, when it officially goes on farm chores. This event is free to Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston. THE WATER MINE sale. It will be a night of photo attend. Call 703-437-9101. $32/RA members, $54/non- “Phantom of the Country Opera.” members. Call 703-435-6530 for • FAMILY SWIMMIN’ HOLE • The St. John Neumann Theatre more information. Ministry presents the spoof musical Lake Fairfax Park • Reston, VA • 703/471-5415 at 8 p.m. in the St. John Neumann Theater at Auditorium, 11900 Lawyers Road, TUESDAY/AUG. 5 NOW – AUGUST 3: Reston. Visit National Night Out. Enjoy a fun night Daily: 10am – 8pm (except WED) Lake Anne www.sjntheatreministry.org. out in downtown Herndon while Wednesdays: 10am – 5pm “The Gray Ghost.” The story of Civil helping prevent crime. Visit WEDNESDAY EVENINGS 5PM – 8PM The Hub Theatre Company 2008 War cavalry officer John Singleton www.herndon-va.gov. Open for season pass holders only! July 2, 9, 16, 23 GENERAL presents “Trunks” in front of Mosby on stage at 8 p.m. at the Mary Youth Night. Youth Nights are back at AUGUST 4 – AUGUST 24: ADMISSION TO: the fountain at Lake Anne Plaza Louise Jackson Amphitheater located the Herndon Community Center, 814 Daily: 11am – 7pm on Aug. 1-3, 8-10, Friday- on the Manassas campus of the Ferndale Ave., Herndon, 8 -10 p.m. Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m. Northern Virginia Community Have fun playing basketball, AUGUST 25 – 29: No reservations, $10 donation College. See volleyball, or other games, hang out Daily: 3pm-7pm encouraged. www.grayghosttheatre.com or call in the teen room or game room AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 1: This theater event is spon- 703-993-8482. playing Xbox or pool and munch on Daily: 11am – 7pm sored in part by Friends of Lake Singles Dinner and Movie Night. snacks. Ages 10-15. $4 Drop in Fee. GENERAL ADMISSION: Singles Dinner and Movie Night— $30 Youth Night Pass (8 visits). Visit $13.50* – over 48”, $11.25* – under 48” (2 and under FREE), CODE: Anne, a not for profit corpora- 25 Fixed price dinner with choice of www.herndon-va.gov. $8. * – after 5pm C56 tion committed to the vitality *Admission includes unlimited rides on Lake Fairfax’s carousel and enrichment of the Lake entree, beginning at 5:00 PM at Popsicle Mania. Summer is hot, so and tour boat. Uno’s Chicago Grill in Reston (11948 come cool off at the pool and enjoy Anne Community. The Hub For accommodations call: 703-324-8563 Market Street), followed by movie of an ice cold popsicle while sitting (TTY 703-803-3354) Theatre Company is a profes- your choice at Reston Multiplex. poolside at the Dogwood Pool, 2460 sional non-profit theatre making Cost of $28 at door includes dinner, Green Range Road, Reston, 2 p.m. its home in Reston. See Offer not valid with other discounts, season passes, group rates soda, tip and movie ticket. RSVP Call 703-435-6577. or after 5pm rate. Up to 4 people per coupon. wwwthehubtheatre.org required. Call 301-924-4101 or visit Only one coupon per admission. Offer expires 9/1/08 www.newbeginningsusa.org. See Calendar, Page 12 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 ❖ 11 Calendar

From Page 11 Reston, 7:15 p.m. Call 703-689-2700. Age 8 and up. Book Babies. Interactive storytime for Children’s Show. Peter McCory will you and your child at the Reston perform at the Lake Anne Village Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Center, 1609 Washington Plaza, Towne Drive, Reston, 10:15 a.m. Age Reston from 11-11:30 a.m. call 703- 13-23 months with adult. Call 703- 620-5554. 689-2700. Take a Break Concert. Mama Jama Children’s Show. Circus Lady will will perform at the Lake Anne Village perform at the Lake Anne Village Center,1609 Washington Plaza, Center, 1609 Washington Plaza, Reston, from 7-9 p.m. Call 703-476- Reston from 11-11:30 a.m. call 703- 4500. 620-5554. FRIDAY/AUG. 8 WEDNESDAY/AUG. 6, Kiddie Open Gym, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Fun in the Sun. Stories, activities, and Bring toddlers and enjoy open play, a craft, 10:30 a.m. at the Herndon tumbling on the mats, and kiddie Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St., basketball. Don’t forget to pick up the Herndon. Age 2-3 with adult. Call calendar on the first day and a prize 703-437-8855. after each visit. Play with parent. Preschool Storytime at the Reston Ages - Walking – 5. Drop in Rate - Regional Library, 11925 Bowman $4. 5 Visit Pass - $17. At the Herndon Towne Drive, Reston, 10:15 a.m. Call Community Center, 814 Ferndale 703-689-2700. Age 2-3 with adult. Ave., Herndon. Visit www.herndon- Book Signing. Author Robert Wallace Breaking Dawn Party. The va.gov. will sign and discuss his book, Reston Barnes & Noble, 1851 Fountain Friday Night Live will be from 6:30- “Spycraft: The History of the CIA’s Dr., Spectrum Center, Reston, 10:30 p.m. on the Herndon Town Spytechs from Communism to al- bookstore will host a “Breaking Dawn Green, 777 Lynn St., Herndon. Junk Qaeda,” at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, Party.” The store will remain open late Food and Fools & Horses will 1851 Fountain Drive, Reston. Call on Friday, Aug. 1, and sell the fourth perform. Call 703-481-6133. Ginna Brahms at 703-437-8147. and final book in Stephenie Meyer’s Community Cookout. Bring the family Twilight Saga, “Breaking Dawn,” at the out for a free cookout at Golf Course stroke of midnight, when it officially Island Pool, 11301 Links Drive, THURSDAY/AUG. 7 Reston, 5-7 p.m. Cookouts are co- goes on sale. It will be a night of Farmer’s Market Fun Day will run sponsored by the Reston Association from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.. Mr. Brian themed activities, trivia contests, crafts and the Reston Community Center. and the Boppets will perform a Rock and prizes. Visit www.bn.com/ Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and n’ Roll puppet show at the Town breakingdawn. sodas are provided along with live Green, 777 Lynn St., Herndon. Free. Caribbean music and activities at Visit www.herndon-va.gov. make new ones. Enjoy a feature film, various pools throughout Reston. Call Farmers’ Market from 8 a.m. – 12 new release, or classic. To find out 703-435-6577. p.m. at 765 Lynn St., Herndon. Visit what’s playing or to be placed on the Concert. Frank Solivan and Dirty www.herndon-va.gov. mailing list, please call 703-787- Kitchen will perform at the Holy Senior Cinema, 10:30 a.m. Come to 7300. Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling the Herndon Community Center for Girls Read. All-female book discussion Road, Herndon at 8 p.m. with doors light refreshments and a movie. This at the Reston Regional Library, opening at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12. is a great way to see friends and to 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Call 703-435-8377.

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12 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Community Golfing To Help Kids R First pproximately 144 members of Northern Virginia’s corporate and civic communi ties recently took the day off to play golf A th for a good cause — the Kids R First’s 7 Annual Golf Classic at Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston. The event netted about $40,000 for its programs. This year, Kids R First — founded by retired teacher Photo contributed and Vienna resident Susan Ungerer — expects to help more than 15,000 students from families in need, attending 85 elementary schools and 19 high schools in Northern Virginia, with school supplies and mini- scholarships. The classic is Kids R First’s largest fund-raising Take Advantage of the Market event, and 98 percent of the monies raised, like the From left, Carol Molesky, of Reston, co- total budget of this nonprofit group, goes to programs chair of the Kids R First 7th Annual Golf & See These Great Homes for children. Classic at Hidden Creeks Country Club, Kids R First volunteers will be organizing school stands with her son Jacob Miller, 14, who supplies for distrtibution Aug. 4 to 15 at Langston was helping run the Classic’s putting OP Hughes Middle School in Reston. contest. EN Several former Redskins participated at the behest HOUSES of Mike Fisher, director of corporate hospitality for anchor and actor Greg Williams, who portrayed a AUG 2 nd & rd the Redskins and a Kids R First supporter. Among detective on HBO’s “The Wire” and is now the host 3 those enjoying the day of golf were Rick “Doc” Walker of AARP’s lifestyle magazine TV show “My Genera- and Zion McKinney. Also there was former sports tion,” broadcast on the new Retirement Living TV. RCTV Schedule For more information about the shows TUESDAY/AUGUST 5 with Del. Ken Plum: State of the Commonwealth and channel, and to see many of these 9:30 a.m. Body Quest Pilates 8 p.m. Your Dog’s Best Friend shows in their entirety, visit 11:30 a.m. Real Estate Showcase 8:30 p.m. Swingtime www.rctv28.com. 4:30 p.m. Real Estate Showcase 9 p.m. Yoga with Cynthia 6:30 p.m. Health Focus Call Specific Agents to Confirm 9:30 p.m. Eyes on Reston 7 p.m. Update On ... 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Ashburn resident Wyatt Toregas, a minor league baseball player at double-A Akron (Cleveland Indians affiliate), recently earned Eastern League Offensive Player of the Week honors for the week of July 7. Toregas, a catcher who played high school baseball at both Park View and South Lakes (Reston), batted .421 (8-for-19) for the week for Akron. Five of those hits were home runs and he also knocked in 13 runs. He hit three homers on July Summer 2 in Akron’s 10-6 win over Sports Erie. His round-trippers that Roundup game came in the second, sev- enth and ninth innings. Later in the week, in his team’s 14- 5 win over Binghamton, Toregas knocked two doubles and also hit a homer. Toregas played high school ball at Park Photo Courtesy/Kevin Pa View in Sterling for three years before trans- ferring to South Lakes, where he graduated from in 2001. He was selected by the Indi- ans in the 24th round of the 2004 first year player draft.

The Reston Swim Team Association (RSTA) 2008 All Stars meet was a resound- ing success last Saturday. Congratulations taky, MLB.com to all swimmers who were invited to par- ticipate. Special congratulations to the newest team record holders, who broke records going back as far as 1985! South Lakes graduate Wyatt Toregas was chosen by the Cleveland Indians’ organization in the 24th round of The following records were established: the 2004 first-year player draft. Women 15-18: Katherine DeCrosta (NH), Backstroke, 33.39, beating the old record of 34.17 set 33.52, beating the old record of 34.11 set fielder Joe Charron (SUNY Binghamton) also to build on the success of the 2007 season in 2007. in 2008. had a good week with the bat, as he finished when RYA squads won nearly 70 percent of Katherine DeCrosta (NH), Freestyle, Rachel Swarts (NH), Freestyle, 29.82, 6-for-20 with three runs knocked in. their games and saw eight of their 11 teams 29.49, beating the old record of 29.67 set beating the old record of 29.86 set in 2008. Center fielder Mike Jones (Miami-Dade qualify for the playoffs. Reston-area youth in 2004. Medley Relay (NH), 2:27.13, beating Community College) recorded six hits in 19 ages 7 to 16 as of Oct. 1 are welcome to the old record of 2:29.52 set in 2008. The at-bats, walking four times, and scoring six sign-up. Players can register at Langston Men 15-18: members of the relay are: Christina Poirier, runs. He also made some excellent defen- Hughes before practices. No experience is John Baldwin (NB), Freestyle, 25.94, Keara Jones, Rachel Swarts and Kayla Kent. sive plays, including a leaping catch with needed and players will fully participate beating the old record of 26.10 set in 1985. one foot on the wall at Shirley Povich Field regardless of ability or experience. There Jonathan Christensen (GL), Butter- Girls 11-12: in Bethesda on Saturday. Joe Devlin are three levels of play at each weight-class fly, 27.29, beating the old record of 27.38 Medley Relay (LA), 1:08.33, beating (Lynchburg) was the other starting pitcher based on age, weight, and experience. set in 1991. the old record of 1:08.40 set in 2008. The to earn a win for the Braves on the week, Games will be played on the new turf fields Jonathan Christensen (GL), Breast- members of the relay are: Callie Chute, giving up two runs in six innings of work at Lake Fairfax Park. For questions call the stroke, 30.84, beating the old record of Sabrina Groves, Sasha Avilov and against the Thunderbolts on Sunday. RYA Hotline at 703-620-2019 or send an 31.46 set in 2008. Madeleine Daum. Herndon entered this past week 14-23 on email to [email protected]. Go to Christopher Clark (NH), Backstroke, the year with just five games remaining on www.RestonSeahawks.Org to register and 29.39, beating the old record of 30.49 set Boys 9-10: its regular season slate. The Braves were for additional information. in 2006. John Hughes (LA), Backstroke, 39.10, only a half-game behind the Rockville Ex- Mark Rodakowski (AN), Backstroke, beating the old record of 39.21 set in 1995. press for fourth place in the Cal Ripken Sr. Nick Bollettieri, legendary tennis coach 28.21, beating the old record of 28.34 set League standings. of nine No. 1 players in the world – such in 1996. Girls 6-18: This week, the Braves were scheduled to play stars as Agassi, Becker, Courier, Hingis, Rios, Mark Rodakowski (AN), Breaststroke, Mixed Age Relay (AN), 2:12.49, beat- on Thursday night at Silver Spring-Takoma Seles, Sharapova, Venus and Serena Will- 32.24, beating the old record of 32.68 set ing the old record of 2:13.17 set in 2001. before also playing on the road this weekend iams – will be featured at the highly antici- in 2007. The members of the relay are: Claudia with a Saturday doubleheader at College Park, pated LPSM Tennis Clinics in Reston, pre- Michael Ziaii (AN), Freestyle, 25.33, Ruder, Kathryn Paiewonsky, Tope Oladimeji, and a Sunday afternoon game at Alexandria. sented by PSM Academies. Bollettieri will beating the old record of 25.41 set in 1996. Suzanne Ziaii and Kat Mckinstry. The games begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m. spend the entire day with student athletes Medley Relay (AN), 1:58.28, beating Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday. and adult players enrolled in the clinics on the old record of 2:01.36 set in 1996. The The Herndon Braves compiled a 3-3 Herndon’s final home game of the sea- Friday, Aug. 8. The clinic will take place at members of the relay are: Michael Ziaii, record over the past week, defeating the son will be this Friday evening at 7, when the North Hills Tennis Courts (1325 North Mark Rodakowski, Christopher Hall-Tipping College Park Bombers, the Bethesda Big the Braves will host the last-place Maryland Village Rd., Reston, 20194). During this and Nicholas Adagio. Train, and the Silver Spring-Takoma Thun- Redbirds. Fans can also listen to all of the special session, Bollettieri will share with Medley Relay (NH), 2:05.18, beating derbolts. Braves’ games, home and away, by logging participants his knowledge and techniques the old record of 2:08.49 set in 2008. The Keith Hessler (Coastal Carolina) pitched on to www.herndonbraves.com. that have consistently elevated players to members of the relay are: Christopher Clark, a gem against College Park on Thursday the elite level. Will Chantry, Will Fehringer and Will evening, tossing seven shutout innings and Reston Youth Association (RYA) There will also be clinics Aug. 4-7. For Cormier allowing just two hits. Infielder Alex Ferrera football practices begin Aug. 4. Practices further information please contact Mr. (Columbia) recorded five RBI on the week, will be held Monday through Friday Lumahn Brown of LP Sports Management Girls 13-14: three of those coming on a three-run, in- throughout August from 6 to 8 p.m. at at 913-231-7027 or by e-mail at Rachel Swarts (NH), Backstroke, side-the-park homer in a Friday loss. Left Langston Hughes Middle School. 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14 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News The Joy of Cappies “Starz!: A Midsum- mer Night’s Frolic” Photos by Noah Martin/The Connection performed in McLean

By Noah Martin The Connection

ounded by William Straus and Judy Bowns, The Cappies Inter- F national Theatre offers a program to recognize the talent and cul- tural importance of high school drama de- partments. There are more than 50 schools that participate each year. Each school has student critics that critique other schools’ Sarah Schwartz (Manassas), Max Lebeuf (Edmonton), Tim O’Brien performances. After the shows have all been (Philadelphia), Justin Reekie (Ottawa), and Rob Lineker (Edmonton). reviewed, more than 300 critics will meet; night and the burritos were like small chil- ing a list of actors, characters, stage en- nominate performers, technical crew, writ- dren. I took pictures so that my friends back trances, microphone positioning, acrobat- ers, and critics; and vote for the recipients at home would believe me.” When asked ics, etc. Her task was to design a schematic of the Cappie Awards. There are 42 awards about the oft repeated and ever present with all of the details and give it to the tech- given out each year. phrase “that’s what she said” Katie simply nical staff at the Kennedy Center prior to Hanna Spear (Edmonton) and tilted her head back, laughed, and replied, the show. THE CAPPIES International Theatre ini- Kimberly Ness (Alexandria). “that’s like our theme song. Its pretty much Kim Ness hopes to draw upon the experi- tially included only schools within the D.C. High School, had no problem plopping her- every second sentence.” To which a pass- ence of the Cappies and take what she has metropolitan area. With passing years self down next to me in the hall way/lunch ing actor whispered, “That’s what she said.” learned into the collegiate theatre. Rob though, it has expanded to encompass corridor to discuss her participation in the After speaking with Katie I made my way Lippe-Lineker wishes to pursue a career in schools across the United States and Cappies’ production. “It was great right from backstage to see the actors in their element. education while continuing drama as a Canada. Each region hosts its own Cappies the very beginning. It’s like nothing that any Margaret Berkowitz, McLean resident and hobby. Katie Ryerson will attend University Awards’ Gala. The winners of those compe- of us have ever done before. Getting to- youngest Cappies performer in the history for performance acting in Toronto, ON, in titions are invited to participate in produc- gether with people we have never met in a of the program, sat quietly while awaiting the fall. Margaret Berkowitz is optimistic tions comprised of other winners across place we have never been and being part of her stage entrance. She had been chosen about continuing her musical performance North America. Families of local Cappie something so big,” she said. When asked for the program at the age of 14 and had career into college and beyond. Mimi Lynch Award recipients host the traveling actors. about the difficulty of working with strang- just turned 15 three days before the start wants to be a doctor and will keep her in- This year, one Cappies troupe of 23 ac- ers she replied, “Well, we are all so out there of rehearsals. “I fell in love with the theatre volvement in the theatre as a recreation. tors and four technicians performed “Starz!: that we get along really well … we are all when I was 8 years old,” Margaret claimed. The troupe will be performing its second A Midsummer Night’s Frolic” on Sunday, so different but we all click so well.” “The Her sisters and brother had all performed production, “Anasazi” (written by co- July 27 at McLean High School and Mon- people,” she said, “have been my favorite in the community theatre and she followed founder of the Cappies, William Strauss), day, July 28 at the Alden Theatre in the part of the whole experience …” in step. on Aug. 3 at McLean High School and Aug. McLean Community Center. 4 at The Kennedy Center Theatre Lab. I had the privilege of attending a dress “THAT’S WHAT she said,” said an unso- MIMI LYNCH, a rising senior and techni- What seemed to echo from all the actors rehearsal and speaking with the actors licited commentator from down the hall. cal director for the drama department at — besides, “That’s what she said” — was about their Cappies’ experience. One is Introducing himself as the token Cana- Robinson Secondary, was responsible for the companionship and potential. Recognized never quite sure what to expect as a stranger dian, Rob Lippe-Lineker approached me to sound and general technical support for the for their talent in the dramatic crafts I am when walking into an acting troupe that has discuss his road to the Cappies, a road that Starz! production. The last three years, sure that this troupe’s chemistry and enthu- been rehearsing for weeks and has seques- had brought him all the way from Mimi has been the sound assistant for the siasm will translate into two great produc- tered themselves from the other responsi- Edmonton, AB — over 2,300 miles. Rob had Cappies’ Gala. She was in charge of creat- tions. bilities of reality in order to fully enter the won best lead actor in a performance for world of their drama. What I found at his role as George Gibbs in the play “Our McLean High School was talent, enthusi- Town.” Before he could say much however, Athens Meets Michael Jackson asm, and a genuine feeling of camaraderie Rob was drowned out by the sound of Jacob — a feeling that quickly develops when “Starz! A Midsummer Night’s Frolic” combines keep attention focused on the actors. Zumoff, a Cappies award winner from Phila- a narrative border with a heart of song and Difficult as it may sound, the writing people work in close proximity for extended delphia, tuning his voice (at least I think dance that made for a delightful evening. Open- seamlessly sutured the diverse song progression periods of time. It was the day before the ing with Act IV, Scene 2 of a “Midsummer Night’s of the run. Songs included an all modern rep- that is what he was doing). “Meeting ev- premiere of STARZ and yet the actors Dream,” the cabaret quickly deviates from the ertoire with pieces such as, “Rich and Famous” eryone has been my favorite experience and seemed relaxed and playful — even under play’s more traditional route. With a lesson from from “Senioritis,” “Playa” from “Edit:Undo,” hanging out after our rehearsals, especially Hamlet on the do’s and don’ts of acting, a last - “Stop in the Name of Love”, “Lets Hear it for the the stress of last- minute additions and when we went to “The Dark Knight” said minute performance of “Lets Hear it for the Boy”, Boy”, and “Thriller”. changes to the performance. and an intrusion of a “Deus Ex Machina” to pre- Highlights from the show included the unex- Rob. “Heath Ledger’s performance was in- When I initially approached the actors vent the tragic fate of Euripides’ Medea, and the pected grand finale of Michael Jackson’s credible. He didn’t act the character, he was lounging on their lunch break and an- nonsensical periodic interruption of an out of “Thriller,” the frighteningly mature performance the character.” place messenger, the performance took great lib- by the young Margaret Berkowitz, the technical nounced that I was a reporter there to in- “That’s what she said.” Again, from some- erties with time, place, costume, and dramatic difficulty of an actor playing a bad actor within terview and observe them, I was immedi- accuracy — but liberties that worked well to a play while dressed in drag by Justin Reekie, one, somewhere. ately bombarded with a cry of, “Don’t tell entertain. and the captivating dramatic weight of Hannah Katie Ryerson, traveling from Ottowa, The more tragic acting scenes were well bal- Spear’s Medea. him anything. Those blasted reporters will ON, and Cappies winner for best lead ac- anced with song and comedy to keep the overall Overall, the show was simple yet enchanting, twist everything you say, take it out of con- tress in a musical, said, “All the people came all mood of the play jovial. The costumes were the actors all proved to have deserved their rec- text, and make you sound like an idiot.” simple yet effective in immediately describing to ognition before traveling to Washington, D.C., and together like pieces of a puzzle and just fit “Here we go,” I thought. the viewer the period in history during the radi- the content mingled well with the cast’s and crew’s together.” The culture shock of accents and cally shifting time-machine performance. The chemistry I had previously observed. All around, It had been a jocose aside from actor Chris mannerism differences only took a few days stage was simply decorated with two white col- an achievement the Cappies International Theatre Weschler but representative of the joviality to get over, said Katie, but what she was umns wound in ivy and lights but the show’s can be proud of. particular to this group of performers. energy left the audience without want for any- most shocked by was the food proportions Kim Ness, a rising senior from Edison thing more. Lighting was effectively employed to — Noah Martin in restaurants. “We all went to Chipotle one www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2008 ❖ 15 News Opinion Judge Upholds School Bunny Greenhouse, Part 2

From Page 9 division of Halliburton. Both the noncom- cations worldwide, and its Competition petitive selection and the 5-year term of the Boundary Change Advocate. She took both roles seriously, op- “emergency” contract seemed improper. From Page 3 erating strictly by the procurement manual The Corps finally did go ahead with the have been able to use a number of fac- in an institution where retired military of- contract. It was plagued with huge over- tors — including socio-economic equity boundary adjustments. They said the ficers often returned as agents of the indus- charges, $61 million in one case, according — to justify boundary adjustments. Ac- school board had engaged in “social en- trial side of the military industrial complex. to government auditors. Maybe this was the cording to Hutton, the U.S. Supreme gineering” by moving, in general, The club was not used to doing things by last straw for the club. Bunny was demoted, Court has only prohibited school boards middle class children into a school with the book. Open competition was a theoreti- removed from her SES position and given from using race as the sole factor for a more disadvantaged students. cal construct. Legislation growing out of a tiny cubicle and no authority. redistricting. The percentage of students who past DOD scandals, mandated that civilian This did not deter this extraordinary “You can consider things like socio-eco- qualify for free a reduced lunch at South contracting officers have the woman. She spoke nomics and a lot of them do,” he said. Lakes is more than three times than final word in contractor selec- out publicly and Hutton said boundary changes are Independent Progressive those found at Oakton, Madison or tion and contract approval. hired a lawyer to among the most controversial decision Westfield. South Lakes also has a sig- Military commanders previ- fight back. (The pub- school boards have to routinely make. nificantly larger percentage of students ously were the final U.S. Government con- lic attention to her action led Vice President “At the end of the day, a school board who use English-as-a-second-language tract signature, and resented losing author- Cheney to shout an F-word epithet at a sena- has to draw the lines somewhere and it services than the other schools, accord- ity over $20-plus billion annually to civil- tor under the Capitol dome.) Bunny refused is very hard to make everyone happy,” ing to statistics provided by the school ians. to retire and go quietly off into the night. he said. system. General Ballard backed Ms. Greenhouse’s She continues to stand up for what she be- Hutton said one of the “ironies” of this The plantiffs’ lawyer, Steven Stone, attempts to strengthen the integrity of the lieves to be right in spite of efforts to hu- particular legal challenge is that South had argued Virginia law only allowed processes. Once he left the Corps, however, miliate her and the risk of losing retirement Lakes is a caliber of school that people the school system to change school her life became very difficult. Her perfor- benefits. in other parts of the country would nor- boundaries if it improved the school mance ratings, for years the highest pos- I often wonder why more bureaucrats mally fight to attend. system’s efficiency with regards to fa- sible, suddenly dropped to the lowest. In lacked the courage to speak out in recent “Let’s review what happens at this cilities or operations. If the school board the run-up to Bush’s war on Iraq, Bunny years. The incredible pressure put on this school. There are a number of kids that had redistricted to balance social and collided with forces more powerful than she courageous woman explains a bit. Still, in get scholarships and many are attend- economic factors in school populations imagined in an environment where profi- these days of seeming incompetence and, ing elite universities. … Some of the or to “improve instructional effective- teering would become routine. yes, corruption in government, we would uniqueness [of this case] has to do with ness,” then it had broken state law, he She balked at a multi-billion dollar con- be a lot better off if we had a few more he- the type of community these other said at the initial court hearing. tract to Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR), a roes like Bunny Greenhouse of Reston. schools were serving,” he said. “IT IS pretty remarkable that they are on paper saying you can even consider THE SOUTH LAKES community had instructional effectiveness during a said that they hope to put the fight over Not a Drop To Drink boundary study,” said Tom Hutton, a the boundary study behind them and to From Page 8 senior attorney with the National School focus on welcoming new families into be “dead zones” in the Bay where nutrients Boards Association who has followed their enclave next year. added over a thousand more miles to the from runoff of developments in the region the case closely. “I have a sense of relief because it impaired stream designation in the state result in plant growth that takes up all the It is not unusual for people to chal- means we can focus on what is impor- bringing the miles of impaired streams to oxygen in spots in the Bay. This past legis- lenge a boundary decision in court; tant. … We have to be careful with the more than 10,000 and the impaired lakes lative session the General Assembly worked judges have typically given school new children. We want them to be part and reservoirs to more than 94,000 acres. with environmentalists and members of the boards a lot of flexibility when it comes of Seahawk culture,” said Eugene Some of these additions do not mean that farming community to provide grants to to boundary decision, according to Nkomba, president of the South Lakes more streams are getting dirtier; we are farmers to adopt best management practices Hutton. Parent Teacher and Student Association doing a better job of evaluating all streams. to keep animal waste out of the streams. Fairfax said it primarily redistricted (PTSA). Professionals have been assisted for years Losing or impairing critical resources like because of an imbalance in the size of Nkomba added that he, personally, by volunteers who monitor the biological our water supply can be impossible to re- school populations but school boards questions whether the lawsuit was in the health of our streams through the Save Our verse. No one likes government regulation, best interest of the children involved. Streams Program. but in the case of protecting our water sup- Nick Pesce, whose children will be Many of those rivers and streams includ- ply appropriate regulation is critically im- moved from Westfield to South Lakes as ing the ones from the Valley flow into the portant. Strong public policy through leg-

Photo by a result of the boundary study, said he Potomac River and into the Chesapeake Bay islation and regulation that ensures that has little regret about being involved in that has been fighting for its life for decades. there are safe drops of water to drink in the the lawsuit. Once again this summer there are likely to future has my strongest support. “All I can say is I think we did every- Julia O’Donoghue thing we could. I am really proud of all of the people who volunteered to help. Write It has been an overwhelming thing the way we pulled together,” said Pesce, president of the Fairfax Coalition of Ad- vocates for Public Schools (Fairfax The Connection welcomes views on any public issue. /The Connection CAPS), an organization which formed in The deadline for all material is noon Friday. Letters must be signed. Include home part to fight the boundary study and hold address and home and business numbers. Letters are routinely edited for libel, the school board “accountable.” Fairfax grammar, good taste and factual errors. Send to: CAPS raised approximately $100,000 to Letters to the Editor cover the legal fees for the eleven resi- The Connection dent suing the school system. 7913 Westpark Drive And even though some neighborhoods McLean, VA 22102 Call: 703-917-6451. Dozens of community members have technically been moved to the By fax: 703-917-0991. showed up to protest the west- South Lakes High School district, Pesce By e-mail: [email protected] ern county boundary study said his organization knows of several during public hearings leading dozen students who have “pupil placed” up to the redistricting decision. into another school.

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