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Chantilly ❖ Fair Oaks ❖ Fair Lakes ❖ Oak Hill NORTHERN EDITION JUNE 3-9, 2010 “All They Can Do” 25 CENTS Newsstand Price Volume XXIV, NO. 22 One Family Throws Lifeline to Another Healys give D’Andreas a grant in memory of their daughter. By Bonnie Hobbs she’d gotten,” said her father, Tom Centre View Healy. “It made me realize what a gracious, young girl she was to he EAH Foundation have the humanity to think of oth- was born of tragedy ers while going through so much T — the death of a 19- adversity, herself.” year-old Clifton girl — That memory led him to later but its first grant comes as a much- create a foundation in her name /Centre View /Centre needed lifeline for a Chantilly fam- to help others when they need it ily trying to save its own child. most and, last week, it gave a EAH stands for Elizabeth Ann $10,000 grant to the D’Andrea Healy, who battled cancer much as family. toddler Rachel D’Andrea is doing The Healys lived in Chantilly Bonnie Hobbs now. Doctors removed a brain tu- until 1996, when they moved to mor from Elizabeth at age 2 1⁄2, Balmoral. Elizabeth attended St. but chemotherapy destroyed her Timothy Catholic School and then Photo by Photo lungs and, at 11, she received a Paul VI, graduating in 2008. “She double lung transplant. was hardly ever there because she Jazz & Pizzazz “We’d go through the halls of was so ill, but they’d send work Graduating seniors sing “Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)” at Chantilly High’s 24th Johns Hopkins [Hospital], giving annual Jazz & Pizzazz show. More photos, Page 3 away the extra stuffed animals See Healys, Page 6 Poplar Tree Elementary Teachers Complete Avon Walk By Bonnie Hobbs “The walk itself was extremely Centre View They raise $18,000 for breast-cancer research. inspiring,” said Klavon. “There were people there of all different rista Ziegler, a sixth-grade have brought to my heart and how Ziegler. “They have taken their vice, to a whole new level. I am so ages, abilities and backgrounds, Cteacher at Poplar Tree El- proud I am of the example they friendship with me, and their be- proud that they all completed the and everyone worked together to ementary, is currently have set for their students,” said lief in the value of community ser- event, in the more-than 80-degree get to the finish. The volunteers battling breast cancer. So in her weather. I will never be able to and the supporters along the path honor, several teachers from her thank them enough.” were wonderful, and I am not sure school participated in the Avon Money raised at the event pro- that we could have done it with- Breast Cancer Research Walk, May vides breast-cancer screening, sup- out them.” 1-2, in Washington, D.C. port and treatment, regardless of Klavon was also amazed at the Walking the 39 miles on the a person’s ability to pay. For more amount of people who turned out team PT Loves CZ (Poplar Tree information, see to cheer on their friends, family Loves Crista Ziegler) were Rachel www.avonwalk.org. As for the members and even complete Crowder, Jen Brown, Kelly teachers, they were delighted to strangers. Most importantly, she Cummins, Jennifer Frate, Mindy do whatever they could to help the Klavon and Heather Galladora, cause and their friend. See Raising, Page 7 plus former Poplar Tree teacher Alissa Castellano-Adams. To- gether, they raised more than 6-4-10 home in Requested Time sensitive material. sensitive Time $18,000 and, although Ziegler Postmaster: Attention didn’t walk, herself, she joined PERMIT #322 PERMIT them at the end of each day as they MD Easton, crossed the finish line on the Na- PAID tional Mall. From left: Mindy Klavon, Heather Galladora, Crista Postage U.S. “I could never express in a mil- Ziegler, Kelly Cummins and Rachel Crowder at the end STD PRSRT lion words the love and hope they of the first day’s walk. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Centre View North ❖ June 3-9, 2010 ❖ 1 M Roundups •GRI, Graduate Realtors Institute E M •CRS, Certified Residential Specialist O R •ABR, Accredited Buyers Representative I A Centre Ridge Teacher Lanigan Is Cleared •Associate Broker L •CDPE, Certified Distressed Property Expert D A Fairfax County jury deliberated less than an hour A didn’t believe the girl’s allegations — especially af- •e-Pro Certification for Internet Professionalism Y last week before declaring Centre Ridge Elementary ter a friend of hers testified that the sixth-grader told teacher Sean Lanigan not guilty of molesting a sixth- E S ARNED HEM OU ESERVE HEM her she’d lied about what happened. Under ques- H ’ E T …Y D T grade student there. In January, a 12-year-old girl tioning on the witness stand, the accuser also admit- His commitment to education is but one alleged that he touched her inappropriately, carried ted she was angry at Lanigan for saying he’d have of the many reasons he is the leader her into another room and lay on top of her. Police her removed from her position on bus patrol because in the Centreville Marketplace. It gives charged him with aggravated sexual battery and of her bad behavior on the bus toward the other stu- abduction by force and he was placed on unpaid, dents. It is as yet unclear whether he’ll return to his him an advantage, which means you administrative leave. job at Centre Ridge. have an advantage. But at Lanigan’s trial in Circuit Court, the jury See Roundup, Page 5 CERTIFIED DISTRESSED Experience… PROPERTY the Difference! 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The medley from Broadway’s “Movin’ Out.” Touch of Class Show Choir performs “In the Stone.” Sax player William Morgan- Palmer performs “Diminu- endo and Crescendo in Blue.” Taylor Jarrell rocks Candace Shedd-Th- out during the Billy Joel Bading sings Haeri Yoo sings “Don’t ompson sings “So Joel, “Movin’ Out” “Johanna” from Clarinetist and four saxophone players wail on Know Why.” Much Better.” medley. “Sweeney Todd.” “Nice ‘n Juicy.” Touch of Class sings “Georgia on My Mind.” The singers perform “Ballroom Blitz.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Centre View North ❖ June 3-9, 2010 ❖ 3 News Cappies Nominees Named By Bonnie Hobbs Centre View he 2010 Cappies nomina Ttions for high-school the ater were announced re- cently, and Westfield, Chantilly and Centreville high schools are in the running for a total of 18 golden statuettes.