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Time sensitive Time Postmaster: For Reema Attention PERMIT #322 PERMIT Samaha MD Easton, PAID News, Page 3 Postage U.S. Photo Courtesy of Raynor van der Merwe STD PRSRT www.ConnectionNewspapers.comJune 5-11, 2014 online at www.connectionnewspapers.comChantilly Connection ❖ June 5-11, 2014 ❖ 1 News Born to Run Memorial 5K Race Is June 14 Gibbs. “Since November, our Fundraiser for deceased school community continues to collectively heal from her loss. An Homage to Jannine Parisi teacher’s two daughters. We want to make this special At Franklin, Jannine Parisi was a hardworking and cherished staff event a successful tribute to member; to me personally, she was a good friend. She is best By Bonnie Hobbs Jannine and her spirit.” known for her beautiful smile and positive attitude that would The Connection The 5K starts at 8:30 a.m., improve anyone’s day. She inspired her students to reach the po- followed shortly afterward by tential she saw in each of them. She was patient with them; and n November 2013, Franklin Middle School the 1K fun run. they, in turn, thought highly of her. teacher Jannine Parisi, 47, was the victim of a Online registration is at Jannine was also the heart and soul of the P.E. department as Itragedy which left her two teenage daughters Jannine Parisi www.prraces.com. Registration the pseudo-mothering figure and mentor to each member. And without parents. But she’s not been forgotten for the 5K is $35 until June 12, she loved and treated each member as if they were part of her by those who knew and loved her. $40 on race day; the 1K is $20 through race day. own family. She was a calming voice, and her humor and laugh- And now, her former school is holding a 5K race in Potomac River Running is managing the 5K, and run- ter made her friends’ and colleagues’ days better. Her warm per- her honor and to raise money for her children’s edu- ners will be timed via a computer chip in their race sonality was contagious. cation. The first annual Born to Run 5K Memorial bibs. Always happy to help other teachers, Jannine became a promi- Race and Fun Run is slated for Saturday, June 14, at All proceeds will be donated to an established edu- nent and award-winning member of the GMU Teaching advisory the school, 3300 Lees Corner Road in Chantilly. cation fund for Parisi’s daughters. One is a Chantilly council. Her love and passion for her job always inspired her co- “Jannine was a huge Bruce Springsteen fan, so we High senior and the other is in eighth grade, and workers and provided those new to the profession with a solid named the race after his song,” said Assistant Princi- both will be at the event. Those unable to partici- foundation to start from. pal Bryan Holland, organizing the event. “And as a pate in the event, but wishing to contribute, may do However, those who worked closest to Jannine recognized that P.E. teacher, physical fitness was important to her, so at the Website. the most important thing in her life was being a mother. She spent and we wanted to do a community-minded event to “Jannine valued education, and what meant the countless hours making sure both her girls had the skills to succeed honor her.” most to her were her daughters,” said Holland. “So in life, and she was so proud of the young women they had become. Parisi taught at Franklin for eight years and, ac- the best way for us to honor her and give back is to As a co-worker, she inspired her colleagues to develop positive cording to Rob Gibbs, a fellow P.E. teacher there, “She help provide an education for them.” relationships with one another and with their students. As a per- was a well-respected member of our Franklin Middle Awards will be given to the fastest overall male son, she inspired us all to live our lives with a smile on our face, School family. She was a wonderful teacher, role and female finishers, the overall male and female regardless of what was going on in our lives. She led a dignified model and friend to students, staff and our school staff members from the Chantilly Pyramid and the and selfless life and will be forever missed, but never forgotten, community.” top male and female finishers in various age catego- by her Franklin family. “Jannine’s students respected her as a positive in- ries. Packet pick-up is Friday, June 13, from 3-6 p.m., — Bryan Holland, fluence, given her ability to inspire them and place assistant principal, Franklin Middle School the concerns of others above her own,” continued See Raising Funds, Page 5 Show Tunes and Dancing On Tap arrangements of “Once Upon a Centreville Time” from “All American” and Stevie Wonder’s “The Real Thing.” Members of High presents Two vocal groups directed by Centreville’s choral students will also choir per- ‘Broadway perform.ºContempo, directed by form their Sanya Manoj and Meghan Pollard, senior song Pops’ concert. will be singing “Pompeii;” and The at last year’s By Bonnie Hobbs Downbeats, directed by Ajmal Broadway The Connection Bakhtari, will sing a medley from Pops con- “Aladdin.” Also highlighted will be cert. he Centreville High various senior soloists, including School Choral Depart Bahktari and Manoj, plus Laura Photo Courtesy T Eom, Hailey Knapp, Tanya Kumar, of Mary Moles ment will present its summer concert, “Broadway Jessie Lamke, Patrick McGinty, Pops,” this Thursday and Friday, Angel Seo, Sarah Beth Seidel and June 5-6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nadia Smith. nominee Glen McCarthy on bass. Concert against Hate,” produced those singers you see on TV on all school theater.º “Broadway Pops is choreo- Following the concert will be a by the National Anti-Defamation the competition shows. Choral Director Lynne Babcock graphed each year by Tara Penick, reception hosted by the League. The level of entertainment to says it’ll be a special event because a professional choreographer on Centreville Choral Boosters for “The Symphonic Choir was also which the audience will be treated this free concert features “the the faculty of the Richmond Bal- both the audience members and were instrumental, along with is equal to that which you would enormously talented CVHS sing- let,” said Babcock. “She works up performers. Centreville’s advanced orchestra find in a professional theater — ers performing music from their and down the East Coast and “This concert caps off a highly and band ensembles, in achieving and yet, this concert is free. I Broadway and pop music reper- throughout the Midwest choreo- successful year for the Centreville Blue Ribbon status for Centreville couldn’t be prouder of my wonder- tory.” graphing for schools, theaters and Choral Department,” said High this year at District Assess- ful students — they have worked The school’s six choirs will sing dance companies.ºShe is a gifted Babcock. “Along with a busy con- ments,” said Babcock. “This is the so hard and they are doing beau- and dance to medleys from “Open- teacher and choreographer and cert schedule, it presented its an- highest honor that can be awarded tiful work. It’s been a wonderful ing Night” (Women’s Ensemble), does consistently creative work for nual fundraiser, “Choral Cabaret,” to a Virginia school by the Virginia year.” “Joseph and the Amazing the CVHS choral program.” as well as its yearly “A Cappella Music Educators’ Assn.” Following Broadway Pops, the Technicolor Dreamcoat” (Men’s The back-up band for the con- Night.”º “The CVHS Choral Department Choral Department will close out Ensemble), “Footloose” (Concert cert will be Lynne Babcock on pi- In addition, this past fall, the hopes that lots of people in the the school year with its annual Choir), “Mamma Mia” (Bella ano, her husband Scott on drums, advanced ensemble, Symphonic community will attend this won- awards banquet and will then Voce), and “West Side Story” Centreville choral alumnus Emily Choir, sang for its fourth year at derful, final concert of the year,” perform at Centreville High’s (Symphonic Choir).ºThe Madrigal Dohse on synthesizer and GMU The Kennedy Center with the Na- she continued. “Many of these stu- graduation ceremony, June 20, at Ensemble will perform vocal jazz music teacher and Grammy Award tional Symphony Orchestra in “A dents are as or more talented than GMU’s Patriot Center. 2 ❖ Chantilly Connection ❖ June 5-11, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Roundups Three Charged with DWI On Saturday, May 31, Fairfax County police conducted a DWI Singing, Dancing and checkpoint in the 4600 block of West Ox Road, searching for drunk drivers. Some 528 vehicles passed through; three drivers were charged with DWI and seven summonses were issued. Silent Auction Free Carseat Inspections Certified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, June 5, Remembrance Cabaret for from 5 p.m.