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BurkeBurke Shoppers take in the BurkeFarmers Market on a sunny,crisp morning Oct. 15. Themarket runs each Saturdayuntil Dec. 17.

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Fairfax County SAT ScoresAbove Virginia, National LevelsNews, Page 3

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

On average, Fairfax CountyPublic High Schools per-formed better on the SAT col-lege placement exam in 2016

than the Commonwealth of Virginia over-all average.

Virginia students also outscored the na-tional numbers, according to data releasedlast week by the Virginia Department ofEducation and the College Board, the orga-nization that publishes the SAT.

The two groups reported 65 percent ofVirginia public school graduates took theSAT. Of that number, they said 45.2 percentearned the College Board benchmark forcollege readiness.

By achieving a combined score of 1550— including critical reading, math and writ-ing scores — the College Board believesthose students stand a 65 percent chanceof holding a B-average during their first yearin college.

Virginia’s 65 percent beat the nationalaverage of 37.3 percent of SAT-takers reach-ing the benchmark.

“While the overall performance of Vir-ginia students compares favorably with thatof their nationwide peers, the wide achieve-ment gaps visible when we dig deeper intothe data remind us that outcomes are notimproving for far too many students ofcolor,” Virginia Board of Education Presi-dent Billy K. Cannaday Jr. said in a state-ment. “Narrowing and ultimately closingthese gaps is the state board’s top priority.”

THE FAIRFAX COUNTY AVERAGES topVirginia in each category, aided by uncom-monly high scores from the magnet Tho-mas Jefferson High School for Science andTechnology, which requires its own test andapplication process for admission.

Jefferson comprised more than 63 per-cent Asian students for the 2015-2106school year, 1.5 percent African American,2.23 percent Hispanic, 25.43 percent Cau-casian and 7.4 percent other, according toFairfax County Public Schools.

Langley High School also posted averagesof above 600 in each SAT category.

The majority of Langley’s student bodyin 2015-2016 was white, with just over 65percent. Asians were second with 23.47percent, next Hispanic and other each withabout 5 percent, and black with less than apercent.

JEB Stuart High School is an examplewhere in each category it was above thenational average but below the Virginia andFCPS averages. Stuart also had about 100

fewer test-takers (243) than the FCPS av-erage (343).

Stuart was half Hispanic in 2015-2016,followed by 22.97 percent white, 13.8 per-cent Asian, 10.26 percent African Americanand 2.29 percent other.

Mount Vernon was the only FCPS schoolwith average scores consistently below theFCPS, Virginia and national averages.

In 2015-2016, Mount Vernon’s studentbody was made up of 41.68 percent His-panic students, 27.6 percent African Ameri-can, 19.59 percent white, 6.28 percentAsian and 4.85 percent other.

Karen Corbett Sanders, Mount Vernonrepresentative to the Fairfax County schoolboard, said West Potomac has seen agradual increase in scores thanks to a PTSA-sponsored SAT prep program.

Students have the opportunity to take amock exam for $20, get an assessmentbased on their results of which areas theyneed help in, and then enroll in a prepcourse through the PTSA.

THIS YEAR is the first cohort at WestPotomac that will have had that opportu-nity.

“You have so many test prep organizationstoday that are really working with kids toget those scores up but a lot are expensive,”Corbett Sanders said.

The program has expanded and allowedstudents from Mount Vernon High Schoolto come over and take part as well.

“It’s one of those eye-opening things,” shesaid. “It’s just not fair for kids who can’tafford it, but the schools and parents to-gether are taking ownership, to make sureour kids get this opportunity too.”

Corbett Sanders noted Fairfax CountyPublic Schools offers online SAT prep aspart of the Adult and Community Educa-tion program. That information is avail-able here at: https://aceclasses.fcps.edu.

Fairfax County SAT Scores Above Virginia, National Levels

Burke Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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School systemaverage hidesachievement gap.

2016 SATTest Critical Math Writing Combined

Takers Reading ScoreSchool (Mean) (Mean) (Mean) (Mean)Annandale High School 319 506 524 490 1520Bryant Alternative High School 3 - - -Centreville High School 437 546 570 537 1653Chantilly High School 506 558 585 542 1685Edison High School 291 504 510 484 1498Fairfax High School 475 535 550 518 1603Falls Church High School 218 508 521 481 1510Hayfield Secondary School 367 515 516 499 1530Herndon High School 324 540 556 525 1621Lake Braddock Secondary School 536 561 573 539 1673Langley High School 369 614 633 604 1851Lee High School 234 491 505 480 1476Madison High School 377 596 608 585 1789Marshall High School 340 564 578 557 1699McLean High School 420 601 623 597 1821Mount Vernon High School 238 471 468 448 1387Mountain View Alternative High School 4 - - -Oakton High School 471 581 600 569 1750Quander Road School 1 - - -Robinson Secondary School 522 564 577 544 1685South County High School 412 532 550 516 1598South Lakes High School 358 558 571 542 1671Stuart High School 243 498 506 485 1489Thomas Jefferson High School 442 720 761 717 2198

for Science and TechnologyWest Potomac High School 312 525 534 512 1571West Springfield High School 445 564 560 535 1659Westfield High School 465 539 552 518 1609Woodson High School 487 587 600 568 1755

FCPS AVG 551.12 565.24 535.68 1652Virginia Public Schools 516 513 493 1522United States 487 494 472 1453

All data from VDOE and The College Board

The Buddy Bench project at WestSpringfield Elementary came up at theend of last school year during a meetingbetween Dr. Kelly Sheers, Principal andSara Fairchild, Counselor. They thoughtthat this would be a good project for thePeer Mediators in the 2016-2017 schoolyear.

The Buddy Bench will be located inplayground area. Our students will betaught to keep an eye out and includeanyone that is on the Buddy Bench.

Fairchild took the idea to the Peer Me-diators and it was mentioned that fundswere available for the bench but that theycould also fundraise money if they’d like.They were so excited to raise money sothey began to brainstorm all sorts ofideas. When student, Anne, came up withthe Coin Wars, the students agreed thatwas the way to go. Fairchild and the Me-diators worked together to solidify the

rules and what the prize should be. Thepoint system was simple. Penny = 1 point,Nickel = 5 points, Dime = 10 points, Quar-ter = 25 points. They came up with a wayto market it on the school news andFacebook page.

The children really pushed their peers tobring in coins and spread the word. Theoutcome was wildly successful. The gradelevel winner of the Coin War was sixth gradehaving 37,346 points. In total the studentsraised more than $1,200. The bench willbe on playground soon for all students toenjoy. For more information seebuddybench.org

Buddy Bench at West Springfield Elementary

West Springfield Elementarystudents raised more than$1,200 for the Buddy Benchin the school’s playground.

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Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department dedi-cated its new fire engine during its open house onSaturday, Oct. 15. Pictured are volunteer and careerstaff at Station 414. Joining in the dedication wereRep. Gerry Connolly (D-11), Fairfax County Chair-man Sharon Bulova, Springfield District SupervisorPat Herrity and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue De-partment Chief Richard Bowers. Staff, volunteers andcommunity members got to participate in a long-standing tradition in the fire service, and helped“push in” the new engine into the station.

Thousands of area residents visited the station onSaturday, learning about fire safety, touring various

apparatus, trying a driving simulator, testing theirfirefighting skills on an obstacle course, and learn-ing how to become a volunteer with the station.

The Pierce Velocity Pumper replaces an engine thathas been in service since 2001 with approximately150,000 miles. Last year, the engine ran 1,832 all-purpose (both fire and medical) calls.

BVFRD is a non-profit organization, and activelyfundraises to help pay for operating expenses, in-cluding the cost of purchasing new apparatus andequipment. The engine cost nearly $700,000 to pur-chase, and will be financed with community dona-tions, bingo and hall rental revenues.

Burke Firefighters Dedicate New Fire Engine

Volunteer and career staff at Station 414 with guests, including Rep. Gerry Connolly(D-11), Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova, Springfield District Supervisor PatHerrity and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Chief Richard Bowers.

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Denison University student AmandaNelson from Burke, graduate of ThomasJefferson High School for Science andTechnology, was chosen as a 2016 sum-mer research scholar in a programfunded by the Laurie Bukovac Hodgsonand David Hodgson Endowed Fund.Nelson is one of 107 students who spenttheir summer conducting in-depth re-search Optogalvanic Spectroscopy of LaI Hyperfine Structures at Denison or off-campus. The faculty-led programs in-clude undertakings in the sciences, hu-manities, social sciences and the arts.

Nelson worked with Professor StevenOlmschenk on “Optogalvanic Spectros-copy of La I Hyperfine Structure.”

At Denison University students fromaround the world tailor educationalexperiences in pursuit of their high-est aspirations. Innovative faculty anda completely residential campus pro-vide an integrated learning environ-ment for students to develop as criti-cal thinkers, perceptive moral agentsand active citizens in a global commu-nity as they prepare for rewardinglives of purpose and impact.

Amanda Nelson of Burke NamedSummer Research Scholar

By Vicki Aversa

Burke resident Christopher Falckgrew up with parents who en-joyed collecting art. They exposedhim to books about magic and art

where he discovered the world created byartist M.C. Escher and the beauty capturedby photographer Ansel Adams. His fatherenjoyed cameras and let Falck play with his35mm Chinon as a child. It was easy forFalck to imagine a career in the arts.

Though Falck pursued a career in anotherfield, he began to do some soul searchingaround the birth of his first child and theapproaching retirement of his father. Falck’sfather had decided to buy a large formatcamera. While holding his newborn andthinking about how he could enrich hischildren’s lives with art, Falck decided tobuy his own large format camera.

FINDING TIME to shoot photographs,around his day job and family commitment,was challenging but Falck managed to takenumerous pictures over two years. He fo-cused on landscape and architecture in atraditional style, and took photos of down-town Washington, D.C. and other placeswhile on family outings.

Once he started scanning in the negatives,Falck was blown away by the resolution oflarge format. He got excited about the idea

of selling his art and researched the busi-ness. “The ‘take away’ in every book wasalways ‘do something unique,’ ” notes Falck.“Everyone is unique, so putting yourself intoyour art is more important than masteringwhat’s been done before.”

So, while expecting his second child, Falckthought about how he could take all theinfluences from his life, merge them to-gether and put his identity on paper. Hestarted to experiment, fusing the photo-graphs he took with other art forms. He hadto break enough rules to innovate, so wheremost photographers would think a print wastoo abused to keep or sell, he would con-sider that his starting point.

Soon, Falck began to show friends andfamily what he called a “sculpted photo-graph” and they loved it in a way he knewwas genuine. “When people see my art andask me what it is, I usually tell them it’s asculpture disguised as a photograph,” ex-plains Falck. “The magic part is how I playwith perception. From a distance the workappears to be a framed photograph, but upclose the depth becomes surreal, like 3Dwithout the glasses.”

Adds Falck: “I imagine it like a scene inHarry Potter where the pictures of peopleon the wall are unexpectedly interactive.The art also becomes subject to the basicprinciples of origami, where the entire sur-face becomes a game of give and take. The

photograph starts flat and, as I reshape itwith mountain and valley style bends intothree-dimensions, I’ve got to think aboutwhat that does to the rest of the image,while focusing on what really brings it tolife.”

AFTER RESEARCHING art and findingnothing else like his work, Falck took theplunge and decided he would start sellinghis art. “I wanted people to have an experi-ence like the one you have discoveringmagic as a kid, where you have a sense ofwonder all of the sudden from seeing some-thing inexplicable,” he notes.

Today, at arts festivals like last weekend’s19th Annual Bethesda Row Arts Festival

Christopher Falck of Burke sees his picturesas ‘sculpture disguised as a photograph.’

Creating Art Full of Wonder(http://www.bethesdarowarts.org), Falckreceives the reward he has always desired -to create a shared experience unlike anyother and to inspire others. “People oftenget drawn in as they walk up to a piece,thinking there is something unusual goingon,” explains Falck. “Then they pull theirfriends or family in to take a look, so theycan have the same experience of watchingsomeone see my work for the first time.”

Forever grateful for his parent’s inspira-tion and support, Falck looks forward topassing that love of art on to his childrenand others. Until then, he aims to make asmuch art as he can. More information aboutFalck is available at http://sculptedphotography.com.

Christopher Falck Falck exhibited at last weekend’s 19th Annual Bethesda Row Arts Festival.

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Opinion

By Pat Herrity

Springfield District Supervisor

I have been opposed to themeals tax from the start, butwhat has concerned memost over the last several

months has been the tactics usedto try to convince our residents tovote for it and the county’s failureto deal with its spending problems.I would like to offer some clarityon these points and why I amagainst the meals tax.

The proponents of the meals taxinsist the tax is for teachers’ sala-ries and tax relief. In fact, the bal-lot language referencing schoolsand tax relief was selected becauseit was the language that passed inother counties in Virginia and ac-cording to one supervisor “weneed to use the language that willget it passed.” In reality, the Boardof Supervisors will decide in Aprilduring the budget process howmuch funding goes to schools andthen the School Board will decidehow much funding goes to teacherraises and class size reductions.Despite the Board of Supervisorsfully funding the School Board’sfunding request last year, the fundswere not focused on fixing ourteacher salary issues.

If it passes, the meals tax willjust be an additional $100 milliontax on top of the $100M in taxesthe board passed earlier this year(over my opposition). In the lastfive years, real estate taxes alonehave increased 25 percent and sky-rocketed by $565 million. As Ihave debated proponents of themeals tax over the last severalmonths, there has been almostuniversal acknowledgement thatFairfax County has a spendingproblem. For example, FairfaxCounty offers its 35,000-pluscounty and school employees andadministrators’ unparalleled andunsustainable pensions and pre-social security benefits that evensurrounding jurisdictions do not

pay. Despite my efforts to addressthis and other spending problems,there is no plan in place to addressthese unsustainable costs and ben-efits. The meals tax is a bad wayto kick the can of addressing ourspending problems down the road.

The meals tax is also bad wayto address a spending problembecause it is a regressive tax thattargets a single industry and dis-proportionately hits those who canleast afford it — the elderly, singleworking parents, young students,and people without other options.It is not a white tablecloth restau-rant tax; it is a food tax. The mealstax would be on top of the currentsales tax resulting in a 10 percenttotal tax on any prepared food,including the rotisserie chickenfrom the grocery store, the foun-tain drink from the conveniencestore, your morning coffee, andyour food truck purchases. It isalso a tax on a single industry —one that only has a 3 percent profitmargin on average. This means themeals tax will result in the gov-ernment making more money offof a restaurant than the restaurantitself makes in profit. This is fun-damentally wrong. Restaurantsnot only provide thousands ofyoung adults with their first job,they also give back to the commu-nity through sponsorships anddonations.

Fairfax County voters have adecision to make. Do we settle forbudget deficits and tax increasesyear after year, or do we send amessage that enough is enoughand it is time to address spendingissues? I sympathize for those whosupport the tax; the Board of Su-pervisors and School Board haveled them to believe that the mealstax is some sort of silver bullet totheir budget and teacher salarieswoes. Simply put, it is not.

Pat Herrity represents theSpringfield District on the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors.

By Phillip A. Niedzielski-

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As a businessman here inFairfax and a former mem-ber of the Fairfax County

School Board, I write on behalf of acoalition of thousands ofhomeowners, parents, teachers,firefighters, police, friends and usersof our libraries and our parks andrecreation facilities, and those whobelong to churches and non-profit or-ganizations working to ensure thatFairfax County also protects those inneed [www.yesmealstax.org].

Here since 1988, I have alwaysvalued Fairfax’s pragmatic approachto local government services; i.e.,we will pay for the cost of an excel-lent education system and high-quality services as long as the costis reasonable and affordable.

Hit with the double whammy ofthe great recession and the federalbudget sequestration fiasco, theBoard of Supervisors and SchoolBoard did what they had to do un-der the circumstances — they cutcosts and reduced services.

The county reduced annual expen-ditures by $300 million and eliminated700 jobs; for the school system, $500million and 2,100 jobs.

The maintenance backlog hasgrown to over $150 million in rec-reation and park facilities alone.

We are spending less in real dol-lars per pupil this year than in 2008.We are losing our best teachers tosurrounding jurisdictions, becausesalaries are no longer competitivein the region. Class sizes are larger.

Economic recovery has been slow.While home values have grownmodestly, vacancies in office build-ings are at a 25-year high and rev-enue from commercial property taxis at historic lows.

Compounding our challenge,state funding — particularly forschools — continues to decline,with a funding shortfall for K 12education climbing to more than $1billion annually since 2009.

With 65 percent of county rev-enue now being generated by resi-dential property tax, homeownersare carrying a substantial and grow-ing share of the cost of services.

Without a more diverse revenuebase, we risk school system excel-lence and we risk the caliber ofcounty services that underpin ourquality of life. In an article earlierthis year, the Washington Post char-acterized this reality as Fairfax“fraying around the edges.”

This is the setting for the meals taxreferendum before us on Nov. 8.

Five great things will happen byapproving the meals tax:

1. $100 million will be generated.Almost a third of this revenue —$28 million — will be paid by tour-ists and visitors to Fairfax.

2. Seventy percent of the rev-enues will be directed to the schoolsystem to help stem the loss of ourbest teachers and reduce class size.

3. Our quality of life will bestrengthened by addressing unmetpolice and firefighter needs andthose of our libraries and parks.

4. The backlog in county andschool facility and infrastructuremaintenance needs can be re-duced, while also preserving ourAAA bond rating.

5. Our tax base will be more di-verse, relieving property tax pres-sure on homeowners.

Incredibly, Fairfax can do thesegreat things by paying pennies-on-the-dollar when we eat out. Few ofus ever notice paying ArlingtonCounty, Fairfax City, Falls Churchand Vienna when we eat in theirrestaurants, yet we do.

If you agree that it is importantto keep the best teachers in ourclassrooms, reduce class size, con-tinue to protect our safety andmaintain our quality of life; and fi-nally — if you believe we need tobe less dependent on homeownersto pay for all of the above — it isclear that we should vote yes forthe meals tax. It’s literally a pen-nies-on-the-dollar solution.

A food tax is not a silver bullet. Reduces dependence on property tax.

No to the Meals Tax Yes to the Meals Tax

After careful consideration, theFairfax – Falls Church Partnershipto Prevent and End Homelessnesshas decided to fully support theproposed 4 percent Fairfax CountyMeals Tax.

Seventy percent of the fundsraised by the tax will go to ourFairfax County Schools. Ourschools have an integral role in

identifying and assisting ourhomeless and at risk youth aspart of our homeless service sys-tem. Providing additional fund-ing for the schools only makessense.

Thirty percent of the fundsraised by the tax will go to thecounty’s general fund to be usedfor priorities as identified by the

Board of Supervisors. One ofthese priorities is preventing andending homelessness. In 2008the Board of Supervisors adoptedthe Implementation Plan to Pre-vent Homelessness. At the verybeginning of that Plan, thecounty stated: “By 2018, everyperson in our community willaccess and maintain decent, safe,

affordable housing.”We fully expect a portion of

the funds raised by the mealstax will be used for this impor-tant priority.

Michael L. O’ReillyChairman, Board of the Fairfax

Falls Church Partnership toPrevent and End Homelessness

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While many of the 11 farmers marketsaround Fairfax County will be clos-ing in the next month, the market inBurke is one of the last two to shut

down for the winter.With Dec. 17 as its last scheduled Saturday of op-

eration, it beats the McCutcheon/Mount Vernonmarket held at Sherwood Regional Library for long-est-lasting. That one wraps up on Wednesday, Dec.14.

Chelsea Roseberry, farmers market coordinator forFairfax County, said this is the first year the BurkeMarket will be open into December. Normally it shutsdown shortly after Thanksgiving.

“For some of our more successful markets,” shesaid, “we’ve been asked by customers and vendorsto extend the season.”

Fall, not winter, was in the air however, on a crispand brilliantly sunny Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Burkemarket.

Farmers and vendors from around Virginia andMaryland showed off their rainbow of peppers, ar-ray of pumpkins, as well as apples, squashes, rad-ishes, tomatoes, dairy products and baked goods.

Political tents were set up a comfortable distancefrom the interior of the market. There’s also MasterGardener Plant Clinic on-site for horticultural andlandscaping questions.

The Burke Farmers Market runs Saturdays, fromMay 7 through Dec. 17, 2016, from 8 a.m. until noon.The market is located at 5671 Roberts Parkway inBurke, in the parking lot next to the Virginia Rail-way Express station. More information on FarmersMarkets around Fairfax County is available online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets.

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Some simply say “Thank you foryour service.” Others are morepersonal, listing a name, servicebranch and years served, ornames of loved ones who werekilled in the line of duty. Re-gardless of the content, eachnote for active duty or retiredveterans on the wall at FairWinds Brewing Company inLorton comes with the samething: a free beer and a heartythanks.

For the second year, FairWinds is promoting a “Buy a Veta Beer” campaign for the monthleading up to Veterans Day onFriday, Nov. 11.

Either at the brewery oronline, anyone of legal drink-ing age can purchase a beerahead of time for a veteran toclaim during Fair Winds’ ex-panded hours that Friday. Thenthey write a corresponding notethat creates a more intimateconnection with the recipient.

Fair Winds CEO and formermember of the U.S. CoastGuard Casey Jones explainedlast year they were trying tocome up with a special way tohonor and engage veterans.

“It’s not legal to just giveaway beer in Virginia,” he said.So the Fair Winds team cameup with the idea of “Buy a Vet a

Beer,” as if the honorees andtheir patrons were just sittingnext to each other at the bar.

Last year on a whim theybought a pad of paper for notesto go along with the promotion.Jones said they quickly wentthrough multiple pads.

Overall, they sold 250 beersfor vets, with all the proceedsgoing to a veterans charity.

“We were so taken aback bythe generosity of the commu-nity,” Jones said.

This year, Jones expects totally between 350 and 400beers for vets. Money raised willgo to the National Disabled Vet-erans Winter Sports Clinic,scheduled for the end of March2017 in Colorado.

“For some, it speaks to them,”Jones said of the veterans re-sponse to last year’s event. “Forothers, it’s just beer.”

Either way, the goal is to getthe military and non-militarycommunities together and re-flecting on the day of honor andremembrance.

“You definitely get a good setof sea stories going,” said Jones.

Veterans Day is Friday, Nov.11. Fair Winds Brewing Com-pany located at 7000Newington Road, Suites K&L inLorton, will be open from noonuntil 10 p.m. that day. For moreinformation, visitwww.fairwindsbrewing.com.

Burke Farmers Marketruns until Dec. 17.

Winter is Coming, So are Farmers

Fair Winds Launches‘Buy a Vet a Beer’ Campaign

From left, Fair Winds Brewing Company CEO CaseyJones, tasting room manager Jacquelyn Olejniczakand brand ambassador Mike Kuykendall in front ofthe brewery wall holding ‘Buy a Vet a Beer’ notes.

Either at the breweryor online, anyone oflegal drinking age canpurchase a beer aheadof time for a veteran toclaim during FairWinds’ expanded hoursthat Friday. Then theywrite a correspondingnote that creates amore intimate connec-tion with the recipient.

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Zoran Duric of Fairfax chooses among avibrant assortment of peppers from SantaCruz Produce in Montross, Va. at the BurkeFarmers Market on Oct. 15.

Wayne Rehnborg of Fairfax introduces hisgrandson Harvey Clare to a large pumpkinfrom Level Green Farm out of Montross, Va.at the Burke Farmers Market on Oct. 15.

Allen Hess with Misty Meadow FarmCreamery based in Smithsburg, Md.,discusses dairy laws with Ashley Bensfieldof Fairfax at the Burke Farmers MarketOct. 15.

Mayra Garcia, owner of Lake Ridge, Vir-ginia-based celebrateME! custom cakes,confections and event styling business, isat the Burke Farmers Market for her sec-ond year.

Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection


By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

While Colleen K. Vesely haswatched televised debatesand political events withher children throughout

this election season, an event during whichthe American Civil Rights movement wasdiscussed stands out. It was a concept her3-year-old daughter didn’t grasp, of course.But Vesely used the moment as opportunityto start guiding her children through thisyear’s election season.

“I asked her to think about what she mightdo if someone at school was being mean toone of her friends, to which, she promptlyreplied, ‘I’d tell them to stop being meanand that I don’t like it,’” said Vesely, an as-sistant professor of early childhood educa-tion and human development and familyscience at George Mason University. “Elec-tions offer opportunities to consider theimportance of service and standing up fordemocratic principles. … However, the toneof this general election season is different.”

Still, Vesely and other educators say thatwhile election cycles typically offer fami-lies a multitude of opportunities for con-versations about civics and discussions ofdemocracy, navigating the current politicalclimate requires added dexterity.

Use the election season to facilitate con-versations in a way that is relatable to chil-dren based on their age and experiences,advises Vesely. “By … discussing the differ-ent issues … parents with school-age andolder children can use the election seasonas an opportunity to expand their children’sthinking in relation to current social issuesand history,” she said. “Parents can use theelection as fodder to hone their children’scritical thinking skills with real-life issuesby helping them critique candidates’ opin-ions” as well as “understand different pointsof view on a variety of issues and developtheir persuasive arguments.” This is an ex-ercise Vesely has used with her own chil-dren.

“During primary season, my 6-year-oldand I watched a number of the candidates’speeches,” she said. “We talked about theissues and each person as a human being.… I offered reasons as to why I admired(some of) the candidates.”

Focusing on citizenship and character isa strategy Vesely advises parents to use withchildren who are preschool-age andyounger: “Parents might discuss what itmeans to be a good citizen in their home,”she said. “For example, helping put away

their toys when they are done playing, be-ing nice to their classmates, helping theirfriends and teacher.”

Similarly, local schools are developingcreative ways to fit the Nov. 8 election intotheir lesson plans. For example, “since stu-dents are only in middle school for onepresidential election, Norwood School takesadvantage of this opportunity to help stu-dents begin to understand how to go aboutcomparing candidates’ positions on basicissues, and also to help them understandhow the presidential election processworks,” said Michele Claeys, associate headof school and head of middle school,Norwood School in Potomac, Md.

To help students learn to understand is-sues and evaluate and compare candidates,teachers work together to create age-appro-priate mini-lessons about candidates’ posi-tions on a small number of issues. “Studentswill explore and discuss — not debate —the issues, and learn how to find additionalinformation on their own if they are inter-ested,” said Claeys.

On Election Day, middle school studentswill participate in a mock election designedto help them understand how the electoralprocess works. They will be divided intogroups of different sizes with different num-bers of electoral votes, representing eachof the 50 states. “After both the real andmock elections, teachers will use the resultsto illustrate how the process works,” saidClaeys. “Throughout these lessons, ouremphasis will be on respectful dialogue andconsideration of multiple perspectives andexperiences.”

Educators at BASIS Independent Schoolin McLean are teaching students about thepolitical process by linking it to the selec-tion of the school’s mascot. By allowing stu-dents to choose a symbol to represent theschool, teachers hope to initiate a broadconversation about awareness, empathyand other values.

“Especially for our younger students, con-versations about how a mascot representsthe qualities and values of our school servesas a good metaphor for the more seriousrepresentation in political contexts,” saidSean Aiken, head of school. “Some studentsprefer traditional mascots to give our schoola sense of familiarity and camaraderie.Some want less common mascots to set usapart from other schools and celebrate ourindividuality.”

The lesson will involve the entire studentbody. “We ask our older students to gener-ate ideas that take even our youngest 3-year-olds into account so we can unite as awhole school and not just play to specific‘special interests,” said Aiken.

“The exercise serves as an impetus forposing thought-provoking questions to thestudents,” says Aiken. “Should we identifyourselves as humorous, serious, fierce?” heasks. “What will happen if the greater num-bers of students in the middle school prefera mascot that the much smaller number ofsophomores do not prefer? Should we usesome sort of delegate system or stick withpopular vote? How will we feel if our topchoice for mascot ultimately is not selected,and what is the appropriate response to thatfeeling? Does our choice of mascot repre-sent not just our current community butthose who will join us in the future?”

The activities, says Aiken, open the doorfor conversations about fairness and frus-tration in ways that are meaningful and ageappropriate, and that can be put into thecontext of the current election season.“While our situation as a brand-new schoolis somewhat unique, the idea of mascot rep-resentation weaves through our whole so-ciety and could certainly be used to framea conversation between students and theirfamilies about tone, identity and coopera-tion,” he said.

Parents should also be aware of the waysthe election is affecting their own emotionalstates and thus their families. “As I watchthe presidential debates and continue toread the media coverage of the election, Ifind myself in an agitated and anxious emo-tional state,” said Vesely. “This heightenedemotional state with feelings of stress andagitation can spill over into family relation-ships, leaving us less present and sensitivein our interactions with our children andpartners.”

Choose the information children are ex-posed to thoughtfully and be prepared forquestions, say experts. “The 2016 generalelection season [has been] described bysome as dark and more negative than anyof the recent past elections,” Vesely said.“We want to encourage our children’s par-ticipation in the political process, but … itcan sometimes be ugly and hurtful.”

Shielding children, says Vesely, doesn’tmean ignoring negativity entirely, however.“Parents should be prepared to talk throughwhat children might hear from other chil-dren on the playground or at school,” shesaid. “Parents ought to pay attention to …their children’s emotional states … espe-cially after viewing or discussing election-related media. As parents, we can look forteachable moments in which we might ex-press notions of treating others how [we]want to be treated.”

Discussing the Election with Children

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The election season offers students such as those at BASIS IndependentSchool in McLean an opportunity to learn about the political process.

“Parents can usethe election asfodder to hone theirchildren’s criticalthinking skills .…”

— Colleen K. Vesely, Ph.D.,George Mason University.

Local educators offersuggestions fornavigating acomplicatedpolitical climate.

Send notes to the Connection at [email protected] or call 703-778-9416.Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements should besubmitted at least two weeks prior to the event.

Vocal musicians from 12 Fairfax Countypublic schools have been named to the VirginiaHonors Choir for 2016. This select choir is openonly to the top 125 singers from around the Com-monwealth of Virginia, and is the highest honor achoir student can attain during his or her highschool career. Thirty-one Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) students were selected for thechoir, and five students were named as alternates.The choir will perform at the Virginia Music Edu-cators Association (VMEA) convention to be held

at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs,Nov. 17-19. FCPS students named to the 2016 Vir-ginia Honors Choir include the following studentsfrom our area schools: Woodson High School:Megan Humes, Caroline Grass, Jacob Lamb, LucasValdes, and Marc Manaloto and Hayfield Sec-ondary School: Jessica Pressley.

Jonathan Whittington, Kathryn Herring,Emma Zettlemoyer, of Springfield; BridgetRay and Kirsten Chase, of Burke; received$2,000 scholarships from the Scholarship for Mili-tary Children Program in July 2016.

Jane Gibbins-Harding, of Springfield, wasnamed to the dean’s list at Bethany College forspring 2016.

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the area’s most elite schools, the process can befraught with anxiety, stress and confusion as parentsand students wade through the myriad academicoptions in the Washington, D.C., region.

Admissions decision-makers at five local privateschools share advice that they might offer their ownchildren, underscoring the importance of finding thebest fit rather than trying to fit into a top school ifthe environment might not match a student’s per-sonality.

Matti Donkor, interim director of enroll-ment management at The Madeira Schoolin McLean:

“Enter the process very open-minded. I don’t be-lieve in saying, ‘This is the one school for me.’ I be-lieve in knowing the core things that are importantto you like the school’s community, culture and tra-ditions, but also in understanding that you mightfind those characteristics in a variety of schools. I

think students and families should be engaged in the[application] process. I think we do the school visitand that is the only interaction you have with theschool. Find out what else is happening on campus,connect with other students and alumni. Really takethe time to understand the culture of the school andwhether it appeals to you.”

Lisa Knight, director of admission, FlintHill School, Oakton:

“Take time to learn about the school community.Shadow for day, attend several [school] communityevents, go and experience the community for your-self. Notice how you feel when you are on campus.Do you feel welcomed? Are current students andteachers greeting you in the hallways and class-rooms? Do they notice you? Can you see yourselfgrowing academically, intellectually and sociallythere? Are you comfortable with the teaching styleand methods? Do you value what the school values?”

Sean Aiken, head of school, BASIS Inde-pendent, McLean:

“I would advise students not to get too caught upin their resumes and records and instead work todiscuss passions and projects that excite and inter-est them."

Local private school admissions directors sharewisdom they’d offer to their own children.

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ONGOINGThe Pumpkin Patch will be open

October 2 through 31, Sundaythrough Friday, from noon until 7 pmdaily, and Saturdays from 10 amuntil 7 pm. Located at St. George’sUnited Methodist Church, 4910 OxRoad, near George Mason Universityat the crossroads of Rt 123 andBraddock Road and across from theUniversity Mall. A large variety ofpumpkins and decorative gourds ofall shapes and sizes will be for sale.www.pumpkinsusa.com

Batting Cage Occoquan RegionalPark 9751 Ox Road Lorton. Openthrough Oct. 30 Occoquan offers abaseball/softball batting cage, forhitters of all levels. Pitchingmachines offer other pitches likecurveballs. Cost: 14 balls $1.50 TeamRentals Per Cage: 30 min. $18 60min. $34 https://www.novaparks.com/parks/occoquan-regional-park/things-to-do/batting-cage

Adventures in LearningShepherd’s Center of Fairfax8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. every Mondayfor 6 weeks, Oct. 3, 2016 - Nov. 7these events take place at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 5114 TwinbrookRd. Fairfax. start with gentleexercise, followed by speakers ontopics such as health, history,community, personal development,finance, and more. Afternoonbreakouts are book club, bridge,canasta, and mind games. Bring abrown bag lunch. Cost: $30 for 6weeks (Mondays). To register: call703-426-2824 www.scfbva.org.

Senior Line Dancing 1 - 2 p.m. LittleRIver Glen Senior Center 4001Barker Ct, Fairfax. Line Dancing is agentle, social form of aerobic activity.Studies have shown it aids inwarding off Alzheimer’s disease. Noprevious experience needed. Cost:$5.00 per 8 week [email protected] 703-524-3739

Farmers Market & Food Trucks: 3-7 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 27 atthe Fairfax County GovernmentCenter front parking lot.

Rock the Block! 6:30 p.m. Everyfourth Friday through Oct. 28. OldTown Square, 3999 University Drive,Fairfax. Concert series. Food isavailable for sale. Bring chairs and orblankets to sit on. Kids – wear swimsuits and bring towels. Enjoy the newspray pad. No Pets allowed exceptservice animals. fairfaxva.gov.

The Farmer’s Market atSpringfield Town Center. May 7-Nov. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ThroughNovember. Corner of Spring Mall andLoisdale roads, Springfield. Enjoyfresh baked goods, produce,vegetables & fruits, meats & cheeses,and a host of other vendors.springfieldtowncenter.com.

Fairfax Rotary Club Meeting.12:15-1:30 p.m. Mondays. AmericanLegion, 3939 Oak St., Fairfax.Meetings with luncheon andprogram. fairfaxrotary.org.

Carolina Shag. Wednesdays. 6:30-10p.m. Arlington/Fairfax Elks Lodge,8421 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax. Freelessons at 7:30 p.m. No partnersneeded. Dinner menu. $8. Under 21free. nvshag.org.

FUN-Exercise. Thursdays, noon-12:50p.m. Grace Presbyterian ChurchFamily Room, 7434 Bath St.,Springfield. Inova certified exerciseinstructor leads a moderate levelexercise class with music and currentevents conversation. Muscle, Balance,Strength Training using stretch bandsand weights both standing andseated exercises. Instructor donationis $5. [email protected] or 703-

499-6133.EXERCISE PROGRAM Mondays and

Fridays at 9:30 am year-round atLord of Life Lutheran Church, 5114Twinbrook Rd. Fairfax. The exercisesare for strength, balance andmaintaining limberness. ContactSCFB office at 703-426-2824 formore information.

Cafe Ivrit (Hebrew Cafe).Wednesdays. 8:15-9:15 a.m. JewishCommunity Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. Shalom (hello) Did youalways want to converse in Hebrew?Join Na’ama each week forconversational Hebrew. You willlearn and practice Hebrew in a funand interactive way while learningmore about Israel. Free, however weask that you try to attend regularly.RSVP [email protected].

Smoke Free Bingo (with breaks forsmoking friends). 7 p.m. EveryFriday. Fairfax Volunteer FireDepartment, 4081 University Drive,Fairfax. Free coffee, entertainingcallers, $1,000 jackpot.www.fairfaxvd.com. 703-273-3638.

English Conversation Groupsweekly at George Mason, BurkeCentre, and Lorton Libraries Practiceand improve your English. Day andstart times vary. Visit: https://va.evanced.info/fairfaxcounty/lib/eventcalendar.asp

First Sunday Jazz Brunch 11 - 2p.m. Recurring monthly on the 1stSunday at Bazin’s on Church 111Church St N.W., Vienna. Enjoybrunch accompanied by the soft jazzsounds of Virginia Music Adventure.Visit: http://www.fxva.com/listing/bazins-on-church/1686/

Stories From Strawberry Park 10 -11 a.m. Tuesdays in Mosaic -Strawberry Park 2910 DistrictAvenue, Fairfax. Enjoy a liveinteractive performance each weektaught by a group of uniquestorytellers. For ages 10 and under.Held outside in Strawberry Park. Ininclement weather and Octoberthrough April, storytime will be heldin Angelika Film Center. Recurringweekly on Tuesday. Visit: http://www.fxva.com/listing/mosaic-district/2326/

THURSDAY/OCT. 20Together We Can Stand Up to

Bullying 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DunnLoring Center for Parent Services2334 Gallows Road Entrance 1 –Room 100. Did you know thatchildren with special needs are morelikely to be bullied than their peers?Learn ways to help support yourchild at home and in school. Dr.Sajjad Khan, an experienced clinicianand researcher at NeuroScience Inc.,will present educational andpsychological studies on bullying atthis crucial workshop. Registeronline.

FRIDAY/OCT. 21Wellness Recovery Conference

8:30 - 2:30 p.m. NOVA AnnandaleCampus. Ernst Cultural Center 8333Little River Turnpike Anndandale.Have you or someone you care aboutever experienced substance usedisorder or mental health challenges?Do you want to learn more aboutrecovery, staying healthy, and how tobuild and grow good

relationships? Cost:$30 703-324-9355http://wwwnovamentalhealth.org/conference.registration

Superintendent’s Revenge 2016.10 a.m. Twin Lakes Golf Course,6201 Union Mill Road, Clifton.Obstacle-filled layout. $160 per [email protected].

“Mediterranea” at Accotink UnitarianUniversalist Church, 7 p.m.; adiscussion follows the film. FridayNight Film Series presents“Mediterranea” as a part of the ThirdAnnual D.C. Immigration Film Fest.Doors open at 7 pm; Childcare is

provided. Films shown on big screenwith surround sound at AccotinkUnitarian Universalist Church, 10215Lakehaven Court Burke, 703-503-4579; www.accotinkuu.org,[email protected] This isa non-religious event open to thepublic. Tickets start at $6 and can bepurchased at the door or here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/

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SATURDAY/OCT.221st Annual Forge Brew Works &

LCAC Oktoberfest noon - 6 p.m. atForge Brew Works 8532 TerminalRoad Lorton. Admission: Free.forgebrewworks.com/beers

Sully Historic Site Halloween

Lantern Light Event 4 - 7 p.m.3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.Sully will be hosting a Historic AllHallows Eve program to returnvisitors to a time before superherocostumes and candy corn. In the 18th& 19th centuries, Virginianscelebrated All Hallows Eve with

SATURDAY/OCT.22Sully Historic Site Halloween Lantern Light

Event 4 - 7 p.m. 3650 Historic Sully Way,Chantilly. Sully will be hosting a Historic AllHallows Eve program to return visitors to a timebefore superhero costumes and candy corn. In the18th & 19th centuries, Virginians celebrated AllHallows Eve with storytelling, fortune telling, andfamily gatherings. There will be a tour of thehistoric site and grounds by lantern light. Thisprogram is for participants age five to adult. Thecost is $10 per person. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 26, 201670th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade 7 p.m. Maple

Avenue, Vienna. “Celebrating 125 Years of the Town ofVienna” come in costume to celebrate Halloween.Viennava.gov

FRIDAY/OCT. 28, 2016Spooktacular. 6:30-8 p.m. Herndon Community Center,

814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon. Enjoy ghoulish games, aspooky craft and a children’s show. Fee: $10/child inadvance or $15/child on day of event. www.herndon-va.gov.

Bradley Farm Haunted House Friday & Saturday 6 -10 p.m. 13159 New Parkland Drive, Herndon. Theguided tours are $5 www.BFHauntedHouse.com.

SATURDAY/OCT. 29Clifton Haunted Trail 7 - 10 p.m. in the historic town of

Clifton. Admission: Ages 13+ $15 Ages 12 and under$10. www.cliftonhauntedtrail.com/

SATURDAY/OCT. 29 - OCT 31Roer’s Zoofari Trick-Or-Treat 5 - 7 p.m. 1228 Hunter

Mill Rd. Vienna. Roer’s Zoofari welcomes families fromall areas to a new way of trick-or-treating this year. Kids

can trick-or-treat for candy and treats, bounce around inour kids zone, and meet bugs at our creepy crawlystation. Admission: $10 per child, free for adults.www.roerszoofari.com/

SATURDAY/OCT. 29Howl-O-Ween at Lake Anne, 1-3 p.m. Plaza Activities.

Free. Join us on the Plaza dressed in Halloween flair(adults + pets) for a Howling good time! Dogs, cats,and all types of furry friends are welcome to participate.Pet Costume Contest starts at 1:30 p.m.: Pet Parade,Live DJ, Pet Friendly Beer Garden, Window DecoratingContest, Yappy Hour Specials from 1-5 p.m., Treats,Tricks & More From Local Merchants.www.lakeanneplaza.com

MONDAY/OCT. 31Halloween Spooktacular at Great Falls Village Green

and Great Falls Center, 5-7 p.m., with Pet Parade at 4p.m. (all dogs must vacate the green by 4:50 p.m.) BoyScout Troop 55 will create some spooky fun foreveryone in the Haunted House; The Langley MarchingBand performs in the Wells Fargo parking lot; LindaWaitkus of Great Dogs of Great Falls is leading the PetParade starting at the Gazebo. Look out for the GreatFalls Volunteer Firefighters in the Safeway parking lot.

Clifton Haunted TrailReturns Oct. 29

2016 Clifton Haunted Trail is sched-uled for Saturday, Oct. 29, 7 - 10 p.m.in the historic town of Clifton. Admission:Ages 13+ $15 Ages 12 and under $10.www.cliftonhauntedtrail.com/

Halloween 2016 Preview

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Thrill-seeking souls enter the eight-acreClifton Haunted Trail on Oct. 24, 2015

Photo courtesy of Robyn Witschey

Katie Pline (left) and Keeler Lambertson(right) of Clifton acted in a scene depict-ing the Salem witch trials, burning andlynching.

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Clifton residents Aaron and TracyKuzemka, Josie Layfield, Alexis Pollard andfriends ran a “Children of the Corn” sceneduring the 2015 Clifton Haunted Trail.


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storytelling, fortune telling, and familygatherings. There will be a tour ofthe historic site and grounds bylantern light. This program is forparticipants age five to adult. Thecost is $10 per person.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site

“Gallant Knights and FairMaidens”: Ring Tournamentsin Fairfax County 2 p.m. The CivilWar Interpretive Center at HistoricBlenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax. Historian Jeanne Niccollswill present her research on joustingtournaments, a dominant form ofchivalric entertainment, in theantebellum and post-Civil Warperiods. The tournaments featuredmen on horseback competing withlances to capture rings. Cost: Free.703-591-0560.

SUNDAY/OCT.23Annual Road to Success Luncheon

hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority12 p.m. at the Hilton Springfield,6550 Loisdale Road, Springfield.Reservations are required for astudent and one parent and studentsare asked to wear business [email protected]

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 21-23, 2016Annual Craftsmen’s Fall Classic

Art & Craft Festival. Friday andSaturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 10a.m.-5 p.m. Dulles Expo Center, 4320Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly.Features original designs and workfrom hundreds of talented artists andcraftspeople from across America.Visit http://www.gilmoreshows.com/craftsmens_classics_chantilly_fall.shtml

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 22-23Fall Harvest Family Days. 9 a.m.-5

p.m. at George Washington’s MountVernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. Enjoy autumnactivities including wagon rides,wheat treating, 18th-century dancingdemonstration, and straw bale maze,and more. Included in estateadmission. Visitwww.mountvernon.org/ for more.

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Shenandoah Run in Concert at AccotinkLocal band Shenandoah Run, playing “folk music with akick,” will be in concert Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. at Accotink UUChurch, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke. Like a spiritedfamily reunion, nine-piece band, Shenandoah Run, paystribute to both vintage Americana and contemporary folk,playing covers and some originals and occasionallyincluding a song from the worlds of bluegrass, country orforeign lands. Expect top-notch musicianship and multi-part harmonies that will lure you in for an irresistiblesing-along. More information at www.accontinkuu.org/concerts-at-Accotink. Tickets: $15.00.

TUESDAY/OCT.25Raising Kids for Success 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Oakwood School 7210 Braddock Rd.Annandale. Oakwood School ParentingSeries features Occupational TherapistMichele Dausman as she teachesstrategies to increase your child’s senseof feeling connected, capable,competent, and courageous. Cost $10Visit www.oakwoodschool.com toregister. 571-214-8799

From left — backrow: Melissa Knapp,Springfield, asGrace Farrell. andSiobhan Thompson,Fairfax, as MissHannigan. FrontRow: Brenna Kay,Alexandria, asAnnie. BlaiseMajewski, Lorton,as Daddy Warbucks.Also featured, Tulioas Sandy.

Northern Virginia Players willpresent their Fall 2016 musical,“Annie Jr.” Based on the popu-lar comic strip, “Annie” tells ofa spunky Depression-era or-phan determined to find herparents who abandoned her onthe doorstep of a New York Cityorphanage run by the cruel MissHannigan. In adventure afteradventure, Annie foils MissHannigan’s evil ways, befriendsPresident Franklin Roosevelt,

and finds a new family in bil-lionaire Oliver Warbucks, hispersonal secretary GraceFarrell, and a lovable muttnamed Sandy.

Dates and times: Nov. 4, 5, 11and 12 at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 5 and12 at 1:30 p.m. at SummitChurch, 7719 Fullerton Rd.Springfield. For Tickets/GroupSales (available now): http://www.nvplayers.com/. Orderearly for best seating.

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West Springfield names inauguralSports Hall of Fame class.

50 Years of SpartanStar Athletes

By Tim Peterson

The Connection

West Springfield High Schoolcontinued to celebrate its50th anniversary by inducting 21 individuals into its in-

augural Sports Hall of Fame.The honorees, which included five

coaches, one contributor, one team and 14athletes, were recognized at the Oct. 7Homecoming football game against WestPotomac High School. A formal inductionluncheon took place the following day atthe Waterford in Springfield.

Current West Springfield principal MikeMukai said the game was “a great atmo-sphere,” despite the Spartans’ loss to thevisiting Wolverines 47 to 40.

An early highlight of the game was FairfaxCounty Police delivering the game ball viahelicopter. Former Spartan soccer and bas-ketball player Brian Carroll also stopped byin between his own games with the MajorLeague Soccer team Philadelphia Union.

The inaugural West Springfield High SchoolSports Hall of Fame class of 2016 includes:

Golf State Championship Team 1975Missy Bell Bunch (swimming), Class of 1997Brian Carroll (soccer, basketball), Class of

2000Gayle Freshwater Doane (basketball, softball,

tennis), Class of 1974Sharif Karie (cross country, track), Class of

1997Dave Koesters (basketball, baseball), Class of

1974Kara Lawson (basketball), Class of 1999Stephanie Loehr (soccer), Class of 1994Chip McArdle (wrestling, golf), Class of 1982Steve Nobles (cross country, track), Class of

1971

Mukai said there were four teachers fromthe original 1966 West Springfield staff inattendance, two of which were also mem-bers of the 2016 hall of fame class.

“So many came back who wanted tohonor coaches,” Mukai said. One of thosewas former field hockey and girls’ basket-ball coach Shirley Duncan, who helpedshape Title IX legislation.

A special website was created for the hallof fame, which has names, sports and yearsfor each of the inductees. The plan is for itto contain more biographical informationas well as a video for each former highschool athlete.

Inductees were chosen by a committeethat looked at accomplishments after highschool as well, but focused first on “whatthey meant to the school,” said assistantprincipal Betsy Fawsett, “what an individualmean to the team.”

Next year, Fawsett said, they plan to in-duct just 15 new members into the hall offame, and 10 the following year.

Also in the works is an Academic Hall ofFame.

Joe Saunders (baseball, basketball), Class of1999

Kathy Schniedwind (field hockey, basketball,softball, track), Class of 1970

Sheri Susi Nygaard (gymnastics, cheerleading), Class of 1987

Jamie Warren III (basketball, baseball), Classof 1991

L.J. Yankosky (basketball, baseball), Class of1993

Bob Little, ContributorRob Benton, CoachShirley Duncan, CoachVic Kelbaugh, CoachDon McCool, CoachRon Tugwell, CoachMore information on the West Springfield

High School Sports Hall of Fame inductees isavailable online at spartanhof.com.

Hall of Fame Class of 2016

Members of the West Springfield High School girls 1991, 1992 and 1993State Champion Soccer teams are recognized at the school’s Oct. 7Homecoming game against West Potomac High School.

Members of the West Springfield High School boys 1978 State ChampionGolf team are recognized at the school’s Oct. 7 Homecoming gameagainst West Potomac High School.

West Springfield High School principal Mike Mukai helps check in guestsat the school’s inaugural Sports Hall of Fame induction luncheon at theWaterford in Springfield on Oct. 8.

West SpringfieldHigh School directorof student activitiesAndy Muir (left)speaks at the at theschool’s inauguralSports Hall of Fameinduction luncheonat the Waterford inSpringfield on Oct. 8.

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West Springfield High School continued to celebrate its 50th anniversaryby inducting 21 individuals into its inaugural Sports Hall of Fame at theWaterford in Springfield on Oct. 8.


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Catherine Louise Scott Pearson, 90 years old, left this world for heaven on September 20, 2016 at her home in Alachua, Florida. Catherine was born on April 4, 1926 to Mamie and Archie Scott and grew up in the Alex-andria and Franconia area. She married Samuel T. Pearson in 1942. She is survived by her daughter Carole (husband Chuck) Page, son Samuel (wife Lynne) Pearson, sister June Hoffman 7 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Samuel T. Pearson, parents Mamie and Archie Scott, brothers Austin, Robert, William (Sonny) Scott and sister Betty Burk. She will be laid to rest at Pohick Church with her husband in a private family service. She will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Just Man Ministry 3246 Snow, Katy, Texas 77493 or to Carole Ann Page c/o "Go Fund Me Page.

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