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P Minor of a Purim PaparazziBy Rabbi Leibel Fajnland

Director of Chabad of Reston-Herndon

Instead of joining an exasperated pressprobing into prominent people’s priva-cies, I will pursue celebrities like KingAhasuerus, Queen Esther and Vashti of

Persia. I will serve a much greater purpose bypresenting a better picture, or portrait, of theMegillah’s principal personalities. It gives methe opportunity to report on the grand pro-cession of Mordechai, Haman and his sonsParshandatha, Parmashta and Poratha, toname only three. Now, with the approach ofPurim, I prefer to devote my expertise to pro-mote the proper performance of the Purimprocedures and its prerequisites.

Perhaps you are perplexed and perturbedwhy we make such a big production out ofPurim, exaggerating it out of proportion toother projects or programs? Why must we twistourselves into a pretzel with all this perennialPurim propaganda? I propose that this is pre-cisely Purim’s Problem. If Purim is not para-mount in your mind, it probably needs moreand better PR.

Purim represents the promise of Jewish per-severance under pressure and persecution. Al-though it transpired in Persia approximately2,300 years ago, Purim is not an ancient anach-ronism, but part and parcel of the present. Asthe Baal Shem Tov paraphrased the Talmud:“One who reads the Megillah backwards has

not fulfilled hisobligation,” forPurim is as cur-rent and contem-porary as thisnewspaper.

Purim is per-vaded by DivineProvidence, asthe Megillah pref-aces with theRoyal parties andprofaning of thepure priestly ves-sels, the pricelessperfumes, pro-gressing with

Mordechai’s premonition of peril, and the eviloppression and persecution perpetrated byPersia’s prejudiced premier, Haman, may heand all his conspirators perish. Esther and theJews prepare to preempt Haman’s evil plot,while Mordechai is promoted to prominence,paraded in purple and imperial parapherna-lia. Purim’s profound principles may appear tobe compromised by the peripheral pranks, sillyimprovisos, superficial pretenses, parodies andparades. Yet paradoxically, scriptural interpre-tation compares Purim to Yom Kippur, the ho-liest day of the year!

Purim pertains to each and every one of us. Itspeaks to every person of every profile and per-suasion, from the lowest to the uppermost; from

a protesting preppie to a presiding provost; fromthe poorest, perspiring paparazzi to the prim &proper president of Purdue U., or the paradigmof any other prosperous corporation.

Rather than preach Purim principles in theabstract, we should be particular and specific,for proverbially, practice makes perfect. So hereis a paragraph on Purim’s Four important pre-cepts:

1) The Megillah parchment is proclaimed onPurim day, and the preceding night.

2) We send our friends and peers, by proxy, apair of provisions: Hamantashen (poppy or prune),Perrier, Pringles, pirogen, pears, apricots, pepper-mint candy, or other appropriate foods portions,whether or not they have that persistent PR pro-nunciation, as long as they are edible.

3) It is imperative that we open our purse,and provide to the deprived on Poorim. Weshould proffer a coin (at least a quarter) each,to two poor persons. It is your prerogative howmuch to give, but the more the merrier. If youcan’t personally locate poor persons, partici-pate by placing the proceeds into a pushka/charity can.

4) On Purim we partake of a Party, and poura L’chaim!

Happy Purim!With thanks to Israel Rubin and Lechayim

Magazine. For all Purim related questions andinformation visit www.chabadrh.org/purim

Rabbi Fajnland can be reached [email protected].

Rabbi Leibel Fajnland

Faith Notes are for announce-ments and events in the faithcommunity, including special holi-day services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

Trinity PresbyterianChurch, 651 Dranesville Road,Herndon, has Sunday worshipservices at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Nursery and childcare are pro-vided and youth and adultSunday school classes are heldprior, from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500 orwww.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Cen-ter, Unitarian UniversalistChurch, 1625 Wiehle Ave.,Reston, holds monthly classes forthe general public which use Bud-dhist teachings to practicemeditation. www.meditation-dc.org or 202-986-2257.

Trinity PresbyterianChurch, 651 Dranesville Road inHerndon, has Sunday WorshipService at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Nursery and childcare are avail-able during worship services.Youth and Adult Sunday School isheld Sundays from 9:40-10:45a.m. 703-437-5500 orwww.trinityherndon.org.

St. Anne’s EpiscopalChurch, 1700 Wainwright Drivein Reston, holds Sunday servicesat 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.and contemporary service at 5p.m. Nursery, Sunday School andAdult Education available.www.stannes-reston.org.

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NewsHerndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Town Seeks Budget FeedbackThreat of sequestration looms as budget comes together.

The Town of Herndon’s revenue sources for its fiscal year2013 budget. The town is currently accepting commentson the FY2014 budget, and the effects of sequestrationcould affect many revenue streams for the town.

The Town of Herndon’s expenditures for the fiscal year 2013. The town is currentlyaccepting public comment on the FY2014 budget.

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As the Town of Herndonstaff prepares the fiscalyear 2014 budget,which will begin July 1,

they are soliciting comments fromtown residents on how to formu-late the budget. Per town rules,Town Manager Art Anselene mustpresent a budget to the council byApril 1.

Early input from citizens is animportant part of the budget de-velopment process, and citizensare encouraged to share theirviews on programs and servicesthat are most important to them,”said Mary Tuohy, the town’s direc-tor of finance. “During the next six weeks town staffwill continue formulating and refining the proposedbudget document and supporting materials.”

AFTER THE BUDGET is delivered, the council willconduct two public meetings on the proposed bud-get April 9 and 23. The budget must be adopted byJune 30.

Tuohy said the town is not immune to the threatof sequestration, cuts in federal government spend-ing, since much of the town’s business base is in thecontracting business.

“Revenue channels that could be especially vul-nerable are transient lodging and meals tax, and busi-ness license fees,” she said. “A large portion of thetown’s economic base and major excise taxes areclosely related to federal contracting opportunitiesin this community.”

Councilmember Dave Kirby said people shouldkeep in mind the possibility of “a considerableamount” of budget cuts should sequestration cometo pass.

“If we do fall into sequestration fiscal rut, weneed people to tell us how they think we can meetour budget. We may lose up to 25 percent of ourbudget if sequestration goes into full effect,” hesaid. “If [federal government contractors] startlaying people off and closing up shop, we lose alot of the taxes that they contribute to the bud-get.”

Mayor Lisa Merkel estimated that half of the busi-nesses that pay the town’s business and professionallicense tax are related in some way to government

contracting.While sequestration remains a major issue as the

town’s budget is constructed, Tuohy said there isanother area of concern.

“Assessed property values within the town are ex-pected to increase very modestly at two to three per-cent over assessments from last year,” she said.

Richard Downer, co-chair of the Herndon Cham-ber of Commerce committee of the Dulles RegionalChamber of Commerce spoke at the town’s Feb. 12public hearing and said the town would be wise tolook ahead to the opening of Phase Two of DullesMetro.

“I’d like to see the town set aside engineeringmoney in the budget to take serious look at exten-sion of Worldgate Drive. If Metro opens and thatroad is not pushed through and finished, I thinkwe will have a first class bottleneck on our hands,”he said. “And right now unfortunately we don’t seeany new development out there that’s going to payfor it.”

Councilmember Sheila Olem said she hopes alltown residents will provide feedback.

“I hope all citizens feel the need to come for-ward with what they don’t like about town ser-vices, what they think we’re missing and what theirthoughts are before passing budget so we can con-sider all thoughts and desires before we finish it,”she said.

MORE INFORMATION on the budget, and a com-ment submission form can be found at www.herndon-va.gov.

Members of the Herndon Relay For Life unveil thisyear’s theme at the Herndon Police Station Wednes-day, Feb. 13. This is the 10th year of the event, whichhas raised more than $300,000.

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Relay For LifeKicks off 10th WalkAmerican Cancer Society eventhas raised more than $300,000over past decade.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Herndon Relay ForLife kicked off its 10thseason of fundraising

Wednesday, Feb. 13, at theHerndon Police Station. Thewalk, which benefits the Ameri-can Cancer Society, has raisedmore than $300,000 over thepast decade, and is shooting fora goal of $50,000 this year.

“I am privileged to be the staffpartner for this event. We don’tget to choose which event wework on, and I was delightedto get Herndon this year,” saidShari True, a community man-ager with the American CancerSociety. “I was there in the be-ginning when we started theHerndon Relay, and it’s a greatcommunity, I love working witheveryone.”

The Relay For Life is an over-night walk where teams gatherat Herndon High School andwalk to honor someone whohas passed away, or survived,or cared for or even knowssomeone with cancer. Teammembers raise money to walk,then spend the evening walk-ing around the track, withgames and entertainment aswell.

Herndon’s first Relay For Lifetook place June 12-13, 2004 atHerndon High. The event raisedmore than $120,000 and fea-tured 59 teams of more than600 participants.

“We like to think of ways tomake people feel good aboutwhat they’re doing,” said MaryGlenn Mancini, a member ofthe event’s planning committee.“Every year we’ve grown biggerand better, and we’re lookingforward to highlighting a lot of

teams this year.”As of Sunday, Feb. 17, 14

teams have registered for a to-tal of 92 participants.

Michelle Daichman of TeamPixie Dust spoke at the eventkick off. She started walking in2003 in memory of her mother,and last year her team partici-pated in 10 events around thecountry, including the Relay inArlington.

“I watched my mom gothrough treatments and drugcocktails and tests and thehardest thing for me was see-ing her lose her beautiful curlyhair,” she said. “It was hard tobe a defenseless 18-year-oldwith no way to save the personwho would literally put her lifeon the line for me. After shepassed away in 2001 my fatherand I decided we couldn’t juststand by and let cancer beat ustoo.”

The event will begin at 1 p.m.with an opening ceremony cel-ebrating the lives of those whohave battled cancer. The firstlap around the track is taken bythose who have survived thedisease.

“One of the highlights everyyear is the luminaria ceremony,which are small bags with a teacandle inside, and on each bagis the name of someone whohas died of cancer,” said SheilaGrooms, the event’s chair. “Weplace them around the trackand it’s a very touching mo-ment, designed to honor thosewe’ve lost and provide a chancefor people to hope for a worldwithout cancer.”

The Herndon Relay for Lifewill be Saturday, June 8, atHerndon High School. Moreinformation can be found atwww.herndonrelay.org.


Opinion

By Omar Joseph Samaha

Brother of Reema Samaha

After my sister Reema waskilled at Virginia Tech onApril 16, 2007, our liveschanged forever. I say

“our lives” changed forever becausegun violence doesn’t just affect thedirect family of the person killed, butan entire community. As I learnedmore and more about gun violence,I found that on a daily basis, this ripple of painand suffering is repeated 34 times in 34 com-munities around the country, that’s a VirginiaTech massacre every day.

This all became even more apparent when Idrove around the country on the Fix GunChecks tour. The campaign promoted respectfor the second amendment and fixing our back-ground check system on gun purchases to pre-vent dangerous, prohibited purchasers fromacquiring them.

The campaign began shortly after the Tuc-son, Ariz. massacre where U.S. Rep. GabbyGiffords was shot along with many other in-nocent Americans. For months I campaignedacross the country, holding public events insmall towns and big cities. When I made it toTucson, Gabby was still recovering from hergunshot to the head, yet I had the opportunityto meet her sister and those affected by the

shooting. Her sister gave me a bright bluebracelet that had inscribed on it, “Gabby,” alongwith a peace sign and a heart. I’ve cherished itand worn it ever since along with my “Hokie

Hope” bracelet as I’ve hoped andprayed for her recovery and for allthose affected by gun violence.

IN EVERY STATE I traveled to, Imet with families and survivors ofgun violence, mayors, congressionalmembers, law enforcement officials,doctors, gun owners and NRA mem-bers. From the rural countryside, tothe suburbs, to the inner cities, I wit-nessed the same thing; gun violenceaffects people in every community

and from all walks of life. The resounding pleafrom everyone I met along the way is that wemust do more to prevent gun violence in ourcountry while respecting our second amend-ment rights. This can and must be done in acomprehensive manner in order to have realresults.

After the Newtown shooting, everythingchanged, and Americans could not bear thethought of inaction. We can see that a pushfrom citizens could cause the president andCongress to finally act to prevent these trag-edies from occurring.

I went to the White House last Tuesday tospeak with the first lady and other policy advi-sors and on Capitol Hill I spent much of theday meeting with congressional members. Ev-eryone is now committed to working on thecomplex issue of gun violence preventionaround our country while making sure our

Constitutional rights are not infringed.On Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran has

been a very strong vocal leader in gun violenceprevention and has worked closely with us overthe years. He invited me to be his guest to theState of the Union. I was honored to attendalong with many others who have experiencedgun violence in their lives and even more sowhen President Obama acknowledged ourpresence.

The president spoke strongly about how thetime for talk is over and the time for action, tovote on gun violence prevention measures, isnow. He reiterated, “They deserve a vote!”when referring to those who have been mur-dered in the growing number of massacres, forthe 34 Americans killed every day, for the fami-lies and communities affected, and for the sur-vivors who live their lives with permanent in-juries and trauma.

SHORTLY AFTER the State of the Union ad-dress, as I was leaving, I randomly got to meetone of those survivors, Gabby Giffords. She wasbeing escorted by her husband, Capt. MarkKelly. I had the feeling that one day we wouldcross paths. I introduced myself to her andthough I don’t believe she knew who I was,when I showed her the bracelet with her nameon it her expression changed to one of excite-ment and enthusiasm.

Although Gabby is still recovering and re-learning how to speak, the words we ex-changed were enough to give us more hopeand energy, to continue on until we get thatvote we all deserve, for our safety, for our chil-dren, and for our families and communities.

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Saving French atHerndonElementaryTo the Editor:

I am writing, as a parent of twochildren currently attendingfourth and sixth grade at HerndonElementary School in Herndon, toexpress our big concern about theproposal and possibility of switch-ing from the French ImmersionProgram that has been in placesince 1988, to a two-way Spanishimmersion.

The proposal was presented tous on Jan. 30, 2013 after we re-ceived a short notice and a flyerthat was sent home with the stu-dents at HES. Therefore, it cameup as a surprise as we have neverheard about this change before.We definitely had no idea that thiswas discussed with Fairfax CountyPublic Schools administration.

As a result, there was a massivereaction and a group of parentsformed quickly to call for a meet-ing with some responsible partiesat FCPS administration. We met onFeb. 8, with Ms. Jane Strauss,

School Board member representingDranesville District, and the assis-tant superintendent for Cluster 1,Marty Smith, to have a dialogue re-garding the proposed change.

I strongly believe that we shouldkeep the existing French Immer-sion program in place as it canbenefit our school for the genera-tions to come. It attracts a largecommunity including outside theboundaries families, who are will-ing to drive their children back andforth, in order for them to attendour school due to the partialFrench program that HES offers.

Furthermore, I know some fami-lies who are also relocating or al-ready bought their houses, to bein proximity to school consideringthat there are only two schools inthe county who offer this greatFrench immersion program,Herndon ES, and Kent Gardens, inMcLean. Hence, we not only wantto keep French immersion as anopportunity for future genera-tions, but we also aim to improvethe quality of this program.

My understanding from attend-ing that meeting is that FCPS ad-ministration is committed to sup-

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port any foreign language that hasbeen in place for so long and iswilling to help us save this pro-gram. We are aware that there aresome challenges that we have toovercome for the program to besuccessful in the future includingthe hiring process of highly “Quali-fied Teachers” that has been al-tered as a Title I school.

We suggest that FCPS look for apartnership with some local uni-versities such as George MasonUniversity, and promote our schoolas a good place to teach Frenchlanguage. I also believe that theactual school administration needs

to take the lead and be more sup-portive of the French immersionprogram, instead of looking for away out.

It is important to give our kidsthis unique opportunity to learnFrench as any other foreign lan-guage at an early age, which willbe an asset for all the studentslater on in life and in their futurecareer as it can open so manydoors to them, and Herndon El-ementary School is the perfectplace for that to happen.

Aicha BensaidHerndon

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From left, William David Meinert, South Lakes High School; Tatiana Michelle Liu,Potomac Falls High School; Alexis Michelle Gruber, Dominion High School; AdamMichael Cleland, Flint Hill High School; Nicole Marie Frank, Potomac High School;Steven Tai, Lanier Middle School; Meghan Elizabeth Babington, Dominion High School;Sarah Erica Slate, Langston Hughes Middle School; Nikole Rae James, Potomac FallsHigh School; Yechan Lim, Centreville High School; Kathryn Nei, Hunters Woods Elemen-tary School and Isaac Daniel Mantelli, Westfield High School.

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Reston Lions Honor Music Competition Winners

Winners of the James A. Bland Music Schol-arship competition, co-sponsored by theReston Lions Club and the Reston Com-

munity Center and held at the community center on Tues-day, Jan. 29, were as follows: vocal competition, AlexisMichelle Gruber, first place; William David Meinert, sec-ond place; and Nikole Rae James, third place. Instrumentcompetition, Yechan Lim, first place; Tatiana Michelle Liu,

second place; and Sarah Erica Slate, third place.First place winners received prizes of $100 and

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FRIDAY/FEB. 22Kids’ Night Out. 6:30-10 p.m., at RCC

Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. This program isdesigned for older children (6-8 yearsold) to play games, enjoy arts andcrafts, dance, play sports, and watchmovies; refreshments included.Reston resident: $15; non-Restonresident: $30.www.restoncommunitycenter.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 23Cooking Class. Noon, at Il Fornaio,

11990 Market St., Suite 106, Reston.A three-course lunch with wine andrecipes. Reservations. $45. 703-437-5544 or [email protected].

Closing Reception: Artist Talk WithGeorge Smyth. 3-4:30 p.m., atGreater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market Street, Suite 103, Reston. Joinfor the Appetite for Art: ContemporaryArt Dialogues with Smyth, who willdiscuss his two series, The BraddockProject and the Extras, currently onexhibit; light refreshments provided.Register. 703-471-9242.

TUESDAY/FEB. 26The Stray Birds. 7:15 p.m., at

Amphora Diner Deluxe, 1151 EldenSt., Herndon. The Folk Club ofReston-Herndon hosts the groupvoted to the Top 10 Folk & AmericanAlbum of 2012 (by NPR). $11 formembers; 12 for non-members. 703-435-2402 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 27Paint Your Own Pottery. 5:45-6:15

p.m., at the Herndon CommunityCenter, 814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon.Children ages 5-10 can make a food-safe, finished item, to be returnedone week later; paints, material,supplies and instructions provided.$10. www.herndon-va.gov.

THURSDAY/FEB. 28Wine Dinner. 6:30 p.m., at Il Fornaio,

11990 Market St., Suite 106, Reston.Five courses prepared with wine.$65. 703-437-5544 [email protected].

2013 Xing Wen Art StudioExhibition. 7-9 p.m., at RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Thisexhibition displays Xing Wen’spaintings of the Yi and Tibetan ethnicgroups in China.www.restoncommunitycenter.com/arts_exhibits.html.

SATURDAY/MARCH 2A Night at the Movies: Songs from

the Silver Screen. 4-7:30 p.m., atReston Community Center, HuntersWoods, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. The Reston Chorale’s 2013Pops Concert will showcase songsfrom great film soundtracks—fromBreakfast at Tiffany’s to Amistad. $25for adults, $20 for seniors/youth.703-476-1111 orwww.restonchorale.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 3Serendipitous Seven: A Fine Art

Exhibition from Seven RestonArtists. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., at the Jo AnnRose Gallery,1609-A WashingtonPlaza, Reston. Serendipitous Sevensynthesizes the work of seven Restonartists.www.restoncommunitycenter.com/arts_exhibits.html.

SATURDAY/MARCH 2Beyond the Blue and Grey: The

Virginia Home Front, ArtistsReception. 7-9 p.m., at ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center St., Herndon. A

reception for the exhibit that goesbeyond Civil War art to showcase acollection of ideas (on places, socialhistory and unique attributes of the“home front”) representing the CivilWar era; the exhibit, up fromTuesday, Feb. 26 through Sunday,April 7, coincides with the Sunday,March 17, reenactment of Mosby’sRaid on Herndon Station.www.ArtSpaceHerndon.org.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 13Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.

Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697Spring St., Herndon. EveryWednesday. Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

SATURDAY/MARCH 16Fairfax Symphony Orchestra:

Masterworks V. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Conductor Christopher Zimmermanperforms J. Strauss’ Emperor Waltzand Tick Tack, Pizzicato, Trisch-Tratsch Polkas and Overture to DieFledermaus; R. Strauss’ Suite fromDer Rosenkavalier, Till Eulenspiegel’sMerry Pranks and Salomé’s Dance.$25-$55. 703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.

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Masterworks VI. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Conductor Christopher Zimmerman,tenor Brennen Guillory and sopranoJoni Henson perform Wagner’s“Prelude and Liebestod,” Tristan undIsolde and Prelude to Act 3,Lohengrin; Verdi’s Overture to LaForza del Destino, Overture to Ivespri siciliani, Love Duet Finale Act IOtello, “Dio ti giocondi, O Sposo”Otello, “Dio mi potevi, scagliar”Otello, Willow Song Otello and“Libiamo,” La Traviata. $25-$55.703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.

Mosby & Stoughton, graphite and charcoal, ThomasSegars. The caption at the bottom of the drawingreads, “Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby capturedUnion Brigadier General Edwin H. Stoughton in araid at the Fairfax Court House on March 6, 1863.”

Herndon Artists Conjure theVirginia Civil War Home Front

Beyond the Blue and Grey: The Virginia Home Front is an exhibit goingbeyond Civil War art to showcase a collection of ideas (on places, social his-tory and unique attributes of the “home front”) defining what it meant tobe a Virginian between 1830 and 1880, during the Civil War era; the exhibit,up from Tuesday, Feb. 26 through Sunday, April 7, coincides with the Sun-day, March 17, reenactment of Mosby’s Raid on Herndon Station. An openingreception is slated for Saturday, March 2 from 7-9 p.m. at ArtSpace Herndon,750 Center St., Herndon. www.ArtSpaceHerndon.org.


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While most of Wash-ington is bravingthe winterweather, April

Toman has been planning for sum-mer. At the top of her list: choos-ing a camp for her two children,Claire, who is in fifth grade, andWill, who is a second grader.

“I start thinking about it in Janu-ary,” said Toman, who lives in Al-exandria. “I talk to my kids aboutwhat they are interested in taking.There are so many options and thepopular camps fill up quickly.”

Education experts say summercamp is an important part of achildhood experience, and par-ents should start considering op-tions well before the end of theschool year.

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derful for kids,” said Tammy Davis,a doctor of education and a pro-fessor of psychology at MarymountUniversity in Arlington. “Some-times kids lose ground over thesummer, especially with regard totheir mental activity. Summercamp can continue brain develop-ment, especially with regard to cre-ativity, mental activity, physicalactivity and social activity.”

Davis, who is a former campcounselor, elementary schoolteacher and school counselor, saidchildren who are not exposed tonew social activities could becomeisolated. “If your kids are onlyplaying video games or going tothe pool every day, they run therisk of cocooning themselves,” shesaid. “Choose a camp that expandsyour child’s horizons, that will bestimulating and engaging andwhere they will develop newfriendships without the pressure of

an academic environment.”

FROM SPORTS TO SCIENCE,the Washington region is filledwith camps that will suit almostevery child. For example, AnnieMoyer, director of the Sun & MoonYoga Studio in Arlington andFairfax, says yoga camps are op-tions for children who have neverpracticed yoga. “No yoga experi-ence is necessary,” she said. “Wedo yoga games and poses, breath-ing, artistic expression and,weather permitting, outdoor play-ground time.”

For youngsters with a passion forall things artistic, JeanneLoveland, education director forthe Greater Reston Arts Center,suggests art camp. “Our camps arebased on the GRACE mission,which is contemporary art” shesaid.

Jim Supple, director of summerprograms at St. Stephen’s & St.Agnes School, encourages parentsto consider specialty camps as wellas traditional day camps. “Spe-cialty camps are great ways to trynew things, to expand horizons,and to challenge yourself,” he said.

While the thought of academiccamps might cause some childrento cringe, Mollianne Logerwell,Ph.D., director of science educa-tion at George Mason University’sVirginia Initiative for ScienceTeaching and Achievement, saysthat does not have to be the case.George Mason hosts sciencecamps, and “students frequentlytell us that camp was not only fun,but also increased their interest inscience,” she said.

WITH SO MANY OPTIONS forsummer camps, choosing the bestcamp for your child can be over-whelming. “When parents arelooking for a camp, they should tryto find a camp where they’re com-fortable with the facility, the pro-gramming, and counselors andstaff,” said Kevin Rechen, campdirector for the Norwood Schoolin Bethesda, Md.

Gabrielle Summers, who is plan-ning to send her children to sum-mer camp at the Norwood School,says that she considers safety first.“Second, [I consider] the qualifi-cations of counselors and leader-ship and their love of the children.[Then] I look at cost, early birddiscounts, payment due dates andcancellation policies.”

For those who may not be ableto afford the cost of summer camp,Rechen suggests that parents do alittle research. “Many summercamps offer financial aid,” he said.“There are also foundations thatgive grants for camps.”

No matter which camp a childattends, however, Davis has onecaution: “Be careful about over-scheduling camps, doing back-to-back camps and not giving chil-dren down time,” she said. “Somepeople use camp as day care andthat is not always a good thing.”

Region offers programs to temptchildren with interests ranging fromsports to drama to science.

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Marshall senior Grant Leibow scored 24 points against McLean in the Liberty Districtchampionship game on Feb. 15. Leibow was awarded the MVP of the tournament.

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Marshall Boys’ BasketballWins Liberty District TitleStatesmen hold off defending champion Highlanders atSouth Lakes High.

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The Marshall boys’ bas-ketball team capturedthe first Liberty Dis-trict championship in

program history on Feb. 15 whenthe Statesmen defeated theMcLean Highlanders 60-45 in thedistrict tournament championshipgame at South Lakes High School.

Right out of the gates, the No.4 Highlanders picked up the earlylead within five seconds by driv-ing down the court and getting onthe board first, 2-0.

However, that lead would not last for long.“We didn’t come out the way we wanted to to-

night,” said McLean junior guard Joey Sullivan, whofinished with five points. “We turned the ball overtoo much. I think we just let the hype of the gameget into our heads and that’s not the way we wantedto come out. We tried to adjust after the half andmade it to within eight points, but they held on.”

THE FIRST PERIOD went back-and-forth the en-tire eight minutes with little scoring taking place; itwas a great testament to how well these teams canplay defensively.

“I think we proved a lot of people wrong this sea-son,” said Sullivan. “If you were to ask some of thecoaches around the league, I don’t think many ofthem would have said that we would be back in thedistrict championship. Just getting here, we accom-plished many goals and proved people wrong.”

At the end of the first period, the No. 2 Statesmentook a 9-7 lead, and that was the closest the High-landers would come to the title. As the game pro-gressed, Marshall continued to build its lead and bythe end of the half, the Statesmen had pulled awayby 11 points, 26-15.

“All tournament I think we played really well,” saidMarshall senior guard Grant Leibow, who led theteam with 24 points. “We definitely turned it up thistournament. We had a couple down points in the

season when we lost a couple ofgames in the row, and that justmotivated us to do better. We knewwe had a chance to win.”

The Statesmen burst out of thegates and were ready to get thesecond half underway; they posted18 points in the third period, themost in a single period the entiregame. Not to mention, they onlyallowed the Highlanders to tally13. After three periods, Marshallheld a 16-point lead, 44-28.

Heading into the final period, theHighlanders had one last chancefor a comeback, and they outscoredthe Statesmen 17-16. However,that was not enough as Marshall

defeated the defending Liberty District champs 60-5.

“It feels great to win the championship finally be-cause the last two years, we were eliminated in thefirst game of the tournament,” said Marshall headcoach Dan Hale, who was named the coach of theyear for the Liberty District boys. “For them, it’s areal testament to them about how much work theyhave put in, both in the offseason and throughoutthe year on and off the court. Everyone has a roleand they each filled that tonight. They are a verydedicated bunch.”

Leibow was awarded the MVP of the tournamentand was named to the second-team all-district. Se-nior forward Doug Turpin and junior guard TownerHale both finished second on the team with ninepoints.

“Even though we were the higher seed, I think thattook pressure off of us,” said Leibow. “No one ex-pected us to win, and I think we proved a lot of peoplewrong. We had never been here before, so we didn’tknow what to expect.”

SENIOR CENTER JOHN PASCOE, who wasnamed to the first-team all-district, led McLean, thedefending district champion, with 17 points andseven rebounds. He and senior guard SamerAbdelmoty, who posted 11 points, each made the all-tournament team.

McLean’s Samer Abdelmotywas named to the All-LibertyDistrict Tournament team.

Herndon Boys’ Basketball WinsDistrict Title

The Herndon boys’ basketball team won two games by a com-bined four points to capture the Concorde District championship.

The Hornets defeated Chantilly 53-52 in the semifinals on Feb. 14and beat Robinson 51-48 in the championship game on Feb. 15.Herndon entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed, securing theHornets a first-round bye and a spot in the regional tournament.

According to stats from the Washington Post’s website, WillFerguson led Herndon with 26 points against Robinson in thedistrict final. Dorian Johnson finished with 12 points. AgainstChantilly, according to the Post, Ferguson scored 20 points andJohnson had 13.

Herndon faced Fairfax, the No. 4 seed from the Liberty District, inthe opening round of the Northern Region tournament on Feb. 18.

South Lakes Girls’ BasketballFalls in District Semis

The South Lakes girls’ basketball team lost to eventual cham-pion Madison 55-52 in the semifinals of the Liberty District tour-nament on Feb. 14.

According to stats from the Washington Post’s website, AbigailRendle led South Lakes with 25 points. Gabrielle Schultz scorednine points for the Seahawks and Caitlin Jensen added eight.

South Lakes, which entered the district tournament as the No.1 seed, qualified for the Northern Region tournament by defeat-ing No. 8 Marshall in the opening round. The Seahawks facedChantilly in the opening round of regionals on Feb. 18.

Marshall’s Stahl Places Third atState Gymnastics Meet

As a freshman in 2012, Marshall’s Morgan Stahl competed atthe VHSL state gymnastics meet, but failed to place in the topeight in an event.

As a sophomore, Stahl earned a trip back to the state meet.This time, she walked away with some hardware.

Stahl placed third in the all-around competition at the stategymnastics meet, earning all-state honors with a total of 38.325on Feb. 16 at Centreville High School. Stahl placed second onfloor (9.725), fourth on beam (9.675) and finished in a tie forfifth on vault (9.725).

Stahl also finished 15th on bars (9.2).“It feels really good,” Stahl said. “Last year I was here as a

freshman and I didn’t place on anything, so it was nice to comeback and improve so much.”

Western Branch’s Jamie Stone won the all-around state titlewith a total of 39.1. Great Bridge’s Courtney Adams was second(39) and Woodson’s Simone Freidman was fourth (38.1).

One day earlier, Kellam won the team championship with ascore of 148.3. Washington-Lee finished runner-up for the sec-ond consecutive season, posting a 147.2 — the highest score inprogram history.

Will Ferguson, seen earlier this season, and theHerndon boys’ basketball team won the ConcordeDistrict title by defeating Robinson on Feb. 15.

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Elaina Lenore Heller and JamesEric Rosenquist were marriedOct. 6, 2012, at Wintergreen

Resort.Elaina is the daughter of Barney and

Karen Heller of North Wales, Pa.James is the son of Jack and CathyRosenquist of Herndon and graduatedfrom Langley High School in 2008.

The wedding ceremony took placeon a Saturday afternoon overlookingthe Blue Ridge Mountains.

James and Elaina enjoyed a hon-eymoon in Paradise Island, Bahamas,after which they returned home toPittsburgh, Va., where James servesas a campus minister and Elaina is aregistered nurse. Both James andElaina are graduates of James Madi-son University.

Elden Street Players Going ProfessionalThis fall, ESP will begin its evolution into NextStopTheatre Company.

The Elden Street Players’(ESP) Board of Direc-tors has announced

plans to transition the 25-year-old community theatre com-pany into the Dulles TechnologyCorridor’s premier profession-ally-operated, not-for-profit re-gional theatre.

This fall, ESP will begin itsevolution into NextStop The-atre Company. The reorganized,re-christened organization willbuild on ESP’s history and re-sources to expand its reach andcreate an even higher caliber oftheatrical productions for theDulles area.

“When the ESP founders es-tablished the company, they setout to create a ‘different kindof community theatre,’” saidElden Street Players’ BoardPresident Todd Huse. “Ratherthan offering the same playsand musicals as other local the-atres, they envisioned a com-

pany dedicated to producing artis-tically challenging pieces thatwere not seen on other stages; anddo them well, for a price that madegreat theatre accessible to every-one. We have been fulfilling thatmission for 25 years. So, nowwhat? For us, the answer wasclear. Take it to the next level.Raise our game.”

Leading this new phase in thelife of the organization is EvanHoffmann, whom the board hashired as the company’s first pro-ducing artistic director. Hoffmanngrew up in Herndon and has beenassociated with the company forover 20 years. He has also devel-oped a lengthy resume as a pro-fessional actor and director in theWashington, D.C., area, aroundthe country, and overseas.

“It is truly a dream come truefor me to be able to come home toHerndon and help guide this or-ganization, that nurtured me andhelped foster my passion for the-

atre as a young person, towardsexciting new possibilities and abrighter future,” saidHoffmann.

ESP plans to complete its25th anniversary season underthe current name and structure,ending in August with a produc-tion of the musical “Caroline, orChange.” When the 26th seasonbegins in late September, theorganization hopes to greet pa-trons in the Dulles Corridorwith not only a new name, buta whole new kind of theatricalexperience.

When asked about the tran-sition, the Town of Herndon’sMayor Lisa Merkel said, “EldenStreet Players has been a long-time centerpiece of theHerndon arts community, andwe look forward to their con-tinued success as they transitionto a professional theatre com-pany. The arts are alive and wellin the town of Herndon!”


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