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Carly Morgan and SabrinaEpstein, founders of the BullisKEEN Club, organized a first-everprom for KEEN students.

Carly Morgan and SabrinaEpstein, founders of the BullisKEEN Club, organized a first-everprom for KEEN students.

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Helping VictimsSix Rotary Clubs raised $6,000 to help six shooting vic-tims (Montgomery Mall, Aspen Hill Giant and High PointHigh School) pay for burial, mortgage, and children’seducation. The clubs included Downtown Silver Spring,Silver Spring-Kensington, North Bethesda, MetroBethesda, Bethesda Chevy Chase, and Potomac-Bethesda.The Rotary Clubs partnered with the 20-year-old Victims’Rights Foundation whose president, Greg Wims (in centerwith microphone), said, “This partnership is a gamechanger in helping victims of violent crimes.” TheRotary’s motto is: Service Above Self.

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For the past two years, Bullis stu-dents Carly Morgan and SabrinaEpstein have changed the lives ofnumerous KEEN (Kids Enjoy Ex-

ercise Now) athletes and their parents, aswell as those of many Bullis students.Sabrina and Carly founded the Bullis KEENClub, searching for students to volunteertheir time every other Sunday to meet withKEEN participants with special needs. Re-cruiting and selecting for the Bullis KEENClub was difficult — but once they formeda dedicated group, the word spread abouthow meaningful and fun it was — and nowthere is a waiting list to join.

On May 20, the KEEN Club sponsored afirst-ever prom for KEEN students. Carly andSabrina wanted to leave a legacy and starta new tradition.

These two founders inspired an organi-zation – and that organization created anevening that will remain in the hearts andmemories of everyone who attended thefirst KEEN Prom.

Delighted KEEN athletes, in their promdresses and tuxedos danced the night awaywith their Bullis friends, snapping selfiesand mixing and mingling with all the youthsat the event.

As KEEN parent, Melanie Wissingernoted, “This, like every teen’s prom, was anight to remember. Thanks for allowing theparents to stay and observe this monumen-tal moment for our teens.”

Parent Mark Buckman echoed herthoughts: “We’ve enjoyed many wonderfulKEEN activities over nearly 10 years, and Ican say without question tonight’s KEENProm has been the best.”

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Churchill junior Noah Pereles “a-ha”moment came as he was engagedin reading about Breanna’s Law in

The Washington Post. He read that Mary-land ninth-grade students will be requiredto learn CPR as a graduation requirement.

Although this requirement would not af-fect him, he was more interested than manyteenagers might be. He had often heard the

story of his cousin, a University of Michi-gan professor, who had suddenly diedfrom a heart attack, 20 years ago at theage of 39. If CPR had been adminis-tered, his life might have been saved.

According to the CDC, about 750,000Americans experience a heart attackeach year. Many die because they don’treceive immediate CPR from someoneon the scene. Too few people know ex-actly how to administer CPR or use adefibrillator. The American Heart Asso-

ciation, along with the nation’s schoolsis trying to change this by advocating formore training.

Breanna’s law will come into effect thisyear in Maryland. The law is named forBreanna Sudano, a Perry Hall teenagerwho collapsed during a field hockeygame at her school. She was saved whena bystander performed CPR on her.

“We need students armed with the abil-ity to intercede in order to have the op-portunity to save the life of a classmateor a teacher or a visiting parent at the

New law, cousin’s death inspires effort.

Churchill Junior Organizes CPR Workshop for Fellow Students

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Churchill High School students gatheredto learn CPR last week.

Event organized byBullis KEEN Clubmembers.

KEEN Athletes Enjoy Their First Prom

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KEEN athletes dancethrough the night attheir first prom.


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time of an incident,” said Yvette Mingo of theAmerican Heart Association.

Breanna’s Law requires that “beginning withstudents entering grade 9 in the 2015–2016school year, to graduate from a public highschool, a student shall complete instruction incardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use ofan automated external defibrillator. The lawalso requires that schools “incorporate the psy-chomotor skills necessary to perform cardiop-ulmonary resuscitation and to use an auto-mated external defibrillator.”

After reading about the new requirement forfreshmen, Noah realized that Churchill’s sopho-more, junior and senior classes would miss out

to get the program established so that a ma-jority of the students in the 10th, 11th and 12th

grade classes at Churchill will be trained,” saidNoah. “Deborah Stapleton, our school nursewas my faculty sponsor and Dr. Benz, ourschool principal was very supportive. My goalis to train students to become life-savers. Car-diac arrest is such a big problem — even teenscan die from a heart attack.”

Noah hopes to offer a future training ses-sion at Churchill next October since it is na-tional Sudden Cardiac Arrest AwarenessMonth.

Noah swims for the Nation’s Capital SwimClub, for the Churchill Swim team and is alsoa lifeguard at Potomac Swim and Tennis Club.

Churchill Junior Organizes CPR Workshopon the CPR training. He decided to initiate CPRtraining during the student lunch period. “Itonly takes about 20 minutes to train how toadminister CPR,” he said. “The new programis called ‘Hands Only CPR.’ If one sees a teenor adult suddenly collapse, they should call 9-1-1 and then push hard and fast in the centerof the chest to the beat of the disco song,‘Stayin’ Alive.’ It’s easy to learn — and makessense for every teen to learn.”

Noah contacted the Sandy Spring RescueSquad and Sgt. Custead agreed to come toChurchill at lunch on May 18 and 19 to trainthe 75 -80 students who had signed up. Noahposted the training on Facebook and also ad-vertised on Churchill’s TV station. “I’m hoping

By Marilyn Campbell

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“For the Birds” took on a positivemeaning this weekend ashundreds of scientists, students,teachers, and the general public

explored and documented the birds and plantsof the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Ca-nal) National Historical Park at the Great FallsTavern’s Bird Blitz. The event, part of the Na-tional Parks Services’ BioBlitz weekend, wasone in a series of “BioBlitzes” across the na-tion, all of which celebrate the centennial ofthe National Park Services.

Participants were divided into two groups,which included guest scientists from theAudubon Naturalist Society. The morning wasspent walking through the park and identify-ing and recording bird species. Plant invento-ries were taken in the afternoon.

“We had 450 observations totalduring the two days and we spot-ted 211 different species,” saidJoshua Nolen, a biological sciencetechnician for the National Park Ser-vice.

When participants located a birdthey took an audio recording or aphotograph and uploaded to theiNaturalist website using asmartphone application where itwas reviewed and identified byother scientists. “Our data gotadded to all the other data from theparks in the D.C. area,” said Nolen.“We could look, at species from 18different parks.”

National parks across the coun-try celebrated the Centennial of theNational Park Service with morethan 100 BioBlitzes and BiodiversityCelebrations on May 20-21.

Event at Great FallsTavern marked theCentennial of theNational Park Service.

Discovering Flora and Fauna

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Students from Center City Public Charter School joined the Bird Blitz onFriday at Great Falls Tavern in Potomac.

Bird Blitz groupdiscusses the gameplan before head-ing out on the walkon Friday morningat Great FallsTavern.


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Bringing their combinededucation, expertise andexperience in the fieldsof nutrition and exercise

to Potomac residents, Jessica andDavid Murgueytio are the featuredspeakers at Potomac CommunityVillage’s (PCV) June 23 meeting.Their presentation, “Eating andExercising for Vitality — How OurNeeds Change Throughout OurLives,” highlights two key aspectsin healthy aging: how one movesand what one eats.

Specializing in weight loss and diabetes manage-ment to enhance aging and vitality, JessicaMurgueytio is a registered dietitian and certified dia-betes educator with bachelor’s and master’s degreesin clinical nutrition.

David Murgueytio specializes in corrective exer-cise and performance enhancement and focuses on

functional movement patterns, strength andconditioning.

Jessica Murgueytio currently practices atBethesda Medical Associates and is an adjunctprofessor at George Mason University. DavidMurgueytio is a certified personal trainer at Life-time Athletic in Rockville and continues his stud-ies in exercise physiology.

PCV’s June 23 meeting takes place from 7-9p.m. at the Potomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, Potomac. The program is free andopen to all, but donations are accepted.

Potomac Community Village is a non-profitmember network of neighbors and friends geared toenhancing the quality of life for older Potomac resi-dents by creating social connections and providingservices such as transportation, computer assistanceand simple home repairs. For more information, tovolunteer or to get volunteer help, [email protected], 240-221-1370or visit www.PotomacCommunityVillage.org.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 25Volunteer Training. 7 p.m. at the

Holiday Park Senior Center at 3950

Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring. SeniorConnection is in great need forvolunteers to drive seniors to medicalappointments or to help with groceryshopping. Training and liabilitycoverage are provided. Volunteersaccess a web-based schedulingsystem so they can set their ownschedules and help seniors who arenearby. [email protected],call 301-962-0820 or visitwww.seniorconnectionmc.org.

THURSDAY/MAY 26Montgomery Town Hall Meeting.

6:30-8 p.m. at the Dennis AvenueHealth Center, 2000 Dennis Ave.,Silver Spring. Montgomery Countystate and local representatives holdpresentations and Q & A sessionregarding plans and prevention ofthe Zika virus. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/mosquito.

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ONGOINGMirror to the World Documentary

Exhibit. Through May 29, 1-4 p.m.Saturdays, 1-8 p.m. Sundays at GlenEcho Photoworks Gallery, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. GlenEcho Photoworks’ eighth annual“Mirror to the World” exhibition ofdocumentary photography featureswork by five area photographers whohave traveled the world to capturestories of people and theirenvironments. Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.

“Sleeping Beauty.” Through May 29,10:30 a.m. Thursday-Friday, 11:30a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday atThe Puppet Co., Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Told with rod puppets and specialeffects. Tickets are $12. Visitwww.thepuppetco.org.

“The Emperor’s Nightingale.”Through May 30, various times atAdventure Theatre MTC, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Adventure Theatre MTC presents TheEmperor’s Nightingale, a worldpremiere play directed by NatsuOnoda Power. This project is fundedin part by The National Endowmentfor the Arts and features an all-Asian-American cast, playwright, director,choreographer, lighting designer,costume designer Hana Sooyeon Kim.Tickets are $19.50. Visitwww.adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

Call for Submissions: GEN-Y 3.0.VisArts welcomes artists ages 17-27in the DC/MD/VA area to submittheir application for review for Gen-Y3.0, an exhibit focusing on young,emerging artists. $10 application fee.Email Frank McCauley [email protected].

Photo Exhibit: “Solitudes.”Through June 4, gallery hours atWaverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway. “Solitudes” is anexhibition about urban isolation.Sarah Hood Salomon utilizes cameramotion and slow shutter speeds toadd a layer of anonymity to thesubjects. Free. Visitwww.waverlystreetgallery.com formore.

Kaleidoscopes: 200 Years. ThroughJune 4 at The Mansion atStrathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,Rockville. The Brewster KaleidoscopeSociety (BKS) returns to Strathmore.The BKS’s juried exhibition celebrates200 years since the tube’s inventionand features kaleidoscope designers.Admission is free. Visit

www.strathmore.org formore.

Thursday EveningConcerts. Thursdaysthrough July, 6-8 p.m. atVeterans Park, 7800Woodmont Ave.,Bethesda. The concertsoffer a diverse range ofmusic including rock,funk, jazz, swing, andreggae. Free. Visitwww.bethesda.org.

Canal Boat Excursions.April-Oct., Saturday andSunday, 11 a.m., 1:30p.m., and 3 p.m. at GreatFalls Tavern Visitor Centerof the Chesapeake andOhio Canal NationalHistorical Park, 11710MacArthur Blvd.,Potomac. Go on a 19th-century mule-drawn canalboat excursion. Hear talesof what life was like forthe families who lived andworked on the canal.Tickets are $8 for adults(ages 16-61), $6 forseniors (ages 62 +), and$5 for children (ages 4-15). Call 301-767-3714for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 28Artist’s Talk:

“Solitudes.” 1-2 p.m. atWaverly Street Gallery,4600 East-West Highway.“Solitudes” is anexhibition about urbanisolation. Sarah HoodSalomon utilizes cameramotion and slow shutterspeeds to add a layer ofanonymity to the subjects.Free. Visit www.waverlystreetgallery.com formore.

SATURDAY-MONDAY/MAY 28-30Hometown Holidays. 2-10 p.m. at

Rockville Town Center, 30 MarylandAve., Rockville. This is a MemorialDay festival and parade in the City ofRockville with concerts, children’scrafts and games. Free. Call 240-314-5022 or visit www.rockvillemd.govfor more.

SUNDAY/MAY 29CityDance: The Conference of The

Baby Birds. 11 a.m. at The MusicCenter at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.The young talents of CityDance willshowcase the techniques they havemastered throughout the year on themain stage at Strathmore for anexciting afternoon of dance. Ticketsare $15. Visit www.strathmore.org

for more.Waltz Dance. 2:45-3:30 p.m. lesson,

3:30-6 p.m. dance at SpanishBallroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. Dance to a mix of folkwaltzes with a few other coupledances, including Hambo,Schottische, Swing, Tango, andPolka. Tickets are $10. Visitwww.waltztimesdances.org for more.

MONDAY/MAY 30Memorial Day Ceremony and

Parade. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at RockvilleTown Center, 30 Maryland Ave.,Rockville. The ceremony, located inRockville Town Square includesmusic by the Rockville Concert Bandand the Rockville Chorus, atraditional wreath laying led byAmerican Legion Post 86, and a 21-gun salute and presentation of colors

by American Legion Post 86 ColorGuard and Rockville City PoliceDepartment Honor Guard. The Cityof Rockville’s 72nd Annual MemorialDay Parade will top-off a weekendlong celebration with more than 70parade units including marchingbands, drill and majorette units,floats and more. Free. Visitwww.rockvillemd.gov.

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/JUNE 1-25Bethesda Painting Awards

Exhibition. 12-6 p.m. at Gallery B,7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E. Free.Visit www.bethesda.org for more.

THURSDAY/JUNE 2Great Decisions: Korean Choices.

12:30 p.m. at Potomac Library,10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac. A

program of the non-partisan ForeignPolicy Association in which localgroups gather monthly to discussU.S. foreign policy topics. Topic forJune: Korean Choices. At the end ofWorld War II, Korea was divided intwo. The northern half of the Koreanpeninsula was occupied by the SovietUnion, the southern by the UnitedStates. Today, North and SouthKorea couldn’t be further apart. Free.Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/branches/potomac.html formore.

FRIDAY/JUNE 3Art & Soul Charity Auction. 6:30

p.m. at Silver Spring Civic Center, 1Veterans Place, Silver Spring. Thisyear’s theme, Art and Soul: “Life asArt,” embraces the philosophy that

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Exhibit FeaturesDiverse Art Media

Five new artists will display theirwork at Waverly Street Gallery June 7-July 2. The opening reception will beon Friday, June 10, 6-9 p.m. An Artist’sTalk will be held on Saturday June 18at 1 p.m. All events are free to attend.The gallery is located at 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Visitwww.waverlystreetgallery.com.

Clockwise from top left:Wajin Kim works with softmetals and wire, ChristianIanculescu is a sculptor,Kate Radi is a photogra-pher, Ronnie Spiewakworks in collage and paint,Jill Tanenbaum works withfused glass.


art heals, and when children and familiesparticipate in creating beauty, they feelvaluable. Highlighting the event is recentlysigned Redskin Vernon Davis, an artist,philanthropist, and athlete. Tickets are $75. Visitwww.nccf-cares.org for more.

Dance Bethesda: Casino Night. 8 p.m. atAvant Garde Dance Center, 5268-M NicholsonLane, Rockville. The evening starts with dancelessons, followed by a party. Tickets are $15.Visit www.dancebethesda.com for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/JUNE 3-4URBNmarket. 3:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-5

p.m. Saturday at Park Potomac Market, 12500Park Potomac Ave., Potomac. Shoppers will findlocal vendors selling items including homedecor, pet accessories, jewelry, toys, clothes,bath and beauty products, and gourmet food.There will be a beer garden Friday and livemusic both days. Free. Visitwww.urbnmarket.com for more.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 3-5“Into The Woods Jr.” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,

2:30 p.m. Sunday at Herbert Hoover MiddleSchool, 8810 Postoak Road, Potomac. HerbertHoover Middle School presents the popularfairytale musical “Into the Woods Jr.,” directedand choreographed by Patricia B. Groisser.Tickets are $10. Visit www.hoovermsptsa.org oremail Karla Yager at [email protected].

SATURDAY/JUNE 4Imagination Bethesda. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at

Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. Activity tentsline the streets, face painters bring butterfliesand pirates to life and find a stage of liveentertainment. Free. Visit www.bethesda.org formore.

National Philharmonic PerformsTchaikovsky. 8 p.m. at the Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. The National Philharmonic, led byMusic Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski,performs Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6(“Pathétique”). The concert will also feature theNational Philharmonic’s nearly 200 voice all-volunteer chorale performing Brahms’ Gesangder Parzen (Song of the Fates) and Nänie.Concert tickets start at $29 and are free forchildren ages 7-17. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org for more.

Washington Balalaika Society’s “MusicalStrings.” 8 p.m. at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre–Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 EdmonstonDrive, Rockville. Washington Balalaika Societypresents an afternoon with Peter Omelchenko,domra virtuoso with Moscow’s Osipov FolkOrchestra. Conductor Svetlana Nikonova leadsthe 55-musician orchestra, includingWashington Balalaika Concertmaster AndreiSaveliev, in a performance of the music ofRussia and Eastern Europe. Tickets are $25, $20for seniors, $15 for students. Visitwww.rockvillemd.gov for more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 4-5Washington Folk Festival. 12-7 p.m. at Glen

Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.This festival presented by the Folklore Society ofGreater Washington in collaboration with theGlen Echo Park Partnership, celebrates the manyfolk music, dance and craft traditions of thegreater Washington area. The Festival featuresover 450 of the best traditional musicians,storytellers, dancers, and craftspeople in theregion. Free. Visit www.fsgw.org for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 5Feria De Sevilla. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at The

Strathmore Campus, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. The Centro Espan ol deWashington, D.C., is bringing a taste of Spain toStrathmore with a Flamenco festival featuringdancers and food. Free. Visitwww.strathmore.org for more.

MONDAY/JUNE 6The Neediest Kids Tournament. 11 a.m. at

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, 10000 OaklynDrive, Potomac. The Neediest Kids, a program ofThe National Center for Children and Families(NCCF), provides emergency funds to the 41percent of Washington area students whostruggle for the basic essentials necessary for

them to stay in school and thrive. Registration is$750. Visit www.nccf-cares.org for more.

TUESDAY-SATURDAY/JUNE 7-JULY 2“Five: New Voices at Waverly.” 12-6 p.m. at

Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-WestHighway, Bethesda. This exhibit features fusedglass, collage, photography, metal and claysculpture. Free. Call 301-951-9441 for more.

JUNE 8-JULY 10Brad Blair: “Future Unknown.” Gallery hours

at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. Brad Blaircreates detailed sculptural monstrosities thatallude to the issues of genetic engineering andbiotechnology unfolding in today’s world. Free.Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

JUNE 9-19“HMS Pinafore.” 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday 2

p.m. Sunday at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre–Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 EdmonstonDrive, Rockville. In one of Gilbert & Sullivan’smost popular operettas, Captain Corcoran makesgrand plans for his daughter, Josephine, tomarry sir Joseph. Tickets are $28, $24 forseniors, $20 for students. Visitwww.rockvillemd.gov for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 10Opening Reception: “Five: New Voices at

Waverly.” 6-9 p.m. at Waverly Street Gallery,4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Celebratethe exhibit featuring five new artists, eachworking in fused glass, collage, photography,metal and clay sculpture. Free. Call 301-951-9441 for more.

JUNE 10-JULY 10Art Exhibit: Pat Alexander. Gallery hours at

VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. Takingadvantage of the Gibbs Street Gallery’s wall ofwindows and artificial light, Pat Alexandercreates an installation of pigmented cast-paperrocks and boulders, cast shadow and smallabstract paintings inspired by rock-ladenlandscapes in Newfoundland, Canada,Vedauwoo, Wyoming and Cappadocia, Turkey.Free. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

SATURDAY/JUNE 11Celebrate Mama. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Rockville

Town Square, 30 Maryland Ave., Rockville.Featuring live entertainment, giveaways, avendor marketplace, and more. Free. Visitwww.bermanevents.com/celebratemama formore.

JUNE 11-JULY 31“Turning the Page: Children’s Book

Illustrations.” Gallery hours at The Mansionat Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. In addition to illustrations, theexhibition explores book design, binding, andbuilding in a true celebration of all thingspicture book. Free. Visit www.strathmore.org formore.

THURSDAY/JUNE 16Opening Reception: Turning the Page. 7

p.m. at The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. In addition toillustrations, the exhibition explores bookdesign, binding, and building in a truecelebration of all things picture book. Free. Visitwww.strathmore.org for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 17Opening Receptions and Artist Talks. 7-9

p.m. at VisArts Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville.Brad Blair creates detailed sculpturalmonstrosities that allude to the issues of geneticengineering and biotechnology unfolding intoday’s world. at Alexander creates aninstallation of pigmented cast-paper rocks andboulders, cast shadow and small abstractpaintings inspired by rock-laden landscapes inNewfoundland, Canada, Vedauwoo, Wyomingand Cappadocia, Turkey. These artists will beavailable to discuss their art along with others.Free. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org for more.

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The Appraiser andWhat He Does

Home appraisals might be more accuratelydescribed as “home evaluations”. Appraisals arean essential part of the home sale process, fromboth the buyer and the seller’s end, and areinvaluable tools to have firmly in hand before anoffer ever hits the table. Many sellers have anappraisal completed before the home is listed, inorder to get a working grasp of current homevalue trends in the market and establish a base-line for the asking price. It is important to keepa few key pieces of information in mind whenhaving an appraisal performed on your house.First, both appraisers and their appraisalsvary—so make sure to find a reputable, experi-enced, reliable appraiser in your area to performyour home’s appraisal. Three different apprais-als by three different appraisers might give youthree different ideas about your home’s value—and while you definitely don’t want an appraiserwho lowballs your home’s value and causes youto ask for a price lower than your home is worth,likewise you don’t want an appraiser who overin-flates your home’s value, making your askingprice higher than what the market will bear andkeeps your home languishing without a potentialbuyer in sight. The most accurate appraisal isone that is neither too high, nor too low—a real-istic evaluation of what the home is worth, ver-sus what the market will bear that results in ahome being sold with a reasonable profit to theseller in an expedient amount of time. Anappraiser’s document is only as valuable as theirexpertise and reliability, and in a professionthat’s not strictly regulated, you want to ensurethat you’ve not paid a fee to a flight-by-nightappraiser whose evaluation of your home’s valueisn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. Ask yourRealtor® to point you in the direction of a repu-table home appraiser, and screen the appraiserthoroughly before contracting their services.With just a little extra effort on your part, yourhome’s most accurate asking price could be justa phone call away! Things to ask an appraiserbefore contracting their services include:

• What is their professional background regarding home appraisal?• Are they trained and/or certified?• Do they have a portfolio they’d be willing to share, or will they put you in touch with satisfied clients?• Are they knowledgeable in your area?• Do they know the history of your neighborhood and its constructions?• What comparables will they be using?

decade the practice has becomemore and more widely accepted asthe overall benefits of meditationcontinue to be studied,” said JillGattone, R.N., a registered nursein Marymount University’s Stu-dent Health Center who leadsMindfulness Meditation sessionsfor students.

“Current literature reveals thepotential for Mindfulness Medita-tion to not only help with focusand concentration, but may alsopositively effect brain structure,improve relationships, reducestress and even increase immunefunction.”

“We live in a world where we areconstantly ‘plugged in.’ We lookaround and see students spendinghours on their laptops andsmartphones … Facebook,

Instagram and Netflix,” saidGattone, R.N. “This way oflife can leave us feeling ex-hausted and stressed. It isreally important that we alltake time to quiet our mindsevery day.”

For families who want tobegin a meditation practice,Gattone recommends a guided ses-sion “… where someone is lead-ing you through the process. Thereare many apps that can guide youthrough a short 5 minute medita-tion, or there are classes that canbe a good way to start as well,”she said.

Starting with short, uncompli-cated mindfulness sessions canmake the initial process less intimi-dating. “Like physical exercise, youmay find that it is best to start witha short 5 minute meditation andgradually increase,” said Gattone,whose own practice consists ofbeginning and ending her day witha 10-minute meditation. “It can beas simple as finding a quiet spot,sitting in a comfortable positionwith your spine straight, focus on

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Rees

Elizabeth Rees, pictured with her husband HoldenHoofnagle and children Sophia (12), Dylan (9) and Maya(6), leads her family in a daily mindfulness practice.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Almanac

Every evening after dinnerand bath time, ElizabethRees, a Mount Vernon,Va., mother of three, in-

structs her children to lie on thefloor keeping as still as possible.With soft tones, she recites aphrase, slowly and purposefully.These moments of serenity allowher family to release the chaos ofthe day.

“It is such as still and lovelytime,” said Rees, associate rectorof St. Aidan’s Episcopal Churchand cofounder of the Center forSpiritual Deepening, both inMount Vernon. “My children longfor the stillness and being presentin the moment as much as I do.When we’re in the thick ofthings and we’re schleppingand on the run, there is atemptation to be discon-nected. The mindfulness ideais being present in the mo-ment and finding the joy inthe moment.”

Such mindfulness medita-tion practices have been creditedwith improving focus, boostinghappiness and reducing stress. Astudy by researchers at the Univer-sity of Miami found that shortmindfulness practices improvedstudents’ ability to focus; whileresearch by the University of Cali-fornia, Davis Center for Mind andBrain found a meditation to beeffective in reliving stress.

“The name can make it soundlike a huge unattainable concept,but essentially, mindfulness medi-tation is paying attention to what’shappening in the present momentwithout judgment,” said SandraCarr, Ph.D., a family therapist andmeditation teacher in Bethesda,Md.

“Meditation has been around forthousands of years, but for the last

your breath, clear your mind andbe aware of what is happening inthe present moment.”

Establishing a daily mindfulnesspractice offers an opportunity tobuild an arsenal of tools that canbe used to find peace in the midstof frenzied schedules, says SaraVanderGoot, a meditation teacherand cofounder of Mind the MatPilates & Yoga in Arlington andAlexandria, Va.

“Families with children can ben-efit from even a short meditationpractice [like] two to five minutesof breath and concentration daily,if that is all mom and dad can fitin,” she said. “[It] creates the habitof being able to return to thatspace when difficult feelings arise[like] anger or frustration and findspace between feelings and reac-tions.”

A daily practice makes it easierto remain calm in a chaotic situa-tion, said Rees. “For me, when Ifind I’m in those hectic momentsand just about to lose it and don’thave the patience, that’s where Imost need to stop and take somedeep breaths,” she said. “Havingthe presence of mind to say ‘I needto stop and breathe and not reactright away’ is a great life skill.”

VanderGoot recommends simplemeditation techniques to use withchildren daily. “Mantra is a medi-tation tool where words are re-peated to create change,” she said.“Repeating a mantra daily withyour child, such as ‘I am happy, Iam healthy’ or ‘I am happy, I amsteady’ each morning when thechild wakes up ingrains that posi-tive belief in the child’s mind andin turn positively influences thatchild’s behavior.”

Creating positive beliefs aboutoneself creates a sense of self-awareness. “This is very useful andpractical … especially [for] thosewho live a hectic life, and it doesn’ttake much time,” said VanderGoot.

A Mindful Family Family mindfulness practicescan bring calm to a hectic day.

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”It is really important thatwe all take time to quietour minds every day.”— Jill Gattone, Marymount University


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Sports

By Aaron Lundmark

The Almanac

The stage was set for the WinstonChurchill Bulldogs Saturday af-ternoon to return to the statechampionship game just one

year removed from finishing as the runner-up.

On a cold and rainy day at John HarvillStadium in Gaithersburg, the Bulldogs wereunable to overcome an early 5-1 deficit andended up falling 10-5 to the Severna ParkFalcons.

“We’ll be back,” said junior attacker Spen-cer Knife as he walked off the field follow-ing the loss. That seemed to be the themefrom Churchill after the game: they’ll beback.

“We’re returning a good core group ofguys next year,” said head coach Jeff Fritzafter his 23rd year with the Bulldogs cameto an end. “Our motto is not to rebuild, butto reload. We have a lot of young guys re-turning and a lot of young guys steppingup so we’ll be back next year.”

Early on, the Bulldogs had trouble con-

trolling the ball, as Severna Park hadpossession nearly the entire first quar-ter. The first quarter ended up score-less, partially because of the play bysenior goalkeeper Markus Hurd.

“I thought [Hurd] played very well,”said Fritz. “I thought he played wellenough to give us a chance to win.”

Early in the second quarter a SevernaPark goal by Drew Betch was answeredquickly by sophomore Reed Moshyedifrom Churchill just three minutes in.From then on, Severna Park started topull away.

The Falcons added three more goalsbefore halftime to make the score 4-1.For the Falcons, it was junior attackerSteven Zichelli who hurt the Bulldogsall afternoon as he tallied five goalswhile adding one assist.

“We beat up on ourselves on the de-fensive end and we couldn’t field theball,” Fritz said, “and you can’t scoreor get in a rhythm without the ball.”

One bright spot for Churchill was se-nior faceoff man Austin LaBorwit, whowent 19 for 19 in the faceoff circle Sat-urday. LaBorwit is the school’s all-timeleader in faceoff wins with 559.

“[LaBorwit] won every faceoff andgave us a chance, but the turnoverskilled us,” Fritz added.

Second half started with a Falcongoal, and then Knife was able to addback-to-back goals to seemingly givethe Bulldogs momentum and make thescore 5-3 midway through the thirdquarter. But momentum seemed to fadeonce a penalty was called on Churchill,followed by another penalty in the dy-ing seconds of the third quarter calledon senior Christian Edwards, givingSeverna Park a two-man advantage tostart the fourth.

Zichelli added one of his goals on theman advantage and then the Falconsadded two more, one of which was afortunate bounce that was picked upright in front of the net, to push the leadto 8-3 with just five minutes left.

Each team was able to add two moregoals each to make the final score 10-5. Churchill won its fourth regional titlein the last five years this year. Manyplayers will be continuing their careersin college including Christian Edwards(Syracuse), and LaBorwit (Trinity Col-lege).

“We just picked a really bad day toplay a really poor game,” said Fritz. “I’mreally proud of what our team has ac-complished here, but I don’t want onebad day to ruin the fantastic season wehad. They played their tails off all year.”

Bulldogs end seasonwith 16-2 record.

Churchill Boys’ Lax Falls to Severna Park in State Semifinals

Photo by Harvey Levine/The Almanac

Reed Moshyedi, seen earlier this season,and the Churchill boys’ lacrosse team lostin the state semifinals on Saturday.


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Granted, I watch way too much televisionwhere many of these ads regularly appear, so Imay be a bit of a sitting duck. I won’t namenames, maybe just a few potential side effectsthough: ALS, cancer, heart attack, stroke, suici-dal thoughts, depression, kidney and liver dam-age, high blood pressure/low blood pressure,blackouts, blood clots, shortness of breath,four-hour erections; and on and on and on.(I don’t recall seeing too many commercialswhere lung cancer is a possible side effect. Isuppose that’s because lung cancer is notexactly a “side” effect, it’s more of a maineffect.) Nevertheless, being a stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer patient/survivor, I can’thelp but have noticed the ads on television for“OPDIVO.” Obviously the subject matter inter-ests me, but maybe I’ve just learned – instinc-tively almost, to pay stricter attention to suchenticements. It might actually relate to me. Ormaybe I’ve simply gotten better at listening tovoice-overs and reading small print scrollingbeneath the visuals while ignoring more theapparent healthy recipients living wonderfullyenjoyable and uninhibited lives thanks to thesemedications.

Believe me, I understand that these pre-scription drugs are not “over the counter” soit’s unlikely I’ll happen on to them sitting onsome pharmacy shelf next to the Advil andwonder, on my own, if they could help me.The only way, so far as a law-abiding citizenlike myself would have/gain access to any ofthese prescriptions, would be through a con-versation with, and prescription written by, mytreating physician where many of the potentialside effects and/or risk-rewards would be dis-cussed. Still, trading one set of problems foranother, which in turn possibly could lead totheir own set of unintended but not totallyunanticipated consequences seems a bit prob-lematic – even to me, and all I have is lungcancer.

I don’t know that I have a choice, though.There is treatment. There are consequences.There are alternatives. There is life and there isdeath, and always there is hope. But treatment-to-date, I’ve never felt as if I was trading onefor the other. Oddly enough, I’ve alwaysthought, I was making decisions to stay alive,not to make my life worse; attempting to sus-tain it, not diminish it. With some of the pre-scription advertising I see and hear on televi-sion now, I’m confused. Many of it sounds bothencouraging and discouraging, and somewherebetween cautiously optimistic and a cautionarytale, even as the advisory to “speak to yourdoctor before you start a…” voices over. Notthat it sounds so great in the first place, but inthe last place, I am often reminded of the oldadage: “If it sounds too good…’’ Well, whenyou consider the potential side effects, itdoesn’t sound too good at all.

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“Last night was the best night of my life,”said Carly. “Seeing how happy all of the ath-letes and their parents were made all of thehard work that went into the prom so worthit. The room looked beautiful and every-one had the best time. The most memorablemoment for me was seeing the Buddiesdance together. I have no words to describehow I felt when I saw how dressed-up andexcited all of the athletes were when theywalked into the gym. Some of the girls hadbought special long dresses and tiaras forthe night and it was just so special. Mybuddy, Braeden had the best time. He toldme that his younger sister was practicinghis dance moves with him earlier and wedanced for most of the night with all of hisfriends from KEEN.”

KEEN’s mission is “to empower youth withdisabilities by providing free, non-competi-tive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitnessand fun, led by volunteer coaches.” TheBullis KEEN Club provides a program whichpairs KEEN athletes with Bullis volunteers.The Bullis students must go through a rig-orous evaluation and selection process andonly 20 are chosen. They meet twice amonth with their KEEN Buddies to partici-pate in fun activities as a group and thenoften, during the times when they are notmeeting, they still remain in contact. Theygather every other Sunday at Tilden MiddleSchool for an hour and 15 minutes. Someof the group activities include bowling,mini-golf, tennis, basketball soccer, Karate,an outing to Glen Echo Park, going for icecream, playing games and hanging out.

“Participating with the KEEN kids is sorewarding because of the joy that the KEENkids get from interacting with other teens,”

that long. When they asked him why hewanted to go to church, he said because Iwant to thank God for KEEN. I want tothank God for my friend. It’s difficult todescribe how this moment made me feel. Idon’t do KEEN for my résumé. I don’t do itbecause I have a community service quota.I do it because I’m making a difference. Still,for Braeden, I am KEEN. He spends themajority of his time on Sundays with me.To know that another person on this planetfelt that strongly about me was humblingto say the least. The moment felt truly spe-cial, for both of us.”

KEEN Club members all helped to orga-nize and plan the event. DJ DAaron Ander-son donated his services, Bullis donated thefacility, cupcakes from Cupcakes by Premilawere donated by Plants, Etc and studentsfrom Bullis brought in bow-ties and costumejewelry for the KEEN students to wear. Allthe KEEN kids received a prom t-shirt anda beach bag with sunglasses and other gifts.Every KEEN student was accompanied aparent or guardian.

Both Sabrina and Carly are seniors andwill attend Michigan next fall. Sabrina at-tended the prom with her buddy Michelle.She said, “We have become such goodfriends and had so much fun dancing to-gether. All the KEEN kids enjoyed an artsand crafts area that we set up for them.”Both Sabrina and Carly were honored at theKEENFEST Gala in November as the Volun-teers of the Year.

Even though Sabrina and Carly will be atcollege, they have already lined up studentswho are as passionate as they are aboutKEEN to run the organization and makecertain the KEEN Prom becomes a yearlytradition at Bullis.

Sabrina said. “Even though many of the ath-letes are non-verbal and are sometimes non-communicative, they gain from knowingthat someone wants to be with them andcares. Their parents are also pleased thattheir child has a friend to interact with.”

Carly wrote her college essay about herKEEN experiences and how volunteeringwith her buddy Braeden had changed herlife. She wrote: “On this particular evening,the chairman of KEEN gave a keynotespeech that explained why he is so dedi-cated to the organization. He spoke about

a young man with dramatic learning dis-abilities that is overtly (although unwill-ingly) violent and has a tendency to hurtboth himself and those around him. Hementioned that earlier in the evening he hadbeen speaking to the young man’s motherwho relayed an interesting story. Appar-ently, for the first time ever this young manhad asked his parents if he could go tochurch. They looked at each other, puzzled.He had never asked to go to church before.It is difficult for him to sit through givenhis attention issues. He simply can’t sit still

Hopkins and Porter was recently in-volved in the construction of thenew K9 Aquatic and Wellness

Center at the Travilah Oak Shopping Cen-ter in Potomac.

The concept of a rehabilitation center,where dogs can swim to help them recoverfrom injury, and to promote fitness as theyage is not new, but the new K9 Aquatic Cen-ter is the first of its kind in MontgomeryCounty. The center boasts five individualpools, with ramps for dogs, and stairs forhandlers. The pools are heated and treatedwith non-chlorinated water and specializedfilters.

Hydrotherapy has been around since an-cient times. The physics are simple: waterprovides buoyancy, which relieves stress onjoints, and creates resistance, allowing fora safer and faster recovery. Hydrotherapyfor animals first began with race horses, andwas later used on greyhound race dogs.Today, canine hydrotherapy is recognizedas one of the best ways to help dogs recover

from injury, alleviate degenerative condi-tions, and improve fitness.

Constructing the new K9 Aquatic Centerpresented several challenges, and requiredextra steps and precautions to complete.Normally in building construction, the ob-jective is to keep moisture out of the inte-rior space, but when building an indoorpool, the opposite is true. The direction ofwater vapor flow is from high vapor pres-sure or high humidity to low vapor pres-sure or low humidity. To prevent moisture

drive from the pool to the exterior andneighboring spaces, Icynene closed cellfoam was installed at the walls and ceilingto contain the moisture, and a Desert Airedehumidification system was designed tocontrol humidity, and to prevent moisturefrom undermining the structural integrityof the building.

Over 5000 cubic feet of concrete, gravel,and dirt was removed to create the newAquatic Center swimming pools. The insu-lation was installed above the excavated

area prior to digging, and completed in twosubsequent stages to allow trades to keepworking and to install electrical and me-chanical after construction of the pool.Hopkins and Porter needed to verify no utili-ties were present beneath the slab prior toexcavation, and that the depth and widthwould not undermine the existing buildingfootings. Additionally, excavators, backhoes,and loaders had to be equipped with Tier 4exhaust scrubbers that reduce the dieselexhaust emissions to safe indoor workinglevels with the assistance of a negative pres-sure ventilation system.

The completion of the project requiredcoordination between Paddock Pools andHopkins and Porter, who were both indi-vidually hired by the owner, DominiqueDarcis. Project Coordinator, Todd McPhee,of Hopkins and Porter oversaw the day today operations, and Kai Tong, AIA archi-tect for Hopkins and Porter, delivered thefinal design and permitted plans.

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Steps Toward Constructing K9 Aquatic and Wellness CenterBusiness

The K9 Aquatic and Wellness Center under construction.

KEEN Athletes Enjoy Their First Prom

Photo by Susan Belford/The Almanac

Bullis seniors Carly Morgan and Sabrina Epstein, founders of the BullisKEEN Club

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