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South Lakes High School’s girls win JV Underclassmen Race atOatlands Invitational, Sept. 17, 2016.

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Meals TaxForum to BeHeld Sept. 29

The League of Women Vot-ers of the Fairfax Area(LWVFA) will sponsor aMeals Tax Forum at the au-ditorium of Luther JacksonMiddle School, 3020 Gal-lows Road, Falls Church, onSept. 29 at 7 p.m. The mod-erated forum will featurepanelists on both sides of theissue. The panel will alsotake written questions fromthe audience. Questions mayalso be submitted in advanceby writing to [email protected].

“Our League’s mission is toeducate voters on critical is-sues in our county, such asthe Meals Tax, and to get outthe vote,” says Wendy Fox-Grage, the League co-presi-dent. During this year’s elec-tion season, LWVFA is spon-soring many voter drivesthroughout the county toregister voters and informthem about what’s on theballot.

On the ballot, FairfaxCounty voters willchoose whether to levya meals’ tax. State lawauthorizes counties, cities,and towns to levy a tax onprepared food and bever-ages, commonly called a“meals tax,” subject to cer-tain restrictions. Most coun-ties, including FairfaxCounty, may levy a meals taxonly if the voters approve thetax by referendum.

If approved, the revenuesgenerated will be dedicatedto the following purposes:

❖ 70 percent of the netrevenues to Fairfax CountyPublic Schools.

❖ 30 percent of the netrevenues to County services,capital improvements andproperty tax relief.

What is a Meals Tax? Ameals tax is a tax on allready-to-eat prepared foodand beverages at restau-rants, as well as grocerystores, convenience storesand delicatessens. It wouldnot apply to groceries nor tovending machines. It does,however, include ready-to-eat foods, such as food fromthe deli counter or salad barat a supermarket/grocerystore. It does include alco-holic and non-alcoholic bev-erages served with a meal. Itdoes apply to prepared foodsserved at food trucks.

For more about what’s on theballot, visit www.lwv-fairfax.org/Ballot2016.html.

Send school notes to [email protected] by noon on Friday.

Eight students from Fairfax CountyPublic Schools — all attending ThomasJefferson High School for Science andTechnology (TJHSST) — have beennamed semifinalists in the 2016 IntelScience Talent Search. The students,with their project names, are:

❖ Jake Cui, A Machine Learning Ap-proach to Identifying Ordered BindingRegions on Order-disorder Protein In-terfaces.

❖ Tarun Kamath, Marked Decreasesin Pediatric and Young Adult Solid Or-gan Cancer Mortality in the UnitedStates Since 1940: Analysis and Hypoth-eses.

❖ Ava Lakmazaheri, Brain-actuatedRobotics: A Logic-based Approach forMultimodal Programming and Opera-tion of Assistive Humanoid Robots.

❖ Austin Mills, Demonstrating theDevelopment of Heavy Metal Resistancein Non-tolerant Multigenerational Bras-sica rapa.

❖ Kunal Shroff, The Relationship Be-tween Lethality and Genomic Instabilityin Euploid and Aneuploid Yeast CellsExpressing Pathological Huntingtin.

❖ Matthew Sun, Hyperacute Tempo-ral Resolution with a Neural Populationfor Biologically Plausible Firing RateChange Detection.

❖ Jason Wei, Improving Lateral FlowImmunoassay Sensitivity by a Palla-dium-catalyzed Dye Reaction.

❖ Michael You, Two-degree-of-free-dom Bubble Oscillations in ElasticVessels and its Application in Sonar-in-duced Marine Mammal Injuries.

The 300 semifinalists were chosenfrom more than 1,750 entrants and willreceive matching awards of $1,000along with their school.

This is the 75th year of the ScienceTalent Search, which Intel has spon-sored since 1998, providing $1.6 millionin awards and scholarships.

Snigdha Srivastava and KateHao, of Herndon, are on the dean’s listat Washington University in St. Louis.

Adam Zaman, of Herndon, is on thedean’s list for spring 2016 at South Da-

kota School of Mines and Technology.He is studying mechanical engineering.

Dinesh Chowdary Inampudi, ofHerndon, graduated with a master ofscience, May 2016 from the Universityof New Haven.

Kalla Fleger, of Reston, is on thedean’s list for spring 2016 at the Univer-sity of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Elizabeth Ashley Drake, ofHerndon, is on the dean’s list at HollinsUniversity for spring 2016.

Nii Martey Akita, of Oak Hill,graduated spring 2016 from St. OlafCollege.

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200 hundred athletes and para-athletes participatedto raise money for MedStar NRH’s adaptive sportsprograms for disabled athletes.

The money supports adaptive athletes (athleteswith disabilities) in their sporting endeavors, rang-ing from the purchase of equipment, such as hand-cycles and sleds, to paying for travel to competitivetournaments across the East Coast. Sports includewheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, sledhockey, quad rugby, sit volleyball, hand cycling, row-ing, and more.

The “H” in “Super-H,” stands for Harry Freedman,67, of Oak Hill, the founder and original inspirationfor the 5-kilometer race. Freedman was a consum-mate runner before a work accident in 2004 changedthe course of his life.

As he was recovering, his wife, Renie, and friend,Don Brazelton, of Reston, put together the event.According to Brazelton, “ultimately, we put this racetogether in just over two months to raise money forhis prosthetic leg. We raised $57,000 that year, justfrom the race.” The following year, they partneredwith MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.

The partnership has been a fruitful one. “They’rejust wonderful,” said Renie. “It’s the hospital thatteaches people that they can still do the same things,just a little bit differently.”

Another partnership added a little bit of stardustto the event. Darren Star, producer of such hit seriesas Sex and the City and Melrose Place, provided theseed money for the original race. Other sponsors in-cluded Neyla Mediterranean Bistro, of Reston TownCenter, and Gregorio’s, also of Reston, who providedcatering for the athletes in the post-race party.

Para-athletes from the various adaptive teams, aswell as their friends and family members, raced intwo waves. First went the cyclists, followed by run-ners and walkers. There were volunteers to assistathletes with their equipment, as well as with trans-ferring to and from chairs or guiding up inclines.

Mark Friedrich, 27, of Rockville, trained for therace by participating at the hand-cycling class at theArmed Forces Retirement Home in D.C. He said hedoesn’t compete to reach a certain goal, but ratherbecause “I enjoy it [and] I need the exercise.”

The sentiment is shared widely. Whereas some 5ksare highly competitive, this race was all about theenjoyment of physical exercise. John Rockwood, 46,of D.C., shared this perspective: “There’s a lot of racesout there and this one is really different. You don’treally care about your time at the end of the day. It’smore about being out here and running alongsidepeople who have had to work harder than most ofus. It’s inspiring.”

Super H Run,Walk and Wheelrace held inTysons.

Race Like No OtherReston MulticulturalFestival Returns Sept. 24

File photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection

The crowd at the Global Stage during the RestonMulticultural Festival in 2015.

Reston Multicultural Festival— billed as “a celebration ofmusic, entertainment, dress,food and cultural treasuresfrom all over the world” - willbe held Saturday, Sept. 24, 11a.m.—6 p.m. at Lake AnnePlaza. Free for all ages.

The festival begins at 11 a.m.with a Festival Welcome, fol-lowed by a Naturalization Cer-emony where friends andneighbors will complete theprocess to become U.S. citizens.At the conclusion of the Natu-ralization Ceremony, a tradi-tional Chinese dragon dancewill mark the opening of the

entertainment stages.Additional Festival highlights

include: National HeritageAward Fellow appearances byThe Sherman Holmes Project(blues/gospel) and BillyMcComiskey (Irish accordion);Multicultural Book Fair in part-nership with the Fall for theBook Festival; Author booksignings; Kimono fashion show;Arts & Crafts activities; Art Mir-rors Culture Exhibit; Globalcafé offering international fare;Global market showcasing trea-sures from around the world.Visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com/mcf.

Reston Community Centerto Present ‘Screenagers’

Reston Community Center willpresent a community showing ofthe documentary “Screenagers” onTuesday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. atthe CenterStage. The event is freeand open to the public. No ticketsrequired. The CenterStage is lo-cated at Reston Community Cen-ter Hunters Woods 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston.

Physician and filmmakerDelaney Ruston observed her ownkids’ dependency on their devicesand learned that the average kidspends 6.5 hours a day looking atscreens. She wondered about theimpact of all this time and aboutthe friction occurring in homesand schools around negotiatingscreen time—friction she knew all

too well. In “Screenagers,” as withher award-winning documentarieson mental health, Ruston takes adeeply personal approach as sheprobes the vulnerable corners offamily life (including her own) toexplore struggles over social me-dia, video games, academics andinternet addiction. Through poi-gnant and unexpectedly funny sto-ries – along with surprising in-sights from authors, psychologists,and brain scientists –“Screenagers” reveals how techtime impacts kids’ developmentand offers solutions on how adultscan empower kids to navigate thedigital world better and find bal-ance.

Visit screenagersmovie.com.

Photo by Brenda Tsai/MedStar National Rehabilitation Network.

Don Brazelton of Reston is flanked by friends Harry andRenie Freedman of Oak Hill.

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Joan O’Bryan

The Connection

DonBrazelton ofRestonmodels asupermanattitude togo with hisoutfit as hewarms uprace partici-pants.

By Joan O’Bryan

The Connection

On the same day asthe Paralympicmarathon in Rio,area residents par-

ticipated in their own race togreatness.

The 13th annual “Super H Run,Walk, and Wheel” kicked off at 8a.m. in front of the Sport & Healthfitness club in Tysons. More than


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By Tisha Deeghan

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Opioid use disorder and addictionto heroin is a disease that is dev-astating families across theUnited States, and Fairfax

County is not immune. Fairfax County policereport that in 2015 there were 77 heroin over-doses in the county, 12 of which were fatal. Asof May 2016, Fairfax County’sEmergency Medical Services wasreporting an average of 10.17 pa-tient contacts per month that weresuspected overdoses of heroin or other opio-ids.

In recognition of Prescription Opioid andHeroin Epidemic Awareness Week, and in col-laboration with state and federal partners, theFairfax-Falls Church Community ServicesBoard (CSB) joins the community in recogniz-ing and remembering those lost due to opioiduse disorder and in encouraging strength andcourage for those who are seeking help.

The CSB is here to help; resources are avail-able to treat opioid addiction, and recovery ispossible. See www.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb/heroin-opiates/opioid-treatment-options.htm

Many people, including drug users them-selves, have mistaken beliefs about drug ad-diction and recovery. These ideas stem in partfrom notions that continued drug use is vol-untary and that a person’s inability to over-come addiction stems solely from characterflaws or a lack of willpower.

Substance abuse treatment comes in a vari-ety of forms. For people who seekhelp for opioid addiction, treat-ment should start with a thoroughassessment of their history of

opioid use, prior treatment history, if any, andexistence of any co-occurring mental illness.The treatment plan would be based on this as-sessment and could include medication-as-sisted treatment along with other services de-signed to support their recovery, such as cog-nitive behavioral therapy, education about ad-diction, engagement of family and friends, andbuilding a recovery-based support system.

If you or someone you love needs help to

overcome drug dependence, call the CSB at703-383-8500. CSB staff will help you findappropriate treatment and recovery resources.Anyone seeking help can also come to theMerrifield Center for a walk-in screening, withor without an appointment, Monday throughFriday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

You can help, too. Enroll in CSB’s REVIVE!program, a free course that teaches non-medi-cal personnel to administer the life-savingopioid-reversal medication naloxone. CSB staffhas trained more than 640 people so far thisyear and classes are scheduled throughout thefall. Participants report that the training hassaved lives. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb/revive

Learn more about substance use preventionat these upcoming events, sponsored by CSBpartners:

* Attend one of the Chris AtwoodFoundation’s presentations entitled “ Addic-tion: The Taboo Subject,” scheduled for Sept.24, 9-11 a.m. and Oct. 3, 7-9 p.m. Hear per-sonal stories of addiction and recovery andlearn how to recognize and respond to sub-stance misuse at Lord of Life Lutheran, 13421Twin Lakes Drive, Clifton, VA 20124.

* Parents who want to be more involved inyouth substance use prevention and educationcan attend Fairfax County’s Unified PreventionCoalition’s Sept. 26 “Taste of UPC” Fall Kick-Offevent. See www.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org.

Prescription opioid and heroin epidemicawareness week is Sept. 18-24.

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By Kenneth R. “Ken”

Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

When Captain JohnSmith and otherE n g l i s h m e n

made their way to the newfound land of Virginia in 1607they found a richness of natu-ral beauty and resources un-matched in anyplace else theyhad been. John Smith’s visitaround the natural estuary thatwe now call the ChesapeakeBay highlighted the wealth offorests, wildlife and sea life thenew land offered. Little wonderthat it became such an invitingplace to settle and establish cit-ies and factories. Fast forwardto the turn of this century andthe Chesapeake Bay had inmany places become a deadzone without the ability to sus-tain life in its waters. Most ofits riches had been strippedaway.

Fortunately, citizens con-cerned about environmental is-

sues rallied togethermostly under the aus-pices of the Chesa-

peake Bay Foundation to workand lobby for the kind of actionsnecessary to save and restorethe Bay. In 2010 the six Baystates along with the federalgovernment and the District ofColumbia began a renewed ef-fort to restore the health of theBay and the rivers and streamsthat flow into it through aChesapeake Clean Water Blue-print. Progress is being made inreducing the amount of nitro-gen, phosphorus, and sedimentpollution in the Bay, and thereis a return of grasses, crabs,oysters and other sea life indi-cating a return to health.

Last week the House Agricul-ture, Chesapeake and NaturalResources Committee on which

By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/

Host

I had the pleasure last weekof interviewing Pat Hynes,our member of the Board

of Fairfax County Public Schools,on my Reston Impact communityTV program. Ms. Hynes often ap-pears to update the community onwhat is happening in our schools,a favorite topic of mine. But, thisinterview would be a bit different.

It was my intention to alsobroach something we will all faceand hopefully participate in onNov. 8, Election Day in the U.S. No,not the part of it where we shakeour heads wondering how our be-loved country got to the placewhere a blustering, womanizingbigot straight out of the bushleagues of reality TV is actuallyrunning neck and neck with anaccomplished former Secretary ofState and US Senator who couldmake history by becoming our firstwoman President. I wanted to askPat instead about the Meals Taxreferendum for Fairfax Countywhich is on the same ballot wherewe’ll see Hillary Clinton andDonald Trump, the guy who will

not even reveal if heeven pays taxes likethe rest of us or not.

It turned out that discussing thetax referendum was neither aspainful as discussing the Presiden-tial race nor as painful as the sub-ject of taxes can be. The meals taxproposal would allow FairfaxCounty to diversify its limitedsources of revenue to fund a toprated public school system servingnearly 200,000 of our children andto a lesser extent other basicCounty services such as police, fireand health services. If passed, itwould allow the County to add upto four per cent to restaurant andfast food bills. That’s 20 cents ona $5 McDonald’s tab and $2 on a$50 check at McCormick andSchmick’s. The total revenuewould amount to an estimated$100 million annually, 70 percentof which would go to our schools,30 percent to other services.

As it stands, the County gets thebulk of its revenue from property

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I serve along with its Senate coun-terpart spent a couple of days at aretreat in the Chesapeake Bay re-gion and the Eastern Shore of Vir-ginia. As one who has been in-volved in Save the Bay efforts overmany decades, I was especiallypleased to see from our boat tripson the Bay the progress that isbeing made. Successful aquacul-ture programs are underwaygrowing oysters and clams formarkets. The numbers related towater quality are improving.

While the 64,000 square mileregion that comprises the water-shed of the Bay is massive, it is atthe same time a very fragile sys-tem. The job of cleaning up theBay is far from finished. We havemade great progress in cleaning upthe discharges from sewer systemsand in reducing industrial pollu-tion, with the exception of thestate of Pennsylvania that needs toget on board. More and morefarmers are adopting best manage-ment practices that reduce runoff

taxes, a relatively progressive taxbecause it is a percentage of thevalue of the real estate beingtaxed. So, those with mansionspay more, the starter homes a lotless. But, it also varies with swingsin market value as we’ve seensharply demonstrated in the lastten years. Thus, it is a less reliablesource for funding basic serviceswe all need and, when it is nearlythe only source of revenue, it canbecome an unreasonable burden.

The meals tax would be a morereliable, if modest, supplement,and provide a bit of easing of theproperty tax burden. It will notapply in cities and towns whichalready have their own mealstaxes—such as Herndon andVienna.

There is more good news aboutthe meals tax. It turns out that alot of nonresidents eat in our res-taurants and even more nonresi-dents eat in our fast food places.

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Paula DeMarco dreads one time of day themost: weekday evenings at 5:30. It’s thetime she has set aside for her children begin their homework. That means no screen

time, music or other distractions.“When my son entered fifth grade last year it was

like running into a brick wall,” she said. “We were inshock by how much more homework he had thanwhen he was in the lower grades. It was stressful andthere were a lot of tears shed — both mine and his.”

For many parents and students, homework can beanxiety inducing, especially when there’s a lot of it,when it’s intense, when there’s pressure to succeedand when it’s used as a measure of accomplishment.

In fact, a study published in the Journal of Experi-mental Education in 2014 found that students in high-achieving communities who spend excessive amountsof time on homework are more prone to more stress,physical health problems and a lack of balance thanstudents who have moderate amounts of homework.Researchers found that students felt obligated tochoose homework over other interests. As a result,they didn’t know how to find balance in their lives.

Homework in a competitive environment thatdoesn’t leave time for hobbies or sports can also puta strain on family relationships.

“Homework becomes stressful because parents takeon the role of homework police,” said Ann Dolin, presi-dent, Educational Connections Tutoring in Fairfax andBethesda. “It’s a role they never envisioned and they

don’t want, but before they know it, their relationshipswith their children become defined by academics.”

Dolin points to the “Ten-Minute Homework Rule,”guidelines approved by the National Education Asso-ciation, which recommend 10 minutes of homeworkper grade level. A first grade student, for example,would have 10 minutes of homework each night,while a fourth grade student would have 40. Any morethan this would be counterproductive.

“I have known first graders who’ve had an hour orand hour-and-a-half of homework,” said Dolin. “Thatis unrealistic.”

Locally, Margaret Andreadis, lower school princi-pal at Bullis School in Potomac, Md., says adminis-

trators and teachers at her school have restructuredthe way they assign homework to focus on qualityover quantity.

“We’ve scaled back to emphasize our purpose forhomework: teaching students goal setting and timemanagement,” she said. “We’re not using homeworkas busy work. Our philosophy has been to create abalance between academics, life at home with familyand activities like sports.”

Students at Bullis often have choices over theirhomework assignments, and their tasks are designedto foster a feeling of success, confidence and inde-pendence.

“The emphasis is on small successes. We want stu-dents to feel good about themselves,” said Andreadis.“If a parent is having to interact with their child overhomework, it’s not an independent assignment.”

This homework structure can actually create balancein the lives of students, she said. “I think the stresscomes from kids wanting to get things perfect and par-ents wanting their children to be successful,” saidAndreadis. “Kids need time that is unscheduled so thatthey can be creative, find new passions and be kids.”

Researchers say unstructured play, reading, andother child-initiated activities have as many benefitsfor children as academics. “Children learn conflictmanagement skills, develop imagination and creativ-ity, self-regulation of time and interest, and indepen-dence,” said Shannon N. Davis, associate professorof sociology at George Mason University in Fairfax.“Research has shown that children who are given timeto play in an unstructured manner, read or otherwise

determine how they spend their time are much lesslikely to say, ‘I’m bored’ when they have free time.They know how to entertain themselves rather thanneeding an adult to structure their time for them.”

Navigating that course, deciding how much inde-pendence to give children when it comes to managingfree time and their homework, while at the same timemaking sure they have the support they need to suc-ceed can be challenging, parents and educators agree.

“I don’t think these two areas are mutually exclu-sive. We want our kids to take ownership of their pri-orities, but they need some foundational knowledgein order to make these choices from an informed per-spective,” said Sean Aiken, head of school at BASISIndependent in McLean. “We need to empower ourstudents to make some of these decisions early onand then allow them to experience the consequences.”

Parents’ roles should be setting students up for suc-cess, recommends Andreadis: “Giving them a quietplace to study, checking in with them, asking, ‘What’syour plan for homework tonight?’ Helping the childmake the decision but letting the child actually makeit. Be hands off as much as possible.”

Some educators acknowledge that a relaxed ap-proach might push parents, particularly those in high-achieving communities, outside their comfort zones.“This involves some risk taking on the part of us asparents and educators, but I think the benefits areworth it,” said Aiken. “We need to pair that with a lotof support and discussion about why academicachievement matters, specifically that we are learn-ing things in order to make connections and ask ques-tions about the world around us.”

Some educators say less can be more, stress balancewhen it comes to homework.

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Faculty and staff at the Bullis School haverestructured the way they assign home-work to foster a feeling of success, confi-dence and independence.


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ONGOINGZoosday — Every Tuesday, July through Sept. 27,

4 - 7 p.m., Pavilion. Enjoy an award-winninganimal and miniature animal petting zoo withhands-on, educational experiences that childrenand their grownups will cherish! Kid-friendlygiveaways plus activities like Legos and Play-Doh. Free. Rain or shine. restontowncenter.com

“The Way I See It” Exhibit. Aug. 2-Oct. 1.Vienna Arts Society Gallery, 513 Maple Ave. W,Vienna. Reston resident Bob Kaminski willshowcase his work in abstract andrepresentational styles. ViennaArtsSociety. org.703-319-3971.

Team Trivia at Kalypso’s. Tuesdays, 8 p.m.Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617 Washington PlazaN., Reston. Bring your friend and join thechallenge. 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Open Mic Night at Kalypso’s. Mondays, 7-10p.m. Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617 WashingtonPlaza N., Reston. Musicians and singerscome outand perform. 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Karaoke at Kalypso’s. Wednesdays, 9:30 p.m.Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617 Washington PlazaN., Reston. Come to Kalypso’s and sing yourhearts out! 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Mr. Knick Knack. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Mondaysthrough October. Reston Town Center Pavilion.Unique, heart-centered music for kids and theirgrown-ups. Free. restontowncenter.com. 703-579-6720

All-comers’ Group Fun Run at PotomacRiver Running. Tuesdays and Thursdays.Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitive runners,come out for a fun, low-key run that is safe andsocial. For more information, call 703-689-0999or visit https://potomacriverrunning.com.

Dog Days of Summer — Every Wednesday, Julythrough Sept. 28, 4 - 7 p.m., Pavilion. Dogs and

owners can frolic in the Pavilion as it istransformed weekly into an off-leash play area.Treats, toys, areas to cool off, pet friendlygiveaways, and more! Free.restontowncenter.com

LINES, CURVES AND COLORS On exhibit Aug.31- Oct. 2. At ArtSpace Herndon 750 Center St,Herndon. “Lines, Curves, and Colors” willpresent the talents of four artists working indifferent mediums. The show features onephotographer and three sculpture artists. Formore information call 703-956-9560.

Reston Photographic Society Meetings from7:30–9:30 p.m.Room 6 at the RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods, 2310 ColtsNeck Rd., Reston on the third Monday of eachmonth through Nov. 31, the meeting date ischanged if the third Monday falls on a holiday.Photographers of all skill levels are invited toshare information and enjoy guest speakers,workshops and group critiques. Nonmembersare welcome. Visit the LRA website atwww.leagueofrestonartists.org

Beginning / Intermediate Oil Painting –Vicki Blum Thursdays 7 - 10 p.m. Sept. 15 –Nov. 10, 2016. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Learn contemporary andclassical methods of painting. Recommended forartists who want to improve the realisticappearance of their work.www.artspaceherndon.com 703-956-9560

THURSDAY/SEPT. 22Documentary BAG IT 7 p.m. Patrick Henry

Library 101 Maple Ave E Vienna, Virginia22180. Sierra Club/Great Falls Group will showBAG IT, a documentary about the effects ofplastics on our personal health and the

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Paul Rosenweig “Privacy in the Cyber Age:The Digital Minefield” 7:30 p.m. NorthernVirginia Hebrew Congregation, 1441 WiehleAvenue Reston. Thirty minutes earlier than thenormal start time. Today, every click you take,every email you send and every search paints adigital picture of who you are. Gone are the daysof anonymity. For some this change is positive.For others, it is the coming of Big Brother.Admission: Free. www.gatherthejews.com/event/

FRIDAY/SEPT. 23ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery

12- 8 p.m. 11921 Freedom Drive, Reston TownCenter. See a showcase of original, legendaryBeatles cartoon paintings and meet the artist,Ron Campbell. Admission: Free. 703.478.0778 /artinsights.com

Reston Station Music. 6:30-8:30 p.m. RestonStation, 1904 Reston Metro Plaza, Reston.Battery Lane. Covers. 703-230-1985.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 24Reston Multicultural Festival. 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.,

Lake Anne Plaza, Reston. The RestonMulticultural Festival celebrates all theentertainment, dress, food, and culturaltreasures from all over the world that are allhere in Reston. Rain or shine. Free. VisitContact: Call: Sonya Amartey 703.766.9025 oremail: [email protected] Visit:www.restoncommunitycenter.com

Family Fun Day for Growing Hope. 10 - 4p.m. on the Town Green in Vienna. 144 MapleAve E, Vienna. Dunk Tank with Delegate, MarkKeam, Madison Teacher, Dick Gongaware andmore. Live Band. Refreshments, Face Painter,Kids Ninja Warrior Obstacle Climb & Slide, KidsGames and Prizes. Admission: Free.www.optimistclubofgreatervienna.org.

ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery12- 6 p.m. 11921 Freedom Drive, Reston TownCenter. See a showcase of original, legendaryBeatles cartoon paintings and meet the artist,Ron Campbell. Admission: Free. 703.478.0778 /artinsights.com

Reston Station Movies. 8:30 p.m. RestonStation, 1904 Reston Metro Plaza, Reston. “TheJungle Book .” 703-230-1985.

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VA Celebrates 150th Anniversary 10:30a.m. at Hylton Performing Arts Center Manassas,VA. Anniversary events will be held throughoutthe month of September. Cost: Free.www.mtpleasantbaptist.org/150thanniversary

The Mark H. TaikoSchool presents TaikoDrums or Japanesedrumming on theGlobal Stage at LakeAnne Plaza during the2015 RestonMulticultural Festival.This year’s festivalwill be held on Satur-day, Sept. 24, 11a.m.—6 p.m. at theLake Anne Plaza.

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SATURDAY/OCT. 8Oktoberfest Reston. noon-11 p.m. Sunday,

11 a.m.-8 p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market St., Reston. Food and drinks, liveentertainment, a carnival and a chili cook-offat Northern Virginia’s largest fall festival.www.oktoberfestreston.com.

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Registration opens 3 p.m. Walk begins 4 p.m.Reston Town Center 11900 Market StreetReston, Virginia, 20190. One of Crohn’s &Colitis Foundation of America’s CCFA largestevents committed to finding cures fordigestive diseases. Admission: Free. Visit:www.restontowncenter.com

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 19-25Washington West Film Festival. Reston

Town Center 11900 Market Street Reston,Virginia, 20190.A cinematic experiencepresenting independent films. Three in-competition categories: dramatic features,documentary features, and short films.Schedules and tickets: wwfilmfest.com

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

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


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Led by its freshmen girls’ team, South Lakes HighSchool cross country teams placed in every invita-tional meet they competed in thus far this season.

The latest success came at the 87-team OatlandsInvitational, Saturday, Sep. 17 in Leesburg. Compet-ing in six divisions, the Seahawks were led by thefirst-place finish of the JV Underclassmen Girls, thethird-place finishes by both the JV UnderclassmenBoys and Varsity B girls and fourth place in the Var-sity A boys division.

Junior Anna Prater won the JV Upperclassmen girlsdivision race in leading the team to an eighth-placefinish. The Varsity B boys team was 11th.

Sophomores Jordan Anderson (21:52.00, 4th),Isabelle Gulgert (21:57.00, 5th), Sophie Halkett(22:26.00, 12th) and Nicole Post (22:38.00, 16th)were the top finishers for SLHS in winning the JVUnderclassman Girls title. But if was the consistentperformances of freshmen Brooke Tobias (22:49.00),Emily Lannen (23:10.00), Marissa Banga (23:17.00),Kelly Bidwell (23:42.00), Frankie Delmolino(25:15.00), Sydney Anderson (25:51.00) and Alyssa

Spar (25:53.00) that has had them finish atop theteam standings.

The freshmen girls started off the season winningtheir division at the =PR= Kickoff Classic Aug. 25 inManassas. They followed that up with a second placefinish at the Chancellor High School Cross CountryInvitational Sept. 3 in Fredericksburg A and MonroePark Invitational Sept. 10 in Burke. SLHS also placedsecond in the JV girls division of the PTXC 8 Invita-tional in Kutztown, Pa. Sept. 10.

Oatlands, which had more than 2,000 runners com-peting in eight different divisions has proven to bethe SLHS teams’ most successful competition thusfar this season with additional top 20 finishes bysophomore Calvin Warstler (18:17.00, 5th), juniorKatie Bidwell (20:55.00, 5th), senior Morgan LaRow(21:16.00, 8th) and juniors Emily McGrath(21:54.00) and Tara Ravishankar (23:10.00, 18th).

After a conference meet Tuesday, Sept. 20 at SLHS,52-members of the team will travel to Greensboro,N.C. to compete in the Hagen Stone Invitational Oct.1.

Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community, includingspecial holiday services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

Trinity Presbyterian Church,651 Dranesville Road, Herndon, hasSunday worship services at 10 a.m. dur-ing the summer. Nursery and childcareare provided starting at 8 a.m. until theend of the service. 703-437-5500 orwww.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weeklyclasses starting Sept. 12, Thursdays7:30-8:30 p.m., for the general publicwhich use Buddhist teachings to prac-tice meditation. $12 or $6 for students,seniors and unemployed. 202-986-2257or www.meditation-dc.org.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,

1700 Wainwright Drive in Reston, holdsSunday services at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. andcontemporary service at 5 p.m. duringthe summer. Nursery, Sunday schooland adult education available. 703-437-6530 or www.stannes-reston.org.

Washington Plaza BaptistChurch will hold Adult Bible Study at9:30 a.m. Sundays at Lake Anne VillageCenter. The group is studying the Gos-pel of Mark. Services follow at 11 a.m.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and the Jew-ish Outreach Institute offer theMothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella offree educational events and resources.Jewish rituals, ethics and the creation of

a Jewish home, regular meetings andgroup Shabbats and holidays. Partici-pants include Sha’are Shalom,Congregation Beth Emeth, TempleRodef Shalom and the Jewish Commu-nity Center of Northern Virginia.ShalomDC.org.

Epiphany United Methodist Pre-school, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, is now enrolling 3- to 4-year-old students. 703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.com.

Hope Fellowship Church willtemporarily be meeting at Hyatt Place,21481 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling. Sundayworship services are Sundays at 9:30and 10:45 a.m., a Bible Study is onWednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and a weeklyprayer conference call is Thursdays at 9p.m. The public is invited to join a Biblebelieving, multi-ethnic/multi-culturalcongregation, with Bible-based sermonsand uplifting music. 703-599-3527 orwww.hopefellowshipchurchloudoun.org.

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South Lakes Cross CountryTeams Off to a Strong Start

AnnaPrater winsOatlandsInvita-tional JVUpper-classmengirls divi-sion race.

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