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A Stafford Sheriff ’s Office recruit and his girlfriend have been indicted after a 4-year-old boy shot and killed himself in their home in Orange County on May 15, according to Sarah Altman of the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office. An Orange County grand jury issued indictments against Nicholas Stoia and NICHOLAS JOSEPH STOIA Heather Massey of Cecelia Lane in the Mine Run Area of Orange County, Altman said. Massey, 27, was indicted on one felony count of child abuse/ neglect, four felony counts of child abuse/ neglect and four misde- HEATHER CHRISTINE MASSEY meanor counts of reckless handling/leave loaded firearm endangering child under the age of 14. Stoia, 25, was indicted on one felony count of child abuse/neglect and four misdemeanor counts of reckless handling/ leave loaded firearm endangering child under the age of 14. The additional charges were filed because other children were in the home at the time of incident, Altman said. Cole James Clark died after he got a gun at a daycare in the couple’s home and shot himself. The gun was not a service weapon and Stoia was not at the location during the incident. Massey and Stoia were arrested on the evening of May 22 and are currently being held in the Central Virginia Regional Jail under no bond.

The 19th annual Senior Prom brought out familiar dance partners and some new faces to North Stafford High School on Saturday afternoon. With help from the school’s Renaissance Leadership and Air Force JROTC, guests won prizes and had refreshments. Dance music was provided by the high school’s North Stafford Jazz Ensemble. For more photos from the prom, visit InsideNoVa.com/Stafford.

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recent survey that queried parents about the 2018-2019 school year was recently criticized for skewing its language toward one of the choices. On Tuesday, the Stafford County School Board set the topic for its June 13 agenda, agreeing to obtain a staff report from its calendar committee. In hindsight, the survey should have asked direct questions about parent preferences regarding either a pre-Labor Day or post-Labor Day start to the school year, according to the school board. However, it’s recently been criticized for indirect

language that leads participants toward a pre-Labor Day start to school. Garrisonville District school board member Christopher Connelly brought up the topic. “I’ve heard a lot about the survey that went out a while back,” Connelly said. “I do not think there was any nefarious intent, or underhanded play.” But, said Connelly, “I believe it came across as slanted, too.” Connelly said he thinks that changing the status quo now and rushing a decision would be a mistake. He didn’t want to make a decision about the calendar on the heels of the survey, which he said was tainted, and suggested pumping the brakes. Connelly recommended that the school system’s staff put out a “thought-out, methodical plan”

toward a decision on the following 2019-2020 calendar instead. He added that transparency is important for SCPS, especially on the heels of recent redistricting issues. He said that there was no context provided in the survey’s wording so that people answering could understand what they’d be benefitting and what they’d be giving up. Stafford County Public Schools currently starts school after Labor Day. One question on the survey asked parents about the completion of exams and if it was important to finish them before the winter break. Without any explanation that if they answer yes it could imply support for the opening of DATE school in August, so PAGE 3 the question leads

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the participant, according to Connelly. Tourism and Virginia’s economy have long affected the decision about school openings locally. In 1986, a law referred to as “The Kings Dominion Law” meant that local schools would not open until after Labor Day in order to keep theme parks like Kings Dominion and the tourism industry up and running a few weeks longer. If they did open before Labor Day, they would need a waiver from the Virginia Board of Education, which can make exceptions based on criteria involving snow days, programs that require an earlier start, dependency on opening before Labor Day and being surrounded by other school divisions that start before Labor Day. The coming school year will start be-

fore Labor Day for schools in Fauquier, King George, Culpeper, Caroline and Louisa counties. Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg will start school after Labor Day; however, Spotsylvania plans to start before Labor Day the following year. “It’s a very important decision for a lot of people,” said Supervisor Patricia Healy, Rock Hill District, agreeing with Connelly’s suggestion. “…Taking our time will give us an advantage.” School board member Irene Egan, Aquia District, disagreed, noting that “this conversation comes up every year.” “We’ve already pumped the brakes,” she said, explaining that the staff has its data from the survey and everything needed. Egan wanted to listen to the committee but not put off a decision for long. “Parents want to know in advance: ‘When’s my kid going to be out of school?’” she said, pointing out vacation

and other plans where bookings are required far in advance. School board member Holly Hazard, Hartwood District, said she was still interested in seeing the data from the surveys and committee, in order to make a decision. Also at the meeting, the school board: • agreed to walking zones in part of the Brentsville II subdivision to Shirley Heim Middle School, and for Liberty Knolls and Liberty Knolls West to Winding Creek Elementary School and Colonial Forge High School. The elementary walking zone will be delayed, offering bus service, and, as the neighborhood matures, will become a walking zone. The high school walking zone will take effect after a signal is installed this summer and becomes operational. Walking zones in Stafford County

can be established if students will walk to schools that are no more than a mile away. School board member Scott Hirons, Falmouth District, voted no on the high school walking zone, noting that he would not be comfortable with students crossing Courthouse Road, even with the signal. The other board members agreed to all of the walking zones. • approved the purchase of 1,680 Chromebooks at a cost of $382,200 and 724 desktop computers at a cost of $467,704 from Attronica to cyclically replace computers in their sixth year of service. The approval uses $400,000 from fiscal 2017 funds and just over $449,900 from fiscal 2018 funds. • discussed design capacity in the schools versus actual capacity, with a concern about future growth.

SENTARA UNVEILS LATEST MOBILE UNIT The Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center unveiled its latest mobile unit – the Sentara Family Health Connection van-- on May 22. The 30-foot-long van was made possible by the medical center’s auxiliary, the Potomac Health Foundation, and other health partners. The van serves as a mobile clinic in the Northern Virginia area. The mobile-unit clinic began in 1996 as a way to serve the eastern Prince William County and North Stafford communities’ health needs.

Last year, the mobile clinic saw more than 9,000 patients.

Cub Scout den meetings are an additional two to three meetings per month at a place/time of the members’ choosing; and Boy Scout troop meetings are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Carl Lewis Community Center. Boy Scouts is for 11- to 17-year-old boys. Venturing is for boys and girls ages 14-20. First-graders can join a tiger den; second-graders can join a wolf den; thirdgraders can join a bear den; and fourthand fifth-graders can join webelos. For more, visit stafford840.mytroop. us.

STAFFORD BRIEFS MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT QUANTICO A Memorial Day ceremony will be held May 29 at Quantico National Cemetery. The Quantico Marine Corps band will begin playing at 10:30 a.m., with the ceremony starting at 11 a.m. The Potomac Region Veterans Council will sponsor the event, which will feature retired four-star Adm. John Harvey as the keynote speaker. Harvey is now the Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs.

SCOUTS GEARING UP MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Local scout groups, Pack 840, Troop 840 and Crew 840 will meet at 7 p.m. June 1 at Aquia Episcopal Church in North Stafford. Lions are for kindergarteners and Cub Scouts are for boys in kindergarten through fifth-grade. Cub Scout pack meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday every month at the Carl Lewis Community Center in North Stafford.

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Stafford County’s disinvestment in our schools Corporations do it all the time. It’s called disinvestment. They have a high performing asset. It brings a steady return and DAVID KERR gives the company a certain level of prestige. But, for reasons that aren’t always clear, after a certain period of time they start to ignore it. They don’t provide the new capital it needs, don’t keep up with the competition and don’t invest in the people like they should. After a while, it becomes a poorly performing asset. That’s what’s happening to the Stafford County school system. There has been a change in the way the county government views its schools. To many on the board of supervisors the school system, at least to hear them talk, is an expensive burden. Their exclusive focus is to keep taxes down, and a convenient way to do that is to ignore glaring needs in education. It’s easy to shortchange school operating fund needs and ignore desperately needed capital investment. When somebody complains, all the board of supervisors has to do is blame the school board. Arguably, the school board has its own problems. But the board of supervisors is the governing body. They’re the final call, and the decline of the school system— like it or not—is their responsibility. The data are pretty stark, both in terms of funding and performance. We are looking at an enrollment of 27,500 students. That’s more than the population of Fredericksburg. And that number will increase. However, while the demands go up, the education component of the

county budget has gone down. In 2005 nearly 70 percent of the county budget went to education. Today, it’s more like 60 percent. Another indicator is the county contribution per student. We rank 27 percent below the state average. Ouch. But the most glaring statistic is teacher turnover. Everything else is just numbers, but these are real people, working as teachers in our school system, who decide to leave. A stable workforce, particularly for schools, is important to student performance. You can have all the new buildings you want, but if you aren’t recruiting and keeping good teachers, it’s all for naught. My sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Samis, taught under terrible conditions. The tail end of the Baby Boom had caught the Fairfax County system by surprise. All these kids and no room. She had 35 students, cramped space and, even by standards of the 1960s, inadequate equipment and support. But she did wonderfully. However, the world only has so many people like Mrs. Samis, and even someone like her has a breaking point. Our student-teacher ratios are going up, far beyond what they were just a few years ago, and most telling, teacher turnover is over 10 percent. That’s way too high. Also our new recruits, while no doubt earnest and competent, don’t include nearly enough experienced teachers. Make no mistake, like any job it takes time and experience to become a good teacher. But probably most telling are the salary levels. We lose too many teachers to higher paid positions in other localities—or in other fields. Student performance is suffering too.

While we do well enough on Standards of Learning exams, we still don’t compare all that favorably statewide, and we haven’t seen any substantial improvement in SAT scores. In other words, we’re doing “OK.” But for one of the richest counties in the country, it’s not an impressive performance. In this global economy, “good enough” isn’t good enough. So, what needs to be done? It’s not that hard. First, the board of supervisors and the school board need to identify what kind of salary levels we need to attract and keep good teachers. We also have to examine the working environment. Do teachers get the kind of support, in terms of mentoring, training and in day-to-day matters like student discipline, that they need. This of course means more funding for the schools. Most of the school budget is personnel. Roughly 70 percent. So, if you’re going to increase teacher pay by enough to make a difference, it’s going to cost you. We have a board of supervisors that is strongly anti-tax. But sometimes, sorry guys, taxes have to go up. And you have to make the case to the people. That’s just part of the job. Real estate agents and our county’s economic development office love to talk about the quality of our schools. However, unless we start making some investments now, today, it won’t be long before those claims start to ring hollow. Some would argue that they already do. David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, is an instructor in political science at VCU and can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

Virginia Press Association launches public notice website Virginians now have a way to find and read public notices from anywhere in Virginia through a new statewide public notice website launched by the Virginia Press Association. The free website, publicnoticevirginia. com, is keyword searchable and will provide access to all local, state and federal government public notices. This includes notices for public meetings, zoning permits, government contracts, court hearings, unclaimed property, foreclosures and other government, business and judicial information. “Right now, public notices are published only in the area they impact,” said Betsy Edwards, executive director of the VPA. “But the new website will allow someone to quickly and easily look at public notices in another part of the state or to set up a statewide search to find all of the public notices on a particular topic.” “Virginia’s newspapers are excited to be able to offer the public a way to stay better informed about what is going on in local, state and federal government,” said Edwards. The web site includes all public

notices published by Northern Virginia Media Services, whose products include the InsideNoVa weekly papers in Prince William and Stafford counties and the Sun Gazette weekly newspapers in Arlington and Fairfax counties. The VPA was founded in the late 19th

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ceived at the chamber office by 5 p.m. on June 30. Along with Pickwell, the 2017 fellows are: Rod Aweina, Flatter & Associates; Chris Barker, PermaTreat Pest Control; Stephanie Beamer, Stafford County; Justin Box, Mary Washington Healthcare; Denise Carpenter, Pathways Human Services; Nicole Cole, Nicole Cole Financial Services Group, LLC; Aaron Dobynes, Shiloh Baptist Church Old Site; Devin Fedor, Mary Washington Healthcare; Taunya Gardner, Atlantic Builders; Matt Giese, Dependable Global Solutions; Eric Healey, Rainbow International Restoration; Michelle Hedrich, Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters; Charlotte Horne, Rappahannock Insurance Services; Robin Hughart, DLR Contracting; Martha Hutzel, Central Rappahannock Regional Library; Nathaniel Hvizdos, Rappahannock Goodwill Industries; Jason Koch, Hilldrup Moving and Storage; Cheri Maea, Germanna Community College; Jake Marshall, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center; Lisa Marvashti, University of Mary Washington; Kim McClellan, Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors; Wesley Melson, LifeCare Medical Transports; Brooke Miller, Long & Foster Realtors; Erin Rogalla, Quarles Petroleum; Jason Satterwhite, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative; Sonia Thomas, Union Bank & Trust; Troy Thompson, CTI Real Estate; John Wood, Spotsylvania County; and T.J. Walding, Walding & Associates. An application can be obtained online at fredericksburgchamber.org or by calling the chamber office at 540-373-9400.

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STAFFORD STUDENT TO STUDY IN OMAN Margaret Turner of Stafford, a thirdyear Middle Eastern studies major at the University of Virginia, will study Arabic in Ibri, Oman, thanks to the Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State. She will spend seven to 10 weeks this summer in Ibri. PARENTING WORKSHOPS TO BE HELD The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board is now enrolling families for its next DARE To Be You session.

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NORTH STAFFORD STUDENT RECEIVES CREDIT UNION SCHOLARSHIPS Virginia Credit Union has awarded a $2,500 scholarship to Dillon Mungle of Stafford, a 2017 graduate of North Stafford High School who will attend the University of Colorado-Boulder to study aerospace engineering. MILITARY FAMILIES GET FREE EXHIBIT ADMISSION Active-duty military and their families get free museum exhibit admission this summer at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond. The museum is home to three floors of exhibits and artifacts, including the iconic SR-71 supersonic jet formerly used in U.S. Air Force reconnaissance missions. The Science Museum of Virginia has registered as a Blue Star Museum, a national program in which more than 2,000 institutions offer free or reduced admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel. For more, visit smv.org. SPORTS

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Colonial Forge High graduate named ODAC player of the year » BY DAVID DRIVER

first two years here to establish himself as a main guy in our lineup,” Springfield native Ray Hedrick, the head coach at Randolph-Macon, said earlier this season. “The thing I like about Cole he has showed some power numbers, but he is really athletic and he plays at a very high level. We like having Cole in the four hole for the power numbers, but we like his athletic ability. He gives us a lot of different options. Those power numbers have been a surprise. He is an extremely hard worker. He is developing into a vocal leader.”

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Cole Migliorini had a meeting before the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament with Ray Hedrick, his head baseball coach at Randolph-Macon in Ashland. But the conversation was not about a scouting report on the opposition in the ODAC event. It was to let the Colonial Forge High graduate know that he had been named the ODAC player of the year. “I was surprised. It was between myself and Jake Loew of Shenandoah. I was surprised that I got it. I found out about it the first day of the ODAC tournament,” Migliorini said. “It is a good feeling.” The junior outfielder hit .399 this season with nine homers and 45 RBIs in 41 games. He was among the ODAC leaders in nearly every major offensive calendar. Migliorini appears that he will take a step up in competition this summer. He played last summer in the Piedmont League in the Richmond area and now hopes to play this summer in the Valley Baseball League, which had 17 alums on Major League rosters to begin the 2017 season. It is rare that a Division III player plays in the Valley League, which is filled with Division I players. One of the Division III products to play in the Valley League is Erik Kratz, who played at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg and has played at the

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son tournament they beat Shenandoah, which had been ranked No. 1 in the country for much of the season. “It was good, especially since they took two from us in the regular season,” he said of beating Shenandoah in the tourney. “They are a quality program. That is one of the teams we get up for.” The Yellow Jackets lost in 11 innings and 12 innings to Shenandoah at home in April. Randolph-Macon was optimistic going into the tournament. "I felt like our team [in terms of pitching] had a lot of experience going into the tournament," Migliorini said. But after beating Shenandoah, the Yellow Jackets lost 11-9 in 11 innings on May 7 in the ODAC tournament to Roanoke, which went on to beat Washington & Lee for the league title. Roanoke qualified for the NCAA Division III national and defeated regional powerhouse Salisbury of Maryland 15-5 on May 18. Roanoke then beat Emory and LaGrange in the South Regional and was slated to face Salisbury on Sunday in the regional title contest in the double-elimination event. Migliorini will look forward to another season in 2018 as a senior. “Cole has worked very hard over his

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VCU BASEBALL TAKES TOP SPOT The VCU baseball team clinched the top spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament with a win against rival Richmond last week. The Rams got a first-round bye and were to play May 25 in their first game in the tourney in Saint Louis. VCU is 33-20 and 19-5 in conference play. North Stafford High graduate Austin Gregory was a freshman on the VCU roster this season. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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“I felt like we just started playing in high school,” she said. “It’s a Mountain View High School’s bittersweet time. Our team has reJensen Margheim has an interest- ally clicked. It has been an increding way of describing her style of ible season, but it is also nearing the end.” play. Margheim comes from an ath“Simple,” she said. From an outside view that may letic family. Her dad, Greg, pitched seem the case – her highlight reel three years in the Cincinnati Reds’ is not filled with field-long sprints minor league system after pitchand her stat sheet lacks gaudy goal ing at Virginia Tech. He currently totals; but as the Wildcats center serves as the activities director at midfielder, her job is to get every- Mountain View, but his daughter says he tries to not insert himself one else involved. “I just want to play the simple too much into her athletic career. Mostly, she said, he’ll ask her ball; make the play that keeps us moving,” Margheim said. “I am how she thinks she played in a more likely to get an assist, or the certain game and go from there. “He’ll offer advice, but it is usuassist of the assist, than run 50 yards and try to run past every- ally later on,” Margheim said. “He is probably harder on me because one.” As Margheim’s accolades show, I’m his kid, but he tries to do it she is being incredibly humble in a way that gives me space. He about her ability. Margheim, doesn’t want to harp on me.” Margheim has played on Mounwho was all-state as a junior, has signed with Indiana State to play tain View’s varsity team for four soccer next year. At the school years, although she missed her she intends to be pre-med, but sophomore season with an ankle not before her high school career injury. She attracted the coaches ends. The Mountain View team, at Indiana State following a showa Conference 15 regular-season case event. Social Security Disability? Up to $2,671/mo. (Based on paid-in amount.) FREE “I went out there and everyone and tournament champion, has itsAUTOS WANTED evaluation! Call Bill Gordon & Associates. 1-855-498-6323. Mail: 2420 N St NW, eyes on a state title, although Mar- was perfect,” she said. “It was the Washington DC. Office: Broward Co. FL., member TX/NM Bar. CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!!! All Makes/Models 2000-2016!forAny Condition. Running perfect atmosphere me. ” gheim knows each game – startor with Not. Top Paid! quarterfinal Free Towing! We’re 1-888-985-1806 DaveNationwide! Stegon canCall beNow: reached at ing the $$$ regional Jensen Margheim, whoCable! was all-state a junior, has signed with Indiana StateChannels to play soccer year. Cut the CALL as DIRECTV. Bundle & Save! Over 145 PLUSnext Genie StaffordNews@insidenova.com. – could be her last. SUBMITTED EMPLOYMENT HD-DVR. $50/month for 2 Years (with AT&T Wireless.) Call for Other Great Offers! 1- 855-781-1565 Make $1,000 Weekly!Paid in Advance! Mailing Brochures at Home. Easy Pleasant work. Begin Immediately. Age Unimportant. www.WeeklyMoneyBiz.com $$$$$! Lung Cancer? And Age 60+? You And Your Family May Be Entitled To Significant $1,000’S Weekly! Processing Mail! Send SASE: LISTS/CAD, Springhouse, PA Cash Award. Call 866-428-1639 for Information. No Risk. No Money Out Of Pocket. 19477-0396 For InsideNoVa

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