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Emma Violand-Sánchez for School Board,
P.O. Box 7256, Arlington, VA 22207
and
Libby Garvey for School Board
4264 S. 35th Street, Arlington, VA 22206

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$30-$50 for Friend, $100 for Host Committee, $250 for Sponsor

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www.libbygarvey.org
and
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Bolivia Native Wins Democrats' Backing


By Theresa Vargas
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 16, 2008; B01


In Bolivia last month on business, Diego Arias of Arlington County picked up a newspaper and stopped at a familiar face. Prominently placed on the third page, in a section separating winners from losers, was a photograph of Emma Violand-Sanchez.


Somehow the landlocked South American nation that Violand-Sanchez left as a teenager more than four decades ago not only knew about her victory in a party caucus to endorse Arlington School Board candidates but also considered the development newsworthy.


"It's amazing," Laura Anduze said, looking at a copy of the newspaper her husband, Arias, brought home. "She must have a lot of people who believe in her."


The Democratic caucus, held last month to make endorsements for two School Board seats at stake in the fall election, had a record turnout, and Violand-Sanchez received more votes than the five other candidates, including an incumbent, who placed second.


The five-member board is nonpartisan. But the caucus victory virtually guarantees Violand-Sanchez a four-year term because the county electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic and because she and runner-up Libby Garvey were the only candidates to file by Tuesday's deadline.


And so the November election in all likelihood will make official what is already being celebrated as a milestone: the first election of a Latina to a board that oversees a well-regarded 18,700-student school system.

Donna Patterson of the Arlington Co. Electoral Board has informed us there are no new candidates registered for School Board.

Tuesday June 10th was the deadline for independent candidates to submit petition sheets and other documents to be on the November ballot.

June 21st, 2008
Saturday, June 21 7:00 PM
Swanson Middle School
5800 Washington Blvd,
Arlington, 22205

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Updated: Huge Wins for Violand-Sanchez, Garvey
Video Coverag of Election Results
Video on Emma

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Jóvenes respaldan a fundadora de Escuela Bolivia

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Una hispana aspira a la Junta Escolar de Arlington
Hay Que Apoyar a Emma Violand

Ines Portugal

Luego de escuchar algunas conclusiones de los diferentes candidatos al directorio escolar, en los debates realizados, encontre un factor comun que preocupa a cada uno de ellos. Este factor comun es la carencia de padres que se involucren en la educacion academica de sus hijos, sensiblemente, conocemos que este factor es determinante para que la "brecha academica" sea aun mas grande.

Cuando se pregunto a los candidatos al School Board si tenian un plan para solucionar este problema, algunos de ellos respondieron solo con proselitismo y promesas de crear un programa pero sin ningun plan claro, hubo una candidata que menciono incluso los programas que existen hoy como PESA, PARTICIPA, los cafes semanales con los directores y otros, aqui vale la pena destacar que algunos de los programas mencionados fueron y son padrocinados e impulsados por Emma Violand, quien trabaja durante muchos anos en la medula misma del sistema escolar. Conocemos que los programas mencionados son maravillosos, pero, no es suficiente.

Con relacion a este delicado tema "la brecha academica" cuando le toco a Emma Violand el turno de responder, su clara exposicion embargo mi corazon de madre con esperanza, Emma si tiene un plan claro, debido a la identificacion que ella tiene como madre con las carencias del sistema escolar, - los hijos de Emma estudiaron en las escuelas de Arlington - Emma tiene un proposito concreto porque actualmente sigue ejerciendo su profesion de maestra.

A leader is not one who looks for the credit or who wants to be seen but one who has a vision and encourages teamwork. This is the kind of leader I know Emma Violand-Sanchez to be. She has an extensive background in education. She and I serve on the College Board at Northern Virginia Community College together and I have observed her passion for teamwork and for helping young people. She is a voice for the voiceless advocating for a more effective transition from high school to college for those students for whom English is a Second Language. She advocates for more communication between high schools and colleges so that students are prepared for the rigors of college level work. She is a principled person who has a good heart. . . When you really hear her, you witness a very rare thing, you witness a person who has a heart filled with compassion and goodwill for mankind and a commitment to see it through.

Emma has the best combination of mind and heart and strength of leadership through teamwork and feeling for the problems of ordinary people of anybody with whom I’ve ever worked.

So I urge each of you to support my friend, Dr. Emma Violand-Sanchez for Arlington County School Board.

Violand-Sanchez, Garvey Win Arlington School Board Caucus

"...Emma Violand-Sanchez is superbly qualified and will make a great school board even better."