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Cory Carter, Chantilly High School senior, per-forms a solo on the tenor sax with the Chantilly

Jazz during its March 23 performance at theChantilly Invitational Jazz Festival. In the

background, seniors Jeremy Rechner, MunisThahir and Katie Doherty look on.

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The Chantilly Workshop Jazz ensemble, featuring Chantilly High Schoolstudents, performs at the March 23 Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festival.

All That JazzCHS hosts annualChantilly InvitationalJazz Festival.

Chantilly High School senior Tho-mas Allain plays keys with theChantilly Jazz ensemble.

Chantilly High School hosted its 37th

Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festivalon Friday and Saturday March 23

and 24. Bands, combos and jazz ensemblesfrom all over the mid- Atlantic states par-ticipated. This year, featured performerswere the NJW All-Star Jazz Orchestra, theJMU Faculty Jazz Combo and the U.S. ArmyBlues.

More than 20 groups battled for trophiesand scholarships and, as the host ensembles,

Chantilly Jazz and Chantilly Workshop Jazzperformed.

Chantilly High SchoolFreshman Vivek Iyerplays the baritone sax.

Chantilly High SchoolSenior Caleb Benoitplays a solo on thealto sax.

Senior Munis Thahirplays a tenor sax solo.

Senior CoreyRies plays thetrumpet.

Chantilly HighSchool seniorWill Huettner

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See From Commander's, Page 5

By Bonnie Hobbs

For 17 years, ShannonKhatcheressian played secondfiddle to Chantilly High TheaterDirector Ed Monk. But she was

just as involved as he in the school’s the-ater program and productions.

Monk retired last summer; and now, inher first year at the helm, she’s proven ev-ery bit as talented and capable as him. Un-derscoring that point, on March 4, her stu-dents won the VHSL (Virginia High SchoolLeague) One-Act Play Competition inCharlottesville to bring home the statechampionship.

“We were absolutely thrilled,” saidKhatcheressian. “It had been such a greatday of theater — and to end it on such ahigh note by winning first place really puta beautiful bow on the package.”

Actually, Chantilly’s victory was the cul-mination of other outstanding performancesalong the way. The local thespians took firstplace over seven other schools at Districtlevel and came in second to Fairfax High inRegionals, with both schools advancing tostates. There, they vied against the top tworegional winners from southern Virginia.

And when the acting was done and thestage lights went out, Chantilly was de-clared the winner — with an original playwritten by Khatcheressian. Called “A Mo-ment,” it was a dramedy following threepeople after their deaths. One man died inhis 30s; another, in his late 40s; and awoman died in her mid-20s. The play ex-amined what each would have done differ-ently, the day they died and throughouttheir lives, had they known they would dieso young.

“For example, one man talks about howhe would have kissed his wife before leav-ing home, even though he was rushing outthe door,” said Khatcheressian. “Anotherperson reflected on what he would havesaid to loved ones and wished he’d toldthem how grateful he was for everythingthey did for him.”

The show had a 21-person cast and a crewof seven, and the Chantilly students cap-tured three out of the four acting awardspresented. Adam LeKang was named Out-

standing Actor, and both Adrianna Castilloand Maria Benincasa received OutstandingActress honors. The other award for topactor went to a Fairfax High student.

“All four Outstanding Actor awards for thestate went to FCPS students, which was re-ally cool,” said Khatcheressian. “It speakshighly of the level of talent and commit-ment that we have within our theater pro-grams here in Fairfax County.”

Regarding her expectations for Chantillybefore the event, she said, “I was justthrilled at the opportunity to see these stu-dents go to the state competition becausethey’d worked so hard. They so beautifullybrought to life a piece of work that I wrotethat I was so proud of them, no matter whatthe result was going to be.”

Khatcheressian said the judges were “verykind in their remarks” about her play andrecommended she publish it. “They com-mented on how it made the audience re-

flect on never taking anything for grantedbecause you never know when your last daywill come,” she said. “But yet, we mixed inso much comedy into such a dark subjectthat the judges gave us kudos on that, as

well.”Planning to take the judges’ advice, she

said, “I’m excited to submit it as my firstpublished play, along with the children’splay, ‘Imagine If,’ that I wrote a few yearsago.”

All in all, said Khatcheressian, having herstudents perform a piece she wrote was “awonderful learning process for all of us, inthat they were flexible with the changes Imade to the show throughout the rehearsalprocess to get the script finalized.” And, sheadded, “The judges also noted how polishedthe ensemble was — because it really wasan ensemble piece. The students were sucha cohesive unit that they intertwined beau-tifully and understood the other actors’rhythms. They played off each other won-derfully to tell the story.”

Next on tap for Chantilly is the musical,“How to Succeed in Business without Re-ally Trying.” It’ll take the stage May 3-6.

State Championship for Chantilly High TheaterDirector’s original play takes top honors at VHSL competition.

Director Shannon Khatcheressian (front row, far left) and her Chantilly High theater students are all smilesafter winning the VHSL theater championship.

From left: Adam LeKang, MariaBenincasa and Jack David performa scene from the play, “A Moment.”

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Capt. Dean Lay has only been thecommander of the Sully DistrictPolice Station for six months,

but he’s been a member of the FairfaxCounty Police Department for nearly 24

years. And before that, he served in themilitary.

Originally from Currituck County, N.C.,he joined the Air Force at age 19. He waswith a K-9 unit guarding Presidents Bushand Clinton, spending two years assignedto Air Force One. He also served three years

in narcotics detection.Then in 1993, he applied to the Police

Department here. “My dad, a Vietnamveteran, was in the Navy,” said Lay. “Soafter having moved so much, growing upin the military, I wanted to plant my feetsomewhere.” He also married and be-came the father of three boys and twogirls, now ages 3-22.

His first assignment was as a patrol of

‘Another Way to Make a Difference’Sully District Police Station’scommander enjoys helping others.

Police Capt. Dean Lay at his deskat the Sully District Station.

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See Lax 4 a Cause, Page 11

By Ashley Claire Simpson

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Last year, SYA lacrosse player TatumBulger was diagnosed with EwingSarcoma, a rare form of cancer that

affects children and young adults. Now, at11 years old and in sixth grade at VirginiaRun Elementary School, Bulger said shefeels “awesome” in the face of a shrinkingtumor and plans to cheer on her lacrosseteam at their regular weekly practices inCentreville.

Already, Bulger has used her personalbattle with cancer to benefit the greatergood. As a member of the SYA lacrosse com-munity, Bulger and her father recommendedthat this year’s 4th Annual Lax 4 a Cause, aspring charity event held by the SYA andCYA lacrosse associations, benefit the non-profit organization, Special Love. SpecialLove provides support and resources to chil-dren in the Mid-Atlantic with cancer andtheir families.

“I started playing lacrosse when I was infirst grade,” Bulger said. “Lax 4 a Cause thisyear was so cool because, I went to CampFantastic last year, a sleep-away camp thatSpecial Love organizes. My dad is on thecommittee board for SYA, and he saw howhappy I was when I came back from CampFantastic. It is such a great cause. It wasjust so cool and it was my first sleepawaycamp. I definitely made a lot of life-longfriends, and the experience made a differ-ence in my life.”

Lax 4 a Cause is a pre-season tournamentbetween CYA and SYA lacrosse teams thattakes place at Centreville High School ev-ery spring, the weekend before the officialseason starts. In the weeks leading up tothe tournament, every youth who plays ona CYA or SYA lacrosse team raises moneyfor a chosen charity.

The first two years, all event proceeds

went to the Wounded Warrior Project. Lastyear’s Lax 4 a Cause benefitted the FisherHouse Foundation. The 2017 Lax 4 a Cause,held on Saturday, March 18, raised $22,000for Special Love. It was a record year.

“We were really looking for somethingclose to home, because we’d like it to staylocal,” SYA Lacrosse Commissioner DamienLa Ruffa said. “When Tatum asked us todonate the proceeds of our event to SpecialLove this year, we couldn’t think of a betterway to honor her. She’s one heck of a kid,really inspirational. At the end of the day,when we totaled everything after the event,it came to $22,000. This is the most we’veever given. We blew out our goal of $20,000by 10 percent, and everyone was really ex-cited.”

Lax 4 a Cause began in 2014, when ScottStewart, the vice commissioner of SYA La-crosse, approached LaRuffa with the idea,inspired by a charity tournament that hehimself had played in with the commis-sioner of CYA lacrosse, Chris Saben.

“Together, the three of us brainstormedthe idea for SYA,” LaRuffa said. “The firstyear, in 2014, was such a success that it’sbecome an annual event. It’s a kickoff tothe lacrosse season, every year, a week be-fore the playing season starts. It’s a greatway to get the kinks worked out, and do itfor a great cause.”

Lax 4 a Cause lasts all day, during whicheach SYA team plays its CYA counterpart.Each game, including one for the coachesto face off, are about an hour long. Eventhough there is a scoreboard, points accu-mulated in each game aren’t that important.

“We play all of our boys’ teams againsttheir boys’ teams, and all of our girls’ teamsplays against their girls’ teams,” LaRuffasaid. “We do a scrimmage-like tournament,and everyone gets to play. We don’t reallykeep track of scores, just who wins more

SYA lacrosse player Tatum Bulger receives a custom-made lacrossestick.

$22,000 from Lax 4 a CauseSYA, CYA combine efforst to raise fundsfor nonprofit organization Special Love.

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From Commander’s Perspective

Police Capt. Dean Lay has receivedmany honors during his career.

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ficer at the Franconia District Station. Hethen worked fraud and forgery cases witha shopping-center unit. He was also in theCivil Disturbance Unit and was one of thefirst coordinators of the Police Department’snewly formed Gang Investigations Unit.

Lay made detective in 1997. “We workedout of police headquarters in the MasseyBuilding, and it took special techniques andtalents to work with the gangs,” he said.“Then I went to the Federal Law Enforce-ment Training Center in New Mexico tolearn Spanish to work with the victims ofgang violence. And many times, the victimswere the gang members, so we made a lotof progress.”

In 2002, Lay was promoted to sergeant,assigned to the West Springfield station andthen to Franconia again. His career thentook another twist. “The federal prosecu-tor for the Eastern District of Virginia calledand asked for me to be assigned to a PublicCorruption, Labor Fraud and ImmigrationFraud task force,” he said. “It was based onone of the cases I’d been working on as partof the gang unit.”

“It was rare for them to allow a sergeantto continue working on that case at a higherlevel on a federal task force,” said Lay. “Iworked on this case and on a political-asy-lum case involving human trafficking, alongwith other federal agencies. They ended upbecoming huge cases.”

Afterward, in 2005, he was appointed tothe National Capital Regional IntelligenceCenter in Northern Virginia. He describedit as a “fusion center” where various fed-eral, state and local jurisdictions shared in-formation to prevent crime.

“I was the supervisor on any cases thatcould affect public safety, including terror-ism,” said Lay. “We had lots of interestingcases; I was part of the national effort tocombat terrorism and organized crime, andI worked with the FBI and the Departmentof Homeland Security.”

Promoted to second lieutenant in 2006,he then became director of that center, nowcalled the Northern Virginia Regional Intel-ligence Center, until October 2011. “As re-warding as that was, I wanted to get backto my police roots — because that’s the ca-reer I signed up for,” he said.

From 2011-13, Lay was back at Franconiaas that station’s bike team and patrol su-pervisor. “I also managed the Assault TaskForce,” he added. “Men were assaultingwomen and running, and people wereafraid to go out — and we stopped that.”

Next, in 2013, he was promoted to firstlieutenant and served as a police liaisoncommander at the McConnell Public Safetyand Transportation Operations Center inFairfax. As such, he was the liaison betweenthe fire and police departments, Office ofEmergency Management, state police andthe emergency call-takers.

Then, surprise — Lay returned once moreto Franconia in 2014; but this time, he wasthe station’s assistant commander. After justa year, he was promoted to captain and wassent to the Office of the Chief, Planning andResearch Bureau. There he commanded the

Crime Analysis, Intelligence and Crime Pre-vention programs.

And after county Board of SupervisorsChairman Sharon Bulova established theCommunities of Trust Committee in Decem-ber 2014, Lay worked on it with her, com-mittee Chairman Shirley Ginwright andPolice Chief Ed Roessler. The diverse groupfocuses on strengthening bonds and build-ing positive relationships between public-safety agencies and the communities theyserve.

Lay planned Public Safety Days, whereresidents and police would gather infor-mally to play games and get to know eachother as people. He also researched the bestpractices for the Police Department to fol-low.

Then in September 2016, he came to theSully District Station as its new commander.He replaced Capt. Bob Blakley, who becamecommander of the Police Department’s Traf-fic Division.

“I like serving people and the officers; Ienjoy it,” said Lay. “As a kid, I volunteeredto help children with disabilities. And as anadult, I helped construct an orphanage inZambia, Africa, with a church group. Mykids also helped build a school in Haiti. Sofor me, being here [at Sully] is another wayto make a difference and to give back.”

And with 107 officers to cover 70 squaremiles, Lay said working at this station isnever routine. He’s also happy to be there.“The citizens are outstanding; they’re thereason this community is such a great one,”he said. “They’re very supportive and thankus for jobs well done, whenever we’re outand about.” And knowing that this area ishome to diverse residents from all walks oflife and socio-economic statuses, he believesit’s important for police to do all they canto establish trust in the community.

With larceny from vehicles being thedistrict’s most-frequent offense, Lay wouldlike to strengthen the station’s Neighbor-hood Patrol Unit and community-outreachefforts. “And I want the officers to feel likethey’re part of the community,” he said. “Forexample, they should introduce themselvesto business owners and residents.”

As for him, he’s going to start attendinghomeowners’ association meetings. Basi-cally, said Lay, “I want to come to the com-munity, let people hear from the Police De-partment and listen to people’s concerns.”


Opinion

Virginia’s General Assembly has refusedto accept one of the key provisions ofthe Affordable Care Act, expansion of

Medicaid at almost no cost to Virginia thatcould have covered 400,000uninsured Virginians and wouldhave brought more than $10billion into the state. It has also

cost lives.Ironically, the failed bill to “repeal and re-

place” the Affordable Care Act includedchanges to Medicaid that would have penal-ized states, like Virginia, that did not expandMedicaid, permanently reducing federal fund-ing.

On Monday, Gov. Terry McAuliffe proposeda budget amendment restoring his authority

Expand Medicaid NowVirginia has missed outon $10 billion, 30,000jobs and care for400,000 citizens.

to pursue planning for Medicaid expansion inthe wake of the failed repeal effort in Congress.

Kansas and North Carolina are taking stepsthis week to expand Medicaid, hoping to jointhe 31 other states plus the District of Colum-bia that have already done so.

More than 140,000 residents of FairfaxCounty have no health insurance. More than40,000 residents of Arlington and Alexandriahave no health insurance. That’s more than 12percent of the people who live in one of thewealthiest areas in the nation.

A Harvard Medical School study determinedthat the decision by 25 states to reject the ex-pansion of Medicaid coverage under the Af-fordable Care Act would result in between7,115 and 17,104 more deaths than had allstates opted in. In Virginia, the number ofdeaths due to failure to expand Medicaid: be-tween 266 and 987.

From a practical perspective, declining fed-eral money to provide healthcare to uninsuredVirginians makes no more sense than declin-ing federal funds for transportation or educa-tion.

In Virginia, 102,000 uninsured people with

a mental illness or substance use disorder couldqualify for coverage if Medicaid were expandedunder the Affordable Care Act.

As Virginia and the rest of the nation wrestleswith heroin and opioid addiction, expandingMedicaid would allow for expanding treatmentprograms. One of the big obstacles to helpingpeople who are fighting addiction is the avail-ability of treatment when it is most needed.

“The time has come for us to bring our tax-payer dollars back to serve the individuals whoneed them the most,” said McAuliffe. “With thisamendment, I’m asking the General Assemblyto work with me to pursue Medicaid expan-sion and put this funding to work for our mostvulnerable Virginians.”

Primaries for candidates for the House ofDelegates plus governor, lieutenant governorand attorney general are in June, with all seatson the ballot in November. An important ques-tion as voters choose: What is their positionon Medicaid expansion? How did incumbentsvote?

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Letters to the Editor

School LibrariesEmpowerStudentsTo the Editor

April is School Library Monthand this year’s theme is “BecauseSchool Libraries Empower Stu-dents.” Unfortunately, a large per-centage of parents, school admin-istrators, and other communitymembers are unaware of the vitalrole that school libraries play instudents’ education, or the re-sources that they have to offer.

As certified teachers, school li-brarians empower students every-day through information literacyinstruction, book talks, author vis-its, and collaboration with teach-ers. School libraries are transform-ing from quiet storehouses ofknowledge into vibrant digitalcenters where students are able tonot only access information, butcreate it. 3D printers, legos, iPads,knitting centers, games and somuch more are being infused intocurriculum instruction and used tochallenge students to creativelydevelop projects with real worldapplications.

Although the potential for stu-dent learning and empowermentin the school library is limitless,many decision makers have yet torealize the potential and necessityof a fully involved and well-fundedschool library program. For it is the

school librarians who will helplead students as they step into theinformation age and it is theschool library where students willexplore their passions, engagetheir creativity, and hone theircritical thinking skills.

Anna GerhartCentreville

Celebrate SchoolLibrary MonthTo the Editor:

Maya Angelou once said, “Anybook that helps a child to form ahabit of reading, to make readingone of his deep and continuingneeds, is good for him.” Very fewthings in life are as empoweringas reading. Whether “reading” thepictures of a book or reading thetext itself, as a first grade teacherand future librarian, I have seenthis empowerment first hand.

Promoting a lifelong love ofreading is something I am passion-ate about; so I am writing to in-form your readers about SchoolLibrary Month, which takes placeannually every April. Andy Weir,author of “The Martian,” is thisyear’s spokesperson. If you haveread his book and/or seen themovie by the same name, youknow that the main character,Mark Watney, “epitomizes creativ-ity and perseverance” (AASL Presi-dent A. Church, 2017). In much

the same way, school libraries “em-power students to be critical think-ers, enthusiastic readers, skillfulresearchers, and ethical users ofinformation.” (American Associa-tion of School Librarians, 2009).This year’s theme, “Because SchoolLibraries Empower Students,”embraces the mission of the schoollibrary program.

The school library is the heartof the school where students, staff,and community members are wel-come to gather in a friendly spaceto access information in traditionalprint and multimedia non-printformats. The school library pro-vides students a variety of re-

sources that reflect themulticultural community fromwhich they come and the diverseinterests they enjoy. The school li-brary empowers students to dis-cover, think, and inquire about theworld around them through read-ing.

As Frederick Douglass once said,“Once you learn to read, you willbe forever free.” Please join meand School Librarians aroundcountry as we celebrate SchoolLibrary Month.

Leslie A. DunbarFirst Grade Teacher,

Bull Run Elementary

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of VA, Women’s Ministry

The annual Youth Concert, hosted by ChantillyBaptist Church earlier this month, raisedfunds for the Children’s Home of Virginia

Baptist, Inc., Children’s Development Center in Pe-tersburg, Va.

The Children’s Home is a “Legacy of Love,” accord-ing to the home’s director, Dr. Jean Cobbs.

The Youth Concert had more than 100 childrenand youth who ministered through prayer, song, stepand liturgical dance. Youth groups from Baptistchurches in Northern Virginia united around thetheme of “Children Helping Other Children Who Arein Need.”

Founded in 1947 by Dr. Charles Dodd as an or-phanage for predominantly underserved children ofcolor, the Children’s Home is owned by the BaptistGeneral Convention, and faith based organization,which is comprised of churches, ministries and mem-bers throughout the region.

Officially opened on Dec. 7, 1947, the home aimsto offer a sense of stability to the children in its careby providing the same educational, social, culturaland religious opportunities afforded to other chil-

dren, according to the Children’s Home website.While the home continues to offer free services to

the surrounding communities, such as a daycare andbefore and after school programs, it struggles withhigh mortgage and bill payments as well as an in-ability to repair or replace aging building infrastruc-ture.

Following the 1st annual Youth Concert held in 2016at the First Baptist Church of Vienna in 2016, theChildren’s Home of Virginia Baptist received an out-pouring of love and support including monetary do-nations.

These and several other contributions have madeit possible for the establishment to keep their doorsopen to serve those most in need, according Cobbs.She also recognized the Rev. Gregory L. Spurlock,pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church of Sterling andboard chair for the Children’s Home, for his contin-ued commitment and dedication to the home. Cobbsencouraged all, to continue to support Spurlock inhis efforts to keep the Children’s Home in full opera-tion.

Many families depend on the services offered bythe home, particularly if there is only one parent orboth parents have to work.

Diana C. Hodge, Area D vice president, along withother members of Area D of the Baptist General Con-vention of VA, Women’s Ministry were instrumentalin organizing the youth concert.

“We wanted to get everybody involved,” Hodgesaid. “We wanted to let them know about the seri-ousness of the Children’s Home and that we all needto step up and do more.”

Children Helping ChildrenBaptist churches raisemoney for Children’sHome.

The Mime Team of Chantilly Baptist Church

Sadie E. Hodge, 2-years-old, in ChantillyBaptist Church.

Blu Ari Woods of Oak Grove BaptistChurch in Sterling.


By Marilyn Campbell

For Katie Wendel, a spring break va-cation this year won’t mean loadingup the car and driving several hun-

dred miles or waiting in long lines at theairport. While the Bethesda mother of fiveis planning to enjoy some relaxing down-time with her family, she won’t venture farfrom home.

“We’re going to be tourists this year andvisit the monuments and museums in Wash-ington. We’re also going to try to find everyavenue in the city that’s named after astate,” said Wendel. “If you think about it,there’s so much to do in this area that weall take for granted. You really don’t haveto leave the area to feel like you’re in an-other city.”

From museum exhibits to adventure cen-ters, a goldmine of family getaways aboundslocally. There are even activities for familybonding available without leaving home.

“Ask the kids what they would like to do.Involve them and give [them] a choice.Whatever it is they suggest, come up with aplan to document their adventure so theycan share it with grandparents or siblingsaway at college, said Lois Stover, Ph.D.,dean, School of Education and Human Ser-vices at Marymount University. “Let themhelp plan the Metro route or just look atthe Metro map and randomly pick a stationand explore that area.”

“A lot of adults assume that kids want abig trip, but a lot of times a kid will say, ‘Iwant to blow bubbles in the back yard.’ It’simportant for children to have a say in howthe family uses its free time,” said CarolynLorente, Ph.D., professor of psychology atNorthern Virginia Community College.

Among the recommendations that Stover

offers are activities at one’s neighborhoodlibrary and trips to indoor public swimmingpools. For animal-loving families the Na-tional Zoo offers beasts ranging from el-ephants and eagles to tigers and frogs.

“Get outside and take the family to oneof the lesser known national parks, likePrince William, or walk the C&O Canal,”said Stover.

There’s also Gravelly Point Park nearReagan Washington National Airport in Ar-lington, which is ideal for family picnics,games of kickball or simply watching air-planes take off and land.

“If it’s warm, do a beach day in the back-yard [or] set up an indoor mini-golf coursewith Nerf balls [or use] Wiffle balls andbats,” said Stover. “Have a dance party, ascience day. Have a ‘Today is Blue, or what-ever color works, Day,’ so everyone wearsblue, all foods are blue, you ride the blueline Metro just to see where it goes, [forexample].”

The U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory onthe National Mall is where StephanieKleinman is planning to take her twindaughters during spring break.

“The girls call it a museum for plants, andit’s neat to go from the desert to the jungleall within one building,” said Kleinman wholives in McLean. “We’ll probably check outsome of the other museums while we’redowntown.”

There are times when a staycation canbe more relaxing than travel, says Lorente.“If you look at the list of the top 100 stres-sors in life, taking a vacation is on the list,”she said. “A staycation, when done withpurpose, can really be good.”

Advanced planning is a key to making thattime spent together meaningful, advisesLorente. “A lot of times people say they’retaking a staycation and they end up doingchores around the house. And everybody ison their electronics,” she said. “But it’s re-ally about family bonding and everyonecoming together and creating shared expe-riences as a family.”

Local national parks like Theodore Roosevelt Island are ideal for familystaycations, says Lois Stover, Ph.D. of Marymount University.

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games throughout the course of the day. SYAwas the overall winner this year, but it’s allin good fun. The playing of lacrosse is re-ally the icing on the cake.”

Because of the volume of SYA and CYAlacrosse players, a little bit raised by eachperson goes a long way.

“Our goal is that each kid raises about$100, and we have 600 kids playing lacrossebetween both our organizations,” LaRuffasaid. “The kids raise money through familyand friends, bake sales, or even going door-to-door.”

The lacrosse kids as well as the surround-ing community get excited about raising thefunds leading up to the big day.

“All the money the kids raise goes to thecharity, and we use corporate sponsors tooffset some of the costs of putting on theevent,” he said. “We have a lot of vendorsand sponsors that donate prizes. We rewardthe top three boys and the top three girls,as well as the team that raises the mostmoney, so all the kids get excited tofundraise. The lacrosse community is prettytight, and it’s pretty amazing what our twoorganizations have been able to accomplishover the last four years. After next year, wewill have surpassed more than $100,000 ofcharitable donations. It’s all throughgrassroots efforts. This year, our players gotreally excited about it because they werehelping one of their own.”

The winning team raised $2,919, and thetop two individual fundraisers each raisedclose to $1,000.

“One of the big stories was Tatum,”Stewart said. “She was the first placefundraiser among the girls and was touchedwhen I told her that a lot of SYA playerspledged their fundraising in her name.”

Bulger was honored by this kind of sup-port, and is still in awe of the turnout.

“It feels really cool, because if you hadtold me a year ago that I was going to helpdonate a lot of money to an awesome orga-

nization, I wouldn’t have believed it,” shesaid.

Stewart said that March 18 couldn’t havebeen a better day for the event, with per-fect weather and plenty of entertainmenteven when youths weren’t on the field.

“Every single team participated, and it’sa whole day of lacrosse and other kinds offun,” Stewart said. “Glory Days came outwith a prize spin wheel. There were all kindsof sponsors that made it possible for the kidsto come and run around and watch lacrossegames all day. It was free and open to thepublic, so all the families could come outand enjoy themselves, too.”

Halfway through the event, at noon onthat crisp, clear Saturday, everyone clearedthe field for a ceremony, which included thecheck presentation to Special Love.

“Tatum was there, and she presented thecheck to Special Love,” La Ruffa said. “Wealso presented her with a custom-made la-crosse stick. There’s only one of them in theworld and it’s hers.”

Stewart said he is always amazed at howthe Northern Virginia lacrosse communityrallies together.

“There are lots of volunteers that makethis day possible,” Stewart said. “This year,there were a good 25-30 volunteers outsidethe coaches. Parents would run thescoreboard. The Chantilly and Centrevillelacrosse communities just really gets to-gether behind this event, and it’s awesometo see it all come together.”

LaRuffa said that this event will happenfor as long as he’s a part of the association,and hopefully for many more years to comeafter that. He said he also hopes that it willgrow in scope.

“Our goal is to inspire other clubs to dothe same thing, and to join forces,” he said.“Think: if teams in Loudoun County, andother areas join, it would be incredible.You’re talking about millions of dollars overthe course of the next few years that thenorthern Virginia lacrosse community couldraise for worthy causes.”

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The next available Community Emer-gency Response Team (CERT) Class isscheduled to begin on Monday, April 24 atthe Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Acad-emy. There are two sessions each week onMondays and Wednesdays that run untilMay 17. The class is 28 hours in length, plusthe final practical exercise.

The training prepares residents to helpthemselves, their families and neighbors inthe event of a disaster in their community.Through CERT, residents can learn aboutdisaster preparedness and receive trainingin basic disaster response skills such as firesafety, light search and rescue, and disastermedical operations.

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Certified technicians from the Sully Dis-trict Police Station will perform free, childsafety carseat inspections Thursday, March30, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-ment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves sotechnicians may properly inspect and ad-just them, as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first35 vehicles arriving on each date will beinspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct thecaregiver on the correct use of the child seat.Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.

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The Centreville Immigration Forum ishosting the 7th Annual Centreville Interna-tional Showcase on Saturday, April 22, from5:30-9 p.m. at the Korean Central Presby-terian Church, 15451 Lee Highway,Centreville.

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The Centreville Immigration Forum is acommunity volunteer group focused onimmigration and diversity in the Centrevillearea, with goals to implement sustainableprograms that: provide immigrants in needwith the means to improve their lives andbecome more integrated into the commu-nity; improve communication and coopera-tion among all groups serving immigrants;and build community recognition of ourstrength in diversity. See www.cen-trevilleinternationalshowcase.org.

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Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Reserve space at 703-502-3883.

ESL Book Club. Mondays, 7 p.m. atthe Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Meet anddiscuss a book chosen by group. Free.Call 703-830-2223 to reserve a spot.

ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet anddiscuss a book chosen by the group.Call 703-502-3883 for book title.

Lego Block Party. Every otherTuesday, 3 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Legos will be provided for anafternoon of building. Grades 3-6.Free. Reserve space at 703-502-3883.

Duplo Storytime. Every other

Wednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Develop andreinforce early literacy skills forreading success. Ages 1-3 with adult.Free. Reserve space at 703-502-3883.

Legos Kids Club. Every otherTuesday, 10:30 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Thousands ofLegos to play with. Ages 6-12. Free.Call 703-830-2223 to reserve a space.

Starlight Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 7 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Stories under the stars for ages4-8. Wear pajamas and bring stuffedfriends. Free. Reserve space at 703-830-2223.

THROUGH MARCH 31Slave Life Exhibit. Various times at

the Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. $7 adults, $6students, and $5 seniors and childrenage 5-15. Artifacts excavated fromaround Sully’s 18th-century slavecabins. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site/ or call 703-437-1794 for more.

THURSDAY/MARCH 30“Singin’ in the Rain.” 7 p.m. at

Liberty Middle School, 6801 UnionMill Road. Visit www.fcps.edu/LibertyMS/ or call 703-988-8100.

FRIDAY/MARCH 31“Singin’ in the Rain.” 7 p.m. at

Liberty Middle School, 6801 UnionMill Road. Visit www.fcps.edu/LibertyMS/ or call 703-988-8100.

Singing Bowl Sound Bath. 7:15 p.m.at WheelHouse Mind Body Studio,

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SATURDAY/APRIL 1Watershed Clean-Up. 9-11:30 a.m. at

Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Help removebottles, cans, tires, and othercarelessly dumped debris from localstreams. Call 703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence for more.

Clifton STEM Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. atLord of Life Preschool, 13421 TwinLakes Drive, Clifton. A day of hands-on STEM (Science, TechnologyEngineering and Math) activitiesincluding Minecraft modding, Legorobotics, math crafts, experimentsand science magic show. Visitwww.stemfairclifton.com for more.

Grand Opening. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. atBowlero Centreville, located at13814 Lee Highway. Thirty bowlinglanes, ping pong, billiards, corn holetoss, and shuffleboard. Visitwww.bowlero.com for more.

Medicinal plants in the Civil War.4-5 p.m. at Frying Pan Farm Park,2709 West Ox Road, Herndon.Program includes a guided hikearound the Frying Pan MeetingHouse to learn to spot the plants thatwere used to heal during scarcetimes. Call 703-437-9101 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.

“Singin’ in the Rain.” 7 p.m. atLiberty Middle School, 6801 UnionMill Road. Visit www.fcps.edu/LibertyMS/ or call 703-988-8100.

SUNDAY/APRIL 2Japanese Tea Tastings. 11 a.m.-

12:30 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Discover varieties ofgreen tea and sample Japanesesweets. Call 703-437-1794 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site for more.

TUESDAY/APRIL 4Annual Veterans Celebration. 5

p.m. at Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.Arranged by students from ChantillyHigh School and sponsored by theChantilly National Honor Society.Email [email protected] for more/

SATURDAY/APRIL 8Easter Eggstravaganza Wagon

Rides. 10:30 a.m. at Frying PanPark, 2709 West Ox Road. Start withthe egg hunt and then ride aroundthe crop fields. $2. Ages 2 and older.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.

APRIL 8-9Mother’s Day Art Show. 1-6 p.m. at

6540 Jerome Court, Manassas.Original paintings, photography,fused glass, prints, and hand-craftedjewelry. Visit visitmanassas.org.

SUNDAY/APRIL 9Festival of Color. noon-7 p.m. at Bull

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Model Train Show. 1-4 p.m. at theFairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road in FairfaxStation. The Northern VirginiaNTRAK members will hold an Ngauge T-TRAK model train show.Museum members and ages 4 andunder, free; ages 5-15, $2; 16 andolder, $4. Visit www.fairfax-station.org or call 703-425-9225.

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