Student Peace Awards Presented Catherine Soto, Senior, Lee High School: I’M So Glad to Be a Part of the Club Senior and Junior High School Students Honored

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Siedeen Ahmed, Senior, South County High School, pictured with Vice-Chair of the Fairfax Coun- ty Board of Su- pervisors Penny Gross (D-Mason District), is one of the recipients of the 2020 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County. Student Peace Classifieds, Page 9 Opinion, Page 4 v Entertainment, 8 Classifieds, Awards Presented News, Page 3 Biden Wins in Virginia Primary Results, Page 5 Wellbeing

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Salwa Zahid, Senior, West Springfield High School: Having been to a war-torn country myself and seen the Family, friends devastating effects of war, I and loved ones am glad to be having a pack the com- positive impact on others’ munity center lives around the world. By at the 2020 organizing drives, fundraisers, Student Peace and raising awareness about Awards of the conflicts around the world Fairfax County. and their effects on the civilians, we are not only bringing peace to the lives of those affected by war but also calling for an end to those wars.

Student Peace Awards Presented Catherine Soto, Senior, Lee High School: I’m so glad to be a part of the club Senior and junior high school students honored. best buddies because it spreads inclusion, which is By Mercia Hobson Development class that taught social skills, decision- something society should The Connection making, and coping strategies for difficult or con- value. I’m very honored to fusing situations. “Peers model communication skills receive this award and he 2020 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax as they listen to students talk about their interests represent this club that County, held Sunday, March 1, recognized and concerns. They then help the students in the class encourages peace. Thigh school junior and senior students at remain calm and focused,” Fisher said. 24 public and two private high schools in the county who made a positive contribution to Sarah Gu is a Senior at McLean High their school or wider community by promoting mu- School. When she visited her family in China there tual understanding and respect for all people. Held the last five summers, she offered the children free at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center in lessons in English and current affairs. According to Fairfax, sponsors, family and friends celebrated the Fisher, Gu eventually grew her program into an or- accomplishments of the recipients at a public recep- ganization called “The Windows,” which served over tion. 600 children. Last fall, organizers asked the schools’ principals to nominate one outstanding student or student At Oakton High School, Fisher said that Siedeen Ahmed, Senior, group for the award, proactively seeking a likely Roudah Chaker put in hundreds of volunteer hours South County High nominee. This year’s recipients worked as peacemak- packing meals, participating in back-to-school drives School: Change can only ers in a variety of settings according to emcee, Mar- for orphanages, distributing needed items to the come about if we start it first. garet Fisher, who during her remarks at Sunday’s homeless, and raising $3000 for Syrian refugees. “She reception gave a brief overview of each student’s ac- is also active politically, working to correct policies complishment. that directly harm those who want to come to the According to Fisher, in Vienna at Cedar Lane U.S. for its promise of peace,” said Fisher. High School, Senior Sage Quick and Junior Will LaWalt volunteered to serve as peers in a Personal See Peace Awards, Page 5

From left: Vice-Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Renee Ritchey, Senior, Supervisors Penny Gross Fairfax High School: The (D-Mason District), Chair of reason I’m so involved in the Fairfax County School advocacy is that people tell Board Karen Corbett Sand- me I shouldn’t care. Well, I ers (Mount Vernon), U.S. figure that if you don’t care, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11), you aren’t paying attention Fairfax County School enough. Be a part of the Board Members Karen solution, even if people try Keys-Gamarra (At-Large) and label you as “angry.” That and Melanie Meren (Hunter “anger” is the drive and Mill District). passion for making the world a better place.

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Photos by Mercia Hobson/The Connection Peace Awards Presented From Page 3 field. “Soto helped create the South Lakes High School Best Buddies chapter at Lee High in Reston is where Lindsey School. Soto and her fellow Best Hirshfeld goes to school and Buddies leaders were responsible is a senior. “Hirshfeld feels em- for recruiting general education pathy for classmates who are students who wished to build a re- struggling to overcome a vari- lationship with the special needs ety of issues that make them students who might not otherwise feel isolated. She helped raise have had the opportunity to en- money for children with brain gage with the student community,” tumors, organized cultural fes- said Fisher. tivals to showcase diversity, and helped stage a school-wide si- Others made differences to lent protest against gun vio- world neighbors, like Betsabe lence,” said Fisher. Pardo, Senior at Mountain View High School in At South County High Centreville. Pardo raised money School in Lorton, Siedeen to bring safe drinking water to Ahmed, Senior founded communities around the world. South County’s Interfaith Club Margaret Fisher emcees the 2020 Student U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) offers to provide a safe space for stu- Dignitaries acknowledged the Peace Awards of Fairfax County held at the his congratulations to the recipients of dent-led discussions. “She is achievements of the recipients. Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, the 2020 Student Peace Awards of also the President of Stallions U.S. Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-11) Fairfax, on Sunday, March 1. Fairfax County. with Refugees. Her goal is to said, “I congratulate this year’s re- spread the message that all stu- cipients of the Student Peace of Supervisors, Jeffery McKay. She for all.” bors but to repair relation- dents, including immigrants Awards. Their leadership and com- read: “I am always proud to see In her remarks, Guest ships with Mother Earth. and refugees, are welcome and mitment to being peacemakers the level of commitment our stu- Speaker Kendyl Crawford, Di- The awardees received $250, valued,” said Fisher. and fostering mutual respect for dents in Fairfax County put toward rector of Virginia Interfaith plus another $100 to be given our differences are bringing posi- improving our community. It is this Power & Light addressed the to any nonprofit organization One after another, Fisher read tive change and inclusivity to our inspiring energy and action, com- effect of climate change on of their choice that operated in profiles of youth who made a community.” bined with Fairfax County resi- peace. the spirit of the Peace Awards. difference, some locally like Supervisor Penny Gross (D-Ma- dents’ diverse experiences that al- Crawford said she was The students also received the Catherine Soto, Senior at son District) shared a letter from low us to consistently strive to- amazed at the students’ efforts book, Sweet Fruit from a Bit- Lee High School in Spring- Chair of the Fairfax County Board ward creating a better community to care not only for their neigh- ter Tree by Mark Andreas.

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arch is self-injury prevention month, Ma time when mental health professionals work to raise awareness of the condition, recognize the signs and work to remove the stigma. Known by clinicians as non- suicidal self-injury, the behavior is described as intentionally harming oneself without intend- ing to end one’s life. The population most likely to engage in self-harm behaviors range from middle school through college, according to the American Psychological Association. “When teens begin engaging in cutting behavior it is typically because they are feeling overwhelmed by intense feelings or emotions and don’t have the coping skills to manage or respond to how they feel, said therapist Carol Barnaby, MSW, LCSW. “Adolescents might self-injure to distract Stacie themselves from intense negative emotions of Isenberg sadness or anger, or emotional numbness, added Jerome Short, Ph.D., Associate Profes- “Self-injury may be a sign of Jerome depression, anxiety, substance Short DR. GENE SWEETNAM use, or post-traumatic stress DR. GRACE CHANG DR. KAREN JINYOUNG KIM disorders.” — Jerome Short, Ph.D., Associate Professor OPTOMETRISTS of Psychology at George Mason University

sor of Psychology at George Mason University. self-harming releases the body’s natural opiates and “They may also want to punish themselves or endorphins that help them manage their feelings,” express a need for help.” said Joanne Bagshaw, Ph.D., Professor of Psychol- Cuts and burns on the wrists or thighs are ogy at Montgomery College. “On the flip side, a teen among the most common signs of self-injury. who is shut down or who feels numb might self-harm “Parents may notice their children have unex- to feel their feelings. Alternatively, self-harm may be plained cuts, burns, or bruises,” said Short. for the teen to communicate that they need help.” “Adolescents may wear clothing or bracelets to Several factors might trigger self-inflicted injuries. cover themselves even in very warm settings. “Childhood abuse and conflicted parental relation- Parents may find knives or razors in their ships may trigger self-injury,” said Short. “Self-injury children’s rooms or notice they are missing from may be a sign of depression, anxiety, substance use, the home.” or post-traumatic stress disorders.” “Other signs that your child may be cutting Parents who suspect that their child might be en- include marks on the skin from scratching, us- gaging in intentional self-injury should avoid criti- ing a paper clip or skin picking, advises Barnaby. cism and seek mental health treatment. “Parents • Family & Pediatric Vision Care “Multiple similar marks on the skin in close should not ignore the problem,” said Short. “If chil- • Comprehensive Eye Exams • Treatment of Eye Diseases proximity for which your child has no explana- dren engage in life threatening behavior, they should • 21 years Naval Service, 6 years Active Duty tion,’ said Barnaby. take them to a hospital.” • Laser Vision Consultants • Over a thousand frames in stock While cutting and burning Noticing those marks, however, • We carry all major brands of contact lenses • In-house lab oneself causes pain initially, could require careful attention. that pain can evolve into re- “Self-harm behavior “Teens who self-injure often hide Most Insurances Accepted: lief. “Sometimes cutting can the marks that self-injury might Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Care First, Medicare, Tricare In-network Doctor, be habit-forming or become is very treatable cause,” said Child Psychologist Cigna, DavisVision, Aetna HMO/PPO/POS, PHCS, compulsive, said Barnaby. with early Stacie Isenberg, Psy. D. “For ex- VSP® Network Doctor, EyeMed Vision Care, United Healthcare, VA Medicaid “This in simple terms, means ample, they may wear a long- that the more the person WE WELCOME YOUR DOCTOR’S PRESCRIPTION sleeved shirt in hot weather if cuts the more they feel the intervention.” there are marks on their arms or 5206A Rolling Rd. need to do it and their brain — Carol Barnaby, LCSW multiple bracelets if there are Burke Professional Center associates cutting with remarks on their wrists.” Burke, VA 22015 lief.” “If parents feel that their teen is engaging in self- 703-425-2000 Teens might turn to self-injury as a way of harm behaviors they should show compassion for www.drsweetnam.com • www.sightforvision.com regulating their emotions. “For teens who are their child and get help, added Barnaby. “Self-harm feeling a lot of strong and intense emotions, behavior is very treatable with early intervention.“ 6 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ March 5-11, 2020 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News

Photo courtesy of FCPF A picture of a possible suspect vehicle following a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on Saturday, Feb. 29, around 4:35 p.m. in Lorton. Person of Interest Identified in Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash A man has been identified in Prelude, traveling westbound on connection with the fatal hit-and- Old Colchester Road. The car did run pedestrian crash that occurred not stop and was last seen travel- on Feb. 29 on Old Colchester Road ing west on Old Colchester Road. in Lorton. Detectives from Crash Lanza was taken to the hospital Reconstruction Unit worked exten- where he died from his injuries. sively to identify the vehicle and Speed and alcohol are unknown person of interest due to their in- factors for the driver. Detectives vestigative leads and tips received have not yet determined if alco- from the community. The case re- hol was a factor for the pedestrian. mains an active investigation and Anyone with information about further updates will be provided. this crash is asked to contact Crash Detectives from Crash Recon- Reconstruction Unit at 703-280- struction Unit asked for the 0543. Tips can also be submitted public’s assistance identifying a anonymously through Crime Solv- vehicle and its driver involved in ers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS a crash that resulted in the death (866-411-8477), by text – Type of 28-year-old Joseph Lanza, of “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and by Lorton. Officers responded to the web. Download Mobile tip411 App report of a crash involving a pe- “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anony- destrian in the 10000 block of Old mous tipsters are eligible for cash Colchester Road on Saturday, Feb. rewards of $100 to $1,000 dollars 29, around 4:35 p.m. Preliminar- if their information leads to an ily, detectives believe Lanza ap- arrest. proached the roadway and was hit This is the seventh pedestrian by a dark colored sedan with a sil- fatality in the county to date in ver or gray hood, possibly a Honda 2020.

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Submit entertainment announcements at and older and active and retired military, $4. www.connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/. The Visit the website: www.fairfax-station.org. deadline is noon on Friday. Photos/artwork en- couraged. WEDNESDAY/MARCH 11 Wednesday at the Movies. At Cinema Arts ONGOING Theatre, 9650 Main Street, Fairfax. Sponsored St. James Intramural High School by Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke. Basketball League. Now thru March 10. At Discounted tickets for seniors; $5.50. The group the St. James Sports, Wellness and meets after the movie for a short discussion of Entertainment Complex, 6805 Industrial Road, the film. Transportation may be provided if you Springfield. The St. James invites you to call the transportation office (703-323-4788) a participate in its Middle School Basketball week prior to the movie date. Contact Anne League for Boys & Girls (8th to 12th grade), Allen, at 703-978-5973, for movie selection and Now thru March 10, in the new 33,000 square other details. foot Basketball Courthouse on four high school regulation sized courts. The TSJ Intramural High SATURDAY/MARCH 14 School Basketball League registration fee is The Russian $250 per player and $600 per team. All games Archaeology Symposium. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At are officiated and statistics provided. The TSJ National George Mason’s Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Intramural High School Basketball league also Ballet comes Road, Mason Neck. This year’s theme is History includes a Playoff round where top teams in the to GMU in Transit. Learn more about recent league will meet. Visit https:// archaeological developments and discover what www.thestjames.com/sports/basketball/ Center for is happening in the region from archaeology sessions/8/courses/tsj-basketball-winter-team or the Arts on professionals. Participate in discussions and contact Alpha or Pele with any questions at 703- Saturday, even learn how you can be more involved in 239-6841. local preservation. This event is in partnership Monday Exercise Classes. Now thru March 30. March 7. with Friends of Fairfax Archaeology. Cost is $45; 9:30-10:30 a.m. At Lord of Life Lutheran $35 for members of Gunston Hall & Friends of Church, 5114 Twinbrook Road, Fairfax. Fairfax Archaeology. Visit the website: Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke offers www.gunstonhall.org exercise classes for older adults designed to Metro School of the Arts Company Project: build strength and improve balance and Upgrade. 7-9 p.m. At Ernst Community flexibility. All levels of ability are welcome. Call Cultural Center, 8333 Little River Turnpike, the SCFB office, 703-426-2824, for class Annandale. Upgrade under the artistic direction information. of Sara Hart, Charles Renato, and Roxanne King Wednesday Exercise Classes. Now thru May features innovative choreography by 27. 9-10 a.m. At The Lutheran Church of the Metropolitan faculty, students, alumnus, and Abiding Presence, 6304 Lee Chapel Road, Burke. renowned guest artists. Join the pre-professional Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke offers dance companies, iMpulse, MYTE, and exercise classes for older adults designed to dynaMYTE along with special guest performers, build strength and improve balance and as they explore the peaks and valleys of life, flexibility. All levels of ability are welcome. Call discover the strengths and weaknesses of each the SCFB office, 703-426-2824, for class other, and challenge us all to an upgrade. information. (20 weeks @$2.50/class = $50) Upgrade will be an evening of electrifying The Color Green. Now thru March 29. At performances featuring some of the area’s most Torpedo Factory Artists at Mosaic, 105 District incredible youth dancers in tap, jazz, Ave., Fairfax. In celebration of an early spring Russian National Ballet: contemporary, music theater, and hip hop. Cost and St. Patrick’s Day, Torpedo Factory artists are is $20. Visit the website: http:// tackling one of nature’s most ubiquitous colors, “Romeo & Juliet” / “Carmen” metropolitanarts.org green. In its newest exhibit simply titled, Green, Beethoven at 250 “Soulmates.” 8 p.m. At Saturday/March 7, 8 p.m. At GMU Center for the Arts, 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax. With lush the gallery is presenting a selection of original GMU Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, 4373 paintings, photographs, jewelry, scarves, music and exquisite grace, the Russian National Ballet returns to the Center to perform two of the world’s Mason Pond Dr, Fairfax. Featuring the Fairfax ceramics and more, that reflect its various greatest ballets: Romeo and Juliet together with Carmen. Both ballets express the torments of love. Young Symphony Orchestra with Christopher artists’ interpretations of the color. Torpedo love, bursting with exhilarating passion, is at the heart of Romeo and Juliet, with the perilous fate for Zimmerman, conductor, and Philippe Bianconi Factory artists are chosen through a rigorous the star-crossed lovers. While with Carmen, it is unrequited love, burning with obsession that is at the of France on piano. The program features jurying process and enjoy a high degree of center of this beautifully tragic ballet. Under the direction of the legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Elena Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 and Beethoven acclaim, both locally and nationally. Savvy Radchenko, the company brings both timeless classics to life, articulating the nuances of love through “Symphony of Symphonies.” Hear the stories shoppers know Torpedo Factory Artists @ expressive dance, elegant costumes, and lavish sets. Cost is $56, $48, $34. Visit the website: behind the music with music director Mosaic as a place not only to enjoy fine art but www.cfa.gmu.edu Christopher Zimmerman and special guests also as a great place to purchase art at before the concert at 7 p.m. Visit the website: affordable prices. preschools, elementary, middle and high ages 8 to adult. Learn how to use hand-held http://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu/fairfax-symphony- Friday Exercise Classes. Now thru April 3. schools. The Diocese has 37 parish (K-8) Global Positioning System (GPS) units to locate orchestra-beethoven-at-250-soulmates 9:30-10:30 a.m. At Lord of Life Lutheran schools, four diocesan high schools, four hidden caches within Burke Lake Park. Follow Church, 5114 Twinbrook Road, Fairfax. independent Catholic schools and five free- latitude and longitude coordinates to find a SUNDAY/MARCH 15 Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke offers standing (not connected with a parish school) hidden object, container or unique geological exercise classes for older adults designed to pre-schools, serving more than 17,000 students. feature. Bring your own GPS; a limited number NTRAK Model Train Show. 1-4 p.m. At Fairfax build strength and improve balance and For more information, contact Mallory Sigmon are available to borrow from the instructor at Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station flexibility. All levels of ability are welcome. Call at 703-841-2519 or visit https:// class. The program cost is $22 per person. Call Road, Fairfax Station. The Northern Virginia the SCFB office, 703-426-2824, for class www.arlingtondiocese.org/catholic-schools/ 703-323-6600. NTRAK members will hold a N gauge Train information. (8 weeks, $20). careers/. Stargazing and S’Mores. 8:30-10 p.m. At Burke Display at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum. Lines and Pauses. Now thru April 5. At Arches Teen Job Fair. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. At Woodson Lake Park, 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, Admission: museum members, free; adults 13 Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton. “Lines High School 9525 Main Street, Fairfax. Focused Burke. Set your sights on the stars and warm up and over, $5; children 5-12, $3; under 4, free. and Pauses” is the culmination of the works of on students and younger job seekers looking for inside and out with s’mores by a roaring Seniors (65+ and military (active & retired), $4. Marc Pachon captured over the last years with a variety of employment opportunities; full time, campfire at Burke Lake Park. Participants age 3 Call 703-425-9225 or visit the website: local and international dancers and models, tied after-school, seasonal positions, internship to adult can take a stroll along the lakeshore www.fairfax-station.org. together with a common thread of fabric moving opportunities, and volunteer positions. while learning about the constellations, their Capitol Steps Perform. Dessert Reception: 3:30 from one shot to the next, interspersed with his Sponsored by Supervisor Pat Herrity, Supervisor stories and other night-sky features. An p.m.; the Show: 4:30-6 p.m. At Fairfax High freeze-frame captures of moments in time that Dalia Palchik, Supervisor James Walkinshaw, astronomical naturalist will identify stars for you School, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. Benefit for the disappeared as soon as the photograph was Woodson High School, Central Fairfax Chamber and have some telescopes available for you to Shepherd’s Center Serving Oakton-Vienna- taken. Free. Visit the website: of Commerce. use. Then, put the finishing touches on your Reston-Herndon. Folks at the Shepherd’s Center www.byondhelp.com Wilderness Walk. 1-3 p.m. At Burke Lake Park, evening out with a campfire and s’mores. serving Oakton-Vienna-Reston-Herndon are 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Take a walk on S’mores ingredients will be provided; hot dogs gearing up for another sell-out crowd for this the wild side with the “Burke Lake Wilderness are welcome. Cost is $12 per person. Children event featuring the comedy troupe Capitol SATURDAY/MARCH 7 Walk” for participants age 12 to adult. Explore must be accompanied by a registered adult. Call Steps. No matter who or what is in the Monopoly Tournament. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. At the wilderness area of the park as you visit two 703-323-6600 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ headlines, you can bet the Capitol Steps will Moose Lodge Family Center in Lorton. Nearly old home sites and two vernal pools with a parks/burke-lake. tackle both sides of the political spectrum and 100 players, cheered on by family, friends, and naturalist. Learn about the park’s natural and all things equally foolish. Tickets: $35; day of: volunteers will play three timed rounds of cultural history. Moderate walking is required. $40 cash/credit only. Student (18 and under) Monopoly and compete for cash and prizes - all The cost is $15 per person. Call 703-323-6600. SUNDAY/MARCH 8 Tickets: $15 Day of: $20 cash/credit only. to raise money for the Lorton Community Action Teen Job Fair. 2 to 4 p.m. At South County High A Day at Fairfax Station Railroad Museum. Groups of 10 or more: $30. To purchase tickets: Center (LCAC). Sponsorship Levels: Round 1 - School, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton. These 1-4 p.m. At Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, https://www.scov.org/capstepstickets or call the $300 per table; Round 2 - $600 per table (incl. 2 events focused on students and younger job 11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station. hotline at 703-281-0601. free tickets to the event); Round 3 - $1,000 seekers looking for a variety of employment Take the History Challenge or enjoy self-guided WEDNESDAY/MARCH 18 (incl. 4 free tickets to the event). To register / opportunities; full time, after-school, seasonal tours with our Uniguide Audio Tour. Volunteers sponsor / pay / participate or play, go to: positions, internship opportunities, and will conduct 60-minute walking tours of the Education Recruitment Day. 9:30-11 a.m. At https://lortonaction.org/monopoly-tournament/ volunteer positions. Sponsored by Supervisor museum and museum neighborhood to give Dewberry Hall, Johnson Center, 4400 University Catholic Schools Job Fair. 9-11 a.m. At Paul VI Pat Herrity, Supervisor Dan Storck, South visitors an idea of what life was like in a small Drive, Fairfax. This annual recruitment event is High School, 10675 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax. The Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, South County railroad community. Tours begin a career fair for jobs and internships in the field Catholic Diocese of Arlington’s Office of Catholic Federation, and South County High School. at 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. No reservations needed. of education! Network with recruiters from the Schools will hold a job fair seeking to fill up to Geocaching Workshop 2 to 4 p.m. At Burke Museum members and ages 4 and under, free; D.C. Metro area and surrounding regions 150 teaching positions. Positions are open in Lake Park, 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. 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From Page 8 take a tour of the house and meet parking other food enthusiasts. The (at the front of the building) are free. seeking candidates for a wide range Beginning and Intermediate Hearth Visit of education roles. Free. Visit the Cooking Workshops are now open! http://www.springfieldstampclub.org website: https://mason360.gmu.edu/ Up for a challenge? Register for both Career/rsvp_boot?id=682099 classes and experience a full weekend of 18th century cooking. Cost: $100 - WEDNESDAY/APRIL 8 FRIDAY/MARCH 20 $225. Visit the website: https:// Wednesday at the Movies. At GAMEmason. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. At gunstonhall.org/event/hearth- Cinema Arts Theatre, 9650 Main GMU, Fairfax Campus, 4373 Mason cooking-workshops/ Street, Fairfax. Sponsored by LEGO Model Train Display. Pond Drive, Fairfax. Battle against Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke. friends in a Super Smash Bros. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday Discounted tickets for seniors; $5.50. Ultimate Tournament for a chance to 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. At The Fairfax The group meets after the movie for find yourself on the big stage for the Station Railroad Museum, 11200 a short discussion of the film. finals. Relive childhood fun with an Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station. Transportation may be provided if expanded arcade filled with favorites The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan you call the transportation office like Pinball, Donkey Kong, and many Area LEGO Train Club (WamaLTC) (703-323-4788) a week prior to the more. Experience AR/VR will hold a special two day model movie date. Contact Anne Allen, at demonstrations, attend education train display at the Fairfax Station 703-978-5973, for movie selection panels, Q&A sessions, and keynote Railroad Museum. Please bring any and other details. unwanted LEGO(R) pieces and sets sessions and meet and greets with SATURDAY/APRIL 18 major power players in the gaming for donation to help support Model Classic 2020. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. industry including Tara Stong WamaLTC’s efforts to bring fun and At Fairfax High School, 3501 Rebel (Canadian-American actress and education to all ages through its Run, Fairfax. The Northern Virginia voice actor for Rikku in both Final activities. Museum members and ages Modelers Chapter, International Fantasy X and the popular “Kingdom 4 and under, free; ages 5-12, $3; Plastic Modelers Society presents an Hearts” video game series) and ages 13 and older, $5; seniors 65 and educational and fun event for the Angela Hession (Head of XBOX older and active and retired military, entire family. Cost is $8/adults; $10/ Safety at Microsoft, who has helped $4. Visit the website: www.fairfax- contestant $10/family; free under 18. launch more than 100 games on station.org. SPRINGPEX Stamp Show. Visit the web site: Xbox 360 and Kinect). Visit: https:// Saturday www.novaipms.org si.gmu.edu/gamemason. Admission 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. At Robert E. Lee High General Public: $25 general THURSDAY/MARCH 19 admission. School (Cafeteria), 6540 Franconia Road, Springfield. The Springfield Lunch N’ Life. Noon to 2 p.m. At Lord Stamp Club hosts the 50th annual of Life Lutheran Church, 5114 MARCH 21-22 SPRINGPEX. There will be 26 dealers Twinbrook Road, Fairfax. Are You 50 from throughout the Eastern US and or Better? Sponsored by the Hearth Cooking Workshops. 10 Mid-Atlantic region, 50 frames of Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke. a.m. to 4 p.m. At George Mason’s exhibits, specialized club and society Jim Radigan, U.S. Navy Retired will Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, meetings and display tables, a U.S. discuss his experiences as the Mason Neck. Join in the hearth Postal Service booth, and a special Commanding Officer, U.S. Navy kitchen at Gunston Hall for the kids table with lots of free material Antarctica Squadron. For ultimate experience in slow food as for young stamp collectors. Event reservations, call Bea Stephenson at you learn to employ 18th-century covers (special envelopes) will 703-273-5730, by March 13. The cost cooking techniques and recipes to commemorate the 50th Anniversary is $10.; checks payable to SCFB. If create period dishes. Use your hearth of Earth Day, and the 100th transportation is needed, call the skills to investigate complex recipes Anniversary of Woman’s Suffrage/ SCFB office 703-323-4788. See while cooking over an open flame, 19th Amendment. Admission and www.scfbva.org.

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ March 5-11, 2020 ❖ 9 Area Briefs Money For What, Exactly? 2020 Teen Job Fair at South County on By KENNETH B. LOURIE March 7 2LUU`PZJ\YYLU[S`V\[VM[OLVMÄJL7SLHZLLUQV` The 2020 Fairfax County Teen Job Fair this previously written article from July 2019: and Resume Building Workshop at South County HS will be held on Saturday, March Presumably, most of you readers are aware that many supermarkets have a rack located 7, 2-4 p.m. First jobs are important and somewhere near the rear of the store that is these events help connect teens and employ- stocked with off-price merchandise: discontin- ers face to face and prepare our youth for ued items, items with damaged packaging, out the workforce. of season products, etc. Over the years, I have These events will focus on student job been a regular checker of this rack looking for seekers (approximately ages 16 to 18) look- such bargains. I have purchased breakfast cereal, soup, cookies, candy, and miscellaneous other ing for full time employment, after-school non-perishables. I’ve even purchased two bags employment, seasonal positions, internship of Kingsford charcoal. In addition, I’ve seen opportunities, or volunteer experiences. It household products, health and beauty, school is open to all teens in Fairfax County look- supplies; and everything else you can imagine, ing for employment or wanting tips to build running the gamut from “A” to “Z,” for sale. Recently however, in this rack I saw a product their resume. Volunteer opportunities and I’m not sure I even thought was available to the resume building workshops will be avail- general public, and if it was, would not have able for younger students looking to begin thought buying it from the discontinued mer- to build their resume. chandise rack at the supermarket would not have Businesses and organizations have the been the way to go. But what do I know? As has been proven many times: not much. opportunity to showcase their companies, The item? A DNA Paternity Test Kit. I guess brand their business in the local commu- I thought, if this test was necessary, it would nity, and advertise the positions they have involve a physician or at least be administered available. It does not cost to participate. by a health care professional and/or involve Businesses and organizations seeking to witnesses/legal representation (at least a notary). secure space at the job fair should fill out Going to the supermarket or even the drug store? And then testing yourself without necessarily the application form. knowing the precautions and proper procedures Sponsored by Supervisor Dan Storck, and appropriate for the task at hand? There seems co-sponsored by Supervisor Pat Herrity, as if there’s a bit more at stake here than an at- Connection Newspapers, Fairfax County home pregnancy test, a test with which many of Government, and Fairfax County Public us are familiar. But DNA testing at home? What is this, the Maury Povich Show? Schools, South Fairfax Chamber of Com- Having not traveled down this particular road merce, South County Federation, and South myself, perhaps I’m unaware of the realities. County High School. All I know is what I’ve seen on television or For registration and application forms read about in the papers. I guess I just assumed visit https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ (generally a bad thing), that the steps one takes [V]LYPM`JVUÄYTYLZVS]LWH[LYUP[`[`WLPZZ\LZ mountvernon/2020-teen-job-fair-south- were a bit more involved than a visit to the county supermarket. Apparently, this subject is just another where I know very little about, like tools and how to use them, automobile repair, home Supervisor Storck to maintenance, lawn and garden, cooking, and on and on and on. But enough about me. Hold Office Hours What about those wanting answers to extraor- dinarily important questions: Who’s the father? Supervisor Dan Storck (D-Mt Vernon) will And is that my child? Looks can be deceiving hold his 2nd Saturday Office Hours on March so a professional, or so I thought, incorrectly, 14, 2020 at Lorton Library 9520 Richmond is brought in to oversee the process. Nope. No Hwy, Lorton, 9-11:30 a.m. and at the professional need apply. Just go to your local “chemist,” as they say in England. No need to Mount Vernon District office 2511 Parkers visit “the surgery,” as they also say over there. Lane, Mount Vernon, 12:30-3 p.m. 1\Z[ÄUKHIV_^P[O[OLYPNO[SL[[LYZVUP[HUK go back to your home/work and swab, stick, Bulletin Board pin-prick or whatever and the results will be From Page 7 known soon enough if you or someone else is whomever they claim to be or not to be. That is Haven of Northern Virginia provides support, the question which begs an answer. Shakespeare compassion, information and resources to the bereaved and seriously ill. To become a Haven notwithstanding volunteer, please call 703-941-7000 to request It seems only fair that one’s birthright should an orientation. Volunteers must complete a 30- be gotten wrong. And not that home-testing hour training and commit to one year of service can’t be trusted. Just the opposite. Nevertheless, answering Haven phones (2.5 hours weekly). some things, like circumcisions, though they can Next training is scheduled for fall 2017. be performed at home (see “Shaky the mohel” from a long ago Seinfeld episode). I would have ONGOING thought, a DNA Paternity test, given the need/ STEM Professionals Needed. Volunteers are ^HU[VMHYLZVS\[PVUJSHYPÄJH[PVU^OPJOJV\SK needed to assist K-12 STEM teachers in northern possibly impact multiple individuals/families Virginia as part of the American Association for over generations, be similarly performed in the the Advancement of Science’s STEM Volunteer most careful of conditions. This kind of test has Program, stemvolunteers.org, during the 2019- no margin for error - or humor. “Bought the kit 20 school year, beginning in September. Please in the discount rack at my local supermarket.” Is contact Don Rea at 571-551-2488 or that the answer you want to give when all eyes [email protected]. are on you? And saying how much you saved Docents Needed. Sundays 1-4 p.m. at the Fairfax over regular price is unlikely to endear you to Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road in Fairfax Station. Greet museum visitors any and all of the interested parties on hand. and tell them about the exhibits, the museum After all, money really isn’t the issue. and the its railroad and Civil War history. Ideal for those interested in railroads, the Civil War and Northern Virginia history. Training and Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for orientation provided. Other volunteer The Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers. opportunities are gardening, publicity and exhibit planning. Call 703-945-7483. 10 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ March 5-11, 2020 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com FOR YOUR TOYOTA

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