BurkeBurke Committed to Peacemaking Lake Braddock senior Jamie Hunstad set up a News, Page 3 Special Olympics program at Lake Braddock, starting with a basketball team and adding track and field. Follow on Twitter: @BurkeConnection on Twitter: Follow Classified, Page 14 Classified, ❖ Entertainment, Page 11 ❖ Opinion, Page 6 Social Justice Network Hosts Richmond Wrap-Up News, Page 4 Woodson Wins State Championship Page 9 Sports, Page 10 Photo by Connection Peterson/The Tim www.ConnectionNewspapers.comMarch 16-22, 2017 online at www.connectionnewspapers.comBurke Connection ❖ March 16-22, 2017 ❖ 1 Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection Monument Drive in Fairfax was clear by mid-morning on March 14 after snow the night before. Fairfax Weathers Late Winter Snow Weather Service announces snowfall totals. nowpocalypse 3.0 it wasn’t. 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By Tim Peterson “Few goals are more important in the Vanessas Mae Avendano, senior at at her school. Rachel’s Challenge deals with The Connection world today,” Evans said, “than promoting Falls Church High School stomping out bullying and promoting tol- peace, acceptance, kindness and tolerance.” Avendano is vice president of Falls erance and inclusion. uraya Sadeed said hearing more Evans was joined in congratulating the Church’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Donya Momenian and Chrissie than 20 stories of students promot- students by fellow board members Ryan Transgender club and also founded Falls Ivanova, seniors at Langley High Sing peace in and out of their McElveen (at-large) and Dalia Palchik Church High School United, a group of clubs School schools made her believe “there is (Providence). united to spread peace and acceptance. The The two seniors co-founded a chapter of still hope for a brighter future.” Fairfax County Board of Supervisors vice group has produced a series of videos deal- the Girl Up Club at Langley, growing it from Sadeed is a native of Kabul, Afghanistan chairman and Mason District representative ing with anti-bullying and giving respect. two to 30 members who meet bi-monthly. who made a new home in the United States Penny Gross (D) read a letter of recogni- Sabah Munshi, senior at Hayfield The national and international club empow- in 1982, fleeing the aftermath of the Soviet tion from board chairman Sharon Bulova Secondary School ers young women in education, fundraising, invasion. She founded the non-government that thanked the students for their commit- Munshi helped organize a project called advocacy and service, as well as runs de- organization Help the Afghan Children and ment to peacemaking. Walking for Water and raised both aware- velopment programs in Guatemala, India, is author of “Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul All the students have come together, Gross ness of the world’s water crisis and more Liberia, Malawi, Uganda and Ethiopia. Guesthouse.” read from Bulova’s letter, “in one goal, than $2,000 for the Tap Project by UNICEF. Naomi Soquar, senior at Robert E. The former owner of a real estate com- strengthening peace and unity.” She has also volunteered at Virginia Hospi- Lee High School pany, Sadeed has risked dangerous situa- Del. Kenneth Plum (D-36) joined the tal Center in the renal unit. Soquar helped found a chapter of the tions to deliver humanitarian aid to women other elected officials in congratulating the Surabhi Khanal, senior at Herndon Amnesty International Club at Lee — she and children in war-torn Afghanistan. On award-winners. High School currently serves as its president. She led Sunday, March 12, she addressed high The 2017 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax Khanal has been a member of the club members and volunteers in writing let- school students from around Fairfax County County winners are as follows, bios accord- Herndon Leo Club and founded MedLove, ters against human rights violations, which being honored at the Student Peace Awards. ing to the event program: Inc, a non-profit organization with the mis- in one case contributed to two political pris- Sadeed spoke about the importance of Ethan Mirani, junior at the Cedar sion of helping rescue women in the United oners in the Democratic Republic of Congo promoting peace through education, as a Lane School in Vienna States and abroad who are human traffick- being released. Soquar also serves with Girls preventative measure against bullying, ha- Mirani was a member of the school’s Anti- ing victims. Through the Key Club, Khanal Learn International, the Capital Area Food tred and violence later in life. Bullying Commitee for two years and and other students also organized a benefit Bank and Habitat for Humanity. “The cost of providing peace education worked to grow the group as well as plan gala to raise awareness of local trafficking Sean Doyle, senior at James Madi- to 8 million children in Afghanistan is less,” activities and keep things organized.