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When Chantilly Academy students work together, the possibilities are endless! This proved to be true when our Engineering and PT/OT students worked together to develop a mobile, adjustable, and customizable medical bed for Liam, a Rocky Run MS student who will be coming to Chantilly HS next year. Liam has Nemaline myopathy, a type of muscular dystrophy that leaves him nearly paralyzed. Liam has been receiving homebound instruction this year, but is eager to return to school and be around his peers. PT/OT students provided input on Liam's physical needs and how to make him comfortable during the school day while Engineering students took that feedback and developed a medical bed that will make Liam's return to school possible.
To learn more about this incredible project, read the FCPS News article here:
A Gift for Liam: Chantilly Academy Seniors Help Student with Disabilities Return to Class
WTOP also came by Chantilly Academy to learn about the work our Engineering and PT/OT students did together for Liam. Read the WTOP article here:
Fairfax Co. Students Create Mobile Bed to Help Student with Disabilities Return to School
 Photo: WTOP/Scott Gelman
 Eight cadets, one former cadet, and four parents of cadets from Chantilly Academy's AFJROTC program volunteered their time at Arlington National Cemetery for the The Honor Project over Memorial Day weekend. Volunteers placed approximately 150 wooden tokens of valor on specific gravesite of soldiers whose loved ones could not be there to do it themselves.
 Carpentry students visited The Tailored Closet and PremierGarage of Greater Washington earlier this school year where they heard from former Chantilly Academy Carpentry students about their pathway into the industry. Click here to learn more about the experience from current and former Chantilly Academy students.
 Medical Assistant and Nursing students had the opportunity to hear from Suzie Shibla, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Ambulatory Care at Inova, about her career journey in the medical field.
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