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SCHOLARSHIP AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM

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the program

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Atlantic Shores Christian School

Deep Creek High School

Grassfield High School

SCHOLARSHIP AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM, established

Great Bridge High School

in 1961, is our annual salute to the best and brightest high school

Greenbrier Christian Academy

students from South Hampton Roads, the Eastern Shore, Western

Hickory High School

Tidewater and northeastern North Carolina.

Indian River High School

Oscar F. Smith High School

StoneBridge School

students, depending on school size, who excel in academics,

Western Branch High School

citizenship, school activities and community service. Each school

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Each participating high school selected a team of three to 24

had the opportunity to choose a senior to compete for one of The

Norfolk

Pilot’s three scholarships: $10,000 for first place and two runner-up

Booker T. Washington High School

Granby High School

Lake Taylor High School

Maury High School

The judges’ criteria included transcripts, test scores, curricula,

Norfolk Academy

leadership, service within the school and community, and financial

Norfolk Christian Schools

circumstances. Finalists were interviewed by a panel of judges. The

Norfolk Collegiate Upper School

Norview High School

scholarships of $5,000 each. Student achievements, career goals and college choices were reported through early March.

scholarships are awarded directly to the colleges of the students’ choice.

Portsmouth

Students also competed for scholarships not funded by The Pilot:

Churchland High School

$5,000 from Taste of India, organized by the Asian Indian community in Hampton Roads, and the Dillard’s

I.C. Norcom High School

Samaritan Scholarship of $3,000, for which company executives served as judges (see back page for more

Portsmouth Christian Schools

Woodrow Wilson High School

Suffolk

information). One of the best ways you can invest in the future of our community is to provide recognition and financial support to students with outstanding personal leadership and academic achievements. To find out how to sponsor a

King’s Fork High School

Lakeland High School

Nansemond River High School

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Suffolk Christian Academy

Virginia Beach Bayside High School

Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School

Cape Henry Collegiate School

First Colonial High School

scholarship within this program, contact debbie.bellucci@pilotonline.com, or call 757-446-2012.

Where are they now?

Floyd E. Kellam High School

Frank W. Cox High School

Green Run Collegiate

Green Run High School

Kempsville High School

Landstown High School

Ocean Lakes High School

Princess Anne High School

Emily Martell

Nick Anderson

Alexus Ivy Berndt

Natasha Dhamankar

Salem High School

2015 $10,000 scholarship winner

2015 $5,000 winner

2015 5,000 Scholarship winner

$5,000 Taste of India winner

Tallwood High School

Virginia Beach Friends School

Maury High School graduate; attends the College of William & Mary

Frank W. Cox High School graduate; attends the University of Virginia

Currituck County High School graduate; attends North Carolina State

Princess Anne High School graduate; attends Harvard University

Tell us about life at N.C. State?

Tell us about life at Harvard?

Tell us about life at William & Mary?

Tell us about life at the University of Virginia?

It’s exciting! Lately, I’ve just been busy with classes.

The pace of life is frenetic; I am constantly running from class to interviews to choir to the library. I’ve been able to explore new subjects – economics and Arabic – while holding on to some of my earlier passions – classical music and history. Outside of the classroom, I sing in a chamber choir, the Botetourt Chamber Singers, but most exciting and unexpected for me has been writing for the college’s student newspaper, The Flat Hat. Many, many hours of preparing, interviewing, transcribing, and writing later, I am now serving as their chief staff writer.

There is always something happening at U.Va., so you can be sure that there will never be a dull moment. While it gets hectic at times, there are so many opportunities to get involved and connect with others that you really have the ability to uniquely shape your college experience.

I love being on N.C. State’s campus! There’s always super cool research and educational activities going on and the Raleigh area always offers stuff to do.

Eastern Shore Arcadia High School

Broadwater Academy

Chincoteague High School

Nandua High School

Northampton High School

Western Tidewater Franklin High School

Isle of Wight Academy

Smithfield High School

Southampton Academy

Southampton High School

Windsor High School

North Carolina Albemarle School

Have you decided on a major?

Camden County High School

CamTech High School

Cape Hatteras Secondary School

Currituck County High School

First Flight High School

Gates County High School

John A. Holmes High School

JP Knapp Early College High School

Manteo High School

Northeastern High School

Pasquotank County High School

Perquimans County High School

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I am not declared yet, but I am planning on majoring in economics. I’m considering a double major, but I am not completely sure in which subject. What are your plans for the summer? I will be staying on campus at the College of William & Mary this summer to conduct an economics research project on a Monroe Scholars grant. My project looks at the Great Moderation, a term describing a period of decreased market volatility beginning in the 1980s, and whether economists believe it continues today after the Great Recession. I will concurrently be taking classes to hone my math skills for upper-level economics classes.

Have you decided on a major? Yes, I have recently declared a major in astronomy/ physics, and I am considering studying music as well. What are your plans for the summer? I am working with one of the professors here on some applets that demonstrate various physics concepts, so I will be continuing that through the summer. Otherwise, I plan to just relax at the beach, catch up on my reading, and hang out with friends and family.

Have you decided on a major? I’ve changed my major from engineering to environmental science with a minor in journalism. What are your plans for the summer? This summer I plan to do an internship with the UNC Coastal Studies Institute on the Outer Banks.

Are you still going to major in biomedical engineering? I am still happily unsure. I’ll have to declare in the fall, so hopefully I’ll have a better idea by then. What are your plans for the summer? I’ll be staying here for most of the summer and assisting with a research project. I’m looking forward to it.

What’s the most valuable lesson you learned after your first year of college? I’ve learned that this is more than just a learning experience in regards to my major. College is about learning who you are, what type of person you want to be and how you look at life.

What’s the most valuable lesson you learned after your first year of college? I would say the most important lesson I’ve learned is to really make the most of your time. You don’t have that much of it, so be sure to try new things, meet new people, expand your horizons – it’s a lot more rewarding than spending every spare moment on Netflix.

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What’s the most valuable lesson you learned after your first year of college? I am constantly surrounded by exceptional, hardworking students and professors. Through writing articles with the Flat Hat, going to lectures, and even just having conversations with members of the William & Mary community, I’ve realized that I can’t just sector myself off in the library all of the time: much of the learning and growing I have done here so far has been because I forced myself to get out of my academic comfort zone, trying new subjects and activities that I have never had the opportunity to explore before.

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the winners

Juliette Wallace

Cindy Dixon

Megan Thompson

Ian Kenny

$10,000 scholarship winner

$5,000 scholarship winner

Churchland High School, Portsmouth

Wilson High School, Portsmouth

Norfolk Christian School

$5,000 Taste of India scholarship winner

Juliette Wallace has made a high school career of “bringing it home.” She’s head of her class, Honor Society president, a determined athlete and The Pilot’s top scholarship winner. Recently, she declared her acceptance to Yale University, which is about as good as it gets. So where will the potential path of success lead her? She said her intention is to return home. Her reasons are personal: Her mom lives here; she’ll miss her cat, Lolo; and her best friend is at William & Mary. Also, she believes in Portsmouth and wants to return-in-full all the good her hometown has bestowed upon her. “I absolutely love my city and our public schools,” she said. “Any success I have had is due to the hard work and belief of numerous teachers and mentors here, and I want to come back to Portsmouth and do the same for others.” Juliette said she is interested in general medicine and, potentially, research. “It’s early yet for me to know exactly what areas of medicine I will find the most compelling,” she said. “But I am starting out the process with the goal of earning a medical degree toward caring for the underserved population of Portsmouth as their family doctor.” A turbulent childhood formed the promise of scholarship in Juliette. She retreated to the world of education and it paid off. “I found solace in literature and consolation through arithmetic,” she wrote in an essay. She finishes high school as an Advanced Placement Scholar with Honor and a President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient. She’s completed six dual enrollment college courses at Tidewater Community College and at the high school. Along the way, the senior held jobs as a grocery cashier and courtesy clerk, and worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor. Churchland teacher and swim coach Orenda Aiken said Juliette’s performance in class and perseverance on the swim team reveals her intelligence, time management skills and effective leadership as genuine attributes. “Juliette is silly, creative, a good listener and open-minded,” she wrote. “She is determined to better herself.” Juliette speaks passionately about her fellow students and the benefits she acquired from public education. “I don’t see myself as the most deserving of accolades because I have so much admiration for my peers who work two jobs in order to help their families, or who overcome tremendous social and financial adversities to get their high school diploma,” she said. “People ask me if Yale is my ticket out, but I see it as my ticket to bringing the best of everything I find up there, right back here to Portsmouth.”

Cindy Dixon doesn’t let anything stand in her way. “I had to figure out my next mathematical step after I completed pre-calculus, the highest math class my school offers in the 10th grade,” said Cindy, who wasn’t ready to stop taking math at that point. When she found out her choice of Advanced Placement classes were limited based on availability at her school, Cindy looked into other options for seeking knowledge. In her junior year, she enrolled simultaneously at Churchland High for AP Calculus and AP History and signed up for AP Psychology and AP Human Geography online courses in her senior year. “These are the clear indicators of the seriousness with which Cindy approaches her learning,” said Kenneth Pfeifer, a Wilson English teacher. “I honestly ended up hating the process of having to switch between two schools every day,” Cindy said about her junior year. “However, I do not regret any of it at all because taking these courses at another school was the best thing that could have happened to me academically.” Not only does she excel in the classroom, the senior also shines on the soccer field. With all four of her siblings and her parents actively involved in the sport at one time or another — whether coaching, refereeing, or playing — it seemed natural that she, too, would start by the age of 4. “I joined my high school team because my love and passion for soccer made me feel like being a part of the team was a natural act for me to take,” said Cindy, who has played on advanced and travel teams. One important lesson she has garnered from soccer is that you have to work hard no matter what, even if it gets overlooked. “For me, soccer is not about the stats or who gets talked about in the media the most,” Cindy said. It’s about teamwork and trying one’s best, she added. “It doesn’t matter if I’m competing against a skilled team or a non-skilled team, my coaches will always be able to expect the same level of play and effort from me; I never let down.” Cindy’s next step is to attend George Mason University in Northern Virginia, where she’ll study architectural engineering. “I just love creating things,” she said. “I constantly envision different creations followed by the urge to actually pursue them.” When she shares her plans to minor in political science, she gets strange looks. Her standpoint: “I want to keep my options open because I have a passion for many things and not just one.”

Several life experiences have shaped Megan Thompson into the young woman she is today. The daughter of a Navy man, Megan and her family lived in South Carolina, Guam, Virginia, Georgia and California before moving back to Virginia at the start of her junior year. “Military life has made me a much more outgoing person and more adaptive to changing situations as my environment undergoes upheaval every few years,” Megan said. When Megan’s parents signed her younger brother up for karate years ago, it sparked her interest in the martial art. This spring, she earned her black belt. “I loved how a skill could be at the same time very graceful and powerful,” said Megan, who learned discipline, endurance and the importance of hard work in achieving her goals. That determination carries over in all aspects of Megan’s life, including her passion for learning. Science — especially time spent in laboratory — became her favorite subject when she took AP Biology in the 11th grade. “More than any subject that I learned in school, science changed the way I looked at the world,” Megan said. “I understood so much more of why things happen in nature, which I never got from any other class.” Despite missing the prerequisite for Advanced Placement Chemistry, due to her cross-country move — Megan was determined to take the class in her senior year. “I told her that was not possible without first taking Honors Chemistry. She was fine with that for about a week,” teacher Anna Carter said. “She borrowed two trusted friends’ chemistry binders and a textbook and studied on her own, without me tutoring her, throughout the summer.” “Not only did she master the Honors Chemistry class (she received a 100 percent on the final exam), but she also successfully completed the summer homework for AP Chemistry, AP Calculus and AP Government,” said Denise Bartos, director of academics, college and career at Norfolk Christian High School. Through a sibling who has Asperger syndrome, she’s learned compassion and not to discount people’s strengths because of their weaknesses. She’s learned “that we must choose to love others and try our best to be compassionate towards them.” Megan added, “For evil begins when we say that one person is any better than another.” Recently, she became interested in immunization and how vaccines are developed. Megan, who will attend the College of William & Mary, aspires to a career in biomedical research. She hopes to improve the lives of people who are subjected to illnesses. “I really want to do something that will impact our world and help others.”

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First Flight High School, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

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Ian Kenny has skimmed a lot of surfaces in his life, but probably only at the beach. As a competitive skim boarder, the Outer Banks resident participates in national and international tours. In 2014, Ian placed fourth in the Zap Amateur World Championship and third overall in the Skim USA tour, junior men’s division. Along with skim boarding, Ian is also an ambitious scholar, deeply invested in his pursuits. His stellar high school career boasts top-ranked academic, athletic and business skills, accrued with purpose. He plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to pursue studies in business management and environmental policy. “I am not interested in making money just for money’s sake,” he said. “I want to be able to use a business degree toward environmental or multinational management.” Growing up at the beach, Ian said he has come to see firsthand the need to protect it. “The beach is my home, and living here with all its natural beauty and recreational aspects has given me a true appreciation of its value and how fragile it is,” he said. “The impacts of global warming are very apparent here with Highway 12’s constant losing battle with erosion and the increasing threats of rising sea levels.” He credits classes in environmental science and human geography with helping him make the connection to his business interests. “I want to be an agent of change in the business world,” he said. “I hope to lead the way with social responsibility and environmental sustainability.” The senior describes himself as introspective and methodical. His guidance counselor, Amy White, agrees. “He knows exactly what his goal is, and then he goes after it.” White said Ian’s skill set includes playing defense with First Flight’s varsity soccer team, which was state runner-up, as well as serving as president for two years with Distributive Education Clubs of America. DECA is a high school association that prepares students for careers in finance, marketing, management and entrepreneurship. “Ian was regional DECA champion twice, and he fits it all in between college courses, internships, competitive skim boarding and volunteerism,” White said. “He is simply one-of-akind.” Seth Rose from the Carolina College Advising Corps described Ian as a “world class skim boarder who has taken way too many AP classes for a healthy person.” He worked with Ian on college applications and came away impressed with his humility. “Ian has a remarkable desire to get better.” Ian stated: “I am competitive, but mainly with improving myself. - Irene Bowers

the judges WING CMDR. MARTIN ROSE joined the Royal Air Force as a flight navigator in 1986. Currently assigned to the Headquarters Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, he’s been based in Europe, the Middle East and the South Atlantic in operational, instructional and command posts. He holds a master’s degree in defense studies. Martin and his wife, Janet, live in Virginia Beach.

BARBARA HAMM LEE is the executive producer and host of “Another View,” a weekly talk show that examines today’s issues from an African American perspective and airs every Friday at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM. She is also the managing director for SkillsOnline, WHRO-TV’s workforce/professional development website that provides affordable courses for industry certification in high-demand careers.

GINA CASSIDY is campus director of career services with ECPI University. She is an educational administrator with more than 20 years of experience in many industries, including higher education, human services, and pharmaceutical research and development. Her educational background includes doctoral courses in organizational management/human resources, a master’s degree in human resources development and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

MARK QUAN is the circulation director for Pilot Media. He started with Landmark Media Enterprises in January 2001 as home delivery manager and served as distribution manager prior to his current role. Before moving to South Hampton Roads in 2001, he was regional circulation manager for the Los Angeles Times under Tribune Co. ownership, and sales and distribution manager for the Los Angeles Times under Times Mirror Corp. ownership. Mark lives in Chesapeake with his wife, Gina, and three children: Britni, Matthew and Daniel.

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From left: Wing Cmdr. Martin Rose, Gina Cassidy, Barbara Hamm Lee and Mark Quan.

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Chase Weatherford Senior. National Honor Society president; top of class grades 9, 10, 11; Dean’s list grades 9, 10, 11. Plans to attend Swarthmore College for a career in biochemistry. Erin Murphy Senior. Metro Conference soccer MVP; National Honor Society officer; Wendy’s High School Heisman winner. Plans to attend Longwood for a career in nursing.

Anna Boustany Junior. Dean’s list; National Honor Society; Tidewater Forensics League Tournament of Champions medalist. Hannah Grace Rew Junior. Christian Leadership Award; top of class 10th grade; All-district band. Nicole Duenke Sophomore. National Honor Society; Student Government vice president; Most Outstanding Student, 9th grade biology. Ella Gaughan Sophomore. National Honor Society; Tri-M Music Honor Society; Christian Leadership Award, 9th grade.

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Camden Smith Senior. AP Scholar with Distinction; VA Swimming House of Delegates Delegate; NHS president. Plans to attend Brigham Young University for a career in business. Dalianna Vaysman Senior. National Merit Commended Scholar; literary magazine, 2-time Editorin-Chief; AP Scholar with Distinction. Plans to attend Stanford for a career in computer science.

Tyler Liebig Sophomore. Allconference volleyball, 2nd team, 9th, 10th grades; diving state qualifier; volleyball Rookie of the Year, 9th grade. Nicole Lyons Sophomore. STEM Engineering Pathway student; varsity volleyball and Beach Elite 16R Starter as outside hitter/defensive specialist; Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders. Sydnie Matkins Sophomore. Softball, state championship; National Society of High School Scholars; National Latin Exam-Silver Medal, maxima cum laude.

Great Bridge High School Deep Creek High School

CHESAPEAKE

Senior. ASPIRE Female Leadership Program; Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s School for Math, Science, Technology; National Merit Commended Scholar. Plans to attend Vanderbilt for a career in biological research.

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Joseph Gilmore Senior. National Honor Society; accepted into Science and Medical Academy; Deep Creek Writing Society, secretary. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in physical therapy/sports medicine. Erin Kiemer Senior. Ruriteens and National Honor Society volunteer; Scholastic Bowl team; spring musical. Plans to attend George Mason Honors College for a career in medical examination. Kassidy Strosnider Senior. Member of the Deep Creek High School for 4 years, captain for 3 years; teaching Sunday school; Randolph College Book Award. Plans to attend Washington and Lee for a career in medicine.

Senior. Top of class, 4.875 GPA; 2-time tennis MVP; Scholastic Bowl team captain. Plans to attend Indiana Wesleyan or Olivet Nazarene University for a career in engineering. Toomsin Chen Junior. 100+ hours of volunteer work; National Honor Society; field hockey. Katie Glemzu Junior. Norfolk County Historical Society internship; National Honor Society; varsity soccer. Kayla Nguyen Junior. Marching band percussion captain; Chesapeake Regional Hospital volunteer; Thanks for the Candy all-female band. Lilia Remig Junior. Chamber Orchestra; National Honor Society; church involvement. Kristen Johnson Sophomore. 1st violin in Chamber Orchestra (5th chair); spring musical cast; 1370 on PSAT. John Kothmann Sophomore. Boy Scouts, Life Scout; Middle school Principal’s Award; Shamrock Half-Marathon. Damien Reyesvalles Sophomore. Accepted into Science and Medical Academy; top of class; Role model to younger brother. Caleb Wirt Sophomore. Perfect score on National Latin Exam; volunteering; church youth band, drums; Adult Orchestra, percussion; jazz band.

Alexandra Kozoyed Senior. VHSL state debate, Most Outstanding, 2nd place; 4-time Senior Regional Orchestra; Campaign Intern, Congressman J. Randy Forbes. Undecided on college. Plans a career in law. Benjamin Meinster Senior. Eagle Scout; lacrosse captain; AP Scholar with Distinction. Plans to attend U.S. Naval Academy for a career in naval aviation. Emily Triolet Senior. Chesapeake Parks and Rec volunteer; forensics, state competition; Paint Foreman nominee for Construction Technology Department. Undecided on college. Plans a career in epidemiology.

Gretchen Bruening Junior. Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster; Green Team co-president; 2014-2015 AP European History Student of Year. Parker Higgins Junior. Academic Team captain; Staffer, NAYLE at the Summit Bechtel Reserve; hiked over 75 miles at Philmont Scout Ranch. Marshall Waggoner Junior. Eagle Scout; varsity and Beach FC Soccer; Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholar. Garrett Mass Sophomore. Chamber Orchestra; all A’s; church involvement. Alexander Mooney Sophomore. National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Award of Excellence; National Latin Exam Medal recipient; volunteering. Kara Morien Sophomore. NATO Youth Ambassador; varsity football statistician; JV softball starting catcher, 9th grade. Tyler Temme Sophomore. Eagle Scout; varsity football; Superintendent’s honor roll.

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Madeline Belesimo Senior. Girl Scout Gold Award; Community of Excellence Award; AP Scholar with Honor. Plans to attend William & Mary for a career in medicine. Alina Creamer Senior. STEM Academy; tennis, 3-time conference champion; Key Club president. Plans to attend North Carolina State for a career in aerospace engineering. Kevin Petersen Senior. National Merit Commended Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction; swim captain, USA Swimming Scholastic AllAmerican; Mu Alpha Theta president. Plans to attend University of Chicago for a career in economics.

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Rebekah Velloney

Senior. National Merit Scholaship finalist; Arts Alive Competition winner; Technology Student Association competitions, state runner-up. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in scientific research.

Senior. Valedictorian; soccer and academic scholarships to Cedarville University; Theater department musicals, lead female. Plans to attend Cedarville for a career in nursing.

Brendan Ackelson Junior. Grassfield Community of Excellence Award; Junior class vice president; swim rookie of the year. Danielle Barry Junior. Numerous national honor societies; swim/ dive, 2-time state qualifier; Anchor Club Officer. Kelly Boenisch Junior. All-district band 2014; Anchor Club officer; VHSL Academic Excellence Award.

Jonee Lillard Senior. Accepting Jesus Christ; salutatorian; National Merit Scholarship Commendation. Undecided on college. Plans a career in writing.

Elizabeth Honeycutt Junior. National Latin Exam, maxima cum laude; swim, 3-time varsity letter; six national honor societies. Katelyn Lobo Junior. swim/dive state qualifier; multiple honors societies; Girl Scout Silver Award. Joshua Patton Junior. Technology Student Association Nationals for music production, semifinalist; video game design, multiple podium finishes in TSA state and regionals; ranked in top 10% of the nation in Electronic Sport League of Legends. Nathaniel Barrington Sophomore. Varsity indoor track, cross country, soccer; National Spanish Honor Society/Governor’s Spanish Immersion Program nominee; Boy Scouts: Life Scout/ Order of the Arrow. Sydney Gustavson Sophomore. National Spanish Honor Society; travel and varsity softball; Chesapeake Scholar Athlete. Stephen Lamczyk Sophomore. Top 1% in class; Student Physics and Engineering Club treasurer; Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders.

Adam Tapp Senior. Varsity wrestling; lacrosse captain; top 1% of class. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in computer science.

Kathleen Williams Junior. CHROME president; homeless shelter volunteer; math tutor. Greyson Hines Sophomore. Eagle Scout; JV lacrosse captain; Honors Earth Science Student of the Year. Elizabeth Mills Sophomore. Math and Science Student of the Year; Presidential Award. Sean Polaski Sophomore. A’s in honors courses; marching band, trumpet; indoor track, conference qualifier. Chase Stanley Sophomore. Varsity volleyball, lacrosse; honors earth science and Spanish III Student of the Year; youth group, missions. Camille Wilson Sophomore. Local nomination for Interscholastic Equestrian Association’s National Sportsmanship Award; straight A’s; Spanish, visited Barcelona, Spain.

Conner Clark Junior. Baseball, state championship; Beta Club (5 years); Leadership Team. Kenzie Shipe Junior. Beta Club, 6 years; varsity cheerleading, 4 years; Piano Guild, 10 years. Jessica Ferebee Sophomore. Teacher’s Award; Beta Club; Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen Award.

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Casey Shepard Senior. Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen 2014; Special Olympics Youth Volunteer of the Year 2016; Silver Medal Duke of Edinburgh Award 2014. Undecided on college. Plans a career in dance. Viktoria Ivanova Senior. Virginia Girls’ State Delegate; voted Most Likely to Succeed; National Honor Society and Drama Club president. Plans to attend George Mason for a career in business management.

Kaylee Allen Junior. IRHS Remembers Ceremony speaker; Denise Walls Dance Energy; volunteers with elderly.

Matthew Kirby Senior. National Honor Society; IRHS Scholastic Bowl team captain; Sports Camp team leader. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in electrical engineering.

Andrea Thompson Junior. Alldistrict band; drum major; peer tutor.

Olti Myrtaj Senior. Outstanding Geometry Student 2013; Governor’s Summer School German Academy 2014; Governor’s School for the Arts concerto performance. Plans to attend William & Mary for a career in mathematics.

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Hunter Dominick Senior. Summer Governor’s School for humanities; ACT Science 36; state swimming qualifier. Plans to attend Dartmouth for a career in politics or law. Novalyn Miller Junior. Cross country co-captain; National Honor Society; Environmental Club historian. Stephany Palmer Junior. Taekwondo black belt; 2 musical instruments; volunteering. Leela Shah Junior. Piccolo district and region 1st chair, state 4th chair; marching band; Chesapeake Scholar Musician.

Kiarash Azadbakht Junior. Marching band section leader; National Honor Society; varsity tennis, soccer. Catherine Hall Junior. Alpha Omega Phi Tri-Hi-Y chaplain; varsity cheer; swim team.

Hannah Williams Junior. Alpha Omega Phi Tri-Hi-Y ICC rep.; FBLA; National Honor Society. Sean Benish Sophomore. Peer tutoring; FBLA; church participation. Emily Dinh Sophomore. Varsity soccer; SCA; class council. David Ganderson Sophomore. Earth Science Student of the Year 2015; drama spring musical 2015; senior regional orchestra 2015, 2016. Cassidy Whitehurst Sophomore. Alpha Omega Phi Tri-Hi-Y Member; varsity field hockey; senior regional orchestra 2015.

Jacob Sprinkle Senior. SCA president; volleyball captain; 2nd team allconference volleyball. Plans to attend Old Dominion for a career in mechanical engineering.

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Navya Kanderi Senior. 1st degree black belt; debate captain; varsity tennis. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in medicine.

Elijah Fox Sophomore. Accepting Jesus Christ; CS Lewis Letters and Arts Award; Digital Sense Pro-Am, 3rd place.

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Kristen Ferguson Senior. National Merit Commendation; Cornell field hockey invitation; Chesapeake Sports Club field hockey player of the year. Plans to attend Cornell for a career in law.

Indian River High School

Grace Breiner Junior. Marching band soloist, squad leader; Green Team co-president. SPCA distinguished volunteer.

Greenbrier Christian Academy

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Maren Sword Senior. Norfolk Sister Cities Foreign Exchange Student to Toulon, France; AP Scholar with Honor; Ocean Tumblers gymnast since 2004. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Jack Walker Junior. Top of class; Life Scout; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service.

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SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST

Helen Query Senior. Jefferson Scholar nominee; Miss Hickory 2015; Chesapeake Regional Medical Center volunteer. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in pediatrics.

Meghan Leber Senior. Allstate Clarinet; U.Va. Jefferson Book Award; Chesapeake Animal Services volunteer. Plans to attend Cornell for a career in zoology. Chandni Patel Senior. Accepted into IB Program; Scholastic Achievement Team recognition, 3 years; Sentara Obici Hospital volunteer. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Julia Isbell Junior. Church’s Youth Worship Band and Sunday School volunteer; marching band color guard; IB diploma candidate. Youngkwang Lee Junior. National Taekwondo Championship competition in sparring, 2015; 2015 North Carolina state qualifiers in sparring and forms, 2nd place; 2014 Korean Scientists and Engineers Association Math Competition, 1st place. Reagan Martin Junior. Field hockey captain; vice chair, international missions chair, and Sunday school chair for church youth council; IB diploma candidate. Kara Reiser Junior. Accepted into IB program; varsity field hockey; Math National Honor Society.

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Michael Schapowal Senior. Maintaining A’s in Pre-IB and IB courses; Scholastic Bowl team, 4 years; perfect score on ACT. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in engineering.

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Atman Soni Senior. Volleyball, allconference 1st Team and MVP; Portsmouth YMCA volunteer; accepted into IB program. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine. Robert Young Senior. Taekwondo black belt; Mu Alpha Theta president; varsity golf. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for career in computer science.

Nicholas Waldrop Junior. CHKD volunteer, 2 years; marching band section leader; qualified for the National Merit Scholarship.

Pinay Jones Sophomore. Varsity track and field; 5 on AP European History exam; volunteering. Austin Kim Sophomore. Senior Regional Orchestra, VBODA Concert Master; Principal’s Award 6th-8th grade; volleyball starter. Beyonce’ Lightfoot Sophomore. Most Likely To Succeed, middle school; math competition trophy; 5 on AP European History Exam. Dhara Patel Sophomore. Sentara Obici Hospital volunteer; varsity tennis, cross country regional qualifier; accepted into IB program. Akina Starling Sophomore. Accepted into Governor’s School for the Arts and the IB program; VBODA orchestra performances since 6th grade; ice skating and hockey, 5 years.

StoneBridge School CHESAPEAKE

Kirsten Elliott Senior. A Storyland Christmas Ballet soloist, 4 years; John Q. Adams Servant Award; Valedictorian. Undecided on college. Plans a career in cognitive science. Mikayla Spencer Junior. The Wizard of Oz principal dancer; John Q. Adams Servant Award honorable mention; National Honor Society and Key Club.

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Nadia Zia Junior. UNICEF Club co-founder; Hampton Roads Transcendence, Aerial Silks Dancer; IB diploma candidate. Seth Evans Sophomore. JV soccer captain; Math National Honor Society; IB program; accepted into Science and Medicine Academy at DCHS.

Lauren Elliott Sophomore. Noah Webster Scholar Award; The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy; volleyball starter, conference champion.

Norfolk

Western Branch High School

SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST

Lauren Elms Senior. Swim regionals; AP calculus; Willett Club vice president. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in veterinary medicine. Matthew Glace Senior. VCU honors college acceptance; golf hole-in-one; Quizbowl state competitor. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in medicine. Payton Grimes Senior. NHS, high GPA, Girls State; JV soccer, field hockey captain, varsity field hockey; Willett Club president, 2 years; Relay for Life captain. Undecided on college. Plans a career in forensic science. Aidan Keverline Senior. Orchestra, Carnegie Hall performance; Karate, 1stdegree black belt; tennis captain. Undecided on college. Plans a career in medicine.

Senior. Scholastic Bowl team captain, state runnerup, 2-time VHSL All-State; National AP Scholar and National Merit Finalist; USA Computing Olympiad Gold Division, perfect scores. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in computer science.

Booker T. Washington High School NORFOLK

Ariana Walker Senior. Valedictorian; Scholastic Achievement Team captain. Norfolk Technical Center, Most Outstanding Student. Undecided on college. Plans a career in education.

Cameron Allen Junior. A in AP Physics; hiking 12 miles in Great Dismal Swamp; 6-mile kayaking round trip. Ashley Christenbury Junior. Key Club treasurer; National Honors Society; Level 3 cheer. Joshua Dudek Junior. Varsity football; honor roll; Chesapeake Art Show, 2nd place. Margaret Ennen Junior. Straight As; 5 on AP European History Test; Charlotte Ballet summer program partial scholarship. Emily Parsons Junior. Yearround athlete with high GPA; Orchestra, viola 2nd chair; top of class. Ranjodh Sandhu Junior. Volleyball, state semifinals; Scholastic Bowl team, state finals; building a computer. Katherine Cox Sophomore. All As, 5 years; volleyball; clubs and after-school activity. Meghan Davis Sophomore. Group project leader; 4.0 GPA with sports; 600 on geometry and world history I SOLs.

Lovely Jean De Guia Senior. Tidewater FBLA Regional Corresponding secretary; National Technical Honor Society; National Art Honor Society. Plans to attend Tidewater Community College for a career in computer programming.

Antonette Campbell Junior. National Honor Society; tennis; won Ladies of Virtuous Ministries pageant.

Angelique Ramos Senior. National Honor Society; National Art Honor Society, secretary; Health Occupational Students of America for Pharmacology, 4th place finalist. Plans to attend Virginia Union for a career in pharmacy.

Krysta Parkins Sophomore. National Junior Honor Society; Governor’s School for the Arts; state FBLA competition.

Caleb Freeman Junior. National Honor Society; track and field; honor roll. Shianne Randolph Junior. Marching band auxiliary member; varsity softball; National Honor Society. Jayla Jenkins Sophomore. Honor roll; Praise Dance Team, vice president; Scholastic Achievement Team.

Ana Erica Tupaz Sophomore. Norfolk Fitness Center art exhibition; honor roll; FCCLA.

Hailey Duncan Sophomore. All A’s, 5 years; volleyball; Willett Club. Chaston Evancho Sophomore. 4.0 GPA, 5 years; 1,600 relay middle school champions, school record-holder; 2nd in class, 9th grade.

Granby High School NORFOLK

Gloria Lin Sophomore. Scholastic Bowl state runnerup; TSA state competition: 1st in Desktop Publishing, 3rd in Technology Bowl; 2380 on SAT.

Robert Kudlinski Senior. Math Club president; 800 on Math SAT II; Scholastic Bowl team. Plans to attend Regent for a career in pharmacy.

Colleen Schinderle Senior. Harry F. Byrd Leadership Award; Jefferson Scholarship finalist; National Merit Commended Student. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in biology. Brooke Adams Senior. ASCAP Irving Berlin Scholarship; National Honor Society vice president; cross country captain. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

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Asia Cuffee Senior. National Honor Society; Latin Club president; PHAT conference committee. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in environmental engineering.

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Inga Mauzy Senior. Spanish Honor Society treasurer; crew, 3rd place in states, 2014; National Honor Society. Undecided on college. Plans a career in veterinary medicine. Deionjalei Miller Senior. PHAT Conference, PR and marketing chair; Excellence Girls Club Pioneer Award; teen moderator for 1st PHAT Teen Town Hall. Plans to attend Howard for a career in chemical engineering. Fiona TeevanKamhawi Senior. Rowing captain; Model UN honorable mention; National Honor Society. Plans to attend Ohio State for a career in engineering or computer science.

Jonathan Cheatwood Senior. Dartmouth Book Award; Brine Lacrosse All-American; AP Scholar with Distinction. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in aerospace engineering.

Shandon Amos Junior. Granby Girls in Engineering; competitive dance captain; National and Spanish honor societies. Maria Cetrone Junior. Model UN; National and French honor societies; varsity volleyball, swimming, tennis. Natasha Chambers Junior. All A’s, entire academic career; library volunteer; provided art to Granby’s library.

Renee Garrow Senior. EVMS research assistant; University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award; varsity cross country. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in medicine.

Chloe Chiles Junior. French Honor Society; varsity soccer; Region 1 Olympic Development Program. Michael Cribb Junior. Varsity baseball; Young Life Junior Leader; National and Latin honor societies. Emma Neukrug Junior. Model UN; National and Spanish honor societies; Hampton Roads Lacrosse. Neal Azar Sophomore. Varsity football, all-conference left tackle; 3rd in conference for wrestling, heavyweight; National Junior Honor Society president, 8th grade.

Piper Smith Senior. 5th in class; soccer captain, 2 years; Virginia Music Educators Association District Choir, 3 years. Plans to attend James Madison honors college for a career in education.

Lily Berz Sophomore. Varsity swimming regionals; honor roll middle school through 10th grade; Granby Vivace and NPS Strolling Silver Strings violinist. Ayden Cohn Sophomore. Varsity tennis, conference tournament, No. 3 on team; straight A’s since 1st grade; National SeaPerch Competition in 2014, robotics competition. Irene Cox Sophomore. Varsity crew; Granby Vivace violist; ODU Model UN Conference. Kieran McMahon Sophomore. Straight A’s since middle school; varsity crew; exchange student to Colombia.

Katherine Montgomery Sophomore. Above 4.0 GPA; accepted into the Governor’s School for the Arts Dance Department; Romeo & Juliet performance with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Daiwik Munjwani Sophomore. Accepted into Medical Health Specialties Program; sports, clubs; making family proud. Nicole Nguyen Sophomore. Accepted into the Medical Health Specialties Program; varsity swim, 9th grade; state swim qualifier.

Maximilien Debbas Senior. Salutatorian; robotics team captain; state wrestling, 5th place; 2014 research intern at Jefferson Lab. Plans to attend California Institute of Technology for a career in physics.

Lake Taylor High School Mary Stuart Elder Senior. Crew captain; 3-year peer counselor; TEAMS state champion. Plans to attend Duke for a career in biomedical engineering.

NORFOLK

Zuri Jules-Culver Senior. Salutatorian; Academic Challenge Team captain; Robotics Team, FCCLA, Advance Choir, NHS and SNHS president. Plans to attend George Mason for a career in forensic science. Calvin Harris Senior. Character Team USA MOTH finalists; community service; 3rd in class. Plans to attend Virginia Wesleyan for a career in orthopedics. Jaymes Nelson Senior. 4th in class; varsity baseball; Sonic Drive-In manager. Plans to attend Old Dominion for a career in business. Amy Nguyen Senior. 4 languages; Sentara Norfolk General Hospital volunteer; top 5 of class. Plans to attend Tidewater Community College for a career in medicine. Princess Joy So Senior. Top 5 of class; NJROTC officer; community service. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in biomedical engineering and the Navy.

Courtney Fullilove Junior. 3rd in class; cross country, track and field captain; half-marathon time of 1:27:05.

Reece Reyes Junior. Top of class; national science expo 3rd place, 5th grade; Presidential Honor Award, middle school. Arieana Simmons Junior. Won Obama Award; honor roll all years; Star Student winner.

Alix Galumbeck Junior. Club Sandwich tutor; Model NATO Press Corps; TEAMS 1st in state.

Mila Colizza Sophomore. International Relations Fellows; Norfolk Public Library Book Review competition winner; piano, 12 years.

Senior. Junior Marshal; Randolph Book Award; 2 Virginian-Pilot scholastic awards. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine. Kathryn Gerrish Senior. National Honor Society; Class president; Chapel Leadership. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in communications.

Angellee Hayes Sophomore. Straight A’s; became an uncle; 3rd in class.

Brahn Kush Junior. 2nd in class, 4.16 GPA; lacrosse, NDP Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions; regional FBLA video production competition, 1st place. Lauren Mekkes Junior. Top of class; FBLA regional competitor, 1st place; Honor Council. Julia Bondi Sophomore. All A’s, middle school; Highest company at dance studio; Homecoming Court.

Ryan Rubio Sophomore. Presidential Award, elementary school; 2nd in class; straight A’s, 9th grade.

Caroline Marshall Sophomore. High Honor Roll 6th-10th grade; National Honor Society; varsity volleyball, soccer, 8th-10th grade.

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NORFOLK

Taylor Davis

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Senior. National Honor Society president; Model UN; Strolling Silver Strings. Plans to attend George Washington for a career in orthopedic surgery.

Senior. Cancer research at Brady School of Medicine; Governor’s School of Virginia in Math, Science, and Technology; Harvard Book Award. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in medicine.

Tien Pham Junior. Superior Rating for Orchestra Festivals; English as second language; National and Spanish honor societies.

Alyssa Selhorst Junior. Mission trip to Colombia, 2014; top of middle school class; took SAT in 7th grade. Yair Gomez-Ortiz Sophomore. Top of class; Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering; Junior National Young Leaders Conference. Zachary Hunsucker Sophomore. 4th in class; 82 on NOCTI PreEngineering Test; accepted into NASA’s Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) Program. Ruth Emily Laryea Sophomore. Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering; Lake Taylor Middle Student of the Year Award. Alexis Warren Sophomore. 4.12 GPA; 2-time Robotics Team member for 1793 team; 2016 Chemistry Olympiad.

Churchland High School

Caroline Bondi

Dywanique Ford Sophomore. National Junior Honor Society; GPA above 3.0; orchestra, 3 years.

Frances Moore Junior. Norfolk Leadership Camp; orchestra 2nd chair; lacrosse, HRLAX allconference 2nd team.

Zachery Morris Junior. Volunteering; maintained A’s and B’s in Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering, 3 years; 1200 on 2015 PSAT.

Portsmouth

NORFOLK

Brandon Fisher Sophomore. AP U.S. History; NJROTC staff; university visit offers.

Jorge IIagan Junior. National Honor Society co-president; English as second language; High Honors, 3 years.

Cody Luong Junior. 1930 on December SAT; Perfect 600 on Algebra II SOL; community service.

Juliette Wallace

Keyasia Allen Sophomore. National Art Society; National Society of High School Scholars; Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders.

Madeline Crockett Junior. Class president; 1st Chair viola with Chamber Orchestra; Special Olympics volunteer.

Guia Clarisse Garcia Junior. Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering; National Honor Society; Above 4.0 GPA.

Jenna Woyner Sophomore. Perfect 600 on Geometry SOL; Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering; field hockey and soccer letters.

Norfolk Christian Schools

Aliah Thomas Junior. 2nd in class; honor roll; accepted into medical program, 2015.

Ryan Cooke Junior. Lacrosse Sportsmanship Award, 2015; lacrosse Sarah Peterson Award, 2015; Talent Identification Program at Duke University.

Nia Tariq Senior. Norfolk City lifeguard; Yearbook Production Team editor; 4H Junior Camp Counselor. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in mass communications.

Helen Dekker Junior. National Honor Society; Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholar; Norstar Research and Invention division.

PORTSMOUTH

Maury High School

Abigail Acheson Senior. Top 5 of class, 4 years; Summer Governor’s School Foreign Language Spanish Immersion Program nominee; Governor’s School for the Arts. Plans to attend Middlebury College for a career in environmental science.

Riana Peskopos Senior. Track and field co-captain, cross country captain, 3 years; volunteering. Plans to attend Emory University for a career in neuroscience.

Nicholas Warden Junior. Varsity basketball, baseball; Robotics Team; Young Life student leader.

Jack Kilduff Sophomore. Honor Council; Victor and Joyce Ratnavale Latin Award; wrestling; sailing skipper.

Noah Reyes Junior. 4th in class; Presidential Honor Award, middle school; honor roll all years.

Ayo Clark Senior. Varsity field hockey, 3 years; National Honor Society historian; Model UN since, 4 years. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in biomedical engineering. Nancy Lin Senior. U.Va. Jefferson Book Award; AP Economics Outstanding Student Award; above 4.4 GPA. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in pharmacy.

NORFOLK

SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST

Senior. Norview Middle STEM Outreach Club founder; senior research project: Terraforming Mars’ Atmosphere with Greenhouse Gases; Biofuels Laboratory Apprentice at Old Dominion. Plans to attend Minnesota Twin Cities for a career in physics.

Kristin Johnson Sophomore. PSAT 98th percentile; swim state finalist; mission trip.

Norfolk Academy

Georgia White Sophomore. 9th grade art award; varsity cross country, soccer; church youth group.

Joshua Munden

Andrew Califano Sophomore. Maintaining straight A’s; varsity baseball starter, 9th grade; mission trips.

Kaidi Yuan Senior. National Honor Society; National English Honor Society; AP Chemistry academic excellence award. Plans to attend Southern California for a career in journalism.

Cameron Brown Junior. National Honor Society; Olympic Development Program (ODP) soccer team, played in France and Spain; scored three goals in soccer state final, 9th grade. Sarah Smallets Junior. High honor roll, every quarter; Student Government Association; varsity soccer, TCIS and state titles. Hunter Flora Sophomore. Honor Council, Carolton Oaks Society student ambassador; baseball captain, set school deadlift record (405 pounds); maintained honors every quarter. Quan Zhou Sophomore. Friend to Friend Closet service club founder; honor roll throughout high school; softball and cheer athletic awards.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Langley MancusiUngaro Senior. All-conference volleyball 20132015; William & Mary Leadership Award; Norfolk Zoo volunteer, Conservation Youth Team Ambassador. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in zoological medicine.

Senior. National Honor Society president; AP Scholar with Honor; President’s Volunteer Service Award. Plans to attend Richmond for a career in medicine. Lillyann Burnham Junior. Junior marshal captain; Student 2 Student program, president; Moody Math Challenge. Hayley Lawrence Junior. Advanced Math Academic Excellence Award; Moody Math Challenge; Crowley, Liberatore, Ryan and Brogan secretary. Charles Lawson Junior. Magnet Art Program; class marshal; National Honor Society. Stephanie Morton Junior. Excellence in Science Award, 9th grade; Prinicipal’s Award, 9th and 10th grades. Haley French Sophomore. National Honor Society; Music Honor Society; Blue Crab Bowl team captain; PAWS and Book Club. Victoria Hill Sophomore. National Honor Society; Center of Excellence for the Visual Arts; State-level nominee for Residential Governor’s School for visual arts. Brandi Porter Sophomore. Associate Degree Pathway; Nauticus, Norfolk Sentara Hospital volunteer; honor roll every year. Shaye Widlacki Sophomore. Superintendent’s Scholar for Science; Art Scholars program; Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders delegate.

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Joshua Wolbert Senior. 4 on AP Calculus Exam; First College Program; Optimist Club’s Youth Leader honor. Plans to attend Old Dominion for a career in engineering.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Langston Forbes-Jackson Junior. Robotics team co-captain; Vex Robotics tournament champion; Top 5% of class. DeVontae’ Morgan Junior. Volunteering; ROTC Award, Excellence in Academics; Virginia House of Delegates letter for honor roll. Makiya Satterfield Junior. 3rd in class; job at age 15; former church praise dancer, usher and children’s mentor. Kiara Chambers Sophomore. Youth Conservation Corps selection; community service; 4.0 GPA. Derricka Jones Sophomore. Straight A’s; Jacob’s Ladder Gifted and Talented Enrichment Program graduate; middle school salutatorian. Maquaryla Murray Sophomore. National Honor Society; honor roll every year; NYLF Medicine Program nominee. Tommie Pope III Sophomore. Baseball state champion; National Junior Honor Society; confession of faith.

Portsmouth Christian School

Jessica Blanchard Senior. American Legion Auxiliary Virginia Girls State, 2015; Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership; Texas A&M University Junior Cadet Accession Program. Plans to attend Texas A&M for a career in civil engineering. Zachary Clark Senior. Swim, soccer regionals; Bio Club president; National Honor Society. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in biochemistry. DeShauna Downs Senior. Superintendent Scholar, Science; Class secretary; volleyball cocaptain. Plans to attend George Mason for a career in cyber security.

Elizabeth Childs Senior. William & Mary book award; highest class average in IB Chemistry and Physics; Outstanding Youth Leadership Award. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering.

Amanda Burgess Junior. Governor’s School for the Arts; Scholastics Art & Writing, honorable mention; Chrysler Museum art display, 2015.

Kier Askew Senior. National Honor Society; Multimedia Club founder; Suffolk Peanut Fest volunteer. Plans to attend George Mason honors college for a career in journalism or science.

Nathan Griffith Junior. Center of Excellence, international studies; church Young Adult Leader; honor roll, 3 years. Emma Sharrett Junior. Swim state finalist; National Honor Society; guitar. Rachel Swinson Junior. Forensics state finalist; National Honor Society; Center of Excellence, international studies. Caleigh Balestra Sophomore. National Honor Society; varsity softball; straight A’s. Riggs Deleon Sophomore. Middle school valedictorian; regional Spelling Bee finalist; Center of Excellence, international studies. Tracy Nkamanyang Sophomore. Elementary, middle school salutatorian; Center of Excellence, international studies; top of class.

Angelo Cecchini Junior. All A’s honor roll; 5 on AP Government exam; 1st chair cellist, 10th grade.

Arielle Reyes Senior. Tennis captain; Virginia Girls State Conference; Jefferson Book Award. Undecided on college. Plans a career in medicine.

Walker Robey Sophomore. National Honor Society; Center of Excellence, international studies; 1190 on PSAT.

PORTSMOUTH Senior. William & Mary Leadership Award; CCA National Cheer Scholar of the Year; DAR Essay Winner. Plans to attend Gordon College for a career in anthropology, archaeology or scientific research. Hailey Eaves Junior. National Honor Society; Student Council; Student Body secretary. Kayla McLeod Junior. National Honor Society; student-led mission trip to Haiti; 4.2 GPA.

Rikia Freeman Junior. Virginia Space Coast Scholars Summer Academy; student ambassador for Croatia in Model NATO Challenge; Technology Student Association chapter president. Jonette-Nicole Saniano Junior. Community service; High GPA, IB program; Relay for Life fundraising. Alana Tillery Junior. Accepted to the Governor’s School; Virginia Space Coast Scholars program, 2015; Model NATO Program. LaDariah Boone Sophomore. Maintaining grades in IB program; active in community; self-discovery.

Emma TaylorFishwick Senior. Highest average in IB History 11, IB Mathematics 11, and IB English 11; cross country perseverance award; cross country sportsmanship award. Undecided on college. Plans a career in math and science.

Kara Doughtie

Steven Gunzelman Senior. National Honor Society; church involvement; English and biology dual enrollment, highest honors. Plans to attend Old Dominion for a career in public health.

Nadim Barakat Junior. Soccer Academic Athlete of the Year, 2015; all A’s in IB program; class IB representative.

Lindsay Carlesi Senior. 4-year softball letterman; golf regional qualifier; Robotics Club president, 4 years. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in biomedical engineering.

Ella Bronaugh Sophomore. Suffolk 4-H Teen Club Council president; Peanut Fest Chalk Art Contest 1st place 2014, 3rd place 2015; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., day essay contest 1st prize, 2015. Yvette Gamor Sophomore. Theater troupe acting competition, 2nd place; Sunday school teacher; maintained grades in IB program. Seth Miller Sophomore. 1 of 8 middle school students accepted into IB program; Drama Club’s winter production lead role, 9th grade; only freshman on varsity tennis team. Nakia Phillip Sophomore. Wellbalanced student; accepted into the IB program; 4H Teen Council secretary.

Lana Lewter Sophomore. Church Children’s Ministry volunteer; high GPA; drama team. Rylee Stoneman Sophomore. Principal’s honor roll 6-10th grade; National Honor Society of High School Scholars; Christian Character Award, 4 years.

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Catherine Wilson Senior. Honor roll; top 5 of class; AGAPE Chapter of National Honor Society, student advisor. Plans to attend Tidewater Community College for a career in shipbuilding.

Daria Ellis Junior. Scholastic Achievement Team; National Honor Society, Agape Chapter; top 10 of class.

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Senior. National Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta vice president; soccer regionals, 3 years. Plans to attend George Mason for a career in architectural engineer or political science.

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Naomi Whitaker Senior. East Carolina University track and field signee; above 4.0 GPA; Homecoming Queen. Plans to attend East Carolina for a career in sports medicine.

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Senior. Valedictorian; National Honor Society president; Sentara Leigh volunteer. Plans to attend William & Mary for a career in pediatric neurology.

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Senior. Eagle Scout Award; All-Virginia Band audition; American Legion Boys State, 2015. Plans to attend Bridgewater for a career in music education.

Jennifer Rockwell Senior. Jefferson Book Award; accepted into Virginia Tech engineering program; AP Calculus. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in engineering. Ariel Salerno Senior. Working on Girl Scout Gold Award; 4-year swim letterman; accepted to Randolph-Macon tuition free. Plans to attend Randolph-Macon. Undecided on career. Cheyenne Salmon Senior. Accepted to Virginia Tech; swim team MVP; 15-year dance career. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in horticulture or pharmacy.

Tenisha Alston Junior. NSHSS ambassador; National Honor Society; Scholastic Team. Myra Bailey Junior. Congress of the Future Science & Technology Leadership Conference invitee; BASF Summer Science Academy invitee; honor roll all years. Dante Copeland Junior. National Youth Leadership Conference invitee; BASF Summer Science Academy invitee; district chorus. Brianna Ramos Junior. 4.06 GPA; varsity softball; National Honor Society. Aliyyah Copeland Sophomore. PTSA president; Spirit Club president; Biomedical 1st Cohort. Kyle Evans Sophomore. Obici Hospital volunteer; will be senior in 2017; 3.3 GPA.

Dixie Cox Senior. Valedictorian; Robotics Team captain; Academic Team co-captain. Plans to attend Virginia Tech or Old Dominion for a career in engineering.

Claire Janek Senior. Field hockey captain, all-district 1st team, 2 years; Principal’s Advisory Council. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering. Gregory Spiroff Senior. Eagle Scout Award; Governor’s Economic Challenge Team; Film Club president. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering. Nicholas Viado Senior. State Beta Convention, 1st place group talent; GUILD piano competition program; Project Lead The Way, engineering. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering.

Jacob Bordeaux Junior. Academic Achievement Award; National Beta Club; Early College Scholars. Marissa Bryan Junior. Academic Achievement Award; 3rd in class; volleyball. Savannah Miller Junior. Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar; National Rural Letter Carriers Association Juniors national second vice president; top of class. Mackenzie Roach Junior. Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar; VFW and Fleet Reserve Association essay contests winner; field hockey captain. Sydney Spruill Junior. Academic Achievement Award; 3 perfect scores on EOC SOLs; Paul D. Camp Community College dualcredit program. Brandon Eley Sophomore. Marching band co-drum major; varsity track and field; Project Lead The Way, engineering. Justin Littlejohn Sophomore. Superclubs National Soccer Team; Suffolk Ruritan Club Academic Achievement Award; NRHS Academic Achievement Award.

Senior. National Beta Club vice president; cheer captain; Operation Exodus volunteer. Plans to attend Middle Tennessee State for a career in music.

Senior. Cum Laude Society; tennis captain; Princeton Book Award. Plans to attend Notre Dame for a career in math or science.

Brandi Barton Sophomore. National Beta Club; class vice president; tennis co-captain.

Sofia GutierrezCuadra Senior. Cape Henry Supreme Court winner; Cum Laude Society. Climbing Mt. Croagh Patrick in Ireland. Undecided on college. Plans a career in law.

Madison Old Junior. Excellence in Math Award and Honorable Mention; Laila Serpe Scholarship; Virginian-Pilot scholastic team.

Rex Serpe Sophomore. Cross country captain; running under 17:30 in the 5,000 meters; mastering Chopin’s Op. 64, No. 1 in D-flat Major.

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Melissa Webb Senior. All-state chorus delegate; Tri-M Music Honor Society president; U.Va. Jefferson Book Award. Plans to attend William & Mary for a career in medicine.

Noah Joyce Junior. Governor’s school nominations in Spanish, math, humanities; National Honor Society; Engineering National Student Leadership Conference at Yale.

Renee Bawcom Sophomore. NHS; charity fundraising; president’s Award for Academic Excellence.

Bayside High School

Trinity Woodson Sophomore. PTA Reflections Contest, 1st place; Academic Award, 4.1 GPA; Portsmouth chapter of Jack & Jill of America, Inc., Teen Achievers, by-laws committee chair.

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Kilah Manley Sophomore. 4.0 GPA; passed SOLs; Jehovah’s Witnesses baptism.

Nansemond River High School

Tori Arthurs Senior. Salutatorian; Virginia Girls State; Langley Air Force Base volunteer. Undecided on college and career.

Jacquelyn Grace Fowler Junior. National Beta Club; top of class; 2 missions trips to New York.

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Trey Halsey Senior. AP Scholar with Distinction; performed in Austria with Governor’s School Orchestra; Music and Medicine cellist at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Undecided on college. Plans a career in neurology. Noel Miller Senior. 4.36 GPA, ranked 4th in class; St. George’s University Med/ Vet Summer Leadership Academy; volunteering. Undecided on college. Plans a career in pathology or pharmacology. Roseanna Quinanola Senior. Brickell Scholar; Medical Honor Society service coordinator; National Honor Society. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in nursing. Alexandra Zemke Senior. High GPA; finding a job that I love; getting accepted into all the colleges I applied to. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in nursing.

Janelle Mabrey Sophomore. Top of class; Meals on Wheels volunteer; Project Lead The Way, engineering.

Sade Borders Junior. 4.0 GPA; CPR certified in 9th grade; traveling to Spain to teach English. Jordan Goodmurphy Junior. Summer Scholar at EVMS. Phantoms for OBGYN medicine; Governor’s School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra concert master; Bayside Health Sciences Academy; 4.0 GPA. Damian Martinez Junior. Nominated for Princeton Book Award; 4.0 GPA; presidential academic excellence award; academic excellence in English, Social Studies, and Science. Chineme Nwokoji Junior. Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Recognition Program nominee; 7th grade science fair; community service in a pediatric office Valentin Vila Junior. 2nd place at 2015 State Health Occupation Students of America conference for Public Service Announcement; all A’s in 7 AP classes; volunteering. Aysha Aslam Sophomore. Straight A’s in 9th grade; Outstanding Student in 9th grade HSA Biology; volunteering. Cathryn Bowling Sophomore. Principal’s list/honor roll every semester; Outstanding Student in academy sciences; Spanish II Student of the Year. Sharanya Deshmukh Sophomore. National Leadership conference (HOSA), state 1st place, national 5th place; Student of the Year in AP Human Geography Biology, English, French III, Gifted and Math; Glover Scholarship (piano), Governor’s school (violin). Reagan Reeves Sophomore. Top 1% in class with 4.0848 GPA; cross country state qualifier in 2015; HOSA national qualifier in 2015.

Harrison Storms Sophomore. Boy Scouts; Peanut City Cloggers; Project Lead The Way, engineering.

Jake Wilson Sophomore. Principal’s list for 30 consecutive quarters; varsity baseball captain in 9th and 10th grades; all-conference catcher.

Joshua Thompson Sophomore. Volleyball, swim, soccer; Project Lead The Way, engineering; Paul D. Camp Community College Associate degree program.

David Vann Senior. Piano, guitar; cross country captain; 2:08 time in 800 meters. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in chemical engineering or medicine. Abby Budorick Senior. Brickell Scholar; Yearbook Editor; Operation Smile Club vice president. Plans to attend Southern California for a career in engineering. Chloe Cohen Senior. National Merit Commended Scholar; U.Va. Jefferson Scholar Nominee; Brickell Scholar. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in politics.

Riley Clifford Junior. All-state and All-Tidewater baseball, 10th grade; mission trip to China; Operation Smile vice president. Jack Jacobs Junior. Co-founder and chair of FC Surfrider Foundation Club; AP Euro and AP Gov exams, 5 score; Drove cross-county twice to California. Isabel Mastrangeli Junior. 2-time debate state champion; 2-time Legal Studies Student of the Year; FBI internship. Saiaana Sahadeo Junior. National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; tutor. Margaryta Shyla Junior. Swim league; writes novels; learned to drive stick shift.

Wyndham Ermini Senior. World History I, AP Government Student of the Year; AP Scholar with Distinction; Student Diplomat for the Model NATO Challenge. Plans to attend Cornell for a career in international relations.

Joseph Fontana Sophomore. Organized Polar Plunge Team, raised $7,000 for Special Olympics; Beach FC Premier soccer; varsity soccer, swim.

Ian Roberts Senior. Allstate soccer, 1st team; Silicon Valley company internship. 2220 SAT and 34 ACT. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in business.

Ben Trafton Sophomore. Organized Polar Plunge team, raised over $7,000; Operation Smile International Student Leadership Conference; Lead2Feed Project.

Mary Lang Sophomore. French horn, trumpet, piano; marching band; forensics team. Sarah Pratt Sophomore. Governor’s School for the Arts; 4.03 GPA; Foodbank volunteer.

Alexandra Whitson Sophomore. Varsity cheer, 9th grade; Gold and president’s Volunteer Service Award; church group leader.

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Aubrey Follante Senior. Dance team for 7 years, 3rd place in Kings Dominion Dance Competition; Model UN president; Outstanding Senior Award. Undecided on college. Plans a career in medicine.

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Patrick West Anuja Shah Senior. William & Mary South of the James Alumni Book Award; Suffolk Partnership for a Healthy Community, student board; National Honor Society. Undecided on college. Plans a career in medicine. Matthew Minter Senior. National Honor Society; swim captain; Rensselaer Medal. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in engineering.

Allison Gottlieb Junior. National Honors Society, Lower School Services chair; class vice president, 9th and 10th grade; soccer, offensive MVP. Kaila Pfrang Junior. Varsity sailing captain; National Honor Society; Spectrum: Student Art and Literary Magazine, Vice Editorin-Chief. Owen Firnstahl Sophomore. JV Soccer, captain and MVP; track and field, state qualifier; class president. Anna Grace Towler Sophomore. Connecting with Kids Club copresident; Judicial Council; marching, concert and jazz band.

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Ryan Remias Senior. Salutatorian; Governor’s School Summer Residential Program for Math, Science, and Technology; Jefferson Book Award. Plans to attend University of Virginia. Undecided on career.

Senior. Valedictorian; AP Scholar with Distinction; two-time captain of National Ocean Sciences Blue Crab Bowl Regional Championship Team; Optimist Club Outstanding Senior Boy for Virginia Beach. Plans to attend Notre Dame for a career in medicine or biomedicine. Caroline Foley Junior. Princeton Book Award; member of the Spanish, Science and National Honor Societies; allconference cross country. Madison Powell Junior. BSCHS Theater company, Master Technician Award; Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, three-summer volunteer; Yearbook Editor. Autumn Aragones-Knight Sophomore. Honor Council; Horizons Hampton Roads, summer tutoring program; Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Society, secretary. Elise Fisher Sophomore. National Latin Exam perfect score; JV Soccer; Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, junior volunteer.

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Meredith Alwine Senior. Brickell Scholar candidate; Philosophy Club president; gymnastics captain. Plans to attend Randolph College for a career in law. Amanda Hackett Senior. PTA National Reflections Contest, 2nd place in state (visual arts); AP Scholar with Distinction; 11th grade Female English Student of the Year. Plans to attend VCU’s School of the Arts for a career in illustration.

Gabriella Barham Junior. Camp Invention leadership intern; Science National Honor Society; Math National Honor Society. Emily Fedroff Junior. Principal’s List every quarter; youngest dancer accepted into Ballet Virginia International’s Performing Company. Teacher’s assistant, adaptive dance class for those with Down’s Syndrome. Michael Ferguson Junior. National Honor Society; Science National Honor Society; Science Bowl. Grace Jeffrey Junior. Miss Kellam 2016; Governor’s school for French; 5 on AP Euro exam. Conor Stepnowski Junior. District chorus (and devotion to the fine arts); National Science Honor Society, National English Honor Society historian; 5s on AP Euro and AP Art History exams.

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Margaret Sullivan Senior. Class president all 4 years; NHS secretary; Girls State delegate. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

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Ryan Thoms Senior. 3rd in class; Outstanding Senior award; Showcase MVP baseball; Undecided on college. Plans a career in medicine. Fionna Williamson Senior. AP Scholar with Honors; NHS; Swim team. Plans to attend U.Va. for a career in orthopedic surgery.

Brendan Vachris Senior. National Honor Society president; All-state Orchestra; varsity lacrosse. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering.

Anne Vincelette Junior. AP 5 Scholar; National English Honor Society vice president; IEA regional qualifier. Madelyn Baldwin Sophomore. Thespian Troupe 2326; Kemps Landing 2015 Musical assistant director/choreographer; National English Honor Society. Madison Boone Sophomore. NASA Virginia Space Coast Scholar; National Math Honor Society president/founder; varsity tennis, FTC Robotics team.

Kayleigh Willis Senior. Allconference softball, 1st team, and offensive MVP; All-conference swim. Plans to attend UNC Greensboro. Undecided on career.

Connor Brophy Sophomore. Eagle Scout Project; wrestling academic award; Principal’s List. Julia Huston Sophomore. State DECA competition; JV field hockey captain; display at Museum of Contemporary Art.

Christopher Campbell Sophomore. Above 4.0 GPA; varsity basketball, baseball; volunteering. George Parsons Sophomore. National and French honor societies; Gifted Advisory Board president, Community Advisory Committee for Gifted Education; swim team state qualifier. Shelby Peck Sophomore. Acceptance into Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston; National Student Leadership Conference for Medicine in Seattle; crew, 9th in state for freshman 8 Boat. MaryJeanine Seaman Sophomore. Virginia Beach General Hospital volunteer; Math and Latin honor societies; swim team regional qualifier.

Kylie Snider Sophomore. Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society); 2 varsity letters as freshman; church volunteering. Aaron Torres Sophomore. Lettered in baseball; Studentathlete award; 1st place in DECA competition.

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Oliver Knocklein Senior. Fluent in German, Afrikaans, English; 4.0 GPA; Moving to U.S. from South Africa, adjusting to new culture. Undecided on college and career. William Goldstein Senior. Jefferson Scholar Nominee; Daughters of the Revolution History Award; Sense B4 Sending Club co-founder; Undecided on college and career.

Cameron Bailey Junior. Water polo scoring leader; Leadership Workshop co-director in training; Hoops for Hope Charity Basketball Game for CHKD chairman.

Seimi Park Senior. National Merit finalist; Falcon Press Newspaper editor-in-chief; tennis captain. Undecided on college. Plans a career in law.

Charles Prince Junior. Class president; Leadership Workshop; Principal’s List for academics.

Tiffany Liu Junior. High GPA in an IB program while volunteering and working a part-time job; Scholastic Art and Writing National Gold Key for technique and aesthetics; superior marks in Guild for piano for past seven years. Marie Pustynovich Junior. Daughters of the Revolution Good Citizen Award; AP U.S. History; Makerbot Expo and Competition, 3rd place in 2016, 1st place in 2016; church volunteer. Kiara Ramos Junior. 10th grade 3 on AP U.S. History exam; IB school honor roll, 3 years; artwork expo fundraising for leukemia research.

Elizabeth Korte Junior. AP Scholar with Honor; Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) program; Care by Community volunteer.

David Scherrer Junior. NHS treasurer; All-state cross country. 5 on four AP Exams. Frayser Wall Junior. GPA over 4.0; SCA treasurer; clubs; sports. Daniel Bannon Sophomore. GPA over 4.0; Holy Family Winter Watch for the Homeless; Top 8 finalist in the 200 and 500 freestyle events at state swimming championships.

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Maya Chambers Sophomore. Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award; National Honor Society; volunteering; Ladies Driven for Success organization, Robotics Club, JV soccer. Shania Sanderson Sophomore. NJROTC Academic Team; Area Five state team competition, 1st place; accepted into Advanced Technology Center’s Cisco Network Engineering Program; tutoring. Mason Tarkenton Sophomore. Eagle Scout; president’s Volunteer Service Award; NJROTC, Military Order of the Purple Heart National Leadership Award.

Lloyd Jared Britt Senior. Top of class; all-district band, alto saxophone; accepted into Virginia Tech. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in engineering. Rose Bodden Senior. DAR Good Citizens Award winner; top 5 of class; Gates Millennium Scholarship nominee; Plans to attend Old Dominion honors college for a career in criminal justice. Maria JollyGarza Senior. Varsity softball; top 5 of class; bowling team, tournament league winner. Plans to attend Florida for a career in medicine. Katherine Seranni Senior. District Chorus in 9th, 11th, 12th grade; state chorus alternate; varsity soccer. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in aerospace engineering. Sophia Molly Williams Senior. American Red Cross volunteer; varsity tennis, Most Improved; news team anchor. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth for a career in pharmaceutical science.

Yesica Garcia Junior. Three jobs; high GPA; personal growth. Elarraine Laureta Junior. Christian Leadership Club; perfect 600 on Algebra II SOL, 9th grade; job at the Kumon Learning Center. Maica Hazel Sunga Junior. Academic Medallion; nursing program; multiple trophies in Busch Gardens band competition. Kadessa Upchurch Junior. Academic Medallion; AVID standout student of the year; State Forensics tournament, public speaking. Kayla Wise Junior. Academic Medallion; Daughters of the American Revolution U.S. History Student of the Year; accepted into Instrumental Strand of Salem High Visual and Performing Arts Academy, 9th grade. Lyric Gramm Sophomore. Highest GPA on cheer team in middle school; Miss Freshman; Presidential Award. Alexander Navarrete Sophomore. 1st place academic awards in NJROTC program; A’s and B’s all years; community service. Andrea Ramirez Sophomore. Manager at job; giving back to community; honor roll. Savannah Robertson Sophomore. Academic honors; SPCA fundraising; Vacation Bible School counselor. Yvette Toyco Sophomore. Presidential Award; 3.5 GPA, middle school; volleyball.

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Xiaofan Lin Senior. National Honor Society; Math Honor Society; library volunteer. Undecided on college. Plans a career in dentistry. Lorber Miller Senior. DECA vice president; swim and dive captain; Spanish and Math honor societies. Undecided on college. Plans a career in environmental engineering. Carolyn Pollock Senior. National Hispanic Recognition Program; Spanish Honor Society; 9th in class. Plans to attend William & Mary for a career in medicine. Nathaniel Whitman Senior. Eagle Scout; National Honor Society; Math Honor Society. Plans to attend apprentice school for a career in mechanical engineering.

Annie Clarke Junior. Daughters of the American Revolution Award; Leadership Workshop staff; Math Honor Society. Xueming He Junior. Academic honors and awards; Great Computer Challenge Web Design, 1st place; Mu Alpha Theta. Evan Jones Junior. Varsity soccer; Scholastic Bowl winner; SCA officer. Gloria Pezzella Junior. Field hockey captain; DECA state leadership conference; state swim qualifier. Kali Roomsburg Junior. Varsity field hockey; Leadership Workshop staff; class secretary. Katherine Christison Sophomore. Leadership Workshop; varsity field hockey; varsity tennis. Elaina Lancaster Sophomore. Leadership Workshop; SCA, exec board chairman; varsity cheer. Noah McLemore Sophomore. Forensics; Fresh Market employee; percussion. Haley Murphey Sophomore. Varsity track and field; youth group; Principal’s List. Christina Nguyen Sophomore. SCA; Principal’s List; community service.

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Brian Chin Senior. Valedictorian contender; Brickell Scholar; tennis captain, National Honor Society president; post-tornado fundraising for Waverly. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in biomedical engineering. Abriel Armour Senior. National Honor Society; Scholastic Bowl team captain; library volunteer. Undecided on college. Plans a career in research or biomedical engineering. Magdalena Ferran Senior. 4.2 GPA 4th in class; National Honor Society historian; church youth group event planning. Undecided on college. Plans a career in nursing. Ashley Leidy Senior. 4.0 GPA, nine AP courses, 6th in class; SCA president, 11th grade; Eagles Nest 5K to benefit Wounded Warrior Project organizer. Plans to attend Virginia or Mary Washington for a career in nursing. Michelle Meeks Senior. Above 4.0 GPA; Envisions National Youth Leadership forum; helping peers at church. Plans to attend Emory University for a career in neurology. Marko Villadelgado Senior. Applied computer science; mentor, tutor; Norfolk Food Bank volunteer. Undecided on college. Plans a career in software development.

Jasmine Guinto Junior. High GPA in Governor STEM Academy; Sunday school leader; Pencils of Promise. Caroline Knapp Junior. Accepted into the STEM academy; varsity soccer, state semifinals; The Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPS) volunteer. Jacen-Paul Manning Junior. Published book co-author; virtual reality academic program founder; National Honor Society tutor. Jordan McFarland Junior. Honor roll, Principal’s List, AP courses; soccer captain; National and Spanish honor societies; tutoring.

Ocean Lakes High School

Christopher Altman Sophomore. Accepted into the Governor’s STEM Academy; Shorin Ryu karate black belt; Christmas toy donation. Joshua Dano Sophomore. 4.0 GPA, 9th grade; F.R.E.S.H. Start mentor; church volunteer at winter shelter. Holly Leonard Sophomore. Principal’s List, 2 years; DECA State Leadership conference finalist; Virginia RUSH Soccer Club youth coach. Nicholas Reese Sophomore. 4.04 GPA with AP classes; state, national DECA participant; Green Run Youth Leaders volunteer. Natalle Rusnak Sophomore. All A’s; SCA historian, Leadership Workshop; Girls Scouts volunteer. Mia Wende Sophomore. Music Honor Society; Operation Smile project leader; fundraising for orphanage in Burundi, Africa.

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Veridiana Silva Senior. Top of class; NHS president; community service. Undecided on college. Plans a career in genetics.

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Katrina Buensuceso Senior. Forensics co-captain; AP Scholar with Distinction; Academic letter. Plans to attend California, San Diego for a career in biology. Bradley Hilliard Senior. Straight A’s, 4 years; Young Life Youth Leader; Eagle Scout. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in pediatric surgery. Thomas Mathwig Senior. STEM Scholarship winner at STIHL Technology Summer Camp; District II symphonic band, 4th chair percussion; tennis, conference doubles champion. Plans to attend Mississippi for a career in chemical engineering.

Senior. National Hartwell Scholar at Duke University; National Merit Semifinalist; AP Scholar with Distinction. Plans to attend Duke for a career in neurology. William Gervais Junior. District band, 1st chair clarinet; Camp Invention Counselor; Latin Honor Society Editor. Rohan Joshi Junior. Debate captain; AP Scholar with Distinction; varsity tennis. Samuel Lisner Junior. Eagle Scout; 4.2 GPA. Organized 1st Annual Ocean Lakes World Language Olympics. Nicolette Pember Junior. St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children volunteer; 10th grade Female Student of the Year in Math, Science, and Social Studies; Governor’s School for Medicine and Health Sciences. Joshua Smith Junior. Regent University Early College Program; Principal’s List throughout Math and Science Academy; active church member. Andrew Sorenson Junior. Eagle Scout; varsity wrestling; Math and Science Academy, Excellence in Curriculum. Jacob Bushey Sophomore. Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair, environmental science Senior Division, 2nd place; helped build world’s largest teenbuilt oyster reef with Project Green Teens; varsity cross country and track.

Spencer Plutchak Senior. Destination Imagination Team, Global Finals 2014, 2015; Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars Summer Academy; Governor’s Summer Academy for Spanish Languages. Plans to attend Pittsburgh for a career in engineering.

Mara Hart Sophomore. Volunteering; Class 2nd vice president; Key Club treasurer.

Hunter Voltz Senior. Eagle Scout, Bronze Palm; Rensselaer Medal; tennis and golf letters. Plans to attend Georgia Tech for a career in mechanical engineering.

Wiliam Scheib Sophomore. Executive Vice Chair, Order of the Arrow Blue Heron Lodge; district band; varsity tennis.

Natalie Kubicki Sophomore. Church of the Holy Family kindergarten teacher; English as a Second Language Program Leader; 9th grade World Language and Science Department Student of the Year. Lauren Manuel Sophomore. Guest star on PBS TV show about young women entering STEM related career fields; tennis MVP; SCA Executive Board. Alice Mao Sophomore. Class secretary; 180+ PSAT award; Latin Honor Society.

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Shelby Shearon Senior. Crew captain; National Honor Society officer; National AP Scholar. Undecided on college. Plans a career in law.

Maya Sinchongco Junior. Maintain A’s with AP classes; Medical Honor Society historian, Japanese Honor Society treasurer; CHKD volunteer. Sarah Snipes Junior. Varsity soccer student-athlete award with 4.0 GPA, 2015; JV soccer MVP title; PIN Ministry volunteer.

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Emma Jennings Senior. Cross country, swim state qualifier; NHS secretary; VBLS Oceanfront lifeguard. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering. Anna Li Senior. Brickell Scholar; ODC Leadership Workshop Staff; Stop Hunger Now volunteer. Undecided on college. Plans a career in medicine. Samantha Strohm Senior. PAHS Leadership Workshop coordinator; AP Scholar with Distinction; Allregion field hockey, 2nd team. Undecided on college. Plans a career in neuroscience. Madison Waterman Senior. Girl Scout Gold Award; AP Scholar with Distinction; cross country, swim lacrosse letters, 4 years. Undecided on college. Plans a career in pediatrics.

Richard Chen Junior. AP Scholar with Distinction; Math tutor; National Math Honor Society president. Kevin Hong Junior. National AP Scholar; Science Bowl captain, 3rd at states; math tutor. Kenneth Ross Junior. Scripps National Spelling Bee, 2013; NHS secretary; youth orchestra tour, Germany and Czech Republic. Allen Shen Junior. National H&R Block Champion; varsity tennis; VASTS Scholar. Sam Woo Junior. Top 3 in class; National Honor Society treasurer; BSA Eagle candidate. Clement Bouden Sophomore. AP Scholar; Science Bowl cofounder; Virginia Aquarium volunteer. Caroline Fox Sophomore. 4-H Overnight Summer Camp counselor; Theater Show, 3rd in state; Verbal Commendation at ODU Model UN Conference. Nathan Li Sophomore. American Invitational Mathematics Examination invitee; Tidewater Chinese School SCA vice president; math tutor. Amy Liao Sophomore. Varsity tennis, 2-year starter; varsity volleyball, 2 years; ODC Leadership Workshop staff. Nalin Ranjan Sophomore. AP Scholar with Honor; class vice president; piano volunteer.

Gabrielle Martinez Senior. VPAA Instrumental Strand president; SHS Leadership Workshop staff; Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in chemical engineering. Alanna Ramquist Senior. Leadership Workshop staff; Governor’s Foreign Language Academy for French; LEAD DC national leadership conference. Undecided on college. Plans a career in acting. Amanda Stamenkovich Senior. Above 4.0 GPA, 4 years; soccer captain, 2 years; allconference soccer 2nd team, 2015. Plans to attend Old Dominion for a career in nursing. Courtney White Senior. Executive Council; top 5 of class; conference tennis 3rd place in doubles. Undecided on college. Plans a career in biomedical engineering.

Chase Jones Junior. 4.1464 GPA; AP Scholar Award; French Club and VPAA Vocal Strand president. Alisha Kaegebein Junior. DAR Outstanding Student of American History; Visual Arts Strand Sophomore of the Year; 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Gold Key. Lerene-Jade Palugod Junior. Above 4.0 GPA; NHS, French club, STEM Robotics Club; hospital and library volunteering. Tristan Schuiteboer Junior. National Honor Society, Junior Corresponding secretary; VPAA Dual Strand Vocal and Dance; principal’s list, 10th grade. Trenton Ward Junior. 4.0 GPA; Salem newspaper co-design editor; Math Student of the Year. Morgan Armiger Sophomore. 3.5 or higher GPA since 3rd grade; Carnival cruise performance; Presidential academic achievement, 5th and 8th grade. Janna Goliff Sophomore. VBSPCA volunteer; accepted into VPAA Visual Arts Strand; Latin, 5 years. Gabriel Mallari Sophomore. 4.0 GPA, 2 years; learned taekwondo instruction; church Youth Outreach Project. Samantha Newman Sophomore. Freshman VPAA Visual Arts Student of the Year; astrobiology independent research project; KLMS Capstone community service and scientific research project. Ralph Tamakloe Sophomore. Scholastic Bowl JV captain; 4.0 GPA; Key Club volunteer.

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Monica Abouelsaad Senior. Brickell Scholar; Global Studies and World Languages Academy, trip to China; community service. Undecided on college. Plans a career in medicine. Mia Casciani Senior. Virginia Sports Hall of Fame winner; graduating early with the Global Studies and World Languages Academy; 2-time tennis and dive MVP. Undecided on college. Plans a career in exercise and nutrition.

Jacob Beardsley Junior. Daughters of the American Revolution Award; Latin V; Japanese III.

Stephanie Dang Senior. 3rd in class; Chinese Honor Society vice president; community service. Undecided on college and career.

Jeremy Pagnotti Junior. AP Scholar Award; lifeguard; Russian Essay Contest winner.

Kaitlyn Gallagher Senior. IsraelAmerica Exchange Delegation and for 2016 Spain-America Exchange selection, 2013; Tidewater Chrysalis Youth Retreat, Flight #58 Youth Assistant Lay Director; Daughters of the American Revolution of Award. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in civil or environmental engineering. Brianna Soccio Senior. Exchange student to Germany; exchange student to Jordan; AP English 11 and United States History Student of the Year, 11th grade. Undecided on college. Plans a career in international relations.

Aaron Betancourt Junior. 4.02 GPA; Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement team nominee, 2015; community service. Richard Fetter Junior. Eagle Scout; Global Studies World Languages Jordan Delegation; Model NATO Challenge selection.

Enya Pfeiffer Junior. SCA historian, Global Studies Honor Society vice president; Poetry Out Loud Contest, 3rd place; November Student of the Month; merit scholarship to study abroad in Morocco. Micaela Berry Sophomore. Principal’s List, all years; band, Most Outstanding Freshman; youth ministry team. Aleyna Caras Sophomore. Straight A’s, 7 years; international exchange to Israel selection; accepted into Global Studies Honor Society. Jacob Mills Sophomore. Presidential Award, 8th grade; freshman World History I Greek Festival, best project; French Honor Society induction, 9th grade. Paul Miranda Sophomore. Tennis; perfect attendance, 9th grade; 4.0 GPA. Sydney Odango Sophomore. Virginia Beach SPCA volunteer leader; teaching English as second language; National Young Scholars, 2-time nominee.

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Heather Custis Junior. Top of class, 9th and 10th grades; Interact Club/Leadership Council; varsity volleyball, softball captain.

Senior. National Honor Society; Model UN; SGA committee chair. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in international relations. Claudia Fernandez Senior. All-Shore band, 1st chair trumpet; National Honor Society; SOAR Program selection. Plans to attend Old Dominion for a career in optometry.

Elizabeth Murphy Sophomore. Top of class, 9th grade; National Beta Club; Gittings Equitation Medal.

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Durwood Moore Senior. Eagle Scout; top of class; Hi-Y Club president. Plans to attend George Mason for a career in medical research.

Jewell Thompson Junior. Virginia Space Coast Scholars; Virginia Aeropspace Science Technology Scholars; NASA internship.

Hannah Birch Sophomore. Honor roll; band/theater; Hi-Y/BETA Honor Society.

Elizabeth Mateo Hernandez Junior. National Honor Society vice president; Student Government Association; varsity tennis, field hockey. Devon Taylor Junior. National Honor Society; all-district football; Student Government Association Joseph Garvis Sophomore. Varsity soccer, cross country, track; National Honor Society; Wounded Warrior Project volunteer. Alexandra Marshall Sophomore. All A’s; varsity field hockey, 2 years; 2015 forensics regionals, 1st place.

Senior. Eastern Shore A&N Youth Contest winner; Relay for Life 5K winner; National Beta Club 1st place, art. Plans to attend George Mason for a career in journalism.

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Susan Dedicatoria Senior. 4-H Big Leader Spirit Stick; over 4.0 GPA; AHS Drama Best Performer. Plans to attend Maryland College Park for a career in medicine.

Logan Godwin Junior. Honor roll every year; all-district football two years; Algebra II Most Improved.

Rosa Vasquez Senior. 4.0 GPA; FBLA secretary; Student of the Month several times. Plans to attend Eastern Shore Community College for a career in radiography.

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Sydney Beckett Sophomore. Class treasurer, Honor Council; varsity basketball; volunteering.

Hannah Whitt Linsly Junior. 1st team all-conference volleyball; Quaker Youth Leadership Conference; National Honor Society.

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Cameron How Senior. School, faculty meetings; U.S. Meeting for Business clerk; organized and led offseason basketball practices; Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders. Undecided on college. Plans a career in kinesiology.

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Cierra Jennestreet Junior. Honor roll; Hi-Y vice president; Governor’s School.

Senior. National Merit Scholarship Letter of Commendation; multiple languages; top of class, multiple awards. Plans to attend Johns Hopkins for a career in biomedical engineering.

Alexis Kellam Junior. Top of class; state and national Beta Club art winner; varsity cheer, 3 years.

Tahlya Edgerton Sophomore. Honor roll all semesters; 3rd in class; softball and volleyball. Stephanie Rasinski Sophomore. Attended Radford University Summer Bridge; Theater Fest Best Actor; honor roll all semesters.

Leslie Ibarra Senior. District golf title, 3 years; top 3 of class; accepted into the Summer Residential Governor’s school for Math, Science & Technology. Undecided on college and career.

Carolyn Olmsted Senior. 2015 William & Mary Leadership Award; Camp Spirit Award at Camp Mont Shenandoah, 2014; Senate page under Ralph Northam, state General Assembly, 2012. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering.

Senior. National Honor Society; National Sojourners, JROTC; varsity softball; Plans to attend University of Dubuque for a career in aviation. Timothy Kreider Senior. Recorded jazz album; played soccer, tennis; Plans to attend Christopher Newport for a career in computer science.

Angela Bird Junior. HOSA president; Governor’s School for the Arts; Future Problem Solving Bowl, 3rd place. Erin Karmilovich Junior. Leader’s Club; Type II Gifted Program; cross country MVP, 2013. Donald Anderson Sophomore. National Honor Society; Scholastic Bowl; Principal’s List. Nyjey Pope Sophomore. National Honor Society; Type II Gifted Program; Summer Enrichment Program volunteer.

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Senior. Student Body president; football and soccer captain; president, National and French honor societies. Plans to attend West Point for a career in biomedical engineering. Elizabeth Pittman Senior. State certified emergency medical technician; Yearbook CoEditor; VA Association of Junior Volunteer Rescue Squads president. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in agribusiness.

Alexander Simmons Junior. Class president, 3 years; Virginia American Legion Boys state delegate; National and Spanish honor societies. Mackenzie Terry Junior. Virginia American Legion Girls state delegate; softball captain; National and Spanish honor societies. Kevin Jurewicz Sophomore. Battle of the Brains; Blue Crab Bowl team; National and Spanish honor societies. Kaylin Manner Sophomore. Varsity softball; National and French honor societies; Outstanding 8th Grader.

Kelly Moore Sophomore. Debate: Student Congress; Beta Club Technology Chair; WHRO Great Computer Challenge.

Gabrielle Guill Senior. Tidewater Science Fair, behavioral and social science 1st place; American Psychological Association, Young Audiences Arts for Learning awards; sailing, cross country, Scholastic Bowl letters; William & Mary Leadership Award. Plans to attend Liberty for a career in biomedical engineering.

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Donaghvan Brown Senior. Isle of Wight County School Board student liaison; class officer. Selected for Boys State, elected Sheriff & Best Citizen. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in mechanical engineering.

Brianna Peterson Junior. Governor’s School for Science and Technology; debate; Girl Scout Bronze and Silver awards, working on Gold.

Skyler Campbell Senior. Beta Club president; Isle of Wight Chamber of Congress Student Leadership Institute; figure skating medalist. Plans to attend James Madison for a career in education.

Lindsey Walker Junior. Tutoring and mentorship; Student Leadership Institute; soccer captain.

Cierra Owen Sophomore. All A’s, all years; high GPA; clubs and church groups.

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Southampton Academy

Senior. Co-valedictorian; U.S. Equine Rescue League volunteer; Scholastic Bowl Team captain. Plans to attend Bridgewater College for a career in engineering.

COURTLAND

Morgan Garris Senior. Valedictorian; Beta Club; Student Council treasurer. Plans to attend the University of Georgia for a career in interior design.

SMITHFIELD

Senior. Lincoln-Douglas debate state champion; U.S. Senate page; National Honor Society vice president. Plans to attend Vanderbilt for a career in politics.

Jeremy Edwards Sophomore. 4.7 GPA; A’s and B’s, 4 years; dual enrollment.

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Marissa Haydu Senior. Woodmen of the World Local Chapter 18 Certificate of Academic Excellence; William & Mary Leadership Award, 2015; Jade level Relay for Life Team. Plans to attend Christopher Newport for a career in accounting.

Selena Johnson Sophomore. National Junior Honor Society secretary; varsity tennis, 4 years; church choir.

Allison Matthews Junior. BETA Club treasurer; 2nd team all-state softball; Honor Council.

COURTLAND

Stanley Smeltzer Junior. Wrestling state champion, captain; Governor’s School for Science and Technology, 4.27 GPA; 3-time wrestling All-American.

Ann Jackson Edwards Senior. Valedictorian; class reporter; Diamond Level Key Club. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in hospital administration.

Loganbay Campbell Sophomore. Beta Club secretary; competitive figure skater; Principal’s List. Thomas Gover Sophomore. Regional swim qualifier; Beta Club; Latin Club president. Preston Jeffrey Sophomore. Track captain; honor roll; basketball coaching.

Warren Hastings Senior. 4.73 GPA; Relay for Life co-captain; Internationally ranked Diamond Level Key Club vice president. Plans to attend Southern California or VCU for a career in business or music.

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Emily Guilford Junior. 4-H Club president; Girl’s State representative; VHSL drama student director. Hannah Weisenburger Junior. Isle of Wight Schoolhouse NAACP Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest, 1st place; varsity volleyball, JV captain 9th grade; Scholastic Bowl Team. Emily Bankson Sophomore. 1st team all-district pitcher, 9th grade; Academic Achievement Medal; nationally-ranked softball team.

Southampton High School

Imani Sanders Junior. 4.22 GPA; Beta Club; National Youth Leadership Forum, medicine.

Leann Tengowski Senior. Riverside Regional Medical Center volunteer; Class president; co-valedictorian. Plans to attend Louisiana Tech for a career in biomedical engineering.

Luke Denoncourt Sophomore. Virginia Page Program, head page; Eagle Scout project; all A’s with a sport.

Carrie Beale Junior. Top of class; church youth group leader; Key Club, 3 years. Hannah Overstreet Junior. All A’s, 4 years; volunteering; Teen Library Council board. Brendan Simms Junior. 4.0 GPA, 4 years; Leader’s Club, Blue Ridge Leader’s School; community service, Beta Club and NHS. Taylor Cross Sophomore. FFA president; 4.2 GPA; 4-H, 6 years.

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Savannah Simpson Senior. Valedictorian; Allconference volleyball; Student Government Association president. Undecided on college. Plans a career in marine biology. Justyn Gaston Junior. Top of class; school volunteer; Red Cross Blood Drive lead volunteer.

Lindsay Winslow Sophomore. Top of class; Basketball Leadership Award; Senior Division TIC Tournament Hunter Skills Award.

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Taylor Itschner Senior. Honor roll; BETA, DECA, and Student Government; varsity soccer. Plans to attend UNC Charlotte for a career in sports marketing.

Jacob Flowers Sophomore. Football captain; All-A Scholar Athlete; Shelton Challenge (I and II).

Raeven Waters Senior. Student Body president; Governor’s School for Mathematics; volleyball captain; Undecided on college. Plans a career in aerospace engineering.

Chloe Pickell Sophomore. Helping reestablish FBLA chapter; Science Olympiad Competition in Disease Detectives, 1st place; state Mathematics Competition, Region One Level 2, 3rd place. Anna Poston Sophomore. vice president, YMCA Leader’s Club; varsity basketball, best allaround; General Hugh Shelton Leadership Challenge.

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Bianca Berry Sophomore. Outstanding player, Daily Advance Albemarle All-Area volleyball; Academic Star, 9th grade; Celebration of Women in Mathematics Sprint team, 1st place. Cailey Byrum Sophomore. Arts of the Albemarle’s Friday Art Walks; volunteering; Coastal Ten Conference Championship softball team.

Cole Breit Senior. All-district Jazz Band; FCA Field Day planning. Plans to attend N.C. State for a career in engineering. Margaret Roberts Senior. Learning a Chopin Nocturne. Accepted to North Carolina at Chapel Hill. National Merit Scholarship finalist. Undecided on college. Plans a career in law.

Ida Greenlee Sophomore. Principal’s List from kindergarten to 9th grade; varsity soccer; FOR Club and Environmental Club.

Ashley Hall Senior. HOSA State president; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Debutante Queen; VFW Scholarship, regional level. Plans to attend Hampton University for a career in medicine.

Macy Quidley Senior. Basketball, volleyball captain; National Honor Society vice president; North Carolina DECA State finalist. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in medicine. Gabrielle Sadler Junior. Junior Class president; volleyball co-captain; DECA regional finalist. Aron Stowe Junior. Student Government president; National Honor Society; Adobe Photoshop certification Evan Cabral Sophomore. Marching band at the Chick-fil-A Bowl; climbing Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone; all-district band, trombone.

Kristen Kellogg Senior. Beta Club; Governor’s School; Junior marshal. Plans to attend Salem College for a career in field science. Madeline Simons Senior. Beta Club president; varsity volleyball; NCSBA State Video Contest winner. Plans to attend William & Mary for a career in engineering.

Bryan Stallings Junior. Beta Club secretary; FFA vice president, 1st place in Forestry.

Thomas Dix Junior. Science Olympiad Regionals, 1st place in 2 events; All-district, region band; 2-time graduation marshal. Heidi Roberts Junior. National Beta Club; graduation marshal, 9th and 10th grades. Marlee Walls Junior. U.S. Naval Academy summer STEM camp; graduation marshal, 9th grade; cheerleading national championship.

Jennifer White Senior. Accepted into Excel Carolina; Student Government Association vice president; football captain. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in sports marketing.

EDENTON, N.C.

Senior. All-Albemarle Band Clinic; chief marshal; flute section leader. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in medicine. Laura Chappell Senior. Carson Scholars nominee; US Presidential Scholar semifinalist; Honor Choir nominee. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in medicine.

Columbus Dong Senior. Governor’s School, 2015; track captain; Computer Science Club president. Plans to attend North Carolina State for a career in computer programming.

Daniel Mitchum Junior. Academic cross country award; Admitted into North Carolina School of Science and Math online program; alldistrict band, percussion. Josh Pack Junior. Qualified for state math competition, geometry; 2015 Outer Banks piano competition Superior Award; class president. Everett Meekins Sophomore. Top of class; Elizabeth City State University Level 3 math competition, 1st place; Odyssey of the Mind Lose Your Marbles, 1st place. Donovan Twyne Sophomore. 2nd in class; swim and track regionals; teen court leadership team.

Northeastern High School ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.

Breanna Stefanowich Senior. Will graduate as certified nursing assistant; accepted into UNCWilmington; job plus dual enrollment. Plans to attend UNC-Wilmington for a career in nursing.

Haley Brown Sophomore. Beta Club; Rookie of the Year, allconference softball; class secretary.

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Lauren Cutler Junior. Sophomore marshal; SGO secretary; varsity cheer, 9th grade.

MANTEO, N.C.

Christa Bazemore Sophomore. Sports Medicine HOSA district competition, 4th place; SGA vice president; HOSA treasurer.

Hailey Dunlow Senior. Honor roll every year; baseball captain; Helped set up the Kids Walk for Kids With Cancer. Undecided on college. Plans a career in veterinary medicine.

Manteo High School

Madeline Munoz Junior. Class president; NCHSAA state cheer competition, 1st runner-up; Beta Club.

Franklin Reppy Sophomore. Top of class; varsity baseball; Beta Club.

BARCO, N.C.

Cammie McMahan Junior. Accepted into Governor’s School; Student Government Association senator at College of the Albemarle; U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM Program.

Arayana Ortiz Sophomore. Straight A’s, 9th grade; 96 in college MAT 171; top of class.

Jessie Felton Junior. Beta Club; FFA; varsity softball.

Krystle Woods Sophomore. Giving my life to Christ; band; drama/ theater.

Currituck County High School

Phoebe Lease Junior. UNC Chapel Hill Catalyst Conference selection, 2014; Write The World peer tutor; working toward associate’s degree.

Tyler Little Sophomore. Straight A’s, 9th grade; 96 in first two college classes; 2nd in class.

Dylan Owens Junior. Varsity soccer, state finals 2 years; qualified for state math competition, 8th grade; top of class.

GATESVILLE, N.C.

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Anna Griffin Senior. A’s every year; graduation marshal, 10th and 11th grades; Beta Club secretary, vice president. Plans to attend Meredith College. Undecided on career.

Lake Lige Junior. Varsity volleyball, state tournament 3rd round; Scientific Journal entry for Phytoplankton; organized a “Hash Run” for Surf Pediatrics’ Foundation.

Gates County High School

Cape Hatteras Secondary School

Gavin Kehler Senior. Technology Team; German II, III Academic Achievement. Word, Powerpoint and Word Expert certification. Undecided on college. Plans a career in computer science.

Chandler Kelly Junior. Score of 4 on AP Chemistry Exam; 3rd in class; Model UN.

Ashley Abrams Senior. Associate degree; making friends; Beta club president, blood drive organizer. Undecided on college. Plans a career in English.

Hanna Nettles Sophomore. 7th grade Algebra Competition, 1st place; volleyball coach’s award; Principal’s List, 3rd to 8th grade.

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Alyssa Red Sophomore. Elizabeth City SPCA volunteer; district writing contest, 2nd place; Drama ministry volunteer.

Senior. Two-time regional DECA Sports/Entertainment Marketing Champion; 2014 NCHSAA varsity soccer, 2nd place; top of class. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in business.

Logan Haas Sophomore. Qualified for the State Math Competition; 2nd in class; independently learned computer programming through The Code Academy.

CAMDEN, N.C.

Senior. Varsity Cheerleader of the Year; National Honor Society; 10 years of dance study. Plans to attend East Carolina for a career in web design or film.

Senior. Valedictorian; networking; problem solving. Plans to attend East Carolina for a career in heart surgery.

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CamTech High School

Camden Baxter-Baronas Junior. Marching band brass captain; East Carolina University band camp gold member; South Mills Junior Firefighter.

CURRITUCK, N.C.

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Jason Thomas Junior. Mission trips; volunteering; North Carolina Eastern Regional Mathematics Contest team event, 2nd place.

Tiara Miller Sophomore. Principal’s List; top 5 of class; coat drive for senior project.

Ciara Troitino

Senior. Junior Leadership Program, Battalion Commander; varsity soccer captain; graduation ceremony Chief Marshal. Plans to attend Middlebury College for a career in internal medicine. Joshua Fluharty Junior. Distributive Education Clubs of America, president; North Carolina Eastern Regional Mathematics Contest, 2nd place in Math II; baptized at Bayside Church of Christ.

Freya Kelsey Sophomore. Regional Constitutional Oratorical, 1st place; top of class; Edenton Historical Commission Essay Contest, 1st place.

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CAMDEN, N.C.

Ryan Winz Senior. Soccer captain, basketball, track; marching band section leader, alldistrict bassoon second chair; Math competition state qualifier. Undecided on college. Plans a career in engineering.

Madison Nance Senior. Governor’s School East; National Honor Society; Chowan Herald Outstanding Junior Literary Achievement Award. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in journalism.

Emma Kelsey Junior. Class president; top of class; NCSSM dual enrollment. Whitney Pierce Junior. NCSSM dual enrollment; Principal’s List; United Leo Club treasurer. Ellie Rinehart Junior. Principal’s List; Freshmen Cup Award; HOBY Leadership Conference. New Duruman Sophomore. ODP Regional soccer; Triangle Youth Leadership Conference; academic allconference soccer, tennis.

Lilly Balderson Senior. Honor student; accepted into Stony Brook University; excels in art. Plans to attend Stony Brook for a career in neuroscience. Lauren Luther Senior. Student director, Center Player’s fall production; Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, 3 years; Freddy G Award for Most Outstanding Female Performance; Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public School’s Education Foundation student liaison. Undecided on college. Plans a career in performance arts.

Jasmine Brumsey Junior. National Honor Society; Future Farmers of America officer; varsity cheer. Michael Clow Junior. Honor roll; SAT award; National Honor Society. Sierra Slater Junior. Teen court program; dual enrollment; Health Career cluster. Jethro Adedeji Sophomore. Honor roll; SAT award; soccer. Savannah Hess Sophomore. Top 20 Military Child of the Year; Presidential Award; honor roll. Diana Sanchez Sophomore. Top 10 in class; FCA; applied to North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

LAUREN ELMS | WESTERN BRANCH

Pasquotank County High School

Dillard’s Samaritan Scholarship Winning Essay 2016

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.

Jared A. Taylor Senior. National Honor Society; Chief Junior Marshal; TEAMeffort Mission Trips. Plans to attend N.C. State for a career in biomedical engineering.

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More to lt Corinne Light Senior. National Honor Society; cross country, soccer captain; Interact Club historian. Plans to attend the University of Florida for a career in dentistry.

Cindy Nguyen Senior. Community service; honor student in honors, AP, and dual enrollment classes; National Honor Society; 3rd in class. Plans to attend North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in biomedical engineering.

Noah Edwards Junior. National Honor Society; 2nd in class; North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Niamh Massey Junior. National Honor Society; 4.0 GPA; Science Club and National Honor Society officer. David Midgett Junior. 2nd place, District DECA competition; state DECA competition finalist; top 10 of class. Sean Andersen Sophomore. Top 10 of class; 2nd highest score on ACT Plan; all A’s. Kiana Banks Sophomore. Top 10 of class; Scholastic Award; PAW Award. Caleb White Sophomore. All Schools Award; BB&T Online Blog Winner; JV basketball.

Perquimans County High School HERTFORD, N.C.

Brandon Winslow Senior. Chief marshal; Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award; class president. Plans to attend North Carolina State for a career in information technology or research science.

Taylor Chappell Senior. College of The Albemarle Dean’s List; volleyball, invitation to play in Australia and MaxPreps Player of the Week; SGA and BETA Club president. Plans to attend East Carolina honors college for a career in business.

Charlesa Leigh Senior. AIG recognition; 3rd in class; North Carolina Association of County Commissioners YouthVoice Summit. Plans to attend East Carolina for a career in medicine.

Alexis Howard Junior. 2nd in class, 3.5 GPA or higher; part-time job; church, youth group participant. Shykesha Kee Junior. 2nd in class; 3.5 GPA or higher; dual enrollment at College of The Albemarle. Parker Robertson Junior. Top of class; varsity baseball; part-time summer job. Gabrielle Corprew Sophomore. Top of class; Beta Club; volleyball, Coaches Award. Mckenzie Twine Sophomore. Bagley Swamp Program, Love PQ; marching band exhibition. Raegan Workman Sophomore. Credit Demonstrated By Mastery in Health Science I; LEAD Club, fundraiser committee chairperson; youth group, lead worship.

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NE SATURDAY afternoon you decide to go help feed the homeless at a soup kitchen, take care of animals at the ASPCA, or simply rake your neighbor’s yard. You are the vice president of your school’s girls service club. You are active in National Honor Society, and frequently volunteer at the hospital while maintaining a part-time job working with animals at a petboarding facility in Suffolk. You swam for the school and for a year-round club team. You go out to dinner with your family once a week and love to make people laugh. As I type what is essentially my resume out to you (whoever you may be), you probably think I am a pretty involved, well-rounded teenager. The golden child of my family perhaps. But I think everything I just described to you does not reflect what it means to truly be involved in one’s community and family. When I was a sophomore, I was invited to be the one student at my school to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar. And that one experience changed my life and opinion on the meanings of volunteering, community and family. The whole weekend I was at James Madison University for the seminar, a motif kept picking at me. You shouldn’t help your community to build your resume and sound impressive, just as I exemplified in my previous paragraph. You should want to be involved because your community is your family. Your neighbors and peers and teachers and bosses are your brothers and sisters, all working together to hopefully make the world a better place through their own involvement. But there is more to it – this system cannot work unless you are willing to commit your time and be happy doing so. Once you learn to love helping that elderly lady you know clean her car, escorting that

9-year-old endoscopy patient out of the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, or simply volunteering to help a teacher grade her papers, you have discovered how I feel about community involvement. It is not a hobby; it is a lifestyle. In government, we learn about something called social capital. This term is defined as a collection of the social connections and civic commitment a person engages in, often motivating and inspiring them politically. I believe this term can apply to more than just government. It means knowing your neighbor, what’s bugging him, and how you can help – even if that means just sharing a smile and waving. It means knowing that when your sister walks downstairs grumpy something is up and you should just be her friend right then because she may have just gotten into a serious fight with her best friend. It means knowing when to forget yourself and walk in someone else’s shoes for a mile – or better yet, learning to walk with them for that mile. To build this social capital, one must get involved; it is a cyclic process that involves constant effort, less than average sleep, and an optimistic attitude. But it is worth every second of lost sleep and strenuous effort because you know you’re becoming a responsible part of your community, turning it into your extended family. So there is more to it than resume building and bragging rights. Community involvement directly leads to family unity and an amazing feeling of wholeness and accomplishment every time I think about my day before bed. Every day, we as a race have a responsibility to wake up and make every positive difference we can make within our communities. And that process starts with simply getting involved, while growing our social capital to make the world feel like a family again.”

Once you learn to love helping that elderly lady you know clean her car, escorting that 9-year-old endoscopy patient out of the PostAnesthesia Care Unit, or simply volunteering to help a teacher grade her papers, you have discovered how I feel about community involvement. It is not a hobby; it is a lifestyle.

Congratulations... Lauren Elms Western Branch High School

WINNER OF DILLARD’S

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