Pilot Media - Scholastic Achievement 2017

2017 MAY 28, 2017

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT

$10,000

ROHAN JOSHI

$5,000

KEVIN HONG

Ocean Lakes High School

Princess Anne High School

$5,000 TASTE OF INDIA

$5,000

FRANCES MOORE Maury High School

MICHAEL SCHULTE Bayside High School

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the program

index Chesapeake Atlantic Shores Christian School

4

Deep Creek High School

4

Grassfield High School

4

Great Bridge High School

4

Greenbrier Christian Academy

4

Hickory High School

4

Indian River High School

4

Oscar F. Smith High School

4

StoneBridge School

5

Western Branch High School

5

Norfolk Booker T. Washington High School

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5

Granby High School

6

Lake Taylor High School

6

Maury High School

6

Norfolk Academy

6

Norfolk Christian Schools

6

Norfolk Collegiate School

6

Norview High School

6

Portsmouth Churchland High School

6

I.C. Norcom High School

7

Portsmouth Christian School

7

Woodrow Wilson High School

7

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM, established in 1961, is our annual salute to the best and brightest high school students from South Hampton Roads, the Eastern Shore, Western Tidewater and northeastern North Carolina.

Each participating high school selected a team of three to 24 students, depending on school size, who excel in academics, citizenship, school activities and community service. Each school had the opportunity to choose a senior to compete for one of The Pilot’s three scholarships: $10,000 for first place and two runner-up scholarships of $5,000 each. Student achievements, career goals and college choices were reported through early March.

The judges’ criteria included transcripts, test scores, curricula, leadership, service within the school and community, and financial circumstances. Finalists were interviewed by a panel of judges. The scholarships are awarded directly to the colleges of the students’ choice.

Students also competed for scholarships not funded by The Pilot: $5,000 from Taste of India, organized by the Asian Indian community in Hampton Roads, and the Dillard’s Samaritan Scholarship of $3,000, for which company executives served as judges (see back page for more information).

Where are they now?

Suffolk King’s Fork High School

7

Lakeland High School

8

Nansemond River High School

8

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

8

Suffolk Christian Academy

8

Virginia Beach Bayside High School

8

Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School

8

Cape Henry Collegiate School

8

First Colonial High School

8

Floyd E. Kellam High School

8

Frank W. Cox High School

9

Green Run Collegiate High School

9

Green Run High School

9

Kempsville High School

10

Landstown High School

10

Oak Tree Academy

10

Ocean Lakes High School

11

Princess Anne High School

11

Salem High School

11

Tallwood High School

12

Virginia Beach Friends School

12

Eastern Shore Broadwater Academy

12

Chincoteague High School

12

Northampton High School

12

Western Tidewater Franklin High School

12

Isle of Wight Academy

12

Smithfield High School

12

Southampton Academy

12

Southampton High School

12

Windsor High School

12

North Carolina Camden County High School

13

Camden Early College High School 13 Cape Hatteras Secondary School

13

Currituck County High School

13

First Flight High School

13

Gates County High School

13

John A. Holmes High School

13

JP Knapp Early College High School 13 Manteo High School

13

Pasquotank County High School

14

Perquimans County High School

14

staff Debbie Bellucci Clark Program director Jennifer Mason Section editor

Juliette Wallace

Cindy Dixon

Megan Thompson

Graduated from Churchland High School, Portsmouth; attends Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

Graduated from Wilson High School, Portsmouth; attends Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

Graduated from Norfolk Christian Schools; attends the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg

Tell us about life at Yale.

Yale is, well, Yale. Everything’s overwhelming and the buildings are all Gothic. It’s so opulent and awe-inspiring, and I’m pretty sure I’m living in a dream. We have about three dozen libraries spread around campus. You walk through manicured English gardens to get to class. My dorm neighbors an art gallery and a sculpture garden. I sleep beneath a 216-foot bell tower.

Tell us about your college experience so far at VCU. My college experience so far has been amazing! The social aspect of it has been very welcoming. Everybody is very friendly and helpful. The academic aspect of college has also been great! I have learned so much in this short amount of time.

The professors are respectful and knowledgeable. They really seem to care a lot about their students. I know for sure that I have made the best decision to attend college at VCU. I love it here!

Tell us about your college experience so far at William & Mary.

Life at William & Mary is both a struggle and a blessing every day. I am surrounded by very motivated and high-achieving students who challenge me and encourage me to strive for excellence. I love the community that William & Mary students share and how willing everyone is to help and take care of each other. I was able to start conducting research in the animal behavior and ecology lab that we have on campus, and through that I have received much advice and wisdom from the officiating professors. I am incredibly grateful to be able to attend such a prestigious university, and I can’t imagine a better environment in which to grow and learn.

$10,000 scholarship winner

Have you decided on a major?

I’m currently intending to major in environmental studies, and I have a particular interest in the ways our natural and built environments shape human development. General medicine isn’t totally out of the equation yet, but I found the pre-med requirements to be incredibly limiting and unfulfilling. I want to make the most out of the resources available here at Yale.

What are your plans for the summer?

I’ll be doing two of my favorite things – playing with kids and running around under the sun.

I’m nannying for a local family full-time during the week and volunteering for some environmental causes near and dear to my heart on the weekends. In my spare time, you’ll find me eating Popsicles on Sandbridge Beach.

What’s the most valuable lesson you learned after your first year of college?

The importance of balance and bursting the collegiate bubble. It’s easy to get caught up in your studies and lost within your own head, especially at a place like Yale. I found that volunteering here in New Haven and coming back down to Virginia on breaks really helped me to stay grounded. Getting a not-so-hot grade on an exam is not the end of the world, and it took me actually being in the real world to realize that.

Lisa Merklin Designer

$5,000 scholarship winner

Have you decided on a major?

I am majoring in political science, but I plan on double majoring for sure. I just haven’t decided on a second area of study. I still have quite some time to decide on a career, but I’m leaning toward becoming a lawyer.

What are your plans for the summer?

I plan on getting a job and relaxing. Hopefully, I get to spend many days at the beach or at the park marking off all the books on my summer reading list. I also plan on doing a lot of journaling. There are two specific things I really want to do this summer: learn Krav Maga and participate in the Insane Inflatable 5K. Whether or not I actually get to do the things I have planned, I will make the best of what opportunities do arise.

What’s the most valuable lesson you learned after your first year of college?

The most valuable lesson that I have learned is to be completely independent. Before I attended VCU, I was really dependent on my parents. I was beyond scared to leave home and to be away from them. This experience has really pushed me to be an adult.

Now that I’ve gotten over most of my anxieties about college and leaving home, I have gotten very comfortable here. A part of me actually wanted to stay here for the summer, but I really want to be surrounded by my family and friends back at home. I have definitely grown a lot.

$5,000 scholarship winner

Have you decided on a major?

I am majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry.

What are your plans for the summer?

This summer, I will spend most of the time at home in Norfolk.

I’m taking a summer course online and am hoping to volunteer at the aviary attached to the Virginia Beach Aquarium.

I also plan to return to where I worked my senior year of high school and spend most of my free time reading at the beach.

Ian Kenny

$5,000 Taste of India scholarship winner

Graduated from First Flight High School, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Tell us about your college experience so far at UNC. In a word, unbelievable. It’s a great place to be and April 3, it was the place to be. I couldn’t be any happier with where I am. Editor’s note: On April 3, the UNC men’s basketball team won the national championship.

Have you decided on a major?

I am currently majoring in prebusiness administration and am minoring in entrepreneurship.

What are your plans for the summer?

I plan to do a sales internship in Atlanta with Aptive Environmental.

What’s the most valuable lesson you learned after your first year of college?

If you aren’t a morning person, taking 8 a.m. classes Monday to Thursday will not make you one.

What’s the most valuable lesson you learned after your first year of college?

In my first year of college, I’ve learned to be assertive about things that I want and to let go of things that I don’t. Holding on to activities that you don’t really enjoy isn’t worth the time or energy. Likewise, going after opportunities you want in life even if you’re afraid, because you’re afraid, can be the most rewarding experiences.

Cindy Butler Focke Reporter Irene Bowers Reporter L. Todd Spencer Photographer Virginian-Pilot Imaging Team Photo imager Matthew Cahill Main copy editor

on the cover Photos by L. Todd Spencer Design by Lisa Merklin

the judges 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.

DEBBIE BELUCCI CLARK

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

From left: Cmdr. Lars Nielsen, Gina Cassidy, Barbara Hamm Lee and Mark Quan

Angeles Times under Times Mirror Corp. ownership. Mark lives in Chesapeake with his wife, Gina, and three children: Britni, Matthew and Daniel.

CMDR. LARS NIELSEN of the Royal Danish Navy is currently assigned

to Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk. He has commanded a Danish warship and participated in operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Afghanistan. He holds a master’s degree in military studies and lives in Virginia Beach with his wife, Ulla, and two children.

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the winners

L. TODD SPENCER | THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

From left, 2017 High School Scholastic Achievement scholarship winners Kevin Hong, Rohan Joshi, Frances Moore and Michael Schulte stand on the bridge over the Hague in Norfolk.

Kevin Hong

Rohan Joshi

Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach

Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach

Kevin Hong has big plans for the world.

“I want to reform the math education system,” he said.

If his academic performance is an indicator of future success, he’s well on his way. The Princess Anne High School International Baccalaureate senior achieved an almost perfect score on the SAT. He’ll graduate with one of the highest grade-point averages in his school’s recorded history, wrote a Princess Anne counselor in a recommendation letter.

“Math is just something I really enjoy,” the 17-year-old said.

But the way math is taught should be changed, he said. There’s too much memorization. Students need to understand and apply the concepts behind the problems.

“That’s the beauty of math,” Kevin said.

His love for the subject goes beyond the classroom. He works as a tutor at a local Mathnasium, a math-only learning center. He’s volunteered many hours to help his peers and students on a Mathcounts team at his former middle school.

One person he helped was particularly meaningful. He volunteered to tutor a home-schooled student with dyslexia.

“Seeing people kind of connect the dots is a rewarding experience,” Kevin said.

In addition to tutoring, his accolades are numerous: National Merit scholarship winner, National AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction. He captained his school’s Science Bowl team, which placed third at the state level this year.

Other achievements include being a U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad semifinalist and American Invitational Mathematics exam qualifier. He also participated in the Virginia High School League Scholastic Bowl.

During his junior year, he studied nanotechnology in a once-a-week internship at Norfolk State University.

Last summer he was selected to attend the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Math program. The opportunity to be exposed to college- and graduate-level math was extremely valuable, as was the chance to meet students from around the world, he said.

His parents were born in China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Education was difficult because of widespread political violence, Kevin said.

But they came to America and both achieved college diplomas and doctoral degrees.

“Their experiences have impressed upon me the importance of education,” Kevin said.

Math isn’t his only interest. For the past 12 years, he’s played piano. First place in the American Protege International Piano and Strings competition earned him the opportunity to play in a winners’ concert at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. Additionally, he’s won first in district and third in state at the Virginia Music Teachers Association competition.

Then there’s badminton.

“When I feel a little bit overwhelmed, badminton is my time to relax a little,” he said. “And keep in shape.”

Kevin will attend Yale in the fall and plans to pursue a field related to math and statistics. One day he may consider living in Silicon Valley or near Wall Street, he said.

“I want to be part of the next wave of emerging technology.”

Strategy, perseverance and rigorously applied ability have added up to admission at Princeton University for Rohan Joshi.

His polished resume is the culmination of effort over time.

His road to the Ivy League began in second grade when he was selected to attend Old Donation Center, the school for gifted students.

Rohan’s parents emigrated from India as educated professionals, looking for a better future. Their expectations were high.

“My mother would tell me I may not be the smartest kid so I should always work hard,” he said.

It paid off. Rohan finishes Ocean Lakes, the city’s mathematics and sciences academy, with 15 Advanced Placement classes and numerous magnet courses. He’s at the top of the class with a grade-point average approaching 5.0. As a well-rounded student, he also captained the tennis and debate teams.

In the community, Rohan has volunteered at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital and the public library, and served as a Camp Invention STEM counselor.

Rohan said an early speech impediment taught him the value of perseverance.

“I stuttered, and I couldn’t pronounce the letter ‘r,’” he said.

The issue didn’t warrant school therapy services, but he was anxious to overcome it.

“I would read aloud for hours to my aaji, or grandmother, from India when she visited us,” he said. “Eventually, my speech improved.”

Mastering problems through perseverance carried into high school, where he discovered that Ocean Lakes did not have a Model United Nations club. He decided to recruit members and a club sponsor, when most teachers were involved elsewhere.

“Mr. Ian Tobey came through; we had our first meeting in ninth grade, and now we’re sending delegations to conferences.”

As part of academy program requirements, Rohan shadowed doctors here and in the United Kingdom. In addition, he participated in research at Texas Tech University, which helped him select his future field of study.

“Initially, I wanted to study operations research at Princeton because I was interested in quantitative finance,” he said.

“But the biomedical program in chemical engineering at Texas was fascinating – researching better drug delivery methods to modify vaccines in order to target individual cells or organs – and I became convinced of its value.”

He plans to study chemical engineering as an undergraduate because “it more broadly prepares me to move across disciplines, and I’m interested in solving problems that help people.”

While acknowledging his stellar school performance, Principal Claire LeBlanc lauded Rohan’s devotion to duty, which she said “was exemplified in small actions: in learning his lessons, respecting his parents and teachers, helping his fellow students.”

What’s his advice to other students seeking a successful route in school?

“Study smart, develop relationships with your teachers, counselors and peers, and do the work,” he said.

$5,000 scholarship winner

– Cindy Butler Focke

$10,000 scholarship winner

– Irene Bowers

Frances Moore

Michael Schulte

Maury High School, Norfolk

Bayside High School, Virginia Beach

$5,000 Taste of India scholarship winner Frances Moore, the oldest of two children in a military family, lived in several places during her early childhood.

Germany, Texas and Japan were some of the family’s homes before they settled in Norfolk while she was in elementary school.

“I learned to adapt and make friends,” she said.

“I was always the new girl at the park who would go over to the other kids and say, ‘Hi, I’m Frances.’ ” Personable and passionate about impacting the world, Frances, 18, is gregarious yet grounded. She caps her high school years with a 4.83 gradepoint average that includes 12 Advanced Placement courses.

As an athlete, she’s participated in varsity swim and as the varsity lacrosse goalie throughout high school, serving as co-captain on both teams her senior year.

Her community service involves two years as a Norfolk Summer Leadership Camp counselor. In addition, Frances has played violin with Norfolk’s Strolling Silver Strings, a selective, five-school ensemble that performs a yearly average of 60 gigs in the area.

“The seniors slow the music at the end of every show, so we catch each other’s eye and start almost counting heartbeats,” she said. “I will miss that remarkable sense of connection.”

Maury’s orchestra director, Ryan Featherer, said Frances is a rare combination of leadership and warm personality.

Following her performance in a district orchestra assessment, Featherer said, “I’ve never seen a student take the lead like she did in my 20 years of teaching.”

School counselor Joelle Jeffreys describes her as having clear vision, ambition, drive and a passion to help others.

“She is one of the most phenomenal students I have ever encountered.”

Frances will attend Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh as a Science and Humanities Scholar and plans to major in chemistry and English.

She hopes to be a pharmaceutical researcher, “applying it to cures for illnesses and disease-related research.”

Her rare moments of relaxation are spent reading or swimming.

“The swimming mellows my mood,” she said, noting this applies to practice, not meets.

“I don’t matter in the regionals because I’m never a final seed, but in my last swim meet, I decided to go for a personal best,” she said. “I got it and won, which felt great.”

Describing herself as logical and organized, Frances believes her abilities do not separate so much as put her in a different lane. “When the meet is over, we’re all still in the same pool.”

She’s grateful to her family and Norfolk public school teachers, and is looking forward to new challenges at college.

Chances are almost certain that on her first day, she’ll stroll across the campus green, stick out her hand to another student, and say, “Hi, I’m Frances.”

– Irene Bowers

$5,000 scholarship winner

Michael Schulte’s passion for medicine and music developed from early life experiences.

The Bayside High School and Health Sciences Academy senior was born more than three months premature in Minnesota. He spent the first six months of his life in a neonatal intensive care unit.

An underdeveloped esophagus and various complications caused the hospitalization. For more than a year, he was fed through a feeding tube. He experienced numerous surgeries, followed by food therapy to learn how to eat.

“As a result, I’ll eat anything now,” he said jokingly.

Michael said his love for music began in the womb, as his parents listened to all types of tunes, including alternative. The self-taught musician said he tends to be drawn to indie and jazz. He plays piano, ukulele, drums and his favorite, the guitar.

Then there’s his fascination for art, most likely due to numerous museum visits with his parents, he said.

One of his favorite pieces is the 1943 oil painting “Nightlife,” by artist Archibald John Motley Jr., which hangs in the Chicago Art Institute. It depicts African Americans wearing vibrant colors and dancing in a jazz club. Even through their struggles, they exude happiness, Michael said.

His family moved to Hampton Roads in time for Michael to begin eighth grade. His medical history influenced the desire to attend the Health Sciences Academy, he said.

“It started out with the idea of giving back; all these doctors did these wonderful things.”

They made his quality of life much better than it could have been, he said.

Thinking about others facing medical issues has also been a big motivator.

Michael’s high school experience has paved his way for a future in medicine. Specialized courses he’s taken include comparative anatomy and physiology, medicinal chemistry, pathology and more. He’s ranked in the top five in a class of nearly 400 students, and is a member of the National and Medical honor societies.

He plans to attend the University of Virginia, double major in music and physics, and later become a pediatric anesthesiologist. That decision was made by process of elimination.

At first he thought about becoming a cardiac surgeon or neurosurgeon but was uncomfortable with the idea of performing surgery. Then, Michael attended a panel discussion on pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School and was inspired by the physicians there.

The 18-year-old is grateful to his team of doctors, as his medical struggles are now minimal. He wants to assist people through music, medicine or both. One day he hopes to start a charity to benefit those with birth defects.

“I want to meet people, get to know them, hear their side of the story and really, really help them,” he said.

– Cindy Butler Focke

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Chesapeake Atlantic Shores Christian School CHESAPEAKE

Hannah Grace Rew Senior. 2016 William & Mary Leadership Award; Spanish National Honor Society president; 2015 President’s Volunteer Service Award. Plans to attend Regent University for a career in psychological counseling.

Anna Boustany Senior. National Honor Society president; Spanish National Honor Society vice president; 2016 Virginia Girls State.

Plans to attend the College of William & Mary for a career in international relations.

Nicole Duenke Junior. National Honor Society; Spanish National Honor Society; CHKD junior volunteer.

Ella Gaughan Junior. Highest GPA in ninth and 10th grades; Christian Leadership Award in ninth and 10th grades; Student Body Government chaplain, three years.

Laena Gaughan Sophomore.

Highest GPA, ninth grade; National Honor Society; Student Body Government secretary.

Elijah Prakash Sophomore.

Highest GPA, ninth grade; Christian Leadership Award in ninth grade; National Honor Society.

Grassfield

Hickory

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Victoria Jackson Senior. AP Scholar with Honor; Anchor Club vice president; six honor societies, active member.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in civil engineering.

Katelyn Lobo Senior.

AP Human Geography Student of the Year; Girl Scout Bronze and Silver awards; National Honor Society and five others.

Plans to attend University of Pennsylvania but has not decided on a career.

Nicole Freeman Sophomore.

Superintendent’s Honor Roll, two years; varsity field hockey, all-conference second team, 2016; Dalia Tri-Hi-Y Christian Service Club, volunteer/ fundraising officer.

Elizabeth Keegan Sophomore.

STEM program; Mu Alpha Theta; MATE ROV competition, second place in 2016.

Kaylee Keegan Sophomore. STEM Academy; Families of Autistic Children in Tidewater and Autism Society volunteer; allfemale remote operated vehicle team.

Sydney Mazat Sophomore.

Working on Girl Scout Gold Award; certified scuba diver; varsity swimming, regional qualifier.

Kelsey Richardson Sophomore.

STEM Academy, engineering; varsity cross country, swimming and track; Mu Alpha Theta; Girl Scout Bronze and Silver awards.

Great Bridge High School Deep Creek High School

CHESAPEAKE

Parker Higgins

CHESAPEAKE

Senior. Eagle Scout; VHSL Quiz Bowl team captain; National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience guide. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in mechanical or electrical engineering.

Kayla Nguyen Senior. Marching band, drum major; Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and Russell Memorial Library volunteer; won a studio recording of a cover for my band and performed in a competition.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

Toomsin Chen Senior. Key Club president; more than 200 volunteer hours; first chair, second violins. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Derek Griffin Senior. Chamber orchestra president; Created and arranged music for the school orchestra; Chesapeake Regional Medical Hospital, Centerville Animal Hospital and Greenbrier YMCA volunteer.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in psychiatry.

Alexander Zummo Senior.

Eagle Scout; allstate violinist, 2016 and 2017; school Writing Society tutor.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in biomedical engineering.

Cameron Keeley-Parker Junior.

Superintendent’s Award; introduced James T. Roberts as Superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools; student-athlete of the year twice in middle school.

John Kothmann Junior. Boy Scouts Senior Patrol Leader; Model NATO delegate; Superintendent’s Award in middle school.

Stone Larson Junior. Top of class; varsity football; National Honor Society.

Margaret Winslow Junior. Class vice president; Student Council Association treasurer; Sentara Leigh Hospital junior volunteer.

Emily Cales Sophomore. Varsity tennis; Model United Nations Club; Science and Medical Academy.

Peyton Davis Sophomore. Virginia State Horse Show, champion and reserved champion; Chesapeake 4-H Horse and Pony Club, community service chair; 4-H state photography contest, reserved champion.

Anthony Micheli Sophomore.

Eagle Scout; helping elderly; volunteering with Boy Scouts and community service projects.

Warisha Saeed Sophomore. Model UN; field hockey team; National Junior Honor Society.

Grassfield High School CHESAPEAKE

Grace Breiner Senior. NASA Summer Academy, Virginia Earth Science Systems Scholar; Senior Regional Orchestra, principal flute; Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters volunteer. Has not decided on a college but plans a career surgical medicine.

Gretchen Bruening Senior. Virginia Governor’s Foreign Language Academy, French; National Honor Society treasurer; Chamber Orchestra concertmaster.

Plans to attend University of Notre Dame for a career in international economics.

Marshall Waggoner Senior. Varsity soccer captain; Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s Mentorship, engineering; Eagle Scout.

Plans to attend Cornell University for a career in engineering.

Kelly Boenisch Senior. Anchor Club president; Art History Student of the Year, 2016; Jefferson Book Award. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in engineering.

Elizabeth Honeycutt Senior.

Harvard Book Award; National Latin Exam, twotime national silver medalist; National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar. Plans to attend Brandeis University for a career in infectiousdisease medicine and global health.

Kevin Sauers Junior. Varsity tennis, assistant captain; Great Bridge Marching Wildcats; Chamber Orchestra.

Tyler Temme Junior. Eagle Scout; Superintendent’s Honor Roll; D.A.R.E. essay contest winner.

Emily Good Sophomore. Allstate cheerleader; two-time Chesapeake Scholar-Athlete; Girl Scout Bronze and Silver Awards.

Taelor Ryel Sophomore.

Marching band, first place in 2016 Grassfield Competition; swimming, top-four finish in 200 freestyle at Conference 17 championships; top-five finish in 1,000 meters at season’s first track meet.

Lakayla Taylor Sophomore.

Indoor track, Group 4A state qualifier; church volunteer; maintaining honor roll.

Jamie Williams Sophomore.

Two-time Chesapeake Middle School field hockey city champion; Superintendent’s Honor Roll; varsity lacrosse.

CHESAPEAKE

Nathaniel Barrington Junior. Boy Scouts, Life rank, Senior Patrol Leader, Order of the Arrow; Spanish Governor’s School nomination; DECA District Leadership Conference, first place in principles of personal finance.

Conner Clark

Mary Nicole Lyons Junior. Coastal VA Volleyball Club’s 18s national team, 2017 Chicago President’s Day Challenge champions; Grassfield’s Medal of Honor for Academy Recognition; Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders, delegate selection.

Senior. Presidential Leadership Scholarship at Christopher Newport University; AP Scholar; varsity baseball, VISAA state championship. Plans to attend Christopher Newport University for a career in sports management.

Rachel Olson Senior. Believer in Jesus Christ; cheerleading, region championship; Beta Club.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Caroline Davis Sophomore.

Governor’s STEM Academy, engineering student; varsity field hockey, starting defender; Youth Leadership Council at Great Bridge United Methodist Church.

Jessica Ferebee Junior. Beta Club, eight years; National Honor Society of High School Scholars; varsity cheerleading, four years.

Elijah Fox Junior. mission trip to Mexico at age 8; played in Digital Sense Pro-Am with PGA golfer Sangmoon Bae; accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at age 10.

Hannah Brown Sophomore.

Published author; Beta Club; straight A’s while playing soccer and cheerleading year-round.

Hickory High School CHESAPEAKE

Novalyn Miller Senior. Track and cross country captain; 10 all-state track and field honors; Dr. Woodley J. Koonce III Junior Female Academic Athlete Award. Plans to attend the College of William and Mary for a career in economics or finance.

Caden Messenger Junior. Pi bee champion, three years; cross country Sportsmanship Award; completed a half-marathon.

Ellie Smith Junior. Varsity swimming captain and MVP; numerous national honor societies; math tutor, 2015-17.

Jack Walker Senior. Early morning bible study (seminary), four years; active in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Life Scout. Plans to attend Brigham Young University for a career in chemical engineering.

Johnathan Foster Senior. Accepted to Virginia Tech; National Honor Society; District Band, 2016. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in psychology and music.

Matthew Gray Junior. Grade of A in AP European History; swimming state qualifier in 10th grade; teaching swimming to children ages 5 and 6.

Evan Miller Junior. Finishing all 272 pages of The Scarlet Letter; learning how to juggle; surviving ninth-grade English.

Veronica Teller Junior. More than 300 volunteer hours with local church; regional debate and scholastic bowl qualifier; Governor’s School for the Humanities at Radford University.

Camille Wilson Junior. Straight A’s, three years; marine biology program in Maine; national sportsmanship award nomination.

Noah Zhu Junior. Above a 4.0 GPA; playing ice hockey since second grade; playing piano and guitar.

Megan McCombs Sophomore.

VBODA District Band, first chair French horn; national gymnastics competition, second place; National Junior Honor Society.

Camille Mitchell Sophomore.

Above a 4.0 GPA; honor roll student; top of class.

Andrew Nixon Sophomore. Threetime indoor track conference champion; VHSL Academic Athlete Award; 2015 HMS Student of the Year.

Morgan Rader Sophomore. More than 100 volunteer hours; straight A’s from elementary to high school; The Dance Awards national competition, third place in Junior Best Performance in 2016.

Ashley Trotter Sophomore. Varsity soccer; varsity indoor track; class reporter.

Indian River High School CHESAPEAKE

Andrea Thompson Senior. Marching Braves drum major; National Honor Society president; Girls State delegate.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Kaylee Allen Senior. Denise Wall’s Dance Energy junior graduate; peer tutoring; AP Chemistry lab assistant.

Plans to attend Old Dominion University for a career in chemical engineering overseas.

Kiarash Azadbakht Senior. Marching Braves drum major; varsity tennis captain; Boys State mayor.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in law and politics.

Catherine Hall Senior. Varsity swimming, state qualifier; varsity cheerleading captain; Girls State delegate.

Plans to attend Christopher Newport University for a career in neuroscience.

Hannah Williams Senior. National Honor Society vice president; Model United Nations vice president; Alpha Omega Phi TriHi-Y. Plans to attend University of Virginia in international affairs.

Sean Benish Junior. Academic Challenge team; FBLA; Score of 5 on AP European History exam.

Ashley Galicia Junior. Varsity soccer, two years; AVID program member since seventh grade; National Honor Society.

David Ganderson Junior. Lead roles in Indian River spring plays, three years; Senior Regional Orchestra recognition; Key Club secretary.

Hallie Stewart Junior. Varsity swimming state qualifier, two years; swimming Sportsmanship Award; Girls State delegate, 2017.

Cassidy Whitehurst Junior. Alpha Omega Phi Tri-Hi-Y recording secretary; class council treasurer; JV field hockey captain.

Dominic De Angelis Sophomore.

JV soccer captain; perfect 600 on World History I SOL; Beach FC Soccer Club.

Connor Goodall Sophomore.

Neighborhood volunteer for the elderly; straight A’s in high school; Veterans Day poster project.

Robert Kirby Sophomore. Varsity basketball; honor roll; peer tutoring.

Bria Shepherd Sophomore. Varsity soccer; Feeding the Homeless volunteer; peer tutoring.

Mikeila Whitney Sophomore. varsity cross country; varsity swimming; Key Club.

Oscar F. Smith High School CHESAPEAKE

Nadia Zia

Gabrielle Fox Sophomore. Above 4.0 GPA; Bay Youth Orchestra, two years; singing and dancing in The Sound of Music; completing Shamrock 8K and Insanity workout program.

Sydnie Matkins Junior. Varsity softball, Group 6A state champion, 2015; Chesapeake Central Library volunteer, 2015 to present; Grassfield Planning Council, three years.

Emma Melvin Junior. Key Club official; American Council for International Studies student ambassador; volunteering with church, Dolphin Duos and Future Educators of America.

Leela Shah Senior. National Merit finalist; District Band, first chair flute and piccolo; National Spanish Honor Society president.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in pediatric surgery.

Alexander Mooney Junior.

National Honor Society; church volunteer; National Youth Leadership Forum nomination, medicine.

Greenbrier Christian Academy

Brendan Ackelson Senior.

Grassfield Community of Excellence Award, 2016; Grassfield Student-Athlete of the Year, 2016; AP Statistics Student of the Year, 2016. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in law and political science.

Danielle Barry Senior. Threetime state diving qualifier; all national honor societies available; Girl Scout Silver Award. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in surgical medicine.

Garrett Mass Junior. Chamber Orchestra; Tidewater Community College volunteer; two-time Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Team member.

Hunter Newland Senior. Varsity volleyball, allconference first team and allregion second team in 2015 and 2016; Superintendent’s scholar-athletes team, two years.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in chemical engineering.

Senior. School UNICEF co-founder; aerial silks dancer; IB Diploma candidate. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth University for a career in health and medicine.

Matthew Crittenden Senior. LeeJackson Educational Scholarship Competition, first place in region; Chesapeake Scholar Musician; IB Diploma Candidate. Has not decided on a college or a career.

Katelyn Bradley Junior.

International Baccalaureate program acceptance; drama assistant director, two years; all A’s since kindergarten.

Guian Cruz Junior. All-district band; varsity swimming, regional qualifier; IB diploma candidate.

Seth Evans Junior.

Superintendent’s Honor Roll since eighth grade; varsity soccer; ranked in top five of class in the IB program.

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StoneBridge School

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CHESAPEAKE

Youngkwang Lee Senior. 2016 taekwondo forms national semifinalist; Georgian Manor Art Impact Therapy Project co-founder; 2016 Korean Scientists and Engineers Association science competition, second place.

Plans to attend University of Pennsylvania for a career in cognitive science.

Reagan Martin Senior. Oak Grove United Methodist Church, chair of youth council, international missions and Sunday school; Academic Athlete Award; Virginia Governor’s Foreign Language Academy for Spanish. Plans to attend Vanderbilt University for a career in osteopathic medicine.

Amanda McRacken Senior.

Full scholarship to Virginia Commonwealth University; University of South Carolina Honors College acceptance; International Baccalaureate program, four years. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

Nicholas Waldrop Senior. Virginia Commonwealth University Presidential Scholarship; Governor’s School for Medicine and the Health Sciences, 2016; marching band section leader, two years.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in emergency medicine.

Mikayla Spencer

Pinay Jones Junior. Straight A’s; track & field invitational medals; nominated for summer Spanish foreign language academy at Washington and Lee University.

Senior. National Honor Society, high honor roll, four years; Noah Webster Scholar Award; dance, 13 years. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in kinesiology and physical therapy.

Austin Kim Junior. National Music for All Festival, Indianapolis; varsity tennis, volleyball; IB diploma student.

Dhara Patel Junior. IB Diploma candidate; Suffolk tennis tournament, first place; varsity cross country, first place overall.

Lauren Elliott Junior. Varsity volleyball, 2016 state championship; high honor roll, ten years; Noah Webster Scholar Award.

Abigail Balkus Sophomore. Cross country conference tournament winner, seventh at regionals, state qualifier for two years; straight A’s, four years; City Council’s Scholarly Athlete award.

Kingsley Thomason Sophomore.

2015 Dean’s Award for leadership, citizenship, and academic achievement; National Federation of Music Clubs, 15-point Gold Cup recipient in 2015; piano, Glover Scholarship Award 2013-15.

Alexandra Clements Sophomore.

Straight A’s, eight years; Girl Scout Silver Award; International Baccalaureate program.

Alexis Foster Sophomore.

Karate black belt; President’s Education Award; National BETA Club.

Julia Pan Sophomore. Class president; 32 volunteer hours at Central Library; Math National Honors Society, IB program.

Matthew Rudisill Senior. Varsity volleyball, state tournament; all-state team; U.Va.. Jefferson Scholarship nominee. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in industrial engineering.

Ranjodh Sandhu Senior. Varsity volleyball, state tournament; National Honor Society treasurer; AP Scholar with Distinction. Plans to attend Colorado School of Mines for a career in software

Western Branch High School

Level 2; AP Scholar with Distinction.

Benjamin Dutton Sophomore.

Play guitar; high academic honors; basketball.

Ryan Keverline Sophomore.

Hiking, Inca Trail; Junior National Honor Society president in middle school; surviving AP Chemistry in 10th grade.

Robert McRacken Sophomore.

Basketball, school’s first state tournament; baseball; good grades, five years.

William Oudekerk Sophomore.

Varsity cross country, state qualifier; A average, all years; 2016 Outstanding Orchestra Award at Worldstrides Festival in Washington, D.C. Taylor Rogers Sophomore.

Scholastic Bowl team; above 4.0 GPA; gymnastics state qualifier.

Theodore Steiner Sophomore.

Straight A’s, all years; MidAthletic Strings Camp, 2014 Most Outstanding Player; Scholastic Bowl state tournament, 2016.

CHESAPEAKE

Emily Parsons Senior. Virginia Tech engineering program acceptance; Carnegie Hall performance; varsity volleyball, conference championship. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in biomedical or biological systems engineering.

Angelina Rodriguez Sophomore.

Class vice president; National Guild Honors Piano recital and District Orchestra; Reflections fine arts competition, numerous places.

Brendan Tsou Sophomore. IB student; straight A’s; Math National Honor Society.

Jonathan Porter Senior. Varsity track state qualifier, 2015 and 2016; track captain; Fully Alive Club president. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in outdoor product development.

Margaret Ennen Senior. Butler University acceptance, $20,000 scholarship; Governor’s School dance department spring concert, lead role; dancing alongside Birmingham Royal Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Plans to attend Butler University for a career in ballet dancing.

development.

Catherine Maynigo Senior.

Orchestra, four years; accepted into top colleges; Model UN team president. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth University for a career in medicine.

Joseph Havens Jr. Junior. Class president; varsity volleyball, conference championship.

Scholastic Bowl conference championship.

Norfolk Booker T. Washington High School NORFOLK

Shianne Randolph Senior. Valedictorian; National Honor Society president; varsity softball, MVP. Plans to attend the College of William & Mary for a career in law.

Jessica Barbish Junior. Latin III national Latin exam, silver medal; A average; assistant dance teacher, four years and an assistant choir director, five years.

Katherine Cox Junior. National Honor Society; 1370 SAT score; varsity volleyball.

Hailey Duncan Junior. 4.0 GPA; National Honor Society; varsity volleyball.

Chaston Evancho Junior. 4.25 GPA; head marshal; varsity track and cross country, captain of nationally ranked teams.

Gloria Lin Junior. Summer Residential Governor’s School for Medicine and Health Sciences; Princeton Book Award; SAT 800’s in Math, English, Chemistry, Math

Antonette Campbell Senior.

National Honor Society; L.O.V.E. Ministries member at Faithway Baptist Church; varsity tennis.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in mechanical engineering.

Jayla Jenkins Junior. National Honor Society; creative director for the St. Jude Children’s Fashion Show; church teen leader.

Rhiannon Smith Senior. National Honor Society; Journalism Club president; more than 10,000 hours with the Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club.

Plans to attend Old Dominion University for a career in criminal justice.

Emilin Arellano Sophomore.

Honor roll; Honors/AP Courses; Scholastic Achievement Team.

Shiloh Ortiz Junior. 3.75 GPA; AP language student; President’s Award for Education.

Ana Erica Tupaz Junior. National Honor Society; National Art Honor Society; National Spanish Honor Society.

Nicole Evans Sophomore. Oneact play competition, first place; intern with material sciences department at Norfolk State University; Foreign Language Club vice president.

Armani Jack Sophomore. High GPA; Access SOAR Program selection; varsity softball.

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Maury High School

Norfolk Collegiate School

NORFOLK

NORFOLK

NORFOLK

Shandon Amos Senior.

Designed and built 3-D printed motor shrouds; NASA Langley internship; hiphop dance team captain, four years. Plans to attend University of Maryland for a career in biochemistry and bioengineering.

Maria Cetrone Senior. National Honor Society president; Model NATO; CHKD child life volunteer.

Plans to attend the College of William & Mary for a career in medicine and public health.

Natasha Chambers Senior.

More than 200 volunteer hours; avid volunteer at Virginia Beach Public Library; student designer and decorator for GHS media center. Plans to attend the College of William & Mary for a career in psychology.

Chloe Chiles Senior. Varsity soccer MVP; soccer, Olympic Development Program Region 1 team; co-founder of Pink Club, for breast cancer awareness.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Michael Cribb Senior. Varsity baseball; Young Life summer leader; Latin Honor Society.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in law.

Emma Neukrug

Frances Moore

Thomas Batzel

Senior. Model UN Head Delegate; Granby Chamber Orchestra and Vivace, principal cellist; Spanish National Honor Society. Has not decided on a college or a career.

Senior. Valedictorian; lacrosse, HRLAX All-Conference Team, First Strand Goalie in 2016; AP Scholar with Distinction and 2017 National Merit Scholar Commended Student. Plans to attend Carnegie Mellon University and become a pharmaceutical researcher.

Senior. Conservation research with Operation Wallacea in Bali, Indonesia; Dartmouth College Book Award; Spanish Club president. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in engineering.

Neal Azar Junior. Varsity wrestling captain, state qualifier; varsity football, all-conference left tackle; Eagle Scout and Life Scout.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER William Cook Senior. Varsity volleyball state tournament, three years and state finalist in 2015; volleyball and lacrosse captain; climbing rank to fifth in class. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in orthopedic surgery.

Lily Berz Junior. Senior Regional Orchestra; all-conference field hockey, 2016; field hockey, Granby Comet Award.

Ayden Cohn Junior. Princeton Book Award; varsity tennis, AllMonitor-Merrimac Conference second team; founder and leader of G Squared Mentorship program with Granby Elementary School.

Irene Cox Junior. Varsity crew; Senior Regional Orchestra; National and Spanish National Honor Societies.

Ryan Cooke Senior. 2017 National Merit Scholar Commended Student; Scholastic Bowl team captain; varsity lacrosse, team captain; varsity volleyball, state semifinals.

Plans to attend University of Alabama for a career in vascular medicine.

Kieran McMahon Junior. 2016 Virginia Scholastic Rowing state championship; teach religious education at Sacred Heart; Color Granby founder.

Georgia White Junior. Three mission trips with Appalachian Service Project; 99th percentile for PSAT; varsity soccer and cross country, club soccer.

Lindsay Grose Sophomore. Allstate band audition qualifier; Princeton Book Award nomination; varsity tennis, third seed.

Jorge Ilagan Senior.

Salutatorian; National Honor Society president; Congressional nomination from U.S. Representative Bobby Scott.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in dentistry.

Elise Kingry Sophomore. District band; Spanish National Honor Society; Score of 5 on AP Government exam.

Edward Noe Sophomore. Building a computer; running a blog, babyonadiet.com; Model UN Best Delegate award.

Chelsea Rodi Sophomore.

Rowing state championship; National Junior Honor Society; competitive gymnastics.

Alexa Vanderploeg Senior.

President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2016; AP Scholar with Distinction, 2016; National Honor Society president.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in an orthopedic surgery.

Alexandra Seemar Sophomore.

Crew, Women’s Novice Eight state champion; Bay Youth Orchestra; NPS Strolling Strings.

Campbell White Sophomore. Crew state champion; National Junior Honor Society; Presidential Award, academics.

Elise Avila Junior. ForKids volunteer, helped organize the Colley Branch Library; VFW’s Patriot’s Pen Youth Essay Contest, first place in region; Medical Health Specialties Program; crew captain.

Andrew Califano Junior. Straight A’s throughout high school; varsity baseball, three-year starter; volunteering, mission trips.

Kristin Johnson Junior. 4.0 GPA; mentoring and volunteering with children; swimming at Junior Nationals.

Margaret West Junior.

Operation Smile Club president; academic achievement awards for AP French, AP Chemistry, Honors Math Analysis, Honors Trigonometry; AP Scholar with Honor, 2016; varsity lacrosse.

Maria Luzaran Sophomore.

Model UN conference; Spanish Honor Society; Medical Adventures program.

Lisle Riley Sophomore. Ranked in top 5 of class; straight A’s since elementary school; varsity soccer starter, two years.

Oliver Siegfried Sophomore.

Near-perfect PSAT score; swimming and tennis regional qualifier, 2016; Regional Orchestra concertmaster, eighth and ninth grades.

NORFOLK

Ryan Fulmer

NORFOLK

Reece Reyes Senior. Valedictorian; National Honor Society; National Art Honor Society vice president. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in architecture.

Iman Akers Senior.

Salutatorian; A honor roll; National Honor Society. Plans to attend Tidewater Community College for a career in physical therapy.

Courtney Fullilove Senior.

United States Air Force Academy appointment; National Honor Society president; track and cross country, two school records.

Plans to attend United States Air Force Academy for a career in medicine.

Noah Reyes Senior. National Honor Society secretary; National Art Honor Society; ranked fourth in class. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in sports medicine.

Arieana Simmons Senior. Obama Award; honor roll; ranked in top 10 of class. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth University for a career as an English professor.

SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST Hallie Griffiths Senior. Cum Laude Society; Yale Book Award for Intellectual Promise; Norfolk Model NATO, student ambassador to the U.S. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in biochemistry or international relations.

Brandon Fisher Junior. 3.76 GPA; community and volunteer work; 3-mile charity run.

Dywanique Ford Junior. Student Council Association secretary; National Honor Society acceptance; identified as gifted.

Angellee Hayes Junior. National Honor Society vice president; Youth Ambassadors vice president; ranked top five of class.

Ceyzar Peck Junior. Honor roll, five years; creative writing; Christmas Carol drama play.

Ryan Rubio Junior. Straight A’s; Presidential Award; sound board player at church.

MaeganMarie Digman Sophomore.

National Honor Society; Gifted Program; Reflections, first and second place.

Erica Jones Sophomore. Speaking another language; softball team role model; cheerleading.

Kayla Williams Sophomore.

National Honor Society; National Honor Art Society; JV cheerleading captain.

Mila Colizza Junior. International Relations Fellow; Girl Up Club, two years; piano, 12 years.

Jack Kilduff Junior. Honor Council; sailing, All-TCIS; Norfolk Academy Medical Scholar.

James Hood Sophomore. Soccer, swimming, crew; volunteer in Haiti with Global Health Fellows and First Lutheran Church; Science Award, ninth grade.

Brammy Rajakumar Sophomore.

Fine Arts Department Award, ninth grade; Lower School Scholastic Award; Norfolk Academy International Relations Newsletter, founder and editor-in-chief.

Norfolk Christian Schools NORFOLK

Max Golovsky Sophomore.

Carolton Oaks Society student ambassador; Midnight Status computer development company intern, taught game development at Pixelfest; high honor roll.

NORFOLK

Alyssa Selhorst Senior. Top of class; 4.68 GPA; National Honor Society secretary.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Helen Dekker Senior. Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics volunteer; National Merit Commended Scholar; Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholar. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in biomedical engineering or computer science.

Yair Gomez-Ortiz Junior. Top of class; Straight A’s with five AP classes; Princeton University LEDA Program semifinalist.

Guia Clarisse Garcia Senior.

National Honor Society president; ranked in top five of class; 4.4 GPA. Plans to attend George Mason University for a career in accounting and medicine.

Jenna Woyner Junior. Varsity field hockey and soccer; Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering at Norview High School; LEAD Hampton Roads eXcel summer youth leadership program.

Cody Luong Senior. Score of 5 on the AP Calculus BC and AP Computer Science exams; more than 200 volunteer hours; completed all requirements for Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in computer engineering.

Marciana Castillo Sophomore.

Connect Hampton Roads Essay Contest winner; only sophomore on A honor roll for first semester; JV field hockey captain.

Zachery Morris Senior.

4.53 GPA and multiple Most Outstanding Student Awards; Spanish Honor Society president; Model United Nations, more than 200 volunteer hours.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in chemical engineering.

Zachary Hunsucker Junior. AP Physics 1 Student of the Year; Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholar; 4.25 GPA. Arturo Mendoza Junior.

State forensics Humorous Interpretation, fourth place; forensics and tennis, MVP; organizing Leadership Camp for middle school students.

Alexis Warren Junior. 4.30 GPA; FIRST Robotics Team; Leadership Center for the Sciences and Engineering at Norview High School.

Timothy Blake Sophomore.

Perfect score of 600 on Algebra 2 SOL; ranked fourth in class; varsity volleyball, upcoming captain.

Bernard Dinh Sophomore. Ranked second in class; top-level Chamber Orchestra, violin; perfect math SOL scores, four years.

Mildren Santana Sophomore.

Middle school salutatorian; Student Council treasurer; Passed Pre-Engineering/ Engineering Technology NOCTI Certification Exam, ninth grade.

Chase Wallace Sophomore. Honor roll, seven years; self-taught in computer science; typing, 100 words per minute.

Lauren Mekkes Senior. University of Virginia Jefferson Book Award; Honor Council vice president; TEAM Missions intern at Rancho El Camino in La Paz, Mexico. Plans to attend Liberty University for a career in psychology.

Maddi Nance Sophomore. U.S. Naval Academy acceptance; committed to play Division I volleyball for the USNA; club volleyball, 17 Blue team.

Relena Turner Sophomore.

National Honor Society; academic challenge team captain; IORG Norfolk Assembly, Past Worthy Advisor.

Senior. Soccer, Virginia Prep League first team; led implementation of Cookstove Project in Haiti; National Merit Commended Scholar. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

Ellie Maus Junior. National Honor Society secretary; the Honor Council; TCIS Sailor of the Year.

Norview High School

Kayla Delpino Sophomore.

Straight A’s, all years. SCA, National Elementary Honor Society, and National Junior Honor Society president; evangelistic mission trip to Malawi in Africa.

Franchesca Johnson Sophomore. Straight A’s, all years; Presidential Award; Junior National Honor Society president, class vice president, and Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast Troop No. 511 secretary, six years.

Hunter Flora Junior. National Honor Society; Citizen Scholar Award, Brian Slattery McCann Memorial Scholarship Award; varsity baseball captain.

Jordan Laster Sophomore.

National Junior Honor Society president; Harvard Pre-College Program acceptance; more than 100 volunteer hours, focusing on food distribution to the homeless.

Nicole Nguyen Junior. Cross country regional qualifier; Girl Scout troop volunteer; placed in a book review contest.

Norfolk Academy Lake Taylor High School

Cameron Brown Senior. National Honor Society president; soccer, 2016 TCIS Player of the Year; Washington and Lee Book Award.

Plans to attend Brown University for a career in physical therapy.

Faith Gilbert Senior. Highest honors, four years; Future Business Leaders of America’s Regional Impromptu Speaking Category, first place; children’s tutor with National Institute for Learning Development and Park Place Elementary School. Plans to attend Wheaton College for a career in psychology.

Caroline Marshall Junior.

National Honor Society; Honor Council; volunteered in Nicaragua for past two summers.

Portsmouth Churchland High School PORTSMOUTH

Lillyann Burnham Senior. Top of class; Student 2 Student Organization founder; varsity soccer captain. Plans to attend University of Richmond for a career in pediatric surgery.

Alissa Sherrill Junior. National Honor Society; NCS Sports Club counselor; church nursery volunteer.

Christopher Frantz Sophomore.

High honor roll, two years; Student Council; CHKD Volunteer Group.

Joshua Laderer Sophomore.

Tri-M Music Honor Society, National Association for Music; Honor Council; church worship band.

Daryn Damelio Senior. National Honor Society; Varsity soccer captain; Virginia Wesleyan College soccer team in the fall. Plans to attend Virginia Wesleyan College for a career in mathematics.

Haley French Junior. PAWS copresident; National Honor Society; National English Honor Society.

Victoria Hill Junior. 2016 Summer Residential Governor’s School; National Honor Society; National Art Honor Society.

Isaac Morrison Junior. Volleyball, second-team all-region; National English Honor Society; National Honor Society.

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Portsmouth Christian School

CONTINUED Hayley Lawrence Senior. 2016 Summer Residential Governor’s School; ranked second in class; will graduate with over 30 college credits. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in environmental engineering.

Stephanie Morton Senior. Firstgeneration college student; identified passion for math; fourth in class.

Plans to attend Duke University for a career in applied mathematics.

Madeline Wynne Junior.

National Honor Society; National English Honor Society; Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Zahria Martin Sophomore.

Top of class; National Honor Society; multiple perfect SOL scores.

Donte’ Thompson Sophomore.

Governor’s School for the Arts; National Honor Society; Straight A’s, all years.

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PORTSMOUTH

Rachel Swinson Senior. Drama Club co-president; National Honor Society; Center for Excellence, International Studies. Plans to attend Longwood University for a career in kindergarten education.

Kayla McLeod Senior. National Honor Society reporter; 16 dual-enrollment credits, English, history and biology; Teen Challenge and Union Mission community outreach.

Plans to attend Liberty University for a career in education.

Erin Childress Sophomore.

National Honor Society; senior regional orchestra; Tri-M Music Honor Society president.

Sahdiah Cox Sophomore. Band, first flute; skipped 4th grade; Scholastic Bowl MVP, 2015-16.

Woodrow Wilson

Hailey Eaves Senior. William & Mary Leadership Award, 2016; Student Body vice president, two years; Portsmouth Sports Club Scholarship, 2017.

Has not decided on a college or a career.

Lana Lewter Junior. National Honor Society vice president; Brazil Missions Team; church Children’s Ministry volunteer.

Rylee Stoneman Junior. National Honor Society; Brazil Missions Team; varsity volleyball manager.

Cydney Battle Sophomore. Top of class; all-A’s Principal’s Honor Roll, two years; varsity softball, three years.

King’s Fork High School SUFFOLK

Nadim Barakat Senior. Varsity soccer captain; AP Scholar; Jefferson Book Award from the University of Virginia.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

PORTSMOUTH

Langston Forbes-Jackson Senior. Top 5 percent of class; FIRST Robotics tournament state champion, 2016; VEX Robotics Winter Regional champion. Plans to attend Harvard for a career in molecular biology.

Markeil Blow Senior.

NJROTC Honor Cadet; Varsity volleyball MVP, Rookie of the Year.

Plans to attend George Washington University for a career in information technology.

Daria Ellis Senior. National Honor Society, AGAPE Chapter; National English Honor Society, Toni Morrison Chapter secretary; Student Council Association chair.

Plans to attend Temple University for a career as a professor of African American literature.

Chyna Wyche Senior. Full scholarship to Virginia State University; top 5 percent of class; 4.0 GPA. Plans to attend Virginia State University for a career in dentistry.

Woodrow Wilson High School PORTSMOUTH

Emma Sharrett Senior. Varsity swimming, 2015 state qualifier; Latin Club president; William & Mary Leadership Award. Plans to attend Brandeis University for a career in civil rights law.

Kiara Chambers Junior. Top 1 percent of class; 4-H Summer Camp counselor; class president.

Tiara Chambers Junior. Varsity basketball, All-Conference 27 first team; A, B honor roll, three years; 4.0 GPA. Derricka Jones Junior. Was offered full scholarship to University of Richmond at age 12; National Honor Society; straight A’s, all years.

Maquaryla Murray Junior. 4.2 GPA; ranked second in class; National Honor Society, AGAPE Chapter.

Boudnoma Convolbo Sophomore. Fluent in French, English and Moore; top 5 percent of class; 3.0+ Club, two years.

Aliyah Fitzgerald Sophomore.

Top 10 percent class; high GPA; honor roll.

Calayjia Hamlin Sophomore.

National Honor Society; top of class; on track to receive associate degree at TCC in general studies.

Tianna Moore Sophomore. 3.8 GPA; ranked third in class; marching band.

Nathan Griffith Senior. Bible study group founder; summa cum laude; West Hampton Baptist Church, Young Adult Leader. Plans to attend George Mason University for a career as an Army combat medic or firefighter.

Aliyah McFall Senior. Center for Excellence, International Studies; Port Towne Magic; summa cum laude. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in astronomy.

Joseph Zakowski Sophomore.

Varsity baseball; Math Bowl champion; Center for Excellence, International Studies.

Suffolk

Ariel Gunzelman Sophomore.

Band, first chair clarinet; Highest GPA Award, Earth Science and World History; church volunteer.

I.C. Norcom High School

Kiella Jackson Sophomore.

Technological Student Association; Math and Scholastic Bowls; elementary school valedictorian.

Riggs De Leon Junior. National Honor Society; spelling bee regional finalist; middle school valedictorian.

Tracy Nkamanyang Junior.

National Honor Society; National Society for High School Scholars; tennis.

Walker Robey Junior. National Honor Society; National Society of High School Scholars; summa cum laude.

Quinniece Wilson Junior. Center for Excellence, International Studies; Biology Club; anime blog writer.

Tricia Camaya Sophomore.

Presidential Award; Center for Excellence, International Studies; CHROME Club competition.

Amia Gatling Sophomore.

National Honor Society; CHROME Club; Center for Excellence, International Studies.

Rikia Freeman Senior. Governor’s School for Engineering; Ron Brown Scholar; Technology Student Association state finalist.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in aerospace engineering.

Jonette-Nicole Saniano Senior. IB Cancer Free team captain for Relay for Life, committee member since 2015; more than 100 volunteer hours at VA Medical Center; A/B honor roll while in IB Program, National Honor Society, and Key Club.

Plans to attend Old Dominion University but has not decided on a career.

Alana Tillery Senior. Girls State; AP Scholar with Distinction; highest GPA in IB Mathematics 11.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career neuroengineering.

LaDariah Boone Junior. Class of 2017 Disney Dreamers Academy sponsored by Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine; Princeton Book Award, 2017; Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters volunteer, two years.

Ella Bronaugh Junior. Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest, first place; score of 32 on ACT; hired as gymnastics coach.

Yvette Gamor Junior. Ranked in top five of class; Drama Club treasurer; Red Cross blood drive volunteer.

Nakia Phillip Junior. 4-H Teen Council Club executive assistant, two years, Red Cross Club executive assistant; International Baccalaureate Student Advisory Board.

Amanda Chen Sophomore.

Academic varsity letter, ninth grade; 4.2 GPA; straight A’s since elementary school.

Sydney Claudio Sophomore.

Academic varsity letter, ninth grade; top of Junior Air Force ROTC class; promoted to the varsity field hockey in first year.

Jordan Fransee Sophomore.

Varsity volleyball and soccer starter, ninth grade; academic varsity letter, ninth grade; active in youth group at Wilroy Baptist Church, regularly attend mission trips to Bland, W.Va. Veda Goss Sophomore. Academic varsity letter, ninth grade; Junior Air Force ROTC, Cadet of the Second Quarter; promoted to varsity field hockey in first year.

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Lakeland High School SUFFOLK

Myra Bailey

Suffolk Christian Academy

Cape Henry Collegiate School

SUFFOLK

VIRGINIA BEACH

Jacquelyn Grace Fowler

Senior. National Honor Society president; Scholastic Bowl team president; 2015 ambassador to the Virginia HOBY Leadership Seminar at James Madison University.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in chemical engineering.

Tenisha Alston Senior. National Honor Society vice president; Woodmen of the World American History Award; William & Mary Book Scholars Award. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in language.

Kayla Bonelli Senior. Honor roll, four years; Academic Achievement Awards; accepted to my dream college.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in animal science.

Brianna Ramos Senior. 4.19 GPA; part-time job and sports; accepted into all colleges applied to.

Plans to attend James Madison University for a career in intelligence analysis.

Brandi Barton Junior. National Beta Club treasurer; class vice president; mission trips.

Kaitlyn Brittingham Sophomore.

Class president; National Beta Club secretary; Solomon Award for highest GPA in class.

Aliyyah Copeland Junior. Helped found CAVS CARE community service club, serve as vice president; 2017 National Student Leadership Conference; PTSA president.

Kilah Manley Junior. One of Jehovah’s Witnesses; 4.1 GPA; sharing a positive message in the community.

Sydney Beale Sophomore. 4.0 GPA, ninth grade; field hockey, allconference first team and allregion second team.

Virginia Beach Vila Valentin

Arianna Fisher Sophomore. A honor roll throughout middle and high school; CAVS CARE community service club; A average in Biomed Sciences program.

Senior. HOSA Virginia State parliamentarian; National Honor Society president; valedictorian.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in music or pathology.

Brandon Lassiter Sophomore. A/B honor roll throughout middle and high schools; Drama Club; all honors courses.

Hira Azher Senior. 4.36 GPA, third in class; HOSA chapter president and state historian; volunteering over 80 hours in Punjab, Pakistan in 2016. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in pediatric medicine.

Trinity McRae Sophomore. A Honor Roll throughout middle and high schools; JV volleyball, varsity tennis; A average in PLTW Biomed program.

Damian Martinez Pineda Senior.

Medical Honor Society officer; Salutatorian candidate; Princeton Book Award nomination.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career neurosurgery.

Savannah Miller

Mackenzie Roach Senior.

Salutatorian; Girls State representative; varsity field hockey captain.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in chemical engineering.

Sydney Spruill Senior. Hampton Yacht Club Junior Race Team; sailing, 2014 and 2015 Clyde Winters Trophy; organized Beta Buddies for new members.

Plans to attend Old Dominion University for a career in engineering.

Senior. Valedictorian; Girls State representative; National Rural Letter Carriers Association Juniors national second vice president.

Plans to attend Cornell University for a career in writing.

Brandon Eley Junior. Assistant drum major, two years; annual summer mission trips; Project Lead The Way Engineering Program, top 11th-grader.

Julia Miles Senior.

Maintained B grade or higher; Artwork displayed at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art; taught young girls about selflove at the 2016 Beach Girls Rock! event. Plans to attend George Mason University for a career in pediatric or forensic psychology.

Janelle Mabrey Junior. Alpha Kappa Alpha STEM program; plays clarinet; Project Lead The Way Engineering Program.

Harrison Storms Junior. Boy Scouts of America Life Scout; Peanut City Cloggers national performer; FIRST Robotics Team.

Joshua Thompson Junior. Varsity swim; varsity volleyball, soccer; Project Lead The Way Engineering Program.

Kayla Bissette Sophomore. NRHS Academic Team; FIRST Robotics Team; Project Lead the Way Engineering Program.

Jacquelyn Hendricks Sophomore.

Girls Scout Gold Award; field hockey; Project Lead The Way Engineering Program.

Mackenzie West Sophomore.

Peanut City Clogger national performer; NRHS Anchor Club president-elect; Project Lead The Way Engineering Program.

Aaron Whear Sophomore. Football team; wrestling team; Project Lead The Way Engineering Program.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Michael Schulte Senior. Honor roll, all years; National Honor Society and Medical Honor Society; top 10 percent of class. Plans to attend University of Virginia to pursue a career in pediatric anesthesiology.

Aysha Aslam Junior. Medical Honor Society inductee; honor roll; volunteering at Sentara emergency room.

Cathryn Bowling Junior. Medical Honor Society; concert band, all-district principal player; second nomination for Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Recognition Program.

Sharanya Deshmukh Junior.

HOSA state finalist, two straight years; Glover scholarship for excellence in piano; HOSA vice president and National Honor Society.

Jake Wilson Junior. Varsity baseball, two-time allconference; three-time baseball team captain; 4.2 GPA. Reagan Reeves Junior. Varsity girls soccer, second-team allconference; varsity cross country state qualifier; HOSA national qualifier.

Amy Amoah Sophomore.

Princeton Book Award nominee; National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award for Excellence selection; Virginia HOSA 2016 state finalist for researched persuasive speaking and writing.

David Dinh Sophomore.

Principal’s list, ninth grade; Soccer, volleyball and indoor track; YMCA Summer Camp team leader, counselor.

Abigail Hayes Sophomore. Above 4.0 GPA; varsity and travel soccer, starting goalkeeper; over 70 hours volunteering with school athletic trainers.

Ethan Lee Sophomore. Class president, two years. HOSA state finalist in CPR/First Aid; swim team with a 4.0 GPA. Adriana Rice Sophomore. More than 700 volunteer hours; Health Sciences Academy enrollee with a 4.0 GPA; volunteer and foster, Virginia Beach Animal Care & Adoption Center and Nirvana Ridge Ferret Rescue.

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Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Senior. Valedictorian and AP Scholar with Distinction; National Merit Finalist; C-Tech2 residential engineering camp at Virginia Tech. Plans to attend Vanderbilt University for a career in biomedical engineering.

SUFFOLK

Allison Gottlieb Senior. William & Mary South of James Alumni Book Award; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute medalist; tennis, all-state first team for singles and doubles.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in broadcast meteorology.

Kaila Pfrang Senior. Spectrum Literary Magazine editorin-chief; varsity sailing captain; N-SA Student Board co-founder.

Plans to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a career in chemical or aerospace engineering.

Upasana Barot Junior. High honor roll, three years; Connecting with Kids Club president; class secretary, three years.

Owen Firnstahl Junior. Honor Council; class president; varsity tennis MVP. Tessa Lanzafame Sophomore.

Suffolk Art League volunteer; high honor roll, two years; People Against Trafficking Humans club.

Archana Venkatesan Sophomore.

Bags for Benefits Program founder (collected over 250 backpacks for local shelter children); Operation Smile’s Regional Leadership Council; Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards, one Gold Key and two Silver Keys.

Jake Leporte Senior.

Salutatorian and AP Scholar with Distinction; in National Ocean Sciences Blue Crab Bowl regional championship, two years; professional voice and video actor, four years.

Plans to attend University of Notre Dame for a career in electrical engineering.

Autumn Aragones-Knight Junior.

Catholic Diocese of Richmond Volunteer Service Award; Haiti Club, three years; Catholic Heart Work Camp, repaired houses in Lee County.

Kristen Ocampo Sophomore.

Principal’s List; cross country, indoor and outdoor track; Sentara Princess Anne Hospital volunteer.

Rex Serpe Junior. Princeton Book Award 2016-17; Socrates Award 2015-16; cross country captain, two years.

Fiona Clunan Sophomore. Laila Serpe Scholarship; varsity tennis, second-team all-state; Maureen O’Donnell Award for National Latin Exam.

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SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST Riley Clifford Senior. Operation Smile Mission trip to China; baseball, all-state and All-Tidewater; Clifford’s Hardwood Table Co., founder and CEO. After a gap year in Latin America, plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine or business.

Brooke Habit Senior. Virginia Governor’s French Language Academy graduate; article published in “Women in Foreign Policy” national blog; varsity cheer captain. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in foreign affairs.

Jack Jacobs Senior. Two crosscountry trips, including visiting 34 national parks; AP Scholar, including scoring a 5 on six AP exams; Virginia Beach Rotary Club E.E. Brickell Scholar. Plans to attend Dartmouth College for a career in environmental law or foreign policy.

Saiaana Sahadeo Senior. Book published: “102 Flags of the World;” Smith College Book Award; Scholastic Bowl, state qualifier. Plans to attend College of William & Mary for a career in law.

Senior. Two-time state debate champion; FBI Student Leadership Internship; two-time Legal Studies Student of the Year. Plans to attend the College of William & Mary for a career in law.

Josephine Barrios-Cristales Junior.

Academic Excellence LMS; Principal’s List FCHS; all-city orchestra.

Joseph Fontana Junior. Varsity swimming and soccer; travel soccer, Beach FC; Math, Spanish, and National Honor societies.

Emma Jacobs Junior. National Honor Society; debate team; Daughters of the American Revolution Outstanding Student of American History.

Kimberly Jones Junior. Field hockey, all-state and state championship, NFHCA National Academic Squad; National Honor Society, Rho Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta, English; Spanish; Girl Scouts, 12 years and President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award.

Abigail Wagner Junior. Operation Smile medical mission to Paraguay; Regional Leadership Council for Operation Smile; Soccer, second-team allconference.

Brianna Arluk Sophomore. Junior Peace Corps Education in Belize; Music and Motion Dance Co., senior principal dancer; Simcha BBG of the B’nai Brith Youth Organization, secretary.

Evelyn Murray Sophomore. Max Field Hockey Top 50, Class of 2019; Volunteer Service Award; captain of a city championship athletic team.

Andrea Pember Sophomore. 2016 Elementary SCA Leadership Workshop; class treasurer and SCA executive board; Virginia Beach SPCA, junior volunteer.

Charles Tamayo Sophomore.

Score of 5 on AP Human Geography Exam; debate team; head teen helper at church’s Bible School.

Cason Wilburn Sophomore. State swimming record-holder; AllAmerican Swimmer in 50 and 100 freestyle; top state swimming recruit in Class of 2019.

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Elise Fisher Junior. Science, Math, Latin and National honor societies; Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters summer volunteer; varsity soccer.

Molly Carson Sophomore.

Sullivan Scholar; JV and varsity field hockey, co-captain; Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team at St. Pius X Church.

Catherine Bingham Junior.

National Honor Society vice president; IB Community Service Award; CHC Writing Center founder.

James Tyler Sophomore.

Laila Serpe Distinguished Scholarship; seven classes with a 4.41 GPA; leading 9th grader and top 10 overall at the 2015 Christopher Newport Regional High School Mathematics Contest.

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Jacob Bordeaux Senior. Varsity volleyball captain; Virginia Living Museum volunteer; organized Beta Club fundraiser.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in wildlife biology.

Madison Old Senior.

Laila Serpe Scholarship; Cum Laude Society; Karl Tewes Award.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in surgical medicine.

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Senior. Cum Laude Society; Leadership - Upper School vice president, 12th grade and gradelevel vice president in ninth, 10th and 11th grade; mentoring freshmen and tutoring. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in engineering and business.

Senior. Valedictorian; National Beta Club president; yearbook editor. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in business.

Tatiyahna Blakely Junior. Student Council Association president; Upward Bound program; RPM Dance competition company.

Maya Feldt Junior. Academic Award, sixth to 11th grades; BASF Science Academy nomination; Envision National Youth Leadership ambassador.

Noah Joyce

Senior. Co-authored article for Green Schools National Network; Virginia Beach Horse Show Association Childrens/Jr. Equitation Champion; Science National Honor Society vice president. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in environmental science.

Gabriella Barham Senior. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility internship; Chemistry Olympiad national finalist; Mu Alpha Theta (National Mathematics Honor Society) vice president.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in chemical engineering.

Kaitlyn Ashcraft Junior. Class president; undefeated in first year of tennis; basketball sportsmanship award, three years.

Madelyn Baldwin Junior. Danced in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; Kellam Drama Thespian Troupe No. 2326, secretary; National English Honor Society treasurer.

Madison Boone Junior. NASA Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholar; Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s School for French; FTC Robotics, first place in qualifying, competing in states; Virginia State Cyber Security Challenge.

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Floyd E. Kellam CONTINUED Michael Ferguson Senior.

Boys State, 2016; Virginia Beach Optimist Club award for Outstanding Senior; Science National Honor Society president.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in computer science and quantum information.

SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST

Grace Jeffrey Senior. National Merit finalist; NatureBridge Alcoa Scholar; Virginia Voices of Youth mission trip. Plans to attend Duke University for a career in environmental health and global development engineering.

Catherine Scalzi Senior.

Brickell Scholar; Governor’s School for the Arts Student of the Year, 2015; founder of Reach Out Crew, a local volunteer group.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in aerospace engineering.

Conor Stepnowski Senior. AP Scholar with Distinction.

NHS secretary; lead in Kellam’s 2016-17 musical “Seussical” and individual event finalist for International Thespian Conference. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in musical theatre or health science.

Connor Brophy Junior. Eagle Scout; Above 4.0 GPA; AP Scholar.

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Kylie Snider Junior. AP Scholar with Honor; City of Virginia Beach lifeguard; state diving semifinalist, 2016.

Kristiana Boehmer Sophomore.

Science National Honor Society admission; fixture on Principal’s List; finalist for Governor’s School for the Visual Arts summer program.

William Butler Sophomore. Playing guitar, piano, ukulele and drums; balance extracurriculars, sports and academics; on championship football team at Princess Anne Middle School, 2014.

Amanda Glatt Sophomore.

Making Super Seniors, a FAME All Stars Level 5 World’s team; taking an AP class in ninth grade and geometry in summer school after moving; sideline cheer, competition cheer, diving, Knights for Veterans, Sophomore Senate and Operation Smile.

Igor Kiyanitsyn Sophomore. Boy Scouts, four years, leadership position; moved from Russia five years ago with no knowledge of English and now takes Honors English 10; 4.04 GPA, AP classes and attending the Advanced Technology Center.

Sarah Toone Sophomore. Straight A’s while attending seven schools in two states and on two continents; mission trip to Honduras, helped build a house for a family in need; climbed Mount Fuji at age 7.

Nicole Venema Sophomore.

Swimming, Junior Nationals qualifier; score of 5 on AP Human Geography exam; accepted into Science National Honor Society.

Kiara Ramos

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Julia Huston Junior. Student speaker for Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame dinner; Virginia Beach Neptune Festival Royal Court, 2017; DECA vice president, international conference qualifier.

Senior. Created children’s book for kids for Haiti; artwork displayed at Slover Library; Honorable Mention for Scholastics. Plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth University for a career in biology.

Senior. SCA treasurer; Brickell Scholar; AP Scholar. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in finance.

Cameron Bailey Senior. Cox Leadership Workshop director; National Honor Society president; Water Polo League leading scorer.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in aerospace engineering or physics.

Elizabeth Korte Senior. Jefferson Scholar nominee; Brickell Scholar; National AP Scholar. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in chemical engineering.

Charles Prince Senior. Class president; varsity soccer captain; mission trip to Ghana with Operation Smile.

Has not decided on a college or a career.

David Scherrer Senior. Top of class; state cross country and indoor track, second place; National AP Scholar. Plans to attend Brown University but has not decided on a career.

Lauren SisinoFreeman Senior. Biliterate; Student Planning Council; Leadership Workshop.

Plans to attend East Carolina University for a career in medicine.

Dan Bannon Junior. AP Scholar; state swim meet, fourth place in 200 freestyle; 1470 on PSAT. Chris Campbell Junior. Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Award; varsity basketball and baseball; more than 100 hours of community service, Lynnhaven River Now’s Pearl Faith Volunteer of the Year, 2016.

Mark Rogerson Junior. Allstate swimming and diving; varsity dive team captain; Thoroughgood Elementary Leadership Workshop counselor.

MaryJeanine Seaman Junior.

National English Honor Society president; varsity swimming, regionals; emergency room volunteer at Virginia Beach General Hospital.

Ciara Tisdale-Vakos Junior.

Varsity soccer; Math Honor Society president; member of Superior-rated Falcon Orchestra.

Darryle Aldridge Junior.

Leadership Workshop Staff; honor rolls, all years; National Honor Society.

Shania Sanderson Junior. Highest scoring female on Green Run NJROTC Academic Team; E.E. Brickell Scholar; ranked second in class.

Ina Kakouche Sophomore.

Principal’s List; National Honor Society; helped create the Farmer’s Market mural for art.

Carolina Valverde Sophomore.

DAR History Student Award, 2017; Student of the Year, ninth grade; National Honor Society.

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Jose Benjumea Sophomore.

Windsor Oaks Elementary volunteer. National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and National English Honor Society; varsity volleyball, all-state second team, All-Coastal Conference first team.

Jason Boynewicz Sophomore.

Club lacrosse state championship; 1460 on SAT in ninth grade; 4.0 GPA. Phillip Goldstein Sophomore.

SCA Executive Board; class treasurer; SenseB4Sending copresident.

Anna Mason Sophomore.

Varsity field hockey, state championship; Lynnhaven River Now volunteer; first job at age 15.

MacKenzie Wall Sophomore.

Panama Peace Mission for Operation Smile; SCA Executive Board; National French Honor Society and National Math Honor Society.

Kayla Wise Senior. Questbridge finalist; E.E. Brickell Scholar; AP Scholar. Plans to attend University of Richmond for a career in education.

RaQuion Braxton Senior.

International Thespian Society No. 1625 president; Questbridge Scholarship; state forensics competition.

Plans to attend Colby College for a career in politics.

Selena Ellis Senior. Math Student of the Year; Academic Excellence Award; counselor and staff member in leadership workshops.

Plans to attend Old Dominion University for a career in medicine.

Curtis Brown Jr. Junior. Calvary Revival Church Youth Ministry lead teacher for ages 3 to 5; advanced band, first chair alto saxophone. NJROTC drill, athletic, academic, and orienteering teams.

Lyric Gramm Junior. Top 5 of class, two years; above 3.95 GPA; National Society of High School Scholars recognition.

Jessica McDonough Junior. DAR American History Student of the Year; top of class; scores of 4 on AP exams.

Savannah Robertson Junior.

Branch 99 essay contest, third place, cash prize; varsity softball; Vacation Bible Study Camp counselor at Green Run Baptist Church.

Yvette Toyco Junior. Varsity volleyball; National Honor Society; Cebuano Speaking Association of Tidewater volunteer.

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Elarraine Laureta Senior.

Founded a stillactive Christian Leadership Club in ninth grade; ranked second in class; promoted from grader to primary assistant at Kumon Learning Center.

Plans to attend Old Dominion University for a career in pediatric medicine.

Maica Hazel Sunga Senior.

Top 5 of class; winning band competition; Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award from the University of Rochester. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in nursing or the military.

Matthew Arimas Sophomore.

Perfect 600 on Algebra II SOL, Algebra II Student of the Year; Principal’s List, two years; Plaza Middle School Student of the Year, eighth grade.

Kali Roomsburg Senior. National Honor Society; varsity field hockey; Leadership Workshop staff and class treasurer.

Plans to attend the College of William & Mary but has not decided on a career.

Hayley Bagley Sophomore.

Swim team with straight A’s; permanent swimming starter in first year; volunteering with school organizations.

Megan Horton Sophomore.

Member of ROTC unit ranked second nationally; good grades; volunteering with various organizations.

Jason Zabel Senior. DAR representative; Yearbook editorin-chief; National Honor Society.

Plans to attend Liberty University for a career in psychiatry.

Kiyah Wise Sophomore.

Maintained grades while admitted to CHKD for a month in 2012; heavily involved in NHS, SCA, S2S, Orchestra, Theatre, and Scholastic Bowl; helped develop school peer-support group.

Shinji York Sophomore. Geometry Student of the Year; received letter from Senator; National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence through judgement of Dr. Robert Darling.

Megan Luchau Sophomore.

Every 15 Minutes participant; varsity and competition cheer; Mayor’s Youth Leaders in Action.

Madelyn McClaren Sophomore.

Field hockey; hostess at Texas Roadhouse; Beagles to the Rescue volunteer.

Taylor McCluney Sophomore.

Swim team; social chairman; Young Life.

Elizabeth Neiman Sophomore.

Field hockey Coach’s Award, 2016; teach French at Kempsville Elementary School; Every 15 Minutes participant.

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Maya Sinchongco Senior. Ranked second in class with AP courses. Medical Honor Society president, National Honor Society vice president; volunteering at hospitals like CHKD and at elementary school events. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in surgical medicine.

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Gloria Pezzella Senior. DECA president; team captain in field hockey, swimming and tennis; E.E. Brickell Scholar.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in medicine.

Evan Jones Senior. Varsity soccer captain; Leadership Workshop staff; TOPSoccer volunteer. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in chemical engineering or pharmacy.

Alea Barry Sophomore.

Class vice president; SCA committees; Every 15 Minutes participant.

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Kempsville High School

Annie Clarke Senior. E.E. Brickell Scholar; The Treaty newspaper coeditor; National Honor Society president. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in accounting and finance.

Carlos Vertizzuta Junior. WRS certified; NHS candidate; Jehovah’s Witnesses minister.

Katherine Christison Junior.

National Honor Society candidate, Math Honor Society member; varsity field hockey and tennis; Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Team, 2016.

Daisy Judson Junior. National Honor Society candidate; French National Honor Society member; Engineering Career Field Day at Portsmouth Shipbuilding Academy.

Noah Mclemore Junior. NHS candidate; volunteering for chemotherapy patients with youth group; employed outside of school.

Haley Murphey Junior. Cross country, state qualifier; youth representative on church council; student mentor for freshmen.

Dazzelle Bagtas Senior. 15 AP courses with GPA above 4.0, AP Scholar with Distinction; class president, three years; varsity tennis captain, chorus historian; church nursery volunteer.

Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in public policy.

Delaney Caverly Senior. Studying new languages, certified bilingual in French; tutoring neighborhood children, three years; active in several honor societies that devote time to volunteering.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in biology.

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Joshua Dano Junior. High GPA with AP courses and extracurricular activities; SCA public relations officer; Landstown Elementary Leadership Workshop teacher.

Pauline Delacruz Junior. 4.0 GPA with AP classes, three years; several honor societies, Japanese Honor Society leadership position; planning and tutoring for the school’s Japanese program; tutoring, Teen Advisory Group member at TCC Joint-Use Library.

Alethea Lim Senior.

Ranked in top 10 of class; school is my top priority; teacher assistant for young students on Sunday mornings; feeding the homeless. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in pediatric medicine.

Natalie Novkovic Senior. Governor’s STEM Academy in business and information technology; Spanish bi-literacy seal; ranked fifth in class with AP courses; National Honor Society president, FBLA historian, class historian, varsity volleyball captain; tutoring, Virginia Aquarium volunteer. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in computer science.

Brooke Tipton Senior. Ranked eighth in class; varsity cheer captain; CHKD junior volunteer.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in criminology.

Natalie Rusnak Junior.

Principal’s List with a 4.06 GPA; class president; more than 100 volunteer hours, President of the United States Community Service Award.

Angelo Bechtold Sophomore.

State Words Master challenge, medaled in fifth grade; summer camp group activity leader; elementary school volunteer.

Cresielyn Butuyan Sophomore.

Two Exceptional Eagle Awards; Future Business Leaders of America; S2S association, ninth grade; helped new students.

Carlie Daniel Sophomore. All A’s in high school; lead role in dance studio’s annual performance; volunteering with Operation Smile, ECO Club.

Nathaniel Davis Sophomore.

Score of 5 on AP Human Geography exam; lead altar server; helping church.

Malcolm Keyes Sophomore. 4.0 GPA in high school; indoor track, scholar-athlete award; Camp Watermarks volunteer.

Lucus Starks Sophomore.

Principal’s List, four times; student-athlete award; NJROTC, physical training assistant; church youth ministry volunteer.

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Ellen Beyrodt Senior. Swim team captain; active in neighborhood civic league; part-time job. Plans to attend Old Dominion University for a career in nursing.

Derek Evans Junior. Principal’s List, first four semesters of high school; varsity volleyball co-captain; church and community volunteer.

Alyssa FitzGibbons Junior.

Central volleyball, libero; Mexico mission trip, 2015; church Bible Worship Team leader.

Zachary Evans Junior. Straight A’s throughout high school; varsity volleyball conference tournament, two years; community volunteer on trip to Detroit.

Beth Flannagan Sophomore.

Virginia Beach 4H Craft Club president, 2015-17; Bethel 42, International Order of Job’s Daughters librarian; National Junior Honor Society.

Holly Leonard Junior. Principal’s List, honor roll; DECA vice president; Virginia Rush Soccer camps, volunteer coach.

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Nathan Luksik Senior. Private pilot license; binary options stock trader; perfect score on ACT. Plans to attend Duke University for a career in business or economics.

Nicolette Pember Senior. U.S. Presidential Scholars candidate; National Merit semifinalist; Governor’s Residential School for Medicine and Health Sciences.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

Joshua Smith Senior.

National Merit semifinalist; AP National Scholar; DAR Outstanding American History Student. Plans to attend Regent University for a career in match education.

Andrew Sorenson Senior. Eagle Scout; varsity football, wrestling, tennis; maintaining A’s and scoring 5’s on all AP exams.

Plans to attend MIT for a career in electrical engineering and computer science.

Roark Corson Junior. Eagle Scout; academic and varsity letters; Future Health Professionals Club president.

William Greer Junior. Virginia Governor’s Latin Academy; Latin Honor Society secretary; AP Scholar with Honors.

Natalie Kubicki Junior. Spanish Honor Society treasurer; varsity cross country soccer; Church of the Holy Family kindergarten teacher.

Alice Mao Junior. Class secretary; National Chemistry Olympiad Exam eligibility; Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Workshop.

John Park Junior. Cybersecurity Challenge, first place; varsity Scholastic Bowl; data management for K-League on Electronic Arts FIFA franchise.

Evan Allen Sophomore. Earth Science Student of the Year; taekwondo black belt; Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair, first place in behavioral science.

Joshua Faggert Sophomore. FBLA vice president; State FBLA competition, first place; Math and Latin honor societies.

Jane Kisselev Sophomore.

Varsity tennis; World Language Student of the Year, ninth grade; Elementary School Leadership Workshop staff.

Ryan Nguyen Sophomore.

Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair, first place in behavioral science; placed in the top 10 for NSSL; Model UN Conference, second place.

Keano Rich Sophomore.

Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair, first place in behavioral science; varsity tennis; Kemps Landing Magnet School’s Phoenix Award.

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Senior. Model UN founder and president; top of class; varsity tennis captain. Plans to attend Princeton University for a career in chemical engineering.

Samuel Lisner Senior. Eagle Scout; National Merit Scholarship semifinalist; Latin Honor Society president.

Plans to attend University of Virginia but has not decided on a career.

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Richard Chen Senior. National AP Scholar; Math Honor Society president; church youth choir. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

Jennifer Liao Senior. Smith College Book Award; National Art Honor Society vice president; Kemps Landing Leadership Workshop staff.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

Kenneth Ross Senior. Scripps National Spelling Bee; Scholastic Bowl varsity captain; NHS secretary. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in biomedical engineering.

Sungmin Woo Senior. 2016 VHSL Congress debate state champion; Eagle Scout; NHS treasurer.

Plans to attend Yale for a career in finance and business.

Senior. French Club president, VPAA Vocal Strand president; class secretary; Brickell Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in cyber security.

Senior. PSAT/NMSQT finalist; Science Bowl team captain, third place at states; Brickell Academy Mathcounts Team coach. Plans to attend Yale University for a career in mathematics or software engineering.

Patrick Babb Junior. SCA copublicist; Model UN vice president; AP Scholar with Distinction.

Alisha Kaegebein Senior. National Merit Scholarship Corporation Commended Student; AP Scholar with Distinction; DAR Good Citizen.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in engineering.

Clement Bouden Junior.

American Invitational Mathematics Examination qualifier; NHS president-elect; National AP Scholar.

Caroline Fox Junior. 4-H Junior Camp Big Leader; 2017 ODUMUNC honorable mention; AP Scholar with Distinction.

Lerene-Jade Palugod Senior.

AP Scholar with Distinction; above 4.0 GPA; French Student of the Year. Has not decided on a college or a career.

Nathan Li Junior. Scholastic Bowl regional championship team; American Invitational Mathematics Examination qualifier; NHS secretary 20172018.

Nalin Ranjan Junior. National AP Scholar; class vice president, 10th grade; Music Club volunteer.

Tristan Schuiteboer Senior. National Honor Society president; 2017 Leadership Workshop staff; Central Michigan University Honors College acceptance.

Plans to attend Central Michigan University for a career in neuroscience or psychology.

Bhoomika Chowdhary Sophomore. National Latin Exam Gold Medal, three years; Latin Club vice president, two years; Sentara hospital volunteer.

Micah King Sophomore. AP Statistics, score of 5; SCA Executive Council; collected supplies for orphanage in Haiti.

Ethan Kozlowski Sophomore.

President’s Education Award, fifth grade; eighthgrade Lunch Project group committee; Capstone Project, eighth grade.

Trenton Ward Senior. Above 4.0 GPA; National Honor Society; Virginia High School League Academic Excellence Award. Plans to attend Tidewater Community College but has not decided on a career.

Raymond Wen Sophomore.

National Latin Exam, summa cum laude; SCA Executive Council; Sentara hospital volunteer.

Michelle Yue Sophomore.

International Literary Contest, first place for “Nature 2016”; class president; play piano at Marian Manor Retirement Community.

Joshua Gibson Junior. National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; playing at Carnegie Hall with VPAA Camerata.

Janna Goliff Junior. Virginia Beach SPCA junior volunteer; National Art Honor Society vice president; VPAA Visual Arts Strand acceptance.

Gabriel Mallari Junior. 4.04 GPA; National Honor Society and Salem Scholars Community Service Award; Senior Regional Orchestra.

Samantha Newman Junior. Speaks French; volunteer peer tutor; VPAA Visual Arts student.

Ralph Tamakloe Junior. Scholastic Bowl captain; National Honor Society officer; Outstanding Student in Chemistry, Physics.

Bella Bugarin Sophomore. Class president; SCA president, 201415; Virginia Beach City Public Schools Compass Keeper, 2015.

Maylene Dio Sophomore.

Principal’s List, ninth grade; above 4.0 GPA; score of 4 on AP Human Geography exam.

Ryan Hansen Sophomore. Score of 600 on Algebra II/Trig SOL; score of 5 on AP Human Geography exam; Salem Scholars vice president.

Madison Lieurance Sophomore.

VPAA Instrumental Strand acceptance; gymnastics state qualifier; Salem Scholars acceptance.

Nicole Zendarski Sophomore.

French Honor Society; Presidential Award; class Executive Council.

John Wong Sophomore. National Honor Society; 99th percentile on PSAT; score of 5 on the AP Statistics exam.

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Tallwood High School VIRGINIA BEACH

Richard Fetter

Chincoteague High School

Jonathan Dygert Senior.

National Merit finalist; school orchestra, score of 1 at district assessment in 10th grade; score of 4 on AP Physics and AP English 11 exams. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in software engineering.

Seth Finley Senior.

2015 Summer Residential Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Technology; Eagle Scout; Boys State delegate.

Plans to attend Tidewater Community College for a career in the Air Force and at NASA. Enya Pfeiffer Senior. Harry F. Byrd Leadership Award, $10,000 scholarship; Student Council Association vice president; full scholarship to study Arabic in Rabat, Morocco, with CIEE Global Navigator program. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in psychiatry in the Middle East.

Ashley Betts Sophomore.

Methodist Church Youth Mission trip to Guatemala; Beta Club, PTSA committee secretary.

Alyssa Rose Senior. Beta Club president; Writing Center student director; Hardy Elementary School student teaching internship.

Plans to attend Liberty University for a career in elementary education.

Northampton High School EASTVILLE

Alexandra Froehlich Senior. Tennis, district champion; National Honor Society treasurer; valedictorian.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in veterinary medicine.

Stephanie Kellam Senior. Varsity volleyball and soccer captain; National Honor Society, officer of correspondence; Homecoming Princess. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in oncology.

Carmin Berberich Sophomore.

Competition cheer, Most Improved in ninth grade; Global Studies and World Languages Academy acceptance, 2015; active in Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.

Emily Gonzalez Sophomore.

Global Studies and World Languages Academy acceptance; above 4.0 GPA; District Chorus, 2014-15.

Dylan Loughheed Sophomore.

French III Student of the Year; Freshman Physical Education Student of the Year; French Honor Society inductee.

Jack Schmeiser Sophomore.

Straigth A’s, two years; social, fun, healthy and positive life with responsibilities and activities; more than 200 volunteer hours, school award.

Carley Peacock Senior. Honor roll, four years; National Honor Society secretary; more than 300 volunteer, 2016.

Plans to attend Liberty University for a career in environmental engineering.

Ronny Malone Junior. EMT certification; varsity volleyball and basketball captain; Beta Club president.

Robert Tillman IV Junior. Most junior volunteer hours at Sentara Leigh Hospital; honor roll, three years; college architecture credit from Washington University.

Abigail Martin Sophomore.

Kemps Landing Magnet School Student of the Year, seventh grade; Global Studies and World Languages Academy acceptance; Spanish and Math Student of the Year, ninth grade.

Senior. Valedictorian; Band Ambassadors mentoring program president; Governor’s School for Science & Technology selection.

Plans to attend the College of William & Mary for a career in marine biology.

Senior. Academic Challenge captain; Junior ROTC officer; FIRST Robotics Team 3011.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in mechanical engineering.

Aleyna Caras Junior. Class historian; Principal’s List; National Honor Society acceptance.

Sydney Odango Junior. Honor roll and Principal’s List, nine years; three-time National Young Scholar; Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Team, two years.

Brianna Peterson Emilie Hollingsworth

Micaela Berry Junior. Hairspray musical lead role; marching band drum major, 2016; Principal’s List, all years.

Jacob Mills Junior. Daughters of the American Revolution Award for Excellence in American History; varsity cross country, track and field; Mu Alpha Theta, French National Honor Society and 600 Club.

SMITHFIELD

CHINCOTEAGUE

Senior. Eagle Scout; Brickell Scholar; AP Scholar with Distinction. Plans to attend Virginia Military Institute for a career as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Jacob Beardsley Senior.

Governor’s School for Latin; proficiency in literary analysis; Daughters of the American Revolution, 2016 United States History Student.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in academia.

Smithfield High School

Haley Vierrether Senior. National Honor Society; above 4.0 GPA with rigorous courses; numerous school and community clubs. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in business or engineering.

Alexandra Marshall Junior.

Eastern Shore Community College National Honor Society; varsity cross country captain; riding tallest water slide at Water Country USA. Hayley Marshall Junior. Robotics Team captain; All-Shore Band first chair; Eastern Shore Community College National Honor Society.

Carter Allegeir Sophomore.

Robotics Drive Team; Principal’s List; make teachers proud.

Wendy Lin Sophomore. All A’s; scores of 500 or more on SOLs; most well-read student.

Senior. Overcoming autism; class vice president; meeting for business clerk. Plans to attend Old Dominion University for a career in psychology.

WeiQian (Yvette) Wang Junior.

Class treasurer, came to Virginia Beach Friends School from China in 2013; Let Your Life Speak award, 2016; independent study course in chemistry to enroll in a course at Zhejiang University.

Sophie Waldman Sophomore.

Skipping from seventh to ninth grade; Ohef Sholom Temple carnival organizer; peer discussions teacher, leader on refugee crisis for school’s Peace & Social Justice Day.

Angela Bird Senior. HOSA president; Chrysler Museum artwork exhibit; Best Actor award. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in biomedical sciences, forensic toxicology.

Broadwater Academy EXMORE

Heather Custis Senior. Senior Beta Club president; varsity volleyball and softball captain; Student Council vice president.

Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in health care administration.

Emma Booker Junior. Head of School’s List; Varsity track, VISAA state championship and Best Attitude Award; Delmarva Tri-State Math Competition, second place.

COURTLAND

Carrie Beale Senior. Christian Club president; Key Club, four years; Beta Club vice president. Plans to attend University of Virginia for a career in law.

Jessica Jones Junior. Principal’s List since middle school; Girls State; family role model.

Angel Harris Senior. Straight A’s, four years; part-time job at Food Lion; Blackwater Regional Library, Courtland Branch volunteer.

Plans to attend James Madison University for a career in special education.

Devlin Moody Sophomore. 2017 FRC Hampton Roads District winner; 2017 Scholastic Bowl MVP; 2015 VA Regional Event winner.

Anayah Wiggins Sophomore.

Upward Bound member; second in class; Principal’s List/honor roll.

Brendan Simms Senior. William and Mary South of the James Chapter Book Award; Varsity golf, basketball captain; James L. Camp YMCA Leader’s Club, six years.

Plans to attend James Madison University for a career in intelligence analysis.

ISLE OF WIGHT

Carly Wardius Sophomore.

Highest GPA Award, four years; varsity cross country, three years; peer mentor/ volunteer.

Senior. 2016 Virginia American Legion Girls State delegate; French Honor Society president; varsity cheerleading captain, Scholastic Bowl team captain.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

Nicholas Johnson Junior. Virginia American Legion Boys State delegate, 2017; National and Spanish honor societies; National Student Leadership Conference.

Taylor Cross Junior. Principal’s List, 4.392 GPA; FFA president; 4-H volunteering, seven years.

Jeremy Edwards Junior. Honor roll; HOBY alumni; Hunterdale Volunteer Fire Department member.

Cierra Owen Junior. Straight A’s since middle school; Teen Library Council secretary; TLC volunteering.

Julia Brooks Sophomore. Principal’s List, ranked in top 10 percent of class; church youth group leader; National Beta Club induction.

Jacey Bunn Sophomore. Principal’s List, two-time Academic Excellence Award recipient; volleyball captain; Franklin Cooperative Ministries and National Beta Club volunteer.

Brianna Whitmore Sophomore.

Principal’s List, every year since grade school; elected to attend National Young Leaders Conference in D.C.; Virginia Junior Beta state secretary for service and leadership.

Windsor High School WINDSOR

Hannah Weisenburger

Darren Upton Sophomore.

National and French honor societies; Charger Chatter school newspaper co-editor; Scholastic Bowl team.

Mackenzie Wooten Sophomore.

National and Spanish honor societies; Dual Oral Interpretation first-place winner, two years; softball, basketball, cross-country.

Darius Williams Sophomore.

Sailing, Good Sportsmanship Award; Zion Baptist Technology Ministry team; Cyber Security Workshop.

Southampton High School

Donald Andersen Junior.

National Honor Society; top of class; Robotics Competition, first place.

Hayley Stallings Junior. Virginia American Legion Girls State Delegate, 2017; class treasurer; National and Spanish honor societies.

Alyssa Velez Sophomore. JV basketball co-captain; JV field hockey, track, basketball, and soccer; honor roll, two years.

Noah Shaffer Sophomore. Above 4.0 GPA with four sports, Boy Scouts, church and YMCA Leaders Club; pursuing academic challenges outside of school; hiking Rocky Mountains at Philmont.

Isle of Wight Academy

William Keyt Senior. Student Body president, 2017; Varsity golf captain; Virginia American Legion Boys State delegate, 2016.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in surgical medicine.

Josceleon Napier Sophomore. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Junior Miss Blue Revue, scholarship; New Generations Ministry youth band leader; released hip-hop single “Queen.”

Selena Johnson Junior. YMCA Leaders Club; VBS volunteer; Scholastic Bowl team.

Peyton Baylous

Eastern Shore

Payton Hancock Sophomore. Beta Club vice president; varsity soccer, swimming; Governor’s School for Science & Technology pre-admissions program.

Senior. Valedictorian; William & Mary South of the James Book Award; Beta Club reporter. Plans to attend Belmont University for a career in perioperative nursing.

Erin Karmilovich

Emily Benjamin

Marsalis Lecky McDonald Junior.

Student Leadership Institute; National Young Leaders Conference; District Chorus.

Caroline Nicholson

FRANKLIN

VIRGINIA BEACH

Heather Kennedy Junior. Class president, three years; varsity field hockey, basketball, tennis; honor roll, three years.

COURTLAND

Franklin High School

Virginia Beach Friends School

Elizabeth Darden Junior. Class vice president; varsity field hockey, softball captain; Girls State candidate.

Southampton Academy

Western Tidewater Senior. Two sports MVP awards; top of class; more than 400 volunteer hours. Plans to attend the College of William & Mary for a career in kinesiology and health sciences.

Brayden Bird Junior. National Young Leadership Conference; Math Honor Society; SuperClubs national soccer tour.

Senior. Salutatorian; volleyball, Conference 41 Player of the Year; Senior of the Month, November 2016. Plans to attend Bridgewater College for a career in sociology.

Emily Guilford Senior. Forensics, Virginia High School League director and coach; Senior of the Month, February 2017.

Mission to the World’s El Salvador Mission Trip Team. Plans to attend Virginia Tech for a career in biochemistry.

Luke Denoncourt Junior. Virginia House of Delegates Page Program, Head Page; Eagle Scout; varsity soccer captain.

Reann Nichols Junior. Governor’s School for the Arts; National Beta Club, National Society of High School Scholars; Principal’s List, three years.

George William Dubé IV Sophomore.

Varsity soccer captain; advanced studies, all A’s; food drive and animal shelter volunteer.

Skylar McDade Sophomore. Active in Beta Club; volunteering by washing and walking dogs.

Principal’s List, two years.

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North Carolina Camden County High School CAMDEN, N.C.

Joshua Fluharty Senior. Chief honor marshal; 2016-17 HOSA president; 2015-16 DECA president. Plans to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in sports medicine.

Brandi Bangle Senior. North Carolina Governor’s School East for English; National Honor Society president; junior honor marshal.

Plans to attend Wake Forest University but has not decided on a career.

Cailey Byrum Junior. Varsity volleyball, basketball and softball; SGA, HOSA, National Honor Society and SADD Club; artwork featured and recognized at state level.

Bladen Harnly Junior. Deputy Battalion Commander, USCG Junior Leadership Program; top 3 in class; National Honor Society.

Lillian Cartwright Sophomore.

Top 5 in class; volunteer firefighter at South Camden Fire Department; featured in The Daily Advance for diabetes awareness.

Kevin Robertson Sophomore.

Elizabeth City State University regional math competition, first place in geometry; A honor roll, two years; four outstanding achievement awards in ninth grade.

Camden Early College High School

Currituck County CONTINUED Julianna Chalk Senior.

Organizing and raising money for a suicide awareness and prevention event; track and field, five-time state qualifier; Science Club president.

Plans to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in environmental law.

Thomas Dix Senior. Eastern District symphonic and jazz band, trombone, three years; Science Olympiad state competitor in three events; Video Game Club, president and co-founder.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in biological research.

Heidi Roberts Senior. Threetime graduation marshal; National Beta Club; A’s every year. Plans to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in pharmaceutical science.

Jenna Akers Junior. Student Government treasurer; Board of Education member; graduation marshal.

Senior. Marching Bruins brass captain; National Honor Society; junior firefighter. Plans to attend North Carolina State University for a career in astrophysics and particle physics.

Maria Sutton Senior. College of the Albemarle’s National Society of Leadership and Success; handwritten song accepted for COA’s Estuaries visual and literary arts journal; character and academic awards. Plans to attend College of the Albemarle but has not decided on a career.

Shainaya McCoy Sophomore.

National Honor Society; Honoring Scholars member; Dual-enrolled at College of the Albemarle.

Hunter Soldal Sophomore.

Camden County Board of Education Exemplary Character Award; Boy Scouts of America National Youth Leadership Training; National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America.

Cape Hatteras Secondary School BUXTON, N.C.

Gabrielle Sadler Senior. Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Team for all eligible years; top of class; three semesters of community college with one B and the rest A’s. Plans to attend Cape Fear Community College for a career in business.

Aron Stowe Senior. VirginianPilot Scholastic Achievement Team for all eligible years; 4.5 GPA; class president in ninth, 10th and 12th grades and Student Government president, 11th grade. Plans to attend North Carolina State University for a career in education or digital media.

Kendal Woods Junior.

Maintaining an A average, three years; varsity soccer MVP, 10th grade; band, six years.

Brooke Oberbeck Sophomore.

Top of class; state Science Olympiad; finishing all required math credits before 10th grade.

Currituck County High School BARCO, N.C.

Lauren Cutler Senior. Graduation marshal, ninth, 10th and 11th grades; cheer, varsity football and competition team captain; co-founder of Smiles Across Currituck, a community dental drive. Plans to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in mathematics.

Senior. Graduating a year early; ranked in top 10 of class; 2016 National History Day district competition, first place. Plans to attend Wake Tech Community College but has not decided on a career.

Allison Short Junior. FFA reporter for northeastern North Carolina; Currituck FFA president; state math competition qualifier.

Marlee Walls Junior. Governor’s School for natural science; Beta Club vice president; top of class, three years.

Sydney Gardner Sophomore.

National Art Honors Society vice president; graduation marshal, ninth grade; Science Olympiad committee leader and winner of multiple regional awards.

Kaleb Kight Sophomore.

Science Olympiad team, Beta Club, and tennis team; volunteering with Camp Rudolph as a junior counselor and junior staff; junior leader with Chesapeake Sheriff Office’s Children Today, Leaders Tomorrow program.

Sarah McClellan Sophomore.

SGO class president, ninth and 10th grades; graduation marshal, ninth grade; state math competition qualifier, eighth grade and on math team in ninth and 10th grades.

Mackenzie Smithson Sophomore. FBLA president; fought lifethreatening chronic illness while maintaining all A’s; graduation marshal.

Simmone Gummere Senior.

Roland Harris Vaughn III Key Club Award; Key Club treasurer; Hawaii Pacific University honors program. Plans to attend Hawaii Pacific University for a career in radiology.

Emma Kelsey Senior.

Governor’s School East, summer 2016; North Carolina School of Science and Math student; student government vice president. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in business.

Lindsey Britton Junior. Hunter Safety Team instructor; ranked in top 10 of class, three years; FFA president, two years.

Caroline Brooks Junior. Edenton Baptist youth group leader; varsity cross country Rookie of the Year; 2016 National History Day district competition, first place.

Nevzat Duruman Junior. Soccer, North Carolina Regional Olympic Development Program; Project Purple fundraising for the Chris Herren event; soccer, Offensive Player of the Year in 2016.

Evans Mason Sophomore.

Ranked in top 10 of class; Project Purple founding member; varsity soccer.

Briana Rodriguez Sophomore.

FCCLA state competitor; ranked in top three of class; Peer Tutoring Group founder.

Connor Wallen Sophomore. Quiz Bowl national qualifier; ranked in top 10 of class; STEM Club.

J.P. Knapp Early College High School CURRITUCK, N.C.

First Flight High School KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C.

Dylan Owens Senior. Top of class; soccer, state championship; karate black belt.

Has not decided on a college but plans a career in science and math.

Chandler Kelly Senior. Tutoring elementary school children; QuestBridge Scholars Program acceptance; Park Scholarship nominee. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in civil engineering.

Matthew McKenna Senior. Football, captain and allconference for offense and defense; top 3 of class; sailing instructor. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in engineering or medicine.

Emma Bancroft Junior. Second in class; keeping a good job; getting over 1000 lines on Tetris.

Crewe Douglas Junior. Local soccer team captain; top of class; NCHSAA Division 2A soccer team.

SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST

Phoebe Lease Senior.

Graduating with an Associate of Science degree and an Associate in Arts; COA Dean’s List, multiple times.

Has not decided on a college or a career.

Quinn Douglas Junior. Soccer, state championship; third in class; keeping good friends.

Senior. Earning 101 college credits and graduating with three associate degrees; Governor’s School; COA SGA senator, FBLA president, Science Olympiad captain. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in veterinary medicine or pharmacy.

Tyler Little Junior. College of the Albemarle Dean’s List; Currituck County School Board of Education student representative; Student Government Association event planning.

Arayana Ortiz Junior. School representative at Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston; top of class; eligible for 2017 Academic Excellence Award for College of the Albemarle classes.

Marguetite Butler Sophomore.

Certifications in Microsoft Office and PowerPoint; Highest GPA Award, English II; Beta Club.

Sofia Dick Sophomore. Saving money to travel after graduation; varsity tennis; third in class.

Whitney VanNostrand Sophomore. Beta Club throughout middle and high schools; high honor roll, all years; Gifted and Talented program throughout middle and high schools.

Thomas Mahler Sophomore.

Varsity soccer, Defensive Player of the Year in 2016; top of class; Principal’s List, 6th grade through 10th.

Taina Santana Sophomore.

Taekwondo, competing at state level; featured in art shows; teaching taekwondo, coaching in competitions.

Manteo High School MANTEO, N.C.

Josh Pack

Gates County High School

Senior. Governor’s School East, 2016; Comprehensive Math Contest state qualifier, 2016; SGA president. Has not decided on a college but plans a career in medicine.

GATESVILLE, N.C.

Bryan Stallings Senior. Senior Beta Club president; Future Farmers of America president; graduation chief marshal. Plans to attend North Carolina State University for a career in veterinary medicine.

Krystle Woods Junior. Giving my life to Christ; marching band, six years; 2016 National DECA Competition.

Molly Greenwood Sophomore.

Maintained an A average, two years; all honors core classes; varsity soccer.

Freya Kelsey

Cammie McMahan

Annabelle Andrews Junior.

CECHS Honor Society; Student Ambassador for College of the Albemarle; will graduate with an Associate of Arts degree.

Jacqueline Leary Junior. Interact Club vice president; Camden County Bands Color Guard captain; Bruin Award in 2016.

EDENTON, N.C.

Anna Poston Junior. Soccer and cross country, all-conference in 2016; UNC Wilmington’s OCEANS marine biology enrichment program; class president.

CAMDEN, N.C.

Camden Baxter-Baronas

John A. Holmes High School

Madeline Munoz Senior.

Homecoming Queen. CANAM Cheer national champion; Student Government Association president.

Plans to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a career in corporate law.

Christa Bazemore Junior. HOSA state officer; district HOSA competition, first place in sports medicine; Student Government Association treasurer.

DJ Smith Senior. BETA Club; varsity baseball, four years; varsity soccer, four years. Plans to attend Methodist University for a career in mathematics and education.

Cole Dickerson Sophomore. Boy Scouts of America; HOSA Club; varsity soccer, academic allconference team.

Frankie Reppy Junior. Beta Club, third place in Living Literature; baseball, academic allconference team; Principal’s List, ninth and 10th grades.

Jaylyn Smith Junior. BETA Club; Accepted to North Carolina Governor’s School; varsity girls basketball scorekeeper.

Steven Futrell Sophomore. BETA Club; baseball, Academic Achievement Award; district HOSA competition, third place in Medical Math.

Jordan Tatem Sophomore.

BETA Club; marching band; Playmakers member.

Kenneth Daniel Mitchum Senior.

Mission trip to Eleuthera, The Bahamas, two years; NCSSM online courses; summer FCA camp volunteer, two years. Plans to attend North Carolina State for a career in biomedical engineering.

Grace Cobb Junior. Atlantic Dance participant, 14 years; Honors Club; enriching class schedule through community college.

Everett Meekins Junior. Invited to multiple State Math Contests; NCSSM online courses; Odyssey of the Mind statelevel participant, two years.

Kaleb Goudy Sophomore. BC Calculus class, 10th grade; Mathlete tutor; origami exhibit at Manteo library.

Wesley Mitchum Sophomore.

State Math Contest top 10. JV football, defensive player of year; mission trip to Eleuthera, The Bahamas.

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| PRINCESS ANNE HIGH

Dillard’s Samaritan Scholarship Winning Essay 2017

“E

ARLY ON my parents instilled the expectation to be a functional part of the community I grew up in.

Whether at school, church, or in the neighborhood, it has always been more about being engaged than simply being a bystander. It is with these principles and the support of my family that has served as the foundation for my call to serve others.

In my school community, I presently serve as the SCA president at Princess Anne High School. The SCA plays a large role in overseeing the majority of school wide events including: Homecoming, Leadership Workshop, Spirit Weeks, Appreciation Weeks, as well as a much broader commitment to our community. Most recently we oversaw the 13th annual Love Run, which helped to raise over $7,000 for the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. I also serve as a representative for my school at City-Wide SCA, the Princess Anne School Planning Council, and the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Board. It has been a privilege to be given the opportunity to be a voice on issues of policy and change.

My involvement at church became more than just going to weekly mass when I became an altar server in the third grade. Shortly after, I became involved in our youth group, traveling during the summers to the Eastern Appalachian region of Kentucky where we would serve the impoverished community of David. Taught to live the gospel, “feed the hungry and clothe the poor”, we served the community by means of holding a vacation bible school, feeding local children breakfast and lunch, as well as refurbishing homes and a local playground.

For my 10th grade personal project, I created ARK,

standing for Acts of Random Kindness. These random acts include: Caddying for the Special Olympics Golf Tournament, procuring toiletries and food and donating them to the homeless of Virginia Beach in honor of a local homeless man.

I also continue to be involved at Plaza Middle School, where I attended middle school. There, I was made aware of a single father raising five children who was in need of a washer and dryer. Through fundraising projects and the help of hhgregg we were able to have a washer and dryer anonymously delivered to this family. For the past three years I have hosted a pajama party where friends and family come together to donate new pajamas to local kids in need in time for the holidays. These donations have come from as far away as California and New York.

With each year the pajama party’s popularity has increased, collecting 50 pairs the first year and over 200 this year, with next year’s collection already underway.

While I never had the chance to meet the family who needed the washer and dryer, or have seen the faces of the kids who receive the pajamas I collect, my hope is that it somehow makes life just a little more hopeful for them and their families.

I remember as a young child, watching my parents volunteer and wondering why we as a family were always the first to arrive and the last to leave. Yet, as I have grown older and furthered my own involvement in community outreach, I have found meaning to this.

Now, I do not question the times I am the first to arrive and the last to leave, but rather acknowledge there is a deeper purpose to this, and that love is best shown through action rather than words.”

While I never had the chance to meet the family who needed the washer and dryer, or have seen the faces of the kids who receive the pajamas I collect, my hope is that it somehow makes life just a little more hopeful for them and their families.

Pasquotank County High School ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.

Niamh Massey Senior. East Carolina University Honors College acceptance, Chancellor’s Team Scholarship; top of class, 4.7 GPA; National Honor Society president.

Plans to attend East Carolina University for a career in international business or marketing.

Noah Edwards Senior. N.C. School of Science & Math online student; ranked second in class; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cain Scholarship nominee. Plans to attend College of the Albemarle for a career in archaeology or chemistry.

Courtney Parker Senior. National Honor Society; Food Bank and Street Clean Up volunteer; accepted to several colleges.

Plans to attend N.C. Wesleyan College for a career in criminal justice.

Sean Andersen Junior. National Honor Society induction, 10th grade; top of class; built own desktop PC. Maris Jones Junior. Voice of Democracy Scholarship winner, No. 1 for Northeast N.C. District; volunteer with Veterans of Foreign Wars, Food Bank and Senior Care; Key Club vice president, National Honor Society, Community Theater.

Caleb White Junior. Regional DECA Award; PCHS All-School Award; BB&T Legacy Award.

Christian Andersen Sophomore.

Built own PC; ranked third in class.

Superintendent’s Academic Team Award.

Patrick Bell Sophomore. Top of class; donating blood; meeting standards for dual enrollment.

Brandon Williams Sophomore. Ranked in top 3 of class; Superintendent’s Academic Team Award; helped repair dad’s Jeep.

Perquimans County High School HERTFORD, N.C.

James Parker Robertson Senior. Chief marshal; National Senior Beta Club; varsity baseball.

Plans to attend North Carolina State University for a career in engineering.

Brooke Suermann Senior. Accepted to North Carolina State University, UNC at Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington; graduation marshal, three years; great job at Woodard’s Pharmacy.

Plans to attend N.C. State for a career in literary publishing.

Gabrielle Corprew Junior. Top of class; North Carolina School of Science & Math online program acceptance; student-athlete.

Raegan Workman Junior. Only student in school and state to earn credit for Health Science I through Credit by Demonstrated Mastery; more than 100 volunteer hours, Presidential Service Award; OSHA certification, CTE Career Certificate for Medical Terminology; National Consortium of Health Science Education certification.

Samuel Whitfield Sophomore. Role model for younger sibling; good grades; getting over fear of public speaking.

Lauren Winslow Sophomore. Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest, first place; Homecoming Princess, two years; school science fair, first place.

Congratulations...

Noah

Princess Anne High School

WINNER OF DILLARD’S

SAMARITAN SCHOLARSHIP!

Congratulations Noah for winning the Dillard’s $3000 Samaritan Scholarship. He has exhibited a commitment to his community and has shown responsibilities that have promoted family unity.

Way to go Noah and all of the scholastic achievers!

Dillard’s is proud to recognize and congratulate all scholastic achievers. We believe that education is the key to the success of the future and we’re committed to recognizing excellence in scholastic achievement. Keep up the good work!

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