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When you came to ACDS to talk to Ms. Lockwood about coordinating a book drive with Alexandria Book Shelf, what did you find out? PW: The 5th graders were already doing a book drive with Alexandria Book Shelf, so we really wanted to partner with them to help out. We helped put stickers in all the books, and we also helped collect and deliver them. We already had a drive going at T.C. Williams, so it was really cool to team up with ACDS. KU: Another officer and I came to ACDS and picked up almost 1,000 books, and we struggled to get them where they were supposed to be because there were so many! It was really cool to see how many books ACDS was able to collect. If you had one piece of advice for any ACDS student or graduate, what would it be? KU: ACDS taught me a sense of responsibility. Because of the small classes, teachers knew if you didn’t do your work - so I got in the early habit of doing all my work well and on time. It’s important to keep motivated and work hard throughout your time in high school, and you will get rewarded at the end. PW: ACDS taught me about what it means to be a part of a community. It’s important to have a small group of people that you can depend on, especially in high school where the student body is much larger than at ACDS.
Class of 2010 College Choices Jessica Aguilar, College of Charleston Emily Ainsworth, Northern Virginia Community College Ryan Andriuk, Saint Joseph’s University Daniel Baskin, Moorehouse College Julia Benson, Trinity College Jaelin Blyther, Virginia Commonwealth University Sofia Cardamone, Northeastern University Samantha Clarke, Muhlenberg College Michael Colton, Trinity College Patrick Coyne, Boston College Dana Downs, George Mason University Members of the Class of 2010 at the Reunion Barbecue William Edgerly, Saint Joseph’s University Megan Gallagher, University of Alabama Christian Osborne, University of Virginia Natalie Hellmann, Rollins College Susan Paxon, unknown Connor Kelly, High Point University Quinn Randall, University of Colorado Boulder Liam Kirby, Kenyon College Emma Smith, Denison University Caroline Land, University of Mississippi Jay Sterling, Florida Southern College Emma Marshall, Georgetown University Mirza Suleymanov, American University Meghan Meehan, Merrimack College Charlotte Taylor, Christopher Newport University Emily Miller, Wake Forrest University Katrina Umstead, University of Virginia Thad Morgan, Wofford College Parker White, University of Virginia Robert Muldrow, Old Dominion University Schuyler Wireman, George Mason University Trang Ngo, James Madison University
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