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Schools & Military n Isabel Yun of Vienna earned a degree in industrial design, magna cum laude; Forrest Schmidt earned a degree in public policy and administration, cum laude; and Garrett Giles of Vienna earned a degree in kinesiology, cum laude, during recent commencement exercises at James Madison University. Also earning degrees were Matthew Scalone of McLean, accounting; Ziyun Ban of McLean, accounting; Miriam Kabore of Oakton, biology; Aloke Prabhu of McLean, economics; Eliza Browning of Vienna, economics; David Alison of Great Falls, economics; and Kathryn Hinnekamp of Vienna, graphic design. Yerin Han of McLean, health sciences; Eric Walisko of Vienna, integrated science and technology; John Minor of Vienna, integrated science and technology; Leah
Utley of Oakton, international affairs; and Carol Modesto of McLean, international affairs. Jessica Luci of Vienna, marketing; Roxanne Wilson of Vienna, media arts and design; Hannah Gardner of Vienna, nursing; John Denneny of McLean, psychology; and Sabine Koyomji, studio art. n Katie Barnes of McLean earned a master of arts degree in communication; James O’Connor III of Oakton earned a bachelor of science degree in biosystems engineering; Shayan Zolghadr of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting; and Austin Chute of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in construction science and management during recent commencement exercises at Clemson University.
n The following local students have been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University: Joshua Hulett of Great Falls; Kate Gurian of McLean, Elizabeth Zulauf of Vienna, Olivia Planas of McLean, Sophie Lex of Vienna, Katherine Croote of Oakton, Tess Layer of Vienna, Samuel Looker of Vienna, Collin Church of Vienna, Robert Kurtzman of Oakton, Nicholas Stopak of Vienna, Christopher Gates of Vienna, Isabel Yun of Vienna, Sandra Richie of Vienna, Alice Tsai of McLean, Weston Simonides of Great Falss, Kristen Ahearn of McLean, Elizabeth Dolan of McLean, Andrea Raiello of Oakton, Claire Williamson of McLean, Louis Gaertner of Great Falls, Allison Brandmark of Vienna, Garrett Simkins of McLean, Andrew Cooney of Vienna and Cameron Stopak of Vienna. n Anna Scully of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Louisiana State University. n Megan Fitzgerald, the daughter of Timothy Fitzgerald and Whitney Mueller Fitzgerald of McLean and a graduate of Madeira School, and Shea Patrick, the daughter of Richard and Jody Patrick of Vienna and a graduate of Flint Hill School, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Hamilton College. n Clayton Barber of Great Falls, Hannah Hodges of Vienna, Sarah Plombon of Oakton, Soraya Todd of McLean and Stephen Yenouskas of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Lehigh University.
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n The following local students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University: – From Dunn Loring: Amanda Kousen. – From Great Falls: John Jorgenson, Robert Wong, Michael Hartinger, Stavros Kontzias, Kathryn Van de Houten, Alexandrea Riddell, Peter Jackson, Leila Ghaemi, Matthew McConnell, Jonhathan O’Connor, Jackson Frix, Jacquelyn Jorgensen, Beverley Howard. – From McLean: Samuel Mayman, Kara Hannibal, Justin Nguyen, Brian Ochoa, Yasmin Shahkarami, Nicole Slade, Lindsay Wright, Victoria Emmons, Chritian Caruso, Nicholas Regan, Brian Reilly, Maryam Ekbatani, Rhys Howard, John Sullivan, Gregory Parseghian, James AguKeep public Keep public ilera, Evan Collier, Austin Miller, Mark notices within Myriam Asaadi, Marielena notices within Hannibal, Planas, Emily Williams, Margaret Farnreach by keeping reach by keeping sworth, Ji Hae Lim, Jeffrey Small, Andrew them in print Oliva, David Rosenblum. them inofprint in the pages your – From Oakton: Zachary Lee, Sydney dependable local newspaper. Morris, Janet Kim, Taylor Johnson, Benin the pages of your Safferson, Austin Gibbons, Allen dependable local newspaper.jamin Luethke, Anson Yan, Kaitlyn Tummarello, Christiana Katsoulos, Sherrill Callahan, Provide your name and locality. Leah Utley, Patrick Moore, Colin Clark, We’ll tell Virginia legislators you want it in print. Morgan Doss, Kirby Vitek, Emily CorriProvide your name and locality. Call 804-521-7581or email keepitinprint@vpa.net don, Catherine Reed. – From Vienna: Garrett Peterson, We’ll tell Virginia legislators you want it in print. Christian Prince, Amanda Crandall, Brianne Hayden, Alexandra Lepecha, SherCall 804-521-7581or email keepitinprint@vpa.net win Parandeh, Joy Hu, Catherine Daus, Kimia Favagehi, Rachel Moss, Abigail Sun Gazette Roberts, Danielle Cammiso, Bradley
Jacob Ryan, Andrew Ryan, John Hudson and Nadim Najjar of Boy Scout Troop 1130 in McLean recently became Eagle Scouts during a Court of Honor ceremony at Wesley United Methodist Church. See item, belo.
Mann, Rebecca Rosen, John Nguyen, Baburjan Saydahmat, Tiffany Wu, Caleb Hoehner, Henry Brandmark, Nathaniel Kipps, Khoi Viet Nguyen, Sophie Barrowman, Chloe Seagrave, Theresa Berg, Mikayla Brown, Elizabeth Cho, Shaan Bhatnagar, Carmen Pizzano, Shelby Lee, Jason Mann, Cameron Pickett, Shannon Sullivan, Ladan Nikbakhshian, Megan Hovis, Melissa Kormanec, Samuel Criscitello, Rachel Killmeyer, Flora Lindsay, Annamarie Nyirady, Lauren Jewell, Cara Mazella, William Esswein, Grace Gibson, Rachel Youssef, Alexa Quinn, Emily King, Victoria Tilson, Lilliam Komarow, James Lex, Thomas Peck, McKenzie Williams. n Four Boy Scouts from Troop 1130, sponsored by Wesley United Methodist Church in McLean, were awarded the Eagle Scout rank during a Court of Honor ceremony held Jan. 5. Those achieving the rank of Eagle included Jacob Ryan, a 2015 graduate of McLean High School currently attending Northern Virginia Community College; Andrew Ryan, a 2015 graduate of McLean High School currently attending George Mason University; John Hudson, a junior at McLean High School; and Nadim Najjar, a senior at McLean High School. Those interested in information on Troop 1130 can e-mail Scoutmaster Jim Ahlgrimm at info@troop1130.com. n Students in the criminal-justice program at Marshall Academy recently joined their counterparts from Robinson Secondary School in volunteering with the recent United Airlines fantasy flight for terminally-ill children who live in the Washington metropolitan area. The students helped transform several gates at Washington Dulles International Airport into the North Pole for a celebration party for the children. The celebration started with a short 30minute flight that arrives at the festive location, and includes games, food, musical performances, face painting, mascots of the Washington Nationals, Capitals and Wizards, as well a visit with Santa who brings presents. Students who volunteered their time and services on the project included Sydney Alloy, Alexis Bennett, Nermeen Benslaouia, Scott Fisher, Caroline Hammond, Ana Luta, Cindy Ngo, Kayla Noll, Carly Rettie and Grant Zolldan.
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