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Teen wins Hispanic Heritage award, scholarship Andre Guzman has a strong interest in science and engineering, and after winning an award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, he has been given the opportunity to turn his passion into a career. The Gaithersburg teen was one of six students around the nation recognized at the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s 15th annual National Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards. The winners were chosen for their leadership in the classroom and community. A ceremony and reception was held Jan. 30 in Miami. As the winner in the engineering and mathematics category, Guzman, 18, won a $3,000 scholarship from ExxonMobil to pursue a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. “I was really excited,” he said. “It was also kind of a surprise. I really didn’t expect to win.” A senior at Poolesville High School, Guzman is involved in several extracurricular activities. He tutors his peers through the Science National Honor Society and is captain of the school’s robotics team. As captain, Guzman said one of his duties is to organize all of the team’s meetings. “My most important task is to bring the team together so we can think of ideas,” he said. “I also dole out tasks to everyone so that everyone works on a different component.” With college on the horizon, Guzman said he is looking to continue his academic studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech or Stanford University. Guzman said he hasn’t picked a career to pursue. “I don’t really have a very specific idea but
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what I’m really interested in is robotics,” he said. “So I’m hoping to maybe work for a company that designs robots.”
Relay for Life holds bingo fundraiser Poolesville’s Relay for Life team has planned a bingo fundraiser Feb. 22. It will be held at St. Mary’s Parish in Barnesville, 18230 Barnesville Road. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and games will begin at 7. The evening also will feature a raffle and door prizes, and food will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Carol Lawson at 301-349-5870. The annual Relay for Life, on June 7 this year, is held in conjunction with the American Cancer Society and offers an opportunity to honor cancer survivors, promote how people can reduce their cancer risk and raise money to help end cancer, according to the organization’s website.
Campus congrats Poolesville High School graduate Michael Hatchett of Derwood has been named to the
dean’s list at the College of Wooster (Ohio). Students selected for the dean’s list must earn a grade point average of at least 3.65.
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Andre Guzman of Gaithersburg, recent recipient of a Hispanic Heritage Foundation National Hispanic Heritage Youth Award, works on a robot as captain of Poolesville High School’s robotics team.
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