Scholar of the Week: Gwynn Park HS Senior Ashley Heard Statement Office of Communications 301-952-6001 2011-06-06 Ashley plans to attend the University of Maryland College Park as a Scholars Program student. She will major in Music Education and Business Administration. Quick

Scholar of the Week: Friendly HS Senior Myron Gibert Statement Office of Communications 301-952-6001 2011-05-26 Myron plans to attend Hampton University on a full scholarship to study pre-medicine with dreams of becoming a Physician.  Quick Facts   Grade: 12 S

Scholar of the Week: Crossland HS Senior Rogene Matthew Statement Office of Communications 301-952-6001 2011-05-17 Rogene is a A+ Certified Technician. He also has completed 99 community service hours and has tutored First Generation high school students in Algebra. Recently, he w

Scholar of the Week:Bladensburg HS Senior Derrick Fyfield Media Advisory Office of Communications 301-952-6001 2011-04-27 Derrick has been accepted to the University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He wishes to major in Biology

Scholar of the Week: Central HS Senior Sharee Pearson 2011-04-07 Sharee has maintained a 4.2 and above GPA throughout her high school career. She was named the Outstanding Student in 2009 and in 2010 for her sophomore and junior years. She is also the recipient of the Greater Washington Urban League

Scholar of the Week: Charles Herbert Flowers HS Senior Sarah Tanveer 2011-03-30 Sarah has more than 200 community service hours. She has volunteered her time tutoring students enrolled in AP subjects, as well as mentoring underclassmen to help them grasp a better understanding of good study habits and

Scholar of the Week: Bowie HS Senior David Webster 2011-03-23 David has been inducted into the Little League Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. He has received several awards including the AP Scholar, Rookie of the Year and MVP for swimming, and Rookie of the Year for baseball. In addition, David has ov

Scholar of the Week: Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. HS Senior Amanda Nwaopara 2011-03-14 Amanda has maintained a 4.0 and above GPA since the ninth grade. She has worked for Majestic Vending Service Enterprises, Coldstone Creamery, and is currently employed as an assistant at Keller Williams Real Estate. In he

Scholar of the Week: Eleanor Roosevelt HS Senior Ankush Gola 2011-03-03 Ankush has volunteered 211 student service learning hours. He also has an internship at NASA Goddard Space and Flight Center where he investigates the use of Halogen Lamps to calibrate infrared defectois on the Wide Field Infrared

Scholar of the Week: Forestville Military Academy Senior Saron Fantahun 2011-02-16 Saron has more than 314 community service hours. Her poem “Child of Divorce” was published in a book of anthology. Her proudest moment was when she was notified that the blood she donated helped to save someone’s life.

Scholar of the week: Frederick Douglass HS Senior Triana McCorkle 2011-02-08   Triana has more than 350 student service hours. She has also owned her own tutoring business since the 7th grade. She is classical pianist, a gospel vocalist and a published poet. Quick Facts   Grade: 12 G

Scholar of the Week: High Point HS Senior Renee Roth 2011-01-31 Renee aspires to be an accountant and a writer. She has applied to several colleges including Elizabethtown, Roanoke, and Randolph in hopes of studying business. Quick Facts   Grade : 12 GPA: 4.12 Academics : AP Lit

Scholar of the Week: Laurel HS Senior Sheyla Guevara 2011-01-21 Sheyla has applied to the University of Maryland, UCLA, and Johns Hopkins University. She has already been accepted to UMBC and Salisbury University. Sheyla volunteers at St. Mary's of the Mill and is a morning announcer at her school.

Scholar of the Week: Northwestern HS Senior Jade Johnson 2011-01-14  Jade has been selected by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council as a Global Scholar to represent the country at the Global Leaders Conference being held next summer 2011.The program will take place in Beijing, China. She will sh

Scholar of the Week Senior Jessica Lyons - Largo HS 2011-01-04  Jessica enjoys reading books about the human body and basketball. Every summer, she volunteers at a summer camp to help young girls develop their basketball skills.   Quick Facts Grade: 12 GPA: 3.94 Academics: Biotechnology

Scholar of the Week Oxon Hill HS Senior Kris Samiley 2010-12-15 Kris is an active member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) where she’s a Locale Secretary and Children’s Worship Service coordinator. She loves taking care of children, and mentoring/tutoring. She spends her spare time reading no

Scholar of the Week: Parkdale HS Senior Vanessa Niba 2010-12-07 Vanessa has earned the Principal's Honor for the first grading quarter with a GPA of 5.0. Vanessa enjoys performing lyrical style dancing. She also tutors kids at New Carrollton Public Library and Chick-fil-A Vista Gardens every Thursday,

Scholar of the Week: Potomac HS Senior Christine Oliveros Christine enjoys writing poetry and playing the piano. She has received several awards including: Rotary Club Scholar Award, 1st Place FBLA Regional Conference, 3rd Place National FBLA Conference, Military Order of World Wars Academic Award, a

Scholar of the Week: Suitland HS Senior Ronald Velez 2010-11-22 Ronald is a pianist and loves to play tennis. He has received several awards including: AP Scholar, Rotary Club Young American Award, and the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award. He has also participated in the summer program at Walter

Scholar of the Week: Surrattsville HS Senior Rontanetta Gibson Rontanetta Gibson volunteered as a Candy Striper at Southern Maryland Hospital where she assisted patients and encouraged their speedy recovery. She enjoys helping others. Quick Facts   Grade : 12 School: Surrattsville HS GPA