Ten graduating South Lakes High School seniors received scholarships from the Reston Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.
Awards, given for the second time, ranged between $1,000 to $4,000. The fund plans to award up to $16,000 to each of the students distributed over a maximum of six years as the students pursue their undergraduate careers.
A reception for students was held on June 16. Speakers included Kim Retzer, principal of South Lakes High School, Eileen Ellsworth, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, and Monica Gomez, a NOVA Pathways Counselor.
Recipients of the award are below:
- Diseye Fiobotei
- Sohale Hessavi
- Abdi Hobor
- Emily Huaroco
- Carla Jovel
- Alexis Lemus
- Abita Mahdi
- Hamdi Shariff
- Hebron Wakjira
- Luis Zevallos Garate
This year’s scholarships were funded by The Sallie Mae Fund and Quadrant, Inc. and other local individuals and companies.
Photo via Elizabeth Blankespoor
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