HSLP Class of 2005

Benjamin Abel, Yorktown, York High School (2006); Fellowship of Christian Athletes president; volunteer for Sean Connaughton for Lt. Governor campaign; Young Republicans president; hockey team captain.

Bryan Alphin, Buchanan, James River High School (2006); exchange program in Germany; National Youth Leadership Forum on Law; student council; National Honor Society; National Rifle Association member; varsity cross country, swimming and track.

Charlotte Arbogast, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg High School (2006); teaches children’s ballet and tap classes; has spent several summers interning for a law firm in Richmond and with the Democratic Party of Virginia; Youth in Government vice president.

Christopher Bergtholdt, Hampton, Hampton Roads Academy (2006); Eagle Scout; Georgetown University Summer Program in International Relations; Model UN historian.

Thomas Bluestein, Virginia Beach, Landstown High School (2005); Scholastic Bowl varsity captain; volunteers at a local elementary school; attending James Madison University this fall.

Kristen Clements, Fairfax Station, Lake Braddock Secondary School (2006); class president for 3 years; attended Leadership Fairfax youth program; varsity tennis team.

Adam Farrar, Yorktown, Tabb High School (2006); has lived in Arizona, Georgia, and South Korea; traveled to South Africa, Japan, the United Kingdom and Mexico; selected for the Student to Student Program to help transferring students adjust to a new school.

Chad Felts, Ivor, Tidewater Academy (2005); page for the 2002 House of Delegates; Student Government Association president; National Honor Society president; attending the University of Virginia this fall.

Elizabeth Fife, Charlottesville, St. Anne’s-Belfield School (2006); organized a book drive for underprivileged children; Peer Health Educator; varsity tennis team.

Anna Hatter, Smithfield, Smithfield High School (2006); Key Club president; 4-H Teen Club president; BETA Club; attended the Future World Leaders Conference at Georgetown University; attended Pre-Collegiate Program in Early American History at the College of William and Mary.

Stacey Jefferson, Richmond, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School (2007); page in the 2003 Virginia House of Delegates Session; volunteers at the Children’s Museum of Richmond; works in Delegate Frank Hall’s law offices; member of the Richmond Symphony Youth Concert Orchestra.

Lee Johnson, Toms Brook, Strasburg High School (2005); 4-H International Exchange Club secretary; honors wind ensemble; marching band section leader; Scholastic Bowl captain.

Gabrielle Kalman, Harrisonburg, Turner Ashby High School (2005); drum major; Student Council president; All-Virginia flutist 2005; wind ensemble; youth group president; attending the University of Virginia this fall.

Samantha Law, Keswick, Albemarle High School (2007); volunteers with Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge; Young Democrats treasurer; community service director for Junior Classical League.

Abigail Lemon, Berryville, Clark County High School (2005); Scholastic Bowl captain; page in the U.S. House of Representatives; track and field team captain; attending The College of William and Mary this fall.

Katherine Luscomb, Poquoson, Poquoson High School (2005); volunteered for the Poquoson FEMA Center after Hurricane Isabel; did mission work on a Navajo Indian reservation; research mentorship at NASA Langley Research Center; attending the University of Virginia this fall.

Killian Malone, Oakton, James Madison High School (2006); Spanish Honor Society; National Honor Society; JMHS student of the month twice; John Kerry for President campaign volunteer; Vienna Youth Soccer volunteer coach; varsity track and field.

Brendon Mason, Manassas, Osbourn Park High School (2005); varsity choir; voice ensemble; William and Mary Leadership Conference Delegate Award; football team; attending the University of Virginia this fall.

Lucy Matthews, McLean, The Potomac School (2007); founding member of Radio club online radio station; student monitor for the Potomac Performing Arts Center; JV tennis team.

Andrew McCormack, Woodbridge, Osbourn Park High School (2005); Senior Class president; Student Life editor of the yearbook; Student Advisory Committee for the Virginia Board of Education; varsity tennis; attending James Madison University this fall.

Mason Overstreet, Stanardsville, St. Anne’s-Belfield School (2006); Junior Class president; dean’s council; Student-Faculty Senate.

Haley Parker, Alexandria, Mount Vernon High School (2005); SGA President; Young Republicans reporter; Jr. Cotillion dance/etiquette instructor; Dive Club captain; attending the University of Virginia this fall.

Isaac Podyma, Bedford, Staunton River High School (Central VA Governor’s School) (2006); volunteers with local clinic helping disabled children; former First Sergeant of Young Marines.

Gayathri Segar, Richmond, Henrico High School (2006); volunteered with orphans in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; youth volunteer for Richmond Tamil Sangam; Model UN.

Joseph Stanley, Kents Store, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School (2005); Robotics Team communications officer; Virginia Mock Election participant; attending Virginia Commonwealth University this fall.

Jeremiah Starsia, Ivy, Saint Anne’s Belfield School (2007); Youth Orchestra of Charlottesville/Albemarle County; school orchestra concertmaster; recipient of the Hovey S. Dabney award; basketball team captain; varsity lacrosse.

Matthew Sundquist, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg High School (2005); Student Council president; Youth Governor of Virginia at Model General Assembly; was chosen as a finalist for a reality TV Show on ABC; indoor track team captain; attending Harvard University in the fall.

Kira Thompson, Richmond, Huguenot High School (2006); Spanish Club president; Future Business Leaders of America; Model UN.

Bailey Thomson, Richmond, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School (2006); SCA representative; Model UN secretary and GSMUN 2005 undersecretary-general for external communications; student of German, Spanish and Chinese; community service through River Road Church, Baptist and its partners.

Preston Wong, Virginia Beach, Norfolk Academy (2007); staff writer for school newspaper; accepted to 2005 J Camp, a national high school journalism program; received national honors for piano; volunteers for the Organization of Chinese Americans; concert master; varsity tennis team.
 

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