VIRGINIA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

2003 AWARD WINNERS

Presented at The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

May 28, 2003

SPECIAL AWARDS


SECTION AWARDS

Agri & Animal Sci
Animal Behavior
Botany 'A'
Botany 'B'
Botany 'C' 
Chemistry 'A' 
Chemistry 'B'
Chemistry 'C'
Computer Sci 
Consumer Sci 'A'
Consumer Sci 'B'
Consumer Sci 'C'
Earth & Space Sci
Engineering 'A'
Engineering 'B'
Env Sci 'A'
Env Sci 'B' 
Env Sci 'C' 
Env Sci 'D' 
Genetics & Cell Bio 
Mathematics
Med & Health 'A'
Med & Health 'B' 
Med & Health 'C'
Microbio 'A' 
Microbio 'B' 
Physics 'A'
Physics 'B'
Physics 'C'
Psyc - General
Psyc - L & P 'A' 
Psyc - L & P 'B'
Psyc - Social
Statistics
Zoology
New Officers


AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention: MELISSA F. BEARDEN
George H. Moody Middle School
Honorable Mention: VICTORIA M.N. CHILDRESS
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: MATTHEW C. GREEN
Ocean Lakes High School
Third Place: WREN M. BLACKWELL
Atlee High School
Second Place: NIRAJA SATHYANARAYANAN
Mills E. Godwin High School
First Place: ZACHARY J. CAPPELLO
Lee-Davis High School
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (ETHOLOGY) 
Honorable Mention: CRYSTAL L. CORZINE
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Honorable Mention: ANNE R. GODDARD
Tuckahoe Middle School
Honorable Mention: ELIZABETH A JAMES
Washington-Lee High School
Third Place: MORGAN E. PIERCE
George H. Moody Middle School
Second Place: ANTHONY J. HENDRICKS
Mills E. Godwin High School
First Place: LINDSAY N. RAMEY
Central Virginia Governor's School
BOTANY A
Honorable Mention: CHRISTIE A. ALSTON
Lloyd C. Bird High School
Honorable Mention: BRAXTON J. COX
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
Honorable Mention: CHRISTY E. DARLING
Chickahominy Middle School
Third Place: MATTHEW H. BRUCH
Tuckahoe Middle School
Second Place: MARY S. AMBLER
Patrick Henry High School
First Place: CHRISTINA N. ARMENGOL
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
BOTANY B
Honorable Mention: SARAH E. EARLES
Chickahominy Middle School
Honorable Mention: ADOM GETACHEW
Washington-Lee High School
Honorable Mention: MICHELLE S. KIM
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
Third Place: JAMES P. IRBY
Tuckahoe Middle School
Second Place: JUSTIN T. LITZ
Chickahominy Middle School
First Place: KAY N. GOWAN
Atlee High School
BOTANY C 
Honorable Mention: RICHARD W. REESE
Tuckahoe Middle School
Honorable Mention: SHARAD SHANKAR
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: MARK L. YOO
Mills E. Godwin High School
Third Place: MEGHAN A. WIECKOWSKI
Atlee High School
Second Place: XOTCHITL S. VASQUEZ
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
First Place: EMILY C. SMITH
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
CHEMISTRY A
Honorable Mention: CASEY P. BECKNER
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Honorable Mention: JONATHAN C. CABALLERO
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
Honorable Mention: RANDI R. CHEA, MICHELLE K. WALKER, AND 
LUWAM BERHANE
Wakefield High School
Third Place: LARISSA P. GIBBS AND AMELIA C.J. MUTTER
Swanson Middle School
Second Place: JONATHAN S. CHAN
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
First Place: STEPHANIE A. GOELLNER
Lee-Davis High School
CHEMISTRY B
Honorable Mention: PETER N. GURNEY
Swanson Middle School
Honorable Mention: WILLIAM H. HENLEY
Goochland High School
Honorable Mention: LAUREN M. LEFTWICH
Heritage High School
Third Place: DAVID L. MUFFLEY AND BILL N. PETERS
Washington-Lee High School
Second Place: CAITLIN N. HOWARTH
Washington-Lee High School
First Place: CASIDHE H. HORAN
Mills E. Godwin High School
CHEMISTRY C
Honorable Mention: ELIZABETH L. SUTPHIN
Tuckahoe Middle School
Honorable Mention: KARSTEN S. WITT
Gildersleeve Middle School
Honorable Mention: M. HUNTER WITT
Gildersleeve Middle School
Third Place: SARA J. RIPPEL
James River High School
Second Place: KIM YEONG YAMAMOTO
Mills E. Godwin High School
First Place: ARJUN SREEKUMAR
Swanson Middle School
COMPUTER SCIENCE 
Honorable Mention: WARREN A. GRUBBS
Lloyd C. Bird High School
Honorable Mention: KENDALL S. MERRIMAN AND JONATHAN M. KOMYATHY
Ocean Lakes High School
Honorable Mention: TERRY J. STEDMAN
Hayfield High School
Third Place: KEVIN C. TURNER
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
Second Place: JESSICA L. BASHKOFF
Menchville High School
First Place: WASEEM S. DAHER AND LOUISE A. MONTGOMERY
Yorktown High School
CONSUMER SCIENCE A 
Honorable Mention: KYLE T. AKERS
Chickahominy Middle School
Honorable Mention: GREGORY A. CRAPANZANO AND NICK R. ROTHENBERG
James River High School
Honorable Mention: LUKE R. GERGOUDIS
Harry F. Byrd Middle School
Third Place: ERIC P. BURCHAM
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Second Place: MONICA N. GRAY
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
First Place: CHRIS L. BOSWELL
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
CONSUMER SCIENCE B
Honorable Mention: ASHLEIGH M. HUGGARD
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Honorable Mention: SAMANTHA M. MAEDERER AND LAUREN A. O'NEILL
Atlee High School
Honorable Mention: GEORGE A. OLEY
Tuckahoe Middle School
Third Place: DAVID L. HAYES
James River High School
Second Place: ANDREW O. JAGNARAIN AND MICHAEL Z. SNOW
Mills E. Godwin High School
First Place: ELIZABETH J. HUTSELL
Williamsburg Middle School
CONSUMER SCIENCE C
Honorable Mention: KELSEY A. ROOKS
Harry F. Byrd Middle School
Honorable Mention: WILLIAM H. TOWNSEND AND IAN M. NEELY
Deep Run High School
Third Place: JAMES A. SWEET
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Second Place: JARROD A. THOMAS
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
First Place: SARA M. WARREN
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
Honorable Mention: TREVOR R. BUCKLEY
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Honorable Mention: KRISTIN E. PANKE AND LAURA E. CHEEK
Yorktown High School
Honorable Mention: YOLANDA L. ROBERTS AND KATIE L. CAMPBELL
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
Third Place: GREGORY T. MINTON
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Second Place: TYLER S. SPENCER
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
First Place: SARAH M. SOUTHARD
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
ENGINEERING A
Honorable Mention: RILEY R. ARTHUR
George H. Moody Middle School
Honorable Mention: DANIEL E. CURACA-MALITO
Williamsburg Middle School
Honorable Mention: BETH R. ENGLAND
Williamsburg Middle School
Third Place: INN-INN CHEN
Blacksburg High School
Second Place: PETER ELBAOR AND KELLY M. O'BRIANT
Yorktown High School
First Place: MICHAEL J. FRASER
Yorktown High School
ENGINEERING B
Honorable Mention GALEN D. MALY
Yorktown High School
Honorable Mention: ANNE K. MINOFF
Williamsburg Middle School
Honorable Mention: KAITLYN E. WARK
Chickahominy Middle School
Third Place: YVONNE P. NG
Blacksburg High School
Second Place: MICHAEL J. RUTKOWSKI
Chesapeake Bay Governor's School
First Place JONATHAN H. YOKE
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A 
Honorable Mention: JAIME N. CAMPBELL
Central Virginia Governor's School
Honorable Mention: MAIRIN L. CIPOLLA
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Honorable Mention: PHILIP W. GIANFORTONI
Deep Run High School
Third Place: KARA L. CAPELLI
Atlee High School
Second Place: JOSEPH A. CARUSO
Stafford High School
First Place: JEAN M. FOLSOM
Yorktown High School
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE B 
Honorable Mention: SARAH E. KALICHMAN
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: SEAN C. KITCHEN
Tuckahoe Middle School
Honorable Mention: CASEY L. MCCRACKEN
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Third Place: JOANN E. KELLY
Gloucester High School
Second Place: ISRAEL MARQUES
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
First Place: DAVID A. MARLLES
Mills E. Godwin High School
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE C
Honorable Mention: RAHUL R. MENON
George H. Moody Middle School
Honorable Mention: KRISTEENA L. RAY
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: GREGORY H. RICE
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Third Place: KATIE A. PUCKETT
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
Second Place: DOAN M. ON AND JONATHAN M. SOTOSKY
Ocean Lakes High School
First Place: KELLYN P. MONTGOMERY
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE D 
Honorable Mention: ANDREW P. SCHUKMAN
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: JACQUELINE G. WHEELER
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
Honorable Mention: LAURA L. WOOLLEY
Central Virginia Governor's School
Third Place: RACHEL S. SMITH
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
Second Place: PETER W. SIY
Atlee High School
First Place: KATHERINE O. SMITH
Yorktown High School
GENETICS AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY 
Honorable Mention: DEEPA IYER
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: KEVIN M. KEITHLEY
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
Honorable Mention: XAVIER W. BELCHER
Huguenot High School
Third Place: KONSTANTIN Y. LANTSMAN
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Second Place: DANIEL B. FISHER
Lee-Davis High School
First Place: MARISSA R. KESSLER
Mills E. Godwin High School
MATHEMATICS
Honorable Mention: ELIZABETH K. TULEY
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
Honorable Mention: RANDALL C. REED, JR. AND JEFFREY S. SHUTTERLY
Mills E. Godwin High School
Third Place: LING-LUN BOB HSIA
Mills E. Godwin High School
Second Place: NAMRATA VERMA
New Horizons Governor's School
First Place: BRIAN T. RICE
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
MEDICINE AND HEALTH A
Honorable Mention: KELSEY K. AUNE AND WILLIAM R. HIGGINS
Deep Run High School
Honorable Mention: JENNY F. EISENBERG AND CASEY M. EISENBERG
James River High School
Honorable Mention: ERIN M. FOX
Menchville High School
Third Place: MARGARET M. GILSTRAP
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Second Place: REVEÉ A BARBOUR
Central Virginia Governor's School
First Place: CARRIE A. DULANEY
H.B. Woodlawn
MEDICINE AND HEALTH B 
Honorable Mention: SWATI MISHRA
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: SARAH M. MYERS
Yorktown High School
Honorable Mention: JULIA A. NICULESCU
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
Third Place: MICHAEL T. HAGEMANN
George H. Moody Middle School
Second Place: JENNA B. MCALLISTER
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
First Place: BLAINE F. MORRISS
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
MEDICINE AND HEALTH C
Honorable Mention: GAURI R. RAVAL
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: SURAVI SIRCAR
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: RACHEL E. WHEELER
George H. Moody Middle School
Third Place: KUMKUM SARKAR
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Second Place: LAUREN E. TRAVIS
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
First Place: KELLY M. ZAHALKA
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
MICROBIOLOGY A
Honorable Mention: CAREY C. ARCHER
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: HEATHER R. BURDETTE
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Honorable Mention: MICHAEL A. CLARK
Central Virginia Governor's School
Third Place: MARY C. CONKRIGHT
James River High School
Second Place: MELANIE E. FLAGG
J.R. Tucker High School
First Place: ERIC L. HARSHFIELD
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
MICROBIOLOGY B 
Honorable Mention: ALEXANDER P. KOSTURA
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Honorable Mention: MICHAEL R. LANDIS
Atlee High School
Honorable Mention: RAYMOND L. PALMER, JR.
Varina High School
Third Place: JANANI SUNDAR
Mills E. Godwin High School
Second Place: GAIL L. SENATORE
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
First Place: JASMINE C. MAJOR
Hermitage High School
PHYSICS A
Honorable Mention: NIKOLAI A. EROSHENKO
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: BENJAMIN D. GORDON
Central Virginia Governor's School
Honorable Mention: GREGORY I. HELLENGA
Tuckahoe Middle School
Third Place: BENJAMIN A. CHARLES
James River High School
Third Place: JACOB M. BUCK
Gildersleeve Middle School
Second Place: CHRISTY E. CLAPP
Lloyd C. Bird High School
First Place: DIANA M. FORREST
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
PHYSICS B 
Honorable Mention: DEEPA IYER
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: ERIC C. LAUER
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: JUSTIN B. LUCAS
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Third Place: SHANE M. HODSON
Homer L. Hines Middle School
Second Place: HEIDI A. OWENS
Virginia Air and Space Center
First Place: TOM A.. HENNIG
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School
PHYSICS C
Honorable Mention: DANIEL J. PETERSON
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Honorable Mention: MATTHEW R. VITTONE AND ANDREA K. DURAN
Yorktown High School
Third Place: ANMAR SIOCHI
Homer L. Hines Middle School
Second Place: BARBARA J. WARD
Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
First Place: THOMAS H. RUSCHER
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
PSYCHOLOGY - GENERAL
Honorable Mention: JORDAN L. COINER
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Honorable Mention: ALLISON A. DONNELLY
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Honorable Mention: YADEL T. MULUGETA
J.R. Tucker High School
Third Place: MICHAEL B. JONES
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Second Place: RACHEL P. CRUMP
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
First Place: JULIA I. RENEHAN AND KATIE N. SAMAY
Yorktown High School
PSYCHOLOGY - LEARNING & PERCEPTION A
Honorable Mention: ALEX E. FERRARI AND MICHAEL B. MCCABE
Yorktown High School
Third Place: MAYA I. MACKRANDILAL AND MARGARET B. LINDSAY
Yorktown High School
Second Place: RACHEL M. BURNETT
J.R. Tucker High School
First Place: NICHOLAS A. BUTLER
Central Virginia Governor's School
PSYCHOLOGY - LEARNING & PERCEPTION B
Honorable Mention: MATT J. PELAIS AND JENNIFER A. PRICE
Deep Run High School
Honorable Mention: ASHLEE E. SAWYER
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Honorable Mention: RACHEL E. STOLLER
Tuckahoe Middle School
Third Place: SAMANTHA K. MOWEN
Central Shenandoah Valley Governor's School
Second Place: CHELSEA E. VAN MANEN
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
First Place: CHRISTINE T. NGUYEN
J.R. Tucker High School
PSYCHOLOGY - SOCIAL
Honorable Mention: AMY E. JACOBS
Blacksburg High School
Honorable Mention: CHIDI J. ONYESO
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: RITCHIE C. VAUGHAN
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Third Place: DANIEL K. LAUTZENHEISER
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Second Place: EMILY K. SCHAFER
Tuckahoe Middle School
First Place: JOHN S. NEWMAN
Yorktown High School
STATISTICS
Honorable Mention: ELEANOR M. SAXTON
Yorktown High School
Third Place: ERICA L. KUHLIK AND JACQUELINE A. GERALNICK
Yorktown High School
Second Place: VICTOR D. FEDOROV
Mills E. Godwin High School
First Place: CHRISTIINE M. BOEHM
Washington-Lee High School
ZOOLOGY
Honorable Mention: DAVID A. GIBBS
H.B. Woodlawn
Honorable Mention: KRISTA L. ROOP
Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorable Mention: LAURA L. SPRAGUE
Tuckahoe Middle School
Third Place: BRITTANY R. CANON AND MATT G. HASS
Deep Run High School
Second Place: LAURA S. SHANKMAN
Yorktown High School
First Place: ERIN B. STRANG 
Lee-Davis High School

SPECIAL AWARDS
Botany Section Award, given by the Botany Section of the VAS, to the best paper on a botanical subject. ($150.00)
EMILY SMITH
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
VJAS Neuroscience Awards supported by the Virginia Neurological Society and the Auxiliary of the Virginia Neurological Society are given to up to four out-standing papers in the field of neuroscience ($100).
NAMRATA VERMA
New Horizons Governor's School
Speleological Society Award given to the best paper addressing karst or topics related to speleology given by the Richmond Area Speleological Society. ($200.00)
KRISTIN E. PANKE AND LAURA E. CHEEK
Yorktown High School
Mathematics Award for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution in the field of Mathematics. ($200.00)
BRIAN RICE
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
Statistics Award for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution in the field of Statistics ($200.00)
CHRISTINE BOEHM
Washington-Lee High School
Smith Shadomy Infectious Disease Award in honor and memory of Dr. Smith Shadomy given by the Virginia Chapter of the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases. ($50.00)
PETER HOGGE
Gloucester High School
Roscoe Hughes Award for the best paper in the field of Cellular Biology. ($150.00)
XAVIER BELCHER
Huguenot High School
Rodney C. Berry Chemistry Award for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution in the field of chemistry. ($200.00)
STEPHANIE A. GOELLNER
Lee-Davis High School
The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Leake Award in Applied Chemistry will be given to the author of a research paper which best exemplifies how chemicals, chemical principles, or chemistry have been used, are used, or might be used to enhance or even to save life. ($150.00)
PETER W. SIY
Atlee High School
Russell J. Rowlett Award for the Best Research Paper of the Year. ($300.00)
MARISSA KESSLER
Mills E. Godwin High School
The Virginia Psychological Foundation Meritorious Research Awards recognize outstanding presentations of research in the various fields of psychology. Presented by James P. O'Brien. ($100 each for 4 winners)
JULIA RENEHAN AND KATIE SAMAY NICHOLAS A. BUTLER
Yorktown High School Central Virginia Governor's School
CHRISTINE NGUYEN JOHN S. NEWMAN
J.R. Tucker High School Yorktown High School
Virginia Sea Grant College Program Award is given by the Virginia Sea Grant College Program for outstanding marine or coastal research. ($50.00)
JOANN KELLY
Gloucester High School
American Cancer Society Award - This award is to recognize outstanding science papers related to cancer research. A certificate to each and to 1st place - $100, 2nd place $75, 3rd place $50, and honorable mention $25. There will be a ribbon for each winner. These awards are provided by the American Cancer Society (Virginia Council). These awards were presented by Richard Brandt, American Cancer Society.
Honorable Mention KUMKUM SARKAR
Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Third Place GAURI RAVAL
Mills E. Godwin High School
Second Place JOSEPH A. CARUSO
Stafford High School
First Place KONSTANTIN Y. LANTSMAN
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
The Gamma Sigma Delta Award (Agriculture). Presented by the VPI & SU Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture. This award is presented in recognition of excellence in research dealing with application of new technologies and/or concepts in agriculture forestry, or veterinary medicine. ($100.00)
ZACHARY CAPPELLO
Lee-Davis High School
Dominion - W.W. Berry Award. This award is given by Dominion Virginia Power in honor of Mr. W. W. Berry who was a past Chairman of the Board of VA Power. This award of a $500.00 Savings Bond will be presented to the best engineering paper.
MICHAEL J. FRASER
Yorktown High School
The Joyce K. Peterson Award is presented for the outstanding paper by a middle school student. It is presented in honor of Mrs. Joyce K. Peterson who has been an outstanding teacher in the Arlington County Schools. ($50)
RAHUL R. MENON
George H. Moody Middle School
The Ann M. Hancock Award - This award is given to the best paper in genetics and is given in memory of Anne Hancock who retired from Patrick Henry High School in Hanover County and who gave many years of service to the Jr. Academy not only by teaching but also serving on the Jr. Academy Committee. ($100)
MARISSA KESSLER
Mills E. Godwin High School
Dorothy Knowlton Award - This award is given to the best paper in the Consumer Science section(s) and is given in honor of Dorothy Knowlton, former Science Coordinator of Arlington County Schools. ($50)
SARA WARREN
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
VABE Award - This award is presented by the Virginia Association of Biology Educators and is given for outstanding research in the Zoology section(s). ($50 for each) This award will be presented by Marion Lobstein.
ERIN B. STRANG
Lee-Davis High School
Trip to AJAS - AAAS Meeting for two students and two alternates for presenting outstanding papers. The 2004 meeting will be held in Feb.in Seattle.
Winner: CARRIE A. DULANEY
H.B. Woodlawn
Winner: BRIAN T. RICE
Southwest Virginia Governor's School
Alternate: MICHAEL J. FRASER
Yorktown High School
Alternate: ERIN B. STRANG
Lee-Davis High School
Honorary Membership - AAAS given to two students.
ERIC NIELSEN SURAVI SIRCAR
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School Mills E. Godwin High School
Honorary Membership - VAS given to a student.
BOB HSIA
Mills E. Godwin High School
Bethel High School Scholarship - This $1,000 Scholarship Award comes from the interest earned from a $10,000 endowment contributed by the students of Bethel High School, Hampton, Va., over a two year period. Accompanying this scholarship is a rotating plaque to be displayed in the student's school for the next year. This award is based on both the students presentation and paper.
CHRISTINE NGUYEN
J.R. Tucker High School
Frances and Sydney Lewis Environmental Scholarship: A $14,000 scholarship ($3,500 per year for four years) for the best effort by a student in grades 9 to 12 in the field of environmental science. This scholarship is in the name of Frances and Sydney Lewis and is given by the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
JEAN FOLSOM
Yorktown High School
E.C.L. Miller Science Teacher of the Year Award is given to an outstanding science teacher. An all-expense-paid trip to next year's AAAS which will be in Seattle.
MELANIE BURCH
Gildersleeve Middle School
VJAS Distinguished Service Award, most prestigious award given by the VJAS, is presented to a person for exceptionally outstanding service to the VJAS. This award was presented by Ertle Thompson.
ARTHUR W. BURKE, JR.
New Officers
Secretary - Namrata Verma, New Horizons Governor"s School
Vice President - Zachary Capello, Lee-Davis High School
President - Ashley Morgan, Atlee High School