Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber awards scholarships to eight local students
The Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce awarded eight scholarships to local high school seniors Tuesday night during a ceremony hosted by The Fairfax Retirement Community.
The scholarships were worth a total of $16,000, according to the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber, which has awarded scholarships annually for the past 20 years. More than $200,000 worth of scholarships have been awarded during that time, the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber said in a statement.
“The commitment the chamber makes to ensure scholarships each year is extraordinary,” Holly Dougherty, executive director of the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber said. “Our youth are the future, and these scholarships are an investment in the future of our community.”
This year’s scholarship recipients are:
- Alyssa Thomas, West Potomac High School
- Danielle Thomas, West Potomac High School
- Michael Krause, Thomas Jefferson High School
- Christopher Truong, Robert E. Lee High School
- Emily Riffer, Robert E. Lee High School
- Ian Peverall, Mount Vernon High School
- Alexander Morin, South County High School
- Emily Boehm, Mount Vernon High School (Ourisman Scholar for 2018)
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