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Foxcroft’s Miranda Raschid Named to Governor’s School for French

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Miranda Raschid, a junior at Foxcroft School, has been selected to attend the prestigious Virginia Summer Governor’s Foreign Language Academy for French, Academic Dean Alexander O. Northrup announced Wednesday.
A multi-sport athlete and honors student who was recently elected Student Head of School for next year, Raschid is one of fewer than 100 students in the [...]

Boyce Student Makes Dean’s List at American University

Caitlin Friess of Boyce, Virginia has been added to the Dean’s List for the School of Communication at American University in Washington DC for the Fall semester 2011.

Betz Receives PhD from Columbia University

Amy Betz, the 3rd of 10 children and first daughter of Jim & Robin Betz received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering   June 30.
Amy Betz has received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University in New York
Betz’s doctorate was awarded from the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University in [...]

Clarke County Student Named to NRCC President’s List

DUBLIN, VA — Spring semester student Gregory Strosnider has been honored for academic excellence at New River Community College.
To be placed on the President’s List, a student must have taken 12 college-level semester hours or more, attained a grade point average of 3.5 for any one semester, and earned a minimum of 20 semester hours [...]

William “Billy” Wallace Awarded Trumbower Memorial Scholarship

The 2011 Sarah P. Trumbower Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Clarke County High School senior William E. Wallace by the Clarke County Historical Association (CCHA).   The Association gives the $5,000 award annually to a deserving student who will be majoring in the fine arts at the university level.
The Trumbower Scholarship was established in [...]

Olivia Viza of Berryville Receives Outstanding Student Award from Radford University

RADFORD, Va. – Olivia Viza of Berryville, a senior at Radford University in Radford, Va., was among 13 undergraduate and graduate students receiving The Outstanding Student Award at the university’s recent 10th Annual Outstanding Student Awards ceremony.
The ceremony honored organizations and individuals for outstanding commitment and service to the university and community.
Radford University Vice President [...]

Boyce Resident Among Top One Percent of U.S. Students

Margaret Brown, a senior at Foxcroft School in Middleburg, VA, has been named a finalist in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Her selection from more than 1.55 million eligible students who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October 2009 puts Brown among the top one percent of high school students in the [...]

Friess Accepted at American University

Caitlin Friess, a Clarke County High School senior, has been accepted to American University’s School of Communication in Washington DC

Pickett Receives National Degree

Dusty Pickett received the American Future Farmers of America degree at the 83rd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, October 23, 2010.
Pickett’s achievement is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization and recognizes Dusty’s demonstrated leadership abilities and outstanding achievements in agicultural business, production, processing and service programs.
Less than one in 154 [...]

Medick Named to Dean’s List at Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney, VA – Spencer Michael Medick, a rising sophomore at Hampden-Sydney College, was named to the Dean’s List for the second semester of the 2009-2010 academic year.   To earn this distinction, students must achieve at least a 3.3 semester grade point average out of a possible 4.0.
Spencer is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School [...]

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