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THE SPOTLIGHT

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DeAnna Sandoval

St. Mark's School of Southborough, MA

2014

#latinxsuccessfromstmarks

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DeAnna Sandoval graduated from St. Mark's School of Southborough, MA, in 2014, where they served multiple student leadership positions such as dorm prefect, Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) co-president, peer discussion leader, and orientation leader.


At the University of Texas at San Antonio, DeAnna simultaneously balanced up to four jobs while earning a B.A. in Psychology full-time. Some of these jobs included working as a data recruiter for Teach for America, a substitute teacher for KIPP: Texas, and a camp counselor for St. Mark's School's summer Global Citizenship Institute; all of these jobs sparked a love for education in DeAnna, who went on to join the 2019 Teach for America corps in San Antonio.


In San Antonio, DeAnna taught AP World History at KIPP: University Prep High School (UPREP) - a dream come true as a former little KIPPster. At UPREP, DeAnna led all-school social justice lesson plans for the advisory program and completed her M.A.T. in Secondary Social Studies from Relay GSE.


After three years at KIPP, DeAnna sought to give back to the boarding school world that deeply impacted them and began teaching history at Millbrook School in New York, where she had the pleasure of serving as a coach, dorm parent, chaired Millbrook's first DEI Faculty Committee, and broke the record for college recommendation letters by writing 29 in 2023.


Currently, DeAnna serves as Fountain Valley School's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Colorado Springs. Additionally, she teaches U.S. History and is a dorm head for the 9th-grade girls. Students describe DeAnna as a "teacher who teaches like a human, not like a teacher," the faculty with the "coolest tattoos and best fits," and can be spotted around campus walking a dog and two cats.

The Graduates

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Dr. Norma Hollis

Cass Technical High School of Detroit, MI

1966
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Joseph Watkins

Middlesex School of Concord, MA

1971
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Dr. Valerie René Sheppard

Yorktown High School of Arlington, VA

1979
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Viviana Davila

St. Andrew's School of Middletown, DE

1985
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Howard M. Holley Jr.

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1987
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Dr. Audrey Jordan

Viriginia Commonwealth University of Richmond, VA

1990
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Daniel Call

Tooele High School of Tooele, UT

1994
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Patricia Sasser

The Madeira School of McLean, VA

1995
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Crystal Taylor-Simon

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1996
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Sherron Sinclair Hopkins

University of Wiconsin-Madison of Madison, WI

1997
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Jessica Bantom

University of Virginia of Charlottesville, VA

1998
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Dr. Chimere J. Jones

The Madeira School of McLean, VA

1999
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Jonathan Trapp

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1999
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Alix Dejean

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2000
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James Lee

Pennsylvania State University of State College, PA

2000
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Timothy Barkley

Virginia Tech of Blacksburg, VA

2001
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Minna Ahn Folkman

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2002
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Nicole Higgins

Garfield High School of Seattle, WA

2002
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Kyrie York

Union College of Schenectady, NY

2003
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NIcholas Bradford

The Evergreen State College of Olympia, WA

2004
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Ryan Woodlee

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2005
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Brett Green

The University of Akron of Akron, OH

2006
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Malcolm Spaulding

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2006
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Jerome Griffin

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2006
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Marcus Goodwin

St. Albans School of Washington, DC

2007
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Charles A. Costen-Sumpter

Union College of Schenectady, NY

2007
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Barbara Bai

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2008
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Marlana Webster, Psy. D.

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2008
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Shaun Burl

Seattle University of Seattle, WA

2009
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Ricky Ruano

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2009
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David Kagulu-Kalema

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2010
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Keenan Hale Jr.

The McCallie School of Chattanooga, TN

2011
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Tier Gibbons

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2011
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Marcell Crawford

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2012
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Jihyun Lee

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2013
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Mimi Woldeyohannes

Texas Christian University of Fort Worth, TX

2013
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Tony Amolo

Berkshire School of Sheffield, MA

2013
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Jeremiah Hobbs

Seattle Academy of Seattle, WA

2014
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Nina Davila

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2015
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Osé Djan

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2015
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Jesse Meyler

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2016
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Jack Kim

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2016
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Abigael Ajuma

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2017
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Victor Lou

Millbrook School of Millbrook, NY

2017
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Hadiyyah Abdul-Jalaal

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2017
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Lauyrn King

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2017
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Cherry Zhang

Millbrook School of Millbrook, NY

2018
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William "Bill" Robinson

Rust College of Holly Springs, MS

2018
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Shaunjaney Bryan

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2019
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Taylor Cotter

St. Paul the VI Catholic High School of Chantilly, VA

2020
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Charnell Gilchrist

Western Governors University of Salt Lake City, UT

2021
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Tim He

The University of Washington of Seattle, WA

2022
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Salimata Sanfo

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2022
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Alton Coston III

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2023
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Kyndall Donalson

Yale University of New Haven, CT

2023
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Orley Estrada

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2023
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Collin Highberg

University of Nebraska-Lincoln of Lincoln, NE

2023
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Dylan Abrokwa-Jassor

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2024
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Gerald D. Chapman

Alabama State University of Montgomery, AL

1967
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Alex Liu

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1976
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J. Jurgen Taylor, MD

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1981
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Samuel Hayes III

Old Dominion University of Norfolk, VA

1986
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Jonathan Beane

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1988
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Dr. Mahalia Gayle

Lakeside School of Seattle, WA

1990
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Sundi Lofty

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1994
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Carol Tonge Mack

Middlebury College of Middlebury, VT

1995
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Annabel Quintero

The University of Washington of Seattle, WA

1997
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Tamela Blalock

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1998
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Blair Taylor

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1999
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Jason Brooks

The Webb Schools of Claremont, CA

1999
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Judelia Cole

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1999
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Chidirim Ejim

University of Malta of Mside, Malta

2000
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Bernard Carey II

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2000
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Jonathan E. Lee

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2001
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John Lee

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2002
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Henry Opoku

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2002
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Rasheed Cole

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2003
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Kevin Kimura Ph.D.

Lakeside School of Seattle, WA

2004
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Randy Tripp Jr

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2005
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Wildersee Harris

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2006
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William Braswell

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2006
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Dr. Stacey D. Garrett

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2007
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Brandon Herbert

McDonogh School of Owings Mills, MD

2007
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Peter Park

The Peddie School of Hightstown, NJ

2007
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Kourtney Ramseur

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2008
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Tiffany Castagno

Ottawa University of Brookfield, WI

2008
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Dana James

Berklee College of Music of Boston, MA

2009
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Justin Brown

Furman University of Greenville, SC

2009
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Sadiq Abubakar

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2011
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Chris Hooten

Howard J. Lacy II High School of Speedway, IN

2011
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Andrew Jyan

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2012
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Philip Linwood Wilkerson III

George Mason University of Fairfax, VA

2012
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Joshua Bates

Desert High School of Edwards AFB, CA

2013
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Prince Botchway

Averett University of Danville, VA

2013
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Doug Chappell

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2013
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Juan Andrés Aguiar Dorante

Adelphi University of Garden City, NY

2014
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Xinyi Mao

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2015
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Michael Otoo

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2015
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Savy Drummond

The Hun School of Princeton, NJ

2016
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Gabby Rios

Earl Warren High School of San Antonio, TX

2017
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Ebony Welborn

University of North Carolina at Greensboro of Greensboro, NC

2017
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Terrell Jana

Woodberry Forest School of Woodberry Forest, VA

2017
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Jalén Maurice

St. Christopher's School of Richmond, VA

2017
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Andrew Tawiah, J.D.

The University of Maryland of College Park, MD

2018
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Alexis Fortune

Berkshire School of Sheffield, MA

2018
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Paige Hathaway

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2018
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Savannah Smith

Western Washington University of Bellingham, WA

2019
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Xinyi Song

Sarah Lawrence College of Bronxville, NY

2020
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Yoyo Lu

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2021
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Jade Keimig

The University of Washington of Seattle, WA

2022
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James E. Ford Ph.D.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte of Charlotte, NC

2022
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Carmen Oguike

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2023
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Kellsey Carter

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2023
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Kamea Haliburton-Gatto

Seattle University of Seattle, WA

2023
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Sydney Hopkins

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2023
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Eastwood Yeboah

Union College of Schenectady, NY

2025
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Duane Jones

Middlesex School of Concord, MA

1970
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Rev. Rodney Rice

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1979
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Edward Ewing

The Breck School of Golden Valley, MN

1983
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Rodney Robinson

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1986
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Michelle Terry, MD

Baylor College of Medicine of Houston, TX

1989
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Craig Dixon

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1993
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Shawn Armour

Grambling State University of Grambling, LA

1995
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Ayodele Harrison

O'Dea High School of Seattle, WA

1996
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Keith Wilkerson

Princeton University of Princeton, NJ

1997
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LaMarr Datcher

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

1998
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John Bonhom II

Woodberry Forest School of Woodberry Forest, VA

1999
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Laurren Chase

Mountlake Terrace High School of Mountlake Terrace, WA

1999
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Elijah Walter Griffin Sr.

Mount Vernon High School of Alexandria, VA

2000
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Octavio Peralta

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2000
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Hans Goff

Northfield Mount Hermon of Gill, MA

2001
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Jeffrey Shiu

John Hopkins University of Baltimore, MD

2002
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Dr. Max Hunter

The University of Washington of Seattle, WA

2002
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Jonathan Green

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2003
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Nikia Wade

Sterling High School of Somerdale, NJ

2004
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Daniela Ruano

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2005
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Marcus Singleton

Gilman School of Baltimore, MD

2005
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Nam Ly-Sarmiento

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2006
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Tatiana Morrow Bennett

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2006
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Crystal Bell

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2007
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Renee John Howard

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2007
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Hua Li

Colorado State University of Fort Collins, CO

2007
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Elizabeth Thompson

Hood College of Frederick, MD

2008
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Lester A. Baptist

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2009
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Justin A. Abarca

West Potomac High School of Alexandria, VA

2009
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Allanté Keels

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2009
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Anthony De Riggs

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2011
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Aliyah Griffith

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2011
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Naomi Palacios

Chicago State University of Chicago, IL

2012
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Toye Adenekan

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2012
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Carlon Howard

University of Georgia of Athens, GA

2013
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Jonathan Pryor

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2013
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DeAnna Sandoval

St. Mark's School of Southborough, MA

2014
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Etene Terrell-Fakorede

The Ohio State University of Columbus, OH

2015
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Josh Howard

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2015
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Ivy Houde

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2015
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Maya Glenn

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2016
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Yulkendy Valdez

Babson College of Wellesley, MA

2017
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Andile-Amajaha Tshuma

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2017
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Brandon Williams

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2017
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Karla Amezcua

University of California Irvine of Irvine, CA

2017
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Esi Igyan

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2018
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Yuchen Li

Culver Academies of Culver, IN

2018
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Rodolfo Bissot Stargardter

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2019
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Milka Mered

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2020
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Sahibveer Singh

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2021
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Nyla Pollard

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2021
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Kalina Cordero

University of Puget Sound of Tacoma, WA

2022
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August Hunter

Overlake School of Redmond, WA

2022
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Patricia Okwueze

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2023
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Morgan Dixon

Episcopal High School of Alexandria, VA

2023
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Chance Woodson

Buckingham County High School of Buckingham, VA

2023
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Ezra Snell II

Jackson State University of Jackson, MS

2024
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Darie Levermore

The College of William & Mary of Williamsburg, VA

2025
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