LearningRx’s Hosts Annual Tysons Regional Chamber Stars Event

Maureen Loftus, executive director of LearningRx of Vienna and Reston, Va. hosted the 26th Annual Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce Stars event with 60 students attending from 30 Fairfax County area schools for their positive achievements and significant improvements. For more information, go to www.learningrx.com.

Almost 200 attendees joined the event, including Jay Garant, director business and community partnerships for Fairfax Public County Schools and Maureen Loftus, youth and education chair for the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce. Each year, the Tysons Regional Chamber partners with area schools to celebrate and honor selected students who deserve recognition for positive potential or significant improvements. The Chamber Stars event celebrates the accomplishment of students who have persevered despite significant obstacles or personal struggles.

The award included the student selection of two books prior to the ceremony: one for their school library, and one for them to keep. Students and guests also enjoyed breakfast at Earls Kitchen and Bar, and received awards recognizing their accomplishments.

The Chamber Stars program is possible because of sponsorships from LearningRx Vienna and LearningRx Reston, Navy Federal Credit Union, MVB Bank and Montessori of McLean of McLean, Va.

“We’ve exceeded our expectations of student involvement this year, breaking a record with 60 students in attendance this year,” said Maureen Loftus, executive director of LearningRx of Reston, Va. and Vienna, Va.

“What an inspiring morning and lovely program--so proud of today’s winners,” said Allison Varacalli of McLean, Va. (parent of student). “With the attributes and amazing character evident in this next generation, the community’s future looks very bright, indeed,” said Varacalli.

Fairfax County students that received a Chamber Star Award include: Eliora Abhy – Springhill Elementary School (ES); Camila Arce Quispe – Marshall Road ES; Kevin Arias-Paz – Cunningham Park ES; Edwin Arita Figueroa – Thoreau MS; Jomanh Asiri – Westbriar ES; Christoper Au – Shrevewood ES; Parsia Bahrami – Marshall Governor’s STEM Academy; Fre'Jon Beasley – PHILLIPS Programs – Annandale, Va.; Lauren Bennion – Flint Hill ES; Hadif Bin Mohd Mohyiddin – Stenwood ES; Mark Bosset – Langley HS; Lindsey Burtle – Fusion Academy; Hawa Sid Camara – Mountain View HS; Sydney Campbell – Shrevewood ES; Chelsea Castillo Torres – Westgate ES; Anjuli Cerda – George C. Marshall High HS; Delonta Chandler – PHILLIPS Programs – Annandale; Jemima Clark – Great Falls ES; Cassidy Coatney – Flint Hill ES; Amaya Diggs – Merritt Academy; Isabel Elliot Ortega – Wolftrap ES; Romina Fahiminia – Kilmer Middle School (MS); Jordan Forrester – James Madison HS; Christian Franco – George C. Marshall HS; Hugh Garner – Great Falls ES; Ipek Gulsoy – Westbriar ES; William Holmes – Fusion Academy; Donavin Jackson – Merritt Academy; Karli Johnson – Cooper MS; Lucy Jurgensen – Chesterbrook ES; Fetin Kaya – Lemon Road ES; Caroline Keys – Langley HS; Minseo Kim – Marshall Road ES; Peter Kim – Cedar Lane; Stephen Levine – Oakton HS; Isabella LoMurro – Lemon Road ES; Anderson Manset – Forestville ES; Dunia Menjivar-Lopes – Kilmer MS; Rapha Metzger – PHILLIPS Programs – Fairfax, Va.; Keyly Molina-Chavez – Freedom Hill ES; Gaby Morin – Cooper MS; Marcus Nance – Chesterbrook ES; Enzo Nolasco-Rivas – Louise Archer ES; Nabila Omar – Stenwood ES; Bryan Paniagua-Rodriguez – Cunningham Park ES; Pooja Patel – Marshall; Governor’s STEM Academy; Margaret Pitt – Wolftrap ES; Danny Polley – Forestville ES; Humay Rafizade – Louise Archer ES; David Robertson – Cedar Lane; Sonali Sachdeva – Springhill ES; Caylee Salcedo Ore – Westgate ES; Maddie Santos – Churchill Road ES; Adetutu Toviho – Freedom Hill ES; Kamryn Van – Thoreau MS; Hayley Varacalli – Springhill ES; Niajah Watkins – PHILLIPS Programs – Fairfax; Mike Weber – Churchill Road ES; Bryce Williams – James Madison HS; and Mieme Youn – Mountain View HS.

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