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After changing schools eight times across five states, Air Force daughter Audrey Ortiz-Peterson turned constant upheaval into her superpower. The Mount Vernon High senior heads to West Point this fall with a hard-earned appointment and a message about resilience.
Fifth graders from McGaheysville, Virginia are taking on the world with clean energy projects. These young innovators are competing against students globally to solve tomorrow's environmental challenges today.
High school scientists in Prince William County are tackling everything from smartphone addiction to sepsis detection with award-winning innovations. Five grand prize projects are now headed to the international science fair in May.
A new family and consumer science teacher from rural Virginia just became one of the top four educators in her field nationwide. Michelle Williams won three consecutive teaching awards in her first year on the job.
