[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE 2016 FAIRFAX COUNTY STUDENT PEACE AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 21, 2016

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the recipients of the 
2016 Fairfax County Student Peace Awards.
   The program was begun in 2006 with the hope of moving people to 
think more about peace as both a means and an end, and to recognize 
young people who work as peacemakers. The program began with one high 
school and expanded gradually from there. In 2013, for the first time, 
it was offered to every public high school in Fairfax County, as well 
as to three private schools.
  Participating high schools choose one Junior or Senior or one student 
group active in promoting peace and/or removing the causes of conflict. 
Examples of outreach include:
   Committing to peace by engaging in activities that strive to end 
conflict, either locally or globally;
   Seeking to discuss or otherwise resolve potentially controversial 
issues within the school or community;
   Promoting the understanding of divisive issues and situations to 
bridge language, ethnic, racial, religious, gender, sexual orientation, 
or class differences; and
   Working to resolve conflicts among students or members of the 
community who feel isolated or alienated.
   I am pleased to submit the names of this year's Student Peace Award 
winners:
   Anti-Bullying Committee, Cedar Lane School
   Jieru Shi, Senior, Chantilly High School
   Smriti Subedi, Senior, Herndon High School
   Laith Abuhaija, Senior, Islamic Saudi Academy
   Renata Urbina De la Flor, Senior, Lake Braddock Secondary School
   Catherine White, Senior, Langley High School
   Cindy Le/Quan Lu, Seniors, Robert E. Lee High School
   Kenzie Hines, Senior, James Madison High School
   Doreen Ndizeye, Senior, George C. Marshall High School
   Michelle Ma, Senior, McLean High School
   Trevor Christensen, Senior, Mount Vernon High School
   Student Contributors to The Mountain View Mirror Mountain View High 
School
   Stepping Stones Club, Oakton High School
   Sara Hobbs, Senior, Quander Road School
   Burke Centre Library Teen Advisory Board Robinson Secondary School
   Kyle Engelhardt, Senior, South County High School
   Aditi Takle, Senior, South Lakes High School
   Sam Laveson, Senior, JEB Stuart High School
   Kristin Myers, Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and 
Technology
   Bennett Shoop, Senior, West Springfield High School
   Logan Mannikko, Senior, Westfield High School
   Daniel Kim, Junior, W.T. Woodson High School
   Mr. Speaker, the efforts of these young people to build a more 
peaceful world in their own communities and the building blocks of a 
more peaceful world. I commend them on their awards and ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating them and wishing them great 
success in all their future endeavors.

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