[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 152 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





  RECOGNIZING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2020 FAIRFAX COUNTY STUDENT PEACE 
                                 AWARDS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 1, 2020

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the recipients of 
the 2020 Fairfax County Student Peace Awards.
  The Fairfax County Student Peace Awards began with one high school in 
2006 and was created to encourage high school aged students to think 
about peace as both a means and an end, and to recognize young people 
who work as peacemakers. By 2013, the program was being offered in 
every public high school in Fairfax County, as well as in 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 include in the Record the following names of the 2020 
Student Peace Award recipients:
  Manoucher (Manny) Precht, Annandale High School; Samantha (Sage) 
Quick, Cedar Lane High School; William (Will) LaWalt, Cedar Lane High 
School; Sophia Lee, Centreville High School; Anand Colaco, Chantilly 
High School; Kheira Bekkadja, Edison High School; Renee Richey, Fairfax 
High School; Patrick Cloud, Hayfield Secondary School; Nabaa Abdel 
Okhowa, Herndon High School.
  GirlUp Club--Fariha Tasneem, Evie Garces-Foley, Patricia Rue, Diana 
Chavez, Sloane Bailey, Zulma Solis, Katherine Fernandez, Justice High 
School.
  Jena Musmar, King Abdullah Academy; Emily Smith, Lake Braddock 
Secondary School; Daniel Mousavi, Langley High School; Catherine Soto, 
Lee High School; Daphne May, Madison High School; Hannah Gyekye, Mount 
Vernon High School; Zamir Ticknor, Marshall High School; Sarah Gu, 
McLean High School; Betsabe Pardo, Mountain View High School; Roudah 
Chaker, Oakton High School; Andrew Keiffer, Quander Road School; 
Michael McCabe, Robinson Secondary School; Siedeen Ahmed, South County 
High School; Lindsey Hirshfeld, South Lakes High School; Amaani 
Mohamed, West Potomac High School; Salwa Zahid, West Springfield High 
School.
  Bulldog Buddies--James Johnson, Carly Liesegang, Rachel Liesegang, 
Charlotte Tiss, and Maddie Woodward, Westfield High School.
  Madam Speaker, the efforts of these young people are the building 
blocks of a more peaceful and tolerant world. I commend them on their 
efforts and dedication and ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating each award recipient as well as all the student and 
student groups who participated in this program. I thank each of them 
as well as Fairfax County Public School System and sponsor 
organizations for all they have done for our community.

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