[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9629]
[From the U.S. 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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