MW students earn summer travel awards

Please join us in congratulating the following students on some impressive honors earned through their various language honor societies: 

  • Kalliyan Eam (’24-Chesterfield): Bertie Green Travel Award for Juniors WINNER (summer trip to Costa Rica) / Spanish Honor Society
  • Bharathi Kancharla (’24-Henrico): Junior Travel Scholarship WINNER (summer trip to Costa Rica) / National Spanish Exam
  • Lauren Blake (’24-Richmond): Junior Travel Scholarship ALTERNATE (summer trip to Costa Rica) / National Spanish Exam
  • Michael Klausner (’25-Chesterfield): Kevin Cessna-Buscemi Global Citizen Scholarship (summer immersion program at Concordia Language Villages, Portuguese) / National Spanish Exam

These fine students are just a few of the many outstanding language learners who have sharpened their skills at Maggie Walker. Congratulations to Kalliyan, Bharathi, Lauren and Michael!

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