LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Woodbridge Senior High School had to valedtictorians this year, as well as a salutatorian.
The school recently provided the three students:
Co-Valedictorian, Caroline Flood
The lesson Caroline Flood learned in high school and wants to share with others is “Procrastinating in sending college applications is never a good idea.” Humor aside, Caroline is a dedicated student who hopes to carry on the family tradition with a career in medicine.
Extracurricular Activities:
Varsity Crew
Norseman
Class of 2013 Treasurer
Younglife
Academic Achievements and Honors:
Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society
AP Scholar with Distinction
Pre-AP English 10 Student of the Year
Principle of Engineering Student of the Year
AP Statistics Student of the Year
Summa cum Laude
Community Involvement:
Girl Scouts
Church Nursery Volunteer
Confirmation Retreat Volunteer
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Emergency Room Volunteer
PWCS Schools Attended:
Lake Ridge Elementary School
Lake Ridge Middle School
College Plans:
Caroline will attend the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She is considering a math/science-related major, most likely chemistry.
Co-Valedictorian, Christian Passos
Extracurricular Activities:
Varsity Swim Team, Captain
Varsity Crew Team
Scholastic Bowl Team
Academic Achievements and Honors:
National Honor Society
AP Scholar with Distinction
Principal’s Honor Roll
AP Chemistry Student of the Year
University of Virginia Rodman Scholar
Community Involvement:
Recreational Soccer, Team captain
Swim Coach, Ridgewood Barracudas
PWCS Schools Attended:
Lake Ridge Elementary School
Lake Ridge Middle School
College Plans:
Passos will attend the University of Virginia as a Rodman Scholar. His intends to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering
Salutatorian, Christopher Scheller
Christopher Scheller’s grandfather inspired him to pursue a career in the financial services industry. As a present, he bought Christopher some stock in a company four years ago, and since then, Christopher has been trading stocks and mutual funds and has become the family investing advisor.
Extracurricular Activities:
Varsity Swim Team, Captain
Varsity Tennis Team, Captain
Academic Achievements and Honors:
National French Honor Society: Vice-President
National Honor Society
Advanced Placement Scholars Program
Project Lead the Way Program
Summa cum Laude
Pamplin College of Business Freshmen Merit Scholarship
President’s Award for Educational Excellence
Governor’s Early College Scholars Program
Scholar Athlete Award
Outstanding AP Government Student
Outstanding Civil Engineering and Architecture Student
Outstanding AP US History Student Award
AP Scholar with Distinction Award
Academic Letter
Outstanding Pre-AP French III Student
Outstanding Health and PE I Student
Community Involvement:
Usher, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Swim Coach, Ridgewood Barracudas
French Tutor
PWCS Schools Attended:
Antietam Elementary School
Lake Ridge Middle School
College Plans:
Scheller will attend the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech to study finance.
