Generous Greenspring Residents Support Student Scholarship Fund

Sixty local high school students, soon to graduate, were recently honored as Student Scholars at Greenspring, an Erickson Senior Living community in Springfield, Va.

Dedicated high school student workers are being recognized and set up for success through these scholarships, funded by generous donations from community residents. At the Student Scholars' Award Ceremony on April 24, a total of $702,000 was awarded. 50 student workers were granted The Greenspring $10,000 Scholarship through the Scholars' Fund. New this year was the addition of the Greenspring Legacy $5,000 Scholarship, which was awarded to 21 students with a close family member who is still working at or used to work at Greenspring. In addition, 51 students received donor-designated scholarships totaling $97,000.

Anne Street, president of the Greenspring Resident Council, encouraged the graduates, saying, "Find what you are passionate about and follow your passion--not what others plan for you, and you will be well on your way to a happy life."

Greenspring Resident Freda Burner and donor for the "Top of the Class" Scholarship, recognized Class of 2025 and "Top of Class" recipient Justin Lo for his outstanding academic achievements and receiving the highest GPA of 4.5.

Since 1999, the Greenspring Scholars' Fund has raised over $7 million to support student workers pursuing trade school and higher education. Each scholarship is funded exclusively through the generous contributions of residents and staff members. This year, annual giving donations to the Greenspring Scholars Fund topped $602,000 more than any previous year.

Of primary importance to the Greenspring community is the ability to award all eligible students who apply with a scholarship. Eligibility for the $10,000 Scholarship for the Class of 2025 requires at least 1,000 working hours during the student's junior and senior high school years. They must achieve satisfactory grades (2.75 or higher) and maintain a disciplinary record free of adverse actions during employment.

To learn more about Greenspring's open positions and career benefits, visit EricksonSeniorLivingCareers.com.

2025 Greenspring Scholarship Recipients

• Henon Abraha, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Fionna Abraham, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Evelyn Achiaa, Mount Vernon High School,
• Abel Alemayehu, Edison High School,
• Reham Ali-Salih, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Lady Ankrah, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Vanessa Armah, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Edna Aron, Bishop Ireton High School,
• Eldana Aron, Bishop Ireton High School,
• Diana Arroyo-Hernandez, West Springfield High School
• Bazawet Birhane, Lake Braddock High School
• Yohans "Jonny" Bruk, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Mia Cardoza-Flores, Justice High School,
• Sofia Cardoza-Flores, Justice High School
• Jenna Cerezo, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Pinkey Chen, Lake Braddock Secondary School and Virginia Tech
• Elise Cridland, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Syed Danish, South County High School,
• Milcah Debas, Lewis High School,
• Rakeb Dessime, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Alejandra Diani-Maldonado, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Olivia Grayson-Martinez, Woodbridge Senior High School,
• Davina Gyamfi, Woodbridge Senior High School,
• Bahran Hadera, Lewis High School
• Medina Hagi, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Matthewos "Matthew" Henok, South County High School
• Michael Jones, Justice High School,
• Zachariah Khan, Edison High School,
• Atal Khawreen, South County High School,
• Yingzung Lagwi, Lewis High School,
• Justin Lo, West Springfield High School,
• Ryan Luong, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Bethlehem "Betty" Mahdere, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Tyler Mai, South County High School,
• Melissa Melgar, West Springfield High School,
• Surafel Mengiste, Edison High School,
• Demitros Million, Edison High School,
• Sumeya Mohammed, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Sanindu Nallaperuma, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Jenna Negash, Hayfield Secondary School,
• David Ortega, Lewis High School
• Christopher Paredez-Martinez, Hylton High School
• Ryyan Qader, Edison High School,
• Ariba Qaiser, Lewis High School,
• Keren Ryan, Lake Braddock Secondary School,
• Mohammed Said, Edison High School,
• Eyad Salmi, West Springfield High School,
• Musa Sarim, South County High School,
• Allison Sejas-Sarabia, Lake Braddock High School,
• Anthony Vigil-Suazo, Woodbridge Senior High School,
• Hannah Teshome, Lake Braddock High School
• Ariba Waheed, Hayfield Secondary School,
• Samuel Weatherhead, Edison High School,
• Afomia Webshet, Lewis High School,
• Dartoon Wolapaye, Alexandria High School,
• Mikael Wossen, West Springfield High School,
• Suleiman Yaftali, South County High School,
• Ameer Yaftali, South County High School,
• Nolawi Yohannes, South County High School
• Lucas Zambrana, South County High School