Greenspring Residents Help Student Workers Pave Their Paths to Success

Fifty-one local high school students preparing to turn their tassels were recently named 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 four-year scholarships, funded by generous donations from community residents. At the Student Scholars’ Award Ceremony on April 26, 51 student workers were granted $10,000 scholarships through the Student Scholars’ Fund at Greenspring, which awarded a total of $510,000. In addition, 13 students received donor-designated scholarships for a total of $542,000 with all scholarships.

“Thank you to all the residents who donated! These awards set our student team members up for success,” said Director of Philanthropy Kimberly Nelson.

Since 1999, the Greenspring Scholars’ Fund has raised more than $6 million to support student team members in pursuing trade school and higher education. Each scholarship is funded exclusively through the generous contributions of residents and staff members. This year, donations to the Greenspring Scholars Fund topped $565,000, 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 Class of 2024 requires at least 1,000 working hours during the student’s junior and senior years of high school. They must achieve satisfactory grades (2.75 or higher) and maintain a disciplinary record free of adverse actions during employment.

At the ceremony, Resident Council President Chuck Davidson read a few inspirational quotes from various leaders and artists worldwide, including Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.”

To learn more about open positions and career benefits at Greenspring, visit GreenspringCommunity.com.

2024 Greenspring Scholars

• Zellal Abbas, Edison High School
• Suhail Abdulwasi, Edison High School
• Oun Ahmed, Edison High School
• Prince Amoah, Hayfield Secondary School
• Janelle Amo-Yartey, South County High School
• Peter Andreoli, West Springfield High School
• Addison Ashton, Hayfield Secondary School
• Autumn Avery, Hayfield Secondary School
• Brittany Awuku-Larbi, Lewis High School
• Rangheena Azizi, Potomac High School
• Joshua Baskin, Edison High School
• Kalkidan Baye, Edison High School
• Elbet Bekema, Lake Braddock Secondary School
• Winson Chen, Lake Braddock Secondary School
• Isabelle Cory, West Springfield High School
• William Culbreth, Hayfield Secondary School
• Natania Daniel, Lake Braddock Secondary School
• Urael Debas, Lewis High School
• Gabriella Evangelista, West Springfield High School
• Haseeb Fakhry, Lewis High School
• Eleanor Fisher, Lake Braddock Secondary School
• Kaylee Genao, Woodbridge Senior High School
• Fedir Humeniuk, West Springfield High School
• Ramesha Khan, Lewis High School
• Addison Lusk, Hayfield Secondary School
• Ahmed Manj, Lewis High School
• Hiermon Mengestu, Edison High School
• Elroe Midekssa, Edison High School
• Kelly Miraya-Mayuri, Edison High School
• Nora Mohamed, West Potomac High School
• Byron Morales, Lewis High School
• Peter Nguyen, Lewis High School
• Nabil Niori, South County High School
• Fatimah Noori, Lewis High School
• Aja Nyelenkeh, Annandale High School
• Joy Opoku, West Potomac High School
• Yusuf Ouanina, Lewis High School
• Violet Oublier, Hayfield Secondary School
• Lucia Oyarce-Chavez, South County High School
• Asraful Patwary, Lewis High School
• Dylan Pettit, West Springfield High School
• Shayan Rauf, West Springfield High School
• Aemod Saeed, South County High School
• Omari Starnes, Lewis High School
• Prapada (Amy) Srithongkum, Edison High School
• Mariam Sylla, Lewis High School
• Anajwa Thomas, Hayfield Secondary School
• Berhaane Wobante, Edison High School
• Meserak Wudneh, Edison High School
• Priscilla Yeboah, Mount Vernon High School
• Shahed Zaghbani, Osbourn High School