Amanda graduates from Falls Church High School on June 3, 2020. She will be attending the University of Utah. She was a scholar athlete in high school, participating in cross country, indoor track, and track and field each of h
er four years. Her hobbies include travelling, reading, writing, and skiing. She will miss Leo, our family dog, when at college.
Come out on Saturday, June 6 at 2 pm to celebrate the high school seniors living in Prosperity Heights!
Make some noise as the seniors are driven down Monarch Lane.
Margaret Russo graduates from Falls Church High School and will be attending Valley Forge Military College in Wayne, Pennsylvania on a full-ride Army Senior ROTC scholarship. Margaret enjoyed Choir, Track and Diving, but her favorite has always been swimming, be it club or high school; she’s most at home in the water. This year she led her team as Co-Captain.
Margaret has enjoyed YoungLife and volunteering with Best Buddies and the National Honor Society. Having transferred to FCHS from Texas after her sophomore year as military brat, she is excited to see what the future will bring.
Oliver graduates from Falls Church HS on June 3, 2020. He will be attending the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) to study Computer Science. During High School, he participated in Track, Lacrosse and Ice Hockey. He is an Eagle Scout and a member of the Na
tional, Math and Spanish Honor Societies. He enjoys weight lifting and playing basketball with his friends.
Charlie attended Falls Church High School for four years where he was on the basketball, wrestling, and football teams. In his senior year, he was captain of the varsity football team. In addition to sports, Charlie has also been active in his church's yo
uth group, choir and theater programs. In his free time, he liked participating in Boy Scouts, hanging out with his friends, and watching sports. He is attending college in the fall.
Molly graduates from St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School on June 6, 2020. She will be attending the University of Delaware in the fall to study Elementary Education – a dream that was born during her days at Camelot Elementary. During high school 
she participated in many clubs and activities including lacrosse, field hockey, track, best buddies and Admissions Ambassador. She has also danced with the Vienna Dance Academy since she was 3 years old. She is hoping to continue dance and lacrosse at UDel.
Peter Manarin graduates from Falls Church High School and will be attending Christopher Newport University. Peter played many parts in FC theater productions and was an honor member of the International Thespian Honor Society. He sang in the Jaguar Chorale, went to District Chorus and was a member of Tri-M Music Honor Society. He was part of the varsity lacrosse team, indoor track and wre
stling teams. Peter enjoyed YoungLife and volunteered with Capernaum and Best Buddies. He is active in his church and an Eagle Scout. He’s a proud jaguar.
Samaria graduates from Falls Church High School. She will be attending Brandeis University in the fall, hopefully on campus outside of Boston! Her life at Falls Church has been full -- participating in student government, musical theater, softball, peer mentoring. The highlight of her time there has been in establishing a Best Buddies
chapter and watching the membership grow to 75 in its second year. Samaria has so many passions and interests that she has not narrowed down a major yet, but Brandeis is the perfect place for her because of its roots in inclusion and social justice.
Bella is a graduate from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. She will be attending Louisiana State University in the Fall and will be majoring in Accounting with a minor in Criminal Justice. Her goal is to become a Forensic Accountant and continue writing music throughout college. Bella attended St. Joseph High School in California her freshman year before moving here. During her high school years she has been a cheerleader and played on her school golf team in California. She loves to play piano, guitar, sing, perform and w
rite songs. Bella is extremely excited about her future endeavors and to pursue her dreams inspired by the quote, “My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness” by Maya Angelou. #geauxtigers