2009 Malone Foundation Award Recipients Honored

Recipients of the 2009 Teri & Shari Malone Foundation awards were recognized at the Oct. 27 Loudoun County School Board meeting. The foundation is dedicated to the memory of the talented twins who lost their lives at age 14 shortly after completing their eighth grade year at Seneca Ridge Middle School. The Malone Foundation recognizes students with exceptional talent in five categories: Art, Dance, Math, Music and Science from each of the Loudoun County middle schools and from area dance schools. Annually recipients receive a recognition plaque presented at special ceremonies and $250 in scholarship assistance for development of their interests and talents.

Some of the winners of the 2009 Malone Foundation Awards.

Teri and Shari Malone Foundation 2009 Award Recipients include:

Art: Samantha Puller, Belmont Ridge Middle School, Mary Beth Mitchell, Eagle Ridge Middle School,  Marcella Tipton-Mason, Farmwell Station Middle School, James Holland, Harmony Intermediate School, Ashlyn Tennyson, Harper Park Middle School, Jessica Johnson, Mercer Middle School, Carolline Kelly, J L Simpson Middle School,  Melissa Guidry, River Bend Middle School, Nicole Tirella, Seneca Ridge Middle School, Bayan Atari, Smarts Mill Middle School, Crizalie Mina, Sterling Middle School, and Priyanka Rayapudi, Stone Hill Middle School.

Dance: Corinne Creason, Dance Academy of Loudoun and Taylor Gladstone, Loudoun School of Ballet.

Math: Kevin Zeng, Belmont Ridge Middle School, Christopher Woods, Eagle Ridge Middle School, Nathaniel Clemens, Farmwell Station Middle School, Jeffrey Zhang, Harmony Intermediate School, Jasmine Denizard, Harper Park Middle School, Niraja Bohidar, Mercer Middle School, Adrienne Rivera, J L Simpson Middle School, Cristina Porto , River Bend Middle School, Michael Sheaffer, Seneca Ridge Middle School, Jessica Koehler, Smarts Mill Middle School, Michael Slobodnjak, Sterling Middle School and Annapurna Pelleti, Stone Hill Middle School.

Music: Eric Wuerschmidt, Belmont Ridge Middle School, Eric Rothacker, Eagle Ridge Middle School, Margaret Panetta, Farmwell Station Middle School, Nicholas Miller, Harmony Intermediate School, Marissa Alvarez, Harper Park Middle School, Akshay Murthy, Mercer Middle School,  Marie Bernadette, J L Simpson Middle School,  Daniel Gil, River Bend Middle School,  Turner Thornberry, Seneca Ridge Middle School,  John Duncan, Smarts Mill Middle School, Amanda Godby, Sterling Middle School and William Ghrist, Stone Hill Middle School.

Science: Riley Kohl, Belmont Ridge Middle School, Daniel Matson, Eagle Ridge Middle School, Shivangi Mistry, Farmwell Station Middle School, Robert Vasta, Harmony Intermediate School, Kelly Rudman, Harper Park Middle School, Himika Rahman, Mercer Middle School, Marie Bernadette, J L Simpson Middle School, Robert Tagliaferri, River Bend Middle School, Michaela Brown, Seneca Ridge Middle School, Louis Werts III, Smarts Mill Middle School, Leesun Chea, Sterling Middle School and Kevin Readen, Stone Hill Middle School.

Volunteer assistance as well as financial contributions to the foundation by individuals, organizations, and businesses interested in identifying and developing the talents of young people in the Loudoun community are welcomed. Donations to The Teri and Shari Malone Foundation are tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Service Code section 501(c)(3). For information, contact: Ray Oliver, Treasurer olivers@verizon.net or 703 430-8262.

julia@loudouni.com