Testimonials

Ms. Kristen Walker

Harvard Law - Class of 2024

Ms. Emily Faris

JMU - Class of 2024

Connor Wingo-Reeves

Humanities Class of 2015

UVA Class of 2019

Wingo-Reeves has a 3.9 grade-point average in Monacan’s Humanities Specialty program, taking mostly honors Advance Placement courses.

“It helps Connor is so smart,” said MHS defensive coordinator Keith Daniels. “He calls our defenses and re-calls them … every year he got better.”

Wingo-Reeves was a four-year varsity starter under Daniels and head coach Dan Parsons [and continued his football career at UVA].

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Alex Paullin

Monacan Class of 2008

JMU Class of 2014

His travel and field experience with National Geographic serve him well as he chases his dream of sustainable development through music. Alex has sat on multiple international panels and spoken to various plenary conference audiences globally, is a One Young World Ambassador, and has performed at the UN Environment Assembly.

JMU Class of 2014

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Kristen Walker

Humanities Class of 2015

Spelman Class of 2019

The gifted and talented Richmond, Virginia native, will attend Harvard Law School beginning in the fall of 2021 after she completes a two-year stint in the Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. offices of McGuireWoods Law and Consulting Firm.

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Megan Reilly

Monacan Class or 2010

UVA Class of 2014

VCU Brandcenter Class of 2019

A team of students from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Brandcenter won a competition to brand the Richmond region at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.

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Malik Bell

Humanities Class of 2016

Richmond Class of 2020

As the final class of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program emerged from a pool of 53,000 applicants, Malik Bell, ’20, found himself among 1,000 students nationwide to receive the prestigious scholarship.

Bell graduated from Monacan High School in Chesterfield County, Va., just outside of Richmond, a place he has grown to cherish. “Where I come from, there is a close sense of community. People look out for other people. And one of the benefits of being in that sort of community is learning not exactly how I affect other people, but how the community affects me, and learning how to appreciate that.”

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Melissa Hey

Monacan Class of 2010

William and Mary Class of 2014

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Research (UVA).

Her dissertation research seeks to highlight the various ways in which artificial light at night (ALAN) may be disrupting ecosystem processes. Specifically, her work explores how ALAN is affecting decomposition, nutrient distribution through consumer movement, and net primary production.

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