Per MCPS: The Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators (MCABSE) honored 27 graduating seniors during its annual Distinguished African-American Scholars and Community Leaders Awards Ceremony on April 26. The event was held at Rockville High School.
Distinguished Scholars and Community Leaders are committed to leadership in their high schools and communities; are passionate and committed to their education and demonstrate a deliberate pursuit of academic excellence; and are talented, positive and motivated. The keynote speaker was Brian Stockton, MCPS chief of staff. The 2023 honorees are:
- Lydia Wosen, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Darrol Boker, Blair G. Ewing Center at Cloverleaf
- Joshua Brown, Montgomery Blair
- Selikem Agbo, James Hubert Blake
- De’Onna Battle, Clarksburg
- Camryn Crump, Damascus
- Kierra Jones, Thomas Edison High School of Technology
- Anjali Ofori, Albert Einstein
- Belen Nesibu, Gaithersburg
- Gianna Relacion, Walter Johnson
- Mbange Palle, John F. Kennedy
- Summer Snead, Col. Zadok Magruder
- Jaiden Burney, Richard Montgomery
- Shaina Allen, Northwest
- Hailie Clarke, Northwood
- Effie Odhiambo, Paint Branch
- Oluwatoni Alexis Famuyide, Poolesville
- Asha Puri, Quince Orchard
- Yonnas Ndingsa, RICA
- Sara Abdelagir, Rockville
- Serafia Cecil, Seneca Valley
- Timaya Pulliam, Sherwood
- Rama Woldebirhan, Springbrook
- Sarah Bamba, Watkins Mill
- Rebecca Wossen, Wheaton
- Christopher Boucree, Walt Whitman
- Ona Olisa, Thomas S. Wootton