The Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Scholarship and Recognition Program, established in 1961, is our annual salute to the best and brightest high school students from Hampton Roads, the Eastern Shore, and northeastern North Carolina. More than 60 seniors competed for scholarship awards. The scholarships earned will be awarded directly to the college of the student's choice. Five exceptional students were awarded as follows:

1st Place ($10,000) Liren Jessica Truong Princess Anne High School Going to Harvard	2nd Place ($5,000) James Bohnslav First Colonial High School Going to Harvard
3rd Place ($5,000) Kathryn De La Rosa Western Branch High School Going to Dartmouth	4th Place ($2,500 from Taste of India) Matthew Ambler Maury High School Going to Yale
Dillard's Samaritan Scholarship ($3,000) Michelle Confer Granby High School