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Barnesville School Magazine '10 Nicole Prokopchak '10 was the USA Today High School Athlete of the Week and the Equestrian Champion of more than five states. In high school, she has maintained honor roll for three consecutive years and is a Just Work International Ambassador, donating prize money and fundraising for third world countries. She is also a Student Ambassador at St. John's Catholic Prep where she mentors incoming freshman. Grant Ross '10 is a senior at Quince Orchard High School. Last year, he participated in the Maryland State Championship football game at Ravens' Stadium. Aarti Sharma '10 is currently in her senior year at Northwest High School where she played softball and participated on the bhangra team. She currently interns at an oral surgery center. She writes, "I miss Barnesville greatly! . . . Hoping to reunite with the class of 2010 as well!" '11 Eric Kaufmann '11 is in his junior year in the IB Program at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. He received the Class Leadership Award both his freshman and sophomore years. He's been elected to serve for the third year in a row as his class' Student Council Representative. He is also a Student Ambassador, a Mass Lector, and was invited to join the National Honor Society. He has played football and rugby for the past two years and has participated in plays and musicals, receiving the Best Supporting Actor and Best Save awards. He enjoys volunteering many hours at the Brooke Grove Retirement Center. '13 Katie Keating '08 & Emily Warfield '08 Abigail Smith '13 is having a great start at her new school, St. Andrew's Episcopal. She played on their varsity tennis team in the fall. She is enjoying all of her classes and has made many new friends. Of course, she also misses her friends and teachers at Barnesville and looks forward to stopping by to catch up sometime soon. Caught on Campus! Barnesville alumnus, Benny Hungerford '07, stopped by campus in October to talk to our 8th graders about life at a military academy. Benny attends the Merchant Marine Academy and plans to go on to active duty Navy service after graduation. We asked him to reminisce about his time at Barnesville: What is your fondest memory of Barnesville? The Peruvian Exchange Program. We hosted a student named Renato. We got together with other host families and showed the exchange students around D.C. I love that Barnesville is a small school, but is able to reach out internationally. What is it like being back on campus? Interesting. It's been fun seeing what has changed and what has stayed the same. The changes have been for the better. 9 '07