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Project Discovery encourages students to achieve educational excellence
and pursue college educations. These youth, from underserved families, are given tools to excel in their studies
and become well-rounded students who are often the first in their families to attend college. The program
provides tutoring, life skills workshops, SAT preparation, college visits, cultural enrichment and access to
scholarships. Parents are also included in workshops on higher education and other activities. For the last five
years, 100 percent of Project Discovery's graduating seniors have enrolled in post-secondary schools. Project
Discovery is a partnership among the county, Fairfax County Public Schools, colleges and universities, and area
businesses and families. It is partially funded by the Virginia Department of Education.
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| Keynote Speaker Karen P. Tandy addresses students and parents at the 2008 Project Discovery Annual Conference. |
More than 100 students and parents attended Project Discovery’s Jan. 12, 2008, Annual Conference. With workshops
that addressed the basics of college and others on specific careers, eager future leaders learned the ins and outs of
what college is all about.
Project Discovery thanks everybody involved in making the conference such a success, with a
special thank you to the keynote speaker, Karen P. Tandy, the former administrator for the Drug Enforcement
Administration, whose speech was peppered with personal anecdotes that hit close to home for many of the
students, including that Tandy was one of the first in her family to attend college.
One student, an aspiring author, summed up the purpose of the Project Discovery conference:
"I already know what I want to do — go to George Mason University and study creative writing. The conference
gives me an idea of what's involved in getting there."
Project Discovery thanks:
- Vicki Alcord,
- Kristin Balbuena,
- Carleen J. Basik,
- Marilyn Bursch,
- Robert Clark Jr.,
- Seema Jain,
- Sandra Stiner Lowe,
- Maggi Luca,
- Rigoberto Luis,
- Dr. Judi Lynch,
- Yensi Melendez,
- Alice Morris,
- Patrick Neihus,
- Bobbi Kempter Pasternak,
- Buck Payne,
- Estuardo V. Rodriguez Jr., Esq.,
- Nena Rogers,
- Linda Runge,
- Gabriella Silva,
- Cynthia Szwajkowski,
- Karen P. Tandy,
- Ana Tolentino,
- Kathy Ujakovich,
- John White Jr.,
- Deitra Williams,
- Brittainy Winters and
- Clinton Winters.
Make a monetary contribution to the Project Discovery
To become a partner, volunteer or receive
more information, please contact us:
The Fairfax County Office of Partnerships
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 432
Fairfax, VA 22035
703-324-5171, TTY 711 FAX: 703-222-9198
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