Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution Thomas Lee chapter honor their 2015 Good Citizens awardee Elizabeth Telford at a Saturday, Feb. 7 luncheon at the Army Navy Country Club in Fairfax. Photos contribtued
The Daughters of the American Revolution's Thomas Lee (Fairfax) chapter, in an event held at the Army Navy Club in Fairfax, awarded their 2015 Good Citizens award to Clifton resident and Robinson senior Elizabeth Telford.
The award recognizes a high school senior who stands out among their peers and possesses the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Telford has a 4.2 GPA in Robinson's International Baccalaureate program and will graduate in June a year ahead of schedule. She has twice participated in the Junior Olympics in Colorado Springs as a markswoman. She is fluent in Chinese. competes internationally in Kung Fu, and spent the last two summers training in China. She received a Congressional nomination to the Naval Academy and a Senatorial nomination to West Point. She is a member of the National, French, and Chinese Honor Societies and is president of Robinson's STEM Club.