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The Leadership Arlington Youth Program Class of 2016, comprised of 30 youth leaders who are rising high school juniors and seniors, graduated on Thursday, Aug. 11, at a ceremony held in Marymount University's Reinsch Library Auditorium. During the first two weeks of August, the Youth Program met at different business, nonprofit and government locations throughout the county, providing participants with the hands-on opportunity to be exposed to diverse organizations and meet with leaders from our community. Members of the Class of 2016 included: Sophia Anderson, H-B Woodlawn; Josette Barrans, Yorktown High School; Amanda Bloom, Wakefield High School; Lydia Boles, H-B Woodlawn High School; Reagan Briere, Yorktown High School; Karol Calvimontes, Bishop O'Connell; Simer Choudhary, Washington-Lee High School; Erin Claeys, H-B Woodlawn; Mary Corina, H-B Woodlawn; Olivia Cox, Yorktown High School; Anna DeFalco, Yorktown High School; Cate Farmer, Yorktown High School; Mathew Gonzalez, Yorktown High School; Kaiya Gordon, H-B Woodlawn; Mary Helsper, Yorktown High School; Tiffany Hidalgo, Wakefield High School; Bryn Kabiri, H-B Woodlawn; Prashanth Kallat, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Nick Kampeas, H-B Woodlawn; Tyler LaPointe, Wakefield High School; Nino Lovo-Ochoa, Wakefield High School; Claire Morris, Yorktown High School; Jeremiah Parker, Wakefield High School; Zach Reynolds, Washington-Lee High School; Kathryne Schauf, Bishop O'Connell; Tina Schneider, H-B Woodlawn; Will Senkus, H-B Woodlawn; Claire Shea, Yorktown High School; Rebecca Smith, Washington-Lee High School; and Haben Yohannes, Washington-Lee High School.