Samme Sheikh of Chantilly and Ellen Choi of Centreville were part of a delegation of Northern Virginia Community College students who recently attended the John C. Whitehead Conference on Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. The NOVA delegation also included students Allison Beltran of Hyattsville, Md., Furqan Bin Amjad of Bristow, Tiffany Fabian of Manassas, Thomas Horton of Haymarket, and Clair Nguyen of Aldie. They were accompanied by professors Linda Campos and Melissa Beaudoin. Most of the students are in NOVA’s Honors Program that provides enrichment opportunities for motivated students.