SPRINGFIELD, VA – Sukriti Sharma, a graduating senior at West Springfield High School, is the 2021 recipient of the College Access Fairfax Bloomquist Family Scholarship.
Sukriti has received the $5,000 College Access Fairfax Bloomquist Family Scholarship for 2021.
According to College Access Fairfax, the Bloomquist Family Scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating senior from Fairfax County Public Schools who has earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 and who has shown through sustained involvement in family, school, and/or community that (s)he has made an “above and beyond” significant difference. Candidates should have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of less than $2,500 as reported on the FAFSA Student Aid Report. An essay and 2 letters of recommendation are required.
The award money comes from the Bloomquist Family who are committed to education for children for quite some time. “The Bloomquists have been supporting students and education for as long as I can remember,” Judith T Wilson, chairman of College Access Fairfax: Opening Doors to the Future, stated.
Sharma is also a budding author of Seventeen Petals; The Growing Up Stories which is now trending on Amazon and has become a new addition to the shelves of Fairfax County Public Libraries. The proceeds of her book are dedicated in supporting healthcare efforts for children in the refugee camps of Nepal and Lebanon.
Her unrelenting articles in the past had successfully influenced both newspaper and magazine editors to dedicate more space to reading materials for younger audiences, as well as younger bylines. One of her articles that ran at ozy.com in 2017 was selected by Aspen Institute for its “Five Best Ideas of The Day”.
In school, Sharma continues to maintain leadership roles in various clubs and activities. She is the Founding President of Students for Health Science, a WSHS club aimed at exposing students to the diverse careers within the field and the vice-president of “Future Doctors of America”.
Sharma, who volunteered at INOVA Fairfax Medical Campus during the challenging times of COVID-19, says she plans to major in Biology and minor in global health in college. Her hope is to pursue a career in the medical field as a pediatric surgeon cum a global health advocate for children in the future.
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