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GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
ELIZABETH CADY VAN ASSENDELFT
Robert E. Lee High School; Staunton, Va.
Now attending Yale University
Van Assendelft participated in a dual
enrollment GIS course through the
Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School
and James Madison University (JMU).
Her research project used mapping
technology to track the territories of
migratory red-eyed vireos. Her project
received second place in JMU’s geospatial
semester poster contest.
KYLE BATHGATE
Carbondale Community High School;
Carbondale, Ill.
Now attending the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
Since he was a child, Bathgate has been
fascinated by maps, Google Earth, and
the relationship between humans and
the environment. He recently graduated
with valedictorian honors and now studies
civil engineering.
CHRISTINA BOHNET
South Lakes High School; Reston, Va.
Now attending Calvin College
Bohnet is a double major in Japanese
and geography. She became interested
in geospatial topics after taking a dual
enrollment course in GIS through James
Madison University. Over the summer,
she worked as a student contractor at the
U.S. Geological Survey. Her interests
include analyses of Japan, geological
GIS, and linguistic or dialectal GIS.
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KELLY CARNEY
South Lakes High School; Reston, Va.
Now attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
Carney’s interest in geospatial intelligence
began when she took a geospatial analysis
class her senior year of high school. There
are a variety of areas she has an interest in
pursuing including post-disaster relief, urban
planning, national security, and human and
physical geography.
ANDY FLEMING
Dominion High School; Sterling, Va.
Now attending Texas A&M University,
West Texas
Fleming discovered GIS when his high school
offered a dual enrollment course with James
Madison University. After taking the class for
one year he was hooked. He studies geographic
information science and technology and hopes
to transfer to Texas A&M, College Station, in
fall 2016.
COLIN FLYNN
Heritage High School; Leesburg, Va.
Now attending Northern Virginia
Community College
In a dual enrollment GIS class through James
Madison University (JMU), Flynn learned the
importance of GIS and its endless applications.
For his final project, he created maps to
visualize the quick spread of ISIS attacks and
performed analysis to predict potential sites of
future attacks. He hopes to transfer to JMU in
2017 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in GIS.
DANIEL GURLEY
South Lakes High School; Reston, Va.
Now attending James Madison University
Gurley previously interned with GIS &
Mapping Services within the Fairfax County
Department of Information Technology,
where he gained hands-on experience with
digitizing features and completing fieldwork
in local parks. He is pursuing a degree in
geographic science with dual concentrations
in applied geographic information science
and environmental conservation, sustainability,
and development.
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