Milestones: Sept. 1, 2026
The following transfer students were accepted into James Madison University in Virginia and recently began the fall 2026 semester: Eric Brown, Brady Blanchard, Paige Grahek, Hallie Holmes, Carson Herod, Timon King, Jake MacNelly, Jon Meyers, Johanna Piper, Grace Shepherd, Graysen Shifflett, Eric Skowysz, Emanuel Browder, Dylan Connell, Shatia Friend, Avery Kelly, Eva Milby, Braden Piersol, Katharine Thompson and Dylan Watson, of Henrico; and Alexis Hufford, Nevaeh Hickey, William Krost, Marc Cheaib, Blake Martin, William McClintock, Zoe Wrighten and Hudson Gaccione, of Glen Allen.
The following local students were accepted into James Madison University in Virginia and recently began the fall 2026 semester as part of the Class of 2030: Melissa Ayala-Gallegos, Avelynn Buss, Huestis Cook, Erica Dann, Caitlyn Darby, Pearl Dolce, Lucas Doran, Dalilah Drakeford, Lauren Fitzgerald, Kadyn Garcia, Jonas Guzman, Mary Halloran, Tae'Veon Johnson, Khayiem Jones, James McBane, Sahana Nagarajan, Tristan Sayed, Charlotte Sommardahl, Beck Sullivan, Darrell Vaughan, Adaisalon Webster, Sophia Weller, Anna Whitney, YuenFaye Wu, Wendy Addo, Jesujuwonlo Adelakun, Charlie Aman, Abigail Augustin, Henley Bedwell, Madison Berger, Wesley Boggs, Jonathan Brann, Claire Brown, Ellen Brown, Mia Burruss, Clarissa Bush, Rachel Carlson, Isabella Carter, Aiden Ciarochi, Maria Clara, Wyatt Colburn, Amelie Cox, Jake Creasey, Nikoloz Danelia, Jose Del, Elisabeth Dixon, Ellington Dixon, Yesui Dorjpurev, Justin Duncan-Cosby, Lydia Ellen, Elise Emory, Elizabeth Espinoza-Villanueva, Beau Ferreira, Cara Forlin, Richard Golembeski, Lilly Grisham, Liliana Guerrero, Riley Guyer, Amal Hammad, Allison Harmony, Miles Harris, Elizabeth Heath, Bryce Jackson, Carly Jones, Noah Joseph, Weston Kasberger, Linden Kayes, Nicholas Kirillin, Addison Knitter, Andrew Kreydatus, Luke LaFratta, Coulter Lewis, Emerson Lindsey, Valeria Lopez, Zayla Mackey, Colby Macomber, Sean Marshall, Colin McLoughlin, Meghan McPhail, Rebekah Miller, Anna Morris, William Moyer, Anne Munro, Beck Newton, Addison O'Brien, Liam Oberle, Gavin Orsi, Eric Owens, Olivia Panchyshyn, Billy Parker, Reagan Parker, Jadyn Perry, Kathryn Post, Jacob Read, Sean Rettig, Mahdi Reza, Alanna Ricks, Amina Rogers, Sebastian Rogers, Angie Ruiz, Aayan Samdani, Richard Schrier, Quinn Schubmehl, Joie-Anne Sedentario, Jaeda Smith, Gwyneth Smithers, Violet Stark, Dominic Swanson, Anson Sydnor, William Thompson, Ky'Shaun Towles, Luke Tuttle, Avery Waxenfelter, Quentin Wright and Caroline Zincone, of Henrico; Zharia Alston, Olivia Anderson, Ava Andrade, Hafifa Ashury, David Barnaby, Jake Batterson, Precious Birch, Catherine Burkett, Sara Cabrera, Deacon Campbell, Madison Card, Daniel Christensen, Camdyn Curtin, Darcy de, Ryan Donathan, Brendan Doyle, Malk Elsayed, Maria Eugenia, Madilyn Glasscock, Catherine Gouldman, Christina Guidice, Owen Halverson, Adam Hamilton, Catherine Hanson, McKenzie Hare, Hailey Harper, Reece Hilton, Julia Hinton, Hope Holler, Madeline Holmes, Augusta Hufnell, Julian Jones, Augustine Jude, Duru Kaya, Peter Kinsella, Virginia Kirkpatrick, Emily Kowtna, Rowen LaSalata, Shaurya Manchanda, Ella Massie, Damien Meta, Alex Miza-Giron, Steven Morgan, John Morley, Lynette Mukisa, Camille Mule, Hannah Neviaser, Max Nguyen, Maddox Palmer, Gavan Peake, Madison Perkins, Addison Perryman, Hasita Ponnada, Joanna Pottipadu, Harrison Press, Victor Rauchle, Matthew Rega, Madeline Reilly, Veronika Saad, Matthew Segel, Virginia Sessoms, Richard Short, Audrey Snyder, Nathan Solada, Ayden Soth, Hayden Stoll, Adriana Stueber, Saathvi Sukumaran, Maxwell Taliaferro, Mackenzie Truban, Sierra Vagi, Anishka Vudu, Samuel Wagner, Carson Williams, Skylar Winston, Samantha Winter and Ian Yun, of Glen Allen; and Greenlee Murray, of Sandston.
Trevor Harris of Glen Allen was accepted into Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. He began the fall 2026 semester Aug. 24 as a first-year student.
Fourteen-year-old Deep Run High School student Devina Mainra has been crowned Miss Ultimate USA Jr. Teen 2026, after winning the national title at the Miss Ultimate USA National Pageant recently in Orlando, Florida. Mainra, a rising sophomore at Deep Run, represented the Mid-Atlantic region and competed against contestants from across the country in categories designed to highlight confidence, communication skills, personality and individuality. The Jr. Teen competition included a private interview, Ultimate Runway and gown competitions, followed by an on-stage question for the top three finalists. Mainra advanced to the final three before earning the national crown. As Miss Ultimate USA Jr. Teen, Mainra will spend the coming year making appearances, participating in service events and promoting her anti-bullying platform, "Be Bold, Brave, and Beautifully YOU."
