Sidra Kalsoom

College attending: George Mason University

High School activities: Culmore Learning Center, Milagros, Spread the Dough, Interact Club, Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect, Muslim Student Association, Fairfax County School of Practical Nursing

Career goals: Nursing

Essay excerpt: “My final goal is to become a traveling nurse so that I may see the world, helping and healing along the way. The reason why I chose the nursing field is because I love to help people. Throughout my life, there have been countless others that have helped me in so many ways.”

Recommendation excerpts: “I could speak for pages about Sidra’s academic achievements, but those are evident on her transcript… What defines Sidra for me is her soft-spoken, always-smiling personality; her commitment to excellence in every arena of her life; her growth as a leader in 2009; and her involvement in Milagros, a program designed to make a difference in the lives of her community’s younger people via equipping them with life-changing sewing, jewelry-making and culinary skills. Sidra and the rest of Milagros’ founders are visionaries for their generation.”