Spotlight on Patriot High School

Provided by Prince William County Schools

Patriot Logo and Dominic Pinnisi, Salutatorian

Valedictorian, Rehan Chaudhry Rehan Chaudhry, Patriot High School valedictorian, recalls walking through the school hallways dreaming of becoming successful in the future, when the school custodial manager walked by with the biggest smile on his face. Chaudhry saw the manager in the same spot every day for the next week, with the same smile. At week’s end, he realized that the best measure of success was being happy, and how successful that manager was, possibly more successful than he himself would ever be because “he has more happiness than anyone I’ve seen.”

Extracurricular Activities:
Ping Pong Club
Muslim Students Association
Asian Students Association
App Club – Founder and President
GS Help – Co-Founder

Academic Achievements and Honors:
Math Student of the Year for Pre-AP Algebra 2/Trig
Summa cum Laude Scholar
Lockheed Martin CodeQuest’s Advanced Competition – Advanced Category Second Place

Community Involvement:
Volunteered at a retirement center in Manassas
Tutored Math, English, Science
University of Virginia’s Project Serve

Schools Attended:
Gainesville Middle (8th grade)

College plans:
Chaudhry plans to major in biomedical engineering and then apply to medical school. He also wants to start his own company and invest in real estate, increasing his knowledge about business and investing.

Salutatorian, Dominic Pinnisi Dominic Pinnisi found his passion in life early on – space exploration. Following where this interest in space, aeronautics, and aeronautical engineering lead him he was selected to attend the Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars program. Enthusiastically talking about the experience, Pinnisi states, “It was this program that truly convinced me that I wanted to spend my life working on anything related to space.”