Noorjahan Sheikh receives STAR award from Jeanie Odenthal of Philanthropic
Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Chapter J on June 15, 2017 at Mount Vernon High School. Sheikh has been accepted and will attend Virginia Commonwealth University where she has plans to study biology this fall. The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship based on excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics and potential for future success. The program is open to young women who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are graduating high school seniors at the time of application.