Students from 23 Fairfax County public schools have been named recipients of the 2022 Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County. The Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County were begun in 2006 to encourage people to think more about peace as both a means and an end, and to recognize young people who work as peacemakers. Every year, the high schools in Fairfax County are asked to select one junior or senior, or a group of students, whose work has promoted peace. The project is organized by volunteers and funded by donations from 17 secular and religious sponsoring organizations.

Owen Fuchs-Dubuque is a member of Quander Road’s service club, Blossoming Beauties. She assisted with clothing and food drives, toy collections, hurricane relief, and their annual Thanksgiving outreaches. She is also the lead in the EFE (Education for Employment) Road Café.  She keeps their books, ensures that appropriate inventory is maintained, and keeps the Café clean and sanitized.  The goal of the Road Café is to teach students good work ethics and to provide them with job skills to enable them to earn internships at local businesses. As an active member of the LGBTQ+ community, she makes it a point to accept others. She is currently completing an internship at an animal hospital and has rescued many animals.

Read Owen's full Student Profile on the Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County site. For additional coverage of the awards event please read Peacemakers in the News section of The Connection.