Romanian Heritage Awards — 2019 (3rd Edition)

Presented by the American Romanian Cultural Society, with the endorsement of the Embassy of Romania to the United States and Alianta.

With increased participation from the previous year, the Evaluating Committee was impressed by the number and quality of applications. Congratulations to this year’s awardees.

Award Winners

Participant	School	Award
Diana Sambotin	Skyline High School, Sammamish, WA	Platinum, National
Forgotten Faces Team (Andreea Stanescu, Alex Zaharia, Andrew Olariu)	Eastlake / Skyline High School, WA	Platinum, National
Ana Ilinca Hagiu	The Overlake School, Redmond, WA	Gold, National
Daniel Popa	Nikola Tesla STEM High School, Redmond, WA	Gold, National
Victor Ene & Stefan Ene	Stoller Middle School / Sunset High School, Portland, OR	Platinum, West
Ana Oltean	Interlake High School, Bellevue, WA	Gold, West
Isabel Avery	Edina High School, Edina, MN	Platinum, Midwest
Cella Maria Kove	New Canaan High School, CT	Platinum, East

Highlights

Diana Sambotin received the top national prize for continuous service at the Romanian language program in Seattle and the Center of Excellence in Bellevue, including collecting over 100 English books for a children’s library in Brașov, Romania.

The Forgotten Faces Foundation raised over $9,000 for disadvantaged children in Scânteia, Iași county, providing clothing, shoes, books, and toys to over 50 children, and donated $1,000 to Saint Leontie Orphanage in Rădăuți.

Daniel Popa served as a teaching assistant for the Romanian in High School program through ARCS in Seattle, working individually with students on language, culture, history, and geography.