Matthew Ambler Taste of India Winner $2,500 Maury High School Norfolk Liren Jessica Truong Scholastic Achievement Winner $10,00 Princess Anne High School Virginia Beach Kathryn de la Rosa Scholastic Achievement Winner $5,000 Western Branch High School Chesapeake James Bohnslav Scholastic Achievement Winner $5,000 First Colonial High School Virginia Beach (Sfront‪)‬

When Matthew Ambler reflects on his high school years, there are many things he can be proud of : He will graduate this year as valedictorian of Maury High School, he's been captain of the school's tennis team for the past two years, and he will attend Yale University, an Ivy League school. But Ambler, 17, has as much enthusiasm for those achievements as he does when discussing his involvement at his church, First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk . That's because Ambler's faith is not just another item on his list of things to do. It's a part of who he is.