VCU news

By Carrie Carroll

The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation will host their annual celebration honoring graduating high school students who have received care from the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Clinic.

The ceremony will be held Friday, June 6, from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. A luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by the formal ceremony in the auditorium at12:30 p.m.

This year, 20 students representing seven public schools and one private school from across Virginia, will be recognized for their accomplishment. 

This includes 19 oncology or hematology patients and one sickle cell patient. The students have continued their academic studies while often undergoing treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, transfusions and bone marrow aspirations.

Recognition of the seniors will be made by Alma Morgan, educational consultant at the VCU Medical Center, India Sisler, M.D., interim chief and assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and local school division representatives.

Scholarships provided by ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation and the Sickle Cell Association of Richmond – OSCAR will be presented during the ceremony.