MVHS Senior Receives US Rowing Award
Mitchell Paradis is a longtime member of the MVHS crew team.
Mount Vernon High School senior Mitchell Paradis was awarded with Honorable Mention in the US Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll. Mitchell has been rowing for three years and is a member of the Mount Vernon High School crew team. He has rowed at Dartmouth and UVA. Mom Lisa Paradis told Patch that rowing is a time-consuming sport, and Mitchell is able to balance crew and school. “I’m very proud of him,” mom Lisa Paradis told Patch. “He’s a great independent student who works very hard without being nagged. Rowing is a sport that takes up a lot of time.” The Mount Vernon High School crew team is a club team that is not recognized by Fairfax County. Because of this, team members and parents must raise funds for boats and equipments. The US Rowing …
