- 2025 Scholarship Recipients Honored at Walter Johnson High SchoolWe are proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Jaidon Joseph Smith Educational Scholarship and EMBARK Scholarships, awarded during the Senior Awards Ceremony at Walter Johnson High School. This year’s $10,000 scholarship was awarded to Liam Theodorakos, a student who has shown remarkable perseverance, self-advocacy, and academic excellence within the GT/LD program. Liam will …
- Third Annual Jaidon Joseph Smith Scholarships AwardedLast night we had the honor and pleasure of awarding the third annual recipients for Jaidon’s Scholarship. This year Kyra, our oldest daughter took the stage and presented the awards. The recipient of The 2024 Jaidon Joseph Smith Educational Scholarship Award was presented to Riley Williams. This award was given in recognition of Ryley’s academic …
- Gratitude for your support in honoring what would have been Jaidon’s 21st BirthdayWe would like to express our sincere gratitude for the generous outpouring of love, support, and donations to this year’s birthday fundraiser for the Jaidon Joseph Smith Educational Scholarship Fund. You have made what would have been Jaidon’s 21st birthday incredibly meaningful by supporting a cause that is close to our hearts. Thanks to your …
- Announcing a New Award!Thanks to the generosity and support of our amazing donors, we are proud to announce that we are expanding our awards this year. Announcing the Embark Award! Jaidon Joseph Smith Educational Scholarship Embark Award: This annual scholarship will be an annual one time award of $250 to at least one 11th grade WJHS GT/LD student …
- Second Annual Jaidon Joseph Smith Scholarships AwardedLast night we had the honor and pleasure of awarding the second two annual recipients for Jaidon’s Scholarship. This year Kyra, our oldest daughter took the stage and presented the awards. The recipient of The 2023 Jaidon Joseph Smith Educational Scholarship Award was presented to Ryan Frank. This award was given in recognition of Ryan’s …
News & Media About Jaidon
June 9, 2021: WHSV
UPDATE: Two dead, two injured after crash in Hardy County, victims’ names released
June 10, 2021: NBC Washington
Two Recent High School Grads From Maryland Die in Crash on Celebration Trip
June 10, 2021: WUSA9
2 recent Walter Johnson High School graduates killed in car crash, 2 seriously injured
June 10, 2021: WUSA9
2 recent Walter Johnson High School graduates killed in car crash, 2 seriously injured
June 10, 2021: USA9
Jaidon Smith’s Parents reading statement following his death
June 10, 2021: Bethesda Magazine
UPDATED: Two Walter Johnson High School seniors killed in West Virginia crash
June 11, 2021: Bethesda Magazine
Walter Johnson graduate killed in crash remembered as happy, loving
June 11, 2021: My MC Media
Two Walter Johnson Seniors Killed, Two Others Injured One Week after Graduation
June 11, 2021: Patch
2 Walter Johnson Seniors Killed In WV Car Crash, 2 Hurt: Report
June 11, 2021: Fox5 DC
Walter Johnson High School graduates killed in West Virginia crash identified