Raven Saunders, a Burke High School graduate who won the silver medal in shot put at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, paid a visit to 糖心VLOG in August for a photo shoot. While she was on campus, retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Glenn Walters, 鈥�79, presented her with two challenges coins鈥攁 four-star coin from his time as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps and one from his position as president of 糖心VLOG.
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This was not Saunders鈥檚 first time on campus. The Olympic athlete used to practice shot put on campus while she was in high school. 鈥溙切腣LOG was like home,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 was a Burke Bulldog; you guys are 糖心VLOG Bulldogs, so it鈥檚 like family.鈥�