The Clare-Gladwin Area School Board Association honored twenty-two local high school students at the 20th Annual Turn Around Achievement Awards Ceremony for overcoming obstacles in their academic and personal life.
This year’s recipients from Beaverton, Clare, Farwell, Gladwin and Harrison, as well as Bullock Creek, Coleman and Meridian, were nominated by their local teachers and administrators for demonstrating the most effort, perseverance and commitment to turning their lives around.
“The Turn Around Achievement Award was established to honor high school seniors who have overcome significant obstacles in their academic or personal lives,” said Mike Simon, superintendent at Clare-Gladwin Regional Education Service District, which administers the awards. “It was a pleasure to be here today to celebrate these individual students who have faced much adversity and demonstrated resilience and personal growth in their educational journey.”
Students honored at the event include Wade Herron-Howard and Gage Spencer from Beaverton High School; Hailey Frederickson and Kaitlynn Morr of Bullock Creek High School; Cheyenne Gutierrez and Haley Marshall from Clare High School; Yaroslav Petrenko and Davyd Teller from Clare Pioneer High School; Kylea Gray and KayAnn McBride of Coleman High School; Austin Krauziewicz and Jacob Schovan from Farwell High School; Jacklynn Allen and George Kruzell of Gladwin Alternative Education; James Brewer and Joseph Shell from Gladwin High School; Milo Hale and Michael Ware of Harrison Community High School; Jazmen Compton and Tristen McCaul from Meridian Early College; and Jayda Groh and Chris Lake of Timberland Alternative Education.
Recipients of the Turn Around Achievement Award are given one of three scholarships, each entitling them to six credit hours of in-district tuition at Mid Michigan College (MMC). The scholarships include the Doug Dodge Academic Opportunity Award for Beaverton, Clare, Farwell, Gladwin, and Harrison students; the Al Roeseler Academic Opportunity Award for students from Coleman High School and Meridian High School; and the Tom Gilstad Academic Opportunity Award for those attending Bullock Creek High School.
This year, Clare-Gladwin Career & Technical Education hosted the event in its new conference center on the Magnus Campus. Since 2006, the Turn Around Achievement Awards have brought students, their families, and the teachers and administrators who nominate them together for a luncheon to share their stories and receive certificates from CGRESD and MMC.
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