Peter Myer, an AP Spanish scholar and senior at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, has been named Georgia's 2014 Student of the Year by the Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portugese. The honor is given to an outstanding student who shows a strong commitment to the study of the Spanish language. Myer began studying Spanish in 2010, and is now the president of the Spanish National Honor Society and a member of many other honor societies. Myer was nominated for the award by Gerard Gatoux, a Holy Innocents' modern languages teacher.
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The Obama Administration has selected Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, manager of Education and Advocacy Programs in National Wildlife Federation's Atlanta office, as one of 14 White House Champions of Change for her work in engaging the next generation of conservation leaders. Her recognition comes from her initiative to develop and lead NWF's Atlanta Earth Tomorrow Program, a multi-cultural, environmental education and leadership development program that creates opportunities for underpriviledge youth, helping them develop environmental literacy and life skills that will help them make valuable contributions to the ecological health of their communities. Since 2001, Osborne Jelks has worked with more than 2,500 students from across the Atlanta school system in this year-long program.
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Two local high schools students were awarded a special scholarship from Honeywell to attend the 2014 Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., from Feb. 21 - March 7. The students are Ryan Mahoney of Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, and Madison James of North Forsyth High Schools in Cumming, who was unable to attend the academy due to an illness. The two are among 304 students from 38 countries and 33 U.S. states who were chosen for the scholarship.
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Shiloh Elementary PTA will receive a $4,000 grant award through the “Fuel Up to Play 60” program. The PTA, in collaboration with Shiloh Elementary, will use the funds for obesity prevention activities during the school year. This grant is in addition to the RESURGENS Foundation grant of $36,500, KABOOM! Dr. Pepper Snapple group grant of $15,000 and the Centers for Disease Control laptop donations values at $15,000, for a total of $70,900 in grants.
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