Grace Ackerman
Activities: Varsity Tennis-captain, UNICEF, Great Planes Aviation student pilot;
Scholastic Achievements: Mayo Clinic Dependent Scholarship candidate, Honors Diploma, Big 9 All-Conference, Mayo Honor Society;
Future Plans: Minnesota State University-Mankato, majoring in aviation to become a professional pilot.
Grace Ackerman (submitted photo)
Parents: Anjali and Sumit Bhagra;
Activities: Mayo Tennis Team, Rochester-Olmsted County Youth Commission, Stories of Stigma and Strength, Debate Team, Student Government;
Scholastic Achievements: National Merit Scholarship finalist, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award, two-time National Spanish Exam Silver Award, CECAC Community Grant winner, Outstanding Mayo Clinic Youth Volunteer;
Community Service/Volunteer Work: Mayo Clinic Young Volunteers Program, Key Club, Public Health Safety Advisory Board member;
Activities: Hockey, soccer, baseball, baseball umpire, Soldiers Field Golf Course employee;
Scholastic achievements: National Honor Society and John Marshall Honor Society, Student Athlete of the Year Award junior year, AP Scholar Award, President s Scholarship at Baylor, Achievement Gold Scholarship at Baylor;
Community service/volunteer work: volunteered at the Hope Lodge, rang bells for Salvation Army, served food at St. Francis Sunday Lunch Program, collected garbage with Litter Bit Better organization;
Post-high school plans: Baylor University, health science studies on the premed track.
Sam Decker (submitted photo)
Parents: Daying Dai and Yonghong Ding;
Activities: Cradle to Career of Rochester, John Marshall Environmental Club, John Marshall Girls’ Swim and Dive Team, John Marshall Speech Team, Freelance Photography;
December 23, 2020 By Tom Tolen/News@whmi.com
When Matthew Outlaw took over as superintendent of the Brighton Area Schools in early November, he challenged the staff, students and families to find ways to be grateful and gracious.
While Outlaw designated November as a month to be thankful, December was dedicated to a spirit of generosity. From the results, it would seem that everybody rose to the challenge. School district staff and families donated their time to volunteer for the Salvation Army Bell Ringing program at Kroger and Buschâs in Brighton, raising $1,803 in 18 hours, with 18 volunteers. The four elementary schools: Hawkins, Hilton, Hornung and Spencer, in partnership with Brighton Ford, collected 2,500 toys to give to children in need. Brighton High school teacher Karen Storey, who is in charge of the Brighton Area Schoolsâ Pack of Dogs program, says the districtâs social-emotional-learning dogs attended the event and
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