The Foundation for Excellence announcing the recipients of the 2020 Eve Carson Humanitarian Spirit Awards. Each spring the foundation presents the award to students exemplifying the qualities of Eve Carson, a 2004 honor graduate of Clarke Central High School and student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Every School in the Clarke County School District selects students in grades 5, 8 and 12. High School Seniors receive $500, eighth graders a $100 gift card and fifth graders, a $50 gift card.
The Foundation for Excellence has an endowment of over $1,000,000. The income from the endowment and funds raised each year provides approximately $45,000 in awards and grants to teachers, administrators, and students annually.
Nyah Carlson was selected at Clarke Central High School and Angela Ghimire at Cedar Shoals High School.
Middle and Elementary School Winners:
·Burney/Harris/Lyons Middle: Emmanuel Thompson
·Clarke Middle: Beck Wolf-Hardy
·W. R. Coile Middle: Jacqueline Medina
·Hilsman Middle: Jonathan Williams
·Alps Road Elementary: Mackenzie Moore
·Barnett Shoals Elementary: Caitlin Smith
·Barrow Elementary: Mary Wicker
·Chase Street Elementary: Liza Larson
·Cleveland Road Elementary: Keovoris Parrish
·Fowler Drive Elementary: Emely Ricardo
·Gaines Elementary: Leilani Brown
·J.J. Harris Elementary: Natalie Rodriguez Martinez
·Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary: Ana Ruiz-Bermudez
·H. B. Stroud Elementary: Joana Chinchilla-Carranza
·Timothy Road Elementary: Josue Sanabria
·Whit Davis Elementary: Karlos Ortega Martinez
·Whitehead Road Elementary: Sarah Htoo
·Winterville Elementary: Gabrielle Elise Sturdivan