Sixth grade students from Orange’s public elementary schools were honored May 21 at a ceremony held during the Board of Education meeting at Mary L. Tracy School with the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents’ Superintendent/Student Recognition Award.
Criteria for the award include leadership, service to school, academic prowess relative to ability, and service to others in the community. Orange public schools superintendent Vince Scarpetti and the school principals made the presentation as part of a program designed by school administrators to recognize students who have served their schools and communities while maintaining good scholastic progress.
The awardees included: Jeslyn Jacob, Suhail Mohammed, Dana Pletter, Emily Russo from The Peck Place School; Luciana Dottori, Sarah Ginsberg, Devin Maroney from Race Brook School; and Vivian Cain, Meghan Kirck, and Justin Palmer from Turkey Hill School.