Gilroy
– Success has many different faces – 29 at least.
Students from across Gilroy Unified School District were
recognized Tuesday night during the second annual Student Success
Awards at the GUSD office.
Gilroy – Success has many different faces – 29 at least.
Students from across Gilroy Unified School District were recognized Tuesday night during the second annual Student Success Awards at the GUSD office.
“They all had neat stories, and heart-warming stories, and demonstrated success in a variety of different ways,” said Superintendent Edwin Diaz.
Students are selected by their individual school administrators based upon criteria including demonstrated academic achievement or leadership, a commitment to community and school service, or overcoming adversity to achieve the unexpected.
“We want to define success in the broadest of terms,” Diaz said, instead of relying on test scores or pure academic aptitude as a measurement of student achievement.
Each elementary school nominated two individuals, and both high schools and middle schools chose one candidate from each grade, resulting in a final tally of 29 students.
The Student Success Awards was an event the Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee organized last year. Recipients are given a certificate of recognition and their photograph hangs in the GUSD boardroom for the duration of the following year.
Success winners
This year’s recipients are: Breanna Martin and Emily Doughty of Antonio del Buono Elementary; Edward Malick, Kimberly Johnson, and Kristian Wallace of Brownell Middle School; Victoria Matthews and Octavio Garcia of Eliot Elementary; Guadalupe Estrada and Hector Lopez of El Roble Elementary; Sara Hugo, Ricardo Cerda, Mayra Cervantes, and Robyn Rauss of Gilroy High School; Anthony Mannino and Roberto Palacios of Glen View Elementary; Edith Perez and Casey Haney of Las Animas Elementary; Alessandra Filice and Alanna Zhang of Luigi Aprea Elementary; Rigoberto Chavez of Mt. Madonna High School; Casey Ikeme and Ian Carabarin of Rod Kelley Elementary; Gabriela Hernandez and Angel Dimas of Rucker Elementary; Spencer McManus and Elisabet Barrios of Solorsano Middle School; and Dani Hemeon, Rebecca Butkivich, and
Ana Arriola.
