By Keith Beams The D’Evelyn Charles Mummert Citizenship Award is given annually during the May awards ceremonies to students who best exemplify honesty, integrity, respect for others, responsibility, kindness, and service. The award is given to the top 5% of each grade level and is determined via independent teacher nominations, with all Jr High students last year receiving at least three separate nominations and all Sr High students receiving at least 2 separate nominations. It is a difficult award to earn and a very prestigious distinction. These are the people that we want as students, as co-workers, as employees, as neighbors, and as friends. I hope that we can all aspire to the individual character that collectively makes us great. We are free, which demands that we in and of ourselves have the moral compass to be good, to treat others with kindness, grace, and justice. This individual freedom, rightly enacted, makes society itself a blessing to all. In the words of Laura Ingalls Wilder in Little Town on the Prairie: “This is what it means to be free. It means you have to be good.” (p.76) The winners from the 2017-2018 school year are as follows: 7th Grade: Autumn Davis, Aishani Dutta , Charlotte London , Conor Taylor, Kira Van Der Steen, and Giselle Wipper. 8th Grade: Camille Anderson, Aliza Bochner, Trinity Cathers, Luc Dryden, Maggie Holland, Sydney Kyler, Grace Li, Samantha Ng, Ethan Pankow, Carter Smith, and Logan Spendlove. 9th Grade: Bethany McCullough, Josh McFeeters, Megan McFeeters, Andrew Nguyen, Matthew Nguyen 10th Grade: Sam Belmonte, Dax Dalberg, Abby Durkin, Holly McCullough, Harrison Sodia, Campbell Stack, Erin Williams 11th Grade: Dominic Cushnie, Taylor Gustafson, Alan Li, Shiloh Miller, Emily Smith 12th Grade: Kelly Franson, Lauren Hastert, Ryan Wilson Congratulations to all the winners from last year! We are proud of all of you! The Scholars of the Month for May were selected by the foreign Language Department and are as follows: Congratulations to all the Scholars of the Month!
The Scholars of the Month for April were selected by the English Department and are as follows: Congratulations Ryan Jolton for Winning the Front Range "What Freedom Means" Essay Content3/16/2018
By Dan Wille
D’Evelyn is full of exceptional students and as teachers we have the privilege of instructing, coaching, and mentoring students to succeed in our program in preparation for post-secondary success. One of the greatest moments we get to experience, however, is seeing the natural abilities of our students complement our instruction to demonstrate the uniqueness of each child. 8th grader Ryan Jolton recently provided his teachers with this opportunity when he won the Sertoma Essay Contest with his essay about “What Freedom Means” to him. Ryan, along with over a thousand students in Colorado, submitted his essay and after a meticulous review process his essay was selected as the winner for the Front Range district. This is the first time a D’Evelyn student won the Sertoma Essay Contest at the district level. During the award luncheon held at the Pinehurst Country Club, Ryan was recognized as the winner where he demonstrated his maturity, professionalism and poise by presenting his essay in front of hundreds of individuals. To further demonstrate his abilities, he flawlessly read his essay without rehearsing it! This was no surprise as he is described by his English teacher, Ms. Kelley Young, as a student who can do everything well. She specifically recognizes how he exceptionally analyzes and understands literary works while also using his charisma to present his ideas. Ryan is the personification of the ideal student who uses his natural talents to advance the knowledge and skills he masters through the D’Evelyn experience. The D’Evelyn community is immensely proud of Ryan for his accomplishments. Please join us in congratulating him! Below is a copy of his award-winning essay: “What Freedom Means” by Ryan Jolton While freedom sounds simple to define, I have found that it means different things to different people. Given this relative definition, I recently pondered what freedom means to me while observing the national anthem during a football game. I have the ability to watch a football game in the stands and root for whichever team I want, as long as I do not yell “fire.” I can go to our car with my father and we can drive pretty much anywhere we want, as long as we abide by traffic laws. I can enjoy a beautiful day without worry of being arrested, as long as I live within the law. Thus, freedom comes with limits that protect the freedom of others. Writing this today, Veterans Day, I know that many brave people fought to make our country free to establish laws of the people, by the people, and for the people. These are our laws that we get to vote on. I may not agree with a law, but I know that I have the right to work to change it. In addition, on this holiday, I also realize that freedom is not free. It must be continually defended. For now, though, I am just a thirteen year old boy and freedom truly means being able to play baseball, talk to friends, believe in something, go to school, and enjoy time with my family. No amount of money, no perfect adjective, no perfect definition can describe the value or meaningfulness of this freedom to me. I get to live an exciting life. I am allowed to express my own opinions. I am allowed to question the opinions of others. These rights, liberties and activities bring me happiness and, therefore, define freedom for me. The Scholars of the Month for March were selected by the Electives Department and are as follows: The Scholars of the Month for February were selected by the History Department and are as follows: Congratulations to all the Scholars of the Month! Congratulations to all the Scholars of the Month!
The Scholars of the Month for November were selected by the Foreign Language Department and are as follows: By Beverly Haynie, Assistant Principal The Scholars of the Month for October were selected by the English Department and are as follows: Congratulations to all the Scholars of the Month!
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Scholars of the MonthTwo Junior High School students (boy and a girl) and two High School students (boy and girl) are selected each month October - May by D'Evelyn teachers. Each month the Scholars of the Month will receive a framed certificate, their names will be in the announcements, and their pictures will be displayed in the display case next to the Athlete of the Month display case. Archives
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