Emily K Scholars to College students are being recognized far and wide!

Brittany Lambright, an EKC senior, has been appointed by North Carolina Governor, Bev Purdue, to the competitive Governor’s Page program. She will serve as a page during the upcoming session in late fall in the state’s capitol. Brittany learned about the page program from a friend this summer when she attended a residential summer program at Bennett College. “We learned much more than math and science at the program this summer,” said Brittany. “I met people who have goals and high expectations like I do and we shared ideas.  Some of them have become good friends of mine,” Brittany added.  Students earned college credit for taking a biology class and a pre calculus course, but Brittany insists that her stay taught her a great deal about self reliance and independence too. “We even had etiquette classes and I think about what I learned there and actually use the information every day.”

And while Brittany has received an appointment by the Governor, Emily K junior, Jackie Ceron, is collecting honors from Durham Mayor, Bill Bell. Jackie is being honored this month with the Mayor’s Award at a recognition ceremony celebrating her 108 hours of community service she completed over the summer. Jackie volunteered at the Duke Children’s Hospital where she worked with young children waiting to be seen by their physicians. “I really enjoyed working with the three and four years olds, playing games and entertaining them. It confirmed that I am on the right path thinking about a health career,” Jackie said.

Both students have been seeking out leadership and character building experiences as part of their Scholars to College personal development goals.  Jackie, who has been part of the program for two years, attributes much of her willingness to take on new challenges to encouragement she receives at Emily K.  “Being part of the program makes me feel like I have so many people on my side. They want to make sure that we do our best and that we are prepared to succeed,” Jackie shared.

October 6, 2011 at 3:00 pm | Our Students | 3 comments

3 Responses to “Emily K Scholars to College students are being recognized far and wide!”

1. Mrs. Bowser Says:
   October 8th, 2011 at 9:32 pm

   Congratulations Jackie! I am so very proud of you!

2. Kevin Ellis Says:
   October 10th, 2011 at 10:08 am

   Congratulations, Jacqueline! Hillside High School is very proud of you. You are indeed on the right path.

3. Vanessa Roth Says:
   October 10th, 2011 at 11:07 am

   Congratulations Jackie! You are such a great role model for those children and peers your age. I’m so proud of you too!

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