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AARP donates over $1 Million to public High Schools…'Legacy Awards' celebrate AARP founder's legacy, spotlight schools that connect generations, communities
VALLEY GLEN, Calif., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In celebration of AARP's 50th Anniversary and to recognize the outstanding educational achievements in public high schools throughout the nation, AARP today announced the winners of The Ethel Percy Andrus Legacy Awards. AARP has donated more than $1 million to support educational programs which have demonstrated a commitment to connect generations and foster greater civic engagement among students and their communities. AARP was founded 50 years ago by Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired teacher and principal from California. "Dr. Andrus was a champion for all generations who believed, as we do today, that the generations are connected by a strong commitment to values, community and service," said AARP CEO Bill Novelli. "These awards not only pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. Andrus, but also underscore our continued intergenerational commitment to recognize and encourage educational achievements in communities throughout the nation. Congratulations to all of the winning schools." Public high schools in cities designated as focal points of AARP's 50th anniversary celebrations were eligible to compete for the $100,000 awards. In addition, public high schools in all U.S. states and territories were eligible to compete for $10,000 awards honoring innovative programs. In total, AARP received nearly 1,000 applications from public schools throughout the nation and granted an Innovation Award to one public high school in every US state including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. Entries were judged by a blue ribbon panel of nationally known educators and civic leaders, including: Governor Gaston Caperton, President and CEO, the College Board and former governor of West Virginia; Dr. James (Jim) Kielsmeier, President and CEO, National Youth Leadership Council; Dr. Joyce Payne, AARP Board Member and former Vice President of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges; Maria Tukeva, National award winning principal, Bell Multicultural Senior High School, Washington, DC; and Neal Wolin, President and Chief Operating Officer, Property and Casualty Company, The Hartford. The complete list of award winners is available below. Additional information about AARP's 50th Anniversary is available at http://www.aarp.org/. The winners of the $100,000 awards are: -- Atlanta's Alonso A. Crim Open Campus High School's Family-Ties-Day-Care program, where children receive quality care as their student parents participate in programs to promote the development of leadership and life skills; -- Chicago's Theodore Roosevelt High School's Musical Theater Program, which brings together people of widely varying circumstances, ages, experiences and cultures as students collaborate to produce musicals for the community; -- Washington, D.C.'s McKinley Technology High School's Project SWEEP (Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Program), which connects students with agencies to promote energy conservation and environmental protection through outreach efforts to educate citizens and businesses about recycling; -- Houston's Furr High School's Intergenerational Interdependence - I to the Power of Two program, which prepares students for college and is extending its efforts to create a student volunteer corps that will address the needs of senior citizens in their community; -- Miami's Young Men's Academy for Academic and Civic Engagement at MacArthur South's STARS (Seniors Teaming with At Risk Students) program, which engages disconnected students by teaching artistic skills and aiding the students in conducting learning workshops for elders in the community; and -- Philadelphia's Central High School's Power of Student Voices program, which helps connect citizens to the political process and has engaged policymakers across all levels of government. The $10,000 award winning schools are: Alabama: Central High School Alaska: East Anchorage High School Arizona: Carl Hayden High School Arkansas: Northside High School California: Ulysses S. Grant Sr. High School School Colorado: Rangeview High School Connecticut: Middletown High SchoolHigh School Delaware: Seaford Senior High SchoolHigh School District of Columbia: Choice Academy Senior High School Florida: Pompano Beach High School Georgia: Tri-Cities High School Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Program Hawaii: Kihei Charter School Idaho: Cascade Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh School Illinois: Lewistown Community High SchoolHigh School Indiana: Seeger Jr./Sr. High School Iowa: Garner-Hayfield High School Kansas: Paola High School Kentucky: Bowling Green High School Louisiana: C. E. Byrd High School Maine: Carrabec High School Maryland: Eastern Technical High SchoolHigh School Massachusetts: Community Academy Michigan: North Farmington High School Minnesota: St. Paul Central High School Mississippi: Columbia High School Missouri: North Callaway High School Montana: Broadwater High School Nebraska: Papillion-La Vista South Public High School Nevada: Ed W. Clark High School New Hampshire: Merrimack Valley High School New Jersey: SCESC Academic Alternative High School New Mexico: West Mesa High School New York: Middle Early College High School North Carolina: Jacksonville High School North Dakota: Kulm High School Ohio: North Olmsted High School Oklahoma: Indianola High School Oregon: Hermiston High School Pennsylvania: Norristown High School Rhode Island: Mt. Hope High School South Carolina: Hanna Westside Extension Campus South Dakota: Chester Area Cyber School Tennessee: Lenoir City High School Texas: Corsicana High School Utah: Milford High School Vermont: Montpelier High School Virgin Islands: St. Croix Educational Complex Virginia: Colonial Forge High School Washington: Wahluke High School West Virginia: George Washington High School Wisconsin: Dodgeland High School Wyoming: Wheatland High School
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