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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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