The Newport News Public Schools Youth Development Department held its annual recognition for students and student organizations that exemplify the characteristics of student leadership and volunteerism. The STAR - Students Taking Action and Responsibility - Awards are given each year.
\r\nDuring the Secondary STAR Awards Banquet on April 18, 120 middle and high school students representing 41 clubs and organizations were honored for their leadership and volunteerism.
\r\nTeniyah Corprew, a senior at Achievable Dream High School and the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth of the Year for the Virginia Peninsula, served as mistress of ceremonies. School Board member Rebecca Aman gave opening remarks and provided the introduction.
\r\n\"Our honorees, representing various clubs, represents thousands of students in our schools who are sharpening their leadership skills and making a positive difference,\" Aman said. \"Thank you, our honorees, for your initiative, service and heart for others. Your character and dedication have certainly distinguished you and your club or organization as leaders.\"
\r\nAttendees included Delegate Shelly Simonds, Newport News City Council member Tina Vick, Acting Assistant City Manager David Freeman, School Board member Gary Hunter and Rob Coleman, Chief Operating Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula.
\r\nFeatured students who presented the awards were Marlie Kane, an eighth grader at Gildersleeve Middle School; Malechi Whitaker, an eighth grader at Passage Middle School; and Marlena Krizmencic, a junior at Warwick High School.
\r\nMusic was provided by the Menchville High School and Crittenden Middle School choirs.
\r\n\"Honorees, I do want to thank you for what you do; you truly do serve as role models,\" Superintendent Dr. Michele Mitchell said in her closing remarks. \"It really is a pleasure to acknowledge all that you have each individually achieved and collectively achieved this year through your service to our schools and our community. You make every one of us in this room proud.\"
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\r\nThe Booker T. Washington Middle School team earned first place and qualified to attend the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Tournament at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on May 21-24. Teams from Warwick High School and Knollwood Meadows Elementary School earned third place in their respective problems and divisions.
\r\nThe Booker T. Washington team of Andrew Cochran, Lydia Lynerd, Clair Park, Zoey Cox, Leyla Brin, Arielle Woods and Berkley Hanlon, and coached by Jessie Sprouse, earned first place in the AI Tech-No-Art Problem. In this problem, teams designed, built and operated an Artificial Intelligence Tech-No-Art device that determined if a work of art is beautiful or not. It dismantled a work of art that it decided was not beautiful to create a new work of art it believed was beautiful. The humorous performance also included an artist character that stood up for their work of art, sound effects and team-created artwork.
\r\nIn this problem teams designed, built and ran a vehicle with a team-created rider that traveled to a drive-in movie theater. The movie takes place around the vehicle when a team-created special-effect occurred on the vehicle that made it become part of the action. The performance included a lead actor character and the fun that came with a nostalgic outdoor movie experience.
\r\nThe Knollwood Meadows team comprised of Ryan Wilder, Cree Proctor, Ava Robinson, Alani Joseph, Ryan Zagursky, Camilla Monge and Kaleb Proctor, coached by Lauren Hancock and Katelyn Wilmer, placed third in the Rocking World Detour problem. In this problem, teams created a performance about a rock band on tour. Things get derailed in a very Odyssey way-while playing a song, the band was transported to an unexpected location. The band members had to figure out how to use music to get them back on their tour. The performance also included band merchandise and original hairstyles.
\r\nThe teams of students have worked since September to practice spontaneous problems and solve their specific long-term problem. Odyssey of the Mind emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, creativity, budgeting, time management, public speaking, performance, and set-design, costume design and building.
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