HOPE – Two eighth grade students at Hope Academy of Public Service have been recognized\r\nas going beyond the norm in service, attitude and character as the 50th Boy and Girl of 2020, as\r\nyear-end academic honors were announced Monday.
HAPS Principal Dr. Carol Ann Duke named Vincent Marks and Edith Dominguez the 2020\r\nhonorees.
Dr. Duke established the award in 2017 to honor the boy and girl at HAPS best fitting the\r\nconcept as explained in a 1923 academic essay by Dr. Frank Crane.
“About one boy or girl in fifty will remain after the event and of their own accord and offer to help\r\nclear the things up or to wash the dishes,” the essay notes.
The 50th Boy and Girl demonstrate disciplined conduct, friendliness, honesty, sportsmanship\r\nand integrity.
“They are not afraid to do right nor ashamed to be decent; they look you straight in the eye,” the\r\nessay explains. “They tell the truth, whether the consequences to them are unpleasant or not.\r\nThey stand up straight and are honest.”
Academic honors announced by Duke included the following:
All “A” grades for the year – Fifth grade, Samantha Lozano; sixth grade, Rosa Paredes, Dani\r\nThomason, and Kyleigh Williams; seventh grade, Jena Brown, Maci Clark, Wynter Smith, and\r\nAngelina Soto; eighth grade, Katie Arroyo, Amber Cisneros, Edith Dominguez, Tara Henry,\r\nPriscilla Moreno, Payton Rhodes, Kayla Wyatt, and Axel Yhoss.
“A/B” grades for the year –
--Fifth grade, Juan Arroyo, Riley Bramlett, Maddison Brown, Austin Courtney, Ella Lafferty,\r\nDrake Mathis, Cole Ramsey, Sofia Serrano, and Jaime Young.
--Sixth grade, Crystal Basilio, Lydia Bobo, Maleki Briggs, Landon Dougan, Grace Easterling,\r\nBrianna Maclaughlin, Madelyne Maclaughlin, Madison Phillips, Erick Salazar, and Winston\r\nWang.\r\n
--Seventh grade, Oliva Adams, Carter Berry, Gustavo DeLaRosa, Shelby Gilbert, Aubrey Hart,\r\nAva Hawthorne, Dylan Johnson, Esmeralda Leon, Lydia Martin, Kennedy Phillips, Brayden\r\nRussell, Cherish Thomas, Anaya Thornton, and Arrington Turner.
--Eighth grade, Gizzelle Alonzo, Ana Alvarez, Jordan Brooks, Kaden Brown, Destinee Dickson,\r\nTatyana Flemons, Caydon Helmick, Jessie Hernandez, Eddrick Lard, Vincent Marks, Jose\r\nMartinez, Alexis Smith, and Aracei Torres.
