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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

On Tuesday May 16, the Santee School Board of Education held their regularly scheduled board meeting. However, this happens to be the most anticipated meeting of the year as they host an annual tradition of showcasing their academic achievement awards for the district’s top performing 8th grade students from the 2022-23 school year.

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Two eighth grade students from each school were selected to participate in this competition by their teachers in collaboration with the school administration. The Academic Student Achievement Award is provided to eighth grade students who participate in an annual end of the year competition. This year the Academic Achievement Award Competition integrated the areas of writing, speech, and mathematics. Students completed an authentic math task with real world data and problems. The students used their mathematical solutions, combined with several informational articles to draft an informative essay, and finally, crafted a persuasive speech with visuals to inform an audience about their topic.

City of Santee Mayor John Minto, the Santee Chamber of Commerce CEO Kristen Dare, and the Santee School District Foundation President Hee-Jin Peterson presented scholarships and special honors the top recipient awards.

Congratulations to the top recipients:

Overall Winner: Ryan Nobles, Chet F. Harritt

Essay Competition Winner: Anthony Terry, Pepper Drive

Mathematics Competition Winner: Aiden Turnbloom, Cajon Park

Speech Competition Winner: Megan Messick, Rio Seco

Congratulations and job well-done to all of the Academic Achievement Participants:

Cajon Park: Alexis Buquet, Aiden Turnbloom

Chet F. Harritt: Jacob Timmerman, Ryan Nobles

PRIDE Academy: Marwan Al Qaissi, Saverna Zengilou

Carlton Hills: Jason Neal, Riley Kulak

Hill Creek: Jay Alcantara

Rio Seco: Dylan Chapelle, Megan Messick

Carlton Oaks: Marcus Baird, Lilee Roudebush

Pepper Drive: Morgan McGhee, Anthony Terry

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