Student humanitarians honored

Nineteen students in the Clarke County School District this week won inaugural Eve Carson Awards, humanitarian awards given to students who exemplify the spirit of the 2004 Clarke Central High School valedictorian.

Eve Carson, the University of North Carolina student body president, was killed last year in a robbery near her home in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Carson family and the Foundation for Excellence in Public Education in Clarke County created the award to recognize bright, kind, compassionate students with a passion for community service.

Carson Award winners from elementary schools received a $50 gift card, middle-schoolers got a $100 card, and high-school students received a $250 check.

Honorees, all fifth-, eighth- and 12th-graders, are:

► Alexis Crawford, Alps Road Elementary School

► Clyde Njoroge, Barnett Shoals Elementary School

► Mary Merritt, Barrow Elementary School

► Jada Haynes, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School

► Clara Starkweather, Cedar Shoals High School

► Jeniffer Torres, Chase Street Elementary School

► Christin Connelly Crowe, Clarke Central High School

► John "Jack" Elliot-Gower, Clarke Middle School

► Ariela Morales, Coile Middle School

► Dulce Montes, Cleveland Road Elementary School

► Luis Umana, Fowler Drive Elementary School

► Zabrina Jade Resmondo, Gaines Elementary School

► Kadijah Arnold, Hilsman Middle School

► Melissa Ortiz, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School

► Victoria Salazar, Stroud Elementary School

► Alexis Walker, Timothy Road Elementary School

► Jack Schramski, Whit Davis Elementary School

► Mehki A. Johnson, Whitehead Road Elementary School

► Daniel Elder, Winterville Elementary School

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