WEST HIGH BUSINESS ACADEMY STUDENTS
EARN PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

The 80 members of Steve Verdon’s Business Academy Class at West High School will receive a Presidential Volunteer Service Award – along with 15 students from the class who are also earning individual medals – tomorrow (May 23) at approximately 9:15 a.m. in the Library Media Center at West High. The medals will be presented by Iowa state senator, Frank Woods.

Altogether, the combined class and the individual students have provided more than 3800 hours of community service through a wide variety of projects during the academic year. Students made visits to the Good Samaritan Care Center, helped with movie nights at Wilson Elementary, recycled newspapers, provided peer counseling for intermediate students, took part in the Student Hunger Drive and other local food drives, read to Wilson Elementary students on a regular basis, were active in Boy Scouts, participated in 4H and church activities, and many other projects.

The entire class will receive a Gold medal for their more than 1000+ volunteer hours. The following students will receive medals for their individual efforts:

• Amber Bohannan – Bronze
• Becky Brus – Silver
• Breanne Bovee - Gold
• Jessica Ingles – Bronze
• Natasha Byers - Gold
• Lacey Alley – Bronze
• Reid McMahon - Gold
• Mark Peters – Bronze
• Tricia Braun - Gold
• Nick Augustine – Bronze

The following West High Staff will receive medals for their individual efforts:

• Deborah Hall – Bronze
• Steve Verdon - Silver
• Jack Achs – Bronze
• Sue Lank-Voyles – Bronze