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2 East Brunswick Students Receive NJSBA Unsung Heroes Award
The Board of Education honored Sari Weiner and Chris Oh for their achievements during the March 16 meeting.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Two East Brunswick high school students were recently honored with the Unsung Heroes Award by the New Jersey School Board Association (NJSBA).
High schoolers, Sari Weiner and Chris Oh, were also recognized by the Board of Education for their achievement during the March 16 BOE meeting.
Weiner received her recognition for pushing through adversity and becoming a person others can rely on.
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“Not only does she inspire students to become the best version of themselves, but she is a light in every room she walks in, with a contagious, positive energy,” Weiner’s nomination statement said.
In his nomination, Oh was described as a model student and a “difference-maker in the community.”
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“He is heavily involved in Youth Council and Boy Scouts as he is currently at Star rank working towards Eagle Scout,” according to Oh’s nomination statement.
Oh not only works with students with disabilities but also helps his mother at the deli. “Each December he goes into New York, to help her prepare breakfast for the East Brunswick High school staff, as his way of giving back to the school that has provided him so much.”
Board President Laurie Lachs thanked the Weiner and Oh families for “raising such incredible kids.”
“These two students have done much for their community and have never expected any recognition for it. So, to see them, and 63 of their peers recognized for being truly selfless kids at this age is incredibly impressive,” Lachs said.
At a dinner celebrating the winners from Middlesex County, Superintendent Victor Valeski said that all the student winners had forged their own path of perseverance.
Valeski is the President of the Middlesex County Association of School Administrators.
"They have blazed trails for themselves that have been bolstered by dignity, determination, maturity and grit. They are truly heroes,” Valeski said.
“You’re examples of fortitude. You are the pride of your families, teachers, principals, schools and communities. You are uniquely special, and we sincerely wish each of you many successes in the future.”
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