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Camden County To Honor Gloucester Township Students Virtually
The "Best of Class 2020" award recipients will be honored in online videos all week.
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Students from Gloucester Township schools are among the 211 seniors who will be honored by Camden County this week as “Best of Class 2020” award recipients, officials announced on Monday.
The annual ceremony can’t be held in person due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students are honored in seven categories, and a video for each category will be posted on the county’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.
“We are incredibly proud to recognize seniors from every high school in Camden County who have shown an unbelievable commitment to academic achievement as well as to the betterment of their community,” Camden County Freeholder Deputy Director Ed McDonnell said. “Although we could not hold our annual ceremony this year due to the pandemic, we are excited to honor these students virtually, so that they may share their accomplishments with their friends and family.”
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Each student will receive a Best of Class medal and certificate which they can proudly display to signify their accomplishments. The honorees in each category from Gloucester Township can be found below. The date each video will stream is listed next to each category.
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Most Courageous — Friday 6/26
Kiara Mceachern
Highland Regional High School
Attending College at Suffolk University
Beck Rice
Timber Creek High School
Nancy Rico-Mineros
Camden County Technical School, Gloucester Twp
Attending College at New York University
Chloe Vessel
Triton Regional High School
Attending College at Lincoln Tech
Community Service — Saturday 6/27
Shannon DeCicco
Highland Regional High School
Attending College at Ramapo
Amanda Magpiong
Triton Regional High School
Attending College at George Mason University
Cyria Olingou
Timber Creek Regional High School
Attending College at Rutgers University- Camden
Christopher Rand
Camden County Technical School – Gloucester Township Campus
Leadership — Sunday 6/28
William Brennan
Highland High School
Gianna Maldonado
Triton Regional High School
Attending College at The College of New Jersey
Dylan Ritch
Camden County Technical School, Gloucester Twp
Attending College at Camden County College
Dylan Steele
Timber Creek Regional High School
Attending College at United States Air Force Academy
Performing Arts — Monday 6/29
Taylor Glynn
Timber Creek Regional High School
Attending College at University of Delaware
Shakeer Hood
Camden County Technical School, Gloucester Twp
Tyrell Prather
Highland Regional High School
Attending College at Camden County College
Elijah Spadea
Triton Regional High School
Attending College at The College of New Jersey
Most Improved — Tuesday 6/30
Jaheim Armstrong
Highland Regional High School
Masha Caballero
Triton Regional High School
Attending College at Camden County College
Lanae Ruffin
Timber Creek Regional High School
Attending College at Camden County College
School Spirit — Wednesday 7/1
Sophia Foschini
Timber Creek Regional High School
Attending College at The College of New Jersey
Victoria Foster
Triton Regional High School
Attending College at Immaculata University
Greggory Gladis
Highland Regional High School
Attending College at Rowan University
Best Overall — Thursday 7/2
Madelyn Grodzielanek
Highland Regional
Attending College at Camden County College
Kevin Huang
Triton Regional High School
Attending College at University of Pennsylvania
Michael Tees
Timber Creek High School
Attending College at Rowan University
Dean Valentino
Camden County Technical School, Gloucester Twp
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