McNair Student Receives AAA School Safety Patrol Award

HERNDON, VA — Peehu Gangwani, a student at McNair Elementary, recently received the AAA School Safety Patrol Award for the 2019-2020 school year.

The award recognizes school safety patrollers who excel in leadership, dependability, and service to others, according to a AAA release. Last year, Peehu was a fifth-grader at McNair, where she served as the captain of the AAA School Safety Patrol squad. Like her classmates, she is currently engaged in distance learning.

The Gangwani family hosted an awards presentation at their home in Fairfax County. Besides recognizing Peehu's accomplishes, family members presented her with a Visa gift card and a commemorative award of merit plaque from AAA.

“During the virtual ceremony, we saluted every member of the AAA School Safety Patrol, and thanked them for their hard work, dedication and service to others this year as Safety Patrols,” said Kristen Luck, a health and physical education teacher, and AAA School Safety Patrol sponsor at McNair, in a release. “Students and Patrol advisors and sponsors who give their time and energy to make the AAA School Safety Patrol a success are encouraged and supported by school officials, parent-teacher groups, police departments and AAA clubs.”

During its end-of-the year ceremonies, which were conducted online last spring, McNair recognized its first year Safety Patrols, sixth grade Safety Patrols, Safety Patrols captains, and the school's two years of service Safety Patrols, Outstanding School Safety Patrol (OSSP) nominations, and then OSSP Award winner Peehu.

“Peehu is a leader who helps make sure that the preschoolers and kindergarten students make it safely on and off the bus,” Luck said.“She assisted students with two bus safety evacuation drills this school year."

Luck went on to praise Peehu for her leadership qualities as a safety patroller the last two years.

"She is positive, polite, reliable, and patient," Luck said. "This school year she earned the job of being a captain. Peehu is always on time, shows kindness to all, and is responsible and respected by her fellow peers. Peehu also became one of the first Fourth Grade bus safety patrols to be selected ever at McNair Elementary last year.”