A new award, created by a teacher at Spackenkill High School, shows kids that achievement exists in more than just grades.

We see them everywhere: the world’s middle children. The kids who roam school hallways half-forgotten among overachievers, troublemakers, and varsity athletes. They are your children, sisters, brothers, friends, and neighbors; the kids who work hard and try their best, but whose efforts never seem to be enough to outshine those of the soccer stars and math whizzes. They’re the ones with the kindest words, the biggest hearts, and the brightest smiles even on their worst days, and there had never been an award to recognize how special these kids are until one local teacher made that very initiative her priority. Click here for full article… »

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