Award Winner

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Daniella Rodriguez

Third Grade, Johnnie M.Parris/Colonial Drive Elementary

Daniella is a student who exhibits positivity in all situations. Despite having an incident during PE where she had to be taken to the hospital and can no longer participate in that class, she makes sure to continue encouraging her classmates from the sidelines. Recently, Daniella witnessed an altercation between two students and immediately alerted the Coach who stopped the incident from further escalation. Daniella can always be counted on to help others. Each week she visits a Pre-K class to assist students and recently took the initiative to help a newly arrived student from Cuba acclimate to a new school environment. Daniella knows the challenges of being a new student and despite having struggled academically in the past, she has risen to become the “Most Improved” student and has achieved her first Academic Honor Roll. On her path towards success, Daniella is sure to continue motivating others to overcome and persevere.