The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County (TCOE) in collaboration with HCPSS sponsors an annual Celebration of Academic Achievement to acknowledge and honor students of African and African-American heritage across the county.

This year’s Celebration of Academic Achievement honored students who are currently in grades 4 - 9 and have achieved one or more of the following levels of academic success during the 2018-2019 school year:

• Grade 6: Students must earn As or Bs in all areas under language arts or mathematics for all four marking periods. Students cannot earn Ds or Es in any of the following subjects: language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and health education for all four quarters.

• Grades 7 & 8: Students must earn a final grade of As or Bs in ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Congratulations to the following students* from Lake Elkhorn who were honored at the annual Celebration of Academic Achievement on Thursday, November 21, 2019:

*Some students' names were omitted due to confidentiality requests