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:
Farrelle Adotevi Jayden Johnson Abigail Afforo Ollantey Johnson Maryam Alli Marshieh Johnson David Andrews Kendra Joyce-Dennis Gabrielle Appenteng Jessica Kadje Miye'a Ayler Kernard Kingsborough Mariam Bah Dayan Laurents Jaslyn Bangoura Alli Maryam Bukar Aisha Bell Paul-Clement Mboussi Lily Bonilla Bonilla Jane Mhonda De'ana Bowen Devin Moore Elijah Brown Nana Kwasi Osei Sydney Brown Ahmed Osman Anthony Brown Janice Osomiha Sitara Canada La’Dream Ross Matthew Cowan Nana Serebour Darrin David John Taylor Sanaya Douglas Alec Taylor Aleenna Elie Marley Taylor Prince Elie Angelina Taylor Semaj'e Evans Joshua Terry Mercy Falcone Kaila Thomas Kendy Fodjong Lienou Michael Thompson Yasmine Gaston Angie Urias Aquirre Kristopher Harris Raeghan Waters Xavier Henry Makai Wheeler Makayla Hill Maurice Wilkerson Jermaine Holmes Shannon Williams Terrance Jackson Ernest Zeh
*Some students' names were omitted due to confidentiality requests