Sewickley area student achievements for the week of June 11, 2024

Tribune-Review | Tuesday, June 11, 2024 7:01 a.m.

Courtesy Michelle Dietz

May President’s Volunteer Service Award recipients Ruby Krotine (gold), Lily Pulkowski (gold), Nora Hammond (bronze), Kirsten Close (gold) and Shea Cunningham (bronze).

Seven Sewickley area high school students received the President’s Volunteer Service Award in May for volunteer hours served over the prior calendar year. Three volunteers received the gold award for more than 250 hours of volunteer service: Kirsten Close, Ruby Krotine and Lily Pulkowski, all juniors at Quaker Valley High School. Four others, Shea Cunningham, Nora Hammond, Vanessa Pickett, juniors at Quaker Valley High School, and Ashley Close, a senior at Sewickley Academy, all earned the bronze award for more than 100 hours of volunteer service. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is a prestigious recognition bestowed by the White House that is sponsored and tracked by a local certifying organization. The certifying organization for these seven students was MePower United, a nonprofit organization founded by Close that provides health education and training to eliminate period poverty for disadvantaged women and girls. Currently, MePower is working with homeless and trafficked women in El Salvador, training them to make reusable feminine hygiene supplies for themselves and providing them with the opportunity to have a dignified source of income through the sale of these reusable menstrual pads to other women and girls in their communities.

Mara Brak, Austin Johncour, Mason Nichols and Jackson Southern made the dean’s list at Grove City College for the spring 2024 semester. Madeline Dunda and Markus Williams graduated from the college on May 18.

Gabrielle Schultz has been named to the dean’s list at James Madison University for the spring 2024 semester.

The following students made the dean’s list at Slippery Rock University for the spring 2024 semester: Elizabeth Anderso, Autumn Bulebush-Clouse, Haven Joseph-Lyon, Brett McCutcheon, Ryan Mounteer, Garrett Rader, Vasundhara Devi Singari, Sri Vaishnavi Devi Singari, Joshua Vazquez and Payton Wagoner.

Rees Edwards was named to the dean’s list at Robert Morris University for the spring 2024 semester.

Ryan Edwards was named to the president’s list at Florida Gulf Coast University for the spring 2024 semester.

Joshua Holland graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science degree in industrial design from James Madison University during commencement exercises in May.

Genevieve Moffett was one of 444 students named to the president’s list at Shenandoah University for the spring 2024 semester.