MILFORD – During June’s end-of-the-school year Awards Assembly, Delaware Valley Elementary School Principal Kim Butaitis and staff awarded a tremendous amount of students for their consistent academic excellence as well as their commitment to volunteerism, both in their community and in their school.  Many of these students will be returning to school this month to begin their middle school years, while others will return for another great year at DVES.   Everyone is looking forward to another exciting school year!

DVES 2008-2009 recipients of the President’s Award for Educational Excellence are: Cole Acoveno, Carl Braunagel, Scott Brown, Alan Carey, Marielle Cavallaro, Madison Chlebowski, Megan Cooper, Kylee Cortes, Kaylee Craft, Tadhg Dowd, Skyler Drew, Zachary Drinko, Heather Eddy, Sam Evers, Gaeron Friederichs, Soo Gartland, Conner Gawel, Brandon Goulette, Zachary Hines, Andrew Krasinski, Sarah Johnson, Grant Larsen, Jacob Marcial, Angelo Matz, Madison Metzger, Brandon Morley, Killian Nelson, Thomas Oellerich, Payton Padgett, Devan Polanis, Shannon Poore, Arturo Rodriguez, Baylee Roeder, Tara Seger, Joshua Shepard, Noah Toussaint, Matthew Wagner, Allison Wall, Ryan Weeks, Morgan Weems, Olivia Wilkins

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DVES sixth graders who were awarded President’s Award for Educational Excellence are pictured at their last DVES awards assembly, which was held in June.  Each of these 41 students, along with other DVES classmates, will begin Delaware Valley Middle School this month. To earn this prestigious academic excellence award, students are required to earn a grade point average of 90 on a 100 point scale, (an A on a letter scale or a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale) beginning at fourth grade through the fall semester of the exiting grade.  In addition, they must either achieve high scores in reading or math on state tests or nationally-normed tests  or be recommended by a teacher, plus one other staff member, with at least one recommendation based upon outstanding achievement in such classes as English, mathematics, science, history, geography, art, foreign language, and any other course that reflects a school’s core curriculum. This judgment is to be supported by tangible evidence comprised of either results on teacher-made tests, portfolio assessment, or special projects. The second recommendation may address such criteria as involvement in community service or co-curricular activities, including tutoring other students or demonstration of creativity and achievement in the visual and performing arts. The school principal has final authority to determine which students receive this award.

DVES 2008-2009 recipients of the President’s Volunteer Service Award are: Bronze: Liam Donahue, Jacinda Downing, Alexandria Fean, Andrew Krasinski, Katie Motensen, Kelsey Polanis, Joshua Shepard, Noah Toussaint, Morgan Weems Silver: Alan Carey, Megan Cooper, Tadhg Dowd, Zachary Drinko, Conner Gawel, Nick King, Jacob Marcial, Jonathan Mecca, Sam Mecca, Cassidy Nealis, Stephen Taggart Gold: Jacob Benson, Zatoria Brown, Madison Chlebowski, Kaylee Craft, Ryan DePolito, Heather Eddy, Gaeron Friedrich, Soo Gartland, Steven Gosch, Zachary Hines, Grant Larsen, Angelo Matz, Alexander Mecca, Madison Metzger, Vincent Moncelsi, Brandon Morley, Payton Padgett, Jordan Peters, Brandon Plumley, Shannon Poore, Tara Seger, Allison Wall, Olivia Wilkins

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Delaware Valley Elementary School Presidential Volunteer Award recipients are pictured at the end of school award assembly held at their school in June.  Presidential Volunteer Service Awards reflect a long and proud tradition of volunteer service. The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our communities and to encourage more people to serve. The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals, families, and groups that have achieved a certain standard – measured by the number of hours of service over a 12-month period or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime.  DVES recipients received an official President’s Volunteer Service Award lapel pin, a personalized certificate of achievement, and a letter from President Barak Obama.  To earn the award, students had to submit a list of qualified volunteer hours, totaling, for bronze award 50 to 74 hours, for silver award 75 to 99 hours, and for gold award 100 hours or more.