At the January School Committee meeting, we recognized Alison Gurney as January's Student of the Month. Below is the recognition that was read by Ms. Titus at the meeting.
Alison is pictured with grandmother June Gurney, father Brian Gurney, and
Hanson School Committee Representative Chris Amico (R)
Hanson School Committee Representative Chris Amico (R)
Allison
Gurney has been nominated for Student of the Month by the staff of South Shore
Vocational Technical High School. Allison
is a 12th grade Graphic Communications student from the town of
Hanson.
Why do we become educators? The answer for many us has to do with that
special student whom we have had the opportunity to watch grow into a very
special adult. Allison Gurney is one of
those special SSVT students. When
Allison walked into her freshman year, she was a shy, somewhat introverted
fourteen year old, who did not seem to have much motivation for school. Now we a watching a motivated, confident and
self assured young woman walking out of her high school and into the receptive
arms of the world. Allison Gurney will
become whomever she desires.
Allison
is a leader, a critical thinker, an advocate and role model in our school
community. She is a young adult who
wants more to life. She wants to learn,
she wants to succeed and she wants to be challenged. Allison is confident and willing to be
herself. She also focuses her attention
on those around her to help make life better for them. Allison
is a creative student who has been instrumental in our creative writing club
this year, with the production of a very powerful collections of stories
concerning bullying. She is producing
several videos of life at SSVT that will be presented to her senior class and
will be a part of her senior portfolio.
Allison is continuing her education at Gordon College majoring in Communication
Arts.
We
are all very PROUD of Allison Gurney and who she has become. We are thrilled that she chose to be a
student at South Shore Vocational High School.
