Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Congratulations Alison Gurney, January Student of the Month

Hello SSVT Community,

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)

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.

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