enews Graduation Issue | June 14, 2013 - Ferndale Public Schools

2013 John F. Kennedy Scholarship Recipients
Corsica Collins
This exceptional young
woman has been an outstanding
role model for all
students at the DLC this year.
She earned an incredible 9
credits this school year to
complete the requirements
for graduation! That’s one
and a half years of school
in one year! As the DLC
Valedictorian, Corsica plans
to pursue her college education at Wayne County
Community College District.
Corsica is self-motivated and hard-working
when it comes to school, work, and her life beyond
school. Her Academic Case Manager, Lauren Axt,
says Corsica “is a mature, responsible adult and
she takes the time to help her friends when they
need it and puts her son before herself.” She has
volunteered to help other students, has earned the
respect of everyone in the school who knows and
loves her.
Corsica is truly an outstanding representative of
the Digital Learning Center, and her dedication and
successes exemplify the principles of John F. Kennedy.
Congratulations to her on joining the ranks
of 49 Years of the Ferndale School’s John F. Kennedy
Award Recipients and best of luck in all she does in
the future.
Melvin Allen
Melvin Allen BECAME a
good student at the Digital
Learning Center. DLC administrators
all agree that he is
The Most Improved Student
at the DLC this year.
Melvin embodies the
kind of student the DLC was
designed to serve. Here’s
how: First, he has increased
his willingness to take risks.
Second, he takes ownership for his accomplishments.
And third, he enjoyed the freedom and flexibility
of the program while taking full advantage
of the adult support and commitment to students.
Melvin enjoyed the close relationship he developed
with his Academic Case Managers so much, he continued
to come to school AFTER he graduated!
Melvin’s polite and outgoing manner, plus his
commitment to making his education a priority,
helped him succeed despite facing many obstacles.
DLC Administrator Renee Heard says, “Melvin actively
sought help with his modules to let us know
he felt school was a priority. He has great potential.”
The Marines have also recognized Melvin as a
promising young man with “extreme leadership capacity.”
He soon heads off to join the Marine Corps
and serve our country.
Congratulations to him on joining the ranks of
49 Years of the Ferndale School’s John F. Kennedy
Award Recipients and best of luck in all he does in
the future.
Digital
Learning
Center (DLC)
Since 1964, the Ferndale Schools have
awarded two graduating seniors – one
male student and one female student – with
the distinguished John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Award.
This year, two outstanding Digital Learning
Center students were selected by members
of their school community, teachers,
and administrators. Corsica Collins and
Melvin Allen were selected because they
best represent their graduating class by
having demonstrated an outstanding
combination of scholarship, leadership,
school involvement, community service,
and individual responsibility while --students
in the Ferndale Alternative and Adult
Education program. The two students
received a keepsake plaque, their names
will be engraved on a permanent sign in
the school office, and they each received a
$1,000 college scholarship from the Ferndale
Schools Board of Education.
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