Ada County Mayors Seek Nominees for Award

Deadline for entry: January 15, 2009

The Mayors of Ada County have asked ICHE and CHOIS to help them honor some stellar young people for the Mayors' Awards to Youth. Each organization is invited to nominate as many as four youths. We need your help! Please send the following information in an email to CHOIS. A Mayors award selection committee comprised of parents and grandparents of homeschool graduates has been established to select the eight homeschooled nominees for this award from those who submit a nomination form. We will notify our nominees by February 15, 2009 so they may accept or decline this honor.

The Mayors wish to recognize students who live in Ada County (Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, Star, Garden City) and who have made a significant contribution to their communities. This contribution could be any volunteer time spent while attaining other awards, such as Congressional Medals, Boy Scouts, or 4-H. It could include volunteer time that is being given without recognition, such as visiting nursing home residents, or helping young mothers. The Mayors will host an award ceremony at Boise City Hall in April 2009 where each recipient will receive a plaque from his/her mayor.


To nominate a student, please include the following information in an email to CHOIS. Please put: "Mayors Award Nomination" in the subject line of your email.


An example biography is provided for your assistance.

2009 Mayors' Award Nomination

Student's Name:

Parents' Names:

Home Phone Number:

Address:

School: Home Educated

Paragraph of student's achievement:


Summary of Student's Activities:

Please email this information to: CHOIS with "Mayors Award Nomination" in the subject line.


Here is an example of a biography from one of our previous nominees

[Youth's Name]
12th Grade

Parents:

Home Phone:

Address:

School: Home Educated


Paragraph of student's achievement:

[Youth's Name] has gone above and beyond the call of duty in serving children and their parents in numerous venues for many years. She has been an AWANA and Sunday school teacher of young children throughout her high school years. She has also been a teen volunteer at the annual CHOIS Children's convention for the past five years. [Youth's Name] has repeatedly demonstrated her gentle, patient and loving personality to the many young children that she has faithfully served. Academically and musically accomplished, this young lady serves as an excellent mentor to her peers.


Summary of the student's activities:

Volunteer for Community-in-Action
AWANA assistant and leader for three years
Sunday School assistant for three years
Teen volunteer for CHOIS Children's Convention for five years
Earned the Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Medals
Employed as a Page in the Idaho House of Representatives
Participated in three Homeschool Theatrical Society productions
Member of Service Seekers, Inc., a service club, for two years
Summa Cum Laude Scholar
Listed in Who's Who among American High School Students for academic achievement for four years.