Character Counts Mid Shore (CCMS) awarded three A. James Clark Character Counts Citizenship Scholarships to recent high school graduates in Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester counties.
The Clark Scholarship is based on the quality of volunteer work a graduating senior has performed throughout their middle and high school years. Over twenty scholarships were submitted and the CCMS Board of Trustees made the final decisions as to which students are given the scholarship.
Emma Belle Shreves (St. Michaels Middle/High School, Talbot County) started volunteering for Character Counts while in elementary school and stayed faithful to our mission until graduation. She has served as a Character Coach for several years, manned one of the rest stops during our fund raising cycle event for three years and spent many hours helping in the office during summer break. Emma will be attending the University of Maryland, College Park majoring in government and political science.
Michele Patrice Howard (Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Dorchester County) is graduating a year early with a GPA of 3.7 and 416 hours of community service. She has spent two summers at the Victoria Jackson-Stanley Inspiration Center teaching 3-5 year old children how to read and write. This fall, Michele will be attending Salisbury University studying psychology.
Melody Rose Cerro (Colonel Richardson High School, Caroline County) is a Girl Scout who spent 150 hours working on the Gold Award. She mentored a middle school Lego League Robotics team and influenced many students to consider studying engineering beyond high school. Melody also designed and produced postcards to hand out at Career Day events to raise awareness to the field of engineering. Her website is https://empoweringengineering.weebly.com/. She is attending the University of Delaware in Newark DE majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
“For the past three years, Character Counts Mid Shore has been honored to award the A. James Clark Scholarships in memory of Mr. Clark, a CCMS Founding Board Member. He served his communities well and we are grateful to the Clark Charitable Foundation for the opportunity to recognize these outstanding students with funding for higher education,” states Susan Luby, Executive Director of CCMS.
For more information about CCHS, go to www.charactercountsmidshore.com or call 410-819-0386.
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- Emma Shreves
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- Michele Howard
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- Melody Cerro
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