Five girls selected for annual Teen Court awards, scholarships
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Five Clay County students were honored with scholarships after participating in Teen Court. Emma Eichholz was given the Steve P. Gitlin Memorial Scholarship. It was awarded by …
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Five girls selected for annual Teen Court awards, scholarships
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Five Clay County students were honored with scholarships after participating in Teen Court.
Emma Eichholz was given the Steve P. Gitlin Memorial Scholarship. It was awarded by attorney Shelby Serig, who volunteers regularly at Teen Court and wishes to give back to the community with a scholarship in memory of her brother-in-law, a probation officer.
The Full Circle Award was given to Ani Abrahamyan. It was presented by attorney Amy Nicotra, who has volunteered at Teen Court as a teen attorney from seventh through 12th grade and went on to graduate from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. This scholarship is given in honor of her grandmother, who believed in giving back to the community.
Sarah Jensen was honored with the Shining Star Award. The qualifications are that the winner must be a senior, have participated in Teen Court for two years, have dedication, commitment, integrity, and leadership, and must consistently go above and beyond the call of duty.
The Clerk of Circuit Court’s Award went to Haley Bolam. To win it, she had to be a senior, must have participated in a Mock Trial Competition, had to be a team leader, help teach beginners, show ability that was above and beyond the call of duty and participate as either a courtroom coordinator or teen attorney.
Emma Pennington won the Clay County Bar Association’s Jim Thies Award. The designation comes with a $1,500 scholarship, is considered the most prestigious award, and is the highest honor we can bestow on one of our teen attorneys. It’s always given to the most outstanding teen attorney.
To qualify for it, Emma had to be a senior, must have been a teen attorney in the last 12 months, must have participated in Teen Court for more than two years, must have participated in a Mock Trial, shown an ability to perform as both defense and prosecution attorney, be a team leader, help teach beginners, able to handle more than one case on court night, participate in extra-curricular activities and shown an ability above and beyond the call of duty.
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