11th grader Paige Hoover was recently selected to receive Widener University’s High School Leadership Award and on Thursday, March 28 she attended a ceremony for award recipients at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Paige was among 163 students selected from high schools in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to receive this highly-competitive award. Paige was nominated for the award by Upper School Principal Meg McHale, upon recommendation from faculty members. The award criteria called for students to be nominated “for their abilities to stand up for what is right, address a wrong, and make a difference in their communities or schools.” McHale and Paige’s mother and ACS faculty member, Sherree Hoover, also attended the awards ceremony.
As the next step, Paige will be invited to a full-day leadership workshop in the fall at Widener University’s campus in Chester, Pennsylvania. Paige will also receive a $20,000 scholarship to Widener University over four years and will be named an Apogee Scholar should she decide to enroll at Widener. The leadership awards program was launched in 2011 by Widener University and WCAU-NBC 10 to recognize high school students in the region who embody the university’s commitment to develop and inspire leaders to affect positive change.
