Congratulations to 12th grader Ayolola “Lola” Oguntuase for being selected as a recipient of the 2019 Press of Atlantic City Young Leaders Award. She is one of 25 seniors that were selected among 88 nominees from high schools in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and southern Ocean counties to be honored with this special award. Lola and the other award recipients are being recognized for their academic skills, diverse extracurricular activities, and service to their communities.
Lola and the other Young Leaders were honored and recognized by the Press of Atlantic City at an awards breakfast on May 22 at the Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway. On the same day, the Press also published a pull-out section in its newspaper that devoted one biographical page to Lola and each of the other award recipients. CLICK HERE to read the article about Lola and the other recipients online.
Mark Blum, publisher of the Press of Atlantic City, spoke during the awards program and said that this year’s group of Young Leaders were impressive not only for their high GPAs and their accomplishments in a variety of extra-curricular activities, but more importantly “for what they have done in their communities to help the people they live and work with.”
Attending the awards breakfast with Lola were her parents, Ebenezer and Mary Oguntuase, administrator Mike Bult from Mainland Baptist Church, ACS Development and Communications Director Carole Karabashian, Upper School Principal Meg McHale, and Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen.
“We’re so proud of Lola and the way she has developed into a student leader on campus, whether in the classroom, on the athletic field, or in service to her church, our community, and as part of Missions Club trips,” Oblen said. “Lola is the whole package and she is more than deserving of this Young Leaders Award. We are excited to see the plans that God has for her as she moves on to college and other endeavors.” This is the first time an ACS senior has received this award, which the Press has sponsored for the past 4 years.
