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DCPS' High School Students Selected for Jacksonville Exchange Club ACE Awards
Two Duval County Public Schools' (DCPS) high school seniors, John Sears from Paxon School for Advanced Studies and Alex Fay Holt from Terry Parker High School, have placed first and second, respectively, for the Jacksonville Exchange Club ACE Awards.
ACE stands for Accepting the Challenge of Excellence, and it is an annual award to recognize students who have overcome obstacles, yet continue to excel. To be eligible for selection, students were nominated by their schools.
The students and their parents were recently recognized at the University
Club. During the luncheon, they received a plaque, as well as a check in the
amounts of $400 for first place and $100 for second place.
"The ACE Awards are a powerful example that hard work and perseverance really do pay, and I applaud these students for their commitment to achieving academic success," said DCPS' Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals. "We thank the Jacksonville Exchange Club for recognizing outstanding student performance."
The Exchange Club of Jacksonville is an all-volunteer organization of men and women working together to make our communities better places to live.
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