Mapletown students earn awards
The Challenge Program Inc., a regional non-profit organization designed to provide high school students with incentives for success, recently kicked off the program with an orientation and awards assembly at Mapletown High School.
The program partners with businesses to motivate high school students to excel, both in and out of the classroom. Consol Energy serves as the sponsor of The Challenge Program at the school.
During the assembly, junior and senior students who excelled last year in the program’s award categories were given checks of $250. Jessica Johnson of Consol Energy addressed the students about how the program’s award categories apply to success on the job.
Fifteen students in the sophomore, junior, and senior classes who excel in the areas of attendance, academic excellence, academic improvement, The STEM Award and community service this school year will receive an award in the amount of $200 for their efforts. The total amount of awards totals $3,000.
Since 2003, through the generous support of businesses, foundations and individuals, The Challenge Program has been introduced to more than 330,000 students and checks totaling more than $2 million have been presented to over 8,000 high school students in more than 100 high schools in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
For additional information about The Challenge Program contact either Mary Dreliszak, director of program development, at 724-984-0860 or Barbara Grandinetti, executive director of The Challenge Program, at 814-533-7401.