This month was a busy month for the Kiwanis Club of Westlake and the sixth grades of Lehi, Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. Over

the past month, the club has been working with 20 elementary school principals and their sixth grade teachers to co-ordinate the selection of

this year's 156 "Hope Of America Award" recipients.

 

The club has been giving out the "Hope of America Award" since 2011. The award is presented to those students who have demonstrated

leadership, good character, scholarship and a willingness to serve others. Each sixth grade teacher selects two students from their class who

have shown these characteristics during the year. The awards are presented in end-of-the-year ceremonies to the students by Kiwanis

members and their teachers.

 

Robin DePalma, this year's club president, told students, "In life, almost everything we do requires us to make a choice; it is the

choices you make that determine who you will become. Today, you are here because the choices you've made this year have made you an

example to others. You have chosen to work hard and to improve academically. You have chosen to be kind and thoughtful of others. You

have chosen to step up and lead when asked. It is these choices that are molding you into a better person. In our county, we need more people making good choices like you! More people choosing to lift others, to work hard, to do service for others and the community. This is what the "Hope of America Award" is about and this is why you are being recognized with this award."

 

Since its formation in 2010, Kiwanis Club of Westlake has been active in the communities of Lehi, Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. It

is an organization dedicated to helping one child at a time. The club has sponsored the Key Club at Westlake High School, donated to the

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) for two 10th grade students each year and sponsored breakfast for a mini HOBY held each year at

Westlake HS for the entire district. Kiwanis also donates a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior from Westlake High School each year.

 

Kiwanis has donated to the children's wing, supported story time and donated a sound system to the Saratoga Springs library. Kiwanians

participate twice a year in Reading is Fundamental at the Lehi Headstart, feed the homeless at the Food and Care Coalition in Provo once a

month, and donate to Kiwanis International's effort to eliminate maternal neo-natal tetanus. Club members enjoy these and many social

activities during the year as they serve.

 

The recipients this year are the following students:

 

Black Ridge: Cameron Baum, Marisa Gear, Ethan Rasmussen, Roxanne Mauerman, Jackson Denmark, Jenna Bond, Kennidy Jones,

 

Asher Whipple, Patrick Roberts, Kailya Emfield;

 

Dry Creek: Jefferson McMullin, Brooklyn Flinders, Grace Humes, Milo Cazier, Karlee Smith, Elleigh Wicks;

 

Eaglecrest: Carver Cole, Lydia Sylvester, Josh Lyman, Allison Stoddard, Sam Gardner, Katelyn Bartschi, Marryn Poll, Seth Kjar;

 

Eagle Valley: Riley Thompson, Felicity Johnstun, Emily Stock, Alexander Hardy, Brooklyn Gifford, William Hunter Luke;

 

Fox Hollow: Carson Ducker, Lucy Carpenter, Taylor Brock, Noor Majeed, Jaxon Harris, Myla Meyer, Noah Smith, Erin Daniels;

 

Harvest: Myles Taumoepeau, Boston Conner, Lane Smith, Addisyn Bushman, Logan Howard, Anna Pitcher, Caleb Kessel, Grace Bee;

 

Hidden Hollow: Evalyn Wambold, Jordan Hall-Lassek, Tyler Smith, Tuscany Williams, Diana White, Mackinley Call, Vincent Nilsson,

 

Madison Haslam;

 

Lehi: Marissa Mallory, Savannah James, Hannah Madigan, Brody Mitchell, Adalyn Enslen, Ricky Wade;

 

Meadow: Christian Jones, Kenadee Beck, Stockton Yates, Alli Nielson, Kohler Barton, Brynlee Brown;

 

Mountain Trails: Timmy Jackson, Chiara Fallon, Payton Weber, Kenya Adams, Trinity Smith, Braden Mackert;

 

North Point: Ululani Condie, Joseph Savage, Braxton Ekblad, Olivia Albrecht, Matthew Mecham, Gracie Hill;

 

Pony Express: Hyrum Sasser, Makayla Pitcher, Joseph Bolander, Kyli Guymon, Jake Cardwell, Rebecca DeWitt, Nathaniel Howe, Emily

 

McMurtrey;

 

Riverview: Kayler Lyman, Raegan Swensen, Andrew Shimamoto, Kaidence Mark, Emily Malsbary, Austin Kellers;

 

River Rock: Afton Veenker, Ian Stringham, Arianna Parker, Houston Lopez, Bryce West, Madison Bird;

 

Sage Hills: Cameron Watkins, Kylie Moffitt, Hunter Greene, Alexa Forsyth, Marie Taylor, Ashtyn Belle Corpron, Emmy Huff, Tarin Odom,

 

Joshua Bushman, Kylie Anderson;

 

Saratoga Shores: Avery Snarr, Easton Schank, Breka Strong, Jackson Sheen, Jocelyn Thompson, Christopher Carter Traveller, Emeline

 

Emerson, Levi Bentley, Hally Lewis, Dallen Busk, Mckensie Olsen, Gaige Wendel;

 

Sego Lily: Hunter Day, Mckenzie Winterton, Carson Arbuckle, Elizabeth Broderick, Jaden Gwilliam, Elizabeth Munoa, Makenzie Sessions,

 

Jefferson Dye, Jack Hadfield, Ella DeMordaunt;

 

SnowSprings: Jake Omer, Charlie Lund, Hesston Dain, Katie Galvan, Cayden Griego, Mikell Hartman, Cade Garrett, Teagan Gray;

 

Thunder Ridge: Kameron Tonks, Ashlyn Feld, Carmen Roadifer, Logan DeMille, Adam Powell, Paige Payne, Mason Bodell, Tieri Rigamoto,

 

Kestyn Hyde, Adelyn Jenson;

 

Traverse Mountain: McGwire Rowland, Rylee Schriever, Azelynn Allen, Raleigh Gardner, Caleb Kindred, Katelyn Rice, Micah Cajilig,

 

Cyndee Tuckett.

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