2024 Graduation Awards

The following awards and scholarships were presented at the North Country Charter Academy's 2024 graduation.

This award is presented to students who have overcome significant obstacles in life while still maintaining the commitment to achieving a high school diploma; a student who has not given up, who has improved greatly in self-confidence and self-esteem--a student whose life has changed greatly as a direct result of the charter school; a student who we feel confident will succeed in the next steps in life.

Gaby Suazo-Donaire and Hailey Mendez received the 2024 Chairperson's Award

Gaby has had to overcome obstacles in her school career that most adults couldn't even fathom having to handle. The word "perseverance" describes this young lady to a tee. She has taught all of us to never give up on one's self and that through hard work, a person can accomplish almost anything. Gaby is truly an amazing young woman who has a very bright future in front of her.

Hailey enrolled at NCCA this spring, showed up each day and worked diligently for the entirety of each session. This determination allowed her to zip through her courses at a rapid pace while simultaneously earning exemplary grades.  With the focused environment of the classroom and the encouragement from her newfound NCCA family, Hailey was able to succeed in the completion of her coursework and to graduate with high marks while also serving as a role model to her peers in our school community.

Each year, we are honored to receive certificates from the President of the United States to award students in Outstanding Academic Achievement and Outstanding Academic Excellence. In addition to receiving a certificate signed by the President, each student received a letter from President Biden and a letter from the Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona.

Students who receive this award have illustrated the highest academic achievement among their peers. The students who received this award were Alysia Gleason, Gavin Bardeen, Bocherie Norcross, and Jaylah Hogue

Students earn this award through consistent perseverance and quality work in attaining their academic goals. The students who received this award were Kiersten Fallman and Quinn Welch

In 2018, North Country Charter Academy established an Advancement Scholarship Fund to support student educational opportunities and career advancement to prepare students for their future goals. We had two students apply this year, and each one was awarded $500, which will be used to help fund their college expenses.  The awardees of this year’s Advancement Scholarship Fund are Tiffany Lavoie and Gaby Suazo-Donaire 

This award is given to a student demonstrating exemplary public servant qualities. The recipient of this award is someone who holds himself accountable, is dependable, compassionate, caring, kind, attentive, and dedicated. The Raymond S. Burton Award and monetary award was presented by Ms. Bernie Prochnik to Adam Kendall and Hailey Mendez

Adam demonstrates all of these traits and more. If Councilor Burton was here today, he would stand proud knowing that he played a role in supporting this young man in his quest to improve our community.

Hailey is a kind-hearted, compassionate, and highly determined individual who appears undaunted by academic tasks, and is pleasant to work with. She is not afraid to share, to help, or to engage with her Charter Academy peers. She holds down a job outside of school delivering food and items for a local supermarket, as well as helping to care for her younger siblings. We are confident that this individual will embrace her future heartily, taking on a college education with the same focus and initiative that she has shown us in her daily Charter School work.

The Siemens scholarship is a distinguished award bestowed by the esteemed Siemens organization. The Siemens scholarship not only celebrates academic excellence but also signifies a commitment to nurturing the next generation of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) leaders. As recipients of this prestigious award, these students represent the embodiment of Siemens’ values of innovation, excellence, and forward-thinking.

This year's recipients of the Siemens scholarship are  Kiersten Fallman, Gaby Suazo-Donaire and Tiffany Lavoie.

We are so proud to have two students who received an award from Littleton’s American Legion Post #68 this year:  Gaby Suazo-Donaire and Kiersten Fallman.