Jefferson Award Winners Announced

Congratulations to September’s Jefferson Award winner, Nick Giroux-Doehring and October’s Jefferson Award winner, Carolyn Ward. The Jefferson Awards is a national youth recognition and reward program to encourage high school students to get more involved in volunteering and community service. Tower Hill was one of the first schools in the state to launch a program.

Nick Giroux-Doehring
September’s Jefferson Award winner has volunteered for a total of 560 hours at Camp Pathfinder, a summer camp that helps boys develop independence, character, values, abilities and friendships for life. He went through a special training program with a focus on professional level youth leadership in a wilderness setting. As one of a dozen annual volunteers, he participated actively in camp counseling and supervision of campers, as well as serving as a junior guide during wilderness canoe trips. He served as a great leader whose friendship was valued by many campers.

Carolyn Ward
October’s Jefferson Award Winner has volunteered over 130 hours at the Nyamata School in Rwanda. She volunteered to help 40 girls between the ages of 9-20, who are part of the organization Richard’s Rwanda IMPUHWE (Inspire, Motivate, Powerful, Undiscovered, Hopeful, Women, (with), Education) which helps the young girls and women through school. Our winner had many tasks, including teaching English and supplying the students with necessary school supplies. She has also founded the first chapter of the program outside the Seattle area, while organizing fund raisers that have supplied the 40 Rwandan girls and young women with much needed school supplies. Her organization would not be the same without her.