CHARLOTTE — More than 90 students at Charlotte Catholic High School have been recognized by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation for their valuable volunteer contributions in our community.
The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make in our communities. By recognizing those who serve others, the council hopes to encourage more people to serve. The council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.
The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals, families and groups who have achieved a certain standard, which is measured by the number of hours of service over a 12-month period, or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime.
The Gold Award is presented to those who are aged 16-18 and have performed more than 250 service hours. It is also presented to those who are aged 14-15 and have volunteered more than 100 hours.
Gold Award recipients are: Isabella Ackermann, Carmen Adamson, Mia Amico, Lauren Ayers, Jackson Bowers, Dalton Bridges, Kathryn Burket, Carly Centanni, Daniel Charlonis, Anthony Ciano, Louis Ciano, Patrick Collins, Caroline Craig, Anne Culicerto, Fletcher Curran, Rhea Desai, Jack Dumser, Perker Ferry, Tara Fitzpatrick, Ellen Gibbons, Andrew Gilles, Brynn Heslin, Carrigan Hogg, Madison Kelley, John Kelly, Gavin McDermott, Gregory Moritz, Kate Mulkey, Michael Neel, Moorea Patcha, Anna Pederson, Anna Pham, Arabella Pires, Sophia Ritz, Ashley Robinson, Abigail Radcliffe, Carrie-Anne Rogers, Mitchell Salvino, Nicholas Schultze, Juli Snoke, Jacqueline Tavares, Melina Tirrell, Caroline Valenti, Eleanor Walsh, Kate Warren, Niyat Weldegebriel, Grace Wielechowski, Taylor Wooton and Melissa Zeleznik.
The Silver Award is presented to those who are aged 16 to 18 and have performed 175-249 service hours. It is also presented to those who are aged 14-15 and have performed 75-99 hours.
Silver Award recipients are: Catherine Anderson, Reagan Bitter, Nicholas Braccia, Biance Burnett, Joel Casingal, Julia Chaverin, Alexander Denton, Catherine Denton, Anna Dougherty, Julianna Hancock, Grace Hironimus, Michael Johnson, Brynn McClatchy, Caitlin Murlless and Parrish Srnovrsnik.
The Bronze Award is presented to those who are aged 16 to 18 and have performed 100-174 service hours. It is also presented to those who are aged 14 to 15 and have performed 50-74 service hours.
Bronze Award recipients are: Elizabeth Anderson, Zack Broxterman, Abby Bunta, Lauren Chaverin, Emma Collins, Andrew Covelli, Noelle Escobal, Kathleen Fallon, Megan Gilkey, Charles Haltiwanger, Finn Harty, Mae Levin, Sarah Malone, Grace Mathis, Jack Mulligan, Charlotte Nazarian, Ryan Nofsinger, Aubrey Ocloo, Reed Pederson, Connor Ruff, Lauren Schmidt, Nicole Shooman, Sarah Sullivan, Dominique Tan, Raymond Tavares, Brad Thompson and Enero Ugalde.
KERNERSVILLE — Bishop McGuinness High School’s soccer coach Ray Alley was inducted into the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame Sept. 17 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex for his outstanding achievements in the sports arena.
After he worked in sports journalism, Alley became the men’s tennis and soccer coach at High Point University and was named NAIA national men’s tennis Coach of the Year in 1975. He served at Guilford College until 1988 where he won numerous conference and district championships.
He founded, edited and published the Southern Soccer Scene, a southeast regional paper, for 38 years. He also published North Carolina Tennis Today for 15 years.
Throughout his career, Alley has worked in youth soccer and last spring took over as the head soccer coach of Bishop McGuinness High. Last season under Alley, the school’s girls soccer team was one of 15 teams nationally to receive the NSCAA High School Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Gold Award.
The award is presented by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (United Soccer Coaches). The team was one of two North Carolina high school girls soccer teams honored for the 2017 spring season.
Bishop McGuinness finished the 2017 season 19-3 overall, Northwest Conference Champions (10-0), quarterfinalist in the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs and the fourth-ranked in the final 1-A MAxPreps rankings.
Alley was also named 1-A NC State Coach of the Year by the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association.
— Kimberly Knox