Sebring McKinley earns academic honor from Ohio Lottery

The Alliance Review
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Sebring McKinley High School freshman Nikki Freet, left, received the Academic All Star Award from Ohio Lottery Partners in Education. With Freet is teacher Keely Kandel, who nominated Freet for the award.
Sebring McKinley High School freshman Nikki Freet, left, received the Academic All Star Award from Ohio Lottery Partners in Education. With Freet is teacher Keely Kandel, who nominated Freet for the award.

SEBRING − Nikki Freet, a freshman at Sebring McKinley Jr./Sr. High School, was recognized as one of the Ohio Lottery Partners In Education’s Academic All Star students.

The program recognizes students in grades kindergarten through 12 students who have exhibited academic achievement, community involvement, citizenship and leadership in and out of the community.

Sebring teacher Keely Kandel nominated Freet for the award, saying, “She strives to do her best in all situations and goes above and beyond academically.”

“Nikki works hard in many ways: in the classroom and in extracurriculars,” says Kandel. Freet has many extracurricular activities, including the student newspaper, Drama Club, volleyball, Big Brothers Big Sisters and choir.

- all while continuing to excel in the classroom.

“She is a model student who is also conscientious of others,” says Kandel. “Thank you, Nikki, for being an excellent role model!”

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