Student of the Month Story

Who- Amaya Marquez
What- Student of the Month award
Where- Bowie High School
When- April 17, 2015
Why- She wanted the experience
How- She worked hard and dedicated herself to school

On April 17, 2015, Amaya Marquez, a 15 year old freshmen, was awarded Student of the Month during the morning announcements by Principal Cane.
Amaya discovered this opportunity when seeing pictures of other students around Bowie and decided to dedicate herself to school and work as hard as she could to achieve it too.
"The students looked so happy and proud in all of the photographs posted," said Amaya.
She talked about how her work ethic improved greatly because of this award and that not only did her grades affect her but the people around her.
"My peers were expecting me to make good grades and would ask about what I made on certain assignments. I didn't want to show them bad grades so I pushed myself more then I ever have to keep them up,"said Amaya.
The one thing that really pushed Amaya and kept her head held high was her love for Lacrosse. She is on Bowie's team and loves it more then anything. In order to stay on the team her grades must be good.
"Amaya is one of ours most dedicated lacrosse players and we constantly see her improving because of how hard she works when we train and play. I definitely think Amaya deserved the award she won," said Coach Von.
Likewise, her mother also had a great impact on achieving this award. She pushed Amaya everyday to keep her grades up and to continue working hard and remember to never give up.
"I couldn't have done it without her," said Amaya.
In earning this award, Amaya not only got a plaque and a certificate but she also learned and achieved what we believe to be the most valuable prize.
"Throughout this competition I learned a lot about myself and about work ethic. In order to be someone you can't be lazy. Trying your hardest in any situation in the end truly pays off no matter what it is. It may seem like the hardest thing you have ever done but don't give up, keep on pushing and you'll really enjoy the outcome."