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October 20, 2005
 It’s
that time of the year when the Jeffrey T. Hayden Memorial Award
will soon be presented to a worthy student/athlete. Last year the
recipient was Paige Foster. This years’ award will be presented on
October 26th at the Lakota Ridge Jr. High Fall Sports Award Banquet.
Check back next week to find out who the winner is.
The Jeffrey T. Hayden Memorial Award was established in October of 2004
at Lakota Ridge Jr. High School in West Chester, Ohio. The schools
principal, Mr. Ed Rudder, counselor Susan Fraley and athletic director
Douglas Carlberg, along with the staff at Ridge Jr. have been
instrumental in creating and promoting this award, which will be
presented annually at the school’s Fall Sports Award Banquet. The award
is open to all 7th and 8th grade students that participate in a fall
sport at the school. Student athletes are nominated by their coaches and
a final decision is made by a selection committee.
Recipients of this award will be someone who exemplifies the special
characteristics of Jeff, who is a good friend to others, who works hard
in practice and on game day, and most of all, excels in the classroom.
Also, the recipient of this award is someone who is a positive influence
and who displays courage in the face of adversity. The recipient will
receive an individual plaque and their name will be engraved on a
permanent plaque that will hang in the school. The inscription on the
award was actually written by Jeff and it says…
“Never Give Up. Set goals that seem impossible,
with perseverance you can see how easy they are to achieve.”
The Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation is a registered 501c(3) non profit organization that was created to Make a Difference in
the fight against pediatric brain tumors. For more information visit our
web site at
www.jthf.org
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