Latest news with #GatesMillenniumScholarship
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Local superintendent named recipient of excellence award
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A local superintendent recently received a prestigious award. The Springfield City Schools District announced that Superintendent Dr. Robert F. Hill is one of 5 recipients of the Ohio Superintendent Award of Excellence. The award recognizes outstanding leadership, vision and impact. Dunbar grad wins prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship Hill has served as the district's superintendent since 2015, bringing together initiatives like the 'Leader in Me' leadership framework and the Health Center located at Springfield High School. The district spoke to Hill's leadership during the city's time in the national spotlight last year. 'Adding to his decisive leadership, Dr. Hill kept student and staff safety at the forefront when the city of Springfield was thrust into the national spotlight as a topic at the 2024 presidential debate.' Hill will be formally recognized for the achievement during a banquet ceremony in July and will also receive $1,000 to use on a project benefitting the district. Hill is also a recipient of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators' Exemplary Educational Leadership award and the Warren Russell Leadership award. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Dunbar grad wins prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship
For the first time in a decade, a Dayton Public Schools student has been awarded the Honorable Gates Millennium Scholarship. Paul Laurence Dunbar graduate Simeon Akins is the 20th to get the scholarship in the district's history. After years of excellent grades, playing the clarinet in the band, pioneering in the National Honor Society, and what he says were four intricate essays, Simeon is going to Belmont University for free, thanks to the Bill Gates and Melinda Gates Foundation. 'It's supposed to cover everything, including the books, my freaking room and board, the actual pay of the school, even the food,' said Simeon. 'I already say that? Yeah.' The Gates Millennium Scholarship is a highly selective and prestigious scholarship that is need-, merit- and academic-based. It's familiar in the Dayton Public Schools district. 'The fact that we have 20 of them, you can start to call DPS 'the home of the Gates scholars,'' said DPS Superintendent Dr. David Lawrence. Lawrence said Simeon adds to the district's legacy of excellence. 'We again produce scholars, they win lots of scholarships and lots of awards,' said Lawrence. 'And I think: Don't always believe what you hear, but believe what you see. 'And I'm so proud of Simeon.' Simeon said one of his favorite counselors at Dunbar told him about the scholarship, and one of his teachers took him on the college tour in Nashville. He said he is grateful for the support from his family and the district, and now he is pushing that message forward. 'It shows that they actually believe you're well capable of learning things,' he said. 'I guess like challenging yourself is the only way to iron things into yourself.' Simeon said he plans to study Audio Engineering and possibly minor in Art at Belmont. With the hopes to repair a local DJ's equipment who he says really enjoy his music. 'They were impressed with my music,' said Simeon. 'And they were like, Ooh, the kid has got the beats.' After graduating from Dunbar as valedictorian last week, Simeon plans to travel the country this summer with his mom before heading to Nashville in the fall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
