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The Student Peace Awards of Frederick County, Maryland honors senior high school students who have made a positive contribution to their school or wider community by promoting mutual understanding and respect for all people. The program is a project of the New Market Rotary Club.
Websites covering other school districts, visit http://StudentPeaceAwards.org, our parent site.
2024-2025 Peace Awards Awardees
Rebecca Gable, Linganore High School
Rebecca has participated in many of school activities, including leading the planning committee for the past two GSA winter dances, organizing social activities for inclusion, serving as an advocate for our students, and representing a voice in both our school and larger school community through her work in the GSA. Most importantly, she is an ally for all peers. Those who know Rebecca describe her as a leader, someone who demonstrates compassion and care, and is someone that consistently looks for ways to spread tolerance, kindness and understanding.
Principal, Dr. Michael Dillman, says “When I met with Rebecca to talk about her nomination, I could feel her passion for supporting others come through as she spoke about the personal and social experiences that have shaped her personality. From helping take care of her brother, navigating the social and academic challenges of high school, and in listening to her discuss her future aspirations, it is clear Rebecca is passionate about her beliefs and allows those to guide her in all that she does.
Rebecca’s chosen charity is The Arc of Frederick.
Eva (Evie) Graham, Oakdale High School
Evie is a passionate and ambitious leader. She exemplifies the Peace Award as a person who promotes conflict resolution, mutual understanding, and respect for all people. Evie is the founder of the SAVE club, Students Against Violence Everywhere. The club was developed in coordination with Sandy Hook Promise named after the tragedy at the namesake elementary school. The mission of the club is to present violence by creating a school culture of inclusion, providing resources to promote safety, and creating awareness of the causes and prevention of school-based violence. As the President of SAVE, Evie creates agendas and collaborates with club members to create advocacy campaigns such as it “Starts with Hello”, meet your school resource officer, letters to trusted adults, bulletin boards, and overall promoting positive school culture. The club’s social media presence has been recognized nationally, and the club has appeared in the local news. In addition, she has been a Promise Leader for the past three years with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. Furthermore, she also volunteers as a peer tutor for the non-profit organization Learn to Be whose mission it is to provide free educational resources for underprivileged communities.
Evie is interested in furthering her education in the field of law and attended the FCPS Career & Tech Center for Homeland Security/Criminal Justice. She has recently committed to Syracuse University and was accepted into the Maxwell College of Citizenship and Public Affairs where she will double major in Law, Society, and Policy and Political Philosophy.
Evie’s chosen charity is the “Sandy Hook Promise” organization.