Stand Up Kids

This annual event recognizes students who saw a problem and took action to resolve it. The problem may be bullying, discrimination, peer pressure or helping students navigate the school routine. The students are nominated by their school and community organizations. They are honored at an award ceremony and are presented with a Certificate of Achievement and a Medallion of Honor.

2023

Several local students submitted essays that were published in the book above, including:

Omkar Deshpande

Grade 6, Locke Middle School, Billerica

Nora Harvey

Grade 4, Kennedy Elementary School, Billerica

Sunny Jean Huckfeldt-Kangsen

Grade 7, Lunenburg Middle School

Shaurya Kaila

Grade 6, Locke Middle School, Billerica

Srihaas Mynampati

Grade 5, Locke Middle School, Billerica

Rushil Nadiu

Grade 7, Locke Middle School, Billerica

Shanmukha K. Parameswaran

Grade 4, Kennedy Elementary School, Billerica

Jaya Wali Patel

Grade 4, Vinson Owen School, Winchester

Samanvi Rekapalli

Grade 5, Locke Middle School, Billerica

Local students recognized for essays on climate changeBILLERICA — Nine local elementary and middle school students were recognized on Earth Day by the Billerica Adventure Series Corp. for their essays on the different impacts of climate change on Eart…

Stand Up Kids

2023

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