Valley’s SHINE Award
Audrey Brubaker
We are very excited to announce that 5th grader Audrey Brubaker is Valley’s October recipient of the SHINE award for the 2024-2025 school year. Our Character Education program is a key component to helping our students understand what it means to lead and to be good citizens. Every month, we honor one student who consistently demonstrates two or more pillars of character which are: Citizenship, Caring, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Respect, and Responsibility. To recognize these students for their efforts, Beavercreek City Schools has created the “SHINE Award – Highlighting Outstanding Students of Character.”
This is how Audrey’s teachers, Mrs. Helton and Mrs. McKitrick, describe her:
Audrey Brubaker is one of a kind. Her caring attitude is exemplified in the classroom. She is always looking to help others or invite someone into a group. We have seen her walk over to a student and ask them to join her group. The other students seek her out as a resource when they need assistance, she has earned their trust over the past year. In the classroom we always tell students to use their resources if they have a question, Audrey is that resource for her classmates. Audrey is "that" kid, for however you want to define it.
Audrey shows responsibility, always being on task, always up for trying something new, and always going above and beyond. We have watched Audrey ask what else she can do to make an assignment better. Other students know Audrey will be fair when including others whether it is on a group project or out at recess. Audrey is a student who just makes you smile with her presence.
We have loved getting to know Audrey. Audrey and her family are moving at the end of this school year. We know that Audrey will take these qualities and bring light to a new community. We also hope in years to come we see her back in our Beavercreek community sharing herself with us again.
Congratulations, Audrey! We are all very proud of you!