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2025 Award of Excellence: Averie Hines, North High School

Averie Hines

Award of Excellence Characteristic: Achievement, Community, Imagination, Integrity, Resilience

Mentor: Katherine Liden

Nominated By: Keith Reynolds, Carey Nadeau, Aaron Hammerman

Parent/Guardian: Adam and Amanda hines

Schools Attended: Central Springs (Iowa), Nettlehorst Middle School (Chicago), Lakeview (Chicago) and North High School

High School Experience: It has been very welcoming and I have been able to find activities that I love and can meet people it. I have enjoyed being able to showcase my talents in a lot of ways both academically and in extracurriculars.

Future Plans: I plan on taking enlisting in the national guard as military police and then apply for the paramedic program at Century in the spring.