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Show your support of students with exceptionalities by purchasing CEC's new Yes I Can! Awards Silly Bands! Priced at $4, each set contains two bands. All proceeds benefit the program. Buy yours today! YIC! silly band image 
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Yes I Can! Awards

The Yes I Can! Awards honor children and youth with disabilities who excel. Thousands of children and youth have been recognized since the program’s inception in 1982.

Meet the 2012 Yes I Can! Award winners

Academics

  • Brandon Jacob Drucker, 20, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Tyler Mason Maldonado Bloodgood, 8, El Paso, Texas
  • Patrick Hunter McGowan, 15, North Huntington, Pa.
  • Leonardo Reyna Navarrete, 18, Powerview, Manitoba (Honorable Mention)
  • Alexander David Staarmann, 17, Simpsonville, S.C.
  • Abagail Nicole Venable, 14, Independence, La.

Arts

  • Sarah Fitzgerald, 17, Ketchikan, Alaska
  • Brandon Gruber, 15, Aptos, Calif.
  • Amre Dawn Haskell, 18, Caldwell, Idaho
  • Anthony Vetere, 15, Sayville, N.Y. (Honorable Mention)

Athletics

  • Casey Armour, 16, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  • Evan Howarth, 19, Nelson, British Columbia (Honorable Mention)
  • Paige Norton, 18, Abbotsford, B.C., Canada

School & Community Activities

  • Ryan Matthew Bent, 14, Minot, N.D.
  • Kristina Halstead, 19, Evergreen, Colo.
  • India Renea Scott, 14, Ebensburg, Pa.
  • Braden Stankewich, 16, Winnepeg, Canada (Honorable Mention)
  • Jennifer Utendale, 18, Surrey, B.C., Canada
  • Joshua Villanueva, 15, Montgomery Village, Md.

Self-Advocacy

  • Cade Gardner, 11, Lebanon, Pa.
  • Joshua Jones, 21, Geneva, Ill. (Honorable Mention)
  • Nathaniel Ray, 15, Orlando, Fla.
  • Emei Thompson, 16, Minnetonka, Minn. (Honorable Mention)
  • Chanel Torres, 21, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Technology

  • Averey Blanchard, 13, Alexandria, La.
  • James Starnes, 17, Longwood, Fla. (Honorable Mention)

Transition

  • Vander Cherry, 19, Washington, D.C.
  • Thomas Drum, 20, Williamsville, N.Y. (Honorable Mention)
  • James Parker, 20, Houston, Texas

Each 2012 Yes I Can! Award winner will:

  • Attend a special awards ceremony and celebration at the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo and participate in a special field trip in the convention’s host city, Denver, Colo.
  • Receive two nights’ accommodations at the hotel in which the awards ceremony will be held.
  • Receive a statue designed by nationally renowned sculptor Michael Naranjo.
  • Receive a letter of congratulations from the CEC President.
  • Be featured in CEC Today, CEC’s member e-newsletter.
  • Be featured on CEC’s Web site.
  • Possibly be asked to share his or her story to promote the Yes I Can! Awards program and to generally advocate for children and youth with disabilities.

But everyone is a winner. Each individual nominated for the Yes I Can! Awards will receive a certificate of accomplishment.


Questions?

If you have questions about the Yes I Can! Awards, please contact Diane Shinn at dianes@cec.sped.org or 703/264-9478.

 

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