87 Burnsville students receive National Community Service Impact Awards

Eighty-seven Burnsville High School students have received National Community Service Impact Awards from the United Nations Association (UNA) in recognition of their commitment to community service.

The National Community Service Awards celebrate student community service activities that advance the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. This year, students received additional recognition for working toward a world of Zero Hunger and Zero Waste. 

Additionally, schools with a collective student impact above 2,000 hours of service, the equivalent of a full time employee, are recognized with a School Impact Award. Burnsville High School students invested over 9,000 hours in community needs, earning the Emerald Award. 

“Through their efforts, students from Burnsville High School made meaningful contributions to Quality Education, demonstrating how local action drives global progress,” the UNA said in a press release.

The three-tier individual award program recognizes levels of sustained impact: Merit (40 hours of community service), Honor (60 hours), and Ambassador (100+ hours) of service during the school year, along with special recognition for efforts addressing Zero Hunger and Zero Waste. 

Ambassador Awardees: Cash Achenbach, Ahmed Ali, Abereham Atnafu, Abby Christman, Kerry Crawford, Becca Cronin, Taylor Currie, Oliver Dineen, Alison Inamagua Urgiles, Olivia Jacobson, Amaya Martinez, Ruth Moses, Meena Pothini, Jennifer Saidu, Joel Saidu, Crimson Seak, Paige Stone, Leslie Tepoxteco Reza, Feven Tesfaye, Nicholas White, Parvina Yusupova

Honor Awardees: Aniyah Austin, Madison Baker, Kelly Beharry, Sydney Bement, Shalom Chakiso, Emma Cook, Lorena Cortes Vasquez, Daniel Duran, Melina Flores, Andrew Gerlach, Maryama Haji, Brealle Kabir, Lorna Kussatz, William Lenhardt, Miral Nouh, Kate Steglich, William Stoiber, John White

Merit Awardees: Bashir Ali, Andre Avery, Caroline Chhuoy, Everett Dick, Angie Dothe Olmedo, Danielle Dundon, Evelyn Flores Reza, Cole Hagemann, Olivia Hamann, Reese Kanu, Lia Kaufman, Yvanna Kebanou, Minhphuong Le,

Samuel Morgan, Sophia O'Neal, Anisha Orhiza, Emma Padley, Jaydeen Rivas, Alexander Rossow, Fatima Said, Isaiha Tilbury, Andrew Urgiles Suarez

Zero Hero Awardees: Mawada Abdi, Ishwaq Adam, Fatima Ahmed, Ahmed Ali, Abereham Atnafu, Andre Avery, Kelly Beharry, Caroline Chhuoy, Abby Christman, Emma Cook, Lorena Cortes Vasquez, Becca Cronin, Angie Dothe

Olmedo, Daniel Duran, Alan Flores, Melina Flores, Evelyn Flores Reza, Montserrat Franco Acosta, Andrew Gerlach, Kedus Getachew, Mumtaz Gure, Benjamin Ha, Maryama Haji, Olivia Hamann, Hiyam Hussein, Olivia Jacobson,

Zakiya Jama, Allison Johnson, Kylie Johnson, Brealle Kabir, Reese Kanu, Ramla Liban, Silvana Lucero Mora, Amaya Martinez, Berit Moffitt, Ana Montilla, Ashton Nelson, Aynjel Ngo, Clara Nurminen, Sofia Orellana-Bappe, Naomi Pacheco Vazquez, Lia Park, Anny Perez Pliego, Meena Pothini, TaNiah Queen, Alexander Rossow, Joel Saidu, Crimson Seak, Kate Steglich, Jasmine Telon Ruhland, Aaliyana Teso, Isaiha Tilbury, Andrew Urgiles Suarez, Parvina Yusupova