{"id":32718,"date":"2023-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=32718"},"modified":"2023-10-27T06:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:41:21","slug":"aafes-recognizes-fort-cavazos-students-for-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=32718","title":{"rendered":"AAFES recognizes Fort Cavazos students for achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Aaliyah Harris was the first-place winner of the AAFES You Made the Grade Program and was awarded a $2,000 gift card to use at the Exchange on Oct. 6 at the Clear Creek Exchange. She received the recognition surrounded by her family and AAFES staff. (U.S. Army photo by Blair Dupre, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs)
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas \u2014<\/strong> The Great Place showed off its stellar students as two Fort Cavazos students were named winners of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service\u2019s You Made the Grade Program for outstanding academic achievements.<\/p>\n

First-place winner, 15-year-old Aaliyah Harris from Harker Heights High School, earned a $2,000 Exchange gift card. Third place and a $500 gift card went to Hannah North, an 11-year-old from Fort Cavazos\u2019 Audie Murphy Middle School.<\/p>\n

Aaliyah was presented with her gift card by Sales & Merchandise Manager Reatha Stockton on Oct. 6 at the Clear Creek Exchange here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy and still can\u2019t believe it,\u201d Aaliyah said. \u201cI always try to excel in all my classes and it\u2019s great to be acknowledged for it. I plan to buy a new laptop that\u2019s been on my wish list for a very long time and save the rest for a rainy day.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was joined by her father, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Tariq Harris, mother and retired Sgt. 1st Class Verneecia Harris, and sister Aalaynah.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe You Made the Grade program celebrates kids\u2019 excellence in making good grades,\u201d Tariq said. \u201cOur girls take pride in their academics and receiving this award from the Exchange means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Hannah North receives her gift card Sept. 22 from Maria Berios Borges, the store manager at the Clear Creek Exchange. North was the third-place winner of the AAFES You Made the Grade Program and was awarded a $500 gift card. (U.S. Army photo by Samantha Harms, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs)
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Third-place honoree Hannah North was presented with her gift card Sept. 22 by Store Manager Maria Berrios Borges at the Clear Creek Exchange.<\/p>\n

Hannah was joined by her family, including her father, Maj. Benjamin North, a military police officer at Fort Cavazos.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked really hard to keep my grades up so I could earn my gift card,\u201d Hannah said. \u201cI studied and did extra work after school. I plan to buy some candy for me and my best friends, then buy needed items to give to local nonprofit organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannah\u2019s mother, Katie, beamed with pride.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so proud of Hannah and all of her hard work to get good grades which has really paid off,\u201d said Hannah\u2019s mother Katie. \u201cShe worked hard all year to keep her grades eligible for this program. She is so excited to have won this gift card and I can\u2019t wait to see what she buys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now in its 23rd year, the Exchange\u2019s You Made the Grade program honors military students in first through 12th grade for their resiliency and hard work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PX team is so proud to have two of our own earn this exciting award for their outstanding academic achievements,\u201d said Fort Cavazos Exchange General Manager Charlyne Morganfield. \u201cThe You Made the Grade program is an excellent way to honor our youngest heroes and encourage them to excel in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Military students who maintain a B average or higher can bring their report cards each grading period to their local Exchange for a gift card and coupon sheet. Students can then enter the biannual worldwide sweepstakes for a chance at a $2,000, $1,500 or $500 Exchange gift card. Drawings take place in December and June. For more information, visit\u00a0aafes.com\/about-exchange\/you-made-the-grade\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aaliyah Harris was the first-place winner of the AAFES You Made the Grade Program and was awarded a $2,000 gift card to use at the Exchange on Oct. 6 at the Clear Creek Exchange. She received the recognition surrounded by her family and AAFES staff. (U.S. Army photo by Blair Dupre, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32720,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32718"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32723,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32718\/revisions\/32723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}