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Rise and Thrive Awards

The Farmington Public Schools' Rise and Thrive Awards (formerly Turn Around Awards) was created in 2011 to honor students who have made changes in their lives for the better. The major sponsors of this program are the Farmington Observer Newspaper, the Farmington Public Safety Department, the Farmington Hills Police Department and Farmington Public Schools along with generous support from numerous community sponsors.

Each year, four students from each middle school, four students from each high school and two students from our alternative high school are selected by their schools for this honor.

Students are honored at a luncheon each year where they are recognized in front of their parents for turning their lives around.  Each year, an inspirational speaker presents at the luncheon.

Rise and Thrive Awards
    
Rise and Thrive Awards

 

2024
Serenity Snell-Coombs
Skye Washington
Kyren Gebs
Norman Clark
Kiyon Payne
Jermaine Coakley
Rashad Campbell
Eyan Stephens
Isabella Korte
Brooklyn Lee
Faith Estwick
Leland Anderson
Alexander Boyer
Blake White
Landing Sowe
Anyri Lewis
DeCarlo Sharrieff
Faith Moore
Jace Wolfert
Clopher (CJ) Watson
Ahrianna Scott
Ibrahim Sambou
Noah Wauldron
Morganne Todd
Cody Kohls

2023
Joseph (Jordan) Alexander - Farmington Online - 8th Grade
Tanaisha Barnette - North Farmington High School - 10th Grade
Chulin (Chu-Chu) Boaz - Warner Middle School - 8th Grade
Will Bowden - Warner Middle School - 8th Grade
Ainsley Buffa - East Middle School - 8th Grade
Wycell Davis - Farmington STEAM Academy - 8th Grade
Tyrion Griffin - Farmington High School - 11th Grade
Deantae Hall - Farmington Central High School - 10th Grade 
Isaiah Harpster - North Farmington High School - 10th Grade
Alia Holmes - Farmington High School - 11th Grade
Alexander (Xander) Konopinski - Power Middle School - 8th Grade
Peyton McConnell - Power Middle School - 8th Grade
Shantea Mitchell - East Middle School - 8th Grade
Nasir Muhammad - Power Middle School - 8th Grade
Melanie Norris - Warner Middle School - 8th Grade
Trevor Phillips - Farmington STEAM Academy - 8th Grade
Kenneth Sanders - Farmington High School - 11th Grade
Joshua Schmidt - East Middle School - 8th Grade
Nicholas Shulman - North Farmington High School - 11th Grade
Asahi Tashiro - East Middle School - 8th Grade
Jayden Taylor - North Farmington High School - 12th Grade
Joni Thomas - Farmington Central High School - 11th Grade
Noah Thrasher - Farmington High School - 12th Grade
Jack Truant - Power Middle School - 8th Grade
Giulia Zoje - Warner Middle School - 8th Grade

2022
Program was in transition from Turn Around Awards to Rise and Thrive Awards and was not run this year.

2021
Jaionna Beard - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Philip Bowden - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Robert Brown III - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Alayla Bruton - Grade 11 - Farmington High School
Kennedy Dunlap - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Larry Edwards III - Grade 11 - Farmington High School
Josiah Graves - Grade 11 - Farmington High School
Leah Gray - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Zalio Harris - Grade 12 - Farmington Central High School
Alaysha Henry - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Charles Ibeziako - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Jaden Jackson - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Garrett Johnson - Grade 8 - Farmington STEAM Academy
Anthony Judge - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Grace Lirato - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Amelia Pattah - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Jeremiah Rembert - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Madeline Sadler-Degrave - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Avril Salinas - Grade 11 - Farmington Central High School
Shansiona Shkambi - Grade 10 - North Farmington High School
Luke Simpson - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Keith Steinard - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Joidyn Thomas - Grade 8 - Power Middle School

2020
Mati Abdulnafea - Grade 9 - North Farmington High School
Myles Barnes - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Kylie Burgess - Grade 11 - Farmington High School
Kennadi Cottingham - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Aisha'Nay Culver - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Christopher Henderson - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Joshua (Josh) Hull-Raines - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Jaden Jackson - Grade 7 - Power Middle School
Zealand Johnson - Grade 12 - Farmington Central High School
Jayden Kraft - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Braylon Lowery - Grade 11 - Farmington Central High School
Kennedy Maddox - Grade 11 - North Farmington High School
Sydney McCarrall - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Abigail Ngang - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Vincent Ramirez - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Quintez Salter - Grade 7 - East Middle School
DeCarlo Sharrieff - Grade 8 - Farmington STEAM Academy
Cameron Sims - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Lauryn Stafford - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Brendan Stapolis - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Christopher Stephens - Grade 11 - North Farmington High School
Tyrus Tinnon, Jr. - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Michael Turner - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Sahana Vunnam - Grade 8 - Farmington STEAM Academy
Darrein Williams - Grade 10 - North Farmington High School
Drew Willis - Grade 8 - Power Middle School

2019
Julian Ama - Grade 10 - Harrison High School
David Bitson - Grade 11 - Harrison High School
Duane Cole - Grade 11 - North Farmington High School
James Cole - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Elliott Divetta - Grade 11 - Farmington High School
Lucas Dumitrescu - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Ian Dunn - Grade 9 - Harrison High School
Ben Glickman - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
DeAria Hutchinson - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Patryk Marshick - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Benicio Martinez-Bassett - Grade 7 - Farmington STEAM Academy
Jenna Maurer - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Marcellus Montgomery - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
James Neuhaus - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Devon Osborn - Grade 12 - Farmington Central High School
Sydney Pham - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Anthony Ramirez - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Christopher Redding - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Elijah Richards - Grade 8 - Farmington STEAM Academy
Jeff Rogers - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Josh Rushing - Grade 7 - East Middle School
Miranda Spisak - Grade 12 - Harrison High School
Ryan Tawney - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Liam Thompson - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Evelyn Walugembe - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Anna Whitfield - Grade 11 - North Farmington High School
Quinten Wilk - Grade 10 - Farmington Central High School
Dominic Wilson - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School

2018
Stephanie Amoako - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Haley Armstrong - Grade 11 - Harrison High School
Gabriel BoBo - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Sylvon Brown - Grade 10 - Harrison High School
Allana Burton - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Wade Dillard - Grade 12 - Farmington High School
Donny Dreshaj - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Andreas Eastlan-Blackman - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Ryan Goldberg - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Spence Gormely - Grade 10 - Farmington High School
Rahul Goswami - Grade 12 - North Farmington High School
Nicholas Hardick - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Marco Hutter - Grade 8 - Power Middle School
Dwight Johnson - Grade 12 - Harrison High School
James Kallis - Grade 12 - Farmington Central High School
Ryan LeMense - Grade 7 - Power Middle School
Rayshon Mathews - Grade 7 - Warner Middle School
Madison Mays - Grade 8 - East Middle School
Jared Melms - Grade 12 - Farmington Central High School
Carlos Merritt - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Savannah Miller - Grade 8 - Warner Middle School
Zachary Simmons - Grade 11 - North Farmington High School
Andrew Voskuhl - Grade 7 - East Middle School
Deda Vulaj - Grade 7 - East Middle School
Aliyah Waker - Grade 11 - Farmington High School

2017
Jalen Abston - Farmington HS - Grade 11
Arianna Bradley - Farmington HS - Grade 12
Alayla Bruton - Power MS - Grade 7
Breanna Carter - Farmington HS - Grade 12
Darius Chestnut - Warner MS - Grade 8
Baylee Chittenden - Warner MS - Grade 8
Emily Clark - Farmington HS - Grade 12
Ronald Coleman - Harrison HS - Grade 12
Jimmy Coumoundouros - Central HS - Grade 12
Alexander Crook - North Farmington HS - Grade 12
Joe Croone - Harrison HS - Grade 12
Sam Definescu - Power MS  - Grade 8
Makyia Ellison - Harrison HS - Grade 10
Tamerre Graham - Central HS - Grade 12
Michael Griffin - East MS - Grade 7
Hassan Hammoud - East MS - Grade 8
Trey King - Warner MS - Grade 8
Rachael Marchewitz - North Farmington HS - Grade 11
Ashley Martinez - Power MS - Grade 7
Liam McCormack-Reamer - Power MS - Grade 7
Jeriah McMurray - North Farmington HS - Grade 12
Zoey Mobley - East MS - Grade 8
Anna Mroz - East MS - Grade 6
John Provenzola - Harrison HS - Grade 10
Charron (CJ) Roland - North Farmington HS - Grade 11

2016
Nicholas Adams - Dunckel MS - Grade 8
Andi Ameer - Harrison HS - Grade 12
Raymone Bethune - East MS - Grade 8
Viktor Dedvukaj - Farmington HS - Grade 11
Desmond Gaskin - Farmington HS - Grade 12
Latina Gayles - North Farmington HS - Grade 11
Angela Hardy - East MS - Grade 8
My’Asia Hollins - Dunckel MS - Grade 8
Alexandra (Allie) Jones - Harrison HS - Grade 12
Zealand Johnson - Dunckel MS - Grade 8
Sienna (Joy) Jones - Dunckel MS - Grade 7
Max McColl - North Farmington HS - Grade 12
Brenden Misener - North Farmington HS - Grade 12
Khalid Muhammad - Farmington HS - Grade 12
Cassidy Pakkala - East MS - Grade 7
Tracie Phillips - North Farmington HS - Grade 11
Taylor Reeves - East MS - Grade 8
Gabriella Riley - Central HS - Grade 11
Alanna Roberts - Central HS - Grade 11
Ethan Underwood - Farmington HS - Grade 10
Heaven Williams - Harrison HS - Grade 11