Katie Schmerse, Lancaster, recently received various honors. A graduate of Manheim Township High School, Schmerse is studying Spanish at Albright College, Reading.
Schmerse is one of 15 members of the Albright Class of 2019 who have been named lifetime Jacob Albright Scholars. Established in 1982, the Jacob Albright Society includes Albright graduates who have a grade point average of 3.85 or higher and have completed at least half their coursework at the college.
Additionally, Schmerse received the Grace Jones Award for Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student Teaching and was celebrated for this accomplishment during the annual awards ceremony at Albright College on May 5. Given in memory of Albright faculty member Grace Jones, the award honors an exemplary elementary education teaching candidate. The recipient of the accolade displays evidence of high ethical standards, consistently professional interactions, and exemplary performance during competencies emphasized by Jones during her tenure as supervisor and instructor in Albright's Teacher Certification Program.
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