The Gwinnett Alliance for Gifted Education (GAGE) is pleased to sponsor Student of the Year (SOY) awards, Summer Scholarships and Graduating Senior Scholarships for students in the Gwinnett County Public School Gifted Program.
Recipients will receive invitations and be honored at the annual GAGE Awards Ceremony on April 22, 2025, 6:30pm arrival, ceremony will start at 7:00pm.
Gwinnett County Public Schools' J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center (ISC) is located at:
437 Old Peachtree Road, NW · Suwanee, Georgia 30024-2978
GAGE Elementary School Scholarships (K-5th grade)
1) Summer Scholarship - $100 each :
Theme: Elementary Prompt:
The four areas of focus in Gwinnett County’s Blueprint for the future are Empathy, Equity, Excellence, and Effectiveness. How have you used the 4 E’s to positively impact your community? For Elementary: pick 1 of E’s and say how you have used this E to positively impact your community.
Your work will be judged by the rubric below.
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Define the Competency |
Detailed definition of competency with connection to the author |
Competency defined with connection to the author |
Competency defined or competency connected to the author |
No definition or connection |
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Explanation of how this compacity was demonstrated in the author’s life |
Detailed narrative of competency in situation. |
Decent narrative of competency in situation. |
Limited narrative of competency in situation. |
Minimal narrative of competency in situation. |
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Author's Voice |
Purposefully engages and orients the reader by sharing multiple situations and establishing their connection to this competency. |
Engages and orients the reader by sharing a situation and a connection to this competency. |
Attempts to engage the reader by sharing a situation but does not connect to this competency |
Does not attempt to engage the reader by sharing and connecting to this competency. |
If you need help understanding these characteristics, you might want to read one of these books.
A. Write an essay of 300 words or less to answer the question above. Include your name, school, and homeroom teacher. Submit your essay to your gifted teacher(s), who will select a maximum of two essays for your school. Each school’s selected essays must be submitted digitally to GAGE by March 28, 2025 at gagegiftedawards@gmail.com
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B. Create a one-minute video to answer the question above. Submit your video along with some general information (name, teacher, etc.) here: https://tinyurl.com/GAGEScholarshipVideos
The Gwinnett County Public Library offers the following resource for creating videos through the local library: https://www.gwinnettpl.org/learninglabs/ Videos and teacher/counselor statements must be submitted by March 28, 2025.
GAGE Middle - High School Scholarships (6th- 11th grade)
1) Summer Scholarship - $100 each Middle School or High School Prompt
Middle School: Choose 2 E’s and explain how you have used these 2 E’s to positively impact your community.
High School: Use all 4 E’s and explain how you have used these 4 E’s to positively impact your community.
Your submission will be judged by the rubric below:
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4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Define the Competency |
Detailed definition of competency with connection to the author |
Competency defined with connection to the author |
Competency defined or competency connected to the author |
No definition or connection |
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Explanation of how this compacity was demonstrated in the author’s life |
Detailed narrative of competency in situation. |
Decent narrative of competency in situation. |
Limited narrative of competency in situation. |
Minimal narrative of competency in situation. |
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Author's Voice |
Purposefully engages and orients the reader by sharing multiple situations and establishing their connection to this competency. |
Engages and orients the reader by sharing a situation and a connection to this competency. |
Attempts to engage the reader by sharing a situation but does not connect to this competency |
Does not attempt to engage the reader by sharing and connecting to this competency. |
Write an essay of 300 words or less to answer the question above. Include your name, school, and homeroom teacher. Submit your essay to your gifted teacher(s), who will select a maximum of two essays for your school. Each school’s selected essays must be submitted digitally to GAGE by March 28, 2025 at gagegiftedawards@gmail.com
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C. Create a one-minute video to answer the question above. Submit your video along with some general information (name, teacher, etc.) here: https://tinyurl.com/GAGEScholarshipVideos
The Gwinnett County Public Library offers the following resource for creating videos through the local library: https://www.gwinnettpl.org/learninglabs/ Videos and teacher/counselor statements must be submitted by March 28, 2025.
2) Ruth Cowan Scholarship Award - $500 **Must be a gifted identified graduating senior**
A. Write an essay of 300 words or less to answer the question above. Include your name, school, and homeroom teacher. Submit your essay to your gifted teacher(s), who will select a maximum of two essays for your school. Each school’s selected essays must be submitted digitally to GAGE by March 28, 2025 at gagegiftedawards@gmail.com
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B. Create a two-minute video to answer the question above. Submit your video along with some general information (name, teacher, etc.) here: https://tinyurl.com/GAGEScholarshipVideos
The Gwinnett County Public Library offers the following resource for creating videos through the local library: https://www.gwinnettpl.org/learninglabs/ Videos and counselor statements must be submitted by March 28, 2025.
3) Annette Eger All Children Are Gifts Scholarship Award - $500 **Must be a graduating senior and twice exceptional (Gifted and Special Education)**
Use all 4 E’s and explain how you have used these 4 E’s to positively impact your community as a twice exceptional student.
A. Write an essay of 300 words or less to answer the question above. Include your name, school, and homeroom teacher. Submit your essay to your gifted teacher(s), who will select a maximum of two essays for your school and confirm you are twice exceptional. Each school’s selected essays must be submitted digitally to GAGE by March 28, 2025 at gagegiftedawards@gmail.com
--OR--
B. Create a two-minute video to answer the question above. Submit your video along with some general information (name, teacher, etc.) here: https://tinyurl.com/GAGEScholarshipVideos
The Gwinnett County Public Library offers the following resource for creating videos through the local library: https://www.gwinnettpl.org/learninglabs/ Videos and counselor statements must be submitted by March 28, 2025.