Every month, Newark City Schools honors 30 students in grades 4 through 12 from across the district as Citizens of the Month, for their leadership and actions inside and outside of the classroom. Students and their families are invited to a lunch in their honor to celebrate their achievements. The December 2023 Citizen of the Month luncheon was sponsored by Licking Memorial Health Systems. Newark High School's Sinfonia Orchestra performed during the event. Congratulations to all of this month's students. Click here for a Facebook photo gallery.

December 2023 Citizens of the Month:
Newark High School
Dakota Howard, grade 9
Adrian "AJ" Burd, grade 10
Karma Wells, grade 11
Claire Shaffer, grade 12
Landon Jenkins, grade 12 (C-TEC)

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Draven Annarino, grade 6
Hunter Good, grade 11

Heritage Middle School
Lilyanna Likovic, grade 6
Adalynn Spohn, grade 7
Lilli Kyler, grade 8

Liberty Middle School
Quinten Nice, grade 6
Kayla Blackstone, grade 7
Joseph Hill-Festek, grade 8

Wilson Middle School
Daniel Bowmer-Millhouse, grade 6
Jackson Batten, grade 7
Trent Carter, grade 8

Ben Franklin Elementary
Bianca Vogelsang, grade 4
Nicholas Hottinger, grade 5

Carson Elementary
Braelee Donaldson, grade 4
Krislynne Collins, grade 5

Cherry Valley Elementary
Evangeline Stewart, grade 4
William Wolfe, grade 5

Hillview Elementary
Eleana Schwartz, grade 4
Caroline Newell, grade 5

John Clem Elementary
Clara Turner, grade 4
Christ Thawng, grade 5

Legend Elementary
Andrew Yarian, grade 4
Joby "JJ" Bell, grade 5

McGuffey Elementary
Connar Deeslie, grade 4
Gage Choate, grade 5