IJGA AWARDS CEREMONY
During the end of the year party, awards were handed out
to student-athletes who excelled in academics based on
grades, level of classes, overall highest academic achievers,
strength & conditioning and golf at IJGA. Congrats to all!
Here’s a list of the well deserving recipients:
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
From a difficult start in his home country because of
focusing on golf, Gautam Potdukhe needed to make a
tremendous effort to catch-up on his grades and get
his academics on track to prepare for college in the U.S.
Gautam showed his commitment to this process and now
has A’s in most of his classes. He’s a rising senior and is a
first year student at IJGA.
Pamas Abbiteachapan earned a 4.0 GPA and held a
CITIZENSHIP AWARD
perfect attendance record at Heritage Academy. She is an
exemplary scholar who is currently a freshman at Heritage
Academy — a wonderful example of academic excellence.
Navyug Rungta received this award due to his high
academic pedigree. He has taken all Honor and AP courses
this year and managed to maintain a high GPA. Nav is a
graduating senior and is heading to Penn State this fall.
ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT AWARD
The Most Improved Academic Award is also based on
grades, but focused on grade improvement throughout
the year. These students have achieved incredible results The Citizenship Award is given to the students who has
with concerted effort, a great deal of hard work with a made a significant contribution to the IJGA and local
strong academic focus. community. They have made a difference within our
student body through their care and concern for others
Noe Hirota improved her grades significantly this year. and have been an excellent example to their peer group —
From an ESL beginner, moving to intermediary, going inspiring all by their contribution.
from C’s to A’s this year with a lot of hard work and
determination. We are very proud of her achievements!
Pamas Abbiteachapan received this distinction and
also earned the Hilton Head Mayor’s Volunteer Service
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