Noon Rotary Club Present Phoenix Awards to 7 Students
Photo by Chase Flowers
ZANESVILLE, Ohio-Â Seven area high school students are recognized for being outstanding citizens.
Tuesday the noon rotary club presented the Phoenix Awards to Parker Moore, Logan Spinks, Â Neil Patel, John Runkle, De’Aunte Goins, Nicole Milstead, and Kaylee Mohler. We spoke to Neil Patel about when he heard the news that he won this honor.
“I was honestly shocked, because I didn’t think that anyone would notice all my hard work and dedication,” said award recipient Neil Patel. “I come from a business type family. My parent own hotels. My uncles own hotels. So I basically have worked all my life in hotels so how I kind of received this award. I do all the things by myself.”
Patel is a senior at John Glenn High School where he is a 3 year varsity football player. A 2 year member of the National Honor Society. A member of the Varsity Track Team and Key Club. Patel had a message for the teachers that nominated him and his family.
“I’d like to get them a huge thanks for everything they’ve noticed me for especially, after the past football season I tore both my ACLs. I’m very thankful for them nominating me for this. I’d like to thank my family for supporting me for the whole way. I’d like to thank them for making me the youth man I am today,” said Patel.
Patel said he plans to attend Ohio University-Athens where he will major in marketing.
