Local students receive PACE awards

CHENEY — Three students from Davenport and two from Harrington received Partners Advancing Character Education awards at the 2023 Ceremony and Breakfast at Eastern Washington University Friday, May 12.

Davenport senior Matthew Wines, eighth-grader Marty Munio and fifth-grader Lou Ek were the Gorillas recognized, while Harrington seventh-grader Reagan Korthuis and sixth-grader Sterling Kruger represented the Panthers.

Students were recognized for “consistently demonstrating exceptional character, and bringing it to light for themselves, their classmates, their schools, and their community,” according to a news release.