​MAEO Student Awards

2026 MAEO STUDENT AWARDS
Congratulations to all of our Award Recipients!! 
STARS Career & College Competition Attendance Award ($63 award)
Ava Bassett; Centerline/ Academy 21
Sophia Naganashe; Crooked Tree High School
Elizzabethe Watkins; Crooked Tree High School
Cindy "Cyd" McKay; Crooked Tree High School

STARS Community Investment Award ($250 award)​
Ava Bassett; Centerline/ Academy 21
Kaylee Conley; Lincoln Street Alternative High School

STARS FUTURES Award ($500 & $1000 awards)​
Artemis Cresswell; Birmingham Schools
Mirha Knierim; Asher High School/Southgate
James Durham; Asher High School/Southgate
Alexis Ozenberger; Crooked Tree High School
Kennedy Toler; Birmingham Public Schools/ Lincoln Street Alternative High School
2025 MAEO STUDENT AWARDS
Congratulations to all of our Award Recipients!!
$1000 FUTURES Scholarship Recipients:
Vanessa Sayles, Malcolm HS/Cert & Letter
Mariah Jones, Malcolm HS/Cert & Letter
Maria Moss, Western Career Prep HS

$500 FUTURES Scholarship Recipients:
Chloe Crawford, Lincoln Street HS
 Vanessa Knisely, Crooked Tree HS

STARS Career & College Competition Scholarship Recipients:
Ciara Rae Brandly, Columbia Options HS
Chloe Test, Columbia Options HS
Harold (Austin) Higbee, Columbia Options HS 
Hailey Reyna, Columbia Options HS
Kourtnie Rhoden, Columbia Options HS 
2024 MAEO Scholarship Winners
​Maya Horn - Flint Accelerated Learning Academy
Joshua Gallagher - Holly High School 
John Abbott - Asher Alternative High School 
Izaiha Maxson - Columbia Options High School