Myers student achieves state merit

Eighth-grader Arielle King, student government president at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, received a New York State Community Distinction Award on Feb. 7.

The award honors those who have shown “blue-ribbon leadership and worked significantly to improve the quality of life” in the state.

King also won the Black History Month Creative Expressions Contest sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and was featured at a Feb. 12 awards ceremony at Myers.