Mother Nominates Daughter Who Saved Her Life As Maryland Star Student

SILVER SPRING, MD — Star Students are found in classrooms, on concert and theater stages and at debate lecterns, and out in the community doing good things to make life better for all of us.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize Star Students, and we’re working to tell the stories of these outstanding kids to their neighbors.

This submission comes from Melonie Leatherwood, who nominated her daughter Megan, who is a 10th grader of Silver Spring. An excellent student since middle school, Megan recently received the Everyday Hero Award from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Star local student’s name

Megan 10th grade

Star local student’s home state

Maryland

How do you know the star local student?

Parent

Why do you believe the star local student should be recognized?

Because she is an excellent student earning straight A’s (1 B recently) since middle school. She was recently accepted into an Early College program where she will attend Montgomery College next year and will graduate high school with her high school diploma and Associates degree. But most importantly because she was recently awarded the Everyday Hero award by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue for administering CPR to her mom when she suffered a cardiac arrest ultimately saving her life.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the star local student?

She is smart, caring and very brave.

Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future,Megan 10th grade!

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