Island Trees HS Student Wins Saint Michael's College Book Award

Zachary Milack, a junior at Island Trees High School, was recently named the 2013 recipient of the Saint Michael's College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience.

The award recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to leadership in volunteer service and academic achievement, according to a release.

Award recipients, named at schools throughout the country, are high school juniors who are inductees of the National Honor Society or an equivalent school-sponsored honors organization. 

The recipients of the award must demonstrate a "commitment to service activities in high school or community organizations, taking leadership roles in these activities."

Milack was presented with the book First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung, a 1993 Saint Michael's College graduate who has become a widely acclaimed author.