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Collyear was nominated by Diane Curtis for Mathnasium of Granville. In her nominating letter, Curtis wrote: “As a math major with a passion for education, Ju’Quay has spent her four years at 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### contributing to the Granville community in a variety of ways. She has taught physical education at the Welsh Hills School, mentored reading for students with disabilities with Project MORE, volunteered in the Granville elementary school and coached the Granville Middle School MathCounts competition team. Currently, she is the Mathnasium Math Tutoring Center lead instructor, working with Granville area children in grades 2-12. Ju’Quay also serves as a community volunteer for the 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### women’s basketball team, 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### Black Student Union and Agape Christian Fellowship. After graduation, Ju’Quay plans on working fulltime with Math for Kids, a local nonprofit, to create the first Mathnasium nonprofit to provide math tutoring for economically disadvantaged children in the Columbus City Schools.”
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In addition, Andrew Steedman, from Columbus, Ohio, and Samantha Coyle, from Dublin, Ohio, were nominated by Jesse Yeager for their work with YoungLife of Licking County.
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