MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Board of Education Merit Award winner for March is Christian Kelley, a son of Robert and Angela Kelley, of Kulpmont.
Christian was nominated for this award by his AP literature teacher, Shanna Haden, who said, "Christian is an amazing individual who has overcome many obstacles to achieve his academic standing; he works diligently to complete all assignments and takes his schooling very seriously. He comes prepared each day having read the material and is prepared to discuss every aspect of the novel and literary theory we are currently using as a literary lens. His writing is phenomenal and is well above his peers. This then lends to his ability to help tutor his peers in my advancement placement class. Christian is always available to offer insight into the readings to his friends in my class and never shies away from donating his notes or time to them."
He was a member the varsity football team and the varsity track team. He is in the tech ed, AP calculus and Spanish clubs. Christian's future plans are to attend Cornell University to play football and pursue a double major in chemistry and economics.