Rancho Cordova Students Honored As Holiday Stars For Outstanding Academic Achievements Amid Adversity

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RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Dozens of Rancho Cordova students who shined agleam successful their schools were honored Wednesday greeting arsenic Holiday Stars.

The Christmas privation database was getting longer and longer extracurricular the Rancho Cordova Walmart.

Caleb Oldham was 1 of astir 30 selected by their schools to person a $100 acquisition paper for their outstanding achievements successful the look of adversity.

“It conscionable feels bully and nice,” Caleb said.

Caleb’s begetter has pancreatic cancer. His mom, Cheryl, was tearful arsenic she expressed her gratitude for the gifts.

“It’s the best,” she said. “We person been truthful encouraged by everyone astatine his school. They’ve been truthful supportive, encouraging, truthful this is conscionable astonishing for him and each helium has been through.”

School leaders hand-picked the students based connected a fig of qualities.

“They look for students showing growth, enjoying learning,” 1 schoolhouse person said. “These students person been complimented connected however adjuvant they are.”

This happened aft a Rancho Cordova constabulary serviceman presented the thought to the city.

“These kids exemplary successful their achievements and behaviour and we conscionable privation to observe their accomplishments,” said Chief Brandon Luke.

But different archetypal responders partnered with the selected students for their buying spree.

Parker Owens teamed up with Parker Wilbourn from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

“I’m excited that I’m going buying with my champion buddy firefighter,” Owens said.

“He is truthful overmuch fun. I’ve taken him implicit to the occurrence engine, fixed him a circuit of it and he’s each pumped up,” Wilbourn said.

No substance what the circumstance, it’s a accidental to admit 1 different and conscionable assemblage leaders during a clip of twelvemonth erstwhile immoderate whitethorn consciousness near out.

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