San Diego—The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in partnership with Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana has announced the 2015 recipients of the Fleet-Culver Achievement Award. The award was designed to recognize students in grades 7 and 8 who have distinguished themselves in the areas of character, leadership and academics, with special emphasis on science. 

The 2015 recipients of the Fleet-Culver Achievement Award are:

Tommy Sottosanti of The Bishop's School
Mila Spengler of The Bishop's School
Litzy Palafox of Reality Changers
D'Angelo Simmons of Santa Margarita School
Evelyn Hussey of Santa Margarita School

The 2015 award winners represented Santa Margarita School, part of the Oceanside Unified School District on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; the urban outreach program, Reality Changers; and The Bishop's School in La Jolla, CA. The winners were selected after being nominated by teachers, administrators and enrichment program leaders. Each recipient receives a one year family membership to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.

The awards were presented in partnership with Culver Academies, a boarding school in Culver, Indiana. Reuben H. Fleet, founder of the Fleet Science Center, was an alumnus. His ancestor, Alexander Fleet, was a founding principal. Presenting the awards were Lori Fleet-Martin of San Diego, CA, and Darcie Dodds Schott of Orange County, CA, also alumnae of Culver Academies. 

For more information regarding the Fleet-Culver Achievement Award, contact Darcie Dodds Schott at darcie.doddsschott@culver.org.

For images of the 2015 recipients of the Fleet-Culver Achievement Award, please visit the Fleet Dropbox.

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About Culver Academies

Culver Academies is a preparatory boarding school with cutting-edge academic programs, excellent athletic teams, competitive academic teams, a 100-horse Black Horse Troop and a summer program that teaches leadership to nearly 1400 children from all over the world. Culver Academies is comprised of Culver Military Academy, Culver Girls Academy, and Culver Summer Schools and Camps. Culver educates its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual - mind, spirit, body - through an integrated curriculum that emphasizes the cultivation of character. For more information, visit www.culver.org.