Discus Awards

For you pet owners out there, losing your furry friend is a nightmare that you wouldn't wish on even your most bitter enemy.  Sadly, a large majority of lost pets are never returned to their owner.  Enter Allie Woodhouse, high school sophomore from Texas and a '10-'11 Discus Award winner.  In the seventh grade, Allie founded an organization designed to help return lost pets to their owners.  In just 4 years, more than 150 lost pets have been returned to their owner through Allie's neighborhood-wide program.

Allie is now taking this show on the road, presenting to other communities in her area and educating them on responsible pet ownership.  She also helps these communities set up what she calls "pet registries," which is a database and email system that helps return the lost creatures to their owners.  As a result of this project and her other community service work, Allie was awarded the President's Service Award in both her freshmen and sophomore years.

Allie is also a star in the classroom, where she is a straight "A" student and ranked in the top 5% of her class.  Additionally, she is a star on her school's speech and debate team, and when you mold all these incredible activities together, you have the Discus Award Winner of the Day.  Congratulations, Allie!

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