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February 24, 2026 - MASC/MAHS State Awards Recognition

Waterford Mott Leadership teams spent February 21-23 2026 at the Amway Grand Hotel, Grand Rapids, at our annual Michigan Association of Student Council & Honor Societies State Leadership Conference. Our team of student leaders learned and grew a variety of areas including planning, performing, connecting and building leadership skills and activities. This event also included learning about leadership and activities, building and maintaining positive school culture, engaged with schools and students from around the state and had huge fun in the process.

Our team of student leaders were recognized and received the following awards: 

• Award of Excellence- the highest honor to earn. This award exemplifies the highest standards of organization, member development, community-minded service, and goal-oriented vision for the program.  
• Tonya Charity Award Recipient- Waterford Mott donated the most money above any other school toward Habitat for Humanity to provide safe housing for all. This award honors the school with the greatest philanthropy effort.
• Exceptional Service Project Award- An award honoring a well-organized service project that served our community. Ours was on our Winter Wishes Festival that served 7 non-profits in one night. 
• STAR School Award- for our heavy involvement in school, community and MASC/MAHS involvement for the 2025-2026 year. 
• Unsung Hero award recipient: Kayleigh Holmes. 
• Student of the Year Nominee: Haylie Chang
• Adviser of the Year Nominee: Ms. Toerper
  
  

The MASC/MAHS State Conference is Michigan’s largest student leadership gathering, bringing together more than 2,000 student leaders from 91 schools across the state. We’re proud to represent Waterford Mott and showcase the meaningful work we do to strengthen our school’s community, culture, and commitment to service. Our goal is to inspire other schools through our example while also learning from their ideas and experiences so we can bring new energy and innovation back to our own community.