The Nathan Turner Award was presented to pre-K student, Valerie Martinez at Copeland Elementary. Recently established with the SCSEF, the Nathan Turner Award honors Nathan Turner who passed away in August 2021 while he was a student at the Surry Early College High School. The award consists of $250.00 to help "grant the wish" of a child at Copeland Elementary, Central Middle, or Surry Early College High with a chronic or terminal illness. Ellen Beck, Nathan’s grandmother, returned to Copeland to grant Valerie’s wish to have an outdoor playhouse.
Pictured: Front: Valeria Martinez
Back: Valerie's Mother, Ruby Martinez and Ellen Beck.