Excellence in Education: Whitney Holdwick

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By Gabriel Rogers

Gabriel Rogers joined FOX 17 in January 2023 after graduating from Grand Valley State University. He received his B.A. in international relations and German Language with a minor in history in Winter 2022. While studying at GVSU, he became an active member at GVTV - the university's student-run television station. There, he was introduced to the world of broadcast journalism and storytelling.

Gabriel has also spent time in Europe; living in Munich, Germany for a year while admitted to the Ludwig Maximilian Universität as a guest student.

His passion for journalism comes from a love of history and international affairs. He also has a love for languages — being proficient in German as well as having studied other languages like Dutch, Pennsylvania German, French, Russian and Italian in the past.

Michigan Lottery

HARBOR BEACH, Mich. — Whitney Holdwick is being recognized for her Excellence in Education.

"Whit has extremely high professional expectations for herself, models that for her students, and holds herself and her students to the concept of 'All Can and All Will,'" says
Ron Craft, Holdwick's nominator.

“[My students] need to know that I care about them as an individual and that they are important,” says Whitney. “It's not just about academics in my classroom.”

Whitney has received a $1,500 check from the Michigan Lottery, and her class at Harbor Beach Middle School will receive a $500 grant.

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