OrthoWorx announced the sponsorship of the 2025 Peace Builder Award at Warsaw Community Schools. This award was presented to one student at each of the Warsaw Community Schools and acknowledges their empathy builder characteristics, aligning with Warsaw Community Schools’ values and furthers the OrthoWorx diversity initiatives.
The Peace Builder Award recognizes students that have shown outstanding citizenship and modeled the value of diversity through the willingness to accept and include fellow students and school staff. They have created a culture of helping other students thrive in value, self-esteem, self-worth, purpose, healthy relationships, and leadership qualities. Embracing diversity increases creativity and productivity, providing a welcoming environment for all people.
Those receiving awards this year are:
Mason Weaver, Leesburg Elementary
Tanner Streasick, Jefferson Elementary
Sam Weaver, Madison Elementary
Natalie Schuman, Eisenhower Elementary
Charlee Gardner, Lincoln Elementary
Michael Haverstock, Washington Elementary
Trevor Maynard, Claypool Elementary
Paisley Dotson, Harrison Elementary
Anya Puthucode, Lakeview Middle School
Audrey Green, Edgewood Middle School
Kameron Kauffman, WCHS/WACC
Chase Dixon, Lakeland Christian Academy
The award targets a student that has exemplified Warsaw Community School’s “Empathy Pillar” as they “acknowledge others’ feelings, emotions, and experiences as valuable and as a result, all individuals understand, relate, and/or are moved to action by experience and perspectives outside their own.” These students recognize what results from a lack of empathy in themselves and others and know that they are at their best when they deeply understand others inside their classrooms, community, and the larger world.
“The Peace Builder Award honors a student who consistently demonstrates kindness, empathy, and a commitment to resolving conflicts peacefully,” says Brooke Friedburg, Talent Director, OrthoWorx, “This individual leads by example, fostering a sense of inclusion and respect within their school and community.”
