09/09/2026
This week’s BLAST nominee is Blazer student Molli Deaton. Molli was nominated by MVCTC educator and Blazer community member Mandy Turner. She wrote, "My name is Mandy Turner, and I teach Cosmetology at Miami Valley Career Technology Center. Molli Deaton is a senior in my class, and I feel strongly that she is so deserving of the BLAST award!
Each and every day she goes out of her way to make sure everyone’s life around her is easier. This includes staff and students alike. Anytime I ask for a volunteer for something to be done, she is the first to step forward. She has the kindest heart and most giving soul of anyone I’ve ever met. She is going to achieve great things in life! These are normal things that she just does each day.
Last week, she went above and beyond anything I’ve ever seen a student do. I walked out of my lab into the locker bay during my plan, and she was attaching positive notes of encouragement to every single student’s locker in the Cosmetology department. There are 133 students in our program. She spent the evening the night before writing 133 different positive messages to each student, so that when they arrived at their locker, they would be reminded that there is still kindness left in the world and she was here to make sure they knew that they were loved and special and worthy of being here.
In my 19 years in education, I’ve never seen such a selfless and kind act by a student. I feel that Molli Deaton should be the recipient of this week’s BLAST award!"
Way to go, Molli!🧡🤎
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