I think these student awards that are given out at the end of the school year are absurd.  They are not based on academics, only that the student’s physical body is present in a seat.  Of course, I am in no way trying to diminish the achievements of students who were not attacked by the various germs, illnesses and bacteria that float around school campuses waiting for a vulnerable host.   Perhaps schools can find another way to recognize students instead of a school-wide award that seems only to highlight the students who either went to school sick or were lucky enough not to get sick in the first place. As…