Aaliyah Cassidy, an eighth grader at Claggett Creek Middle School, said she didn’t expect to receive an award for being a “good kid.”
Through elementary school and the beginning of middle school, Cassidy frequently received referrals for being disruptive in class. She struggled to connect with her peers and adults in school and with low grades.
Now approaching her freshman year of high school, Cassidy was one of over 20 students across Salem and Keizer…
