Fifth grader Talia Swindal was chosen by her peers and teachers to receive a 2017 Malibu Times Citizenship Award. “Talia is a well-liked, admirable leader at Point Dume Marine Science School both inside and outside of the classroom,” her nomination said.
Swindal served as the president of the PDMSS student council this year, representing the interests of students from first through fifth grade. Among the council’s accomplishments was the weekly schoolwide Character Counts assemblies. A role model for other students, Swindal is described as “kind, respectful and inclusive” in her nomination for this award, solving problems “in a diplomatic way always considering others’ rights and feelings.”