Time to Vote is Now: Help Former Dallas Star Win Award

The Paulding County School District posted on Facebook a reminder that time is running out to vote for former Dallas star football players Chris Conley for the Senior CLASS Award.

Conley, a wide receiver at the University of Georgia, is one of two finalists from the SEC for the award, which honors NCAA FBS seniors who have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

Voting runs through Dec. 15. Click here to vote.

Check out Conley’s bio here

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Previously posted on Dallas-Hiram Patch:

Georgia senior receiver Chris Conley has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award.

Conley is one of two finalists from the Southeastern Conference for the award that honors NCAA FBS seniors who have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award will have its winner determined during the bowl season in early January. Fans are encouraged to vote for the winner athttp://gado.gs/3lt through December 15.

Conley, a 6-3, 205-pound native of Dallas, Ga., has recently been named to the SEC Community Service Team to highlight a career dotted with excellence. Earlier this fall, he was named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

Conley is also one of 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy and a semifinalist for the Wooden Citizenship Cup. Last spring, Conley was named the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s male “Peach of an Athlete” as the state’s top student-athlete excelling in academics, athletics and community service. In addition, he won the UGA Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship & Ethics Award for 2013, encompassing UGA’s 600 student-athletes in 21 different sports.

The North Paulding High School graduate has demonstrated his leadership both on campus in Athens and nationally with the SEC and NCAA. Conley served as a football team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). He was also selected as the SEC representative to serve a two-year term on the NCAA SAAC Committee and was inducted into UGA’s Student-Athlete Leadership Academy known as L.E.A.D. (Leadership Education and Development).

Conley has compiled a 3.0 or better GPA in each of his 11 academic terms at UGA, including two terms on the Dean’s List. He sports a 3.32 cumulative GPA and is on track to receive his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism in December 2014.