By Jolene FarleyHills-Beaver Creek High School senior Lee Jackson received the Triple "A" award from the Minnesota State High School League. The Academics, Arts and Athletics Award was started in 1988 to recognize and honor high school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field and in the fine arts. The program elevates academic standards and creates a greater awareness of League-sponsored activities and their values. It provides member schools with the opportunity to participate in a statewide program that supports, promotes and recognizes academic and extra-curricular achievements. To be nominated a student must be a high school senior, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, comply with the MSHSL’s Student Code of Conduct and complete an application form and submit it to the appropriate person. "I have had the opportunity to work with Lee as a student in my class, an athlete on teams I have coached and also helped him with his post-secondary plans," Hills-Beaver Creek High School Counselor Dan Ellingson wrote in his letter of recommendation about Jackson to MSHSL."Lee is a truly a young man that a teacher and a coach feels privileged to have on their team or in their classroom." "Lee is involved in all aspects of school life, fine arts, and athletics. Lee is academically outstanding in his grade and school.""Outside of school, Lee is a leader in his church group, plays the piano, sells his wildlife oil and water color paintings, and he is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Yes, this is one person who has accomplished all of this in 18 short years."The Triple "A" Awards Banquet is Saturday, March 27, in Minneapolis.