Students of the Month

March and April's Students of the Month were honored by the Fayette Rotary Club on May 9 (above.) In the back row for March are (from the left) freshman Eli Tinker-Fortel, sophomore Jacob Rice, junior Kayla Clayton and senior Damian Shiflett. In the front row for April (from the left) are freshman Shelby Beeler, sophomore Kayla Felten, junior Nikkie Clayton, and senior Kayla Hagan. Standing in the back is Fayette Rotary President, Keith Keeling.

February's Students of the Month are (from the left, above) freshman Aura Smith, sophomore Shakyra McKee, junior Max Priddy and senior Sheana Cataldo. Standing in the back is Fayette Rotary President, Keith Keeling.

January's Students of the Month (above) are freshman Ethan Boulden, sophomore Clint Jones, junior Katie Roberts, and senior Cody Fletcher (not present.) Present in the picture are (from the left) Brandon Friebe, faculty representative, Ethan Boulden, Clint Jones, Katie Roberts , and Keith Keeling, Fayette Rotary President. (Photo courtesy of Wood Creek Media, Inc.)

(Photo courtesy of Wood Creek Media, Inc.) January 27, 2007

Rotary honors students of the month

Honored Wednesday as January's [December's] Students of the Month by the Fayette Rotary Club are, from left (above): Freshman Hannah Boulden, sophomore Rachel Grant, junior Tori Kyle, and senior Paden Boulden. Presenting the awards is Rotary President, Keith Keeling, standing at the rear. (Reprinted with permission from The Democrat Leader, January 27, 2007)

Mrs. Deb Straatmann (left) and Shelby Beeler Each month during the school year for over 20 years the Fayette Rotary Club has welcomed “Fayette High School Students of the Month” to one of its meetings. The purpose of the Student of the Month program according to faculty chair, Mrs. Deb Straatmann, is to acknowledge students, who have made some type of positive accomplishment, received some type of award or who have distinguished themselves in some positive manner.

Students attend the meeting with a member of the high school faculty. Each student is introduced by the faculty member, who tells something about the reason the student has received the honor. The students are then asked to tell the Rotary Club a little about themselves.

The students are chosen by the Student of the Month committee, which consists of both high school students and high school faculty. “Obviously in a small school like Fayette, there are some students who could qualify for the reward each month. To be fair and more diverse, we try not to recognize the same students,” Mrs. Straatmann explained. By the end of a class’s senior year approximately 32 of its members will have been honored as “Student of the Month.”

Fayette High School Students of the Month 2006-7

April 07 -

Senior - Kayla Hagan
Junior - Nikkie Clayton
Sophomore - Kayla Felten
Freshman - Shelby Beeler

March 07 -

Senior - Damian Shiflett
Junior - Kayla Clayton
Sophomore - Jacob Rice
Freshman - Eli Tinker-Fortel

February 07 -

Senior - Sheana Cataldo
Junior - Max Priddy
Sophomore - Kyra McKee
Freshman - Aura Smith

January 07 -

Senior - Cody Fletcher
Junior - Katie Roberts
Sophomore - Clint Jones
Freshman - Ethan Boulden

December 06 -

Senior - Paden Boulden
Junior - Tori Kyle
Sophomore - Rachel Grant
Freshman - Hannah Boulden

November 06 -

Senior - Becky Peters
Junior - Nicole Rinacke
Sophomore - Karrissa Felten
Freshman - Paige Huttsell

October 06 -

Senior - Alyshia Wayland
Junior - Angel Sulltrop
Sophomore - Jordan Boulden
Freshman - Lakyn Baker

September 06 -

Senior - Ashanti Williams
Junior - Shantae Bush
Sophomore - Luke Ruggles
Freshman - Phillip Brinkley

Students of the Month Selection Committee

Staff members:

Mrs. Deb Straatmann, Chair
Mrs. Melinda Bloom
Mr. Randy Hutchinson
Mr. Chuck Thompson

Student members (all members of the Student Council):

Ashanti Williams
Janelle Cade
Mackenzie Thiessen
Anna Furstenau

Rotary liaison - Julee Sherman