Rotarians Recognize Outstanding High School Students

Fayette Rotary Club as Students of the Month for November, from left: Teresa
Mallinckrodt, senior; Ethan Rinacke, junior; Gale Schafer Rotary Club
President;  Andrew Page, sophomore; and Dillon Grosvenor, freshman.

Above, Fayette High School Students Inform the Rotary Club members of their Activities which led to their selection as Students of the Month (see the bottom of this page for more information about the program.)  Pictured above l to r are C. J. Roberts, Angel Smith, Maggie O'Connell and Kyron Broadus.
 

The Fayette Rotary Club is once again honoring the Students of the Month at Fayette HS.  The September honorees are front row l to r, Senior Angel Smith and Freshman Maggie O'Connell.  In the back row are Faculty representative Gwen Pope, Sophomore Kyron Broadus, Junior C. J. Roberts and Rotary Pres. Gale Schafer.  Four students are honored each month of the academic year by the Fayette Rotary Club.

These FHS students were recognized Wednesday, November 19, as the Fayette Rotary Club's October Students of the Month, from Left: Ronnia Estes, freshman; Clare Moorehead, sophomore; Rodney Felton, junior; and Jacob Asbury, senior.  With them is club President Gale Schafer.  The club meets each Wednesday in the CMU Student and Community Center. (Photo courtesy of Wood Creek Media, Inc.)

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 2008-9

September 08 -

Senior - Angel Smith
Junior - Catherine Roberts
Sophomore - Kyron Broadus
Freshman - Maggie O'Connell

October 08 -

Senior - Jacob Asbury
Junior - Rodney Felton
Sophomore - Clare Moorehead
Freshman - Ronnia Estes

November 08 -

Senior - Teresa Mallinckrodt
Junior - Ethan Rinacke
Sophomore - Andrew Page
Freshman - Dillon Grosvenor

December 08 -

Senior -
Junior -
Sophomore -
Freshman -

January 09 -

Senior -
Junior -
Sophomore -
Freshman -

February 09 -

Senior -
Junior -
Sophomore -
Freshman -

March 09 -

Senior -
Junior -
Sophomore -
Freshman -

Students of the Month Selection Committee

Staff members:

Mrs. Deb Straatmann, Chair
Mrs. Holly Cooper
Mrs. Melinda Bloom
Mr. Randy Hutchinson

Student members (all members of the Student Council):

Brendisha Nevels, Student Council V. P.
Rachel Grant - Sr. rep.
LaDasha Powell - Jr. rep.
Jonah Jent - Soph. rep.
Garrett Garing - Fr. rep.

Rotary liaison - Julee Sherman

Fayette High School Students of the Month 2007-8