January “Students of the Month” Announced!
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Students are nominated and then voted on by their teachers based on attitude, work ethic, and positive impact on Leigh High School. The Students of the Month from January are Lexis Gleason, Karly Wendt, and Grant Zabka.
Our First winner is junior Lexis Gleason. She is the daughter of Amy and Jeremy MacDonald and Justin Gleason. Her grandparents are Janette and Theron Dave Pinkston.
Some extracurricular activities Lexis is involved in are Cheer, Dance, Speech, Track, One-Act, Journalism, and Band. Her favorite subject in school is math. She likes math because she likes to learn new ways to solve problems.
While outside of school, some other activities she enjoys are sewing, art, baking, dancing, and hiking.
Lexis’s future looks so bright, as she wants to go to the Air Force and be a med tech. After that she is interested in cosmetology or maybe something in the medical field.
This is Lexis’s second time winning this award.
She says "I am very grateful that I have been recognized for this award. It feels rewarding to have my hard work in both school and extracurriculars noticed by the faculty members."
Lexis’s teachers said she is always in a happy, positive mood, she does well in all her classes, is a solid leader in her extracurriculars, and is always willing to help with whatever is needed.
Our next winner is another junior - Karly Wendt. Her parents are Kandee and Gary Wendt and her grandparents are late Jim and Judene Mewis and Earl and Joy Wendt.
Some extracurricular activities Karly is involved in are Volleyball, Track, Dance, Cheer, FFA, FCCLA, band, Journalism, One-Act, YAC, National Honor Society, and Yearbook.
Her favorite subject in school is American History because she gets to learn about the Holocaust and other interesting topics. She also enjoyed the CNA class that she took last semester.
Her favorite activities that she enjoys doing are hanging out with friends, shopping, and going to concerts.
As for Karly’s future, she plans to attend Northeast Community College to start working toward her RN (registered nurse) degree.
This is also Karly’s second time receiving this award. She said “Winning this award feels good, It’s a nice reminder that the work I put in isn’t going unnoticed especially with so many other good candidates.”
Karly’s teachers said she is always in a good mood and positive with a smile on her face. She works very hard in her schoolwork to earn good grades. She is also willing to help out when needed. She is very involved in activities and is a positive role model that younger kids look up to.
Our final winner is 7th grader Grant Zabka. He is the son of Marin and Doug Zabka and is the first junior high student to win the award this year.
Extracurricular activities Grant participates in are basketball, football, and wrestling.
His favorite subject in school is Social Studies.
Outside of school, some activities Grant enjoys doing are hunting, fishing, and playing sports.
Even though Grant is still young and still has some time to decide what he wants to do in the future, he plans to go to Wayne State College and after that would like to become a professional hunter.
This Is Grant's first time winning the Student of the Month award. He said “It feels great to win this award and I hope other people get to experience it too.’’
Grant’s teachers said he is a really hard-working kid. He does very well in his classes and extracurriculars and he always has a positive attitude.
Congratulations to this month’s winners!