December Students of the Month
[EDITOR’S NOTE: As part of a series, two student honorees for each month of the school year are being named as nominees for the 2022 Best of Tri-County Area Preps Student of the Year award, which will be announced in June. These are the December honorees who are finalists for a chance to win a new vehicle from Patriot Auto Group.]
College student of the Calendar year finalists Delaney Haley and Mary Beth Frerichs have been named the Shawnee Information-Star and Patriot Automobile Team Learners of the Thirty day period for December. Haley is a senior at Chandler Superior College and Frerichs is a senior at Meeker High Faculty. They are now in the working to compete for the difference of Scholar of the Year, who will be the receiver of a new vehicle.
Delaney Haley
Senior Delaney Haley is a leader at Chandler Higher School and maintains a great GPA.
Chandler Significant Faculty counselor Christon Cummings mentioned Haley is a wonderful student who is included in a lot of things to do.
“She is taking higher education programs though retaining a chaotic program below at her substantial school,” Cummings said. “All of the staff respects Delaney. She is a substantial help in our office, as she serves as a single of our aides for the duration of her free of charge time.”
Haley presently serves as president of two clubs — Countrywide Honor Culture and the Lincoln County Dairy Club. Some routines in those businesses included recruiting and volunteering in a recycling celebration, as properly as accumulating donations for the Ronald McDonald Dwelling charity.
Organizations Haley is or has been concerned with contain 4-H, basketball, FFA, College student Council, FUMC Youth, BancFirst Pupil Board, and some others.
Achievements include things like National Honor Modern society, Tutorial Excellence Award, Oklahoma Honor Modern society, Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Oklahoma Ladies State Delegate, Lincoln County 4-H Corridor of Fame Finalist, as well as a lot of other awards and honors.
Rated 1st in her class, the valedictorian explained she strategies to go after a job in pediatric nursing.
Haley’s mother and father are Ryan and Shelley Haley.
Mary Beth Frerichs
Senior Mary Beth Frerichs is a leader at Meeker Superior faculty and maintains a 3.89 GPA.
Meeker Significant College Counselor John Bolander reported her power and smile are contagious. Anyone who is about her simply cannot aid but smile and perform more difficult, he stated.
“Mary Beth’s involvement with youth is a true reflection of her ethical integrity,” he claimed. “She is a tutor and mentor her at Meeker Substantial College, as effectively as at Gordon Cooper Engineering Heart.”
He mentioned she is one particular of individuals young women who modifications people’s life.
Class valedictorian, Frerichs has logged 935 hrs of volunteerism in her group from volunteering to help youth put together for faculty, Lady Scouts, American Purple Cross, and other corporations.
“She has labored the Back to Fundamental principles Plan considering that 2014 as a volunteer, attaining a Jr. Coordinator title — and at the similar time was in the Women Scouts ultimately serving as an ambassador,” Bolander claimed. “From 2018, she has worked a volunteer/Jr. Guard the place she experienced as an Aquatics/CPR/To start with Assist.”
She most a short while ago volunteered at the Shawnee IFYR in 2021, he explained.
“Mary Beth is an outstanding younger woman who leaves a optimistic mark on whoever she associates with and regardless of what she does,” Bolander reported.
Mothers and fathers are Darrell and Sue Ellen Frerichs.
Most effective of Tri-County Region Preps
For the fifth year, Patriot Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Chandler is heading to deliver a brand new automobile for the Patriot University student of the Yr to a student from just one of the quite a few taking part significant colleges in the location.
The Patriot Car Team is teaming up with The Shawnee News-Star to understand the area’s best pupil.
Throughout the university year, two students of the month will be chosen by an impartial panel of judges dependent off nominations from directors at the school. Individuals 16 college students will be finalists to win the Patriot Student of the Year award and one particular will travel dwelling in a new car or truck following the once-a-year Greatest of Tri-County Spot Preps banquet. The remaining 15 learners willwin scholarships.
Each individual month directors at location large educational institutions post nominations for seniors who have an fantastic quality point regular, exhibit community leadership traits, are active volunteers and display screen higher ethical integrity.
The Students of the Thirty day period are selected by a handful of judges from the local community.
Check out a upcoming edition for January College students of the Thirty day period.
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