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.]

Scholar of the 12 months finalists Delaney Haley and Mary Beth Frerichs have been named the Shawnee Information-Star and Patriot Car Team Learners of the Thirty day period for December. Haley is a senior at Chandler Higher College and Frerichs is a senior at Meeker High College. They are now in the functioning to contend for the distinction of University student of the Yr, who will be the recipient of a new motor vehicle.

Delaney Haley

Senior Delaney Haley is a chief at Chandler Higher Faculty and maintains a ideal GPA.

Chandler High University counselor Christon Cummings said Haley is a amazing pupil who is associated in quite a few actions.

“She is having faculty courses when preserving a busy timetable right here at her large college,” Cummings mentioned. “All of the personnel respects Delaney. She is a huge help in our business, as she serves as a person of our aides for the duration of her no cost time.”

Haley now serves as president of two golf equipment — Countrywide Honor Modern society and the Lincoln County Dairy Club. Some pursuits in these organizations included recruiting and volunteering in a recycling celebration, as very well as collecting donations for the Ronald McDonald Home charity.

Companies Haley is or has been involved with incorporate 4-H, basketball, FFA, Scholar Council, FUMC Youth, BancFirst Scholar Board, and other folks.

Achievements incorporate Countrywide Honor Culture, Tutorial Excellence Award, Oklahoma Honor Society, Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Oklahoma Ladies Point out Delegate, Lincoln County 4-H Hall of Fame Finalist, as well as lots of other awards and honors.

Ranked initially in her course, the valedictorian said she ideas to go after a occupation in pediatric nursing.

Haley’s dad and mom are Ryan and Shelley Haley.

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Mary Beth Frerichs

Senior Mary Beth Frerichs is a chief at Meeker Superior faculty and maintains a 3.89 GPA.

Meeker Significant School Counselor John Bolander reported her electrical power and smile are contagious. Any one who is about her simply cannot support but smile and get the job done more difficult, he claimed.

“Mary Beth’s involvement with youth is a true reflection of her moral integrity,” he mentioned. “She is a tutor and mentor her at Meeker High College, as perfectly as at Gordon Cooper Technologies Heart.”

He mentioned she is one of those young women who modifications people’s lives.

Class valedictorian, Frerichs has logged 935 several hours of volunteerism in her community from volunteering to support youth prepare for faculty, Female Scouts, American Purple Cross, and other businesses.

“She has worked the Back to Fundamental principles Application due to the fact 2014 as a volunteer, attaining a Jr. Coordinator title — and at the same time was in the Girls Scouts in the end serving as an ambassador,” Bolander mentioned. “From 2018, she has worked a volunteer/Jr. Guard in which she qualified as an Aquatics/CPR/First Support.”

She most not long ago volunteered at the Shawnee IFYR in 2021, he mentioned.

“Mary Beth is an excellent younger lady who leaves a positive mark on whoever she associates with and whatsoever she does,” Bolander said.

Moms and dads are Darrell and Sue Ellen Frerichs.

Best of Tri-County Place Preps

For the fifth calendar year, Patriot Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Chandler is going to supply a model new car for the Patriot Student of the 12 months to a student from one particular of the several collaborating superior faculties in the region.

The Patriot Vehicle Team is teaming up with The Shawnee News-Star to identify the area’s ideal student.

All through the university year, two college students of the month will be chosen by an impartial panel of judges primarily based off nominations from administrators at the university. Individuals 16 students will be finalists to gain the Patriot University student of the Calendar year award and a single will drive property in a new auto soon after the yearly Best of Tri-County Location Preps banquet. The remaining 15 students willwin scholarships.

Each and every thirty day period directors at space high colleges submit nominations for seniors who have an superb quality point average, display screen community management traits, are active volunteers and display screen high ethical integrity.

The Students of the Thirty day period are selected by a handful of judges from the neighborhood.

Look at out a potential edition for January College students of the Month.

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