Spotlight on: Amelia Brown
November 2025 Senior Student of the Month
The Student Council decides monthly student and teacher awards with a specific category each month. The category for November 2025 was “most involved” for students and teachers.
The Senior Student of the Month awards go to two seniors per month who are nominated and voted on by Student Council members in grades 9-11.
The High School Teacher of the Month award goes to one teacher per month who is nominated and voted on by Student Council members in grades 9-12. All Teachers of the Month become eligible to become Teacher of the Year in June.
The November 2025 Senior Students of the Month are Amelia Brown and Sarah Huyck, and the November 2025 High School Teacher of the Month is Laura Scalise.
Below is a Q&A with Amelia Brown:
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Q. What school activities, clubs or events have you been most active in this month?
A. Student Council, Show Choir and Jazz Band.
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Q. What keeps you motivated to stay engaged and take part in so many school opportunities?
A. The fact that I will never get to do this again.
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Q. How do you organize your schedule to successfully balance academics and extracurricular commitments?
A. Academics always come first. If I am behind on anything academically then I choose to get that done before any clubs.
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Q. What achievement or moment this month are you most proud of through your involvement?
A. Putting on the Herkfoot flipped, Homecoming and getting to be a mentor to eighth graders.
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Q. In what ways has your involvement helped you develop personally or academically?
A. Being involved has made me much more confident because of all of the achievements it has gotten me. Being so involved makes me achieve good grades because without being a good student you can’t participate.
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Q. What advice would you give to classmates who want to become more involved in school life?
A. Make sure you are a good student before you take the workload.
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Q. Who or what has encouraged or supported you the most in staying active and committed to school activities?
A. Nothing would be possible without the spirit of Jesus Christ.
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Q. How do you hope to continue your involvement or grow as a leader in the future?
A. I just want to set a good example and be a role model.