The Adrian Optimist Club is pleased to honor Students of the
Month from the Miami, Ballard, and Adrian schools. Criteria for this honor center on outstanding
academic and civic achievement and school spirit. Staff at each of the schools make the
selection, and their decision is based on expansion of these criteria. Selection is based on the criteria, but a
student stepping up to a particular task will come to play in it. Each student is honored with a certificate of
recognition from the Adrian Optimist Club and $20.00 in Adrian Chamber of
Commerce “Chamber Bucks”.
For February, the Miami Student of the Month is McKayla
Hines. McKayla, a sophomore, is the
daughter of Sandy and Kevin Hines. Her
main activities at school include volleyball and MSHAA district music contests
where she excels at piano. She carries
her musical ability outside of school with private lessons and her church praise
band. McKayla is inspired to work hard
by her parents and that they had good grades in high school. She plans to go to college, and music will be
important there. Staff at Miami say
McKayla goes above and beyond expectations when it comes to classroom
performance, and she is considered very kind and courteous.
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| Pictured: Dr Daniel Johnson, Miami Principal; McKayla Hines; and Jerry Ferguson, Adrian Optimist member |
The Ballard Student of the Month is Samantha Walsh. Samantha, a senior, is the daughter of Dan
and Karla Walsh. Staff at Miami say “she
is a perfect example of what a role model should be like. She’s quiet but is always respectful and
courteous to everyone, no matter what the situation is. Samantha is credited
with hard work and courtesy as well as leadership in all activities. Her punctuality and creativity are also well
known. Two interesting aspects of her
life in school are improvement by leaps and bounds in volleyball while excelling
in her talent as an artist by winning the mural contest which is now being
painted down the high school hallway.
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| Pictured: Jerry Ferguson, Adrian Optimist member; Samantha Walsh; and Jimmie Barton, Ballard Principal |
Claire Avery is the Adrian Student of the Month. Claire is the sophomore daughter of David
Avery and Andrea Jackson. She considers
her main activity in school to be volleyball. And, outside of school she is
much involved in her church and youth group.
Claire says her family has always encouraged her to do her best and to
stand up for what is right and to be a friend.
She sees her belief in God as the reason for her being. She plans to go to beauty school including
training as a makeup artist. Staff at
Adrian say Claire is always kind and caring.
She is considered one of the most empathetic people in the school.
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| Pictured: Don Lile,Adrian Principal,Claire Avery; and Jerry Ferguson, Adrian Optimist member |
The Adrian Optimist Club Student of the Month committee is
always proud of our students and this statement could most always be made. But, this month each student was credited
with being kind, courteous, and caring.
Considering the trials going on all over the world, these three students
make us very proud.
