The April Student of the Month is Senior Josh Patterson. Josh is the son of Jeff and Dede Patterson.
“He is a dedicated student with strong goals for his future, and he works extremely hard,” Counselor Tammie Svitak said.
Throughout high school Josh has been involved in many activities, including Scholars’ Bowl, Model UN, Robotics Team, Math Club, Academic Decathlon, and the gifted program. He also is a National Merit Scholarship finalist.
Josh thinks that he was chosen as student of the month because he contributes to discussions in class, finishes his work the right way and completes it on time. His favorite class in high school is American Government.
In his free time Josh works at Barnes Food Center and enjoys reading books.
After high school Josh plans to attend Kansas University where he will major in Computer Science. In 10 years Josh sees himself owning a company that installs and designs computer systems.
Josh’s motivation to succeed is his dad, because he knows that his dad sets high expectations and wants Josh to fulfill those expectations.
The other nominees for April’s Student of the Month were seniors Alex Carroll, Alex Vahsholtz, Chrissy Eaton, Cody Byrd, Dustin Geissert, Kaleigh Schneider, Kris Mueller, Robert Barber and Zach Kickhaefer; juniors Bethany Ledy, Jayce DeMont, Lance Shriver, Ryan Parks and Torey Berndt; sophomores Cece Murphy, Eric Bukowski, Jesica Roper and Jordon Polston; and freshman Derek Knopp.
The student of the month recognition is sponsored by National Honor Society. The individual is chosen every month by teacher nomination and staff selection.