A brand new faculty 12 months is underway, prompting the return of The Sentinel’s College students of the Week, which highlights distinctive college students from native excessive colleges.
Every week, highschool principals and staffers round Holland share their nominees. We share these honorees on-line Fridays and in print Sundays.
This week’s college students have been nominated for being leaders of their faculty buildings, exhibiting nice character, excelling within the arts and extra.
Brianna Munoz, West Ottawa Excessive College
Brianna is the chief of WENOW and commenced working earlier than the varsity 12 months began to get a pantry at West Ottawa up and working. She’s reorganized the pantry in partnership with different group teams, and helped create a system that is supporting college students at the highschool. She’s additionally serving to to coach and recruit extra college students to the membership.
Zeeland West’s Ava Lemire hits the ball to a teammate throughout a volleyball match in 2023.
Ava Lemire, Zeeland West Excessive College
Ava is a pacesetter in our constructing via her work on the scholar senate, in our pupil part and as an athlete. She’s such a optimistic presence, supporting her fellow college students to create a optimistic faculty setting the place “We. Expertise. Success. Collectively.”
Miguel Cerda, Hamilton Excessive College
Miguel is an unbelievable one who values work ethic and dependability and has nice character. He competes in wrestling, is a part of our early center school schooling program with Hope School, and is an unbelievable member of our pupil physique.
Zeeland East pupil Sierra zurBurg accepts an award for profitable an artwork contest.
Sierra zurBurg, Zeeland East Excessive College
Sierra is an distinctive pupil and chief. She’s in wind ensemble, marching band, and is a colour guard part chief. She’s additionally a gifted artist, having received quite a few awards. Sierra has been a member of the Artwork Honor Society for the previous 4 years. What makes Sierra stand out is her character: she leads by instance and is type to everybody.
Andrew Legg
Andrew Legg, Holland Excessive College
Holland Excessive College is proud to acknowledge Andrew Legg as our Scholar of the Week. Andrew exemplifies excellence via his tutorial achievement, management, and character. Within the classroom, he is devoted to studying, taking AP lessons and sustaining a GPA over 4.0, constantly striving for excellence and setting a optimistic instance for his friends.
Past lecturers, Andrew is a pacesetter on the soccer staff and a multi-sport athlete at Holland Excessive. He is additionally an energetic member of the HHS Scholar Senate, the Nationwide Honor Society, and the Holland Youth Advisory Council, the place he makes use of his management and voice to make a optimistic affect on each his faculty and group.
His kindness and respect for others are evident in his every day interactions, making him not solely a robust pupil but in addition a valued good friend and function mannequin. Andrew’s dedication, management, and compassion actually mirror the very best of Holland Excessive.
— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at mboatman@hollandsentinel.com.
This text initially appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Sept. 12: Munoz, Lemire, Cerda, zurBurg, Legg named College students of the Week
