[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 Year finalists Delaney Haley and Mary Beth Frerichs have been named the Shawnee News-Star and Patriot Car Team Learners of the Month for December. Haley is a senior at Chandler Superior School and Frerichs is a senior at Meeker Large University. They are now in the running to compete for the difference of University student of the Yr, who will be the recipient of a new car or truck.
Delaney Haley
Senior Delaney Haley is a chief at Chandler Large School and maintains a ideal GPA.
Chandler Substantial College counselor Christon Cummings claimed Haley is a fantastic college student who is included in lots of pursuits.
“She is getting faculty classes while retaining a occupied schedule below at her substantial college,” Cummings said. “All of the employees respects Delaney. She is a large aid in our office, as she serves as 1 of our aides all through her free time.”
Haley at the moment serves as president of two clubs — Nationwide Honor Society and the Lincoln County Dairy Club. Some functions in individuals companies concerned recruiting and volunteering in a recycling party, as nicely as gathering donations for the Ronald McDonald Residence charity.
Companies Haley is or has been involved with involve 4-H, basketball, FFA, University student Council, FUMC Youth, BancFirst Student Board, and others.
Achievements contain Nationwide Honor Society, Tutorial Excellence Award, Oklahoma Honor Culture, Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Oklahoma Women State Delegate, Lincoln County 4-H Corridor of Fame Finalist, as nicely as lots of other awards and honors.
Rated to start with in her class, the valedictorian explained she ideas to go after a occupation in pediatric nursing.
Haley’s mothers and fathers are Ryan and Shelley Haley.
Mary Beth Frerichs
Senior Mary Beth Frerichs is a leader at Meeker Higher faculty and maintains a 3.89 GPA.
Meeker Significant University Counselor John Bolander mentioned her electrical power and smile are contagious. Anyone who is all around her just cannot enable but smile and function tougher, 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 effectively as at Gordon Cooper Know-how Heart.”
He claimed she is one of people younger girls who variations people’s life.
Course valedictorian, Frerichs has logged 935 hours of volunteerism in her local community from volunteering to assistance youth put together for college, Lady Scouts, American Red Cross, and other corporations.
“She has worked the Back again to Basics Software given that 2014 as a volunteer, attaining a Jr. Coordinator title — and at the exact time was in the Girls Scouts in the end serving as an ambassador,” Bolander explained. “From 2018, she has worked a volunteer/Jr. Guard the place she capable as an Aquatics/CPR/1st Assist.”
She most not too long ago volunteered at the Shawnee IFYR in 2021, he said.
“Mary Beth is an fantastic youthful girl who leaves a optimistic mark on whoever she associates with and whatever she does,” Bolander mentioned.
Mom and dad are Darrell and Sue Ellen Frerichs.
Ideal of Tri-County Location Preps
For the fifth yr, Patriot Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Chandler is heading to give a model new vehicle for the Patriot College student of the Yr to a scholar from just one of the many participating high educational facilities in the space.
The Patriot Vehicle Group is teaming up with The Shawnee Information-Star to identify the area’s ideal university student.
During the school calendar year, two learners of the thirty day period will be picked by an neutral panel of judges dependent off nominations from administrators at the university. Those 16 students will be finalists to acquire the Patriot Pupil of the Year award and one particular will push property in a new motor vehicle following the once-a-year Most effective of Tri-County Place Preps banquet. The remaining 15 college students willwin scholarships.
Every single month administrators at region higher educational institutions post nominations for seniors who have an superb quality position typical, display screen local community management attributes, are lively volunteers and exhibit superior ethical integrity.
The College students of the Month are chosen by a handful of judges from the community.
Test out a long term edition for January Students of the Month.
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This short article initially appeared on The Shawnee News-Star: News-Star/Patriot Automobile Team motor vehicle finalists: December Learners of the Thirty day period
