Student of the Month Winners Announced!
Launch the media gallery 1 playerEvery month Leigh High School honors three “Students of the Month” that teachers nominate and then the whole staff votes on. In March, the three winning recipients were Kaylee Brabec, Karly Wendt, and Pheobe Glissman-Mayner.
The first recipient is freshman Kaylee Brabec. She is the daughter of Jake and Debbie Brabec. Her grandparents are Charmayne and the late Gary Brabec, and Jim and Joyce Kuchar.
Kaylee is involved in Volleyball, Basketball, Track, FFA, YAC, One-Act, and Journalism. Her favorite subject is ag. Her favorite hobby is hanging out with family and friends. Although her future plans are undecided, she wants to become something in the medical area.
This is the third time Kaylee has won this award. She states that she is “very thankful to win this award for the third time. It shows that my hard work and extra time has paid off.”
Kaylee’s teachers said, “She is engaged in her academics, polite, and has high expectations for herself. She's involved in numerous activities, respectful, very helpful, and tries hard in everything she does.”
The second recipient is sophomore Karly Wendt. She is the daughter of Gary and Kandee Wendt. Her grandparents are the late Judene and Jim Mewis and Joy and Earl Wendt.
Karly is involved in Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Dance, One-Act, Band, FFA, YAC, and Journalism. Her favorite subject is ag. Her hobbies include going shopping and hanging out with friends and family. She would like to do something in the medical field, most likely at Northeast Community College.
Karly said, “Winning this award makes me joyful because it shows that my dedication is being noticed.”
Karly’s teachers said, “She works very hard, is kind to others, and is fun to have in class. Karly is a very positive and upbeat person. She cares about her grades and puts great effort into her academics.”
The third recipient is senior Pheobe Glissman-Mayner. She is the daughter of James Mayner and Lisa Glissman-Mayner. Her grandparents are Christy and Robert Glissman and Deb Prenzlin and the late James Mayner.
Pheobe is involved in Choir, Band, Speech, FBLA, One-Act, and NHS. Her favorite subject is FCS. Her hobbies include reading, sleeping, and rollerblading. She plans on going to Creighton University for Nursing next year.
Pheobe said, “It feels really good to win this award, and it makes me happy to know that teachers do notice the effort I put into school!”
Pheobe’s teachers said, “Pheobe is a very friendly, personable, hard-working student who always cares about her grades. She also tries very hard in her extracurricular activities and puts great effort into everything she does.”
Congratulations to this month’s winners!