Student of the Month - January 2017

(Heather and me, with Anders chilling in the background)

Congratulations to my Student of the Month nominee - Heather. In a school with 2,000 students, Heather was selected as the High Achievement Student. She was honored during lunch on Thursday and walked down the quad with the band and cheer team performing. We were both served with a very special lunch. I had the pleasure of having Heather two years ago in Geometry and again this year in Pre-Calculus. Heather's a respectful and kind student who is a junior national figure skating champion with a 4.5 GPA. That's all. Mic dropped.

The making of a champion is often not as glamorous as one would think. While eating together, Heather shared with me her demanding practice schedule. Several times a week, she has three-hour long practices (two on-ice plus one off-ice). Additionally, twice a week she would wake up at 3:30am to make practices from 4:30-6:30am before returning to school. The figure skating off-season lasts only about a month each calendar year. I know Heather works diligently with a math tutor also. It's an impressive undertaking for a high school student to maintain. Way to go, Heather, you're a true champion.