Rotary Student of the Month
Emily King was chosen for her service and leadership qualities as the September Rotary Club Student of the Month. She has been on the honor roll all semesters and is an Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction. Her AP classes include: AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP English Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science and AP Statistics.
When Emily is not working hard in her classes, she is active in extracurricular activities. She is a member of the Speech and Debate team, where she has won several awards including the 2014 Glenoak Debate Tournament Public Forum champion, two-time OHSSL state qualifier in Public Forum and the 2015 OHSSL Public Forum quarter finalist.
She is also a football cheerleader, a member of the marching band and in Key Club. She also has excelled in various leadership positions in student council. This year, she is the executive president. Emily has been in Girl Scouts for 13 years.
Her future plans are to attend a four-year university and is undecided on a major. She was recognized at a recent Chagrin Valley Rotary Club meeting.
National Merit Semifinalists
Chagrin Falls High School is pleased to announce that six of its students have received recognition in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program as semifinalists. The students include Madlin Deignan, Eammon LaMonica, Madelyn P. Michaels, Conrad M. Mitchell, Katherine G. Rouru and Andrew Wood.
Approximately 16,000 students were notified this month that they have qualified as the 61st annual National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. To ensure that academically talented young people from all parts of the United States are included in this talent pool, semifinalists are designated on a state representational basis. They are the highest scoring entrants in each state. NMSC provides scholarship application materials to semifinalists through their high schools. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, semifinalists must advance to finalist standing in the competition by meeting high academic standards and all other requirements explained in the information provided to each semifinalist.