A committee of teachers recently met to choose two seniors as the CHS September Students of the Month. Selection is based on scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship and character. September’s Students of the Month are Sam and Jessica.

Sam is a CHS honor roll student and a member of National Honor Society.  He is currently Secretary of Mu Alpha Theta and has served as its President. Sam is a member of the Student Council and has served as Student Council Representative for his class. In addition, Sam is an active participant in the CHS Talented Theatre and Music Arts programs. He has also performed with Slidell Little Theatre and Cutting Edge Professional Theatre. Sam is a member of the CHS Varsity Tennis team and co-captain this year. This summer Sam was one of Covington High’s delegates to Louisiana Boys State and was selected as the State School Board Superintendent. Sam is active in his church choirs and worked for Habitat for Humanity.

Jessica is also an honor student and a member of the National Honor Society. This year she serves as the Vice President of the Student Council and was last year’s Secretary. Jessica was recently selected as a Semi-Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship program.  Jessica is editor of the Lion’s Roar and writes a weekly column for the Times Picayune about events at CHS. Jessica was the founder and is President of the CHS chapter of Global Citizens Corps, which encourages students to seek solutions to problems relating to global poverty. This summer Jessica attended Louisiana Girls State and was selected as one of two Senators from Louisiana to Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. She has been in several Talented Theatre productions and is a member of the Varsity Tennis Team, the Kick-Off Mentor program, Foreign Language Club, and Quiz Bowl. She volunteers with New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center, CYSA, and Habitat for Humanity.

Congratulations to Sam and Jessica!

A committee of teachers recently met to choose two seniors as the CHS November Students of the Month. Selection is based on scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship and character. November’s Students of the Month are Anthony and Amelia.

Anthony is a CHS honor student and a member of National Honor Society.  He is currently the Student Council representative for NHS and serves as Vice President of Mu Alpha Theta. Anthony is an active participant in the CHS Robotics program serving as Lead Programmer for the team. He also is captain of the CHS Quiz Bowl team and is the Producer of the CHS multimedia yearbook DVD, the Pride of the Lions. Anthony has been an Elks Teen of the Month and received the CHS departmental award in Geometry. He volunteers in several service activities including Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity, and his church’s Beautification Day. Last summer Anthony started his own computer repair business. 

Amelia is also an honor student and is currently President of the National Honor Society. She has served as an officer for Mu Alpha Theta and has been a member of the Quiz Bowl team. As a Talented Theatre student Amelia has been in many CHS performances. Her most recent role was Tartuffe. She is also active in the CHS Choir and has been a member of the State Honor Choir. Amelia has won several awards including third place in the La Writes! competition and the English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare competition. In addition she has served her school and community as a volunteer for Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity, and through volunteer work for her church.    

Congratulations Anthony and Amelia!