Student of the Week needs help getting to the finish line. Here's how you can nominate
Spring is on its way, and the end of the school year is in sight. But in the meantime, our statewide weekly poll, Wisconsin Student of the Week, is still open.
This week, instead of running a Student of the Week poll, we're putting out a call for more nominees. Here's how you can help keep the poll going.
For Student of the Week, we feature Wisconsin high school students who stand out in some way.
That doesn't just mean the highest GPAs or the most extracurriculars: Our Wisconsin Student of the Week nominees and winners stand out in many ways. We've had winners from ninth grade to 12th grade nominated for their mentorship of younger students, community engagement, mechanical skills and support of fellow students' mental health.
We accept nominations from across the state and from anyone who works directly with high school students. We've featured students from public, magnet, private and virtual schools, from Milwaukee to Merrill. Our nominees have come from teachers, counselors, extracurricular advisers and members of nonprofit youth advocacy groups.
Nominations must be sent through our nomination form by someone who works directly with students. If you would like a link to the form, please reach out to Debi Young, our statewide education editor, at debi.young@jrn.com.
You will need to include the student's correctly spelled name, their grade, a current photo (such as a yearbook photo), and a brief statement about why they should be nominated for Student of the Week. Each student can only be nominated once.
Our weekly poll typically runs from 5 a.m. Monday through noon Thursday. We announce our winner Friday online and Sundays in print through the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Appleton Post-Crescent. We also mail a certificate to each winner at their school.
Check out our poll each Monday, and encourage others to vote. We'd like to see your school or community represented; you can suggest that local teachers, guidance counselors, or youth organizations reach out to us to send nominations.
Rebecca Loroff is a K-12 education reporter for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. She welcomes story tips and feedback. Contact her at rloroff@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Call for nominations: Wisconsin Student of the Week April 2025
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