11-04-2025
Meet our Student of the Week, well-rounded Messmer senior Joshua Miller
Our 21st Wisconsin Student of the Week poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted.
For this week's Student of the Week poll, we featured two well-rounded students who excelled in both classroom work and extracurriculars. Keep reading to see who won and how to nominate a student for Student of the Week.
This week, Joshua Miller of Messmer High School is our Student of the Week winner.
Messmer counselor Melissa Hoeppner nominated him for our statewide award, saying Miller is a well-rounded student who holds down a part-time job as an assistant phlebotomist. He also participates in student council, track and field, and the Youth Health Society club.
Hoeppner said Miller is aiming high for his career after high school: He plans to go to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to pursue a degree in biomedical science.
High school students are nominated for Student of the Week by principals, teachers, youth organizations and others who work with teens. Voting is open each week from 5 a.m. Monday until noon Thursday with polls at and
Do you work with youth and know someone who should be Student of the Week? Reach out to Debi Young, statewide education editor, at to get a link to the nomination form.
Rebecca Loroff is a K-12 education reporter for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. She welcomes story tips and feedback. Contact her at rloroff@
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet our 21st Wisconsin Student of the Week winner
