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Yahoo
25-04-2025
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Meet Teriayna Robinson Ball, this week's Student of the Week winner
Our Wisconsin Student of the Week poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted. This week, we asked our readers to choose between two students who were nominated for their positive influence at their schools. Keep reading to see who won and how to nominate a student for Student of the Week. This week, senior Teriayna Robinson Ball at Messmer is our Student of the Week winner. Counselor Melissa Hoeppner nominated Ball, saying she is a "shining light" and a "positive burst of energy" in her school community. Ball volunteers in the Milwaukee Urban League program. In addition, this student stays on top of her classes, taking dual-credit courses through Milwaukee Area Technical College. She's planning to continue her education, Hoeppner said. 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 22nd Wisconsin student of the Week
Yahoo
31-01-2025
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Meet Kayla Gillespie, this week's Wisconsin Student of the Week winner
Our 16th Wisconsin Student of the Week poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted. This week, we returned to two high schools we've featured in the past, with students who were nominated for hard work and helpful attitudes in and out of the classroom. Keep reading to meet our winner, plus how to how to nominate a student for our weekly poll. This week's Student of the Week winner, Kayla Gillespie, was nominated by Messmer High School counselor Melissa Hoeppner for being "actively involved with school and in her community." Gillespie participates as a student ambassador at Messmer, working with school donors and future students. She's also part of the Milwaukee Urban League. In general, Hoeppner said, Gillespie shows a "leadership spark" and "works extremely hard" both in her academics and community. 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 16th Wisconsin Student of the Week winner
Yahoo
27-01-2025
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Students from Notre Dame Academy and Messmer High School again feature in Student of the Week poll
This week, our Student of the Week poll features two students nominated for hard work and helpful attitudes in and out of the classroom. Read what the people who nominated these high school students say about them below, and then vote in our poll to determine who should take the title of Wisconsin Student of the Week. Don't see anyone from your high school here? Keep reading to learn how you can nominate a student from your school for our weekly poll. "Ngoclam is an overall amazing student and person. She loves to challenge herself academically, but she is motivated by learning, not by grades. She is never afraid to ask questions. She accepts instruction. She is an outstanding Spanish student. She is a talented artist as well. Ngoclam is open-minded, kind, helpful, friendly, and humble. She is genuine and comfortable with who she is. She does not seek the limelight. She embodies all the qualities that we need for our future." -Diane Mulroney, Spanish teacher, Notre Dame Academy "Kayla is a student that is actively involved with school and in her community. She was a student ambassador, where she worked solely with incoming students, participating in hosting guided tours, meeting with donors, and being a support to students who were making a decision to enroll. Kayla is also a part of the Milwaukee Urban League program, where she devotes most of her time to prepare for her future by showcasing flexibility and determination to her secondary education. Kayla works extremely hard and manages to keep her academics first. Kayla has this leadership spark about her, and naturally others gravitate around her because of her aura. We are proud to call you a Bishop, Kayla." -Melissa Hoeppner, counselor, Messmer High School Our poll runs this week from Monday, Jan. 27, until noon Thursday, Jan. 30. We will announce the winner online Jan. 31 at and and in our newspapers on Sunday, Feb. 2. Happy voting! 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: Wisconsin Student of the Week poll: Green Bay, Milwaukee students compete
