09-05-2025
Meet our Student of the Week winner, one of two juniors from Pulaski
Our Student of the Week poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted.
For this week's Wisconsin Student of the Week, we had two Pulaski students — both high school juniors — compete for the title.
Keep reading to see who won, and how you can nominate a student for our weekly poll. We plan to continue Student of the Week through May, so we're welcoming submissions through May 23.
Our winner, Samantha Wyent, nicknamed "Sammy," was nominated by Pulaski learning support teacher Mindy Micolichek.
Micolichek nominated Wyent for her "positive attitude, leadership, hard work, and kindness," she said.
"(Wyent) puts in extra effort to get items done, gets tasks done as soon as asked, problem-solves on her own, and is always the first to volunteer to make sure different things are done," Micolichek said.
In addition to working hard on classwork, Micolichek said Wyent also devotes her time to many extracurriculars, especially student council. Her involvement "enhances school culture," Micolichek added.
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 this week's Wisconsin Student of the Week winner, Samantha Wyent
