Tori Scales of Riverton High School and Elana Bruns of Mt. Pulaski High School both were recognized as students of the month by the schools’ staffs.  In Mt. Pulaski, the Senior of the Month program is sponsored by Conaway Handyman Service and Downing, Przykopanski, Clements, & May Insurance Agency, Inc.. They are also in the running for the $500 Senior-of-the-Year award sponsored by INB.

INB is the sponsor of the Riverton Student of the Month program.  

Tori Scales, Riverton

Activities:

• Student Council
• Key Club
• Engineering Club
• Hawk Pride
• Math Team
• Basketball - Varsity
• Softball - Varsity
• National Honor Society
• Travel basketball with Midwest Prospect Academy

Honors include:

• Superior Honor Roll
• National Honor Society

Community activities:

• Volunteering as a Special Olympics basketball coach

Future plans:

Major in Biomedical Engineering and play college basketball

Parents:

• Tracy Scales
• Kevin Scales

Elana Bruns, Mt. Pulaski

Activities:

• Student Council
• Future Farmers of America vice president
• Drama Club
• Spanish Club
• 4-H secretary
• Cheerleading
• Science Olympiad
• Yearbook
• National Honor Society
• Academic Challenge
• Prom Committee
• Yale Young Global Scholars

Honors include:

• Health Student of the Semester
• Spanish Student of the Year
• Ag Student of the Year
• Soil/Crop Livestock Student of the Year
• Prepared Speaking Award

Community activities:

• Youth horse-riding instructor
• Small jewelry business owner
• Ring steward
• Farms 50 acres of corn and another 50 of soybeans
• Food bank volunteer and fundraiser
• Educates kids from urban backgrounds about agriculture and horses
• Published poet

Future plans:

Major in forensic science and psychology with a minor in English/Linguistics

Parents:

• Mariya Bruns
• David Bruns