The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties is pleased to announce the following Students-of-the-Month for February 2024: Hillary Haley (Gatewood), Chris Lowe (Greene County High School), Sydney Pattison (LOA), Katelyn Jones (NGA), and Claudia Franklin (Putnam County High School).
Hillary Haley is a senior at Gatewood School and her parents are Dan and Hollie Haley. Hillary is an honor roll student, a member of the Anchor Club, and on the competition and sideline cheer team. She is also a part of the Junior Board of Directors for Farmers and Merchants Bank.
After high school, Hillary plans to attend Georgia Southern University and pursue a career as a pediatric nurse. Libby Haley, her math teacher and grandma, is Hillary's chosen Gatewood School Teacher-of-the-Month.
Chris Lowe is a senior at Greene County High School, and his parents are Beaufort and Aarondia Lowe. Chris is an honor roll and dual-enrollment student with a 4.0 GPA.
He is a member of the football and basketball teams, as well as track and field. Chris is a member of the Youth City Council for Greene County, a Chick-fil-A Ambassador, and a Senior Class Representative. He enjoys being with family and friends and helping others. Chris volunteers at a local senior center, a reading program for elementary school kids, and helps organize fundraisers for the football team and school.
After high school, Chris plans to attend Berry College to major in engineering and sees himself eventually working as a nuclear engineer. Chris selected Megan Calicott as his Teacher-of-the-Month.
Sydney Pattison is a senior at Lake Oconee Academy and her parents are Scott and Vickie Pattison. Sydney is the region STAR Student for 2024, as well as student body vice president and executive director of the LOA miracle, and a co-captain of the cheerleading team. She also is involved in the National Beta Club and National Honor Society.
Sydney hopes to pursue an international affairs degree at Georgia Tech this fall and to eventually work in U.S. foreign policy. Carina Sauter is Sydney's chosen Lake Oconee Academy Teacher-of-the-Month.
Katelyn Jones is a senior at Nathanael Greene Academy and her parents are Jeremy and Ashley Worth, who she considers to be her biggest motivators. Katelyn has participated in tennis, literature, theater, chorus, soccer, cross country, cheer, and competitive cheer. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family and considers her bubbly personality and reliability to be her best qualities.
Katelyn has been accepted into Athens Tech’s dental hygienist program and plans to attend in the fall. She chose Danielle Williams as her Teacher-of-the-Month.
Claudia Franklin is a senior at Putnam County High School and her mother is Wanda Nix.
Claudia is the drum major for the marching band and is involved with the jazz ensemble, concert band, Anchor Club, Beta Club, Key Club, and tennis team. She also is the president of the Anchor Club and Tome Society. After high school, Claudia will attend Kennesaw State University to major in forensic anthropology.
Dr. Candice Veal is Claudia's chosen Putnam County High School Teacher-of-the-Month.
The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties wishes to congratulate each of these outstanding students and teachers.