Here's the Rockford Register Star Student of the Week for April 1-5
Hononegah High School's Ben Klink is the winner of the Rockford Register Star's Student of the Week poll for April 1-5.
More than 1,700 people voted, and Klink collected 50% of the vote.
Klink, a junior, is excelling in the classroom taking honors and AP courses, has earned National Honor Society recognition, and goes above and beyond in helping others.
Other nominees were Jack Klinger of Keith Country Day School and Jordan Carey of Jefferson High School.
Anyone wishing to nominate a high school student for Student of the Week can send an email to studentoftheweek@rrstar.com by 11 a.m. Friday. Be sure to include the student's name, age, grade in school, a list of academic adn extracurricular achievements, a photo of the student and a couple sentences about why that student deserves to be in Student of the Week.
A list of finalists for Student of the Week publishes online at rrstar.com on Mondays and in print in the Rockford Register Star on Tuesdays.
Readers can vote for who they think deserves the title of Student of the Week in our online poll. You can vote as many times as you want until 11 a.m. Thursday.
Winners are announced online Friday and in print on Sundays.
Chris Green is a Rockford Register Star general assignment reporter. He can be reached at 815-987-1241, via email at cgreen@rrstar.com and Twitter @chrisfgreen.
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