Meet the nominees for the Ames Tribune's Student of the Week

Celia Brocker, Ames Tribune
Updated ·2 min read

The latest Ames Tribune Student of the Week poll is live.

Each week, Story County principals and faculty nominate high schoolers for the Ames Tribune's student recognition program.

This series highlights success in academics and extracurriculars. AmesTrib.com readers vote to determine the winners.

The public can vote until 5 p.m. on Thursday, 16. The student with the most votes will be announced on Friday, May 17. An accompanying story will be published in the Ames Tribune.

The most recent winner in the Ames Tribune Student of the Week series was Jacques Attinger of Ames.

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Here are the Student of the Week nominees for the week of May 17:

Clare Stahr, Gilbert

Clare Stahr is a 4.0 student-athlete and accomplished fine arts participant. Most recently, she was part of the GHS band and choir ensembles that earned Division I ratings in the Large Group Contests. She is a percussionist for the band and a member of the 11/12 and audition choirs for Gilbert High School.

Stahr is also an elite distance runner. She is part of the record-setting 4x800 relay team at GHS and has been a leader in cross country and track. Stahr also participates in Speech and is a member of the Student Council.

Kaydence Reyes, Colo-NESCO

Kaydence Reyes continually demonstrates accountability and a desire to be successful in Spanish class each day. At semester, there was a change in the Spanish classroom and how students would receive the curriculum. Reyes made the transition with a positive attitude and demonstrated strong leadership qualities amongst her peers. She is one of the first to offer support and to help classmates who are struggling.

Reyes is continually involved in other extracurricular activities such as student council, volleyball, basketball, spring musical, choir, soccer, and softball where she demonstrates the same positive qualities. She is a great example of what it takes to be a Royal at Colo-NESCO.

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Do you want your student to be considered as Student of the Week? Ask your principal to send nominees to studentoftheweek@amestrib.com.

Celia Brocker is a government, crime, political and education reporter for the Ames Tribune. She can be reached at CBrocker@gannett.com.

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