By Dr. Ferrell Miller
JC Breakfast Optimist Club
On December 10 at the Hampton Inn in Junction City, JC Breakfast Optimist Club members awarded the Hugh O’Brien Youth (H.O.B.Y) Leadership Scholarship to Jaelynn Rhone. Jaelynn is a sophomore at Junction City High School and will attend the Leadership Camp at Kansas State University. She is in the Business, Public Service and Hospitality Academy (BPSH) at JCHS and upon graduation from high school plans to apply to Howard University, study law and one day be the President of the United States. Her mother, Teandra, shared that “Jaelynn has stated for many years that she wants to be the President of the United States one day.”
Crystal Holzer, Junction City High School Freshman Success Academy Counselor and coordinator of the H.O.B.Y. Scholarship shared about Jaelynn’s involvement at school in the National Honor Society, Student2Student ambassador program and others.
Mrs. Holzer also explained the process of transitioning eighth graders from Fort Riley Middle and Junction City Middle Schools to the high school. “Having the current 460 freshmen students on teams similar to those student experience at the two middle schools helps make the transition smoother for them. Core subjects of Math, English, Science and Social Studies with only four teachers every other day, electives chosen by the student based upon interest and a focus on a career pathway can help guide students toward college, vo-tech or work following graduation.