East Haven Rotary Club Honors Students Of The Month

EAST HAVEN, CT — Recently, the East Haven Rotary Club honored their Student of the Month recipients for January and February of the 2023-2024 academic year.

Each month, the Rotary recognizes a student from East Haven High School's junior class. The club makes these presentations at Superintendent Erica Forti’s monthly, District Wide Students of the Month Assembly, which takes place the last Friday of the month in the Media Center at the high school.

The East Haven Rotary Club presents each honoree with a certificate, a Rotary commemorative coin and a check for $100. Winners then become eligible for the $1000 Jack Leary Memorial Scholarship to be awarded at the end of their senior year.

Mercilyn Akom-Brew was named January Student of the Month.

Mercilyn is a member of the Media Club and the head photographer at her church. She is also on the East Haven High School track team. Mercilyn has career aspirations to become a filmmaker and would also like to become a teacher.

Anthony Arcangelo was February Student of the Month.

Anthony is a member of Future Business Leaders of America, the Science Club and is a Commissioner on the Town of East Haven Youth Service Commission. He is also a member of the National Honor Society. Anthony’s future plans are to study finance in college.

The Rotary Club, now in its 86th year, was organized on March 3, 1939.