From Honor Roll To Home Services: Manhattan Teen Does It All

Manhattan, Illinois — Illinois is home to students who are showing up, standing out and making a real impact in their schools and communities. To celebrate them, Patch and T-Mobile have partnered to spotlight local students excelling in academics, athletics, the arts and beyond.

This submission comes from Helen Pecho, who nominated Joey.

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If you know a student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured as a Star Student on Patch.

What is the star student’s name?

Joey

What grade is the student in?

Sophomore

How do you know the star student?

Child

Tell us about your star student's accomplishments and why they deserve to be recognized on Patch!

My 16-year-old son, Joey, is an amazing, inspiring, well-rounded young man. In addition to his high honor roll achievements and the variety of sports he plays at school, Joey has a big heart. He enjoys volunteering as a Eucharistic Minister at Providence Catholic School Masses, as well as Sunday Mass at St. Joe’s in Manhattan.

Joey is currently enrolling youth for a new program he will be helping lead at St. Joe’s Church this summer. He not only loves hanging out with friends from school, but also enjoys spending time and cooking with his senior citizen friends.

You may have seen Joey riding around the neighborhood with his bike and trailer in a blue T-shirt and hat printed with “Joey’s Home Services.” He is quite the entrepreneur with his power washing, landscaping, and window washing business. If he doesn’t know how to do something, he figures it out!

He amazes my husband and me every day, and we could not be more proud.

What three words best describe your star student?

Smart, ambitious, kind.

Keep up the great work, Joey! If you know a star student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured on Patch.

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