Minuteman High School announces its Students of the Term for Term Three

By Judy Bass

Minuteman High School in Lexington has selected four outstanding students as Students of the Term for Term Three.

This honor is awarded every term to one student from each grade level based upon nominations from teachers. The criteria include academic achievement and good citizenship, according to Assistant Principal Brian Tildsley.

The students chosen for Term Three are freshman Pratush Kc of Woburn, sophomore Mitchell Cupp of Concord, junior McKenzie Hartman of Sudbury, and senior Meagan Tobey of Stow.

All four attended a luncheon in their honor at the Fife & Drum Restaurant at Minuteman and were given certificates in recognition of their achievement.

Pratush Kc “is by far the hardest working student I have this year,” stated his English teacher, Kevin Sheerin, who nominated him. “Pratush has demonstrated advanced talents in English Language Arts. He has consistently turned in the best essays all year. For the third consecutive term, Pratush was a High Honors student.” Born in Kathmandu, he is in the Engineering Technology program at Minuteman and hopes to pursue a career in aerospace engineering.

Mitchell Cupp “works tremendously hard in all of his classes, and I witness this each day in Language Arts 10,” noted Mr. Sheerin in his nomination of Mitchell. “He is a polite, soft-spoken young man who is well-liked by his peers and teachers. He has been promoted to College Prep level next year in English, which he earned through hard work and perseverance.” Mitchell is in the Electrical Wiring program and earned High Honors all three terms this year. He intends to earn his master electrician’s license and open his own electrical business.

McKenzie Hartman “has shown tremendous improvement in her self-confidence and level of participation in class,” observed Terry Regan, her Environmental Science & Technology teacher and nominator. “She is more engaged in discussions, has shown more enthusiasm towards school, and is far more conscientious about paying attention to detail and turning in assignments on time.” McKenzie and a partner won the in-house SkillsUSA competition for Community Action Project and a gold medal at the SkillsUSA State competition in April. McKenzie made the Honor Roll for the third term this year. She wants to attend a four-year college to study marine biology.

Meagan Tobey was nominated by her Design and Visual Communication teacher, Ms. Maria Galante. Meagan “is very creative, talented and has unique solutions to design problems,” Ms. Galante explained. “Her current grade is A. She is one of the students that I can count on to help with client work or help others in the class.” Ms Galante described Meagan as “conscientious, a hard worker and one of my top students.”

Minuteman is an award-winning regional high school that gives its graduates a competitive edge in the new global economy by providing them with a high-quality career and technical education, coupled with a rigorous grounding in mathematics, English, science, and social studies. At Minuteman, students can currently major in 19 career and technical education programs at the same time they take rigorous academic courses, similar to those in traditional academic high schools. Minuteman offers a wide selection of academic courses and programs.