The Adrian Optimist Club is pleased to honor Students of the Month from the Miami, Ballard, and Adrian schools. Criteria for this honor center on outstanding academic and civic achievement and school spirit. Staff at each of the schools make the selection, and their decision is based on expansion of these criteria. Selection is based on the criteria, but a student stepping up to a particular task will come to play in it. Each student is honored with a certificate of recognition from the Adrian Optimist Club and $20.00 in Adrian Chamber of Commerce “Chamber Bucks.”
Eli Johnson, son of Daniel and Jessica Johnson is a senior at Miami High School. His main activity in school is FFA which comes into handy since his activities outside school are taking care of cattle and row crop farming. Eli statement is “always work hard and you will achieve your goals. Also, don’t be afraid to try new things.” He plans to attend Fort Scott Community College to major in welding. Staff stated that Eli is a leader in and out of the classroom. He works hard to excel at his school work while also maintaining an extremely busy schedule on the farm. Eli is a dependable and considerate young man who goes out of his way to help others.
