Rogers Middle Student President Looks to Help Others

Name: Courtney Kroeger

School:

Grade: 8th

Activities and Accomplishments. Courtney is a president of the student council at Rogers Middle School. She on the Honor Roll, participates in the Affton Reads Book Club—a parent/child book club that Rogers sponsors. She is also a peer mediator, part of a group which works to keep Rogers a fight-free school. She participates in the new and plays volleyball and basketball on the Rogers Middle teams. She also plays on teams at . Courtney has earned the Bronze Award in Girl Scouts and is working on the Silver Award. As student council president, she has presided over several projects, including a canned food drive which collected thousands of items for the ; a student/teacher volleyball game to support ; a 'Pasta for Pennies' campaig to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; a hats on day for Kids Caring for Kids with Cancer; and iPod days to support the Affton Christian Food Pantry.

Key to Awesomeness: "I always try to do my best, be myself and follow my main principles: try to help as many people as possible, get help when I need it, and most of all I like to have fun."