Delaney Howard of Mt. Pulaski, daughter of Lisa Howard and Heath Howard, has been named October-Senior-of-the-month at Mount Pulaski High School. She was selected for this honor based on the criteria of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
During her time at MPHS, Delaney has been involved in numerous extra-curricular activities. For 4 years she has been a member of Cheerleading, Track, Art Club, Spanish Club, and Student Council, serving 3 years as a class officer and 1 year as Vice President. She participated in Science Olympiad for 3 years, Academic Challenge for 2 years, and 1 year in Drama Club.
Delaney has earned Spanish student of the year and the Rising Star award in Cheerleading. She set the school record for the 200m dash and has the 2nd highest school record for the 100m dash. She also earned 2nd place in Anatomy in Science Olympiad.
Outside of school Delaney works at Starbucks 20+ hours per week. She has also accumulated 188 community service hours helping with Compass4Kids car show, canned food drives, making cards for the residents at Vonderlieth, and helping with Christmas on Vinegar Hill.
Delaney plans to attend Missouri State University and major in Clinical Lab Science and then attend medical school.
The Senior-of-the-Month program is sponsored by Conaway Handyman Service and Downing, Przykopanski, Clements, & May Insurance Agency, Inc.. They are also in the running for the $500 Senior-of-the-Year award sponsored by Illinois National Bank.