Spotlight on: Kaleb Davis
October 2024 Senior Student of the Month
The Student Council decides monthly student and teacher awards with a specific category each month. The category for October 2024 for students was fall student-athletes and for teachers was a teacher who is encouraging to all students.
The Senior Student of the Month awards go to two seniors per month who are nominated and voted on by Student Council members in grades 9-11.
The High School Teacher of the Month award goes to one teacher per month who is nominated and voted on by Student Council members in grades 9-12. All Teachers of the Month become eligible to become Teacher of the Year in June.
The October 2024 Senior Students of the Month are Kaleb Davis and Audrey McDonnell. The October 2024 High School Teacher of the Month is Sarah Beardsley.
Read a Q&A with Kaleb Davis below.
Q. How do you feel about being recognized as Student of the Month for your achievements as a fall athlete?
A. It feels really good to be recognized as Student of the Month for my achievements as a fall athlete after putting in a lot of hard work for a very long time.
Q. What motivates you to excel both on the field/court and in the classroom?
A. God motivates me the most to excel both on the field and in the classroom. He pushes me further and further every day to reach my full potential.
Q. Can you share a memorable moment from this season that you’re particularly proud of?
A. A memorable moment from this season that I’m most particularly proud of is beating Beaver River after going on a losing streak. We are coming back to make our record 4-4. [Said at the time, in October.]
Q. How do you balance the demands of your sport with your academic responsibilities?
A. I mainly focus on sports because my academic responsibilities have always come easy to me. But when I have to I will focus on academic responsibilities.
Q. Who has been a major influence or source of support throughout your athletic career?
A. My mom and dad have been a major influence in my life and throughout my athletic career. They have always strived to push me to my full potential in school and with sports.
Q. What advice would you give to younger student-athletes who aspire to achieve the same recognition?
A. My advice to young athletes would be to embrace the journey! If you truly embrace the journey and everything that comes with it, the result will take care of itself… and in the slight chance that the result just doesn’t turn out in your favor, you can be at peace knowing you committed to the journey in the right way. Everything is a lesson and growing experience when you embrace the journey. The highs and lows and everything in between all become worth it.
Q. What are your plans for continuing sports after high school, and how do you see athletics shaping your future?
A. My plans for continuing sports after high school are going to a D1 athletic college for track. Athletics will shape my future a lot like it already has, making me better and better every day.