The Elks of Wareham/New Bedford Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school and community service, industry and farming.
We congratulate Senior Lily Govoni of Rochester for being selected as Student of the Month by the Old Rochester Regional High School Faculty and Staff. Govoni is self-motivated and very talented. She loves to knit and crochet, and she creates patterns and designs to make her own clothes. She had the initiative to begin the Knit OR Crochet Club at ORR, with the intention to donate the knitting pieces to a local shelter. Her vision for the club was that students could provide hats, scarf, and mittens to the people in need to help them stay warm in the very cold winter months. She also wanted to knit to help reduce stress in high school students, and to promote resiliency, one of the CORE Values at ORR. Thanks to Govoni’s idea, and her dedication, the club was able to donate 70 pieces (hats, scarfs, headbands, and mittens) during March.