The High School Services Committee recently presented the Rotary High School Leadership Awards to Emely Chairez and Anna Tessendorf.
Emely Chairez from Lincoln Southwest High School was honored with the Student Leadership Award on May 12. Emely served as the Editor-in-Chief for The Hawk, Southwest’s Newspaper. She also has been active in Teens Influencing Equity Club, LSW Scholar Advisor and Equity Cadre, Genders and Sexualities Alliance, and more. She has been on Honor Roll, receiving the highest distinction throughout high school. Emely plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall, majoring in Journalism and Mass Communications.Pictured here are Emely Chairez with High School Services Committee rep Christine Weeks and President John Gessert.
Anna Tessendorf is a high school senior at Lincoln East High School. During her time at East, she has been an Ambassador for two years, a board member of her school’s National Honor Society, and was on the Student Council for two years. She has been on East’s dance team for three years and was a co-captain this year. Also, she was the layout editor for her school’s yearbook and worked on the yearbook the previous year as well. Outside of class, she was a member of East’s Girls Who Code club, a competitive dancer for her dance studio, and a member of NHRI for two years. Looking forward, Anna will attend Chapman University as a part of Dodge College as a Film and Television Production major and is a member of the honors college. Additionally, she plans to minor in Computer Science, as her career goal is to be an editor for film and other forms of media. Anna is grateful for her time at East High School and looks forward to attending her top college.Pictured here are Anna Tessendorf with High School Services Committee rep Joel Stoltenow and President John Gessert.
