Rotary Student of the Month for May is senior Michael "Mick" Saukaitis, a son of Joseph and Sandra Saukaitis, of Kulpmont. Mick's activities at Mount Carmel Area include wrestling, cross country, track and field, marching and symphonic band, Latin and tech ed club. He is a student council representative, and was a captain for cross county and wrestling.
Saukaitis is a member of National Honor Society and Athletic Honor Society. He was a previous merit award winner and wrestling coaches' award winner. His interests include flying, running, music, shop class, outdoors and riding ATV's. He is also well-known as the Lady Tornadoes basketball team mascot, Redman. Saukaitis plans to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to major in aerospace engineering.
Senior Maura Frasch has been selected as the Rotary Student of the Month for April. Maura resides in Kulpmont with her parents John and Ann Frasch. Her activities at Mount Carmel Area include Interact, Spanish and art clubs, chorus, volleyball, softball, powderpuff football, play, chemistry and science club and student government. She is senior class treasurer. She also is a pharmacy technician at CVS in Shamokin and a gift shop employee at Knoebels. Frasch has previously received the Elks Student of the Month award, is a member of the National Honor Society and is on the distinguished honor roll. Her interests include working, hanging out with friends and family and traveling to new places. Her future plans are to attend Wilkes University to major in Pharmacy.