November Kiwanis Student of the Month: Emily Hlas
Photo by Zoe Marckmann
Emily Hlas is one of the November Kiwanis Student of the Month. She is a senior at ADM and is the daughter of Jerry and Christina Hlas. Her GPA is 4.0, and her favorite classes that she has taken is band and music theory.
Emily is involved in the following activities band, cross country, and softball. She has learned from these activities that hard work pays off and to enjoy the little things in life.
Being Kiwanis Student of the Month to Emily is encouragement that she is working hard and doing well in school. Emily is considering attending ISU or NWMS and majoring in undecided.
In honor of Emily’s achievements, Kiwanis of Adel has donated $50 to the ADM Scholarship Fund.
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![Rhyan Miller is the April student of the month. Miller is the daughter of Charity and Rich Miller, and has maintained a 3.925 GPA. Her three favorite classes in high school have been drama as literature, Prostart II, and news journalism. Miller participates in cross country, theater, individual and large group speech, the prostart team, student council, NHS, silver cord, and track. She feels that her experiences in those activities have made her more extroverted, sharing that she is "not afraid of [her] own voice anymore." Miller plans to attend Winona State University to major in psychology and minor in political science. Her advice to others is to "Fake it 'till you make it." She feels she was selected as student of the month due to her increased active presence in the classroom. She is also thankful for the good parking spot. In honor of her achievements, Raccoon Valley Bank has donated $100 to the ADM Scholarship Foundation.](https://blackandredgister.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260427_104331-600x450.jpg)
