Kennedy Ihrig is the February Kiwanis Student of the Month. Ihrig is the daughter of Mike and Nicole Ihrig.

Ihrig has a GPA of 3.667 and her favorite three classes in high school have been Intro to Education, English II and AP Literature and Composition. She likes these classes because she loves English and reading and wants to be an English teacher.

At school she is involved in cheerleading, Academic Decathlon and Thespians. Through them, she has learned how to be a leader, and she has learned that teamwork is necessary to accomplish goals.

In her free time, she volunteers at her church and at ADM’s concession stands. Her goal is to receive a Humanitarian Cord at graduation.

Ihrig plans to attend college at Drake University and major in secondary education in English.

Ihrig’s advice to others about doing well in school is to avoid slacking off. She advised not getting discouraged because of just one bad grade because it doesn’t define who you are.

To Ihrig, being Kiwanis Student of the Month means her involvement counts for something. She believes she has been selected as Kiwanis Student because of her involvement in activities and because she always tries her best.