Lake County Gazette

The Grant Community High School has named Casey McCleery as the March Student of the Month. Casey, a senior and daughter of Jason and Becky McCleery from Volo, has demonstrated significant academic achievements, maintaining Honor Roll status each semester and completing nine AP courses. She has also received the Scholar Athlete award multiple times and holds a GPA of 4.447.

Casey will serve as the Student Representative to the Board of Education for the 2024/25 school year, providing monthly reports on student activities and issues. Her involvement in extracurricular activities is extensive. She is currently President of the National Art Honor Society, where she has earned service awards for her volunteer work. Additionally, she has contributed backstage in theater productions, competed in FBLA—securing third place at state level for Journalism Objective Testing—and participated in tennis both as a player and team manager.

Her community engagement includes interning with Tenth Dems since her junior year, assisting with campaigning and fundraising efforts for local candidates. Casey has also volunteered at Lake Villa Library and served as a counselor at Camp Invention summer camp.

In her free time, Casey enjoys visiting Fox Lake Movie Theater on $6 Tuesdays, spending time with friends, playing tennis, video gaming, and writing. Looking ahead to next year, she plans to attend Lake Forest College to pursue a double major in communications and political science with a minor in English. Her career aspirations include working on political campaigns or writing for late-night television.

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