Students Of The Month Named

Elizabethtown Area High School seniors Megan Handshew and Benjamin Azzalina were named the Elizabethtown Rotary Club's Students of the Month for January. Handshew and Azzalina were honored for their high academic achievement, extensive school involvement, and community service activities.

Megan is the daughter of Mike and Deb Handshew of Elizabethtown. She is a member of the National Honor Society. Megan holds numerous leadership positions at the high school, including secretary for the Class of 2021, webmaster for the Key Club, and captain of the girls' swimming and diving team. She is a member of the high school band, concert choir, and show choir. She has also performed in both the fall play and spring musical.

Megan received the Academic Excellence Award in Mind & Body Wellness as part of the high school's underclass awards program. She has also earned varsity letters in swimming and track and field.

Megan is active in the community, where she is both a dancer and teacher assistant with the E-Dance Center. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she supported the Elizabethtown Ministerium by serving lunches to families in need. Megan has also volunteered at the Water Street Mission, the Wittel Farm, Lantern Hill, the Ronald McDonald House, and the Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown. She is an active member of Christ Lutheran Church in Elizabethtown.

Megan plans to attend college and major in special education.

Benjamin is the son of Scott and Georgann Azzalina of Elizabethtown. He is a member of the National Honor Society. Benjamin holds numerous leadership positions at the high school, including Student Council treasurer and swim team captain. An accomplished swimmer, he holds two school records and is a three-time, first-team all-conference swimmer. He is active with the stock market club, Mini-THON, the gifted education program, and the Student Ambassador program.

Benjamin has earned Elizabethtown Area High School's Outstanding Underclassman Award. He also was a Latin American Alliance Spanish Literature Contest Winner.

In the community, started an emergency fund to help community members who have been impacted by COVID-19. Benjamin is an active member of Saint Peter's Catholic Church in Elizabethtown, where he is an altar server and youth group member.

Benjamin plans to attend college with a major in finance and a specialization in investment banking.

For information on the Rotary Club of Elizabethtown, readers may visit http://www.elizabethtownrotary.org.