{"id":8919,"date":"2026-03-24T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/?p=8919"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:26:50","slug":"february-students-of-the-month-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/february-students-of-the-month-3\/","title":{"rendered":"February Students of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every month, the Montoursville Lions Club picks two seniors to recognize as Students of the Month. The Arrowhead is not responsible for choosing the Students of the Month.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Grace Barkauskas <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8921 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BARKAUSKAS_GRACE_Dup_1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BARKAUSKAS_GRACE_Dup_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BARKAUSKAS_GRACE_Dup_1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BARKAUSKAS_GRACE_Dup_1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BARKAUSKAS_GRACE_Dup_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Parents: Nik and Stacey Barkauskas\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What sports, clubs, and\/or activities are you involved in?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201c[I am] president of marching, jazz, and concert band, secretary of concert choir, \u2018Ville A Capella ensemble, Theater club, Musical Theater club, Thespian Honor Society, and hours secretary of Student Government. I am also in Key Club, and outside of school I participate in Girl Scouts in which I just earned the Gold Award.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What are your plans for after high school?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI plan to attend Syracuse University for Music Education.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is your favorite memory?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cAll of the memories I\u2019ve shared with my fellow marching band seniors are my favorites.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is your favorite quote?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201c\u2018Not an end, but a start of all things left to do,\u2019 -Hozier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: Do you have a favorite school tradition? If so, what is it?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI love Friday Night Lights and everything about football season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is something that you enjoy doing in your free time?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI love playing saxophone and just being creative in my spare time, if I have any!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: Pick either a favorite singer\/band\/song, movie\/TV show, or book, and tell me a bit about why it is your favorite!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI love Hozier\u2019s music! I\u2019ve seen him in concert twice, I own his vinyl records, and lots of shirts. His lyrics and music mean so much to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is a goal of yours for the rest of senior year?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI\u2019m trying to be kind to everyone I see, since I don\u2019t have much time left with the students at MAHS, I want to leave a positive impact.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: If you could give any advice to future seniors, what would it be?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cTry something new! The worst that could happen is that you don\u2019t like it, and you don\u2019t have to stick with it then. We\u2019re graduating anyway, so do what makes you happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Ethan Harris<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8922 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/HARRIS_ETHAN_Dup_1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/HARRIS_ETHAN_Dup_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/HARRIS_ETHAN_Dup_1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/HARRIS_ETHAN_Dup_1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/HARRIS_ETHAN_Dup_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Parents: Matt and Danielle Harris<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What sports, clubs, and\/or activities are you involved in?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cBasketball, track and Key Club.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What are your plans for after high school?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cServe the Coast Guard and get a trade or make a career out of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is your favorite memory?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cProbably vacations with family since we travel a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is your favorite quote?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cVeni Vidi Vici, since it always stuck out to me and it\u2019s impactful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: Do you have a favorite school tradition? If so, what is it?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI don\u2019t really have a favorite school tradition but I do like bringing my &#8216;Vette out during spring and summer and getting tons of compliments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is something that you enjoy doing in your free time?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI enjoy hanging out with friends, lifting, reading scripture, and fooling around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: Pick either a favorite singer\/band\/song, movie\/TV show, or book, and tell me a bit about why it is your favorite!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cMy favorite artist is Drake since I grew up listening to him and I mostly listen to rap or rock.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: What is a goal of yours for the rest of senior year?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cA goal for the rest of my senior year is to enjoy it and work hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><b>Q: If you could give any advice to future seniors, what would it be?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A: \u201cI encourage them to work hard and just enjoy your year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, the Montoursville Lions Club picks two seniors to recognize as Students of the Month. 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