Student of the month: Kassie Lamm

Kassie Lamm, 17, has been named Student of the Month for January. She is the daughter of Bob and Jodie Lamm and is a junior at Tucumcari High School.

Lamm has been active in FCCLA, FFA, Student Council, and the National Honor Society. She volunteers with the Saint Anne's Catechism program and is active in church.

Lamm holds a 4.15 grade average, takes advanced placement classes and is a dual enrollment student at Mesalands Community College. Lamm plans to attend New Mexico State University, majoring in mechanical engineering.

The Student of the Month program is sponsored by the Tucumcari Elks Lodge No. 1172. Multiple achievements, citizenship, scholarship and leadership are the basis for selection.

Students are nominated monthly by classmates and teachers in their schools and then screened by a school student committee for selection as the student of the month.