Mason Kluge-Edwards

Mason Kluge-Edwards of Casco is area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for March.

Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior who has excelled academically. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a monetary award.

Parents: Sally Willey, Jim Willey and Dan Edwards.

Siblings: Leona, Evan, Clinton, Cory and Jonas.

Activities: Cross-Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Student Council President, National Honor Society, Publicity manager for Class of 2013, 4-H, AFS Club President, Yearbook, WorldQuest, Math Team and Varsity Club.

Community activities: Camp Sunshine volunteer, Alternative Spring Break for Lakes Environmental Association, Habitat for Humanity, and Partners for World Health, volunteer at Casco Days and Pumpkin Day.

Hobbies: Photography, extracurricular, volunteering.

Future plans: Mason plans on attending college (hopefully Emerson) for journalism and will hopefully work for National Geographic as a photojournalist some day.

Schools that you have or will apply to: Emerson, University of Maine at Orono, Boston University, Northeastern, Lehigh, Syracuse, Stony Brook, Purchase College, NYU and Ithaca.

Schools that you have been accepted to: Emerson, UMaine, Stony Brook, Purchase College, and Ithaca so far…

What is your favorite class? MKE. Humanities is my favorite class because we get to apply traditional, English-class-style skills to nonfiction and real-world situations. It’s informative and applicable to my potential future career.

What is your toughest class? MKE. Spanish 4 is my toughest class because we work hard daily in order to conquer huge goals…in a foreign language…

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? MKL. Continue to work when most are taking breaks.

What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? MKE. Negative peer influences.

Who has inspired you educationally? MKL. My sister, Leona Kluge-Edwards, has inspired me educationally because, although she goes about it in a nonchalant manner, she always strives to be her best in everything she does.