October Rotary Good Citizen: Kristina Morton

Kristina Morton

Kristina Morton of Casco has been selected as the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club’s “Citizen of the Month” for October.

Each month, the Rotary Club recognizes a Lake Region High School student who displays good citizenship and contributes to the school community. The recipient is honored at a Rotary breakfast meeting and is presented a savings bond.

Parents: Jill and Larry Morton

Sibling: Ryan Morton

Activities: Varsity Club, Prom Committee, AFS Club, varsity field hockey, indoor track and softball.

Community activities: Maine Youth Leadership member, field hockey camp volunteer, Just Desserts, concession stand volunteer, class fundraising.

Hobbies: I love playing sports and enjoy hiking and reading.

Future plans: I plan to become a dental hygienist or a dentist.

Schools that you have or will apply: I will be applying to the University of Connecticut, Binghamton and the University of New England.

What is your favorite class? KM. My favorite class is photography because I love playing around with my camera and taking pictures.

What is your toughest class? KM. My toughest class is probably physics, because it takes complex understanding, and a lot of time to understand the concepts.

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? KM. I use my free periods in school to my advantage, and finish most of my schoolwork before I even get home.

What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? KM. I believe that the biggest problem that high school students face is learning to accept others. People judge others way too often without even really knowing them.

Who has inspired you educationally? KM. My father has probably been my biggest inspiration. He always pushes me to do my best in school, and he and I are very alike in our “strong” points. He is very smart and I hope to be just like him some day!