September Lions Student of the Month: Jack Mills

Jack Mills

Jack. W. Mills of Casco has been selected as the area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for September.

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.

Parent: Kathleen Vachon

Sibling: Olivia Mills

Activities: Jazz choir, Show Choir, jazz combo, fall drama, spring musical

Community activities: National Honor Society, Casco Halloween party volunteer

Hobbies: stringed instruments, public radio, history.

Future plans: Professor of classics

Schools that you have applied to or will apply to: those with quality classics programs.

What is your favorite class? JM. AP English because I have enjoyed the texts that we have read thus far, and the teacher is academically engaging.

What is your toughest class? JM. Greek… the verb alone is insurmountable.

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? JM. I would like to say that I am highly organized, but the truth is that I feel that I work well under pressure.

What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? JM. It is most important for each student to recognize that the person beside him or her is not necessarily the competition; the competition is global.

Who has inspired you educationally? JM. My mother. She is my champion.