I am pleased to nominate Melina Vitale for THS Student of the Month for February. I have had the distinct pleasure of having Melina as a student in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program at Trinity High School for three years. She has enrolled in Intro to ECE, ECE 1, and ECE 2 courses. I have also had the distinct pleasure of having her as an active member of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America FCCLA) club for four years. In order to achieve the highest grades, she has demonstrated outstanding leadership and maintained a clear sense of purpose in all her endeavors. As her teacher, I have watched this young woman develop both academically and personally into a mature individual and ready in each and every way for her years beyond high school.

Melina has always displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ambition. She is definitely a leader in the classroom. She was constantly challenging herself by creating very interactive lessons to teach the preschoolers during her class as well as being a leader. With the techniques she has learned, she has created many lessons in math, art, science, and language Arts, as well as the theme of the week. In addition to her excellent scholastic accomplishments, she has proven her leadership ability in my classroom by helping others to achieve success by participating in the program during her senior year even though her schedule did not allow for the ability to take the course. She comes to my class daily to help and mentor the younger students in the preschool classroom.

Throughout the program, Melina has completed 150 industry hours within our Preschool laboratory classroom. She has also completed many outside hours by working with children in our community and working with the Intermediate Unit during this past summer.

As a member of the FCCLA club, Melina served as the Vice President and President of the Club for the last two years. She had taken the initiative to help plan and organize many of our events such as parents night out, princess tea party, teacher appreciation, as well as FCCLA week and dine-in day. She is a very active member and helps provide opportunities for the club to participate in community service activities. Melina is also a member of the National Honor Society, FBLA, Prom Committee, Spanish Club, and Business Honor Society

Melina Vitale is a loyal and dependable student who demonstrates many leadership skills. She has the motivation to succeed in anything that she puts her mind to. Melina is a courteous and kind student and I am happy to give her my wholehearted endorsement for Trinity High School Student of the Month.

Nominated by Mrs. Brittany Aliveto