Rotary Club of Beloit
Student of the Week
March 21, 2017
Choosing Larger School Advantages
When it was time for Genevieve to enter ninth grade, Alison said, the decision was made to have her attend BMHS. “Our children were at a very small private school, but we wanted the academics and other opportunities that would come with a larger school.
“Academically, we wanted Genevieve to have more classes to choose from and to be at a school where there was funding for all students to have ipads and other technology that would make them equally prepared to do well now and later. We felt it was important to be prepared with modern technology and for classes after high school.
“We also wanted her to have the full high school experience of activities, including football, homecoming and prom. We also wanted a big school so that you are not always in class with the same people and where you can find students with interests like yours.”
Advisors and Teachers
At Beloit, Alison continued, that included Genevieve joining the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). “By being able to join,” Alison said, “she was able to carry on her faith from her Christian school. …The club met before school and was advised by mathematics instructor Mark Schultz. Schultz, Alison said, became one of the her daughter’s three most influential teachers. “She did not have him for class, Alison,” explained, “but he was an excellent advisor.”
The other BMHS teachers who had an immensely positive impact on Genevieve, her mother said, were the science department’s Andre Dekon and Barb Greyson.
“Genevieve had Mr. Dekok for Anatomy and he mad her fall in love with science by making it fun,” Alison said, noting that her daughter has been admitted to the nursing program at Caroll College in Milwaukee. “He became a mentor and wrote all of her letters of recommendation.
“…Genevieve had Ms. Greyson for AP Chemistry. She wanted the class so she would be comfortable with chemistry in college for nursing and Ms. Greyson taught her to be comfortable with chemistry which will help a lot. She helped a lot.”
In addition to being president of the BMHS Student Senate and captain of FCA this last year, Genevieve was a Porter Scholar and Beloit College in the fall and participated in the Youth Options program to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Such options for seniors who have taken all required classes and more allows students to make excellent use of their time and earn college credit as well as certifications, Alison pointed out. “With her CNA, Alison will be working at a nursing home this summer,” she said.
Be Their Advocate!
If she and Craig have advice for other parents, Alison said, it would be to encourage your children to become involved and to be well informed about their academics. “Push them to be involved and keep on top of the classes and grades,” she said. “Be their advocate!”
Certainly this is what they are planning to continue for Genevieve’s younger sister, Grace, who will be a junior at BMHS next year and for their third daughter, Lanie, who is still in grade school but will be a Purple Knight as well.
School Bio
Genevieve Nenneman has been selected as a Rotary Student of the Week. She is the daughter of Alison and Craig Nenneman.
Genevieve has been a High Honor Roll student all four years at Beloit Memorial receiving awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement and the Superintendent’s Scholar Award. She has received department awards in English, Family Consumer Science and Physical Education. Genevieve is a member of the BMHS National Honor Society and a Beloit College Porter Scholar.
While at BMHS, Genevieve has been involved in Student Senate as president, the Captain of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Link Crew. Athletically she is a member of the BMHS Girls Volleyball Team.
Outside of BMHS, Genevieve volunteers with the Salvation Army as a Bell Ringer, Night to Shrine with Tim Tebow Foundation and with BMHS Blood Drives, Expos, Open Houses and Registrations. She is employed at Cornellier Superstore.
Genevieve will be attending Carroll University majoring in Nursing.
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