Solanco High School juniors Madison Gonce and Kara Peace have been selected as Lancaster South Rotary Club's Students of the Month for January. They were presented to the club by school principal Scott Long. Students of the Month are selected on the basis of academic excellence as well as school and community service.

Madison is the daughter of Julie Atwood and David Gonce. She was the club organizer of HAVEN, Project LIT and the Newspaper Club, and she is co-president of SAGA. When time permits, Madison participates in the Drama Club. She has been recognized twice as a Solanco breakfast club reward recipient, and she received honorable mention for an article she submitted in a Juneteenth writing contest. In the community, Madison volunteers at the Quarryville Library. After graduation, she plans to take a few college courses and complete an internship before enrolling at Reed College.

Kara is the daughter of Barney and Laura Peace of Willow Street. She has consistently been listed on the honor roll and is a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. Through the dual enrollment program, she takes college courses at HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. Kara is the treasurer of the Student Senate and a member of the Renaissance Club, Grinders Club and Link Crew. She is also a member of the soccer, basketball and track teams. Kara is involved in the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Mentorship Program. In her spare time, Kara referees soccer. Following graduation, Kara plans to attend college to study business/marketing or engineering with a minor in Spanish, and she hopes to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.

Rotary Club of Lancaster South meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in person and on Zoom at 7:30 a.m. at Oak Leaf Manor South, 2101 Wabank Road, Millersville. Anyone wishing to attend should email PJ Roberts at pjwrench@gmail.com. For more information, visit http://www.lancsouthrotary.org.