Elizabethtown Area High School recently recognized seniors as Elizabethtown Rotary Club's Students of the Month. Victoria Bressler and Vincent Checco were honored for April, and Rylee Bender and Ayden Pope were recognized for May.

Bressler is the daughter of Holly and Shawn Funk of Elizabethtown. As a junior, she was inducted into the T.H. Ebersole Chapter of the National Honor Society for exhibiting the four pillars of scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Bressler was named to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 7 choir two times and the Lancaster-Lebanon Music Educators Association (LLMEA) all-star choir ensemble twice. In addition, she is a member of the high school band, chorus, orchestra, jazz band, and show choir and is a section leader in concert, jazz, and marching bands. Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards nominated Bressler as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play and Outstanding Performer in a Play.

Bressler is student director for Theatre Club and publicity secretary for Student Council, Key Club, and the Class of 2022. Her plans after graduation include attending college and majoring in music education.

Checco is the son of Michael and Mary Checco of Elizabethtown. He is active with the band, choir, and orchestra; quiz bowl; Model United Nations; and the spring musical. In addition, he is a member of the bowling team and was selected to the PMEA 7 band two times, the District 7 choir once, the LLMEA county band three times, and the county choir two times. Checco is a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, where he is active with the youth group. He is also active with the Elizabethtown College Community Orchestra.

After graduation, Checco plans to attend college and major in music education.

Bender is the daughter of Derek and Karyn Bender of Elizabethtown. As a junior, she was inducted into the T.H. Ebersole Chapter of the National Honor Society. She is captain of the tennis team, stage manager for the spring musical, finance captain for Mini-THON, and sales captain for Roots & Shoots. The Lancaster-Lebanon League named her a Section II tennis all-star. She is also a bowling team member and participates in the Bigs and Littles program. She has earned Academic Excellence Awards in Honors Chemistry, Honors Chemistry II, and Honors General Science.

Bender's plans after graduation include attending the University of Georgia and majoring in environmental engineering.

Pope is the son of Chris and Beci Pope of Elizabethtown. He was named a Do the Right Thing award winner by Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care. A member of the bowling team, he was named the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 Most Valuable Player and helped guide the Bears bowlers to their third straight Lancaster-Lebanon League Section II title.

After graduation, Pope plans to attend Millersville University to major in sports management and become a member of the university's bowling team.

The main objective of Rotary is service in the community. For information on the Rotary Club of Elizabethtown, visit http://www.elizabethtownrotary.org.