Each week, staff at Riverton High School nominate a student who has shown outstanding behavior towards their peers and their academics. At the end of the year, County 10 will present a scholarship of $500 to one of the students nominated! Click here to view all students.
Alexis Taylor was nominated as the RHS student of the week by Samantha Howerton.
Mrs. Samantha Howerton: Lexi is a creative, fun, and invested soul at RHS. She leads her peers in all things school spirit, on the volleyball court, and even throwing a heavy metal ball for track. She is also able to maintain a stellar GPA and take numerous dual credit courses. She will be sorely missed next year. Thanks for everything you do, Lexi!
Mrs. Tomi Kirkland: Want to talk about strength of character? Lexi is your girl. Wondering who has confidence and grit? This girl has it in spades. Lexi Taylor is a spectacular student: she has filled her high school years with tons of upper-level classes (and excelled in all of her classes). Lexi is a phenomenal athlete: she has played three sports for three years and plans on continuing that path her senior year. Lexi never gives up even when the going gets hard. She rises above with beauty, grace and grit. She has big plans for the future. Her genuine love of a good time and a good student section theme will leave a void when she graduates. Lexi has left her mark on RHS athletics and in my classroom. Plus, she laughs at my jokes, visits at random times of the day and is part of the best advisory group at RHS so she will be missed next year!
School Activities: Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Field, Student Council, National Honor Society, and C.A.N.
Outside Activities/Hobbies: Outside of school I love traveling with my family as well as spending time with family and friends.
Student’s Plans After Graduation: My plans after graduation are to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to play Division II volleyball in the RMAC conference and pursue a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
1. What advice do you have for younger students? Advice I have for younger students is to live in the moment, life truly moves fast.
2. Who is your favorite teacher, and why? Paige Phalen is my favorite teacher. I don’t take any classes from her but she is the athletic trainer and is always putting up with my problematic self-post/pre practice.
3. What is your favorite school subject or activity, and why? My favorite subjects in school are Math and Science. They make the most sense to me and I enjoy learning about them. This is why I am going into engineering. My favorite school activities would be all of my sports I do. I don’t have a favorite one because they each are special with different groups of girls and teammates.
4. What makes your school special? RHS is very special because we are a competitive and spirited school.
Justin Taylor and Andrea Taylor are the proud parents of Alexis.