Members of the Kutztown Rotary Club celebrated a Student of the Month ceremony on December 6, 2023. One student from each of the Kutztown Area High School and Brandywine Heights Area High School is selected by school administrators each month throughout the school year for this award based collectively on academic achievement, school participation , and community contributions. Honored for December was Elise Sick for Kutztown and Elyse Stufflet for Brandywine Heights. 

The students addressed the club members at the Student of the Month Ceremony where they demonstrate qualities of exemplary students. The ceremony normally occurs during the Kutztown Rotary meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at the Kutztown Tavern, where the weekly meetings for the club generally take place.

Elyse Stufflet is the daughter of Heidi and Christopher Stufflet of Albertis, PA. Throughout high school Elyse has been very active in music. Since 2020 she has been heavily involved with; Marching Band, Jazz Band, and  Concert Band. Her main instrument is saxophone and has been the Drum Major for the Marching Band for the past two years. Another key focus over the past few years has been sports. She has devoted a lot of time to playing softball on the varsity team 2020-2023 and was captain this year. Elyse also has enjoyed participating in field hockey and was captain for the past two years. When not playing sports she is coaching with the Brandywine Girls Softball League and gives pitching lessons on the side. Elyse stays busy with her church and volunteers for the week of Vacation Bible School. She is also involved with the high juggling team and captain of the Spanish Club. Upon graduating she has plans to attend Kutztown University and major in Music Education. She also wishes to continue her passion of learning in all disciplines. 

Elise Sica is the daughter of Bob and Beth Sica from Kutztown, PA. Elise is active with many activities and organizations in school, including; Chorus, Select Choir, the National Art Honor Society, acting in the school musicals and the National Honor Society. With her beautiful singing voice she starred and delivered a magnificent performance as Dolly in the Kutztown School District’s fall musical of Hello Dolly. Elise and her father performed a heart warming duet during this past week at the Student of the Month celebration as well. She has also participated in other musical activities such as, County, District and Regional Chorus. Music and school activities are not the only interest of Elise, she is also busy in community service and has helped with the KCP, Kutztown Historical Society, KASD’s STEAM Fair and Jazz Fest. She also is a big movie buff and plans on pursuing a film production degree at a four-year college upon graduating high school.