Rotary Honors FHS &amp; FMS Students of the Month

Pictured (L to R): Andrew Schmidt, Rotary President, Sarah Paschack, Allison Paschack, Amy Paschack, Kevin Paschack, Kevin Foltz, FHS Assistant Principal, and Lauren Quigley, FHS teacher.

Flushing High School senior Allison Paschack has been chosen as the Flushing Rotary Club Student of the Month for November.

Paschack, who will graduate with honors this spring, is seventh in her class with a 4.034 G.P.A. She has held the positions of vice-president of the National Honor Society, president of Mu Alpha Theta and president of the Science National Honor Society. She was also a member of FHS Rotary Interact Club in ninth grade through 11th grade and was the club’s treasurer in her junior year.

In addition to studies and club affiliations, Paschack plays varsity tennis, serves as a personal tutor to several FHS students and works part-time as an associate at Kohl’s on Linden Road. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, particularly Indie.

Paschack’s volunteer experience includes taking part in a service project trip to Peru, where she and other volunteers helped to build a community center in the small town of Cusco.

After graduating from FHS, Paschack plans to attend the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, to study biochemistry. Paschack said that her career pursuit is to be a pharmacologist and help people with her acquired skill set. Paschack’s favorite FHS memory was taking AP chemistry, which is taught by Lauren Quigley. Paschack said that she appreciated how Quigley made a challenging subject fun and enjoyable to study. “She is always in a good mood, and that is contagious,” Paschack said about Quigley. “I can always go to her if I need help or to just talk about something.”

Paschack has designated her $100 Rotary Club scholarship to be given to the Rainforest Alliance, a global organization that helps to support and protect rainforests around the world. She said that her donation decision was heavily influenced by her service project trip to Peru and the time she spent in the rainforest.

Paschack received her recognition alongside her parents Kevin and Amy Paschack and her younger sister Sarah, who is a freshman at Flushing High School.

The Flushing Rotary Club has also recognized eighth grader Drew Tunnicliff as the Flushing Middle School Rotary Student of the Month for November. Drew (far left) is pictured alongside his family: Dr. Steve Tunnicliff, Allyson Tunnicliff, Melissa Tunnicliff and Braeden Tunnicliff.

(Story reprinted with permission from The Flushing View, December 5, 2019, by Ben Gagnon).