The Hastings Rotary Club has named Hastings High School senior Julia Rotty as its February 2025 Student of the Month, recognizing her commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and service to her …
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The Hastings Rotary Club has named Hastings High School senior Julia Rotty as its February 2025 Student of the Month, recognizing her commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and service to her school and community.
Rotty was nominated by Hastings High School teacher Marissa Welch, who described her as an exemplary student and a role model among her peers. Maintaining a 4.0 GPA while balancing numerous extracurricular activities, Rotty embodies the Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self.”
As a captain of the Hastings girls tennis team, a Riverside show choir participant, and a member of both the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, Rotty has made a lasting impact at Hastings High School. She is also involved in Peer Tutors, Link Crew, and the school’s Athleadership group, which promotes leadership through athletics.
Beyond her school involvement, Rotty works as a dietary aide at Hastings Senior Health and Living, demonstrating her commitment to service outside the classroom. Welch praised Rotty’s willingness to help whenever needed, noting that she has assisted teachers in organizing offices and supplies to benefit students, set up and staffed the girl’s tennis table at the school’s activities fair, and volunteered at Rivertown Live’s cheese curd booth to represent her team and serve the community.
“Julia is soft-spoken but sure and determined, incredibly kind-hearted, and easygoing,” Welch said. “She has strong values that she demonstrates on a regular basis, and I believe she is especially deserving of this recognition.”
The Student of the Month award is based on a student’s involvement in service-related groups, leadership among peers, dedication to success for themselves and others, and adherence to the Rotary’s Four-Way Test: truth, fairness, goodwill, and benefit to all concerned.
Rotty and her parents were honored at the Hastings Rotary Club meeting on Thursday, March 13, at 7:20 a.m. at the 2nd Street Depot where she was introduced to Rotary members and received an award recognizing her accomplishments.
