Junior Jair Herrera has been named English Student of the Month of October.

“I think it’s important to live life how you want and to not mind what others think,” Herrera said.

English teacher Eric Schaefer describes Jair as the perfect embodiment of a positively contributing Fremd student in the classroom.

“[Jair] is courageous, kind, thoughtful, and willing to do whatever is necessary to make the environment a more positive one,” Schaefer said. “He makes our classroom better, and he’s the epitome of a mighty, brave and bold influence on our school environment.”