Allison Hickey is the Mount Pulaski Senior-of-the-Month

[May 09, 2013]  MOUNT PULASKI -- Allison Hickey has been named May Senior-of-the-Month at Mount Pulaski High School. Allison is the daughter of Charlie and Stacy Hickey of Mount Pulaski.

Allison is the current president of National Honor Society. She has volunteered through the organization, with activities at Vonderlieth Living Center, the Mount Pulaski Fall Festival and the 5K run.

She also participated in Spanish Club for two years and Spirit Squad for four years.

As an athlete, Allison was a member of the varsity volleyball team that finished second in state the last two years. She was chosen for the Bloomington Pantagraph second team in volleyball and was chosen for honorable mention by the Herald and Review. She was chosen "Best Freshman Offensive Player" in volleyball in 2009, "Most Hustle JV Player" in 2010 and earned the "Varsity Lady Topper" award her junior year.

Allison has been a four-year member of the FFA at Mount Pulaski High School and is currently serving as FFA reporter. She has participated in the land-use contest and has been on the livestock judging team, which won second place at the Western Illinois University competition. She served as secretary on the parliamentary procedure team for two years and attended workshops on leadership training and reporting. She has attended both the state and national FFA conventions.

She is a member of the Topper 4-H Club and has been club president the past two years. She previously served as treasurer and reporter, and has organized and participated in fundraisers for the group.

Allison shows cattle year-round, including showings at the Logan County Fair, Macon County Fair, Piatt County Fair, Illinois State Fair and the Illinois Beef Expo. In addition to numerous other awards, she received a first place with her Angus heifer at the Illinois Beef Expo in 2013. She is a member of the American Angus Association and the Illinois Junior Angus Association.

She volunteers with her church youth group, does book work for her family's farm and coaches club volleyball.

Allison plans to attend Lincoln Land Community College as an ag business major. She has earned an FFA scholarship and a scholarship through the Heartland Beef Alliance.

The Senior-of-the-Month program is co-sponsored by Johnson's Food Center and Mount Pulaski Pharmacy. Monthly winners receive $50 toward education expenses and are eligible to compete for the $500 Senior-of-the-Year award.

[Text from file received from Mount Pulaski High School]