Three local students were honored by the Kiwanis Club of Sunnyslope during its “Student of the Month” luncheon, held May 8 on the campus of Sunnyslope High School.

Katherine Rosetti of Royal Palm Middle School was selected as a Student of the Month for her outstanding academic record as well as her great character and integrity. Rosetti, who has a passion for reading and writing her own stories, was described as being always ready to learn. She received a framed certificate, a pen, a bumper sticker and a T-shirt.

Katherine Tosetti

The Kiwanis also honored the club’s two scholarship recipients at the May luncheon. Ashley Muri, a senior at Sunnyslope High School, was awarded a $1,250 renewable scholarship. Muri, who earned a 3.17 GPA, volunteers with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center as a direct caregiver. She plans on attending Central Arizona College in Casa Grande to study nursing.

John Brems

John Brems, also a senior at Sunnyslope, received a one-time $500 scholarship from the Kiwanis. Brems is a former commander  and current operations officer in the Air Force Junior ROTC. He also swam on the junior varsity swim team at Sunnyslope and participated in the school’s Color Guard, Armed Drill Team and the school’s Art Club. He will be studying physics and astronomy at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Ashley Muri

Brems also was a Sunnyslope Kiwanis Student of the Month when he was an eighth grader at Royal Palm Middle School, four years ago.