SHS Senior, Caleb Meyer of Seward is the Seward Rotary Club’s February Youth Rotarian of the Month. He is the son of Rev. Michael and Stacey Meyer. He was recognized and honored at the weekly Rotary Club’s noon luncheon meeting. He was introduced, presented with a packet of materials on Seward and Rotary International and a Rotary Club banner. Caleb was presented with a Rotary Club scholarship for books next year and is now a finalist for the Seward Rotary Club’s annual Youth Rotarian of the Year.
SHS Senior, Caleb Meyer of Seward is the Seward Rotary Club’s February Youth Rotarian of the Month. He is the son of Rev. Michael and Stacey Meyer. He was recognized and honored at the weekly Rotary Club’s noon luncheon meeting. He was introduced, presented with a packet of materials on Seward and Rotary International and a Rotary Club banner. Caleb was presented with a Rotary Club scholarship for books next year and is now a finalist for the Seward Rotary Club’s annual Youth Rotarian of the Year.
Celeb is an SHS scholar/athlete. He has been on the SHS Honor Roll all twelve consecutive terms, with A’s in all classes eight consecutive terms and holds a 4.0 grade point average, with an A grade in two Advanced Placement (AP) classes. He is considered one of the leaders in the local, SHS National Honor Society.
He has been involved in SHS Football and Basketball but really concentrates on SHS Baseball as his “sport!” He was a member of the SHS Junior Varsity in Baseball for two years and now Varsity Baseball for SHS the last two years. He also has been very involved in the Fall Leagues for high school baseball.
He participated in the SHS Quiz Bowl team, and competed in the local, SHS Poetry Out Loud poetry recitation contest. He also participated in various contests associated with the Nebraska State Fair Education Division.
He has been in Mixed Choir for three years and is a member of the 2017 Show Choir/SHS Swing Choir.
He has been in the FFA for all four years of High School and is an active and loyal member of the club. He participated in FFA District events in 2017 and won the FFA Districts in Floriculture and was an FFA State Qualifier in Floriculture Competition in 2018.
He is a loyal member of the Rock Lutheran Church in Seward and a voice of their youth program. His is a member of their Godparents program and attended the 2016 National Youth Gathering and is planning to attend one this year as well.
Caleb has been involved with employment with field work over the years, and a longtime employee with Syngenta Seeds in Goehner, Nebraska, where he captured pollen found on the tassels of corn and carefully poured pollen onto silked ear shoots, in a variety of heat and “harsh” weather-six to seven days a week the month of June and July. He eventually was promoted and is currently an Assistant Crew Leader.
His volunteer, “Service Above Self” efforts have been varied and extensive. He is a very loyal volunteer for Rotary at the local Seward Recycling Center, the FFA Living History Museum, the Softball Concession stand, many church cleaning activities, numerous church garage sales and many, many Vacation Bible School helper assignments. He has been a very loyal volunteer for the annual Seward Rotary Club “Stuff the Cruiser” toy distribution day at the Civic Center.
He plans to attend Wayne State College and is interested in either Pre-Professional Finance or Pre-Medicine but has not decided on a Major as of yet.
The Seward Rotary Club honors one Seward High Senior every month that school is in session for the 2018-2019 school year, honoring ten local high school seniors, naming them the Seward Youth Rotarian of the Month and eventually a Youth Rotarian of the Year. The award is based on character, scholarship, integrity and an emphasis is placed on volunteerism-which is the Rotary motto-“Service Above Self!” Applications are available at the local, Seward High Counselor’s office. All of the Youth Rotarians of the Month will again be recognized at the annual SHS Honors Night in May, and the Seward Youth Rotarian of the Year will be announced.