Eyth awarded for extra effort
BUTLER TWP — The band was playing. The cheerleaders were performing. The auditorium, was filled with fellow students.
While she appreciated all of the hoopla, Alyssa Eyth was humbled by it.
The Butler senior received the KDKA Extra Effort Award during an assembly Tuesday in the high school auditorium.
The award is based on academic standing, leadership in athletics and community involvement.
“I'm amazed by this,” Eyth said. “It feels strange to receive an award for doing what a high school kid is supposed to do.
“We should give our all while we're at school. Do your best. That's all I try to do.”
Eyth is a three-sport athlete at Butler, competing in volleyball during the fall, basketball in the winter, track and field in the spring. She carries a 4.43 grade point average and is headed to Mercyhurst University next school year to major in biology and play basketball.
Vice-president of the National Honor Society at Butler, Eyth also belongs to the 4-H Club, which raises animals, educates people in agriculture and brings animals in to visit nursing homes, among other activities.
To learn more about Alyssa Eyth, read Wednesday's Butler Eagle.
