Media Rotary recently honored two Students of the Month from Penncrest High School.
Photo: (l-r) Media Rotary Past President Courtney Ballauer, Mallory Hettinger, Kaitlyn Omlar, Penncrest Assistant Principal Joe Fuhr, Media Rotary President Janice Millar-Lion
Kaitlyn Omlar, a junior at Penncrest, was the first honoree. Kaitlyn is in the National Honor Society as well as the World Language Honor Society. She is on the junior varsity tennis team and swim team. She participated as a volunteer in the Penncrest Summer Smarts program which helps early primary students improve their academic skills. Kaitlyn also is a lifeguard at Knowlton Swim Club and works as a hostess at Azie.
The second student honoree was Mallory Hettinger, a senior who is also a member of the National Honor Society as well as the Science, Math, World Language, Rho Kappa and English Honor Societies, she is the secretary of the English honor society. She received the Penncrest Academic Excellence Award twice and is an AP Scholar of Distinction for 2026. Mallory played four years of varsity field hockey as a mid-fielder where she excelled as MVP in 2025 was all central league first team, all Delco and all State second team. She also had three years varsity lacrosse in defense, where she was an mention for All-Central league. She was All- Academic in both sports for 2025. She volunteers at the Media Food Bank and is a Dreamcrazy Ambassador for 2026. She will play field hockey for and attend Lehigh University, majoring in bioengineering and to become a biomedical engineer striving to make advancements in healthcare technology.