Rotary students of the month for October
Published 11:10 am Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Mercer Island High School seniors Alison Rorem and Jackson Caputo were the Rotary Club’s Islanders of the Month for October.
Rorem is a member of the National Honor Society, a peer mentor with the personalized learning program, plays French horn in band and mellophone for concert and marching band, and is a member of the girls swim and water polo teams. Rorem also participates in Islander Crew and the Student Leadership Volunteer program.
Outside of school, Rorem works as a swim instructor and lifeguard at Mary Wayte Pool. She is an active volunteer at Holy Trinity Lutheran, where she serves as a Sunday School teacher and a vacation Bible school counselor. Rorem is a group leader with Young Life, a WyldLife club leader and also volunteers with the National Charity League.
She loves animals, baking and knitting, and is the maker of MI headbands. The daughter of Brendan and Kelly Rorem, she plans to attend a university and study nursing.
Caputo is a member of the National Honor Society, is a football captain at MIHS, has also played lacrosse and wrestled at MIHS, and was a member of the Rotary Club committee.
He is a volunteer for the Little Sisters Foundation, and has helped start a mobile library program, run a college integration program and partner Little Sisters with the clean water organization Splash. As a freshman, Caputo created a 501(c)3 to raise money for students in Costa Rica. He enjoys skiing and in 2013, was a national championship qualifier.
The son of Lisa and Mark Caputo, he plans to attend college and study economics, political science or history.
