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Smoothie King December Student-Athlete of the Month
Smoothie King December Student-Athlete of the Month
Senior Jarius Powers is the Alton High School Smoothie King December Student-Athlete of the Month selection. Jarius is a very good student and currently has a 2.986 GPA overall and a 3.33 GPA this fall semester. Jarisu has been dominating on the basketball court the past 4 years in helping lead Lady Redbird Girls Hoops to state recognition and numerous records along the way. Jarius has been recognized as SWC all-conference performer the 3 years of her high school career so far. Jarius will be announcing her college decision this Saturday to continue her basketball career at the next level.
Smoothie King December Athlete of the Month
Senior Marshall Skelton is the Alton High School Smoothie King December Athlete of the Month selection. Marshall is a 3-year letter winner in Wrestling for the Redbirds. Marshall is off to a 9-3 start this season and took 3rd Place recently at the Steve Bradley CM Wrestling Tournament. Also helped lead the Birds to the Blackcat Duals Championship last weekend. Marshall was 19-8 as a sophomore and followed that up with a 24-13 record as a junior. Marshall plans to attend college next fall and major in Social Work.
