Smoothie King March Student-Athlete of the Month

Junior Ben Helfrich is the Alton High School Smoothie King March Student-Athlete of the Month selection. Ben is a very good student and currently has a 4.127 GPA overall and had straight A’s the fall semester. Ben is multi-sport athlete and was a Varsity starter in the fall for Boys Soccer and will be one of the top athletes this spring for Boys Track. He is a 2-year letter winner so far in both sports. Ben is a member of Redbird Nest along with Physics Club. Ben hopes to run in college after high school.

Senior Talia Norman is the Alton High School Smoothie King March Athlete of the Month selection. Talia is a 4-year letter winner and starter for the Lady Redbird Girls Basketball team and helped lead the Lady Redbirds to a 3^rd Place finish in the IHSA 4A State Girls Basketball Championships and a 34-3 record this past season. Talia led the team in points and rebounds this season at 16.0 ppg and 9.6 rpg, while shooting 63% from the field. Talia was named 1^st Team IBCA All-State, 1^st Team Southwestern All-Conference, and made the All-Tournament teams this year at Dunlap and Mascoutah. Talia is an excellent student and currently has a 3.417 GPA overall. Talia plans to attend Drury University in Springfield, MO on a full basketball scholarship and would like to become a lawyer someday