Zachary Karfelt Applause
The Education Council of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce recently honored Zachary Karfelt of South Connellsville, a junior at Connellsville Career and Technical Center, as a student of the month for December.
A son of Steven D. Karfelt and Traci Reich, he plans to attend Penn State University to study computer networking with the career goal of working in the field of cyber security.
Karfelt is active in the extracurricular activities at Connellsville CTC, helping with computer maintenance there and at his high school.
He is a member of the Albright United Methodist Church.
Karfelt has frequently been named to the honor roll.
He has work experience with utility maintenance.
Elected by their schools based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and citizenship, students of the month are honored by the chamber’s Education Council and will be presented a recognition certificate at the students of the month dinner in April.
The sponsor for the Connellsville Career and Technical Center Students of the Month, first semester, is Ruth Ann Cummings in memory of Tyler.