East Haven Rotary Club September Student Of The Month Honored

EAST HAVEN, CT — The East Haven Rotary Club recently honored its first Student of the Month recipient for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The September Student of the Month, Elijah Dunaj, was chosen from the East Haven High School Science Department.

Elijah is a member of the Creative Club, the Boy Scouts Of America Troop 404, Boy Scouts Ship 100 and the East Haven High School Marching Band.

Elijah’s future plans include college and a career in astrophysics.

Each month, the Rotary recognizes a student from East Haven High School's junior class. The club makes these presentations at schools Superintendent Erica Forti’s monthly, District Wide Students of the Month Assembly, which takes place the last Friday of the month in the Media Center at the high school.

The East Haven Rotary Club presents each honoree with a certificate, a Rotary commemorative coin and a check for $100. Winners then become eligible for the $1,000 Jack Leary Memorial Scholarship to be awarded at the end of their senior year.

The East Haven Rotary Club, now in its 86th year, was organized on March 3, 1939.