Lions Club Students of the Month are McKailee Sorrell and Esai Sanchez. Pictured are DHS Principal Michael Gomez, DHS Students of the month McKailee Sorrell and Esai Sanchez, and Lion President Lewis Stroud.
Devine High School students McKailee Sorrell and Esai Sanchez were honored as Students of the Month at a recent Devine Lions Club meeting. Both are seniors at DHS.
McKailee Sorrell
McKailee is a senior at Devine High School. Throughout her high school years, McKailee has been involved in many areas of school and community life while taking on leadership opportunities and challenging herself academically.
She has been very involved in FCCLA throughout all four years of high school, serving as Co-Peer Involvement Chair her sophomore year, President her junior year, and Historian her senior year. She has competed in FCCLA each year, advancing from Regionals to State. During her junior year, she and her partner, Paige, traveled to Washington, D.C., where they received a Gold Medal and placed 26th in the nation for their project “Read to Succeed”. She has also been involved in Student Council, serving as Vice President her sophomore year, Secretary her junior year and Social Media Coordinator her senior year.
She currently serves as Secretary of the National Honor Society and has been involved in FCA/Youth Alive throughout high school, serving as President her sophomore year and as a student leader her junior and senior years. She played JV tennis from her freshman through junior years and is participating in UIL Literacy Criticism for the first time this year. She also gives the daily morning announcements for DHS. Academically, she is ranked third in her class and has staken honors, AP, and other advanced courses.
Outside of school, she is an active member of First Baptist Church of Natalia and volunteers through Mission Devine, food bank distributions, Vacation Bible School, Wreaths Across America, and other service opportunities. She has also worked at Land & Ranch Services since her sophomore year and began working at Devine Acres Farm this year.
After graduation, she plans to attend Texas State University to major in Health Sciences with a Pre-Nursing concentration, with the goal of earning a Bachelor Science in Nursing. She plans to become an ICU nurse and hopes to build a career centered around caring for and helping others.
She is grateful for the teachers, advisors, family, friends, and community members who have supported her throughout high school and for the opportunities she has been given to grow, lead, and serve others. She is honored to be recognized as Student of the Month.
McKailee is daughter of Michael and Brandi Sorrell.
Esai Sanchez
Esai is a senior at Devine High School. He is an honor student and a member of the National Honor Society. He is also a member of the Varsity track, baseball and soccer teams, as well as the Warhorse Band, where he plays drums.
Last year, he was honored to be selected for the ATSSB All-State Band, and is committed to working hard and giving his best effort to earn that honor again this year.
After graduation he plans to attend the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where he will major in music. He will be auditioning soon for their indoor drumline, and is excited about the opportunity to continue developing his skills and pursuing his passion for music at the collegiate level.
Esai is the son of Bert and Monica Sanchez.
