MARYSVILLE – Chantz San Nichols and Sabrina Devora, two seniors at Marysville Getchell High School, are the final Students of the Month for the school year, as chosen by the Marysville Kiwanis and Soroptimist clubs.

Both are in the School for the Entrepreneur academy.

Chantz said he has focused on Leadership and Future Business Leaders of America, and he owes a lot to those teachers – Kristine Mikesell and Tammy Caldwell.

For leadership, he is the student body president this year, after being vice president last year and a class officer as a freshman. Chantz said he really enjoys FBLA because he gets to learn “real world” skills, such as presentation. He is a member of the schools FBLA team that will be going to nationals and competing in parliamentary.

As for his motto, he said it’s “work first, play later. I have pride in all I do.”

He said he is most proud in how he deals with other students.

“How I made them feel… love,” he said.

He enjoys numbers, having taken Precalculus, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, along with AP Literature and AP Government and Politics.

He plans to attend Central Washington University in Ellensburg next year and major in Business Administration. He is the first in his family to go to college.

For community service, he volunteers with the food bank and is a math tutor. He also is part of the school’s dinner for senior citizens, and helped with the FBLA bazaar and school street cleanup.

His sports background includes wrestling and track.

Sabrina also is the first in her family to go to college. She plans to attend Western Washington University in Bellingham. She also is interested in a career in business and would like to someday operate a family restaurant.

She is involved in marketing and the student store at MG. She also is the Spanish Club president, has a grade point average of 3.5 and has taken Advanced Placement Literature and Precalculus.

Sabrina said she is inspired by her single mom and older brother, and she wants to make them proud. She said some “people put her down” and tell her she won’t make it far because she’s a minority woman, but she wants to “prove them wrong.”

She said she’s a good problem-solver, able to get people together to talk to help solve issues.

As for public service, she participates in the food drive, but also organized a food drive for pets at the animal shelter in Everett. The also played a major role in organizing the school’s first bazaar in December.