The Oxford Rotary Club recently honored Oxford Area High School students Emma Byers and Kiernan Clark as the Rotary Seniors of the Month.

Clark said that he is honored to be selected as a Rotary Senior of the Month. He is a lifelong resident of Oxford and takes pride in being a part of the community. He is very involved in extracurricular activities in school and in the community. He takes numerous AP and Honors courses and serves as the vice president of the Class of 2026. He is a member of the National Honor Society, the National English Honor Society, and the Chester County Student Forum. Clark is also a leader in the school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and an ambassador for the Morgan’s Message Foundation. He is a four-year member of the Oxford swim team and a four-year captain of the Oxford lacrosse team. He received First Team All- Ches-Mont honors along with the George A. Kruse Sportsmanship Award. Clark works as a head lifeguard at the Jennersville YMCA and a groundskeeper and maintenance technician at the West Nottingham Academy. He volunteers as a lacrosse coach through the Oxford Youth Lacrosse program. He attends Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and said that his faith is the most important aspect of his life. That led to his commitment to attend Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pa., where he will be studying mechanical engineering and playing lacrosse for the Falcons. Messiah gives him the perfect opportunity to further both his faith and education while also playing lacrosse. In the future, he hopes to pursue a career in the design and production of prosthetics, with the ultimate goal of being able to create advanced prosthetics for veterans.

Byers is a member of the National English Honor Society, the National Honor Society, and the Student Council. She belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Byers played on the Oxford Area High School varsity volleyball team, and a club volleyball team. She is also a member of the Cornerstone Presbyterian Youth Group, and she is a volunteer at the child care program at her church.