FeedsHard work pays off for Inkster student
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Douglas La Rowe, II was named to the National Junior Honor Society last month.When Douglas La Rowe, II graduated from fifth grade, his teachers told him about the National Honor Society.
“I really wanted to be on it,” he said. “I made it my goal.”
So far, so good.
After posting a 4.0 grade point average in sixth grade and so far this year, the seventh grader was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society last month.
“I think he’s really got his priorities in order,” said his father, Doug Jr. “I’m pretty impressed with him.”
La Rowe lives in Inkster and attends Marshall Middle School in the Wayne-Westland Community School District.
In addition to keeping up the grade point average, Honor Society students have to perform community service, which he does by helping out his neighbors. He also plans to volunteer at the Michigan Humane Society and with his father, who is active in the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
He is taking advanced math classes and is in the accelerated reading program at Marshall and says his formula for good grades is pretty simple.
“I study a lot. I do my homework,” he said. “I only talk after I get my work done. I think school is very important.”
His favorite subjects are math-because he learns new things every day-and English, which includes both writing and reading. He is supposed to read four books every card marking and says he usually delves into a good novel after he finishes his homework-instead of turning on the television. He has so far accumulated $72 in ‘Marshall Bucks,’ which can be redeemed for school items like books, soccer balls or footballs.
“To me, reading is better than TV because it helps you think about things,” he said.
“I like writing because it helps you express yourself,” he added.
La Rowe also plays on the Marshall soccer team and is planning to try out for the track team, too. He plays the alto saxophone and hopes to continue those activities when he heads to high school.
He said getting good grades isn’t always easy, but it is important.
“You have to work hard, study hard,” he said. “You have to work for it.”
He said he’s not sure what he wants to do after high school, but plans to go to college and pursue his interests there.
“I think I want to do something that involves a lot of math and science,” he said. “I like working with numbers.”
