Senior Abbie Brenner, 17, of Sterling, is one of Sterling High School’s October Students of the Month. She is the daughter of Steve and Andrea Brenner of Sterling; her brother is Aaron Brenner, 19, a student at Butler University, and her sister is Aviva Brenner, 10, a student at Lincoln Elementary. The family has two dogs and two cats.

Favorite class and teacher: AP Literature. Susan Lawson is a really good teacher. She goes over the curriculum really thoroughly, she’s really helpful and she knows what she’s talking about; she’s really smart. I love to read, too.

Extracurriculars: Swimming, track and field, B.L.I.N.D. (Building Lasting Impressions that Never Die) and Greater Rockford Temple Youth group.