Senior Allie Johnson, 17, of Sterling, is one of Sterling High School’s January Students of the Month. She is the daughter of Stephen and Marsha Johnson of Sterling; her brother is Trevor Johnson, a freshman at Illinois State University. The family has a dog, a cairn terrier named Karma.

Favorite class: Art or tech (graphic design). I want to go into graphic design, and I’ve always liked art, ever since I was little.

Top teacher: Stuart Roddy, art. He goes out of his way to help me with projects. He even looked up colleges for me to go to.