January Monarchs of the Month: Allison (Ally) Barry and Jeffrey Petersen
January 9, 2020
Each month, a boy and a girl from the senior class are nominated by teachers and faculty to be Monarchs of the Month. Those chosen uphold and exemplify what it means to be a Monarch and this award recognizes their accomplishments during their four years at Mater Dei. The students honored for January are Allison (Ally) Barry and Jeffrey Petersen.
![DUNK THE TRASHKETBALL Honors Biology Teacher Kelly Petro clarifies the rules of his interactive science activity. Trashketball, Petro’s newly created game, reinstates crucial science concepts and terminology while allowing students to study recently learned material. Whether in the classroom or on the lacrosse field, Petro ensures that his student-athletes absorb the information using unique study methods. “For school, I try [to have] a general sense of what works for everyone in the classroom [studying wise]. I want everyone to know the [importance of what we are doing in biology],” Petro said.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HEIF-Image-1200x800.jpeg)
Gabriel Pizarro • Jan 29, 2020 at 12:16 pm
I think that these Monarchs are great representations of how students should strive to be. Great job to them and keep being great role models.