Lilly Bennett has been selected as the Mount Markham Optimist Club 8th Grade Youth of the Month for May. Lilly is the daughter of Shelly and Jamie Bennett of West Winfield, NY.
While in middle school, Lilly has been involved in Modified Field Hockey, Modified Volleyball and Modified Softball. She is a member of the Junior FFA chapter and a student in the Building Trades Advanced Technology class. Lilly has been on the Honor Roll while in middle school.
Lilly has received several FFA awards including First Place in NYS FFA Junior Livestock Evaluation. Lilly has been involved in numerous community service projects through school including Stuff the Bus, bottle and can drives, and the food drive.
Outside of school, Lilly enjoys hunting, fishing, ATV riding, babysitting, volunteering for community service projects, camping, hiking, and doing anything outdoors. Lilly’s future plans are to become a veterinarian and attend St. Kitts College.