Claire Romig, a senior at Wadsworth High School, was awarded as the WONE Kids Who Rock winner for September 2024.
97.5 WONE is a rock radio station that chooses a high school senior each month to honor for their achievements. They give the Kids Who Rock award from October through May.
Romig was the first student nominated for the 2024-2025 school year. She was chosen for the month of September and her winning was announced in early October.
Students are not supposed to submit themselves for the award, they must be nominated by someone else.
Romig was nominated for the award by her mother.
“She submitted me because I do a lot of extra activities and am able to keep good grades,” Romig said.
Romig is involved in many extracurriculars in addition to her schoolwork. With these extra activities, she finds herself not having much free time.
“I compete in two competitive show choir groups outside of Wadsworth, I do choir in Wadsworth, and I volunteer and work,” Romig said.
She is in an advanced art class and enjoys singing and dancing. Romig also volunteers as a mentor to students in elementary school as a Huddle leader.
The chosen student is recognized on the air. They also recieve a prize package for winning.
“I got four tickets for next year at Cedar Point, and then I am entered in to win a $3000 scholarship,” Romig said.
One high school student wins the award every month, then at the end of the school year all of the winners are recognized together. Each winner has a chance to win one of two $3000 scholarships in May.
Romig says that it feels good to have won this award. She is grateful to her mother for nominating her.
Romig’s friends agree that she is deserving of this honor.
“Claire is such a talented person,” said Sofia Kovalchik, a senior at WHS and a friend of Romig’s. “She dedicates hours upon hours to performing. She is one of the most hardworking people I know. You can see her passion for the arts through each and every one of her performances. Not only does she work to learn her music and choreo, but she also takes the extra step to help others.”
Romig is grateful to have been given this opportunity.
97.5 WONE will continue to honor high school seniors on the air as Kids Who Rock winners for the rest of the 2024-2025 school year.
