The various talents and accomplishments of the December community Student of the Month recipients again illustrate that “outstanding” is a word that can be defined in many ways. The four honorees all have various qualities that deem them remarkable.

When the Student of the Month committee met with community and educational leaders at the Fallbrook Golf Club’s Hukilau restaurant on Thursday, December 7, these four local students were lauded: Dusty Hernandez of Ivy High School and Michaela Casey, Corey Clark and Rachel Maxwell of Fallbrook Union High School.

A representative from San...