Prem Patel Named CCHS January Rotary Student of the Month

Calloway County High School senior Prem Patel has been named the January Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Murray.

Patel holds a 4.0 grade point average and is on track to be a Valedictorian upon graduation in May. He scored a 1400 on the SAT and a 30 on the ACT Test. As a junior, he was selected to participate in the 2024 Governor’s Scholars Program. He is completing a rigorous schedule at CCHS and will graduate with 21 hours of college credit.

Outside the classroom, Patel is the president of the school’s chess club and is a varsity member of the tennis team. He also is an officer in the Future Business Leaders of America and finished first in regional and fifth in the state in the Personal Finance event. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the school’s Rotary Interact Club.

Patel is also active in the community. He regularly volunteers at community events with the FBLA. He also works part-time at his family’s small business in Hazel.

After high school, Patel plans to attend the University of Louisville to major in biology. He hopes to attend medical school to eventually become a radiologist.

Prem is the son of Nitinkumar and Dhara Patel of Murray.