Maysa Schindler was selected as the Elks Student of the Month at Perryville High School for September.
She is the daughter of Angie and Doug Schindler and the granddaughter of Kay and Larry Schindler and the late Tom and Jean Amberger.
While in high school at Perryville High School,
Maysa said she was most influenced by teachers like Mr. O’Keefe and Mrs. Littleton.
Maysa has been heavily involved while in high school.
Maysa has played varsity soccer all 4 years.
Played basketball her freshman year
Part of Fellowship of Christian Athletes freshman and sophomore year
Leader of Fellowship of Christian Athletes junior and senior year
Student Council class representative freshman, sophomore, and junior year
Student Council Executive Board Vice President during senior year
Member of Best Buddies
She has also received a host of awards:
Lettering for soccer freshman year and getting all-district honorable mention (2024).
Pirate Award for JV basketball (2023-24)
Student of the Week freshman and junior year.
Two Above and Beyond Character Education awards sophomore year (Dec. 2024 and Feb. 2025)
End-of-the-year class awards in American History 1 (2024), English 1 Honors (2024), Lady Pirate weight training (2024), Physics 1 (2024), Government (2026).
Gold Council award from the Missouri Association of Student Council (2024).
Selected and attended Missouri Girls State (2026)
Won 2nd place in the homecoming cover design contest (2025)
Honor roll
Maysa’s future plans are to attend Missouri S&T for Aerospace Engineering.
She also would like to tell underclassmen to “focus on your goals and never give up, no matter what life throws at you.”
