The October student of the month at Bluffton High School is Trent Howard, son of Travis & Anna Howard of Pandora. Trent is a senior at Bluffton and has a 3.917 GPA. He is a member of the Bluffton High School band, in which he plays the trombone, and is on the football, wrestling, track and swim teams.

He has received an Academic letter three times for maintaining a 3.50 GPA or higher and is a 3-time Varsity B recipient in football and wrestling. Trent is a student helper in the high school office and also does volunteer work. 

In his spare time he enjoys doing sports, playing video games, hanging out with his friends and listening to music. After he graduates, Trent would like to attend college at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida to study Electrical Engineering.