Derek Swartzlander, Bluffton High School senior, is the May BHS student of the month.

He is a member of the BHS band, cross country team, track team, academic team and is in drama club. He attends St. Mary's Catholic Church.

In his spare time he likes to play the guitar and write. For post secondary options he took classes at Bluffton University including Calculus I, Accounting I and II.  He also took Introduction to Sociology from the University of Findlay. And, with Jamie Erford, he took College Writing. After graduation he will attend Xavier and major in Accounting.

He is the son of Jason and Jennifer Swartzlander of Bluffton, and carries a 3.970 grade point average.