Senior Spotlight: Jayme Beninda
- Olivia DelValle
- 12 minutes ago
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By: Olivia Delvalle
The next class of 2025 senior spotlight goes to our very own Monroe Township girls soccer team captain, Jayme Beninda. Not only has Jayme etched her mark into school history on the soccer field, but created a name for herself as a student as well. Since freshman year, Jayme Beninda has been an active member of the community and high school. She has contributed to both the Patriot Warrior Club as well as been a part of the National Honor Society chapter.
In her free time she believes in staying active and has been a three sport athlete since freshman year. She has received her varsity letter in winter and spring track, girls lacrosse, and most importantly, soccer. She is also the captain for both the winter track and the girls soccer team, demonstrating her versatility to lead across multiple sports.
After interviewing Jayme, it is clear that her greatest passion and hobby is her commitment and talent in soccer. When asked what started her love for the sport, Jayme said, “My dad and brother are the reason I fell in love and from then on I couldn’t stop”. Since she was a sophomore, Jayme has played both on the club team and the Monroe Township varsity soccer team at the highschool. Eventually, she even became Captain her senior year alongside three other girls.
However, leading her team through a normal season wasn’t enough for Jayme. Instead, she helped lead them in creating a mark so deep that it’s become one of the Monroe sports program’s best success stories. In 2024, Jayme and the soccer team made it to the GMC finals and won for the first time in school history. However, they didn’t stop there. They continued to win again the following year, going as far as winning sectionals for the first time ever. When asked about her favorite highschool memory, Jayme says, “Winning the GMC finals two years in a row and then going on to win sectionals for the first time in school history”, showcasing how much this team and program has meant to her and her success here at the highschool.
Jayme’s greatest achievement was turning a bonding activity into school history. In addition to winning these titles as a team, Jayme became an all conference and red division player, and was selected for the nj.coms 2nd team,receiving sectional recognition.
Jayme will be furthering both her academic and soccer careers at Lebanon Valley college in Pennsylvania. There, she plans to major in criminology and eventually find a career in the criminal justice field, wherever it leads her.Jayme’s greatest achievement was turning a bonding activity into school history. In addition to winning these titles as a team, Jayme became an all conference and red division player, and was selected for the nj.coms 2nd team,receiving sectional recognition.
Jayme will be furthering both her academic and soccer careers at Lebanon Valley college in Pennsylvania. There, she plans to major in criminology and eventually find a career in the criminal justice field, wherever it leads her.
In her spare time, Jayme loves to hang out with her friends, be around her family, and loves animals, especially her dog Bruno. She says that one of the hardest parts about leaving high school is saying goodbye to the people you have spent every day walking past and creating memories with.
If she had to tell an incoming freshman one piece of advice, it would be, “Go to all the sports games and events they have. Take advantage of the time you have here at the high school with your friends, and make memories because it goes by fast”.
Jayme Beninda has gone above and beyond any expectations both in school and on the field. She will forever go down in school history for all her accomplishments and hard work through soccer and school. Just seeing what a superstar she has become in her four short years at the highschool, it’s only fair to assume whatever she will do next will be record breaking as well.
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