Awards recognize student achievement
Student achievement at Monticello High School was recognized during the annual Academic Achievement Celebration, held Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the MHS Auditorium.
Students who received the Academic Letter Award, achieving at least a 3.3 grade-point average for two consecutive semesters, received certificates. Also honored were Most Improved Grade-point Average qualifiers and award-winners, and student who achieved perfect attendance for at least a semester during the 2016-17 school year.
Senior Anna Loes offered a welcome and introduced the award-winners. Guest speaker was Carmen Stenger, high school counselor.
A list of award-winners follows.
MOST IMPROVED
GRADE POINT
AVERAGE WINNERS
Tenth grade – Carter Cruise
Eleventh grade – Rebecca Wren
Twelfth grade – Paige McCoy
MOST IMPROVED
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
QUALIFIERS
(Fall 2016 to Spring 2017)
Breanna Adams, Sydney Avery, Sydney Ballou, Madelyn Barkema, Rylee Bauer, Kacie Bayne, Paola Becerra, Eli Beitz, Trevor Beitz, Madisan Birt, Mya Boffeli, Ethan Boots, Eli Boyd, Ransom Brady, Alex Britt, Jeff Carlson, Austin Coohey, Gavin Cooper, Carter Cruise, Cole Cruise, Missy Davis, Jackson DeMean, Tom Dirks, Lizy Doyle, Aryanna Durocher.
Harrison Eastburn, Jamie Etten, Autry Fasnacht, Madison Fellinger, Natalie First, Logan Fleming, Jacob Fokken, Cade Folken, Maci Fortman, Rebekah Foster, Lydia Franzenburg, Kendra Foust, Corinne Gadient, Gabriell Gadient, Aspen Gillmore, Chloe Gray, Madeline Gudenkauf, Sydney Hansen, Jaeden Hanssen, Grace Heinrich, Shelby Hicks, Sophie Hodge, Robby Holmes, Gavin Holub, Leah Holub.
Gage Jacobs, Natalie Jacobs, Nicholas Jacobs, Alan Janssen, Chance Janssen, Ashley Jenkins, Max Keleher, Christina Kelley, Clayton Kraus, Jaelynn Kraus, Olivia Kremer, Savanah Kremer, Anisa Krouse, Jordan Kuper, Emily Kurt, Lilly Lambert, Michael Lang, Lydia Lange, Aaron Loes, Jordan Lorenzen, Hope Mahoney, Jacob Manternach, Ryan Manternach, Ethan Martensen, Austin Martin.
Justin Martin, Paige McCoy, Andrew Merrill, Zachary Merrill, Domanick Mettler, Jaison Monk, Ben Oswald, Ryan Oswald, Haley Outz, Elizabeth Petersen, Nicole Porter, Skyler Postel, Brianna Range, Will Rieniets, Emmi Sampson, Adam Schmitt, Haley Shady, Makayla Smith, Kyle Sperfslage, Brooklyn Steiner, Kaylee Stephen, Nash Sutterman, Johni Swanson, Presley Tapken, Austin Timm.
David Titman, Madeline Tobiason, Adara Townsend, Katelyn Tuetken, Anthony Wallerich, Luke Weber, Natalie Weigandt, John Welter, Taylor White, Isabel Williams, Abigail Willson, Rebecca Wren, Cassidy Zirkelbach.
ACADEMIC AWARD
WINNERS
(3.3 or above grade-point average for two consecutive semesters)
Sophomores
Sydney Ballou, Reid Barnhart, Rylee Bauer, Kacie Bayne, Michael Blunt, Mya Boffeli, Emma Brighton, Jeff Carlson, Cole Cruise, Jackson DeMean, Natalie First, Cade Folken, Kendra Foust, Gabriell Gadient, Carly Hayen, Travis Heinrich, Sophie Hodge, Robby Holmes, Leah Holub, Payton Jaeger.
Devin Kraus, Olivia Kremer, Evelyn Krouse, Jordan Kuper, Ethan Martensen, Jaison Monk, Ben Oswald, Elizabeth Petersen, Nicole Porter, Kristen Roher, Emily Schlarmann, Adam Schmitt, Jasper Sharp, Gabrielle Steiner, Chase Sternhagen, Alaina Sunlin, Madeline Tobiason, Luke Weber, Reggie Welter, DaShawn Werling, Micah Williams, Abigail Wilson.
Juniors
Sophia Ahlrichs, Keeley Anderson, Madelyn Barkema, Brody Brokaw, Brianna Burmahl, Vanessa Chally, Makayla Coffey, Gavin Cooper, Clara Finger, Logan Fleming, Lydia Franzenburg, Corinne Gadient, Aspen Gillmore, Olivia Goodyear, Chloe Gray, Sophie Gray, Sydney Hansen, Megan James, Christina Kelley, Destiney Knapp.
Hunter Kramer, Jaelynn Kraus, Lilly Lambert, Jordan Lorenzen, Chase Luensman, Marissa McNally, Kenna Melchert, Zachary Merrill, Jonathon Mootz, Brianna Range, Marissa Recker, Emmi Sampson, Kurt Stadtmueller, Lake Stahlberg, Presley Tapken, Kesston Wernimont.
Seniors
Breanna Adams, Ben Barnhart, Trevor Beitz, Marisa Braford, Shalay Bronemann, Courtney Campbell, Caitlyn Cruise, Hayo Eiben, Paige Folken, Samantha Fritz, Cassandra Gillmore, Noel Halder, Ellie Holmes, Paige Holub, Ashley Jenkins, Kirklen Kiburz, Savanah Kremer, Emily Kurt, Madison G. Lambert, Rileigh Lambert.
Rachel Larabee, Anna Loes, Jacob Manternach, Ryan Manternach, Taylor McDonald, Macy McDonough, Meredith Melchert, Andrew Mescher, Natalie Newhard, Ryan Oswald, Jordyn Patterson, Maria Recker, Lauren Ries, Katie Schmerbach, Kyle Sperfslage, Katelyn Tuetken, Andrew Wall.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Fall 2016 semester
Sydney Avery, Lizy Doyle, Marissa McNally, Reggie Welter.
Spring 2017 semester
Alan Janssen, Ashley Jenkins, Ben Oswald, Ryan Oswald, DaShaun Werling.
Entire 2016-17 school year
Christina Kelley, Ryan Manternach, Nicole Porter, Adam Schmitt.