126 high schoolers nominated for Scholar awards
The Spokane Scholars Foundation will honor 126 area high school seniors at the 16th annual Scholars Foundation Medal of Academic Achievement banquet Monday at the Spokane Convention Center.
Each student has been nominated for academic excellence in one of six subjects: English, social studies, mathematics, science, world languages or fine arts. Four students in each category will receive a $4,000, $3,000, $2,000 or $1,000 grant for academic excellence.
The grants take into consideration students’ grade-point averages and courses of study, national aptitude and achievement test scores, original research or related activities and letters of recommendation.
The following are the high school seniors being honored at the banquet, by subject area:
English
Peter Barber, The Oaks; Angela Bethel, Liberty; Michael Brannan, Rogers; Brandon Campbell, Central Valley; Morgan Dunning, East Valley; Victoria Dykes, Gonzaga Prep; Heather Fried, University; Colin Griffith, Ferris; Vanessa Halls, Shadle Park; Mark Hay, Lewis and Clark; Elizabeth Hsu, St. George’s; Danielle Kneeshaw, North Central; Christal Kowzan, Riverside; Sarah Manus, Valley Christian; Rachel Miller, Deer Park; Gavin Mitchell, West Valley; Nekeisha Paul, Newport; Jessica Shirley, Medical Lake; Jordan Sjol, Mt. Spokane; Julie Sugano, Mead; Kevin Villareal, Upper Columbia; Mallissa Watts, Northwest Christian; Jessica Wellik, Cheney.
Fine Arts
Arielle Aguado, Medical Lake; Hannah Begley, West Valley; Amanda Dusthimer, Rogers; Grace Evans, Mt. Spokane; Grace Flott, Ferris; Ryan Fuchs, Gonzaga Prep; Lucas Green, Shadle Park; Jarred Katz, Lewis and Clark; Andrew Lawson, North Central; Edward Liu, Cheney; Cali Lynd, Mead; April McGuire, University; Caitlin Pittman, Newport; Jenna Raymond, Valley Christian; Kenneth Sager, Riverside; Natalie Springel, Central Valley; Emily Stratton, St. George’s; Leigh Talbott, Freeman; Ross Vyhmeister, Upper Columbia; Ella Williams, Deer Park; Jake Woodbrey, East.
Mathematics
Barrett Anderson, Cheney; Nathan Anderson, Liberty; Tyler Bland, Riverside; John Brehmer, Deer Park; Jinhee Choi, Upper Columbia; Stephen Craig, Lewis and Clark; Collin Deel, Freeman; Jacob Erb, Mead; Adelle Goettel, Gonzaga Prep; Trent Graham, Shadle Park; Skye Gregory, Mt. Spokane; Katie Griffith, Ferris; Erika Helgeson, Northwest Christian; Shane Hetrick, University; Abigail Moody, Rogers; Michael Moore, Central Valley; Max Nelson, Medical Lake; Anh Duc Phan, West Valley; Brian Reidy, East Valley; Erin Saunders, Newport; Micaela Tucker, Valley Christian; Shawn Winchell, North Central; Nathaniel Wynn, St. George’s.
Science
Andrew Barnes, Mt. Spokane; Sasha Buckley, Newport; Drew Crosby, Shadle Park; Ameer Elaimy, West Valley; Scott Guthrie, Upper Columbia; Jessica Harris, North Central; Monika Ide, Deer Park; Anna Jenne, Medical Lake; Jaejin Kim, St. George’s; Kayla Lockhart, Central Valley; Ross Nevdahl, Mead; Isaiah Peterson, Gonzaga Prep; Lisa Reich, University; Kathryn Reichard, Lewis and Clark; Gabriel Rice-Erso, Freeman; Benjamin Schwyn, Ferris; Brian Stamer, East Valley; ShanShan Sun, Cheney; Brittanie Vargo, Rogers.
Social Studies
David Almeida, University; Chrystal Bailey, Cheney; William Bernbaum, Central Valley; Elizabeth Caldwell, Medical Lake; Rachelle Grossman, Lewis and Clark; Taylor Hendricksen, Northwest Christian; Matthew Holloman, Rogers; Timothy Matthews, North Central; Morgan McQuilkin, Mead; Amanda Nicol, Mt. Spokane; Molly Ostheller, St. George’s; Hilary Payne, East Valley; Logan Perkins, Deer Park; David Perrier, Shadle Park; Garrett Schaffer, Upper Columbia; Joseph Ward, Newport; Stephanie Watson, Freeman; Jennifer Watts, Riverside; Zachary Weber, Gonzaga Prep; Megan Weddle, West Valley; Owen Whitcomb, Ferris.
World languages
Brian Baker, Mt. Spokane; Corinna Bockstruck, Cheney; Caitlin Conner, Medical Lake; Alicia Cronin, Rogers; Kirsten Griffing, Ferris; Lauren Hamill, Mead; Jacob Heinen, Freeman; Elizabeth Kim, Upper Columbia; Adam Kuntz, North Central; Juliet Law, West Valley; Victoria Loutzenhiser, Newport; Elizabeth Love, Shadle Park; Nicholas Morden, Central Valley; Emma Perkins, St. George’s; Margaret Robinson, Lewis and Clark; Ruth Ryan, Gonzaga Prep; Riki Schiermeister, University; Katharine Tate, East Valley; Travis Walker, The Oaks; Katie Wheeler, Deer Park.