Spokane Scholars nominees announced

Spokane high school seniors will be honored for their academic achievement Monday at the 23rd annual Spokane Scholars Foundation Banquet. The foundation will award $60,000 in monetary grants, ranging from $1,000 to $4,000, to 24 of the 143 scholars.

Scholars were nominated by principals, counselors and teachers based on accomplishments in one of the following areas: English, social studies, mathematics, science, world languages and fine arts.

Tickets to the banquet are $35 and are available until Friday by sending a check to the Spokane Scholars Foundation, P.O. Box 1278, Spokane, WA 99210, or by calling (509) 838-8568. Jane Korn, dean of Gonzaga University School of Law, is the keynote speaker. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

The 2015 Spokane Scholars Foundation honorees are:

English: Kendra Aronson, Riverside; Sarah Brodhead, West Valley; Melyssa Carlson, Newport; Anna Cartee, Deer Park; Jasper Coulter, North Central; Mariah Crusch, Lakeside; Hannah Dierdorff, The Oaks; Lauren Gilmore, Shadle Park; Derrik Gratz, East Valley; Isaac Handelman, Lewis and Clark; Sonora Hetrick, Cheney; Katelynn Houger, Medical Lake; Elizabeth McKee, Mead; Samantha Pickett, University; Hannah Rash, Gonzaga Prep; Laurel Stickney, Saint George’s School; Elizabeth Todaro, Mt. Spokane; Violetta Tsyukalo, Valley Christian; Jenna Vasquez, Central Valley; Tristan Walde, Rogers; Tyler Warren, Upper Columbia Academy; Shawn Wilson, Northwest Christian; Kyla Wright, Freeman; and Pingbo Zhou, Ferris.

Fine Arts: Stephanie Burris, Medical Lake; Isaiah Campbell, Newport; Deandra Cloy, West Valley; Grant Cook, Lewis and Clark; Natalya Ferch, The Oaks; Cuinn Fey, University; Katelyn Folkenberg, Upper Columbia Academy; Danni Grinnell, Shadle Park; Ryan Haight, East Valley; Naomi Hippauf, North Central; Andrew Honnold, Mead; Bryan Ludwick, Riverside; Megan Madrian, Central Valley; Jazmyne McQualter, Mt. Spokane; Kiley Mossey, Northwest Christian; Robert Parker, Deer Park; Matthew Peterson, Cheney; Peter Reese, Valley Christian; Philip Thompson, Gonzaga Prep; Bao Tran, Rogers; Micah Vogel, Ferris; Ruiqi Wang, Saint George’s School; Bethany Williams, Freeman; and Randi Zaro, Lakeside.

Mathematics: Alexander Aguilar, Valley Christian; Siniva Areta, Ferris; Douglas Behrend, Newport; Michael Brutocao, Gonzaga Prep; Cory Cogley, Lewis and Clark; Kenneth Day, Saint George’s School; Tristan Downing, Riverside; Michaela Drahman, St. Michael’s; Keith Emert, Cheney; Alyssa Fitzgerald, Medical Lake; Grant Gallaher, West Valley; Danica Guerrero, Rogers; Sean Haight, East Valley; Moriah Longhurst, Freeman; Lindsey Peterson, Mt. Spokane; Alexander Plagman, Central Valley; Benjamin Reich, Mead; Savana Sitton, Deer Park; Jared Smith, University; Nathaniel Srikureja, Upper Columbia; Hannah Underwood, Northwest Christian; Michael Vanderlip, Lakeside; Andrew Vandine, North Central; and Rachel Yates, The Oaks.

Science: Seth Abrams, Lakeside; Brayden Aller, Freeman; Trevor Brown, Central Valley; Rebecca Butler, Northwest Christian; Emily Fields, Ferris; Rachel Getty, University; Khoi Ha, Rogers; Chenxu Jiang, Saint George’s School; Audrey Kennar, Gonzaga Prep; Noah Kim, The Oaks; Sanjay Kubsad, Mead; Cale Lester, North Central; Madilyn Malott, Upper Columbia; Vicki Mikhailenko, Newport; Tim Ngo, East Valley; Ian O’Brien, Medical Lake; Megan Oliver, Valley Christian; Karlee Orvik, Shadle Park; Connor Pratt, Cheney; Jeremy Ratcliff, Lewis and Clark; Emma Reisman, Mt. Spokane; Kacie Salmon, West Valley; Sydney Spray, Riverside; and Kathryn Vanhook, Deer Park.

Social Studies: Benjamin Alford, Northwest Christian; Grady Arnzen, Freeman; Cameron Conner, West Valley; Jonathan Fitch, Upper Columbia; Carissa Hambidge, Riverside; Kelsey Jones, Lakeside; Spencer Lambdin, Lewis and Clark; Rachel Loe, East Valley; Ashtin Martinson, Deer Park; Cody Mekus, Saint George’s School; Joshua Miller, Medical Lake; Truong Nguyen, Rogers; Brandon Ojogho, Valley Christian; Sidney Orr, Central Valley; Emma Reid, Shadle Park; Heather Rogers, Gonzaga Prep; Benjamin Simila, Newport; Katherine Sonneland, Mt. Spokane; Jackson Spencer, Cheney; Elizabeth Staal, North Central; Jordan Strandness, The Oaks; Brookelyn Syme, University; Samantha Thorne, Ferris; Emma Vasilj, Mead; and Marena Welp, St. Michael’s.

World Language: Elizabeth Bernbaum, Central Valley; Olivia Cook, Cheney; Jaqueline Craipo, Rogers; Rachel Fricke, Gonzaga Prep; Giovanna Girotto, Upper Columbia; Kendra Gores, Lewis and Clark; Brianna Harper, Deer Park; Christopher Hatten, West Valley; Tiffany Huang, Newport; Christine Hunter, Shadle Park; Kayla Lutz, University; Ashton Owens, Riverside; Julia Preuss, Mt. Spokane; Kaylin Sattler, Medical Lake; Sydney Schlect, The Oaks; Emily Sior, East Valley; Lauren Sweigart, Northwest Christian; Julia Vorobyev, Valley Christian; Susanna Winger, Mead; Eunkyo Yang, Saint George’s; and Erwen Zhu, Ferris.