Houston middle and high school students receive academic awards

Houston R-1 School District held its annual academic awards program May 13 at Tiger Fieldhouse. The night honored achievements by Houston Middle School and Houston High School students.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Agriculture

Seventh grade, Ember Green; and eighth grade, Ryan Haslett.

Art

Sixth grade, Haley Crowe; seventh grade, Alex Flores; and eighth grade, Garrett Allen.

Band

Beginning band, Adrian Driesel; combined band, Keaton Hinkle; percussion band, Blake Mohr; and advanced band, Evan Harris.

Business

Technology 1, Haley Crowe; technology 2.1 Bryan Brewer; technology 2.2, Alexis Carr; and eighth grade careers, Keaton Hinkle.

Choir/Music

Sixth grade music, Haley Crowe; boys choir, Thomas Kincaid; and girls choir, Ashlynn Brazier.

English

Sixth grade English, Alex Flores-Derrick; seventh grade English (Williams), Alli Huffman; seventh grade English (Bradshaw), Tucker Venn; eighth grade English (Bradshaw), Ava Koch; English (McKinney), Kamryn Campney; English (Scholz), Marie Palmer; sixth grade study skills (Wade), Adalyn Jones; and reading intervention (Wade), Evan Harris.

Family and Consumer Science

Seventh grade FACS, Rebecca Wardrop; and eighth grade FACS, Jax Wilson.

Foreign Language

Eighth grade Spanish, Blake Mohr.

Mathematics

Sixth grade math, Jaycee Koch; seventh grade math (Bradley), Tucker Venn; math (McKinney), Marie Palmer, math intervention (Wade), Ember Green; seventh grade math (Shelton), Millie Manier; eighth grade math (Shelton), Isabella Cook; and Algebra I, Ryan Haslett.

Physical Education/Health

Sixth grade PE, Adalyn Jones; seventh grade PE, Tucker Venn; eighth grade PE, Claire Benoist; sixth grade health, Riley Gingerich; seventh grade health, Robert Easley; and eighth grade health; Thomas Kincaid.

Science

Sixth grade science (Poynter), Haley Crowe; seventh grade science (Poynter), Lyla Huffman; seventh grade science (Huffman), Tucker Venn; and eighth grade science (Huffman), Keaton Hinkle.

Social Studies

Sixth grade social studies (Lee), Alexa Flores-Derrick; seventh grade social studies (Lee), Landrum McNiell; seventh grade social studies (Foreman), Samantha Yonkers;  and eighth grade social studies (Foreman), Aristea Melroy.

Special Education

Life skills, Braden Laster; and life skills, Leona LaSalle.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Student Council Members

Sixth grade: Zach Williams.

Seventh grade: Davney Shelton.

Eighth grade: Jessyn Allen, Ashlynn Brazier, Nikki Kenaga, Marley Pearson, and Serenity Shelton.

Scholar Bowl

Sixth grade: Gage Hart and Tucker Richardson.

Seventh grade: Charlie Benoist and Kyell Robertson.

Eighth grade: Cash Copley, Ryan Haslett, Keaton Hinkle, Thomas Kincaid, Christopher Leighty and Gage Smith.

Perfect Attendance

Sixth grade: Adalyn Jones.

Seventh Grade: Kyell Robertson.

Citizenship Awards

Sixth Grade: Haley Crowe and Charlie Benoist.

Seventh Grade: Ember Green and Tucker Venn.

Eighth Grade: Claire Benoist and Thomas Kincaid.

President’s Award for Educational Excellence

Awarded to eighth graders based on the following criteria:

Earned a minimum of 3.5-4.0 GPA for the first semester of the current year.

Jessyn Allen, Claire Benoist, Ashlynn Brazier, Kamryn Campney, Alexis Carr, Valorie Carroll, Isabella Cook, Cash Copley, Cassius Crawford, Isis Crawford, Jesslynn Crawford, Alexander Eastman, Damien Garritson, Ryan Haslett, Keaton Hinkle, Thomas Kincaid, Ava Koch, Braden Laster, Christopher Leighty, Rebekah McGiboney, Aristea Melroy, Brody Neugebauer, Marley Pearson, Byrce Ramos, Danni Root, Aurora Samphere, Serenity Shelton, Maycee Stilley, Alexis Suda and Reese Wilson.

President’s Award for Educational Achievement

Awarded to eighth graders based on the following criteria:

Earned a minimum of 3.0-3.499 GPA for the first semester of the current year.

Garrett Allen, Nevaeh Coleman, Jayden Floyd, Edwin Graciano, Adam Hale, MaKayla Hood, Elijah Jones, Payge Lee, Christopher Meier II, Claira Mitchell, Roger Morgan, Quentin Moritz, Marie Palmer, Austin Royal, Gage Smith, Kennedy Smith, Jade Swingle, Lucas Thomas, Avery Walker, Jade Walser, Jenna Warner and Jax Wilson.

Outstanding Academic Achievement

Awarded to students that have been on High Distinction Honor Roll (3.55-4.0 GPA) for the first three quarters of the current school year.

Griffin Aaron, Arabella Altman, Charlie Benoist, Claire Benoist, Hope Bieller, Ashlynn Brazier, Alexis Carr, Bailey Caswell, Oliver Choate, Isabella Cook, Cash Copley, Myles Copley, Cassius Crawford, Isis Crawford, Jesslynn Crawford, Haley Crowe,  Reagan Douglas, Alexander Eastman, Alexa Flores-Derrick, Jadasyn Foster, Inara Garritson, Lyla Garritson, Riley Gingerich, Ember Green, Gage Hart, Isabella Haslett, Ryan Haslett, Allyssa Higginbotham, Keaton Hinkle, Chase Honeycutt, Alli Huffman, Lyla Huffman, Adalyn Jones, Thomas Kincaid Ava Koch, Jaycee Koch, Alexander Lamontia, Gabriel Lamontia, Braden Laster, Christopher Leighty, Millie Manier, Aayden Martin, Karson McCain, Rebekah McGiboney, Landrum McNiell, Aristea Melroy, Haddlie Miller, Blake Mohr, Brody Neugebauer, Brylee Neugebauer, Marley Pearson, Bryce Ramos, Tucker Richardson, Kyell Robertson, Danni Root, Liam Stickel, Maycee Stilley, Alexis Suda, Tucker Venn, Piper Volk, Alina Williams, Kaleb Williams and Reese Wilson.

HIGH SCHOOL

Agriculture

Agriculture science I, Oliver Greiner; agriculture science II, Elliot Greiner; agriculture construction, Aiden Kelly; and crop science, Benjamin Steelman.

Alternative Learning

Credit recovery, Adrick Rife; study skills (Dobson, E.), Korina Gutknecht; study skills (Mitchell), Mattison Garner; study skills (Scholz), Aliyah Hager; and independent living skills, Anna Fowler.

Art

Art I, Brianna Colman; art II, Lilly Kincaid; and portfolio, Charlotte Fowler.

Building Trades

Building trades I, Wyatt Hughes; and building trades II, Grayson Mitchell.

Business

Accounting I, Summer Bittle; accounting II, Aiden Kelly, business law, Kynlee Weaver; computer science, Tyler Kelly;  desktop publishing, Addison Neugebauer; internship, Waylon Collins; intro to business, Jack Sandberg; multimedia, Phoenix Regna; personal finance (Gale), Victoria Fulbright; personal finance (Ijames), Kane Crawford; and web design, Lena Skaggs.

English

English I (Hart), Taryn Waldorf; English II (Hart), Margarita Zveniatckovskaia; English II (Pounds), Katy Evans; English III (Helm), Benjamin Steelman; English III (Pounds), Gracyn McNiell; English IV (Helm), Nikaylee Sheppard; English (Mitchell), Korina Gutknecht; and Readers Den (Richardson), Robert Eastman IV.

Family and Consumer Science

Advanced child development, Kayden Crawford; career development, Phoenix Regna; child development, Jaiden Wolfe; foods, Micah Manion; housing environment design, Mason Dodson; housing, Alyssa Wolfe; and world foods, Layne Seago.

Foreign Language

Spanish I, Azariah Weldon; and Spanish II, Elliot Greiner.

Health Occupations

Health occupations I, Benjamin Steelman; and health occupations II, Nikaylee Sheppard.

Mathematics

Algebra I, Robert Eastman IV; algebra IA (Dobson, P), Hally Scheets; algebra IA (Newsome), Breona Shriver; algebra IB (Dobson, P), Chloe Reddy; algebra IB (Newsome), Lilly Kincaid; algebra II (Huffman), Gracyn McNiell; algebra II (Smith), Dana Kim; calculus, Kristen Ely; geometry, Kane Crawford; trigonometry, Stuart Smith; math study skills, Mason Law; and math (Scholz) Carley VanHorn.

Performing Arts

Drama, Addie Hanson; band, Aasrah Holich; Jazz Band, Williem Levi McConnell; music appreciation, Lena Skaggs; color guard, Miah Bressie; chamber choir, Emily Johnston; concert choir, Zachary Huffman; and women’s choir, Skylena Branum.

Physical Education/Health

P.E. conditioning-female (Brookshire), Adyson Dailing; P.E. conditioning-male (Brookshire), Brayden Richardson; P.E. conditioning-female (Hall), Elysia Graciano; P.E. conditioning-male (Hall), Aiden Kelly; P.E. conditioning-female (Preheim), Gracyn McNiell; P.E. conditioning-male (Preheim), Brady Burnett; P.E. life-female (Hall), Arianna Flores; P.E. life-male (Hall), Ethan Carter; P.E. life-female (Preheim), Oliva Ice; P.E. life-male (Preheim), Chandler Vasquez; and health, Leah Wallace.

Science

Anatomy & physiology, Alexandria Benoist; biology I, Elliot Greiner; chemistry I (Brown), Hudson Volk; chemistry I (Ford), Adyson Dailing; chemistry II, Gracyn McNiell, chemistry III, Kristen Ely; integrated science, Robert Eastman IV; physics, Kristen Ely; and zoology, Garrett Bieller.

Social Studies

American government, Brody Adkison; American history, Victoria Fulbright; Holocaust, Clara Dodd; world history, Kane Crawford; and World War II, Thorne Arnold.

Welding

Welding I, Madison Thomas; and Welding II, Corbin Boldon.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

School Board Presentation

Student Liaison, Brody Adkison.

American Legion Post 41

Boys State: Brody Adkison, Shaun Buck, Stuart Smith and James Owen Wells.

Girls State: Alexandria Benoist.

Citizenship Award: Gracyn McNeill and Fletcher Wilson.

Constitution Project

Brody Adkison, Shaun Buck, Carli Cummins-Drake, Adyson Dailing, Arianna Flores, Elliot Greiner, Tyler Kelly, Gracyn McNiell, Riley Reed, Christian Royer, Lena Skaggs, Stuart Smith, Hudson Volk and James Owen Wells.

Interscholastic Competition

Brody Adkison, Alexandria Benoist, Miah Bressie, Kristen Ely, Katy Evans, Addison Fowler, Victoria Fulbright, Anna Gale, Elliot Greiner, Stone Jackson, Kendal Johnson, Aiden Kelly, Tyler Kelly, Gracyn McNiell, Eli Newsome, Phoeniz Regna, Lilly Scheliga, Nikaylee Sheppard, Lena Skaggs, Benjamin Steelman and James Owen Wells.

Individual Winners

District II Individual Medals:

Agriculture, third place, Elliot Greiner.

Biology, second place, Miah Bressie.

Bookkeeping and Accounting, third place, Addison Fowler.

Computer Technology, third place, Aiden Kelly.

English, second place, Kendal Johnson.

European History, second place, James Owen Wells.

Flash Fiction, second place, Kristen Ely.

Geography, second place, Stone Jackson.

Health Occupations, first place, Anna Gale and third place, Nikaylee Sheppard.

Literature, second place, Lilly Scheliga and third place, Alexandria Benoist.

Physical Science, first place, Kristen Ely.

Poetry, first place, Kendal Johnson.

Psychology & Sociology, first place, Lena Skaggs.

Overall Medals:

Geography, second place, Stone Jackson; Health Occupations, second place, Anna Gale; Physical Science, second place, Kristen Ely;  and Poetry, first place, Kendal Johnson.

Math & Science Relay

Brody Adkison, Alexandria Benoist, Summer Bittle, Miah Bressie, Addison Cook, Joseph Dailing, Adyson Dailing, Lauren Dean, Robert Eastman IV, Evan Edwards, Kristen Ely, Arianna Flores, Elliot Greiner, Krystalyn Haider, Aasrah Holich, Stone Jackson, Kendal Johnson, Emily Johnston, Aiden Kelly, Lilly Kincaid, Mason Law, Gracyn McNiell, Ethan Miller, Lilly Scheliga, Nikaylee Sheppard, Stuart Smith, Hudson Volk, Leah Wallace, Jason Weese and Riley Wilson.

Individual Winners

Advanced Chemistry, second place, Kristen Ely and fourth place, Gracyn McNiell.

Advanced Math, eighth place, Kristen Ely and tenth place, Brody Adkison.

Algebra I, tenth place, Robby Eastman.

Anatomy & Physiology, third place, Kendal Johnson; sixth place, Alexandria Benoist; and ninth place Nikaylee Sheppherd.

Biology, second place, Elliot Greiner and ninth place, Jason Weese.

Biology II, second place Miah Bressie.

Chemistry, fifth place, Ethan Miller.

Measurements, third place, Lilly Kincaid and tenth place Krystalyn Haider.

Physical Science, seventh place, Robert Eastman IV and eighth place, Mason Law.

Physics, third place, Kristen Ely and fourth place, Stone Jackson.

Trigonometry, fifth place Kendal Johnson.

Missouri Academic Challenge

Brody Adkison, Miah Bressie, Addison Cook, Robert Eastman IV, Kristen Ely, Anna Gale, Aasrah Holich, Stone Jackson, Kendal Johnson, Aiden Kelly, Gracyn McNiell, Nikaylee Sheppard, Benjamin Steelman, Hudson Volk, Jason Weese, James Owen Wells and Ian Young.

Regionals: Team first place overall

Sectionals: Team second place overall

State: Team ninth place overall.

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