Yelm Community Schools hands out district awards

By Dylan Reubenking

dylan@yelmonline.com

Yelm Community Schools honored its top students, teachers and employees, as well as its retirees during its annual district awards ceremony at Yelm High School on Thursday, June 6.

The following honors were distributed:

Friend of the Schools Award — Anthony Sparkuhl

Graduate Yelm! Partner of the Year — Bliss Experience

School Bell Award — Michael Young

Classified Employees of the Year — Jimmie Evans, OSS office professional; Silbia Saldana, Fort Stevens office professional; Tania Stair, Fort Stevens paraeducator

Elementary Teacher of the Year — Sara Powell, Lackamas Elementary

Secondary Teacher of the Year — Bailey Whalen, Yelm High School

Retirements — Rick Amidon, Kay Armenta, Debbie Bartram, Susan Bawn, Kay Caldwell, Cynthia Freshour-Johnson, Tawnya Gay, Dawna Hansen-Murray, Jeri Lipe, Regina Phillabaum, Deanna Serna-Harrison, Pam Singleton, Renee’ Zahn

20 Years of Service — Kris Amundsen, Guadalupe Bowers, Kimberly Brazil, Gayla Francisco, Lorretta Harder, Bill Hauss, Jessica Hicks, Debbie Stillwell, Nora Sutherland, Dennis Thornton

25 Years of Service — Lisa Cadero-Smith, Jacqueline Cannon, Suzanne Erb, Susan McLaughlin, Tabatha Nevy, Debra Pridemore, Sandra Ricker, Brenda Silvius

30 Years of Service — Joyce Hummel, Bryan Wooldridge

35 Years of Service — Theresa Champion, Jannalee Reed, Katherine Roark, Lana Yenne

40 Years of Service — Debbie Edwards

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Each of the 10 schools in the district awarded Principal’s Academic Achievement Award certificates to its top 10 students by grade-point average. Fifth graders made up the top 10 for the elementary schools.

Yelm High School — Amber Acosta, Riley Bateman, Chloe Baublits, Elissa Dewees, Andrew Geszvain, Aric Gyekis, Momoka Larson, Kiana Neir, Rio Slevin, Hewitt Smith

Yelm Extension School — Isabella Dahlstrom, Ambria Locke, Giavonna McCrobie, Noah Mejia, Makayla Pinnell

Ridgeline Middle School — Henry Aranyos, Abigail Brown, Aryana Forouhar, Kayla Geszvain, Zarina Kamal, Anzu Larson, Mackenzie Mendell, Benjamin Smith, Samuel Stanfield, Andrew Zamora

Yelm Middle School — Kinley Cook, Kennedy Donohoe, Madison Duke, Axel Hodge, Carole Kirsten, Isabella Little, Tristan Murphy, Kricket Nash, Shaun Stewart, Noah Westfall

Fort Stevens Elementary School — Jaylen Bangura, Ambrielle Diarte, James Duncan, James Interiano, Aiden Johnson, Autumn Moreno, River Morgan, Peyton O’Brien, Zivon Pribula, Brayden Vazquez

Lackamas Elementary School — Archer Brieschke, River Hunt, Kiara Kendzie, Nicolas La Duke, Ava Lawrence, Paisley Massaro, Westin Morris, Alexander Peralta, River Spires, Elise Villacian

McKenna Elementary School — Jesus Aparicio, Constance Aukland-Hall, Zuri Cooper, Rebecca Culver, Triston DeTray, Addison Guild, Pruitt Holte-Thomas, Kylor Krouse, Jaxson Kunde, Ian Philips

Mill Pond Elementary School — Avery Acosta, Spencer Cole, Hunter Galvan, Elizabeth Geszvain, Roman Larson, Cash Leonard, Cayden Marino, Anthony Molina, Allyson Scheffler, Lukas Skelton

Prairie Elementary School — Gabrielle Cone, Hailey Declercque, Addison Flowers, Gavin Jones, Rowan Larsen, Ellisyn Marrotte, Kaleb Mumma, Hallie Shepherd, Marshall Smith, Mariah Woods

Southworth Elementary School — Carsten Anderson, Wesley Burnett, Lilah Castro, Kea Makai Clark, Daniel Cornwall, Keegan Erickson, Kasen King, Isaiah Perry, Bailey Polley, Ryder Roth-Nelson