Houston Citizens for Education sponsored its annual academic awards program May 13 at Hiett Gymnasium. The night honored achievements by Houston Middle School and Houston High School students.
Middle School
Art
Seventh/eight grade, Logan Cary; and sixth grade, Victoria Tucker.
Band
Sixth grade, Katch Crawford; seventh grade, MacKenzie Reber; and eighth grade, Nathan Sawyer.
Business
Eight grade computers, Carter Vandivort and middle school yearbook, Cheyanne Schock.
Choir
Sixth grade band/choir, Adryanna Kirn; seventh grade choir, Lance Smith; and eighth grade choir, Kaitlyn Root.
English
Seventh grade English, Jenna Merckling; eighth grade English, Carter Vandivort; seventh grade reading, Summer Floyd; sixth grade English, Shelby Ozier; seventh grade English, Melody Buse; Mrs. Oakley’s English, Tyler Snelling; Mrs. Oakley’s reading, Brenden Rippinger; sixth grade, reading; Kyler Ramsey; seventh grade reading, Melody Buse; and sixth grade drama, Gracie Akers.
Family and Consumer Sciences
Seventh grade, Charlee Sue Jadwin and eighth grade, Indiana Morning.
History
Sixth grade social studies, Kim Tieu; seventh grade social studies, Allyssa Morgan and Kyle Lay; eighth grade social studies, Kaitlyn Root; seventh/eighth grade social studies, Bobbie Jo Rippinger.
Mathematics
Sixth grade math, Kim Tieu; Seventh grade math, Dawson Koch; Mrs. Haney’s math, Jaimie Vaughn; seventh grade math, Joshua Stell; seventh grade pre-algebra, Charlee Sue Jadwin; eight grade algebra, Carly Crawford; and eighth grade math, Madison Lawson.
Physical Education
Sixth grade physical education, Kelly Hubbs; seventh grade girls health and physical education, Melody Buse; eighth grade girls health and physical education, Madison Lawson; sixth grade physical education, Shelby Ozier; sixth grade health, Kelly Hubbs; seventh grade boys physical education, Jesse Westbrook; eight grade boys physical education, Grady Todd; and eighth grade girls physical education, Kaitlyn Root.
Science
Seventh grade, Dawson Koch; eighth grade, Madison Lawson; sixth grade, Shelby Ozier; seventh grade, Melody Buse.
Special Presentations
Texas County Masonic Lodge 177 Outstanding Student Award
Sixth Grade: Katch Crawford and Bailey Moore.
Seventh Grade: Dawson Koch and Allyssa Morgan.
Eighth Grade: Carter Vandivort and Kaitlyn Root.
Fleet Reserve Essay
Seventh Grade: First place, John Shriver; second place, Melody Buse; and third, Destany Lam.
President’s Award For Educational Excellence
Sydney Anderson, Carly Crawford, Alexis Fuwell, Madison Lawson, Nevada Leighty, Indiana Morning, Kaitlyn Root, Cheyanne Schock and Grady Todd.
Citizenship Awards
Sixth Grade: Kim Tieu and Taylor Arbogast.
Seventh Grade: Charlee Sue Jadwin and Dawson Koch.
Eighth Grade: Kaitlyn Root and Carter Vandivort.
Academic Letters
Sixth Grade: Isaiah Buse, Kelly Hubbs, Bailey Moore, Shelby Ozier, Kim Tieu and Kayla Turner.
Seventh Grade: Melody Buse, Summer Floyd and Charlee Sue Jadwin.
Eighth Grade: Taylor Chipps*, Michaelah Knarr*, Madison Lawson, Kaitlyn Root, Phorona Thomas* and Grady Todd
*Certificate only-received academic letter earlier
High School
Agriculture
Agriculture construction, Braeden Kuhn; agriculture science I, Lewis Miller, agriculture science II, Wesley Monks; animal science, Erika Cooperman; and welding, James Middleton.
Alternative school
Elizabeth Jenkins.
Art
Art I, Destiny Pounds; art II, Mikayla Bathon; and portfolio, Benjamin Hugenot.
Band
Band, Kayla Shriver; jazz band, Patrick Parle; and music appreciation, Monica Hunter.
Building Trades
Building trades I, Matthew Vasseur; and building trades II, Zachory Richards.
Business
Computer applications, Hayley Walker; entrepreneurship, Desiree Venable; multi-media, Kara Neugebauer; personal finance, Ross Wells; accounting I, Kaytlyn Huff; business law, Sabrina Barton; business technology, Cheston Malam, high school yearbook, Shirley Mings; introduction to business, Adam Bruns; web design, Candace Cain; and Web development, Robert Kinney.
Choir
Concert choir, Stuart Lybyer; music fundamentals, Vanessa Flores; and women’s choir, Jennifer Thomas.
English
Dual credit English 110, Trevor Merckling; English II, Jefferson Thomas; English III, Elizabeth Harris; English IV, Benjamin Hugenot; English I, Nikki Coleman; English II, Monica Hunter; English I, Keely Turner; English III, Erika Cooperman; English IV, Jennifer Thomas; English I, Elizabeth Scott; English II, Elexis Calhoun; English I, Sarita Vasseur; English II, Taylor Weaver; and English IV, Sean Akers.
Family and Consumer Science
Child development, Natasha Smith; family living, Taylor Harrison; foods, Thaddeus Schmutzler; health, Caroline Dunn; housing, Mikayla Bathon; and life skills, Michael Domokas.
Foreign Language
Spanish I, Nikki Coleman; Spanish II, Ross Wells; and Spanish III, Nora Dixon.
History
Social studies, Desert Thurman; American History, Sabrina Barton; psychology, Danielle Sears; sociology, Kayla Guynn; world history, Jaycee Huff; American Government, Hayley Walker; American history; Monica Hunter; early American history, Dakota Hugenot; modern American history, Tyler Best; American government, Elizabeth Harris; psychology, Trevor Merckling; sociology, Sierra Weaver; and world history, Lewis Miller.
Mathematics
Algebra A, Kaylei Ramis; algebra B, Angela Trent; algebra I, Nikki Coleman; algebra B, Bridjett Smith; algebra II, Celina Castleman; geometry, Samantha Garrett; introduction to calculus, Cheston Malam; algebra I, Trevor Motzkus; algebra II, Monica Hunter; dual credit algebra 135, Dakota Hugenot; and trigonometry, Jefferson Thomas.
Physical Education
Physical education conditioning, Bobby Overy; physical education conditioning, Sydney Cremer; physical education-life, Kyler Stark; physical education- life, Tyler Best; and physical education conditioning, Daniel Moorehead-West.
Science
Chemistry I, Chandra Hubbs; chemistry II, Chase Rowland; integrated science, Nikki Coleman; physics, Ely Todd; science, Faith Hall; anatomy/physiology, Elexis Calhoun; biology, Vanessa Flores; integrated science, Keely Turner; biology, Laura Monks; dual credit biology 102, Erika Cooperman; and zoology, Caroline Dunn.
Speech
Drama, Echo Chaves; speech I, Crystal Sutphin; speech II, Trevor Merckling; stagecraft, Keely Turner; and theatre arts, Brianne Akins.
Special Presentations
University of Rochester Awards
Douglass & Anthony Humanities, Wes Monks; Bausch & Lomb Science, Adale Bradshaw; Xerox Innovation/IT Award, Cheyenne Labbee; and George Eastman Young Leaders, Taylor Bryson.
Army Reserve Awards
National scholar/athlete, female, Kylee Elmore; and national scholar/athlete, male, Trevor Merckling.
Marine Awards
Distinguished marine athlete, female, Sarah Kelly; distinguished marine athlete, male, Devin Coulter; Semper Fidelis musical excellence, female, Kayla Frock; Semper Fidelis musical excellence, male, Robert Kinney; Scholastic excellence award, female, Caroline Dunn; scholastic excellence award, male, Cheston Malam.
Interscholastic Competition
Kristian Bennett, second in division II psychology/sociology; Emily Davidson, third in division II American history; Madison Dixon, first in division II, third in overall health occupations; Caroline Dunn, first in division II, first in overall biological science; first in division II, first in overall English; Monica Hunter: third in division II, third in overall oratory; Wes Monks, second in division II agriculture; third in division II American government; Camryn Scheets, third in division II health occupations; and Ely Todd, first in division II, first overall physical science.
The Houston team placed first overall in division II.
Houston High School Academic Team
Wes Monks, third in districts.
Envirothon Contest
Team member: Erika Cooperman, Caroline Dunn, Wes Monks, Jefferson Thomas, and Ely Todd.
The team earned first in the public school category at state and fourth place overall.
WYSE Team Competition
Tyler Best, second in engineering graphics-regionals, third place in physics-sectionals; Caroline Dunn, first in English-regionals, third in English-state; third in English-state; second in biology-regionals, third in biology-sectionals; Ryan Giesler, second in engineering graphics-sectionals, first in engineering graphics-state; Cheston Malam, second in physics-sectional; Wes Monks, third in biology-regionals; Chase Rowland, third in chemistry-regionals, second in chemistry-sectionals; Alex Stevenson, second in computer science-state; Ely Todd, first in physics-sectionals, second in math-state.
Additional team members: Elexis Calhoun, Samantha Garrett, Chandra Hubbs, Robert Kinney, Camryn Scheets, Jefferson Thomas, Jennifer Thomas, and Kolby Walker.
The team placed third in state competition.
Missouri Farm Bureau
Selected for Youth Leadership Day: Abby Ice and Sarah Kelley.
American Legion Oratory Contest
Maya Brown.
Perfect Attendance Certificates
Ninth Grade: Elizabeth Scott.
10th Grade: Katelyn Martinez, Weston Phipps and Kyle Wilson.
11th Grade: Taylor Bryson, Austin Gilles, Taylor Harrison, Elizabeth Swindell and Desert Thurman.
12th Grade: Alex Henry, Kaylea Preheim and Ely Todd.
Academic Letters
Ninth Grade: Taylor Casper, Celina Castleman, Nikki Coleman, Demi Creek, Madison Franklin, Ryan Giesler, Darina Hayes, Jaycee Huff, Jonathan Hunter, Lucas Kelley, Elizabeth Martindale, Victoria McCloud, Brittany Merckling, Lewis Miller, Laura Monks, Alexis Morgan, Trevor Motzkus, Destiny Pounds, Kaylei Ramis, Jaydin Ramsey, Elizabeth Scott, Emily Shea, Michael Stanton, Marley Stoops and Keely Turner.
10th Grade: Caleb Adkison, Elexis Calhoun*, Emily Davidson, Alyssa Elliott, Vanessa Flores*, Samantha Garrett*, Chandra Hubbs*, Monica Hunter *, Erica Johnson, Sierra Keller, Sarah Kelley*, Jonas Rowland, Camryn Scheets*, Jefferson Thomas* and Whitley Welch.
11th Grade: Josilyn Barbagiovanni, Maya Brown*, Taylor Bryson*, Taylor Caldwell, Madison Dixon, Nora Dixon*, Bailey Earp*, Kylee Elmore*, Elizabeth Harris*, Wes Monks, Chelsea Shelton*, Shania Smith*, Elizabeth Swindell*, Hayley Walker*, Elisa Williamson* and Olivia Woosley.
12th Grade: Tyler Best, Sydney Cremer, Caroline Dunn*, Kayla Guynn, Dakota Hugenot*, Marissa Johnston, Robert Kinney*, Cheston Malam*, Trevor Merckling*, Shirley Mings, Nicole Pinkston*, Kayla Preheim, Thaddeus Schmutzler, Tanner Smith*, Ely Todd* and Sierra Weaver*.
*Certificate only- received academic letter earlier