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Newsletter Newsletter Grand Junction High School
Grand Junction High School
November 2013
Newsletter
A Message from the Principal – Jon F. Bilbo
Dear Members of the GJHS Professional Learning Community:
It’s been a great start to the school year at the Home of the Tigers! We just finished the
first quarter and we have wrapped up a successful fall sports season, with the exception
of football. Football is competing in the second round of the state 5A tournament as the
Tigers travel to Jeffco Stadium to take on the Columbine Rebels. In mid-October, we
hosted our annual fall Academic Letter Ceremony where we recognized 135 students as
Superintendent’s Scholars, 274 students with a 3.75 or higher Grade Point Average (GPA),
and 135 students with a 3.5 to 3.74 GPA. At the end of the 1st quarter, we published our
Honor Roll and 364 students earned a GPA of 3.75 or above and 144 students earned a GPA
of 3.5 to 3.74. One hundred and six (106) students had perfect attendance, 71 Tigers (22
returning Tri-M Members and 49 new Tri-M members) were inducted into Chapter 5664 of
the Tri-M National Music Honor Society, and six out of nine teams were recognized as
Academic All State teams and 53 of our student-athletes were named to the CHSAA AllAcademic Teams.
As you know, last year was our first year of a three year Colorado Legacy Foundation
Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive and Training Grant. Recently, we received good news
that one hundred and fifty four (154) of our students who took one or more of the Math,
Science, and English (MSE) AP exams received a qualifying score of “3” or higher and
qualified for a $100.00 incentive for each score of “3” or higher. We had more students earn
qualifying scores than any of the other three high schools in the district participating in the
grant and our students earned a total of $20,400 in incentives, which was also higher than
any of the other of three participating high schools. Each student earning an incentive will
receive that incentive via a check. Checks will be disbursed during the week of November 4
through 8.
AP teachers have been busy attending professional development training in Denver and
conducting afternoon work sessions for their students. A very important strategy and
component of this program is the Saturday Study Session. Three study sessions for each of
the three content areas have been scheduled. The first Saturday Study Session is for students
taking AP English Language and AP English Literature. This study session will be held at
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Grand Junction High School on December 7, from 8:15 to 12:45. Students should report no
later than 8:00 a.m. and a free lunch will be provided.
Our second Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled before the Thanksgiving Holiday
break and the middle way point of the 2nd quarter, on Thursday, November 14 from 3:30 to
7:30. Winter sports teams begin practice on Wednesday, November 13th. Our Music
Department is preparing for their holiday concerts, and we will be finalizing our School
Improvement Plan, preparing for the second STAR reading and math assessment for 9th
graders, and preparing for final exams.
There are many more success stories from the 1st quarter. Please see the attached lists of
students who received academic letters, honor roll distinction, honor society recognition, and
1st quarter perfect attendance.
Also, please see the remainder of this newsletter for recognition of individuals who excelled
during the 1st quarter and for articles on topics of interest to our professional learning
community. Until our next newsletter, smile often, laugh a lot, be safe, and make a positive
difference in someone’s life each day.
Writers in the School (WITS) Program
Three ELA teachers, Sutton Casey, Vicki Childs, and Lori Holloway are participating in the
“Writers in the School (WITS) residency program sponsored by the Colorado Humanities
Center for the Book. This is the second year in that we have participated in this program.
The program brings professional, trained writers into classrooms across Colorado, and we
are proud to announce that writer Jill Burkey is our resident writer this semester. She started
on October 30, 2013, and she comes for three class periods (Composition Literature 10,
Creative Writing/Advanced Creative Writing, and Creative Writing) every Wednesday
through the end of the semester. At the end of the semester, we will produce an anthology
that will include pieces of literature from each of the three English classes as well as pictures
of art pieces from our photography, ceramics, and drawing and painting classes. This
program is sponsored by a grant from the Colorado Humanities Center for the Book and a
grant from Alpine Bank.
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Healthy Kids Survey
On December 2, our school will participate in an important research study about student
health and risk-related attitudes and behaviors. This project is sponsored by the Colorado
Department of Education, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and
Colorado Department of Human Services-Office of Behavioral Health.
We are one of four middle schools and four high schools in the district who have been asked
to participate in this study. Randomly chosen students from our advisory classes have been
chosen to participate in a short written survey. State-level reports will maintain school and
pupil anonymity, and each participating school will receive a stipend and a private report of
their school’s results. Our individual check will be mailed directly to us after we complete
the survey. The stipend from the survey will be used to purchase incentives/awards for
student recognition programs or emergency related supplies and equipment. During early
November we will send home a Parent Information Letter with a permission form to each of
the randomly selected students. If your student has been selected to participate in the study
and you approve of his/her participation please have him/her return the survey to his/her
advisory teacher as soon as possible.
Booster Club
The Grand Junction High School Booster Club needs your help. Our
membership has declined due to parents no longer being members
after their student graduated. In order for the Booster Club to
continue to function, and provide continued support to our forty (40)
plus Tiger activities, we need more parent members and parent
involvement. Last school year, the Booster Club donated over
$56,378 to honor thirty two (32) different program requests. Without
this generous support of time and money, we would have to continue
to cut back on programs and what our programs are able to offer and
accomplish for your students.
If you have never attended a Booster Club meeting and are interested in doing so, please
come and check one out. The typical agenda for a meeting is to first hear requests from
school groups asking for money, then discussion and voting on approving the requests,
followed with a monthly financial report, and finally a discussion of Bingo business. We
like to keep meetings to about an hour. Meetings are held every second Monday of the
month during the school year at 6:30pm in Room 115. There may be exceptions to this if a
Monday falls during a break or is a vacation day.
At the October Booster Club Meeting, the Booster Club approved $14,153.18 in funding
requests to support the following programs: GJHS Athletic Department, $880; Men’s
Basketball, $2,500; Girls Basketball, $2,500; Girls Soccer, $273.14; and Orange and Black,
$8,000. Thank you to our Booster Club and all of the volunteers for your continued support
of Grand Junction High School students, staff, and all of our activities.
If you are interested in becoming a Booster Club member or in volunteering, please contact:
Booster Club President, Kathryn Wilkinson at: [email protected] or GJHS
Activities Director Ned Pollert, at 254-6919, or [email protected] .
The next GJHS Booster Club meeting of the 2013-2014 school year will be on Monday
December 9th at 6:30 pm in Room 115.
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On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, our Counseling
Department hosted the annual PSAT Test for appropriately
117 students, 96 of those students were from GJHS.
Students will receive results in mid-December. The PSAT
enables students to practice for the SAT and allows juniors
to compete for the National Merit Scholarship.
Winter Sports Preview
We host four sports programs during the winter sports season. They are Boys and Girls
Basketball, Wrestling, and Girls Swim and Dive. Winter sports begin practicing on
Wednesday, November 13, 2013. All athletic participation paperwork and the $140 athletic
participation fee must be completed and turned in before a student is allowed to try out or
practice. These forms can be obtained from the GJHS Activities Office or from the District
51 web-site. Paperwork can be submitted any time. The Winter Sports Parent Information
Night will be held on Thursday, November 21st at 6:30 p.m. in the GJHS Auditorium.
Heads Up on Concussions
Cleared to Return to Play/ Return to Learn?
If your son/daughter has sustained a concussion this school year, and intends to participate in
any Grand Junction High School sports program during the remainder of the school year, he/
she must be cleared by a physician in order to begin the Return-to-Play (RTP) process. If
your student has been cleared to begin the RTP process by your physician, you will need to
contact Ms. Erin Glavan, our Certified Athletic Trainer, at the Saint Mary’s Life Center,
Wellness Department, at 970-244-6080 or 970-773-3155 to schedule time to begin and
complete the RTP process. If you have questions about this process or questions about any
aspect of our activities/athletic programs, please call Athletic Director Ned Pollert at 970254-6919 or email him at [email protected].
Volunteers
Thank you to all of the Volunteers who have given of their time and
energy to the students of Grand Junction High School. During the
month of September, we have had 374 volunteers donate 1,314
hours of time. It is because of the generous time and effort of these
many volunteers that our programs continue to operate and perform
at high levels.
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Congratulations to the Following Tigers Who Excelled
During the 1st Quarter!
Students of the Month
November
The Daily Sentinel Student of the Week is Larissa Cox, daughter of Mary
Anne Winneford and Gary Cox; the Alpine Bank Students of the Month
are Shafer Rubalcaba, daughter of Beth and Matt Rubalcaba, and Jordan
Quintana, son of Lynne Quintana; and the Kiwanis Student of the Month
is Erika Meister, daughter of Jan and Dan Meister.
Academic Letter Award Ceremony
On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. we hosted our
annual Superintendent’s Scholars and Academic Letter Award
Ceremony. During this ceremony, we recognized 135 Superintendent’s Scholars who earned a 4.0 or higher GPA. We also
recognized 409 students who earned an Academic Letter by earning
a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) or higher while being in a full time
status and earning at least 3.0 credits per semester last year.
Of the 409 students recognized and presented an academic letter, seventy three (73) students
from the Class of 2013, received a letter with a star and a year bar for earning a GPA of 3.75
or higher. One hundred and six (106) juniors and ninety five (95) sophomores also received
a letter with a star and a bar. The remaining 135 seniors, juniors and sophomores received an
academic letter with a year bar for earning a 3.5 to 3.74 GPA.
Students with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.74 and who earned an academic letter for the first time
received a letter and the 2013 bar. Students with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.74 and who received the
academic letter for a second or third time received the 2013 bar. Students with a GPA of
3.75 or higher and who earned an academic letter for the first time received a letter, the 2013
bar, and a star. Students with a GPA of 3.75 or higher and who received the academic letter
for a second or third time received the 2013 bar and a star. See the list of the students who
earned the Superintendent Scholar recognition and those students who earned an academic
letter for their performance during the 2012-2013 school year.
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Another ACT Perfect 36
Recently we received good news that another Junction Tiger, senior Larissa Cox earned
a perfect score of 36 on last year’s ACT Test. She is the third Junction student to earn a
perfect score since 2007. Larissa is the daughter of Mary Anne Winneford and Gary Cox.
The ACT comprises subject area tests in English, math, reading and science. Each test is
scored on a scale of 1 to 36. The ACT composite score is the average of the four individual
test scores. In general, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT Test
earns a top composite score of 36. Of the more than 1.79 million students in the graduating
class of 2013 who took the ACT exam across the nation, only 35 students in the state of
Colorado achieved this score. ACT research shows that students who take a college
preparatory curriculum in high school tend to perform better on the ACT and are more likely
to be ready for college and careers when they graduate than those who do not. High schools
can contribute to student achievement by providing access to high quality, challenging
courses that focus on the rigorous academic skills needed for success in college and careers.
Grand Junction High School provides a rigorous, high-quality education through multiple
Advanced Placement classes and other offerings that challenge students to achieve at high
levels. Students who earn a top ACT composite score of 36 can typically choose from the
widest range of future educational opportunities. ACT scores are accepted at all major
colleges and universities across the nation.
Drama
Over the weekend of October 5 and 6, the GJHS Drama
brought home another trophy! Every year for the past
seven, GJHS Drama has competed in the Utah Shakespeare
Fest, a Tony-Award winning Festival that is run (in part) out
of Southern Utah University. This year, we took 19
dedicated students, competed against dozens of other
schools, and are proud to say that we brought home Second
Place!...a nice companion to our First Place finish last year! Individually, junior Hunter
Whaley placed 5th in monologues, juniors Viviane Turman and McKenna Hiler stole 5th
in Duos; 3rd in monologues went to home schooler Alex Wanebo; seniors Cierra Smith
and Ike Fortner placed 3rd in Duos with their gangster interpretation of Hamlet. Likewise,
senior Shannon Reeve competed in the music competition (the first time we’ve competed in
that category) and also brought home a 3rd place trophy. GJHS is the only school from
Colorado that goes to the Utah Shakespeare Festival (now in its 36th year) and has earned
the reputation of a school to be feared!! Congratulations to our competitors and to our
school…GO TIGERS!!
Honor Roll
See the list at the end of this newsletter for those students
who made the honor roll for the 1st quarter. Students who
have semester long classes will not appear on the list until
the semester grades are finalized in December.
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Attendance
Congratulations to the following 106 Tigers who had a perfect attendance record during the
first quarter!
Freshman
Sol Adams
Rebecca Aung
Ryan Bowen
Lauren Burger
David Clarke
Jonathan Conradi
Alexander Cox
Jifa Danso
Dillon Delcamp
Tabetha Denham
Luan Do
Lily Eneboe
Logan English
Jacob Fairbanks
Sean Fay
Aaren Feather
Haley Flores
Steven Flory
Michael Garner
Nathaniel Hale
Andrew Hansen
Sarah Hicks
Thomas Himes
Tina Huynh
Justin Jacobsen
Katelyn Kinson
Devon Kloehn
Zachary Lee
Diana Leon-Torrez
Jordan Long
Mira Martin
Cristian Mendez
Aaron Moreno
Tyler Mower
Thomas Oakley
Dennis Page
Zachary Peterson
Cassandra Pubillones
Kyra Roberts
Andres Serrano
Ismael Soto
Mirella Torres
Kate Walker
Trenton Whittaker
Madison Younker
Sophomores
Caylin Boardwine
Raven Bowles
Carolena Campos
Jonathan Conradi
Kyra Garcia
Laya Geeslin
Patricia Hill
Andrea Lielkoks
Tyler Linza
James Malone
Mari McCarville
Michael Midgley
Claire Mundt
Michael Nelson
Jill Payne
Maribel Ramirez
Benjamin Rasmussen
Sydney Rivas
Zakary Saint
Caleb Saxton
Samuel Shaver
Kellon Voth
Shawn Wade
Haley Walker
Ty Gardner
Emmett Johnson
Cody Johnson
Dominique Jordan
Alexander Lee
Elizabeth MacInnes
Chance Mundorf
Caitlin Ray
Taylor Rivas
Benjamin Shettler
Jessica Sopher
Kathryn Sufka
Anjana Thapa
Bao Tran
Nicole Troester
Matthew White
Seniors
Taylor Baker
Matthew Costigan
Blythe Crow
Edgar Gutierrez
Kiana Ham
Sarah Harvey
Brennon Keller
Nichole Lanzl
Joel Nicholson
Brandon Perry
Courtney Schroder
Theron Verna
Sarah Wilkinson
Juniors
Benjamin Arja
Joseph-Ian Bongar
Joel Cochran
Spenser Cummings
Alexandria Dorsey
Omelia Emmons
Robert Fairbanks
Shane Fielding
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Music
Tiger PRIDE Marching Band
CBA Marching Championships
Congratulations to the Tiger Marching Band and a
successful season which ended with the marching band
earning a 15th place ranking out of 33 5A bands at the CBA
State Marching Band Championships in late October. This
has been the largest marching band in recent GJHS history,
and we are really proud of their growth and
accomplishments.
Mr. Lavadie and the Tiger Marching Band are also
commended for volunteering to assist Lakewood High School with an early performance.
Katy Perry performed at Lakewood High School on the morning of the 5A quarterfinals (the
same time Lakewood High School was scheduled to compete). Chuck Stephen, the
Lakewood Band Director, asked several directors who had later performance times in the
quarterfinals if one of them would consider switching to an earlier performance time so the
Lakewood students could attend the Katy Perry concert and still make it to CSU to perform.
Mr. Lavadie agreed to move our band to accommodate this request.
As a way to say thank you to the Tigers, the Lakewood band parents fed our band lunch
after quarterfinals. Both bands intermingled and made new friends. Subsequently, both
band directors agreed that if both bands qualified and Lakewood had a better performance
time, Lakewood would give that time to Junction. Unfortunately, we did not qualify but
Lakewood did. The story does not end there. The Tiger Marching Band tried to get to the
stadium in time to root Lakewood on but were late. However, we did arrive just as
Lakewood was finishing. Our Tigers went to the field and formed a tunnel, cheering and
clapping as Lakewood exited the field. This was a great example of sportsmanship at its
finest and again, we could not be any prouder of Isaac Lavadie and our Tiger Marching
Band!
Choir
Ms. Wieland and 37 members of the Advanced Women’s Ensemble
have been invited to participate in the 52nd Madrigal Festival at
Colorado University (CU) Boulder on November 6th. Dr. Greg
Gentry, the Head of Choral Activities at CU Boulder, invited the
Advanced Women’s Ensemble to be the first Grand Junction choir to
participate in this respected event! There will be over 25 schools
from Colorado who will be participating in performing for one
another and learning about choral music. This is an opportunity for
students to meet faculty and students of CU Boulder, a potential
collegiate location for many of our singers as well as observe high school and collegiate
choral and solo vocal performances. Further, they have invited acclaimed composer and
director of choral activates from Pacific Lutheran University Dr. Richard Nance to conduct
three massed choral works.
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Western State Honor Orchestra
Congratulations to the following Tigers who have been selected to participate in the Western
States Honor Orchestra from November 7th thru November 10th at the University of Northern
Colorado (UNC) in Greeley: Junior Julie Campbell, Violin; Senior Sam Lapkin, Violin;
Junior Lindsey Sparks, Violin, and Senior Justin Russell, Bass.
Tri-M Honor Society
On Monday, November 4, Chapter 5664 of the Tri-M
National Music Honor Society conducted its annual
Induction Ceremony in the Grand Junction High School
Auditorium. The following seventy one (71) members
were inducted into the Society -twenty two (22) were
returning members and forty nine (49) were new members
Officers
President:
Andrew Foutz
Vice President:
Kia Marez
Secretary:
Katherine Whiteside
Choir
Kassidy Flick
Emily Luker
Mariah Prinster
Jordan Quintana
Carly Staidl
Katherine Whiteside
Whitney Young
Morgan Zanski
Julia Campbell
Historian:
Taren Garcia
Omelia Emmons
Treasurer:
Kassidy Flick
Abigail Casey
Orchestra
Andrew Bowan
Rebecca Bryan
Blythe Crow
Elizabeth Havlik
Samuel Lapkin
Zeb Wagner
Returning Members (22)
New Inductees (49)
Band
River Adams
Larissa Cox
Darcy Dackonish
Jenna Dandurand
Andrew Foutz
Taren Garcia
Band
Tommy Beightel
Malcolm Davis-McDougal
Parker Davis-McDougal
Omelia Emmons
Jake Farnsworth
Joselle Jacobs
Choir
Allen Adair
Ashley Baker
Kayla Berry
Amber Broad
Aidan Drayer
Jaryn Gibb
Shea Hardy
Katy Hargraves
McKenna Hiler
Abigail Leinbach
Brian List
Ryland Mahre
Erin Martin
Ashley Mendez
Nick Morris
Briggs Oakley
Shannon Reeve
Max Reilly
Anjana Thapa
Viviane Turman
Elizabeth Williams
Orchestra
Samantha Betzen
Julie Campbell
Abigail Casey
Milena Castaneda
Ryland Curtsinger
Carman Devereux
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Tri-M Honor Society (continued)
Band
Joel Nicholson
Megan Sherman
Band
Damian Johann
Joshua Nelson
Michael Poland
Kyla Smith
Jessica Sopher
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Orchestra
Greg Gibson
Olivia Huffaker
Emmett Johnson
Tyler Jones
Corey Lans
Cammy Lohr
Kia Marez
Eric Pipkin
Celia Scheid
Lindsey Sparks
Micaela States
Sports
Cross Country
The Cross Country Team’s hard work and dedication paid off this season! Both teams won
a few races and placed in the top 3 at a competitive Denver meet. In addition to training, the
team has also enjoyed weekly team dinners, fun runs to Yogo Mojo, and weekly cross
country meets. At the state qualifying regional meet on October 17th, both the men’s and
women’s teams placed 6th out of 12 teams. The Tiger’s senior Greg
Eccher, junior Allen Adair, and freshman Clarissa Berry qualified
individually for the state champion ships to be held on Saturday
October 26th in Colorado Springs. Greg capped his senior season
with a 13th place finish with a time of 16:59.2. Allen finished in 90th
place with a time of 18:11. Junction Freshmen and School District
51’s lone participant in the 5A girls race, Clarissa, broke the top 100
finishing in 96th place.
Golf
Congratulations to the Tigers Men’s Golf team. The Tigers won 8 of
10 tournaments, including the Southwestern League Championship.
Tiger freshman golfer Trevor Olkowski was also crowned the
Southwestern League Individual Champion with his first place finish
in the League tournament. Trevor Olkowski, and junior Donny
Kinnaman were also named to the Southwestern League AllConference Golf Team. At the Regional Tournament, the Tigers
earned a second place team finish, and qualified the following four
golfers to compete in the State Championships on Monday
September 30th, and Tuesday October 1: Donny Kinnaman, Trevor
Olkowski, Greg Gibson, and Ben Volkmann. At the State Championships, the Tigers
earned a seventh place team finish, and were led by Donny Kinnaman’s individual seventh
place finish.
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Sports (continued)
Football
Congratulations to the Tiger Football team. Two weeks ago, the
Tigers defeated Central by a score of 49 to 7 to end the regular
season with a record of 7 and 2, and a Southwestern League record
of 3 and 1. The Tigers were also crowned the 2013 Southwestern
League Champions, and earned a number 10 seed in the state 5A
playoff brackets. The Tigers hosted and defeated the No #23
Westminster Wolves 32-8 this past Friday at Stocker Stadium. The Tigers play the #7
Columbine Rebels on Friday, November 8 at Jefferson County (Jeffco) Stadium. Game
time is 7:00 p.m. and two pep buses will be provided for our students.
Soccer
The Tiger Men’s Soccer Team finished the season with an overall record
of 6 and 9, and a Southwestern League record of 5 and 5. This year’s team
had 32 players, with 15 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 6 juniors, and 4 seniors.
This young team grew a lot during the season, and gained valuable
experience that will serve them well in seasons to come.
Softball
The Lady Tiger Softball Team had an overall record of 15 wins
and 4 losses and finished the season ranked number 13 in the
Max Preps 5A rankings. In South western League play, the
Tigers were 8 and 2 and were crowned the 2013 South western
League Champions. Subsequently, the Tigers qualified for the
Regional Tournament as the #13 seed. At the Region 4
Tournament, the Lady Tigers beat Columine in the Class 5A
Region 4 opener. The Tigers then fell to #4-seed Fossil Ridge,
setting up a rematch with #20 Columbine with a trip to state on the line. The top two teams
from each of 5A’s eight regions make the state field. Subsequently, senior Elisha Jahnke
took over and threw a complete game, limiting the Rebels to five hits and striking out five to
power Grand Junction to a 2-0 win and a trip to state tournament. Unfortunately, the Tiger’s
season came to an abrupt halt when the Lady Tigers were eliminated by Dakota Ridge.
Congratulations to the Lady Tiger Softball Team, this is the first time since 1991 that the
Tigers have qualified for the State Tournament. Also, at the Southwestern League AllConference selection meeting; seniors Brianna Baldwin, Elisha Jahnke, and Shafer
Rubalcaba were named to the First Team All-Conference. Junior Brittany Arcieri and
seniors Kylie Burns and Morgan Zanski were named to the Second Team All-Conference.
Coach Adam Diaz was also named as the Southwestern League Co-Coach of the Year.
Lastly, a very special congratulations
to Pitcher Elisha Jahnke who was named as the Southwestern League Player of the Year.
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Sports (continued)
Tennis
The Men’s Tiger Tennis Team repeated this season as the 2013
Southwestern League Champions with a league record of 5 and 0.
The Tigers finished the season with an overall dual match record
of 10 wins and 0 losses. At the Fruita Duals Tournament, the
Tigers went undefeated, and at the Western Slope Open, the men
finished in second place. On Thursday, October 3, and Friday,
October 4, at the Regional State Qualification Tournament at
Colorado Mesa University, the Tigers were croned Regional
Champions. Congratulations to the following Tiger tennis players
for qualifying to the State Championships: Sophomore Jacob Lapkin at #1 singles, Senior
Daniel Ness at #2 singles, junior Aaron Gossage at #3 singles, seniors Matt Prinster and
Max Proietti at #1 doubles, junior Brian List and Matthew Ness at #2 double, and junior
Ben Arja and sophomore Ian Hegstrom at #4 doubles. Subsequently, at the State
Championships, the Tigers finished in 7th place, and senior Daniel Ness placed fourth at
number 2 singles.
Volleyball
The Tiger Volleyball team finished the Southwestern League with a
league record of 3 wins and 7 losses, and a 4th place league finish, the
highest league finish in the last four years. The Tigers have an overall
record of 11 wins and 12 losses, and qualified for the regional
tournament. Congratulations to Seniors Courtney Gopinath, and
Aleah Quast for being selected to the Southwestern League AllConference second team.
Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA)
Academic All-State
Grand Junction High School is proud to congratulate and recognize fifty SIX (56) of our
Tiger student-athletes who have earned the honor of being named as Individual Academic
All-State team members. All of these student-athletes are juniors or seniors, and have earned
a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.60 or higher.
Congratulations to all of these students for a job well done:
Cheerleading:
All State AcademicHonorable Mention-
Caitlin Ray
Harley Stafford
Cross Country:
All State Academic-
Allen Adair, Taylor Chaffetz, Parker
Davis-McDougal, Daniel Dodero,
Cassandra Grigware, Erika Meister,
Nicole Seibold, Katharine Smith
Honorable Mention- Sarah Nelson
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Sports (continued)
Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Academic All-State (continued)
Football:
All-State Academic-
Trevor Abbott, James Antonucci,
Matthew Costigan,Kaleb Johnson,
John Lewis, Michael McKnight,
Joshua Nelson, Jacob Romero,
Theron Verna, John Wiman
Honorable Mention-
Austin Gray, Tyler Heinsma,
Chance Mims, Jackson Parsons
Golf (Boys):
All-State Academic-
Gregory Gibson, Donny Kinnaman,
Benjamin Volkmann, Richard Wise
Pom Pons:
Honorable Mention-
Micaela States
Soccer (Boys):
All-State Academic-
Michael Hansen, Joshua Murdock
Softball:
All State Academic-
Brittany Arcieri, Marisa Arrieta,
Molly Findlay, Seaira Hickman,
Elisha Jahnke, Madison Marsh,
Shafer Rubalcaba, Morgan Zanski
Honorable Mention-
Brianna Baldwin, Kylie Burns,
Amanda Cole
All State Academic-
Benjamin Arja, Ty Gardner,
Aaron Gossage, Brian List,
Maxwell Proietti
Honorable Mention-
Matthew Prinster
All State Academic-
Alicia Maslyk, Cheyenna O’Brien,
Aleah Quast, Kassidy Roberts,
Kayla Roberts
Honorable Mention-
Sierra Coutts, Ashley Preuss
Tennis (Boys):
Volleyball:
Also, congratulations to the following teams that earned the honor of being recognized as
First Team All-State Academic Teams: Poms, Girls Cross Country, Boys Golf, Softball,
Boys Tennis, and Girls Volleyball. These six (6) teams met the criteria of having a
combined varsity cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.50 or higher.
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Counseling News
Senior Work Day
On October 14th and 18th, the Counseling Team hosted Senior
Work Days for the Class of 2014. Twelve Colorado colleges
waived their application fees during that week. These efforts
allowed the Class of 2014 to complete 242 college applications
and save their families over $6000 in college application
fees. Military and Work Force Center representatives as well as
representatives from CMU were also on hand to assist the 174
seniors who attended this event. Nice work GJHS Counselors
and the Class of 2014!
Attention Freshmen:

Counselors: Sheila Link A-K and Tanya Pearce L-Z

Freshman Family Night will be November 14th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the library.
Take a break from Parent Teacher Conferences and join the counseling staff to learn how
to get the most out of your freshman year and your future high school years.
Attention Sophomores:
 Counselors Serenity Santistevan A-Gj, Ann Kuhlman Gk-N, and Lori Plantiko O-Z

Every high school in the United States is invited to select one sophomore to attend the
U.S. State HOBY Leadership Seminar. The unique youth leadership development
program is designed to prepare youth to become effective, ethical leaders in their home,
school, workplace, and community. Students are selected as representatives because
they have demonstrated the potential to lead others. Students can learn more about
HOBY by visiting www.hoby.org. GJHS will pay the registration fee for the sophomore
selected to be the HOBY representative. Students who are interested can see Mrs. Pearce
in The Counseling Center for an application. Applications are due Nov. 18th.

Sophomore Family Night will be February 6th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the library. Take
a break from Parent Teacher Conferences and join the counseling staff to learn how to
get the most out of your sophomore year and beyond.
Attention Juniors:

Junior Family Night will be April 17th, 2014 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the library. Take
a break from Parent Teacher Conferences and join the counseling staff to get vital
information about preparing for your senior year and life after high school.

Start your resume! There is a resume builder in Naviance, or you can use any of the
many formatting tools in Microsoft Word or online. Teachers and counselors will ask for
a resume when you request a letter of recommendation and employers like them attached
to job applications.

College-Entrance Exams: Check your prospective colleges’ websites for entrance
requirements which could include ACT, ACT plus Writing, SAT, and/or SAT subject
tests. All juniors will take an ACT for free on April 23, 2014 at GJHS. Now is a great
time to focus on test preparation (Prep Me in Naviance is free) and plan a reasonable
testing schedule based on what your colleges require. You can register for ACTs at
ACTstudent.org and SATs at collegeboard.org.

College-Bound Student Athletes should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center by
logging into eligibilitycenter.org during the fall semester of their junior year.

Military Academies: Students who have the desire to attend a military academy need to
inquire about the process early in their junior year, if not earlier. Please connect with
your counselor as soon possible if you have the desire possibly attend a military academy
after graduation from high school so that you can start the process immediately.
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Counseling News (continued)
Attention Seniors:

Scholarships—When you click on the Colleges tab in Naviance and scroll to the bottom
of the page, you can access a National Scholarship Search and a Scholarship List that
includes all of the scholarships that we receive in counseling. Please update your email in Naviance because scholarship information is also sent via e-mail on a weekly
basis.

College Entrance Exams: Check your prospective colleges’ websites for entrance
requirements which could include ACT, ACT plus Writing, SAT, and/or SAT subject
tests. Now is a great time to focus on test preparation (Prep Me in Naviance is free) and
plan a reasonable testing schedule based on what your colleges require. You can register
for ACTs at ACTstudent.org and SATs at collegeboard.org.
New Girls Lacrosse Coach
We are proud to announce that Amanda Simon is our new head
coach of our Tiger girl’s lacrosse team. Amanda is a 2009 graduate
of Cherry Creek High School where she played on three state
championship teams, and was recognized as All-State Honorable
Mention in 2009. In 2010, Amanda served as the Head Junior
Varsity and Assistant Varsity Coach at Cherry Creek. Amanda
played on the Colorado Mesa University’s Women’s Lacrosse Team
in the 2011 and 2012 seasons, and was the 2011 team captain. Coach Simon brings a great
deal of playing experience and enthusiasm to our ladies team. We look forward to the
leadership and the passion for the game that she will share with our team. Amanda replaces
Alexis Rawlings who has moved out of the area, and will be coaching in the Denver area.
Important Dates
November 13
November 14
November 21
November 25-29
December 23January 3
January 6
January 7
March 24-April 4
May 13
1st Day of Winter Sports
School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting, Library, 6:30 p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Winter Sports Parent Meeting, Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving Break-No School
Winter Break
No School-Teacher Workday
1st Day of 3rd Quarter/2nd Semester
Spring Break
GJHS Graduation for the Class of 2014
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1st Quarter Honor Roll
Class of 2014
High Honors - 3.75 or Higher GPA
Brendan Boardwine
Brennon Keller
Aleah Quast
Andrew Bowen
Eric Kotris
Jordan Quintana
Rebecca Bryan
Johnathan Kyle
Kayla Roberts
Lyssa Caires
Nicholas Lanzl
Shafer Rubalcaba
Shannia Case
Samuel Lapkin
Carissa Russell
Darby Corn
Corinna Loren
Neil Ryan
Larissa Cox
Emily Luker
Nicole Seibold
Blythe Crow
Madison Marsh
Megan Sherman
Darcy Dackonish
Erin Martin
Trinity Simmons
Jordin Early
Matthew McKay
Katharine Smith
Molly Findlay
Michael McKnight
Madalyn Stewart
Kassidy Flick
Kenzi Medina
Jessica Strothman
Sophia Fortner
Erika Meister
Theron Verna
Andrew Foutz
Soraya Morales Nuñez
Zeb Wagner
Rachel Gallagher
Joshua Murdock
Alexander Weaver
Alexus Gallegos
Joel Nicholson
Katherine Whiteside
Taren Garcia
Cheyenna O’Brien
Sarah Wilkinson
Lindsay Gnesios
Blake Orr
John Wiman
Cassandra Grigware
Marivel Perez
Milla Wong
Edgar Gutierrez
Kalen Potter
Aubrie Wood
Gina Guzman
Mariah Prinster
Taylor Wood
Elizabeth Havlik
Maxwell Proietti
Zoe Wright
Elisha Jahnke
Johana Quant
Whitney Young
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1st Quarter Honor Roll (continued)
Class of 2014
Trevor Abbott
Rachel Goodrich
Brandon Perry
River Adams
Lena Ham
Caitlyn Pridmore
Cassandra Arcieri
Sarah Harvey
Delaney Robison
Ryan Baker
Meghan Haynes
Reanne Rogers
Nicklas Beightel
Jennifer Herrera
Cierra Smith
Ciara Carver-Gallegos
Honors 3.5-3.74
Kaleb Johnson
Savannah Smith
Maria Chacon
Victoria Lara
Harley Stafford
Kassidy Chism
John Lewis
Jake Strother
Matthew Costigan
Autumn Mason
Owen Taylor
Sierra Coutts
Isaac Meyer
Aspen Tibbetts
Zackary Cox
Michael Mora
Preston Turner
Sarah Crawford
Royce Neely
Cheyenne Weldin
Tina Day
Tamara Nickle
Kenneth Welling
Jacob Dodd
Tristan Noel
Matthew White
Daniel Dodero
Jalen Onsrud
Morgan Zanski
Danielle Fleig
Richard Penny
Class of 2015
High Honors - 3.75 or Higher GPA
Allen Adair
Hannah Galvan
Samantha Melchor
James Antonucci
Ty Gardner
Joshua Nelson
Brittany Arcieri
Jaryn Gibb
Briggs Oakley
Benjamin Arja
Gregory Gibson
Eric Pipken
Melissa Atchley
Aryana Gorman
Michael Poland
Patrick Baier
Aaron Gossage
Marisol Quintana
Ashley Baker
Jordan Hahn
Shannon Reeve
Kristen Balke
Michael Hansen
Isaac Rider
Victoria Baltzell
Anna Harris
Kassidy Roberts
Thomas Beightel
Hayden Herbert
Stockton Rock
Joslin Berg
Seaira Hickman
Nathan Rockwood
Kayla Berry
McKenna Hiler
Jaime Rodriquez-Roggie
Samantha Betzen
Claire Hobika
Keri Rogers
Rachel Black
Brittany Houtris
Jacob Romero
Sloan Black
Jonah Howe
Charles Ruckman
Holden Boggs
Olivia Huffaker
Jasmine Sawyer
Cassidy Bordon
Damian Johann
Madison Schlechten
Sydni Brandon
Emmett Johnson
Benjamin Shettler
Amber Broad
Tyler Jones
Marina Silva
Rebecca Butler
Taylor Kidd
Jessica Sopher
Blaine Cahill
Bartek Kierski
Lindsey Sparks
Julie Campbell
Mary King
Nicole Stahl
Milena Castaneda
Donny Kinnaman
Caroline Straw
Gabrielle Cecere
Taylor Kochevar
Kathryn Sufka
Taylor Chaffetz
Alexander Lee
Kaitlyn Talley
Ryland Curtsinger
Abigail Leinbach
Anjana Thapa
Parker Davis-McDougal
MariaGuadalupe Leon-Torres
Bao Tran
Carman Devereux
Brian List
Nicole Troester
Ridge Droskin
Eric-Longxing Liu
Viviane Turman
Benjamin Eisenhauer
Camille Lohr
Benjamin Volkmann
Roessler Eisenhauer
Ryland Mahre
David Wells
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1st Quarter Honor Roll (continued)
Class of 2015
Omelia Emmons
Kia Marez
Hunter Whaley
Jake Farnsworth
Connor Martin
High Honors - 3.75 or Higher GPA
continued
Jonah Wilson
Stephen Foster
Alicia Maslyk
Richard Wise
Max Fransen
Tanner Mast
Ryan Zinke
Gabriela Chacon
Joselle Jacobs
Christopher Reilly
McKenna Chism
Sarah Jennings
Taylor Rivas
Coral Copenhaver
Corey Lans
Gabrielle Stanford
Kacey Darien
Kasey Leftwich
Alexus States Brown
Malcolm Davis-McDougal
Jesse Lopez
Jacob Trujillo
Aidan Drayer
Angelica Martinez
Caleb Vagher
Robert Fairbanks
Naomi Neuville
Fallon Ward
Abigail Whiseant
Honors – 3.5 to 3.7
Michael Acord
Luis Garcia-Jimenez
Jackson Parsons
Marissa Arrieta
Austin Gray
Jubilee Quigley
Madelynn Brillhart
Katy Hargraves
Madison Ragar
Abigail Casey
Halle Harrison
Caitlin Ray
Class of 2016
High Honors – 3.75 or Higher
Maximilian Adamson
Avery Hill
Jordan Merrill
Chavilah Anderson-Clare
Patricia Hill
Peyton Miller
Angel Bautista-Ponce
Maia Honeycutt
Kyle Mills
Caylin Boardwine
Malik Jackson
Claire Mundt
Julia Bremner
Logan Jacobson
Kristopher Nickel
Anna Bruce
Ashley Jahnke
Rebekah Nielsen
Wendy Burchfield
Jariah Jaramillo
Colton O’Gara
Carly Burkart
Caroline Jones
Katelynn Olsen
Carolena Campos
Samuel Jordan
Christopher O’Neill
Zachary Carris
Brittany Kadel
Jacob Park
Jannike Caspari
Amelia Karsten
Celeste Parker
Tori Catlett
Christoph Kessler
Arissa Parrish
Jeffrey Cesark
Jenna Kretschman
Jill Payne
Amber Church
Mauryn Lard
Emily Pitcher
Annaliese Cole-Weiss
Madison Leal
Benjamin Potter
Shannen Cook
Andrea Lielkoks
Brook Rajnowski
Kadan Cummings
Naomi Lohr
Mary Rankin
Sarah Erb
Caleb Lone
Benjamin Rasmussen
Ryan Ferguson
Andrew Luker
Michael Rogers
Kirk Fletcher
Johnnathon Lyons
Julio Saenz
Carli Fluegge
Monica Maas
Zakary Saint
Rhiannon Friel
Michael Martinez
Mitchell Schurman
Clarissa Gehl
Mari McCarville
Kristina Sewell
Diana Gutierrez
Steven McKenzie
Rainy Shaball
Jordyn Hand
Taylor Meer
Samuel Shaver
Jared Harrison
Chad Meister
Larita Skidmore
Jordan Hart
Alondra Mendoza
Cassandra Smith
Alexis Hessel
Catherine Mercado
Jennifer Strothman
Bailey Summers
Shaylin Wakefield
Jacob Wilcox
Bailey Tate
Haley Walker
Rebecca Wilkinson
Trevor Urban
Joseph Wezensky
Jasmine Willis
Carlos Vendegna
John Whiteside
Cosmo Wright
Kellon Voth
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1st Quarter Honor Roll (continued)
Class of 2017
High Honors 3.75 or Higher
Sol Adams
Dakota Harding
Dennis Page
Patrick Baltzell
Emily harris
Grady Lee Palmer
Mariah Barfoot
Ronaldo Herrera
Sean Palmer
Brooklyn Barrus
Sarah Hicks
Leah Peacock
Kordale Bavor
Odele Hightower
Kaitlyn Peterson
Kaden Bishop
Kaelan Hill
Andrew Phennicie
Robert Bouley
Elizabeth Hirschbuhl
Avery Pope
Ryan Bowen
Hayley Hutto
Mary Grace Prinster
Jesse Boyce
Jade Inks
Lucy Raaum
Lauren Burger
Justin Jacobsen
Claire Reilly
Megan Burkholder
Hannah Kadel
Shannon Robinson
Rebecca Campbell-Osborne
Olivia Kleespies
Emily Rogers
Paris Carver-Gallegos
Mariah Lee
Camryn Sanchez
Tyler Clow
Jordan Long
Noah Schmidt
Sabrina Cotney
Darian Lovato
William Stevens
Jason Cronk
Cameryn Marcial
Dante Stewart
Jifa Danso
Jean-Tomas Marso
Tyler Sweet
Tabetha Denham
Mira Martin
Austin Tanksley
Alana Dodero
Destiny Martinez
Kenton Teske
Elizabeth Engle
Tiffany Maska
Jackson Thornton
Steven Flory
Justice McClure-Cook
Ashley Troester
Gage Fransen
Tristen Medicine Horse
Sharla Waggoner
Wilhelm Fritzel
Cristian Mendez
Kate Walker
Vanessa Garcia
David Mendez
Sierra Walters
Brok Gladden
Hunter Mendoza
Michael White
Paxton Gordon
Mira Mercier
Rebekah Whiting
Viviane Grigware
Aaron Moreno
Tyler Willis
Jeromee Grimes
Tyler Mower
Melissa Wilson
Logan Hahn
Carlos Murillo
James Winterswolf
Nathaniel Hale
Thomas Oakley
Madison Younker
Andrew Hansen
Joseph Osborn
Leah Peacock
Kaitlyn Peterson
Andrew Phennicie
Avery Pope
Mary Grace Prinster
Lucy Raaum
Claire Reilly
Shannon Robinson
Emily Rogers
Camryn Sanchez
Noah Schmidt
William Stevens
Dante Stewart
Tyler Sweet
Austin Tanksley
Kenton Teske
Jackson Thornton
Ashley Troester
Sharla Waggoner
Kate Walker
Sierra Walters
Michael White
Rebekah Whiting
Tyler Willis
Melissa Wilson
James Winterswolf
Madison Younker
Kaila Harward
Trey Peltier
Destiney Fresquez
Ashley Hawkins
Dylan Saunders
Marisca Garza
Megan King
Janea Varela
Honors – 3.5 to 3.74
Tyler Atnip
Devan Hall
Deisy Leon
Lily Eneboe
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Superintendent’s Scholars for the 2012-2013 School Year
Class of 2014
Brendan Boardwine*
Andrew Bowen**
Larissa Cox**
Darcy Dackonish* *
Jenna Dandurand**
Molly Findlay**
Andrew Foutz**
Rachel Gallagher*
Alexus Gallegos**
Taren Garcia* *
Lindsay Gnesios**
Cassandra Grigware**
Edgar Gutierrez**
Johnathan Kyle**
Samuel Lapkin*
John Lewis*
Emily Luker*
Madison Marsh**
Erin Martin**
Erika Meister**
Michael Mora
Soraya Morales-Nuñez**
Joshua Murdock**
Joel Nicholson**
Kalen Potter**
Mariah Prinster**
Aleah Quast**
Jordan Quintana**
Kayla Roberts**
Shafer Rubalcaba* *
Carissa Russell**
Neil Ryan**
Nicole Seibold* *
Megan Sherman**
Katharine Smith**
Madalyn Stewart**
Jessica Strothman**
Theron Verna**
Alexander Weaver**
Katherine Whiteside**
Sarah Wilkinson**
John Wiman**
Class of 2015
Kristen Balke*
Victoria Baltzell*
Kayla Berry*
Samantha Betzen*
Rachel Black *
Sloan Black
Cassidy Bordon*
Julie Campbell*
Taylor Chaffetz*
Ryland Curtsinger*
Parker Davis-McDougal*
Aidan Drayer
Roessler Eisenhauer*
Omelia Emmons*
Jake Farnsworth*
Stephen Foster*
Max Fransen*
Jaryn Gibb*
Gregory Gibson*
Aaron Gossage*
Jordan Hahn*
Michael Hansen*
Seaira Hickman*
McKenna Hiler*
Claire Hobika*
Jonah Howe*
Jacob Howell*
Emmett Johnson
Tyler Jones*
Taylor Kidd*
Mary King*
Donny Kinnaman*
Abigail Leinbach *
Brian List*
Ryland Mahre*
Alicia Maslyk*
Shannon Reeve*
Kassidy Roberts*
Stockton Rock*
Madison Schlechten*
Benjamin Shettler*
Marina Silva*
Lindsey Sparks
Nicole Stahl*
Caroline Straw*
Kathryn Sufka*
Anjana Thapa*
Bao Tran*
Nicole Troester*
Ben Volkmann*
David Wells*
Hunter Whaley*
Jonah Wilson*
Class of 2016
Maximilian Adamson
Caylin Boardwine
Azleigha Bryan
Carolena Campos
Tori Catlett
Jeffrey Cesark
Annaliese Cole-Weiss
Shannen Cook
Sarah Erb
Carli Fluegge
Rhiannon Friel
Jared Harrison
Alexis Hessel
Malik Jackson
Jariah Jaramillo
Amelia Karsten
Jenna Kretschman
Andrea Lielkoks
Naomi Lohr
Caleb Lone
Andrew Luker
Mari McCarville
Steven McKenzie
Chad Meister
Alondra Mendoza
Catherine Mercado
Jordan Merrill
Claire Mundt
Arissa Parrish
Benjamin Potter
Brook Rajnowski
Mary Rankin
Julio Saenz
Kristina Sewell
Samuel Shaver
Cassandra Smith
Bailey Summers
Haley Walker
Jasmine Willis
Cosmo Wright
Academic Letter Award
Recipients
Class of 2014
3.75 -3.99
River Adams*
Rebecca Bryan**
Ciara Carver-Gallegos*
Shannia Case**
Darby Corn**
Matthew Costigan**
Blythe Crow**
Jacob Dodd**
Jordin Early**
Kassidy Flick**
Sophia Fortner**
Darian Green*
Lena Ham
Elisha Jahnke**
Cory Kernen
Eric Kotris**
Kenzi Medina**
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Superintendent’s Scholars for the 2012-2013 School Year
(continued)
Isaac Meyer
Cheyenna O'Brien*
Blake Orr**
Richard Penny*
Maxwell Proietti**
Reanne Rogers
Trenton Soriano
Domonic Tafoya*
Kayla Voeltzel*
Zeb Wagner**
Aubrie Wood**
Zoe Wright**
Whitney Young**
Morgan Zanski**
Class of 2015
3.75-3.99
Allen Adair*
Emily Adamson
James Antonucci*
Brittany Arcieri*
Benjamin Arja*
Marisa Arrieta*
Melissa Atchley*
Ashley Baker*
Holden Boggs*
Joseph-Ian Bongar
Sydni Brandon*
Rebecca Butler*
Blaine Cahill*
Abigail Casey*
Milena Castaneda*
Kacey Darien
Malcolm Davis-McDougal*
James Dionne
Ridge Droskin*
Benjamin Eisenhauer*
Hannah Galvan*
Aryana Gorman*
Anna Harris*
Hayden Herbert*
Brittany Houtris*
Damian Johann*
Kacie Kuhlman*
Corey Lans
Alexander Lee*
Kia Marez*
Connor Martin*
Angelica Martinez*
Tanner Mast*
Samantha Melchor*
Shianne Mooers*
Briggs Oakley*
Eric Pipkin
Jubilee Quigley*
Marisol Quintana*
Isaac Rider
Nathan Rockwood*
Jaime Rodriguez-Roggie*
Keri Rogers*
Charles Ruckman*
Jasmine Sawyer*
Jessica Sopher*
Class of 2015
3.75-3.99 cont.
Alexus States Brown
Jacob Trujillo
Viviane Turman*
Raymond Ugalde
Abigail Whiseant*
Richard Wise*
Ryan Zinke*
Class of 2016
3.75 –3.99
Alissa Belcastro
Julia Bremner
Wendy Burchfield
Carly Burkart
Zachary Carris
Jannike Caspari
Jose Ceballos
Amber Church
Dana Clukey
Kadan Cummings
Ryan Ferguson
Clairissa Gehl
Diana Gutierrez
Jordyn Hand
Jordan Hart
Avery Hill
Patricia Hill
Maia Honeycutt
Ashley Jahnke
Caroline Jones
Samuel Jordan
Brittany Kadel
Emma Kearl
Christoph Kessler
Mauryn Lard
Madison Leal
Taven Lovato
Monica Maas
Michael Martinez
Taylor Meer
Kyle Mills
Kristopher Nickel
Rebekah Nielsen
Colton O'Gara
Christoper O'Neill
Jacob Park
Celeste Parker
Jill Payne
Emily Pitcher
Michael Rogers
Morgan Russom
Zakary Saint
Mitchell Schurman
Rainy Shaball
Larita Skidmore
Bricen Sorrell
Jennifer Strothman
Bailey Tate
Trevor Urban
Carlos Vendegna
Kellon Voth
Shaylin Wakefield
Joseph Wezensky
John Whiteside
Rebecca Wilkinson
Class of 2014
3.50-3.74
David Applegate
Ryan Baker**
Brianna Baldwin
Nicklas Beightel**
Courtney Ben
Christopher Brown
Lyssa Caires*
Kassidy Chism
Baylee Christopher
Ramon Cordova
Daniel Dodero*
Jakob Eisenhauer
Danielle Fleig
Gina Guzman
Elizabeth Havlik**
Meghan Haynes*
Tyler Heinsma*
Jennifer Herrera**
Kaleb Johnson**
Mariah Kassales
Brennon Keller*
Tristan Lafferty*
Victoria Lara*
Maria Maas
Dion Martinez
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Superintendent’s Scholars for the 2012-2013 School Year
(continued)
Autumn Mason**
David Medina
Eric Mills
Tamara Nickle*
Jalen Onsrud*
Kyla Oracion
Brandon Perry**
Caitlyn Pridmore**
Delaney Robison
Alexandra Schoellgen
Trinity Simmons**
Carly Staidl
Jake Strother*
Owen Taylor*
Aspen Tibbetts**
Preston Turner
Quinton Walton
Kenneth Welling
Matthew White**
Taylor Wood**
Cynthia Zuniga
Class of 2015
3.50-3.74
Steven Adams*
AnaLaura Ambriz-Garcilazo
Patrick Baier*
Thomas Beightel*
Joslin Berg*
Madelynn Brillhart*
Amber Broad*
Gabriella Cecere*
Gabriela Chacon*
Coral Copenhaver*
Jonathan Dorr-Widdop
Robert Fairbanks*
Marcus Fuerst
Ty Gardner*
Coren Gehring
Austin Gray*
Katy Hargraves*
Halle Harrison*
Olivia Huffaker*
Sarah Jennings*
Taylor Kochevar*
Jesse Lanzl*
Kasey Leftwich
Maria Guadalupe LeonTorres*
Jesse Lopez*
Nicholas Morris
Joshua C. Nelson
Joshua Y. Nelson*
Michael Poland*
Madison Ragar*
Caitlin Ray*
Christopher Reilly*
Taylor Rivas*
Jacob Romero*
Sabree Stewart
Kaitlyn Talley*
Joshua Townley
Caleb Vagher
Fallon Ward*
Class of 2016
3.50-3.74
Chavilah Anderson-Clare
Ethan Angel
Aimee Armantrout
Maria Avila
Angel Bautista-Ponce
Lindsey Beacham
Amelia Bergen
Audrey Bissonnette
Anna Bruce
Michaela Capewell
Kellan Costigan
Mayson Davis
Savannah Denke
Amy Dodson
Jeffrey Ford
Brandon Franklin
Michael Gentile
Rose Gilfillan
Sheridan Grace
Shalee Harrah
Ian Hegstrom
Logan Jacobson
Brittany Jones
Austin Jones
William Kerrigan
Jacob Lapkin
Emily Lengerich
Ashley Leroux
Hilda Martinez-Calvillo
Sierra McQuiston
Peyton Miller
Dominic Moya
Emily Nolan
Joshua Park
Mason Cameron Pridy
Ellie Raaum
Maribel Ramirez
Benjamin Rasmussen
Rebecca Rathburn
Zoe Shanahan
Payton Staats
Brandon Story
Austin Taylor
Shawn Wade
Dakota Weyer
Marcos Whisler
Jacob Wilcox
Tegan Willis
Anna Worrall-Wilk
Tara Zinke
1st Award Letter and Year Pin
* 2nd Award and Year Pin
** 3rd Award and Year Pin
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