2023 Senior Honors Night

Photos by MacKenzie Williams and Sarah Vowels

Jeff Trapp, principal of the Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School, opens the 2023 Honors Night with a few words to welcome students, families, friends, teachers, and school staff.

 

Stockbridge Masonic Lodge #130 presents scholarships to Alora Mullins, Madison Gipe, & Bailey Bartrum.

 

 

Lissa Avis presents the Stockbridge Education Association Scholarship to Drew Bennett.

Carrie Graham presents the Stockbridge Board of Education Scholarship to Micah Bolton.

Brian Friddle presents the Stockbridge Lions Club Scholarship to Micah Bolton and Emily VanPelt.

The G.U. Crew Team presents its scholarship to Emily Vaccaro.

Rita Stricklin presents the DAR Award to Emily VanPelt.

Joseph Langone presents the Quiz Bowl awards to Josephina Beutler, Drew Bennett, and Emily VanPelt.

Louis Salow presents the Eaton Community Bank Herbert Black Memorial Scholarship to Micah Bolton.

Judy Williams presents the Pfc. John Donohue Good Citizenship Memorial Award to Jack Hammerberg.

Deanna Kruger presents the Chris C. Kruger Memorial Scholarship to Adrianna Adkins.

Christina Tolliver presents the Talan Tolliver Memorial Scholarship to Makenzie Dalton.

Julie Glair presents the Hannah Lorraine Glair Memorial Scholarship to Emily VanPelt.

Jeffrey Trapp presents the General Ostrander Memorial Science Award to Jack Hammerberg.

Rob Schneider presents the Donald Schneider Scholarship to Micah Bolton.

Rob Schneider presents the Donald Schneider Scholarship to Emily Vaccaro.

Brian Friddle presents the Deb Marshall Memorial Scholarship to Brianna Polenz.

Brian Friddle presents the Bruce Wm. Brown Scholarship to Larissa Boyce.

Leslie Cummings presents the Joe Heeney Memorial Scholarship to Alora Mullins.

Brian Friddle presents the Richard Hoard Memorial Scholarship to Jacob Sawicki.

Brian Friddle presents the Thomas D. Basore Memorial Physics Excellence Scholarship to Kathryn Brumm.

Brian Friddle presents the Don E. Krummrey Memorial Scholarship to Jack Hammerberg.

Brian Friddle presents the Munith-Fitchburg American Legion Post 525 Memorial Scholarship to Bailey Bartrum.

Brian Friddle presents the Richard C. Howlett Education Scholarship to Lillian Williams.

Ralph Schumacher presents the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation Scholarship and Awards Foundation Scholarships to Hannah Marshall, Brianna Polenz, Makenzie Dalton, Alora Mullins, Kristina Wilde, Drew Bennett, and Jack Hammerberg.

Gary Teague presents the John Graven Technology Scholarship to Christopher Smith.

Brian Friddle presents the Deputy Grant Whitaker Memorial Scholarship to Emily Vaccaro.

Brian Friddle presents the Darwin D. Snider Memorial Scholarship to Micah Bolton.

Ralph Schumacher and daughter Jean Krndija present the Donna E. Schumacher Memorial Scholarship to Grace Niec.

 

 

Angela Mathews presents the Lansing Community College Star Scholarship to Emily Vaccaro and Gabriella Phillips, the Tom Loomis Chemistry Endowment to Jolie Smith, the LCC Honors Scholarship to Hannah Marshall, and the LCC Student Leadership Academy Service Scholarship to Adrianna Adkins. (Not pictured: LLC Softball Scholarship to Makayla Surline.)

 

Jeffrey Trapp presents the University of Michigan Grant, the Horatio Alger Presidential Scholarship, the Kessler Presidential Scholarship, the Regents Merit Scholarship, and the Michigan Achievement Scholarship to Brianna Polenz; the University of Mobile Alabama to Madison Gipe; the Wilson Talent Center Garrett Miller Scholarship to Timothy Vliet; the Michigan Achievement Scholarship and the Eastern Michigan University-Tuition Advantage to Krista Culver; the Eastern Michigan University-Emerald Scholarship to Christopher Smith; the Spring Arbor University to Bailey Bartrum; and the U.S. Department of the Army ROTC Scholarship to  Josephina Beutler. (Not pictured: Jackson College Bowling Scholarship to Mason Keene.)

Derek Douglas presents the Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year to Adrianna Adkins.

Derek Douglas presents the Jeff Becker Scholarship to Micah Bolton.

Derek Douglas presents the Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year and the Mason R. Cutler Scholarship to Collin Cook.

Derek Douglas presents the Jeff Becker Scholarship to Josephina Beutler.

Joseph Langone presents the Advanced Art Award to Josephina Beutler and Arianna Place.

Patricia Pniewski presents the Band Chords to Trystin Burton, Paul Marshall, and Kristina Wilde. (Not pictured Band Chords to Wesley Crew.)

Patricia Pniewski presents the John Philip Sousa Award to Paul Marshall.

 

 

 

 

 

Caleb Heemstra presents Choir Cords to Sofia Morales, Thalia Sayre, Krista Culver, Maggie Mahler, Kathryn Brumm, and Josephina Beutler.  Kathryn Brumm also received the National School Choral Award and the Choir Award.  Josephina Beutler also received  the Choir Award.

Rita Stricklin present English awards to Devon Moser, Grace Niec, Lirin Bolcavage, Emily Vaccaro, and Micah Bolton.  (Not pictured: AP Literature and Composition Award Winners:  Drew Bennett and Emily VanPelt.)

 

 

 

 

Rita Stricklin presents Creative Writing Awards to Josephina Beutler and Emily Jones.

Kristin Gillon presents the Young Adult Literature Award to Maggie Mahler.

Rita Stricklin presents the Senior Portfolio Award to Jamie Phillips.

Rita Stricklin presents the Michigan International Press Association Award to Gabriella Phillips, Michael Armstrong, Lillian Williams, Jolie Smith, Kathryn Brumm, Jamie Phillips, Madison Gipe, and Emily Jones.

 

Lissa Avis presents the Algebra 2 Award to Rylee Recchy and Jamie Phillips.

Drew Bennett receives the AP Calculus Award and the Senior Math Award.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey Trapp presents the Anatomy and Physiology Award to Devon Moser.

Jeffery Trapp presents the Physics Award to Ashlee Chubb and Kathryn Brumm.

Jeffrey Trapp presents the Psychology Award to Krista Culver.

Corey Baird presents the Government and Economics Award to Emily Jones.

Gary Teague presents the Construction Technology Education Woodworking Award to Collin Cook and Christopher Smith.

Sarah Vowels presents the Yearbook Award to Larissa Boyce and Emily Jones.

Corey Baird presents the Senior Leadership Award to Micah Bolton.

Corey Baird and Kristin Gillon present the Student Council Senior Scholarship Award to Josephina Beutler.

Corey Baird and Kristin Gillon present senior Student Council members with Red Cords: Josephina Beutler, Drew Bennett, Larissa Boyce, Emily Vaccaro, Lillian Williams, Sofia Morales and Emily VanPelt.

National Honor Society recipients: Emily VanPelt, Alora Mullins, Brianna Polenz, Emily Jones, Makenzie Dalton, Larissa Boyce, Krista Culver, Adrianna Adkins, Josephina Beutler, Bailey Bartrum, Drew Bennett, Micah Bolton, Jack Hammerberg, Damien Hayes, Grace Niec, Jacob Sawicki, Christopher Smith, Emily Vaccaro, and Hannah Marshall.

Recipients of the Michigan Competitive Scholarship Program: Drew Bennett, Micah Bolton, Lillian Williams, Paul Marshall, Emily VanPelt, and Brianna Polenz.

Recipients of the President’s Award for Educational Achievement: Kristina Wilde, Emily Vaccaro, Makenzie Dalton, Collin Cook, Larisssa Boyce, Lirin Bolcavage, Josephina Beutler, Bailey Bartrum, Adrianna Adkins, Grace Niec, Jacob Sawicki, Christopher Smith, and Gabriella Phillips. Not pictured: Timothy Handshoe.

Recipients of the President’s Award for Educational Excellence: Dominick Odem, Emily VanPelt, Lillian Williams, Brianna Polenz, Paul Marshall, Hannah Marshall, Maggie Mahler, Emily Jones, Jack Hammerberg, Krista Culver, Kathryn Brumm, Micah Bolton, and Drew Bennett.

Cum Laude Honors, 3.5-3.74 GPA: Gabriella Phillips, Kristina Wilde, Dominick Odem, Larissa Boyce, Kathryn Brumm, Lirin Bolcavage, and Bailey Bartrum.

Magna Cum Laude Honors, 3.75-3.99 GPA:  Maggie Mahler, Emily Jones, Makenzie Dalton, Paul Marshall, Grace Niec, Krista Culver, Emily VanPelt, Jack Hammerberg, Lillian Williams, Josephina Beutler, Micah Bolton, Adrianna Adkins, Jacob Sawicki, Christopher Smith, Hannah Marshall, and Collin Cook.

Jeffery Trapp presents the Salutatorians, Adrianna Adkins and Christopher Smith.

Summa Cum Laude Honors (4.0) and Valedictorians: Drew Bennett, Emily Vaccaro, and Brianna Polenz.

In memory of Alyssa VanHook who was awarded the following posthumously: MIPA Award (Michigan International Press Association), Student Council Cords, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, and Cum Laude Honors.