High School Celebrates Academic Awards Day
Leigh High School values high education, and our Academic Awards Ceremony proves it. For students that excel in their classes and try their hardest, this is the day where they receive accolades for their yearlong hard work. Each teacher gives awards to students with top grades or students they feel worked diligently year-round and exceeded expectations. This year’s ceremony was held on May 6th at 9 am.
Here’s the list of award receivers listed by teacher. In addition to these awards, Mrs. Hollatz handed out library reading challenge awards and One-Act Play awards, Mrs. Settje and Mrs. Kowalski handed out choir and band awards, and Mr. Volquardsen handed out speech team awards.
Mr. Holmberg
High Score Distinction on NSCAS Tests: Justine Thompson
Omaha World-Herald All State Academic Team Honorable Mention: Kaegan Held and Holly Kuhr
ACT Bronze Level Award: Logan Becher, Kaegan Held, and Cort Pokorney
ACT Gold Level Award: Holly Kuhr
EHC Senior Academic Award: Logan Becher, Kaegan Held, Holly Kuhr, and Cort Pokorney
Mrs. Michelle Held
Top Reading 7 - Gracie Eisenmann and Sage Fernau
Top English 11 - Reagan Settje and Natalie Reeves
Top College English - Kaegan Held and Holly Kuhr
Top English 9 - Tie for 1st: Kanyon Held and Kennedy Settje; and Justine Thomspon
Mr. Bachman
7th S.S. Student of the Year - Gracie Eisenmann
8th S.S. Student of the Year - Sydney Reeves
9th W.H. Student of the Year - Kennedy Settje
11th US Hist. Student of the Year - Reagan Settje
12th Gov't Student of the Year - Kaegan Held
Most Improved Students: Cortlynn Cadwallader & Darian Ober-Brown
Mr. Knaak
An "A" Average all year awards to:
Zoey Van Dyke, Sydney Reeves and Jessica Hoffman- Pre-Algebra
Kanyon Held, Mekenna Held, Justine Thompson and Kennedy Settje- Algebra 1
Cassidy Hoffman. Alyssa Kasik and Emily Loseke- Geometry
Reagan Settje- Algebra 2
Logan Becher and Holly Kuhr- Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
Mr. Schmidt
SCIENCE MIDDLE GRADES I: Jordan Noonan, James Grotelueschen, Aubrie Hanna, Carter Timm, Gracelyn Eisenmann
SCIENCE MIDDLE GRADES II: Kyle Holmberg, Zoey VanDyke, Dalton Zulkoski, Sydney Reeves
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Jacob Eisenmann, Kanyon Held, Kennedy Settje, Justine Thompson, Makenna Held
BIOLOGY: Cassidy Hoffman, Emily Loseke
CHEMISTRY: Reagan Settje, Natalie Reeves
PHYSICS: Holly Kuhr, Logan Becher, Kaegan Held
ADVANCED BIOLOGY: Kaegan Held, Natalie Reeves, Taylor Larson
Mr. Volquardsen
Reading 7 - Aubrie Hanna
Reading 8 - Dalton Zulkoski
Speech 9 - Kennedy Settje
English 12 - Alex Fischer
Mrs. Fischer
Algebra I: Cortlynn Cadwallader
Geometry: Kyleigh Rayback
Reading 8: Kyle Holmberg, Sydney Reeves, Zoey Van Dyke, Jessica Hoffman
Writing 8: Zoey Van Dyke, Sydney Reeves
Best 8th Grade Writer Award: Zoey Van Dyke
8th Grade Poetry Recitation Champion: Albert Diaz
Writing 7: Aubrie Hanna, Macy Clausen, Carter Timm
Best 7th Grade Writer Award: Aubrie Hanna
English 10: Cassidy Hoffman, Emily Loseke, Alissa Kasik
Best 10th Grade Writer Award: Emily Loseke
Most Improved: Audie Tejkl
Best Student Aide: Mackenzie Williams
Journalism Best Staff Writer Award: Kaegan Held
Journalism Norfolk Daily News Writers: Kaegan Held, Cort Pokorney
Mrs. Megan Hillen
Expert Designer: Kayden Schumacher
Relationships Expert: Payje Rayback
Junior Measuring Master: Tanyn Larson
Measuring Master: Kennedy Settje
Master Chef: Meranda Kudrna
Master Sewer: Sydney Reeves
Career Ready: Cassidy Hoffman
Mrs. Sayers
Digital Citizenship Award (Perfect Score): Gracie Eisenmann
Digital Citizenship Award (Perfect Score): Dalton Zulkoski
Digital Citizenship Award (Perfect Score): Justine Thompson
Highest GPA & Kindness Award: Emily Loseke
Highest GPA & Kindness Award: Holly Kuhr
iMovie Editor of the Year Award: Bianca Aguirre
Me Llama Award: Abbi Brabec
Rap/Tech Guru Award: Cameron Miller
Drone/Tech Guru Award: Alex Fischer
Mr. Cash
Mental Toughness: Kyleigh Rayback & Layne Krutz
Outstanding Weights Student: Riana Grotelueschen
Most Improved: Jose Aguirre
Patriot CrossFit OPEN Champion: Cameron Miller