AHS students receive awards
Published 12:00 am Thursday, May 22, 2003
Austin High School students gathered Wednesday afternoon in Knowlton Auditorium for the annual AHS Awards Ceremony. More than 25 categories of awards were given out in honor of academics and co-curricular activities.
"With the exception of graduation, which is only two weeks away from Friday night, this event is a highlight for the high school," Principal Joe Brown said in his welcome to students.
The following are this year's award recipients:
Wescott Award
Jonathan Bain
Ben Petersen
Warrington Award
Ben Petersen
Horatio Alger Association
Michelle Bush
Erin Champlin
Samantha Jayes
Jessica Olson
High Distinction
Beau Zabel
Megan Walters
Jonathan Bain
Emily Quealy
Carissa Gabrielson
Linda Haas
Amy Kelly
Raymond Bissen
Benjamin Petersen
Katherine Erickson
Claire Johnson
Leah Brandon
Tracy Putz
Noelle Wiebelhaus
Lia Middlebrook
President's Award: Educational Achievement
Angela Walter
Ryan Gardner
President's Award: Educational Excellence
Billy Anderson
Jessica Bird
Ray Bissen
Katie Bluske
Leah Brandon
Katie Erickson
Carissa Gabrielson
Michael Gravelle
Brooke Hyland
Claire Johnson
Amy Kelly
Jesse Krueger
Lia Middlebrook
Ben Petersen
Tracy Putz
Emily Quealy
Molly Thatcher
Megan Walters
Noelle Wiebelhaus
Beau Zabel
Debate
Molly Thatcher
Beau Zabel
Cody Wyant
Ashley Brimacomb
Earnest McAninch
Science
Leah Brandon
Hong Le
Branden Seira
All-state musicians
All-State Choir
Ray Bissen
Bethany Larson
Andrew Garrison
Nate Moser
All-State Band
Ben Petersen
Tim Frank
All-State Orchestra
Emily Nelson
Emily Quealy
Elisa Ingvalson
Megan Walters
AFS Awards
Kati Blisse
Jonas Brinkmann
Loren's Vergara
Math League
Eujin Chung
Jaeyoon Chung
Josh Dollar
Rebecca Swegle
Erin Thomas
Kelly Thompson
Kelsey Feragen
Brice Zabel
Beau Zabel
Kati Blisse
Mathematics
Mark Van Winter
Claire Johnson
Noelle Wiebelhaus
Beau Zabel
French
3rd Year Achievement
Sarah Auron
Leah Brandon
Catherine Corbly
Johanna Fessel
Amanda Hunter
Kaitlin Kimball
4th or 5th Year Achievement
Varinh Kullavongsa
Bethany Larson
Olga Berdysheva
Dual Language Award
Amanda Hunter
Olga Berdysheva
Spanish
3rd Year Achievement Award
Kelsey Feragen
Lindsay Franta Andrea Astrup
Olga Berdysheva
Melissa Davidson
Brittney Gabrielson
Nancy Nelson
Kellie Gabrielson
Lauren Goettsch
Mayra Hernandez
Elizabeth Langowski
Kelly Momsen
Steph Peters
4th or 5th Year Achievement Award
Megan Anderson
Brooke Hyland
Patrick Flood
4th or 5th Year Award of Excellence
Tracy Putz
Claire Johnson
Noelle Wiebelhaus
Linda Haas
Lia Middlebrook
History Day
Keisha Radloff
Tia Crane
Holly Flatt
Sarah Loots
Stacy Bjorlie
Kelsey Feragen
Kelly Thompson
Courtney Hosp
Brenna Lura
Heidi Craven
Kristen Foster
Matt Vietor
Andrew Sundal
Taylor Schieck
Rachel Carlson
Andrea Holt
Maxine Mason
Abby Monson
Jacob Krueger
Alex Kasak
David Larson
Kelly Reetz
Natalie Bowers
Emily Johnson
Melissa Hunstiger
Ashley Bumgardner
Taylor Neeser
Justin Morris
Nathan Graff
VICA
Ryan O'Leary
Dillon Cordes
Graphics
Ryan O'Leary
Mike Brenden
Ryan Gardner
Dillon Cordes
Tracy Millner
Nick Pedersen
Joe Bushlack
Oscar Lindquist
Tracy Putz
Lindsey Scott
Rolando Benitez
Citizenship
Becky Wangen
Kevin Ivanca
David Larson
Stacy Bjorlie
Nancy Nelson
Mark Cavanaugh
Lia Middlebrook
Ben Peterson
DECA
Michael Anderson
Alli Tolbert
Austinian
Lacy Knutson
Betsy Hingeveld
Michaela Byam
Amanda Nelson
Brenda Nguyen
Drama
Susie Bryan
Joe Carlson
Jacob Dalager
Andrea Hanson
Bethany Larson
Erich Lippert
Jenna Petersen
Rebecca Swegle
Erin Thomas
Jenna Turner
Laura Wichmann
Michele Williams
Megan Wilson
Brice Zabel
Katie Brody
Avery Johnson
Nick Watson
Nick Adams
Erica Diez
Nate Green
Bill Hoy
Jennifer McIntosh
Eric Morlan
Nate Moser
DCD Program Leadership
Amy Christianson
Cody Wyant
Sam Kiker
Kelley Longueville
Molly Pease
Brooke Klaehn
Brittney Ryks
Ross Riley
Jamie Surdy
Don Brown
David Wagner
Justin Heskett
Darin Finley
Janine Davis
Amy Van Proosdy
Nicole Novak
Garett Plotts
Kelly Reetz
Whitney Johnson
Jeremy Kiefer
Jen Snyder
Jessica Olson
Shannon Olson
Katie Dunlop
Ashley Birk
Nicole Melton
Linda Sangsome
Kandi Winter
Annette Beasley
Bridget Schmidt
Lisa Bue
Katie Radford-Garcia
Kallie Williams
Cassie Rollie
Alicia Ree
Brooke Hyland
Whitney Underhill
Tracey Petersen
Janelle Holtorf
Kevin Groh
Patrick Flood
Jen True
Brittney Erichson
Anne Becker
Alicia Gilles
Jennifer McIntosh
Brittany Rollie
Laura Madson
Megan Anderson
Alyssa Lorenz
Jessica Bird
Rachel Kanne
Lindsay Pint
Lindsay Franta
Linda Haas
Lauren Royce
Owen Stevenson
Jordan Van Proosdy
Evan Sorenson
Megan Walsh
Shayna Johnson
Meggan Rider
Nicole Turvey
Youth Leadership
Claire Johnson
Jordan Van Proosdy
Lia Middlebrook
Brooke Hyland
Sentinel
Meighan Byron
Margaret Wagner
Molly Thatcher
Jennifer McIntosh
Roger Dale Larson Scholarship
Molly Thatcher
Academic Letter Winners
Class of 2005
4.0 2001-2002
Tony Bissen
Amanda Bridgeman
Sarah Bridgeman
Jacob Dalager
Kristen Foster
Andrea Holt
Anna Johannsen
Brenna Lura
Abigail Monson
Shannon Smith
Kelly Thompson
Class of 2004
3.9 2001-2002
Andrea Astrup
Olga Berdysheva
Catherine Corbly
James Doyle
Johanna Fessel
Patrick Flood
Lindsay Franta
Kelli Gabrielson
Marjorie Gleason
Lauren Goettsch
Chris Hansen
Khanchana Khamvongsa
Elizabeth Langowski
Jackie Le
Kelly Momsen
Nancy Nelson
Zhera Paaverud
Andrea Perleberg
Bronson Pettitt
Emily Schminke
Kolby South
Kyle Spinler
Timothy Vogel
Class of 2003
3.8 2001-2002
Nick Adams
Ray Bissen
Leah Brandon
Joe Carlson
Anna Dalager
Katie Erickson
Carissa Gabrielson
Michael Gravelle
Linda Haas
Claire Johnson
Amy Kelly
Lia Middlebrook
Ben Petersen
Tracy Putz
Emily Quealy
Kyle Rizzi
Tucker Schieck
Molly Thatcher
Megan Walters
Noelle Wiebelhaus
Beau Zabel
Community Service Awards
Israel Leyva
Rachel Lenze
Matt Houff
Megan Hoag
Tracey Ihns
Kim Hall
Marissa Perez
Amber Sabin
Ellyn Symmonds
Amanda Steinhorst
Josh Stundahl
Brian Ketchum
Sara Stoltenberg
Angela Walter
Kristin Anderson
Kim Steinblock
Amber Perales
Stephani Navarro
Diem Do
Danny Miller
Justin Radermacher
Andrew Gerber
Alex Loeschen
Sara Flicek
Elissa Fisher
Juan Marquez
Erin Mullenbach
Nicky Patterson
Josh Dietrich
Amber Carter
Shawna Edwards
Tommy Winsor
Britnee Konken
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