Pickford High School Students Recognized With Academic Awards

Pickford High School distributed academic, social, and attendance awards during the school's awards ceremony May 8. The awards and their recipients follow:

Citizenship

The Citizenship Award was given to Krista Harlan and Joey Morrow.

Perfect Attendance was awarded to Josh Kibble, Brittany Miller, and Kaylynn Portice.

Class Officers

Earning certificates for the freshman class were Abby Rose, president, Zack Derenski, vice president, Amber Hill, secretary, Jenna Ledy, historian, and Jaelinn Soeltner, treasurer.

Sophomore class certificates went to Tiffany McCord, president, Rachel Schmitigal, vice president, Paul Walsh, treasurer, Megan Arbic, secretary, and Cheyenne Cline, historian.

Junior class certificates went to Matt Rose, president, Derrick Leese, vice president, Alli Priskorn, treasurer, Krista Harlan, secretary, and Tara Beard, historian.

Senior class certificates were given to Valerie Traynor, president, George Hart, vice president and secretary, and Brittany Kucharczyk, historian.

Student Council Officers

Students recognized were Renae Reich, president, Cheyenne Cline, vice president, George Hart, treasurer, Rachel Schmitigal, assistant treasurer, Alli Priskorn, secretary, and representatives Abby Rose, Leigha Dilday, Callie Smith, Tiffany McCord, Matt Rose, and Hanet Thompson.

High School Quiz Bowl

Cheyenne Cline, Rachel Schmitigal, Tiffany McCord, Janet Thompson, Keylynn Portice, Val Traynor, and George Hart.

Babes Buddies Certificates

Katelyn Walker, George Hart, Josh Leach, Tyler Bosley, Jacob Rahko, and Leonie Sparlings.

Band Directors Award: Alicia Bjunes Outstanding Member Award: Jaelinn Soeltner

Most Improved: Nathan Gregg

Valued Senior Award: Katelyn Walker

Senior Band Award: Alicia Bjunes, Jordan Ernst, and Katelyn Walker

John Philip Sousa Award: Jordan Ernst

Freshman letters: Brandon Christensen, Leigha Dilday, Nathan Gregg, Jaelinn Soeltner, and Cody Stevenson.

Pep Band Awards: Alicia Bjunes, Jaelinn Soeltner, Leigha Dilday, Katelyn Walker, Cody Stevenson, Brandon Christensen, Amanda Felty, Alicia Lee, Jordan Ernst, and Nathan Gregg.

Government Award

Jordan Ernst, Janet Thompson, Alicia Bjunes, and George Hart.

English

Earning awards were Rachel Schmitigal, Cheyenne Cline, Tiffany McCord, Tyler Bosley, Brittany Miller, Sharon Hammons, Burton Gough, Kourtlyn Esslin, Tara Beard, Ashley Haidys, Pat Savoie, Courtney Bruni, Nic Crowder, Krista Harlan, Matt Rose, Paul Walsh, Megan Arbic, Derrick Leese, Alli Priskorn, Sarah Bew, Matt Stewart, Val Traynor, Abby Rose, Chelsea Spencer, Carol Flook, Jessica Hammons, Cody Stevenson, Jessie Ledy, Victor Merchand, Clayton Peffers, and Keenan Wojnaroski.

For Avanced Placement English, Renae Reich and Kristen Schmitigal earned awards.

Writing and Speech

Rachel Schmitigal, Josh Leach, Matt Lee, and Alicia Priehs

Geography

Cheyenne Cline, Tiffany McCord, Paul Walsh, and Jamie Nettleton

Sociology Award was given to Ray Hill.

Economics

Janet Thompson, Valerie Traynor, George Hart, Kaylynn Portice, Jordan Ernst, Kristen Schmitigal, Katelyn Walker, Leonie Sparling, and Alicia Bjunes

Civics

Zack Derenski, Tiffany McCord, Krista Esslin, and Abby Rose

Drama Award went to Katelyn Walker and Tyler Bosley.

U.S. History

Leonie Sparling, Carolyn Lantzy, Pat Savoie, Tyler Christensen, Katelyn Parr, Alanna Wojnaroski, Melissa Kucharczyk, Ashley Haidys, Krista Harlan, and Alli Priskorn.

World History

Rachel Schmitigal, Tiffany McCord, Genie Gagnon, Burton Gough, and Sharon Hammons

Current Events Award was given to Kaylynn Portice.

Environmental Science Award was given to Leonie Sparling.

Earth Science Award was given to Krista Esslin.

Biology Award was given to Tiffany McCord and Carolyn Lantzy.

Physics Award was given to Scott Coullard.

Chemistry Award was given to Joey Morrow, Alicia Lee, Matt Rose, and Renae Reich.

Physical Science award recipients were Abby Rose, Leigha Dilday, Callie Smith, and Jaelinn Soeltner.

Mathematics Award recipients were Rachel Schmitigal, Kyle Barry, Josh Leach, David Clarke, Kristi Esslin, Zack Derenski, Jordan Ernst, Caitlin Mortinsen, Matt Rose, and Pat Savoie.

CAD Design recipient was Genie Gagnon.

Computer Awards

Scott Coullard, Ray Hill, Brianna Nasser, Sarah Bew, Alicia Bjunes, George Hart, Jordan Ernst, LaTara Hart, Caitlin Mortinsen, Renae Reich, Leonie Sparling, Val Traynor, Josh Kibble, Krista Esslin, Amber Hill, and Amanda Felty.

Wood Award recipients were Zack Derenski and Tiffany McCord

Physical Education

Nic Raden, Amanda Felty, Brandon Christensen, Sydney Lewis, Scott Coullard, and Savannah Sterling.

FCCLAAwards

Chelsey O'Connor, George Hart, Lindsay Bawks, Heather Kamper, Emily Johnson, Brittany Miller, Kassandra Rader, Tiffany McCord, Kaylynn Portice, Erica Leach, Katelynn Parr, Alicia Priehs, Joey Morrow, and Leigha Dilday.