April 27, 2025
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Junior high students receive awards

Rahn Jr. High School announced the accomplishments that the students made in the second quarter of the 2008-2009 school year.

The following is a listing of the students and the awards that they received:



Honor Roll 

Seventh Grade "All A"  Honor Roll: Austin Burkhart, Emma Crandall, Kelci Foss, Kennedy Ghibellini, Olivia Gorzny, Kimberly Janke, Samantha Lambrigtsen, Kasey Lapp, Trevor Lee, Brook Logan, Sarah Melvin, Matthew Murray, Trevor Nelson, Angela Nordman, Kayla Pottorff, Sawyer Reynolds, , Zachery Zalzalah, Lukas Ziegler, Sarah Zuniga.

Seventh Grade Honor Roll: Gerald Gehrke, Adam Sarantakos, Jeffrey Berry, Bryanna Horn, Kasai Majewski, Justin Provo, Ashton Rutherford, McCahl Sanders, Nathaniel Hall, Alexis Howey, Taylor armstrong, Tyler Blume, Nicholas Newman, Paul Rypkema, Ian Starkey, Jordan Wilken, Travis Burke, Jacob Diehl, Cody Felts, Donovan Roby, Cydney Long, Ryan Bennett, Adam Bettner, Nathan Gentz, autumn Nelson, benjamin Sloan.

Eighth Grade "All A" Honor Roll: Kristina Buschek, Shelby Hunter, Joseph Messenger, Ryan Miranda, Kayla Powell, and Kathryn Speck.

Eighth Grade Honor Roll: Sarah Mattus, Garrett Newman, Kendal Anderson, Ashly Glenn, Jacob Kleveland, Thomas McCormick, Ryan Miranda, Ryan Starkey, Kaitlin cyrier, Nathan Egan, Ian Holley, Caleb Mowry, Rebecca Eden, Alyssa Fischer, Danielle Horst, Muhamet Ajvazi, Alexander Cain, austin Carr, Chloe Gale, Grace Nelson, Danielle Osborne, Brandon Sklavanitis, Abigail Nelson, William Dace, Manuel Guzman Jr., Joseph Janke, Nathaniel Vilovchik.

Overall Students of the Quarter: Chloe Gale, Justin Provo

Students of the Quarter: Nathanial Bartling, Ravian Bates, Austin Carr, Taylor Colby
Shannon Cullen, Jared Drumheller. Elderado Frantz, Chloe Gale, Nathaniel Zachary Hall, Ian Holley, Nathan Jones, Almedin Izeirovski, Samantha Judge, Cydney Long, CJ Miskell, Cortney Parker, Bryer Peters, Justin Provo, Madaline Sanders, Ian Starkey.

Top Readers of the Quarter:  Zachary Berna, Cruz-Hermillo Carreno, Marissa Coutts, Allison Crawford, Danny Daniels, Taylor Freed, Danielle Horst, Nathan Jones, Samantha Judge, Jacob Kenney, Seth Koeppen, Bobbi LaPage, CJ Miskell, Abigail Nelson, Bryer Peters, Adam Quick, Alina Rosenburg, Terry Rosenburg, Alexandria Shaw.

Perfect Attendance for the Quarter: Jeffrey Berry, Erik Brehm, Austin Burkhart, Taylor Colby, Allison Crawford, Kaitlin Cyrier, Danny Daniels, Rebecca Eden, Alyssa Fischer, Josiah Flanagan, Marcus Garrett, Branden Gerardy, Manuel Guzman Jr., Devin Hagemann, Lacey Hall, William Heeg, Brandon Hitchcock, Almedin Izeirovski,

Perfect Attendance for the Year: Jacob Adams, Taylor Colby, Allison Crawford, Branden Gerardy, Sarah Melvin, Juan Ocampo, Antonio Welle, Zachary Zalzalah.



Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony Awards and Presenters:

American Legion Post 143 Americanism Award

Presenter:  Stan Ballard, awarded to: Nathan Egan, Amber Tucker

Ladies Auxiliary to V.F.W. Post 8739 Citizenship Award

Presenter: Barb Giese, awarded to: Shelby Hunter

Terry O'Conner Award

Presenter: Pat Donahue, awarded to: Austin Carr

Kiwanis Award

Presenter: Arlene Sangmeister, awarded to: Marc Schmidt, Kristina Buschek

Ellen Farrey Memorial Math Award

Presenter: Jennifer Wunsch, awarded to: Ryan Miranda

Boys Sportsmanship Award in Honor of Greg Kneedy

Presenter: Miles Beske, awarded to: Alexander Cain

Girls Sprotsmanship Award in Honor of Margaret Lair

Presenter: Gretchen Story, awarded to: Kendal Anderson
Miss Mal Memorial Award

Presenter: Meagan Zeigler, awarded to: Cruz-Hermilla Carreno, Kathryn Speck

Scholastic Awards

Presenter: Karen O'Neil



The following students were only a fraction below a total cumulative 4.0 grade point average over the last two years.

The Scholastic Awards Runner Up is awarded to the following students: Kristina Buschek, Brandon Sklavanitis, Kathryn Speck, Kendal Anderson, Nathan Egan, and Thomas McCormick.

The first place winners have all earned a 4.0 grade point average over the past two years. 

This is the highest grade point average possible at David L. Rahn Jr. High. 

These students have achieved straight A's for both years. 

The Scholastic Awards go to the following students: Shelby Hunter, Jacob Kleveland, Joseph Messenger, Ryan Miranda, Garrett Newman, and Danielle Osborne.

Effort and Achievement Award

Presenter: Karen O'Neil, award goes to: Brandon Black

This award is given to a student who stands out as someone who has made exceptional strides in his or her achievement while at the junior high. 

Remarks were given by Marilyn Berg and Susan Davis, who are both retiring this year from DLR Junior. High.