Freshmen students recognized
Movie stars and celebrities gather for the Academy Awards each year in Hollywood.
New London High School’s Freshmen Academy recently rolled out the red carpet for its own “stars” – those students who earned a 3.3 grade point average (or above) during the first semester of the 2022-23 school year and were an active member in one or more school-sponsored clubs, activities or sports.
On Freshmen First Day back in early September, NLHS administrators and faculty encouraged students to do their best academically and participate in a co-curricular school activity.
During a ceremony held in the auditorium on March 10, 69 students were recognized for their achievements:
Lillian Abba, Blayke Adamovich, Cale Adamovich, Cash Allen, Shaye Allen, Bryan Badtke, Jacob Badtke, Quinn Baehman, Molly Batten, Paige Bauer, Domenic Behling, Abigail Bergmann, Wyatt Bosquez, Thomas Burow, William Christopher, Dayani Cuellar-Hernandez, Joseph Daly, Troy Degeneffe, Phoenix Fletcher, Jake Flocker,
Tyler Gonnering, Brice Guyette, Aerianna Haire, Dan Hammers, Jenna Handschke, Spencer Hanson, Kylie Heise, Parker Heise, Ethan Hill, Reuben Hoover, Mackenna Jones, Treston Kaepernick, Makayla Kelley, Kennedy Kluge, Grant Knoespel, Claire Kriewaldt, Kalen Kryll, Keenan Kryszak, Joseph Kurszewski, Djunie Langel,
Aubree LeClair, Lily Lemery, Alexis Lenzner, Jennifer Lopez, Alexandria Lutz, Mackenzie Managan, Emma Marish, Brett Marquardt, George Metko, Mariah Muskevitsch, Alana Oertel, Hannah Osborn, Kara Owen, Cameron Pagel, Jackson Pecher, Drew Peters, Ryan Peters, Anna Pomrening, Howard Roloff, Cheyenne Schaff,
Charles Sloma, Matthew Snyder, Todd Spears, Alex Stern, Danielle Tank, Logan Ten Haken, McKenna Tennessen, Haley Thompson, Owen Williams.
NLHS Principal Brian Yerkey congratulated the group and commended them for their leadership both in and out of the classroom.
Then, student officers in the National Honor Society (each of whom received Freshmen Academy Awards three years earlier) explained the four pillars of the NHS: Will Hoover described Scholarship; Paige Hobbs, Leadership; Jane Johnston, Character; and Evan Kedinger, Service.
While no golden statuettes were handed out, Activities Director Philip Sloma and Freshmen Academy Co-Coordinators Megan Bergel and Brian Mathu presented each student with a certificate commemorating his or her noteworthy achievement.