Marshalltown High School students who maintained a 3.5 or GPA last school year were celebrated at the Marshalltown Performing Arts Center Auditorium Wednesday evening.
Some of the students celebrated Wednesday picked up their very first academic letter award. Students who had previously earned an academic letter were recognized with academic bars, signifying their repeated, consistent academic success.
“This evening is about striving for academic excellence. It is about being college and career ready,” said MHS Principal Jacque Wyant, adding many of the students are also involved in extracurricular activities, volunteering in the community, and dual-credit college classes. “These students demonstrate their readiness for college in their academic rigor and achievement. They demonstrate their career readiness in their volunteerism, positive attendance, extracurricular involvement, Seal of Biliteracy, and dual credit. Combined with workplace experiences, they are definitely Bobcat Ready.”
Superintendent Dr. Theron Schutte said the letter-earners celebrated Wednesday evening serve as great role models within the Marshalltown Community. He encouraged senior students to continue pushing hard to prepare for post-secondary life; he also encouraged sophomores and juniors to take advantage of opportunities to expand their education within the school and community.
“Congratulations students, we look forward to seeing what you’ll accomplish this year,” Dr. Schutte said.
Both Wyant and Dr. Schutte gave special thanks to the students’ families, friends, and community members who have supported their growth and success.
See more photos from Wednesday’s celebration below, and see a list of students who earned an academic letter during the 2020-21 school year here (for academic bars, indicates one bar earned, and * indicates a second bar earned):
Sophomores
Emily Andrade Zepeda
Lydia Blevins
Claire Bohan
Joseph Burgos
Daisy Covarrubias Andrade
Yeidel Cutino
Danielle Czerniewski
Jordyn Daggett
Rebekah Downs
Ayva Duden
Ethan Etcher
Thalia Gallegos
Alexia Garcia
Gabriel Garcia
Carter Giannetto
Carroll Gomez Reyes
Aylin Gonzalez
Deanna Hernandez
Sara Huffman
Roan Jelken
Meredith Kodis
Ava Lucas
Christopher Macias Mendoza
Vania Madrigal Ibarra
Jaydalin Matteson
Ian Meyer
Keira Meyeraan
Tha Mo
Robbie Noriega
Hannah Norton
Berenice Ordaz
Brecken Payne
Ella Phomvisay
Lisvet Ramirez Murillo
Salvador Ruiz
Angelica Sandoval Vigil
Ethen Santana
Mu Say
Hae Shee
Carson Snyder
Jacob Thiessen
Kaiden Youngblood
Juniors
Stephanie Becerra Hernandez *
Tarryn Bell *
Gracelyn Bethel *
Micah Blevins *
Locke Bloomquist *
Averi Bolar *
Lizeth Castillo *
Deisy Castro
Nile Christensen *
Abigail Dawson *
Blanca De Leon Saiz
Timothy Deahl
Jaden Dhyne
Emily Diggins *
Jaxson Eisenbarth
Ashten Finders *
Melissa Hernandez Morales*
Joel Hueso *
Connor Hugen *
Jiselle Ibarra Rodriguez *
Gavin Jablonski *
Rachel Jacobs *
Derek Ketcham *
Cing Kim *
Jayzek Lee *
Andres Lomeli *
Drew Loney *
Tytan Lopez *
Nicholas Lucas *
Alexa McKeever *
Denise Montealegre *
Diaritza Orozco Beltre *
Bawi Par *
Isaac Rangel *
Grace Rasmussen *
Joshua Reynolds *
Audel Ruiz *
Benjamin Saldana
Madrigal *Cael Sandvick *
Mang Sang *
Jessica Sather *
Willow Schmidt *
Eleanor Seberger *
Kaisa Stanley *
Jason Strand *
Edgar Tellez Ibarra *
Autumn Thompson *
Samuel Troutner *
Chesni Uhde *
Quinn Weidenaar *
Meah Yoemans *
Alexia Zamarron Botello *
Seniors
Rochelle Avalos **
Marcus Barker **
Stephen Blom **
Kasie Brandt **
Austin Close **
Lilly Duff **
Alivia Eaton **
Jeylianys Grau Rivera
Araceli Gutierrez Alvarez
Gage Hansen **
Amber Henson **
Phoebe Hermanson **
Marco Herrera **
Veronica Herrera **
Sydney Hotchkiss **
Claire Hughes **
Carly Johnson
Zoe Johnson *
Taylor Jones **
Kiara Juarez Parra **
Sitlali Lara Perez **
Dayanara Martinez Calderon *
Dayton McDonald **
Kale McKibbin **
Rylie McMullen **
Hayden Oetker **
Levi Ogston
Jadyn Palmer **
Drake Polley **
Alejandro Rivas Alanis **
Lisbeth Santacruz **
Colin Schmit **
Aaron Seberger **
Kendall See **
Rachel Smith **
Erin Stanley **
Rebekah Stone **
Richard Toe
Callie Tuttle **
Brynn Van Buren **
Jose Manuel Vergara **
Norah Wilson **
