June 14, 2007
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Minnetonka High School
MHS honors best and brightest
From the student government’s Unsung Hero Award and the Dartmouth Book Award, to the Excelsior Rotary Club scholarship and the World Language Awards of Excellence, Minnetonka High School held its annual awards presentation at the Arts Center on May 24.
In addition to numerous awards presented to staff and students by high school administrators, community members also handed out more than 40 scholarships to MHS students.MHS Honor Graduate Anna Urdahl, who was previously recognized with the Twin Cities Athena Award, received her senior academic letter during the awards ceremony.
Last year, Urdahl created the organization “Read to Succeed: Tonka Students for Childhood Literacy” to promote early childhood learning with children who visit the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery. In recognition of her service, she was honored with the Zinn Family Realtors Community Service Scholarship and also received the MHS Teachers Association Memorial Scholarship. Urdahl is also an International Baccalaureate diploma recipient and plans to attend Yale University in the fall, where she will run cross country and track.
Ben Henschel, who has been actively involved with Minnetonka Theatre during his high school career, received the Charlotte Powers Theatre Scholarship for his exceptional ability on stage and in the classroom. In addition, he was honored with the Student Government Leadership and Service scholarship and was one of two seniors nominated by his peers for the Ady Haug Vocal Music Award. Henschel also received his senior academic letter and plans to attend St. Olaf College in Northfield and hopes to stay involved with music and theatre.Following is a list of students and staff recognized at the awards ceremony.
Award Winners:
Rachel Andersen, Simone Ashkar, Jake Baldwin, Lauren Bartlet, Allissa Bateson, Shannon Bean, Alyssa Benson, Kelly Berry, Chloe Bjorklund, Kayleigh Borowski, Matt Boys, Soren Carlson, Dylan Chamberlin, Abby Colehour, Stephanie Comer, John Cossette, Colin Davis, Ashley Dohrer, Hailey Eidem, Eric Fitts, Katherine Garvey-Hall, Anne George-Hallgren, Susana Hansen, Andrew Hanske, Danica Harvey, Ben Henschel, Onur Kardesler, Konrad Krebs, Sarah Larsson, Nicholas Libbey, Alison Liewen, Ian Newville, Corinne O’Connor, Mollie O’Meara, Jack Paul, Nicholas Perkins, A.J. Pettersen, Heather Punke, Miriam Ramliden, Andrew Samborski, Anna Schiltz, Jada Schmidt, Kyle Strohmaier, Kelcie Theis, Anna Urdah
Scholarship Winners:
Rachel Andersen, Kelsey Bantz, Kelly Berry, Brett Bork, Suzy Budreau, Alexander Card, Alexandra Carr, Jessica Chung, Andrew Coldwell, Lauren Damrow, Melissa Determan, Megan Dolan, Connor Flanagan, Katharine Garvey-Hall, Ellen Glover, Kate Goodwin, Emily Gordon, Susana Hansen, Erica Haugen, Ben Henschel, Joe Hines, Matthew Janzen, Stephanie Kensok, Kayli Kirkegaard, Kate Krantz, Susan Kranz, Konrad Krebs, Alice Lehman, Alison Liewen, Jeremy Maddox, Elijah Mader, Carli McMillen, Grace Mevissen, Brooke Myhre, Ian Newville, Corinne O’Connor, Jordan Rossman, Hattie Ruckheim, Andrew Samborski, Alison Seamans, Pech Seng, Steven Severson, Allison Sipple, Chris Sliwinski, Kelsey Stehlik, Laurie Stewart, Claire Streitman, Erik Sundbo, Stephen Sundquist, John Twaddle, Anna Urdahl, Lauren Wiig
Staff Awards:
John Coatta, Lana Golembeski, Chris Guerrera, Denise McGee, Chris Pears, Jake Sturgis
MHS Honor Graduates:
Rachel Andersen, Toni Aubrecht, Megan Bailey, Jessica Benson, Kelly Berry, Broc Blegen, Matthew Boys, Laura Burkstrand, Soren Carlson, Eric Carlson, Sara Carnahan, Alexandra Carr, Jeffrey Champeau, Sarah Christensen, Jessica Chung, Amanda Chuva, Rachel Cleppe, Katherine Cook, Ryan Cooper, John Cossette, Alexander Cross, Haley Eidem, Brian Elder, Laura Erichsen, Eric Fitts, Amanda Free, Anne Friedlander, Katharine Garvey-Hall, Anne George-Hallgren, Ellen Glover, Katharine Goodwin, Emily Gordon, Peter Gulstrand, Julia Holl, Matthew Janzen, Mikayla Johnson, Samuel Kallevig, Stephanie Kensok, Katy Kenyon, Elizabeth Kircher, Kayli Kirkegaard, Kristine Konkol, Winona Kraft, Susan Kranz, Konrad Krebs, Adam Kuck, Aaron Kuck, Andrew LaCroix, Jonathan Lam, Alec Larson, Alice Lehman, Claire Lew, Brittany Liebl, Alison Liewen, Matthew Lokar, Elizabeth Low, Elijah Mader, Jonathan Marshalla, Madeleine Mengler, Miles Mock, Samantha Mott, Emily Mueller, Brooke Myhre, Corinne O’Connor, Brenna Oelfke, Rachelle Pass, Jacquelin Peck, Nicholas Perkins, Laura Plowman, Leanna Price, Miriam Ramliden, Jordan Rossman, Hattie Ruckheim, Andrew Samborski, Rachel Schmitt, Bianca Scott, Alison Seamans, Jack Shirek, Allison Sipple, Justin Snesrud, Brynn Steblay, Claire Streitman, Kyle Strohmaier, Erik Swanson, Peter Tarvin, Kelcie Theis, Elizabeth Thoma, Alexander Tran, Sean Troy, John Twaddle, Anna Urdahl, Elizabeth Voelker, Meaghan Watson
MHS Senior Academic Letters:
Justin Allen, Rachel Andersen, Alexander Anderson, Peter Atwood, Toni Aubrecht, Megan Bailey, Shannon Bean, Kendahl Bennis, Jessica Benson, Megan Berg, Kelly Berry, Kelsey Berset, Brett Bork, Matthew Boys, Julia Brandes, Elizabeth Brunner, Laura Burkstrand, Kate Campbell, Soren Carlson, Sara Carnahan, Jeffrey Champeau, Sarah Christensen, Jessica Chung, Amanda Chuva, Cailtin Cochran, Laura Collett, Amanda Contreras, Ryan Cooper, Thue Thien Doan, Haley Eidem, Brian Elder, Laura Erichsen, Melody Follweiler, Bridget Fox, Amanda Free, Anne Friedlander, Katharine Garvey-Hall, Kaitlyn Gehrke, Anne George-Hallgren, Ellen Glover, Emily Gordon, Troy Groenke, Peter Gulstrand, Laura Hanson, Benjamin Henschel, Matthew Hintz, Julia Holl, Matthew Janzen, Erik Jessen, Brian Johannesson, Mikayla Johnson, Anna Kaihoi, Samuel Kallevig, Stephanie Kensok, Mary Keogh, Elizabeth Kircher, Kayli Kirkegaard, Kristine Konkol, Winona Kraft, Susan Kranz, Konrad Krebs, Aaron Kuck, Emilie Kuenzel, Andrew LaCroix, Alec Larson, Alice Lehman, Claire Lew, Brittany Liebl, Alison Liewen, William Lo, Matthew Lokar, Elizabeth Low, Elijah Mader, Jonathan Marshalla, Chelsea Martin, Molly McMillan, Madeleine Mengler, Ashley Meuser, Miles Mock, Samantha Mott, Emily Mueller, Brooke Myhre, Adam Nelson, Corinne O’Connor, Brenna Oelfke, Cole Pearson, Nicholas Perkins, Margaret Prange, Caitlin Price, Leanna Price, Miriam Ramliden, Jordan Rossman, Hattie Ruckheim, Andrew Samborski, Bianca Scott, Alison Seamans, David Shaffer, Jack Shirek, Allison Sipple, Alexandra Skogen, Kristina Smiley, Anna Smith, Justin Snesrud, Brynn Steblay, Claire Streitman, Kyle Strohmaier, Erik Swanson, Kelcie Theis, Elizabeth Thoma, Matthew Thompson, Mark Thomson, Sean Troy, John Twaddle, Anna Urdhal, Meaghan Watson
International Baccalaureate Award:
Justin Allen, Rachel Andersen, Kelly Berry, Mitch Biebighauser, Broc Blegen, Soren Carlson, Jeffrey Champeau, Caitlin Cochran, Katherine Garvey-Hall, Anne George-Hallgren, Cynthia Goberdhan, Laura Hanson, Alexander Johnson, Andis Kancans, Winona Kraft, Susan Kranz, Alice Lehman, Alison Liewen, William Lo, Ashley Meuser, Samantha Mott, Nathaniel Miller, Andrew Page, Jacquelin Peck, Nida Pellizzer, Nicholas Perkins, Leanna Price, Glynni Quern, Miriam Ramliden, Maren Scharf, Jack Shirek, Anna Smith, Erik Swanson, Anna Urdahl, Meaghan Watson
National Merit Scholar Finalists:
Rachel Andersen, Laura Burkstrand, John Cossette, Haley Eidem, Anne George-Hallgren, Stephanie Kensok, Claire Lew, Jonathan Marshalla, Kyle Prochno, Miriam Ramliden, Kyle Srohmaier
National Merit Scholar Commended Students:
Soren Carlson, Jeffrey Champeau, Zachary Dimond, Brian Elder, Eric Fitts, Emily Gordon, Peter Gulstrand, Andis Kancans, Kayli Kirkegaard, Kristine Konkol, Konrad Krebs, Andrew LaCroix, Alec Larson, Alison Liewen, Elizabeth Low, Miles Mock, Andrew Page, Caitlin Price, Scott Scheele, Allison Sipple, Derek Swanson, Erik Swanson, Mark Thomson, Alexander Tran, Kelcie Theis
