May 28, 2002
Big Walnut High School Honors Night
On Tuesday, May 28th Big Walnut High School hosted its annual Awards and recognition night.
With over seventy different awards and categories, covering grades nine through twelve, awards and scholarships were given for everything from perfect attendance, youth service, leadership, the arts and music, and high academic achievement.
Many of the awards carried coveted scholarship money. Of note, graduating senior Dora Riggs was awarded the Shidecker Memorial Scholarship, providing $4,000 each year over the next four years of college.
Kenda Albertson, Carol Fox, and Sara Loscko each were awarded scholarship sums of $2,200 per year for a four year total.
Perhaps the biggest coup for the year, not only for a student, but also for Big Walnut High School itself, was the Franklin B. Walters Outstanding Student Award given to Julie Boye. Each year that award goes to one outstanding student selected from among all Delaware County schools.
Honors, awards, and acknowledgements:
Perfect Attendance:
Grade 9: Stephen Ciacchi, Abby Clark, Mallory Cole, Mallory Milligan, Brandon Rodgers, Emily Samsonow, Kristin Staugh, Joseph Swysgood, Bethany Weiss, Amos Wurschum.
Grade 10: Ross Boyles, Allison Bradley, Melissa Ciacchi, Robin Clem, Daniel Lassak, Nicholas Lowe, Bradford Rhoden, Chris Thorngate, Mike Thorngate.
Grade 11: Stephen Baker, Jeff Berls, Josh Bradley, Meredith Cole, Melissa Driscoll, John Edwards, Kelly McKanna, Seth Meek, Krista Sample, Melanie Samsonow, Melody Wilson.
Grade 12: Kenda Albertson, Kent Haddix, Sara Loscko, Jared Lynn, Ryan Rucker.
Chamber of Commerce Junior Recognition Award: Kelly Dixon, Cody Richardson, Melanie Samsonow, Sara Smith, Danielle Williams.
Big Walnut Board Student Representative: Hayden Shelby.
Sunbury-Galena Rotary Scholarship: Julie Boye, Matt Hamilton.
Safe and Drug Free Schools: Sara Smith, Charles Smith.
Delaware Gazette Teenager of the Week: Lauren Blyth, Julie Boye, Jennifer DeLong, Hillary Jones, Dora Riggs, Angela Triplett.
Buckeye Girls State: Maggie Kocher, Kelly McKenna.
Buckeye Boys State: Matt DeLong, Trey Hines.
Robert E. Parker, Delaware County Democratic Party: Sara Lawrence.
Hylen Souder Alumni Scholarship: Marie Castle, Merideth Day, Sara Lawrence, Nicole Lehman, Nicole Wheeler.
Sunbury Lions Club Scholarship: Lauren Blyth, Hillary Jones, Dora Riggs.
Manos Scholarship of the Community Foundation of Delaware County: Lauren Blyth.
Delaware County Bank Scholarship: Lauren Blyth.
Hugh O'Brien Leadership Award: Kari Darling.
Optimist Club Award: Merideth Day, James Ng.
Ohio Board of Regents, Certificate of Award: Kenda Albertson, Carol Fox.
Ohio Board of Regents, Certificate of Achievement: Julie Boye, Sara Loscko, Danelle Violet.
OCC Honors Choir: Jennifer Arthur, Darren Butler, Sarah Cannon, Jason Cantley, Matt hamilton, Erin Widmeyer.
District 10 Honors Choir: Julie Boye, Rory Braskett, Hayden Shelby, Bryce Walters.
Superiors in District Solo Contest: Savannah Kocher.
Tri-M Music Honor Society - Seniors: Lauren Blyth, Julie Boye, Kathleen Bergman, Darren Butler, Shayla Ferguson, Jared Lynn, Rachel Martin, Doug McDonough, Karen Righter, Ali Ross, Hayden Shelby, Clay Stites, Andrea Szabo, Danielle Trowbridge.
CAPA Scholars Program: Maggie Kocher, Mandy King, Hayden Shelby, Kelly McKanna, Kathleen Needham.
State FFA Awards of Excellence:
Star Chapter Agri-Science: Ashley Dowis.
Star Senior: Brian Vincent.
Star Junior: Matt Heringer.
Star Chapter Farmer: Casey Longshore.
Outstanding SAE Project: Joshua Morgan.
Star Greenhand: Cody Beacom.
High Achievers, 3.75 GPA and above,
Grade 9: Cody Beacom, Nate Bowman, Abby Clark, Jay Curren, Lucas Elder, Flint Garrabrant, Kyle Lynch, Jessica McMillen, Shelly Mosely, Emily Samsonow, Kyra Smith, Joseph Swysgood, Tyler Tarney, Beth Weiss, Zach Whitten, Katie Yarnell.
Grade 10: Tara Cain, Ty Delong, Nicholas Lowe, Ryan Lynch, Heather Manring, Rebecca Niswander, Amanda Roloson, Andrew Scholz, Andrew Shrigley, Casey Thacker, Whitney Watson, Brad Williamson, Katlin Zvansky, Nichole Zvansky.
Grade 11: Casey Bachman, Jeffrey Berls, Sara Hutson, Kate Logan, Jennifer Manring, Hayden Shelby.
Grade 12: Kenda Albertson, Jonathan Anders, Lauren Blyth, Julie Boye, Marie Castle, Nicolle Churchill, Jennifer Cornett, Julie Dawson, Merideth Day, Carol Fox, Sara Lawrence, Sara Loscko, Amber May, Morgan McKinley, Dora Riggs, Charles Smith, Danelle Violet.
Big Walnut Education Foundation, Inc.
Shidecker Memorial Scholarship: Dora Riggs, Platinum Eagle I; Sarah Corbin, Platinum Eagle II; Matt Hamilton, Golden Eagle I; Julie Smith, Golden Eagle II; Spencer Morris, Bronze Eagle I; Traci Fravel, Bronze Eagle II.
Platinum Eagle Scholarship: Lauren Blyth, Julie Boye, Jennifer Cornet, Nicole Churchill, Merideth Dawson, Merideth Day, Sara Lawrence, Sara Loscko, Morgan McKinley, Danelle Violet, Rachel Ward.
Golden Scholarship: Allison Hankus, Sarah Aleshire, Joshua Atwood, Amanda DiCesare, Erin Lassak, Thomas Meickle IV, Daniel Morgan, Kelly Pertee, Angie Triplett, Amy Winter.
Fraternal Order of Eagles: Marie Castle, Joe Comstock, Matthew Keppler, Courtney Kuhn.
Dr. Backiewicz Scholarship: Jeffrey Brolin.
Continuing College Scholarship: Charles Damron, Kelly Evans, Emily Haddaway, Lauren Hite, Michelle Matthews, Stephanie Neff, Michelle Triplett, Marie Volpe, Keyona Willis, Molly Winter.
Otterbein College Talent Award: Carol Fox.
OCC Art Show Representatives: Ryan Argabrite, Carol Fox, Cody Richardson, Robert Smith, Lauren St. Jean.
Zonta International Scholarship: Marie Castle.
Delaware County Career Passport: Sara Lawrence.
Franklin B. Walters Outstanding Student: Julie Boye.
Foreign Exchange Students: Kristina Goth, Haitam Nator.
Delaware County Junior Board of Directors: Maggie Kocher, Kate Logan, Adam Willyerd.
Suburban Lasertoma 2002 Youth Service Award: Danelle Violet.
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship: Sarah Corbin.
Fawn Ramsey Druggan Scholarship: Traci Fravel
Dar Top American History Student: Joey Troiano.
Principal's Leadership Award: Angie Triplett.
Dollars For Scholars: Nicolle Churchill, Courtney Kuhn, Rachel Ward, Amy Winter, Molly Winter.
Student Council Awards:
Outstanding Service: Merideth Day, Hayden Shelby, Danelle Voilet, Sarah Zipf.
President Award: Angela Triplett.
German Honors:
The Friendship Connection Exchange: Eric Fox, Maggie Kocher, Anna Rosen, Crissy Smith.
The German Club Scholarship: Eric Fox.
National German Acheivement Test: Kristi Arbogast, Stephen Arnold, Casey Bachman, Allison Bradley, Amy Croce, Chuch Dando, Ty Delong, Cassie Dunn, Eric Fox, Leah Goodrich, Matt Heringer, Ashlee Kennard, Claire, Kossman, Margot Kossman, Ryan Lynch, Anna Rosen, Melanie Samsonow, Megan Scott, Casey Thacker, Whitney Watson.
Youth As Community Trustees (YACT): Ashleigh Eyman, Kate Logan.
Smith Clinic Health Care Scholarship: Rachel Ward.
National Honor Society: Casey Bachman, Matthew Bauder, Ashlet Bennett, Jeff Berls, Ali Casino, Amanda DiCesare, Ashleigh Eyman, Sarah Foley, Eric Fox, Matthew Heringer, Sara Hutson, Maggie Kocher, Savannah Kocher, Kate Logan, Brittany Low, Jennifer Manring, Amanda Martin, Elizabeth Mathis, Kelly McKanna, Kathleen Needham, Krista Sample, Melanie Samsonow, Hayden Shelby, Julie Smith, Sara Smith, Kristin Thompson, Danielle Trowbridge, Anthony Turowski, Jacob Vance, Samantha Warren, Adam Willyerd, Krystina Wilson, Joshua Zvansky.
State FCCLA Awards (Family Career and Community Leaders of America):
State FCCLA Award of Merit: Jessica DeVore, Tera Glaze, Jennifer Wampler, Kasey Welker.
Power of One: Melissa Ciacchi.
DECA State Awards:
Marketing Math & Communication: Doug McDonough.
Quick Serve Restaurant: Jennifer Cornett.
Marketing Test: Terry Glaze, Kate Kennedy.
Ohio State Award of Merit: Kenda Albertson, Sarah Aleshire, Kristi Anderson, Joshua Atwood, Ashley Bennett, Lauren Blyth, Julie Boye, Marie castle, Nicole Churchill, Sara Corbin, Jennifer Cornett, Julie Dawson, Meredith Day, Brian DeLay, Nicole Elder, Carol Fox, Matt Hamilton, Allison Hankus, Brandon Hicks, Amamda Hutcheson, Hillary Jones, Savannah Kocher, Courtney Kuhn, Sara Lawrence, Sara Loscko, Amber May, Morgan McKinley, Thomas Meikle, Erin Merten, Jason Mowery, Seth Noblit, Megan Nowicki, Kelly Pertee, Wes Potts, Julia Reeb, Dora Riggs, Anna Rosen, Alex Ruark, Jennifer Sample, Addison Smith, Lauren St. Jean, Joel Studlien, Angela Triplett, Joe Troiano, Danelle Violet, Rachel Ward, Nicole Wheeler, Amy Winter.
Vocational Award of Merit: Jonathan Anders, Kacy Boyd, Matt Keppler, Russell Stringer.
Class Honors:
Valedictorians: Kenda Albertson, Jonathan Anders, Marie Castle, Sara Loscko, Dora Riggs.
Salutatorian: Lauren Harris.
