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The Sun and News, Saturday, May 18, 2024/ Page 11

CHS seniors honored at recognition night ceremony

Caledonia High School
honored its top graduating
seniors at its senior recogni-
tion night Wednesday at the
Peter V. DeLille Fine Arts
Center.
A total of 39 graduates
received Gold Academic
awards for maintaining a 4.
cumulative grade point aver-
age or higher by the end of
the first semester of this year,
while 116 others received
Silver Academic Awards for
maintaining a cumulative
GPA of 3.5 to 3.99.
“As teachers, we know the
hard work, the late nights,
the studying and everything
we’ve done in the classroom

• what an accomplishment
  this is tonight,” senior class
  co-advisor Jenny Jonkman
  said. “We’re thrilled to cele-
  brate with you, and acknowl-
  edge their efforts.”
  A total of 38 students
  received local scholarships
  totaling $43,400, represent-
  ing various organizations
  and businesses in the
  Caledonia community. A
  total of 68 special, military
  and departmental awards
  were handed out to graduates
  for their outstanding accom-
  plishments.
  Micah Nagel received two
  major special awards during
  the evening – the Alpha Beta
  Award, given to the graduate
  chosen to be the best citizen
  in his class, taking into
  account scholarship, sports-
  manship, courtesy and coop-
  eration; and the Ralph
  Keating Award, presented to
  the senior boy voted on by
  his classmates based on his
  personality and willingness
  to help.
  “I have found (Micah) to
  be down to earth, genuine,
  humble, kind, genuinely car-
  ing about his community and
  others around him,” teacher
  Kurt Hoffman said, noting
  Nagel’s leading his class-
  mates in reciting the Pledge
  of Allegiance at the start of
  class every day.
  Nagel was nominated by
  his peers 21 times to be
  Student of the Month during
  his four years at the high
  school, CHS counselor
  Andrea Hilaski said.
  One of the highlights of
  the evening was when six
  graduates received their red,
  white and blue cords from
  the South Kent chapter of
  Blue Star Mothers, signify-
  ing their plans to join the
  military after graduation.
  The six — Andrew Cherpes
  (Army), Camden Johnson
  (Army), Alex Klingensmith
  (Air Force), Brody Woodwyk
  (Air Force), Alexander
  Rodriguez (Marines) and
  Griffin Wolverton (Marines)
  — received a standing ova-
  tion from those inside the
  Fine Arts Center. They will
  wear their cords with their
  caps and gowns at next
  Tuesday’s commencement
  exercises at Calvin
  University.
  Here a list of all the awards
  presented at the ceremony:

Gold Academic

Awards

Teresa Abraham, Tyler

Ambrose, Pete Andrulis,

Kala Bisterfeldt, Aidan

Bozym, Grace Bryant,

Alyssa Bursch, Megan

Bushart, Alyssa DeFields,

Mackenzie DeVries,

Benjamin Diegel, Katie

Eardley, Ian Fedewa, Rishi

Garigipati, Reese Geister,

Sydnie Greene, Chloe

Groves, Jaxson Higgins,

Cassandra Honsberger, Kloe

Kimbrell, Sarah Kirk, Bedi

Komera, Lauren

Kosiorowski, Jackson

Kozak, Katie Langejans,

Micah Nagel, Laney

Peterson, Jared Porter, Collin

Pyper, Corbin Raffler, Emery

Rewa, Emily Sorstokke,

Christopher Streit, Maeson

Strzyzewski, Carter Tufts,

Kamrin Van’tHof, Kyan

VanderWoude, Joseph Volpe

and Taylor Walter.

Silver Academic

Awards

Davanee Balczak, Mya

Baldwin, Kyle Barthel,

Landon Battey, Blake

Benjamin, Marli Berman,

Carter Born, Peyton Brenner,

Cali Brown, Ella Canup,

Tommy Clarey, Riley

Collins, Saige Cooper, Noah

Creguer, Adrielle Crothers,

Jazlynn Dana, Kiersten

DeHaan, Jasmine DeLanoy,

Austin DeVries, Stephanie

Dryburgh, Kaylee

Dunwoody, Abigail Duong,

Sophia Durkee, Courtney

Dyer, Jaxson Engelberg,

Isabel Fata, Leah Felker,

Allison Felt, Annabelle

Fraher-Matuszynski, Ricardo

Garcia, Ammar Ghannam,

Tabitha Gove, Whitney

Graham, Suzannah Green,

Kylie Greenlee, Sadie

Grimes, Rylyn Groeneveld,

Owen Hager, Richard Harms,

Angela Harney, Amaya

Hawkins, James Heath,

Anastasia Herbst, Lilly Hess,

Jaiden Higgins, Lydia Hilton,

Charlie Hoag, Elizabeth

Honhart, Audrey Howell,

Jenna Huizenga, Reagan

Hurst, Kerstin Johnson,

Aidan Johnson, Kylee

Kirkbride, Alex

Klingensmith, William

Knipping, Marisa Kohn,

Abby Kramer, Ava Krebill,

Kelsey LaValley, Haden

Lienesch, Nathan Maas,

Kendall Maynard, Pennelope

McGarvey, Cameron Mealey,

Gabriel Melo Bezerra,

Sydney Miller, Zach Miller,

Carter Moorlag, Levi Moss,

Paige Mulder, Mackenzie

Myers, Mason Osterhouse,

Christopher Paoletti, Daniel

Parker, Alexa Pearson, Derek

Pennington, Allison Perna,

Emerson Powers, Samuel

Pugh, Addison Rapa, Chloe

Reese, Alicia Rice, Claudia

Rissley, Addison Roe, Ethan

Royce, Ali Salih, Allie

Sensing, Grace Siekman,

Brayden Smith, Hailey

Smith, Andrew Sova, Hunter

Soyka, Josh Sprague, Asher

Straw, Owen Suforna, Keira

Sundstrom, Madison Suttorp,

Braylon Swartz, Daniel

Swartz, Sierra Tague,

Sheldon Thomas, Cade

Tidey, Dakota Tomac, Nina

Trupiano, Aubrey VanArtsen,

Lily VanDeraa, Owen

VanderZand, Jack VanEss,

Brenden VanGessel, Taylor

Venhuizen, Jason Volpe,

Daniel Vranjes, Ryan

Walbeck, Analis Wilks and

Brody Woodwyk.

Scholarship

Recipients

Caledonia Education

Association Scholarship:

Morgan Vredevoogd;

Caledonia Education

Association Dependent

Scholarship: Brenden

VanGessel; Be a Good

Samaritan Scholarship:

Micah Nagel, Cade Tidey,

Adia Whisler; Kevin

Remenap Memorial

Scholarship: Micah Nagel,

Corbin Raffler; Caledonia

Education Foundation – Amy

Lou Barnaby Scholarship:

Faith Aversano, Morgan

Vredevoogd; Caledonia

Education Foundation – Carl

E. Workman Scholarship:

Kloe Kimbrell, Collin Pyper;

Caledonia Education

Foundation – Glidden STEM

Scholarship: Sydnie Greene;

Caledonia Education

Foundation – Millard and Eva

Engle Scholarship: Audrey

Howell, Alexa Pearson;

Caledonia Education

Foundation – Paula Weller

Scholarship: Samual

Baartman, Marisa Kohn;

Caledonia Education

Foundation – Women in

Business Scholarship: Brooke

Heyboer; Caledonia

Education Foundation – Matt

Christensen Scholarship:

Micah Nagel; Caledonia

Women’s Club Heritage

Scholarship: Kirsten Schutte;

Caledonia Sons of the

American Legion Post 305

Scholarship: Brenden

VanGessel; Cpl. Josh

Hoffman Memorial

Scholarship: Reese Geister,

Sarah Kirk; Caledonia Area

Chamber of Commerce

Human Service Scholarship:

Grace Bryant, Alyssa Bursch,

Alexa Pearson, Addison

Rapa, Brenden VanGessel;

Macayla Lee Kohn

Scholarship: Reese Geister,

Marisa Kohn, Corbin Raffler,

Addison Rapa; Highpoint

Community Bank Educational

Scholarship: Sheldon

Thomas; Patricia Winchester

Vanderbilt Scholarship:

Amaya Hawkins; PFCU

McCrumb Scholarship: Alexa

Pearson; United Bank

Community Dedication

Scholarship: Reese Geister,

Alexa Pearson; Outstanding

Junior Award: Ian Fedewa,

Sarah Kirk.

Special Awards

Alpha Beta Award: Micah

Nagel; Ralph Keating Award:

Micah Nagel; Army Scholar

Athlete: Ian Fedewa, Sarah

Kirk; Marine Corps

Distinguished Athlete Award:

Corbin Raffler, Addison Roe;

Marine Corps Semper Fidelis

Award: Jared Porter, Grace

Siekman; Marine Corps

Scholastic Excellence

Award: Stephanie Dryburgh,

Brody Woodwyk.

Military Cord

Presentation

Andrew Cherpes (Army),

Camden Johnson (Army),

Alex Klingensmith (Air

Force), Brody Woodwyk

(Air Force), Alexander

Rodriguez (Marines), Griffin

Wolverton (Marines).

Department Awards

Art Department Award:

Isabella Mazzarelli, Claudia

Rissley, Braylon Swartz;

Business Department Award:

Amaya Hawkins; English

Department Award: Grace

Bryant, Rishi Garigipati,

Jaiden Higgins, Lauren

Kosiorowski; Therrian Math

Award: Tyler Ambrose,

Grace Bryant, Alyssa Bursch,

Benjamin Diegel, Reese

Geister, Jaxson Higgins,

Lauren Kosiorowski, Jared

Porter, Joseph Volpe; Music

Department Award: Alyssa

Bursch, Tucker Dion, Rylyn

Groeneveld, James Heath,

Mikey Waldo; Outstanding

Choir Senior: Alyssa Bursch,

Stephanie Dryburgh;

Outstanding Band Senior –

John Philip Sousa Award:

Tucker Dion; Outstanding

Band Senior – Patrick S.

Gilmore Award: Katie

Langejans; Outstanding

Band Senior – Jazz Award:

Mikey Waldo; Outstanding

Orchestra Senior: Madison

Suttorp; MSBOA Scholar

Instrumentalist Award:

Joseph Volpe; Physical

Education Award: Alex

Klingensmith, Davanee

Balczak; Science Department

Award: Kala Bisterfeldt,

Benjamin Diegel, Reese

Geister, Allison Perna;

SEARS Award: Alexa

Pearson, Natalie Richardson,

Addison VanOost; Millard

Engle Social Studies Award:

Katie Eardley, Jackson

Kozak, Taylor Venhuizen,

Brody Woodwyk; Technical

Education Department

Award: Ricardo Garcia,

Owen Hager; Director’s

Award: Alyssa Bursch,

Lauren Kosiorowski;

Technical Theatre Award:

Claudia Rissley, Lily

VanDeraa; Drama Award:

Suzannah Green, Emery

Rewa; World Langauge

Award – German: Kala

Bisterfeldt; World Langauge

Award – Spanish: Sheldon

Thomas.

Athletic Awards

O-K Conference Scholar-

Athletes: Teresa Abraham,

Davanee Balczak, Mya

Baldwin, Blake Benjamin,

Kala Bisterfeldt, Carter

Born, Peyton Brenner, Grace

Bryant, Megan Bushart,

Thomas Clarey, Jazlynn

Dana, Alyssa DeFields,

Kiersten DeHaan, Austin

DeVries, Mackenzie

DeVries, Benjamin Diegel,

Stephanie Dryburgh, Kaylee

Dunwoody, Abigail Duong,

Katherine Eardley, Jaxson

Engelberg, Ian Fedewa,

Whitney Graham, Syndie

Greene, Owen Hager, Lilly

Hess, Jaxson Higgins,

Charles Hoag, Elizabeth

Honhart, Audrey Howell,

Kloe Kimbrell, Sarah Kirk,

Kylee Kirkbride, Alex

Klingensmith, William

Knipping, Marisa Kohn,

Jackson Kozak, Ava Krebill,

Nathan Maas, Kendall

Maynard, Levi Moss,

Mackenzie Myers, Micah

Nagel, Mason Osterhouse,

Christopher Paoletti, Alexa

Pearson, Derek Pennington,

Langley Peterson, Samuel

Pugh, Corbin Raffler,

Addison Rapa, Alicia Rice,

Addison Roe, Ali Salih,

Grace Siekman, Brayden

Smith, Andrew Sova, Joshua

Sprague, Christopher Streit,

Keira Sundstrom, Sierra

Tague, Cade Tidey, Carter

Tufts, Aubrey Van Artsen,

Kamrin Van’tHof, Kyan

VanderWoude, Jack VanEss,

Brenden VanGessel, Ryan

Walbeck, Taylor Venhuizen.

MHSAA Scholar Athletes:

Teresa Abraham, Kala

Bisterfeldt, Alyssa DeFields,

Mackenzie DeVries, Jaxson

Engelberg, Ian Fedewa,

Whitney Graham, Jackson

Kozak, Mackenzie Myers,

Alexa Pearson, Corbin

Raffler, Addison Rapa,

Addison Roe, Sheldon

Thomas, Jack VanEss, Taylor

Venhuizen.

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Senior Micah Nagel receives the Ralph Keating Award from CHS counselor Andrea Hilaski. (Photo provided)