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Elementary students recognized

At the close of another school year, Elementary Principal Natalie Becker hosted an awards ceremony to recognize elementary students for their accomplishments. The ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 23 in the school gymnasium.

Walkers recognized

Elise Guler and Ella Radke received Walking Club awards for walking the most steps throughout the year. Guler walked 86,719 steps, or about 35 miles. Ella Radke logged 98,648 steps, or 39.4 miles. They are pictured here with Cherry Heinz and Deb Stafford.

48 students receive attendance awards for 2017-18 school year

Kindergarten

Lydia Huso

Camden Reiger

First Grade

Braylon Alfstad

D'Artangon St. John

MacKenzie Allmaras

Ava Jay

Faith Padilla

Gabriel Smith*

Hannah Chamberlain

Everett Wiedrich

Second Grade

Megyn Bjerke*

Kaylynn Chamberlain

Camebria Engels

Tatyn Heskin

Sawyer Huso

Alex Knatterud

Hannah Wobbema

Third Grade

Eli Alfstad

Landon Cronin

Layton Jacobson

Charles Jorgenson

Kolton O'Connor

Lily Whitley

Chaztin Wobbema

Kaelyn Ystaas

Lance Ziegler*

Fourth Grade

Zachary Dockter

Rikka Gudmunson

Paige Knatterud

Ava Peterson

Vincent Rupell

Trestyn Dockter

Alex Weisenburger

Fifth Grade

Bradyn Collier

Addysen Fandrich

Andrew Storstad*

Beth Becker

Kage Walford

Sixth Grade

Kelsie Belquist

Keaton Cudworth

Thomas Glenn

Claire Becker

Connor Knatterud

Duane Mudgett Jr.

Lora Wobbema

Emmie Belquist

Preston Price

*Denotes students who had perfect attendance during the 2017-18 school year

Keep ND Clean poster contest winners

Youth in grades Pre-K - 8 created art for the 50th annual Keep North Dakota Clean poster contest. The first place winners in each classroom received an apple tree courtesy of Eddy County Soil Conservation District and NRCS.

Pre-K

Alexa Allmaras

Cordell Myhre

Kindergarten

Cruise Thomas

Taylin Jacobson

First Grade

Ruby Kolles

Olive Whitley

Second Grade

Sophie Skogen

Kaylynn Chamberlain

Third Grade

Emmie Belquist

Fourth Grade

Paige Knatterud

Fifth Grade

Tillie Swart

Sixth Grade

Ashton Reimche

Seventh Grade

Mark McDowell

Wiona Dockter

Eighth Grade

Alyssa Thumb

Andrew Presnell

Three receive band practice awards

Director Annette Hovey gave out awards to three students who had practiced their instruments the most minutes throughout the school year. They are pictured above, from left to right- Connor Knatterud, sixth grade (1,500 min.); Tillie Swart, fifth grade (2,330 min.) and Abigail Nystrom, fifth grade (2,135 min.)

Eight recognized as Presidential Scholars

Each year, sixth grade students who meet high standards of academic achievement receive the Presidential Award for Educational Excellence. This year's honorees are pictured at right, from left to right- front row: Claire Becker, Connor Knatterud, Kelsie Belquist and Kate Allmaras; back row: Trysta Thumb, Lora Wobbema, Andrea Owlboy and Keaton Cudworth.