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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.