Senior Recognition Night
May 3, 2011
6:30 p.m.
Scholarship Awards – Part I
Academic Letter Awards
Sophomores through seniors receive a chenille letter by earning a grade point average of 3.33 for three consecutive terms.
Alyssa Bachman
Megan Beebe
Laura Cardis
Brittany Clark
Jamie Countryman
William DeJong
Taylor Delperang
Matt Dudley
Michael Egger
Norah Eppele
Chase Fergus
Chase Fifield
Sarah Fonseca
Sean Gilbert
Paige Hageman
Ben Harlander
Carly Henderson
Ben Hennessey
Colin Hines
Jacob Huber
Matt Ingram
Alex Janechek
Brittany Kiley
Kyle Kloft
Zach Koch
Jordan Lindo
Alexus Litts
Jacob Manning
Nick Martin
Ashley Merta
Zishan Monawar
Jessica Mora
Kassi Nunnikhoven
Andrew Paulsen
Tanner Pond
Hunter Quint
Morgan Railsback
Mark Sabotta
Kennedy Satterfield
Vinessa Schmitz
Ivy Seufferlein
Brittani Sherzer
Bethany Steichen
Ashley Stubbs
Terrell Sykes
Tanatswa Tavaziva
Colin Taylor
John Taylor
Kaitlyn Thomas
Hunter Thompson
Mitch Valenta
Taylor Vanhorbeck
Kristin Wasson
Clifton Waterman
Samantha Weir
Tanner Wellik
Academic Certificate Awards
Academic certificates are awarded to those earning three additional consecutive terms of 3.33.
David Ackerman
Cole Ambrosy
Ellen Bardsley
Jordan Baskerville
Austin Benson
Amanda Brause
Chloe Brigl
Anna Brousard
Caitlin Brown
Colin Brown
Dana Bumgarner
Kelly Bumgarner
Alex Busbee
Jasmine Butler
Logan Butler
Zach Carlson
Zach Carney
Kristen Carollo
Nathan Castek
Rachel Collingsworth
Robyn Costello
Brian Crew
Kylie Crippes
Victoria Dabler
Ben Davis
Rachel Dean
Ashley Detwiler
Caitlin Dicus
Asmaa Elkeurti
Natalie Erickson
Paige Ermer
Brad Eveland
Brenda Forstrom
Sydney Frazier-Flores
Audrianne Freeman
Elizabeth Frerichs
Hanna Geiger
Shane Goodall
Laura Grotte
Christopher Haman
Amy Hanson
Shauna Happel
Jed Haycraft
Elizabeth Hayes
Ashley Heffernen
Tia Heires
Katherine Helminger
Madelyn Hemesath
Tom Henry
Kali Hildebrand
Anna Hobart
Michael Hoefer
Cason Hohmann
Macaulay Hudson
Kristen Huebsch
Molly Hutchcroft
Lukas Jack
Erica Jensen
David Kaiser
Hanna Kaiser
Cassie Kenworthy
Allison Kindig
Allison Koch
Autumn Kohl
Hannah Koskamp
Sam Krause
Trent Laird
Jack Lehmkuhl
Rebecca Lensing
Austin Lewis
Christina Ling
Jacob Losch
Jenna Lyons
Justin Lytle
Tait Madsen
Courtney Magner
Matt Maiers
Alecia McEachran
Sean McQuade
Lindsay Meade
Morgan Megonigle
Oliva Meier
Caleb Mere
John Mettler
Griffin Michael
Kim Muench
Ruthann Muenzenmeyer
Sarah Nanke
Miranda Neff
Alex Niebuhr
Michael Nordstrom
Katelyn Oates
Jaccob O'Connor
James Odegaard
Lisa Marie O'Neill
Laura Pauls
Matt Peak
Jacqueline Pedersen
Emily Pei
Emma Penn
Susan Polglaze-Carter
Alexis Ptacek
Hailee Raue
Chandini Reddi
Dakota Reed
Katherine Reysack
Karalee Ripley
Alex Rohrssen
Kiona Rolfes
Valerie Ross
William Rowan
Taylor Rowell
Steve Santacroce
Ashley Schlueter
Kate Schulz
Carissa Serbousek
Ryan Sheldon
Katherine Sickelka
Shabana Sidhu
Tom Singer
Jenna Sitter
Jacqueline Smith
Jennifer Smith
Emily Sohl
Jessica Staley
Bailey Stuefen
Chase Sullivan
Allison Thompson
Mackenzie Thompson
John Tollefson
Keara Turkington
Nicole Tygart
Morgan Vanderlind
Daniel Vitale
Maria Vognsen
Dan Wasta
Rebecca Welch
Mackenzie Welsh
Leslie Wille
Erin Wilson
Keenan Wilson
Zach Winters
Dane Worley
John Zauche
National Merit Scholars
Awarded to juniors through the College Board and based on the PSAT. Awards are National Merit Finalist, National Merit Commended, and National Merit Achievement Program.
Commended Scholars
Shane GoodallKate SickelkaTom Singer
Finalists
Austin BensonBrenda ForstromJack Lehmkuhl
Jamison CountrymanMichael HoeferSean McQuade
Rachel Dean
Governor’s Scholar Recognition
Sponsored by the Iowa High School Boys’ Athletic Association, recognizes the students ranked at the top of the class.
Allison Koch
Allison Kindig
KWWL Top of the Class
Sponsored by KWWL, honors the student ranked first in the class.
Allison Koch
Des Moines Register Academic All-State Team
The Des Moines Register recognizes one student who has exceptional academic record as well as varied experiences in co-curricular activities.
Sean McQuade
National Honor Society
Members of the John F. Kennedy Chapter of National Honor Society are selected by a faculty committee. Specific membership criteria have been established by the National Honor Society. The scholastic requirements at Kennedy include earning a 3.6 cumulative grade point average and demonstrating qualities of leadership, character, and service.
Ellen Bardsley
Jordan Baskerville
Austin Benson
Amanda Brause
Chloe Brigl
Caitlin Brown
Alexander Busbee
Kristen Carollo
Nathan Castek
Kylie Crippes
Victoria Dabler
Benjamin Davis
Rachel Dean
Norah Eppele
Paige Ermer
Bradford Eveland
Brenda Forstrom
Audrianne Freeman
Hanna Geiger
Shane Goodall
Laura Grotte
Amy Hanson
Shauna Happel
Katherine Helmlinger
Madelyn Hemesath
Kali Hildebrand
Michael Hoefer
Macaulay Hudson
Kristen Huebsch
David Kaiser
Hannah Kaiser
Allison Kindig
Allison Koch
Hannah Koskamp
Jake Losch
Jenna Lyons
Tait Madsen
Courtney Magner
Matthew Maiers
Sean McQuade
Lindsay Meade
Olivia Meier
Caleb Mere
John Mettler
Kim Muench
Sara Nanke
Miranda Neff
Alexandar Niebuhr
Michael Nordstrom
Katelyn Oates
Jaccob O'Connor
Laura Pauls
Jacqueline Pedersen
Emily Pei
Alexis Ptacek
Hailee Raue
Chandini Reddi
Katherine Reysack
Karalee Ripley
Kiona Rolfes
Valerie Ross
Taylor Rowell
Ashley Schlueter
Carissa Serbousek
Katherine Sickelka
Shabana Sidhu
Thomas Singer
Jenna Sitter
Jacqueline Smith
Jennifer Smith
Emily Sohl
Jessica Staley
Chase Sullivan
Tanatswa Tavaziva
Allison Thompson
Nicole Tygart
Daniel Wasta
Mackenzie Welsh
Leslie Wille
Keenan Wilson
Zachary Winters
Dane Worley
Quill and Scroll
An International honorary society for student journalism based on high academic standing and outstanding contribution to journalism at Kennedy.
Alex BusbeeShane GoodallCourtney Magner
Caitlin DicusMichael HoeferAlecia McEachran
Asmaa ElkeurtiAllison KindigMichael Nordstrom
National Science Honor Society
Students who have successfully completed at least one AP science course, a 3.3 GPA in all science courses, and participates in a service activity and a learning activity outside the classroom.
Austin Benson
Amanda Brause
Chloe Brigl
Alexander Busbee
Nathan Castek
Kylie Crippes
Victoria Dabler
Benjamin Davis
Norah Eppele
Paige Ermer
Bradford Eveland
Audrianne Freeman
Hanna Geiger
Shane Goodall
Katherine Helmlinger
Madelyn Hemesath
Thomas Henry
Kali J. Hildebrand
Michael Hoefer
Kristen Huebsch
David Kaiser
Hannah Kaiser
Cassandra Kenworthy
Allison Kindig
Kyle Kloft
Allison Koch
Hannah Koskamp
Trent Laird
Jack Lehmkuhl
Tait Madsen
Courtney Magner
Alecia McEachran
Olivia Meier
John Mettler
Ruthann Muenzenmeyer
Alexander Niebuhr
Michael Nordstrom
Katelyn Oates
Matthew Peak
Jacqueline Pedersen
Emily Pei
Chandini Reddi
Karalee Ripley
Carissa Serbousek
Katherine Sickelka
Shabana Sidhu
Jennifer Smith
Jessica Staley
Bailey Stuefen
Tanatswa Tavaziva
John Tollefson
Morgan Vanderlind
Daniel Wasta
Mackenzie Welsh
Leslie Wille
Student of the Arts Award
Awarded to students who make a significant contribution in at least two areas of the fine and performing arts. The areas include: vocal; instrumental and string ensembles; theater; speech; and visual arts. Students must be involved throughout all four years of high school.
Nick Arceo
Ellen Bardsley
Amanda Brause
Chloe Brigl
Kylie Crippes
Rachel Dean
Ethan Gascho
Hanna Geiger
Molly Hutchcroft
Lukas Jack
Forest Kelly
Tait Madsen
Miranda Neff
Emily Pei
Hunter Quint
Katie Reysack
Carissa Serbousek
Timothy Shauger
Jenna Sitter
Hannah Sorsby
Chase Sullivan
Mackenzie Thompson
Taylor VanHorbeck
Erin Wilson
Keenan Wilson
Emily Wrider
John Zauche
Advanced Placement Scholars – 2010
AP Scholars
Granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
Amanda Brause
Kyle Burke
Ben Davis
Rachel Dean
Caitlyn Dicus
Brenda Forstrom
Elizabeth Frerichs
Hanna Geiger
Ashley Heffernen
Kali Hildebrand
David Kaiser
Courtney Magner
Shane Nielsen
Michael Nordstrom
Jackqueline Pedersen
Chandini Reddi
Judson Rhoades
Alex Rohrssen
Kiona Rolfes
Taylor Rowell
Carissa Serbousek
Thomas Singer
Jacqueline Smith
Savanna Snead
Jessica Staley
Chase Sullivan
Keara Turkington
Arjun Venkatesh
Rebecca Welch
Mackenzie Welsh
Leslie Wille
Erin Wilson
Keenan Wilson
Zachary Winters
John Zauche
AP Scholars with Honor
Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
Alex Busbee
Asmaa Elkeurti
Bradford Eveland
Sydney Frazier-Flores
Audrianne Freeman
Macaulay Hudson
Christina Ling
Jacob Losch
Tait Madsen
Jennifer Smith
AP Scholars with Distinction
Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
Austin Benson
Shane Goodall
Madelyn Hemesath
Michael Hoefer
Cassandra Kenworthy
Allison Kindig
Allison Koch
Jack Lehmkuhl
Sean McQuade
Caleb Mere
Mark Sabotta
Katherine Sickelka
John Tollefson
AP Ghosh Incentive Medallion
Granted to students who take at least one AP exam each year for three consecutive years, and earn at least four scores of 4 or higher; or to students who have taken exams in sophomore and junior year, and have earned at least three scores of 4 or higher who completed at least two AP exams in the senior year.
Austin Benson
Alex Busbee
Ben Davis
Rachel Dean
Brad Eveland
Sydney Frazier-Flores
Shane Goodall
Madelyn Henesath
Mike Hoefer
Cassie Kenworthy
Allison Kindig
Allison Koch
Jack Lehmkuhl
Christina Ling
Jacob Losch
Tait Madsen
Sean McQuade
Caleb Mere
Mark Sabotta
Kate Sickelka
Tom Singer
John Tollefson
4-Year AP Test Taker
Granted to students who complete at least one AP exam each year of high school.
Austin Benson
Elizabeth Frerichs
Ashley Heffernen
Madelyn Hemesath
Kali Hildebrand
Mike Hoefer
Kristen Huebsch
Cassie Kenworthy
Allison Koch
Jack Lehmkuhl
Christina Ling
Courtney Magner
Caleb Mere
Alexis Ptacek
Chandini Reddi
Alex Rohrssen
Kiona Rolfes
Mark Sabotta
Kate Sickelka
John Tollefson
Rebecca Welch
Mackenzie Welsh
John Zauche
Advanced Placement Scholar Candidates – 2011
AP Scholar candidates completed the necessary number of exams and their candidacy is based on projected scores of those exams.
Austin Benson
Amanda Brause
Chloe Brigl
Caitlin Brown
Kelly Bumgarner
Alex Busbee
Logan Butler
Nathan Castek
Brody Cone
Robyn Costello
Jamie Countryman
Brian Crew
Victoria Dabler
Ben Davis
Rachel Dean
Caitlin Dicus
Jacob Dunne
Asmaa Elkeurti
Brad Eveland
Chase Fergus
Brenda Forstrom
Sydney Frazier-Flores
Audrianne Freeman
Christian French
Elizabeth Frericks
Hanna Geiger
Sean Gilbert
Shane Goodall
Laura Grotte
Amy Hanson
Liz Hayes
Ashley Heffernen
Kate Helmingler
Madelyn Hemesath
Tom Henry
Kali Hildebrand
Mike Hoefer
Macaulay Hudson
Kristen Huebsch
David Kaiser
Hannah Kaiser
Cassie Kenworthy
Desiree Kern
Allison Kindig
Allison Koch
Hannah Koskamp
Sam Krause
Jack Lehmkuhl
Rebecca Lensing
Austin Lewis
Jordan Lindo
Christina Ling
Jacob Losch
Jenna Lyons
Tait Madsen
Courtney Magner
Matt Maiers
Jacob Manning
Alecia McEachran
Sean McQuade
Morgan Megonigle
Olivia Meier
Caleb Mere
John Mettler
Griffin Michael
Alex Niebuhr
Michael Nordstrom
Katelyn Oates
Jaccob O'Conner
James Odegaard
Lisa O'Neill
Jacqueline Pederson
Emma Penn
Alexis Ptacek
Hunter Quint
Hailee Raue
Chandini Reddi
Katherine Reysack
Judson Rhoades
Marco Rice-Trejo
Brittany Rinehart
Karalee Ripley
Alex Rohrssen
Kiona Rolfes
Will Rowan
Taylor Rowell
Mark Sabotta
Steve Santacroce
Madison Schmidt
Jacob Schoneman
Carissa Serbousek
Kate Sickelka
Tom Singer
Jenna Sitter
Jacqueline Smith
Jennifer Smith
Savanna Snead
Jessica Staley
Chase Sullivan
Tanatswa Tavaziva
John Tollefson
Keara Turkington
Mitch Valenta
Maria Vognsen
Kristin Wasson
Dan Wasta
Rebecca Welch
Mackenzie Welsh
Leslie Wille
Erin Wilson
Keenan Wilson
Zach Winters
John Zauche
Four Year Scholar Medals
Outstanding Math Scholars – 2011 - Granted to graduates who complete four years of math while attending high school. Recipients receive a mathematics scholar medallion.
Outstanding Science Scholars – 2011 - Granted to graduates who complete four years of science while attending high school. Recipients receive a science scholar medallion mathematics scholar medallion.
Outstanding World Language Scholars – 2011 - Granted to graduates who complete four years of world language while attending high school. Recipients receive a world language scholar medallion.
Outstanding Social Studies Scholars – 2011 - Granted to students who complete four years of social studies including a year of AP study or a 3.75 GPA in social studies work. Recipients receive a social studies scholar medallion.
Outstanding Language Arts Scholars – 2011 - Granted to students who complete five years of language arts study including a year of AP study or a 3.75 GPA in language work. Recipients receive a language arts medallion.
One Medal
Math
Rossi Adams
Joshua Beske
Aaron Burkey
Matthew Dudley
Corbin Evert-Fratzke
Benjamin Fogle
Marissa Klinger
Miranda Kress
Andrea Luke
Cassondra Matthews
Tyler Maus
Hailey McSpadden
Tyler Mead
Zachary Miller
Jessica Mora
Jeffrey Perkins
Susan Polglaze-Carter
Bria Postley
Bryson Postley
Matt Rose
Isaac Rowley
Michael Schultz
Abbey Shroyer
Amber Swiney
Kevin Then
Kylie Tichy
Nathen Warder
Benjamin Williams
Starnisha Young
Science
Colin Brown
Colby Casey
Andrew Hansen
Jennifer Hejda
Logan Kubovec
Connor Nicholas
Cody Oberfoell
Lydia Polsean
Cherise Pulliam
Troy Reynolds
Marco Rice-Trejo
Morgan Shillings
Mackenzie Smith
Stephanie Snyder
Morgan Studt
Corey Williams
Leo Williams III
World Language
Jimi Engrav-Nguyen
Tia Heires
Autumn Kohl
Social Studies
Kelton Cernin
Robyn Costello
Maida Dizdarevic
Shane Glenn
Allea Lovely
Hailee McDonald
Justine Miller
Joshua Reedy
Ryan Sheldon
Conner Taylor
Language Arts
James Crumpton
Two Medals
Math & Social Studies
Jada Beard
Megan Beebe
Laura Cardis
Mary Christensen
Garet Christianson
Chase Fergus
Desiree Kern
Emily Lauderdale
Katelyn Loveland
Hannah Potter
Ivy Seufferlein
Timothy Shauger
Bethany Steichen
Dwight VanHyfte
Karina Vargas
Emily Wrider
John Zauche
Math & Science
David Ackerman
Jordan Anderson
Taylor Barr
Jordan Baskerville
Aaron Bedell
Ruth Borsay
Bryce Brekke
Rylee Daniels
Zachary Deitrich
Jacob Dunne
Ross Ellsworth
Sarah Fonseca
Jacob Fousek
Johnathan Freeman
Keiana Freeman
Ethan Gascho
Nathan Green
Collin Hartgrave
Kendra Hendrickson
Ryan Hentrich
Alexander Janechek
Forest Kelly
Michael Kennedy
Chad Ludovissy
Connor Mahan
Ashley Merta
Adam Morling
Tanner Pond
Lashawandra Postley
Morgan Railsback
Dane Reynolds
Kyle Silberger
Noah Smith
Spencer Smith
Hannah Sorsby
Anthony Spoke
Robert Sweet
Colin Taylor
Clifton Waterman
Tanner Wellik
Zechariah Wilharm
Dominique Wright
Math & World Language
Rachel Dean
Benjamin Harlander
Trevor Hyatt
Nathaniel Nosek
Taylor Vanhorbeck
Science & Social Studies
Lucas Baethke
Joshua Carew
Kyla Dittmar
Matthew Dohrmann
Zachary Frederick
Haley Gallagher
Nashua Kilburg
Carina Smith
Science & World Language
Keenan Wilson
Language Arts & Social Studies
Nicholas Arceo
Allison DeVore
Dakota Reed
Kennedy Satterfield
Language Arts & World Language
Alyssa Bachman
Social Studies & World Language
Caitlin Shea
Savanna Snead
Three Medals
Math, Science, World Language
Jennifer Berndsen
Thomas Bures
Zachary Carlson
Rachel Collingsworth
Jamison Countryman
Willem Dejong
Lucas Everman
Audrianne Freeman
Hanna Geiger
Christopher Haman
Breanna Hawley
Benjamin Hennessey
Jacob Huber
Lukas Jack
David Kaiser
Trent Laird
Rebecca Lensing
John Mettler
Jaccob O'Connor
James Odegaard
Laura Pauls
Andrew Paulsen
Jacqueline Pedersen
Emily Pei
Tucker Rathjens
Andrew Scanlon
Vinessa Schmitz
Emily Sohl
Tanatswa Tavaziva
Kaitlyn Thomas
Hunter Thompson
Tiffany Tillman
Nicole Tygart
Mitchell Valenta
Morgan Vanderlind
Maria Vognsen
Tara Lynne Weber
Leslie Wille
Zachary Winters
Math, Science, Social Studies
Wiley Austin
Kaitlin Bekeris
Bryce Blomberg
Nicholas Bruns
Logan Butler
Brody Cone
Anthony Crawley
Norah Eppele
Paige Hagemann
Arrien Hansel
Jed Haycraft
Katherine Helmlinger
Colin Hines
Cason Hohmann
Matthew Ingram
Sean Kenel
Ramerra Lacey
Kyle Lamaak
Alexus Litts
Abby Martin
Carmen McCoy
Christian McKee
Trey Milks
Jacob Misener
Zishan Monawar
Nolan Nietert
Emma Penn
Jason Rettig
Katherine Reysack
Ashley Schlueter
Madison Schmitz