Westview hosts Academic Awards Ceremony

Feb. 15—TOPEKA — The Academic Awards Ceremony took place between the JV/V Wawasee vs Westview basketball game at Westview High School gym.

In the interest of recognizing academic excellence, Westview High School is in their 32nd year promoting an incentive program that provides students the opportunity to earn specially designed academic blankets, stars and rings, a news release stated.

Eighty-seven Westview scholars were honored. Twenty-six sophomores have established a GPA of at least 3.75 cumulative for the first three semesters of their high school careers and received their academic blanket: Hyde Al Yahiri, Noriah Aldhuraibi, Kristen Bender, Katana Bibbee, Noah Bontrager, Breann Cory, Hunter Egli, Kaden, Grau, Madison Grossman, Ava Hostetler, Dakota Hubbard, Kaleb Iddings, Briana Kaufman, Hailey Lambright, Janell Lambright, Audri Martin, Lanita Mast, Eden Mauck, Milan Miller, Myra Miller, Aaron Roth, Bentley Ryall, Brett Springer, Jordynn Wasson, Jalayna Whetstone, and Brina Williams.

Thirty-four juniors received a star or an academic blanket. They have established a GPA of at least 3.70 cumulative for five semesters: Sarah Alshuga, Cole Bontrager, Ian Bontrager, Lilly Bontrager, Clarinda Byler, Mason Clark, Gavin Engle, Jaxon Engle, Max Engle,Zach Fry, Ava Gilbert, Silas Haarer, Grace Heyerly, Hussein Hussein, Olivia Jasso, Asher Kennedy, Kiana Mast, Curtis Miller, Tristan Pearson, Morgan Rich, Morgan Riegsecker, Jonathan Roth, Alexander Sanchez, VIctoria Sandquist, Lindsey Schwartz, Dylan Shrock, Kelsie Ward, Alexis Warren, Annagail Warrener, Jacob Watts, Ava Williams, Ella Williams, Bryan M. Yoder and Kamden Yoder.

Twenty-seven seniors participated and received awards. Twenty-five seniors received an academic ring. They must establish a GPA of 3.75 or better for seven semesters. There were also two seniors who established a GPA of least 3.65 cumulative for 7 semesters (marked with ). They received a blanket or star: Eli Atra, Caleb Bontrager, Nicholas Bontrager, Hope Bortner, Carson Brown, Katie Engelage, Luke Helmuth, Benton Hershberger, Judson Hershberger, Stephen Jones, Karly Miller, Braden Kauffman, Jace Lang, Wiley Minix, Teague Misner, Christien Noward, Kaitlin Nuzum, Jacob Peruski, Braden Rogers, Wade Springer, Madeline Stults, Audrey Taylor, Nevaeh White, Mason Wire, Kjersten Yater, Melissa Yoder, and Scott Yoder.