2017 DDHS Academic Awards
May 1, 2017
DDHS English Teacher Karen Combs addresses the crowd at the 2017 DDHS Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony.
Delavan-Darien High School celebrated the academic success of dozens of its students on Monday, May 1, 2017.
The annual Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony recognizes students who have achieved great success in the classrooms at DDHS.
Awards are given on a point system, and students can earn an Academic T-Shirt (6-11 points), Academic Letter (12-17 points), Academic Pin (18-23 points), and Academic Plaque (24+ points).
Students get four points per semester for having a Grade Point Average of 3.75 or above, and 2 points for a GPA of 3.00-3.74. Students can also earn points for participation in Forensics, National Honor Society and Destination Imagination.
Also recognized at the ceremony were students receiving the President’s Award for Educational Excellence (based on cumulative GPA of 3.5+ and meet ACT Exam college readiness benchmarks), the President’s Award for Educational Achievement (based on academic growth as recommended by staff for commitment to working hard, often in the face of adversity), and the Milwaukee Brewers Highest Academic Award and Best Academic Effort Award.
The two Brewers awards are new to DDHS. The first recognizes the top 6 percent of a school’s population by GPA. These students received a Milwaukee Brewers Recognition Certificate and a voucher for two complimentary Terrace Reserved seats to a 2017 Brewers home game. The Brewers Best Academic Award recognizes an additional 6 percent of students selected by staff for their efforts in the classroom throughout the year. These students also received a Milwaukee Brewers Recognition Certificate and a voucher for two complimentary Terrace Reserved seats to a 2017 Brewers home game.
Prior to the awards, DDHS English Teacher Karen Combs, who is retiring this year after 20 years at DDHS, spoke about the evening’s celebration of academic excellence.
“You are all here because you share a common bond — academic success,” Combs said. “By definition, to achieve academic success takes a combination of skills, such as organization, time management, concentration, and motivation. This type, or any type of success, does not happen overnight; it is no small task. You don’t wake up one morning and say, ‘I am going to be successful!’ You wake up every morning and say ‘I am going to be successful,’ and then you work toward your goals, one small step at a time.”
Combs said she sees a brighter future in the world that will be lead by students who have shown success and perseverance in school and in life.
“Individually, and as a group, you represent the future,” Combs said. “Your successes now will lead you to successes in the future. I see before me future doctors, nurses, carpenters, architects, military leaders, world thinkers, politicians, and yes, even English teachers. You are to be commended.”
Great work to our award winners! We’re #DDCometProud of your accomplishments!
NOTE: Picture captions list all students who received the awards.
Academic T-Shirt
9th grade / grado – Jacob Prado 10th grade / grado – Benjamin Acheson, Sydney Anderson, Madelyn Andreoni, Tyler Batt, Amy Beals, Celeste Beles, Clayton Bores, Jeremy Brown, Madison Brown, Ian Bullock, Kaitlyn Cameron, Chase Castel, Brenna Conlin, Sayrha Cruz-Arroyo, Jaxon Davis, Perry Davis, Fabian De Alba, Emilee Deibert, Emree Deibert*, Melisa Doloir, Tyler DuBois, Ariana Dutcher, Caroline Flesch*, Isabella Gatch, Leroy Gloria*, Eliberto Gomez-Rodriguez, Madelyn Gonzalez*, Emily Graham*, Samuel Grover*, Melissa Hernandez*, Savannah Hernandez, Trent Hernandez*, Yatzary Huerta, Desiree Hutchison, Mackenzie Janisch*, Esther Jeninga*, Madisyn Jeske, Caitlynn Kirsch, Isabel Leal, Zachary Lodder, Morgan Loewe, Karina Lopez, Katharina Lopez, Gregory Matthews, Madison McKay, Arianna Mendiola, Jorja Moore, Mikayla Moralez*, Zachary Mortlock, Alexis Nagy*, Olivia Patterson*, Jesus Angel Perez, Jordy Perez, Vianney Perez Fonseca, Kora Zoe Quinn*, Daniel Rangel-Hernandez, Caleb Reshkus, Katelynn Riviere*, Ricardo Roman Jr, Monserrath Ruvalcaba, Brenda Sanchez, Maelynn Schnurr, Sean Seitz, Aidan Showalter*, Elizabeth Sirkman*, Jaden Smith, Madison Stone, Angel Tazelaar, Benedict Thone, Lindsay VanDeBogert*, Jessica VanDyken, Raymond Wang, Jinchao Wei, Jonathan Wright, Matthew Zelenka 11th grade / grado – Drinton Ademi, Liliana De La Cruz, Anayeli Esquivel, Ryan Hembrook, Justin Johnson, Jessica Lawson, Amber Lucy, Tyler Nevala, Jazmin Prado, Alexander Rosencrans, Kyle Sowders, Brisa Valadez, Andres Vasquez, Dakota Williams 12th grade / grado – Michael Alder, Leonardo Aranda, Sydney Bickett, Yesenia Cardenas, Cassidy Dodge, Elvia Echeverria, Evan Ferguson, Edith Flores, Ricardo Huerta, Cristina Lopez, Alicia Manfredini, Roberto Martínez, Giselle Medrano, CJ Morse, Chandni Patel, Jessica Pohl, Natalie Soto, Kyle Sterling, Robert Zaratzian
Academic Letter
10th grade / grado – Emree Deibert*, Caroline Flesch*, Leroy Gloria*, Madelyn Gonzalez*, Emily Graham*, Samuel Grover*, Melissa Hernandez*, Trent Hernandez*, Mackenzie Janisch*, Esther Jeninga*, Mikayla Moralez*, Alexis Nagy*, Olivia Patterson*, Kora Zoe Quinn*, Katelynn Riviere*, Aidan Showalter*, Elizabeth Sirkman*, Lindsay VanDeBogert*
11th grade / grado – Noal Brouwer, Erika Colorado, Jasmin Esquivel-Hernandez, Laura Farley, Dakota Lynn, Ana Martinez, Jenna McKinney, Johana Mendez, Areli Montelongo, Jaxson Sawtelle, Madelyn Seuser, Erin Sorg, Dominic Thone, Hugo Valadez, Andrew Vaughn, Sherri Wegleitner, Hailey Wittliff 12th grade / grado – Cesar Arredondo, Aria Bickett, Ethan Cesarz, Jacob Chapman*, Troy Feeney, Quinn Gibson, Alyssa Gonzalez, Kristin Hardwick, Morgan Hennessey, Hunter Huber, Thomas Hummel, Madalyn Krablean*, Tamika Robinson, Hannah Santeler, Autumn Schauer, Jarred Shepard, Reece Torkelson, Jordan Ziolkowski
Academic Pin
11th grade / grado – Kalynn Anditon, Litzy Andrade, Racheal Bradley, Madeleine Freitag, Ybeth Gloria, Seth Grabow, Richard Karbash, Thomas Karbash, Andrew Logterman, Hector Padilla, Suleimy Perez, Hana Romero*, Katelyn Rosenow, Alexia Salinas-Garibay, Ryan Severson*, Jaida Speth, Hallie Stirmel, Emma Terpstra, Payton Zacharias* 12th grade / grado – Harim Cano, Jacob Chapman*, Alejandra Contreras, Jacqueline Damrow*, Madeline Edwards, Abigail Even*, Jesus Garcia*, Stephanie Garcia, Emily Geffers, Ryan Gengler*, Madalyn Krablean*, Dayne Ludlum, Grace Maynard, Israel Montelongo, Julian Moralez*, Julien Riviere*, Lyndsay Sorg, Xhevat Tahiri*, Hailey Volmar, Kaitlyn Zweifel
Academic Plaque
11th grade / grado – Hana Romero*, Ryan Severson*, Payton Zacharias* 12th grade / grado – Ariel Austin, Jacob Benzing, Ismael Coello Ramirez, Jayce Crull, Jacqueline Damrow*, Abigail Even*, Jesus Garcia*, Ryan Gengler*, Benjamin Hartogh, Seth Kirsch, Jada Ludens, Taylor McKinney, Julian Moralez*, Luis Nova, Jonathan Olson, Xavier Ortiz, Priyanka Patel, Erinn Penniman, Jennifer Perez, Julien Riviere*, Nilda Ruvalcaba, Xhevat Tahiri*, Kenna Timmerman
President’s Award for Educational Excellence
12th grade / grado – Jacob Benzing, Ismael Coello Ramirez, Jayce Crull, Jacqueline Damrow, Jesus Garcia, Dayne Ludlum, Luis Nova, Jonathan Olson, Julien Riviere, Xhevat Tahiri, Kenna Timmerman
President’s Award for Educational Achievement
12th grade / grado – Carlos Altamirano Orozco, Rosa Bautista, Seth Borca, Brittany Brandemuehl, Ismael Coello Ramírez, Taylor Ensminger, Edith Flores, Jesús García, Seth Kirsch, Giselle Medrano, Emily Malvaez, Jessica Pohl, Jennifer Perez, Brisa Valadez, Guadalupe Valadez
Milwaukee Brewers Highest Academic Award
9th grade / grado – Jarod Comas, Ryan Hoey, Kaitlyn Kraayveld, Gabriela Montelongo, Andrew O’Niel, Jacob Prado, Samantha Romine 10th grade / grado – Caroline Flesch, Leroy Gloria, Madelyn Gonzalez, Emily Graham, Esther Jeninga, Mikayla Moralez, Kora Zoe Quinn, Kaitlyn Riviere, Aidan Showalter, Elizabeth Sirkman, Lindsay VanDeBogert, 11th grade / grado – Kalynn Anditon, Litzy Andrade, Racheal Bradley, Madeleine Freitag, Ybeth Gloria, Seth Grabow, Richard Karbash, Andrew Logterman, Hector Padilla, Hana Romero, Ryan Severson, Jaida Speth, Payton Zacharias 12th grade / grado – Ismael Coello Ramirez, Jacqueline Damrow, Jesus Garcia, Benjamin Hartogh, Seth Kirsch, Jada Ludens, Luis Nova, Xavier Ortiz, Priyanka Patel, Jennifer Perez, Julien Riviere, April Shaffer, Kenna Timmerman
Milwaukee Brewers Best Academic Effort Award
9th grade / grado – Ivan Aranda, Fatima Dominguez, Maira Leep Simental, Kody Parks, Johanna Quintero, Minerba Rodriguez, Kailea Timmerman 10th grade / grado – Ben Acheson, Amy Beals, Ian Bullock, Esmeralda Castaneda-Tapia, Sayrha Cruz -Arroyo, Emilee Deibert, Emree Deibert, Daysi Echeverria, Miguel Espinoza, Isabella Gatch, Eliberto Gomez-Rodriguez, Melissa Hernandez, Yatzary Huerta, Desiree Hutchison, Mackenzie Janisch, Daniel Jaramillo, Destiny Mendoza, Alexis Nagy, Jordy Perez, Luis Perez, Madison Stone, Angel Tazelaar, Gabrielle Warrenburg 11th grade / grado – Juliana Arreola, Laura Farley, Johana Mendez, Suleimy Perez, Noemy Rodriguez, Erin Sorg, Brisa Valadez 12th grade / grado – Emanuel Iniguez, Taylor McKinney, Jonathan Olson, Jordan Patton, Nilda Ruvalcaba, Valeska Schmid, Guadalupe Valadez