Evening of Excellence recognizes honor graduates
Over 140 honor graduates were recognized at the West Linn High School Evening of Excellence on Friday, May 30. Department awards as well as local scholarships were also awarded.
“Every year the kids are just so amazing,” Sandie Yamauchi, who helped to coordinate the event, said. “I hate to compare to other years. Every student and every class is unique.”
The graduates, to qualify as an honor students, participated in 12 hours of community service, took six Advanced Placement classes and earned a weighted 3.6 Grade Point Average.
Honor Grad List
Agcaoili, Jazmine B
Anderson, Ian M
Anderson, Keeley E
Archuleta, Caleb J
Archuleta, Sarah K
Arcot, Nikhil
Baker, Mackenzie K
Balsbough, Briana M
Basak, Priyanka E
Bell Young, Stephanie J
Bennington, Lucas A
Beyer, Leah M
Bodily, Benjamin M
Bootz, Talia L
Bosson, Hunter C
Briggs, Christian D
Broadhurst, Jenna R
Brooke, Jackson R
Casad, Julia K
Chadwick, Abigail S
Chiba, Elise M
Chung, Sarah H
Combs, Natalie P
Comings, Amanda R
Cook, Samuel A
Cooper, Sarah E
Cramer, Jennifer L
Crozier, Paige M
Davis, Tabitha L
DelBene, Danielle M
Douglas, Kelsey T
Eaton, Ellis
Edwards, Kevin M
Gadd, Tiana N
Gardner, Connor R
Ghosh, Iman
Goetze, John M
Goldschmidt, Micaela A
Gray, Colby T
Guerins, Cailin M
Gulati, Arun E
Gulati, Sarita A
Hansen, Lauren E
Harding, Taylor M
Haskin, Morgan L
Hatch, Samantha L
Henderson, Robert G
Henri, Brandt O
Hodgen, Jessica D
Holt, John B
Jackson, Nathan M
Jacobs, Benjamin A
Jain, Jennifer
Johnson, Andrew
Johnson, Ashley J
Johnson, Emily C
Jones, Ashley B
Kalkofen, Alexandra N
Karabeika, Thomas A
King, Leandra M
Kingsborough, Alexander N
Kling, Logan D
Koehler, Emily C
Laughlin, Michaela M
Layoun, Renee M
Lee, Hansol
Lee, Tiffany Y
Marvin, Christian R
Maxwell, Colin J
McCabe, Conor J
McGuire, Colin D
McHenry, Pope E
Meyers, William C
Miller, Logan H
Mills, Madison M
Nelson, Blake A
Nelson, Christopher B
Nguyen, Daniel P
Odaniell, Tai Q
Olson, Callie F
Olson, Riley C
Pitzer, Tabitha M
Prince, Duncan J
Resk, Emma E
Richardson, Mary K
Sato, William J
Schrader, Abigail N
Schroeder, Allison J
Shearmire, Ryan KSmith, Madison J
Spear, Logan S
Steeh, Samantha A
Sullivan, Michael K
Sutton, Caroline E
Thandri, Shruthi A
Tingey, Mitchell C
Topping, James S
Tran, Kim H
Verbiest, Jon T
Verbiest, Luke C
Viteri, Xela A
Vogt, Braden R
Waianuhea, Lorraine K
Wall, Margaret C
Ward, Ellen C
Weierich, Nathan C
Weitman, Bridget A
Westover, Hailey
Whitbey, Kenneth A
Wolfe, Ciara E
2014 WLHS Senior Department Award Recipients
Griffin Ollar– Science Department Award, Environmental Science
Logan Spear– Science Department Award, Overall Science
William Sato– Science Department Award, Chemistry
Abigail Chadwick– Science Department Award, Biology
Tai Odaniell– Science Department Award, Physics
Nathan Weierich – Performing Arts Department Award, Choir
Mary Grace Sleeper – Performing Arts Department Award, Theatre
Mary Richardson & Chad Crader – Performing Arts Department Award, Orchestra
Luke Harju & Sarah Schultz – Performing Arts Department Award, Band
Micaela Goldschmidt– Language Arts Department Award, English
Hunter Bosson– Language Arts Department Award, Writing
Hunter Bosson – Social Studies Department Award, Social Studies
Jeremy Wilhelm – Technology Department Award, Technology
Renee Layoun – Math Department Award, Math
Caroline Sutton – Visual Arts Department Award, 2D Art
Julian Villarreal – Visual Arts Department Award, 3D Art
Micaela Goldschmidt – Visual Arts Department Award, Yearbook
Sarah Archuleta – Visual Arts Department Award, Photography
Connor Christensen – Visual Arts Department Award, Photography
Milo Webster – Visual Arts Department Award, Computer Science
Madeline Groh– Leadership Department Award, Leadership
Michaela Laughlin – World Language Department Award, Spanish
William Sato -World Language Department Award, French
Colin McGuire – World Language Department Award, Japanese
Camden Miles – Student Services Department Award, All Around Student Services
Chris Holmes – Health / P.E. Department Award, Physical Education
Mariah Gatti – Health / P.E. Department Award, Physical Education
Chad Crader– Health / P.E. Department Award, Health
McKenna Clayton– Health / P.E. Department Award, Health
Hayden Coppedge – Athletic Department Award, Outstanding Male Athlete
Briana Balsbough – Athletic Department Award, Outstanding Female Athlete
Geneva Hughes – Athletic Department Award, Sportsmanship
Ellis Eaton -Athletic Department Award, Sportsmanship
Ella Riddle – Counseling Department Award
2014 Scholarship Results
Adam A Clark Memorial Scholarship – Keeley Anderson
Clackamas Community College Opportunity – Stephanie Bell Young
Clackamas Community College Academic Incentive – Shelby Anderson
Clackamas Community College Honors – Colin McGuire
Douglas Bransom Memorial Scholarship – Renee Layoun
George Curts Scholarship – Ian Anderson and Keeley Anderson
John Paul Brown(OSAC) – Colin McGuire, Andrew Johnson, Shianne Olsen-Kacalek,
Luke Harju
Kirk Andrew Spencer Memorial Wrestling/Football Scholarship – Sam Cook
Kyle Curran Memorial Scholarship – Chase Meyers
Legacy Meridian Park Hospital – Sydney Eshbaugh
LO Women’s Club Community Service Scholarship – Abigail Chadwick
Morris Family Theatre Scholarship – Anna Gilmour ($1000)
Morris Family Band Scholarship – Courtney Mumma ($1000)
Music & Arts Partners Scholarship – Nathan Weierich ($750)
Music & Arts Partners Scholarship – Arun Gulati ($750)
Portland Business Forum – Mary Richardson
Sanister Memorial Scholarship – Tai Odaniell
Superintendent’s Scholarship – Kevin Edwards, Mackenzie Baker
TJ Curran Memorial Scholarship – Hudson Kennedy
West Linn Lions Health Care Scholarship – Jake Parker
West Linn Lions Special Needs Scholarship – Tate Hamersly
West Linn Lions Education Scholarship – Ellen Ward & Mackenzie Baker
West Linn Lions Performing Arts Scholarship – Riley Olson
West Linn Lions Community Service Scholarship – Maia Happel-Walvatne
WLHS Boy Athlete Scholarship – Kevin Edwards
WLHS Girl Athlete Scholarship – Ashley Johnson
WLHS Class of 1956 – Thomas Karabeika & Courtney Mumma
WLHS NHS Scholarship – Ian Anderson, Arun Gulati, Renee Layoun, Kim Tran
WL Riverview Lions Club Scholarship – Renee Layoun
WL Rotary Club Scholarship – Mackenzie Baker & Ellen Ward
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