GRAVETTE -- Academic awards were presented to Gravette High School students at the annual year-end awards assembly. Awards and the students receiving them included the following.
Woodman of the World: Arianda Morales.
Kiwanis Youth Excellence: Emily Cole.
Foreign Language: Chinese -- First Place, Jacob Matthew Taylor, Second Place, Jasmine Dart; German I -- First Place, Timothy Colville, Second Place, Brandon Hindal; Spanish I -- First Place, Maricruz Garcia, Second Place, Anna Huckaba; Spanish II -- First Place, Kaylea Turner, Second Place, Alex Fink.
Health: First Place, Matt Stelting, Second Place, Alex Fink.
Physical Education: First Place, Colton Graham, Second Place, Colt Fancher.
Language Arts: English I -- First Place, Amara Miller, Second Place, Shayla Herrington; English II -- First Place, Mackenzie Overstreet, Second Place, Michael Dodge; English III -- First Place, Brandon Hindal, Second Place, Bailey Schmitt; English IV -- First Place, Joshua Lockhart, Second Place, Travis VanOtterloo; Honors English I -- First Place, Zoe Betz, Second Place, Abbi Krewson; Honors English II/PreAP -- First Place, Kaylea Turner, Second Place, Sydney Hicks; Honors English III/AP Lit. -- First Place, Shelby Helser, Second Place, Casey Blanchard; Honors English IV -- First Place, Brian Smithers, Second Place, Carson Alsup; Speech -- First Place, Megan Ward, Second Place, Brian Smithers; Drama -- First Place, Zoe Betz, Second Place, Hannah Dagley; Drama II -- First Place, Taylor Bradley, Second Place, Aubree Moudy; Forensics -- First Place, Ashton Yarbrough, Second Place, Colten Griffith; Stagecraft -- First Place, Kelly Lange, Second Place, Wyatt Gibbons; Journalism -- First Place, Micah Wallace, Second Place, Hanna Hart; Journalism II/Newspaper -- First Place, Lindsey Marrs, Second Place, Kayleigh Tolman; Journalism III/Yearbook -- First Place, Jamie Harper, Second Place, Bailee Cox.
Social Studies: World History -- First Place, Casey Blanchard, Second Place, Jacob Bookout; American History -- First Place, Austina Lee, Second Place, Gracie Martinez; Pre. AP U.S. History -- First Place, Kaylea Turner, Second Place, Lauren Lambert; AP U.S. History -- First Place, Shelby Helser, Second Place, James Isabell; Civics -- First Place, Ethan Wagner, Second Place, Tyler Hopper; Economics -- First Place, Casey Blanchard, Second Place, Carson Alsup; Psychology -- First Place, Caitlin McKee, Second Place, Taya Elliott; Sociology -- First Place, Trey Hicks, Second Place, Hannah Houchin, Jayla Brown; AP Euro History -- First Place, Emily Vue, Second Place, Amanda Varner.
Math: Algebra I -- First Place, Cody Sullins, Second Place, Shayla Herrington; Algebra II -- First Place, Jaye Chalk, Second Place, Destiny Laymon; Pre AP Algebra II -- First Place, Sydney Hicks, Second Place, Jillian Greenway; Algebra III -- First Place, Sam Dalton, Second Place, Jayla Brown; Bridge to Algebra -- First Place, Dylan Gruver, Second Place, Megan Campbell; Geometry -- First Place, Dylan Gruver, Second Place, Megan Campbell; Pre AP Geometry -- First Place, Zoe Betz, Second Place, Samantha Cunningham; Trigonometry -- First Place, Caleb Velez, Second Place, Jay Donham; AP Calculus -- First Place, Brian Smithers, Second Place, Travis VanOtterloo; AP Statistics -- First Place, Carson Alsup, Second Place, Lacey Newell; College Algebra -- First Place, Kaitlin Renn, Second Place, Kendall Galyean; Principles of Engineering -- First Place, Carson Alsup, Second Place, Ryan Bolduc.
Science: Principles of Biomedical Science -- First Place, Nick Newbill, Second Place, Billy Cook; Biology -- First Place, Spencer Heald, Second Place, Alex Fink; AP Biology -- First Place, Carson Alsup, Second Place, Lacey Newell, Brian Smithers, tie; Pre AP Biology -- First Place, Sydney Hicks, Second Place, Austina Lee; Chemistry -- First Place, Emily Miller, Second Place, Ella Duke; Physical Science -- First Place, Dylan Gruver, Second Place, Matt Hubbard; Physics -- First Place, James Isabell, Second Place, McKenzie Cripps; Environmental Science -- First Place, Kyle McDougal, Second Place, Justin Greenwalt.
Art: Art I -- First Place, Audrey Parsons, Second Place, Isabella Nannie; Art II -- First Place, Ashley Holcomb, Second Place, Angela Lee; AP Art -- First Place, Cally Irvin, Second Place, Haylie Duncan.
Choir: Concert Choir -- First Place, Maricruz Garcia, Second Place, Autumn Stowe; Select Choir -- First Place, Shelby Helser, Second Place, Cody Robinson; Women's Choir -- First Place, Rachel Carson, Second Place, Amber Countryman; Advanced Piano -- First Place, Tim Colville, Second Place, Austina Lee; Intro. to Piano -- First Place, Makenna Duncan, Second Place, Haylie Duncan.
Drafting: Drafting Design -- First Place, Samuel Dalton, Second Place, Brandon Holloway; Architecture I/CADD -- First Place, Noah Smith, Second Place, Andrew Culp; Architecture; Drafting III/CADD II -- First Place, Jamie Harper, Second Place, Kyler Gibson.
Family and Consumer Science: Family & Consumer Science -- First Place, McKenzie Cripps, Second Place, Caleb Velez, Alicia Lee, tie; Child Development -- First Place, Tori Bunch, Second Place, Orion Samson; Clothing Management -- First Place, Anna Huckaba, Second Place, Shae Liley; Housing & Interior Design -- First Place, Anna Huckaba, Second Place, Shae Liley; Parenting -- First Place, Elizabeth McCarthy, Second Place, Sarah Perrone; Food & Nutrition -- First Place, Gracie Martinez, Second Place, Rian Austin; Nutrition & Wellness -- First Place, Gracie Martinez, Second Place, Ashlyn Webb; Human Relations -- First Place, Melanie Bunch, Second Place, Jessica Dann; Personal Finance -- First Place, Melanie Bunch, Second Place, Jessica Dann; Culinary Art Intro -- First Place, Mathew Stelting, Second Place, Morgan McDaniel; Culinary Art I -- First Place, Kendra Greenhaw, Second Place, Ella Duke; Culinary Art II -- First Place, Cheyenne Baughman, Second Place, Sam Dalton; Prostart I -- First Place, Krissi Lewman, Second Place, Cody Fields.
Agricultural Science: Ag. Leadership & Communication -- First Place, Joshua Lockhart, Second Place, Nathania McKenzie; Ag. Mechanics -- First Place, Kelly Lange, Second Place, Jack Blackmon; Survey of Ag. Systems -- First Place, Ashley Moore, Second Place, Taylor Eaton; Animal Science -- First Place, Jay Donham, Second Place, Elizabeth McCarthy; Animal Science II -- First Place, Jay Donham, Second Place, Elizabeth McCarthy; AG Structures -- First Place, Austin Bohannon, Second Place, Kyle McDougal; Poultry Science -- First Place, Joshua Lockhart, Second Place, Shaelee Walderbach.
Medical Professions: Anatomy -- First Place, Brian Smithers, Second Place, Lacey Newell; First Responder -- First Place, Shaelee Walderbach, Second Place, Megan McAfee; Intro. to Med. Sciences -- First Place, Robin Davis, Second Place, Halle Webb; Procedures -- First Place, Sydney Hicks, Second Place, Jaye Chalk, Medical Terminology -- First Place, Taylor Eaton, Second Place, Audrey Parsons; Human Body Systems -- First Place, Peyton Scott, Second Place, Holli McDonald; Human Behavior -- First Place, Morgan McDaniel, Second Place, Matt Stelting; CNA/Top Theory -- First Place, Kennedy Bohannon; CNA/Top Clinical -- First Place, Peyton Scott. (no Second Place was given)
Business Education: Marketing/Job Apprenticeship -- First Place, Kyle Sands, Second Place, Taylor West; Marketing -- First Place, Jasmine Dart, Second Place, Wyatt Banta; Marketing Research -- First Place, Kyle Sands, Second Place, Ali Vang; Digital Communications -- First Place, Shannon Williams, Second Place, Jasmine Dart; Digital Comm./Layout -- First Place, Shae Liley, Second Place, Emily Miller; Digital Comm. 2/Digital Imaging Design -- First Place, Brandon Hindal, Second Place, Brittany Tucker, Taylor West, tie; Digital Comm. 3/Webpage Design -- First Place, Otto Troutner, Second Place, Trine Meisland; Digital Comm. 4/Video Production -- First Place, Zachary Sheridan, Second Place, Jasmine Dart; Accounting I -- First Place, Lindsee LaBrecque, Second Place, Cody Fields; Accounting II -- First Place, Hunter Grimes, Second Place, Justin Greenwalt; CBA -- First Place, Austina Lee, Second Place, Trey Saunders, Justin Greenwalt, tie.
Awards were also given to Senior Class President Lacey Newell and Vice-President Brian Smithers, Junior Class President Ella Duke and Vice-President Shelby Helser, Sophomore Class President Sidney Hicks and Vice-President Jillian Greenway and Freshman Class President Zoe Betz. (Freshman Class Vice-President moved away before the end of the year.)
General News on 06/04/2014