After reviewing these accomplishments below, I think you will clearly see that there is clear evidence of excellence occurring in our fine arts, athletics and clubs.
Student Awards 2016 – 2017
FALL - 2016
VOLLEYBALL: State Qualifier
VOLLEYBALL: State Distinguished Academic Award with team GPA of 3.395
American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award
2nd Place H-10
Katherine Poore – H-10 All Conference 1st Team Volleyball
Katherine Poore – IGCA 4A Volleyball 2nd Team
Katherine Poore – 4A West District Team
Madison Paulsen – H-10 All Conference 1st Team Volleyball
Madison Paulsen - H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Volleyball
Madison Paulsen – IGCA 4A Volleyball Honorable Mention Team
Madison Paulsen – 4A West District Team
Maegan Holt – H-10 All Conference 2nd Team Volleyball
Delaney Esterling – H-10 All Conference Honorable Mention
Olivia Husa – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Volleyball
FOOTBALL: State Qualifier
FOOTBALL: State Excellence Academic Award with team GPA of 3.010
Mac Southard – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Football
Mac Southard – INA All State Football 3rd Team
Mac Southard - 4A District 3 All District Football 1st Team
Dallas Volentine - H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Football
Dallas Volentine - 4A District 3 All District Football 2nd Team
Scott Stokes - H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Football
Dane Theobald – Des Moines Register’s All Iowa Team
Dane Theobald - 4A District 3 All District Football 1st Team
Brendon Figueroa – 4A District 3 All District Football 1st Team
Max Duggan - 4A District 3 All District Football 1st Team
Josh Simmons - 4A District 3 All District Football 1st Team
Jack Sulentic - 4A District 3 All District Football 2nd Team
Wil Prine - 4A District 3 All District Football 2nd Team
FOOTBALL:
Landon Coats - 4A District 3 All District Football 2nd Team
Damon Deyo - 4A District 3 All District Football 2nd Team
Seth Childers - 4A District 3 All District Football Honorable Mention Team
Drake Nettles - 4A District 3 All District Football Honorable Mention Team
Colton Shew - 4A District 3 All District Football Honorable Mention Team
Grant Rodenburg - 4A District 3 All District Football Honorable Mention Team
Logan Jones - 4A District 3 All District Football Honorable Mention Team
CROSS COUNTRY:
CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS’ TEAM: State Distinguished Academic Award with team GPA of 3.261
6th H-10
CROSS COUNTRY BOYS’ TEAM: State Distinguished Academic Award with team GPA of 3.275
4th H-10
Jacey Martin – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cross Country
Emma Smith – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cross Country
Cameron Williams – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cross Country
Brenden O’Brien – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cross Country
Brenden O’Brien - placed 39th @ State Cross Country
Tyler Penney – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cross Country
Gabe Johnson - H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cross Country
Ashlyn Smith – H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cheerleading
CHEERLEADING:
Hannah Smith - H-10 Fall Sport All-Academic Team Cheerleading
State Excellence Academic Award with team GPA of 3.052
GIRLS’ SWIMMING:
GIRLS’ SWIMMING: State Distinguished Academic Award with team GPA of 3.498
9th State Meet
Mykenzie Leehy – State Meet Swimmer of the Year
Mykenzie Leehy – State Swim Meet 1st place 200 Free (All American Consideration)
Mykenzie Leehy - State Swim Meet 1st place 100 Free (State Record and Automatic All American)
Mykenzie Leehy – Des Moines Register Sports Award Elite Team in Swimming
Greater Omaha Sports Committee Scholar Athlete in Swimming
Zoe Pawloski – State Swim Meet 9th place 200 Free
Zoe Pawloski – State Swim Meet 12th place 500 Free
Rebecca Weis – State Swim Meet 20th place 100 Fly
Zoe Pawloski, Mykenzie Leehy, Nicole Gochenour, & Abby Bruck – State Swim Meet 8th place 200 Free Relay
Zoe Pawloski, Mykenzie Leehy, Nicole Rebecca Weis, & Abby Bruck – State Swim Meet 8th place 400 Free Relay
BASEBALL:
Joel Thompson: Des Moines Register Sports Award Elite Team in baseball
VOCAL MUSIC:
Artur Melika – All State Vocal
Colton Schlines – All State Vocal
Amanda Keller – All State Vocal
Holly Bingham – All State Vocal
Jordan Dickinson – All State Vocal
Olivia Behm – All State Vocal
Jordan Dickinson, Sierra Haddix, Branden Hestness, & Dakota Earlywine – Doane University Honor Choir
VOCAL MUSIC:
Holly Bingham, Jordan Dickinson, Lauren Fenwick, Sierra Haddix, Emma Heyen, Kendra Johnson, Colin Bortmess, & Boston Tucker – University of Nebraska- Omah Honor Choir
Jonathan Cox, Jayce Dales, Jordan Dickinson, Opal Fox, Michael Jefferis, Mia Pernner, & Boston Bucker – Southwest Iowa Choral Directors Association Honor Choir
Dakota Earlywine, Emma Heyen, & Zachard Rew – Nebraska Wesleyan University Honor Choir
MARCHING BAND: GPA - 3.195
Division 1 Rating @ State Marching Band
Student Council:
State Award -Honor Council with Meritorious Distinction.
National Council of Excellence Award
GIRLS BASKETBALL: 22-2 season record Team GPA – 3.385
State Qualifiers:
H-10 Conference Champs (9 – 1 conference record)
Meagan Holt 1st team All State
1st Team All Conference
City basketball player of the year
Megan Witte
1st Team All Conference
Natalie Rigatuso
2nd Team All Conference
Madison Paulson
Honorable Mention All Conference
H-10 all academic
BOYS BASKETBALL: Team GPA – 3.196
H-10 Conference Co-Champs (9-1 conference record)
Chad Moran
1st Team All Conference
H-10 all academic
3rd Team All State
Senior All Star Team
City Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Kyle Arrington
1st Team All Conference
Senior All Star Team
Josh Simmons
2nd Team All Conference
Max Duggan
Honorable Mention
Wil Prine
H-10 all academic
WRESTLING: Team GPA – 3.124
14th at state
Tie 5th H-10
Qualified 5 out of 14 weight classes
Team was 14th overall
5th Hawkeye 10 conference
Gabe Kjelgaard – 4th
Predicament all academic team
Mac Southard – 2nd
H-10 all academic
Dallas Volentine
H-10 all academic
Hawkeye 10
Mac Southard – 1st
Gabe Kjelgaard – 1st
Caleb Kingery – 3rd
Tanner Higgins – 3rd
BOYS BOWLING: Boys Team GPA – 2.916 Girls Team GPA – 2.894
State Qualifier
1st Hawkeye 10 conference – boys
6th Hawkeye 10 conference – girls
Anthony Rich
H-10 all academic
Branden Hestness
H-10 all academic
BOYS SWIMMING: Team GPA – 3.109
19th at state
Qualified in 6 of the 11 events
Team was 19th overall
Tyler Penney – 6th 100 yard breaststroke
Seth Jones – 9th 500 yard freestyle
Academic All State Team
SHOW CHOIR: Company GPA – 3.330 Corp GPA – 3.401
Division 1 rating
BAND: GPA - 3.252
Division 1 rating
JAZZ CHOIR: GPA – 3.688
Division 1 rating
SOLO/SMALL ENSEMBLE CONTEST:
Best of the center:
mixed small ensemble
Colton Schlines - solo
JAZZ BAND: GPA – 3.490
Division 1 rating
State Qualifier
BPA:
Qualified 4 for nationals:
FCCLA:
Qualified 8 for nationals
STATE INDIVIDUAL AND LARGE GROUP SPEECH:
Individual:
District- 31 Division 1
State – 21 Division 1
All State 9 events
Austin Dunham – Prose
Ian Brungardt – Improv, Literary Program
Aidan Cozart – Improv, Expository Address
Mark Kavars – Storytelling
Jordan Dickinson – Acting
Grace Peterson – Literary Program
Jonny Cox - Poetry
Large Group:
District – 13 Division 1
All State – 5 events (New school record – old record was in 2002)
Improv – Ian Brungardt, Aidan Cozart, Zach Rew
Short Film – “Dream for Tomorrow” – Olivia Brungardt, Ottilie Cooper-Ohm, Sunday Maker, Artur Melika
Short Film – “Better” – Austin Dunham, Brenden O’Brien, Colton Schlines, Artur Melika, Olivia Behm
Ensemble Acting – Jordan Dickinson, Olivia Schneider
Reader’s Theater (15th time since 2001 Reader Theater has qualified) – “Squids Will Be Squids” – Zach Rew, Brenden O’Brien, Jonny Cox, Grace Peterson, Olivia Schneider, Ryan Clark, Anita Tucker, Rindy Tucker, Aidan Cozart, Ian Brungardt, Mia Penner
Jonny Cox – 4 year all state in speech
CHEERLEADING: Team GPA – 3.076
DANCE TEAM: Team GPA – 3.511
4th State Hip-Hop
ART:
Artur Melika
Art to nationals
SPRING 2016 -2017
BOYS TENNIS: TEAM GPA – 3.288
11th Place H-10
Cole Scheidle
H-10 all academic
GIRLS TENNIS: TEAM GPA – 3.479
8th Place H-10
BOYS GOLF: TEAM GPA – 3.096.
8th Place H-10
GIRLS GOLF: TEAM GPA – 2.958
8th Place H-10
Olivia Husa
H-10 all academic
BOYS TRACK: TEAM GPA - 3.053
19th at state
1ST Place H-10 \
Qualified 8 events at state:
Logan Jones 6th – discus
Dane Theobald – 9th shot
Alec Mass – 110 hurdles
Kenneth McMahan – 5th – 400 m dash
4 X 100 SHR – 10th
Collin Rew, Drew Sieleman, Zach Shipman, Alex Mass
4 X 200 relay
DaAnthony Bridgeford, Logan Redeker, Max Duggan, Kenneth McMahan
4 X 400 relay – 5th
Seth Childers, Max Duggan, Drake Nettles, Kenneth McMahan
800 SMR:
DeAnthony Bridgeford, Logan Redeker, Max Duggan, Kenneth McMahan
GIRLS TRACK: - TEAM GPA – 3.488
26th at state
2nd Place H-10
Qualified 3 events at state:
Katy Jones – 3rd - shot
Lauren Payne – 15th - shot, 21st - discus
Megan Witte – 8th - high jump
DM Relay – 10 – Ashlyn Smith, Emily Merksick, Megan Witte, McKenna Paulson
Jacey Martin
H-10 all academic
Madison Paulsen
H-10 all academic
Ashlyn Smith
H-10 all academic
Emma Smith
H-10 all academic
Hannah Smith
H-10 all academic
Cameron Williams
H-10 all academic
BOYS SOCCER: GPA – 3.151
Tri-champs H-10
Conner James
1st team all conference
1st team all state
Tony Ramos
1st team all conference
Cole Jensen
1st team all conference
Austin Cline
2nd team all conference
Bradley Egner
2nd team all conference
Zach Schaefer
2nd team all conference
Keenan Diercks
Honorable Mention all conference
Paul Devine
Honorable Mention all conference
Camden Burgett
Honorable Mention all conference
Gabriel Johnson
H-10 all academic
Matthew Lustgraaf
H-10 all academic
Brendon O’Brien
H-10 all academic
Dallas Volentine
H-10 all academic
GIRLS SOCCER: GPA 3.402
State champion
1st Place H-10
Kelsey McSorley
1st Team all conference
1st Team all district
All tournament team
1st Team all state
Grace Guidry
1st Team all conference
1st Team all district
2nd Team all state
Suzie McDonald
H-10 all academic
1st Team all conference
1st Team all district
All tournament team
1st Team all state
Alissa Pomrenke
2nd Team all conference
Rachel Cushig
2nd Team all conference
Taylor Rolles
2nd Team all conference
1st Team all district
1st Team all state
Hadley Hill
2nd Team all conference
All tournament team
Isabella Smith
2nd Team all conference
1st Team all district
2nd Team all state
Grace Bernard
Honorable Mention all conference
Lauren Bilek
Honorable Mention all conference
Madison Parks
All tournament team
Emily Griffin
H-10 all academic
BASEBALL: GPA 3.106
2nd H-10
Brendon Figueroa
1st Team all conference
3rd Team all state
Chase Hedrick
1st Team all conference
Max Duggan
1st Team all conference
Reece Blay
2nd Team all conference
H-10 all academic
Joel Thompson
2nd Team all conference
2nd Team all state
Dane Theobald
2nd Team all state
Drake Nettles
Honorable Mention
Alec Mass
Honorable Mention
SOFTBALL: GPA – 3.374
3rd H-10
Ashtyn Miller
1st Team all conference
3rd Team all state
Josei Shudak
1st Team all conference
2nd Team all state
Gabby Martinez
1st Team all conference
Mattie Nickels
2nd Team all conference
Alea Binkly
2nd Team all conference
Presley Rodenburg
Honorable Mention all conference
Haley Bach
Honorable Mention all conference