Independence Middle School recognized its top academic achievers during the 2024-2025 Academic Excellence Recognition Program held on June 5.
The ceremony, which opened with a welcome from Mrs. Gail Hoppe, included the Pledge of Allegiance and performances of the “Star-Spangled Banner” and Green Day's classic, "Good Riddance," performed by the Independence Singers.
Seventh grader Quinn McCann and eighth grader Camdyn Cekus addressed the crowd as student speakers.
Assistant Principal Mr. Tyler Dillinger presented the Distinguished Honors Awards to outstanding seventh and eighth grade students. Eighth grade students who earned the Presidential Academic Excellence Award were also recognized during the program. Faculty members and guidance counselors joined Dillinger in presenting the awards.
The event concluded with closing remarks from Principal Mrs. Racquel Sutton.
The annual ceremony celebrates students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance, leadership, and dedication throughout the school year.
This year's honorees included:
Distinguished Honors Recipients
Seventh Grade
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Yasmin Almedia
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Taym Ariouat
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Blake Beck
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Bradley Bench
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David Berg
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Kendall Betzler
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Kiera Boyle
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Margaret Brecht
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Kathryn Bronson
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Samuel Cable
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Maximilian Catana
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Adithya Chimata
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Preston Christian
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Reese Chropka
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Miles Clancy
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Violet Conroy
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Grant Dear
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Ava Deckard
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Cayden Diener
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Nash Doman
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Rose Doman
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Claire Dzanaj
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Annaliese Eckley
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Lilliana Eckoff
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Lily Edwards
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Caleb Erbrecht
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Sylvia Friedberg
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Karina Gautam
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Ashlyn Geis
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Abigail Gerginski
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Corey Gordon
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Alec Graham
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Juliette Hall
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Faith Hartman
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Gulianna Headley
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Christopher Herrle
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Carys Hindman
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Jesus Ibarra Carmona
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Sophia Mary
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Ashley Mattes
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Maria Martin
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Francesca Messinger
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Abigail Miller
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Mos-Cleo Manley
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Brooke Mellinger
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Quinn McCann
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Emily Sabanovic
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Brielle Schafer
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Arianna Loeffert
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Morgan Shea
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Lily Kuszaj
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Gabrielle Rose
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Isabella Nguyen
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Serafina Palumbo
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Claire Parisi
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Dylan Petras
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Christina Priore
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Ryan Pushic
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Arav Ramani
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Colin Rieck
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Bria Lang
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Kylie Lang
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Lucy Kelly
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Aubrey Kuhn
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Matthew Lawton
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Martina Lutz
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Rachel Lu
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Landon Sirera
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Caleb Stewart
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Leah Strack
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Hannah Strock
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Noel Thimons
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Rivers Tongchinsub
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Arianna Velisaris
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Addisyn Voytko
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Taylor Waldrop
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Hannah Watkins
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Liam Weis
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Sophia Weis
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Rachel Weiss
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Penelope Werts
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Marco Wetzel
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Corsica Willets
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Jordyn Wolf
Eighth Grade
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Carina Adams
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Pratiktshya Adhikari
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Mohammad Ahmadi
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Reese Allen
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Alivia Alston
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Nicole Acquino
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Bentley Beck
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Parker Benjamin
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Adam Benrabia
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Dominic Bielozer
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Chloe Bonacci
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Gabriel Bostaph
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Bethany Bova
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Taylor Bruckner
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Ella Burke
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Nicholas Burt
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Travis Bushmire
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Alexandra Carberry
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Ella Carbone
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Vincent Cavagnaro
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Camdyn Cekus
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Emma Clouston
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Reese Coleman
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Karina Coll
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Harper Cronican
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Ari Cuadros
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Reese Curry
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Kai Decker
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Maria Degtyar
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Addison Demart
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Dominic DiPaolo
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Isabella Dolbee
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Eleanor Dolman
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Kassie Elkins
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Morgan Fauth
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Alexander Fleming
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Zoe Fortier
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Raegan Foote
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Audrey Francis
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Benjamin Fowler
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Amelia Girasek
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Charlotte Glisan
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Troy Goelz
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Maya Gottlieb
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Natasha Grose
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Lulu Hawks
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Rebekah Hladio
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Adrienne Hofbauer
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Dylan Hopwood
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Tyler Melnik
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Ryan Hudak
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Justin Hughes
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Gavin Hughes
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Samantha Huston
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Olivia Hutchins
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Logan Jones
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Evan Joslin
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Audrey Kirstein
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Michael Koontz
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Aiden Kramer
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Noah Krisfalusy
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Harris Kroenke
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Andrew Kucharik
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Colleen Kuhn
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Leah Flowers
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Grady Lundblom
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Melanie Markiw
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Grace Mattila
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Emma McCullough
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Alexis McDermott
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Maisey McDowell
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Matthew McGrail
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Hazel McGregor
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Vivian McGregor
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Ruby Means
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Samantha Meyer
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Addison Mills
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Jackson Mills
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Asra Mohammadi
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Alexander Murrin
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Brooklyn Nagel
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Diana Neel
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Emma Nelson
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Lily Olsen
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Samuel Osleger
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Adalyn Owen
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Gabriella Parker
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Nora Pearl
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Abigail Ricciuti
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Celeste Ring
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Brady Rizzo
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Cecilia Roberto
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Hannah Runja
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Ayla Sehic
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Zachary Shannon
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Rylie Sillman
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Amaari Silva Ratnayake
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Lila Simonis
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Liliana Simqu
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Lucas Skerbetz
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Maximilian Stevens
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Nolan Stoehr
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Jackson Tena
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Joanna Thapa
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Kaylee Tietz
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Julia Tresch
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Naiya Turner
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Hunter Van’t Groenewout
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Vivian Verbosky
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Sophia Viola
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Delany Volkert
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Raelyn Walker
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Addison Will
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Phoebe Willis
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Larissa Wissel
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Khloe Wong
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Mia Young
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John Waterstram
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Landon Waterman
Presidential Academic Excellence Recipients (Eighth Grade Only)
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Carina Adams
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Pratiktshya Adhikari
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Olivia Anderson
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Bentley Beck
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Gabriel Bostaph
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Nicholas Burt
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Travis Bushmire
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Ella Carbone
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Vincent Cavagnaro
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Camdyn Cekus
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Reese Coleman
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Karina Coll
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Ari Cuadros
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Kai Decker
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Dominic DiPaolo
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Eleanor Dolman
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Kassie Elkins
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Morgan Fauth
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Alexander Fleming
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Raegan Foote
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Zoe Fortier
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Benjamin Fowler
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Audrey Francis
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Amelia Girasek
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Troy Goelz
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Natasha Grose
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Dylan Hopwood
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Justin Hughes
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Samantha Huston
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Olivia Hutchins
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Madison Jackson
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Audrey Kirstein
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Michael Koontz
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Aiden Kramer
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Noah Krisfalusy
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Andrew Kucharik
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Colleen Kuhn
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Zachary LeJeune
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Annabella Laffey
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Grady Lundblom
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Alexis McDermott
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Matthew McGrail
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Hazel McGregor
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Vivian McGregor
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Ruby Means
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Tyler Melnik
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Samantha Meyer
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Addison Mills
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Jackson Mills
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Asra Mohammadi
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Alexander Murrin
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Brooklyn Nagel
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Diana Neel
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Emma Nelson
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Lily Olsen
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Adalyn Owen
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Gabriella Parker
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Nora Pearl
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Abigail Ricciuti
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Celeste Ring
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Brady Rizzo
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Cecilia Roberto
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Zachary Shannon
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Rylie Sillman
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Lila Simonis
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Liliana Simqu
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Lucas Skerbetz
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Nolan Stoehr
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Jackson Tena
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Julia Tresch
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Hunter Van’t Groenewout
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Vivian Verbosky
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Delany Volkert
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Raelyn Walker
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Addison Will
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Phoebe Willis
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Khloe Wong
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Mia Young
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John Waterstram