CHS presents academic awards
Numerous academic awards were presented Thursday to Centre High School students at an awards ceremony.
Presidential Academic fitness: Natalie Carlson, Jenna Tajchman, and Andrea Stahlecker.
Dale M. Dennis: Natalie Carlson.
Highest honors (4.0 GPA all four years): Natalie Carlson.
Citizenship: Brian Klenda and Natalie Carlson.
Principal's leadership: Maria Jirak.
Prudential spirit of community: Rebeckah Davis.
Toyota community scholars: Natalie Carlson.
Dean Seaton (Dept. of Engineering, KSU): Andrea Stahlecker and Natalie Carlson.
Kansas honor scholars (top 10 percent academically): Natalie Carlson, Andrea Stahlecker, Rebeckah Davis, Jenna Tajchman.
KWCH-TV, Wichita, best in class: Natalie Carlson.
Topeka Capital Journal: Natalie Carlson.
Marion County award winners: Natalie Carlson, Andrea Stahlecker, Rebeckah Davis, Jenna Tajchman, Maria Jirak, Stephanie Hajek, Alisha Loveless, Grant Garrard, Carmen Mille, Heather Tajchman, Simon Makovec.
State of Kansas board of regents curriculum completers: Natalie Carlson, Rebeckah Davis, Maria Jirak, Jenna Tajchman, Andrea Stahlecker.
Designated state scholars: Natalie Carlson and Andrea Stahlecker.
National Honor Society: Natalie Carlson, Maria Jirak, Andrea Stahlecker, Jenna Tajchman.
Scholarship trophy (at least 3.25 for four years): Natalie Carlson, Ashley Donahue, Andrea Stahlecker, Rebeckah Davis, Jenna Tajchman, Maria Jirak, Stephanie Hajek, Alisha Loveless, Grant Garrard, Carmen Mille, Simon Makovec, Sara Houdyshell, Heather Tajchman.
Scholarship awards
Ashton Kerbs: Academy of Hair Design, Salina, academic grant.
Chris Will: Centre FFA alumni.
Stephanie Hajek: Academy of Hair Design, Salina, academic grant.
Natalie Carlson: Beech Scholarship, Southwestern College; Loren E. Mowrer; Kansas State Scholar; Centre FFA alumni; and several from KSU.
Andrea Stahlecker: Shocker Pride, Wichita State University; Kansas State Scholar; Loren E. Mowrer.
Rebeckah Davis: Academic award, Benedictine College; Loren E. Mowrer; presidential scholarship, Concordia College, Wisconsin.
Alisha Loveless: volleyball scholarship and dean's academic award, Butler County Community College.
Dusty Bina: rodeo scholarship, Pratt Community College; Centre FFA alumni.
Jenna Tajchman: Jim Buchanan Memorial and scholastic achievement award, KSU; Earl Wineinger Memorial; Loren E. Mowrer; Centre FFA alumni; and CenKan Cooperative award.
Maria Jirak: Dept. of Agriculture scholarship and academic achievement award, KSU; American Legion, Hillsboro; National FFA Scholarship; Leo Jirak memorial; Centre FFA alumni; and Loren E. Mowrer alternate.
Carmen Mille: academic scholarship, Emporia State University; Loren E. Mowrer.
Grant Garrard; Provost academic, Ottawa University; Loren E. Mowrer; basketball player at Ottawa.
Sara Houdyshell: American Legion, Hillsboro; art department, dean's academic, and vocational scholarship, Butler County Community College.
Darrin Hajek: American Legion scholarship, Hillsboro; Centre FFA alumni.
Brian Klenda: American Legion, Hillsboro; Centre FFA alumni.
Ashley Donahue: Tower academic and music performance, Friends University.
Simon Makovec: Centre FFA alumni; Loren E. Mowrer; member, Kansas National Guard.
Natasha Irwin: Dean's academic award, Butler CCC.
Letter winners
CHS choir: Andrea Carlson, Ashley Donahue, Justin Garrard, Sara Houdyshell, Natasha Irwin, Ashton Kerbs, Laura Klenda, Trish Naerebout, Heather Tajchman, Stacy Terwilliger.
CHS band: Derek Belton, Dana Beltz, Andrea Carlson, Jill Fenske, Alisa Fernandes, Joe Forsberg, Justin Garrard, Curtis Gutsch, Andrew Hajek, Maria Jirak, Raschelle Jirak, Amanda Kleiber, Andrea Kleiber, Shaina Makovec, Kristin Mueller, Eric Peterson, Cecilia Rziha, Brianne Stahlecker, Stacy Terwilliger.
