MHS students recognized at assembly
Marion High School students were honored May 19 at an awards assembly at Marion City Building.
Student council members presided over the assembly.
Sarah Davidson and Tracy Khounsavanh received the VFW Voice of Democracy awards.
Scholarships
PEO Chapter D.B. scholarship — Sarah Davidson.
St. Luke Hospital and hospital auxiliary scholarship — Karson Craig.
Marion Lions Club Community Service award — Kylie Hardey.
Earl Wineinger Memorial scholarship — Sarah Regier.
Paul E. Lange Memorial scholarship — Andrew Gayle.
J.L. and Ada Fruechting Memorial scholarship — Emma Parli, Megan Whitaker.
Corey Darrow Memorial scholarship — Clayton Chamberland.
Chris Hauser Performing Arts award — Tim Schuler, Justin Brookens.
Calvin Ray Hett Memorial scholarship — Sarah Regier.
John V. Hansen Memorial scholarship — Neil Waner.
Kansas Basketball Coaches Association scholarship — Tyler Stubenhofer.
Marion High School Endowed Scholarship fund — Andrew Gayle.
Leroy D. Dreier scholarship — Steven Boone.
Rex Wilson Track scholarship — Jessica DeForest.
Dr. and Mrs. A.H. Dyck Memorial scholarship — Sarah Davidson.
Manuel Coxen Memorial scholarship — Tyler Stubenhofer.
Dean Pippin Memorial scholarship — Haley Creamer, Becky Tharp.
Farm Bureau scholarships — Courtney Geis, Sarah Regier.
Arlie and Edith Smith scholarship — Rebecca Savage.
American Legion scholarship — Kevin Waner, Sarah Davidson.
Other awards
Outstanding senior in math and science — Sarah Davidson.
Outstanding senior English — Rebecca Savage.
Bausch & Lomb science award — Molly Rhodes.
Forensics
Outstanding forensics students (qualified in four events) — Joe Svitak, Megan Whitaker, and Tim Schuler.
Outstanding theater students — Justin Brookens, Tim Schuler, Megan Whitaker, Joe Svitak, and Sarah Regier.
Up-and-coming forensics student — Jordan Timm.
Up-and-coming actor — Michael Brookens.
Forensics letter winners — four years: Tim Schuler, Megan Whitaker, Joe Svitak, Sarah Regier; three years: Chelsea Arnhold; two years: Trevor Jones, Briana Vogel, Michelle Miesse, Rachel Davidson; one year: Nicole Nelson, Derek Vetter, Michael Brookens, Jordan Timm, Lena O'Connor, Rose Taylor, Tyler Stubenhofer, Hannah Eis, and Elisa Gayle.
CVL math contest
Grade 10 word problems — Michael Brookens, second.
Grade 12 word problems — Tyler Stubenhofer, second.
Geometry team, second place. Team members: Josh Kelsey, Clayton Garnica, Paul Hodson, and Lee Ownbey.
Trigonometry team, first place. Team members: Jared Kirkpatrick, Emma Parli, Sarah Davidson, and Tyler Stubenhofer.
CVL athletic academic awards
Jared Kirkpatrick, Neil Waner, Emmy Bowers, Mindy Maag, Clayton Chamberland, Courtney Geis, Jessica DeForest, Brandi Peterie-Shipman, Megan Whitaker, Amy Tajchman, Caitlin O'Dell, Emma Parli, Tyler Stubenhofer.
Scholars' bowl
Scholars' bowl teams participated in 11 varsity and four junior varsity and freshmen/sophomore competitions this year.
The team of Sarah Davidson, Tyler Stubenhofer, Michael Brookens, and Rachel Davidson took second place at the Rock Creek tournament.
The varsity team of Sarah Davidson, Trevor Jones, Tyler Stubenhofer, and Rachel Davidson placed third at the Emporia High School meet.
Sarah Davidson, Michael Brookens, Jones, and Rachel Davidson took first at the Southeast of Saline meet.
In the freshman/sophomore division at the CVL meet, the team of Rachel Davidson, Lee Ownbey, Isaac Guetersloh, and Kyle Hett brought home third place medals.
Letter winners — four years: Sarah Davidson; three years: Trevor Jones; two years: Michael Brookens and Rachel Davidson; one year: Tyler Stubenhofer.
Other participants were Adam Guetersloh, Adrienne Chamberland, Isaac Guetersloh, Kyle Hett, Lee Ownbey, and Luke Bowers.
Top scorers in the junior varsity and freshman/sophomore competitions were Isaac Guetersloh with 220 points and Kyle Hett with 210 points.
The top varsity scorer for the second year in a row, with 1,660 varsity points was senior Sarah Davidson.
FFA
Retiring officers — Becky Tharp, president; Sarah Regier, vice president; Molly Holub, treasurer; and Charlie Kenney, sentinel.
FFA alumni scholarships — Becky Tharp and Sarah Regier.
English
Elisa Gayle, Nikki Johnson, Allison Meador, Jordan Timm, Lee Ownbey, and Joel Zeiner were recognized for having poetry accepted to "A Celebration in Poetry."
English 9 award — Laura Holt and Emily Svoboda.
Debate
Debater of the year — Sarah Davidson.
Sarah and Rachel Davidson were recognized for placing third in the state debate competition.
Adam and Isaac Guetersloh, Lee Ownbey, and Paul Hodson also were recognized for their efforts on the debate squad this year.
