Upper School Students Receive Academic RecognitionUpper School Students Receive Academic Recognition

Whitefield Academy recognized Upper School students for their academic excellence at the annual Upper School Honors Day held on Thursday, April 25. Below is a list of Upper School students and the academic awards they received:

BIBLE      Old Testament Excellence Award: Logan Pearce Teacher’s Award:  Hannah Pinson New Testament Excellence Award : Rachel Hicks Teacher’s Award: William Bell Christian Thought Excellence Award: Justin Brendel Teacher’s Award: Grace Miller ENGLISH Ninth Grade English Excellence Award: Kristin Corliss Teacher’s Award: Kerry Martin Ninth Grade Honors English Excellence Award: Logan Pearce Teacher’s Award: Emily Sumlin Tenth Grade English Excellence Award: William Bell Teacher’s Award: Ryann Farmer Tenth Grade English Excellence Award: Norman Harris Teacher’s Award:  Megan Fikse Eleventh Grade English Excellence Award : JB Johnson Teacher’s Award: Iman Eaton Eleventh Grade Honors English Excellence:  Alice Fugate Teacher’s Award: Grace Miller FINE ARTS Theater Technology Excellence Award: Ellie Rieves Teacher’s Award: Kerry Martin Drama Excellence Award:  Averi Noosinow Teacher’s Award:  William Bell Band I Excellence Award: none Teacher’s Award: Jordan Edge Band II / Marching/Concert Band Excellence Award:  Felton Smith Teacher’s Award: Jake Upshaw Jazz Band Excellence Award: Dane Peterson Teacher’s Award: Brandon Morris Orchestra Excellence: Ian Nash Teacher’s: Ajani Kerr Communications Excellence Award:  Alice Fugate Teacher’s Award:  Emma Wright Yearbook Excellence Award: Hannah Brown Teacher’s Award: Grace Miller Art I Excellence Award : Elizabeth Weaver Teacher’s Award: Justin Samples Drawing/Painting Excellence Award: Gabi Boswell Teacher’s Award: Anna Long Sculpture/Ceramics Excellence Award: Megan Fikse Teacher’s Award : Sam Fishbeck Photography Excellence: Rachel Hicks Teacher: Audrey Garrett FOREIGN LANGUAGE Spanish I Excellence: Brendon Myles Spanish II Excellence: Norman Harris Teacher’s: Will Brogan Spanish III Excellence Award: Rachel Hicks Teacher’s Award: Sydney Burke Spanish IV Excellence Award : Alice Fugate Teacher’s Award : Justin Brendel Latin II Excellence: Jake Gilbert  Teacher’s:  Madeline Sengson Latin III Excellence: Bradley Davidson  Teacher’s: Alexcea Matthews Latin IV Excellence: Caroline Holliday Teacher’s: Peter Sengson French II Excellence Award: Luke Miltner Teacher’s Award: Corey Johnson

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (cont.) French III Excellence Award: JB Johnson Teacher's Award: Ryann Farmer French IV Excellence Award: Emma Wright Teacher’s Award: Elaine Sharitz HISTORY Medieval History Excellence Award: Whitney Merkle Teacher’s Award:  Norman Harris European History Excellence Award : David Lemasters &         Katie Mitchum AP European History Excellence Award: Alice Fugate Teacher’s Award: Caroline Holliday MATH Algebra I Excellence Award: Madeline Sengson Geometry Excellence Award: Kerry Martin Teacher’s Award : Ajani Kerr Honors Geometry Excellence Award: Jake Gilbert and        Logan Pearce Algebra II Excellence Award: Ryann Farmer Teacher’s Award: David Ballew Honors Algebra II Excellence Award: Kristen Fikse Teacher’s Award: Norman Harris Pre-Calculus Excellence Award: Peter Sengson Teacher’s Award: Hannah Hill Honors Pre-Calculus Excellence Award: Rebecca Carswell Teacher’s Award: Sarah Marriott Algebra III/Trig Excellence Award: Eric Lockett Teacher’s Award: Jaylen Hudson Graphic Design Excellence Award : Noah DiGiorgio AP Computer Science Excellence Award: Caroline Holliday AP Statistics Excellence: Quinn Larimer PHYSICAL EDUCATION Boys Excellence Award: Ajani Kerr Teacher’s Award : Jordan Edge Girls Excellence Award: Megan Smith Teacher’s Award: Emily Sumlin SCIENCE Conceptual Physics Excellence Award: Megan Rose Byers Teacher’s Award: Ajani Kerr Honors Conceptual Physics Excellence Award: Jake Gilbert Teacher’s Award: Holden Hosch Chemistry Excellence Award: Justin Samples Teacher’s Award: David Ballew Honors Chemistry Excellence Award : Kristen Fikse Teacher’s Award : Peter Keith Biology Excellence Award : Jaylen Hudson Teacher’s Award: Braelen Phillips Honors Biology Excellence Award: Justin Brendel Teacher’s Award: Dane Peterson AP Chemistry Excellence Award: Sarah Marriott Teacher’s Award : Grace Miller ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Ninth grade Logan Pearce Tenth grade Kristen Fikse Eleventh grade Caroline Holliday

Excellence Award - Highest grade in the class

Teacher's Award - Student who exhibited extraordinary effort and willingness to learn

Academic Excellence Award - Student with highest overall GPA in the grade for the 2012-13 year.