Three people received the Going the Extra Mile award in three categories. They were, from left, Whitney Stapleton in the student category, Betsy Sudhoff in the teacher category and Jeryl Leamon in the support staff category. (Photos by Amanda McFarland)
WARSAW — Thursday, May 26, was a day for celebration at Warsaw Community High School during the annual awards ceremony.
Recognition went to the following people in the following categories:
- OrthoWorx Award Recipient: Neema Patel
- Prudential Spirit of Community Award: Aaris Jain
- Optimist Oratorical Contest: Daniel Koshy
- Valedictorian and Salutatorian: Ethan Cook, valedictorian and Lucas Cone, salutatorian
- Retiring employees: Joanna Allison, Tom Heiman, Karen Patrick, Gayle Westover, Renatta Erwin, Jim Speicher
- Going the Extra Mile award: Jeryl Leamon (Support Staff), Betsy Sudhoff (Teacher), Whitney Stapleton (Student)
- Perfect Attendance Drawing winner: Kodi Holle
- You Matter Teacher recognition award recipients were David Bailey, Amanda Taylor, Andy Tomasik, Jon McDillon, Shazam Katrib, Nina Ferry, Dena Lancaster, Kathy Williams, Carly Snider, Mike Hall and Renatta Erwin.
Between award presentations, students participated in tug-of-war and a balloon pop.
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Neema Patel was the recipient of the OrthoWorx award.
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Aris Jain, left, receives the Prudential Spirit of Community Service Award from Warsaw Community High School Principal, Troy Akers.
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Freshman Daniel Koshy received the Optimist Oratorical Contest award, which includes a scholarship. He is the first member of the WCHS class of 2019 to receive a scholarship. He is pictured with his parents.
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Retiring teachers were also honored. Pictured from left are Gayle Westover, Karen Patrick, Renetta Erwin and Joanna Allison. Not pictured are Tom Heiman and Jim Speicher.
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Pictured from left are You Matter Teacher recognition award recipients David Bailey, Amanda Taylor, Andy Tomasik, Jon McDillon, Shazam Katrib, Nina Ferry, presenter Dr. David Hoffert, Dena Lancaster, Kathy Williams, Carly Snider, Mike Hall and Renatta Erwin.
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Kodi Holle was among several seniors recognized for perfect attendance all four years of high school. The seniors were entered in a drawing and Holle’s name was drawn to receive a voucher for a car. Holle is pictured at left, with WCHS Assistant Principal Terry Roe.
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Students participated in games like tug of war and a balloon pop.