TAYLOR PARKS: Event celebrates another great year!

Students, teachers and parent volunteers had a wonderful "Fun Day" at Taylor Parks Elementary School.

The event included games, activities and treats and celebrated another great year at the school.

BLAIR MOODY: Children take part in Great Lakes Education Program on Detroit River

Yesterday (Thursday, June 6) fourth-graders from Blair Moody Elementary School took part in the Great Lakes Education Program.

The pupils participated in a number of hands-on activities that brought the classroom learning to life as they sailed on the Detroit River.

On shore, they discovered what makes wetlands special and had an opportunity to get up close and personal with a few of the wetlands' inhabitants.

The Great Lakes Education Program, celebrating 23 years in existence, offers educational cruises from either Macomb or Wayne counties. They provide a hands-on experience for students to examine plankton and benthic samples, test water clarity, practice marine knot tying, take air and water temperature readings and more. The cruises usually last between two and three hours.

The experience also offers follow-up classroom experiments and discussion using the data that the students collect during the field day. A great learning experience.

For more on the program, click here. 

A Great Lakes Education Program video is located below.

HOLLAND: Wonderful concert sends Mrs. Stone into retirement

If you happened by Holland Elementary School recently, those pleasant voices you may have heard involved the fourth- and fifth-grade chorus performing a concert for the rest of the school and parents.

Mrs. Stone, music teacher, had the chorus sing beautiful songs that promoted patriotism, hope and "holding on to your dreams." The performance marked Mrs. Stone's final presentation because she will be retiring at the end of the school year.

Principal Massucci noted that Holland has talented pupils and that Mrs. Stone always brings out the best in them -- and their voices!

Several soloists did wonderful work and Principal Massucci knows that "we'll all see them on Broadway someday."

"We're sad to see Mrs. Stone go, but we want her to know that she leaves behind a legacy of musical inspiration and hundreds of children who have a greater appreciation of music because of her," Massucci said. "Thank you to Mrs. Stone for years of service and dedication to our children!"

And a tip of the hat from "Talking Taylor Schools."

HOLLAND: Classroom project turns into school-wide summer safety discussion

Pupils at Holland Elementary School received a little more bang for their buck, so to speak, thanks to a year-end writing assignment.

Mrs. Stewart's third-grade class was working on the project. It was an end-of-the-year paper on safety tips for the summer. But instead of just keeping it in their own classroom, it branched out into a school-wide event.

Pupils wrote about tips that could keep their friends safe during the summer vacation. Safe while swimming in the pool or lake. Safe while playing outside. Safe while riding their bikes. Safe while playing in the park.

Mrs. Stewart's pupils then went to different classrooms at Holland and read their papers to the class.

Everyone learned plenty of important tips, like:

• Never swim alone
• Wear a life jacket when boating
• Don't talk to stranger who try to tempt you with candy or puppies
• Always wear a helmet when you bike or skateboard

Thanks to some this great learning experience, Holland pupils are ready for a safe summer vacation!

Health center, career center officials combine to create new vegetable garden at Sixth Grade Academy

Sixth Grade Academy students now can harvest vegetables with the addition of a new vegetable garden.  

Robert Cox, a prevention coordinator from the Taylor Teen Health Center, wanted to start a vegetable garden at the Sixth Grade Academy.  Robert approached Bob Murray from the Taylor Career Center to ask for help building the raised garden box.  Murray, along with assistant tech Paul Nowitzke and student Josh Demattio, volunteered to help. They built the boxes and donated the materials to make the garden a reality.

The garden will be used by Sixth Grade Academy students and the Taylor Teen Center's summer academy participants. The administrators are very excited and appreciate all the work that went into making the garden a success.   The vegetables will be harvested and donated to local food banks and students.

School gardens are a wonderful way to use the schoolyard as a classroom, reconnect students with the natural world and the true source of their food, and teach them valuable gardening and agriculture concepts and skills that integrate with several subjects, such as math, science, art, health and physical education, and social studies, as well as several educational goals, including personal and social responsibility.

If you would like more information on the Taylor Teen Health Center’s program please contact Robert Cox at 734-287-2076.

Five West Middle School students excel in recent testing!

Five West Middle School students received awards in an informal ceremony for outstanding academics achievement on their "EXPLORE" test, MEAP test or both. The event took place Friday, May 31.

Briana Collins, Alissa Jacobs, Madison Wilkewitz and Emily Williams were the top EXPLORE scorers and all received a $20 gift card.

The EXPLORE test program prepares eighth- and ninth-grade students for their high school coursework and their post-high school choices. EXPLORE tests have content similar to the PLAN or the ACT. PLAN serves as a midpoint measure for academic progress in ACT's College and Career Readiness System.

Katelyn Willim and Michael Merwin both scored all "1's," or "proficient," in test test on the MEAP. The Michigan Educational Assessment Program is a standardized test taken by all public school students in the U.S. Created and administered first in the 1969-70 school year, the purpose of the MEAP is to student progress as various points in their academic career to the standards of the state board of education. It was replaced for high school students in 2007 by the Michigan Merit Exam.

Michael received both prizes by being the top performer on both tests. 

For the MEAP, Willim and Merwin received a brand new iPod and a $10 iTunes gift card, compliments of KSP Insurance Agency, one of West Middle School's community partners.

Each students was also given their own pizza to share with their friends at lunch.

From the staff and administration at West Middle School, congratulations on some fine work!

PTO helps Kinyon students visit The Henry Ford!

There's nothing like a good PTO that supports your school and your programs! And no one knows that better than Kinyon Elementary School Principal Dannielle McGuire.

The Kinyon PTO helped defray the travel and admission costs to the school's third-grade visit to The Henry Ford. PTO funds helped pay for the busing and reduced the student fees overall.

"I love them," McGuire said about the PTO. Obviously, so do the children, who had a great trip to the Dearborn historical facility recently.

And thanks to the Kinyon mom chaperones!

Joshua Hatfield is Career Center 'Student of the Month'

Joshua Hatfield, senior at the Taylor Career and Technical Center, has been named the "Student of the Month."

Hatfield is part of Mr. Holmgren's machine tool class and has an "A+" grade and perfect attendance. And his teacher can't say enough good things about him:

"Joshua Hatfield has been one of my students for eight months in the Precision Machine Tool program," said Holmgren. "This is an intensive program designed for students who wish to become professional machinists, CNC operators and tool and die makers. 

"During this time, Joshua has been a model student and leader among his peers.

"By its very nature, Precision Machine Tool requires extremely talented and capable individuals. Joshua has definitely been that type of person. His dedication and professionalism was evident throughout all classroom and laboratory work. Consequently, he's accumulated a 4.0 grade-point-average.

During the eight months that I have known Joshua, I have always found him to be an extremely intelligent, dependable, conscientious and responsible person.

He has definitely proven that he has the desire, ability and personal relation skills to be a successful machinist. I am confident that Joshua will accomplish any endeavor that he decides to challenge."

Kennedy rallies twice, wins 15th baseball district title in school history

NOTE -- The Kennedy baseball team won the District Championship Saturday beating Wyandotte and Southgate in late inning comebacks. Below is The News-Herald Newspapers' coverage by Sports Writer Shane Preston. The Eagles won by a score of 5-4 in each game. It's the 15th district title in school history and the first since 2008. The Eagles move on to regionals Saturday at Saline High School, beginning at noon. Come out and support your baseball team!

A never-say-die attitude was on full display in Gibraltar on Saturday as the Kennedy baseball team played the role of comeback kids twice and claimed a Division 1 district championship with a pair of 5-4 victories over Roosevelt and Anderson.

Eight of Kennedy’s 10 runs came in the seventh inning or later and the Eagles closed the day by erasing a four-run deficit entering the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over Anderson in the district championship.

Runs were scarce through the first four innings as Kennedy’s Nathan Farner and Anderson’s Tyler Hall matched each other pitch-for-pitch with each pitcher allowing one hit and no runs through four frames.

Anderson opened the scoring in the fifth after three-straight singles Dylan Downs, Blake Sloan and Brandon Ostrowski loaded the bases. One out later, the bases were still loaded and Sloan scored on a wild pitch.

The Titans made it 3-0 an inning later with two more runs after Shane Freitag scored on a wild pitch and Downs doubled in a run with two outs.

In the top of the seventh, Anderson took a seemingly insurmountable lead after a Freitag RBI single to right field for a 4-0 lead entering the bottom half of the final inning.

With a season-ending loss potentially looming for the second time of the day, Kennedy’s bats finally woke up.

Marcus Doughten led off the inning by reaching base on an error. After a flyout to center field, Tyler Donahey was hit by a pitch before Nathan Farner ripped a two-run triple to deep right center field to bring the Eagles within two runs. Cody Serafin made it 4-3 with an RBI groundout one batter later, but the Eagles found themselves down one run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh with nobody on.

Matt Woloszyk was hit by a pitch to keep the inning going and co-captain Brett Hall delivered the second huge triple of the inning with a long shot that plated Woloszyk as the game-tying run. The inning ended on an groundout to first base that stranded Hall at third.

After two quick outs, Anderson put a pair of runners on in the top of the eighth with a walk to Downs and a single by Kyle Riddle, but a groundout ended the Titan threat.

Kennedy’s Christian Ramage led off the eighth with a pinch-hit single, but was doubled-off at first after an attempted bunt was popped up to the pitcher. The third out of the inning should have come one batter later when CJ House struck out, but the pitch got away from catcher and House was safe at second after the ensuing throw went into the outfield.

Donahey took advantage of the lucky break with a two-out RBI single that plated the walk-off winner for Kennedy.

“As coaches, we look at things logically with tendencies and stuff like that and when you’re down 4-0 in the seventh inning, it doesn’t look good,” Kennedy Coach Corey Farner said. “These kids, though, they refuse to quit and they refuse to give in to that. They don’t care about tendencies. They don’t care about what other people think. They don’t care about any of that.

“They are them and I’m proud of them for that. They’ve got an identity and you go through your coaching career and a lot of teams don’t have that. This one does.”

Nathan Farner pitched 6.2 innings for the Eagles and allowed four runs on seven hits in the no decision. Doughten got the win in relief after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings.

Hall was strong for the Titans, allowing only two hits and no runs with five strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

Districts have been particularly sweet for Kennedy as the Eagles – who finished tied for third in the Downriver League standings – defeated a league co-champ in the finals.

“You’d like to win your league, but let’s face it, this six-team district is kind of like a league tournament,” Farner said. “We won it. To me, we were right there with the league the whole year, either one game out or tied. When it comes down to it, you can ask any guy out here or any coach if they would rather win the league or win this tournament and move on, they would rather keep playing.

“We played in so many close games this year and I’ll tell you, we’ve got some great coaches in this league.”

The championship game came immediately on the heels of another 5-4 comeback win over Roosevelt in the day’s second district semifinal game.

Roosevelt led 4-1 after two innings after a first-inning two-run homer by Vinnie Jelsomeno and a two-run error in the second. Kennedy’s lone run came on a first-inning RBI single from Jake McLeod.

The Bears held a three-run lead until the sixth when Donahey made it 4-2 with an RBI single.

After escaping the top of the seventh without surrendering a run despite Roosevelt putting runners on first and third, Kennedy staged a seventh-inning rally without recording a run-scoring hit.

With two outs and the bases loaded, Donahey drew a bases loaded walk and Farner was hit by a pitch to drive in two huge runs to send the game into extras.

Farner – who pitched in relief against Roosevelt – retired the Bears in order in the top of the eighth. Woloszyk led off the Kennedy half of the inning with a single and moved to second and then third on wild pitches. After a pair of walks loaded the bases with no outs, a fielder’s choice and popup slowed the Eagles’ momentum before another wild pitch allowed McLeod to score from third for the game-deciding run.

“If you go out swinging and never give up until the very last out, you’re going to find yourself on the other side and you’ll be winning a lot more,” Kennedy Coach Corey Farner said. “That’s what they do. I can’t explain it and I can’t give you the science behind it.

“There were about four times today in both games I thought at some point this might be it and we might be dead in the water. Then someone comes up with a big hit or someone comes up with a hustle play.”

Woloszyk pitched 6.1 innings and calmed down after allowing four early runs to the Bears. Tyler Thorington got the start for Roosevelt and allowed two runs in 6.1 innings.

In the opening semifinal matchup, Anderson defeated host Carlson 4-2.

Anderson scored a run in each of the first three innings and made its lead hold up with a solid pitching performance by Lockwood.

Freitag had an RBI single in the first, Paul Sullivan had a run-scoring base hit in the second and Greg Galetto scored on a wild pitch in the third.

Carlson scored a pair of runs in the fifth after a balk brought in a run and a bases-loaded walk by Garland Sutton brought the Marauders within one.

The Titans held the Marauders at bay down the stretch and added an insurance run in the top of the seventh on an RBI single from Jonah Peryam.

Lockwood struck out six and pitched 5.1 innings in the win.

The Eagles will travel to Saline next Saturday for regionals.

To see the News-Herald's only coverage, click here.

Visit takes West students back in time

West Middle School students received a chance to delve into Egyptian history recently, thanks to a visit by Todd Gerring of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.

Gerring shared his knowledge and replicas of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Students learns how the ancient Egyptians mummified bodies and bodies for "the afterlife."

The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology houses a collection of more than 100,000 ancient and medieval objects from the civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Near East. The museum's own history started with artifacts acquired by Francis W. Kelsey, between the 1890s and the 1920s. In 1928, the collection began being housed in  a building on the university's campus. By 1953, the building was named the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

The museum is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free but donations are welcome.

The museum's notable collections include:

• The largest corpus of daily life objects from the Graeco-Roman Egyptian town of Karanis outside of the Cairo Museum.
• One of the largest collections of Parthian pottery outside Iraq.
• The largest collection of Latin inscriptions in the Western world.
• An assembly of early Byzatine and Islamic textiles.
• And important collection of provenances glass fragments and vessels.
• A valuable corpus of Near Eastern seals and artifacts.
• Examples of mummy masks.
• A well-known collection of Roman brick stamps.
• More than 40,000 ancient coins.
• A nearly complete edition of the Description de 'Egyupt produced during Napoleon's expedition in 1798.
• 7,400 albumen prints and 25,000 archival photos.

During Gerring's visit, students were encouraged to touch the pieces and ask plenty of questions. The seventh-graders really enjoyed the demonstration.

For more on the Kelsey museum, click here.

West students get a closer look at fitness

Want to get in shape?

Well, if you were a student in the "Adventure Learning Class" at West Middle School on Friday, May 31, you received a first-hand look at one way to whip yourself into condition.

The students took place in cardio-kickboxing. Melissa Kokay visited all the classes and led the students through a very exciting, fun-filled experience. Kokay is a group fitness instructor for the City of Taylor.

FROM THE LITTLE PAPER: Students honored during annual Senior Honors Convocation for Kennedy High School

(NOTE: The Little Paper recently published this article on the honors convocation at Kennedy High School. To view the newspaper's complete presentation online, click here.)

John F. Kennedy High School's annual Senior Honors Convocation, held on May 22, recog­nized Class of 2013 members with outstanding achievements in academics, voca­tional subjects, music, and athletics, along with recipients of various scholarships.

Among the honorees were the 10 students who maintained the highest grade point average during their four-year high-school ­careers (in order of rank): co-valedictorians Harsimranjit Sekhon, Samantha Stellini, Nicole Brown, Giovanna Savastano, Roman Williams, Elaine Czarnik, Steven Moore, and Daylonna Marcum, as well as Joseph O'Donnell and Anthony Benedetti. Also recognized were recipients of departmental and other awards.

Award recipients included:

• Phillip Aderhold (Student Government Vice-President) – Cum Laude (3.4122); Four-Year Academic Award; Business

• Lance Aleshire – Cum Laude (3.3842); Four-Year Academic Award

• Mariah Anselmi­ – Four-Year Athletic Award (Tennis); Family & Consumer Science

• Erika Anthony – Physical Education

• Breelyn Banks – Cum Laude (3.0524); Physical Education

• Shelby Baran – Cum Laude (3.2413)

• Brie Barnhart – Foreign Language

• Jazzalyn Bathurst – Physical Education

• Anthony Benedetti – Summa Cum Laude (3.9644); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies

• Michael Bilbrey – Magna Cum Laude (3.7139); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society (Welding and Fabrication); Business, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

• Neasha Blanchard – Foreign Language

• Tanea Blanchard – Business

• Zachary Bolin – Magna Cum Laude (3.7398); Four-Year Academic Award; Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies

• Nicole Brown (Student Government Corresponding Secretary) – Summa Cum Laude (4.1396); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Kaludjo Caka – Physical Education

• Ryan Calkins – Music

• John Carliemmer – National Technical Honor Society (Home Remodeling and Repair)

• Jordan Carroll – Physical Education

• Kimberly Caudill – Music

• Logan Ceccarelli – Cum Laude (3.0189); National Technical Honor Society (Computer Technology)

• Howard Chhen – Magna Cum Laude (3.6793); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

• Kayla Clevinger – Business and Family & Consumer Science

• Taylor Cole – Cum Laude (3.4607); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Basketball); Language Arts, Physical Education, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Morgan Collins – Cum Laude (3.2547); Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Rayvone Collins – Physical Education

• Jordan Combs – Cum Laude (3.3218); National Technical Honor Society (Computer Technology); Family & Consumer Science

• Kyle Conlisk – Magna Cum Laude (3.6825); Four-Year Academic Award; Math, Music, and Science; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Marine Corps Music Scholarship

• Martina Cooper – Cum Laude (3.0664); Art

• Jon Copple – National Technical Honor Society (Machine Tool)

• Chloe Costea – Summa Cum Laude (3.8609); Four-Year Academic Award; Art, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Erick Craig – Business

• Sean Crawford – Cum Laude (3.0005); Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Elaine Czarnik – Summa Cum Laude (4.0227); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Soccer); Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Music, Science, and Social Studies; Marine Corps Music Scholarship

• Brian Davis – Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Cory Doak – Magna Cum Laude (3.5505); Silver Medal Recipient; National Technical Honor Society (Health Science/Medical); Social Studies

• Alyssa Domonkos – Magna Cum Laude (3.6155); Silver Medal Recipient; Business, Language Arts, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Appointment to United States Military Academy at West Point

• Tyler Donahey – Physical Education

• Marcus Doughten – Cum Laude (3.0720); Business

• Breana Douglas – Cum Laude (3.3652); Silver Medal Recipient; Physical Education

• Tandy Dryden – Foreign Language

• Allison Duffin – Cum Laude (3.3153); Business; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Brittany Duke – Cum Laude (3.4969); Gold Medal Recipient; National Technical Honor Society (Health Science/Medical); Family & Consumer Science and Music

• John Duplessie – Art

• Elaine Eastom­ – Cum Laude (3.4187); Four-Year Academic Award; Business and Family & Consumer Science

• Ta’ Sha Edison – Cum Laude (3.4034); Four-Year Academic Award; Business and Family & Consumer Science

• Justin Edwards – Business and Foreign Language

• Sara El-Rifaai (Student Government President) – Summa Cum Laude (3.7702); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Burger King Scholarship

• Kyle Evans – Physical Education

• Ekene Ezeokoli – Summa Cum Laude (3.8667); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Track); Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Nathan Farner – Magna Cum Laude (3.7335); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Baseball); Language Arts, Physical Education, and Science; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Oakland University Scholarship

• Kayla Flatt – Magna Cum Laude (3.6425); Four-Year Academic Award; Math, Music, and Social Studies

• Rachael Gatien – Physical Education

• Bailey Geftos – Cum Laude (3.2662); Business, Foreign Language, and Language Arts

• Alexander Gibson – Cum Laude (3.2741); Physical Education; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Darin Grabowski – Cum Laude (3.4364); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Tennis); Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Physical Education, and Science; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Shantel Green – Family & Consumer Science

• Allen Gunther – Cum Laude (3.3617); Bronze Medal Recipient; Academic Letter Recipient

• Jorge Guzman – National Technical Honor Society (Machine Tool)

• Brett Hall (Class President) – Magna Cum Laude (3.5884); Silver Medal Recipient; Four-Year Athletic Award (Baseball); Business, Language Arts, and Physical Education; Marine Corps Athletic Scholarship

• Karlee Harding – Magna Cum Laude (3.5892); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, and Social Studies; Marine Corps Athletic Scholarship

• Dan Harris – National Technical Honor Society (Home Remodeling and Repair)

• Samantha Holden – Cum Laude (3.0858)

• Emily Holdren – Magna Cum Laude (3.6738); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society (Health Science/Medical); Family & Consumer Science, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

• LaVell Holliman – Physical Education

• Bridget Holtyn – Music

• Colbert House – Physical Education

• Brikena Ibrahimi – Family & Consumer Science

• Jared Ingison – Cum Laude (3.3335); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society (Machine Tool); Social Studies

• Brittany Jakob – Physical Education

• Robert Keith – Business and Physical Education

• Andrea King – Cum Laude (3.4364); Four-Year Academic Award; Foreign Language

• Erik Klapp – Cum Laude (3.0065); Art and Business

• Megan Kornelson (Class Secretary) – Magna Cum Laude (3.7273); Gold Medal Recipient; Business, Language Arts, and Social Studies

• Kyle Kubinski – Cum Laude (3.4613); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Sharnetta Lamar – National Technical Honor Society (Culinary Arts and Health Science/Nursing)

• Ovidiu Lazarean – Business and Physical Education

• Alexis Locklear – Cum Laude (3.0551); National Technical Honor Society (Culinary Arts and Health Science/Nursing); Family & Consumer Science

• Hou Long Mac – Magna Cum Laude (3.6247); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Taylor MacFarland – Magna Cum Laude (3.5827); Music and Social Studies

• Amanda MacNeil –Social Studies

• Daylonna Marcum – Summa Cum Laude (4.0118); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Grand Valley State University Laker Scholarship

• Dana McParland – Summa Cum Laude (3.9580); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society (Culinary Arts); Business, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

• Moriah Mooney – Magna Cum Laude (3.5275); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Soccer); Family & Consumer Science, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Music, and Social Studies

• Steven Moore – Summa Cum Laude (4.0191); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Haley Mortensen – Cum Laude (3.0579); Language Arts and Music; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• MarTazia Mumford – Art

• David Naczas – Summa Cum Laude (3.8065); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Physical Education, and Science

• Tiffany Nagy – Magna Cum Laude (3.5525); Family & Consumer Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies

• Muriel Ngambo – Cum Laude (3.1049)

• Maryvan Nguyen – Cum Laude (3.3509); Four-Year Academic Award; Physical Education

• Autumn Nimeth – Cum Laude (3.2182); Language Arts, Physical Education, and Social Studies

• Joseph O’Donnell (Class Treasurer) – Summa Cum Laude (3.9700); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Katie Osborn – Magna Cum Laude (3.6431); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts

• Kaila Parker-Howell – Family & Consumer Science

• Sadie Pattenaude – Art; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Danielle Pedley – Cum Laude (3.0119); Business

• Jarred Pelc – Physical Education

• Andrew Persondek – Language Arts and Physical Education; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Joshua Poeana – Cum Laude (3.2669); Business

• Kyle Povlich – Physical Education

• Christian Ramage – Physical Education

• Brittney Ray – Magna Cum Laude (3.6669); Four-Year Academic Award; National Technical Honor Society (Health Science/Nursing); Family & Consumer Science; Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies

• Miranda Rodriguez – Cum Laude (3.2535); Business and Social Studies

• Kelli Russell – Summa Cum Laude (3.9249) Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Alexis Ryckman – Business

• Nico Saenz – Magna Cum Laude (3.5396); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language, Math, Science, and Social Studies

• Giovanna Savastano (Student Government Treasurer) – Summa Cum Laude (4.1333); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Harsimranjit Sekhon – Summa Cum Laude (4.2451); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Marine Corps Scholastic Scholarship

• Frank Seward – Cum Laude (3.3335); Silver Medal Recipient

• Tristin Simons – Magna Cum Laude (3.6456); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Jalesha Sims – Family & Consumer Science

• Samantha Stellini – Summa Cum Laude (4.1878); Four-Year Academic Award; Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship; Marine Corps Scholastic Scholarship

• Kayla Stevens – Summa Cum Laude (3.9033); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Family & Consumer Science, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

• Sara Stewart (Student Government Recording Secretary) – Summa Cum Laude (3.7580); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Foreign Language, Language Arts, and Social Studies

• Ashley Sturm – Magna Cum Laude (3.6729); Four-Year Academic Award; Business, Family & Consumer Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies

• Marissa Sutton – Art

• Tara Szubeczak – Magna Cum Laude (3.7278); Four-Year Academic Award; Language Arts and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Kelvin Tye – Cum Laude (3.3275); Business, Language Arts, and Physical Education

• Alonso Vega – Cum Laude (3.1515)

• Alexander Vick – Music

• Sean Villegas – Cum Laude (3.4636); Gold Medal Recipient; Math and Music

• Ral Vizconde – Cum Laude (3.2122); Art and Physical Education

• Miranda Walcheck – Art

• JaVonte Williams – Magna Cum Laude (3.6219); Gold Medal Recipient; National Technical Honor Society (Health Science/Nursing); Foreign Language and Social Studies

• Roman Williams – Summa Cum Laude (4.0363); Four-Year Academic Award; Four-Year Athletic Award (Golf); Foreign Language, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies; Michigan Competitive Scholarship

• Jalen Wimberly – Four-Year Athletic Award (Golf)

• Garrett Winas – Business

• LeeAnne Wright – Science

• Micheal Wright – Foreign Language

• Samantha Wright – Cum Laude (3.2911)

• Brandi Yettaw – Family & Consumer Science

• Hannah Zilka – Cum Laude (3.0607); Four-Year Athletic Award (Tennis); National Technical Honor Society (Culinary Arts)