On Tuesday, April 27, Ste. Genevieve High School celebrated its students’ academic honors for the 2020-2021 school year at the 31st annual Dan Clark Honors Ceremony at the Performing Arts Center.
At this year’s event, junior Paige Huck gave the invocation, and senior Annie Yang began the ceremony by playing a musical piece on the piano: “Reverie” by Claude Debussy. Then, the guest speaker for the evening was introduced, Dr. Allison Davault, a 2009 alumna of Ste. Genevieve High School, and a graduate of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. While at SGHS, Dr. Davault was a student-athlete, participating in both the state-qualifying track and volleyball teams, and involved in student organizations, such as Student Council and National Honor Society. She graduated magna cum laude from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 2015 with a Doctorate in Pharmacy. In 2016, she moved back to Ste. Genevieve, and recently took a full-time staff position at Ste. Genevieve Pharmacy. She spoke to students on how to handle themselves when faced with setbacks in schooling, or in life in general—using the “improvise, adapt and overcome” approach. She emphasized the importance of a support system and striving to keep a positive attitude when working through a problem, while always keeping your goals in mind.
Each year at the banquet, the students in the top 10 percent of each class are recognized. Following the class honors, one student is awarded for his or her performance for each course offered at the high school. Congratulations to all of the students on their recognitions! Please see the individuals honors below.
Top 10% of Class:
Freshmen:
Anneliese Figge
Alissa Grass
Caitlin Gray
Tessa Hager
Shaylin Hampton
Hawthorne Jokerst
Dalton McBride
Gwendalyn McKlin
Cole Nickelson
Elaina Schemel
Hope Schmelzle
Bryant Schwent
Penny Yang
Sophomores:
Chayse Bequette
Alli Byington
Lindsey Crump
Collin Fritsch
Jillian Gegg
Jacob Johns
Jamison Kemper
Miranda Ponder
Ariella Taylor
Madeleine Terry
Brynna Wehner
Lani Yamnitz
Juniors:
Casey Ayers
Emma Beauchamp
Kylee Clayton
Kaylee Forhan
Serena Garcia
Mason Gegg
Elizabeth Haas
Paige Huck
Finnegan Jokerst
Christian Kiefer
Russell Kirkhuff
Lily Lueken
Andrew Miget
Abigail Moore
Kali Schweigert
Seniors:
Virginia Akins
Breanna Boyd
Mariah Boyer
Alison Braun
Sydney Bumgardaner
Austin Fallert
Katelyn Fuller
Keaton LaRue
Quentin Ponder
Hannah Reeves
Adalynn Taylor
Alexandria Werner
Annie Yang
Each of the following students (listed alphabetically by surname) earned a medal for outstanding academic achievement in his or her individual class:
Dustin Abt, Team Sports
Katie Ahne, Introduction to Business
Paul Ahrens, Modern America
Virginia Akins, College Algebra, CP English IV, German II
Kaden Albert, English II
Megan Aubuchon, Yearbook
Molly Bahr, Broadcasting
Autumn Basler, Landscaping
Luke Basler, Website Design
Emma Beauchamp, French IV
Jayci Beckermann, Girls Physical Education
Adriana Bennett, Spanish I
Peyton Bequette, German III
Case Bohnert, Introduction to Industrial Technology, Boys Physical Education
Alison Braun, Advanced Biology, Western Civilization
Sam Brewster, Fundamentals of Music
Kaden Buatte, Business Technology I
Sydney Bumgardaner, Statistical Reasoning
Zachary Burr, Industrial Maintenance Tech II, Perryville Area Career and Technology Center
Haley Burr, Concert Choir
Dakota Carron, Automotive Service Technology I, Power Mechanics Technology
Kirkland Cofer, Mythology, Contemporary Issues, Sociology
Zoe Cook, English III
Lindsey Crump, Multimedia — Photoshop
Holly D’Amico, Spanish V
Faith Dailey, Algebra I
Soraya Davis, Forensic Analysis
Haley Dimercurio, Physiology & Anatomy
Charles, Drost, IV, Computer Programming
Alyssa Fahnestock, Accounting I, Introduction to Applications
Katie Filer, Child Development
Madison Flieg, Biology
Collin Fritsch, French II, CP American Government
Katelyn Fuller, Independent Study in Drafting
Sasha Gallup, Adaptive Physical Education
Jillian Gegg, Algebra II
Carter Geralds, Agricultural Science II
Alyssa Grass, English I
Caitlin Gray, Integrated Science
Presley Greer, Drafting & Design Technology
Elizabeth Haas, Media Literacy
Etta Heller, Animal Science
Elijah Holifield, Earth Science, Guitar I
Josh Hoog, Calculus
Paige Huck, Pre Calculus, Advanced Chemistry, Psychology
Braden Huck, Electricity/Electronic, German I
Carter Joggerst, Agricultural Construction
Emma Johns, Chorale, German IV
Finnegan Jokerst, ACT Prep, CP English III
Jacob Kirchner, Jazz Band
Russell Kirkhuff, Woodwinds, CP American History
Emma K, Family & Consumer Sciences I
Vela Lightle, Play Production
Hunter Lorance, Body Conditioning
Lily Lueken, American History, Computer Applications
Ava Meyer, Nutrition & Wellness
Andrew Miget, Organic Chemistry, Spanish IV, Economics, Personal Finance
Abigail Moore, Trigonometry, Public Speaking
Maggie Myracle, Sculpture
Ellie Naeger, Ceramics, Painting
Alex Nickelson, American Government
Adam Oder, Health
Tyson Parker, Automotive Service Technology II
Miranda Ponder, Drawing
Quentin Ponder, Physics, Percussion
Dale Propst, Advanced Industrial Woods, Engineering Graphics
Landon Rose, Foods, General
Reese Sartori, Creative Writing
Hope Schmelzle, Fundamentals of Art, French I
Sara Schmieder, Agricultural Science I,
Sean Schmieder, Fish Wildlife Management
Bryant Schwent, Geometry
Chassidy St. Clair, Integrated Math III, English IV, Journalism, World Foods
Ariella Taylor, CP English II, Spanish II
Adalynn Taylor, Spanish III
Madeleine Terry, Chemistry, French III
Landen Thompson, Industrial Woods
Madison Travis, Topic & Research
Emma Tucker, Brass
Brooke Turner, College Algebra with Applications, Cadet Teaching
Shaun Uzzell, Comp Speech, Debate & Theatre
William Vaughn, Integrated Math II
Brynna Wehner, Multimedia — Media Production, Multimedia — Video Production
Alexandria Werner, Film Comp
Deondre’ Wilson, Show Choir
Hannah Woodruff, World History
Penny Yang, CP Biology
Blake Young, French V
Assistant Principal Dr. John Boyd thanked Principal Mr. Hoehne for his service to SGHS, noting that the ceremony would be the final Dan Clark Honors Ceremony Mr. Hoehne will oversee as he is retiring at the end of this school year. “Mr. Hoehne values the insight of all educational stakeholders in making good sound decisions for both now and the future of SGHS,” Dr. Boyd said. “Mr. Hoehne, thank you for leading our school and setting us up for continued success into the future. Thank you for investing in me, our faculty, and our staff. But most of all, thank you for always being there for our students.”
In closing, Mr. Hoehne took the time to share a special thank you to the following for their role in the event:
the sponsors of the 31st Annual Dan Clark Honors Ceremony: presentation partner Mississippi Lime; Platinum Level sponsors Holcim, Inc. and Lhoist North America; Gold Level sponsor Bloomsdale Excavating, Inc.;
the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge for their readiness to host and their flexibility in working with the fluid planning for the event;
Shelly Dallas, Lori Dunn, Brandy Henderson, and Stephanie Brumfield for their hard work and dedication they provide to the students and staff;
program assistants Mariah Abt, Ruthie Dunn, Meagen Jarvis, Mallory Rottler, Tessa Wright;
and the SGHS faculty who do an exceptional job in making the ceremony possible.