A Message from the Principal - Grand Junction High School

Grand Junction High School
1400 N. 5 th Street
The Home of the Tigers
Main Office 254-6900, Counseling 254-6914, Attendance 254-6911
Jon Bilbo Carol Coburn Jason Eidinger Jami Moore Ned Pollert
Principal Asst. Principal Asst. Principal Asst. Principal Activities Director
March 2012 http://gjhs.mesa.k12.co.us 2011 – 2012 No. 5
A Message from the Principal:
After a nine day trip to China with Justin Whiteford, Joe Cecere, and nine of our outstanding Tigers, it is good
to be back in America, Colorado, and Grand Junction. Hats off to Justin and the parents for making this trip a
reality. It is an experience we will remember for the rest of our lives! Despite the challenges that our country,
state, city, district, and school have, we have so much to be thankful for and this trip really emphasized that!
We hope everyone enjoyed the Spring Break and that all of our staff, faculty and students are ready to work
hard, stay focused on our main goal, increasing student achievement, and are ready to finish the school year
strong!
Before covering some fourth quarter information, we want to recognize some of our pre-break accomplish-
ments:
CDE sent us our dropout rate for 2010-2011, and we saw a reduction in our dropout rate for 9 th , 11 th , and
12 th graders and our overall school dropout rate, which is below the District and State rate. We did see a
slight increase in 10 th graders, black and homeless students and students with disabilities.
CDE sent us our graduation rate for 2010-2011, and we saw an increase in our rate from 77.8% to 81%,
surpassing the District’s and State’s graduation rate of 75.5% and 73.9%, respectively.
The Colorado Commission on Higher Education released its report on Remedial Education, and the report
revealed that 33.6% of our students attending college in Colorado needed some type of remedial support in
math, reading or writing. This is a slight increase in our percentage from last year, but it is the lowest rate in
the district.
GJHS was one of ten schools in the state selected for the next Colorado Legacy Schools Advanced
Placement Training and Incentive Program (APTIP) Cohort. This provides us a fully funded grant for a
three year period, 2012-2015.
Three hundred twenty eight (328) students earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 to 3.49 for the 2 nd
quarter of the school year.
Two hundred and five (205) students earned Honor Roll distinction with a 3.5 to 3.74 GPA for the 2 nd
quarter.
Three hundred eighty seven students earned High Honor Roll Distinction with a 3.75 or higher GPA for the
2 nd quarter.
Eighty six (86) students had a perfect attendance record for the 1 st Quarter. Sixty seven (67) students had a
perfect record for the 2 nd Quarter. Of those 67 students, 20 had a perfect record for both quarters.
Two hundred forty nine (249) students earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 to 3.49 for the 3 rd quarter
which is a progress reporting marking period for most of our students.
Fifty six (56) students earned Honor Roll distinction with a 3.5 to 3.74 GPA for the 3 rd quarter.
Three hundred thirty one (331) students earned High Honor Roll Distinction with a 3.75 or higher GPA for
the 3 rd quarter.
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In February, 35 students and two math teachers attended the 14 th Math Extravaganza hosted by Colorado
Mesa University. This is the largest number of Tigers to attend this activity in the past five years. Math
Extravaganza is a full day event where high school students from across the region learned exciting new
concepts related to the concept of infinity. One sophomore lady Tiger scored a perfect 100% on the written
test, a male senior and sophomore placed second and three sophomores (two males and one female) and two
male freshmen finished in 3 rd place.
The Drama Department presented A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum to our community.
As always, if I missed someone or some activity, I apologize and hopefully we have addressed that success later
in this newsletter.
On behalf of the staff and faculty, congratulations to the above mentioned students, athletes, coaches, and
advisors as well as those mentioned in the inserts to this newsletter and all of our Tigers, teachers, coaches and
advisors who work hard every day to show their Tiger Pride and have made the 3 rd quarter a very successful
part of our school year.
Speaking of the school year, we have less than nine weeks to finish out the school year on even a higher level of
success.
The 4 th quarter is one of our busier of the year beginning with TCAP/CSAP Testing beginning on Tuesday,
March 27. Testing is also scheduled for Wednesday, March 28, and Tuesday and Wednesday, April 3 an4,
respectively. Please see the TCAP/CSAP Calendar insert for more specific information on these test dates. The
Superintendents Scholars Luncheon is scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012.
On Tuesday, April 24, the juniors will be administered the ACT Test. Our Annual Tiger Tour for incoming 9 th
graders is scheduled for Thursday, April 26. There will be no school on May 3 and 4. AP exams begin on
Monday, May 7 and run thru Thursday, May 18. See the complete AP exam schedule on the high school
website. Senior exams start on Monday, May 7 and end with make-up exams on Wednesday, May 9. See the
final exam schedule for seniors and underclassmen posted on the high school website. The All School Awards
Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8. The Baccalaureate Service is on Sunday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m. in
the Auditorium. The Class of 2012 will commence at 8:30 on Tuesday, May 15, at Stocker Stadium. Exams
for underclassmen start on Tuesday, May 22 and runs thru Thursday, May 24. This is the end of the semester
and the last day for students.
Until our next newsletter, I leave with this thought by Dan Green, Founder Finish Strong, LLC.
Respectfully,
Jon F. Bilbo
Principal
Finish Strong
“Regardless of what came before or what has yet to come, what matters right now is how I
choose to respond to the challenge before me. Will I lie down or will I fight? The choice is
mine and I choose to finish strong.” Dan Green, Founder Finish String, LLC
Tigers – let’s finish the year strong-academically, ethically, morally, and physically!
Show you Tiger PRIDEEEEEEEEEEEE in everything you do!
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Kindles in the Classroom
On behalf of the students who participate in and benefit from our reading, English Language Learning, and
STRIVE Programs, we would like to thank Mike Sidanycz from Safeway and Norm Franke from Alpine
Bank for their generous donations of $3,500 and $4,000, respectively, which were used to purchase Kindle
Touch e-readers. E-readers are one of the premier reading learning tools of the 21 st Century. Kindles provide
our students support in a variety of ways. Students benefit from support features including the ability to enlarge
font size, get immediate access to dictionary definitions of difficult vocabulary, and listen to curriculum
required text beyond their reading level.
ACT Update
The state required ACT exam at GJHS is scheduled for April 24, 2012.
All Juniors must pre-register for the exam. Registration will be held on March 28 at 9:30. Registration
takes approximately 2 hours! This exam is a graduation requirement so please make sure you come to
registration. Your score can be reported to four institutions free of charge. Please decide where you would
like ACT to send your scores prior to registration. If you would like your scores reported to the NCAA
Clearinghouse you must indicate this on your registration with a 9999 code.
On April 24, all juniors should report to the high school not later than 7:00. The test will begin promptly
at 7:25 a.m. and run through 12:00 noon. All students are required to present an acceptable form of
identification or be personally recognized (face-to-face) by a school faculty member. Since not all of our
faculty members will be able to recognize every junior in the class, all juniors must be prepared to present
an acceptable form of identification. Acceptable forms of identification include: a photo ID (passport,
current driver’s license or school ID card), and school identification letter with a raised or ink school logo
and individually completed and signed in ink by a counselor or administrator. School identification letters
will be collected and forwarded to ACT with the test roster for each applicable test room. Students
without acceptable ID may be admitted only if they are personally recognized, face-to-face, by a school
faculty member who is not a relative and whose initials must be printed legibly beside the student’s name
on the roster.
This year students may bring snacks and beverages into the test room but may consume them only outside
the test room during break.
As always, students must not use or access any electronic devise (including cell phones or media
players) at any time while in the test room.
GJHS will offer all interested juniors the opportunity to take a practice test to help students prepare for
this challenging exam. Practice exams are April 3 and 4 from 12:30 to 3:30. The cost of the practice exam
is $10. Students who are interested in the practice exam may pick up a registration form in the main
office or in the counseling office. Please return the registration form along with $10 to Kathy Rigg in the
main office before April 2. The practice test will be administered in Room 110.
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Course Registration and
Changes to Junior English in 2012 - 2013
Registration at Grand Junction High School has been in full swing since January! Students have done an
amazing job of selecting their course requests for next year's schedules and helping to enter their requests
into the system during advisory so that a Master Schedule can be created. Over the next several weeks we
will be reviewing all of the course selections to insure that we develop a master schedule that represents
our best efforts at bringing teachers, students, facilities and materials together for the greatest possible
effectiveness. Our major goals this year are to insure that student course selections are satisfied, multiple
section courses are balanced, and teacher requests are satisfied. The primary focus of this process is to
reduce student course conflicts while achieving good multiple section course balance. Some courses may
be deleted if the number of students selecting the course is insufficient to warrant committing teacher
resources to the class. In these situations, students will be contacted and given the opportunity to sign up
for another class.
In addition, a few changes will be made to the junior English course requests. In the past, we have had
several levels of Composition 11 to offer students. Based on the District’s goal to make sure that every
student receives a guaranteed, viable curriculum that includes the new national and state standards, the
various levels of Composition 11, such as the class titled "College Prep Composition/Speech", have been
eliminated. The District English Language Arts (ELA) Team has developed a pacing guide that
incorporates the new state standards into one junior level course. Consequently, students entering a junior
English course will be scheduled for the course "Composition 11/Speech." AP English Language is an
option for juniors. Since the College Board controls the curriculum for this course, the curriculum and
recommended pacing guide will not be changed.
When students receive their schedules during the fall Check-In, they will notice that their junior level
English will be reflected as "Composition 11/Speech" unless they are taking AP English Language. If
students feel like the change affects them, and they would like to move to an AP English Language course
instead, an appointment can be made with one of the GJHS counselors to adjust the course
requests. Students needing to grade replace "College Prep Composition/Speech" should also be aware
that they can use "Composition 11/Speech" for the grade replacement.
Tigers Roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Congratulations to the following members of the GJHS Professional Learning Community for their
contributions both in and out of the classroom.
Tiger and Tigress
The Alpine Bank Students of the Month for December are Stephanie Skinner and Keith Rockwood. Stephanie
is the daughter of Anne and David Skinner. Keith is the son of William and Cynthia Rockwood.
The Alpine Bank Students of the Month for February are Kaitlin, “Krickett” Adleman, our Tigress of the
Month and Jessie Hoffschneider, our Tiger of the Month. Krickett is the daughter of Rick and Staci Adleman.
Jessie is the son of Jessie and Cora Hoffschneider.
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The Alpine Bank Students of the Month for March are Mallory Pilcher, our Tigress of the Month, and
John Wieseler, our Tiger of the Month. Mallory is the daughter of Peggy and Ray Pilcher. John is son of
Jacquelyn and Dan Wieseler.
Kiwanis Student of the Month
Jacob Bradshaw is the Kiwanis Student of the Month for December. Jacob is the son of Bonnie Bradshaw.
Terence Bercume is the Kiwanis Student of the Month for January. Terence is the son of Steve Bercume.
The Kiwanis Students of the Month for February is Amy Ochsner. Amy is the daughter of Colleen Ochsner.
The Kiwanis Student of the Month for March is Melissa Peterson. Melissa is the daughter of Kenneth and
Jennifer Peterson.
Daily Sentinel Student of the Week
The Daily Sentinel Student of the Week nominee for December is Kaitlin “Kricket” Adleman. Kricket is the
daughter of Rick and Staci Adleman.
The Daily Sentinel Student of the Week nominee for January is Kelsey Slauson. Kelsey is the daughter of
Michael and Gayla Slauson.
Sean Rubalcaba was recognized as the Daily Sentinel Student of the Week in February. Sean is the son of
Matt and Beth Rubalcaba.
Tessa Kester was recognized as the Daily Sentinel Student of the Week in March. Tessa is the daughter of John
and Suzanne Kester.
Please join GJHS in recognizing these student’s accomplishments both in the classroom, and in the community.
Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Art
We are proud and excited to announce that we recently received news that Sophomore Edgar Garcia-
Jimenez has won a National Gold Medal for his printmaking art piece titled ―Mi Hermano‖. ―Mi
Hermano‖ is currently hanging in the Denver Art Museum, and will be shipped to New York City where it
will be on display in June 2012, coinciding with the national awards celebration at Carnegie Hall on June
1, 2012. Mrs. Roni Haddock, a member of our Art Department Faculty, has been awarded the Berger
Collection Trust Foundation Scholarship by the Colorado Scholastic Committee so that she may go to
New York to participate in the National Scholastic Art Award Ceremony.
Each year, the National Alliance for Young Artists and Writers sponsors the National Scholastic Art and
Writing Awards. According to the Alliance, ―The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy
dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman
Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates. The Awards are an important opportunity for
students to be recognized for their creative talents. Each year, the Alliance partners with more than 100 visual
and literary-arts focused organizations across the country to bring The Awards to local communities. Teens in
grades 7 through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have
their works exhibited or published.‖
Congratulations are also in order for these Grand Junction High School Artists, winners in this year's Colorado
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Edgar Garcia Jimenez, a gold key winner for printmaking, Catheryn
Stephenson, a gold key winner for photography, Kierra Aiello, a silver key winner for sculpture, Cynthia
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Zuniga, a silver key winner for photography, Kierra Aiello, an honorable mention for sculpture, and Daniel
Lionberger, an honorable mention for ceramics.
Grand Valley Students Honored for Civic Engagement
On Thursday, February 16, 2012, three groups from Grand Junction High School were recognized at the Annual
Kids Voting Awards Ceremony. This year more than 25 Grand Valley Students were honored for their
commitment to changing their community for the better. The following Tigers were recognized at this
ceremony: Sophomore Dion Martinez, Inner City Mission; Junior Ellen Atkinson, Light the Night; seniors
Sean Rubalcaba, Jerreon Dennis, Brett LaBonte, and Chandon Rose, Community Outreach Program.
Tigers Visit China
Over the Spring Break, Mr. Justin Whiteford, Social Studies Teacher, Mr. Jon Bilbo, Principal, and
Mr. Joe Cecere, parent, travelled to China with nine of our outstanding Tigers. The Tigers travelling to
China included: Junior Emma McNulty, Sophomores Matt Erickson, Maddie Stewart, and Katie
Whiteside, and freshmen Gabrielle Cecere, Jordan Hahn, Logan Joyce, Shannon Reeve, and Nicole
Troester. On Wednesday, March 7, the group drove to and stayed in Denver for an early flight out the
next day to San Francisco and then a 12 hour flight to the capital city of Beijing. While in Beijing the
group visited the Summer Palace; Tiananmen Square, with The Great Hall of People, The Museum of the
Chinese History, and the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall; the Forbidden City, to include the Temple of
Heaven- a splendid example of the Ming Dynasty architecture; the Great Wall at Badaling, and the
Olympic Stadium. The group also watched The King of Ever Chinese Musical and consumed one of
Beijing’s local favorites, Peking Duck. Upon leaving Beijing, the group took a two hour flight west to
Xian, argued by many to be near the start of the fabled Chinese Silk Road. While in Xian, the group
visited the museum that houses Emperor Qin’s Army of Terra-Cotta warriors and the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda. After a lesson of Tai Chi, the students and Mr. Whiteford rode around the city on bikes atop the
historic city walls. Finally, the group flew to Shanghai and then travelled on the world’s fastest train (300
mph) from the airport to the downtown area, near our hotel. In Shanghai, the group watched China’s
foremost Chinese acrobatic show, and visited the Shanghai World Financial Center, the Jade Buddha
Temple, and Yu Yuan Garden. With all that said, they were most excited about spending three hours
touring a local middle school—where they participated in classes, met the principal and teachers, and even
established pens pals that they can use to collaborate on future projects. All and all, the trip was
outstanding and with the momentum, Mr. Whiteford looks forward to taking another large group next
year…we will keep you posted.
Athletics
Booster Club
Grand Junction High School’s activities and athletic teams would like to thank and recognize the Grand
Junction High School Booster Club. The Booster Club donated over $140,000 last year to our Activities
and Athletic Programs. To continue this tradition of financial support parent volunteers are needed.
Everyone is invited to the monthly Booster Club meetings. Meetings are held the second Monday of each
month is room 115 at GJHS. If you are interested in volunteering contact Activities Director Ned Pollert at
Grand Junction High School, at 254-6919.
At the November Booster Club meeting the Booster Club approved $6,500 in funding requests to support
the following programs: Marching Band: $2,500, Boys Tennis: $1,000, and Student Recognitions: $1,500.
In December the Booster Club approved $4,700 in funding requests to support the following programs:
Choir: $4,500, and the Tiger Yearbook: $300. At the January Booster Club meeting, the Booster Club
approved $2,260 in funding requests to support the following programs: Girls Tennis: $500, and
Student/Athletes: $1,760. At the February meeting, the Booster Club approved $12,898 in funding request
that will support the following programs: DECA: $300, Baseball: $1,000, Journalism $7,482,
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Cheerleading: $2,501, French Club: $875, and Orchestra: $740. At the March meeting, the Booster Club
approved $3,750 in requests that will support the following programs: Girls Basketball: $550, FCCLA:
$1,000, and Athletics: $2,200. Thank you Booster Club for your continued support of Grand Junction
High School students, staff, and all of our activities.
Volunteers
Thank you to all of the Volunteers that have given so much of their time and energy to the students and
staff of Grand Junction High School. For the months of October through February we had 714 volunteers
donate over 3678 hours of time.
Basketball
Boys- the Boys Tiger Basketball Team finished the season with a 75-47 victory over the Central
Warriors. The Tigers finished the season in third place in the SWL with a 14-8 overall record and a 7-
3 SWL record. The Tigers were selected to participate in the Class 5A Tournament. They won a first
round home game 57-48 against the Loveland Indians, and subsequently, lost to the state runner-up,
Arapahoe High School, 52-26 in the second round.
During the end of season voting, for the All SWL Team, Senior Casey Burns and Sophomore
Broderick Robinson were selected to the 1 st Team All SWL.
Girls-The Girls Tiger Basketball Team finished their season with a 60-41 victory over the Central
Warriors. The Lady Tigers finished the season with an overall record of 19-4 and a league record of 9-
1. The league record of 9-1 placed the Lady Tigers in a tie with the Montrose Lady Indians but after
going thru two tie-breakers, the Tigers preserved in the third tie breaker- the won-loss records against
common opponents where the Tigers had a 3-1 record versus the Indians 1-3 record. Thus, the Lady
Tigers were named the SWL Champions for the second year in a row. The Lady Tigers received a #3
seed in the region and drew a bye during the first round of the Class 5A Tournament. During the
second round, the Lady Tigers lost a home game to the Rocky Mountain Lobos 48-60.
During end of season voting for the All SWL Team, senior Jamie Derrieux and freshman Sydni
Brandon were selected to the 1 st Team. Jamie was also selected as the SWL Player of the Year.
Sophomore Shafer Rubalcaba was selected to the 2 nd Team All SWL. Sam Provenza was also
selected as the SWL Co-Coach of the Year.
Wrestling
On Saturday February 4, the Tigers placed second at the Southwestern League Duals Wrestling
Championships, winning four out of five dual matches. Congratulations to the following wrestlers who
were named All-Conference at their weight classes: 126 pounds- freshman Jacob Trujillo, 132 poundssophomore
Louis Guillen, 138 pounds-senior Dylon Thompson, 160 pounds-senior Gage Casey,
170 pounds-senior Jessie Hoffschneider, and senior Daniel "Big Daddy" Burns at 225 pounds..
At the Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday February 11 th , at Westminster High School, the Tigers
placed 2nd behind the number one ranked team in 5A, Pomona. Our Tigers had six wrestlers who
advanced to the State Championship Tournament. Freshman Jacob Trujillo at 120 pounds, senior Gage
Casey at 160 pounds, and senior Jessie Hoffschneider at 170 pounds won regional championships.
Senior Dylon Thompson at 138 pounds and senior Sam Monahan at 285 pounds took third place.
Sophomore Louis Guillen and Robbie Gonzalez placed 4 th at 132 pounds and at 195 pounds,
respectively.
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Congratulations to the Tiger Wrestling Team for their fourth place team showing at the State
Championships. Seniors Dylon Thompson and Gage Casey placed third at 138 pounds and at 160
pounds, respectively. Freshman Jacob Trujillo earned the title of 2012 State Runner Up at 120 pounds.
A special congratulation goes to Tiger Senior Wrestler Jessie Hoffschneider who won the 2012
Colorado State Championship at 170 pounds. Jessie is the 64 th Tiger wrestler to win a state championship.
He finishes his career with a record of 160-16 and a won loss percent of 91%. Great Job Jessie! In April,
Jessie will sign a Letter of Intent to wrestle at Colorado Mesa University.
Swimming and Diving
The Lady Tiger Swim and Dive team swam and dove strong all season. The ladies competed in 11 meets,
and placed in the top four teams at all Invitationals. On Wednesday, January 26th the ladies won the
District 51 Championship meet. Congratulations to the following lady Tiger Swim and Dive team
members who competed at the State Swim and Dive Championships on Friday 2/10 and Saturday 2/11:
200 Medley Relay- Taylor Kidd, Taylor Kochevar, Ellen Atkinson, and Olivia Bobillier; 200 Free
Style- Taylor Kidd; 200 Free Style Relay- Olivia Bobillier, Taylor Wood, Stephanie Wahlers, and
Marina Silva; the 500 Free Style- Taylor Kidd; the 400 Free Style Relay- Stephanie Wahlers, Ellen
Atkinson, Taylor Kidd, and Marina Silva, and Grayson Young in the Diving Competition.
Tennis
Congratulations to Tiger Tennis player Spencer Weinberg. Spencer has received the Boys'
Sportsmanship award (15-18 yrs) from the Colorado Tennis Association for the High School Level. The
award was presented at the annual Colorado Tennis Association banquet on Jan. 27 in Denver. Way to go
Spencer!
Volleyball
Grand Junction High School is proud to recognize and congratulate senior Volleyball standout Kricket
Adleman. Kricket has been selected to play in the Colorado High School Coaches Association All State
Games. The All-State Games will be played at Adams State College in Alamosa June 7th through June
9th.
Gold Helmet Award
Grand Junction High School is proud and honored to announce that Senior Quarterback Sean Rubalcaba
has been selected as the 2011 Denver Post Gold Helmet Award Recipient. This award is presented
annually to Colorado's top senior football player, scholar, and citizen. This award began in 1951 and is the
state's most prestigious award for prep athletes. Winners must have made First Team All-State,
maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average, with a strong academic base, and have a proven commitment
to their community as well as having demonstrated high character. Sean will be the sixth Grand Junction
Tiger to receive this honor. He is preceded by Tiger standouts: Doug Quimby 1970, Pete Cyphers 1974,
Alvin Rubalcaba 1979, Bill Musgrave 1985, and Doug Musgrave 1988. With six recipients Grand
Junction High School leads the state with the most Denver Post Gold Helmet winners.
Academic All Stars
Congratulations to the twenty student athletes who were recognized as Academic All State and the seven
student athletes who were recognized as Honorable Mention Academic All State by the Colorado High
School Activity Association (CHSAA) for their performance in the classroom and on the field of
competition during the winter sports season. Congratulations to the Girls Swimming and Diving Team for
being selected as an All State Academic Team.
National Letter of Intent
On Tuesday, January 31st, Grand Junction High School congratulated and recognized Cierra Cosslett
and Tyler Gastineau. Cierra signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her passion for softball at
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Otero Junior College as a ―Rattler‖, and Tyler signed to pursue his love of baseball as a ―Fighting
Artichoke‖ at Scottsdale Community College.
On Wednesday, February 1st, we congratulated and recognized Jerreon Dennis, Chandon Rose, Sean
Rubalcaba, and Danny Wehner as they signed National Letters of Intent to follow their dreams of
playing college football. Jerreon and Chandon signed to play at Colorado Mesa University as a Maverick.
Sean signed to become a Bear and play at The University of Northern Colorado, and Danny will be
playing at Western State College as a Mountaineer.
On Friday, March 2nd, we recognized and congratulated CJ Deters and Payton Glasoe as they signed
National Letters of Intent. CJ signed to compete in Track and Field as a Wildcat at Weber State University
in Ogden, Utah. Payton signed to compete in Track and Field at Western State College in Gunnison as a
Mountaineer.
Winter Pep Assembly
On Friday, February 17, 2012, we held our Winter Pep Assembly in the old gymnasium before 1400
screaming Tigers. At the beginning of the assembly Mr. Mike Sidanycz, from Safeway, presented a
check for $3,500 to Mr. Jon Bilbo, principal, Ms. Rosemary Jennings, ELA/Reading Teacher, and Mrs.
Amy Sue Javernick, Special Education Teacher, to be used to purchase Kindle E-readers for our reading
programs. Subsequently, junior football player Austin Berk, senior football players Sean Rubalcaba and
Jerreon Dennis, and senior volleyball player Kaitlin “Krickett” Adleman were inducted into the GJHS
Hall of Fame. Austin, Sean, and Jerreon were inducted because Austin was selected to the 1 st Team 5A
All State Defensive Football Team and Sean and Jerreon were selected to the 1 st Team 5A All State
Offensive Team. Krickett was inducted because of her stellar volleyball career which culminated in her
selection to the All Colorado Volleyball Senior Team. Sean was also recognized for winning the Gold
Helmet Award which is given to the best football player in the State of Colorado.
February was National Heart Association Month and during our pep assembly, we recognized sophomore
Robert Harrison for his fundraising efforts to procure an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for
GJHS. This young man has been working for the past two years to fulfill his dream of placing an AED in
every high school in the District. Earlier this year, he provided the funds to train 25 members of the
Junction staff and faculty on CPR, which included AED operations. On Monday, February 13, 2012, an
AED cabinet was installed in the foyer in front of the main gym and the concession stand. Thanks Robert
for supporting a very worthy cause!
Physicals – Play Sports – Need a Physical?
Paul Cain, the District Athletic Director, and the District Athletic Department will be providing free
physicals to boys on Tuesday, May 22 nd and to the girls on Wednesday, May 23 rd at Grand Junction High
School. Student-athletes should report to the main entrance of the high school on the west side of the
building off of 5 th Street. Due to construction, please use the door under the awning/eve between the main
building and the auditorium. We will hand out numbers starting at 4 pm with screenings starting at 6
pm. Remember, the early bird gets the worm!
Music
Band
Ten (10) Tiger instrumental musicians were selected to the 2012 Honor Jazz Ensemble. These 10 Tigers
included Andrew Foutz-1 st Tenor, Brittney Davis (Alternate) – Tenor, Alex Cowan (Alternate) – Bari,
AJ Schlecten - Trumpet 3, Josh Hoffman- Trumpet 3, Max Houtris- 1 st Trombone, Gabe Gallegos
(Alternate) - Trombone, Darcy Dackonish- Bass Guitar, AJ Langley (Alternate) – Guitar, and Parker
Davis (Alternate) – Bass Guitar ( Intermediate).
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Congratulations to Zac Barger and Max-Olivier Houtris for making the 2012 All-State Band.
Congratulations to Zac Barger, Max-Olivier Houtris and Brittney Davis for making the 2012 CU
Honor Band.
Orchestra
Congratulations to Bailey Hilty, violin, Andrew Murdock, viola, Kierra Aiello and Andrew James,
cello, and Amanda Johnson, bass. All five students were chosen to represent Grand Junction High
School at the Colorado All-State Orchestra held in Fort Collins this February.
Choir
On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, our choral director took five seniors and one junior to the Wells Fargo
Theater in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver to participate in the All State Choir Colorado 2012
Festival sanctioned by CHSAA and held in cooperation with the Colorado Music Educators Association.
Of these six students, four were selected to the 2012 Colorado All State Mixed Choir (One Alto II-senior
Amanda Johnson, one Bass II-senior Christopher McKenney, one Tenor I-senior Aaron Jenkins, and
one Tenor II-senior Nathan Sellers) and two were selected to the 2012 Colorado All State Men’s Choir
(One Bass I-junior Zac Barger, and one Tenor I- junior Lane Melott). Aaron Jenkins was also featured
along with four other students as a solo group in the song ―It Takes A Village‖ by Joan Szymko.
Congratulations to the following Tiger singers who participated in the Southwest American Choral
Director's Association Honor Choir, hosted in Dallas, in February: senior Aaron Jenkins, juniors Lane
Melott, AJ Langley and Ellie Gossage and sophomore Emmy Luker.
Special Congratulations to the GJHS Chamber Choir, recipients of our FIRST ever commissioned choral
work, in honor of the groups inception, titled "Wrapped", composed by internationally acclaimed choral
composer and friend of the GJHS Choir Department, Mr. Eric Barnum. It's TRULY beautiful and we feel
blessed to premiere this work in April 2012!!
Seniors
There is a link to the Senior Class website on the GJHS website. Please check it out for a wealth of
important information for GJHS Seniors and their parents or guardians.
Take the Tiger Tourrrrrr!
If you are the parents of a future incoming 9 th grade Tiger, please join us with
your student at Grand Junction High School on Thursday, April 26, at 6:00 p.m.
in the old gymnasium for our annual Tiger Tour. During the program you take
the Tiger Tour of sports, clubs, organizations, and activities that are part of student life at Junction. You
will also have the opportunity to tour the building and ask questions of our upperclassmen. Learn how to
have a Grrrrrrrreat year with tiger PRIDE! New incoming upperclassmen are also invited and encouraged
to attend the Tiger Tour! This is really a singularly outstanding opportunity to learn about our sports
teams, clubs and activities! We look forward to spending an evening with you! If you have questions
about the Tiger Tour, please contact Tayler Merrihew, Counselor, at 254-6912.
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Important Dates Important Dates
April 3 Senior Meeting, 1 p.m., auditorium May 3, 4 NO SCHOOL
April 3, 4 TCAP Assessment for 9th and 10th grade, 7:25 to noon May 7-9 Senior Exams
April 5 Pre-Festival Orchestra Concert, 7:30, auditorium May 8 ALL SCHOOL AWARDS, 6:30 p.m., aud.
April 14 PROM, Two Rivers Convention Center, 7 to 11 p.m. May 13 BACCALAUREATE, 7 p.m. aud.
April 19 PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES, 3:30-7:30 p.m. May 15 GRADUATION, 8:30 a.m., Stocker Stadium
April 19-21 Colorado West Large Group Festival May 24 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
April 24 ACT Test for Juniors, NO SCHOOL for 9, 10 and 12 May 25 Teacher Work Day
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March 2012 Newsletter
Tigers Roar
CHSAA All-State Academic Recipients:
We are proud to recognize and congratulate the following 27 Winter Sports Student Athletes
who were selected as CHSAA All-State Academic or All-State Honorable Mention
Student/Athletes.
Boys Basketball: 1 st Team-Kyler Beasely-Rose, Dylan Bennett, Jeffrey Hansen
Garrett Harrison, Zach Kiel, and Sean Rubalcaba
Girls Basketball: 1 st Team-Kaitlin “Krickett” Adleman, Jamie Derrieux, Holly Meer
Swimming: 1 st Team-Ellen Atkinson, Sofie Black, Jessica Deters,
Marayna Flemming, Christine Gillispie, Chloe Jagelski,
Johana Quant, Madeline Toolen, Stephanie Wahlers, Grayson Young
Honorable Mention-Olivia Bobillier, Kelsi Lemarr, Micah Malone,
Arianne Martin, Mikayla O’Brien
Wrestling: 1 st Team-Jessie Hoffschneider
Honorable Mention-Gage Casey, Dylon Thompson
Southwestern League All-Stars:
The following Tigers were selected to the All Southwestern League All Start Team in their
respective sport:
Boys Basketball: 1 st Team: Casey Burns, Broderick Robinson
Girls Basketball: 1 st Team: Jamie Derrieux, Sydni Brandon
2 nd Team: Shafer Rubalcaba
SWL Player of the Year- Jamie Derrieux
SWL Co-Coach of the Year-Sam Provenza
The Show:
Senior girls’ basketball standout Jamie Derrieux has been selected to play on the Blue Team in
The Show All-Star Game. The Show, the annual high school basketball all-star game, is set for
April 6. The girls’ game will take place before the Nuggets play the Phoenix Suns at 7 p.m. The
boys’ game will immediately follow the NBA game. Teams are picked by a panel of media
around the state, including The Denver Post, and representatives from the Nuggets. Jamie has
committed to attending the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), where she will play
basketball for the Division I Bears who participate in the Big Sky Conference.
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence

GPA 3.5 to 3.75
Freshmen (50)
Michael Acord
Allen Adair
Avilene Almanzan
David Arcady
Marisa Arrieta
Alyssa Barros
Meeka Bass
Sydni Brandon
Savannah Bucher
John Bumgarner
Blaine Cahill
Mackenzie Caron
McKenna Chism
Coral Copenhaver
Malcolm Davis-
McDougal
Forrest Diaz
Robert Fairbanks
Katy Hargraves
Halle Harrison
Jacob Hart
David Hendricks
Seaira Hickman
Corey Lans
Dillon Lanzl
Jessica Leeds
Jesse Lopez
Justin Lujan
Bryan Luke
Jasmine Luna
Claudia Martinez
Tanner Mast
Scott Nielson
Jackson Parsons
Madison Polhamus
Levi Rajnowski
Caitlin Ray
Christopher Reilly
March Newsletter - Honor Roll 2nd Quarter
Taylor Rivas
Dylan Schummer
Samuel Seibold
Janika Silva
Gabrelle Stanford
Samantha Stewart
Chelsea Stoddard
Leah Swander
Yesenia Vazquez-Salas
Fallon Ward
Victoria Wehner
Riley White
Jason Wood
Sophomores (51)
Taylor Baker
Nicklas Beightel
Courtney Ben
Shelby Brown
Keegan Carrethers
Maria Chacon
Courtney Collard
Darby Corn
Sierra Coutts
Zachary Cox
Blythe Crow
Tina Day
Ty Dixon
Jacob Dodd
Daniel Dodero
Matthew Erickson
Austin Felix
Danielle Fleig
Kassandra Fuller
Abby Funke
Alexus Gallegos
Evelyn Gibson
Edgar Gonzalez
Darian Green
David Harbert
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Raynee Hardrick
Meghan Haynes
Tyler Heinsma
Jennifer Herrera
Elisha Jahnke
Kaleb Johnson
Tristan Lafferty
Madison Marsh
Taylor McCoy
Isaac Meyer
Jalen Onsrud
Richard Penny
Caitlyn Pridmore
Celia Scheid
Jayce Settles
Trinity Simmons
Hanna Starritt
Jessica Strothman
Aspen Tibbetts
Preston Turner
Emily Tyler
Amanda Valvoda
Kayla Voeltzel
Taylor Wood
Morgan Zanski
Kiana Ziola
Juniors (56)
Shristi Adhikari
Lolita Almaraz
Andrew Bell
Austin Berk
Rikki Crown
Mallory Cyphers
Brittney Davis
Lexa Denke
Natalie DeRush
Arrianna Diaz
Noel Edkin
Benjamin Fairbanks

Urian Gonzales
Rachel Goodrich
Heather Gossage
Alexandria
Grossnickle
Benjamin Gutentag
Morgan Ham
Madison Hansen
Rebecca Hansen
Briana Hendrickson
Mitchell Hiler
Forrest Huffaker
Alice Ireland
Taryn Irvin
Kacie Jay
Zachary Kiel
Kasey Kostelecky
Krista Lally
Nichole Lanzl
Ariana Larsen
Danielle MacInnes
Donna MacInnes
Brenna McAtlin
Lane Melott
Colton Miller
Anthony Mosinski
Mikayla OBrien
Brenda Ortega
Sara Picozzi
Johana Quant
Annika Raaum
Alem Ramirez
Bailey Reiners
Angelo Sawyer
Andrew Schlechten
Shelby Squires
Dillon Thurstin
Madeline Toolen
Everett Tucker
Matthew Vigil
Daniel Walsh
Kelly Wang
March Newsletter - Honor Roll 2nd Quarter
Lindsey Weaver
Spencer Weinberg
Brittany Wieseler
Seniors (48)
Nicole Arja
Ashleigh Avila
Chandon Beasley-
Rose
Harrison Boardwine
Tyrone Bockmiller
Emily Booth
Bettina Bostelman
Jacob Bradshaw
Alexis Brumbaugh
Mollie Cale
Dalton Coleman
Tyler Courtney
Jerreon Dennis
Colten Deters
Morgan Emmons
Angel Frazier
Katie Freeman
Jennifer Fritzel
Tyler Gastineau
Caden Gaurmer
Kassandra
Hedgecock
Ricardo Hernandez
Jose Herrera
Andrew James
Aaron Jenkins
Christopher Kazokas
Melissa LaPlant
Luke Ledebur
Vincente Lind
Anthony Manuppella
Susan McKenney
Holly Meer
Zane Miller
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Mariah Miller
Alexa Mills
Lauren Miranda
Nicolett Scott
Nathaniel Sellers
Jacquelyn Smith
Tiffany Steward
Nikolas Sulley
Shelby Talbert
Shawnee Videlock
Tyler Wacker
Rayna Watkins
Gabrielle Wezensky
Brandon Wileman
Genesee Young
GPA 3.75 and higher
Freshmen (119)
Steven Adams
James Antonucci
Brittany Arcieri
Benjamin Arja
Melissa Atchley
Patrick Baier
Ashley Baker
Kristen Balke
Victoria Baltzell
Thomas Beightel
Joslin Berg
Kayla Berry
Samantha Betzen
Shyanne Bisnett
Rachel Black
Holden Boggs
Cassidy Bordon
Courtney Brennan
Madelynn Brillhart
Amber Broad
Rebecca Butler

Julie Campbell
Rachel Campbell-Osborne
Abigail Casey
Gabriella Cecere
Gabriela Chacon
Taylor Chaffetz
Kevin Chavez
Ryland Curtsinger
Parker Davis-McDougal
Carman Devereux
Francesca DiPaola
Lillian DiPaola
Aidan Drayer
Ridge Droskin
Peyten Edkin
Omelia Emmons
Jake Farnsworth
Stephen Foster
Ashley Fox
Max Fransen
Hannah Galvan
Luis Garcia-Jimenez
Ty Gardner
Jaryn Gibb
Gregory Gibson
Aryana Gorman
Aaron Gossage
Jose Gutierrez
Jordan Hahn
Michael Hansen
Anna Harris
Hayden Herbert
McKenna Hiler
Claire Hobika
Brittany Houtris
Jonah Howe
Jacob Howell
Olivia Huffaker
Joselle Jacobs
Damian Johann
Tyler Jones
March Newsletter - Honor Roll 2nd Quarter
Taylor Kidd
Mary King
Donny Kinnaman
Taylor Kochevar
Kacie Kuhlman
Alexander Lee
Abigail Leinbach
Maria Guadalupe Leon-
Torres
Brian List
Sabrina Litzelman
Camille Lohr
Ryland Mahre
Kia Marez
Angelica Martinez
Alicia Maslyk
Samantha Melchor
Chance Mims
Joshua Nelson
Briggs Oakley
Tiffany Petty
Eric Pipkin
Michael Poland
Jubilee Quigley
Marisol Quintana
Madison Ragar
Shannon Reeve
Kassidy Roberts
Stockton Rock
Nathan Rockwood
Jaime Rodriguez-Roggie
Keri Rogers
Jacob Romero
Brooke Ruble
Charles Ruckman
Jasmine Sawyer
Christopher Schaefer
Madison Schlechten
Branden Shaver
Benjamin Shettler
Marina Silva
Jessica Sopher
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Nicole Stahl
Micaela States
Caroline Straw
Kathryn Sufka
Kaitlyn Talley
Anjana Thapa
Bao Tran
Nicole Troester
Viviane Turman
Cierra Vecchia
Benjamin Volkmann
David Wells
Hunter Whaley
Jonah Wilson
Alison Young
Ryan Zinke
Sophomores 68)
Trevor Abbott
River Adams
Ryan Baker
Andrew Bowen
Nichole Butler
Lyssa Caires
Sierra Carmosino
Ciara Carver-
Gallegos
Shannia Case
Matthew Costigan
Larissa Cox
Darcy Dackonish
Jenna Dandurand
Jordin Early
Molly Findlay
Kassidy Flick
Sophia Fortner
Andrew Foutz
Taren Garcia
Lindsay Gnesios
Cassandra Grigware

Edgar Gutierrez
Kyle Hardy
Elizabeth Havlik
Brennon Keller
Eric Kotris
Johnathan Kyle
Zachary Lamberty
Samuel Lapkin
Emily Luker
Erin Martin
Autumn Mason
Michael McKnight
Kenzi Medina
Erika Meister
Soraya Morales
Joshua Murdock
Joel Nicholson
Tristan Noel
Brandon Perry
Kalen Potter
Mariah Prinster
Maxwell Proietti
Aleah Quast
Jordan Quintana
Kayla Roberts
Shafer Rubalcaba
Carissa Russell
Neil Ryan
Nicole Seibold
Megan Sherman
Savannah Smith
Katharine Smith
Madalyn Stewart
Domonic Tafoya
Owen Taylor
Theron Verna
Zeb Wagner
Alexander Weaver
Matthew White
Katherine Whiteside
Sarah Wilkinson
March Newsletter - Honor Roll 2nd Quarter
John Wiman
Milla Wong
Aubrie Wood
Zoe Wright
Whitney Young
Shiyan Zhang
Juniors (71)
Ellen Atkinson
Zachary Barger
Kyler Beasley-Rose
Ryan Beshai
Sofie Black
Laura Bloom
Katie Bremner
Kenna Brown
Amanda Cook
Alec Cowan
Emily Dederick
Jessica Deters
Paul Dohm
Luke Dohm
Kolton Flick
Annealea Flynn
Scott Foster
Maya Freismuth
Carsyn Fritzler
Juanita Galvan
Caleb Gartner
Greta Gebhard
David Gibb
Rachel Gibson
Katherine Gibson
Sandra Gutierrez
Margaret Harris
Julian Hedlund-
Drumm
John Hegstrom
Adam Heldmyer
Emma Holt
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Cameron Honnen
Max-Olivier Houtris
Alejandro
Hutchinson
Richard Jull
Benjamin Kelsey
Lacee Kilgore
Matthew King
Travus Lammot
Alexander Langley
Cody Levering
Erin Lielkoks
Daniel Lionberger
Luciana Madison
Cordero Marez
Arianne Martin
Matthew McKay
Michael Merluzzi
Joshua Moore
Joy Moran
Alice Nelms
Clayton Nelson
Eric Oakley
Carmen Pipe
Christian
Richardson
Sofia Robinson
Benjamin Skinner
Tyler Smith
Rachel Stahl
Charleen Strother
Natalie Sufka
Amanda Summers
Elizabeth Switzler
Christopher
Thornton
Samuel Videlock
Stephanie Wahlers
Anna Wedekin
Cheyenne Weldin
Bethany Wood
Ariana Ybarra

Grayson Young
Seniors (111)
Kaitlin Adleman
Kierra Aiello
Cierra Anderson
Jacob Below
Dylan Bennett
Terence Bercume
Audrey Bolton
Noah Bradford
Tyler Brennan
Meghan Casey
Carmen Cisneros
Clarissa Cooper
Acacia Cordova
Viviana Coronado
Lucas Corsi
Tamara Corsi
Brianna Corsi
Cierra Cosslett
Katie Cox
Jamie Derrieux
Kara Diemer
Devon Dorsey
Evan Duff
Garrett Fante
Marayna Flemming
Krystal Foutz
Ashley Funke
Yvonne Gibson
Lewis Gillis
Christine Gillispie
Jacob Goakes
Jayme Hagedorn
Jeffrey Hansen
Dustin Harbert
Andrew Hays
James Hays
Danielle Hecht
March Newsletter - Honor Roll 2nd Quarter
Bailey Hilty
Devon Hoffman
Jessie Hoffschneider
Elizabeth Huskinson
Zachary Inman
Chloe Jagelski
Rachel James
Jeremy Johann
Amanda Johnson
Kathy Jowell-Hadland
Julie Kembel
Kori Kerkman
Tessa Kester
Alix Knight
Tyler Kovach
Brett LaBonte
Christopher Liddle
Laura Lockwood
John Maier
Jenna Maneotis
Abbey Marchant
Kali Martinez
Rio Mason
Jacob McCann
Christopher McKenney
Marisa Millard
Marshal Miller
Rebecca Miller
Aaron Minnick
Andrew Murdock
Elisa Murillo
Royce Neely
Isadora Nizalowski
Amy Ochsner
Kayla Olson
Adam Pacheco
Stewart Page
Kathryn Paregien
Joshua Petersen
Lindsay Petersen
Melissa Peterson
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Mallory Pilcher
Emily Pipkin
Kylie Pond
Roman Puzey
Kimber Rand
Melina Rascon-
Rodriquez
Emily Robbins
Keith Rockwood
Justine Roof
Rebecca Roskowski
Sean Rubalcaba
Heather Seacrest
Brittnee Severson
Sierra Simmons
Stephanie Skinner
Kelsey Slauson
Elizabeth Southern
Tyler Stewart
Alexandra Tennant
Rebeca Teves
Dylon Thompson
Allisyn Thompson
Hannah Trackler
Nicole Travis
Sabrina Trujillo
Meagan Valvoda
Katie Walker
John Wieseler
Megan Wilson
Danyelle Wiman
Bryenna Workman
Gabrielle Ziola
Alexandria Zirger

Officers
President:
Amanda Johnson
Vice President:
Zac Barger
Secretary:
Annealea Flynn
Historian:
Ellie Gossage
Treasurer:
Nathan Sellers
Chapter 5664-Tri-M National Music Honor Society - 2011 - 2012
Returning
Members (22)
Kierra Aiello
Meghan Casey
Claire Cooper
Devon Dorsey
TJ Downey
Krystal Foutz
Lewis Gillis
Bailey Hilty
Devon Hoffman
Amanda Johnson
Julie Kembel
John Maier
Andrew Murdock
Isadora Nizalowski
Melissa Peterson
Emmy Pipkin
Rebecca Roskowski
Nathan Sellers
Allsyn Thompson
Nicole Travis
Jessica Wilson
Alexandria Zirger
Inductees –
Juniors (25)
Ellen Atkinson
Zac Barger
Sofie Black
Laura Bloom
Alex Cowan
Brittney Davis
Annaelea Flynn
Greta Gebhard
Rachel Gibson
Ellie Gossage
Ben Gutentag
Morgan Ham
Tate Hegstrom
Max Houtris
Cameron Honnen
AJ Langley
Lane Melott
Alex Nees
Ricky Oakley
Carmen Pipe
Sofia Robinson
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
AJ Schlechten
Rachel Stahl
Amanda Summers
Joel Trumbo
Inductees - Seniors (13)
Katelyn Boelke
Brianna Corsi
Kara Diemer
Dani Hecht
Aaron Jenkins
Kathy Jowell-Hadland
Christopher McKenney
Alexa Mills
Kylie Pond
Stephanie Skinner
Kelsey Slauson
Ty Stewart
Bryenna Workman

March Newsletter - Perfect Attendance 1st Quarter, 2011-2012
Freshmen (30)
Thomas Beightel
Samantha Betzen
Joseph-lan Bongar
Madelynn Brillhart
Julie Campbell
Taylor Chaffetz
Christian Flores
Max Fransen
Hannah Galvan
Jordan Hahn
Brandon Haskins
Jordan Houck
Joselle Jacobs
Tyler Jones
Bryan Luke
Kaitlin Lynch
Kia Marez
Angelica Martinez
Briggs Oakley
Jacob Ormsby
Madison Ragar
Caitlin Ray
Sabree Stewart
Caroline Straw
Anjana Thapa
Nicole Troester
Thomas Trogdon
Holli Whiting
Jonah Wilson
Ryan Zinke
Sophomores (29)
Rebecca Bryan
Lyssa Caires
Jeffrey Christeleit
Matthew Costigan
Larissa Cox
Amanda Eckert
Felix Eneboe
Matthew Erickson
Taren Garcia
Kiana Ham
Trian Hawks
Brennon Keller
Lucas Kelzer
Zachary Lamberty
James Loewen
Trey Lopez
Alysha Moore
Michael Mora
Brandon Perry
Ashley Preuss
Aleah Quast
Jordan Quintana
Shafer Rubalcaba
Neil Ryan
Alexandra Schoellgen
Nicole Seibold
Madalyn Stewart
Jessica Strothman
Milla Wong
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Juniors (14)
Douglass Culver
Alex Cowan
Emily Dederick
David Gibb
Katherine Gibson
Benjamin Gutentag
Adam Heldmyer
Benjamin Kelsey
Keaton Michael
Clayton Nelson
Montana Reichen
Abigail Rojas
Michael Spence
Christopher Thornton
Seniors (12)
Katelyn Boelke
Colten Deters
Garrett Fante
Jeffrey Hansen
Damon Harding
Zachary Inman
Brett LaBonte
Luke Ledebur
Laura Lockwood
Stewart Page
Emily Pipkin
Daniel Wehner

March Newsletter - Perfect Attendance 2nd Quarter, 2011-2012
Freshmen
Samantha Betzen
Shyanne Bisnett
Courtney Brennan
Amber Broad
Kevin Chavez
Tyler Dandurand
Malcolm Davis-McDougal
Michael Hansen
Anna Harris
Brandon Haskins
Tyler Jones
Donny Kinnaman
Mark Laborin
Dillon Lanzl
Alexander Lee
Brian List
Bryan Luke
Jacob Ormsby
Michael Poland
Caitlin Ray
Benjamin Shettler
Jessica Sopher
Anjana Thapa
Viviane Turman
Holli Whiting
Justin Zedicher
Second Straight
Quarter This Year
Sophomores (20)
Taylor Baker
Matthew Costigan
Blythe Crow
Daniel Dodero
Felix Eneboe
Lindsay Gnesios
Jennifer Herrera
Brennon Keller
Erin Martin
Jacob McSwain
Joshua Murdock
Kacie Sams
Alexandra Schoellgen
Trinity Simmons
Michaela StAmour
Hanna Starritt
Madalyn Stewart
Jessica Strothman
Theron Verna
Aubrie Wood
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Juniors (10)
Ryan Beshai
David Bjorklund
Liesen Crow
Emily Dederick
Katherine Gibson
Benjamin Gutentag
Morgan Ham
Emma Holt
Montana Reichen
Christopher Thornton
Seniors (11)
Jeffrey Achierno
Kaitlin Adleman
Kimberly Bernard
Brianna Corsi
Tamara Corsi
Colten Deters
Jeffrey Hansen
Zachary Inman
Tessa Kester
Abbey Marchant
Alexandria Zirger

March Newsletter - Perfect Attendance 3rd Quarter, 2011-2012
Freshmen (16)
Julie Campbell
Spenser Cummings
Hannah Galvin
Michael Hansen
Damian Johann
Tyler Jones
Bryan Luke
Angelica Martinez
David Martinez
Jacob Ormsby
Christian Pena
Kayla Smith
Bao Tran
Holli Whiting
Preston Wilson
Second Straight
Quarter This Year
Third Straight Quarter
This Year
Sophomores (14)
Joshua Abshear
Taylor Baker
Jennifer Herrera
Brennon Keller
John Leeflang
Jacob McSwain
Joel Nicholson
Brandon Perry
Roberto Quintana
Jordan Quintana
Courtney Schroder
Trinity Simmons
Alyssa Stacy
Zoe Wright
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Juniors (15)
Rianna Arnett
Ryan Beshai
Kenna Brown
Liesen Crow
Benjamin Gutentag
Krista Lally
Travus Lammot
Erin Lielkols
Daniel Lionberger
Lane Melott
Steven Puckett
Montana Reichen
Elizabeth Switzler
Christopher Thornton
Cheyenne Welden
Seniors (9)
Jeffrey Achierno
Kimberly Bernard
Lucas Corsi
Tamara Corsi
Devon Hoffman
Julie Kembel
Melissa Peterson
Christopher Teal
Rowdie Wemple

March Newsletter - HURRAH!!!! -Tiger Readers
Congratulations to the following Tigers
who have demonstrated their love of
reading by voraciously consuming the
following number of books thru January
2012.
Student Grade Books
Damon Harding 12 889
Morgan Ham 11 835
Elizabeth Switzler 11 764
Briana Hendrickson 11 713
Jessica Haar 10 688
Rachel Gallagher 10 555
Kiana Ham 10 550
Rebekah Kruckeberg 12 508
Joeanna Cisneros 11 422
Samara Kibel 10 417
Katie Cox 12 408
Jonathan Dorr-Widdop 9 401
Crystal Castillo 12 398
Anjana Thapa 9 365
Marissa Brunswick 11 363
Zachary Erskine 11 359
Ciara Romero 9 352
Stacy Love 9 352
Adam Prall 9 342
Brenda Ortega 11 338
Madisyn Porter 10 333
Nickolas Jones 10 330
Ryland Mahre 9 327
Greta Gebhard 11 321
Emily Dederick 11 313
Shyanne Carpendale 10 311
Chelsea Sweety 9 307
Alexandra Schoellgen 10 304
Dylan Walsh 10 301
Corey McCauley 12 299
Trian Hawks 10 299
1911 – 2011
100 Years of Excellence
Lolita Almaraz 11 298
Kassandra Hedgecock 12 296
Cesar Reyes 12 290
Jesse Esqueda 9 290
Brenda Herrera 11 289
Thomas Beightel 9 286
Kayleigh Moore 9 283
Crystal Sutherland 9 279
Cody Bertrand 9 279
Rebeca Teves 12 278
Alexandria Dorsey 9 278
Myah Kerchner 9 276
Ellie Gossage 11 275
Kyle Moreno 9 274
Scott Huskinson 10 269
Brody Fullmer 10 268
Emily Luker 10 264
Troy Monger 12 263
Angelica Martinez 9 261
Meghan Casey 12 260
John Mariz 11 260
Hailee Wemple 9 260
Michael Oberbroeckling 9 259
Luis Munoz 9 258
Kyler Beasely-Rose 11 257
Travis Griffin 9 256
Abigail Leinbach 9 255
Joslin Berg 9 254
Jose Herrera 12 253
Samantha Williams 10 253
Hunter Keichline 10 252