Program Contents April 16, 2019

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School Board Members….. ..................................... 2

You Make Us So Proud .......................................... 3

Code of Conduct: Respecting the Flag .................... 4

Program ...………………………………………….5

Presentation of the Peggy Gorday Bruner Award .... 7

Baker School .......................................................... 8

Choctawhatchee High School ................................. 9

Crestview High School……. ................................ 11

Fort Walton Beach High School.…………………14

Laurel Hill School………………………………...17

Niceville High School ..................................... …..18

Criteria………. ..................................................... 22

Special Thanks ...................................................... 23

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THE OKALOOSA COUNTY

SCHOOL BOARD

Front: Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley,

Back: Tim Bryant (Vice-Chairman), Lamar White (Chairman),

Dewey Destin

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You Make Us So Proud

The annual Academic Honors Program was

established in 1975 by the Okaloosa County School Board

at the suggestion of then-Board Member Anne T. Mitchell.

The permanent theme “You Make Us So Proud”,

exemplifies Mrs. Mitchell’s and the community’s

admiration toward these fine young people.

Later, in recognition of Mrs. Mitchell’s

commitment to recognizing academic excellence among

our students, the awards assembly was named in her

honor.

Today the Anne T. Mitchell Academic Honors

Assembly for Seniors is widely replicated by school

districts throughout Florida. Students honored in this

assembly are receiving the most prestigious accolades in

our county school system.

As School Board Members, we share your pride in

the qualities of leadership and dedication of these

remarkable young people. Your guidance, understanding,

and love are so important in shaping the lives and molding

the values of these accomplished scholars to whom we pay

tribute tonight.

Congratulations parents, family members and students!

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Code of Conduct: Respecting the Flag

UNITED STATES CODE

TITLE 36

CHAPTER 10

§170. National Anthem; Star-Spangled Banner

The composition consisting of the words and music known as

The Star-Spangled Banner is designated the national anthem of the

United States of America.

§171. Conduct during playing

During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed,

all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing

the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men not in uniform

should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at

the left shoulder; the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform

should render the military salute at the first note of the anthem and

retain this position until the last note. When the flag is not displayed,

those present should face toward the music and act in the same

manner they would if the flag were displayed there.

§172. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, ‘I pledge allegiance to the Flag

of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it

stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice

for all’, should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag

with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform, men should

remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left

shoulder; the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should

remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.

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THE 45th ANNUAL ANNE T. MITCHELL

ACADEMIC SENIORS HONORS ASSEMBLY

Order of Events

Presentation of the Colors U. S. Air Force JROTC

Color Guard

Niceville High School

Pledge of Allegiance Honorable Dr. Diane Kelley

School Board Member

Our National Anthem Baker School Chorus

Welcome Honorable Marcus D. Chambers

Superintendent of Schools

“The Stars of Tomorrow” Paul McNeeley

A Video Tribute to the ITV Coordinator

Senior Class of 2019

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Order of Events (Continued)

Presentation of the Peggy Gorday Bruner Award Honorable Vince Bruner

Roll Call of Honor Students High School Principals

Presentation of Awards Honorable Marcus D. Chambers

To Academic Scholars Superintendent of Schools

Concluding Remarks Honorable Tim Bryant

School Board Vice-Chairman

Out of respect for all honorees and all schools, honors

students are not permitted to leave the auditorium until

the ceremony is concluded.

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The Peggy Gorday Bruner Award Presented to the most outstanding academic scholar

among all of the county’s graduating classes.

The nominees for this honor are:

Baker School

Olivia Hurley

Choctawhatchee High School

Frank Daldine

Crestview High School

Weston Tew

Fort Walton Beach High School

Josie Shelton

Laurel Hill School

Laney Fugate

Niceville High School

Liam Ordner

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Baker School Mike Martello, Principal

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Emma Barksdale Olivia Hurley

Railey Conner Elizabeth Kempski

Lindsey Emiro Madison Nichols

Michaela Franklin Breeanna Nowling

Jurnee French Emily Ramey

Haylee Gibbs Lindsey Stewart

Rylee Gibbs Paige Stoughton

Silas Hammond

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Taylor Barrow Garrit Pourcillie

Alexandra Butler Kolby Roy

Isabelle Dupuis Eliana-Eliza Sites

Layne Jones Shelby Sloan

Emily Keefe Lauren Tucker

Madeline McKenzie

CUM LAUDE

Cameron Boadway McKinley Gordon

Tiana Bryant Derek Peoples

Olivia Clendennin Janet Sconiers

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Choctawhatchee High School Michelle Heck, Principal

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Karlia Amiel Chai Mauliola

Bram Baldwin Gabriel Mercado

Luke Burleson Justin Nelson

Carolyn Castelin Patricia Nguyen

Erick Chavez Allison Oldnettle

Ruo Chen Brady Peters

Cassie Cole Emily Peterson

Peregrine Conroy-Baarsch Tuyet-Hong Pham

Peyton Coots Grace Roehrig

Frank Daldine Erik Rushford

Logan Dedmon Bentley Siner

Kier Fretenborough Elizabeth Stefanik

Jared Gornto Bailey TaraBori

Jacob Hohn Brandon Turner

John Holguin III Faith Verbsky

Julian Hoppe Jamie Ward

Kristina Laird Daniel Wentz

Madison Locht Matthew Zinke

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Choctawhatchee High School

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

James Baker Chloe Finn

Blythe Bay Diamon Gipson

Jessica Boden Ashlee Jones

Matthew Brown Sydney Key

Mason Bruns Logan Martin

Kenzey Calderone Natalie Miller

Kiersten Calderwood Sebastian Ospina Calzada

Calli Chandler Abigail Ritchie

Blake Davis Devin White

Bryan Denton Houston Wright

Aaron Edelen

CUM LAUDE

Paola Bravo Thomas Kiehn

Magdalena Bubenikova Sofia Louah

Trevor Byron Hannah Mills

Peyton Ellis Alexea Morris

Patrick Fry Alexander Nusimow

Skye George Abigail Oldnettle

Eve Hale Emily Platt

Erin Heapy Taylor Pratt

Lorance Hogans-White Jessica Quick

Olivia Holmes Aiden Savage

Hailey Hongyee Jonathan Scooler

Brooklyn Humbert Cassidy Wiest

Daija Jackson Nia Wilson

Isaiah Jones

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Crestview High School Dexter Day, Principal

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Heidi Anderson Elise Medlock

Dylan Angermuller Emma Medlock

Nelly Anne Arnett Zachary Meserve

Gabriela Barr Amber Morera

Teiyana Blue Cody Morton

Tristan Cameron Madison North

Kelly Castleberry Shaylah Paxton

Monet Cisneros Joshua Riffle

Jack Corbin Emily Robinson

Emma Crisman Juliya Sagaya

Erin Farley Taina Sanchez

Jessica Holderness Hannah Smith

Dustin Holloway Weston Tew

Rachel Kelsey Honglien Tran

Jackson Kiewiet Shannon Vickers

Rani LaRue Destyni Weiss

Andrew McFarren

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Crestview High School

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Katelyn Bialorucki Seana Miller

Brody Boan Noah Overton

Haley Breeden Luke Owens

Pattylynn Brock Jillian Parker

Alyssa Canlas Trentin Rathel

Brandon Earnest Logan Rogers

Jadyn Fuszner Aman Shah

Ragan Gates Sydney Sims

John Gillis Randi Small

Jill Harris Sheindel Smith

Hannah Johnson Austin Soler

Emily Keiffer Chandler Stallings

Diana Luong Ashley Stephens

Shelby Martin Melea Stokes

Tucker McDonald Madeline Wood

Clarissa Mesta

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Crestview High School

CUM LAUDE

Peter Angelos Brianna Jones

Alana Berry Jen-Yi Klose

Ryan Bilodeau Luke Lindenberger

Logan Bollinger Johnson Liu

Jacob Bouhall Daniel Lovretich

Jessica Bray Cooper Martin

Derek Cabrillas Ashlyn McCurley

Shelby Carroll Dessirae Meinert

Ja'Kaiyla Chambers Mia Montenaro

Daniel Clark Jahara Moore

William Corbin Ian Nieves

Elizabeth Durban Emmalee Odom

Caleb Eastman Jacob O'Hara

Sarah Forn Rajah Persad

Madison Franks Alyssa Piaget

Drake Fugate Martin Rasmussen

Ruby Gomez Yenayla Rubino

Kennedy Gray Ni'Ja Seals

Tyler Harris Jonathan Staples

Ne'Kailah Harrison Terrence Staples

Rosemary Hill Nicole Vest

Lindsay Huckabee Amber Washington

Jacob Hunley James Webb

Brendon Jones

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Fort Walton Beach High School John Spolski, Principal

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Jonathan Allen Rachel Ledford

Katelyn Balent Ainsley Loftis

Karsun Barrett Leonardo Lopez-Torres

Cassidy Bassett Mekenzie McElroy

Riley Beaulieu Kameron Murray

Bryanna Bhakta Jessica Nguyen

Erin Brittingham Ashlyn Pepe

Morgan Chapman Brooke Sanders

Garrett Ellis Josie Shelton

Cameron Farrah Britney Simmons

Henry Fite Alayna Spolski

Keon Frank Lauren Tasillo

Lily Greene William Tasillo

Aziah Gudinez James Taylor

Jamielyn Jarvis Stephanie Winningham

Alexsander Jones Erin Winstead

Clayton Jowers Ora Wolfgram

Emery Keen Conrad Wyrick

Samuel Landers

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Fort Walton Beach High School

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Savannah Bailey

Aja Bell

David Clark

Brittany Dominick

Grace Duckett

Dalton Edeker

Miguel Figueroa-Martinez

Peyton Goodwin

Grace Hawkins

Hillary Henley

Mikayla Hewitt

Baillie Jones

Kaitlin Jones

Carson Klaus

Karuna Kumwiang

Alexandra Larkin

Heather Metruck

Jesus Molina

Riane Neal

Katalina Pho

Madison Stringer

Sarah Teter

Jamya Thorne

Ariana Wasil

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Fort Walton Beach High School

CUM LAUDE

Carolyn Alaniz Karla Guzman

Rhian Arrington Annaliese Keenum

Erin Bankston Madelyn Kelley

Madison Brace Kameron Kerns

Kimberly Clark Oceana Lee

Megan Coffey Brandon Malan

Chance Conner Heather McMinn

Eisley Cornett Samuel Miller

Jamiah Dangerfield Francis Muldowney

Max Davidson Madison Newton

Paitin Davis Alan Nguyen

Colin Dickinson Belle Reinke

Breanna Dufault Breah Rennie

Hailey Duke Samantha Reyes

Chassidy Engelkens Noah Scott

Elise Fogg Emma Smith

Ryanne Foster Coele Whaley

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Laurel Hill School Lee Martello, Principal

CUM LAUDE

Laney Fugate

Haley McDonald

Tyler Southard

Caitlyn Valdes

Madison Williams

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Niceville High School Charles Marello, Principal

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Allie Andrews Marc Graff

Morgan Bailey Lucas Guy

Kaitlyn Ballard Avery Hanson

Matthew Bearden Kameron Harding

Martin Bouldo Mark Herring

Sean Bridges Chloe Hill

David Cathey Blakely Huff

Audrey Colletta Delaney Hughes

Sarah D'Amico Nicholas Hulker

Connor Detweiler Dominic Iannaccone

Michael Dunn Lyndsey Kelsey

Erin Eubanks Tyler Kersanac

Hannah Farley Madalyn Kish

Courtney Faulkner Tatum Knowles

Sophia Feldman Sydney Lederman

Lauren Frederic Katherine Lightfoot

Matthew Fulton Christopher Loffler

Julia Gabel Rosalina Lombardi

Luis Gallego Sarah Markwardt

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Niceville High School

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Stefanie Markwardt Wesley Shackelford

Connor McClay Simrun Sharma

Laura McCraine Ashlyn Shinnick

Anastasia Miller Taylor Strickler

Kenedi Mills Collin Szymczak

Indira Mishra Campbell Taylor

Jasmine Mishra Ashley Teel

Sierra Moore Alison Thalacker

Jayden Mooso Olivia Tuckey

Angelee Morales Rios Ryan Tuper

Shaun Nelson Hannah Vitt

Donna Ogle William Warnecke

Lauren Olinger Mary White

Jacob Oliver Gavin Wilson

Liam Ordner Arianna Wittic

Hannah Reid Alexandria Wright

Julianna Roberts Ella Wright

John Sandor Robin Wynn

Samuel Scholl

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Niceville High School

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Elise Alford Erin Lutz

Cameron Andrews Madison Maharaj

Benjamin Baltz Lily McKenna

Georgia Bright Alexander Medina

Ellen Brown Joshua Morton

Isabel Burley Cannon Murphy

Anna Canavan William Murray

Will Carnley Abigail O'Laughlin

Gwyneth Clark Daniel Padgett

Gregor Doenges Daniel Pupo

Harrison Dorsett Wade Ramby

Stephen Dubben Ashton Reichard

Sarah Eddy Macray Simmers

Renee England Mona Smith

Liliana Fernandez Brian Son

Trejon Garvey Paige Stephani

Maximilian Gottschalk Chambers Stringfellow

Jack Green Yazmyne Valencia

Tessa Hancock James Vannatter

Molly Hansen Emily Wagner

Joseph Kalil Logan Webb

Evangline Kelley Sam Williams

Lauren Kelly Olivia Wilson

Kenny Ketcham Tucker Wolfe

Morgan Ketchersid Jordan Zargari

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Niceville High School

CUM LAUDE

Izaiah Bernard Ryan Mathewson

Sarahbeth Bilton Sean Mayhugh

Madeline Black Allen Pennington

Harrison Brice Karter Peoples

Luke Brockinton Hunter Pruitt

Franklyn Brognano Amiah Raaymakers

Brendon Carter Sean Reidy

Kendra-Aryn Carver Hunter Ruddell

Holly Chavis Ellaina San Clemente

Rachael Cooley Quintin Scholz

Katilin Curd Gabriella Schuelke

Kyle Fell Jacob Schwartz

Kayla Fernandez John Snell

Collin Fuller Skylar Stahl

Zachary Goldammer Yolanda Stallworth

Emily Gonzales Jackson Stanford

Xavier Graham Carson Stauch

Jasmine Griggs Madisyn Tidwell

Zoe Harrigan Isabel Torres

Triston Holloway Rory Venuti

Madeleine Hooper Madisyn Walker

Elizabeth Ives Ashleigh Wallace

Aubrey Johnson Zachariah Weisman

Robert Kennington Erin Willcox

Collin Lentz Colton Williams

Shayla Libby Michael Zoellner

Kamden Martin

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CRITERIA

Academic District Honors Recognition

SUMMA CUM LAUDE ................. (4.25+WGPA)

MAGNA CUM LAUDE ........... (4.0 - 4.24 WGPA)

CUM LAUDE......................... (3.75 - 3.99 WGPA)

These criteria are published in the Pupil Progression Plan and are

adopted by the Okaloosa County School Board.

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THANK YOU

Members of the School Board and Superintendent

Marcus Chambers recognizes and appreciates the support of:

Northwest Florida State College Staff

Mattie Kelly Arts Center Staff

Chef David Mason and the

Niceville High School Culinary Arts Students

Mr. Hank Phillips, Band Director, and the

Pryor Middle School Jazz Band

MSgt. Daniel Hensley, USAF, Ret. and the

Niceville High School AFJROTC

Mr. Stuart Campbell, Choral Director, and the

Baker School Chorus

Mrs. Sheila Lightbourne, Assistant Superintendent,

Curriculum and Instruction

Mr. Steve Horton, Assistant Superintendent,

Management Information Systems

Mr. Paul McNeeley, School District ITV Coordinator

Mr. Perry Rich, Print Shop Manager, and Staff

Mrs. Jan Crawford, School Board Secretary

Ms. Mari McGowan, School Board Secretary and

Honors Assembly Coordinator