Kirkwood High School held the annual Senior Awards Night in the Keating Theater on Tuesday, May 5. This is a chance for each department to honor outstanding seniors, along with five prestigious classwide awards.
Departmental awards
The departmental awards, presented to the outstanding senior in each department, are listed below. Some awards have been named for notable former members of that department.
- Art department outstanding senior: Isabella Harrison
- Business department outstanding senior: Jason Heisner
- Discovery Center outstanding senior: Jerry Bates III
- Engineering and Technology department outstanding seniors:
- Engineering: Gabriel Riggio
- Industrial technology: Joseph Evans
- English — Thelma Larsen Departmental Award: Drew Moosmann-Young
- Family and Consumer Science department outstanding senior: Jade Wells
- Innovation outstanding senior: Randall Richardson
- Journalism department outstanding senior: Katherine Jensen
- Library Legacy Award: Mason Tiffany
- Steve Jonak Senior Awards for Excellence in Mathematics: Joseph Edwards and Sienna Staten
- Performing Arts department outstanding seniors:
- Drama: Kevaun Gillett
- Vocal music: Emerson Saylor and Rex Swoboda
- Orchestra: Nathan Bauer
- Rebecca C. Friesen Outstanding Band Senior: Emily Royalty
- Physical Education department outstanding seniors: Jacob Goble and Alexander Munroe
- Science department outstanding senior: Sienna Staten
- Steve Platte Outstanding Social Studies Senior: Braeden Caupp
- World Languages department outstanding seniors:
- Chinese: Carter Chen
- French: Nathan Bauer
- German: Althea Althauser
- Spanish: Sienna Staten
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Athletics awards
- Kirkwood High School Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete: Emily Royalty
- Army Reserve National Scholar:
- Female athletes: Mary Laird and Kylie Kohl
- Male athletes: Braeden Caupp and Alec Gates
- Jim Velten Awards
- Outstanding senior – female athletes: Haydn Ealey
- Outstanding senior – male athletes: Jacob Eberhart
- Black Achievement Cultural Club Romona Miller Award: Mikayla Estes, Andrew Kring and Nevaeh McClendon
KAPS scholarships
Kirkwood Area Perpetual Scholarship (KAPS) is an organization made up of parents of present and past KHS students. During the past thirty-nine years they have given over $490,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors. Students are chosen for their academic achievements and financial need. Some of the money is donated through memorials, alumni, and in honor of special occasions; additional funds are raised by an event known as the Glendale Firehouse Run.
KAPS scholarships:
- Robert Faerber Scholarship: Juliet Wegener
- Kirkwood Optimist Club: Mason Tiffany
- Honor of Ray Schulz of Kirkwood Optimist: Jenna Braun
- Carol Dark Memorial Scholarship: Dawson Grimm
- Steve Schukar Memorial: Evie Deckert
- Franklin McCallie Scholarship: Stacey Hettenhouse
- KAPS Scholarship: Dane Berkbuegler, Elizabeth Bleeker, Joseph Edwards, Solis Maldonado and August Soell
Efficacy Award
Efficacy Award winners:
- Angelo Brown
- Caila Crim
- Kevaun Gillett
- John McClure
- Emmanuel Nunez
- Jamiir Sloan
The Efficacy Award is given to students who have overcome personal and academic obstacles during his or her high school career. In doing so this person has achieved significant academic success and has become a role model for others. The Pioneer Parent Organization has gifted these students with a scholarship.
Ernest Jones Humanitarian Award
Ernest Jones Humanitarian Award winners:
- Felix Dickinson
- Meghan Glaser
- John McKinley
- Fallon Pettit
- Lily Tutskey
- Mason Van Horn
Forty-six years ago, a group of educators and citizens from the Kirkwood community formed a committee whose purpose was to bolster academic achievement and interpersonal relations among the students of Kirkwood High School. This award was named in honor of Ernest Jones, former teacher and principal in Kirkwood schools. The Ernest Jones Humanitarian Award honors those who continually endeavor to foster inclusive relationships among all students at Kirkwood High School.
The winners of this award are examples of those who do good things for KHS, always with a good spirit. Many of their actions are never known in terms of their positive influence on our school. These students are chosen by the KHS administration team with suggestions from the faculty and senior class.
John Johnson Quiet Leadership Award
John Johnson Quiet Leadership Award winners:
- Kelly Boudreau
- Jenna Braun
- Natalie Dale
- Jason Heisner
- Lindsey Herweck
- Katherine Jensen
- Samuel Sudekum
- Phillip Thomas Jr.
Mr. John Johnson was the first African American assistant principal in the history of KHS. He had a way of carrying out things behind the scenes in such a manner that he did not always get credit, but the school was better because he was there.
The winners of this award are examples of those who do good things for KHS, always with a good spirit. Many of their actions are never known in terms of their positive influence on our school. These students are chosen by the KHS administration team with suggestions from the faculty and senior class.
Franklin McCallie Award
Franklin McCallie Award winners:
- Dane Berkbuegler
- Evie Deckert
- Thierry Dubuisson
- Nevaeh McClendon
- Henry Walker
The Franklin McCallie Award, formerly the Principal’s Award, was established in May of 2001 to acknowledge the retirement of Principal Franklin McCallie and honor his tenure at Kirkwood High School. This award is presented annually to the seniors who model a high standard of character, integrity and ethics evidenced by leadership, extracurricular involvements and service to Kirkwood High School.
Donald W. Duchek Award
Donald W. Duchek Award winners:
- Nathan Bauer
- Sanchan Khanuja
- Kylie Kohl
- Ryan Talir
Forty-six years ago, the KHS PTO Executive Council established an award in honor of the principal who was retiring that year, Mr. Donald Duchek. Don Duchek had attended the Kirkwood schools, graduated from Kirkwood High School, returned to serve 30 years in the district and spent his last years as principal of his alma mater.
The Donald Duchek Award is presented annually to the graduating seniors demonstrating the most outstanding overall qualities in areas such as scholarship, leadership, athletics, music and extracurricular activities so as to set a standard to be followed by other students. The recipient of this award is chosen by the senior class, faculty and the administration.
Additional awards
In addition to the awards given at the ceremony, there are awards given leading up to this event and listed for those in attendance. Those awards are:
English Department Scholarships
- Fiction Award: Noah Gaffney and Juliet Wegener
- Nonfiction Award: Delaney Ruyle and Maren Statzel
- Poetry Award: Shiloh Byers and Solis Maldonado
Kirkwood High School Journalism Banquet
- PICA Scholarship: Sanchan Khanuja and Addyson Mohler
- New Staffer Award: Brigid McNally and Julia Mussig
Performing arts
- Burton Isaac Award Bands: Althea Althauser and Cole Hathaway
- Phi Beta Mu Award: Bennett Harman and Joseph Molitor
- Poshak Award: Althea Althauser, Cole Hathaway, Joseph Molitor and Thomas Vandagriff
- Patrick Jackson Award: Harris Falk
Pioneer School of Business Scholarship recipients
- Kennedi Allen
- Dane Berkbuegler
- John Michael Biebel
- Joseph Bright
- Charles Buesching
- Vanessa Cabassa
- Kiera Carnell
- Yik Long Seth Chong
- Nora Cleary
- Luciana Cortright
- Felix Dickinson
- Ada Drozda
- Edwin Ernst
- Maya Gianino
- Margaret Gunn
- Lindsey Herweck
- Robert Holley
- Jason Keisner
- Margaret Laciny
- Justin Mack
- Charlie Marino
- Amelia McPheeters
- Claire Medler
- Molly Moorman
- Alexander Munroe
- Delaney Ruyle
- Lily Salter
- Cash Schoemehl
- Elizabeth Tebo
- Issaline Tiburzi
- Charley Wellman
- Jacob Whitson
- Elizabeth Williams
