Jefferson City elementary schools honor students

Jefferson City's public elementary schools recently handed out end-of-the-year awards to their students.

The annual awards come in five categories: Thorpe Gordon Courtesy Award, American Legion Award, Optimist Award, Safety Patrol Award and Presidential Academic Fitness Award.

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Thorpe Gordon Courtesy Award

This award has as its purpose the encouragement and recognition of courteous behavior in the individual pupil. Basic to the purpose of the award is the belief courtesy and mannerly behavior are the first attributes of successful and happy living. The qualities of courtesy considered in the selection of the nominees include politeness, friendliness, thoughtfulness and cheerfulness. Any student who has been in the Jefferson City Schools three consecutive years is eligible for the award. The award is a certificate and a check for $50. Traditionally (the award was first given in 1957) this award is considered the most prestigious award given at the elementary level.

Award receipients were:

Belair: Eilee Kempker

Callaway Hills: Elizabeth Hidlebaugh

Cedar Hill: Henry Neuenswander

East: Brylee Watts

West: Ava Meinhardt

Lawson: Carly Carron

Thorpe Gordon: Troy Williamson

South: JoAnna Tiethoff

Pioneer Trail: Ruby Sprenger

Moreau Heights: Kendel Young

North: Maddy Lux

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American Legion Award Winners

These awards are made to the girl and the boy of the exiting class in elementary schools. Awards are limited to the exiting class because of the candidates' positions on the threshold of entrance upon a more extensive period of education. The American Legion School Medal Award is designed to place emphasis on the development of the qualities of courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship and service; develop those ideals of Americanism among young people which will make them citizens of the highest type; and give recognition through the award of American Legion Medals to the girl and the boy who are deemed most worthy of the high qualities of citizenship and true Americanism.

The awards went to:

Belair: Ted Krause, Allie Schenewerk

Callaway Hills: Christian Gunn, Briana Jackson

Cedar Hill: Ouinton Frohman, Georgia Pardalos

East: Jahleel Wallace, Laynee Hetzel

West: Xavier Briggs, Alexis Pope

Lawson: Caydin Engelbrecht, Audrey Klinger

Thorpe Gordon: Riley Acs, Seleena Morris

South: David Golden, Jada Thomas

Pioneer Trail: Cole Barry, Olivia Kucsik

Moreau Heights: Riley Musley, Emma Friedman

North: Zac Arnold, Avrey Reynolds

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Optimist Award

The awards are presented to deserving youth of the exiting grade. A girl and boy are presented this award with criteria being the recognition for character achievement and exemplary citizenship.

The winners were:

Belair: Landen Carney, Kirstin Chapman

Callaway Hills: Nicholas Gordon, Kadence Petersen

Cedar Hill: Steven Samuels, Jalynn Driver

East: Henry Stickann, Rhianna Miller

West: Warren Stier, Isabella Eitel

Lawson: Grant Rizner, Eldy Zaragoza

Thorpe Gordon: Alex Harrington, Natalie Wheaton

South: Ryan Barnes, Trinity Halk

Pioneer Trail: Carter Heislen, Reagan Carel

Moreau Heights: Layton Fernandez, Ellianna Schnieders

North: Brock Aulbur, Cora Wood

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Safety Patrol Award Winner

Belair: Josh Burrows

Cedar Hill: Ashley York, David Nichols

East: Henry Stickann

West: Layne Fatherley, Cole Shirts

Lawson: Kasandra Rivera, Avery Schaffer

Thorpe Gordon: Elizabeth Pickens, Kadin Smith

South: Harley McGee

Pioneer Trail: Drew Miller, Brooklynn Dock

Moreau Heights: Anna York

North: Kloe Smith, Finley Toebben

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Presidential Academic Fitness Award Winners (fifth grade) - GOLD

Belair: Samuel Albert, Adam Alonzo, Landon Carney, Benjamin Cayou, Abigail Coon, Lily Delk, Brett Doss, Anna Ford, Cole Hankins, Rebecca Harper, Magdalena Hilty, Bryson Holtmeyer, Eilee Kempker, Sydney Kessell, Theodore Krause, Ashley Lambert, Katherine Larivee, Marshall Meredith, Honor Morris, Emma Richardson, Nathan Rogers, Sadie Shores, Lillian Stevens and Zoe Walker

Callaway Hills: Jesse Bilyeu, Clayton Drinkard, Cade Goins, Nicholas Gordon, Johnathan Isaacs, Briana Jackson, Brianna Jones, Alex Keeney, Tatum Kinneman, Kadence Petersen, T.J. Reeves, Kaleb Werdehausen, Kennon Windsor and Zane Wings

Cedar Hill: Cayden Adams, Quinton Frohman, Emmarie Graham, Iris Heng, Karoleena Juarez, Riley McKee, Alyssa Mertens, Brooklynn Morrow, Jada Murray, Haley Neal, Henry Neuenswander, Parker Noble, Georgie Pardalos, Neel Patel, Carter Prenger, Lindsey Rosslan, Steven Samuels, Kailey Schmidt, Ryan Spraggs and Ashley York

East: Oz Felix, Aubrey Haney, Laynee Hetzel, Kylie Miranda and Nevaeh Pigford

West: Jayla Anderson, Zachary Azar, Kendra Betts, Eliana Birdsong, Xavier Briggs, Dimple Doppalapudi, Layne Fatherley, Piper Fetes, Jasmine Harlan, Alexandria Hlavacek, Blake Hunter, Alexis Pope, Kylie Reed, Yumia Robben, Mason Roche, Zoe Scrivner, Olivia Sloan, Warren Stier, Tyler Wilson and Mohaned Yanis

Lawson: Meghana Ambati, Maya Andrade, Connor Baker, Samuel Bates, Carly Carron, Noah Coleman, Ada DuBois, Sierra Durr, Isabella Johnson, Peyton Johnson, Gloria Jones, ALiana LaClef, Brooklyn Meysami, Hayden Miller, Grant Rizner, Avery Schaffer, Brayden Spinner, Olivia Stewart, Matthew Stockman, Madison Sutton and Sydney Warren

Thorpe Gordon: Daveigh Allabaugh, Madison Comer, Roland Culley, Cole Dungan, Lillianne Dwyer, April Gleason, Amari Herndon-Goodman, Kadin Smith, Tashawn Turner, Natalie Wheaton and Desmond White

South: Ryan Barnes, David Golden, Laila Grier, Koi Harry, Kale Rollins, Joseph Schaefer, Will Sides, Kyla Thomas and JoAnna Tiethoff

Pioneer Trail: Arya Ahmed, Tatum Barger, Cole Barry, Troy Connell, Kaleb Gernander, Carter Heislen, Kendalyn Hollenberg, Shayn Ivy, Alfred Johnson, Madison Keep, Olivia Kucsik, Della Lamb, Mabel Lamb, Hanna Linthacum, Kaylee Loethen, Leah Luebbering, Daniel Malone-Pearson, Brenton Mantle, Anika Miller, Drew Miller, Ian Miller, Emily Porterfield, Rylie Rustemeyer, Gavin Schroder, Brady Smith and Gabriel Wilkins

Moreau Heights: Isabela Desha, Desarae Evers, Colin Flaherty, Tomisaac Johnson, Wesley Nichols, Riley Rector, Mia Sanson, Lydia Schoonover, Andrew York and Anna York

North: Brock Aulbur, Tatianah Brown, Colin Ciesluk, Brooke Davis, Emma Farris, Jackson Figo, Hope Folliard, Cole Heller, Rylee Holmes, Savanna Huckstep, Izabell Johnston, Nicholie Kruse, Bradyn Maupin, Kenzie Moore, Brooklyn Murdock, Avrey Reynolds, Jaden Schlotter, Finley Toebben, Jordan Welch, Jillian Wells, Lillian Wells, Josh Wimmer, Coty Wolf and Taylor Yoder.