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Whiz Kid: Maplewood Richmond Heights Students' Successes Celebrated

The district honored student achievement in third through 12th grades during a ceremony at the high school.

Parents, students and teachers cheered loudly from the stands, the Blue Devil Big Band performed Queen's "We Are the Champions" and multicolored stringers flew from the rafters during a ceremony at the gymnasium March 11.

The school wasn't holding a pep rally or hosting a basketball game. Instead, students in third through 12th grades were honored for academic success on standardized test scores during the 2011 Academic Achievement Celebration.

The school district aims to create an atmosphere comparable to an athletic event. It's part of the district's effort to evoke a spirit of academic excellence, district spokesman Tom Wickersham said.

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The MRH school district participates in an academic conference with similar-sized schools. It is comparable to participation in an athletic conference. The district compares MRH test scores those in the Affton, Bayless, Ferguson-Florissant, Hancock, Ritenour, University City and Valley Park school districts. Students who score in the 90th percentile or higher are named to an all-conference team. Students who score the highest in a particular test are named an MRH Scholar.

Class of 2011

All-Conference Team
Sophia Arias, Mathematics
Caleb Balsman, Social Studies
Anthony Landry, Social Studies
Tess Rogers, Mathematics
Chelsea Rosemon, Communication Arts
Kelsey Thompson, Mathematics

MRH Scholars
Sophia Arias, Mathematics
Kelsey Thompson, Mathematics

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Class of 2012

All-Conference Team
John Barron, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Dominic Campanella, Communication Arts
Kenneth Eklund, Communication Arts
Jaszmyn Epps, Communication Arts
Erin Goodenough, Communication Arts
Stella Miller, Mathematics
Josh Pinson, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Brent Rohlfing, Communication Arts
Amber Sinclair, Communication Arts
Adam Stanley, Communication Arts
Bradlee Swedlund, Communication Arts

MRH Scholars
Jaszmyn Epps, Communication Arts
Josh Pinson, Social Studies

Class of 2013

All-Conference Team
Curtis BoClair, Mathematics
Seth Ferrill, Mathematics
Kailey Hagar, Mathematics
Megan Owens, Mathematics, Social Studies
Morgan Patterson-Gill, Communication Arts
Maddie Portwood, Mathematics
Cassidy Snyder, Mathematics
Jonas Tiggs, Mathematics
Brendan Williams, Mathematics

MRH Scholars
Megan Owens, Mathematics

Class of 2014

Academic Conference Awards
Second Place in Communication Arts
Second Place in Science

All-Conference Team
Zach Arias, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Alexis Conrod, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Travia Gray, Communication Arts
Tristan Hollingsworth, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Charlotte Ludwig, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Sedric McShan, Communication Arts
Cecil Morgan, Science
Michael Oliver, Social Studies
Jordan Phipps, Mathematics, Science
Evan Powell, Mathematics, Social Studies
Richard Rasmussen, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Beth Robberson, Mathematics, Social Studies
Lila Stemmler, Communication Arts
Emily Vilcek, Communication Arts

MRH Scholars
Zach Arias, Mathematics
Michael Oliver, Social Studies
Emily Vilcek, Communication Arts

Class of 2015

Academic Conference Awards
First Place in Communication Arts
Second Place in Mathematics

All-Conference Team
Lamar Agard, Mathematics
John Ahn, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Zachary Biship, Social Studies
Caitlan Granger, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Caroline Haines, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Megan Hanak, Mathematics
Moeishia King, Mathematics
Chrystopher Klutz, Mathematics
Mei Lafferty, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Dylan Long, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Jamie Madere, Science, Social Studies
Autumn Martin, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Paul Meuser, Communication Arts, Science
Natalie Mitten, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies
Brandon Moseley, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Nicole Orazi, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Preston Pinnell, Social Studies
Ruby Ridgway, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Zack Siebert, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Brandon Simmons, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Noah Snyder, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies
Katelyn Stevenson, Mathematics
Anna Wermuth, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Daniel Williams, Mathematics, Science

MRH Scholars
Paul Meuser, Science
Brandon Moseley, Mathematics
Noah Snyder, Social Studies
Anna Wermuth, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies

Class of 2016

Academic Conference Awards
Second Place in Communication Arts
Third Place in Mathematics

All-Conference Team
Ramone Agard, Science, Social Studies
Joey Biondo, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Dylan Boyer, Science
Sierra Carbrey, Communication Arts
Maja Eernisse, Social Studies
Marianne Hicks, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Gabe Jackson, Communication Arts
Taylor Kennedy, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Dylan Kiefer, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Ellie Lunte, Science
Mitchell Matthews, Communication Arts
Lucy Miller, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies
David O'Keefe, Social Studies
Dexter Ramos, Science
Sarah Robberson, Communication Arts
Zachary Russell, Science, Social Studies
Connor Schweiger, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Jade Stemmler, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Niya Tandy, Communication Arts
Chris Tronicek, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Anna Weir, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

MRH Scholars
Lucy Miller, Mathematics, Social Studies
Sarah Robberson, Communication Arts
Zachary Russell, Science

Class of 2017

Academic Conference Awards
Second Place in Communication Arts
First Place in Science

All-Conference Team
Joseph Barron, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Addison Berge, Science
Jeremy Boyd, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Holly Clemons, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Natalee Clemons, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Makayla Contestabile, Communciation Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Jonah Findley, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Kayla Goolsby, Science
Matthew Green, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Anna Greenwood, Science, Social Studies
Joseph Kleba, Science
Rena Kramer, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Max Landys, Science
Michael Langston, Science
Sarah Lohmann, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Annie Lubbers, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Gwyn Mayhall, Communication Arts, Science
John Mirelli, Science
Adelia Morgan, Communication Arts, Science
Tiffany Pollack, Mathematics
Ana Richardson, Communication Arts, Science
Samantha Schaffner, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Riley Sporleder, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Jamie Tipton, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Joseph Tronicek, Science
Stephen Tronicek, Communication Arts, Science
Gavin Vilcek, Communication Arts, Science
Lauren Wismann, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

Class of 2018

Academic Conference Awards
Second Place in Communication Arts

All-Conference Team
Helena Akridge, Communication Arts
Oskar Collins, Social Studies
Douglas Eilermann, Social Studies
Ryan Hanak, Communication Arts
Alex Harper-Mill, Social Studies
Gage Haynes, Science
Everett Hicks, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Marygrace Hummell, Social Studies
Demetri Karathanos, Social Studies
Maggie Mattox, Communication Arts
Aaron Meuser, Communication Arts, Science
Christopher Skaggs, Social Studies
Keith Wallace, Communication Arts
Maggie Weir, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Ellen Wermuth, Communication Arts
Vince Wieneman, Communication Arts
Hannah Wright, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Zak Ziadi, Communication Arts, Social Studies

Class of 2019

Academic Conference Awards
Second Place in Communication Arts

All-Conference Team
Teona Adams, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Caroline Barron, Science, Social Studies
Jordan Carbrey, Social Studies
Kylee Collins, Social Studies
Madison Contestabile, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Danny Findley, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Stella Henline, Social Studies
Stasya Juracsik, Communication Arts, Science
Addy Livingston, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Logan MacDonald, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Shannon Murphy, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Kayla O'Hara, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Anabel Parreno, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Kenneth Poklis, Social Studies
Grace Rasche, Social Studies
Freeman Reinhold, Social Studies
Luke Sargent, Science, Social Studies
Brooklyn Shatto, Mathematics
Hayden Steingruby, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Jacob Tatum, Science
LeeAnn Vance, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies
Alexander Wood, Science, Social Studies
Alayna Yacoub, Communication Arts

Class of 2020

All-Conference Team
Luke Arias, Science
Trevor Darden, Communication Arts, Mathematics
Jack Harrow, Social Studies
Desmond Hedges, Social Studies
Abigail Kaufman, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Ethan Kleba, Mathematics, Science
Riley Kramlich, Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science
Kadin Kristjanssen, Communication Arts, Science
Erica Long, Communication Arts, Science
Andrea Lubbers, Mathematics, Science
Daniel McCaslin, Communication Arts, Social Studies
Erin McWilliams, Communication Arts, Science
Nora Miller, Communication Arts, Science
Niya Moore, Social Studies
Trenton Pruitt, Science
Shane Russell, Mathematics, Social Studies
Jonathan Schaffner, Social Studies
Whitney Schranz, Mathematics
Johnny Simmons, Mathematics
Colin Skaggs, Science
Lily Sporleder, Mathematics
Isaiah Springer, Mathematics
Jude Tanner, Communication Arts, Science
Makai Voss, Communication Arts
Damian Williams, Social Studies
Skyler Wilson, Communication Arts, Social Studies


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