 Okay, we would like to go ahead and get started and welcome you tonight to our academic and athletic awards program. To say the least, I am so happy to be here. If you remember last year at this time, we were not enjoying hearing about the success of our students. And I'll be honest of all, I have a lot of favorites that I get to be a part of throughout the year. And this is actually one of my very favorite parts of the year. Because it gives us an opportunity to recognize not only athletic accomplishments, but also to highlight academic success. So to say that we have many accomplishments to recognize tonight is somewhat of an understatement. The caliber of awards and accomplishments students have achieved this year are not only exemplary, but a testament to the efforts and support from their parents, teachers and coaches. And the students work ethic and dedication to their school and future success. In short, it is special, very special. We can sometimes grow accustomed to excellence when we are surrounded by examples of it all the time. It becomes seemingly ordinary. Tonight is about highlighting that excellence as truly, as what it truly is, extraordinary. So without further delay, I would like to turn the mic over to Miss Jeanne Perry to begin recognition of the freshmen. Please come forward all freshmen, and if you could assemble yourselves in alphabetical order, that would be great. We'll try to help. We'll give you a little cheat sheet if you need it, I guess. So freshmen, do we have any? Yes, I have any. Six feet so that you guys can understand me. We have Eliza Barton, FBLA district conference, eighth place in journalism, tenth place in business law. Keisha, distinguished scholastic achievement in cheer, choir and student council. Honor roll, first semester and provisional letter in cheer. Alvin Majed, who has Keisha, outstanding scholastic achievement in football. Keisha, distinguished scholastic achievement in band and varsity letter in wrestling. We have Angel Trujillo, who has Keisha, distinguished scholastic achievement in boys cross country team. At Keisha, distinguished scholastic achievement in boys cross country team and band. We have Mid-East League All Academic and Student Council. We have Mid-East League and the Kate Club, Mid-East League and provisional letter in basketball. For student council, third place, Mid-East League achievement for the volleyball team. Keisha, certificate of outstanding achievement for the volleyball team, third place, Mid-East League and varsity letter basketball. Keisha, distinguished scholastic achievement for the volleyball team and Kate Club. Keisha, certificate of outstanding achievement for the volleyball team, third place, Mid-East League All Academic first semester and varsity letter basketball. Future business leader, sixth place, business calculations. Mid-East League, we have business and varsity letter in cheer. Keisha, distinguished schoolball team and student council, Keisha, certificate for varsity letter cheer. Keisha, certificate for outstanding achievement, sixth place, wrestling team, Mid-East League and varsity letter wrestling. Cheer team, tennis team and band, Mid-East League and varsity letter cheer. Honor roll, Keisha, distinguished school country team and student council ball team. Keisha, distinguished scholastic achievement for the volleyball team. Keisha, certificate for outstanding achievement, volleyball team third place. Honor roll, first semester, varsity letter basketball. Congratulations all our seniors, not a little message to all. I can say that we probably didn't take it very seriously until about March when we said we could go to get our projects done. Peter, stillsots, Gregory, Austin Spellman and Grace Spellman. A lot of Rebecca stillsots who was actually in wood shop drafting, got done early and set a house plan in nine weeks. She's pretty amazing. They took their drawings to the fair, a few of them. But if you go over to the library you can see their projects displayed. Grace and Peter both have actual models that receive blue ribbons. Grace also received a medal in the certificate for top in class. Brighton has received a blue ribbon over there as well. Brighton also has a blue ribbon on his drawings. Austin Spellman received a blue ribbon and a medal on his drawings. A set of architectural drawings. Rebecca received a blue ribbon on her drawings. Peter received a blue ribbon, a medal and certificate for top in class on his architectural drawings. Jacob Daley and Austin Spellman decided to do 3D printed chest sets and they received blue ribbons. Melissa Campbell and Harley Fye took some graphic arts items. They received blue ribbons. I could have taken a lot more but it's really hard to haul and their stuff was sitting on the couch. They got blue ribbons. A few of the kids actually went to Hayes. Melissa, Grace, Austin and Jacob went to Hayes to compete in some competitions. They received first in the technology challenge, first in the communications contest and second in the problem solving contest. So I'd like to congratulate them. I'm also here to announce the student council scholarship. The scholarship earns a student who has applied $200 cash award from the student council fund. Applications were submitted and then were sent to various teachers and other student council members for review. The selection is based on leadership, student council involvement and other school participation. The winner for this year's student council award is student council president Emma Frye. I don't believe that she's here. Participated in the KSPA journalism. You can come up. Regionals or state. We'll just announce what you got if you're here. In case of certain placing, they're able to go to state. So we have Ryan, she at regionals place. I'm going to look at that. At first place at editorial opportune, Melissa Campbell placed first in feature writing. And Justice Houston placed second in your book copywriting, third in cut line writing. And then she ended up going to state and placed third in cut line writing. Carly Fye at regionals placed fourth in cut line writing. And advertising design was first. And then she went on to state and placed sixth. Robert Potter was at regionals and he placed fourth in copy editing. Kendall went to regionals and placed second in news writing, fifth in editorial writing. And then went on to state and placed third in news writing. And I believe that is it. This year was a lot different. They had to do it virtually so they couldn't do it in class, which was kind of hard. We had to do it at home on the weekend. So that was a little tougher to do than actually going to an on-site competition spot. I don't think we liked it very well. That's all I have. I'd like to introduce Miss Brianna Gwynnex for the art reports. Yeah, I'm not standing up here by myself. I'm Brianna Gwynnex, I'm the art teacher. And we had a virtual art lead, which was interesting in you. But it was kind of cool because I didn't submit their work, I forced them to. So responsibility is important. So the art awards for the Mideast Art League, Brian stole a show. She got second place in acrylic paintings. She got first place in mixed media artwork on a 2D piece. And she got third overall in lead. So she just stole all the medals. You can see her artwork in the library as well. As you can see many of the other artists in the building. Who, again, you should check them out. It's pretty awesome. I also got the awesome responsibility of introducing our next award. Giver, Bridget, and Sergeron Weisar for the Female Handmails Senior Athlete of the Year Award. The award is one that is voted on by all the head coaches of the varsity programs here at the school. And it is based on several factors. It's a number of years as a Wabonsi student. It has the factor of combination of the awards earned over the four years. As a student athlete, whether that's all state awards, all league awards, championship teams, state qualifier participants, the coaches get the vote on that. And it's a collection of the votes. It's rated on the one to five system. And the point totals are added up. And so this award should mean something to everybody that has received it over the years. It's probably two of the closest votes we've had in a while. And so in the boys' side, the recipient is Dawson Schultz. And in a closer vote on the female side, Maddie works for Grinch. This is Kenny Schoen. Grinch kids lives this year. Grinch parents were nominated for always going above and beyond to show support, not just for their own Grinch kids, but the support that they showed for others like they were their own. You can usually see them at most events, whether that be at the sporting events or the banding choir performances. So if I could have, actually, my parents come down, they are the Grinch parents, so they will get that at a later point in time. So thank you. And I guess I need to announce the next students coming down to present the next awards. Graduating senior for the contribution to the community. This $500 scholarship selected by committee is based solely on the individual's outstanding service to their fellow person and community. The scholarship is not restricted to college attendance, but may be applied to attendance at any institution of higher learning, including trade schools. Selection is not based on GPA or college admission test scores. Those who knew here are keenly aware that you place more emphasis on helping others needed on achieving high grades or submitting homework on time. While we certainly do not discourage the scholastic efforts, we feel that a scholarship that rewards a student for their contributions to their community and its citizens is just as important as their scholastic achievements. We are confident wherever life takes this year's recipient, that community will appreciate a benefit from their continued service. The recipient of the 2021 year-end memorial scholarship is Peter Stolzoff. To Mrs. Connie Miller, who is Misses, excuse me, and she is going to be presenting a collection from the Alba Area Foundation Scholarships. Mrs. Connie Miller. Thank you. So I can say I am a Mrs. and I'd like the following seniors to come down. Eli Nunnpauer, Peter Stolzoff, Jane Keller, Kendall Bollander, Grace Spellman, Reggie Pry, Abdon, Reggie Kelly, Ethan Johnson, Justice Keiston, Jordan Leggett, Madison Riesberger, Gusson, Schultz, and Kaylee. Kaylee is the five. We can see how much of work they put into their school. So we'd like to honor them. The Alba Area Foundation administers 18 scholarships to graduating seniors of the high school here. They plan to go to a state-credited college, technical or vocational school, and you reside in the trade area of Alba. The NAMAS selection committee works really hard and they're not board members. The criteria includes financial considerations, scholarship, leadership, and activities, and the combined value of all the awards is $10,000. These scholarships are made possible through the General State Families and organizations that have been strong believers in education and leading, giving back to the high school and to the Tumulbasa County. Some of the donors may be here tonight. There are three scholarships that we didn't present there. There are two scholarships that came last year that weren't recognized at the program course. Another scholarship is brand new and this is a $500 nursing scholarship established this year in the memory of Kelly Brunner. The recipient, Anne Smetzen, works for Dawson Schultz and Carly Fye were awarded the Cannot Family Scholarship. The Cannot Family Scholarship is because Kelly was an alma-native and a big supporter of a big cheerleader for Alma and he was a Grand Island Nebraska mayor and his assistant. The Arnold Bandel Scholarship named for an alma-native and civil engineer in Kansas City goes to Elijah Montaur and Peter Schultz. And that goes for $600 scholarships. The Glen Shear and Virginia Shear Scholarship they were a booster of the year in our Alma area of commerce and the $600 scholarship goes to Jane Keller. The leadership scholarship goes to a person who shows leadership and because John was a big, really big leader in the county and statewide actually he was a former manager and former board member and president of the Board of Education and this goes to Kendall Bowenberg. The $600 Francis and Catherine or Kitty Newton Scholarship is in their memory. Francis was a pharmacist here in town and Kitty was a county treasure for a long time and this goes to Ann Student Grace Bowman. Ada Sage Lackardy was a writer and daughter of the editor of the Alma's Signal Enterprise and the $600 scholarship goes to Ray Gouffin. The Ralph and Juanita Tanike Scholarship $500 is in memory of Ralph who was a former Board of Education member and this goes to Lillian. The $500 scholarship in the memory of Mary Ellen Williams-Stevey she was a longtime school district employee and an educator who wanted to recognize an NHS member and this goes to Ray Gouffin $100 scholarship in the memory of Marvin Hendricks. Marvin was an alma missus man and encouraged vocational and technical training and this goes to Ethan Johnson. Karen Regal Wright is a business owner here in town and she wanted to recognize a female athlete and someone majoring in business and that's Justin Beast. The next one is Paul Shudderskin who will be presenting the next one. The criteria being a student athlete that exemplifies leadership to underclassmen and is kind of a gritty kind of a kid that is going to put in a little extra effort and everything else. Those are the type of kids that Amy always exemplified in the home and really looked up to I'd like to present this scholarship to Jordan Leggett. And I don't believe the female goes to Emma Fry but I don't believe she is here to see things so if I could also have Jayce Reeves come back. I can't necessarily do two things at one time which is an excuse but well it's a real privilege to be here tonight I'm representing the Kansas Royal Communities Foundation and we had a really I've been on the board for just a year and a half and I'm really pleased to be on that board and I didn't know we had the opportunity to review so many applications for a number of scholarships and the Kansas Royal Community Foundation was formed in 2006 it allows individuals and families, corporations non-profit corporations to create funds and make gifts to benefit their communities donated monies have established scholarships like the ones we're going to provide tonight built new community playgrounds and parks aided historical preservation and also provided opportunities for families with disabilities the Kansas Royal Community Foundation exists to help concerned people mobilize charitable people to support the betterment of Kansas communities and organizations I have two scholarships to give tonight and they, and it was again I had to just want to say it was a real privilege the board felt like it was a real privilege to review so many applications for so many calibrated young people and we just wish all of you the best in your future endeavors in education and the rest of your life but for tonight I want to first just announce the our tech scholarship is going to go to Ethan Johnson and then the when we go to telecommunications scholarship is going to go to Jordan and the Jeff congratulations Jordan Grady Winderach is going to introduce the scholarship winner for the Waubensky County Farm Bureau some Grady Winderach representing Waubensky County Farm Bureau our scholarship is awarded to high school senior college student who is looking to further their education at culture-related field this year's recipient of our $500 scholarship is Grace Skelton three years ago I and the county attorney supplemented with the Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Safe Scholarship for students that promote seat belt usage seat belts are for everyone and safety amongst fellow students and this year's recipients are four-year members of this Safe Group and a work for four years Mr. Hughes I'm going to have the pleasure of presenting the Ellis Foundation Scholarship this organization is a wonderful organization that has been contributing to Waubensky County students for at least the past 11 years the Ellis Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that was established by Danny and Willa Ellis in memory of their daughter Kathy Lynn Ellis Adriens Kathy a much-loved teacher influenced many lives before passing away of breast cancer in 1997 since then the Ellis Foundation has committed over $20 million in scholarships for deserving students the foundation's $8,000 scholarship support each student for four years sorry recipients for this year are Peter Stoolsox Jane Keller Mike Montcow is the Cache and Cox Scholarship a little bit about this woman she graduated from Waubensky County in 2005 and she has a law degree and she graduated from KU and there's a lot of other things behind her name however she has always felt that Waubensky High School contributed greatly to her success and just her willingness and motivation to go on and so she called me one day and said I'd like to do a scholarship and so every year we've done one and she calls it the Inspiring Young Woman Scholarship however this year was open to aspiring young male and female but we had some entries and the winner is Jordan Maject I am presenting the Nicholas A. Herron Ductus Exemplo Scholarship this scholarship was established in memory so I'm reading it for them in memory of our son and brother Nick Nick was a 2013 Waubensky High School graduate a United States Marine and just a few months shy during his bachelor's degree at the University of Kansas at the time of his accident Nick always strived to lead by example to be kind, encouraging, honest and tolerant our hope is that Nick's memory will inspire others to live with the same integrity Nick loved his years at Waubensky High School he was involved in sports, clubs and community service and was with friends with everyone who crossed the path young and old alike and always with a smile on his face we know that he would encourage supporting graduates to continue their career path to work hard and remain focused on their goals we are happy to announce that this year's scholarship is awarded to Reagan Kelly we have the Marine Corps Awards and these typically go to three students and our Marine must have been called out for duty or something but anyway we have three of them the first one is the most distinguished athlete out of the 2021 class and that's Eli Mumpauer Semper Fine Music Excellence and that is Grace Spellman and last the Scholastic Excellent Award goes to Peter Stulsatz to present first award that I have to give out tonight is in honor of Dale Dennis and the Dale M. Dennis Excellence in Education Award was established in 1996 by Kansas School Administrators to honor the long and valuable service that Dennis has provided to Kansas Education Dennis served as the deputy commissioner for the Kansas State Department of Education and has dedicated his career to serving and helping others in education this award is given to a student who displays the qualities that Dale Dennis embodies integrity, honesty a commitment to serving others and good common sense Dennis began his career in 1959 as a teacher at Blue Mountain High School and from there he became the principal at Lausine High School in 1967 he moved to Topeka to serve at the Kansas State Department of Education as the state's chief financial officer for education he supervised the administration in nearly 4.5 billion dollars in state and federal education funds and served as a liaison between the state board of education and the Kansas legislature and governor Kansas administrators are proud to give this award an honor of Dr. Dale M. Dennis there are two awards a male and female award and the first one is honoring Mr. Peter Stolzatz is Jaina Kellner give out tonight is the Kansas State High School Activities Association Citizenship Award there are also two of those issues the students receiving the Kansas State High School Activities Association Citizenship Award excuse me demonstrate the following criteria respect, showing respect at all times for the flag or national anthem in the constitution showing respect for students and citizens of the school and community respecting both public and private property showing respect for student and adult leaders in the school and community demonstrating tolerance and respect for the beliefs and convictions of others they demonstrate responsibility a willingness to assume citizenship responsibilities in school and community they work to build school pride through active participation in those projects which publicize, honor and beautify the school display good sportsmanship whether as a participant or spectator they are friendly towards new students and encourage them to become involved in school activities and finally they have the reverence showing concern and respect for the well-being of others these were selected by the teaching staff at Monty High School and the awards go to Mr. Elijah Bumpower and Ms. Reagan Kelly is there anyone else that needs to present I want to make sure that no one gets forgotten I would like to call your attention just to the special honors and also the student scholarships listed on the back of the program we have honored many other accomplishments both in sports mainly in sports academics this is our primary night for sports with the restrictions of COVID-19 those backwards were held individually throughout the year and had a variety of restrictions depending on when in the year they happen as restrictions have kind of loosened up as we've gone along those awards are many and though they were listed here tonight those were recognized individually I would like to take just a minute to recognize a group of individuals that doesn't always get recognized and that would be could any band members stand up please so as most of you know our boys basketball team the second place finish at the Manhattan in Manhattan at the 2A state tournament and that was a proud moment a month's a group of very talented senior leader boys and right next to them though was our band and this we had our spring break when we went to the state tournament and so a lot of these kids had to work some of them sacrificed their spring break to come and support our boys and while they were at it as far as I heard they were by far the best man there so basketball game and football game I love watching our kids play sports is kind of something that's ingrained in me but it never seems the same without the band and I just want to especially to our senior band members I will welcome back those talented ones of you who aren't seniors but to our senior band members I truly appreciate the time of dedication that you put in and I just feel like you're an extension of that second place state finish and I really appreciate what you do a special message for seniors and I kind of said some of those tonight it has been an interesting year for the last two groups of seniors and unfortunately last year some of our seniors missed out on complete seasons but this year's group of seniors I will always remember for leading underclassmen in what we have never really experienced before our school district was one of very few in the state that started school with their regular school calendar and we made it through the year pretty well unscathed we had a few and even the principal managed to get COVID last couple of weeks ago so we've all survived through this and are so grateful for the leadership of those seniors and I will tell you that when we were coming back to school in August the whole mass thing I was so nervous about the kids wearing them and being consistent with that and I was so pleasantly surprised and always having because it's not easy it's not easy to wear those all day every day and I just appreciate the leadership that our seniors have shown to the underclassmen so with that I just want to say congratulations to all of our students for their achievements thank you for your continued support that has lifted them over the years to the parents and grandparents to our seniors thank you for your leadership and the legacy of excellence you have set as an expectation for the underclassmen thank you all for coming and again congratulations all that was sitting up on the table here that is now gone for presenting tonight make sure that you didn't pick up that cellphone by accident please