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Ray Federal Credit Union presented three $200 scholarships to Ray graduates, Brett Fackiner, Jonah Code and Noah Warren. Dan Thurman, RFCU Manager, presented the scholarships.
The 2016-17 Ray High School Classroom Awards Assembly was held May 18 in the RHS auditorium.
The program opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Arcelia Lopez followed by Mr. Cook, Principal, who welcomed parents and guests.
Mr. Cook also acted as MC and introduced the following teachers who presented the classroom awards:
Mrs. Palmer – Academic Achievement awards, Eng. 4, Shannon Pitner; Eng. 4 CP Kenneth Palmer; Eng. 3, Ema Alvarado and Jessica Garcia; Eng. 3 CP, Elizabeth Ziegler; Eng. 1, Daniela Camarillo; Eng. 1 CP, Shelby Yocum.
Mrs. Fuerstenberg – Outstanding Citizenship Eng. 2, Spencer Bryce and Maddaleine Price; Superior Application of ELA Skills Eng. 2, Tino Barragan, Daniella Hinojos, Maddaleine Price, Hailey Rutter and Romeo Williams-Varley.
Mrs. Casillas – Outstanding Student Algebra 2B, Emma Alvarado and Alexia Montano; Hardest Working Student Award Algebra 2B, Alena Martinez and Kindra Cupples; Outstanding Citizenship, Francisco Martinez-Lopez; Outstanding Student Algebra 2 CP, Sage Berg; Outstanding Citizenship Algebra 2 CP, Elizabeth Zeigler and Maddaleine Price; Hardest Working Student Award Algebra 2 CP, Savanah Rodriguez and Clare Cude; Outstanding Student Geometry, Amee Kenyon and Jaden Pace; Outstanding Citizenship Geometry CP, Stone Patterson; Hardest Working Student Anthony Lopez; Outstanding Student Geometry B, Guillermo Ortega; Outstanding Citizenship, Theo Alvarado.
Mr. Cude – Outstanding Intro to Ind. Tech., Jando Felix, Christian Day, Emma Cude, Shelby Yocum and Phillip Romero; Outstanding Ind. Tech., Brett Fackiner, Haily Mabuce, Dakota Willis and Tanner Willis; Outstanding Algebra III, Shannon Pitner; Outstanding Pre-Calculus, Ryan Amos, Kenneth Palmer, Jonah Cude and Noah Warren.
Mrs. Varley – Anatomy and Physiology Citizenship Award, Ema Alvarado and Sage Berg; Heath Citizenship Award, Daniela Camarillo, Emma Cude and Shelby Yocum; Life Science Citizenship Award, Daniela Camarrillo and Shelby Yocum; Cellular Biology Citizenship Award, Riley Cude, Daniella Hinojos, Amee Kenyon, Anthony Lopez, Tara Lorona, Jaden Pace, Guillermo Ortega and Dakota Willis.
Mr. Rubalcaba – Wildlife I Award, Jaden Pace; Wildlife II Award, Anthony Acuna; Environmental Science Award, Claire Cude and Savannah Rodriguez; Chemistry Award, Joseph Marquez, Sage Berg and Tommie Thompson; Physics Award, Kenneth Palmer and Ryan Amos; Fitness Science Award, Luke Warren and Ashley Rutter; ICS Award, Dyllin Sanders-Lopez and Danni Montano.
Mr. Fuerstenberg – Government Students of the Year, Shannon Pitner and Kenneth Palmer; World History/Geography Students of the Year, Daniella Hinojos and Maddaleine Price; U.S. History Students of the Year, Ema Alvarado and Elizabeth Ziegler.
Mrs. Guzman – Technology I, Halie Schepers, Gracie Schepers, Jordynn Seller, Danielle Barajas, Daniela Camarillo and Julie Ann Meza; Web Page Development I, Cole Stacy, Maddaleine Price, Morgan Bray and Guillermo Ortega; Spanish II, Noah Warren, Edward Baca, Anthony Lopez, Jayden Pace, Daniel Ortiz, Jana Lengel, Daniella Hinojos, Stone Patterson, Amee Kenyon and Tara Lorona; Spanish I, Aiden Acuna, Aaron Azevedo, Ivan Hetrick, Julie Lorona, Savannah Ortiz, Shelby Yocum and Luke Warren.
Mr. Smith – Art Awards: Mercedes Fabula, Tristan Foster, Claire Cude, Chandler Coleman, Sage Berg, Shelby Yocum, Jaylen Pacheco, Julia Lorona, Tara Lane, Emma Cude, Robert Creel Marler, Katlyn Grant, Julie Meza, Maddaleine Price, Madison Garcia, Joseph Marquez, Nathan Molar, Savannah Rodriguez, Janae Ruiz, Gabriel Schwartz, Auggie Sosa, Tommie Thompson, Fabian Valenzuela, Elizabeth Zeigler, Kindra Cupples, Gabbi Montano and Angel Goodwin.
Mr. Chenoweth – Outstanding Male Lifter, Paul Wormwood; Outstanding Female Lifter, Savannah Rodriguez.
Mrs. Cude – Behind-the-Scenes Award, Amee Kenyon; Courage Award, Dakota Willis and Marina Vega; Drama Queen, Brittany Smitch and Tara Lorona; Drama King, Romeo Valley and EJ Baca.
Mrs. Cook – Life Connections, Jessica Garcia.
After the Classroom awards were announced Mr. Cook introduced the Bearcat Excellence Award winners, Kenneth Palmer and Ryan Amos, and the Principal’s Leadership Award for 2017, August Patterson.
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