Oskaloosa Schools End Year With Awards Ceremonies
OES PE Teacher Jennifer Peterson (middle) along with Traci Ketley (right) of Live Healthy Iowa with the $1,000 grand prize check
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Schools ended the year handing out awards to various students, ranging from perfect attendance to physical education awards and grants.
The Oskaloosa Elementary School was awarded a $1,000 grand prize for the ‘Go The Distance Day’ that was held on May 4. They were selected the winner out of 271 other schools, with over 77,000 kids participating among all of them. The money will be used in the Elementary School PE Department and also school wellness.
Live Healthy Iowa Traci Ketley was on hand to present the check to Jennifer Peterson, OES K-5 PE Teacher.
Oskaloosa Elementary Perfect Attendance for the 2012 School Year:
Sage Adam, Elliott Adam, Brooke Allen, Dalton Ames, Logen Brown, Cael Butler, Colton Butler, Sage Cochran, Izabelle Cooper, Damian Corcoran, Brooke Engelhardt, Hailey Evans, Gregory Ewart, Joshua Hartl, Haylie Haskin, Cole Kraber, Logan McCallum, Alexander McCombs, Mikayla McQueen, Brant Montavon, Kirby Nelson, Trenton Pace, Carter Parks, Tristan Patterson, Mitchel Rieckhoff, Matthew Rieckhoff, Alijah Romick, Adam Schipper, Joseph Schipper, Jessica Schlesselman, Sydney Slocum, Lindy Slocum, Mya Snitker, Harley Stickler, Paulina Stock, Myles Strait, Zachary Tarr, Sullivan Tighe, Griffin Wood, Jolie Yang.
Special recognition was also given to Joseph Schipper for having Perfect Attendance for his entire elementary career. He didn’t miss a day of school from Kindergarten through 5th grade.
OMS Physical Education teacher Betsy Luck (left) and OMS Principle Andy Hotek display the flag awarded to school for efforts during this past school year (photo by Ginger Allsup)
Over at Oskaloosa Middle School, shortly after noon, the 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra played a few selections for their classmates before outgoing OMS teacher Doug Gibson presented the Band Awards.
OMS Band Awards presented May 23, 2012:
- Bill Van Devender Outstanding Musicianship Award – Concert Band was presented to Bailey Blythe
- Bill Van Devender Outstanding Musicianship Award – Jazz Band was presented to Matthew Presley
- All-Star Scale Club 7th Grade Band: Ashley Brockman – Percussion; John Hammes – Trumpet; Willis Knox- Tuba; Hunter Ruggles, – Percussion; Nickolas Schaffner – Percussion
- All-Star Scale Club 8th Grade Band: Bailey Blythe – Flute; Misaki Kaito – Flute; Matt Presley – Trumpet; Paige Watters – Percussion
Also handed out were Character Counts Awards.
6th Grade recipients for 2012 were:
- Trustworthiness – Josie Bunnell, Brianna Winegar
- Respect – Dakota Durst, Brittney Pettyjohn
- Responsibility – Mollie Rauch, Kylena Salazar
- Fairness – Tanner DeKock, Isaac Parks
- Caring – Andrea Cooper, Macy Scharff
- Citizenship – Talon Munger, Jared Moss
7th Grade recipients for 2012 were:
- Trustworthiness: Alexis Westercamp, Summer Smith
- Respect: Letisha Beck, Blake Meislahn
- Responsibility: Rachel LeMay, Mallory Lanphier
- Fairness: Mikayla Horn, Mercedes Hynick
- Caring: Nicole Williams, Abbi Straube
- Citizenship: Kawika Gibson, Kyler Salazar
8th Grade recipients for 2012:
- Trustworthy – Mycah Hansen, Brooke Caves
- Respect – Misaki Kaito, Abby VanEgmond
- Responsibility – Clay Surfus, Adam Lenox
- Fairness – Taylor Green, Serena Cheney
- Caring – Elise Atha, Matt Presley
- Citizenship – Cheyanne Holdsworth, Efrain Garcia
Other awards handed out included, PE Fitness Awards – Betsy Luck; History Day participation – Sue Heslinga; Finalist in Literature for the Book Contest – Sue Heslinga.
