2004 Year in Review

2004 MHS Honors Night

Heidi Benson and Jodi Vandermyde, seniors at MHS, each won the Community State Bank Scholarship in addition to other awards and scholarships.

At the end of Morrison High School’s Honors Night High School Principal and Master of Ceremonies, Brian Kenney, announced the 2004 Senior Class had received $237,000 in scholarship and awards. In the 2-hour ceremony students received scholarships, awards, and recognitions. The most ironic award was an award give by Dr. Gerald Mance for a Four Year Attendance Award to Phelan Oudekerk who was absent.

Other awards give:

DAR RECOGNITION: Merrie Bunt

MASON BULL FOREIGN LANGUAGE AWARD: Sarah Drey & Jacob Medendorp

2003-04 PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD (Sponsored by Dairy Queen):
Katie Barnett --Adam Benter
Shane Beswick --Cameron Bierman
Emily Brinks --Daniel Deter
Stephanie Druien --David Grams
Adam Hamstra --Rebecca Head
Charles Janicek --Shawn Patten
Jessica Pell --Stephen Porter
Alex Riggen --Adam Rumfelt
Ryan Schisler --Joshua Simpson
Mitchell Stoermer --Allyson VanBuren
Dustin Vandermyde --Michaele Vock
Dana Wolf

DR. GERALD MANCE FOUR-YEAR ATTENDANCE AWARD: Phelan Oudekerk

MARGARET RENKES SCHOLAR RECOGNITION: Ann Schaefer

MORRISON EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Tricia Deter

MABEL BORMAN MATH AWARD: Sarah Drey

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA AWARD: Ryan Damhoff

NATIONAL CHORAL AWARD: Dana Wolf

BOYS’ STATE: William Thorndike

ROBERT E. LIEHR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Britta Bartels

WHITESIDE COUNTY ENVIROTHON: Cory Anderson, Greg Hanson, Brian Oostenryk, Matt Ward, & Jed Renkes

TONY GIVEN BUSINESS AWARD: Jacob Medendorp

SCHOLASTIC BOWL AWARDS: Ryan Damhoff, Jacob Medendorp, Eliot Driver, Bert Thorndike, Larry Gatz

TOYOTA COMMUNITY SCHOLAR: Merrie Bunt

QUAD CITY TIMES SALUTE TO ACADEMICS: Jacob Medendorp – Academic, Ryan Damhoff – Arts, Tricia Deter – Humanities, Megan Goodenough – Leadership, Emily Frederick – Young Journalist, Sarah Drey – Math/Science/Computers, Merrie Bunt – Service, Aimee Wagenecht – Vocational

2003-04 HIGH HONOR ROLL:
Heather Andersen-- Stephanie Andersen
Joshua Bartels -- Casey Beswick
Merrie Bunt --Allison Connelly
Tony Damhoff --Jessica Deets
Tricia Deter --Shelly Drehmer
Sarah Drey --Eliot Driver
Sarah Eissens --Rachel Fedyk
William Freres --Larry Gatz
John Kophamer --Courtney McCrary
Mollie McNitt --Jacob Medendorp
Danielle Milnes --Brian Oostenryk
Amanda Oudekerk --Molly Prombo
Kyla Renkes --Austin Rickels
Shawm Schaefer --Ryan Schisler
William Sedig --Brittany Smith
Lindsey Smith --Megan Stoermer
Katie Tenboer --Megan Tenboer
Alene Vandermyde --Doug Vandermyde
Jodi Vandermyde --Travis VanZuiden
Abigal Vock --Sarah Weets
Bridgett Wood --Rachel Workman

V.F.W. SOCIAL STUDIES AWARD: Megan Goodenough

JAMES JEROME MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Sarah Drey

WA TAN YE SCHOLARSHIP: Heidi Benson

LIONS CLUB SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP: Emily Frederick

MORRISON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Jodi Vandermyde

PRAIRIE STATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Merrie Bunt -- Ginger Cady
Ryan Damhoff -- Elizabeth Davis
Tricia Deter --Bradley Eissens
Mathew Endress --William Freres
Megan Goodenough --Sara Housinga
Tim Houzenga --Jacob Medendorp
Joseph Mills --Kelly Oudekerk
Alex Riggen --Jennifer Smith
James Steinhaus --Megan Stoermer
Ashley Willey --Carlton Woods

SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARS:
Merrie Bunt -- Tricia Deter
Sarah Drey -- William Freres
Megan Goodenough --Jacob Medendorp
Jennifer Smith --Megan Stoermer
Jodi Vandermyde

UNITED STATES MARINE AWARDS
Ryan Damhoff – Semper Fidelis (Music)
Merrie Bunt – Academic
Jed Renkes – Athletics

BAUSCH & LOMB SCIENCE AWARD: Doug Vandermyde

E. M. “BUD COLE” AWARD: Jed Renkes

MAYNARD TERVELT HALL OF FAME: Tom Drosopoulos

KEVIN BLEAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Dan Brewer

WHITESIDE COUNTY 4-H SUPPORT FUND: Heidi Benson

CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lindsay Huizenga

WHITESIDE AREA CAREER CENTER
Heidi Benson – Graphic Arts – Dec.
Megan Stuart – Health Occupations – Jan.
Ann Schaefer – Child Care – Feb.
Brad Eissens – Criminial Justice – Mar.
Lindsey Morgan – Health Occupations – Apr.

Lindsey Morgan – Student of the Year

Heidi Benson – Clarence Brown Scholarship

MORRISON HOSPITAL AUXILARY: Emily Frederick

KEVIN GEORGE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Candi Rieck

MORRISON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Ryan Damhoff

BRUCE MILLS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Dana Wolf

COMMUNITY STATE BANK: Heidi Benson & Jodi Vandermyde

DUNLAP MASONIC LODGE NO. 321: Jodi Vandermyde

STERLING PARK DISTRICT, BRAD ONKEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: William Freres

ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS: (Sponsored by Subway, Happy Joes, & Dairy Queen) Merrie Bunt, Sarah Drey, William Freres, Megan Goodenough, Jacob Medendorp, Jennifer Smith, Megan Stoermer, Carlton Woods

WELLS FARGO BANK PACESETTERS: Ryan Damhoff – Science, Jacob Medendorp – Literature & Comp., Aimee Wagenecht – Practical Arts, Megan Goodenough – Language Arts, Megan Stoermer – Social Studies, Sarah Drey – Mathematics, Merrie Bunt – Fine Arts

Merrie Bunt – Pacesetter of the Year

ROTARY CLUB AWARDS:
Morrison Institute of Technology: Adam Kophamer
Sauk Valley Scholarship: Tricia Deter
Vocational/Technical: Dana Wolf
Good Citizenship: Megan Goodenough
Rotary All Around Students: Megan Stoermer and William Freres

by Barb Benson, theCity1.com
May 7, 2004