Senior Award Winners
Valedictorian:
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Salutatorian: Kevin Wymer
Top 25 Academic Awards:
Brynna D. Anderson, Nickolas E. Armstrong, Nabeel A. Arshad, Alexandra J. Artrip, Aaron A. Avery, Felicia R. Cooper, Scott C. Divett, Derek M. Gonzales, Meagan N. Haslam, Andrea E. Infantino, Elisa A. Jaramillo, Ivan G.. Lien, Allison J. Majewski, Thomas C. Martinez, Kate L. McMath, Stephanie J. Schneider, Kay Y. Traylor, Thomas M. Trujillo, Derrek J. Vollmar, William C. Wadsworth, Jennifer L. Werkmeister, Lari N. Wilson, Catherine R. Zittlosen
National Honor Society:
Allison Anderson, Alexandra Artrip, Jenny Balbuena, Catherine Barnitz, Ethan Biswell, Candice Brusuelas, Jessy Butler, Felicia Cooper, Jordane Costales, Kristina Dahm, Scott Divett, Kyla Elder, Cassandra Elizondo, Charles Faust, Samantha Fink, Lauren Flynn, Christiana Galindo, Tanya Garcia, Derek Gonzales, Luz Guillen, Kayla Hammond, Cynthia Hatch, Tatiana Holme, Hellen Huynh, Andrea Infantino, Elisa Jaramillo, Caitlin Jarmack, David Johnsen, Megan Johnson, Gayle Jones, Oliver Jury, Andrew Kirby, Sasha Ko, Sarah Koch, Kendra Kornrumph, Jennifer Kuechmann, Jennifer Kutac, Ivan Lien, Kyleigh Lindberg, Laura Loewenstein, Allison Majewski, Thomas Martinez, Caitlyn McCormick, Joe Miano, Candice Miller, Jessica Moosman, Jennifer Nielson, Xela Oyer, Shiv Patel, Anthony Patton, Katherine Plante, Kari Potter, Talisa Puentes, tephanie Schneider, Catherine H. Seybert, Athena Simpkins, Kayla Stephens, Vanessa Surjadidjaja, Carl Svensson, Alyssa Tidler, Kay Traylor, Erin Trimboli, Thomas Trujillo, Derrek Vollmar, William Wadsworth, Jennifer Werkmeister, Nickolas Willetts, Lucia Wilson, Kevin Wymer, Kristin Yi, Catherine Zittlosen
National Art Honor Society: Scholastic achievement in the visual arts:
Krissy Banez, Alyssa Brainard, Megan Hellwig, Jaclyn Huchel, Skylour Skeketee
Nu Delta Alpha National Dance Honor Society: Academic achievement and mastery-level dance performance:
Jennifer Alex, Diane Anderson, Sonya Burnside, Luz Guillen, Megan Jacobs, Gabrielle Marquez, Xela Oyer, Kayla Stephens, Lari Wilson
National Hispanic Honor Society, Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica:
Isaac Aragon, Alexandra Artrip, Catherine Barnitz, Charles Faust, Derek Gonzales, Luz Guillen, Sasha Ko, Ivan Lien, Allison Majewski, Angelo Marquez, Amberly Montoya, Xela Oyer
National French Honor Society, Scholastic achievement, service, and leadership:
Brynna Anderson, Alexandra Artrip, Jenny Balbuena, Maria Benitez-Jones, Alyssa Brainard, Catherine Fessler, Estefania Rodriguez, Vanessa Surjadidjaja
National Advanced Placement Scholars: Students who have scored a passing grade in three or more Advanced Placement exams:
Nicholas Armstrong, Nabeel Arshad, Scott Divett, Ferdinand Garcia, Meagan Haslam, Elisa Jaramillo, David Johnsen, Sarah Koch, Ivan Lien, Thomas Martinez, Dayna Mounger, Stephanie Schneider, Kay Traylor, Jennifer Werkmeister
National Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, passing four or more AP exams and scoring a 3.0 average or higher on all exams:
Alexandra Artrip, Ian Burch, Allison Majewski, Carl Svensson, William Wadsworth, Kevin Wymer
National Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3.0 or higher on five or more of these exams:
Megan Hellwig, Megan Johnson
National Merit Corporation, to students who demonstrate exceptional academic promise and outstanding academic performance: Commendation Level:
Ivan Lein
National Merit Scholar Winner:
Kay Traylor
U.S. Presidential Scholar: The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established by Executive Order by the President of the United States in 1964. Only about 140 students in the nation receive the honor or being awarded as a US Presidential Scholar. This is one of the nation’s highest honors for a high school graduate:
Megan Johnson
U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve:
Frank Baumann
Thomas Shapiro
John Stevens
U.S. Marine Corps Scholarships:
Krista Garcia
David Johnsen
Shawn Kase
UNM ROTC/Air Force Scholarship:
Mark Ross
U.S. Naval Academy Appointment:
David Johnsen
Lockheed Martin/Sandia National Labs Thunderbird Award:
Elisa Jaramillo
Rio Rancho Rotary Scholarship:
Estafania Rodriguez
Heather Totschek
SodexHo Scholarship:
Tanya Garcia
Charlie Wright
New Mexico Department of Education Program Scholars: Recognizes those students who achieve a high level of academic performance as demonstrated through GPA and performance on the ACT:
Brynna Anderson, Nicholas Armstrong, Nabeel Arshad, Alexandra Artrip, Jenny Balbuena, Madeline Baltz, Joshua Barress, Taylor Berger, Kara Brady, Thomas Brooks, Brenna Dominguez, Victorya Fernandez, Samantha Fink, Krista Garcia, Whitney Henze, Christine Hopkins, Megan Johnson, Keith Jones, Jennifer Kuechmann, Ivan Lien, Allison Majewski, Thomas Martinez, Jessica Moosman, Adel Moreno, Ryan Munoz, Jennifer Nielson, Shiv Patel, Anthony Patton, Rod Ronquillo, Hannah Russell, Stephanie Schneider, Nicole Smith, Carl Svensson, Alan Tolwinski, Kay Traylor, Thomas Trujillo, Jennifer Velletta, Elisa Vesely, Derrek Vollmar, William Wadsworth, Samuel Wells, Jennifer Werkmeister, Lari Wilson, Kevin Wymer, Kristine Yi
New Mexico Business Roundtable for Educational Excellence New Mexico Scholars Program: To qualify as a New Mexico Scholar, students must complete the following courses with a minimum grade of “C” in each: four units of history and English, Algebra I and II, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and two units of the same foreign language:
Allison Anderson, Isaac Aragon, Alexandra Artrip, Jenny Balbuena, Kyle Ballantine, Madeline Baltz, Catherine Barnitz, Maria Benitez-Jones, Taylor Berger, Lara Bethelson, Cassandra Beurmeister, Brendan Bidal, Ethan Biswell, Andreanna Borrego, Amber Brownell, Candice Brusuelas, Jessica Carmody, Courtney Carpenter, Megan Carpenter, Jacob Chavez, Victoria Chavez, Anthony Ciocca, Ana Conteras, Felicia Cooper,
Jennifer Cowart, Kristina Dahm, Nicole DeLorenzo, Brenna Domínguez, Delina Doodrill, Jennifer Dry, Ashley Eccher, Cassandra Elizondo, Brittney Erdmann, Mathew Esquibel, Catherine Fessler, Jared Gallardo, Krista Garcia, Ferdinand Garcia, Cody Gibson, Patrick Glennon, Derek Gonzales, Daniel Gonzalez, Meagan Haslam, Kristen Hendrickson, Bethanne Hendrix, Whitney Henze, Ryan Hill, Ryan Hull, Christina Jara, Elisa Jaramillo, Caitlin Jarmack, David Johnsen, Megan Johnson, William Johnson, Keith Jones, Gayle Jones, Kaitlin Keim-Shaffer, Karissa Kiesow, Andrew Kirby, Sasha Ko, Sarah Koch, Jennifer Kuechmann, Jennifer Kutac, Tanya Lacerda, Joseph Lamendola, Arielle Lawrence, Jonathan Lenz, Ivan Lien, Kyleigh Lindberg, Laura Loewenstein, Chantel Lujan, Allison Majewski, Amanda Mandato, Bryon Marohn, Angelo Marquez, Gabrielle Marquez, Miranda McCaul, Ryan McGinnis, Chelsey Meyer, Elias Millas, Jessica Moosman, Kyle Moritomo, Sarah Morrow, Ryan Mullhall, Michelle Mummy, Ryan Munoz, Phillip Munson, Orion Murphy, Jennifer Nielson, Xela Oyer, Anthony Patton, Roxana Pazand, Sarah Pedregon, Phillip Perkins, Felicia Picknell, Katherine Plante, Andrew Powers, Talisa Puentes, Adam Quintana, Zachary Reid, Ashley Renna, Bryan Trevino Rivas, Keishia Rivera, Jonathan Roback, Estefania Rodríguez, Alexandre Rogozine, Rod Ronquillo, Adam Rose, Jessica Rowell, Crystal Sanchez, Stephanie Schneider, Theresa Seligman, Catherine Seybert, Jonathan Shaw, Madeline Short, Nicole Smith, LoraLynn Smith, Vanessa Surjadidjaja, Justin Susterich, Carl Svensson, Ryan Sweeney, Cody Tagart, John Tapper, Celina Torres, Kay Traylor, Mathew Tribble, Erin Trimboli, Thomas Trujillo, Victoria Ujczo, Derrek Vollmar, William Wadsworth, Roman Wagner, David Waid, Samuel Wells, Jennifer Werkmeister, Nathan Wheeler, Jordan Wheichel, Katie White, Robert Wiebelhaus, Nickolas Willetts, Lari Wilson, Lucia Wilson, Kevin Wymer, Kristine Yi, Catherine Zittlosen, David Zorn
Foreign Exchange Student Program: This program brings students from other countries to Rio Rancho to share their cultures as they experience, first hand, American high school life.
From Azeribaijan
Hamid Yariyev
From Belgium
Charlie DeMarteleire
From Denmark
Mathilde Wiedemann
From France
Guilhem De Courson
From Germany
Jan Diller, “Carmen” Isabel Vihl, Axel Zirn
From Kazakstan
Alfiya Shamisheva
From Korea
Jong Han Park
Phoenix Award: Students who have overcome obstacles in their personal and scholastic lives:
Brandi Arbelaez, Tanawa Begay, Lankia Bieri, Preston Bruno, Emily Burden, Heather Chavez, Paul Childers, Kim Corcoran, Catherine Fessler, Jessica Frizzell, Jordan Garcia, Sarah Garcia, Ja Tina Geter, Corina Guadian, Samantha Guerra, Tatiana Holme, Jared Hormer, Danielle Jakymiw, Elisa Jaramillo, Veronica Jimenez, Jessica Klimowicz, Liesel Kuz, Brandon McDaniel, Sarah Morrow, Justine Moxley, Jamie Mullen, Alicia Pacheco, Shiv Patel, Andrew Plumber, Kelly Railo, Estefania Rodriguez, Samantha Salsbury, Crystal Sanchez, Ryan Sweeney, Heather Totschek, Erica Trujillo
Twelve Years Perfect Attendance:
Rod Ronquillo
Outstanding Achievement Awards: Recognize students who have been successful even when “the chips were down” and who have demonstrated resiliency and strong character in their achievement.
Veronica Jimenez, Michael McVay, Tonio Perez, Kevin Rosas, Kelly Rialo
Business & Entrepreneurship Academy Awards:
Outstanding Accounting Senior: Brittany Ruscetta; Outstanding Culinary Arts Senior: Karissa Soto; Outstanding Marketing/DECA Senior: John Tapper; Outstanding Computer Science Senior: Patrick Glennon
Engineering & Design Academy Awards:
Top Engineering & Design Senior: Hosanna Gutierrez, Kyle Moritomo; Excellence in Engineering: Christine Hopkins, Byron Marohn; Outstanding Dimensional Design (1st Place): Amy Garduno, Kyle Moritomo; Outstanding Dimensional Design (2nd Place): Derek Gonzales, Christine Hopkins; Outstanding Dimensional Design (3rd Place): Edward Brock; Outstanding Dimensional Design (4th Place): Phillip Perkins; Outstanding Aerospace Engineer: Mark Ross; Kay Traylor; Outstanding Architectural Engineer: Anthony Ciocca, Elisa Vesely; Outstanding CIM Engineer: Byron Marohn, Felicia Picknell; Outstanding Computer Repair Engineer: Marc Mendoza, Heather Totschek; Outstanding Robotic Engineer: Ian Burch, Byron Marohn
Fine Arts Academy Awards:
Outstanding Fine Arts Seniors Overall Achievement: Charlie Faust, Megan Jacobs; Excellence in Dance: Sonya Burnside, Gayle Jones, Xela Oyer; Excellence in Drama: Gayle Jones; Excellence in Traditional Visual Arts: Cassandra Burmeister; Excellence in Contemporary Visual Arts: Megan Hellwig; Excellence in Orchestra: Stephanie Dunnington. Edwin Parker; Excellence in Band: Haley Seybert; John Phillips Sousa Award: William Wadsworth; Excellence in Guitar: Jon Lenz; Excellence in Chorus: Lindsay Thurgood; Excellence in Audio: Anthony Gross; Excellence in Video: Chris Newsome; Excellence in Audio for Video: Christina Maidman
Humanities Academy Awards:
Outstanding Humanities Student: Jennifer Werkmeister; Humanities Scholar in Arts & Letters: Brynna Anderson; Humanities Scholar in Communications: Kayla Hammond; Humanities Scholar in Human Services: Nabeel Arshad; Humanities Scholar in Social Studies: Meagan Haslam; Humanities Scholar in World Languages: Catherine Fessler
SciMatics Academy Awards:
Outstanding SciMatics Seniors, Overall Achievement: Megan Johnson, Kevin Wymer; Top Student Researchers: Kristina Dahm, Byron Marohn; Outstanding AP Science Senior: Frances Doyle; Outstanding Biology Senior: Ivan Lien; Outstanding Calculus Senior: Ian Burch; Outstanding Chemistry Senior: Zuri Hall; Outstanding Forensics Senior: Diane Anderson; Outstanding Heath Sciences Senior: Arman Salehian; Outstanding Math Analysis Senior: Felicia Cooper; Outstanding Physics Senior: Derrek Vollmar; Outstanding SciMatics Elective Senior: Ethan Biswell; Outstanding Sports Medicine Senior: Kendra Kornrumph; Outstanding Trig Senior: Brynna Anderson
Athletic Awards:
Three-sport varsity letter:
Chris Newsome -- Football, Basketball, Track
Marcus Williams n Football, Basketball, Track
David Zorn n Football, Wrestling, Track
Female Athlete of the Year:
Ashley Rhoades
Male Athlete of the Year:
Marcus Williams
Athletic Student Trainer of the Year:
Kendra Kornrumph
Team Manger of the Year:
Sarah Stevenson
Student Sportsmanship:
Isaac Aragon
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