Fifty Bellefontaine High School scholars were honored at the 35th Annual Honda Academic Achievement Breakfast at Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Wednesday, April 12.
Approximately 250 students from Bellefontaine, Benjamin Logan, Indian Lake, Riverside, and Ohio Hi-Point Career Center were recognized for their academic excellence in math, science, language, and more. The award winners were selected by their high school teachers.
Midwest Regional Educational Service Center Superintendent Scott Howell gave opening and closing remarks. Longtime Riverside teacher/coach Tim Walls was the featured speaker.
Walls detailed how success often starts with failure. He explained the many struggles that famous Americans like George Washington and Thomas Edison endured before they succeeded.
The featured speaker also talked about how the definition of success evolves as we age.
He described how success is not always about money, but meaningful moments in our lives.
After Walls’ speech, award recipients were introduced by their high school principal.
BHS Principal Jason Brown praised the students for raising the standard in the classroom.
Following is a list of BHS award recipients (subject, name): English 9 Hayden Maus, English 9 Belen Abrego, English 10 Taylor Banta, English 10 Max Fissel, English 11 Ryan Alexander, English 11 Nolan Core, English 12 Elliett Lang, English 12 Braelyn Wilcoxon; Art Rianna Fullerton, Art Aundrea Foulk; Orchestra Alexander Houser; Band Jordan Butler; Vocal Music Corbin Baker, Vocal Music Maggie Howard; French Sophie Adelsberger, French Mekenzie Flora; Spanish Emily Taylor, Spanish Nathan Wallace; U.S. History Max Varner, U.S. History Jack Hutchins; Government Julia Easton, Government Mason Stanley; World History Jacob Henry, World History Lorenz Henry; Algebra I Maria Casanas Mejias, Algebra I Adison Postle; Algebra II Aiden Mai, Algebra II Brianne Sechrest; Calculus Landon Kelley, Calculus Oliver Moreland; Geometry Claire Brown, Geometry Kaeleigh Flora; Pre-Calculus Ella Kuba, Pre-Calculus Elliana Lloyd; Anatomy & Physiology Morgan Henry, Anatomy & Physiology Lily Palmer; Biology Kayla Sellars, Biology Chloe Stolly; Chemistry Claire Grandstaff, Chemistry Emma Crabtree; Physical Science Kevin Sechrest, Physical Science Addison Wical; Physics Mason DeLong, Physics Ally Barker; Technology Seth Close, Technology Carter Snapp; Business Mia Oppy, Business Kinsley Scott; Family & Consumer Science Tristen Jacobs, Family & Consumer Science Latoya Rogan.
