Racine, Ohio: Southern Local School District honored its top achieving students in grades four through twelve tonight at its 2024 Academic Banquet, “Create Your Future”. This event was made possible by the generous sponsorship of Home National Bank and its president, John Hoback. Each student will receive a photo taken by Roots Photography. We would like to thank the following Academic Banquet Committee members for all their hard work and planning: Tony Deem, Christi Hendrix, Daniel Otto, Tricia McNickle, Beth Bay, Olivia Hawley, Baylee Grueser, Kim Grueser, Meg Guinther, Lori Sharp, Russ Fields, and Jenni Roush.. Also Thank you to Ryan Chapman, Jeff Beaver, and Nicholas Hicks for your assistance.
Grades 7-12: Student selection shall be based on accumulative academic achievement without any rounding up of grade point average. Note: students who have been assigned to four or more days of alternative schooling, any out-of-school suspension, or expelled will not be selected.
To be honored at the banquet, a student must have the following criteria:
1. Class of 2024: (Grades 7- 12) Be in the top 15% of their class. This number will be determined by the total number of students in the class by the end of the third grading period. (Will use weighted accumulative GPA and will include any and all “specials' ' that receive a letter grade (A, B, C, D, or F)).
2. Class of 2025 and beyond: (Grades 7- 12) Be in the top 15% of their class. This number will be determined by the total number of students in the class by the end of the third grading period. Criteria will not use weighted accumulative GPA but grades 9-12 will use non weighted accumulative GPA. Grades 7 & 8 will include any and all “specials'' that receive a letter grade (A, B, C, D, or F). For grades 9-12 each student must have taken on average 2 honors, AP, or the CCP equivalent course a year (labs do not count toward this).
3. This selection is based on the student’s accumulative (weighted- Class of 2024/ unweighted class of 2025 and beyond) GPA at the end of the first semester and must be on A/B honor roll during the third nine weeks.
Grades 4-8:
Grade 4- Be in the top 15% of their homeroom.Selection will be based on students' grade card during the first three terms in the core classes.
Grade 5 and 6- Be in the top 15% of their grade level. Selection will be based on students' grade card during the first three terms in the core classes.
The honorees were:
12th Grade
Brayden Otto
Chloe Rizer
Alexis Smith
Ava Roush
Lauren Smith
Dana Card
Kaiden Michael
11th Grade
Katie Brooker
Audrianna Herrera
Carson Reuter
Beverly “Jorja” Lisle
Isabella Harmon
Brennan Wyatt
Timberlyn Templeton
Ava Circle
10th Grade
Cole Smith
Noah Leachman
Kiersten Rose
Alyssa Cooper
Jaylynn Hupp
Hannah Jackson
Bryan Venegas Mendoza
Murphy Dunfee
Nathan Shuster
9th Grade
Caden Hupp
Sophie Popp
Annabella Russell
Sydney Stout
Owen McCabe
Rece Johnson
Isabella Cornell
Zane Matson
8th Grade
Ashley Brown
Kyleigh Kranyik
Emma Leachman
Blake Hudson
Isabella Morrison
Payton Herald
Ella Caldwell
Connor Fisher
Wyatt Turner
7th Grade
Kamryn Hupp
Bentley “Jett” Lisle
Kailey Aldridge
Dayton Reiber
Cameron Carleton
Greyson Duvall
Marcy Evans
6th Grade
Kendall Hupp
Layla Nibert
Audrionna Smith
Lily Koren
Jovi Wolfe,
Carlee Young
Savannah Roush
Colten Grubb
5th Grade
Kyson Neutzling
AlexZander Starcher
Malakai Durham
Matthew Reitmire
Jacob Molden
Olivia Norris
4th Grade
Gus McDaniel
Axel Shuler
Deckar Thomas
Waylon Sellers
Caleb Hart
Caiden Sellers
Cannon Davis
Madison Yost
Liam McKendree
Eliza Mallory
Southern Local Junior/Senior High School Staff for serving the meal, Robert Beegle of the Rotary Club for providing monetary gifts to our elementary students through a drawing, SLEA for providing two monetary gifts per grade in an additional drawing, Racine Methodist Church and Carmel Sutton Church for allowing us to borrow tables.
Southern Local would like to congratulate all honorees and their families for their success.