Youths Receive $63,000 in Stifel Awards
By IAN HICKSFact Box
2007-08 Stifel Award winners are as follows:
- Bethlehem Elementary School: Fifth-graders Darien Beall, Bryan McKenzie, Kailee Shelek, Kaitlyn Franke, Hannah Muth, Haley McNeil and Justin Akers.
- Bridge Street Middle School: Sixth-graders Danielle Norman, Malia Miller, Alexandra Buch, Kaylee Lantz, Hunter Keller, Summer Gallentine and Emily Anderson; seventh-graders Shannon Estep, Cody Welsh, Ciana Cassi, Joseph Klug, Porter Knollinger, Jonah Estep and Timberly Robinson; eighth-graders Amanda Howard, Michael Zandron, Donovan Walter, Kayla Henderson, Tyler Pedelose, Corinn Vossen and Jalena Marshall.
- Elm Grove Elementary School: Fifth-graders Shannon O'Leary, Michael Cassi, Dallas Swecker, Addison Johnston, Alexandria Parker, Cristin Dolan and Ashley Bennett.
- Madison Elementary School: Fifth-graders Tyler Johnson, David Crupe, Scott Byrne, Jessica Crawford, Matthew Beaver, Ian Ebert and Holly Kerekes.
- Middle Creek Elementary School: Fifth-graders Issiac Gantz, Emily Fader, Zachary Runyon, Sebastian Nolan, Jordan Gray, Chalmer Moffett and Abbey Napple.
- Ritchie Elementary School: Fifth-graders Carly McCardle, Shayla Showalter, Gabrielle Becker, Ethan Cochran, Tiffany Danehart, Ariana Cvetkovich and Lani Terry.
- Steenrod Elementary School: Fifth-graders Chenny Zhang, Michael Grove, Safa Ahad, Bailey Hosfelt, Lisa Fanning, Priscilla Wright and Elizabeth Sellers.
- Triadelphia Middle School: Sixth-graders Avery Smith, Jordan Miller, Paige Durkin, McKenzie Rodgers, Joshua Bischof, Afreen Sheik and Grant Robertson; seventh-graders Samantha Dodd, Erika McNeil, Rebecca Sellers, Scierra Hill, India Amos, McKenna Coyne and Elijah Pond; eighth-graders Robert Sellers, Hannah Hedrick, Alice Boos, Nicholas Barbeau, Michael Hopper, Brent Bishop and Lee Mendenhall.
- Warwood School: Fifth-graders Ike Tan, Mariah White, Seth Porter, Derek Pavlic, Morgan Karnell, Kadie Stanford, Emily Chenowith and Cameron Eberhard; sixth-graders Eric Bonar, Nathan Mauck, Garrett Weigel, Bryce Leach, James Coleman, Colter Fragale and Audrey Clark; seventh-graders Jason Burch, Michelle Tan, Eleni Nardone, Christa Calangelo, Ashley Wheeler, Wan Guo and Jonathan Roset; eighth-graders Victoria Humphrey, Jenifer Canas, Felicia Kavanas, Yvonne Burch, William Wagner, Michael Mauck and Logan Hopkins.
- West Liberty Elementary School: Fifth-graders Brenda Williams, Jessica Hopkins, Nathan McGee, Jessie Couto, Kalib Thomas, Andrew Hornick and Brittany Berisford.
- Wheeling Middle School: Sixth-graders Sarah Rogers, Abigail Reeves, Kylie Clatterbuck, Dustin Robinson, Haileigh Johnson, Tyler Hunkele and Joseph Groome; seventh-graders Justin Hammers, Kristen Slater, Adriana Magnone, Kristin Cooper, Shane Warren, Allyson Conrad and Zachary Michael; eighth-graders Alexandra Francke, Haley Robinson, Tyler Cooey, Derek Hunter, Sophie Beever, Rachel Wolen and Eric Dorfner.
- Wheeling Park High School: Ninth-graders Kristin Meigh, James Roset, Shaylyn Walter, Rocky Diegmiller, Elisabeth Kiger, Lucas Runyan, Jacob Knierim, Dana Holmstrand, David Reddy, Justin Vargo, Natalie Fagundo, Robert Kondrad, Taylor Croft, Keith Michael, Patrick Voegelin and Randy Church; 10th-graders Amanda Welsh, Mallory Morris, Holly Purpura, Devon Cottle, Nathan Baron, Stephanie Barbeau, Alexander Sims, Natalie Temeles, Alexandra Delatore, Logan Wojcik, Brendan Sheehan, Matthew Friedrichs, Allison Krupinski, Sarah Schneider, Vanessa Gramlich, Romanuel Butler, Patricia Derr and Cody Crouse; 11th-graders Robert Guy, Mark Kenamond, Martha Miller, Krista Frye, Vivian Minkemeyer, Shannan Orum, Elizabeth Kosowski, Mary Hvizdos, Allison Clark, Eric Mendenhall, Reuben Bernstein-Goff, Courtney Yaeger, Isaac Jones, Thomas Mitchell, Matthew Davis, Jennifer Bosley, Jobey Snyder and Monae Walker; 12th-graders Garrett Hunter, Kaitlyn McKitrick, Neel Sharma, Stephanie Welsh, Aaron Hutchins, John Posey, Kevin Meigh, Courtney Hooper, Amy Purpura, Amy Forshey, Michael Behrens, George Fedorke, Daniel Estep, Derrick Robrecht and Kristen Gaudino.
- Woodsdale Elementary School: Fifth-graders Stephen Schlegel, London Orzolek, Logan Bell, Briella Taylor, Sarah Nagy, Monica Black and Dona'e Albert.
Ohio County students received a total of $63,000 in Stifel Awards Wednesday at a ceremony held in their honor at Wheeling Park High School.
The cash awards were given to 214 fifth- through 12th-grade students at Ohio County public schools who have achieved excellence throughout the year in their studies and on standardized achievement tests.
"We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of our students who have received the Stifel awards," said Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Dianna Vargo. "This program encourages academic excellence among our students."
Speaking on behalf of the Stifel family was Joan Stamp, a relative of the late George E. Stifel who established the award decades ago.
She said Stifel, a Wheeling native born in 1849, was the co-founder of a department store in downtown Wheeling.
In 1926, at the age of 77, he decided to start an endowment trust to encourage public education for local schoolchildren.
To be eligible for an award, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or more and be both an Ohio County resident and United States citizen.
Sixteen prizes were given for each grade at Wheeling Park High School, seven per grade at each middle school and seven in each fifth grade of elementary schools.
In her closing remarks, Stamp thanked WesBanco, the trust fund's administrator as well as local educators for a job well done.
She congratulated the winners and wished them a great summer.
Vargo expressed her appreciation to the students for their efforts this school year and invited all in attendance to stay after the ceremony for refreshments provided by the school.
"Thank you for representing Ohio County Schools so well," she told them.
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07-10-08 9:23 PM
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It was very interesting and thoughtful of Ms. Stamp to come forward to speak for her ancestor - Mr.Stifel - and distribute the stipends on his behalf.
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07-10-08 10:06 AM
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Nice job kids.
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