February 24, 2003
Huntington County, Indiana
High-schoolers earn place on National Honor Roll
More than 60 students from Huntington County qualified for induction into the 2002-03 National Honor Roll.
The NHR, of Lynbrook, N.Y., recognizes high school students who have achieved exceptional academic success in their classes.
"The future is in the hands of our children," Lynn Romeo, publisher of the National Honor Roll said. "These people have worked hard to attain academic success.
"Honoring their achievement provides motivation and encourages them to continue striving," Romeo said. "We're proud to include them in the National Honor Roll."
Students from Huntington County named to the list include:
• Huntington students at Huntington North High School — Kyle Bonbrake, Beth Bruce, Brittany Carroll, Brissa Castillo, Jesse Christman, Chelsea Clark, Mary Cullen, Mike Darnell, Dan Durrwachter, Whitney Durrwachter, Ethan Ehler, Ben Felton, Elizabeth Fusselman, Jennifer Gehrke, Andy Geswein, Brittany Gower, Julie Hart, Christine Hensel, Matt Hesting, Christie Hoffman, Laura Hohe, Sarah Hughes, Daniel Jones, Isaac Keplinger, Bridget Kornexl, Suzanne Korreckt, Eric Mollette, Holly Morton, Ashton Park, Andrew Quickery, Laura Renz, Jordan Scheiber, Melissa Schnepp, Rafe Scott, Kassy Shank, Rose Stanley, Travis Stoffel, Lucas Sunderman, Christina Thompson, Jordan Walberry, Jason Wohlford, Kirby Young, Tonya Young.
• Huntington students at other schools — Kristen Leist, Bishop Luers HS; Rachel Simon, Canterbury HS; Audrey Wiedman, Fieldquest Academy.
• Andrews student at HNHS — Jesse Cleaver, Nicole Hall, Anisa Moreno.
• Markle student at Norwell HS — Alan Tomac.
• Marion student at HNHS — Ryan Aldridge.
• Roanoke students at HNHS — Mitchel Dennis, Ran Dillon, Bradley Knack.
• Roanoke students at other schools — Patricia Blauvelt, Homestead HS; Stephanie Daugherty, Bishop Luers HS; Kevin Kyle, Concordia Lutheran HS; Katie Masten, Concordia Lutheran HS; Angela Mills, Homestead HS.
• Van Buren student at HNHS — Shannon Knight.
• Warren students at HNHS — Jeffrey Berghoff, Billy Stetzel and Amber Surfus.
Each inductee to the National Honor Roll can compete for one of the 25, $1,000 scholarships given by the Education Research Center of America.
Only students with grade-point averages of "B" or better are eligible to be on the National Honor Roll, and 68 percent of the inductees had GPAs of "A-" or better. Students are asked to submit information about their interests, activities and future goals.
