50 Bellefontaine High School scholars were honored at the 35th Annual Honda Academic Achievement Breakfast at Ohio Hi-Point Career Center on Wednesday.
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.
The featured speaker was longtime Riverside teacher/coach Tim Walls.
Mr. 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.
Walls 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.
Here’s 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
Photos: BHS award winners
BHS Principal Jason Brown
Guest speaker Tim Walls
