MCHS on May 15 announced the Junior/Senior Academic Awards and Recognition award winners. The staff and faculty celebrate the achievements of students in the classes of 2000 and 2001. Rep. Mark Larson opened the activities. Ron Tyron, junior class sponsor, and Kathy Swope, senior class sponsor, presented the academic achievements, junior and senior pacesetters, senior Rotarians, and scholarships. Marilyn Van Every and Sharon Englehart Link Crew Sponsors recognized the contributions of the Link Leaders at the high school.

Cole Allison, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-American History

Chelsea Amos, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, and CSU Academic Award

Amber Amrine, grade 11: Academic Award

Jeffrey Applin, grade 12: Link Crew

Brian Balfour, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-American History

Lindsay Barnhart, grade 12: Roland R. Scnieder Scholarship and Academic award

B.J. Bell, grade 12: Link Crew

Eric Benally, grade 12: Montezuma-Cortez Native American Parent Committee Scholarship

Amin Berrada, grade 11: American Chemical Society-Chemistry (medallion), Junior Recognition-Advanced Math, and Academic Award

Jodi Bitsilly, grade 12: Link Crew and Academic Award

Kyle Blackmer, grade 11: Academic Award and Southwest Colorado Livestock Association Scholarship

Cassie Blair, grade 11: Junior Recognition-German

Melissa Botwinis, grade 12: Academic Award

Kyle Bradley, grade 11: Academic Award, Junior Recognition-Physics, American History, and Advanced Math, Colorado School ofMines-Math and Science, and UNC Frontier of Science Institute

Duane Bradshaw, grade 12: Montezuma-Cortez Native American Parent Committee Scholarship

Jennifer Brewer, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Sports Medicine

Lindsay Buchanan, grade 12: Academic Award and Fort Lewis College-Presidential Scholarship

Christopher Busby, grade 12: Academic Award

Roberta Buterbaugh, grade 12: Vo-Tech Counselors Scholarship and San Juan Basin Area Vocational-Technical School Scholarship

Ellie Butler, grade 12: Academic Award

Shane Chadwick, grade 12: Academic award, Pacesetters-Business and English, Sam Walton Community Leadership Scholarship, Kansas State College-Leadership Achievement and Engineering Scholarship, and Roland R. Schnieder Scholarship

Cara Clark, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Business Law

Sara Clark, grade 11: Academic Award, and Junior Recognition-English

Caleb Coate, grade 12: Pacesetters-Home Economics and Empire Electric Scholarship

Jennifer Coleman, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Pacesetters-Journalism, and Speech Team Award

Jake Collett, grade 12: Senior Rotarians

Craig Cone, grade 11: Academic Award

Tonya Conner, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Mythology

Sam Cropp, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Marching Band

Cassie Curtis, grade 11: Junior Recognition-American History

Justin Dahl, grade 12: Link Crew

Brandi Daves, grade 12: Link Crew

Kassandra Dean, grade 12: Academic Award, Empire Electric Scholarship, Cortez FFA Parent Alumni Scholarship, Northeastern Junior College-Presidential Excellence Scholarship, Stakeholders 4-H Scholarship, and Southwest Colorado Livestock Association Scholarship

Whitney Dean, grade 12: Academic Award and Roland R. Schnieder Scholarship

Sarah Decker, grade 12: Link Crew and Speech Team Award

Wendy Decker, grade 11: Academic Award

Silver Denision, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Photography

Christopher Dibsie, grade 11: Academic Award

Esther Dolin, grade 12: Academic Award and Pacesetters-French

Megan Duncan, grade 11: Academic Award

Joel Eads, grade 11: Academic award and Bausch and Lomb Science Award

Gail Fish, grade 12: Link Crew

David Fisher, grade 12: Academic Award, Fort Lewis College-Presidential Scholarship and John Sanora Porter Scholarship

Joel Fournier, grade 12: Academic Award, Florida State University-21st Century Scholarship, Maruette University-Ignatius Academic Achievement Scholarship, and ROTC Naval Scholarship

Clayton Fughs, grade 12: Link Crew

Antonio Garcia, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Choir

Chris Garland, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Physical Education

Priscilla Gentry, grade 12: Link Crew

Ryan Gray, grade 11: Academic Award and UNC Frontier of Science Institute

Jason Greene, grade 11: Academic Award

Jennifer Hargrove, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-American History and Journalism

Chris Hawkey, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-American History

Desiree Henderson, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Drama

Adam Herrmann, grade 12: Link Crew

Brandi Higman, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Sculpture

Rachael Holaday, grade 12: Academic Award

Misty Hough, grade 12: Academic Award, WINGS Scholarship, and The Partnership Award

Aspen Hover, grade 12: Link Crew and Speech Team Award

Tramaine Howard, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Choir

Joshua Huseby, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Speech Team Award, CSU Academic Achievement Award, and CSU Margery Monfort Wilson Scholarship

Rebecca Huseby, grade 11: Academic Award

Dustin John, grade 12: Pacesetters-German

Brittany Johnson, grade 11: Academic Award, Junior Recognition-Spanish and Symphonic Winds

Salli Jorgensen, grade 12: Academic Award and Link Crew

(Cone) Jenna Judge, grade 12: Link Crew

Gerald Keetso, grade 11: Junior Recognition-English

Janelle Knox, grade 12: Academic Award, Pacesetters-Math, Senior Rotarians, Society of Women Engineers (certificate), Voice of Democracy, Boettcher, University of Colorado-Boulder Presidential Leadership Scholarship, University of Northern Colorado-Presidential Scholarship, Speech Team Award, and Presidential Classroom Award

Emilie Lanier, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Physical Education

Sean Lavey, grade 11: Academic Award

Cecilia Ledford, grade 12: Link Crew and Adams State College-Presidential Scholarship

Brandi Lee, grade 12: Academic Award and Pacesetters-Social Studies

Joshua Lee, grade 11: Academic Award

Melinda Lee, grade 11: Academic Award

Noah Leonard, grade 11 Junior Recognition-Mythology, American History, and Advanced Art

Cassandra Lewis, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, and Empire Electric Tri-State Generation and Transmission Scholarship

Matt Linday, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Photography

Aimee Liukko, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Art III

Stephanie Lowrie, grade 11: Academic Award

Kimber Magness, grade 12: Empire Electric Scholarship, Northeastern Junior College-State 4-H Scholarship, Stakeholders 4-H Scholarship

Devin Marquez, grade 12: Roland R. Schnieder Scholarship

Steven Marquez, grade 12: Link Crew

Brandon Martinez, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Jazz Band

Brianna McCabe, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Westmont College "Provost Scholarship", Trinity University Presidential Scholarship, and Biola University Academic Scholarship

Dawn Miller, grade 11: Academic Award

Rebecca Mitchell, grade 11: Academic Award

Aaron Montano, grade 11: Academic Award, CU Outstanding Junior, and Junior Recognition-French and English

Jeremiah Moore, grade 12: Pacesetters-Art, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards/Silver Awards, Colorado American Visions Award, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design-Portfolio Scholarship, and Louise Hawkins Memorial Scholarship

Annie Mortensen, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Senior Rotarians, Lamar Community College-Volleyball Scholarship, Otero Junior College-Volleyball Scholarship, and Northeastern Junior College-Volleyball Scholarship

Joshua Mortensen, grade 12: Adams State College-President’s Scholarship, Academic Award, Empire Electric Scholarship, and Stakeholders 4-H Scholarship

Chris Mustoe, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Ag Biology and Vo Ag

Wade Newman, grade 12: Academic Award, Colorado State University-Merit Scholarship, and Roland R. Schnieder Scholarship

Breona Noack, grade 11: Academic Award

Angela Olguin, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Yearbook

Andrew Pearson, grade 12: Link Crew and Senior Rotarians

Elizabeth Peck, grade 12: Academic Award, Pacesetters-AP English, University of Northern Colorado-Presidential Scholarship, University of New Mexico-Regents Scholarship and Amigo Scholarship, University of Colorado at Boulder-Boulder Music Scholarship, High School Essay Award, and Friends of Music Scholarship, University of new Mexico-Music Scholarship, and Speech Team Award

Rebecca Penhall, grade 12-Academic Award and Link Crew

Kistine Perkins, grade 12-Academic Award and Link Crew

Jenny Potter, grade 12: Academic Award, Adams State College-President’s Scholarship, and Empire Electric Scholarship

Stacey Pottorff, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Psychology

Jennifer Price, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-English and Psychology

Daniel Puls, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Journalism and Choir

Bryan Pyle, grade 12: Link Crew

Amanda Randol, grade 12: Link Crew

Christine Risenhover, grade 12: Link Crew and Roland R. Schnieder Scholarship

Carla Rodriquez, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Beginning Art

DeVerna Rogers, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-American History

Wesley Rose, grade 11: Junior Recognition-ACE

Amber Sanders, grade 12: Academic Award, Pacesetters-Psychology, Empire Electric Scholarship, Roland R. Schnieder Scholarship, Cortez Area Association of Realtors Scholarship, Fraley and Company Scholarship, and Mesa State Monument Scholarship

Leah Satarinano, grade 12: Link Crew

Paul Schlafly, grade 12: Academic Award

Jefry Schragge Jr., grade 12: Academic Award and Link Crew

Ashen Schumpelt, grade 11: Junior Recognition-American History

Erica Secrist, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Life Management

Heather Sellard, grade 12: Link Crew

Margaret Selzer, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Pacesetters-Journalism, Roland R. Schnieder Scholarship, University of Arkansas Nonresident Scholarship, Dale Bumpers Academic Scholarship[, and University of Colorado Academic Scholarship[

Jennifer Sharp, grade 11: Junior Recognition-American History

Jared Sheldon, grade 12: Academic Award, Pacesetters-Art, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design-Academic Scholarship, The Colorado Institute of Art-Portfolio Based Scholarship, and Louise Hawkins Memorial Scholarship

Krista Sheley, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Accounting

Jake Shether, grade 12: Academic Award, Pacesetters-Social Studies and Journalism, and Senior Rotarians

Jasmine Showers, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Chemistry

Steve Siote, grade 12: Earle M. Jorgensen Scholarship, Speech Team Award, Colorado State University-Margery Monfort Wilson Scholarship, Colorado State University-Academic Achievement, Adam State College Foundation Knowledge Bowl Scholarship, Academic Award, and Link Crew

Joseph Siracusan, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Physics

Stephanie Slyter, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Choir

Dannelle Smith, grade 12: Link Crew

Katie Smith, grade 12: Academic Award

Matt Smith, grade 12: Pacesetters-Drama

Lenore Sparks, grade 11: Academic Award, Junior Recognition-American History and Link Crew

Jeremiah Stewart, grade 12: San Juan Basin Area Vocational -Technical School Scholarship

Renee Talbot, grade 11: Academic Award

Shawna Talk, grade 12: Montezuma Cortez Native American Parent Committee Scholarship

Bryce Tanner, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Senior Rotarians, and Ricks College Academic Award

Holly Tanner, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Senior Rotarians, Society of Women Engineers (certificate), Roland Schnieder Scholarship

Stacey Tanner, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Pacesetters-Social Studies, Senior Rotarians, Society of Women Engineers (certificate), Roland R. Schneider Scholarship, Brigham Young University Pete and Arline Harman Scholarship, and Dale Anne Elhert Scholarship

Kandle Tate, grade 12: Link Crew and Academic Award

Kristine Thomas, grade 12: Academic Award

Ryan Thompson, grade 12: Academic Award

Regina Thornton, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Choir

Christi Tillia, grade 11: Junior Recognition-Family Consumer Science and Drama and American Movie Classics Scholarship

Chere’ Todd, grade 11: Academic Award

Dineh Tom, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-Anatomy and Design

Michael Vincenti, grade 12: Senior Rotarians

Laura Waechter, grade 11: Academic Award and Junior Recognition-American History

Lindsay Waggoner, grade 12: Academic Award Link Crew, and Northeastern Junior College-Volleyball Scholarship

Melissa Willbanks, grade 12: CNCC-Colorado Scholars Scholarship and Academic Scholarship on Natural Resource Management and Cortez Area Association of Realtors Scholarship

Adam Williams, grade 12: Academic Award

Jennie Wilson, grade 12: Link Crew and Adams State College-The Adam’s Scholarship

Cerissa Wright, grade 12: Academic Award, Link Crew, Pacesetters-Spanish, CNCC-Colorado Scholars Scholarship, Academic Scholarship in Pre-Dental Hygiene and Presidential Scholarship

Aaron Yarbrough, grade 12: Academic Award