Independence honors eighth grade scholars

Eighth graders in the Independence School District were presented academic awards in a presentation ceremony March 6 at the Truman Memorial Building.

Criteria for earning the award include being proficient or advanced on the communication arts Missouri Assessment Program exam in the seventh grade; being proficient or advanced on the mathematics MAP exam in the seventh grade; earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 over five semesters and receiving a teacher/principal collaborative recommendation.

Those who earned the honor –

Brittany Anderson, Ryan Archer, Rebecca Atchley, Luke Atkison, Heather Auffert, Jeffrey Bacus, Destiny Ballard, Katie Bessenbacher, Cory Biegel, Andrew Billingsley, Caroline Blanchard, O’Leesa Booker, Barbara Brogan, Felicia Brown, Justin Brown, Tre’Ana Brown, Taryn Brush, Ashleigh Bryan, Noah Bumgardner, Ben Bush, Joseph Bush, Jamie Calfas, Lillian Cappozzoli, Shannon Carroll, Drew Colletti, Cameron Chandler, Dalton Chavez, Clayton Clark, Kaitlin Collins, Joseph Corbin, Kendra Cowan, Nathan Davis, Zachary Davis, Eva Deel, Jillian Douthat, Chelsea Duchene, Jordin Dyer, Kylie Erickson, Ellis Esry, Makayla Fanning, Jessica Ferguson, Matt Fleissner, Jacob Fletcher, Eli Franklin, Brett Fredenberg, Shelby Fullerton, Jessica Gall, Jade Ganson, Nurquewen Garciano, Derek Garnett, Courtney Ginavan, Caleb Gorman, Devin Gram, Rylie Griffin, Emily Grotenhuis, Jordyn Gropper, Jason Gruner, Megan Guyton, Sam Hagan, Dallas Hayes, Olivia Heacock, Harmony Henson, Preston Hickert, Lindsey Holder, Laura Hotson, Geovo ndie Hough and Mason Howell.

Alixandra Jarnagin, Katie Jarnagin, Daniel Jeffress, Roy Jenkins, Erika Jones, Cody Keeble, Robert Ketchum, Catrell Kiser, Danny Klick, Delaney Kramer, Kathryn Kriz, Zachary Large, Jordan Lascuola, Jared Laufer, Rex Lawhorn, Meghan LeVota, Desiree Libeer, Dalton Linnenbringer, Cynthia Lopez, Shelby McClain, Paula McCormick, Nicholas Madison, Carter Martin, Issac Martinez, Amber Masters, Cheyenne Messer, Emily Mewes, Rebecca Miller, Ronald Mitchell, Matthew Moorman, Kaitlyn Morton, Andrew Muelleman, Jeremy Mullen, Ashley Murphy, Justin Nguyen, Derek Noland, Chelsea Oldham, Tiffany Palmer, Samantha Pappas, Matthew Perry, Rebecca Phillips, Wilson Pio, Sara Pogue, Sophia Poplin, Rebecca Price, Katie Qualls, Abigail Rellihan, Nicollette Rempe, Breanna Reney, Lauren Reyes, Becky Robinson, Josie Rodriquez, Greyson Rogers, Christopher Rosebrough, Rachel Roxburg, Sara Ruckman, Kendall Rust and James Ryan.

Allie Scates, Lexi Salva, Chrystal Schroeder, Rachel Shedd, Jacob Shelton, Barrett Schmidt, Delaney Sexton, Matthew Short, Aurora Simmons, Madyson Smith, Melinda Smith, William Soendker, Kathy Soto, Kaitlin Specker, Emily Squires, Samuel Starr, Caleb Stockham, Timothy Storey, Travis Talcott, Emily Taylor, Kalee Trimble, Jane Truster, Tanner Tryon, ToniAnn Turley, Omar Villa, Laura Vinck, Sarah Vinck, Cameron Wallace, Bon Waller, Erin Waterhouse, Candy Wilford, Courtney Willis, Mikhael Willlis, Marlena Williams, Jake Wingo, Mariah Wurdeman and Zachary Zorrich.