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During the final week of school, the high school administration of Cypress Christian School hosted an academic and fine arts award night and a senior breakfast. These academic highlights were shared:
· AP Capstone School
· 100% of graduates earn a distinguished diploma with three or more endorsements
· 89% of graduates earn STEM endorsement
· 100% of high school students take AP
· 100% of graduates accepted into colleges & universities
· Class of 2019 students applied to 99 different universities/colleges
· 88% of graduates accepted into college of first choice
2018-2019 Senior Award Recipients:
Senior History Department Award: Daniel Macune
Senior Fine Arts Choir Award: Kayla Perrin
Senior English Department Award: Halle Bittick
Senior Fine Arts Drama Award: Male Performer of the Year - Ben Bezner; Female Performer of the Year - Sarah Hawkins
Senior Bible Department Award: Emily Fronek
Senior Fine Arts Art Award: Charlie Mills
Senior Leadership Award: Sam Beckmeier
Senior Math Department Award: Cory Chapman
Senior Fine Arts Photography Award: Regina Stankiewicz
Senior Service Award: Amanda Boyd
Senior Science Department Award: Charlette Achterkirch
Senior Computer Science Department Award: Daniel Macune
Senior Spanish Department Award: Lauren Storey
Senior Yearbook Award: Collin Tate
Perfect Attendance Senior Year: Jacob Hall & Jason Hall
Footprints Award Recognition
Students who attended CCS from kindergarten through their senior year were recognized for the footprints they have left on the hearts of those at CCS throughout their K-12 educational career.
Sam Beckmeier
Amanda Boyd
Hailey Braun
Sarah Hawkins
Emma Muehlenbrock
Lauren Muehlenbrock
Sophia Slabic
Lauren Storey
Beto Vasquez
Valedictorian - The following student has earned the highest GPA throughout their high school career.
Lauren Storey
Salutatorian - The following student has earned the second highest GPA among their peers.
Cory Chapman
Highest GPA - The following students have earned the highest GPA for their grade level.
12th Grade: Loren Storey
11th Grade: Gabby Kostecki
10th Grade: Jaden Tran
9th Grade: Grace Macune
Distinguished Honor Roll Recipients:
The following students have earned a 4.0 GPA or higher:
12th Grade
Charlotte Achterkirch
Melanie Alvarez
Sam Beckmeier
Ben Bezner
Halle Bittick
Amanda Boyd
Hailey Braun
Cory Chapman
Reid Chapman
Ashley Deskin
Brinley Farque
Tucker Fredrickson
Sam Grabowski
Sarah Hawkins
Delaney Heath
Wesley Hong
Jacob Hotchkiss
Susannah Hotchkiss
Ryan McCreary
Daniel Macune
Charlie Mills
JT Mounce
Emma Muehlenbrock
Lauren Muehlenbrock
Melinna Nguyen
Emily Nicholson
April Nimri
Kara Otts
Kayla Perrin
Sophia Slabic
Regina Stankiewicz
Joshua Stewart
Lauren Storey
Samantha Swan
Collin Tate
Beto Vasquez
Garrett Velez
Olivia Velez
11th Grade
Christian Andrus
Madeleine Beckmeier
Noah Betz
Courtney Bonnard
Addison Brashier
Katie Bretz
Audrey Butler
Marc Coates
Abigail Davis
Colin Davis
Clayton Dean
Gavin Duke
Katherine Echols
Campbell Fox
Jessica Garrett
Cole Greenberg
Mackenzie Henslee
Angelina Holl
Rebekah Kooiman
Gabrielle Kostecki
Bella Kraft
Jackson Landrum
Victoria Namanny
Brandon Newell
Connor Newell
Caroline Petru
Reid Schaff
Avery Smith
Vincent Summers
Luke Thompson
Abigail Trimmer
Lauren Velez
Anna Claire Walsh
Joshua Yough
10th Grade
Casey Barbisch
Abigail Gilreath
Abigail Hotchkiss
Paige Jackson
Carson Lacaze
John Macune
Lauren Nicholson
David Quarles
Elizabeth Richardson
Rachel Smith
Joshua Storey
Blake Stovall
Jaden Tran
Caroline Usry
Sydney Wax
Gavin West
Kelsey Wimsatt
Preston Witschonke
Abigail Young
9th Grade
Claire Achterkirch
Alex Andrus
Cody Andrus
Sofy Aranda
Gracen Beckman
Colin Burns
McKenzie Davenport
Griffin Fisk
Jenna Hall
Nathan Hamm
Isabella Henslee
Aaron Holl
Will Hotchkiss
Justin Kostecki
AJ McKnight
Coleman Mabry
Grace Macune
Audrey Mills
Tatum Moore
Stacey Muthoka
Abigail Sanders
Ana Sofia Navarro
Jackson Owen
Jacob Patterson
Pearson Pollard
Mason Runge
Anthony Shatby
Michael Slabic
Drew Smith
Jacob Swan
Andrew Williams
Cole Wisenbaker
Parker Wright
Lynden Yough
Recognized Honor Roll:
The following students have earned a 3.5 GPA or higher:
12th Grade
Colby Brennan
Joseph Carbone
Emily Fronek
Nevin Graves
Jason Hall
Jardine LeBrun
Molly Mitton
Danielle Moreira
Landen Overton
Estefan Steere
Garrett Vasek
11th Grade
Andrew Angaroni
Brandon Cao
Lawson Ellisor
Emma Hicks
Elliott Jones
Konnor Kovacs
Caiden Mangum
Kaitlyn McCaffrey
Andrew McCartney
Matthew Murrill
Henry Phan
Ariana Salinas
Ashley Scott
Polina Tran
Alexis Vaughn
10th Grade
Dillon Bienko
Cooper Comeaux
Andrew Crawford
Allison Fronek
Walker Girard
Brittany Hough
Katelyn Jedlicka
Camden Khuong
Mara Kirchhoff
Nathanael Luper
Koedi Nealy
Noah Parker
Travis Stricklin
9th Grade
Nile Austin
Savannah Barloco
Andrew Bezner
Micah Betz
Faith Cullison
Kevin Dubon
Jack Ellisor
Melanie Garcia
Abbie Hirth
Jacob Moran
Jackson Murrill
Trevor Otts
Mallory Overton
Jackson Pearson
Ryan Randall
Landri Robinson
Josiah Ugarte
Camryn Whitmarsh
Lauren Whitmarsh
Jalen Young
AP Scholars:
The following students scored a 3 or higher on three or more AP exams:
Collin Tate
The following students scored a 3 or higher on four or more AP exams earning the AP Scholar with Honors Award:
Cory Chapman
Sarah Hawkins
Wesley Hong
Daniel Macune
Sophia Slabic
Lauren Storey
Beto Vasquez
SAT Score:
College Board has reported the following students as earning an Academic Admit to a state school in Texas, scoring a 1360 or greater on their two-part SAT:
12th Grade
Sam Beckmeier
Ben Bezner
Corey Chapman
Wesley Hong
Jacob Hotchkiss
Daniel Macune
Melinna Nguyen
Sophia Slabic
Lauren Storey
11th Grade
Gabby Kostecki
ACT Score:
ACT has reported the following students have earned an Academic Admit to a state school in Texas scoring a 30 or greater on their composite ACT:
12th Grade
Wesley Hong
Charlie Mills
Emily Nicholson
Sophia Slabic
Lauren Storey
11th Grade
Courtney Bonnard
Gabby Kostecki
Jack Landrum
Brandon Newell
Presidential Volunteer Service Award:
The following students earned the Gold Award for a total of 250 plus service hours:
Reid Chapman
Gabby Kostecki
Koedi Nealy
Elizabeth Richardson
The following students earned the Bronze Award for a total of 100 to 174 service hours:
Charlotte Achterkirch
Noah Betz
Addison Brashier
Cory Chapman
Wesley Hong
Susannah Hotchkiss
Mallory Overton
Avery Smith
Lauren Storey
Abigail Trimmer
Wendy’s High School Heisman Award:
The Wendy’s High School Heisman Award recognizes scholar-athletes who have made a difference in their community. This year’s winners are:
Sophia Slabic
JT Mounce
Comcast Scholarship Award:
The Comcast Scholarship Award recognizes high achieving students who have made a difference in their community. This year’s nominee is:
Cory Chapman
Daughters of the American Revolution Award:
The Daughters of the American Revolution Award is an essay contest awarded by regions throughout Texas to high achieving students who are able to articulate the value of American patriotism. This year’s award winner is:
Lauren Storey
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools Scholarship Award:
National Finalist is:
Lauren Storey
Semi-Finalist is:
Sophia Slabic
Nominees for this award are:
Sam Beckmeier
Wesley Hong
Charlie Mills
Daniel Macune
Rodeo Art Awards:
The following students earned awards at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo:
1st place
John Macune
Katie Bretz
2nd place
Katelyn Jedlicka
Marie Xideris
Abigail Sanders
Delaney Heath
Campbell Fox
3rd place
Landri Robinson
Meredith Sanders
Jalen Young
Grant Matthews
Claire Achterkirch
Molly Mitton
Rebekah Kooiman
ACSI Art Awards:
Superior Rating/Gold Medal
Anthony Shatby in Relief Art
Katelyn Jedlicka in Sculpture
Delaney Heath in Painting
Charlie Mills in Drawing-Color
Superior Rating/Silver Medal
Abigail Sanders in Sculpture
Katelyn Jedlicka in Relief Art
Superior Rating/Bronze Medal
Abigail Sanders in Paper Art/Collage
Campbell Fox in Digital Photography
Superior Rating
Molly Mitton in Painting
Excellent Rating
Micah Betz in Drawing B&W
Justin Kostecki in Digital Photography
Marie Xideris in Drawing B&W
Good Rating
Claire Achterkirch in Mixed Media Drawing
TAPPS Fall Photography Contest 5A Division:
Justin Kostecki
1st place Cityscape/Urban Architecture category
1st place Animals category
7th place Still Life category
Andrew Williams
4th place Cityscape/Urban Architecture category
Campbell Fox
1st place Experimental/Enhanced category
2nd place Scenic/Landscape
Landri Robinson
4th place Experimental/Enhanced
Carson Lacaze
6th place Experimental/Enhance
6th place Scenic/Landscape
Jason Hall
8th place Experimental/Enhanced
Abigail Davis
3rd place Animals Category
Micah Betz
8th place Animals Category
TAPPS State Art Meet 5A:
Katie Bretz
8th place Drawing-Color Category
Katelyn Jedlicka
5th place Printmaking
Carson Lacaze
3rd place Photography B&W
Campbell Fox
6th place Photography B&W
Justin Kostecki
Honorable Mention Photography B&W
Abigail Sanders
5th place On-Site Drawing
Charlie Mills
8th place On-Site Drawing
Honorable Mention Seek and Sketch B&W
Abigail Sanders
1st place Seek and Sketch Color
Pearl Museum of Fine Arts Students Art Contest:
Finalist Certificate Awards
Abigail Sanders - Painting
Andrew Williams - Photography
Charlie Mills - Oil Pastel Landscape
Claire Achterkirch - Painting
Delaney Heath - Oil Painting
Elizabeth Richardson - Foil Relief
Justin Kostecki - Photography
Katelyn Jedlicka - Painting
Katie Bretz Chalk - Pastels
Melinna Nguyen - Digital Photography
Meredith Sanders - Scratchboard
Molly Mitton - Mixed Media
Tori Kraft - Drawing/Color
Campbell Fox - Photography
AP Studio Art Portfolios:
Drawing Portfolio:
Molly Mitton
Charlie Mills
Marc Coates
2D Portfolio:
Jacob Hall
Jason Hall
Meredith Sanders
Abigail Davis
Emma Hicks
Melinna Nguyen
Ashley Deskin
April Nimri
Artsonia Awards:
Artist of the Week Plaque Award and $50 art supply gift from Blick Art Supply along with $100 art supply gift for the CCS art program.
Ashley Deskin
TAPPS Drumline Awards:
TAPPS State Drumline – 3rd place
Drum Along the Brazos – 3rd place in Division
Drum Along the Brazos – Best Cymbals in Division
Andrew Crawford
Colin Davis
Abigail Sanders
Meredith Sanders
TAPPS One Act Play- District Awards:
Division I District – 3rd place Play
All-Star Cast:
Sarah Hawkins - Caitlyn
Bella Kraft - Sister Anne and Mother
Honorable Mention Cast:
Vincent Summers - Solider
Ashley Deskin - Lieutenant
TAPPS 5A Speech Meet Awards:
Solo Acting – 6th place
Regina Stankiewicz
Poetry – 6th place
Ben Bezner
State Semi-Finalists
Duet Acting - Brandon Cao
Duet Acting - Connor Newell
Poetry - Brandon Newell
Poetry - Courtney Bonnard
Prose - Angelina Holl
Prose - Bella Kraft
Original Oratory - Gavin West
Original Oratory - Kelsey Wimsatt
Solo Acting - McKenzie Davenport
TAPPS Choral Ensemble Awards 2019:
CCS Ladies' Ensemble - TAPPS Small Ensemble - Superior Rating performing “Cantate Hodie” by Mary Lynn Lightfoot
Asha Boyce
Katie Bretz
Allie Fronek
Emily Fronek
Abigail Gilreath
Sarah Hawkins
Kayla Perrin
Sydney Wax
CCS Show Choir - TAPPS Small Ensemble - Superior Rating performing “Come Alive” from The Greatest Showman
Ben Bezner
Gavin Duke
Sarah Hawkins
Bella Kraft
Jackson Landrum
Brandon Newell
Alexis Vaughn
Sydney Wax
CCS Chamber Ensemble - TAPPS Small Ensemble - Excellent Rating performing “Keep Your Lamps” by Victor C. Johnson
Ben Bezner
Asha Boyce
Katie Bretz
Allie Fronek
Emily Fronek
Abigail Gilreath
Sarah Hawkins
Kayla Perrin
Sydney Wax
TAPPS Vocal Solo Awards 2019:
Asha Boyce - Superior Rating
Katie Bretz - Superior Rating
Abigail Gilreath - Superior Rating
Sarah Hawkins - Superior Rating, TAPPS Honors Choir
Sydney Wax - Superior Rating, TAPPS Honors Choir