More than 200 family members crowded into the San Benito High
School cafeteria Wednesday to honor Division Chair Award and Baler
Code Award winners. Thirty-seven students received recognition from
the school’s divisions while five students and five staff members
were given awards for illustrating the Baler Code.
”
It’s always a pleasure to recognize students and faculty for
their achievements,
”
said Interim Principal Duane Morgan.
”
Sometimes, we don’t say ‘good job’ or ‘atta boy’ enough
– this is our chance.
”
More than 200 family members crowded into the San Benito High School cafeteria Wednesday to honor Division Chair Award and Baler Code Award winners. Thirty-seven students received recognition from the school’s divisions while five students and five staff members were given awards for illustrating the Baler Code.
“It’s always a pleasure to recognize students and faculty for their achievements,” said Interim Principal Duane Morgan. “Sometimes, we don’t say ‘good job’ or ‘atta boy’ enough – this is our chance.”
The awards are handed out each semester. This year, fall semester ended before winter break, shortening the semester, Superintendent Jean Burns Slater noted.
“This semester was really short. You guys shined really well in your achievements in a short amount of time,” she said.
The student members of the Student Advisory Committee select five students and five staff members who best represent the qualities of the Baler Code – “A Baler is respectful, responsible, honest, civil, tolerant, caring, courteous and courageous.”
For the first semester, students earning the honor are Catalina Garcia, Travis Haninger, Ehren Headley, Logan Krazter and Feifei Ling. Teachers receiving the award are Herb Bocksnick, Doug Keck, Chuck Schallhorn, Wes Standen and Amy Tagliaferri.
For the Division Chair Awards, the teachers in each division select the top students in that division for the department’s Student Recognition Award. Various teachers presented the students their awards.
These students are Stephanie Morrison for the fine arts division, dance; Taylor Griffith and Jenny Maheu for physical education; Anh Nguyen for English; Georgina Rodriguez for English as a Second Language; Kevin Durham for School-to-Career transition; Joseph Arroyo for life skills; Myra Ocampo for math; Jeff Gomes for automotive technology; Nicole Silveira for agriculture technology; Aron Zitzner for metal technology; Barulio Moreno for wood technology; Nathan Thome for drafting technology; Ruth Baladad for family and consumer science; Jennifer Crepeau for business; Peter Pham for social science, world studies; Akshay Banesh for social science, U.S. history; Ryan Andrade for social science, economics; Ehren Headley for social science, government; Hannah Guenther for science, biology; Zack Bainter for science, chemistry; Josh Bates for science, physics; Nick Bailey for fine arts, art/ceramics; Kalin Anderson for fine arts, music; Cody Rovella for fine arts, drama; Dana Neubauer and Elizabeth Medeiros for fine arts, journalism; Ivonne Arriaga for fine arts, multimedia; Crystal Achilles for French; Lucas Zepeda for Spanish; Venus Matuk for American Sign Language; Joe Ziebron and Amy Walls for Latin; Servando Medina and Alicia Jackson for Naval Junior ROTC; Becky Bonner for Associated Student Body, student activities; and Sheri Smith for ASB, community service.
