San Benito High School honored students and staff Tuesday who
exemplify the school’s Baler Code of being respectful, responsible,
honest, civil and tolerant.
Hollister – San Benito High School honored students and staff Tuesday who exemplify the school’s Baler Code of being respectful, responsible, honest, civil and tolerant.
Every semester, teachers in each division choose their best students to receive the Department’s Student Recognition Award. Students selected for the awards have demonstrated well-rounded, outstanding performance in a particular field as well as in the school and the community. These students are a credit to themselves, their parents, San Benito High School and to their community, according to a SBHS press release.
“It’s another effort to give students recognition,” said Vice Principal Duane Morgan.
The awards were handed out on May 24.
After a busy year of splitting time between school, work and her duties as the school’s Associated Student Body staff relations commissioner, being recognized for her work on the student government made a stressful semester worth while for junior Yadira Zendejas who won the ASB division award for student activities.
“It was a hard year with all my activities this year,” she said. “It (the award) motivates me to keep doing what I’m doing. It’s a thank-you that made it all worth while.”
About 46 students received division awards for subjects ranging from physics to cabinet making; each student honored received a certificate of recognition.
In addition to the division awards, seven students and five staff members were honored with the Baler Code Award, for their commitment to the school’s credo: A Baler is: Respectful, responsible, honest, civil and tolerant. Student members of the school’s student advisory committee chose which students and staff received the award.
For Library Media Teacher Doug Achterman receiving the Baler code award is proof that his effort to lead by example is appreciated by students.
“I definitely think about modeling good behavior,” he said. “I do try to show my best side. This is really flattering to me.”
Department’s Student Recognition Awards:
Tara Wynn for Associated Student Body for Community Service
Yadira Zendejas for Associated Student Body for Student Activities
Jennifer Obertello for Business
Maria Isabel Leon-Rodriguez for English as a Second Language
Jordan Archer for English
Karla Paniagua for Family & Consumer Science
Benjamin Foss for Industrial Technology for Automotive Technology
Jamie Huston for Industrial Technology for Agricultural Technology
Ian Whiteley for Industrial Technology for Drafting Technology
Matthew Barulich for Industrial Technology for Cabinet Making
Christopher Richey for Industrial Technology for Metal Technology
Steven Garcia for Life Skills
Alyssa Yeager for Mathematics
Jhovani Contreras-Lopez for Naval Junior ROTC
Patricia Floch for Naval Junior ROTC
Daniel Toledo for Outstanding Citizenship
Wendy Tuch for Outstanding Achievement
Diego Torres for Physical Education
Dana Serpa for Physical Education
Danielle Jones for School To Career
Derek Butler for Physics
Peter Pham for Biology
Jason Pellman for Chemistry
Ryan Andrade for Government
Amy Guerra for World Geography
Jennifer Stavro for Economics
Kati Thompson for U.S. History
David Meza for Multimedia
Rosalie McGinnis for Ceramics
Ryan Wood for Multimedia
Shane Park for Music
Jennifer Lomax for Ceramics
Hannah Guenther for Multimedia
Kristina Leal for Dance
Jennifer Crepeau for Art Metal Design
Eva Jimenez for Fine Art
Michael Parker for Wood Sculpture
Robert Glashan for Theater
Kristofer Bittner for Multimedia
Taylor Guerra for Multimedia
Crystal Achilles for Choir
Sarah Durtschi for American Sign Language
Anna Dennis for Spanish
Jose Luis Bernal for French
Courtney Lewis for Latin
Natalie Smith for French
Baler Code Awards
Students:
Feifei Ling
Lucas Muro
Serena Scaglione
Peter Pham
Justin Andrade
Amanda Macias
Stephanie Scagliotti
Staff:
Doug Achterman
Cheri Cosio
Becky Doty
Rachel Flores
Chris Moore
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