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

Luke Roney covers politics and agriculture for the Free Lance. Reach him at 831-637-5566 ext. 335 or at

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