Students, staff recognized at the April 14 board meeting

Each month during the school year, the Pattonville Board of Education honors students, staff and volunteers who have gained recognition outside of the district or who’ve made a special contribution to Pattonville. Learn more about students and staff who were recognized this month.

Pattonville High School

Boys Basketball

The boys basketball team was named conference champions on Feb. 25 after a 51 to 31 win over Ritenour High School. The team advanced to the second round of the district tournament after winning 77 to 33 against Hazelwood West High School in the first round. Students also received all-conference honors this season. Evan Longmeyer was named all-state, all-district and all-conference first team and all-conference player of the year. Additional students were named to all-conference teams. Jackson Powell was named all-conference first team. Terrell Lyles was named all-conference second team. Mason Clay was named to the all-conference all-defensive team. Alex Toler was named all-conference honorable mention and was selected to receive the all-conference sportsmanship award. Additional members of the first place conference team were Jayce Acklin, David Foston III, Everett Harmon, Benjamin Heimsoth, Marcus Hughes, Jeff Johnson, Jormah Kanneh, Blake Williamson and Trent Wilson. The boys basketball team was coached by Travis Harris, who was named coach of the year, with the assistance of Kent Booth.

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Girls Basketball

Girls basketball students were named to all-conference teams this season. Rylan Denbow was named all-conference second team and academic all-conference. London Bell was selected to receive the all-conference sportsmanship award. Students named academic all-conference were Jasmine Jones, Sophia Massoni, Omolola Ogunmola and Octavia Saunders-McClain. The girls basketball team was coached by Raghib Muhammad with the assistance of Chelsea Clark, Chris Gleghorn and Marcus Hughes.

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Boys Wrestling

The boys wrestling team was named conference champions and members of the team earned individual all-conference honors. Three students qualified for the state tournament after placing fourth at districts and were named all-conference first team Jace Prabhu, Damien Rodriguez and Josh Schindler. Named all-conference second team were Moussa Abraheem, Elijah Hopgood and John Ignacio. Students named all-conference honorable mention were Gruxton Hartley, Temujin Kibo-Gue, Ezekiel Schaefer, Marvin Williams and Maximilian Zenner. Additionally, Drew Killian was selected to receive the all-conference sportsmanship award. Additional members of the first place conference championship team were Tahj Dillon, Kaileb Rickmon, Michael Saccketti and Jordan Whitfield. The boys wrestling team was coached by Brent Mueller, who was named conference coach of the year. The team was coached with the assistance of Jon Brown, Jake Kim and Eric Linck.

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Girls Wrestling

The girls wrestling team was named conference champions and students were named to all-conference teams. Two students qualified for state after placing at districts and were named all-conference first team. Tanise Rhodes placed third at districts. Aleeya Thompson placed fourth at districts, and this was her second year qualifying for state. Students named all-conference second team were Ali Amal, Gracie Mantle, Samantha Mokwa, Journie Porter and Amaya Wren. Students named all-conference honorable mention were Alayna Arndt, Lily-Elizabeth Gamiño-Piñón, Lexi Lam and
Isabella Sanfilippo, who was also selected to receive the all-conference sportsmanship award. Kalia Fox was also part of the first place conference team. The girls wrestling team was coached by Paige Mueller, who was named conference coach of the year, with the assistance of Danelle Emerick.

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Districtwide

Teacher of the Year

The following educators were named the Teacher of the Year for their school:

• Christina Buchek from early childhood
• Tracy Hilgenbrink from Bridgeway
• Courtney Cady from Drummond
• Sarah Adams from Parkwood
• Maritza Caldera from Rose Acres
• Katharine Ackman from Willow Brook
• Kelley Mueller from Remington
• Angela Huesgen from Holman
• Chip Ianiri from Pattonville Heights
• Madison Avery from the high school

Also nominated for Teacher of the Year were:

• From the Pattonville Early Childhood Center: Amy Bopp, Shannon Fleming, Jennifer Gruendler, Lindsey Jones, Jennifer Scarff, Jennifer Sidy and Lisa Williams
• From Bridgeway Elementary School: Mollie Ahlers, Amanda Barringhaus, Meagan Bauer, William Casner, Daniel Derby, Sarah Eckels-Galbreath, Jessica Esquivel, Brandi Fannin, Jeanne Fernandez, Pam Havecker, Stacey Hill, Bianca Lee, Natasha Malone, Vicki Martin, Jacinta Mitchell, Nancy Stevens-Martin, Wendy Wamhoff, Miranda Wilkes and Lori Yudovich
• From Drummond Elementary School: Georgina Bates, Bonnie Beer, Christine Behlmann, Caitlyn Bubb, Ashley Burd,  Josie Cammarata, Madalyn Carr, Windy Cushman, Sierra Dertinger, Nicole Dye, Hope Dye, Carolyn Elliott, Jennifer Farmer, Kristen Favazza, Lorrie Gordon, Hannah Green, Brianne Hardin, Catherine Hicks, Jennifer Hoppe, Kevin Hughes, Mindy Jackson, Jacob Johnson, Morgan Kiffmeyer, Emily Kramer, Jillian Kreith, Damara Lashley, Michele Lewis, Tanner Lynn, Jami Miller, Megan Neff, Helen Niklawski, Ryan Parker, Kori Phillips, Amy Powell, Morgan Pugh, Kellie Randazzo, Austin Rebeck, Sydnie Redington, Melissa Reynolds, Ginger Roberts, Chelsea Rodebaugh, Sofia Serra, Mary Sosman, Amanda Starwalt, Christina Sutter, Carley Tankersley, Taylor Thuet, Jason Van Beers, Samantha Wandersee, Kristen Webber, Erin Wentzel, Lindsay Williams, Amber Wilson and Laura Witte
• From Parkwood Elementary School: Lori Alanis, Angela Byrne, Faith Carter, Catherine Eaton, Jaimyn Hacker, Nicole Hagedorn, Jarrett Harrison, Tiffany Laughlin, Emily Lerman, Christina Livingston, Janel MacLean, Audrey Masek, Sarah Mather, Kristen McGreer, Kyle Schaper, Greg Stoltz and Kendra Worsham
• From Rose Acres Elementary School: Emily Beger, Allison Bennett, Grace Buerck, Sarah Carter, Robin Chang, Amy Christensen, Lillian Corzine, Emily Doherty, Amy Fitch, Dempsey Fogarty, Amy Frost, Megan Ganninger, Kristin Gosa, Carrie Heine, Nicole Hubbard, Kristie Hummert, Rhondalyn Logan, Gina McKelly, Nicole Mikel, Joseph Rehagen, Jamie Sievers, Mary Spitzmiller, Lisa Stahlhut, Amber Steinmann, Mary Catherine Stevens, Andrea Wagner, Michelle Wagner and Nicole Youngquist
• From Willow Brook Elementary School: Natalie Alvarez, Morgan Barnett, Carly Campbell, Melissa Capstick, Chris Cheatham, Kimberly Dickinson, Ashley Downs, Brandy Fowler, Kisten Gartland, Mary Goding, Emma Hale, Matthew Hanses, Kristen Hardiek, Cady Levy, Dominic Licameli, Dawn Lynn, Heather McCord, Christy Newsham, Alexis Paul, Maria Puricelli, Jennifer Rogers, Samantha Stuppy, Billy Thompson, Joanna Todd, Anise Williams and Molly Witzovsky
• From the Academy of Innovation at Remington: Marie Brown, Christine Hillier, Danica Johnson, Megan Keehnast, Lisa Kraemer, Audrey Levinson, Julie Linck, Alyssa Lipson, Emily Ludwinski, Michael McKeon, Karrie Peters, Sara Rowe, Ashley Senn, Andrew Smith, Kimberly Thompson, Laura Vitale and Heather Williams
• From Holman Middle School: Alexander Amo, Holly Berends, Heather Blackwell, Alexander Buerck, Jennifer Calva, Brooke Cooper, Trina Cornell, Alicia Dietz, Tamika Dukes, Lori Fisk, Brittany Flowers, Tanya Glennon, Irena Goren Scheer, Bria Griffith, Adam Hall, Sara Hellberg, Teresa Hutti, Emily Kemlage, David Kim, Cheralyn Kirton, David Knapp, Anna Koester, Joanna Leonard, Matthew Loyet, Rachel Luna, Laura McClure, Melanie Metheney, Alisa Neal, Kristian Nelson, Kelly Paluczak, Matthew Parker, Katherine Petron, Jackie Ramey, Stefan Rechtlich, Montie Richter, Carrie Sansone, Jasmine Sewell, Ryan Shea, Jessica Smith, Marcie Spawr, Edward Stevens, Amanda Strobbe, Denise Thomas, Natalie Walker, Meredith Walker, Amanda Weber and Steven White
• From Pattonville Heights Middle School: Wendy Brown, Alex Caldwell, Hunter Drew, Carlye Feeney, Teresa Godina, Natalie Graneto, Samantha Greaney, Alisabeth Hilker, Carter Kennedy, Rachel Luckett, Wendy Mathis, Lauren Niewald, Liz Pace, Jordan Sammelmann, Lindsey Schaefer, Erika Sepanski, Ann Sharp, Sarah Slane, Amanda Steimel, Madison Thorpe, Jacquelyn Trautman, Katelyn Weber, Melissa Wetzel, Michael Winship, Regina Wright and Kalesia Yates
• From Pattonville High School: Kelly Allensworth, Blake Anderson, Tara Borcherding, Michael Boulanger, Bethany Buescher, Lorna Bulger, Rebecca Byrne, Stephanie Carson, Christen Casaine, Brandon Clark, Carrie Cobb, Thomas Crockett, James Dalton, Courtney Faasen, Mary Favazza, Karolyn Florence, James Frazier, Stephanie Frerker, Kyle Hall, Margaret Hall, Megan Harrison, Jessica Hayes, Sarah Hollstrom, Kalli Hunt, Haley Hunter, Jamie Jobe, Beth Kathriner, Megan Kemper, Katherine Korte, Jason Lammert, Madison Lehmann, Justin Levy, Jennifer Mangiapanello, Matthew McClellan, Brent Mueller, Paige Mueller, Lauren Negrete, Robert O’Keefe, Tracie Olson, Shaun Patrick, Lauri Radican, Katherine Ramatowski, Nicole Rosner, Juliane Ross, Paul Rueschhoff, Amy Schwendemann, Steve Smith, MaryClare Stoker, Kelly Thames, Natalie Vance, Andrew Wall, Anna White, Matthew Wilke, Christy Wills and Robin Woodrome

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Support Staff of the Year

The following educators were named the Support Staff of the Year for their school:

• Laura Wick from early childhood
• Angela Barringhaus from Bridgeway
• Connor Kirk from Drummond
• Michelle Evans from Parkwood
• Ella Wagner from Rose Acres
• Lakeisha Griffin from Willow Brook
• Melanie Wagner from Remington
• Lakiva Murphy from Holman
• Brandt Jefferson from Pattonville Heights
• Terry Olishile from the high school
• Billy Bonner from the district service group

Also nominated for Support Staff of the Year were:

• From the Pattonville Early Childhood Center: Andrea Baldwin, Michelle Dart, Bill Dinsmore, Stepany Dominguez, Krysteen Euson, Tamara Henderson, Jennifer Hopkins, Stephanie Hughes, Jennifer Lipscomb, Shirley Newman, Cheryl Norfolk, Amy Ortmann, Molly Porzel, Dana Post, Ellen Serio, Brittany Stevens and Jennifer Treat
• From Bridgeway Elementary School: Gloria Contreras, Ana Garofalo, Darius Hebron, Jessica Ihler, Kennedy Merriman and Jane Ung
• From Drummond Elementary School: Minako Baczynski, Jody Brent, Lynda Christian, Harry Cima, Tracy Cook, Joseph Corey, Kevin Couty, Barb Cummings, Susan Custer, Mallory Delgado, Michelle Dirks, Mary Franklin, Catina Gaddy, Prince Gibson, Stephanie Kellner, Karen Kneib, Carole Marsden, Krista Murphy, Shalisha Touch, Michael Willams and Khalida Wukawitz
• From Parkwood Elementary School: Tiffany Clegg, Anthony Condra and Amanda Oggesen
• From Rose Acres Elementary School: Meaghann Capranica, Katie Effinger, Marlon Gilkey, Steven Groceman, Sarah Hanks, Zackary Harnetz, Bob Heitert, Lesley Holzschuh, Jamie Hood, Katie Hutchinson-DiBello, Kim Hutchinson, Jerrell Lindsay, Jameicia Moore, Briana Neavill, Alexis Nelp, Catherine Santhuff, Kimberlin Simon, Rungsee Suvansri and Jordan Thompson 
• From Willow Brook Elementary School: Carly Campbell, Rhonda Daniels, Scott Graydon, Jayne Green, Shannon Hill and LaShonda Sanders
• From the Academy of Innovation at Remington: Lula Abreha, Haley Fitzgibbons, Florida Jenkins, Debra Johnson, Lindsay Keleher, Jezel McCall and Erica Stough 
• From Holman Middle School: Kamille Bailey, Adrienne Beard, Anna De Garcia, Robin Fazzino, Maria Gendece, Amber King, Lakiva Murphy, Betty Nelson, Kesia Palmer, Sheila Thomas, Carmelya Weeden, Nicole Weeden and David Wright
• From Pattonville Heights Middle School: Mallorey Burns, Vicky Davis-Price, Dana Gregory, Mellissa Harris, Brenda Labbe, Jacqueline McClain, Marian Mitchell, Amy Reese and Jennifer Schalk-Bensing
• From Pattonville High School: Tomi Benney, Debra Dold, David Duncan, James Frerker, Brenda Glaze, Tanya Hadley, Shannon Hernando, Ken Lerdahl, Racquel Manuel, Lei Ann Parish, Ayanna Peterson, William Roach, Kathleen Schwarte, Reem Tahsin and Prisnice Watford
• From the district services group: Jennifer Barnes, Joseph Barnett, Virginia Bush-Billingsley, Amy Carr, Anita Gillespie, Veronica Green, Emily Groneck, Crystal Hulsey, Raymond Koenig, Joanne Lax, Preston Pounds, Andy Ramirez, Kimberly Schneider and Karen Windom