116 students selected by staff as Pattonville High School MVPs

Staff members at Pattonville High School presented their MVP (Most Valuable Pirate) Awards to 116 students in grades nine through 12. Each staff member selected one outstanding student to receive an MVP medallion award during a special awards ceremony at the school on April 17. 

High school teachers and support staff annually select a student to honor as their MVP. Any student is eligible for nomination, regardless of the reason. There's no strict criteria — they can be selected based on academic excellence, overcoming obstacles, work ethic, personality, character, extracurricular participation and more. 

One student is a four-time recipient of the award. Additionally, three students were selected as an MVP for the third time, 21 were second time recipients and 91 were first-time recipients. 

The program was sponsored by the school's Renaissance program, which encourages a commitment to academic excellence based upon recognition of academic performance, attendance and citizenship. 

The following students were invited to cross the stage and met the staff member that selected them as their nomination was read aloud to those in the audience.

Emely Herrera Escobar (Reem Tahsin) is a four-time recipient of the award.

Four students received their third MVP Award: Maya Baum (Haley Hunter), Janani Kamalakkannan (Tom Crockett) and Carlton Lowman (Gene Grimshaw).

Receiving their second MVP Award were: Andrea Aguilar (Eleanor Taylor), Anyssa Basler (MaryClare Stoker), Tahj Dillon (Ashley Haar), Katarina Garland (Madison Avery), Addison Gutschenritter (Justin Levy), Parker Hasenkamp (Lanee Hasenkamp), Paris Hill (Elizabeth Kean), Leo Ingolia III (Robin Woodrome), Gabrielle Kellner (Tracie Olson), Lucas Konopka (Michael Cobb-Schultz), Joseph Lewis (Lorna Bulger), Derick Lopez (Jessica Hale), Isabella Lopez Ramirez (Dan Woehrmann), Marissa Marsala (Mary Favazza), Melissa Mendieta Perez (Paige Jester), Simon Muthemba (Matt McClellan), Ellis North (Beth Kathriner), Micah Ramsey (Caleb Stroop), Hunter Riley (Jacob Bubb), Tatyana Seay (Cynthia Hall) and Lillian Strebeck (Katie Funderburk).

Haley Banta (Jamie Jobe), Rosario Barcenas Garcia (Lauren Negrete), Tyler Bass (Karolyn Florence), Ella Baum (Jodi Moeller), Nathan Bertrand (Brittanie Bendawald), Stephany Blandon Perez (Bella Neuman), Caleb Bledsoe (Estella Hunter), Addison Candela (Aaron Zart), Benjamin Castleberry (Chloe Parker), Zoelle Clark (Kewana Smith), Jeremiah Cole (Jon Fitzgerald), Thomas Coleman (Scott Hauser), Ava Condon (Greg Adam), Antonio Contreras (Carolyn Overton), Kaylee Corona Damian (Mike Mooney), Anthony Creer (Melissa Sparkman), Alejandra Cruzado (Lauren Church), Devin Dent (Lauren Masnica), Richard Derby (Keyur Patel), Emily Derhake (Anna White), Landyn Driy (Victor Fink), Triniti Dugger (Anetra Johnson), Emma Eiswirth (Anna Braswell), Kameron Eleby (Steve Smith), Savannah Ewing (Shaun Patrick), Gwendolyn Fallert (Amy Adam), Cam'ron Gardner (Lara Corvera), Kalkidan Gebrewahd (Sarah Hollstrom), Giada Glass (Courtney Faasen), Aunnah Grady (Mindy Ridings), Kenadi Gray (Paige Mueller), Danya Green (Paul Rueschhoff), Justice Hamilton (Kaitlyn Chester), Ibrahim Hardan (Kate Ramatowski), Rhys Harden (Stephanie Carson), Jaydn Harvick (Natalie Vance), Saturn Haynes (Jessica Wynn), Andrew Heine (Laura Livesay), Lola Hennrich (Ben Schamber), Sophia Hershberger (Magaret Hall), Alexandra Hill (Macie Baucum), Brady Hollingsworth (Racquel Manuel), Gabrielle Hurd (Teisha Ashford), Brandon Hurtado (Rebecca Clubb), Malachi Jackson (Gabe Faron), Broderick Johnson (Kathleen Gengler), Joelle Leake (Kim Stinnett), Khalil Logan (Ryan Brueckmann), Markira London (Vicki Emerson), Chase Love (Madi Lehmann), Elaine Lu (Julie Buchholz), Carter Mackay (Andy Wall), Aaron Massay (Jake Kim), Kennedy McMiller (Megan Kemper), Haydyn Mellor (Carrie Cobb), Kadyn Mellor (Jennifer Mangiapanello), Kathryn Mercurio (Laine Johnson), Yennedith Mijango Vargas (Joe Baird), Kaden Moxley (Michael Boulanger), Rita Shantel Muthoni (Rachel McAllister), Alexander Neumann (Jacqueline Perales), Harper Parker (James Dalton), Jace Prabhu (Jon-Michael Brown), Antania Pratt (Raghib Muhammad), Sarah Pruitt (Danielle Adams), Jordan Redden (Kent Booth), Joselyn Reyes Damian (Valerie Green), Hannah Richardson (Melynda Lamb), Quinntes Rider (Rebecca Byrne), Jenna Ridings (Jason Sellers), Justin Robertson (Mary Cross), Daniel Rose (Lauri Radican), Cheyanne Scheer (Larry Jerrod), Joshua Schindler (Brent Mueller), Mikayla Shryock (Andre Redden), Natalie Smith (Tamika Duncan), Rashida Smith-Nevels (Kimberly Walker), Xavier Stepney (Cody Kimmerle), Carter Stroud (Jen Wasmer), Olivia Teixeira (Patrick Handrahan), Pearl Truong (Allie Wills), Benjamin Usry (Jared Beucke), Shreeya Verma (Mark Storer), Kalie Vogel (Danelle Emerick), Taylor Volmert (Janet Kuhn), Harper Webb (Tara Borcherding), Wilbert Williams (Trista Giubardo), Thomas Wilson (Charlie Bourrage) and Alyssa Yin (Alex Hubbs).