Spring 2016 Cats with Class

Forty-seven students at Westerville South High School were recognized as "Cats with Class" at a breakfast and ceremony held bright and early on Wednesday morning, March 9, 2016.  "Cats with Class" honors students who have demonstrated acts of kindness, good school citizenship, or service, which help make South a wonderful place for learning and teaching.  It is jointly sponsored by Westerville South High School and the Westerville South Academic Boosters.  The students were joined by their family members, along with teacehrs and staff who nominated them for this prestigious honor.

Chairperson, Linda Ferguson, welcomed the attendees, who were praised by Principal, Steve Andersson.  Keynote speaker was retired Westerville South HIgh School teacher and coach, Jeff Brenning, who talked about the "R factor", or how one responds to events in his or her life.  He said you can choose to respond "above the line" - intentionally, purposefully and skillfully, or "below the line" - impulsively and with resistance.  He encouaged avoidance of BCD - blame, compain, and act defensively.  Brenning closed by congratulating the students for being honored as  "Cats with  Class", along with their parents.

Closing remarks were made by Zelpha Kolp.  Faculty coordinator, Mary Fuchs, and secretary, Beverly Davis, were thanked for their efforts in assisting with the program, as was Schneider's Bakery for providing refreshments.

Student                                                     Nominating Staff Member

Robert Agle................................................Elizabeth Eddy / Aislynn Valentine
Miriam Alomeah.......................................Mike Hinze
Luke Beard..................................................Kathryn Renn
Arianna Bendit..........................................Linda Nolan
Alexandre Berrier.....................................Laurie Marburger
Madison Boyer...........................................Andrea Gaul
Leilana Bricker...........................................Blair Gabalis
Kaitlyn Busch.............................................Jimmy Gaul
Kiriana Byrd................................................Courtney Shankle
Aidan Carmichael.....................................Shannon Clegg
Benjamin Coffey........................................Bill Heinmiller
Gabriella Couch.........................................Sarah Detrick
Evan Frank...................................................Mark Schmidley
Gabriela Fuentes.......................................Jason Rowsey
Kathryn Gaunt............................................Erin Focht
Clark Godwin...............................................Lisa Baughman
Karen Gomez...............................................Megan Watts
Majada Hejazin...........................................Dave Haney
Brandon Herriott.......................................Jodi Brown
James Hill, Jr. ...............................................Caitlin Bultema
Abigail Ingersoll...........................................Courtney Shankle
Lauren Kennedy...........................................Beverly Davis
Tara Kinder....................................................Jenny Freshly
Rhyan Klima.................................................Jim Cowman
Zelpha Kolp..................................................Mary Fuchs
Jennifer Lann...............................................Devyn Dues / Kassie Sliney
Krystal Leonard..........................................Lauren Sefton
Lauren Mickley............................................David Schultz / Diane Smith
Doris Minniefield........................................Debbie King
Chelsea Moore............................................Amanda Crist
Riley Morrison.............................................Jeff Madama
Jude Pedrozo................................................Eric Calland
Sommer Pitzer..............................................Kyle Stout
Aleksandr Prudnikov..................................Georgia Peet
Rebecca Rottersman..................................Kelly Modlich
Andrea Sengbeh...........................................Cliff Haynes
Jennifer Sheneman.....................................Linda Nolan
Whitney Stewart..........................................Lisa Smith
Nicholas Tavenner........................................Beverly Davis
Zachary Tavenner.........................................Steve Andersson