Wurtland Middle

EIGHTH-GRADE ACADEMIC AWARDS Please help us to congratulate the following eighth-grade students on their academic achievements for the 2023 - 2024 school year: BONNIE BALDRIDGE: Drama Recognition BRADLEY BARKER: Band Recognition LILLIAN BENNETT: EdRising Recognition ALEXANDER BROWN: All-A/B Honor Roll, Social Studies, STEM Recognition, Algebra I, Superintendent’s Scholar BELLA BROWN: Band Recognition, Art ELLA CARR: All-A Honor Roll, All-District Choir Recognition, English, Algebra I MASON CARR: All-A/B Honor Roll, Citizenship, Superintendent’s Scholar KHLOE CHAFFIN: Band Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, Choir Recognition, All-District Choir Recognition HUNER CLARE: Physical Education - Most Improved KAITLYNN CLARK: EdRising Recognition SERENITY CLIFTON: Orchestra Recognition, Mathematics - Most Improved DAVIN CRUM: All-A/B Honor Roll CHARLEE DEVANEY: All-A/B Honor Roll RUTH DiCORTE: English - Most Improved, Citizenship BROOKELYN FANNIN: All-A/B Honor Roll, EdRising Recognition CAITLYN FIELDS: All-A Honor Roll, Academic Team Recognition, Band Recognition, Choir Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, All-District Orchestra Recognition, All-District Band Recognition, Morehead State University Honors Band Recognition, Lego League Recognition, Science, Reading, Algebra I, Superintendent’s Scholar HAILEY FRENCH: All-A/B Honor Roll BRIANNA GAMBLE: EdRising Recognition, Choir Recognition BENNIE GEHRINGER: EdRising Recognition ALEXIS GIBSON: EdRising Recognition JERRY GOLLIHUE: Band Recognition ROBERT JOBE: Academic Team Recognition, Band Recognition, Orchestra Recognition MICHAEL KELLY: All-A Honor Roll, Band Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, Morehead State University Honors Band Recognition LAURYN McCALVIN: All-A/B Honor Roll LANEY MEADOWS: All-A/B Honor Roll, Choir Recognition, All-District Choir Recognition, Algebra I BROOKLYN NEACE: Keyboarding TRISTAN PARRISH: All-A/B Honor Roll, Band Recognition RAELYNN REAM: All-A Honor Roll, Mathematics, Academic Team Recognition, Academic Team Regional Competitor Recognition, Academic Team State Qualifier Recognition, Art - Most Improved, Algebra I, Drama Recognition, Superintendent’s Scholar KELSIE RHODEN: Drama Recognition RILEY RHODEN: Drama Recognition JAXON RICE: Drama Recognition CHASE ROBINSON: All-A/B Honor Roll EMMA SARGENT: All-A/B Honor Roll, Physical Education, Algebra I JAXON SHACKELFORD: All-A Honor Roll, Band Recognition, Morehead State University Honors Band Recognition HAILEY SIZEMORE: All-A/B Honor Roll, Drama Recognition MEADOW SPEARS: EdRising Recognition STEPHEN STITH: Band Recognition AUBREY STONE: Choir Recognition CLOEY WHEELER: Band Recognition AIDAN WHITLOCK: All-A/B Honor Roll, Academic Team Recognition, Band Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, Choir Recognition, Reading, Algebra I, Superintendent’s Scholar ANDREW WOLF: All-A/B Honor Roll, Band Recognition KYLE WOMACK: English - Most Improved SOPHIE WORTHINGTON: Choir Recognition, All-District Choir Recognition

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: LOGAN JOBE In recognition of this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Ms. Katie Williams shares that Logan is brilliant and a great help to us in all things technological. This year, Logan saved the day more than once as we worked to get our esports program started. From helping with our devices to teaching Miss Williams about the software programs and games, Logan can do it all! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: BRAYLIN CIACCIA Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Bobbi Brumfield shares that Braylin is a role model for attendance this year. He has had very few absences and has only missed due to sickness. We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

SEVENTH-GRADE ACADEMIC AWARDS Please help us to congratulate the following seventh-grade students on their academic achievements for the 2023 - 2024 school year: WILLIAM BILLUPS: All-A Honor Roll, Superintendent’s Scholar EMMA BOYLES: All-A/B Honor Roll VIOLET BROWN: All-A/B Honor Roll, Academic Team Recognition, Band Recognition, Morehead State University Honors Band Recognition, Art - Most Improved JASMINE BURCHETT: All-A/B Honor Roll CALEB BURTON: Superintendent’s Scholar DYLAN CANTRELL: All-A/B Honor Roll BRAYLON CHANDLEY: Hospitality and Tourism, History - Most Improved JAYLYNN CLAPPER: Physical Education MARK DANIELS: All-A Honor Roll, Band Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, Lego League Recognition, History BRAYDEN GILLUM: All-A Honor Roll, Superintendent’s Scholar, Academic Team Recognition NOAH GULLETT: Art WAYLON HALL: Science, Academic Team Recognition, Lego League Recognition JEFFREY HAMMONDS: English, Science - Most Improved, Mathematics - Most Improved BROOKLYN HOLCOMB: All-A/B Honor Roll JACOB JONES: All-A/B Honor Roll, Mathematics TRENTON KEETON: All-A/B Honor Roll KENNEDY MELVIN: All-A/B Honor Roll, Academic Team Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, All-District Band Recognition, All-District Choir Recognition, All-District Orchestra Recognition, Morehead State University Honors Band Recognition, Superintendent’s Scholar BRAYLIN MONTEZ-NICELY: Superintendent’s Scholar LAYLA MOORE: All-A/B Honor Roll, All-District Choir Recognition TAMAJA MOORE: All-A Honor Roll, STEM Recognition, English - Most Improved, Superintendent’s Scholar RAELYN O’NEAL: Academic Team Recognition BRILEY PARRISH: All-A/B Honor Roll, Academic Team Recognition, Band Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, All-District Orchestra Recognition, Morehead State University All-District Orchestra Recognition TAYLOR PHILLIPS: All-A/B Honor Roll TANNER SALYERS: Morehead State University Honors Band Recognition CARMEN TALAMANTEZ: All-A/B Honor Roll, Orchestra Recognition, All-District Orchestra Recognition, Superintendent’s Scholar MIRABELLA WHITEHEAD: All-District Orchestra Recognition DANIELLE WHITLOCK: All-District Choir Recognition CAROLINE WOODS: All-A/B Honor Roll, Academic Team Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, All-District Orchestra Recognition, All-District Choir Recognition, Morehead State University Honors Band Recognition, Superintendent’s Scholar MAX WORTHINGTON: All-A/B Honor Roll, Physical Education - Most Improved, Superintendent’s Scholar ABBIGAIL ZEEK: All-A/B Honor Roll

SIXTH-GRADE ACADEMIC AWARDS Please help us to congratulate the following sixth-grade students on their academic achievements for the 2023 - 2024 school year: DAPHNE ADAMS: All-A Honor Roll WESLEY ADAMS: Mathematics - Most Improved BAILEIGH AKERS: All-A/B Honor Roll ZANDER BAIER: Band Recognition WILLOW BALDRIDGE: All-A/B Honor Roll ELI BLEVINS: All-A/B Honor Roll, STEM Recognition ELIJAH BOWLING-LOWRY: Band Recognition McKENNLY BRYANT: All-A/B Honor Roll, Mathematics - Most Improved HOLDEN BUCKLER: All-A/B Honor Roll, Mathematics MURIJAH BULLOCK: Reading BROOKLYN CAMPBELL: All-A/B Honor Roll NATASHA CHAFFIN: All-A/B Honor Roll CARTER COOK: Art - Most Improved AVA CRISP: All-A/B Honor Roll, English, Band Recognition LOGAN DAY: All-A/B Honor Roll CARLEE FYFFE: All-A/B Honor Roll JAXEN GILLUM: All-A/B Honor Roll, Physical Education, Superintendent’s Scholar LILA HENDERSON: Citizenship, Physical Education - Most Improved KODY HENSLEY: English - Most Improved MARLEE HOLSTON: All-A/B Honor Roll, All-District Choir LEVI HOWARD: All-A/B Honor Roll MADELYN JOHNSON: All-A/B Honor Roll OLIVIA LUCAS: All-A/B Honor Roll AUBRIELLE MARTIN: All-A/B Honor Roll COLTON MILLER: All-A/B Honor Roll, Science - Most Improved DEVON MILLER: Social Studies - Most Improved HARLEY MILLER: Art JEREMY NICHOLS: All-A Honor Roll, Social Studies, Superintendent’s Scholar GUNNER RATCLIFF: All-A/B Honor Roll KAIDEN ROBINSON: All-A Honor Roll, Science CALEB SHAFFER: Choir Recognition, Band Recognition, Orchestra Recognition, All-District Choir Recognition ABBIGAIL SHOPE: Band Recognition MIRANDA SLONE: Mathematics LAYDEN STEPHENS: All-A/B Honor Roll RYLAN TROXLER: All-A/B Honor Roll GAVIN WELLS: All-A/B Honor Roll

WILDCAT OF THE WEEK Mr. Gwinn shares that Lila is always going out of her way to help her peers and teachers. She has been caught cleaning up after others and doing the right things without being prompted. She is also very attentive and polite. Way to set the example, Lila!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: ELLA CARR Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Christina Dornon shares that Ella is polite, mannerly, and smart! She is a hard worker, but she also likes to have fun! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching her grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: CAITLYN FIELDS Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Christina Dornon shares that Caitlyn is smart and a hard worker. She is always in a good mood, always polite, and always smiling! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching her grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: BENNIE GEHRINGER Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Ms. Katie Williams shares that Bennie is everything to everyone! Bennie is a leader in shop class and can build and make anything. He is naturally creative and a problem solver. He is an expert in all things "birds" and has taken on the role of Ms. Bowling's Head Chicken Tender for our new flock. He is fun and patient with the little kids we work with in EdRising, and they love him. This year, he jumped in and helped build, create, and set up for many of our special events. He also was quite successful with our brand new Slot Car Racing Team for the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP). He worked to build and enhance his car, helped set up the track, and won the fastest time at the state STLP competition. Mrs. Dornon shares that Bennie is always helpful and always has a smile on his face. He's the first to make her laugh, and she shares that she can go to him with any dog question. We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: KAITLYNN CLARK Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Ms. Katie Williams shares that Kaitlynn has had such a great year. She is so fun and funny! She never has a hair out of place, as she always keeps a hairbrush in-hand. She was a wonderful member of our cheerleading squad. In EdRising, she was so attentive and kind when working with our elementary school friends! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching her grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: CHASE ROBINSON Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mr. Mike DuDomaine shares that Chase is a very hard worker who always wants to excel and do more than what is needed. He's always willing to help anyone who is struggling! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: MEADOW SPEARS Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Ms. Katie Williams shares that Meadow has had a great year. Meadow is a great volleyball player and an incredibly valuable member of the EdRising class. She is fun, patient, and kind. Our little friends at Wurtland Elementary School love her, and she is a trusted and responsible resource for teachers when we visit the elementary school. We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching her grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: THOMAS GIBSON Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mr. Scott Bowling shares that Thomas has been a leader in helping to grow our Industrial Arts program. Thank you, Thomas! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: JAXON SHACKELFORD Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Bobbi Brumfield shares that Jaxon has a great sense of humor and knows how to make everyone smile! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: ALEXANDER BROWN Before next week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Ms. Katie Williams shares that Alex is insanely intelligent and incredible witty! This year, he was a state semi-finalist in the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) for 3-D design using the TinkerCad program. In addition, he stepped into another challenge and was a co-pilot for our drone team. We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: HAILEY SIZEMORE Before this week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Ms. Melissa Travis shares that she will miss Hailey. Each day, Hailey stops by to see Ms. Travis and to say "hello". She always takes the time to check on one of her favorite teachers! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching her grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: BROOKELYN FANNIN Before next week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Miruka Williams shares that Brookelyn is polite to all of her classmates and staff. She is always willing to help others and is such a positive influence in the classroom. We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching her grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: BRANDON GILLUM Before next week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Bobbi Brumfield shares that Brandon gave 110 percent effort in class this year! He also had a smile and a "hello" for everyone each day throughout the entire school year. We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching hIm grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: JAXON RICE Before next week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Baleigh Long shares that Jaxon always says "hello" in the hallway and asks about her day. He always brings laughter to her drama class, and she shares that she's loved having him the last two years. She notes that drama class will not be the same without him when he moves to high school! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!

EIGHTH-GRADE SPOTLIGHT: WYATT VANDERHOOF Before next week's promotion ceremony, we're celebrating our eighth-grade students! Mrs. Bobbi Brumfield shares that Wyatt has been a very helpful student this year. Regardless of the task, he is ALWAYS willing to help his classmates or teachers! We're proud of this Wildcat and look forward to watching him grow!