St. Wendelin School

Class: Eighth grade

Parents: Dennis Tiche and Linda Furst of Boyers

Community activities: Turkey and fish dinners volunteer, assists with kindergarten students.

School activities: All “A’s” since kindergarten, science fair winner, co-editor of school newspaper, band.

<B>Butler Senior High School</B><B>Class:</B> Senior<B>Parents:</B> Gary and Peggy Torini of Renfrew<B>Community activities:</B> Church acolyte, YMCA Youth and Government speaker, Youth in Government Council on National Affairs, Butler County Drug and Alcohol Board teen representative, Relay for Life.<B>School activities:</B> Advance Placement classes, honors courses, 3.0 GPA, band, Model United Nations participant.

<B>Mars High School</B><B>Class:</B> Junior<B>Parents:</B> Robert and Connie Utz of Mars<B>Community activities:</B> Organized Halloween event for community children, volunteer coach for community youth soccer and basketball, blood drive organizer and volunteer, water protection program participant.<B>School activities:</B> Honor roll, 3.9 GPA, varsity soccer, class council, REACH.

<B>Mars High School</B><B>Class:</B> Junior<B>Parents:</B> Wayne and Marie Valentine of Mars<B>Community activities:</B> St. Kilian Youth Group, Cranberry Place Nursing Home, youth coordinator for peer leadership training weekend retreat, Key Club.<B>School activities:</B> High honor roll, National Honor Society, President’s Award for Academic Excellence, REACH, 4.17 GPA.

<B>Butler Senior High School</B><B>Class:</B> Junior<B>Parents:</B> James and Mary Vollmer of Butler<B>Community activities:</B> McQuistion Elementary School Homework Hour volunteer, spaghetti dinners server, St. Michael Church Festival worker, plants flowers each year at the Saxonburg senior citizen home, Vagabond Center volunteer.<B>School activities:</B> National Junior Honor Society, 4.0 GPA, Junior Classical Latin League, marching band, track team.

<B>Knoch Senior High School</B><B>Class:</B> Junior<B>Parents:</B> Bob and Donna Wearing of Renfrew<B>Community activities:</B> Family Career and Community Leaders of America member, litter pick-up project volunteer, South Butler Santas, Christmas caroling at nursing homes, Old Stone House tour guide.<B>School activities:</B> Honor roll, 3.3 GPA, State Leadership Conference participant, peer tutoring, track and field.

<B>Portersville Christian School</B><B>Class:</B> Sophomore<B>Parents:</B> Will and Ellen Wehr of Butler<B>Community activities:</B> Altar server, fish dinner worker, Vacation Bible School, Rainbow Animal Refuge fund raiser, packed Christmas food baskets for St. Vincent de Paul Society.<B>School activities:</B> Honor roll, President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, student council, poem published in Expressions Anthology, 3.8 GPA.

<B>Knoch High School</B><B>Class:</B> Senior<B>Parents:</B> Jeff and Marcia Wetzel of Saxonburg<B>Community activities:</B> Knight’s Day of Adventure participant, mission trip to repair a farmhouse, soccer camp volunteer, spaghetti dinner volunteer, Vacation Bible School worker.<B>School activities:</B> National Honor Society, peer tutoring, College within the High School, captain of the track and field team, 4.1 GPA.

<B>Karns City High School</B><B>Class:</B> Freshman<B>Parents:</B> Eric and Kim Wick of Karns City<B>Community activities:</B> Save Our Soldiers (SOS) participant, organized a fund raiser for flood victim relief, visits nursing homes, Operation Christmas Child, church choir.<B>School activities:</B> Peer leadership, high honor roll, gifted class student since third grade, 4.0 GPA, marching band.