Following an academic awards assembly last week, Cassville High School announced its valedictorian and salutatorian for this year’s graduation ceremony, held Sunday at Wildcat Stadium.
The Valedictorian and Salutatorian are recognized based on the Summa Cum Laude requirements. The Valedictorian is the student who ranks highest in academic achievements of the class. The Cassville High School Class of 2023 Valedictorian was Jolie Evans with a weighted GPA of 4.094.
The salutatorian is the student who ranks second highest in academic achievements of the class. The Cassville High School Class of 2023 Salutatorian was Ella Reuter with a weighted GPA of 4.079.
The following were recognized during the 2023 Scholarship Awards Assembly.
The Cum Laude system recognizes academic excellence in which there are three tiers. Students who completed a minimum of seven successful semesters of high school, earned 25 credits, and earned a 3.50 to 3.69 GPA are awarded the bronze Cum Laude medal. They included:
Jake Anthonysz
Gracelyn Campbell
Brennen Cieslinski
Jenna Crim
Charles Elliott
Dorene Garner
Lucas Hall
Peter Littlefield
Sara Longley
Brayla Moller
Nicholas Sanders
Keaton Shellenberger
Ethan Stott
Students who completed a minimum of seven successful semesters of high
school, earned 25 credits, and earned a 3.70 to 3.89 GPA are awarded the silver Magna Cum Laude medal. They included:
Maci Barton
Ashlynn Bryan
Kayla Cheek
Aidan Cook
Faith Correia
Isaac Godsey
Audrey Goutney
Bryson Hendrix
Caleb Leach
Marianne McCrackin
Pray Meh
Kalia Miller
Dulce Rivera
Rileigh Rickard
Dillon Robertshaw
Kristen Stough
Chloe Thomas
Macie Walker
Students who completed eight successful semesters of high school, earned 27
credits, including three specified core electives, and earned a 3.90 or above GPA are awarded the gold Summa Cum Laude medal. They included:
Tyra Campbell
Jade Dill
Jolie Evans
Isaac Hadlow
Reese Heiden
Allyson Kloss
Jillian LeCompte
Jacob Martinez-Maldonado
Gabriel Moore
Grant Preddy
Dixon Reid
Ella Reuter
Grace Yocum
George Washington Carver Awards
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education invites public school
officials to honor Missouri’s outstanding high school seniors by presenting them with the George Washington Carver Award. This recognition is given to the top 10 percent of each high school’s graduating class. Students in the top 10 percent included:
Jolie Evans
Ella Reuter
Reese Heiden
Dixon Reid
Jacob Martinez-Maldonado
Jillian Lecompte
Isaac Hadlow
Grace Yocum
Allyson Kloss
Grant Preddy
Chloe Thomas
Gabriel Moore
Rileigh Rickard
Jade Dill
As of April 28, the class of 2023 had received $553,000 in institutional awards and $65,000 in local/state scholarships.
