Middle school students receive year end awards

As the school year came to a close, several students at Thermopolis Middle School were recognized for their academic accomplishments.

7th and 8th Grade Awards:

Jessie C. Thompson Writing Award 7th Grade first - Oakley Bowman, second - Emme Norsworthy; 8th Grade first - Ashley Brawley, second - Dani Jo Pebbles

Patriotic Pen - Dakota Leonhardt

Outstanding Language Arts Students 7th Grade - Jasmine Collins, Dakota Leonhardt, Tricia Capelle, Bri DeVries and Maia Oliver; 8th Grade - Hannah Hu, Tyler Kay, Kaylee DeVries, Dani Jo Pebbles and Aime Robinson

Most Growth Reading MAP 7th Grade - Abby Bamford and Cougar Anderson, 22 points; 8th Grade - Deanna Owings, 20 points

Overall Top MAP Reading Score 7th Grade - Dakota Leonhardt and Owen Douglas; 8th Grade - Ashley Brawley

Outstanding Science Students 7th Grade - Hardy Johnson, Dakota Leonhardt, Bri DeVries, Remington Ferree and Destiny Harris; 8th Grade - Chase Taylor, Ashley Brawley, John Maier, Dani Jo Pebbles and Breeze Petty

Most Growth on Science MAP Test 7th Grade - Josh Roberson; 8th Grade - Matthew Reynolds

Top MAP Science Score 7th Grade - Dakota Leonhardt; 8th Grade - Ashley Brawley

Outstanding Improvement on MAP Scores in Reading - Jessica Witcher

Outstanding Improvement on MAP Scores in Math - James Lindquist

Outstanding Improvement in Independent Living - Ace Hoskins

Outstanding Peer Support - Myia Medina and Jeffry Clark

Outstanding SUCCESS Class Student - Jocelyn White

Outstanding Social Studies Students 7th Grade - Dakota Leonhardt, Maddy Stam, Tricia Capelle and Jasmine Collins; 8th Grade - Ashley Brawley, Darian Macie, Audrey Axtell, Aspen Jensen and Myia Medina

Outstanding Math Students 7th Grade - Deven Landon, Jasmine Collins, Patricia Capelle, Savannah Magelky and Elisa Weber; 8th Grade - Naomi Bishop, Tahja Hunt, Dakota Leonhardt, Hannah Hu and Audrey Axtel

Most Growth on Math Map Test 7th Grade - Sequoia Fishbaugh; 8th Grade - Tamara Bleak

Top MAP Math Score 7th Grade - Bri DeVries, Reagan Severance and Josiah Butler; 8th - McKenna Bomengen

Band 7th Grade - Patricia Capelle and Dakota Leonhardt; 8th - Kaylee DeVries and Tyler Kay

Middle School Choir - Katie Burrows and Taydee Landrum

Art 7th Grade - Dakota Leonhardt and Maddie Stam; 8th - Sterling Gerber and Akeyla Franklin

Careers Girl - McKenna Bomengen; Boy - Tyler Kay

Financial Literacy Girl - Emme Norsworthy; Boy - Owen Douglas

Health 7th Grade - Maia Oliver; 8th Grade - McKenna Bomengen

PE 7th Grade - Emme Norsworthy; 8th Grade - Sterling Gerber

Honor Roll 8th Grade - Teagan Anderson, Deanna Becker, Naomi Bishop, Eric Bleak, Tamara Bleak, Katie Burrows, Rafael Chavira, Cole Collins, Kaylee DeVries, Sterling Gerber, Dustin Harvey, Aspen Jensen, Sesi Jensen, Tyler Kay, Josh Lackey, Taydee Landrum, Darian Macie, John Maier, Krynn McGinty, Cade McLean, Erica Meier, Jarron Mortimore, Kyle Mosser, Hunter Mounts, Aidan Ozmon, Kain Randall, Matthew Reynolds, Aime Robinson, Reilly Russel, Riley Shaffer, Logan Shumway, Andrea Smith, Chase Snooks, Jasman Steadman, Chase Taylor, Olivia Weyer and Blake Williams;

Honor Roll 7th Grade - Cougar Anderson, Abigail Bamford, Oakley Bowman, KyAnn Calhoun, Patricia Capelle, Anna Chapman, Logan Cole, Jasmine Collins, Galilea Connor, Mya Conrad, Brianna DeVries, Owen Douglas, Remington Ferree, Destiny Harris, Hardy Johnson, CJ Kalivas, Hayden Little, Monte Love, Savannah Magelky, Caleb Marynik, Tyson Medina, Ryan Miller, Emme Norsworthy, Maia Oliver, Matthew Rhodes, Kyle Roessing, Reagan Severance and Elisa Weber

Academic Excellence, Straight A's All Year 8th Grade - Audrey Axtell, McKenna Bomengen, Ashley Brawley, Hannah Hu, Tahja Hunt, Dani Jo Pebbles and Breeze Petty; 7th Grade - Dakota Leonhardt and Maddie Stam.

TMS Legacy Awards - Make a Difference Club Organizers Myia Medina and Olivia Weyer; Chase Taylor for raising funds and planning an ag expo in May, which over 200 students from grades 3-6 attended; and McKenna Bomengen for raising funds and planning a school garden

6P Power Players - Kaylee DeVries, Ashley Brawley, Breeze Petty, Sterling Gerber and Eric Bleak

Parent Partner 7th Grade - Cindy Sullivan; 8th Grade - Lola Vialpando

Bobcat of the Year Girl - Dani Jo Pebbles; Boy - Tyler Kay

2016-17 Student Council - President Maddie Stam, Vice-President Hardy Johnson, Treasurer Johnnie Christman, Secretary Oakley Bowman, Historian Elisa Weber and 8th Grade Class Representative Jaxson Jensen, 7th Grade Class Representative Rylen Davis and 6th Grade Class Representatives Karina Lea and Hadley Johnson