Eight Priest River high school students honored for academic achievements
LAUREN REICHENBACH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 7 months AGO
The Idaho Top Scholar recipients from left to right: Blake Livingston, Marley Burgess-Duquette, Allyson Barton, Jade Best, Hayden Bruns and (not pictured) Gauge Silva.
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The NISTAR recipients from left to right: Teacher Gary Stewart, student Luke Butler, student Zach Engelson and teacher Dan Caldwell.
I’ve spent most of my life in northeastern Washington and graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2021. After that, I spent roughly two years working for a small online newspaper in North Seattle before realizing big city living wasn’t for me. Me and my pup, Kodak, headed east, where we eventually landed in Sandpoint. When I’m not writing, you can find me spending time exercising and taking photos. I ran two half marathons in high school and after spending the past few years recovering from various injuries, I’m hoping to complete my first full marathon by the end of the year. I also love any outdoor activity, none of which would be complete without my dog. Kodak and I love going for walks and hikes, and I can’t wait to try to convince him to get in my kayak and spend the hot months of the year on Lake Pend Oreille. While he’s not a fan of baths, he sure does love chasing the ducks. | May 10, 2023 1:00 AM
Eight high school students from Priest River Lamanna High School were recently honored for their outstanding academic achievements in both the Idaho Top Scholar program as well as North Idaho Student Teacher Academic Recognition.
The Idaho Top Scholar Program honors the top 10% of high school juniors from each high school in North Idaho. Six PRLHS juniors were recognized this year for their hard work: Blake Livingston, Marley Burgess-Duquette, Allyson Barton, Jade Best, Hayden Bruns and Gauge Silva.
As for the NISTAR honors, each staff member picks two high school seniors from the top five in the class who are involved in school activities. In turn, the two seniors each pick a teacher that has made the biggest impact in their life. They then have the opportunity to give a speech about how that teacher has impacted their life at the awards banquet.
This year’s seniors were Luke Butler and Zach Engelson. Butler chose to honor Gary Stewart and Engelson chose to honor Dan Caldwell.
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