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At the June 8th School Board meeting, Scholar Athletes for the 4th marking period were given to Kailani Buckner and Thomas Koon by Athlete Booster President Michelle Miller. ( Shown left to right: Thomas Koon, Katie Prielipp, Hunter Slade and Kailani Buckner. )

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Kailani Buckner

Present Grade: 11th
Parents: Kathy & Scott Buckner
Sports: Volleyball 9-11, Softball 9&10 , Basketball 9th and Track & Field 11th
All Conference: Honorable mention Softball 10th
Other Awards: 1st in Painting @ WSCC 11th grade, Excellence in Education from the Manistee Co. Community Foundation 11th grade and Most Outstanding Player in Volleyball 11th
Class Officer: Class Secretary 10th and 11th
National Honor Society: Member 10th ,President 11th & upcoming 12th grade
Other Activities: Quiz Bowl, 4.0 G.P.A, Yearbook Co-editor, Skiing, Young Americans 10th, Yearbook staff member
Future Plans: Study Communications, Film, and Creative Writing, Attend MSU or U of M or Alma College to become a writer or director.

Present Grade: 11th
Parents: Sally & Tom Koon
Sports: 9-11th grade Football, Basketball and Baseball
Other Awards: All District Pitching Baseball, Scholar Athlete 4th Marking Period 2008
Class Officer: Vice President 11th & upcoming 12th grade
National Honor Society: 10th & 11th
Student Council: 9-11th and upcoming 12th grade
Other Activities: Almost completed Eagle Scout Rank, 4-H, Little League Umpire & Field Maintenance
Future Plans: College Engineering and play baseball

High School Sports Index
for 08-09

Criteria for Scholar Athlete

The Athletic Boosters ask the coaches of the qualifying marking period to nominate a male and/or female athlete from their sport.  All nominations are then turned into Duane Keith, athletic director, and Gina Hagen, Principal. 

The criteria for these nominations are Consideration of GPA, Citizenship, Team/Community Contribution, and Sportsmanship/Conduct. 

The awardees are then presented a scholar athlete medal for their varsity jacket. A certificate by the athletic boosters is presented at the next school board meeting following the selection process. All in all there will be 8 scholar athletes per school year

• 1st Marking Period
• 2nd Marking Period
• 3rd Marking Period
• 4th Marking Period