The administration and Board of Education of the Rogers Public Schools commend these groups and individuals for their superior achievement:
2018-19
Diamond School to Watch
Elmwood Middle School
Arkansas 6A Athletic Director of the Year
Keith Kilgore
Arkansas Middle School Counselor of the Year
Tina Wrobel
U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools
Rogers New Technology High School, Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School
Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists
Garfield Elementary
Janie Darr Elementary
State Runner-up Girls' Track Champions
Rogers High School
University of Arkansas Mentor Teacher of the Year
Casey Bazyk
Duke Talent Identification Program State and National (*) Recognition
Reily Melgosa, Adam Schmersahl, Koie Kebert, Nicholas Robinson*, Benjamin Goolsby* and Zachary Zemlicka, Avery McClellan, Karlee Simpson, Alexis Lee, Brett Gaffney and John James, Emry Wyatt, Jena Eisma, Briley Mills, Jonathan Guzman, Dionna Fleming, EV Beyers*, Zadyn Sanson and Alexis Witschi
National Merit Finalists
Alisha Chatlani, Nathan Skinner, and Adam Siwiec
Girls' Indoor Track State Champions
Rogers High School
Alternative Education Overall Top Composite Scores Award
Crossroads Learning Center
AAAE Diamond Award
Jasmine Copp
New National Board Certified Teachers
Nakia Brener, Brandi Brooks, Candice Duncan, Colby Fingerhut, Natalie Gregory, Caitlin Johnston, Cassandra Satterfield, Melinda Singleton, and Lindsi Stidham
2nd Place in Quiz Bowl Regional Competition
Kirksey Middle School (Div. II)
Kirksey Middle School (Div. I)
State Runner-up Cheer Champions
Rogers High School
ASBA Master Board Award
Rogers Board of Education
State Runner-up Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School Girls Cross Country Team
State Runner-up Tennis Champions
Rogers High School Girls Tennis Team
Outstanding Mentor Teacher Award - Ark. Association of Teacher Educators
Sherri Yates
National Merit Semifinalists
Wren Priest, Nathan Skinner, Alisha Chatlani, and Adam Siwiec
National PhysTec Teacher of the Year
Tiffany Taylor
Ark. Special Education Administrator of the Year
Tita DeVore
2017-18
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School & Rogers New Technology High School
2018 Girls Soccer Champions
Rogers High School
2018 Boys Runner-up State Soccer Champions
Rogers High School
2018 Runner-up State Bowling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
14 Selected for Arkansas Governor's School
Fourteen Rogers juniors were honored by being selected to attend the highly competitive Arkansas Governor’s School in 2018. The intensive, six-week program seeks to provide a unique experience where Arkansas’ best students are exposed to unique academic challenges and enrichment on the campus of Hendrix College. The students included:
HHS: Ally Hayes, Adam Siwiec and Lizette Perez
RHS: Siddhi Bhat, Connor Whitlow, Rheanna Fleming, and James Nguyen
New Tech: Ian Lawrence, Sai Panabakam, Dane Arbuckle, Edgar Canales, and Grayson Schoeller, Karina Escobar and Sidra Nadeem
Girls' Indoor Track Champions
Rogers High School
National Merit Finalists
Serena Puang and Jayden Uecker
Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists
Eastside Elementary
Master Principal
Sharla Osbourn
National School Public Relations Association Award of Merit
Excel Magazine
27 Duke Talent Identification Program Honorees
Twenty-seven seventh graders in Rogers qualified for state recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program. Five of those students also qualified for grand recognition (*) at the national level. Many of these students are already scoring above the national average of students applying for college!
Elmwood: Isaac Mendez, Ella Beeman, Ella Bohannon, Chad Franz, Logan Sullivan and Miranda Watson
Lingle: Carter Hensley, Annabelle Tuel, Emmaleigh Moffitt, Sam Boyer, Noah Scherer, Mabel Wise and Allie Stem
Kirksey: Charlie Zheng*, Hank Coffman, Abby Gifford, Daniel Martinez, Gabe Smith, Logan Blackshire, and Zane Milam*
Oakdale: Caleb Lindner, Sareg Panse*, Murphy Hernandez, Tyler Moore*, Carlee Casteel, Bailey Bohannon and Seth Wagahoff*
Arkansas School Boards Association Master Board Member Award
Amy Horn
Arkansas School Boards Association Outstanding Board Member Award
Nathan Gairhan, Mitch Lockhart and Paige Sultemeier
Arkansas School Boards Association Pinnacle Board Member Award
Kristen Cobbs
Mathematical Association of America's Outstanding Arkansas Teacher Award
Kim Meyer
Professional Learning Communities Model School
Kirksey Middle School
New National Board Certified Teachers
Harmony Linton, Marcus Alexander, Erica Bolin, Tracy Craft, Kristie Daut, Jessika Haubner, Jamie Porter, Yvonne Scorse, and Lauren Sullivant
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching State Finalist
Tiffany Taylor
State Runner-Up Champions
Rogers High School Girls Cross Country Team
National Merit Semifinalists
Serena Puang, Jaden Uecker, and David Vega
2016-17
Arkansas High School Principal of the Year
Dr. Lance Arbuckle
Boys State Soccer Champions
Rogers High School
New Tech Network Showcase School
Rogers New Technology High School
State Academic Champions
Rogers High School Girls Basketball Team
Coed Cheerleading 5A-7A State Runner-Up Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
Boys Tennis State Runner-Up Champions
Rogers High School
State Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year
Carlton Efurd
Boys Cross Country State Champions
Rogers High School
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School, & Rogers New Technology High School
National Merit Finalists
Morgan Dunn, Michael Zheng, Virginia Paschal, Tyler Stamps, Mary Treacy, Imani Gosserand
Milken Educator Award
Kara Davis
Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists
Eastside Elementary School (State Champions) and Kirksey Middle School (2nd Place at State)
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching State Finalist
Kim Meyer
New National Board Certified Teachers
Kayla Kinsey and Jane Mohr
2015-16
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School, & Rogers New Technology High School
Shannon Wright Award for the State's Outstanding Middle Level Program
Elmwood Middle School
World Finals - Odyssey of the Mind Competitors
1st Place in State (Div. III)- Rogers Heritage High School
2nd Place in State (Div. II) - Elmwood Middle School
National Merit Finalists
Bailey Brya, William Clift, Harrison Cole, George Hill, Lisa Lauschke, Sidney Wilson, and Sage White
Duke Talent Identification Program
Nineteen Rogers seventh-graders received state or national recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program for their high ACT or SAT scores. Congratulations to these outstanding students across the district:
EMS
Aiden Glass
Skye Harris
Caroline Long
Caleb Naylor
Brian Osktrosky
KMS
Dylan Baker
Brynn Eide
Christian Francisco
Aardra Menon
Karsen Uecker
LMS
Laura Ethridge
Kelsey Moffit
Kirees Sampson
Thomas Schneider
Luke Williams
OMS
Jesus Ballesteros
Aidan Douglas (ALSO AWARDED GRAND RECOGNITION!)
Gavin McClung
Emma Robbins
2 New National Board Certified Teachers
Amanda Funkhouser and Tracey Holman
Regional Quiz Bowl Champions
Kirksey Middle School (6th grade team)
New Master School Board Members
Lisa Anderson, Curtis Clements and Sterling Wilson
Bessie B. Moore Economics Arkansas Award Winner
Dr. Tom Woodruff
National Merit Semifinalists
Bailey Brya, William Clift, Harrison Cole, George Hill, Lisa Lauschke, Sidney Wilson, and Sage White
2014-15
Best High Schools in America -U.S. News and World Report Rankings
Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School ranked among the Top 5 high schools in Arkansas and among the top schools in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report.
18 Selected for Arkansas Governor's School
Eighteen Rogers juniors were accepted into the highly competitive Arkansas Governor's School being hosted at Hendrix College. Those selected from Rogers Heritage High School are: Ben Aitoumeziane for Science, Bailey Brya for English, Harrison Cole for English, Emily Gibson for English, Jenna Leavitt for Drama, Hannah Robbins for Math, and Haley Ruiz for English. Those selected from Rogers High School are: Sanjana Boyapalli for Math, Emery Brock for Math, Jose Gonzalez for English, Olivia Montoya for Science, Jack Scholes for Math, Alexia Selvera for Music, Emily Walla for Science, and Sidney Wilson for Math. Those selected from Rogers New Technology High School are: Dexter Decker in English, August Patrick in English and Joshua Van Sickler in Math. The six-week intensive program is in its 36th year.
5 National Merit Finalists
Alisha Sahu, Sophie Crafton, Alvaro Aldana, Emily Low, & William Johnson
State Recognition and Reward Program
Six schools in Rogers were recognized with state reward money for being in the Top 10% for highest student achievement in the state. They included Bellview ($43,557), Eastside ($49,749), Elmwood Middle School ($71,235), Janie Darr Elementary ($30,424), Kirksey Middle School ($86,501), and Reagan Elementary ($40,614), Two other district schools were also rewarded for being among the state's Top 20% - Lingle Middle School ($39,611) & Lowell Elementary ($19,957).
Rogers Teachers of the Year
Elementary - Mandi King (BG)
Middle School - Cheryl Gideon (EMS)
High School - Natalie Olivieri
Virginia Mocivnik Award for community service - Dawna Rice (NS)
National Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist
Kyle Schoeller
President's Volunteer Service Award
Griffen Hance and Jordan Maass
State's Outstanding Gifted and Talented Program Award
Rogers Public Schools
America's Most Challenging High Schools - Washington Post ranking
Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School
Duke Talent Identification Program
Fourteen seventh graders in Rogers were recognized by the Duke Talent Identification Program for their high ACT or SAT scores. They include Maya Black, who received national recognition, and state honoreesBradley Campbell, Jocelyn McConnell, Sophia Yarbrough, Miranda Cantele,Sydney Funcannon, Jasmine Gladden, Abigail Pappas, William Bounsavy,Andrew Brown, Jacinda Montgomery, Lindsey Taylor, Benjamin Burdess, and Zachary Judy.
State Odyssey of the Mind Competitors
Tillery, Reagan, Oakdale Middle School, Lingle Middle School and three teams from Kirksey Middle School
Boys and Girls Club State Youth of the Year
Joselin Martinez
VFW Teacher of the Year
Kim Ford
State Stock Market Game
Lingle Middle School 7th graders took 2nd place in the stateStock Market Game under the leadership of their REACH facilitator, CindyDunn. Sydney Funcannon, Caleb Summey, David Rabelo & Cali Cookcompeted against 226 other teams in the junior high division.
ACTM Math Competition
Rogers students excelled in the regional ACTM math competition. RHS students Sage White and Sidney Wilson took 1st and 2nd in Statistics. HHS student Guadalupe Garduno scored in the top 10 for Statistics and RHS’ Sanjana Boyapalli, Spencer Garrison & Krupali Gandhi in the top 25.
In Algebra I, Kirksey’s Alex Shepard placed 3rd and Makenna West in the top 10. Twelve of the top 25 in Algebra were Rogers students including Oakdale’s Cody Beeson, Lingle’s Adam Siwiec, Elmwood’s Alex Dunham, Alexis Post, Damian Zaragoza, and Dane Arbuckle as well as Kirksey’s Bailey Schmid, Alisha Chatlani, Cableb Rownak, and Jan Lawrence. In Geometry, the top 10 included RHS’ Spencer Eiserman and Jaden Uecker and the top 25 Emma Theodore, Luke Hicks, Aidan Dunn, and Lake Martin.
In Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry, HHS’ Linchen Deng took 3rd. Mary Treacy from RHS scored in the top 10 for Pre-Cal/Trig and HHS’ Hannah Robbins, Harry Cole and Stormy Concoby in the top 25 along with RHS’ Claudia Holmer. In Calculus, the top 10 included Katherine Tank and Lisa Lauschke from RHS and the top 25 Emily Low from HHS and Billy Treacy and Sophie Crafton from RHS. Congratulations to these outstanding math students who may go on to the state level!
State Wrestling Coach of the Year
Ken Simmons
State Wrestling Champions
Rogers High School
State Runner-up Wrestling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
One of the 50 Best Elementary Schools in the U.S. - Ranking by The Best Schools
Eastside Elementary
Arkansas Cross Country Coach of the Year
Carlton Efurd
State Boys' Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
State Girls' Runner-up Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
Intel Science Talent Search Top Young Scientist Semifinalist
Emily Low
AP Scholars
An outstanding group of 210 students at Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School earned the distinction of AP Scholar for their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams. Students took the AP exam in May 2014 after completing rigorous courses at Rogers Heritage High School and Rogers High School. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP exams.
Eight students qualified for the AP National Scholar Award by earning an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. The RHS students are: Alvaro Aldana, Alexander Brown, Robert Louree, Tori Metheny, Olivia Paschal, and Tiffany Tang. The HHS students who qualified for AP National Scholar Awards are Adam Aitoumeziane and Christine Townsley. Colette Brashears of Heritage High School also earned an AP International Diploma for receiving 3 or higher on five or more AP exams across three or more subject areas.
Forty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. At HHS, the students are: Adam Aitoumeziane, Bryce Botts, Colette Brashears, Arron Fox, Guadalupe Garduno, Noah Heffron, William Johnson, Acadia Kimball, Emily Low, Jenna Schmidt, Deidre Sheets, Frank Silvers, Christine Townsley, and Wesley Wiechman. At RHS, the students are: Alvaro Aldana, Sarah Anderson, Gram Booth, Alexander Brown, Marybelle Childress, Lucas Coberly, Sophie Crafton, William Fusillo, Samuel Hewins, Rachel Holmer, Lee Kendall, Jennifer Kirk, Kaitlin Krantz, Robert Louree, Mollie-Jane Martin, Tori Metheny, Ryan Nolan, Vianny Nolasco, Giovanni Orsi, Olivia Paschal, Steven Patrick, Alisha Sahu, Kassandra Salazar, Tiffany Tang, Joseph Treacy, Katherine Vaughan, Sydney Witt, Chasity Wright, and Saul Yanez.
Thirty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. The RHS students are: Austyn Ayson, Ethan Dastugue, Lauren Flowers, Ty Galyean, Lauren Harrell, Austin James, Lori Kyles, John Lampson, Jordan Maass, Alexandra Moisson, Joshua Neago, David O Hearn, Jake Parsons, John Shoffner, Brandon Workman, and Miguel Zamora. The Heritage High School students are: Miguel Aguila, Carla Archer, Justin Berkshire, Mary Coonce, Drew Covey, Jamil Hamidullah, Kaylee Hamilton, Caleb Hart, Adam Herbert, Cooper Hudnall, Connor McNulty, Alex Olsen, Marilyn Pharr, Jaryn Phillips, Mounika Seeram, Bryanna Stover, and Keith Youngs.
In the district, 126 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. The HHS students are: Christian Aguilar, Antonio Anima, Brian Banuelos, Dustin Brach, Kelsey Brown, Cortnie Chaple, Ashley Combs, Clayton Dauphin, Kesia Ferris, Samuel Garrison, Aisling Gibson, William Gibson, Ashton Golding, Kalie Gregory, Tania Hernandez, John Herrera, Jeremy Hill, Tiffany Hunt, Brooke Huston, Jacob Kent, Matti Koester, Joshua Kronenfeld, James Lange, Jacob Macy, Carlos Melendez-Suchi, Jared Miller, Annelise Mozzoni, Woodrow Murray, Alfredo Ormeno, Hannah Owen, Tanner Parker, Adrienne Pierce, Lauren Raines, William Reyes, Seth Richards, Kennedy Rickard, Eduardo Rogel, Nolan Rogers, Amanda Roy, Miguel Salas, Reagan Shrum, Samantha Spears, Alex Steiner, Samantha Sturbleng, Shannon Sullivan, Kimberly Torres, Lantwan Traylor, Susan Ugalde, Adriana Vargas, Joseph Warren, Ashley White, Kirsten White, Maxine Williams, and Laura Yawn. The RHS students are: Taylor Atwell, Abigail Bailey, Bianca Bailey, Addison Barczewski, Tyler Beaver, Kaitlyn Bittick, Madison Breazeale, Sara Bushnell, Madison Castiglia, Quenton Clay, Tristan Cole, Raylin Couts, Logan Cradduck, Nadine Devich, Jamon Dixon, Courtney Farnsworth, Sarah Finken, Carter Forbis, Krupali Gandhi, Lidia Garcia, Angel Gonzalez, Maxwell Harrell, Brett Hauser, Kylan Hensley, Hunter Hill, Demi Hubbs, Rebecca James, Russten Johnson, Garrett Kelly, Chandler Kern, Meredith Kressen, Mason Kuppler, Colbey Lawyer, Anna Layton, Christian Liddell, Nicholas Lisowski, Anahi Lopez, Daniela Lopez, Ryan Mayberry, Blakely Mayhall, Timothy McClung, Tanner Mecham, Francesca Moisson, Gabiela Molina, David Moore, Mackenzie Muirhead, Abigail Parker, Andrew Paschall, Matthew Pavon, Jeniffer Perea, Megan Pitrowski, Sierra Pisciotta, Jacquelyn Poquette, Isaac Raphael, Sadaf Raza, Tasha Repella, Abigale Rongey, Sarita Saavedra, Erik Salazar, Cynthia Sanchez, Haylee Shull, Bailey Singleton, Braelyn Smith, Ian Smith, Alberto Sotolamarina, Sophia Storkov, Matthew Todd, Sandra Trujillo Rogel, Matthew Turner, Zackary Wary, Haley Williams, and Isabelle Wise.
National Industry Certifications
Twenty-three students in our Automotive Service Technology classes earnednational certification in brakes, electrical/electronics, and/orsteering/suspension, which will help "open doors" for them when theyseek employment in the automotive field. Students from Heritage HighSchool who received certifications are Jorge Barrera, Giovanny Diaz,Joshua Pratt, Spencer Trimble, Garon Cogbill, Luis Cornejo, Rual Gomez,Noe Hernandez, Luis Rodriguez-Seeders, James Setzer, Andrew Stevens, andBryan Sullivan. Students from Rogers High School who receivedcertifications are Gregorio Barrios, William Herrera, Santiago Jimenez,Lance Nieto, Wilber Chacha, David Onishchenko, Zachary Ricks, OmarRosado, Bryan Sosa, Tracy Tedford, and Alejandro Torres. Students fromCrossroads include: Hunter Atkinson and Wesley Powell.
Conference Softball Champions
Rogers High School
Conference Wrestling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
10 New National Board Certified Teachers
Caity Church, April Shelby, Pam Ben, Kelsey Armstrong, Jennifer ReddickMatthews, Emily Taylor, Kara Davis, Haylee Pierce, Kerry Spurlock andKayla Sullivan all became national board certified teachers in 2014-15. They join 104 other Rogers teachers who have gone through a rigorous process and reached the gold standard for teaching credentials.
National Association of Biology Teachers' State Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year
Leonard Zechiedrich
State Runner-up Girls' Tennis Champions
Rogers High School
State Runner-up Boys' Tennis Champions
Rogers High School
Regional Quiz Bowl Champions (middle school division)
Elmwood Middle School
Regional Quiz Bowl Champions (elementary division)
Kirksey Middle School 6th grade team
Very Best Public Schools of 2014 - Celebrate Magazine
Rogers Heritage High School
Excellence in High Teaching Award Award (Southwest Region) from American Chemical Society
Bob Lee
Top 10 in Niche Rankings
Six elementary schools in the Rogers School District ranked among the Top 10 in Arkansas including Reagan Elementary at No. 1, Lowell No. 3, Tucker No. 4, Grace Hill No. 7, Bonnie Grimes No. 8, and Eastside No. 9. All Rogers high schools and middle schools earned an A or A- ranking in the 2015 Niche.com rankings.
First Lego League Champion Award
Kirksey Middle School robotics team
2014 National Blue Ribbon School
Eastside Elementary
5 National Merit Semi-finalists
Alisha Sahu, Sophie Crafton, Alvaro Aldana, Emily Low, & William Johnson
State Girls' Golf Champion
Brooke Matthews
Office of Educational Policy Award Winner
* Five Rogers schools in the Top 25 in the state - Eastside, Janie Darr, Bellview, Kirksey & Elmwood
* Kirksey Middle School - #2 in Arkansas for 8th grade literacy achievement, #5 in 7th grade literacy achievement
Career and Technical Student Organization Honors
HHS FBLA (Heather Grosze)
Noah Heffron-Excel
Microsoft U.S. Nationals (Heather Grosze)
Steven Molina and Jack Kronenfeld will be competing in the Microsoft U.S. Nationals Competition onJune 18-20th.
RHS DECA State Competition (Tom Woodruff)
1st Place - Olivia Chambers (Principles of Business Mgmt and Admin)
1st Place - Michael Krupka/Harrison Heffley (Hospitality Services)
1st Place - Chandler Kern/Carson McCullough (Marketing Communications)
1st Place - Jacob Bray/Matt Campbell (Sports & Entertainment)
1st Place - Taylor Atwell (Apparel and Accessories Marketing)
1st Place - Ben Madden (Automotive Services Marketing)
1st Place - Alisha Sahu (Business Finance)
1st Place - Riley McGill (Business Services Marketing)
1st Place - Adam Breach (Food Marketing)
1st Place - Juliana Martins (Hotel & Lodging Management)
1st Place - Sophia Storkov (Human Resources Management)
1st Place - Abel Cruz (Retail Merchandising)
2nd Place - David Orellana/Paul Newman (Business Law & Ethics)
2nd Place - Collin Mayer/Dylan Hagan (Sports & Entertainment)
2nd Place - Justice Thompson (Automotive Services Marketing)
HHS DECA State Competition Winners (Jeff Shaw)
1st Place-Sports and entertainment operations research. Lumbar Desai
2nd Place-Financial operations research project: James Gairhan
3rd Place-Community service project: Connor McNulty and Shannon Stribling-Business operations research: Maggie Scroggins and Summer Stallbaumer
HHS FCCLA District 1 Star Event (Jessica Ward and Susan Keller)Sports Nutrition - Kiara Sims & Kayla Hawkins; 2nd placeNutrition & Wellness - Andi Sams; 1st PlaceFood Innovations - Hannah Gaddy & Morgan Concoby; 2nd PlaceLife Event Planning - Kennedy Rickard; 2nd PlaceInterior Design - Bethany Craft & Montana Keller; 3rd Place...first alternate for state!Entrepreneurship - Jacob Macy & Cameron Zielke; 4th PlaceIllustrated Talk - Jackie Valderas, Cinthia Salas & Lisette Devora; 3rd Place...first alternate for state!Career Investigation - Nikki Plummer; 1st PlaceFocus On Children - Carla Archer; 4th PlaceHHS FCCLA State Competition (Jessica Ward)Top Winners Advancing to National Competition on July 5-9, 2015 in Washington D.C.Kennedy Rickard - Life Event PlanningAndi Sams - Nutrition & WellnessNikki Plummer - Career InvestigationKiara Sims & Kayla Hawkins - Sports NutritionHannah Gaddy & Morgan Concoby - Food Innovations
Beaver Lake Games Overall Winner
Rogers Heritage High School
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal's 40 Under 40
Jake Haak and Carlos Amargos
Arkansas Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) Administrator of the Year
Cindy Ford
2013-14
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers Heritage High School and Rogers High School ranked in the Top 1,000 high schools in the country and in the Top 5 schools in Arkansas.
Arkansas Governors School
Sixteen Rogers students have been selected to attend Arkansas Governors School hosted at Hendrix College in the summer of 2014. Those selected to attend are Alvaro Aldana (Math), Christina Aronowitz (Drama), Sophie Crafton (Math), Wendy Garduno (Social Science), Lee Kendall (Math), Garrett Lampson (Natural Science), Sean Madson (Social Science), Savannah McCauley (Social Science), Davie Orellana (Social Science), Alisha Sahu (Math), Jessamy Samuels ( English/Language Arts), Mounika Seevam (Natural Science), Braelyn Smith (Math), Hannah Smith (Visual Arts), Sophia Storkov (Social Science), and Isabelle Wise (English/Language Arts). Selection for Governor’s School is based on a combination of ability and interest and is highly competitive. The six-week intensive program is in its 35th year. More information about the program--including past curriculum, speakers, and films--may be found on the AGS web site at:http://www.hendrix.edu/ags/.
Duke Talent Identification Program - State Recognition
Based on their high ACT scores, 19 Rogers 7th graders were recognized for their exceptional academic ability by the Duke Talent Identification Program. Congratulations to Lucas Bharara, Siddhi Bhat, Alisha Chatlani, Emma Dennis, Dean Priest, Alexander Shepard, Lauren West, Audrey Wilson, Dane Arbuckle, Emma Arterbury, Petra Culbertson, Jacob Early, Juliana Shaw, Nathan Skinner, Luke Smith, Seth Johnson, Allison Leonard, Lilli Martin, and Sidney Smith.
President's Volunteer Service Award
Arllyn Hernandez (HHS)
Arkansas Skills USA State Competition
State Champions
Cesar Barragan Job Demonstration
Francisco Magana Job Interview
Bryanna Weathers State Officer Team
Janet Perea State Courtesy Corp Team
Jesse Barrientos State Courtesy Corp Team
State Runner Up
John Shoffner Technical (Engineering) Drafting
Third Place Winner
Edgar Mora Architectural Drafting
Logan Gall Automotive Collision Repair 4th place
Josh Pratt Diesel Equipment Tech 5th place
David Kassing Automotive service 13th place
Miguel Lopez Automotive service 17th place
Dakota Ellington CNC Turning Gold
Preston Jones CNC Turning Silver
Thomas Kirkpatrick CNC Milling Bronze
Chris Wilsley CNC Milling Gold
Chris Beard Job Interview Silver
Karina Garcia Technical Computer Applications 6th
Estefany Soto Technical Computer Applications 7th
Brandy Hernandez Technical Computer Applications 9th
Top-scoring Rogers Students in the 2014 Regional Math Contest
Algebra I
2nd place overall Swetha Sirigineedi BK
Top 10 Chance McCrary GL
Sailesh Sirigineedi BK
Top 25 Layne Hutchins GL Sylvia Reyes HHS
Seth Stanley GL Shelby Thompson HHS
Jin McBride GL Gabriel Clements EW
Jacob Jones GL Payton Smith EW
William Alpizar GL Evan Adrian BK
Brook Menke GL Gabs Lampson BK
Shelby Cook GL Jaden Uecker BK
Spencer Eiserman BK
Geometry
Top 10 Dustin Kenny HHS
Morgan Dunn HHS
Top 25 Virginia Paschal RHS
Algebra II
Top 10 Michael Zheng RHS
Top 25 Emery Brock RHS
Jamod Elsma RHS
Imani Gosserand RHS
Carter Hanson RHS
Precalculus/Trigonometry
Top 10 Sidney Wilson RHS
Braelyn Smith RHS
London Eoff HHS
Top 25 Krupali Gandhi RHS
George Hill HHS
Guadalupe Garduno HHS
Bailey Brya HHS
Calculus
1st Place Overall Tiffany Tang RHS
Top 10 Rachel Holmes RHS
Top 25 Noah Heffron HHS
Elvaro Aldana RHS
Statistics
1st Place Overall Emily Low HHS
2nd Place Overall Alisha Sahu RHS
Top 10 Gram Booth RHS
Mounika Seeram HHS
Top 25 Robert Herbert HHS
Anh Nguyen HHS
Jonathan Runsick HHS
Mailyn Pharr HHS
Joseph Warren HHS
Acadia Kimball
National Merit Finalists
Five Rogers students ranked among the top-scoring students in the country on the PSAT. The are RHS students are Alex Brown, Olivia Paschal and Tori Metheny and the HHS students are Christine Townsley and Arron Fox.
Quiz Bowl Regional Competition
1st Place - Oakdale Middle School (6th grade team/elementary division)
1st Place - Kirksey Middle School (7th & 8th grade team)
Benton County Spelling Bee Winner
Meera Arunkumar
Arkansas Stock Market Game
1st Place - Sydney Funcannon and Jayce Smith (LMS) beat out 1,198 other teams and increased their virtual portfolio by $20,000 in 11 weeks to become the state Stock Market Game winners.
MLK Young Dreamer Award
Diana Romero (EMS)
Patriot Pen Writing Contest
1st Place - Keana Malone (OMS)
3rd Place - Nikolaus Finney (OMS)
State Champion Girls Tennis Team
Rogers High School
State Champion Runner-up Girls Tennis Team
Rogers Heritage High School
State Champion Boys Cross Country Team
Rogers High School
State Champion Runner-up Girls Cross Country Team
Rogers Heritage High School
University of Central Missouri Hall of Wrestling Legends Inductee
Coach Ken Simmons
Arkansas VFW State Elementary Teacher of the Year
Amy Smallwood
National Merit Semifinalists
RHS students Alex Brown, Olivia Paschal and Tori Metheny and HHS students Christine Townsley and Arron Fox are among the top-scoring students in the nation on the PSAT.
Arkansas Special Education Administrator of the Year
Sherry Stewart
Bessie B. Moore Economics Award
Linda Haley
State Outstanding History Teacher of the Year - Daughters of the American Revolution
Wayne Levering
Arkansas Business Teacher of the Year
Teisha Weisenfels
National Board Certification
Eight more Rogers teachers recently earned their National Board Certification, the highest credential for teachers. They are LaKeisha Newberry (BK), Tammy Guthrie (BK), Dawna Rice (NS), Lois Cox (OD), Jaymie Newman (RJ),Kim Phillips (GL), Cynthia Hughes (HHS), and Natalie Olivieri (RHS) as well as one teacher who received her recertification, Susan Henderson (OW). This brings the total up to 103 teachers in the district who have distinguished themselves with this high honor.
Outstanding Educational Performance Awards
Twelve Rogers schools earned Outstanding Educational Performance Awards in 2013 based on their high achievement. The Office of Education Policy awarded three Rogers schools for being among the state and region's most improved over the past six years. Those are Russell D.Jones Elementary (#1 in Northwest Arkansas and # 4 in the state for increasing literacy proficiency to 91% and #5 in the region for increasing math proficiency to 88%), Grace Hill (#3 in Northwest Arkansas and #11 inthe state for increasing literacy proficiency to 89%), and Elmwood Middle School (#4 in the region for increasing math proficiency to 82%). Fantastic gains!
Three schools were also recognized for being in the state's Top 10 for 7th grade literacy, Kirksey, Lingle and Elmwood, and in the state's Top 25 overall, Eastside, Bellview, Tucker & Kirksey as well as in "the beating the odds category", Oakdale, Old Wire, Jones, Grimes, Tillery, Grace Hill, and Eastside.
Best of the Best Finalists
Readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette voted Bellview Elementary, Kirksey Middle School and Rogers High School as finalists for Best of the Best among the schools in Northwest Arkansas in 2013.
AP Scholars
An outstanding group of 222 students in the Rogers Public Schools have earned the distinction of AP Scholar for their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams. Students took the AP Exam in May 2013 after completing rigorous courses at Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on student’s performance on AP exams.
Seven students qualified for the AP National Scholar Award by earning an average grade of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. The RHS students are: Meredith Breach, Bryan Kinzer, Avery Reiff, Kaitlin Rhodes, and Tiffany Tang. The HHS students are: Kassidy Joyner and Jason Townsley.
Forty-two students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. The HHS students are: Colette Breshears, Katie Christian, Justin Davis, Kassidy Joyner, Miguel Mora, Pratheepa Ravikumar, Megan Seiler, Deidre Sheets, Frank Silvers, Christine Townsley, Jason Townsley, Michael Yawn. The RHS students are: Amanda Ayers, Joshua Baker, Gram Booth, Prudhvi Boyapalli, Meredith Breach, Chandler Buckingham, Lucas Coberly, Noel Flores, William Fusillo, TY Galyean, Aubrie Hanson, Samuel Hewins, Reed Hill, Rachel Holmer, Bryan Kinzer, Annie Lipscomb, Robert Louree, Tori Metheny, Nicholas Mulcahy, Tyler Navas, Ean Nebel, Olivia Paschal, Avery Reiff, Kaitlin Rhodes, Steven Sonntag, Beverly Sospenzi, Tiffany Tang, Brandon Workman, and Chasity Wright.
Thirty-five students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. The RHS students are: Dax Alford, Sarah Anderson, Sally Crutcher, Carter Forbis, Emma French, Moriah Golden, Mckenzie Holman, Jennifer Kirk, Amanda Mecham, Logan Miller, Alexandra Moisson, Francesca Moisson, Vianny Nolasco, Jake Parsons, Jacob Schneidewind, Hannah Shaffer, John Shoffner, Joshua Steele, Matthew Turner, Katherine Vaughan, John Wary, Nicholas Wise, and Sydney Witt. The HHS students are: Adam Aitoumeziane, Emily Alderson, Sofia Belnap, Cameron Besett, Mary Coonce, Arron Fox, Derek Gilstrap, Jamil Hamidullah, Adam Herbert, Acadia Kimball, Diego Rios, and Bryce Roth.
One hundred thirty-eight (138) students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The HHS students are: Joseph Akers, Annie Alvarez, Sara Archer, Brenda Arias, Christofer Bateman, Bryce Botts, Kaila Buck, Samantha Canady, William Carney, Abigail Carranza, Ashley Combs, Shelby Cook, Drew Covey, Holly Desadier, Blakelee Dunagin, Carli Ellison, Mary Endsley, Luke Fryauf, Emily Garratt, Samuel Garrison, Aisling Gibson, Brett Grunewald, Shawn Hamidullah, Kaylee Hamilton, Courtney Heiligenthal, Kena Hernandez, Tania Hernandez, Madison Hey, Jacob Kent, Sujeong Kim, Chatchalita Klatalumbon, Carrie Kohler, Paul Krugler, Emily Kurtz, James Lange, Ellen Lundy, Katrina Mai, Dennis Marin, Morgan McCormick, John McNeill, Jared Miller, Woodrow Murray, Alex Olsen, Shannon Pharr, Justin Pockrus, William Reyes, Seth Richards, Patricia Rivera, Eduardo Rogel, Roberto Rojo, Maribel Salas, Sam Schillinger, Jenna Schmidt, Andrew Smith, Brett Smith, Molly Stehben, Alex Steiner, Bryanna Stover, Jaime Taylor, Chaterine Tutt, Luke Tyler, Susan Ugalde, Adriana Vargas, Kaitlyn Walsh, Amber Ward, Wesley Wiechman, and Maxine Williams. The RHS students are: Anna Allen, Nathan Aronowitz, Abigail Bailey, Bianca Bailey, Matthew Brown, Marybelle Childress, Ashle Clayton, Alexis Connelly, William Court, Jennifer Couston, Sarah Finken, David Garcia, Raquel Garcia, Brianna Graham, Natalie Gutierrez, Maxwell Harrell, Haley Harris, Eric Hernandez, Hunter Hill, Demi Hubbs, Katherine Humphries, Garrett Kelly, Pia Kofler, Kaitlin Krantz, Meredith Kressen, Dakota Lamp, Patricia Lopez, Taylor Mareth, Adrienne Martinelli, Nancy Martinez, Preston Mauldin, Megan McPherson, Abigael Mendez, John Metcalf, Darby Miller, Kevin Minehart, Margareta Montoya, David Moore, Justin Moore, Elizabeth Necessary, Lena Nguyen, Torin Opstedahl, Giovanni Orsi, Diana Ortiz-Ayala, Emily Osborne, Abigail Parker, Austin Parvin, Steven Patrick, Sierra Pisciotta, Candace Price, Savanna Ramsey, Zachary Raphael, Perla Rocha, Abigale Rongey, Kassandra Salazar, Kathryn Schmandt, Natalie Scott, Stefany Sierra, Alberto Sotolamarina, Morgan Steiner, Abigail Strickland, Alayna Swanson, Christopher Turner, Christian Tyler, Lindsey Upton, Samantha Warren, Emily Weeden, Stokes Wenzler, Haley Williams, and Saul Yanez.
2012-13
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers Heritage High School and Rogers High School
Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership
Pam Camper, principal of Russell D. Jones Elementary, was one of only seven principals of National Blue Ribbon Schools in 2012 to receive this high honor from the U.S. Department of Education.
National Board Certification
Eleven more Rogers teachers earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards this year, bringing the total number of teachers in Rogers to 98. The latest teachers to achieve this distinction are Brian Johnson (HHS), Lea Ann Moss (HHS), Elizabeth Spicer (RHS), Mindy Brown (RHS), Olivia Slone (ET), Rea Smith (RG/WS), Lindsey Phillips (EW), Nancy Copeland (EW), Cherie Gideon (EW), Amy Smallwood (GH), and Pat Lewis (OW).
Arkansas High School Assistant Principal of the Year
Lance Arbuckle
Diamond School to Watch
Kirksey Middle School, the first school ever to receive this distinction in Arkansas, has been designated for the third time as a national model in academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, organization, and social equity.
NCEA High Performing Schools
Six schools – Bonnie Grimes, Eastside, Grace Hill, Lowell, Old Wire and Russell Jones - were selected as high performing schools by the National Center for Educational Achievement for their high Benchmark scores.
Outstanding Educational Performance Recognition
Bonnie Grimes, Russell Jones, Eastside, Grace Hill, Lowell and Bellview elementaries have been recognized for their outstanding educational performance by the University of Arkansas Office of Educational Policy.
Best of the Best
Bellview Elementary has also been voted the Best of the Best of the area elementary schools by the readers of the Northwest Arkansas newspapers.
National Blue Ribbon School
Russell D. Jones Elementary
Whiz Kids Compete for State Title
Austin Cooper (Rogers Heritage High School) and Jesse Hollan (Rogers High School) have won the right to compete in the "Hands-On" Ford/AAA Students Auto Skills National Quality Care Challenge.
ACTM Regional Math Contest Winners
Michael Zheng- 1st Place - Algebra I test
Top 25: Imani Gosserand, Eli Fulfer, and Tyler Stamps
Regional Science Fair Winners
Sanket Srivastava-7th grader- 1st in Computer Science and an invitation to advance in the Broadcom Maters
Sidra Nadeem- 6th grader- 1st in Physics
Iris Feltner- 6th grader- 1st in Environmental Management
Daniel Fuentes- 6th grader- 2nd in Mathematics
Kaitlyn Hooper- 6th grade- 2nd in Energy and Transportation
Delaney Van Wilpe- 6th grader- 2nd in Engineering Materials and BioEngineering
Lizette Perez- 6th grader- 2nd in Environmental Science
Rolando Simental- 6th grader- 3rd in Animal Science
Emily Soden- 6th grader- 3rd in Engineering Materials and BioEngineering
Emily Almaraz-6th grader- 3rd in Energy and Transportatioin
Hannah Shipman- 6th grader- 3rd in Environmental Science
Faith Dye- 6th grader- 3rd in Microbiology
Hope McMillan- 6th grader- 3rd in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cole Thomas- 6th grader- 3rd in Earth and Space Science
Seth Johnson- 6th grader- Honorable Mention in Electrical Engineering
Kendall Sandovall- 6th grader- Honorable Mention in Environmental Science
Cody Beeson- 6th grader- Honorable Mention in Mathematics
Allison Leonard- 6th grader- Honorable Mention in Animial Science
Kylie Keller- 6th grader- Honorable Mention in BioChemisty
Lucas Jones-6th grader- Honorable Mention in BioChemisty
Emily Mitchell- 6th grader- Honorable Mention in Earth and Space Science
Lacy Hazelbaker- 6th grader- Honorable Menton in Environmental Management
Annaleise Gates- 6th grader- Honorable Mention in Medicine and Health
2013 Honorees at Mercy's "Day of the Child" Celebration
Cate Casey, Mario Galindo, Alicia Santillan, and Traci Sickels.
State Odyssey of the Mind Competition Winners & World Finals Competitors
Northside- 1st Place and special award for their exceptional creativity
Kirksey-1st Place
Rogers High Mounties Girl's Tennis
2012 State Champions
Rogers High Wrestling
State Runner-Up
Rogers High Baseball
State Runner-Up
Rogers High Softball
State Runner-Up
Rogers Boys Golf
4th Place
Rogers Girl's Cross Country
3rd Place
Rogers Girls Bowling
4th Place
Rogers Cheer
3rd Place
Rogers Boy's Track and Field
4th Place
Heritage War Eagles Boy's Indoor Track
2013 State Champions
Heritage War Eagles Boy's Track and Field
2013 State Champions
Arkansas Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year
Maggie Montoya
Rogers High School Boys Cross Country
2012 Runner-Up State Champions
Rogers Heritage High Girls Cross Country
2012 State Champions
State Sportsmanship Award
Heritage High School
2012-2013 Individual All-State Recognition
Trevor Barton, All State Golf
Tiffany Tang, All State Tennis
Katherine Tang, All State Tennis
Haeleigh Long, All State Tennis
Maggie Montoya, All State Cross Country
Lauren Harrell, All State Cross Country
Austin Salazar, All State Cross Country
Taylor Bryant, All State Cross Country
Ian Smith, All State Cross Country
Andrew Simpson, All State Cross Country
Bryce Bray, All State Football
Nick Wary, All State Football
Justin Moore, All State Wrestling
Nick Mulcahy, All State Wrestling
Raul Rodriguez, All State Wrestling
Madison Montgomery, All State Wrestling
Heath Henman, All State Wrestling
Edwin Santos, All State Wrestling
Gio Soto, All State Wrestling
Josue Oscoy, All State Wrestling
Haley Williams, All State Bowling
Taylor Strickland, All State Basketball
Austin Griffin, All State Baseball
Chandler Little, All State Softball
McKinzie James, All State Soccer
Maggie Montoya, All State Track
Chase Lamers, All State Track
Brandon Workman, All State Track
Alye Darter, All State Tennis
Ellen Lundy, All State Tennis
Kaylee Hamilton, All State Tennis
Hannah Owen, All State Cross Counrty
Kesley Brown, All State Cross Country
Deirdre Sheets, All State Cross Country
Forrest Johnson, All STate Football
Josh Qualls, All State Football
Carly Holland, All State Swimming
Colton Holland, All State Swimming
Logan Evans, All State Wrestling
Colton Stewart, All State Wrestling
Kendra Mortimeyer, All State Bowling
Sara Jo Archer, All State Dance
Katie Christian, All State Dance
Ashley Ward, All State Basketball
Brittany Ward, All State Basketball
Lindsay Glynn, All State Softball
Brian Banuelos, All State Soccer
Ellen Lundy, All State Soccer
Hannah Owen, All State Track
Deirdre Sheets, All State Track
Deion Jones, All State Track
Alex Miles, All State Track
Forrest Johnson, All State Track
Daniel Spickes, All State Track
Joey Saucier, All State Track
In 2012-2013, Rogers Public Schools had 24 athletes sign letters of intent to play at the college level.
State Academic Champions Award from the Arkansas Activities Association for Highest GPA
Rogers High School Boys Basketball
Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame Inductee
Coach Carlton Efurd
Outstanding Young University of Arkansas Alumni Award
Jessica Sliger
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's All Arkansas Boys Track Coach of the Year
Coach Jay Miles
District Paraprofessional of the Year
Gary Halford
District Secretary of the Year
Karla Kilgore
Rogers Teacher of the Year for High School Level
Martin Svoboda
Rogers Middle School Teacher of the Year
Kaye Chiles
Rogers Elementary Teacher of the Year
Amy Glenn
National Merit Semifinalists/Finalists
Meredith Breach, Kassidy Joyner, Megan Seiler, and Jason Townsley
Administrator of the Year - Arkansas Association of Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Virginia Abernathy
National CERTIPORT Winner
Noah Heffron, Rogers Heritage High School
2011-12
National Blue Ribbon School
Bellview Elementary
U.S. News & World Report Top 1,000 High Schools in America
Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School
Arkansas Activities Association's 7A Sportsmanship Award
Rogers Heritage High School
Rogers Educators of the Year
The Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce has been honoring teachers for the past 30 years. Each school nominates a teacher and the chamber's education committee selects three standout teachers as Educators of the Year. The committee added an award this year to honor a Principal of the Year. The 2011-12 recipients are:
Paul Wilson - Rogers Heritage High School
Susan Tillery - Oakdale Middle School
Diane Wooters - Northside Elementary
Nancy Swearingen - Principal of the Year
State Girls Tennis Champions
Rogers Heritage High School and Rogers High School (tied for first)
State Girls Bowling Champions
Rogers High School
State Girls Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
2nd in State Girls Cross Country
Rogers Heritage High School
National Speech & Debate Tournament Qualifier
Dylan Parker
Ford/AAA Auto Skills National Competitors
Dakota Phillips and Shevin Brace
Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education's Educator Award
Beth Carnes
2nd in State Boys Baseball
Rogers Heritage High School
National Merit Finalists
Jacob Bushnell and Jacob Stautzenberger
Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists
Northside Elementary and Tillery Elementary
Arkansas Green Schools Challenge
Northside Elementary - Third Place
Duke Talent Identification Program Recognition
Eleven Rogers Public Schools seventh-grade students have been recognized for state honors by the Duke Talent Identification Program for their exceptionally high scores on the ACT or SAT college entrance exams. Congratulations to Casey Aiello, Imani Gosserand, Mackenzie Harrell, Jackson Muller, Jack Vaughan, Michael Zheng, Morgan Dunn, Elaina Barczewski, Claudia Holmer, Joshua Balderas and Laurel Emerson!
DECA International Career and Development Conference Honors
Meredith Breach - National 1st Place winner in food marketing
Katie Humphries and Kaitlin Rhodes - National Finalists in business law and ethics
Arkansas High School Principal of the Year
Robert Moore
Arkansas Governor's School
Sixteen students from the Rogers School District were selected to attend the 2012 Arkansas Governor’s School. One student was selected as an alternate. The students from Rogers Heritage High School include Kassidy Joyner-Natural Science, Kena Hernandez – Social Science, Pratheepa Ravikumar – Natural Science, and Annie Alvarez - Math (alternate). Rogers High School students include Megan McPherson – Social Studies, Anusha Majagi – Natural Science, Amanda Ayers – English/Language Arts,(second row) Chandler Buckingham – English/Language Arts, Moriah Golden - Math, Torin Opstedahl – Visual Arts, Morgan Steiner – Social Studies, (third row) Nathan Aronowitz – Instrumental Music, Abigail Strickland- Social Studies, Charity Smith- Visual Arts, (back row) Nicholas Wise –English/Language Arts, Bryan Kinzer-Social Studies, and Prudhvi Boyapalli-Math.
Selection for Governor’s School is based on a combination of ability and interest and is highly competitive. The four-week intensive program allows students to delve deeper into science, social studies, music and English with some of the brightest students in the state. This program has been offered in Arkansas for 32 years
Arkansas High School Assistant Principal of the Year
Karen Highfill
14 New National Board Certified Teachers
Congratulations to our staff members who have had been recognized with national board certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. These outstanding teachers include Christy Eilskov (OW), Deb Walter (BK), Trudy Edgeworth (BK), Melissa Artman (BK), Jenny Humble (GH), Jeanne Trueg (GH), Anne Bray (EW), Rhonda Lichliter (RHS), Cindy Bender (GL), Tamara Dunn (GL), Carrie Shieldnight (Pre-K), Dana Bing (BG), Marti Thiessen (HHS) and Ashley Bloch (HHS). They join 71 other Rogers teachers who have distinguished themselves with this high level credential.
National Merit Semifinalists
Jacob Bushnell, Trevor Metheny, and Jacob Stautzenberger
National Merit Commended Students
Josh Anderson and Hilary Zedlitz
Thea Foundation's 2012 Performing Arts Scholarship Competition Winners
Dominic Smith - 6th Place, Grace Dyer - Honorable Mention
Arkansas Activity Association's Active Scholar Award (graduates/athletes ranking in the top 10% of their class)
Trevor Beutler, Makaya Buckner, Meaghan Charles, Madison Cunningham, Jessica Depew, Jordan Finn, Rachel Madryga, Dalton Main, Meenakshi Manvazhahan, William Melendez, Elizabeth Sandoval, Kristen Schatzman, Ashley Schimmel, Kanon Steen, Alyson Tyler, Nicholas Webster, Julie Whitlow, Erin Wood, Blake Woodson, Chloe Zedlitz, and Sherry Zhang
Arkanasas Teacher of the Year Finalist
Matt Garrett
Líderes de Corazon: Public Service Award
Assoc. of Latino Professionals in Finance & Accounting (ALPFA)
Robert Moore, RHS principal, was honored asa leader whose career embodies the highest principles of public service leadership - integrity, compassion, vision, and courage.
Héroes de Corazón: Primary and Secondary Education Award (ALPFA)
RHS teacher Jessica Sliger was honored by the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance & Accounting for her guidance, influence, patience, and teaching in the Hispanic/Latino community.
Outstanding Educational Performance Awards
University of Arkansas's Office of Education Policy selected several Rogers schools for Outstanding Educational Performance Awards based on their high achievement on state Benchmark exams. In the top 20 schools in the state for the percent proficient or advanced were Eastside Elementary (literacy) andKirksey Middle School (math and literacy). Among the top 20 “beating the odds” schools in both math and literacy Benchmark achievement were Eastside Elementary, Grace Hill Elementary, and Oakdale Middle School as well as Bonnie Grimes Elementary (literacy).
Teacher of the Year - Global Association of Teachers of Economics
Amy Smallwood of Grace Hill Elementary has been selected as the Teacher of the Year (middle level) by the Global Association of Teachers of Economics. She will be honored at a conference in Chicago this October.
Reagan Excellence in Education Award
Kelly Pearce, special-education teacher at Kirksey Middle School, was honored by the Arkansas Support Network with the Reagan Excellence in Education Award. This award is in honor of the Reagan sisters, Mary Sue and Betty Lynn Reagan, who taught for many years in Rogers.
2010-2011
Gatorade Arkansas Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Maggie Montoya
NWA Media Big Six Baseball Coach of the Year
Keith Kilgore
7A West Baseball Coach of the Year
Keith Kilgore
Arkansas Governor's School
This year, 22 students from the Rogers School District have been selected to attend the 2011 Arkansas Governor’s School. Two students have been selected as alternates. The students from Rogers Heritage High School include Whitney Gall, Rachel Madryga, Hilary Zedlitz, Sonny Huynh, Meena Manavazhahan, William Melendez, Manoj Seeram, Dominic Smith, and Trevor Beutler. Rogers High School students include Nancy Aguilar, Morena Valdizon, Stephany Rodriquez, Sarah Walla, Mabel Serrano, Ashley Jones, Mailee Vang, Michael Moore, Kyle Osmon (alternate), Katie Thompson, Nicole Schwarz, Royal Brock, Trevor Metheny, Brandon Cox and Gus Stuppy (alternate).
Outstanding School Award
Bonnie Grimes Elementary recently rose above other finalists and was selected for the Outstanding School/Student Organization Award at Walmart's Celebration of Community. This award is for cultivating an inclusive environment that embraces diversity and serves as role model for the region.
NCEA Higher Performing Schools
Four schools in the Rogers School District have been selected by the National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) as Higher Performing Schools. Their successes will be used to help other schools improve their student achievement. The schools honored are:
· Bellview Elementary – Science
· Eastside Elementary – Mathematics
· Grace Hill Elementary – Mathematics
· Old Wire Road Elementary – Literacy and Mathematics
The National Center for Educational Achievement, a department of ACT, Inc., identified schools in Arkansas and other states that have consistently outperformed schools with similar student populations over a three-year period (2008-2011).
Duke Talent Identification Program Recognition
Fifteen Rogers Public Schools seventh-grade students have been recognized for state or national honors by the Duke Talent Identification Program for their exceptionally high scores on the ACT or SAT college entrance exams. Grand recognition at the national level for academic ability was given to Sidney Wilson, Emily Walla and Hannah Robbins. State recognition was given to Alexander Davidson, Margaret Donnell, Jarrod Eisma, Grant Larkin, Tony Roller, Jake Gilbert, Allison Miller, Olivia Chambers, Emily Johnson, Melissa Pointer, Joseph Sultemeier, and Jennifer Mejia.
State Elementary Counselor of the Year
Tonya Madsen
Donald R. Rye Humanitarian and Caring Person of the Year (Arkansas Counseling Association)
Linda Haley
National Distinguished Title I School
Eastside Elementary
National Merit Finalists
Caraline J. Duprey, Andrew K. Johnson, Michael Kinzer, Sarah J. Lind, Padmavathy Manavazhahan, Jillian N. Schmidt, and Brent A. Ward
State Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year
Jeff Wasem
Counselor of the Year - Northwest Region
Tonya Madsen
2010 NCEA Higher Performing Schools
Grace Hill Elementary and Bellview Elementary were recognized by the National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA), a department of ACT, for consistently outperforming their peers that serve similar student populations and for bringing more students to college and career readiness than expected.
State DECA Award Winners
The RHS DECA Club for marketing students received "Diamond" status (the highest recognition) at the State DECA Leadership Conference in Little Rock for significant increased membership and successfully completing several projects and activities during the fall semester. In addition, many RHS DECA students were winners in various competitive events:
1st Place - Michael Kinzer/Silas Heffley (Business Law & Ethics)
1st Place - Bronson Carpenter (Automotive Services Marketing)
1st Place - Sam Reiff (Business Services Marketing)
1st Place - Phillip Freeman (Restaurant & Food Service Marketing)
1st Place - Fisher Martin (Sports & Entertainment Marketing)
1st Place - Michael Kinzer/Trent Lamers/Silas Heffley/Jes Sanders ( DECA Quiz Bowl)
1st Place - Jacob Sederholm (Principles of Finance)
2nd Place - Matt Bell & Jes Sanders ( Financial Services)
2nd Place - Brooke Atwell (Business Services Marketing)
2nd Place - Trent Lamers (Marketing Management)
2nd Place - Heather Frische (Principles of Marketing)
3rd Place - Brett Elam (Automotive Services Marketing)
Honorable Mention - Kelsey Brodie/Olivia Reid (Sports & Entertainment)
Honorable Mention - Colton Cappetta (Hotel & Lodging Mgmt)
Honorable Mention - Patrick Necessary (Sports & Entertainment Marketing)
Best of the Best Public Schools Finalists (nominated by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Readers)
Rogers High School and Elmwood Middle Schools
Best of the Best Teachers (nominated by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Readers)
John Raybourn
Mary Bryant
State All-Star Cheer Team Assistant Coach
Jeannie Wilson
State Champions
RHS Girls Cross Country Team
Wal-Mart Martin Luther King, Jr., Essay Contest Winner
Jennifer Andrews
Arkansas Music Educators Association's Administrator of the Year
Rhonda Gentry
Advanced Placement Scholars
At Rogers Heritage High School, two students qualified for AP National Scholar Awards by earning an average grade of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are (James) Alex March and Ashleigh Alecusan.
Seventeen Heritage students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. They are Ashleigh Alecusan, James Britton, Helen Burrell, Gabriela Caceres, Mark Hardiman, Ryan Hollis, Kelly Hudnall, Andrew Johnson, Brett Lester, McKenzie Macy, Padmavathy Manavazhahan, (James) Alex March, Philip Reynolds, Jillian Schmidt, Jessica Torres, Laura Townzen, and Alicia Troby.
Sixteen Heritage students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Daniel Albarran, Jared Berkshire, Caraline Duprey, Jennifer Goodwin, Jane Incao, Nicholas Jordan, Sarah Lind, Mary McNulty, Anna Nguyen, Brittany Perkins, Jessica Priest, Amanda Ritter, Joshua Ross, Zoe Taylor, and Jessica Ugalde.
Fifty-one Heritage students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Savana Allen, Alec Amos, Lawrence Benzmiller, Cody Besett, Bethany Bishop, Rachel Casey, Nicole Cobb, Audrey Dunn, Charles Endsley, Shannon Evans, Benjamin Faircloth, Brooke Franklin, Phillip Gabler, Morganne Garcia, Evan Giesen, Jared Gilstrap, Samuel Gutierrez, Charles Ham, Burgandy Hart, Hannah Hickman, Haley Hollis, Meredith Johnson, Rachel Kathman, Ricki Kimball, William Lawrence, Hayden Lovelace, Serena Martin, Caitlin McAfee, Natalie McFarland, Nathan McFarland, Joshua Mead, Danny Mora, Sandy Moran, Miriam Ortega, Meagan Overbey, Emily Pappas, James Parker, Jennifer Parks, and Caitlin Rasche.
At Rogers High School, three students qualified as an AP National Scholar after earning a grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on eight or more AP Exams. These students are: James Kelly, Tracer Moore and Grace Weiderhaft.
Twenty-four RHS students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are: Matthew Bell, David Bushnell, Casey Caton, Jeffrey Eisma, Jeremiah Fleeman, James Kelly, Michael Kinzer, Zachary Lane, Whitney Masters, Kelton McFarlane, Tracer Moore, Samuel Reiff, Anna Salomaa, Jes Sanders, Jackson Schmandt, Alex Schroeder, Christopher Sonntag, Daniel Sultemeier, Megan Wary, Matthew Weeden, Grace Weiderhaft, John Whitmore, Matthew Williams, and Mitchell Yost.
Fifteen RHS students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are: Brooke Atwell, Natalie Breach, William Brothers, John Doss, Jennifer Doty, Emily Farnan, Ivan Figueroa, Lauryn Harris, William Heffley, Lauren Husband, Maxwell Muirhead, Thomas Mulcahy, Jennifer Para, Jamie Porche, and Karson Walker.
Thirty-five RHS students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. These students are: Nathan Allred, Aubrey Barton, Bronson Carpenter, Johanna Casey, Trenton Clinton, Sarah Conley, Penelope Davis, Shaynce Day, Mayra Delgado, Matthew Denefe, Robert Dorch, Kaitlyn Dye, Catherine Eaton, Phillip Freeman, Medeline Fusillo, Denise Garcia, Jacob Grelle, Slade Hames, Hayley Hill, Mallory Hudson, Katie Kusiciel, Michelle Mayne-Nicholls, Hannah Moore, Ashlyn Palmer, Juan Perea, Joseph Richardson, Maitri Shah, Emily Simpson, Jeffrey Smith, Kaitlin Smith, Kinzey Traphagan, Carolina Valdizon, Logan Wilson, Jenny Yarbrough and Brent Young.
Outstanding Education Performance Award Winners in Arkansas
- Bellview Elementary - overall No. 5 in state with 95% proficient or advanced in math and literacy
- Beating the Odds Award Winners - Eastside Elementary with 94% proficient in math and 85% in literacy,Old Wire Elementary with 94% proficient in math, Grace Hill with 91% proficient in math, and Bonnie Grimes Elementary with 90% proficient in math.
- Jones and Old Wire elementaries were also noted in the top 10 for most improved elementaries.
- Kirksey, Elmwood, and Lingle middle schools were commended for 100% of their students being proficient or advanced in Algebra.
New Nationally Board Certified Teachers
Jennifer Bradshaw, Ileanna Davis, Jenny Mathews, Karen Butler, Teri McClain, Cathy Dunlap, Rodney Fulton, Maria Hillyer, Audrea Myers, Jennifer Osburn, Christine Pinkley, Kathleen Hansen, Cathy Julius, Jennifer Geiskieng, Kelly Buckley, Gina Kell, Amanda Wray, Elleen Hutcheson, and Terri Villines have all met the rigorous standards for national board certification. The Rogers School District now has 72 teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Regional Dance Competition Winners
Rogers High School Dance Team - 1st Place in Jazz, 2nd Place in Hip Hop, and Showmanship Award-winner
State Tennis Champion
Tiffany Tang
State Tennis Runner-up Champions
RHS Girls' Tennis Team
National Merit Semifinalists
Caraline J. Duprey, Andrew K. Johnson, Michael Kinzer, Sarah J. Lind, Padmavathy Manavazhahan, Anna M. Nguyen, Jillian N. Schmidt, and Brent A. Ward
National Hispanic Recognition Program Honoree
Danny Mora
National Achievement Scholarship Program Honoree
Oscar Bowdry
2009-10
State Wrestling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
National Hip Hop Champions - Stage One Production's National Competition
Rogers Heritage High School Hip Hop Team 7A Baseball Conference Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
7A Conference Wrestling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
State Individual Wrestling Champions
Paxon Fowler, Casey Dye, Ty Roderique, and Brad Ball
7A Conference Boys'Golf Champions
Rogers High School
7A Conference Boys' Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
Just for the Kids High Performing Schools
Six elementary schools - Bellview, Eastside, Garfield, Grimes, Lowell, and Reagan - in the Rogers School District have been selected by the National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) as Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools in Arkansas. Their successes will be used to help other schools improve their student achievement.
National Merit Finalists
From among 1.5 million juniors taking the PSAT and SAT in 22,000 high schools, seven students in the Rogers School District have achieved the prestigious distinction of being National Merit Finalists this year. The students at Rogers Heritage High School are Ashleigh Alecusan, Mark Hardiman and Alex March. At Rogers High School, the National Merit Finalists are Tracer Moore, Anna Salomaa, Christopher Sonntag and Grace Weiderhaft. These students represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and are among the highest scoring 1,300 students in the nation.
Morning News Golfer of the Year
Slade Hames
Outstanding Educational Performance Awards
Bellview Elementary is among the top 20 elementary schools in student achievement on the state Benchmark math and literacy exams. Bellview ranks No. 4 in the state and outscored every other elementary school in Northwest Arkansas.
Elza Tucker Elementary is among the Top 20 Most Improved Arkansas Elementary Schools in Benchmark Mathematics Achievement (increasing achievement from 77% proficient or advanced in 2008 to 91% in 2009)
Northwest Arkansas Art Exhibition Winners
Kindergarten First Place - Estafania Benitez, First Grade 3rd Place - Cesar Trujillo, Second Grade 2nd Place - Anna Kieffer, 4th Grade First Place - Estevan Albarron and 3rd Place - Carla Perez
Arkansas Association of School Personnel Administrators' Administrator of the Year
Dr. Jane Webb
HHS Chorus:
Durgan Maxey – Tenor I
Erin Anders – Soprano I
RHS Chorus:
John Doss – Tenor II
Blake Calhoun – Tenor II
HHS Band:
Tausha Laakman – Bass Clarinet
Armando Gutierrez – Trumpet
Tyler Moncrief – Trumpet
Michael Burner – Trombone
Jackie Seres – Baritone Saxophone
Durgen Maxey - Percussion
RHS Band:
Sarah Walla – Bb Clarinet
Nicole Schwarz – Bb Clarinet
Jen Para – Bb Clarinet
HHS Jazz Band:
Armando Gutierrez – Trumpet
RHS Jazz Band:
Jamie Kelly – Piano
Penn Wenzler – Tenor Saxophone
HHS Orchestra:
Savannah Adams – Violin
Laura Townzen – Violin
Rihanna Wilson – Violin
Sarah Lind – Violin
Anthony Verge - Viola
RHS Orchestra:
Robert Dorch – Violin
Nick Brothers – Violin
Alejandra Lopez – Violin
Chris Sonntag – Violin
Tyler Button – Viola
Mitchell Yost – Viola
Ashlyn Palmer – Cello
Willa Thomason – Cello
Zach Hill – Bass
Zac Lane – Bass
Kirby Richardson - Bass
Rogers High School All-State Athletes
D.J. Smart - Football
Megan Pederson - Volleyball
Maggie Montoya- Cross Country
Jordan James - Cross Country
Martin Resendiz - Cross Country
Luis Valenzuela - Wrestling
Jake Humphries - Wrestling
Josh Anderson -Basketball
Morgan Hook - Basketball
Jazmin Coultas - Basketball
Zac Lane - Track
Chris Quesada - Baseball
Marshall Krupka - Baseball
Michelle Mayne-Nichols - Soccer
Kelly White - Soccer
Danny Saldana - Soccer
Spencer Dunlop - Soccer
Juan Hernandez - Soccer
Cesar Merlos - Soccer
Rogers Heritage High School All-State Athletes
Grant Driver - Football
Travis Entwisle - Football
Allen Winslow - Football
Oscar Orrala - Cross Country
Dani David - Cross Country
Jim Parker - Swimming
Kirstie Hamilton - Cheer
Caitlin McAfee - Dance
Paxon Fowler - Wrestling, State Champion
Cole Bundy - Wrestling
Jared Arthur - Wrestling
Casey Dye - Wrestling, State Champion
Ty Roderique, Wrestling, State Champion, MVP
Brad Ball - Wrestling, State Champion
Connor Bolton - Wrestling
Buckey Willett - Wrestling
Dalton Scales - Wrestling
Peter Ramirez - Wrestling
Tyler Coleman - Wrestling
Brittany McClain - Track
Zac Stewart - Baseball All-Tournament Team
Spanky Purdy - Baseball
Hunter Wood - Baseball
Ashlye Pool - Softball
Kinsey Morris - Soccer
Liza Eppley - Soccer
Ruben Arrue - Soccer
2008-09
State Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year
Morgan Hook
State Boys Basketball Runner-up Champions
Rogers High School
State Boys Indoor Track Champions
Rogers High School
State Runner-up Wrestling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School
Individual State Wrestling Champions for their weight classes
Paxon Fowler and Jared Arthur
State Boys Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
State Girls Runner-up Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
State Gatorade Runner of the Year
Cameron Efurd
New National Board Certified Teachers
Darek Bunch, Kim Staab, Kim Shepard, Jane Keith, Heather Grosze, Kelly Wilson, Jean Breedlove, Sheila Day, Jim Brown and Ryan Finley
Arkansas Music Education Association's Administrator of the Year
Mary Elmore
Dance Educator of the Year
Jim Brown
Economics Arkansas Award-winning Teachers
Jenny Humble, Amy Smallwood, Rhonda Kobylinski, & Susan Lushbaugh
Advanced Placement Scholars
** Daniel Dutcher qualified as a National Scholar after earning a grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on eight or more AP Exams.
** Nineteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Chelsea Anderson, Nicholas Crump, Cody Dillen, Daniel Dutcher, Keely Dye, Alex Dyer, Margaret Elenbarger, Adam Johnson, Kelsi Johnson, Jael Kimball, Melanie Kyles, Dustin Rapier, Catherine Schwader, Lauren Shassere, Cameron Smith, Stephen Turner, Laura Weiderhaft, Edward Wheeley, and Seth White.
** Twenty-one students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Brynn Alford, Heather Allen, Jessica Archer, Tory Cottingham, Ryan Gardner, Theresa Higson, Derek Jackson, McKenzie Keller, Jill Kinslow, Hannah Lane, Taylor Lowery, Craig Mallory, John Martin, Sean Mellon, Aaron Miller, Leigha Mozzoni, Samuel Murphy, Emily Noble, Jonathan Redman, Luke Smith and Sarah Weeden.
** Fifty-seven RHS students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Casey Aaron, Alexander Alecusan, Natale Ammons, Emma Belnap, Libby Black, Kayla Brown, Kathryn Cario, Jennifer Cole, Courtney Edwards, Cameron Elder, Dianne Eppley, Trevor Evans, Caleb Ford, Paige Ford, Justin Goodwin, Jared Hall, Jessica Heiden, Emily Hile, Charley Jenkins, Kristin Jeter, Britton Jones, Stephen Liguori, Brittany Lyon, Kendall Madson, Brandon Martin, Edmond McGehee, Rebecca Moye, Noel Noriega, Alexandra Olinger, Taralynn Overkleeft, Charlie Phan, Colleen Poplawski, Jakob Post, Amanda Quinn, Heather Rasnick, Anne Rohr, Jessamyn Rongey, Forrest Roth, Ashley Russell, Shelby Sagely, Madison Schaugaard, Kylee Sherman, Emily Sis, Charles Skinner, Haleigh Smith, Karem Sonora, Gabriel Soto, Harrison Stanfill, Julianne Stoltman, Heather Stout, Kendal Strong, Ashton Tate, Sierra Warner, Taylor Wood, Peggy Worthen, Amy Wright, and Julie Youngs.
Runner-up State Champions
Rogers High School Girls Golf Team
HP Scholastic Junior All-American
Haley Sanders
Dale Bumpers Marching Invitational
First Division Band - Heritage High School
First Division Percussion - Heritage High School
First Division Drum Majors-Heritage High School
Second Division - HHS Color Guard
Best Overall Percussion -Heritage High School
First Place Overall- Heritage High School
Wal-Mart Teachers of the Year
Dana Nance, Angela Nebling, Monique Gray, Frankie Howe & Jennifer Gieskieng
Herb Salinger Personnel Administrator of the Year
Dr. Jane Webb
2007-08
First Place Editorial Writing in Arkansas Press Women Competition
Madison Schaugaard
Rogers Teachers of the Year
Missy Samples, Kristy Weathers, Teri Villines and Dale Marlow
Rogers Staff of the Year
Bus Driver - Thelma Aguirre, Transportation Support Person- Bobby Bolin, Transportation Rookie- James Grotts, After-school Care Team- Eastside Elementary, Paraprofessional- Kathy Collins, Secretary-Tammy Bryan
State Track Coach of the Year
Jay Miles
Arkansas High School Decathlon Winner
Michael Tibbs
NASA Messenger Educator Fellow
Donna James
State Recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program
Sofia Belnap, Anusha Majagi, Amanda Mifflin, Pratheepa Ravikumar, Catherine Tutt, Ty Galyean, Preston Mauldin, Megan McPherson, Molly Stehben, and Amber Ward
State Girls Indoor Track Champions
Rogers High School
State Boys Indoor Track Champions
Rogers High School
Waterford National Best Practice Site
Frank Tillery Elementary
Ark. Recycling Coalition Community Involvement Award-winner
Grace Hill Elementary
Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education Curriculum Award-winner
Rogers Public Schools
Arkansas Scholastic Press Association Award-winners
Newspaper Editors of the Year (Div. I) - Madison Schaugaard and Andrea Rader
Yearbook Business Manager of the Year- Traci Huffman (2nd Place)
Ashley Rosenbaum- 1st Place Interviewing-Reporting
Kelly Dennis- 1st Place Yearbook Theme Development
Kelsi Johnson- 2nd Place Music Review
Melissa Neago- 2nd Place Student Life Copy
Sarah Garratt- 2nd Place People Copy
Kayla Tynes- 2nd Place Sports Layout
Taylor Lowery- 2nd Place Computer-generated Yearbook Theme Development
Julie Youngs- 3rd Place Cartooning
Arkansas Press Women Association Award-winners
Madison Schaugaard- 1st Place Editorial
Andrea Rader- 2nd Place Editorial
Andrea Rader- 2nd Place Page Layout
Kelsi Johnson- 3rd Place Review Writing
Matt Phillips- 3rd Place Sports Writing
Alicia Lovett- 3rd Place News Writing
Ashley Russell & Rosalyn Ziemba- Honorable Mention News Writing
Administrator of the Year (Arkansas Scholastic Press Association)
Jim Johnson
Skills USA State Award-winners
Zac Corwin- CNC Milling Gold Award
Tom Jordan- Precision Tooling Gold Award
Kelby Winberry - Chapter Display Gold Award
Sam Stevens- Chapter Display Gold Award
Ford/AAA Automotive Service Competition
Bryan Zebley and Byron Herrera (Third Place in state)
President of the Ark. Assoc. of Marketing Education Teachers
Jeff Shaw
O Ambassador
Lacie Green
National Academies' Teacher Advisory Council Member
Steve Long
National Diamond Level Achievement Award-winner
RHS DECA Club
Arkansas Outstanding DECA Chapter Advisor
Jeff Shaw
State FBLA Award-winners
Aaron Miller- 1st Place Internet Application Programming*
Matt Hackmann- 2nd Place Help Desk*
Bo McGuire & Alex Tabor- 2nd Place Network Design*
Azeneth Tijerina & April Johnson-2nd Place Business Presentation*
Anthony Lee-3rd Place Desktop Application Programming
Thomas Bedward- 4th Place Client Service
Ethan Charles & Joshua Austin- 5th Place Management Decision Making
Christy Gill & Alan Sanchez- 5th Place Business Ethics
Kelly Johnson- 5th Place Marketing
New National Board Certified Teachers
Twelve Rogers teachers have earned the outstanding distinction of national board certification this year from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. National board certification is the highest credential in the profession of teaching.
The twelve Rogers teachers are Jennifer Artman-Evers, a sixth-grade English teacher at Kirksey Middle School; LaDonna Ball, a 10th-grade English teacher at the Sophomore Campus; Chris Cantwell, a physical education teacher at Eastside Elementary; Cindy Ford, the RHS media specialist and director of libraries and Extended Day School; Kim Fulton, the media specialist at Jones Elementary; Shirley Gregory, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Jones Elementary; Della Hutcheson, a second- and third-grade Sheltered English Immersion teacher at Eastside Elementary; Maud King, a business teacher at Rogers High School; Margaret Lamp, a first-grade teacher at Westside Elementary; Colleen McClain, a third-grade teacher at Mathias Elementary; Brenda Walkenbach, an RHS counselor; and Diane Wooters, a third-grade teacher at Mathias Elementary.
National Merit Finalists
Daniel Dutcher and Jael Kimball
All State Orchestra
Jayne Burdick, Kevin Cayanan, Brandon Martin, Cheyenne McCoy, Miguel Olivares, and Cameron Styles
All-State Band
Casey Thompson, Anna Marlow, Margret Elenbarger, Cathrine Schwader, Andy Rowan, Drew Gillespie, Wes Gillman and Tyler Avery
All-State Choir
Kendal Strong and Amanda Quinn
Bessie B. Moore Arkansas Award for Excellence in Teaching
Jenny Humble
Polly M. Jackson Master Economics Teacher (highest honor in economics education in the state)
Heather Grosze and Amy Smallwood
Arkansas Association of School Business Officials - Region 3 Official of the Year
Kathy Hanlon - District Treasurer
Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics- Teacher of the Year
Will Riley
Southern Interscholastic Press Association All-Southern Publication
2007 Mountie Spectrum
2007 Southern Media Showcase Award-winners
1st Place Best Overall Newspaper- Mountie Spectrum
3rd Place Sweepstakes Award- Mountie Spectrum
1st Place Page Design- Brian Washburn
2nd Place Column- Brian Washburn
3rd Place Column- Lindsay MacAskie
Honorable Mention Feature Writing- Lukas Wigington
Honorable Mention Feature Writing- Rodrigo Calderon
Hero of the Heart Award Winner
Dr. Toni Thorn
State Golf Champions
Rogers High School Boys Golf Team
State Boys Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
State Girls Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
Ranked No. 2 in the South, No. 20 in Nation
Rogers High School Boys Cross Country Team
National Merit Semifinalists
Daniel Dutcher, Jael Kimball, and Aaron Miller
Ayn Rand Institute Fountainhead Essay Contest Semi-finalist
Forrest Roth, an RHS senior, was named as a semi-finalist in a national essay contest with more than 6,500 entries.
National Dance Alliance Award-winners
The RHS JV Pom squad earned the Spirit Stick Award for their sincere spirit and enthusiasm at their UALR summer camp. They were also awarded a NDA National Championship Bid for exemplifying the best overall skill and dance technique. In addition, the squad earned the Team Dance Circle of Winners Gold Plaque for superb technique, showmanship, precision and memory.
National Cheerleaders Association Award-winners
RHS JV Cheerleaders won the Spirit Stick Award for their special spirit and enthusiasm at their UALR summer camp. They also were awarded the NCA National Championship Bid for exemplifying the best technical skills and cheerleading technique at the camp. The squad also earned the Most Improved Trophy for consistently improving throughout the camp.
2006-07
Newsweek's 1,200 Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School (# 892)
SchoolMatch "What Parents Want" Award
Rogers Public Schools
Named Among Top 10 Bus Maintenance Teams in North America by School Bus Fleet Magazine
Rogers Public Schools
State Champions- Boys Track
Rogers High School
National French Exam - 1st in Arkansas and 2nd in the Nation
Ivan Sanchez
Arkansas Governor's School
Daniel Dutcher and Heather Stout
"Best in Class" Award - American Classics Music Festival (Dallas, TX)
Rogers High School Orchestra
Arkansas Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year
David Smith
State Skills USA Competition Winners
Drafting- Skills USA Quiz Bowl
David Fryauf, Craig Stevens, Corey Simons, Tyler Robertson, and Alex Rook
American Statesman Award- Corey Simons
CNC MILLING-1st Patrick Murphy, 2nd Anthony Shook
CNC Turning -1st Daniel Zeleya
OSHA portfolio -1st Zac Corwin
Skills USA Automotive- 1st Clifford Weatherbee
National Multilevel School Counselor of the Year
Dr. Toni Thorn
National P.E. Teacher of the Year
Deb Walter
High-scoring Rogers 7th graders in the Duke Talent Identification Program
Grand Recognition-Sarah Walla, State Recognition- Erin Anders, Josh Anderson, Drake Breshears, Brandi Brewer, Elise Coffelt, Alex Cox, Elizabeth Hefley, Connor Jerow, James Jordan, Thomas Johnson, Lillian Landis
Jacob Messer, Morgan Mitchell, Stephanie Murray, Bailey Pace, Madison Poole, Mary Thompson
and Sydney Walsh
State FBLA Conference Competition Winners
Amber Conner--1st Place--Accounting II
Cody Dillon--2nd Place--Java Programming
Devin Haughey--4th Place--Network Design
Nathan Lebert--4th Place--Network Design
Charlie Phan--4th Place--Network Design
Travis Rose--1st Place--Visual Basic Programming
Andrea Samuel--Electronic Career Portfolio--1st
Place.
Arkansas' First Diamond School to Watch
Kirksey Middle School
All State Orchestra
Melissa George, Miles Bowlin, Andrea Samuel, Michele Sheperd, Cameron Styles, Jon George, Cheyenne McCoy and Brandon Martin
All State Choir
Dustin Rapier and Jonathon Chavez
DECA Diamond Award
Rogers High School DECA Club
State Outstanding DECA Chapter Advisor
Jeff Shaw
High School P.E. Teacher of the Year (Southern District)
Deb Walter
All State Band
Katie Smith, Margaret Elenbarger, Tyler Avery, Wes Gillman, Sam Sparks, Andy Rowan, Ashley Burks and James Whitmore (1st alternate French horn).
First Place in Geometry - University of Arkansas Regional Math Competition
Rachel Torralbus
Region I Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association Concert and Sightreading Assessment
Rogers High School Band -Superior First Division
All State Basketball
Katie Fehlig, Jonathan Moore and Kyle Moix
All Conference Basketball
Jonathan Moore, Kyle Moix, Aaron Hawley, Katie Fehlig, Amanda Gibbons, as well as Chelsea Anderson and Brittany Coleman (Honorable Mention)
National Merit Finalists
Natassia Taylor, Travis Rose, Kyle Moix, Robert March and Anna Alderson
Northwest Arkansas Regional Art Competition Winners
1st Place for Second Grade -Juliett Calderon, 1st Place for Fourth Grade - Russton Johnson, 1st Place for Fifth Grade-Courtney Farnsworth, Second Place for Third Grade-McKenzie McCarty, Second Place for 4th Grade - Nicholas Robinson, Third Place for Kindergarten - Anna Randels, Third Place for First Grade - Geddon Kennedey, and Third Place for Fourth Grade -Holly Rodgers.
New Nationally Board Certified Teachers
Kim Arnold, Angie Ellington, and Mindy Noble
All State Cross Country
Aaron Hamilton, Eric Molina, Taylor Surly, Forrest Roth, Cameron Efurd, Jordan Falls, Natalia Guerrero, Rachel Conley, Courtney Efurd, and Ellen Heimback
All State Golf
Hunter Mobley and C.J. Bobbitt
All State Indoor Track
Courtney Efurd, Taylor Surly, Cameron Efurd, Jordan Falls, Raymond Martinez, and Ben Peterson
Knowledge Master Open Competition - 1st in Arkansas; 14th in the World
Oakdale Jr. High Quiz Bowl Team
State Farm 7A Coach of the Year
Ronnie Peacock
State Farm 7A Offensive Player of the Year
Cody Kirby
Arkansas Gatorade State Player of the Year
Lee Ziemba
State Boys Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School
State Girls Cross Country Runner-up Champions
Rogers High School
State Girls Volleyball Runner-up Champions
Rogers High School
Southern Media Showcase Winners
Newspaper Div.-Column: 1st place Celeste Lander; Feature Writing- 2nd place Jessica Cearley, Honorable Mention Lindsay McAskie; Sports Writing - 2nd place Brian Washburn; Page One Design - 1st place The Mountie Spectrum; Best Overall Newspaper - 1st place The Mountie Spectrum; Sweepstakes - 2nd place Rogers High School
AAAAAAA Conference Champions
Rogers High School Football Team
All State Football
David DeYoung, Taylor Gleghorn, Cody Kirby, Chad Peachey, Derek Smith, and Lee Ziemba
All Conference Football
Jake Byrne, Jared Carmichael, Dustin Chase, Blake Driver, Jayson Hawthorne, Matt Huffmaster, Reid Ivie, Kyle Montgomery, Brian Oller, Bobby Pennington, and Derek Sherry
Arkansas Multi-Level Counselor of the Year
Toni Thorn
Superior Ratings at Regional Marching Band Contest
Rogers High School
Elmwood Jr. High School
Oakdale Jr. High School
First school in Arkansas to receive Achievement Award from the Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence
Rogers High School
University of Memphis Programming Challenge 2007 Best of Show-Cody Dillen, Devin Haughey, Alex Tabor, Charlie Phan and Spencer Morgan
1st Place Technical Merit - David WRight, Chris Melendez and John Martin
3rd Place Technical Merit - Cody Brown, Wes Jackson, Garrett Helmick, and James Coker
2nd Place Overall-Evan Zey, Anthony Lee, and Ashton Tate
National Marketing Education Honor Claire Flores, Jared Sederholm and Jordan Turley
National Society of High School Scholars
Luke McKay Smith
Ford/AAA "Hands On" Contest -Third Place and $16,000 in Automotive Scholarships
Nic Foster and Trevor Latham
A National Honor Roll's Outstanding American Teacher 2005/2006
Diana Eikenberry
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist
Mountie Spectrum
National Merit Semifinalists
Natassia Taylor, Nathaniel Smith, Travis Rose, Kyle Moix, Robert March and Anna Anderson
First School in State to Earn Quality Performance Award - Achievement Level
Rogers High School
American Press Women's Association- 2nd in the Nation for Review Writing
Celeste Landers
2005-06
Gold Award for Educational Achievement from the Southern Regional Educational Board
Rogers High School
State Outstanding Mock Trial Teacher/Coach
Brenda Patton
Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association Friends of Foreign Language Award
Linda Dodd
Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce Teachers of the Year
Susan Harp, Lucy Minardi, Marla Annen, Perry Escalante, and Cindy Caudle
National Gold Award Winner - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Melody Hill
Regional Gold Key Award Winners - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Melody Hill and Hannah Wood
Newsweek's 1,000 Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School (771)
All-Star Girls Basketball Team Coach
Preston Early
All-Arkansas Publications
RHS Mountaineer yearbook
RHS Mountie Spectrum newspaper
Arkansas (Div. I) Newspaper Editors of the Year
Sara Ellenberger and Amber Hall
President's Youth Environmental Award for 2005-06 (Region 6)
Millie Hogue
State Optimist Oratorical Contest Winners
Abby Rose (1st place) and T.J. Stallbaumer (2nd)
First Arkansas School to Receive NCA's Highest Level of Accreditation
Rogers High School
Ark. Assoc. of Middle Level Education- Team that Makes a Difference State Winner
Lingle Team 7D
National French Exam Top Scorer for Arkansas and 4th in the Nation
Melanie Kyles
University of Arkansas Graduate Student of the Year
Laura Quillen
Wal-Mart Teachers of the Year
Christi Eilskov, Andra Drake, Kim Boyd, and Theresa Goade
FBLA State Conference Winners
Entrepreneurship Team-1st Place: Caitlin Murphy, Blair Larson & Robert March
2nd Place: Jordan Difani
3rd Place: Emerging Business Issues Team: John Roller & Gary Phair
Business Ethics Team-3rd Place: Cassandra Arnhart & Cristina Mayne-Nicholls
JAVA Programming-5th Place: Stephen Ehret
Banking and Financial Systems-5th Place: Clayton Clay
Who's Who in Arkansas FBLA
Caitlin Murphy
All-State Golf
Celeste Bobbitt
All-State Basketball
Kane Moix and Kristen Barbee
All-State Cross Country
Aaron Hamilton, Eric Molina, Kevin Holland, Cameron Efurd, Forrest Roth, Courtney Efurd, Ellen Heimbach, Olivia Haughey, Alyvia Rogers, and Danielle Cummins
University of Memphis Programming Challenge
Overall Winner
Beginner 1st Place: Cody Cox, David Deyoung, Aaron Hill, Cassie Lane, and Andrea Samuel
Beginner 2nd Place: Cody Dillen, Devin Haughey, Nathan Lebert, and Charlie Phan
Advanced 2nd Place: Andrew Johncox, Zach Jordan, Brett Shook, and James Whitmore
Advanced 3rd Place: Eric Casson, Daniel Garcia, Patrick Grant, and Kayla Schmit
User Interface & Playability Awards
Advanced 2nd Place: Andrew Johncox, Zach Jordan, Brett Shook, and James Whitmore
Originality & Creativity Awards
Beginner 2nd Place: Cody Cox, David Deyoung, Aaron Hill, Cassie Lane, and Andrea Samuel
Beginner 3rd Place: Wes Jackson, Mitch Lee, Spencer Morgan, and Lee Swagerty
Advanced 1st Place: Andrew Johncox, Zach Jordan, Brett Shook, and James Whitmore
Technical Merit (Coding and System Design)
Beginner 1st Place: Cody Dillen, Devin Haughey, Nathan Lebert, and Charlie Phan
Advanced 2nd Place: Andrew Johncox, Zach Jordan, Brett Shook, and James Whitmore
Presentation Quality
Beginner 1st Place: Cody Dillen, Devin Haughey, Nathan Lebert, and Charlie Phan
Beginner 2nd Place: Cody Cox, David Deyoung, Aaron Hill, Cassie Lane, and Andrea Samuel
Advanced 2nd Place: Eric Casson, Daniel Garcia, Patrick Grant, and Kayla Schmit
Advanced 3rd Place: Andrew Johncox, Zach Jordan, Brett Shook, and James Whitmore
Documentation
Beginner 1st Place: Brandon Bright, Cody Brown, Nathan Edwards, and Alex Tabor
Beginner 3rd Place: Tyler Bishop, Matthew Huffmaster, Katie Smith, and Nathaniel Smith
Advanced 1st Place: Eric Casson, Daniel Garcia, Patrick Grant, and Kayla Schmit
Advanced 2nd Place: Andrew Johncox, Zach Jordan, Brett Shook, and James Whitmore
Teamwork
Beginner 1st Place: Cody Cox, David Deyoung, Aaron Hill, Cassie Lane, and Andrea Samuel
Beginner 2nd Place: Cody Dillen, Devin Haughey, Nathan Lebert, and Charlie Phan
Advanced 2nd Place: Eric Casson, Daniel Garcia, Patrick Grant, and Kayla Schmit
All-State Swimming
Nick Carter, Andy Denefe, Christopher Hogg, and Ben Noetzel
Arkansas DECA Outstanding New Chapter Advisor
Jeff Shaw
DECA State Competition Award-Winners
1st Place for a Creative Marketing Project: Hope Staten, Rachelle Richardson, and Erin Standridge
1st Place in the Marketing Management Series: Kolten Carpenter
1st Place for an Advertising Campaign: Rochelle Renteria
1st Place in Fashion Merchandisng Promotion Plan: Claire Flores
2nd Place in the Retail Merchandisng Series: Jennifer Post
2nd Place in Quiz Bowl: Liz Trujillo, John Raines, Dylan Jacobi, and Jade Morgan
2nd Place for Resturant and Food Servicer Management: Dylan Jacobi
3rd Place for - Financial Management: Jade Morgan, and Zack Olson
National Merit Finalists
Andrew Avery, Aaron Belknap, April Burns and Karl Sonntag
Arkansas Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year
Rhonda Gentry-Lingle Middle School
All-State Choir
Layken Koenning, Antony Floyd and Lukas Wigington
All-State Orchestra
Melissa George, Brittani Smith, Angela Bass, Sara Bloomingkemper, Chad Sherman, Josh Hadsell, Karl Sonntag, Cameron Mussar and Kevin Cayanan
All-State Band
Allison Rasche, Kendal Griffith, Jan Seres, Tyler Avery, and Andy Rowan
Future Business Leaders of America District Conference Winners
1st Place: Joe Stenson--Network Technology Foundations
1st Place: Stephen Ehret--Flash
2nd Place: Andrea Samuel--Graphic Communications
2nd Place: Lauren Bright--Multimedia Concepts I
2nd Place: Nathaniel Smith--Flash
3rd Place: Jordan Difani--Multimedia Concepts I
3rd Place: Jordan Difani--Multimedia Concepts II
3rd Place: Michael Ferrell--Graphic Communications
3rd Place: Michael Ferrell--Network Technology Foundations
4th Place: Matthew Heisserer--Television Production
4th Place: Matthew Huffmaster--Network Technology Foundations
5th Place: Andrea Samuel--Multimedia Concepts I
5th Place: Gary Phair--Enterprise Management
6th Place: Nathaniel Smith--Network Technology Foundations
8th Place: Jubal Lindsey--Enterprise Management
9th Place: Neda Bowren--Multimedia Concepts I
HTML Open Event: Katie Smith-2nd, Joe Stenson-4th, Michael Ferrell-7th, Tyler Bishop-8th, and Matthew Huffmaster-9th.
2005 National Board Certification (the highest teaching credential)
Tara Trammell
(Tara joins 15 other Rogers teachers who have earned this prestigious distinction after going through a rigorous evaluation process.)
Arkansas School Boards Association Board of Directors-Secretary and future president (2009)
Cathy Allen
Pinnacle Board Member Award
Cathy Allen
All-State Football
Kipp Allen
Lee Ziemba
All-Conference Football
Levi Andrews, Zach Caton, Tyler Entwisle, Judd Galbraith, and Van Nguyen
All-State Volleyball
Ashley Fejleh
Regional Quiz Bowl Champions
Kirksey Middle School
State Champions
RHS Girls Cross Country Team
State Champions
RHS Boys Cross Country Team
State Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year
Matt Saferite-Rogers High School
State Secondary P.E. Teacher of the Year
Deb Walters-Crossroads
Principal of the Year-Arkansas Congressional Zone 5
Cathy Ramsey-Reagan Elementary
State Middle School English Teacher of the Year
Margaret Lockhart-Lingle Middle School
State Elementary Counselor of the Year
Lynn Marzoni-Lowell Elementary
AP Scholar with Distinction Award Winners
Blaine Allgood, Johnny Barham, Kyle Blair, Zachary Caton, John Colburn, Zachary Curtis, Meghan Gray, Kendal Griffiths, Brandon Jarnagan, Madeline Jones, Rachel Lauderdale, Katherine Mahon, Paul Oldham, Sarah Rhoads, and Alexander Schwyhart
AP Scholar with Honor Award Winners
Andrew Avery, Aaron Belknap, Kristopher Burns, Austin Dunn, Melissa Hoffman, Leslie Jennings, Zachary Jordan, Caitlin Murphy, Buster Neece, Christine Schwader, Eric Washburn, and Matthew Youngblood
AP Scholar Award Winners
Hannah Acord, Jared Alford, Brandon Ballard, Jessica Berens, Sara Brand, April Burns, Curtis Campbell, Anthony Caton, Katelyn Clark, Alexander Cole, Danielle Cummins, Emily Curtis, Sara Elenbarger, Holly Fisher, Jeremy Glass, Jennifer Goodwin, Andrew Gravit, Alan Hearth, Rachel Hodgin, Andrew Hoyt, Kevin Jensen, Andrew Johncox, Kasey Kindy, Celeste Lander, Ashlee Macy, Mary March, Emily Marshall, Tamarah McGaughey, Devin Moore, Mary Morrison, Sara Overton, Kevie Rapier, Garrett Sanders, Patricia Scott, Kaley Sherar, Chad Sherman, Karl Sonntag, and Damaris Sonora
National Academies Advisory Council
Steve Long-Associate Member
Jeff Belk-Director-at-Large
Who's Who Among American Teachers
Carla Nelson, Gina Horton, Donna Bolin, Anne Saullo, Missy Wright, Barry Knight, Liz Harter and Lesley Donaldson
National Merit Semifinalists
Andrew Avery, Aaron Belknap, April Burns, Andrew Gravit, Karl Sonntag and Joseph Gurel
Bessie B. Moore Excellence in Teaching Economics Awards
Amy Smallwood (Intermediate and Middle Level State Winner)
Leslie Donaldson (Intermediate and Middle Level Finalist)
2004-2005
National FBLA Conference Winners
Alex Schwyhart- 8th in the Nation in Economics
Caitlin Murphy-9th in the Nation in Marketing
Recognized for outstanding national test scores by the Duke University Talent Identification Program
Ashleigh Alecusan (grand recognition), Marni Bayles, Rachel Casey, Shanyce Day, Jennifer Goodwin, Sarah Heimbach, James Kelly, Hayden Lovelace, McKenzie Macy, Tracer Moore, DeeAnn Norman, Joshua Ross and Daniel Sultmeier.
Pride of Rogers Award
Cathy Allen
Arts with Education Teacher Award from the Walton Arts Center
Pat Lane
Who's Who Among American Teachers
Gina Horton
Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction
Brenda Patton
Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce Teachers of the Year
Brenda Brannan, Vicki Wagner, Margaret Lockhart, Jane Baldridge, and Fran Williams
Wal-Mart Teachers of the Year
Sarah Miller, Steve Dirks, Judy Ranalli, Suzanne Hinkle, Doug Blevins, and Jodie McIntyre
School Bus Driver of the Year
Victoria Hillian
Transportation Support Person of the Year
Mike McClure
2004-2005 Teachers of Excellence
Sukey Dake, Kim Hamilton, Mary Frances Shinall, Jo Stevens, Vickie Wagner, Laura Quillen, Brenda Brannan, Angela Nebling, Jo Ann Williams, Lucy Minardi, Jennifer Kirkland, Anne Saullo, April Lane, Andrew Schmidt, Carolyn Scott, Brenda Harrison, Regina Jones, John Jones, Patricia Lane, Patty Thomas, Angie Ellington, Tara Trammell, Jodie McIntyre, Karen Brashears, Janet Stennett, Heather Whillock, Margaret Lockhart, Martha Mayes, Kim Shepard, Chrissie Doyle, and Larry Chalmers
Outstanding Master's Student in Special Education
Faith Schoonmaker
Outstanding Doctoral Student in the University of Arkansas Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Tina Howlett
2005 University of Memphis Programming Challenge Award-winners (open to all high schools in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi)
Best of Show Program: Tyler Bishop, David Fryauf, Katie Smith and James Whitmore
User Interface and Playability Awards: 1st place- Patrick Grant, Darren Cawley, Zachary Olson and Stephen Ehret, 2nd Place-Patrick Grant, Darren Cawley, Zachary Olson and Stephen Ehret; 3rd Place-Brett Shook, Zach Jordan, Kayla Schmit, Michael Ferrell and Buddy Widdick.
Originality and Creativity Awards: Overall-Tyler Bishop, David Fryauf, Katie Smith and James Whitmore; 1st Place-Tyler Bishop, David Fryauf, Katie Smith and James Whitmore; 2nd place- Brett Shook, Zach Jordan, Kayla Schmit, Michael Ferrell and Buddy Widdick.
Technical Merit (Coding and System Design): 1st Place-Brett Shook, Zach Jordan, Kayla Schmit, Michael Ferrell and Buddy Widdick; 3rd Place-Patrick Grant, Darren Cawley, Zachary Olson and Stephen Ehret.
Presentation Quality: 2nd Place-Tyler Bishop, David Fryauf, Katie Smith and James Whitmore; 3rd Place-Brett Shook, Zach Jordan, Kayla Schmit, Michael Ferrell and Buddy Widdick.
Teamwork: Overall- Tyler Bishop, David Fryauf, Katie Smith and James Whitmore; 1st Place- Tyler Bishop, David Fryauf, Katie Smith and James Whitmore; 3rd Place-Brett Shook, Zach Jordan, Kayla Schmit, Michael Ferrell and Buddy Widdick
Outstanding School in Physical Activity and Nutrition-Northwest Region
Kirksey Middle School
Elected President of the Arkansas Young Democrats
Josh Blevins, RHS Class of 2002
Arkansas Council on Economic Education Stock Market Game Winners
Sara Sears and Chad Miller-1st Place Senior High Division/West Region
Charlene Hagan, advisor
All-State Softball
Hannah Cicioni
All-Conference Softball
Whitney Phillips
Hannah Becton
All-Star Soccer Team Members
Carlos Barragan
Ashley Badeen
Brittany Coursey
State Soccer All-Tournament Teams
Juan Sanchez, Sam Bolton, Brittany Coursey, Alyvia Rogers, and Dana Sutherland. Tournament MVP: Ashley Badeen.
All-State Soccer
Ashley Badeen, Brittany Coursey, Alyvia Rogers, Danny Haynel, and Zack McGee
All-Conference (AAAAA West)
Ashley Badeen, Brittany Coursey, Early Villegas, Alyvia Rogers, Sam Bolton, Asia Rogers, Yacube Chetlou, Felix Sponagl, Austin Styles, and Julio Benitez
2005 NWACC ESL Field Day Award-winners
Culture Bowl: 1st-Oakdale Jr. High, 2nd-English Academy
Spelling Bee Winner-Vanessa Sanchez
Speech: 1st-Gregorio Ramos, 2nd-Vanessa Sanchez, 3rd-Marvin Solis
Poetry: 1st-Sarai Rico, 2nd- Oscar Padilla, 2nd-Ana Smith, 3rd-Cindy DelaTorre
Poster: 1st place-English Academy
ESL Spirit Award-English Academy
All-State Baseball
Matt Wolfe
All-Conference Baseball
Johnny Brewer, Lance Ferguson, Chase Marler, and Blake Shuett. Honorable Mention: Daniel Golden, Van Nguyen, and Cody Kirby
All-State Baseball Tournament Team Member
Lance Ferguson
All-Star Soccer Team (Girls West) Assistant Coach
Jeff Barker
Silver Award Winners in the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Contest
Amber Hall
Holly Fisher
Odyssey of the Mind World Competitors
Bellview Elementary-"Laughathon"
Eastside Elementary-"Get the Message"
National Conservation Award in Education
Jeff Belk, RHS Outdoor Education teacher
State Speech Co-Champion Teams
Jim Pappas, Michelle Shepherd, Graham Scott and Jaime Grant
State Speech Contest Winner
Stephanie McKenna - Original Oratory
Fleet Reserve 10th Grade Essay Contest Winners
Theme: What Freedom Means to Me
Shanda Beitz, 1st place
David Long, 2nd place
Christopher Edens, 3rd place
Selected for the Bringing China to Arkansas Program
Kristie Daut, Lisa Mills and Kathleen Blankenship
Lifetime of Dedication Service Award from the Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association
Tom and Jeanette Arnhart
Jim Friesen Youth Excellence Awards
Ever Ramirez-RHS
Stephen Flickinger-Oakdale
Joseph Tilman-Elmwood
All-Arkansas from the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association
Mountie Spectrum Newspaper
Mountaineer Yearbook
Newspaper Co-Editors of the Year-ASPA
Holly Fisher and Buster Neece
ASPA Writer of the Year-Honorable Mention
Christine Schwader
National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award in Writing
Michelle Betnar
Optimist Club Speech Contest Winners
Jozi Parson, 2nd place in Girls Division
Anna Marlow, 3rd place in Girls Division
Brian Carrena, 2nd place in Boys Division
John Rex Spivey, 3rd place in Boys Division
State ACLU Bill of Rights Essay Contest-2nd place
Lena Murfin
State Thespian Winners
Celeste Landers (1st place-Costume Design), Megan Graham (Excellent rating-One Act), Zach Curtis (3rd place-Solo Musical), Matt Stevens and Zach Curtis (2nd place-Duet Musical), Josh Hogg and Aeryn Arrowsmith (1st place-Troupe Commercial), Bentley Mehn, Justin Weatherford and Craig Galloway (1st place-T-Shirt Design for Guys and Dolls). All honors cast members included Aaron Carter, Ray Lisi, Alex Cole, Amelia Johnson and Christy Young.
State Mock Trial Champions (2 years in a row)
RHS Mock Trial Team- David Estudiante, Jennifer Goodwin, Benton Brown, Amanda Dunavan, Megan Schrader, Grant DuBois, Megan Hayes and Steven Mincke. Sponsor: Brenda Patton.
All-State Basketball-AAAAA
Kane Moix - Rogers High School Boys Team
Julie Bielawski-Rogers High School Girls Team
All-Conference Basketball-AAAAA West
Kristen Barbee-RHS Girls Team
National Hoop Shoot Contender
Nancy Diaz -Tucker School
Arkansas Foreign Language Competition-Region #3 Winners
April Burns (1st place-French III/Advanced Vocabulary Bee), Sandra Garcia (3rd place-French III/Advanced Vocabulary Bee), Sarah Wilcox (2nd place overall- French Art), Oakdale Marionette Performance (1st place-French Talent), Jonathan Chavez (2nd place-French Talent), Sunny Applegate (3rd place-French Talent), Oakdale Dance Performance (3rd place-Spanish Talent), Melissa George (3rd Place-French Vocabulary I), Yesica Soto (2nd place-French Vocabulary II), and Maria Cruz Raygoza (2nd place-French Vocabulary II).
First-Place Winners, Stanford University National Debate Invitational
Benton Brown and Megan Schrader
Cast in 25th Anniversary Tour of "Cats" as Pounciful/Understudy to Mistoffelees
Zach Denison, Class of 2000
Governor's Council Fitness Leadership Award
Kirksey Middle School
Selected for National Council on Economic Education Study Tour of Transitional Economies
Lisa Cress and Amy Smallwood
National Merit Finalists
Katie Mahon and Buster Neece
All-Southern ranking from the Southern Interscholastic Press Association.
Mountie Spectrum
Arkansas Geographic Bee Semifinalist
Alex March
2004 Gatorade Arkansas Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Samantha Bolton
Sweepstakes Award-Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association
Elmwood Junior High Band
Best Team Award - ACTELA Language Arts Festival
Lingle Middle School took First Place in Dramatic Reading, Poetry, and Usage and Mechanics, Second in Dramatic Reading and Vocabulary, and Third in Grammar at the statewide competition. Team members included Ashley Randels, Grarreth Wilson, David Matz, Collin Roberts, Audrey Ford, Lina Tran, Paige Quinlin, Ali Taylor, Chelsea Gatlin, Deanne Norman, Chelsey Shone and Tami Griffith.
All-State Choir
Katie Langum, Davinia Casey, Ashley Macy, Brandon Jarnagan, Justin Hasse, David Dotson, Tanner Pitman, Josh Hogg, Aeryn Arrowsmith, Lukas Wigginton, Antony Floyd and Layken Koenning
All-State Band
James Whitmore, Jan Seres, Kaley Sherar, Allison Rasche, and Kendal Griffiths
All-State Orchestra
Melissa George, Sara Bloomingkemper, Angela Bass, Andrea Samuels, Chad Sherman, Josh Hadsell, Karl Sonntag, Jesse Lane, Miles Bowlin, and John Roberts
Arkansas School Business Official of the Year
David Cauldwell
Southwest Sectional Coach of the Year
Jeff Barker, RHS Girls Soccer Coach
Arkansas Middle School P.E. Teacher of the Year
Jim Yurwitz- Kirksey Middle School
National AP Scholars
Cole Bockenfeld, Sebastian Castro, Andrew Cloud, and Brian Kyles
AP Scholars with Distinction Award
Cole Bockenfeld, Drew Bockenfeld, Sebastian Castro, Andrew Cloud, Johnathon Goodwin, Gabriel Granderson, Trent Jauch, Brian Kyles, Andrew Lewis, Tammy Lippert, Renee Lizcano, Michelle Parks, Jacob Rubow, Christine Snyder, Kelsey Steele and William Watts
AP Scholars with Honor
Eric Anderson, Kristopher Burns, Zachary Curtis, Mary Daniel, Lindsey Fields, Jennifer Heisserer, Andrea Huffmaster, Jennifer Monick, Buster Neece, and Alexander Schwyhart
AP Scholars
Johnny Barham, Kyle Blair, Rachelle Carter, John Colburn, Alexander Cole, Alexandra Dunlop, Shawn Foust, Antoinette Grajeda, Katherine Howard, Brandon Jarnagan, Madeline Jones, Mary March, Matthew Mayes, Tamarah McGaughey, Kimberly Mills, Phuong Nguyen, Matthew Noetzel, Suzanne Ownbey, Michael Rasche, Sarah Rhoads, Kathryn Rohr, Brigitte Shook, Seaghan Smith, Rebecca Strain, Jaime Turner, and Thomas Walsh
State Chess Champions (third year in a row)
Oakdale Junior High Chess Club
All-State Football
Cade Caton
Football AAAAA West Conference Honors
Jake Curtis, Lee Ziemba, Johnny Brewer and Tyler Brown
2005 Independence Bowl High School All-American Game
Trey Becton
West All-Star Football Team
Johnny Brewer
Cade Caton
Creative Communication's Writing Achievement Award
Grace Hill Elementary
Arkansas Delegate to William Randolph Hearst Foundation United States Senate Youth Program
Alexander Schwyhart
Teachers Recognized with National Board Certification in 2004
Margaret Lockhart (Lingle), Susan Henderson (Jones), and Brenda Jarman (Eastside)
Boys Cross Country State Champions
Rogers High School
Girls Cross Country State Champion Runner Up
Rogers High School
National Merit Semifinalists
Katie Mahon and Buster Neece
National Women's Press Association- First Place Winner for Reviews
Holly Fisher
Bessie B. Moore Award Winners for Innovative Economics Lessons
Gayla Ramthun, Lesley K. Donaldson, Catherine Dunlap, and Amy Smallwood
Gold Medalist Yearbook, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Mountaineer
2003-2004 Honors
Outstanding Master's Student in the Educational Administration Department at UA
Patricia Todd
Outstanding Master's Student in the Educational Technology Department at UA
Melody Vaughn
Polly M. Jackson Master Economics Teachers in Arkansas Award
Dr. Tom Woodruff
Outdoor Educator of the Year
Jeff Belk
State Champions
RHS Mock Trial Team
Outstanding Scholar Athletes of the Year
Brandon Feagans and Jonas Dunnaway
Board Member of National Science Teachers Association
Steve Long
Benton County Spelling Bee Winner
Daniel Sultemeier
Shannon Wright Award Winner for State's Outstanding Middle School
Lingle Middle School
2003-2004 National Merit Finalists
Andrew Cloud, Michelle Parks and Sebastian Castro
Rogers Leads State with Number of New Nationally Certified Teachers
Mary Jo Barnes, Louann Barnett, Hannah Shepard, Ellen Taylor and Gail Undernehr
All-State Orchestra Members
Sara Bloomingkemper, Bethany Brownell, Sebastian Castro, Josh Hadsell, Andrea Huffmaster, Garrett Jones, Rachel Lauderdale and Nik Smyth.
All-State Band Members
Gabriel Granderson, Garrett Jones, Josh Jones, Amy Morrow, Brett Nebling, Corey Puett, and Allison Rasche.
Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year
Carlton Efurd
Assistant Baseball Coach of the Year in 5-state region
Matt Melson
Regional Baseball Coach of the Year
Tom Woodruff
State Champions
RHS Boys Cross Country Team
State Champions
RHS Girls Cross Country Team
College Board Scholars
Renee Lizcano and Sebastian Castro
NASDAQ National Teaching Award Finalist
Tom Woodruff
Bessie B. Moore Award Winners for Innovative Economics Lessons
Tom Woodruff, Cindy Caudle, Cindy Ford, Penny Sims, Phil Young, Lesley Donaldson, Amy Smallwood, Angela Miller, April Lane, Rodney Fulton and Nikki Johnston
2003 National Merit Semifinalists
Sebastian Castro, Andrew Cloud, Brett Nebling and Michelle Parks
Heroes of the Heart Award Winners
Bob Newman, an RHS migrant tutor, and Jeanette Arnhart, an Oakdale Spanish teacher, won a �Heroes of the Heart� humanitarian award from Wal-Mart and the League of United Latin American Citizens for their contributions to the Hispanic community.
Arkansas Quality Award
Rogers High School has been honored for achieving the second level of the Arkansas Quality Award this year. This highly respected set of awards in the business community honors companies and organizations which have implemented a quality management system. The awards system is used by businesses, government agencies, schools and a variety of other groups to improve quality, productivity and financial effectiveness.
First Place Winner , Tulsa State Fair Parade - Jr. High Division
Elmwood Junior High Band
Wal-Mart State Teacher of the Year
Tom Woodruff
2002-2003 Awards
Cross Country Coach of the Year
Carlton Efurd (RHS)
Conference Champions
RHS Boys' Tennis Team
Coach: Mike Bush
Outstanding Arkansas Scholar Athlete of the Year
Ben Campbell
2nd Place in State Tournament
RHS Girls' Soccer Team
Coach: Jeff Barker
Assistant Coaches: EJaye Barnardo, Debbie Badeen
7th graders recognized in the Duke University Talent Identification Program
Kirksey: Jordan McCleland, Matthew Nagy, Nyssa Trivett, Seth White
Lingle: Nicholas Carter, Cody Dillen, Margaret Elenbarger, Charley Jenkins, Alexandra Olinger, Charlie Phan, Kimberly Tuggle
Conference Champions
Elmwood Girls' Track Team
Coach: Craig White
State Math Award Winners
Brian Kyles: 1st Place Regional pre-calculus, 2nd Place State
Gabriel Granderson: 2nd Place Regional Pre-calculus
Suzanne Ownbey 1st Place Regional Algebra II
Jessica Berens: Honorable Mention Regional Algebra II, Honorable Mention State Algebra II
Johnny Barham: Honorable Mention Regional Algebra II
Art students whose works were selected for display at the Arts Center of the Ozarks or U of A
Kirksey: Shawn Burk, Manuel Caro, Matt Fream, Josh Peek, Mario Reveles, Nathan Spears, Edwin Tobar, Rodolfo Vazquez
Lingle: Tanya Abarca, Johana Galvan, Katie Gravelle, Kristin Gregory, Jeremy Griffith, Paul Herrera, Jesse Holaday, Brittany Kennedy, Josh Kifani, Jill Kinslow, Kim Nguyen, Miriam Pina, Ana Sandoval, Ashton Tate
Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas (ELLA) awards
Julie Favorite (Lowell), Carol Hartman (Reagan), Karen Johnson (Tillery), Pam Kachenchai (Northside), Debbie More (Reagan), Angie Penquite (Jones), Sarah Pohlman (Eastside), Sherrie Ragland (Lowell), Beverly Rose (Eastside), Tisha Sill (Mathias), Jerri Cooper (Reagan), Theresa Mitchell (Tillery), Olga Munoz (Tillery)
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) state awards
1st Place-Learn and Earn Research Project-Mitch Dinowitz and Lee Freyaldenhoven
1st Place-DECA Quiz Bowl-Ashley Kelley, Jessica Beal, Daniela Herrera, and Lee Freyaldenhoven
1st Place-Business Services-Rachel Tarvin
2nd Place Scrapbook-Chapter Event
2nd Place-Retail Management-Management Level-Jennifer Dozier
4th Place Full Service Restaurant Management-Tonya Johnson
4th Place Food Marketing-Associate Level- Nena Munson
Rogers High School DECA won the top award for donating the most money for MDA. Students sell shamrocks and all the money is donated to MDA which serves as a community service.
Patriotic speech contest winners
Michael Burner - "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" (Patrick Henry)
Haley Hollis - "What Is Your Fourth of July To Me" (Fredrick Douglas)
Ashleigh Alecusan - "Inaugrual Address" (John F. Kennedy)
Mollie Ann Kuth - "Let America Be America Again" (Langston Hughes)
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state awards
Alex Shipman, Rachel Tarvin, Jennifer Heisserer
30 years as an FBLA advisor
Kay Cole, RHS
One of 9 national winners of a scholarship awarded by the French Embassy for summer study in France
Brad Gilmer, Oakdale
State winner of the Marty Deweese scholarship for professional development in foreign language
Rebecca Gilmer, RHS
Journalism Awards (all at RHS)
Cheryl White - Arkansas Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Libby Bridges & Yvette Scorse - Ark Newspaper Editors of the Year
Joel Echogoyen - 1st place in cartooning (Arkansas Press Women)
Yvette Scorse - 2nd place, writer of the year
Anjulie Bobo & Jennifer Lee - 3rd place, designer of the year (yearbook)
All-Arkansas designation - RHS newspaper and yearbook
U of A Health/PE (HKRD) Student of the Year
Kathy Caton (Oakdale)
Odyssey of the Mind Teams that Qualified for State/World Competition
OM State/World
Grace Hill - Fooled Ya!.
Coach: Donna Sparks
Team members: Allen Whitlow, Durgan Maxey, Kevin Baughman, Shanyce Day, Jori Johnson, Tyler Moncrief, and Chelsea Depner
OM State/World
Westside - Put a Spin On It.
Coach: Kay Weiderhaft
Team members: Hunter Cochran, Jamie Porche, Tiffany Brzozkiewicz, Tyler Button, GianCarlo Devich, and Gracie Weiderhaft.
OM State/World
Westside - The Know It Alls.
Coach: Jeanette Enzor
Team members: Alex Gravelle, Maggie Kell, Daniel Sultemeier, Katie Flanagin, Gabriel Fountain, and Cameron Elder.
OM State/World
Lingle - The Know It All.
Coaches: Beth Carnes and JoAnna Young
Team members: Heather Rowlett, Nick Crump, Kylee Hansen, Skye Roberson, Kayla Goodwin, Ashley Russell, and Adam Johnson.
(Note: This team qualified for the World Championships in Ames, IA.)
OM State/World
Lingle - Put A Spin On It.
Coaches: LeeAnn Walker and Kay Weiderhaft
Team members: Taylor Lowery, Devin Haughey, Rachel Walker, Cody Dillen, Margaret Elenbarger, Laura Weiderhaft, and Jordan Jones.
OM State/World
Lingle - Odd Pod Structure.
Coaches: Stan Peterson and Kathryn Sparks
Team members: S. Samuel Sparks, Kayla Brown, Amilya Echols, Ben Peterson, Matt Alderson, Libby Black, and Chelsey Shone.
(Note: This team qualified for the World Championships in Ames, IA.)
OM State/World
Lingle - Fooled Ya!.
Coach: Kathy Johnson
Team members: Nicholas Lewis, Kelsi Johnson, Meredith Johnson, Stephen Turner, Noel Noriega, Tyler Finley, and Kara Nardoni.
OM State/World
Oakdale - Put a Spin On It.
Coaches: Martha Mayes, Jeanette Arnhart, and Lara McElderry
Team members: Anna Alderson, Joe Stenson, Brittani Smith, Robert March, Cassandra Arnhart, Rachel Whitsell, and Aaron Oldham.
(Note: This team qualified for the World Championships in Ames, IA.)
OM State/World
Oakdale - The Know It All. Division III
Coaches: Martha Mayes, Jeanette Arnhart, and Lara McElderry
Team members: Katie Moore, Celeste Lander, Amber Lamberth, Christa Heruochon, and Dustin Bladwin.
FBLA Students who Qualified for National Competition in Dallas, Texas
Rachel Tarvin, Accounting I, Jennifer Heisserer, Banking & Financial Systems, Alex Shipman, Programming: Visual BASIC.
In addition, the RHS FBLA chapter was identified as a Gold Seal Chapter - one of the top 15 chapters in the state
(Advisors: Kaye Cole, Diana Eikenberry, Maud King, and Heather Batie
Mock Trial Team (2nd Place in State Competition)
Daniel J. Moser, Tammy Lippert, Christine Snyder, Rachel Osborn, Katie Howard, Matt Offenbacker, Lindsey Fields, and Benton Brown
Advisor: Brenda Patton
(Note: Mrs. Patton is one of only 30 educators in the country accepted to participate in the Supreme Court Summer Institute)
Academic Competition in Education (ACE) Team (2nd Place)
Kent Miller, Thomas Henry, Achal Patel, Brian Kyles, Michael Cornett, Khoi Vo, Eric Torres, Chris Edwards, and Kyle Woodson
Advisor: Jared Patton
Forensics Honors at State Competition
Danny Moser and Jonathan Goodwin, 4th place varsity debate
Tammy Lippert and Megan Gray, 3rd place novice debate
Danny Moser, 1st place varsity debater (fifth consecutive year for an RHS student)
Chrisie Allen, 2nd place solo acting
Advisor: Don Dancer
State Computer Programming Contest
Austin Bray and Brady Craig, 2nd place
Advisor: Mark Smittle
RHS Inductees Into the National Journalism Honor Roll of the National Scholastic Press Association
Libby Bridges, James Miller, Yvette Scorse, and Cheryl White
Bentonville Kiwanis Club's Jim Friesen Award
Tiffany King, Oakdale
2002-2003 International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Program Award
Kirksey Middle School
RHS students named to the All-Region Band
Andra Arnhart, Johnny Barham, Kris Burns, Amber Frick, Gabriel Granderson, Phillip Haughey, Joshua Jones, Mallory McCormick, Rebekah McMillian, Amy Morrow, Brett Nebling, Corey Puett, Michael Rasche, Christine Schwader, Kaley Sherar, Summer Treadway, Crystal Turensky, Romana Warren, C.J. Weatherford
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Award
Diana Kolman (sponsor) & Mountie Spectrum Staff
Westside teachers selected by the Arkansas Department of Education to conduct in-service training for other teachers in the state
Fredericka Dilmore, Linda Haney, & Nancy Pinkerton
Awarded a $733,000 Teacher
Advancement Program (TAP) grant
Russell Jones Elementary Faculty and Administration
Participation in the Principal Institute sponsored by the Arkansas Leadership Academy
Rogers Principals
National Merit Scholarship Finalists
Libby Bridges & Valerie Kyles, RHS Seniors
2003 Regional Chess Tournament Champions
Oakdale Junior High Students Zack Olson, Randy Evans, Chris Rameriz, Callen Jenson, Jacob Dufour, Josh Arnoldus, Josh Sutton, Joseph Sebolt
National Economic Education Semi-Finalist
Linda Haley, Crossroads Counselor
Rachel Osborn, a senior at RHS, has been selected as one of two Arkansas delegates to the US Senate Youth Program.
Over 60% of the 254 Advanced Placement exams taken by Rogers students last spring received scores that will qualify students for college credit at most colleges in the country. The following students were also recognized for particular honors by the College Board, which conducts the Advanced Placement Program:
AP Scholar with Distinction: Amanda Grinter
AP Scholar with Honor: Joshua Blevins, Richard Bobo, James Olander, Joan Youngblood
AP Scholar: Christopher Dufford, Farrah Fan, Valerie Kyles, Emily Largent, Sarah Marlow, Emily Plummer, Ashley Turensky, Christopher Weber
All-Region Jazz Band
RHS Students Summer Treadway, Garrett Jones, Jon Best,
Sean Fraser, Cody Yancey, Brandon Bieland, Cave Bumstead,
Michael Shaw, Brett Nebling, Corey Puett, & C. J. Weatherford
Regional Champions
Kirksey MS Quiz Bowl Team
All-State Volleyball Team
Sam Rogoff & Janelle Williams, RHS Seniors
Second Team All USA Teacher Team (USA Today, October 17, 2002)
Beth Carnes, Gwen Knight, & Mary Niles -- Lingle MS teachers
2002 Arkansas MS Principal of the Year, 2002 National Distinguished Principal
Roger Hill, Kirksey MS Principal
Shannon Wright Award - outstanding middle school in Arkansas, 2001-02
Kirksey Middle School
2002-03 Arkansas Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year
Jim Brown, Mathias Elementary Teacher
2002-03 Arkansas Business Education Teacher of the Year
Kay Cole, Rogers HS Teacher
First- and second-place winners in the Arkansas Economic Education competition, 2002
Linda Haley (Crossroads) & Allyson Byford (Lowell)
State middle school counselor of the year, 2002
Susan Monson, Kirksey MS Counselor
Second Place, "I Make a Difference" Teacher of the Year Award (only Arkansas winner), 2002
Lou Ann Barnett, Tillery Elementary Teacher
National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists
Libby Bridges, Stephen Compston, & Valerie Kyles
Rogers HS Cross Country Teams
Boys: 2002 State Champions
All-State runners: Luis Flores, Caleb Gordan, Stephan Mueller, Michael McCullough, Zach Hines
Rogers HS Cross Country Teams
Girls: 2002 State Runner-up
All-State runners: Staci Papageorge, Andrea Peerson
Superior ratings at the Regional Marching Contest, 2002
Bands from Rogers HS, Elmwood JH, & Oakdale JH
State SkillsUSA Competition
Technical Math - State Champion
David Bushnell
Drafting-Architecture- State Runner Up
Chris Carrol
Technical Drafting - 3rd Place
Zeb Whitehead
Job-Interview - 3rd Place
Tyler Blount
Open Closing Ceremony TEAM - 3rd Place Team
Perez, Mariano Vargas, Pamela
Schommer, Grant Wicker, Spencer
Bell, Matthew Ross, Sarah
Caldera, Rocio
3rd Place - RHS Quiz Bowl Team
Michael Kinzer
Jordon Eisma
Martin Aldaco,
Abraham Campos
Bryan Kinzer
CNC - State Runner up
Chris Montenegro
Waterford School of the Month
Northside Elementary
National Association of Secondary School Principals' Finalist for the Principals Leadership Award
Casey Caton - selected as one of 99 finalists nationwide from more than 3,000 students nominated. He was one of only 5 regional finalists.
Arbor Day Poster Contest - State Winner
Kayla Hernandez
Academic State Champions
The 2009-10 Rogers High School Boys Basketball Team was recognized by the Arkansas Activities Association for having the highest grade point average for a boys basketball team in the state - a 3.667. On the court, they also had great success with a 22-6 record.
Jr. Miss Arkansas High School America
RHS student Brianna Graham
American School and University Magazine's Outstanding Design Award Winner
Rogers Heritage High School
State Champion Debate Team
Rogers Heritage High School
National Regional Winner for NAWIC CAD-Drafting
Chris Carroll - Cris competed against students in four states and his original design for a library excelled in this competition that considered creative design, successful problem solving and craftsmanship in preparing architectural drawings.
Renaissance Learning's Reading Model Classroom Award-winner
Vickie Bayles
Rogers Educators Hall of Fame 2010 Inductee
Faye Jeffery
Arkansas School Business Official of the Year
Kathy Hanlon
United States Achievement Academy Student of Excellence in Mathematics
Erik Salazar
Elementary Teacher of the Year
Terri Johnson
Middle School Teacher of the Year
Cathy Julius
High School Teacher of the Year
Brenda Alexander
Rogers Graduates with Promise
Kelsey Ann Johnson, Denise Cawley, Chasity Ann Marie Counseller, Mallory Janelle Hudson, Marni Katherine Bayles, Hayley Lauren Hill, Grace Ann Weiderhaft and Heather Michelle Martin.
2009-10 College Athletic Signings
Casey Caton RHS Football Harding
Jason Oller RHS Football Harding
DJ Smart RHS Football Southeast Missouri State
Kelly White RHS Soccer Missouri Southern State
Emily Black Heritage Soccer University of Northern Alabama
Michelle Mayne Nicholls RHS Soccer Missouri State University
Jeremiah Fleeman RHS Cross Country University of Central AR
Martin Resendez RHS Cross Country University of Central AR
Eric Murdock Heritage Football Missouri Southern State
Kinsey Morris Heritage Soccer Central Baptist College
Slade Hames RHS Golf Arkansas Tech University
Caroline Kelley RHS Tennis Hendrix College
Spencer Dunlop RHS Soccer Brigham Young University
Monica Seiler Heritage Soccer Central Baptist College
Emily Schaefer Heritage Dance Benedictine Catholic College
Josh Rivers Heritage Cheer University of Central Arkansas
Tanner Kaza RHS Baseball Missouri Southern State
Arkansas Foreign Language Association's OutstandingTeacher of the Year
Jeanette Arnhart
Arkansas Foreign Language Association's New Teacher of Promise
Jessica Fay
Arkansas Scholastic Press Association Walter J. Lemke Award
Diana Kolman, Rogers High School publications advisor, was honored for her exemplary service to scholastic journalism in the state of Arkansas.
Ozark Natural Science Center Educator of the Year
Ryan Finley - Mr. Finley was recognized for this honor for his unwavering support and dedication to environmental education and ONSC.
Sarah D. Barder Fellow at Johns Hopkins University
Joy Wolfe
Odyssey of the Mind State Winners
Elmwood Middle School - First Place, Lingle Middle School - Second Place
State Champions
Rogers Heritage High School Wrestling Team
7A Coach of the Year
Perry Escalante - Rogers Heritage High School Football Coach
Duke Talent Identification Recognition
Tyler Brunson, Jackson Carter, Jaeyeon Chang, Harrison Kendall, Chandler Kern, Jordan Maass, Mackenzie Muirhead, Emily Sherrill, Jennifer Tate, Morganne Walker, Townsend Wenzler, Kesley Brown, Ivan Ellis, Will Johnson, Jacob Macy, Willow Moyer, Anna Layton, Tasha Repella, Alisha Sahu, Jessamy Samuels, and Britt Woods are seventh-graders in the Rogers School District who were honored for their exceptional academic ability and high scores on the ACT or SAT by the Duke University Talent Identification Program.
Diamond School to Watch
Kirksey Middle School,
the first school in the state to be selected as a Diamond School to Watch, was again chosen to be among a select group of schools designated as model schools in the state and in the nation. More...
Wal-Mart Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest Winner
Cortney Van Wilpe, a student at Oakdale Middle School, wrote an essay on “L.I.V.E. the Dream: Lead. Inspire. Volunteer. Educate" that received the highest score of all the essays submitted by 6
th grade students in the Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, and Fayetteville School Districts.
Benton County Spelling Bee Winner
Sanket Srivastava
New Nationally Board Certified Teachers
Congratulations to Karen Johnson, Frankie Jackson, Suzanne Hinkle, Melissa Cook, Jenny Walker, Jovita Ruth Stevens, Gary Springwater, Deborah Goff, Beth Talley, Cindy Baker, Susie Holt, Jamie Creekmore, Becky Boyett and Kim Dixon for achieving the gold standard in teaching by being certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2009. Rogers has 54 teachers who have achieved this outstanding credential in the teaching field.