On Tuesday evening, May 12, 2026, the South Central High School Academic Awards Night was held. Principal Michael Koehnke welcomed students, parents, faculty and administration and gave opening remarks. Mr. Koehnke began the awards ceremony by presenting the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. The Honor Roll GPA requirements are 3.25-3.74. Honor Roll Awards were presented to the following students:
Cambria Allen
Aubrey Beal
Landen Boone
Lincoln Boone
Mary Brown
Leah Butts
Landon Courson
Haidyn Crapps
Zoey Feldhake
Michael Fischbach
Andrew Fulk
Jaelynn Gillespie
Isabella Girouard
Olivia Hall
Kaiden Harrell
Terick Haskins
Will Jenne
Jillian Jones
Katie Jones
Tyson Jones
Kolby Kraemer
Sebastian Kruger
Hayley Kuester
Allison Landes
Jamalyn Logan
Sophia Lotz
Anthony McCoic
Dalton Mowell
Dylan Nordike
Percilla Reid
Zander Reynolds
Ethan Shepard
Noah Stratton
Aubrey Sullens
Nevaeh Sullens
Kinley Swift
Daeton Taylor
Jerzie Webb
Reese Yates
The High Honor Roll GPA requirements are 3.75 and above. High Honor Roll Awards were presented to the following students:
Courtlyn Allen
Tyson Alwardt
Chloe Amos
Chistopher Beal
Kyndl Bolen
Jenna Bouser
Jason Bowen
Brock Brimberry
Jessica Byers
Logan Byers
Gianna Carrow
Braeden Chance
Logan Charlton
Casey Combs
Addison Conant
Maggie Cooper
Preston Cooper
Kiera Cowger
Kaitlyn Crouch
Lucas Curry
Morgan Dippold
Derek Engel
Keely Garner
Josalyn Grandt
Madison Green
Issac Guerrettaz
Chase Hassebrock
Eli Hiestand
Kennah Kiestand
Isabelle Hollowell
Karli Holmes
Aiden Hoover
Krosby Horath
Lauren Johnson
Micah Kraemer
Brayden Kuester
Shyanne LeMay
Kiera Lilley
Ana Lotz
Landon Lotz
Meagan Lotz
Carly Magnus
Joseph McDowell
Brooklyn McMeen
Caleb Meyer
Elizabeth Meyer
Madison Monroe
Amelia Montes
Hudson Moore
Westin Neilson
Isabella Noschese
Hunter Olmsted
Trey Parker
Madisyn Peddicord
Carter Phillips
Sean Rawson
Andrew Reynolds
Lorelai Rose
Addy Ruholl
Annie Ruholl
Emmie Ruholl
Mya Schaal
Brialey Shuler
Garret Shumate
Luke Shumate
Addisyn Sigrist
Brock Sigrist
Shelby Smithson
Katherine Snyder
Gage Squibb
Aiden Strobel
MacKenzie Sullens
Kinlee Thompson
Colton Tockstein
Brayden Wernsing
Ian White
Haileigh Winkel
Bailey Wodtka
Sophie Wodtka
Adam Yates
Miranda Yates
River Yingst
Principal Koehnke then presented the Attendance awards. There are eleven students who have missed two days or less all year. They include: Reese Bushue, Sean Rawson, Annie Ruholl, Emmie Ruholl, Hayley Kuester, Katherine Snyder, Brayden Wernsing, Jessica Byers, Lucas Curry, Derek Engel, and Lydia Flowers. There are four students who haven’t missed a single day all year. They include: Terick Haskins, Will Jenne, Landon Courson, and Maddie Peddicord. The Class of 2026 Valedictorian and Salutatorian were then announced by Mr. Koehnke.
Elizabeth Meyer is the 2026 Valedictorian and Lauren Johnson is the 2026 Salutatorian. The Masonic Lodge of Kinmundy #398 presented scholarships to Miranda Yates, Amelia Montes, Kinlee Thompson, Zoey Feldhake, Addisyn Sigrist, Elizabeth Meyer, and Emily Rose. The Log Cabin Village Scholarships were presented by Jeremy and Sarah Mette.
Receiving those awards were: Micah Kraemer, the Marla Shirley Scholarship; Miranda Yates, the Irma Ingram Scholarship; and Elizabeth Meyer, the Robert “Bob” Ingram Scholarship. The America Red Cross Scholarship was presented to Addisyn Sigrist and Micah Kraemer by Mr. Kaleb Welch.
The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees Scholarships were then presented by Mrs. Lisa Ring, Dean of Health Sciences. This scholarship goes to the top two in the class that will be attending Kaskaskia college and pays for tuition and fees for two years. The recipients were Logan Byers and Miranda Yates. Dean Ring also presented the Jane Knight Memorial Scholarship to Kaitlyn Crouch and the KC Athletic Scholarship for Softball to Kinlee Thompson. Mrs. Megan Koehnke from Peoples National Bank presented scholarships to Kaitlyn Crouch and Addisyn Sigrist. Then, the Shelter Insurance Foundation Scholarship was presented to Elizabeth Meyer and the South Central Workforce Readiness Scholarships were presented to Rodney and Jason Bowen. The Staff Quick Scholarship was presented to Shelby Smithson and Chase Guerretaz and the Patty Williams Scholarship was presented to Elizabeth Meyer. Mr. Koehnke then presented the music awards. Band pins were awarded to the current band members. The Outstanding Band Member of the Year was Preston Cooper. Mrs. Lynn Riehm then presented the Business Awards to: Annie Ruholl, Emmie Ruholl, and Andrew Reynolds for Introduction to Business; and Brock Sigrist for Accounting. Mrs. Riehm then recognized Izzy Hollowell, Bailey Wodtka, Brock Sigrist, Addie Conant, Josalyn Grandt, and Elizabeth Meyer for placing in the top ten at the State Conference. Izzy and Bailey were also recognized for qualifying to represent South Central at the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas in June.
The South Central FBLA chapter also earned recognition at the State Conference for the amount of money raised for the Alzheimer’s Association. They received 1 st place by raising a total of over $5,200. Thank you to the students, staff, and community for the support! The FBLA award was then presented to Elizabeth Meyer for all the work she has completed within the chapter, competitions she has won, and help she has provided Mrs. Riehm throughout her four years in FBLA.
The David Powless Social Sciences Award was presented to Izzy Hollowell by Mr. Levi Bridges.
Mr. Branden Wright gave the English Award to Shelby Smithson. Mr. Doug Owens presented the Math Award to Elizabeth Meyer. The Science Award was presented to Elizabeth Meyer by Mr. Kaleb Welch. She has taken and excelled in all science classes offered at the high school. Mrs. Madi Lybarger gave the Spanish Award to Allison Landes who is in her second year in Spanish.
Mr. Hugh Rosen presented Carter Phillips, Trey Parker, and Elizabeth Meyer with the art awards.
The Scholar Bowl Varsity and Junior Varsity teams were recognized by Mr. Kaleb Welch. Caleb Meyer was in the top 5 in toss-ups for JV and helped receive the Conference Title. Elizabeth Meyer was in the top 10 in toss-ups for Varsity. Mr. Koehnke then presented the Teacher of the Year Award to Mrs. Lynn Riehm. Mrs. Riehm has been a teacher for 22 years with all but one in the South Central District. She teaches dual credit business and computer classes, is the FBLA adviser, Prom Sponsor, and HS Web Tech.
The final award of the evening was the Bud Alberson Friends of Athletics Award. This award was presented to Bob and Carol Jahraus. They are always at the game supporting the athletes and are familiar faces in the crowd. They will be presented a plaque at the first game next year.
KC Trustees:
KC Softball
PNB
Shelter
Work readiness
Staff Quick
Patty Williams
Business
English
Math
Science
Art
Scholar Bowl
Teacher
