2026 Academic Achievement
Honoring Excellence: The Sherrard HS Achievement Awards
May 5 - Sherrard High School was proud to host our annual Achievement Awards Ceremony. It was a special evening dedicated to the hard work, character, and academic dedication of these remarkable students.
We are incredibly proud to recognize each recipient as they accept their well-deserved scholarships and awards. Congratulations to all of our award winners.
Those honored for Academic Achievement (maintaining a 4.0 or higher GPA) include the following:
FRESHMEN
Arles Banegas-Oliva
Paige Batzkiel
Lucy Brown
Makenly Cameron
Bella Cottrell
Alysse DeBlock
Justine Elsbury
Alexis Essary
Brittany Kruse
Colbie Parrish
Ansley Rains
Brooklyn Relander
Tea’ Rose
Hunter Shemek
Kamryn Swanson
Glory Wakeland
Madison Woodward
SOPHOMORES
Emma Bohnert
Sophia Bradarich
Melody Brooks
Landon Clark
Jenna Day
Frankie Dobereiner
Kamryn Green
Layla Haynes
Jozlyn Kuffler
Kylie Mathis
Grace Messerly
Vanessa Nipper
Chloe Richardson
Alexander Serre
Ava Weist
Allison Ziegenhorn
JUNIORS
William Ahrens
Brylan Bender
Drew Buckwalter
Anna Churchill
Kaylee Connor
Gavin Cottrell
Brennan Cresap
Max Dehnke
Sierra Eads
Alexandrea Glancey
Lucas Hart
Grayce Kline
McKenzie Locke
Riley Robinson
Adalynn Thomas
Lochlyn Waterman
Evelyn Weakley
Muireann Zippe
SENIORS
Grace Bohnert
Michaela Brown
David Browning
Victoria Browning
Ryan Butz
Aliza Dominique
Ava Egel
Adalynn Elsbury
Jackson Jones
Addison Lawson
Lucia Lopez Nieto
Megan Mackin
Jasmyn McCray
Quinn O’Donnell
Sierra Slavish
Samuel Steckel
Olivia Szpek
Grace Tucker
Ryder Veronda
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Academic Achievement Award Program 2026
Scholarships & Awards
Department Awards
Academic Achievement Ceremony
Department Awards
ENGLISH
1st Place
Grace Tucker
2nd Place
Aliza Dominique
MATHEMATICS
1st Place
Quinn O’Donnell
2nd Place
Jackson Jones
SCIENCE
1st Place
Aliza Dominique
2nd Place
Ava Egel
SOCIAL STUDIES
1st Place
David Browning
2nd Place
Ava Egel
VOCATIONAL
1st Place
Lillian Estes
2nd Place
Lacey Gardner
FINE ARTS
1st Place
Mackenzie Volkert
2nd Place
Vivian Shivers
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
1st Place
David Browning
2nd Place
Lacey Gardner
Scholarships:
Bob Millikan Masonic Memorial Scholarship
Michaela Brown, Olivia Szpek
BJ Luxmore Scholarship
Carter Brown, Harrison Curry
Brews Energy Community Scholarship
Chloe Corley
Farmers State Bank Scholarship
Addison Lawson
Mediacom World Class Scholarship
Grace Bohnert, Victoria Browning
MTI High School Scholarship
Elizabeth Westfall
Rock Island Optometric Scholarship
Grace Bohnert
Sherrard Academic Foundation Scholarship
Grace Bohnert, Ryan Butz, Megan Mackin, Michaela Brown, Ava Egel, Jasmyn McCray, David Browning, Lacey Gardner, Olivia Szpek, Victoria Browning, Dawson Liggett, Grace Tucker
Sherrard Booster Club Scholarship
Michaela Brown, Adalynn Elsbury, Ellie Swanson, Ryan Butz, Jackson Jones, Aliza Dominique, Kennedy Shillinger
Sherrard Education Association Scholarship
Victoria Browning, Ava Egel, Olivia Szpek, Aliza Dominique, Lacey Gardner
Suzanne Kain Memorial Scholarship
Ellie Swanson
Stephanie Godke Memorial Scholarship
Luke Werner
Verl I Brooks Scholarship
Adalynn Humphrey, Adalynn Elsbury ,Chloe Corley
Awards:
West Point Academy Appointment
Ava Egel
Daughters of the American Revolution Award
Hannah Schmidt
Illinois State Scholars
Grace Bohnert, Megan Mackin, Michaela Brown, Quinn O’Donnell, David Browning, Sierra Slavish, Victoria Browning, Grace Tucker, Aliza Dominique, Ryder Veronda, Jackson Jones
NMSQT National Recognition Program Qualifiers
William Ahrens, McKenzie Locke, Anna Churchill, Riley Robinson, Sierra Eads, Lochlyn Waterman