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June 2022
Empowering Gull Lake Class of GLCS
Students Athletics 2022 Scholarships
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Photo Credits: GL Yearbook Staff
Superintendent Message
Dear Gull Lake Families and School These are just a few of the courses and program offerings
Community, available to our students. If you dive deeper into our
comprehensive course catalog, you might find a few additional
Engaging and inspiring learners surprises you and your student have not considered before!
continues to be a top priority for I encourage you to talk with your student about what best
Gull Lake Community Schools. We engages them as they build literacy skills and Career and
have heard from so many of you how College Readiness. Talking with your student about potential
our comprehensive elective course career pathways and experiences that motivate them is a great
offerings help keep your student way to help them dial in their optimal course choices and
focused and engaged beyond the 3 explorations.
R’s. Our student growth is accelerated and enhanced by an
exceptional set of elective offerings throughout all grade levels Our dedicated team of educators continues to build and
that encourage students to apply their learning to real-world develop meaningful learning experiences so that you and
challenges. We continue to grow our teaching and learning your family have the very best choices available. Each year,
opportunities through the following offerings: our team works hard to make sure learning is dynamic,
relevant, and adaptive to change. We look forward to serving
• Project Lead The Way courses you and your student in the coming school year. Thank you
• Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts electives including for supporting your child and our team as we partner together
performing and visual arts learning spaces for an engaging and excellent learning experience.
• Additional STEM/STEAM curriculum K-12 Best regards,
• Gull Lake Virtual Partnership with weekly applications
Raphael Rittenhouse/Superintendent
• Early Middle College Gull Lake Community Schools
• Dream Career Mentor program
W.K. KELLOGG kbs.msu.edu/events
BIRD SANCTUARY
@KelloggBirdSanctuary
@KelloggBioStn
Open Wednesday through Sunday • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GULL LAKE SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION
See you at the Sanctuary!
MONTHLY BIRDS &
COFFEE CHATS
Second Wednesday of each
month • 10 to 11 a.m.• Online
JULY 13 Insect-eating birds
AUG. 10 Gardening for birds
SEPT. 14 Wrens
Two 6-year terms will be filled at the November 8, 2022,
General Election. Interested community members seeking
these positions must submit a Nominating Petition
containing at least 40 supporting signatures of registered
voters in the Gull Lake Community Schools District or a
$100 filing fee.
Photo by Kurt Stepnitz
Petitions must be returned to the Richland Township EXPLORE TRAILS AND LEARN LEARN WITH THE SANCTUARY!
offices by Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. ABOUT PLANTS & ANIMALS!
For adults • Registration needed
For children & families
GUIDED BIRD HIKE • July 16
STORYBOOK WALKS • Monthly
Walk the trails with Sanctuary staff and
NOTE: To be eligible to cast a ballot you must be a registered voter. A different story each month unfolds
watch for birds.
along the Paved Path.
FIELD BOTANY • Begins Aug. 3
WILD WEDNESDAYS • 10 a.m. to noon
Six-week course exploring plant
June 29: Bald eagles
identification, taxonomy and ecology.
July 13: Swans
Includes field trips and Zoom sessions.
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July 27: Raptors
GLCS
For information about the
upcoming Kalamazoo RESA
Drew Bordner – Director of Curriculum & Instructional Technology – dbordner@gulllakecs.org
please go to kresa.org.
Ryan Intermediate Receives National Recognition for
Commitment to Empowering Students
DRIVER OF
Ryan Intermediate School announced that it has been recognized as a 2021-22 Project Lead The Way THE MONTH
(PLTW) Distinguished School. It is one of just 282 schools across the U.S. to receive this honor for
providing broad access to transformative learning opportunities for students through PLTW Launch. MARCH 2022
This year Ryan Intermediate students learned through exploration and discovery in the Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) Lab by becoming hands-on problem solvers while
collaborating with classmates. Through Programming and Patterns, students and staff explored control
structures with coding such as events, loops, and conditional block-based programming. They were
able to expand their computational thinking about how programs work and their applications within a
computer.
The PLTW Distinguished School recognition honors schools committed to increasing student access,
engagement, and achievement in their PLTW programs. To be eligible for the designation, Ryan
Intermediate had to have at least 75 percent of the student body participating in at least one PLTW
Launch module and had to offer at least one PLTW Launch module in each grade (K-5) during the 2021- Rhonda Krumske - BUS #19
22 school year.
APRIL 2022
“We are honored to recognize Ryan Intermediate for their unwavering commitment to provide students
with an excellent educational experience despite the last two years having been some of the most
challenging in recent history for students and educators across the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic,”
said Dr. David Dimmett, Interim President and CEO of PLTW. “Ryan Intermediate should be very proud of
their achievements in unlocking their students’ potential and equipping them with the knowledge and
skills necessary to thrive in life beyond the classroom no matter what career path they choose.”
PLTW also honored Gull Lake Middle School for its fourth consecutive year of Distinguished School
Status, one of only 134 schools in the nation.
Save the date for the Richland Art Fair John Walters - BUS #3
Congratulations to our
The annual Richland Art Fair will be held on Saturday July 16th. Please join us at Gull Meadow Farms, as
over 90 artists will be selling their amazing photography, jewelry, paintings, pottery, and so much more.
A raffle drawing will be held for pieces of art donated by the artists themselves and the Gull Meadow
Farms market will be open for delicious goodies as well. Spend a few hours browsing through the booths
and chatting with the artists. The Richland Art Fair provides a wonderful opportunity for you to purchase
unique items for yourself or to give as gifts for others.
Scholarship Winners
After reviewing many scholarship
The proceeds from the applications, the Gull Lake Area
48th Annual Richland Art Fair help fund Community Volunteers, in conjunction
Richland many of our programs
including Bright Holidays
with the Gull Lake Community Schools
Foundation, are pleased to announce
Art Fair and Fall Warm-up. The
GLACVs provide community
that High School seniors Austin Boucher
and Johanna VanLandegent have
Gull Meadow Farms emergency assistance and each received a $1000 Gull Lake Area
8544 Gull Rd medical/dental assistance to Community Volunteers scholarship.
Richland, MI those in need. These two students wrote excellent
personal essays and have demonstrated
Saturday, July 16, 2022 Have fun shopping. exemplary volunteerism. Thank you, Austin
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Johanna, for helping to make our
Hope to see you community a better place. Congratulations
Check us out on Facebook there! to our two scholarship winners!
For more information go to www.GLACV.org
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RYAN INTERMEDIATE NEWS
Student Lighthouse Project
Literacy Night
3rd Grade Field Trip Bowling
Auditorium Visits Grades 3-5
Rock Garden
5th Grade Field Trip Sherman Lake YMCA
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Kellogg Elementary News YOUR FOREVER AGENTS.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Mrs. Snead was nominated by her student, Carley, for the WVGU Cool
Teacher Award. The WVGU crew brought donuts and interviewed Mrs.
Snead, and Carley, and took pictures and video of the class. For You For Life
Bill Bill & Nora Christine Chuck Dawn Emily
Clancy Sikkema Merryweather Clancy Snow Anglin
Jamie Jami Jennifer Jenny John Joy
VanDyke Hale Pickens Doan Wright Watts
Justin Julie Kathy Matt Nate Rachel
Ridderman Hribar Fosmoe Watts Bedecs Cunningham
Ms. Prowse was nominated Contact an office near you to
receive a free home valuation!
by one of her student’s
Richland | (269) 629-7653
families for the Excellence in Gull Lake | (269) 203-7315
Special Education Award. Scott
Kellogg
Tom
Clancy
Gull Road | (269) 488-1530
FIELD TRIP
EXCITEMENT
Students were so excited for field trips or
special visitors which were made possible
through funding from the Kellogg PTO. The
Alligator Sanctuary visited
Y5 classes. Kindergarten
went to Binder Park Zoo.
1st grade visited Mooville.
2nd grade walked to the
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary,
and then had a class picnic
which families were invited
to join.
www.gulllakecs.org 5
GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY NHS Induction The 2022 National Honor Society Induction ceremony took place May 20th in our new Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts. We welcomed the 2022 inductees and honored the graduating seniors. We want to thank the seniors for their service and hard work, especially our graduating officers: Aiden Crowley President, AJ Boucher Treasurer and Jack Markillie Secretary. Amanda Meinert will be taking over next as our incoming President. Mr. Christopher Tracy was our guest speaker for the night. GLHS NHS Supports Roof Sit - Tips for Kids Drive Community Healing Centers, May 19, 20, and 21, held their annual drive to support its nonprofit programs. There were 6 shifts of GLHS National Honor Society students that collected over $2,000.00 in donations at the Shell Gas Station on Gull Rd. The goal of the campaign is to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect in Kalamazoo County. Thank you to the NHS students who helped with collecting and community members who donated to a worthy cause. 6
Richland Elementary Happenings KIDS HEART Richland Elementary students celebrated meeting their Kids Heart Challenge goal by sliming Mrs. Buckmaster and Mr. Lecceadone! The students raised over $22,000 for the American Heart Association! FIELD DAY WAS A SUCCESS! Thanks to all of the parent volunteers and our Richland PTO for making it possible. BUTTERFLIES Mrs. Koet’s first grade class released their butterflies and worked on a fun science project of phases of the moon using Oreo cookies. BUBBLES Bubble Man came to Richland Elementary to show the first graders all the amazing things bubbles can do. www.gulllakecs.org 7
MIDDLE SCHOOL Dr. Carmen Maring – GLMS Principal – cmaring@gulllakecs.org
Mrs. Eddy's Flight & Space class had the pleasure to join Mr. Bohr's 4th grade class for an exciting lesson in rocket science. The lesson used balloons and air
pressure to model forward propulsion of rockets and show how air pressure can make a balloon zoom down a string race track. Mrs. Eddy's middle schoolers
took the lead and helped the 4th graders explore this lesson!
SET UP TRIALS
REFLECTIONS
PREDICTIONS
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Thank You Donors! AIR TRAVEL
Mrs. Witteveen along with friends and family donated money which was matched by KRESA students with vision impairments and their
Sonic Drive In restaurant to provide 50 sets of Koss headphones for student use. Thank O&M instructors participate in Michigan’s first
you to the community, Mrs. Witteveen and Sonic Drive-In for your support of GLMS! group air-travel lesson! This included navigating
escalators, moving sidewalks, and a tram,
experiencing the exhilarating experience of airplane
takeoff, and feeling the unique sensation of our
stomachs dropping with airplane turbulence (the
highlight for almost all the students!).
GLMS in the Center for Fine Arts
GLMS bands had the opportunity to experience the new Center for the Fine Arts this
spring. Thank you to the community for passing the bond to build this facility!
www.gulllakecs.org 9
2022 MIPA AWARDS
Cheryl Jolin – Yearbook/Newspaper Advisor - cjolin@gulllakecs.org
The following students won awards at this year’s Michigan Interscholastic Press
Association awards for excellence in yearbook and newspaper publication. The
2021 yearbook earned a Gold for the book as well.
FIRST PLACE:
Gavin Hutchings Yearbook Sports feature photo
Keira Heinz Yearbook Sports Feature Writing
Allison Hirzel Yearbook Ad Creation
Keira and Gavin are this year’s editors. Allison Hirzel was last year’s business
editor.
2ND PLACE:
Allison VanAvery Yearbook Student Life Feature writing
Iris Pierce Yearbook Organization Feature Writing
Grace Wood Yearbook Personality Profile
3RD PLACE:
Madison Russell Yearbook Organization Feature Writing
Leah Thomas Yearbook Sports Feature Writing
Allison VanAvery yearbook graphics, opening and Theme development
Caleb Taylor newspaper breaking news coverage
Staff Yearbook People spread
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Claire Boyle Yearbook (4) Photo Illustration, alternative story presentation,
opening and closing, colophon
Allison VanAvery (10) Yearbook Student Life Feature Writing, Sports Spread,
Academics Spread, Organization Spread, football page graphic design, mod/
sidebar, Cover, end sheet, opening and closing, Division pages, colophon
Allison Hirzel (2) Yearbook Sports Spread, alternative story presentation
Hope Rupe (4) Yearbook Feature Writing Academics, action photo, personality
portrait photo, mod/sidebar
Leah Thomas (4) Yearbook Feature Writing Academics, Sports Spread, Academics
TWILIGHT
GOLF
Spread, academics photo
Mariah Johnson (4) Yearbook Sports Spread, Organization Spread, feature
photo, mod/sidebar
Gavin Hutchinon (1) Yearbook Organization Spread
Madison Russell (4) Yearbook Personality Profile, Sports Spread, Academics
Spread, club/performance photo
Yearbook staff (3) caption writing, headline writing, school spirit photo
AT BEDFORD VALLEY
Anna Clinton (1) newspaper breaking news coverage
DeWitt Renwick (2) newspaper review, sports feature story
Lily Page (1) newspaper informative feature
Aleah Heffron (1) newspaper personality profile
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Gavin Hutchings yearbook sports feature photo and Allison VanAvery yearbook
graphics, opening and theme development photo.
10Gull Lake Athletics Karyn Furlong – Athletic Director – kfurlong@gulllakecs.org
Spring Sports Recap
Once again our spring sport athletes had an amazing spring season
and are finishing the season
2022 Senior Athletic Award Winners
Each year at our Senior Honors Program we recognize three male and three female
with many successes. Our boys athletes with prestigious awards. This year we presented the following awards:
golf team won the Regional
Championship and came in Male – Female –
second place at the MHSAA Sue Foster Scholar Athlete of the
Division Two State Finals! Our Leadership Award Year Award
girls soccer team won districts Recipient Recipient
defeating the number one ranked
team in the state, Marshall!
Colton Hicks Alexandria French
They went on to win again and Female – Male –
are now Regional Champions!! Sue Foster Athlete of the
Haidyn Garrison qualified for Leadership Award Year Award
the MHSAA Track/Field State Recipient Recipient
finals in the shot put. Our
softball teams, while very young this year, showed great
improvement and perseverance throughout the season
Madelyn Howes Tyler Corstange
as did our Blue Devil baseball teams. Girls tennis made Male – Female –
a fantastic showing at MHSAA Regionals, narrowly Scholar Athlete of the Athlete of the
missing qualifying for the state finals by ONE POINT! Year Award Year Award
Congratulations to all of our teams on an outstanding Recipient Recipient
spring season!
Jack Markillie Mackenzie Ford
Get Prepared for the 2022-2023 School Year
The 22-23 school year will be here before we know it! Make sure you have your student ready to participate in athletics. All students entering grades 6-12 next
school year are required to have a valid sports physical on file with our athletic office. A valid sports physical is one that is done on or after April 15, 2022.
In order to participate in any school athletic program, the student MUST be registered through PlanetHS.com. If your student participated in a school sport this
year, they already have an account. Simply log in to their account, select the sports they would like to participate in next year and then upload their new physical
form….it’s that easy! Registering on PlanetHS.com and selecting their desired sports is how you sign them up for each sport. Once signed up they will begin to
receive information regarding that sport.
Listed below are the fall sport start dates and coach contact information. Access all of this information and stay up to date at www.GoGLBlueDevils.com.
GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS GULL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
All HS Sports begin Monday, August 8. Please contact the coach Girls Volleyball
listed for specific tryout/practice times or refer to our website, www. Tryout Dates: August 23, 24, 25
GoGLBlueDevils.com 7th Grade: 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Football: Don Eastman, deastman@gulllakecs.org 8th Grade: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Cross Country: R obin Blackburn, rrblackburn7@gmail.com and Coaches: L aurie Klok, lklok@gulllakecs.org and Katie Dolfman, katie@mei.net
Ken Fouts, ken.fouts@icloud.com Boys/Girls Cross Country
Boys Soccer: Jeff Corstange, jeffcorstange@gmail.com First Practice: Monday, August 22
Coach Contact: Brendan Howard, bhoward@gulllakecs.org
Boys Tennis: Ben Brott, bbrott@gulllakecs.org
Girls Volleyball: Eric Belz, ebelz@gulllakecs.org 8th Grade Football
First Practice: Monday, August 22
Girls Golf: T.R. Walters, twalters@gulllakecs.org Coach Contact: Josh Cunningham, jcunningham@gulllakecs.org
Sports Physicals, Thursday, August 4, 2022 Not able to get to the doctor to get your sports physical for next year? No worries!
Ascension Borgess of Richland will have a team on hand here at Gull Lake High School on Thursday, August 4 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm to conduct sports physicals
for all our students. The cost is $30. If you do not have a parent present then you must have all consent forms previously signed. You may find the MHSAA
required physical form on our website, www.GoGLBlueDevils.com under Athletic Office Info, then forms.
www.gulllakecs.org 11Gateway Class of 2022!
Lynnette Walker – Gateway Academy Supervisor – lwalker@gulllakecs.org
Cartier Brown Jean Gnakade Allison Myers Jenna Partridge Chelsie Shamblin
Derrick Burroughs Holly Johnson Chasady Lindhout Brandon Pedersen Blake Vandenhout
Charlotte Chapman Adrielle Jones Laney Manes Logan Pedersen Levi Warren
Alexa Daler Ninah Khan Colin Miller Caley Pollock Kenneth Williams
Grace Dingman Hana Lemon Dylan Moore Eliza Ramos
Pictured is Brandon Pedersen,
recipient of the Hawk-Erickson
Apprenticeship Scholarship with
recognition to Mike Johnson
of Rebel Foundation who was
awarded $1000
Adrielle and Jenna, Palmatier
Pictured is Allison Myers,
recipient of the Lambert Family
Scholarship Award in the amount
of $1000
Other scholarship recipients are on PAGE 17 OF THE COMMUNICATOR Gnakede, Jones, Partridge, Daler, Holden
On behalf of the GLEC Staff, we congratulate the Class of 2022, Cohort 8!
All students simultaneously worked on completing requirements for a high school diploma and earned college
credits while participating in the Gull Lake Early College Program.
Matthew Ackley Jonah Evans Ashley Miller Asher Smith
Zach Anderson Jacob Griffin Tessa Muday Olivia Smith
Rylee Bennecke Elizabeth Havilar Benjamin Nadeau Luke Souders
Joseph Bergland Joshua Hildebrand Faith Novak Braden Stanton
Bailey Birdsall Brianna Hopkins Savanna Owens Emma Temple
Madison Brock Aaron Jako Melisa Owiti Ty TerAvest
Samantha Chavez-Cortez Alex Jonas Lucas Rabine Drew Thompson
Adam Cole Trysten Klipsch Kaia Richards Sean Wakley
Mitchell Dame Lija Krasts Zane Rickert Eric White
Abigail Decker Hannah Kwekel Daniel Rious Ellery Whitfield
Nicolas DeFrancisco Eli Mason Brendan Schwab Aliyah Whitley
Mary Eilertson Lauren Meade Alexia Slone Marisa Wisser
12Gull Lake Virtual Partnership
GLVP students, Danny and Chase MAY MINGLE was a Partnership networking event filled with fun learning activities at Bedford. We are so happy
Boven, display their beach art to be back together with our families.
creation while at the Partnership
Field Trip to Lake Michigan.
Pentwater is our annual camping
and place based learning trip.
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership
Class of 2022 Graduates!
Annie Betts Anna Lucki
Robb Blain Nathan McCormick
Ethan Blow Paige McKee
Donaijah Brooks Trinity Oman
Matthew Buckholz Alyssa Phillips
Allyssa Davis Alyssa Smith
Emily Hargus Chase Stafford
Daniel John Adam Stouffer
Linda Junge Gage Sutherland
Gabriel Kammerud Jordan Swope
Claire Keegan Sierra Tamez
Tristan Kidder Piper Thomas
Hannah Kwekel Jacob Winfrey
www.gulllakecs.org 13GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2022
Lauren E. Adams Madelyn M. DeFrancisco Andrew-James A. Hudson Aleah M. Minehart Caleb D. Smith
Haydin K. Alban Kayla R. Dennis Alyssa M. Hull Lynn S. Mintgen Elijah M. Smith
Kylie E. Anderson Kirsten F. Dennis Paige N. Hull Conner P. Misner Ella A. Smith
Taylor L. Archambault Jack A. DeVore Gavin M. Hutchings Mia R. E. Morrow Grace C. Smith
Angelo T. Archie Nicholas W. Dorrance Zarifa Ibrahimzada Kellen J. Muller Kyle P. Smith
Kaylie H. Artis Ronja Drahanska JaKobe A. Ingram Carl T. Nelson Kyle D. Sommer
Avery O. Baliff Liam P. Drzewicki Haylee R. Inman Halle N. Nelson Chase F. Stafford
Zachary D. Beach Alaina P. Duffie Benjamin D. Jackson Reece S. Noble Nyla J. Stanley
Hayden J. Belanger Riley P. Eastman Quinn N. Jacobs Alyssa M. Noneman Cordelia M. Stark
Matthew B. Bell Rosalie A. Elms Lauryn M. Jerke Curtis J. Nuyen Hayden K. Stillwell
Annie K. Betts Mandy M. Esman Lila J. Jibson Trinity P. Oman Brenden J. Stoneburner
Hazel B. Bigelow Nicole T. Fadden Daniel J. John Alyssa Phillips Adam P. Stouffer
Carter J. Birdsall Nicholas J. Fahndrich Linda M. Junge Patricio Ortiz Brady L. Strickler
Ryker M. Bishop Mason H. Fisher Gabriel N. Kammerud Sebastian M.D. Osburn Gage D. Sutherland
Robb A. Blain Mackenzie A. Ford Claire M. Keegan Daniela Padilla Guizar Jordan P. Swope
Ethan D. Blow Shelby K. Foster Keegan T. Killian Davis G. Peekstok Sierra R. Tamez
Madelyn M. Bonifas Charles E. Fox Kiley S. King Anthony S. Perez Leah H. Thomas
Austin J. Boucher Alexandria S. French Laura E. King Cameron I. Perkins Piper L. Thomas
Genevieve K. Boudeman Tenlee M. Fulayter Tomas B. Klipsch Brenden J. Perry Alyssa R. Thompson
Kyle W. Bouhanna Ian P. Galbreath Read J. Knapp Madeline A. Phelps Madilyn J. Thurtle
Paige C. Brenner Haidyn A. Garrison Scott E. Kosin Madison C. Quinn Lane S. Trim
Joseph G. Brock Seth M. Gibson Tristan Kidder Autumn M. Reele Myriam P. Troncoso Lerma
Donaijah J.R. Brooks Ashlee G. Gilmer Hannah L. Kwekel DeWitt L. Renwick Andrew J. Turmo
Matthew C. Buckholz Paula Glasemann Sara M. Langbo Brianna S. Rice Jonas I. Van Gelder
Nolan D. Buckhout Leonel Gonzalez Isaac M. Lapekas Cecelia L. Riddle Johanna L. VanLandegent
Brady M. Bussies Andrew E. Graves Noah A. Larsen Emma C. I. Ried Silas T. VanWormer
Sarah E. Campbell Rachel K. D. Grimes Lauren M. Leineke Donte' D. Rious Gavin L. Vroegop
Chaney Capman Mary K. Hagey Nathan O. Louden Ruby Q. Risser William R. Waldorf
Sophia R. Carahaly Brendan T. Haineault Brendan P. Loukes Joseph E. Rohrer Mira L. Wann
Madison C. Carr Isabella J. D. Hakman Anna T. Lucki Zoe D. M. Ruel Ethan L. Ward
Logan M. Cawley Hunter S. Halley Abigail R. Mackey Hope L. Rupe Xander J. Warner
Audrey F. Chapman Reese W. Hamlin Braylon J. Maddix Madison Q. Russell Lexis A. Wasick
Daniel J. Clancy Michael K.L. Hamp Luke D. Marchand Carina L. Saad Tyson J. Watson
Natalie Jene Clark Kayla J. Hampton Netta A. Margalit Juan M. Salcedo Bryce W. Wheeler
Alyvia A. Clemence-Dixon Emily K. Hargus Jack H. Markillie Quentin P. Sander Sarah N. Wheeler
Joseph M. Clifford Mariah A.Harney Kyler C. Martinson Tessa M. Sandum Adriona J. White
Anna E. Clinton Keira J. Heinz Erica M. Matherly Chelsey J. Schram Alivia A. Whitfield
Kyra L. Cochran Ethan C. Hess Samuel D. Matlak Nathasia T. S. Scott Jacob S. Winfrey
Spyder R. Combs Stanley C. Hicks Braden J. Mayo Kaden D. Seeger Amara M. Wood
Tyler J. Corstange Joseph H. Hill Nathan R. McCormick Brendan M. Seiler Anna M. Wozniak
Alex D. Cramer Kaden T. Holtz David J. McDowall Trevor B. Senske Jerry J. Wyman
Adrian J. Crossley Griffen M. Holwerda Paige A. McKee Liam T. Shahid Caroline J. Yapp
Aiden S. Crowley McKenzy M. Hopkins Carson D. McQueen David J. Sharp IV Ana Cristina Ysunza
Emilie F. Cunningham Rylee S. Hovanec Cael J.M. Miller Maxwell F. Skrceny Charreton
Ellie R. Curtis Katelyn L. Howard Jordan L. Miller Sarah A. Sloan Charlotte A. Zervic
Allyssa B. Davis Madelyn J. Howes Riley B. Miller Alyssa C. M. Smith Joshua A. Zomer
Ava R. Zondervan
1436 Distinguished Academic
Scholars Celebrated
Front Row: Aleah Minehart, Jack Markillie, Avery Baliff, Madison Quinn, Rachel Grimes, Johanna VanLandegent, Madelyn Howes, Hannah
Kwekel, Natalie Clark, Paige Hull. Second Row: Mary Hagey, Sarah Campbell, Kiley King, Shelby Foster, Isabella Hakman, Alyssa
Noneman, Mackenzie Ford, Ava Zondervan, Brady Strickler, Ella Smith, Genevieve Boudeman. Back Row: Anna Wozniak, Hayden
Belanger, Mandy Esman, Nathan Louden, Alexandria French, Joseph Rohrer, Aiden Crowley, Daniel Clancy, Andrew Graves, Jacob Winfrey,
DeWitt Renwick, Austin Boucher, William Waldorf. Not pictured: Daniel John, Claire Keegan. Photo credit: Mark Yancy
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the GLCS Foundation celebrated 36 Distinguished Academic Scholars and their
selected honored staff members with a reception at the Gull Lake Country Club. Distinguished Academic Scholars
are Gull Lake Seniors who have earned a 3.9 grade point average or higher during their high school career.
Valedictorian Salutatorian
Jack Markillie Alex French
Parents: Mark and Monica Markillie Parents: Scott and Joanna French
Attending: University of Notre Dame Attending: University of Michigan
Major: Biochemistry Major: Biomedical Engineering
www.gulllakecs.org 15GLCS Foundation
Awards 47
Scholarships Totaling
$72,575!
Taylor Archambault Liberty Ashbaugh Austin Boucher Sophia Carahaly Daniel Clancy
Gull Lake Area Rotary Michael Bailey Gull Lake Area Community Gull lake Area Rotary Mitchell J. Rossen
Club, $1,000 Memorial, $4,000 Volunteers, $1,000 Club, $1,000 Memorial, $4,000
Kellogg Elementary School,
$1,000
Jack Weber Memorial, $500
Aiden Crowley Mackenzie Ford Shelby Foster Alexandria French Rachel Grimes
Uggen Family - Jill Adamski Memorial, Fry Family, $1,500 Marv Hope Memorial-Gull Pelletier, $1,000
University of $3,000 Gull Lake Area Rotary Lake Area Rotary Club,
Michigan, $1,000 Garside Family, $2,500 Club, $1,000 $1,000
Ladies of the Lake, $2,000 Uggen Family - University of
Michigan, $1,000
Mary Hagey Madelyn Howes Lauryn Jerke Claire Keegan Lauren Leinke
Coca-Cola Healthy Gull Lake Education Tom Collins Memorial, Uggen Family - Garside Family, $2,500
Lifestyle, $1,000 Association, $500 $1,000 University of
Olin Family, $2,000 Darl Scott Golf Michigan, $1,000
16 Industry, $4,000Aleah Minehart Madison Quinn Joseph Rohrer Tessa Sandum Brenden Stoneburner
Ladies of the Lake, Laurie Makin Cartwright Robert W. Smith Gull Lake Area Rotary Gull Lake Education
$2,000 Memorial, $3,000 Vocational/Trades/ Club, $1,000 Association Pathway,
Warrior CPR, $500 Garside Family, $2,500 Engineering, $1,000 $500
Ladies of the Lake Camille
Lawrence Memorial, $1,575
Jason Morse Memorial, $2,000
Uggen Family- University of
Michigan, $1,000
Colin Stuck Johanna VanLandegent William Waldorf Mira Wann Bryce Wheeler
Marsha S. Tucker, Jill Adamski Memorial, Uggen Family - The First Responders: Tom Collins Memorial,
$3,000 $3,000 University of Sergeant Collin J. $1,000
Gull Lake Area Community Michigan, $1,000 Rose Memorial,
Volunteers, $1,000 $1,500
Gull Lake Education
Association Pekkarinen,
$500
GATEWAY ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS
Alexa Daler Jean Gnakade Adrielle Jones Jenna Partridge
Blair Holden Memorial Blair Holden Memorial Blair Holden Memorial Richland/Gull Lake Area
Gateway, $1,000 Gateway, $1,000 Gateway, $1,000 Lions Club Kay Maxson
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