Gulf Breeze Middle School holds Eighth Grade Awards Day

The newest class of Gulf Breeze Middle School graduates recently held their Eighth Grade Awards Day.

The Outstanding Students of the Year, awarded by Pensacola Beach Elks Club member Jim McReynolds, were Gina Bertelli and Justin Ratte. They both received a certificate and a $200 savings bond.

The VFW Americanism Awards, presented by Jim Walker, were given to Ron Mulroy and Haley Bookout.

The following students were named to the Presidential Honor Roll:

All A's for three Middle

School Years

Morgan Bass, Evan Bernard, Gina Bertelli, Haley Bookout, Randolph Bradshaw, Julie Brown, Samuel Byrne, Emily Craven, Nicki Dalton, Brennan Decker, Darien Demaria, Natalie Felder, Joseph Finelli, Brandon Fish, Morgan Floyd, Kathryn Gough, Maury Goldstein, Nathan Gupta, Daniel Jacobi, Ian Jeffrey, John Jesmonth, Daniel Kasabian, Kellie Krueger, Ekaterina Linkova- Henning, Katharine McIver, Kyle McKissack, Coral Molina, Ryan Mulroy, George Neese, Jennifer Pfeifler, Sallie Papajohn, Michael Patterson, Justin Ratte, Kevin Rollins, Michael Simhachalam, Genna Tober, Ha Tran, Rebecca Violette, Elle Wade, Savannah Wing, Camille Wood and Tyler Wright.

All A's and B's for three

Middle School Years

Katie Aldridge, Lauren Alverson, Arianna Ames, Constantine Anastopoulo, Jeffrey Arnett, Jordan Baggett, Lea Basham, Mathias Bergan, Jase Brown, Cheyenne Chapman, Meredith Chavers, Patrick Dorsey, Charlotte Engel, Danny Gifford, Tiffany Grigsby, Benjamin Harris, Jacob Harris, Stephan Harper, Lindsey Hawthorne, Sarah Hicks, Shelby Hobbs, Kayla Holland, Maggie Hooks, Emma Kimsal, Thomas Lampone, Corey Loudon, Rachel Macleod, Amanda Marcanio, Meagan Meadows, Laura Merrill, Amy Miller, Kathryn Miller, Jordan Moore, Ashley Moss, Maria Mottl, Ruben Nichols, Michael Nixon, Kristy O'Connor, Clay Pfeifler, Casey Platt, Addison Pohlmann, Ryan Rennie, John Rockett, Hannah Sepulveda, Camila Sharp, Jefferson Shell, Nicholas Sholty, Amanda Simhachalam, Evan Smith, Corinne Snyder, William Spearing, Katie Stanhagen, Spencer Sternung, Cassandra Thomas, Caroline Waghalter, Bryce Wein, Ciara Wheeler, Erin Williams, Abraham Wilson, Jennifer Winn and Kendall Young.

The following eighth graders were recognized for being Peer Educators: Haley Bookout, Lauren Day, Jamie Droogsma, Maggie Hooks, Daniel Jacobi, Jay Martin, Claney Outzen, Justin Ratte, Will Spearing and Cassie Thomas.

The following eighth graders were recognized for winning the school's ninth consecutive Science Olympiad state title: Evan Bernard, Hunter Bradshaw, Eric Burke, Andrew Clark, Joey Finelli, Nathan Gupta, Katie McIver and Will Spearing.

The following eighth graders were recognized for their work on the eighth grade Student Council: Clay Pfeifler (President), Claney Outzen (secretary/treasurer), Jay Martin, Kevin Ryan, Trevor Challenor, Tyler Wright, Alison Milam, Holden Tibbs, Katherine Landry, Breezy Paulus, Jenny Dolfie, Rebecca Violette, Bryce Wein, Genna Tober and Jacob Greer.

The following students were recognized with Departmental Awards for their efforts in the following academic areas:

Algebra 1A - Maria Mottl, Charlotte Engel and Kathryn Miller

Int. Algebra 1A - Carly Kennedy

Advanced Algebra - Morgan Floyd

Algebra - Maggie Hooks and Rebecca Violette

School Store - Eric Burke and Hunter Bradshaw

Advanced Art - Darien DeMaria

Graphic Design - Ashley Quarles

Business - Ha Tran

History - Sallie Papajohn, Morgan Bass and Brennan Decker

Advanced History - Will Spearing

Language Arts - Justin Jackson, Matthew Kasabian, George Neese, Katie McIver and Amanda Marcanio.

Library - Grace O'Connell and Richard Marcum

PE - Jennifer Pfeifler and Justin Ratte

Reading - Jaylin Coulter Science - Ekaterina Linkova-Henning, Michaelyn Watford and Julie Brown

Gifted Science - Nathan Gupta

Teen Challenges - Kellie Krueger

Math - C.J. Morgan USK8 - Tyler Miller

Yearbook - Kevin Rollins

ESOL - Allison Hadden Martinez

Principal Jenny Granse awarded Principal's Awards to the following students:

Spelling Bee - Jay Martin

Oratorical Contest - Johnathon McDonald and Shelly Hobbs

The following students were honored for being ranked in the top 40 academically:

40) Savannah Wing 39) Haley Bookout 38) Kevin Ryan

37) Justin Ratte

36) Ekaterina Linkova- Henning

35) Courtney McElroy 34) John Jesmonth 33) Jennifer Pfeifler 32) Eric Adams 31) Genna Tober 30) Michael Simhachalam 29) George Neese 28) Emily Craven 27) Brennan Decker 26) Justyn Beauchamp 25) Christopher Cooke 24) Michael Schmitz 23) Natalie Felder 22) Gina Bertelli 21) Ian Jeffrey 20) Ha Tran 19) Brianna Paulus 18) Morgan Bass 17) Sallie Papajohn 16) Kathryn Gough 15) Samuel Byrne 14) Michael Patterson 13) Bailey Rinke 12) Kevin Rollins 11) Kellie Krueger 10) Tyler Wright 9) Andrew Clark 8) Evan Bernard 7) Darien Demaria 6) Kyle McKissack 5) Elle Wade 4) Morgan Floyd 3) Julie Brown 2) Katie McIver

1) Nathan Gupta

All 40 students have a 94.5 average or higher, with the top 10 holding at least a 97.1 average.