Outstanding Student Achievement Award

Mayor Lisa Batey and MHS students

The City of Milwaukie and Milwaukie High School (MHS) are proud to recognize the many talented and dedicated students who have excelled academically, are model citizens of "the Dogwood City of the West", and are active participants in extra-curricular activities. In honor of these achievements, each month during the school year a certificate and award letter are presented to the recipient at a Regular Session of the City Council. The criteria used to select the following students for this recognition includes academic accomplishments, service to the community, and achievements in extra-curricular activities such as:

Elizabeth Oakes (top photo at right)
May 2023

  • Maintaining a 3.6 grade point average (GPA).
  • Being an advanced placement (AP) student
  • Leading the MHS varsity tennis team as co-captain

Jonathan Mendoza (middle photo at right)
April 2023

  • Maintaining a 3.6 grade point average (GPA).
  • Being an advanced placement (AP) student
  • Studying robotics engineering

Norah Schmidt (bottom photo at right)
March 2023

  • Maintaining a 4.0 grade point average (GPA).
  • Being an advanced placement (AP) student
  • Leading the MHS Thespian Troupe 75 as President

 

Outstanding Student Achievement Award Recipients
Click on student name to view video of award presentation
(video not available for award recipients prior to 2009)

2023 May Elizabeth Oakes
  April Jonathan Mendoza
  March Norah Schmidt
  February Khaicjae Kaleiohi
  January

Ja'bar'e Dent-Nelson
2022 November Logan Law
  October Lupita Aguilar-Soto
  September Annelise Cronk
  May Jenny Hackenberger
  April Elijah Otero
  March Esmerelda Reyes
  February Monty Woods
  January Jacob Cooper
2021 December August Wygal
  November Mason Roy-Hart
  October Alondra Aranda-Martinez
  September JoAnna Albright
  June Aidan Storm
  May Curtis Lee
  April Jenna Stein
  February Charity Miller
  January Tyler Lenz
2020 December Shelly Espinosa
  November Noah Sargent
  October Eden Johnson
  September (no award recipient due to COVID-19 pandemic)
  May Evelyn Vargas-Vazquez
  April (no award recipient due to COVID-19 pandemic)
  March (no award recipient due to COVID-19 pandemic)
  February Alileyon Ford
  January Arthur Katahdin
2019 December Saron Katema
  November Stevie Pendleton
  October Spencer Persad
  September David Holmes
  May Jacob De Lamater
  April Gabriela Rodas
  March Lila Muir
  February Max Penneck
  January Nazrawit Berhe
2018 December Sienna Day
  November Young West
  October Ulises Amaury Martinez-Rodriguez
  September Ashley George
  May Krista Eurich
  April Alev Ersan
  March Olivia Johnson
  February Tessa Reiter
  January Amy Wenger
2017 December Odalis Aguilar-Aguilar
  November Casey Gardner
  October Annabella Gelmetti
  September Sofia Gallamore
  May Olga Mendez
  April Simon Fields
  March Chelsea Brooks
  February Julia Clevinger
  January Carissa Nott
2016 December Lenorah Stott
  November Douglas Craig 
  October Dillon Coville
  September Kesley Collingwood
  June Abby Moore
  May Lydia Daschel-Lloyd
  April Emily McCarty
  March Lucille Polich
  February Fa'atuiolemotu Tuitele
  January Claire Adams
2015 December Lillian Odegaard
  November Tieara Norman
  October Julia Rivers
  September Matthew Parker
  May Anastasia Hale
  April Griffin Johnson
  March Odalys Diaz
  February Alexandria Gallagher-Woods
  January Michael Hangland-Skill
2014 December Morgan Webster
  November Brandon Kneebone
  October Courtney Ryman
  September Jackie Liang
  May John Ayala
  April Stephanie Keller
  March Becky Ponnay
  February Ruth Lopez
  January Ian Diebert
2013 December Kaylee Anderson
  November Stephenie Wright
  October Jacki Ammons
  September Lee Morris
  May Samantha Hobson
  April Jose Penuelas
  March Audrey Daschel-Lloyd
  February Heather Colvin
  January Ryan Bailey
2012 December Henry Morris
  November Alexis Noren
  October Chelsea Bonnett
  September Maddie Odegaard
  May Srey Seng
  April Valentina Galindo
  March Laura Braun
  February Jared Rodriquez
  January Troy Hermo
2011 December Maddy Duretete
  November Shelby Sharron
  October Shannon Susbauer
  September David Santillan-Delgado
Jonatan Santillan-Delgado
  May Erik Morris
  April Anna Demidovich
  March Reuben Ofoia
  February Travis Walker
  January Ana Wrede
2010 December Clarissa Patubo
  November Kyle Adams
  October Jordan Delestatious
  May Jordan Walker
  April Erin McLaughlin
  March Luis "Eddie" Espinosa
  February Laurie Ellis
  January Patrick Rear
2009 December Justine Bandelow
Kelsey Bandelow
  November Noah Green
  October Phoebe Wilson
  June Amy Aschenbrenner
  May Kelley Tallman
  April Lauren Hobson
  March Hannah Haugen
2007 February Danielle Cervantes
  January Alicia Tallman
2006 November Michael Parker
  April Amanda Keele
  March Jennifer Chow
  February Kirk Wright
2005 October Shannon Wright
  May Alex Shaw
  April Violet Read
  March Kari Streicher
  February Augstn Ramos
  January Safa Ghanim
2004 November Charlie Tang
  April Kaira Hammond