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Academic & Service Awards 2024-25
Each academic department is asked to identify those students who have excelled in that particular field of study. Criteria for individual and department awards are determined by the department chairs in consultation with the faculty members of each discipline.
See the list of recipients below.
Fine & Performing Arts
See the list of recipients below.
Fine & Performing Arts
| National School Choral Award | Jack Brackett & Soren Ursick |
| Rockhurst Choral Spirit Award | Jack Manning & Ben Molen & Knox Nail |
| Ignatian Pastoral Music Award | Landon Hochstein |
| John Phillip Sousa Band Award | William Draper & Ian Kennedy |
| Rockhurst Theatre Award | Aldric Yang |
| Rockhurst Dramatics Arts Award | Cooper Riddle |
| Theatre Tech Award | Xavier Aleman & Jack Bosco |
| Visual Arts Award | Henry Bosco & Franklin Monge & Sam Reintjes |
| Ceramic Arts Award | Andrew Baklanov & Lincoln Bunch |
Communication Arts
| Broadcasting | Liam Daly |
| Photography | William Draper & Hunter Smith & Skyler Tyson |
| Graphic Arts | Zion Collins |
| Public Speaking | Jack Brackett |
| Movie Making | Abe Ismert & Brendan Ortbals |
| Entrepreneurship | Ben Olschki |
| Newspaper I | Jake Bond & Ivan Burns |
| Newspaper II | Charlie Porto & Ted Truebner |
| The Michael and Ilene Drape Journalism Award | Liam Daly |
Computer Science, Robotics, and Engineering
| Object-Oriented Programming | Ben Caisley |
| AP Computer Science Principles | Donnie Evangelidis |
| AP Computer Science A | Liam McGilley |
| Robotic Engineering II | Gabriel Rojas Bautista |
| John McEniry Innovation Award | Connor Deady |
| Bernie Kreikemeier and Buddy Worth Award | Owen Nielsen |
English
| English I | Finn Darby & Thomas Nickson |
| Advanced English I | Thomas Brackett & Tyler Nguyen |
| English II | Cooper McFadden |
| Advanced English II | Cole Cress |
| English III | Gideon Sheets |
| AP English III | Shiv Patel |
| English IV | Michael Boersma & Kai Somasegaran & Elijah Wilson |
| Honors English IV | Andrew Baklanov |
| AP English IV | Truman Lawhead |
Mathematics
| Algebra I | Oscar Alverson & Greg Egan |
| Advanced Algebra I | Paul Malone |
| Geometry/Algebra II | Akuei Akuei |
| Advanced Geometry/Algebra II | Cole Cress |
| Intermediate Algebra | Mo Abdella & Bahar Ahmed |
| Intro to College Algebra | Anderson Mertz |
| Algebra II/Trig | Langston Humphrey |
| Precalculus | Brayden Worstell |
| Honors Precalculus | Sudipto Bhowmik |
| AP Statistics | Landon Lobaugh & Tomas Paredes |
| AP Calculus AB | Brady Batz |
| AP Calculus BC | Caleb Bridges |
| Multivariable Calculus | Shiv Patel |
Modern and Classical Languages
| Mandarin Chinese I | John Grabs & Ethan Wohletz |
| Mandarin Chinese II | Kemper Roberts |
| Honors Mandarin Chinese III | Will Hunter |
| Honors Mandarin Chinese IV | Aldric Yang |
| French I | John Henggeler & Jamison Murphy |
| French II | Tyson Dameron & AJ Simon |
| Honors French III | Harvest Ott & Elliott Williamson |
| AP French IV | Daniel Anderst & Merek Hierholzer |
| Honors French VI | Theo Bras & Eli Wilson |
| Honors Greek I | Liam Dean & Robby Evangelidis |
| Honors Greek II | Maddox Hughes |
| Latin I | Thomas Brackett |
| Latin II | Jack Neely |
| Honors Latin III | Will Robertson |
| AP Latin IV | Ben Molen |
| Spanish I | Benjamin Kramer & Mariaun Peterson |
| Advanced Spanish I | Pierce Henry & George Nessinger |
| Spanish II | Cole Cress & Will Moore |
| Advanced Spanish II | James Bundy & Carson Cress |
| Spanish III | Jack Hoover & Rory Lewellen |
| Honors Spanish III | Cooper Clifft & Liam Dean |
| Honors Spanish IV | Brady Batz & Knox Nail |
| AP Spanish IV | Ethan Guenther |
Physical Education
| Freshman | Reece Fisher |
| Sophomore | Kemper Roberts |
| Junior | Max Moylan |
| Senior | Tyler George |
Science
| Biology | Nolan Evett & Pierce Henry |
| Honors Biology | Carson Cress |
| AP Biology | Brady Batz |
| Chemistry | Donnie Evangelidis & Andrew Hoolehan |
| Honors Chemistry | Cole Cress |
| College Chemistry | Declan Griggs |
| AP Chemistry | Shiv Patel |
| Astronomy | Eric Hoff |
| AP Environmental Science | Pete Mandacina |
| Human Physiology | Zion Collins |
| Meteorology | Dallas Black |
| Physics | Sean Swinney |
| Honors Physics | Shiv Patel |
| AP Physics | Bill Hayes |
| College Physics | Ben Grilliot |
Social Studies
| Human Geography | Charlie Tietjen |
| AP Human Geography | Ethan Woheltz |
| Modern World History | Tristan Nichols |
| AP Modern World History | Declan Griggs |
| The Dr. Jerry Goben U.S. History Award | Nolan Fellows |
| AP U.S. History | Shiv Patel |
| U.S. Government | Jack Huber |
| Honors U.S. Government | Pete Mandacina |
| AP U.S. Government | Bill Hayes |
| AP Comparative Government & Politics | Aldric Yang |
| Personal Finance | Brady Batz |
| Business Law | Landon Lobaugh |
| Economics | Brady Batz |
| Kansas City History | Henry Becker |
| Latin American Studies | Caden Flores |
| Psychology | Henry Bosco |
Theology
| Saint Robert Cardinal Bellarmine, S.J., Award | Thomas Brackett |
| Reverend Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., Award | Cole Cress |
| Servant of God Matteo Ricci, S.J., Award | Cooper Clifft |
| Saint Óscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr, Award | Bill Hayes |
Advanced Placement Scholars
| Henry Acorn | CJ Anderson | Fin Arthur |
| Andrew Baklanov | Brady Batz | Luke Blomquist |
| Daniel Boone | Henry Bosco | Caleb Bridges |
| Zion Collins | Raul Diaz | William Draper |
| JJ Frank | Wyatt Hemphill | Timothy Hendricks |
| Callaway Hughes | Ian Kennedy | Matthew LaSala |
| Truman Lawhead | Landon Lobaugh | Ben Molen |
| Knox Nail | Henry Olson | Shiv Patel |
| Tucker Poe | Charlie Porto | Samuel Reyna |
| William Simon | John Skoch | Mario Trozzolo |
| Soren Ursick | Justin Waldron | Christopher Womack |
| Grady Wright |
Advanced Placement Scholars with Honor
| Jack Brackett | Owen Lundstrom | Kevin McConville |
| Prosper Ott | Tomas Paredes |
Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction
| Connor Deady | Brady Goffinet | Jackson Haake |
| Bill Hayes | Manny Mascote | Liam McGilley |
| Owen Nielsen | Sam Reintjes | Aldric Yang |
National Merit Commended Students
| Truman Lawhead | Kevin McConville | Liam McGilley |
| Henry Olson |
National Merit Semifinalists & Finalists
| Jack Brackett | Caleb Bridges | Bill Hayes |
| Noah Heinen | Knox Nail | Samuel Reintjes |
| John Skoch | Aldric Yang |
College Board National Hispanic Recognition Award
| Manny Mascote |
Book Awards
| Ben Caisley | Cooper Clifft | Daniel Colombo |
| Andrew Hayes | Trip Kratofil | Brendan Ortbals |
| Shiv Patel | Jeremy Smith |
R Awards
Nominated by faculty, staff, and administration, and conferred by the Awards Selection Committee, this award is given to students of all grades who exemplify generosity of spirit and the willingness to put in extra time and effort—far beyond expectations—to help create and support the RHS community.
Seniors
| Brady Batz | Henry Becker | Henry Bosco | Jack Brackett |
| Joe Browne | Lincoln Bunch | Jabari Cambridge | Zion Collins |
| Jack Creger | Henry Cusick | Raul Diaz | Kingston Del Cid |
| William Draper | Tyler George | John Giocondo | Ben Grilliot |
| Bill Hayes | Jack Huber | Callaway Hughes | Jeb Koetting |
| Sam Komenda | Luke Kuechler | Owen Lundstrom | Pete Mandacina |
| Kevin McConville | Ben Molen | Knox Nail | Owen Nielsen |
| Tucker Poe | Sam Reintjes | Cooper Riddle | Anthony Totta |
| Soren Ursick | Ben Wachtel | Owen Walsh | Elijah Wilson |
| Brayden Worstell | Aldric Yang |
Juniors
| Xavier Aleman | Joshua Brown Hays | Ben Caisley |
| Landon Christopher | Henry Coppinger | Robby Evangelidis |
| Andrew Hayes | Ezequiel Hernandez-Sandoval | Alex Manis |
| Micah Moncrieffe | Zachary Novotny | Brendan Ortbals |
| Mannix Palan | Shiv Patel | Isaac Pesek |
| Joseph Pitzl | David Prier | Flavio Rubio |
| Jeremy Smith | Scott Suter |
Sophomores
| Joshua Barney | Tristan Batobalani |
| Sudipto Bhowmik | Jack Bosco |
| Leo Claxton | Henry Hahn |
| John Kierspel | Matthew Moore |
| Tyson Nguyen | Peter Nickson |
| Ben Olschki | Kemper Roberts |
Freshmen
| Dipanto Bhowmik | Luke Brewster |
| John Grabs | Charlie Homsey |
| Jack McGovern | Jamison Murphy |
| Thomas Nickson | Beckett Stevens |
| Benjamin Walsh | John Winkeler |
| Ethan Wohletz |
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, Service Award
| Sophomore | Henry Hahn |
| Juniors | Nathan Hoehn & Lukas Lamming |
| Seniors | Landon Lobaugh & Knox Nail |
The Jesuit Schools Network Award
The Jesuit Schools Network (or JSN) annually recognizes a member of the graduating class in each of the 60 Jesuit Secondary member schools in the United States and Central America. Nominations for this award are solicited from the faculty, and the Graduation Awards Committee confers the faculty recommendation. The JSN Award is presented to a deserving senior who best represents the ideals of the graduate of a Jesuit High School at the time of graduation. The recipient of the award shall be a young man who is generous with his talents, dedicated to the Gospel message, and devoted to the Christian ideals as enunciated by the founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Loyola.
The Class of 2025 recipient: Brady A. Batz
The Class of 2025 recipient: Brady A. Batz
The Carl G. Kloster, S.J., “Special R” Award
The Carl G. Kloster, S.J. Award was originally known as the “Special R Award”. It was renamed in 1975 to honor Rev. Carl G. Kloster, S.J. who served as principal of Rockhurst High School from 1954 to 1972. Father Kloster also served as president from 1968 until 1975. The Kloster Award recipient is nominated by the faculty and confirmed by the Graduation Awards Committee and is given to a member of the senior class who is also an “R Award” winner. The Kloster Award is conferred upon a graduating senior who embodies the spirit and tradition of Rockhurst High school and is a young man who consistently puts the welfare of his fellow students above his own interests. This award honors a student who is distinguished by his work ethic, excellence in conduct, and outstanding devotion to the school through service to classmates.
The Class of 2025 recipient: Peter S. Mandacina
The Class of 2025 recipient: Peter S. Mandacina
The Rockhurst Senior Class Award of Excellence and Achievement
Each year, the senior class chooses one of its own as the recipient of the Senior Class Award of Excellence and Achievement. The citation for this award reads:
“recognizing the possession of qualities we hope that others find in us, and having experienced and benefited from his extraordinary devotion to our class and to our school, we, the members of the Class of 2024 proudly award the Rockhurst High School Senior Class Award of Excellence and Achievement.”
The 2025 recipient: Jeb Koetting
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