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All School Awards
Academic & Service Awards 2021-22
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 Orchestra Award | Michael Oliver |
| National School Choral Award | Ian Spachman |
| Rockhurst Choral Spirit Award | Jared Smith |
| Ignatian Pastoral Music Award | Henry Root |
| John Phillip Sousa Award | Zachary Gamble |
| Louis Armstrong Jazz Award | Jordan Campbell |
| Woody Herman Jazz Improv Award | Thomas Waller |
| Chopin Piano Award | Simon Gansner |
| Quincy Jones Award | Charles Johnson |
| Rockhurst Theatre Award | David Severns |
| Rockhurst Dramatics Arts Award | Paul Spenceri |
| Theatre Tech Award | Atem Akuei, Logan Cook, Andrew Claassen, Trevor Murphy |
| Visual Arts Award | Truman Diebold |
| Ceramic Arts Award | Mateo DeLaTorre, Jonathan Cantrell |
Communication Arts
| Entrepreneurship For Others | Henry Meiners |
| Intro to Mass Media | Carter Graham, Liam Ver Meer |
| Graphic Design | Carver Lawson |
| Public Speaking | Tomas Paredes |
| Newspaper II | Franco Carroll |
| Advanced Moviemaking | Leger Taylor |
Computer Science and Engineering
| Object-Oriented Programming | Brant Willis |
| AP Computer Science A | Ryan Ficklin |
| Intro to Computer Science | Mason Renner, Owen Nielsen |
| Robotics Engineering I | Elliott Korentager |
| John McEniry Innovation Award | Daniel Nugent |
| Bernie Kreikemeier & Buddy Worth Award | Iassc Koch |
English
| English IV | Samuel Anfang |
| English III | Zahir Dyke, Simon Connor |
| English II | Andrew Meyer |
| English I | Kai Somasegaran |
| Adv. English I | Ian Kennedy |
| Adv. English II | Andrew Puthumana |
| AP English III | Lukas Pitman |
| AP English IV | Rohan Joseph |
Mathematics
| AP Statistics | Zach Lanter |
| Senior | Chris McGalliard |
| Junior | Thomas Kennedy |
| Sophomore | Brant Willis |
| Freshman | Aldric Yang |
Modern and Classical Languages
| AP Spanish IV | Le Tin |
| Honors Spanish IV | Ryan Thompson, Marco Dumsky |
| Spanish IV | Leo McShane |
| Honors Spanish III | Lukas Pitman |
| Spanish III | Kelly Wassinger |
| Advanced Spanish II | Andrew Puthumana, Soren Ursick |
| Spanish II | Brant Willis |
| Advanced Spanish I | Brady Batz, Caleb Bridges |
| Spanish I | Cian Hardy |
| French I | Jackson Haake |
| French II | Angel Becerra |
| Honors French III | Jacob Pantaenius |
| AP French IV | Ian Spachman |
| Honors Greek I | Carson Smith |
| Honors Greek II | Ryan Ficklin |
| Latin I | Mason Renner |
| Latin II | Owen Vontz |
| Honors Latin III | Maddux Radosevic |
| AP Latin IV | Macielo Tschantret |
| Mandarin I | Aldric Yang, Owen Lundstrom |
| Mandarin II | Theodore Brewster |
| Honors Mandarin III | John Olson |
| Honors Mandarin IV | John Tietjen |
Physical Education
| Senior | Aiden Flood |
| Junior | Patrick Adriano |
| Sophomore | Brady Maher |
| Freshman | Michael Schramm |
Science
| Earth Science | Matthew Schneeberger |
| Astronomy | Khoa Do |
| Biology | Kevin McConville |
| Honors Biology | Caleb Bridges |
| AP Biology | Andrew Puthumana |
| AP Environmental Science | Rohan Joseph |
| Chemistry | Landon Brewer, Mark Robel |
| Honors Chemistry | Andrew Puthumana, Macielo Tschantret |
| AP Chemistry | Charles Pace |
| Physics | Le Tin |
| Honors Physics | Wes Roeder |
| AP Physics | John Paul Schafer |
Social Studies
| African American Studies | Miles White |
| U.S. Government | Truman Diebold |
| Economics | Luke Stephenson |
| History of Kansas City | Will King |
| Business Law | Jared Smith |
| Ancient Civilizations | Kevin McConville |
| Modern World History | Rylan Nowak |
| U.S. History | Cole Bednarczyk |
| AP World History | Andrew Puthumana |
| AP U.S. History | Dallas Dietsch |
| AP U.S. Government | Tucker Folscroft |
Theology
| Saint Robert Cardinal Bellarmine, S.J., Award | John Skoch |
| Reverend Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., Award | Trevor Murphy |
| Servant of God Matteo Ricci, S.J., Award | John Tietjen |
| Saint Óscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr, Award | Will King |
Advanced Placement Scholars - Class of 2022
| Augustin Calini | Joe Manoj | Peter Stoltz |
| Luke Deacon | Levi McConnell | Nathaniel M. Sullivan |
| Asher Denk | Henry Meiners | Le Tin |
| Zach Gamble | Collin Murphy | Thomas Waller |
| Noah Higbie | Nathan Nichols | William Waterman |
| Henry Hiles | Jackson Porter | Grant Wiedeman |
| Connor John | Grant Saggars | |
| Eddie Kuklenski | Ian Spachman |
Advanced Placement Scholars with Honor - Class of 2022
| Akhil Dasika | Will King | Sam Nissen |
| Joseph DeVreugd | Isaiah Moncrieffe | Will Wooden |
| Ryan Ficklin | Luke Newman |
Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction - Class of 2022
| Andrew Boessen | Rohan Joseph | Chris McGalliard |
| Tucker Folscroft | Peter Leimer | Ryan Thompson |
National Merit Commended Students
| Ryan Ficklin | Chris McGalliard | Nicholas Valenti |
| Tucker Folscroft | Henry Meiners | Thomas Waller |
| Rohan Joseph | Ryan Thompson |
National Merit Semifinalists & Finalists
| Akhil Dasika | Isaiah Moncrieffe |
| Jacob Metzner | Sam Nissen |
Book Awards
| Thomas Kennedy | John Tietjen | Maddux Radosevic |
| Maxwell Smith | Zahir Dyke | Brian Humphrey |
| August Thompson | Lukas Pitman | |
| James Donohue | Wesley Roeder |
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
| Sammy Alabed | Nick Gardner | Sawyer Leahy | Julian Quijas |
| Nigel Barrett | Michael Garrett | Peter Leimer | Grant Sesler |
| Michael Boma | Chuck Hallier | Joe Manoj | Jared Smith |
| Nick Bowling | Noah Higbie | Mason McCall | Ryan Thompson |
| Jordan Campbell | Henry Hiles | Chris McGalliard | Le Tin |
| Ryan Campbell | Aidan Joyce | Isaiah Moncrieffe | Miles White |
| Franco Carroll | Paul Kaggwa | Andrew Murga | Will Wooden |
| Mateo DeLaTorre | Nathan Klump | Collin Murphy | |
| Christian Gale | Eddie Kuklenski | Nathan Nichols | |
| Zach Gamble | Owen LaSala | Sam Nissen |
Juniors
| Atem Akuei | Thomas Kennedy | Maddux Radosevic |
| James Donohue | Philip Lester | Ben Russell |
| Julian Garcia | Matthew McLeese | Jack Ryan |
| Sam Grilliot | AJ Murphy | Max Smith |
| Gabriel Guerra-York | Brock Narciso | Joseph Staker |
| Charlie Gunther | Charlie Perricelli | August Thompson |
| John Henninger | Lukas Pitman |
Sophomores
| Logan Cook | Andrew Puthumana |
| Andrew Kopulos | David Severns |
| Drew McGalliard | Michael Torlina |
| Trevor Murphy | Brant Willis |
Freshmen
| CJ Anderson | Jeb Koetting |
| Fletcher Anderson | Owen Lundstrom |
| Andy Baklanov | Solomon Naraine |
| John Giocondo | Michael Redlich |
President's Volunteer Service Award
| Gold | Rylan Nowak |
| Gold | Patrick Schumm |
| Bronze | Andrew Murga |
| Bronze | Nathaniel L. Sullivan |
Fr. Pedro Arrupe Award
| Freshman | Henry Bosco |
| Sophomore | Luke Huntley |
| Junior | Jack Ryan |
| Senior | Andrew Murga |
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 2022 recipient: Samuel T. Nissen
The Class of 2022 recipient: Samuel T. Nissen
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 2022 recipient: Christopher P. McGalliard
The Class of 2022 recipient: Christopher P. McGalliard
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 2022 proudly award the Rockhurst High School Senior Class Award of Excellence and Achievement.”
The 2022 recipient: Edward J. Kuklenski
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