Top Students Named At Manchester High School
May 17, 2017 at 4:02 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Karly Eichenauer, Co-Valedictorian.
Eichenauer has maintained Highest Honor Roll and Academic Excellence status from 2009–17. She has been a member of the National Honor Society for the past two years.
Her individual academic awards include two-time English Outstanding Achievement, Academic Excellence in AP U.S. History, Outstanding Geometry Student, Spanish II Best All-Around Student and Outstanding Digital Citizenship Award.
In community groups and organizations, she has been active in the Terri Eckert School of Dance for 15 years. As a member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren Youth Group, she served the past four years as a campaign fundraiser and planner for the Manchester Early Learning Center Crazy For Our Kids Campaign.
Her extracurricular activities and athletic involvement includes varsity tennis for four years, earning TRC Tennis Academic All-Conference, All TRC, All TRC Honorable Mention, along with the Squire Award and Most Wins Award. She was a member of the varsity volleyball team for two years, earning TRC Volleyball Academic All-Conference, and a member of the varsity golf team for a year, during which time she earned the Mental Attitude Award, TRC Golf Academic All-Conference, along with selection to the All TRC Team and All County Team.
She recently received the TRC Scholar Athlete Award and the TRC Mental Attitude Award.
Eichenauer also has been a part of the MHS Science Olympiad team for the past seven years; achieving state competition bids all seven of those years.
After graduation, Eichenauer plans to attend Manchester University to major in biology-chemistry with a focus in pre-medicine. Her future plans are to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician.
She is the daughter of Joel Eichenauer and Lori Zimmerman.
Hallie Sorg, Co-Valedictorian
Throughout all four years of high school, Sorg has earned All A’s Honor Roll, Academic Excellence, served on the student council, and has been a member of the FFA, as well as the Key Club. Sorg is currently the student body vice president.
Through FFA, she has earned the Greenhand Award and the Star Sophomore award, and was a part of the Quiz Bowl Team, Harvest Fest Volunteer, Riley’s Blankets Volunteer, Scrapbook Team and Agriculture Education SAE, earning Top 4 State Qualifier her senior year.
As part of the Key Club, she has been a Harvest Fest Volunteer, a Tie-Blankets Volunteer and served as treasurer.
Other school activities include Spanish Club for three years; one year of Science Olympiad, during which time she qualified for state; one year of choir, performing for the Madrigal Dinner; and serving her senior year as an orientation mentor.
In community groups and organizations, she has been active in the Terri Eckert School of Dance for 15 years. She is a member of the St. Robert’s Catholic Church and Youth Group, serving all four years of high school as a Proclaimer of the Word. Sorg has been involved in Youth For Christ for the past four years, attending National Camp her first year.
She has been a member of the Crossroads Bank Junior Board of Directors for the past two years, and previously played one year in the CIVIC Volleyball Club and on the Summit City Stealth Travel Softball Team.
Sorg has been on the MHS varsity soccer team for three years, the JV volleyball team for one year, the JV track team for one year, and the JV and varsity softball teams for one year each. She has earned Scholar Athlete status all four years and was on the softball semi-state qualifier team.
After graduation, Sorg plans to attend Manchester University to major in biology-chemistry with a focus in pre-medicine. Her future plans are to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician.
She is the daughter of Keith and Rachelle Sorg.
Audrey Wilcox, Salutatorian
Wilcox has earned Highest Honor Roll and Academic Excellence all four years of high school and has been a member of the National Honor Society for the past two years. She participated in Key Club and student council for one year each, and is a four-year member of the FFA where she served as junior reporter, senior secretary and senior treasurer.
Over the past four years in FFA, Wilcox placed in multiple competitions with the team as well as individually, including livestock judging non reasons, talent, multimedia scrapbook and state level success in crops judging, traditional scrapbook, quiz bowl, livestock judging and forestry judging. Also in FFA, she earned the Outstanding Junior and Chapter Star Farmer awards.
Her involvement in community groups and organizations includes 10 years as a member of Wabash County 4-H, eight years of piano at the Peggy Coppler School of Music, four years as a member of the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church choir, and one year as a teacher’s aide at St. Mary Catholic Church.
During her 10 years in 4-H, Wilcox participated in the following categories: horse and pony, goats, vet science, and horse management. She served as secretary for two years, vice president for one year and president for two years. She also earned multiple awards including 4-H Goat Achievement Award, Grand Champion Boer Goat Showman, 4-H Leadership Award and 4-H Citizenship Award.
Wilcox has been a manager for the boys basketball team for the past three years and has earned the Scholar Athlete Award all three of those years.
Wilcox plans to attend Marian University, Indianapolis, to major in secondary education. Her future career goal is to become a middle school or high school teacher.
She is the daughter of Doug and Amy Wilcox.
Karly Eichenauer, Co-Valedictorian.
Eichenauer has maintained Highest Honor Roll and Academic Excellence status from 2009–17. She has been a member of the National Honor Society for the past two years.
Her individual academic awards include two-time English Outstanding Achievement, Academic Excellence in AP U.S. History, Outstanding Geometry Student, Spanish II Best All-Around Student and Outstanding Digital Citizenship Award.
In community groups and organizations, she has been active in the Terri Eckert School of Dance for 15 years. As a member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren Youth Group, she served the past four years as a campaign fundraiser and planner for the Manchester Early Learning Center Crazy For Our Kids Campaign.
Her extracurricular activities and athletic involvement includes varsity tennis for four years, earning TRC Tennis Academic All-Conference, All TRC, All TRC Honorable Mention, along with the Squire Award and Most Wins Award. She was a member of the varsity volleyball team for two years, earning TRC Volleyball Academic All-Conference, and a member of the varsity golf team for a year, during which time she earned the Mental Attitude Award, TRC Golf Academic All-Conference, along with selection to the All TRC Team and All County Team.
She recently received the TRC Scholar Athlete Award and the TRC Mental Attitude Award.
Eichenauer also has been a part of the MHS Science Olympiad team for the past seven years; achieving state competition bids all seven of those years.
After graduation, Eichenauer plans to attend Manchester University to major in biology-chemistry with a focus in pre-medicine. Her future plans are to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician.
She is the daughter of Joel Eichenauer and Lori Zimmerman.
Hallie Sorg, Co-Valedictorian
Throughout all four years of high school, Sorg has earned All A’s Honor Roll, Academic Excellence, served on the student council, and has been a member of the FFA, as well as the Key Club. Sorg is currently the student body vice president.
Through FFA, she has earned the Greenhand Award and the Star Sophomore award, and was a part of the Quiz Bowl Team, Harvest Fest Volunteer, Riley’s Blankets Volunteer, Scrapbook Team and Agriculture Education SAE, earning Top 4 State Qualifier her senior year.
As part of the Key Club, she has been a Harvest Fest Volunteer, a Tie-Blankets Volunteer and served as treasurer.
Other school activities include Spanish Club for three years; one year of Science Olympiad, during which time she qualified for state; one year of choir, performing for the Madrigal Dinner; and serving her senior year as an orientation mentor.
In community groups and organizations, she has been active in the Terri Eckert School of Dance for 15 years. She is a member of the St. Robert’s Catholic Church and Youth Group, serving all four years of high school as a Proclaimer of the Word. Sorg has been involved in Youth For Christ for the past four years, attending National Camp her first year.
She has been a member of the Crossroads Bank Junior Board of Directors for the past two years, and previously played one year in the CIVIC Volleyball Club and on the Summit City Stealth Travel Softball Team.
Sorg has been on the MHS varsity soccer team for three years, the JV volleyball team for one year, the JV track team for one year, and the JV and varsity softball teams for one year each. She has earned Scholar Athlete status all four years and was on the softball semi-state qualifier team.
After graduation, Sorg plans to attend Manchester University to major in biology-chemistry with a focus in pre-medicine. Her future plans are to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician.
She is the daughter of Keith and Rachelle Sorg.
Audrey Wilcox, Salutatorian
Wilcox has earned Highest Honor Roll and Academic Excellence all four years of high school and has been a member of the National Honor Society for the past two years. She participated in Key Club and student council for one year each, and is a four-year member of the FFA where she served as junior reporter, senior secretary and senior treasurer.
Over the past four years in FFA, Wilcox placed in multiple competitions with the team as well as individually, including livestock judging non reasons, talent, multimedia scrapbook and state level success in crops judging, traditional scrapbook, quiz bowl, livestock judging and forestry judging. Also in FFA, she earned the Outstanding Junior and Chapter Star Farmer awards.
Her involvement in community groups and organizations includes 10 years as a member of Wabash County 4-H, eight years of piano at the Peggy Coppler School of Music, four years as a member of the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church choir, and one year as a teacher’s aide at St. Mary Catholic Church.
During her 10 years in 4-H, Wilcox participated in the following categories: horse and pony, goats, vet science, and horse management. She served as secretary for two years, vice president for one year and president for two years. She also earned multiple awards including 4-H Goat Achievement Award, Grand Champion Boer Goat Showman, 4-H Leadership Award and 4-H Citizenship Award.
Wilcox has been a manager for the boys basketball team for the past three years and has earned the Scholar Athlete Award all three of those years.
Wilcox plans to attend Marian University, Indianapolis, to major in secondary education. Her future career goal is to become a middle school or high school teacher.
She is the daughter of Doug and Amy Wilcox.
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