High School Announcements
May 2019
- Berrien Springs High School Graduation will be held at the BCYF in the Fair Grandstand at 2:00pm. Please use the Shawnee Road gate to enter the grounds. Seniors MUST report behind the Grandstand by 1:15pm.
- Attention Seniors: May 30th, 8:00pm!!! Graduation Practice, Graduation Composite Pictures, Cap and Gowns and Graduation walk will be done or given out on this date. You MUST attend graduation practice to walk at Graduation.
- Senior Presentations will be held on Friday, May 24. Please bring your Chromebook with you to return this day.
- Class of 2019 Top 10
11 – Kaitlyn Williams
10 – Alexa Kesterke
9 – Yoonkyung Jeong
8 – Shane Gaban
7 – Karissa Porter
6 – Christian Martinez
5 – Adaline Griffiths
4 – Joo Young Chung
Salutatorian – (tie 3.9941) Jose Brenes and Emily Johnson
Valedictorian – Abigail Shunkwiler - Class of 2019 Award Recipients: Board of Education Senior Excellence Award finalists
The finalists are – Talumba Chitaya, Alexa Kesterke, Lauren Landry and Pele Lei-Sam
The winner is Kyra Reese
Edna Bender Scholarship – BCF Emily Johnson
Cora B. Parkhurst Memorial Scholarship – BCF Artemisia Johnson-Stanish
Friends for Berrien Springs Kari Brightbill and Crimson Fernandez
Berrien Springs/Eau Claire Rotary Pele Lei-Sam
Jordan Parsons Memorial Pele Lei-Sam and Kyra Reese
McIntyre/Victor Scholarship Pele Lei-Sam and Kyra Reese
Andrews University Jongwan Bae, Talumba Chitaya, Samuel Clough, Lane Martinek, Derryl Rundengan and Kwesi Tuffour
LMC Shane Gaban, Arthur Jillson, Alexa Kesterke, Lauren Landry, Mirka Osorio, Nathaniel Pittman, Nathan Quao and Gabriel Shembarger
SMC Julia Barron, Jessica Bowen, Matthew Engler, Crimson Fernandez, Leeland Forraht, Adaline Griffiths, Pele Lei-Sam, Mirka Osorio, Nathaniel Pittman, Karissa Porter, Abigail Shunkwiler, Kylee Schilke, Gabriel Sprague and Kaitlin Williams
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Kyra Reese
Marines Award Program
Scholastic Excellence – Adaline Griffiths and Gabriel Shembarger
Semper Fidelis – Claudia Moore and Austin Keene
Distinguished Athlete – Evan Griffiths and Narpreet Singh
L.A.D.D. Hunter VanErman
Employability Medals
Silver – Katherine Herring
Gold – Jose Jimenez and Hunter VanErman
BPA Business Professionals of America Talumba Chitaya, Chloe Daniels, Emily Johnson and Artemisia Johnson-Stanish
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Kyra Reese
Bethel College Gabriel Shembarger
Eastern MI U Kyra Reese
IUSB exceptional merit Christian Martinez
Loyola U – Chicago Artemisia Johnson-Stanish
Oakland U Alexa Kesterke
Olivet Amber Aviles
Ripon Hannah Moore
Sienna Heights University Narpreet Singh
Trine University Peyton Dustin
University of Michigan Joo Young Chung
University of Nebraska Justin Powers
Wayne State Thandi Gmitter
Western Michigan University Gabriel Sprague
Mr./Miss Berrien Springs Scholarships
Q Karissa Porter
1st Abigail Shunkwiler
2nd Alexa Kesterke
Miss Congeniality Kaitlyn Williams
Mr. Berrien Springs Clayton Bixby and Peyton Dustin
Blossomtime 1st runner up Claudia Moore
Miss Three Oaks/River Valley Claudia Moore
National Merit Scholarship Program finalist Sam Clough
Berrien County Math & Science Center participants
12th Joo Young Chung, Samuel Clough, Sydney Hildebrand and Arthur Jillson
Academic Letters - 3.3 over 5 semesters
Seniors (5) Christian Martinez, Iliana Mun, Nathan Quao, Derryl Rundengan, Kylee Schilke and Kwesi Tuffour
Academic Certificates – 3.3 over 7 semesters (34)
Jongwan Bae, Jessica Bowen, Jose Brenes, Kari Brightbill, Talumba Chitaya, Joo Young Chung, Chloe Daniels, Peyton Dustin, Timothy Eising, Robert Epps, Leeland Forraht, Shane Gaban, Thandi Gmitter, Adaline Griffiths, Sydney Hildebrand, Yoonkyung Jeong, Arthur Jillson, Emily Johnson, Artemisia Johnson-Stanish, Austin Keene, Alexa Kesterke, Christopher Knuth, Lauren Landry, Jaewon Lee, Pele Lei-Sam, Lane Martinek, Mirka Osorio, Nathaniel Pittman, Karissa Porter, Gabriel Shembarger, Gregory Shembarger, Abigail Shunkwiler, Gabriel Sprague and Kaitlyn Williams
CTE Awards
Accounting – Leslie Kozol
Digital Media – Kendra Cook
New School Record Award Swimming – Donovan Roach
Top Athletes Timothy Eising and Crimson Fernandez
5 Varsity letter Athlete – 5 letters; including 2 in senior year – (27)
Ivan Alvarado, Jose Brenes, Skyler Dill, Peyton Dustin, Timothy Eising, Matthew Engler, Crimson Fernandez, Shane Gaban, Thandi Gmitter, Evan Griffiths, Abigail Hayes, Austin Johnson, Lauren Landry, Pele Lei-Sam, Tawanda Machamire, Lane Martinek, Jacqueline Medrano, Hannah Moore, Kyra Reese, Kylee Schilke, Gabe Shembarger, Narpreet Singh, Sam Spaulding, Alana Tanner, Diamond Tyson, Chip Wells and Kaitlyn Williams
4 Varsity letter Athlete - 4 year award – 4 letters in one sport – (24)
Jose Brenes, Skyler Dill, Peyton Dustin, Timothy Eising, Crimson Fernandez, Shane Gaban, Thandi Gmitter, Brianda Gonzalez, Evan Griffiths, Abigail Hayes, Sydney Hildebrand, Lauren Landry, Pele Lei-Sam, Jacqueline Medrano, Hannah Moore, Nathaniel Pittman, Kyra Reese, Donovan Roach, Kylee Schilke, Gabriel Shembarger, Narpreet Singh, Sam Spaulding, Alana Tanner and Kaitlyn Williams
Honor Roll 1st semester 2018-19 (3.0 GPA)
12th grade
Ivan Alvarado, Amber Aviles, Jongwan Bae, Matthew Baker, Cristian Banda, Julia Barron, Keith Beregsasy, Heather Bierenga, Colby Billings, Clayton Bixby, Jessica Bowen, Jose Brenes, Kari Brightbill, Sarah Carlyle, Talumba Chitaya, Joo Young Chung, Chloe Daniels, Alexander Djordjevic, Peyton Dustin, Timothy Eising, Matthew Engler, Robert Epps, Crimson Fernandez, Leeland Forraht, Shane Gaban, Thandi Gmitter, Adaline Griffiths, Evan Griffiths, Ina-Christine Hansen, Riley Haygood, Abigail Hays, Yoonkyung Jeong, Arthur Jillson, Austin Johnson, Emily Johnson, Artemisia Johnson-Stanish, Hollie Jones, Austin Keene, Alexa Kesterke, Leslie Kozol, Lauren Landry, Jaewon Lee, Pele Lei-Sam, Lane Martinek, Christian Martinez, Jacqueline Medrano, Adriana Melicias, Katalina Merkling, Claudia Moore, Iliana Mun, Mirka Osorio, Nathaniel Pittman, Karissa Porter, Nathan Quao, Kyra Reese, Donovan Roach, Derryl Rundengan, Kylee Schilke, Gabriel Shembarger, Gregory Shembarger, Abigail Shunkwiler, Rodger Sims, Dumisani Soko, Sam Spaulding, Gabriel Sprague, Trevor Steinke, Alana Tanner, Trinity Teeters, Kwesi Tuffour, Chip Wells, and Kaitlyn Williams
Early/Middle College recognition
12th grade – Matthew Baker, Chloe Daniels, Austin Keene, Madison Mead and Seth Tygeson - Congratulations to our BPA Financial Analyst Team! The won 3rd place at National Competition in Anaheim, CA!
- Berrien Springs Virtual Academy Celebrates National Merit Finalist, Samuel Clough!! Congratulations Samuel!
- Reminder: Do Not use the front drive to drop off students between 7:00am- 7:40am and pick up students Between 2:10pm-3:00pm. Please use the north or south parking lot to drop off students.
