Hundreds of select students from area high schools were honored recently at the 2026 Academic Achievement Breakfast held at the Honda Heritage Center.
The annual event recognizes students from Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, Bellefontaine, Ben Logan, Indian Lake, and Riverside High Schools who were chosen by teachers as the best in their class or subject.
Students were treated to a breakfast to celebrate their academic excellence and dedication to studies.

Bellefontaine:
- English 9 Boston Coons
- English 9 Madylin Jenkins
- English 10 Ethan Reynolds
- English 10 Rylyn Hoskins-Rose
- English 11 Sloan Stolly
- English 11 Landon Gerwels
- English 12 Jacob Henry
- English 12 Jacob Moreland
- English Second Language Gina Sandoval Alfaro
- 2-D Art Nevaeh Whetsel
- Ceramics Rylee Crawford
- Band Adison Postle
- Orchestra Oliver Grandstaff
- Vocal Music Mariana Davila Querales
- Vocal Music Tristyn Wilson
- French Caitlin Haley
- French Sophia Resch
- Spanish Halle Hunt
- Spanish Gillian Steele
- U.S. History Drake Corral
- U.S. History Elliett Lang
- Government Grace Brown
- Government Dalton Frazier
- World History Blakely Vollrath
- World History Kodi Palmer
- Algebra I Harmony Dick
- Algebra I Mallory Sheldrew
- Algebra II Trinity Fout
- Algebra II Isabella Welch
- Calculus Kaeleigh Flora
- Calculus Hayden Maus
- Geometry Deacon Lloyd
- Geometry Landon Severt
- Pre-Calculus Summer Maley
- Pre-Calculus Jack Wilson
- Anatomy & Physiology Ava Kunze
- Biology Oriana Vazquez Mata
- Biology Lexey Brown
- Chemistry Rianne Elamparo
- Chemistry Ava Layman
- Physical Science Evan Alexander
- Physical Science Nicolas Herrera Diaz
- Physics Claire Brown
- Physics Patrick Stolly
- Technology Tanner Ballinger
- Technology Lane Howard
- Business Isabel Beck
- Business Presley Vigansky
- FCS Ryliey Brown
- FCS Maya Shazier

Benjamin Logan:
- English 9: Richelle Spradlin, Micah Gregg
- English 10: Bradyn White, Adabella Guider
- English 11: Kyla Godwin, Kaylee Hays
- English 12: Britanna Jacobs, Paxton Henry
- College Writing: Oliver Morse, Annika Chappell
- Art: Charley Hardman
- Digital Art: Emerson Carpenter
- Instrumental Music: Austyn Randall, Peyton Smith
- Vocal Music: Alayna Johnson, Emily LeVan
- Spanish: Mercedes Marcinko, Wyatt LeVan
- Government: Levi Achor, Abigail Vance
- Honors European History: Laurel Smith
- World History: Layla Sullivan
- US History: Maddox Vermillion
- US History CCP: Autumn Cline
- Psychology: Kylie Curtis
- Sociology: Evelyn Allen
- Algebra I: Michael Dickey, Kiera Clapsaddle
- Algebra II: Gracie McKee, Lucy Johns
- Quantitative Reasoning: Siina Gröndahl
- Calculus: Lauren Kennedy
- Geometry: Alexis Powell, Alexa Kelsey
- Pre-Calculus: Cara France
- Statistics: Maximus Clapsaddle
- Biology: Charlotte Bodin, Penelope Elliott
- Chemistry: Josey Queen
- Physical Science: Sarah Miller, Summer Cline
- Physics: Winnie Bodin
- Anatomy & Physiology: Madelyn Daniels
- Material Science: Tyler Shoopman
- Forensic Science: Sophia Harris
- Environmental Science: Brooklynn Chamberlin
- Agriculture: Natalie Chapman
- Business: Kaidyn Green
- Family-Consumer Science: McKenna Belford
- Information Technology: Gabriel Elsasser

Indian Lake:
- English 12- Bryce Mohler and Riley Ross
- English 11- Morgan Hill Slaven and Hazel McDermit
- English 10- Raelyn Klofta and Laura Metzger
- English 9- Lillian Vernon and Izabell Cole
- Spanish- Carter Barnett
- American History- Cohen Brown and Evan Wu
- Government- Kaleb Carden and Hailey Prater
- World History-Colton Burden and Emerson Snapp
- Anatomy & Physiology- Cooper Hall and Annie Rapp
- Chemistry- Allison Butler and Jordan Henderson
- Chemistry II- Crew McPherson and Hailey Metzger
- Biology- Adriana Andrus and JJ Aspidow
- Physical Science- Lara Hagedorn and Cole McClelland
- Technology- Blake Jackson and Diem Martin
- Geometry- Kirk Beres and Sarah Pond
- Algebra- Kyleigh Castle and Lux Kipker
- Algebra II- Donna Zook
- Calculus- Olivia Hurley and Makenna Hurley
- Pre-Calculus- Sarah Bihn and Gabe Stidam
- Statistics- Alivia Daly and Gavin Henry
- Business- Maddie Miller and Kennedy Schwaderer
- Industrial Arts- Harley Lhotak and Avery Pequignot
- Agriculture- Alex Kinney
- Information Technology- Gavin Spring
- Vocal Music- Tyler Jackson and Kayleigh Taylor
- Instrumental Music- Danica Braun and Abby Hangholt
- Advanced Art- Skryabina Goslee

Riverside:
- Government- Madelyn Lemly, Cooper Crouch, and Garrett Purtee
- Algebra I- MJ Castallante and Korbin Osborne
- Algebra II- Chloe Purtee and Addison Shoe
- Geometry- Ellie Zwiebel and Makenzie Stotler
- Pre-Calculus- Gabe Steineman
- Statistics- Lillian Zwiebel
- College- Algebra Hayden Sanford
- Anatomy & Physiology- Reaghan McDaniel and Lillian Huber
- Earth and Space- Cole Schindewolf
- Math Model & Reasoning- Maggie Beaty
- Chemistry- Kara Klingler
- Biology- Molly Carman, Cruz Parker, Eva Dodds
- Business- Hayden McCully
- Agricultural Education- Emma Strayer
- Media Arts- Mariah Williams and Kiara Ryan
- Robotics- Chase Conrad and Camden Shoe
Ohio Hi-Point Career Center:
- Calculus- Destiny Ramirez and Benjamin Smith
- English Composition I- Emilie Alcorn
- English Composition II- Xander Diaz
- English Literature- Kennedy Stapleton
- English 12- Peyton Rightmer and Audrie Williams
- Advanced English 11- Abigail Foster and Kameron Mares
- English 11- Willow McClary and Jakob Wallace
- Creative Writing- Samuel Johnson
- Public Speaking- Rinad Maktal
- Chemistry- Hannah Volp and Camdyn Johnston
- Zoology- Easton Predmore and Brianna Campbell
- Environmental Science- Brody Lynn Williams and Baileigh Spangler
- Anatomy & Physiology- Jayden Stewart and Haidyn Tully
- Materials Science- Emma Nicol and Terra Beltz
- Forensic Science- Laura Barboza Rueda and Ava Hall
- Spanish 1- Ellizabeth Justin
- Spanish 2- Willow Erlewine
- Spanish 3- Makenzie Hopkins
- Spanish 4- Paige Castle
The annual event is sponsored by Honda of America, the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center, and the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center.




