District Students of the Year Honored

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — “In accordance with its mission,” explains the National Forensic League, “the NFL is proud to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional levels of integrity, humility, respect, leadership, and service.” One of the newest means of recognizing such qualities is the District Student of the Year Award. Over eighty districts from across the country awarded this honor this year; please join me in congratulating the students so honored.

Six students — Kyle Akerman, Meriah Forbes, Noreen Kassam, David Kozminski, Sarah Weiner, and Clark Xue — were selected as finalists for the National Student of the Year Award. The National Student of the Year will be announced during today’s award ceremony. All finalists will receive an award; the National Student of the Year will receive an award and a scholarship.

ARIZONA DISTRICT
Tyler McAneny — Shadow Mountain High School (KS)

CALIFORNIA COAST DISTRICT
Deanna Chen — Leland High School (CA)

CAROLINA WEST DISTRICT
Ryan Nuckolis — Asheville High School (NC)

CARVER-TRUMAN DISTRICT
Stephanie Bibb — Webb City High School (MO)

COLORADO DISTRICT
Erin Gregory — Chaparral High School (CO)

COLORADO GRANDE DISTRICT
Paul Ernster — St. Mary’s High School (CO)

DEEP SOUTH DISTRICT
Katherine West — Mountain Brook High School (AL)

EAST IOWA DISTRICT
Julianna Kleist-Mendez — Iowa City West High School (IA)

EAST KANSAS DISTRICT
Sarah Weiner — Shawnee Mission West High School (KS)

EAST LOS ANGELES DISTRICT
Clark Xue — Mark Keppel High School (CA)

EAST MISSOURI DISTRICT
Sara Baker — Parkway West High School (MO)

EAST OKLAHOMA DISTRICT
Garner Lanier — Bishop Kelley High School (OK)

FLINT HILLS DISTRICT
Peter Eberling — Topeka High School (KS)

FLORIDA PANTHER DISTRICT
Gabe Gonzalez — Trinity Preparatory School (FL)

FLORIDA SUNSHINE DISTRICT
Grant Bailey — Sarasota High School (FL)

GEORGIA NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DISTRICT
Nichole Kayne — Lakeview Academy (GA)

GEORGIA SOUTHERN PEACH DISTRICT
Abigail Minor — Lincoln County High School (GA)

GOLDEN DESERT DISTRICT
Ashley Artmann — Green Valley High School (NV)

GULF COAST DISTRICT
Laura DuBose — Harlingen South High School (TX)

HAWAII DISTRICT
Joseph Kimo Jordan — Kohala High School (HI)

HEART OF AMERICA DISTRICT
David Kozminski — Savannah R3 High School (MO)

HEART OF TEXAS DISTRICT
Matt Whitman — Anderson High School (TX)

HOLE IN THE WALL DISTRICT
Evan Gathers — Cheyenne East High School (WY)

HOOSIER CROSSROADS DISTRICT
Kelsey Brunts — Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (IN)

HOOSIER HEARTLAND DISTRICT
Hannah Mathena — Ben Davis High School (IN)

IDAHO MOUNTAIN RIVERS DISTRICT
Victoria Barrus — Sugar Salem High School (ID)

ILLINI DISTRICT
Kyle Akerman — Downers Grove South High School (IL)

INLAND EMPIRE DISTRICT
Tori Head — University High School (WA)

WEST IOWA DISTRICT
William C. Strong — Des Moines Roosevelt High School (IA)

KENTUCKY DISTRICT
Sebastian Pyrek — Danville High School (KY)

LBJ DISTRICT
Roza Essaw — Wylie High School (TX)

LONE STAR DISTRICT
Kevin Eaton — Duncanville High School (TX)

LOUISIANA DISTRICT
Danielle Cottonham — Teurlings Catholic High School (LA)

MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT
Joseph Jones — Petal High School (MS)

NEBRASKA DISTRICT
Emily Schlichting — Millard North High School (NE)

NEBRASKA SOUTH DISTRICT
James Hao — Lincoln East High School (NE)

NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT
Shadman Zaman — Sacred Heart High School (MA)

NEW MEXICO DISTRICT
Noreen Kassam — Albuquerque Academy (NM)

NEW YORK CITY DISTRICT
Melanie Plaza — The Bronx High School of Science (NY)

NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT
Laura Manning — Glenbrook South High School (IL)

NORTHERN LIGHTS DISTRICT
Nicole Hilgendorf — St. Francis High School (MN)

NORTHERN OHIO DISTRICT
Jon Proch — Ursuline High School (OH)

NORTHWEST INDIANA DISTRICT
Carly Gibbs — Munster High School (IN)

PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT
Lauren Taylor — Greater Latrobe Senior High School (PA)

PITTSBURGH DISTRICT
Lydia Munnell — Mercer Area High School (PA)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NORTH DISTRICT
Christi Davis — Longmont High School (CO)

SAGEBRUSH DISTRICT
Kevin Price — Bishop Manogue Catholic High School (NV)

SHOW ME DISTRICT
Mindy Lanius — Raytown High School (MO)

SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT
Neel Mehta — Mauldin High School (SC)

SOUTH KANSAS DISTRICT
Ariel Yager — Derby High School (KS)

SOUTH TEXAS DISTRICT
William Beshears — Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School (TX)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT
Colin Caprara — La Costa Canyon High School (CA)

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DISTRICT
Maddie Gardner — Eagan High School (MN)

SPACE CITY DISTRICT
Ian Jacoby — Deer Park High School (TX)

SUNFLOWER DISTRICT
Andrew Carson — Kapaun Mount Carmel High School (KS)

TALL COTTON DISTRICT
Collin Phillips — Seminole High School (TX)

THREE TRAILS DISTRICT
Colin Curtis — Sumner Academy of the Arts & Sciences (KS)

UIL DISTRICT
Hayden Paul — Lindale High School (TX)

VIRGINIA DISTRICT
Ena Scott — Madison County High School (VA)

WEST KANSAS DISTRICT
Meriah Forbes — Buhler High School (KS)

WEST TEXAS DISTRICT
Terrell Bonhannon — El Paso Coronado High School (TX)

WESTERN WASHINGTON DISTRICT
Greg Bigelow — Gig Harbor High School (WA)

WIND RIVER DISTRICT
Jayme Fraser — Cody High School (WY)

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