2023-2024 Q3 Honor Roll Announced

Duchesne faculty, staff, and administration announced the 2023-2024 honor roll for the 3rd academic quarter March 21.

Students recognized for their academic achievements are listed below.

Certificate of Merit 
The certificate of Merit is awarded to two students who have advanced to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholar program.
Rachel Fernandes and Annie Hoover

NCPA Academic All-State
Honors two sophomores through seniors from each activity or sport who have contributed at the varsity level and have earned at least a 3.7 GPA. Duchesne has multiple students who fit the criteria, so we select the two students with the highest GPA in each activity or sport.  
Basketball
Ellie Shanahan
Summer Stidham

Bowling
Grace Reyelts
Meg Cordes

Swim/Dive
Maddie Enenbach
Aubrey Nguyen

Basketball
Ellie Shanahan
Summer Stidham

River Cities All-Conference Basketball Team
Players are nominated and voted on by coaches in the conference.
RCC All Conference First Team: June Mullen
RCC All Conference Honorable Mention: Jada James

River Cities All-Conference Swim/Diving Team:
Kate Reed, Maddie Enenbach, Mila Van Belle, Lilly Thayer

Academic River Cities All-Conference Team:
Honors sophomores – seniors who maintained at least a 3.5 GPA while earning a varsity letter.
Bowling
Julia Drickey
Maria Buechler
Meg Cordes
Sarah Schmaderer
Gretchen Hazel
Grace Reyelts

Basketball
Sophia Ochoa
Nissi Paul
Summer Sidham
Sophia Pisarik
June Mullen
Ellie Shanahan
Payton Ward
Caroline Shanahan

Swim/Dive
Elizabeth Gibson
Alexis Ochsner
Mila Van Belle
Corinne Mansour
Grace Uptmor
Lilly Thayer
Grace Thayer
Emily Brester
Sydney McCoy
Aubrey Nguyen
Jackie Johnson
Drew McMahon
Rachel Voelker
Maddie Enenbach
Kate Reed

Mes Amis Award:

Freshman:
Honora Pulido Volkmer
Madison Thompson
Lily Sewell
Clara Schroeder

Sophomore:
Evelyn Jeffreys
Bridget Neumann
Ella Jones
Hushai Yarboro

Junior:
Kierra Bradley
Delaney Murphy
Drew McMahon
Mila Van Belle

Senior:
Leila Ayoub
Maria Sully
Kate Kelley
Isabella Ramsgard

Barat Service Award
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, the founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart, was a person who responded to the needs of her time. Whether it was helping those who were persecuted during the French Revolution or opening schools for the education of young women, she was a person who always had before her the needs of others. Sacred Heart schools aspire to make each student open-eyed to the needs of others and generous and courageous in service. The Barat Service Award is given to those students who have made service a part of their lives and who have generously shared, on an on-going basis, their time and talents. 

Congratulations to the students who traveled to Winnebago in February. 

Anne Hoover 
Sophia Owens 
Claire Niehaus 
Tatum Vaughan 
Natalie Theiler 
Emma Boggust 
Caroline Woodward 
Sophia Finney 
Corinne Mansour 
Drew McMahon 
Anne Cooper 
Isabella Johnson 

Congratulations to the students who traveled to the Dominican Republic in February.

Leila Ayoub 
Lily Butler 
Sophie Carrick 
Mary Claire Dougherty 
Paulina Gilgenast 
Zoe Gonzales 
Nora Langenfeld 
Audrey Leighow 
Hadley McComas 
Camille Smith 
Maria Sully 
Rachel Voelker 

Courage and Confidence
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat’s battle cry “Courage and Confidence” and Duchesne Academy’s goal to form women of conscience is seen in the halls of Duchesne every day. The students being honored today live up to St. Madeleine Sophie’s battle cry and lived up to challenges with Courage and Confidence.  

Aubrey Nguyen- The development department would like to recognize Aubrey Nguyen as a student who showed courage and confidence when being asked to design and create artwork for the Alum Spring mailing for the Duchesne Fund. She was immediately willing to help upon being asked this favor and she did so in a timely manner. They are so grateful for her artistic abilities and her courage to say ‘yes’ when showcasing her skills to our alumnae.

Sophie Owens, Tatum Vaughan, and Claire Niehaus-  Three seniors approached Ms. Goliber to talk about the fact that they would be missing some class time due to soccer. She asked them to bring her their soccer schedule, and then they spent a half hour during their free block working with her to see what days they would miss/what we would be doing on those days.  Ms. Goliber was so impressed with their initiative and their level of responsibility  and the good example they set for others. 

Lauren Gilner- showed courage and confidence during robotics competitions where she served as her team's alliance captain.  She was respectful, articulate, and strategic in how she chose to deal with uncomfortable situations that came up during the alliance selection process.

Sarah Willson- showed courage and confidence by attending the Create US Open Robotics competition to gather research for her project on gender roles in middle school and high school robotics programs.  The CREATE US Open is an international event and Sasha showed professionalism in her communication with coaches and students and was creative in how she gathered information in order to reach a broader audience.

Lilly Risch-Bakhit- went on an RSCJ/Sacred Heart trip to Mexico for her Senior Service Immersion Experience.  It takes courage and confidence to travel to another country by yourself, and she did so in order to more fully live out her devotion to being a child of the Sacred Heart. 

Students with the highest GPA in their class
A'24- Gretchen Hazel

A'25- Susan Wood

A'26- Marcella Balus

A'27- Lydia Aguila

Class with the Highest Average: A'24

Cum Laude Society

Members of the National Honor Society in the senior class who have a cumulative average of at least 3.8 and at least 84/B in every class in their junior year as well as the first semester of their senior year. Candidates must also show a commitment to either service or leadership with either:
- A record of doing service in excess of 1.5 times the required hours each year.
OR
-A specific leadership position within the school during junior or senior year
AND
- Good record for upholding normal school rules

Mia Appenzeller
Leila Ayoub
Emily Barnes
Lindsay Bauer
Emma Boggust
Maya Brannen
Lily Butler
Allison Cann
Sophia Carrick
Jennet David
Mary Claire Dougherty
Madeline Enenbach
Rachel Fernandes
Lillian Garcia
Paulina Gilganest
Gretchen Hazel
Anne Hoover
Judith Kadjo Gnambi
Kathleen Kelley
Mary Kelly
Sara Kenney
Evangeline Longo
Ella McGrath
June Mullen
Claire Niehaus
Grace Nigro
Sophia Owens
Grace Oxley
Isabella Ramsgard
Katherine Reed
Emily Reed
Grace Reyelts
Annie Rezac
Lilly Risch Bakhit
Caroline Rogers
Olivia Schack
Heyat Seid
Elizabeth Shanahan
Maria Sully
Natalie Theiler
Kylie Troshynski
Tatum Vaughan
Rachel Voelker
Payton Ward
Catherine (Ivy) Welch
Caroline Woodward