Yesterday, Alma High School celebrated the accomplishments of its students, staff, and organizations during the November/December Victory Celebration held at the Skokos Performing Arts Center. The event honored the dedication, talent, and success demonstrated over the past month, with recognition spanning academics, arts, athletics, and more.
AIREDALE MVPs
Congratulations to this month's MVPs who have displayed outstanding performance and leadership:
SENIOR: Israel Towns-Robinson
JUNIOR: Cambrie Trantham
SOPHOMORE: Chase Parker
FRESHMAN: Faith McCaslan
FACULTY: Amanda Atwell
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER SUPERSTARS
This month featured an impressive lineup of achievements across a variety of activities and competitions:
Landen Coursey: Selected as an Arkansas delegate for the 2025 Senate Youth Program. He will attend Washington Week and receive a $10,000 scholarship.
Model UN Delegates: Recognized for exceptional performance:
Landen Coursey: Opening speaker, rapporteur, and runner-up for Best Delegate.
Leila Wood: Honorable Mention.
Additional delegates were honored for outstanding position papers.
Dance: Alma’s dance team achieved State Runner-Up status for the 17th consecutive year and earned the Judges Choice Award with top placements across multiple categories.
Cheer: Demonstrating strength and spirit, Alma Cheer earned First Place in the Senior and Junior High divisions at the Southern Spirit Competition. Additionally, Junior High Cheer won at the Alma Invitational.
Region 8 Jazz Band Selections: Congratulations to Karson Sims, Gus Wood, and other talented members for their musical achievements.
All-Region Junior High Band Selections: Leanna Bohannon and Karson Sims were honored for their musical excellence.
Carter Downs: Placed 1st in the region and 2nd in the state in the Stock Market Game, earning a prize of $125.
Chess Team: Alma’s Senior High team secured 1st place, and Junior High placed 3rd at the GFESC Chess Tournament. Multiple individual medalists were also recognized.
NJROTC Drill Team: Achieved Overall First Place at the Mountain Home Drill Meet.
Newsies Cast and Crew: Commended for their outstanding performances in the recent school production.
Retail Industry Fundamentals Specialists: Certifications were awarded to Addison Mayer, Jamon Fluitt, Brandon Merriweather, Kayleigh Watkins, Melanie Araujo Zavala, Russell Waggoner, and Matthew Stout.
National Career Readiness Certificate Recipients
Students earning National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRC) were celebrated for their commitment to workforce readiness. Recipients included those earning Platinum and Gold distinctions:
Platinum Certificate: The highest level of achievement was awarded to: Carmen Beckford, Avery Bowerman, Mason Collins, Landen Coursey, Jacob Dollard, Fowler Gossow, Addison Johnson, Xavier Herzig, Joseph King, Elizabeth Masterson, Weston McCall, Landon Morris, Katie Newton, Carson Newton, Damien Philpot, Lindsey Pitts, Daniel Porter, Abigail Rankins, Elijah Risley, Joshua Smith, Jack Snell, Lukas Spain, Abigail Spencer, Jasper Stockton, Sawyer Taffner, and Elijah Waldrop.
Gold Certificate: Recognized recipients include: Alyssa Adams, Kylie Allen, Justin Atha, Luke Bailey, Allyson Barber, Audrey Baret, Steven Berna, Mabrey Birchfield, Makayla Burger, Ava Burnett, Ethan Burrough, Jackson Cameron, Ashtyn Carmack, Zula Carson, Ashton Chanhouvong, Madison Couch, Malachi Cross, Kyle Cudlip, Camden Curd, Talon Dean, Soryn Dixon, Carter Downs, Macklaine Easton, Cash Farris, Lauren Gates, Stetson Goodson, Asa Hamilton, Lexi Hathcock, Mason Hegenauer, Piercen Howell, Kassandra Hurst, Ryder Kenner, Ayden Kilgore, Allee Little, Laci Loomis, Samantha Marquis, Cash Matheny, Aaron May, Sean McDonnor, Makenna Meinardus, Benjamin Mitchell, Abigail Moore, Joshua Morris, Dawson Oliver, Harlee Oliver, Sheppard Osburn, Daimya Parker, Jayden Parker, Caleb Parker, Kyle Peters, Caitlyn Price, Aiden Roe, Haleigh Sampley, Carter Seals, Ava Sharp, Shiloh Siebenmorgan, Destin Smith, Abbygail Spencer, Olivia Stephenson, Luke Stovall, Kennedy Sullivan Willis, Kenzie Wallace, Sydney Watkins, Haven Welch, Chiara Werner, and Layton Worst.
A Month of Excellence
The November/December Victory Celebration was a testament to the hard work, talent, and dedication of the Alma High School community. From academics to the arts and athletics, students and staff showcased their commitment to success and excellence. Congratulations to all honorees for representing Alma with pride and setting an outstanding example for others!
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