Juneau students earn academic honors, scholarship

Juneau students earn academic honors, scholarship

Recognitions for the week of June 14, 2020.

Student from Juneau earns academic honors from Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. — Riley Sikes, a Juneau resident, earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for spring semester 2020. Students must earn a 3.85-4.0 GPA to be listed.

Student from Juneau earns academic honors from Florida Institute of Technology

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Joshua Quinto of Juneau has been named to Florida Institute of Technology Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester.

To be included on the dean’s list, a student must complete 12 or more graded credits in a semester with a semester grade point average of at least 3.4.

Juneauites earn honors from Montana State

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Multiple students from Juneau were named to either the Montana State University President’s List or Dean’s List, according to a news release from the university.

The dean’s list includes students with a GPA of 3.5 or above, and the president’s list includes students with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

From Juneau, Jessica Gregg, Mary Landes and Megan Sheufelt were named to the president’s list, according to MSU. Alexandria Hayward, Mikayla May, Brysen Mitchell and Leah Neyhart were named to the dean’s list.

Thunder Mountain High School senior earns 2020 Delta Western Scholarship

Juneau, Alaska – Ashling Cruz, a graduate of Thunder Mountain High School, has been awarded the 2020 Delta Western Scholarship. The $10,000 scholarship is awarded to a deserving student based on academic performance — minimum 3 GPA — community involvement, extracurricular activities, awards received and financial need.

“Working towards my post-secondary dreams is something I am very passionate about and was willing to work hard in school for it,” Cruz said in a news release.

The Delta Western Scholarship can be used toward any accredited educational institution including university, college, vocational, technical or trade school.

This fall, Cruz plans to attend Western Washington University to pursue a degree in computer science.

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