On Thursday May 22 the JECHS gymnasium was packed to capacity for the annual awards night to honor students who have achieved excellence in every area. It was a wonderful evening of celebration and honor. Over $21,000 was awarded this year to Jim Elliot students for college scholarships not including over $110,000 that seniors have been awarded from individual colleges and universities! 

Congratulations to all our award winners!

Cash for College Scholarship ($1000) Lindsay Inscore

Freeman-Payne Scholarship ($500) John Drebinger

Lodi Rotary Scholarship ($1000) Heidi Hathorn

Stockton Fire Fighters Relief Association ($1,450) Michael Garza

Dr. John W. Drebinger Sr. Pursuit of Excellence Award ($500) – Kirstyn Cubangbang

Worship Team Service Award ($250) Sabrina Medina

Buhr Scholarship for Robotics ($250) Matt Hagan

Student Council Leadership Award ($500) Heidi Hathorn

Growth in Leadership Scholarship ($500) Ryan Hayashino

Dedication to Art Scholarship ($200) Heidi Hathorn

Bregman Art Scholarship ($200) Matt Howen

Drama Award ($200) Jon Taylor

JECHS Scholarship ($500) – Kirstyn Cubangbang, Chelsea Cornwell, Kevin Straw, Becca Mauch

Elliot Legacy Award ($1000) – Sabrina Medina, John Drebinger, Ryan Hayashino, Heidi Hathorn

Mascara Legacy Award ($1000) – Heidi Hathorn, Ryan Hayashino

Mary Crutchfield Memorial Scholarship ($1000) – Lindsay Inscore

Devotional Competition and Scholarship ($100) – Elizabeth Thiesen

Pinnacle Award – The Stockton Record ($100) – Matthew Hagan

Distinguished Student Award – The Stockton Record – Heidi Hathorn and Katie Neeley

ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student Award presented in Academics, Leadership, Fine Arts, Athletics and Christian Service -

Juniors: Daniel Aartman, Joey Daniel, Travis Dodd, Cameron Elmore, Jessica Fong, Nicole Gonzales, Eliya Hooks, Brandon Ivy, Devin Keskeys, Charity King, Stephen Lechner, Lizzie Oliver, Noelle Patterson, Lydia Siken, Elizabeth Thiesen, Mason Vickers, Laura Woodson

Seniors: Kristen Anema, Chelsea Cornwell, Chase Dodgion, John Drebinger, Matthew Hagan, Heidi Hathorn, Ryan Hayashino, Amanda Hoh, Lindsay Inscore, Casey Knierim, Sabrina Medina, Katie Neeley, Amanda Stevens, Josh Terra

Bank of America Achievement Scholarship ($2,000) – Matt Hagan

Bank of America Plaque of Achievement -

Katie Neeley for Liberal Arts Matthew Hagan for Science and Math
Allen Worcester for Applied Arts Lindsay Inscore for Fine Arts

Bank of America Certificate of Achievement

Matt Howen – Art Will Singh – Foreign Language (ASL)
Rachel DeAngelis – Computer Studies John Drebinger – History
Jon Taylor – Drama Amanda Hoh – Mathematics
Amanda Stevens – English Kirstyn Cubangbang – Religious Studies
Matt Hagan – Foreign Language (Spanish) Katie Neeley – Science

National Association of Secondary School Principals Leadership Award – John Drebinger III

Student Council Leadership Awards -

2007-08 Student Council: John Drebinger, Sabrina Medina, Heidi Hathorn, Morgan Hausauer, Matt Howen, Elizabeth Thiesen, Eliya Hooks, Ryan Hayashino, Lizzie Oliver, Josh Terra, Travis Dodd, Andrew Cotton, Ana Martinez, Katie Neeley, Matt Hagan, Kevin Straw

2008-09 Student Council: Travis Dodd, Mason Vickers, Lizzie Oliver, Kari McKinnon, Chiles Wilson, Emily Buhrkuhl, Sam Towne, Justine Chacon, Elizabeth Thiesen, Andrew Cotton, Ana Martinez, Emily Nitschke, Charity King, Kelsey Walters, Anthony Galletta

Outstanding Community Service Awards (Interact) – Heidi Hathorn, Mason Vickers, Kristen Anema, Kelsey Walters, Morgan Hausauer, Lauren Talley

Special recognition: Ryan Hayashino, Matt Howen, John Drebinger

Martens Family Scholarships – Heidi Hathorn ($100), Ryan Hayashino ($50), John Drebinger ($50), Kristen Anema ($50), Lauren Talley ($50)

California Scholarship Federation Life Membership Award – Kristen Anema, Kirstyn Cubangbang, John Drebinger, Matt Hagan, Heidi Hathorn, Matt Howen, Sabrina Medina, Katie Neeley, Amanda Stevens, Josh Terra, Allen Worcester

CSF Seymour Memorial Award and Scholarship ($1,500) – Sabrina Medina

ACSI Creative Writing Festival

White Ribbon Good: Stephen Lechner
Red Ribbon Excellent: Bekah Elliott, Melina Lomeli, Rebecca Mauch, Michael Nunez
Blue Ribbon Superior: Daniel Aartman, Katie Copeland, Nicole Gonzales, Adam Koehler

ACSI Speech Meet

Bronze Medal (3rd place): Readers’ Theatre – Leslie Huber, Drew Musgrave, Sam Towne, Max Dodgion, Joey Van Meter, & Jonathan Wall
Silver Medal (2nd place): Nathan Fickert for Impromptu
Gold Medal (1st place): Travis Dodd for Homiletic Devotional & Max Dodgion for Impromptu

Wendy’s High School Heisman Award – Matt Hagan (State Finalist)

Golden Eagle Award with McDonald Character in Athletics Scholarship ($250)
Matt Hagan
Heidi Hathorn
Amanda Stevens

Dale Lacky/GMC Scholar Athlete Award and Scholarship ($600) – Amanda Stevens

Harvest Christian League Scholar Athlete Award (3.5 GPA all 3 quarters)

Phil Akahori, Katie Anema, Kristen Anema, Emily Buhrkuhl, Katie Copeland, Andrew Cotton, Brooks Coussons, Rachael Crawford, Stephanie Crawford, Megan Crutchfield, Joey Daniel, John Drebinger, Jessica Fong, Paul Goossens, Matt Hagan, Heidi Hathorn, Jade Hensley-Elliot, Matt Howen, Lindsay Inscore, Devin Keskeys, Luke LaRue, Stephen Lechner, Ana Martinez, Sabrina Medina, Andrew Musgrave, Kristen Neeley, Tyler Nuss, Lizzie Oliver, Cameron Olson, Kaitlyn Olson, Tyler Olson, Alice Sokolova, Amanda Stevens, Elizabeth Thiesen, Jessi Towne, Cierra Tunquist, Matthew Vaughn, Danielle Villalpando, Jonathan Wall

Perfect Attendance Awards

Michael Garza, Heidi Hathorn, Fritz Huber, Lindsay Inscore, Luke LaRue, Andrew Musgrave, Kevin Straw, Elizabeth Thiesen

Henry’s Hero Award for no violations

Katie Anema, Emily Buhrkuhl, Amy Lambdin, Cameron Olson, Kaitlyn Olson, Casee Robinson, Jacob Siken, Emily Stanley, Danielle Villalpando, Sarayah Voorhees, Macie Ward, Megan Crutchfield, Daniel Holston, Nathan Huft, Jessica Krahmer, Kari McKinnon, Devin Keskeys, Stephen Lechner, Lizzie Oliver, Elizabeth Thiesen, Laura Woodson, Kristen Anema, Traci Borgh, Rachael DeAngelis, Matt Hagan, Heidi Hathorn, Lindsay Inscore, Amanda Stevens

Academic Excellence Scholarship (4.0+) $100 – Matt Hagan, Katie Neeley, Amanda Stevens, Heidi Hathorn, Kristen Anema

JECHS Christian Character Award

9th – Ana Martinez
10th – Sam Towne
11th – Lydia Siken
12th – Ryan Hayashino

College Scholarships:
Kristen Anema – Biola University – $5,200
Marlene Brandon – Chaminade University (Honolulu) – $4,500
Chase Dodgion – Academy of Arts (SF) – $5,000
John Drebinger – Biola University – $6,050
Yesenia Hassey – Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) – $5,500
Heidi Hathorn – Corban College (Salem, OR) – $6,000
Morgan Hausauer – Azusa Pacific University – $6,000
Ryan Hayashino – Biola University – $2,700
Amanda Hoh – Biola University – $16,248
Matt Howen – Biola University – $5,500
Sabrina Medina – Azusa Pacific University – $9,800
Katie Neeley – Sacramento State – $1,000
Amanda Stevens – Pepperdine University – $28,000
Lauren Talley – Sonoma State – $450
Allen Worcester – LeTourneau University (Longview, TX) – $8,000