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John F. Kennedy High School award and scholarship recipients from the Class of 2009

Gold Presidential Awards – Randy Frey, Stephanie Jones, Courtney Kidd, Rachel Maurer, Kristine Osuna and Nicolle Traeger

Silver Presidential Awards – Omar Gandarilla and Inga Ruddell

Riccardo Bartolini – Student of Merit, Science. sponsored by the Oregon Association of Secondary School AdministratorsT L

Josephine Bland – Superintendent’s Award

Kylee Eder – United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Awards, Chemeketa Community College Athletic Scholarship for women’s volleyball, Sandy Ilg Memorial 

Randy Frey – Boy of the Year, Air Force Math and Science, Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete, Wendy’s High School Heisman Awards local winner, Mt. Angel Lions Club, Evergreen Golf Course, Les Schwab, Mt. Angel School District Oktoberfest Booth, Mt. Angel Volunteer Fire Department, Oregon State University Diversity Achievement, Student of Merit, Social Science, sponsored by the Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators, Mt. Angel Community Scholar 

Omar Gandarilla – Mt. Angel School District Oktoberfest Booth, Willamette University Merit Award, Mt. Angel Telecommunications Scholar 

Cody Geck – Student of Merit, Computer Science, sponsored by the Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators

Stephanie Jones – Salutatorian, Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete, FRED Leadership Through Learning Program sponsored by Mt. Angel Telephone, Principal’s Leadership Award, Spirit of Community Award sponsored by Prudential Real Estate, Statesman Journal Academic All-Star, Wendy’s High School Heisman Awards local winner and state finalist, Chemeketa Scholar, Kelsy Oldham Memorial, sponsored by Willamette Valley Road Runners, Les Schwab, sponsored by Silverton Les Schwab, Mt. Angel Anonymous Scholastic, Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce Junior First Citizen, Mt. Angel School District Oktoberfest Booth, Virgene Kraemer-Stafford Memorial, Western Undergraduate Exchange Program to Boise State University, Student of Merit, Business/Marketing, sponsored by the Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators, Katie Westbrook Memorial Scholar 

Courtney Kidd – Valedictorian, United States Marine Corps, Scholastic Excellence, DAR Good Citizen Award, sponsored by the Belle Passi Chapter, Chemeketa Scholar

Rachel Maurer – Valedictorian, Girl of the Year, Joe Bochsler Memorial, Chemeketa Scholar, Elks National Foundation “Most Valuable Student Scholarship,” local winner sponsored by Silverton Elks, Knights of Columbus Donald Duda Memorial, Les Schwab, sponsored by Silverton Les Schwab, Mt. Angel School District Oktoberfest Booth, Mt. Angel Teachers Association, Western Oregon University, Bob Fessler Family Scholar 

Alyssa Murray – Kaiser Permanente Health Care Career, Chemeketa Community College Health Care Career Night 

Kristine Osuna– Gates Millennium Scholar, Kennedy FFA, La Sierra University’s Performance, Leadership and Seventh Day Adventist Membership awards

Inga Ruddell –  Society of Women Engineers, Willamette Valley Section, Chemeketa Scholar

Courtney Thomas – Kennedy FFA 

Nicolle Traeger – Sandy Ilg Memorial 

Carrie Ward – Kennedy FFA, Mt. Angel Teachers Association

Cameron Woodley – United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete 

Kenda Wavra – Mt. Angel Lions Club, Mt. Angel School District Oktoberfest Booth, Ivo and Thrasilla Bauman Family Scholar   

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