Seniors achieving summa cum laude status accepted applause during the annual Academic Awards Night on May 1.

They are:

Cree Vaden, Hannah Ross, Madysen Nieburg, Margaret Renburg, Truman Oaks, Lexa Quesenberry, Hally Philpot, Katherine Moore, Erika Lown, Landon Johnson, Maggie Lee, MacKenna Kelly, Kathryn Brownfield, Evan Garrison and Nehemias Alas.

Not present were: Brynlee Hollingsworth, Chase Shirk and Abigail Street

WCHS Class of 2023 academic leaders

Webb City High School has announced the seniors who will graduate cum laude with honor diplomas during commencement at 7 p.m. Friday at Cardinal Stadium.

Among those, 18 will graduate summa cum laude, with grade point averages of 4.0 or higher.

There are to be 302 graduates crossing the stage.

CUM LAUDE HONOR DIPLOMAS
SUMMA CUM LAUDE 4.0 GPA and above	Nehemias Alas Kathryn Brownfield Evan Garrison Brynlee Hollingsworth Landon Johnson MacKenna Kelly Maggie Lee Erika Lown Katherine Moore Madysen Nieburg Truman Oaks Hally Philpot Lexa Quesenberry Margaret Renburg Hannah Ross Chase Shirk Abigail Street Cree Vaden
MAGNA CUM LAUDE 3.67 – 3.99 GPA	Katelynn Burgess Benjamin Contreras Cruz Kaylor Darnell Sherry-Ann Duley Kylynn Eggerman Sarah Gilbert Abigail Glaubitz Madison Graves Destiny Hampton Maslyn Headrick Nikki Hensley Cody Herndon McKenzie Jones Brenda Lawrence Brecklyn Matthews Lily McCaw Thomas Mouser Sierra Newkirk Felipe Perez Ashlyn Porter Skylar Powell Kyah Sanborn Kinzlea Smith Bret Swearengen Liam Taylor Jordan Thornburg Makenzie White Sophia Whitesell Kamryn Worden
CUM LAUDE 3.33 – 3.66 GPA	Allyson Belcher Dominic Boles Eve Cartwright Braedan Christian Lily Clark Chloe Crandall Taylor Divine Gabriel Elder Lyza Gutierrez Ella Hansen Farryn Holcomb Kayleigh Joines Isabelle Lopez Trenton Massoth Riley Melton Ava Mense Elijah Miller Madison Powell Essence Robinson Nathan Thomas

SPECIAL AWARDS / RECOGNITION
Outstanding Citizens	Brenda Lawrence Caden Ray
Gerald and Maxine Smith Top Two Students	Evan Garrison MacKenna Kelly
Missouri Scholars 100	Evan Garrison MacKenna Kelly
Joplin Globe All Area Academic Team	Evan Garrison MacKenna Kelly Truman Oaks
D.A.R. Good Citizen	Truman Oaks
Achievement in Science	Sherry-Ann Duley
National Merit Finalists	Evan Garrison Truman Oaks
Seal of Biliteracy	MacKenna Kelly Madysen Nieberg Ashlynn Porter