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